Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 21, 1913, Page 2, Image 2

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    SECRETARY WILSON
TALE' OF DYN
AMERICAN WOOLEN COMPANY'S PRESIDENT ON TRIAL
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO "PLANT" DYNAMITE
AT TIME OF TEXTILE STRIKE.
PICKS THREE AIDES
PLANTING7 RETOLD
Once Seen
Lawelhurst
Is Never
Forgotten
Louis F. Post, New First As
sistant, Prominent as Sin
gle Tax Advocate.
Co-Defendant With Woolen
Company Head Says Under
taker Used Wood's Name.
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CAWIINETTI GETS PLACE
IMMUNITY. IS EXPECTED
AMITE
Prosecution Seeks to Prove llepre
6entatlves of Capital Sooffht to
Discredit Labor by Plac
ing Explosives.
BOSTON. Mar 80. An attempt to
prove that representatives of capital
entered into a compact to discredit or
ganlzed labor waa made In the Superior
Court today, where William M. wooa,
president of the American Woolen
Company: Frederick E. Atteaux. ana
Dennis J. Collins are on trial. Tne oe
fendants are charged specifically with
conspiracy to "plant" dynamite a
I.awrence at. the time of the textile
strike of 1911.
Collins testified aa a witness for
the prosecution and confessed a part In
the alleged plot, though insisting- that
he was unaware at the time that he
was handling dynamite. He admitted
that he expected not to receive a Jail
sentence if he told the truth on the
stand. The defense will contend that
neither Wood nor Atteaux had any
connection with the conspiracy.
Woo Mestlosed CaJitimllT.
Collins told of distributing dyna
mite at different buildings occupied by
striking- textile operatives at Lawrence,
but made only a casual reference to
Wood and did not mention Atteaux
name. He said that at the request of
John J. Breen. who was a member of
the Lawrence school board at the time,
he carried a package of dynamite from
Boston to Lawrence and at Breen's di
rection distributed smaller packages
of the explosive at various places
where the strikers congregated. Breen
has been convicted and fined lor ac
tuailv "planting" the dynamite.
The reference to Mr. Wood came
when the witness was telling of a con
versation between Breen and himself
when the other announced that he
would be the next Mayor of Lawrence
and that "a million waa back of Mm
Collins said he asked Breen what he
meant and the undertaker replied with
the auery:
"Don't you know President Wood, of
the American Woolen Company?"
Joke" to Be Ammi Iter.
CoHir.s said be did not and Breen
told Mm, he said, that he would know
the Joke later.
Collins said Breen paid him 115 and
promised him- more. As the witness
was leaving Lawrence, Breen's parting
words to him were: "Mum la the
word."
The word "dynamite" wa not men
tioned by Breen, Collins said, the eon
tents of the packages being referred to
as "Juice."
On the day that Breen'e trial benan
at Salem. Charles Breen called at Col
lins' home in Carabriiiice.
"He told me." said -m i -'!-irnn "that
Ms brother John ha. I lira to tell
me to 'beat It-"" J
Collins said that vfT&rtaA in the
newspapers of the discovery of the dy
namite at Lawrence, he did not know
thr.t the packages distributed by Breen
and himself, contained dynamite.
PAVING BIDS ARE OPENED
LrwUton Co unci 1 Considers Tenders
for 3 71.000 Yards of Work.
I.EWISTON". Idaho. May 20. (Spe
clal.) Sealed tentative bids for ap
proximately 371.000 yards of hard Bur
fare pavement to be laid In district No.
4. were opened by the City Council to
nlKht. Bids were as follows: Inland
Empire Hasaam Company. Spokane.
Jollarway with maintenance five
years, $1.20 a square q&rd; J. C Las-
ker. Lwlston. five-Inch concrete
pavement, tl.lTHl Bird-Mendenhall
Company. Salt Lake City. Dollarway.
11.35; Dole & Collins, Lewlston, creo-
soted wood blocks on concrete base,
12.43: concrete six-Inch, )1.20. rive
Inch. Jl-Oo; Wllson-Balley Construc
tion Company, Walla Walla, Dollar
way with maintenance five years,
11.3". without maintenance, $1.25, oreo
soted wood blocks, J-50; Warren Con
struction Company, Portland, submit
ted bids for bltullthlo only, ranging
from $2.04 for standard bltullthlo to
$1.75 for lighter bases.
No action was taken on the bids,
which were referred to committee of
the whole.
STRIKERS JEER POLICE
,
Sovrnty Persons Arrested in Effort
to Disperse Crowd.
