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MEDFORD, OttlXiOX, SA'LTHDAY, MA ROIL ti, 1920.
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DEFENSE! W.W. ASK
in that. f ilif Jackson
rsf and cvi-rv other rtol-
-ft
BUNE
I. W. W ATTORNEY CHARGES
JUDGE WILSON DELIVERED
EULOGY GR I MM FUNERAL
Attorney Vanderveer in Closing for Defense Offers to Prove Governor
Hart Enflineered Campaign Against I. W. W.. Then Selected Judge
Wilson to Try Case. Who Delivered Funeral Oration at Funeral of
Centralia Victims Motion Denied Defense Is Closed With Dra
matic Accusations and Vanderveer Moves for Directed Verdict of
Not Guilty Jury is Excused While Red Attorney Pleads for Right
to Introduce Evidence State to Call Witnesses in Rebuttal.
MONTFSANO, Wash.,- Mar. 0.
The defense in the trial here of ten
nllescd 1. W. W. for the murder of
Warren 0. Grimm, Centralis Armis
tiee day parade victim, rested its
case today, at the end of the sixth
week of the ease. Rebuttal testi
mony by the prosecution is to follow-.
A motion for a directed verdict of
r.ot guilty preceded the announce
ment that the defense rested, court
denying tbe motion. Court was to
resume at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon
for 'the purpose of listening to mo
tions of counsel.
JfOUNTESANO., Wash., Jiiir. (!.
Last stages of the ''defense .ease in
the trial of ten alloyed 1. W. X. here
for tho murder of Warren 0. (li-inim,
Centralia Armistice day parade vic
tim, assumed un interestiUiic phase to
day, part'of tho court session being
taken up in an effort to impeach the.
testimony of John iWi. Poltersou.-u
defense witness who '.testified several
days aao. !---i'u-. i ;i csm .. :,,,.c ui
It was. expected tho defenso would
Test its ease before, noonr. und that
an adiournmcnt of eourtr:for.the Te
maindor io tho day .would- .-follow.
Offers' to prove, an alleged-conspiracy
to raid the I. W.- AV hall in Centralia
through the testimony of numerous,
witnesses were made bv defense coun
sel in tlie absence of the iurv. the
offer being placed in the record, but
obiction to introduction of such testi
mony being sustained. . The o.bicctioiis
were baseil on the alienation that no
showing bad been made which woidd
connect Grimm with such alleged
conspiracy.
Defense counsel Vanderveer also
made offers to proVc aliened events
connected with the lynching of Wes
ley Kverest the night of the trngedv:
un offer to prove an ulleged am
Pnign against the 1. W. ; on tin
part of the employers' iissocintrou ui'
Washington, which it was alleged
Governor Hart approved, and an of
fer to prove that the governor had
selected Judge Wilson to try the case;
also an offer to prove Unit Judge
Wilson had delivered tile eulogy at
the Kiks' club on the occasion of tho
funerals of three of the Ccntriilin vic
tims. All were objected to and ob
jections sustained.
Only, eight witnesses testified to
day, four of them having testified
lireviuusly.
No Plans Defense N
licit Faulkner, "u defendant in the
case up until the time the state com
pleted introduction of its direct evi
dence, who was in the 1. W. W. hell
ut the time of the shooting, testified
todav for the defense that at no
time had he heard of any plan In
TURKEY ASKS UNITED
CONSTANTINOPLE, Mar. 4 Res
olutions asking the United -States to
send a commission to impartially in
vestigate the Marash ' massadre and
conditions generally in Anatolia were
passed unanimously today 1y the
Turkish chamber of deputies.
During the dobate it was charged
the inter-allied censorship did not
permit Turkish language newspapers
to1 tell the Turkish version of the
Marash incident altho it was said
tireek and Armenian Journals were
permitted to give their versions as
well as publish reports of massacres
elsewhere which never occurred.
LONDON", Jlar. 6. There is likeli
hood that the Ciliclan massacre will
cost Turkey much of woat the treaty
post riflemen outside the hall for the
purpose of defending the ball. The
only suggestion he had heard of an
ticipated trouble, he said, was when
Wesley hverest, the man who was
lynched the night of the tragedy, ap
proached him in the hall the day of
the shooting and advised bun to sc
crcte bis I. W. W. card, l-'aulkner
siiid he took his card home, return-
Phi!.- to the hall later.
