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The Tribune Prints More Live Telegraph News than all Dailies in the State of Oregon South of Salem Combined UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By far tiie largest and best news report of any paper in 8onthem Orefon. The Weather Fair we, showers oast portion to light. Friday, fair; northwest winds. THIRD YEAR. MED FORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1908. No. 155. LOCAL oibune. MAW MURDERED WEAR GRASS LAKE v 1 KELLY ANSWERS CRITICS REGARDING SALMON RACKS MINE S COLLAPSED Miners Are Returning to Work Pending Further Discussion of WageSGale BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 17. The strike of the United Mine Workers of Wyo ming practically collapsed today. Min ers in the northern part of the stnto are returning to work today pending a further discussion of the wngo scale, and it is thought that before the end of the week every miner that walked out ten weeks ago, tying up every mine in Wyoming, will be back at work. Seven thousand miners walked out when the strike was culled, but discon tent at the slowness of the mine own ers and their apparent determination to hold out until they won tho strike, caused the mine workers to adopt a change of tactics. The men were quietly advised by their leaders to return to work, and this morning hundreds applied at their old places and asked to be given back their former jobs at their former wages. H ib understood that the question of the wage scale will be taken up by a committee of the minors and mine own ers next week. Meanwhile tho men will work nt the old wage. JUDGE FRANK DUNN TO BE ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN SAN FRANCISCO, Oil., Sept. 17. The democrats of this city ond the Lilieoln-Rooseveli leiguers nro today preparing to make i'rank Dunn, the judge who sentenced Schmitz to jail, un issue in the coining campaign for the superior bench. Judge Dunn was turned down for the republican nomination nt the conven tion here last night. His name was presented amid hoots and jeers from the "regular" delegates to the conven tion, and wild cheering from tho gal leries and spectators. The republicans nominated Judges John Hunt, Cleorge A. Sturtevnnt and John J. Vun Nostrnnd without any op position for the long term, and Isidore Coition fur the short term; but the fight came when Judge Dunn was plac ed in opposition to Judge Carroll Cook. After scenes of disorder, Cook re coived HO votes and Dunn 04. The Lincoln-Hoosevelt leaguers say that they will elect Dunn if he is nominated by the democrats. Mrs. Rudolph Hackel of San Fran Cisco arrived Wednesday evening for n visit with her brother, F. L. Tou Velle. TOGGERY BILL'S FISHING BECOBD IS SHATTERED SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 17. A huge shark, eight feet one inch in length, weighing 77 pounds, cnught with an eight ounce split bamboo pole and out fit, in proudly exhibited at Sou snlito today by William K. Lynn, who made the difficult catch late yesterday. Lynn, with two companions, was fishing for cod off Lime Point, when an unusual tug at his line announced that a Levi thian of more than ordinary size had been hooked. For turoe quarters of an hour a battle rag ed between the angler and the finny monster, and it was not until the skill of the Nimrod had proclaimed him the victor in the contest that the charac ter of the fish on tho nthr end of the line was known. Kven lifter the fish was exposed 'o view a hard fight ensued before it was landed. SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SCARCITY OF TROUT Offers to Meet Committee of Three to Fish Above and Below the Backs to Determine the Number of Steel heads. H. L. Kelly, Jr., connected with the bureau of fisheries, lias been tho recip ient of much adverse criticism regard ing the placing of salmon racks in Rogue river and in the following com munication he answers what thoy have had to say: To tho Editor: I beg tho uso of your columns to discusB for tho bene fit of tho public the work that is now being done on the river by the bureau of fisheries and to givo u summnry of the year's work, which ended June 30, 1908. There seems to bo a general belief, especially among tho anglers, that the racks, which arc placed across tho riv er for holding tho salmon, are stop ping the steelheads, and thoy givo this as the reason for the poor steelhend fishing this year. That is erroneous. Tho pickets on the rack are placed two inches apart and will permit the pas sage of all fish woighing three pounds or under. This is an ndmissiou that steelheads larger than this are stopped by tho rack, but ns there is no run of steelheads on nt this season of tho year the very few fish of this kind that are stopped does not make the slightest difference in tho fishing. Last year the racks were installed at the same place, ond were put in the latter part of August, and not tnken out till the end of November three months Dur