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ASHEVILLE, N. C.i MONDAY .HORNING, DECEM1.R 4, 1911
VOI XXVUX, NO. 43
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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BURNS SAYS THAT :
EQMPERS KNEW OF
MNAMARAS GUILT
Detective Who Caused Arrest
of Men Emphatic In State,
ment on Labor Leader
INVESTIGATION WILL
BE RESUMED DEC. 14
Bums Conferred With United
State's District Attorney
About Prosecution
' INTMANAPOIJB. Infl.. ' D. I.-
) lir. Gcttopern knew HI the tmp Ohet
tp Xwr,artui Rr fulMy," iu til
kUii.vmvmi muds today by W. J. Burn,
the 4oMtfv who caiwefl the airrwit
a! . tb , JicMturaur brother ... who
ptaaCoO yulity In hoa Angelas prldajr.
Banui oowforred er today with
United tte District Attorney Chas.
W. Miller.
"Wiiou Mr. Goffnpere wye be wa
iBprucxl and that the UpNamaroa
ha4 deceived him In declaring their
niioeenoe.-h tells -what Is hot true,n
aid -Burns. ., '-Mr. Qompere knew tho
UoNaiQaras were guilty and has
known It all along. . He knew. It at
th time he and; the heads of the In
ternational unions conferred in In
dianapolis on the question of raising
funds jfor'1 the defense of the pris
oners. Some the other union men
irnw of their guilt too.
"Clarence Darrow-told -the lato
men at that meeting in Indianapolis
that lie did not believe I itramed up
thto cae." ' - .
Plana for Investigation
Plans for the federal Investigation
that may f uncover . men alleged to
have been Implicated ; wMh the Mc
Namara 'brothers In dynamiting oper
ations in many states went forward In
conferences er today;
Deteotive Wm.'J. Burns discussed
wtth United ' States ; District Attorney
Ch-WMUtirth' evidence to be
presented to the ifederal . grand jury
when it resumes Its session December
: 14. , NeHber would make a public
statsmeot In relation to the details of
their consultation. "We shall notxeat
until we have trought to Justtcs all
those ennoct wA hs dynamiting
; outrmres throughout IJ.V-eaemery,
saMl s Mr.''. Burpa "I am no respecter
' of persons and whether the men as
sociated wtth the McNaroarA are
' (higher up or 'lower down' they will
be prosecutaoV.
Any exposures that may be made
will come through indictments, if In
dictments are returned, for violation
of she federal statute regulating in
terstate transportation of explosives,
said Mr. Miller.
Conference Held
Mr. Bums conferred today with J.
Kirk Klrby, president of the National
Association of Manufacturers, and D.
(Crottaued on Pace Five)
TWO PENNSYLVANIA TEAMS
LEAD RATIONAL LEAGUE
FIELDING
Marqnard and Crandall
Lead Pitchers Tinker
. Leads Shortstops
BOSTON FOOTS LIST
NETW YORK, Dec. I 3. Pittsburg
and Philadelphia were the best field
ing clubs in the National league last
n. according to the official
fielding averages mads public by the
.auiunal 1-eague today. Each club Is
credited with an average of 9(1. Bos
ton foots the list with a percentage
of 7. v
Taking the Individual performers
in the various positions, Konetrhy
leads the first basemen with a per
u r' y on nearly ZOO more
chances offered.
ut the gecond basemen who played
, throughout the greater part of the
season Hommell, of Brooklyn, leads
with a percentage of 972, white Zim
merman, of Brooklyn with SSI
heads the third bssemmen. Tinker, of
Chicago, is the leader of the short -atop
with a percentage of 3T. Of
the outfielders who played In half or
more of the season's games. Leach,
of Pittsburg, with T. Bergen, of
Brooklyn, leads the standbye among
th backstops with 1. Peffer, of
Boston, and Mclntyre, of 'Chicago,
are the best fielding pitchers, neither
having erred through the season.
