12 TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1906. Full Text of Supreme Court of Oregon Decides That the Late Amanda W .Reed Had Not Pasadena, CaL THE full text of the Supremo Court decision in the Heed will case, one result of which -was to assure the founding: of the Reed Institute in Port land, follows: In the Supreme Court of the Btate of Ore gon. In trie matter of the estate of Amanda W. Reed, deceased. Contest ot will and application for probate thereof in solemn form. Kmily Pickering. Sarah A. Robertson. Abi gail Barter Wood, John H. Wood, W- H. jh'axon, Helen Faxon passmore. Km ma Wood Uralnard, Harry A. Wood, Corlnne Wood, tstella H. Wood and Helen B. Wood, con testants and appellants, a. Martin Winch, executor of the last will and temament of eaid Amanda W. Heed, proponent of said will, and T. L. KHot. B. Bellinger, C. A. Dolph and Martin Winch. us trustees of the Heed Institute, appealing with said propo nent on behalf of said will, contesteea and respondents. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Multno mah County. The Honorable A. I Frazor, J. B. Cleland and M. C. George, Judges. . James A. Gibson and William M. Gregory, for appellants. Joseph Simon, William P. Lord and Mar tin I Piper, for respondents. Bean, C J, Affirmed. Tnis is a contest over the probate in an Oregon court of the will of Amanda W. .. . h i r. . J r,.l In Mil- 1904. Mrs. Reed was the widow of S. G. Reed, deceased, a,nd died without children. Her will was executed September 4. 1K1, in this stato and recited that she resided at Portland. It disposes of real and personal property of more than a million and a quarter of dol lars in value, almost all of which is in Ore gon. Its probate is contested on the ground, as claimed, that the court of primary juris diction la the Superior Court of Ios Angeles County, California, in which state the con testants allege that the testatrix was domi ciled at the time of her death. Mr. and Mrs. Reed came to Oregon In 3S,"4. and remained here until IS'JiT, during which time they accumulated the fortune now In controversy. Mr. Reed's health failed in ISttl, and at the Instance and upon the advice of his physician, he went to Califor nia to spend the Winter, hoping the change would bencAt him. His health not improv ing, he returned to Oregon in the Spring of 1S92, and then went to Europe to consult a specialist. He returned from Europe in the Fall and shortly thereafter ho and his wife went to Pasadena, Cal., where the climate was considered better suited to his health and comfort than that of Oregon. They boarded awhile at a hotel and then pur chased residence property and removed their household effects and personal belongings from Portland to Pasadena, Mr. 'Reed's health growing worse, he died in Pasadena in J 805, and Mrs. Reed brought the body to Portland where it was buried In Rlverview Cemetery. During his absence from Portland, Mr. Heed made no material change in his but-i-ness affairs, retained his residence property and large holdings In lands and cit- prop erty and his investments and securities In this state, kpt his bank account and de posits, his office and agent here to attend to his business. He also retained his connec tion as a director in several Oregon corpora tions and his position as a member of the water committee of Portland and his fra ternal affiliations. He never voted in Cali fornia, nor assumed any of the duties and obligations of its citizenship. The taxes on his personal property, except perhaps such as he used for his immediate comfort and convenience, were paid in Portland and not In California. Save and except his bare resi dence in ranttueuu, i ui uunii mj uv ten ici of his affairs, and they remained unchanged , as to his business connection and civic obli gations and duties. Mr. Reed left a will devising and bequeathing all his property ex cept some real estate in Massachusetts, to Ills wife, and suggested therein that: "Keeling as I do a deep interest in the fu ture welfare and prosperity of the City of Portland, Or., where I have spent my busi ness life and accumulated the property I possess, I would suggest to my wife that she Gcvoie some portion or my esiaie to nenevo lent objects or to the cultivation, 11 lustra tion or development of the nne arts of said City of Portland, or to some other suitable purpose, which shall be of permanent value and contribute to the beauty of the clcy and to the intelligence, prosperity and happiness of Its inhabitants." Retained Interests in Oregon. On November 18, 181.3, Mrs. Reed peti tioned the Probate Court of Multnomah County for administration upon the estate of her husband, reciting and stating In such petition that she was a resident of Port land. She was appointed executrix and there after settled up the estate. She returned to California and for a time lived In the resi dence formerly occupied by herself and hus band. Some two or three years later she Vtutlt a dwelling at Carmellta, Pasadena, on property purchased by her husband and on which he had contemplated building. She continued to reside there until her death, making frequent visits to Portland. She niado no change in the management of the business or the property, real or personal, to which she succeeded, except to have her husband's name removed from the office door and hers placed therenn. She retained her church connection in Portland and made regular contributions for its support and to its charities. She kept her' office, agent, frank account and deposits there, except a small amount from time to time to meet her current expenses. Shu made no investments In California out of her surplus proceeds, but retained her property Interests and busi ness of all kinds In Oregon, as had been done by her husband. In numerous and sun dry documents executed by her she declared Sierself to be a resident of Oregon tempo rarily residing in Posndena, and in her willr whinh was several times changed and re vised, ehe invariably made the same decla ration of herself. Py the terms of her will, after making bequests to divers persons amounting to $230,000, and disposing of eevcral small articles of personal property, she devised and bequeathed the remainder of her property for some 17 different charitable and literary purposes, the recipients of her bounty all being Portland institutions ex cept three, and only one of them was in Pasadena. The bulk of her property was devoted to the founding and maintenance at Portland "of an institution of learning, having for its object the increase and diffu sion of practical knowledge among the citi zens of said City of Portland, and for the promotion of literature, scienee'and art." to be known as "The Reed Institute," in mem ory of her husband. She appointed a resi dent df Portland executor of her will, and residents of that city trustees to carry out Its