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VOL. L.VIII. 0. 18.46G Entered at Portland (Oregon)
XJiai. -TV. ' ,J" Postoffice as Seuond-Clai-s Matter.
PORTLAND OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1920
PRICJ FIVE CENTS
TREATY BAFFLES
SPECIAL DOCTORS
BRISBANE WITH CREW
IS LOST OFF SHANGHAI
AIMS OF LABOR AND
LEGION HELD SAME
TENTATIVE PANEL
OF 12 IS FILLED
MEDALS FOR SERVICE
CAPTAIX AND MRS. SIcLELLAX
ALSO BELIEVED VICTIMS.
WAR DEPARTMENT RULING
PERSHING DECLARES ORGANI
ZATIONS CLOSELY LINKED.
BARS ENLISTED MEN". ,
FARMERS' UNREST
DECLARED MENACE
Crop Curtailment Laid to
Labor Shortage.
POSTAL CHIEFS ARE
RETICENT ON MYERS
CALL FOR RETIREMENT TO
DAY IS ADMITTED.
OFFICERS ALONE GET
LAND AND LABOR
PARTY ORGANIZES
Grange Wins Fight for
Platform Changes.
s
Committee's Efforts to
Compromise Collapse.
FIGHT GOES BACK TO SENATE
Monroe Doctrine Clause Puts
End to Negotiations.
EACH SIDE EXPLAINS
Democrats Quit Conference, Then
(Quickly Draft Plans to Renew
Fight in Open.
' WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Efforts to
break the peace treaty deadlock by
unofficial bi-partisan negotiation end
ed suddenly in failure today and
democratic senate leaders beean
"preparations to bring the treaty back
into me open senate ior consider
ation. It was over the long-debated article
10 that the bi-partisan movement,
after bringing republicans and demo
crats together on many collateral is
sues, finally met dlseaster. The end
came after Senator Lodge of Massa
chusetts had renewed his refusal to
compromise on that article and had
rejected a reservation on the subject
written by cx-Presitlent Taft and pre
sented to the bi-partisan conciliation
committee by the democrats.
Fight in Open Planned.
Walking out of the conference with
the announcement that further de
liberations there were useless, the
democrats quickly drafted plans to
renew the fight in the open. Senator
Hitchcock, the acting party leader,
announced that notice would be given
In the senate tomorrow of his inten
tion to move on February 10 to take
up the treaty for ratification. Opinion
was divided as to whether such a
motion would prevail. .. i
If it does. Senator Hitchcock ex
'pects.to propose, he said, that the
senate adopt those reservations on
which tentative agreement had been
reached in the committee and then
light out differences over the others.
Draft and Review Differ.
A draft of the committee's work
made public by Mr. Hitchcock did not
correspond with a review of its ac
complishments given out by Senator
Lodge, however, and a bitter after
math seemed in store should the dem
ocratic plan of open discussion be
carried out.
Tentative agreement. Senator
Hitchcock said, had been reached by
the committee on the preamble and
12 of the 14 proposed reservations,
the only subjects remaining at issue
being article 10 and the Monroe Doc
trine. Senator Lodge maintained that
there were in all six of the 14 on
which no agreement, even of a tenta
tive nature, had been made.
Taft Reservation Presented.
This text of the Taft reservation,
as presented by the democrats, fol
lows: "The United States declines to as
sume any binding obligation to pre
serve the territorial Integrity or po
litical Independence of any other
country under the provisions of arti
cle 10 or to employ the military or
naval forces of the United States un-
der any article of the treaty for any
purpose; but the congress, which
under the constitution, has the sole
power in the premises will consider
and decide what moral obligation, if
any under the circumstances of any
particular case, when it arises, should
move the United States In the interest
cf world peace and justice, to take
action therein, and will provide ac
cordingly "
The move of the democrats In cham
pioning thi3 reservation came as a
surprise, the leaders on both sides
having indicated beforehand that any
decision on article 10 probably would
be put over until next week.
Lodge Reiterates Stand.
