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JUDGE TELLS
BtnSDEHH
James B. Is Sentenced
for Life; Brother
to 15 Years
CROWD STORMS COURTROOM
Scene of Final Proceeding
Moved to Guard Against
Lawless Outbreak.
FEDERAL INQUIRY PROCEEDS
Prisoners Summoned to Ap
pear Before Grand Jury.
CASE "NOT YET CLOSED'
l'ro-4-vulor Declare That Not Since
t lll War Ha Country rasped
Throaich So Tr-mrnlou
m CrlsU.
I-OS ANGKLES. Dc. . Two broth
er James Barnabas MrNimin and
John J. McNamara, nUri of Cineln
B4tl th on slim, droop-shouldered
and sallow-faced, with small yes. and
the other a broad, robust man of ruddy
countenance felt today tha stronsj
hand of Justice which they Ion had
thought to evad. tha former being
aentencad to Imprisonment for life, and
the latter ta IS year rn tha tata pen
itentiary. It waa the retaliatory action of the
Jaw aaralnst tha lawleas method
which John J. McNamara. eacretary
treaaurer of the International Associ
ation of Br Id ft e and Structural Iron
Worker, thouarht It necessary to pur
sue In coping with what ha regarded
a the all-powerful opposition of cap
ital. t'.lder Brother la Teara.
Though tha younger brother, James
K, In formally presenting his confes
sion to the court today, declared that
ha Intended no murder when ha placed
1 sticks of dynamlta beneath tha Los
Angeles Tlmea building on October 1,
1)10. 1 1 persons being killed by the
terrific explosion. John J. McNamara.
recounting tonight to his attorneys his
principle, broke down as he muttered
that he fought against great odds Iq
th beat way ha could. It waa a sequel
to tha courtroom scene earlier today,
when he received his sentence In tears
of abject surrender.
For the crime of the Time building
explosion Jamas B. waa punished; for
directing the destruction by dynamite
of the Llewellyn Iron Work, wherein
no live were lost. John J. was sen
tenced, yet hardly a few hour had
passed when 'the word went forth that
sobpenas would ba Issued tor both men
te appear before the Federal grand
Jury to divulge further details of their
dynamiting conspiracies.
Veiled Slates Steps la.
Tha United States Government now
will demand of them Information con
cerning Interstate trafficking In dyna
mlta which la alleged to have resulted
In mora than a hundred explosions at
.brldgea and factorlea where labor war
fare Involved.
Something of the same fear of ter
rorism brought by these explosions
flitted through a crowd of li.DOO per
son today as It surged back and forth
around tha Jail, expecting to see tha
McNamaras taken out Into the open
on their way to the Hall of Records,
where previous scene In the trial had
been enacted. But the court and coun
sel, taking cognisance of possible law
lessness, held the final session In a
courtroom adjoining the Jail and tha
prisoners were taken thither over an
Interior bridge passageway.
Preeaalleaa Are Takes.
I never carried a gun before, since
the McNamara affair started." confided
Samuel L. Browne, chief of tha state'
department of investigation, and his
detectives reported to him that aus
picious characters by the scores were
scattered In the crowd.
Jndg Bordwell changed his mind
several tlmea. but took final precaution
and held court In the small chamber
beslda the Jail.
Outside the crowd begged for en
trance. An army of policemen fought
ita efforts. To the Hall of Records,
not far distant, the mass of humanity
moved back and forth In confused
wonder and eagerness, and even many
who really were entitled to admission
lost that privilege because of the mix
up over the place for the final set
ting. In tha Hall of Records eight floor.
iCoallaasd ea s
PAH HE
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POLICEMEN RESCUE
TRAPPED SLEUTHS
HAWKSIIAWS OX RAID LOCK
SKI.VKS IX CHIXKSE HEX.
l)oir C'Iom Behind Now letcrtives.
XKtto Finally I'hono of Predica
ment to Headquarters.
Four member of the uniformed po
lice force were required lat night to
free two detective from a locked
room in the Chinese block at Fourth
and Flander street, after two elec
trically worked lock door had closed
upon the sleuth and refused to yield
to their efforts. Telephone communi
cation with the outside world waa all
that saved the police "Nick Carters"
from a possible all-night atay In tha
little slx-by-flve-foot room.
