THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1920.
I
DENIAL ENTERED
BY IS. HAwLEi
TO ALL CHARGES
Oregon City, Feb. 27. The trial
of the Hawley divorce case ended
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and
arguments were at once begun, each
side agreeing to limit itself to an
hour and a half. The case will proy
iibly be taken under advisement by
Judge Bagley.
Oregon City, Feb. 27. Denial that
Hhe had ever had a man visiting fter
who hid In her bedroom when her
husband returned home unexpect
edly, was made by Mrs. Marjorie
Hawley in the trial of her divorce
suit against "VVIllard P. Ilawley Jr..
resident manager of the Ilawley
Pulp A. Paper company, this morn
ing. Mrs. Hawley also denied that she had
allowed any man to kiss her or sit alone
with her at Bar View, except her hus
band, or that she had kissed or em
braced or been kissed or embraced by
any other man. She also denied that
fhe went In bathing with Claude John
son, Bar View coast guard, or that
Johnson had Iain on her bed In nor cot
tKe with his head In her lap. She said
her nursemaid on one occasion had sat
on the bed with a e'rl friend lying In
. this position.
That she went to the lookout house
but once when Johnson was there and
was accompanied by her niece, entering-
that she mignt watot a ship at sea
through a telescope, was her testimony.
I1RK88 PEACK OFFERING
The dress which she wore this morn
ing. Mrs. Ilawley testified, was flven
her by Hawley as a peace offering, to
gether with a hat, following a quarrel
in which, she assert, he threatened to
take her; baby from her. She said the
hat and dress were included in bills
submitted by Hawley in court.
Answering testimony of Mrs. Kirk,
wife of the Oregon City school super
intendent. Mrs. Hawley denied that
she had been alone with Johnson on
seven occasions, saying she did not
remember that she ever was alone with
him, and adding that "Mrs. Kirk had
very poor eyesight." She said her
nursemaid, Mabel Swlck. had boy vis
itors almost every evening.
PLA KETT SECRET
Touching upon the discovery of a
robe belonging to Manville Koblnson
in her cottage, Mrs. Ilawley said Rob
inson left the robe lying on the porch
one night when he had accompanied
her and others home from a dance.
Mrs. C. E. Fraker, Mrs- Ilawley's
mother, teatlfied regarding the confer
ences held In an attempt to prevent the
divorce suit. On the Becond evening she
said Ilawley said to his father, who
asked if matters had been settled :
"I've done all that I can. I asked her
what her decision was and she wouldn't
even talk to me."
"Yes. you have done what you can."
she said her daughter retorted. "You
came upstairs In your ugly and domi
neering way and you said, "Now, you
have had all day to think It over and
what are you going to do?" I did have
A NEW SHOW
SATURDAY
A Fascinating
Fantasy
Complcxed Kisses
The ,N
Lew Cody Says:
The girl U yoar when you
klat her until yoo meet the
Bext one.
With all women gentleness la
the most persuasive and pow
erful argument.
Every woman Is wroag until
she erle and then the Is Im
possible. When women love as, they for
give everything, even oar
crimes. When they do not love
as, they do not even credit onr
virtues.
There's nothing strange in
what women do each has her
. whim and therefor an alibi.
Women like brave men ex
ceedingly, bat andaeloas men
' still more.
LAST TIMES TODAY
"THE LITTLE
SHEPHERD OF
KINGDOM COME'
r great
-ALSO !
A PIANO SOLO BY
MARK 5MOLLZMANN
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a plan, but I won't tell you what it is
low."
Sauretta De LI Hies, 16-year-old Bis
ter of Mra. Virginia NeidUnger, star
witness Thursday for Mrs. Hawley,
testified that Mra Ilawley's conduct
at Bar View was "very good" and that
she heard no unfavorable comment on It.
Five character witnesses were called
Thursday, including Major William R.
Logus and his sister, Mrs. I I
Moody, and Mrs. Clyde Mount. All
spoke highly of Mrs. Hawly.
Mabel Swick, nursemaid for Mrs.
Hawley at the beach, who teatlfied that
she had sat on the porch at the Haw
ley cottage until 3 o'clock ?na morn
ing with a soldier, testified that a de
tective named Dill, representing Haw
ley, had visited her in Astoria, asking
her about Mra Haw ley's life at the
beach, and took her to Portland on one
occasion to meet Ilawley's attorneys.
SUBPEXA NOT SERVED
She said Dili had a subpena for her
as a witness for the defense, but did
not serve it when he found she had
nothing to say against Mrs. Hawley.
