The Oregon daily journal., November 29, 1922, Page 16, Image 16

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL
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- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1922.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
, ;
ATTORNEY ASKS
WOO DAMAGES
FOR
LIQUOR
RAD
Pendleton, Nov.. 29. R. X. Keator,
district attorney ; - -Ceorg-e Gerkfn.
Athena, farmer ; Alf Of tedahl, said to
have been a. federal prohibition officer
in 191S ; Mrs. Charles Betts, of Athena,
andNvTH. Deeper,-- federal agent, -were
made . defendants in an action . filed
Tuesday In circuit court by Homer S,
, Watts, ." Athena. , attorney, to collect
$n0,000 damages alleged to have been
sustained by virtue of the diss ppear-
anee : of a large quantity of liquors
seized in a raid on the watts home,
. December , 1318.
- Watt alleges that he has suffered
--ersonalr indignities, has been held np
to public ! scorn and ridicule by what
: he- terms a. 'willful conspiracy on the
'part of (he defendants to defame his
: hro and character. . ..
JIQt70& DISAPPEARS
.,. a Liquor ' said to have never been re
turned to him is valued at $3000 and
., . tie -complaint declares it cannot be
. replaced. .-''-
.3 The case is the latest development -in
legal action which attracted wide at
tention in' Oregon and Washington, at
.': the . time It was Instituted, , The late
Sheriff Ttltman P. Taylor, In company
with-other county officers, raided the
Watts homeland , bronht back with
them 11 quartsvof .whisKey- and brandy.
5 quarts- of rmouth,-' 12- quarts' of
Scotch whiskey; 8 bottles -ofWirginia
. Xsre,J galloir-of gin, i& gallons-of keg
H-hisiey. ,--t -gallons.; of .Scofchwhiskey
!)i a jug, and' a.!few other bottles. .--
After a -trial-, before -Justice of th
J'eace Joe Parke. Watts , was found
t; guilty and ;the evidence ordered re-
. tamed to him. ; ' .'.'' -
' ' The charge against Watts was that
of (conducting a common nuisance.
Before . Watts could secure his liquor,
. XUstrlct Attorney Keater filed notice of
. appeal. ,? : s ''
PF.FKKDA5T MISS
, .4 The case : went-, to the circuit court,
uhere Jude-Gilbert ;W. Phelps handed
!)own a ideeisionfavoring the defend
ant and directing that he be given his
. liquor. . . . .
Before. '-Judge,. Phelps' final decision,
however the wet' .'goods disappeared
from the locker -of the veteran - jurist.
It has never beeti found.
' Watts"' alleges; thar the liquor was
-either! -""consumed or appropriated by
t the defendants in the case or by per--wons
unknown to him." '
' The Injury , to his character and the
damage done to his reputation as a
.member of ,the bar, , however, .are the
principal causes of action, as Watts
does not ask the - restitution of the
- liquor or Its value. . .
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Dr; K. Lane Miller
; Of Roseburg Dies
v . Suddenly at Home
, v: :
Roseburg, Not. '29. Dr. K. Lane
. Millar, practicing physician- in Rose
burg for 36 years,died suddenly at bis
'home Tuesday, following a stroke of
apoplexy! Ha had been in good" health.
. Jr. Miller was one of the eaHiest of
" the old-time country doctors and was
one of the best known figures in this
county. He was born in UUca.VN. Y.,
March 21, 184. He graduated in med
. icine from the University of Chicago
and the Hahneman Medical college
and went to Portland where he first
practiced medicine with his brother,
- Dr Fred Miller,, who still resides -in
, Portland. He is survived by two
v daughters, Mrs. Madge Schneider of
Koseburg and Ml Maybelle Miller,
who is attending the University of
Oregon. His wife died six years ago.
i She was a daughter of Blnger Her
mann, -
Funeral services will be held in Rose
burg. Friday. George M. Browne, as
sociate justice of the state supreme
. court, will deliver the eulogy.