Frtrhing Records.
"Rube" Marquard, of New Tork,
stands out as the leader of the pitch
ers of the National league in the
"games won" record as shown by
the official pitching averages given
out by the National let rue today.
Marquard pitched In 45 games, woo
24, lost ? and has a percentacre won
of ,774. Crandall. of New Tork, with
II games won and five lost is second
with a percentage of .760. Alexander,
of Philadelphia, had' the greatest
number of shut outs to his credit,
scoring seven. Marqnard Is credited
with 117 strike outs, heading the list
in this remect, Alexander being see
ad With lit. ' ; ;
IMPERIALISTS GET
DISCOURAGEMENT
FROM LATE NEWS
Developments of
Entirely Unfavorable to Throne
Manchus Seriously Distrust Huan-Shi-KaiRebels
Increase
PEKING, Dee. . Late develop
ments ar all unfavorable to the Im
perialists whose hopes rise and JalJ
with every change. Today they were
dejected because Urga, the capital of
Mongolia, which like' lahassa here
tofore, has beefj' held. by force, has
now tsken occssion to declare US In
dependence and has expelled . the
Chinese -officials, -
Various report reaching Peking
Indicate that Manchuria, which up to
the present has been, only , passively
rebellious, is likely soon to become
an active factor In the" revolution,
nonoral (Than-EhHaun. viceroy of
Manchuria,' reports to ths govern
ment that Japanese are' assisting trie
revolutionaries, that .they : are Im
porting dynamite for the rebels and
even joining the rebel ranks. '
The Chinese officials assert that
one of the Japanese has conresssa
that a general, rising had been ar
ranged for December 5. The Japan
ese legation lir answer to the protest
of the- Chinese government, dis
claimed any knowledge of these re
ports. :
More Resignations.
.Continued resignations from the
government Including the viceroy of
Ho-nan, and the finance minister re
cently appointed to Yuan ; Qhi-Kai's
cabinet, leave the premier more than
ever a one-man government Yuan
Shi Kal's friends have, been urging
hfm to remove to Tien Tsln, where ha
would be safer from attacks. upon his
life, and freer in his conduct of. the
government, but the report Is cred
ited that the Manchus would not per.
mlt him to depart. ; . . ... '
Undoubtedly they seriously distrust
him. --, ;,-; ;
Evidently . the premier, not being
able to bring the rebels to terms
which would be accept ble to . the
Manchus, X intends , to 4t further
fighting. Heavy movements of troops
through Pao-Ting Fu indicate that
an attack on the 8hsn-Sl rebels Is
not far distant. " ;
;(.; ,t is learned from a reliable source
that not a tingle province has replied
oJlhagoveTnmet' call or; delegates
ta ths -national ' congress' to be held
In Peking for the purpose of discuss
ing the iConstHution. .i. f'
' A consular dispatch from Han
Kow says that most of the rebels
have withdrawn from Wu Chang,
which Is practically surrounded by
the Imperialist forces.
TARTAR Cm SACKED.
NANKING. Deo. . The Tartar
City was sacked and burned today
by the permission of the authorities.
Business has been resumed end
trains are. running between Shanghai
and Nanking. The imperialists have
evacuated Pukow.
Capture Complete.
IjONDON. Dec, J. A dispatch
from Rhanehal says thst the capture
PRESENCE OF
PROBABLY SAVES
LIVES OF ENTIRE CREW
Steamer Rammed in Chesa
peake Bay and Headed To
ward the Beach
SAVED FROM SINKING
NORFOLK. Va., Dec l-TIre Sterl
ing was rammed at i o'clock this
morning at the mouth' of Chesapeake
bay by the American steamer Doro
thy. Ttie latter, vessel was also bad
ly damaged, her bow being twisted
out of all proportion almost from'her
water line to her superstructure. No
one was Injured. The collision oc
curred while the Dorothy was bound
to sea from Norfolk, and the Sterl
ing was coming down the bey. The
Sterling was signalling for a pilot
when the collision occurred. Sto
left Anapolls yesterday for New York.
