THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1920 5 CHARLES Blil HELD FOR FRIEND'S DEATH Involuntary Manslaughter Charge in Tragedy. Is WALTER SMITH VICTIM Tillamook Man Dragged Over Mile Artcr Horse Collides With Blum Automobile. TILLAMOOK. Or., March 8. (Spe cial.) Charles Blum was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Walter t-mitti on the Miami river March 5, when arraigned before Justice Stan ley here today. Both himself and Smith were intoxicated on hard cider at the time of the tragredy, accord ing to statements made by Blum. His preliminary hearing was set for March 17 and his bond placed at $2500. On the day of the death of Smith. P.lum, with koy Smith, a brother of the former, and two women compan ions, were on their way to visit a neighbor. In crossing a footbridg over the Miami river. Walter Smith fell into the stream and went to hi home to chance clothing. After crossinsr the bridge, Blum took the remaining members of the rarty in his automobile. Soon after, however, he had an accident in driv ing. and the two women refused to ride further with him. He started to return home and met Walter Smith, who was riding a high-spirited horse The horse and automobile collided and in the crash Smith's feet became entangled in the machine. He fell to the ground and was dragged to Blgm's parage, a mile and a half distant. Koy .smith, the brother, found the horse badly crippled, and worked for three hours dressing the wounds of the an imal. Later he started search for his brother and found the man dead in Hum's garage. Blum appears to know nothing of how Smith was killed and does not remember anything that occurred aft er the collision. The body of Smith was badly truised and the clothing and the flesh of one shoulder had been worn off by the dragging. ARTICLE X VITAL WILSON (Continued Kmm First Pase l indifferent silence, as such men listen to what is a matter of course and was not necessary to say. Certain Declarations Vain. "There can be no objection to ex plaining again what our constitu tional methods are and that congress alone can declare war or determine the cause or occasions for war, and that it alone can authorize the use of the armed forces of the United States on land or on the sea. But to make such a declaration would cer tainly be a work of supererogation. "i am sorry to say that reservations that have come under my notice are, almost without exception, not inter pretations of lite articles to which it is proposed to attach them, but in ef fect virtual nullifications of these ar ticles. "Any reservations which seek to deprive the League of Nations of the force of article 10 cut at the very heart and lite of the covenant itself. Any league of nations which does not guarantee as a matter of incontesta ble right the political independence and integrity of each of its members jnight be hardly more than a futile scrap of paper, as ineffective in oper ation as the agreement between Kel t;ium.and Germany which the Ger mans violated in 1914. World Renunciation Seen. "Article 10 represents renunciation by Great Britain and Japan, which before the war had begun to find so many interests in common in the Pa cific; by France; by Italy by all the great fighting powers of the world of the old pretensions of political conquest and territorial aggrandize ment. It is a new doctrine in the world's affairs and must be recog nized, or there is no secure basis for the peace which the world so long ingly desires and so desperately needs. "If article 10 is not adopted and acted upon, the governments which reject it will, 1 think, be guilty of bad faith to their people whom they induced to make the infinite sacri fices of the war by the pledge that they would be fighting to redeem the world from the old order of force nd aggression. "They will be acting also in bad faith to the opinion of the world at large to which they appealed for support in a concerted stand against the aggressions and pretensions of Germany. If we were to reject arti cle 10 or so to weaken it as to take Its full force out of it. it would mark us as desiring to return to the old world of jealous rivalry and misun derstandings from which our gallant soldiers have rescued us. and would leave us without any vision or new conception of justice and peace. We would have learned no lesson from the war but gained only the regret that it had involved us in its mael strom of suffering. If America has awakened, as