Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19??, January 23, 1915, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextS h e G o ld H ill N e w s ?l lil.ISHFD — F.VFRY SATURDAY AT GOLD HILL. JACKSON COUNTY, , cKKGON, BY ■ B en H. L am pm an Entered at the Gold Hill postortiee for transmission through the mail* as eecond-elasa matter SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1915 SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE ROBBING THE ROGUE RIVER anglers assemble the fame of the Rogue river as W HEREVER a piscatorial paradise is common gossip. Every lonely sportsman of less favored localities, catching chubs or carp in turbid streams of the East or South, has sometime sighed for the glories which are peculiarly Oregon’s and particularly iden tified with the mountain bred torrent which heads near Crater Lake and sweeps into the Pacific from the woods of Curry coun ty. To them there is no river but the Rogue, and the fighting steelhead is its prophet. Annually when the word goes out that fish are rising to the fly in southern Oregon, there is an overhauling of tackle, a con sultation of train schedules, and a general skidoo to that stream which is the fulfilled vision of old Ike Walton. Of all the tour ist tribe the angler in search of summer sport is the most love able fellow. He endears himself to the district which welcomes him by a general air of camaraderie, and a happy lightness and freedom with his purse and the contents thereof, h e is the “good fellow” incarnate—and h e spends thousands of dollars each season in southern Oregon. Beyond the merely mercenary view, however, the conclu sion is obvious that well-stocked streams, limpid, pure, and scen- ically wonderful, are a heritage that go far toward promoting the sheer joy of existence. Such a heritage is the Rogue to the citizenry of southern Oregon. The curse of the Rogue is commercial fishing. Commercial fishing, unless the public disapproval is soon manifest, will low er the standard of the wonderful river to that of a common stream wherein one may dangle any lure or bait as futilely as Simon Simple fishing in the scrub pail. Once closed by the peo ple of Oregon to all commercial fishing, the stream was reopen ed at a legislative session in which the lobbyists lobbed to a purely personal purpose—the looting of the river by slaughter for profit. Not content with the concessions made to them, the fish hogs now propose to take it all. A measure pending in the present legislature provides for the opening of the entire river to com mercial fishing, while extending the present season two months. The argument that only salmon will be taken is without stand ing among those who know the habits of the fish—or the facili ties of these fishermen for disregarding and violating the law. Sportsmen know that it is the fixed habit of the sea-going steelhead trout to follow the salmon up-river from the Pacific. They know that in seasons when the salmon take is large—and so thorough are the methods of commercial fishing that during the open season barely a corporal’s squad or the Chinook ever win past the obstructions—the steelhead run is small and delay ed. They know that the salmon run is constantly decreasing, and that steelhead angling suffers in proportion. They know, in brief, that a salmon stream is a trout stream, and that the advent of commercialism is the knell of our famous fly fishing. The measure now pending should be defeated. It is purely mercenary and would rob all for the benefit of the few. Fur ther it will permanently impair the reputation of the Rogue as a sportsman’s stream, and practically destroy—in but a short tim e—one of the chief attractions of the valley. The Jackson county delegation at Salem will be expected to lead the fight which must end in the defeat of the proposed measure. BRIEF WAR NEWS Out of the sta te of v irtual deadlock, w hich for weeks has existed in the e a st and west, th ere have sp ru n g d u r ing the la s t few days m ilitary events of more im portance th an follow ers of th e w ar expected a t th is tim e. They are, briefly: The R ussian offensive tow ard new points on the fro n tiers of E a st P ru ssia and Posen; the fighting a t Solssons; the expected T u rk ish a d vance