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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04
why BOOKWALTER WASSILENT
DETECTIVE BURNS TRACES HIS
ACTION TO PARTNERSHIP
WITH GoMPERs
STATE WILL NOT INTERFERE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY FREDE-
RickS WILL NOT NEEDLE
IN REWARD WRANoLE

Indianapolis, Jan. 4.-Frank Eckoft
OF Cincinnati, intimate friend of Johr
]. Mcnamara for years, appeared a
the federal grand jury chamber to
day. r. H. Johnson, manager of thl
street railway lines at Peoria, ILL
nois also came in answer to a sub
poena and both men are assumed tc
have related details of various dyna-
miting explosions now being investi.
gated by the government.
District Attorney John d. Frede-
ricks of Los Angeles county, Cali
fornia. said today he expected the
California evidence in the alleged
conspiracy to reach here tomorrow.
1t is said to relate chiefly to the trip
confessedly made by Ortie E. McNla-
nigal from Indianapolis to Los An
geles, at the direction of John j. Nc
Namara to blow the Llewellyn iron
works. McManigal is enroute here
in charge of detectives and is expect
ed to arrive tomorrow to affirm his
several confessions.
Mr.. Fredericks announced that he
had telegraphed his assistants in Los
Angeles that he would take no part
in the dispute between Samuel j..
Browne, chief of the county detectives
there, and William ]. Burns, over the
the rewards offered in connection
with the arrests of the Mcnamara
brothers.
Interest in the report of the bust
ness connection of Samuel Gompers
and former Mayor Charles A. Book
walter, alleged by Detective Burns to
have significance in Bookwalter s
dropping his dynamiting inquiry two
years ago, is following Burns
to Philadelphia. He will arrive there
late today and, it is believed, will ex'
anime the labor union affiliations of
Hugh Thorsch, who prior to seven
years ago, published labor paper in
Philadelphia. He is now associated
with Bookwalter in the printing firm
in which, according to Burns, Com
pers, was concerned.
Thorsch, in statement today de-
nying partnership with Gompers or
seeking the labor leaders influence
in getting printing contracts with
unions, said that the reason he moved
his business from Philadelphia to In
dianapolis seven years ago, was that
the National Union of Carpenters and
Joiners transferred its headquarters.
He had obtained printing orders from
Frank Duffy, secretary of the carpen-
ters' union, in Philadelphia and he
was advised, he said, that other la
Dor organizations purposed to initiate
the carpenters and move their head
offices to Indianapolis. Duffy was
treasurer of the Mcnamara defense
fund board.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04
INDIANA FOR MARSHALL.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 4-Entire
control of the Indiana democratic or
ganization passed into the hands of
the faction headed by Thomas Tag
gart, national committeeman. when
the state committee today elected Mr..
Taggart's candidate for chairman.
Bernard Korbly. brother of Congress-
man Charles A. Korbly.
Leaders OF the Tagsart division an
nounced the Indiana delegation in the
democratic national convention.
would be solid for Governor Thomas
R. Marshall on the early ballots and
for whatever candidate it might
swing to If it was found he could
not win
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04
Wilson to be ousted

Muscatine, Ia, Jan. 4.-Ouster pro
ceedings against o. c. Wilson, the
socialist member of the city council,
who, as business agent of the locy'
button workers union, was arreste
on indictments charging conspiracy
and malicious destruction of propectv.
last Tuesday, were begun here today.
The petition will charge neglect of
duty. No new arrests were made to-
day on indictments returned by the
grand jury.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04
REAL COMPETITION
ALWAYS EXISTED
WITNESS TELLS JURY THAT THE
PACKERS DID NOT RE-
STRAIN TRADE.

