Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, April 17, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textt PAGE TWO. DAILY ROGUE RIVER COURIER MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1PI. Daily Rogue River Courier. An Independent Republican Newt- paper. United Presi Leased Wire Telegraph Service A. E. VOORHIES, Pub. and Prop. WILFORD ALLEN, Editor Entered at the Grants Pass, Ore Son, Postoffice as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Tear 15.00 Six Months v Three Months One Month .. 8.00 1.60 .60 Payable In Advance 'MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1910. OREGON WEATHER " Showers tonight; cooler east portion. Tuesday probably fair; 4 winds becoming westerly. -f WILL THE ROGUE GO DRYT Down at the mouth of the Rogue where that stream' pours its flood in to the briny deep, the people are be coming much perturbed for tear that the Rogue is going dry. All of the Irrigation projects, dredging and placer mining operations, and devel opment along other lines based upon the use of water from the Rogue, that have filled the people of the up per river districts with Joy and hope, spell another story for the residents of Gold Beach. Here is the way the Gold Beach Reporter, under the cap tion "Will the Rogue Go Dry?", sums up the situation: "Old residents of this section will remember the times in early days when email trading schooners coming Into Rogue river could navigate to Bagnell's ferry, four miles up Rogue river, with permanent channels and good water in the lower river. Later the large amount of placer mining in the Illinois river and along upper Rogue river placed large amounts of gravel in the beds of these streams which the high waters of each suc ceeding winter kept working further and further down the streams until when the big flood of February, 1890, had subsided nothing of a permanent ' channel was left In Rogue river from the Illinois down to the mouth. Flats and farms were washed away, the river, formerly confined In channels, spread from hillside to hillside, leav ing bars of gravel; even Islands in the lower river were washed , away, leaving only fields of gravel, which shifted more or less with changing winter floods. All the tailings of the upper mines came down, and the river bed has been filled, leaving only gravel bars, small stretches of deep water, and steep riffles to confront the navigators of today along the up per river. This condition has been especially apparent when the low water of late summer made naviga tion of the numerous riffles difficult The boatmen of the river have ad justed themselves to the circum stances as well as possible, construct-, ing boats especially suitable to over come the obstacles, and Jot years past navigation by gasoline boats has been steadily conducted for 40 miles up, the mail to the mouth of the Illin ois, 30 miles up, being regularly car ried that way. "Two summers ago, however, a new difficulty confronted the (boatmen In the summer time. The river sud denly fell several inches, sometimes nearly a foot, and would again swell, only to go down again, keeping this up each day. This was a puzzler tor a while, but was soon traced to Its source irrigation systems In the Rogue river valley taking out the water. Last summer this condition was especially noticeable, and the mall carrier had good , occasion to note the fluctuations. In the morn ing the river was low, and continued so until nearly noon, when it began to raise, and by night it was fully six inches higher than in the morn ing. As the worst riffles are in the upper reaches of the river, by the time the mall carrier's boat reached them the water had raised sufficiently to enable him to get over them, other wise they would not have been navi gable, Indeed, on several occasions he was obliged to tie up his boat sev eral miles this side of the Illinois and take the mail through by other means. "This summer the conditions prom ise to be even more- severe on the boatmen, owing to the fact that Irri gation systems of large size are con-j templated that will take most of the water from Rogue river." j And then the fears of the lower river people