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THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECIMIER 1, 1904, YELL FROM DALLES Upper River's Opinion of Tide' water Fishermen. v TRY TO HOLD ASTORIA DOWN Van Outsit and Hi Conclusions Mad th Subjaat f 8om 'Vitreli Common by the &almn Packer. ,Tht Columbia river Batteries have forfeited all claim on th legislatures t Oregon and Washington for protec tion against the ruin that la Impending la the aentlment of F. A. Seufert, mayor and cannerjrman of Th Dalles. And Mr. Seufert threatens to tell the legis lative committees so in plain English. The greed of fisheries and their de fiance of law, Mr. Seufert says, war rant the legislatures In turning a deaf ear to their plaints and in Darkening only to the general Interest in perpe tuation of the salmon species. He hopes that the lawmakers will ascertain Why th closed season has not been enforced and will take means to drive the fish wardens to their duty here after. "Laws have been passed." he ex claimed last night, "but where are the fish wardens to enforce them and the fishermen and cannerymen to observe them? Money has been appropriated for hatchsrlst, but where are the eggs to keep them busyr Effect of Law. Th Immunity of Columbia river fish ermen from punishment, he said, has become an example for prostitution of, law on every salmon stream In the two states. The bounty of the two states has been abused brasen-facedly and liberal appropriations for hatcheries and wardens' salaries have gone almost . for naught on account of th greed and lawlessness of th fisheries. Mr. Seufert operates below The Dalles a form of gear which lower river interests desire to drive out of exist ence by legislation wheels. Less than per cent of the Columbia river pack , la caught by wheels, while the other $4 per cent is caught by seines, traps and gillnets, the last named of which take between 5 and 70 per cent at the mouth of the Columbia and on the bar. Mr. Seufert says that he has fought the lower river Interests in the legislature and Is not afraid of them again. He points out that 95 per cent of the fish taken by wheels and at hatcheries bear marks of nets, showing how clean the nets sweep the river of fish. In the legislatures of the two states this winter he and other wheelmen will fight for regulation of all gear and abo lltion of none; for -continuance of the present closed seasons and for short ening of the summer open season. Low er river interests will contend for abo lition of the spring and fall closed sea sons and substitution therefor of the closed Sunday and for prohibition of wheel fishing between June 1 and July L The busy time for wheels is June. Th Early Runs. Early runs of salmon which were to isve been perpetuated by th spring closed Mason between March 1 and, Ajctl IS. Mr. Seufert said, have Veen boost exterminated, and th late schools which come In from th sea during July and early in August are Ymctleally all that are left, because,! in spit of the destructive work of fish ermen, they have been propagated by hatcheries, while June and July fish have nearly perished from the waters of the earth. Now that the late hatchery salmon are all that remain, Mr. Seufert says the fisheries are greedy to amend the law amended so they may not be hamp ered la catofaiac what are left Lower river Inter eats, he declares, should not air fail te have the August closed season abolished, bat shonld be al lowed only II days' fishing In that month, as was th case p to passage ef the present law In 111. Tidewater fishermen,' he remarked, ave been catching salmon in season and out, just as they pleased, and have defied the law and held fish wardens In contempt On August IS it was the worn duty of the wardens to stop fish ing. Did tbey do it? Not they. Mr. Tan Dusen was gentle as usual, and said softly it was no use to save sal mon after that time, because tbey would not reach the hatcheries anyhow. Th Big Run. "But how does he know that? Can be not remember that in 1903 the big run entered the river July 29, and seven days later reached Celllo, one-third of the distance to the hatchery on Snake river? If the fish traveled one-third the distance to Ontario in seven days, might they not reasonably cover the RAILROAD IN MEET Distinguished Company at a New York Banquet DISCUSSION ON LEGISLATION have difficulty In securing seed. Ex tension of th closed season from April IS to May 1 might help to restore the ealy schools. Th lat schools, prop, agated by hateherlea, are practically th only ones left And th lower fisheries would destroy them, too, If unrestrained. -Each run of salmon Is so regular that It appears In th river almost on th sam dsy each year that Is, If not impeded by artificial obstacles as gillnets on th bar. Tears ago th wheels of th Cascades used to take large quantities of bluebacks. a variety of salmon which mad up nearly all of the up-river pack. Those bluebacks began to appear at the wheels about April ! of each year, and their arrival did not vary three days from that time, season to season. "But these fish are almost entirely gone. Why? Because mey were not propagated at hateherlea This last season our cannery packed only 145 cases of bluebacks; th season before the number was about 400 and th sea-1 New York, Dec. T. A conference of son before that about TOO. With the presidents has Just been held gradual dlsapearanec of bluebacks w. Metropoun club, where th hav had to deepen our wheels