Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 11, 1913, Page 16, Image 16

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TTTR MOTINTXO OKFOOXIAN. fllTTRSDAY, I7-CE3IBEIt II, 1915.
IRVINGTON SCHOOL CHILDREN DRILL FOB ENTERTAINMENT TOR LIBRARY FUND.
AVERTS SOUS' GAZE
Holiday Hints
From
Attorney for Doctor Flashes
Picture of Farmhouse,
Scene of Wedding.
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t Wearing I-'nrs and Aigrettes, Is
Composed Cnder Stiff Cross-
Examination ProceM.
More of the domestic Infelicities cf
Tr. Henry Waldo Coe and fcla wife.
Viola M. Coe. and the dispute ai to
whether the doctor and bla wife had
creed to a settlement of their prop'
erty rights directly following- his re
turn from the Orient in October, 1910,
were reviewed In the third day of the
trial before Judge McGinn ytsterday.
That the two main Issues Involved In
the case will be kept separate as much
as possible was Indicated by attorneys
for both sides. These issues are Mrs.
Coe's divorce action against the doctor
and her suit for an accounting of ap
proximately 1.10,000 paid since May of
this year on the Government contract
for the care of Alaskan insane, held by
the Sanitarium Company, founded by
I)r. Coe. Mrs. Coe contends that this
money, possession of which the doctor
obtained, should be turned over to her
under the terms of the property settle
ftnent she alleges was made, by which
the sanitarium Interests of the doctor.
Including- this contract, were assigned
to her.
Iiuitiea Are Separated.
f So far all the testimony has had to
do with the property issue. Sliortly
after 1:30 o'clock yesterday the direct
examination of Mrs. Coe eTHled and
George W. Joseph, who with Bert K.
Haney is conducting- her case, informed
Judge McGinn that he desired to keep
the two cases apart.
Judge McGinn said that he'would not
attempt to say how the case should be
handled, but would leave that to Mr.
Joseph.
"All Tight," said Mr. Joseph, "then I
will put in two cases. The cross-examination
of Mrs. Coe can proceed now
and we will put In our divorce testi
mony lator."
A. K. Clark, attorney for Dr. Coe,
did not object, and Mrs. Coe's cross-examination
on the property issue was
started at once.
In the morning session of court, after
one of numerous spats between himself
nnd Attorney Clark that enlivened the
ase, Mr. Joseph turned to Judge Mc
Ginn and asked him not to permit hlm
Kelf to be drawn from the main issue
by Immaterial matters Involved in the
controversies of counsel.
Cosrt to Hew to I.iae.
"You need not fear about that." re
plied Judge McGinn. "When I make
my ruling I shall hew zo the line so
close that there will be no confusion
as to how the court stands on thejs
sues of this case."
From shortly after 2:30 o'clock until
Just before 6. Mrs. Coe underwent a
atiff cross-examination from Mr. Clark.
At no time, however, did the witness
lose her composure, though once or
twice she appeared slightly ru'fled.
She was handsomely gowned in a trim
fitting tailored suit of cream serge.
She wore a dark hat. with white
aigrettes, and did not remove a set of
black Alaskan seal furs, fastened under
her throat with a black chain. She
kept one gloved hand in a muff of the
same fur.
While on the stand. Mrs. Coe sat
facing the court, with the side of her
face toward Attorney Clark. Dr. Coe
and thoir three sons, who were with
the doctor. S!e carefully averted her
gaze from any member of her family,
but often looked unwinkingly at Mr.
Clark u he questioned her.
Marriage Seeae Klanbed.
Mr. Clark pressed Mrs. Coe closety
for details in regard to the building
f thrlr $S0.no0 home in Lovejoy street,
over which the differences between the
Com began. "I don't remember about
that." was a frequent answer by the
witness.
once, after having her Identify a
book of photographs of this J80.000
home, the building of which, at Mrs.
Coe's vehement urging, so the defense
alleges, left Dr. Coe financially much
straitened. Mr. Clark pointed to an
other photograph on one of the front
pages.
"I see here a picture of a little
house," he said. "Can you tell me what
It is?"
"Why. that's the farmhouse," said
Mrs. Coe. apparently surprised.
"Tes," said Mr. Clark, "the little
farmhouse in South Dakota, where you
were married."
Of events leading to the trip to the
Orient taken In 1910 by Dr. Coe for his
health, during which, it is alleged by
the defense. Mrs. Coe obtained control
of the doctor's sanitarium property.
Mrs. Coe's memory was not at all
times good. Mr. Clark was especially
insistent for details regarding stories
which had gained circulation that Dr.
Coe was insane, a sufferer from para
noia. Mrs. Ce Explain.
