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fyufitt mtoef VOL. XIX. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1903. No. 40. pa 3 B HIE B-flBI I I AND CONFECTIONERY PARLORS MISS ETHEL JOHNSON. Propr. iG Bread Tic! FOR $1.00 I LUNCHES SERVED P 6th St. next AV. E SKILLED Skillful Tail)i"; are not all conscientious. Conscien tious Tailms are not ;:11 Good Tailors. lJurnhle clothes don't alwiys ptnfss the right kiml of stylo. .Stylish clothes don't always possess ilitrabililv. It takes a great combina tion of Ihinys t'. 1 lo.lnce the kiml of clothes on shotil.l wear. nr reputation is your inese Kooo qualities )n me clonics we tnaUe. Our ntw Kail and Winter Woolens are all in, an I just )iow is a .splendid time to make selections. Come and see ti,e new styles. If we make your clothes, you'll he dressed as well as the next man, regardless of who he may be, B FJOTSCH I'rout Street, Grants Pass, Oregon. I..R WKIISTEl', !'iiksii)i;m. The Southern Oregon Title Guaranty & Abstract Company GRANTS PASS, OREGON PHONE 593 ABSTRACTS OF TITLE CERTIFICATES OF TITLE Tith'N KxiimiiMMi, l'erl'ectril, i 1111 11 !. A. P. II MMONH, Attohxky. Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. I'.tl VI' CAPITAL STOCK Tran"acts aticherul liankinn l,u-.:ne. Receives depo-its suhjeet to check or on tli'tmuiil cerlhieate. Our ciistomei nri a-,,ireil of courteoin treatment anil ovjry ronii,teratiin con sistent with sound hanking principle. bafety deposit boxes tor rent. J. HiANK WATSON. 1'res. I!. A. I'.iKH'H. Vice-Pres. I.. I.. JKWKI.I,, Ca-liier. The First National Bank OF SOUTHERN OREGON. CAPITAL STOCK, - - Ji.-.O.OOO OO. Iteceive deposits Mit'jift to 1 lieck cr en cTtiiii rue pnalie on demand. HI siuhl ilralt-on "Sew York San I'ranri-in, ami r,rt.an,l. Telegraphic irnnsler-i ill on all point1, in llie I nitcd Mules. .special A It t-ll In ill 11. in In t'ollei t'oii- n:nl n-ni ntl Ui-int'-s of imr c'lslolueri. rollection niK'te lliroivli-iiit Southern c'rej:un, ami on uil no es,:l.le points. i:. A. H'KiTH. I'rei. J. ;. C.A M I'llKI.I.. Vice l''fH. II. 1,. t.ll.KKV, ( a-hi.r 1 MAlll.LE AND GRANITE WORKS J. I'.. PAIU'OCK, I'h.ii k. i am ordered to furnish amtliini in tin line o ( Vnieferv work in any kind ,1 MARBLE or GRANITE. Nearly thirty years of experience in the Ma'I'lr bu--iiii'B warrant tny saving 'nl 1 ran till your orders in the very he't inaniM-r. Can furnish work in Scotch, Swede or American liranite nr anv kiml of Mait. J. I. I'ADDOCK, 'rout lrrr. Net to f;i ne'n r. iir.Hlnip THE SCENIC LINE Through Salt Uk City. Udvil!c. PujHo, Colo-aco Sprir;", "1 &vr, and lh fanouj Rotky Mountain Scenory by Daylight to :l Pointi Eiit 3 FAST IK MNS 1'AII.Y I WI'l-.N (KiDKN AND lHVt.K 3 i MODERN EQUIPMENT. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOUR ISTS LEXPlNG CARS AND SUPERB DINING CAR SERVICE. I STOPOVERS ALLOWED For rates, foldcrl and other information, jiirf a$3.00Razcrfor75centsr. We Mate Md the Price o Lw IUmm m M MiM4 M m W K" " ".i4- o,: A kUiil n tlor-.l Hi-- IK.ir.n PwinuCtnip, i2.-l. fur l'-; aildiuor.al , Wntt ur ta.a .iif li. C'Iiiim Jleyer V Co. p.-i!:dMi! nr.lrr ll' U-el oi'i "tan: Ave. ."n trac ' " A. E. Voorli J'ho-o up;Iin. aiRias k&mm unit cets AT ALL HOURS to Coe. f am NOT TAILORS 3 warranty for expecting all ft W. II. HAMMOND. Sl-CUtTAKY S2.V!IO 00. a s nno LU 10 w.c m-immii:, ;-n. Am .,4 T,..e porti.ano. one DRY WOOD Dry ifi inch Healtr and Cook Stove Wood or 4 foot wood, if d-.-ired, can Ijc had ..ON SHORT NOTICE... hy h-aiti orders ft the Sugar pine S'ore or the Iemarec Music House or by addressing W. II. HEATON, Grants Pass, Ore. TRACES OF LEWIS & CLARK Found In Southern Oregon Near Wngner Butte. Traceaof Captains Lewis and Clark, whose journey across the continent mulH known for the first time the vastiipxs of tho western part of North America, have twn foond in the Rogne river rallej. The traces were found iu 1875, lot at that time there was uot so much interest tuko.11 iu tho jourueys of these famous men, so that the persons who discovered the marks paid bnt little attention to the names and would uot have noticed them at all had it rot beeu for the date 1805. It was Iu the spring of 18'.5 that J. V. Smith, Andrew Woldeu and John Wells started from near whore Phoenix now is, for the summit of Wagner Butte. They reached the summit, and upon the rock which crowns'the lofty emineuco, found tho names of Lewis ana Clark carved iu tho stone, together witn tho date. They had but little idea of whom 'Lewis and Clark had been, but tho early duto atttraeted th.dr notice. On their return they told