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THE OREGON DAILY .JOURNAL, . PORTLAND,. MONDAY, . JANUARY 19, 192g
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Not a Single Jury
Conviction
Has Been Recorded on Indict
ments or Appeals Tried.
Life Endangered in Tail Light's Absence
at . ie ? t it t s t t e ? s ? e ? ?
Vehicles Are Smashed Without Any Warning
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A tidal wave of acquittal has fol
lowed in the wake of the notorlom
Sortnsen case. ' Not one Jury con
viction has been obtained under a
grand Jury Indictment; not one mu
nicipal court conviction has been
sustained by Jury trial In the crl-
cult court. The m-esent state of
affairs is attributed largely to sua
pension of the Jail sentence of the
' wealthy tlmberman by four of the
nix circuit court Judges sitting en
banc on the case.
One Juryman from the January panel
a reported as having said to another
that, Inasmuch as the Judges saw fit to
' let Sorensen off, he was going to do
his best to let everyone . else off for a
time. If It was humanly possible to do so.
' JEW PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED
" Not one person who pleaded not gullly
to Indictments, or to appeals from the
Judgments of Judge Rossman, has been
convicted by a Jury. Not one person,
convicted by the municipal court Judge
' on charges of traffic violations, had
suffered In the circuit court, since the
beginning of the year up to January 19.
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Automobile driven by John Anderson of 527 Skidmore street, which, Isecause of absence of tail light on truck-
ahead, driven by Ivor Stack of Miluaukie, struck load of logs on Linnton road several nights ago. Steer
ing apparatus and front seat were crushed back into tonneau, occupants being injured.
A new precedent has been established
The first case to attract attention,
was that of Joe Mtelke, indicted on the
chargeof Involuntary manslaughter for
the death of Viola Cummlngs. The
seven-year-old girl was kUled by
Mlelke'a automobile. Details of that
tvasj are generally known, so It is not
nereanary to enter into them. Mielke
nam nmmntiv acaultted by the Jury. A
week later he came up on his appealed
case of violating municipal traffic ordl
nances. Judge Rossman had imposed a
fine of 1500 and sentenced him to six
- months in Jail. A police officer testified
that It had been Impossible to stop
Mielke' roach trie In less than 120 feet,
with both brakes on. when the machine
, had been going at a normal rate of
0 speed. There was a play of six inches
In the steering gear, said the officer
The Jury deliberated a little over an
hour and a half, and found Mielke not
guilty.
QUICK ACQUITTAL
Harry McNab had been convicted by
, .Judge Rossman of operating an automO'
Vlle while intoxicated. Two policemen
v leatlfled that McNab had been drunk
Lhn fhov arrested htm. McNab dented
the charges. No one else, appeared for
iilm. It took the Jury eight minutes to
acquit him.
Ralph Christensen was convicted in
the municipal court of driving on the
nimnir Mb nf th street. The comolaln-
ing witness did not put In an appear
ance, and, as the evidence showed tnat
Christensen had been made a victim of
circumstances. Judge Gatens directed
the Jury to bring in a verdict of not
guilty. It did. The complaining wit
ness also- Yalled. to appear to prosecute
A. W. Anderson,' charged with violating
traffic ordinances. The case was dis
missed. TWO COXVICTIOK8 SUSTAINED
Two of the municipal court convic
tions were sustained, both by Judges.
Judge Morrow, the one circuit court
Judge who did not appear In the Soren
sen case, found Jack Howie guilty of
belnir on the streets In an Intoxicated
condition,. He was sentenced to serve
150 days in Jail. Upon evidence pre
sented by Lieutenant Ervln of the traf
fV) department, " Judge Taswell con
victed r. A. Lawrence of speeding. The
25 fine Imposed by Judge Rossman was,
however, susbended.
Lawrence T. Brooks was tried on a
grand Jury Indictment charging gross
moral perversion. Judge Rossman, on
;ihe witness stand, testified that Brooks
'ad pleaded guilty to the crime, before
:'him. Deputy District Attorney Delch
aluo swore that Brooks had entered a
pfea of guilty to the municipal charge.
A certified, copy was presented among
the exhibits to the Jury. An 8-year-old
child testified against her father. The j
jury returned a Verdict of not guilty.
