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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVE NINO, NOVEMBER 11, Wtt SALE OF ALL SALES WOOLEN GOODS TO KEEP YOU WARM AND HEALTHY YOUR COAL BIN It it filled up for the winter or are you waiting until you have used the last shovelful? Let us fill it up for you now, before the bad weather starts in. We carry only the best grades of foreign and domestic coals and take pride in sending out all clean coal and full weight. Holmes Coal & Ice Co S5S STARK STREET. SEUFERT ARRAIGNS WARDEN VAN DUSEN Cannoryman Says That No Effort la Being Made to Enforce Law and That Ruin Will Follow Charges Cillnetters on Bar with Greatest Destruction. CAUSE OF SCARCITY Of SALMON EGGS JUST NOW Declares Law Can Be Enforced Handily If Proper Means Are Taken to Do So This He Claims Was Done Under Previous Administrations. F. A. Seufert, onsMf tha leading can aerymen of the Columbia river, who ha been la the business for It years, and who drafted the first bill In 1IM to license canneries for a hatchery fund. Utterly arraigns Fish Warden Van Dusen and the Clatsop tshermen for the shortage of salmon eggs at the hatch eries this year. He declares the result Is oae season of the Clatsop and Van Dusen policy, and that If the same Is to be continued, the result will be dupli cated with a vengeance each succeeding season until within four years the busi ness will practically be brought to an and. Mr. Seufert says this talk of not being able to enforce the present law Is all rot, and that there la no desire to en force It Ha says Mr. Van Dusen' s policy, as set forth In his last annual re port, is to throw the river wide open and give him funds to hatch young fish. He baa carried this Idea out tha present year, when the startling fact has been forced upon him that without some pro tection for fish in the lower river, they will never reach the hatcheries. In support of the statement that the glllnetters at tha mouth of the river are depleting the river, ha gives the evidence of the United States fish com missioner looking after the government hatcheries, who says that every salmon caught at the Little White Salmon hatchery this year had the marks of nets n It, showing that they had become entangled and ware able to fores them selves out of the web. Further, Mr. Seufert declares positively that 95 par eat of the fish caught In his traps have Bat marks on them. ' aHn-BTlttirs Drive Famk Away. "As men who study the habits of fish in the Columbia know, tha nets on the "bar are doing the heavy work." says Mr. Seufert "Their Injury la not only tha numbers of fish caught, but also the number that they drive away, and pre sent from ever entering the Columbia. This condition is best illustrated the present year and la 1890, when there was a great strike. This year wa have bad what la termed a dry season, or one with few storms. When there are no storms at tha mouth of the river each kbb tide has from 800 to 1,000 miles of iweb sweeping across the bar to drive fish away. Salmon run in only at ebb tide, when fresh water Is pouring out and they have a current to work against. "They linger outside during flood tides in salt water, and then when the current turns, and fresh water cornea pouring out. they start against this current and get into the river. Drives Salmon Away. "Just imagine the schools being met very Ude of the season by 1,000 miles of web, which drags the bottom, each web of great length, aweeplng over the bar. All the fish that strike the nets do not get caught, and the large number born back by this maze of netting may return for another effort the next tide and may not. Perhaps they try several times. Is It not natural that they would become discouraged, and: pass on up or down the coast T That la what Is being accomplished every season that storms permit glllnetters to Sweep .the bar with every tide. If It Is a stormy year, and a week or so elapses before the glllnetters can get out, large num bers of salmon succeed In entering the river, and have a chance to get up stream. "Tti Is plain fact was further demon strated in 1890. That year the fisher men went on a strike. The season then opened April 10. but owing to the strike tha fishermen did not put a aet In the river until tha 10th day of June. This gave the salmon two months to enter the river and work their way up. Tha re sult was that the river teemed with fish. They were so thick that they could not be Ashed out, and 1890. although the season really opened two months late, waa one of our vary beat seasons, both for the glllnetters and the trapmen. The fish. had been permitted to enter the river, and they swarmed. Glllnetters had their full opportunity, because sal mon linger for some time where the water is Just a little brackish. The sams fact la witnessed any season when the oar la vary stormy and glllnetters can not sweep It dally. "Law Oaa Be Xnf oroed. This talk about not being able to enforce the law la all rot," continued Mr. Seufert. "Van Duaen nor the Clat sop people want It enforced. They seem determined to destroy tha Industry, and this ysar of tha open river policy. Illus trates what they will do If permitted to have free hand. We of the upper river fished this year with tha same dlaragard for the law that they manifested. Just to show them what things would come to If this practice prevailed. I doubt If there will be 14.000,000 eggs secured In Oregon and Washington. "The government fish commissioner told me yesterday that at the Little White Salmon hatchery the aesson was about over, and he did not have 3.000.000 yet. where ha expected 3.oo,ooo. 