ing this time thero were less than 100 steelheads taken by our seine, which swept the grounds clean two and three times each day, and the major portion of these wero fish weighing less than three pounds, and which would have easily slipped through the rack had they not been caught by the seino he fore reaching it. There is about 7 miles of river between the rack and the mouth of Big Butte Creek, steel head fishing all the way, and oven above the mouth of the Big Butte. Then if these 100 steelheads had been even ly divided over this stretch of wnter they would havo added jiiBt 1 1-2 steel heads lo each mile of water for the three months. Twenty-five fish for each mile could have been added or takea out nnd there would not have been a single fisherman the wiser, un less he were told about it. Fishermen at the Pass nnd nt Medford have told me that the steelhend fishing last year was the best they had known in years, and some sny that they had nver seen it better since they were on the river. The fishing spoken of was in Septem ber and October, and it wou'd appear from t hi sthat the nicks which were constructed the last of August had not interfered any. To test this matter more fully T have fished with fly bo low the rack and have also given the men at the hatchery instructions to do so, and thus far our efforts have not been rewarded with a strike from any thing larger than 12 inches. Tt ia pos sible that we do not understand the art as well as some of the rodsmcn, who have complained thnt the racks are "destroying the steelhead fishing" and 1 hereby mnke the following offer: I agree to meet a committee of three men one man each from O rants Pass. (Jold Hill and Medford and we will fish the waters between the racks for four hours, providing they will fish the same number of hourB on grounds selected by myself above the racks, and if the catch of steelheads below the rack exceeds one half the number we ratch up the river I will pay the ex pense of the trip, if it is less than one half, then the committee i sto pay the exenefl. Steelheads Enter for Spawning. The steelheads rater the river for the purpose or spawning, the same as the salmon, but thev do not follow along with the salumn o many believe. The steelhead nin begins Into in the fall, after the salmon are practicnly through, and the heaviest part of the run is dur ing the winter and early spring. The steelheads begin spawning the latter part of January and continue up into .lune, the greatest number spawning in this river during March and April. The TO FORM BRYAN CLUB TONIGHT Large Number of LoGal Democrats to Meet This Evening in Redmen's Hall A large number of local domocrntB havo signified their intention of bo ing present at tho Eedmen's hall this evening to perfect tho organisation of a Bryan club. Stnto Committeeman Canon urges all who desiro tho election of William Jennings Brynii to tac presidency to bo present at the meet ing tonight, where work will bo out lined for tho purposo of carrying on an activo campaign in this part of Oro gon. Tho club will tnko Bteps to secure some of the best orators taking part in the present campaign to spenk in Med ford. An endeavor will bo mndo to have tho vice-presidential nominee., John W. Kern of Indiana, spenk in this city. salmon enter the river early in the spring and their spawning season begins in July and continues up into December. It wil be seeu by this, that during the summer months, when the racks arc in, that thero is no run of stelhend which they interfero with. It may bo nuked then "Where do the steelhends come from that are cnught in tho summer?" There is a portion of tho steelheads which remain in the river tho year round. Soino probably never go to the ocean ut nil, whilo others spawning amy remnin in the river a year or more before they again go to tho ocean. Fur ther the fish do not leave for the ocean immediately after spawning. It is nat ural for them to watch their nests for n few weeks and guard them from the trout which prey upon the eggs, and during spnwuing they become very weak and run down, and they start for the ocean, 1 think thev feed along down the river slowly, probably stopping for days in places where food is abundant. I have observed schools of them above tho racks during tho summer months. Pish that had spawned nnd wero work ing toward the ocean, but wero held up st ream by the rack, and from this 1 have come to the conclusion that there are as many, if not more, fish going down st ream nt this season than are coining up. Bureau Works for Better Fishing ..It is the business of the bureau to watch such things closely, and when it is taken into consideration the amount of time and money that is spent each vear in propagating the steelhead by the bureau, it would seem very absurd for it, to then turn around and destroy the very work it is trying to do. It is per fectly natural that there should be off years with the stelhcads, or the salmon, just the same as off years