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rihe 'IPi?ace 2 Tine cJownsiir.Hs TWO (CEPJTS.- IPAY MO' IVIIOIRiiT,- THE WEATHER Fair tonight; Sat-, urday probably Tain; . southeasterly winds. - VOL. X. NO.' 231.'.- N V PORTLAND, ' OREGON," FRIDAY' EVENING, ; DECEMBER. 1, v 1911 TWENTY-FOUR .PAGES.. ttrftf Tttn cthxt on tradta anb mtws 5 : .EXTRiA' i noK n a n h a a TV" f imM(EWnMaiRBi)w tills why AuJ III ' Un All L. I &, I fit I I I M If I 1 X . -i ii I . i m a i i v , r J I I. 1 s v "l.K I MM IU Bl I I I Mil I y 011 "V "V . 1 TT U I Je7 Ufl V Ul ViU 1M UW frV . kill I ' 1 i '. - . , '. ni rm nn Tiir TiRnrn )i : nil : Ill Illll I II - UU ttm JHWtt d.; if . IU THE.pTHER CH3E V' Hall of Records, Los Angeles, DecD. In' his confes i James B, McNamara said: . . ' - ..' "I put the dynamite uncfer the 1117168; and it must have ' gas main, because the terrible j explosion ' which fo! - ed scared me more than it . did anyone else, ; I was the t surprised man that ever lived, as I had not expected great damage would be done." (United PM Xeaed Wlr.V '., 1 of Records, Loangelew. Vtc l. B. McNamara I guyty of the of blowing up. the Log Angeles building on the night of October r a. day of wild rumors and fol : th most sensational scene ever sed .In a I'courtroom In America, iner Cincinnati printer this after wlthdrew his plea of not guilty "ittered a plea of guilty, . Ha win ntenccd next Tuesday morning, may either be ordered hanged it to prison (or Ma, according Ich penalty Judge Bordwell ,d to Impose. ; ' : ' Brother Inters Plea. . ti.e aame time his brother, John . -amara, aecretary-treasurer of the itlonnl . Association of Bridge mctural Iron Workers, withdrew x of not guilty to the indictment ig him wUh having placed dyna i nder the ' Uewelly n Iron works :ember 16, 1 1910, andft entered a ; iruiity to .conspiracy In connee- th the dynamiting of the XJewel- m works. Ioa Angeles, ue win tenced at the same time as his . and the penalty ? may ba one life, as the court decides. -nee Darrow, chief .counsel for .'enee, said: iv saved a. human life out Of the je, I hope. " t do not believe that .ige will, sentence, him to death. f la the beat that I can expect six months I have carried a ter- 0 irden. We have sought every po lophole and have tried our best "e our way Out of the mace, but two weeks ago I discovered from aunty -.authorities the evidence they had. In addition to their 1 e I had further facts which if VI iad discovered would have only ATv to the hopelessness of Jim's . Oasa Too Strong. : , is going to tell the press all o i An at a later date, although I do bWJjffctt-rt him to do "so now.1 The 1 had a dead open and shut case r. us. i am very urea ana worn, anot talk at this time, as I have iider a terrific strain for the past veks. In fact I will never be able orlbe the ordeal through which I assed. It was a terrlflo decision." ty District Attorney Horton said: d chief consideration that appeals is the economic one. By getting of guilty the county Is saved expense without the complication H ontroversy as to wnetner tne nig 1 ms been wisely expended. Whether vouid have been several hundred id people In this country who have said the men were lnno If we had convicted them, people have claimed that they were rall 'i. Labor leadera all over the coun ould ' have called the trial - the of th century, Hera w an op , ity to silence everybody and also ri i large sum. for the county. ; Should Spare Ufa. i hough ths court could sentepoe amara to be hanged, It seems to me the least we can do for a man who s ved ua a lot of money Is to spare "-. While It W"an unusual thing i man to pie ad guilty to a crime r.ible by death. In this case that ivin be considered, and will aave . McNamara." - ', ' ' -': kd about McManlgal, he said: , will have' to take his medicine Lhe rest. He won't go free. Prob ne will plead guilty to the indict rhara'lns him with nxnlodlne- dv. 16 at the Baker Iron Works and .is aentenoed for .that." ipU DWUl V VI .vUIMJVCI ,UI 11V UC- laid:.'1' ;.! i1;'-.i-'-;..'