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TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX, SATURD4Y, MAT 29, 1920 . PinDCK'S WILL UPHELD BY COURT Judge Tazwefl Finds no Fraud Nor Undue Influence. DOCUMENT IS IN PROBATE Decision Is Made as Arguments End, It Being Held That Issues Are Too Clear to Call lor Delay. In her petition. Tbt as to all mat ters of fact presented to the court she has not sustained them, and the court finds against all those allega tions in toto. There is no reason now why the court should disturb in any way the findings and the decision that It held some time ago in the motion to strike and the same is ad hered to. "The last will which has been pre sented here as the last will and tes tament of Mr. Pittock is, therefore, received as such last will and testa ment and an order and decree will be made accordingly." The opening argument of Attorney Kerr yesterday dealt with the validity of certain clauses of the will, which counsel for the contestant held should be settled in the hearing. Judge Taz well had decided several months ago in a motion to strike that the inter pretation of clauses of a will should come up at the time of distribution of the assets of the estate and not in a will contest. Nothing could have been more nat ural than that the' late Henry L. Pit tock should have desired the men who had been long associated with him and who understood his views to manage The Oregonian and continue j his policies after deam, in the opinion of Circuit Judge Tazwell, who found against all the allegations of the con test petition of Mrs. Caroline P. Lead better in his decision handed down yesterday sustaining the will of Mr. Pittock and admitting it to probate. The will was thus upheld. By his decree Judge Tazwell held , that no undue intluence was exer cised on Mr. Pittock by C. A. Mor den, manager of The Oregonian. pres ident of The Oregonian Publishing company and trustee under the will; O. L. Price, executor and trustee -ol the Pittock estate, or by Edgar B. Piper, editor of The Oregonian, whose tenure was secured under terms of the will. Voluminous accusations con tained in the contest petition were sustained in no particular, the decree clearing Mr. 'Pittock's associates of the exercise of fraud in any degree on the testator in order to benefit under provisions of his will. Decision Quietly Civen. Though the estate was the largest which has ever been Involved in a will contest in Oregon, no sharp conflict of facts developed in the tes timony and Judge Tazwell was able to give his decision as. soon as argu ments of the attorneys had ceased. There was nothing in the case requir ing that it be taken under advise ment for any considerable period, he said, the issues being too clear and indisputable. The hearing occupied almost tour judicial days, of which cmly 18 minutes were consumed by testimony produced by the contestant after the proponents had rested. In final argument before the court William M. Cake, appearing with L. A. Liljeqvist and J. P. Cotton of the New"Vork law firm of McAdoo, Cotton & Franklin for the contestant, in- HIHLHU Lllill llie piuyuiKiiiJ ...... - vealed in their side of the case the confidential relations, secrecy sur rounding the drafting of the will and benefits by the terms of the will that had been charged by the contestant. It was only necessary for him to con vince the court that undue influence nao Deen useu, ne conienueu. Explanation by the proponents of circumstances surrounding the confi dential relations between Mr. Pittock and Messrs. Morden, Price and Piper, the necessary secrecy observed and the reasons for the trust created had convinced the court that there was no merit to the claims of undue in fluence and "unnatural will pre sented by the contestant. James B. Kerr and Charles H. Ca rey, appearing with John K. Liogan and L. P. Price for the proponents of the will, concluded the argument yesterday for the estate and demand ed that the instrument be admitted to probate on the ground that no rea son for refusal had been submitted by the contestant. Briefs A'ot Necessary. Considerable time was given to a legal argument on a Question Judge Tazwell already had decided, on motion to strike from the original contest petition. The judge announced that he found no good reason to re verse his prior decision in the matter. "I. think, gentlemen, that I am ready to dispose of this matter, and that the filing of any briefs may be dispensed