The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-22
PISCATOPIAL TURMOIL
BECOMING INTENSE
WARDEN MeALLISTER HERE
YESTERDAY AND HAS SOME
THING TO SAY.

When the steamer Undine reached
her dock here last evening, one OF
the FIRST passengers TO come ashore
was Master Fish Warden II, c, Nc
AlliSter. He was accompanied by
Superintendent Henry o'Malley, OF
the Federal Fisheries in Washington
land Oregon, who had joined the
| Warden in visit Of inspection 70
IWestport to look over the land and
water facilities in that neighborhood
with regard to the proposed estab-
| lishment OF State central hatchery
there, Neither gentleman was pre-
pared to make decisive statement
on the subject though both were
agreed that there was scarcely
enough water at any of the points
available for such a station, and the
matter will be gone into further in
due time.
Warden McAllister speaking Of the
existing conditions in the Oregon
fisheries, said that the main issues
would probably be decided today in
Judge Gantenbein's court, at Port
land, when the restraining order late
" issued from that tribunal as against
the further official action OF the war.
den and his deputies in their dealings
with the fishermen Of the Willamette
and Clackamas rivers; and that he ex'
pected decision in favor OF the PERI
emptory closing of those streams
even though the notice prescribed by
the statutes had been faulty as to
structure and service, and that such
a ruling would practically and in
stantly reduce the present trouble to
minimum.
Mr.. McAllister thought the Morn
ing Astorian had done him an in
Justice when it blamed him. recently,
for failure and neglect in posting the
proper legal notices to close those
streams, and claimed that while he
was Warden OF Oregon, he was not
a lawyer, and could not be presumed
to be familiar with all the details OF
the statutes and the myriad require
ments involved in them; that he al
ways acted, in matters of doubt, upon
the advice of the attorney general
and relied on that officer to construe
the various laws and advise him of
the essential things to do in carrying
them out perfectly. He claimed that
he had done all that could be done
under the confused conditions sur
rounding the business when the legis- |
lature made the first and gravest |
iaches in omitting to include those
streams in the joint bill; and from |
his review of his acts, the Astorian is
inclined to believe he has endeavored |
to cover his full range OF duty in the /
disturbing premises, and has no
doubt he will continue to do so;
though at the time the structures |
were made, the assumption was ma
turah and logical that as the head OF .
a big civic department he should have
been informed upon all laws under
which it is operated, so that he might /
resort to instant action without vast
ing time in consultation with his col
league Of the law department; a con-
clusion that was warranted, in default
of specific knowledge of the fact that
he relied almost entirely for advice
and direction upon other men and
agencies. At all events, in this par
ticular case, he has, apparently, done
what he could to mitigate an ugly
situation that was deliberately thrust
upon him by the men who were poor
enough citizens to transcend law
all other men in the State were OBJ
serving in the interest OF fine in
iustry.
A prominent citizen citizen Of
Chinook returned yesterday from
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