LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, FRIDAY, DECEUJlElHTH)
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VOLUME NO. 16
1 GRANDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1911.
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Los Angeles, December .1. Throwing a veritable bomb
shell into the protracted healing to secure a jury in the
McNamara trial and upsetting what has been termed the
beginning of the greatest labor-capital proceedings in the
history of the country, James B. McNamara pleaded guil
ty to the charge on which he was to be tried, at 2:15 this
afternoon (Pacific coast time.) At the same hour hL
brother, Jphn 31 McNamara, pleaded guilty to placing
dynamite under the Llewellyn Iron works. The pleadings
came after a halt this morning in the hearing, which way
mystifying to all concerned. Attorney Darrow announc-
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Fredericks had asked for a continuance in the hearinsr
this morning, and during the forenoon tire hall of records
hummed with excitement but not because the defendants
were getting ready to plead guilty. It was over rumors of
arrests of higher ups on bribery charges.
The two McNamara brothers will be sentenced Decem
ber 5th. All labor circles of the Pacific coast are buzzinf
with the excitement of the announcement from the Hall
of Records building and many flatly refuse to believe
the report.
An hour before court convened this
afternoon, Frederics and Darrow
were closeted with Bordwell, them
they emerged and Fredericks read the
Indictment, charging James B, Mte
Namara with murder In connection
with the Times explosion.
'He ased McNamara If he withdrew
the plea of not guilty and James said
he did, then sank back in his chair.
At two in the afternoon Fredericks
read the indictment charging John
with placing dynamite under the
Llewellyn Iron Works and asked him
if he withdrew his plea. "Yes, sir, 1
do," said the noted labor leader. Both
will be sentenced the morning of De
cember 5, probably .at 10 o'clock a. m
Did M orse Than He Knew.
In eonfessiong James B. said: "I
put the dynamite under the Times
and it must hare hit the gas main be
cause the terrible explosion scared
me more than anything else. I hadn't
expected great damage."
Jamea can be hanged or imprisoned
for life, while John can be given a
year or life as the court decides.
The sudden termination of the trial
followed a day filled with rumors ot
the wildest order.
Darrow Gives Up.
Darrow said: "For bIx months l
lave carried a terrific burden. We
have sought every loophole but re
cently I discovered the evidence the
authorities had and I had further
farts which made It more hopeless
The state had a sure case. Jim will
tell all later.
"Jim and John had previously de
cided to plead guilty, when I learned
Hie case was sure.
Scott admitted the defense attor
neys new the men were guilty, and
Deputy District Horton said: "And
this will silence labor leaders. They
can't call the McNamara conviction
the crime of the century."
Los Angeles, Dec. 1. Bribery charg
es are criss-crossing each other today
In a great deal of excitement following
developments in the McNamara trial
this morning.
Fredericks asked a continuance of
the McNamara trlat'untir Sli'ciock this
afternoon, saying it was vitally neces
sary In the present case. Judge Bnd-
well allowed the continuance. Today
the 12th venire of 50 talesmen were
examined. A number yet are unserved
Of those, examined, 15 qualified and 23
were excused.
. Although Frederics wouldn't explain
why an .adjournment was asked for It
Mas accidentally learned that It was
to make further examination of the
Franklin bribery case and the report Is
revived that Important arrests are im
minent. Darrow today made an em
phatic denial of the report that any
of the McNamara defense funds were
used to bail or aid Franklin.
Another Juror Suspocteu.
A later report was circulated that
today's developments might result In
one of the sworn Jurors In the case
being re-examined. . Although this was
not confirmed the name of a certain
Juror was freely bandied about.' .., ,;,
SAYS GERMANY ERRED.
War a Real Danger and Many IJlundvrs
Made Is Admitted. '
IT WOULD
UNDO FEW ACTS
INTERVIEW CREDITS .11131 WITH
RETROSPECTION.
