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PORTLAND OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1920
qmiATP R T Til q F q advance in gasoline
'fflPP FLEES; REDS
OLD IRISH SAINT IS
E TAX CUT
WEALTHY STOWAWAY
IS PORTLAND RADICAL
JOHX REED CAUGHT SMUG
GLIXG PROPAGAXDA.
ORDER PAYS $350,000
FOR BECK BULD1NG
ulimil iili uulu pRCE is ATTACKED
HONORED IN GOTHAM:
TO DECLARE POLICY
HOST OF ERIX'S SOXS AXD
DAUGHTERS IX PARADE.
IXMBERMEXS TRUST SIGXS 15-
STANDARD COMPANY TOLD ITS
REASONS ARE INADEQUATE.
, TEAR I-EASE WITH ARTISAXS.
DIVORCE BLAMED
ON 'MONEY KINGS'
HaUUIII
BARRICADE BERLIN
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Luettwitz and Troops Quit
Capital in Haste.
REBELS TO BE ARRESTED
Noske Issues Orders to Cap
ture Revolt Leaders.
RED TERROR IS FORECAST
Strike Ties Cp Capital; Suspen
sion of Utilities Helps to De
feat Attempted Coup.
BERLIN'. March 17. (By the As
sociated Press.) Wolfgang Kapp has
fled Berlin, leaving the, chancellory
In an automobile at 6 o'clock this
evening.
It ia stated that the communists are
constructing barricades at many
places in the northern and northeast
ern sections of the city.
The leaders of the general strike
have issued a proclamation saying:
"The general strike of the railway
men has been completely successful
and therefore it is suspended forth
with." Rebel Troops Leaving.
Troops commanded by General von
Luettwitz. which have been support
ing the reactionary revolt in this city,
will ha-e left Berlin by Thursday
evening at the latest, according to an
announcement by Dr. Hirsch, PrusT
sian premier. Security guards and
loyal regular troops will then take
over contiol of the capital.
PARIS. March IS. Orders for ar
rest of Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, who as
sumed control or German govern
mental affairs in Berlin last Satur
day; General von Luettwitz, his mili
tary lieutenant, and other leaders in
the reactionary revolt were issued by
Gustav Noske, minister of defense of
the Ebert government, last night, ac
cording to a Zurich dispatch to the
Petit Parisien.
BERLIN", March 17. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The resignation of
Chancellor Kapp and his chief offi
cials is confirmed by the following
official announcement:
"General Provisional Director "app
has retired with the object of bring
ing about internal peace. General von
Luettwitz haa retired for similar
reasons.
"The vice-chancellor, in the name of
the imperial president, has accepted
the resignations and has entrusted
Major-General von Seecht with the
provisional conduct of affairs as commander-in-chief."
After holding the reins of power
for less than five days. Dr. Wolf
gang Kapp, self-appointed chancel
lor and dictator, has retired from
office and control. He resigned to
day, and an official communication
explained that the chancellor consid
ered his mission fulfilled when the
old government decided to meet the
most essential demands addressed to
it. He was also moved to this action
by the extreme necessity of the fath
erland, which demanded union against
tha dangers of bolshevism.
The real circumstances of Kapp's
retirement are still shrouded in mys
tery.. An important fact undoubtedly
is found in the deliberations of the
nnder-secretaries and imperial coun
cil yesterday, which Major-General
von Luettwitz attended. The views
of this conference were that both
Kapp and Von Luettwitz withdraw in
order to terminate an intolerable po
sition.
More Trouble May Follow.
Von Luettwitz agreed to this, but
when he returned to the chancellory
he allowed himself to be persuaded
to change his mind and retain office.
To him has been delegated the ex
ecutive power by the former revolu
tionary chancellor and it Is difficult
to say what will happen now that
Von Luettwitz remains military dic
tator ot Berlin.
It Is reported, however, that Gus
tav Noske, minister of defense in the
Ebert government. Is coming here
tonight and Von Luettwitz perhaps
will transfer his new-found author
ity to him.
In conference with the foreign cor
respondents yesterday, Kapp's press
chief made play with the bolshevist
danger. In a second conference an
attempt was made to conceal the fact
that the Berlin government was like
ly to be of only short duration.
Ebert Galas Strength.
