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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1915. EXTORTION CHARGES SEND BOY TO GRAND JURY Thomas Moffett Bound Over on Testimony He Commer cialized Wife's Sins, ALLEGED SLEUTH IN MIRE attar? Asks to bow What's to Be Done With lawyer Who Brew Up Afrmat to Sash prosecution. Thomas S. Moffett was bound over to the grand Jury and Gordon Smith, his youthful companion, was hld to the trand Jury as a material witness, when the charge of attempting to extort money from Mrs. JuIa Sharpe, whirh Dad bf-n preferred againt the two nen. was aired before Ijlstrlrt JuiJc lonen yesterday afternoon. Thfl cnrr fixed Sfoffett's bail at J1000 bon'la or (500 cash. "There Is not the slightest doubt about Moffett," said Judge Jones, at the conclusion of the case. "He trifl !o commercialize the sins of his wife. If she had any, and to extort money n that basts. The agreement he bad tn hand shows it. But I have some loubts about the part Smith took in the affair. Sleuth Would Kush Scandal. Testimony In the esse showed that Mrs. Moffett arid Charley I.andusky, a on of Mrs Sharpe. were under indu t aient In Yamhill county on statutory :harges. Moffett, with the assistance f jrnith, who it was alleged was rep resenting himself as a detective, was ndeavwlng to get Mrs. Sharpe to pay aim $125 on condition he would drop the case against Mrs Mnffett and Landusky and would refrain from pros fcuting them on similar charges in :his county. When Moffett was on the witness stand. Deputy District Attorney Ryan thundered and roared when he was de manding of Moffett why he did not go :o Landusky, an able bodied man. with ais agreements, instead of two defense '.ess worren. Cicero Hogan. the young attorney epresenting the defendants, finally In terrupted: "Your honor, please," he said, "this irgument might be all right before a lury. but I do not think the court is paying any attention to it and I know am not." Enough Agreement Already. "It does not make any difference to ne whether either of you pay any at tention to It." replied Ryan. The testimony was all in. "Do you want to hear any argu ments?" asked Hogan. "No sir." answered the court, with a mile, which seemed to say he had leard too much argument already. "Well, I would Just like to make one itatement," said Hogan. He proceeded :b make it. Then Kyan took 10 min utes in which to make reply. Hngau :lien followed with more argument for .hedefendants. "I want to know if this court and :hls district attorney are going to do inythlng with the lawyer who drew up :hat agreement for this man and :harged him 13 for it?" demanded rlogan. "I have nothing to do about It." said :he court. "We are Kolnf to Investigate him," aid Ryan. And so the case ended. HOUND - UP HEHO SENTENCED George Fletcher, Negro, to Serve Time for Misconduct. George Fletcher, negro, Pendleton Round-Up hero, was sentenced by Judge Wclverton In federaj court lesterday to serve five months in the county Jail. He pleaded guilty :o a statutory offense. Th woman in the case is Irne Oliver, now serving a two months' sentence on her plea of guilty. Khe has also been a prominent figure at the Round-Vp, ar.d this year won the squaw race. It i believed that she has tubercu losis, and Christmas eve. Assistant Cni ted States Attorney Rankin, wno haa had charge of the cases, tele phoned to her that he would apply to th President for her pardon. Company Loses Suit. Because he said he was fed spoiled beans and meat while employed on a fishing cruise to the Bering sea, John E. Hendrlcluron was given a verdict HUSBAND AND Experts Say: Asphalt-Base Engineers of both Packard and Ford organizations, Lieutenant Bryan, a Gov ernment expert, and other authorities, declare that motor oil made fromWestern crude gives best results. The majority of Pacific Coast motorists have known this for years. They are using Zerolene in preference to any other oil because they have found it highest in lubricating efficiency. But the crude can't do it all. Standard refining meth ods the result of more than forty years experience are largely responsible for the superior lubrication Zerolene gives your motor. Zerolene made from asphalt-base, selected Califor nia petroleumwon highest competitive awards at both Expositions. MOILIEK E ikeSiandard Oil for Motor Cars Dealers everywhere and at our SERVICE STATIONS. Standard Oil Company Cafifomia ' Portland use BED CROWN ihe c In District Judge Bell's court yester day for S293 against the Alaaka Portlajid Packers' association. He shipped In April on a cruise to thj Rerln sea and alleged the foodstuff fed the men made him sick through out the trip, fie alleged rarelesne and negligence on the