PATERSON". N. J.. May 20 Several
thousand strikers assembled at open
ir.g and closing time today at the en
trances to the Price silk mill, where
the hands returned to work yesterday,
responding with Jeers when the police
tried to disperse them. In enforcing
the dispersal order the officers arrested
nearly 70 persons.
Henry Morelll, of counsed for the
Indicted Industrial Workers of the
World leaders, said today he would
rsk tomorrow for an order for another
panel of Jurors to try his clients. After
examining the list of Jurors sworn rn
to try William D. Haywood. Eliza
beth Uurley Klynn. Carlo Treska and
1'atrick Qulnlan on charges of Inciting
to riot. Morelli declared that In his
opinion it would be Impossible to get
a fair trial.
PORTLAND JJOCTOR WEDS
Mis Porothy Kecder Beoomes Bride
of Dr. Xatlian M. Bcnyas. .
rim ADHLPHIA." May 20. (Spe
cial.) ir. Nathan M. Benyas, recently
established as a physician In Portland.
Or., this afternoon married Miss Dor
othy Keener, an actress of this city.
Dr. Benya met his bride at Scranton.
fa., shortl.- after his graduation from
the Northwestern University of Chl-
ago and v en lie was on the staff of
the Scranto.f Hospital.
The ceremony today was performed
by Mayor Hud-'.ph Blankenburg In the
presence of ma y city officials and a
score of relatives and friends. Aten
a brief honeymoon the couple will
start for their home In Portland.
Hir Iruy Stock Destroyed. .
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. May 20. Fire
In t!ie Frown Wholesale Druar Com
pany building this mornlnir complete
ly jrutr-d tr3t bullo'nr nr.d destroyed
l:ie Ftock. The loss la $150,000. ; .
WILLIAM M. WOODS.
POOL IS
ADMITTED
Schwab Tells of Agreement
Among Steel Makers.
$100,000 WON BY "FRONT"
W itness Says Carneffie Company. Was
Xot In Condition to Compete,
but Got Large Sum for
Staying Out.
v-cw -rri-RTr Mav 20. Charles M.
umtnil the witness stand to
day for furtner cross-examination oy
Rfinrnmmt counsel In the suit to dis
solve the United States Steel Corpor
ation.
t i . . k.l nnahnna DT JUuge
vc.i.p, "1 -
'. v. w Tn.L'r.,nn the Oovemmcnt at-
tomey, he asxea permiwiua i
the testimony ne nau giveu
I" ,,.- v..f th. Illinois Steel
0 HIO oiicvi .....
. . CnmAiHii flteel Com-
v. pnu J bh . " r . . .
pany, eubsldlanes oi ino nu-...
"trust," were competitors before they
. . II. .,1,1 tnHnu ttmt the
were aDsoruru. ilu -v v .. ,
ins i. r'mnanv manufactured "only
lllllluio J
small parts" and waa noi ia rv.im
competitor of tne uaraegw ""'V0'1'
rri Af onmnAtltlon be
0. II '3 C1IOKII1W
a ikn.a Txrrk rnnrprn n is On6 Of tn
in ecu fcn-w
important points In the Governments
case against the corporation.
f-mrmttri- ComDanT la Pool.
Judxe Dickinson asked about certain
. ...t. nr, raUm In 1 S97. The
ptlUl Upictllivut-
witness admitted that the Carnegie
Steel Company, oi wnicn ne waa mtu
: i . i 1 anmA Bi,wmnti of that
l Itrniuiiik, .J . " n - -
kind. The uovernmeni ftuoiiitj -ncu
read a minute wnicn seiionn inav uB
llsh rail manufacturers proposed to
Ann nn of mils to the Carflfl-
gle Company In England and Canada.
"YOU say you never, nrau v.
ternational steel rail pooL What was
that?" he asked.
"Oh. that did not appeal to us. Sir.
Schwab said. "It was not blgr enough.
r .... . ( .1 . th nronosltion.
Russia, Germany and France all made
rails and would have to do aeaii mui
In making; such a pool."
Good "Front" Cete 100,000.
There were pools going on all the
time, weren't they?"
wnt hn the Steel Corporation waa
formed, tney sioppeai
"They started to stop.
An,hA mlnnf r9 I hV JudO DiCk-
Inson. indicated that the Carnegie
Company had agreed to stay out of
. t.Hor rail market for one year for
a consideration of 100.000.
"We stayed out cnieiiy
were not In a- condition to compete,"
.,,1,1 -Kir schomh. "but we put up a good
front and got the II 00.000."
