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t-AMIT XHT TIMES Vol. I. No. 2JL PORTLAND, OREGON, MARCH í í f 1912 1 L. I K/ %/> a . <r?> Price 5 Cents T WORK OF GETTING HICK’S JURY SUDDENLY ENDS W EDNESDAY- TRIAL OF CASE BEGUN THURSDAY HICK’S JURY. William Canady, retired restaii rant man. E. Balgemann, contracting car pen ter. E. R. Hall, laundry driver. E. S. Park, streetcar conductor. George 0 ’Brien, photographer. P. E. Jacobs, salesman. O. M. Barber, contracting car penter. U. K. Hall, clerk O.-W. R. & N. Co. N. E. Farnsworth, real estate $ dealer. II. R. Eckert, contracting car penter. Frank Hailing, telphone company laborer. W. O. Walker, grocer. Soldiers and Children Who Figured In Lawrence Strike Because he had freely discussed the case made R. L. Campbell form a fixed opinion that evi dence could not shake, so he was unavailable. Since Paul Scheringsou was not a citizen, he was soon ex cused. There were also excused j E. C. Hall, a liquor dealer, be cause he sympathizes with organ ized labor. John J. Neal, a steamfitter, who although not a union man, professed an abhor- ence fo r a man to replace a striker. V ery little progress was made Monday. A fter wrestling all day Frank Hailing, "ground-man for a telephone company, was passed for cause. The defense peremp torily excused Albert V. Kasse- baum. The defense was not a little surprised when the state suddenly refused to exercise a. peremptory challenge and pro fessed itself satisfied with the jurymen already in the box< which led to the defendant’s at torneys calling the turn and chal lenging Kassebaum. This left the defense with but five peremptor ies at its command and four to the credit o f the state. These can only apply to new prospee five jurymen, in the case o f the latter, for the defense has the right to exercise the peremptory challenge on any venireman passed for cause. Those failing to come up to re quirements Monday w e re : J. Danielson, a planing machine worker, because he is not a citi zen, and also because he belongs to the I. W . W .’s, which is as suredly good cause for disquali fication. On Wednesday the attorneys for the state and defense, in the Bert Hicks case, in which Hicks is aceused of the murder of W. A. Wortman November 2, 1911. finally agreed on a jury. The names o f the jurymen appear at the head o f this column. Seventeen days have been con sumed and 82 veniremen exam ined, before the sifting process resulted in the choice o f the “ twelve good men and true” . When Dan J. Malarkey, chief cousel fo r the defense, announced that the ju ry as it then stood was acceptable, it caused no little sur prise. Thursday morning W. M. Davis, special prosecutor fo r the state, and Dan Malarkey fo r the defense, made their statements to the jury. The men in the box visited the scene where Wortman lost his life. P h o to s by A m e rica n P ress A sso cia tion . Events in the case prior to the final selection of the ju ry follow. HE children o f the Lawrence strikers—among them some who are strik Carl Majeski, because he is a A t F rid a y ’s session o f the ers themselves—have had an opportunity to tell tbelr grievances to the of Special Prosecutor Bert H ick ’s case, last week, the client rules committee of the house of representatives. Their Invitation to visit Washington catue through the efforts of Representative Wilson of defense used two peremptory Davis. challenges, and still had avail R. O. Campbell, a grocer, for Pennsylvania, a workingman himself, and o f Representative Berger, the Wis consin Socialist, to Institute a federal Inquiry Into the action o f the I^wrence able six. By this process Gus lack of citizenship. police In preventing the strikers' children from leaving the city. One of the Ihle, a cobbler, and Frank Copell, H. C. Seammon. because he is witnesses, a Philadelphia Socialist, said that he had seen tho police at the collector fo r a lumber company against capital punishment. railway station pick up little children hy the arms and legs and throw them were weeded out. O f the six The defense passed for cause Into patrol wagons and that the police had beaten women on the shoulders and peremptory challenges allowable W. S. Halmon, a real estate and breasts The lower of the two photographs shows strikers' children at one of to the prosecution, the state had, insurance man, and he was under the soup kitchens opened for them by sympathisers; the upper the militia per up to that time, utilized but two. examination by the state’s attor forming police duty In making loiterers "m ove on." A challenge for cause of prob neys when the court session able bias by the defense was con closed. tested by the state. This brought Tuesday added another chapter1 forth