Although the general strike dealt
this government a, mortal blow, the
-decisive fact Is that Kapp and his
supporters had no political prestige,
their government being built only on
machine guns.
The statements made at these con
ferences gave a strange Impression
and caused a suspicion that the cry
of alarm about the bolshevists was
preliminary to the announcement of
retreat. The chief of the press bu
reau warned the correspondents
against showing themselves in the
streets, as a communist revolt was
expected bonrly.
That any kind of compromise is out
of the question 'How Is undoubted.
President Ebert of the old govern
ment Is strongly entrenched at Stutt
gart, where, according to seml-offi-'
cial dispatches, the council' of the
"President or Irish Republic" Re
views Procession and Is Proud
of Countrymen in City.
NEW YORK, March 17. A mighty
host of Erin's sons and daughters,
I marching thousands strong in review
before Eamonn De Valera, "president
of the Irish republic" gave New Yark
today Its most impressive St. Pat
rick's day parade.
Fluttering banners of green, white
and yellow, the Irish trl-colors, waved
in unison with the stars and stripes,
and the marchers, cheering as they
swept past the reviewing stand in
weather "made to order," all com
bined to make it a perfect day for
champions of the Emerald isle.
For the first. time in a St. Patrick's
day parade there appeared a large
delegation of Protestant friends of
Irish freedom. Scores of banners bore
Inscriptions typifying Ireland's Strug
gle for freedom.
A delegation of turbaned Hindus,
representing the "Friends of Freedom
from India," lent a novel aspect to
the parade.
As battalion followed battalion, the
marchers singled out De Valera for
greeting He later said the sight
thrilled him and made him prouder
than ever of the Irish in this city.
The famous 69th regiment, formerly
the 165 infantry of the Rainbow
division, headed the column and re
ceived an ovation. Behind them
marched various Irish-American civic
and patriotic societies of New York
and others from New Jersey, Con
nectlcut and Pennsylvania.
Escorting State Supreme Court Jus
tice Daniel F. Cohalan, grand mashal.
was a mounted guard of honor con
sisting of 69th regiment veterans, all
of whom had been cited for valor on
the battlefields of France.
The old Irish flng- of green, with a
harp of gold, was conspicuously ab
sent in the parade, except for the Tip
perary men's organization that car
ried it, flanked by the Stars and
Stripes and the colors of the Irish
republic.
It took almost three hours for the
marchers to pass the reviewing stand.
BODY FOUND IN TRUNK
Xew Britain Man Said to Have
Confessed Murder of Wife. - V
NEW BRITAIN, Conn.. March 17.
The body of Mrs. George Evans, aged
20. was found by her sister, Mrs. Al
bert W. Powell, in a trunk in her
rooms today.
She had been strangled apparently
by reins from a toy horse belonging
to her 4-year-old son. Mr. and Mrs.
Evans boarded with Mr. and Mrs.
PowelL Evans was discharged from
a hospital yesterday and disappeared.
He is 26 years old.
NEW TORK, March 17. A man
taken to Bellevue hospital late to
day after having attempted suicide at
the Park Avenue hotel is alleged by
the police to have confessed that he
is George Evans and that he stran
gled his wife at their lodgings in
New Britain, Conn. The man had cut
his throat with a piece of bottle glass
and taken poison. Two detectives
heard his story.
WIFE FIGHTS FOR HUSBAND
Aged Indian s Spouse Resents
Charge of Kidnaping Consort.
TOPEKA. Kan, March 17.-K:harg
ing a conspiracy on the part of three
government agents to alienate the
affections of her 70-year-old husband,
Jackson Barnett, a rich Indian, Mrs.
Anna Laura Lowe Barnett today filed
an answer and cross-petition in the
supreme court.
The three agents named are Cato
Sells, commissioner of Indian affairs
Gabe E. Parker and James C Davis.
Barnett and Mrs. Lowe were married
in Coffeyville last month. The gov
ernment agents , have charged her
with virtually kidnaping the aged
Indian.
Mrs. Barnett petitioned the court to
grant a restraining order to prevent
the federal Indian agent from inter
fering with the liberty of Barnett.
GIRL IS ELECTROCUTED
Child Killed When Playing In AI
bany School Yard.
ALBANY, Or., March 17. (Special.)
