VOL. LIX. XO. 18,483
Entered at Portland (Orecon)
Po-tofTic aSecond-Clvs Matter.
PORTLAND OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ALLIES SEE PERIL
LITTLE RHODY'S PLEA
FOR WHISKY DECRIED
ROOT GIVES IDEA
7,000,000 ACRES IN CALIFORNIA FRUIT UP
FEDERAL BOND PLANj ONE-HALF, OUTLOOK
FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN" HAS ! SHARP RISE IN" CAXNED GOODS
BARIHETT OFFERS
MASSACRE ALIRI
MEXICANS RELEASE I Mf pn flll'T DC
MINE SUPERINTENDENT LU,'tljUULUI 1 Dt
'OF PARTY POLICY
T-
VALIDITY OF PROHIBITION
AMOD3IEXT ASSERTED.
WILLIAM WELSH ADAMS HELD
FOR RAXSOM.
NEW LAND SCHEME. I
FOR SUMMER PREDICTED.
BIND
BOH
HAWLEY
I
Hints of Bad Faith on
Italy's Part Decried.
Brier Filed in Supreme Court by
Solicitor-General Holds State
Claims Without Merit.
WASHINGTON". Feb. 19. Validity ol
the federal prohibition constitutional
amendment was defended in a briel
! filed in fh Eitnuma fnnrt toHflV bv
FRENCH POLICY IS MENACED j TeJ'ol
! dismissal of original proceedings in-
Opening Gun of Presiden
tial Campaign Fired.
President's Attitude on Adri
atic Issue Deplored.
DALMATIA PRIME CONCERN
Reply to Premiers' Latest Com
munication Again Calls. Atten
tion ot 14 Points.
LONDON, Feb. 19. It was consid
ered likely tonight that the supreme
council will agree to the publication
of President Wilson's Adriatic not
and the allied reply, although wheth
er here or at Washington has not yet
' been decided. The newspaper pres
sure in England. France and tb
United States for publication in order
to suppress erroneous reports and
rumors considered harmful, was dls
cussed in the council today, but so far
as has been ascertained a definite de
cision was not reached.
BTJENOB AIRES. Feb. 19. A sum
mary of the main points in the allied
reply to President Wilson's Adriatic
note, cabled by the Home corres
pondent of La Nacion. discloses that
President Wilson threatened to with
draw his signature from the Britlsh-French-American
treaty establishing
security for France, to which the
allies reply that such action would
destroy absolutely the "new French
policy" for which President Wilson
Invited protection.
The fundamental points of the reply
to President Wilson, the correspond
ent says, are:
First The allies answer the ac'
eusatlon of having prepared a con'
ventlon for annexation of Flume to
Italy, which presupposes bad faith
' en Italy's part, by saying President
Wilson is unable to demonstrate this.
Dalmatla Held Important.,.'"
Second The Italian petition for
establishment of territorial contiguity
with Flume is a small thing com
pared with the cession of Dalmatia,
which the world is able to prove by
merely examining the map of Europe.
Third The allies observe that the
project of President Wilson, which
comprehends creation of a buffer
state, has been rejected by the Jugo
slavs.
Fourth The strip of territory
necessary to establish the contiguity
of Flume with Italy has not suffi
cient value to Justify procrastination
in re-establishing the peace of
Europe.
Fifth Italy entered the war in
spired by ideals at a moment at least
as critical as that when the United
States entered. She suffered sacri
fices in blood and money incompar
ably more serious than those of the
United States.
Fmek PoHry Threatened.
Sixth The president in threatening
to withdraw his signature from the
Versailles treaty, which established
the security of France, gravoly in
jures the new French policy for which
he Invited protection. He not only
destroys the value of his first and
most important act. but annihilates
it since he shows engagements con
tracted in accord with this policy
can be destroyed lightly.
In drawing up the note. La Nacion's
correspondent says, British delegates
prepared the technical form in col
laboration with the Italians, while
the political sense of the document is
that of the French delegates, who ex
pressed sympathy for Italy.
stituted by Rhode Island to test the
amendment and enjoin Its enforce
ment. Arguments on the motions are
expected to be heard next month.
