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OCTOBER
1, 1912-TWELVE PAGES.
THE WEATHER
Generally Fair
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
ROOSEVELT WRITES
NOTES ASKING
HARR1MANTQSEEH1M
Senate Committee Resumes Taking
of Testimony in Regard to Cam
paign of 1904.
MAGNATE'S SECRETARY ON STAND
Letten Written by Former President
Placed oa Record.
HARRIMAN DONATES $50,000
Personal Contribution Precedes Fund
liaised After Visit.
MR. BLISS' SON TESTIFIES
Son of Former Treasurer Produce
Letters From Roosevelt mad Taft
Found la His Father's
Flies.
"WASHINGTON. Sept 80.-The senate
subcommittee renewal of the Investiga
tion of presidential campaign contribu
tions today marked the beginning- oi
hearings that are expected to bring
many of the leading financiers, politicians
and candidates to the witness stand dur
ing' the next two months.
COlonel Theodore Roosevelt and J.
Plerpont Morgan are scheduled to step
, Into the spotlight later this week, the
financier appearing Thursday and Colonel
Roosevelt on Friday.
Senators Clapp, Oliver, Paynter and
Pomerene were present when the com
mittee went Into session. Mr. Bliss was
. the first witness. He said he was an
executor of his father's estate and had
sole custody of his father's papers.
''Have you found any papers bearing
on the campaign funds handled by your
father?" asked Chairman Clapp.
Mr. Bliss placed In evidence a report
from the aduitor who examined his
father's accounts when he resigned as
treasurer or. me repuoucan commiuee.
He said the records did not show any
contribution by John D. Archbold or the
Standard Oil company. Members of the
committee examined the records.
No name3 of contributors to the 1904
campaign fund appear in the records.
Mr. Bliss was asked to read his father's
letter of resignation to Harry 8. New,
which also had been placed In evidence.
The letter set forth the late Mr. Bliss
had held as confidential the names of
contributors and the amount of their con
tributions in the "last four presidential
campaigns in which I have aoted as
treasurer."
"I have persistently refused to make
these reports public," the letter read,
"because I regard the relations of campaign-
contributions to party' committees
as confidential. I believe the right to re
fuse to make public these contributions
is as sacred as the rfcht of a man to
cast a secret ballot ln-fhe election."
Fend About Three Millions.
The letter added that the republican
receipts in 1300 had been "a trifle below
13,000,000;" in 1896, $3,500,000, and in 1892,
11,600,000.
The witness said he had discovered
three other letters of a "personal and
more or less intimate nature." These he
handed to Chairman Clapp. One was from
President Roosevelt, another from Wil
liam H. Taft as secretary of war.
The committee members read the letters
privately.
Senator Clapp had them placed in the
3 . t I 1. 1 1 I1 , . .aa4
Hfoua ana meir i;uiiicuia wcis iiui ui-
vulged at the time. Mr. Bliss said he
bad no other documents and no recollec
tion of any conversations with his father
which would throw any light on the
subjects under investigation.
Later, however, the contents of two of
the letters became known. That from
Secretary Taft, written May 6, 1904, urged
the late Mr. Bliss to take the chair
manship, Baying President Roosevelt "was
most anxious" for it and adding that as
chairman Mr. Bliss would "secure the
confidence of these from whom contribu
tions may be expected." The letter from
President Roosevelt, dated the same, also
urged him to take the place.
Letter From Roosevelt.
While the committee at first seemed
confused as to the disposition of the
three letters to Mr. Bliss put in evidence
the substantial portions of them were
finally made public. Two were of no par
ticular import, but the third, dated March
26, 1906, written by President Roosevelt
from the White House to Mr. Bliss In
New York made specific denial that he
had ever been Influenced for or against
eny persons or interests as a result of
contributions to the 1904 campaign.
President Roosevelt wrote that he be
lieved the 1904 campaign fund had been
only half as big as the republican fund
In 1896 or the democratic fund in 1892.
