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SIXTY-FIRST YEAR. NO. 45.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1911J SIXTEEN PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THE
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TO GLEAN OUT
DYNAMITERS'
GOASTCROWD
Subpoenas for 128 Wit
nesses for the Federal
Grand Jury.
SEE WIDE CONSPIRACY
J. B. McNamara Said to Have
Directed Placing of Bombs
in Los Anqeles.
The Weather
Forecast Till 7 P. M. Tomorrow, lot
Rock Island, Davenport Molina, .
and Vicinity.
Cloudy and generally unsettled
tonight with the lowest temperature
tonight above the freezing pome
Saturday. generally lair, moderate
temperature.
Temperature at 1 a. m. 48. Hlgn-
est yesterday 62, lowest laat night
42.
VelocltT of wind at 7 a, m. 6 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 74,
at 7 a. m. 98.
Stage of water 8 feet, a rise of .1
In last 24 hours.
J. ML. SHEIUER. Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noon today to noon tomorrow.)
Sun sets 429, rises 7:09; moon rises
7:07 p. m.; planet Mercury seen after
sunset: 2 a. m.. moon In conjunction
with Neptune, passing from west to
east of tbe planet.
200 PLUNGED
INTOARIVER
New Bridge Over the Volga,
at St. Petersburg,
Collapses.
CARRIED OFF BY ICE
Number of Victims Clamber on
Floes and Are Seen Drift
ing Down the Stream.
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 8. To
clean up the Pacific coast of dynar
miters and their sympathizers seems
to be the speciai object at present
of the federal grand jury. In line
with this work. United States deputy
marshals are searching for 128 wit
nesses subpoenaed to appear before
the grand Jury on that body's sec
ond day of Investigation into the
sources of tan alleged nation-wide
dynamite conspiracy.
STOnV OK M'MAXIGAI.
Ortie E. McManlsal, who confessed
to many dynamitings, occupied the'
entire time of that body yesterday
In telling his story and is likely to
be recalled today. It is asserted by
a detective who worked on the case
that J. B. McNamara superintended
the placing of bombs at the homes
of General Otis, proprietor of the
Los Angeles Times, and Felix Zee
handler, secretary of the Merchants'
and Manufacturers' association. He
and his brother are still in Jail here,
and the time of their departure for
San Quentin has not 'yet been de
cided. MeAMARA' BOAST A1GEIIS.
"I've got hundreds of thousands
of dollars and the American Feder
ation of Labor back of me. It took
only $30,000 to clear Vincent Alt
man of Chicago, and if they could
not convict him they can't convict
in
terview attributed to a detective, de
clared today he did not consider Im
putations against him serious. Burns
was quoted a saying Buchanan could
"shed light' on the dynamiting con
spiracy charged against union labor.
Buchanan 6aid he had not been presi
dent of the union for six years, and
that he has had personal differences
with the present administration of the
union. "I wag deceived by J. J. Mc
Namara, In whom I had confidence
when I was president," Buchanan
said.
M'NAMARAS ARE
SCORED BY LABOR
Federation Charges Them With
Being Inhuman and Rec
reant to Cause.
GUILT KNOWLEDGE DENIED
Awful Commentary Upon Existing
Conditions Seen in Outrage
Committed.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 8. Between one
hundred and fifty and two hundred
workmen were today plunged into the
Volga river through the collapse of a
railroad bridge In course of construc
tion near Kazan.
PARTY HAS LOST ITS
POWER: MR. PINCH0T
Chicago, Dec. 8. Gilford Pinchot
last night told the members of the
Chicago Press club that "party had
lost its power because a greater than
party Is here." He defined the
"greater" as the Issue of social Jus
tice. Earlier in the day he told
gathering of progressive republicans
that Senator Robert La Follette
would be nominated and elected
president and defined and praised
progressive movements. His talk to
tbe press club also contained the
statement that party, as previously
understood, was not what separated
men politically today. "Good repub
licans and good democrats look
rery much alike to me," said Mr
Pinchot, "and the enemy of both is
the money power in politics." sena
tor .vomr.tt nnTf t n.m
This boast, attTl i-Malcolm
McLaren, detective, to James B. Mc
Namara as the latter was being
taken on a train from Detroit to
Chicago the night of April 12 last,
canted Ortie E. McManlgal to con
fess. DETECTIVE TELLS OF ARREST.
