Morning Oregonian., February 02, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

THE 3IORXIXG OKEGOXIAX, 3IOXDAY, FEBKUAKY 2, 1920
OF
PRESIDING JURIST AT
W. TRIAL AT MONTESANO, PHOTOGRAPHED
COURTROOM.
GREY DEFENDS 0. S.
ATTITUDE ON TREATY
No. 4 of a Series "Kno1 Portland and the Northwest"
Portland Recognized as the
5 Bitter Fight to Follow in
r Montesano Court.
Viscount's Letter to Times
Shows-British View.
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S;TRIAL TO RESUME TODAY
Indications Are That Present Week
- "will Be Taken Vp With Ki-
- araination of Talesmen.
- BY BEN HTTR LA MP MAX.
Z MONTESANO, Wash.. Feb. 1. (Spe
!" eiaL) One ot tbe sternest legal duels
Z ever fought In court annals of Waah
1 inaton. and but the prelude to the
real fisrht that is to follow, with the
issue death or freedom, will be re-
fumed tomorrow morning in supe-
rior court in this city, when attor
Z reyt for the state and defense again
take up the selection of jurors to try
Z the Centralia Armistice-day murder
case, in which 11 Independent Work
; ers of the World defendants are ac-
rused of the killing of Warren O.
y. Grimm, cne of the four ex-service
Z veterans who fell in the streets of the
I,ewls county town when an Armls
Z tice-day parade was attacked.
J When court adjourned Saturday
afternoon, with six days of session
completed, but 11 tentative jurors
- had been chosen. Scarcely any of
t these, it is predicted, will remain on
; the final panel when peremptory
- challenges have been exercised by
T the state and the defense. In view of
- this certainty, and basing calculations
- upon leneth of time already consumed
in the examinations of veniremen, it
is probable that the coming week will
'- be spent In completing the jury.
J Klftr Are Qoentloard.
The present personnel of the tepta
r tlve jury, selected after the most
" searching Interrogation of SO venlre-
men. is as follows:
. Thomas C. Connor, ex-liquor deal-
er. Montesano; S. A. Toungs. watch
' man. Montesano; O. C. Schneider, hotel
man, Aberdeen; C. C. Strayer, grain
merchant. Aberdeen; R. P. Ames.
1 farmer. Oakvllie: E. E. Torpen, re-
tired farmer, Montesano: John E. Hill
2 poultry rancher, Montesano: A. H.
3 Kuhn, shingle manufacturer. Ho-
1 quiam; Robert Ix Steptoe, sawmill
employe, Hoquiam; E. O. Robinson
i carpenter, Hoquiam; S. S. Tuefree,
i electrician. Aberdeen.
. Taking active lead as counsel for
1 the prosecution are W. H. Abel, Mon
' tesano; C D. Cunningham.. Centralia,
' and Herman Allen. Chehalis, prose
I cuting attorney of Lewis county,
where the four ex-service men were
m slain
For the defense appears George F.
5 Vanderveer of Seattle, widely known
as counsel ior me international
Workers of the World organization.
- both locally and nationally, and Elmer
mith, Centralia, one of the 11 de
fendants. who is to plead his own
i 'rase. Smith is charged equally with
'Jj the murder of Warren O. Grimm, as
' accessory before the fact, with no
.' contention that he participated ac
1 tually In the arribush and the firing.
' Prior to his arrest he was a practic
- ing attorney.
Labor laearlo Raised.
The 11 defendants, all of whom
X were captured Immediately after the
traeedv. or in1 the days of armed
- quest that followed, are Elmer Smith,
Brltt Smith, Ray Becker. Bert Faulk-
- ner, James Mclnerney. Bert Bland,
m Mike Sheehan, Eugene Barnett, Loren
Roberts, John Lamb and O. C. (Com
r modore) BlanS.
Z Questions that have been launched
j; at every talesman thus far examined
- by the defense plainly, indicate thai
5 the International Workers of the
World oounsel will strive to Inject the
kibor element in the .trial, alleging
7 that the Centralia tragedy and the
i- plight of the defendants were primar
J; ily due to the old Issue of capital
versus labor, and that the Interna
3. tional Workers of the World repre-
sent a valid and lawful attempt to
- better industrial economic conditions,
r. This contention will form the hack
le ground for- the claim that the de
4 fendants were 'hot the aggressors and
that they fired upon the paraders only
J after their hall had been rushed and
t in self-defense.
" "The Issue In this case is murder,
Mr. Vanderveer," has been the ruling
Z of Judge Wilson, presiding, when the
I. w. W. counsel pressed the labor
- hypothesis in his examinations.