She said that Mrs. Hawley's attorney
gave her $5 after she had signed a
statement regarding Mrs. Ilawley's con
duct at the beach.
Mra Ruth Btrawn of Tortland testi
fied that she saw Mrs. Hawley at the
dances in Bar View twice, one time
particularly in evening dress, and that
the pfaintlff was more attractive than
any other woman there because she
was pretty. She declared that Mra
Hawley did not dance with any par
ticular man on either occasion, but
with different men ; that Mrs. Hawley
always acted as a lady and she never
heard any criticism against her char
acter or conduct
MEN NOT IDENTIFIED
James II. Snidow, surfman at Bar
View at the time of Mra Hawley's
visit there, testified for the defense
that he was agent of the cottage rented
to Mrs. Hawley, and that, following
Mra Hawley's departure, he found a
blanket in the cottage which Manville
Robinson nad said belonged to him.
On cross-examination he said that, so
far as he knew, Mra Hawley was a
perfect lady. Mrs. Kidder, who testi
fied that she saw a man hide in Mra
Hawley's bedroom one evening when
Hawley suddenly returned home, failed
to Identify either Clifford Ball or Man
ville Robinson as the man.
Charles F. L.ucas of Parkplace told
of a meeting with Claude Johnson, Bar
View life guard. In Portland in Decem
ber, last, after being Introduced by his
wife, who was acquainted with Johnson.
He said that when they started to dis
cuss the Hawley divorce suit, Johnson I
had said : '
"Don't talk so loud : there is a Haw
ley man there, and I don't want him
to hear us ; I am having the time of my
life and the Hawleys are paying for It"
Mrs. Lucas, formerly Miss Lola De
Llllies. testified to having been in Mrs.
Hawley's company on numerous occa
sions at Bar View, and In the Hawley
cottage. She had heard no criticism of
Mrs. Hawley's conduct, she said.
Mrs. J. M. DeLillies of Tillamook,
mother of a family of 11, and of the
girls who had previously testified, said
that she was at Bar Vlew during the
summer of 1918, and that Mrs. Haw
ley's conduct was good.
Mabel Alley, half-sister of Manville
Robinson, declared that there had been
nothing Improper in Mrs. Hawley's con
duct at Bar View.
Miss Rose Uptegrove of Portland,
formerly of Oregon City, testified that
since Mra. Hawley's marriage they had
been little together, because of Haw
ley's attitude toward his wife's former
friends. She said that Mrs. Hawley's
reputation in Oregon City was always of
the best and that Hawley's conduct in
the presence of herself toward his wife
was domineering. She said one night
Mrs. Hawley. after her marriage, visited
at the Uptegrove home, and Hawley
called her by telephone every few min
utes to find out what she was doing.
BALL AT COIf BERENCE8
Clifford Ball of Portland, husband of
Mrs. Zelma Ball, sister of Mra Hawley,
told of attending the conferences at the
Hawley home in Oregon City in an ef
fort to settle the pending divorce pro
ceedings, saying he had come the first
evening at the suggestion of his wife
with the sole object of getting Marjorie
to postpone any action until she could
come Into Portland and confer with her
sister ; that he secured this promise,
and that Mrs. Hawley came in the next
day, and he brought her home in her
car.
When he left the second evening after
the conference, he said, it was with the
understanding that Marjorie had de
cided to give Willard another chance.
He denied that there had been any
joking by himself, Mrs. Hawley or her
mother, Mrs. C. K. Fraker. upon either
of his two visits to the house.
Mrs. I-Yaker denied that during one
of the conferences she had entered the
roorftpd placed a dance record on the
phonograph. She further dented having
shown a cold and defiant attitude, as
serting she had told the elder Mra Haw
ley that it was a matter entirely for
Marjorie and Willard to determine for
themselves. She said that the attitude
of the Hawleys at all the conferences
was in effect that her daughter's com
plaints or grievances made no differ
ence ; that she must adjust matters, and
that there must be no separation.
Italian Accused of
Threatening Life of
Wife Is Arrested
Alleged to have Illustrated his threats
on the life of his wife. Bessie, with a
long knife and an equally vicious look
ing gun, James Carbonl, 33, Italian,
Thursday night got himself Into a lot
of trouble. As a result he Is held at
the city jail in default of $2000 bail on
charges of threatening to commit a
felony.
