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THE 3IQB-I:Gr..OBEeOUAk.TjaVBSDAyJ..r."OVJE3IBEI6 22, 19C6.
CARUSO FIGURES
IN POLICE COURT
Famous Tenor Described as
Sport Who Pursues Women.
HE PINCHED MRS. GRAHAM
Policeman Tells Wbal He Saw in
Monkey House at Central Park
and Otliers Confirm His Story.
Caruso , Stoutly Denies It.
NEW YORK. Nov. 21. Enrico Caruso,
the great Italian tenor, faced an audience
if & persons In the Yorkville Police
Court today, and denied positively that
lie liad made indecent advances to a
vonian in the monkey house in Central
Tark last Friday. He declared that his
arrest was due to pique upon the part of
a woman, who described herself as "Han
nah Graham," because he failed to re
spond to advances which' she made to
liini. Mrs. Graham was not present to
press the" charge," and the police officers
interested in the affair, testified that they
had exerted every effort to . find the
woman, but without avail.
Park Policeman Cane was in court, how
ever, and he told a circumstantial story
of the alleged events which led to the
arrest of the singer, being corroborated
in part by other witnesses. Several other
policemen, including the desk sergeant
and the captain of Cane's precinct, cor-
roborated the officer's statement as to the
happenings in the police station at the
time of- his arrest. They- declared that
Caruso pleaded with the woman not to
prefer a. charge against him, and that,
with outstretched hands and In an im
ploring voice, he declared:-
"It is all a mistake, madam; I meant
no harm." ' ,.'
A young man who gave his name as
Jeremiah McCarthy, corroborated Cane's
testimony as to Caruso's alleged action in
the monkey house. He said his attention
had been called to Caruso by the officer.
Says Woman Smiled on Him.
Acainst. all this the singer placed what
an:ounted practically to a flat denial of
the whole case of the prosecution. He de
clared his inability to speak English, and
declared that, therefore, -it would have
been impossible for him to . make the
statements attributed to him by the po
lice. He declared that the woman upon
whose complaint ho was .arrested, had
smiled at him and by look and action in
vited attention, which he did not conde
scend to five.
Jj"vasealm, self-possessed and . well
..'ijjiscd-during. -the- whole ortieal: Only
,onte or twice during the searching cross
examination by Deputy Police Commissioner-Mathot.
the-prisoner straightened
VP and -brushed his lingers nervously
thrrualv h's-liiir. lint his answers tn ques-
"I c ;-if .,-.7 I.,,,,,-?!..
."Many of his answers were given by a nod
nr f hake of the head before the interpret,
er had finished-the repetition of the ojues
"thSn.' '-Caruso was attended in court by
Dire.-tjr Conried, of the Metropolitan
t'pera House, and a number of prominent
singer's. '
viU'ious l'aclv Courtroom.
' . YorkvHl police court probably never
eiore harbored Mich a gathering as to
day's, its normal capacity is scarcely
, more than OOo. but long before the hour
t for the iippearance of Caruso, nearly
Three . times that number of persons had
truwrittd into the little room. They were
packed so closely that it was almost im
p"oHil.le .to move. Nearly all the spec
ulators were men. There were some women
1 "resent; but they were hidden away in the
corners where they could neither see nor
lie seen. The corridors outside the court
j oom were thronged by a 'curious crowd,
:ind hundreds unable to tlnd standing room
in the building crowded the sidewalks.
When the cab containing Caruso, M.
Conried and several of his friends reached
the building, an army of photographers
greeted them, and the crowd on the side
walk sent up a yell. Again when the
singer and his friends were leaving the
place -after-the-ease had been adjourned
until tomorrow, Caruso was given a rous
ing cheer.
. Caruso Followed Young Girls.
- Cane was the first witness. Ho said he
had - seen Caruso in the building before
and had watched him particularly. In the
monkey -house he saw Caruso following
two girls, one of whom was about 11'
.years, old.
Counsel for Caruso objected to this
testimony, declaring that there was. only
' one- woman-mentioned in the complaint
'aSafnet the jjrifoner.' The objection was
uerruled and the officer proceeded:
The .officer declared that Caruso fol
lowe9 the plrls and annoyed them. When
"tliey -went away, he turnod his attention
to three women, Cane said, one of whom
was a lregress. '
. .Judge Dittenhofer, at this point made a
strenuous objection to other women than
Hannah Graham being brought in the
' Ca.ir. '"We. came here to anetwer a charge
thaCamso thrust indignities upon Han
nah Graham." he said . "They have not
"been able to find Hannah Graham, and
they should not be permitted to call in
other uninterested persons to bolster up
their cases."
