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.The Omaha Daily Bee ., Everybody reads The Bee WEATHER FORECAST FairTCold VOL. XU-XO. 172 OMAHA, THURSDAY MOKN1NO, JANUARY 4, liHJ-T-VH-TiVH- l'A(5KS. SlN(iLH COPY TWO CENTS. ADMIRAL EVANS DIES SUDDENLY Rear Admiral Stricken with Acute Indigestion Immediately Fol lowing Lunch. ILLNESS GIVii$ KO WARNING Noted Naval Officer Arises in Morn ing: in Good Health. COMMANDED BAxILESHIP FLEET Started Record-Breaking Cruise Around the World. RETIRED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE President Tuft and Other Officials of Government P. x press Deep He ll ret Over Mnddeu Death of I'romluent Figure. WAS1UNTON. Jan. 3. Hear Vdmlral Ilobley D. Evans, retired, died suddenly tonight of acute indigestion. Admiral Evans, who wua uno of the 1 most popular men In the navy, arose this morning apparently in better health than : he ha had for some time, lie lunched at 2 o'clock and almost immediately after- I wards was stricken. Dr. S. S. Adams was called hurriedly, but the naval officer lapsed Into uncon sciousness, dying at 4:45 o'clock. Admiral Evans started the battleship fleet In Its record-breaking cruise around the world, resigning command at San Francisco because of his approaching re tirement from the service. From Presi dent Taft down, officials of the govern ment tonight expressed the deepest regret over bis sudden demise. Hear Admiral Evans was born in Floyd county, Virginia, August 18, 1846. He re ceived his education In the public, schools of Washington and the United States Naval academy, from which he graduated In ' A .4 . .. , n n h ....nn brough him to the rank of captain In 1893. As an ensign Mr. Evans participated In both attacks on Fort Fisher in the civil war and In land attacks he received four severe wounds from rifle shots. When in .command of the Yorktown at Valparaiso, Chile, In 1K1U, during a period of strained relations between Chile and the United States, his actions in connec tion with various Incidents earned him his popular name of "Fighting Bob." In the war with Spain he commanded the Iowa In Sampson's fleet oft Santiago, taking active part In the battle with Cervera's fleet on July 3, 1898. MILITARY TELEGRAPHERS FOUND DEAD IN ST. JOSEPH ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 3. V. F. Bas-' sett, S4, years old, a newspaper man, who man yean was connected with Ft. Joseph, Kansas City Bt. Louis, and Plattsburg, Mo., papers, was found dead In a rooming house here today. Death, supposedly accidental, resulted from In haling fumes from a gas 'stove. Mr. Bassett was torn in CynthUnn, Ky. lie was a telegrapher in the civil war and received a pension from the United Military Telegraphers' corps. He had been 111 for Beveral years. In recent years Mr. Bassett made his home part of the time with his niece, Miss Cornelia Birch of Plattsburg, Mo. Burial will be in Plattsburg. DICKENS' BODY PROBABLY WILt BE BURIED IN GOTHAM NEW YOKK, Jan. 3.-Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son of England's great novel ist, probably will be burled in the vicin ity of New York. Today this cable waa received from his rlater, Mrs. Kate Poruglnl of London. "Make necessary arrangements if Al fred left no instructions. He would have desired simple funeral, subject to ap proval of his daughters." MISSOURI DEMOCRATS WILL HOLD COUNCIL OF PEACE WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Members of the Missouri state democratic committee will meet in Washington next rlonday to call a state convention to settlo the differ ences between the adherents of Speaker Champ Clark and Joseph W. Folk for the state delegation to the national demo cratic convention. The Weather For Nebraska Generally fair; not so cold. lor Iowa Mostly cloudy; not so cold. Temperature ut C-uialia Yesterday. Hours. Deg. vl.x 6 a. m 0 r' b m L J; 1 a. m 0 ri,, ' -1 'WW u u m A fllW 10 a. m 1 11 a. in 2 m i I See;; ! i 6 i. in 7 tj (i p. m 7 8 p.' m.'.'"""" 7 Comparative l.ocnl Hrcord. 1912. 1911. 1910. 