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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR—No. 842.
WMLS UY
-TURKS DO HOT
sin envoys
Balkan Magatas Find Con*
ditlons ‘Cotto Unacceptable.’
. Adjourn Until Monday.
■ SEEK TO KEEP FORTRESS
■Moslems Desire Macedonia
I to Be Under Suzerainty
I of Sultan.
■/ LONDON. Dec. 28.—Peace en-
■ voys representing the Balkan allies
-Sand the Turkish empire met again
■ today and. after an hour and a
■halt’s discussion. decided on a .'ur-
Mther adjournment until 4 o'clock
■ Monday afternoon.
M The tint matter on hand waa the
■ presentation by the Turkish pienl-
Hpotentlariek of the counter propo-
■aala put forward by the Ottoman
■ government in reply to those oUer-
■ed by the Balkan allies.
The Balkan representatives found
■ the Turkish conditions quite unae-
■etptable and. after discussion no
progress was made and the
■Turkish envoys raid that they mutt
■again communicate with their got -
Hernptent
■ The "Official Story."
MH The official story of the sixth se"-
■alon of the peace conference Bantu I
after Its adjournment
■aaya:
■ "The Turkish delegates having
Maraganted their counter propvale.
■the delegates of the Balkan allies
their observations and th
■meeting was adjourned until Mou-
& The proposals submitted today by
Ottoman delegates were:
First: The province of Adria-
to remain the direct admin-
■htratlon of Turkey.
Second: Macedonia to be con-
■verted into a principality with 3a-
■lenikl as its capital. The prlncipal-
■ity to be under the suzerainty of
■the sultan of Turkey but gowra-
by a prince chorrn by the Btl-
■kmt allies and nominated by the
■mltan of Turkey. This prince to
a protestant and from a neutral
■itate. '
■ Albania t« Be Autonomous.
■ Third: Albania to bo nutononious
the sovereignty of the sultan
governed by a prince of the
Ottoman family who Is to
■be chosen for a term of five years
the possibility of a renewal of
appointment.
■ Fourth: All the Islands In the
■■Aegean sea to Remain Turkish.
■■ Fifth: The Cretan question not
be one for the decision of the
an it Is n matter be-
Turkey and the European
||s| 'These terms do not form even
basis for negotiations" was the
outcry of the peace en-
of the allied nations after Re-
■-had Pasha chief Turkish delegate.
read the reply he had received
Constantinople to bls request
lnstructions.
ijjjjj Even while Rechad Pasha was on-
ln reading the Turkish propo-
the envoyc could not refrain
Wrom r anifestlng their astonishment
inulcnatlon by means of gestures
expressions of exclamation.
■"Why did we fight then?"
"What Is the return for our vlc-
MS Deserve Other Reward.
■ “Doesn’t the the bloodshed by
■ 00.000 glorious victims deserve
other reward?"
"It is a mockery and not a serious
gl These were some of the ejacula-
which crossed the medieval
gallery In St. James Palace.
Rechad Pnsha was the only calm
present.
81 The result of today's meeting.
might appear like a rupture
according to qualified opinion.
interpreted otherwise. Both
glides it Is pointed out. have now
down their maximum asplra-
and neither of them expect to
those maximum demands real-
MW One of the Bulgarian delegates.
to the Turks said:
gS “You must remember that the at-
troops are still at the Tchntaldja
Unless you arc willing to nego-
on the basis of the dlsmem-
of European Turkey any
will be futile.
VOLUNTEERS WANT PAY
■texican Soldiers Displensed With
■ Treatment Accorded Them.
■ EL PASO Tex. Dec. 28.—Angered
the federal regular soldiers
■f the Mexican army get all the pay
do practically none of the fight-
Mexican volunteer troops arc
a widespread mutiny. Con-
■licta between regulars and the vol-
■nteers nfe feared in a number of
cities.
■ The volunteers constitute the bulk
■f the Mexican arm in the north
■fay are state troops and are sup-
to be paid by the state but
state has no funds. They have
■one nearly all the fighting while
regulars have been stationed In
well fed and paid the
5O centavos' a day. The
complain that they do not
■ven get food.
■ Plan to Enlarge College.
■ AUSTIN Tex.. Dec. 28.—Plans for
■_e enlargement of the John Tarlton
at Stephenville were dls-
■ussed at a conference held by Pres-
■lent Powell W. Rogers with Gov-
Colquitt and Prof. F. M. Bral-
state superintendent of public
The plans according to
Ragers consist chiefly in
erection of n new main building
■t a cost of 87500*.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
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WEATHER
•BMPBKATI RBM.
