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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1925)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON IS TARGET FOR HOI VERBAL ATTACK Washington, Dec. 22. (A.P.) Tho house prohibition debate which has been waged steadily and warmly for several days was resumed , by that body Monday with Representative Phillips, re publican of Pennsylvania, leading an onslaught against present en forcement methods. Ho aeon red that "lawless meth ods," and "underhand methods" were being used in gathering evi denca in prohibition cases. This, he said, had resulted "in crimes more shocking to the public con science than the evasion of law." Ho assailedi "recent" constitu tional amendments "as a series of innovations which have under mined rather than strengthened our government' describing pro hibition as "an experiment" Hut ehould have "reasonable time to demonstrate its worth." He add ed, however that as a "conserva tive" house member he condemned "our autocratic, highhanded law less methods used in enforcing the 18th amendment." "Not only does the prohibition law eeok to make legally wrong that which is not morally wrong,'' heaaid, "but it has caused so much emphasis to be placed upon this ono law that other and more important laws have been over shadowed and all but forgotten." A new local oplroiv amendment to the constitution to take the place of the present prohibition amendment, was proposed by Sena tor Bruce, democrat, Maryland. It would permit the voters of each county, parish, city or town to de cide at a special election yyhcthor they wanted prohibition. PAGE THREE Paris, Dec. 21. (A.P ) The pollcju of the French government In carrying out its mandate in Sy ria has the backing of the cham ber of deputies. By a vote of 300 to 29 the chamber late last night after debate which lasted through out the day and far into the night upheld the government's activities In tho mandated territory. During the debate General Sar rall, tho former high commissioner In Syria listened to violent attacks by members against his rule. Ho had his defenders however, and most notable of these was Premier Brland. The premier praised the work for civilization which he said Franco was carrying out In Syria and declared that when tho coun try was pacified the people would be accorded democratic Institu tions. Revenge of Gambler Is Epic of Early Day Steamboating Tales The story of one particular gambling episode on a Willamette river boat, In which Bnsll Dalore, a half breed French Indian own ing a wood yard on the river bank above Independence, lost his bank roll, got Into a knifing scrapo In which he was severely cut about the face, and later succeeded- In binding the winner of the roll to a bedpost In Basil's own home, playing a game of cards with the sons to eee who should kill tho prisoner, was related by Frnnk 'Gunboat" Smith, officer on the river steamer Northwestern, at the dock at the foot of Court street recently. Cosmopolitan Days In those days," snld Smith "race and color mingled Indiscriminately on the lower deck of our river boats. Card games were the order of the day and night. Stakes were Ijiol always very high, but the games nevertheless lacked nothing of the spectacular. The professional card shark of the larger cities, the tin horn of the smaller communities and the common laborer with noth ing but hie month's earnings In his possession, engaged In a titanic struggle and every device known to the didhontet gambler held full sway. "Basil Dalore, a half breed of French extraction, who owned a wood yard near Buena Vista, was returning from a trip to Salem where he had been to collect from tho steamor line for his output of wood furnished during the season "Loaded with his sum of money and sundry potions of equina whiskey, he boarded the steam boat for his yard landing home. Soon after embarking he became Imbued with a desire not only to pass a pleasant evening at seven up or high, low, Jack nnd the game but to reimburse himself for var ious losses to his pockctbook occas ioned by frequent social calls on the many gin palaces that existed in Salem at that time. Fought Over Losses "By the time Eola .was renched FIRST THOUGHT When the boy or girl ia the home is rundown in body and strength, a mother's first thought is almost always GQtt's Emulsion It is nourishing and in vigorating cod-liver oil, rich in the vitamins that all children need. Give Scott's Emulsion thepure V food-tonic regularly! I Bcott & Bowac Btoomfield. N. J. 25-22 ran he was admitted to a questionable game aft the boiler. By the time the boat got as far as Indepen dence about nil he had was a bad disposition, a fearful breath and ono dollar in silver. "As the game progressed he TOst all but the hang over from his libations. In endeavoring to retain the stakes of his last game he was involved In a struggle with hie op ponent In which he was severely cut In the face by a large disc knife popular In those days. "During the excitement that fol lowed the fight his assailant ae creted himself on the guards of the steamer near the wheel and could not be found. "In the meantime Dal ore's wood yard home had been reached and Dalore went ashore. Unknown to the occupants of the boat, the knife wlelder jumped ashore also, utterly unconscious of the fact that he could not have chosen t worse spot, so far as his own safe' ty was concerned. Finding a trail leading from the river he followed it. and soon saw a light toward which he proceeded In search of a night's lodging. "On reaching the house he was admitted and came face to face with the man he had assailed on the boat. Played For Lire "Before he could rush back In to the darkness he was caught and hound by the two sons of his vic tim, who had just been regaled with u .recitation of the encounter on the river. They bound him to a post of an old fashioned bed In the room and proceeded to play a game of cards to a find who would be his executor. "The wife and mother, after frequent appeals, that no blood be shed, left the room and busied herself In the kitchen preparing a midnight meal. 'An the game progressed, the spirit of the players arose, with a corresponding depreciation on the part of the victim, until, by preconceived arrangement, the head of the house won the game. 'Producing a knife, hewhettcd the edge am, with a bound reach ed the side of his helpless victim Flourishing the weapon, he made a pass at t.te shaking man Treated, Not Killed "Instead of giving him a vital thrust, however, he severed the bonds, and as the wife appeared announcing the meal he was cor dially Invited to partake- of some thing to eat. 'He accepted the invitation, but without a great deal of relish. I don't blame him, myself, lor nut being very hungry. "During the time the meal was being taten no mention was made of the fight on the boat, and from the viewpoint of the family the meal was quite a success. After It was over he was gently relieved of his winnings, and was shown a bedroom, In which he was invited to remain for the night. He accept ed the Invitation, but a few min utes after he retired to his room the family heard the window rat tle, and heard him run off Into the woods. Tho steamer, by the way, was tho Fannie Pat ton, and was nam ed after a relative of the Patton family now living in Salem. Fields of grain and hope r.ow grow where the woods were once located that supplied the Da. ore woodyard and Dalore himself, as well as the Fannie Patton, which has long since succumbed to the inevitable." Wood la one of the utrongest substances In the world, but Its strength lies In ono direction only. A thin strip of wood cut with the grain will withstand about three times as heavy a pull as steel wire of equal weight. Oil for watches Is extracted from tho Jaw pans of pornpisee. Because the delicate timepieces are subjected to hat and cold, it 1b found that this oil will not thicken or congeal while there le a changt of temperature. 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