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WILSON PREPARED
FOR EVENTUALITY
RUSSIA ASKS WHAT
BRITISH ARE DOING
'OLD' REPUBLICANS
LEAD IN PRIMARY
WEEKLY REST DAY
IS LIMITED TO CITY
TWO EX-WIVES OF.
''RUBY BOB" RIVALS
TEACHER'S BELIEFS
COMMITTEE NOW ON WAV TO
IIETCRXS COMING IN SLOWLY
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PLE, ANOTHER A r PANTAGES.
SEE ALLY IX ACTION.
IN CALIFORNIA.
2 KILLED, MANYHURT,
IN STRIKE BATTLES
Mobs, Storming Steel
Plant, Shot Down. "
7
Berlin's Reply Must
Comply in Full.
PLEDGES ARE INSISTED ON
Temporizing to Be Followed
by Immediate Break.
MESSAGES ARE GUARDED
Administration Avoids Building Vp
Hope on Preliminaries, Desiring
, Xliat Note, When Received,
Speak for Itself.
' BY JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN".
WASHINGTON, May 2. (Special.)
On the eve of the receipt of the Ger
man reply to the American demands In
reference to submarine operations there
is ground for the statement that
President Wilson will break off re
lations with the German government
summarily unless those demands are
complied with in full.
Moreover, response must bear every
evidence of sincerity and of a purpose
to observe the assurances which it is
known it will contain.
Full Requirements Must Be Met.
The note will be subjected to a mi
croscopic inspection by the President
and his advisers. It will be tested to
determine whether It meets the blanket
requirements prescribed in the formal
note, and the specific requirements
subsequently laid down at the request
of the German government. Should it
be found satisfactory, the United States
will continue its policy of watchful
waiting. The first violation will be
followed by an immediate rupture of
diplomatic relations.
Should the note fail to meet the
President's wishes, should it demon
strate a purpose to temporize, Mr.
Wilson will break off relations in
stantly, i
Reply Must Be Conclusive.
In short, according to what was said
today after the meeting- of the
Cabinet, the German communication
must be direct and conclusive so far
as the immediate cessation, of unlaw
ful submarine operations and the
pledges offered for the future are con
cerned. As to the Sussex case, the Adminis
tration is disposed to give some lati
tude to Germany with reference to it.
That is to say, it understands the
Berlin government must conclude a
thorough investigation before making
a decision. The President and Secre
tary Lansing have every confidence, irt
view of the facts presented through
Ambassador Gerard, that an investiga
tion will establish their accuracy. This
being so, it is fully expected the
Admiraltv will order a courtmartial
of the officer responsible and that his
punishment will be based upon the
findings of the court.
Policy of Secrecy Adopted.
The messages which have been re
ceived from Ambassador Gerard are
being guarded with the. utmost care
and it is even denied that he has been
heard from since his visit to grand
headquarters, where he was received
In audience by the Kaiser. The Ad
ministration has adopted this policy of
secrecy because it did not care to
build public hope of an adjustment on
the report of a conversation. It pre
fers to have the formal reply of the
German government speak for itself.
The country knows the President has
demanded that Germany immediately
declare and effect an abandoinent of
its present methods of- submarine war
fare against passenger and freight
carryins vessels. It will not be dif
ficult to determine, after reading tho
German reply .whether this demand
has been compiled with.
President Prepared for Worst.
The President's decision to bring to
an end once and for all the operations
of Grmnn submarines which have im
posea such a heavy toll on American
life was reached and Is clung to in spite
ot the grave consequence it may pro
duce rupture of relations and perhaps
war. Mr. Wilson does not expect any
such outcome of the negotiations, but
he is prepared for it.
Some of Mr. Wilson's advisers do not
fear a rupture. Indeed, they frankly
soy that in their judgment this would
reynit 'n benefit to the country. The
Administration has been disheartened
by the pcaoe-atany-price spirit which
has been shown by the indifference to
injury and the apparent willingness of
millions to accept any stain upon the
National honor, rather than to resort
to arms-
Thls was responsible for the state
ment in the President's speech: "We
have been thinking too much about in
dividual selves and too little about the
country of which we constitute a part."
It also was responsible for his further
statement that the voice of the New
World will be heard asserting the
standard of justice and liberty.
Lusltanla Anniversary 9iear.
Next Sunday will be the anniver
sary of the sinking of the Lusltania.