De* rr. 3am 33
l>. m 34 3a.m 44
4 r m A* < a. m 44
Bpm IB *•« <2
Qm la «•
7 p. ■ 41 7 a. m 42
Bp. 44 11.8 4b
3 p. ■. 44 • a. 41
lap. m 42 41
11 p.m.. 42 11 a. m ’*
13 midnight S» Al
Dae. M 1 p «
la.m ..Il IB bi 13
LOCAL FORBCAMT.
For Pan Aatonla and vicinity; Toai*ht
and Sunday uMattlad; warmar tanifhu
HOME WEATHER FOR TOFRim.
(Obacrvationa taken at • a. m )
■T. LOVIP: Tamparatura M: claar; 13-
mile wind from the eeuth: Sunday proba-
bly fair; lowatt tamparntura in I all 34
houra. 34. •
CHICAGO: Tamparaturv. tt: elaar:
ml la wind from Iha aouthweat: Bunday
fair and warmar; lowest temperature In
laat 34 houra. St
MILWAUKEE: Temperature. 13: clear;
14-mlle wind from the sauthweat; fair and
warmer Bunday: loweat temperature la the
laat 34 houra. 18.
ST. PAUL: Temperature. 14: clear: B-
mlle wind from the aouthweat; warmer
Bunday: loweat temperature in laat 34
houra. 14.
KANSAS CITY: Temperature. 34; clear;
18-mile wind from tha aouthweat; Bunday
fair: loweat temperature in laat 34 hours.
3C detrree
NEW YORK: Temperature 33: doudy;
34-mlle wind from the northweat: proba-
bly enow Bunday; loweat temperature in
last 34 houra. S 3.
BOSTON: Temperature 84; clear; 14-
milc wind from the weat: possibly saow
Bunday: loweat temperature in last 24
hours 34.
WASHINGTON: Temprreture. 33; clear;
4-mtle wind from the went: Bunday prob-
ably fair; loweat temperature In last 24
hour*. 33.
PREMIER PRAISED FOR
HIS DEFINITE STAND
Poincare's Announcement as Candi-
date for Presidetit Causes Pro-
found ImprvaMna
PARIS. Dec. 21.—The definite an-
nouncement that Premier Polncere
will be a candidate for the preei-
doncy of the republic has caused a
profound Impression throughout
France. The newspapers of prac-
tically all shades of political opinion
without committing themselves for
or against M. Poincare's election
felicitate the premier for frankly
placing himself on record ae an
aspirant for the office - of chief
executive. They exprees the opt-
ion that the attitude of M. Poincare
shows to the world that France is
seeking Its greatest men for the pres-
idency.
F6llowlng the lead of M. Poin-
care Felix Ribot former premier
end now leader of the opposition in
the chamber of deputies. last night
officially declared that he la also
a candidate for the office of chief
executive. Although Paul Deschanel
president of the Chamber of Depu-
ties. and Antonin Dubost president
of the Senate have not declared
themselves it is generally recognized
that they are In the race.
M. Ribot in an interview yesterday
expressed surpriso at M. Poincare’s
decision to become a candidate say-
ing that M. Poincare. In view of the
refusal of Leon Bourgeois the min-
ister of labor. to stand for election
had been urging him (Ribot) to be-
come the candidate for the republi-
can groups.
The campaign is now being waged
vigorously.
COLONEL DISCUSSES
a ART OF HISTORIAN
eV
Must Use Material so ’Tliat Wc
Shall Sec Life That Was"
Says Roosevelt.
BOSTON Dec. 28.—C01. Theo-
dore Roosevelt speaking on "His-
tory of Literature” In Symphony
Hall Uast night addressed members
of six national associations now
holding conventions here. Ho is
president of one of these societies
the American Historical Association.
The other organizations are the
American Association for Labor
Legislation the American Sociologi-
cal Society the American Statistical
Association the American Economic
Association and the American Polit-
ical Science Association.
Colonel Roosevelt discussed the
art of the historian from the stand-
points of science poetry mythology
and literature. He argued that his-
tory should welcome the entrance
upon its domain of every science
and that future historians should
make up of material from every
possible source to convey vivid and
life-like pictures to others of the
post whose secrets they lay bare.