the rest of the world iias, to the vision of a new flav In which the mistakes of the past are to e corrected, it will welcome the op portunity to share the responsibilities cf article 10. Ambitions Not Vet Dead. "It must not be forgotten. Senator, that this article constitutes a renun ciation of wrong ambition on the part of powerful nations with whom we were associated in the war. It is by no means certain that without this article any such renunciation will take place. Militaristic ambitions and imperialistic policies are by no means dead, even in the counsels of the na tions whom we most trust and with whom we most desire to be associated in the tasks of peace. Throughout the sessions of the conference in raris it was evident that a militar istic party, under the most influential , leadership, was seeking to gain as cendancy in the counsels of France. They were defeated then, but are in control now. The chief arguments advanced in Paris in support of the Italian claims on the Adriatic were strategic arguments, that is to eay, military arguments, which had at their back the thought of naval su premacy in that sea. Y,or my own part, I am as intolerant of imperial istic designs on the part of other na tions as 1 was of such designs on the part of Germany. "The choice is between two ideals: On the one hand, the ideal of democ racy which represents the rights of free peoples everywhere to govern themselves, and on the other hand, the ideal of imperialism which seeks to dominate by force and unjust pow er, an ideal which is by no means dead and which is earnestly held in many quarters still. Every imper ialistic influence in Europe was hos tile to the embodiment of article 10 In the covenant and its defeat now would mark complete consummation of their efforts to nullify the treaty. I bold the doctrine of article 10 to be the essence of Americanism. We can not repudiate it or weaken it without repudiating our own principles. Imperially Acainst I.eamie "The imperialist wants no league of nations, but If, in response to the universal cry of the masses every where, there Is to be one, he is in terested to secure one suited to his own purposes, one that will permit him to continue the historic game of pawns and peoples the juggling of provinces, the old balances of power and the inevitable wars attendant upon these things. The reservation proposed would perpetuate the old order. Does any one really want to see the old game played again? Can anyone really venture to take part in reviving the old order? The enemies of a league of nations have by every true instinct centered their efforts against article 10, for it is undoubted ly the foundation of the whole struc ture. It is the bulwark, and the only bulwark, of the rising democracy of tne world against the forces of im perialism and reaction. , "Either we should enter the league fearlessly, accepting the responsibi lity and not fearing the role of lead ership which we now enjoy, contrib uting our efforts toward establishing a just and permanent peace, or we should retire as gracefully as possible from the great concert of powers by nicn tne world was aved. For my part, I am willing to trust to the counsel of diplomats the workinsr ou of any salvation of the world from tnings which it has suffered. Grent Opportunity Seen. I believe that when the full sig niricance of this great question has been generally comprehended obsta. cies will seem insignificant before the opportunity, a great and glorious op iiununiiy to contribute our over whelming moral and material force to tne establishment of an Internationa regime In which our own ideals of justice and right may be made to prevail and the nations of the world De allowed a peaceful development under conditions of order and safety nnnerto impossible. I need not say that I have given a great deal of thought to the whole matter of reservations proposed in connection with the ratification of the treaty and particularly that por tion of the treaty which contains the covenant of the league of nations and I have been struck by the fact that practically every so-called reservation was in effect a rather sweeping nul lification ,of the terms of the treaty. I hear of reservationists and mild reservationists, but I cannot under stand the difference between a nul- lifier and a mild nullifier. Our re sponsibtlity as a nation in this turn ing point of history is an overwhelm ing one', and if I had the opportu