VOL., XX.
SAIiGM, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY ,'tl, 1010.
No. 20.
AUG ALLISTER
EXPLAINS L
Willamette Was Not Included
in the Provision of the
Oregon Law.
FISHERMEN MAY CONTEST
The Present Law Was Agreed Upon
by a Joint Session of the Fisheries
Commission of Washington nnd
Oregon The Willamette Was
Included in Washington's Code,
lint Omitted From Oregon's.
AW
"The first intimation that I had
or any one else had there had been
oinmltted by the legislauture from
the law closing the fishing season on
the Columbia river, a provision clos
ing thte season as to its tributaries
was after the bill had passed the
senate without a dissenting vote and
came up for final passage before the
house" said Master Fish Warden
McAllister this morning to a repre
sentative of the Capital Journal.
The statement was made when
Mr. McAllister was questioned with
relation to certain charges made at
a meeting of fishermen held at Ore
gon City Saturday night, where Rep
resentative Jones tooffv occasion to
charge that the master fish warden
had agreed "to leave the Willamette
alone," and also a statement made
- bv Goorce Brown of Portland who
represented the fisherman's union
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with relation to' a statement alleged
to have been made by McAlister
that the Rish Commission ordered
the Willamette closed and also the
Clackamas in order to avoid break
ing faith with the state of Wash
ington.
Afraid to Amend Bill.
"Representative Jones then asked
me," continued Mr. McAllister,
whp4' r the bill would cover the
trin, 'es of the Columbia and
show, Q e the bill. He showed me
the p. 'on closing the Columbia
rlVer a. waters and sloughs "and
I told iv ttint unless this clause
covered ty thutaries that the Wil
lamette wv,v included in the lnw.
I told him at this time that
there was a before the commit
tee on fisherl hich covered the
Willamette ana x ackamas which
had been preset ' several weeks
before the joint &-5sion of the com
mittee of fisheries and that I hoped
that this blll-would .be acted upon
favorably. T was anxious to see it
puss as it would codify the fish laws
which were and have been in such
a tangled condition that it has beeu
almost impossible to get head or tail
to them."
Mr. McAllister thJen explained
that he did not desire to have made
any amendments to the bill which
had passed the senate for fear it
would be killed as the session was
nearing an end. He also explained
that the bill had been agreed upon
at a joint session of the fisheries
commission of Washington and Ore
gon and that the Washington law
had included within its provision a
clause closing the tributaries as well
as the Columbia river during the
closed season and that this clearly
indicated that .an omission of this
clause had inadvertantly been made
by the legislature of this state. He
further explained that his actions in
the matter had all been taken in
pursuance to instructions by the
Fish Commission and that they met
with the approval of the members
of this board. He admitted that it
was true that the Washington ses
sion legislature was in session two
weeks longer than that of Oregon,
but expresses as his belief that It
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SALEM HEIGHTS PEOPLE
OFFER ADDITIONAL FARE
County Judge Bushey Warns Them Not to Undertake to De
stroy Any Property.
Thpre was' a big meeting Satur
day night at Salem Heights to con
sider the question of getting car ser
vice. Feeling ran pretty high, and
thene was some talk of tearing up
the track, but the meeting ended by
a'dopting a resolution unanimously
to pay faro from the city limits to
the rock quarry, and a committee
was appointed to wait upon Manager
Page with that proposition.
Rev. Poguo appeared and spoke
for Mr. Page, and County Judge
The ministers and churches of
this city are planning a union re
vival meeting to begin about the
first Sunday in March. The large
warehouse on the university campus,
formerly used by the Nursery com
pany, will bio nuido into a tabernnclo
seating about three thousand peo
ple. A monster choir of probably
fully five hundred voices will be or
ganized and drilled, together with an
orchestra for leading the singing.
The Ministerial association is plan
ning to fill in the time between now
and the opening of the meeting with
union cottage prayer meetings, un
GAME PLENTIFUL
Trapping and Hunting in Lin
coln County Pays
Well.
Nowport, Ore. Lincoln county,
according to Charles Hyde; a veteran
trapper, who maices this city his
headquarters, still abounds in game,
the trapping of which is far more
profitable than mining. While talk
ing about his work today, ho said:
"Fur-bearing animals aro, of
course, much more scarce than when
I started trapping many years ago,
but there aro still enough to mako
tho business worth while. Mink,
worth from $4 to $8: coon, worth
from $1 to $1.50, and wildcats and
black bear, worth up to $10 each,
are still quitb plentiful. Marten, ot
ter, cougar and brown hear require
considerable skill for capture, but
give good returns when taken.
