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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1921.
ETHERIDGE AND
MORRIS TO TAKE
STAND THIS WEEK
Both Men Involved In Affairs of
Defunct Bond House Slated to
Appear Before Chancery Master.
WHEX HEARINGS WILL
BE HELD IX BOND CASE
January 10, .10 a. nt. Before Fed
eral Judge Wolverton ; final hear
ing . of request ifor court to issue
restraining order to keep unsold Kd
monton bonds in) the city.
January 11 Id a. ,m. "Resumption
of examination of Morris before
Robert Maicuire, master in chancery,
and possible examination of Ether
ide. January 12, 10 a. m. Possible
continuance of examination of Eth
eridge.. j
January 14, 10; a. m.--District At
torney Evans required to show
cause before -Federal Judge Wol
verton why he should nt turn over
Etherldge's valuables to Receiver
Whitcomb' for benefit of creditors...
Investigations and prosecutions of
the principals iH the collapse of
Morris Brothers,
to -develop many
Inc., are expected
interesting phases
during the coming week, accordSng
to forecasts made Saturday night
by attorneys figuring' in different
' phases of .-the ease.
During the . last week attorneys , have
been "getting their bearings" and they
are now "raxing' to go" and reveal the
real inside 'of the workings of the bank
rupt institution. The announcement of
the former president. John X. Etheridge,
that he would "tell - all at the proper
' time. has also caused considerable ex
citement. MOSDAT BC8T DAT
Promptly at 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing practically all the legal talent in
the case will appear before Federal
Judge Wolverton in the bearing on the
issuance of a . restraining order.
Attorneys for Receiver W. D. Whit
- comb have asked the court to prevent
the United' States NatfonsM bank and
V. Barnhouse, Treasurer of the city of
Edmonton, from removing Edmonton
bonds from Portland, contending ', that
they should be turned over to the ; re
ceiver for -the benefit of the creditors.
. Counsel for the bank Saturday after
noon filed a 29-page answer to Whit
comb's petition, in -which practically
every material aegation of the receiver
is contradicted. Counsel for 'Barnhouse
filed a similar petition. .
MORRIS LP TUESDAY
While the hearing on the restraining
order Monday will be of general inter
est, the examination of Morris Tuesday
is expected to attract the largest Crowd
. of spectators. Morris will be pur On "the
stand at 10 a. m. before Robert Maguire,
master in chancery.
Attorneys have Indicated that they are
. a long way from being through. with the
examination of Morris, so he may be
kept on the stand the greater part of
the day. When Morris Is excused, Ether-
. iUge will be called to the st.nrt.
At this time Etheridge will be given
the opportunity of "telling all he knot's."
It Is probable that Mrs. Etheridge will
follow her husband on.the stand; as a
. subpena for her appearance was also
lHSued by, the court. Before the hearing
Is concluded Judge Wolverton may be
requested to iiwue a subpena for Henri
etta Ai Morris, sister of Fred S. Morris,
as her name has become involved in the
case.
Maguire stated . Saturday evening that
he would not allow any more postpone
ments of the hearing.-. f
"In Justice to the creditors I will in
sist that the bearing proceed as rapidly
as possible after ; it commences again
Tuesday morning,"- he said, i The hear
ing will be continuous until it is con
cluded." ; " j :-
Speculation 'is rife as to whether or
not Judge Wolverton will finally ap
point Maguire referee in the case, as, the
regular court referee, A. M. Cannon, has
been Out of the cjty since the bank
ruptcy proceedings started. Cannon is
expected to: return to the city Monday.
Maguire's intimate knowledge of the
case,, gained during the hearings of
Morris an4 Etheridge,, win probably
stand him. well i for the' permanent ap
pointment. . 1 -
B05DS IX QUESTION '
J If the orders issued by Judge Wolver
j ton are complied with Monday morning
' the federal court will resemble the filing
' room of a large business establishment.
Whitcomb has been ordered to produce
every letter, telegram or other piece of
correstxwdence. ilegal opinions included.
that Morris Bros., Inc., reeeived from
or- sent to the iclty of Edmonton or a
firm Toronto attorneys; concerning
the Edmonton bonds. . ! ". '.
1 Whitcomb has made the same demand
on the United States National bank and
has also requested a list of the names
and addresses of thoew to whom the
$500,000 worth of Edmonton bonds were
delivered by Barnhouse after his ar
rival in the city. .
