The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-31
DR.. MILESTONE Wins Action;
His Name Will Be on Ballot

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restion. that he owns. hy his ewn
testimony. no other home
Judge Olsen brushed sside
evidence that MILESTONE re-
registered In Tacoma. In Pre-
cinct -. On Jan. IS. 1888. and
later that YEAR voted IN the
September prin,arie. In Brook
dale precinct.
The court dismissed from con
rderstion the testimony showing
milestone had filed - = candidate
for congress from the sixth Wash
ingtcn district in the fall ~ 1855
giving "on his honor the inforna-
tion that his home WAS At Park
land
Judge Olson said he would not
undertake 10 explain the various
Inconsistencies developed. largely
from Nhetstone's own testimony.
he held them impertinent TO the
fundamental issue, the vital point.
he held. concerned whetstone's
habits and intentions during the
three-year period between Jan. 10.
1912. the day he filed as a candi-
date for public safety commits
sioner. and Jan. 10. 1889.
MILESTONE said that he es-
fablished himself In a room
'acro>> the hall. from his den
raj offices at 1921, Broad
way two or three days after
Christmas. 1887, because he
was having trouble with his
wife.
In that room, he testified, he
had. besides his bed and personal
effects. the precious supplies of his
business teeth and the gold
and II was some little stretch down
the hall to the lsvatory.
Mrs. Whetstons. he showed. con-
tinued TO reside at the farm until
Q final divorce was granted In
June, 1910.
Whetstone said he only went
out 10 the farm once or twice
week to check mp on his
stock; sometimes stayed over
night or over week-ends, espe-
cialy II there were n sick horse.
He said he had even slept In
the barn out there.
Yes. he admitted. he kept on
paying for the newspaper and
milk delivered there regularly.
Still pays for those services,
and the water and light.
II was even shown that in 1910
DR.. MILESTONE filed his income tax
return for 1889 claiming 81, 500
exemption as husband living with
wife" and that only in the last few
weeks had the internal revenue de-
partment taken up with him the
Strengthening OUT Of this situa-
ton. milestone explained it by
saying that that was the way he
was told to fill it out by the dep
uty collector fourth from the end"
on the second floor of the post
office building; and that ADJUST
ment would be made later.
As to the congressional can
didacy filing In 1898. naming
Falkland n his home, Whet-
stone said he didn't think II
made any difference rs long as
he was In the sixth district.
His voting at Brookdsle in the
1888 primaries was a mistake. he
said. resulting from a misunder-
standing.
He related how he was driving
In from the farm when he met a
couple headed for the polls at
Brookdale; how he took the people
in and was asked II he wasn't going
TO vote there. The election off
Gals told him he was still on the
books and could vote there II he
wanted TO. So. rather than drive
all the way into town. he did vote
there. but not for the legislative
candidates who were those Of a
different district from those he
would have cast ballots for in Pre-
cinct IS. Tacoma.
One NJ the points brought
out was Nhetstone's election
~ a commissioner Of Drainage