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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON TUESDAY, JANUARY 7. 1931) CapitalJtJournal Salem, Oregon Established March 1. 1888 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday at 134 8. Commercial Street. Telephone 8.1. News 82. GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES Br carrier 10 centa a week; 45 cents a month; 15.00 a year In advance. By mail In Marion, Polk. Linn and Yamhill counties, one month SO cents; 3 months $1.25; 6 months 12.25; 1 year (4.00. Elsewhere 50c a month; 6 months 12.75; 85.00 a year In advance. FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND TIIK UNITED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published herein. "Without or with offense to friends or foes I sketch your u-orld exactly as it goes." Byron Selling "Raw" Water That staunch defender of the rights of the people, that is except when the other fellow's religion is attacked or his personal rights infringed, the 1'ortland journal, mrows a cataleptic fit over the fact that the Portland Electric Power Company is utilizing water from the Willamette river at Ore gon City falls commercially. Says the Journal in discover ing the calamitous procedure: That raw water from the Willamette river is being sold to the paper mills at Oregon City, and the proceeds go into the pockets of a Portland utility was declared by witnesses at the Portland rate hearing. The corporation's right to the water that it uses to develop hydro-electric current Is admitted. But on what theory, under what kind of law, by what normal principle, on what policy in government can a corporation or Individuals become owner of the running water In a navigable river and without doing anything to put value Into that water, sell it and poc ket the proceeds? It is Indefensible, because It can not stand In reason or In morals. It if Inexcusable, because the public officials of Oregon have never had the right, authority, or pretext on which to per mit the free water of the Willamette to be applied in so preposterous a game. It is hard to figure out what the Journal meant to say, except to appeal to popular prejudice along the approved lines of corporation bailing. The company has a perfectly valid title to the site, the plant, and to the water, owning not only the power and water rights but the raparian rights and has had for many years. The Journal objects to the sale of "raw water." Does the Journal think it should be cooked before sale? And our laws permit any municipality, corpor ation or individual to utilize "running water in a navigable stream" to develop, sell and pocket the proceeds under state regulation, providing stipulated conditions are complied with. Not only the "free water of the Willamette" but that of other streams is similarly utilized, and the use sanctioned by law. If it wasn't, we would have little power, industrial or irrigation development. Salem industries similarly utilize the free water of the Santiam through Mill Creek, the water company sells us the free water of the Willamette and some times it is quite raw while districts and individuals Appropriate it for irrigation and domestic uses. What is there "preposterous" about it? This effusion should win the Portland Journal the Pul itizer prize for "raw" journalism. If there isn't such an award, there ought to be. FIGURE IN RAIL MERGER PLANS y ; A b r- fa V.". v V-1st- v'ST Attocialed Preat fAaf In proposing IU gigantic plant for merging the rail Knee of the country Into 19 systems, the Interstate commerce commission, in general terms, proposed substantial approval of the consolidation plana advanced In aeveral forma by O. P. Van Swerlngen (left) and M. J. Van 8weringen of Cleveland. Life Span OfMoores Coincidental With Salem 's City History Charles Eruce Moores, octogenarian, who died in Port land Sunday, but who spent his youth and much of his man hood m balem, had a snan of life nearly co-incident with that of the history of Salem as an lncor-se parated city. For he vas brought here when two and a half years old by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. "Restocking" Streams - The superintendent of state hatcheries reports that wore than one million trout will have been planted in Linn, Marion and Clackamas counties when the state game com mission concludes the ntream rehabilitation work in these counties. All stock is being taken from Hoaring River hatch ery. This is calculated to make the sportsmen happy. A million fish seems an illimitable number and the angler at once visions restocked streams sufficient even to satisfy the greed of the fish hogs and so boom the sale of licenses. But a million fry do not go far when distributed through lmndieds of miles of streams. And the mortality of planted fish, even of yearlings, in new surroundings, is high. The survivors will soon be cleaned out by the increasing army of Anglers. The fly in the oitment is that these trout are mostly Eastern Brook, and experience has shown there are but one or two streams in Oregon where this variety propagates, though there are many mountain lakes in which they flour ish at the expense