Detectives Swenness and Taft. both
new aa detectives, decided after dinner
to bring In a few Chinese gamblera be
fore reporting back to the department.
Room 60. in the block at Fourth and
Flanders, which was once a rendes
voua for a gang of yegg and after
wards for users of opium, was entered
by the two.
A they went Into the room next, tha
electric door swung behind them, and
they were cut off from retreat. Care
lessly handling the door before them.
It closed, too. and the electric lock
imprisoned them in the stuffy dun
geon. After beating on th doora for halt
an hour, they decided that the Igno
miny of rescue was better than stay
ing in the place all night, and ued a
telephone in the room to call tha ata
tlon. Patrolmen Griffith. GUI. Evan
.tM Shaffer went In tha patrol wagon
to tha block and blow of a ledga
hammer In the hand of Patrolman
Evan broke down the door and res
cued the Imprisoned Hawkhaws.
30 HOBOS HAVE 15 CENTS
F.ntlre Wealth of -Weary Willie Out
fit In Pocketa of Two.
Et'GENE. Or.. Pec. 5. (Special.)
Following the snatching of Mr. E.
R. Frank's purse by a disreputable
looking man last night, the pollc
rounded up 10 hobo In tha hope of
recovering the content of the pure,
which contained IIS In gold and a
diamond ring. The aggregate wealth
of the JO. after careful search, was
found to be 16 cents.
Contrary to the accepted teneta of
Socialism, this body of wealth was In
the hands of two men. on plutocrat
being possessed of a dime, and the j
other of a nickel.
The entire party. Including the two
capitalists, was escorted to th' city
limit and rudely told to move.
MRS. COREY IS BACK AGAIN
Ex-Comic Opera Star Writing Rook
of Advice to Girl.
NEW TORK. Dec. 5. (Special.)
Mr. William Ellis Corey . May belle
Oilman) was a passenger on the Hamburg-American
liner Kalserln Augusta
Victoria, which arrived today from
Europe. Mr. Corey eemed in good
health. She wore a blue cloth tailor
made ault that fitted her thin figure
closely, and the skirt was so near a
"hobblo" that her steps were very
short.
The former comic opera tar waa
mysterious about a book she Is ant
ing. There la something In It about
good advice to girls who are ambi
tious to become singers. She was
asked if there waa anything about so
ciety In It, and she replied In th nega
tive. VICTOR ZEDNICK MARRIED
Washington "C" Graduate Manager
Takes Bride In California.
SEATTLE, Dec. 6. (Special.) When
Victor Zednlck. graduate manager of
the University of Washington, slipped
off to Oakland. Cel.. and married Miss
Helen Tillman. Monday night, his best
man was the graduate manager of
the University of California, Milton
Farmer.
Students at Washington University
knew nothing of Zednlck'a plans until
after the marriage. Both he and his
bride are Washington alumni. Zed
nlck will continue aa graduate man
ager. SON IS BORN TO GERRYS
Daoghrr of Late K. II. Harrlman Is
Again Proud Mother.
NEW TORK. Dec. 8. ( Special.) A
second son was born today to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Livingston Gerry at their
borne. Sl( Fifth avenue. Mr. Gerry ta
the elder son of Mr. and Mr. Elbrldg
T. Gerry and Mrs. Gerry la the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mr. E. H. Harrlman.
They were married In March, 1101.
The first child Is Elbrldga T. Gerry.
Jr. The newcomer's name has not yet
been announced.
DRUGGIST FINED ONE CENT
Postofflce Sub-Station Clerk Accept
Check for Money Order.
CHICAGO. Dec 6'. A man In the
United Statea District Court waa fined
1 cent today. Judge Landls heard his
admission that he had accepted a
check for $12 for a money order, a
technical violation of the postal laws,
and named the fine as 1 cent.
The prisoner was Edward Komie. a
druggjat In charge of a postal substation.
phptt tvn nRPP.nv IVFTIXFSTIA Y. DECEMBER fi. 1011. - PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CONGRESS ACTIVE
Probing Committees in
Full Swing.
