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THE TIM ES
Vol. I. No. 10
JUDGE GALLOWAY ENJOINS THE
PARKISON PETITIONS BECAUSE
THEY SHOW RANK FRAUD
SA LE M .— Thursday, Judge Gal­
loway, o f Department No. 2 of the
Circuit Court, handed down a de­
cision in the ease o f the referen­
dum petitions against the Univer­
sity o f Oregon appropriations. On
account of the fraud proven in the
vast number o f forged signatures
obtained by H. J. Parkison, ex­
editor o f the Portland Labor
Press, and his aides, decree was
granted J. C. Friendly, permanent­
ly enjoining the Secretary of State
from placing the petitions on the
ballot. Among other things, Judge
Galloway in his decree says:
“ The right o f petition, reserved
by constitution to refer to a vote
o f the people any measure passed
by the Legislature, was not in­
tended to be used to settle or ad­
just private and local grievances;
but contemplates the right to ex­
press the honest sentiment o f the
dissatisfied voters upon public
matters only. The evidence in this
case discloses that the petition
originated in the case o f a local
neighborhood
contention
and
spite; that in carrying into effect
this unworthy motive, means were
employed to obtain signatures up­
on a money basis, and further the
personal spleen and revenge by
the committee of Cottage Grove
citizens. An order was first given
H. J. Parkison to procure 3000
names, for which he was to be
paid at the rate of 7 cents fo r each
name so secured, each on two peti­
tions referring to acts o f the L eg­
islature in this cause. This dealer
in names for a price procured
agents for which he vouched to
go out into the street and the most
questionable places in Portland to
procure names. Some o f these
agents went under assumed names,
and in this manner made the affi­
davits required to verify the peti­
tion.
Long before this petition
was filed, Mr. Parkison was ad­
vised that a large part of the
names handed to him by his agents
were fictitious and fraudulent. He
so notified his principal at Cottage
PO RTLAN D , OREGON, DECEMBER 23, 1911
Price 5 Cents
“High Living” In the Dining
Car of the A irs h ip Schwaben
IN FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AT
INDIANAPOLIS DYNAMITE CACHE
OF THE M'NAMARAS IS REVEALED
Grove and agreed to place 600 to
800 names, admitted to be fraudu­
lent, among those delivered by
him to the committee of that
place.
IN D IA N A P O L IS .— Persons who
for weeks unknowingly lived near
enough dynamite to have blown
up the neighborhood, and whose
children skated over the floors of
a vacant house in which nitroely-
“ A dispute arose among the
eerine had been spilled, testified
gentlemen who originated the pe­
in the Government’s investigation
tition as to what should be done
of tile dynamite conspiracy before
with it, and between some o f the
the Federal grand jury. Witness­
committee and Mr. Parkison as to
es from Muneie, Ind., were ques­
the manner in which he should
tioned concerning what they know
perform his contract.
There is
of the renting o f a house in Mun-
some testimony to the effect that
cie to Ortie E. MeManigal in De­
he and Mr. Abrams filed the orig­
cember. 1909. A fte r paying rent
inal 3000 names without taking
fo r several months in advance,
out the 600 or 800 fraudulent
MeManigal stored it with boxes
names , but Mr. Parkison swore
and sawdust, in which lie packed
that he did not file them. It is
nitroglycerine.
certain, however, that he did elim­
The fact that the rent had been
inate all o f the fraudulent names,
paid and the house, always in
for the defendant has been com­
darkness, was visited periodically
pelled lo admit the existence of
by a stranger created an element
3722 fraudulent names and others
of mystery that still was unsolved
are suspected in the petition as
after the place, again deserted,
filed. It is shown, however, that
was thrown open, and school chil­
Mr. Parkison knew that Charles
dren skated over the floors upon
Falk had furnished him fraudu­
which appeared grease spots.
lent and forged names; still he
Later it was found the spots
employed this untrustworthy per­
were caused by nitroglycerine, and
son to procure more names, and
experts were called to desroy their
he took no steps to ascertain this
explosive power.
fact, but filed them with the
Among the witnesses from Mun-
others. These names form a part
cie were Mrs. Elizabeth
I liner,
of those now admitted to be fraud­
Isaac Grant and a manufacturer
ulent.
who sold boxes to MeManigal.