"This, however, , is aside from the
point," he continued, "which Is that the
money was spent legitimately In legit
imate campaign expenses and that no
pretense has been made to the contrary,
and that It was contributed freely by
men who did not ask and who never
have received one particle of considera
tion in the shape of legislation or ad
ministrative act as a reward for. having
so contributed; exactly as no man has
been In any way discriminated against
for "not having contributed.
"Mr. Frick was -one of my stanchest
National Irrigation
Congress Begins in
Mormon Tabernacle
SALT LAKH CITT. Utah, Sept 30.
The twentieth convention of the National
Irrigation Congress, which has Us birth
in this city September 15, 1891, opened at
the Mormon tabernacle this morning.
The city has been preparing for the con
gress for many weeks and Is more beau
tifully decorated than ever before. Dele
gates from all parts of the country and
many foreign lands arrived on every In
coming train yesterday and the indica
tions are that the congress will have the
largest attendance In the history of the
organization.
Preceding the opening of the congress
this morning the queen of irrigation and
her maids of honor were escorted to the
city and later to the tabernacle by Gov
ernor William Spry and his staff, city
officials and military organizations. The
congress was opened forr4lly by the
queen, by the singing of the "Irrigation
Ode," rendered by the tabernacle choir
of 600 voices.
The addresses of welcome were deliv
ered by Governor Spry and Mayor Sam
uel C. Park, with responses by United
States Senator Francis G. Newlands,
president of the congress.
GREAT CROWD
Pi
S
TRE KING'S HIGHWAY
With. Pleasure Samson Vie- the
A
Vast Throng of Subject y me
to Mak-
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CARNTvT vvr V -a SURPRISE
Attendance. asses the Mark Reached
on Corresponding Date Last Year.
DRESS REHEARSALS AT THE DEN
First of the Parades of the Gala Sea
son Passes Over Streets Today.
GAY AUTOS TO GET IN LINE
Hundred or More Muchtnes Beauti
fully Decorated with Flowers to
Be a Sight l.ontf to Be
Remembered.
ATTENDANCE.
1913.
Wednesday 1.880
Thursday 4,080
Pnflsy 454
Saturday 13,941
1911.
3,570
6,013
7,518
2,337
Gate receipts to the King's Highway
and to the shows within are greater for
the first four days of the carnival than
they were during the corresponding time
of the festival of last year.
The actual gain as shown on the books
of Secretary Weaver amounts to 1,155
more admissions. Figuring from tills,
while considering the fact that the first
three days of the carnival practically
wero spoiled ly the rain, the board of
governors anticipates the most success
ful carnival in the history of the or
ganization. The great attendance Satuiduy night
made up the loss of the opening days.
The concessions ma! more money Sat
urday than has been made In a single
night on the carnival grounds for years.
Preparations for the various parades
and events of this week are still being
gone over. A full dress rehearsal for
participants In the electrical parade and
Senator Fall Says
Socialists Are Back
of Mexican Uprising
EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 30.-Senator A. B.
Fall denied today that he and Senator
William A. Smith, of the special senate
committee investigating conditions in
Mexico, had decided to recommend inter
vention. He added that no preliminary
report had or would be made until the
ultimate findings of the committee are
announced. Senator Smith Is in Cali
fornia and Fall Is here continuing the in
vestigation.
Senator Fall declared today that the
committee investigation on the Pacific
coast resulted in securing evidence that
the so-called socialist element was at
tempting to unseat President Madero af
ter assisting In exiling ex-President Diaz
and that the plan was to set up a social- I the Coronation ball was given at the Den
last night. All the principals In the Ak-Sur-Ben
circus and coronation ceremonies
were there to go through the entire
performance.
This afternoon the automobile floral
parade will pass over the streets, and
It is expected that there will be more
than 100 beautifully decorated automobiles
In the line.
Wild West Puts on Thrillers.