The United States National bank at
torney announced in court that - they
are not interested in the controversy
oyer the bonds, but merely , want a
'court order directing to whom they
should be surrendered. If the court, de
nies the petition of Whitcomb the bank
has indicated that it will deliver the
bonds to Barnhouse.
ASKS ATTORNEY FEES
The bank asks the court to allow it
$1000 for attorney's fees, and costs and
then to relieve it from all obligation or
liability in the transaction.
Attorneys Cake & Cake, appearing for
Barnhouse, will; put up a ; hard fight
Monday to have the bonds returned.
They, contend that any agreeeraent ex
isting between Morris Bros, and the
city of Edmonton expired on January 1,
1921, and that Barnhouse should, there
fore, be allowed to take the remain
ing $1,593,000 worth of bonds back to
Edmonton or to sell them on any other
market, as the possibility of there now
being a market in Portland for Ed
monton bonds "is doubtful."
Next ' Friday morning District Attor
ney Walter H. Kvans must' show cause
to Judge Wolverton why he should not
be required to ; surrender to Receiver
Whitcomb certain valuables taken from
Etheridge in Minneapolis.
RECEIVER SEEKS STOCK
Two shares of capital stock of the
Columbia County bank at St. Helens,
one $500 government bond and 12 federal
reserve bonds for $100 each are the se
curities the receiver seeks. Evans has
refused, the formal demands of both
Etheridge and Whitcomb for the deliv
ery of these certificates.
' . Last -Friday, Morris was scheduled to
have his preliminary hearing before
Unit.ed States Commissioner Fraser on
a charge . of fraud in connection with
the naturalization of Etheridge. The
hearing was postponed for two 'weeks
by Fraser at the request of United
States Attorney Lester Humphreys, be
cause,' the government prosecutor has
not received certified copies of Ethe
ridge's conviction and incarceration in
the New Jersey penitentiary, Morris
is alleged' to have-perjured himself at
the final hearing for Etheridge before
Judge Bean by not. . revealing the fact
that Etheridge had, served two terms
in prison. ; ' '
CREDITORS MAT ACT 1
Humphreys would not commit himself
to any further statements in connection
with further federal prosecution, but it
is known that his attention has been
called- to certain advertisements which
the bankrupt bond house sent through
the malls. It Is not considered unlikely
that the federal grand jury, which meets
WINS HONORS IN SCOUT
MEMBERSHIP ; CAMPAIGN
I 1 k J
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h
S Robert Warden
on (January 24f. will be asked to con
sider this phase of the case.
There is also a possibility that credit
ors! of the bankrupt institution residing
In Washington and California my file a
petition with the federal court requiring
all the prosecution now being carried
on by Evans to be certified over to the
federal court. Citizens of different
states have a right to have their cases
tried in the federal court where, the
amount involved is more than 3000.
SO CO-FESSI03f,: -
The possibility that Etheridge might
startle court auditors early this week
with his wholesale revelations and "con
fession," went glimmering Saturday with
the statement of W. P. La Roche, i who
resigned the city attorneyship to take
up the legal cudgels on behalf of the
incriminated bond merchant.
'While I know Etheridge willjgladly
do everj'thing he possibly can to
straighten out this affair, not only per
sonally, but through, the testimony he
will be called upon to offer in the sev
eral hearings about to be staged, it
should not even be . intimated that he
will i make a 'confession.' We do not,
of course, admit that there is a 'con
fession' possible, for there is no guilt."
' Saturday La Roche packed his legal
and ; personal paraphernalia at the city
hall and released the duties he has held
for eight years as head of the city's
legal department to Frank GranU his
successor as city attorney. j
SHRINERS OF WEST
FORM ASSOCIATION
(Continued From Pate On)
will buy "America's Favorite Piano" the KIM
BALL. Why pay more? Let us show you the
KIMBALL. You have hot been just to yourself
until you have given us an opportunity to show
you the KIMBALL piano or player piano.
Over 300,000 KIMBALL owners voice the
merits of KIMBALL pianos-for their supreme
tonal .'excellence; artistic beauty and great dura
bility: ' .- . .;!.