In rejecting the proposed substitute,
Senator Lodge reiterated his an
nouncement that no change at allJ
would be considered in the article 10
reservation drafted by the republi
cans at the last session of congress.
Agreeing to finally disagree, the con
ference then broke up in less than an
hour after It had begun.
What happened was thus described
by Senator Hitchcock in announcing
the negotiations were at an ertjj:
"We presented the Taft reserva
tion on article 10 as our proposition.
There was some conversation as to
its exact meaning. We urged them to
accept it, or to take a few das to
decide. But Senator Lodge said defi
nitely he could not accept it. i
Counter Proposal Invited.
. "We then asked them if they had
any counter proposal or would make
one. Mr. Lodge said he could not
make any counter proposal. I sug
gested that we try to agree on a way
for taking up the treaty In the senate,
but Senator Lodge did not want a
meeting on mat suDject. so we are
going to proceed to call it up."
To this Senator Lodge had nothing
to add. nor would he indicate what
(.his a(
jyWing
J In hi
his attitude would be on a motion to
the treaty before the senate,
statement reviewing the ac
complishments of the committee, how
ever, he set forth at length his rea-
tConcluded on Page 3. Column l.
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Small Coasting Vessel Operated
From. Hongkong.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 30. (Spe
cial.) "Steamship Brisbane sunk
with all on board off the coast of
Shanghai."
This cablegram received today from.
Hongkong brought word to Seattle of
the death at sea of two former Se
attle folk. Captain and Mrs. K. E.
McLellan. Captain McLellan and his
wife resided in Seattle for eight
years, 1906-1914, and were well
known on the Pacific coast.
The Brisbane was a small coasting
steamship of 1119 gross tons op
erated by Carmichael & Clark of
Hongkong, in the China coasting
trade.
Captain McLellan was a native of
Nova Scotia, born in Economy, and
Mrs. McLellan was a Miss Ludlow of
Toronto, and . later of Vancouver,
B. C. Captain McLellan was always
familiar with the water and it was
his boyhood ambition to beopme mas
ter of a ship. After he finished his
education he went to China, where
his love of the sea was stronger than
ever and in a few years he became
captain of a boat. On one trip his
vessel anchored at Vancouver, B. C,
where he met Miss Ludlow, and they
became engaged. He returned to
China with his ship, but a few months
later she followed and they were
married 1h Hongkong.
Their wedding was an event in that
city. Every boat in the harbor of
Hongkong was decorated, with flags
and flowers and bands were playing
the day Miss Ludlow arrived.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Jan. 30. Cap
tain E. E. McLellan, who was re
ported lost with his wife when the
Brisbane sank off Shanghai recently,
was said to be one of the best known
masters on the Pacific. He had been
employed off the coast of China for
six years, since he last visited Amer
ica and was in the trade some years
prior to that time.
A brother, R. E. McLellan of San
Francisco, is visiting here. Mr. Mc
Lellan said he had no information
about the loss of the Brisbane except
that within the past day or two h
had received inquiries from friends at
Vancouver, B. C, and at Rochester.
N. Y., who also had relatives aboard
and who had evidently heard of the
disaster, but had noWrTFPHTlirs.
MANY WOMEN STOWAWAYS
Heavy Traffic From Europe Causes
Order to Search Ships.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30. Women stow
aways have become so numerous
since the war ended that immigration
officials today cautioned all steam
ship companies in this port to have
their vessels carefully searched be
fore departure from Europe.
An instance of the heavy stowaway
traffic was cited by an official who
declared that a shipping board steam
ship which reached an American port
recently from Europe brought "more
than twice as man;- female stowaways
as the ship numbered among its crew.'
CABINET'S APPETITE HIT
Mr. Rucker, Democrat, Says Offi
cers Are Always at Lunch.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Cabinet
officers eat too much. Representative
Rucker, democrat, Missouri, said in
a speech in the house today opposing
annroDriation of S10.000 for renair
I and upkeep of automobiles for. official
use by state department officials.