part of the company. The company denied th allegations. CONTRACTOR'S HEARING SET Suit of John V. Sweeney to Be Heard January 27. i The case of John W. Sweeney, con- : tractor for a portion of the highway j built in Jackson county, against ; Jackson county and the United State National bank of Portland has been set for trial on January 27. Circuit Judge Davis yesterday over ruled a demurrer to the complaint. A. E. Reames, attorney for Jackson county, argued the demurrer for the county and lxyal H. McCarthy pre sented the arguments for the plain tiff. Sweeney is asking to have the final estimates of the work as pre pared by the state highway engineer set aside It isalleTeJ that the high- way engineer's estimates are not equit able. BANK'S SlIT IS COMPLETED Evidence Taken in Suit to Uncover Assets. T.tkintr f evidence in the suit broijslit by U.e First National bank against Harry M. Courtrlght and M. U Courtrlght, to recover approximately J43.0uO, was finished before Circuit Judge Davig yesterday afternoon and the attorr.e)s In the case were given two weeks In which to file written briefs. The hank 1b suing to uncover what ever assets young Cnurtright may have and also alloges that the elder Courtrlght was associated with his son in, the deals which involved the money obtained from the bank. The father, il. I,. CourtrlKht. a prominent attor ney of Hay City. Mich., t'-stified that he had loaned his son considerable sums of money and he was paying in terest on the loans. WANTS INCINERATOR JOB J. E. Pelton Sues to Compel Civil Service Observance. Jesse E. Pelton has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus directing City Commissioner Will H. Daly to declare the position of engineer at the city in cinerator to he vacant and to request the civil service board to furnish him a list of eliiiiide persons for appoint ment to the position. Pelton alleges in his petition that the, position is under the classified civil service, that the man now hold ing the Job never passed a civil service examination that he (Pelton) did pass such an examination with the hiirhest mark.- of any applicant, and that he is therefore entitled to the Job. Iru;rist.s Seek Liquor Bonds. The t'ir.-t applications from drug gists for bonds to sell intoxicating l.quors in Portland after the drought sets in next Saturday were filed today with J. Gleason. deputy In County Clerk Coffey's office. Edwin O. Rob inson obtained re eipt No. 1. Others i;o applied for bonds were: CI. H. Kay, Tom Graham, H. D. Armstrong, S. A. M-tthieu, C. F. Gray and Peter L-i vingston. Sues for Character Balm. Charging defamation of character, Kosa Killarr yesterday filed suit aeainst Wasil Plwowarchuk for $10, Ouo damages. ' i m Mrs, Merlo to Take Stand at Hillsboro State Will Attempt to Show That the Ballets Could Hat Have Seen Fired by Person 'Bitting' Down. Hillsboro. Or.. Pec. 25. Witnesses examined this morning in the trlai of Rosa Merlo for the killing of her hus band .Tided but little to what was al ready known. Quarrels of the couple were related, and the weight of testimony showed the wife to be the aggressor. Deputy Sheriff 0. W. Redmond told of a state ment made by the defendant Immedi ately after the shooting, In whieh she asserted that all four ehots were fired while she was seated In a chair, and that she start'-d shooting after Merlo broke in the door. Cross-examination did not shake his testimony. The state is attempting to show that the course of the bullets shows they could not have been fired from a sit ting posture. At 11:15 a recess was taken until 1 o'clock, to secure missing state witnesses. Then the defense will open. The defendant will tak tha Stand. Portland has entertained approxi mately 40 conventions during the year. gasoline cfQualHv 1 I SPEDY TYPISTS WILL ASSIST IN CAMPAIGN OF WRITING LETTERS; Arrangements Made for Pre paring Letters to Boost i Oregon as Tourist Point. ! FORM LETTERS TO GO OUT Great Work to Be done Week of Jan uary 16 to 82 Expected to Bring Thousands to This Section. It will be made easy for Portland people to write letters to the east to tell friends in the old home town why Oregon la suoh a paradise for tourists.. Arrangements were concluded today by the publicity and conventions bu reau to have a squad of "gold medal" typists stationed in buslnens houses, w ho will put out such letters at J J cents apiece. Including stationery and addressing., Bessie V. Colwell. a mem ber of the chamber, will be captain of this squad. If one finds himself unequal to the task of describing Oregon, he niy gaze at sample letters which will be posted up near these spedy typists. "Write two of form No. 2 and three of form No. 6. sign my name, send to these