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MEDFORD, ORKOON. KU'IDAV, .MARCH :. l!Ln.
NO. 12!) I
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State Sprinns Sensation of I. W. W.
Trial bv Producinci Letter Written
by Rev. T. T. Edmonds, Presliy-
terHaii Minister, Investiyalur and
Witness for the Defense Build tin
Case on Joint Brown Model.
M.ONTKSAXO; Wash., Afar. fi. T.
T. Kiluiunils, a Presliykiiaii minister
nt present without chai'm', lint until
rci'cntlv t'lniiliivt'il as an in vt-Kt .n
for the (U'lVnsc in tho cast nt' ln
alltsii'il I. W. W. .cm trial lirnlui- the
immler tit' Wiirreii (. (trimni. ('entr:i
lia Armistice ilnv parailu vii'tim, vir
tiiallv admitted in a li'lti'r lvail iutu
the court record today that lie had
found 'no evidence connectinir (Irinmi
with tiny nlleu'ed raid on the I. V. V.
hall.
The Idler, which has been in the
bands of (he prosecution for several
weeks, was read hv Special Prosecu
tor W. II. Abel, after the b'ev. Mr.
Edmonds had taken the stand for the
defense. Kdmonds admitted writhe:
t lie letter to George I'. Ynmlerveer.
counsel t'or the ten defendants.
Suirirestion that defense counsel
build bis defense on the cases of
I.ovejov mid John Hrown, was made
in the letter, wliich told how the sui:
liestion had occurred to the minister
after a pcrsunl of those cases in the
volume "Decisive State linttlcs of the
Country." bv Hill.
lYainallc Crisis of Trial
Presentation of the letter during
Edmonds' eross-exaniination enine as
a distinct surprise, the incident beinj
one of the most dramatic of the trial.
"Could not the outside firmer bo
finally be admitted wilh Wesley Kver
est, Roberts mid one or two others,
showintr it to be perhaps as legally
indefensible lis the 'John Brown'
ease?" was one of the sueu'estions
contained ill the letter, which speaks
of the "tremendous historical seiiuen
ees," the Love.iov mid John lirown
eases bud.
Kdmonds endeavored, durinor the
reading of the letter, to explain, hut
court stopped his interruptions of the
lending.
"The western law of reaching for
n eun should npplv." the letter said
at one point, Abel asking Kdmonds
if bo meant to try and show that
flrimm was reaching for a gun when
killed.
The minister snid he was trying to
convey what a former service man
hud told him.
Texa of Letter
The letter from Kdmonds to Van
derveer, dated January I, l!KjO.
which state counsel has had in its
possession for several weeks, and
which was written on the stationery
of Knlph S. Pierce, Seattle attorney,
is as follows:
"Dear Mr. Vanderveer:
"Please forgive the apparent pre
sumption, but 1 wnnt to relav to You
what 1 felt was an inspiration in
that I believe Centralia case.
"(1) It would he a line of de
fense, recognizing seeming palpable
otherwise unexpluinnhlc facts and so
have the strength of truth.
"(2) 'It would not risk- endanger
ing a movement bv recoil that might
come.
"CO It -would furnish solid
ground for nil appeal to the latent
iustice iind love for the persecuted
in average man.
"Hrietlv. to combine the public de
fense of I.ovejov and the remarkable
tactics of John Hrown who so shrewd
ly and consciously forced his legal
defense to rivet the eves of the
ponntrv on the ease.
"I have secured library copy of
'Decisive Legal Hattles of the Coun
try' bv Hill who describes the un-
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B0LSHEVIK1 10 INVADE POLAND AFTER
PUTTING DOWN A BARRAGE OF TYPHUS
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3. Official
advices to the state department say
an Invasion of Poland by the bolshe
vtkl is imminent, the house rules
committee was told today by William
R rastel. .lr.. in charco of the de
partment's central European division.
The committee is considering an ap
propriation for food relief in Poland,
Austria and Armenia.
