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BEDFORD BA1LY TKIBUNL, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1908.
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CAUSE OF POOR FJSIIIXG.
In another column the work being done by the United
States Bureau of Fisheries on the Rogue river is dis
cussed by Fish Culturist 11. L. Kelly, Jr., who asserts
that the racks across the stream constructed by the gov
ernment to hold salmon are not responsible for the poor
steelhead fishing on the upper Rogue this year.
Mr. Kelly makes a plausible argument, lie asserts
that the steelhead do not follow along with the salmon
fleet. This is contrary to the observation of most anglers.
In many streams, steelhead or salmon trout as they are
called, do not appear until a salmon run is on. In the late
summer and early fall they follow the salmon to devour
the spawn, and most of them caught then are found to
have been feeding on salmon eggs. It necessarily follows
that when the salmon cannot ascend the stream, the steel
head who merely follow to secure spawn, will not come up
either. In addition, only the smaller steelhead can pass
uirougn tne rack.
If iu Tl'lin ili'if n ',.t n i ,
- . ..v, wini. ii iiwuu miLL-nci y siioiuu DC placed on
the Rogue, for the number of anglers increases each veai
with the population, and the drain on the supply constant
ly enlarges, it is also true that gross carelessness is shown
m taiiure to provide proper screens for irriirntm.r ,m,.i,u
but Mr. Kelly fails to mention the principal reasons for the
uoux siiortage, seining and defective fishways over dams
A century ago, every Atlantic si ream abounded in sal
mon. Now one there is a curiosity. The causes of the ex
ici mmation principally were dams, which n.-cv.-nh.,! h.
fish from reaching natural spawning beds, and ruthless
iiLbuucuou by seiners, who apparently thought the suppl
mcxhaiistililo Tim .,.., ti, :.. i , , .
.. , " """" in ll.ippcillllg 10 ill! iisli in
uie itogue.
There is not a correctly built fishwav on the Rogue, and
Mr. Kelly will admit it. When the water is high the fish
c.,u Au.u me iisuways it they have not already beaten
themselves senseless against the dams. When the water is
low, as it is now, it is next to impossible for any kind of
u fish to either find the fishways or work its way up them
AJ1 one has to do to secure proof of this assertion is to
watch a fish trying to get through. Whv the master fish
warden does not force the construction of proper fishways
is one of the questions constantly asked bv observers, and
that can only be answered by himself.
Seining causes the destruction of more steelhead trout
than all other sources of , lest ruction combined. The
u rants L'ass i.shennen ship them by the ton during the
o-uouu uii7 .ire running, me spawning season. There an
secKs at a stretch when no salmon are caught, only stcel-
i eu, anu mere are tunes when the supply is so great from
the Rogue river that the entire Portland" market is beared
aud the surplus consigned to eastern cities or to ,.,.1,1 stor
age. If the steelhead are slaughtered in such wholesale
Ushion just before spawning, how is it possible to keep
up the supply 1 What arc the comparatively iVw fish
eaught by those anglers skillful enough to land steelhead
with hook ami line compared to such a butchorv f Ami these
Grants l'ass fishermen never have obeved cither the letter
or spirit of the law. These seines render it next to impos
sible for a fish to ascend, and are clandest inelv stretched
clear to the toe of the Golden Drift dam.
There is but one way to restore good fishing on the
Rogue river, and that is to stop all fishing except with
rod and line above tidewater; force the construction of
adequate fishways over dams and the screening of all
ditches and conduits, and then construct if necessarv u
trout hatchery.
Only a comparatively few people are benefited bv the
salmon hatcheries. Almost, evervbodv likes to fish" and
will be benefit,-,! by the trout hatcherv, and all am-lers
would cheerfully pay a fishing lieense for its maintenance
but the professional fish hog, who. with his seines, gluts
themarkets of San Francisco and Portland with choicest
.-.J-rt..11 1 ....'it i
oieeuicau, v in nave to go, or the sportsman must desert
T?rrm i . ii. . . ii ... . .
muimu me inosr laiiious lislnn si roam in Amer
ica.
