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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13
200QCOAST ELECTRICAL WORKERS ORDERED OUT TOMORROW
INCA TIONS DENY FULL GRANT
TOM MORGAN FORMER LW.W
TESTlFIES FIRST SHOTS CAME
FROM OTHER SIDE OF STREET

MONTESANO. Feb. 13.-The state
opened up with heavy artillery today
in the Centralia murder trial when
Tom Morgan, one of the members OF
the ]. w. w. arrested in the hall after
Armistice day shootings. testified re-
garding happenings OF that day.
] His most telling testimony was the
statement that the first shots were
fired from the building across the
street from the !. w w. hall. Morgan
said: Some soldiers were marking
time and others were closing up
when the first shots were fired. The
first shots were fired from one of the
buildings across the street
Prisoners Angered.
While the former member of the I.
W. w. was telling his story the II
prisoners glared at him with faces
flushed with anger. They showed
more tense feeling than at any time
since the opening of the trial. As the
witness mentioned the part taken in
the proceedings by various defend
ants some of them squirmed in their |
seats. )
The witness told of a visit which |
Attorney Elmer Smith made a short |
time before the parade. Il saw Britt +
Smith pointing out to him a rooming |
house across the street" Morgan said. !
Didn't he say something to Britt |
about doing his duty?" the prosecutor
asked.
We'll, he asked Britt if he had
enough men. Then after he left Britt
said: It's pretty nice to have an at
orney drop in and tell YOU to do your
iuty' Lawyer Smith said he was go
ng up to defend his own office"
iaid Morgan.
Expected Raid.
Morgan told of having been in the
nall several times prior to the shoot
ng when he heard talk among the
men that they expected raid from
'ormer soldiers.
As the witness pointed to various
defendants with whom he had talked
n the hail. anger and anxiety showed
IN their faces. Some of Morgan's tes-
imony corroboratedsthe- confession of
loren Roberts read into the record
to the effect that Bert
Faulkner and Mike Sheehan were not
.rmed at the time of the shooting.
Relates ]. w. w. Plans.
Morgan related plans to station men
n buildings across the street. Britt
mith q. w. w. secretary was ask
ug other fellows to go over and get
ront rooms in all the houses they ;
ould," he testified. 'They were to
g located in the Arnold, Avalon,
lueen and Roderick hotels and l
hink a couple of men were to be sta
ioned on the street corner. They did
ot make any particular mention at
he time where to start shooting but
S | understood it the raid expected
rom the soldiers was not to come off
mil after the parade and speaking
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13
Wilson Meets Delegation of
Union Leaders in Wage Con-
troverSy and Reply is Re-
Ceived for Consideration.
100000 EMPLOYEES ASK
40 PER CENT INCREASE
Representatives Will Frame
Decision Upon Proposal
Which They Hope to Present
to White House Today.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Fresi-
dent Wilson today handed written
reply in the railroad wage coma -
versy to committee OF "~ton lead
lers.
I'VE will give careful consideration
to the presidents statement and ad-
wise him as to our position later.
probably by letter" said President
Shea OF the brotherhood of firemen
and enginemen, member of the com
mittee
Union leaders refused to say
whether the president granted the in
crcases asked. 1t is indicated, how
ever, that President Wilson refused to
grant complete demands for an in
crease of approximately 40 per cent
for 1000. 900 employees.
THE president gave no indication.
as far as appearance is concerned, of
a man who has been i'll for months,
said Shea. His gestures were dccid
ed. his enunciation absolutely clear
and he frequently smiled"
Wilson shook hands with tire com
before and after the brief
They said his grip was
firm. Shea, who conferred with
Wilson when "A strike was threatened
III l5l Suiu tHe pTeSlueHt IoohS Hi"'"
fun. his color healthy, and his eyes
'ull. his color healthy and his eyes
slear. shea declyared.
a meeting today of railroad men, /
who represent IA railroad unions, is /
expected TO frame reply to President
Wilson's proposal. This reply, which 4
hey hope will be sent to tho white
louise today, probably Will be made
Iublio simultaneously with the pres
dents proposal tomorrow.
Committeeman said Wilson receiv-
d them sitting in a wheel chair on
he south portico of the white house.
lie was muffed up in blankets and
yore a gray sweater and golfcap,
Please put on your hats, gentlemen"
aid Wilson with smile, as the three
offed hats. This air is raw
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13