a statement by the court to the effect that the defendant was to the case. B y refusing to per to be given a fair and impartial emptorily challenge, the attor trial even if three weeks had neys fo r the state forced the is been used in trying to get an ac sue, and the defense was com ceptable ju ry together. The pelled to excuse W illiam Palmer H. R. Eekhart court added that all concerned as a juryman. should remain three months lon was passed by both sides for cause. Then C. J. Schafer wa? ger, if necessary. Gus Ihle, who was subsequent placed under examination. Attorney Dan Malarkey fo r the ly excused on a peremptory chal lenge, was first passed for cause, defense, when W . S. H alvor was being examined touching hie as was Nathan E. Farnsworth. as a juryman Because he had acquired a qualifications fixed opinion on the merits o f the brought in a reference to the con case W . W Hall was opposed temptible actions o f the Social Likewise Robert J. Ham ill, who ists and I. W. W .’s at General meeting. This does not believe in inflicting the Baden - Powell death penaly and because he had brought “ P ik e ” Davis, special prosecutor, up with a jump. The a set opinion. attorneys shook their fingers in When the law provided the penalty of hanging, Joseph each other’s faces. Mr. Malarkey O ’Brien said he would not find said : “ The galled jade winces,” to any man guilty, so he was elim which Mr. Davis retorted: inated. “ I ’ll make you wince before I H. W . Hall has a prejudice against strikers and M. D. Neer am through.” Judge Gatens ealled the attor doesn’t believe in capital punish neys to order. ment. T Mrs. Isabella Goodwin Is a Sherlock Holmes In Skirts The action o f the Socialists and I. W. W .’s who insulted General Baden-Powell at his Ijoy Scouts’ meeting in Portland has brought forth great indignation. The dai ly papers have roundly scored them, correspondents have de cried them and the Mount Scott Improvement Club passed a reso lution containing tliis significant paragraph: “ The Alt. Scott Improvement Club hereby condemns the act of rowdyism and disorder at the meeting at which General Baden- Powell was advertised to speak March 9, and likewise condemns similar acts o f disorder at any public meeting.” One woman correspondent'says, in p a rt: “ A ll of my people were aboli tionists and my father was a union officer in the Civil War. W hile I was born years after the war, I ’ve got fighting blood in my veins and it boils at the se dition o f Socialists in Portland and other cities. I have greater respect fo r the secessionist of the one-time south than for this mo. dern seditionist o f nowhere. The secessionist was at least an Amer ican. “ The disgraceful and disgust ing outbreak o f the Socialist and I. W . W . rabble at the public meeting in the Gipsy Smith audi torium Saturday afternoon, when General Baden-Powell and other men o f esteem and prominence attempted to address the boys of the city on the Boy Scout move ment, was the last straw. Whether I am fo r ‘ women’s rights’ or not, I am for citizen ship, and I have wondered how business men, public men and other citizens can ignore the se ditious ranting o f ignorant rov ers who nightly harangue a pack o f loafers on the street.” At General Baden-Powell’s meeting in Seattle, an attempt was made to, bring up the sanio tactics as those employed in Portland. An account from Seat tie states: “ When the curtain went up one of the men arose and shout ed at protest against the meet ing. He was instantly hustled out o f the theater hy others seat ed near him. When General Ba den - Powell was introduced, another man shouted, “ How about Portland?” “ I w ill tell you about Port land,” coolly responded the Gen eral. “ More boys joined the Scouts there as a result of our meeting than at any other place we have visited.” A fte r this there was no fu r ther interruption, although the disturbers frequently hissed the speaker, but apparently failed to annoy him. SOCIALIST THUGS LUCKENBILL IS COWARDLY BEAT SENTENCED AND UP YOUNG MEN FINED BY JUDGE Reference was recently made in This story, reprinted from The Oregonian, is an apt illustration these columns to an outbreak at o f the cowardly tactics o f Port the Albina oarshops incident to the fag-end o f the railroad strike, land Socialists: instigated last fall. It was an W ithout further provocation instance o f pickets interfering than that he was trying to wend with well-behaved and industri his way up Alder street and ous non-union workmen. The o f crossed a Socialist demonstration fenders were J. P. Kreutz and J. parade, George Ilickel, a 19-year L. Bowers, under the leadership, old boy, was jumped on by twn o f a loud-mouthed bully, W. Ci members of