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THE OREGON DAILY .JOURNALS PORTLAND, " MONDAY. JANUARY ,26. 1920.
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TO STATE AGENTS
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.Distribution of Liquor at Lake-
view Officially, as May Be As
serted, Is Likely to Help Some.
Salem, Or,. Jan. 26. If Charles
BIrton and Frank David, state agents
under arrest at Lakeview, are guilty
bltlon law, they will be prosecuted
the same an any other citizens, ac
cording to Attorney General Brown,
who has sent Instructions to that ef
fect to T. S. McKlnney, district at
torney for Lake county. There Is
no occasion for any impression that'
the governor's office or the attorney
general are trying to shield the state
agents or to excuse any offense
against the laws of the state of
which they may have been guilty on
the grounds that they were in the
employ of the state. Brown states.
Jt the men, charged with distributing
liquor to all who would drink, includ
Ing women, are guilty, the fact that they
violated the law- in pursuit of their
duties as state agents and without any
criminal intent, can not be used In de
fense of their actions, but might serve
to mitigate any punishment that would
be meted out to them In the event they
are found guilty when tried. Brown has
advised McKlnney.
Information reaching the attorney gen
eral's office is to the effect that the
,trlal of BIrton and Davis is set for
Tuesday.
Former Portland '
Man Goes to London
As Oil Geologist
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William T. Nightingale, son of Mr,
and Mrs. C. S. Nightingale of 10&2 Wil
son street, will leave for England this
week as an oil geologist for the White
hall Petroleum corporation, Ltd., of
London. After being graduated from
the Lincoln high school. Nightingale
went to the University of Washington,
where he won many bonors, ana on his
graduation In geology was awarded the
University of Washington scholarship to
Columbia university. New York city.
At present he Is assistant state geologist
for Washington with headquarters in
KeaHli, but he plans to leave for New
Yorkand thence to London not later
than Thursday. He spent Sunday visit
ing his relatives and friends before re
turning to Seattle to complete his final
arrangements. (
The Whitehall Petroleum corporation.
Ltd., Includes the famous Pearson oil
Interests of Mexico and other coun
tries. After reaching London It may be
that Nightingale will be sent to Egypt
and later to Persia, according to the ad
vance information he has received.
While in New York he expects to make
arrangements to postpone his accepting
the University of Washington scholar
ship to Columbia university until he re
turns to the United States, which will
be more than a year and a half at the
earliest, and possibly three years. He
Is a member of the Phi Kappa Psl na
tional fraternity and American Legion,
having seen service In the United States
army during the world war.
BOLSHI CAPTURE
II. S. E
UNITED STATES
COURT COMES TO
WORKER'S RESCUE
Over Three Million k
Sliced Off Packers'
Profits During Year
LAKEVIEW IS SAID TO BE
DIVIDED BY LIQUOR FEUD
Revenge, upon Sheriff E. E. Woodcock
of Lake county for activity against boot
leggers caused the arrest in Lakeview
last week of Charles Burton and Frank
Davis, state prohibition agents, accord
ing to a Portland investigator, who
claims there, Is really a liquor war on In
Southern Oregon.
The agents, he says. If they violated
the law by peddling liquor, as charged
by;several Lakeview residents, should be
prosecuted by the district attorney.
FRAME UP IS ALLEGED
D. C. Oodsll, night marshal, according
to Lakeview dispatches, arrested Burton
snd Davis for violation of the prohibi
tion law. . The defense has been ad
.vanced that, If they really violated the
law. they did so to "bait" real bootleg
gers. However. Deputy Sheriff Shenyo
of I .dike county has telegraphed Gov
ernor Olcott that the agents did not ped
dle liquor, but that their arrest is part
of a revenge plot.
A atifv of conflicts htvpn vsrlnm
Lske county officials and residents on
. one side and Hherlff Woodcock on the
"other Is told by the Portland Investi
gator." To begin with, he says, the sheriff in
1?19 was allowed only $1000 to run down
bootleggers In the county. Inasmuch as
Lake county la near California, -and
tttockarte runners pass through there to
reach Portland. $1000 was considered a
very small sum for the work. Wood
cock appealed to the state and federal
officers for aid.