The Sterling which was not more
than two miles oft shore, began to
take in mud-water and listed to star
board almost as soon aa ths Dorothy
palled away from her.
Her commander. Captain Keerre,
seeing the vessel would sink, turned
ber bow toward the beach at Cape
Henry and headed for it His prompt
action ondobtedty saved thje phJp
from sinking And probably saved
lives of hi, crew. Naval tugs are
standing by the vessel and wilt 'try
to float her tomorrow. The Sterl
ing was purchased by the government
during the Spanish-American war.
Sim was formerly owned by Duncan
and company, by whom slie was built
In 1SI1. She la of 1.42 tonnage and
carries a crew of fifty men. "
The Dorothy la a small frteghter
of only HO ton a She was loaded
with coal and left Norfolk yester
day for Jacksonville. She carries a
small crew. Her cargo will be) un
loaded tomorrow at McCoy and
Smith's ship yards where Che Vessel
was docked tonlfht ' to receive re
pairs. -, ,.
Last Few Days
of Nanking is aw complete. The Im
perialists last stronghold on Lion Hill
capitulated on condition, that the.
IJvea of its defender were spared.
i Destitution' prevails, .but the rail
way service has been resumed. Kp'e,
thousand revolutionists - crossed ' the
river to Pukow, : but were driven
back: with a loss of two gun.
INDEPENDENCE TBOCL.10IED.
PEKING, Deo. tl. The British
gunboats ,wlth the assistance of . the
American gunboat Callao are effec
tively policing the West 'river. Steam
ers found for Wu Crow ar escorted
by a warship,' while others are trav
eling In pairs for their mutual pro
tection, their wheel houses enclosed
In steel. Chinese war Vessels ars
routing out the pirate and a desper
ate fight has taken, place at Shtulng.
The robbers were driven back bat
are expected to make another stand.
A mass meeting will be held at Can
ton Tuesday to discuss the situation
and receive suggestions : regsrding
ths administration of the republic. -
MOTORCYCLES , WRECKS BUGGY,
EGO HARBOR. N. J.. Dec. I. Go
ing about forty miles an hour on his
motorcycle. I Klennon, of this
crashed into ttie buggy belonglni! toi
Wesley Weeks, of Weekstown, hurl
Ing Weeks through the top of the
buggy and twenty feet away. Klen
non was returning from a run and
had Just turned out for an automlble
when suddenly be crashed luead.-on
into the buggy. He was ihurted over
the "handle bars and thrown with tre
mendous impact tnto the buggy, car
rying away th entire top and Weeks
with it ...
' The two men were picked up about
twenty feet from the spot bleeding
from numerous injuries. Klennon
was unconscious,, but was later resus
Itated. He is terribly cut about the'
head and no doubt received Internal
Injuries, while Weeks was so badly
Injured that he was rushed to the
office of Dr. Boy sen.,' . , i'
Fred Btoaeftanv whor occupied the
rear' seat of the motorcycle was
thrown clear over, the horse and land
ed in th road side, uninjured,, ex
cepting for a few minor lacerations,
The buggy which was brand new, was
demolished.
ACSTRIAN STEAMER ASHORE.
KEYX WEST, Pla., Dec. 8. The
Austrian steamer Marianne is ashore
on Polaski shoal, nesr Tortugaa, and
several vessels have gone to her as
sistance. Word of the steamer's
plight was brought here today by the
first mate, who came on a schooner
to get assistance. The Marianne has
been ashore since November J8 and
Is said to be In a dangerous position.
