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TITE M0TCX1XG OTIEGOXIAX, . TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1952 t i in REPORTED Publishing Society Manager Tells How Revenues Grew. S2000 CHECK EXPLAINED Directors Declared to Have Re ceived $130,000 to Which They Were Xot Entitled. , BOSTON", Jan. 16. Figures as to In come and expenditures of the Chris tian Science Publishing society were ftiven to the supreme court today by John Ft. Watts, business manager of the society. His examination, begun last week in the hearing on the peti tion of Herbert W. Eustace and I'aul Harvey for allowance of their ac counts as trustees of the society, was resumed after Judge Crosby had re fused a request of the directors off the First Church of Christ, Scientist, that he appoint three new trustees. The resignations of Mr. Eustace and Mr. Harvey were accepted by the court Saturday. Removal by the direc tors of I.amont Rowlands as a trustee was upheld by the supreme court In Its decision on the protracted litiga tion between trustees and directors. Judge Crosby said today he would not appoint new trustees until the present bearing Is concluded. I'rofita Are lie ported. Mr. Watts testified that for the year ending April 1, 1919. the society's net profits were $518,999 and for the year ending April 1, 1920. they were, 11,497.345. From April 1. 1919. to De- f ember 81. 1920. he said the net prof its were 11,304,655. of which $439,064 was paid to the directors and the bal ance retained for the society, in ac cordance with the terms prescribed In the will of Mrs. Mary Baker Kddy. Under erosM-examinatton Mr. Watts xplained a payment of J20O0 by the trustees to Mrs. Clementine Dixon, wife of Frederick S. Dixon, .editor of the Christian Science periodicals. He cald Mrs. Dixon had worked at publishing house every day of vcek except Saturdays and had fused compensation to which the the the trustees believed she was entitled. When they learned she was obliged to meet an 'abnormal" rent increase end had Incurred other expenses nmounting In all to abost J2000. Mr. Watts said, they sent her a check for this amount. , Mr. Watts gave the cost of the San Prancisco plant established for dis tribution of Christian Science periodi cals as 123,269, and said that the over head expenditures from February 1, 1920, to December 30, 1920, had been 14,100. Payment Made In Inntallmenta. For the year ending April 1, 1919, lie said, the gross income was $3,3:15, fclO; total expenditures $2,816,510; net profits $518,999. i'rofits of that jear were turned over to the directors in two installments, he stated. The sum of $287,103 was paid May 8. and it be came necessary for the trustees to borrow $200,000 from the First Na tional bank to meet that payment. This resulted, he said, in an Investiga tion of the financial system which theretofore had been carried by the trustees and an accounting firm was employed. " Tho firm found an erroneous system of bookkeeping and an overpayment to tlm directors of "profits" which should nave been charged to "depre-ciatK-n.' Sherman I.. Whipple, counsel for the former trustees, told the court that this report tended to justify a change in the system of accounting. Ho char acterized the old system as "prepos terous" and said it had resulted in the trustees paying to the directors $150, 000 to which they were not entitled. DISMISSAL FOLLOWS DELIB ERATION of ji nouns. Final Vote of 1 0 to 2, as Announced by Foreman, Said to Have Been lor Conviction. LOS ANT.EI.F.S. Jan. 16. The trial of Arthur C. Iturch of Kvanston, 111., charged with the murder of J. Helton Kennedy near Los Angeles on August 6. ended in a disagreement of the Jury today and Hurch was directed to be In court at 9:30 tomorrow morning to have a new trial date set. The Jury of ten women and two men which had been out 71 'i hours was discharged without comment by Judge Reeve. The foreman announced the final vote was 10 to 2. According to Jurors who talked to newspaper men later, the majority was for conviction. District Attorney Woolwine said he was ready, if necessary, to start a re-trial of Hurch tomorrow, but ex pected that the case would follow that of Mrs. Madalynne Ubenchaln, co-defendant of Burch, set tor Feb ruary 6 next. "I'm going to . keep after Burch until I get lilm," the district attor ney said. Burch said he was "surprised and disappointed," but added: "1 believe the Jury did the best it could." His' father, the Rev. W. A. Hurch of Kvanston, 111., said he was "well pleased" with the outcome. J. D. Kennedy, father of the slain man, said he believed