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THE OREGON' SUNDAY JOURNAL, "PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 21ts 1820 i COMMUNIST PARTY DEFUNCT, BELIEVES T DMC AnORNEY ijConvIctlon of Three Members De- dared to Have Proved Aims Are It For Overthrow of Government. .' The Communist Labor party In Oregon Is defunct, believes District Attorney Walter II. Evans. .. Two of the former leaders of the tidclety are 1 In Jail, convicted of criminal" syndicalism, and facing prison sentences of from one to 10 years. The bartv itself, by the verdict re turned by the jury in Circuit Judge Morrow's court. Saturday, is convicted of advocating: the overthrow of the gov ernment of the United States by force and violence. Nearly a score of the former members of the party who were too busy agitat ing" to taHe out ciUscnsbJp papers are facta deportation from America as un . desirable aliens. lEXTENCB 18 AWAITED Karl-W. Outer, a native of America, Ills ma "Mactc spot." according to tes timony, but a member of the Social . 1. A.. - IT I . . I -. .1 ,1 nnn , vcinorrai pany w rmimiu, mm uim time slate secretary of the Communist Lalxir party In Oreaon. is lodged . In the county Jail bedecked witn a naming ri . scarf a wail inn sentence from Judge Morrow on March 25. ' With him is Claude Hurst former flnan- teial secretary of the local branch of the ' party. Hoth men are there in Iteu of '$1000 ball. Fred Fry, middle-aged alien Rnsilshman who oncrf served In the na tional guard of Minnesota, is free under fflOQO ball, furnished in two equal parts . ... 1 ,U . lmMl.BtlAH department. - The 18-day trial of the Communist Labor party ended at 11 o'clock Saturday .morninK when Richard Martin Jr., fore man of the Jury, announced that the 13 men had reached a verdict. They had deliberated 14 hours. PABTT ON TRIAL It was the Communist Labor.party. or ganised fn the Throop street I. W. W. hall In Chicago In early September, which was on trta in nd-e Morrow's court After the first few days of legal battling clearly that th real Issue of the case was whether or not the Communist IM bor party through Its platform, prog-nun and official organs advocated the over throw . of the government of the United State by fore and violence, v VEBDICT TELLS TALE - : The verdict of the Jury meant that In the minds of the IS men selected to paas upon the ease, the party did advocate such. acta . ' - .j- . ' '"--'' -.. The t act that the Communist Labor party did desire to accomplish a change was acknowledged not -only by IT Ren, bat by all the defendants when upon the Switness stand.- The dream of the Communists, as ex pressed in their official organs : and platform, was for a "soviet" common wealth modeled after thit in Bussia, where all rule should be by the prole tariat. The Dictatorship of the Proletariat" was an oft-expressed dream ; of the members. The defense irjriied stoutly that that collection of words meant sim ply the rule by the majority, but Evans and Bernard blasted this theory many times. Another expression in th-3 platform that for the accomplishment of their aims, "the use of the ballot box was only secondary." was explained away by the defendants as meaning lhat the tire of the baliot -could n come until the workers had been educated. EXPLANATION IS SCOUTED Mass action." .-the means by which the workers were to "capture" the reigns of government, also meant education ac cording to the party members, but the district attorney scouted, the explana tion Undoubtedly the one most important factor In determining the guilt of the defendants, was a letter, produced by the stated It was written in December by Outer, to A. Wagenknecht, executive secretary of the socfety at me ixew York headquarters, jr Outer first told how he had been ar rested by a couple of federal "dicks and taken to the federal building. There, he wrote, "he wasted a couple of hours whitewashing our platform and program until they nad an appearance very kin dred to an ordinary edition of the Youths' Companion." The state forcibly brought out the fart that the men were probably at tempting to "whitewash" their actions to the Jury, and the statements of the oirtrict attorneys made visible effect. Numerous I. W. W. and Russian Bol shevist pamphlets were introduced In evidence by both sides when the state proved Its contention that the Com munist Labor party was practically af filiated with the one, and was an off shoot of the other. tT'Ren gave notice of an appeal and was given until AprlJ 25 to file a motion for a new trial by the court. May S was se? as the final date for filing a bill of exceptions to the court's rulings. Osier was plainly the most fervent of tne defendants, and he was the most glib and facile on the witness stand. He ts considered by the state as being the ring. BESTOW HTER