She carries a general cargo and was
bound from New York to New Or
leans. T
MUCH LIKE ARMED Glf
Race War Feud in Mann
ford as Result of Pitched
Battle Saturday
TULSA, Okla., Mannford, Oklaho
ma, a town of 600. people twenty
mles from here, resembles an armed
camp tonight, according to reports
received here, in fear of a raoe war
as a result of a series of events in
which one white man. Fred A. Ev
ans was killed, snother, Rollle John
son, was seriously injured, one negro.
Bud Walker, was lynched and his
brother wounded.
Armed bodies of negroes were re
ported at Mannford today, male In
habitants armed themselves when the
rumor became current. Evans and
Johnson were held up by three ne
groes Saturday night. They resisted
an attack and a' battle ensued. Later
a posse surrounded the negro. Bud
Walker, riddled tils body with bul
lets andThung it to a telegraph' pole.
The negro's brother made his escape
but was captured today and taken
ta Sapulua from Claremore1. The fun
eral of Fred Evans today Was at
tended by almost ttra entire popula
tion. Every male Inhabitant carried
a gun.
Posses pursuing the third negro re
turned tonight, bloodhounds having
lost the scent ' , ,'
TAFT TALKS TO J. O. V. A, M.
WASHINGTON", Dec. J. President
Tst tonight in an address before the
Jonlor Order of American Mechanics
pleaded for the development of a
national Conscience as sensitive as the
conscience of the individual members
of the community. In developing his
Idea the president said, if one man
ceuld commit a 'lynching there would
be fewer of. them; but three or fou
hundred men banded together seem to
lose their conscience so that the mob
develops a very different character
from' that' of the Individuals who
eompoen It The president took the
theme of his address from ths Rer.
Dr. W. L McKenny.
) The A
LEGISLATIVE
! ' IL71 r T
Adjournment ;May Not Come Until After National Convention, Which Has Not
Happened Since 1 658" Until Well Into Summer
WACSB.VOTON, le. The first
regular ; session ,1 ef be alxty-eeoosd
congress will be.Cortvened at noon to.
morrow, Pmctlcallyi wvery member
win oe in nis seat: ana ie galleries
as usual wilt bs crowded. . Legislative
machinery la In rswliness for a Jong
session. Speaker, tl
urk and other
leaders having . prl
lirf d that ad
eoms until after
journ ment 'may not
the national eonvei
tiona ef tfta two
big political partlexl have been held.
; This has not rtapbeaeJ since lm.
Hotel lobbiaa tonight wtriVfflHad "wTS.
groups , In , which inembsrs of . the
two houses were .conspicuous. i There
were tioirts f other ntof-town folks
rapng themt ;fi fbt n"l vontlnent
drawn tei . WashingtnJHj'int, moom
grcsalonaV seaalon by curiosity In con.,
motion with finding. ' legislation. To
morrow's' opening; will not only be
the start of a congress In wftinh party
leaders will struggle for- party vant
aga at thst polls nsxt - November In
dealing wtth tariff, trusts and other
big problems, but It win initiate the
brilliant winter social vesuton at the
nation's capital. 1
"When you contemplate all fhe Im
portant legislation to be - consider
ed,"' ssld Spsaker Clark today,' "you ;
are force to the conclusion that con
gress will be In ncaslon until well Into;
the summer If not fall. ,
Early Action on Tariff
"White no definite program as to;
tariff bills In the thouse has yet been
framed,' said Democratic Leader
Underwood tonight, "It is certain I
DEATH Oft INDEPENDENCE
OT
Thousands March to Ameri
can Legation Making Ap
peal for Fair Play
TEHERAN, Dee I. Ten thousand
persons -arryliiK l.annrra ,w1th this;
Inscription, "Death or Independence,'
marched to the American !egatlp
today and appialfd to the minister ,j
urge the gcvemment to support the
American principle of fair play and
love of Justice.
The Engiieh community here ii
aroused againxt Kir Kdward Grey, the
British foreign ' relary and tilnk
Chat Mr. Shuaier. Hie treasurer gen
eral of Persia, outplayed -him by r-j
yoking the appoint mnts of English-(
men to which Sir Edward objected.