PEAGE REGIME HAILED
BRITISH SEE HOPEFUL- SIGN'S IN
CNTTED STATES.
Greatest Menace Declared to Be
"Vested Interrest" In Produc
tion of Armaments.
. -tv Mar 10. "Welcome td
such promising Incidents as the new
irilUO Ot J)7ce w
r . . i. Via rntnnlflJ of peace
between Great Britain and the United
states" was the prominent puiuo -bta!f8-..
today by the 97ih
reouiu uuu - - .
annual mseting of the Peace Society
the Mansion nuus
V .i,ir,t of the Board of Edu
cation. Joseph Albert Pease, waa the
lncipal speaaer.
"it is a matter of much congratula
tion" be said, "tnai wumn a rew
mon'th3 we shall be able to celebrate
ith nearly xuv.wv.uw Auienv&iui u
ntenary of peace. Moreover. the
' , i itit1nrn which have existed
grrajiiet
between Great Britain and Germany
v, rtiaapneared." He closed with a
warning against "one of the great
dangers of today, namely, the fact that
enormous nurauer u perauus are
an eiw v, . , : -
pecuniarily interested in tne proaucuon
U N i.l 1 J
armaaients, which threatens to be-
me a vested interest ana get control
h. nation, as the liquor trade did a
few years back."
tish Koreien rierreiary. to tne meet.
said mat tnougn some innuences
e worHlng for war. "I us cojuiojoua
Bri
Ins
we
that there are also greater Influences
working for peace."
FATHER DE ROOJS HONORED
Embroidered Cliasnble Presented by
Oregon City Clergy.
a AM.,mhMMArAif fhAiiMe vest.
ment for mass was presented to Father
. ritif vAatarrlnv mt a luncheon
given In his honor at the Portland Ho
tel. The presentation was made by
l..til.him riHlA ctr tiertJLlf of the
priests, 60 of whom attended the func
tion.
The luncheon was tire close of the
golden jubilee celebration, commemo
rating Father re Koo's 60th year In the
priesthood. In the morning pontifical
mass was said in St. Joseph's Church,
at which the Right Rev. ilgr. Rauw
was celebrant, assisted by Father A.
Hilletirand. or uregon uity, as oeicou
Oath., l1nrlr nf KllhllmltV &B
sub-deacon. Father McDevltt was as
sistant priest ana jrainer nercuioiu
was master of ceremonies. Archbishop
' v. .1 a nrsafthfl nn Annronrlate ser
mon emphasizing" the dignity of the
prlestnooa ana me worn oi ikuoi
De Roo. Father Domlnick, of Mount
Angel College, and a choir supplied the
music
Father Do Roo Is no longer In active
clerical work, but still devotes much
study to research. He Is the auuur of
a number of historical works and has
passed some time In Europe gathering
material.
$25,000 SUIT DETERMINED
Policemen, Defendants In Action of
Harry StJres, Win.
The suit of Harry Stires apainst Po
lice Sergeant Harms and Patrolman
Sherwood to collect J25. 000 as damages
for having been arrested in a raid on
the Idora Hotel last Fall was deter
mined In favor of the defendants and
the surety companies furnishing their
bonds In Circuit Judge Gatens" court
yesterday. The Judge was about to
Instruct a verdict for the defendants,
when Attorney Jeffrey, for the plain
tiff, anticipating the Judge's action, of.
fered to take a voluntary non-suit,
which-would give the plaintiff the
right to come Into court with a new
complaint.
Lawyers for the policemen and the
surety corporations resisted this, con
tending that a voluntary non-suit can
not be taken after a plaintiff has in
troduced testimony. Judge Gatens has
taken the Question under advisement
till Friday. The complaint originally
named several other policemen as de
fendants, but Judge Gatens allowed
non-suits as to them during the prog
ress of the trial.
CITIZENS WILL STUDY
Philadelphia Mayor Leads 100 to
Take Municipal Government Course
PHILADELPHIA, May 20. Headed
by Mayor Blankenberg, a delegation
of more than 100 leading citizens left
here tonight for the University of
Wisconsin to take a three days' course
on advanced municipal government In
that Institution. Mayor Riddle, of At
lantic City, also is a member of the
party, which Is traveling on a special
train. The pilgrims will be Joined In
Chicago by Mayor Magee, of Pittsburg;
ex-State Senator Fllnn and delegations
from Boston and New York.