Foster Will Keopen
C. B. & Q. Office Here
R. W. Foster, former general agent
for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad In this city, has returned to
Portland and will open an office for the
C, B. & Q. here in a few days, accord
ing to an announcement received by local
railroad officiala Offices of several
other railroads will likewise be opened
here during the next few weeks. It is
believed. These officials will not change
the plan of maintaining the consolidated
ticket office, which will continue to
handle all ticket sales.
Imported Pompelan Olive Oil is fine
for babies and growing children. Adv.
SATURDAY SPECIAL
At OC. "I Gave Her That"
AiiJC (Al J olson): "I
Never Knew That I Loved You"
"When Harvest Moon Is Shin
ing": "Happy Butterfly": "Sal
ly" (Shame on You).
Ml e "Don't Break My
D . "elrt" (Ernest
Ball) ; "In the Afterglow." Also
Kollos, Song Albums, Teachers'
Instruction Books SDeciallv nri.
Ml
ffAI.
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Vi'inR Tiii- vft,
ADRIATIC ISSUE
BRIGHTENS
WITH
ALLIES' ANSWER
Washington, Feb. 27. The reply
of the allies to President Wilson's
last note on the Adriatic settlement
waa received at the state department
today.
The allied reply received today will
not be made public Immediately by the
state department, but probably will be
giverrout abroad. It was also learned
authoritatively that the publication of
the previous Adriatic correspondence to
day was insisted upon by the United
States over the objection of Great Brit
ain and France. Great Britain wanted
the correspondence made public next
Monday and France did not desire It
to be published.
After unsuccessfully trying to arrange
for publication on a certain day. In
France and Great Britain, as well as in
this country, the state department no
tified these governments that the docu
ments would be made public here with
out delay.
WILSON 18 INSISTENT
This insistence by President Wilson
for the immediate publication of the
correspondence Is understood to have
been due to the fragmentary accounts
of the Adriatic exchanges that . had
reached here from abroad and to a de
sire to present the correspondence to
the American people while he had the
last word In the exchanges instead of
the allies,
SETTLEMENT FORESEEN
Hopes for a settlement of the entire
controversy by reopening of negotiations
between Italy and Jugo-Slavia were
greatly strengthened by reports from
Paris that the quick reply of the allied
premiers was due to the action of Pre
mier Kittl of Italy. In agreeing to re
open negotiations with Foreign Minister
Trumbltch of Jugo-Slavia.
This Is accepted here as almost cer
tain proof that Lloyd George and Pre
mier Millerand have notified the presi
dent that they1 will withhold further
action in the Adriatic problem until the
proposed conference between Nittl and
Trumbltch has been completed.
If the proposal for a conference Is
accepted and It fails to reach an agree
ment satisfactory to the United States!
Great Britain and France, then Italy
and Jugo-Slavia must stand by the pro
posals made by the other allied coun
tries. CORRESPONDENCE IS LONG
The full correspondence was made
public by the state department late yes
terday. It consists of joint memorandum
Bigned on December 9 by Premier Cle
menceau for France, Sir Eyere Crowe
for England, and Under Secretary of
State Frank L. Tolk for the United
States; the British and French revised
proposals of January 14 : the text of the
cable sent on January 19 by the secre
tary of state, asking the point of view
of the British and French governments
in undertaking to dispose of the Adri
atic and Russian questions before ascer
taining thevtews of the American gov
ernment ; the statements of the French
and British prime ministers of January
23 ; Wilson's protest note of February
10, In which he threatened to withdraw
the German treaty from the senate if
the British-French attitude was persist
ed in ; the reply of the French and Brit
ish prime ministers ot February 17, and
Wilson's note of February 24, which
brings the correspondence up to date.
The whole correspondence makes about
12,500 words.
BREEDER OF MORE WARS
Probably a better construction of the
latest note of the United States than
the official construction that in it "the
United States stands pat," would be
that In It President Wilson again ap
peals to the peoples of Europe over the
heads of their premiers. The president
points out that the proposed allied set
tlement Is Immoral, and contravenes
the . principles upon which America en
tered the war and has since sought to
establish world peace. He declares his
belief that unjust settlement can only
be provocative of future war and he
makes an appeal that no such unwise
step be taken.
It would appear to be his hope that
public sentiment in Great Britain and
France, even more than his own per
suasion, may lead the British and French
premiers to reverse themselves and re
turn, to proposals which the United
States will sanction.
