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THE 3I0BXIXG" OKEGOXIAN, TUESDAY,
JUNE 6, 1922
COURT DISMISSES
MT1CKE
Evidence Held Insufficient
to Convict Actor.
NEXT MOVE IS IN DOUBT
Whether or Not Charge Will Be
Put Before Grand Jury
Not Yet Decided.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 5. The
charge of bigamy against Rodolph
Valentino, film actor, was dismissed
today in the township court here.
Whether it will be taken before the
Los Angeles county grand Jury was
still under consideration early to
night. District Attorney Woolwine
said.
The district attorney said that he
was disposed to accept the ruling of
Justice of Peace Hanby to the effect
that there was sliglit chance of con
victing- Valentino before a jury, as
final. However, Mr. Woolwine
added that he wanted time to go
over the evidence carefully before
announcing a decision. j
Justice Hanby's decision was to
the. effect that while there was no
denial of the charge that Valentino
married Miss Winifred Hudnut in
Mexicali, Lower California, on May
13 last while he was still legally
married to Miss Jean Acker, there
was not sufficient evidence that he
lived with Mrs. Valentino No. 2 in
California, subsequent to the Mex
ican ceremony.
More Proof Is Needed.
The California code provides that
rn case of an alleged bigamous mar
riage outside the state, proof of
marital relations within the state
following such marriage be adduced
in order to sustain the charge. The
proof in Justice Hanby's court was
to the effect that Valentino and his
second bride returned to California
and passed two days in a cottage at
Palm Springs, a desert resort in Riv
erside county, occupying separate
rooms.
Mr. Woolwine said he had tinder
consideration the possible prosecu
tion of several other persons who
were married in Mexico and had re
turned to California to live before
they had been granted their decrees
of divorce from, the first spouses.
He said that in these cases the cir
cumstances that caused Justice
Hanby to dismiss the Valentino
complaint, did not exist.
Valentino, through his attorneys,
issued a statement in which he said
he was "immensely happy" with the
outcome of the proceedings. -Woolwine
Invited to Weddinsr.
"Through ignorance of the law,"
the statement continued, "I married
Miss Hudnut, not dreaming that I
was breaking or violating any Cali
fornia laws. Nevertheless, I do
realize now my lack of knowledge
of the California laws and, like any
other law-abiding citizen, would not
under any conditions, assume mar
ital relationship with my present
Mrs. Valentino until the time fixed
by law shall have expired upon
which we will be married again,
here in Los Angeles.
He continued that he had invited
Mr. Woolwine and Deputy District
Attorney Costello, who conducted
the case before Justice Hanby, to at
tend the weddin? next year. In
closing, he said:
"There is a tear of regret because
of the enforced absence of the
woman who has been my inspiration
and counsellor in my art.
BR00KHART WINS LEAD
(Continued From First Page.)
Arch W. McParlane of Waterloo, T.
J. B. Robinson of Hampton and
Charles O. Ryan.
Governor Kendall is unopposed for
the republican nomination. His
democratic opponent Is J. R. Files of
Fort Dodge.
There are contests for the repub
lican nomination for secretary of
state, treasurer of state and super-
intendent of public instruction. Sec
retary of State Ramsay is op
posed hy Miss Lillian Leffert of
jbes Moines. State Treasurer W. J.
Burbank is opposed by L, W. Ains
worth and Superintendent of Public
Instruction McClenahan is opposed
by Miss May E. Francis of Waverly
and Wilbur H. Bender of Des Moines.
There are also minor -contests
throughout the state for nomina
tions as members of the state gen
eral assembly.
DEATH HELD ACCIDENTAL
(Continued From First Page.)
find a telephone and send the mes
sages, though for two hours Wood
lay where he had fallen before med
ical, aid reached him. .
Questioned closely by Judge Arthur
Langguth, representing Mrs. John
Wood, mother of the dead boy, re
specting where he had purchased
whisky on the numerous occasions
she admitted "having accompanied
him. Mrs. Whitney declared that she
could not locate the house, nor did
she know who sold it.
