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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1913)
WIFE TOOK STOCK, DECLARES ML GOE His Sanitarium Shares Trans ferred to Herself During His Absence, Is Charge. RETURN ASKED OF COURT Answer to Mate's Suit Tor Account ing Says Ousting of Himself From Directors' Board Also Caused by Woman. That ninety-five shares of stock of the Sanitarium Company, by possession of which she gained control or me com pany, were taken by Mrs. Viola M. Coe from the strong box of her husband. Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, is a charge con tained In the answer and cross-complaint filed by Dr. Coe in a suit brought of funds he has received, as an offi cer of the company, since July 1, Dr. Coe charges that his wife was ,ki, t ri ncfep thA nharpa to herself because of a blank Indorsement he had made on them to negotiate a loan. In his cross-bill. Dr. Coe said that he in Snn irrn.nr.lsea October 28. 1910. from a trip to the Orient and telegraphed his wire the next cay mai he was leaving for Portland. That afternoon. Dr. Coe charges, she trans ferred the stock to herself, held a meeting with the other directors of the company and ousted him as an of- He ndmlts that he has received large sums from the Government since juij, nf tb pnntract of the San itarium Company to care for Alaska's insane patients, but says that this money has been appneo. 10 mo ocw sary expenses of the hospital, meeting obligations of the corporation and pay ing family expenses. Return of Stock Petitioned. Dr. Coe asks the court to have the stock returned to him, that the lease on personal property, which now stands in Mrs. Coe's name, be transferred to the corporation. Mrs. Coe brought suit two weeks ago against Dr. Coe and the Sanitarium Company, asking for an accounting of $29,000 received by Dr. Coe from the United States Government between July 1 and October 1913, as payment for the care of the Alaska Insane, and that a receiver be appointed. Dr. Coe says the Sanitarium Company was organised in 1899, he turning all the assets of his private business to the new company, and that Mrs. Coe was given one share of the stock that she might qualify as a director. He has had a contract with the Govern ment to care for the Alaska insane, from 1903. Numerous changes in the stockholders took place between that time and October, 1910. when Dr. Coe charges he lost his interest in the cor poration when Mrs. Coe took his shares of stock from his strong-box. At the meeting at which Dr. Coe was ousted as a member of the board of di rectors all of the defendant corpora tion's holdings at the Mount Tabor property were sold. Dr. Coe charges, at about 60 per cent of their true, value. In 1910, he says, this property was worth $150,000. - Woman Dropped From Board. Trouble between Mrs. Coe and Dr. Tuttle, the doctor says, in regard to the finances and management of the Sanitarium, resulted in Mrs. Coe being dropped from the board of directors. This breach between them widened until.- at the suggestion of Edward M. Nixon, Government inspector. Dr. Coe purchased the interest of Dr. Tuttle and Dr. Gillespie in 1913 and Dr. and Mrs. Coo and Miss L. O'Connor were elected directors of the company. After the new directors had been elected. Dr. Coe says, he was elected president and treasurer and as treas urer authorized to Indorse all checks and drafts of the corporation. Dr. Coe denies that Mrs. Coo Is the owner of Mornlngslde Hospital, atMon tavilla, but that she purchased it as an officer of the corporation, in 1905, and holds it in trust for the defendant cor poration. Notes for loans which she signed at this time, he says, were so signed because he was having financial difficulties with Eastern Oregon properties. PERJURY JURY DISMISSED St. Johns Constable Tried by Reason of Liquor Testimony. After being out since late Tuesday afternoon without finding a verdict, the jury in the case of John H. Mitchell, charged with perjury in connection with testimony he gave before the grand jury, was discharged yesterday morn ing by Judge Davis. It is reported the jury stood ten to two for conviction, the first and last ballots taken bringing the same results. Mitchell, who Is Constable at St. Johns, testified In the case of Charley Moi, who was before the jury on a charge of violating the Sunday closing law. Detectives who had been to St. Johns testified that they had drunk with Mitchell In Moi's place on Sunday, June 1, Mitchell buying some of the drinks served. Mitchell denied that he had been In the place. At his trial he admitted that he had drunk with the detectives and remembered conversa tions, but said the occurrence was on the last Sunday in May and not the first In June. . TEACHERS BILL BACKERS Jackson and : Josephine Counties Champion Millage Act Move.