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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
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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.
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-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.