are fed upon the stories of the plans for irrigation and' for dredging as recounted previously in' A GOOD OLD WORLD AFTER ALL ARM HAMMER SODA, pound packago. ...So FANCY JAP KICK, 4 pound tor 2.V FANCY PEANUT BUTTER, S hhiiu1s fop. 85c NUMBER 18 SPECIAL ROAST COFFEE, lb. 40c STAR SWEET CHO(XLATK, 1 pound kg. for..SOc BEST CARACOL COFFEE, S pounds for.. fl.00 FANCY GINGKll SNAPS, per pound 10c NUMBER 12 COFFEE, 2 pounds for 85c HKRSHEY'S COCOA, half pound can ..15c STRAWBERRIES FRESH DAILY WE SELL ONLY GUARANTEED GOODS ALPINE BUTT Eli KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY Quality Firit the columns of the Courier, and the Reporter nightmare closes with the following paragraph: "The facts augur 111 tor naviga tion facilities on lower Rogue river. And as though the menace was not sufficient from this source large dredging operations are carried on at various points along the river, put ting more tailings in the stream, to be brought down fey each successive winter flood. One such enterprise about to be inaugurated we mention ed in last week's Reporter, wherein one tract of 2S0 acres la to be torn loose and washed down. The time has come when some steps shonld be! taken to protect the Industries of the lower Rogue river section and the numerous settlers along the river who depend upon navigation of the river for securing their supplies and mar-j keting their products." It our friends at Gold Beach would consult men of science they would no doubt be informed that some day the Rogue might go dry. But the date would be set bo far In advance that it need cause no apprehension upon the part of the present population of Gold Beach. They would have ample time to prepare tor the worst. Changes are of course constantly oc curring In the bed or the Rogue, as in the beds of all streams. Pros pectors are still hunting for the old bed of the stream, and many a rich' placer mine is being worked away up on the side of a mountain where the river at one time deposited Its golden sands. Water taken to irrigate the acres of the valley is only borrowed tem porarily from the stream. It finds its way back. But is there not a serious menace in the fact that the people of Medford and of Gold Hill and of Rogue River and Grants Pass must henceforth use water from the Rogue for drinking purposes? Until Gold Beach helped to vote Oregon dry; many of the residents of these locali ties did not draw upon the limpid flow with which to quench a burning thirst . HUGHES NAM E MAY GO ON OR E GON BALLOT Salem, April 17. A writ of man damus requiring Secretary of State Olcott to. show why the name of Charles E. Hughes should not be cer tified to go on the ballot as a can didate for the republican nomina tion tor president, was lsaued today by the supreme court. Olcott was given one day In which to show cause. The suit was tiled by Wallace McCammant, of Portland, who recites that on April 14 he filed an authenticated petition signed by 1354 registered republican electors of the state of Oregon, praying that the name of Hughes should go on the ballot. Hughes' letter, refusing to permit his name to go on the ballot, and giving his reasons, had not arrived this afternoon, but It was expected late today 6r tomorrow morning. AITO PIRATES MAKE HAUL IN SPOKANE FIND BODY OF YOUTH WHO PERISHED IN STORM Eugene,' April 17. The body of Lyman Maddarls, 19 years old, who perished during a snowstorm In the wilderness of western Douglas county, was at the home of bis father at Big Creek today. A searching party found the body yesterday within 16 feet of the trail for which the youth had searched In vain. Spokane, April 17. Two automo bile pirates who cruised the residence sections of Spokane for four hours Saturday night and Sunday morning were still at liberty today. The po lice have excellent descriptions of the highwaymen, and these descriptions have been sent to officers in surround ing cities and towns.' The harrow ing tales of Bit people who were cap tives of the "pirates" during the wild cruise were re-told today. Booty taken by the robbers totaled only $44. Harry Walker, driver of a Jitney bus, was the first man cap tured. The "pirates" forced