Faulkner said Centralia business
men made faces at the ball as they
passed in the parade, one man. milk
ing n face nt him as he passed. Faulk
ner said as the parade halted in front
of the hall be beard shouts of "let's
go get 'em,'' followed bv a rush toward
the door, lie was standing with his
back to the door, nhout font feet.
distant, he said, and a shot passed
through the shoulder of his overcoat
State looses Statement
- lAUoi'HeVi'Vnndcrveei'ii oalled upon
I her. prosecution to prodii-cl4V'Stc,nn!
raphic statement ' Hindu: bv: Faulkner
at ithe time of liis"urresC"u.nil the
court said it wbVlld'iirilktf 'iiihMWr to
Hint- effect. SPato'couiisbl saill the
.itiitenientiihad'ibccn -'lost, or' mislaid.
; Onl "cross-examination' Faulkner
said, lie saw. no- gun in -the hull the
day of- the shooting-:- 'During the
lime be was in;.iail us 'n defendant, he
declared, the prisoners did not dis
cuss tbe case among themselves.
Doors Kicked Open
John Patterson,, defense witness,
was recalled bv the' state and an ef
fort made to impeach bis previous
testimony, lie denied that be had
ever said, in the bearing of neighbors,
that he was not ill the vicinity of
the I. W. W. hull at tbe time of the
shooting and that he had witnessed
none of it. The state asserts he
did make sue hallcged statements.
Since be was on the stand earlier in
the week, be said, be had been pes
tered bv investigntigulors fur the
state. I'attcrson's wilc-iil-o tool; the
stand anil testified to telling in
vestigators lo leave her premises.
.IS'ritl Smith and ll'ikc Shcehan. de
fendants, resumed the stand and (as
lined ma l- the doors ol tlie hall were
kicked open bv parallel's before any
shots were fired. Charles Fverosl, a
brother of Wesley Kverest. alleged
I. W. W. who was lynched on tbe
night ol the shooting, testified thai
his hi'nthcr bad been in the army and
that he possessed a -15-enlihre re
volver. Prices Liberty Bonds.
NI-:W YORK. M!ir. (!. Final uni
on Liberty luuids today were: :i'.','s
".: first 4V. !MI.28: second 4's
tH!I.40: first 4'j s $ill.:)(l; second
4',:,'s .8!I.7S: third -D-.'s T!l2.4(i;
fourth 4',-i's !HU)H: Victory :ii'
!I7.48: Victory -l-Vs !I7.48.
STATES TO
Ef
of peace would otherwise have left
her, according to expressions heard in
Inner circles at, Whitehall, where
allied foreign ministers continue
framing the Turkish settlement. The
proposed western boundary from
linos, on the Aegean sea to Vldla on
the Mlack sea, may be abandoned and
the line may be drawn much further
cast. This would limit Turkish pos
sessions In Kurope to the narrow
peninsula north of the Sea of Mar
mora. Another effect of the Cilician out
rage is said to be unanimc-us assent
among members of the foreign min
isters council toward totally depriv
ing Turkey ot an army and permit
ting her to maintain only a force of
gendarmes. ,
RED BLUFF Al 1 P. M.
LOSES HOUR AT EUGENE
RED BLUFF, Cal., Mar. 6.
Major A. D. Smith, army avia-
Ji tor, who is attempting a one-day
flight from Camp Lewis, Wash.,
S to San Diego, Oil., landed at
Ited Bluff shortly before 1
o'clock this afternoon. -J
: He hud intended to land at
Hugcnc, Ore., CMajc'r Smith said,
but became lost in a fog and 4
i circled around, finally landing
! at Albany, Ore. Thus an hour
was lost, he said. In order to
make this up. Major Smith de-
! dined to take time for lunch at
Red Blufr as had been planned. 4
He said he expected still to
make San Diego before night-
fall..
Major Smith, flying at an
altitude of 5000 feet passed
!- over Medford in plain view ut
! 1 1 : 15 this morning.