Spectators witness some accidents not
noted on the program. At tUe Frontier
day wild west show at Rourke's park
yesterday afternoon, one of the cowboys
was for a moment pinned under his
horse when the animal threw itself upon
its rider on the ground. The cowboy,
however, extricated himself ana only
limped slightly asa result of the.mlsi'
hap. On another occasion a" boy was
thrown from his horse and into the en
closure, and barely escaped serloua In-
Jury.
At the show no one knows exactly,
what is going to happen next, as the
wild horses and Wild steers are uncertain.
The second of the series of perform
ances was given before the largest au
dience, although not quite so large as
that in attendance Sunday afternoon.
The cossacks attracted attention and
the expert roping, involving a playful
management of the rope while at the
same time catching a galloping horse
by the feet was a feat that was ap
preciated. The riding of the buffalo and
the wild steer are feats that always cull
With Competition Absorbed
more. ) Akw'uN
m.mm&ax nam
From the Indianapolis
FIFTY-ONE ALLEGED
DYNAMITERS TO BE
ARRAIGNED TUESDAY
Trial of Men Accused of Conspiracy
to Illegally Transport Explo
v sives Begin Tomorrow,
PROMINENT MEN . IMPLICATED
Number of Defendants Are Officer!
of Labor Unions.
MORE RIOTING IN LAWRENCE ; BULL mose orator who spoke
IN OMAHA YESTERDAY,
Beginning of Protest Strike Marked
with Disturbances.
1st government In Mexico. He declared
that some evidence showed that certain
labor and political elements In the United
States were assisting secretly the Mexi
can socialists to this end.
"The Industrial Workers of the World
and the Western Federation of Miners
were mentioned in the evidence," de
clared Senator Fall.
Good Roads Would
Help Keep Young
Men on the Farm
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Sept. 30.-Good
roads would solve the problem of keeping
the young man the farm. Jay breaking
his isolation and would reduce the cost
of living by putting cities within easy
reacn or the farmer, according to N. f.
Huil of the National Grange ' legislative
committee,' who spoke at the opening ses
sion of the American Good Roads con
gress here today. Charles T. Terry,
chairman of the American Automobile
association's legislative board, claimed
In his address on "The Making of the
Automobile Lsw," that it was "the right
of the motorist to be delivered from bear
ing all the expense of road building and
maintenance."
(Continued on Second Page.)
The Weather
For Nebraska Fair; rising temperature.
For Iowa Fair; rising temperature.
Hours. Deg
President Taft is
in Improved Health
BEVERLY, Mass., Sept. 30,-After a
month In Severly interrupted by many
trips, President Taft U beginning to
show the good effects of his vacation.
When he. came to Beverly the president
looked pale and friends noticed that he
was not so energetic as usual. Callers
who saw him today, however, remarked
upon the clearness of his eye, his hearty
handclasp and ooat of tan.
In response to a letter from the secre
tary of the American Manufacturers' Ex
port association requesting his views on
the merit system for consular offices, the
president today replied that he favors
such a system and referred his corre
spondent to his message to the Sixty
first congress, In Whioh he urged the
use of this method in dealing with for
eign representatives of the nation.
Sixteen-Hour Law
Violation Charged
A government suit fas instituted In
federal court at Council Bluffs yesterday
against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific Railroad company, charging two
violations of the slxteen-hour law on
the Falrbury-LlneolnCeunoIl Bluffs run.
Taeactlon was started at the request of
the Interstate Commerce commission. A
penalty of 11,000 Is asked.
WITHDRAWS PERMIT FOR
MARCH ACROSS TEXAS
AUSTIN, Tex., Sept 80.-Governor Col
quitt has withdrawn permission for Mex
ican federal troops to march from Mara
thon, Tex., to another point on the bor
der over Texas soil. He announced to
day that he does not can to take the
risk.
The governor says his attention was
called to the fact that "It would be a
seventy-mile march over rough territory
ana will invite difficulties which I do
not want to occur In Texas."
AUTO DEALERS TO HOLD
BIG SALES CONVENTION
(Continued on Second Page.)