- ASHLiAND, Or, Oot. 80. (Special.) Jackson County teachers. In recent in stitute assembled, unanimously recom mended support of the millage bill in 1914. They also urged radical changes In the present school system, especially insofar as hearty support of educational measures coming up at the referendum election' November 4 is concerned. Standardization of the high schools of the state and the abolishment of the present- eighth grade examinations also were urged. Appreciation was ex pressed for the benefits being derived from the extension work as afforded by the State University, and the teachers furthermore went on record as being pledged to vote "Yes" on the university building appropriation clause of the referendum ballot. The teachers of Josephins County took like action and . collectively the educators of both counties work for the reopening of the Southern Oregon Normal SchaaL STATE MAY GET $40,000 John McSorley, Thought Poor, Found to Have Considerable Realty. OLYMPIA, "Wash., Oct. 30. Spe cial.) Property valued at between $30,000 and $40,000, has been found be longing to the estate of John McSorley, an aged soldier of fortune who died here recently, after living in straitened circumstances for years. No heirs have been discovered yet, but Administrator Giles has written to priests in the part of Ireland from which McSorley came originally, to learn if he has any relatives. McSorlev was a member of the Walker filibustering expedition to Nic aragua and had the distinction of fight ing on both sides of the Civil War, be ing first impressed into service by the Confederates, deserting from them at the battle of Yicksburg and joining the Union forces, with which he fought thereafter. Rumor had it for some time that Mc Sorley had burled his treasure in the form of coin, and search yielded coin returns to the extent of 3 cents. When the records were searched a consider able amount of local property was found to be in his name. Unless heirs are found the estate will be escheated to Washington. GJ, WHITE APPOINTED NATIONAL GUARDSMAN MEMBER OF XATIONAIi BOARD. Oregon Man to Participate in Delib erations With 20 Other High Officers on Rifle Practice. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash- tnn ir OA rnntflln OPDrFP A. White,' of the Third Infantry Regiment, craa-tn Va (Iinn 1 fjimrd. has been aD- pointed by the Secretary of War a mem ber OI the .National coara xor me rm motion of Rifle Practice. He is the only Western man on the board, which DOTS AND DASHES VON KLEIN WITNESS Miss Newcomb's Former Tes timony in Court Records . to Be Heard. "WOMAN IN WHITE" SEEN Captain George A. White. was created by Congress In 1903. The board directs the rifle competitions of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps and National Guard and occu nles itself with the stimulation of Inter est in marksmanship in colleges ana schools and among civilian rifle clubs. The board, of which Assistant Secretary of War Breckenrldge is chairman, con venes in Washington early in January. Cantaln White is the Inspector of small arms practice of the Oregon in fantry regiment and range oincer at the state rifle range. He has been an officer in the National Guard for the nast six vears and previous to that saw service in the Spanish-American War. He has twice served as range officer in National matches. The National board to which he has been appointed is made up of 21 mem bers, mostly high officers of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and National Guard. The appointment Is regarded as a recognition of Oregon's high standing in military marksmanship, the Oregon Infantry team having beaten all state organizations as well as the United States Infantry in the National rifle matches at Camp Perry, O., last August. It was erroneously announced from Eu gene several days ago that the ap pointment had been made of a Southern Oregon officer for the Board. L ISLET CONSTRUCTION OF NEW USE TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK. Puget Sound and Willapa Harbor Branch Expected to Operate Next Spring. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Oct 30. (Spe cial.) B. H. Rhodes, local attorney for the Puget Sound & Willapa Harbor, a branch of the Milwaukee that is about to build through Centralia, has an nounced that Guthrie, McDougall & Co., the Portland firm that was recently awarded the contract for building the new line from Maytown to Doty, had sub-let to Martin E. Johnson, also of Portland, a contract for building that part of the road from Maytown to Che halls. The headquarters of construc tion on this stretch will be located in Centralia. According to Mr. Rhodes, active work on the new line will begin the first of the week. Guthrie, McDougall & Co. will also begin work between Chehalls and Doty at once. Headquarters have been opened by the company in Chehalis and machinery and supplies are being as sembled. The company will work toward Doty, meeting a crew of the Keasel Construction Company, which is building' toward Doty from Ray mond. With three separate crews working it is believed that the line will be In operation before next Spfing. MANY FACE ARREST TODAY Warrants Issued for 110 Delinquents of License Fees. One hundred and ten peddlers, real estate dealers, insurance agents, hotel keepers and other persons doing busi ness subject to city license are due to be arrested today on charges of hav ing failed to make their license pay ments. Warrants for all delinquents were issued yesterday by License In spector Hutchinson and . were turned over to the police last night Under the law a business subject te license must be discontinued at the ex- Diratlon of the license period unless a new license is taken out The licenses involved in the wholesale arrests today are delinquent since July 1. HOTEL MULTNOMAH. Special Notice. Guests attending ball and reception Friday night at Hotel Multnomah will please use Fourth-street entrance. H. C. Bowers. Adv. Japan annually pays 170,877,000 interest on Its putylic debt.