so a . lh. to catch chlnooks. ' w """"" " " Now, what does the disappearance great railroad systems of the tnlted of the bluebacks prove? Just this: states dined as the guests of Edward They ar on of th early spring p Rlpley, president of th Atchison, school, and like the others hav, been f SothlBg WM almost destroyed. It la the same with the early runs of chlnooks. Those big. public as to the result of th dellb- strong chlnooks which used to be eratlons which ensued, caught In th Columbia are hardly everj Ther4 wer, 14 t the table and. be seen now. This fact has been remarked th, ho(,t wno r(,pr,wnted his own by everybody. It we had had hatcher- 1,. to im.rate the early schools as - has been done with the late runs, and representing the Missouri Pacific and if the spring dose season had been en- Wabash systems; Edward II. Harrl- Iron In her buggy before leaving town. When about four mllea out she dis covered that th robes and her dress were on fir. She Jumped from her buggy and stood enveloped In a sheet of dam. A passing farmer ran to her assist- jane and with blanket smothered out in diss. Mrs, Maraer is in a serious condition, IRICMON COMES OUT. Railroad Magnate Will Try ts Ssoure Law to Supplant The That Hav Proved Irksome te Them for Some Time. forced, spring fish would be as abund ant as autumn fish. But we did not have such hatcheries and must adapt ourselves to the conditions as they are and Improve them as we can. , 'What we have left Is the result of previous legislation. The supply of sal mon has adapted Itself to existing stat utes and we cannot change those stat utes without hasardlng the industry. The early schools are gone, but late schools are saved. 'We can keep the late fish I? the wardens will enforce, the law. After Van Dusen. Mr. Van Dusen must resist the pres sure of Astoria interests if he would save th fish from total annihilation. Competition among those interests Is so severe and they are so bent on mak ing Immediate profit that they are has ardlng their own future welfare, much as they theoretically desire to conserve the fish. He should move his office from Astoria and get away from that pressure. Until he does so he cannot act Impartially." Mr. Seufert declared that the warn ing to the fisheries Is so obvious and costly example of Puget sound is so plain that there should be no hesita tion about enforcing the closed season. He added that it was necessary to pro hibit glllnet fishing on the bar In order to let the fish have access to the river. The fish warden has recommended 1 law to that end. "I'm going to take a 350-futhom gill net up to the legislature and spread it over the caDitol." said Mr. Seufert. "so as to let the members see for them selves what small chance salmon have to enter the Columbia without going Into cans and pickle. There are more than 1600 of such nets, about 700 miles of them, and 40 feet deep. Is It any wonder the salmon that escape to hatcheries are so few that schools of summer salmon are so late In coming in from the sea?" PAIR OPEN SUNDAY. The Lewis and Clark Fsir Will be Open en Sunday. Portland. Dec 7. Sunday on the Lewie and Clark exposition grounds will be observed In an enlightening and edifying manner. Instead of tightly closing the gates to the public all day, as was the case at St Louis, they will be thrown open at noon, al though all the machinery will be stopped and all the exhibit buildings except the Palace of Pine art will be closed. One of the greatest series of insti tutes the world will ever know Is be ing planned for the exposition, embrac ing religion, education, elvics, charities and correction, labor science, history and women's work. Notable snen and women from all parte of the world will be secured to deliver addressee, Includ ing famous exponent of Buddhism, Mohammedanism, and the religion of Confucius. A general program pro Tidee for an institute on each Sunday between June 1st and October 15th. The plan of keeping the exposition open, besides giving the people a chance to hear some noted speakers and become enlightened on mony sub jects, affords an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful architecture of the build ings and to drink In the glories of the landscape picture and the surrounding scenery. man, the head of the Union, Southern and Central Pacific systems; Marvin Hewitt, president of the Chicago tt Northwestern; Samuel Spencer, presi dent of the Southern railway; Itoa- well Miller, chairman of the Chicago. Milwaukee A St. Paul board of direct ors; A. J. Cussatt, president of the Pennsylvania; William II. Truesdule. president of the Delaware. Lackawanna A Western; William H. Newman, pres ident of the New York Centra!; CharU S. Mellen, president of the New Tork. New Haven A Hartford; President Earllng of the Chicago, Milwaukee A St Paul; B. U Wlnchell, president of th Chicago, Rock Island A Pacific. Robert Mather, president of the Rock Island Company, and P. D. Under wood, president of the Erie. For some time. It Is said. Mr. Ripley has been convinced that there were cer tain matters relating to the running of American railroads and phases of what might perhaps be called political ques tlons having a direct bearing on rail roading that ought to be frankly dls cussed by the heads of the leading com panies. With this object In view. In vitations to the dinner were sent out and Mr. Ripley came on from the west especially for It. Every man present had something to say, and It Is under