Even among those ccoyiijg West ;
Coast Service, comparatively 4fewV ;
realize the masnitude of .this, great 1 J '
institution of tne West. , "1 ' -
It is as broad as the West ; itself. ,lt:
is backed by millions in gold and by '
the standing and integrity :of! the '
representative men ,of the - West
ymo form its directorate.' -West.
Coast Ltpe has grown to a magni
tude that its founders could hardly
foresee.. And its future promises
.even greater things.
J. W. 8TKWAHT, 8it'f Ageaele
. Ciaaca Bldg, PorUaad, Or. .
Judge Buys
fcsassaatsr - - r ' .
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Judge AV. N. Oatcns acoeptinsr delivery of Christmas stickers from
bright-eyed Twinkle Powell in
-The first order for 1323. Christmas
seals, thar sale, of f whiqhfinancea th
work of thn .Oregon Tuberculosis as
sociation,' was received Monday from
Judge William N. Gatens, and although
the sale does riot open publicly until
December the seals were' promptly
delivered' to the judge by a member o
the Modern: Health Crusade . of the
Buckman 1 school. 1 little curly-haired
Twinkle PoweU, who presented a lovely-
picture, in her white frock, cape and
helmet, with ornamentations of the
double-barred cross, the insignia of the
Ford Plant Here
To Have Capacity
Of 50 Cars Daily
Roseburg, Nov. 29. Ford dealers
from all over: Southern Oregon gath
ered in Roseburg Tuesday for a district
meeting under the management of the
Ford Motor company.
' The meeting waa in charge of W. H.
GoodwiB, J. D.. Jordon and C. H. Bry
ant of Portland, and was well attended.
The announcement was made that the
Portland branch is to be made a manu
facturing and assembling point, with a
daily capacity of 50 cars. The dealers
had luncheon at the Hotel Umpqua at
noon, followed : by business sessions
and a banquet at the hotel Tuesday
evening.
Still Confiscated;
Two Men Arrested
. A complete --inoonshine distillery,
mash and a quantity of finished prod
uct were - confiscated, by Patrolmen
Harms and Nutter late Tuesday after
noon, when they raided a house at No,
1226 East 14th street north. Two
men. alleged operators of the still.
ti
First Seals
aid of fight against tabereulosis.
Tuberculosis association. The crusade
work la the children's program of the
Tuberculosis association In which 36,000
Oregon children are enrolled through
87S schools. "
Judge Gatens letter to the associa
tion follows: ? '?.'..? !
"Enclosed please find my check for
110, for which please send me 1000
seals. - I cannot too strongljr express
my profound interest In the effective
work you are doing to check tubercu
losis, and I wish for it comolete suc
cess. I hope the little seals will' find
millions of purchasers. V t. ":
were arrested and held oh a charge of
manufacturing liquor. ' They1 are Joe
Papa, 40,jand Mike Phinips, 29. :
Woman Who Took
Poison Eecovering
Astoria, Nov, 29. Mrs. Nell Bay
was taken to St, Mary's hospital Tues
day after she had swallowed poison.
For a time her life waa despaired of,
but it is now believed she will recover.
Whether the poison was taken by mis
take or with suicidal Intent waa not
divulged.,.; Mrs. Bay is about 40 years
cf age. .,; .