Senator Gronna himself probably
secs the folly of his bill providing for
the dissolution of the government
grain corporation at once. in the opin-
ion of y. NJ. Huntley, manager of the
local office of the Northern Grain &
Warehouse Co, formerly a resident of
the middle western wheat territory.
Mr.. Huntley says he would not be sur
prised to hear of the bill's withdrawal
as a result of the opposition which has
appeared from all sides.
The Dakota senator drafted his bill
when premiums for hard wheat were
so high that the sky appeared to be
the limit in the wheat market. Now
that his suggestion has knocked the
bottom out of the wheat market and
the value of the government guaran-
tee has been shown, il is considered
probable that the bin was untimely,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13
GOVERNMENT DITCH BREAKS AND PORTION OF
CITY OF STAN FIELD IS VISITED BY FLOOD

STANFIELD, ore, Feb. 1$.-CSpe-
ciaD About o'clock this morning
a break occurred in the government
ditch just west Of the Wallace place
near here with the result that water
from the ditch flooded that portion
OF Stanfield east of Main street. Base
ments were filled with water and this
morning much of the water was froz-
en-.
As soon as possible the flood gates
on the canal were closed 50 as to stop
further water from running into the
ditch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13
GRONNA BILL MAY Be WITHDRAWN BY AUTHOR
AS RESULT OF OPPOSITION, SAYS LOCAL MAN

even in the sight Of the man who
drafted II.
The government merely fixed MI
nimum and placed no maximum on
the price of grain. All business to
May so has been based upon this gov
ernment minimum and the far reach
ing effects Of immediate dissolution
are quickly seen.
All of the oregon delegation at
Washington have replied to the indi-
vidual wires sent out recently and
Senator NlcNary, member of the
agricultural committee, is expected to
bear considerable weight in helping
down the bill il it comes up for favor
able action.
Chicago advices to II. w. Collins
state that every effort is being made
in the middle west and in the nations
wheat center to defeat the bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13
SALVATION ARMY TO
DEDICATE NEW HALL

Colonel 7. w. Scott, head or the
salvation Army in oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho, and commandant old-
'enberg, auditor, OF Seattle, VIII tlgure
prominently in the dedication OF the
salvation Army hail on Alta street on
Sunday The dedication service Is IN
accordance with the general policy OF
the S. A. in regard to establishment OF
posts in new communities.
Besides Colonel Scott and Com
mandant Gutenberg, other Visitors VIII
be AdJutant Cousins, OF Portland
Corps No. l, Captain Rogers, who in
addition to being an $. A. member.
saw two years of service in the U. $,
army, and Captain and Mrs. Purdy
OF La Grande.
Program VIII BE Given.
A program for Saturday evening
has also been arranged. Command
ant Oldenerg will give the introduc-
tory address. which will be followed
by a song by the congregation and a
reading By Mrs. Ledgett, OF Elgin.
Mabel Ferguson Will give recitation,
When Mamma Was a Gittle Girl" A
song. "As Volunteer" viii be sung
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13
LONDON IMPERSONATOR Is
GATHERER OF VOTES FOR
VESTA TILLEYS HUSBAND

; ASHTON UNDER LYME, Feb.
+ 13.-Sir Walter De Freece. Mil
; liOnaire theatrical impressario.
+ was elected a member of parlia-
ment from this distrft, it it an
+ nounced today. Interest in the
election throught England has
+ been intense due to the efforts of
: Lady 'Vesta Tilley" to get her :
husband elected. De Freeze is :
: popularly known as 'Vesta Til 4
ley's husband" His wife-the .
most popular male impersonator
: London has known in decades 4
took a prominent part in his 4
: campaign. 4
= + + + ! = : = Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13
Petitions for Guardian.