Malcolm McLaren, the detective
who arrested J. B. McNamara and
McManlgal and who has been In
close cooperation with Oscar Lawler,
ths special prosecutor of the govern
ment, stayed outside the grand Jury
chamber waiting for McManlgal.
While waiting, McLaren gave a com.
plete version, new in Important de
tails, of circumstances which led to
the arrest of McManlgal with Mc
Namara In Detroit and how the
thoughtlessness of James B. McNa
mara on the Journey from Detroit
to Chicago gave the detectives
ground for persuading McManlgal to
confess.
Describing the Journey from De
troit, Mr. McLaren said:
"We left the night of April 12 in
a drawing room. Ban Johnson,
Comlskey and other baseball mag
nates were on the train coming from
the opening of the league season.
Of course, they knew the detective
sergeant with us, and we had to tell
thera who we had. We Bald they
were a couple of 'yeggs' whom we
had arretted for safe cracking.
"James B. resented that remark,
and said to us In the drawing room
that he had never blown up a safe
or robbed one In his life, and that
every dollar had been paid to him
by the 'man upstairs.'
REFF.lt' TO ALTM4X CAE.
"He got a bit talkative then and
said:
" 'I'm another Vincent Altman. It
took $30,000 to clfar him and I've
got hundreds of thousands of dollars
and the American Federation of
Labor back of me. Clarence S. Dar
row will be my attorney. They did
not convict Altman and they never
can convict me. You fellows don't
want me for safe blowing. You
want me for that Job in Los An
peles.' "Here It was that McManlgal
reached from the top berth and
grabbed McNamara by the hair. Bay
ing: 'Say. fellow; do you knov.
what you are talking about?'
" '! know what I'm talking about
you pin head answered J. B.,'and
''Mrtciepl dropped back Into hit
bTth with the remark: "All right.
If you do, go ahead.'
"The next night at 9 o'clock Mc
Manijrnl sent for Mr. Burns, and In
t lie presence of a secretary gave my
chief a leng statement. That was
low the confession was made. We
r;id yrernred to have Mm tell it cn
t.!s Ktnnd In the trial, but now the
fouprnl povernroent csn use It."
Bl f HAXAX DECEIVED, SAYS.
Washington. Tec. 8. Rtpresentrtlve
r:(baran of l.-lnois, former presiJont
cf the Br!de and Structural Iron
Workers' union, whose name was link
ed with the McNamara case in an In-
no nil nee of the progressives, had he
lived, said the speaker. Theodore
Roosevelt still would be, had he not
refused to run, he added, and he
told the newspaper men he was in
position to know the former presi-
Washington, D. C. Dec 8. The Mc
Namara ways and means committee ot
the American Federation of Labor
yesterday afternoon issued a state
ment condemning- the brothers for
their "inhumanity" and declaring that
organized labor should not be held
"either legally or morally responsible
for the crimes of an individual member."
The statement brands the McNa-
maras as "recreant to the good name
and high ideals of labor," and ex
presses the satisfaction of organized
labor that the "culprlU have been
YARBOROUGH
TALE DENIED
Two Lorimer Witnesses
Swear He Was in Chi
cago May 24.
FACTIONS' JOIN IN
CANAL LINK PLEA
Illinois Delegation at Washing
tion Urges Completion of
Lockport Channel.
CONGRESS ASKED TO AID
GLOSS CORROBORATED
But Conductor Bell Admits
Former Fixed Date in Mind
Before Going on Stand.