nity I would beg everyone concerned to consider the matter in the light of what it is possible to accomplish for humanity rather than in the light of special national interests. If I have been truly informed con cerning me aesire or some of your colleagues to know my views. I would be very glad if you should show this letter to them. "Cordially and sincerelv vours. "WOODROW WILSON.' STATE ATTACKS DEFERS E Rebuttal Moves Swiftly With Sharp Thrusts. ' LEGION MEN TAKE STAND Records of Hotel in Portland Used to Disprove Charge That Hub bard Instigated Attack. Continued From First Pace.) OIL SITUATION SERIOUS DEMAND REPORTED GROWING AT PHENOMENAL RATE. Public" Must Determine Most Essen tial Use and Act Accordingly, Says Geological Survey. WASHINGTON, March 8. Reflect ng the seriousness of the fuel-oil sit uation, the geological survey an nounced today that the demand for crude oil in January was about 4,750, 000 barrels greater than in December. This demand, the announcement said. will require a continued increase in domestic production and in Mexican mports. together with heavy drafts on stocks on hand which now are none too large. Warning that the public must begin to determine what are the most es sential uses of petroleum and its prod ucts, the survey showed that, al though daily production was 50,000 barrels greater in January than in December, consumption exceeded the total to such an extent that 700,000 barrels had to be withdrawn from stocks on hand despite an increase of mports over exports of 2,500,000 bar rels. FLU PREVENTS CONTESTS Mid-Columbia Basketball Season Unsatisfactory One. HOOD RIVER, Or., March S. (Spe cial.) Because of influenza epidem ics the mid-Columbia interscholastic basketball season has been unsatis factory. Probably the last game of the season was played here Saturday ight, when Goldendale defeated Hood River by a score of 44 to 20. The flu" quarantine also has prevented games between Goldendale and White Salmon and The Dalles. As scores now stand Goldendale nd Stevenson are tied for the cham pionship of the interscholastic asso- iation. them, was in Centralia Armistice day afternoon and evening, the state set the testimony of A, L. Weaver, Port land, clerk and cashieryof the Port land, who declared 'Hubbard to have been in Portland until the following morning and who produced the books and register of the hotel in proof. Defense Makes Little Headway. George F. Vanderveer, attorney for the accused, conducted rigorous cross examinations, but appeared to make little material headway against the testimony of the rebuttal witnesses. W. H. Abel and C. D. Cunningham, special prosecutors, gave only a mo ment or two to the examination of each witness on some essential point. The testimony of every legionnaire who appeared in the rebuttal was cor roborative on major points. All tes tified that the shooting preceded any movement toward the hall, and that the ranks were in formation, with no uniformed men near the radical headquarters when the firing opened. From two to four shots came first, distinctly, followed by a ripping vol ley, at which they scattered for cover. Paraders Without Weapons. "There were no guns in evidence among the paraders and none ap peared when we needed them the most," testified Henry C. bayer, cen tralia, of the fifth platoon. Interest in rebuttal inquiry quick ened when Eugene "Dutch" Ptitzer, egionnaire of Chehalis. was sum moned to testify. For Pfitzer was wounded in the arm before the hall and held by the state to be the vet cran who reeled away, dripping blood. The defense has intimated without direct declaration was Warren O. Grimm. Pfitzer testified that he was in the second platoon and that the parade was in formation when the shoot ing began. Some one near him cried out that the wobbiies were snoot ing into the ranks. Pfitzer turned and ran toward the hall. He testified that he set his foot to the door and that at the same instant the glass fell tinkling from the windows. Bark Turned to Hall When Shot, At the gust of bullets he turned to retreat. With his back to me nan he was shot in the left arm, the bul let traversing the member. He tes tified that the wound paralyzed the arm and he could not hold it out iro his body, as one defense witness said he did. Gripping the wounded arm ho went down the stret. I did not charge the nan uncu i fnnnd out that the 'wobDIies' were shooting at us,'' testified 1'titzer. never heard of any raid." 