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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1920)
THE MORMNG OREGON 1 A Js, WEDMiSDAT, APRIL 7, 1920 SENATOR VIOLATES ' BREACH OF TRUST Walter B. Jones Ordered to Refund $10,000 to ex-Ward. TAFT CLUBS QUIETLY Ins on his table, telling him to go easy. At about the same time his laundry, the largest In the eastern part of Grays Harbor county, was found afire. Recently a car carrying whisky and several alleged moonshiners was run down by the mayor and his assist ants. Several shots were fired from both sides. The car was stopped and the occupants captured. Their case is now before the court. 1 FISHERMEN ARRESTED GAME WARDEN TO HOLD GEAR FOR CLOSED SEASON. season fishing," said the game war den yesterday, "I have Issued orders to all of the wardens to confiscate nets and boats, remove the gear from the fisherman and put that man out of business until the opening of the season. The spring closed season from March 1 to May 1 is designed to permit the fish to migrate up stream to the spawning ground.' We have five patrol boats on the river, all of them of the high-speed type, and, together with the two boats which the state of Washington has on the river, the Columbia will be better patrolled this year than ever before. "Violators who are caught will not only be required to pay their fine, but will suffer loss of their gear during the remainder of the closed season. The commission will decide later whether It will be disposed of or turned back on May 1, when the season opens." the Oregon Electric line was extend ed to Kugene is reported by the com pany for March, according to infor mation received at the local station by H. R. Knight, agent, yesterday. Freight and passen-or traffic botn show a great increase. COUPLE TO GO TO AFRICA Eugene Graduates of Bible Uni versity to Be Missionaries. EUGENE. Or.. April 6. (Special. Mr. and Mrs. David Ryerlee of this city will sail from an Atlantic port some time in August for Bolenge, Af rica, where they will engage in mis sionary work. Both are graduates of the Eugene Bible university. Mr. Byerlee also was instructor in niusio in that institution. Mr. Byerlee is a practical printer and will manage a printing establish ment. He has been employed on the local papers in that capacity for a number of years. Warning Issued Against Taking Fish During Run to Spawning Beds Up River. Presidential Petitions Circu , lated Without Publicity. Street Will Be Paved. EUGENE. Or., April 6. (Special.) The John T. Long Contracting com pany was last night awarded the contract by the Eugene city council War has been declared on commer cial fishermen who are now being tempted to operate Illegally during the clsed season on account of the unusual demand and the high price for salmon, according to Carl 1). Shoemaker, state game warden. The Columbia river In the vicinity of Portland seems to be the favorite haunt and in the last 10 days seven fishermen have been arrested near Portland and their gear has been taken and sealed. "In order to put a stop to closed JUDGE GIVES TIME LIMIT 5000 NAMES HELD iu para x weuin avenue casi, oetween UUALiOak and Kincaid streets, a distance of eight blocks. The material to be used is concrete. This Is one of the main streets leading to the Univer sity of Oregon campus, but for many years past some of the property own ers have succeeded in holding up the improvement. This time there was ne remonstrance. Eugene Solon Must Pay Amount Over to New Guardian or Bond Will Be Forfeited. Sentiment for ex-President Ex ceeds Expectations, Declares Charles W. Ackerson.' Business for Starch Biggest. EUGENE. Or.. April . (Special. Read Tho Ore irontan classified ads. The largest month's business sinca Read The Oreeonlan classified ads. 8 FORMED DRFGD, Circuit Judge Tazwell yesterday give Walter B. Jones, state senator from Eugene, until April IS to refund $10,000 taken from the estate of Miss Hester M. O'Dell. for which he was guardian, and loaned to a company in which he had a heavy personal In terest. Mr. Jones, who has been ousted as guardian of the estate and whose claim for $1000 fees in connection with his services was disallowed by Judge Tazwell, lent the money to the firm of Belott & Alpine, which man aged the John Jones Coal company of Coos Bay, of which Senator Jones was secretary-treasurer and in which he had a fourth Interest. Estate Valued at $17,009. Miss O'Dell is a retired school teacher living at the Patton home and had an estate valued originally at 1 17.000. The senator was appointed jruardlan February 8, 1919, when Miss O'Dell's physical infirmities became such that she could ho longer admin ister her own affairs. Her mind was sound, though she was 65 years old and of weak physique, according to Judge Tazwell. She said she was informed by Mr. Jones at that time that he put up $75,000 surety, whereas the true amount was 7500. The $10,000 loan was placed on de posit in the United States National bank at Eugene and drawn against by Jones as stockholder and agent for the John Jones Coal company. It was secured with a second mortgage on acreage in Wisconsin. Mr. Jones told Judse Tazwell yesterday that the land was valuable and that he would be able to make good the amount. If triven time. Bond May Be Forfeited. Should the money not be replaced by April 13, Judge Tazwell's order will cause the surety company to for feit the $7500. which is the extent of Jones' bond, and Jones or his associ ates will be held responsible for the rest. The $10,000 deal was held by Judge Tazwell to be a distinct breach of trust and wholly