the long line and Luckenbill by name, who is a bad -mauled until his face was hardly actor. As a result o f the melee recognizable. Absolutely no eon W. A. Holt and A. C. Allen re sideration for the youth o f the ceived wounds n the bead. They pedestrian or for his size was en would have fared even worse, tertained and he was thrown vio bad it not been for a shop fore lently to the street before the man who routed the attacking surrounding crowd could save tin- party with a revolver. hoy from the maltreatment o f the Luckenbill has been a constant two ruffians. , breeder of trouble and has been Ilick el was going up Aider before the court before for active street in the direction o f Sev belligerency. He delights in be When be and li ih enth. The Socialist demonstra ing a bully. tion was wandering north on companion were placed under ar Sixth street and the string ex rest, they retaliated by securing tended fo r two or more blocks the arrest o f Holt and Allen. The case came on for hearing along the street. The boy tried to pass through the ranks of tin* Tuesday before Judge Tazwell. so-called “ laboring” men. As ho The court gave Luckenbill the al crossed the line some remark was ternative o f remaining away from made to him. lie did not under the picket line or serving a sen stand it, Imt imagined that it was tence o f 90 flays and paying a a caution that he should have $200 fine. As to Holt ami Allen, waited until tile string had they were quickly dismissed. passed. “ Don’t you like it? ” was Ilick e l’s retort. FIASCO R. R. STRIKE NOW A GLOSEO INCIDENT Immediately and before the as tonished crowd along the side walks could gather the signifi eanee o f the affair, the hoy was thrown to the street and a few Considering the shop men ’a kicks added. The spectators promptly wrenched the hooligans strike ended some time ago, by reason o f having a full eomple away. incut of mechanics at work, offi eials o f the O.W. It. & N. com pany have decided to abandon the mess houses at the Albina shops next week. “ The strike is over, so fa r as we are concerned here,” said As sistant General Manager M. J he persisted in his effort and the Buckley. “ Conditions are normal chairman sustained his right. Photo by American Press Association S A N FRANCISCO. On the re at the shops. A number o f old employes have returned to work, Fenelson explained that he rev RS. IS A B E L L A OOOUW IN Is the first woman In the history o f th# quest o f the defendants, proceed some have remained away and erenced the international red flag ings in the fight to prevent ex New York police department to he made a first snide detective t’ ntil others the couqiany refused to which was displayed in the hall, recently she was a police matron; then she was detailed to itet evi tradition to Indiana made by but he thought it should share dence against fortune tellers She was successful In that work, hut Olaf A. Tveitmoe and K. A take back,” be said honors with the Stars and j her best chance came when women suspected of knowledge of a $2.r>.iss) taxicab Clancy, labor leaders, charged Mr. Buckley indicated that Stripes, the banner o f a G overn-1 robbery were under police scrutiny Mrs. tjoodwlu wormed the truth out of with complicity in a national d y while a few pickets are still try ment founded on the principle o f j them, and the arrest of the robbers followed For this service she was pro nainite conspiracy, were cunt in l i ng to harass the employes, the equal rights. The motion was I moted end now enjoys a salary of I2.2.V): her police matron's salary was $1,000. lied to April 2 by Cnited State« city authorities will lie expected defeated three to one and the ! Mrs. Ooodwln belongs to a family of policemen, so to «peak. Her husband, Commissioner Krull The Gov | to maintain law and order. At the Southern Pacific shops convention resumed its work o f 1 who Is dead, rose "to be a sergeant; her son Is now on duty as an acting de emmerit did not resist the eon tective sergeant, and her daughter was once a New York store detective. revising the constitution. (Continued on Page Four.) tinunnee. SEATTLE SOCIALISTS’ CONVENTION REFUSE TO PERMIT OLD GLORY TO BE UNFURLED IN THEIR HALL S E A T T L E — The State Social ist Convention was thrown into tumult. March 11th, by O. C. Fen- elson, a delegate from Hoquiam. who moved the convention ad journ until an American flag had been procured and displayed The motion was received with hooting and jeers, and the chair man ordered the sergeant-at arms to enforce order. Then- was no disposition to permit Fenel- son to speak on his motion, but DISTURBERS OF BOY SCOUTS MEETING SCORED BY THE PRESS BY CLUBS AND CORRESPONDENTS POSTPONMENT IN TVIETMOE- GLANGY HEARING M