BROWX DIES IN WRECK
Both the federal and state aifthoritles
responded. Several alleged bootleggers
Here arrested and convicted In federal
court. Among them was Nick Brown,
clerk In the Lakeview hotel.
Bro 11 was arrested In June by a fed
eral officer while smuggling liquor from
California. Subsequently he pleaded
guilty and was fined.
Bfown later went to Fort Bidwell.
Oal.;. with 8 .A. Jelmore, the attorney
who now seeks to prosecute the 'state
agents. Or the return trip the car was
wrecked while traveling at a high speed.
Brown was killed.
Sheriff Woodcock Immediately took
away .in more s auto license.
However, a petition signed by Jet
more'a friends was presented to Gov
ernor Olcott. asking that the attorney's
license be restored. The governor 'complied.
NGINEERS
AND
RED
CROSS
WORKERS
Plans for Withdrawing Troops in
Siberia Held Up Pending
Release of Prisoners.
Washington, Jan. 26. (I. X. S.)
Withdrawal of American troops from
Siberia may be dalayed by the reported
dapture of a party of American engineers
and Bed Cross workers by the Bol
sheviks.
The war department was today seek
ing complete Information of the re
ported capture of Major W. M. Lunt, a
Miss Ford and Captain Charette and
American engineers near Kliuchinskaya.
Officials declared they had no fear but
the release of the persons captured could
be effected, but It was understood that
American troops would not leave the
region until they could bring out the
captured persons with them.
General Graves. In command of the
Siberian forces. Is expected to make Im
mediate negotiations with the Bolshe
viks for the release of the Americans.
Reports which had arrived here to
day were fragmentary ' and not com
plete.
The war department will take, no of
ficial action until complete official re-
ports have been received, but It was
stated that It was believed that General
Graves had already taken steps for the
release of the captives.
Morris Co., Chicago packers, in their
financial report for the year ending No
vember 1, 1919, show net earnings- of
1703,641.93 on a capital Investment of
$56,025,634.67. or 1.25 per cent This is
leas than one eighth of a cent on every
dollar of sales, including by-products.
T1a wvlsawiA a saUs ahftw tt n i nrao Hrfh
Injured Man entitled tO Damages I over the previous year, while the profit
ThOUfh He Waived Accident' by the atftation asalnst them 'and the
.Benefit LaW Of State. , ! products. Cash in bank, according to
the statement, is over ,oou,uuw, auoui
the same as the previous year, while
their current liabilities decreased about
$6,000,000. There was added to surplus
during the year over $400,000, as the
company paid to its stockholders in divi
dends only $300,000.
OF BOXBFEED
FOR FRUIT CROP
plants will add to the demand. Atten
tion was called to the fact that the
supply of boxes was far short of the
demand in 1919 and present Indications
point to a still greater shortage this
year.
Spruce, pine and hemlock are used
chiefly in box manufacture and with
the prevailing demand for lumber for
building purposes the output of the mills
has gone into construction wcrka to a
large extent. The situation has been
aggravated, it was stated, by the short
age of cars for carrying Douglas fir
to Eastern market. Being unable to se
cure shipments of ' fir for structural
purposes, the Kastern buyers have ab
sorbed the pine and hemlock produced
SOLDIER NOYELISTJTO
SPEAK IN PORTLAND
Injured workmen are not barred
from seeking damages in admiralty
even thougn a state industrial acci
dent act provides for compensation,
ruled Federal Judge Wolverton to
day. He found for the plaintiff in
Herman F. Rohde's $10,000 damage
suit against the Grant Smith-Porter
company, shipbuilders.
Rohde, it was alleged, had been per
manently injured as the result of a fall
from a scaffolding at the shipyard. He
alleged negligence in providing proper
safeguards and asked $10,000 damages.
