TTIE MORXIXO ORI-C,OXIAX. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1911.
PLOTTO DYNAMITE
TAFT TBI FOILED
Piers of Bridge Near Santa
Barbara Found Filled With
High Explosive.
WATCHMAN SEES SUSPECT
Vietlant Railway Employe 1'orcsi
rrolr'r lo Ft and Notifies
Authorltir Country Combed
for Won Id-Be Assassin.
S NTA BARBARA. Cal- Oct. 1.
VlMt in prnnounrfii tr Nat Stewart.
Fir)ff f anta Barbara County, and
W. F. W!ns. of Pan Fran-lsm. spwlal
aarr.t for th Southern Pacific Rail
road, to have hen a deliberate attempt
to dynamite an SO-foot bridsje 13 mile
nnrth of here. oer which I'renldent
Taffa fc!al train paused early today,
was frustrated by t! vigilance, of a
.Mexican hridae watchman at 1:30
o'clock thia mornlnK.
Sheriff Stewart and Wine returned
from the erene tonight and eald the
eWlence of the plot w complete. Al
though the atmpn-t ha disappeared.
fr.n officer say they have certain clews
an.l already have several men on the
ce. Pei-ret Service men have been
summoned from tan Francisco and will
be placed on the hunt. It Is certain the
man has not vet left the mountains
ar t a close wat' h la being kept on all
parses.
UllrkMl neteeta Sawlker.
The brl.lae which It was planned t
wreck is a fine structure, son feet lonar.
The Mexican watchman wa passlnir
over tne bridite at midni-ht on his
eaiii.ir rounds. When abut half way
across, lie noticed the dim outline of a
nin In the rii!l- beneath the bridge.
M called lo the man. who Immediately
srrr.-,1 to ri:n. Tie ilexlcan drew (its
llstol ar,d fired several shots, hut all
went wi'1. II then made an Investi
gation and finding a package of dyna
mite, at once notified the nerlff'g of
fice here by telephone.
T- Sheriff notified the railroad of
ficers and Wines. who was on the
resident's epeofnl. was ordered to get
off st Santa Barbara and make an In-
estigai ion.
hen tiie officers arrived at Capllan.
thev ere taken Immediately to the
er-ot by the watchman. Inside a boil-It
sertlon Of the steel pier SI Sticks
of dynamite were found. The explo
sive, was hidden from view except that
a fuse 10 feet long hung out.
In a timlar position at the next pier
1 sticks of dynamite were found with
fuse attached. Both of these piers
were ahout the middle of the bridge. -Kiploali
Teata Per t eat.
Further inspection disclosed two
sil. ks of dynamite lying to one side of
the bridge, evidently at the snot where
the man had been arranging the dy
namite and attaching the fuses. The
dynamite tested 4 per cent, enough the
detectives declared to blow "the bridge
lo atoms.
Tr.ey believe the watchman came
along Just ahout the lime the suspect
as placing the dynamite In the sec
1.04 pier, as this is about the spot
whire the watchman says he first saw
the man. From a position taken direct
ly above the dynamite on top of the
bridge, the man could have commanded
a distant view of any train approach
ing. With the 10 feet of fuse lighted
he could easily have had time In which
to plac e himself beyond any danger ot
harm by the explosion and. If an ex
perienced man with dynamite, he could
have so timed his fuses as to destroy
an ytraln he wished.
The Mexican watchman told the of
ficers that he say a etrange man two
days ago at ijavlnta. hot he paid no
particular attention to him. Just what
t lews. If any. the officers have, they
refus.H tonight to divulge, but they
expressed the hope there would be de
velopments soon.
M'NAMARA VENIREMEN, INCLUDING NELSON. WHO WAS REJECTED AFTER HOT BATTLE, AND
THE ACCUSED BETWEEN HI3 CUSTODIANS.
RODGERS' ENGINE BALKY
Aviator Make Only IS7 Mllos lo
Hit Trans-Continental Flight.
M'ALF.STKR. Okla., Oct. 1. Aviator
C I Kodgers. who arrived here to
day, will resume his transcontinental
flight to the South tomorrow morn
ing. After stopping lnthe field where
he allnhte.1. he flew to League Tark.
a mile southwest, where he again
altanted.
