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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
/. VI W. ENTE RING
DEFENSE CLAIMS
Only One of As Witnesses
Claims Grimm Took Part
In Alleged Raid at
Centralia.

Montesano, Wash, March 2-The
allegation that Warren o. Grimm took
part in raid on the L. w. w. hall
at Centralia remained the principal
issue in the murder trial here today,
Upon the proof of this charge de-
Ponds virtually the. whole structure of
evidence yet to be submitted by At
torney Vanderveer in his claim that
the armistice day shooting of four
soldiers was done in self defense, ac-
cordins to the ruling of Judge John
M. Wilson
Although As witnesses have testi-
ned for the defense only one has said
that Grimm took part in the alleged
raid Thus, with the trial entering
upon its sixth week today, chief in
terest Is centered in the promises of
the defense attorney to show that
Grimm was shot in front of the /. w.
w. hall and not at the street corner,
which was the testimony Of witnesses
for the prosecution.
Uncertain as to Time.
Several witnesses have told of the
movement toward the hall but they
were uncertain whether it preceded
OF followed the shooting from the
hall
Il heard the crash of glass and saw
them breaking in the door," Cameron
said, after a very short interval
there followed the shooting
Mrs. Mary Sherman said she was
standing in front of the RodericlS
hotel nayt ho1 y1,l,a
the soldiers came toward it.
II saw them make break for the
hall; there was one fellow in particu-
lar" she began.
What did they do?' Attorney Van
derveer interrupted. "They smashed
in the door," Mrs. Sherman said.
II couldn't tell if the shooting was
before or after they smashed the
door" the witness admitted on cross
examination.
Attempts to show that the one man
she had seen wounded in front of the
hall was Warren Grimm failed when
the witness positively stated that the
man had on an army overcoat. Grimm
was not wearing an overcoat when
he was shot according to previous
testimony.
Pressed by prosecutor Abel during
the cross examination, Mrs. Sherman
said:
Il am liable TO say most anything"
Wanted to Help l. w. w.
She admitted she wanted to help
out the defense because she didn't
think majority of them are guilty.
Tom Meadon, tailor, said he had
heard such remarks as Come on,
Let's go" Lets go get en- while
the soldiers were standing in ranks.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
NONPARTISANS MAY
NOT GET ON BALLOT
Late Ruling BY North Dakota
Supreme Court Puts Them In
Bad Shape For Filings.

Fargo, n. D.. March THE Non
partisan leagues ticket of delegate
and presidential elector candidates
may fail to get on the ballot for the
republican presidential primary cleo
ton to be held on March l6, accord
ing to indications last night.
The supreme court at Bismarck
Saturday refused TO assume iurisdic-
ton in the suit brought by the Non
Dartisans to compel the secretary of
state TO accept their petitions Other
candidates of other factions have filed
individual petitions in accordance
with the secretaIy's ruling that only
Individual petitions are permissible
under the law.
Sunday the Nonpartisan league ad
herents here began the circula ton of
individual petitions. They must have
more than 500 signatures by O'Clock
this afternoon and had made little
progress here last night.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
s1EElTRUsT IS
RULED LEGAL BY
SUPREME COURT
Government Loses In Long
Contested Case Under Sher-
man Anti Trust Act BY To-
days Decision.