LAUHDY TRIAL TO E IN IK CASES Prosecution and . Defense Plan , For i-ong Drawn Out Litigation Involving Criminal Syndicalism I. O. p. F. Clock to Chime Again at 'it -" ' t t - -' a ' - ati Veteran Once Regulated City the membershln of the three defendants In the party was- freely admitted by W. leader of the party locally. Hurst, while plainly an agitator, was more jmiuus in his testimony and less well versed in the prescribed party doctrines. Fry, the last of the convicted men, is apparently a gentle, deaf, middle-aged Englishman. While he was plainly a member of the party, officials of the dis trict attorney's office are Inclined to the belief that he was enticed into join ing the party by his associates, they tak ing advantage of some of the wrongs v.hich the elder man thinks he has sus tained. - ' 8. U'Ren, their counsel. . hom then on the whole matter hinged on the aims and purposes of the party. In the.-words of the Indictment, the men . were charged with belonging to an or ganiltation which "advocated and affirm atively suggested criminal syndicalism, sabotage and the expediency of doing i acta Of force and violence for the ac complishment of Industrial or political ends." Although no stipulations were entered Into, attorneys for both sides - stated NJ s It turns the heavy pieces over and over BLANKETS, counterpanes, tablecloths, sheets the big pieces that are so unwieldly to manage by hand, or in an ordinary mechanic washer so al most impossible to get dean, are apt to get bunched in a mass and stay there. In the Thor electric washer every piece gets impartial treatment. Every instant a new load of clothes is being brought to the top and re-deposited in a. new place, with the foamy suds surging through all the while. Yet, there's no harm . ful friction or strenuous pulling. In these respects, the Thor is different and users say, better than any other. Of course, you'll want a Thor. Ask to see one demonstrated. Learn about the easy terms. ' v. - . ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE 10 Puts the Thor in your home balance easy payments Buy Electric Goods from People Who Know mKraLECTRIC COL I J .' . mm 1D4 T. BET. 'VABHi & PTAiaO Joseph Lauady, said by the state to be an organizer of the I. W. W active participant in the Com munist Labor party, and a former member In'hlfh standing of the de funct Soldiers. Sailors' and Work- ingmen's council the local "soviet and a general trouble maker, will face Jury Monday morning. He will be tried on the Indictment charainar him with being a member of tlit I. W. W.. an organisation advocat ing the doctrine of criminal syndicai ism." in the words of the charge against him. George F. Vanderveer, urM has Just finished the defense of the Centralia L W. W. found guilty of the Armistice day massacre, will conduct Laundy's defense. DEFESDEO HAYWOOD Vanderveer also conducted the defense for "Big Bill" Haywood, I. W. W. leader, who was tried fame time ago in Chicasro, In that case Haywood was convicted and the case is now 'pending on appeal. District Attorney Walter H. Evans and Deputy District Attorney Karl- Ber nard will appear for the state. The prosecuting: attorneys Just won a notable victory in the conviction of Oster Hurst and Fry, memmbers of the Communist Labor party, who were found puilty of the same charge of criminal syndicalism. Laundy is the first of the 28 I. W. W. under Indictment to ber tried. The ma jority of the men were arrested on the night of November 11 In a raid conducted on the I. W. W. hall after reports had reached the ears of the police that a celebration was In progress there over the Cerrtralia tragedy. The rest of the men have been picked up at various times since. The case is expected to be one of the most notable ever tried in the local circuit court It will take from two to three weeks, according to all estimates. A portion of the March Jury panel has been instructed to appear as talesmen at the opening of the trial. TRIAL ATTRACTS INTEREST Because of the Importance of the case and the prominence of the attor neys, the trial Is expected to create wide spread interest -Although there were extremely few American Legion men at the Communist Labor party trial, it Is prophesied that they will have a large representation at the I. W. W. case. Vanderveer has filed a motion to com pel the state to return to Laundy all the papers that were seised from him at the time of his arrest, and also papers which Vanderveer alleged were taken from Laundy's desk later. The district attorney's office, with the aid of the federal and police offi cials, has gathered together what Is said to be one of the largest collections of I. W. W. literature-ever seen outside of a- "wabbly" meeting' place. It has not been stated whether all of this will be offered In evldepce: DEtfBlTSE IS BOASTFUL