THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 25, 1913.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY CAYES ONE OF MANY LURES OF OREGON
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BY C H. CLEMENTS.
RANTS PASS, Or, Aug. 34. (Spe-
I clal.) Now that the vacation sea-
son is on, many are wondering
where to while away the time and when
and where to find the resources that
will brins pleasure to the weary brain
that has been pondering' over office af
fairs for the last nine months and fol
lowing: the strenuous life that cobwebs
the face with wrinkles. The vacation
trip is now made with considerable ease'
into the country and the various re
treats with the aid of the automobile.
In fact the coming of the automobile
has had a tendency to facilitate the
pleasure of man.
The vacation well planned now In
cludes transportation by auto, for the
reason the machine can carry every
thing: from the drinking cup to the
electric light, and at nightfall furnishes
a limousine bedroom for its occupants.
The first point to be considered in
long jaunt across the country is the
road you are going to travel and with
what difficulties you are going to meet.
rtofrtie Valley Offers Trips,
For a. cross-country jaunt, a side trip
or for a few days' recreation. Rogue
River Valley fills the bill to par excel
lence. In the first place, the Pacific
Highway has received ample attention
from its local vice-president, W. B.
Sherman, whose watchfulness has
caused all the signs to be repainted
this year, and further than this he has
made many suggestions to the County
Court, which, body has seen fit to carry
out. The Pacific Highway enters Jo
sephine County on the north In the
mountainous sections, where thousands
of dollars have been spent in regrad-
Ing and avoiding roadways with as high
as 25 per cent grade. The recent work
in this county brought forth favorable
comment from the officials of the Pa
cific Highway on their way to Los An-
geles this July. From the north to the
south limit of the Pacific Highway the
tourist finds himself passing over his
torical ground. Here and there he
catches a glimpse of the fine moun
tains, rich valleys, large rivers, nu
merous tributaries, and witnesses" in
tensified farming, f rultraising and
stock industry.
Caves Lure Tonrlsts.
From the Pacific Highway a pretty
side trip may be had by motoring to
the Josephine County Caves. It takes
about three hours, and though it Is a
aide road, the major portion of it is
macadamized, so that there is little
thought of accident to mar the pleas
ure that grows with Interest as you
approach the end of your Journey. It
may be added that the United States
Government has arranged to keep at
the mouth of the caves a guide, whose
business It is to guide all tourists
through the underground passages yet
indefinitely explored. New ladders
have been placed In passageways, and
to reduce any danger in being lost
every passageway has painted In -white
a large arrow pointing the way out.
These caves, which have been ex
ploited from time to time, are wonder
ful to behold, and should be Included
in every automobile trip though South
ern Oregon. Just now a petition has
been forwarded to members of Congress
praying that the name of the grounds
declared by the President to be a mon
ument be changed to that of a public
park. When this matter has received
the proper attention, it will then be
.within the Governmental officers' pow
er to grant requisitions for the erec
tion of a hotel and other accommoda
tions for tourists.
A trip to the caves Is really one of I
an educational value, in fact a trip
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anywhere in an automobile over Jo
sephine County will reveal its pretty
rivers, high mountains, beautiful val
leys, with their crops of fruits and
grains, pears, peaches, apples, water
melons and hop fields. A bit of a trip
interesting from a geological , stand
point, as well as commercially, may be
made into the Gallce mining district,
where the treasure vaults of Southern
Oregon have been in operation since
1852. It is a delightful trip, for the
reason the forepart leads through the
awakened agricultural valleys, and here
and there your automobile glides along
the highway, through orchard and dell
until you drop from the uplands down
to the river's brink. The cool suction
up the river, the big deep eddies un
disturbed save from the path made by
the ponderous old ferry that takes you
across Rogue River, brings sudden re
lief to a tired and dusty traveler.
After leaving the ferry the road rises
through the mountains, where miles of
canyons stretch before and after you
with an enchanting view. In many
places the road is cut through solid
rock and runs dangerously near the
winding Rogue River, far below the
roadbed.
In the Gallce mining district, which is
considered one of the oldest in the
county, the visitor may look with con
siderable Interest upon the big giants
that are ploughing through the earth
with greater force than a steam en
gine. You cannot help but admire the
thunderous old stamp mill with its pa
tient tread falling mechanically upon
the crude ore.
Mines BO Years Old.