SAYS ITALY STUBBORN
No one who reads the correspondence
will fail to note the striking contrast
between the tone of the president's pro
test note of February 10 and his latest
reply to the allied governments. In his
protest note of February 10, the presi
dent speaks with great clarity and de
termination. He said :
And then he made his , threat to con
sider the withdrawal of the treaty with
Germany and the agreement between the
United States and France if it "did not
appear feasible to secure acceptance of
the just and generous concessions of
fered by the British, French and Amer
ican governments to Italy in the Joint
memorandum of those powers of Decem
ber 9, 1919, which the president has al
ready clearly stated to be the maximum
concession that the government of the
United States can offer."
AMERICA LOSES TOUCH
Great Britain and France, In their re
ply of February 17, set forth that the
president in his protest note of Feb
ruary 10 evidently had written without
knowledge of new developments which
had made the carrying out of the pro
posal of December 9, which he Insisted
upon, impracticable. The British and
French premiers In their reply said:
"The proposal of December 9 has fal
len to the ground because nobody now
wants to set up the artificial free state
of Flume. The proposal of January 20
Is objected to by the United States,
which had no representative at the con
ference and which cannot, therefore, be
In close touch with the change of opin
ion and circumstances which have taken
place since its plenipotentiaries returned
to America, They (the British and
French prime ministers) cannot help
feeling that a large part of the misun
derstanding is attributal to the diffi
culty of reaching a common under
standing. In such circumstances how
does the United States government,
which to the regret of the allies still
has no plenipotentiaries at the confer
ence, propose that this dlspjte, which
prevents the reconstruction and threat
ens the peace of southwestern Europe
and whose settlement Is urgently re
quired, should ever be closed?"
FEAE U. S. WITHDRAWAL
While insisting that in the event no
amicable arrangement between Italy and
Jugo-Slavia should be reached they
would have no alternative but to apply
the treaty of London to the situation,
the British and French prime minis
ters said :
"The governments of France and
Great Britain view with consternation
the threat of the United States govern
ment to w ithdraw from the committee
the precise tanas of the Adriatic settle
ment."
Continuing, they say:
The govern menu of France and Great
Britain, therefore, earnestly trust that,
whatever the final view of the United
States government as to the Adriatic
settlement may be they will not wreck
the whole machinery dealing with Inter
national disputes, withdrawing from the
treaty of 19 19 because their view is not
adopted In this particular case. The
governments of France and Great Brit
ain cannot believe that It Is the purpose
of the American people to take a step
so far reaching and terrible In its effects
on a ground which has the appearance
of being so Inadequate."
The London comment on the presi
dent's latent reply to the prime ministers
of Great Britain and France was that
it was "conciliatory." It certalntly is
far less drastic in tone than the protest
note of February 10. There Is no. doubt
whatever that the note of February 10
was written by Mr. Wilson. The impres
sions prevails here that the language of
the note of February 24 may be the
language of Acting Secretary of State
Polk. It seems to be clear from the
latest note that the president, when he
wrote his protest note of February 10.
did not know that the. Jugo-Slavs had
expressed dissatisfaction with the set
tlements proposed in the memorandum of
December . The latest note said :
"The president notes that the objection
of the Italians and Jugo-Slavs were made
the basis for discarding the project of
the free state of Flume. It would seem
to follow, therefore, that the Joint con
sent of these two powers should have
been required for the substitute project
ONLY ITALY CONSENTS
"The consent of Italy has been ob
tained. He does not find, however, that
the Jugo-Slavs have also expressed their
willingness to accept the substitute plan.
Are they to be required now to accept
a proposal which is more unsatisfactory,
though they have raised objection to the
solution opposed by the British, French
and American governments in the mem
orandum of December 9
j ne presioem. wnma. oi course, maxe tm8 has been furnished. It Js appar
no objection to a Hlement mutually fent tnat w(re KroUnds for sp-
agreeable to Italy and Jugo-Slavia re-: prehension and that there mav have
garding ineir common ironuer in me
Flume region, provided that such an
agreement is not made on the basis of
compensations elsewhere at the expense
of nationals of a third power. His wil
lingness to accept such a proposed joint
agreement ofHtaiy and Jugo-Slavia is
based on the fact that only their own
nationals were involved. In consequence,
the results of direct negotiation of the
two Interested powers would fall within
the scope of the principle of self determ
ination. Failing in this both parties
should be willing to accept a decision
of the government of Great Britain,
France and the United States."
