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THE OREGON DAILY, JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1920.
TREATY HOPE IS
SIRE
WILSON'S
Approval of Reservations Sug
gested by Hitchcock Narrows
Breach Between Two Parties.
By David Lawrence
Copyrlfht, 1920 '
Washington. Keb. 10. A th sen
ate taken up once more the Job
of trying to racn an agreement
oii the form In which tha peace
treaty shall be ratified, the most
significant piece of newa la that
President Wilson has said explicitly
Just 'What reservations he would ac
cept. f hough his advisers have been urging-
aim for months to do so, Mr. Wilson.
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treaty ratified by the senate without
so much as the crossing of a "t" or
the dotting of an "I." Though the
president's concession Is delayed. It is
nevertheless vital and clears the atmos
phere to this extent:
Both the ' president and his opponents
favor reservations, and the debate now
enters on how many there shall be and
what they shall contain.
The senate again and again refused
by ita votes to amend the treaty and
Mr. Wilson Is determined that under
the guise of "reservations." amendments
.shell not be made, that Impair the valid
ity of the whgle document.
The Republicans, however, have been
strengthened by utterance of Viscount
Grey to the effect that . Europe would
accept reservations. Everything' now
depends upon the form In which they
are presented.
oenaior iyuBc - -- "
IZ?, ZVS h, a? I
moment ws careful revision was not
possible. Once in the debate they could
not be redrafted, though the bi-partisan
conference recently made good progress
toward revising the Lodge reservations.
It was on Article X that the break came.
MAKES TACTICAL ERKOB
The fact that President Wilson wrote
a letter at that time January 28 out
lining his views on reservations was not
made known until last Saturday to the
Democrats and Republicans. Here was
a tactical error of regrettable propor
tions. The responsibility is plainly on
the shoulders of the president, for Sen
ator Hitchcock wanted to make the let
ter public. It was written before Vis
count Orey wrote his letter to the Lon
don Times. It would have revealed that
the president was not stubbornly trying
to get the treaty through with no qual
ification whatsoever and might have
prevented the bi-partisan parleys from
breaking up.
And there Is no telling how far ad
vanced the treaty situation would have
been months ago if the president had'
" permitted Senator Hitchcock to say
last November what he knew, authoris
ing him to state to the senate, namely:
LIST OF RESERVATIONS
That the president approves of reser
vations to the treaty. Here are the res
ervations to which President Wilson
refers In hi letter to Senator Hitch
cock as those on which he stands :
"That any member nation proposing
to withdraw from the league on two
years' notice Is the sole Judge as to
whether Its obligations referred to In
Article I of the League of Nations have
been performed as required In said ar
ticle. "That no member nation is required to
submit to the league. Its council or Its
assembly, for dectrton, report or recom
mendation any matter which It considers
to be In International law a domestic
question, such as 'immigration, labor,
tariff or oilier matter relating to its in
ternal or coastwise' affairs.
EXEMPT MONROE DOCTRINE
'That the national policy of the
United States known as the Monroe
floctrine, as announced and interpreted
by the United States, is not in any way
NGTHENET) BY
An
Impaired or affected by the covenant Portland durin" tne ,8t 24 hours with Descamps over stock market transac
of the League of Nations and Is not Ith5 reP?rt of 120 new cases and six tions. Phllpott last saw Descamps
subject to any decision, renort or In-
. qulrv by the council or assemblv
"inat tne advice mentioned in Ar-! j- . ...r L J
tide X. covenant of the league which iT L th,beai Je.df. whVch
the council may give to the mVmbeT na- f, V t 0,,..the. l wflu I8"
tions aa to tne Employment of Ihelr L 8,nC 'he Pidemic broke out have
nival or military fXi TLi .7 " reIea8ed'
vlce "whU ch member nation in t-tl Tw of the slx deaths "rni on
to Uept or reject BrS Z;"?!: " the lnflUn,e ho8piU1 at s-i
.I ! ,r'iect acc0d. nto th end and Hooker streets, which is at pres-
conscience or Judgment of Its then ex-!
letlng government, and in the United
States this advice can only be accepted
by action of congress at the time, con
gress alone under the constitution of the
-United States having the power to de
clare war.