of native varieties, with which they should never be planted, for they spell the latter's extermination. The imported-Eastern Brook spawns in the late fall and early winter. The winter floods sweep away the eggs before hatching. Hence they do not flourish in Oregon streams. The native trotvt, cut-throat (black-spotted) and rainbow (redside and stcelhead) spawn in the late winter or spring, after the flood.period, a wise provision of nature for reproduction. In the east, the flood period is in the spring, after the brook trout has hatched. Why does the game commission not confine itself to na tive trout? Because Eastern Brook eggs are cheaper and more plentiful and easier hatched and reared. So to satisfy popular demands and make a quantity showing, the foreign fish unsuited to our streams, are substituted. It probably makes little difference in the long run, for the sportsmen will catch out in a year all that are planted and protest any such thing as closure over a period of years to insure restocking. Hence the annual planting and the perennial slaughter of the planted. ' Up to the Lawyers The Oregon judicial council, composed of members of the circuit bench has unanimously decided in favor of the reform of court procedure in the following five point pro gram : That persons acquitted of crimes on pleas of Insanity be sentenced to erve at least three years In Insane hospitals without rights of habeas corpus. That a defendant who relics on the plea of Insanity In a capital case must when he entrrs his pica declare "not guilty on the grounds ot in aanlty." That the peremptory challenges of the defendant In criminal cases be the same as allowed the prosecution. That districts have Jury commissioners who will examine prospective Jurors as to general qualifications before they are called. That a defendant In a criminal case be allowed to waive Jury trial except In cases where life Imprisonment or death is the penalty. Of the advisability of these changes there can be no question. Much the same recommendntions have been made previously, only to be rejected by the legislature, which is largely composed of lawyers who profit by the existing sys tem. The judges can prepare and submit the bills, but they cannot very well lobby for them. The bar association lobby is only interested in salary raises and the creation of new judges. So the great "constitutional" lawyers in the legis lature smother the reforms in committee or defeat them on the floor. The lawyers, not the judges, are to blame for the abuses tht have crept into court procedure. They dominate the legislature. They comprise the bar association. They have it in their power to effect needed reforms, of which this pro gram is but the beginning. But will they! Moores on a river steamer from Portland. And his father was a member of Salem's first city coun cil, its second mayor, and for four terms served in the capacity of Sa lem's chief executive in the early days. The name of Moores became a prominent one both In Salem and In Oregon through the father and the son who died In Portland Sun day. The father was In the mercan tile business as one of Salem's earliest merchants. He was In bus iness at ftrst near Trade and Com mercial streets as Moores and Lam on. later 03 Moores and McDonald and the business was moved to State and Commercial streets in the Moores building where the United States National banlc now stands. He was there some time with I. R. Moores admitted to the business. The Moores building was torn down to be succeeded by the present bank structure. The elder Moores was In the merchantlle business for 13 years. . The fafher also established .the South Balem Lumber Yards A Flouring Mills which were located near the foot of Miller street. The flouring mills were afterwards sold to Wcller 6c Waldo and two lumber mills. Including the South Salem Mill, consolidated into the Conital Lumber company. A. N. Moores. Drotner to c. B. Moores. was sec retary of this mill for 20 years and C. B. Moores Its president for many veais. This mill was sold to the Spauldlr.g Logging company. It was an Oregon background which young Charlie Moores had when he entered the primary de partment at the old Oregon Insti tute. now Willamette university. In those days the university tauitht In all trades. The building lie first attended was the old Institute build ing which was located at about the present site of the university gymnasium building. The Moores family lived not far from the uni versity on State street at about the site of the present Methodist par sonage. The old Institute building was burned down In 1872. The class es had been moved Into Waller hall In 1807 and a few years later the trustees had decided to raze the old building, so some one did the work for them by burning It. Charlie Moores went through the university and came out at his graduation as valedictorian of his class in 1870. Among those graduating with him were such men as Judge H. H. Hew itt, still alive In Albany: Tillmon Ford, for many years well known Salem attorney: E. E. McKlnnev and M. O. Lownsdale. These were not all of his graduating class mates but they are Indicative of what a