TITE 3IORXIXG' OREGOXIAX. 'TUESDAY, ' DECEMBER 2T, 1921
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WANTON SLAUGHTER
OF SUMH LA
Retiring Commissioner Says
Extermination Impends.
PRrVATE INTERESTS RULE
Heud of Fish and Game Bureau
of Washington Declares Policy
Crime Against Mankind.
TV GET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle,
Wash., Dec. 26. (Special.) The un
restricted slaughter of salmon in the
waters of I'uget sound Is a crime
asrainst mankind, according to the be
lief vigorously expressed by Leslie
H. Darwin In his final report to Gov
ernor Hart. Aftet seven years of
service as state fisft and game com
missioner and the better part of an
other year as supervisor of fisheries
in the reorganized tate' department
of fisheries and game, Mr. Darwin's
resignation has been accepted and he
quit the office January 1.
In every se&flion of the state legis
lature since he was appointed state
fish commissioner by Governor Lister,
in 1913, .Mr. Darwin has been an ac
tive advocate of measures designed
to Bave the Pugct sound salmon run
from extinction.
1'urnr Seiner Defeat Reforms.
His labors were effective in pro
curing a more stringent regulation of
trap fishing, but never was able to
offset the influence of the purse
seiners, who have maintained a de
termined attitude against any inter
ference of law or otherwise in their
activities.
"Unfortunately," says Darwin in
his report, "the idea has been all too
prevalent to li t those engaged In the
induhtry have the entire say con
cerning it. The people of thiB state
have an interest in perpetuating and
maintaining food and shell fisheries,
comparedswlth which the right of any
individual, no matter how great his
investment therein, sinks into Insig
nificance. Policy Crime AKnlimt Mankind.
"It deems to me to be a crime
against mankind against those who
are here and the generations yet to
follow to let the great salmon runs
of the state of Washington be de
stroyed at the selfish bthest of a few
individuals, who, in order to enrich
themselves, would impoverish the
state and destroy a food supply of the
people."
The diminution of salmon runs on
Tuget sound, the report shows, has
been in those varieties sockeye and
humpback over which the state has
no control, or only about one-third
control. Ninety to !)9 per cent of the
sotkeye entering I'uget sound pass
Into the Fraser river in British Co
lumbia, and only 1 or 2 per cent go
up the .Ska Kit river, on a tributary
of which there is a government
hatchery. It is this condition that
calls for a working agreement be
tween the fisheries authorities of the
state of Washington and of Canada,
which agreement has thus far been
impossible because of the refusal of
this state, through its legislature or
Its newly formed board of fisheries,
to restrict or prohibit purse seining,
as demanded by the Canadians.
AUTO PIERCES RAILING
Stolen Aberdeen Mueiiine Found at
Bottom of nmbunkment.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) A touring car stolen by un
identified persons late last night from
the garage of W. C. Lawrence, 1109
North L street, was drjven through
the light board railing which encloses
the Olympic highway at the incline
leading to the newly-built viaduct
over the Northern Pacific railroad
tracks at the east entrance to Aber
deen. The car tore through about 70
feet of railing, then rollen over the
bank and did not etop until it had
nearly reached the old Montesano
road, 35 feet below the top of the
bank.
Who was driving the car, how many
persons it contained and what in
juries were sustained by the occu
pants are puzzles which police are at
tempting to unravel.
VETERANS' T0GET RELIEF
Important Opinion Rendered by
Attorney-General.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 26. Vet
erans of the world war are now en
titled to relief under the county sol
diers' relief fund law even though no
appropriation for that purpose was
made when the county budget was
prepared, according to an opinion of
the attorney-general to Herman Mur
ray, prosecuting attorney of Pacific
eounty.
The fund has been used in the past
to aid-veterans of former wars.
NEW INDUSTRIES STARTED
Articles of Incorporation Filed In
AYasliiiigton State.
OLYMPTA. Wash.. Dec. 2fi. Articles
of Incorporation filed with the secre
tary of state include the following:
Morris Brother Coal and Mining- com
pany. Inc., Tacoma; 175,000. John H.
Morris and Frank Merrill.
C. C. Chaffee company. Everett; $.10,000.
C. C. Chaffee, Elda Gregory. Edith D. Sor
eneon. General clothing business.
Quilcene Garage company, Qallcene:
IIO.OiiO. Herbert K. Beck. August D.
Greiner.
Sunset Improvement company, Seattle
F. L,. Srannard, W. H. Thompson, Edward
,H. Chavelle. Bernex Northern. Automobile
accessories.
Inland Empire Loan and Investment
company, Spokane: 10,000. George O.
Hanson. C. W. Clark, O. N. Anderson.