Chicago, Jan. A mass of docu-
mentary evidence consisting of cir
culars, letters and statistics bearing
on the alleged agreements Of the
packers and the summary statements
Of total shipments, average price re-
ceived and the margin of profits
earned based on the uniform test
cost, alleged to have been sent out
by agents of the defendants, were
read to the jury today in the trial
of the ten Chicago meat packers.
Most of the documents were identi-
fed by William d. Miles. former man
ager of the Armour Packing company
at Kansas City, and their contents
explained by him. The witness
weighed each question with great
care and spoke slowly. Special Coun-
sci Sheean, for the government, la
bored hard in an effort to induce him
to make damaging admissions against
the packers, but without success.
Mr.. Miles reiterated his declaration
that the sole object of the old pack
ers' pool was to control shipments
with view of preventing the glutting
Of the market with fresh meat. He
added that the use of uniform test
cost was necessary because of the
peculiar character of the fresh meat
business, and insisted that there al
ways had been real competition be-
tween members of combination in
every market in the country.
The witness denied that any agree
ment in regard to open cities" ever
existed among the packers. Ques-
toned as to details regarding mem
orandum Of margins and shipments to
Baltimore and Washington, Mr.. Miles
asserted that his recollection was
somewhat hazy."
He said he had no recollection of
any packers meeting in regard to
dressed beef in 1903.
Those meetings stopped, as re-
member it, after the issuance of
Judge Grosscup's injunction in May,
1902" he declared.
WAS the margin cipher used to ex-
press in dollars and cents the price
at which the meat was to be sold?'
The witness was hesitating over
this answer when the noon adjourn
ment was taken.
Witnesses May Be Indicted.
Witnesses for the government in
the trial of the ten Chicago packers
charged with criminal violation of the
Sherman law, if their testimony on
the witness stand is at variance on
material points with that given by
them before the federal grand jury.
may themselves face an inquiry.
William D. Miles, former manager
Of the Armour Packing company at
Kansas City. who was called by the
government as it's third witness and
whose answers to certain questions
have been hesitating and unsatisfac-
tory to counsel for the prosecution,
testified against the packers before
two federal grand juries. At least
three other former officers and en-
ployes of packing firms who testified
before the grand jury viii be called
as witnesses later.
1t was reported today that counsel
for the government would make a
careful comparison of William d
Miles testimony in the trial with the
statements he made before the grand
juries and that if any important dis
crepancies are discovered the prose
cution may ask Judge Carpenter t.
act.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04
BREWERS ASSOCIATION QUITS

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 4.-The Jour
nal today says that the Western
Brewers Shipping association, one of
the leading trade organizations in the
United States, has dissolved, it being
deemed by some of its members that
it was in violation of Sherman anti
trust law.
The association comprised tie
leading brewers of Milwaukee. Kan
sas City, ST. Louis, Omaha, Cincin-
natl, Minneapolis, and at one time
Rochester, N. Y. It's combined work
ing capital was $2OO,0OO,O0O.
The elimination of competition and
the doing away with such abuses"
as furnishing novelties were among
the purposes of the association, it is
said.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04

Joliet, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-Still suffering
from the effects Of ptomaine poison
ing which attacked him late last
night, Senator Robert M. La Toilette
spoke for half an hour here TODAY in
crowded theater. The senator ar
rived here in care of physicians. He
was taken at once to hotel and CIV
en- treament before he began his
speech.
Senator La Toilette reiterated his
support Of the principles involved in
the initiative, referendum and recall
and argued for the election of United
States senators by direct vote and
for the general restoration of repre-
sentative government"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04
JOHNSON IS READY
TO DEFEND TITLE
BIG BLACK SAYS HE COULD MEET
JIMMIE FLYNN ON A FEW
WEEKS NOTICE