Mrs. Coe's explanation was in part
that she had been so worried about her
husband's nervous condition that she
went to a specialist in Seattle, and
without giving her husband's name,
outlined his symptoms. The specialist,
she said, told her the Indication pointed
to a serious condition, probably
paranoia.
Then, the witness said, she tpld Dr.
Mae Cardwell what the Seattle special
ist had said, told her Dr. Coe's symp
toms, naming: her husband, and asked
Tr. Cardwell to present the case to Drs.
Williamson. House and Gillespie, among
others, without giving any name, for
their opinions. She said they all said
that symptoms of paranoia were in
dicated. She didn't remember the name of
the Seattle specialist, the name of his
Institution, or its location, on ccoss
examlnatlon. "What complexion did he have?" de
manded Mr. Clark.
"Medium," replied Mra. Coe.
"Well, that's a good safe com
plexion." returned Mr. Clark.
Mrs. Coe said further that she had
been given the specialist's name by a
drug store, to which she had tele
phoned. This led Mr. Clark to sar
casm. - "As I understand it. then." he said,
"you went to some unknown alienist
In Seattle an alienist recommended by
a drug store and told htm some per
son was extremely suspicious of you
with no real cause. He told you the
symptoms were those of paranoia.
Mra. Coe Makes Denial.
"Then you went to Dr. Mae Card
well and told her this, and who was
concerned, and got her to go to these
other doctors, without telling them that
you meant Dr. Coe. with a hypothetical
question to show the symptoms of
paranoia. Then with their opinions,
based on such a hypothetical case, you
went to George and Wayne Coe and
others, and told them these physicians
had said Dr. Coe was Insane."
Mrs. Coo denied that she had quoted
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the physicians as calling Dr. Coe In
sane, but had said rather that they had
pronounced his symptoms those of a
paranoic.
Mr. Clark produced an affidavit
signed by Mrs. Coe in February, 1913.
for George Coe, their son. In which
she had sworn that his irritability over
differences engendered by their house
had led her to charge that he was
mentally unbalanced, and that she had
since realized that he was never men
tally unbalanced and that she had not
believed he was. after reflection.
Mrs. Coe's cross-examination was
completed at E:5. and after a brief re
direct examination court adjourned un
til 9:30 today.
Charles H. Carey waa a witness at
the morning session.
WATER NOT TO BE STOPPED
City, Ileeause of Its Own Delay In
Sending: Bills, Gives Time.
Xo water is to be shut off this
month for failure to pay water bills
until after the receipt by water-users
of the monthly bills, which will be
sent out for December" as soon as a
large force of clerks can get them In
the mall. The bills have not been sent
out so far because of the defeat of the
Daly plan providing for quarterly pay
ment of bills. The monthly system had
been discarded, but is being re-established
as rapidly as possible.
Commissioner Daly said yesterday
that the bills will become delinquent
ten days after the date Indicated on
the bill as mailed or after the date
Indicated by the postmark stamp.
Whichever of the two dates is the lat
est will govern. The hills should have
been sent out December 1 and should
have become delinquent December 10,
but the mixup in the water depart
ment has made this impossible. Water
will be shut off for delinquency ten
days after the date of tbe bills or the
postmark date when the bills are fi
nally gotten out.
CITY ORDINANCE ATTACKED
Owners of Stables Sue to Prevent
Enforcement of New Measure.
The ordinance passed two years ago
requiring concrete floors and providing
other specifications for stables in
which horses and cattle are kept has
been attacked by a suit filed in Cir
cuit Court and an injunction , asked
restraining the city officials from en
forcing the ordinance.
The suit was filed by the Portland
Slabwood Company and several other
firms, which keep a large number of
horses, against Mayor Albee. the City
Commissioners, the Chief of Police and
the city health officer. The require
ments of the ordinance, the complaint
charges, are unreasonable, unjust and
excessively expensive, and the concrete
floors are unsanitary and Injurious to
the horses. Another ordinance has
been passed, it Is charged, exempting
stables In block 4. Railroad Shops Addi
tion, from the effect of the ordinance.
The Crystal Ice A Storage Company,
the Holman Transfer Company, the
Multnomah Fuel Company and the
Kast Side Transfer Company are joint
plaintiffs.
Klnfrred concrete, floor beams ai-e belnc
urcesfiilly nnd la Germany Instead ox
steel ones.
LIBRARY TO GET AID
Irvington- School Planning En
tertainment Friday.
DANCES AND DRILLS FIXED
Two Performances to Be Given in
Afternoon and Krenlng; With
Klmer Brown at Head of Fete,
With Teachers Wentcnants.
The Irvington School is busily en
gaged in preparing for an entertaln
n.nt to h .lven at the school on trl-
day afternoon and evening.