objects. The court below held that the legal domi cll of Mrs. Reed was in Oregon at the time of her death and her will was entitled to probate here. From this decree the con testants appeal. vVaa Iter Domlcil in California? Bean, C. J. This contest arises out of the desire of a number or the heirs of Mrs. Reed to divert and circumvent her manifest in tention and desire as to the disposition of her property by availing themselves of the provisions of a statute of California which makes void any devise or bequest for char itable uses in excess of a certain proportion ate share of the estate of the deceased 1 Kerr, Cyc. Code, section 1313. To accom plish thU purpose they assert that Mrs. Reed was domiciled In California and the disposition of her property was subject to its laws. The case, therefore, depends upon the slnglo fact whether Mrs. Reed's domlcil nt the time of her death was in Oregon or In California. To make out their case, the contestants are bound to establish either (1) that Mr. Reed changed his domlcil and by virtue of the marital relation, the domlcil of Mrs. Reed, from Portland to Pasadena; or (2) that, If his domlcil remained at Port land unchanged, Mrs. Reed, after his death, and when she became competent to choose and acquire a new domlcil, changed her domlcil from Portland to Pasadena. Domicil Is difficult ot accurate definition and the opinion has been expressed by many Judges and writers that the term cannot be successfully defined so as to embrace all its phases. Mr. Justice Shaw say at "No ex act definition can be given of domlcil; it de pends upon no one fact or combination of circumstances, but from the whole taken to gether it must be determined in each par ticular case." Thorndike vs. Boston, 1 Met. -4-. Vice-Chancellor Kindersley observes: "With respect to these questions of domlcil 'there is no precise definition of that word! or any formula laid down by the application of which to the facts of the case it Is pos sible at once to say where the domicil may be." Cockrell vs. Cockrell, 25 1 j. ch N. S. 730. 731; S. C. 2 Jur. (N. S.) 72"! Jjord Chancellor Hatherley declined to "add to the many ineffectual attempts to define" the t cr m : V1 ny v s U d ny , I.,. R. l Sc. & ?lv. App., 441, 44. Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Dicey have both devoted many pages to a discussion of domicil and they each point out the variety of attempts to define it and how futile -have been the efforts: Jacobs, Pomicil, section 56. et seq.; Dicey, Conflict of Laws. p. ' 70. Domlcil, strictly speaking; Is the relation. Decision in Reed Will Case the law creates between an individual and a particular place or country, and each case Is dependent upon its on particular facts. It is not in a legal sense synonymous with residence. A person may have more than one residence and more than one home. In the ordinary acceptance of those terms, but he can have only one domicil and the law requires that for the purpose of the suc cession of his property he be domiciled somewhere. The word "home" is undoubtedly the fun damental Idea of domicil, though calling a place home as a matter of fact may not be and often Is not entitled to much weight: Jacobs. Domlcil, section 72. To constitute domicil there must be both the- fact of a fixed habitation or abode In a particular place and an Intention to remain there per manently or indefinitely; or, as Mr. When ton says: "There must be: (1) residence, actual or Inchoate; (2) the nonexistence of any intention to make a domlcil elswehere": Wharton. Conflict of Laws, section 21. Domicil. therefore. Is made up of resi dence and Intention. Neither, finding alone, is sufficient for the purpose.' Resi dence is not enough, except as it is co-joined with intent, which determines whether Its character is permanent or temporary; and clearly a mere intent cannot create a do micil. Mr. Dicey says: "The domlcil of any person Is, in general, the place or country which Is in fact his permanent home, but it in some cases the place or country which, whether in fact his home or not, is deter mined to be his home by a rule of law": Dicey, Conflict of Laws. p. 79. This is con sidered by Mr. Jacobs, with perhaps one change, to be as nearly accurate a defini tion as has been given: Jacobs, Domicil, section I7. But we need not pursue this branch of the question further. We are not so much con cerned at this time with the correct tech nical definition of domlcil as we are with the law regulating a change of domicil when once acquired. It is shown by the evidence and admitted by the contestants that Mr. and Mrs. Keed were domiciled in Oregon from to 1802 a period of near ly 40 years and this domicil is presumed to have continued until it is shown that a new one was established. In intent and in fact, by indicating and carrying into effect an intention to abandon the Oregon domlcil and to establish another in California. One Domicil, and One Only. Every person is assumed by the law to have one domlcil and one only. And when this is shown to exist, it is presumed to continue until not only another , residence and place of abode are acquired, but until, there is an intention manifested and car ried into execution of abandoning the orig inal domicil and acquiring another by ac tual residence; and the burden of proof Is upon the party who asserts the change: 10 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law (2d ed.). 3b p. 14; 3 Cyc. 865; Caldwell vs. Pollak, 01 Ala. 353; Dupuy vs. Wurtz, B3 N. Y. i5; Ennis et al. vs. Smith et al., 14 How. 400, 423: Isham vs. Gibbons, 1 Bradf. (N. T. Surr.) 60; Aik man vs. Alkman. 3 Macq. 832, 877; Wanzer Lamp Co. vs. Woods, 13 Ont. Pr. R. 611. Now, the principal fact upon which the contestants rely to show a change of domicil was the removal of the Reeds from Portland to Pasadena in 1S02, and the residence of Mr. Reed there until his death three years later and Mrs. Reed's residence thereafter until her death In 1004. But rsidence alone Is not sufficient for the purpose. Residence and domicil are not interchangeable terms, Domlcil embraces more than mere residence. Residence denotes a place of abode, whether temporary or permanent; while domicil de notes a fixed and permanent home and need not be the actual place of abode. It does not depend upon mere naked residence, but "Is the legal, the jurldiclal seat, of every person the seat where he Is considered to be in the eyes of the law, for obtain appli cations of the law, whether he be corpo really found there, or whether he be not found there" : Jacobs, Domlcil, section 63. This distinction is clearly recognized in the authorities. In Devron vs. Devron, 34 L. J. (N. J.), Eq. 120, Vice-Chancellor Kindersley, who has considered the subject of domicil In a number of cases, says with much force: "For example, the first act generally brought for ward and, of