Mr. Castel also declared that the
bolshevlki were causing a plague of
I RESE
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niK'ACU. .Mar. - V l.n.,1:
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A IV.liial n-, iv,. of ('In-
lf.-ui;ii.-. ,,,lav savs "mi
;' mail' i'iiiil,,vc iv-oi hM ,..s ,!,.,
X !l " ''' s:'lrv "ill lit..
A ixm rtiiii.-, 1,1 nian-v while m the
si'ivi.-i' ,,r this l.anli. wiih, ml
, I'iiM lakimr the malli-i- mi wilh
' tin' 1'hii'f ,-1,'ili.
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POLAND FEARS A
W'AliSAW, Feb. 2. The Ameri
can and l'Yt rich svsteuis of govern
ment are being studied bv members
of the constitutional commission en
gaged in framing the constitution of
the new Polish stale.
( 'onsen at i e members of the com
mission favor electing the president
bv a svstcnl like that followed b
prance, the Polish parliament, iu joint
session, if the constitution should
provide two houses for the legislative
bodv, making tin1 selection.
Members of the left group in the
diet have been contending for a par
liament of one house.
Professor llubanowicz of the com
mission thinks the American elec
toral system would lead to the estab
lishment of a monarchy.
LOS ANCIKLKS, Oil.. Mar. .".-
Mary Pick lord, weeping and worn.
stumbled from the train here todav
on her return from Miuden, New,
where she obtained a divorce decree
a few days ago. Miss Pickford wail
ed until the passengers bad all let!
her ear. then peered out. and seeing
battalion of newspapermen ami
canieraincii. tlankcit hv a crowd oi
the curious, she fled from the oppo
site side of the car. As she ran.
with (ears streaming down her face.
she stumbled and fell. Her mother
helped her up' and they fled to a
waiting uutoniobie and sped away.
NEW" YORK, .Mar. S. Reform of
moving pictures is planned by the
Presbyterian board of temperance
and moral welfare, wliich announced
loday that a "white list" or approved
pictures would lie issued from time to
time in an effort to condemn pictures
characterized as a menace to child
welfare and a cause of juvenile delin
quency. I.OXIlOX. liar. A. It is expected
that the proposal to sell the Hnti.h
Wet Indies to the I'niled States as
a means of lielpin,' balance the war
debt of Ureal I'.ritain will be dis
cussed ill the house of commons bv
I'remier I.lovd Gcor-c. probably next
Mondnv.
typhus in Poland, which threatened
to become the greatest plague in Ins
torv.
'Tk, iw.i-hni-iuta " ht said, "are
loading their typhus victims into ur-
n,r.i mninr ciirn anrl taking mem
10 the Pclish border and forcing the
Pnlnc t,, afrtrt ihctll."
Austria as well as Poland is suffer
ing horribly from the lack of food
r...,i , cf.i.l rcritine conditions
revealed by advices of American dip
lomatic representatives ubroad.
GERMAN IRISH
UNION IN U. S.
Sir Horace Punkctt Returnina From
Visit to U. S. A.. Declares Political
Union. Irish and Germans Formed
in 1911 bv German Anents Finds
Strunu Anti-British Feel i lit .
TH'W.IK. M'ar. I. Sharp criti
cism oi' the new Irish home rule lull
was expressed hv Sir Horace Plunk
ed, chairman of the Ihihlin conven
tion, al a "welcome home" dinnci
uiven in his honor here tonight bv
I lie Irish Dominion league, lie tins
iust returned from Hie rutted Slates
and nave his impressions (,L" the
American attitude toward Ireland.
"Lomr before the war broke out.''
I:e said, "I was convinced I lie peace
of the world ami the orderly pro-
uress, it' not the survival ul" western
civilization depended more than on
anv other one thiiur on mutual under
stiindintr between Hie British com
monwealth ot tree nations a term 1
prefer to the British empire and the
ureal republic of Hie west. II
is a, mutter of personal knowledge
that from lull the Prussian govern
ment was orunnizinir a (ionium-Irish
alliance in American politics with :
view to the eoiuinir attack upon th
world's freedom.
"I have not the least doubt that
supposing the Irish trouble had noth
ing to do with the be'.'innin'j of the
war. it was an important factor in
delavinir America's decisive partici
pation in the struIe. To the same
cause was due a ureat deal of poli
tint 1 embarrassment to the war ad
ministration in Washington.