"These officers and their chief
clerks are always at lunch," said Mr.
Rucker. "You call at 11 A. M. and
they are at lunch; you return at 3 P.
A):, and they are still at lunch. They
eat too much."
LAD, 4,' RESCUES BABYJ
Child at Klamath Falls Saves
Brother When Home Burns.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Jan. 30.
(Special.) When the home of George
E, Jackson on California avenue
"caught fire from an overheated flue,
George, Jr., aged 4, saved his baby
( brother, two years younger, by seiz
ing him and dragging him to safety.
Their father was at work and their
mother was on an errand at a neigh
bor's house. The home and its con
tants were destroyed.
CARRANZA JS DICTATOR
President Says He Will Xot Give
Up Office to Winner of Election.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 30. With
the declaration that he will not trans
fer the government of Mexico t the
presidential candidate chosen at the
election to be held next July, Presi
dent Carranza has proclaimed him
self dictator of Mexico, according to
a dispatch from Mexico City tonight
by a Mexican newspaper published
here.
SEVEN PERISH IN FIRE
Fifteen Homes of Steel Workers
: Burn Near Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 31. Fire early
today destroyed 15 homes of Carnegie
Steel company employes, at Clairton,
and, according to the police, seven
bodies have been taken . from the
ruins.
CITY NON-PRODUCERS BLAMED
Low Returns Compared to
Middlemen's High Profit.
40,000 PRESENT DATA
Assistant Postmaster-General De
clares Economic Structure of
Nation Is Threatened.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Indication
of a widespread spirit of unrest and
dissatisfaction among the farmers of
the country, so threatening as likely
to disturb the existing . economic
structure, is considered by govern
ment officials to be revealed in more
than 40,000 replies to a qucstionaire
recently sent out by the postoffice de
partment.
The replies as thus far digested
were summarized In a report pre
pared by George L. Wood, superin
tendent of the postoffice departments
division of rural mails and read to the
senate postoffice committee today by
James I. Blakeslee, fourth assistant
postmaster-general.
The sentiments of the farmers were
obtained by the broadcasting of 200.-
000 copies of a questionaire through
out the agricultural states asking for
suggestions whereby the postoffice
department might aid in cutting down
the cost of living.
Replies Ran Into Thousands.
Answers to the questionaires have
been coming in .since the- middle of
December at the rate of 1000 a day
and while a small percentage of them
are from well-satisfied farmers hav
ing no suggestions to make, the great
proportion as summarized by officials,
show the major complaints of the
farmers in numerical order to be:
Inability to obtain labor to work
the farms; hired help and the farmer'
children having been lured to the city
by higher wages and easier living.
High profits taken by the middle
men for the mere handling of food
products and lack of proper agencies
of contact between the farmer and
the ultimate consumer.
Many of the replies, said one of
ficial, probably as many as B0 per
cent, indicated that the writers con
template either leaving their farms or
curtailing acreage under cultivation.
because of one or more of the three
major grievances and because of the
growing feeling against non-producing
city dwellers. j
Grave Menace Is Seen.
Commenting tonight on the replies.
Assistant Postmaster-General Blake
slee said:
"Such a condition at a time when
the predominant cry is for production
and still more production cannot but
constitute a grave menace."
Before the senate -committee he
characterized the situation as "dis
quieting and portentious of disas
trous conseqUesces. This opinion
was expressed by Mr Blakeslee,
after a member of the senate com
mittee had remarked that the re
plies seemed to have come "mostly
from a bunch of bolshevists."
Excerpts from a number of letters
(Concluded on Page 3. Column 3.)
Demand for Resignation of Assist
ant-Postmaster Durand Unlikely
to Be Explained.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Wrashington, Jan. 30. Postoffice de
partment officials were reticent to-d-y
on the request for the resignation
of Postmaster Frank S. Myers of
Portland and his assistant. Harry G.
Durand.
"It is the policy of the department
never to discuss these matters," was
all that the office of First Assistant
Postmaster-General Koons would say.