course, which is brought for ward and relied upon in this case, is length of residence. Length of residence has In many cases, both by English and by foreign jurists, been considered a very Important in. gredient In the question, and In other cases it has been considered as of little impor tance, that is ,as compared with and brought into connection and contact with other cir cumstances, of which evidence is given in the case. I think, with regard to that point, the true conclusion is this, not that any one act or any one circumstance is necessarily per ee of vast importance and other circum stances of little importance, but it is a question what is the relative Importance of the different acts, whether some acts tend ing one way are of greater weight than those tending the other as to the animus manendi or the animus revertendi or the animus as to changing domicil." And Lord Chelmsford says in Moorhouse vs. Lord, 10 H. L. C. 272: "In a question of change of domicil the attention must not be too closely confined to the nature and character of the residence by which the new domlcil is supposed to have been acquired. It may possibly be of such a description as to show an intention to abandon the former domlcil; but that intention must be clearly and unequivocally proved." So also in Gilman vs. Gllman, 52 Me. 165, the court says: "A person may have two places of " residence, for purposes of busi ness or pleasure. But, In regard to the suc cession of his property, as he must have a domlcil somewhere, so he can have only one. It is not very uncommon for wealthy mer chants to have two dwelling-houses, one in the city and another in the country, or in two different cities, residing in each a part of -the year. In such cases, looking at the domestic establishment merely, it might be difficult to determine whether the domicil was in one place or the other. ... if any general rule can be applied to such cases, we think It is this: That the domicil of origin, or1 the previous domicil, shall pre vail. This la in accordance with the gen eral doctrine, that the forum origines re mains until a new one Is acquired. And this would generally be in harmony with the other circumstances of each case." 1 And again, in Tipton vs. Tipton, 87 Ky. 245, it is said: "There is a broad distinction between a legal and actual residence. A legal residence (domicile) cannot, in the nature of things, coexist in the same per son in two states or countries. He must have a legal residence somewhere. He can not be a cosmopolitan. The succession of movable property, whether testamentary or in case of Intestacy, except as regulated by statute, the jurisdiction of the probate of wills, the right to vote, the liability to poll tax and to military duty, and other things, all depend upon the party's legal residence or domicil. For these purposes he must have a legal residence. The law will, from facts and circumstances, fix a legal residence for him, unless he voluntarily fixes it himself. His legal residence consists of fact and intention; both must concur; and when his legal residence is once fixed it re quires both fact and intention to change It. As contradistinguished from his legal resi dence, he may have an actual residence in another state or country. He may abide in the latter without surrendering his legal residence In the former, provided he so in tends. His legal residence, for the pur poses above Indicated, may be merely ideal, but his actual residence must be substan tive. He may not actually abide at his le gal residence at nil, but his actual residence must be his abiding place." So In Long vs. Ryan, 30 Grat. 718, the court says: "There Is, however, a wide distinction between domicile and residence recognized by the most approved authori ties everywhere. Domicile Is defined to be a residence at a particular place, accom panied with positive or presumptive proof of an intention to remain there for an un limited time. To constitute a domicile, two things must concur: First, residence: second, the intention to remain there. Domicile, therefore, means more than residence. A man may be a resident of a particular lo cality without having his domicile there He can have but one domicile at one and the same time, at least for the same pur pose, although he may have several resi dences." Residence Is Not Domlcil. And again, in Stout vs. Leonard, 37 N. J., L. 492, it is said: "Residence is not domicil, though domicil is the legal con ception of residence. Domicil Is residence combined with intention. It has been well defined to be a residence at a particular place, accompanied with positive or pre sumptive proof of an intention to remain there for an unlimited time. A man can have but one domlcil for one and the same purpose at any one time, though he may have numerous places of residence. His place of residence may be, and most gen erally is, his place of domlcil, but It obvi ously is not by any means necessarily so, for no length of rsidence without the in tention of remaining will constitute domi cil." Other decisions might be referred to to the same effect, but these are sufficient to how Ux distinction between residence and Acquired Permanent Residence in domlcil, and that mere change of residence is not of itself proof ot a change of domicil unless accompanied by an intention, ex pressed or implied, to abandon the old doml -cil'and acquire a new one. Within the prin ciple of law declared In the decisions, a per son may reside for pleasure or health in one place without forfeiting or surrendering his domicil or legal residence in another, if he so Intends. It Is not residence alone, but It Is the Intention of the person, expressed or Implied from the facts in evidence, con joined with residence, that determines do micil. Every person sul juris and capable of controlling his personal movements may change his domlcil at pleasure, but a change of domicil involves intention as the domi nant factor. To Change One's Domlcil. To constitute a change of domlcil, three things are essential: First, residence In an other place; second, an Intention t aban don the old domicil, and third, an intention of acquiring a new one, or, as some writers express it, there must be an animus non revertendi and an animus manendi, or ani mus et factum: Berry vs. Wilcox, 48 Am. St. Rep. 706; Hayes vs. Hayes, 74 111. 