Morning Oregonian., January 28, 1920, Page 6, Image 6

THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1920
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Presides at Ceremony.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 27. (Special.)
Alfred Melvin Williams was inaugu
rated president of Albany college this
afternoon in impressive ceremonies in
which prominent ministers and edu
cators from various sections of the
Pacific coast participated and which
hundreds of persons from many parts
of Oregon attended.
Prominent Presbyterians came to
the inauguration from almost every
section of the state. Several were
from eastern Oregon and many Port
land ministers participated in the
day's events. Alumni of the college
from many cities of the "Willamette
valley and Southern Oregon were here
to take part in one of the biggest
events in the history of the college.
Collrsre Heads Attend.
P. L. Campbell, president of the
University of Oregon: Carl G. Doney,
president of the Willamette univer
sity; Dr. Oriffin, representing the fac
ulty of Reed college: ' Professor Clark
nf Pacific university; Professors
Whittlesy of Philomath college, and
Rev. Mr. Childers of the Kugene Bible
university, were among faculty rep
resentatives of other Oregon colleges
TirpKp.nt n t the inauguration.
President Williams is a graduate of
th r.nlleire of which he is now the
head, and it is the first time ill th
history of Albany college, more than
half a century old, that an alumnus
has been elected president.
Dr. Warren H. Landon, president of
the San Francisco Theological, semr
inarv of San Anselmo. Cal., and Dr.
Howard Agnew Johnston, pastor of
the First Presbyteria" -hurch of Port
land, were prominent figures in the
ceremonies, the former conducting the
inauguration and the latter delivering
the inaugural address.
DeRrrrs Are Conferred.
Albany college conferred three de
grees of doctor of divinity, the de
grees being announced by Frank J.
Miller, chairman of the board of
trustees. The recipients were Wallace
Howe Lee, who served for several
years as president of the college and
who has been acting president the
past four years: Rev. L. Myron Boozer
of Medford, moderator of the synod
of Oregon, and Rev. S. Karl Dubois,
pastor of the Grand-Avenue United
Presbyterian church of Portland.
President Williams is a native of
Linn county and of pioneer Oregon
parents. After being graduated from
Albany college in 1896 he was gradu
ated from Cumberland university in
Tennessee and has held pastorates in
Seattle, McMinnville and Albany and
has served on board work of the
Presbyterian church.
The ceremonies began with a chapel
nddress at the college this forenoon.
Rev. S. W. Seemann, D. D., of Seattle,
was the speaker, and Dr. Wallace
Howe Lee, who has been serving as
acting president of the college, pre
sided. During the noon hour the board of
trustees of the college held a business
cession at a luncheon at the St. Fran
cis hotel, and there was a speakers'
dinner at the Hotel Albany.
Moderator In Charge.
At 2:15 the trustees, faculty, alumni
and students of the college and hon
or guests joined in an academic pro
cession from the college to the First
Presbyterian church, where the in
augural ceremonies were conducted,
with Rev. L. Myron Boozer of Med
ford, moderator of the synod of Ore
gon of the Presbyterian church, pre
siding. Miss Alice Clement, director of; the
conservatory of music of the college,
played "Marche Pontlficale" as the
procession entered and the services
Began with the singing of the dox
ology. Rev. George IL Young, D. D..
of Albany, pronounced the invocation.
A violin solo was rendered by Charles
South.
Rev, Howard Agnew Johnston, D. D.,
Ph.D., of Chicago, who is serving tem
porarily as pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of Portland, then de
Jivered the inaugural address, speak
ing on the subject, "The Challenge of
the Christian College to Thinking
ftlen."
After a vocal solo by Miss Mamie
I. Lenhart, instructor in voice in the
c onservatory, who sang "O Thou That
Bringest Good Tidings," by Handel,
Kev. Warren H. Landon, D. D., presi
dent of the San Francisco theological
seminary, or San Anselmo, Cal., pro
pounded the inaugural questions. Rev.
W. O: Forbes, D. D., of Seattle, gave
the inaugural prayer and then Dr.
Landon gave the inducting charge to
President Williams, who then re
sponded. Degrees were conferred and
President Williams pronounced the
benediction.