The great historian or the future
he declared would bo the man who
had the genius to reconstruct 'or
his readers the Immense panorama
of the past. He must possess knowl-
edge and wisdom. He must use his
material with his potent wlzardy
“that we shall see the life that was
and not the death that is. Whether
it be Egypt or Messapotamln. <r
Scandinavia with which he deals
the great historian if the facts per-
mit him. will put before us the men
and women as they actually lived so
that wc shall recognize them for
what they were living beings."
Motor Car Service Soon.
WACO Tex. Dec. 28.—1 t is learn-
ed today that the Houston & Texas
Central Railroad will put on its mo-
tor car service January 1. Instead
of In February. Service will be es-
tablished between Waco and Marlin.
30 mites for the present and it may
be extended to Bremond leter.
STEVENS CASE
IS CONTINUED
UNTIL MONDAY
More Testimony Is Heard
Concerning Payments by
Women for Protection.
TWO WOMEN ON STAND
Other Witnesses Tell of Var-
ious Incidents and of
Stevens’ Efficiency.
More light was shed on the al-
leged spoils system by witnesses tes-
tifying thia morning In the Investi-
gation conducted by the police and
tire committee of the city council
Into the reasons actuating Mayor
Jones In bla dismissal of Charles F.
Mevens from the poeltlon of first
awl.Unt city marshal. As on Fri-
day thia evidence was given by
habitues of that section known as
the "reservation." They declared
money in various sums was extorted
from them under pain ot arrest and
that when they refused longer to l*e
mulcted they were arrested.
All this testimony was in substan-
tiation of the affidavits filed with
the committee by attorneys repre-
senting Mayor Jones but there was
no direct evidence to show that Mr.
Stevens had ever profited by the
alleged system. Witnesses so testi-
fying either didn't know Mr. Stevens
or at most only by sight. Much
of this testimony was unfit to print
and nearly all of it was of a libel-
ous nature as libel is defined by
Texas laws.
Court Records Shown.
The hour for convening the hear-
ing had been set for 9:30 but it was
nearly 10 o'clock before A. L. Dunl-
ca deputy county clerk the first
witness was aaked to take the stand.
He had been subpoenaed by C. A.
Davies attorney for Mr. Stevens to
refute testimony given by one of
the witnesaea at a previous hearing
in saying she never had any ap-
pealed cases. The records of the
county court show she bad several
cases of vagrancy appealed from the
recorder's qpurt. and some of them
although appealed nearly * year
ago are still pending.
. 7;. “ cn * detective
testified that he had reported to
My. Stevens the fact that gambling
going on in a house on Buena
Vieta street and that two nights
later on instructions from Mr.
Stevens he raided the place and ar-
rested. four persons engaged in a
monte game.
' How many gambling houses did
you report to Captain Stevensy
asked Judge A. B. Storey of counsel
for Mayor Jones on taking up the
cross-examination.
•'This was the only one then."
"Was it the only one you knew
about?"
“Well there was another house
over on El Paso street but I didn’t
know the number."
"Did you Investigate and get the
number?”
"Yes and reported It.”
“Was it raided?”
“Not that I know of."
The witness admitted that he
knew indirectly that gambling ms
going on at 104 and at 704 Dolo-
rosa street.
Clash Between Attorneys.
On re-direct examination Attor-
ney Davies asked.
"These gamblers on the West Side
open up run a few nights and then
run like rats—
“Hold on" broke in Judge Storey
"you're not sworn In this case."
A wrangle ensued between the
attorneys but Mr. Davies was not
permitted to bring out this matter
in the manner attempted. Detee-
ive Shirar said his Instructions re-
garding gambling was to Investigate
and raid all places save clubs.
Desk Sergeant R. Beck said he
was not present the morning ot the
orphanage fire when It Is charged
Mr. Stevens Increased the bond of
a boy named Jones one of his kins-
men. from |5O to *lOO. Sergeant
Beck said he never knew of Mr.
Stevens mistreating anyone under
arrest.
Detective C. Marsden who fol-
lowed said he was present when '.he
boy Jones was brought In. He said
the charge was driving over a fire
hose and the desk sergeant had fix-
ed the bond at 850. The boy Is re-
puted to have said he could give
this when Mr. Stevens broke In and
said the bond would be raised to
8100 and should be 8150.
“What else was said?" inquired
Attorney Davies.
"Mr. Stevens told the boy he
hadn’t been doing right and It didn't
make any difference It he was klu-
folks.”
