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Rumors of Attempted Jail Delivery
Leads to Prompt. Dispatching of
Veteran Troops on Special Train
I. W. W. Attorney Declares Order
Merely Piece of Propaqanda No
Sinn of Trouble. No Possibility of
it Trial Resumed.
TACOMA, Feb. 2.-,. Commanded
by Major Arthur Casey, a detainment
vl Camp Lewis troops left for Monte
sano on a special train this morning.
Every man of the detachment, the
size of which officers refused to stale
was equipped with ball ammunition.
Especial significance was attached
to the fact that a medical detachment
with medical supplies accompanied
the troops. It was also said at Camp
Lewis that veteran troops, many of
whom have had riot experience were
selected to make the trip.
Army officials considered the sit
uation at .Montesano grave enough to
order a special train. A regular train
a few hours later could have drawn
the troop cars.
MONTESANO, Wash., Feb. 25.
Trial of ten alleged 11 W. V. here for
thu murder of Warren O. (Iriinm.
Centralia Armistice day puradc vic
tim, resumed today after a delay of
several days becuuse of illness of jur
ors, adjourned again shortly before
noon, when the defense ran short of
witnesses. Thero will bo plenty of
witnesses on hand tomorrow, defense
counsel announced.
Lack of witnesses was due, defense
counsel said, to the uncertainly of
tne resumption of the trial.
Called to further strengthen Har
nett's alleged alibi, Alexander Si
gurdsen, coal miner of Kopiah, near
Centralia, testified that ho also saw
'Harnett walk down the street shortly
after the shooting. He had no recol
lection of seeing Barnett that day, he
testified eft cross-examination, until
ho was called upon by dofenso coun
sel assistants four days ago.
Charles Fisher, coal miner, Kopi
ah; Aaron Johnson, miner; Graham
Robinson, enginoer, Centralia and
Eugene Gauthler, miner, Kopiah, all
testified that they saw Barnett riding
homeward on the day of the shooting.
AU fixed the time at between four
and five o'clock. Barnett did not
carry a gun, according to their testi
mony. The defense ran out of witnesses
shortly aftor 11 o'clock and when At
torney George F. Vanderveer an
nounced that he could not secure any
or his witnesses until tomorrow mor
ning cdurt again agreed to an ad
journment until the usual hour to
morrow. Indefiniteness caused by the
condition of health of the members of
the jury was responsible for the ab
sence of witnesses, Vanderveer ex
plained. MONTESANO, Wash., Feb. 2."i.
James A. Ball, thirteenth juror in the
trial of ten alleged I. W. W. charged
with the murder of Warren O. Grimm
Centralia Armistice day parade vic
tim, was seated as a permanent juror
when the case re-opened today. Ball.
Mt'ntesano blacksmith, takes the seat
of Edward Parr, Hoquiam, discharg
ed today from jury service because of
illness.
instead of selecting tho juror by
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.1. Tho
liroirram of ruimblimn house leutlors
to omit universal military (rainiii'.'
from the aniiv re-onraniatinii bill
ws accepted WmIhv bv the linnet
military committee, which ordered a
favorable report on the bill without
1111 v recommendation as to trainini'.
Kf forts to nut in four months train- j
ine ot nil voutlis ueemnini: .jmv i.
If-'., and n commission to frame a
rtlan for roncress bv January 1.
Jitill. beaten, 11 to 5.
The committee then bv V2 to "j
authorized Cbuirwuu Kahu to ap-
' (Continued on Pagjjteb
HOUSE REPUBUCANSlECiDETO OMIT
UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING HEM
CIIICA(K), I-Vb. 2.-,. C. M.
Sum Kim, cliler of t lie Kay use
Indians of I'mutiHa county, Ore
gon, who was enroute to Wash-
ington on business for his tribe. :
was found asphyxiated in a
hotel here today, lie had blown
out the gas. On a string about
j his neck were four small cha-
mois bags, in each bag was the
dried head of a snake. :
Chief Sum Kim, the police
announced alter an investiga-
! tii.il was to appear before I lie
S Indian board of commissioners
in Washington to protest :
against court proceedings
brought to force his tribe to pay
ail alleged debt. ' :
ASQUiTH IS
VICTORIOUS
Former Premier Returned to Parlia
ment on Liberal and Anti-Labor
Platform Labor Candidate a Close
Second Daughter Is Factor in the
Campaign.
LONDON, Feb. 25. Former Pre
mier Herbert S. Asquith was return
ed to parliament from the Paisley
constituency in the recent by-election.