When the court referred to the com
yilaint. however, it was found that "an
noying women" was included in the
charge, and the officer was permitted to
proceed.
He Pinched the Woman.
Cane naid he s-aw Caruso move up close
to Mrs. Graham and then saw one of Ca
ruso's hands glide stealthily through a
slit in his overcoat, and then he saw Ca
tuso pinch the woman. Mrs. Graham
turned swiftly and struck Caruso in the
chest, crying out. "You brute; you beast."
After Mrs. Graham had struck the sing
er. Cane tostiticd, lie stepped between the
man and woman and, placing his hand on
Caruso's shoulder, he asked the woman
what had happened. She replied that the
man had insulted her and that she wanted
him arrested. She declared she would will
ingly appear against him. She followed
along to the police station and swore to
the complaint.
Caruso said nothing until the station
house was reached. Then he protested
ih;a his arrest was all a mistake, that
he was a gentleman and could not fit
guilty of such an offense as was charged.
"He pleaded with the woman to with
draw the charge." said Cane, "and boweo
tnd scraped as he made the request."
Cane declared that Caruso was treated
with all possible consideration. He was
kept at thestat ion-house about an hour,
and then was released on ball furnished
by Mr. Conried.
Want to "Get Him Good."
Ex-Judge Dittenhofer, for Caruso, in
cross-examining the witness, asked why if
he had seen Caruso act in any indecent
manner toward several women and girls,
he permitted him to continue at liberty.
"You knew what he was trying to do.
didn't you?" asked Judge Dittenhofer.
"fdiij," the officer replied.
"Why didn't yon -arrest him then?"
"Well," replied Cane, "in the language
of the police, I wanted to get him good."
. Judge Dittenhofer consulted -with Caruso
from time to time during the cross-examination.
After one of these conversa
tions, he asked Cane if Caruso spoke Eng
lish fluently.
"Well, that depends upon whether or
not he wanted to Understand the question
which was put to him."
Judge Dittenhofer protested against
such an answer, and said he disired to
call to the attention of the court that
such an answer showed bias and preju
dice on the part o the witness.
Caruso's Story or Affair.
Caruso testified through an inter
preter lanA early in his examination
explained that a "portion of his de
fense would be his Inability to speak
Knglisn. Previous witnesses had tes
tified as to remarks which the tenor
made at the time of his arrest and at
the station ' house when the formal
complaint was lodged against him.
It appeared! to be the plan of the de
fense to discredit these witnesses by
showing that owing to Caruso's lim
ited knowledge of English it would
have been impossible for him to make
the statements attributed to him. He
could speak only a few words of
Knglisn, he said.
Iast Friday afternoon he had an
appointment and left his hotel dur
ing the afternoon to keep it. When
he arrived in. the vicinity of his
friend's home he found that he had
considerable time on his hands and
decided to take, a walk in the park.
Merely by chance his way led to the
Zoo, and in the course of his stroll he
found himself near the monkey house.
As he was about to enter the monkey
house- he saw tile woman ''who after
wards caused his arrest. She smiled
at him and he w-as at once convinced
by her appearance and her attitude
that she was a woman of question
able character. He returned the smile,
but permitted the matter to drop
there and entered the building.
Says Woman Made Advances.
Some time later Officer Cane touched
him on the shoulder and told him
to accompany him. He did not see
the woman at that time, he said, and
did not understand that he was un
der arrest. His first knowledge that
he was a prisoner, he said, was when
he reached the police station. There
the woman, who gave her name as
Mrs. Graham, appeared and made a
complaint against him.
' Caruso said in answer to a ques
tion by "his counsel that he believed
Mrs. Graham caused his arrest be
cause of pique as a result of his re
fusal, to repond to her advances.
The case went over until tomorrow.
BOEF FAILS TO ftPPEAR
ARItAIGiVMEJiT . POSTPONED U:wni,
DECEMBER 3.
Mayor Sclimltx, Now tn Europe, Will
Face San Francisco Court
With 111m Then.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21. Abraham
Ruef did hot appear in Judge Dunne's
court today to answer to the .indictments
charging him with extorting money from
the French restaurants of this city.