'Ok the Clackamas hs will gait vary, very few, and he stated to me unhesitatingly that Immediately below the hatchery there were nets stretched clear across ths stream. The Clackamas Is a closed stream. The United stntes commis sion said he would not be able to ex pend nearly all of the government ap propriation this year for hatchery work, because he could not get tha eggs. "It Is all because the fish warden of Oregon does not want to enforce the law. He doss not try to clear tha Clackamaa of nets, he doss not try to seise any of the fish caught Illegally. He was put In office on the non-enforcement policy. Let me repeat a Uttle fish history In this state. History of risk Propagation. "In 1893 we saw the neceaslty of, jir tlflclsl propagation. I Introduced a Dill through Senator Stivers of Oilllam that year for licensing canneries and gear , IT IS JUST LIKE GETTING MONEY FROM HOME WHEN YOU CAN BUY All-wool Underwear for Men or Women, 75c per Garment They are made to sell at twice this price, and no o ne but a Woolen Mill Store wouM have the nerve to cut the price so low. They are the leaders in our big sale of all classes of woolen goods at cut prices. ITEMS WORTH READING BLANKETS all colors and weights at reduced price. UNDER. WEAR, for mem thirty styles; half price UNDERWEAR for Women, pure wool kind, at reduced prices. STOCKINGS for women, pure wool kind at reduced prices. SOCKS for men, the Brownsville kind, prices are cut. SWEATERS for men, prices are one-half off. MEN'S NEGLIGEE FLANNEL SHIRTS, one-third off. MEN'S OUTING FLANNEL NIGHTSHIRTS cut 30 per cent. CARDED WOOL for COMFORTS, $1.25 pound cut to 65c FREE Catalogue Sent to Out-of-town Customers MAIL ORDERS are Promptly Filled A Word to the Wise We are long on Woolen Goods, in fact we are heavily overstocked, and this warm weather refuses to let up. To reduce our stock we are cutting prices so low that all can buy fine pure wool goods at a small price. BLANKETS WASHED As an accommodation to our customers who have bought Blankets from us any time during the past twenty years, we will for the next two weeks send them to the mill to be washed, and when needed gigged and rebound. We posi tively will not take Blankets unless they were bought at this store. FREE Catalogue -Sent to Out-of-town Customers MAIL ORDERS are Promptly Filled ill Store Third and Stark Sts. HOME OF THE WOOLEN GOODS Opp. Chamber Commerce to create a hatchery fund. A similar measure waa Introduced In Washington ths same season. Washington's law waa enacted, and When she began hatching, there was 171.000 In the fund. Oregon disdained the necessary provision until IS 98. whan the lew waa enacted, sad then aha began getting the fund for this work. "Holly IfcOulre waa appointed by the governor as fish commissioner. He went before the legislature and asked that he be granted $1,700 for enforcement of the law. He wanted tsOO to enforce the spring; close season, which had been fixed from starch 1 to April 1. and he wanted 100 to enforoe the fall seaaon of one month. August 10 to September 10. In addition, he wanted 11.000 office expenses. This waa granted. He was also glvsn one deputy, with a salary of tl.000.and an expense allowance to this deputy of 100. The next spring Mc OuTre began to enforce tha law, and he did enforce it His expense allowance was sufficient for Ths work. The law provided that he has the power to con fiscate any gear used Illegally, or any fish caught out of season. He only had to pick up a few nets before the river was clear In the close season. All prop erty confiscated waa sold and tha pro ceeds given to the hatchery fund. Officers Have TvU Power. "Washington and Oregon have concur rsnt Jurisdiction over the Columbia, which enables ths Oregon officer to go to tha Washington shore, arresting any THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY" $50.00 for an dea WATCH DAILY PAPERS FOR PARTICULARS fisherman found fishing illegally. This gives plenary powers In tha premises, and nothing can be dona to help the legal situation. The Oregon warden can ar rest any man fishing In the river, whe ther he be a Washington or an Oregon citizen, and hs can sslse his gear. What more could be asked T This is all the authority ths officer needs, or could ask. McOulre demonstrated that It waa sufficient. But McOulre lost his life that summer In the Umpqua, where ha and Senator Reed were Inspecting fish eries. Mr. Reed of Clatsop was ap pointed to take Mr. MeOulre's place, and he continued his predecessor's pol icy, of closing tha river, which he was amply able to do that fall. "But at the next session of tha leg islature