SUGAR HEARING IS RESUMED
Democrats Decide to
Tariff Issue.
Press
WILEY'S CASE DISCUSSED
Speaker Rcf use to Act on Memorial
Demanding Littleton's Expul
sion Polndcxter Criticises
Rate Decision.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. With Con
gress In full swing today, the message
of the President, covering tha subject
of trust regulation, waa read In both
houses. There was a general resump
tion of activity In collateral matter.
Tha sugar truat Inquiry was resumed
by th House special committee. An
other special committee of the House
discussed the Agricultural Department
Inquiry centering on Dr. Wiley. Rep
resentative Hamlin urged that the bill
requiring that expenditures from
the secret fund of the State De
partment be reported to Congress.
The Steel Trust investigating com
mittee decided to confer Thursday en
Ha procedure, in view of the Govern
ment' suit. Speaker Clark refused
to act on a memorial asking Repre
sentative Littleton's expulsion.
Peralaa Iaterveatloa Asked.
The President, In a resolution, was
asked what countries had applied for
free admialon of their print paper ana
pulp wood.
Speaker Clark received unofficial
appeal for American Intervention In
Persia.
Tbe Senate committee Investigating
Lorlmer's election, resumed Its ses
sions, and tha Stephenson sub-committee
decided to report to the full
committee If possible before the holi
day recess.
Senator Smith turned back to tha
Treasury 13000 pay for Senatorial serv
ice while Governor of Georgia.
About 200 recess nominations, mostly
of Postmasters, Army and Navy of
ficers, were submitted by the Presi
dent. Polndexter of Washington criticised
the Court of Commerce decision in tha
Spokane rate case.
Abrogation of the 'Russian passport
treaty was proposed in a bill by Cul
berson of Texas, and a petition was
presented by Martin of New Jersey.
Repeal of Canadian reciprocity waa
proposed in a bill by Heyburn of Idaho.
Tariff Plana Considered.
The Democratic members of tha
House ways and means committee. It
waa announced today, will begin work
on cotton and woolen tariff revision
bills without waiting longer for the re
port of the tariff board and the Presl-
Concluded on Page 2.
.VESTGAT10N
HAS HIS EYE ON THE DOCTOR.
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ANNUAL WILL TELL OF ORE
GON'S GROWTH.
The end of the year is the time
when the business man pays par
ticular attention to the condition
of his affairs. He invoices stock,
balances the ledger and calculates
the jrains or ltsses of his business
uiirini the 12 months. The year
end is also the time that every
community and state is inter
ested in a review of activities
that summarize its development
durinp another round of the cal
endar. This task of presenting a re
sume of progress in Portland and
Oregon is performed by The Ore
Ionian with the advent of each
new year. In its Annual Edition
this newspaper prepares for the
information of our own citizens
and citizens in other states a
complete statement of conditions
in Portland and Oregon. The
public has come to look upon
The Oregonian Annual as the
medium through which it is in
formed of things worthy of note
in connection with our indus
trial, commercial and social life.
The Annual to be issued Jan
nary 1, 1912, will be especially
valuable from a pictorial stand
point. It will contain many
large photographs of Portland
streets, showing the fine new
business blocks with which they
are lined and giving glimpses of
their daily activity. Other pic
tures will show many phases of
Oregon's varied industries. Scores
of articles, written by men well
qualified to discuss their subjects,
will tell of progress in the city
and 6tate. Statistical tables and
charts will also be used effective
ly to emphasize this story of
prosperity.
LEOPOLD SELIGMAN DEAD
Member of Famous Family of Bant
ers Gone at 80 Years.
NEW YORK, Dec 6. Leopold Selig
man, one of tha eight Seligman broth
ers whose names have figured in. the
banking history of the world for sev
eral decades, died tonight in London,
at the age of 80. News of his death
waa contained In a cable dispatch re
ceived by Isaac N. Seligman. hla
nephew.
Leopold Seligman was a resident of
America until 1861. when he went to
London and helped establish a branch
of the Seligman banking business In
that city. Many year ago he retired,
but has been in good health up to
about 12 months ago.