Kojuers left Vlnlta. Okla.. after
res::ng there over Sunday, at "-'-iO
o'clock this morning, with 1TJ miles
of his Jourlney from Now Tork to his
credit. He. followed the tracks of the
Missouri. Kans is Texas Railway,
lie. reached McAlester. IS 7 miles, at
10 IS M.
Hi enztne worked badly In today's
fliaht. causing him to abandon his
plan to reach Fort Worth befor dark.
DOGS RUN DOWN COYOTES
Three C'hehalW Men Hunt Within
Three Ml lea of Tovn.
CHKHALIS. Wash.. Oct. U. impe
rial. Coyote hunting within three
miles of this city was sport yesterday
for Frank Manning, a timber cruiser.
luD CUrk and K. li. Kucha. Manning's
two hound pups he has been breaking
in to tr.ick name, helped In the chase.
One i.yote was killed and the second
one Kot away. A substantial bounty
Is paid for coyote sea l.s here.
Bird hunters were out by the dozen
yesterday In the Chehalls and Newau
kum Valleys, and several good bags
are reported.
SCUP" JAILS BOLD COWBOY
i:-inal to Tay for Meal Causes
Concealed-on Cliarje.
CHE HA LIS. Wash.. Oct. 1. Spe
nal. t With wlde-rlmmed sombrero,
high-top boots and revolver atrapped
to his waist. IUr Anderson last night
entered the American restaurant and
ordered a bowl of soup anf after eat
ing It refused to pay for it. The police
were called and the cowboy, with all
his accoutrements, was placed In. the
c.-y Jail for the night. He pleaded
gt'llty before Justice of the Peace
Westover to carrying concealed weap
ons and was fined $0 and costs.
J. G. Ayres. who was with Anderson,
was fined IIS by Justice of the Peace
ITewttt in the Tolice Court and was
forced to Join the chain an.
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lleawty J. J. Heary. K. J. Hlatt, J. .
Itekerta, A. R. Melatoak. Hobert Bala,
a. M. MetTeery, Iepoly I'raak P.
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OBSTACLE IS GONE
Two White-Haired Men Under
go Rigid Questioning.
PAIR'S- IMPRESSION GOOD
.Arlorsi in Los Angles Tlines I Crania
Realize, Ilomever, Nelson Case
Will Be Duplicated Ho fore
Jnry Is Secured.
tCtitlniied From First Tsite.)
the ground that, under the California
criminal code. Nelson could hold such
views without being disqualified. Judge
Bordwell himself took a hand In the
discussion preparatory to rendering an
opinion.
'Tst Others F.saatlaed.
When court closed today Nelson was
on his way home, and two other tales
men bad been examined by the defense.
One of them, John W. Roberts, a real
estate dealer, was found satisfactory,
and Robert F. I tain, a carpenter, also
wss examined without raising any con
test. Nevertheless, it wss the falrlss
general opinion tonight that the Nelson
case would be duplicated before a Jury
was secured.
Roberts and Bain are both past mid
dle age and white-haired.
Roberts recited a number of busi
nesses he had engaged In while being;
questioned by Attorney Iarrow. Sud
denly I'arrow caught a phrase.
Talrassaa la Please.
"Ever study law?" he asked abruptly.
"Yea." said the talesman, "a Ions;
time ago." - He seemed pleased at the
detection.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, a local organization which
was among those offering rewarda for
the detection of the person or persons
supposed by them to have blown up
the Times, was brought Into the situa
tion today when Attorney farrow be
gan asking talesmen if they belonged
to it or to other organisations.
Roberts said he belonged to It sev
eral years ago.
Raberta la Qaeatloaed.
Roberta said he had been a Cali
fornia resident Is years, previously liv
ing In Boone County, Indiana.
"Did you have any experience In your
business with unions'" he was asked.
"We had a little."
"Ild you get along all rlfi-htT"
"Yes."
"Since then, have you had any feeling
agalnat labor unions?"
"No. not against unions, but certainly
against violence."
"Have you anything against a man
because he Is a member of a union?"
