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MALUM, ' OREGON, THURSDAY MORX1XU. I'KHRUARY 20,
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MOT
TROOPS SENT
TO SCENE OF
RED TRIALS
Soldiers Pitch Tents in Mon
tesano and Will Remain on
Guard Pending Conclusion
of Radical Hearing
COURT IS RESUMED
AFTER BRIEF DELAYS
Eugene Barnett, One of 1 0
Defendants Takes Stand
in Own Behalf
MONTESANO. Wash., Feb. 25.
United State troops, a provisional
company of the 35th Infantry, under
, command of Major Arthur Casey.
pltchdJ&als In Montesano today.
Theyj5Fere sent here from Camp
Levis at th request of Herman Al
len county attorney of Lewis county,
who on Tuesday asked Governor
- Louts F. Harf to ask federal author
ities that troops be sett here for the
remainder of the trial of the ten.
alleged 1. W. AS., cjiarped with the
mnrder of iWiarrpn O. Grimm. Cen
tralia armistice day parade Tictim..
.The request for troops. Allen said
i today, was made because it seemed
but a safe precaution to take.
. ' "Major Casey said he had no Idea
tow long he Intended to keep , the
troops In . Montesano. He said he
would co-operate with the local and
I county authorities and be on hand
Jn. case of any emergency.
,', Troops Pitch Tents
, "We lire here to co-operate with
the elTll authorities.." he said.
The length of our stay will be
determined oy el rcum stances. The
troops made camp In two places to
night, a large detachment occupy
to! g a lot In tie western part ot the
- town. a. smaller detachment pitching
tents adjacent to the court house.
Otter officers in the company are
'Captain R6v F. Jlall. Captain J. Car
Ung. it C.) and Lieutenant R. F.
; C. Opl. , .... .... , .;
i " Propaganda,- very obvious propa
ganda, declared George F. Vander-
veer, counsel far the defendants,
when he learned troops had been
ordered sent to .Montesano. In an
swer to Vanderreer, Allen declared
that the presence of troops was as
fair to the defense as to the state.
:The I.4 W. W. ' counsel himself
aid he feared for the safety of the
defendants In Gray's Harbor county.
This measure Is protection for them
Allen' declared., State counsel says
has ".Information which It believes
warrants ths presence of federal sol
diers.. ."
: - ; Court Is Ilcsnme!.
; FUh I the discbarge of Edward
i Parr. Juror who has been III for a
week, and 1be substitution of James
Al Ball, ' Montesano blacksmith, an
alternate Juror, court resumed today.
Resumption of : the trial, however,
had lost interest In ,yiew of the an
nouncement that federal troops had
fceea sent for. Numerous iwople said
there was no ise for troops of any
. kind. even JudgJohn M. SVilson.
presiding at the trial, savins: he saw
no apparent reason for their pres
ence. : He adrift ted, however, that
the state ralgtit , have Information
which would make the soldiers' pres
ence advisable.
Eugene Barnett. one of the ten
defendants for whom the defense has
ought to prove an alibi, was re
called to the witness stand when
court convened today. Barnett gave
testimony to how that after the
(hooting, during the course of which
he had previously testified, he wa
In the lobby of. the Roderick hotel,
he walked down the street leisurely,
meetingj arid talking with two ac
quaintances.: These acquaintances
an were placed on the stand later for
.corroborative purposes, both testify
ing that they saw the defendant
talking down the street a few min
utes after the shooting. Barnett
lw testified to the package which
he' said when otf the stand previous
ly, he had mailed to his mother-in-law-
in, Cotronwood. Idaho. The
Packs ire contained a geranium plant
as said.
i lUmHt Is Witness.
V Barnett said it would have been
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Alleged Robbery Victims
Detained by Officers
" PORTLAND, Feb. 23. J. D.
, Bobroff was arrested and held
. tor Investigation today follow-
ilg his rescue, bound and
Sagged, in his burning home at
an early hour by a neighbor.
Who heard , him shouting for
help. Fobroff told the ; police
he had been tied up by three
robbers, who took hie money,
forced .hi n to sign a check and
.set the place afire.
