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13 v THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, 4PEIL 1, 1921 ATTORNEY ATTACKS IIS II cinns Arguments For and Against Quashing Are Heard. COURT WITHHOLDS RULING I buildings and maintenance, but -this i money will not be available until next ' year. In the meanwhile, however, an allowance of 115,000 has been made to meet expenses tor 1921. The prop erty under negotiation Is the LeRoy apartments, which will accommodate 21 sightless students. Superintendent Myers of the Port land school for the sightless, will be superintendent of the new enterprise, and the equipment of the present school Is being turned over to the state by the city. It was desired that some public spirited citizen will donate a 10-acre tract within the city limits, where the new school for the sightless can be fatahlfnhri Snnerlntendent Mvers has requested that adult sightless who will be benefited by the Institu tion communicate with him, 1058 East Taylor street. laiimimHiimiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiim iiimiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimmiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin miiinmii Plfes Arcoes State's Failure to Prove Defendants Manipulated Others' Funds Will Lose Case. Complete failure of criminal prose, eutlons under indictments for larceny by embezzlement in the cases of Fred S. Morris, John L. Etheridge and Stella M. Etheridge was presaged by Martin U Pipes, attorney for Morris, In his argument before Presiding Cir cuit Judge Kavanaugh yesterday, should the state be unable to prove that the persons charged with the crime were manipulating funds not owned by themselves as sole stock holders in Morris Bros., Inc. The contention was, admitting for sake of argument only, that money had been embezzled from Morris Bros, by the persons charged, that if those accased were owners of all the stock In the corporation they would have robbed only themselves, which would not be a crime under the: laws of 'ne tate. Indictments Are Defended. Argument by Attorney Pipes sought to knock out the recent indictments returned by the grand Jury against Morris. Jay H. Stockman, deputy district attorney who handled the in vestigation before the grand Jury, defended the indictments. Judge Kavanaugh took the matter under advisement, asking that counsel sub mit briefs. As similar demurrers have been filed against the indict . ments of Etheridge and his wife and Forbes B. Pratt, secretary of the corporation. Attorneys LaRoche, rep resenting the Etheridges, and Logan, appearing for Pratt, were present at the hearing. E. B. Seabrook of the firm of Ma larkey, Seabrook & Dibble, appeared with Mr. Pipes In the argument on the demurrer to the Morris Indict ment. Fortified with 13 law books on the table In front of him. Attorney Pipes opened the argument. The chief angle from which the at tack was made was on the ground that the indictment did not state suf ficlent facts. It was asserted that a fatal error had been made, when re ferring to the officers of the corpora tion under charge, In not specifically - denying that they were not the own ers of the bond house. Statutes Are Quoted. "The indictment refers to 'officers,' but does not set forth what officers, said Mr. Pipes. " 'Officers' Is a gen eric term and is not specific enough. If the indictment had referred, to tne persons indicted as servants and em ployes of the corporation it might be implied without specific reference that the corporation was not their property, but reference to them as officers requires the denial that they are the owners of the concern. Deputy District Attorney Stockman contended that the indictment fol lowed the language of the statute, and quoted several decisions to the effect that this was sufficient. At torney Seabrook argued that the foL lowing of the language of the statute was sufficient only in minor cases, such as misdemeanors. Should Judge Kavanaugh sustain the demurrer to the Morris indict ments it would follow that the other Indictments were faulty on the same grounds and necessitate the resub mission of the cases to the Multno mah county grand Jury. If the state has no knowledge on which it could base the