'Why did you run tor ine nau; asked Vanderveer, in cross-examina tion. I thought the shooting was com ing from there," asserted ftitzer. That he saw "Jjuicn rinier ureaji ranks and run toward the hall, alter he heard firing and saw holes ap pearing suddenly in tne winuuwa. was the testimony 01 vernon xs.au- cliffe, Centralia, of the second platoon. Attack Described After Shots. Russell F. Poundstone. Centralia. sixth platoon, testified that he saw no break in the formation until after shots were fired into the parade, and that Warren O. Grimm was at the head of the column. . He did not see Dr. F. J. Bickford move toward the hall, but had seen men move toward it after the firing opened. That he was one of three men who rushed the hall after being fired upon, was the testimony of Lawrence Stevens of Centralia, member or tne sixth platoon. Stevens testified that the paraders were marking time when attacked. With Elton Roberts, a comrade, he ran toward the hall, where they were joined by "Dutch" Pfitzer. In the face of a volley "he hit the dirt" and dragged himself to the corner of the variety store and took shelter. Another Denies Attack. Vanderveer charged him with be ing a member of "Crawford's little school for witnesses," referring to Lieutenant Crawford, a legionnaire, now in this city. George Stevens of the sixth platoon testified in corroboration of the claim that the men were marking time and that no move had been made toward the I. W. W. headquarters when two or three shots sounded, followed by a volley. Stevens admitted, under cross-examination, that his expenses while in Montesano are being paid by the American Legion. A. L. Weaver of Portland, clerk and cashier of the Hotel Portland, was called by the state to impeach the testimony of William Spear, defense witness, who asserted that he met F. B. Hubbard, president of the East ern Railway & Lumber company, be fore the I. W. W. hall on the after noon of Armistice day and that he discussed with Hubbard the tragedy. The defense has frequently declared that Hubbard was in Centralia dur ing the tragedy and has charged him with heading a commercial con spiracy against the I. W. W. Hotel Records Are Used. Presenting ledger pages and a di rectory of the Hotel Portland, which were introduced as exhibits. Weaver testified that Hubbard came to Port land on Monday, November 10, and that he did not "check out" at the hotel until Wednesday, November 12, the day following the Armistice pa rade attack. Vanderveer grilled Weaver for more than an hour, seeking to shake his testimony and -develop the contention that Hubbard might have made the trip to Portland and returned. At 11 ojclock on the night of November 11, testified Weaver, Hubbard's account showed that he had been charged with a telephone call from the hotel. The matter of ropes carried in the parade, to which ten witnesses for the defense had testified, was dis posed of in rebuttal by the testimony of three state witnesses P. H. Mc Cleary. Centralia postmaster; Rev. H W. Thompson, retired Presbyterian minister of Centralia, and Ben H. Rhodes of Centralia. Defense wit nesses had testified that McCleary and Thompson carried coils of rope as they marched in the civilians' division. Victor Records SOMETHING NEW TODAY! 1 1 row?. . .ijyliy3 jc54wesiv . Elderly Men Testify. McCleary, an elderly man, testified that he found a fragment of rope along the line of march and that he and Rhodes played with it as the parade proceeded. Rhodes testified that the rope was a piece of clothes line rliat had broken loose from a noise contrivance on an automobile and that he and McCleary made mimic lassoos of it. and Rev. Thompson. 76 years of age, a civil war veteran, tes tified that he was not in the parade at any time, but that he saw the parade from his place in the review ing stand. George F. Skiff of the Centralia Chronicle staff, member of the ith platoon, testified that no break in the ranks occurred until the men were under fire. Other corroborative witnesses were Horace Eggler, 4th platoon, Roches ter; Henry Coleman, 4th platoon, Centralia, and R. H. Parks, 8th pla toon, Centralia. The sanity of Loren Roberts, de fendant, will probably be the sub ject of expert testimony tomorrow. The state has called five alienists Dr. William House, Portland; Dr. J. F. Calbreath, Portland; Dr. Lee A. Scace. Centralia; Dr. E. R. -Aslman. Hoquiam, and Dr. L. i L. Goodnow, Aberdeen. Papers Barred as Evidence. On motion