1909. Highest yesterday 8 i 11 .VS lowest yesterday 1 14 1 25 Mean temperature 4 1 'i 42 precMlatlon 4 .0" .00 ( .00 Tempeiaiuie and preclpitaiion depar tures n om the normal: Normal tetiipciature 21 Deficiency for the day 17 Total excess since March 1 oW Normal precipitation 02 Inch Defic'.oncv loi lie (lay 0.' Inch Total precipitation since Men 1 .1.Y9J Inches Deficiency since Mairh 1 U.:s Indus Dellclency lor cor. period, 1910.14. U) inches E.xceu for cor. ienod, liwu.... 4. 7ii Inches Reports from Ktattuus at T P. M. t-tat Ion and State Temp. High. ilaln of Weather. 7 p. in. est. tall. Cheyenne, part cloudy.. 20 2H .oi avemort. clear 4 T Denver, part cloudy.... 32 3 .00 1 'en Moines, clear 0 ti ,r; Dodge City, clear 4 12 .01 Lander, clear 8 .' North Platte, p. cloudy 8 8 ...i Omaha, cloudy 7 v u l'oei..o, clear II IS .no l!aid City, e'ear Is :i r-lt Lfl'o, clear IS ? .,) Santa I'e, : cloudy 1:' ..) shi Irian snowing .... .' 2i T Hnu I'lty. iKhi- 2 4 .-r! alt in in.-, cloudy II pi InuicHle In low aero. T indicates time of precipitation. U A. . , A The National Capital WrdrriOnj, January 21, 10111. The Senate. Met at noon. Senator Hrlstow of Kansas Introduced a h'll for a government Panama canal steamship line. Puslofflce committee heard testimony from mail order houses favoring parcels post project. Numerous petitions were presented for ratification of the general arbitration treaties. Senator Rayner of Maryland announced that he would ninko a minority report making ratification of the arbitration treaties unanimous. Senate adjourned at 12:33 p. m. until I p. in. Thursday. The House. Mot bt noon. Foreign affairs committee heard Prof. Henry Elliott urging International pro tection of seals. Sugar trust investigating committee de cided to resume heurings Monday. Representative Omsted of Pennsylvania denied that relief funds for the v Austin dam sufferers had been used by the state. House adjourned at 12:15 p. m. until noon Thursday. Rates on Live Stock from Southwest Are Ordered Reduced WASHINGTON. Jan 3.-riadlcal reduc tions of freight rates on live stock, pack ing house products and salt today were prescribed by the Interstate Commerce commission to apply to all Western and southwestern railroads. The commission holds that present rates on live stock from points In New Mexico. Texas and Oklahoma to Fort Worth." Tex., Oklahoma City, Okl., and Wichita, Kan., are unreasonable; that existing rates on fresh meats and other packing house products from Fort Worth. Okla homa City and Wichita to points In other states also are unreasonable and that the rates on salt from the Kansas field to Oklahoma City ae unjust. The findings of the commission, prepared by Commissioner Prouty, are the result of an exhaustive Investigation and af fect the rates to all points east. Mileage rates on all tho commodities amounting to an average of approxi mately 8 per cent. No order is Issued at this time by the commission, hut the railroads are given until February 1, 1912, to put into effect the rates suggested. If they shall not have done so by that date a mandatory order will be Issued to compel them to make the prescribed rates effective. It is expected the car riers will acquiesce. Kansas Towns Cut uit Irom World for ....More Than a Week TOPEKA, Kan., Jan, a.-snow bound and cut oft from railway comrnunleatlon with the outside world for over a week, the people of Dlghton, county seat of Lane county in western Kansas, through the Dlghton Commercial club today ap pealed by telegram to the state public utilities 'commission for aid. ' Healy and Jetmore, also have been wlth.ftit railway service for a week. The last train Into any of the three towns came December 26. The citizens report that they are short of provisions and that unless aid comes soon there will be great suffering. In the face of the lowest tem peratures the district has known In many years; they are almost out of coal. The towns are on a branch line of the Atchison, Topeka tk Sante Fe. Head-On Collision Near ELtteno, Okl. EL RENO, Okla., Jan. 3. In a head-on collision on the Rock Island railroad to day near El Reno, when the "Fire Fly," souih-oound, and passenger, train No. 41 crashed together, James Potter of Chlck asha, Okl., engineer on the "Fire Fly," waa killed and twenty passengers and members of the train crew injured. None of the injured is believed to be in a dangerous condition, except Charles Warrenburg, a fireman of the "Firefly," who probably will die. Among