No adjustment has come from the con
troversy which has raged between the
l"nlted- States and Germany in con
nection with that affair. If Germany
should abandon her illegal operations,
however, and precise not to repeat
them, the Administration feels it can
(Concluded cn Pag 6. Column 5
Cancellation of Credit Arrangements
Ileported and Strong Feeling
Is Aroused.
BERLIN, May 2. (By wireless to
Sayville. N.- T.), The representatives
of the Russian Parliament, who were
nvited by the British government to
visit England and the British front on
the Continent, nave arrived in Stock
holm. An Interview given by Professor
Paul Milukoff, leader of the constitu
tional Democrats in the Duma, given
in a dispatch from Stockholm to the
Overseas News Agency, says:
"Professor Milukoff said he purpose
of the visit to England was to Improve
the relations between that country and
Russia, which 'had suffered recently.
A strong feeling against England has
arisen In Russia, causing open misun
derstandings between these nations
and the cancellation of arrangements
for further credits.
"We must show them that England
Is only fulfilling her obligations when
she assists with money," Professor
Milukoff said, "since Russia has sent
her whole army against the enemy,
while no one knows where the British
armies are fighting."
WOMAN FIRES AT COWBOYS
Pistol - Shot Answered With Rifle,
and Men Flee.
BAKER, Or., May -2. (Special.) A
woman with a rifle stood off three
buckaroos and put them to flight at
the Carroll B mine, and a search fol
lowed for the cowboys, who forgot to
leave their names.
Mrs. Leo M. Lockhart, wife of an
employe of the mine, saw cattle drink-
ng at the family spring, and sent her
dog after them. Three cowboys ap
peared and started furiously toward
her, shooting their "revolvers.
Mrs. Lockhart, however, stepped
back while her eight-year-old daugh
ter. Ethel, got a rifle from the house.
In a few minutes bullets from her
rifle were kicking up the dust under
the horsemen, who quickly turned and
dashed away.
Hastening to the mine Mrs. Lockhart
told of the shooting and workmen
started in pursuit, but failed to catch
the riders.
WOMAN STATE DELEGATE
Mrs. John Kennedy, of Skamokawa,
Will Sit In. Yakima Convention.
CATHLAMET. Wash., May 2. (Spe
cial! When the- Wahkiakum County
delegation is seated at the Republican
State Convention In North Yakima Sat
urday it will be noteworthy as having
for the first time a woman member.
The woman to be thus honored is
Mrs. John Kennedy, of Skamokawa,
well-known clubwoman. Other mem
bers of the delegation are John Ken
nedy, Robert Bowman and William
Lund. They go to the convention un-
instructed.
BIG WARSHIP GOES ON DUTY
Oklahoma, Costing $7,000,000, Is
Commissioned at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2. The Okla
homa, the latest oil-burning super
dreadnaught added to the United States
Navy, built at an approximate cost of
$7,000,000. was placed in commission
at the Philadelphia Navy-yard today.
The ship is" commanded by Captain
Roger Wills, and her complement con
sists of 50 officers and 800 men. The
huge warship steamed to the Navy-
yard today from the New York Ship
building Company's plant.
CONGRESS NOT TO RECESS
Business Will Be Adjusted to Per
mit Visits to Conventions.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Congress
probably will not recess for the Na
tional conventions. Majority Leader
Kitchin of the House said today that
some measure not requiring the pres
ence, of all the members probably will
be considered during the convention
weeks, so that those who desire to get
away may do so.
Senate and House may recess for
three days at a time.
DAZZLING LIGHTS BANNED
Police to Regit. Crusade Against
Autoists Who Violate Ordinance.
The police -will tonight begin on an
other crusade against stronp automo
bile headlights. At the request of
Municipal Judgs Lannuth, the police
will commence enforcing the dazzling
heetydlight ordinance at dark tonight.
The police will be instructed to brinij
in all persona who violate the regu
lation. Tho order follows many com
plaints and accidents due to the lights.
5 AIRSHIPS RAID BRITAIN
BonAs Iropped In Yorkshire, but
London Has No Details.
LONDON, May 3. Five hostile air
ships attacked the northeast coast of
England and the southeast coast of
Scotland last night.
The official announcement on the raid
says that the movement of the raiders
appeared uncertain, adding:
"A few bombs were dropped in
Yorkshire, but there are no details re
garding the casualties or damage."