of the prosecution, granted by Judge John M. Wilson, presiding, in the Central armistice day murder case, copies of the Cen tralia daily Chronicle and the Cen tralia Daily Hub, relating accounts of meetings held by the commercial club for the discussion of the I. W. W. problem, were removed this morning from the exhibits of evidence, as in competent, irrelevant and immaterial. During the case tor tne aeiense John Patterson, Centralia, had testi fied that he stood at the corner of the Variety store and saw the body of Arthur McElfresh carried from the door of the hall. State witnesses say that McElfresh fell at the corner of the Variety store. In rebuttal the state called two witnesses to impeach the testimony of Patterson. Ruth Godfrey, 1j. red-cheeked and dressed in plaid gingham, testified that she lives "just across the road" from Patterson and that on the morn ing of November 12 she was in Pat terson's home. Patterson had just re turned from the city jail where he had been under arrest on investiga tion. She testified that she. overheard the following conversation: Conversation Is Related. John, what did they do to you?" asked Mrs. Patterson. They didn't do anything to me, be cause 1 didn t see anything, an swered Patterson.- J. A. Pollock, Centralia, another of Patterson's neighbors, testified that shortly after Armistice day he talked with Patterson and that the sub stance of the conversation was as follows: I'm very sorry to hear that you re mixed up with these I. W. W.," said Pollock. I didn't start downtown till after 2 o'clock." had been Patterson's reply. These Are Good Come Come Early Onr Supply Is Limited. RED SEAL. 64631 When Irish Eyes Are Smil- ing- John McCormack 87343 O Sole Mio (My Sunshine) Enrico Caruso 74511 Home, Sweet Home........ Galli-Curcl 89081 Ave Maria (Gounod) ...... - . Gluck and Zimbalist MESCEIXAKEOUS. 70123 When I Was Twenty-One.. Harry Lauder 35324 In a Clock Store., ' '. ...Victor Orchestra A Black Hunt in the Forest Victor Orchestra 35674 Festival Te Deum Part 1.. . .Trinity Choir Festical Te Deum Part 2.. Trinity Choir 356S4 Chong Medley Fox Trot. . Smith's Orchestra Sometime Medley Fox Trot Smith's Orchestra 149 SIXTH STREET, BETWEE.Y MORRISON AND ALDER rhiokerinir. Packard. I.indeman and Bond Pianos Martin Melody C Saxophones. Then my little girls got scared and I turned and beat it for home. On cross-examination Pollock re mained unshaken. He admitted prej udice against the I. W. W. and that he is a mill worker, but iB not affili ated with any union." Claud J. Oliver, Centrally, one of the third platoon In the parade, tes tified that his platoon stood near the I. W. W. hall and that previous to the shooting no legionnaire had broken ranks. Impeachment Testimony Given. The testimony of John Smith, pa rader, defense witness, was under im peachment in the testimony of Thur- man Gibbons, Centralia. Both uid- bons and Smith were in the eixth nlatoon. Smith had testified that Gibbons hinted at an impending-raid. In rebuttal testimony Gibbons de clared that the entire column was in formation when the shooting began. Cross-examined, he denied ever hear ing a raid mentioned, or seeing Dr. Bickford or other legionnaires at the entrance of the hall before the firing. Francis M. Soses, Centralia, over seas lieutenant, commander of the last parade platoon, testified that the legionnaires were in formation when the shooting began. Harold Genge, Centralia, testified that he was in the third platoon and that the men were marking time when he heard three or four shots. followed by a volley. The men then ran for cover. He had seen no ropes or weapons among the marchers. Rush on Hall Again Denied. Howard Breem, Centralia. testified that his platoon was a trifle north of the I. W. W. hall and that the men were marking time or closing up when he heard shooting. He had seen no ropes or weapons. Charles Armantrout. Centralia, first man in the first platoon, testi fied that so far as he knew there had been no rush to the hall prior to the shooting. Refutation of the defense's asser tion that McElfresh was shot while before the hall, appeared in the testi mony of Fred Hanson, Centralia. who marched in the last platoon. Hanson testified that he saw no rush toward the hall before the shooting, and that as he ran for cover he saw Arthur McElfresh fall, at the corner of the Variety store. That the shooting started before there was any movement toward the hall was the assertion of Leslie Hughes, commanding the fifth pla toon. The testimony of Dr. D. C. Crocker of the same platoon was similar. , i J wjsmsi?!3f' liSlJ' h i Skolny Clothes for Young Men and Boys THEY hold leadership by the power of the highest standard of fabrics and tailoring;. Styles that are vividly youthful, and you sense the accuracy of their fit the moment you try on a Suit or Overcoat. Every detail consistent with clothes-making integrity. Sold in Portland only at this store. DenSelltri' 1 71 I 1 7 Q 1 - rzj--j . l J - I I I l"1 K 1 M -f JL1 - J 1 k. VZLl Hlll-i: OIMorrisori Street al Fourth? 