others injured are: R. H. McCaskey, Kansas City, in ternally.' J. W. Workman, Independence, Mo., head cut. Ed Paiseley, Chlllicoihe, Mo., scalp wound. J. i). Klrkpatrick, Macomb, 111., slight. Frank Cooper, mall clerk, leg broken. Watson, mail clerk, bruised. Engineer Burgold, injured by Jumping. Brakeman Green, back sprained. L. L. Frlsell, express messenger's helper, injured internally. When they saw the "Firefly" approach ing, the engineer and fireman of train 41 put on the brakes and Jumped. The wreck occurred on a stretch of track equipped with block signals, and probably was caused by one of the train crews disobeying orders. Mechanics in Norfolk Navy Yard on Strike NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 3. There was a walkout of 200 mechanics at the Norfolk navy yard today as a protest againht what they claim is an effort to Introduce a scientific time system. The men re fused to sign time cards offered to them. This afternoon a final decision as to their future course will be announced. A total of MM men had quit work at the navy yard late tcday and gone Into con ference. There are upward of 2,000 men employed at the yard. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. All of the ma chinists In the Norfolk navy yard have threatened to strike. The men have Just received an Increased allowance of I cents ler day per man, and It Is believed here the trouble soon will be adjusted. MR. AND MRS. BRYAN REACH TAMPA, FLORIDA TAMPA, Fla., Jan. S William J. Bryan und Mrs. Bryan arrived here this iiftcrr.oon from Havana on the steamship Olivette. They will gu from tele to Washington. MILES TELLS OF PACKERS' TOOLS Former General Manager for Armour Company Maintains Object to Prevent Glutting of Market HE DISAPPOINTS PROSECUTION Suppoied Star Witness Says Active Competition Was Present. FLAT DENIAL MADE BY VEEDEX Witness Says Packers' Pool Made No Effort to Fix Prices. ONLY REGULATED SHIPMENTS norernment 4 nntrnds that Teat Cost Method Mas lelre for Con trolling the tellina Prices. CHICAGO. Jan. 3.-Wllllam IX Miles, general manager for the Armour Pack lng company at Kansas City front 1M to 1902. testified today In the trial of the ten Chlcaso packers, charged with erlm Inal violation of the Sherman law, that the old packers' pools were organised to prevent the glutting of the market with fresh meat and that there always was active competition between them In an parts of the countrv. He followed Henry Veeder on the stand and was the third witness called by the government. Despite the fact that Miles on two occasions had given testimony against the packers before federal grand Juries he proved an unwilling witness today and little of much value to the govern ment was gleaned In his direct examina tion. Miles had been heralded as one of the most Important witnesses for the prose cution and counsel for. the government made no effort to conceal their disap pointment. The witness gave an elaborate descrip tion of the uniform test cost system used by the packers and explained the method of figuring margin profits and otheT features of the Intricate system of accounting. , Two Teat Cewta. He brought out for the first time that there was a' "black test cost" and a "red test cost" used In the bookkeeping of the Armour Packing company, the former being used as the flat price of the animal and that the latter Included freight and other items of expense. The 1,'overnment contends that the "red cost" was secretly used by the combination In the fixing of prices of meat. Miles told of attending the meetings of the packers' pool In the Counselman building, Chicago, but 'the efforts of cuunsel for tho government to induce him to admit that the members fixed the price of fresh meat at these sessions were unsuccessful. He said that report! o( shipments expeoted, together with the average price and margin profit earned to rtho previous week's business were re celved and the shipments for the- current week were regulated att he meeting of the pool. v Tho direct examination of x the witness had not been concluded when court ad journed. , Veeder Slakes" Denial. Flat denials of the government's con tention that the old packers' pool In the period between lSf3 and 1H02 attempted to fix the price