"Washington, Dec. 8. E. J. BelL a
Chicago street car conductor, today
told the Lorimer committee that Sid
ney Yarbrough was in Chicago the
night of May 24, 1909, instead of in a
room at Springfield with White, as the
Statement Declares There Should Be
No More Delay In Waterway
Development.
ONG DEBATE
PROMISED ON
PENSION BILL
Sherwood Draft, Allowing
$1 a Day, Called Up
in House
Washington, Dec 8. The na
tional rivers and harbors congress
closed its convention today. Reso
lutions urging adoption by the fed
eral government of. a broad, liberal
and systematic policy of waterway
improvement were adopted.
OUT OF A JOB!
dent meant what h said.
HOLY GHOST CHIEF
HELD FOR 6 DEATHS
Portland, Me., Dec. 8. Rev. Frank
Sandford, leader of the Holy Ghost
and United States society, today was
Indicted by the federal grand Jury for
the deaths of six of his followers on a
cruise of the yacht Coronet. The
trial was begun Immediately.
SHERIFF IS TO STOP
EAST ST. LOUIS GO
East St Louis, 111., Dec. 8. The
fight between Barney McCarthy of St.
Louig and Jack Turley of Chicago,
scheduled for tonight, has been for
bidden by the sheriff.
The Volga bridge was carried away commensurately
by pressure of ice. Only four corpses crime '
thus far were recovered. A sharp look
out Is being kept down the river for
survivors who may have been able to
clamber on ice floes.
GLADSTONE D0WIE IS TO
BECOME EPISCOPALIAN
Chicago, Dec. 8. Gladstone Dowie',
only 8on of tbe late John Alexander
Dowle, founder of Zion City, has de
serted Mb father's creed and is study
ing for the Episcopalian ministry in
the Western Theological school here.
Dowie practiced law In Michigan for
several years.
EMPLOYERS REFUSE TO
TREAT WITH UNION MEN
New York, Dec. 8. Officers of the
sheet metal workers' and carpenters
and Joiners' national unions return-
ed to their homes In the west today
after employers declined to treat
with the unions.
"Lid On" Gambling In Peoria.
Peoria, 111., Dec. 8. As a result of
several raids by the sheriff on gam
bling dens in this city within the last
few days the "lid is on." It U re
ported that gambling in Peoria Is at
an end.
Yesterday in Congress
SENATE.
In .clon it I p. m. Larimer election
Investiirntlon resumed. Crpor.tion eth
l-a discussed at anti-trust bearing- br
t.. ii. uary oi i nuea SMinea sit el cor
poration. Employers' liability commla-
Ion will beg-in final bearings Dec. It.
Adjourned i.si p. m. uuill 2 p. m. mod
day.
HOt SB.
Met at noon. President's mess.g-e on
fort-Inn relatton. read, buirar beet com
pftltlun diriissed before sugar trust
i-ommittee. Hearing, on Clayton bill to
provide jury trials In Indirect con t em
proceeltnics beirun. Permanent tariff
board bill postponed Indefinitely In com
mittce. H port urging; national reser
VMtlon to preserve Niagara Falls re
ceived. lemocratic Leader I'nderwood
tni!"r-d for t h- presidential nomlna
lion by the Alabama representatives.
Ti-lvii'i-o rensus bill vote deferred untit
Friday. Adjourned at 4:44 p. m. until
lic-ou Friday.
to
NEWS ITEM John D. Rockefeller is no longer president of the Standard Oil Company.
punished for their
CONGRESS IS BLAMED
FOR RISE IN BUTTER
Kansas City, Dec. 8. Congress as
much as the cow Is responsible for
sending butter to the highest figures
It touched since 1888, according to com
mission merchants here. Dealers seek
to explain the shortage as being due
to a bill before congress last spring
to limit the time butter might be kept
in cold storage to 90 days. The bill
was not pasaed, but while it was pend
ing, it is said, dealers were afraid to
put butter In storage, with the result
now at a time of scanty production
stocks are small.