Judge Fisk on Stand.
Justice Ben S. Fisk said he had
known Mr. Stevens for upward of
forty yeat% and that the latter had
made a good and efficient officer.
He said he never had heard of any
official misconduct on Stevens'
part.
“Did he ever ask you for favors;
to favor any special one?” inquired
Attorney Davies.
"Never any more than the others.
In my position one ride comes and
asks me to let ’em oft easy and the
other says ‘sock it to ’em.’ ”
Justice Fisk related an Instance
where a peace officer had accepted
money from a policy game but it
was discovered and he was forced to
return it. He absolved Mr. Stevens
however who was connected with
the incident In any way.
Case Against Woman Pending.
R. N. Campbell also justice of
the peace -ead from the records of
his office what disposition had been
made of cases brought against wom-
en on vagrancy charges. A number
of these. In which arrests were
made early this year still are pend-
ing.
He was followed by J. W. Gal-
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS SATURDAY DEC. 28 1912.
breath who succeeded Mr. Htevene
ea ehlet deputy to Sheriff Tobin. He
told of gambling raids made by th<-
sheriff's force while Mr.' Stevens
was chief deputy and ot an episode
In which a negro had tried to give
Mr. Stevens money but the latter
refused It and threatened the negro
with a term In the penitentiary. On
croes-ezamlnatlon Judge Storey in-
quired:
"Do you think there Ie any
gambling going on now?"
"Well thia la a mighty big place.”
said Deputy Galbreath with some
hesitation.
“Do yod know of any place?" per-
sisted Judge Storey.
"No." replied tha wltneea "If I
did I'd raid It."
It was then that the two Mexi-
can women were aummoned and
told their stories of alleged extortion
and persecution. They were follow-
ed by Deputy Sheriff Millard nho
said he knew of no Irregularities
in Mr. Stevens' conduct while in the
sheriffs office.
Adjournment was then taken to
>:JO o'clock Monday morning.
RIGID HEALTH ROLES
CAUSE HIGHER PRICES
Mramirra Enforced by Anthorlties
Hdd Partly Responsible for
High Cost of Living.
WASHINGTON D. C„ Dee. 28.—
Rigid rules enforced by health au*
thorltlea are responsible In a meas-
ure. for the "high cost of living" is
the opinion ot the Department of
Agriculture which publishes Its be-
lief In a report issued today. In dis-
cussing the question of milk inspec-
tiod. which the departments always
has held scarcely could be too rigor-
ous the report says:
■•The heullb authorities of the
country general!) are seeking to give
the public a higher grade of milk
than the public is demanding or Is
willing to pay for and the attempt
Is too often made to put the entire
cost of improvement on the pro-
ducer."
The department however is seek-
ing means of overcoming the na-
tion's losses from bad eggs the re-
sult ot Improper handling and un-
wise packing and which cost annual-
ly 845.000.000. Breeding experiments
with cows milking goats poultry
sheep and other food and food pro-
ducing animals are being pressed
with a view to increasing the out-
put ot food and lessening the cost.
The department found that during
the past-year there was little attempt
on the part ot the packers to market
unlit goods. For most payt meats
found to be questionable were mere-
ly un*vory because ot the use ot
rancid oils or fata used In preparn-
v--"
HAWAII HAS ENJOYED
A PROSPEROUS YEAR
Great Progress Made Along Many
Lines According to Report
of Governor.
WASHINGTON D. C.. Dec. 28.—
Hawaii has enjoyed greater pros-
perity and progress during the last
year than during any other m its
history according to Governor W.
F. Freer's annual report submitted
to Secretary of the Interior Fisher.
The preceding four years have been
notable for their prosperity says
the governor but this last year wlt-
uesved even greater strides forward.
In commerce homesteading. Im-
provement In class of immigrants
betterment of transportation facili-
ties construction of public work
public health administration and
public school facilities there has
been marked advance.
That the United States reclama-
tion act be extended to Hawaii is
one of the governor's recommenda-
tions. He says there are several
large areas which should be made
available by Irrigation for settle-
ment by Americans In colonies ef
considerable size.
Imports and exports ot the islands
during the year totalled 884100000
an Increase of 814680000 over the
preceding year. The Increase was
chiefly in trade with the United
States which constituted more than
nine-tenths of the total.
