Governor
Ponders
PossiBk
Legislative
Session Summons
iRBLi PUTS
LEGALQ0EH1ES
Van Winkle's Answers may
Determine Decision as
to Special Session
Whether GoTernor Norblad
will call a special teuton of the
Oregon legislature tor the pur
pose ot revising or Amending the
existing lawi under which appli
cations for water power applica
tions are granted, will depend
largely upon the ruling of At
torney General VanWlnkle. In
coaneetioa with a number xf
questions submitted to nlm
Taesday by the executive depart
ment. "I desire thia opinion." read
GoTernor Norblad's letter, "for
the- purpose of determining the
eeope of the existing laws de
signed to protect the public In
terest In the development of wa
ter power resources. I also de
sire your opinion for the purpose
of determining whether or not
f might be necessary for me to
call a special session of the leg
islature in order to revise or
mend the present laws govern
ing our water power develop
ment' Session Proposed
To Protect Rights
The special legislative session
nonrht In a series of tele-
The Call
Board
Br OLIVE M. DOAK
AGED JUSTICE
FOX KL8TNORE
Today George O'Brien
'Last of the Duanos."
PASSES AWAY
Thomas A. McBride Victim I
Of Brief Illness at Age
82; State Mourns
Here, There
And Yon
Bits of Personal News
Gleaned About Interest.
ing People
Today Vlcter MeLaglen
tn "On the Level."
Friday John Garrick, "The
Sky Hawk."
GRAND
Today Colleen Moore in
"Footlights and Fools."
Friday Gary Cooper in 'The
Texan.
HOLLYWOOD
Today Norma Shearer in
"The Divorcee."
Friday Hoot Gibson la
"Roaring Ranch."
R X. Mayer, whose headquar
ters are ia Portland bat who
"makes" the territory from Che-
(Continued from ml X.) I MAiAMM. i.
pointed aim minister to the Ha- spending a few- dayi la the city,
wailan Islands, but after a short He says he finds business condi
service there-he resigned 'and re- tieas improving steadily and that
turned to St. Helens. I tne tail outlook is ahead of the
Tom McBride. the future mem-1 summer months. His headauar-
ber of the Oregon supreme court, I ters are in Portland.
attended school and read law at I
Vancouver, Wash., and later en-l Everything Is la readiness for
tered McMinnville college, now 1 the opening of the Hubbard
known as Llntield. While attend-1 schools on September IS. accord
ing college he taught school. He ing to J. R. Bidgood, superinten
was admitted to the bar la Salem I dent. There will be several new
(Continued from page 1)
can nomination for lieutenant
governor.
October f , 1870.
teachers on the staff this year
Justice McBride first practiced and a large enrollment Is expect-
tt LaFollette. later at St Helens ed.
FORECLOSE HI
MILL FIRM SOU
Foreclosure proceedings to sat
isfy liens on the Santiam Lumber
company mill at Detroit are
! sought tn complaint filed in cir
cuit court yesterday by W. H.
florV avainat Cirra Tt Km nth. V
grams received from the Oregon w Fouikes, Sr., and Alberta V.
state grange, state federation or ReynoWl 17 ilens named In
labor, housewives council of the complaint total $5,425.02
Portland and a number ot otner and represent labor bills In con
struction of the new sawmill.
The liens are held as follows:
W. H. Clark, superintendent of
construction. S1126.62: C. V. Bel
knap, $1560; B. A. Wagner,
$542.60; Wilson S. Burnett,
4353.12; J. R. Wheeler, $275.25;
E. O. Palmer, T262; A. W. Rus
sell, $200.25; William G. Bald-
organisations. In most cases.
these organisations
withdrawal of Oregon' water
power sites from appropriation.