''In America I found more bitter
unti-Kniilish feelitnr than iu all mv
forty Vears of observation. As usual,
although due to many other causes,
it. was a ni: led ml with the Irish
trouble, and was uenerallv expressed
in what 1 may call Irish terms.
Americans do not bother themselves
with details. They want Ireland to
have as lame a measure of self-iriv-e
rumen t as is consistent with the
sa felv of the British empire, for
which thev. in calmer moments, real
ize thev are almost as much concern
ed as are the British.
'In mv judgment America does not
want Ireland to be an independent re
public, but until the British uovern-
ment ceases to break its promises to
Ireland the sentiment of America will
be that the Irish people are justified
iu asking nnvthiinr thev like.'
Sir Horace criticised the home rule
bill because it s'uve, IMster ami a mi
nority of not more than one-fifth to
the Irish people "a virtual manda
tory over Ireland it mandatory with
out responsibility."
PAKIS. Mar. .ri. (Havas) The
text of the economic memorandum
framed at London bv the economic
tion of the supreme allied council
was wired to the I'rcneh i:overnment
last niuhl. accordiliL' to Hie Kcllo de
Paris. Wrench detei:nlcs arc under
stood In have succeeded in ctiuiinat
mir the dangerous clauses concern-
i 11 -r Kiissui nnil iu olilainiii'r reeuu'iii
tion of the (diiiuts for priority of
levastuted reirions.
The necessity of rcoranizine- Her-
iiianv ecnnoiincallv is recoL'inzed. but
the I'rcneh leaders protest against n
solution wliich would inahe the
loiistruetion at thu expense of
l''ranc.
BPOKANK, Wash., Mar. 5. Head
ed by 13 of Spokane's prominent cit
izens of all political faiths, u Hoover-
for-presldent club was formed here
today at noon.
.1. T. Burcham, one cf the leaders
said the club founders consider that
election of Hoover to the presidency
is "a darned sight more important"
to any party than tho upholding of
that party's pet candidate.
"We feel," Burcham added, "that
Hoover should be chosen president by
either or both cf the big parties. The
nation needs a man of character and
strength at the White House, a man
who can Bolve the intricate problems
of today."
"I'm for Hoover" buttons will be
passed out to the members today.
DELAYED WA
4.
COU MBI S, O.. Mar. "i. -
Hereafter a declaration of citi-
zenship by a foreigner will not '
).. nfl'i.MiMit l.t entitle him to '
membership in the I'niled .Mine v
Workers of Ohio. Ohio miners "
in session here amended their ""
I'lmst il nl inn ncikiii" eil iciislnn "'
compidsorv on members of v
the oruaniati'Mi.
The millers lo decided to '
eotuluct an edtu-ational cam-
paimi amoiiir aliens, 'jivim: them
every assistance necessary iu '
i i'i riii,.- I i r :i in iii-i I i jIih ful '
pre pa nn
complete
it teithip.
G. 0. P.,
ST. I'AI'L. llinn.. Mai-. "i.-The
name ol' Herbert Hoover will appear
on some eountv bulbils now bein-
pri'pared for the state-wide reiuibli-
ean priinaries to be held Mareh 1;".
aeeordiuu1 lo ri'poils reaehini: her
toilav.
This aelion is lahen ilespite tlei-Ia-
ralion ol' (iustav I.indouit, stat
(dtail-man. that Hoover's name eollld
not appear unless lie announced him
sell" as a republican candidate. The
Hennepin eountv republican commit
tee. announced in .Minneapolis totiav
thal the ballot will contain the name
of Ala.ior tieneral l.eouaril Wood.
Warren IS. Ilardimr. Hiram Johnson.
Senator I'oindexter and (lo-ernor
l.owden.
WASHINGTON', uMiir. ii. Peter W.
Suminers, an American citien, hits
boon kidnaped by Mexican rebels at
Salina Cruz, .Mexico, aceorditiK to u
dispatch today tc tho state depart
ment from that city.