2000 CITIZENS PATROL TOWN
Foreigners Implicated Will Be
Deported.
TUMULT LASTS ALL DAY
Pennsylvania Riot Is Climax or Dis
orders In AVliir-li Women Join in
Mad Effort to Wreck Prop
erty of Companies.
PITTSBURG, May 2. Tw.o men are
known to have been killed, four prob
ably fatally wounded and a score of
others seriously hurt when a mob, said
by the authorities to have been com
posed mainly of foreigners, attacked
the Edgar Thomson works ot the Car
negie Steel Company In Braddock.
A pitched battle lasting an hour fol
lowed, during which 400 shots were
fired. but the rioters were finally
forced to retreat in the face of a dead
ly fire from the riot guns and reJ
volvers of deputy Sheriffs and plant
guards. The situation is quiet tonight,
but 2000 citizens 6f the borough have
been sworn in as deputies and are
patrolling the streets. District Attor
ney Jackson announced that he would
take steps at once for tho deportation
of all foreigners connected with the
trouble.
Plants Partly Wrecked by Mobs,
The riot was the climax of a day of
disorder in the boroughs of Braddock
and Rankin. during which mobs
stormed the plants of four big steel
companies, drove the workmen out and
then partly wrecked the interior of the
plants.
Many of those injured in the fighting
at the Edgar Thomson works were
spirited away by the rioters and for
hours after quiet was restored the in
jured continued to be brought to hos
pitals for treatment.
Snipers hidden in doorways and win
dowe near the Thirteenth-street en
trance tried to pick off deputies who
were fighting to hold back the mob,
and two deputies were said to have
been hit. Women also Joined In the
mad fight to gain entry to the works
and two of these were wounded. The
two men killed were foreigners.
Deputies i'lre Into Attackers.
The mob first attacked the office of
W. J. Dixon, superintendent of trans
portation at the Edgar Thomson works,
and with clubs and stones wrecked It.
Deputies, rushing to prevent the de
struction of the office, were compelled
to use it as a barricade, and from be
hind the wreckage they poured shot
after shot into the mob, which with
drew. After stoning the plant for 43
minutes they made another charge,
and in a hand-to-hand struggle the
deputies and guards were forced back
inside the plant.
Deputies who had been on guard at
the Westinghouse plants In Wilmerd-
lOonciudfd on Page 5, Column 1.)
BACK
Progressive A'ole Extremely Light.
Regulars'" ssert That Out
come Is Beyond Dispute.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2. The "old"
or "regular" Republican ticket for dele
gates to the National convention ran
substantially ahead of the United or
"new" Republicans in early returns re
ceived tonight from completed precincts
in more than 40 of the more populous
counties of the state.
Returns from the Democratic and
Progressive tickets, on which there
were no contests, were slow and in sev
eral counties were not available. The
Progressive vote as reported was ex
tremely light, vigorous efforts having
been made by the United Republicans
to swing it their way.
"Regular" Republicans asserted that
the outcome was beyond dispute and
Issued statements congratulating the
people of California.
TREADG0LD WINS SUIT
$3500 Verdict Is Returned in $50,
000 Libel Suit.
MARSH FIELD, Or.. May 2. (Spe
cial.) The jury In the case of G. T.
Treadgold brought in a, verdict at Co.
quille last night of ?DQ00 against W. J.
Mitchell and $500 against A. R. O'Brien
in a $50,000 libel and conspiracy suit.
Judge Hamilton refused to receive the
verdict. After retiring; the jury re
turned in three minutes with a verdict
of $2750 each. The jury returned at
t:S0 o'clock.
The defense made a motion for a new
trial and will have 60 days in which to
file a bill of exception. The jury, it is
understood, at first took straw votes,
and the opinions ran against Mr.
O'Brien from $10 to $2500 and as high
as $10,000 against Mr. Mitchell.
This case is the. most recent develop
ment of a series of law suits and crim
inal prosecutions growing out of a
vice probe started two years ago by
Treadgold. as City Attorney of Bandon,
involving the Coach brothers, who hired
Mitchell, a detective, to look after their
interests. After prosecution of the
Coaches, who were in the saloon busi
ness, counter charges were brought cit
ing Treadgold as seducer of the Simp
son girls, minors, who were alleged to
have been kidnaped by Mitchell to pre
vent their testifying against the
Coaches. The Simpson girls were con
victed of perjury last year on their
conflicting testimony in the several
cases.