Krancls L Bertllng. Charles T. Goodsell.
Wasgatt-& Co., Seattle; $20,000. J. C.
Gould, E. R. Splea. Multlgraphing and
mimeoa-ra.ph in.
The Magnalite company. Inc.. of Seattle,
Wanh.; $75,000. Frank Messedat, Walter
M. Woodburn, Fred H. Bense.
Helliesen & Christiansen, Inc., Seattle;
$2.1,000. Henry M. Helliesen, Nicola
Christiansen.
Weln, Maze Peake. Inc., Spokane: $50.
000. J. W. Weln. E. E. Maze, O. B. Peake,
Commirslon merchants.
Tha Northwest Black Fox corporation.
Ppokne; 11.000.000. N. H. Dunn. Charles
Berftman. W. D. Rambo, Alice Bergman,
W. H. Puttock.
Associated Oil company, San Francisco,
CU4. Paul Shoupe. A. C. McLausrhlin, P.
O Williams, J. P. Edward. Henry Crasea
Wenatchee Qutncy Orrhards. Spokane;
1 oo.noo.) J. L. Cooper. F. W. Kiesling, R.
H. Klnp.
J. I.. Mvers, Inc. South Bend: $25,000.
Theo F. Myers, Mariraret G. Myers. Lena
A. Gordon. Real estate.
Paraxon Soap company, Seattle; $50,000.
Louis G. Greyerblehi, Peter A. McDonald
Wide Hollow Telephone company. Yak
ima: J.iflOO. William F. Harris, James C.
Young. Leslie F. Childress.
Wenatehee Commercial company. Wen
atchee; $20,000. Joseph R. Marshall, L. S.
McClur.
Wahkiakum Transportation company,
Cathlamet, Wash.; $13,000. John Foster,
Harry .Foster, Ernest Foster. Steamboat,
tugboat business.
FARMS M PROFITABLE
STEIIiACOOM HOSPITAL SHOW'S
SUCCESS IX AGRICULTURE.
Management of Institution Gets
Praise From Investigator
in Official Report.
OLYMPIA, Wash, Dec. 26. In a
commendatory report on the admin
istration Of affairs at the Western
, Washington hospital for the lneane at
I Steilacoom, Director of Efficiency
McArdle points out that a profit of
I. $80,706.26 was made in the two-year
j period preceding March 1. 1921, from
farming operations. Allowing 75
I cents a day for help of patients, a
: net profit of $42,186.26 remains, the
report says. Favorable comment Is
made on the management of the poul
try division of 'the farms and the
herd of Holstein cattle built up at
the Institution.
Declaring that the Institution Is be-
I ing operated at a minimum cost, the
report says of Dr. W. N. Keller: "The
Lax pit y ei s ui me bluic uic juimiiaLa
that those in authority have been able
to keep such a man as Dr. Keller at
the head of this institution."
While the commissary and store rift
SPIRIT RULES CLACKAMAS
Christmas Prevails and Xone Is
Forgotten by Santa.
OREGON CITY, Dec. 26 (Special.)
The Christmas spirit prevailed in
Clackamas county.' None was for
gotten. The Red Cross sent out gifts
and the Klks did their share. The
Knights of Columbus donated $100 for
charity purposes. Private individuals
as well as a newspaper office donated
liberally.
The babies of the St. Agnes Baby
Home at Parkplace were not forgot
ten. Three large Christmas trees were
prepared and Joe Kinn of Portland
was the Santa Claus. lie was accom
panied by Mrs. Riley and Mr. Sinnott
of Portland, who assisted in arrang
ing the gifts on the trees.
partment show Improvement, the re
port criticises the keeping of the rec
ords. Disapproval of the present sys
tem of making purchases for the
patients without proper safeguard to
the parties in the transaction is
shown. The report was filed with the
attorney-general.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
MONTESANO, Wash., Dec 26.
(Secial.) Marriage licenses have
been issued here to tLe follow
ing couples: Evert Sund, Elma, and
Elsa Sund, Koquiam; D. M. Letts and
Valrle E. Gardner, Aberdeen; James
Maynard and Elizabeth Sparling,
Hoquiam; C. V. Signor, La Grande,
Or., and Freda M. Glover, Pendleton,
Or.; John T. Post and Clara Robinson,
Aberdeen; Oliver Willis, Melbourne,
and Violet Thompson. Montesano;
John Vaivadas and Eva Stoy, Cos-mopolis.
Pe Ell Masons Elect Officers,
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Dec. 2. (Spe
cial.) The P Ell Masonic lodge at
its last meeting elected the follow
ing new officers for the coming year:
Clyde Kennedy, master: Thomas Mor
ris, senior warden; Frank Rhyne,
junior warden; Charles Dracobly,
treasurer, and Albert Meade, secre
tary. Elective and appointive offi
cers will be installed Tuesday night
Jointly with the new officers of the
Eastern Star.
