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R SECOHO DEGREEE NURDR 10 FREED: OWE ISA
RADICALS WHO SHOT DOWN
EX-SERVICE MEN FREED OF
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
Britt Smith, Ray Backer James Mclnerney, Eugene Barnett,
Bert Bland, John Lamb and 0. C Bland Declared
Guilty in Final Verdict
CLOCK IMMUNE FJIOM "
SERVICE COMMISSION
STATE BODY HAS SO RIGHT TO
' ALTKll RAILWAY TIMK
Idaho Officials Want (Co-operation
la Making Pacific Time Con
form io .Mountain Time
ELMER SMITH AND MIKE SHEEHAN ACQUITTED
Loren Roberts, Who Made Complete Confession Involving
Eleven Defendants in Murders, Found Insane New
Warrants Are Served
MONTESANO. .Wash., March 1 5.
The Jury In the trial of ten al
leged I. V. W. for the murder of
Warren O. Grlnim, Centralia Armis
tice Day parade, victim, brought In. a
verdict tonight, finding seven of the
ten defendants aullty of murder in
the second degree:
1 The defendants found guilty of
second degree ranrdar. are:
Britt Smith, Ray Becker. James
Mclnerney. Ilert luand.. Eugene: Bar
nett, John Lamb, O. C. Dland.
" Mike Sheehan and Elmer Smith
f were found not guilty. Loren Rob
erts was found not guilty because of
. 'Insanity. ,
Long Sentenoa Faced
The Jurors were polled as to their
Individnal verdicts, each replying
that the verdict as presented by the
foreman, U., Q. Robinson, iioqulam
carpenter, and read by the court
clerk, was his verdict.
The penalty for second degree
murder is from Id years to life im-
While the powers or the public
service commission of Oregon are
quits extensive in normal times it
has no authority to ehange the
clock. i
Attorney General Brown holds
this opinion and expresses it in a
reply to the commission's inquiry as
to whether it can cooperate with the
utilities commission of Idaho ' in
changing the standard time under
which trains shall operate between
Pocatello and Huntington. The Ida
ho board asked tb-3 cooperation f
the Oregon commission for a rea
son that a part or me line luai
would be affected is in Oregon.
."Under date of March ..192o.
you requested the opinion of thU
office as to the Jurisdiction or your
commission to require, or authoriie
a change in the standard time under
which railroads shall operate in this
state." writes the attorney, general.
"It appears rrom the communica
tion or the publie utilities commis
sion of luaho. to your commission,
attached to your letter requesting
the opinion of this office, that the
public utilities commission of Idaho
is desirous of changing the stantiara
CLUB WOMEN
DETERMINED
ON HOSPITAL
! TOM MTfARY KILLED
BY AUTO AT SAN JOSE
ONt'K KAMIMAH MAI. KM FlGl'RK
1)1 KS AFTER AtX'IUKNT.
I Itemembered Here m Member f
I'ollre Torcf. for lti)lcl Strength
and Care-Free l-ife
One Organization to Send
Members for Subscriptions,
Another Plans to Equip
Qrildren's Ward
NOTE OF CHEER IS
HEARD ONCE MORE
Workers Believe Salem May
Yet Be Saved From Humil
iating Position .
nla?sie m ays $
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Motion for sf n?w trial for the sev- "me irom -" '
tington. uregon irom l acmc time iu
the
VERDICT I TRAVESTY
' OX J rSTU'fi. HA YH PROS
ECUTING OFFICIALS.
MONTESANO, March 13
"The verdict Is a travesty on
Justice." said Prosecuting- At
torney Allen of Lewis county.
"We shall continue to prose
; cute these men nntil a proper
convletion is procured. The
McElfresh information and
warrants are evidence of our
Intent."
"I am absolutely astounded
at the verdict that has been
returned, in the face of the
evidence that has been sub
mitted." said Special Prose
cutor Wr H. Abet "The case
has been long and exacting,
but I would cheerfully un
dertake, the prosecution of
these men. through whose act
Warren Grimm came to his
death."
en men found guilty of second de
gree murder will be made Monday.
George F. Vanderveer. defense coun
sel, paid tonight. It was assumed
that th? court would pass sentence
at this time providing the motion is
denied.
Vanderveer. commenting upon the
verdict, said it was Improper as to
the seven defendants convicted or
second degree murder. He asserted
the defendants had been round guil
ty of conspiracy by tha jury's ver
dict, maintaining that conrpirasy
was impossible without premedita
tion and that premeditated murder
was first degree murder.