312, 811; .lopp vs. Wood, 34 L. J. (X. S.) Eq. 212; Moorhouse vs. Lord, 10 H. L. C. 272. The factum is the transfer of the bodily presence and the animus Is the intention of residing permanently or for an Indefinite period. A change of domicil, therefore, In volves a question of fact and intent. The fact Is easily proved, because it is shown by the mere transfer of the bodily pres ence from the old to the new place of abode, but the Intent with which the change is made is to be determined from the char acter of the residence. Its object and pur pose, in connection with, the other evidence In the case. Residence in a particular place is a fact obvious to the senses and cannot beeasily mistaken, but Its value in fixing domlcil is unimportant unless accompanied with an intent of remaining permanently or indefinitely, or, as it is sometimes said, with no present intent of removing there from. Residence alone, however long con tinued, will not effect a change of domlcil. On this point the authorities speak with practically one voice. In Jopp vs. Wood, 4 DeG. J. & S. CIO, Tur ner, L. J., says: "Though the residence may be decisive as to the factum. It cannot when looked at with reference to the animus, be regarded otherwise than as an equivocal act. The mere fact of a man residing in a place different from that In which he had been be fore domiciled, even though his residence there may be long and continuous, does not of necessity show that he has elected that place as his permanent and abiding home. He may have taken up and continued his residence therein for some special purpose, or he may have elected to make the place his temporary home." And Mr. Justice Rapallo says, in Dupuy vs. Wurtz, 53 N. Y. 556, 561: "One leading rule is that for the purpose of succession every person must have a domicil somewhere, and can have but one domicil. and that the domicil of origin Is presumed to continue until a new one is acquired. ... To effect a change of domlcil for the purpose of succession there must , be not only a change of residence, but an intention to abandon the former domicil, and acquire an other as the sole domicil. There must be both residence in the alleged adopted dom lcil and an intention to adopt such place of residence as the sole domicil. Residence alone has no effect per se. though it may he most Important, as a ground from which to infer intention. Length of residence will not alone effect the change. Intention alone will not do It, but the two taken together do constitute a change of domicil." The animus or intent Is, therefore, as es sential to a change of domicil as the fact of residence. To lose a domlcil when once ac quired, there must be an intention to do so. A mere change of the place of abode, how ever long continued, Is not sufficient, unless the proper animus or Intention is present. This intention, it Is true, rnay be inferred from circumstances, and the residence may be of such a character and accompanied by such indices of a permanent home that the law will apply to the facts a result con trary to the actual intention of the party. Thus one cannot make a permanent fixed commercial residence with all the surround ings of a permanent home In one' place and a domlcil In another by a mere mental act. But a residence for mere pleasure or health is not regarded as of any great weight in determining the question of a chance of domicil, for In such case It is just as likely that the party Intends to retain as to aban don his present domicil. The books abound in cases where absences for 20. 30 and even 40 years effect no change of domicil: White vs. Brown, 1 Wall. C. C. 217; Re Domingo Capdevlelle, 10 Jur. 1135; Jopp vs. Wood, 4 DsG. J. & S. 616; Hodgson vs. Beauchesne, 12 B. O. 2S5; Cruger vs. Phelps, 21 N. Y. Misc. 52. And Sir John Dodson says. In Bremer vs. Freeman, lO Moore, P. C, 306: "A person may live 50 years In a place and not acquire a domicil, for he may have had all the time an intention to return to his own country." And Mr, Jacobs says: "Resi dence of itself, although decisive of the factum necessary for a change of domicil. is decisive of nothing further, and even when long continued, although per se evidence of intention, will not supply its place. ... Intention must concur wit hfart, and must clearly appear. On the one hand the short est residence is suiTlclent If the requisite animus be present, and on the other the k longest will not suffice if It be absent.". Ja cobs, Domicil, g 136. Reed's Pasadena Residence. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Reed at Pasadena admittedly was for health and pleasure and not business. It was. therefore, not of that permanent commercial or busi ness character which will in law constitute a change of domicil regardless of the Inten tion of the parties. Nor was It of such a character as will overcome the presumption that their former domlcil at Portland con tinued. We must, therefore, look to the evi dence to ascertain whether in fact they In tended to abandon their Portland domlcil and acquire a new one in California, and in doing so it is important to bear in mind their situation at the time of their removal, the causes which prompted It, Its purpose and the place to which they removed. Mr. Reed was in falling health and had been compelled to cease active participa tion in his business affairs. It was necessary, as he thought, and as he was advised by his physicians, to seek a more congenial climate than that of Oregon. For this pur pose he visited California, and after exam ining several places or localities, finally se lected Pasadena, which, as one of the wit nesses testified, is "a health resort." A large part of its population "come there and away again': : "two-thirds of It was temporary." "The temporary class is composed largely of people who come in search of health." To this character of a location Mr. and Mrs. Reed moved, because its climatic condi tions and general surroundings would, it was thought, conduce to their personal comfort and the improvement of Mr. Reed's health. They did not make any investments In Pasa dena except such as seemed to them neces sary for their comfort and pleasure. Mr. Reed did not dispose of his Portland prop erty or make any change in his business affairs. He retained his office and bank ac count in Portland and his entire conduct negatives an intention to abandon his Port land domlcil or to acquire another. Mr. Reed's health did not improve and he died In 1805, devising and bequeathing his prop erty to his wife. Mrs. Reed continued to re side In Pasadena as before without making any chance in her business affairs or indi cating In any way a purpose to change her domlcil. She continued her church connec tions In Portland, making regular contribu tions for its support and to its charities. She described herself in numerous documents and In her will as a resident of Portland temporarily residing at Pasadena, and the very terms of the will itself indicate that she considered Portland as her home and entitled to receive her charitable bequests. The acts of Mr. and Mrs. Reed, and the un disputed facts surrounding and characteriz ing their removal from Portland to Califor nia, and their subsequent residence in Pas adena, show to our minds quite clearly that they at all times deemed and considered their residence there as temporary rather than