with," asserted Judge Taz well when the attorneys concluded. He continued: "From the course this case has taken 1 do not think it calls for any extended opinion or remarks from me at this time. The petition of Mrs. Leadbetter sets forth, in brief, that because of the advanced age of Mr. Pittock and of the long association and intimate relationship with the af fairs of the deceased, confidence re posed, and so forth, Mr. Morden and . Mr. Price exerted undue influence over him and in effect that the strument offered in probate is not the last will of Mr. Pittock but that of the gentlemen named. p i 1 nit, , luce oca VII L ui lilt, proponents 1 think all of them tes- .iriA.I . A II . LUflnnl. .. .1 . . .1111 i 1 1 1 II L DJI. I 'I Mil IX II1IU . nil II 1 1 4 mind and will, and that he could not be easily influenced by any one. There is no question as to that fact. He was a very quiet and reserved man. secretive to a great extent in his busi ness relations and associations, the " testimony of most of the witnesses, if not all. on the nart of th. rtmnnn- ents showing that he could not be iniiuencea. especially Dy .ir. Morden and Mr. Piper or Mr. Price that is, unduly influenced. Influence Held Proper. "Any person may be influenced in the making of his will and the will r. be perfectly valid. It is only undue influence that is cause, under such circumstances, to set it aside on the ground that it is not the "will of the testator. 1 presume there are very few wills prepared by persons who I . execute wills but what are the result, the offspring of suggestions of other -" minds. The provision in the 1-912 will and later embodied in the 1916 will, relative to Mr. Morden and Mr. Piper, were suggested, and no doubt Mr. Pittock was influenced in the making of those provisions for those gentle men by influence which he consid ered proper and which I think were proper. There is no suggestion, I think, anywhere in the testimony that those influences were undue. "One can readily understand why Mr. Pittock made these provisions. He .regarded Mr. Piper as a very valua- - ble man to The Oregonian. "While there is no testimony to that effect, there is no question but that he re garded Mr. Morden in the same lieht. He was very jealous of the success of The Oregonian, desired that it should continue to prosper, and noth ing could be more natural than that the men who had been long associ ated with him in tne business and understood his views, that he should wish them still to manage The Ore gonian and continue his policy. And there is no undue influence, or there was no undue influence, I am satis fied, in the making of this will. "The legal question presented I have listened to attentively. ' Nothing has been said that persuades me in T any way that the opinion rendered by me some time ago on the motion to strike is not correct, and why it r should not be adhered to. It is not necessary, I think, to go further into this matter. Allegations Not Sustained. The court finds: That the contest- TO AID RAILROADS Effort to Break Freight Jam to Be Made. GALVESTON ORDER MADE Stand Termed "Inconsistent." The construction of the will is be ing sought by Mrs. Leadbetter in a suit in equity filed in the circuit court, which is now pending, and At torney Kerr pointed out that an in terpretation by Judge Tazwell at this time might result in the anomalous situation of having two contrary de cisions in the same court on identical questions. The lawyer characterized the stand of the contestant as "utterly incon sistent," saying that there could be no serious argument on the questions of fact so far as undue influence was concerned, and that that was the only issue in the case. The, argument of the contestant had been that Mr. Piper unduly influenced Mr. Pittock in 1912 by telling him of an attractive offer to go elsewhere, and that Mr. Pittock executed the trust provision as to The Oregonian in his will through fear of losing the services of Mr. Piper. In opening his argument yesterday Attorney Cake said that he would overlook certain unfriendly remarks of counsel for the estate, which had been to the effect that Mrs. Leadbet ter would not have brought the ac tion had she not been advised by 'counsel based on the necessities of the situation." saying that opposing counsel felt the need of "tearing into the other side" to "make a showing." Ridicule which had been poked at the position of the contestant's at torneys by reason of the failure of the sharp