Turkey Ready for
Trouble in Balkans
ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 30. Turkey Is
making elaborate military preparations
to meet any hostile demonstrations In the
Balkans, according to semi-official state
ment published here today.
The Ottoman government has called up
100,000 men, forming eleven divisions, of
the Redlves or Second reserves, for six
weeks training In field maneuvers.
The Turkish troops sent from Thrace
to Albania some time ago have now been
ordered to return to their stations, so
that the only troops at present detached
from their ordinary posts are thoso con
centrated in Salonlki, along the Darda
nelles, and at Smyrna, in consequence of
the war with Italy.
SOFIA, Sept. 30.-The mobilization f
the Bulgarian army was proclaimed by
me government today. The action was
taken In consequence of alarming new
here as to the concentration of Turkish
troops In the neighborhood of Adrianople
ana along the Bulgarian frontier.
MANY REFUSE TO QUIT WORK
I
GIFFORD P1NCIIOT.
PINCHOT ON CONSERVATION
Talks at Luncheon Before the Uni
versity Club of Omaha.
Sailor Cuts Throat
of Chicago Clerk
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-M!chael Cooper, a
sailor who had been robbed of his earn
ings two hours previous, darted across
the street In front of the Northwestern
railway station today and plunged a
knife into the jugular vein of Davlu
Weathers, a clerk. Cooper told the po
licemen who arrested him that he was
sure Weathers was the man who robbed
him.
Pickets Attack Men and Women
Seeking to Enter Mills and
Many Arrests Are Made
Twelve Thousand Idle.
LAWRENCE, Mass., Sept. 30,-RIotlng
marked the beginning of the twenty-four-hour
general strike of tho Industrial
Workers of the World as a protest
against the imprisonment of Joseph J.
Ettor and Arturo Glovannlttl, leaders of
the organization, whose trial on a charge
of murder began at Salem today. Fif
teen persons were Injured and a dozen
arrests were "made.
Of the 30,000 textile operatives em
ployed in the mills of this city 12.000
were Idle.
Pickets had numerous conflicts with
employes going to the mills. A dozen ar
rests were made for attacks upon children,
women and men, some or those takenbe-
Ing armed with revolvers, knives or other
weapons, such as hammers, bolts or pieces
of Iron.
One of the most serious disturbances
was near the Everett mill. A big crowd
gathered and became so threatening that
the police charged them, wielding their
clubs freely. Several persons were In
jured. One man, who was knocked from
a street car. was taken to a hosnlt.il.
where It was said his condition was
serious.
Voun Womnti At lurked.
The morning's trouble began at Essex
and Mill streets. A fireman was escort
ing his young daughter to her work, when
he was attacked by a crowd of pickets.
The firemen succeeded In getting the
young woman safely within the mill
gates, after which he returned and pointed SPOKE AT THE LYRIC LAST NIGHT
out a man, who, he claimed, struck his
daughter. The alleged assailant was arrested.
In another affray a boy was struck over
the head with a bottle and rendered un
conscious. Cars bearing workers were
Intercepted by pickets and stalled for a
time.
Leaders of the Industrial Workers of
the World said that the organization could
not be held responsible for the dlstrub-
ances which they attributed to "excitable
youngsters."
It is estimated that 12,000 operatives are
Idle, of whom 7,000 are striking members
of the Industrial Workers of the World,
while the other C.000 had either left the
mills because of lack of work or re
mained away because of Intimidation.
Minor disturbances In different parts
of the city were reported. In one case
the police broke up a crowd, captured a
red flag and arrested the flag bearer
on a charge of creating a disturbance.
Granite Quarries Close.
JUINCY, Mas3.. Sept. 30.-Thlrty gran-
ite quarries were closed today because of
a strike of laborers In protest against
the imprisonment of Ettor and Glovan
nlttl. A large body of quarrymen marched
through the district and ordered out those
at work. Police patrol wagons followed,
but no arrests were made.