The British correnondents her arei
making It very plain In their dl-j
patches that they believe that thai
Brttiaj foreign minister is ruining the(
prestige of his own countrymen,!
which might be ngarded as "laugh
able, if It were nut tragic."
AMERICAN A V I ATOR DEAD.
SAN JUAN. V. H.. Iec -Tod j
8c h river, a well known American
aviator, . was killed last 'evening in
an exhibition flight at Ponce. He fell
from a height of 209 feet4 and died
on the wy to the hospital. " ...
1
'COOLER.
WASHINGTON, Dec . Forecast
for North Carolina: Colder and fair
Monday preceded by locral snows in
J'eat portion. ' Tuesday, fair cnoderats
arlaMe d Berth wind - '
wakening of Santa
, : " A:. vis 'l 4 .
MACHINERY READY
A T CTJCCTmt
, . - .'. w
that ths democratic caucus will unan
imously approve Immediate action by
the ways and means commute. The
committee will wolcorne ' eht report
of the 'tariff board ion Uia Uxtlle
Kthedules but it will not drlsy action
for any treat' length of , time If ths
boards report Is held back,
( "Of course, ths principal schedule
to br, revised or reduced will be wool,
cotton, Iron and sterl, and possibly
sugar, ;j The ordei In which these will
be taken up. will be determined after
Consultation with the member of ths
democratic majority. A to ths sugar
KHiMula concerning which thera was
muoh-dlscualon but no action In the
:rtr-'feasibo-nhrray
committee will lookv forward .t ths
report of ths special committee of
Inquiry Into the American Sugar Re
fining company. This report. It is
expected, will contain recommenda
tions bearing oa the sugar tariff.".
Upon flWe attluda of the Insurgent
republicans will - depend the legisla
tive accomplishments of the senate,
They hold the balance of power as
between the regular , republicans and
the democrats and without .their ac
quieaance : nothing can be ,dons by
either of ths regular parties.
. Hope of "Itagnlara"
' Some at tfcto regular republicans
wi'io hope to formulate tariff legisla
tion along republican lines claim that
ths progressives arts committed to
the support of the tariff board, in
surgent senators, however, say they
expect to d$aw their own conclusions
BUSY DAY
?i ISU.S. SOPBEWE COUBT
Important Decisions r Ex
pected in Several
Cases
Under Consideration
WASHINGTON, Dee. I. Tomor.
row promises to be a busy day for
the Supreme court of ths Usltsd
HUtes. That tribunal reconvenes after
a two months' recess and Important
decisions are anticipated in several
of the many cases under considera
tion. In addition to decisions, attorneys
for the Chicago Beef Packers ars ex
pected to make an attempt to hav
the court stay the packers' trial In
the United States District court st
Chicago on criminal charges of vio
lation ot the Sherman anti-trust law.
HUH another unusual move will bs
the attempt of ths leaf tobacco board
of trade of the city of New Tork to
get the Supreme court to review the
re-orxanlXatlon of the tobacco corpo
ration. Thl move will be based f on the
ground that the re-organisation de
cree of the United State Circuit
court In New York recently announc
ed was not In accord with th direc
tion of the Supreme court last May.
ARRIVING FOR tJORJT 81IOW
ATLANTA. Os., Dec. l.-Boy
from all over Georgia and several
adjoining atstes have bgun to arrive
here for tho southern corn . show,
which will be opened at th Audito
rium Tuesday next. The aftow I be
ing given under the auspices of th
ehambT of commerce and is a fesV
ture ot the movement having for Its
object greater diversification of crops
in this state.
- The principal day of the exhibition
wllf be Wednesday when a parade of
1.200 corn growers beaded by "King
Com." will ge followed by speech
making at the Auditorium, the prin
cipal address being delivered by Gov
ernor Harmon of OMo.
More dan 160 boys and girl.
members of county corn clubs, will
be entertained In private) homes dur
ing their stay in Atlanta. . .