Republicans Report to Congress That
" '.',i-i(l ,,-!ljiH hiioO-.tUu'Jlli. id
: war Air rrogram uisumi aim
Costly Failure Spent Billion
Without Putting One Fighting
notn-i.ilK
i Fiane at tne r-roni.
WA Sill N'pTOX. , .Mar. . ti. A clasii
between Chairman Frear and llepre
sentutive Garrett, democrat, Tenn
essee, a minority member of the com
mittee, was nill'iowlv averted several
minutes after the chairman began to
speak. Mr. Frear charged tlarrctl
with making false statements con
cerning him vesterdav in the house
and the Tennessee member .started
ton-aid Frear. Several democrats
blocked the wav and Mr. flarrctt then
lisked that Frcar's chariies be re
ported to the house. After the re
port was made Mr. Frear said be
desired to "ubsolve Mr. tiarrett from
making such statements."'
WASHINGTON". Mar. (I The na
tion's accomplishment s and short
comings in iiviatiiui during the war
werc debated ill the house today for
four hours, discussion centering
around the divergent reports arising
from the long investigation bv a
special house committee on aviation.
lieprcscntativc Mugee of .New
York, one of the two republican mem
bers of the committee, opened the
ilebate with the declaration that the
Liberty motor "was the only achieve
ment of merit of the American ail
service in the L'nitcd Slates," which
cost a billion dollars.
Ii'cprescntiilive Lea. of California,
a democratic members of the com
mittee, said the criticism of the re
publican members were "ub-urd con
tentions and groundless conclusions,"
and that the reason the Million failed
to accomplish more in aviation plain
ly was "inexperience and lack
preparation.
Xot One I'lano
WASHINGTON. Mar. . Hcnre
seiitative Magee. republican. Nov,
York, a member of the committee,
which investigated aviation expendi
tures diirine- the war, told the bouse
that not one American-built butt.
plane or purely hombiiiu- plan whjJ
produced during tbe war from the
expenditure of more than a billion
dollar- for aircratt.
"The Liberty motor." he said, "was
the onlv achievement of merit of the
American air service in the L'nitcd
States."
The 21.'J Aiiierican-biiilt Dcllavi
land planes sent to France, be said,
'might be used for liirht duv bomb
ing." He said thee planes were
"awkward and dangerous, in serv
ice." Spruce ScMnilal Bared
Criticism of tbe ainibine lumber
production in the Pacific Noribui
was made bv .Mr. Magee. who urged
thnt if experienced lumbermen of that
(Continued ots Page Six)
SPENT- BILLION
AND PRODUCED
LIBERTY MOTOR
NAVY SIZE
WAITS ON
THE TREATY
If Treaty Not Ratified This Session
Secretary Daniels Declares Will
Recommend Builtlinu Larqest Navy
in World No Hope Decreasing
Armaments Without a League of
Nations With it Millions Can
Be Saved.
WASHINGTON. Mar. IkSecre
tary Daniels told the house naval
i oniiuiltce today he would recom
mend a naval building prog rum for
the next fiscal year larger than that
proposed bv tbe general hoard "if
the peace trWftv is not ratified at
this session of cunenss" Withhold
ing final recommendation, however,
the secretary added that if this coun
try in tile end rejected membership
in the League of Nations, be would
feel impelled to renew his recom
mendation for another thrce-vcar
prograni of construction.
Keiterating his statement of !al
vear that "we must have a League
of Nations bv which every nation will
help preserve the peace of the world
without competitive naval building, or
we must have incompnrublv the biir
gest navy in the world," Mr. IJaniel-i
declared there was no "middle
trronnd."
1'lTlic program which the socrtda-rv
rccoiuntt-tided be uiithnruod in:--he
eVentj the treat v is not ratified agl-ctal
hUh ) .the i gunerul board's propositi
as to caiiital (ships two battleships
arid due battle -cruiser but added lo
that !Prop(iiil twenty light cruisers
and tViurteen iflotillu lenders or supei
dost rovers. No light cruisers nnd
only six suiier-destrovers were reco
mmended bv the board.
Planned to Curtail
It had been his intention, if the
peace treaty were ratified "with the
possibility of armaments being our
tailed and regulated," the secretary
declared, to recommend definitely
only such n "moderate building pro
gram necessary to round out the
fleet.' No capital ships would have
been included in this program. t:
added, but ill the "unsettled condi
tion of the world todav," he declared.