of what they had seen. In the changing events of pioneer days, little atteutioti was paid to the discovery. History had little attraction fur the. people in thoso days. Of late years, however, the story has "come to be revived, and the brother of one of tho parties was the informant of Thu Mail as to the above story. Traveli'jK through an unknown and track less country, the explorers would naturally sin k tho highest points in order to get n view of the surrounding country and to pick out tho best routo to pursue, and probably the first w hite men to view the magnificent panoraira of the Rogue river valley and tho rolling summits of tho Siski ous and tho Cascades from the top of Wagner Rutte, wero tho intrepid ex plorers, whose names am carved deep ly in the tablets ot history. Med ford Mail. Needles, rciiairs and supplies for all makes of sewiiu machines at tho White sewing machine agency Huir Kiilillo Hardware Co. L. G. HICGINS Assay OHiee CHARGES: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, $1 each. Gold and Silver, l. GOLD DUST Rought and Refined for Dental Trade. Each and every ussay done with the idea that it may bo checked. JRED'K. I). STRICKER, M. D. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Masonic Temple, Rooms 2 & 4 Grants Pass, 'Phone 633 Okkgon. A. C. HOUGH, ATTORNEY-AT LAW, f'laotii es in all Stale and Federal Courts Olbce over First National Bank. irants Pahs, OitK'iON. II. II. 1JARTON, WATCHMAKER and JEWELER. full lUMirtment of Watches, CI01 k., fail verwure ami Jewelry. A Good AxMirlinftit of Hra-rleU and Heart Bangles, Jlsinena' Drug Store. SWEETLAND & CO. FRESH and SALT MEATS.-'l I'll'iNR L'l N. E. McGREW, PIONEER. TRUCK, and DELIVERY I nrnitiirn ki.il I'iano M iiiii GRANTS PASS, OREGON. The papular barber (hop Get your tonsorial work done at IRA TOMPKINS' On Sixth Street Three chairs Hath room in connection Hentv BooKs For Boys 10 Cents Also a large line of other paper bound books at low prices. Col. W. Johnson, Main st. near Sugar Pine Factory, LADIES, ATTENTION I Original nnd onl genuine r'kt.K'ii TMr Wai-kb for Nile t,v leading druegitm4"J -r l,l. Saf and reliable. Accept ne tubttituta. A VISIT TO THE "BANKS" Fred Menech Investigates Color tkdo'a Fuel Source. The people of Eastern Colorado are utterly dependant ou the coal supply lor their fuel, so when the late fool ish and utterly inexcusable strike waa declared in the coal mines of that state, the mauy who had not yet laid iu a supply of coal found themselves with a prospect of possible hardship which was uncomfortable in the ex treme, for a Co'orado winter is not nsualiy the most gentle thing in ex istence. The strike is now virtually lost, while the canso of unionism has suffered a severe blow by the an tagonism of pnblio sentiment. In some districts the only rpossil lity of obtaining fuel was from the coal 'bauks", little mines operated on a small and primitive scale, by their suiallness escaping the fetters of unionism by which the larger mines were reudered inoperative. Never having seen coal "diggings". I accepted with pleasure an invitation to visit tho "banks" situated some U miles away. The way led across the irrigated and fertile valley of the South Platte and then miles south over a series of of saudy ridges with gentle slopes as barren and desolate now as they were a liundro l yearamgo. Almost eveiy one within a radios of 15 miles or more was patronizing the "banks." The wagons had been coming in ninch more rapidly than they could be loaded, and at this time thoro were probably ?00 wagons, loaded and empty, grouped about the mine. That the fuel might be more quickly distributed, an inflexible rule was made that no mora than a ton of ooal should bo loaded ou each wagon. As the capacity of tho mine was only some 10 or 13 tons per day. some of the wagons would stand at the mine a week or more before they conld be loaded. Farmers who wore fortnuate enough to have two wagons, therefore, took the oldest ami most decrepit ono to the hanks" and left it there to be load ed. The array of wairons. then, at tho "bauks", wis doubtless one of the most interesting aggregations ever en. It was a wagou mosoum. All the antiquated makes and patterns iiungiuahlo were in evidence, for any thing ou wheels that would stand np under a ton of coal, was foroed in to use. On the arrival of a wagon, it was immediately marked by the manager of the mine with its proper number, iu chalk ou the side of the box. Tho wagons ere loaded consecutively ac cording to number and uo favoritism was shown. The coal is not f the best quality, but the