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Newspaper Page Textinn r PAGE PIT MTCT)FOT?n MATH TITTinN"E, MEDFOTIT), ORFiOX, SATURDAY. KKIiUTARY FISH BILL GETS NEW LEASE OF LIFE IN HOUSE Measure Is Reconsidered and Passes by a Vote of 36 to 28 Another Re consideration in Prospect Through Change of Vote Six Members Switch Their Votes on Bill. KAI.KM, Feb. 3. After bmnic con sidered hopelessly lost, tlio lioe;iic river fish bill, No. 'J J8. was late .yes terday reconsidered mid carried to victory by a vole of ill! for, 1!3 HKiiinsl. The kill eliminates KciniiiK and set nets. At the opnuiiiK of Ihe iil'tci-noon session Drown of Marion took t lu floor and stated that he had several days ago east his vote nainsl. a measure which he since had fell pro foundly sorry over his net ion on, and nuked that the l!oe,uc river hill lie re considered, in order that he eouhl chaiitfe his vole to aye. Mr. Martin made his rciucsl in Ihe form of a motion and same was seconded by Dean of l.ane. 1'eek of f'oos stren uously objected anil slated that n jrooil deal of lime had already been Kivcii to this bill and asked that the motion be voted down. In Ihe event that it was not voted down, he nsked that the bill be reconsidered without discussion. Capital vs tlio People. Sir. I'ean in ringing; terms de uounecd the members of the leuisla Hire for the attitude thev had taken against a solid and united southern Oregon delegation, and look exception to the remarks of Mr. 1'cck, staling that Iho (piestion involved was not a question between tin; sportsmen and industry, but a pure and simple (pieslion of capital versus the people The streams of our state are rapidly Ueniir depleted by seines and soon there will be i.o fish left for the peo ple living along them, he said. Mr. Noun asked the members if they thought the people of southern Oregon were going lo stand for this kind of business on Ihe part of Ihe legisla ture, stating that it was class legisla tion, pure and simple, and nothing else. Mr. Itean produced a letter which had been sent to him and all the members of the house by the l'ortland chamber of commerce urg ing the defeat of Ibis bill, and he ask ed why Ibis great interest in this bill by the chamber of commerce. "The time has come when the people will lake a hand in thee matters." he said, denouncing the iiil'lucuees that had been brought to bear to defeat this measure. In Public Interest. Seymour .loaes of Marion said that no important iiuestiou is ever settled right that interferes will, the rights of Hie peopli (lie southern Oregon people are united on this measure anil the members who have no interest in the matter turn down southern Or egon it is a burning issue with these people, and they have conic here to. day asking Unit Ihe wrong done them be righted. The mouth of Ihe Rogue river has been controlled bv one man residing in another pail of the stale, who is Irving lo stuff down their lb roa Is something that thev do not want. I here is no altcmpl in this bill lo destroy an industry and the legis- laturi should respond to the dcniamK of the people mid not to iliis nne man Mr. Thomas spoke brielly, slating that Hie oilier dav when the bill was up for consideration he had spoken at great length on the issue and would only make a few remark-, today, lie asked the members what they thought the people of southern Oregon were going to say In the members when thev returned home, asking ihe mem bers to place themselves ill the same position, and what would their ails wcr be-.' ltesen's Influence. Mr. (ioidoi; of M iittiioinah s.iid Hl'it as a member of the I'oi il.ind chamber of commerce he resented the influence that body had hroicjlit lo hear on Hie issue and slated lll.il ll.ee were w long ill lniNiug into it. II, asked Mint the bill be reconsidered. ' Jlr. Ilclland of flats,, i, said that to turn down the wishes ot the people ol Kouthern Oregon would be nothing short of crucifying thein. and asl, whv this steaui-rolliir; process had been indulged in. M. Calhin, who has lien sirenn ously objecting to Ihe i.