Claiis
m imilnnnn
if Not Fain Say ' 5 .
nw.Lw. i;vv... .v. . . i i
from ths, board s .figures whan sob.
mated,- All of the actions Indicate
that tih'fs te no disposition to sur
render independence of action on tar
iff questions and few profess to be
llevo the the federal board'! findings
wu e followed blindly, .
Llttla in the way of actual legis
lation Is 'llksly until after the holi
day recess. frhJ urgent deHciency
appropriation bill will . be rushed to
meet emergency need of the govern.
ment and consideration ot the other
big supply measure will begin. Both
political parties will such sdvan
tag as tnlgftt accrue from an aeon
ferny program. Thera ll bit
rivers end hitrbors tpprppflfttlon" bill
popuIiry known along wltflj the
public building Mil aa the "pofk bar
rel,"' and hearings on this measure
will betrin flhiUi weeta TgmotToW
etneipn ot ine mm win os penunc
lory, tha usual committee being ap
pointed to advise ths president and
ths froifte that th senate la In ses
sion. ,
UtUeton's Pofens
In Wis nous, Interest will be fo
cused on Rfprsssnutlvs Martin F,
Littleton, of New tork, who will ds-
fenn nimseir against criticism as a
member of th house steal trust in
vestigatlng committee. Democrats
await; the speech with concern be-
eausa of the affect It may iavs up
on harmony ta tha party councils,
while . republican members eagerly
await, any thing mat may sound Ilk
democratic discordance '
TEMPERATURE THIS WEEK
I RE ABOUT
Eastward Movemen t of Dis
, turbance Will Cause Lo
cal Rain and Snow '.
4.
WASHINGTON, tleo, Tbw ar
no Indication of unusually low tern
petaturs the coming week In any
part of the country, according to th
weekly bulletin of the weather bu
reau issued tonight.
"Temperatures will averag near or
above th normal In all districts and
the only change to colder weather
In sight" says th bulletin, "will oc
car In ths northeastern districts from
Monday , following the eastward
movement of a disturbance that'was
over the Ohio valley on Sunday. Thlai
disturbance will be attended by snows'
or rain followed by charing Monday
In the middle A tin talc and New Eng.
land states. Aside from tha precipi
tation attending this storm, the next
several days will glv fair weather
In practically all district east of th
Rarky mountains,
"The next disturbance of Impor
tance to cross Che United Slates will
appear on the North Pacific coast
Tuesday' of Wednesday, cross the
middle west Thursday or Friday and
th eastern states st the close of tht
week.: This disturbance will be pre
ceded by a general rise In tempera
ture and be attended by ruin on
th southern and rains or snows in
tfs northern districts from the Pa
cific soast eastward and be followed
by a cisnge to colder weather which
win appear In th northwest at th
close of th week," ,
JEXNISGS IMPROVES.
SCR ANTON, Pa,, Dee! : t. Ths
condition of Manager Hugh - Jen
nings, of the Detroit American
League basebslt team, ' who, with
Father Llnett was Injured In aa au
tomobile accident tats Friday night,
was- slightly Improved tonight
Father Unett's condition I. not so
favorabl
AND AUNT EOLALlE
King Orders Suspension o.
Publication of Her DooH ,
Until He Peruses it '
SHE COMES BACK WITH
RATHER HOT MESSAGE
Declares That She WlU Seir
. Her Estates In Spain Re- :
tiring to Private Ufa . .
f PARIS. Dee, I. flia Tamp -prlnU '
th particular of a right royal row
between King Alfonso of . Spl.
his aunt. Infsnta Kulall, a prlncsst
with bold and unconventional view.
Tha Infanta, who reside In Paris, to. !
day reooivad tha tfolluwlnf telogrsm
from King Alfonw dated from tha
palace at Madrid, Iecmber I.
