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MEDFORD, OUKCOX. Will INKS DAY, KKHia'AUV IS. 1!)-J0
NO. liSO
STATE RESTS
AND DEFENS
L
Attorney Vanderveer Beqins in Earn
est Fiaht for Lives of Centralia I.
W. W.'s Asks Court to Dismiss
Case at Least Aqainst Faulkner.
Sheehan and Smith Lono Artiu
ments Scheduled on Motion State
to Call 100 Witnesses in Rebuttal.
MONT KS A NO, Wash.. Feb. 1.S.
JIoviiiL' l'or ilismissnl in hclnill' ul
each of the 11 defcndunl nil trial
hero for the murder oT Wnrran O.
Grimm. C'cutralia Anuiitiia- imrmlv
victim, Attornev Oooruo K. Vnndcr
cer todav bccuii in runiot his I'iulit
for the lives of his 11 iilk'L'Pil 1. W.
W. clients. The motion for dismissal
cnine shortly alter tjic Diosecution
unnounced that it rested. It. was to
bo antiicd this ut'ternoon.
Vnndervecr's motion asked the
court to dismisses the chaives
ncuinst each of the defendants and
to instruct the iurv to brim: a ver
dict of not miiltv. on tile grounds of
insufficient evidence. It was expect
ed that particular attention would be
siiven in the defense iirmunents today
to the individual cases of liert Faulk
ner, Mike Kheelian and Iilmer Smith,
defendants, whom the defense insists
have not been connected bv the state
with the shootings.
Adjournment Is Denied.
A request to adjourn court for the
remainder of thu dav was made bv
Attorney Vanderveer. hut denied bv
the court. Vnndervoer said be ex
pected to be called as n witness this
afternoon in the trial of :i aliened
1. W. W.'s bcinir tried for criminal
syndicalism in the court of .Indue
Hen Sheeks, but .Indue Wilson said
ho wished to speed the case and not
waste anv more time.
Cullimr of defense witnesses was
expected to beuin tomorrow with t ho
introduction of testimony designed
to prove the plea of self defense, and
to establish the contention that Amer
ican I.eL'ion men in the parade rusheii
the . W. W. hall before anv shots wcr.
fired, ac'cordimr to an alleged prear
ranged plan. The defense has sub
poenaed about Mil witnesses.
10O Witnesses In Itchuttal
The state, ill rebuttal, expects to
offer the testimony of nearly Kill wit
ncscss. This testimony it is indicat
ed, will be for the purpose of dcund
ishim: the testimony the defense is
expected to offer.
The prosecution has called "." wit
nesses since it bcuan the introduction
of testimony eiuht anil one-half davs
nun. Two weeks were required to se
lect a iurv.
The state called lour new witnesses
today ami the defense recalled a
former state's witness, T. C. Jloniim.
The prosecution witnesses were Cecil
Key of Centralia. Kinerv Coleman,
Centralia. Mrs. Helen Sclioel ami
Mts. Anna I,. Whitmarsh. Chchnlis.
The state's witnesses testified thai
they saw no one rush the I. W. W.
hall before the shootimr commenced,
told of how they first heard the shots
and of their attempts to net away
from the rnntre of i'lvimr bullets.
Mrs. School and Mrs. Whitmarsh.
who were driving cars in the Ked
Cross section of the procession, told
of their efforts to drive out of the
line to places of silfetv. Children
were ridinir in both machines, thev
testified. '
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OPENS EIRE
'I BE A REGULAR!" IS PINAL
OF MRS. CATI TO
CIllCAIiO. l'eb. 18. Alignment of
"omen voters with cxistintr political
Parties and abandonment of efforts
to inaugurate 11 political organization
"I their own was advocated todav
by the leaders of the lA'iisrue of Wo
men Voters, successor to the National
American Woman Suff nitre associa
tion. Kepublican and democratic
members of the leasue ureed the wo
men to affiliate with their respective
Parties and expressed their opposition
to the formation of n woman's party.
The retiring president of the sut
frase association, Mis. Carrie Chap
7 U. S. NAVY MEN ARE?
AT SEA ARE CAPSIZED
WASI I I.NCTOX, Keb. 1 S.
I-'ive enlisted mun were drown
ed in the sinking of a naval
water barge yesterday off the
Cuban coast, the navy depart
ment was advised today, and
two others lost their lives in
the capsizing of a motor dory
from the I'. S. S. Ilovey last
Sunday at Harwich. Kngland.