Chicago, Jan. 4.-'rhe date OF the
Jack Johnson-Jim Flynn fight, sched-
uled to take place some time before
July 4, will be announced within the
next ten days. This statement was
made by Jack Curley, F1ynn's man
ager, here today. Whether the fight
will be held at Windward and Metro
polls, Nevada, will be made public at
the same time. The Salt Lake pro-
motors who are to finance the fight
are expected to decide on the town
when they arrive here to confer with
johnson and Curley early next week.
In an effort to develop Flynn along
scientific lines, Curley is trying to
engage James ]. Corbett, Tommy Ry-
an and Abe Attell to train the Pueblo
fireman.
johnson will do his preliminary
work for the battle here. He now is
in good condition and says, if neces.
sary, he could enter the ring on a
few weeks notice.
Later in the day, Johnson announc-
ed that the formal agreement for the
Flynn fight would be signed Satur-
day afternoon, in a downtown hotel
The heavyweight champion said that
the details of the proposed fight with
McVey would probably be made public
next week and a formal agreement
signed then by himself and Tom An
drews.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04
TOOLS ON FREE LIST.

Washington, Jan. "A bill making
a general reduction from 80 to 35
per cent on all steel and iron duties
of the present Payne-Aldrich tariff
law was agreed upon by house ways
and means subcommittee today. The
bill would add to the free list car
penters' tools and other articles of
ordinary use among consumers.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04
CHASING THE CONVENTION.

st. Louis. Jan. 4.-A committee of
st. Louis citizens departed for Wash
ington today with the avowed inten-
tion of obtaining for St. Louis the
democratic national convention.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04
Talked Ten Minutes

Ottawa, H.. Jan. 4.-Less than ten
minutes were devoted to speech max
ing by the La Toilette campaign par
ty here.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04
EARTHQUAKE IN CUBA

Havana, Jan. "A shock of earth
quake was felt at Santiago, Cuba, to-
day No damage is reported.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-04

The Worst Murderer IS
the Ruthless Time
Killer
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
CLARENCE S. oARRoW.

Noted Union Labor Attorney Who Wa.
Indicted by the County Grand Jury
at Los Angeles on Charge of Brib-
cry in Connection With the McNa-
mara Trial.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03

va, employed in a gambling resort de-
vote to the favorite Mexican game of
keno, were wounded when the build
ing in which the game was in prog
ress, was riddled with bullets. Others
gambling houses were fired upon.
A passenger train about to depart
over the Mexican Central for Chihua-
hua and the City of Mexico was de-
tanned by the malcontents.
Four troops of cavalry from Fort
Bliss were rushed to the American
bank of the Rio Grande to protect citi-
zens and preserve neutrality. Guards
were stationed at the street car and
the railroad bridges, and at the two
bridges at the smelter, mile west Of
Ell Paso. Refugees were assisted
across the bridges, and the fordable
places along the river.
So near as can be ascertained the
uprising was due to report, printed
in a Chihuahua newspaper, stating
that General Pascual Orozco, one Of
the leaders and idols of the Madero
revolution, had resigned his military
position at Chihuahua, and to the dis
charge of 100 men of the Juarez gar
rison.
The dismissal of these troops was
taken as confirmation of the Orozco
report.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
REVOLT KILLS
20 IN JUAREz
COMMANDER OF THE GARRISON
WAS THROWN INTO PRISON
TOWN LOOTED.
TWO AMERICANS DEAD
UNITED STATES TROOPS ARE
RUSHED TO BORDER TO PRO-
TEcT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Ell Paso, Texas.-The garrison of
Juare7, Ell Paso's Mexican neighbor
across the river, rose in revolt and in
half an hour were in possession of the
CITY. Looting and promiscuous Shoot
ing prevailed for hours, and twenty
were killed, according to reports.
An Italian surgeon, holding a COM
mission in the Mexican army, returned
from Juarez and reported that he had
counted fifteen dead, including two
Americans-a man and boy of about
twelve years. The boy was lying in
the street. He was shot through the
breast. The surgeon said most Of the
dead were near the custom house.
The commander of the garrison was
thrown into prison, and the chief OF
police locked in with him, while pre-.
vious prisoners were released.
Americans resident in Juarez and
many Mexican officials and citizens
fled to the American side. Two Amer.
leans, Gus Ruhnke and Fred L. Ley
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
CEMENT HOUSES GERM PROOF
First Real '.cement City" In the United
States Stands Across River
From Washington.