permanent, and that Portland was their legal domicil. The decided weight of the testimony as to their purposes as de clared by them Is to the same effect. Mr. Dolph's Testimony-. C. A. Jolph, who was the legal and 'con fidential advisor of Mrs. Reed after the death of her husband, and who perhaps had a belter opportunity to know her real intention than any other witness in the case, testified that he had numerous conversations with Mrs. Reed regarding the place of her permanent residence and that on every oc casion when the subject came up she in evitably gave It as . Portland, and by her instructions she had been so described in the different wills that he had prepared for her; that when he came to prepare the petition for the probate of Mr. Reed's will In November, 1S95, he inquired of Mrs. Reed as to her permanent residence, because she was to verify the petition, and he knew Mr. Reed had been away from Portland a good deal lor several years prior to his death, and at that time Mrs. Reed told him distinctly that Portland was their permanent resi dence and that "they had always claimed Portland as t heir home ; that the matter had been incidentally discussed with rela tion to the removal or change of residence of Captains Thompson and Ainsworth. Mr. Heed had spoken of that, and stated that their permanent home was in Oregon"; that he frequently visited Mrs. Reed at Pasa dena professionally at her request, and on several occasions suggested that it might be better for her to consult some resident lawyer, and offered to recommend some one for that purpose, but that she invariably replied: "I don't wish to do that. It Is so hard to make people here understand that I do not belong here. My interests, what I have, my affections' I would not be sure that she said my home but that was the significance of it, was in Oregon and not In California"; that he had many conversa tions with her with regard to the disposition cn the part of the people of Pasadena to induce her to aid in publlo charities and enterprises and that on more than one oc casion she told him that "they - did not understand that she was not interested in those things, not belonging to them, or not belonging there, but In Oregon. She put California, or Pasadena, and Portland, Or., in juxtaposition a good many times and prin cipally in urging her objection to having an advisor there, and transferring a portion of her business there, and It came up in re gard to her bank account, as to having a bank acconnt or an office there, she always answered that her office was here and her business was here and her affections were here"; that she always spoke of Oregon as her home, and so far as her Intentions were concerned he never had a suspicion that It was claimed by anybody that Portland was not her permanent home; that every expres sion of hers to him, whether drawn out for the purpose of obtaining information from a legal standpoint or in a social way, was to that effect. James Patterson, a resident of Pasadena, who became acquainted with and frequently visited the Reeds after their removal to that city, testified that Mr. Reed was re garded as a temporary resident and that he came to Pasadena for his health; that after Mr. Reed's death Mrs. Reed frequently re ferred to Oregon as her home and that on one occasion ho suggested to her that she had lived In Pasadena long enough to be come a Californlan, and she replied: "Oh, no; I will never become a Califor nlan; Oregcn is my home. I was raised there and grew up with the country." Miss Stevens, who was the maid of Mrs. Reed from January, 1900, to October, 1902, testified that Mrs. Reed always spoke of Portland as her home, and when they were planning to make visits to Oregon, as they frequently did, Mrs. Reed would say: "Well, we are gokig home this Summer"; that in April, 1004, she told witness that her phy rician thought that the climate at Pasa dena did not agree with her and that it might be necessary for her to . make a change, and she said, "If so, I will go back to my home' In Portland." Never Called Pasadena Home. Mrs. Martin Winch, who was regarded practically as a daughter by Mrs. Reed, and with whom she talked frankly and freely, testified that the Reeds werft to California on account of Mr. Reed's health; that after Mr. Reed's death she (witness) was with Mrs. Reud practically all the time up to her death, except during the Summers of 1900 and 1903; that witness always understood that Mrs. Reed's permanent home was In Portland and never thought anything else; that Mrs. Reed always kept up her dues in the Ladies' Relief Society and in the Uni tarian Church, of which she remained a member, and when solicited to contribute to Pasadena charities, she would say: "That is not my church. My church is In Port land. I give to my church just as I always did"; that Mrs. Reed loved Carmellta dearly, but always spoke of it as Carmellta, and wit ness never heard her refer to it as home; that witness never heard her in any shape cr manner say that Pasadena was her home for the rest of her life or all the time, bui often heard her refer to Portland as her home; that she often talked about California and Oregon people, and witness had fre quently heard her say that the people of Pasadena did not seem to understand why eho would not (.ake the same interest in their charities and social affairs as rhc did In Portland, but she said: "That 1 do not do. Fortland is my home. That is where I am Interested, and what I want to do I want to do there"; that when people would come to her In Pasadena and solicit contributions she would say: "Why, I have no business here. My business, my office is in Portland and my business agent is there"; and that so far as witness knew Portland is the place she always spoke of as her permanent home. Mr. Martin Winch, a nephew of Mrs. Reed and her confidential agent and business man ager, and that of her husband during the latter part of his life, and who consequently was familiar with her intentions, testified that he always looked upon Mrs. Reed's res idence in California as temporary and thought that she regarded It the same; that he never heard anything to the contrary and never supposed that she had any permanent residence but Portland. The. contestants have the testimony of numerous witnesses as to alleged declara tions made by Mrs. Reed concerning her honte and some letters written by her to relatives and friends. In many of these let ters Mrs. Reed expresses her appreciation of the climate at Pasadena, its flowers and fruits, and In some of them refers to Car mellta as home, but ther is nothing in any of them to indicate that she used the word home in any ether sense than as referring to a temporary residence. It Is not necessary to cite authorities or enter Into an argument to show that the word home is very fre quently used with