the evidence was conclusive for conviction,-, and that any other Result was an "cut raKe." Most of the Jurors declined to dis cus what transpired In the Jury room. Those who did talk refused to mention nanus, but said the first ballot stood six for conviction to five for acquittal, with one blank, and that the majority gradually grew to ten. where it remained for nearly 48 hours before the dismissal. HIVERVIEW PLAN ADOPTED (r.Ttlnurrt Fr-HTl Ktrt Pace.) to wuik out the problem, especially in view of the lesson we huve been taught." That the association Is not in a hOnelt'KS financial rnmim..n it has property valued at quite a large i sum. ana oeeause of plans which can be worked out In bringing up the in come, reducing the ouiro and increas ing efficiency of workmen, was the statement made by Mr. Teal in his opening remarks. He regretted, he said, that at the very first moment they learned they could not keep the Irreducible tund Inviolate, the trus tees had not done what they did re cently call a public meeting of the lot owners and place the situation squarely before them. Mr. Otxoa Opposes Move. "I d not wish it understood that I favor this meeting giving minute and cuniiileta iron-bound, insuuclioc to the trustees, for I believe that much must be left to their own good Judgment," said Mr. Teal, "but I do insist that this association as repre sented here today shall definitely in struct the board on the cardinal prin- i clple, namely, that an irreducible fund must be had to perpetually keep the grounds in that condition which w all have a right to. As to other de tails, let the trustees work, out the plans." Mr. Olson said he was opposed to tho resolution introduced by Mr. Teal, on the ground that he believed the trustees should be left to work out a solution of the problems confronting the association as might seem best to them, everything considered. How ever, the meeting was in no mood to accept such a programme and when tlie motion was put on the adoption of the resolution, it carried unanimously and was so announced by the presid ing officer, Mr. Ladd. Mr. Teal had served three years as a trustee and always, it was ex plained, held to the view that the irreducible fund should receive 30 per cent, as required under the old by law from family lot sales, from single lot sales. "I believe that Mr. Teal resigned because the other trustees could not see his point on this," suggested Mr. Ladd. Mr. Teal Gives Explanation. Later, Mr. Teal explained that he resigned for other reasons, saying: "My position was, as you may know, that the small lot owner should have as good care of his property as the larger ones. 1 also, although owning a family lot In Itivervlew, Inclined to ward cremation and held that we should consider that form of burial. Things got too hot for me, and I re signed, but I did warn the trustees 19 years ago that, unless the irre ducible fund was kept inviolate, the cemetery would some day be without the necessary means of care." Leslie M. Scott openly criticised the trustees for using the irreducible fund for expenses and when Informed that the mortgage formerly held on the property did not require this action, declared himself "surprised and cha grined." R. C. Wright also took the floor to criticise the action of the trustees in the using of the fund. Reports of the association's com mittee of five and of Strong & Mac Naughton, bearing upon phases of the situation, were ordered filed. The trustees, it is understood, will con sider them in formulating their plans. STifllF MLD ADVISED IIAKDIXG URGES PEOPLE TO WATCH AFFAIRS. Letter From President Is Read to Reading, Pa., Chamber of Commerce Session. READING, Pa.. Jan. 16. President Harding', In a letter read at the an nual dinner today of the Reading chamber of commerce, Jeclared that the American people have "every rea son tow cultivate the most Intelligent understanding and definite informed opinions regarding1 affairs which In volve our relations to the rtst-of the world." Declaring" he had been informed that the chamber was "to consider the conference on limitation of arma ment and its various implications n relation to our country and to the international relationships of the world," he added: "It is a deep satisfaction to note the active interest which organizations such as your own are taking in these Issues. We have as a people every reason to cultivate the most intelli gent understanding and definite, in-iornu-d opinions regarding affairs which involve our relations to the world. In the past we 'have not been under the necessity to devote much