advent of a ton of it into an empty cellar brought Joy this winter to many a Colorado homo. The mine is located 011 a broad, sandy ridge, exactly like thousands of others about it, and my inexperienced eyes detect no reason why anyone should ever have imagined that there might be coal below the surface. My coniianinn and myself descended into the miuo. The power for hoist ing is furnished by a black horse, totally blind and desperately wicked in tenipor. We wore lowered nearly 100 feet down the main shaft and then stepped out into the main entry. a passngo way some ten feet wide and about five feet iu height. Hern we were taken in charge, by thu "pusher" tho man who ruus the empty cars to tho miners aud takes away tho loaded ones. We walked back into the entry and the ceiling lowered to about three feet. Here we wero ordered two of ns, Into the little car, about two feet wido and threo feet long. We squeezed ourselves into, or rather ou it, and made our selves exceedingly smalL Then we had a ride that will not soon be for gotten. Tho "pusher" wore on his hat a little lamp, shaped like a minia ture teapot. This went out promptly aud we were shoved into the solid darkness at a wonderful rate of speed. In places lie ceiling was uot more than two and a half feet above the floor. When I felt the ceiling scrap ing my bark I "scrouched" until I womlo'ed if I would ever regain my normal dimensions. Tho "pusher" ran behind and shoved the car. How he eoald run passes my comprehen sion, but he did it Tho coal vein is about three feet thick, smooth slate above and below. The miners work on their knees, which are protected by heavy leather mils. They aro paid according to the amount of coal they take out and most of them make quite large wages. When we returned to the main en try, of course wo conld not rioVi as the outgoing cars were loaded with coaL We wero, therefore, obliged to scram bl some ftOQ feet ou onr hands and knees. The experienced "pusher" galloped through the passages with ease, shoving the cars ahead of him. We made desjierate efforts to keep iu sight of the "pusher" and his lamp, but we might as well have tried to keep op with the fast niaiL Hands and knees was the only possible node of progression. I tried to vary it by going on my hands and feet, bnt the ceiling was too low. The fet would ilidcwway behind and leave the traveler prone on his stomach The floor was carpeted with broken bits of coal of various sizes and before I had gone half the distance, the con dition of my knees had aaaisted the deciaion that the perpendicular atti tude was good enough for me. Look at an ordinary dinii g table ami imaginatively stretch it out to a length of COO fot, with several turua I at right angles. Let the floor be strewn with brokeu rock and, in the darkest night of the year, pnt oat the lamp and ran it from one end to the other. The experience would be similar to a visit to the "banks. " It is uovel, but one does not feel like repeating it with much frequency. ; F. M. Revolutloa Immlatat. A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in your system is nervousness, sleeplessness, or stomach upsets. Etoctrlo Bitters will quickly dismember the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulati the Kidneys and Bowola. sitmulate the Liver, and clarify the blood. Ran down systems benefit particularly aud all the usual attend ing aches vanish nndor its searching and thorough effectiveness. Electric Bitters is only 50c, and this Is return ed if it don't give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed by National Drag Store and Grants Pass Pharmacy. HITCHCOCK YIELDS POINT President Orders Secretary to Re voke His Order, A Washington dispatch says that Presidout Roosevelt, after a confer ence with the Oregon senators, direct ed Secretary Hitchcock to abandon the practice that has been In vogue for more than a year past, of suspend ing all entries made under the timber aud stone act in Oregou, Washlutgon and California. In accordance with that diroction, the secretary issued tho following statement: 'The order under which final action upon timber and stoue entries was suspended has boon revoked br the secretary of the interior, and all inch entries will now be aoted upon in the General Ijjnd Office in regular order." This suspension served good put- pose, and was the means of prevent ing many fraudulent entries. While a rigid scrutiny of all entries under that act will be continued, it will have the effect of allowing all valid entries to be patented. At the conference at the White House Monday morning