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Tnn SUNDAY OREGOSIAX. PORTLAM), DECEMBER 31. 1911.
TAFT ASKED TO AID
p TVEKTMOE AND TWO
SAN FRANCISCO LABOR LEADER INDICTED AT LOS ANGELES
. omi x u DYNAMITE CONSPIRATOR.
OUR ANNUAL JANUARY
CLEARANCE SALE
LABOR TO ADVANCE
OTHERS INDICTED
Delegation of Social Workers
Cites McNamara Case to
Illustrate Need.
Starts Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1912
Our Store Will Kemain Closed All Day Monday,
New Tear's Day, and We Take This Opportunity
to Wish One and All a Very
Dynamite Grand Jury Finds In-
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ing Explosives.
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Ila Not Yet Ended Misuse of
Mall to Farther Conspiracy
to Mo Probed.
I.iS AN'; ELKS. Dec. SO. Three labor
leaders of National pronlnmc were ln
dlrted and arrested here today In tha
Government first roundup of men al
legvil to be connected with the National
dynamiting conspiracy which Federal
Itrand Juries began Investigating hare
and In Indianapolis directly after tha
Mi.Vamara brother! made their confes
sions on December 1.
The men taken Into custody were
Olaf Tveltmoe. secretary-treasurer of
the California State Building Trades
Council, and head of the Asiatic Ex
clusion League: Anton Johannsen. or
ganiser for the State Bulldlnn Trades
Council, and J. E. Munxey. head of the
Salt Lake City local union of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural iron Workers, of which or
ganization John J. MvNamara, now
erring IS years In San yuentln prison,
waa secretary-treasurer at the time of
his confession. They are charged with
having conspired to transport nitro
glycerine and other explosives from
one state to another In violation of the
Interstate comment laws.
Claaey Barred oa Sick be.
News from ban Francisco Is that
Clancy at hla residence tonight waa
visited by United States Marshal El
liott and served with a warrant. As
he Is very 111, his life being despaired
of. Clancy waa allowed to remain at
his house In custody of Deputy United
Mates Marshal Warner. Clancy aald
thit he would be able tomorrow to give
the 15000 bond required.
Clancy la suffering from heart trouble
and physicians hold out little hope for
his recovery.
In addition to these four, five other
men were named In the Indictment.
Ortle Mrlianlgal. confessed accomplice
of the MrNamaras and chief agent of
the Ir'ederal grand Jury In gathering
evidence: the two McNamara brothers
and David Kaplan and one Schmidt.
the alleged confederates of James B.
McNaraara In the blowing up of the
Lo Angelea Times' building.
Tveltmoe, Johannsen and Muneey ob
tained ball In tha sum of 15000 each
this afternoon after having been held
Drlsoners In the Inlted btates Mir-
shal'a office for five hours. Leeompte
Paris, one of the McNamara defense
attorneys: Mrs. Job liarrlman. wire
of another of tha attorneys who repre
sented the McNamaras. and John Mur
ray, who formerly edited a labor anion
nubllcatlon here and who now la a
farmer near Los Angelas, qualified aa
bondsmen.
Trtltam Will Bat Talk.
Edward A. Began. Deputy Cnlted
States Attorney, approved the bonds
and agreed with Attorney Job Harrl
man. who represented the accused men.
that the arraignment should not take
Dla-e before Tueaday. January X.
Tveltmoe persiatently refused to
make any statement to tha press, re
marking. "You may say anything you
like, but don t say that I said i(-
Johannaen excused niraself from be
ing Interviewed by declaring he had
"had a falling out with Uncle Sam."
Munsry also waa reticent, liarrlman
said, however, that tha men, although
free on ball, probably would remain
In Loe Angeles until their arraignment.
A. I. McCormlck. United States Dis
trict Attorney, declared positively that
the Government's Investigation Into
the alleged National dynamite conspir
acy waa by no meana ended.
"The grand Jury's rrobe la not fin
ished by any means." McCormlck aald.
-While the term of the present Fed
eral grand Jury will end January ,
there la no law which prohtbtta tha
members of It from being again s worn
Into service In the same capacity If
they are willing. Even If they were
not. another grand Jury would take up
tha work."
lea at Mails Be Probe.
McCormlck intimated that besides
continuing the Investigation Into the
Illegal transportation of explosives,
the grand Jury might take up alleged
misuse of the mails to further the ends
of the alleged consplratora. Concern
ing the Indictments returned today.
Aaalstant District Attorney Regan aald
that the Government had conclusive
evidence against the men arrested.