Mayor Kugene E. Schmitz waa also absent
when the cases against him were called,
it being announced that he was etill on
the high seas. The rumor that the cases
were to be called had the effect of bring
ing a large number of spectators to the
courtroom. "' ' .
.- Attorney Henry Ach appeared -on behalf
of the accused men and asked that the
case3 be continued for arraignment until
December 3. Judge Dunne gave his con-'
sent to the postponement. At no time
nuring "the proceedings was the name 'of
Mr. Ruef uttered. . When, the case of
Mayor Schmitz .was called it . was known
he had- not returned from his European
trip, but the crowd in the courtroom
looked for Ruef to put in an appearance.
Whether Schmitz and Ruef, who are
Jointly charged tn the indictments, will be
tried together has not. been determined.
Upder the constitution they have the right
to demand separate trials, but if they so
elect they may face the same jury.
Peter J. Duffy, the watchman,' in
dicted by the grand Jury for perjury,
surrendered himself to Sheriff O'Neill
today, while Deputy Knox whs still
looking for him. The indictment
charges Duffy with swearingr falsely
at the inquiry which resulted in the
accusation against Supervisor Nich
olas. I'p to a late hour this afternoon
Duffy was still.in custody of the. sher
iff, having: failed to secure J2500 cash
ball and $5000 bonds for his release.
The Grand Judy reconvened this
afternoon. The first witness called
before the inquisitors was Michael
Debrit, who it is understood, was ques
tioned regarding extortion that is
said to have been practiced cri the
French restaurants since the first of
this year. The indictments returned
againat Mayor Schmitz nnd Abraham
Ruef charged extortion a year ago.
Supervisor- Nicholas, indicted by the
grand jury, charged "with agreeing- to
take a bribe, was arrested last night.
He was taken by the arresting officer
to the home of Judge Muraskey, who
released him upon the deposit " of
$2500 in gold coin.
OUSTER SUITS ARE FILED
Kansas Majors Must Close "Joints"
or Quit Office. .
TOPBKA. Kan., Nov. 21. Suits to oust
from office A. R' Kirkwood, Mayor of
Pittsburg. Kan., and F. W. O'Donnell,
Maj-or of Junction City, 'Kan., for fail
ure to enforce the state prohibition- law.
and against the cities of Pittsburg and
Junction City to prohibit, as municipali
ties, and their officers from collecting
licenses from joints, or illicit -saloons,
were filed here today in the Kansas Su
preme Court by Attorney-General C. C.
Coleman.
These suits are similar to that filed
against Mayor Rose, of Kansas City,
Kan., which finally resulted in his being
ousted from - office.
It is generally assumed that the filing
of the suits today means that other suits
of a like nature will follow against the
Mayors of every city and town in the
state where the prohibition law is being
violated.
The most flagrant violations o'f the pro
hibition law are in the cities of Wichita.
Leavenworth. Fort Scott and Topeka. hut
most towns in the state are involved.
INCOME TAX LAW FOR OHIO
Harris Will Propose It, Also Revival
of Inheritance Tax.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 21. Governor
Harris stated today that he would rec
ommend in his first message to the
Legislature the levying; of a tax on in
comes by the State of Ohio, if a way
can be found to enact a law that will
stand the constitutional test. The Gov
ernotalso favors a re-enactment of the
inheritance tax law repealed by the
Legislature.
Prompt relief in sick headache, diz
ziness, nausea, constipation, pain in the
side, guaranteed to those using Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
ARE DAVENPORT'S
HORSES ARABS?
Pedigree " of. Importations
Questioned and He at Once
Waxes Wroth.
CONTROVERSY IN NEW YORK
Suspieion'of One Sewell That Daven
port's Steeds Are rot Real -Arabians
Calls l'orth Caustic
Reply From the Artist.