The control or the prohibition of
the liquor traffic the brief said, is
now conceded to be a legitimate gov
ernmental function. It cannot now be
maintained, as a legal proposition,
that such governmental regulation or
prohibition unconstitutionally in
fringes the rights of the individual.
The right to prohibit such traffic
was a part of the governmental pow'
ers which fhe states had when they
framed the constitution of the United
States. It is a part of the powers
which the states, at that time,
served to themselves, but it is no more
sacred than any power then reserved.
"The right of congress to submit
amendments, cannot depend on
whether the proposed change is
slight or grave. Every state is I
party to the agreement that what
ever change in the constitution is
proposed by congress, as prescribed,
and is adopted by the legislature or
three-fourths of their number, ahall
be thus adjudged to be a proper and
needed amendment.
It is idle in this case to suggest
that this power of amendment might
be used to change the form of the
government It simply transfers
power exercised by the state gov
ernments to be exercised by the fefl
eral government.
"The contention that the prohibi
tion amendment is revolutionary and
invalid is clearly without merit."
LIBERTY BONDS RETIRED
Block of $14,881,950 Bought Up
by Treasury at Par.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Liberty
bonds of a par value of $14,881,958
were purchased or retired In January,
aside from the operations of the bond
sinking fund, it was announced today
at the treasury.
' This Includes $4,172,250 from the
war lisle insurance reserve, which
only recently was-made available for
arrestment in liberty bonds, and sur
plus earnings of the federal reserve
banks to the amount of $2,922,450.
The remainder is made up of $395,000
worth of bonds delivered In payment
of estate and Inheritance taxes and
$7,391,750, which was returned to the
treasury by foreign governments out
of unused credits established for them
In the United States treasury.
FIRM PLATFORM NECESSARY
New York State-Convention
Hears Speech. .
NATIONAL DANGER IS SEEN
Patriotic Party Duty Emphasized by
Leader Who Condemns Autocrat
- Ic Powers of President.
DEBS' NAME ON BALLOT
Bryan Petitions Received by Mich.
igan Secretary of State.
LANSING. Mich., Feb. 19. Sufficient
petitions to place the name of Eugene
V. Debs on the presidential preference
primary ballot as a socialist candidate
for the presidential nomination have
been received at the secretary of
state's office here. The primary will
be held April 5.
Petitions to place the name of Will
iam J. Bryan on the ballot as a can
didate for the Democratic presidential
nomination were received by the sec
retary of state this morning.
Senator Hiram Johnsea. qualified
yesterday for a place on the repub
lican ticket.
WILSON" REFUSES TO BUDGE
Reply to Premier's Latest Adriatic
'ot Drafted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. (By the
Associated Press.) President Wilson
today prepared and sent to the state
department a reply to the entente
premiers' note on the Adriatic ques
tion. He is understood to have re
stated the position of the American
government with a degree of finality, i storms Sweep Empress of Asia on
Although the president dictated his
LEAGUE, TAXES EXPAND
Results of Xon-Partisan Control
Evidenced to Oregon City Man.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. 19. (Spe
cial.) The beneficent results of Non
partisan league government ere evi
denced to L. J. Lageson, who said here
today that he owns 150 acres of un
improved land near Wllftston, North
Dakota.
Mr. Lageson, along with other prop
erty owners in that state, was told
that when the Non-Partisan league
got control taxes would be less. He
has just learned that the taxes on his
property amount to $80.15. The heavi
est tax Mr. Lageson has ever paid
previously on the land was $42.
LINER HAS ROUGH TRIP
communication In less than two hours.
It probably will not be put on the
cables before tomorrow night or Sat
urday. The original draft was sent to Act-
Passage From Yokohama.
VICTORIA. B. C, Feb. 19. One life
boat and part of the railing were
gone from the Canadian liner Empress
of Asia when she arrived here today
Ing Secretary Polk for his personal I from the orient. Storms at sea swept
study, as he was the head of the ' her decks agd carried the boat and
American mission when the Adriatic i railing away.
settlement of December 9 was reached j Captain A. J. Holland, master of
at Paris, with the consent and ap- I the Asia, said the passage from Yoko-
proval of the president. hama was one of the roughest the
After Mr. Polk has completed his I boat has experienced in her 30 years
examination, it probably will be re- j on the Pacific,
turned to the White House for final '
approval before it is dispatched to
NEW YORK, Feb. 19. Elihu Root
outlined at the republican state con
vention here tonight the platform
upon which he believes the party
should go to the polls in November.