improper for the guaraian or an estate. Kvidence in the hearing showed that some of Miss O'Dell's money had been placed in loans by Grant B. Dimick. Oregon City attorney, and that Mr. Jones accepted about $1000 in interest and principal on these accounts two weeks after he haul been relieved ol his trust. The land mortcaee held hv Mr Jones and put up as security was for awju. xne terms of the $10,000 loan were that, while interest might ac crue, none was to be paid for a period of five years from November 10, 1919. Under ihe terms of Judge Tazwell's order, the $10,090 must be paid over to Walter A. Holt, assistant cashier oi me- united States National bank wno naa Mown Miss O'Dell for 40 years and wao appointed guardian wnen ju.r. Jones was relieved. Until Attorney Kraemer filed a pe tition for Mr. Jones' removal last fall. he had never; made an accounting of the guardianship. In evidence in the case are checks drawn by Jones for the John Jones Coal company from tne rund ocn deposit in the Eugene bank. L. J. Belott of the firm of seiott & AJpine is Mr. Jones' brother in-law. POSTAL TEAM-WORK AIM AJbUJUHAXTS ASKED TO HELP TO SPEED MAILING. jr5 v, m I V. . : 1! ; .V'-;; If i Marguerite Clark, aa eke appears la the eomedy, Ey to Get," which la hewing this week at the Colombia theater. TODAY'S KII.M FEATURES. Columbia Marguerite Clark, "Easy to Get." Rivoll Rupert Hughes, "The Cup of Fury." Majestic Henry Walthall, "The Confession." Liberty Norma Talmadge, "She Loves and She Lies." Peoples Shirley Mason, "Molly and I." Star Harry Carey, "Overland Red." Circle Marguerite Clark, "A Girl Named Mary." Globe June Caprice, "In Walked Mary." Q' on a PoKtofrioe Rush Could Be Avoided to Great Extent, Declares Inspector Barclay. Added efficiency in the Portland postal service, through the co-operation of the business firms of the city and the public generally, is sought by Robert H. Barclay, inspector in charge, who declares that a trifle of personal application to the service, by business interests, will rebound to the benefit of all. Suggestions that are intended for the benefit of the service are espe cially desired, declares Inspector Bar. clay, who adds that constructive criticism is welcome. "A great many business concerns do not deposit their correspondence for mailing as it accumulates during the day," said Inspector Barclay, "and as a result mailings are congested at the postoffice in the late after noon, endangering the most expedi tious dispatch by the best connec tions. "The registering device on the can celing machines through which all first-class mail matter passes shows that approximately only 40 per cent of such mail is deposited throughout the day up to 4 P. M.. the remainder coming in between 5 P. M. and 7 P. M. Last month 5,052,679 pieces of first-class matter were deposited for mailing, a gain of 1,074,549 pieces over the month of March a year ago. "It is appreciated that a consider able amount of the business mall of the city cannot conveniently be .j. in LI1H uay, DUt IX is a jci mat mucn of it could be dis posed of at noon, say, or early In me uernoon. ii is just as good business to help the postoffice 'as to give support to any enterprise de- voiea to puoiic service. UEER things may happen honeymoon. The queerest events happened to Milly, the four-hours-old bride whose experiences are shown In the comedy farce "Easy to Get," being shown this week at the Columbia. Marguerite Clark, supported by Har rison Ford, has the leading role. "Easy to Get" is rather prudent in the way it demonstrates the foolish ness and attractiveness of the human character, regardless of sex. It points out how foolish a young benedict may be and then it proceeds to demon strate that a young bride may be just as much so. For instance, it was de cidedly reckless for Tom to boast Just four hours after being married of how simple a matter It is to win and wed the girl of one's choice. Of course, if his bride had not overheard the remark and had not been of such an Independent nature. It might not have been so reckless. On the other hand. It is not always wise to take refuge in the home of seven thieves, even as the story "Ali Baba" demonstrates. But a woman trying to show a man a thing or two can be as regardless of consequences as her spouse who brags of his "way wid de dames." Music from the English operas is used by the Columbia string orches tra as it accompanies the picture, and particularly noticeable are selections from "The Chimes of Normandy." Portland "gyrenes" will appreciate this week's programme, as it includes a picture of the United States ma rines In action In Haiti, where they are handling a war of their own. Screen Gossip. MORE CITIZENS REGISTER Number on Rolls Has Now Reached Total of 84,683. The impetus given resriatra i Multnomah county by the intensive campaign of the Portland ah i,.k this week was reflected yesterday in me luiais announced By County Clerk Beveridge for Monday. There were 769 new registrations, which does not include changes of address. This is more man twice as many as on any urevlous dav. The total in Portland waa hrnurKi up to 84,683. The suburban regis tration booths will pIaha nTt frtn,. The main registration offfce in the courtnouse. Firth and Salmon streets, will close April 20. The division of registration announced yesterday was as iuinjna; Male. Female. Total. Republicans 36,780 2.1.434 60,214 Democrats 11.822 8,291 20,113 Other parties 2,513 1.84S 4,356 Grand total. .............,.. .84,683 Jensen and Von Herberg have an nounced the bookings of all Para mount Artcraft productions and