The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-15
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DEVELOPMENT IN COMMIs.
sIONER REEDS CONTEST.
Mr.. Reed Says Tic Has Funds to Pay
BOunties and viii Issue
Warrants.

An interesting development in the
contest Of Fish Commissioner r. G..
Reed. protesting against summary re-
mOtal from office, relates 20 the pay
ment of b0untles for scaIps Of enemies
10 salmon. a bill passed at the last
legislature fixed the amount " the
t0unticg and directed that the hgh com
missioner Issue warrants for the same
upon the secretary Of state. MIR. Reed
stated 10 an ABtOrlan reporter yester-
day that he had funds at his disposal
and would Issue warrants upon appll-
cation
Master Fish Warden H. G. Van Du-
ten also stands read 10 draw warrants
for bountles and viii do 80 whenever
pcalUs are presented at his Office Mr
Van Dnsen expects 10 receive specific
Instructions from the state board Of fish
commissioners regarding this point A
portion OF the hatchery fund. not TO
exceed 5000 In any one year, IA avail
able for this purpose and Will be at
the disposal 0f Mr. Van Dusen.
Regarding Mr.. Reeds contention that
the new bill does not provide for open
seasons for fishing and under a strict
Interpretation Of ~ sections would absO-
lutely prohibit fishing In Oregon wat
ers Mr.. Van DuBen said that the
intention Of the law vas ~ clearly de-
iinrd that fishing could be done with
out interference Within the seasons not
specifically cloged. MI Reeds claim is
based on the fact that one Of ths open
Ing sections of the new law says that
fishing except with hook and line. shall
be prohibited except as hereinafter pro-
Nlded. Undoubtedly II was the inten-
ton ~ the drafters ~ the bin 10 de-
fine clearly what seasons would b. open
a. ishlng with appliances other than
hook and line But the law goes on
10 state when the streams shall b.
closed without reference 10 the sea-
sons they shall be- open. II Is upon
this omission that Mr.. Reed bases In
part his prediction that the bin Is de-
fectlyc.
90 cccc000o0ooGo0s
when you give invitations. Come
over and take tea with us" you should
al once step Into the store OF Ross,
Higgins Il ca. and order some Of those
peek, Frcan n co. Waters. which they
have Just received from London, so as
70 make the occasion complete sue
c"ss
Edward Anderson. better known as
Diver" Anderson. Is under arrest at
circle City charged with grand larceny.
and Marshal Wlckersham OF that city
has written TO Chief HallOck asking
about his Astoria record. Anderson es-
capped from the county jail here while
waiting trial on charge Of forgery.
Captain Downs and Lieutenant Cloke
went over to Fort Columbia yesterday
on the quarantine steamer Electric to
select a site for the new barracks 10
be cracted there. Accompanying them,
as guests Of DR.. Earle OF the quaran-
tine service. were the Misses Nan Reed.
Elmorc. Floretta Elmore, Mrs. DR..
Finch. Duncan Mclean and Walter
Moore.
The Thursday afternoon Club met at
the home OF Mrs. Norman Marrs on
Seventeenth street yesterday. Miss Nio-
.et Bowlby and Mrs. Mars were hos
ttsses. The game Of hearts" was the
feature of the amusements in which
Mrs. A. A. Finch won the honors and
Miss Floretta Gilmore captured the
BOBBY prize,