. There is-.an rarguinerrt going on in New
York concerning the pedigree of Homer
Davenport's Arabian horses and the
authenticity of his recent trip to Arabia,
compared with which the "just as good
as Hood Rivet" apple contest in Oregon
pales into insignificance. As all Gregon
ians know. "Our Homer's" Arabian stud is
his heart's pride and. delight, and when
an individual named Sewell publicly ques
tioned that .he had actually . been to
Arabia, and referred to his 27 new steeds
as "an alleged importation." no one will
be surprised to learn that Mr. Daven
port was astounded at the impudence of
the questioner. -
When Mr. Davenport visited Arabia last
August, he bore an irade of the Sultan
to- the Governor of Aleppo, together with
autograph letters from President Roose
velt, one of which was addressed to Am
bassador Lcischman. His piost reliable
Information' regarding the tribes with
whom he expected to deal was secured
from the books of the Blunts, yet Lady
Anne Blunt is one of the questioners of
his-good faith in the visit and importa
tion. With but little difficulty Mr. Daven
port located and visited Akmut Haffez.
by : whom he was most cordially received
and who presented him . with a - horse
which he had just himself 'received as a
present from Hashem Bey, the "Shiek of
Shieks." In telling of this visit the car
toonist says:
"Judge -of ' my further surprise when
the wonderful old Bedouin announced
that we would at once set forth to visit
the Anezas, and that -he would accom
pany me.
, "Could .you conceive of a "more wonderful-
introduction -than the one I had . to
the greatest -tribe of the Arabian desert?
There was I.' seated Upon what had been
just a few short hours before the favor
ite war horse of the Shiek of Shieks. rid
ing into the midst of a tribe that numbers
about 500.000. with the personal represen
tative of the sultan- for an ;escort.
. ""Hashem Bey and about 5000 of 'his
warriors had left. A- tribal war was
about .to start the; other side of the Eu
phrates. - But so great an impression did
my entry make that the shiek . was at
once sent for. Three days later he re
turned, and I spent from August 7 to 20
with the Aneza tribe, securing just ex
actly the horses and marcs I wanted.
Secured 2 7 Horses and Mares.
"I made friends with the members of
this tribe.' and when I left them to . re
turn . to' Aleppo., several hundred of them
rode with me to within a few. miles - of
Aleppo. J ' i . -
"Altogether. I ' "secured 27 horses and
marcs, 28 of which were thoroughbreds.
. "Among these horses is a mare which
was taken, in war by the. Anezas from
the Shamas. Her pedigree bears the last
seal of Shiek Farras. Sir Wilfred Brunt's
adopted brother.!'
Davenport's Exploit Iloubted.
But all this is doubted by Mr. Sewell.
who, after claiming that the pedigrees of
Arabian horses are only kept orally by
the tribes, and that for ten or more years
past it has been impossible to import
good blood, for the reason that the stock
is not to be had. says, to Mr. Daven
port's amusement and pity:
"Among the few admittedly genuine
importations of the last half century are
those of the Bunts, extending over a pe
riod of 40 Vears or more. The importation
made in 1870 for the Hon. Henry Chaplin,
Minister of Agriculture of Great Britain,
by Major Roger Upton, an accomplished
Orientalist and horseman, ranks also very
high...
"Lady Anne and Wilfred' S. Blunt- are
both accomplished Orientalism. Lady
Anne. who. by the way. is a granddaugh
ter of Lord Byron, is the author of many
standard works on the desert.
"The Blunts'' Arabian stud at Crabbett
Park. Three Bridges, Kngland, is unques
tionably the largest, and possibly the
purest, in the world. It Is now main
tained without the use of new blood, for
the reason that it is impossible to obtain
pure new blood from the desert.
"To Arabia, then, on July 5 last, with a
great blare of trumpets, departed Homer
Davenport.-bent' upon pursuing the wily
child of the desert to his native fastnesses
and depriving him of his well-known
steed,' immortal both in song and story.
"The interpid cartoonist was forced to
leave to others the care of his invaluable
collection of ducks, drakes and long
haired goats which have long been the
delight -of residents, of Morris Plains, N.
J., and as he bade-an affectionate fare
well to the gentlemen who were backing
his enterprise he assured them that he
would bring back 'the goods' or never
again return.
"It was-safe to say that Mr, Davenport
would bring back horses, which he -certainly
did. to the number of 27: This mar
velous success in getting what he went
for when others failed has -met with the
chorus of praise which such a feat de
serves. Besides an accomplishment like
this the production of a rabbit from a
stovepipe hat in which no rabbit was
pales into insignificance.
"It is unnecessary to add that the con
fiding syndicate, as well as the' public,
were regaled with tales of the sort proper
to tell in regard to 'Arab steeds." among
which a modern version of the "ta)ce back
thy gold', fiction figured, as.it, of course,
should."