"No. sir; I think labor has a right to
organize."
"Would James B. McNamara'a mem
bership In a union prejudice you against
him?"
"No. not that fact."
rclaplnslvea . Studied.
"Have you ever handled dynamite?"
"Yes. some. In mining."
'Pld you ever make a study as to the
cause of the explosion?"
"No, I have not."
"Did you form your knowledge of
how dynamite acted from an opinion?"
"I read aomethlng of the report made
by a city committee and deduced that
it had been blown up by dynamite. I
did not read it carefully."
"Well, have you an opinion now as to
the cause of the explosion?"
"Yes. such an opinion as one would
have from reading and hearing."
"You believe a Juror should not vote
for conviction unloes convinced beyond
a reasonable doubt?"
-Yes."
"Well, what do you believe to be the
cause?"
"Well, from what I have read and
heard, I would say dynamite."
Oplaloa Xet Fixed.
"Well, are you firmly .fixed in your
opinion?"
"No: evidence would remove It."
"Well, you might say there are two
Important matters here, first, aa to
whether the building was blown up by
dynamite, placed there criminally, and
second, that this man had something
to do with It. Now, realising your re
sponsibility should you become a Juror,
can you presume this man Innocent?"
"Well, he is Innocent of the matter
so far as I know. I have an Impres
sion that the building was blows up
by dynamite from what I have heard.
But aa to the guilt or Innocence of
this man. I have no knowledge except
that he Is Innocent."
"Are you going to have any diffi
culty In trying this man?"
"No. his ;u!lt would have to be
proved."
hrt Reeeaa Takes.
Attorneys for the defense entered
Into a whispered consultation and
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SHOWS.
SPXAXARA, ITNDKR-SHKRIFF
court announced a short recess at 8:10
o'clock. The session was resumed at
8:!VO o'clock.
, "Io you know Petective Burns?"
"No."
"Did you not read airy of his con
tributions to newspapers or maga
zines?" "No."
Here Attorney Parrow temporarily
ended his examination c Roberta and
Interrogated Robert F. Bain.
"Kver belong: to a union?" asked Mr.
Parrow.
"Yes."
"Have any trouble' with them?"
"No."
"Kver read Mr. Burns' articles?"
"No."
"Kver read a booklet circulated by
the Times about the case?"
"No."
Impartiality Is Proelalsned.
"You have heard " people express
opinions as to whether thia man is
guilty or Innocent?"
-No. only as to the explosion."
"Is your opinion on that fixed V
"No."
You think you could listen to evi
dence as If you had no Impression or
opinions?"
"Yes."
"You wouldn't be prejudiced against
McNamara because he is a member of
a labor union?"
"No." ,
"Do you knaw any of the lawyers in
the case?" T
"Yes. District Attorney Fredericks. I
went out to drum for him in a drum
corps when he was running for office.
"You'd drum for anybody, wouldn t
your
Laughter Is Heard.
Hla afflmatlve answer brought the
first general laugh of the trial and the
Sheriff was forced to rap for order.
"Unless you were satisfied In your
own mind that he was guilty you
wouldn't convict him and wouldn t
care anything about what anyone else
on the Jury thought?" '
"Yea. they would find that out If I
were op a Jury with him."
Mr. Parrow announced that he has
concluded his examination of Mr. Bain,
but that he might ask him a few more
questions tomorrow. He added that
he had passed Roberts but he Is still
subject to possible peremptory chal-.
lenge.
During the controversy over Nelson,
Joseph Scott, considered the principal
orator among counsel for the defense,
made the final argument for the de
fense, reading from the record, to sup
port his contention that Nelson was a
man biased and could not determine
whether McNamara caused the death
of Charles J. Haggerty.
Attorney Is Bitter.
"Better the defendant be taken by a
mob and lynched than to be tried by
a Jury consisting of men like Nelson,"
he declared.
Attorney Scott finally was checked
by the court when he used the phrase
"railroaded to the gallows." The court
suggested that no Insincere Intent had
been shown by the prosecution.
"The greatest persecutions In his
tory have been conducted by sincere
men," rejoined Scott.