Of the eight Seligman brothers, only
two. James and Isaac now aurvive.
UNITED STATES ACCUSED
State Department Fomented ITon
duran Revolution,, Says Paredes.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 6. In a 200
page book published here today. Juan
E- Paredes, ex-Speclal Minister of
Finance of Honduras, declared tha
American State Department encouraged
the Bonllla revolution In Honduras last
Winter In an attempt to force the Hon
duran government to sign the Morgan
loan agreement. Paredes says the
Washington State Department virtually
submitted to President Davilla of Hon
duras, this ultimatum:
The protectorate and the Morgan
loan, or the revolution."
IRRIGATION FUND
WASTE ASSAILED
Montana Man Is Bitter
About "Red Tape."
SETTLERS PAY FOR ERRORS
Bureaucratic System in Inter
ior Department Hit.
METHODS STARVE PEOPLE
Fred Whiteside Tells Congress in
Chicago What He Thinks 17 Su
pervisors Watching Eight Men .
Dig Bitch Is Too Many.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Sensational
charges that "the bureaucratic system
of the Department of the Interior, to
gether with red tape," was retarding
the irrigation projects of the country
and that thousands of persons in Mon
tana were starving because of the sys
tem, were made before the National
Irrigation Congress at Its opening ses
sion today.
Fred Whiteside, a State Senator and
a delegate from Montana, said that 50
per cent of the money spent by the
Government on Irrigation was for
"supervision" and that In one Instance
17 supervisors were employed to watch
eight men dig a tunnel.
Extravagance la Alleged.
The Milk River -project In Northern
Montana, he said, although begun in
1903, was not anywhere near com
pleted, as only a few thousand acres
of the 340,000 acres had been watered,
and while one-fourth of the money had
been spent, less than one-twelfth - of
the preliminary work had been done.
"An Instance of the extravagance,"
the speaker said, "is shown by the
abandonment. Just announced, of a
part of the project which cost $245,000.
That much money Is to be thrown
away Just as flippantly as If it were
no more than a postage stamp.
Errors Covered t'p.
"The bureaucratic system In the De
partment covers up all the errors of
the engineers and the land holders
who have to pay the bills have no
means of finding out where the money
Is going."
He cited Instances In which he said
men carried bags of flour on their
backs miles across the desert to save
their families from starvation. All the
money spent on Irrigation projects, he
asserted, was levied on the property
so that many of the holders, unable to
produce any crops because of lack of
water, had to sell out.
Action of the Congress also was
asked on a resolution offered by.
George M. Barstow, a delegate from
Texas, who denounced BO-called "fake
Irrigation schemes." He said these
were gotten up to extort money from
"land hungry" persons In the East and
threw discredit on the whole "back-to-the-land"
movement. The resolution
was referred to a committee.
OLD LOVE'S PHOTO
IS GALL TO WIFE
IIVSB.VXD TAKES PICTURE HOME
AND ROW FOLLOWS.
After Drowning Sorrow ut Liquor
Store Seattle Man Returns to
Do Battle on Doorstep.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 5. (Special.)
Just because she was an old sweet
heart of his, she sent him one of her
photographs.
In that nifty 1911 oblique way she
wrote something across the southwest
corner of said photograph to the effect
that there's nothing half so sweet in
life as love's young dream. J. Elmer
Smith, recipient of the photograph. Is
married.
Maybe the sentiment which Inspired
old sweetheart to mall the photograph
lulled J. Elmer into a sense of security.
Maybe J. Elmer pulled a "bonehead"
play, but the fact remains that he pat
tered home with the photograph. So
thereafter much rancor ensued.
The photograph of old sweetheart
may have been chic and cute, but Mrs.
Ivy Smith, J. Elmer's wife, did not pro
pose to run February to any pippin In
Portland; that Is the town In which
resides the original of the photograph.