1PP1NE POPULATION
EXCEEDS 10 MILLION
WASHINGTON1, Mnr. a. The
poputation of the Philippines is plac
ed at in, :;."iu,i;-10, 'according to fig
ures compiled in the 11US census,
cabled to the insular bureau here. Of
that number 9,428,857 are Chris
tians, r4uri beinj; American.
The fiRiircs Khow l,7t0,!trS Kili
pinos of military age and 2,071,1!'"2
American and Filipinos of voting
Tho numbor of man ufact tiring
estahlishinents was reported at
with a capital of $S0,:!7li,!;M.
M I LAN, Mar. 5. In compliance
with orders from socialist leaders,
workers who have been on strilm at
tempted to resume work yesterday
hut anarchist groups attacked factor
ies, the tramway and stores and
compelled a continuation of the
strike.
Radicals seized a numbor of Milan
establishments and proclaimed a sov
iet but were expelled by military
forces. An attack on the labor ex
change by anarchists was repulsed by
troops.
Mexican Rebel Executed.
MKXIfO (TIT, M?a r. ". Cirilo
Arenas, a rebel leader, who was cap
tured less than it week uuo when h
entered the citv of I'ucbla disguised,
was sentenced to death hv a sum-
marv court martial Wednesdav ni'jht
and executed vestenlav UKtrnitiL' in
I'uebla aciMirdiiiL' to advices received
iiere.
0. A. C. Coach Resiqns.
fOKVALUS. Mar. 5. II. W. Har
ris-, head athetie coach nt OrcL-on
Agricultural colleire. ha phicerl hi
resiu'tiation in the hands of colic:
official, it wa earned todav. No
action on the re-iiMiution has hecn
takcu.
DEMOCRATS PUT
TREATY OP 10
Senator Hitchcock Reported to Have
Written Mr. Wilson Askinn Him to
Give Views as to Whether or Not
He Will Accent Latest Comuromise
Proposals.
WASHINGTON. Mar. fi Stdl lion
itiLT t hat t he ieai-c I real v imiv lie
-a veil I nun another deadlnek, demo-c-ralic
senators miulil ludav to lav
direrilv helnre Troidcnt Wil-uti the
iate-d proiMisjils dicuscd a- a in
sihl inpromie liaU on ;irti'-le ten,
While rcciinMileralion ol' t he re-ptililii-an
reservations proceeded in
the senate. Senator Hitchcock, of Ne
braska, the atlmiuiM rat ion leader. i-
umleit 1 to have written the uresi
dent a-Uimi thai hi1 see Milmtni--t ra
(ion senators and uive tlu-m his views
as to uheihcr lie would accept the
compromise proposals now under
consideration.
The proposals are said to contem
plate a clinniie in the republican
article (en reservation so that mili
ta rv force and ol her specific niren
ejes would be named as means which
the I nded States would decline o
use to preserve the integrity of other
league members.
A new reservation, designed to pre
vent further extension of credit to
torci-jn governments without conuir
sional action was introduced todav
hv Senator Knox, reiniblican. I Vim
-vlvania. It provitii-s lliat the credit
of the I'niled States shall not be
pledged until conmess has affiinin
lively L'iven autlutritv. The reserva
lion deeiarnm tlie reparations com
mission shall not interfere with trade
between the 1'iiited Stales anil tter
manv except with the consent of this
count rv was re -adopted without
change todav bv a vole of II to 'JJ.
, Six detune nt Is. Senators Chamber -i
lain, Oregon; (Jore, Oklahoma: Nn-
jent, Idaho: b'eed, .Missouri; Shields,
rennessee ami Smith, (ieoruia, sup
porting it. a nam uf olio (leinoerntic
vote over last November when the
reservation was adopted ." I to -10.
Senator Hitchcock made an effort
to modify the reservation so that it
would declare there could he no dU-
rimination against the Tinted States,
hut this amendment was voted down
. to :t7, the republicans standim;
together i:t;ains it.
LAY OFF IN ON
SOUTHERN R. R.'S
iKNOXVlLMC, Tenn., Mar. 5.Or
ders laying off ,'iuo of tiie 1.100 em
ployes at Southern Railway shops
here have been posted, effective Sat
urday. Reduction of expenditures
was said to be the purpose.