Grace Lochner, 14 years old, was in
stantly killed today at the McFar-
land schoolhouse on the Pacific high
way four miles south of Albany. In
running about the school yard she fell
against a guy wire anchored at the
corner of the grounds and in some
manner this swung against the high
tension power line carrying elec
tricity from Springfield to Albany,
and the girl was electrocuted.
Grace Lochner was the youngest
child of Mr. and Mrs. William Loch
ner, was born near Tangent and had
lived in Linn county all her life. Be
sides her parents she is survived by
seven brothers and sisters.
ORPHANS IN NEED OF HOME
Hoqnlam Friends Take Interest in
Mrs. Xewberry's Little Ones.
HOQCXAM, Wash., Marsh 17. (Spe
cial.) By the accidental death of
Mrs. Amelia Newberry, who was
killed a few days ago in Portland by
an auto, three small children are left
orphans. Local friends are trying to
find a horns for them. '
The family lived in Humptulips,
near here, for many years. The father
HELD IMPOSSIBLE
No Relief Now in Sight,
Says Mr. Houston.
CHANGE IN SYSTEM DESIRED
Simpler Procedure With Flat
Tax Provision Urged.
PRESENT LAW UNWIELDY
Secretary Apprehensive Regarding
Future Unlejss Congress Takes
Action on Matter.
WASHINGTON. March 17. Income
and excess profits taxes cannot be
reduced until after 1922, Secretary
Houston today wrote the house ways
and means committee, urging simpli
fication of these taxes and substitu
tion of a flat tax on gross profits in
stead of the graduated rates of 20
and 40 per cent.
Only very moderate reductions may
be made in the calendar year of 19
collected in 1923. the secretary wrote.
Under the plan of a flat tax, the let
ter stated, "it would be possible to
adopt a declining rate, say of 25 per
cent for the first year in which the
change is in operation, 20 per cent for
the second year, and v 15 per cent
thereafter."
Action by ConRreas Treed.
Unless action is taken at the pres
ent session of congress, Mr. Houston
said. -".existing taxes "must continue
to be collected on the basis of the
present law until the close of the cal
endar year 1922." Such a condition
he wrote, "is contemplated wun tna
gravest apprehension."
Immediate losses to the government
under the supreme court decision that
stock dividends are not taxable will
annroximate J105.000.000, the letter
stated. Mr. Houston added. However,
that the ultimate loss would be only
$25,000,000, as much ol the original
loss would be regained through the
sale of stocks and subsequent taxes
on them. The secretary estimated
that 135.000.000 collected in 1918
would have to be refunded and 170,
000,000 would be lost on 1919 taxes.
2500 Corporations Involved.
Aggregate losses for 191S and 1919
under exemption to personal service
corporations will approximate 112,
000,000, involving 2500 corporations,
the secretary wrote, adding that the
need for immediate legislation to meet
this situation arose "not so much from
the possible loss of revenue as from
the obvious undesirability of permit
ting 2500 corporations and their stock
holders to escape the taxes upon cor
porations and individuals."
Chairman Fordney of the house
ways and means committee, comment
ing on Secretary Houston's suggestion
for a flat tax to supplant the present
graduated system, said the repeal of
the 12000 exemption granted under
present income tax laws and the cre
ation of a flat tax on all profits and
Incomes would result in lowering the
average tax from 22 per cent to ap
proximately 17 per cent.
Mr. Kitchln Protests.
"Present taxes are based on the dis
position of profits," he said, "while
under the proposed flat tax there
would be a straight assessment re
gardless of the disposition of the tax
able amounts." Representative Kitch
in, democrat. North Carolina, how-
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Tiny Films, Large Sum of Money
and Gems Among Effects of
Man Taken in Bunkers.
LONDON, March 17. A dispatch to
the London Times from Abo, Finland,
says that at a preliminary bearing
and under cross-examination the man
arrested in a coal bunker of a Fin
nish steamer bound for Swede
recently asserted' that his name was
John Reed, and declared that he was
the editor of two newspapers in Ore
gon.
The man, who previously had given
his name as Casgormlich and declared
that he was an American, said he had
arrived In Russia five months ago, ac
cording to the dispatch.
A dispatch to the Times from Abo
Monday announcing the arrest of the
man on board a Finnish steamer,
said he had English, American and
German passports and diamonds and
money aggregating a large sum. Also
there was found on him, according to
the dispatch, soviet propaganda
literature, cunningly prepared photo
graph films, reduced to the size of
postage stamps and a small compass.