I CLA1RSVILLE, O., Sept. 30.-Three
thousand miners employed In the Purse
glove and Troll mines refused to work
today In sympathy with the Industrial
Workers of the World strike at Salem,
Mass. There were no disorders.
BELLEVERNON, Pa., Sept. SO.-Four-teen
mines hers were closed today while
5,000 men participated in the twenty-four-hour
sympathy strike called by the Indus
trial Workers of the World.
Addresiies the Younir Women at
llrownell Hall on Conservation
and Woman Suffrage
k Hall Moose Orator.
MISSOURIANS ARE FOR TAFT
Republican Electors Sign Agreement
with String to It.
TALK ABOUT THIRD CANDIDATE
Will Vote for President It State's
Vote Will Elect Him Other.
wle They May Vote for
Governor Hadley.
FOUR INTERNAL REVENUE
, DISTRICTS ARE ABOLISHED
4&o IT
w IS-
THREE TRAGEDIES IN
ABERDEEN AND VICINITY
irx, ! WASHINGTON, Kept SO.-The Treas-
AB&tiuaiLi, 8. D., Sept 30. (Special ! ury department today abolished the fol
Telegram.) The body of the man found In lowing internal revenue districts;
a haystack at Hecla has been identified Fourtr. California, Sacramento, W. A.
as Henry Brandes, alias Dutch Henry, Shlppee, collector, merged with, the San
who dppeared November 10. mi. and 00
naa not since been heard of. Brandes AuBtln district; South Carolina district
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XZ INDIANAPOLIS. Sept Su.-Ind.cation, ! ThcCond he conned ittaI-dfi
I j d(ealers here ctober 8 an(1 at Na ; on the reservation near Dupree. S.
tlonal Sales convention of
dealers, of which X X Cole of the C?oI
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10 a. m
11 m
13 m i 64 j company is pres dent
1 P. m 57 The convention wli;
2 p. m 5
5 p. m 61
4 p. m 62
6 p. m 60
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automobile 1 iast week. Is 1n Jail here awaiting trial
f thn "T I m - 1
ST0PV ABOUT PARTITION
Of PERSIA IS DENIED
Gifford Pinchot, president of the Na
tional Conservation congress and formei
head of the United States forestry de
partment, outlined briefly what he and
similar thinkers must do at the next
session of congress for "all the American
people" in a short talk before the Uni
versity club Monday noon.
Ho said that several big fights were
destined for the next congressional ses
sion snd that the people must combine
against a certain clique In the national
house end senate which represents the
Interests.
He and the officials of the administra
tion In which he took part he declared
had fought against the few in behalf of
all the people In brlrming about acts of
legislation favoring conservation, but
that the fight will have to be repeated
since the Interests are coming 'back at
them.
"The first big fight we will have,"
said he, "will be against the proposition
of states rights in the matter of forest
conservation. Representatives of the In
terests have already notified us that they
intend to take conservation away from
the national government and place It
with the Individual states. This will give
the Interests a greater chance to hold
within the hands of the few the resources
which rightfully belong ' to everybody.
They can better handle the states in
dividually than as a nation.
"The second big fight we will have is
to be to get in control of streams and
water power and to make legislation and
appropriations for the prevention of
floods. Water power will some day be
come one of the greatest resource! the
American people have. It already has
come Into the control of a few privi
leged Interestr, and It will be our fight
to return suet resources to all the peo
ple." .
After hie speech at the University club
Mr. Pinchot went to BrowneU Hall,
where he talked conservation aM touched
upen womai. suffrage.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30Many, If not all
of the eighteen republican presidential
electors in Missouri recently signed an
agreement pledging themselves to vote
for Tuft for presldei.t If the eighteen
votes of Missouri In the electoral college
wjuld elect him, but otherwise to com
bino with electors from other Btates on
a third candidate, according to 'toduy's
developments.
The signing of the agreement camo to
light by the announcement of John X
Lahlv, an elector of St, Louis, that he Is
going to repudiate the agreement becaust
Governor Hadley In his speech Saturday
night failed to indorse President Taft
Lahlv said he signed the agreement with
the understanding that if all the elect
ors signed it, Governor Hadley would
come out openly for President Taft and
advocate his election.
