Show I ONLY TO THE MIDDLE PORTLAND Ore July 22An important i T im-portant decision was rendered today l by Judge Bellinger of the United States court who decreed that Oregon has no power or right to regulate EPlmon fishing on the whole width of th Columbia river but only to th middle of the channel of the river to I which point thf jurisdiction of the estate extends Fish and Game Warden McGuirf and all the state authorities have contended I con-tended that by virtue of the law passe when the state of Oregon was organ 0 ITL Oregon was given jurisdiction J tiVdfe1 the entire river A conflict off t I yiiority between the states of Wash j 6 tV4on and Oregon haf been going on j f o t 1 Q Ot r 4 Q for years but the point at issue has never been brought into court The decision was brought about by the application of Hermann Matson of Astoria for a writ of habeas corpus Matson was arrested for violating the close Sunday law of Oregon and the I fish and game warden sought to enforce en-force the law claiming state jurisdiction I jurisdic-tion over the whole river |