.'" Reasonable Terms Given
Catalog Upon Request
Seiberling-Lucas Music Co
reet, Near Washing
Fourth
Street
the Western temples, and Imperial Po
tentate Garretson returned the compli
ment by presenting Potentate Grant
with a potentate's Jewel on behalf of
AI, Kader temple.
COICEET GIVEN
- E.' B. King, past potentate of Afifl
temple- of Tacoma and chairman of the
entertainment committee, was presented
with a beautiful prayer rug, while Noble
Louis F. Hart, governor of Washington,
came in for a memento, as did several
others of prominence. j
One of i the features of today's activ
ities was the concert given by AI Kader
chanters and band under the direction
of; A. L. Tetu. chief rabban, to the 150
patients at the reconstruction hospital
this afternoon.
The soldiers, many of whom have
worn the oljve-drab for the last three
years, and who are here recuperating
from wounds received on the battlefields
of (France, were highly elated with the
performances.
VISIT CAUSES TEARS
They assembled in the auditorium and
those who were unable to come to the
assembly were serenaded at their vari
ous units. Few members of the - AI
Kader chanters and band left the hos
pital with dry eyes. Many expres
sions of thanks were tendered Noble
Tetu and he was told that more bene
fit had been done . by the few songs
and selections than medicine could do.
Noble Herman Verborstel, marshal of
AI Kader and chairman of the Portland
entertainment committee, did his part in
making every one present n jov -; him
self to the fullest extent. The Nile tem
ples outfit, led by Noble Hugh; Cald
well, mayor of Seattle, put in an ap
pearance this afternoon and had a lot
to say. , .
The chanters sang two selections be
fore the meeting of imperial repre
sentatives,! recorders and potentates
held in the Tacoma hotel tonight, j The
Portland special left here shortly latter
midnight in order to arrive in the i Rose
City early Sunday morning. , I -
The meeting here today of the various
teniples of the West went a long way
toward solidifying! the feeling between
them.
! Many Xcw Students Enter i
University of Oregon, Eugene, Jaiu S.
When the registration office closed
Friday afternoon, 106 new students had
registered for the winter term
- - -' 1 Vl'DJUI
ably more than expected as the? high
school semester does not end untiS next
monin.
72-Year-OId Woman. Robbed '
The home of a 72-year-old woman,
whose name or address Patiwimn v u
Wright failed to include in his report!
s enierea naay and a quantity of
clothing and two boxes fit ra nHv weA
stolen. , . . J rrr.
DIAMONDS
FOR LESS
20 off
05" AX-L DIAMOND STOCK
FRIEDLANDER'S
It Waxhlngton. Bet. fits sad Ctk
1871 Erary Ston Absolutely 1 921
Warrantad
BigDanceTonight
COLUMBIA BEACH PAVILION
;M. ' LADIES ADMITTED FREE , . !
PRIZE FOX TROT
TV0 BOY SCOUTS
WINN
ERS IN DRIVE
FOR NEW SCOUTS
Cecil Morgan and Robert Worden
to Receive Week at Summer
Camp Free as TJreir Reward.
Cecil Morgan of troop 37, Portland
council of Boy Scouts, and Robert
Worden of troop 40, each of whom
brought In six new members, car
ried off the honors in the recent
membership campaign of the Scouts.
For their enterprise j they will be
given a week free of charge at the
summer camp at Wahtum lake next
summer. j
At the beginning ot the campaign the
Scout executive. James E. Brockway,
offered this prise, one week to go to
the Scout who brought i In the largest
number during the ientlre campaign and
one week to be gix-en to the Scout who
brought in the greatest number during
the week of November 26 to Pecember 3,
when the Portland Scouts competed with
the Spokane Scouts on a challenge is
sued by Spokane, in this, Portland lost
out by only five, the Spokane record
being 319 and the Portland record 314.
Portland's total for the entire campaign,
however, is. considerably . larger than
that of Spokane. Portland had the dis
tinction of : having the largest council
west of the Mississippi last year, and
it is thought the recent campaign will
enable it to continue to hold that place.
Each of the 100 troops was assigned
a quota of new members. Troop 33
scored 200 per cent, bringing in 20 re
cruits. Other troops scoring 100 per
cent or more were: 60, 74, 73, 68, 15, 19
22 and 76. The total of new recrui
is 3&8, making Portland s enrollment
2300.
