The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-23
TRIALS NEXT WEEK.
Of Kline, Hoolgan, Geer and Milne
Late Developments.

For two or three days past Kline,
Hooligan and Geer. liquor dealers,
have had a season of rest. No new
cases have been fled against them
since last Monday, when the Num-
Der of complaints reached total of
six, with Kline under s. 400 ball.
Truthful Hooligan, 81 900, ex-pres-
ident Geer, $500 and the bar keep
er, $500. The interest has, in fact,
turned from the arrests, complaints
and raids to the trial of the cases
which begins before Justice Hol-
gate next Monday. The trials will
take place in the county court
room, and it is expected that there
will be much interest in the pro-
ceedings. Nobody but the officers
know what evidence the state will
produce, but it is surmised that
some very interesting facts will be
brought out. The four defendants
are to be represented by Weather
ford & Wyatt of Albany. It is
surmised that the evidence will be
voluminous, and that the trials
may occupy the greater part of the
week. Deputy District Attorney
Bryson will be unaided in the pros
ecution,, but the people interested
in enforcement of the laws have
confidence that his fearlessness and
capacity will not require assistance.
1t is fast becoming known that
many of the members, while they
have made no formal withdrawal
from the organization, no longer
visit Kline's shebang. Many of
those who joined, went in under
the impression that the establish
ment to live up to its professions.
"Social and Athletic sounded Ell.
phonious as we'll as virtuous, and
so did moral welfare" and PRO
lection of game 1t attracted a
numerous membership, but it soon
became apparent that the real mis-
sion of the club was to sell booze
fof the enrichment Of Mike Kline.
Hundreds of dollars worth of
liquors were dispensed with no Ii
cense to pay to the city, all with
dividend to Mike that made the
business a small bonanza. One ex-
member says he went in on the
"mora1 welfare proposition but
that when he found it required
government license to promote this
moral welfare he felt constrained
to withdraw from the fold.
The one thing however. that
mostly dissatisfes some of the
brethern is that few in the fold
have too little regard for law and
order with tendency to do things
to bring all into trouble. They feel
it to be cheaper to remain away
from fireplace than to get mixed
unavoidably in unhappy conse-
quences more reckless brethren
may bring on the whole fold.
One of the late developments is
the use the club makes of the tele-
phone. Wednesday night officers
and other citizens were called up
by person who declared himself
to be Ed Belknap of Monroe. The
speaker made an attempt to initiate
Belknap's voice. He asked ques-
tions concerning the club, concern
ing Mike Kline, and what the
possible outcome of the prosecu-
tions might be. 1t subsequently
developed that the inquirer was
not Belknap at all, but persons at
the saloon, disguised and pretend
ing falsely, and using the line for
ulterior purposes. Inquiries are
similarly made of the wives of Off
GERS as to where their husbands
have gone, in an apparent effort by
use of the phone to get an inkling
of the plans of the authorities.
There. is some talk by those who
have been molested of taking their
phones out if the telephone author
tiles do not stop the practice. In
cidentally, the impersonation of
Ed Belknap as related above is an
other false pretense, like the "mor-
al welfare" protection of game" and
other hypocirsies perpetrated by
Kline, Hooligan and Geer, dealers
in and dispensers of all kinds of
liquors, corner Jefferson and Water
Streets, Corvallis, Oregon. Inde-
pendent phone 1872. Bell phone 511.
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