specialized attention to these; but in the present state of the world your public servants will find themselves ftneouraged and supported in their ef forts along these lines if they note a developing co-operation and inter est among the people. "So I am glad of opportunity to point out to a group of influential Americans that the conference, though its labors are not yet complete, has recorded a great accomplishment in putting a definite end to costly naval competition and in the prohibitions regarding certain inhuman methods of warfare. I feel confident that no obstacles will be placed in the way of just agreements affecting principles and policies In the orient while the pact that has been negotiated relating to the I'acific rcg;on contains guaran tees of the utmost" val'u for future peace in that area. "Inasmuch as determination of some of these elementary political relation ships is a vital preliminary to the great task of economic rehabll'tation throughout the world, it is gratifying to feel most hopeful that the settle ments finally to be arrived at in Washington will be helpful in aiding that economic restoration which is so essential to the good fortune of all peoples.' IS MRS. EDWIN T. COMAS GETS DECltEE'lN" KANSAS. Ex-Presldcnt of Exchange National Bunk of Spokane Pays Judgment of $1830. SPOKANE Wash., Jan. IS. (Spe cial.) In a decree enteiei last Satur day at Kansas. Mo., Mrs. Sallie Wil coxson Coman obtained a divorce from Edwin T. Coman, state senator and ex-president of the Exchange National hank, according to a tele gram received today by Attorneys I'ost. Hussell and Higgins, who have represented Mrs. Coman in her liti gation with her husband in the superior court here. Mr. Ooman's attorneys today entered Into a stimulation dismissing: the divorce suit started against Mrs. Coman in the superior court here. The order of dismissal was signed by Judge Lindsley. "The decree granted to Mrs. Coman by the Missouri courts provided that the judgment for $1830 given to Mrs. Coman u.. "er the prop erty settlement entered into in No-J vember, 1S19. should be satisfied," said A. E. Russell, one of the attor neys for Mrs. Coman. "This morning, in pursuance to the Missouri decree, the Judgment was satisfied." The judgment for J1830 was entered about a month ago by Judge Lindsley. Mrs. Coman had started five suits to collect monthly payments, under the property settlement contract entered Into November. 1919. Mr. Coman re sisted the suits on the grounds that the property settlement was forced on him at a time when he was a candidate for governor and that Mrs. Coman threatened- to injure him by public statements if he failed to sign the agreement. A demurrer to Mrs. Coman's suits was overruled by Judge Lindsley and judgment was entered. In his divorce action Mr. Coman charged his wife with being extrava gant and with being jealous of the attention he gave to bis children by a previous ,uaxriag. CBE IS use Hi EIORCIiDRlfLI Authority Change to Justice Department Asked. BILL IS INTRODUCED Secret Service Division of Treasury Would Be Switched, Ac cording to Plan. I WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 16 En forcement of the national prohibition act wouid De transferred from the treasury department to the depart ment of justice under a bill intro duced today by Senator King, demo crat, Utah. The measure was referred to the judlary committee without discussion. The bill also would transfer the secret service division of the treas ury to the Justice department, which then would be charged -with suppress ing counterfeiting, and other crimes, protecting the president and members of his family and performing the other varied functions now discharged by the treasury secret service. Petition Is Preseated. A diminutive senate page, preceded by Senator Frelinghuysen. of New Jersey, walked into the senate cham ber today, bearing a bundle of paper about which his arms were barely able to reach. There was a buzz of comment, but no revelation of the na ture of the bundle, until the senator a few minutes later submitted to the senate a petition oarrying, he said, 15.000 signatures of New Jersey citi zens who were appealing for modifi cation of the Volstead act. The senatdr said that it came from the anti-dry league, of his state. Improved methods of prohibition en forcement are being worked out by the treasury, in line with, the ad ministration's policy for more effi cient conduct of the 18th amendment, it was said. Strict Supervision Aim. Efforts of the treasury, it was ex plained, were aimed at strict super vision of liquor wlthdrr-vals