AGREEMENT IS "WAY OCT"
This suggestion of an agreement be
tween Italy and Jugo-Slavia is believed
here, to be the "way out" of the diplo
matic entanglement. Undoubtedly Italy
and Jugo-Slavia will be more urgently
pressed than ever to' come to a mutual
understanding and thus end complica
tions between the allies and the United
Statea
The president says in his latest note,
with respect to the application of the
treaty of London to the situation, that
"the American government must hesitate
to speak with assurance since it is a
matter in which the French and British
governments alone can judge their ob
ligations and determine their policies."
But the president points out that in view
of negotiations being reached the appli
cation of the treaty of London to the
situation would only serve' to muddle
it up by imposing conditions generally
admitted to be unwise and unjust. In
concluding his latest note the president
does not withdraw his threat to recall
the peace treaty If an improper settle
ment of the Fiume controversy is made,
but he does not repeat it. The note con
cludes as follows :
THREAT STILL EFFECTIVE
"The president asks that the prime
ministers of France, Great Britain and
Italy will read his determination in the
Adriatic matter in the light of these
principles and settlements and will rea
lize that standing upon such a founda
tion of principle he must of necessity
maintain the position which he arrived at
after months of earnest consideration. bv County Prosecutor J. E. Stewart of
He confidently counts upon their co-' Grays Harbor county that the latter
operation in this effort to maintain foriwa tn fullest accord with the prose-
the allies and associated powers that dl
rectlon of affairs which was Initiated by
the victory over Germany and the peaoe
conference at Paris."
MONTESANO ALARMED
BY THE SALE OF ARMS
(Continued Trcm Pas One.)
of the I. W. W.) that I believed In pro
tecting the hall from a mob any time,"
Smith testified at another Btage of the
proceedings.
In Indicating the buildings across the
street that might be used for "pro
tective" purposes, Smith had the Arnold
hotels in mind, he said.
"If a man waa over there with a gun
it would be bad for the mob," the wit
ness asserted in following up this point.
The only shooting he heard was in
the hall. Smith said.
"How much shooting was there In the
hall?"
"That waa hard to tell," Smith re
sponded, "the shots came so fast."
It was understood among those pres
ent on Armistice day that if a raid was
attempted the hall was to be defended.
Smith testified. In his statement about
the men being posted across the street,
the witness explained, he had no particu
lar building in mind.
"HOODLUMS AND SOLDIERS"
The raiders were characterised by
Smith as "hoodlums and soldiers."
Testimony of this defendant was at
first limited to evidence regarding the
alleged plot made by Centralia business
interests to put the L W. W. out of
business, but later it was enlarged to
cover practically all the events of which
he had knowledge.
Mra Mary McAllister, one of the own
ers of the Roderick hotel and lessor of
the hall to the I. W. W., had told him,
he asserted, of a meeting of the Ameri
can Legion, when a raid was discussed.
A pamphlet counteracting this senti
ment waa drawn up by the I. W. W.
of Centralia and circulated over the city
on October 27, but the threats of vio
lence continued, "lota of them" coming
in. Smith contended.
The witness denied that any concerted
plan of protection was conceived by the
defendants and their associates in case
of an attack.
DOOR KICKED TK
Soldiers came up. and kicked in the
door as the parade was passing. Smith
said. This was followed by shots. He
went to the back of the hall to his desk
and got his gun, a revolver of 30-20
model. He stood three or four feet from
Everest, he said. The latter was shoot
ing, but Smith protested that he fired
no shots. His gun was. found next day
in a hiding place which he revealed to
Chief of Police Hughes. The gun had
not been discharged, the witness claimed.
There was no discussion of plans to
murder anyone or to shoot down sol
diers. Smith replied to questions of the
prosecutor ; nothing, in fact, was talked
of except plans for defense of the hall.
. At the Sunday night meeting before
rmfvtiv d- Smith id. Medley Kv- 1
reet had said he waa in favor of de- j
fending the halt and would defend It
In regard to the conversation be
tween the witness and Klmer Smith, the
defendant attorney, Brltt denied much
of what had already been testified re
garding this occurrence by Loren Rob
erts and T. N. Morgan. No whispered
conversation was held between the two,
he asserted.
BEARS TALK OF RAID
Elmer Smith did not say that he was
going back to his office and defend it.
the witness explained. Elmer had said
the afternoon of Armistice day, when
he visited the hall, that be had heard
of planB for a raid that day. Brltt as
serted. In reply he had said that the
ball will be defended in case a raid was
made. Elmer Smith had previously ad
vised the defendants of their right of
self-defense, he.declared.
For aeveral nights previous to the
raid, because of fears of an onslaught
that might occur at any time. Britt de
clared, Loren Roberts, Ole Hansen,
Wesley Everett and himself had slept
in the hall with arms. Brltt had pur
chased a gun, he said, because he was
financial secretary of the organization
and always had considerable sums of
money in his possession.