Following this are several extracts from
Lady Blunfs letters. In which she openly
expresses ridicule of the Davenport expe
dition and the claim that he procured .27
real Arabian horses. "My informant
adds." continues Sewell, 'Last Summer
Lady Blunt told me Davenport had
written to see if she would trade Arab
horses for Angora goats! Perhaps he has
made such a trade at Aleppo (with the
Arabs), for the Blunts cut communica
tion with him and wanted to know what
sort ".of man he was.'
"However, the' horses are alive and at
Morris Plains. They are real horses, and
we have "Mr. " Davenport's "unsustalned
word that they are real Arabians. It is,
therefore, our duty. in accepting his word
to- congratulate him."
Cartoonist's Withering Reply.'
. As was to be expected from a man of
Davenport's caliber, he rose above .all
this petty jealousy, but he does a bit of
explaining while expressing his profound
pity for Mr. Sewell and his lack of men
tality. The following is the ttatement he
made to the Times: .
"1 have the greatest pity for Mr.
Sewell's mental condition and the pro
foundest sympathy for him. He paid
$85,000 to Randolph Huntington for
16 head of horses got by - breeding
mothers to sons and brothers, to sis
ters. The widest outcross'in the stud
was obtained by breeding grand
mothers to grandsons.
"He bought these liorses with the
understanding that I had offered $10.
000 for one mare: that E. H. Harriman
had offered $60,000 for a stallion and
two mares $70,000 for four head
and the further statement that the
Blunts had sent mares annually across
the water to breed them.
"They came to me to get nic to pay
$10.00" for one maj'e. I have a letter in
which Mr. Huntington offered me the
mare for which they paid $7500 for $1000.
"I deem it uselessc however., to enter
into any. argument about horses with
Mr. Sewell. His ignorance is astound
ing. He once asked me if a horse's
withers was the high place over his
shoulders or over ills hip. I repeat
that anybody. who knows Mr. Sewell
has nothing but pity for him. I know
nothing about the offer I was sup
posed to make to the Blunts. Better
than anyone else in America I know
the purity of Lady Blunt's Arabian
stud.
""In answer to the statement that I
was never in Arabia, I will say that
from .August 7 until August 20 I was
with Arthur Moore, of the firm of Man
ning, Maxwell & Moore, traveling
tlyough the section -where the purest
stock is bred, and I am the only one
in this country, -and probably in the
world, who has a complete signed ped
igree of all the horses bought, signed
by the Sheik of the Anazcb tribe."
Grief of Mistress Too
Much for Dog
Teddy, Constant Companion . of
Asd Mrs. Wlnsrate, Uxplres When
He Sees Old Lady In Team.
TEDDY, the good old dog that - for
15 years had been aged Mrs. So
phia Wingate's most Intimate friend
and constant x-ompanion in her humble
home at 329 Glisan otreet, keeled over
and died yesterday wnen he saw his
mistress shed tears over the return
of furniture that had been stolen from
her by Jack McNulty and that had been
restored' to her by Acting Detectives
Price and Inskeep... . .
The furniture was stolen Monday,
and the aged woman reported her loss to
the police early Tuesday morning.
While she was detailing the theft to
Price and Inskeep she cried, and her
faithful dog, seeing: her. tried his best
to weep with her. It seemed to give
him great pain to see her in tears. He
seemed to understand her sorrow.
Yesterday, when Price and Inskeep
had restored the' stolen- furniture to
Mrs. Wingate, having recovered it from
a store, where McNulty had sold it,
she cried in' the presence of her dog.
she was so glad to have back her
goods Teddy was by her side, as
usual, and again seemed to feel deeply
his mistress .grief, as he evidently be
lievd her to be. weeping. He whined
piteously' for a moment, then rolled
over on his side and expired.
While Mrs. Wingate had been great
ly troubled over the temporary loss of
her furniture, the death of her faithful
dog caused the tears to flow more
freely, and she wept as though her
heart would break. Price and Inskeep
lifted the lifeless form of Teddy, bore
him tenderly to the backyard and laid
his body down: Later he- was buried
with the aged woman weeping over his
g-cave. Many friends had deserted her
in her old age. and for years she had
been compelled to rent rooms for a
livelihood, but Teddy remained stead
fast, and 'was-ever with her to cheer
her lonely hours, so - that his death
meant much-to her- -. - -
McNulty was arraigned before Judge
Cameron yesterday on a charge of lar
ceny from' a dwelling:- The fellow was
held -to the -grand jucy .under a bond
of ..$1000. -Jt. is alleged that he stole
the 'furniture- .