It was .admitted, however, that the
demand for the resignation of the
two officials called for their retire
ment from the postoffice at the close
of business tomorrow.
There will probably be no explana
tion for calling for the resignation
of Mr. Durand, the assistant post
master, as there have never been any
complaints against him so far as any
one here has been able to learn. Dem
ocrats joined with republicans in
Portland in saying that he was a most
efficient and accommodating official.
The dismissal or Postmaster, Myers
for months has, been simply a matter
of acting upon charges that long have
been on file in the department. Ac
companying the charges was the re
port of two inspectors who made an
investigation at the Portland post
oirice several months ago. Notwith
standing the unfavorable report of the
moppi-iors, me aischarge of Fostmas
.: .Jiers was somewnat of a sur
prise because ' the department had
wavered for so long that it was as
sumed nothing would come of the
matter.
on top of the charges was over-
wneimingly political pressure. One
prominent Oregon democrat after an
othei;, visiting Washington in the last
few months, made it a point to see
rotimastcr-ueneral Burleson to say
mat Postmaster Myers should be
ousted. There has been the plea
that the patrons of the Portland post
office were holding the democratic
party responsible for the postmaster
who possessed no especially captivat
ing qualities, and was destroying all
chances of democratic success in Ore
gon this year.
The first hint that 'Postmaster
Myers had been ordered to present his
resignation reached Washington in
the form of telegraphic pleas in his
behalf. The department had then
acted, and it was too late to call out
the lifeboats. Commenting on the
action of the department, Represen
tative McArthur expressed the keen
est satisfaction in the postmasters
dismissal, but said:
"I regret to learn that Assistant
Postmaster Durand has been asked to
resign, for he is a competent official
and a highminded gentleman, enjoy
ing the respect and confidence of the
community. Myers is now unham
pered by the restraints of political
office and will have opportunity to
(Concluded on Pase Column 1.)
.NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
On and ater Sunday. Feb
ruary 1, 1920, the price of The
Sunday Oregonian will be 10
cents for all cpies sold on the
streets, news-stands, trains,
through agents or delivered by
carrier.
The price of the Daily and
Sunday delivered to one address
by carrier, through agents or
by mall remains the same as
heretofore, 75 cents per month.
RATHER
General Davfs Tells Commiltce
Edict Kept Many Soldiers
From Receiving Awards.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. A ruling
by the war department specifically
excluded enlisted men from distin
guished service medal awards. Brig
adier Robert C. Davis, president of
the American expeditionary force
awards boards, said today before trie
house sub-committee which began
hearings in its investigation of the
armv'a distribution of war decora
tions. Suggestions that enlisted men
be included, he said, were made from
headquarters of the American expedi
tionary force, but cabled instructions
from the department were that en
listed men were ineligible for sucn
awards nd that the certificate of
merit, formerly the equivalent of the
medal for enlisted personnel, could
not be revived.
This ruling prohibited many en
listed men from receiving awards.
General Davis said, adding that ap
proximately 1200 medals and more
than 5500 distinguished service crosses
were awarded by the A. E. F.; 4500
crosses to enlisted men, ivvv io oi-
fleers and 25 to nurses and auxiliary
workers.
Four enlisted men in the service
of supply were recommended for a
certificate of merit, approved by the
war department, he said.
Only one general staff officer re
ceived the distinguished service cross,
he stated, ndding that Brigadler-Gen-
rral Dennis Nolan, temporarily in
command of a brigade of the 28th
division, was so decorated for hazard
ous service.
CHILDLESS MARRIAGE HIT
Italian Court Annuls Bonds of Un
fruitful Couple.
MILAN, Jan. 30. The annulment of
a marriage has been obtained here
solely on the grounds that it was
childless. This decision is expected to
be followed by numerous applica
tlnnsi for annulment on similar
.rmind. for there is no divorce in
Italy.
The action of the tribunal Is in
dorsed by the Italian press as a w,hole,
and the socialists have gone s far
nrnarn a measure for intro
duction into the chamber proposing
that marriages shall be compulsorily
annulled if no children result from
them.
