T1TC SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 5. 1911. : HONE CALLED WHO SAW PICKET SLAIN Coroner's Jury Simply Finds That Wortman, Striker. Was Killed by Hicks. VICTIM'S MATES ABSENT Enrplore of Slayer, ritnea t In- Ears mm Killed Trailed for Six Blocks. Hearing la Stormy. XHreot witnesses of the killing at W. A. Wortman. strike picket, by Burt Hicks, manufacturer, at Grand arcana and Eut Morrison street Thursday nlbt war not produced at tha hearlne; by a Coronera Jury yesterday, and a wlda sap exists la tha official knowl edse of tha homicide, although It hap pened at a busy eonwr and busy hour. Tha fact that tVortman was accom panied by two other pickets, who must hare witnessed tha whole affair, but could not ba found yesterday, was com mented on by Hicks' attorney, and tha point caused a three-cornered passage between Attorneys Malarkey and Ia Tls and Coroner Norden at tha break ing P a' the hearlnir "Does tha coroner mean to say that these men have not been subpenaedT" asked Mr. Malarkey. "Not until this minute did I have knowledce of who they were," re sponded Dr. Norden. -We bare made out a case of cold blooded murder without them." shouted Davis, who represented tha Federation of Labor, "and Mr. Malarkey la playing to tha newspapers." 1 Just want to show that these peo ple are afraid to produce their own men." said Mr. Malarkey. She Ceadlrleae T-IS- Wtde latitude waa permitted la pre senting tha evidence. Hicks' attorneys even being- allowed to bring out a statement of the condltlona around hla shop during the past year. Tha ac cused waa represented by Attorneys John F. Lon. John H. Stevenson. C A. Bell and Dan Malarkey. while tha prosecution produced W. M. Davis, John A. Jeffrey and Deputy District Attorney Pare. Nona of the witnesses was cognizant af tha movementa of Hlrks and Wort man until after they clinched. Earl Griffin heard loud wrangling; from tha lobby of an adjoining rooming-house, ha said, and proceeded to the street la time to sea tha men exchanging blows. -That la, I think they were exchang ing blows." said tha witness, "as both bad their hands up. Hicks struck the first blow that I saw and there seemed to bo three or four In all. There were two other men on the curb, but I did not notice them much. Wortman waa backing up Into tha store and Hicks waa following htm. The next thing Wortman was leaning against the counter, and Hicks, with a gun In bis band, waa facing toward the street, aa If expecting to be attacked, I Mw Wortman make no move to pull a weapon." Wtta.ee el-l nlea Mem. Tha witness. In answer to a ques tion, said ha did not hear Hicks say: "Stand back: I'll not ba beaten up by yea fellows." He could not say which waa tha aggressor. Ha aald ha bad been a anion man. but waa not at present. Answering a question by At torney Davis, ba eetlmated at eight feet tba dlstaaoe that Wortman gave ground. Harry I Born, salesman la the fur niture store adjoining tha scene of the fight, aald Wortman waa between two and three feet from tha muzzle of the pistol when It waa fired. He beard a man wearing glasses, but whom ha did not know, shout: Tou are a murderer," and heard Hloka re ply! "I'm not: ha Insulted me; ha called ma a scab." B. D. Penney, who was In his liquor store across the street, said ha beard tha shot and looked up to see Hicks facing th street. Stress waa laid on this po!n' because the direction la which links was facing la taksn to show whether ha was expecting attack. If facing In. toward Wortman. he was not apprehenelve of the two men on the curb, but on the contrary, if look ing toward them, argues the defense, he expected to be assaulted by Wort tnaa'e companions. This aspect of the rase te bolstered by tha testimony of C. A. Klgelow. a member of tha firm of MarkeLt eV Company. In whoso place Wortman fell, that tha cartridge case was foend about eight feet Inside the stare. Kirks' Esspley Called. As the weapon 'used was an auto matic pistol which ejects tha cartridge shells backward and to tha shooter's right. It Is argued that Hicks must have haj hla back In the corner, facing out. when he tired. Hicks will testify that Wortman had him gripped by the neck and was reaching down aa If for a weapon when he fired. As a surprise to ail concerned. Cor oner Norden called J. 8. McCarl. black smllh In Hicks' shop, as tha last wit ness. McCarl said he had worked In tha shop for six years and bad been a onion man, but withdrew from tha or ganisation eight years ago. Ha told how the shop had been picketed at In tervals ever since the strike began and how Z9 or It men gathered at night to fotlow tha employee. Wortman wae frequently on the picket line, he said. On tha night of the killing he saw Wortman across tha street ! minutes Pefore closing time, and when Hicks, with Patrolman Coulter and four em ployes left tha shop, the gang, with Worttran. fallowed them, moving on the other side of the street. McCarl aaM he watched them for two blocks and then turned toward his home. The pl -kets had a captain, one Rarer, said McCarl. who assigned them to fol low one or another of the workers. "And I want to eay." continued the witness, "that this Racer has a personal grievance" Here he was checked by aa objection. Racer, said McCarl. was ne of the two men who were with Wortman when the killing occurred. Illrha rellewed Testified, "Then. If the killing occurred at Grand avenue and Morrison street, and yoa saw Wortman start sfter Hicks at East Third and Oak Wortman must have followed Hl'"ks nearly six blocks?" asked Attorney Mnlarkey. -That is correct," said McCarL At this point, amid a stormy