-s::gr ot Hie bill, said that the whole light was a political issue ami urged that reeon nidemtion of the bill be domed. lie called attention to the Im. passed governing- fishing in the Hog, to river in JOl.'l by the legislature, but wn eheeked in bis argument In Mr. lieun, who informed hint thai I be -tnl nlo he referred to was erroneously inuiici in the book mid that be should hiunl larize liuusell with I lie correct stat utes covering this phase. AVItli Southern OreKuu. Mr. Lewis of Multnomah said that he also was a member of the cham ber of commerce, but Unit be was with southern Oregon on this measure. Jlr, Sweeney of Josephine took ex ception to the reniiirks made by Mr. 1'eek, wherein he stuted that this was an issue of the sportsmen. Mr. Sweeney staled that not a single sportsman had approached him urg ing him to vote for Ihe measure, but that a great many farmers and busi ness men had come lo him asking him lo supoort it. Xinety per cent of the peonle of his part of the country want this measure, he said, and then why should they not have it, he asked. Here Mr. Katon of l.ane moved that the previous (piestion be put, mid be ing put to n motion, carried. A roll call was demanded in order thai ev ery member should vote on the motion to reconsider the bill. One member who was out of the chambers u( the time was brought in, and the motion to reconsider was put and carried, twenty-eight Voting against reconsid eration. Mr. (raudall asked Unit he be excused from voting, as lie did not desire to go on record on Iho issue. The request was granted. Debate Cut Off. A motion was made thai there be no further debate on the measure, and carried. The speaker announced that Ihe bill would take its regular place on the calendar again mid that it be re-read. After this had been done Mr. Ilean asked for a call of Ihe house again and the sergeant -at-anas was instructed to bring in all absent mem bers.. When this had been done the question as to the final passage, of Ihe bill was put and Hie bill carried bi ll vole of lili for, against. Mr. Crandall again nsked to be ex cused from voting on the final pass ago of the bill, bill Mr. Thomas de manded that every member vote. .Mr. (.'randnll slated that he was not a side-stepper and that if it was insist ed that he vole he would do so. He voted for Ihe bill. Vote Upon Oio Hill. The vole of the members was ns follows: Kor the passage of the bill Ander son, Beau, Ilclland, liowninn, llrand Drown, liurton, Callan, Cartmill ('raudall, Iledmnn, Katon, Elmore, Ooode, Gordon, (lore, Griggs, Sey mour Jones, Walter li. Jones, I, after- ty, l.auerKaard, Lewis, I, linger, Mar tin, Matthieu, Mueller, I'orler, l'ort wood, Sheldon, Small, Stafrin, Sweo ney, Thomas, Thompson, Tiehonor Willed. 1 Against the passage ol" the bill Ashley, llarber, Drowned, Durdick, Oliilds, (.'lark, Corbet!, Cornelius, Ful ler, Forbes, llodgen, W. Al Jones, Kubli, Ma 'kay, Maun, Meek, Peek, lliluer, Howe, Schinipff, Stephens, Stoll, Mr. Speaker. Absent F.lgin. Those who voted no Wednesdi v and who changed their vole to yes today wore: Drown, Cartmill, Martin, Mat thieu, Small, Willett. Another Iteeoiislderatlon. Mr. Callan, who had bitterly op posed the passage of th'j bill, voted no on the first call, but as soon as the result had been aunoiiii 1, changed his vote lo yes, presumably in order that he might, if he so desires, nsk that the bill be again reconsidered. There is, however, little hope of this, as the decisive victory nf today is re ganled by nearly all the members us final, ami a substantial majority will vote down any motion to '-ec n udcr the measure. It has been stuted thai in the eeiil that the house did pass the -.u '-isure it would be voted down in the senate, but reports this afterno ti Jo rot hear this prediction out, as mam of the senators feel that Ihe wishes of Un people of southern Oregon should he respected in the issue and tl.ey will vote lor the measure. I OF BREAK FULLY COUNTED BY PRESIDENT Never in History Have Two First Class Powers Severed Diplomatic Relations Without War Following Consequences Fully Realized Naval Orders Promptly Issued. OBITUARY lU'iiJiuntu Uitlim SnyT was bom lu 'w York City, ami dint in Mvii font. Dromon, OKOd 4.' years, 1 1 mo ami 2 days. Ills parents moved, to Indiana lien lie was ((iilto small, lie spent most of his life in Colorado; enmo to Cal ilornla In 1100. He was court re porter for several years nml for t lie past IS years he was teacher In bus iness routes, lie whs married to Cora lelo, Aur. 1 S!ti; to till union was born one daughter. Me rami' to Medfor,! about two weeks rtjo to take charge of the Muslnoss