RICHMOND. Va.. Mar. H. Rail
roads' lack of work has prompted an
announcement by Southern Railway
officials here that I Hi employes at
the company's local slups will be laid
ff next Monday.
LLOYD GEORGE URGES
PA lilS, .Mar. ".- -.Joint having, dis
tribution accordimr to necessities and
supervision of prices were provided
for at London vestenlav bv the eco
nomic section of the supreme allied
council, savs the Petit Pari-dcn, which
todav point- an outline of the pro
'lain. The plan mils) be submitted
to Premier Mjllerand before bei om
ili!T el fective.
"In tin- debate which developed,''
Premier IJovd (teop'e of (ireat llrit
aiu, ui'jcd exchanges wiih Russia.
rart:cu!;:rlv for wheat.
SAYS LITERACY TESI
.CI.
f.VKW YORK. Mar. Represen
tatlve Isaac Siegel, a member of the
house immigration committee today
asserted that the literacy test is bar
ring1 from the I'nited States thou
sands of desirable immigrants nnd
helping increase the cost of living,
An average of three per cent of thd
Immigrants arriving at New York are
sent back because of the test, ho wild,
and a full third of tho prospective Im
migration abandons the intention (o
come here when hearing of It.
PRESIDENT
TO U.S.A. FKOM MEXICO
-j. : : 'V :
Iori;i. AS, Ariz.. Mar. T.
Lieutenants I.. I'siier and I..
.M . Wolfe. American aviators !
who lainled at Xaeoza.'i, Mexico
Keb. 1!, arrived here loday und !
at once left for Kl l'asn, Te;is,
! by airplane under escort by r-
ders of their comimnplini; nl'li- !
eer. It is assn mcd here i hat t
h they are under arrest pending I
invest it;at ion.
! .
TOM HSTONK, Ariz., Mar. a. C
K. llurnell, a juryman in the trial of
Harry K. Wont ton, charged wilh kid
uapinK in cnnneclion with the llishee
deportations shot and killed himself
at his ranch nine miles northeast of
Conn land last night, according
information reaching tho county at
torney's office today.
Iturnetl was a juror until Tuesday
when he appeared before Judge Sam
uel U. Puttee and attorneys for both
sides and said he had a "confession
to make, lie said he had expressed
opinions to ins brother concerning
the right or wrong of tin? deportation
of striking copper miners and their
sympathizers from llisbce but that
when he was examined and passed a:
a juror these conversations were for
gotten.
Kurnett loft Tombstone last night
t'or his ranch. It. was reported thai
almost immediately alter his arrival
home Murnetl took out a pistol and
shot himself in the head.
At the county attorney's offico
here it was believed llurnctt was tern.
porarily Insane. ,
SLAIN SAY FRENCH
PARIS. Alar. ".- The number of
Armenians who were victims in the
massacre in Mnrusl" region o Asia
tic Turkey hist month does not ex
ceed 5.(10(1, nccordiiiLT (n detailed in
formation received hv 1'Yeneh offic
ials. Reports from London vester-
lav stated the number would he be
tween i:,()(IO and 20.000.
French officials admit the trravitv
of Hie incident, but point out it was
impossible lo foresee and prevent the
massacre as the iinnv of occupation
not lame enough to furnish stroni:
uards at evcrv point where the
Turks are likelv to enirnu'e in an
nprisimr.
RIALTO THEATRE ST.
PAUL BURNED LOSS $100,000
ST. PA IT. Minn.. Mar. ". A fire
of spectacular proport ions, which
threatened lo spread to Ihrce small
hotels, destroyed Hie Rialto theater
en i'i v this moruiiiL'. Kircmen fought
the hln.c for live hours. Tlie tem
perature was live decrees below zero.
Loss is estimated at 00.000.
Maior Smith Attain Delayed.
SKAT'ITK, Mar. 5. Rain in Wash
ington and rep'irts of storms in th.'
Siskivou mountains of northern Cali
fornia todav a'ain caused Maior A. I).