"Otter haunt the low country,
while most of the other animals aro
to be found in the green timber. I
sot my otter and fisher traps so as
to drown tho game when they got
caught. Muskrats are seldom seen
in this section, but are very valua
ble, bringing 50c apiece. Wildcats,
cougar and coon I prefer to hunt
with dogs, reserving my traps for
the other animals.
"Tho trapping season lasts from
December 1 to the end of February,
nnd In that time I usually consldor
as a fair catch about a dozen otter,
two dozen flshors, three dozen mar
tons, 25 wlldcnts, maybe three cou
gar, 10 block bear and perhaps a
brown one, a polecat and a muskrnt
and three dozen coons. This should
net mo about ?1,400, with practical
ly nothing for oxpenses."
BABY CROP GOOD
Albnny, Ore., Jan. 31. Twenty-
throe more boys than girls were
born In Linn county in 1909. accord-
inn1 In HtntlRtlpti wlilnh hnvft linen
compiled from tfio county health
record. Tho total number born in
tho county last year was 338. Of
this number 181 woro boys and lSS
girls.
Four pjttlre of twins born Inst year
were throe pairs of boys and Qna
pair of girls. V
March woe tho star birth month.
Thf-ro woro 30 birth's in that month.
August wag second with 33, and No
vember had 32.
Exactly one-third wore born lit or
near Albany. The numbor born in
or nor each town of tha county fol
lows: Albany. 113; Lebanon, 7C;
Sclo, 34; Brownsville. 20; Halsoy,
20; Waterloo and Crawfordsvfile,
each 9; Harrfsburg and Shodds, oaoh
8; SodavJIle, Crnbtree and Oakville,
each 5; Sholburn and Holloy. each
4 ; Lacomb, Swoet Homo and Foster,
each 3; Berlin. Tangent and Plain
view, each 2, Tallman, Thomas and
Peoria uh 1
TAYLOR OF LOS ANGELES
TO GONDDCT BIG REVIVAL
Bushey spoko for the people and tho
county. He warned tho people not
to resort to violence, such as was
contemplated in tearing up the
tracks. Second he urged the people
to tender a five cent fare additional,
as no corporation liked the Idea of
doing something for nothing, and it
was worth fivo cents to ride that dis
tance. Mr. Page was out of the city to
day and could not be seen as to the
company's attitudo toward this lat
(est proposition.
ion prayer meetings in the churches,
oxghnnges of pulpits among tho min
isters, nnd the various measures and
methods necessary to mako tho
meetings a sucaess. Rev. Taylor, of
Los Angeles, who has been holding
very successful meetings in other
Oregon cities lntefy, will bo the
evangelist in charge of tho meet
ings. Dr. Taylor closed tho most
successful meeting ever hold at In
dependence last night, making 301
conversions, or more than one-third
th$ adult population. Ho was as
sisted by a singing evnngolist, and
his work is very satisfactory.
BINGER WILL
GO ON STAND
Portland, Ore., Jan. 31. It has
been definitely settled that Blngor
Hermann will be a witness in his
own behalf, but ns yet It has not
been decided just nt what stage of
the game that he will make his do
but. Tho object of putting him on
the stand is to explain away many
of tho points which tho government
scored during tho three weeks of
his trial. The evidence against him
was mainly documentary and cited
conversations between him and citi
zens of Oregon. Attorney Honey re
gards tho ovldonco as damping lo
the defendant, but in the light of
tho official duties of the commission
er, Hermann's attorneys say, tho ovl
donco will bo given an altogether
different appearance and meaning.
COMMUNICATION
To tho Editor: The article In Fri
day's Capital Journal with tho head
ing "Was a Good Woman" does mo
a groat Injustice. A glanco at my
sworn answer would show the causo
of tho difference existing between
mysolf and Mr. Brooks, and the
reason why I am and have boen liv
ing in Salom. For ton years I have
patiently suffored indlgultios that
nover ought to be heaped upon any
woman. Until tho past year I hoped
that tho family might bo united.
After tho Initiative step was takon
by the plaintiff and a reconciliation
entirely rejected I consented to a
proporty sottloment. Tho stato
ments contained in tho article
whether sworn to or not aro not
true. MILDRED R. BROOKS.
Tho government has been asked
for a pormlt to establish an Inn ct
Budd Springs, on Klamath Lake, in
Crater national reserve
RICH MISS SWIFT
BRIDE OF PLUMBER
San Bernardino, Cal., (Special)--,'
Miss Oraelto Gertrudo Swift, favor
ito niece of JoBoph Swift, one of tho
high offlolalB of tho MoCormlak Har
vestor Company, of Chicago, eloped
from liar homo in Redlands today
with George. Jack Cooking, a yoiis
Englishmnn omployed na a plumber.'