BRIDGE BILL INTRODUCED
House Measure Proposes Columbia
Span N'ear Pasco.
OREGONIAN XEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Jan. 30. Representative
Summers introduced a bill in the
house today granting' a permit to
Charles G. Huber of Seattle to con
struct a toll bridge across the Co
lumbia river between Pasco and Ken-
newlck, Wash.
Construction work must start by
August 1, and the bridge must ba
completed in three years.
'germ believed found
Italian Professor Now Working on
Sleeping Sickness Serum.
' ROME, Jan. 30. Professor Mag
giora of "Bologna university is re
ported to have succeeded in isolating
the germ of lethargic encephalitis
(sleeping sickness) in the blood of
patients.
He is now eaid to be preparing a
serum to combat the disease.
CONFUSING.
SPIRITED DEBATE STAGED
New Political Deal in Oregon
Object of Movement.
MAIL VOTING ADVOCATED
Abolition of Senate, Extension of
Primary to Initiation, Refer
endum and Recall Asked.
SALEM. Or., Jan. ."0. (Special.)
Organization of a new political party
to be known as the land and labor
league of Oregon, elimination of those
features of the tentative platform
declared objectionable to the grange.
and the adoption of resolutions de
signed to cover the operations of the
body In a future. effort to gain gov
ernmental supremacy, marked the
closing session of the convention
made up ot delegate's from the
various labor unions of the state.
farmers' organizations and individuals
in sympathy with the proposed move
ment.
Platform Is Revised.
The platform of the league, as
revised on the floor of the convention
after a spirited debate, follows:
"We, the members of the land and
labor league of Oregon, in convention
assembled, seeing that those who
labor and produce the necessities of
life, are and of right ought to be.
the masters of the things they pro
duce, reannounce the following plat
form of action and invite all men and
women, irrespective of party or con
dition, to fellowship with us in the
reconstruction of the state and na
tion along the lines of permanence
and Justice rather than that of more
profit and expediency.
"We recognize, that all men when
they form a social compact are equal
in right.
"That all power is inherent in the
people, and all free governments are
founded on their authority, and In
stituted for their peace, safety and
happiness, and they have at all times
a right to alter, reform or abolish the
government as they think proper.
'From the constitution pf Oregon.'
"That all abridgments of free
speech, free assemblage and free
press are violations of the constitu
tion of this state and these United
States.
' Changes Are Demanded.
"Therefore, in order to promote the
welfare and happiness of our state
and to restore uniform justice and
equal opportunity to all. we demand,
as a minimum, that the following
changes and additions be immediately
enacted and put in force:
"The extension of the direct pri
mary to the initiative the referendum
and the recall.
"The privilege of voting by mall
together with automatic registration
"The abolition of the state senate.
"The public ownership of all public
utilities, and natural resources.
"The formation of a department of
agriculture and industry, and the
creation of a fiscal department.
(Concluded on Page 4.- Column 3.)
General Says Both Should Work
for Common Understanding
Among Different Classes.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 30. The aims
and objects of organized labor and of
the America i Legi- - are Identical,
General Pershing declared in an ad
dress today, "and tnese two organiza
tions should go hand in hand toward
progress and a common understanding
among the different classes of people
in America.''
The general said organized labor in
Los Angeles had "come out openly
and declared Itself In favor of the
American Legion."
General, rershing's address was
chiefly devoted to tributes to the
valor of Arizona soldiers in the great
war, and to the southwest, in which
he said he had his first military ex
perience. HOMESTEADER, 76, SUICIDE
A. J. Marvin of Jackson County De
spondent Because of Illness.
MED FORD, Or.. Jan. CO. (Special.)
Within a snort time after he had
informed his wife that she would out
live him Andrew Jackson Marvin.
aged 76 years and well known in
Jackson county, shot and killed him
self at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon
on his homestead 13 miles southwest
of Jacksonville, on which they had
resided for nine years past. Despond
ency because of ill health was the
motive.