"By the local law. where the work
man, as here, has not elected to become
subject of its provisions, he is virtually
accorded no remedy whatsoever," ruled
Judge Wolverton in reviewing scope of
the industrial accident act. "The propo
sition. If carried to its legitimate and
logical conclusion, would seam to place
the" legislative authority, of the state
above that of congress."
He pointed out that congress has pro
vided for reimbursement In admiralty
for damage cases similar to that insti
tuted by Rohde.
"The suitor has his election as to the
jurisdiction in which he will proceed
for recoverj." the judge declared.
NUMBER SUE FOR DIVORCE
Edward Morris, president, in his re
port to the stockholders, stated :
"Our volume of sales shows a very
satisfactory Increase compared with the
previous year. Notwithstanding the in
crease, however, our profits were $3,
500,000 less.
"While the prices of all other products
have been advancing, ours are the out
standing exceptions, the wholesale prices
on meats being 32 per cent less than
last spring, and we are in this respect
on a sound pre-war basis, more so, no
doubt, than any other industry. Our in
ventory is priced at all times on actual
market values. During the past year we
have advanced wages about 20 per cent
Unions Represented
At New Party Meet
A large majority of the Portland labor
unions, it Is reported, have elected dele
gate's to the state convention of the
projected land and labor' party at Salem
Thursday. The tentative platform of
the party, which may be materially"
changed at the convention. Includes most
of the planks of the North Dakota Non
partisan league and some others. The
Invitation extended by the promoters to
the farming organizations throughout
the state to participate Is not being ac
cepted, it Is stated.
Former Postmaster Dies
Baker, Jan. 26. The funeral of Wil
liam H. Leltner. aged 60. and a resident
of Baker county for 30 years, was held
here Sunday. He was at one time a
rancher and stockman on Burnt river,
and was postmaster at Huntington.
Various Causes Assigned for Seeking
to Break Marital Ties.
Birdeen Rath filed suit for divorce
Saturday against William Rath, accus
ing hlm'Of rendering her life miserable
by thecontinuous swearing, quarreling
and fighting going on between Rath,
his mother and his K later. He has re
peatedly said he does not want to live
with her any longer, but wants to be
divorced, she alleges. Both are deaf I
mutes. They were married last Novem
ber In Vancouver.
Frank L. Chamberlain in his divorce
suit against Genevieve Chamberlain
says he paid her expenses to visit her
aunt at Seaside last June, but later
found out that she had been spending
the time in Seattle, visiting various
friends of whom he did not approve.
Alleged affectionate letters wrttten to
her by Andy Grlmstead of Seattle
along with her photograph, presented to
the gentleman, with "Your loving wife"
Inscribed thereon, are said by Chamber
lain to constitute further grounds for
divorce.
Joseph Began began divorce proceed
ings against Mary Began. Their nup
tial life was cut short, as they were
married on August 30, 1919. at Cedar
P.apfds.'Iowa. and on October 15, he de
clares, she deserted him. Began says
he is a cabinetmaker, 41 years old. and
a widower with five children and of a
homeloving disposition. Mrs. Began, he
claims, was 40 and a domestic when
he married her.
George Parsons asserts that his wife.
Alice, destroyed their social connections
and then blamed him for it. They were
married In Alameda. Cal.. in 1912. lie
Is seeking a divorce on the grounds of
cruelty.
Marie Gottschalk wants a divorce
from George Gottschalk. the restoration
of her maiden name of Kngllsh. and the
custody of their 4-year-old son, Everett
Gottschalk.
Marie Berglund alleges crueltv In her
divorce action against F. Oscar Ilers--
lund. They were married in 1899 and
have five children. Mrs. Berglund asks
$25 a month alimony and $50 a month
for the minor children.
August J. Lucier and Rosa Lucier
were also married in 1899 and also have
five children. Lucier charges his wif
with desertion in his complaint for di
vorce.