According to a well accepted report, Vanderveer has boasted to District At torney Evans that he has never lost a case of this nature, and that he feels confident that after one or two trials the 'local prosecutor will be convinced of the folly of attempting to bring all the Indicted men to trial. The Laundy case Is In the nature of a test case, and upon It may hinge the future of the I. W. W. in Portland. Following the circuit court rules of procedure, the case will be assigned to a trial Judge by Presiding Judge John McCourt when it Is called on the docket at 9 :3d Monday morning. CHACALIS LAYS ARREST TO FALSE LARCENY CHARGES Notice is only the least of the charges made against Jim GaspaHe by George Chacalls in the latter's 110.618 suit filed again the former In circuit court Satur day afternoon. Chacalls alleges that Gasparis had him arrested on a false charge of lar ceny some time ago. The old Odd Fellow's clock is to chime again. Its sounds guided the people of the town, for many years after It was placed in the pretentious tower on the O. 0. F. temple at First and Alder street shortly after the erection of the buildings in 1869. Then the clock Could be seen for miles and modern skyscrap ers did not interfere with the vision. In fact the temple was for 20 years the city's nearest approach to a skyscraper. Children whose sharp eyes could read its hands a mile away grew into manhood and womanhood before its gilded hands grew dingy and the Roman numerals became dim. In old days mothers list ened for its chimes to get up for break-1 fast, and fathers for getting to work. Children were warned to come in from play before it struck 9 in the evening, and lovers were sternly ordered at 11 p. m. by the I. O. O. F. clock to part without any further "spooning.' ; The veteran members of a thousand exemplifications of the parable of the Good Samaritan missed its chimes a few years back. It had become of little prac tical use. Business rushed past and the grinding of the trolley cars drowned its sounding .of the hour. Its faces fell In and the storms washed to falntnesa the HOTEL GIRLS PLACED ON MEMBERSHIP ROLL once glistening black numerals around their disks. Old Portlandert when they chanced to pass along the street looked w from habit to set their watches. They wastefully listened in vain for the old familiar chiming of the hour. Only memory. responded. Other clocks on more lofty towers struck out the hours and told on large faces the passing of time. It was often asked. "Why don't our clock strike any more T Why isn't that clock fixed up so that we can see what tlme'tt Is?" Samaritan lodge.- Nq. 2, I. O. O. K-, has many of the oldest Odd Fellows in the state upon its rolls. Recently the lodge, out of respect for them. and. per haps In honor of the former "kids" and lovers and others whom It used to guide, and with an idea that the old clock de served better treatment in an honorable old age, ordered it rejuvenated. Soon it will be again visible to the eyes of old timers and its chimes will not be listened tor In vain. Workmen report that the timbers of the tower are sound, and there will not be much to do to oil up the works, paint new oiai races ana numerals, regita tne hands, and set the I. O. O. F. clock on Its pinions again, as good as when it first struck out he hours 60 years ago. COMMUNITY SERVIC E the business district of Linnton ts still asking for a proper sidewalk. The two governments squabbled over which was to do the work. The community was In sore need of a smallpox hospital last year and this year. The two governments bickered over which was to build it. None was built. Now, both threaten to erect a contagious hospital These are but. a few instances, con solidationists say, in which overlapping duties and duplication have retarded de velopment of certain sections of the county aneVsity, In which Improvements have been paralyzed and in which un necessary expense has been entailed through maintenance of two governments for practically the Identical territory. Elimination of squabbles over which government is to act, and consequent facility and efficiency of action ts, pro ponents argue, sufficient reason in it self for merger or the dual adminis tration. ' The measure, as drawn by City At torney La Roche, provides for consolida tion of the city, county, Port of Port land and school 'and road districts into a single body politic to be known as the "city and county of Portland," provid ing the charter as prepared by a "board of 21 members, after the constitutional amendment is passed by the voters of the state. Is adopted at a subsequent election by the electors of the county. The charter board is to consist of H members appointed by the mayor and five appointed by the county commis sion, at least three- of whom are to re side outside the