, The police . declared there
were suspicious circumstances
; connected with the case.'
jSALEM ROTARIANS EAT, CHAT AND j
jMAKE MERRY AT EVENING BANQUET
Salem Rotarians to the number of 50, together with their
wives, assembled at the plant of the Cherry City Iiakery la.t
night where they were jruests of I Joy Wisp at a banquet. The
spread was one of the most elaborate yet served at any Rotary
event held in Salem, and was thoioiyihly enjoyed by those
present.
The menu included fruit eoektail, celery, pickles, baker
ham an Holsum. prime roast of Wt?f, mashed jxtatoes, sugar
peas, eabbajre salad with pimentos, cream pie Holsum special,
assorted eakes, ch.eese, coffee and Holsum bread.
The speakers of the evening included Charles R. Archerd,
who discussed "International Rotary;" II. .S. (iile, "Growth
of Rotary;" Dr. Much, personalities, attd Major Arrdre, " Kx
perienees in the Air Over the Western Front." A solo by
Ralph Zercher, with Mrs. William Ilurghardt, as accompanist,
also was one of the delightful features of the banquet.
Dr. Much, who is employed by the United States govern
ment in research work, said amonp other things during his ad
dress that the increase cf from t."0 to $21 ier thousand feet
in the cost of getting timberto the water's edge was not due
to a lack of determination upon the part of the American
laborer but was the result of under-nourishment caused by
the inability of the worker to secure foods containing sufficient
mineral. Mineral, Dr. Much said, was essential to the physical
welfare of every man, woman and child and that foods con
taining these natural products should be eaten more liberally
than at the present time.
Dr. Much also mentioned that in many cases children were
Wing held back in their studies because they were underfed, or
at least were not receiving the proper kind of food.
Last night's banquet was a complete success in the lan
guage of Salem Rotarians and Mr. Wise and hw able assist
ants proved themselves caterers of more than ordinary ability.
PORTLAND FOLK
IN JANGLE OVER
NEW STRUCTURE
Building of Apartment Basis
of Mandamus Suit Filed
Here Yesterday
CITY INSPECTOR IS HIT
Bershcire Company Charge
That They Have Legal Rights
Under Ordinance
Mandamus proceedings were filed
In the supreme court here by George
H. Kelly and C. V. Everett, trading
as the Berkshire company, to com
pel H. E. Plumber, building inspect
or of Portland, to issue a permit fof
the construction of a six story apart
ment bouse to be know as the
-Berkshire." It Is set out In tbe pe
tition of mandamus that the propos
ed structure will cost In the neigh
borhood of 9125.000 and that the
plans and specifications conform
strictly to the municipal 'ordinances.
The permit was refused by Mr.
Plummer. according to the com
plaint filed in the supreme court.
because of a section in the buidling
code which prohibits the erection of
apartment houses in the district in
which it is proposed to build.
It is said that Mr. Plummer bad.
the sanction of the Portland city
council In refusing to grant the per
mit.
SALEM GUARD TO
HONOR DENTLER
Colonel Is Authorized to Pay
Visit to All Oregon Com
panies PORTLAND. Feb. 25. Colonel
Clarence Dentler. Inspector and in
structor of infantry, is authorized
under special orders issued by west
ern-department headquarters at San
Francisco to make a tour of Oregon
in the near future for the purpose of
instructing national guard troops.
Colonel Ientler is ordered to visit
Ashland Medford. Eugene. Marsh-
field. Salem, Woodburn. Silverton
Portland. McMinnville and Independ
ence.
FEDERAL LANDS
WILL BE OPENED
Ruling of Secretary Lane to
Attract Many People to
Oregon Country
PORTLAND. Feb. 25. C, P.
Rands, in charge of the classifica
tion bureau for the lands ot the Ore
gon-California land grant, today said
that of the lands opened to entry by
Secretary Lane's order of today some
20,000 acres are in, Denton county.
70.00 Oin Lane county and 30.000
70.000 in Lane county, all in Oregon.
and about 200 acres In Clarke county
Wash. There Is a small area of the
land in Multnomah county and the
remainder is in Douglas county. Ore
gon.