of fresh rheata or the price to be paid . for live stock was made by Henry Veeder on cross examination today. He declared that tho only ' object of the combination of packers was to roulata the amount of fresh meat to be shipped Into the differ ent markets. The witness said that eacrVof the agree nvents made by the packers In the period described contained a provision that no effort should be made to fix prices. The contention of the government is that the uniform test cost method of estimating the value of the siaugntered an! m lis waa the means used by the packera to fix prices Ovrrstiiuirut Kreqaeat. The defense also brought out that under the agreements eacn memoer of the combination frequently oversnipped the maximum percentage allowed. The ob ject of tms was to refute the charge tnat .ne operation of the combination nad tne ettect of restraining the trade in fresh meats. .uemoefs declared to have been used by Hie packers to control tne price oi fresn meats unu apportion tno business oil a noncompetitive bams were Xurtner re vealed touay by Mr. Veeder, ou direct animation. 'I ho witness declared that all records oi ihe oid pacaera pools had been oestroyeu, bo far as he knew. V hen confronted with letters sent out oy the pacHei's leiernug to the shipment aihI price of lresn meal curing periooa In which he said mere was no pool in exist ence, tlie witness apparently grew ner vous, but declined to deny the genuine ness of the documents. VI would not say whether those letters were or were not sent out from my of fice," Mr. Veeder said. The government read a number of new letters and telegrams purporting to have oeen sent out by the combination while Mr. Veeder was secretary. 'Were they sent out by your office?" '1 cannot say, but they look as if they might have been," replied the witness. Meut Prlera Harassed. "Was the price of meat ever discussed at these meetings of the packers where you acted as secretary?" "Yes, I heard It said by members that the prices were too high or tod low on dlf tcrent occus.ons." 'Were any instructions ever sent out from your office regarding the uniform system of figuring the cost of slaught ered animals?" 'Yes, about twice a year, perhaps oftener." 'Where would you gel the informa tion?" 'From instructions received from the packera at the weekly meetings," Mr. Veeder replied. The witness said the funds of their weekly percentages were kept in their Chicago banks. Mr. Vwxler wss then cross-examined by counsel for the defenre. The witness said the meetings of pack tContiuutd on Second Page ) 7- ivPiC ci!i LS'fier ST X t From the Washington Star. TAFT IN THE RACE TO STAY Statement from White House Says He Will Not Withdraw. NAME -WILL GO TO CONVENTION Dealal Is Made that An? Mrtirnsrr ' Is Beat to lionise vet t with Prop osltloa Relating; to Any Sahjeet. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-"Nothing but death can keep me out of the fight now." President Taft Is reported to have made this statement to White House cullers today and to have added that he had no objection to the statement being made public. It undoubtedly was Intended to set at rest all reports that Mr. Taft might with draw from the race for the republican nomination for president In favor of Colonel Koosevelt. The president Is aitld to be thoroughly aroused to the gravity of the situation in the republican party and determined to let his attitude be generally under stood. He has declared that under no circumstances will he withdraw tils name from consideration by the Chicago con vention next June and has asserted that his position with respect to the nomina tion has not changed In any particular since he first entered the White House. Mr. Taft has told friends and party leaders from the first that If he should be on lied on to stand for re-election he would be glad to do so; that he felt under obligations to the party for having made him president and was willing to abldn Its decision in the convention. He ad heres to this position according to an nouncements today and will not quit the race until the nominating ballots are cast at Chicago. Definite Statement Made. The president waa urged by a number of his closest friends to make a definite statement us to his position and