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THE MOUSING OltEGOXIAX, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1922
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Woman Who Shot Herself at
Dinner Party Will Live.
POLICE INQUIRY CLOSED
Husband of Wonld-Be Suicide Not
Belligerent on Entering Ills
Home, Declares Attorney.
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Mrs. Maria Adcox, who shot herself
Jn the left breast early Tuesday night
when her husband, Luther L. Adoox,
hfad of an automobile and aviation
school, returned home suddenly to
find her hostess at a dinner party
which he knew nothing: about, was
reported as out of danger last night
at St. Vincent's hospital, and her re
covery was considered certain.
Many rumors and theories were
advanced yesterday at the police de
tective bureau regarding the near
tragedy, but, according to Dan E.
Powers, an attorney, who accompa
nied Adcox to his home, 685 Sickiyou
street, there was no fighting and no
scuffling when Mr. Adcox entered the
borne.
Entrance Effected Quietly.
According to Mr. Powers, Adcox en
tered quietly and asked Mrs. Adcox
and Eugene C. Habel. automobile
dealer, to sit down with him and talk
matters over that they might come to
a thorough understanding. Adcox,
according to the attorney, asked the
other dinner guests, Mrs. M. Case and
Charles Glass, to leave the house.
But Habel, according to both Mr.
Towers and the detectives, did not
wait upon ceremony to make his
exit. He rushed upstairs. Jumped out
of a second-story window and fled.
Mr. Powers said he remained In the
house a short time and then decided
to leave, thinking that the couple
were cool enough to nettle their dif
ferences quietly.
Attorney Hear Shot.
He had gone less than a block, he
said, when he heard a shot. A moment
later Adcox appeared at the door and
shouted for him to return because
Mrs. Adcox had shot herself.
Mrs. Adcox and Habel are said by
both Adcox and Mr. Powers to have
been on friendly terms for some time,
and Adcox had returned home unex
pectedly on purpose in order to sur
prise the couple and endeavor to
make them realize that their meet
lugs had to come to an end.
The attempt of Mrs. Adcox to take
her own life apparently has resulted
In a complete reconciliation between
the couple, Mr. Powers said. The
husband remained at her bedside at
the hospital throughout the night, and
was there again yesterday. A sister
of the wounded woman also arrived
yesterday from Vancouver, 13. C
Police Drop Investigation.
The police made no arrests yester
day and apparently have dropped fur
ther Investigation, It was reported at
the detective bureau. They are sat
isfied from the statements by Mr.
Powers and others at the house that
Adcox was not armed when he en
tered his home, nor did he make any
threats against his wife's life.
' Kenneth Stoll, who accompanied
Adcox and Mr. Powers, had- a re
volver in his possession, which Mr
Powers threw away before he per
mitted them to enter the house.
GUNMAN IS IDENTIFIED
Chinese Merchant Lays Hand TTpon
Ills Reputed Assailant.
Without a sign of hesitation,, Lee
Wong, aged Chinese, walked toward
Dan June, alias Louie Din, In the
courtroom of Circuit Judge Kava
anaugh yesterday, and laid his hand
upon the shoulder of the man accused
of an attempt to murder him. He had
been asked to pick out one of his
assailant, who had poured five shots
Into his body at Fourth and Everett
Streets August 1.
The trial of Dan June, accused
Jointly with Wong Tong of being a
Hop Sing gunman, who had ambushed
the Suey Sing merchant, proceeded
rapidly yesterday, and the state
should conclude its case this morn
ins;. Wong Tong jumped his ball of
12500 prior to the date set for bis
trial.
Arthur I. Moulton is appearing for
tho defense and George Mowry. dep
uty district attorney, and John A.
Collier for the state.
75 ADDEDJTO AD CLUB
W. S. Kirkputrlck, Retiring Pres
ident, Reviews Year's Work.
The Portland Ad club added 75 new
members with a net gain in member
ship of 19 during the past year, ac
cording to the report of W. S. Klrk
patrick, retiring president, made at
the luncheon of the organization at
the Benson hotel yesterday noon. Th
achievements of the club during the
past year was outlined by various
retiring officers. Mr. Kirkpatrick
said the better business bureau of the
club had gained 33 members during
the year.
The importance of the club's trade
excursion through the state was em
phasized by George Rauch. who re
tires as vice-president and who suc
ceeds Mr. Kirkpatrick as president.
Other speakers Included F. P. Teb
bctts, J. J. Lane, E. M. Welch and
W. J. Ball and L. R. Bailey.
Plans for the annual club jinx and
Installation of officers to be held at
the Multnomah hotel next Tuesday
evening were announced.
HEAVY LOADS ARE BARRED
Improved Roads of Klickitat to Be
Protected in Winter.