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SEAL BREAKING
IS CONFINED TO
PUBLIC AGENTS
Merchant's Exchange Must
Desist From Practice in "
Grain Inspection
LEGAL RULING IS OUT
Attorney General Brown
Holds Service Commission
Inspector Supreme
The chief inspector for the Oregon
public service commission, his depu
ties, weighers and samplers are the
only persons authorized to break the
seals and inspect grain in cars upon
their arrival in Portland, according
to a legal opinion by the attorney
general here yesterday.
The opinion was asked by tne Or
egon public service commission fol
lowing a conference in Portland at
tended by representatives -of the va
rious railroads, merchants excn;age
and commission.
It was contended at this confer
ence, according to information fur
nished to the attorney general, that
it had been the custom of the Mer
chants' exchange to break seals and
inspect grain while the cars were
still on the whole track, in order
that they could give proper directions
to the carriers as to where the cars
should be placed for unloading. Pre
vious to the conference the chief in
spector had notified the carriers that
this practice should be discontinued
as it was a violation of the grain
inspection laws of the state.
Under Mr. Brown's ruling it will
be necessary for the Merchants' ex
change to desist from future 'Inspec
tions until the cars have been opened
by the chief inspector for the public
service commission.
ASTORIA KILLER
GETS LONG TERM
Paul Jurinovich Must Serve
From 10 to 20 Years for
Murder
ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. 25. Paul
Jurinovich, self-confessed slayer ot
Nellie LanninK at Dahlia, Wash., two
weeks ago, is to serve a term of
from 10 to 20 years in the Washing
ton penitentiary. This was the sen
tence imposed at Cathlamet yester
day by Superior Court. Judge Hew
en. according to word brought here
today.
Jurinovich had been charged with
first degree murder, which in Wash
ington carries a penalty of death or
life Imprisonment at the discretion
of the court. On being arraigned
yesterday he was permitted to plead
guilty to second degree murder. Jur
inovich was said to have shot Mrs.
Lanning after a quarrel.
Railroad Measure, Is
Favored by Wool Men
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Feb. 2T..
A t-Iesrj m statinc the National
Wool Growers association is desir
ous of seeing the Esch-Cunimins
railroad bill enacted, and urging him
to approve the measure, was sent to
Pr-sident Wilson today by Dr. S. W.
McCIure association secretary.
10 DAYS FAIR
IS PROPOSED
FOR YEAR '20
Race Track Is Made Fastest
on Pacific Coast Plenty
of City Water Now Avail
able on Grounds
MORE MONEY NEEDED
TO CONDUCT EVENTS
Directors Wciild Provide
Free Gate If State Would
Pay Expense
The race track at the state fair
grounds has been ' improved and
made the fastest on the Pacific
coast. This track " now holds th-j
Pacific coast speed record.
New woven wire fences have re
placed the old. unsightly board
fences that have enclosed the fair
grounds for so many years.
Plenty of city water will hereafter
be available during the entire year.
Water mains, six inches in diameter,
and aggregating two miles in length,
completes a water system that has
been very much needed.
It may b9 a surprise to some peo
ple to know that the new stadium
building In the state fair grounds 13
the finest bullling of its kind on the
Facifir coast, and that It has the
best ring of any similar building in
the United States. It is now oni
pletely equipped with a water, elec
tric light and sewer system.
More Buildings Needed.
A striking fact Is that this struc
ture was built out of the earnings
of the fair and without any aid from
the legislature whatsoever. The
state furnished some funds only to
provide seats. The fair board ex
pects to ask for an appropriation
lrom the next legislature to put the
finishing touches onjhe work.
The net earning of the fair, as
Just reported by the board, are most
gratifying. The figures for the four
years past are as follows:
1916 $11,766.35
1918 22.789.42
1917 19.233.75
1919 31.742.31
Slate I Wiicd Clean.
It is the belief of the management
that, with the erection of a few
more buildings and some needed im
provements on the grounds, the Ore
gon State fair can be made entirely
self-supporting without any aid what
ever from the stale. The hope is
even entertained that the day may
come when there will he a free gate.