"Your Honor," continued Mr. Ecott.
"I don't think we can conceal the fact
that there has been a tremendous
amount of feeling engendered in this
case. Bitterness will have to creep In.
but I wish to A no one any hurt
wronjly."
Fram hla window today In the
cell In the county Jail, John J. Mc
Namara. secretary of the International
Association of Bridge & Structural Iron
Workers, awaiting trial after his
brother. James B.. could see the crowds
on the line of march for President
Taft- The route not only passed the
Los Angeles Times building, which the
Mc.Ntmr.rai are alleged to have caused
to be destroyed, but It approached the
new Hall of Records, where the case
is being tried.
John Me.Vamara Reads.
"What have you been doing most of
the timer John J. was asked today.
"Reading," he answered.
"And whatT
"Books, magazine and newspapers,
I've been writing many letters, too."
Counsel for the McNamaras have for
bidden them to discuss the case, and
though they have frequent visitors, the
latter usually are accompanied by some
one from the office of Mr. Darrow,
chief counsel for the defense.
REBELS ARE BEATEN
Zapatista Forces . Cut to
Pieces in Mexican Battle.
LEADER ELUDES CAPTURE
Government Sharpshooters Rtddle
Trenches of Enemy Who Take
Open Field Agalnt Attackers,
Many rrlsoners Taken.
MEXICO CITT. Oct. 16. Today's ad
vices from Cuernavaca say ' that the
Zapatistas were cut to pieces In battle
at Tepextlam yesterday, but Zapatista
himself escaped.
The Zapatistas were caught between
the forces of General FlKueros and
Colonel Blanquet. Two hundred of
them .are said to have"been killed, a
large number . wounded and many
taken prisoners.
The rebels had entrenched themselves
on the hillsides close by the village.
The federals, advancing from opposite
directions, cut off the rebel retreat.
Behind their breastworks the rebels
withheld their fire until the enemy was
within 200 yards "bf the trenches. When
they operusd tire their aim was Ineffec
tive. The federals sent their sharp
shooters to the end of the trenches and
their fire drove the rebels from cover.
Coming into the open, they boldly at
tacked the government troops and the
battle waged for seven hours. In which
time the Zapatistas were completely
routed. Most of their horses were cap
tured. Zapata Is said to have personally led
his followers.
GOLD OUTPUT FALLS OFF
Oregon, Alaska and Idaho Show De
crease In Production.
OREGONIAN" NEWS BUREAU, Wash.
Ington, Oct. 1. Combined statistics of
the Geological Survey and the Mint
Bureau on the production of gold and
silver. Issued today, give the total gold
output of Oregon In 1910 as $681,400,
against $929,000 In J909; the silver pro.
ductlon was 43.800 fine ounces against
69.(500 ounces the year previous.
Washington's gold output was $806.
000 In 1910, and $429,000 the previous
year; sliver, 204,900 ounces as against
75.200.
Gold production In Idaho last year
was $1,035,900, as against $1,344,200 in
1909, but Idaho silver Increased from
6,755.900 ounces In 1909 to 7,027,000
ounces In 1910.
Alaska's gold production shows a
great slump, dropping from $20,339,600
In 19U9 to $16,271,800 In 1910, while
silver production fell off from 19S.600
ounces to 153,900 ounces.
ACTION SOON NEED
GIRL MURDER "DEFENDANT
Hanging of Kebraskan. Said to Be
Plot to Get Insurance.
VALENTINE, Neb., Oct. 16. The
trial of Eunice Murphy and her brother
Kenneth, Harry Heath, George and
Alma Weed, for the murder of Charles
Sellers on June 17, began here today.
The case against Miss Murphy will ce
prosecuted first.
The four men took Sellers from the
home of a rancher named Hutch Jack
and hanged him. They declare that
he had threatened to kill the prisoners
If Eunice did not consent to marry him.
The state contends that the crime was
committed In order that the girl might
secure the insurance which she believed
Sellers had left her.
Canal Commission Would Give
Shippers Ample Notice.
EARLY OPENING FORECAST
Annual Report Discloses Fact That
Work on Great Waterway Is
Progressing; Satisfactorily.