.' ; . .V. en wa first broached tdllttla Jim ' n for having John plead guilty he won't sUnd Jtot It. I won't let sten" anything onto my big broth am tho boy who did everything.' I Advloa . to -Jama.'':';,",':. Id h,Im that If he took that stand ird , to John, . there was every that he would go to the gallows. lso told him that if . John pooled rests wttn Jim mey mlgnt De let lly.V In order to make It strong Lm I said: 'You would ,cutl a ( flffura on the gallows.' r , - - said: '! have to go to the gal- tion't ba aAhmmed of the figure ut ";,,,Be 1 v'1! arolng U the j a irincipie ano not ror a wnalV:;:WilV Sohn; ' himself ; ln- if on pleading guilty that Jim final rented to enter ng his plea that ered today." .. ; A , -y . soa. was intensely dramatic as j.eas of Mi two mon were entered, oourt cama to' a'sudden halt this i!:,g there were ,jhuinerous rumors hot wiuest cnaracter circulated. went r:rom tha report that one of 1'ifors Lt the 11X had . luen brlbad ii tlier Jhat coufmcl for the defense' were to ba arrested charged with hav ing bribed Jurors and prospective jurors, Bald Secret Conference, Finally Darrow and Davis went se cretly to the offices of the district at torney on the top floor of the Hall of Records. There they were closeted with Captain Fredericks for more than an hour. When they came out: their faces were stern but they: refused to make any statement of any kind. Neither would the district attorney talk. "Walt until. 2 o'clock comes," was all he would say: v At 2 ci'clock the. courtroom was filled and even the seats inside the railing were all Jammed. alk In Xow Tones.' n ') Darrow and Davis conversed In ear nest tones over at one side or the room. J. B. McNamara, with a peculiar smile playing about his lips, sat alongside of Joe Scott, of his counsel. Scott, a big, brawny. Individual, towered above the diminutive white faced defendant like a father above hla infant child. .Occa sionally he would drop his heavy hand on the shoulder of the man who for days haa been chief figure In one of the greatest dramas In the history of the country. -.-- .;"' .- . , . ,.... His, attitude waa as. calm and cnllorr ed as at any time since he waa first arrested. , Finally there " was a atir at me -.DacK or the room as a deputy sher iff, came through the crowd. He started to say something to the district attor At -that moment there came a sudden noise rrom the rear of the room beyond the Judge's bench. A moment lat-ir John J. McNamara appeared in charge of a couple of heavily armed deputy cheriffs. He dropped Into a seat as Im passive aa ever, chewing silently on a loompicK. A lengthy and painful pause followed ana xinauy it was broken by the- bus ser ; over the clerk's desk announcing that Judge Bordwell was coming. A door to the right -opened and the presiding juage siowiy ascended the steps and eat down In his chair.' Davis Springs to Teet. "The people against McNamara,". he murmured, and the sound of his voice floated over the heads of the peo ple, - LecompteDs via of counsel for the defense waa on his feet. "On behalf of my client, James- B. McNamara, I desiie " ha began, and the silence was o oppressive that a pin might have bei heard to drop "to withdraw the pIcr of not guilty hereto fore entered In tlita case, and to plead guilty." Davis' voice, which haa a peculiar wall In it, rose to a crescendo at the last word and as the crowd in the room realised what had happened there came a i deep murmur, almost a sob. Every eye waa on the slender prisoner , who waa for the first time admitting that ha had caused the 'terrible explosion and fire that bad cost 21 lives more than a year ago. But ha sat as before, absolutely impassive, ' waiting. . '" Davia waa not through. "And on be half of our other client," he continued, "J. J. McNamara, indicted Jointly with this prisoner, we want to withdraw the former plea of not guilty to the charge of placing dynamite under the plant of tha Llewellyn Iron Works, and enter a plea of guilty." ; ' : t , It was done. "Outside of the. attor neys in the room not a single soul but Judge Bordwell had had any Intimation of what waa coming. Men and women sat. bolt upright and a