Morning Oregonian., December 06, 1916, Page 7, Image 7

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UHI0H PACIFIC LIFE
HEADS VINDICATED
last July, smuggled the banner Into
the House gallery under her coat.
Before the police could get to the
gallery the suffragists' press agent
was busy handing out "canned" re
ports of the affair replete in detail,
giving the names of the militants and
interviews with each.
The consensus of their opinion was
summed up by Mrs. Abby Scott Baker,
of the Congressional Union, who de
clared the incident was "expression of
the Indignation that women feel at the
stupid and senseless opposition to
granting the right of self-government
to one-half the people of the United
States."
TenAcclaimed as Heroines.
The ten women who participated in
the coup marched off, acclaimed hero
ines, to Congressional Union headquar
ters, where they held a reception. They
were Miss Mabel Vernon, of Nevada;
Dr. Caroline L. Spencer, of Colorado;
Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles. of Dela-
. THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1916.
Good Morning!
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HERE'S SOME OF OUR
SUGGESTIONS FOR HIM
Suit Brought on Behalf
American Life Stockhold
ers Is Dismissed.
of
SECURITY SALE ATTACKED
Decision Rendered by Judge Gatens
on Findings by Ralpn A. Coan, as
nfreCtw1r nf Tln ItH tt a
Is Reported Purchased.
Complete vindication of the acts of
officers of the Union Pacific Life In
surance Company and the defunct
American Life & Accident Insurance
Company, of Portland, in the transfer
of 180,500 ii assets to the Union Pacific
Life, of Portland. Or., and Vancouver,
Wash.. In 1914 was accorded In a de
cree of Circuit Judge Gatens handed
down yesterday dismissing the suit of
Newton W. Rountree, receiver lor tne
American Life,
This was the last gasp of the litiga
tion instigated last January by N.
Whealdon and other stockholders of the
old Amenean Life, in which sensational
charts were made against Morton
Greg'ory. A. E. Braden, S. A. Madge
and A. McGUl, accusing them of divid
ing $40,000 by means of a stock jug
gling coup. None of these charges were
sustained In the recent hearing before
Ralph A. Coan, referee, whose findings
of fact and conclusions of law were
adopted by Judge Gatens in entering
the decree.
Plaintiff's Stock Purchased.
The suit In which the decree was
signed yesterday was ordered by Cir
cuit Judge Gatens, after holding, on a
demurrer, that the receiver for the de
funct company was the only proper per
son to maintain such an action. Appeal
from this decision was taken to the
Supreme Court by Mr. 'Whealdon and
other plaintiffs and dismissed last
month by stipulation, when Mr. Bra
den, one of the defendants, purchased
the stock of Mr. Whealdon and others
Mr. Whealdon had declared through
Attorney C. L. Whealdon and Ralph R.
Duniway that he would not accept the
Invitation of Judge Gatens to put his
facts before the court in the Rountree
hearing, because he feared a white
wash. Every stockholder of the American
Life was sent notice of the hearing be
fore Referee Coan and invited to pro
duce evidence to substantiate, if pos
sible, the charges made by Mr. Roun
tree, which were taken from the com
plaint in the Whealdon suit. Few are
fcaid to have appeared at the hearing.
Decision Declared Final.
"The decision of Judge Gatens is ab
solutely final." said Ralph W. Wilbur,
attorney -for the defense, with Judge
Harmon, of Tacoma, last night. "The
entire stock transaction was reviewed
and all stockholders had an opportunity
to make any showing they desired. The
findings signed by Judge Gatens are
tpecitic and all taint of fraud in the
.transfer is dispelled."
"The decree undoubtedly prevents
any other suit from, being brought,"
admitted Attorney Whealdon last night.
"1 understand, but do not personally
know, that all claims of stockholders
hax-e been settled."
In 1914. the American Life, of Port
land, found its capital impaired and
Its license was revoked by the Insur
ance Commissioner of Oregon. It was
necessary for it either to consolidate
with other companies or purchase
tock in them. The book assets of the
American Life at that time totaled
about $125,000 and consisted largely of
long-time mortgages which could not
be readily sold at face value on an
open market.