Following the publication in the
Marshfield Record of stories furnished
by Detective Mitchell concerning Tread
gold. the latter brought suit for $50,
000 against Mitchc.l. A. R. O'Brien, pub
lisher of the Record, and others, alleg
ing conspiracy, libel, etc. Early in the
trial,' which has lasted more than a
week. Judge Hamilton nonsuited Tread
gold as to all the defendants excepting
Mitchell and O'Brien.
STREETCAR STRIKE ENDED
Wage Agreement Ratified by 3200
Employes of Pittsburg Line.
PITTS3URG, ""May 2. Thirty-two
hundred motormen .and conductors of
the Pittsburg Railways Company to
day ratifled a wage agreement recom
mended by their leaders, after confer
ences last night with officers of the
company and business men.
Half an hour afterward the first car
had left the barn nearest the Labor
Temple, 'where the ratification meeting
was held, and tonight the service, sus
pended last Sunday at midnight, had
become normal. The first cars were
cheered as they passed through the
downtown streets.
TO THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE!
Welfare Body Exempts
Small FypTTes.
c of O Library -
RfcUUEST OF HOTELS GRANTED
Managers Explain Need of
Constant Service.
MORE WAGES DECIDED ON
Lnnnilrics Are Included In Order
for 58.61 Minimum, and Scale
for Apprentices Is Adopted.
Sanitary Code Offered.
Telephone exchanges outside of Port
land and hotels In all parts of the state.
Including Portland, will be exempted
from the one-day'a-rest-ln-seven rule
applying to women workers In other
Industries of Oregon.
This is the conclusion reached yes
terday by the revision committee of
the Industrial Welfare Commission,
after listening to testimony from hotel
men and telephone managers from va
rious parts of the state.
Yesterday's session was called pri
marily to consider those two activities,
but time permitted a review of all the
recommendations informally made by
the committee heretofore.
More Than M Inlmim Paid Nsw.
When the meeting started a commit
tee' of hotelmen presented their views.
Phil Metschan. Jr was their first
spokesman.
Mr. Metschan suggested that women
employes In hotels be classified as "do
mestic" Instead of "personal service"
workers, as proposed by members of
the committee. He explained, however,
that the only possible objection that
the hotelmen can offer to existing or
proposed regulations is the provision
for a weekly rest day. They already
piy their women workers more than
the minimum wage and conform to the
dally and weekly hour schedules re
Quired by the Commission.
"We should bear in mind." said Mr.
Metschan, "that the hotel business is
operated 24 hours a day and seven days
a week. The work that the women do
is not hard. They seldom work more
than seven hours a day.
Women Declared for Kail Week.
"But the very nature of the business
requires that they be permitted to work
seven days a week."
Mr. Metschan, who is manager of the
Imperial Hotel In Portland, said that
this situation applies to the country
hotels rather than to the city hotels
To enforce a weekly rest day, he said.
would work a serious hardship on the
hotel industry ot the whole state.
S. Benson, proprietor of the Benton
Hotel, said that the women workers
themselves are almost unanimously In
favor of a seven-day week. He pointed
out that their aggregate working time
per week seldom exceeds GO hours
which Is four hours less than the com
mission's requirements.
The committee made no decision on
(Concluded on Page 6. Column 2.)
Tangle Nearly Results in Lecture
of Mrs. Boh t'llzsinimonn No.
I Being Canceled.
While Bob Fitzsimmorus' third nlfe
Is playing at a local theater Bob Fits
ilmmons' fourth wife will be preaching
at an evangelistic meeting in the
White Temple on Thursday night.
Mrs. Bob No. 4 joined the Chrls
tion Church In Los Angeles recent
ly, and since then she has de
voted her time to rescue work and re
vival meetings. She was formerly a
concert hall singer. Mrs. Bob No. S
was Julia Gifford. a primma tlonna
whom Bob met In Chicago. No. 1 was
an Australian girl, who obtained a di
vorce from Bob and married his man
ager. Martin Julian, and then Bob mar
ried Rose Julian, sister of Martin. But
this story deals merely with the pres
ence of two Mrs. Bobs In Portland at
one time, one In vaudeville snj the
other at the White Temple.
H. W. Stont, superintendent of the
Bible school of the White Temple,
straightened this identity out when he
telegraphed a few days ago to Mrs.
