Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-03
PAY LAST RESPECTS TO
LATE JUSTICE MOORE
Addresses Delivered By Judge
MGamant And Ex-senator
Simon OF Portland.


Many members OF tne oregon paf
and other friends Of. the late Justice
Frank A. Moore assembled in the Ore
gon supreme court room this afternoon
and paid their last respects TO his mem
ory in one of the most impressive me.
mortal services ever held by the court.
Resolutions were presented by the
Aultnomah County Bar association, by
the bar Of the federal courts of Ore
gon and by the Oregon supreme bench.
and were adopted.
Addresses were delivered by Judge
Wallace Mccamant and ex-senator 81
mon of Portland, and others.
Chief Justice Mcbride of the su-
preme eonrt made the response.
Words are inadequate to express
the regret of the members of this court
at the less Of our friend and associate
Justice Moore, "Nsaid Chief Justice Ne
Bride. "To those of us who for years
had been associated with him upon the
bench, and who met him daily in con-
sultation upon matters connected with
our public duties, who knew him as an
able jurist, wise counsellor and faith
full judge and miss him as such, is
added the grief that one feels when a
beloved member of has family is claim
ed by the unrelenting hand of death.
1t is therefore with mere than usual
emotion that this court has heard the
resolutions presented BY the bench and
bar of this state and has listened to
DARn
paid to the memory OF our distinguish
led brother. "
Chief Justice Mcbride reviewed some
Of the work which was performed on
the bench by the late Justice Moore
and declared that it ranks exceedingly
high.
"We erect monuments of stone to
Iperpetuate the names of Our dead and
upon these affection inscribes its trib-
ute to the memory OF the dear one who
rests beneath, = he said, "but these
are often eolored by sentiment and ex-
aggerated by love. The true monument
Of every man is his life and WORK.
Each of US is building that monument
for himself. It's inscriptions are inexor-
ably true and ineradlcable. The monu-
mont that affection shall erect over
the last resting place Of onr deceased
Friend may erumble into ruin, and Its
Inscription be obliterated by the de-
|caying finger of time, but in the Ore.
gon Reports he has builded monument
which will endure for ages to come
and upon which lawyers and jurists will
read the record OF faithful, able and
impartial jurist, whose learning ano
industry have added luster to the
bench and dignity to the profession Of
the law fsry a
The resolutions presented by the
members Of the supreme court were as
follows:
Judge Frank A; Moore, whose death
occurred September 70, 1918, enjoyed
the distinction OF having served con
Itinuousiy as member OF TINS cour'
llonger than any OF his predecessors
He was first elected IN June, los2
taking his seat early IN July or tha'
lyear, and by successive elections re
lmained here in active service until
few weeks before he died. He was thf
only Justice OF tnls court VINO u,cu =
office except Judge A. j. mayer
whose passing happened IN April, 1913
4 Judge Moore was a tlreiess workel
land exhausted research IN every cast
Inc investigated. His writings begasi
with Liggett Laid, 70 GRE. 20, &c
cided October ., 1897 ana continued
! until early in June, 1919. Turing ina
period 524l opinions were rendered II
this court, OF which l2lo, or more thal
twenty three per cent OF the total
came from his pen. Then we conside
that there were but threeeJustices OF
the bench most of that time, we ar
astonished at the prodigions task n
accomplished; but the best OF II IS tn
excellent quality Of his work, Whici
must challenge the admiration Of ever,
lawyer. He took pride in never slight
Iing any opinion he wrote. No slipsho
work can be attributed to him. he wa
master of the English language an
the productions OF his pen are classic
in the judicial literature O. the state
His service here covers period II