"I am asutnlshed to learn trotji tha
newspapers that you have pufrUahsd a .
book under th nam '.of tsoiinte
A vll. I uppo thl wilt caus a ,
great aenastlon, I order you to u;
petid publication until I hav taken'
ognlsano of th contents, and llva
hy permission to publish.- !.. ,
To thl telwiram Inrahts. Eulallt)
replied as follow ,
. t'l m greatly astonished that my .
book should be' Judged without beingj
read. Jt Is a thing thst could only .
happen In Spain, Never having a Ilk.
Ing for court life, from, which 1 tia
always held myself aloof, t take thl
opportunity to send you my . ailleux.
for aftr thl proceeding whtoh 1 ,
worthy of rh Inquisition, I conalden
myself. m far my prlvata life Is
concerned, re to act a I deem IM.Mi
Tlia tast Strrfw . ,. 1
. In communicating th telegrams ta
tha Temp th Infanta declared verj
hemently that after the treatment or
her son, Who had shown gireat patrl-j
otls devotion In fighting la Morocco
without th slightest recognition, thl
was th last straw, and h had ntven
Orders for th sale of all (her estnt'-s
in Spain and would henceforth live In
th atrMnst jwlvacy. '
. "I shall b much happier, o.'' mM
tha t)tlmei ;,'fur X can keep my pr
oniHy,M .While th book to which King Al
fonso tskes exception has tha nam of
Countess Avlla on tha tHIa page, th
prefsca, n which,, ths stithar take tha'
responsibility for th view expressed,
I signed Eulalla, Infanta of Spain.
Th work Is sort of dlecurslvs Inda
nendent treatlsa on morality. Tha
royal moralist la In favor of divorce
and that woman; In princlpla I that
equal -of men. . ' .
BROOKLYN DIOR CIO
ENDORSE tlELlEIITJO
GIVE FUNDS TO-Hlto
Typographical Unions . Do
' mand MftTlmmn Penalty '
for the McNamaras ;.
"GREATEST BLOW"
NEW YORK, Dc l'-Th pro
nnaaJ thai thai 110.00 : fund SUO-
soribed 'by labor union to aid in tha
defense of th McNamara brother
be turned over to tha relative , ad
victim of th Lo Angeiea -ilinesl
Mummr iwaa endorsed at a meetlnsrl
of the Central Labor Untoa of Brook-i
lyn today. Th McNamdra brother
were severely arraigned and the ym-'
pathy and support of the Brooklyn
unions was promised to rresldent
Gomper of th National Fedsrallon.
MOTH REPfniATKD ,
U)H ANGELEfl. Cal.. Dec. Tha
I Angeles Typographlcstl union,
local of the International body to
whhh James B. McNamara belongs,;
repudiated him and hi brother John j
J. Mlt-Namaea, notfTtiUtrf of th Inter-'
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron and Snel Workeni, In
resolutions adopted her today, Thej
resolution Instruct th officials of tha
union to make a statement, the text
of which is Included in tha resolution
themselves. The resolutions say: ,
"Now that they hav con fee ad their
guilt, having duped,' deceived us and
our officers, Samuel Gompers, presl-
dent of the American Federation of
lAbor, and Ja. H. Lynch president
of the international ' Typographical
union, by commission' af such a das
tardly act w repudiate all connection
wtth them or their kind."" '-.s '(
''The union stands." the statement
declares, "for "rigid enforcement f
taw." .';.-. ; .i .'..; , t. v j
.The sta'ement exprsasea belief In
the right of every man to, fair trial,
but dec I ares "today's meeting was call- .
ed for the purpose ; of ' expressing
"our reprobation ' of such dastardly'
mthodr.", , . ; .- .
The action of tha anion was about
th only posittv developments et th
day. The seclusion thrown about th
prisoners was not psnetrated, ev, n by
their counsel, during the dv.
Interest her cerrtsrs a!" .1-
feaslon of James B. M 1 ;
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