petition was filed in probate court
today by Mrs. Algae La Fontaine ask
ing for the appoin>ment of a guardian
for Gustave Ia For taine, who is now
In a sanitarium in Portland. She de-
sIres to be the appointee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13
AND NOW IT'S HIGH
COST OF SN00ZES

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-And
now it's the high cost Of sleep
ing.
Bedding prices have advanced
from 80 to 40 per cent since Jan
uary. 1919, according to local
manufa cturers.
Springs. which formerly could
be obtained for s12 and SIS,
now cost from $50 to $50, they
said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13
Police Have Three "Bos.' :

Three young men, classed by the
police as hoboes. were picked up this
morning and sent to Jail pending in
vestigation. 1t is probable that they
will be given the alternative, tonight,
of leaving the city or standing trial for
vagrancy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-13
Parents of Son.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Olson arc the
parents of a 10 pound son born last
night at st. Anthony's hospital.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30

preston that the positions of chaplain in
the Vermont senate and house have been
and are made the objects of an unseemly
scramble. In recent years the impression
seems to have disappeared to a large ex-
tent, which is as it should be. The men
who have conducted the religious services
during the sessions of the legislatures
have been citizens of the highest type In
some instances they have given years Of
service as the heads of struggling parishes,
in other cases they have presided over
churches in the larger communities but
all times they have been men who were
in close touch with the people. who pos
sessed a wide understanding of Vermont
character and who filled the positions 10
which they were elected with dignity and
reverence. Among the possibilities as
chaplain of the next house is ReY. Frank
w. Lewis Of st. Adams, who has been a
member of the Vermont conference for
forty years He has been a district SUI
perintendent, secretary Of the conference
and a Vermont delegate to the general
conference. Like many Methodist minis
tiers he took up his profession in small
charges and held services in the district
school but later became the head of some
of the important parishes in the state He
has taken an active interest in educa-
tional subjects. has been a school supeTin-
tendent and is at present secretary of the
Montpelier seminary corporation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30
The Deer Season.
(St. Adams Messenger. J

81 EAlDullS messenger
With stories of deer weighing around
40, 6O,and 40 pounds having been killed
during the recent hunting season, it is
only natural that resentment should find
expression. Express agents on trains
running throuh Vermont could give
some interesting facts about the weight
of the deer shipped and they would not
reflect credit on the craftsmanship of
some of our mighty hunters.
Some hunters, on the other hand men
whom one knows would not think of kill
ing baby deer, say that the fault is
not necessarily all with those who kill
the little ones. The hunting season is
50 late. they say, that the fawns have
lost their spots and the hunter uninten-
tionally kills where he should not.
There is no doubt some truth in this
but since hitting a 40-pound deer must
require some skill, it would seem that
the hunter while drawing his sight on
the target would have time to see that
the deer was understood
No doubt some effort will be made to
alter the law at the coming session of
the legislature. Game bills are always
a favOrite with a Vermont legislature
and time might as well be devoted to
the deer question as to the hedgehog.
Why not limit legal deer to bucks and
have closed season on fawn and does?
Why not put the open season forward
a little so that hunters, especially in the
northern part of he state will have a
reasonable opportunity of getting some
game without picking on the babies?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30
Today's Events

Rudyard Kipling, the soldiers poet, =
celebrates his both birthday anniversary
today.
Learned men of the United States
and Canada will gather together in Chi
cago today to take part in the annual
meeting of the Physiological Society of
America
Today is the 50th anniversary of the
death of Marshal Prim, the famous
Spanish soldier who predicted that the
United States would become the worlds
first military power.
Memorial exercises will be held in
Chicago today to mark the 18th ami
versary of the Iroquois theatre fire, in
which nearly 600 persons, mostly wom-
en- and children, lost their lives.
A large party of Canadian curriers',
representing nearly all of the provinces,
will sail from st. Johns, n. b, today
for Scotland, where they are to engage
in a series of matches with celebrated
Scottish Kinks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30
The Coming Legislature
(BenningtOn Banner.)