RAILROAD GUARD IS
KILLED BY RIOTERS
Memphis, Dec. 8. Victor C. Ben-
ner, an Illinois Central railroad
guard, was killed, and Charles Mo
Caiman, another guard, and Deputy
United States Marshal Dillway were
wounded today at the Nonconnah
yards. Responding to a call to sup
press a riot at the yards, where a
strike is on, the men were riding
on the running board of a locomo
tive, and were fired upon at the out
skirts of ths yards.
BARTLETT TRIPP, ONCE AN
AMBASSADOR, IS DEAD
Yankton, S. D., Dec 8. Bartlett
Tripp, 69, ambassador to Austria
during the administration of Presi
dent Cleveland, is dead. Tripp suf
fered a paralytic stroke Saturday,
but was thought to have recovered,
and with his wife was preparing to
leave Sunday for Jamaica.
New Hampton, Iowa, Dec 8. J.
H. Andrick, 78, for many years edi
tor of the McGregor, Iowa, Times,
Is dead.
The labor leaders assert that they
"will welcome any Investigation which
either federal or state courts may un
dertake." The statement was signed
by every member of the McNamara
committee, except iF. ML. Ryan, presi
dent of the International Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers' union.
DENY KNOWLEDGE OP GUILT.
As to their knowledge of the crime
to which the McNamaras confessed.
the members of the committee assert:
"We here and now, individually and
collectively, declare that the first
knowledge or intimation of their guilt
was conveyed by the press in their
confessions of guilt.
"From the outset we assured all
contributors and the public generally
that we would publish an accounting
of the moneys received, from whom
received, and to whom paid. A re
port in full will be made first to the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor at its meeting to
be held at Washington on Jan. 7,
1912."
"Organized labor of America, the
statement continues, "has no desire to
condone the crimes of the McNamaras.
It JoIhb in the satisfaction that the
majesty of the law has been main
tained and the culprits commensurate
ly punished for their crime."
The statement says, however, in the
following breath:' "And yet it is an
awful commentary upon existing con
ditions when any one man among all
the millions of workers can bring him
self to the frame of mind that the
only means to secure Justice for labor
is in violence, outrage and murder."
While not defending the crime of the
McNamaras, the committee denounced
the "kidnaping of the McNamaras,
who, they say, "were arrested In Rus
sian style, not American." In the
method of arrest they find "high hand
ed irregularity and tyrannical lawless
ness," and W. J. Burns, the detective,
is severely criticised.
latter testified. Bell corroborated Mo-
torman Gloss as to Yarbrough being
on a Chicago trolley car the night of
May 24. Under cross-examination Bell
contradicted his testimony in Lee
O'Neill Browne's trials. Bell also ad
mitted he had fixed the date in his
mind by talking with Gloss before he
went on the stand at the second
Browne trial.
John J. O'Keefe, a Chicago police
man, who had White in his custody
In the early part of August, 1910, testi
fied: "White told me if Browne was
convicted Lorimer would be unseated
and State's Attorney Wayman would
be governor of Illinois, and he expect
to be made warden of Jollet peniten
tiary. He told me to keep my mouth
shut and I'd not have to stay in the
police department. O'Keefe also said
White told him President Wright of the
Illinois Federation of Labor had
brought word from Governor Deneen
that he need not be afraid of being put
in Jail for any testimony he had given :
also that White admitted to him he
had sworn falsely against Browne."
Washington, Dec 8. Resolutions
adopted by the Illinois delegation to
the rivers and harbors congress yes
terday set forth that when provision
has been made for the digging ot
channel from Lockport to Utlca, DJ.,
stretch of 62 miles, the chain of water
ways through tbe Mississippi valley
will be complete.
Reference to the long continued
quarrel between the Deneen ana Lori-
mer forces in Illinois, which has pre
vented action by the legislature upon
a definite plan for the expenditure of
the authorized $20,000,000 bond issue,
is avoided in the resolutions. The res
olutions are of such a nature that both
factions were able to unite upon them
without a squabble. The 100 Illinois
delegates adopted them unanimously
and reported them to the congress as
representing the committees of the
state.