assertion that the officers of the corporation charged with em bezzlement were not also the owners of Morris Bros.' bond house, under the contention of Attorney Pipes it would be impossible to return indict ments against them for embezzling from themselves. Etheridce Complaint Served. John L. Etheridge, ex-president of the bankrupt bond house of Morris Bros., was served yesterday with complaint filed this week by United States Attorney Humphreys attacking his naturalization proceedings as il legal and moving for cancellation of his citizenship papers. The defend ant was taken to the offices of United States Marshal Alexander, who served the papers personally. Sixty days were allowed in the action for Ethe ridge to answer. SOLDIER DUD HI BODIES OF FOUR KILLED IX FRAXCE REACH PORTLAND. Privates TEMPORARY SITE SOUGHT STATE OFFICIALS TX PORT LAND FOR BLLN-D I-YSTITTTIOX. Building at Grand Avenue and East ' Bnrnslde Street Wanted Till Buildings Are Constructed. Tending' the construction of new buildings for an institution for sight less adults, O. P. Hoff, state treasurer, and R. B. Goodin, secretary of the state board of control, yesterday be gan negotiating for a three-story building at Grand avenue and East Burnside street to be used as a tem porary headquarters. The legislature srra n ted sn appropriation for new Major Rasmussen and Cook, Kuhl and Faveluke In City. Military Funerals Slated. i The bodies of four soldiers who met death in France while fighting in the recent world war arrived in Portland last night. The bodies in cluded those of Major Alexander Ras mussen, 28th Infantry; Private Paul H. Kuhl, company jC, 28th infantry; Private George Fuson Cook, company D, 5th marines, and Private Samuel Faveluke, company Q, 18th infantry. Funeral services for Major Rasmus sen wil! be held tomorrow at 1:30 P. M. Judge Deich, who was a comrade of Major Rasmussen in the Spanish American war, is in charge of the arrangements. The national guard. Veterans of Foreign Wars, American legion. Daddies' club and Canadian Veterans will participate. Burial will be In the Mount Scott cemetery. Major Rasmussen served in- the "Princess Pats" previous to the entry of the United States into the war. Later he was transferred to the Amer ican army. He was killed In action near Mont Didier on May 4. 1918. Funeral services for Private Paul H. Kuhl and Private George Fuson Cook will be held Saturday afternoon from Flnley's chapeL Interment will be in the Mount Scott cemetery. The funeral of Private Cook will be held at 2:30 o'clock and that of Pri vate Kuhl at 1. Cook, who was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cook, 607 East Sherman street, and was a University of Ore gon man, was killed in the Meuse Argonne, Just three days before the armistice. Kuhl was killed at Cantlgny, May 28, 1918. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kuhl, 346 East Forty second street. The funeral of Private Faveluke will be held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock from Holman's chapel. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Faveluke, 310 East Thirty-sixth street. i HIP FLASK REVIVES NEGRO STRAXGER GIVES "FIRST AID" TO INJURED HOSTLER. Woman in Community Chest Drive Xurses Victim of Accident Till Ambulance Arrives. - An affable stranger with the cov eted hip-pocket "remedy" and a Community Chest worker willing to do a bit of emergency nursing, at tended George Wright, negro stable hostler, as he was lying unconscious on the pavement at Third and Clay streets, yesterday afternoon, after be ing thrown headlong from a wagon. As the negro lay bruised and bleed ing on the pavement, a stranger, who failed to leave his name and address. rushed forward with a regulation hip-pocket flask which he pressed to the negro s lips. 