COLDF.NDALE, Wash., Jan. 11.
(Special.) As a result of the damage
being done to the roads during the
winter season by the unusually heavy
loads that are being transported by
auto-trucks, and other vehicles, over
public highways In the county, the
commissioners of Klickitat county
have ordered that the roads be
closed to heavy traffic until April !
Loads from now on, conveyed over
highways during the winter season,
extending from November 1 to April
1, shall be limited to 9000 pounds for
a four-wheel vehicle and 13,000
pounds for a four wheel vehicle and
trailer
One Shot Kills Two Coyotes.
PRIN'EVILLE, Or., Jan. 11. (Spe
cial.) Alex Hlnton, who lives some
distance from PrinevUle. on McKay
creeik, killed two coyotes with one
shot! last Friday morning. His dogs
had lumped the coyotes and Mr. Hin
ton watched his chance and got them
In a positioa to get both with one
shot.
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SHERIFF DEMANDS PROBE
PRISONERS AT KELLY BUTTE
SAID TO BE LOAFIXG.
the slightest complaint of improprie
ty would result in abrogation of the
privilege.
Rockpilo Is Idle for Two Months
and Commissioners Asked to
Make Investigation.
Demand for an investigation into
the reason that prisoners sent to Kelly
Butte rockpile have bad notning to
do for the last two months was made
by Sheriff Hurlburt yesterday to Mult
nomah county commissioners.
Roadmaster Eatchel said that a
broken shaft in crusher machinery
was responsible for Bome of the de
lay, but that he knew of no reason
for not going ahead when that was
repaired. The sheriff asserted that
the rock-crushing operations, which
are under the control of the road
master's office, were suspended when
ever the main bunkers were full.
Mr. Eatchel replied that this did
not follow, that rock could be re
moved by '.he conveyor system in
stalled from a side bunker into large
piles as rapidly as the large bunkers
were filled, and that it was necessary
to keep the latter full to supply de
mands for rock.
Sheriff Hurlburt said this vas
"bunk," that impediments constantly
were being placed In the way of op
eration of the rock pile and asked an
investigation of the responsibility
underlying the delay. The commis
sioners promised to look ltto the
matter. '
Dance hall permits all over the
county, with the exception of one for
that operated by Montrose Ringler
at Columbia beach, were renewed by
the commission over the protest of
Commissioner Hoyt against permit
ting them to operate on Sundays. The
matter of the permit for the Ringler
pavilion was taken under advisement
because of a dispute between the
owner and Joe Relg, proprietor of a
second dance pavilion at Columbia
beach.
Permission to operate on Sundays
was granted With the provision that
RADIUM GIFT RECEIVED
Valuable Mineral to Be Placed on
Display at Museum.
An exhibit of radium, the gift of
the United States Radium corpora
tion, is to be placed immediately In
the museum at the city hall, accord
ing to announcement made by C. F.
Wiegand, assistant superintendent of
parks and curator of the museum.
The radium exhibit arrived yesterday
from New York.
It Is declared that quantities of this
valuable mineral are being sent to
museums throughout the country with
a view to acquainting the public with
it. The radium received here was
produced by the Undark mines of
Colorado, it was declared.
A quantity of the radium also was
declared to have been sent to the
University of Oregon for exhibit purposes.
Read The Oregonlan' classified ads.
DRUG EVIL TRACED DDI
PORTLAND PHARMACISTS URGE
CURBING OF MANUFACTURE.
Congress Asked for Legislation That
Will Prevent Domestic Traf
fic In Narcotics.
National legislation prohibiting the
asportation of narcotics by American
manufacturers and confining the pro
duction of such drugs to the legiti
mate needs of this country, was
urged In resolutions adopted at the
annual meeting of the Portland Retail
Druggists' association yesterday noon
at the Chamber of Commerce. The
cecretary nt the organization was in
structed to communicate with the
authorities at Washington. D. C, and
inform them of the action taken by
the association.
The belief was expressed by mem-
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source of narcotics illegally sold in
this country was of American manu
facture, the drugs being shipped out
tu Canada or other countries and
then smuggled back. It was declared
that if this source of supply could be
cut off. and the users of narcotics
Isolated, a great step in the solution
of the evil would be taken.
Assertions that the use of narcotics
in Portland has been increasing, were
denied by drusrelsts at the gather
ing. This was based upon the fact
that there has been no increase in
the sale of hypodermic needles for
use In the application of narcotics.
H. F. Brandon was elected presi
dent for the ensuing year. Other of
ficers elected were John R. Leach,
vice-president; Fred C. Felter, sec
retary; S. A. Matthiew, treasurer, and
Earl Watkins and L. L. Coleman, Til-rectors.
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