Provost Smith, of the University of
Pennsylvania, and the heads of many
other educational Institutions of this
state are accompanying the Mayor and
other officials to study the "Wiscon
sin Idea" at close range.
California State Senator to Succeed
Keefe as Commissioner of Im
migration Montana At
torney Is Solicitor.
WASHINGTON May 20. It was an
nounced seml-officlally late today that
Louis F. Post, of Chicago, had been
selected aa Assistant Secretary of the
Department of Labor; Anthony J. Cam
inettl, of California, for Commissioner
General of Immigration, and John B.
Densmore, of Poison, Mont, for Solici
tor of the Department of Labor.
Louis Freeland Post Is an editor, au
thor, lawyer and lecturer, who has at
tained prominence by his discussions
of economio questions, particularly
single tax.
He was born in New Jersey 64 years
ago and for 30. years has been an ad
vocate of the single tax and other
economic referms promoted by Henry
George.
Camlnetti Is Calif ornlan.
Anthony A. Caminetti. who will suc
ceed Daniel J. Keefe, of Detroit, as
Commissioner-General of Immigration,
Is of Italian descent and has long lived
In Jackson, Cal. For many years he
has been prominent In state politics
and now is a Democratic member of
the California Senate. He served one
term In Congress. He Is a student of
sociological problems and has devoted
much time to a special study of Immi
gration. -
John B. Densmore, selected for So
licitor of the new Department, already
has won distinction In the practice of
law, although he is comparatively
young. He is a Democrat of the pro
gressive type.
Keefe Inquiry May Prop.
In the last week of the Taft Ad
ministration, Secretary Nagel, of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
on the strength of an Investigation
made Into Commissioner - General
Keefe's official conduct, recommended
to Mr. .Taft that Mr. Keefe be dismissed
and that the evidence adduced In the
Investigation be submitted to the De
partment of Justice,
No action was taken by the President
on the recommendation but the papers
in the case were turned over to Presi
dent Wilson when he entered the
White House.
What, if any, action he may take
has not been disclosed, but it is re
garded as likely that the acceptance
of Mr. Keefe's resignation will end the
matter.
WILSON ASKED TD VETO
J AXITACT ctu :ks object to
sthsdry crvu. bill.
DANGER SEEN IN TRACTS
Lutheran Committee Criticises Out
put of Church Syndicates.
ATCHISON, Kan., May 20. There are
dangerous tendencies" in much of the
literature disseminated In the Sunday
schools today, according to a report
presented to the convention of the
general synod of the Lutheran Church
here today. The report was aimed at
literature prepared by syndicates of
several church denominations. Resolu
tions against such tendencies were
adopted.
A shortage of young men willing to
study for the ministry was indicated In
a report presented by the committee
on ministerial education. .
Compartment-Car Sendee.
The "Soo Line Limited" train, leav-
Tnftl9Ti .t 0 P. M. carries com-
partment-llbrary-observatlon cars, fur
nishing all the luxuries of the drawing-room
at a rate considerably lower
than the drawing-room fare. This is
the only train running through solid
between Portland and St. Paul-Min
neapolis. .
Exemption of Farmers and Labor
Unions Declared to Condone
Acts of Lawlessness.
DETROIT, May 20. Practically all
of today's sessions of the xsationai
Manufacturers' Association was taken
uo with discussion of labor organlza
tions and the labor situation in general.
The discussion culminated this after
noon in the sending to President Wll
son of resolutions protesting against the
sundry civil appropriation bill and urg-
insr the chief executive to veto it De
cause of the provision against using
Its funds for the prosecution of labor
organizations under the Sherman act
In case such action Is instituted. They
say:
"The morale of the proviso prevent
ing the use of public funds specifically
appropriated to enforce the Sherman
act for the prosecution of labor and
agricultural combinations violating
that statute, In the public mind and
among these exempted classes. Is to
condone the acts which the law has
condemned and to make the partlci
pants in strikes, boycotts and all forms
of labor disturbances believe that they
are Justified In acts of lawlessness
when done In furtherance of a dis
pute.
"It impliedly pledges the ad
ministration to similar change in
the substantive laws which would
approve and validate the most vicious
forms of the secondary Doycoti in in
terstate commerce. Including paralysis
of raiiroad communication and the
compulsory discharge of non-union men
as a means of compelling the accept
ance of the demand of the boycotting
combination.
"Making It lawful and right for one
class of citizens to do that wnicn would
remain criminal and wrong when done
by another class insults the law-abid
ing members of tne exceptea ciass.
offends the moral sense of our people
and. under the decisions or our courts,
would be likely to invalidate the act
and thus further the sinister designs
of those who would destroy the statute
Itself."