1 GILLETT TO TAKE REST House Chief Authorized to Xame Speaker Pro Tern. WASHINGTON, March 8. Speaker Gillett advised the house today that his physician had told him to take a rest. The house granted Mr. Gillett's re quest that he be authorized to name a speaker pro tern, to sign bills while he. takes a ten-day vacation. Phone your want ads to The Orego- T got as far as the Randall hotel. ' Tiian. Main 7070, A 6095. NOW SHOWING ALL THIS WEEK Have you set that old alarm clock of yours so's not to miss the peppiest programme in Portland? BETTER HURRY! s a rip-roar- ble-headed whirlwind of laughs. k. , y 'cause it' , w, dou 9 jHKz&rni I i : ' " i JlvJS SSr H GROWERS t'RGE D1SCOXTIW AXCE OF FEDERAL SALES. Government Loses Money and Trade Is Disturbed by Method, Assert Producers. PENDLETON, Or., March 8. (Spe cial.) Discontinuance of the wool auctions as a method of disposing of surplus stocks of this material held by the war department until the mar ket 19 in better shape to absorb it is urged by Ihe National Wool Growers' association in a telegram sent today to the quartermaster-general of the army by Dr. S. W. McClure, acting secretary of the association. The telegram calls attention to the fact that sales have fallen off seri ously and that the government is los ing heavily by tne continuance of these sales. The wool, Dr. McClure asserts, is pretty well picked over and there Is little to attract buyers now that the lS.'O crop Is about to come on to the market. The Arizona clip, he says, is already beginning to reach the market and shearing in the northwest will be going in from 30 to 60 days. It is the belief of Dr. McClure that the wool could better be disposed of In Europe, where there la a demand for the grade that remains in the hands of the government. Itijj Sheep Range Leaded. BAKER. Or., March 8. (Special.) George Densley, prominent eastern Oregon stockman, has acquired the lease of the Ornn Moody estate con sisting of 300 acres of land situated In the 1Ookout mountain section. The location Is an Ideal sheep rinse and consists moptly of bunchcrsts land. Densley Is planning to make early use of the property. OSBORNE RESIGNS AGAIN Charges Again t'ondncl of Priu Are Found I'ntrne. PORTSMOUTH, N. If . Murrh Lleutenant-Commsnder Thorns Molt Onborne today announced that he h! gain forwarded Ms resignation s commandant of the naval prison hern and from the navy to bocretary Isn lels. Commander Osborns withdrew a ptevixus request for relief pending deposition of charges RgsinM li is conduct of the prison which sitnt Secretary Koopevelt declared lait week sfter Investigation to have brrr tn foil ndrd. "JUDY OF ROGUE'S HARBOR" WITH MARY MILES MINTER from the famous novel by GRACE MILLER WHITE "THE RIGHT OF WAY" STARRING BERT LYTELL Far be it from us to criticise Sir Gilbert's works, but we have changed his story the ending and we want your opinion on it. Starting today, we are giving you two versions and you can take your choice. It is something quite new and different, so get in on it ! COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA ' Afternoons and Evenings V. C. Knowles, Director 25c Orchestra Matinee 2:30 to 4:30 25c Until Friday Midnight CHARLES RAY llll She was a child of na ture, unaccustomed to the ways of the world and its men. All she knew of men was their brutality. i.v 'ALARM CLOCK ANDY LATEST SNAPPIEST, PEPPIEST PICTURE. AND THE KI.G OF HILARIOUS MIRTH LARRY SEMON I II LARRY SEMON I 1 Hi IN I A "THE HEAD WAITER" B ' I B I i v -7 TTH Wm B Ssfl .Bss. sbbbbbs. ssV MM I JM fi I Jr!imiimiss . .W.ni. .Lf.-m I , "" TODAY TILL FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY ADMISSION OE ONLY (42C v A W A story that carries with conviction a story that is full of ALL the hu man emotions. PATHE NEWS & COMEDY CECIL TEAGUE AT THE WURLITZER DIRECTIOM OF J EfiSEM AMD VON HERBERQHL j