to pre vent alcohol obtained ostansibly for legal purposes being diverted to beve rage uses and means of combating forgeries of permits and prescriptions. Forged prescriptions for liquor, one official declared, were becoming "a s lous problem" and plans were un der consideration for perfecting a none-forgeable prescription blank. OHIO VOTEHS TO DECIDE Fight to Itepeal Volstead Law to Be Curried to Polls. CLEVELAND, Jan. 16. A fight to repeal he Volstead act and permit the sale of 2.75 per cent beer and light wines will be carried to the voters of Ohio this fall under the terms of the referendum law, accord ing to Captain William H. SHfyton, managing vice-president of the Na tion Association Against the Prohibi tion Amendment. Petitions will be circulated and a vigorous campaign waged to deter mine whether public opinion has changed since the act became effec tive. "We are daring the drys to f'ght us on open ground," Captain Slayton said. "We feel that public opinion has undergone a change, and we have come to the home of the Anti Saloon league and into a state that was dry before the national amend ment to determine whether v e are right or wrong. ' If opinion has changed in Ohio we will proceed in other states. No briers or distillers will manage our campaign. It will be in the hands of business and pro fessional men who have seen the er ror of the Volstead act and who are looking for a law that will correct its evils." Captain Slayton said his organiza tion has more than 250,000 members, 5000 of them in Ohio. DRY LAW IS HELD SUCCESS Prohibition to Last as Long as Gov ernment, Is Declaration. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16. Prohibition will stand as long as the government stands. Wayne B. Wheeler of Wash ington, general counsel of the Anti Saloon league, declared in- an address today. Considering all Issues Involved, Funny thing about ketchup You don't buy ketchup for ketchup's own sake. You buy it for the sake of the other things on the table. Heinz To- 'mato Ketchup-has a zestful tang that gets the other things eaten eaten and enjoyed HEINZ TOMATO KETCHUP Lprohibrtion has been enforced better than any similar law ever enacted, he asserted, adding that efforts to I legalize beer and light wlnea were- c designed to nullify prohibition. "No amendment to the constitution I ever has been repealed, and the 18th 5 amendment will not be repudiated," A he emphasized. ' : 1 !! DRY VICTORIES ARE CLAIMED j ii Last Two Years Declared to Be c Marked by Successes. j I CHICAGO, Jan. 16. A continuous1 succession of dry victories have A Lmarked the last two years, Virgil. Hmshaw, chairman of the prohibition national committee, declared today in a statement issued in connection with the second anniversary of national prohibition. . "Wets have been overwhelmingly defeated, at every appearance in the courts, while congress has defeated their efforts to brine back beer and light wines, and stare and municipal authorities have combined against the propaganda favoring non-enforcement of the law." the statement said. . "The Joke is turned," Mr. Htnshaw said, "upon the half hundred anti prohibition societies attempting to capitalize the waning appetite of some old soaks who still cry for their booze. Prohibition is here to stay." PURDIN WAIVES HEARING Slayer of Divorced Wife and Her Reputed Friend Bound Over. Charles Wesley Purdin. slayer oft his divorced wife, Agnes Purdin, and Howard Sigsby on the night of De cember 30, waived preliminary exam ination in municipal court yesterday and was bound over to the grand jury without bail on a charge of murder. Purdin is still confined to his bed in the Dolice emergency hosDltaL slowly recovering from an attempt ! to take nls own life after the double slaying. He was unable to appear in court for the arraignment, but was represented by his"attorney, Tom Garland, who waived all legal for malities in the lower court. Purdin received copies of a resolu tion adopted by the Spanish War Veterans" camp at Hillsboro, Or., lu which his ex-comrades assured him of their sympathy and support in bis pending trial. Postmaster Nominations Made. THE ORCGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington. D. C. Jan. 16. Will iam C. Depew, editor of the Lebanon. Or., Criterion, was nominated by the presiaent today for postmaster at Lebanon. Other Oregon postmasters nominated today include Guy E. Tex, Central Point; Albert M. Porter, Gas ton, and William C. Smith, Mill City Six Have Pneumonia, at Baker. BAKER. Or., Jan. 16. (Special.) 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