McCormlck said that the Indictments
returned today Involved only crimes
which were alleged to have been com
mitted in tha southern district of Cali
fornia. He would not say whether tha
naming of McManigal in the Indict
meat meant that the confeaaed dyna
miter would be kept In Los Angelea as
a Government witness Instead of being
taken to Indlanapolla.
The spectfto charge agalnat the al
leged consplratora Is the transporta
tion of exploetves In connection with
the dynamiting of the Llewelyn Iron
Works here, Lecember 11. 110, when
It Is aald the Federal lawa were
broken by McManlgal'a bringing ex
plosives bere from Kiverslde. Cat, as a
part of an Interstate trip from Chi
cago. Jea Harrlssaa Seat For.
While only nine were mentioned In
the Joint Indictment filed, the grand
Jnrora made provision for the possi
ble arresta of others by adding the
phrase, "and others to the grand Jury
unknown." to the true bllL Conviction
of any of the persons named meana a
sentence of two years In the peniten
tiary or a fine of 10.000 or both on
each of four counta contained In the
Indictment.
When the men were arrested they
sent word to Job liarrlman. who Im
mediately took up the question of
bail. Me said he would represent the
men for the present, at least. Leeompte
Davt. one of Clarence Darrow's as
sistants In the McNamara defense and
mho acted as a bondsman today, said
that so far he waa serving In no other
capacity, and did not know whether
I arrow would be engaged.
liarrlman said he knew too little
about the case to make a public state
ment. H. W. I'ohlman. business agent
of the Ironworkers of Seattle, felt dif
ferently. Irsswerkrr Dealea Rvldeaea.
I believe that part of the grand
jury's Investigation waa conducted In
good faith." said Pohlman. -but I be
lieve the ladictmenia were returned
merely to Justify the Investigation. A
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public Institution was used to gain
private Information. There la not a
shred of evidence. Tne men Indicted
will be backed up by not only the la
bor people of California, but of the
whole country. Their honesty and In
tegrity are too well known for the
confidence felt In them by labor union
people to be shaken by theae lndlct-
"ihs investigation which reaulted In
the return of the conspiracy Indi ct
ments today waa begun December 7.
two days after the McN.m. brother,
were sentenced. Since then the grand
Jury haa examined a large number of
witness... many of 'P,rtn" ?
union labor circles and .11 of whon.
except Paul hrr:brK,..i Fed
Francisco, secretary of the
ration of Labor. haa been
8cbarr.nb.rg Is expected to be called
M a wltneaa when the grand Jury
meets again next Tuesdsy.
elegtsuTt told
TWO REPCBLICAX SENATORS
ASSURED IX NEW SIEXICO.
Leading Part lea Divide Representa
tion In Lower House of Congress
Socialist Vote Small.
SANTA FE. N. M.. Dec 10. Results
of the offlc.sl canvas, of the first ,xx
election held November T. made publlo
today ?how a total of 0 tit vote, cast
The Socialists polled from
Sovernor to J02S for Secretary of Stat a.
the Republican and Democratlo candi
dates dividing the remainder.
The constitutional amendment to
make the constitution easier of amend
ment carried by 18.0M "J'r-. nv
The leglslsture Is thus made up.
Pen.t Republican 15: -l"""
Republicans. : Democrats. 7. Ho",,T
Republicans. 30: progressive" Repub
llcsns. : Democrats. 1. The Republi
cs" and -Progressive" Republicans
nave more than two-third, majority
the Joint assembly, assuring two Re
publican United States Senators
The two representatives In CongTess
are George Curry (Rep.) and H. B.
Ferguson (Dem.)
The state offlcera are: Governor. YT.
C McDonald (Dem.): Lieutenant-Governor
E. C, Debaca (Dem ): Secretary
of State. A. J. Lucero Dem.): State
Auditor. W. G. Sargent tRep); State
Treasurer. O. N. Msrron iDem.): Attorney-General.
F. W. Clancy (Rep.);
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
A. N White (Dem.): Commissioner of
Publlo Lands, R. P- Ervlen (Rep):
JusUces of the Supreme Court. F. W.
Parker and C. J. Roberta (Rep.) and
R. H. Hanna ("Progressive" Rep.);
Corporation Commissioners. H. H. Wil
liams and M. 8. Groves ).