in fruit nnd grain, nnd no one man, or n government itself, in the least to blame I am sur prised that the fishing has remained as good as it has on the Koguo river thus long. We would all be surprised if we knew the thousands of trout that are caught each year with the hook nnd I'ne, nnd to make up for this drain on the streams there should be a trout hatchery, which would be for the special purpose of collecting trout spawn and rearing tho fish to a proper age and distributing tho fry to the Hogue river and its tributaries. The hatcheries now in the river were established for the salmon work puro and simple, but as much time as possible is devoted to the propagation of tho trout. This helps some but does not help as much as a trout hatchery should. Besides the fifth taken with hook and line there id a loss of hundreds of thousands, even 'o the millions, of young fish through the fail ore of the owners of the mining and irrigation ditches to provide screens at the intake of their ditches. o two or three hateherien could make up for this lots, and it behoove nil that are interested in the trout and salmon fnh ing, to exert themselves and Her ore a law which will compel owners to screen ditches. Work Starts September 30 The work of taking tho spnwn from the chinook salmon will begin rt the (Continued to page 4.) VICTIM IS Body Found in Brush With Head Battered In ---Letters on Body Show Man Was Resident of Medford Tho body of n man with tho head battered in was found Wednesday lying in tho bushes near tho depot nt Grass Lake, Cal., which tho authorities of this city have very reason to believe is tho body of O. M. Cngle of this city, who left hero during tho early part of the week on his wny to Dorris, Cul., where ho contemplated opening a butch er shop. While thero was no name found upon tho body to discloao the identity of tho murdered man, part of an envelope showing tho Medford post mark and business cards of various firms in Medford were found, showing that the man was either a resident of this city or had visited hero recently. Believe It Is Cagle. It is known that Cagle left this city for Dorris. Ho left a wifo nnd two small children in this city nnd Wed nesday Mr. ('agio received a letter from her husband stating that ho intended to stop off ut Grass Lake for a hunt. As he is the only Medford man in that sect ion of the country, ns far as known, it seems almost certain that ho is tho victim of a brutnl murder. Mr. Cagle was for sonic time employed in the West Side stables, and for soino time past has been looking for n suitable location for tho opening of n butcher shop. Bo decided upon Dorris as a suitable location and stnrted for that place. Notified by Letter. The first that was known of the mat ter was the receipt of a letter on Thursday morning by the chief of po lice. The letter evidently had been written by some uneducated person, for it was almost impossible to make it out. The signature was not legible. From the letter it appears that tho body of an unknown man was found. I'pon the body was a political card of W. T. (irievc, n card of tho West Sido stables and one of the Ifodson Auto company, nil of this city. A part of an envelope was found upon which tho imstmnrk of the loral offico appeared. The letter asked what action should be taken in the matter. The chief at once went to work on the case, and as far as can bo deter mined, O. M. Cagle is the only Medford man in that section of the country. There will be some person sent to Grass Lake to determine tho identity of the bod v. Mrs. Cagle Here. Mrs. ( 'agle resides in this city at IIS North i street. She state.l today t hat lor h unhand eon tern plat ed stop I ing off at (irass Lnke for a hunt and that he had about $400 in cash on his person. It is presumed thnt ho wns murdered by some tramp for thin mon ey. The letter stated that nothing had been found upon the body of any value. It also stated that there wns no doubt of the man having been murdered. Cagle Well Known. Mr. Cagle was well known in this city, having residfd hero for a num ber of months, most of the time being employed in the West Side stables. He was n careful, thrifty man, nnd had saved up the money in order to get into a business of his own. Ho had looked for some for n location, finally deciding upon Dorris. COMMITTEE HAS RAISED $750 FOR RACES AT FAIR The committee in rhnrge of raising the momy to lie used in purses for the races at the Southern Oregon District fair rejMirt that so far they have mic eeedrd iii raising tit. They nre meet ing vitW great Siiccewi and tbr pur will be really worth while. The committee desire to $ n ton tec that they have oVcnle fc f pnt fr the best snd'fc't br i U k snddle how vf $tf trt IMf honw-i, 0 M LIP h - WHITE PACIFIC i i IN AGAIN; HOME AGAIN; GONE AGAIN, ROBERTS Australian Federal Session Opens AmeriGanism the Dominent Note MELBOURNE, Sept. 17 Pro Amer ican ism is tho dominant uoto in the Australian federal session, which