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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1911)
New Year's 1912 Greater Salem and Western Oregon Development Edition Daily Capital Jeurnal Saturday, December 30 Marion Couiinty Association Uoique Organization1 8 Brief History of Marion Co. Bar Association The attorneys of this county have maintained an organization from times when the memory of man runneth not to the contrary- This does not mean that they have always bad a formal and highly articulated organism, with committees and salaried officials, and constitution and by-laws. But they have existed mostly with an unwritten con stitution, a fast and loose organization generally boasting a president and a secretary, and assembling convenient ly when there was occasion to take any action. A very democratic body are the members of the legal profes sion, and every man Jack of the sacred order Is a member of the bar associa tion whether he wants to be or not. The present officials are: John H. McNary, president. Thos. Brown, vice-president. Grant Corby, secretary. The former Is district attorney of 'the Third Judicial district, and the latter Is city attorney of the city of Salem, and both gentlemen can prob ably hold their Jobs If they want to, at least for the term for which they are elected, and then some. The re call is In the hands of the people, and If they do not exercise it during a man's term of office they can have a chance when his term expires, and the Bar Association itself has the power to recall its officials. But the indica tions are that both president and sec retary will escape for an indefinite period. The only time a member is removed from the Bar Association is when he is served with a summons from1 that' land whence no one has . ever returned to acknowledge service, and which cannot be even reached with notice publication. Then a committee ,1s appointed and the departed friend is treated with that unvarying kind ness that recites all his virtues and forgets all his defects If be bad any, Knows No Laws. There are no rules and regultlons governing the conduct of the members of the Marlon county bar. In the older days it was attempted to adopt a code of ethics and promulgate a schedule of fees to be charged the unfortunate or the fortunate clients, but it was finally abandoned and left to the conscience and honor of each Individual member. The relation be tween attorney and client is so lntl , mate and is based on such variable factors that no hard and fast rule can be contrived that will apply and op erate fairly to both sides. Sometimes the fee that would be right to charge and collect the lawyer would feel ashamed to ask or receive on account of the circumstances of the client. On the other hand the fees that lawyers receive and have to accept are some times so out of proportion to the ser vice rendered that the more modest members of the craft are almost ashamed to accept them. Bo there is no way to adjust this but to leave it In every case to the lawyer and bis client to come to agreement, lawyers linnj Men. The members of the Marlon County Bar association are so busy they do not have time to hold meetings or attend any perfunctory sessions. There Is not even a roll of the members but every attorney In the county Is sup posed to belong and does belong to the organization. When one of the jirofesBlon Is elevated to a Judicial position or one of them goes to his reward in the next world the associa tion meets and takes formal action. The bar has lost some of Its older and most highly respected members In the pnst few years. A strong group of younger men are most active In the profession, and those who were young sters aH It seemed Just a few years ago are becoming veterans in the pro fession. The morals of the profession are of a high standard in Marlon county, generally the unfit being driven out and returning to callings better suited to their natures and where there are fewer relations based purely, upon honor, for be It said to the credit of the profession they han dle more thousands of money and property without giving a dollar of bonds than bankers and more solemn confidences than even ministers of the gospol. o most lucrative law practice in the Capital City of Oregon. For many years his practice has extended Into the courts of Alaska. This is due to the fact that the code of Oregon was early adopted as the statute of that territory. With the code went the methods of practice and pleading fol lowed In the Oregon courts. Mr. Car son has had single cases in the United States courts of Alaska Involving property worth millions of dollars, and he has received the largest retainer ever given to a lawyer in this city. His methods of fighting cases In courts and before a Jury are strenuous. He leaves nothing undone In the prepara, tlon or presentation of a lawsuit in which he is engaged. Mr. Carson en Joys the confidence of a large client age and Is also a very popular man among the great mass of the people. This was evidenced by his election to the state senate in 1910 by a large majority, although he refused to bind himself by any pledges whatever ex cept his general reputation as a citizen and a member of the legal profession. Carson & Brown have a suite of of fices and a large library on the sec ond floor of the United States National bank building. Thomas M. Brown. Thomas M. Brown Is the modest as sociate of Senator Carson In the law firm of Carson & Brown. Like his