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THIRD YEAR.
MED FORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1908.
No. 155.
LOCAL
oibune.
MAW MURDERED WEAR GRASS LAKE
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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
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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.
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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