Cement houses poured while you
wait and fitted with every known
modern convenience, are about the
latest thing in the building line. Just
across the river from Washington, on
the Virginia highlands. there stands
today the first real Cement City" in
the United States. The houses Of the
little city are germ-proof, fireproof
and practically indestructible. They
average six or seven rooms and are
built to include the most modern
ideas of house construction. Roof
gardens and outside sleeping porches
are two of the features that have
sprung into inctant favor with the
home buyers
The building of these houses is sim
pie in the extreme. The cement is
poured into metal molds and the en-
tire time consumed from the first
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03

breaking of the ground until the
building is completed is about ten
days. There is no complicated mechan-
ism. Plates OF steel, pressed ip:o
fianged sections "a inches square. are
clipped and wedged together, forming
a trough which holds the liquid ce-
ment until 1t hardens. A second
trough is then set upon top OF the
first and the process repeated, the
lower plates being moved higher up.
as the walls harden. These plates
also serve as forms for floors and
roofs. There are no bolts to rust and
no cast parts to break, everything be-
ing held together by steel wedges.
locked by a blow of the hammer and
easily taken down. The entire house
is of cement except the sash and
doors. and the rooms can be flushed
out with hose. Waste heat from
kitchen range warns the whole
house Better than all and by far
most important is the fact that one OF
these modern houses can be erected
at a total cost of $4,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
MANY NEW BIRDS FROM AFRICA
Papers Issued by Smithsonian Institu-
tion Tell Of Discoveries Made by
FaunaI Naturalists.

Colonel Edgar Mearns, associate In
zoology, United States National mu-
scum, describes many new birds from
Africa in two papers recently Issued
by the Smithsonian institution.
The first of these papers comprises
a description of fifteen new species
mad sub-species of African birds. col
lected by the Smithsonian African ex
pedition under the direction of Col
Theodore Roosevelt during the years
19O9-1O, and forms the fourteenth Of
the papers relating to the results Of
the expedition.
Ten of the birds included in the
paper were discovered by members Of
the expedition-nine by DR.. Mearns
and one by j. Alden Loring.
The scientific names of these new
birds would hardly be Of interest to
the general reader. 1t may suffice to
are included, some Of which in English
are called spurfowl, francolins. stone
pheasants, golden weavers, bush rob-
ins, bush warblers and bulbuls.
The spurfowl and francolin, which
come from the regions of Mount Kenia.
Mount Kilimanjaro and Lake Victoria,
are among the principal game birds of
British East Africa, and correspond to
our guinea fowl and partridge.
In the second paper DR.. Means has
described some new African grass
warblers. also collected by the Smith
sonian expedition in Africa This pa
per is the fifteenth dealing with the
African expedition. 1t embraces the
description of seven new species and
subspecies of these birds, four of
which were discovered by members
of the expedition; one by DR.. w. L.
Abbott, an American explorer Of note.
and the two others, from the Museum
of Comparative Zoology. by DR.. Glover
M. Allen.
The specimens will be reserved for
study, and none will be put on exhibit
ton for the public.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
Our Presidents,

Buchanan was the only continuous
bachelor among the presidents.
Garfield's first act after taking the
oath of office was to kiss his mother.
Garfield was the first president to
make a political speech in foreign
tongue, addressing an audience In Ger
man.
Taylor never cast vote nor held a
civil office until elected president. He
was a general in the United States
army.
jackson was the oldest of the retir-
ing presidents, having been within
eleven days of his SEVENTEEN birth
day when his second term expired.
Roosevelt was the youngest outgoing
chief magistrate. His age was then
fifty years and four months.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03