“ Doubtless few o f the reputable
The evidence was traced by the
signers on the petition knew their
investigators, not only to confirm
names were being used as article.-,
McM anigal’s confession,
which
of traffic for a money considera­
implicated John J. and James B.
tion, or as an agency to satisfy a
McNamara, but also to bring out
P h o to by A m e r ic a n P re sa A sso cia tio n .
petty revengeful spirit.
who, if anyone, assisted him.
H ILE the aeroplane has lately had almost a monopoly of public at­
Other expressions of* horror at
“ In the opinion o f the court,
tention In this country, in Germany, which honors Count Zeppelin discovering they bail been living
judged by legal considerations
as the pioneer of the air, Interest In dirigible balloons Is still acute.
alone, the petition is void and
Only recently a number of P"' sslan princes aud other royal person­
ought not to stand because it is
ages made an ascent In the new dirigible Scbwaben. Among them were Prince
evident that it lacks a sufficient I
Eitel Friedrich, the kaiser’s second son; Prince and Princess August Wilhelm
number o f genuine names o f legal | and Prince George of Greece. As the Schwaben Is fitted for carrying pas­
voters to refer the measure and sengers—for a handsome fee—it is perhaps natural that It should have a (lining
adjudged by the conscience o f a compartment, although the appetite of some passengers would probably be too
court o f equity, those seeking to much affected by the novel circumstances of the meal to enable them to get
IN D IA N A P O L IS .— Hotel regis­
maintain it are not in court with the worth of their money out of the menu.
ters
showing the movements o f
clean hands, and ought not to be
those suspected o f complicity in
granted the unusua. request to
the dynamiting conspiracy, other
purge the petition of fraud, of
than the McNamaras and Ortie
which they are more or less re­
MeManigal, were taken before tin*
sponsible.’ ’
Federal grand jury today.
W
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Thomas J. Refiingon, o f Youngs­
town, ()., brought his hotel regis­
ter and some account books said
to show by whom certain lulls bad
been paid. A bridge being erect­
ed by the Baltimore & Ohio rail­
road at Youngstown was damaged
by an explosion on the night o f
October 30, 1907. This explosion
was followed by others in North­
ern Ohio, all alleged to be depre­
dations o f
the
“ dynamiting
crew .”
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In the Glad N ew Year M ay Pros­
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Poured Forth In a
Golden Shower
Here’ s to 1912! M ay It Prove |j
the Best, Grandest and Most
Prosperous That Oregon
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Has Ever Known
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“ *W“ > AHT Is east, and west is west." but, not withstanding Kipling’s dictum.
the governors of eleven stales of the great northwest are determined
that the twain shall meet. 80 they have undertaken to show the
people of commonwealths on the other side of the Mississippi some
examples of the products of the states of Washington, Oregon, California,
Idaho, Wyoming. Montana, North anil South Dakota, Colorado. Nevada and
Minnesota. The traveling exposition Is boused In a train known as "the gov­
ernors’ special,” for the chief executives of these enterprising states accompany
the exhibits and are themselves by no means the least Important feature of
this novel show. Witness the display of gubernatorial dignity In the rear plat­
form picture above From left to right the governors sre Norris of Mon-
tan*. Hawley of Idaho. West of Oregon. Vessey of South Dakota, Carey of
Wyoming and Burke of North Dakota. The man In the background Is Lieu­
tenant Governor Stephen R Fltxgsrrold of Colorado.
It was learned that the witness­
es w illingly told o f the represen­
tations under which they bad
rented their places and both to
whom the rent was paid.
So far as the Tron W orkers’ As­
sociation is concerned, there will
be no opposition here to the re­
moval o f the books and papers
taken from their headquarters
from one jurisdiction to another.
’Phis was announced when an at­
torney fo r the iron workers with­
drew an appeal to the Indiana Su­
preme Court from an order of the
County Court to turn the records
over to the Federal authorities.
Although action on tin* motion
to dismiss the appeal will not be
taken until after January 2, it is
understood the records, including
books and correspondence o f John
J. McNamara, may now lie carried
between any Federal or county
jurisdiction without opposition.