State Sleets Iaana.
! Against these tactics the state wfr,
5 resist with evidence alleging that the
f defendants, with other members of
- the Centralia radical element, plot
J ted the crime weeks in advance and
r wantonly fired upon the parading vet-
erans. .And at all times the counsel
; for the prosecution will hold that the
k. issues in the case must not be con
; fused, and that the right of labor to
- . organize and assemble is not con
cerned in the. trial, which resolves It-
; Felf simply into the question of guilt
or innocence of the accused.
Nothing less than tha death penalty
will be asked by the state, it is proph-
esied. in vlow of th fact , that all
- talesmen have been interrogated as
; , to their views on capital punishment.
; Those who - have voiced scruples
against sentencing to death, should
' the evidence justify, have been very
; promptly and successfully challenged
'. for cause by the prosecution. It is
' certain that the final jury, when tha
taking of testimony opens, will be
comprised of citizens who have testi
fied that they have no objection to
the principle of capital punishment.
, . Under the Washington law the death
penally for first degree murder may
. be invoked by vote of .the Jury alone.
Loit Trial Forecast.
Two months at the maximum and
six weeks at the minimum, is the pre
diction upon length of the trial for
' which the state subpoenaed 20 wit
nesses, while the defense asserts that
it will call at least 100 witnesses, as
serting that many of these will tes
tify that the attack upon the I. W. W.
hall was launched by members of the
- American Legion before a shot waa
fired.
The first peremptory challenge has
. been exercised by the state which now
possesses five remaining peremptory
: challenges. The defense has 12. These
' challenges will be exercised in order,
the state presenting one. the defense
! two, and thus to the completion of
1 the privileges..
s' Despite predictions that the trial
of the Industrial Workers of the
World defendants would be fraught
'. wtth disorder and clashes between ex
service men and members of the radi
. ral organisations, Montesano in the
first week of the case was as placid
as any county scat ever has been dur
' ing the progress of court. Scarcely an
1 Incident outside of the court has
' caused a ripple of interest.
' Secret 'Worker Treses?.
Scores of lpglonnalres are In the
city and many Industrial Worker of
the World, but the latter are in most
instances secret Investigators in the
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TWO PAPERS RAP AMERICA
JXDC.E JOH. M. WILSOX OF OLYMPIA.
Photo by C: V. McMonigle.
World counsel and to the agents of
the prosecution who "have a line" on
every stranger in the Graya Hurbor
county capital.
With the actual opening of the case.
when witnesses for the defense are
required, there will be an Influx of
Industrial Workers of the World
members. But for the most part, it is
said, these will find headquarters in
neighboring towns as the housing fa
cilities of Monteaano already are
overtaxed. A vacant store building in
the business district, however. Is
known to have been rented for the
occupancy of Industrial Workers of
tha World members attendant on the
trial. 1
The 11 defendants, ushered into the
courtroom each day. under armed es
cort, seem in good physical condi
tion and fair-weather spirits, for the
most part. They have followed the
selection of the Jury with close atten
tion and smile frequently at the sar
castic sallies of the counsel. Vander
veer, whose spectacularlty and sharp
it are features of the daily pro
cedure.
Grays Harbor county courthouse,
where the trial is being held, is one
of the finest structures of its sort in
the state. The courtroom itself is
finely furnished and of artistic pre
tensions that, "while unusual, are
strikingly effective. To the right of
the judicial dais, covering the entire
wall space, appears a life-sized paint-
ng In colors, its caption, ' Transgres
sion, depicting an idealistic classic
figure seated' among broken columns
and templed by a fallen angel bearing
torches of flame.: To the left is an
idealistic opposite, a classic feminine
figure holding a tablet graven, with
the numbers of the ten command
ments, and tutoring a child. This
painting is captioned "Instruction."
But for all who may read and hold
the lesson, there is, on the walls of
the entrance corridor, a bronze tablet
that will bear inspection and reflec
tion, for it typified the courage be
hind American law and the price that
occasionally is exacted of those who
uphold it. It has no application to
the present trial, but will bear repetition.
This is the inscription: "Colin Mo-
Kenzie and A. V. Elmer, deputy sher
iffs of Chehalis county, while at-
empting the capture of John Tornow,
met death at his hands In the Oxbow
country, March 9, 1812. To honor the
memory of these heroes, friends have
erected this tablet. They died with
out hope of reward."
CANCEL LEASE IS PLEA
Klamath Falls Men Ask Postal De
partment to Annul Contract.
KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 1. (Spe
cial.) James Watklns Jr. and Paul
Bogacdus have announced that they
have asked the postofflce department
to oancel a contract to lease a pro
posed building at Sixth and Walnut
streets, in the heart of the city, for
postpffice quarters.. They assert that
increased cost "of material and labor
since they signed the contract last
November have made profitable con
struction of the building Impossible.
This action has caused the depart
ment to start seeking a new location,
but few buildings are suitable for
the purpose.
The lease on the building now used
by the postoffire expired January 1.
For ten years the owner has been re
ceiving $75 a month rent'and it is
understood he ia asking $300 for a
renewal. a,
Circulation Manager -Named.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Feb. 1 (Special.) Elston Ireland, a
sophomore, of Pasadena, Cal.. has been
appointed circulation manager or the
Oregana, the students yearbook is
sued by the junior ciass, io succeeu
nv of the defense and are known I George Beggs of Portland, a junior.
only to tbe Industrial Workers of the j who has become business .manager.
DANIELS' REPLY AWAITED
SENATE XAVAli srB-COM"MIT-
TEE TO HEAR TESTIMONY.
pean countries for food relief. The
house military committee, which Is
framing an army reorganisation
measure, may late in the week reach
Its decision on whether to incorporate! than no league at all.
Hone Held Out That Senate Will
Vote Ratification and In
dorse League.
BT JOSEPH W. GRIGG.
(CoDyrisht by the New Tork World. Pub
usnea dv Arrangement.
LONDON, Feb. 1 (Special Cable.)
Viscount Grey's letter to the Times
today in which the attitude of th
United States toward the treaty Is
defended, along with senate reserva
tions to keep out of "entangling al
liances," despite its personal ' char
acter, ia the British government's
first intimation to the United States
how far it is willing to go to meet
the senate. The letter sets out that
Europe cannot charge bad faith to the
United States on the Versailles pacta
The correspondent is authoritatively
Informed that previous to Its publi
cation. Lord Grey's letter was con
sidered by more than one mer.iber of
the government.
When Lord Grey went to Washing
ton it was on the understanding, as
the World then stated, that he waa to
have a free hand. He has now had
his free hand In stating the treaty
situation in the United States to the
British nation, and it will have the
Immediate effect of dissipating much
of the misunderstanding of United
States affairs, which euch papers as
the daily Express are contributing to
In the last few days over the ex
change situation, and I may add, ab
solutely repudiated and characterized
as dangerous in official quarters to
day. This tory paper and Bottomley's
John Bull are now the most audible
and scathing critics of the United
States in this country.
Britain Rejects Reservations.
It has been stated in previous dis
patches by the World correspondent
the British government has intimated
before now that It oould not accept
the senate's reservations which quali
fied the voting powers In self-govern
ing dominions.
Lord Grey now gives voice to this
policy at what Is considered, the psy
chological moment and couched in i
manner, it is thought here, which can
not be interpreted .as interfering In
American affairs. While there has
been no official confirmation or sug
gestion that Lord Grey will not now
return to Washington, it is generally
considered as a certainty that his ex
planation of the treaty situation and
the British government's attitude to
ward possible reservations marks his
def'nite determination not to refurn
to Washington.
Lord Wardale, one of the most em
inent British exponents of the league
of nations, in commenting upon Lord
Grey's letter, said to the World correspondent:
All Britain hopes that America will
ultimately decide to join the league
and come to the rescue of the world
as it did when it entered the war. The
league without her force will be noth
ing more than an offensive and de
fensive alliance, which will be worse
Military and aval Legislation, Ap
propriation Bills,. Committee
" Work Before Congref.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. Military
and naval legislation, appropriation
bills and committee work on a variety
of subjects constitute the week's
programme for congress.
Of general Interest, developments In
committee are expected to overshadow
those on the floor of either senate or
house, chief attention being focused
on the appearance or secretary uan
lels Tuesday before the senate naval
sub-committee Investigating award
of naval decorations. The secretary is
expected to reply to charges by Rear-
Admiral Sims, and another general
airing of the medal row is looked for.
No developments ot importance af
fecting the peace treaty are expected
by the leaders, but there will be
many conferences preparatory to the
effort of the democrats to bring up
the treaty for debate February 10.
Nearly every senate faction is taking
counsel as to how It should vote on
this proposal, and there are indica
tions that the motion may demand
support from widely divergent
sources.
Having disposed of most of the
minor points at issue, senate ana
house conferees on the railroad bill
expect to work overtime to settle the
more important features. A deci
sion on the rate-making section is
regarded as likely.