painful pause followed, broken, only when Captain Fredericks arose with the original in dictment In his hand which charged J. B. McNamara with murdering Charles Haggerly, walked over to the table where J. B. McNamara waa aitting. As he did so,' McNamara, on signal from his; counsel ; arose ...and stood .. gaslng squarely liito his eyes. , s "!? , Reads Indictment Hurriedly. The. prosecutor read the Indictment hurriedly. Then he , asked: , "James 'B. McNamara, you have here tofore pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder contained In the Indictment Do you wish to withdraw that pleaT" ' 1 do, sir,", was the answer. , "Do you now want to plead guiltyt" "I-ao plead," said McNamara, and he sat down without a muscle of his face having .changed. :" v? --.ii ,. Judge ; Bordwell quickly announced that he would Impose sentence at 10 o'clock hext Tuesday morning, which curiously enough is election day, : - , Aoosssory Before l"aot. "vV.: ' The same procedure was then gone through with John J. McNamara. Al though he was actually in Indiana at the time that the dynamito was placed tirt'der ; the Llewellyn Iron Works, he was an accessory before the fact and -fherefore hie plea was entered as that of a principal. In being guilty of having actually placed the dynamite." ; He, "like his brother, was Impassive. ' i It waa plain that both of them had realized that the end had come and that they had made up their minds that they would accept the developmental aa "all in the day' work." : Aa. a matter of fact, when John X Mo- Los Angeles Buildings Wrecked by Dynamite Explosions ' - Is f " mm i 1 i m mi .1 1 - 5? t CAST IROH CASE," SAYS , inOK; PLEA SAW OTHERS FROi SUFFERING - .... HI' , v-. w sstr ; ajK- IV r '" - --'V. K N '7 II Z : CSSS '!raH ' ' ' ' t n ! '111 1 iJ, ... .. ''Ml -iv -r. v4m.Jk 4 i ' -4 1 1 " ' iiiii r-A -ye Upper'plctarc shows the Times building after the explosion, the center picture shows different views of John , ; J. McNamara, and the lower picture -the Llewellyn iron works. Namara aat down he wore the same smile that he. has retained from . the moment of his arrest This, too, al though he. more than hi brother, real lied that his admission of guilt might mean for him life Imprisonment in state prison."-' - ' ' There was . a alight hesitancy in the courtroom, and th-n Judge Bordwell re manded the two -.prisoners to. the cus tody of the aheriUAe they-were led out of the room. District Attorney Frea erlcks was. hurriedly, surrounded by a group of friends, none of whom' waa quite as enthusiastic aa was1 Mrs. Fred ericks, a very fceautlfur woman. She congratulated her husband heartily on the successful outcome of the case which had meanC no, much to him., ' Others crowded about to wring, his hand, but the veteran prosecutor simply refused to be carried .away with, his success' , : - ': : ' ' "I have : simply won another case," was all he cared to 'say. -. ' Clarence Darrow and hla aa soclates were - surrounded, . with a crowd 'who wanted the real reason. The chief coun sel for the defense had plainly. Buffered the hardest . blow in his; entire career. The deep llnea on hla face were accen tuated by a pallor" like a man Tin the death agonies.' He had little to aay, al though he promised that'he would make a formal statement later In the cay. After the courtroom had .been .cleared Judge" Bordwell . aent for the members of the Jury who had ".bean playing cards in an upper chamber, entirely oblivious as to what waa going on before. L After thanking them and announcing that be cause of developments their i services would not be needed further, be per mitted" them.