The Vermont legislature meets next
week Wednesday for the session of 1921.
1t has plenty of work that it ought to
do, but if it will do a few things we'll
it viii deserve more credit than if it
undertakes more than it can possibly
accomplish and fails in all of them. 4
curious and unaccountable blunder of
the legislature of two years ago has re-
suited in bringing into the state treasury
a surplus of over million dollars. and
every one of the 277 members of the
new legislature will probably produce
plan to dispose of the surplus. Anyhow,
we doubt the surplus being troublesome
after the legislature adjOurns. Second
in danger to the joy of spending the
million is the agony of the normal school
issue. The progress to date seems to
have been to array one prejudice against
another, which is not the best way to
arrive at a Just settlement of an import
ant issue. Governor HartneSs is going
to Montpelier with tremendous pres
tige and it will be wise for the legisla-
ture to listen carefully to what he will
propose. bennington county. in the
opinion of the Banner, is sending to the
statehOuse the strongest delegation.
taken as a whole, that has gone to Mont
pelier from this county in twenty years,
and we expect they will have more influ-
ence than has usually fallen to the share
OF bennington county.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30

100000 persons in America idle at the
present time, but data for a report on
this subject is being collected by the
United States employment service and
this report is expected about the middle
of January. Possibly the official report
Will show more than this number in
idlcness. Investigation shows that
part of this great number are suffering
actual want and some are already de-
pending on public charity.
Some people are agitating the install
lation of public works to furnish en-
pIoyment for this great army OF idle
people. There is question, however,
whether the majority of idle peo-
pie would be willing to work on
any such undertaking. They have
been enjoying a period of riotOus
living as the result of an in
crease of approximately 300 per cent in
wages during the past four years. The
majority have saved nothing during their
period of irresponsible prosperity and
prefer charity to honest labor in other
occupations 1t would seem unwise for
any government, municipal, state or ma
tional, to undertake to continue the in
fated wage schedule of the past year
through this period of readjustment.
The great bulk of laborers realize that
wages have been carried to an unwar-
rantably high level and are accepting
the reductions in sane spirit. To this
element of labor the country should pin
its hope of a conservative reimbursement
that will soon give all honest laborers
an opportunity to work at living wages
and support themselves.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1920,
AMENDING SUNDAY.

Reformers in this country are agitat-
ing Il stricter observance of the Sabbath
which is really observance in accordance
with their own notions. Opponents of
such reform have raised the cry of old
blue laws until Rev. William s. Elem
ing, one of the district managers of the
National Reform association, has de-
clarcd that all the talk about the blue
Sunday is all bosh" He adds: I'VE
are not trying to pass any blue laws.
What we are after is commercialized
amusement that is making money out of
the argument of personal liberty"
The Lords Day Alliance of the
United States, claiming organizations
in half the states of the union, states its
purpose to be ito preserve the Chris
tian Sabbath as a day of rest and wor-
ship" Its general secretary says it
aims to prevent the commercialization
of the Sabbath by motion-picture shows,
baseball games, pugilistie exhibitions,
and other enterprises conducted for pro-
fit"
There are some difficulties before
these ardent reformers. First it will
be difficult to get a uniform method for
the observance of the Sabbath DR..
William T. Manning. rector of Trinity
church, New York city, does not want
Sunday made "a day of gloomy re-
straint, particularly for children and the
young" The Jewish church opposes
the observance of two Sabbaths a week.
The Roman Catholics urge everybody
to attend church at least once on Sun
day and devote the rest, of the day to
rest, recreation and such amusements
as are appropriate to the Sabbath. Evil
IDENTIFY there is such a wide difference of
opinion regarding the proper observance
Of the day that it will prevent sufficient
in sentiment to establish a
fervid reformer's Sunday at present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30
Working by the Day i'm Vermont.