on E gypt and th e plans for a renew ed a tta c k on Servla by com bined A ustro-G erm an forces. To th e w est of W arsaw large G er m an forces a re still co ncentrated, but they a re gaining little ground and It is th o u g h t likely th a t th e fighting which will develop as a resu lt of the new R ussian m ovem ent may, for the tim e being, overshadow th e fighting fo r th e P olish capital, it Is even sug gested th a t Field M arshal von Hin- d en b u rg held In check along the B zura and R aw ka rivers, is about to in itia te a fresh m ovem ent of German troops e ith e r from T horn or from E ast P ru ssia , and th a t th e R ussian advance tow ard th e G erm an fro n tier is in ten d ed to fo restall th is attem p t. T he B ritish p ress concedes th a t the G erm an s w ere v icto rs In the recen t fig h tin g n e a r S olssons. M ilitary w rit ers, sp ecu latin g as to th e reaso n for E m p ero r W illiam ’s p resen ce a t the front durin g th e fichting n ear Soia- sons, su g g est th a t G eneral von Kluck “e ith e r req u ested th e em peror to come and inspire en th u siasm am ong the v/eary troops, or else felt so su re of nis ability to force back th e F rench over th e river, th a t he desired to have th e em peror w itn ess th e v ictory.” D ispatches reaching London a ss e rt th a t the G erm ans have not abandoned hope of reach in g C alais, and a re plan ning a new offensive in Belgium and n o rth ern F rance. A ccording to th ese advices, tra in a fte r train , loaded w ith troops. Is m oving into F landers. W ith the touch so often added heretofore on th e occasion of any approaching holiday or an n iv ersary , th ese dis patches say th a t the G erm an soldiers hope to p resen t C alais to E m peror W illiam for a b irth d ay present. Only a sm all fraction of th e B ritish m ilitary w riters pro fess to see In the G erm an advance a t Solssons an y new th re a t a g ain st P aris. T hey pay more atten tio n , how ever, to th e cum ulative Indications th a t th e T u rk s have de term ined to a tte m p t an Invasion of Egypt. T he general feeling Is th a t any such raid could be checked, aa the T u rk s would have to reckon w ith not only the B ritish troops, b u t w ith w ar ships, w hich, o p eratin g In th e Suez canal, off Akabah, A rabis and a t o th er points, will be able to sh a re in the work of opposing th e Invaders. BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON U m atilla county has 7010 persons of school age Of th is n um ber 3446 ar ( tr is and 35*5 are boys. T he annual show of the Hoik County Poultry association Is being held In th e arm ory la Dallas. About 1000 birds a re on exhibition. Salem has been uarned aa the next m eeting place of th e O regon F edera tion of Women s Clubs for the annual oenventlon to be held nex t O ctober. Tw elve I. W. W .'s w ere arre ste d a t R eseburg charged with d istu rb in g the peace. T hey becam e abusive and pro fane while speaktng ou the streets. Indians front reserv atio n s In Ore gbn, W ashington and Idaho will g a th er a t th e T utuilla M ission on the lira» tills reserv atio n early next m onth to hold a cam p m eeting sa d revival T h e re will be an in terestin g g a th e r ing a t C orvallis F eb ru ary 3, w hen a county fair conference will be held. .Men who tak e a prom inent p art In m aking fairs a success will be present. Bids a re being ad v ertised for the co n stru ctio n of the proposed (1,750,- 000 In te rsta te bridge to connect V an couver and P ortland, by the In te rsta te bridge com m ission. T he bids will be opened F ebruary 23. T he th ree trials of Roy F&rnum, w ho ■was recently convicted a t R oseburg of a sta tu to ry offense a g ain st E dna Mor gan. of Glendale, cost Douglas county *4480. according to figures m ade pub lic by the county clerk. M. J. Gersont. it is announced, has been m ade chief clerk of th e judlclar» com m ittee of th e house. Until a few w eeks ago he was d is tric t atto rn ey of Tillam ook county, but w as recalled by th e people a t th a t tim e. Five days in th e city jail w as the sen ten ce given by Police Judge But le r a t M arshfield, to Jam es Aiken and W alter Rehfield, youths of 19 year convicted of throw ing onions a t an a cto r in th e Lem aski th