Possibilities Are Canvassed.
S. A. Madge, secretary of the Ameri
can Life, wrote Morton Gregory, presi
dent of the First National Life As
surance Society of America, later
known as the Union Pacific Life, to
ascertain what might be done. A. Mc
Gill was president of the American
Life and A. E. Braden was secretary of
the Union Pacific Life.
An arrangement which involved the
transfer of $80,500 of assets of the
American Life to the Union - Pacific
Life, in return for S03 shares of stock
of the company, was made and sub
mitted to the stockholders of the
American Life and ratified. According
to the findings it was not the intention
of the American Life at this time to
cease doing business and the directors
end stockholders honestly felt their in
terests were best served by the stock
purchase rather than the holding of
the assets. This was June 27, 1914.
Transactions Are Related.
"In July, 1914, the American Life
reeded money and borrowed $2000 from
the Scandinavian-American, Bank of
Tacoma, placing the 805 shares of stock
of the Coast Interstate Company (a
holding company formed at the time
of the transfer) as collateral security.
The loan became due, the American
Life was not in a. position to meet it,
end the bank brought suit May 18,
1915, with the result that at a forced
fale A. E. Braden purchased the stock,
through a man named Wheeler, for
$9600.
It was the stock transfer, and the
subsequent return of the 805 shares
of stock given for $80,500 of assets to
the hands of an officer of the Union
Pacific Life for $9600. that gave rise
to the conspiracy charges of Mr.
Whealdon's suit.
Litigation Brings PresHure.
"The receivership was an unfortu
nate result," said Attorney Wilbur. "It
might never have occurred but for
Washington litigation which made the
value of the stocks questionable for
a time. At the time of the transfer
It was honestly believed by all parties
that more would be realized out of the
assets by consolidation with a going
company than By liquidation."
The findings adopted by Judge Ga
tens held that the transfer was for the
fcest interests of stockholders of the
American Life and that no taint of
fraud or conspiracy existed. -Referee
Coan concluded: . s
"From the testimony presented at
this trial this referee is unable to find
any bad faith or misrepresentation or
conspiracy or fraud in any way on the
part of the said Braden, Gregory,
Madge or McGill. or of any of the de
fendants herein."
WOMAN LAWMAKER-ELECT
WILL SPEAK BEFORE
BUSINESS MEN.
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Mrs. Alexander Thompson.
The Progressive Business Men's
Cfub will gather in the gold room
of Hotel Multnomah for their
weekly luncheon tomorrow at
noon. Mrs. Alexander Thompson,'
of The Dalles, the only ''Oman
Representative in the next State
Legislature, will speak.
Miss May Van Dyke will intro
duce the new lawmaker. The club
quartet will sing.
ware; Mrs. John Rodgers, of New Tork
Mrs. Anna Lowenburg. of Pennsylvania
Mrs. Bessie H. Papandre and Miss Maud
Gilbert, of California; Mrs. W. L. Colt,
of New York; Miss Lucy Burns, of the
congressional Union, and Mrs. Town
send Scott, of Maryland. The first five
held the banner and the latter live act
ed as guards, prepared to resist inter
ference. The women had carried on
their preparations so carefully, how
ever, that none of the hundreds of spec
tators surrounding them had any ink
ling of their plans.
The coup, says the suffragists, worked
well enough to suit them, even if it
failed to draw any acknowledgment,
and they plan something more startling
the next time. Everybody around the
Congressional Union who had anything
to do with it was keen for another.
Duty Done, Says Miss Paul.
"It was a most excellent demonstra
tion," said Chairman Alice Paul, smil
ing happily. "Certainly we may in the
future adopt various methods not dis
similar from the one we used today to
keep Congress reminded of our cause."
Miss Lucy Burns declared the suf
frage question was the only one before
Congress today when President Wilson
finished reading his address.