"the American navy must be prepared
for any emergency.
"The (piestioii for volt to decide."
the secretary told the committee, "is
whether the I nitcd States in future
building shall undertake simply lo
round oul its navv bv building uniU
of types in which we are now short,
or shall embark on further expansion
in addition."
Deficient Light Cruisers
Secretary Haiiicls emphasized the
.fleet's' deficiency in light cruisers
and other secondary craft. The
present battleship strength, he point
ed out. would soon be increased bv
I lie ten drendnaughts now building,
"more powerful than any battleships
afloat." in addition to the six battle
cruisers under const ruction, nece--si-taling
more auxiliary craft.
Destroyers and other iinti-subina -rine
eral'l construction during I lie
war. Mr. Daniels said, had laxed fa
cilities anil prevented balanced addi
tions to the licet, while Great lirit
uin had been able to carry out n -well-balanced
program. He pointed out
that the British navv had increased
its light cruisers to 70, ngainst wliU-h
the American navy has onlv three, all
of doubtful value.
In addition to capital ships, the
secretary's contingent program in
cludes six scout cruisers, eight mine
hiving crui-crs, six fleet submarine-,
four aiipfiine carriers, iiml other
auxiliary craft.
XKW YOHK. Mar. 0. Win. G.
McAdoo sent a telegram todav to It.
F. Kwing. chairman of the democratic
state committee for California, re
ouesting that be be kepi out of the
California primary.
Mr. Mi-Adoo reiterated the state
ment 1A recently made to Georgia
democrats that he fuvorcd the send
ing of iininstnnted delegates to tbe
nationul convention..
iHERBERE HOOVER WON'T I
SAX FBANTISCO. Mar. li.-
lleibei-l Hoover will lint permit
his miliit! to be tisnd In tho Cali-
foitiia in-iMdolltilil priuiliHiis an
ho ft not a candidate for the !
ofllL-e. according to tt telegram
from him read here today by
(iavin MeNab at tho democratic
stute central committeu meeting
Mr. Hot.Ver's friends say he will
not enter the race for either
party. !
"While highly sensible of tho
great honor implied in the de-
sire of many friends to place my
name in nomination us a candi- !
date in democratic primaries."
the telegram read, "I deem it
due to them to advise them that
as 1 am not a candidate I there- !
fore cannot approve of the use
of my name lor that puipi.Uo.
(Signed! "Herbert Hoover."
Report of Frederick Dodpe to Sit
i' prame Judicial,, Court Holds. Di
,,., ,,imh-: -.-.iw-iQ u.i; o iVl -h i
,. rectors ,Had no Ueual Right to Re-
;,in lt!i Iii-i".: -- i .i hi. i I!
fribVe Lamont Rowlands or John
; .;, iiii-ip. I mil l .ii: l-H' t
: V. Dittemore. ,
-, Vi-r I -it ! 1.
' F.OSTON'. March Ik Findings in
favor of tlie trustees' of the Chris
tian Science Publishing society and
of John V. Ililtinore in their suits
against the directors of. the Mother
Church, the First Church of Christ.
Scientist, arc contained in the re
port of Frederic Dodge as master,
which was filed here toduv ill the
office of the clerk of the supreme
iudicial court. The master holds thill
tile directors bad no legal right to
remove Lamont liowlands of Picay
une, Miss., from the board of trus
tees or Dittiuore from the board of
director.-,.
"The trust deed of lS'.IH" the nois
ier snvs, referring to the deed cre
aling the Publishing Society tens
ions, "seems lo me-to contemplate a
church whose voting members were
to elect the new members and make
its bv-laws. and a publishing society
in close alliance with, but not under
Ihe rule of the churcli.or ils olficers."
KYiilliinc Mrs. Kdriy's Deed
Mr. Dodge, who formerly was
iudgo of the I nitcd Stales circuit
court here, was appointed as mas
ter bv Judge Lining of the suprem.1
court to determine tbe facts at issue,
and also to interpret two deeds ol
trust; made iu-lHif.' and VMM. re
spectively bv Miirv linker Ivldv.
founder of the Christian Seieni e
cliureh. In the tir-t trust deed, Mrs.