TOTE 18 EQUALIZED
jnat in me case or a dispute -be-
tweet, members of the league. If one of
mem nave self governing colonies, domin
ions or parts which have representation
in the assembly, each and all are to be
considered parties to the dispute and
the same shall be the rule if one of
the parties to the dispute is a self gov-
The Evil of
Substitution
A few years ago we heard much of the "evil" of sub
stitution. When a dealer deceives kis customers and misrep
resents the identity of goods called for, "substitution
is in fact obtaining money under false pretense.
But when a dealer persuades his customer to take
Bjax Glory Soap instead of Ivory, for which he had
asked, that is hot substitution it's competition.
All progress is a matter of substitution.
Misrepresentation is the "evil" and as advertised
goods are beter known, fraud becomes more difficult
and less profitable.
Without 'monopoly, competition always persists.
Advertising tends to create a .monopoly of demand.
Advertising apace in the Butterick publication
U for tale through accredited advertising agencies
: Butterick Publisher
.. The Delineator
Everybody's Magazine
v . ,Ttr dollars Us year, sack
ernintT colony, dominion or tart, in which
case all other self governing colonies,
dominions or parts, eas well aa the na
tion ' aa a whole, ah all be considered
parties to the dispute and each and all
shall be disqualified from having their
votes counted in case of any inquiry
vi said dispute made by the assembly."
It will be noted that the foregoing
reservations are so drawn that any na
tion may avail itself of the same inter
pretation of the covenant which the
United States reserves to Itself. Un
der the Lodge reservations, it Is not
clear whether the United Stats alone
would have the power to decide what,
is the meaning of "advice" given by
the council or whether every 'nation is
free to accept or reject the advice of
the council when that nation is not a
party to the dispute and is asked to
contribute toward preserving peace.
OTHEftS ACCORDED BIGHTS
In other words, the president seems
to be anxious not to convey the Impres
sion that America is selfishly asking
for reservations and is not willing to let
other countries apply the same Inter
pretation of the peace treaty in their
own countries. This is a forcibly
brought out difference between the
wording of the Hitchcock reservation
given above and the phrasology of the
Lodge reservation which starts out with
the declaration. "The United States as
sumes no obligation under Article X
unless the congress shall au
thorise." What the president seems to fear is
that If the reservation in question is
specific it win convey the idea that the
United State Is pulling out .of the
league before it even seta atarted. and
thai other nations will begin to say
they assume no obligations, either, until
the whole structure of moral force
which has been built up in an effort
to prevent future wars will not be
aorth the paper upon which It is writ-
ten. For instance, the value of Article
X as the president sees It is that wheth
er or not there Is a pledge to use the
army and navy of the United States to
preserve the territorial integrity of any
nation where boundaries have been vio
lated by an Invading army, the mere
expression by the United States of its
disapproval through the medium of a
world wide tribunal like the League of
Nations would be sufficient to deter
an imperialist nation from making war
on a weak neighbor.
QUESTION OF KIND NOW
If the United States had simply ut-
tered.
as resident Kooseveit so long
claimed, an expression of protest against
Germany's invasion of Belgium, the fear
hav, en engendered
in the
hearts of German statesmen that Amer
ica was alert and that her public oplnj
ion might become so Inflamed as TO
cause her congress to recommend even
further steps to preserve peace. What
Mr. Wilson Is pleading for Is that ho
reservation shall be adopted which sub
tracts right off the bat any Influence
of a moral nature which any future
president of the United 8tates may want
to feel free to exert to keep the peace.
The president's approval of Hitchcock
reservations Is a step toward real com
nrnmlae. it heir,- the lunt nut in th I
onen. The debate before the ,mrv 1
now will be what kind of reservation
shall be adopted. Both sides sre on
record in favor of reservations to
"Americanize the treaty."
Man Stealing Egg
Mash Is Fired On
By Ranch Manager
Chehalis. Wash., Feb. 9. T. S. Chas
tine. who has charge of the Mid f eld
ranch near Wlnlock. on returning at
dusk noticed a man prowling around the
barn, making off with a 100-pound sack
of egg mash. Th man dropped his
burden and ran. Chastlne opened fire
with a pump gun and the prowler re
turned the fire with a revolver. The
man escaped.
Richard Grlndeman, an inmate of the
state training school, suffered fracture
of an arm-in four places when he was
caught in a belt in the machinery at
the school.
Slight Increase in
Influenza Reports
Shown in Portland
Influence showed a slight gain in
morc " recoraeo at tne city
r.eaun Dureau tnis morning. Cases
,ent accommodating over 50 patients.