All the classes or scnooi win b rep
resented in various dances, songs,
drills and recitations. The principal
a . v. - -Liimr Hrnwn. 1 at the
head of the fete, with the teachere as
able lieutenants. Almost an me num
bers on the programme are taken from
j.ii. wn.b KhAvlnff the develop
ment of training In singing, physical
training and gymnastic dancing, such
as folk dances. One number will be a
German song. Although this language
has' been taught In the school but a
few months, the children have been
able to memorise and sing a song en
tirely in German.
The proceeds of the two psfform-
are to bo given to the Irvington
School library fund.
Much interest Is being- evinced In
the candy tables by the young people.
The candles will DO maae anu uiu uj
the older children of the school. The
proceeds of tbe sale of the sweets will
be used In equipping the school with
suitable pictures.
The Parent-Teacher Association Is
acting as sponsor for the entertainment
THIEMAN ADMITS FORGERY.
Youth Who Tsed Father's Xme Is
Paroled to Go Back to Farm.
H. F. Thieman. whose father refused
to honor a series of checks he and his
prospective bride circulated several
weeks ago. pleaded gjrilty yesterday to
forgery and waa sentenced to from one
to five years In the penitentiary. Ber
cause of the fact that Thieman is will
ing to return to the farm and that he
and his partner were caught before
they had secured a large sum on any
of the checks offered. Judge Kava
naugh paroled the youthful prisoner.
Thieman, who Is only 22 years old.
and whose parents live In the Mount
Tabor district, came to Portland sev
eral months ago, accompanied by
"Miss" Mary Gabel, who he had met
while he was working on a ranch
near Chehalls. Wash. He secured a
number of his father's blank checks. It
is said, and atempted.to cash them.
"Miss" Gabel being held by an East
Side firm about the sftme time one Sat
urday night that Thieman was de
tained In a West Side store. The wom
an, it waa found later, was married,
the officers say. and has a daughter at
Oregon City. She baa since disap
peared. Jim Scott!, under Indictment for con
tributing to the delinquency of a mi
nor, pleaded guilty before Judge Kav
anaugh and was sentenced to three
months In the County Jail.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
Vive Larff. of MoMInnville. Is at the
Carlton.
William A. Low, of Boise, Is at the
Carlton.
J. W. Jameson, of The Dalles, Is at
the Washington. "
Arthur Dente Is registered at the
Carlton from Salem.
C. M. Bishop Is registered at the
Imperial, from Pendleton.
H. R. Carter, of Tacoma, Is regis
tered at the Washington.
F. M. Burnside, a Seattle Insurance
man. is at the Multnomah.
E. A. Belford is registered at the
Perkins, from Los Angeles.
r. R. Mendenhall. a Spokane con
tractor, is at the Multnomah.
8. J. Canrphell Is registered at the
Cornelius from Freewater, Or.
J. Robertson registered at the Carl
ton yesterday from Pendleton.
State Senator E. E. Kiddle, of Island
City, Or., is at the Imperial.
John Adair. Jr.. Is registered at the
Washington from Warrenton. Or.
O. T. Wedmark. a coal mine oper
ator, of Centralis, Is at the Imperial.
F. V. Waugh. of Snohomish, Wash.,
registered at the Washington yester
day. George W. Johnson, a banker of
Dufur. with Mrs. Johnson, Is registered
at the Cornelius.
I Ferris, of Victoria, representing
the Canadian Collieries Company (Ltd.),
Is at the Multnomah.
David Wilson, a Spokane business
man. and Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Crowe,
of Boise, are registered at the Mult
nomah. Harry E. Stlnson ha resigned as
chief clerk at the Multnomah and will
probably be attached to the staff of
some one of the other leading hotels
of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCall. of
Prlnevllle. are attending the livestock
show. Mrs. McCall Is a daughter of
Thomas W. Lawaon. They are regis
tered at the Oregon.
Julian Eltlnge, with his secretary
and valet. Is registered at the Oregon.
Mr. Eltlnge is starring In "The Fas
cinating Widow." Jack Pierre, man
ager, and It ot the company, are also
at the Oregon.
William G. West has resigned . as
room clerk at the Portland and will
take a position at the Multnomah. Jo
seph A. Hermann succeeds him at the
Portland, being promoted from the
position of cashier. W. L. Hutchinson.
night clerk, succeeds Hermann
caaiiler. and F. P. Horan. late of Los
Angeles, becomes night clerk.
Among the people from Oregon
towns, who are at the Imperial, are:
O. J. Smith, of Troutdale: C. W. Avery,
of Weston: Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mo
Kennon. of La Grande: W. 8. Allen,
of Dundee; C C Lowe, of Dallas:
Harry Bloch. of Independence; Mrs.