For 60 years the streams of Josephine
County have been harnessed for the
purpose of throwing the crude ore into
circulation, and for that many years
millions of dollars have passed out into
circulation. You will also have an op
portunity to view the dredge which
acts in the capacity of a human device
for selecting grains of gold from among
the sand. For the better Information
of those who desire to make a trip Into
a mining country. It may be added that
in Josephine County there are 15 min-lwhere water is working out gold dayiquartz mines. It Is a creeping, crawl
ing districts, and that the placer mines land night. Then there is the sensa-lmg sensation to the novice, but to the
are said to have 2000 miles of ditches I tion of going underground in the big old miners It's a Joke. The cool air.
the strange surroundings, are much like
what Irving said of the grave.
Every county road, either private or
public, crosses some large river, stream
or tributary. For pleasure, the Apple
gate, Rogue River and the Illinois Riv
er and their tributaries furnish abund
ance of excitement for the man who
desires to camp and fish. All these
streams may be motored along for miles
and miles, and. turn in what direction
you may, you cannot exhaust the vari
ety of vacation trips that may bo had
with so little expense. You may be out
for a day in the mines, a few hours'
fishing or for a climb up some high
mountain side, yet whon you have re
turned to your machine filled with a
new day's experience, you feel well
paid for your trouble. The automobile
brings you in touch with every con
ceivable sort of joy that a vacation can
afford.
If are AmuNements Abound.
If what has been outlined doesn't
Beem lO quilt Mil juui iusid aau mtv
mountains do not furnish sufficient ex
citement in the way of a climb or in
seatch of game, or if tho rivers have
seemed tame or the day poor for fish
ing, you will always find an oppor
tunity to turn in to Xho big hopyards
and Join the lads and lassies who are
wont to work through the day and at
night to lead In a merry dance upon
an Improvised platform that is a part
of every well-regulated hopyard. Tho
music, the dance, tho unrestrained
crowd will bo a tempting respite not
found elsewhere in tho day s Journey.
If you are an old person and dosira
not the activities of young life, hunt
out the old pioneers, visit their cabins,
talk with them and listen to the tales
of pioneer events as they knit with
great care the past history together
with the romance of an author. In
Rogue River Valley may bo found many
persons who can relate the early In
dian trouble, the building of forts and
the results of Indian massacres. At
present there lives within Josephine
County a woman who Is 92 years of
age and who is halo and hearty, and
her sister is 88 years of age. Rogue
River Valley can furnish the world with,
romance, tradition and history rich in
Indian lore.
INCREASE OF FEMININE DRINK HABIT
IS DUE TO "FLAT" LIFE, SAYS DOCTOR
"Idleness and Superfluous Luxury" Drive Women to Black Bottle Not So in Olden Days of Houses and House
work Public Crusade Against "Dodging of Justice" Again Starts in Gotham "Hughes Law" Not Fatal
BY LJ.OYD F. LOXERGAJf.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10. (Special.)
The Board of Trade and Trans-
' portation is enlivening the stuffy
Summer days by starting a crusade
which practically everyone approves,
but which is foredoomed to fail.
This commercial body has started
things by sending a letter to the State
Bar Assocatlon, urging lawyers and
judges to "provide for reduction and
dispatch of Judicial business, to the end
that the law's delay and its reproach
no longer becloud us, our rights and
our affairs."
Every few years the Legislature ap
points a committee to take up this mat
ter. Invariably a large sum of money
is spent, but never has any relief been
afforded. The fact of the matter is that
today New York enjoys or suffej-s from
the most leUurely judicial procedure in
the world, and a person under Indict
ment can avoid trial for years if he has
the high-priced lawyers to tell him how
to do it.
Hyde Case Is Example.
The case of Charles H. Hyde, ex-City
Chamberlain, is an excellent illustra
tion. On May 1, 1911, Mr. Hyde was
indicted for bribery as a public official.
He was charged with using his power
over deposits of city money to force the
National Bank of New York to lend
money to the Carnegie Trust Company.
District Attorney Whitman was anxious
to have an early trial in this matter,
for the sake of the example. Despite
his efforts, the .County Prosecutor lias
been unable for 18 months to bring- the
matter before a Jury.
There has been a bewildering list of
appeals, writs and requests for a
change of venue and all branches of
the state court have heard phases of
the matter. The fact remains, however,
that the indictment Is still pending, al
though it is on the calender for Oc
tober. No one believes- for a moment that
it will be heard then. The general im
pression is that the trial will go off on
another side issue, for expert lawyers
say that the possibilities of appeal be
fore trial are far from being exhausted.