Only two guns were in the hall that
morning, he said one his own and the
other a rifle brought there by an un
known party.
Smith said that he received $4 a day
for "10 hours' work,"
"You never struck on It?" asked Abel.
"Not on this job, no," the witness an
swered. "Your work consisted mostly of stand
ing around talking to your fellow work
ers, did it not?" asked Abel.
"Trying to educate them," Smith re
sponded. Vandeveer's threat to withdraw from
the tiral unless the Holdiers were with
drawn was short lived, for he announced
after the proceedings that his clients
had reluctantly instructed him to con
tinue. "The court requested information from
the state," said Judge Wilson, "and
been justification for the bringing of
the soldiers here as a precautionary
measure.
"The court has interviewed. Major
Arthur Casey, in command of the
troops, and has seen a telegram from
the governor's office expressing the
purpose and reason for the coming of
the soldiers. Inasmuch as the soldiers
were sent here without action on my
part. I cannot take the responsibility
at this time of requesting their re
moval. "The commanding officer has said
that his men are under orders not to
attend the trial or to enter the court
house, and that the only reason they
are here Is to be near In case of neces
sity. The court believes no interference
can possibly result from their pretence
and that he can control the matter
fully."
DEFEITSE ARGUES I VAIN
Following the court's ruling, Vander
veer again argued the matter, but with
out result.
His position was that a situation had
been set up threatening extreme preju
dice and that he "refused to lend him
ielf In any way to a proceeding de
signed to manufacture prejudice against
his clients."
He demanded that the "secret" Infor
mation which was the basis for the
bringing of the soldiers be revealed to
him. The prosecutor had told him, he
declared, that the nature of this infor
mation was none of his business.
He . expressed his willingness that
"men not In uniform may surround this
place by the hundreds."
"Let the sheriff handle It," the defense
attorney said. "I have no objection to
protection."
"There are 76 members of the Ameri
can Legion here- I know that they are
adequately armed and drilled. Why not
let them handle the situation?"
SOLDIERS NOT OPPOSED
Prosecutor W. H. Abel rose and ob
jected to Vanderveer's contention that
all the peace officers of the county
were opposed to the presence of the
: soldiers. He said he had been assured
cutioa of the Centralia case In the mat-
tor of having soldiers here. Sheriff
Bartells was also favorably disposed,
Abel averred, as were the representa
tives of the governor's office.
"Moreover, the records In this case
justify It, in view of counsel's opening
statement that he feared violence might
result." the prosecutor declared. Van
derveer had threatened, according to
the "opposition" newspaper, Abel as
serted, that he had "a two-gun man" In
l-the corridors of the courthouse.
"The soldiers are here only that order
and well being may be preserved." he
concluded.
PAPERS AS EYIDENCE
The four Centralia newspapers of
the dates of October 17 to 21, inclusive,
giving news of meetings held for the
purpose of dealing with the L W. W.
situation, were admitted as evidence
on promise of the defense to produce
evidence showing that an overt act
against the I. W. W. waa committed
by Warren Grimm.
Permission to introduce a photo of
the L W. W. hall that waa destroyed
two years ago In Centralia was denied
by the court. Extracts from the news
papers were read, telling of plans for
the meeting of October 20, and of the
meeting together with Information that
F. B. Hubbard waa appointed chair
man of the protection committee.
EVEREST IS BLAMED
In the course of arguments over' the
exhibits, Vanderveer said 'he would
prove that John Earl Watt, who was
wounded ; Ben Caaagranda, who was
killed, and Fitzer, all of whom were
wounded In the Armistice day shooting,
were in reality shot In front of the L
W. W. hall from a gun in the hands of
Wesley Everest.
Vanderveer also said that he would
prove that Grimm received his mortal
wound In frnt of the L W. W. halL
Brltt Smith said that threats against
the I. W. W. hall grew to be "com
mon talk."
Ed Boyle, a coal miner of Centralia,
the witness said, had gone to the
mayor and had demanded protection
for the L W. W. hall, but he was not
allowed to testify as to the result of
this Interview.
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Nor waa he allowed to tell of the
efforts of Mrs. Mary McAllister to
intervene with the authorities in be
half of protection for the hall, so she
was recanea to me stana.