Kddv named four trustees, since
designated as directors, mid ill the
second she provided for trustees who
should have chargc of all publications
intended to promote the growth of
the Christian Science movement.
The trustees of the publishing so
ciety cbtiuied that under their deed
thev were independent of control bv
tbe directors. The directors con
tended that under the bv-laws an. I
maiiual of the Mother Chun-h thuv
v.cre the supreme authority over all
its activities.
IHttinore Is I plicld
Judge Dodge upholds ihe ground
taken bv counsel lor the tm-tccs and
for Dittemore that the bv-laws of
the church did not confer poweis
upon the directors pos-essed bv "dea
cons" or "wardens" of chiiri-hes in
corporated . under the statutes of
Massachusetts. These bv-laws, in
the opinion of Judge Dodge, are
simply a contract criiled bv tbe
signed applications for memhershin
in the church.
He denies the contention of conn-
m-I lor the directors apn'iinted under
the deed of trust in 1H'J'2. that thes"
directors and those created bv the
church hv-lows are one and the same
bodv. having coual powers ami au
thority to dismiss one of their own
(Continued on Pago
XIII SCIENCE
TRUSTEES WIN
CHURCH ACTION
EASTERN STATES F100DE
PROPERTY LOSS IS LARGE
Blizzard Wind and Rain Storms Sweep Over Pennsylvania, New York and
Delaware Scliulykill and Susuuehanna Rivers Overflow Banks,.
Bridqes and Houses Swept Away Wyoming. Valley Under"
Water No Traffic in Wilkesnarre Except by Boats Many Cities
Marooned New York City Paralyzed hv Second Storm of Winter
Transportation Checked and Communications Cut Shipping on
Atlantic Suffers Record Low Temperature Rocky Mountain Regions
WASHINGTON, Mar. (i
the storm which swept out of the
northwest two days ago vas missing
slowly out to sea todav. high winds
continued along the Atlantic consr,
and severely odd weather prevailed
over the entire country east of the
liockv mountains.
Weather bureau officials said the
cold wave probably would continue
for several days.
Storm warnings still were display
cd along the coast with northwest
gules forecast for this afternoon and
tonight.
Some few reports of damage to
-.hipping bv the storm had been vc
ceived toduv and more were expected
to follow as the gale last night and
Ibis morning was directly in the
oaslal steamer lanes.
Business and transportation was
almost-iiiti n standstill .iitlirou'jlmut-
CiililKii-tiinll and Vermont.! as .well ns
the other 'No F.nglaiid statos
i . Second Storm Starts
, ., f,. . , ,-!,. f... 1 1 . l.l . ..n-l!
Hn:l
UMiUlVn. mill. li.rTT.,utii i nil..
13 III -snows throughout .the. Iipper
Misxissippi vallcv is moving tdowlv
I l.'....cl k-.i ,-,1 .l.iiluv in . Itin . AVn l.e ol'
the bli.zard which started them two1
days -ago. WentluM- forecasters pre
diet the new storm will die out with
in -18 hours, but lower temperatures
will prevail over a wide area for seve
ral da vs.
DALLAS. Texas, Mar. (I. Tem
perature below freezing in parts of
Texas the past few davs have dam
aged the curly fruit crops ill some
sections, reports toduv indicated.
IH.TTK. Mont., Mar. ti Below
Kt'ro temperatures were recorded in
all parts of the slate this morning
lollowing yesterday's storm. Weather
is said lo be clearing with little snow
fulling. Railroad traffic has not been
seriously interfered with. . The low
est temperature recorded as far us
kliown here was al llarlowlown where
the merotirv dropped to ll.'i below
zuro. (Mhcr records, all below zero,
were: Billings. :ifl: Basin. 112; Lewis
town, :il)i Stuart. 'Jo; llebgcn. H:
Livingston. 22: Butte, '!; tlrcgorv,
28: Add, Si: Deer Lodge, 'ill: Big
Hole, at); Cnnvili Ferry, '-'1 and
Ureal Falls 1'2. In Butte four inches
of snow fell during the last 21 hours.