The ceremonies were closed with
dinner in the evening at the First
Presbyterian church. s
' Former Ad Club Head Dies.
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 27. William
Woodhead of New York, 65 years old.
formerly president of the Associated
Advertising clubs of the world
dropped dead in the Union League
club late today of heart disease.
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Prosecution Uses Challenge When
ever Prejudice Against Death '
Penalty Is Expressed.
editorials appearing in the Seattle
Union Record, or other papers, and
publications of radical tendencies, the
defense alleges a natural bias and
calleng-es for cause.
Timothy Martin of Hoquiam, tales
man, whose acceptance seemed near
hand at the close of yesterday's
session, had scarcely seated himself
the jury box this afternoon when
he state challenged for cause and the
court sustained the challenge.
"Have you any conscientious scru
ples against the death penalty?
asked W. H. Abel, assistant counsel
for the state.
"I have," was the reply.
At the prompt challenge for cause,
ssued by the state, the defense inter
posed resistance, but Judge Wilson
xcused the juror from service.
Hotel Man Is Interrogated.
Carl Cooper, hotel man, of Pacific
each, was next interrogated by the
tate. At the questioning of Assistant
Prosecutor Cunningham, he declared
that he had no bias orprejodice in the
ssue, and that he had formed merely
n "impression regarding the status
the defendants. He answered mat
he had no opinion as to the guilt oi
innocence of the accused men. The
tate passed the juror for cause.
To the examination by the defense,
Cooper answered that a doubt regard
ing the guilt of defendants naa ex
isted since he had read an account of
he testimony given at the coroner's
inquest, but that his mind was open
n the matter. He replied, to airect
questioning on the part of tne de
fense, that he is a member or an
American Legion auxiliary of Ho-
uiam. Sand that he subscribed to a
fund for the erection of a legion hall
in that city.
I have said that there might be
two (sides to this question, and that
we had best wait until all tie facts
were known," said Cooper, at one
Juncture.
In the examination of Cooper by the
efense the state objected to the
hrasing of a question put by Vander-
veer as to whether tne juror, n se
lected, would give the same credence
to the testimony of an I. W. W. wit
ness as he would an American Legion
member.
Questioned Is Challena-ed.
Abel and Cunningham for the state
argued that the question was improp
erly put, and that it sought to pledge
the juror to a definite line of conduct,
whereas circumstances and the na
ture of the testimony might at any
time influence a juror for or against
the testimony of any witness.
This question," asserted Cunning
ham, "seeks to ask the juror in ad
vance what he is going to believe."
Judge Wilson ruled that the form ot
the question was not proper, to which
the defense entered an. exception.
Continuing his interrogation tho de
fense elicited from the talesman the
statements that he had no fixed
opinion, but that he had -derU'ed an
impression concerning the case from
reading accounts of the Centralia
tragedy. Again and again the I. W. W.
attorney returned to the search for
bias, citing the allegation that ar
ticles in the Oregon and Washington
press had been such as to convey the
belief that the accused men fired
without provocation upon the pa-
raders.
Sarcastic Query Is Made.
"Can you by any piocess of reason
ing prove that two plus two equals
five?" sarcastically inquired counsel
for the defense as the juror eluded
an involved question of a hypotheti
cal nature, which the court later
ruled improper.
'Of course, that question might be
proper, suavely Interposed W. H.
Abel, assistant prosecutor, 'if that's
what counsel is contending for."
The examination by the defense
came to an abrupt close with a chal
lenge when Cooper replied definitely
that he believed the defendants were
involved in the Centralia attack. The
challenge was resisted by the state
Here it was that Judge Wilson In
structed Cooper and the other venire
men that the law discriminates b
tween an impression and an opinion.
a subject which has been productive
of much argument between the con
tending attorneys, the defense hold
ing that no difference exists.
Defense Challenge Upheld.
"I advise you, Mr. Cooper," said this
court, "that under the law, there is
a discrimination between an impres
sion and an opinion. Now, the ques
tion is whether you have at this time
an opinion as to the guilt or mno
cence of the defendants."
"It would be hard for me to say
whether it is an impression or an
opinion," replied the talesman. After
further argument the challenge of
the defense was sustained and the
juror excused.