Louis" P. Aloe, another elector, admit
ted signing the agreement under the same
conditions as Lahlv signed. At the' re
publican statu headquarters, where the
agreement was signed, It was said today
mat it was not known how many electors
signed the agreement. The v St Loula
electors understood that Governor Had
ley was to be the compromise candidate
for president In event President Taft
could not be elected, but that there was
nothing In the agreement to that effect.
Says Project Was Dropped.
Governor Hadley over the telephone
said the project to get electors' signatures
to an agreement was started two months
ago, and dropped because it was con-
idered not feasible.
"Lster State Chairman Elvlns heard of
the plan and thought It might be put
through," said Governor Hadley. "I
gave him a copy of the original agree
ment, but had nothing to do with getting
signatures to it. Elvlns, after getting a
few signatures, dropped the project He
told me that he did not think the plan
would work out. He abandoned it a
week ago.
"I never gave anybody to understand
that If the agreement was signed 1
would support President Taft"
Hadley Talks of His Speech.
Governor Herbert S. Hadley of Mis
souri said today over the telephone from
Jefferson City that in his attitude toward
President Taft he stood exactly where
his speech of Saturday night showed
him to stand.
Regarding the telegram which Otto F.
Stifel, a member ot the advisory commit
tee of the republican national commit
tee, sent to President Taft, stating that
Governor Hadley had Indorsed President
Taft in his speech, the governor said:
"It is silly to undertake to construe my
words In the way Mr. Stifel Is said to
have done. There can be no misunder
standing of my position, if the public will
take my Saturday night's speech as a
statement of my position and my pur
pose." The governor specified particularly in
reference to his speech that the para
graphs In which he said that President
Taft, if he should protnlse to use his
influence for the correction of bosslsm
In southern states and tor the enactment
of presidential primary laws, would de
sorve support and that if he did not try
tc bring about these changes he would
not deserve support.
In federal court He says he murdered
Marcelle In a auarre? wMl hnh wf.
The convention will be addressed bj i drunk.
many men of national prominence, whe 1 Herman Rah:, aged 53, a farmer near
have made an acknowledged succe.'t. of ; Akaska. S. B., committed suicide while
salesmanship In many lines of Industry Respondent by hangln himself In a
1 lllflrtir vfiA nnnttsn Hnn Vw n - a r9 wan ft. t .
- " "' "" "" " " 'rj. nr was a widower and leaves Tl.s office, however, threw no llgb on
one make of car win be mentioned. Jfive children. tb, thf. two g0vernmentC
LONDON, Sept. 80.-That the partition
of Persic had been proposed during the
recent Anglo-Russian conferences was de
nied tods." by tlu British foreign offic.
tw Elevator at Onawa
ONAWA, la., Sept. J0.-(Specia!.)-The
Farmerr' Elevator company has let a
contrast for the erection of a new 60,000
bushe'. capacity structure tc the Burrell
Engineering and Construction company
of Chicago, to replace the old elevator
recent'." destroyed b;- flrt. The building
It to b completcl and readr fo? opera
tic 3 November 13.
Chileans Fear Quakes,
Pass Night in Tents
VALPARAISO, Chile, Sept. 30.-Panlc
in consequence of the prediction of earth
quake: caused most of the Inhabitants
af Valparaiso to pass last night in tents
pitched or. the open spaces and in the
parkr, where bands played to cheer them,
whlk troops patrolled the streets. At
midnight a slight shock- occurred. A
stronr northern wind that started at 2
o'clock this morning created a heavy sea,
which increased the fear of the people,
who were drenched by incessant rains.
Several shock., caused a panic In the
dlstrk' between Iliape! and Sua Fer-nado.
GROWS OUT OF LOS ANGELES CASE
Twenty-One Killed When Timet
Building Was Blown Up.