Governor NorWad'a uuestlons
submitted to the attorney gen
eral follow:
"Chapter 115. laws ot 1921,
tM-nvidea that any Incorporated
citr or town shall have the right win, $18.S; O. Johnson. $150;
. . 1 V . M.1 I m a IT A . TXT
tfh annronriata any prwaio a-a s irnouiKta. tiiu-BWi tt. ml
nrooerty water course ana ww i w&tace, 71.33; tt. i. wrier,
then at Oregon City. He re
mained at the latter place until
1878 when he went to Salt Lake
City and practiced for two years.
He then returned to Oregon and
formed a partnership with Ed
ward L. Eastham. They were as
sociated together for six years.
when McBride became associated
with A. S. Dresser. This partner
ship continued until 1892.
Became Member
Of Court in 1900
In 1882 Governor Moody ap
pointed McBride district attorney
for the fifth judicial district
where he served nntil 1892 when
he became circuit judge of the
district. He served on the circuit
bench for 17 years, and in 1909
! is chief clerk In the internal reve-
m ember of the state suprece court
euDEifi en
SCHOOL SHOP HEAD
(Continued from pas 1)
stltated for the old desk Is still
problematical, asvthis matter was
laid on the table until next
meeting after a lengthy discus
sion. Hug suggests that tables be
placed in one or two primary
rooms as an experiment.
Hug also recommended that
tables and chairs be placed in one
classroom at Leslie
which the
where he served continuously un- '"h? 1 2'
til his death. He had served five
terms as chief justice of the court.
cording to. figures submitted last
night, six tables tor this room
would cost $108 and chairs to
Judge McBride was married tlTll' ' J X . .7 X
February 7. 1875. in Columbia "Thv " wwu" vu"
county to Miss Mary E
Merrill,
member of a prominent pioneer
family of that county. Mrs. Mc
Bride died tn 1925. They had two
each.
Would Take Stools
Oat of Laboratory
Hug also recommended
that
50; F. Titus. I1UW0; C. Kiebert,
PUNS SEEK. ID
IE
HIS
ui rlnarlan rights to any pub
lic or municipal use. Does the
scope of this act permit a city
to appropriate by condemnation
nreceedlnra the water power
vrojects that have been con- completed July 24. this year.
structed, or Is the right con
fined to undeveloped water
Tights?
"Section 5726. Oregon laws as
amended by chapter 174 ot too
general, laws ot 1927, requires
that actual construction work,
except under application by mu
nicipal corporations tor munici
pal uses, shall begin within one
year from the date of approval
of the application for a water
right, and that the construction
shall be completed within not to
exceed five years. It this act
broad enough and positive
enough In its terms to provide a
means for speedy termination of
water power permit! held In
Idleness or for speculation by
private companies or individ
uals? Sfoaopolixatioa
rr Htnuiia Feared
itiiiIap nreaent law la It le-
sallv possible tor a private com- I been used by our people,
t,tT t Ilia anon oue ur muro i oai niii t a Kim
nower sites ea a stream and by
doing a. minimum or moderate
amount of work on one site, mo
nopolize the entire stream to the
exclusion of other companies or
muntrinalitles or against the
will ot constituted authorities?
"Section 14. ot the federal
water nower act, pronaes pri-
lB 19 V i.J Hra ool In the biology laboratory be
chlMren. George M. McBride, who changed tor chairs It's too nfuch
to ask a student to Bit for aa hour
is chief clerek la the internal reve-
" I a . . .a . .1 w Sfc ativaaw w fc V ea UWUA
8108.90: Ed Snores. $95.50: uepanmeni at I'ortiana, ana OB KJrh stooL lnatmctora hava
Paal White, A5S.20; and R. B. . A. fwton OY St. Helens, decided. One hundred new chairs
Wallace, $38.40. ciu was uarnea ior wonid be needed for this purpose.
The -sawmill construction was " ecunu me Am s. xast, to The matter was tabled until next
Protection of Indians, whose
tribes for centuries have fished
In the Columbia river near Ceiilo
and Three Mile Rapids east ot
The Dalles, against encroachment
of the white fishermen, was urg
ed in a tetter received at the ex
ecutive department here Tuesday
from Andrew Barnhart of The
Dalles.