'Ah, Lawdy, rse saved." sighed Wright as his eyelids fluttered dur ing momentary consciousness. He relapsed into unconsciousness. Belva Lillis, deputy county clerk and a worker in the Community Chest drive, arrived and bathed the injured hostler's head with cold water packs until an ambulance came to take him to St Vincent's hospital. Wright was driving a team and leading three range horses near Third and Clay streets when they became frightened at a passing street car. As the horses 1 .nged forward, Wright pitched headlong from his seat and hit a fire hydrant with his head. The fire-hydrant plug was slightly bent from the impact. EAST IS LOOKING TO WEST Financial Interests Are Planning Investments on Coast. That the east is looking to the west. especially Oregon and Washington, as field lor investment is the impres sion gained by Charles T. Haas, Port land attorney, who has returned from six weeks' trip to New York and other eastern cities. 'Eastern financial interests are planning to make investments on the Pacific coast and I believe a large amount of such capital will come here In the very near future," said Mr. Haas. The feeling in the east Is that prices will reach their low level this summer, and that the fall will see a return to normal conditions. "Portland's fame has spread to all parts of the United States, our big gest boosters being Elks and Shrlners who have attended conventions here." Mr. Haas and his wtfe, who accom panied him on the trip, attended the inauguration of President Harding at Washington, D. C. GIRL PRISONER ESCAPE Dorothy Frasler, 19, Gets Away on Freight Train From Cedars. Dorothy Frazler, 19-year-old Inmate of the Cedars, municipal detention hospital near Troutdale, made a dar ing escape from the place yesterday afternoon when she dashed out of the grounds and swung aboard a passing freight train headed toward Portland. Authorities at the hospital notified the police of the escape shortly after wards, but at a late hour last night th girl was still at liberty. She was wearing a khaki outing suit and was wearing no hat at the time she made her dash for liberty. Police believe the runaway girl dropped from the train 'somewhere In Sullivan's gulch as she was not aboard when the freight reached the terminal yards. Miss Frazier is described as being- extremely thin and her hair hung down her head In two braids. i Sugar Plvidends Doubled. 1 HONOLULU,' T. H., March 31. (Spe cial.) Dividends paid by. sugar plan tations In 1920 were $22,279,750, which Is double the amount paid in 1919. The amount paid in 1913 was 14,669, 175. i mam. 0 A o "77ie Original" anne Retail Price 30c Lb. Anywhere tsIUCQa VLLVPUiHliA HlNF The Original Nut Margarine Retail r r Spreads Bread Stays Sweet Churned from nuts and milk rice 30c Lb. Everywhere Copyrighted, 1918, The Nucoa Butter Company Why is NUCOA sold by nearly every merchant in the cities and country? Because it gives universal satisfaction NUCOA is not a substitute it is a perfect product, made of the finest Vegetable Oils and Pure Pasteurized Milk Demand NUCOA Take No Substitute CORVALLIS CREAMERY CO. Wholesale Distributors Portland, Oregon ', nmmmmminiimmiiiiimmmmi iimmmnMiimiinmmiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniimiimiiii iiimnimmii inn i mi i nimiini imiiiiiiiiiii iiimiimmiiiimmmiiuniiim.in, f IS EXGLISH WIFE FILES DIVOKCE SCIT AGAIXST VETERAN. Elsie May Hickman Alleges Spouse Was Lazy and Did Xot Keep Positions He Obtained. The end of a war romance was pic tured in a divorce complaint filed in the circuit court yesterday by Elsie Mnr Hlrkman ncainst Victor William winlrTnan. whom she married in Southampton. England, February 6, 1919. Hickman was in the United States army when he met the girL He told her, she averred, that he had a good home, an automobile and that he was part owner of a grocery store and a citizen of consiaeraDie- siana Ito- in his nwn community. These things were false, she al leged, contending that the fact is that Hickman Is laiy and has not been able to keep his Jobs in a grocery store and a garage, and that when he attempted to handle newspaper routes he became financially involved because of carelessness in handling money. He -deserted her last Janu' a.rv. aha alleged. Walter R. Crow is a traveling man and delie-hted in recounting to his wife his various feminine conquests while on trips about the country, as ISomedasM 1 OUUll " UJ soon- 11' ens NATIONAL CRIST usw I - VATTfl (offee MANO , 1,800,000 Cops Were Served at the International EXPOSITION East 7054 Korfori Mrs. Alicia Crow In a divorce suit filed yesterday. He would de serihe to her Intimate wearing ap parel of other women and compare his wife's figure