reference to a place other than the legal and permanent domicile, but it would be quite natural for Mrs. Reed, who manifestly enjoys her beautiful residence in Pasadena, to refer to it as her home In a casual conversation and in friendly letters. The oral testimony consists principally of the evidence of interested witnesses, who undertake to relate statements alleged to have been made by both Mr. and Mrs. Reed to the effect that they never intended to re turn to Portland to live; that Pasadena was their home and that they expected to live there during thi remainder of their lives. It is not necessary to prolong the opinion by referring to this evidence In detail. We miavv irim il wim cure. nie declarations, or most of them, are claimed to have been made many years ago and in the course of casual conversation or in answer to ques tions and are entitled to but little weleht Such testimony Is admissible in cases of this character, but It is considered by courts as of the lowest species of evidence, especially wnen, as in tnis case, it encounters conflict lng declarations. Such expressions or declarations are so much Influenced by the circumstances under which and the person to whom they are made, and -the state of the temper at the time, that they cannot be. Bu.it: i iciieu upon w nen tney conflict with each other, or are Inconsistent with the ac tions and conduct of the parties. In Morehouse v. Lord, supra. Lord Chelms ford, in referring to similar evidence, sald: "There are proved on this occasion, as there usually are in such .cases, written and oral declarations which conflict with each oiier. I lay no great stress, as your lordships prob ably would not Incline to do, upon casual ex pressions of preference for one country over another at different periods. The feelings at the moment may dictate them, or the changing circumstances of life; even a change of weather, the difference between a bright and gloomy day. may make all the difference in the expression of attachment to one place or to another: but I dn inv very considerable stress upon declarations made to parties to whom he would be likely to reveal his Intentions, those declarations not being casual and occasional, but re- jj en i rum nmo 10 iime, ana evincing a strong determination to carry into effect the objects which he states." Weight of Oral Testimony. ' And Mr. Jacobs, In speaking of the weight to be given to the oral declarations of a party, says: "The time, occasion and man ner of making them, their reasonableness and consistency with themselves and with the TJther proven facts In the case, the pres ence or absence of the suspicion of sinister purpose in making them, the character and temper of the person, as well as (if they are oral the length of time which has elapsed between the time of their alleged utterance and the time when they are testified to. etc., enter materially into the estimation of their value. If they are not Inconsistent with the acts, and are faithfully reported, they often serve to turn the scale; but it is otherwise, if they are contradicted by the acts and general conduct of the person mak ing them. The peevish outburst of a person of irascible temper, or the careless expres sion of one whose habits are unstable and whose purposes "are vacillating, are entitled to less weight than the deliberate utterances of a person of known firmness of character. So, too, expressions in. conversations are of less value than repeated declarations made to proper persons, or declarations in the usual course ot business. Mere declarations that a person prefers a residence in one country to another, it has. been said, will not be regarded by a court, except in a nicely balanced case." Jacobs, DomiciL sec tion 455. Within the rules thus laid down, the dec larations and statements made by Mrs. Reed to the witnesses for the proponents are mani festly entitled to more weight than thoae made to the witnesses for contestants, Mrs. Reed's relation to them was euch as made them proper persons In whom to confide, and with whom to converse frankly with regard to her affairs, and to whom she would be likely to reveal her intentions. Mr. Dolph was her legal advisor and a friend of long standing, a man to whom she would naturally disclose her real purpose and Intent, and especially sc when It was necessary for him to be Informed in regard to that matter In order to advise her intelligently and safely In her business affairs. Mrs. Winch was to her as a daughter, with whom she talked freely and frankly. Mr. Winch waa her nephew and business agent. and would certainly have known of any intent on her part or that of her husband to change their domicil from Portland to California, and yet he testified that he never knew or heard of any contemplated change. Mr. Patterson was a friend, and Miss Stevens was her maid. These witnesses were all In positions to know more of Mrs. Reed's intent and purpose than other witnesses in the case. They are all dis interested, without any object to gain or pur pose to advance by exaggeration or distorting the truth. Indeed. Mr. Winch, who Is a nephew of Mrs. Reed, and one of the legatees In the will, would find his interest largely increased if the contestants could succeed. Decree Is Affirmed. The time, occasion and manner of making the declarations to these witnesses, the fact that such declarations were frequently repeat ed and always consistent with each other and with the solemn declarations made by her in her several wills and written instruments. strongly corroborate the Inference as to- resi dence to be drawn from Mrs. Reed's acts and conduct. They were not expressions let drop in mere casual conversations or contained In friendly letters, but. as eaid by Chase, J., in Cruger vs. Phelps. 47 N. Y. Supp. 61: "Were made when there waa no controversy, and cover such a long period of time as to preclude the idea of their being made with reference to property rights, and they were so deliber ately and frequently made as to preclude the Idea of carelessness or inadvertence." They are circumstances which, with the deliberate acts of Mrs. Reed, Indicate clearly that her intention was to retain her domicile In Port land, and to dispose of her property according to the laws of this state, and the showing made by the contestants is not tmch as to re quire a court to defeat her expressed desires as to the devolution of her property by hold ing that her domicil was not where she sup posed and Intended It to be. The decree Is affirmed. BEATEN BY THE INDIANS The Dalles Football Gladiators Meet Defeat at Cliemawa. Manager S-tubllns and The Dalles foot ball team spent yesterday in this city. They were on their way home to-'The Dalles from Cliemawa, where they met the Indians in a game Saturday. The Dalles men were well pleased with the treatment, they received at Chemawa, but were