-.tO''go ione.,-i All of the men expressed themselves as very much surprised. ' They retained their attitude of knowing nothing about the case, even after, they had been dis charged, moat of .them expressing great pleasure at not being compelled to pass on the Issue,'-st.rt--., p: Judge Bordwell was Well 'pleased. i "It la a great load off my mind." he said. "There haa been great deal ,that waa trying m inia enure casa- . . ,,( "i Los Angeles, Deo. Despite the fact that District Attorney Fredericks J and his office force tried to have it believed that the ' sudden adjournment , of the McNamara trial today was. because he wanted to Investigate alleged registra tion frauds, proof that the matter un der consideration will "be th alleged bribery charges brought against the de- fense waa obtained in, an unexpected way. -' !,.' While a number of: reporters were waiting in the anteroom of the dlstrlot attorney's office they were told that De tective Browne was willing to see them. As they entered the room, Larry Sulli van, one of the Investigators for the defense, and formerly a "master" of a sailors' boarding house In Portland, Or.,-waa" hurried out of the office ad joining that of tho county detective. As he waa whisked along the hallway he was stopped by a reporter who had not "fallen" for the Browne Interview, and was asked: "Well. Larry, 'have they had , you on the grill?" v V, ' r His face inflamed, Sumvan snook his head.' - '. ' '. ' ".-. " ' "I can't say a word." he. said. ' Burns detectives under the charge of Detective McLaren, and detectives watohing the district attorney's offico were very much "in '.evidence, about the corridors of the hall of records. When court i, recessed at the request of the (Continued on Page Seven. - RUSSIAN SOLDIERS SENT TO FRONTIER . t WITH? ULTIMATUM St. Petersburg. Dee. 1. Russia ' today ordered at advance of ' troops to tho Persian frontier. Indicating that it in tends to force upon Persia an Immedi ate acceptance of its ultimatum Involv ing the expulsion of W. Morgan Shua ter, American financial treasurer of the shah's;monarchyi'.':.- f"',.'-.'"'"; :j" "' 'i Berlin, i Dec.v I. -News v Oispatches re ceived here today, from. Teheran, say that Ala El Dowleh, brother of the for mer Persian: minister to Germany, was aesass'lnated today' In 'Teheran. ' . i . ' v . Shuster. j when Interviewed V, ty ' the United Press today, before he submit ted Ills resignation, admitted that his bodyguard vhad frequently iaved,- him from death',. He added:.' .' , ! . - ."Russia's demand for 'my dismissal as treasurer general of Persia la actu- ., 3 (Continued on Page 8ven. Judge Dismisses :; Blcthett ".Case." I ' Seattle. Deo. 1. Judge Ronald- this afternoon In the Blethen trial took the caae from: the Jury and dtsmisaed the complaint against the? newspaper, pub lisher. . J . , OREGON SENATOR an u BEFQRECONGRESS (United PrfM hetteA Wire.). Los Angelea, Dec, 1. The positive' declaration that the confession of James B. McNamara and his brother, John J. McNamara today waa not forced to fore stall prosecution for bribery and . at tempted bribery was made this after noon by Clarence Darrow, chief counsel. I "Any statement to that effect is un- founded." he aald. "We were con i fronted with an ironclad case a and j told that If we would plead guilty I we could expect mercy. If we refused to do so, then we were told flatly that I we could expect no. mercy, but that the 1 ntnmii namltv nf t ha law wmilri hA enforced. There was Just one thing 'to do, and that was to admit that they had the goods on us,'' "Was there any connection between the pleading of guilty and the Impend ing city election?" Darrow waa asked, t "'Well, they told us that we must take a plea now If we were going to do bo. There waa nothing else for .it Of course, there waa only one effect possi ble here, and that was that it would hurt the chances of the socialist-union labor candidates for the various city offices. '' "But there was a man's life at stake. Not alone that there were othera who might suffer. We simply did the best we could. "There was nothing else that we could do but do aa we did. I realise we will be blamed, and that lt will be said we deceived our friends. I cannot say any thing more about that It would do no good. I am sick at heart, but I feel that I did all that "I could . for these two accused men and their fellows." : "J "Now aa far as the arreat of : Bert Franklin is concerned,' I have, nothing more to aay on that Instance than I said when ; you ' firrt told ma that he had been arrested. He. was never com? missioned by the McNamara" defense to bribe anyone, and we are atlll con fident that he will be acquitted." Darrow was asked what explanation the McNamaras had made of the reasons for blowing up the Times at the time they did.