THE 'NORTHWESTERN
NATIONAL- BANK
PORTLto
E.H.DAY'S,VIDOW
SUES EXECUTORS
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 29 Mrs. Agnes
Laretta Day, widow of Eugene R. Day,
pioneer reining man of the Coeur
d'AIena region. -and managing owner
of the Hercules mine, who died In Spo
kane, February 11. 1922 Tuesday filed
suit Irt district court in Shoshone coun
ty against too executors of her hus
band's estate. She asks that the six
teenth interest lR Hercules mine pur
chased by. Eleanor '-Day Boyce, as trus
tee, for Eugene R. Cay from Charles
R. Reeves and wife be. returned to the
Kugene C Day estate. She also asks
judgment against Mrs. Boyce for $500,
000 and should Mrs. Boyoe and her hus
band fail .to return the property, she
asks that t she be . awarded $1,000,000
damages, together; with costs of ac
tion. - : . ' 5 1
It is also learned on reliable author
ity that" Mrs. pay Is preparing to file
another suit feoon's demanding " return
to her husband's estate of $700,000 said
to be the earnings of the Reeves in
terest; in the Hercules mine - since it
was purchased in 1911. '..-'
v Mrs. Day instifnted divorce proceed
ings against Bugene R. Day in 1905,
charging cruelty. Day filed a cross
complaint charging cruelty. Accord
ing to Mrs. Day's complaint Just filed,
the case never camo to trial and waa
pending at the time the Reeves pur
chased their interest in the Hercules
mine.:, ..: t
W. C. T. II. Bequests
Repriove for Man
Sentenced to Hang
WalU Walla, Wash., Nov. 29. Mem
bers of the Women's Christian Temper
ance "union here ;voted Tuesday "to
telegraph Acting Governor W. J. Coyle.
asking him toN grant a prieve unUl
the United .States . supreme court can
act on his appeal, for-a new trial to
James E. Jdahoney, Seattle man, who
la sentenced to be- hanged at the state
penitentiary here -on Thursday for the
murder of his wife, Kate .Mahoney, in
the spring of 1921.- 1 , V-
The rprnicipal .argument brought at
the meeting,was , that -Mahoney was
convicted on circumstantial evidence
and that "he . Is some mother" son."
The women made It plain that they did
not want Mahoney to go free, but held
that since. Acting .Governor Ooyle had
pardoned 'Douglas Storer, whom-- they
held responsible, for the action-of Ruth
Garrison in the murder, of Storers wife,
Grace Storer, in 1919, Coyle should at
least -grant a reprieve in 'the Mahoney
case.' : -
In reply - to the - argument. "he is
some mother's eon" a note reading "and
she was some' mother daughter, waa
handed, to! one .of the - women. It
brought the reply, "This would be a
good time to - take - up- the banishment
of capital punishment in the state."
Long-Bell Co. Asks
Astoria Port Dredge
Astoria, Nov. 29.The Long-Bell
Lumber company of Kelso, Wash., de-
on"t Delay
V ; If .your gifts for relatives and friends
living in foreign countries are to be
received by Christmas, you must attend
to them nowbefore it is too late.
r ; Our :I)reign Department I will con
vert into proper exchange and forward
yburj draft immediately. Let us handle
all details for you. It's our business.
sires the services of the Port of Astoria
dredge Natorna for dredging work at
the site of Its great lumber mills on the
north shore, according to a eomrauni.
cation reachinar the DOrt . commission
Tuesday. .Whether the port will lease
the dredge to the company at this time
la not known now.
Eoseburg-Coos Bayc
Highway to Close-
Dec. 4 for Winter
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Roseburg, r Nov. 29. The Roseburg
Coos Bay highway will ba closed for
the winter, starting December according-'
to an official announcement
received here Tuesday. " 1
The road is "being closed to save the
rock which has been put on, to facili
tate early opening" In the spring and to
save the heavy cost of repairing the
road in the spring if ft were used this
winter.'
Maintenance men will be kept on the
road all winter keeping It in "condi
tion a far as possible, and It will be
opened at the earliest possible date in
the Bpring. x
Wasco's Budget Is
Fixed at $241,761
The Dalles, Nov. 29. A tentative
192J budget of 'I241.1C1.80 for Wasco
county has been fixed by the county
budget committee, according to Coun
ty Clerk W. U Crichton. The amount
is just within the per cent limita
tion, being: $13,305.40 more than the
tentative budget of 1922. which called
for $228,366.40. The county court, will
consider the flgures at the December
meeting and call for the public; hear
ing about December ;s.
KFEC
Thanksgiving Day
Radio Program
. t TO 18 P. M.
