 He remained there until 1917, before practicing in McMinnville from 1919 to 1929.Official journals of the Oregon Senate and House indicate that, beginning in 1917, Walter L. Tooze, Sr., served as the reading clerk in the Oregon State Senate, and remained in that position until 1923.This was the father of Walter L. Tooze, Jr., the subject of this article, who later became a judge.