Referring: to the Industrial Workers
of the World as being supplemental to
the American Federation or Labor,
President Klrby, In his opening address
today, said:
. "Ae-alnst these forces of evlL do
mestic and alien, we must stand flint
like in our resolve that our Govern
ment is and must be a government of
law."
GIRL LOST; RING CLAIMED
Jilted by Helen Braun, Since Mar
ried, C. B. Martin Brings Action.
Charles B. Martin couldn't have the
girl, but was determined to have back
his diamond ring, costing $600, which
he gave her when they became engaged,
so he says, and therefore yesterday he
caused the arrest of Helen Catherine
Podd. formerly Helen Catherine Braun,
who became the wife of Frank P. Popp
a few weeks ago. on a charge of lar
cenv. The woman was brought Into
Judge Kavanaugh.'s court In charge of
a Deputy Sherirr ana surrenaerea tne
rlns:. Later Martin withdrew the lar
ceny charge and substituted an action
In replevin ana is now up io juuec
Kavanaucrh to determine the owner
ship of the ring, which is in the pos
session of County- Clerk Coffey.
The rlne- Is a handsome uypsy-set
piece of Jewelry with five diamonds.
Mrs. Popp asserts that it was given to
her as a present and. tnat even arter
her marriage Martin said it was all
right and that she could keep It. Mar.
I wSlO.OOO Laurelhurst Residence. II! I
Would You Like to Own Such a Home?
Tou can but you must first learn that valuable economic truth that rent
may be converted from a liability into an asset,
"We are anxious to meet people who are tired of living in the cramped
quarters of a downtown apartment and who long for the big, roomy homes,
the green lawns and wide, quiet streets of such a delightful place aa
The Addition with Character
Where the Home Life Is Ideal
v It doesn't take very much ready cash to get a home in Laurelhurst only
about 10 per cent of -its value, and the remainder you can pay with the money
that you have been sending every month to the landlord.
Nothing is wanting to make Laurelhurst the choicest and most desirable
place to live in Portland. The social environment is ideal. It has every munici
pal improvement that can be suggested and is only about 20 minutes from the
business center, on half a dozen different carlines.
Phone for an auto appointment.
MEAD & MURPHY, Sales Agents
270y2 Stark St. Phones Main 1503, A 1515
Office at Tract, East Thirty-ninth and East Glisan. Delahunty & Clements,
Agents. Phone Tabor 3433
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Two Notable Bargains
We give to the ladies of Portland and vicinity a most un
usual opportunity to buy new Spring Suits at nearly one
half their normal price. Your early inspection is respect
fully invited.
$19.50 and $22.50
Man-Tailored Suits
$24.50 and $29.50
Man-Tailored Suits
$11.85
$14.85
-Third Floor
B
EN SELLING
Morrison Street at Fourth
tin contends that It was given in con
templation of their marriage and that
she has forfeited all right to It by fail
ing to carry out the contract.
SHUN PIE, SAYS V0LIVA
Satan and Fried Potatoes Also on
Zfonite'9 Prohibited IJst.
wtxt pttv. Til Mflv 20. "Shun the
ZilUi -"
i. bo vmi would a. rattle snake.
ippio f1D -----
Wirbur Glenn Voliva, overseer of the
r,: avlaorl mpmhprR of his flock
ZjlUlll aui'-vw
last night relative to their trip to Chi
cago next Sunday for mass meeting
Orchestra Hall.
-r . . 1 tham n Wit. SAtHn. tHA fttld
fried potatoes behind them, the latter
two because tney cuuiwhcu nvts ao-l.
Fishcrman's Body Found on Sands.
ASTORIA. Or., May 20. (Special.)
le body of Matteo koks, a nsnerman
ho was drowned In the Columbia
Th
w
River opposite the Hanthorn cannery
on May S when the steamer Daniel
Kern collided with his fishing boat,
was found at the Jetty sands this aft
ernoon. Koka was a native of Austria,
32 years of age, and left a widow resid
ing in the old country. He was fishing
for the Bootn cannery.
Your Vacation
will soon be here and will be much more enjoyable if you can afford
to take a trip or have more money to spend than your actual
expenses. A savings account will help you to save and greatly add
to your comfort and enjoyment.
ONE DOLLAR WILL OPEN AN ACCOUNT AT THE
Security Savings and Trust Company
Fifth and Morrison Streets.
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