Washington, March 2-Thesupreme
court today upheld the formation of
the United States Steel Corporation
and subsidiary combinations in the
iron and steel industry.
Refusing TO dissolve the so-called
steel trust the court dismissed the
federal governments Sherman lawsuit
for dissolution.
The decision was defeat for the
government which brought the suit
several Years ago IN which many of
s the bigg financial figures in fin
ancialiand industrial life We're named.
Pc New Jersey courts dismissed the
governments saii: and supreme court
today affirmed this action.
Among the names brought into the,
suit We're:
Roosevelt. Hartman, ]. p. Morgan,
sr.. j. p. Morgan jr,sJohn D. Roclsefel-
Ter ST., John ID. Rockefeller, jr., An
drew Carnegie. Charles M Schwab,
George w. Perkins, James j. and
Louis ". %IaIi!!i,, 3: :n.Ss. . Il C. Prick
Justice Mckenna read the opinion
of the court.
Affirming the New Jersey courts
dismissal of the governments prose-
enjoin the restraint of trade charged
and also denied an order to break up
the approximation, said to be the
worlds greatest Industrial organiza-
ton with assets exceeding $4,000, 900,
0p0.
In discussing the federal suit how
ever, the court ordered such dismissal
{ without prejudice" permitting the
government to sue again if the cor
poration actually resorts to illegal,
wrongful or repressive tactics.
In rendering the decision, Judge
McKenna said that since 1911, no act
in violation of law can be charged
against the stel corporation and that
it was the opinion of the court that
the practices complained of by the
government had been abandoned.
Justices Pitney. Clark and Day dis
scented.
Justice McKenna said that to grant
the governments request for dis
r,lption of the corporation and re-
store conditions in the industry as
they were 20 years ago, would be
impracticable. 1t would disrupt bus
mess, the decision said, and would
not be in the public interest.
Justice McKenna saird the Tobacco
and Standard Oil Company cases Of
fered no analogy as they had been
guilty Of certain Objectionable prac-
tees which the steel corporation had
not been.
In dissenting opinion Justice Day
said the corporation violated the law
in it's formation and practices and
that there ought to be a decree '.as far
as possible" for it's dissolution be-
cause Of it's open, notorious and con-
tinual violation Of the law
Justice Day said the majority opin-
ion virtually annualled the Sherman
act.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
WISCONSIN JUDGE
RULES FOR STATE
Right to Manufa ctnre and Sell
2.5 Per Cent Beer Upheld
In Face of Nation
al Law.

Milwaukee,, Wis, March manu-
facture and sale of 20 per cent beer in
Wisconsin, was legalized in de-
cision handed down today by Federal
Judge Geiger. in the test case
brought by the AIanitowoc Products
Company for an Injunction to halt
enforcement of the Volstead act.
BY his decision Judge Geiger up
held the Mulberger law thus assum-
ing that state prohibition laws take
precedence over federal regulation.
The decision resulted from the filing
of an injunction suit by the Manito
woe Products Company, consolida
ton Of three breweries at Mantiwoc
to restrain enforcement of prohibition
legislation in so far as it interfereS
with the manufacture of beer con-
tanning 2.5 per cent alcohol
1t was claimed by counsel for the
company that congress acted Illegally
in limiting alcoholic content of liquor
which can be sold under the consti
tutional amendment to an amount
less than " of per cent. 1t was also
argued that the Mulberger law per-
hitting the sale of 2.5 per cent beer in
Wisconsin had precedence over later
federal limitations
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
Italian, Notes Prove
Wilson s Mental Vieor
Congress- Peeved. However BY President Yxlure Con-
suit Them, So viii Wrangle Over Appoint \
ment Of Colby.

Mr.. Wilson. and because OF the gem
eral situation, 81
Appointments an Impulse.
/ Itascalap not be doubted that the
appointment bears every evidence OF
being the casual result of an impulse
rather than the fruit of a5 careful SUR
svey Of the available ability. Mr..
SColby's appointment came out OF the
available abilit y Mr., lsolbyss ap-
pointment came out OF the inner res
cesses Of the White House in as start
ling manner as Mr.. Lansing's dis
missal and Washington is permitted
to know even less about the reasons
that dictated Mr.. colby's appoints
3ment than about the reasons that dic-s
Stated his predecessors dismissal.
! The only fragment that the most
penetrating OF news gatherers Is able
ito lay hands on is g story to the eff
feet that within tire I,us t5 wseiks or 10
days Mr.. Colby was recalled to the
attention of the presidents mind by
AN episode or less in the nature OF an
accident; Mr.. Colby in the course Of
his practice Of law has recently been
appearing before the shipping board
as counsel for some American oil
properties, who are the beneficial
owners OF certain tank steamers
which, before the war, were registered,
under the German flag and held In
the name of German corporation,
of which the stockholders were Mr..
sColby's American clients. 1t happens
that these steamers have become the
center Of an international legal
{tangle.
During the war they were seized by
the British,sSand the status of their
true ownership, together with the ul-
innate disposition of them, has been
In dispute. On this point Mr.. Colby,
in the course OF his practice. wrote
a brief. and it is said that because
this brief pertained to one aspect of
a larger Question, which is now be-
fore the president. it happened to
come to the presidents personal at
tention. 1t is said that the brief i'm
pressed Mr.. Wilson, not only by it's
ability as legal argument, but also
by the identity of Mr.. Colby's course
of reasoning with Mr. Wilson'S own
point of view on the large question of
the distribution of captured shipping,
which question was one of the diff
cult incidents of the peace treaty and
is just at this moment to the front
among International problems.
Not What Wilson Wants.
1t is impossible to escape the feel
ing that Mr. Colby's appointment
could not have been the result of
calm reflection on the part of the
president, for the reason that Mr..
Colby, whatever his abilities, is pre-
cisely not the man to fill the presi-
dents own specifications.
The president has said that he
wanted man whose mind would go
along with his 1t has been made as
plain to the public as anything can
be that the foreign policies of the
United States are to be Mr.. Wilson'S
own. He has said SO himself, and he
! has dismissed two secretaries of
state to make sure it should be so.
Mr.. Bryan was dismissed for the
same reason that Mr.. Lansing was.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
az. MARK suLLiNAN.I