Accompanied by MIjw Lola Choea
man. tha vonnir noonlo hnnrHml
San Bernardino Valley traction or
in RaldandB thin mnrnlntr nttrl on ma
directly to this city, following out a
pinn lormuiatoa several days ago.
Procuring a marriage Jiconso. thoy
proceeded to Rev. Murk n. Slinw'a
chapol and after swearing the min
ister to secrecy, thoy wlero wedded.
When a reporter telephoned th
girl's mothgc-Mra. Frank Swift,, of
Redlands, she declared hor daugh
ter had not boon away from home.
But when convinced that tho mar
riage had taken place, sho hung up
tho receiver, declaring Bho would
say nothing about tho affair. The
brido is tho older of two daughters
of .Frank Swift, a well-known archi
tect of Redlands, who Is a brother
of Swift of the McCormlok Com
pany, who owns -a largo orange
ranch In Redlands and spends his
winters there,
READING, PA.,LADIES
ENTERTAINED AT SALEM
Miss Anna Viola Simon, in com
pany with Miss Florence M. Wagner,
of Reading, Pa., recently made a
tour of tho West, and whllo In Los
Angeles wrote to tho "Reading
Eagle," a dally nowspaper In Penn
sylvania, in part a follows:
'"Salom is a beautiful city, and the
scenic effect on routo from Portland
is gorgeous.
"At this placo we entered a drug
store, and looking through tho city
directory, found that John Ganten
beln, a former Reading man, lived
but a few blocks away. Wo called
upon him nnd his wife, telling them
wo Avqro acquainted with their
Reading relatives, ana received a
most cordial welcome, aud woro de
lightfully entertained during our
short tlmo with them. With regret
wo, loft late that night on tho Shasta
Limited for points south.''
o
GOING AFTER
VIOLATERS OF
TEN HOUR LAW
Portland Firm Fined $25 for
Working Women and Girls
Over Time.
Commissioner Hoff is back from
Portland, whore last wpok he was on
gaged In tho prosecution of tho state
10-hour law, and will return 'tho
middle of this week to make investi
gations as to further violations of tho
law.
Commissioner Hoff last week had
S. Sllverilold arrested on tho charge
of violating tho law, and tho defend
ant contended that he was not ac
countable, but that tho corporation
known ns tho SUvorilold Coinpany
was tho violator. Ho wns found
guilty, howovor, and Indicated that
ho would take an appeal on tho
grounds raised at the trial. Tho
commissioner then decided to get
him "coming and going," as tho
popular expression of tho streets
some times puts it, and hnd him ar
rested us president of (ho corpora
tion, and also lmd tho corporation
arrested and a fine of $25 Imposed
on each. Tho commissioner fools
convinced that Bhould an appeal bo
tnken the law will bo sustained.
There Will Be Something Doing
All the Time Do You
See?
Tho Y. M. C. A. MJnstrol noxt
week Will bo tho blgggest thing ovor
pulled off by tho Salom Y. M. C. A.,
and that moanB that It will have to
"go some," to boat tho performance
of last spring, but tho boys aro con
lldont that It is to bo tho "best ovor,"
nnd aro working on It to that end
In tho following ilat of "tho com
pnny," It will bo seon. that tho boat
talont that Salom can produce, has
boon secured, and Is without a doubt
tho best nggrogatlon, for this pur
pose, In tho Northwest:
Soloists: Chnplor, Knowlnnd,
Knorr, Jones, Ellis, Wongor, Snyder,
C. Roth, Motz.
Duets: Eploy , nnd Wengor;
Knowlnnd and Chnplor.
QuurtoMes: Knowlnnd, Knorr, Hi
lls und Chapter Bluokfaco; Eploy
Smith. Wongor and Snyder Orlg.
Iiinl Stalwart quartotto.
End mon: Chnplor, Knowlnnd,
Prlco. Ellis. Mills, Knorr.
Clrdo: Smith, Burghardt, Wolf,
Snydor. Jones, Cox, C. Roth, T.
Roth, G. Savago, Bishop. Tasto, F.
Broor, J. Bruar, Motz, Paulus, Dr.
Storie, Glllo, Sohunko, Gahlar, AVlns
low, Wongor, Main tiro. V. McGIl
chrlst. J. McGllchrlst, ' Jonlcs,
Abrania, Scharff, Mlnton, Mills,
Guoffroy, Knowlnnd, Kills. Price.
Chaplur and Dr. Eploy.
Oroliofttra: Btoudonmoyor. Kurth.