The campaign was held at tg insti
gation of the ; national organization
which warned against securing more
members than could be provided with
competent leadership ; hence, but four
new troops will be organized in Port
land, the remainder of the new lum
bers being place in existing troops" that
had not their full quota. The iew
troops and their scout masters are :
Fulton Park, J. Earl Jones; Arleta, S.
B. Slocum ; Richmond, S. W. Raker ;
Linnton, Sinclair A. Wilson ; Atkinson,
Robert J. Lewis. In this latter school
there are represented 26 nationalities.
The troop is a cosmopolitan group, to
which special interest attaches.
Oregon Boy Wins Prize
University of Oregon. Eugene, Jan. 8.
Edison Marshall, a former Oregon stu
dent, won fourth place In the recent
O. Henry memorial short story contest.
Multnomah Defeats
Oregon in fast Game
Of Basketball j 21-19
Multnomah club
umphed over the
in the first major
Saturday night in
nasium by a score
The game was' one
best played on the
legians showed
Eidering' the fact th4t
tie time for practice.
end of the first half
the
grekt
The largest crowd
a basketball contest
nessed the game.
basketball team tri-
llniversityiof Oregon
contest of I the season
Wingid-MM gym
21 to 13.
of the fastest And
lub floorL The col-
team work, con
they have had llt
The score at the
stood 12 alL
that ; ever attended
at the: club wit-
LEGISLATIVE POSTS
FILLED BY RITNER
(Continued. Frbm Pc One)
Oregon men. will
mittee.
also be on the com-
Jiy
aind
released by Sena-
iruce i Dennis, corn-
privileges ; O. B.
chairman of the
Uptofl,- chairman
fcommittee ; Senator
tor fromj Wasco and
of ; the fish com-
n
Other appointments
tor Ritner are : B
mittee of elections
Robertson - of Gilliain
game committee :
of the irrigation
Nicholson, joint sena
Hood River, clialrm
mittee
Colon R. Eberhardi of La (Grande will
head the railroads ahd utilltfies commit
tee. Upton and EWerhard are booked
for places on the ways andi means and
the judiciary committees, j j
KEDISTHICTISfG IX TIEWt
Redisricting of thje state,! in accord
ance with provisions! of the constitution
requiring redistricting after ;the census,
will likely be handled by ai Joint com
mittee of five from each house in line
with a resolution expected to be Intro-
aueea rrom tne wesi seciion - 01 me
STOCK MEN SEEK
REVISION OF LAW
Shippers Would Have Intrastate
Law Coincide With Inter
state Provisions . i
i5r r-
K M m
10 M
known to favor one
each county in the
state. Senators are
more member for
lower house.
Samtnr T?itner klso mentioned the
teachers' tenure bilU the Portland port
Dill ana ine reapportionment ui t.ntj
districts as probablfe Important legisla
tion before leaving and took with him
Albert Goddard, a Pendleton man and
former companion in France, as assist
ant sergeant-at-arms for the session.
Appointments from Portland, the Wil
lamette valley and j Southern Oregon
were not made- known by ithe senator
before leaving here, hut -all are expected
to be In line when the legislature con-
Measure Is
Marriage
Aimed at
bf Cousins
; SJ (LilML .J-A Dill
prohibiting the marrfage of first cousins
and also the marriage of ;whites with
Mongolians was introduced Sn the house
this afternoon Just
unjtil Monday
The Wiley B. Allen Co.
Superior Record Service
before adjournment
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A New Chapter in Dance Music
MARGIE
Unusually Tuneful
A Prettier Melody Than Smi
iles
IH Sffiley B.llen. . oiflH
Do Not Miss Margie
The Very Latest Craze in Record
That Is a Real Triumph With
All Ltve Dancers
'Hits
rite dance
very beisf.
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ALWAYS Our Superior Record Service brings tb you the
very latest selections at the earliest possible mornjehr. Gall
tomorrow or telephone for this newest favoritje that-Ms
sweeping mc tuuniry.