BYs MARK SULLIVAN.
copyrighted. 1sni by New York Evening
Post rand Sioux City TIibnnes
Washington. March 1.-The presi-
dents friends acclaim publication Of
his Italian correspondence with
marked pleasure as proof that he IS
his old time form,
For week MT. Wilson's official
family have been telling the public
to, wait until the Italian correspon-
dence should come out and predict
ing that it would show whether or
not Mir. Wilson is able to conduct the
government. They have been relying
upon it 10 undo the public effect Of
the Isansing Dismissal and the Colby
appointment, in tho same spirit as
they have hee.l announcing, nearly
4 every. t;s.s, Tor the past. two weeks,
th:.. de :, z N w iisol
won,, hold a cabinet meeting and
She. himself to the world as man
fuity restored.
in truth the presidents health and
capacity are probably as good as they
ever were. barring the unescapable
physical effects Of the length and Sc
verify of his illness. Equally in truth,
his Italian correspondence is received
in Washington as a creditable per-
Torrance, showing Mr.. Wilson at his
best. But all that does not reassure.
Tho Senate has come to point
whore it is distrustful of Mr.. Wilson
in impaired health. The Senate
holds that if Mr.. Wilson was wrong
in failing to take counsel with them
when he was making the treaty in
Paris, much more was he in the
wrong in failing to consult them about
the Italian notes.
Congress Dissatisfied.
More broadly, congress has come
to a state of disquietude about the
conduct Of the executive branch of
the government. This disquietude is
not partisan but is shared by demo-
Gratis in congress as widely as repub-
licans. 1t is expressing itself by de-
termination on the part of those COM
mittees of the House and Senate.
which have to do with executive de-
partments to keep a closer hand up
on executive matters. The foreign
affairs committee of the Senate is
functioning more fully and carefully
than in ordinary times. and the com
merce committee Of the. Senate is
functioning more fully and careful
than in ordinary times, and the COM
merce committee, for example. is
showing it's sense of responsibility for
the shipping board by insisting that
the former chairman, Mr. Payne shall
continue to attend to the affairs OF
that board and defer his active as
sumption of the interior department
to which he was recently appointed.
In this spirit the Senate is going to
give greater scrutiny to the confirma-
ton OF Mr.. Colbys appointment as
secretary Of state than is commonly
done. 1t is true that at the end OF
48 hours of informal exchange OF
views there is nothing in sight thai
would be a necessary impediment tc
the confirmation. But the Senate will
act slowly, nevertheless, not SO much
because of Mr.. Colby as because OF
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
ASSASSINS FAIL TO
GET BRITISH ENVOY
Lord Acton Escapes Shots
Fired at His Carriage In
Finnish Capital.