WIFE'S TWO MATES FIGHT
WOMAN IS ARRESTED OX
CHARGE OF BIGAMY.
lioth Men Claim Marriage and
Deputy Called to End Row;
' Legal Husband in Prison.
DALLAS, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.)
Deputy Sheriff Hooker this morning
arrested Mrs. Elsie Wilkes, alias
Burg, alias Levell, on a charge of
bigamy, and this afternoon she was
turned over to Constable De Long of
Salem. Hooker had been called to
the home of Charles Wilkes in this
city to settle a dispute between
Wilkes and Peter Burg over posses-,
sion of the woman. Burg, who said
he resides in Portland, arrived in Dal
las Christmas day in search of Mrs.
Wilkes, to wkjsm he declared he was
married more than a year ago. He
located her with Wilkes, who eaid he
married her in Salem last October.
The woman has a little girl 9 years
old. child of her first husband, John
Levell. From Information obtained
from the child and later substantiated
by the woman herself, Levell is now
serving a life sentence In a Califor
nia penitentiary for murder, and Mrs.
Levell has never obtained a divorce
from him.
Hooker.uponlearningofthe woman's
triple marriage, took the matter up
with District Attorney Carson of
Salem, who Instructed that she be
held on the charge of bigamy. The
little girl will be turned over to the
Juvenile court. . ' .
Three Antolsts Injured.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 26.
(Special.) Mrs. Alex Homchick suf
fered a broken wrist, bruises and
cuts; her husband's face was lacer
ated and Stephen Zabrook was badly
shaken up when an automobile in
which they were driving along the
Wishkah road overturned about 6:30
o'clock last night. They received
medical attention at the Aberdeen
general hospital. Their car was badly
smashed.
Baskets Given Aberdeen Needy.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) Thirty-three baskets filled
with food for a Christmas dinner were
distributed among needy Aberdeen
families yesterday by the Salvation
Army. Included in the baskets were
butter, sugar, cranberries, celery,
coffee, a can of milk, a can of pre
served vegetables, canned fruit, bread,
meat, potatoes, apples, nuts and
mince-meat.
CONVICTS FAIL IN DASH
OXE OF FIVE SLAIX DURIXG
AUBCRX, X. Y., BREAK.
Efforts to Carry Away Companion
Who Sustained Broken Leg
Lead to Recapture.
AUBURN. N. T.. Dec. 26 (By the
Associated Press.) Five convicts re
cently found guilty of rioting in the
yard of Auburn prison failed in an
attempt to escape on Christmas night
through their efforts to carry away
one of their number, who had broken
his leg in flight. This became known
today when prison officials announced
one criminal had been slain and the
others recaptured.
Cutting their way out of the cells
the convicts dropped into the outer
yard and one was injured. The alarm
was spread while he was being taken
In a wheelbarrow across the yard,
and some of his companions were
searohlng for a ladder with which
to scale the outer wall.
The cripple and two others Imme
diately were caught, but the other
two were not recaptured until they
were discovered ths morning, hiding
in a packing box in a private office,
A bullet, fired to frighten, killed one.
who was crouching in the bottom of
the box.
Autos Damaged In Collision.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Dec. 2
(Special.) The automobiles of Jack
Scultto and the Twin City Gardens
were badly damaged this morning in
a collision at tne corner of Tower
avenue and Magnolia street. The
Siuitto c:;r was driven by Mrs.
Scultto, who had just taken her
father to an early morning train.
Neither driver was injured. Respon
sibility for the collision has not beta
fixed.
Alleged Wife Deserter Jailed.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Dec. 26
(Special.) Shortly after he stepped
from a Portland train Saturday even
ing John Rnddoik was taken Into
custody by Constable Luther Pat ton
on a charge of wife desertion. He Is
held in the county jail under $"uo
bonds. The warrant for Ruddock's
arrest was Issued a few days ago by
Justice Charles Hoss on the com
plaint of Mrs. Ruddock.
French Secretary Quits.
TAR1S. Dec. 2ti. Philippe Berthelot,
general secretary of the French for
eign office, today tendered his resig
nation to Premier Brland.
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the women who buy here, the quality and elegance and variety of fashions pre
sented really is a potent issue. Whether or not a "price" is important depends, of
course, upon what one receives for it. We have never had a" cheap" garment
an our store. We have adhered to the polic'y of selling fine merchandise at a
lower than ground - floor price. We hope our reader friends and patrons will
hear in mind the foregoing when they consider the opportunities of this
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