to that of feminine rrinri In a. manner uerogaiory iu Mrs. Crow, she complained. hto nn-ar assarted that she is a church member and is "pained and shocked at Immoral conduct In home life." Other divorce suits filed were. Lena E. against. John F. Keller, Har rit ae-ainst Frank L. Wilson, Mar garet against Bert Shields. Lorense Henrietta against Fred A. Updike and Charles O. againBt Anna a. wnitc. MISSIONARIES TO MEET Portland Pastor to Speak at Xew- berg on Experiences In Japan. NEWBERG, Or., March SI. (Spe cial.) Arrangements are being made for the semi-annual meeting of the Columbia river Drancn oi mo, '" Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church, which is to be held here April 11 and 12. About 50 delegates are expectea irom x-upland and many others from various points in the district, which com n,i nreeon. Washington and Tn-aho. Mrs. Matt S. Hughes of Port- ITS getting to' be one of , Portland's best habits: ff 'Red-Rock Cottage Cheese comes to town with the sun every morning ! Pianos to Rent A i We will rent you a brand-new standard piano for $6.00 per month and allow the rent to apply on purchase price. land will preside. Dr. Hewitt, pastor of Rose City Park church, will make an address on the evening of April 11. Dr. Hewitt, wno was for many years a missionary in Japan, will tell of his experiences there. The follow ing day will be taken up with busi ness sessions. The Columbia river branch handles many .thousands of dollars in main taining its foreign mission work. Weekly Luncheons to Be Resumed. EUGENE, Or., March 31. (Special.) The new administration at the Eugene chamber of commerce has an nounced that the Thursday noon luncheons will be resumed April 7. The commltte-a in charge will extend an Invitation to Edgar B. Piper, editot of The Oregonian, to speak at that time. MISS LYTTON TO Official of Woman's Foreign sionary Society Is in Portland. Miss Twilla Lytton, college secre tary of the Woman's Foreign Mission- j one of the colleges in the far east and then passed a year in survey worK in preparation for the Methodist Cen tenary movement Thn Portland district Epworth learnie will rally with the standard PFAK' bearers and auxiliaries of the Worn- ' L-rl1 I KnI.lr, Uiaalnnirv nCletlfH of the pltv In srivine Miss Lytton a wel come. Dr. William Wallace Toungson will preside. Dr. E. C. Hickman will present Miss Lytton, and the choir of the church will render special music. MIs- ary society, will speak tonight in Sun nystde Methodist Episcopal church, East Thirty-fourth and Yamhill streets. Rev. T. H. Gallagher, pastor. For two years Miss Lytton taught in Vancouver Kiln Contract Let. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 81. (Special.) The DuBols Lumber com pany In Vancouver has let the con- 7. TO tract for the building of a new brick dry kiln at its sawmill here. Con struction will, start Monday. The kiln will have a capacity of 20,000 feet of green lumber a day. Mrs. Robert O. Reynolds TyseO. Men's Mahog any Calf Balmoral, 1 to$9. Goodyear Welt. Leather or Lieht Tread Rubber Heals. Also la Black CalC , II Orer 7 Million. Yard 7,500.000 yards of welt las bought each year with penny- ring caeb yard pennies saved at every step of making put lie Blwain Shoes on your fee better (or lees". W. H. McELWATN COMPANY 354 Congress 8t Boetoa-3. Um. The Personality of McELWAIN Type G s si . . MEASURE its style Sunday morning: Dy tne admiring glances of other men who know how to dress, its satisfaction by your own pride and com fort in it, its value by the miles it carries you through . the spring and summer. and its economy by the months you are Mc-Ehrvain-shod, "bettor for less." Two out of three leading independent shoe stores will fit you. 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I can eat anytning ana everyin ng without the . slightest dlsagreeahlo after-effects. I sleep just fine at night and am In better health than I have been for years. I am glad to give this statement, hoping that any who are suffering as j did may n perlence the same wonderful results, which I believe they w'll If thoy give Tanlac a fair trial." Tanlac Is sold In Portland by the Owl Drug Co. and Myer Hros.' Phar macy, East Morrison and Grand ave nue. Adv. I '