conflict of evidence which At torney Cake had predicted as the ba. sis for a motion demanding that a jury hear the evidence, so as to be in position to advise the judge. brought a reply. I will call attention to the fact that the answer in the records to the second amended petition admits the confidential fiduciary relations of Mr. Price and Mr. Morden with Mr. Pittock, but that the final answer on which we went to trial makes a com plete denial of all of our allegations," said Attorney Cake. "There was noth ing to indicate that there might not be a sharp contest of facts and we had a right to believe there would be." Testimony Held Superfluous Emphasis had been laid in direct examination of witnesses for the pro ponents on. the mental acumen of Mr. Pittock up to the time of his death, the charge having been made in the petition that he was of great age and had been wrongly influenced by his associates. All witnesses had agreed that Mr. Pittock would have been an extremely difficult man for anyone to have influenced. Such testimony was superfluous. maintained Attorney Cake. - If ever there was a case in which an issue was intruded which was not n the pleadings, this was it," he said. 'The proponents have inoculated inta the trial the mental capacity of Mr. Pittock. In the contest petition there is no mention or reference of inca pacity aside from the statement of his age. We did not deny tha.t he was fully able to make his will. It was a flimsy, unnecessary volume of testimony to establish a straw issue. He objected to the assertion of At torney Logan, in interruption of his argument, that under the law an ex ecutor or trustee of an estate is not a beneficiary by reason of the fees received for such acts, but in effect a hired man. Tribute Paid Mr. Pittock. "It is most ridiculous and ludicrous to claim that Mr. Piper, Mr. Morden and Mr. Price are not beneficiaries under the will by reason of the hon orable positions, power and influence extended to them directly as the re- suit of the will," he asserted. "It is not a question of law; it is a question or lact. These men are beneficiaries. It is no reflection on them.'.' . As to the reason for the contestant not introducing more testimony, th lawyer declared, "everyone of the fundamentals necessary to our case has been absolutely established by the proponents of the will. When the proponents closed they had estab lished every iact it was necessary ior us iq pui up io mem to explain. "But there are some things about this will we don't understand. Why wouia a man wno Had built such monument to his industry and ability perpetuate tnat institution in the names of strangers to the blood? With his immense wealth, it is not a sur prise that a mere pittance for 20 years, or until the debts are paid, should be firiv-en thnu . in.,A.q . .... x v. . jwuu parent should. The extreme affection of Mr. Pittock for his family, as told on the stand by Mr. and Mrs. Leadbetter, is the touch which rounds out a big man's life. "I do not believe that- any apology is necessary, and I say it with con viction, from anyone of the children or their counsel for declining to con sent that the document offered here is the last will and testament of a loving father. This document tu from Mrs. -leadbetter. her sisters and Interstate Body Tells Five Com panies to Unload 270 0 Cars at Expense of Consignees. WASHINGTON, May 28. Shippers were warned by the interstate com merce commission today that, they must co-operate with the railways and the government in breaking the freight jam. The notice was served in the form of an ,order directing five railways entering Galveston' to unload immediately 2700 cars of grain, held in the yards there, and to re store the cars to service. Altbjpugh there was no official an nouncement by the commission that it would procaed along the same course in other cities, such sugges tions have been made by railway offi cials in objections to the use of freight equipment for what they de scribe as "public warehouses." Grain Ordered Removed. The railroads affected by the order today were instructed to remove the grain, said to be nearly all wheat, to railway or oublic warehouses, wher ever accommodation could - be found. The unloading and the storage will be at the expanse of the owners of tho shipments. The standing committee of the as sociation of railway executives met here tonight to discuss the traffic situation and put in final shape the programme they will lay