Ruth G. Patterson seeks a divorce
from J. D. Patterson on the around
of cruelty. She asks for the custodv
of their 10-mcnths-dld son, Ted.
TOURIST TRAVEL IN
OREGON THIS YEAR IS
LIKELY TO BE HEAVY
Mrs, M. E. Henderson Says Cali
fornia Hotels Overcrowded;
Portland Warned to Provide.
Lumber Manufacturers Meet in
r . J x Dl f ,ii i soroea me pine anu nemioca proauceu
rOrtiand TO rian OOnCerted AC- by mills east of the Cascades, where the
f V--.-(- ti . I I car shortage has not been so acute as
UUII IUr VUllllllg ICtfl ft Ul Hi I in West Coast territory.
MAY HTAXB.tEDlZK BOXES
Standardization of boxes was also
given considerable -attention And it was
agreed that the adoption of a standard
scale of measurements for boxes put to
various uses would result in a great
saving to manufacturers and consumers
alike. Study of the box situation will
be continued by the box bureau of the
West Coast Lumbermen's association.
Those present at the meeting were :
George P. Story. J- B- Knapp, J. P.
Keating, W. C. Geddes. 8. C. Eschin,
E. D. Rowley, J. W. Harrison, George
M. Cornwall and A. L. Nelson, all of
Portland : W. P. O'Brien. Astoria ; O. C.
Lucke, Harrisburg; J. K. Doran, The
Dalles; J. & West. Forest Grove; J. S.
Ellis, Salem ; G. jK. Parkins. 5nd ; W.
K. Moore, Imbler. From Washington
towns, Ralph Shaffer, Tacoma ; W. S.
Cram. Raymond ; C. M. Crego, Spokane ;
S. A. Sizer. Raymond ; G. R. Landreth,
Wenatchee : A. E. Case, Entiat ; Nels
Coney, Cosmopolis ; C. H. Cunningham,
Hoquiam ; D. T. Gamble. Brewster ; C.
M. Post, Seattle ; C. W. -Shun, Puyallup.
British Columbia. L. Pfeffer of New
Westminster and George E. Chaffee,
Vancouver. California, J. L. Reeder
and E. E. young of Fresno, representing
the California Peach Growers' association.
Shortage of material for the man
ufacture of boxes will seriously af
fect marketing of the 1920 fruit
crop, according to statements made
today by leading box manufacturers
of the Pacific coast at a meeting
in the Multnomah hotel. The meet
ing was called for the purpose of
reviewing marketing conditions and
outlining a program for supplying
fruit and cannery packers with this
year's requirements of boxes.
Forty representative box and lumber
manufacturers from points ' in Oregon,
Washington. California and British Co
lumbia were at the conference. George
M. Cornwall presided and delivered the
opening address, calling attention to
seriousness of the box situation and
the necessity for concerted action on
the part of box and lumber men.
INCREASED FBUIT ACREAGE
Increased orchard acreage In Oregon,
the Inland Empire, California and Brit
ish Columbia has created an increased
demand for fruit boxes over last year
snd several new packing and cannery
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PORTLAND
LAUNDRY
SUBMITS PLANS FOR
NEW $18,000
Hi
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J. Simon & Bros, and Inman
Poulson Lumber Company Ap
ply for Building Permits'. -
Lieutenant t'.onninu.I)y Dawson
Lieutenant Conningsby Dawson, the
soldier-novelist whose book, "Carry On,"
has met with such great success, will
speak In Portland at Masonic temple.
February 20. under auspices of the
woman's building committee of the Uni
versity of Oregon. Dawson's subject
will be "Remaking the World." embrac
ing his war experiences from August,
1914, until today. Dawson has lately
revisited Germany, finding it a land
without any visible signs of want or
suffering. The Germans as Opponents
In battle have been treated by Dawson
In his "The Test of Scarlet" and "Liv
ing Bayonets."
Plans for a one story bunding by the
Portland Laundry company at Union .
avenue and East Mill streets were placed
before City Plan Examiner Fred Elch
enlaub this morning. .