College here. Mr. Spreyer was a member of the Presbyterian chureh and a very busy man. Me gave bis Mfo for others. He was loved b y all that knew him. He was a suf ferer for several years, but bore It patiently. Ho was a member of K. of V., 1. O. I). K.t and Masonic lodges WASHINGTON, Feb. :t. Diplo- inn tie relations with Oermnny have been broken off. President Wilson, in a personal address lo a joint Hus sion of congress at 'I o'clock this af ternoon will publicly iiiinmiiK'i) the American government ts answer lo 0 Tinnny's deelnmtion of ruthless ubinurine warfare. Ambassador Gerard bus been in structed to ask for his passports. Passports have been sent to Count Von iieinstorif. Confident that the sentiment of the entire country is behind him and ns- sured of the united support of con gress, President Wilson, after his conference yesterday with the cab inet and senators, eanie to the con clusion thnt there was only one course for the Cnilcd Slates to pursue. Hrenkiufj off diplomatic relation brings the Cnited Stntes to the vero of war. llmik ."Means War. Never in the history of the world have two firsl-elass powers severed their diplomatic relations without hos tilities following. ' President Wilson, I in taking the momentous step, has, counted the consequences carefully,: its have nil his advisers. Germany,' all her ofticiuls have openly said, had counted Hie cost of a break with the United States und was prepared to: pay it in the hope of shorleninK the war. When tlio president returned from the enpitol last niht he iippurently hrid made up his mind that nothing remained hut breaking off relations. Al once he beau preparing the ad dress which he will deliver to con gress. No announcement of the break was made at ihe white house as that was reserved for disclosure to the pub lic in the address to congress. Sec retary Tumulty would only say that the president would address congress Ibis afternoon. Immediately ail the machinery of the government was set in motion to guard the naval forces and further prepare the country for Ihe unprecedented and momentous situation in which it now finds itself. Xavul Orders Issued. Secretary Daniels issued an order barring all but officers and men from naval yards, ships and stations. Or ders to sateguard American ports were issued through the treasury de partment to customs collectors and! tiie coast guard service. I Not unmindful f the possibilitv of disturbances by German sympathiz ers, officials said steps had been taken to meet the situation. At the capitol the news of the pres ident's decision came like a thunder- lap. Kverywhere there were exprcs ions of support and approbation. . One of the first to hear the news was Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, republican, of the foreign relations ommiltee. "Can that lie true" he fairly .shouted. "I did not believe the presi- j dent would ;o it. I thought there would be another note. I'm with him.'' I lie senator emphatically declared, pounding his desk alter a moment's hesitation. "Now we'd belter see to it that our marines prevent the dismantling ot any more German ships in our har bors." Joint Session of Congn'ss. V ice-President Marshall notified to arrange for a joint session of ron-g!'e-s, -aiil : "It sincerely to be hoped that this neees- ary break w ill not drag the Cnilcd States into the war. There are limits, however, to endurance be yond which no sell '-respecting nation can go. This government cannot per nut the defiance of all law of civil ization by any nation to pas unchal lenged." Senator Tillman, chairman of the senate naval committee, said: "I'm mighty glad of it. 1 was in favor, when 1 heard of the note tiiM. of telling Mr. PernstoriT to puck up his duds and go home to his barbar ians. We will do the best we can and I have no doubt that we will live DAVID H. MILLER PIONEER SETTLER KILLED UK TRAIN David Henry Miller, tlio first" white man to live on tlio Bite or what Is now the city of Medford, was Btruck and killed by train No. 13 neat tlold" Hill al 9 o'clock this i.i'jli niiiK. To bolster up falling health Mr. Miller ban been In tlio habit of each morning taking a long walk down 1 tlio railroad tracks. This morning' he was returning as usual from his Jaunt, thinking, with head bent, as is 1,1s uauul habit. Ho hafl been, for several years, hard of hearing and his first Inti mation of the coining train came when it was only a few feet away. He jumjied, but the engine cnuglit him, dragging him 100 feet before tho train could be stopped. The back of hls-sliull was fractured and his neck dislocated, either or the In juries being sufficient to cause in stant death. In addition his right arm was broken. The accident oc curred' about 300 feet west ot the railroad crossing at Gold Hill. Ho leaves only his wile, having no children. 