Smith, a no v aviator, to postpone his
itlempt to make a one-dav fliubt
from Camp Lewis, Tacoina, to San
IhcL'o, ( al. . Major Smith said he
hoped to et awav on the very first
dnv of clear weather.
I
F'AHIS, Mar. 5. Documents sub-1 bassadoT to Brazil, charged In a depo
mitted by former I'remier Joseph Isttlon that M. Caillaux disclosed la
Caillaux, on trial before the hiKh!l!Ml to Huron von Luncken-Wake-court
charKed with havtiiK had lren-nitz, then German charge d'affaires
K(nahle dealings with the enemy, in jat Paris, the fact that tho French for
an effort to refute testimony regard-, einn offico had been deciphering
Ing nn alleged threat by him against Gertuun embassy dispatches to V li
the life of King Alfonso of Spain, will ' helniHtraHse since 1001, i noting for-
be read later at a private sitting of
the court. This announcement was
made at tho opening of today's ses
sion by Leon UourgeolH, president of
the court.
Alexander It. Conty, French am-
ASKS BONUS
S5flOFORf.ll
SERVICE H
President of Private Soldiers and
Sailors Condemns Legion and Rank
and File Veterans Calls Bill Be
fore Comiress Skimuiiiq and Miser
lyAdmits Organization Affiliat
ed With American Federation of
Lahor.
WASHINGTON', Mar. 5. -Puvjnent
of a lump sum of ,"00 to eaidi per
son who served in the military or
naval forces of the I'nited Slates
was urjed before (he house wnvs nnd
means committee todav hv Marvin
Hates Sperrv, national president oil
the Private Soldiers and Sailors le
gion. lie opposed proposals of represen
tatives of other soldier organizations
for ad iuslcd compensation vnrvimr
from $'M to for evcrv month ot!
service, ami said the services of. d,
000,000 vounir Americans never could,
be paid hv "the sUimphur. miserly ud
ditioiial compensation bills pending
before congress."
The witness declared that the
fundimr of .$100,000,000 annual in
terest due on foreiun ohliuation
proved that the government was "not
weak financially and could irive fi
nancial relief lo all former- service
men."
Sperrv chnrued that J. II. Ilulper,
a member of the legislative commit
tee of the Rank and Pile VeterniiH
association, was a socialist and com
munist and "had tried to turn over'
the Private Soldiers ami Sailors I
ii ion to the communist party of New
York!"
Letters from the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Protect ive association
of New York citv askinsr the amalga
mation of all soldier bodies was react
hv the witness who said lhin ortrnni
zation was raided and its literature
dumped into the streets.
"What proof have von that ITnlpcr
is a socialist ?" asked Chairman Ford
nev. "He admitted it lo me before wit
nesses, Sperrv replied. ,
S. Snvcuhciu. chairman of tho
Rank and Kile Veterans association,
told the committee that n composite
bill, iucludiuir land urn nt s, vocational
I raining and financial aid. suLrLrested
bv the American Leirion "would keen
I he committee talkinir two or threo
years."
Twenty billion dollars must he rain
ed to pay future needs of former ser-
ice men. Representative Kitcbiii,
democrat. North Carolina, said,
"The American Lcuum didn't favor
a bonus at their national convention,
but now thev are fathering it," ho
added.
"The legion fathers everything
alter some other organization does
the work ami accomplishes results,"
Snvcnbciii said.
The witness said his oreiiniznt ion
was allied with organized lahor "he
fa use Hie members are of tho working
el. ss."
GETS A "
" JOB
LONIiON. Afar. ". Mrs. Prnncts
lay (lotild, whose niarriiiLre wns re
cent lv dissidved bv I ho courts in
Paris, has signed a contruet to be
come a film star with n new Hritish
moving picture combination, necord
inir to this inorniim's newspapers.
She will receive a salary which ia
considered phenomenal for Ureat
Itritain, it is said.
E
mer President Poincare as hts author
ity. This testimony was contradicted
by M. Poincare. A part of his depo
sition in which he said M. Conty was
in error,, and misunderstood him,
also was read.