John Reed, editor of the Voice of
Labor, said to be the party organ of
the communist labor party in the
United States, was indicted in Chi
cago, along with a large number of
other alleged radicals, last January
charged with conspiracy to overthrow
the government by forcfe in violating
of the state syndicalism act.
Previously he was reported to have
sailed from New York on his way
to Russia to join the bolsheviki.
While In 'Russia, it was asserted, it
was "his Intention to arrange for
closer affiliatiou between the Rus
sians and their sympathizers in the
United States. Keed was born in
Portland, Or., and is about 32 years
old. He is said to be a close friend
of both Lenine and Trotzky. In Feb
ruary of last year he appeared before
the congressional committee at Wash
ington investigating propaganda and
defended the Russian soviet govern
ment.
John Reed is a son of the late
Charles J. Reed and Mrs. Reed, the
mother still being a resident of Port
land. The father was at one time
United States marshal for the district
of Oregon.
Reed has not been in Portland much
since he was graduated from the old
Portland academy about 1905, when
he left for Harvard, where he also
graduated. His career has been an
adventurous one, during which' he
has traversed several continents. He
was in Mexico at one time, when he
wrote some personal interviews he
is alleged to have had with'Pancho
Villa, the bandit chief.
About the first time that Reed fig
ured in the limelight of things radi
cal was during a big strike fostered
and kept up by the I. W. W. in Pater
son, N. J., during which Dr. Marie
Equi of Portland, now under sen
tence of two years to a federal peni
tentiary and out on bonds awaiting
the action of President Wilson on a
pardon petition, went to that city and
assisted the strikers. She was re
cently convicted of violating the
espionage act.
Reed finally turned up in Russia,
and with him Louisa Bryant, a Port
land woman, who had been divorced
from a Portland man. She is said to
have been married to Reed some
where since, but no one seems to
know where this took place. She Is
always referred to in communist la
bor party circles as Louise Bryant.
During the Russian revolution Reed
and the Bryant woman were in Mos
cow and other places in that country,
and upon their return to the United
States both wrote material concern
ing conditions there. Reed wrote a
book entitled "Ten Days That Shook
the World" and other propaganda
matter.
He was in Portland for a time.
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PERHAPS THIS IS THE REASON HE
7T
Company to Take Ground Floor of
Six-Story Building and' to Ex
pand Business Considerably.
After several weeks of negotiation
one of the largest and most involved
downtown property deals of recent
years was closed last night when th
six-story Beck building at the north
west corner of Broadway and Oak
streets was purchased by the Order
of United Artisans from the Beck In
vestment company. ,
At the same time a 15-year leas
on the entire ground floor of th
structure was taken hy the Lumber-
mens Trust company. The amoun
involved in the purchase and lease
is said to total more than 600,000
Although the purchase price was not
made public, it is understood that
the Artisans paid between $354,000
and (360,000 in cash
' F. E. Taylor, president of the F. E.
Taylor company, represented the Beck
Investment company in the negotla
tions. and Joseph M. Healy acted fo
the Artisans. Leon H. Bullier and
Chester A. Moores of, the F. E. Tay
lor company, and Clark D. Simonds
participated in the lease negotiation
between the Lumberraens Trust com
pany and the Artisans.
The Artisans have occupied half of
the top floor of the Beck building for
the last ten years and, according to
H. S. Hudson, supreme master of the
oraer, win proDaDiy enlarge tneir own
quarters and ultimately plan extensive
Improvements. The building will
hereafter be known as the Artisans'
building,
The decision of the Lumbermens
Trust company to remove from Its
present quarters in the Lumbermens
building at Fifth and Stark to Broad
way, presages an enlargement of
Its field of activities considerably. It
is understood that it will add a strong
trust department and In addition
will use larger space for the direction
of its bond dealings through its Port
land, Seattle and San Francisco of
fices.
Incidentally, its removal to Broad
way, coupled with the purehase of the
Elks' building at Broadway and Stark
recently by the United States Na
tional bank, will serve to enlar
Portland's financial center and will
bring Broadway strongly into the
banking district.