part the class later played in Oregon history. After leaving the university C. B. Moores became associated as a draftsman with the Oregon c Cal ifornia railroad company remain ing a year in Salem, goinj to Port land with the company for three years and In the fall of 1874 went to Washington. D. C, where he took a commercial course. While here he wrote a number of letters for the Portland and Salem pipers which now have considerable his torical Interest in their bearing on the times at the nation's cipltol. Leaving Washington he went to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he gradu ated In the law department and returned to Salem where for most of the time he lived until 1908 when he moved to Portland. i He started to practice law In Salem entering the firm of Jones .tr Patterson who had offices over the old Reed's Opera house, now Miller's store. He didn't practice long as he went Into the land office under Land Agent McCornack. In 1880 he became chief cleik of the house of representatives. From 1SH-' to 1887 he was private secretary to Oovernor Moody, a post his son, C. A, Moores, later held under Oov ernor Wlthyconibe. Oovernor Moody I served longer than a four year : term as the legislature changed the tenure of office act during Moody's ! term and stretched It out some j months as result. In 195 Moorea was elected speaker of the horse ; of representatives, going into tlte legislature the same year I. L. Pat- ! terson. until recently governor, first entered the state senate. From 1897 to 1903 he was regis ter of the United States Land of flcs at Oregon City where he re- supply of liquor Is to certain that the town slogan of thars gold In them thar hills' has been cahnged to 'out In the hills are plenty of Stills. The customs service, too. "was fine service until It came In contact with prohibition," La Ouardia as serted. "Only yesterday at Provi dence, R. I., a shipment of liquor was In care ot customs service men. Instead of guarding the liquor they proceeded to drink It and peaceful citizens have to run for their lives to avoid being shot by these agents oi l tie government acting in the ca paclty ox peace officers. The city of Wallace. Idaho. La Ouardia said, has a population of 2818 inhabitants, and In the month of May "there were seven saloons operating wide open, where any thing could be purchased over the bar from Canadian beer to mint juleps. "In the city of Kellogg." he con tinued, "with only 3017 inhabitants, there were three saloons and thirty bootleggers engaged In furnishing the supplies besides their own retail trade in the surrounding country. In the small town of Mullan, with U2U inhabitants, there are several stills operating In full blast and do ing a Ihrlvmg business. INSURGENTS PLAN TRINDLE AS ATTORNEY (Continued from page 1) sided during most of that time. During his life in Salem he was IZTJ 'w JSL5"fc ,-ndlng JhirMayoVlXsleVclued much influence with the insurgents who were gradually Increasing their power, the defeat or Williams be came one of their objectives. When the election of officers came up Monday night Alderman Patton made the same motion that he made a year agothat all tile incumbent officers from city attorney down to janitors be unanimously re-elected. A year ago this motion carried. This time It failed heavily. The majority group of the council had caucused just prior to the coun cil meeting and decided just what they were going to do. Notwith- l? hl Si', SLS-S -oUrer'ciucJs". wlS all rnrs urged to take the place, he never theless devoted much time and at tention to the school system. In his days at Willamette he was one of the most active members of the old Hesperian society, and played oascoau some, out his Interest lay largely with the forensic side of school life rather than the athletic. He was married November 1, 1B81 to Sarah E. Chamberlain in Salem. For many years he conducted the Union Abstract ompany here with M. L. Chamberlain, his brother-in- law which he sold to J. E. Sieg- mund, now county judge. One of his young manhood friends was Herbert Hoover, now president ot the United States. He and C. B. Moore3 were employed together in the old Oregon Land company in 1890. Many Orcjton honors were thrust upon or achieved by C. B. Moores. particularly la the field of politics, in which he was always deeply in- tereitea. Aside from those men tioned he was chairman of the Re publican st.Ue central committee and manager of the Oregon cam paign for William Howard Tait. He was a president of the Oregon Pioneers association and for many yrara a member of the Portland Dock commission. He was frequent- I ly called on for addresses largely j dealing with pioneer subjects. He was fpeaker at the Salem pioneer picnic In 1928 and also at the pl 11st of the addresses he made at of commerce in Salem in 1924. A list of these addresses he made at various times would fill a small volume. While he was In the state he never missed a commencement at Willamette university or a gath ering of pioneers on Champoeg day. While he wrote much for papers on topics of historical and political interest to Oregon, he carried with him probably as rich a fund of Oregon