(Orcjfon Journal )
Tho Maine viwtioa m Ui-cMcdly en
ioiiriKiii to the detoernta. While the
republican majority in about as large
iih it vaa in the stato election two
yenrH nut it is only 8DO0 an against
117,0(10 four years ayo, in round num
bers and is only about one-third the
usual republican majority, or plurality,
in the September elections in presiden
tial yearn. More than this, tho vote
hIiowh a (h-mocratic gain over lliu4 of
13'0t, and a republican Iohh of L'.'OO,
in a total vote of 140,000. Applying
these, ratios of gain and loss to New
York, Ohio, Illinois and other popu
lous states, the result in Maine indi
cates that a iiu tuber of tho hitherto i
solid aud overwhelmingly republican
Htnt-H are today, to say the least, doubt
ful. And the anti-republienn tide is
likely to rise continually from now to
.November, rather than recede.
The explanation is made that Maine
voted on prohibition and other state
iHsues. Hut this is no more true now
than it has been in other years. Pro
hibition is always an issuo in Maine.
And republicans made great efforts to
carry tho state by at least a usual re
publican majority. And it is to bo re
membered that the causes of the anti
republican slump in Maine arc far more
active, potent and infectious in the
west than in New Kngland. Where one
repubilcnn is deserting his party in
Maine there are likely to bo two or
three in Illinois, Kansas and Iowa
and possibly in Oregon.
REPUBLICAN PRAISE FOR
BRYAN'S TARIFF SPEECH
(Portland Oreponinan)
As nn essay on the tariff Mr. liryan's
Pes MoineB speech is admirable. All
that ho says about the inquiry of Ding
leyism is true. It doeB corrupt the
Government by setting up n buuiness
partnership with tho protected inter
ests. U puts the public offieeB up for
Hale and causes party success to de
pond too much upon contributions
from those who devour tho nubstnncc
of the people. Nor can it bo denied
that the tariff has also corrupted busi
ness. It has taught tho protected inter
ests to look to the government for their
profits instead of to their own initia
tive. It has given them an opportunity
to combine for tho explicit purpose of
raising prices and robbing the eonshim
'r It has placed them in the yfe.sition
of the tax farmers in Franco before the
(evolution, who kept two-thirds of the
taxes they collected aud turned over
to the state onlv one-third. Tor Mr.
liryau is undeniably correct in saving
that the barons get a large part of the
procei-ds of the tariff tax which is lev
ied upon certain articles. 1 f nine-
tenths of a protected nrtiolo nro pro-
meed at home and onlv one-tenth im
ported, that one-tenth pays the tax to
I he government while the otlio uiue-
teuflis pays it to the interests.
Old Resident Dead
Another old resident of Ashland has
rossed tho (Jreat Divide and into the
undiscovered country. William Harris.
.1 veras of HL'e. and for tliirtv venrs :i
i-spe.'ted resident of this citv, died at
his home on Granite stret, Thursday
evening last, having been in feeble
tilth and afflicted with infirmities in
cident to his advanced years, for some
time pust.
The funeral took place from his res
idence on Saturday afternoon, at 2
o 'clock, and was conducted bv the
liev. Ward Mclh n ry of the Ki rst I'res
bvteri:m chutYh, liinl the roiim ins wen1
hliil to ri-st ill tin' Aililnnd cemetery.
TiililijjH.
WOULD IRRIGATE WITH
WATERS OF BUCK LAKE
In connect inn with nn offer suit
nutted l.v .1. .1. ('Iinnilu'rs of Aslilnml
owner of the Hnck Lake preserves just
over the Klnmnth county line nn.I
nenrlv ill ant from Ashland, to fur
nisli Mc.lfnnl with Its much desired
municipal water supply, it is stated
that Colorado parties have been looking
over the feasibility of tho protect of
ri ii n i ii u the entire flow of the springs
which feed whnt is call d Hack Lake to
the uper valley for irrigation purposes
m this vicinity, an 1 tin, I that it is i
practicable to do it. Mr. T. J. Smith !
has surveyed the project in a prelimi j
nary way and has also measured the j
iio 01 water wincn Me tin. Is to be four
thousand inches. The distance is less
than M mil. a and he says the water
could bo led down l.itte Itutte creek
through Dead In, ban and to one of sev
oral low divides in the ,'asca.lwes from
which it could be diverted ennilv so
as to cover anv and all points in this
vallev.