Fltzslmmons No. 4 saying that If she
was tne one who was to appear on the
local vaudeville stage he could not let
the lecture go on. Mrs. Fitrslmmons
No. 4 came buck with a prompt reply
yesterday from San Francisco that she
was not on the stage and hadn't been
for a long time. Her telegram came
when Mrs. Fitzsimmons No. 3 was
playing In a local theater, and Mr.
Stone authorized her to hurry to Port
land in time for the White Temple
lecture.
RALLY FLAGJS CAPTURED
Stanford Rustby Supxrters Take
Colors at American Game Meeting.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.. Mav
2- An impromptu rally here tonisrht
by champions of the American game of
lootball resulted in a free-for-all mix
up when supporters of the Rugby game
cnargea down on the rally, captured an
American flag and stampeded the
meeting.
The American game supporters ral
lied, reformed and gave chase to the
Kugbyites. There was a lively tussle
In which about 300 men participated
and which lasted until the American
forces had recaptured their flag.
W0MAN,71,HAS HOMESTEAD
Required Development Made Altrr
Start Without Funds.
EUGENE. Or.. May I. (Special.)
Mrs. E. E. Wells, of Vlda. who, with
out, funds and at the age of 71 years,
filed on a homestead near that place,
has made final proof of residence and
development of the tract.
In the regular course of events she
will receive title to the property. The
money with which she paid for the
work on the land she earned by "work
ing out" for others.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
t sa
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, SI
decrees; minimum, 03 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair, cooler; westerly winds.
War.
Russia send committee to se what Brit
ish are doing in war. Face 1.
Mexico,
General O Oregon shows no desire tor break
with United States. Page
"'reign.
Cordon still drawing- ia on rebels In Dub
lin. Page 4.
Asquith will Insist on conscription. Face 5.
National.
Army bl!l conferees acre tentatively on
Senate organisation plan. Face 2.
National Conservation Congress divided over
water-power bill. Fagt 5.
Quirk action to be urg. d on land-grant
bills. Fag 2.
Washington gloomy over Germany's long
delay. Page 4.
Domestic
Modjeskl admits there were ''other women
In case. Fage 3.
Two killed, many hurt In Pennsylvania Steo.
riots. Fage L t
Sport.
Pacific Coast Leaguu results: I.os Angeles
4, Portland 3; ban Francisco , Oakland
0; Vernon-Salt Lak game postponed.
team traveling. Page 14.
Red Sox drop third straight game. Fage 14.
St. Louts Nationals stop Chicago's winning
streak. Page 14.
University defeats Aggies In first game for
collegiate title. Fage 15.
Pacific Northweel.
Hugh Wallace, of Tacoma. elected National
I'nmmitteeman by Iemocrats. Fage .
Wlllame'.le University classmates elope.
Fage .
Livestock sesslou at Baker Is record. Page .
Traducer of George Washington painted as
vilest of assassins. Fage tf.
Commercial and Marine,
Oats pries advance with lack of . of fer-
ings. Page 1U.
Wheat hvy at Chicago on general sell
ing. Fage 19.
Foreign situation responsible for declines In
Wall stre-t. Psg li.
Wine will be nsed to christen Kitsap II
Saturday. Page IS.
Stocks under restraint. Page 19.
Portland and Vicinity.
Emry Olmstead declares Republican . rule
Is neriMrj ' to commercial prosperity.
Fage
E. B. MkcNuuirhton out tor School Direc
torship. Fage 9.
Fulton location selected for dog pound.
Fage &
Festival Queen voting plan is changed.
Page S-
Peter Collins travels C5.0OO miles on lec
ture t- u r. Fa ge 1 1.
Routes to St. Johns are piled high with
rubbish. Page ?.
Portland Woman's Club plans new home for
working girls. Page 2l.
Four charges filed for auto accident.
Fage 7-
K'atest Oregon political news. Page 4.
Canadian In trenches writes of experiences
to Portland relative. Page 9.
Weekly rest day confined to Portland ex
changes. Fs ge 1.
C. X. Mc Arthur sues Ami-Saloon League
head for 950,000 damages. Page 16.
Dr. R. C. liaison to go to war sons. Page It,
Chence refusee offer for Hal Meggert.
Page 14.
Weather report, data and fereceet. Page la.