London, March Pit is authorize
lively learned that an unsuccessful
attempt has been made to assassin
ate Lord Acton, the British minister
10 Finland at Helsi.Ssf crs..==z==
The minister was driving to the
market place in the early morning,
when shots We're fired at him, but he
was not struck. No arrests have been
made. The motive for the attack has
not been learned.
Lord Acton, who formerly was
British consul general at Zurich. was
appointed minister to Finland on
September 20. last He began his
career in the foreign Office in 1884.
Great Britain recognized the indie
pendente of Finland on May OF
last year. Similar action was takea
by the United States May {,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
Salpe Restores
Attorney in Kidnapping Case

Tombstone, Ariz., March after
two days of drowsy quiet disturbed
only by the braying of donkeys, the
cawing of crows and the occasional
chug of an automobile. Tombstone
sprung into life again today with
resumption of the Bisbee deportation
trial.
Both sides promised this would be
the stormiest week of the trial to
date. 1t is expected to, see compile
ton OF the jury and taking of evil
dence.
Agents have secured the county
for witnesses who will appear today
and give further confederation or
denial of testimony that led to the
arrest of attorney Bruce Stevenson,
of defense counsel. for alleged per-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
INDUSTRIAL CENSUS
WORK STARTS TODAY

Washington March 1.-THE field
work for the governments census of
manufacturers, mines and quarries,
oil and gas wells and forestry and
forest products began today. Ninety
eight trained men and more than 1900
special agents began collecting infor-
nation relating to production of the
country. Director Rogers estimates
that more than six months will be re-
CURED to gather the facts and another
.we months &c make them public.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04

jury.
Tombstone today was still gossip
ing over the recovery of Bob"
French, county attorney, French be-
lieved to be dying of cancer, gave
Tombstone shock by rising from
his bed and walking to the court
house. He explained that Al Turner
cowpuncher and miracle man." had
cured him, removing the cancerous
growth from his face by an applica-
ton of some salve, the formula for
which Turner is said to have OBJ
tanned from Indians. French's ply
sicians had insister an operation was
necessary, but now the aged lawyer
says he's almost well and will be able
to participate in the Bisbee deporta-
ton trial this week.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
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WOULD HAVE
WILSON "GERMs's
BITE PREMlERS.

Manchester, England, March
President Wilson'S letter in
the Adriatic correspondence.
just published, are. considered
by the Manchester Guardian as
a REPUTATION .of the reports
that his Illness had caused
some loss Of mental force. and,
balance" It asks: eff Presi-
dent Wilson is suffering from
any malady of political judg-
ment could not some American
bacteriologist convey us d few
germs that we may innoculate
our European premiers?"
The Guardian continues.
Ones chief regret in read
: ing President Wilson's admir-
ably phrased plea for a wise
and honorable policy in the
Adriatic is that it should have
been left to him to frame it.
one feels that England some
how has surrendered her right
ful part in the drama to an
American"
4 \ \ \ \ y y y
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
NO CHANGE IN EAST.

New York, March 1.-RailwaNs
=nneratine out of New York city re-
turned to private control at 1901 a
m. today without surface indications
OF the change from government op-
GRAFTON.
Shortly after the transition was eff
fected the Pennsylvania & Erie 4sys-
TENS announced their intention of OPP
Grating along the lines instituted by
the govern,nent-the -four region
basis.
Railway heads generally expressed
themselves as hopeful for the future
ard said they believed success or fail
esof the legislation under which the
roads will operate will be determined
within two years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
LITTLE OIL SOLD EVEN
WITT, WITH PRICES ADVANCED

Pittsburgh Pa. March 2.--The
Seep Purchasing agency today an
nounced an advance in the price of
Pennsylvania crude oil of Is cents a
barrel to $500 Cabell grade was also
advanced % cents to 1857.
Independent refners. :. was re-
ported, offered bonuses above posted
prices but little oil was sold. Pro-
ducers, it was the prevailing opinion,
were waiting for higher prices. which
thew expected to develop March IL.
when the Seep company's plan to cut
eff supplies from the independent re-
finers viii become effective.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
SUFFRAGE in
W. VA. LOSES

Charleston, w. Va, March 2.-Rati
fication Of the national suffrage
amendment was refused by the West
Virginia senate this afternoon, the
vote to ratify being Ia to IA. When it
was announced Senator Harvey w.
Harmer who proposed the resolution,
changed his vote to no. This was
done. it was stated, in order that he
might move for reconsideration
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
WOOD TO DEBATE
WITH P0INDEXTEE
Announced Two Candidate.
Will Meet at Pierre, S. D.,
March 20.