After the noonday meal Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin were seated on the porch
at their home talking, when he re
marked that she would outlive him.
A little later when Mrs. Marvin had
gone to the barn to gather eggs he
went to the edge of the woods nearby,
placed a 12-gauge shotgun at his
breast and pulled the trigger. Death
was almost instantaneous. The couple
had no children. Mr. Marvin formerly
worked as ranch hand for Mike Han
ley for many years.
Funeral services will he held at the
grave at the Loctown cemetery.
southwest of Jacksonville, at 2 I'. M.
tomorrow.
HOOVER PETITIONS OUT
Intention to Run as 'Democrat at
Mk-hijrnn ly-imary Indicated."
LANSING. M4ch.. Jan. 30. Petitions
to place the name of Herbert Hoover
on the democratic ballot at the presi
dential preference primary April 5
were received .by the secretary of
state this morning.
The petitions lacked the required
100 signatures, but it was indicated
additional signatures would be ob
tained. ROBBER LOOTS MAIL CAR
Highwayman Refuses to Take
$8000 in War Stamps.
OMAHA, Jan. 30. A highwayman
armed with an empty automatic pis
tol robbed the mail car on Union
Pacific passenger No. 2 of all regis
tered mail this evening between here
and Fremont. 40 miles west.
One bag containing $S000 in war
savings stamps was ripped open, but
the contents were not molested.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wmthfr.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
50 degrees: minimum, degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
v " Foreign.
Low exchange rate not attributed to spec
ulation.
Ukrainians
Page 12.
Pace
report
capture of Odessa.
National.
Unrest among farmers declared menace to
nation's economic structure. Page 1.
Bipartisan senate committee, unable to
compromise on treaty, dtsbanris. Page 1.
Wardcpartment ruling confines distin
guished service . medals to officers.
Page 1.
Postal chiefs are reticent on Myers. Page 1.
Domestic.
House committee favors additional Euro
pean food credits of J.lo.iiOO.OOO. Tage 3.
Martens reveals soviet fight with death.
Page 3.
Grange domination by capital charged be
fore senate committee by representative
of radical farmers. Page 2.
Borah. In opposing unified air force bill,
reminds republicans of economy prom
ises. Page 2.
Campaign for Wood gains impetus. Page 5.
Pershing says aims of legion and labor are
Identical. Pag 1-
Paelfic Norths est.
Shippers to Insist on representation.
I'age 4.
Oregon land and labor league Is organised
at Salem convention. Page 1.
Tentative panel of 1- is filled. Pago 1.
Steamer Brisbane with all hacd Is lost
off Shanghai. Page 1.
Sport.
Joe Stecher defeats Ear) Caddock for
heavyweight wrestling title of world.
Pa ge 12.
Benson Tech basketers beat James John,
21 to 20. Page 12.
C'ommerrial and Marine.
Wool
market is opening at last
year a
prices. Page 19.
Corn higher at Chtcas
offerings. Page 19.
with scarcity of
Wall street little affected by higher monev
rate and weakness of exchange. Page 1H. t
New lumber rate on water center of in
terest. Page 19.
Shipping board's prices on vessels de
clared $125 a ton too high. Page 19.
Portland md Vlrlnlty. .
Union labor has Inning In court. Page 13.
One-way traffic plan is killed by city
council. Page 14.
Steps taken to establish copra plant in
Portland. Page 13.
Sunday schools in "reaction of war."
Page 20.
Victor Saulit. native of Russia, faces de
portation. Page 10.
Judge Gatens hits back at Mr. Myers.
Page 11.
Four alleged whisky smugglers captured
after 30-mile chase. Paue 6.
Methodists celebrate prohibition victory.
Page 0.
Montesano Examinations
Make Headway.
PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE DUE
Last Four Talesmen Get By
First Question Barrage.
WHISKERED RED REJECTED
Defense Will Attempt to Impeach
Satsop Man by Testimony of
"Paid Investigators."
EY BEN HIT. LAMPMAN.
MONTESANO. Wash.. Jan. 30.