JI IIY PIS.VGREEB
Matthew Anderson, 19-year-old boy
charged w Ith a statutory offense, was
not so lueky. In his case, the jury dis
agreed, 10 voting for acquittal, two for
conviction. Two or three little girls
from the neighborhood appeared against
Anderson. He was accused of contrib
uting to the delinquency of a minor.
In the case of Roy Starboard, accused
of klllvriK a domestic animal, the 12
jurymen agreed, on an acquittal. He
admitted to playing a Spanish pointer
dog, owned by FL M. McRwan. Ills de
fense was that he thought the dog was
annoying pome puppies he owned, al
though he acknowledged that the pup
pies had not been harmed.
The district attorney's office Is begin
ning to get discouraged. Cases against
An automobile with four passen
gers was en route to the city on
Linnton road last week. Suddenly
heavy timbers crashed through the
windshield, tore the entire front
seat out, and hurled all the pas
sengers to the rear of the car. All
were injured. Two are still in the
hospital and not yet out of danger.
The machine had craahed Into a truck
from the rear of which long timbers
projected. The truck had no tall light.
No warning whatever, say the police,
was given the automobile driver, until
he was struck by a heavy timber.
Lack of tall lights Is a frequent cause
of accidents. Cars are often left In the
roadway, parked, without lights on the
rear end. Repairs are made In the cen
ter of the street, rather than move the
car to the side. The tall light is left
dark.
No warning whatever is given the on
coming motorist when a machine is with
out fear lights. If the street is dark,
or if a car attempts to pass another, the
driver may have no way to discover
the presence of the parked vehicle until
he has craahed into It.
A motorcycle rider was killed on Linn
ton road last year when he dashed Into
a milk wagon that carried no rear
lights.
A speed officer was unconscious for
two weeks after crashing into a vehicle,
on the same thoroughfare, that waa
standing. without lights.
At Nineteenth and GUsan an automo
bile was parked without lights. An
other machine, proceeding on the same
side of the street, struck the parked
car. The driver was thrown through
the windshield and practically scalped.
An automobile was parked without
lights at Twenty-first and Washing
ton. The driver miraculously escaped
death when his car smashed into the
standing machine. The two automo
biles were telescoped.
KAISER MUST FACE
TRIAL TO FIX 1R
GUILT,
SAYS BRYAN
History Demands Impartial Inves
tigation to Determine Cause
for Conflicts, He Declares.
being conceded o the German Ameri
cana for the loyal support which, they
gave to the government In the prosecu
tion of a war against tha land ot their
birth. Men of German parentage- and
the descendants of those who came to
the United States from Germany fought
side by side with those who traced their
ancestry to France, Belgtrm and Great
Britain.
While there were li. some cases un
patriotic utterances and acts, the guilty
were very few In number compared with
the large number of those who were con
nected by blood with the Germanic
races.
A similar accident occurred at Union
and Columbia. One auto waa stopped
for repairs. It was standing in the
street, tail lights out. The first ma
chine that appeared struck the rear end.
- Officers Anderson and Hamaker of
the traffic bureau have been injured in
the last few months in accidenta re
sulting from failure of vehicles to carry
proper lights in the rear. While fol
lowing a speeder on Linnton road, An
derson struck a motorcycle with side
car that was without tall light. Ha
maker crashed into the rear of a truck.
Saturday, 72 persons were brought
Into municipal court because of lack
of tail lights on their machines. Five
were fined $2.50 each.
In explanation of the failure to impose
fines In these cases, it is stated that
there has been some laxity in applying
the provision for tail lights and that
the arrests were made as a warning
to drivers that hereafter the law will
be strictly enforced.
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BARLEYCORN
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BURIED
CHURCH
IN APPROVED STYLE
Pastor Preaches Sermon on
"Water Wagon," and Organist
Plays Jazz Funeral March.
RECLAMATION BOND ARMENIAN LEADER IS
pi an K MWiCEn PORTLAND GUEST IN
Western Senators Fear Ways and : RELIEF CAMPAIGN
Means Committee Will Refuse
to Appropriate . Big Sum. General Tells of Part Hi Coun"
J trymen Played in Beating
Off Enemy in War.
Los Angeles. Jan. 19. (U. P.) An
other funeral of John Barleycorn took
nlaaa 1 a ait nlff-ht.
The Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher per-aeuaio nu uuu mcm-
formed what he called 'the last giaajbers or -tne irrigation committees ot
Washington, Jan. 19. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL) What plans should be folr
lowed to secure money for reclama
tion were the subjects of long dis-
rltea" over John at the evening service
at the Temple Bapttst church.
Six pall bearers carried John, repre
reseifted by a dirty demijohn, onto the
platform In a suitcase.
The Rev. Mr. Brougher read over the
grave this commitment service :
Good by. John Barleycorn.
V re happy you r dd.
May all the booie in all the world
Soon go where you hate led.
Then the organist played a weird
funeral march in the snappiest jazz
time ' and the six pallbearers lowered
away on the ropes, John disappearing
through the floor of the platform.
The Rev. Henry M. Cook, assistant
pastor, planted an onion over the grave.
A auartet then sane "The Brewers'
Horses" and "The Battle Hymn of the
Republic." after which there was more
Jazz on the pipe organ and the Rev. Mr.
Brougher preached on "A Joy Ride on
the Water Wagon."
Whiskey Carelessly
Made Nearly Fatal
To Aberdeen Topers
Aberdeen. Wash., Jan. 18. Investiga
tion of moonshine whiskey which nearly
caused the death of several persons. here
shows that the poison resulted, from the
process of making the liquor. It was
found that the stills used were fitted
with lead Instead of copper, and Iron
screens over the distilling mash, or were
soldered at the mit8 Instead of creased
lr th copper itself.
Kd Ge. charged with burglary; Teola
Waterman, appealed case on vagrancy ;
Barney Rcrlman, charged wtlh vag
rancy ; C. C. Craddock. Irwin Bidwell
and others have been dismissed.
congress, who met In joint session
to consider resolutions of 13 West
ern states. Senator McN'ary, chair
man of the senate committee, presided.
Majority opinion favored a bond meas
ure tor $250,000,000, a tentative draft of
which was presented in preference to di
rect appropriation. Most of those pres
ent believed outright appropriation can
not be had.
On the other other hand. Senator
Jones of Washington pointed out that
any bond bill must originate In the house
of representatives and come from the
ways and means committee, which is
cwiisidered' hostile.
Representative Mays of Utah declared
, the belief that only three out of 25 mem
bers of that committee would favor it.
Representative Little of Kansas as
serted the house is 10 to 1 against it
and advised a campaign of education
among Eastern members.
"You western men quit fooling with
your senators," he said. "They are all
with you anyway. Get busy in the
house."
The breast of his blouse a veritable
display place for the medals with which
various governments have honored his
diplomatic and military achievements.
General Mesrop N. Azgapetlan, Armen
ian soldier and statesman, is in Port
land to spur up interest in Armenian
relief work.
Having sacrificed a million of her
small population to the Turk3 and to
the war. Armenia Is in dire stratus to-
day. Throughout the war 225,000 sol
diers gave their oest to the allied cause
and 15,000 of that number wore the
American unform, the general declares.
The bravery of the Armenian fight
ers is testified to by their stand before
the Turk, seeking entrance to Persia.
With Germany's aid the Turks sought
to penetrate the rear of the Russian
line, opening the way for an attack on
Bagdad. But the Armenians were on
the defense and the coupe was defeated.
The threatened city of Baku was paved
from the Germans by the Armenians,
the general says. Some of the prize
troops of the Turkish armies were forced
to withdraw from Palestine by the Ar
menians, whose successful valor opened
the way for the conquest of the holy
land by allied forces.
The visitor will remain in Portland
for several days, delivering a series of
addresses while there. His first ad
dresses were delivered Sunday. At noon
today he spoke at the Benson hotel.
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an important object is to have sufficient l1e" ,Af nlan re"Lf rk: .a ""
funds In sight by whatever method, to
enable the Interior department to lay. out
a program of development and begin It.
The Western visiting delegation de
cided to meet again tomorrow for fur
ther discussion, but announced that all
states represented except Wyoming and
Washington have Indorsed the bonding
plan.
the educational campaign that will lead
to a drive for funds,
New Fralrrnity Installed
Washington State College, Pullman,
Wash., Jan. 19. Beta Theta Pi, na
tional collpgiate social fraternity, lias
leen installed on the. local campus, tak
ing in the local fraternity. Gamma Delta.
By William J. Bryan f
Copyright 1920. i
Washington, Jan. 19. "Shall
former Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany
be tried?