H. Van Stone ("Progressive Rep.)
THRESHER HOUSE EXPANDS
J. I. Caae Company Increases Capital
From $5,000,000 to $40,000,000,
RACINE. Wls Dec 10. Announce
ment was msde here todsy of the In
crease In -capitalisation of the J. L
Cae Threshing Machine Company from
(j.060.000 to MO.UOO.OOO. The purpose
of the Increase, as set forth in the an
nouncement. Is to enable the company
to extend Its field of operations.
Arrsngements to enable the manu
facture of new lines of farm Implement,
are under way. says the announcement.
The aeroplane and Its motive power are
classified as a part of future produc
tions. Alleged Wire-Beater Arrested.
CEVTRALIA. Wash.. Dec SO. (Spe
cial) Charged with choking and beat
ing his wife. Joseph Dunston, a real
dent of Centralla. waa arrested bjr the
local police last night and this morn
ing was placed under S 100 peace bonds
in the court of Judge Hosa. Dunston
had previously been warned by Prose
cuting Attorney Buxton to keep away
from Centralla.
Ranking Department Gets $1004.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. SO. (Special.)
The State Banking Department re
ceived I10M In feea. according to a re
port for 111 received by tha Secre
tary of State today.
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KING DAGS TIGERS
Indian Rhinoceri, Too, Fall Be
fore Royal Gun.
QUEEN COMPLETES TOUR
George Loudly Applauded When He
Prophesies That "Calcutta Will
Always Remain Premier
City of India."
CALCUTTA. India. Dec. JO. King
Emperor George and Queen-Empress
Mary returned here this morning, the
former from a big game shooting ex
pedition In the northern dependency of
Nepal, on which he bagged no fewer
than 10 tigers and II rhinoceri.
The Queen-Empress. In the mean
while, made a long tour of the various
provinces of India. In the course of
which she visited many historical
spots.
The royal couple received an en
thusiastic welcome from the people of
Calcutta, who thronged the gaily dec
orated streets and cheered heartily as
the proceaslon passed.
When the King-Emperor In his reply
to an address from the municipality
prophesied that "Calcutta will always
remain the premier city of India," he
waa loudly applauded.
Their majesties will remain here un
til January 8 and will then go to Bom
bay, where they will embark on tha
ateamer Modtna .for England.
There will be much relief In official
circles when the Calcutta visit, which
ha. brought such crowds from the
province to the city, ts concluded, aa
this Is the center of the Bengali agi
tation. The most elaborate arrange
ments have been made for the protec
tion of their majesties during their so
Journ here.
GIRL'S PAST IS TRACED
SPOKANE POLICE SUSPECT
FRIEND OF ANNA WEBER.
Surgical Operation by Physician
Known to Authorities Latest
Murder Mystery Clew.
SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. SO. (Special.)
Less than three months before the
night Anna Weber was slain on Sum
mit boulevard by a knife thrust In
the temple, the police believe she un
derwent a surgical operation at the
hands of a physician whose name the
authorities are said to know.
A young Spoksne man. reported to
have been involved in this affair. Is
now under police surveillance. Anna
Weber la alleged to have been In fear
for her life because of threats made
against her.
At present Prosecuting Attorney
Wiley holds there Is not sufficient evi
dence to warrant any arrests.
"We are going to the bottom of this
case." declared A- von PaulJkl. secre
tary of the United German Societies.
'Every member of the society will
take to the police every bit of evidence
he can obtain in hopes that the real
murderer may be brought to Justice."
The United German Societies, at a
meeting Friday night, unanimously
adopted resolutions condemning the ac
tion of the authorities In detaining
Ellrabeth Weber, the dead girl's sister,
without notifying her parents. It Is
said they plan to make a searching In
vestigation of the theory that Anna
Weber was killed because she knew too
much.
What Number Did You Wish?
We have It. Our stock of Victor
reoorda is complete. Sherman, Clay fc
Co, Morrlaon at blxth.
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Have Powers Co-Extenslve With
Those or Interstate Com
merce Commission.
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McNamaras as an Illustration of what ,
might be expected again In this coun- I
try If labor conditions are not Im
proved, a delegation of social workers
has urged President Taft to create a i
labor commission. j
Such a commission, the delegation
told the President, should have powers
co-extenslve with those of the Inter
state Commerce Commission and should
be able to compel testimony. It should
make a preliminary report In six
months of the condition of labor In
the structural iron trade In the last
six years, "gauge the breakdown of
our machinery of Industrial govern
ment, the economic and social cost of
strikes to employers, to workmen and
to the public." and Investigate rules
and recoras oi unions. -
examine the legal statue of the labor
unions.
President Promise. Help.