Walker to drive his machine: They over hauled Mr. and Mrs. J. :J. Rouse, driving their own car. The Jitney bus was then abandoned, Walker was hustled into the Rouse car and with three captives in the new machine the highwaymen, carrying on a rapid fire conversation, started on a tour of the residence section. A racing car, carrying B, H. Robwall and M. H. Houseman, was stopped and these two men added to the list of captives. The last man taken prisoner was Charles Anderson, a reporter, hurry ing home about 1 a. m. He was struck on the head with the butt of a revolver and bundled Into the auto mobile. The reporter had no money. About 3 o'clock the "pirate car" was driven to the outskirts of the city and the robbers abandoned their prisoners, making off on foot la an easterly direction. REDWOOD LUMBER PLANT IN CALIFORNIA SOLD ' A f7r PAAS-Egg Dyes in Eight Colors Calico Tranftfer Papers and Mutt and Jeff Pictures CLEMENS Sells Drugs The Store . San Francisco, April 17. A 18.- 1500,000 lumber deal Js completed jhere today. The L. E. White Lum iber company of Mendocino had been ; purchased by the C. A. Goodyear k James D. Lacey Interests of Chicago and James A. Mackenzie of Baa Fran cisco. The property la located at Greenwood and Point Arena.1 It Is one of the oldest operating redwood plants In the state. Old papers, 5c per bundle, at the Courier office. 1 GIVE YOUR BEST. Postponement of a righUeui ot Is never right The sooner we sow the itads of love the aooner wo baoln to roap the bountiful harvaat of happinea nd Joy, Tho isonir wo give to the world tht bed wt have tha oonor tho beat will bagin U corn back to ui If not In via Ible matorlal thing, than In what la muoh to bo daalrad spiritual and mtntal delighta. 8alaotad. COUNTY AGENT'S ; NOTES Deuauso ot tho close similarity of appearance ot seed ot Johnson grass aud Sudan grass, (armor living lu aectluus where Johnsou grass la a troublesomo weed have beeu reluo taut to dak. plautlug Sudan grass (or (ear ot introducing Johnson grass outo their (arms. Careful study ot the seeds ot these crops which though closely related and quite sluilllar la appearance differ greatly In their agricultural value has resulted in de veloping ot the methods by which they can be distinguished through a careful and thorough examination ot an ordinary magnifying glass which enlarges to the extent ot six or eight diameter. . The pure seed law is very string ent and anyone selling seeds that are not up to the requirements Is subject to a severe penalty. Since so many people are planting Sudan grass, 1 would suggest that . when you secure your seed, it you have any suspicions that It Is not pure, to bring In a sample and let us try it out. No doubt, Johnson grass will be the one thing with which it will be adulterated and this Is one of the worst pests with which we have to contend. ' Selling dandelion roots at four to six cents por pound. offered a pretty fair premium on removing the dan delion pest from the lawns, fields and pastures. , Since 100,000 pounds or more are Imported annually Into the United States, It seems that ninny a young boy or girl ought to make fairly good wages by collecting and pre-: paring dandelion roots for the drug stores. The root Is used medically In diseases ot the liver and for dys pepsia. Report to II. S. Hammond, of the O. A. C. Botany department. The past week hns been very fav orablo for the development of fun gus on fruits. As the time is near at hand for the application ot arsen ate of lead, I would cinphaslxe the ' necessity tor the use of lime and sul phur in about the proportion of one to 35, with the arsenate of lead spray. Indications at the present time are that the fruit prospects are good so It will be necessary to keep that fruit clean or else it Is of no value to us. I have a few leaflets on -broccoli growing which I shall be glad to supply to those' Interested, either by mall or you may call at the office. ; I believe that good results can bo obtained from the organization of a row testing association In Josephine county. I am satisfied at the present ! time that we have many cows in our dairies here that ore not paying for, their