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Show NEBEKER AND COOK LEAVE FOR CHICAGO Confident of Convicting I. W. W. Despite De-spite Big Defense Fund Kaised to Save Accused Men. Frank K. Nebeker, special counsel for the government in the prosecution of the. J. W. W. cases before Judge Lan-dis Lan-dis in Chicago, left yesterday afternoon after-noon for that city accompanied by David Da-vid S. Cook, whose confirmation as as-! gistant to Mr. Nebeker came from ! Washington during the day. Before leaving for Chicago Mr. Neb-1 eker expressed confidence that not- ! withstanding the fact that the I. W. W. I have raised a defense fund of more than $250,000. he will succeed in con- j victing the 105 members of the organization organi-zation who recently pleaded not guilly when arraigned before Judge Tanis on the charge of conspiring to hinder' the government in its prosecution of i the war. Every local organization of the '. W. W. has been pouri ng money into : Chicago for the defense of the indicted ; men, says Mr. Nebeker, and it has bp- come known that the organisation : plans to publish a new 1. W. W. organ I to exploit the cause. That it. wiil be' suppressed he says he has little doubt, as no leeway whatever, either in ex- ! pression of sentiment or in a't or deed will he granted to adherents of the I. , W. W. propaganda. Y. W. Ray, I'nited States ditri''t attorney, has not appointed anyone to snc'1 ecd" Mr. Cook as assistant in his office. |