"It has been the practice ot the
state of Oregon to Issue commer
cial licenses for this same terri
tory, virtually usurping
grounds that have for centuries
Mrs. Lottie May Chapelle, who for
more tnan zo years had been em
ployed In the registry division of
the Portland postof fice.
Justice McBride was a republi
can. He was a member of the
Christian church, of various Ma
sonic bodies, Including the Shrine,
and the Elks. He also was a mem
ber of the Oregon Bar associa
tion and of the American Bar association.
Justice McBride had an extend.
ed acquaintanceship and was con
sidered one of the leading lawyers
ana jurists n the Pacific coast.
He possessed a rare sense ot
humor, and the doors ot his office
always were open to bis friends
and acquaintanceships.
meeting.
Construction of frames for 400
gym baskets tor Parrish and 100
tor Leslie were order, and the
supplies committee was authoriz
ed to act on. bids for the baskets
as soon as a number are received.
Shippers Will
Go to Advisory
Board Meeting
BLEASE LOSES
PRIMARY RAGE
Veteran S. Carolina Senator
6000 Behind; Huey Long
Leads in Louisiana
torial nomination la yesterday's
primary. At that time. Winaat
had a lead of mora thaa 2,000
with 15$ out of 294 towns and
city wards tabulated.
The vote was:
John Q. Winaat, Concord, 21,
512. Arthur P. Morrill, Concord.
19.580.
Dr. Hugh K. Moore, Berlin, 5,-790.
LIFE SAB COUPS
II
WIN BE in
Six Times Chief ,
Winning Primary
PHOENIX. Ariz.. Bept. t
CAP) George W. P. Hunt, who
six times has been governor of
Arizona took and maintained a
lead over his tour opponents for
the democratic gubernatorial
nomination during the first hours
et tallying today's primary rotes,
which apparently will snow them
under before all the 502 prerincts
hava reported.
At 9:30 p.m., with 124 com
plete and Incomplete precincts re
ported. Hunt's vote was 5323, a
plurality of 1280 over Frank H.
Lyman, former Justice of the Ari
soaa supreme court, his nearest
opponent. Lyman's vote was
4037. Hunt was leading in all
but Lyman's home county. An
drew Bettwy, state senator from
Santa Crns county, was third with
1524 and Fred T. Colter, former
state senator and democratic nom
inee in 1918 when Thomas E.
Campbell, republican was elected
governor, had polled 797 votes.
John C. Phillips, incumbent.
was the lone republican nominee
for governor. He had polled a
courtesy vote of 6(0. There were
no contests anywhere on the re
publican ticket.
Former Governor
Conceded Victory
CONCORD. N. H., Sept. 10
(AP) Former Governor John G
Winant was conceded victory ear
ly today by his chief opponent.
Arthur P. Morrill, la the three
cornered contest for the New
Hampshire republican guberna
For the first time, a senior
life saving corps is to be organ
ised at the local T. M. C. A.
pool, according to Robert R.
"Bob'' Boardman. physical di
rector.
This corps, composed of ex
perienced senior life savers, will
help instruct life saving classes
and put on demonstrations and
exhibitions for general instruc
tion of the public. As there are
large number of this class of
lifesavers in Salem, It Is expect
ed that the corps will have a
good membership.
Present plans are for this
group to meet two Friday nights
in each month. This will cut
down the number of "open" Fri
day night swims which have pre
viously been held every week.
MacWs Landing
Moved e Miles
Lower on River
STAYTON. Sept. 10. "Mack's
landing" on the Siletr. popular
place of the fishermen has been
moved five miles farther down
the Silets river, and will be an
even more Ideal location than the
present camp ground. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mack, the owners are
former Stayton resident and
many from this section visit their
place during the fishing season,
Ml
CLUB
BBTliS
BY Y'S MEN'S
Nominees for effieershlp of
the Ts Men's club of the Salem
T. M. C. A. were announced yes
terday: president. William u.