Yes. by all means. First, it will
give the world its first and only
onnortunity to investigate in a
judicial way the cause of the war
and to fix the blame upon the guilty
parties.
We have had ex parte statements
which, while sufficient to satisfy the
party that made them the party in
whose behalf they were made they do
not satisfy the demands of history. His
tory should be Impartial and impartial
ity is not to be expected of either side
during or soon after tl.e war.
In the beginning, both sides disclaimed
responsibility, each insisting that it acted
In self defense. The allies have main
tained that position ever since, and we
who sympathize with the cause of the
allies, are convinced by the proof of
fered. INQUIRY IMPERATITE
But It must be remembered that all
the distinguished literary men and high
religious officials of Germany contend
as strenuously that their country was
the country attacked and that theirs was
a fleht of self preservation.
Recently a number .of the men who
signed this remarkable document have
withdrawn their names, some on tne
ground that they did not understand
what they were signing, others confess-
ine that they were deceived as to the
cause of the war.
So long as the kaiser was in authority
no citizen of Germany felt it safe to
put the blame on him. but now that the
kaiser has abdicated and tne govern
ment Is in the hands of the people, it is
nossible to bring out the real tacts, ana
a Judicial hearing assures an Investiga
tion conducted according to the rules of
law.
Tf thorn -were no otlter reason this
would be sufficient to Justify a trial.
The world has emerged from Its bloodiest
and most costly war. The language
usually employed in defining a crime Is
adequate to describe the guilt of the
person or the persons who brought on
such a conflict. If it was aone wun
malice aforethought or any concep
tion of the consequences that fol-
inwprl. the natural. If not the inevtt
able consequence for the sake of pos
terity, as well as for the vindication of
those dead and the benefit of those still
living, a' thorough investigation should
be made, and in no other way except
the trial of those accused, can all the ef
fects be placed upon record.
Second, It Is probable that many share
the guilt with the kaiser; In fact, in
dividuals have already offered to assume
entire responsibility for the acts charged
against the kaiser. A trial will appor
tion the responsibility and fix each of
ficial's part ant plac in the awful
tragedy.
If the time has come when the people
are ready to put an end to war by the
substitution of machinery such as the
league of Nations supplies the cause of
peace will be greatly advanced by the
punishment of all the guilty parties.
The world will taki a step In advanse
when civil courts summon before them
the military chleftal.is .who make kill
ing a profession, and who mow down
ranks of soldiers with as little concern
as the farmer cuts the grain in his field
MT7ST FIX BLAME
Armies have had their trials by courts
martial, but the military spirit has
hedged In these trials and the military
spirit has presided over them. The
soldier has been a man apart from the
people and has insisted that soldiers
should only be tried by soldiers Arp
we ready to make civil authority superior
to the edict of the general?
There Is a third reason for the trial
of the kalper which many will consider
the most important of all, namely, that
It will soften the indictment that might
otherwise be brought against tho Ger
man people as a whole.
In the early days of the war our ad
ministration laid stress on the proposi
tion that our fight was against the
kaiser and not against the German
people. This vaa rldlculeu In some
quarters and an effort was made to In
clude In the Indictments Americans of
German descent as well as citizens of
the fatherland.
Now that the war Is over Judg
ments are being revised and credit Is
Wets Will Try to
Elect Majority in
The Next Congress
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PUNS FOR ARMY
Committee Deadlocked on Ques
tion of Universal Training and
Appointment Will End Suspense
Washington, Jan. 19. The wets are
planning a "come back." They have
hopes of electing a sufficient number
of congressmen next election to at least
remove restrictions against light wines
and beer. They expect to bring about
this result by employing the same tac
tics used Sy the prohibitionists to put
prohibition in force.
Mother Ends Life to
Save Her Children
From White Plague
Chicago, Jan. 19. "I love you, Joe.
God haa afflicted me. I know you are
terribly afraid of catching it. I love
my children, but I'm leaving alL"
Mrs. Lillian Meitz, a victim of the
white plague, shot and killed herself
Saturday. She left the foregoing note
for her husband. She was the mother
of two children.
Wheat Men to Hear
Talk on Cooperation
Walla Walla. Wash.. Jan. 19. Aaron
Saplro. chief counsel for the California
prune and apricot growers, will address
wheat growers of Walla Walla, Colum
bia and Garfield counties here on Janu
ary 23 and 24 on the subject of cooper
ative marketing of wheat. Prominent
wheat growers of Northeastern Oregon
will attend!