partner, he enjoys the advantages of having received a classical eduoatlon for the bar, and Is considered one of the most scholarly brief writers in this state. After he has examined the authorities and summed up the cita tions upon which he relies into para graphs of clear, lucid and unambigu ous English there Is no occupant of the bench who has the slightest dif ficulty In comprehendig what he seeks to convey, hence this firm has been uniformly successful -with important cases in the circuit and supreme courts. Mr. Brown Is at the head of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and has a very wide acquaintance in the county. Mr. Brown 1st city attorney for the town of Mt. .Angel and Sil-verton. statement to be the facts: Big men tally and physically, good natured and full of fun, a profound student ot the law, strict and methodical in his busi ness and practice. He has demon strated his ability as a lawyer by get ting three verdicts at one term ot the circuit court and not having lost a case In the circuit or Justices' courts of Marion county. He believes In a high standard of ethics and has risen within two years to be one of the eminent members of the Marion county bar. , " Mr. Keys is a graduate of the Wlllam ette University Law school and has served a term as corporation counsel for the city of Salem, lie is' a man of very pleasing address and seldom falls to hold the attention and win the confidence of the court or the Jury. He has a general practice In the Jus tlces and circuit courts. They are in almost continuous session in the city of Salem. 1 1! I! .v. 'I J 4 "1 1,1 1 1 ,111 I'll I ' L - I Carey F. Martini Frank Frank Holmes. Holmes has law offices in Carey F. Martin has offices at 220 the Tioga building on State street in Walter (', lVinslow. Walter C. Wlnslow graduated from the University of Oregon with degree of A. B. in 1906, and then graduated from the law school of Willamette in 1908, beginning the practice In March of that year. He has ever since then been associated with the law offices of John H. and C. L. McNary, succeeding the latter as deputy district- public prosecutor, and has been directly as sociated with the office of district attorney ever since he began practic ing. He has served as acting district attorney for Polk, Yamhill and Tilla mook counties, and will be a candi date for the republican nomination for that office at the coming primaries. Y.V 7 John II. JfcXury. John H. McNary of the firm of Mc Nary Brothers, who have offices on the third floor of the United States Bank building, mar well be called the dean of the Marion county bar. While not the oldest man In practice, he has probably had a larger volume of civil and criminal business In the past twenty years than any man now in active practice. He has served several terms' as district attorney In a very acceptable manner, and has secured the conviction of a large number of North Commercial street. He was born at Salem in 1870 and was edu cated in the public schools of Oregon, After engaging in school teaching for a number of years he took prepara tory work in tne state university rxom '89 to '93, graduating from that insti tution with the degree of A B. In 1896 and from the law department of the Willamette University at Salem In '98 He was admitted to the bar In '98 and entered upon an active practice as a partner of Judge Bi F. Uonham. to whose large clientage he succeeded. Mr. Martin had a very valuable expe rience from 1894 to 1898 when he was assistant secretary of state, and has compiled a very comprehensive blue book of the state of Oregon, Mr. Martin has been very successful in the practice of law and has built him self a beautiful home In this city, j 3 r 1- ... u ' -"f , , ....,..,.,,,.,.. the city of Salem. He Is a native son, having been born lh The Dalles in 1871. "Was educated In the public sctioois and attended Willamette Uni versity for, three years and was ad mitted to the bar in 1897. He entered into the law practice with his brother Webster Holmes, and continued to 1900, since which time he has prac ticed alone, and has built up a very fine line of clientage. Mr. Holmes is recognized as one of the best Jury lawyers in the Capital City and makes a specialty of damage cases. He is a member of W. O. W. fraternity, and has built himself a beautiful home on Fairmount park. ' J. IV. Morton. J, W. Morton was bora in Henry county, Iowa, on the 23d of January. 1865, and came to Oregon by way of San Francisco, California, In 1875, landing In Portland, on trie first day of May of. that year. He attend ed the district school at Dllley, attended the district school at Dllley, and afterwards the public schools at Forest Grove, Washington county. On removal to Yamhill county he attend ed public school at Dayton, also two years at McMlnnvllle college. One year was suent at business college in assisting In class work, after graduat- crlmlnnlM. As Will Arlvtanr nf thp five couties in this Judicial district, ,n8 ln Portland, Ore. He taught two he s uniformly a safe and conaerva- lerm8 ln lne h.itici gCnooi near tne . (Jnint Corby. Qrant Corby was graduated from the Law Department of Willamette uni versity and entered active practice at Woodburn in 1900. For two years last past Mr. Corby has served as city attorney for the corporation ot Snlem. He has conducted a general iaw prartice for the past eleven years and has fine offices and a library on the third floor of the U. S. National bank. Mr. Corby has successfully