Chicago. March 2-Leonard A
Wood and Senator Miles Poindextei
will hold joint debate at Pierre, S
D., on March 20, three days before
the South Dakota primary, Wood
headquarters announced today.
General Wood will spend from
March - to March 20 touring tn.
state
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
Johnson AT ABERDEEN

Aberdeen, S. D., March 2-Senato1
Hiram A. Johnson, of California, indie
pendent republican candidate for
president at the March primaries will
launch his South Dakota campaign in
a speech here tonight Senator John
son arrived this morning from North
Dakota where he had been campaign
ing. He will make five speeches in
the state
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
u. s. LIEUTENANT KILLED

Harrisburg, Pa, March 2.-Word
has been received by Mrs. Samuel ].
Harris, of this city, telling OF the
death of her son, First Lieut.. Samuel
]. Harris, jr. from wounds received
while helping to suppress a mutiny
in Kovno. Russia.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04

While Woodrow Wilson is president Of
the United States Mexico has nothing to
fear from her powerful northern neigh
bor Louis Cabrera minister of the
treasury. says III statement printed in
the newspaper Excelsior.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
POLAND ASKS INDEMNITY.

Copsnha son, March .-I'OiA1ld n
demanding a1,50o,0oo. 900 marks in
gold as indemnity from soviet Rus
sia in the peace negotiations going
forward. the National ttdende learns.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
"EuslNEss AS USUAL"

ShlcdSO, ILL.,, MaIcH Z.---tNdltIo duS
Of the middlewest We're switched
back to private ownership at mid
night with no visible effects on
transportation, rail officials here said
today.
The change from government OPP
GRAFTON saw no alterations in train
schedules or operations. The oper-
alton forces continued.
Plans of private operators for
changes in service probably will not
become effective for month, al
though they are nearly complete,
heads of the roads said They con-
and operation No drastic changes
are planned, however, and railroad
officials today predicted the travel
ling public would not feel the eff
fects Of the change in control.
Several Changes.
Several important changes. how
ever marked the return of railroads
centerine in Chicago to private con-
troll. The Pennsylvania system is re-
organized in four regions instead OF
two and Vice President j. j. Rogers
today took charge of the northwest
ern region, with headquarters here.
r. H. Ashton, former president of
the Chicago & Northwestern and re-
gional director under government con-
troll, passes from the railroad world
to be succeeded by VIM. H. Finley. S.
G. Strickland, formerly general man
ager and federal manager of the rail-
road under Ashton also was ousted
by the directors
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04
HOOVER ON BOTH.

Lansing, Mich, March l.
Closing at noon today Of the
Ming time for nominations in
Michigan's presidential prefer
ance primary April 5, showed
that seven candidates will APP
pear on the republican and five
on the democratic tickc: with
Herbert Hoover on both bal
. lntS
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04

He that keepeth cold hath his
steps turned toward an early grave.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-04

G. A. Cook, Drawer 1877, Waterrown,
s. D.: w. V. Bennett Room 4. Bee
Bldg, Omaha, Neb., and II. A. Garrett,
311 Jackson ST., ST. Paul Mihn.,
Canadian government agents. cam give
information concerning all districts in
Western Observation-Disclosures.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-02-07
LOTT CUNNINGHAM DEAD.

Lott ]. Cunningham, one of the deans
of the typographical craft in New Ha-
ven and one of the oldest and staunch-
est members of the Typographical
Union, died at his home on Spring
street, Monday, after an illness of less
than week of pneumonia. Although
close to three-score and 10 years, Lott
was one of the most active compositors
in the city and although eligible to re-
tirement and pension under the Typo
graphical Union years ago, scorned to
lay down his stick and quit while he was
able to do mans work. He was en-
pioyed in The Register composing
rooms for more than 20 years before
then having been engaged in job shop
composition with his brother.
Mr.. Cunningham was born in Ireland
and learned his trade of printer over
there After coming to America he
became an ardent union man and was
a loyal member in every strike waged
in New Haven except one against an
individual concern with which he had
no connection. He was one of the most
prominent men in the state in A. 0. H.
lines and well liked and respected by
everyone who knew him. His funeral
was held Thursday.