Wood Blames Himself.
That Wood blamed himself alone
for the shooting was the testimony
of Dr. A. H. Cantril, physician to
the Wood family, who attended him
in the Chetopa and at Emanuel hos
pital. He had administered an anes
thetic before attempting an opera
tion and had warned the victim that
lie was near death and must give his
story.
"I said to him." testified the doc
tor. '"Now. John, we're going to
Girlhood Chum Now
Distinguished Woman
"I saw Grace over at the com
mencement exercises last week.
Really I didn't know her. She looks
so much better than I had even seen
her. She was so well groomed and
has such wonderful poise. Reallv
quite distinguished looking". I hadn't
seen ner ior la years and in college
sne usea to be sucn a harum scarum
Dion t care how her clothes looked
and she wore any old thing." -
"es, urace has surely changed. I
ee her often and she is a fine
woman. Her husband is nice and
Bhe has two beau-tiful youngsters.
it is a pleasure to look at Grace,
She dresses bo well."
tier nusoana must be a very
wealthy man. It takes money to
dress like that." -
"Oh, not necessarily. Only taste
ana the ability to shop well, and
Grace seems to have cultivated that
in recent years. She tells me she
bitys practically everything at
Cherry's, 349 Morrison street, 2d
floor. That is a credit firm, you
know, and one can make very satis
factory arrangements for monthly
payments, thus buying things when
one wants them. 'V Adv.
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Peoples Marion Davies, "The
'Bride's Play."
Columbia Booth Tarkington's
"The Man From Home."
Iiiberty Agues Ayres, "The
Ordeal."
Rivoli L,ila Lee, Will Rogers,
"One Glorious Day."
Majestic Clara Kimball
Young, "Charge It."
Hippodrome Will Rogers,
"Doubling for Romeo."
Circle "The Four Horsemen."
STRIKING an entirely new and
absolutely novel note in mov
ing pictures, "One Glorious
Day." co-featuring Liia Lee and
wm Kogers, the current attractio
at the Rivoli theater, is an attrac
tion that one can ill afford to miss.
This refreshingly unique feature
is a corkingly fine, fast action com
edy. Photographically, so far as the
camera work is concerned, it is pos
itively astonishing. The story opens
in what might be called the Land
of Nowhere. The grotesque figure
called "Ek," which supposedly a
conception of a spirit without a
body, is restless to get on this earth.
Shimmering through space from the
Land of Nowhere, he rapidly puts.!
a lew hundred million miles or more
behind him in his quest for a body,
arriving on earth only to find that
he stork had beaten him to the
particular home". Consequently, this
restless- spirit had to hanjp., around
waiting -to annex a body. '
Will Rogers, very docile, meek,
and brow-beaten by every one, is a
student of things relating to the
spiritual world. He promises a so
ciety to which he belongs that that
evening at 10 o'clock he will leave
his body sleeping in his library and
spirit appear at their meeting.
He does. And while he is ineffect
ually trying to make the disap
pointed members realize that he is
there . with them in spirit, the imp
from nowhere has taken possession
of his material body, investing it
with a 1935 brand of pep, ginger,
rascality and destructiveness.
The material form of Rogers, the
meek reform candidate for mayor,
propelled by the mischievous spirit
that has possessed it, shocks the en
tire town, stuns the reformers, in
gloriously whips several scheming
politicians, enters a fashionable
cafe carrying in his hand a "large
sleep and we may never wake up.
I want you to tell me who did this,
you or the- girl." And he answered,
'Doctor, I did it; it's all my fault.'"
Wood was intoXicateq wnen ne
came to the apartment, testified Miss
Nell Lindley. He had proffered a
bottle from which she took one
drink. Later he and Mrs. wnitney
had gone out, and during tneir
absence she and Miss Heinrich re
tired. They did not hear the couple
re-enter. She was awakened by
the shot, to hear Mrs. Whitney call
ing, "Jack's shot himself!" She had
heard no argument or quarrel be
tween them.