HOTEL REGISTERS TAXI HITS A
GIVE TRAGES GAR-HURTS 15-
BRICK THROWN
H o w the G overnors’ Train
B ro u g h t W est to East
California soon to see her sons, but
CRIMES OF SONS
BR EAK IN G MRS.
their confessions and convictions
M cN A M A R A 'S HEART have so preyed upon her mind
that she has been obliged to post­
C IN C IN N A T I.— Mrs. Mary Mc­ pone her trip.
Namara, mother o f John J. and
In the opinion of Rev. John
James B. McNamara, convicted
Hickey,
her pastor, who visits her
dynamiters, is in a serious condi­
constantly, she is slowly dying of
tion at her home here.
She had planned to leave for a broken heart.
near explosives came from mem­
bers o f tlie family o f S. 1). Jones, a
farm er near Indianapolis.
For a long time prior to the
time o f his arrest on A pril 22,
1911, J. *1. McNamara, secretary-
treasurer of the International As­
sociation o f Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, on the pretext that
he was storing old records, kept
in Jones’ barn a piano box filled
with dynamite from which Me-
Munigal replenished his supply.
The piano box still bad 25 pounds
o f dynamite in it when Jones was
apprised o f the fact by detectives
who visited the place, . the day
John *1. was arrested.
M eM anigal’s and the McNama­
ras’ movements arc well known,
and hotel records arc being
| brought from places in Ohio. Indi­
ana. Illinois, from the East, and
as far West as Salt Lake City,
with a view o f tracing others.
Otlu-r persons examined arc be­
lieved lo know circumstances con­
nected with the stores of explo­
sives which the dynamiters kept.
I The stores were at Tiffin, O.,
where, in April, 1911, 540 pounds
• if dynamite were taken from a
I burn in the rear o f the home of
[ McManigal’s father; at Indianap­
o lis . where more than 100 pounds
of explosives were found in the
basement o f the building in which
was the office o f the International
Association of Bridge and Struc­
tural Iron Workers, and in a barn
outside that city; at Rochester,
Pa., where nitroglycerine was
found, and at Muneie, Ind.
United States District Attorney
Miller said it was probable all the
evidence would be in within
a
month.
Irene Hermann, n bookkeeper,
and Grace Naylor, a stenographer,
who were employed by the Inter­
national Association o f Bridge and
Structural Ironworkers when John
J. McNamara was arrested last
April, were taken today before the
Federal grand jury. They are
among the witnesses whom, it is
said, the Government regards ns
important in its effort to ascertain
who. besides the McNamaras and
Ortie MeManigal. were involved
in the explosions.
ST. LOUIS.— Fifteen persons
were injured when a taxicab ran
into n ear near the Union station
and caused the ear to leave the
track and crash into a curb.
William Pulh ■in, a secret service
man, riding in the taxicab, was
injured perhaps fatally.
John Tucker, the chauffeur, said
he had been Ntruck by a thrown
brick ii few minutes before the ac­
cident and this caused him to run
into the ear.
Pullern was riding in the taxi­
cab to protect the non-union driver
from strike sympathizers.
It was reported to the police
that then1 bad been sevt>ral attacks
on no-union taxicab driv»‘ rs since
the strike o f the union men against
the two big companies began De­
cember 6.
In Portlaml and throughout
the Northwest, tin* llnrrinian sys­
tem is preparing to discontinue
their boarding camps, and it is
reported that shortly after the
first ol lb»“ year camps for feeding
and lodging indi'pemleut workers
within tli»‘ barricades will b<* abol­
ished. .Many o f the new men have
secured homes for themselves, and
it is saiil (bat nearly 100 o f the
striking employes having estab­
lished homes o f tlieir own, and
who have returned to work, re­
quire no protection. As matters
now stand, the Harriman system
is only maintaining camps at the
Albina carsbops and at Starbuek,
Wash.
Weeks ago TH E TIM E S pre­
dicted that so unreason able ii code
o f demands ns tlio.se made by the
strikers would never be granted,
ami they were not. TH E T IM E S
stated that tin- strike would end in
a lizzie, and is so proving, because
public opinion never favored it.
In fact, public opinion simply ig ­
nored the situation, and that of it­
self would have killed off the
crowd o f malcontents and their
little strikelet in time.
Your business should be repre­
sented in T H E T IM E S . W e in­
terest ninety-two and one-half
per cent. T H E T IM E S will give
you the best run for your money
you ever had. Figure it out with
us.