The structure, to cost $18,000, will
occupy a plot 100x100 feet. Strong
MacNaughton prepared the plans.
J. Simon & Bros, have asked for a
permit to erect a one story1 warehouse
at 591 Front street between Sherman
and Grant streets at a cost of $8000.
The plans have been prepared by W. W.
Lucius. Ulchenlaub is likewise exam
intnK plans for a one story brick aud
concrete garage that the Inmao-Poul-son
Lumber company Intend to build at
the corner of Grand avenue and Divi
sion street. The structure will cost
$!tooo and will occupy a space t0 by 100
feet. Strong & MacNaughton drew the
plans.
"While Slaver" Sentenced
A. B. Jones must serve 90 days In tha
county jail for white slavery. Federal
Judge Wolverton .today decided. Jones,
testimony showed, brought Mrs. Otto
Pfflster from Centralla. Wash., to Port
land for .mmoral purposes. Ha had
previously entered a plea of not guilty
but changed his plea to guilty. .
PLAYING ALL
THIS WEEK
CONSTANCE
TALMADGE
in
A VIRTUOUS VAMP'
It's just the sort of a
away with that "glad
show that sends you
you came feeling."
Lighting Effects Solos
The Liberty Topical
Numbers and Murtagh
and the Giant Organ
Next Saturday: CHAPLIN and RAY on the Same BUI!
Hotels In California are unable to
accommodate the great flood of tourists
that have invaded the principal cities
and all the resorts of that state this
winter. 6ays Mrs. M. K. Henderson, pro
prietor of Crown Point chalet, who re
turned to Portland Friday after a six
weeks' trip through the South.
"Many of the hotels I visited had
waiting lists with from 500 to 600 names,
while apartment and rooming houses had
slpns displayed saylnjr : 'Do not ring the
bell ; we have ilo rooms.' Many people
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Mrs. Henderson said that there are
thousands of automobile parties in Cali
fornia and predicts that many auto
mobiles will begin coming north early
this summer. She questions how Oregon
is going to care for the visitors with
hotel accommodations that do not even
compare with those of California.
"Many California tourists," says Mrs.
Henderson, "have become permanent
residents, and the Industrial dollar Is fol
lowing the tourist dollar."
Mrs. Henderson went to California pri
marily to study the question of hotel
building for tourist accommodation.
POSTPONEMENT IS ASKED
Jones Makes Request in Divorce Pro
ceedings in Circuit Court.
Postponment of the Jones dlvorc trial
Is asked in a motion filed late Satur
day afternoon by James J. Crossley, at
torney for Lieutenant Alexander A.
Jones, defendant The plea Is based
largely upon the fact that Lieutenant
Jones Is now In the Easf at some army
camp, and It would be -extremely hard
for htm to journey to the Pacific coast
to combat the suit
The divorce suit, which is brought bv
Dorothy A. Jones, created quite a stir
recently when Lieutenant Jones arrived
Ir Portland from France, and declared
that during his absence Mrs. Jones had
secured a divorce without his knowl
edge. The decree of default divorce was
set aside and the two sides were pre
paring to again battle in the courts
when Jones left suddenly for the East.
taking one of the children with him. '
Mrs. Jones is fighting to recover the
custody of the child.
George I. Brooks Is
Buried at Winlock;
Lived Here 15 Years
George I. Brooks,
a well known at
torney of this city,
died Sunday, Janu
ary 12. at his home,
1361 East Burnside
street, !n his fifty
first year. He was
a native of Ten
nessee and had
practiced law In
Portland for 15
years. Funeral serv
ices were held Wed
nesday at the East
Side Funeral Di
rectors' chapel, un
der auspices of
Multnomah camp.
W. O. W., and In Winlock. Wash. Final
services were conducted by the Masons.
Brooks Is survive by his widow and
fivo children. A brother, John T.
Brooks, resides In this city, and a num
ber of relatives In Tennessee.