- Rev. Herbert E. Dille, of San Fran cisco, Telia of Wedding Accused. Attorneys' Wrangling Marks Progress of Case. Evidence from the court records, given by Miss Ethel Newcomb, chief witness for the prosecution at the first trial of E. E. C. Von Klein, charged with robbing Miss Newcomb of Jewels valued at $3500, will be admitted at the second trial. In the absence of Miss Newcomb, Judge Morrow ruled yester day afternoon. The defense objected strenuously and required that J. F. Wood, court reporter, who took steno graphic notes during the first trial, read the evidence from his shorthand notes. The state showed by Miss Stratton, a stenographer In the District Attorney's office, its first witness, that subpenas for Miss Newcomb had been sent to every Sheriff in the state, and that no returns had been received. -With this evidence admitted, the state attempted to read to the jury the testimony given by Miss Newcomb art Von Klein's pre liminary examination. This was not allowed by Judge Morrow, but the testi mony given by Miss Newcomb at the trial in the Circuit Court In July, the presiding judge held to be competent If properly introduced. This testimony will be read this morning. Preacher Tells of Marriage. The testimony of Miss Newcomb will be to the effect that her jewels were stolen from her by Von Klein soon after their arrival in Portland, in 1911. Attorney Hume, for the defense, said the state would not be able to show that Miss Newcomb had any diamonds or that any were stolen from her. ' Rev. Herbert E. Dille, of San Fran cisco, the last witness on the stand be fore adjournment was taken, testified he had married George B. Lewis and MIbs Newcomb at his parsonage in San Francisco In 1911. He Identified Von Klein as George B. Lewis and testified that the Miss Newcomb who was a party to the marriage was the same Miss Newcomb who testiriea against Von Klein at the July trial. Rev. Mr. Dille said he had been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 40 years. Almost continuous wrangling by at torneys marked the first day of the second trial. Spirited arguments were made by Deputy District Attorney Mc Gulre, for the state, and W. T. Hume, for the defense, relative to the com petency of almost every question asked witnesses. Attorneys Clash Often. The first spirited clash between the attorneys, in which Judge Morrow took part was during Mr. Hume's opening statement Mr. Hume told the Jury that the prosecution of this case had cost the authorities $7000. Deputy Attorney McGuire objected instantly to the remark, and was sustained by Judge Morrow, who reprimanded Mr. Hume for making comments to the Jury which he must know were incom petent Mr. McGuire made the opening ad dress for the state, reviewing the evi dence which will be presented to the Jury covering Von Klein's operations in various cities, where he Is alleged to have a string of victims. "Although Miss irewcomb Is not here and will not testify in this trial," said Mr. McGuire, "the State will be able to provethat this defendant- stole Jewels worth $3500 from her." The defense made a general denial of guilt counsel saying that the State had failed to convict the defendant at a previous trial. . "Woman In Wfclte" rresent. The morning session and an hour in the afternoon were passed in selecting a jury. Prospective Jurors were ques tioned particularly as to whether they had read reports of the former trial in the DaDers. In selecting the jury the State used three peremptory charges and the defense two. The 12 men cho sen to try the case are: G. F. Hammer, Hanry Raz, H. S. Card, William Lang ner, T. H. Taylor, O. H. Hammond, J. L. Wandler, O. W. Hamlin, B. M. Gar rahan, H. S. Hannum, C. U. Taylor and H. H. Taylor. Mrs. -E. Weber, of St Louis, the mys terious woman of the white veil who was present at the July trial, was in the courtroom and will testify prob ably during the present trial. She says Von Klein stole jewels valued at more than $7000 from her. Miss Lena B. Morrow, who assisted Von Klein at the last trial, and Miss Newcomb, both prominent in the case following his arrest are not expected to be present during the present trial. Miss Morrow is said to have lost faith in the de fendant who, she said, showed little appreciation of the assistance she ren dered hint FINAL TRIBUTE IS PAID Many Friends Attend Funeral of Mark Montgomery. Many friends of Mark Montgomery, a member of more than one winning crew of a few years ago at the Portland Rowing Club, whose death occurred Monday night attended the funeral services at his late residence, 644 East Thirty-seventh street, yesterday. R. C. Hart Percy Stowell. R. D. Ball, Charles Duncan, Roy Kirkley and William King, the pallbearers, were all members and prominent oarsmen of the club, with most of whom he had at one time pulled an oar in the same crew. Mr. Montgomery rowed No. 3 In the famous four-oared Portland . Rowing Club crew of 1903, which won the Pa cific Northwest championship. King, Kirkley and W.. P. Luders, who were all present yesterday, were the other members of that powerful combination. The Rev. Perry Joseph Green con ducted the services at the home and at the grave, in Mount Scott Cemetery. Besides his widow, Mrs. May Stanbor ough Montgomery, Mr. Montgomery left two small children. 