eater. S ta te ow nership and the flat salary basis of conducting th e sta te printing office w as responsible for a saving of »7890 for th e q u arter, O ctober 1 to D ecem ber 31, 1914. according to a statem en t given out by F orm er S tate P rin te r H arris. W. E. F tn ser, ad ju tant-general, will be relieved from duty as chief of sta ff of th e O regon N ational G uard F eb ru ary 1. G overnor W lthycom be nam ed C aptain George A. W hite, of th e T hird O regon Infan try , to succeed the re tir ing adjutant-general. T hirty-six accidents, none fatal, w ere reported to Labor C om m issioner Hoff durin g the week from several lines of activ ity in th e state. L um ber and log ging work caused th e g re a te st num ber of acoidents. 11 being hurt, and nine w ere h u rt while engaged in railro a d ing. A science club has been formed at th e U niversity of Oregon. The object of th e organization is to keep the m em bers in touch w ith th e la te st re search work and discoveries In bot any, zoology, biology, psychology, phy sics, chem istry and o th e r allied sci ences. Overdrafts ^Xttd, B. H. L. Clearing the Calendar The Time for Resolutions [ BE IT RESOLVED THAT 1915 Shall be a year of education: That you will carefully study the I Rt K ill I RATES from the large cities to your own little city. That you will a< quaint yourself with the prices offered by your local merchants, and without prejudice carefully com pare them with prices o fk re d in the large cities on the same class merchandise. FREIGHT RAIES FROM PORTLAND TO GOLD HILL PER 100 POUNDS 1st Class 94c 2d Class 80c 3d Class 66« 4th Class 56c Add the freight and R E S O L V E that you will spend your money at h o m e - prices being equal. We offer the following prices by way of comparison, and for your information. Our Prices: Portland Prices: Best E m it S ugar..........................................ft.ltft Fruit Sugar......................... ..................... Honolulu Otne Sugar...................... 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So ......................... 6.4ft C ottolcn e M ed iu m .... . .......... ’.."ft G raham F l o o r . , . , ......................... . ......... . 4ft I’aucske H o u r......................................... .. 47 Japan Tea .......................... ......... 43—A3 Schilling Baking Powder 24 I b a .............1 (Ml Pi-alu-rry (Toffee I Hi . .............. .3 0 A H m Santos t'otlcc ............................. 1,00 3 Ilia ('n-aciil Bakin'.' Powder . . 70 I ll> Un-am Tartar .................. . ............(it) Dairy Salt AH Hat-,................................................. Violet Oat» |a-r package ................ 1ft Columbia Wheal-tluki a .......................... 80 Columbia Gala ;{ft Cream id Wheal ju t |«n kagi- . 20 Give us <1 Cosh order of $ 4 0 .0 0 , with flour intluded, and wt> will give you <1 sock of best sugar for $ 4 .0 0 . We wish you all a ffappy and Prosperous New Year. LANCE & COMPAN / — The Name Store RESUME OF WORK OF STATE LEGISLATURE Review of Doings of Oregon's Legislators During the Past Week. S a le m —J u s t as In previous sea along, th e first week of th e tw enty- eighth session passed with very little accom plished aside from organization. In the sen ate, w ith S en ato r W. Loir Thom pson, of Lake county, as presid ing officer, th e legislative w heels ap pear to be running sm oothly, but In the house, as a resu lt of d issatisfac tion over S peaker Ben S elling's coin m ittee appointm ents and an an tag o n istic sp irit which arose ag ain st the M ultnom ah county delegation, a well- defined m utiny a g ain st the house or ganization developed. A few hotheads even talked of deposing the speaker, nullifying his com m ittee appointm ents and su b stitu tin g o th ers nom inated from tho floor of the house. W hile much of the first week of the session w as taken up w ith o rganiza tion, inauguration of the G overnor and useless o ratory over clerkships, when the leg islatu re did get down to law m aking a num ber of the Im portant questions to come before the session appeared In th e shape of bills. T hese Included m easures to am end th e tax laws, consolidate d ep artm en ts of the sta te governm ent for economy, to m ake effective the prohibition