"When he finished," she said, "the
Senators and Representatives on the
floor turned toward us and muttered
the one word, 'suffragists' no one said
Adamson law' or 'Porto Rico. We feel
that we did our duty today and we
never should have forgiven ourselves
had we overlooked It."
Other members smiled while Miss
Burns and Miss Paul talked and all
were anxious to know what impression
they had made.
"Has the White House Issued any
statement about it?" chorused a dozen
or more.
White House Has Nothing; to Say.
The White House had not, and there
were no indications of one.
Aside from the suffragist Incident,
the demonstration of welcome which
greeted the President was the feature
of the joint session. Many Republicans
joined in the applause and cheering.
which was led on the floor by William
Jennings Bryan and some of the Cabi
net members. It was said to have been
the.moct prolonged outburst of Its kind
since the President began the custom
of reading his addresses in person near
ly four years ago.
All the President s recommendations
for railroad legislation have been pre
viously published. At the last moment
he added a recommendation for passage
of a vocational education bill.
SUFFRAGE BANNER FLOWN
f Continued From First Page.)
police, who said they had no orders
other than to prevent any further in
fringement of the rules of the House.
suffragists filed out unmolested by the
J he banner remained a trophy with
the sergeant-at-arms.
Women Have Advance Information
As It turned out. the women had
laid their plans with precision, evi
nt!y in possession of a'n - advance
copy of the President s address.
Miss Mabel Vernon, of Nevada, who
heckled the President here at his
American Federation of Labor speech
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PIONEER OF THREE STATES.
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Stetson, Trimble or Multnomah
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Manhattan and Arrow. Shirts,
$1.50, $1.75 and up to $6.
Fine Neckwear, extra good values,
50c, $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50.
'Dress Gloves of every well-known
make, $1 and up to $3 per pair.
Hosiery in silk, lisle and cashmere,
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Combining two very desirable
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comfort an Electric Portable faamp deserves a place at the
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,As a gift for a member of your family or for
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features as an Electric Portable Lamp. Variety of design
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. Floor Lamps, Table Lamps, Desk Lamps,
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NEW BOARD ASKED
Oldest Woman In Linn County Suc
cumbs After Residing In Same
House SO Yeurs.
1LBANT, Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.)-
Mrs. Anne Rebecca Stewart, oldest
woman in Linn County and one of Al
bany s best-known pioneer residents
died today at the home or her son. C,
ti. totewart, rostmaster of Albany. the
was almost 96 years old.
Mrs. Stewart was a pioneer of three
estates. Born in Ohio, she moved wit.i
her parents when a young girl to Illi
nois in the year of the Black Hawk
War. - Her paremts were among the
first settlers of Iowa, where she re
sided when she was married. "With her
.lusband she crossed the plains to Ore
gon m 1865 and the year later settled
in Albany, where she had resided con
tinuously ever . since. When they lo
cated Siere they purchased a home at
Sixth and Ferry streets, where Mrs.
Stewart has lived continuously for a
few monus more than half a century.
Mrs. Stewart was a lifelong: member
of the United Presbyterian Church. She
is survived by two children, C. H. Stew
art and Mrs. Henrietta Brown, both
of Albany. She is also survived by one
sister, Mrs. Mama Hoon. of Milton, Or,
Wlit&ky Goes in Sewer.
ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.)
Approximately 3o gallons of whisky,
whic'n was conveyed Into Albany in the
gasoline tank of an automobile, was
poured into the sewer here today by
anerm uoaine.
A. J. Bennett and Jack Wells, said
to be from Seattle, who brought the
liquor nere. pleaded guilty before Jus
tice Swan to maintaining- a nuisance
under the terms of the state Drohibi
tion law and besides confiscating the
liquor, tie court fined each man S50
and costs. They were arrested after
they had turned the liquor over to
local man. as they claimed, for the
purpose of hoidmg it pendinsMhe dis
position of a cage against them in the
City Court here.
Salaried Highway Commission
Is Proposed.