Announcement of the result was
made today.
Mr. Asquith, the liberal nominee,
polled 14.7;t(i votes against 11.H02
for J. M. Biggar, the labor candidate.
and 37H3 for J. A. L. .MacKean, coali
tion-unionist.
Women played a prominent part in
the campaign, the most prominent
being his (laughter, Lady Bonham
Carter who took up the cudgels in
behalf'of her father and made many
striking speeches.
Mr. Asquith early in .the canvass
issued a message to all liberals in
which he said:
"Do not let your liberalism be
cither watered wtth toryism or forti
fied by labor," throwing out a chal
lenge both to the labor Interests and
iirtln fi sub. commit tee of seven f
iv..m. .. uimr;iti hill for universal
tr:iininr nnd report it to the lions
t.,r ..(.iisiilcration "at the earlie.-t
With this settlement of imivcrtl
fpjiiiiiiiL'. the ennniKttet' then voted 1U
to I! to report favorably the army re
orsanization bill, iiuthorizin' a poiicr
time anuv of 'JJ!.(MHi mm ami
7PO officer. The troop.- would in-
hide J'l.ofill fur the combat anus.
I'MlHll Pliilumifif scnliN 7. "till unas
signed units, with the remainder fr
the supply turvices.
was round asphyxiated in a .
TIN
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President Wilson Signs Oil Leasing
Bill California Leads Witb Over
Million Acres Available for First
Time Utah, Montana. Wyoming.
Colorado and Alaska Effected
Coal Lands Also Thrown Open for
Filing.
AVASH1NCTON. Feb. 25. -President
Wilson signed thu oil leasing
hill folav.
The total area of oil lauds thrown
upen for lease under the bill is esti
mated bv the ireolouical survey at
more than 0,700,000 acres, while
proven coal lands on government
withdrawal total approximately 110,
OOO.Ollll acres with liD.OOO.OOO acres
still unclassified. Phosphate lands are
estimated at 2,700,0(10 acres with
sodium and other mineral deposits,
euuallv as extensive.
California with 1. 1851.200 acres of
withdrawn oil ami iras lands and
Wvomimr with 1,1:51,020 acres, lead
the other states in the extent ami
riehtiess of their oil deposits. Of
tho six additional states continuing
trovernmcnl i I lands made available
fo lease under the bill. Louisiana,
with 107.000 aeres and Arizona with
2:10,-100 acres, are considered to have
t,he mo&t valuable deposits.
The I'tah and Montana oil nrens
are est'mnted at more thau 1.000,
000 aeres each, but much of this
land, government experts sav. comes
under the "douhU'ul" elassi t'i(!ation.
Colorado contains 222,000 acre; and
North Dakota 84,804. In addition
o these oil resources, vast areas of
oil shale lauds in Colorado. I'tah and
Wyoming are made available for ex
ploitation.
President to Control
The naval reserve oil lands in Cali
fornia and Wvomimr are not made
available for public leasinir under the
bill unless the president shall so pro
scribe. Kf forts to open up this land
were laruelv responsible for the
blocking of the legislation in coneress
for manv years, the navy department
vigorously opposinir the leasinir of
rieh oil deposits in holdings in those
states. 'The total area in California
is 08,000 acres and that in Wyoming
30.000 acres.
A very sliht portion of the naval
oil reserves had been drilled before
the land was withdrawn by the ttov-
cnmicnt and under the leasinir bill
there will bo a readjustment of the
claims of the holders of these wells.
In withdrawn coal lands North Da
kota leads the other twelve states
with more than 1.1.000,000 acres,
although its deposits are not con
sidered as valuable as thoo con
tained in the 2,800,000 acres ' of
Colorado, which are appraised bv the
government at an average of $75 per
iicre, tlx highest valuation for gov
ernment coal lands in any slate.
SAU-;M, Feb. 25. With "America
first" aH ilia campaign nloKftn, fnited
States Senator Hiram W. Johnson of
California, today filed his declara
tion (A candidacy for the republican
presidential nomination of Oregon
with the secretary of state. The sen
ator is the first of the presidential
candidates to file Mb declaration. It
was presented to the secretary by
Stanfiold MacDonald, who is assisting
.lames S. Stewart in managing Mr.
Johnson's Oregon campaign.
WILSON ASKS OKLAHOMA
TO RATIFY SUFFRRAGE
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Presi
dent WiNon today appealed to the
lei.-laturc of the state of Oklahoma
to ratify the federal suffrage amend
ment. Leave Troops at Batum.