BRYCE FOR AMBASSADOR
Britain May Send Famous Author to
t'nlted States.
LONDON,. Nov. 21. An interesting rumor
was current in the lobby of the House of
Commons tonight to the effect that James
Bryce, author of "The American Common
wealth" and now Chief Secretary for Ire
land, is likely to be selected to fill the
vacant ambassadorship at Washington.
No confirmation of this rumor can be ob
tained and it is believed the government
has not yet decided the matter.
Alaska J-udges Change Places.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Nov. 21. By mutual consent
Judge Wickersham and Judge Gunnison
will change places in Alaska for the Win
ter, Gunnison going to Fairbanks and
Wickersham to Juneau. Wickersham
does not want to sit hi the Dome Creek
mining cases that come before his court
this Winter, as they figure in the charges
that are now pending against him. and
Judge. Gunnison does not care to sit in
the Bcrners Bay mining case that is soon
to be argued at Juneau. In the Spring
the Judges will resume their own places.
MAX PRACHT WEARS SMILE
Land Fraud Kxposures Claimed as
Vindication by Him.
OREGONIAN, NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Nov. 21A Max Pracht, of Oregon,
wears broad smiles these days because of
published exposure of land frauds that
are alleged to have been perpetrated by
the Union Pacific Railroad and allied cor
porations in Colorado. Wyoming and
Utah.
Pracht says that, as special agent of
the Land Office, he was working on these
cases when he was removed from Colo
rado and subsequently relieved of further
duty as special agent in the General Land
Office, and he points with pride to the
fact that he two years ago submitted a
signed statement to a "Washington paper
setting forth practically the same facts.
These, papers are now printing the story,
which was not used at that time but is
today forming the basis of daily reports
that are published here, damaging to
Land Commissioner Richards and other
officials of the Land Office.
Good-Bye to the ti round-Hog.
The Weather Bureau of the Department
of Agriculture issues an iconoclastic bul
letin in which it states that long-range
weather forecasts as based on the position
of the planets, phases of the moon, stellar
influences, or by the. observation of - ani
mals, birds and plants have no legitimate
basis. This all means that the traditional
ground-hog. goose bone, changes of the
moon, and other time-honored weather in
dicators as a matter of fact have nothing
to do with the weather, and therefore
must be eliminated from the calculations
of the farmer who wants to be up-to-date.
Blame Placed on Dead.
SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 21. That Mate
Dennison of the wrecked steamship Dix.
was wholly to blame for the loss of the
vessel Sunday night, which -caused the
death of 14 men and women. Is evident
from the testimony taken before the
United States Marine Inspectors this
morning. Captain Lermond. master of
the Dix, who was among those saved by
the steamo Jeanie, testified that he had
warned Dcnnison never to attempt to
cross in front of another vessel, but to
pass the steamer's stern.
LOAD HEAVY ENQUGH
Federation Cannot Give More
Aid to Strikers.
NO HOPE FOR IRONWORKERS
-
Some Unions Already Carry Heavy
Enough Burdens Ask President
to -Help Porto Ricans No
Chinese on' the Canal.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 21. After a warm
debate, the committee of the American
Federation of Iabor this afternoon re
ferred to the executive - committee the
question of levying an assessment against
the Federation in favor of the striking
structural ironworkers of the -country.
Frank M. Ryan, ot the structural iron
workers, said SOW) of his men were out of
work at present, and that their ranks
were being added to. He said most of the
men had been on strike for 16 months and
that there was urgent need of funds for
carrying on the fight, asking for an as
sessment of 4 cents from each member of
ail bodies affiliated with the National
Federation.
It soon developed that some Interna
tional unions would be unable to bear In
creased burdens. James M. Lynch, speak
ing for the International Typographical
Union, said his organization was paying
out $31,000 a week in strike benefits, and
he did not see how his members could
bear any further burden.
An almost unanimous vote referred the
matter to the executive council, and, as
that body will have to act on otlier appli
cations for aid, it is more likely that no
more financial help can be extended.