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Rebecca E. McCullough
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Steam Schooner Stanwood Attached
An attachment for 2525 was filed to
day against the steam schooner Stan
wood, loading at the Eastern and West
ern mill. John P. Maher. longshoreman,
alleges that, through negligence of a
ship's officer, his fingers were crushed
last May when the sling cable caught
his hand against a lumber pile.
Co! xy
Woolen Mill Stores
Are Kepresented at
Conference in City
To attend a conference with J. L. Bow
man, president of the Brownsville
Woolen mills, F. S. Bates of Astoria,
C. J. Fulton of Eugene. Dan C. Keat
ing of Marshfleld and J. J. Kronholm
of North Bend arrived In Portland this
morning. They are beads of the branch
tores of which Bowman is proprietor.
Besides discussing plans for the ensu
ing year, the visitors were escorted
through the men's and boys' clothing
factory at Third and Morrison. They
will also visit the woolen mills at Wash
ougal and Oregon City. Bates. Fulton
and Keating are accompanied by their
wives. A dinner will be given this eve
ning in honor of the visitors by Mr.
and Mrs. Bowman - at their Irvington
residence.
Mrs. Rebecca E.
McCullough, for
nine years a resi
dent of Portland,
died at 7 o'clock
Saturday morninK
at her home, 1113
Bybee street, after
a brief illness. Mrs. ;
McCullough was'
born near Finley. !
Ohio, on December I
17, 1853. I
Surviving are her j
husband, Joseph M.
McCullough ; four
sons and four
daughters, of whom
Willis H.. E. K. and
Miss Addle reside in Portland. Funeral
arrangements have not been completed.
Ernest A. Rich
The funeral of Ernest A. Rich, who
died Thursday in this city, was held at :
Final services were held at Mt. Scott
Park cemetery. Rich was a painter by
occupation, and had resided in Portland
eight years. He is survived by a widow,
Mrs. Lillian Rich.
Supreme Court iteeess
Washington, Jan. it. (L N. &) The
supreme court announced It would re
cess from Monday.'. February 2, until
Monday, March L
lohn M. Parry
Funeral services were held Friday at
the Holman parlors, under auspices of
Hawthorne Masonic lodge, for John M.
Parry, and final services were at River
view cemetery. Parry died in this city
Wednesday, aged 77. He was a native
of England, a veteran of the Civil war,
ex-postmaster of Moro, Or., a resident
of this state since 1882, and a charter
member of Eureka lodge No. 161, A. F.
and A. M., of Moro. He Is survived by
his widow and three sons.
William B. Jolly
William B.' Jolly, who died in this
city Friday, was a pioneer of 1S47. com
ing with his parents, the Rev. and Mrs.
William Jolly, from Iowa. He was
reared in Washington county and fol
lowed farming until recently. He Is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Harriet E.
Jolly, and five children.
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Baker Has New Chief
Baker, Jan. 21. Walter Palmer be
came chief of the Baker police force
Saturday, following the resignation of
J. a Culbertson, who with his family
left for Forest Grove, near which place
he . baa purchased a ranch. The . new
chief of police has been a deputy sher
iff, fire warden and special officer.
aschsi Heifete
plays at the
Heilig Theatre
January 28
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Hear this famous Victor artist!
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Extraordinary interest attaches to this Heifetz recital because
of the double opportunity it affords the music-loving public.
It is a privilege in itself to hear this great violinist, and
added importance is given to the event in that it enables you
to compare his wonderful art with his Victor Records.
Attend this concert and note the individual qualities that
distinguish the magnificent renditions by Heifetz. Then go to
any Victbr dealer's and hear the Victor Records by Heifetz.
Note hoW faithfully his interpretations are portrayed on the
Victrola.
It is because of this absolute fidelity that Heifetz makes
Victor Records; that the greatest artists of all the world are
Victor artists.
Victrolas in great variety of styles from $25 to $950. New ,
Victor Records demonstrated at all dealers on the 1st of each
month.
Victrola
Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J.