The Beck building was erected in
1908 and is considered one of the
best built structures in Portland. It
occupies a ground area of 9000 square
feet with a frontage of 100 feet on
Rroadwav and 90 feet on Stark. It
is of steel and reinforced concrete
construction with a facing of pressed
cream brick,
According to John A. Keating,
president' of the Lumbermens Trust
company, the new quarters of the
company will be ready for occupancy
by June, providing fixtures can be
obtained in time. In this connection
it is known that plans have been
made for furnishings that will make
It one of the best equipped financial
institutions In the west.
The officers of the Lumbermen's
Trust company are: John A. Keating,
president: C. F. Wright, senior vice-
president; Carl S. Kelty, vice-president;
John Dwight Neale, junior vice-
resident: C. C. Close, secretary, and
Ira T. Walker, treasurer.
The Order of United Artisans is the
wealthiest fraternal society per capita
In America. It was organized in Port
land 25 years ago and now has 11,500,
000 assets with a strong membership
throughout the northwest.
H. S- Hudson, supreme master, has
been the active head of the society
for 14 years, and C. L. McKenna, su
preme secretary, was one of the
founders. It has enjoyed its greatest
growth under their direction. The
board of directors consists of Judge
Robert G. Morrow, F. S. Akin. Fred
W. German, J. W. Mills, H. S. Hudson I
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IS NOT DELIVERING THE GOODS.
Leaders of -Republicans
Are Defeated.
FUTURE WAR THREAT BEATEN
Eight Irreconcilables Unite
With 31 Democrats.
LODGE RALLIES 25 VOTES
Last Doubtful Issue of Treaty
Fight Believed Swept Away.
Final Vote Expected Friday.
WASHINGTON, March 17. The re
publican irreconcilables, combining
with the democrats, overturned on the
senate floor today the plan of re
publican leaders to attach to the peace
treaty a general declaration of Ameri
can policy toward future European
wars.
The declaratory reservation which
would pledge the United States to re
gard with "grave concern" any threat
to Europe's peace or freedom was
voted down, 25 to 39, after the ir
reconcilables had tried in vain to
amend it Intended as an offset to
the reservation denying the obllga
tions of article 10, the proposal had
been expected by the republican
leader? to attract many democratic
votes, but on the rollcall only two
senators on the democratic side sup
ported It.
Speeches Limited to 13 Minutes.
Disposition of the reservation was
regarded as clearing up the last
doubtful issue of the treaty fight and
the leaders made plans to bring a vote
op ratification Friday. By unanimous
consent It was agreed to limit
speeches on all other pending reserva
tions to 15 minutes. About a dozen
reservations remain to be voted on.
but it generally Is conceded that none
of them will.be adopted.
As the ratification controversy
n eared a conclusion, William J. Bryan
began a series of conferences with
democratic senators, throwing the
weight of his influence against the
advice of President Wilson that ad
ministration senate forces vote against
ratification with the republican res-
ervationists.
Bryan Discloses Finns.
Mr. Bryan disclosed his plana to
some extent tonight, speaking before
the local Bryan Democratic club,
when he said he would urge the party
convention at'San Francisco to adopt
a platform plank favoring amendment
of the constitution so that a majority
of the senate Instead of two-thirds
could ratify treaties.
A majority In each house of con
gress could declare war. he said, and
the treaty ratifying power was no
more Important than the war power.
Irian Question Laid Aside. '
Action on the declaratory reserva
tion, which was introduced by Sena
tor Lenroot, republican, Wisconsin,
was reached, after the senate had ex
tricated itself with some difficulty
from the debate started yesterday on
the Irish question. Two propositions
intended to aid toward Irish lndepend
ence were laid aside by Votes of more
than two to "one, discussion on each
f them being ended summarily by
motion to lay on the table, not de
batable under senate rules.
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I Railroad Commission Demands
I
Explanation for Sudden Boost
In Cost of Fuel.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 17. The
state railroad commission today
branded as "Inadequate" the reasons
assigned by the Standard Oil company
of California for sharp increases I
the price of gasoline and fuel oil.
In a strongly worded letter to K,
R, Kingsbury, president of the com
pany, the commission demanded th
he make full explanation to the pub
lie regarding the necessity for the ad
vances.
The commission asserted that th
Increase in price of crude oil wou
necessitate an increase of electric and
gas rates in California to a total o
several million dollars, and declare
that if private control of prices Is Ju
tlfied. It must be "justified on th
ground that this private control
reasonable and that it is not undu
or unfairly burdening the public."
