Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-29


 is willing to return to San Francisco after he has completed certain gov ernment work there"
 Portland, Ore, Nov. zS-A boycott on all California products in protest against the proposed execution of Thomas J. Mooney was declared for in resolutions adopted last night by the Portland Central Labor Council.
 Detroit, Nov. 2S-At a meeting of the Detroit Federation of Labor last night delegates representing approxi- mately 10000 union workers unani- mously voted for general strike De- cember unless Thomas J. Mooney facing execution in California next month is pardoned' or given a new trial by that time
 San Francisco, Nov. 2S.-Refusal of the United States Supreme Court November 18th to review the sentence of hanging imposed upon Thomas J. Mooney, ended court action in a case that excited international interest. The death sentence passed upon him was for the murder of Mrs. Myrtle Irene 'VanLoo, of Merced, California, one of the ten persons killed by a clock-work bomb which exploded on Malket Street in San Francisco dur ing'a preparedness day" parade, July 22nd, 1916. Four others were indicted his case was singled out as an issue by labor organizations of several countries. Strikes were urged in var ious parts of the country, and others were urged in other countries as la- bor's protest Mooney's appeal to war time workers not to strike stopped agitation for a general strike May 1st, 1918.
 President Wilson intervened by ask ing Governor w. D. Stephens to ob- tain new trial for Mooney. He order ed an investigation b, commission which recommended a re-hearing.
 Four of the five persons indicted were tried for murder. Mooney was sentenced to be hanged May 17th, 1917, Warren K. Billings, a mechanic now is serving his sentence of life im- prisonment, Mrs. Rena Mooney.<Moon- ,ey"s wife and Israel weinberg, a jit- hey bus driver, were acquitted on one charge and now are at liberty on bail on other charges of murder, while Edward D. Nolan, machinist, still is awaiting trial.
 Moneys alleged activity in San Francisco street car strike, character ized by violence, and his alleged In- dustrial Workers of the World affilia- tions drew suspicion toward him and his wife. They were arrested five days after the eXploA.un, at Guerne- vile, California. They said they had read in newspapers that they were wanted and they had telegraphed the police that they would surrender themselves. Four of the ten counts of murder against Mrs. Mooney, Billings, Weinberg and Nolan were dismissed, the state admitting inability to pro- eed on them.
 Moneys trial opened January 3rd, 1917, and ended with his. conviction. February 10th rl ! lsa .i
 Frank c. Oxman, cattleman of Durkee, Oregon the state's chief wit ness, testified in the Mooney trial that he saw Moneys, Billings, and Weinberg drive to the spot where the explosion occurred and saw Billings deposit suitcase supposed to contain the bomb. Subsequently Mooney's at- torneys charged OXman testified falsely against Mooney and that he sought to induce F. E. Rigall, of Gray vile, Illinois, to do likewise The Illi- nois state federation of labor an- nounced it had similar information. Rigall came to San Francisco and tes- tified at OXmans trial for attempted subordination of perjury that Oxman induced him to come here and offered to divide with him portion of large reward offered for Mooney's convict ion. OXman was acquitted.
 Action of the United States Supreme Court October 18th, closing the long court fight, was in the form of by Chief Justice White