"I'm Dying," He Said.
Jack said to call ft doctor and get
his mother," she continued. Bar
bara ran out to telephone there
none in the room ana miss
Heinrich dressed and left me .alone
with him. It seemed hours before
they came. He kept asking ior
Barbara. 'I'm dying, he said, "and
want to be with her wnne i rn
going.' Then I asked him, jacK,
what d you uo it ior .' -no urn..
answer.
Those parties tip tnere must
n,.v"ihn nrettv frequent, weren t
they?'
queried Roscoe -f.
Hurst,
juror.
"No, said the witness
"not very frequent.'
Deputy District Attorney stock
man told how he had sought a
statement from Wood as he lay dy
ing in the hospital, -but nao. Deen
imnMa to elicit a detailed story
nwinir tn the dazed condition of the
hoy, who had insisted, however, that
it 'had been his own lauit. jit uns
time during the brief examination
he had intimated that his wounding
was accidental had whispered that
hie finger slipped.
Report Is Delayed.
Questioned toy Juror Hurst, the
witness testified that, although the
ehooting occurred shortly alter
midnight Sunday morning, it was
not reported to the police until 5
o'clock Sunday afternoon, and to the
district attorney's office two hours
later. He knew of no statute, save
the Implied moral responsibility,
that required a prompt report of
such cases.
"They were within their legal
rights, so far as I know," he said,
drawing the fire ef Judge Lang
guth, who asked him if it -were not
probable that the more urgent ne
cessity was to save the boy's life.
"If you want my opinion," re
sponded Deputy Stockman, "I'd say
that if the thing had been reported
to the police in 15 minutes his
chances for life would have been
about 500 times greater than they
are now."
i Miss Nell Heinrich, third of the
witnesses who were present at the
tragedy, testified that she had not
taken a drink and that she did not
drink. Awakened by the cries of
Mrs. Whitney she had dressed and
gone home, leaving M-iss Lindley
alone with the mortally wounoeo
Wood. . j
Judge Censures Witness,
Called from the ranks of the peo
tators, where he was revealed by the
questioning of witnesses, Clarence
Spain, friend and companion of
Wood, testified that he, too, had vis
ited the bootlegger's house, "some
where out toward the ball park,"
.but that he was unable to remember
the exact locality. Judge Langguth,
who interrogated him, severely ar
raigned the witness for his conduct
and pointed out the logical, jf infre
quent results.
"You see now," he said, "what
sometimes happens. Tour friend is
dead and you are testifying at his
inquest."
Members of the jury were H. L.
Moreiand, foreman; Martin C. Lar-?
son, George F. Gardiner, A. J An.
drus, Roscoe P. Hurst and Albert
Madson. '
Failure of the management of
Emmanuel hospital to report the
Wood case to the police resulted in
Chief of Inspectors Moore directing
a letter to them yesterday censur
ing them for this gross negligence.
Text of Letter f Censure.
His letter follows:
A young man by the name of John
Wood was brought to your hospital about
4 A. M-, Sunday morning. June 4, suf
fering from a serious gunshot wound
and this matter . should have been
ported to the police at once. Thia was
not done until nearly la hours later.
It appears that there was an attempt
made to keep this matter from the po
lice, the press and tht public. This, you
mu.t not do and can not do. for it Is a
strict violation of the city ordinance.
do not wish to be harsh in this matter
hut will quote you the section of the
ordinance governing superintendents of
hospitals when, eases of this kind are
brought to them, which I hope you will
Strictly comply with in the future.
Ordinance Carries Penalty.
The section of the ordinance to
which Captain Moore referred reads
as follows
Cases of poisoning-, injury and anidea-
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Agnea Ayres, featnred In "The
Ordeal," at the Liberty the
ater. schooner of beer" (writing a dead
language now), grabs a-girl from
the arms of her bewildered partner
and does a dance, the hilariously
grotesque steps of which are some
ten years in advance of the present
ones, and finally succeeds in beating
up his physically superior rival just
In time to save the girl. Naturally,
the imp soon- wears out the old
earthly body, which has been indulg
ing in antics so entirely foreign to
it. Rogers' wandering spirit .then
finds and resumes his earthly body
with the result that the next day
he has some tall explaining to do
regarding his actions. He does. But
it was one glorious day.