conducted every case of any impor tance he has undertaken" for the city of Salem, and has carried Ao the su preme court several matters of litiga tion Involving hundreds ot thousands of dollars. John A. Canon. ' John A. Carson, senior member of the firm ot Carson ft Brown, and a member ot the state senate from this district, baa built up the largest and ttve guide to public officials. He has few superiors as a pleader before the court or before a Jury. By the dis patch of criminal business in a com mon sense manner he expedites the work of the courts and grand Juries and saves the taxpayers of the several counties a great deal of money. Mr. McNary is not contentious or litlgous In his conduct ot business and settles more cases than he brings tn trial a disposition that Is equally appreciated by members of the bar and the gen eral public. M" "" -" ' n iimwi iiwii i J - . I ' f v V . ' ... win,, ..-ii. in ii limn n i ... I., John D. Turner. John D. Turner, 214 U. S. Bank building, when Interviewed by there porter, answered all questions pro pounded in one short paragraph as follows: "I was born In this world, the son of my father and mother, educated at home and in school, graduate ot the law department of the University of Pittsburgh, admitted to the bar of Oregon in 1909, located at Salem a few months later, and have done nothing since." But the reporter found following city of Hood River, and one term in the district school In Tillamook coun ty. Mr. Morton was one of live dele gates from Tillamook county" to the Republican state convention In 1894. He also attended many of the county conventions as a delegate tn former years.and gained some knowledge of the ways of some of the politicians of that time. He was elected a member of the legislature from Stierman and Wasco counties in 1898, and served sixty days in that capacity at' a spe cial and regular session thereof. He attended school at Willamette Univer sity, and was admitted to the bar a number of years ago, and practiced law ln the city of Hood River, Mf. Morton spent eleven years on his fruit and dairy farm ln Wood River county, ln the cultivation of straw berries. peaches and other fruits and in raising Jersey cattle. He Is now engaged ln the practice of law In the city of Salem, and Is a candidate for the nomination for LVS. senator from Oregon. ' ')' !: .,:'v J 1'. ' r- . j h , . v . Ji Active Year in Salem Real Estate r Max (ielilur. The year Just drawing to a close has been a very important one for Salem, so far as changes In the real estate market have been concerned While a comparatively small amount of business property has changed hands, yet an enormous amount of residence and farm holdings have passed to new owners. It would be hard to site a parallel among the cities on the coast where so much property had moved and where so small an amount had been business property, and this very fact accounts for so small an apparent change being made1 ln our business district. Probably the most important deals made during the year in the business center were the following: The Ve ranl corner sold to the McGUchrlsts; the corner of Liberty and Ferry sold to the state for the new armory; the Hlrsch property on Commercial near Ferry; the; Rlneman block on State between Liberty and High and a prop erty on Liberty Just north of Court bought by Steusloff Brothers. In addition to buying a site for an armory the state of Oregon has pur chased the entire block bounded by Waverly, Twelfth, Court and State streets. This last named site was for the purpose of having a location for the new state capltol annex or su preme court building. In residence circles there has been an enormous amount of property change bands. Many new additions have been placed on the market and largely sold out. Among the larger tracts-laid off and Improved this past year are the Oaks, on Capitol street, Richmond, on East State street, and that charming tract across the river' known as Klngwood park. ' Not only have the new tracts been sold, but much property in tracts laid out heretofore has been resold,' and a great number of new residences have been built In all parts of the city. Many beautiful homes have sprung up on the newly paved streets until now Court. Canltol. Summer and Win- I ter streets are taking on metropolitan I airs. , ! In Kingwood nark alone ten beauti ful homes have been started and this section has within the past year changed from a rural district to a swell residential portion of the city. In the Oaks something like $100,000 worth of improvements have been in stalled, and the old nursery grounds turned into a veritable park. The many improvements undertaken by the city with the attendant assess ments have made many property own ers let go their holdings, and still wiser ones to buy them, for with such things a3 sewers, paved streets, side walks and cluster lights coming to Salem is going to make a town of the place. The twelve months Just gone have seen many farms cut up into smaller tracts and sold off. This is a strong new homes springing up on the many tracts that have been purchased In this desirable region. Among the larger public buildings to have been either finished or begun during 1911 may be mentioned the armory, the Jason Lee church, the new library, the high school annex, new buildings at the asylum, and the Bllgh theatre, all splendid additions to the city. Taken as a whole the year 1911 has been a very bright one for Salem. Many new comers have