Grazing Increase Is
Knocked Out of Bill
i Washinrton. Feh. in fWA RHlvn
' TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
Th aa n mrtnmMA I rra m aiea 1 v tar na faa
on national forest lands, which would
have about doubled the present rates,
was knocked out of the agricultural ap
propriation bill Monday on a point of
osder.
COLT WARNS TO
PREPARE
AND LOWER COSTS
Portland Banker Says Acute Ex
change Conditions Will Cause
Domestic Price Tumbling.
New and lower price levels within
six to eight months were predicted
by C. C. Colt, vice president of the
First National baik. In an address
today at noon before' the Portland
Rotary club.
The abnormal foreign exchange situ
ation which is retarding the exportation
of goods and causing accumulation in
this country will be the chler ractor in
domestic price tumbling, added the
banker.
Whether the price break will be grad
ual or seriously disturbing to business
prosperity will depend upon foresight
and preparation now, he said.
"I urge the earnest consideration of
business men to trim their sails and pre
pare for a different kind of weather
than we have been enjoying recently,"
Colt continued.
REACTION MAT COME LATE
"I think, furthermore, that, as the
Pacific coast was the last to feel the
pulse of prosperity due to the war, we
may be the last to feel the reaction. I
have confidence that this great country
will steer safely through the impending
crisis as we have under similar circum
stances in the past ; but not without
earnest intention and endeavor to get
busily at work and live nationally as
well as individually within our means."
Explaining the unprecedented foreign
exchange situation, the bank official
said :
"Considering only the English ex
change as Its principle applies to other
countries, the medium based upon the
value of the pound sterling Is gold.
During the war period foreign countries
have purchased from us to such an ex
tent, and made up the difference in
gold, that the time has arrived when the
available gold supply in foreign coun
tries is very much curtailed, hence the
answer is that they must either produce
more goods for export or their imports
must cease.-
SEAR AT ANT PRICE
"I remember talking to a pioneer of
the early days of Chicago, who told me
that he could have bought what is now
the corner of Franklin and Monroe j
streets for a pair of rubber boots, and
1 a8Kea nim
I asked him why in heaven's name he
4l,!','t buy lt- H,s py was that he
didn't have the boots, and that, is about
the plight that many of the foreign na
tions find themselves in at the present
time. Now what will be the effect upon
this country? The answer is simple and
direct. With the inability to export our
goods, it will surely mean an accumu
lation of products in this country, the
lowering of prices, unemployment of la
bor and a general condition which I
hope may be averted by the wise and
necessary steps being taken to prevent
such a crisis. Such a condition is sure
to accomplish what all the commis
sions, fair price committees, women's
clubs, and all the other agencies unsuc
cessfully attempted, namely, reduce the
cost of commodities."
ER
QUEST OP MURDERER
(Continued Prom Pate One.)
which the slayer escaped, and from a
platform of which he cast away evi
dence of his crime.
BOBBERY POSSIBLE MOTIVE
Howard Philpot. employed by Over
beck & Cooke, lends color to the theory
that Descamps may have been murdered
for the money he carried by some one
of many who may have had knowledge
of Descamps' financial status.
PhilDOtt. Who is confineit tn Ma Iwit
with griDDe. had talked frm tjuirlv with
rinursaay morning, he declares.
Descamps was approximately 5 feet
",ul "" ibu aooui in pounas
nd had sandy hair' description
flnK t"' with that announced
the police as probable. Descamps
ald toT 11 l8 I" cash and re-
1 tained a room at the Franklin hotel,
"P"" Descamps usually re
turned home on the dav of his visit
to Portland, although he often appeared
(at Philpott's office in one suit and later
changed his clothing. Phllpott declares
he had never seen D encamps with, a
woman and believes he did not drink in
toxicants. CONVERSATION IS RECALLED
On the other hand. Descamps told Wil
liam C. Redfield. Ramapo hotel, that he
had a good thing in sight" In California
!and flured on taking a trip there
This
conversation, reported today by Red-
field, a former saloon partner of Des
camps, is said to have occurred about
three weeks ago. Descamps is also re
puted to have made a suddenly ar
ranged trip East some two years ago
and to have failed to advise any friend
of his action: His closest personal
friend. N. K. Imhaus. did not know of
Descamps absence - until he received a
card from the man upon arrival In the
Fast, according to the statements made
today by Mrs. Gardner, with whom Des
camps failed to keep an engagement on
Thursday.