It is thought advisable to hold the
fair for a period ot 1 days, and
that the pnblie sale of livestock
ihould be encouraged.
FORMER SALEM
WOMAN PASSES
Mrs. George Watson Dies at
Summit, New Jersey, After
Brief Illness
The annpuncement has been re
ceived in Jalem of the death of Mrs.
George Watson at her home. 74
Hawthorn Place. Summit. N. J., on
February 14, following a ten-day ni
ne's of influenza and pneumonia.
She was buried in the Greenwood
cemetery". Brooklyn, N. Y.. on Feb
ruary 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson are former
Salem people and were very well
known and prominent in the life ot
the city during their residence here.
Doubt Exists As To
Murdered cf Woman
l,OS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 25.
Coroner Calvin Hartwell said tonight
there was no doubt Miss Florence
Housel. held of a school for girls.
who was found dead in her room
early today with a bullet wound in
her neck had been killed by Harry
Warren Bowen. former gardener at
tbe school, whose body was found In
a class room, shot through the heart.
Bowen was declared by the coroner
to have killed himself.
Portland Judge Twice
Arrested for Speeding
PORTLAND. Feb. 2-"i. Kor
the secirnd time in the past few
weeks a circuit Judee faced the
municipal judj:e on a charge of
violzting the traffic ordinance
when Circuit Judge Robert G.
Morrow was bailed before Mu
nielril Judge Rossman today
on a charge of having bis auto
mobile equipped with improper
lights. The case was contin
ued for sentence.
i CAPITAL AND LABOR MUST STRIVE!
i HAND IN HAND,
SIOl'X FALLS. S. I).., Ft-h. 2.V Capital anil laln.r rauat
w.rk. tosrethT in th jr-s iit industrial unrest if the present
high wnge sea! is to Ik? mah' jeriiiatii'iit. Major tJeneral Leon
ard Vkm1, majority republican candidate for president at the
March primaries, declared here tonipht. Industrial recon
struction is dc emit nt upon com-ilatory action and mutual un
derstanding between capital ami lalor, he said.
"Labor i older than capital; capital comes fmm lalorf
but they arc one and inseparable,"' (ieneral Wood declared.
"Tinted they stand and separated they fall. If Ia!or is to fx
handled successfully, it is not enough to give fair hours of
work ami fair wages but we must give and help labor live.
"America does not need a vast army to protect its chores
but a highly efficient regular army with definite system which
will give our youths enough training to make them quickly
available in case of attack. We must have an established pol
icy of national preparedness. Never again must we permit
America to be caught so utterly unprepared as we were in the
rast war."
JOHNSON FILES
PETITION FOR
HEADJOAnON
Senator Asks That Secretary
of State Place Name on
Ballot
AMERICANISM IS GOAL
Sanfield MacDonald, ot Port
Iandr Visits Salem For
His Candidate
Hiram W. Johnson, of California,
yesterday filed with the secretary
of state here bis declaration to be
come a candidate for president of
the United States at the Republican
primary election to be held In May
Mr. Johnson Is the first candidate
for president to file In Oregon and
his petition was presented at Ms per
sonal request and not at the request
of his tupporters or admirers In
thi state. Mr. Johnson's declara
tion contains no formal platform or
slogan, although Sanfield MacDon
ald of Portland, who filed the peti
tion says he is making bis campaign
on the slogan of "Americanism.
Mr. Johnson's declaration, as filed
with the secretary of state follows:
"I. Hiram II. Johnson, the under
signed, residing at No. SS7 Green
street In the city (or town) of San
Francisco, state of California do
hereby declare that my postofflce ad
dress Is 857 Green street. San Fran
cisco, and that I am a member of
the Republican party.
"I respectfully request that you
will cause to be printed on the of
ficial nominating ballots of the Re
publican party at the primary nom
inating election to be held in tha
state of Oregon on the 21st day of
May. 1920. the name of "HIRAM W.