The "Battle of Jutland," the added
attraction, is a very interesting fea
ture. It is instructive even if some
liberties' are taken with history.
Whoever wrote the titles was some
what over-enthusiastic when he
penned the one declaring that the
battle of Jutland decided the issue
of the war. It is "do.ubted whether
many Americans or Frenchmen will
agree with that assertion. Howeijer,
it Is well worth witnessing.
titled persons muat be reported to chief
of police. It shall be unlawful lor any
fiersons conducting, maintaining or hav
ng charge of any hospital, on receiving
any person to such hospital suffering
from poisoning or any physical Injury or
traumatism, or any person whose iden
tity cannot be ascertained, to fail, ne
glect or refuse to immediately report the
same, to the chief iof police of the city
of Portland, or fail, neglect or refuse to
permit the chief of police or health of
ficer or any authorized representative of
either, to visit such person.
The penalty for violation of this
section is a fine up to $200 or "a
jail term not to exceed 30 days.
Captain Moore said that there prob
ably would be no warrant sworn
out for the hospital superintendent,
although a repetition of the offense
would result in prosecution.
Police believe that the Wood
family physician. Dr. A. H. Cantril,
is also open to .strong censure
through his failure to notify them
of the shooting. It was not until Dr.
Cantril realised that the boy could
not possibly survive that he decided
to Inform the police of the tragedy.
PERJURY IS CONFESSED
Conscience Prompts Letter From
Portland Man to Governor.
SALEM,. Or., June 5. (Special.)
"In the year 1908 in Westfall, Or.,
I voted illegally by swearing that I
Had been in Oregon the required
Iengtth of time and I am now ready
to take the consequences," says
C. F. Linebarger, 371 East Burn-
side street, Portland, jn a letter re
ceived by Governor Olcott today.
Mr. Lind-ebarger explained that he
swore to a statement that was not
true.
"Two years ago God saved me and -
made a Christian and ati -honest man
out of me, Mr, Linebarger elabor
ates. "Since that time I have been
going back over my -crooked past
life and making things right where-
ever I could.'
Daughters of Nile at Banquet.
The annual banquet of the Daugh
terg of the Nile was held last night
in the crystal dining room of the
Benson hotel, with about 175 mem
bers present. Several short ad
dresses by officers and a musical
programme followed the banquet.
Man Drops Dead Near Home,
William Tabloozky, 46, dropped
dead near his home at 1321 East
Madison street last night. He was
operator of a restaurant at 210
Alder street. The coroner has the
body. ,
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and Bowels
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Pupils Receive Less Individ
ual Attention.
WipRE SPACE IS NEEDED
Superintendent Grout Confident
Citizens Will Indorse Finan
cial Programme.
""We have carried through this
year by reducing- our efficiency-
sadly,so; which means- that each
pupil receives that much less In
dividual attention, and that the
standard of our schools is materially
lowered," said Superintendent of
Schools Grout, discussing the
dilemma of the district, which is
asked to vote a $4,000,000 financial
programme at tne election of
June 17.
Voters of the district, according to
his viewpoint, when given the op
portunity to inaorse a $3,000,000
bond issue for building purposes.
and a $1,000,000 -tax levy for opera-
tion and maintenance, will decide
for themselves whether they wish to
maintain the educational oppor
tunities of their children and the
present rating a high one of the
schools of the district. Should they
reject the financial measures the
district and its educational advan
tages must inevitably retrogress, a
condition that even now is in prog
ress. '
Schools Losing Ground. b
'Our schools," said Superintendent
Grout, "are 'not at a standstill, but
are actually losing ground, as they
have for several years. Their over
crowded condition is desperate, and
both the bond issue and the tax levy
are vitally essential to resume ef
ficiency. For years we have been
insufficiently financed, with the re
sult that both housing and mainte
nance are sub-normal. The situation
is vital to Portland and its future.
for i we are going to continue our
policy of attracting people to the
city certainly we must provide edu
cational facilities at least com
parable with those of other cities.