history especially along po lttltcal lines as known perhaps by any Oregonian. His 80th birthday was celebrated in Portland in August of last year and the numerous friendly testi monials of esteem offered him at that time were indicative of the warm place he had made for him self In the hearts of Oreeoni.in over a life in their midst of nearly uw -uit; jfcars. present, and the council recessed for 15 minutes while the mayor and the aldermen retired from the chamber. But this re:;ultd in no change in the fixed program When the election of officers reached the city attorneyship Wil liams was placed in nomination by Alderman Dancy, who declared .he had served the city well for three years and had saved the city money. Alderman Vandevort nominated Trindle end Alderman Patton nom inated Ferrcy. Only one ballot was necessary to elect Trindle. At the conclusion of the session, Williams made a brief speech, thanking the mayor and the coun cilmen for cooperation and associa tion during his incumbency, and de claring that "win or lose, I have no m reeling. I am going to be in town anyway and hope to see all of you often. The man who succeeds me Is a good lawyer, and I am sure he will give you good service." Mayor Llvesley thanked Williams for his services. "I hope the incom ing city attorney," said the mayor, "will not receive, or have occasion to receive, the unjust criticisms that you have received." Contrary to expectations the of fice of sanitary Insnector was not Murder And Robbery Give Chicago Police Much To Worry About Lnicago (Af) Une slaying, blamed on terrorists, one attempted gang killing, scores of holdups and a Gold Coast robbery in which a millionaire publisher was trussed and robbed of 825.000 In jewelry, gave Chicago's budget-sheared police i C a tw r rk t force something to think about. The slaying, like others that have done before, is believed to have been an aftermath of the terror that has trailed the Billy Ranleri kidnapping case. The victim was Louis Anto nucci, 40, a garage owner, who died Tuesday from bullet wounds suf fered in an attack early Monday. Oone of Antonuccf's six children had as godmother Mrs. Angelo Pet- tni. wife of the man now serving a 25 year prison sentence in con nection with the Ranter! case. Po lice believed Antonucci was killed for refusal to pay- tribute to an ex tortion band which figured In the Ranierl Investigation. The gangland assault was aimed at James McManus. 32, known to police as a gangster and hoodlum. He was shot in the back and critic ally wounded. A motorist heard a shot and saw McManus staggering. At the hospital McManus would not answer police questions. "Don't bo the rme," he said. "They got me.: Im through." McManus was known as ai avowed enemy of Henry (Whoops- A-Laisy o Connor, killed in a gun fight at the C. and O. restaurant September 1, last. He is reported to have been connected with north side liquor ring. Three re volvers were found on his person. TRAVIS FAMILY MOVES Mt. Angel Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tra vis and family cf Portland moved here the first of the year to take charge of the N. B. Trais3 plumb ing establishment. Percy Traviss, former manager, will move to Seat tle where he has secured a position, -my contested. Batty Cooper. Incumbent, was placed in nomination by Alder man Purvine and was elected unan imously. The same compliment was paid Chief of Police Prank Minto, Fire Chief Harry Hutton. Street Com missioner Walter 8. Low. Police Ma tron, Mvra A. Shank, City Engineer Hugh Rogers. Health Officer Ver non Douglas. Building Ispector E. C. Bushnell, Incinerator Superintend ent L. J. Simeral, city Hall Custo dian E. J. Tucker, and the keepers of the two comfort stations, Mrs. O. Ireton and Clarence Biakeley. Under the city charter the elec tion of the police chief Is slightly different from the other offices. He was first nominated by the mayor and the nomination was then rati fied by the council. The mayor made the following re appointments, all of which were rat ified by the council: Public library board Mrs. John Haiblson, William Burghardt, E. T. Barnes. Public park board L. P. Aldrlch. Public playgrounds board C. P. Bishop. THE WIIV BUSINESS By MARY OliAHAM BONNER How delightful It was for John and Peggy to g3 on advnetures with the Little Black Clock. No one could have been a better guide. He could change the scene in so short a time his magic was slmply marvelous. He could turn time back ward or forward, and to be sure. never told the ordinary time. Hu hands always pointed to 7 o'clock and It nt only when they were starting on adventures that they could see that he had little legs to nelp him get about. When they looked at him at other times during the day they could never tell where he kept his legs hidden. He could bring the children back to the same place they had visited the evening before so that It seemed as though they had never left it at all. That was because he could turn the time back to th: moment when they had finished their adventure for the evening before, and he also could give them some extra hours so Uiey never missed a moment of their sleeping time! Now he had brought them