disappointed at not being able to defeat the Red men. Immdiately after the commencement of the frame McUby, The Dalles' speedy fullback, circled the Indian end and got away on a clear held, but tripped on the 20-yard line owing to the heavy mud. The Hrst half was played in the Indians' territory and the second in The Dalles'. Big Rube Sanders, Smith and White Bear saved the day for the Indians. A return game will be played Xew Year's day in The Dalles. While here Manager Stubllng made arrangements with Multnomah for a game here .Christ mas with the club's second team. While the Multnomah seconds will have an advantage in weight of about 15 pounds to the man, they will do well to score on the speedy aggregation from Kastern Oregon. Owens and Ttarter, of Willamette, acted as officials at Chemawa and were satis factory to both sides. Kerron Boyd and McArthur will be the officials for the 'Christmas game. BILLIARD MATCH THIS WEEK Tliirly-seven Entries Listed in Big Multnomah Club Tournament. The annual handicap billiard tourna ment of the Multnomah Amateur Athle tic Club will begin this week. The" list of entries numbers 37, the players being divided into six classes, according to the decision of the billiard committee, which was announced last evening. Each player in a class will play with every other contestant in his class in the preliminaries, and the one losing the fewest number o games will be the winner of his class and qualify for the finals, which will be begun after the preliminaries are decided. The winner of the finals will be awarded a handsome gold medal. The second prize is a hand some cue. Following are the entries and official handicaps: First class (100 points) C. H. Grltzmach er. So: C. B. Holman. S3; M. S. Mulford. 80; William B. Strceter. 1O0; 'William S. Walter, SO: R. W. Wittschon. tll. Second class t7. points) William B. Fechlielmer, 70; C. L. Gilliland, E. B. Mor gan. A. W. Morris, A. C. Peel, Lansing Stout. Third class (70 points) P. K. Brigham, CO; S. .T. Harder. 70; Hnry Jennings, 63; f!corge McMillan, 05; H. E. riummer, CO; K. It. Warriner, 70. Fourth class I .",n points! I,. W. Baker, A. " PROUD AND GLAD " Because Mother Looked So Well After QuUtluR Coffee. An Ohio woman was almost distracted with coffea dyspepsia and heart trouble. Like thousands of others, the drug in coffee caffeine was slowly but steadily undermining her nervous system and in terfering" with natural digestion of food. "For 30 years," she writes, "I have used coffee. Have always been sickly had heart trouble and dyspepsia with ulcers in stomach and mouth so bad sometimes I was almost distracted and could hardly eat a thing for a week. "I could not sleep for nervousness, and when I would lie down at night I'd belch up coffee and my heart would trouble me. At last, when I would want to drink coffee it would gag me. It was like poison to me. I was thin only weighed 125 pounds, when I quit coffee and began to use Postum. "From the first day that belching and burning in my ' stomach stopped. The Postum went down so easy and pleasant. I could sleep as soundly as anyone and, after the first month, whenever I met any friends they would ask me what was making me so fleshy and look so well. "Sometimes, before I could answer quick enough, one of the children or my husband would say, 'Why that is what Postum is doing for her' they were all so proud and glad. "When I recommend it to anyone I always tell them to follow directions in making Postum. as it is not good to taste if weak, but fine when it is boiled long enough to get the flavor and rich brown color." Name given by Postum Co., Bat tle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in packages. "There's a reason." E. Herrigan. C. I Monson, Otto Ott, J. R. Rogers, M. Ross. Fitth class (SO points) R. P. Knight. W. J. Lyons, Sam May. Ed Morris, O. L. Spen cer, Irving Stearna. Sixth class (40 points) L. F. Buck. E. D. Barrett, Thomas Cleland. G. Eastham. H. T. Hudson, S. C Moore. Roy Wennerberg. PERSONALMENTION. NEW YORK, Dec. 9. (Special.) Northwestern people registered today as follows: From Portland.: Imperial, J. A. Fun ger; Normandie, H. W. Kingeter; Alber marle, H. W. Scott; St. Dennis, F. D. Fuller. From Spokane: Imperial, B. C. Kingsbury; Bartholdl. W. H. Lucas. From Coos Bay. Or., Hoffman, H. Loggie. From Burns. Or.: Grand, G. W. Clevenger. From Seattle: Manhattan, A. S. Nicolson, L. M. Rice, Seville, F. C. Jackson and wife; Prince George. H. T. Granger and wife; Holland, W. J. Gearin; Imperial, H. Packard, V. K. Morris; H. H. Gafteny, H. E. McCarty. H. H. Joeh; Astor. H. T. Granger and wife. CHICAGO, Dec. 9. (Special.) Oregoni ans registered today as follows: From Portland W. C. Barker. Mrs. C. C. Barker, Ada Barker, Alice Barker, at the Auditorium; F. A. Cummings, at the BrevorL Fell Off Train and Broke Arms. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) A transient workman who to day applied at the paper mills for em ployment reported to officers this morn ing that his partner, while they were stealing a ride to the city on the south bound California Overland, fell from the train near this city last night and sustained a fracture of both arms. Sheriff Beattie and Chief of Police Burns today visited the scene of the accident and found the man's hat and a roll of blankets, but no further evi dences of the Injured man. who is re ported to have retraced his steps to Portland, where he has friends, for medical aid. The injured man's asso ciate was unable to give his compan ion's name. Head Crushed by Broken Cable. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec. 9. (Spe cialsJohn Olson aged 21, was killed and Ludwig Ludwigson seriously in jured in Coats' camp Saturday evening. The men were operating a donkey en gine, which got away from them, and the cable snapping, hit Olson in the head, crushing his skull. Ludwlg was injured in the shoulder and chest. VICTOR MANGANESE STEEL BANK SAFE fc-.a-jg-jiillii'. M i ', -::'"'.-;'" f-'S 1 .-if. 1 i miii nT GLASS 4PRUDHOMMECO., AGTS. PORTLAND, OREGON TRAVELERS' CI IDE. Tinr rinn STrfiSNv 1 1 ill L UiU OV V r r Tnntir 1 I O DADIi a fvin Iepart. ArriTfc Yellowstone Park-Kansas City-lit. Louis Special for C h e h a 1 1 k. Centralia. Olympia, Gray's Har bor, South Bend, Ta coma, Seattle, Spokane, Lewiston, Butte, Bil lings, Denver, Omana, Kansas City, St. Louis and Southwest 8:30 am 4:30pm North Coast Limited, elec tric lighted, for Tacoma, Beattie. Spokane, Butte, M inneapolls, St. Paul and the east 2:00 pm 7:00 am Pugct Sound Limited for Clare mont, Chehalis. Centralla, Tacoma and Seattle only 4:30pm 10:35 pra Twin City Express for Ta coma, Seattle, Spokane, Helena, Butte, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Lincoln, Omaha, tit. Joseph, 8t. Louis, Kansas City, without change of cars. Direct connections for all points East and Southeast 11:43 pm J:50 Pm A. D. Charlton. Assistant General Passen ger Agent. 