DEBTEE OW COMMITTEE.
The committee which drafted the
resolutions was composed of Governor
Deneen, Isham Randolph and H. C.
Gardner of Chicago, William A. Meese
of Moltne and Mayor George Parsons
of Cairo.
The essential statements of the res
olutions are:
That the United States government
has expended $60,000,000 on the Ohio
river, creating a depth of nine feet and
employing 64 locks.
That the government has expended
$12,000,000 on the Missouri river, crea
ting a depth of six. feet.
That the government proposes
BperLlLaB2PjL4s todKlPaUft. JCUJU
nois river between Utica and the Mis
sissippi.
That the sanitary district of Chi
cago has expended $66,000,000 in dig
ging the drainage canal from Chicago
to Lockport.
That the city of Chicago has com
plied with the government's demands
that tunnels under the Chicago river
be lowered and that center pier
bridges be removed.
That the city of Chicago has planned
a harbor in connection with which the
government proposes to build a $7,000,
000 breakwater.
That the government has for years
been improving the Mississippi river
below St. Louis, and is ready to go
ahead with enlarged plans for a deep
waterway.
That the only link missing in the
chain of waterways in the Mississippi
valley is the stretch of 162 miles be
tween Lockport and Utlca,
That there should be no further de
lay in the development of a waterway
through Illinois.
ILLIXOISAKS ARB ELECTED.
Several Illlnolsans were honored In
the election of officers of tue congress
Yesterday. T. Edward Wilder was re
elected as direotor of the congress for
the great lakes territory; Harold F.
McCormick, vice president for Illinois;
William A. Meese of Mollne, director
for the Mississippi valley, and George
Parsons of Cairo, director for the Ohio
river valley.
Former State Representative Thom
as H. Riley of Jollet acted as spokes
man for the committee of the recent
lakes to the gulf deep waterway con
vention in Chicago in presenting reso
lutions to speaker Champ Clark of the
national house.
FAR UNION VETERANS
Moves to Back Up States That
Impose Penalties for Vio
lating Trust Laws.
Washington, Dec 8. A fight to es
tablish a general service pension of $1
day for union veterans opened to
the house today when Adair of Indi
ana called up the Sherwood bill, in
troduced last April. The prospect Is
for a long and vigorous debate.
FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR STATES.
Nelson of Wisconsin introduced a
bill in the house designed to support
states which have ousted corporations
for violations of the state trust law.
The bill provides that whenever a law
of a state regulating foreign corpora
tions la violated, enforcement of pen
alties will have the backing of the fed
eral government.
HOUSE WANTS rVFORMATIOI;,
The house by resolution today called
upon the president for Information as
to whether the paper and pulp section
of the Canadian reciprocity bill is now
in force, and what other nations are
demanding concessions given Canada.
SUMMON BEET FARMERS.
Subpoenas have been issued by the
house sugar trust committee for a
number of farmers engaged In beet
sugar culture. They will be called to
uvv ieasvsj va. vuiuiauu Ma uioi a
that the beet sugar refiners do not
deal fairly, with beet farmers. JToday
Tomns Tlj-t41r4t it Masla au
called jand .qufistlnasw Hi to his state----''
uiuui mat recruits tor ue uoioraao
beet fields ara fathered In Mia alums
PASTOR IS ACQUITTED
OF A CHARGE OF FRAUD
Chicago, Dec. 8. Henry Scotford,
pastor of Hamilton Park Congrega
tional church, West Seventy-first
street and Normal avenue, for the
last 14 years, was acquitted of
charge of defrauding through the
malls by a Jury in Judge Land Is'
branch of the United States district
court yesterday. The minister, who
Is 60 years old, was arrested several
months ago after the offices of the
National Patent and Investment
company, 184 LaSalle street, was
raided by agents of the- department
of justice. He was charged as pro
prietor of the business with exact
ing fees from Inventors by the use
of the mafia without rendering any
service.