city of Portland. The board is given 15 months by the amend ment In which to prepare a charter, It is to be properly advertised and then submitted to the voters of the county. SUNG imir nnnnni irno in INUULOo lo EXCELLENTLY BY HALLO COMPANY Opera Is Characteristically Sulli van With Piquant Touch o Spanish Music Added. nvitations Extended tb Employes of Many Restaurants to Join in Great Movement with a community sins; and addresses by Miss Cockburn and Gall B, Sha dlnen head, of, the unen'i work. Dow Walker, a memoer oi we ww? of directors. Js chairman of a oom- minu to interview tha City oinciais with a view to putting en a program ou baseball and other athletics in various parks, playgrounds.; ball grounds and vacant lots. He will also take up with the schoot officials jtfce matter of their cooperation with a home play week pro gram and backyard playgrounds for children, of pre-echoc. age. M- S Richard W. Price, proprietor of the Hotel Mallory and president of the Ore gon Hotel Men's association, sent a check for &t to Community service Sat urday, with the following note : "1 have been Investigating Community service and I have become such a thorough con vert to It that I am taking out a mem bership for each of the S3 young women employed at the Mallory. I wish every other employer in Portland would do the same thing. I am sure they would find it one of the best investments they have ever made." The Caterers' association asked for speakers on Community service at their meeting last week and J. H. Joyce, chairman of the finance committee, and Miss Kathleen Cockburn, , bead of the girls department spoke i when they finished. Miss Cockburn was Invited to speak before the girls employed in the following restaurants: The Pollyanna, Panama, Cappa, and St Nicholas. These places will be visited this week and the girls Invited to Join the Community Service Girls' club and take advantage of the free social and recreational classes which it provides, '. Miss Cockburn will also, speak to the girls In the telephone office and the girls in the office of the ' Standard Oil company. In response to an Invitation from Liebes & Co.. she organised a group there Thursday, A large com munity gathering will be held one eve ning this week at the Chapman school Studeuts Speculate On Presence of Big Educators at Seed When three college presidents visit presldentless collegej in one week, siu iinta kirn reason to be BUSDictoUS. - Announcements on the bulletin ooarq, at Reed college Indicate that visitors on the Reed campus Include trio of prominent educators, ia the week begin ning last Friday, At mat time ltt. r C Sisson of the University of Montana snent a day. This afternoon Dr. Krnest M. Honkins. president of Dartmore col wa will be a sneaker, and Tuesday President William S Allen Nellson of c.it. Miium will visit the campus. Students began to ask, "Which one of the three will be next presiaent m According to James o. Kerr, memoir of the board of r.igent. mere is nu foundation for the, stuaenw biku - tions. The influx sor presiaents j- happened." Dr. Sisson has oeen a ire- auent visitor at Ko "" president of the Montana university. and Nellson and Hopkins are meeting speaking engagements on extended t0Dri Hopkins will speak at Reed ves pers af 4 p. m. today. Bishop Sumner Introducing him. Spokane to attend -. the Inland Empire Teachers association, to be held at'the Lewis Clark high, school March Aprll 1 and 2. j-,v. : Sanitarium Site Chosen -Spokane, Wash., March 20. One of the tuberculosis sanitariums to ' be . erected by Idaho will be built at Sunnyslde, near Sandpolnt, according to Dr, Floyd 0.J Wendle of Sandpolnt, a member of the state board. Educator to Meet Spokane,- Wash., March 20. More than 4000 educators from the four North- western states are expected to gather in IHIIiffll HwiHBmtmitatinirtHmtmuiuiJHimMtiiiimtj BRIEF SESSION IS PROGRAM 0LYMP1A (Continued from P One.) In his appeal to the circuit court-to overrule the order of the state board of medical examiners, In refusing to allow him to practice medicine In Oregon, Dr. L. S. Patee of Astoria claims that he served in the army medical department at the Vancouver barracks during the war. CONSOLIDATION URGED TO AVOID DUPLICATION (Oontimwd Fium Pare On crown In the center and low gutters on the side. On the other hand, the city refused to take over the stretch as -a city street and Improve it. until -assurance was Riven that abutting; property owners would assume the expense of hardsur facing with a flat grade. Meanwhile, the southeastern portion of the city waits for Foster road to be cut to proper grade and paved, so that Improvements to cross streets can be satisfactorily completed. The people of Linnton are clamoring for sidewalk facilities, but they have not so far been . provided . because of the