Xo details cf the sinking were
given out, hut Admiral Knapp
said a court of inquiry would
investigate the sinking of the
dory. The men lost on the
barge were:
Seamen Harry T. (Mouse,
Heading, Pa.; Leo T. Pehewei,
Cleveland, and Harry Sirody,
'Philadelphia, and Fireman Ral
eigh V Stover, Pittsburg and
Lulu (i. Higdon, Undale, Ga.
Those lost with the dory
were :
Fireman Patrick (Ifll, Boston,
and Coxswain Frank 1). Moser,
Philadelphia.
s
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 S. Abolish
tnent of the nine sub-treasuries, the
offices of the thirteen state surveyors-
general, and two assay offices is pro
posed in the legislative appropriation
bill, reported today by the house ap
propriations committee. A reduc
tion of $ I S, 000,000 from depart
ment estimates for clerk hire and
miscellaneous expenses was made,
but the bill's total of $104,120,000
is one of the largest peace time legis
lative appropriations on record.
Several unusual items including
$-12,038,000 for the internal revenue
bureau for collecting taxes and en
forcing the national prohibition; $11,
ICM.OOO for the war risk insurance
bureau and $.,ooo,ooo for the de
cennial census, largely account for
the high total.
The sub-treasuries, which would
be abolished at the end of this year
are at 'Baltimore, New York, Phila
delphia, Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago,
SI. Louis, iXow Orleans and San
j "Francisco. The surveyors-general lo
jbc discarded on June HI next would
I include these in Arizona. California,
Colorado. Idaho, Montana. Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota,
Alaska. The assay office office at
Ptah, Washington, Wyoming and
Dead wood, S. (., and Salt Lake City
would bo closed on June 30.
NKIl.WVKA. Neb., Feb. IS. What
the owner said were world's record
prices fcT Hampshire bred sows were
brought here yesterday at a sale by
Raymond C. Pollad of this city.
Forty-two head sold for $21,N!i, an
average cf $.'2:t, as compared with
the previous high of $:it0. One sow
brought $2,ti.'i0, a new top for this
breed. Buyers from twenty-eight
states were present.
U. S. WOMEN VOTERS
man Calf, uracil the women to enroll
in one of the political parties.
In a farewell address Mrs. Cn,l
cautioned wm i nain-t standpat-
isin.
"Ilo not iio to the polls a- a iner;
endorser of a platform that others
have written for vou in some back
office." she -aid. "Take a vow be
fore vou leave ChicaL'o and befove
you enter a political party that vou
will never vote a ticket until it has
been submitted lo vour intelligent e
and ratified bv vour conscience.
Don't be a 'rei;ulur.' '
CONGRESS TO
STAND PAT
R. R. WAGES
Conference Railroad Bill as Present
ed Would Hold Railroad Wanes to
Present Level Until September 1st
Comnulsory Arbitration of Labor
Disputes but no Provision for En
forcina Board's Decisions. Govern
ment Guarantee for Six Months.
WASHINGTON, l'eb. IS. Wanes
established by tho railroad adinini
tratiou during the war would con
tinue In effect iinlil September 1
under the railroad re-organization
bill, the conference report on which
was presented today in iho hoiibe and
senate.
t'nder the wage provision, pay of
railroad workers would bo stabilized
at the present levels for six months
after the rail properties are returned
to private control and operation. The
bill also seeks to stabilize rates for
the same time, providing that prior
to September 1 no rates may he re
duced unless approval of the inter
state commerce commission Is cb
lained. The restriction of wage increases
was looked upon with especial inter
est by members of congress, railroad
officials and union leaders in view
of tho recent demands of the more
than two million railroad wt.'rker3 for
an advance In pay.
I'lilon Conference. Called.
The fourteen railroad union bonds
have called a conference to begin
Monday to discuss tho policy to be
adopted In dcullng with a commis
sion either created by law or ap
pointed by tho president to arbitrate
wago controversies as proposed by
President Wilson in his recent confer
ence with union officials. Director
Cicneral Mines has requested a com
mittee or railroad officials to confer
on the subject with him tomorrow.
Chairman lisch, of the house man
agers, announced today that the con
ference repi.Tt would be taken up
in the house Saturday and Chairman
Cummins of the senate managers, ex
pects to call it up in the sanato at
a later dale.
features of .'Measure.
Tho outstanding points of the
measure as finally agreed upon are:
Compulsory submission of labor
disputes to a permanent federal board
appointed by the president and com
posed of nine members as equally
divided between the employes, em
ployers anil the public. No provision
is made for enforcing the board's de
cision.