She testified that she remembered
the meeting at the Elks club about
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Subsequently it was gleaned from
this witness' flow of conversation, which
attorneys of both sides vainly tried to
divert into proper channels, that she
bad gone to see Chief of Police Hughes
and that he had promised to protect
her property in case any trouble oc
curred, although he could give no as
surance of protection for the I. W. W.
EXPERT FINDS ROBERTS INSANE
NOW. BI T SANE DAY OF CRIME
Montesano, Wash.. Feb. 27. The de
fendant Loren Roberts, one of the 10
accused In the Centralia murder case.
Ih Insane, Dr. Arthur P. Calhoun, alien
ist of -Seattle, employed to examine
Roberts for the defense, testified this
afternoon.
Evidence by the alienist and the start
made on evidence to support the defense
in alleging that a plot was concocted in
Centralia to drive out the L W. W.
element were outstanding features of the'
afternoon's work. It was the first full j
day that the trial has had in a w,eek,
?nd the most was made of it. The tea-'
tlmony of the alienist was the last to be
given In support of the defense's con
tention that Roberts is insane. After-
Loren Roberts Is insane at the present
time. In Dr. Calhoun's opinion, but he
was sane at the time of the shooting.
The last conclusion was admitted under
cross examination by the prosecution.
ROBERTS WANTS TO FIGHT
Dr. Ca.'houn said that he was a spe
cialist in nervous and mental diseases,
and thai he had been a fraternity
brother of Warren O. Grimm. He ex
amined Roberts four times, the last visit
to the prisoner being paid at noon
yesterday.
On this occasion, it was testified. Rob
erts ordered the specialist to peel off
his coat and have it out. as he waa
tired of being accused of insanity.
From the outset Roberts was suspi
cious, tho witness said, and In the last
examination flatly refused to answer
any questions.
"Doctor. Hell. You are the prosecut
ing attorney of Thurston county," was
the remark that greeted one of the
physician's queries, he said.
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Roberts had said that the Jury was!
a "fake." that th whole courtroom was1
Yframed." and that the judge was con -
trolled by wireless, the witness asserted.
When Dr, William House of Portland
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was here, he and the witness made
anomer examination or KoDerts, it was
said, and the defendant refused to answer
questions, laughing and saying that the
physicians were trying to get something
on him.
Dr. Calhoun said that Dr. House had
accused Roberts of "faking." Roberts
is suffering from one of the early stages
of dementia praecox, the alienist testi
fied. Under cross examination, he expressed
the opinion that Roberts was evidently
able to give a rational and consecutive
statement of occurrences Immediately
after the shooting, basing the belief on
the Roberts confession.
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"So far as I could determine, he was
in possession of rational mental facul
ties on November 17 and 24." the physi
cian replied in substance to the questions
of Special Prosecutor Abel.
Illusions of grandeur, delusion of per
secution, periods of depression and other
phases of the ailment, said to be both
ering the defendant, was thrashed out
by counsel for both sides.
Biting off the finger nails, one of
Roberts' favorite pastimes. Judging from
his acrions In the courtroom. Dr. Cal
houn said he attached no significance
to. He was much Impressed with the
corroborative nature of the mother's
testimony, delivered earlier in the after
noon. "You have to take it tar granted that
a patient is not shumrmnc In studying
any case of Insanity," the physician
said in reply to Abel's inquiry as to
that possibility. Roberts' condition
could not have been suggested to him,
he added, and did not believe that the
disease, by reason of Its complexities,
could be successfully simulated to one
who was familiar wltn It.
"Did you ever see any of these fake
cases of insanity?" asked Abel.
"Lots of them. I've examined lota of
them." was the reply.
"They are most usual !n criminal
csbes, doctor?"
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Feigning Insanity was easy to detect,
in the opinion of the witness, who said
that most fakirs of the disease either
tried to imitate a victim of the violent
maniacal forms or a droullng simple
ton. Few ever attempted to imitate
complex disease like Jementla prateox.
he observed.
SMITH IS SARCASTIC "
The recital of evidence tending to
prove Roberts' Insanity began when
court opened yesterday afternoon. At
torney Elmer Smith, one of the defend
ants, was called to the stand.
Smith was argumentative and gran
diloquent, using big words and replying
to questions of the prosecution during
the cross-examination with sarcastic
sallies.
On direct examination, be1 said Rob
erts was satisfied that Vanderveer was
Colonel Dlsque of the spruce production
division, and that he still expects Van
derveer to come in and defend him.
The first time that he talked with
Roberts, Smith said, was during a court
recess on January 2. the day the trial
opened. Observing him in Chehalls in
the courtroom previously, however.