addresses and here is the 50 cents," is all you ned to do. Miss Colwell and her typists will do th rest. T!i bureau today received a letter from Insurance Commissioner Harvey Wells at h'aiem, promising to send out la letters per day for the next month to officials of 34.: Insurance companies ail over thecountry. He says "Many of these have larm mortgage Invest ment in the Willamette and Rogue river valley and doubtless they would like to come out to inspect their in vestments." The bureau is sending out form let ters to eaoh of the civic clubs of the city asking its cooperation in making the week of January IS to 22 a "bi.? week" in letter writing. It points out that 250, uOO tourists tan be brought to Oregon next year on the strength of these letters if the campaign is fol lowed up. A meeting of representa tives of all these clubs will be held at the chamber 6 p. in., January C, to conbider ways and means. BOY-ED, HOUSE AND WHITL0CK SAIL FOR EUROPE IN ONE SHIP (Continued From Page One.) Berlin, though he doubted that he would confer with Ambassador Pen field at Vienna. lie expects to be gone six weeks or two months on his mission, which. It Is understood, foreign governments have approved. Whitlock Ketums to Brussels, Whitlock was returning to Brus sels, Improved physically aJter his recent indisposition. At the dock, Boy-ed was surrounded" by a crowd of friends. He gave a prepared statement, bitterly denounc ing newspapers. particularly the Providence Journal, which had made charges against him. "While our enemlos are being sup plied from America with all forms of munitions," it read, "and without which they would Ions since have been over come, I have been denounced for char tering ships to provision our cruisers at sea at the outset of the war, as though it were a crime, instead, as ycur courts considered it, a atrictly lavrful act. Cites Manila Incidents. . "Ships that brought coal and pro visions from Hong Kong to Admiral Dewey at Manila Bay cleared for Maceo and China and not for the worships. Ti.eir clearances stated that their cargo was of scrap Iron. "It 1 my heartfelt hope that Ger many and America, which have so many common interests, always will maintain friendly relations, that peace may come soon, with an abatement of passions to enable Americans to have for Germans the same good will as formerly." Thaais American Varal Officers. Further, the statement expressed ap preciation for the hospitality accorded him before the war. He was particu larly thankful for the "rare comrade ship of the American navy that I have been permitted to enjoy, due to the kindness of It gallant and amiable off leers. " Referring to newspaper attacks, he declared particularly "silly" the story that he was planning to aid Huerta In starting a Mexican revolution to keep America busy at home. Moreover, he predicted that the tlnvj is corning when the government will be forced to aupprass "wild and reck less utterances of Irresponsible papers" which not only have insulted the diplo matic representatives of friendly gov ernments, but aiso have embarressed tlie country's lnternationaj relations. PORTLAND HAS ! RIGHT TO FIX JITNEY RULES (Continued From Page One.) i To versus Hopkins, a case growing out of the anti-Chinese crusade In San Francisco, 30 year ago. The court concludes that the contention of the plaintiff in this respect are not well founded. An appeal Is provided against unjust action upon the part of the commissioner and the ordinance Is ob- i Jectlonable in no way, say the supreme1 court. ; The contention that the ordinance ' is .void because railroad cars, street cars and automobiles used a sightseeing- cars, hotel bases and taxi cabs are exempted from Its operation Is not well taken, says the court. ; Jostle Burnett Dissent. i Justice Burnett filed a dissenting ' opinion. He declare that the classifi cation is not only unfair and unreason able, but In effect ha also been oblit erated by the exceptions so that the only substantial characteristic distin guishing the automobile called "motor bus," and the automobile excepted from th operation of the ordinance la the extra license fee required from the former. i MAYOR ALBEE WILL HAVE POLICE OFFICERS ENFORCE ORDINANCE By holding th Jitney ordinance valid th suprem court ha decided that the city council and the council of every other municipality In -the state, given authority by Its charter, has the authority to pass an ordinance with the emergency clause attached to make It become effective im mediately upon adoption, and thus pre vent the invoking of the referendum. The decision also means that the council as a legislative body is to be the sole Judge as to whether or not an emergency