which know little more about the
work Of seaman than about running
locomotive, and thus remove the
cause of many of the horrible marine
disasters of the last few years The
union attributes the terrible loss OF
life in the General Slocum disaster in
New York harbor several years ago to
the inefficient crew which manned the
vessel.
The loss of 10000 lives on the sea
in the last few years is the toll Of the
poorly manned vessels. This the pro-
posed bill seeks to prevent 1t re-
quires that at least 75 per cent OF the
deck crews of steam vessels, exclusive
of officers, shall be men who have had
at least three years experience at
sea, and that they shall also be able
to understand the English language.
Another provision repeals that sec
ton of the present law that deals with
the ancient maritime custom of i'm
prisonment for desertion. any seaman
leaving his vessel while in a foreign
port being subjected to one months
confinement in jail. This law is one
of the things that has been driving
American boys from the sea.
Probably the most important item
in the bill from the seamen's point of
view is the abolishment of the "ad-
vance" in the foreign trade. as it has
already been abolished in domestic
trade. BY advance" is meant the
system of paying part of the sea-
mans wages to the "crimp," the YER
nacular for sailors boarding house
master or shipping agent. before the
voyage begins.
The advance system is considered
one of the Oldest abuses to which sea-
men are subjected. The main work
of "crimp" Is to get the sailor so
intoxicated that he does not know
what sort of a contract he is sign
ing, and this enables him to rob the
unsuspecting seamen Of a large part
of their earnings.
The seamen will also have 1t a lit
tie better on board the vessels. 1t
will mean better board, better sleep
ing places and better treatment from
the officers of the ship. At present
the seaman is compelled to live in a
place six feet long. six feet high and
only two feet wide. This is the legal
forecastle space. and in these
cramped, unwholesome quarters the
men must eat, sleep and keep their
clothing. 1t has f1ttingly been de-
scribed as being too large for a
coffin. but too small for a grave"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
GEN. MILES is NOW PAST IL
Recently Celebrated His Birthday
and Looks Much Younger Than
He Really ls.

Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. U. g..
army, retired. has passed his seventy
second birthday anniversary, and he
looks many years younger than that.
His eyes are keen and clear. and he
steps as quick and active as any
young man. At the silver wedding
of President Roosevelt he was OF a
conspicuously soldierly appearance.
dressed in white linen from his shoes
to his collar, with the necessary ac-
coutrement of military trappings.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03

General Miles can look back on a
most stirring career, having taken
active part in the Civil war, in In
dian wars and the Spanish war. He
is a native of Westminster. Mass, and
in 1861 entered the army, where he
attained the rank of ma1or-general or
volunteers. and at the age of twenty
five commanded an army corps. At
the end of the Civil war he entered
the regular army. rising by regular
grades to be major-general, succeed
ing to the command OF the United
States army October 5. 1895.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03

Of labor now in
congress succeed
in securing t h e
passage of a bill
in that body. The
keynote of the
measure, W h ! C b
has the backing
OF the Interna-
tional Seamen's
Union Of America
is efficiency. II
promises to dc
away with crews
the majority o1
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
NO SLAVES OF THE SEA
CONGRESS MAY SOON ALLEVIATE
ABUSE OF sEAMEN.
Declaration Made that 10000 Lives
Have Been Lost In Last Few
Years by Employment Of In
competents-

American seamen are going to find
life a deal more pleasant II the friends
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
Ridqway Promoted.

Chicago.-A. C. Ridgway. formerly
assistant to F.. o. Melcher, second vice
president of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railroad, who was killed re-
Gently in a wreck at Kinmundy, ILL.,,
was made acting second vice president
of the road.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
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The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
Fewer Soldiers for Philippines.

Washington.-A speedy reduction of
the number of regiments in the Philip
pines by one-half has been decided up
on by the government, for reasons of
economy and military administration.
Four regiments of infantry and two OF
cavalry will take over the duties now
performed by twelve regiments.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
Quake Rocks Alaska.

Valdez, Alaska. = A violent earth
quake shock was felt here. continuing
fifty seconds. No damage was done,
according to reports.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-02-03
Bomb Kills in Lisbon.

Lisbon.-A bomb was thrown in one
of the public squares. one person be-
ing killed and two dangerously in
jured