Circuit Court News.
State of Oregon vs. William Knlon;
oiling liquor to a minor; defendant
entered plea of not guilty.
State of Oregon vs. W A. Harvey;
larceny; grand jury returned a trite
bill.
8tate of Oregon vs. K. M. Hostel
ter; assault with a dangerous weapon;
uismiascu.
State of Oregon vs. 11. ,). Wilkin
son; selling liquor to a minor; court
ordered a bench warrant issued and
bond fixed at :.Nio.
.lohn and William Untitling vs. K. S.
Wolfor et al.;
A. D. Ke.iti vaj I. H. olf. r St ii
dismissed.
E. :. J,f. u. V . KitW.-;
nvtrbrs fo ceMft (. 4
cumiiir, SSMfts
Jungmeit
K. Martin;
grand jury
$.-",!.:t.- and costs.
Slate of Oregon vs. 11
:ittempt to extort monev;
does not find a true bill.
Joseph ,'urrie vs Doliert I). 1'ow
J ell; dismissiM.
J In the matter of Sarah Kill's npplica
I lion to register title; demurrer over
I ruled.
,'. II. Pierce nnd ,'. ( . Tieroe vs. Clar
ence Wheeler et nl.; action to recov
er money; jury returned verdict in
favor of defendant.
State of Oregon vs. II. V Coss; do
fondant pleaded not guilty and trial
t for September 21 st o'cb.'l
EVELYN BACK TO TIIE
SAME OLD FOOTLIGHTS
IIOSTOX. Mass . Sept. 17. Howard
esbit. the brother of Kvolvn Thaw
today eo'ifirmed the report that Harry
Thaw's wife will soon be seen before
the footlights again.
Young Xesbit declares it is not at all
impiobablc that his sister will go out on
the road with the Morning. X ion and
Night " company, with w hich he is plav.
ing. within two weeks. It is said that
Kvelyn Thaw is almost pennielss nnd ,
that she is compelled to go on the
stage or try her hand at something
else to make a living. She held a long
onicrenco yesterday with Joe Welch,
i theatrical manager.
ill. m. llrfM) lmt ki- j.Msut. iu
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Notice to Hunters.
As the impression that it is lawful
kill deer by dogs .luring hnntins
season has gone forth. 1 wish to tsale
that in accordance with a decision ren
dered by the attorney ueneral. it is
unlawful to kill deer pursunl by dogs
at any time of the year, and that the
law in regnrd to the same will be rigid
ly enforced.
H. O. STKVEXSOX,
Stnte Game Warden.
HANKY MKsai.KH.
Oepntv Game Warden.
Smith 6 Molony
Cftny the Strongest Line of
High Cut Boots
at the lii-st prices in .Southern Oregon
Buy now, for you will need them
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$116,000.00
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in our fire and burglar proof vault,
where they will be beyond the possibil
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Safe deposit boxes to rent, $4 per
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get value received today, but to secure prop
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a rapidly growing town like Medford
knowledge of present and prospective val
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better time to secure a home in Medford at
ruck bottom price than right now. Inspect
our list, and you will be convinced.
Rogue River Land
Company
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MED FORD
Notice to Water
Consumers
Owing to the scarcity of water supply, it
is ordered that no city water be used for ir
igation or sprinkling except between the
hours of 6 and 7 o'clock a. m. and 5 and 7
o'clock p. m. until otherwise ordered by the
water committee.
Violation of this order by any consumer
will result in said consumer's supply being
forthwith shut off.
By order of the "Water Committee of the
City Council of Medford, Oregon.
Dated August 15, 1908.
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in Printing, we do it for you.
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MEDFORD
u Oregon,,
Builders
Are you doing what you can to populate your State ?
OREGON NBBDS PEOPLE-floUlan,, h.nest farmers, mechanics,
merchant c erks, p.epl. with brains, strjhg hand, and 8 willing
hoart capital or no capital. wining
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through every available igoncy. Will you not help Ihe good work
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Oim'ov ' tbem com,,,ete Amotion about
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From New York.. 55.00
rrom Denver $30.00
From Omaha 30.00
From Kansas City 30.0G
From St. Louis. ." 35.50
From Chioasto. . . 38.00
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