exists. With the supreme court holding the ordinance valid Mayor Albee says that wHIl r v nr-r1r to 1116 POIll O mediately to begin to enforce measure. Petitions Hot Effective. the the 1 no ui u i noil' " - council September 3 and, although rer- erendum petitions were iuea ow" ber 30. these petitions are now of no effect. They were filed by the Jitney owners with the hope that the supreme court would hold that tne city was without power to attach the emer gency clause and thus prevent the ordinance from taking effect until voted on by the people in June. 191 The measure requires Jitney owners to pay a license fee of 12 a mom forbears having a seating capaci y of seven or less and 25 cents a month additional for every additional seat Jitney owners are required to secure application for certificates, these cer tificates to give the name of tn license holder and the routes over which the machines are to be operated. The machines are to be required to follow their routes, although exceptions are made f carrying passengers to ball games and other place of amusement Machines Must Stop. During the rush hours the Jitneys are allowed to turn back before mak ing full trips, providing all passen gers ara discharged. The ordinance requires a schedule of fares to be posted on the windshield, and in cased where this is not done no more than five cents caji be chargefi for each trip. It also requires all large ma chines to come to a full stop at railroad grade crossings. IJghts are required in the Interior of the cars at night. The ordinance provides for t:.c inspection of all cars. At present there is no inspector, but it is rrobable that a man for the work will be selected from an exist ing eligible list. The three highest on the list are Raymond Gill, Gilbert J. Newell an 1 John P. Tuley. WOMEN EXPERTS TO TAKE PART IN 0. A. C. Tl Mrs, Addie Howe, of Wiscon sin, and Mrs, J. I. Hughes, of Oregon City, to Speak, Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis. rec. 2S. Participation of two women in the proceedings of one or more of the half dozen dairy conven tions to be held at the Oregon Agri cultural colleee during Farmers' week is a somewhat unusual feature of the exercises. One of the two, Mrs. Ad'lle Howe, Is a dairy expert connected with the 1'niverslty of Wisconsin extension service. The other is a practical dairy woman with a successful experience. Mrs J. I. Hughes of the Hughes Brothers' Guernsey farm, Oregon City. Mrs Howe is said to be one of the best dairy experts in the country, es pecially effective In securing approved methods In care of milk and manufac ture of dairy products. Her work In the extension service ha brought her into contact with the problems In farm and commercial dairying, and her thorough training has been comple mented by the accession of a keen analysis of every day questions re lated to dairy work, so that she has a broad grasp of the entire subject. She will deliver a number of lectures on different pha-ses of dairying and Is said to be nn able speaker, interesting and Instructive. The addresses and consultation of Mrs. Hughes are looked forward to with a great deal of enthuslsam by those who are acquainted with her i work In Introducing and upbuilding the Guernsey dairy stock In Oregon. She will give an address on "What the Show Ring 1 Accomplishing for the Guernsey Breed," and Join in the con ferences on Guernsey and general dairy problems. Mra Hughes will be heard on January 4, and Mrs. Howj will speak at different dates of tho dairy conventions. Alumni to Discuss Retention of Rugby i Portland elumnl of Leland Stanford Jr. university will have a dinner at the University club at 7 o'clock tomor- row night for the purpose of discuss ing the retention of Rugby football as a sport at their alma mater. It is ex pected about 100 Stanford graduates end former students will be present Paul Giesy is president of the local I Stanford organization. I Snowing in Pendleton. 1 Pendleton, Or.. Dec. 28. A strong wind early this morning turned Into a blizzard when snow began falling at 10:30. By noon the wind had ub elded, but snaw Is falling thick and fast. ' CONCERT AT CENTENARY M. E. CHURCH EAST KTJTTE AND PUTS 8THZXTS Wednesday, December 29 P. K. OItsb rj th Toileting Artlstst TOE FOCB W BR REN BISTERS. ELIZA BETH HAMILTON STOWfcRS. PR. STEWART McOUIRE. VOCALISTS; MIPS VEEN ISOM, VIOLINIST: OLTN SUBLLY AND GEORGE H. HrB, AO COM P1K1ST9; A1LEBN BRO.NG, READER. Admission 25c Tickets en Sale at J. K. Oill'a. Third ud Alder and Lane-Davis Dm Co., Third and Aldar. COLONIAL DAYS Chapter from ante Bllam Life. iOTK BIO ACTS Bos, first tvw balooay Mat reserve J jtone. Cm-tain ItSO, 7 aad 0. DAIRY VE ONS MARTIN WINCH WILL FILED FOR PROBATE; ESTATE IS $100,000 Former Domestic Who Had Quit Employment Loses Right to Bequest of $2500 Recause Bertha M. Hllty, a form-r domestic in the household of Mar tin Winch, was not employed by the Winch family at the time of the death of Mr. Winch, she will not in herit a J2500 share in the estate of $100,000. The will of Mr. Winch, who died December 17, was filed for probate late yesterday. The property consists In That (1 U J J I LI V J Th A THE THEATRE BEAUTIFUL UiJ3V J.UJ-mJJ.Z 1A SXTH AT WASHINGTON strong in"?sestirrinrclirnaxes. QJ JJ1 j, .