STORE
Mrs. Wilson, the special factory rep- '
resentatlve of the Dennlson Manufac- i
turlng Company, is meetlng with great i
success In her classes In artificial
flower and dinner-favor making. Her
Instruction Is free and is given during
business hours In the Second-Floor
Gift Bazaar.
CHAT
Monday morning we will open our
annual Star Bargain Room on the
fourth floor in the Hamilton-building
Annex. Therein we will sell at inter
esting price concessions broken lines
from our wholesale department.
Watch the papers for detailed an
nouncement of this annual money-saving
feature.
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Than a Well Chosen Book?
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The booklover finds his createst delight in tbe poems of James
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GILL'S
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Third and Alder Streets
Frank Brown and Frank Brown. Jr.,
of Carlton; 8. B. Conture. of London,
and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Steen and
Mrs. N. A. Steen. of Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Johnson, of The
Dalles: Mr and Mrs. Edwin Harrison,
of Tillamook: J. B. Perry, of Pendle
ton, and George W. Taylor, of Eugene,
are among the Oregon people regis
tered at the Cornelius.
Among the Seattle people who are at
the Oregon are: W. H. Payne, M. S.
Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bain,
William McCuaker. Jr, M. H. Ange-
man. J. A. Sheehan, L. H. WDe. t. s.
Killam. C. T. Kent. J. L- James, f.
Morton, J. S. Sprague, John A. Can-
nady and Alfred w atson.
Among the Oregonlans registered at
the Oregon are: Mrs. Laura tjeareiat.
Holmes W. ThomDSon. Judge of Lane
County, of Eugene: Dr. W. H. Lytle.
State Veterinarian, of Ralem; N. R.
Moore, of Corvallls; IX M. Ewing, of
Dallas: Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Flint, of
Beaverton: D. C Sowers, or Eugene;
3. W. LoveH of Astoria, and a a
Savey. of Astoria.
Among; the Oregon people at the
Perkins yesterday ware: Judd S. Fish,
of The Dalles; George Marsh, of Rose-
burg: w. H. Wilson, of Toe Dalles;
E. P. Gordon, of Harrlsburg; Judge
O. Springer, of Prlneville; W. H. Hay,
of Forest Grove: F. R. Sherman, of
Cottage Grove; H. G. Zllllans. of Hood
River: H. H. Smith, of Goble; J. B.
Hendricks, of Astoria; Andrew Kern,
of Hood River: Dr. H. A. Rue, of
Stella; W. A. Burr, of Roseburg; A.
D. Buck, of Seaside, and A. W. Ander
son, of Bayocean.
SALMON PACK SATISFIES
Season for Aberdeen Firm Repre
sents $300,000 Business.
ABERDEEN. Wash, Dec 10. (Spe
cial.) Satisfactory In every way has
been the salmon pack for the season
Just closed by the Pacific Fisheries &
Packing Company," of this city. Al
though there have been years when
conditions were more evenly balanced,
the local concern gives utterance to no
complaint.
The value of the total canned, pic
kled and fresh pack la about $300,000.
A total of 45.2IS cases were put up.
Baby, Issue in Suit, Dies.
ABERDEEN, Wash, Dec. 10. (Spe
cial.) On the very day that the moth-
er, Mary Alice Virtue, of Spokane, was
starting her action to get back her
four children from the legally appoint
ed guardians, John H. Wolfe and wife,
of Satsop, Steven Mory Virtue, the
baby boy, died. This information is
given In the answer to the complaint
filed by the Wolfes. A hearing was
expected today, but the non-arrival of
the defendants, who stayed away for
the funeral, has forced further delay.
Champagne
Yon caa pay mars far wioe ikan Cold
Seal coats, but yon cannot get a better
champagne at any price.
Cold Seal is the American wine that proves
import duty to be useless waste also giving
a false impression of superior quaky by
doubling cost.
Two KjskU: Special Dry aad Brut
OssW a BattWes Case Today
SolJ Eamywhmt "All whtm' Jutf"
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91 500 Paid for Right or Waj.
WAHKIACUS, Wash, Dec 10. (Spe
cial.) Bryan R. Dorr, of the Maple
Creek Lumber Company, has paid out
in cash around I1E0O for the right of
way for a lumber flume to extend sev
eral miles across the settlement from
Major Creek mills to the station of
Vila, on the North Bank, at a point five
miles below Lyle. The most Important
right of way bought was through the
orchard of Indian Joe Stalil.
Bear" "Beaver" "Rose City"
SS. BEAVER SAILS 4
P. M. DEC. 12.
S. S. "Bear," Dec. 17.
Low Rates to
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Tickets at Third and Washington
With O.-W. R. & .. Co.
Phones: Marshall 4500, A 6121