The fight of the plumbers and steam
fitters was settled by the convention's
recommending that a shorter day be given
the steamfitters.
Plea for Porto Uicansi
President Gompers was instructed
to send a cablegram in the
mime of the Federation to
President Roosevelt at Porto
Rico, asking him to investigate condi
tions on the island, with a view to giv
ing the islanders self-government and
to better the labor conditions on the
island. Mr. Gompers dictated the cable
gram and sent it forthwith.
The text of the message follows:
"President Roosevelt, San Juan, Por
to Rico. American Federation of La
bor convention urges you give consid
eration, however briefly, while in Por
to Rico, to her workers' aspirations
for improved conditions, local self-government
and American citizenship.
"SAMUEL GOMPERS."
The committee by Mr. Gom
pers' advice furnished its report early
today. This committee disposed of sev
eral resolutions which had been re
ferred to it, among them the one di
recting the tabulation and publication
of the work of various labor organiza
tions during the political campaign and
to suggest what is the best course for
such organizations in future cam
paigns. The committee recommended the
resolution for adoption and the action
was taken. .
Denounce Judge McPlierson.
. The action of the Iowa Federation of
Labor in condemning Judge Smith Sfo
Phersoni .of the United States Court,
for his action against striking-jna-chinists
of the Santa Fe Railroad was
sustained by the committee, and that
also was adopted by the convention.
The resolution demanding that Con
gress recognize the people of Porto
Rico as American citizens and that
they be vested with all the rights as
such was also passed, with the sym
pathy of organized labor for them in
their struggle for better conditions.
An exciting incident developed when
Delegate A. Johnson, of the Chicago
Woodwoorkers' Union, denounced
the action of the . executive
committee and the grievance
committee in favoring the amal
gamation of the woodworkers with the
carpenters, and asserted that during
the last year in Chicago he had been
forced to carry a gun and a blackjack
to protect himself from the assaults
of thug members of the Carpenters'
Union.
"We wiil amalgamate with the car
penters," he shouted, "but we will nev
er forget the cowardice Ot the execu
tive council in their treatment of our
case."
The convention decided that the
amalgamation of the Carpenters' and
Woodworkers' Unions was advisable
and the recommendation of the griev
ance committee outlining a plan for
amalgamation of the two unions was
jidopted. The demand for more
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onions and other odorous vegetables.
- Charcoal effectually clear and im
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It absorbs the injurious gases which
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disinfects the mouth and throat from
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All druggists sell charcoal in one
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AVillow charcoal, and other harmless
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A Buffalo pnyslcian, in speaking of
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stringent immigration laws was af
firmed by adoption of a resolution to
that effect.
Formal protest by resolution was made
against the employment of Chinese labor
on the Isthmian Canal, on the ground
that puch employment would violate the
Chinese exclusion laws, the contract
labor laws and the 13th amendment to the
constitution.-
A resolution calling for the annihilation
by the labor unions of all trusts because
of the general harm done by them was
adopted and a. resolution calling for the
appointment of a committee of live to in
vestigate and report on the platforms of
nil nrtllt!al napttaa fn- tkH ..
organized labor in dealing with political
, matters was also a recommendation for
! defeat.
The convention on the recommendation
of the grievance committee decided to re
fuse a National charter to the pump
makers and to ?all in local charters
already granted.
Xew York Body on Blacklist.
As to the grievances involving ' the
Central Federation of Labor df New York
City, the committee reported that It had
been guilty of violating the laws of the
American Federation of Labor and recom
mended that its charter be revoked Jan
uary 1, unless before that time it con
form to the laws of the Federation. In
case the charter is revoked, a new cen
tral body is to be formed in strict' com
pliance with the laws of the American
Federation of Labor under the supervi
sion of an organizer sent by the executive
council. This report was concurred in.
SCHEME TO ROB RAILROAD
President of Road and Pittsburg
Councilman Arrested.
PITTSBURG. Nov. 21. C. S. Cameron,
president of the Tube City Railroad,
and William" A. Martin, a member of
the Common Council, were arrested
here today on a charge of conspiracy
to defraud the Tube City Railroad out
of about $70,000 in conection with sev
eral ordinances now before the Pitts
burg Councils. Ball was fixed at
$10,000, which was furnished.
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Clinton, route 1, Andrew Orvick carrier'
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