Berlin, Dec. 1. .That war between
Germany and England Is a real danger
and that German diplomatic moves in
late years were a series of colossal
blunders, particularly In the Moroc
can controversy, was stated today by
Maximilian Harden, editor of Zukunft
one of the greatest living forces In the
German political life. He said the
Moroccan affair intensified the Anglo
German bitterness because the Ger
mans believe England prevents suc
cessful negotiations by Germany with
j France.
Itcfcrs fS Winona Speech as One In
stance Whore He Would Change
Xew York, Dec. 1. Admitting he
would do some things differently if be
had thPru to do over again Taft has
Slvn the Outlook an Interview. He
claimed that much opposition he has
encountered came froin members of
Ms own party In congress. Regarding
the famous Winona speech in which
he declared the Payne-Aldrich tariff
the best ever, he said he would have
modified It to make. It comparative In
"tead of superlative. ,
Los Angeles Has Garbage Mcnnce
Los Angeles. Dec. 1. This city is
confronted with a situation paralleling
the recent strike of garbage collectors
In New York city, as a result of the
strike of night garbage drivers who
quit without notice. The day force Is
working but is inadequate. The hotel
district Is reeing with filth and there
has been no collections since Monday
In the residence districts. Unless the
strike Is settled quickly, the public
health will be menaced.
JAMES B. AND JOHN J. MeNAMARA
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SAWMILL BURNS BUT
PLANING MILL AND
LUMBER ARE SAFE
LA GJiANDE DEPARTMENT IIIR.
1UED BY PERRY BY TRAIN
Xo faler Available and Mill Goes l SIiunUt Ofters to Resign It Is Said,
j AMERICAN TREASURER GEN- ?
, ERAL BONE OF CONTENTION
In Smoke icneral Mauutrer Stod-
durd Out of Tonn aud No Oilicial De
cixlom en iRchuIldilug issue Glren
Out Origin Vuknottn Hard Work
Aiails. .;!. , ; .
When Russian Troops March on Te.
hcran to Force Demands Partition
of Persia ls Feared to Be the Cause
for English aud German Activities
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PEACE TRUCE WILL BE
: OFFERED REBELS
AT ONCE
GERMAN TRADE REPESENTA.
TIYE IS ASSASSINATED
Not Known if Bebels Will Aceyt Peaee
Trace Offerings Planned to Last
for Tkree"s German Riepresen-
tatlve Kir
ped Amr
to ConU
rs
Total destruction of the Grando 5
xivnuc i.utuucr fviupnuy mm ai rerry
early tuts miuiuiuh oy m uU..vJ X
Iobs o between $50,000 and $60,000. By
dint of strenuous effort on the part ot
citizens of the little gateway hamlet,
and assistance from the La Grande fire
department that was carried to the
t' St. Peteraburg, Dec. l.Rusaia b
4 today ordered a detachment of S
troops at Resht, 150 miles from 3
Teheran, to advanre on Tehnmn t
i ene by special train at 6 o'clock the where it Is reported they will take
pinning mm, iuraDer yaras ana adjoin
The two defendants In world-famed
trial who pleaded guilty this after
noon before a jury nad br select-
' ed. James B. la hbove. :
Ins homes-were saved. To make the
Iocs all the heavier, there is. no Insur
ance and the company has sustained a
complete loss of Its mill. ,
Origin Is Unknown,: :,
There i8 no. positive information a3
to the manner of the Ignition, The
blaze was first discovered by the watch
man. near the shavlne room, but be-ifna! Par in ttOTrVA tr rha Dnnnl n n ..11
fore the alarm was spread and mater-j matum that demanded an expulsion of
lal assistance arrived, the mill was a Morgan Shunter, the American treas
solld mass of flames," The destruction urer general of Persia. It is believe 1
was both rapid and complete., jthl this is the forerunner. of grave
t Fire Fighters Attonn. , eventualities. Several a'ttftmpts have
A'persistent alarm in La Grande at i,ePn made to ; nsHBssinate.'Huster
control ' unless the Russian de- S
mands; Including the expulsion of $
?' Shuster, are satisfied. . $
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Teheran, Pertju, Dec. 1. Bitter anti-Russian
demonstrations today fol
lowed the action of parliament In re
(Continued on Pare Etclir.V
.use His Firm Ship.