oponcd hero yestordny. Tho eutiro country is convinced that tho United States fleet's recent visit inaugurated a kind of unofficial alli ance between Australia and tho great American rYdblic. In tho whito and yellow struggle which so many Aus tralians deem iinovitable for tho con trol of the Pacific, it is tho general conviction that Australians and Amer icans will fight aide by sido. Dissatisfied as the majority of the lawmakers nro with tho Anglo-.Iapaneso nlliauce, there is every indication in fact thnt their deliberations will be distinctly unfriendly in tone to the home government. Members Propnrod. Many of the members nro understood t o bo prepared to n rgue t hat it was practically useless for tho colony to prepare for wnr, nlono, but thnt with Americnn assistance assured, they will maintain, thero is every renson to count on the maintenance of white dominaucy in Oceauicn, provided the white men are ready and armed to fight in their own defoiiflo. Tho cubiuot is doing its best to keep j unfriendly references to tho mikado I out of the debates, but that such refer- ' ences enn bo prevented when tho time comes to discuss tho creation of an udependent Australian navy and the strengthening of tho country 's land force is more than doubtful. Other Questions Insignificant. In the face of these conditions and the war of oratory the question of se lecting a site for the new capito! and legalizing the new protect ivn dot :es have shriveled into com pn rat ivn in. significance. i Ever since the great welcome given the Yankee sailors hero and tho ox change of expression between the offi cials of this country and tho officers of the fleet, as well us the cordial mes sages sent to Australia by President liooseveU, there has been a constant discussion of n prospective American Australian nlliauce for tho maintenance of the "white Pacific." DENNY HAZEL ESCAPES GALLOWS BY NARROW MARGIN YttL'KA, Cat., Sept. 17,-Denny Hnz was found guilty by n jury at II o'clock last night of murder in the first degree and the jury fixed his punish ment nt life imprisonment. Sentence will be formally imposed by the court in n few days. The attorneys look up the entire day nrguing the case nnd a night sess ion was held. The case went to the jury at H:'10 o'clock nnd two hours and a half time wan devoted to comiidern tion of the testimony and facts of the case. It is understood that the jury for some time stood six f r a death sen fence and six for life imprisonment, j M. J. Knox was foreman of the jury. Hazel it will bo remembered, killed j Joseph Milva, Jr., at. the old Ball ranch near Klamath n June 2o because his ( Hazel's) wife had gone to keep house fT Hilvn. Services In Ashland. (irnnd mission nt the Catholic church from Monday, September 1!I, till Hun dny, September 117. I'p to dnte treat ment for Cntholics mid non Catholics. Dr. Melinnnld nf St. Louis, Mo., will preside at the different services Sunday, 10:1." a. m. nnd 7.-:i0 p. m. Week days. : :K! . m. Slid 7:.'IH p. m. ( the S!7th his grsce, the molt siet. P.l.x Christie, l. I., arrlibinli'ip of Orr-jon, .ill coll fir b'rgo class of candidates and ill tddri M ) nnft tiini the lorim ' lm ftftit Mi on will IX . M rttj 411 .rdiallv BACK FROM SURVEY OF LITTLE APPLEGATE OFF TO FISH LAKE Says It Ia Possible to Get Water Into the City From Little Applogato, Pro vided Intake Is Raised 250 Feet Will Visit Big Butte. Engineer Roberts returned Wednes day afternoon from his trip to the Littlo Applogato, taken in order to thoroughly inspect tho proposition and make a report to tho city council on tho merits and demerits of tho Sterling Mine company's offer to furnish the city u'tu o00 inches of wnter at a total cost of $j;tO,000. Tho engineer left again Thursday tor Fish lake and will also investigate tho feasibility of bring ing water in from Big Butte. Tho en gineer expects to bo bnck in about n week and if thero nro othor proposi tions to investigate by that timo he will look into them. To Mako Written Report Mr. Uoberts expects upon his return to make u detailed report in writing t the city council. Ho will go into each nnd every proposition, summing i'p all of their merits and demerits, and then allow tho council to mako their decision. Until that time Mr. Roberts declines to express himself regurding the different propositions. Tho Applogato. M r. Roberts was asked Thursdny morning whether it would bo possible to bring in water from tho Lille Ap plogato. "If tho intake is raiseil 250 feet above tho present location, this would be possible," answered tho engineor. ' ' Then t he wnter can bo brought into tho cityf" ' ' Yes. 1 ' "How much wnler b; thero availnblo at I he site of tho propoBod iutakof" "There is as yet no record." "Do you think tho proposition feasi ble?" "That I cannot say as yet. All that information will be given in a written report, which I shall submit to (he city council, together with tho othor pro positions. " Mr. Roberts was reminded that the