Adjustment of rales by tho inter
state commerce commission so as to
yield lo carriers a return of W& per
cent with another half of one pel
cent for improvements. i
Distribution or half the net rail
way operating Income increases, six
per cent ot the property value, equally
lint ween I he carriers reserve rund and
tho federal railroad contingent fund
which will bo administered by tho
commission for the assistance of the
weaker roads.
(iiariintee (I Months.
Government guarantee to railroads
against a deficit during tho tlrst six
in on l lis after thu roads are turned
back.
"Permissive consolidation of rail
roads, It approved by the inter-state
commerce commission.
Appropriation of .",oo,000,ono to
be used as revolving funds from which
to make loans to carriers and pay
claims growing out of federal con
trol, t'nexpended funds now in tho
railroad administration's hands are
also re-appropriated for that purpose
and an appropriation of $."i0,0l)0 for
the federal labor board is provided.
The labor section provides that
"it shall be the duty of all car
riers and their otficers, employes and
agents to exert every reasonable ef
tort and adopt every available means
to avoid any Interruption to the
operation of any carrier growing out
of any dispute between the 'carrier
and the employers subordinate offlc
dais."
A dispute should, if possible, be
satisfied by boards composed of em
ployes and railroad otriclals.
Physical Valuation.
Determination of the aggregate
value of the property of the carrier
for rate making purposes Is lett to
the Inter-state commerce commission
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ARRESTED BY SOVIET
:ADERS CAUCASUS
1 ..fc-C..rf3SS, I
LONDON, Keb. 1 S. Alexander
Kerensky. th former Russian pre
mier, whose reKinie was overthrown
by the bolshevik! in November, 11' 17,
has been imprisoned in (he Caucasus,
according to a Central News dispatch
from Copenhagen quoting the Estho
nian newspaper Varanias.
The message declares that Keren
sky recently proceeded to the Cau
casus on hoard a British steamer for
tho purpose of inducing the popula
tion to promise their support to the
Russian democratic renter party. The
Caucasian leaders, however, gave him
a eold reception it is asserted, and on
his arrival at Ilakue. he was arrested
and thrown into1' prison.
OF FRANCE IS
PUT H OFFICE
Paul Deschancl Becomes Tenth Presi
dent of French Republic. Succeed
ing Raymond Poincare Playing
of Popular American Airs Feature
of the Ceremony.
PARIS, Keb. IN. Paul lictiehanol
today became tenth president of the
Kreneh republic, succeeding Itavmond
Poincare, wb ) l;ihl aside t lie roues
of office n i,m or.o of the most criti
cal periods in tt.e history of the coun
try. The formal transfer from the
old to the ii'!V regime occurred at
the p.i'ace of I he Ktyseo this after
noon. Tho inaiigm ,i. '-un of t he Trench
president ;r- a formal ce-vmony and
the number pernilfed to witness tho
trans 'cr if .in: horlly is limited to
PAUL
the prMl len'.s of the senate and th'j
chain e'' of 'Ifpurii 8 cominlttt.es from
each hoist: at.d mciitf i& rt the cabi
net. Premier Milb?rand, short ly before
the hour set ft.r the ceremony, drove
to the Palais Hourbon where, as presi
dent of the chamber, M. Deschanel
has maintained his residence, and
called for the president-elect. Knter
ing a state carriage and escorted hy
a regiment of cuirassiers and pre
ceded by a flag bearer, they drove to
the palace where the ceremony wai
to take place.
Whil'j thr crowds ninssed along
(Continued on Page Eight)
NEW PRESIDENT
PASS
THE BUCK TO
Mr. Wilson's Decision Will Be Car
ried Out If Mr. Wilson Will Indi
cate t'3 Wav. Allied Premiers Re
plyText of Note Not Given Out
at Washington or London, hut Press
Get Summary - Wilson Threat
Confirmed.
A IXIION, l-Vli. IS. - The rcnlv nl"
the Minmiie allied cwunm'I to I'icm
dent Vilon's note relative to the
Adriatic m-U Icuu-nt lias been coiled
j'tul lorwindcd to Washington bv the
American rinhnM' here. Announce
ment hits been mane I lint the (lucstion
of makinii nublic the text oi the ren!v
will rest with Mr. Wilson.