Here are a few other snappy late numbers by favor
organizations tnat win inspire you to dance your
Grieving for You . Green Brother's Novelty Band
Beautiful Faces . . Rudy - Wiedoef t' Calif omianQ
Avalon . . . . Charles Harris on- 1 8 7 7
Rock-a-bye Lullaby Mammy. .... .Peerless Quartet 85c
Darling Art Hickman's Orchestr 3334
Missy . . '. Art Hickman's Orchestri $ 1 .00
My Sahara Rose (Accordion). .Pietroi 187(?2
Stop It. . , . .Pietrb 85c
I Love You Sunday. .... . .Isham Jones Orchestra 5031
Jinga-Bula-Jing-Jing. . . . . .Isham Jones ;OrchestrM $1.00
selections rrom Mary Victor Lght Opera Cc
Selections from The Night Boat
. .. . .Victor Light Opera CoJ
3 5 762
$1.35
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' Revision, of the present Intrastate
commerce laws to coincide, with the
Interstate laws Is sought by the ship
pers of livestock in Oregon. A hear
ing wiir be held before thev public
service commission Thursday after
noon at 1 o'clock in room 502 of
the courthouse.
The case is to be presented to the
commission by the Cattle and Horse
Raisers', association and the tiive Stock
Men's league. ; . .
The changes asked are in the con
tract between the shippers on One part
and the'railroads on the other, whereby
claims for livestock killed or damaged
while in transit within -the state : are
settled. At present the valuations placed
on livestock so damaged are basedon
yus contract made in 1909 by the.intra
state contract and the livestock men
want this changed so the valuation
shall be made on market, value as it is
in the Interstate commerce laws.:
An. incident was cited when a, ship
ment of sheep was killed while in transit
in the state and the valuation per head
was placed at $4, instead of $12. market
value. - A similar shipment leaving one
"point in the state for another point but
having to pass through Idaho was killed
and the value per head was-placed at
market value as the claim came' under
the Jurisdiction of the interstate com
merce commission.
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That Defies All Com
petition: The Prices" Be
low Will Satisfy the Facts
50-Coil Springs, sold to" CO (QPC
day $17, our pricei ,, tDJ-Jtl
50-Stecl Springs, isold 1QK
every day $10.50, sale eDOJ7tl
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A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
Brass and Steel
Beds on Sale
75c
Floor Covering
Congofeum and Pabcolin;
on sale, the yard . I
9x12 Congoleum
Rugs .......... i
9x12 Grass Rugs
lo r
8x10 Grass Rugs i
for
$12.98
S10.00
..$8,95
lOOGottonFelt
Mattress
ON SALE BE
AND GET
ONE
EARLY
40-Pound Cotton Fei
roll edge, ordinarjfy so
from today $12.504
our price for next week
Mail Orders 75c Extra Free Deliv
ery Everywhere in the City! Limits.
Wash Tubs, Boilers
On Sale Beginning Monday
No. 1 Tubs. .!. .'. . .'$1.35
No. 2 Tubs. . ,$1.65
No. 3 Tubs. . ; $1.85
Io. 8 All Copper Boilers. . . . .$6.95
No. 9 All Copper Boilers. . . . .$7.05
No. 8 Copper Bottom Boilers. $3.25
No. 9 Cofcper Bottom Boilers. $3.75
No. 8 Galvanized Boilers, v. . .$2.25
All Thes Boilers Are tKe Beet Moner 6n Buy
RE
F THEM
d at t
t . Mattresses,
le prices
$8.45
$1
$i
Window Shades 36 inches
by 7 feet, sacrificed . . J
1 00 Fine Comforters,
Reg. $5.50, sacrificed .
Aluminum Rice Boilers
for ............
Aluminum Percolators
for
Large Size Aluminum
handle or bale, sacrificef
for ...
No. 8 Quart Alum. 'Ted
Kettles, special . ......
No. 8 Copper Tea Ket
tles, seamless. . ... . .-.
We cany a
aluminum and
72c
$3,75
.95
.95
i
Kettes with
$3.75
$168
large assortment of
all kinds of
utensils at reduction prices.
1
Ann o u ncemen 1 1
kitchen
We open a branch store on E corner Fourteenth and Wash
ington. The number is 454 and we invite our patrons and the
public in general to visit our openi ng sale, which starts Monday,
January 1 0, at 8:30 A. M. The prices are strictly j the j most
reasonable in the city of Portland. Get our prices before buy
ing elsewhere. 454 WASHINGTON ST., S. E. CORNER
HEADQUARTERS FOR ALCAZAR RANGES
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Branch Store 454 Washington Street,. S. E. Corner iFourteenth
Feldstem! Furniture
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