Friends aver that Descamps was a
man of exceedingly interesting char
acter. He was for years one of Port
land's most widely known men In the
"night life" element; an odd French
man, variously interested in many sa
loons about the city and constantly as
sociated with the city's then famous
North End.
DESCAMPS MADE PROFITS
He Is known to have made much
money la his many ventures and the
proceeds he Invested in acreage. Port
land property, apartment houses And in
stocks. He was an active dealer at the
Board of Trade, figuring in many ex
changes on the floor.
With the advent or prohibition Des
camps retired to a farm at Clatskanie
and about & year ago moved to Beaver-
ton, where he lived utterly alone and
Quietly conducted his affairs without th
advice or counsel or his neighbors.
Qeorffe Flecheile. business associate ef
Descamps, last saw the man as far as
the police can learn. The meeting took
place In the public market at 10:30 a. m.
Thursday. Subsequently Descamps
failed to keep appoints with Mrs. B. L.
Griffith, wife of a neighboring farmer.
He had spent part of Wednesday eve
ning visiting Mrs. V. Gardner. 2 North
Tenth street but bad fat tea to Keep a
dinner engagement n the following day.
Ha was to have met Herbert W. Mc
Manua. printer tn the Portland weather
bureau, oa Sunday afternoon.' McManns
FOR NEW
MISSING LINKS HIND
has heard nothing from Desoamps sines
the appointment was made. "
Inspectors are quietly searching for
the missing parts of the body of which
the lower limbs were found In Sullivan's
gulch. If the theory that the murderer
cast them from a moving train is cor
rect, other packages may be distributed
along the tracks. Everyone who can
shed any light upon De scamps move
ments from Thursday monlng on is
welcomed by the Inspectors and is
questioned as to the man's description
and known habits and associates.
Lieutenant John poltx and Deputy
Sheriff Chrtstofferson vers still work
ing on the case, with some prospect that
a definite clew would be turned- up
within a few hours.
Chris to ffer son, who has been work
ing on the case, knew De scamps and
said that the portions of the body found
Saturday tally exactly with the descrip
tion of Descamps.
Police are seeking the identity of a
maij who drove an automobile on to
the Orand avenue bridge, which saans
the gulch, at about 2 o'clock Fiay
morning. He alighted from the ear.
Nothing unusual was reported of his
actions.
DESCRIPTION IS OBTAINED
Descamps was 52 years of age, had
brown hair and the size of bis thigh was
said to correspond with that obtained
in the mysterious bundle Saturday
afternoon.
On coming to Portland he registered
at the Franklin hotel. Thursday morn
ing he went to the Board of Trade build
ing to watch the stock market in which
he was heavily Interested, financially.
Mrs. Griffith says that Descamps
called at her ranch about 10 :30 a. m.
Wednesday for milk and whye there
made arrangements to take her to a
show the following afternoon. She says
that this was the last time she saw the
missing man.
Within two weeks, according to Bert
E. Haney, his attorney, Descamps was-
in Portland attending to considerable
minor business matters.
He was widely acquainted among the
French people of the city and for a time ;
was associated with the firm of Des
camps A Marco, though he has taken no
interest in the business for several y -ars.
At the Franklin hotel it was said that
Descamps has had a room there con
stantly for the last three years. He
had been in the habit of coming to
Portland twice a week, attending to his
business interests and spending a day
at the hotel. He usually came in on
Wednesday afternoons, returning to his
ranch Thursday, and again on Mon
days, returning Tuesdays.
STUDENT "PLANTING" DENIED
Rumors that students at the North
Pacific college, where cadavers are con
stantly used' in the work of the school,
have confessed to "planting" the hu
man fragments in .gull Ivan's gulch have
no foundation so far as the knowledge
of President Herbert C. Miller of the
college is concerned.
"Our work here was completed dur
ing the last week in January," Dr. Mil
ler said today. "The specimens we had
been working with were cremated. Of
course, it is possible that students could
have smuggled such remnants out in
me cleanup, but they would have shown CUSed the latter of "pettyfogglng." At
the presence of preservatives if such a 'the time of the lynching, It wVs devel
thing had been done. loped. Everest, Mike Sheehan. Brltt
"I am confident that the last of our ! Smith. Thomas Morgan. Elmer Smith,
last semester specimens had been ere- i James Mclnerny and John Lamb were
mated, barring what could have been
smuggled but. by February 5 or ."