colloquy between Attorneys Malarkey and Davis over tha tailors to produce Racer and Ms companion, the Coroner announced the close sf the hearing. Tha jury soon returned a verdl-t of death by a pistol In the hand of Hurt Hicks. Direct action of the grand Jury will be accepted by the defense without a demand for a preliminary heart nr. A saw Jury will be empaneled Monday and the case may be taken up within tha week. Plans cf organised labor to hold a demonstration In connection with the funeral were balked, late yesterday, by the position taken by members of Wort man's family, who are against all pub lic ceremonies. Conforming to their wishes. It has been arranged that there will be a private ceremony, attended only by members of the family and close friends, this morning, at Dunning ac McEntee's chapel, after which the body will be cremated. Patrolman Coulter. who escorted Hicks' men home Just before the shoot ing, went to the Coroner's office yes terday and Identified Wortman aa ona of the men who followed his charges. Including Hicks. Warned by tLa outcome of the pick eting measures used In the Ironworkers- strike, the police have commenced an attempt to check the strikers at tha Brooklyn and Alblna carshops from fol lowing the railroad employes from their work. Patrolman Daugherty reported yesterday that IT pickets followed seven men. escorted by him and other policemen for 10 blocks, hurling vile abuse at them. Fergeant Oelsner. In charge of the district, ordered tha pick ets to desist from following the men. and they said they would obey ordera If the Chief of Police sustained Oelsner. A mass meeting at which tha killing cf Wortman will ba dismissed Is an nounced by the Central Labor Council for next Wednesday night, at Arlon Hall, at Second and Oak streets. The council also announces that at the same meeting Municipal Judge Taswell will ba tha subject of discussion on ac count of certain decisions ha has made that tha council deems hostile to labor. A number of prominent labor men will apeak. The orators will Include William McKtnsle, president of the Metal Trades Council; William H. Daly, president of the Central Labor Coun cil and the Oregon Federation of Labor: William Hannan. of Seattle, general vice-president of the International As sociation of Metalworkers, and Tom Lewis, National organiser of the So cialist party. TEACHER DEFIES REVOLT TTSKVLX GRESHAM PCTItS TO MEET STERN" HAND. Char re Against Miss Slevrna Is Dismissed After Consultation With District Attorney. Refusing to ba tha fourth teacher to be run out of the Greeham school, which she teaches, by unruly child ren. Miss Mabel Stevens, hearing that a complaint was died against her charging assault and battery on ona of her pupils, came to Portland yes terday to surrender herself, and passed on tha way Deputy Constable McCulloch. on his way to Oresham with a warrant. The teacher, who Is a comely young woman with a bit of spunk, waa ac companied by one of the patrons of the school. She went to Justice Olson's office and Constable Weinberger waa called In to take her In charge. In Justice Bell's court yesterday after noon tha charge against her waa dis missed on motion of tha District At torney. Prior to Miss Stevens being em ployed, three other teachers had thrown up the position. It Is said, be ing hazed out by the pupils. Last Thursday, for soma petty Infraction of the rules. Miss Stevens directed Rose Tannler, IS, to remain after clos ing hours, and tha girl refused, say ing. "Papa told me I didn't have to." Then, says Miss Stevens. In. order to enforce discipline, she held tha girl against the wall while the other pupils passed out. Telling the story at home, the child led her parents to Die tha complaint. POTLATCH CHIEF COMING Joseph nicth.cn, of Seattle, Asks Fes tival Officers to Co-operate. Joseph Blethen, of the Seattle Times, president of the Golden Potlatch. bss written that be will visit Portland In the near future to confer with officers of the Portland Rose Festival Associa tion. His purpose Is to work with the committee In charge of the Rose Fes tival for co-operation between tha cities to make the Potlatch and the Festival equally successful events next Summer, and to promote still closer ties of affiliation between the Oregon me tropolis and the Sound City. Mr. Blethen baa not yet definitely set tha date for hla coming to Portland, but expects to be here within the next few week a Arrangesaents will be made for his entertainment by the Portland Commercial Club while be Is In Port land. -We have been advised by the man ager of the Potlatch." said Mr. Hoyt yesterday, "that funda for that big en tertainment have already been pledged. Seattle asked for 1 100.000. which la twice aa much aa wa have gone out after to Insure the Rose Festival." The committee is still busy soliciting among the business men of this city, and hopes to be able to make a definite announcement within a short time. Mr. Hoyt says that while there has not yet been sufficient funds pledged to Insure tha Rose Festival for 1911 positively, the business men of the city are re sponding well, and he bellsvee that the required funds will be raised In time for active preparations to bo begun before the new year. FINE LAW POINT IS RAISED Dors Personal Property Constitute an Estate) In Entirety? In a controversy growing out of the death of Alvah G Edmunds, at Rochester, N- Y, following the execut ing of a Joint will by Mrs. Edmunds and himself. Judge Cleeton will morrow morning decide whether or not personal property constitutes an eatata in entirety In tha Stats of Ore gon. Tha question has never been raised to this state and consequently there Is no Supreme Court ruling. Other states, among them Massa chusetts. Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Missouri, have repeatedly held that an estate !n entirety which Is an estate so held that the property goes automatically to tha survivor without probate proceedings exists In those states. Mrs. Edmunds survives her husband, who was national oolor bearer for tha O. A. R. and who died suddenly at Rochester. K. and hence the controversy. In the Joint will, which was made Just prior to General Edmunds' de parture for the lUst. neither left any thing to the other. A short time be fore Edmunds' death he took from the First National Bank two drafts ag gregating In value ITS00 and expressly requested that they be made payable to the order cf either Mr. Edmunds or himself. The wlU waa admitted to probate and a contest was precipitated, tha widow and certain of the heirs, represented by Attorney Arthur Lang guth. Insisting that Mrs. Edmunds Is entltTed to the whole amount of I'tOS by right of survivorship. Northup at Gearhart, appearing for tha executrix, opposed this contention, declaring that distribution should be made In ac cordance with the mandates of tha wlU. Pianos rested, 14 per month. 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' The present representation In tne Ftste Grange Is one for every four Granges or fraction thereof In the county, but under tha new plan the representation will be from to 350 members. Both amendments have gone to the Grangea under referendum and they are now considering them. Most of tha Granges that have acted so far have approved the new plan of elect ing delegates by tha Granges, but are against Increasing tha dues to tha State Grange. J -A greater number will receive ben efits of the enthusiasm generated at the State Grange under the new plan and the entire membership will be benefited thereby." said Mr. Spence. "It will tend to encoursge the sub ordinste Oranges If they ara repre sented In the State Grange every year. It will do away with the objectionable convention system of electing repre sentatlvea which are usually chosen from the different subordinate Oranges in rotation .each Grange selecting Its own candidate, making tha conven tion system useless as far as the se lection of delegates Is concerned. Call ing of a contention Is often forgotten. If the representation should be too large wa can cut It down by providing for one delegate from every Grange, and retain the method of the members electing representatives. "There were 140 representatlvea elected at tha last State Grange, of wbloh 8s attended. Under tha same ratio tha delegation elected from each Grange would males a State Grange consist of BOO to 60 members. It has been said that there la flS.000 In tha hands of the State Orange. At tha close of tha last seeslon of the State Orange there was S17i.M on hand, and not 118.000. as announced. If our re ceipts and expenses remain the same with tha additional representation wa would ba $!000 short of meeting the expenses of the state Grange of 100 members. It Is evident that If wo In crease the representation as proposed the subordinate Grangea must pay all or part of tha expensea of the dele gates, or the amount of dues paid to the State Grange must be raised. It Is a debatable question whether we will gain the desired end by requiring the subordinate Grange to pay the ex pensea of Its delerates to the Ptate Grange. If the dues to the State Grange are Increased and the State Orange pays the expenses of the dele gates the strong Oranges will help those in need of assistance, but whether an Increase of the state dues will work for the good of the order Is another question. Wa must also consider the fact that If we Increase our represen tation to S00 or 360 members It may be difficult to obtain accommodations In any but the larger cities " The result of the -referendum on the amendments will be submitted at the meeting of the State Grange next May. The Multnomah County Granges, as far as they have acted, favor the di rect system of electing representatives against the convention plan, but are opposing Increase of the state dues. MINOR CHANGES PROBABLE Harrlman Officials Will Hold Con ference for Purpose Soon. William McMurray, general passen ger agent of the O.-W. R. N. Com pany, returned to Portland yesterday from Bend, where he went Friday on board the Harrlman demonstration train that has been touring Eastern and Central Oregon for tha last week. R. B, Miller, trafflo manager, of the O.-W. R. N. Company, and Frank W. Robinson, general freight agent, will arrive In Portland today. An early conference will be held, at which the appointments to minor positions In the Harrlman offices will be dtscussed. Several changes ara necessary, but It may be several weeks before the organization Is completed. The Southern Pacific offices will probably be established on the third floor of the Wells-Fargo building. Part of the fourth floor also may be re quired. With this space occupied by the Harrlman companies the entire Wells-Fargo building excepting the first and second floors will ba devoted to their use. The business here Is growing so rapidly that It is considered only a matter of time until the rest of the building will be required. If the city ticket office Is moved, which seems probable. It Is likely that It will be established In one of the ground-floor rooms of tha Wells-Fargo building. COUNTY WARDS HAVE TRIP Aged and Crippled Charges Moved to New Home Is Motors. 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