A copy of the letter was sent to
Governor Stephens with a statemes
that if state or federal authority did
not exist to prevent continuation of
these price Increases, the commlsslo
believes serious consideration should
be given to remedial' leglslatlo
Copies were also sent to U. S. Webb,
attorney-general of the state, an
Mrs. Annette Adams. United States
district attorney.
The raise announced earlier In th
day by the Standard was 25 cents
barrel on fuel oil at the well and
cents a gallon on gasoline.
"The reasons given by you for thl
Increase apparently are not base
upon financial needs of the company,
said the letter to President Kings
bury. "You do not say that th
Standard Oil company of Californl
Is in need of additional revenue, but
you give as your full reason for thl
increase that there is a scarcity of o
ail
and that oil is selling in the east at
higher rates than In California.
CHURCH SPENDS MILLIONS
Methodists Plan for Care of 750
Pensioned Minister.
CHICAGO, March 17. More tha
$15,000,000 will be spent by the Mcth
odlst Episcopal church this year
caring for its 7500 pensloni-d ministers
and their dependents, according to a
report made today at a meeting of the
board of claimants.
This sum probably will be Increase
to $25,000,000 next year, It was an
nounced. Bishop C. B. Mitchell of St.
Paul was elected president of th
board.
U. S. ATTRACTS. MEXICANS
Laborers in Large Numbers Are
Crossing Boundary.
WASHINGTON. March 1". The ex
odus of Mexican laborers to the
United States has grown to great pro
portions.
Entire towns are being evacuated,
according to advices received here to
day.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tha Wentlier.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum tmprture.
utl deRr; minimum, 32 dfRreet.
TODAY'S Rain: aouihweattrly wlnd.
For let.
Chancellor Kapp fle'i Berlin. Page I.
John Red, Portland radical, found In
bunkers of steamer wtlh much money
and semi and quantities of soviet lit-
erature. Page 1.
Allies occupy Constantinople without
serious dlfdculty. Pago S.
Dutch double guard on ex-Kalser. Page 2.
Ebert government strong for peace. Pag
Gigantic unions are all-powerful In Runala
under soviet government, tags ,
National.
Senate refuses to change treaty, rage 1.
Admiral Sims says Ms appeals wrt lg
nored by Washington. Page 7.
California railroad commission ak reason
for higher price ur oil ana ganoline.
page 1.
Income tax reduction impossible (111 alter
says 8cretary Houston. Page 1.
Hoover spurns democratic nomination In
New Hampshire. Page 3.
Senate committee to visit Portland In con
nection with Investigation of Max It.
Houser and grain administration.
Page 4.
Bryan not candidate at this time, he tells
farmers. Page e.
Domestic.
Minneapolis goes strong for Leonard Wood.
Page 4.
New York has greatest St. Patrick's day
parade In history of city. Page 1.
Virginia instructs for Lowden at stormy
session. Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
'Story of Opal" explained by professor of
psychology as foster child rantasy.
Page 6.
8peclal session of VTafhlnglon legislature
plans to Ignore request for financial
aid to schools. Page 10.
ports.
Portland boxing commission may stsgs
card next Wednesday night. Page 14.
Beaver skipper begins sorting talent with
excellent prospects. Page 14. '
Meehan gets poor break In close decision.
Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Wool-shearing under way. but buyers ar
not In market. Page 22.
Cash oats sell at record price at Chicago.
Page 22. i
Stock market closes strong and higher.
Page 23.
Exports of flour and lumber for week te
be extensive. Page 2-J.
f Portland and Vicinity.
City council selects two of three film
censors. Page 8.
Order pays $030,000 for Beck building.
Page i.
Locations are chosen for Shrlns stands.
Page 11.
Zoning ordinance passed by city counoti by
three votes. . Page 10.
County commissioners mix over hid on St.
Johns macadamising. Page 12.
Witness in communist trial blames own
divorce on "money kings." Page 1.
Candidates for state legislature slow In
coming forward. Page 12.
Oregon-made wearing apparel attracts
large attendance at luncheon. Pag 8
Carload minimum on lumber discussed by
shippers and railroad men. Page V.
Revival of "Mikado" at Hilig spirited
Fred W. Fry Testifies in
Communist Trial.