Suggestions Made.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. Foreshadow
ing the early completion and opening
of the Panama .Canal, the Isthmian
Canal Commission, In Its annual re
port made public today, recommended
Congressional legislation governing
canal tolls, organisation for the opera
tion of the canal and for government
of the Canal Zone, utilization of canal
revenue to pay operating expenses and
to repay capital Invested, and other
action. Expedition was urgently de
manded in order to advise the com
mercial world of the use It may make
of the great waterway, of the cost of
sending ships through It and Just when
it will be opened.
The Commission wished to givs at
least 18 months' notice of the rates to
permit the world's maritime Interests
to, readjust their routes and to build
new ships and organize new transpor
tation companies. It was also deemed
desirable to put the canal to use as
early as possible, not only to secure
financial returns on the enormous capi
tal invested, but to make possible the
passage of the world's fleets without
confusion or delay.
Estimates Are Glvea.
The report showed that the engineers'
board has already found that all the
concrete In the great Gatun locks will
be laid by June 1. 1912, and five months
later the locks on the Facific side will
be finished except the gates, which will
be ready June 1. 1913. Meantime by
April 1, next, the giant spillway at
Gatun would be at the 60-foot eleva
tion and the entire dam thereNwould
be completed by the 'following Winter.
The excavation through the Culebra
cut. the greatest earth digging enter
prise the world has ever Heen, will be
completed July 1, 1913, if the slides
are not in excess of the estimates. In
that case the exterior channel will be
sufficiently advanced to pass the ship
ping that would use the canal.
Though these estimates were made a
year ago. the Commission asserts that
there is no occasion to make any con
siderable changes.
The commission regarded It as es
sential that the cost of operation shall
be reduced to a minimum consistent
with efficiency If reasonable tolls are
to be established.
The total outlay for maintaining the
canal will be for wages of the oper
ative forces, engineering work, sani
tation and civil administration. The
commission was insistent that the rev
enue of the canal should go to pay
not only the operating expenses, but
to repay the capital Invested.
Every legitimate means for raising
revenue should be adopted, said the
report, which recommended that the
Government should not only supply
coal and oil for its own vessels, but
.Km, ia moU ,am'tn merchant shlDDing.
The existing commissary, manufae- '
turing plant and laundry, it was urgea.
should be continued for the benefit of
Government forces and Government
ownership of public utilities was pro
posed in a recommendation that the
commissary furnish all . these things
to shipping passing through the canal
for a consideration.
Drydoclc Needed.
. It was suggested that the Govern
ment should sell tools and appliances
needed by ships and. still another
forward movement, should ' actually
undertake to dock and repair ships in
the neighborhood of the canal. For
that purpose the construction of a
drydock and a machine shop was rec
commendi and It was pointed out
that these would be available for the
use of our navy. A wireless' station
for naval and commercial use was an
other adjunct required.
The commission has given- much
thought to the disposition of land in
the canal zone, important because of
Its bearing upon the future adminis
tration of the zone and the operation
of the canal. A large part of the
Government land will be required for
military,, naval and other official pur
poses. Most of the land Is unsuitable for
extensive farming enterprises and the
Inducements are not such as would
atract American farmers, owing to dif
ficulties in obtaining title and the pe
culiarities of the Spanish system of
taxation which must be continued.
Other occupants than Americans are
not deBlrable.
Foreigners to Go.
The commlslon wants to get rid of
the great body of foreign laborers,
who were Imported to dig- the canal,
as soon as the work la completed.
They now populate the established
townsltes and the commission de
clared that they should be repatri
ated after work no longer can be given
them. ,
The report declared that for several
years to come at least It should be
the policy to keep all Government
lands for Government purposes.
As to the form of government for the
zone, the commlslon directed special
attention to the military necessities,
the canal being deemed a military as
set. In conclusion, tne commlslon
holds "It essential that an entity be
established, so organized that any mil
itary contingency can be promptly met.
It was recommended that Congress
authorize the canal management to
pay damages to vessels injured in
passage. Inasmuch as this Government
must insist on taking complete charge
of all vessels during that transit to
guard against Injury to the locks.
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