The best-off folks. I've heard folks
Was folks that worked by Jest the
day;
They didn't have to fuss a lot
About the rain or rust or rot;
Ihey always had enough to eat,
III sap that year was sour or sweet;
Their children didn't cough no more
Than them whose father kept the
store.
They didn't work as long as you
And got their pay each day or two;
They kept a list of landlord men
That had n herring bait at ten:
They picked their company, Jest like
And shaved for none who tore their
They knew the farms where witch
grass grew,
And who laid in some apple-iu.
OF course, they owned no curryeombs
Or haiters., but they had their homes;
Though short of wagons, jacks and
They each possessed some garden soil,
And each was free, though void OF
team,
To 90 by livery. foot or steam;
They all had vines about the door
And leaf fecked sunshine on the floor.
If any of their folks was sick
They got polite attention quick;
The ladies round the neighborhood
Was awful competent ana good;
I've seen 'em calling-AIadam Lamb
And Aunt Odella Dillingham;;
The doctor made his charges small,
Or else forgot to charge at all.
They stood frstrate for folks that
work
And often knew the County clerk;
They'd seen Cornhill and Seollay
And knew the ''Fitehburg took EN-
there;
Their boys was wittier than the rest
OF us galoots. and slicker dressed,
The barber always cut their hairs
And they. was great on whistling
airs"
They all was average hands to hire,
Unless you rot the village liar,
The man whose yarns, when quarteri
spun,
Made rakes turn tail and pitehforks
run;
When all the fish in town was caught
He sometimes hayed a quite a lot,
And saved ahead enough to go
To Clark and Hardy's Minstrel Show
DANIEL l.. CAD4.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30
INCOME AND PROFITS.

A very interesting decision has re
Gently been handed down by Judge
Thomas of the United States court who
holds that the sale of property at a
gain is not necessarily income and there
fore not to be included as income in
making out income tax returns.
The case was against F..F. Brewster
Of New Haven, Conn, who in 1916 sold
some bonds he had purchased in 1913
for more than he paid for them. The
court holds that the profit in this trans
action was not income. This is the rule
in England but in the United States all
gain has been called a part of the per-
sons annual income. Judge Thomas
refers to several supreme court decisions
made previous to 1867 to support his
decision but the court will be asked to
render another decision under the pres
ent income tax law.
The judge refers to trust estates, when
securities are sold at profit, the bene-
iciary, entitled to all the income, is not
allowed to get this gain. 1t is reckoned
an increase of principal. 1t is held
that the result of transaction covering
many years and eliminating at fixed
time, cannot be considered wholly the
profit of that year. The ruling does
not apply 10 persons making a living
by buying and selling securities. 1t ap-
plies only to a change in investments.
This decision may materially affect
the returns upon which the annual in
come tax is levied. If the gain in u
transaction of years duration is not
part of the annual income it would ap-
pear that the loss incurred in similar
transactions cannot be deducted from
an annual income.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30
Better Than Home.
Hartford Courant.)

Some months ago a Vermont man
was sentenced to serve a term in the
states prison at Windsor because he re-
fused to support his wife and family.
Just before Christmas the governor of
Vermont granted him a pardon but the
man declined to accept it preferring to
spend the holiday in prison rather than
with his family.
Vermont men are both wise and
thrifty and we can guess that this man
reasoned that the state had entered into
contract to give him food and shelter
for a specified time in return for a GER
tain amount of work which the party
of the second part was bound TO perform
In view of this the man felt that as
he had fulfilled his part of the obligation
he was not to be thrown upon his own
resources at the beginning of a Yer
mont winter. The man may be within
his rights and the state may be called
upon to care for him until the end of his
term.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30
The Mudgett Case.
Sc. Allan Messenger.l

lSt. AlD3ns Messenger
Mudgett, the convicted slayer of Amy
Shonio in Johnson. was given a real SEN
tence by Judge Moulton, being sent to
Windsor for from 80 to 35 years, which
in all proba bilitv is tantamount to a life
sentence. The verdict was one of man
slaughter; the sentence was an unusual
one in a manslaughter case. but The
Messenger ventures the opinion that in
the. public mind the judge, by his Sc
verify. has made m for clemency on the
part of the Jury. Jury vordicts frequently
cause surprise One recalls the Pettibone
case in which noison was the agency. and
where the verdict was less than murder
in the first decree. In poison cases the
verdict. it would seem to a layman. must
be either acquittal or first degree. but
such was not the case. Manslaughter in
the MIDGET case also, at a distance,
seems somewhat inadequate. but the
Judge was in position to make good the
deficiency by imposing a long term SEN
tence.