255 Morris a, at., corner Third, Portland, Or. Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Co. Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Dally 8:00 A. M. Vor Maygcrs. Rainier, Clatskanle. Weatport, Clifton, Astoria. War renton, Klavel. Ham mond, Fort Stevens, Gearnart Park, Sea side, Astoria and Sea shora. Express Dally. Astoria Express. Dally. Sally. 11:53 A.M. 1:00 P. M. 9:50 P. M. C. A. STEWART. J. c. MAYO, Coram'l Agt.. 248 Alder at G. F. & P. A. Phona Main 006. SanFrancisco & Portland S.S.Co. From Ainu worth Dock.' Portland, at 8 P. AL Coeta Rica Dec. 12, 2'Z. Jan. 1, etc. S. S. Columbia Dtr. Ji. 7; Jan. 6, etc. From tipper tit., San Francisco, at 11 A. M. S. S. Columbia Dec. 13, 23, Jan. 2, etc S. S. CoKta Hk'a Dec. J 8, 28; Jan. 7, etc. Only direct passenger steamers operating between Portland and San Francisco. JAS. H. DBWSON, Agent, Phone Main 20S. 248 Washington st. Columbia River Scenery REO V LA TOR LINE STEAMERS. Dally service between Portland and The Dalles, except Sunday, leaving Portland at 7 A. M., arriving about 5 P. M., carrying freight and pabMengere. fcplendid accommo dations for ou tilts and livestock. Dock foot of Alder it., Portland: foot of Court at., Th Dalles. Phon Main 914, Portland. IV1LLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE For Corvallls, Albany, Independence, Salem. Steamer "POMONA" leaves 6:45 A. M.. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. For Salem and way landings Steamer "OREGON A' leaves 6:45 A. M.. Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays. OKtOON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO, Foot Taylor Street. PORTLAND-ASTORIA ROUTE, Fast Steamer Telegraph Makes round trip dally (except Sun day). Leaves Portland 7 A. M. Leaves Astoria 2:30 P. M. LanUlua; Alder-Street Dock. I'lioue Slain 5K3. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. EAST via SOUTH UNION DEPOT. Arrives. llally 11:30 P. M. Portland and San Francinco Express stops only at most Important station between Portland and San Francie co for all points East and South. OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS for all local points south, Sac r a m e n t o. San Franctaco and points East and South. Morning: train connects at Weodburn daily except Sunday with ML Angel and SUverton lo cal. Cottars Grova passenger con nects at "Wood bum and Albany dally except Sunday with trains to and from Albany. Lebanon and Id branch points. Corvallls passen ger. Sheridan passen ger. Forest Grove passenger. Dally 11:30 P. M. 7:45 P. M. 7:25 A. M 8:30 A. M. 5:30 P. JI. 4:15 P. M. 11:00 A.M. 7:30 A. M. 4:10 P. M. 15:20 P. M. tll:00 A. M. 5:50 P. M. 10:20 A. 5. 52:50 P. M SS:00 A. M. Diiy- DaVy except Sunday. fORTUNU-OSWEGo SUBURBAN SERVICE AND YAMHILL, DIVISION Depot. Foot of Jefferson Street. Leave Portland dally for Oswego at 7:4 A. M. ; 12:50. 2:0.1, 3:30. 5:20. 6:2T.. 7:45. 10:10, 11:30 P. M.. Dally except Sunday. 5:30. 6:30. 8:40. 10:25 A. M. Sunday only. 9 A. M. Returning from Oswcko. arrive Portland, dally, 8:35 A. M., 1:55. 3:05. 6:10. 6:15. 7:35. :55. 11:10 P. M.; 12:25 A. M. Dally except Sunday. 6:25. 7:25. 8.35. 9:35. 11:45 A. M. Sun day only, 10 A. M. Leave from rame depot for Dallas and In termediate points daily. 7:30 A. M. and 4:IS P. M. Arrive Portland. 10:15 A. M. and 6:25 P. M. The Independence-Monmouth Motor Llna operates dally to Monmouth and Airlle, con necting with S. P. Co.', trains at Dallas and Independence. First-class fare from Portland to Sacra mento and San Francisco. $20; berth, $3. Second-class lare. $15; second-class berth. 2.50. Tickets to Eastern points and Kuroper also Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE. Corner Third and Washington Sts. Fhone Main 712. C. W. STl.NUEK, Wil. M'.MI RKAY. City Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agt. STRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standards and tourist sleeping cars dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spo kane; tourist sleeping car dally to Kansas City. Reclining chair cars (seats free) t the East dally. flit OiQEGOU UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives. ch icaooortld: SPECIAL for the 0:30 A.M. 7:30 P.M. East via Huntington. Dally. Dally. 7:00 p. M. 8:00 A. M? SPOKANE FLYER. Dally. Dally. For Eastern "Washington. "Walla Walla, Lewiston. Coeur d'Alene and Great North- A.TLANT1C EXPRESS 8:15 P.M. D:.10A. M. for the East via pally. Dally. Huntington. PORTLAND - BIGOS 8:15 A.M. 5:45 P.M. LOCAL for all loral points between Biggs and Portland. m RI V KB SC1IE l CLE. FOR ASTORIA and 8:00 P. M. 5:00 P.M. way polnt.s, connecting Dally Dally with steamer for II- except except waco and North Sunday. Sunday. Beach stestmer Saturday Hassalo. Ash st. dock. 10:00 P.M FOR DAYTON. Ore- 7 ;oo amTI 5:30 P. M. gon City and Yamhill Dii!y Dally River points. Ash-sU exc?pt except dock (water per.) Sunday. Sunday. For Lewiston. Idaho, and way points from Riparla. Wash. Leave P.lparia 5:40 A. M.. or upon arrival train No. 4. daily except Saturday. Arrlv. Riparla 4 P. M. dally ex cept Friday. Ticket Office, Third and Washington. Telephone Milln 712. C W. Slinger. Clly Ticket Agt.s W'm. McMurray, (ien. l'aa, Agt. THE COMFORTABLE WAY. ; TWO OVERLAND TRAINS DAItf THE OrtlENTAr. LIMITED The fast Mall ml VTA REATTT.R CiT? SPOWAVH! Ii Dally. PORTLAND Timo ichfMiul. Dally. Arrive. Leave To and from Sdo- 8:30am!kane. tit. raul. Min neapolis, Duiwth and 11:45 pm'Ali points Kast Via Seattle. 7:00 am ; 0:50 pm To and from St. Ip a u 1, Minneapolis, t ;00 pm jiuiuth and all Points East Via I Spokane. S;00 am Orrat Northern Steamship Co. aiHnj? from tfeattle for Japan and Clilna ports and Manila, carry ing passenRrs and freight. S. S. Minnesota, Jnnuarj 9. h. S. Dakota, February 17. NIPPON VtSKN KAISHA. (Japan Mall Steamship Co.) F. S. KAOA MARU will ball fmm Prattle about December 21 for Japan and China ports, caxryinfi pas-tnfiers and freight. For tickets, rates, berfh reserva tions, etc., cnM on or address XI. DK KSON. C P. & T. A 123 Third at- Portland, Or. Phone Main 68U. Steamer Chas. R. Spencer Leaves Oak-street dock every Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 7 A. M. for THfl DALLES AND STATE PORTAGE. Returning, arrives rortland. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3 P. M. Low rates and excellent eervlce. Phone Main 2060. SOCTHEASTERX ALASKA KOUTE. From Seattle at 9 P. M. for Ketchikan. Juneau. Skagway. White Horse. Dawson and Fairbanks. S. S. Humboldt, Decem ber 11 21. 0 A. M. S. 8. Cottaso City vla Sitka), December S, 19. Upper Coluiia RWsr FOR SAN FKANCISCO DIRECT. From Benttle at 8 A. M. Umatilla, De cember 1, 1. al; City of Pucbla, December U, 21: Spokane, December 11, 2(1. l'ortiund Office. 248 Manhington St. Main 221). C. II. DUNANN. G. P. A.. San Francisco,