1'lrst Medfoi'ditc' ' Mr. Miller first came to Medford to make his residence, N'ov. 28, 1S83, at which time ho assisted in laying out the townslte. In 1S80 ho as sisted In tho Incorporation of the town of Medford. As a democrat, he tilled many of fices In city, county and state ad ministration. Ho was postmaster of Medford under Cleveland for five years. He served on tlio city coun cil ot Medford three terms. In 1902 ho was elected treasurer of Jackson county. In 1909 he was elected to the state legislature from this coun- T Formation of n eo-operative coni iniiiiily district, nloiii; the lines ol' u voluntary irrigation district to in clude approximately .i,U00 uerew ol' land in Sams Valley, to lie bonded for (lie construction of iin electric power plant and irrigation system is pro posed by W, J. Scott of Antioch. It is proposed to take out in n ditch above the mouth of llig Unite about 1(100 second lect flow fruni the Rogue river, bring it to Elk creek, and with the drop .secured, generate elec tricity, which will be taken by power lines to Hums Valley for use by tho land owners in the district. As lunch water as is needed will he carried in a smaller ditch through Debenger Chip to irrigate the land, the land owners receiving both power- and wa ter from a system owned by .them selves. The power will he nnportioned, like the water, to every acre included in the district, mid be available for lighting and to supply power for trac tion engines for plowing and cultivat ing, for clearing land, for farm oper ations for sawmills, canneries or other enterprises which may lie in duced to locate within Ihe district. Air. Scott estimates tin st of the project at approximately $1,000,000 to be covered by a bond issue not ex ceeding it'iO per acre for the land in cluded. The water, he points out, will double and quadruple the value of the land and enable owners to sell off small tracts at reasonable prices. while the light nml power furnished will be an added inducement lo set tlers. No survey or actual estimate of the cost of the undertaking has been or can he made until preliminary organ ization is completed. A permit to take the water has been applied for from ' ii . . vim,,, ,,,Jinn in 1 1, n 1 1 'lu "talc water hoard, a lid the boa I'd assures an. rcou nun no ngiu pie.i- ously granted will interfere with tin1 land owners' right to the water. furthering of eduration In the city, lie assisted in the erection of the first school house In Medford, was connected for a number of years with tlio city schools and in 1903 was one of the promoters of the Med ford Commercial college. Horn in Imva in J 850. 'He was born 'li Jefferson county, Iowa, May 10.' 1830. who was a prominent rancher of that section, moved to ' Jacksonville, Ore gon, where he ongnged in farming E GRAFT IN SOI inw s. njo. Any Woman may be thrown on her own re sources Inside of a day. She should start NOW to have her money, to familiarize herself with hanking practices and business principles which she may be called upon at any lime to exercise in her own be half or in behalf of a depend ent family. Tho woman who opens an account with us, no matter how small it Is to start, will find us Interested in her welfare. Wo aro always refuly to counsel and advise and to render such assistance as she may re quire. She will find our different de partments of the greatest convenience. We'd bo pleased to see her at any tin") just to talk things over. II mm D keenly jimi. ivf v n ; The Jackson County Bank U There was a party told us confi dentially that the city of Medford His father, was busted so flat and rolled out so thin you could not turn her over for fear of things going to pieces and he had it from another reli- Oavid II. Miller, who had married j a,,0 nmni tllat pop- elates and his Klnilia Urous In 1871, accompanied bunch were going to pull off the big hiB father to