to see very "and we're going to tt wonderful sight." The scene changed. The Little Black Clock had turned the time bark centuries and centuries and John and Peggy were in China. "Ill keep turning the time ahead a little now all the time," said the Little Black Clock, "so you can watch this great, great wonder." John and Peggy watched the most marvelous work they had ever seen. This is the Great Wall of China which you're seeing as it is being built." said the Little Black Clock, "and we're going to travel along as it Is being made." John and Peggy were sure this was the greatest trip the Little Black Clock had ever taken. They say the wall being started and saw it stretch from the sea, over great mountains, until It reaeched the desert. They saw forts being made and they saw men carrying the materials and build ing them all over the moat diffi cult looking places. And, as the Little Black Clock; turned the time ahead so they could see the work being continued they saw a mighty wall that stret ched over a distance so great that the Little Black Clock said that if it were at home it would reach over three-quarters of John's and Peggys country, and further than that if were straightened out. The wall rambled everywhere. They saw thousands of water tow ers, they saw the waU being built over the mountains, winding thru valleys until the wall looked like dragon. It was verv wide and ili7h. In the olden days ther built this to keen out their enemies." explained the Uttle Black Clock, "but when there was no further need of it they stopped building it." But John and Peggy never for got that they had seen the Oreat Wall of China being built and had seen the workers continue it any where no matter If a huge moun tain was In the way or not! CAMPAIGN CLOSED Dayton Much enthusiasm was shown by the large crowds present each evening at the 4 -Square Gas ped church in Dayton in charee of some creatures who looked Just like Evangelist Rev. Ferris Dodd. The meetings began December 28 and closed January 3. question marks and he had told the children that they were called the Whys, "We premised to tJll you about the Why business." ther said. Anl then one of them started to tell the story: "It's our business when anvone says 'why,' the question is rushed to us and if we're not too terribly busy we sena back the answer. When the questions are answered It Is because we have been able to send the an- iwer back to the one who is trying to answer It. When soma one cannot answer a question it means we're too rushed questions. But we look like question marks because we're in that business. Oh. its a snlendid business. There's never a dull time." And John and Pezgy looked at all the members of the Why family and talked to them and asked them questions and had everyone of their questions answered! VISITING IN SVTIIEflLIV Silverton Mrs. J. C. Rosheim ar.d her son Lawrence, and Miss Faye Wilson drove to Sutherlln on Saturday to visit Mrs. Rosheims daughter, Mrs. Nettie Golden and family. Lawrence will return In a day or two and Mrs. Rosheim and Mtss will remain for several weeks. Mr3. Rosheim Is not well and It is thought the change may do her good. THE GKEAT WALL "I've turned the time back ever and ever and ever so for this eve- ning." saiari thn little Black clock Mode Is well known In this section.' BUCHANANS AKE HOSTS Brooks Honoring their daughter Miss Constance Buchanan of Port land, Mr. and Mrs. William Buchan an entertained the following guests at dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Harris and daughter Lavine and son Albert, and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Harris. Miss Buchanan returned to her work in Portland Monday. MODE HAS INJURY Hopville Joe Mode fractured his collar bone recently when a horse on which he was riding threw him. NEW YORK NOT AS WETAS IDAHO (Continued from page li fielala and the crew of the cutter 20 have been haileo and praised for having well performed their duty, yes, their duty as seen in the light of prohibition." Part of the Honor taken from th Black Duck, he added, "was la turn sold by members of the coast guard." "Citizens of this countrv are pro hibited by law to drink alcoholic j beverages and yet on the same day ! the Blac Duck was captured mem- : bers of the coast guard got crazy drunk at New London. Conn. I Thirty-nine members of the coast guard have been found pur loining part of every seizure of 11- I quor made by them." Referring to Idaho. Lajruardia said, 'There were more saloons per capita there than in the city of ,! Philadelphia. There are more bootleggers per : capita in the state ot Idaho than there are In the city of Chicago." , ne aaaea. -uquor Is better m the state of Idaho than hi any of the large cities, and ch'aper." In the city of Idaho Falls with a Tvvilfton of ROi4. he said, "the pH in Sitae j Entire Stock of Oregon Shoe Company on Sale All This Week at WANTED! RAW FURS We als kay afl klMb at Iraa. . Bar, Ban, Metal CAPITAL JUNK H. STKINBOrn, Frap. ' ram IU Center St. by the bridg shoes Formerly sold from $5.00 to $13.00 High Top Boots and English Shoes Excepted 326 State Street Next to Ladd & Bush Bank STAN LET BURGESS, Mr.