am end m ent and revision of the gam e laws T he econom y sp irit m anifested it self in the sen ate when th a t body voted to elim inate ap propriations for th e s ta te accountancy board and the sta te im m igration com m ission and by authorizing the suspension of the d e cennial census, effecting an approxl m ate saving of *170,000. At the close of the first week the house had 102 bills before It and the senate 49. All passed second reading W hile th ere is no universal agree m ent on th e prohibition question, It is certain th a t a m easure will be passed strictly In accordance w ith the pro visions of the con stitu tio n al am end m ent adopted by th e people a t th e No vem ber election. Two prohibition bills now are pending In th e house. T he C om m ittee of One H undred's bill was the firs t m easure Introduced In th a t body. It h as been referred to the com m ittee on alcoholic liquor. D. C. Lewis, of 8t. Johns, is the au th o r of an o th er m easure now In the hands of the sam e com m ittee. Rigid regulations for com m ission m erchants a re prescribed in a bill In troduced In the house by R epresents- tlve B lanchard, of Josephine county. The bill providing for the creation of a s ta te h o rticu ltu ral com m issioner, prepared by the sta te h o rticu ltu ral so ciety, w as Introduced In the house by R epresentative Vawter, of Jackson. T hree bills strik in g a t Im ported eggs w ere Introduced In th e house by R epresentative Allen, of Marlon coun I stood in the prisoner’s dock—m aw 's face was wet with tears—and heard the drone of the judge’s voice sink down to, “ Twenty years. ” Seemed like I dream ed and fought in a choking strife for breath, and but for the tick of the court room clock the place was m ote as death. Somebody screamed, and I woke as they led favor maw ontside; aometliing within me stretched and broke ami I knew th a t hope hud died. Never no more to come back, never no more to be free—never to see the d e a r stars shine or feel the floral in my veins like wine—never to sm oke a pipe at noon nnder the apple tree. Nobody smiled at me, nobody scowled or jeered ; and out of the state attorney’s face something like pity peered; the sher iff touched my arm and looked right h ard a t the floor, back of the sidling, gazing c r o w d somebody gasped a n d swore. My voice come back to me then, dull for the dearth of tears, I echoed it over again, “ The judge said, ‘Twenty years.’ ” Never no more to go home, never no more to be loose—never to h e r the tall pines sing or watch for th ■ d c r at the hidden spring—never to feel the April joy wake to the winging goose. I never have blamed the law ; a man is the play of fate—he swings like the tick of the court-room clock betw ixt his love and his hate; T never have blamed the judge—he done what lie had to do; I never have blamed the lawyer chaps or the twelve good men and true. Nobody understood—and I couldn’t blame them none— th at a fellow whom heart was good conld doOwhat I had done. Never no more to be free—th at is the way of the law—never to follow the old ridge trail and hear the call of the mountain quail— never again to go home . . . home to the shack—and m aw ! ty. Miss M arian It. T ow ne's first bill troops cap tu red tw o tren ch es and to be presented to the house was In m ade prisoners of th e occupants. troduced Friday. Tho only woman tu "T he ham let of La Bolselte, no rth the leg islatu re lias a m easure to pun e a st of A lbert, which has been m en lah conspiracy, the present luws. she tioned frequently of late, w as com says, having nothing to cover the pletely destroyed and cleared of all | point. Frenchm en.’’ S en ato r Sm ith of Coos and Curry Introduced a bill for a new tax law. ft I-very one of the 90 hopgrow ers j changes th e d a te for which assess- . inents should he made from March 1 p resen t a t a m eeting held In A urora to Jan u ary 1. and provides th at the u n d er the auspices of the O regon Hop- first paym ent shall becom% due on No g ro w ers’ association subscribed for I vem ber I, of the y ear In which the as rtoi-k in th at organization to the full ! sessm ent Is made and th e second pay am ount of his acreage and nearly , m ent shall become due April 1 of the *6000 was raised to assist It) financing following year. No penalties are pro the association. W ith 170 m em bers p resent, the S a vided. S en ato r B arrett, of U m atilla, also lem F ruit Union held Its fifth annual T he re p o rt introduced a tax hill in the upper convention a t Salem house, and m em bers of the Multnomuh show ed th a t business agg reg atin g ap county delegation have an o th er m eas proxim ately *250,000 w ent through tho u re in course of preparation. II prob union during th e year. The m em ber ably will be introduced In the lower ship of the union Includes 600 fru it house w ithin a few days. T hese m eas grow ers of Marlon and Polk counties. R ecom m ending th at the s ta te high ures are sim ilar In som e p articulars, but differ In o th er essentlul provis way com m ission tie given en tire Juris ions. Both provide fur sem i annual diction over all s ta te roads, and tho paym ents. T he M ultnom ah county hill anuetm eut of a provision giving th a t allows a discount for all paym ents In d ep artm en t supervision of toe design excess of 5» per conf made nt (he first ami con stru ctio n of till bridges a:M period, while tin B a rre tt hill does not. cu lv erts costing *.'e>0 or more. S tale The M ultnom ah county hill attaclu-s a H ighw ay E ngineer Bow I by h as issued penalty of 12 per cent per nuniim his first annual rep o rt with a resum e ag ain st delinquent paynu ats, while ot the work Which has I,eon accom the B arrett penalty Is fixed a t the rate plished during the first 18 m onths of of only 8 per cent. T he paym ents the existence of the highw ay d e p a rt m ent. d ates also differ. Indications a re th a t S enator Dim- Ick's hill to abolish tho Oregon naval Former G. A. R. Chief Dies. m ilitia is going to have easy sailing N ewburg, Ore. — M ajor T haddeua In the ren etc. C larkson, form erly com m ander • In A bill designed to keep heavy freight chief of the G rand Army of the Repub autom obile tru ck s off tinpaved high ; lic and ex-postm aster of O m aha. Neb., w ays a t ce rta in seasons of the year j died here aged 74. He hail lived h ere was Introduced by S enator Vinton. It w ith a d au g h ter for several y ears past. provides that they shall not go on tin paved highw ays betw een O ctober 15 A ware o f the fact th a t It Is less dif and April 15 following. Provision is made In a bill in tro ficult to cross the d esert In w inter duced In the house by R epresentative th an In sum m er, the T u rk s a re said Schuebel for th e abolition of the p res to be m assing troops with all possible speed south of Syria. en t sta te fish and gam e, com m ission, L atest advices relativ e to th e pros and the su b stitu tio n th erefo r of s com m ission to co n sist of the governor, pective A ustro G erm an atta c k on Ser- m aster fish w arden and s ta te gam e via say th a t B avarians and P ru ssian s a re on the way to B udapest to effect warden. a Junction w ith the rem n an ts of four or five A ustrian arm y corps which suffered so severely a t the hands of the Servians. GAIN AT SOISSONS PLEASES GERMANS Berlin, by w ireless to Sayville, N. Y.—T he fighting In the region of Sols sons Is regarded by G erm an m ilitary ex p erts s s the g re a te st success for the G erm an troops In France for three m onths, and It la held to confirm th eir convictions th a t the offensive of Gen eral Joffre, the French commander-tn- chlef, has broken down. M ajor M oraht, w riting in the Tage W att, says the total French losses In the th ree d ay s’ fighting In the Sols sons d istric t m ust have reached 30,- 000. His conclusion is th s t this vic tory m ust expedite the G erm an opera tions in the A rgonne forest and around th e French fo rtress of Verdun. "The enem y’s a tta c k s on our post tions n o rth e a st of A rras w ere re pulsed. In a counter atta c k our UNKINDNES3. Aa “unkiudness lias no remedy at law,” let Its avoidance be with you a point o f honor.—Ho sea Ballon. Unkind language Is sure to produce the fruits of unklnd- nsse—th a t Is, suffering In the bosom of others — Bentbam. Uakindness may do much. And his unkindness may defeat my life. But never taint my love. —Shakespeare. Tn nature there's no blemish bat the mind. None can be call’d deform’d hot the unkind. - -Shakespeare.