(U..ll 11 J1q) (A I Frank Campeau CTTlTTOT J J TK fjTs (T I Fafttly !hed Broadway flaifs I See the With Fatty Arbuckle, Weber and Fields A Keystone Burlesque Willie Collier, Sam Bernard, Joe Jackson That Makes Fire Scene and other noted comedians. You Scream VBMMbsbssS ' J rs? (( I Hit -&jjh u i v f I I I P-VVl Wr- fill Greater Than "A Fool There Was" SAL "MAJESTIC NOVELTY TRIO" of real estate, cash, stock and bonds to the value of 1100,000. Manual training- and domestic sci ence departments of school district No. 1. Multnomah county, will re ceive (5000 under the terms of the will. Executors are Simon Reed Winch, a son, and A. H. McGowan. The will directs that the administrator act without bond. The bulk of the estate Is be queathed to Nellie A. Winch, the widow, and Simeon Reed Winch, th son, to be left in trust. Other beneflciarifis are Frank W. V.'lnch, a nephev, $5000; Myrtle O. Winch, widow of the late brother of the testator. $2500 in trust and Mrs. Barbara Winch Miller, daughter of Mrs. Myrtle O. Winch, $2500 In trust. The money left in trust for Mrs. Miller is r be paid to her at tha time she reaches the age of 21. She will also receive her mother's share of the estate on the death of her par ent. The will of Maria I... Van Houten. disposing of an estate of $23,000 to her daughter, Helen Elwood Van Hou ten, also was filed for probate. The Portland Trust & Savings bank Is named a executor. Stupendous Fox Production TWCT1E3 COME EARLY R"crJh? ST. JOHNS COMPANY OFFERS WAO PLANT TO CITY FOR $120,000 Offer Is Result of Suggestion by Council That Price Be Put on Plant by Owners, The St. Johns Waterworks Ught lnp comrany will sell Its privately cwned water -plant to the city for $121,000, according to an offer roado to the city commission of P. H. Edlefsen, vice president and manager of the company. Th offer is result of suggestion by the city council that m This Week Crowded Houses Afternoons and Evenings Are Witnessing THEM IAEA World's Greatest Vampire ff tho company be asked to name a prio for its plant. ; In his letter Mr. Edlefsen says that', the value fixed by G. Stubblefleld, an engineer. is $14:, 441. but that the com pany will acrcr to $i2i',foo. He ays: "We feel that the figure of $142,441 fairly represents Die value of th property and it is only because we are anxious to meet th,, wishes of our patrons who dowlrr service by the city and because we are loath to enter into a controversy as to the value of the plant we can consent to accept a lesser amount For the purpose of effecting a compromise and hi. unlcable settle ment of all dlffi' uli : s we are thero fore willing to ai cept ind do offer our crtlre plant and prop, rty for $120. 000." Mr. Edlefsen says, 1 .owevef, that if the city rejects the ofi - r that his com pany will be willitiK t i ;ihmit to the actions of a board of arbitration and accept the price fixr i v that board or will accept a price t. d ! the public Ffrvlco commission T! e ouncil will c insider the offer tomoirnw. . - Apparatus invented in Kngland for preserving fish In arb.'tilc acid gas under pressure is s;ild to keep them perfectly fresh for at least s.x months. AMUSEMENTS THEATRE Brod w7 at Tylor. HEILIG Today Tonight All This Week AfUraoont. 2 IB rfulngs 1:16 -OtttAItBI- Of All Photo BpctU.ciai Inaptr In Appi to NaUtm&l Patrtotiua Br J. Unirt lilnf-kton Baed OU HuilBotl Mnilm'i "Iefeule.. Aiiirlca." THE - BATTLE CRY OF PEACE 1'RJCE.S Matin Any &t 2te Ten1rf Trm &Or. Pal'-ory tie TRUTH Hals X. A-UM Th whirlwind com ly Ut of yaara. Hoyfs i A TEMPERANCE TOWN A hwllnf tlr on a rrpWl dry t"w Is ' rruoDt Will I'ortln4 b tnrthlng l'he thl ? Th pripaUr Baker I17r all thla week. Mat. Wfl . 8t. All et iit bri). Erery eoir.f, 2&e. V-; tun ind kc. , 73c. Nut w, another aecaatloo "Th Lit '. tlwt Ebl." Broadway and Yamhill Th Bt of VndTf? Eva Taylor &NCompany ! "Suspicion f Hubby" Kay A Tally i Xaby Keldar; Harmony 7VW Zla-clar BWtar A Johnny Sicrar; Jama Ds- toa A Ob., Orpfcamm Traral Waakjy. zt a oitrnmi, htla sztx AJTD Ba TiTiTT Mttlna Dally HOTm PWCKH Matlnr lOe, , 8rte. Nirfit 10e. 2Se, 60e. Tie. TONIGHT AT THE LYRIC 4fH AND STARK Profit Sharing Night 14