Most striking of his proposals were:
Decentralization of the executive
powers which have made the presi
dent "more autoeratic than any sov
ereign in the civilized world."
- Ratification of the peace treaty
with senate amendments "long before
the presidential election."
Reform of the league of nations
covenant by a congress of nations at
the call of a "republican president
immediately after March 4, 1921," tc
establish "the rule of public right
rather than the rule of mere expediency."
Economy Is) Essential.
Rigid governmental economy and
the adoption of an executive budget.
Limitation of the right to strike at
a point where it conflicts with the
self-preservation of the community;
establishment of a labor tribunal with
power to enforce its mandates..
Revision of the system of taxation,
which involves the tariff."
"Americanization and the elimina
tion of a lot of bolshevik! or bolshevik.
sympathizers" from public office.
Universal military training.
Mr. Root's address was regarded as
the opening gun of the campaign.
More important than all," said
Mr. Root, "is the necessity that' we
shall restore oar republican form of
government, with the liberty of the
individual citizen preserved by lim
itations upon official power and put
an end to the dictatorship which we
created in order to carry on the war.
By a series of statutes unprecedented
in scope and liberality, with single
ness of purpose and patriotic devo
tion worthy of all praise, the Ameri
can people conferred upon the presi
dent powers broader and more auto
cratic than were possessed by any
sovereign in the civilized world.
Executive Power Te Great.
"Peace has come in fact, if not
technically; but the war powers of
the executive still continue. They
should be brought to an end. It is
I
Reclamation of Unused Territory j Increase in Cost of Materials and
Represents Concerted Action j Labor Are Given as Cause
on Great National Basis.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. Reclama
tion of unused lands in the west and
south through bond issues, operating
similar to the federal farm loan sys
tem, would be authorized by a bill in
troduced today by Senator Fletcher,
democrat. Florida.. A similar measure
will be offered in the bouse tomorrow
by Representative Smith, republican,
Idaho.
Under the plan. $20,000,000 worth of
bonds would be sold the first year,
$30,000,000 the second. $40,000,000 the
third and $50,000,000 the fourth, with
a total not exceeding $350,000,000.
The measure represents concerted
action of the south and west for a
great national rather than a sectional
plan. The southern interests, includ
ing the governors of states and off!
cials of the southern commercial con
gress met here last month and
evolved a bill which the represents
tives of the west under the chairman
ship of Governor Davis, Idaho, later
approved. Former Governor Spry of
Utah has remained in Washington in
charge of the legislative programme
of the west.
The southern commercial congress
estimated that the programme, if
adopted, would make feasible the rec
Iamation of 5,000,000 to 7,p00,000 acres
of land by the end of the tenth year.
I. W. W. Tenets Jauntily
Upheld on Stand.
PARADE MURDERS APPROVED
Declared Necessary.
20-YEAR SEARCH ENDS
Michigan Man Finds Sister Teach'
Ing at Wapato, Washington.
YAKIMA, Wash., Feb. 19. (Spe
cial.) A search lasting 20 years came
to a happy ending yesterday when
John TX Miller of Chase, Mich., dis
covered that his sister, Mrs. A. W.
Cobb, the object of his search, and
her. daughter, Miss Hazel Cobb, were
living at Wapato, where both are
teachers in the Central school of that
city. Mr. Miller, with bis wife and
child, who accompanied him to this
city, went to Wapato yesterday.
Years of search to locate his sister
led Mr. Miller to believe she was
somewhere on the Pacific coast. He
made inquiry, but without result.
Mrs. Cobb had divorced her husband
here, but her whereabouts at that
time were unknown. She was finally
located through the county superin
tendent of schools.
Concluded on Pace 16, Column S.)
BIG SAFE FAILS TO WORK
Walla Walla, 'Wash., Postmaster
Unable to Get Safe-Crackers.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. 19.