Looks for Oregon Farm
"It will take me a week to thaw
out," says Jerry Sweeney, a recent ar
rival from Emerson, Neb. Sweeney is
taking in Oregon scenery and expects
to locate here on a farm. He was
formerly a farmer and Implement deal
er at Kmerson.
Washington. Jan. 19. Another
fight between the "big army" and
;iittle army" men is on In the house,
The question at issue is who shall
succeed to the vacancy on the mill
tary affairs committee caused by
the resignation of former Repre
sentative Laeuardia, Republican, of
New York.
Importance attaches to the selection
of the new committeeman because of
the fact that his vote In all probability
will decide whether a provision for unl
versal military training will be Included
In the army reorganisation bill to be re
ported out by the committee.
Favorable or unfavorable report on a
bill to place volunteer officers of the
Union army during the Civil war on the
retired list at three-fourths pay also
is said to hinge on the vote of the mem
ber to be selected.
COMMITTEE DEADLOCKED
The committee for some time has been
understood to be deadlocked 10 to 10
on both questions.
The vacancy has existed since La
guardla resigned in December to assume
the presidency of the board of aldermen
of Jfew York city. No appointment of
his successor has bee.i- made thus far
because the Republican leaders cannot
agree among themselves as to whom
should be given the post.
The disagreement is reported to be
a three cornered affair. Chairman
Julius Kahn of the military committee
favors both of the measures on which
there is a deadlock in the committee
and naturally would like to see the ap
pointment go to a man who holds sim
ilar views.
Republican leader Mondell, chairman
of the committee on committees, with
whom the selection of committeemen
ordinarily rests, is generally understood
to be agalnsf universal military train
ing and for the volunteer officers' re
tirement bill.
OPPOSES BOTH BILLS
Representative James R. Mann of II
linois, former Republican leader and the
recognised controlling influence la the
original work of the committee In re- ,-'
organizing the house, la opposed to both
measures. . ; .
The final selection of the committee'
man will depend upon whether Mondell ; .
or Mann can Influence the committee on,
committees to agree on his candidate.
vigorous denial is made of any plan
to "pack" the military committee by
putting on a man because of his Views
on any particular bill, but it Is known to
be a fact that the committee has not ,,
been able to niake a selection,
Another effort will be made during the '
coming week, it was stated" today. There "
are some strong supporters of universal
military training on the committee of '
committees and it Is considered barely
possible that they may be able to bring
about the selection of a man for the
military committee who holds a similar v
view. -
If the opponents ot unltersal training
succeed in putting in on the military
committee a man who will caat the de '
elding vote against a favorable report
on that policy it is not Improbable that '
the "militant preparedness advocates", ,
may take the fight to the floor ot the ,
house. All committee selections must be
approved by the house.
Should the Democrats decide to sup
port the "militants' a strong prepared
ness man might be selected for the mill '
tary committee over the heads of the
Republican leaders.
CROWTHER IS WASTED
The "big army" men are understood to
have agreed on Representative Crowther, -Republican
of New York. Crowther sue
ceeded former Representative Lunh and
the basis of the claim in his behalf I
that it would help him politically to le
able- to say to his constituents that he
made the same Important committee that
Lunn served on. It is also contended
that the vacancy was caused by the
resignation of a New York man and a
member from that state should be
named to fill the place. .
Opponents of Crowther are said to
base their position on the ground, that
there are two New Yorkers already on-
the committee, Representatives Saniord, .
Republican, and Caldwell. Democrat,
and that It Is an unusual thing to have
even two men from one state on the
same committee, especially such an lm
portant committee as military affairs. .
Two Homes Robbed
By Unidentified Men.
Mrs. II. E. Harvey. 6404 East Thirty
sixth avenue, reported to the police that .
her home was entered Saturday night
and a suit of clothing, a brown leather
suit case, a watch and chain and a '
bunch of keys stolen. Detectives Hyde,
Abbott, Howell and Morak were as-
signed to the case. Mrs. E. A. Hunt. '
693 Sixth street reported that ISO, a tuO
Liberty bond, and other valuable paper -were
missing from her house. Detec
tives Howell, Morak, Hyde and Abbott
are Investigating.
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Amid a
Garden of Dreams
Will Shortly
Electrify
All
Portland
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