Verdict Roils Defease
'It should have been murder In the
first degree or acquittal." he de
clared. Discussing the verdict get-
erally. Vanderveer said:
"The verdict proves that a Jury
cannot be dominated by the aroi-
trary dictates of a court."
Vanderveer referring to the war
rants served on the ten men tonight
for the murder of McElfresh. de
clared that Elmer Smith could not
be tried for the murder of McEl
fresh because It was in his opinion.
a continuous transaction, and an ac
auittal of the murder Of Grimm
constituted an acquittal of any al
tered participation in the entire
armistice day tragedy.
The verdict was received by the
prisoners without any demonstra
tion. The improper verdict which
Mountain time, nnd desires the co
operation of yonr commission for
the reason that part of the Oregon
Short Line on which a change of
time is desired is within the botin-
Ldaries of the state of Oregon.
"In answer to your Inquiry. It I
the opinion of this office that your
commission has no jurisdiction to
chsnge the standard time nnder
which the railroad companies shall
operate. This conclusion is arrived
at after a careful reading or tne a
creating the railroad commission
and other laws of the state. More
over, sections 1. 2 and 4 or the act
or conrress. March 19. 1918. chap
ter 54. relate to the subject wniCD
you have referred to me 'or an opin
Ion."
Now for renewed vigor in
campaign for hospital funds.
The cheering report has reached
the campaign committee that the
Salem Woman's club has decided to
take an active part In securing sub- j
script-ions. This resolution was ad-j
opted at a meeting held yesterday-
The women have appointed a com-
miti to make all necessary . ar- ;
Toiu MrNarv. presumably a fa
milikr Sal-m character of several
years aro. once a member or the lo
cal police rrre and whit later m
an inmate of the state hospital for
the Insane, was killed in an auto
mobile accident ai San Je. I'alif .
yesterday.
Early !: ninbt Chief of Polio
Welsh received a lelexram from
Hhetlir I.yle or Kan Jose, saying that
McNary was in an unconscious con
dition as a r-uli of tin acelJ'nt
and asking thai his relatives be notl-
! tied. l-atv. information reached
Salem that McNary had died.
Tl. Nad man was not related, it j
is said, to the well known family of
MrNarys in 'lem. and the only '
relative Chief Welsh was able to lo- i
rale Is a nislcr. Miss xarau ie.ary.
ol Narraganseil. N. J. Her name
was given mm a relative on McNary's
record at the state hospital.
MeN'arv nrohablr was abont SO
years old. lie wr.s a larorlng man
much ot his life and no'ed tor his
great physical strength. I' era use of a
reckless, care-rrce disposition he
was widely known.
EX-KAISER AND MEMBERS OF
FORMER CABINET MAY AGAIN
GAIN CONTROL OF GERMANY
Revolution Overthrows Ebert Government and Dr. Wolff
gang Kaff, in Role of Chancellor, Declares National
Assembly Dissolved
LEADERS
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GENERAL STRIKE IS ORDERED BY
Revolutionary Troops March Into Gty, Assume Possession
of Fublic Buildings and Remove Self-Appointed Offn ;
cials Without Bloodshed
SPEED URGED IN
TREATY DEBATE
rangements ror members of the riulPft-- ftf Wllion Peiffi HoDC
to go out among the people next TOCS OI lTUSOn rcace nope
tor early Settlement ot
Island City Resident
week to get pledges so the proposed
new hospital can be built.
tTilhlrenV Ward Fromised
Another equally encouraging re
port has reached the committee. It
is the action taken by the lllihee
club. The women In thst organiza
tion promise that. if. the hospital Is
put up they will equip a children's
ward In the building.
The sky agin b ;gan to clear yes
terday for the solicitors. This gsve
them renewed hope of success in
their efforts to provide for the pro
per care of thsvsick and Injured in
Salem.
incy. noweirr, wisu iu iiufini
f. VriKA f, Rhhrrt th people of 8aletn the urgent ne-
s , - csU. for immediate action on their
LA GRANDE. Or.. March 13.
Lee Tabor of Island City, Or., died
in a hospital tonight from wounds
received when be was shot In. his
home last night by robbers. A
neighbor heard shots and rushed to
the bouse, where he found Tabor
starrer in r toward the door,- badly
hart.