JOHNSON of California" for th
purpose of enabling the qualified el
ectors of the Republican party In
the state of Oregon to vote his or her
preference for his or her choice for
one person to be the candidate for
nomination for raid Republican par
ty for the office of president of the
United States."
POLICE RETURN
STOLEN CYCLES
Charges of Mute School
Found in Possession of Ill
gotten Property
The police recovered two stolen bi
cycles late last evenine. Alton Pet
erson and Chester LaFavre. student?
of the mute school, were found in
possession of the stolen wheels and
upon the advice of Superintendent
Tillinghast of the "mute school, they
were held in th city jai! last night.
Mrs. McClellan.' living near
Spong's station, reported to the po-
1 r a l & a . a a. - t
lice that thre were two boys riding
bicycles in ihe vicinity of her home
and that their actions indicated they
had stolen the wheels. The police
invest icated and the bicycler ot
Homer Hulsey. 241 South Eighteenth
street, and Weldon Lel.ey. Ififtj
'Winter street, were recovered.
There alo is a bicycle ot a Jack
ton make at the mut rchnol and the
authorities have reason to believe
this wheel was stolen.
i i4rmy Nurses Return After
Service In Siberia
t
! SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25 Tbe
last contingent of 15 army nurses
Isent In Siberia in 118 arrived here
t on the a
I I day f rorr
army transport Sherman, to
rn Vladivostok
1 The frinannrt 1r hrnnrtit several
hundred officers and men from Si
beria, the Philippines and other Far
East stations and II Red Cross work
ers.
SAYS CANDIDATE
I
CASE IS TAKEN .
TO HIGH COURT
FOR DECISION
Conflict Between State. Com
pensation Act and Admir-'
alty Law Up
DECISION IS RECALLED
Judge Wolverton Rules
Against Accident Commis
sion in Rhoade Action
The case of Rhode vs. the Grant
Smith-Porter Ship company, which
was recently tried la the United
States district court at Portland and
which Involved a conflict between
the state compensation act and tha
admiralty law, will be carried to the
United States supreme court for ft
nal determination, according, to In
formation given oat by the state In
dustrial accident commission here
yesterday.
Judge Wolverton held in his de
cision that the claimant. Injured on
navigable waters, was not restricted
to the state compensation act. bat
could sue under the admiralty law.
Early in 117. the United States
supreme court by a fUe-to-four de
cision, held the New York compensa
tion law could not apply to admiral
ty cases. In October of the same
year, however, congress amended
the Judicial code, making available
to workmen injured on navigable
waters "the rights and remedies an
dir the workmen's compensation
law of any state."
The question bow Is as to whether
an injured workman. In view of tha
amendment to the judicial code, has
the right to chooe bis remedy at
ter injury or Is! restricted to the
compensation law.
Judge Hand of the United States
district tourt for the southern dis
trict of New York, in the "Howell
case, haa decided that under th
compulsory compensation law of
New York state a workman was re
stricted as to remedy to the state
I compensation law. and was preclud
ed from uing under the admiralty
law. This cases has not reached
the United States supreme court.
In the Rhoade case, the Emergen
cy Fleet corporation has Issued In
structions to carry the case to th
United States supreme court, and an
appeal has already been filed with
tbe district court of appeals at San
Francisco, with a petition that the
cate be certified directly to the
United States snpreme court. If this
is granted, attorneys handling the
case have advised they eipect to se
cure a decision by June of this year
In the meantime the Oregon com
mission continues to regard the Ore
gon compensation law as applying to
the employments in question.
IDAHO GAME TO
ATTRACT CROYD
Contest Will Be Staged on
Armory FIcor and Will
Start at Seren
The second basketball game be
tween the University of Idaho and J
Willamette university will be played
tonight at 7 o'clock in the armory'
Instead of 4 o'clock this afternovn as
was previously announced.
The game Tuesday evening proved
that the teams were evenly matched
when It took three extra five minute
periods to break the tie. Tb I'nl
versity of Idaho heads the North
weM conference at preseet and the
Iarrats are especially anxious lo an
nex the game.