--. . .-. "I cannot say about that Just now," he said. "We have not yet received a complete statement from them on this matter. ' Tell All, Later On. "They will tell all later on. I; am certain, but it would do. them no good to repeat their story at this time. ."We will, of course, try to show to the court that there was never any in tention of taking human life. So far as that is concerned, it waa, I believe, more or less of an accident. But I can not make any further statement on this .line at present May be later on I can. I am sick at heart ami tired out, and can add nothing more now to what Is already known." Washington, Dec. 1. "We are simply thunderstruck. It comes likt a flash of lightning out of a clear sky." aald Frank Morrison, secretary of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, to the United Press today. - When the first bulletin waa received and transmitted to Morrison it was ap parently impossible for him to belleva that lt wan true. "We were firm in our belief that the boysnwere innocent." he added. "We cannot understand this'. Mr. Gompers had the same positive belief in their Innocence. We all believed they were being persecuted and the boys kept in correspondence with the officials at headquarters dally by wire.- Why only (WMnston Bureau of The JonraaL) Washington.. Dec. ; 1, Reviewing the principal Issues which will come before the congress during the coming winter, Senator Chamberlain, declared: In favor of f reelnir the Panama canal from possible domination by railway Interests, and, If necessary, a govern ment built' and operated line of steam ships; for the abolition of the court of commerce; .' for ' self-government for Alaska; for an annual river and harbor appropriation bill; for the parcels post; for again pressing the fight for an ef fective amendment of the federal, con stitution , for popular election of sena tors; for a conservative tariff revision program; for clarifying the Sherman anti-trust law; to prevent what he des ignates . Judicial legislation; for a cor poration control 'commission, similar in powers to the Interstate Commerce com mission, ' and for a s worklngmen's com pensation law..' .- ' . " ' ' i These," - said Senator Chamberlain, "are the . national issues which stand in the foreground for the consideration of congress. Currency reform will, of course, be considered more or less, but I' believe it, tov be true that n many men are ready to take final stand upon that , qustlon. ;.;' v "I believe the law whloh created the commerce court should be repealed. I take this stand, regardless of my Judg ment of any particular decision which may have been- rendered by the com merce court.' The Interstate t Com merce commission- -waa- satisfactorily addressing-itself to the problora of at taining a wise solution of the oontrol of common carriers. ' It had the confi dence of the people and the. respect of the carriers.) - There was na neoesslty for the creation of the commerce court and it retards, rather than helps. , : "Aa to the Panama cana.l, the subject is under, earnest discussion' and many facts are yet to be brought out bearing vitally upon It But, as at present ad- (Continued on Page Twenty.) today we received a telegram from out there, and it gave no hint or Intima tion of such a thing as this. "We had a message from the Mcl'a mara brothers congratulating us on ilia general success of the Atlanta conven tion of the American Federation. They kept in touch with the convention doit there all the time. - "The delegates at Atlanta were all convinced that the boys were Innoomt and they taxed their ingenuity to raise funds for their defense by making as sessments and getting out pictures and buttons. - ' i, "It Just seems Incredible that We co ikl have been bo misled end. I s'imply can-V make any connection statement about lt" - . President Gompers left 'her t'i