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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7. 1931)
CapitalJtJournal
Salem, Oregon
Established March 1. 1888
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at 134 8. Commercial Street. Telephone 8.1. News 82.
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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
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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.