Jackson, tbe star center of the lo
cal team, will probably be In better
shape, as his ankle which was in
jured in the M.A.A C. game Is heal
ing rapidly. The lineup will prob
ably be Wapato and McKittrlck. for
wards: Jackson, center; Rarey and
Dimmick, guards.
COLBYNAMED
TO SUCCEED
MR: LANSING
Selection of ffew York Law
yer Occasions Surprise in
Senate Grdcs-odfiriaa-tion
Expected
APPOINTEE ONCE ON
PAYROLL AT CAPITAL
Attorney Leaves Republican
Party With Robsetclt in
tie-Year, 1912
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. Presi
dent Wilson again apcet expectation
of official and political Washl&xtoa
today In naming Baiibrfdg Colby.
a New Tort: at torn er. who left tha
Republican party with Theodora
Roosevelt In 1)1 2r as secretary -of
state. , ,
Tha selection caused, scarcely less "
of a sensation than the dismissal of
Robert Lanalar front tha state port
folio two weeks ago. and was re
ceived with snch aodlfgnised. aar-
piise ia the senate, where the presi
dent's choice mcA be approved, thai'
none ofOhe leaders cared to predict
when confirmation might be -voted.
Not even In administration - cir
cles had there been any expectation
that the selection woold rait oo Mr.
Colby, who told Inquirers today ttal
he had been given only a very brief
notice of tbe president's tntesUoa.
Sammoned to the White Houn, he
spent an honr with M rv Wilson an
nonnced that he woald be accepted
and he woald make bo farther com
ment until the senate had aeted.
Virtually all senator preferred la
withhold public cm men t antll tha
s abject came up formally for action.
Record Is Rral7i -
Once before the senate was called
upon to act on the aomiaatloa ot
Mr. Colby, and then . confirmation
was voted, although a strong fight
against him was led by two Repub
lican senators from his state. - That
was la 117 when President Wilson
named him to the shipping board. It
was asserted In some q carters that
the reasons which led to objection
apply in the present case, but 'Sen
ator Calder of New York. "said
woald insist that the -nominee
qualification for the secretaryshid
be looked Into carefully before ha
would vote for confirmation. r r
A native or Ef Lonis. Mr. Colby
has practice; law in New York stnee
1S92 except for the If months-he
was a shipping board member. Dai
Ing the latter service be was an Am
erican representative in the later-allied
shipping conference at Paris and
was active ia directing the board'
war policy. He resigned last Mart
saying that the critical war period
"having passed, he preferred to re
turn to private life. -
Attorney Well Kaown
In his New York practice be has
been coansel for several latere sts In
vestigating life Insurance- compaalea
and was associated with CaarU
Evans Hagbes in the reform of the
Equitable company. He-served la
1901 and 1902 In the New York, as
sembly. '
Actively supporting Theodore
Roosevelt, for tbe Republican preV
dentlal nomination in 1912 Mr.
Colby was placed In charge of the
claims of the contested Roosevelt
uelegates from various slates - who
eventually were denied convention'
seat a He then became - delegare.
from New York to the first conven
tion of the Progress! re party and la.
1914 and 1915 he was the progres
sive candidate for senator - from
New York. In the 1 91 f campaign,
however, he sapported actively the
campaign of President "Wilson lor re
election. Hoover Not to Place
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Name on Georgia Ballot
ATLANTA. Ca.. Feb. i S. Herbert
Hoover Informed the Georgia state
Democratic executive committee to
day that he did sot feel any public
service would be prfonned by the In
action ot himself into the contest for
presidential nomination and there
fore he did not intend to file tils
name Tor a place on the ballots ot
he Georgia preferential primary. .
Lane Teacher Honored i i
On Eighteenth Birthday
EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 25. The
c hool directors of the. Gold nil
district. Lane county, are ac
commodating. They wanted
Miss Verna Dersham to teach
their whool last fall, bat she
was only 17 year and six
aiontha old and could not be
granted a certificate. So they
waited till last week when Mis
Dersham celebrated her 1Mb.
birthday. A certificate was
given to her at once, and after
waiting five months, the Cold
t
ii
son school is now in session
with Mass Dersham aa teacher.