stood, spoke his mind freely. The exact nature of the discussion could not be learned but one of those present said that some sort of a state ment might be given out at a later date. It was added, however, that all those present had a more satisfactory feeling regarding certain great questions af fecting American railroads when the conference ended. TARIFF REVISION. Will be- 80N ARRAIGNED. Doubtful if President Roosevelt Call sn Extra Session. Washington. Dec. 7. Sine It cam generally known that th presi dent was In favor of a revfsion of the tariff the whit house has been fairly besieged by republican "stand patters." All agree he has not quailed under their fire, nor even taken to cover. There are Indications that he Is will ing to reconsider his views relative to an extra session of congress next spring if It can be shown clearly that the Interests of the party demand a postponement of what he sincerely believes to be Inevitable. At present they are bending every effort to pre vent serious public discussion of the subject during the coming session. They are anxious to stave ofT the sug gested special message from the white house on the subject. The president has so far acceded to their wishes as to omit any discussion of the general ta- Witt in bis annual meraage. Whether or not they will be able to in duce him to "let well enough alone" until the fourth of March Is a ques tion. No less than two weeks ago the president declared to one of hi caller that he would call an extra session In the spring unless something then un foreseen would cause him to change his mind. He to now feeling the pulse of the leaders, and It Is believed that he will come to see that an extra session In the spring would be obnoxious to the majority of the leaders. He has not yet said that he would not call such a session, but as matters are now shap ing themselves an extra session seems more remote than it did two weeks ago. Charge It That of Hsving Murdered Hit Mother May Etcsps. Auburn, Cal., Dec. 7. Adolph Weber while distance in one mouth or two appeared in the superior court today months? Mr. Van Dusen" own reports show that the salmon sre ready to Spawn at Ontario two months after the open season ends on August IS. Tear by year the early runs have been diminishing until the stock to no to answer a chance of murder. His at torney moved to set aside the commit ment on technical grounds, and the court took the matter under advise ment The charge against Weber is that of Nearly wiped out that hatcheries would having murdered his mother. " Turks Drowned. Tripoli, Dec. 7. A boat from the Turkish Corvette Mansura, manned by 40 seamen, sunk In the roadHtead here today, and 19 of the crew were drowned. Burned by a Brick. Mlshawa, Ind., Dec. 7. Mrs. Fred Marker was nearly burned, to death on) Wednesday at her home here. In order to keep warm during the drive Mrs. Marker had placed a hot Few Men Leaving Alaskan Gold Fitld During th Winter, Seattle, Dec. T. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Valdes states that George M. Hilt, Peter Ericsson and Charles W. Vram have arrived with dog teame after having been 14 days out from Fairbanks. They are the first arrivals over the winter route. All three of th men predict that not mor than 100 men will com out this winter. They report their camp la in excellent condition and that sup plies generally are plentiful but that prices are high. , Pepper Is selling for IS a pound and horse feed 1100 a ton. Vletlm ef Holdups. Los Angeles, Deo. ?. Messenger Evan Roberta of the Wells, Fargo Com pany, who was shot by a train rob ber while en rout to Los Angeles over the Santa F railroad, near the Needles Monday morning, la dead. Correct Clothesjortlai Any affectation whatsoever in dress impact, in my mind, a flaw in the undcntamHnp. Lord L'JusUtfctd to kit to. No affectation in the apparel bearing this label IJdcnjamin&C? MAKERS tWTRII Equal to fine coflotn-madfl in all but price, fl The makeri guatantee, and oun. with every garment. J We are Exclusive Agent m thin city. JffiliiiaiilUliz ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK Capital Tald la 1100,000. Surplus and Undivided FroflU $25,000 . Transacts general banking business. luterest paid on time deposit. J. Q. A, BOWLBY. O. L FETEK80N, FRANK PATTON. J. W. OAIINEK, PretltUt. Vios President Cashier. Asst. Cashier S8 TENTH STREET,. ASTORIA, ORE. ..'JL- First National Banh of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1880 Capital and Surplus $100,000 ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN mi, I'M. ns Burt. A. U COX, Vie Prmldrol r.LIUMIur,"rtanr AHfyKIA HAVittUO SAX a", Treat Designers and Manufacturer, of P P Till UmT IMFKOVKD CANNING MACHINERY, MARINE ENGINES AND BOILERS. COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED., Foot ol Fourth Street. - A8T0KIA, OREGON. THE LOUVRE A First Class Concert Hall FhiwtlKwort lu TheCity ADMISSION FREE ATTRACTIVE PROGKAM Seventh and Astor Streets CHANGE WEEKLY CHARLES WIRKKALA, Prop. 433Commerdal Street Phone Main 121 Sherman Transfer Co. HE5IIY 811 EUMAN, Manager IJacka, Carriage Baggng Chocked and Transferred Trucks and Furniture Wagons- Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipiod. ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH. Hsvmg Installed Robber Tiring Machine ol the latest pattern I am prepared to do all kinds ol work in Uiat line at reasonable price. Telephone 291. 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