agreed to do so in the language quoted above. With tills sluleine.nl us their Inspiration, It said the Taft supporters will at once be gin an active can.palgn In Ms behalf. It was said today that some of Mr. Taft'a friends have gone so far lately as to advise him to openly break with Col onel Roosevelt and to challenge the latter (Continued on Page Two.) Daffydil Contest in Full Swing Look (or rules of contest on page 11. liuudreds of clever answers commg iu daily. Got Into tho fcaiue. H auorUu uuiubeuioui, naming uuu ample compensa tion, feverjone eligible. tJigui teu valuable iruea. oliowiug ate leadiug tuur chams, uuu tue luuea tuey uiier. 'ihe limout silk Petticoat. Aiaunio creamery f irst, 3.uu mil Uiet, seuunu, , ti.uo nut k.cBl, iiinu, si.uu ui.l licnei. 1' an nil syrup compauy one kMa aui tu syi upa. uiiiaua t lee trie i.ignt and power Company Una electric i.eam.g pad. tUyutm brothers A substan tial and valuaoie prise, the naiuie of wnicn is witnneld as a surprise lor tue winner. lten tiiscuii Company 1$ 00 as sorloieol pat-sage goods. rred Krug brewing company One case L.uxus User. bunderland tiros. Company 12.00 to apply on purchase o( one or more tuns of coal. Wroth A lioon-uay meal for one week. V, n. Parmer Coinpaif- 12 00 worth of Parmer's baking . ovule.. In addition The bee offers five 11.00 prizes to 'the five next best Laffyuil writers. pi ,11 I rvV-TCi 1 Who s -y 1. r.vJ. ' S5 ,s - Receivers Held as Hostages by Italian Laborers NORFOLK, Va Jan. 3.-Two federal court officials, receivers for the bank rupt Bmllhfleld Marl, Clay and Trans portation company,, at Bmtthfleld. Va., are held hostsgn by Italian laborers who are clamoring for their pay. The re ceivers, J. hi Heard and John T. Held, were captured yesterday. They attempted lo take boats for Norfolk today, but were forced to return to a hotel. The receivers are not believed to be In Immediate danger. The receivers assured tho laborers that they were making efforts to raise money by which at least a portion of their wages could be paid, but the foreigners refused to accept their explanations and held the receivers. Late advices from Pmlthftcld say that Mayor Brock of Unit place has secured the release of the receivers on promise that money to pay off the Italians will arrive tonight. ATTACK ON COMMISSION FORM J. J. Breen in Lincoln to Look Up Details of Passage. WILL BRING UP NEW POINT Addition of Three New Flection After Time for Inlrodarllon of Bills Was Over Will lie Contention Iu Court. (From a Stuff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, NVb., Jan. 3.-J. J. Hroen was at the statehouse looking up the rec ord of the passage, through the legisla ture of the commission charter bill and announced In t lie secretary of state's of-, floe that he would attack t., validity of tho measure. He did not say in whose interest he was acting. He will assail the legality of the measure on a point which he asserts has never befora been raised in this state. It appears the hill was Introduced in the legislature before the llmo limit ex pired for the Introduction of new bills. After that (lute, however, the bill uas amended by tho addition of three sections, the one providing for tho initiative, the one for t In' referendum and the one pro viding how the charter might be voted out of existence in case tho electorate desire to take such a ftep. He holds that these amendments, being complete, sections, constituted a new bill ultlilu the meaning of the law, and that the entire measure therefore Is Invalid, aa they were Introduced lifter the time limit. J. J. Hi cen of South Omaha la-it night said he had been to Lincoln to Investi gate tho coiiiiiiim.mIoii form bill, but that he merely whs seeking to ascertain Its provisions with respect to grading. "Io you Intend to attack the bill," Mr. llreen was asked. "No," was his reply. REPORT WILL EXONERATE SENATORJSTEPHENSON WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-The Stephen sou itivcstiKatWig committee of the senate probably will meet Saturday to consider the report proposed by Chairman Hey burn of Idaho, exonerating Senator stepheusoi, from all charges of corrup. tlr. The report finds that no member of the Wisconsin legl.