'The $3,000,800 bond issue, if ap
proved, will establish additional fa
cilities of 272 rooms, 201 elementary
and 71 high schools. The truth is
the district is really in need of 490
rooms. Yet half a loaf is better than
If both the lfivy and the
bonds are voted the board will pro
ceed with its building programme,
so long deferred for lack of funds.
Of course, all available equipment
will continue to be used. There is
no thought of retiring any service
able building. The necessity is too
keen for that Even the portables.
as need r.rose, would be released to
other sites.- Of the $7,000,000 that
the district might spend, and wisely,
to bring our. scnools back to a
proper relation to the population
they serve, the board is asking but
$4,000,000.
Attendance GroTrs Steadily.
The line of attendance has risen
steadily, while the line of resources
has declined, due to the lowering of
the assessed valuations. Our maxi
mum levy of six and one-half mills
no longer is adequate. Last year,
for example, the assessed valuation
wts $303,000,000. while the year be
fore it had been $317,000,000. Next
year, we are told officially, it will
probably be not more than $290,
000,000. You see how it Is. We're
up against it. .
"Our schools are carrying a big
ger load, with less ability to carry
it. There was no increase in the
number of high school teachers at
the beginning of this term, as there
should have been. Instead the
teacher-load was advanced; that is
j - t .8ay each teacher was requireu
to instruct more than a reasonable
number of . pupils. There's where
the loss of efficiency enters,' for
it is obvious that the individual
pupil will receive less personal in
struction than heretofore.
"Thirty-five pupils per teacher
was our standard a few years ago.
We regarded it . as an ideal one,
neither too many nor too few,
neither light nor heavy. Now we
are running over 40, or an increase
of five and more pupils per teacher.
The teacher-load has been increased,
and by precisely that much has the
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why
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5 quality fabrics, and they know they are not asked
v to pay more than they should.
I Suit, and Extra Trousers
$45 $50 $60
; and up
1 Our Knickers and Sport
Suits are high achievements
' in the tailoring art
5 Also White Cricket Flatmels, Silks, Linens,
5 Palm Beach, Mohairs, Gaberdines and Whip
cords for hot weather and sport clothes.
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opportunity of the child been less- f
ened. .
"Specifically th proposed finan
cial programme, when approved by
the -voters of the district, would
permit the construction of six new
grade schools; additions to nine
other grade schools; the replacing
of five other grade schools; the con
struction f two new high schools;
and additions to two high schools.
"The financial measures do not
lack for indorsement from repre
sentative groups of citizens. - In
deed, no civic organization has re
fused to approve the urgency of the
appeal. Among those organizations
which have investigated and ex
pressed their approval are the
Chamber of Commerce, the Civic
league, -. the Progressive Business
Men's club, the City club andthe
Parent-Teacher association.
. "I cannot anticipate that Portland
residents will disapprove the meas
ure at the election. Our people are
for education, and have amply dem
onstrated their attitude in that re
spect. Surveys show that Portland
and Oregon schools,- high schools
and colleges lead all others in per
centage of attendance. Back of
such a showing, of so proud a rec
ord, is the sentiment at home-7-the
will toward education.
Approval Is Expected.
"I cannot see how a people who
are so positively and enthusiastic
ally committed to the advantage of
education, who have made and can
make such records, will fail to ap
predate the "need of the district.
No. I am convinced they will study
the situation and approve both
bonds and levy.
j "It's like this: If you've worked
up a splendid reputation for your
self, have established something
that means much for the future, it
behooves you to stand behind it
with a few of your dollars."
JOH1V BRITZ PLANNING TO
FORM SUMMER COMPANY.