before the commission tomorrow at the hearing to determine disposition of the re volving fund, provided in the trans portation act. The total equipment needs of the roads are estimated by the association of railway executives at $610,003,000 for 1920 and additions and betterments are estimated to re quire expenditures of approximately M00.000.000 additional. Rate- Rise Petitioned. Thirty-eight railroads' in the south west today filed a petition with the interstate commerce commission ask ing an advance in rates of 32.82 per cent instead of the 24 per cent in crease requested by the western clas sification group, of which they are a part. The roads signing the petition represent a. mileage of 28,517 and have a total property inveEtment of ? 1,697,101,309, it was declared. Evidence for the western classiii cation territory was completed today by L. E. Vettling of Chicago, statis tician for the group, who explained the estimates submitted, and Edward Chamberlain, vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad. pre-convention situation, Mr. Hert said: "There can be little doubt that dur ing the last two weeks sentiment has been crystaUzing around Governor Lbwden." L. . D. Richards. . delegate-at-large from Nebraska, expressed his views of the senate committee inquiry into campaign expenditures. "I think that this is bad -business for the repub lican party. It is an attempt to in jure the candidacy of Major-General Wood by bringing before the public the unquestioned fact that primaries are expensive and make the people think there is something wrong when there Is- nothing at all. "The men who started It are unfair and such statements about General Wood will be strongly resented by other delegates as they are by me." Frank H. Hitchcock, who arrived today, stated that other Wood leaders would be here on Monday and would decide who should manage the gen eral's campaign on the floor of the convention as well as decide who should place his name in nomination. OUTLET TO BE DEMANDED QCPPCPV flC Our Store Opens at 9 A.M. ULUIILUI Ul III ttUUU y IS i!JII!!ll!IIIlII!!l!llll!!l!il!!!II!II!ll!II!llllll . Mail orders r e e e i t e oar prompt and careful attention the same day as received. WASHINGTON. May 28. The sea- ate campaign investigating committee WILSOV TO tvsitst nv rittm mM lurtner efforts today to get wilso!S TO INSIST CrN BATTJM Ught ou wnat chairman Kenyon de- P01NDEXTER BILL BACKED COM3IITTEE TO MAKE FAVOR ABLE REPORT. Delaying Transportation of Com modifies Would Be Made Fel ony Under Measure. WASHINGTON. May 28. Favorable report was ordered today by the sen ate interstate commerce committee on the Poindexter bill, designed to prevent interruption of transportation bv strikes of railroad emoloves. The committee amended the meas- ure by attaching- provisions similar to the anti-strike clauses eliminated from the railroad reorganization bill after labor leaders had made strong protects. Action on the Poindexter bill is not expected until congress re convenes after the national conven tions. The bill as reported would make felon v of anv Droved intent to ob struct or prevent the movement of I Honse Asked commodities in interstate commerce by persuading persons to quit work or by destroying property, and would provide for the punishment of persons who, through violence or threats, pre vent employes from continuing work. The anti-strike provision of the rail road bill as added to the Poindexter measure would prohibit two or more persons from conspiring to bring about a strike that would tie up inter state commerce. Senators in Probe Seek to Unveil. Mystery. REPORTER . IS WITNESS Louis J. Jj.-ng Admits Writing Ar ticle Saving $5,000,000 Un derwritten, for Candidate. "The Store That Undersells Because It Sells for Cash' FOR ARMENIA REPUBLIC. scribed boom. Angus W. aa "this invisible McAdoo McLean of North Caro- Port One. of Most Important onUna a director of the war finance Black Sea and 19 Terminus I nled that he was "a sort of southern I manager" for McAdoo'a campaign and of Oil Pipe Lines. I attempted to read a prepared state ment. "I know there 1 . 