afternoon for Troy, N. Y., before the news of the confession arrived. W. COOPER MORRIS' PAROLE OF' 23 DAYS PROVES EXPENSIVE Bills amounting to $293.45 for the ex- penses of Wi Cooper Morris, convicted of embesxlement following the fait 'ire' of the Oregon Trusi & Savings bank, of which he was cashier, who was in ths city recently on a temporary parole from the, state prison, were turned, in to ihi County auditor today for the county to pay. Of this amount '4195.75 is for Morris, - and : 2100.70 for' his gumd. Morris was in the city 2S days goiiuj over the books of ;,tho defunct OiSf.on Trust A Savings, bank in getting rendy ror tne inat against l.ouis j. Wilde, i lio is under indictment for hla conned. on in wrecking the bank. ' . . - Morris, lived at the Carlton ho'sl while working on the books, and hla' bill is as follows: Room 23 davs at t4 192; meals for 23 days," 194.20: tailor. $3; laundry, 11.75; telegraphing. 4y Cents; telephoning, ti.W. total, I195.T5. Warden Curtis brought Morris, lo' Portland and left him. District Attornev Camerrn arranged for the- guard to watch.- him. - At the end - of 23 davs. Governor Weatordered Morris retornoif to the state prison. Morris is serving a term upon a convlotion 1n the Io;al (Continued on Page Twenty.). SWARMING REBELS-T ' BLOW UP POWDER : . air-slt m - sbbb ea. . i Washington,'. Dec. -l.-iCliinepe noil captured and blew up tne imperial mag azine at Nanking, following a battle wherein many Manchus werslln; ec cording to navy department advices --i day. xruce is Arranged. . T, . t. I T" , v. . w . . 1 ; . i ciiig, iru, rremier luan bill Kal has agreed to a three days' truce- with the rebels for purpose of discussing the proposed peace terms. If, -at the end' of three days, no definite agreement has been reached but -peaces appears possible, the truce will bo extended IS days. , w . , , , . General Ll Tuan Hehg, commander of the revolutionary army, has -not an nounced his attitude toward the pro posed armistice, but he Is expected to consent, and If he does the leaders of Continued on Page Seven.) Facts of the Case in Brief f . The Times building at First street and BroadwayLos Angeles, -v, 'j ... niv iiiuunug ui uviuuci X,'JlflV,. 'i.v i General Harrison Gray Otis, owner and publisher of the Times, was in Mexico when the explosion occurred, and hastened home, rwenty-onc persons were killed in the disaster. ' ' - ; ' A special grand jury to investigate the disaster was assembled October 25, 1910. It returned a verdict that the Time .was de stroyed by dynamite, v ' c ,,..,. ' General Otis, through the columns of the Times, charced union labor with being responsible, r - ,.. .. Union labor, leaders denied the charge and offered a reward of $5000 for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties.; ... Twenty-three indictments were returned by the crand jury on T . r in-ti t?-l T T 1 I I . jiuua.iy u, ifii. um xvugcis, et juus rviiycics aiiuiucy cnipiuyeu uy the National ; Erectors' association; presented the evidence. The indictments were secretly filed and bench warrants were issued. y April 12, 1911, James B. McNamara and Ortie E. McManigal were arrested in Detroit, Mich.; by operatives of William J,; Burns' National Detective Agency. ; - " ; , " . ",( , i April 22, 1911, John J. McNamara, international secretary of the " Bridge and Structural Ironworkers,' union, was arrested in the offices of the union in Indianapolis. After a hasty arraignment John McNamara was brought to Los ' Aneeles bv California deputy sheriffs and Burns Detective Asrcncy operatives; : James B. McNamara : was also brought west at the same;ime, but by a different route., They were lodged in the city iau in Los Angeles. . '; JulyJ 5," 1911 the two McNamaras, and McManigal were given their preliminary examination. ' McManigal was charged with hm miting the Llewellyn Iron Works in Los Angeles, December '2, 1910. The two McNamaras. were charged with - responsibility i r the Times explosion and were held for trial on a charge of fn ,: ' r without bail. '' . . Their trial .began October 11 before Judge Halter I; r , i I r