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PACKAGES and BOXES at 10c, 20c, 25c, 40c, 50c, 80c, $1, 73c N . l $i.6o j Ellensburg Normal Fund Gone. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Oct. 30. (Special.) The Ellensburg Normal fund has be come exhausted and for the first time for two years the state was compelled to refuse payment on warrants of a current fund. The temporary difficulty will be over In a few months when 1913 taxes begin to come in and meanwhile the payroll will be cared for out of the Normal School current fund. THIS SEAMLESS, MOLDED. TWO-ftUART HOT WATER BOTTLE SPECIAL $1.49 Regular Price $1.75. 7"r J Quality made ZlCrCLCO especially for and '' guaranteed by The Owl Drug Company. Of pure maroon rubber. Glove finish. A high-grade, 1 o n g service Hot-Water Bottle that at its regular price Is an un usual value. Friday C1 nd Saturday special w A Jolly Kid Dolls SSywM2etm? 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The state ,o,n nd In the afternoon the defense called W. S. Wright tc ques- tion him as to ine CUuuii.. American Bank & Trust Company, which failed while a large amount ot county money was on deposit. . - -Rvnna relied on the wording of the statute and a ju. Kavanaugn lor a rui..,, .. -defense showing that Mr. Fields had no unlawful intenl- He traced the statute to Its origin m , that If an officer neglected and re fused wilfully to pay over publ c money he was guilty of a crime. This . ....n9lted In 1856. said Mr. Evans, but in 1864 the word ''wilfully" was left out, --- T .. . . i - ffi,.iQ? tn turn over the fundsreconsmuted-r crime, without the necessity of alleging "" tent. Judge Kavanaugn adjourned at 6 o'clock without announces u uo cision. . K Onlv two Wltnessea wcio uniy i" wrirtL State tne state " ; "v n,rrtSn. Bank Eiammer, - -- an expert accountant, testifying as to the banking meiuuun The defense called five character witnesses. P. Kelley. K. A. lapus, v.. Malarkey, J"w . 1 , i9 nresiaing at t. w., - - one of the jurors, testified that the reputation or ivir. xiciua was goou- M. Eddlngs Joins Stevenson Firm. nmTTirwrenv Wah Oft 30. fSDe- Mai 1 S. M. Eddings, a carpenter, who , Th. rtollea rr a few movea nem , , ; -- months ago, purchased the interests of Charles xi. iNeiior m , . Realty Company today and will take possession at once. Mr. Nellor. the re tiring secretary of the firm, has been with the company ever since it was or ganized two years ago. He has not yet determined what line he will enter in the future, but will remain In Ste venson. The firm will undoubtedly 'make Mr. Eddings secretary to succeed Mr. Nellor. TWO FROLICS ARE HELD Halloween Is Celebrated In Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium With Fun. Several hundred members of the Toung Men's Christian Association en Joyed a Halloween frolio in the two gymnasiums of that institution last night. The building was elaborately decorated and the social committee planned many novelties for the even ing's entertainment. Gymnastic work by athletes from the physical department formed part of the programme in the main gymnasium. The greatest fun, however, was In the small gymnasium, which had been fit ted up for Halloween games and jokes. It is expected there will be a large attendance of boys at their Halloween party, which will be hld tonight in the boys' lobby. J. W. Palmer, boys' sec retary, has some surprises to spring. CITY DECLINES "FREAKS" Lack of Room at Zoo Responsible for Circus JIan's Turndown. The city yesterday turned down a chance to have for free display during the Winter at Washington Park zoo a life-sized sideshow of freak animals, the kind they charge 10 cents to see on circus days. Lack of room at the zoo was the cause. A circus man with a six-legged sheep, a big bald eagle, a kangaroo, a man eating wolf and several other freaks of the animal kingdom came to the city to Winter. He said he wanted some place to keep his menagerie until the circus season opens again, and offered to pay the city to supoprt his peculiar family. The plan was considered by Park Su perintendent Mische. Paving Objections Overruled. Objections fathered by ex-City At torney Frank S. Grant against the con-, tract awarded to Montague O'Reilly Company for the paving of Central East Portland were overruled yester day by the City Commission and the ment of work was passed to third read ing. Mr. Grant based, his objections upon the fact that the company In posting notices In the district did not ordinance providing for the commence- do the posting properly. OntheCrest of Popularity Your choice from over 200 smarfstyles of the $4 & $5 grades for aanpleBhoeStore 129 4th St. bet. WokShin,gton& Aider Open Saturday Evenings. A