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Pekln
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PAST PLANT AT PEIIStY AND 'TI'l' V,t COMPANY DAM.
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.Premier Yuan has
days' truce with the
"" f rilnrnniilnz
If no defi-
at Is reached, It will be
Li, com-
i rebels hasn't announced
his ttitui toward the truce. If he '.,
accepts, the leaders will meet at
Shanghai to consider a settlement and
talk over the constitution which Yuan
will accept for the government. It is
reported that Yuan ' aspires to th
throne or at least to the regency. The
national assembly has approved the
$30,000,000 Franco-Belgium loan.
German Representative Killed,
Shanghai, Dec. , 1, Eschew See
Hong, comprador of a prominent Ger
man firm, was assassinated here today
because his firm imported arms which
enabled the imperialists to retake Han.
Yang, Compradores of all German
firms In Shanghai are reported marked
fo death because the rebels believe
they have been supplying the imperial
ists with arms.' v
1iJnc.se Are Aggrieved
; Washington, Doc: 1. The Chinese
rebels captured and blew, up the im
perial powder "magazine at Nanking.;
following a battle in which many Man-
chus were slain, according to the state
department advices.
. Russia, England, France and Ger
many will each rush a thousand troopa ,
to Shanghai next week but the United
States will not, according to the state
and war departments, unless Minis-,
ter Calhoun at Pekln requests soldiers, 1
The transport Sheridan arrived at Ma
nila today. It will be held to trans
port troops if necessary. ':
A reproduction of Perry's sawmill as
It looked before the fire, showing t'ia
location of the planing rxilll sav i
from the fiamos. The lower plctuv.'
shows the dam.Jubt above Perry
where legs are controlled witU w'ut
. Is known as Iho "upper" firm. Thi.
mi'.J iisclf ;vts rcplc. :a v.-ll'.i mod.'rn .
appliances fat 3. to make tawciiU,
up to date, and t.;.o pl.-r,t with a h ?
supply of limijrr oV i;crk crftk, ir.n
lien olic or the p.oriiiiicnt liultjrtri ' !
f"iair.-a or Unl.-.n con r.iy fcr s.cy
yean. JPraaically i.:i V.10
hands employed about tiio nsili
when in operation aro owners o;:
comfortable little home clustered
about the foot of the mountains. The
photograph reveals the lay of Iho
principal part cf the village. .. An-,
other residence section lies at the
end of the bridge shown In the low
er photograph. ; ;
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Olahonia Teacliers Meet
Edmond, Olka., Dec. 1. An army of
visiting educators took possession of
the Btate normal school here today, the .
occasion being the opening of a joint
convention of the Central Oklahoma
Teachers' association and the Oklaho
ma Academy of Sciences. An instruct
ive two days' program has been pre
ped for the gathering.
Thngs Bob in Daylight
Los Angeles, Dec. 1. Using a gas
pipe as a thug system, two unmasked
bandits this forenoon entered a pawn
show owned hy At Schaplro, slugged K.
Pearlson, a clerk, and escaped with
several thousand dollars worth of d!a-
uionds and $120 cash.
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MYSTERY VEILS
HELPLESS CRAFT
THE TEES' FATE MYSTIFIES SHIP
PING CIKCLES.
No Word From Distressed Ship- -Noth.
Jmj Known of Passengers Aboard1.
Seattle, Dec. 1. The fate of the
steamship Tees, stranded on Vancouver ,
island, is still a mystery. The North- ,;
western can not reach her oa account 7
of a heavy fog. . Thirty are In the crevr
and the number ot passengers on the
Tees Is unknown.
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