SCHOOL OF AVIATION
STAGES FIRST FLIGHT
Winter Activities are Inaugurated
When Do Floyd Thompson Gets
Away in Biplane.
Winter activities of the Lillie
School of Aviation were inaugurated
yesterday afternoon with a flight In
a Wright biplane by De Floyd
Thompson. The aerial voyage was a
particularly successful one the ma-
chine rising to high altitude and cir-
cling around for a considerable space
of time. Then Thompson volplaned
to earth and made a pretty landing.
He pronounced conditions here
ideal for operation of the school. It
Is the intention of the aviators to
remain In San Antonio until May
giving instruction tn the art of fly-
ing and carrying passengers in their
machines.
ENTIRE FORCE ON STRIKE
Lone Machinist Prevents Operations
at Matamoros.
BROWNSVILLE Tex. Dec. 28.—
The machinists strike on the Mexi-
can National Unes was felt at Mata-
moros this morning when the regu-
lar train Io Monterey could not go
out becaiße of a break. There is only
one machinist at Matamoros and he
is on a Strike.
FIGURES IN DYNAMITE CASES I
L. ■ • ' ' "i 'f ■ I
Above Uic McNamara brothers.
Jamas J. R... milk 10l ot
djnuunitli** tl*e fLn/griv Times
building and heading the dynamite
crew. Below Frank M. Ryan presi-
dent of the International Associa-
tion of Structural btcet and Bridge
Worker’ Union who was convicted
today; and Ortic McManlgal con-
fessed dynamiter on whose Mate-
ments the government dejs-nded
largely to convict tlic McNamaras
and ttic thirty-eight defendants
found guilty today. Below William
J. 1 Burns head of the * detective
agency whk-li mn the McNamaras
to earth and assisted mnteilally In
In securing evidence for the gov-
samas a In sß*— - -i. - '— a
TO COMPLETE LOG
D. E. Colp Plans to Make Trip From
Hera to Laredo.
D. E. Colp secretary of the high-
way division of the Chamber of
Commerce intends completing the
log ot the Meridian road next week
by covering the distance between
San Antonio and Laredo. He is anx-
ious to have a record of thl? port of
the road so that It may be incor-
porated In the 1913 "Blue Book”
which will contain a log of the pro-
posed Meridian road extending from
Winnipeg Canada to the Mexican
border.
The route recently was logged as
far as Waco bjr John C. Nicholson
who was prevented from finishing
his undertaking by muddy roads. Be-
tween Waco and San Antonio it is
proposed to use the log established
several months ago on the Farm ana
Ranch endurance run.
WAR ON “BOOK TRUST”
Sult for Injunction Filed In Su-
preme Court
WASHINGTON D. C„ Dec. 28 —
Final fight against the so-called
"book trust" opened yesterday In
the Supreme Court of the United
States when a printed argument
was filed asking for an Injunction
against the carrying out of agree-
ments between publishers and book-
sellers. alleged to control the supply
and sale of books.
The Injunction is sought by R. H.
Macs- & Co. a New York depart-
ment store firm. Those sought to
be enjoined are the American Pub-
lishers’ Association a New York
corporation said to be composed cf
publishers of about 75' per cent of
the books of the country mans' ct
its members and the American Book
Sellers' Association an unincorpor-
ated association said to be compos-
ed of a large majority of nil the
booksellers through the United
States.
Woman Falls From Wagon.
A woman giving her name as Mrs.
O’Neal and her address as near the
Bem Brick Yard was rendered un-
conscious for half an hour when
she fell out of a wagon on Ws-oming
Street at 4 o’clock yesterdas' after-
noon at the Southern Pacific cross-
ing. The woman was taken to the
City Hospital in the Rlebe ambu •
Jance.
CITIES MAY CHANGE
CIIARIERS AT WILL
No Action of Lagisiatere Necessary
According to Assistant Attorney
Gcncrat
AUSTIN. Tex .”Dec. 28.—1 t Is held
today by the attorney general's de-
partment.' through Assistant Attor-
ney General C. E. Mead in an opin-
ion to J.'L. Dupree city attorney 9f
Vlctbrhi that the constitutional
amendment adopted al the recent
election giving cities of 5000 Inhabi-
tants or more the authority to adopt
and amend their charltrs Is self-
cxccu'Llng and there will be no need
■to submit any charters or emend-
ments to the coming session- of the
legislature by. those cities in Texas
wishing to change their charters.
This means that San Antonio
Houston Galveston and other Texas
cities may amond or change their
charters without application to the
legislature.