Dr. Equi's Appeal
For Pardon Is Sent
To Haney and Bean
The application of Dr. Marie Equi for
a complete pardon, which was recently
filed with the President, has been re
ferred back to former United States At
torney Bert E. Haney and United States
Judge R. S. Bean for their recommen
dations, United States Attorney L. W.
Humphreys announced this morning.
Haney said he would report back to
Humphreys his recommendations within
the next day or so.
Dr. Equi was convicted in the federal
court on an espionage charge and sen
tenced to a term on McNeil's Island.
She lost her case in an appeal to the
circuit court and the supreme court re
fused to review the proceedings.
Local Cafe Is Sued
For Infringement of
Copyrighted Music
Charging that the jass band of the
Oriental cafe played without observ
ance of the copywright, Leo Feist, Inc.,
of New York has filed suit In the fed
eral court against the cafe asking for
damages of not less than $100 for each
performance, together with payment of
all court costs.
Words of "My Baby's Arms," the pe
tition states, were written by Joe Mc
Carthy while the music was composed
by Harry Tierney. On June 21. 1919.
Feist purchased all copywright privi
leges, it states.
Increased Wages to
Salem Mill Laborers
Ixcal officials of the Loyal Legion of
Loggers and Lumbermen announce that
C K. SDauldtna. owner and mnir
of logging and milling plants at Salem,
has subscribed to working regulations
of the legion and will operate all his
mills and camps under this agreement.
This action carries an Increase of to
cents per day to common labor em
ployed in the Spauldlng concerns. The
minimum scale of the Loyal Lejrlon of
Loggers and Lumbermen Is $4.40 per
day.
Turkey Asked to
Punish Murderers
Washington, Feb. 10. (U. P.) A de
mand has been made upon the Turkish
government by Admiral Bristol, Ameri
can high commissioner at Constanti
nople, that an immediate investigation
be made to apprehend and punish the
murderers of two American T. M. C. A.
representatives, killed recently by Turk
ish brigands near Aleppo.
Morgan Men Leave
For Study of China
New York, Feb. 10. U. P. Thomas
W. Lamont of J. Pierpont Morgan a Co..
with Martin Egan as assistant and
Jeremiah Smith of Boston as counsel,
will leave Thursday for Japan and
China to confer with bankers Of those
countries and make a financial, com
mercial and political survey of China
Special Session Called
Santa Fe, N. M Feb. 10. (L N. S.)
A special session of the New Mexico
legislature has been called to convene
jreorua.17 , to ra.nry me suaaxt B. An
inony teaerai suixage amendment.
NEW SPECIAL TAX
LEVY NEEDED TO
MEET CITY COSTS
Balance of Only $41,725.98 Re
mains in General Fund for End
of Present Fiscal Year.
Only $41,725.98 remains In the
general fund of the city treasury to
cover, aU emergency expenditures
until the end of the present fiscal
year on November 80, according to
figures compiled by Chief Deputy
Auditor Grutze and presented to the
city council on Monday afternoon by
Commissioner Pier, who Is In charge
of the bureau of finance.
The statement shows that the city
had a cash balance on December 1, 1919,
of 8S75.565.82. Estimated receipts from
taxes were placed at $3,600,633, and es
timated receipts from all other sources
were given at $472,955,58, bringing the
total receipts to $4,349,154.40. Funds
appropriated were estimated at $4,307,
428.42, which leaves a balance In the
general fund of but $41,725.98.
City commissioners state that it will
be necessary to seek another special
levy front the people in November in or-
jder to run the municipality.
Recent increases in salaries to city
employes cut the usual emergency fund
of between $150,000 and $175,000 to
$125,000 to cover all
emergency pur-
poses.
The appropriation of $35,000 to con
struct the smallpox hospital at Kelly
Butte rock quarry may be held up in
definitely until a later date. Commis
sioner Bigelow recommended to the
council that a wing be added to the
present smallpox cottage at an esti
mated cost of $5000.
RIFLE WHICH SHOT
(Continued From Pe One)
court opened. Vanderveer. in cross ex
amining, attempted to bring out some
of the facts in connection with the
lynching of Wesley Everest, but such
attempts were objected to by the pros
ecution as improper cross examination
and sustained by the court
Attorney W. H. Abel, after repeated
efforts of this kind by Vanderyeer, ac
in the city Jail
MORGAN NOT DEFENDANT
Morgan is not among 'the defendants.