CONSTAXTINOPLK. Feb. 25.
Decision to withdraw Itriti-h troop?
from Pat urn ha been cancelled, ac
cording to iiitonuutiuu received here.
PANDON. Or,.. Feb. 25. A
fund of re than :S00 ha
been raised hen- and at Prosper
for the purpose uf agisting the
county in seen ring the servieos
of an expert criminal lawver to
prosecute the Harold Unwell
case at the third trial. Young
Unwell, aged 10. is accused of
having shot and killed Lillian
Leuthold, aged lli, near her
ranch house in Coos county last
,lulv. He has been twice tried
on the charge and both juries
disagreed.
The money was eoiit ribuled
in small amouiiN bv signer of
a petition to the governor asking
for Ihe appointment of a deputy
to prosecute the case. The
signers were Imth men and
women. A fund was recently
raised by popular subscription
for young Howell's defense.
for llu1 purpose hi' ii-.vistinir llit-
CUT LUMBER PRICE
PORTLAND, Feb. Sii. In order
to stimulate building activity here a
majority of. tho lumber mills of Port
land huve agreed to sell a portion of
their 'cuts of lumber to lo'cal builders
at prices lower than those quoted to
wholesale buyers for foreign and do
mestic shipment, according to admis
sions made today by members of the
trade, following receipt of charges
from Walla Walla, Wash., that dis
crimination was being practiced here.
"Sc.'me of the mills lay aside as
much as 40 per cent of their output
for local builders," said O. G. Hugh
son, of tho Builders' Kxchange.
"Prices on the outside have Increased
so rapidly and the demand has been
so great that Portland's allotment
has been cut down to some extent, so
that even now there is danger of cur
tailment of building operations here."
WALLA WALLA, Feb. 25. It was
charged here today by lumber deal
ers of the citv that wholesale lum
bermen of Portland were selling to
Portland retailers at prices consider
ably below those quoted to whole
sale buyers for foreign and domestic
shipment. The reason attributed bv
the Walla Walla dealers for such
actions was a desire to stimulate
building operations in Portland. There
is little building being done in this
section of the country owing to the
high price of lumber.
A DISASTROUS FIRE
N!vW YORK, Feb. 23. -Sir Thom
as Upton's challenger for the Amer
ica's cup, tho Shamrock IV and the
cup defender candidate Vanitic were
threatened with destruction early to
day by a fire which swept thru the
shipyards of Robert Jacobs at City
Island, burning eigh' private yachts
and three buildings. Karly estimates
placed tho loss at nearly $l(0u0,00.
Sixty-five sailing craft were ste'red at
the yards.
The Island fire department was
handicapped by a snowstorm and a
high wind. Apparatus was stalled in
snow banks an hour and a fire boat
had to buck heavy Ice floes before
getting near enough to throw water
on the flames. Kxplosions of gasoline
tanks imperilled the fire Tighters.
The origin of the fire is nrA known.
FRENCH RELEASE 190.000
PRISONERS SINCE JAN. 20
PAKIS. F.b. 25. (French wire
less Service, ( bie hundred an 1
ninety thousand prisoners of war. in
clud'iig IH.IIO officers, have been re
patriated from French camps since
January 2o. iiecordimr to an an
nouncement from the French war of
fice. . . . ...
State Attorney Proclaims He Will
Arrest Every U. S. Prohibition
Anent in County and Has 100
Picked Men to Carry Oot His
Orders Warrant Issued for Ar
rest of Major A. V. Dalryninle
Who Is Recalled.
IRON lilYKK, Mich.. Feb. 25.-
Warniug that he was prepared to
arrest every I'nited States prohibi
tion agent in the county was issued
today by Slate's Attorney M. S. Mo
Dommgh in the Iron countv prohi
bition d:sputc. He said he has ar
ranged for 100 picked nicu to carry
out his orders.
M!el hmomrh called on I'lalrvmple
to tell him that if auv nticnlpt was
made to arrest anyone in Iron coun
tv or to raiit anv private homo, ho
would arrest tho federal agents.
His statement about the 100 picked
men was made to newspapermen. Ho
said a warrant has been issued for
the arrc.-t of Major A. V. Dalrvmplc,
federal prohibition director for Ihe
central states, who arrived last night
to press tho prohibitum raids.
;.n;or Dalrvmplc today was ad
vised bv Federal Prohibition Com
missioiier Kramer in Washington to
discont inne his expedition in Iron
countv. The message savs that Dal
rvmplc is instructed to meet District.