After quoting constitutional pro-
visions on the subject the assistant
attorney general says: “r think it
clear that since the'adoption of this
amendment the legislature has no
authority to grant or amend by spec-
ial enactment a charter for guy city
or town of any size or description In
this state.'.'
Continuing he says "the amend-
ment Is self-executing and docs not
necessarily need' any legislation to
put it In operation. Citics and towns
arc given tl>e right to adopt or
amend their charters subject to such
limitations as may be prescribed by
the legislature provided that no
charter or any ordinance passed un-
der such charter shall contain any
provisions inconsistent with the con-
stitution of the state or of the gen-
eral laws enacted by the legislature
ot the slate. Judge Mead advises
further that it would be well for
the legislature to pass some general
legislation in aid of the constitutional
amendment.
Bankruptcy Petition Fjlcd.
A petition of voluntary bankruptcy
was filed In the office ot A. I. Camp-
bell deputy clerk of the Uniivd
States district court- this morning by
Paul Mosk proprietor ot the Crown-
All Hat store on East Houston street.
The liabilities are given at 84813.18
and the assets 82090.
TEN PAGES TODAY—PRICE: FIVE CENTS/
3MHHM
WII ■BNIIS
Only Two of the 40 Men On Trial in Dy-
namite Conspiracy Cases Go Free.
Appeal Will be Taken
SENTENCE DEFERRED UNTIL MONDAY
Under Jury's Verdict Each Defendant
May be Sentenced to 39 Years .
in Federal Prison
■ (B* THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Dec. 28.—Thirty-eight labor union
' officials today were foufid guilty of complicity in the Mc-Na-
inara dynamite plots including the wrecking of the Los Angeles
J I imes building.
Frank M. Ryan president of the International Association
! of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers-was among those con-
। \icted. He. with others was accused of using the union's funds
to destroy the property of contractors who refused to recognize
the union.
Two defendants were found "not guilty.’’
The following were found guilty:
Ryan HradH Liat.
Frank M. Ryan president of the
International Association ot Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers; John
T. Butler. Buffalo vice president
Herbert 8. Hockln. former secretary
r.nd formerly of Detroit; Olaf T.
|l«citmoth San Francisco secretary
Lof the Oalifornla Building Trades
jCctmcll; Eugene A. Clancy Sin
1 Francisco; Philip A. Cooley. New Or-
I leans; Michael J. Young Boston.
■ Frank J.-lllSglns Boston; J. E. Mun-
sey Salt lAke City; Frank C. Webb
New York; Patrick F. Farrell New
York; John H. Barry St. Louis; Paul
J. Morrin. St. Louis; Henry W. Leg-
leitner. Denver: Charles N. Beum.
Minneapolis; William E. Reddln.
Milwaukee; Michael J. Cunnane
Philadelphia; Richard H. Houlihan.
Chicago; James Cooney Chicago;
James A. Caughlln Chicago; Wil-
liam Shupe Chicago; Edward
Smythe Peoria Ills.; James E. Ray
Peoria Ills.; Murray L. Penned
Springfield Ills.; William C. Bern-
hardt Cincinnati; Wilford Bert
Brown Kansas City. Mo.: William J.
McCain Kansas City Mo.; Frank K.
Painter Omaha; Peter J. Smith.
Cleveland; George Anderson Cleve-
land; Michael J. Hannon Scranton
Pa.; Edward E. Phillips Syracuse.
N. Y.; Charles Wachtmelster De-
troit; Frank J. Murphy. Detroit;
Fred J. Mooney. Duluth; Ernest G.
W. Basey Indianapolis: Fred Sher-
man Indianapolis; Hiram R. Kline
Muncie. Ind. former organizer for
the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners.
The following were found not
guilty:
Herman G. Selffert Milwaukee
Wls.; Daniel Buckley Davenport
lowa.
Guilty In AU Counts.
The verdicts were brought In at
10 a. m.
All those adjudged guilty were
found guilty In all the counts as
charged In the indictments.
The jury was discharged and court
adjourned until 10 a. m.. Monday
at which time sentences will be im-
posed
Seiti’ert and Buckley (referred for
confirmation) the only two men out
ot the forty labor union officials to
be adjudged not guilty Immediately
were discharged from custody.
After Judge Anderson had cleared
the court room of all spectators and
the families of the defendants the
38 prisoners were taken In custody
by deputy United States marshals
and special detectives and were taken
to the Marion county jail.