DIRECTED VERDICT DENIED
Case Likely to Go to Jury
Late Today.
"MASS ACTION" IS ISSUE
Hurst Say Aim of Party to I'du
rate Workers to Mule of I Ic
ing "'Class Consclou."
The money klnes of this city ar
held to blame for the domestic trou
bles which have wrecked the home of
Fred W. Fry. one of the defendants
In the criminal syndicalism trial
which entered on Its third week In
the court of Circuit Judge Morrow
yesterday.
"I could net prove this under oath
at this time, but I know th capi
talists of Portland cauned my wife to
start divorce proceedings," waa the
conviction of Fry, expressed In the
course of his cross-examination by
District Attorney Evans. He did not
specify the names of the bourgeois
whose villainy he felt certain had
Impelled Mrs. Fry No. I to secure a
divorce in Oregon City recently.
With the formal admission by W.
S. U'Ken, their attorney, that Karl W.
Oster, state secretary of the com
munist labor party, Cluude Hurst, lo
cal financial secretary, and ry
helped to ortcanlie, were members of
and met with the communist labor
party in Portland, Dut one Issue wai
left In the caso yesterday afternoon.
That Issue Involves the teachings
of the communist labor party, hliould
the Jury believe them to be lawful,
advocating change of government
through the legal procrsi-g of the bal
lot, the defense will have won Ita
case. Should tncy oe neio to urm
revolution of blood and steel to es
tablish the "dictatorship of the prole
tariat." the defendants automatically
would be guilty of violation of the
criminal syndicalism statute of Ore
gon.
Dlrrrtrd veraiot iirnira.
Defense rested late yesterday and
the state waived rebuttal. Motion by
the defense for a directed verdict was
denied by Judge Morrorw.
At the close of court U'lten was ar
guing a question of law before Judge
Morrow In which he contended that
It was the duty of the trial judge to
interpret for the Jury every bit of
documentary evidence submitted by
both sides, leaving absolutely nothing-
to the discretion of the Jury. Hhould
his position prevail Judue Morrow
would Instruct the Jury that written
evidence proved that the ronimunlst
abor party threatened revolution by
violence or did not, and th Jury
which has sat for two weeks would
become a rubber stamp.
District Attorney Evans Is opposi
ng the contention by asserting that
the construction of teaching. of th
communist labor party is a question
purely for the Jury. Khould th de
fense full to convince the court of th
ogle of lis stand argument to th
ury will follow. Earl F. Ilernard.
deputy district attorney, will open
and District Attorney Evans will
close for the prosecution. U'lten will
argue for the defense.
Caae to Jury Tonight.
The rase probably will go to th
ury tonight, DiouKh If arRument con
inues over too late In the afternoon,
udge Morrow may not deliver final
nstructlons to the Jury until to
morrow morning.
District Attorney Evan Is placlnf
much reliance on the admissions of a
witness for the defense, Victor J.
Saulit, Oregon representative at th
rganlxatlon convention of th com
munist labor party, that th conven.
Ion was satisfied that no matter
hat candidates might be elected or
measures passed by the communtnt
abor party, that the capitalist class.
r bourgeolse, would succeed in oust.
rig the men from office and destroy
ng measures by attacks in tha court.
This, coupled with the assertion that
he constitution, platform and pro
gramme of the party all were drawa
In the known presence of secret erv-
ce operatives of the government, la
eld by the prosecution to Indicate
hat soft phrases In those document
are only to hide the real purpose. On
hese premises reference to mas ac
tion and overthrow of government I
he platform is believed to refer t
something much more direct than ac
tion through the ballot, as contended
by the defense.
Hunt Testimony Mugglaa.
Though hi necktie flurried with far
more violent scarlet than the on
worn by Oster, Hurst, who testified
for the first time yesterday, did not
have the quick retort, clever eva.
slons or presence of mind of th radi
cal chief, Oster, on the witness stand.
His word were alow and studied, hi
phrases clumsy and poorly thought
out. At one time Judge Morrow in
terrupted his labored efforts to flni
an answer to a plain question pro
pounded by District Attorney Evan,
to Insist on more rapid, Intelligent
replies.
As with other witnesses for th de
fense. Hurst was quite positive that
nothing In the platform or programm
of the communist labor party ad
vocated the ua of force., violence oi
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