PIIILADF.LPHIA. Mar. II Freez
ing temperatures which came on the
heels,' of a raging snow, wind an-.l
rain storm, were expected todav to
check the floods which last night
broke over enstfrn Pennsylvania and
Delaware, causing heavy damage and
driving mauv persons from their
homes. The storm which raged from
eiuht o'clock last night until shortly
after davlight. was one of the nSosi
suvcro nf the winter. Snow piled up
and trolley service was at u stand
still. Virtually every stream near here
overflowed its banks and ice gorges
EUGENE WINS DEBATING HONORS OP
PALO ALTO, Cul., Mjir. (i. Kr
roncoiis reports Hint the debating
team of Stanford university won in
its contest with the I'nivcrsitv of
Oregon last night were corrected here
today to sav that Oregon scored the
victory hv a two to one decision of
the judges. Oregon took the nega
tive in the nuestion :
"Resolved, that organized labor in
its movement for the closed shop
should receive the support of public
opinion."
Au'ordiug lo advices received here
TA DMP R
Whiloswept awav bridges and railroad
tracks. Scores of houses along tho.
banks of the swollen streams wore
washed awav and lniinv mills and
factories had to be shut down be
cause of flooded boiler rooms. Men.
women and children, marooned in
their homes, were rescued in boats,
some of them being taken from sec
ond story windows. .
Towns Inundated ( .
Towns ulong the Scliulykill ;iinV
Susiinchanna rivers nppeured to b.e.
the heaviest sufferers. Reading. Lan
caster, llarrisbnrg. Wiliumsport unii
Wilkesharre reported heavy damage. ; ;
Parts of ull these towns woro iniui-
dated and ninth' of; the Biirroundina , i;
lowland was under water. ' .
All industries in Heading using
electric power, closed down. Bridges
and houses were swept away ut Lan
caster."' All.. .streams.. in-. .th AVvom-..
ing Jallev' overflowed nnd Itiw -lvina 'i b
sections' of Wilkesharre and' subtn'-i'"i .1
ban towns were under: wutur; 'Ati'H' i;
South Wilkesbarre. all trnffid. cu-l'iii
ecpt'bv bouts was suspended and n-.U
scores of families woro imiroonod-u' n
their homes.. The pumping station at .'-
Allentown was floodod ilnd.'tho-iutv
was without water for sevorhl hoursJuii n
The Lehigh river was packed -with i
ice and the bridges at Bethlehem were"
closed throughout the night.
liefugees spent the night lit fire
houses and police stations ill Wil
mington. '
Storm ItillK Itulcs X. V. '
NI-AV YORK. Mar. 0 Tho storm
king paid another unwelcome visit
to New York todav iust as tho city
was commencing to recover from tho :
effects of the .f."i,()0(l,(MI0 blinznrd of
a month ago, and within twelve hours
the metropolis struggled with n-pclt- '
ing ruin, it driving sleet storm und a
biting snow souall. In tho curly morn
ing the wind had reached un -unofficial
velocity of sixty miles an hour. '
which bodes ill for shipping' off tho
coast. , . : '
The comparatively warm rain was
al first welcomed bv the street de
partment as the fall washed some of
the icy, muddy relics of February'
blizi.ard. . Hut' soon sewers wore
clogged, cellars were flooded, . small
streams in the outlying sections over
flowed their banks, roads wero wash
ed out und high tides contributed to
damage along the waterfront. Thous
ands of emergency calls were re
ceived bv the water department.
TransHii-tntion Held Up
The sleet and drifting snow made
successful attacks on the transporta
tion svstem. Service on nearly ull
the trolley lines in Manhattan und
on some of the elevated lines was
crippled.
The rising wind whistled through
the canyons: of narrow streets in the
skyscraper district making Walking;
well nigh impossible. It unloosened
signs, toppled over chiinncvs here nnd
(Continued r,n Papo Six)
from Fiigene. Ore., seat of the Uni
versity of Oregon, Unit university
captured the championship of the Pa
cific Coast Triangular iltihatiug
league bv defeating both Washing
ton and Stanford Inst night. In the
ilebate with Washington the nuestion
was the same as at Stanford, but
Oregon upheld the al'firinutive end.
The championship of the Northwest
International league, also had been
won hv Oregon with victories over
the Universities of Idaho, nnd British
Columbia, uecording to the tuKCUB
uiesauu'U, . .