public, interest in tho mnttor wns nt a high tension, nnd information would be appreciated by tho citizens of Mod lord. "I realize that," ho replied. "Ij would Iiko very mucli to givo out mo information, but it is impossible at Hie present time. They Bhall havo my report nnd in the meantime they must wait. ' Fish Lako and Big Butte. Engineer Roberts explained that the rip to Fish lake would not consume u great ileal of time, ns there was only :he quality of the water to determine ile explained further that there were tevornl surveys to bo made near Big ibitle, the nature of which ho did not (now nt the present time. DIRECTORATE OF C, M. It 8T. P. RAILROAD TO PACIFIC COAST MILWAI'Ki:i:, Wis., Sept. 17. The entire directorate of the Chicago, Mil vaukee & St. Paul railrond, including -inrtie of the miKit prominent financiers jiiiiI railroad men in tho country, are pi. inning a junket to thn Pacific coast mer the coast extension of their rond :i far as it is completed and by other hues tho rest of the distance. The stockholder nnd directors will meet in Milwaukee next Friday and on fhe following day the directors will ilart on the trip. In the party will be .1. Og.len Armour, Percy A., or Willinm It r.ekefeller, Itiiswell Miller, A. .1. Karl ing and others whose nntnes nre not so fainilinr to the public. It is predicted that the stockholders wil reelect the i.iMent directorate. NO NOTICE BENT OUT, HENCE NO MEETINO There was no meeting of tho Commer cial club llmt evening owing to the fact tl'at Secretary .Miller failed to rend out the usual notices A few members re membering that it wns thn night for a regular meeting, showed up, b) no quo rum wm present at any time. T AFTER TACT Famous Hatchet Weilder Endeavors to Discuss National Issues CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 17. Carrie Nation today dolivorod horsclf of an old timo harangue to W. II. Tnft, abus ing him severely and promising to use nil her powers against him and tho republican party. Tlio candidate recoived thn fnmnu. saloon smasher with courtesy and smiled pleasantly ami politely nt her tirade. After tho iuterviow Carrie declared that Tuft was mado out of putty by Roosevelt and doHignatod him as a cow nrd, snying ho was afraid to discuss tho qucHtions which she asked him. Army Canteen Butts In. """ When Cnrrio was roeoivod by Judgo Tnft she nt onco nskod him whothor ho favored the restoration of tho army canteen. Tnft explained that ho must refuse lo discuss the matter with her, as he was handling nntionnl issues, and smiled courteniislv. This mnrln tho great wioldcr of tho hatchet angry, anil sne let out: "Well, so nm I discussing national iHsui's. I have come In tell you thnt I nm strongly and distinctly anti-Taft. I believe you represent tho liquor in terests mid 1 Illll irnillir to An nil T nun ngninst you nnd tho republican party." i ne cauuKiate was not disturbed by her fierce attack nnd listened to nil she hail to say. Mrs. Nation herself ter minated tho interview, coming out of the Tnft residence with her eyes spit ting fire nnd her fighting blood up. She announced her intention of making a speaking tour ugainsl Tnft. Taft Ootting Scarod. Taft's front porch campaign wns offi cially abandoned today by tho failure i f a delegation from tho Fiftoenth Ohio district to secure rnilrond rntes to visit the cnndiilato at this city. Tho proposed speeches from tho front porch will never bo delivered. Tnft. ia anxious to start on his tours nnd will give nil his time between now nnd the li:id of the month to making prepara tions for tho trips. PYTHIAN SISTERS GIVE PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT The Pythian Sisters gavo a very pleasant social evoning Wednesday night in thn Pythina hall, entertaining n Inrge number of locnl people. Tho gathering was tho first of many plan ned for tho present season Tho com mittee in churge of Inst eveaing's af fair was composed of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Sihermerliorn, Air. nnd Mrs. J. A. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Luy, Mr. nnd Mrs. J. F. Hutchnsnn, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Collins and Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. niiton BISHOP SCADDINO WILL SPEAK TONIGHT AT ST. MARKS Tim lit. Rev. Charles Scadding, bish op of the dioeeso of Oregon, will ad minister the rite of confirmation at St. Mark's Kpiscopnl church this eve ning. A specinl service will ho held, at which the hi..!inp will spcuk. All are cordially invited to he present. f tHHrHl f f OCTOBER 2 WILL BE "ASHLAND DAT' Superintendent Andrews of the Southern Oregon District fair wns in commiiniention with the mnyor of Ashlund Thursday morning by telephone nnd ar rangements were mado to have October 2, the second day of the fair, be "Ashland day." The program will be formed to make this day n particularly at tractive one. A laru, itinAcr of Ashland penva? laatrc signi fied their ia)tsi ok being present on thnt o)t). CARRIE