President Taft promised to use all
possible means to create such a com
mission. It was said he might incor
porate a suggestion for a labor com
mission in one of his post-holiday mes-
"ftabbl Stephen a Wise, of New York,
read a petition to the President. Miss
Jane Addams. of Chicago, and other
prominent social workers went to the
White House with him.
Among the signers of the petition
were Lyman Abbott. George F. Bar
nett, Louis D. Brandeis. Irving Fisher,
Paul U. Kellogg, Samuel McCune Llnd
sey, Owen R. Lovejoy. Henry Morgan
thau. S. N. Patten. George Foster Pea
body, James B. Reynolds, Edwin R. A.
Sellgman and W. F. Wilcox.
Workers' Point of View Considered.
-A house divided against Itself can
not stand," said Rabbi Wise. "We
have yet to solve the problems of de
mocracy In its industrial relationship,
and to solve them along democratlo
lines. In order to arrive at the work
ers' point of view It Is necessary only
to review the long list of occupational
diseases, the failure of both employers
and the state to prevent them or to
mitigate their effects, the lack of em
ploy era' liability laws, the failure to
provide adequate safeguards against
accidents In dangerous vocations, the
attacks upon the constitutionality of
laws to shorten hours of women and
of workers In certain trades, the re
luctance of legislatures to abolish
child labor. It Is necessary only to
contrast this dead-center of the ma
chinery with the speed with which It
acts to prevent picketing and rioting
during strikes.
"The worktngraan .es the club of
the officer, the bayonet of the militia
directed against him In defense of
property, and he believes that the hand
of the law, strong In the protection of
property, often drops listlessly when
ever measures are prepared to lighten
labor's heavy burdens"
SCION OF WEALTH SUICIDE
Tonng Man Drinks Poison When
Disowned by Father.
Because his father, reputed to be a
Kansas City mllionalre, had sent htm
no Christmas present, nor had an
swered his appeal, for money, A. A.
Valch. 25 yeara old. committed suicide
In the lobby of the Grand Oaks Hotel,
East Oak street and Grand avenue, at
10:S0 o'clock last night. The young
man drank carbolic acid.
He had been rooming at the Grand
Oaks Hotel with B. Loveless, a con
crete engineer, who tells of the youth's
despondency of the last few days. He
saye that young Valch had quarreled
with his father, H. A. Valch, of I32S
FroBt street, Kansas City, but did not
know the cause of the quarrel. Young
Valch wrote home and asked forgive
ness. He received no answer, and then
sought employment here. This he was
unable to procure, although he hunted
for a place all day yesterday.
BIG WAVE COMBS ROANOKE
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drenched and thrown violently from
their berths.
Veteran Describe. Experience.
"I served four years during the Civil
War," said the veteran- "I waa at
Donaldson. Shlloh and Corinth, but I
am free to confess that I was never
so frightened as I was during tha ter
rible hour aboard the Roanoke."
The first information of the terrible
experience the Roanoke underwent waa
received when she arrived In port early
this morning. No wireless messages
were received.
Passengers on the steamer this morn
ing united In praise of Mrs. Ottilia
Walter, stewardess of the ship. They
declare her conduct was heroic Mrs.
Walter Is a trained nurse. She cared
for the Injured with the skill of a
physician.
RENT A NEW PIANO.
New pianos to rent at $( per month;
rent allowed on purchase The Wiley
B. Allen Co.. cor. 7th and Morrison.
Wreck Victim in Hospital Again.
Mrs. Evelyn Geer-Dabney. who with
her husband was hurt in a railroad
DnUanrlala nrftnrh of tnft
t wrecK on iuc -
North Bank Railroad. October 21. re-
turned yesieruy w ------
pltaU where she will have special treat
ment under Doctors Samuel C. Slocum.
Robert U Gillespie aim c -;
McDanleL She sustained a wrenched
back and Internal Injuries and after
remaining In the hospital a week, re
I "ned to her home In the belief that
she waa welL
Mrs. R. I.utke Leaves Hospital.
Mrs. R. Lutke. wife of a showcase
and atore fixturea manuiaciurer.
who has been 111 at Good Samaritan
Hospital since December S. left the hos
pital yesterdsy for her home, at 31 '
Hoyt street. She Is Improved In health. (
Every Article in the Store
Contract Goods Excepted
Now on Sale at a Reduced Price
That's the keynote of the values in this sale. The money-savings
would not be desirable, no matter how great, unless the right kind of
quality were offered with it. Every merchant tries to have a policy of
money-making, but time has proven that the broad gauge policy of both
money-making and value-giving, which from the first has made this
"Portland's Fastest-Growing Store," is the best and surest way.