1 ArinA ratm- WASHINOTON, May 28. (By the I Dalen." lntTHeted Senator Reed. Associated Press.) In arbitrating the I democrat, Missouri. "I move we go boundaries of Armenia, President ahead with this witness with some Wilson; it is said, will insist that the Questions and let the statement go new republic be given access to theuntu wo find out why this secrecy." sea inrougn .Datum, wnicn me auieui Mr. McLean declared he was not supreme council has tentatively de-1 informed as to the source of McAdoo cided shall be a free port under in-1 literature sent to democratic dele ter-allied control. The state department, it is under stood, has began the preparation of gates. Conversation Is Recounted. He finally recounted a conversation , ; " .J.' lrlt". fi ;L- with Mr. McAdoo as to tho North Armenian boundaries as the presl dent will undertake this work regard less of the action by congress on his request that he be given authority to accept for this country a mandate over Armenia. Batum is one of the most important Carolina delegation. I told Mr. McAdoo there was an overwhelming sentiment in my state for him. he said. "1 told him we were having a primary down there i and that his name would go in wheth er he liked it or not. "He said be was not a candidate. wu me oiacs. sea anu is me wouldn't turn his hand over to get terminus of the trans-Caucasian pipe ,h tinmimtinn mil Hirt- hio lines to the extensive Baku oil fields. I friends to take any action about it. It also is the outlet for Georgia and He did, however, say that if the nom Azerbeljan. I Ination was tendered him. a man could It was to this port that the presl-1 not decline. dent was requested in a recent senate 1 "Some of his friends thought they resolution to send a warship with ought to take the bull bv the horns marines ior me protection or Amen- i and go ahead whether he wanted can lives and property there and 1 them to or not. There was some sort along the "line of railway leading I of a dinner party up in New York to Baku." I about it and some fool went and told Under the terms of the treaty, I him about it." Turkey and Armenia and the other "Some Others" Present. ZW, ,Z i?ZZ V"-K,rf, "Who was there?" Chairman Ken- of President Wilson the question ofl the boundaries of Armenia, but also "Well, Mr. Roper," Mr. McLean said. referring to the former collector ot ?c.tpi - "a"y stipulation he may lnternal revenue, "and some others. Do you know anything about plans to use the liberty loan publicity cam paign organization for McAdoo?" asked Chairman K.enyon. I do not. The witness said he bad talked to B. M. Baruch. Both of us agreed that Mr. McAdoo would be a good man," he said. "Of course our delegation from North btATTLis, wasn.. May zs. Carolina will suDDort Senator Sim (bpeclal.) captain Ivan C. Wetten- mons, not even excepting Mr. Mc- prescribe as to access to the sea for the independent state of Armenia." GUAM GOVERNOR CHOSEN Captain Ivan C. Wetten gel Xamcd for Important Position. gel, commander of the cruiser Mon tana, now at the Puget Sound navy Adoo." Frank A. Harrison, a Nebraska yard, and former captain of that 1 newspaper publisher, who managed yard, today received news of his ap pointment by the president to be gov- the primary campaign in that state of Senator Johnson, said a total of ernor of the island of Guam, one ofl 11913 had been spent in Nebraska. Ot the smallest and most isolated posses- I this amount, he testified, $1800 was sions of the United states, and yet I sent him from California and the re one regarded as of utmost naval I mainder came in $5, $10 and J25 dona strategic importance. I tions and in postage stamps. Captain Wettengel will leave the I "What would you have done with yard June 1, accompanied by Mrs. I $500,000 if it had been handed you?" Wettengel, for San Francisco, and I asked Senator Keed. proceed from there by naval trans-1 "What most other political man port to Guam where he will relieve agers do divide it up among friends, Captain W. W. Gilmer, present gov- Jr. .Harrison replied. ernor. Among other naval officers known in the northwest who have ruled the island for Uncle Sam was Admiral Robert E. Coontz, who was governor of Guam before he became commandant of the Puget Sound navy yard. Captain Wettengel was born May 13, 176, in Illinois, and was appointed to the naval academy at Annapolis September 6, 1S92, from Colorado. He has held the rank of commander In I the navy since December 12, 1914. COMMITTEE FAVORS IRISH Reporter Gives Testimony. Louis J. Lang, a reporter of the New York American. Identified him self as the writer of an article pur porting to ten ol a ta.uvu.oou under writing for a fund to back a cam paign to bring about McAdoo'e nom ination at San Francisco. He refused to disclose the source of his information. "A member of the democratic na tional committee was my Informant when I was told the story," Mr. Lang said. Chairman Kenyon announced that several democratic national commit teemen had been subpoenaed to ap pear during the investigation. LOWDEN TREND NOTED Continued From First Page.) " brother the bounty which should have "I wilr say in conclusion fh, i know these gentlemen one very well and 1 believe that a reasonable easure of consideration. In th. -,.