settled in her midst, scores of new homes have gone up, hundreds ot pieces of land have changed hands, substantial buildings have been erected and many new pro jects have been launched that will bear fruit in 1912. If all the coming years are as good to Salem as has been the one now drawing to a close she will have her 60,000 in 1915. o . GOBDOX A AMBROSE CONTRACTORS. . Of all the public work which has been undertaken in the. city of Salem or this part of the west, none has ever been of a more satlsfactor char acter than the extension of the Salem sewer system , . which has been done by the well known contractors, Gordon & Ambrose of Portland. Mr. Gordon has been engaged ln the gen eral contracting line for a consider able period of time and has executed a large number of important con tracts. He has provided ample equip ment for any undertaking and the l M II. uas runner proven his efflni0 1 his line. About ten mil CJf"f' has been laid by him under hi. eri tract, the work being ra8ned fcH time it was started until com?."1' A large number of men have nished employment in the Woln this has meant much to Sai m chants, the highest wages X,meM by Gordon & Ambrose on all th? of any nature. Many miles n, ork ' have been laid in Salem by th.1 "i tractors, and the work has agwe1 thousands of dollars, but .fW-' first complaint in regard to their L has to be heard. elr "Tl along most approve? Ilneat a character to insure the er' ( of faith in public works conSest However both Mr. Amb'aM Gordon have enjoyed a reputation f I the strictest Integrity and wZv 1 they have had contracts entlTe sat, faction has resulted. Whatever 1 nature of the work only the wJ material is used and skilled workmt accessary tn in sure tttat Wroo ' 10 'D- .: "irer.r" "l r"-cuon ess. tlal in establishing a high Zub3n in the contraniW tePJ H .. . ... juum; contract nir in i the west, and are prepared at an times to undertake contracting , whert in the west, no work being ton larva tn tViom i ji. luW t hi Bv iui fcu-ui ij utmuie. I On December 1 the records at the ment ror any undertaking and the State Capitol showed 6417 am satisfactory manner ln which he has biles owned in Oregon Portland handled the Salem sewer extension 4208 and Salem canie'neat with 2" MMMMMM t Max Gehlarjs of German parentage actr ,n tle uPbulI(llnS of the city and speaks that language fluently. He was admitted to practice in 1907, and has built up a . fine practice. He Is also secretary end manager of the Union Abstract company, and makes a specialty df examining into the titles of property.' Last year Mr. Gehlar was a popular candidate for the re publican nomination for county clerk, and only failed by a small vote of re ceiving the- nomination. Office, 345 State street. -v.- I Walter M. Keys. '. Walter M. Keys is one of th rising young attorneys of the Capital City. He has offices and library adjoining the office of the city attorney on the third floor ot the United State bank. for to merely change ownership of a rarm does not help the community, while to cut it up and to secure a dozen or more residents" where only one lived before certainly makes more trade for the merchants ln all lines. The entrance of the Oregon Electric railway Into the field south of Salem has awakened a keen interest In that section and a new ,field for subdi vision -purposes has thus been opened and it Is quite likely that the coming year will see vast changes in that portion of the county lying south of the city. Great changes have occurred the past year In that district Just east of the Fair Grounds, where some beau tiful homes have been erected, among them being the Charles D. Ford resi dence, one of the finest country homes ln the county. At Hollywood alone over' twenty dwellings have. been erected -and all along on the main thoroughfare to Silverton may be seen SALEM ORE. cxMiea h savage MAutaeff Hotel Marion The leading hostelery in the Willamette Valley Our Cuisine is one of the best in Oregon Commercial and Ferry Streets C.-M. luman. C. M." lnman has law offices in the new Breyman block on Commercial street. He was born in 0'Bryan county, Iowa, educated in the public schools, came to Oregon in 1893, and graduated from Willamette- Vniverstty Law school In 1901. Re was.admitted to practice ln the supreme court and opened a law office ln Baker county In '1902. He was associated with F. A. Turner at Salem, where he has fol lowed the legal practice . ever since. In 1906 he was elected city attorney and has built up a first-class client age. Mr. lnman is a man ot fine presence, and has had remarkable suc cess as a Jury lawyer. o THEODORE M. BARH Anything said of Salem would be amiss without a word of Theodore M. Barr. Mr. Barr. has been Identified with the business interests of Salem for a number of years, and during that time he has done more than his share towards its growth. His busi ness Is that of heating anl plumbing, although connected with other inter ests. Mr. Barr's heating and plumb ing work Is of the highest grade; he uses only the best material and has the most competent of workmen, thereby assuring his customers the highest grade service. He has a system of heating houses which is adapted to the wood of this country, and has been found by many users the most economical on the market today. It will be worth any one s time to look Into this heating system. Chance... There Is an element ot ' chance in a good many of life's phases. 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