It is understood the communication
sent to the American capital objects
to n re-oneninL: ot the Adriatic uues
tion. It U said lo declare that cir
ciim.sijinces existing when Premiers
l.lovtl tieoriM'. Nitti ami Clciiienceau
Ir.-imed the virtual ultimatum lo Jugo
slavia in Junmirv could not be ig
nored, and the president, it is assert
ed, is tub the decision reached last
December to which Mr. Wilson adher
ed in his note, will lie carried out il
Mr. Wilson will indicate the wuv lli
inav lie done.
WASHINGTON, l-'eb. IH.-The re
idv ol the allied supreme council
London to President Wilson's note on
the Adriatic situation was received
todav nl the stale department from
Ambassador Davis and was decoded
as Inst as it cairn' in.
It was announced officially thai the
rcplv would not be made public at
this time and it was indicated thai
uol even a siiriiiuaiv of it would be
u'ivrn out. Publical'oii ol' the rcplv
has been left bv the council to Presi
dent Wilson. in'cordinLr to London dis
patches but the council expected to
nivc the press a summary ol' ils con
tents. While waiting lor I he note to he
decided, officials noted from the
Loudon dispatehes that the rcplv was
said to have been a modification id'
the original one prepared Inst Sat
urday. PALMER AGREES 10
WASI I I.NdTON, l'eb. I S. Attor
ney (ieneral Palmer today directed
the federal district attorney at Port
land, Ore., lo mako a "full and thor
ough investigation." of the chargOK
made against M. II. Houser of the
United States grain corporation, by a
federal grand jury at Spokane.
The attorney general's Instruclitns
were given ut tho reiuest. of Mr
Houser, who in a telegram to Mr
Palmer declared ho "could not per
in i t the statement of thu grand jury
to go unchallenged."
He requested that the Pnlted States
attorney, after his investigation "give
mi mil publicity lo bis fiudfngs as
were given to the insinuation in the
report of the Spokane grand Jury."
S. DAKOTA CAMPAIGN
SIOI'X KALLS, h. I., f'eb. 1 S.
Governor Prank O. Lowden of 111!
iinlH, minority republican candidate
for president in the March 2Ii pri
maricH arrived in Sioux Kails today
Us open h(s campaign In this state
with a speech here tonight. Ho Is
the first I!) 20 presidential candidate
to speak In South Dakota and will
d e liver f i ve a d d resse t while In the
state.
Major (ieneral Leonard Wood, ma
jority republican candidate for presi
dent, will open his South Dakota
campaign at Yankton on February
2-1. Senator Hiram W. Johnson of
California, Independent republican
candidate. Is expected to trail (!onG
ral Wood within the next two or
three weeks.
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WOMEN FOR LEAGUE
E UNIVERSAL
Cmt'AllO. Krh. IS. -The
women's convent ion I oday in
dorsed the League of Nations,
recommended "adhesion of the
t'nited States with the least
possible delay." and rejected
universal military training.
Itoth resolutions were adopt
ed only alter prolonged and
warm debate. Speakers who ad
vocated the adoption of the
League of Nation resolution in
dicated they favored reserva
tions to safeguard American in
terests. Mrs. ltaymond Itrown of New
York pointed out that the word
ing of the resolution would not
opptse reservat ions. Oppon
ents of universal military train
ing declared it would have a
"Prussianizing effect" on the
country, and urged the need of
strict economy in governmental
expenditures.
MAY SEIZE Fill
10 lOWER H. C. L
CIllCAIiO, I'Vli. 1H.-I-Wli wriik-
ni'ss sluiWLMl it sc 1 1 uiiitiv m mi' roni
:imrl!l. Tho chid' new luiirisli I'at:-
1 1 ir was u Ulmrt!iH'nl ul' justice re
purl in r".!iinl ! sc-i.uri' of I'lMMlslunV
in an HTiU'I tu iMiinpt'l the louerini;
nl' prices. OjHMiinir pi-iccs. wliirli
nuiLM'tl I'l'oni a niiarlcr to one cent
lower with Mav lo . 1 ..ll! 1
an. I .1 nl v ifl.Wi lo tl.oll. were fol
lowed hv a moilenile I'lirllier sel
laiek. After opiMiiiej 1 ic lo :!'n down, in
eludinn Mav al Kll',:. lo Kllvie, oat
eonliliued lo deseend.
Lower onolnlions on lions inilled
down provisions.
SEATTLE IS BEATEN
SKATTLK. IVI. IH. Ilu-li M.