Jones; rice president, J. B.
Blinkhorn; secretary - treasurer,
Kike Panek: executive commit
tee, Ross Miles and Roy Hewitt.
Election of officers will taka
place at the regular breakfast
meeting, next Thursday.
Dr. B. L. Russell, of the Mar
ion county health -unit. Is sched
uled to speak at this meeting
September 11. The club's pro
gram for the month is planned
to include a discussion ot Ta
Men's clubs by Fred M. Hansen,
pacific coast regional executive
secretary of the T. M. C A. On
September 25, Dr. Henry C.
Kohlar, Willaaietti ualTerslty
professor, will talk aa "What
about that man Shakespeare?"
j X. Today - Thais. A Fri.
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companionship.
friends highly.
Many business men and ship
pers of the Willamette valley are
making plans to attend the next
He toved regular meeting of tha Pacific
and prised his
It is Impossible for us to se
cure rights, when our neighbors.
the white dtiiens, are able to
procure all the rights to adja
cent lands where nets can be set
In view of our treaty rights with
the United States government, is
it not a violation of such treaty
to permit the white people to
BLIUD SCHOOL WILL
SHUT WORK TODAY
tnsrily for the recapture by the garner all of these desirable
government ot the water power
project upon expiration of the
government license and contains
tha following provision
Provided, that the right ot
. the United States or any state or
places?. Is it not discriminatory
against us?
Even -though the Indian pro
cures a license he- is forced to re
tire before the white man who
constantly encroaches further
Opening- day. for the Oreron
state school for the blind will be
today. Pupils from outside of Sa
lem and from different Darts of
tne state wil arrive at the school
today. Classes are expected to
start Thursday morning.
xne two vacancies caused last
June were filled by two new
teachers. Miss Lucile Cumminxs
of Salem, trained in voice by Le
na Belle Tartar and in piano by
northwest regional advisory
board which will be heJdia the
Wlathrop hotel, Taeoma, Wash.,
commencing at 9:30 a.m. Friday,
September 12.
A number of interesting reports
are to be made' and soma good
speakers will be heafd. These
meetings are of vital Importance
to all the northwest, particularly
shippers and receivers of freight
and as many as can get away
from their business plan to at
tend. Special rates have been
granted by the railroads tor the
trip.
Triumph
in Train
Comfort
Hammond to aid
Y. Membership
Dr. B. 8. Hammond, former
professor at Kimball School of
Moic&lityto take over, main- upon what little remain, to the Frances Virginia -Metton ot Wii- L'Jtn
rT TT ... iu I Indian under the treatv rlehls. lametta nnivar.it -m promote membership work for the
tnd operate any project l bdta under the treaty rights, lamette university, will head the Ba"tKh2i?
censed under this act at any awe u, ee no person sui- i music aeparunent. Mias jcstnar 1 Ti-it T !
Af condemnation nroceed-1 ricteauy interested
fin v. iiwa aavment of iust com- I Justice.
vanaatloa Is hereby expressly re- I The aueation
to give us
in my mind Is
aarved. Will vou please aa vise wnecaer tae ataie m uregon nas
ma whether present state laws j authority to Issue a license to the
are adeanate to enable the state white maa when the Issuing ot
of Oregon or any municipality isucn licenses mierrerea wun tne
ta exercise- the option- thus re-1 existing Indian, treaty governing
served by the federal lawi i tnoai iiantng ngau ana arouaa.'
ot.ntr lis. camera! laws ot
Oregon tor 1929. reaalres the R.p RonlcQ al 1
.tata anrlaeer. whea In hie Judg- J DUUIU Ui
meat the oroposed use of water 2And A tiMtiititAd
mar nreludlclally effect the pub- uwiic,iiUiii,M
lie interest, to rarer tne appu-
eatloa to the state reclamation
tammiasion for consideration
and the said commission snail
held a public hearing oa proper
notice ot the applicant, wun
this exception and unless the ap-
nttcatloa conflicts wlta- existing
rights. It makes It the duty of
the sUte engineer to approve all
applications made In proper
form.