"And then I went down town and
had a few drinks," J. Elmer told Police
Judge John B. Gordon. J. Elmer was
reeking with remorse when he arrived
at the front door of his home. Outside,
J. Elmer told the court, stood an angry
brother-in-law, reinforced by three or
four husky young men whose manner
seemed to say, "Let's shoot him at sun
rise" J. Elmer deployed to the kitchen.
seized a butcher knife and yelled de
fiance. J. Elmer still held the ramparts
when Police Sergeant Lee Dagner
forced an Appomattox.
OREGON SENDS LIVESTOCK
State Only One West of Rockies- to
Exhibit in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Dec. 5. (Special.) Ore
gon Is the only state west of the
Rocky Mountains that has sent exhib
its to the International Livestock Ex
hibition, now In progress- at the stock
yards In this city. The fact of Ore
tatlon indicates the rap-
Id spread of Interest that this great Chi
cago show has made In the nreeaing
of finest stock.
v x tfnser. of Rickreall, Or., has
entries In six classes of the Cotswold
variety of sheep. The state win proD
ably have as many exhibitors here as
has Idaho and Wyoming.
Bicknell & Gemmlll of Pocatello,
Idaho, took first and second prizes in
the range-bred lamb section today
Each lot was exceptionally fine.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTKRDAY'S Maximum, temperature, 48
degrees; minimum. 39 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southeasterly winds.
McNamara Case.
James B. McNamara sentenced for life;
John J. to 10 years. Page 1.
Judge Bordwell says' Stetf ens had no influ
ence on outcome. Page 5.
Gompers says punishment is appropriate to
crime. Page 4.
Burns takes fling at Gompers: says Mc
Namaras got on iuchj. b
Defense fund said to have exceeded $400.-
000. Page 5.
narrow says gallows would have been In
evitable it fight had been continued.
Page 5.
Foreign.
Persia warns Russia not to advance farther.
Pago '-
With reinforcements. Chinese rebels regain
confidence. Page 2.
General Reyes, alleged head of new revolu
tion, steps back into Mexico. Page 2.
National.
Congress active in investigation. Page 1.
Domestic
Socialism beaten in Los Angeles. Page 1.
Indictment against Publisher E. J. Lewis
quashed. Page 3.
Montana man assails Interior Department
for wasting irrigation lund. Page 1.
Sport.
tFootball huskies get lives insured. Page 10.
Joe Tinker says Coast should have big
league. Page 10.
Portland team defeats Australians at soc
cer. Page 10.
Pacific Northwest.
Counterfeiter's big plant taken East for trial
evidence. Page 3.
Old love's photograph Is gall to wife.
Page 1.
Newly elected Commissioners take office at
Chehalls. Page 7.
Witnesses tell of oil on carpets at hotel
fire, in arson trial at W'inlock. Page 7.
Scheme to put Governor Hay "in hole'"
seen in extra session agitation in Wash
ington. Page 0.
Arguments finished In varsity referendum
case; early decision promised. Page 0.
Commercial and Marine.
Master of British bark - Invercoe fights 80
cent cargo jrate. saying shippers collect
12 cents a ton rebate. Page 2t.
"Lucky John" Peterson defendant In suit
over ownership of steamer Elder. Page
20.
Big block of Salem hops bought for shipment
to London. Page 21.
Pressure to sell cash wheat breaks option
prices at Chicago. page 20.
Severe slump in Wabash stocks and bonds.
Page 21.
Wool prices are advancing In the London
market. Page 21.
Portland and Vicinity.
Aid of all asked to shield timber. Page 11.
Antlpodeans find exclusion wise. Page 11.
Oregon State Hotel Association decides to
draft its owu laws under initiative.
Page 8.
President Josselyn. of railway company, re
fuses to accept any franchises under
restrictions demanded by City Attorney.
Page U.
Vancouver. Wash., White Leghorns take
four blue ribbons at poultry show.
Page 14.
Four leading Elks arrive to arrange con
vention plans. Page 14.
F. N. Myers, president of wrecked Mount
Scott bank is sentenced to serve two
years and pay S1000 fine. Page 14.
Girl, found unconscious, wakes from leth
argy, smiling. Page 16.
Activity In Portland praised by Western
Union president. Page 16.
Bar Association passes resolution Intended
as censure f"r Governor West. Page 16.