(Special.) Failure of the combina
tion of the big postoffice safe to work
tied up thousands of dollars' worth
of securities this week and Postmas
ter George B. Day, after trying in
vain to open up the strong box had
to get the services of an oxy-acety-lene
expert to driH a hole in the safe
door, according to a story which
leaked out today and which Day ad
mitted. A nut on the main lerver had
worked loose and fallen among the
tumblers. Before Day called in the
expert he sought to get a safe-cracker
from the penitentiary but the warden
was out of that brand of criminals.
of Increase.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19. (Spe-j
cial.) California canned fruit and to
matoes may be 50 per cent higher this
summer than they were in 1919, ac
cording to a circular Issued to the
trade today by the California Can
neries company, the only offset to the
increased cost of sugar, box shooks,
labor and railroad transportation be- Demise Of CX-SerViCe Men IS
"6 mc pruujiiiuii mat saippcio "iu
turn to water transportation wherever
possible.
The circular says that sugar will
cost the canners 70 per cent more this
vear than In 1919 hnr shrinks 60 ner
cent more and labor 30 per cent more, RIDE FOR GUN RELATED
tne latter due to the minimum wage
provided by the state welfare board.
Keen competition for fruit crops will
producer. It Is also predicted. The " ,
possibility of drouth accentuates this
condition.
Ihe European market is over
stocked with 1919 apricots, the can
ners claim, the 1919 crop having been
double any previous crop in tonnage.
European demand for peaches is ex-
pected to be heavy, however, and the
American market is said to be lower
than at any time in years, licplenlsh-
nient of stocks in this- country may
However, in Attempt to Disprove
Any Part in Shooting.
BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN.
MONTESANO, Wash.. Feb. 19.
(Special.) Eugene Barnett, defend
ant, a coal miner since his eighth
year, radicalist with the philosophy
take the entire crop, however, say the of his creed apparent in his answers,
canners. I became the focal fic-nr nf the rn-
The question of ocean freights is I tralia Armistice day murder trial to-
expecteti to prove a solution to the day, when he took the stand to tes-
transportation problem of the canners, tlfy in his own behalf In the trial
reducing from 30 to 40 per cent the of the ten L W. W. who are accused
snipping costs. The building up of I of the murder of Warren O. Grimm,
many seaports through this diversion Dr. William (D. N.) House, of Port
of traffic is predicted. land, has been summoned bv the state
to appear tomorrow in an examlna
tlon of Loren Roberts, defendant, to
determine the question of his sanity.
Dr. Arthur C. Calhoun, of Seattle,
called by the defense and Dr. E. R.
Ahlman, of Hoquiam, called by the
state, arrived today and will Join with
Jul J luai lutein bkhiibi i.uudi nuw , . ... ,
: . , . . . nation and requested the presence and
cock for perjury alleged to Wave been ,. - r
....... .... - assistance of two other alienists in a
Wife Learns Bandits Free Hus
band Taken From Properties of
Company in Mexico.
' LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. 19. Will
iam Welsh Adams, American mine su
perintendent, reported kidnaped In
Zacatecas, Mexico,' February 13, has
been released, according to messages
which his wife said tonight she had
received from the American Metals
company offices in New York and
Mexico and the American consul at
Saltillo, Mexico.
The message from the American
Metals company stated that a tele
gram had been received from Mon
terey that Adams had been released
and was returning to Monterey. The
Compania Metales y Mlnerales tele
graphed that a telegram announcing
the release was received at noon to
day and that Adams would reach
Saltillo during the day. The .consul's
telegram was to the same effect and
added that Adams was in good health.
The message made no reference to
the method by which the release was
effected, but Adams' relatives here
believed it was by the payment of a
ransom.
Hope Wrecked When Wife
Demands Property.
50-50 PROPOSAL TOO MUCH
Touching Private Scenes in
Lives of Couple Recalled.
HARMONY FOLLOWS SPATS
Money Considerations Held to liar
Been Too Great Factor in Snit
for Separation.
WOODCOCK AGAIN INDICTED
Perjury in Murder Trial Charged
Bail Fixed at $20,000.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19. An in
committed in his recent trial on a
charge of murder, was returned in the
superior court today. Bail was fixed
at $20,000 and the case assigned to
the court of Judge Louis Ward, where
Woodcock was tried before.
re-examination.
Barnett At ten pis Alibi.