LEGISLATURE TO BE TOLD
Governor in Message .Will Advocate
Commission Versed in Road
Construction and Engineer
Who AVill Be Expert.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.) Gov
ernor ithycombe will Incorporate in
his message to the next Oregon Legis
lature a recommendation that the pres
ent State Highway Commission, com
posed of himself. State Treasurer Kay
and Secretary of State Olcott, be done
away with and, instead, that a non
salaried commission of possibly three
men, versed in road building, be se
lected by the Governor to assume the
duties of the State Highway Commis
sion and to be given the services or
an expert highway engineer.
This is largely along the line of a
suggestion which he offered at a' recent
conference in Portland.
Advantages Are Urged.
The Executive declared that the pres
ent State Board is so overwhelmed with
business and that its personnel -Is such
as to make it not a board essentially of
highway experts; that undoubtedly the
new plan would bring about much more
efficient and painstaking service for
the state and what is more important.
a better system of public highways,
than the present system.
The suggestion emanated from State
Treasurer Kay some time ago to the
effect that it would be better if he and
the Secretary of State were eliminated
from the Board, and that a non-sal
aried commission of three men, two of
them .appointive, and the Governor or
acting ex-officio, serve as members
of the State Highway Commission.
The Governor expressed the belief
that it would, be better that the entire
State Board be relieved of the high
way duties, and that a board of three
well-versed highway men be named,
who would serve from patriotic mo
tives and who could devote a large
share of their time to the work in
volved. State Treasurer Kay is- very decided
in his views on this subject.
Mr. Kay Voices Protest.
"I Was elected to the office of State
Treasurer because of my qualifications
as a business man," said Mr. Kay. "All
my life has been devoted to business,
to mercantile and manufacturing pur
suits. But after the election I am
placed on a State Highway Commis
sion and on a flax commission, when
my knowledge of roads and flax is ex
ceedingly" limited.
"The time of the members of the
Board is devoted to the countless de
tails of administration of state affairs
and state institutions as well as to the
work of our own offices. My office
has handled more than $9,000,000 in the
last two years.
Business System Lacking.
-"You may readily see that the state
is not operating on a business basis
nor on an effective basis when these
important problems aretfhus handled.
"In Oregon there are men like John
B. Yeon, S. Benson and others, who
have a knowledge of highway -work,
who are financially so situated- they can
pass a large part of their time In the
development of highways and who
would.be pleased to do it gratuitously."
Although Mr. Olcott is out of the
city. State Treasurer Kay said he was
satisfied the Secretary of State has
much the same view as himself on this
matter and Is in favor of removing
the work of the Highway Commission
from the State Board.
ing. Rev. Oswald W. Taylor offici
ated. Warren A. Erwin sang "Beauti
ful Isle of Somewhere." Interment
was in Riverview Cemetery. Mrs.
Graves was the widow of the late Ira
S. Graves and mother of Fred W.
Graves, of this city.
TONICS TO BE REGULATED
Roseburg Discovers Some Medicines
Sold Are Intoxicating. v.
ROSEBURG, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.)
Drastic action to curtail the sales of
patent medicines which contain suf
ficient alcohol to produce intoxication
was decided on at a meeting of the City
Council last nig.n. The ordinance will
govern the eales of all drugs, tonics
and medicines, as well as the regularly
recognized intoxicants.
The ordinance will probably provide
for the registration of purchasers of
all drugs containing more than a cer
tain per cent of alcohol.
Authorization of this ordinance fol
lowed closely upon the investigation
of the District Attorney, indicating
that a Roseburg druggist had sold to
high school students quantities of a
medicine that contains 25 per cent al
cohol and is intoxicating.
Gibbons to Oppose Suffrage.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. The National
Association Opposed to Woman Suf
frage announced tonight that a special
message of greeting prepared by Cardi
nal Gibbons would be read at the Na-
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tional convention of the anti-suffragists
to open here Thursday.
Mrs. Susan D. Graves Buried.
The funeral of Susan D. Graves was
held at Finley's chapel yesterday morn-
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