Slow Getting Jury.
Chicago. Dec. 8. The work of se
lecting a Jury for the packers' case con-
t!miA1 tmiav Of th 1? mpn' in tVi
box when court opened, it is thought I known here today. They were school-
but two will survive challenges. 'mates.
To Wed "Soap King's" Widow,
Fargo, N. D., Dec 8. J. P. William
son, a well known stockman and farm
er of Sargent county, will marry Mrs,
J. S. Kirk, widow of the Chicago soap
king," duringt he holidays. It became
CHINESE ADMIRAL IN
ESCAPE AS A COOLIE
Victoria, B. C Admiral Sah, com
mander of a Chinese fleet which sur
rendered to rebels, reached Shanghai
after many adventures, disguised as a
coolie, according to advices received
here today. When the admiral escap
ed from the flagship a price was placed
on his head. He reached Shanghai in
the steerage of the steamer Tatung,
having boarded that vessel at Kluklang
after a long walk across the country-
FACTIONAL FIGHT IS
DUSTURBING PANAMA
Panama, Dec 8. Commenting on
political disturbances which culmin
ated in a riot Dec 6, when street
fighting between factions occurred, the
Star and Herald this morning express
es fear a repetition will lead to mil
itary occupation and a provisional gov
ernment by the united States.
NEW RECORD IS SET IN
AEROPLANE ENDURANCE
Johannesthal, Germany, Dec. 8.-
A new endurance record for an aero
plane flight with a passenger was
achieved today by Herr Suvelack,
who stayed in the air 4 hours and
23 minutes. The previous record
was 2 hours, 10 minutes and 55 sec
onds.
EMPEROR DELAYED:
RAIL CHIEF A SUICIDE
Victoria, B. C, Dec. 8. Giving his
life as atonement because the emperor
of Japan was forced to spend an hour
delayed in a common waiting room,
Moji Rhijiro Shlmidzu, train superin
tendent, threw himself under a train.
according to advices brought by the
Awa Mara. Shlmidzu was in charge
of arrangements for tbe emperor s
Journey from Kyushu, where he wit
nessed big army maneuvers, and the
Imperial train was delayed as a re
sult of the derailment due to a mis
placed .switch. Shlmidzu left a letter
saying he considered it his duty to
give his life to pay for the emperor's
embarrassment.- The emperor was
much distressed when the incident
was reported to him.
LENA CAVALIERI CHANLER
IS TO GET HER DIVORCE
New York. Dec 8. Robert W.
Chanler, once sheriff of Dutchess
county and husband of Llna Cava
lier! returned from Paris today. He
had gone with his lawyer to attend
court where the opera singer is suing
him for divorce. "I am offering no
defense to my wife's action for di
vorce," he said. "The matter is now
In the hands of the Judge. There
has been a financial settlement but
I won't talk about that."
JESSIE ELLW0DD RAY IS
DIVORCED IN COLORADO
Denver, Dec 8. Mrs. Jessie Ell
wood Ray, daughter of the late Isaac
Ell wood, was granted a divorce from
Benjamin Franklin Ray, here Nov. 25.
The fact that she had obtained a di
vorce did not become public until yes
terday. The divorce was granted the
same day the suit was filed. Ray In
terposed a demurrer, which was over
ruled. He then refused to answer the
charge of mental aad physical cruelty.
Mrs. Ray received $1,000 last Septem
ber from the estate of her father and
since that time has received other
large sums.
Hero of Sherman's March Dead.
Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Dec 8.
Cole A. Hawkins, who, after a voyage
In a rowboat in which he had his nose
broken by a confederate, was tbe first
to reach a nnlon warship and telegraph
to Washington of General Sherman's
successful march to the sea, died
Tuesday night.' aged 68.
Woman Held as Highway Robber.
Mount Vernon, HI., Dec. 8. Charged
with being a highway robber, Dollie
Stephens is in jail here. Ernest Cole
sayg ehe robbed him of $123.