maintenance of two governments within practically the same area, say propon ents of a 'merged government. Some -12 years ago the citizens ; wanted a side walk along the St. Helens road, which traverses the business section of Linn ton. The county commissioners -replied that county roads were not Improved to provide sidewalk facilities. A wooden sidewalk was laid with money obtained by popular subscription and supplement ed by a contribution . from the Unnton council. . The sidewalk became ' worn and dangerous, .The City of Portland requested the county to repair It. The county commission refused on the basis that the county had nothing to do with sidewalk construction. The city 'was told to take the road over as a city street and repair the sidewalk. Nothing waa done. OlTtT IIW ME5TIOSED A short time ago the county again sent a petition ; tb the city requesting again that the road be taken over as a city street. The ' municipality replied that when there ia received a petition signed by owners of 40 per cent of the property abutting- Uie road, sssatng max the sidewalk be constructed ana anarged to abutting property, the city would take over the rosd'-and afford sidewalk Improvements. 'Three years ago, the I walk became dangerous, it isx said. and Governor Hart stated In his proclama tion necessitated the session. It looks aa if the legislature would tell the governor that they were not in ac cord witk his ideas that a special ses sion was unavoidable and if any politi cal prestige is to be had from the session it will go to some member of the ap propriations committee who has been active in safeguarding the Interests of the taxpayers of the state ,as well as striving to remedy tha existing evils that have been brought about by the present era of high costs of everything. State Senator P. H. Carlyton of Thurs ton county is among those who are par ticularly anxious to have a very short , session and has been .working hard in that direction, and. though differing upon many questions. Senator E. T. ' Coman of Spokane is equally anxious that the session be a short one, ' Governor Louis F. Hart was Tsspor- tuned for months to call a special ses sion for the passafre of the woman suf frage act. and held out against the pres sure of even the national chairman of the Republican party. When he issued the call for the special session, however, that was made one ' of the reasons for the call, but even this, may be knocked from under him If Delaware, convening a special session upon the same day as Washington, should rush through the ratification of the amendment as its first order of business. If there is to be a fight over organization in the house It is very likely that the Eastern state will beat the Western sister to it. and be the thirty-sixth to ratify. Senator Coman looms large aa a gubernatorial candidate and if his strength continues throughout the next few daye there can be no doublt that he will be well out in the lead for the nomi- Senator George Lamping of Seattle will of course have his thunder stolen by the special session when the soldiers' bonus bill is passed. Representative John A. Gellatly of Wenatchee is not to be taken seriously as a candidate at tnis time ana it is very seldom that the name of Colonel Rowland Hartley of Everett is heard about the legislative halls. Someone started a big rumor that all the candidates were going to withdraw in favor of Representative , Mark E. Reed of Mason county. The message of Governor Hart to the legislature, which Is to remain a deep, dark secret until the eleventh hour, may throw some light upon the reason for the calling of the legislature and may show that the governor Is not in accord with the joint legislative committee. This re mains to be seen, but the general opin ion about the cities of Tacoma and Se attle, as well as here at the capital, is that the stand of the governor against the session was probably the best that could have sheen taken and that it would have been better for the state of Wash ington and the political aspirations of the Incumbent if the session had never been called. , , "The Gondoliers." one of the Gilbert & Sullivan light operas, was sung at the Hetlig Saturday night by the Gallo EngliBh Opera company and the audi ence received it with much acclaim. "The Gondoliers" ts not nearly as well known as are "The Mikado," "H. M. S. Pinafore" or "The Pirates of Peniance," but this, may be due to the fact that it presents more difficulties, both vocally and histrionically, and hence does not lend itself to production by amateurs or professionals of mediocre ability. The Gallo artists put it over in great style, as they did all of the other works pre sented during the season of five per formances. It was the third time that the Gallo company sang "The Gondoliers" since they started