Attorney Walker and co-operate with
him. '
(let 0 llam'ls lloozo
IKON KIYKK, Mich., Feb. 25.
States At lotney M. S. McDoiiouuii
of Iron River county could not be
located lodav bv Major A. V, Dal
rvmple, federal prohibition director
for the central states, but the wine
which was taken from the fedora i
authorities last week was found and
desi roved.
Nino barrels of wine were located
in the cellar of a priest's house,
where it had been placed for safe
keeping ami rolled into the street,
where the agents knocked the ends
off the barrels and let the liauor run
into the gutter.
fajor Dalrvmplc and h's agents
expected to leave here immediately
for the Virgil mine, whore another
raid will be made.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. A com
plete investigation of Ihe prohibition
controversy in Iron county, Michi
gan, will be made bv Ihe bureau of
internal revenue. Commissioner lio
pcr announced today.
II. M. Gnvlord, deputy prohibition
commissioner, will leave tonight for
Grand Kapids and Iron Kivcr City
to lake uit with the authorities there
the controversy which led District
Prohibition Commissioner Dalrvmplc
at Chicago to declare the county in
"open revolt."
SALK.M. Feb. Tentative plans
formed by committees from thu Salem
Order of Klks call for one of tho most
elaborate programs ever arranged for
a convention in this slate when the
antlered herd flocks to this city In
July for their annual convention. The
tentative program, as announced by
the committee today. Include home
and auto races, boxiug( and wrestling
matches, dances and parades. Ten
thousand Klks In tho state arc ex
pected to visit the city during the
etn vent ion.
N0N-PARTIZAN LEAGUE
TO INVADE WASHINGTON
GKKAT FALLS. Mont.. Feb. 25.
Plans of the National Non-Partlza'l
league for the coming national elec
tions provide fir entrance into Wash
ington and Idaho, A. C Towtdev,
president of the league, announced
here today in an address before the
annual convention of the Montana
btutc Federation of Labor.
LONDON", Feb. -Workers
at I'ieye di Soligo. Italy have
sei.ed the municipal buildings
and proclaimed a soviet govern
ment, according to a Rome dis
patch to the Central News. In
fight ing hot ween workers and
carbineers many persons were
wiunded. Disorders have also
occurred at Vtttorio( Montehel
luna and elsewhere,' tho dis
patch says.
N'APLFS, Feb. 'JTi A general
flrike in sympathy with striking
metal workers has been declar
ed by the labor chamber hero.
f
Text of 3 Notes Recently Passed
Between two Governments Made
Public at Mexico Citv Lansina's
reiiuest to Honor Passnort to
Hcnrv Forres Denied.
MF.XH'O CITY. fell. '2". Texts in
tlnvc notus ivliie-h liiiv reccnllv imss.
I'd ln'twiu'11 I h Jlcxii'iiii uoverntnenl
imil I liu slnti! ili'iniilMH-iil at Wnsli
iimtiiii wi'iv imiili! nulilii! nt the for
eiun office here lust iiiulit! Tlic firnt
was a ri'iini'ft from I'oruirr Swrolurv
l.ansuii; that t lie Mi'xii'un unvi'i-mni'iit
viso passports nt' llcnrv Korn's, an
Aiui'i-iran witness ln-IY.n tlia Pall su!-
I'oiaiaitti'i' whirl) n ullv sat at I'.l
I'asn, Texas, iuniiiriiiL' iiiln Mexican
rnailitiiins. The si ail was I lip
.Mexican refusal Id aeeeile to this it
ipiest, nail the tliinl was Mr. I.an
sinir's refusal In allnw Ihe issuance
iif permits for the shipment of anas
anil ammunitions to Mexico from the
t'niteil States.
The state ilepartineut's note rela
tive to Torres called the Mexican irnv
ernnienl's attention to the fact that
the .Mexican consul at Hade l'nss hail
refuseil to vise Korres' passports be
cause the latter liml testified before
the Full sub-eoinniittee. The note
pointed out that Korres had no choice
in the mutter, and expressed tile be
lief the Mexican irovcrnincnt could
urrtnt the vise without sacrifii'inir her
riuht to refuse admittance to nil un
desirable alien. Hope was voiced
that the vise would be ".runted as
soon us possible.