-. the will is sustained, will be given to the daughters and son of their bene- lactor. The request of Attorney Carey fot a decision on the question of undue influence, even though the letroi tion was postponed for submission ol briefs, was then made, to which Judn lazwell replied that he was prepared to decide all issues. v p eo NEW JERSEY VOTE TAKEN Edwards Claims 69 Totes Ont of 86 to Be Cast. .-.r iviva, may zh. rmn9im headquarters here of Governor Ed ward L Edwards of New Jersey, can didate for the democratic presiden tial nomination, announced last night he will receive S9 votes out of 86 which will be cast by New England Governor Edwards, a headquarters statement said, will have the support of more than half of the 36 delegates from Massachusetts. Wool Workers Demand Rise. PASSAIC N. J.. May 28. Workers in the woolen mills of Passaic and vicinity tonight voted to strike next Tuesday to enforce demands for a 50 per cent wage increase and a 44-hour week. Union leaders said 18,000 em ployes would be affected. S H Holman Fuul Co, stamps ror cash, siala 353, S0-31. of Kentucky and Fred W. Upham, na tional . treasurer, of Illinois, were among those who reported what they characterized as a trend toward Gov ernor Lowden. Mr. Todd said: There is a visible trend toward Governor Lowden today. The repub lican leaders with whom I have talked all say that Lowden s prospects are bright, and I believe his chances oi nomination are excellent. Johnson Manager Optimistic. "While I am a friend of Governor Lowden. I would- not like to say, how ever.' how our delegation, which is uninstrueted, will vote, as Alfonso Valdes, my conferee, has not yet ar rived from San Juan." Edgar J. Cook, manager or senator Johnson's headquarters here, and the onlv Johnson delegate from Illinois, was equally optimistic of success for the senator. "From all over the east I am receiving letters from delegates which show the tremendous emphasis rH vpn Senator Johnson's candidacy during the last few weeks. Many of these communications contain unex pected and definite pledges or sup- nnrt and indicate clearly that every where it is becoming recognized that Hiram Johnson is a" man wno. n nom inated, will be a sure winner." Political Pot Starts Boiling. With the arrival of Acting Seere tary C. B. Miller of tho republican committee, the political pot that had been simmerinf ror the last few days bftean to boll. Many brought assurances that cer tain native sons were by no means out of the race, while others told ol sen timent being reflected for the various candidates for the republican nomina tion for president. S. A. Perkins of Washington assured all of those to whom he talked that Senator Miles Poindexter would ba fhund in the running and a winner after all others had failed to weather the storm of ballots. , Kentoeicy Is T7ninstmcte4. Alvin T. Hert of Kentucky volun teered the information that Ken tucky's delegation is uninstructed and no one is in a position to speak Tor It. "However," he said,, "Illinois is our neighbor and there is a strong sent! ment for Lowden in that state. There will be no dark horse candidate nom inated." f to View Conditions "With Grave Concern." WASHINGTON, May 28. A resolu tion "viewing with grave concern1 conditions In Ireland and expressing sympathy with the aspirations of the IriBh people for a government of their own choice" was reported out today by the house foreign affairs commit tee. Ths vote was 11 to 7. The resolution was offered by Rep resentative Mason, republican. 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Large Auto Sponge . . . . .35 . 5 .25 .25 Cotton 50 Large Rolls Toilet Paper, 2 for 15 Dozen 75 Squibb's Paraffine Oil, bottle $1.00 Six for .$5.00 Santiseptic Lotion 4o Java Rice Powder 45 Sylvan Talcum Powder 15 can, 2 for. .25 DjerKiss Rouge - 50 DjerKiss .Compact Powder 50 Our St ore Now Opens at 9 A. M. The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5 :30P.M. Saturdays at 6 P.M. liiiiiniiiiiiiuiiiiiuim When asked what be Utougbt oX Uia - ant ou not Buiuictt uo aiicfauc-ns t