out on the road from New York last fall, but, this notwithstanding, It went with a vim and smoothness alto gether satisfying. Perhaps the most delightful bit of music in the entire opera is the tenor solo in the second act in which J. Hum bird Duffey again covered himself with glory. Jefferson De Angelis in the comedy role of Don Alhambra De Bolero, Grand Ihqulelto, again demonstrated great versatility as funmaker and had the crowd laughing whenever he appeared. There ' is much clever humor in "The Gondoliers." The scene is laid in Venice and here and there the composer has thrown in a bit of Spanish ' music which adds a piquant flavor to the otherwise strongly characteristic Sullivan music One of the features that met with keen ap preciation was the Spanish dance by the chorus. The company left for San Francisco early this morning", everybody pleased with the success in Portland. All of the performances were generously pat ronized, capacity houses being recorded In nearly every instance. This, it is expected, will mean that Portland will probably have a still longer season next year. Actions Indicating Insanity Cause of Packwood's Arrest Failure to pay his bill at the Mult nomah hotel, coupled with suspicious ac tions which indicate probable insanity, caused the arrest on Saturday night of Robert L, Packwood by Inspectors PhllUpe and Tackaberry. He is held on an open charge pending investigation and will be examined on Monday by Uie county sanity board. Phillips and Tackaberry answered a call from the Multnomah management after Pack wood had refused to pay his bill Saturday night. The officers went to Packwood's room, telling him that he must pay his bill or get out. Pack wood pretended to be a deaf mute and attempted to talk in sign language. It took two men In addition to Phillips and Tackaberry to overpower and hand cuff Packwood, who yelled and fought stubbornly in an effort to resist arrest. Phillips states in his report that Pack - wood on Friday ran out of the hotel, Jumped In a waiting taxicab and kissed a woman .who was occupying the rear seat of the machine. If the county board finds Packwood mentally sound he will be held by the police for failure to pay his hotel bill. a -J on Special Savings rh Accounts i the first of each motiith. Subject to Check If balance does not fall below $i00 Interest on this account begins the I 1 . I e i. i i day deposit is made, and is credited i This is only one feature of "BROADW AT? .SERVICE." f " BROADWAY AND STARK i We Have h That ' " ! : Victrola in the Desired Model and Finish j From $25 to $337.50 1 OAK WALNUT 1 111 MiunriAMV III See the New I Walnut j Victrola I $125 $150 $225 S j You'd Be Surriicd i Term Given i Seiberling-Lucas 1 Music Co. I 125 4th St. ' III vssn. nun igr J T.CTOR RKCOUD . L HI KVKHVTHING MUHICAI. ii T Custard Pie Funster Is Again in Eclipse - Los Angeles, March 20. Charlie Chap lin has again' disappeared from public view following his statement in which he accused his wife of spending J50.000 in addition to her salary of 11000 a week.. Effort, to locate the famous film comedian today to have him answer Mrs, Mildred Harris' Chaplin's reply to his Charges, proved in vain. Chaplain was not to be found. JUST FEEL THOSE GOODS You know the Government has com mandeered most of the wool and worsted and so it's difficult to find cloth ' of the old-rime wool weight and quality." - But here's some of the food old kind and you'd better order ra suit from It while the ordering. is i good. The price won't tax you into a faint either. We don't believe in ' profiteering- not so as you would notice it. .- Werner Petterson 313 H Washington St. Upstairs at Sixtk Red Rock 99 CJottage Cheese a Perfect Food - ONE thing we do we mafce "Red Rock" i taere cheese. We have made it and sold it Cot tage cheese. We have made it and sola it tor 11 years. We are one of the very few exclusive makers of cottage cheese; in the United States. OUR new factory, recently completed and equipped, is a sightly, sanitary place, nestling among the green forests', and greener meadows south of Portland. 1 i i 2T has a capacity for handling annually 3,000,000 pounds of lly whole milk. WTE take that rich, sweet milk in all its purity, and trans W form it into oalatable. aDDetizintr "Red Rock" the- " - ft . a a .v perfect food. . ' ..HED ROCK" is a food for every age of man easily digesteddelightful to the taste nourishing to the body. It ijjhe superior of many foods that cost much more. KpED ROCK" is sold by good grocers and market men all over Portland. It is served in hotels, restaurants, dairy lunches and cafeterias.- It is eaten by thonsands of families in their own' homes, who tell others of its goodness a better advertisement than any that we can write. Red Rock Dairy Oswego, Oregon, R. F. D. M9r i 2 f. - 1 3 ; ' --f