Tabor laid two masked men bad
shot him when he refused to nrow
ud his hands upon their entry and
that they had then ilea.
Retiring From Business Sale
There is nothing mythical or maglcd in these words they.
mean just what they say. To every one that takes them at
face value they mean a substantial redaction in prices on
quality merchandise.
THE PRICE OF EVERY ARTICLE IN THE STORE REDUCED AT LEAST 10'-
btorm
All Fixtures
For Sale
Glsss cases, counters, Lamson
endless cable cash carrier sys
tem with electric motor. Money
changing machine, office fur
niture and one Hall's fire-proof
safe, with money chest. Outside
dimensions are 5x33x34 inch
es. I73
Proof
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Special
Price Reductions
Velours: :
56 inch Black, reduced from $4."'
a yard to .$2.95
5G inch Ureen and Mahogany re
duced from $5.35 a yantto $355
Suitings: 1
All wool. 40 inch Plaids suitable
for skirts and girls' dresses at less
than half present value.. . .$1.95
I
Dreu Goods:
36 inch part wolol fn red and
brown only, reduced to yard 65c
32 inch Plaids known as Renfrew
Winter Ginghams, yard..... .c
25c Toilet
Soap 15c
Williams Priscilla
Violet Scented Toi
let Soap. Large,
round, firm cakes,
dozen $1.73
Umbrellas
Lay To, Men!
We have jnst entered the shower
season and here is a dauntless ar
ray of rmbrellas for your protec
tion. There are many grades of
material for covers, an andless va
riety of handles and two distinct
styles of construction the old
style and the India, as illustrated,
$155 to $5.50. Less 10 per cent.
part 16 the hospital is to become a
reality.
Former Efrort Itecallexl
'Let us ke?p Salem from going
to the bottom again." said one or
the solicitors last night. "You re
member before we built a high
school. Salem was then the largest
city in the United Staets that dlJ
not have a high school. I
"That was a humiliating position
for the capital city or Oregon.
Through strenuous efforts of a
number of leading men and women.
Salem was raised up out of the mire
to its present high place among the
educational centers in the nortn-west.
"Comparing ths present popula
tion in Salem with the availaDie
hospital accommodations now here.
our rltv Is again dropping down
and down until investigation will
show that, in respect to hospital ac
commodations, we are era In danger
ously near the bottom."
"Take Astoria as sn example. Tne
pride or that enterprising city Is its
large rine hospital centrally located."
Iluftine Man Speaks
One or the leading husiners men
who has already subscribed liberally
said the ieople should, rirst or all.
keep an active interest In those who
may have met wtth misfortune.
"This Is an age of cooperation
mutual helDfuIness." he said. "To
live ror one's seir alone is selfish
ness. To extend help to the sick or
maimed who would siuter unneces
sarily without such assistance, is not
only -a duty It Is a, rare prlvileae
which brings us a deep sense of hap
piness to the giver as well as a i
spouse or sincere thankfulness from
those receiving the aid. A dona
tion to this hospital will make i
real benefactor of each one who wil
voluntarily assist in Its construe
tion."
The committee wihes to repeat
that subscriptions of $100 or over
may be made In three payments
Tha last payment will not need to
be met until one year from the first
or next January.
In the meantime they urge t h it
intending subscribers should not
hesitate to ask the committee
send solicitors to call on them. The
hospltsl headquarters sre at 'he
commercial club and 69 is the tele
phone number.
Peace Controversy
WASHINGTON. March 11. With
the irreconciliable foes of the peace
treaty again in the saddle and with
compromise apparently farther away
unanimous consent today to bring
swiftly to a conclusion Its fight over
the decisive question of article ten.
Under the agreement, reached af
ter the warmest advocates ot com
promise had decided nothing could
be galaed by delay, a final vote on
all proposed reservations to article
ten will be tsken before adjournment
Monday night snd speeches during
the day's session will be held with
in a lS-mlnute limitation.
Tonight hope of ratification was
not entirely dead among some of
those who have worked for compro
mise, though they concluded that the
cards had run against them aoc that
only a last minute reversal of form
could save the treaty from another
deadlock which would throw It Into
ISKRI.IN. March 12. Certnany
today Is in the thrors of a counter
revolutionary movement which was
successful this afternoon In turning
the Rhert government oat of Berlin
and setting up a nw administra
tion In the capital.