keep. Several dairymen have already expressed their desire to go Into a pact In the very near future to make a survey of the situation and determine the possibilities ot per fecting such an organization. I shall be glad to hear from anyone who Is Interested. C. D. Thompson, County Agent. PORTLAND TO RELEASE . ' FOUR RIG 11ALLOON8 Portland, April 17. Four bal loons, thirty feet In diameter, will be released from the downtown dis trict" of Portland at noon tomorrow to announce the opening ot tho Paci fic Coast league season on the home grounds, Hugo streamer will bo at tached to the gas longs. Evory boy who returns on ot the streamers will be given free admission to the game. TKMiURIDE WOMAN LEARNS FRISCO WAYS San Francisco, April 17. After having spent five minutes In a tele phono booth at the Hotel Manx un der the Impression that it was an elevator. Mrs. Helen Morton, of that duar Tellurldo, Colorado, came forth, and suggested that the service waa vory decayed. "That I the slowest elevator I ever rude In." she told the clerk. When he explained, she said. "Have you no floorwalkers here to direct guests!' and entered the propor"l!ft." This Is Mrs. Morton's first trip away from Tellurld In IS years. AMERICANS A HOARD INVKltLYON MISSING London, April 17. One or two Americans' were possibly among the 11 satlors who perished when the steamer Inverlyon was attacked by a submarine, two American survivors declared today. They said they were certain the American were missing. WILL GO TO RESCUE OF EXPLORER SIIACKLETON San Francisco, April 17. En route, to London, where, he says, be will take charge of an expedition to res-j cue Lieut. Shackleton, famous ex plorer, believed in danger somewhere , off the South American coast, Sir Douglas Mawson arrived In San Francisco- today on the liner Ventura. He will leave at once for New York. Mawson was 8backloton's aide on several previous exploring trips, In' eluding the one which resulted In dis covery of the magnetic pole. GERMAN TERROR SHIP NOW ' CARRIES ARMS TO RUSSIA San Francisco, April 17. A touoh of irony was ibeneath the chartering today of the steamer Republic to the ' Robert Dollar Steamship company. A ' few months ago the 'Republic was the German ship Walkure, terror of Pa- clflc waters, which attacked Tahiti and was later sunk by the French. According to the charter, the Re public now goes to Vladlvostock to take arms to Russia, The sum for which the ship has been chartered It said to be fabulous. PORTLAND CAT OWNERS j FORM M. F O. W. OLUU Portland, April 17. Organisation of the "M. E. O. W. club," a group of women owners of thoroughbred cats, was perfected today. A cat show Is planned. You will find with the Dodge Brothers Motor Car miuiy featurea scarcely to be Um-u1 at so moderate a price. (Juullth which the eye cannot ewllti mlJuMmrtit of parts mi! due Iwvlamv rvvrttl tlienniolvea In way the car Mlrka to the road at high upeod. K8rt F. O. II. Grant Paa MYERS MOTOR CAR CO., Grants Paw, Ore. Phone- 8i: or M Car mi dtsplny at Grant Pa Gamut'. i Have You I Registered ? April 18 At 5 p. m. Is Your Last Chance GOLDEN GATE SPECIAL TO CALIFORNIA Leaves 9:00 P. M. Instead of 1:00. A.. M. Arrives San Francisco 5:30 P. M. . THURSDAY, AFRIL 20th Is the date this change Is effective. Other changes as follows: Np. 13 1 1 No. 63 I STATION 3 NoHT" 8: 15 p. m. 8:30 a.m. Lv... Portland Ar. ItfSlTm. 9:05 p. m. f 9:12 a. m Oregon City 7:85 a. m. 10:30 p. m. 10:22 a. m Salem 6:12 a. m. 11:23 p. m. 11:08 a. m Albany A V20a. m. 12:48 a. m. 12:80 p.m. Eugene 7:60 a. m. 4:15 a.m. 4:16 p. m Roseburg ... 1:00 a.m. 8:64 a.m. 9:00 p. m Grants Pass 8:80 p.m. 10:15 a. m. 10:15 p. m Medford 7:28 p.m. 11:00 a. m. 11:00 p.m. Ar Ashland Lv. 7:00p.m. 7:80 a. m. 6:30 p. m. Ar San Francisco Lv. 11:40 p.m. Motor car will make two round trips Albany to Corvallls and return as follows: Motor fl730"a7nT 12:05 p. m. Motor frO0"a7m. 9:40 a. m. Lv... Ar.. BjIfiONSf . Albany .. . Corvallls .. 7Ar Lv. Motor l"0T65a. m. 10:20 a. m. Motor 3:50 p. m. 8:15 p. m. Ask your local agent or write John M. Scolt, Goneral Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon SOUTHERN PACIFIC UNES Letterheads at the Courier.