THREE DEFENDANTS ARE ABSENT
McXaniara Brothers Are In CallfoM
nla Prison and J. X McCray Has
Never Been Located Sena
tor Kern for Defense.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept S0.-Whoeve
participated with the MeNamar brothers
in the series of dynamite and nitro
glycerin explosions which preceded and
followed the wrecking of the Los Angeles
Times building, Ootober 1, 1810, when
twenty-one persons were killed, the
government hopes to disclose in ths trial
whioh begins Tuesday before Judge A, B.
Anderson of fifty-one men.
At the head of the list of defendants,
who thus are brought into court exaotly
two years after the Los Angeles dtiaster,
are:
Frank M. Ryan, president of tho Inter
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers.
Ortie E. McManlgal, one known as
j. w. Mcuraw on the Paclflo coast, a
confessed dynamiter
the McNamara brothers, who has been
kept In custody as a witness for the
prosecution ever since his arrest in De
trolt a year ago last April.
Herbert 8. Hocktn, sucoesor of John
X MoNamar as secretary-treasurer of
the union, whom MoManlgal accuses oS
being ths organiser of the dynamttnlg
crew, and one of the originators of tho
alarm clock scheme by which explosions
were set off several hours after the mine
wss placed. .
Most of the other defendants are present
or former union officials whom the
government charges, were linked to
gether In a conspiracy by an extensive
correspondence from 1905 to 1811. durln
which time more than 100 explosions In
states scattered from Massachusetts to
California occurred In works under con
struction by employers of nonunion labor.
One Defendant MUslnv,
Hrty-four mn were Indicted last Febru
ary, but John J. MoCray, Wheeling, W.
Vs., never has been located and the Mc
Namara brotbsrs.areii4tt'prlinrr ltr CalU
tortus. '
The court room, which probably tot
weeks will be the scene of the trial, has
long been ready. Every precaution has
been taken to secure quiet The nndows '
of the small room, located on the outslda
corner of the second floor of the federal
building, have been heavily curtained to
exclude , the daylight Recently Judge
Anderson had the walls and celling thickly
padded with felt to Improve the sound
conditions.
United States Senator John W. Kun
has been retained as counsel for thu it
fendants, while the government "v'll be
represented by District Atto-,n Charlea
W. Miller and his assistant
Sixteen defendants were placed under
110,000 bonds each to appear for trial
and the others each under $6,000 bonds,
making an aggregate In bonds of 1350,000,
Witnesses are to be called from many
parts of the country. While It Is not
the Intention of the government to go
thoroughly into ths cases which resulted'
In ihe Imprisonment of ths McNarnaras,
all that part of ths evidence of the Pa
clflo coast explosions as pertains to the
Illegal Interstate shipment of explosives
have been made available to District AU
torney Miller.
Each of the thirty-two indictments
returned last February contains charges
against all of the defendants, and the
charges are embraced In three fiioups.
They are:
Transporting dynamite and nitro
glycerin In passenger trains from one
state to another, as Ortle B. McManlgal
confessed wss done when these explosives
were carried in suit cases from hiding
places at Muncle, Ind.; Rochester, Pa.;
Tiffin, O.. and Indianapolis, to cities whers
"Jobs" were to be blown up.
Conspiring to violate Interstate regula,
tlons relative to explosives. . : -
Concealing knowledge of the conspiracy
or abetting the Illegal transportation of
explosives.
Most of the explosions of which the
government has made a record wsrs dW
rected against members of ths National
Erectors' association, an organisation of
constructors who had broken off rela
tions with the union and were conduct-'
lng "open shops." Ths first explosion or"
attempt recorded was at Miner's Falls,
Mass., In the summer of 1905 and the
last October 18, 1911, when at 2 a, m
near Santa Barbara, Cal., thirty-nine
sticks of dynamite with a fuse were
found beneath a bridge Just before, a
special train bearing President Taft
passed over. Twenty of . the explosions ,
occurred In Ohfo.
McManlgal's. confession was the basis
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