President Kbert and his cabinet,
offering no armed resistance to the
revolutionary troops which invaded
iscrnn irom tne suiari.aave gone
to Dresden and established the seat
of their government there
The new government which has
been provisionally proclaimed here
with Dr. Wolffgang Kapp as chan
cellor, has declared the national as
sembly dissolved aad announced that
new elections would be held.
The eld government tbrouch its
majority socialist members. Includ
ing President Rbert. has issued
proclamation railing for a general
strike ss th only means of saving
Germany from the return ot William
IL
Oweral ttrfke Ordered .
Reports from outside IHrlla de
clare the counter Revolutionary
( movement has sffected the troops
Ja arg numbers Ihroeghoet the
! country, the new security guards as
well aa the old artsy forces.
The Kapp government, la a state
ment to the press, declared Itself
neither reactionary nor monarchia-tfc.
The events that led up to these
developments wene dramatic and
rapid in sequence.
Last evening It became known
that the rovernment of Prslden
Ebert and Minister of Defense Noske
had come upon traces of a serious
plot to overthrow the republican re-
Orders were Issued for the
t h. iaIIiImI rimnilrn Th lsdrs
.1 v. . i. n.nK. I rime.
ably would come by the mldnte ofjsrrest ot the men beiiered to be
the week
GASOLINE COST
Yfl! HIT COAST
Advance in Price of Motor
Oil Imminent According to
Oregon Dealers
PORTLAND. March 13 Another
advance in the prlc of gasollB- in
the Pacific northwest si-ems immi
nent accord kne to local dales.
New York advices today reported an
Increase of about a cent and a half
a gallon, and this, taken with th
fact that the oil companies on this
coast hae already announced a
growing deficit In Pacific coast pro
duction of gasoline, and the proba
bility of bavin to brine in motor
fuel from tut east to supply. the deii
clty. leads lo the heller that the mo
torist need not b- surprised any dsy
to find th price up another notch.
The shortage of trasoMn on the
Pacific coast Is said by ih oil rum-pani-s
to be due to falllnr off of
Mexican rrU and mcreasea icb
mmptlon of motor fnel.
Portland-Medhrd Road
in Good Shape, Says Nann
malny concerned. These were, first
and chiefly. Dr. Wolffrsng Kapp.
noted ss a reactionary, who has b-a
prominent In all agitations of the
fatherland party and aa extreme aa
taiconlst or the republican govern
ment and General von Luettwitx.
who was in command of the firs.
sir-tyled group of Relchswhr. or
empire defense forces.
Terms KUlly Rcfased
Wtih them were associated Cap
tain Pabst. a cavalry nicer of lb
ruaid. who had taken a leading part
in suppression or the Kpartarlst re
volt last yar. Apparently, notwith
standing the precautionary measures
or the government, the plot had gor.!
too tar to be arrested as the troop
seli-eted tor the seiiure of Berlin
acre already on the wsy and the
force at the disposal or the grem-mt-ul
was not only Insufficient, bat
was not altogether dependable.
When the news came that re vol s
tlonary forces from the bis camp at
Doeberiis. vere on the march, of
ficers of rank belonging to the gov
ernment troops were sent to meet
hm as emissaries of the president
o order them to delst and return
o tneir 'jnariers. i niaim-"-"".
who belonged tnalnry to naval bri
gades with some additions Irom Rat
tle troop who have always beea
disaffected aad aadlacipliaed, net
the government's representatives, of
whom the chief was General voa
Oldershaasea. aad proposed some
terms of aa extreme character which
wwre referred to the cabinet la Ber
lin. , -
Freedosa Is Promised
At the same mo meat a prorU na
tion prepared In advance wss lasaed
promising the people freedom aad
order and dissolving the national
assembly, declaring that the assem
bly's mission, which wss to estab
lish a constitution aad conclude
peace, baa beea fal filled. The lead
ers of the old government have. a
their part. Issued aa appeal to the
people, asking their support agai&aC
the reactionaries and calling- apoa
them to orgsalie a general strike.
The late government leaders quit
ted iterlia at aa early hoar and later
were reported at Dreadea.
The revolatloa has beea blood
ies. The rablic t Large was takea
completely by serprts. Lilt la I'r
lla Is proceed lag today aa aiusU
Pregaoet stations regardiax the fa
tare or the snosneat aeea Idle.