Martin, Catlow, Andoreon, Burton,
Rlchey.
Olio: Chaplor und Eploy.
Comedy skotch artists: EUIb and
Martin.
Musical Duo: Tha Stalwart quar
tette And other to bo announced
later
NEW 6A6S;
NEW S0N6S
SNOW STORM
BREAKS DOWN
MANY WIRES
Telegraphic and Telephone Ser
vice Between the Outside
World and Salem Paralyzed.
BUSINESS IS PILING UP
Switch Board nt tho Southern Pacific
Depot Blown Out This Mornings
Puts the Western Union, United
Press, Bell nnd Homo Telephones
Out of Commission.
Duo to an electric light wiro fall
ing across telegraph wires, tho rail
road switchbonrd at tho Southern Pa
cific depot was blown out nl C
o'clock this morning, soriously dis
abling tho entiro Oregon system.
The trouble caused by tho accldont
was not only confined to the railroad ,
wires, but tho Western Union Com
pany was unablo to operate. Tho
Homo Tolophono Company's wires
went down near the state houso dur
ing tho forenoon, duo to tho frozen
snow and lco weighting thom down.
Bell Wires Down.
At an early hour this morning tho
Bell Telephone Company's wires drop
ped, nnd deprived Snlem of Its last
source of communication south as
far as Jefferson and north as far as.
Woodburn. ' Linemen representing
telegraph and tolophono companies,
from Portland to Rbsoburg, havo
boon scurrying about In tho attempt
to locato tho frequent breaks. Wiro
troubles havo occurred In thrco dif
ferent precincts hero, and up to 2
o'clock this afternoon, no success had
been mado toward locating tho de
fective lines.
Telegraph Business Plies Up.
Tho Western Union ofilco in thf
city Is being swamned with messages,
which thoy aro unablo tosend over
the troubled wires. Occasional
communication can be hoard passing
through Salom, but no complete mes
sages havo been sent ovor a distance
of 30 miles.
Frost Inch Thick.
At 7 o'clock this morning frost nncf
lco formed on tho slight telegraph
wires to tho oxtont of an Inch, and
wns one of tho principal causes f
cutting Salom off from tho outside
states and cities. Tho wet, clinging;
Bnow falling at midnight last night
piled up on tho wires, und when tho
thormomotor took a downward,
courso about 4 o'clock, tho troublo
began. ,
Stnto Capitol Dnilc.
Every light In tho stnto house wont
out this morning, and tho big build
ing was thrown in comploto darkness
for the first time in many yonrs. This
was also duo to tho frost and lco
weighting down tho electric current
wires. The electric pcoplo, however,,
soon had tho glim on again. Tvho
falling of tho stato houso wiro Is be
Moved to bo tho ono that started ilia
flro In tho Southorn Pacific depot.
Went Side in Troublo.
Both telegraph and tolophono com
munication to Polk county, and
othor west sldo points has boen im
possible today. In ordor to locato tlio
troublo, chief oporatora aro com
pelled to get in communication with
tho nonrost Btation, and from there
traco up to tho next. Ropoatod re
pairs woro made between this city
and Woodburn during tho day on "all
Hues, and uh far south as Ashluud,
but, for somo unknown reason, fho
exact location cannot bo found whoro
most of tho troublo lays.
Oregon Electric Lino Good, 1
Tho tolograph Instrument in tho
Oregon Eloctrlc olllco in thlB city Has .
buon merrily ticking away ull day,
and tho company has realized ho
troublo whatevor In transmitting
their messages to Portland. 7
TO IDENTIFY INDIANS
BY THEIR THUMB-MARKS
havo been Issued to tho agents In fha
flold Of tho Indian unrvfen tn iwmiiTrn
thumb-mark slirnnturaa bv Tmiffinu
who aro not ablo to wrJto.
Thumb-mark slgnnturo aro now ro
qulrod on nil chocks. recelntH irtid
othor olllclal papers, which wffro
formorly signed by a oros8mnrkShy
inuians ami oinors. tiio impression
Is to bo made with tho right thimib
placed after tho numos insttiiul nf tTm
cross-mark, as horotoforo. rWio
thumb-mark Is than witnessed)
mako the lift ntlficutlon certain, dud
thus nn infnlllblo mothood of IdaiSl
flotttlon in ouse of dispute or at
tempted fraud.
This was first done in the Indian
Rorvlcn In innfi. whan thn uvatam wnn
adopted as ovldonco of tho authen
ticity of written agreemonta with In
diana, tho thumb print or the sign
ers bfilnir rAoulnvl in nddUIon to'thnlp
signatures or their marks. The sys
tem now include tho entiro busluestt
of the department.