Feminine Drinking Grows.
Dr. Claude L. Wheeler, editor of the
New York Medical Journal, has dis
covered that the women of Manhattan 1
are becoming very heavy drinkers, and
says that flat life is the cause.
Dr. Wheeler points out that a gen
eration ago, when most of us lived in
houses, women were so busy with their
housework that they had neither time
or inclination to drink. Now "idleness
and superfluous luxury" is rapidly
driving them to the black bottle.
The physician's remarks seem to have
created the most enthusiasm among
certain real estate dealers, who declare
that the doctor's deductions are certain
to boom suburban property, as hus
bands who live in flats are bound to
take alarm.
Despite the demands of the Rosenthal
case, several local papers splurged the
other day over an item from Pittsburg
describing a new discovery In surgery.
The article told how Miss Mary Coffin
had her broken leg mended "with a
band of steel and some screw nails,"
and then goes on to say, "The opera
tion, according to surgeons who wit
nessed it, is revolutionary in surgery."
The fact of the matter is that surg
eons in New York, Chicago and other
cities have been performing it for
more than a year. Perhaps it is new
for Pittsburg, but it is an old old story
elsewhere.
Of the small army of pupils in at
tendance at the. Columbia Summer
School this year, fully G8 per cent are
women, the greatest percentage on
record. This fact is learned from the
students directory, just issued.
With the exception of Wyoming,
every state in the Union Is represented.
n.ieven have come from Washington,
nine from Oregon, and one each from
the baby states, Arizona and New
Mexico. One student gives his per
manent address as the PhlliDDlne In
lands, seven are from Porto Rico and
one from Alaska.
Among the foreign' countries. Can
ada, of course, has the largest number
of representatives. Next in line Is
China with 15, France and Mexico each
have three, Turkey has two. while
there are lonely representatives from
India, Bolivia, Germany, Peru, Switzer
land and England.
George Noback, indicted for man
slaughter in the second degree, may
find some comfort in the fact that his
Is "a test case." District Attorney
Whitman is planning a crusade against
careless automobile drivers and George
is the original "goat."
Npback, on June 24 last, drove the
car responsible for the death of Al
fred L. Sellgmah, the two cars meet
ing at right angles at a crossing on
West End avenue. The Indictment
charges criminal negligence and a vio
lation of the rules of the road.
Nine to Die In One Day.
What Is probably the largest number
of legal executions on one day in one
place on record, will occur tomorrow
at Sing Sing prison. Nine convicted
murderers will be electrocuted In the
morning, unless the warden makes
changes in his present plans.
Under the New York law, the courts
do not fix any particular day for sen
tences to be carried into effect, simply
setting aside a certain week. At any
time after Sunday midnight in that
week, the warden is empowered to put
the prisoner to death. It has been an
unwritten law. however, that the ex
ecutions take place about 6 A. M. Mondays.
When the warden of Sing Sing real
ized that nine men were' to die during
the week beginning August 12, his first
Impulse was to execute three men each
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
After consultations with Superintend
ent of Prisons Scott and other officials,
he decided not to make any change in
the original routine, and the men will
be killed one after the other and as
rapidly as possible.
Of the nine condemned men. five are
to suffer death, for the same crime, the
murder of a woman at Croton Lake,
Westchester County. Six were convict
ed, but the other man was executed
some weeks ago. None of the band
escaped arrest and In no case did the
Jurors deliberate more than half an
hour.
Despite the "Hughes Laws," which
many companies claimed would ruin
them, life insurance business here is
In "a remarkably healthy and satisfac
tory condition," to quote from the an
nual report of the State Insurance De
partment. Total disbursements for the year 1911
were 1326,742,699, of which ?3S0. 098,215
was paid to policyholders, while tho
cost of management, Including divi
dends to policyholders, was $136,644,484.
The total Income was 1754.736.673, of
which $395,736,673 was In New York
companies, the total gross Increase for
all companies being $3",S80,699.
An increased amount of lapsed and
surrendered insurance is shown in this
report, and this is attributed In a large
degree to the general Increase in the
cost of living and to the somewhat un
satisfactory business conditions.
Counting in the "Industrial business."
there are In New York State 6.111.5SI
policies. Insuring $2,723,293,369. This
Is an Increase of Insurance la force f
$160,240,904 over 1910,