The conviction of Olaf A. Tveit-
moe and Eugene A. Clancy ot San
Francisco and J. E. Munsey ot Salt
Lake City sustained the govern-
ment's charges that they aided In
plotting the Los Angeles explosion
in which twenty-one persons were
killed and assisted in the escape
ot James B. McNamara In his flight
from the scene of that crime.
Aided the McNamaras.
By its verdict the jury also sus-
tained the charges that the McNa-
mara brothers now in prison In
California were aidbd In the nation-
wide dynamite plots by almost nil
the executive officials of the Iron
Workers’ Union and that they
knowingly carried on the conspiracy
for years by causing explosives to
be transported on passenger trains.
As head of the union of 12000
members President Ryan once sat in
the councils ot the American Fed-
eration ot Labor.
Tveitmoe. ot San Francisco was
charged with not only supplying
two men to assist in blowing up the
Los Angeles Times Building. but
also with having asked for more ex-
plosions. He is secretary ot the San
Francisco Trades Council an editor
and a recognized leader In labor
circles on the Coast.
At the head of those found guilty
CITY
KDITIOII
Is Herbert S. Hockin called the
"lago of lit a conspiracy" because he
was charged with first initiating Or-
tie E. McManlgal as a hired dyna-
miter. and then with betraying all
the dynamiters to promote his own
ambition. It was he. who once sec-
retary of the international union
“whispered into the ear of Detec-
tive Burna” the namee ot the Los
Angeles Times dynamiters.
John T. Butley vice president ot
the Iron Workers’ Union also was
convicted having been branded by
the court as a perjurer after he
had denied that McNamara waa
drawing 81000 a month to pay for
dynamiting*.
A acene almost tragic was en-
acted in the court room in the tew
minutes after the trial'e conclusion.
As United States Marshal Edward
Schmidt ordered the prisoners one
by one to step before the court the
wives of a score of the men in the
rear of the men leaned pitifully
over the railings calling for their
husbands.
Boston Woman lain be
Mrs. Frank J. Higgins of Boston
collapsed. She had been crying
hysterically.
Another disposition was shown by
Mrs. John H. Barry of St. Louis.
With a smile she threw her arms
about her hu. bund begging him to
have courage.
"Be of good cheer John” he said.
“You cannot expect a severe pun-
k-hment."
As soon as his name was called.
Frank K. Painter of Omaha pulled
a stickpin out of his necktie and
his purse out of his pocket and
handed them to one of his attor-
neys.
James Cooney one of the Chicago
prisoners sat with outward calm
reading a newspaper while the ver-
dicts were being read and throw-
down the paper only when his name
was called to step before the court.
Heavy Penalties FX>ssible.
Possible punishments vary from
any minimum to a maximum ot 38
1-2 years. In the discretion ot tha
c"urt. Each prisoner as found guil-
ty stunus cod) icted of having ia one
instance joined a conspiracy to com-
mit an offense against the United
States government this being pun*
Ishablc by two years imprisonanent
or a fine fo 810.1)00 or both. Each
prisoner also is found guilty ot 25
charges ot Illegal transportation of
explosives on interstate panuong-r
trains each offense being punish-
able by an imprisonment of eighteen
months or a 82000 fine or both.
While the cumulated possible
punishments are 39 1-2 yeara ’he
court intimated in the course of
the trial he would impose sentences
in accordance with the degree of
guilt.
All the overt charges wen charg-
ed as being related to the aeries ot
dynamite and nttro-glycerine explo-
sions including those on the Pa-
cific Coast as well as those In New
England. which were directed
against “open shop" structural Iron
and steel contractors against whom
a strike was called by the Interna-
tional Iron Workers’ Union in 1905.
Go to Federal Prison.
After receiving their sentences
the prisoners are to be taken to a
Federal prison probably at Leavea-
worth. Kan. A special train prob-
ablv will be used.
The end of the historic trial came
at 10 a. m.. the jury havinff been out
since Thursday at 5 p. m. 4
As the jurors entered the court
r oni and passed before the forty
men on trial they Indicated the Im-
portance of what they were about to
reveal only by Intensely pale faces.
“Gentlemen of the Jury have yen
agreed upon verdicts?" asked Judge
Anderson.
"We have." said the foreman ris-
ing. His voice was like a whisper.
(Continued on page I. Ist colihm.)
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