Testimony of the entire day cen
tered upon the attempted proof of
an alibi for Barnett. The state al
The grand jury's action followed an leges and has produced witnesses to
examination of Warren Cooper, a prove that he was one of the gunmen
mining engineer, who was the com- stationed in the Avalon hotel, that he
panion of Mr. and Mrs. Woodcock on fired the shot which killed Grimm,
the night Woodcock shot and killed and that he was in full accord with
Edward Kelley, a newspaper man.- the -alleged" conspiracy of the Cen
tralis "wobblies" to defend their hall
MILLER SUCCEEDS ROOT distant points.
The defendant witness took the
Syracuse Republican to Be Delegate stand jaui.tily, declared his alibi with
apparent directness, showed a trucu-
to Convention.
NEW YORK. Feb. 19. Nathan I
Miller of Syracuse, was named a dele-
gate-at-large to the republican na
tional convention in place of Elihu
lent tendency under cross-examina
tion, cited the tenets of the I. W. W.
and asserted that the ex-service men
slain in Centralia were victims of
stern necessity, of whose demise he
Root, who declined to serve, by the approved. He gave unequivocal an
informal state convention here to- I ewers, seemingly, and sustained a rig-
night.
Mr. Root gave no reason but it is
understood he has decided to accept
the appointment as a member of the
committee which is to prepare a plan
of organization for an international
court of justice provided for under
the covenant of the league of na
tions.
PUBLIC: "AND I SUPPOSE ALL I'M GUARANTEED IS HIGH PRICES."
for
Ambassador Davis at London
presentation to the premiers.
Prreldesit Stand Pat.
The president is understood to have
adhered to the position taken in his
note of February 10, in which he in
formed the allies that if they were te
proceed to a settlement of the Adrl-
FARM CONFERENCE PLAN
Steps Taken for International Agri
cultural Meeting.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. Plans for
an international conference on agri
culture were revived today at the
meeting of the national board of farm
atie question without the particlpa- j organizations at which more than 30
tlon of the American government, a : agricultural bodies were represented,
situation might be created where the j a committee was appointed to ar
T'ntted States might have to consider range an early conference with rep-
nether it could become a party to resentatives of farm organizations of
lCaciudwrse 4.CeiuLu toieiftu CO u juries.
h fcwt vM tHvsus III ;:
orous cross-examination.
Witnesses Support Barnett.
Briefly, Barnett's alibi, as stated by
himself and supported by two other
witnesses, is that he was not in the
Avalon hotel when the radicals opened
fire, but was seated in the lobby of
the Roderick hotel next door to the
I. W. W. hall, that he had no weapon
that he had no specific knowledge of
the preparations and arming of the
radicals, and that he had never seen
the 38-55 caliber rifle which sent a
dum-dum bullet through Grimm's abdomen.
"You were not angered over the
shooting of the soldiers, were you 7"
questioned W. H. Abel, special prose
cutor, in cross-examination.
"Not at all," was the calm reply.
T approve of anything that's neces
sary."
The witness had testified that he
rode home in haste, following the
sacking of the hall, which he declares
was attacked by the service men be
fore a shot was fired, to procure his
own rifle and return to Centralia that
night though he did not return.
"But you were angry over some
thing else, so you went ten miles to
get a gunT" insisted the prosecutor.
'I did," replied Barnett. "I said
that I was going back to town that
night to help somebody get a little
law and order."
He added that the lynching of Wes
ley Everetts, slayer of Dale Hubbard,
and known as "the bad man," would
not have taken place had he reached
Centralia with his rifle.
Two Witnesses Called.
Two witnesses were ' called' by
George F. Vanderveer. counsel for the
defense, in direct support of Barnett's
alleged alibi. They were J. C Mc
Allister and his wife. Mary McAllister,
proprietors of the Roderick hotel and
owners of the property In which the
L W. W. hall is situated.
Both testified that Eugene Barnett
was in the lobby of the Roderick
throughout the affray, and that he
was without a weapon, but In occa
sional minor points their testimony
differed, and differed also from the
testimony of Barnett- Both were
plainly nervous, the man asserting
that he was without fear, and the
woman declaring that her experience
in jail and the stress of the Armistice
day affair had proved a strain.