What we say in our advertisements about values is absolutely true and
can always be depended upon. Our -values are often surprising, but
always reliable, and never fail to meet competition.
LYNCH LIST SUHH:B
BCT 35 OCCURRED IX COUTRY
DTTRIXG TEAR 1911.
Record More Favorable Than for
1010, When Total Was 47, and.
51 for Year of 1909.
CHICAGO, Dec 30. (Special.) Only
35 lynchlngs, known to be such beyond
doubt, occurred In the United States
in 1911. This, of course, was 35 too
many, but In previous years the num
ber has been much larger, 47 having
been recorded In 1910 and 67 In 1909.
The Record-Herald, In attempting to
keep statistics In this matter, ts con
servative; It does not class as lynch
lngs cases of plain murder, or cases of
attempted lynching. A lynching, prop
erly speaking, is a forestalling of Jus
tice by a mob. Some writers on this
subject made a count far too large by
Including many cases properly to be
classed otherwise.
The record is bad enough as It Is on
the most careful record, and the appeal
to lynch law Is due In almost every In
stance to dlstruat of legal proceedlnga
with the Implied moral that to abolish
lynchlngs criminal law must be made
swifter and more certain In Its work
ing. In the 35 lynchlngs the victims of all
but one were negroes, according to
news dispatches, and the one doubtful
case probably waa that of a negro. Al
leged crimes against women or girls
account for 11 cases and murder of
white men for 18. In six cases the
cause was not specified.
Again, as In the records of former
years, the greatest provocative of
lynchlngs seems to be murder or at
tempted murder of white men rather
than sex crimes. Race hatred and rape
Intolerance accounts for many of the
cases, for it may fairly be presumed
CORPORATION TAX LAW RETURNS
The proposed amendment enabling returns to be rendered for the fiscal
year of the Corporation may not pass and Tax Returns must be made as at
December 31, 1911. Statements prepared and systems introduced to comply
with requirements of the Corporation Tax Law by members of
Oregon State Society of Public Accountants
M New . &
1 Til 111 f ill
that a white man accused of the mur
der of another white man would have
been given a fair trial.
By states the record Is as follows:
1910. 1911.1 . 1910. 1911.
Georgia 11 9Pennsylvanla .0 1
Florida 8 6 Louisiana .... 2 O
Oklahoma .... 0 6 Tennessee .... 2 0
Kentucky .... 0 5 Mississippi ... 1 O
Arkansas JOhlo 1
Missouri 3 2S. Carolina. . . 1 J
Alabama .... 8 2
Texas 1 Total 80
8. Carolina... 8 1
HOOK'S NAME PROTESTED
Objections Based on Two-Cent Fare
Decision to Be Sent to Taft.
OKLAHOMA .CITY, Okla, Dec 30.
After discussion of the announcement
that Judge Hook, of Leavenworth,
Kan., was being seriously considered
by President Taft for appointment to
the Supreme Court to replace Justice
Harlan, the Oklahbma Corporation
Commission today sent telegrams to
the President protesting against Judge
Hook's appointment.
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec 30. Governor
Chester Aldrlch has announced that he
will telegraph President Taft at once
a protest against the appointment of
Judge Hook, of Kansas, to the Su
preme Court. The objections to Judge
Hook are based on the decision he en
tered in the Oklahoma 2-cent fare case,
where he decided that the rate was
confiscatory.
RENT A NEW PIANO.
New pianos to rent at 34 per month;
rent allowed on purchase. The Wiley
B. Allen Co., cor. 7th and Morrison.
$5000 Awarded for Loss of Arm.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Dec SO. (Spe
cial.) The December term of the Lewis
County Superior Court was closed yes
terday afternoon when Judge A. E.
Rice awarded Lloyd Jones damages of
AcutArj. WW
fiusHM-t
$5000 In his suit against the Chehalla
River Lilmber & Shingle Company, of
Centralla. Jonea sued for the loss of
an arm alleged to have been sustained
while he was an employe of the de
fendant company. The case will be
appealed to the Supreme Court.
AUTOPJANO $5
Rental. Free muslo rolls, free cartage,
All money paid as rental can apply on
purchase price If desired. Kohler &
Chase, 375 Washington street.
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High-grade limestone deposit
suitable for a burned and hy
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market.
160 acres of yellow fir tim
ber land on railroad grade.
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Hydraulie Engineer,
Chamber of Commerce,
Portland, Oregon.
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