Senator Pulton of Clatsop, rep resenting the Clatsop Interests, appeared at Salem with an amendment to the old law. abolishing the office of fish com missioner, and creating a fish board, which had the authority to choose a fish warden. This Mil carried. Reed was thrown out of office because ha had been enforcing the law, and Van Dusen was put In to represent the Clatsop pol icy of an unobstructed season. Last year Van Dusen permitted them to fish from five to 10 days over the time, and this year he merely carried out his policy of letting them fish all tha time. That Is what Clatsop wants, and what he believes Is best W. see the result if It is to contlnus, we need make no further appropriations for hatchertee; In fact, need not continue in the busi ness, for It cannot contlnus long. "Ths talk of the fish commencing to run late Is also rot. They do not vary five days any year. I know this to be a feet. Dry seasons like the present, glllnetters are able to keep them out of the river much longer, which makes them Iste In getting, inside, but the fish aore trying to get up the river within five dsys of ths period they usually maks their sppearance off the bar. That they cams this year In usual force Is ap parent from the catches made by the gllnettera fishing on ths Bar. Ths Co operative company's men catch meat of their fish on the Bar. Ton will notice that the catch of these men this year, when other fishermen were falling very low, was up to their best work, The Co operative's pack Is a fine one, this being tha only cannery that did well. They got the fish on the Bar. before tha schools were turned hack, and the maas of wab sweeping down with every tide left few for the up river country." Mr. Seufert says that in 1st! Major Jones was sent to ths Columbia to study the salmon Industry for tha United States fish commissioner. In his report ha satd that the glllnetter on the Bar was tha greatest enemy to the Indus-ry. To Grow fey Mlm. From ths Chicago News. Office Imp "Man outside says hs has a crow to pick with you." Village Editor "TeH him I'm out. hut that any time he brings a turkey around to be picked he'll find ma In." . OFFICIALS ARE ELECTED FOR CITY DISTRICTS At the quarterly session of the Wo man's Homs Missionary society of tha Methodist Episcopal church, held yes terday, two organisations ware effected to conform to tha new districts. Offi cers wars elected as follows: Eaat Portland President, Mrs. J. P. Long, Salem; vice-president, Mrs. L. E. Rockwall. Portland; corresponding sec retary, Mrs. J. P. Fanner, Sunnyslde; recording secretary, Mrs. Webb, Sliver ton; treasurer, Mrs. E. V. Gottfried. Portland. West Portland President, Mrs. Wil liam Beharrel. Portland; vice-president. Mrs. W. B. Holllngsheed. Portland, cor responding secretary, Mrs. F. J. Hard. Portland; recording secretary, Mrs. Satchwlll, Newberg; treasurer. Mrs. i. Hoi man. HUlsboro. "Little colds" neglected thousands of Uvea sacrificed every year. Dr. Wood's Norwav Pine Syrup cures llttls colds cures big colds, too. down to tha vary verge of consumption. Allen Lewis' Best Brand. Special Inducement Sale On account of the Morrison Street Bridge being closed to all eaat and west side traffic, while rebuilding, we are offering some extraordinary big inducements for you to come around about out of your way to trade here. Up-to-date Shoes and Slippers made to fit, hold their shape and wear satisfactory, selling at prices that will tempt the most economical to come to this store. Note the Inducement Prices. Inducement Prices on Children's Shoes Children's kid, kangaroo, calf and box calf; lace; medium and heavy leather soles, that wear satisfactory. They're li.as, tt.y and $1.75 grades. Note the inducement prices Sixes 5 to 8, Inducement Sale 1 Price VUC Sizes V to ii, Inducement s asi Sale Price ejl.UU Sizes Yi to a. Inducement Sale Price , gg Inducement Prices on Ladies' Shoes Ladies' vici kid, and velour calf lace, me dium weight, flexible leather soles, kid, patent and velour calf tips, good styles and reliable for wear, Sa.oo and $2.5 grades, Inducement Sale Jj g gj W omens' vici kid and box calf lace, ligbt and medium weight soles, extra good fitters and excellent for wear, regular $3.50 and $3.00 grades, In- t QC ducement Sale Price THE STORE FOR THE ECONOMICAL D 11 r li IVJW I A Inducement Prices on Boys' Shoes ' Boys' box calf lace, best oak tanned leather soles of medium heavy weight, that will stand the wet and hard wear, regular $1.30, $1.75 a- grades, Sizes 9 to 13, Inducement si ia Sale Price !I.IU Sizes nVt to 5V4. Inducement Sale Price $1.45 Inducement Prices on Men's Shoes Men's kid, box calf and storm calf, lace and congress styles, medium and heavy dependable leather soles; regular $3.00 qualities; Inducement Sale Prices $2.25 Men's vici kid, velour calf, box calf and patent colt lace, genuine "Goodyearcs Welt" soles, all late styles, regular $3.50 and $4 grades. Induce ment Sale Prices $2.95 BARON'S SHOE STORE 330-232 MORRISON STRUT NEAR SECOND THE MONEY SAVERS IN SHOES -- - -'Vi'i's "'.'iissf'sii-v-A-sieMZ!r LrkjrrTsT:-'-zr:., ": B . Aj, - , - - . . fltt '.ct.'- '. 1-,