Show 6 OVE N M I 1 na MAY TAKE di C 0 1 1 U L of entire salmon industry along the columbia as interstate waters bellingham Bel sept 15 bellingham and anacortes Ana corts salmon canners and trap men declare that in all probability the fight between the washington oregon fishermen along the columbia riv or cr will finally end in government overn ment control of the salmon industry the washington authorities have applied in the federal court for an injunction to restrain the oregon fish commissioner from interfering with the men on the washington side of the river and this will take the matter into the federal courts the international fisheries commission which visited bellingham a short time ago has recommended that the united states and the dominion of canada take over the control of the sockeye sock eye salmon on puget sound and the fraser river if the fight e rids ends by ay the government declaring itself supreme on the columbia river as interstate waters and assumed control of the sockeye sock eye industry on puget sound then it will put all of the state hatcheries out of business as the state cannot collect any 11 1 I cense money thus the government government govern meni will lave have to take over the hatchery business and assume control of the entire industry seattle sept 15 several years ago the united states district court decided that neither oregon nor washington had jurisdiction in the columbia river beyond the boundary line between the two states where legislation affecting fishing rights conflicted there has never been an appeal from this decision which was handed down by judges ballinger and hanford sitting at portland in 1903 it is contended that oregon state officers have no authority to arrest washington fishermen when they are fishing in washington waters during the open season as prescribed by washington statutes the interference of oregon authorities with washington fishermen it Is claimed makes them liable to arrest and prosecution |