The Mexican rcplv dated Kebruurv
20, pointed out that l''orres, in lesti
fvini.' aliened that anarchistic con
ditions prevailed in .Mexico. It was
said Korres denounced article 27 of
the Mexican constitution (dealing
with petroleum, "as confiscatory and
roblierv,'' and made other "hnrsh and
sarcastic comments on the Mexican
constitution."
The rcplv slated Korres "innucn
ratcd antifexienn propaganda"
amonir those atleniliii' the liearinus
of the Kali committee.
Due to thce reasons the forcimi
(L'onilnueil on 1'hko Eight)
IE
HELD FOR
NF.W YORK, February 2.'i. Harry
lloirartv. superintendent of an Anieri
r ii ii smeller at Mnlimi in the Mexi
can slate of lhinniL'o, has been re
leased bv the bandits who kidnaped
him for ransom, necordimr to a tcle
erum received here toduv at the of
fice of the American Metal compniiv,
which owns the smelter. The tele
erani was from the company's Monte
rev branch, but did not state whether
the ransom demanded bv the bandits
hnd been paid.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Hurry
lloirartv, mi American citizen, was
kidnaped bv Mc.xicuus at Mutiiui, )u-
LANSING NOTE
WAS SPURNED
BY MEXICANS
President Wilson Snrinqs Surprise by
Selection Bainbridqe Coll) v of New
York "Life Lonq Renublicban,"
Successor to Lansinq Colby
Aided in Formation Proqressive
Party, but Supported Wilson
Aqainst Huqlies Was on Sbippinq
Board.
WASHINGTON'. Fell. 25. Buin
hridt;c Colbv of New York, who was
i.ne of the leaders in the progressive
partv under Theodore Koosevelt. will
succeed Hubert l.ansinu' as secretary
uf state. Announcement of bis se
lection bv prcsMent Wilson was ninilo
lodav at the White House.
The selection of Mr. Colbv ennio
as n surprise, most officials ussum
inir that Frank L. Folk, actinir seere
tarv. would he the president's choice.
The first iukliuir that the urcsident
was to appoint some one outside o
his official familv, euiiie when Mx.
Colbv visited the White House curly
lodav in company with Raymond T.
Haker, director of the mint.
Mr. Colbv was taken to see tho
president on Ihe south lawn nnd !b
few minutes later the formal an
nouncement of bis selection wns
made. His nomination is expected
to be sent to the senato within o day
or two. .
Member Slilp Hoanl
Jfa'. Colbv was appointed a mem
ber of the shipping board and tho
emenrency fleet corporation in July,
1!M7, and also was a member of thu
American mission to the inter-ullieil
shipping conferenen at Fnris in tha
same year. He retired from the ship
pine; board more lliiin a velir uco.
M Colbv was u lifelonir republi
can until the famous bull moose bolt
at the Cliicnuo convention in 1912.
lie had been uctivelv identified with
the candidacy of Theodore Hoosc
velt for the republican nomination
Sir president that year nnd was in
charge of contests to seat the Koosc
celt delcirntes in the Chiensro eonvv.l
tion.
When Colonel Roosevelt bolted the
convention Mr. Colbv helped to found
the progressive party and was n dele
gate1 to its ( liieaL'o convention in
11112.
Supported Wilson
lie continued an active lender in
Ihe party and in 11114 and au'ain in
liHtl, he was a progressive eanili
dute tor senator from New York
stole.
When Colonel Roosevelt threw tho
weiuht of his influence to Charles
Kvans lluirhcs in the 101(1 presiden
tial race, Mr, Colby identified him
self with the democratic nartv.
Mr. Colbv was born nt St. Louis
"1 years niro and was erndiinted
from Williams colleao. Massachu
setts! lie spent ono venr nt tho Co
lumbin law school and has practiced
law in Now York since 1802. Ho
was u member of the New York as
sembly in 1901-2.
Mr. folk to HcslKn
After Mr. Colby has taken office
Mr. l'olk who lias been Bocretary ail
Interim since the resignation of Mr.
(Continued on Pago Eight)
RANSOM IS RELEASED
raniro, nnd is beinc held for ransom,
iiccorilinir to information received to
day bv the state department.
llounrtv whs employed as super
intendent of tho smelter of tho
American Mcluls company nt Matimi.
The kidnapini: was reported hv tho
company from its headquarters in
New York anil is believed upon a re
port received yesterday from tho
company officers nt Monterey, Mex
ico. t
Joseph K. Askew, American, kid
naped at I.erdo and held for $20,000
ransom had reported his release, tha
department was informed Tostenlav
hv the Tlahualilo company of New.
York, which employed Askew; .