Chinese den doors close on sleuths whom
police rescue. Page. 1.
SOCIALISM BEATEN
IN LOS AfJGELES
Mayor Alexander Bests
Harriman.
WOMEN FLOCK TO POLLS
Prohibition Emphatically Re
jected by Citizens.
M'NAMARA CASE IS FACTOR
Good Government Forces Declare
Astounding Climax of Dynamite
Case Had Kffect Red Emblem
Ballots Snowed Under.
. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5. Alexander
carried Harrlman'a precinct 1537 to 102.
Estimates of the vote give Alexander
100,000, Harrlman 40,000. In 110 pre
cincts complete Alexander's net gain
over the primary Tote was 25,90010,
738 more than Harrlman'a.
The vote count up to 1 o'clock this
morning; gave Alexander 43,144, Harrl
man 18,047 In 145 complete precincts
out of 317,
Alexander Irvine, Socialist campaign
manager, has admitted defeat
"But the fight bas only begun.. The
Socialist campaign for the next elec
tion opens tomorrow," said he.
LOS ANGELES, Deo. 6. Socialism
grappled in a final struggle with its
foes under the "Good Government"
banner at the ballot box today and
was beaten.
The red emblem, which waved vic
toriously over Job Harriman, the So
cialist candidate, In the municipal
primary a little more than a month
ago, went down with him under an
avalanche of votes cast for Mayor
George Alexander. The only question
remaining a few hours after the polls
had closed was as to the size of the
majority.
Prohibition, the other big Issue In
the campaign, received scant attention
from the vote counters tonight and the
fate of the drastic dry ordinance re
mains uncertain, though the probabil
ity Is that It has been defeated.
Ninety precincts complete on prohi
bition give 1450 for, 3721 against.
Mayor's Majority 2 to 1.
Forced to yield first place In the
nominating ballot October 31, when
the vote cast totaled 45,000, Mayor
Alexander polled today apparently
two and one-half to one major
ity in a vote which partial returns
from 293 precincts out of 317 indi
cated would total 140,880.
When Harrlman gained a plurality
of 3000 over the Mayor In the October
primary, the registration was approx
imately 75.000. Today 187,000 persons,
including 85,000 women, were entitled
to vote.
Women Outvote Men.
Ninety per cent of the registration
on the West Side, where the vote was
light In the primary, was voted today,
while on the East Side, Harrlman's
conceded stronghold, the balloting was
light In comparison. The women of
the West Side outvoted the men.
The reverse was the case seemingly t
In " the precincts where Harrlman
would be stronger In the primary. But
the balance of power, which the wom
en were credited with having prior
to the astonishing finale of the Mc
Namara case last Friday, did not fig
ure in the result.
"Persons who would not vote for
Alexander simply stayed away from the
polls." Chairman S. C. Graham, of the
Good Government organization, de
clared tonight. In predicting a majority.
of at least 30,000 for Alexander.
McNamaras Had Effect.
Other leaders of the Good Govern
ment campaign asserted that the pleas
of guilty entered by the McNamaras
had had their effect and caused voters
who had supported Harriman, one of
the attorneys of the McNamaras, In tha
primary, to remain away from the
polls.
How much the astounding end of the
dynamite trial affected the result, how
ever, cannot be estimated because of
the tremendous Increase, not only In the
registration since the primary but In the
record vote cast today. Some estimates
were that nearly half the city's popu
lation or more than 320,000 had voted
in the election.
Harrlman was in conference with hla
campaign manager, Alexander Irvine,
of New York, early In the evening. Ho
declared that gross frauds had been
perpetrated by the opposition, but re
fused to concede his defeat.
Harrlman Is Silent.
"I will not make a statement yet,
he said.
The victorious ticket consists of
Mayor Alexander, who has held office
for many years, and nine Councilmen,
made up of bankers, lawyers, store
keepers and realty brokers.
On the defeated Socialist ticket be
side Harrlman, the lawyer, there were
one negro junk dealer, a former ed
itor of one of the local morning papers,
two lronmolders and several labor lead
ers. Additional proof that tha McNamar-.
case fiKured largely in the result waa
(Concluded on Page &.).
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