The senate sub-committee appoint
ed to investigate Russian soviet activ
ities is expected to continue its hear
ings while another subcommittee will
organize its inquiry into the charges
of Senator Watson, ' Indiana, that
employes of the federal trade com
mission have been active in dissem
inating soviet and radical propa
ganda.
Two appropriation tbills in senate
committees, the postofflce and diplo
matic budgets, probably will be re
ported and a debate is expected on the
conferees' report on the Indian ap
propriation bill which has passed both
senate and house. -
The house will be called on to con
sider legislation extending $60,000,000
in government loans to central Kuro-
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Universal military training.
Anti-sedition legislation may be re
vived by the house judiciary commit
tee, though in a less drastic form
than proposed.
MILLMEN ARE OPTIMISTIC
Cottage Grove Plants Busy, but
Hampered by Car Shortage.
COTTAGE GROVE. 1 Or., Feb. 1.
(Special.) Millmen here report that
prospects for continued activity at
profitable prices remain bright. The
only cloud on the horiion is the con
tinued car shortage, which hampers
the delivery of orders, although the
shippers .are of the opinion that they
probably are getting thjeir share of
caiy.
extensive improvements have been
made during the past few months,
both at the- J. H. Chambers mill and
Connael Timely, Says Gasette.
The Westminster Gaxette says:
"At a time when mischief makers
are active in fomenting ill-will be
tween Great Britain and the United
States the letter of Viscount Grey
comes with the arresting force of
safe counsel from one who has avert
ed many strifes, though he can be
the staunchest of fighters when the
strife is the only fit course Every
one hopes he and his insight may yet
be utilized in a renewal of his am
bassadorlal task, and in the mean
time he gives his countrymen hi:
best and weightiest advice at a most
critical moment.
A quarrel of any kind between the
peoples of the British empire and the
United States, after their alliance in
the world war, has been the visible
means of saving civilization, would
be an historical anti-climax, fitted to
turn to gloom every memory of victor.
Lord Grey acquires a new claim
to the gratitude of his countrymen
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facturingCity of the West
That Portland is establishing: itself as the
Grand Rapids of the West is evidenced by
a glance at the following; figures of the furni
ture industry for the year 1919:
Capital Invested, approxi-
mately $3,000,000
Total Volume of Buiines...$4,300,000
Estimated Number of Em
ployes 1129
Number of Factories 17
Portland is destined to become a great manufacturing
center because of its proximity to immense forest areas,
easily accessible by both rill and water, while ocean
connections make it possible to iret oak, mahopany, and
other raw material from the finest hardwood forests
of the world.
War restrictions on production greatly reduced stocks,
and since January 1, 1919, Portland furniture factories
have been very busy catching up with demand. These
factories are on an exceedingly efficient basis, pro
ducing; for the most part well-made furniture of the
staple household variety.
At present distribution is largely confined to Oregon.
Washington. Idaho, California, and Utah, with occa
sional orders from Honolulu, the Philippines. South
America, and Europe. Eventually, Portland-made fur
niture will find its way to many other sections, both
at home and abroad.
For more than three score years the Ladd A Tllton Rank
has influenced Industrial development of the Northwest,
and continues to offer its services in every legitimate
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Feb. 1. (Special.) Promotion of four
officers of the reserve officers' train-
ng corps unit here Is announced by
Captain Raymond C. Balrd, U. S. A.,
commandant. Second Lieutenant Will
iam Thornton, Roseburg, company A,
Is made first lieutenant; George
lilack. Jr.. Portland, company D. is
advanced to first lieutenant: William
P. Allyn. Portland, second lieutenant- thorlzing
In company A, Is advanced to first
lieutenant and transferred to com
pany B; Byron O. Garrett. Hlllsborn,
second lieutenant In company A, is
promoted to captain.
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company mill which will greatly in
crease the output of these plants.
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John Day Project Discussed.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.)
C. C. Clark of Arlington, president of
the John Day irrigation district, which
includes more than- 100,000 acres of
land lying along the Columbia river
in Morrow and Gilliam counties, was
here today conferring with Percy
Cupper, state engineer, with relation
to development of the project. The
district was recently organized and as
yet no effort has been made to issue
bond under the state irrigation laws.
tience and forbearance, and every
good citizen will respond to his ap
peal by word and deed, aostaining
from ' everything In the nature of
Detulent comment on the American
situation, and indorsing Lord Grey's
reminder of the real difficulty of
America's problem."
Four Officers Are Promoted.
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2 Eat wholesome food
3 Get fresh air day and
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4 Rest often and sleep
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SHOULD all preventives then
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