Director of People's Orchestra
to Go Fast to Gather Cast
for New Fntertainment.
Portland may have comic opera
this summer for 10 weeks, on much
the same plan as the Alcazar play
era here two years ago, according to
the plans of John Britz, musical di
rector for the Alcazar and1 now di
rector of the Peoples theater or
chestra.
Mr. Britz hopes to leave Portland
in about two weeks for New York
to engage the principals for his
company and open here early in
July. No announcement has been
mads as to the location.
Mr. Britz plans to present such
favorites as The Spring Maid,
"The Chocolate Soldier," "Sari" and
"Sweethearts" and "The Mikado'
and "Pinafore" if there is a demand
for them.
"My idea is to provide wholesome
entertainment for young people,
about which there can be no criti
cism," saidi Mr. Britz yesterday.
"Dancing and other amusements
have been censored so much lately
and I can think of nothing finer for
young people and) their parents than
music of the better sort, which we
will present."
Mr. Britz came here three years
ago with the Alcazar. Before that
time he had been with leading man
agers In the east as musical in
ductor. CORPORATION LOSES SUIT!
Wllhoit . Springs Company's Ac
tion to Eject Manager Fails,
OREGON CITY, Or., June 5. (Spe
cial.) The justice court here today
found tor the defendant in a suit
brought by the Wilhoit Mineral
Springs company to eject S. W. Mc
Laren, now manager of the prop
erty. The defendant brought out
that he was a stockholder in the
concern and that he had been placed
in charge both by the leasing com
pany and by the owner of the land.
He1 immediately filed suit against
the leasing company for $1200 for
supplies which he said he had fur
nlshed to the corporation. - '
A suit to break the lease, brought
by the owners of the land, the Wil
hoit Springs, incorporated, is pend
ing In the circuit court
Fire Does $1700 Damage.
Fire of undetermined origin last
night caused $1700 damage to build
ing and contents at 245 Grand ave
nue. The- building, loss $700, was
owned by George Heitkemper, and
it housed the spraying machine
manufactory of A. F. Brodt. who
Shrewdness in buying good
clothes comes in the selection
of the right tailor r that is
so many successful men
ontinue to have their clothes
Near Washington
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lost $1100. Two small explosions
were said to have preceded the fire.
FIGHT DISROBES WOMEN
Two Battle Following Effort to
Patch tJp Family Quarrel.
Efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Shoff of Astoria to effect a com
plete reconciliation after being sep-
The
And
A wonderfully efficient spring sus
pension gives the good Maxwell a
degree of riding comfort rarely if ever
found in cars of its size and weight.
Cord tires, non-skid front and rear; disc steel wheels, de
mountable at rim and at hub, drum type lamps; Alemite
lubrication; motor driven horn; unusually long springs. "
Prices F. 0. B. Portland: Touring Car, $1060; Roadster,
$1060; Coupe, $1625; Sedan, $1725.
Covey Motor Gar Co.
Washington at Twenty-first
c7ht Good
arated for some time landed them,
as well as C. H. Wilson, and Clara
Blare, also of Astoria, in jail yes
terday on charges of being drunk
and disorderly.
On the trip to Portland the two
women engaged in a bitter fight in
the tonneau of the automobile and
practically all of their clothing was
torn off by the time police were
-called, t Various articles of their
wearing apparel were picked up
Vacation
Remember the long distance
. telephone in your vacation plans.
It will add to the pleasure and
comfort of your holiday.
It will serve your convenience
in securing information and mak
ing arrangements-
At lake or shore, in the moun
tains or by the stream, long dis
tance telephone service means
that you are always in touch with
home and business.
Every Bell telephone is a Long
Distance station.
Pacific Telephone
Telegraph Company
along the highway and brought to
the city in a motorcycle sidecar.
They told the police the battle
started because Shoff had been too
attentive to Miss Blare. The men
are said not to have taken part in
the fight.' but to have been inter
ested spectators. The police said
all were well under the influence
oLliquor. v
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