FtsMMK. . vope Restored
Yesterday the chief laterest waa
financial aad commercial circle were
the sodden aad remarkable rise la
the value jf the mark. During the
last fewedsys persons who had been
hoarding foreign money for specu
lative purposes, began aaloading aa
fas as poble. Whether this had
earthing to do with the tarn la po
litical events. It Is Impossible to say.
Attestloa being called to the laU
eat - statement of the Relchsbaak,
which snows a great Inerraae la the
flood of paper money.
It Is reported here that ten de
posed emperor aad cabinet may
agsla control the government.
Ilevotatkia Xoi SavrprU
iletlia Is occupied by the troop
of the counter revolution what
number is not known and the
moveatent Is spreading rapidly
throughout the province. Masses
of troop and naval brigade with
artillery havo been broegel la to the
capital and dominate the altuaUOa.
Thus far there has be not ot
treak and no bloodshed. - -
The Kbert government had kaowl-
edge beforehand ot the peadUg
counter- revolution, but the precaa
Itoas takes proved ts be entirely In
adequate. Outside or the sec-aril y
police snd tb Noske defease troops
on patrol, nothing Indicated at S
o clock this rooralag that Berlin
would wake up to find the Chert
government turned out. I The pres
ident hlmsftlf left Berlin' with some
of his followers two hours after that
time.
Illrxleaborc I Mated
Admlrsl von Troth had been de-
(Contlaued on page S)
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Still a Good
Line of Plaid
Silk Taffetas
Yard $195
Vhite Gloves
45c
A lot of good, long, white
Chamoisette (Moves, a fabric
that wear well and washe.
well at a graceles price.
I lla Spaulding Stars in
Co-ed Basketball Game
Ha Spaulding of Salem starred for
the sophomore co-ecTs bssketbsu
rteam when it defeated the Junior
k'o-ed's team by the score of to
".& for the Interclass championship
of Oregon Agricultural college. Mlai
Soauldmc starred wtth 11 points
while her tesm mste. Miss Uladys
Murray, scored the other 24 point
This will close the basketball
cp son unless a post-season gsm is
scheduled by the co-ed varsity with
the Oregon co-ed varsity.
Ret.irnlng Saturdsy from Medford
after a trip over the Pacific high
way by automobile. Herbert Nona,
state hlthway engineer, reports tht
between Balem and Medford thera is
less than five miles of bad road on
that highway. While Mr. Nann
would not advice tourists that :hey
can make me trip tnronan in
rort. he says the Journey can 'e
made with comparative ease. y
next rail the entire road will be im
proved and easily and quickly passa
ble. The enalneer says be met many
tourists on the road.
Aided Military Called
For Early Conference
CODLENZ. March 13 A eonrer
ence attended by Marshal Foeh. Held
Marshal Sir Ilenry II. Wilson, chief
of the British Imperial staff, and
Major General Henry T. Allen, com
mander in chief of the Amerlcsn
armr of occupation, will be field on
Monday at French headquarte. I)
Mayence.
LIBERTY LOVING HUNS URGED TO
AD) IN RE-ESTABLISHING ORDER
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IIKHLIN. Jlarrh 1:1. Chancellor Kapp of tbe newr Berlin
(rovernment r. vtl Major fleneral von I.ueitwitz have Uned the
following .HH.-Umati't. :
"The ovrrlhrow of the jrovernment rmist not he taken
reactionary. On the conttarv. it is a prw(frcs4ve measure of
patriotic ( Jennann of arti-s w ith n view: to re-establishine; law,
order. dieiplite ai.l honeM jroverninent in (lerraany. It la an
overdue attempt to lay- the foundations for the economie resus
citation of (ierinany, nahling her to fulfill those condition of
the jMace tr-aty which are rransaMe and not self -destructive.
"Inspired "ly ical am! a desire for the lenefit of all the
(jeriuan people, th n w government invite heartily tbe accept
ance and coojeration of the independents for the creation ani
elaboration of laws for th betterment of the working clasae,
The manifesto charge the socialist government with over
burdening the people with taxation, failing to create condi
tions for'an increase of production in all lines, suppressing
newrp-n which criticise it. snd otherwise interfering with
the r'nwinal liberty and refusing to dissolve tbe national asr
semblv and iMie "writs for new election,
'"iist, but least." say the manifesto, "a government
whoe chief spokesman is Kriberger roust be swept away
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