-ilal in e w.is shown to lave been Influenced in Mr. Stephenson's bvha'f by the um uf i'ion V. It com ments on the expenditure of $lh.ii) 111 the campaign Ms due to tin- i .ii-tene of a pniiniiy elei tl .n la .v In ihcomdn, ,,,it that law Is not col. de nie d in tel nw Iu Mr. Hc)buius rcpuit. U'rv, . ii 7 .J f- s A ' 1mi.ui. FLOOD HELDWITH WILSON Labor Organizer Arrested at Mus catine on Conspiracy Charge. COMES TO MEET INDICTMENT llrlnaa Lawyer with II I m on Heturu Trip from hlosaso- llotta Mem Heleaseil on Hond liy Jadae Iloran. Mt'SCATINK, ia.. Jan. J.-The arrest of Kmmett Flood of Chicago, national Organiser of the American Federation of Labor, on the charge of conspiracy tof destroy property, with acid bombs, was the principal development today in the local grand pjury situation which grew out of the button workers' strike. Flood was placed under arrest Immedi ately after his arrival here from Cld ciigo tills afternoon, on four warrants, thre of which charge him with malicious destruction of property. O. (, Wilson, the socialist member of the city council, and his agent for the local button workers' union, whlah Is on strike, was charged In two new Indict ments with conspiracy and malicious de struction of property. In the former he was Jointly Indicted with Flood. lioth men were released on bond, that of Flood being fixed at 12,000 and that of Wilson at $1,000. Local union men secured the sureties. llrlna Lawyer with lllm. Flood apparently waa expecting arrest, for he brought with him an ntorney, Iianlel Cruse of Chicago. A large crowd hod collected at tho station In anticipa tion of tho event, but the' actual arrest did not take place until after Flood and his attorney had reached tho court house. Judge Horan fixed tho bond. Wilson, who spent hist night In Jail, was re leased at the Fame. time. Tho offenses for which Flood and- Wll son are held are alleged to have been committed last spring, early in the pres ent button workers' strike. It Is specif ically charged In the Joint ftidlctmcut that the two men conspired with other labor men to destroy button factory property and to create a reign of terror among the cltixens of Muscatine, lloth defendants will remain here for tho preliminary hear ing, which has been set for Friday. inning the excitement at the station attending J he arrival of Flood one of Sheriff Vannutta'a deputies arrested Fred Terry, a button workers, who recently was arrested and sentenced to a Jail t rm for disturbing tho peace, but who was paroled. It was charged that he violated the terms of his parole by being present at the station. t.ouiuers Denounces Kin plo rrs. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. -"The employers of labor in the button workers' strike In Muscatine have been most relentless and have violated every right," declared Sam uel (Jumpers, president of the American Federation of I.ahor, In commenting to day on the arrest of National Organizer Flood at Muscatine. "Mr. Flood bus been down there prac tlcally since the strike started," he added, "defending the poor men, women and children who needed his help In their fight against their employers. The latter have shown no regard whatever for de cency or the rights of their employe In this fight." MME. CURIE HAS ACUTE ATTACK OF APPENDICITIS PAIUS, Jan. 3. The condition of Mme. Curie, who suffered yesterday from an acutu attack of appendicitis, continues to he serious. The doctors of the hosplta. to which the was removed last night in , anticipation of an operation say today, however, that they expect to save her life. Mine. Curie's friends say her ill ness was brought on, or at least aggra vateri, by the worry occasioned by the n out nut iu which her name was ion nictid with that of Prof. Langevln ill d voice court proceedings. LAHOIt LEADERS TOLDOP PLOTS Former Mayor of Indianapolis Says He Informed Union Officers of Doings of UcNaniaraf. MADE INDEPENDENT IliQUIRY Says He Told Several Men John J. Was Directing Dynamiting. INTIMATES G0MPERS KNEW Dropped Investigation When His Term Expired. DENIAL IS MADE BY PRESIDENT Head of American Federation Snys lie evrr Had Aay Intimation from lloi.U alter or Others o Facta la Case. INDIANAPOLIS. Iml.. Jan. S.