Despite the fact that he was arrested
with the others in the hall on Armistice
Day, he Is held in the Lewis county Jail
on charges of criminal syndicalism.
T. A. Simard. of Chehalis, was called
to the stand and testified as to the
finding of a new revolver, holster and
bandolier, the latter filled with cart
ridges. This was found, he said, on the back
porch of the L' W. W. hall near the ice
box in which four of the defendants
had Jammed themselves for a hiding
place when the ex-service men rushed
the hall after the shooting. This gun
was fully loaded, but bore no evidence
of having been shot and is said to have
belonged to Britt Smith.
In protesting the introduction of the
ordnance as evidence, Vanderveer said
that "it was intended only to contribute
to a great display of artillery in the
case, no more coaMstent for the prose
cution to do than for the defense."
MEN LOOKED FRIGHTENED
Examination developed that the de
fendants Sheehan. Ray Becker. James
Mclnerny and Thomas Morgan were
found crowded in the ice box In the rear
of the hall. The witness said they were
white-faced and appeared to be thor
oughly frightened. The defendants
were asked by Vandeveer to stand up so
that the witness could identify the. men.
Simard said that he turned the gun
over to the secretary of the Elks' club
in Chehalis.
"Where, were American Legion head
quarters in Chehalis?" asked Vandeveer.
"In the Elks' club," Simard responded.
He also said that the Elks club in Cen
tralla was headquarters for the Ameri
can Legion, at least on Armistice day
and for some time thereafter.
By the innuendo of sarcastic question
ing, Vandeveer Intimated in his cross
examination of the witness Lindley that
the gun found under the billboard was
"planted." The witness had said that
Just after finding it, he happened to
meet C. D. Cunningham, special prose
cutor, on the street of, Centralla and
the latter had said that "he was look
ing for that gun."
GREEK MEETS GREEK
Greek met Greek when C. A. Stude-
baker. attorney , of Chehalis, and Van
derveer confronted each other, the
former as. a witness for the prosecu
tion. Studebaker had been summoned to
testify concerning the two rooming
houses, the Avalon and the Arnold, and
the Prince residence. Just across the
street from I. W. W. hall In Centralla.
Studebaker said he had been in the
Avalon and Arnold rooming house with
in three hours after the shooting oc
curred, and that he had dug some bul
lets from the walls of the interior of
the Prince residence, situated almost
acros3 the street from the I. W. W.
hall. These were introduced in evidence.
In his researches, he was accompanied
by Joseph Khlezek, Chehalis police
chief, he said.
intimately the witness was asked If
he was a member or tne iwie county
bar association. The reply was affirm
ative.
Desnlte your oath as an attorney, am ,
mn not vote that vou would refuse to i
defend these defendants T' asked Van
derveer.
I would not defend these men, stu
debaker retorted.
"Rut AiA not the bar association vow
tiat it would not defend themr pressed
the defense attorney.
TOTED NOT TO DEFEND
"T don't know what the others did. but
I voted not to defend them." the witness
replied.
"You voted not to ceiena u ueiensc-
less then V .
"They weren t defenseless," aiuae
baker answered. "They had an attor
ney. They've had you for years."
"Now if you will Just answer the ques
tions I ask," said Vasjderveer at an
other stage, "you are Just a witness
now, sworn to so testify."
-You will permit me to -answer your
questions properly," the witness In
sisted. -
"Not only win I assist I will make
you. 'snapped Vanderveer-
, At anothsr. Urns Vaaderreer. cbal-
MM
UNIDENTIFIED
lenged Studebaker's right to enter the i
rooming house without a search war
rant, not being an officer of the law.
but questions tending to support . this
were not allowed by the court, as feeing
Improper cross-examination.
"You've told us all you know about
thlsf finally asked Vanderveer.
"I've answered all questions," Studs
baker replied.
-We thank you and let you go, then,"
deferentially concluded defense counsel.
OWNERSHI POF OTUER GUNS
IS ADMITTED BY DEFENSE
By Fred H. JfeNeO
(Om Th Journal! Leased Wire)
Montesano. Wash., Feb. lO-Thfough
stipulation between opposing attorneys
In the Centralla murder case, just be
fore court closed yesterday evening, all
the guns held by the prosecution, rifles,
revolvers and pistols, alleged to have
heen ' owned by the defendants, will be
admitted as evidence, with one excep
tion, without further examination.