REGARDED AS QUEER
Witnesses Tell of All
Sorts of Vagaries.
IDEAS NOT GIVEN TO PUPiLS
Hearing of Mr. Kerchen De
velops Strange Testimony.
PROSECUTION RESTS CASE
Altnut , l.'crj tlilnp Kxcept Witch
craft, Sorxx-ry and Knc-hantmcnts
Charged Opinions Not Given
In Clac, Is Evidence.
BV CLARK WILLIAMS.
Winding Its tedious trsil slon-.
around Ho bin Hood's barn and back
again, the hearing" of John L. Kerchen.
supervisor of manual training in tha
Portland schools, continued laot n'ftit
at a special setfsion of the School
Board. It will continue again tonight
and jrobably for eeveral nights there
after. Chairman M. G. Munly. of the Board,
sittinsr at the head of the tribunal into
which the directors have resolved them
selves for the investigation of the
charges against Mr. Kerchen. remarked
last night that It is a long way to
Tlpperary. by that delectable Irish city
meaning the end of the long, drawn-out
hearing.
Some little progress was made last
night, for the prosecution rested after
a cloud of witnesses who have alleged
all kinds of heterodox opinions are held
by the accused Mr. Kerchen. have had
their say. The defense started and
progressed part way through tl.e tes
timony of one witness, who warmly
supported the manual training? super
visor now under charge.
Heresy Is Real Cfcarsje.
. Heresy, not educational but religious
and sociological, is the real assault
made by Mr. Kerchen's detractors, for
It Is held that he cherishes beliefs In
opposition to the established faiths and
things thjit are not conventional.
Witchery, sorcery and enchantments
are not charged againet Mr. Kerchen,
although numerous other things are
that might as well include these three
antiquated offenses.
It was fairly well established last
night by the testimony of witnesses
that Mr. Kerchen said several things
are wrong with the Industrial sys
tem of the country which be compared
unfavorably with the organization that
prevails In Germany, for instance. In
private conversations he said be detect
ed creaks and gears that did not mesh
well In the Government, so that there
was considerable lost motion, sharing'
In this, probably, the ldras of every cit
izen more or less frequently expressed
In criticising things as they arc.
Wltaesaes Are Vague.
Witnesses bringing testimony to sub
stantiate the charges against Mr. Ker
chen were vague in most cases in re
calling the heretical things that he had
said, but their general purport they re
membered. It might be suspected that
the tales loct nothing In the telling
under such conditions. Some of the
manual training teachers were very
outspoken In their opinions as to Mr.
Kerchen's tliness for the position he
holds, but one, the nrst witness for the
defense, was staunchly his friend.
K. II. Whitney, principal of Ockley
Green School, told on the witness stand
of a row at thet institution some time
ago over the Installation of the manual
training department which was sup
posed to reflect to some extent upon
the supervisor.
E. J. Burrows, manual training in
structor at Ockley Green, told of the
opinions voiced by Mr. Kerchen at
meetings of the manual training teach
ers on various occasions. These covered
rather a wide range, from militarism
to religion and back again, including
Socialism. He said it was bis opinion
that Mr. Kerchen did not believe In a
personal God. one who answers prayer,
but rather in a general creator. His
superior, he thought, did not have, much
faith In the authenticity of the Bible
and that once In conversation with an
other teacher, when the origin of life
was the topic, Mr. Kerchen was to 1-1
(hat the best explanation of It was
given In Genesis. To this the accused
supervisor Is said to have replied thet
such a belief was old-fogy.
Pabatace Said te Be Favored.
Mr. Kerchen is alleged to have said
that the laboring man did not receive
proper compensation for his labor, but
that capital ground htm down to thr
last inch. He is said to have stated
that the I. W. VV.. organisation Is one
that the country will have to reckon
with, as the Idea of that organization
Is superior to the labor union plan.
He la also said to have declared In
favor of sabotage.
On cross-examination Mr. Burrows
said these opinions were not Impressed
upon the students or upon the teachers,
but were given in private discussions
either with the teachers or at a de
bating club among the fsmillea of the
teachers when they met for social
evenings.
The witness said Mr. Kerchen once
addressed a Socialistic meeting. A
newspaper clipping was forthcoming
showing that he had spoken at the
East Side Library some time ago be
fore Branch S of the Socialist party on
tCnni'luaitt on hit 1. t.oiuran 1 k