Maadjuuas Right
I'Mder Oaestloa
"In roar opinion, could the
state engineer be compelled hy
mandamus to act upon the ap
plication which did not conflict
with existlnr rights and which
had not been reierrea tome re-
reclamation commission if he
should withhold decision for a
Tteriod of say four months?
"What I expressly desire to
know is whether the state engi
neer or the reclamation commis
sion may at their discretion
withhold- action apoa applica
tions tor power licenses until
tha regular session ot the legis
lature convenes In. 1931.
-After tha state engineer has
once Issued his' permit authoris
ing the power, company to pro
ceed with Its development, has
the state any power through Jts
lerislative branch ot subsequent
legislation to- tlx tha tees or li
cense tax or secure a revenue
from the nower - companies for
tha use of tha water , in additloa
to the amount of tees now. set by
statute? . f
"May I ask that you also point
out any deficiencies If In your
opinion they exist in the present
laws with respect to tne appli
cations the legislature seemingly
intended to put them?.
Borrevik ot Silvertoa and grad
uate of the Oregon Normal school
at Monmouth, will be the interme
diate and typing, teacher, she
has had two years ot teaching ex- j
penence.
The school for the blind has
added, some additional equipment
during the summer. A new re
frigerator has been Installed tor
the kitchen department; several
hundred yards of linoleum have
been laid in the girls' dormitory:
and a number of new typewriters
m , yt I oeea v urciiaaea to ' replace
OeCrtarV HOSSl oU. worn out machines of
T1i innnl nf Orp rnn Rlna
Books Is exhausted, at cording to f jhlPOfinn man
a statement Issued by Secretary VVCCUliI UiaUC
of State Hobs Tuesday. Appli
cations for approximately 100 ot
these books remain unfilled.
"Our usual edition ot 20,000
copies was not nearly sufficient
to eupply the demand," said
Hosa. "With the opening ot
school requests for Blue Books
reach as by the nundreda each
week. . It will not be possible
for as to acknowledge these re- j
quests because of the expense in
volved. New Blue Books will
not be available until after the
legislature meets in 1931."
tneoiogy was discontinued re
cently. Dr. Hammond taught He
brew. Homiletlcs and Old Testa
ment history. The general secre
tary of the "T" states that Ham
mond will be retained' la part
time service for some time to
come.
Regional Chief
OiY.M.C.A.to
Come Here Soon
The general secretary of the
Salem T. M. C. A. announced
yesterday afternoon the coming
of Fred M. Hansen, Pacific coast
regional executive secretary, oa
September is,
Mr, Hansen, who travels out
of Baa Francisco, will give a full
day of his time- to Salem, as
compared L to the one .evening
which he will spend at Portland.
Beginning' in. tha morning, ha
will speak to the Ti Men's club
breakfast meeting; speak at a
noon luncheon n the association
building, and address a general
group at an evening dinner. This
meeting will be open to all per
sons who are interested la the
association's program.
To Realty Sale
In Estate Case
Allegation that heirs were hot
notified whea part of the proper
ty belonging to the estate ot Cora
D. Schwab was sold by the execu
trix, Laura L. Macklin, Is basis
tor complaint tiled in circuit
court yesterday by B. F. Town
send, guardian of the person and
estate of Donald M. and Kenneth
Townsend.
; The two Townsend boys are
heirs In the Schwab estate, and
Townsend says that as their guar
dian he did not consent to sale of
a certain 33 acre tract to Ar
thur Plant
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of appointments luxurious comfort a personi
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The specious observation-lounge has the char
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chairs, inviting divans, console tables, shaded lamps,
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