Smith testified, he thought that Roberta
acted extremely peculiar In refusing to
recognize Ralph Pierce, who at that time
was attorney for the defendants.
THOUGHT HIM INSANE
"Did it occur to you then that he was
insane?" asked Attorney Abel.
"It certainly did." the witness replied.
He volunteered the information that It
was "generally understood" among Uie
defendants that Roberts was insane, and
this led the prosecutor to enlarge on the
phrase to the effect that there was a
general understanding among the pris
oners tjiat Roberts was to be insane.
Roberts' bitterness towards Vander
veer increased. Smllh said, after the lay
ter had entered the plea of insanity In
his case.
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Loren was 21 years old on Decembei
4. she said. The family home is near
Grand Mound, which in turn is about
i six miles northwest of Centralia. He
went to school, she said, until about
I three years ago. when the illness of his
father caused him to n to work Th
father died last winter of tuberculosis,
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1 sh testified. Later the prosecution en
tered ns pvtrtenr' bis ff-rnri tin I Inir rrrr1
from th .irhth cra.l showing that h
had made excellent grades In school
Her father was 75 years old when he
died, she said.
"What was his condition just before
he died?" asked Vanderveer.
"My father had lost his mind."
LUNACY IN FAMILY
Of two first cousins, the witness
stated, one was in the asylum, another
was Insane by "spells." She was sub
jected to sick headaches and nervous
ness. Mrs. Roberts said, and Loren's
sister was very nervous also "fidgety."
as she described it.
Roberts dreamed much, wanted to be
alone a good deal, and his thoughts
were far away, said Mrs. Roberts.
Occurrences since his confinement In
Jail were narrated, when he would not
talk to his mother, an1 when he had
spells of forge tf;;inc8s.
Roberts ha 1 told her she said, that
"they" irrMir.lnn some oi the rtate of
ficers) had threatened to "mob" and
hang him. and had given him so many
minutes tu tell nlm a story.
HEARD STRANGE SOUNDS
Strange sounds had kept him awake
at night, she asserted, and he had fre
quently reiterated his belief that th
man In brown clothes trying the case
for the defendants was not Vanderveer.
Roberts had always brought his
money home, she replied !n answer to
queries of Prosecutor Abel in cross
examination, and there had been noth
ing peculiar or out of the way a:.iit
his conduct in the week prior to Armis
tice day.
'There was nothing about his mental
condition that made you "liieaHy over his
having a gun?" asked Abel.
"There wan nothing." the witness
replied.
She fald he cams home the night of
!otmber .2 (the night sf.er the shoot
ing), remaining there until morning,
when he went away. In his confession.
Iioherts said that he wn in hiding on
that risy.
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Mrs I:oberte.
"Dht he know that he vtas wanted
then?"
I don l think he did."
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The night following the "hide out."
she continued, he went to Centralia, ac
companied by the witness, who had ad
vised him In this procedure.
She advised her son to dllver him
self to the authorities, she testified.
"Why?"
"Because he was an I. W. W."
The witness denied the query that she
had advised Loren to go and tell the
truth to the authorities.
On cross-examination Mrs." Robert f
did not remember "much" on many j
questions. ;
i.rnii H was huggested to you by his
attorney, you nev. r thought of him as
being Insane?" an&Kented Abel.
"Yes. sir." she replied quickly. "Long
before."
Mrs. Roberts ssid that tier husband
hail been art expert shot and that his
brother was hIho excellent with a gun,
Loren. however, she declared, was not
considered a good fOiot
Expenses of Street
Cleaning Bureau
Decrease $90,000
Despite a VHHt Inrreasr in five years"
In htrert rc covered 'y (lie street
cleaning hiiromi, well nn ndvnnces in
I he cOni of labor. Portland streets were
cleaned for mprox linstely JDO.OOO leh5
In 1919 than In U114, sccnrdinR to the
annual report of Alex noimldmni. super
intendent of the wtreet denning bureau,
which was filed this morning with Com
missioner BIkbIow.
The report kIiows It conl J2S9.5O0.41 to
rlran the street last year as against
$321,278 M expended In 1914. Commis
sioner Hielow feels that the record is
epec.lally meritorious In the face of In
creased costs of labor mid uppllos.
Johnson Applies for
Mexican Citizenship
Afciia Trieta, Mexico. Keh. 27. (I. N.
S. ) .lack Johnson, former hrsvy weight
ring champion, tin filed an applica
tion in Mexico Mty for Mexican cltl-r-enphlp
paper, according to advices re
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