McAllister, though asserting posi
tively that Barnett was in the Rod
erick and taht lie did not leave until
the enraged veterans were disman
tling the hall, said that he would not
say that the soldiers opened the at
tack. Attack am Hall fiat Seen.
"Did you see anyone attack the L
W. W. hall?" asked George F. Vander
veer, L W. W. counsel
"No,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. An exten.
sive review of the charges brought
against William O. Jenkins, by the
authorities of the state of Puebla,
Mexico, is contained In a statement
by Julio Mitchell, attorney-general of
the state, published in Mexico City
papers, copies of which have reached j
tne state department.
Among other things, the Puebla of
ficial asserted that Jenkins was in the
United States a month before he was
kidnaped, where he "belonged to a
group of interventionists who reside
In the metropolis." Mexico needed to
vindicate itself, Mitchell asserted, and
it now has been vindicated, by means
of the investigations In Puebla which
would show, he added, "that there was
no such kidnaping, but everything
was a plot planned in the United
States by wicked persons." -
"In the event that justice is meted
out to Jenkins, as it must necessarily
be," the statement said, "the sentence
must be a heavy one since we have
an accumulation of grave crimes."
NEW SHELL SETS RECORD
Projectile for Dreadnaughts Bores
. AVay Through 13-Inch Steel.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. Boring its
way through more than 13 Inches of
armor-belt steel, a 16-lnch projectile
produced at the new naval ordnance
plant at South Charleston, W. Va., the
third shell fired out of a test group
of five, met every requirement in a
test today at the Indian Head, Md.,
proving grounds and established what
laval officers believe to be a record
in big-shell production.
The 16-lnch projectile, which weighs
2100 pounds, against the 1400 pounds
of the 14-inch shell, will be turned
out in quantities at the South Charles
ton plant for the 16-lnch guns of the
dreadnought-style ships under con
struction.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTKRDAT'S Maximum temperature,
43 degrees; minimum, 31 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain or snow; northerly winda
Foreign.
Russian soldiers praised by former prince.
Page 7.
Enlighten France on.Tltal Issues, is Presi
dent Deschanel's plea to lawm&kera
Page 3.
Allies see danger for Europe in president's
stand on Adriatic question. Pag 1.
Domestic,
California fruit to be SO per cent higher
In price- is outlook. Psge 1.
Hillqult predicts peaceful socialist victory
at polls. I'age 22.
Ford bitterly attacked in Newberry hear
ing. Psgi! 2.
Federal bonds favored to reclaim southern
lands. Page 1.
Mexicans release mine superintendent.
Page 1. ,
National.
Republican policy for campaign outlined.
Page 1.
Cut In commerce approprlstion may en
danger foreign traae. rage 4.
Legal battle over sale of former German
liners Is forecast. Psge 22.
Further changes loom In President Wil
sons calilnet. rags a.
Validity of prohibition amendment as
serted by soncllor-gencrai. rags l.
Two women burn to death In flro at Camp
Dlx. Psge la.
Federal head hints at grave problem.
Page 6.
Labor demands defeat railroad reorgani
sation bill. Page .
Pacific Northwest
Love bought couldn't last long, says Haw
ley In divorce suit. Psgs 1.
Albsny aesault case becomes mystsry.
Psge s. !
Bids on 20 Oregon bridges to bo opened
by highway commision soon. Page -a.
Wallowa murderer Is believed to have
been caught. Page 2.
Barnett in attempting alibi Jauntily up
holds I. W. w. tenets and murder of
legion men. Page 1.
Sparta.
Bout with Charley While held up as bait
for winners ot Bchuman-Marshall go.
Psge 14.
Lincoln high basketers defeat Hill cadets.
Page 14.
Three clubs bid for Beaver baseball play-
Page IO.
Commercial and Marine,
High vrices maintained la Oregon onion
market. Page 23.
Corn firmer at Chicago, with continued
small receipts. Page 22.
Railway stocks continue advance In Wall
street. Page 23.
Pacific International company Inrresses
capital from 50.000 to 1200,000. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity,
Lifesaving expert reaches Portland to
lecture. Psge 8. '
County Assessor Reed not In race te suc
ceed sell, rase .
Ex-poMceman seta year In JalL Psge 18.