According to Attorney W. H. Abel,
special prosecutor, this wiU shorten the
trial by half a day, and with the ex
hibits out of the way, interesting devel
opments In the way of verbal testimony
of witnesses to the shootings are fore
cast for the morrow,
DE5IE9 OWNERSHIP OF QVTX
Admitting that most of the guns be
longed to the defendants, as charged
by the prosecution, Attorney George H.
Vanderveer, of the defense, registered
an objection when admission of each
weapon as evidence was asked of the
court by the state, on the ground that
it was evidence of no bearing on the
case.
As for the big .11-.55 calibre Win
chester rifle with -'which Warren O
Grimm is said to have been killed, and
which, Prosecutor Allen charges, was
used by the defendant, Eugene Barnett,
in a roorn of the Avalon hotel. Attorney
Vanderveer absolutely refuses to admit
lt was owned by the defendant, or any
of them. Attempts to develop this issue
in examination of Chief of Police
Hughes this afternoon by the defense,
attorney were denied by the court, as
the questioning by the prosecution had
been limited to only the matter of Iden
tification. CUTS ARGUMENT SHORT
When Vanderveer protested yesterday
afternoon against witnesses congregat
ing in courtroom. Judge Wilson ordered
them all to remain outside until called.
He excepted- only members of families
of the defendants or of families of the
men killed at Centralla.
A. C. Hughes, chief of police of Cen
tralla, who took such an active part in
the arrest proceedings Just following
the general shooting, was the last wit
ness called yesterday Sheriff John F.
Berry had been previously called to
testify to having the guns lit his pos
session. Most of them, the sheriff said,
had been turned over to him by Hughes.
Hughes then testified as to receiving
the guns from the defendants, or from
officers who were alleged to have se
cured them from defendants. His testi
mony was cut Short by the stipulation
above referred to.
SATS GUN NEVER TTSED
A large Colt revolver ownership Of
which by Britt Smith, Vanderveer ad
mitted, the chief said he had secured
from a lavatory on the back porch of
the Roderick hotel, where 1. W. W.
headquarters were located. Smith had
told him where the gun was located,
the chief testified. Vanderveer con
tended that the gun had never been
fired, and passed lt around for Inspec
tion by the Jurors.
A nickelplated pistol, which the chief
said he had obtained from a patrol
man, was admittedly -the property of
the defendant, Ray Becker.
SHERIFF AGAIN ON JOB
A loaded Colt automatic pistol, which
had been turned over to the chief by
W. H. Graham, a high school' teacher,
was the property of Attorney Elmer
Smith.
Somewhat to the surprise of the prose
cution, Vanderveer in turn admitted
that the high powered .22 calibre Sav
age in the sheriffs possession was
owned by Loren Roberts. This It the
gun with whicn some or tne snooting
from Seminary ridge is said to have
been done.
Sheriff Jeff Bartell of Grays Harbor
county, who has been 111 for more than
10 days w,lth influenza, was back in
the courtroom yesterday afternoon in
charge of the prisoners.
LABOR "JURORS" GATHER
The ranks of the labor "Jury" were
increased by one yestetrday afternoon
with arrival of C. W. Thrall, represent
ing railway trainmen of Centralla. This
makes four of the labor representatives
in attendance on the case. They are :
Paul Mohr, Central Labor council, Seat
tle ; W. J. Beard, organizer of the Cen
tral Labor council, Tacoma ; John O.
Craft, Metal Trades council. Seattle,
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and Thrall. It Was stated by the
labor officials that two mors rep
resentatives, one from the Cen
tral Labor council, Portland, and the
other from the Everett Labor council
ar expected In a day or so.
Dohm'i examination by vandjerveer
was opened in the afternoon session
and developed Into a study Of geo
metries. The witness said he could
establish within one or two degrees the
point on Seminary ridge whence the
shots wers fired.
TRACES BULLETS' COURSE
Angles, dynamics of fire,' trajectories
and other technical points were dis
cussed, together with the actions of
steel Jacketed and soft nosed bullets
as to deflection.
City Engineer Sidney Gallagher of
Centralla was the next witness called.