(Special.) At the close of tho fifth
day of session, when Superior Judge
Wilson adjourned court here this aft
ernoon, a tentative panel of 12 jurors
had been selected in the trial of the-
11 I- W. W. who are charged with
the murder of Warren O. Grimm, one
of the victims of the Centralia Armistice-day
tragedy.
All jurors as Impaneled at present
are subject to peremptory challenge.
At least one wilt figure in impeach
ment proceedings to prove or disprove
his qualifications, while others of the
12 may be re-examined Thirty-seven
talesmen have faced the sharp and
searching questions of defense and
state thus far. and with the Undoubt
ed exercise of peremptory many more
must be interrogated before the final
panel is selected and the trial actu
ally opens.
Four Tentatively Cnorn.
Four tentative jurors were chosen
today. They were passed through the
same lines of legal scrutiny that pre
vious veniremen had essayed, and.
their views of patriotic, political and
economic questions had been recorded
to the slightest opinion. Though the
panel is not final, both state, and de
fense feel that the first long step to
ward progress has been taken.
In the order of their selection tho
tentative jurors are: Thomas C. Con
nor, ex-liquor dealer. Montesano; S. A.
Youngs, watchman. Montesano; W. F.
Ferguson, plumber. Hoquiam; Mrs.
F.mily C. Pattison, housewife, Aber
deen; Orton Glenn, garage man, Sat
sop; O. C. Schneider, hotelman, Aber
deen;. C. C. Strayer. grain merchant,
Aberdeen: P. It. Ames, farmer. Oak
ville; K. E. Torpen. retired. Montesa
no; John E. Hill, poultryman. Mon
tesano: A. II. Kuhn. ehingle mill
clerk, Hoquiam; Itobcrt L. Steptoe,
mill hand. Hoquiam.
Impeachment to Be Tried.
With the opening of court tomor
row morning, the unusual legal spec
tacle of attempted impeachment of a
juror will be staffed by defense, which
accuses Orton Glenn, Satsop, with
prejudiced opinion and with hostility
to the interests of the defendants.
C. D. Cunningham and W. II. Abel,
special counsel of the state, assisting
Herman Allen, prosecutor for Lewis
county, where the alleged crime was
committed, in conference with George
F. Vanderveer, counsel for the de
fendants, agreed upon the time set for
the impeachment proceedings. It is
nrobable that no further progress
will be made in jury selection tomor
row, as the' attempted impeachment of
Glenn may consume the entire ses
sions. Seated as a juror on the fourth day
of the case. Glenn was re-examined
this forenoon by Vanderveer, who
questioned him regarding remarks he
is alleged to have made with regard
to the 1. W. W. and to the de
fendants. He was asked if it was not
true that, since being summoned on
the venire, among other remarks ha
had said that the accused men were
guilty and should be executed.
Answers Straightforward.
Glenn returned apparently straight
forward answers, readily admitting
that he had been approached by men
who represented themselves to be
agents of the Seattle Union Record
t,nd the political organization known
as the triple-alliance, but who were,
in fact, paid investigators of the de-
fense. But ho denied that he had
1 uttered any of the remarks attributed
to him.
The defense then asked the right to
Impeach, which was granted, inform
ing the court that three vitnesses will
be produced today to substantiate the
prejudiced remarks alleged to have
been made by Glenn, and to impeach
the testimony and qualifications of
the juror.
One of these witnesses who has
Interviewed many veniremen as a
seqret agent of the defense, repre
senting himself to be an agent of the
Seattle Union Record or the triple
alliance, will be W. E. Hall, arrested
here on Wednesday on a charge of
having violated the state syndicalism
act, and now out on $250 bail.
Twelfth Juror Chosen.
The 12th juror chosen, Robert L.
Steptoe, Hoquiam, was subjugated to
a torrent of questions from the de
fense, relative to any opinion he
might possess upon the merits of the
case. He stoutly declared that he
had formed no fixed opinion, that his
mind was open, and that ha himself
would willingly submit to a trial in
which the issue was life or death
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