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Above George F Vanderveer, chief
the bench. Hclow Deputy sheriff
courtroom.
consumed with the examination of
S. A. Youngs, night watchman, of
Montesano, who was passed by both
state and defense, and who declared
that he had read but little regarding
the Armistice-day affair and that his
mind was free from any color of
prejudice or degree of opinion regard
ing the guilt or innocence of the
defendants.
To close questioning by Vanderveer,
the venireman replied that he had no
prejudice against the I. W. W. as an
organization, though he would not J
care to join it; that he believed in the
right of assembly and the protection
f life and property, or the law of
self-defense, and that he was entirely
without bias in the case.
So candid and satisfactory were
these replies, as voiced by Youngs,
that the defense was constrained to
ind no fault with him, though the L
W. W. counsel indulged in a subtle
sarcasm when he asked the talesman
he had ever discussed the Armis-
tioe-day tragedy, even with his wife.
Wife's Opinion Is Asked.
Have you ever heard your wife
express any opinion on this?" asked
counsel.
'She and I talked it over," replied
Youngs. "We felt about alike. We
are willing to wait until the trial,
when we would know all about it."
Before passing the juror, the de
fense read the entire list of witnesses
summoned by the state, 260 in all,
asking all prospective jurors to bear
in mind the names, as they are to be
questioned regarding their, acquaint
ance with the persons indicated.
Would you.be willing in. a case
possibly involving your life or death
to be tried by a jury of 12 men who
feel as you now feel?" asked the de
fense.
"Yes, sir."
The juror was finally accepted by
the defense, when he had asserted
that he would not be swayed by any
fear of public sentiment in reaching
a verdict, and that to be "four square
with his own conscience would be
sufficient to him.
Talesmen Ask Elraaal.
All the troubles of Job and his
relatives descended upon members of
the special venire of 300 talesmen.
summoned in tho trial when pros
pective jurors were asked this morn
ing by Judge John M. Wilson of the
superior court to present whatever
reasons they had for excusaL
By previous excuses, prior to the
opening of the case the venire has
been whittled down to less- than 200
names. With few exceptions these
answered the rollcall when court
opened this morning. Sixty-nine
talesmen begged excusal by the court
and presented causes' for dismissal
from service. Of these 66 were ex
cused, and 13 held as prospective
jurors.
One by one the claimants for dis
missal appeared before the bench and
made their pleas. The majority
granted wer for the reason of age,
as Jurors more than 60 years of age
are. not compelled to serve. But there
were many younger talesmen who
informed Judge .Wilson that press of
business, illrvess, illness in the family,
deafness and a variety of othe
causes would contribute to render
their service embarrassing.
Penalty Rests With Jury,
Under the Washington statutes' the
death penalty rests with the jurors,
who may prescribe the extreme pen
alty if they find that the evidene-
connael for the defendants, addreaatng
escorting the prisoners across "bridge
rants such a verdict. It is not within
the province of the court to sentence
a convicted murderer to death.
Should the jury merely return a ver
dict of guilty without an affirma
tive vote for the infliction of the
death penalty the court is empow
ered only to impose sentence of life
imprisonment.
An incident which set the court
house vibrant with rumor and sur
mise this morning was the discovery
that the lock to cell 3, where Britt
Smith, Mike Sheehan and Ray Becker,
trio of accused, are held in con
finement, would not respond to its
key. For more than an hour the
prisoners were doubly secured and
had their presence been required in
court the proceedings of the trial
would have waited the pleasure of
he refractory bolts. Locksmiths
finally opened the cell door, but were
unable to determine what had caused
the mechanism to refuse function.
'the surmise that the lock may have
been tampered with is without basis,
it is said.
With hundreds of veniremen and
witnesses in town, restaurant and
cafe accommodations were crowded
beyond capacity and the public mess
hall of the American Legion clat
tered with the diners who occupied
every seat at the rough board tables.
But for this makeshift hostelry the
hospitality of Montesano, genuine
though it is, would have proved in
adequate to cope with the appetites
ot lis many guesis.