The following radio program de .
luxe will; be broadcasted tomor-j
row ; night, to 10, by KFEC..
, Meier Frank's own radio
broadcasting station. This pro
gram arranged with the co
operation of Mrs. Mischa Pels.
Selections
Melodian Ladies' Chorus
(Lucy Giovenneti, Accompanist)
-Violin Solo Nathan Thomas
(Courtesy Benson Hotel
Orchestra)
Vocal Numbers. -
.Louise, Hoffman .
(Contralto)
Piano Solos Anna Davis
Vocal Solos... Mildred McMillan
(Soprano)
Trio. Piano, Voice, Violin ;
(Miss Davis, Miss Hoffman, ,
Mr. Thomas) . . ..
OREGON
ilATILLASOLOiiS
WILL BACK PIERCE
Pendleton, Nor. ' 29. Senators " and
representatives of Umatilla county will
not falter In supporting" Governor-elect
Pierce In his tar: reduction program
because - they happen to- disagree with
him politically. ' -
This waa the pledge made by them
here Tuesday at ' a meeting of he
Pendleton Exchange club, - at . which
they were guests. '
. Senator Hoy Ritner, now acting gov
ernor in the absence of -Governor Ol
cott. made the reservation that if new
methods of raising revenue are Jo be
employed, a consequent reduction in
property tax must be. made. He de
clared that he believed the "entire dele
gation, consisting of 'Senator H. J.
Taylor, joint senator from Umatilla
and Morrow counties ; Representatives
S. A. Miller and J. Mann and Joint Rep
resentative Alfred Smith would con
cur with-him in that respect. - V
Senator Taylor declared emphatically
Stork
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" ' . ' jUderNeax proadwatj
; ' 7 i; ; Portland RailimtJaii&Po;vi?r Co,
that he waa not elected as a, partisan
and that ha will not play politics, to
achieve the enda he hopes for ia sup
port of his constituents at Salem.
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Moore's j Plurality
In Idaho Is 19,022
Boise, Idaho. Nov. 29.-Offlclal fig-,
ures announced Tuesday by the state
board of canvaserghow C. C. Moorea'
plurality In the gubernatorial' contest
ia 19,022 over It, FJ Samuels, progres
sive candidate.' i-Sfc Alexander. Demo
cratic r candidate, waa . ST04 behind
Samuel. The total vote cast for gov
ernor was 127,864. Two years ago,
presidential year, the total vote for
governor waa 143.000. .; Moore received
0,538 votes, - Alexander; . 36,810 and
Samuels 40,516. i-. :r. '-.,
MAX'S LEG FRACTITBED
Charles S. Drake, age 65, No, 248
Columbia street, suffered a fractured
left leg 'Tuesday afternoon when he
waa caught under a falting piano at the
Southern Pacific warehouse. Park and
Hoyt streets. Drake, a delivery clerk,
had been assisting in moving, the piano
when it suddenly slipped and fell on
him. He was-takea to Good Samari
tan hospital. , . .
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ASSORTMENT "TO SELECT FROM
KLAMATH
ILLS
0N8-II0IMDAY
Klamath Falls, Nov. 89 Klamath
county's lumber Industry Jiae returned
to an eight-hour day. The .change
from the preaont TUne hours will be
effective f roprf December 1. th next
pay da.-'-t.-. .; ',. ' v -r ' . i. .-
Announcet;fjt - of , the proposed
change waa; nu(de Tuesday by tm
ployera" In a '-number of plant, who
said it represented a policy of vwhk;h
all of the operators whom It had been
possible, td consult were agreed.;
it ia voluntary restoration, carrying
out the pledge. we made our employes;
when operations; vre resumed hi May
following the'fimiier workers" strike,"
they sajd. ,?"W. promised then that
the nlne-bonf day would be maintained
only , as "long' as " existing conditions
rendered it necessary, and now that we
find it possible to return to the eight
hour schedule we are keeping our
pledge."
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