the following super prodtictions: Lionel Barrymore, "The Copperhead"; Cecil B. DeMille's, "Why Change Your Wife?" Treasure Island; Anita Stew art. "In Old Kentucky"; "Every- woman"; William S Hart, "The Toll Gate." These will all be shown at the Columbia theater. Special musical settings will be devised for them. A great mountain retreat posses sing unique individuality is shown in the Goldwyn picture, "The Branding Iron." It is a cabin in the Wyoming hills, built and furnished after the dreamy fancy of a New Tork play wright, a man of artistic sensibilities. The atmosphere is oriental, the ef fect carried out by a beautiful col lection of tapestries. Ivory carvings, bronze figures and other oriental art objects. It Is safe to say there will be imi tators of this cabin among those who see "The-Branding Iron," for it is unique fancy and certain to make its appeal to Bohemian souls. Raymond Hatton, who has recently joined the Goldwyn players, got his start in a home talent production. "The House That Jack Built," which was presented in his home town Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Hatten played the part of "Jack." After that he had 10 years' road and stock experience cov ering the whole of the United States Later he went to the old Biograph in the days before Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett and Fred Mann went to the Keystone. He also worked with them In Keystone comedies. He has made a reputation as a character actor and his first role after joining Goldwyns was that of Paul Benedict, the crazed inventor in "Jes" Call Me Jim," star ring Will Rogers. Hatton lives in Los Angeles, and raising flowers and making garden is his great hobby next to playing parts. At., n i. ;nin... . . .i t a ' j geles is learning the beauties of his own estate for the first time with the debut of some motion picture company upon his green lawn. While filming the new Goldwyn picture, "Milestones," Director Paul Scardon and company were given the use of a beautiful big mansion in Pasadena to use as an exterior. As the camera man focused critically upon first one corner, then another of the estate the owner followed him about. Finally he said: "Well, sir, I never realized before how many pretty spots there are on these grounds. It takes a mo tion picture man to point them out to me. I never thought what a pretty picture that bend in the drive makes. Now I will enjoy it more." Petitions to place William Howard Taft's name upon the republican pres idential primary ballot are now being circulated in many Oregon counties. The work has proceeded with unusual quiet, but the petitions, it is said. are being freely signed. In addition. a few Taft clubs have been formed, with almost as little publicity as the petitions have attained. Charles W. Ackerson, who was a progressive In the days of the Bull Moose movement and followed Colonel Roosevelt when the break came at the Chicago convention in 1912, is in charge of . the Taft petitions. Eight years ago Mr. Ackerson was eager to prevent Mr. Taft's nomination in Chicago, and now he Is just as eager to se the ex-president nominated. 150O Sls-a Taft Petition. "We have about 1500 signatures al ready on the Taft petition," states Mr. Ackerson. "One thousand is suf ficient, but we're going to do this thing right. We intend getting 5000 signatures If the time permits and make it a- regular whale of a peti tion. The . petition will be signed next week. "There is more Taft sentiment In Oregon than some people suspect. The way the petitions have ' been signed is a pretty good indication. We'll have Mr. Taft's name on the ballot and then the fight for the ten delegates from Oregon will be be tween Johnson and Taft. The Wis consin election has been an eye-opener. Where Johnson is speaking he is get ting support, and Johnson is coming to Oregon. Well, Johnson's asset is his fight against the league of na tions. There is a mighty big crowd of republicans who want a league, notwithstanding Senator Johnson's views, and Mr. Taft's views on the league are well known throughout the nation. On the league issue the republicans of the state will fight It out. Those who do not want the league will support Senator Johnson, and those who want a league, wiOi or without reservations, will support Mr. Taft." Taft Club Organised. Taft clubs have been organised in l"am hill and Polk counties, according to Mr. Ackerson. who also declares that the Taft petitions have been for warded for circulation in every coun ty. Aside from the cost of printing the petitions, the movement is with out expense, asserts Mr. Ackerson. Dow Walker, state manager for General Wood, will file the Wood petition at Salem today. The petition contains about 3000 names and in Portland twtce the necessary number of precincts are represented on the petition. The Hoover petition is still being circulated, but will probably be filed the latter part of this week or the early part of next week. TEACHERS PROTEST PAY Four of Kalama Faculty Resign Because Wages Are Not Raised. KALAMA, Wash., April 6. (Spe cial.) Four of the grade teachers in the Kalama schools resigned their positions Friday evening because the school board refused to raise their wages. Kalama is said to pay its teachers more than any other school in the county, and a special election would have been necessary to have raised the extra amount for salaries. The vacancies were filled by ex teachers In the town. WARNING IS GIVEN MAYOR Elma. Executive Told to Go "Easy" on Moonshiners. ELMA. Wash.. April 6. (Special.) 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