Oregon, first settling in I K,.art soon 0h! You little two by Dallas, and soon after coming to I lut)l v01l evidently don't know this Jacksonville where ho purchased a hunch, for if they were looking for ranch of 160 acres. a g,at, they would pass up Med- Comlng to Medford in 18S,1, he for(ps pile like Conro Hero passes started a drug business and later I Charlie Palm on the Pacific High added hardware to his line, taking j way, and should Wilhelm, the in Dr. Vrooman of Jacksonville as Koizer, decide to pull Woodrow into his partner. Upon the death ot j hisi ntte fusS some 0f the- graft Vrooman, Charles 'Strang succeeded ! finders will go so far back into the to the partnership. liillK that it will tako a four dollar In 1891 the partnership was di- Utamp to got a postal card to their vlded, Mr. Miller retaining the hard- j nearest relative, for fear Woodrow ware end. In 1905 ho sold this bus-1 miKht sk them to help cook beans, Incss to 11. C. Onrnett, retiring rronv while ottp Vanco and his gun tolors business for four years din ing which j WOnt hunting for some of Hill's sub- tinio be served in the state Icgisla- j iot ts. who might he sending wireless "- ' talk to tho Fatherland. In 1910, the year following hl What you howlers should be doing' legislative term, Mr. Miller removed , is helping Hrother Brown dig a llt to fiold Hill where he engaged In the ; tie ditch and get a little moisture hardware business until a year ago I down on the soil and go to planting when he sold out on account of fail-i beans and sauor kraut, for that is ing health. j what Kalzer Hill wants more than a no was a niemner oi Aiecnoru i fuss witli King Woodrow or get on Lodge No. 103 A. V. & A. M. and of j hoard a submarine Dean Spray Itig Medford lodge I. O. O. He was ' and niaUc battle with the bug nrniv barter member of the Medford 1 for, verily, this spray business keeps Christian church. nig Johnson, Hen and Shortlo hot No funeral arrangements have as I footing from seven till six and that yet been made. Is all the time 11111 (lore will let us work, but you could get a pick, shovel and gold pan from the- big store, called Oarnelt-Corey Hardware Co., if you cared to hunt for copper at the lllue Ledge. If you don't get touched today, you arc a piker. - The irresponsible do not need insurance '-f; All Others Do Consult us if you are particular. If you are not particular all the more reason we are. Dependable Service McCurdy Insurance Agency Medford Nat. Bank Bldg. Phone 1-2-3 . . - . ('mil of Thanks. I wish to thank the friends, who so kindly assisted mo during the Ill ness and death of my beloved wife. ". J. UKl'MIIILL. AKother's '. An IntarostinA Book. on. Motherhood) L Mailed Free to 411 Tm.ll 1 iosire- xfothorir-Is axiealthy Baby That's a loyal and natural feeling nil mothers have. Then make your desire an assurance bjr using "Mother's Friend." Its beneficial dualities will conserve your own health and strength and make baby's coming easier and Its futuro health secure. Get it at your druggist. Send for the free book. -j Ti.Brdfi.ld Regulator Co. ?1 IxmT mdfj. At bint. Cj r We feel Ihe loss of this great and I "I '" ""' I"'-' ''' ' ''" good man. but we have reason to be lieve he Is now- enjoying the bless ings of a glorious immortal life where there is no pain, sickness or death. He leaves a wife and one daughter, his mother and three 1'iother, May tied bless them. Ills liodv was laid to rest lu Ihe I O. (. K. lodges, who here the e'ene" of ihe burial. t imr-.elve.' Highest quality, Jewelry repairing diamond setting, watcb repairing Martin J. Rcddy The Quality Store foi Reliable Hoods. K. Main St. Medford, Ori. THE STORE THAT IS GAINING IN SOUTHERN OREGON VAUPEL'S THE QUALITY STORE OF ASHLAND THE GREATEST DISPLAY OF FOOTWFAR FOR LADIES EVER SHOWN We Handle General Chemical Co. SPRAYS Tho most complete line of Spray Materials in the Rogue River Valley We sell at vlnlisalo ami retail the Mlowiujr. Sprays: Crude Oil Emulsion Dormant Soluble Oil Distillate Oil Emulsion Lime and Sulphur Solution Bordeaux Mixture Paste Standard Arsenate of Lead Paste Arsenate of Lead Powder Atomic Sulphur Black Leaf Tree Tangle Foot . And other Oirlit'i'tl Supplies. s . "We would lie pleased to have you eall us up or come to our office ami talk over the spray situation. I Rogue River Co-Operative Assn. J. A. TKRRY, Manager.