Activities of reds pictured by "Big Bill"
Fljnn. Page i
Shriners from Texas on neios io siaa
sell in Portland. Psg 21.
sir: I never seen anything of Germany Is waiting time to j-epudlst.
the kind." responded the witness.
"What's the matter? Are
IConUuued. ua , Cetums Ut
tresty. declares war autnor, on visit
' to Portland. Pass la.
TOU uA.-i evhihltnrs are seored at censorship
meeting. Pas 4.
OREGON CITT. Or., Feb. 19. (Spe
cial.) Wlllard P. Hawley Jr.. defend,
ant In the divorce suit of Marjorte
Hawley, swore this afternoon that the
night before the complaint wan filed
he had lost all hope of a reconcile
tlon when his wife asked him to
agree to give her half of his prop
erty. He told In detail of the events
leading up to the final conference
held at their home, after Mrs. Hawley
had returned from Portland following
a meeting with her sister, Mrs. Clif
ford Ball.
"Mrs. Hawley said she had a plan,"
testified Wlllard. "and I asked my
father and mother to go for a walk
and leave us alone for a while. I sug
gested slso that Marjorie'a mother,
Mrs, Fraker, go to one of the neigh
bors. Then we sat down on the divan
and I put my arms around her and
told her I would do my part. Mar
jorle told me she had talked the
whole matter over with Zelma, her
sister, and thought she was entitled
to some financial consideration. I
asked her to be specific and she re
minded me that I bed promised to
take her on a trip If the separation
should be avoided and I told her that
we would. Then she said that I ought
to split my property 50-50 with her.
Kf forts Held l-less.
"That was the end of our converse-.
tlon," continued young Hawley. "1
went to my parents and told them it
was no use to prolong the agony: that
if I tried to buy her love. It would not
last."
"How about the story she related
about your saying your father had
influence enough to buy courts and
lawyers, and that she would have no
chance In court?" asked Mr. Allen.
"Well, my wife said that Clifford
Ball had told her that If suit was filed
she would receive one-third of my
property and that her family would
stand back of her. I told her that I
expected her family would be back of
her and that my family would be
back of me. I asked her why we
should go to law when all of our dif
ferences were Just little spats."
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"Did you ever at any time make
any suggestion that your father
could buy the courts?" queried the
attorney.
"Never."
"Did you ever say that your father
could keep you out of the draft?"
"I am glad you have asked ma to
make a statement about that" replied
the witness. "I had heard such ru
mors in Oregon City. I would be
glad to have anyone look up the gov
ernment records concerning me. I
would be more then pleased to nave
this matter cleared up."
"Have you any emnlty toward your
wife at present?"
"No. I feel keenly about the
charges she has made against me. and
cannot understand why she made
them."
"Have you any deslrs to get even?"
Hawley Is Heart-Droken.
"No. I feel hurt about It. but per
sonally t nave no i. ui
even. When she decided to file her
suit my heart was simply broken. 1
pleaded with her on my knees to be
reconciled and asked her to think of
our little baby, and I cried, but It
made no impression on her. She told
my mother that she had 'seen Wlllard
cry before.' "
The witness said that when things
had reached their highest tension, his
wife's mother went to the talking ma-
hlne and played a dance record. He
entered a flat denail of any Intimacy
with his stenographer, Mrs. Robert
Waddell. He said her busnand is an
Income tax adviser and had been in
Oregon City, but that after Mrs.
Hawley had objected to his going to
the mill during the noon hour and
working with his stenographer on his
kodak picture album, he bad discon
tinued the practice. This was after
he had objected to his wife going te
the Oregon City hospital three times
In four days to call on Thornton
Howard, who was at the Institution. '
Side Iaaae Abandoned.
"We agreed that there should be
no, more pictures and no more
Howard." said the witness, who told
of going home the day the suit was
filed and asking permission to take
the baby for a ride, and bis wife's
refusal because she thought Wlllard
was going to keep the child.
"Her attorney, Mr. Schuebel, told
Grant Dimlck that we had tried to
kidnap the baby." said Mr. Hawley.
The witness said his wife bad been
very indifferent in her attitude
toward him for several days prior to
the date of the filing of the suit, and
that be bad no knowledge of it until
he was called by telepnone to nr.
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