-Natlonal labor officials affiliated with Samuel Oomprra and the American Federation of lAbor were Informed two years ago by Shinies A. Itookwalter, who as maycr at that time conducted a socret Investigation, tbnt John J. McNamara had directed a series of dynamite explosions. Tills waa made known by Itookwalter today when he was Informed that the) government's Investigation embraced an inquiry into the clrcumstanoea of the four explosions directed against Albert Von Spreckelen, a general contractor, on ac count of labor troubles. Itookwalter declared he expected to ba subpoenaed by the federal grand Jury, which resumed Its sessions today. He said he would bare all the details of the municipal Investigation which sat isfied him that John J. McNamara, m secretary-treasurer of the International Association of P-rldge and Structural Iron Workers, was the conspiring executive who caused the explosions In this vicin ity. Book waiter even said that he him self had told John J. McNamara of the strong suspicion against him and that Iu his conversations with a score of labor leaders he had placed the responsibility on the Iron workers' union. Talk with John J. "We were on a street car together one day shortly after the Von Spreckelen explosion In October :909," I'nld Book waiter today, "when John J., whom I knew very well, asked me In a taunting woy If I had learned who blew up the buildings. I was Irritated those days be cause I myself had received threatening letters and had to have a guard at my house for sixty days, so I answered lather hotly, 'Yes, and I could put my hand on one of them without leaving this car.' " Asked whether he told any one else besides McNamara of what his Investiga tion had disclosed, he said: "Yes, I told a score of labor leaders what I knew and that the Iron wprkers were to blame." . , . , 'What did tluy say wen you blamed the Iron workers?" "There are lots of good men In union labor and they always have denounced acts of violence. 1 think some of them aid it waa a 'shame.' " "Did any of these men tell Mr. Com pere that suspicion pointed strong t'j the guilt of the Iron workers?" "1 don't know whether they told hlin or not. but Bam Compels Is one of the best informed men In this country." Old Not Tell tJompers. llookwi.lter said that Clampers visited Indianapolis several times subsequent to his own conversations with the labor loaders, both before and After the Mo NAinaras were arrested, and that he (Bookwalter) met Oompcrs himself twice while with labor union men. but that no reference was mado :n his presence to the explosions. "The only remark I made about labor matters to Compels." said Bookwalter. "was to tell him that we had a strike when the ct hall was built and that the unions had made me accede to their tie mantis." Mr. Bookwulter was then told that In vestigation was being mado as to whethy he had Informed Gompers. He denied that he was Intimate enough with Compere to have discussed tho question. "It's true that my M"r""''". Hugo Thorsch, is a close friend of Mr. Gom pers, having known him for twenty years." . "Do you think Mr. Gompers knew while these explosions were going on who was rei.ponslble for them?" , "Compels Is tho general of a great army, and Hke a general he did not In quire when any of his men were engag ing In guerilla warfare. But If thta were called to the attention of the general nat urally he would rebuke them." "Ho you think he could have stopped it had he tried?" I do not. as the iron workers were only an allied organisation to the Ameri-. can Federation of Labor. John J. Mo Namara was not tho kind of man to take orders from anybody." "No union labor leader, not even SamueJ Gompers, bead of the American Federa tion of Labor, haa lifted a hand to help in cleaning up the big dynamite con splracy. either before or since the Mc Namara confessions at Los Angeles." said Oscar Lawler, special government prosecutor for tho district of southern Boxes of j O'Briens Candy and Dalzell's Ice Cream Bricks Given away eacb day la the want ads to those finding their names. Read the want ada each day. It you don't get a prU you will probably find tonie thing advertised that appeals to you. Each day these prizes are offered, no puzzles to solve no subscriptions to get nothing but finding your name. It will appear some time.