Gallagher Is one of the owners of the
building occupied by the Cooperative
store. He described In more detail the
coural of the bullets aa indicated by
the bullet holes in the walla Sights
taken through some of the bullet holes
indicated that the shots came from one
of the three second story windows of
the Avalon hotel. A blueprint map of
Centralla was. Introduced.
BUILD MINIATURE CITT
N. Welter, Centralla cabinetmaker,
was called, and the models he has con
structed of the buildings at the scene
of the shooting were introduced as evi
dence. A miniature city of' buildinga
constructed exactly to scale, grew un
der his hands on a deal table In front
of the Jury. Vanderveer grew so In
terested that he came around and as
sisted the witness In setting up the ex
hibit. The witness was not cross ex
amined. Photographs of the buildings and
streets at Centralla ware identified by
George Bevans, photographer of Che- I Annual reports referred to the society a
halls, and Introduced as evidence. There 'affiliation with the American Rose so
wers 43 of these photographs In all. eiety and the international prominence
The identification of weapons said to
have been used by the defendants at
Centralla was taken up, with Sheriff
John F. Berry 4f Lewis county aa a
witness.
IDENTIFIES BLANDS' RIFLES
Berry first identified two rifles, said
to have been procured from the Blanda.
Bert and O. C. The sheriff said they
admitted ownership and Bert Is said to i
ub iiau iiib tine uii Dcniuiary riage.
while the other Bland Is said to have
had his gun In a room of the Arnold
hotel.
A belt of cartridges and another rifle
were Introduced. These and some re
volvers were not identified aa belong
ing to any of the defendants, because
they were turned In by deputies and
American Legion members.
A .21 calibre high power rifle was in
troduced, taken down, with the base
of the muscle section enclosed In a glass
case, placed there because of finger
prints. This had been given the sheriff
by Chief of Police A, C. Hughes of
Centralla.
VANDERVEER OPENS CASE
As the rifles were handed over, ths
defense attorney examined them care
fully, opened the chambers and squint
ing down the barrels critically.
A pair of field glasses, an overcoat
and a black suitcaite were also Intro
duced. To whom they belonged was
not stated.
Vanderveer cross examined the sheriff
as to whether or not the guns had been
handled or had changed in obnditlon
while in his possession. The witness
said the guns wSre locked in his pri
vate office until brought to Montesano.
Vanderveer attempted to open Investi
gation In regard to the lynching of
Wesley Everest, the man who was
hanged the night of November 11. Tha
prosecution objected' and was sustained.
Clinics Featured
By Dental Society
Members of the Portland District Den
tal society gathered at the Multnomah
hotel at 9 :30 o'clock, this morning for a
clinic on casting and Inlay "technic,"
preceding the Dental Manufacturers'
exhibit this afternoon. At noon the
dentists gathered at a lunch at the
Multnomah. Dr. Clifford Moore was
captain of the morning clinic. Wednes
day the dentists will meet again at the
Multnomah for another clinic. Lunch
will be taken at the1 Benson.
Renisl ration Is 73,042
Total registration this morning
reached 73.042. an increase of 1M slnos
Saturday night and 815 over a week
ago. O this number 51,813 registered
with the Republican party, 31.47J men
and 20-.S40 women; the Democratic
party showed 17,209.' of whom 10,034 are
men and 7175 women, while 22!"6 men
and 174 women made up other tickets.
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ROSE EXHIBIT DATES '
TENTATIVELY FIXED-"
AT JUNE 21 AND
Time Selected Is Identical With
First Two Day of Shrine J
Convention in City.
The dates of the Portland Rose show
are June 21 and Zi, subject to confirma
tion by the Portland Rose Festival as
sociation. The exhibit will be mads out.
doors, on Madison street, between West
Park and Tenth streets.
The dates, of the show are Identical
with the first two days of the Shrine
convention and the Rose Festival will
come on June S4 and tft.
The selection of rose show days was
made by the Portland Rose society at
ita annual meeting In the Chamber of
Commerce Monday evening.
The election of officers resulted aa
follows: II. J. Blaeslng, president, re
elected : Dr. Emmet Drake and Mrs.
Charles E. (Hafke, vice presidents; Mrs,
J. C. Simmons, secretary : 11. R. Blau
velt,
financial secretary ; R. J. Jubita.
treasurer.
J. G. Bacher. tn a letter read by J. a
Currey, advised radical pruning of
bushes atfected by the December freese."
already acquired by the Portland Ross
Test gardens.
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