RUNE ORCHARD IS SOLD
Clarke County 55-Acre Tract Goes
. for $40,000 Cash.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 27.
(Special.) One of the largest real
estate transfers made In Clarke
county in some months was closed to.
day when the 55-acre prune orchard
of Robert A. Webster, located on the
Mill Plains road, nine miles from
Vancouver, was sold to Charles An
derson of Chinook, Wash. The con
sideration was 110,009 cash.
The orchard was set out in the 90s,
and is considered one of the most
productive in this section. The sale
was made by Thompson, Swan & Lee
An Opportunity for
TIRE SALESMEN
A large and well-financed tire manufacturer who in
tends to aggressively develop the Northwest field, is open
for several district salesmen.
To men who thoroughly understand the tire situation in
this territory, with an established dealer-clientele, this is
a big opportunity. Later on, there will be promotions to
branch managers.
Apply, confidentially in writing, and then appointments
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the court. Judge John M. Wilson on
of sighs" that leads from Jail to
JUDGE PLEADS GUILTY
M'COtKT'S SESTEYCE FOR OF
FENSE IX ACTO SUSPENDED.
Failure to Have Head Light Burn
ins Attributed to Oversilglit 7 7
Motorists Arraigned.
Among the 77 motorists who ap
peared at the bar of the municipal
court yesterday to answer to vari
ous violations of the traffic laws was
Presiding Judge John II. McCourt of
the circuit court, who was arrested
on the Broadway bridge Monday night
by Motorcycle Patrolmen Anderson
and Koaglund, charged with not hav
ing his head lights burning.
Judge McCourt pleaded guilty ht
fore Judge Kossman, and the case
against him was continued for sen
tence.
Judge McCourt said that he had
no Intention of breaking the law at
the time, it merely being a case where
he had not thought to turn on his
lights. He said that only a short
time before he had passed the traffic
officer at Broadway and Washington
street and that officer had not
stopped him or warned him that his
lights were out. He also said he had
been driving a machine for the last
five years and had never had an
accident.
The Judge had been to a theater
performance and was on his way
home.
"I am willing to pay a fine. If the
court sees fit to impose it." he told
Judge Rossman.
Twelve motorists were fined on va
rious charges as follows: Lazer
Stephant, no lights, $5; M. W. Ekman.
violating the traffic ordinance, $3.
R. K. Ruffner, violating the traffic
ordinance, $2; E. Hamrens, violating
the traffic ordinance, J2.60; L. L.
Starr, no rear light, $2.50: G. R.
Swigert, no rear light, $1; H. Goodwin,
no tail light, 1; R. Taggersell, no
i rear light, $2.50; W. F. Nash, no rear
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A. T. Coleman, no light, J5; G. Firkii,
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WASHER DEALERS MEET'
Blue Bird Salesmen Hear Talks toy
Field Manager.
Fifty dealers and salesmen of the
Bluebird electric clothes washer are
in Portland from all points of the
Pacific northwest to attend the first
salesmanship school of the Northwest
Blue Bird company, distributors lor
the machine.
Since Monday they have been in
session in the peacocK room at tne
Multnomah hotel listening to sales
talks and getting instructions from
C. E. MacNichols of St. Louis, field
manager for the Blue Bird Appliance
company.
During the latter part of the week
they will be entertained by L. B.
Smith, northwest distributor, at the
opera and at a banquet. The sales
school will close its first session Sat
urday night and hereafter will be
held at regular intervals.
All methods of handling sales are
discussed, ranging from the usual re
tailing methods up. In addition the
dealers are given short talks on ad
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Teel Irrigation District Applies for
Aid by State.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 27 (Special.)
Representatives of the Teel irrigation
district in Umatilla county appeared
before the state irrigation securities
commission her today, and made ap
plication for payment of interest by
the state on bonds Issued by the
project in the sum of $930,000.
The district comprises 16.000 acres.
Among those appearing before the
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coming within the next two weeks,
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Disturbances by Drinking Parties
Cause Action at Marshfield.
MARSHFIELD, Or, Jan. 27. (Spe
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dered all boxes in restaurants re
moved and there must be no parti
tions in eating houses. Such an order
was issued twice before, but later on
modified and the partitions remained.
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