Caldwell, attornev and t'ormcr nrmv
major, and lames Itiincjin, secretary
o the Seallle 'cnlral l.idior council,
will run lor inavo'r of Scuttle in 1 1n
linal citv election March J.
Caldwell pud I'uiicjiu were tioiujn
alcd in a priiuarv election xi-lerdav
n which MavorC. It. KitGerald, can
fliilale lor re-elect ion, was eliminat
ed. KHzucrnld was He I Inn.ion'
choice for niavor when Hanson re
cently resigned as chief cxcciilive ol'
the citv.
ROSE PASTOR STOKES
CHICAGO, Pcli. I S. Mrs. Itose
Pastor Stokes of New York, million
aire communist and former socialist,
one of Hi persons indicted hy a
special grand Jury hero January 2
for "advocating the overthrow of the
government of the Pnlted Klat.es,"
today announced she would he a can
didate for congress from the 11th
New York district.
PAYNE PS REJECTION OF ALL
WASHINGTON. Kcl. ih. Wcice
tiou of all bils received tor the Ml
former German tmssentrer ships of
lered for sale bv the shippint: board
was recommended to (lie senate com
merce committee todav hv Chairman
Pavne of the hoard who nskeilfcatt
thoritv to renew ncL'otution.s lor sab
ot' the vessels lor operation under
Ihe Americiin flag.
Chairman Pavne mi it! if the con
gress desired to chatiL-e this policy
to Dtiblie ownership of .ships the pas
senger liners should not be sold und
eonuress .should direct the hoard to'
spend tlm $07,0U0,UiU tstiimited u
I M I Jk H
no is
OPPOSED TO
THEPRIMARY
William Giblis Will Wnt Allow His
Name on Presidential Primary Bal
lots hut Inlimalr.s Is Not Averse to
Nomination Wants to See an.Un
instructcil Deviation at San Fran
cisco Cunsii!ers Princiiilcs More
Important Titan Individuals.
NKVY VOIiK. Fell. IS. William
lliljbs AleAdoo annoiiueed today that
he would not permit his nunio to ho
tuunl on presidential primary hallolH
in tho various slates anil that ho
advoeated the KomliiiK of unlnstruct
eil delegates to the ileni(.".:ratlc na
tional convention. Tho former necro
tary of the treasury said ho holloved
the highest oonstriietive leadership
ean host he ohl allied it tho national
interest "is not sulunerKed in u con
ies) of individual eaiididaeios."
"Personally," Mr. MeAdoo con
tinued, "1 would ho dellKhloil If tho
next national eonvention niiRht actu
ally he a ureat demo'cratic conforenco
where thu utmost freedom of action
should prevail mid where Iho motlvo
of IiIkIi service alono should control."
.Mr. McAdoo's views wuru oxprossod
in a letter sent lo Miller S. Hell,
mayor of M illedgcvilln, Ga., In re
sponse to a telegram saying the cltl
ens of. his hoyln.'od home had placed
his name on the president inl preferen
tial ticket.
He Is Deeply Moved.
"I am deeply moved," wrote Mr.
MeAdoo, "hy this manifestation of
Iho confidence of my friends, who
live In the city of my boyhood and In
the state, ol my nativity. It Is indeed
an honor ti.1 he considered by thorn
worthy of such high station. I feel,
however, that I should candidly Btuto
my position. I am not seeking the
nomination and am reluctant to do
anything that would create IV" ap
pearance tif a candidacy. I cannot
help reeling that tis Is peeuliurly a
time when we should fight for princi
ples and uol f(r individuals.
"Tho momentous yeara through
which wo have JuVt gone brought to
jlhu fore great hitman problems which
I go to the very roots of our social
jaud economic life and insistently do
i annul Kelt lenient . Tho destiny of the
human race will be profoundly af
fected hy tho things wo do and by
the wisdom we show during Iho next
four years. Patriotism and construc
tive leadership of the highest order
i ,
(Continued on Pai;u KfghO
necosarv lo convert them from troop
to passenger vessels.
Mr. Pavne said pasengcr shipH
were scarce how and bnildimr pricen
limb, hut that these conditions might
ehuti'.'c and Ihe value o)' (he ships ho
correspondingly lessened,
"If we proceed to re-condition the
ships, making them fit for passenger
use,' cunt nued the chairman, "it will
take from six to J'i months to put,
them into service. Our conviction id
that we will not hereafter he able to
sell Iho ships for the cost of rer,(nli
tionimr plus the price at which we
can now yell."