the public laud situation in Oregon was thoroughly reviewed. The senators stoutly protested against the contin uance of the present policy of the Interior Department, on the ground that it worked inoxcnsable hardship ou bona fide settlers, and was serious ly returning the development 0' the statu. While they admitted some fraud had undoubtedly been committed, they insisted that the detection of fraud did not justify the extreme methods that have boon In vogue since November, 1D02. They told the presi dent that unless something was done to relieve the strain, the voto of Oregon uext year would be seriously affected because of the general discou tent of the people. Dne precaution will still be taken to see that the timber and stone act is uot violated, but the obnoxious prac tices complained of, the apparently iuexcusnblo delays, and the unneces sary hounding of entrymen, Is to t done away with. The president, living up to his promise to the Oregon a nators two weeks ago, stnpjied In aid ordered the secretary to cease those methods which wore injuring the development of the state and in terfering with the rights of settlers. Hereafter, every timber eutry will be examined by a special agent of the Land Office or some other available official within the WO day period if jKissible, and npon the agent's report, the commissioner will base his recom mendation. KNOCKED OFF OF TRESTLE Luther Maddux Remains all Night Where ha Fell. Luther Maddux, a boy of 15 years living with his renta In Grants Pass, was returnng from a hunting trip Thursday evening aud while crossing thu Grave Creek trestle was overtaken by the local freight. He was evidently unable to get entirely out of the way aud was struck by the engine aud knocked off the trestle, falling -a distance of about 20 feet. Ho was rendered unconscious by the tall received and so remained there from about 6 o'clock in the evening until the next morning, when he regained consciousness and crawled op the bank to the track. Thoro lie wbs discovered and taken to Wolf Creek by the crew of a wood train. Later ho was brought to Grants Pass on the passenger. Maddux was rot aud braised about the bead aud his ankle broken aud sprained. His side was also bruised. The night was dark and foggy and the yoong man did not see the train until It was almost upon him and the trainmen did not kuow that an acci dent had happened. Flflht Will B BitUr. Those who will persist In closing their eais against the continual recommendation of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles, If not ended earlier by fatal termination. Read what T. R. flea 11, Miss., has to say: "Last fall my wife bad every symptom of oonsomp tiou. She took Dr. King's New Dis covery after everything else had fail ed. Improvement came at once and four bottles entirely cured her." Guaranteed by National Drag Store and Grants Pass Pharmacy. Price 50c, and 11.00. Trial bottles free. Pountain Pens Waterman's Ideal W W to H.OO at Cramer Bros. INDIANS AT WORLD'S FAIR Exhibit Will Conte-ln Ono Thous sxnd Indiana, Over 40 Acres. The Indian Exhibit at the World's Fair will be under the direct charge of expert representatives of the United States Government S. M. McGowan, superintendent of the Indian school at Chilocco, Oklahoma, will be superin tendent of the exhibits The govern ment has appropriated 175,000 for the maintouanoe of it The Louisiana Purchase Exposition has allotted an advantageous site ot 40 acres for the purpose. The tract lies in the west ern section of the grounds, north of the great United States map that is worked out in representative crops cf the states and adjoining Uncle Sam's model farm. The eastern end of the Indian reservation is a precipitous bluff, about 30 feet high, and it over looks practically the entire exposition grounds. This Indian exhibit will uot only be the largest and best that was ever assembled, but in all probability it will be the last representative gather ing that cau bo scoured. Iu but few places do the Indiana retain their primitive mode of life. Each year the oircle narrows. Even now one can count on the fingers of one hand the Indian Chloftlans who gained their prominence in wars. Further Iuidau wars are looked on as Impos sible and before another exposition of the magnitude of the present enter prise can be launched, the primitive red man of the forest will bo but a memory. Uorouimo, the onco. blood-thirsty Apache chief, who spread terror throughout the southwest until he was finally captured by Oeu. Nelson A. Miles, will bo one of the striking features of the Iudiau Exhibit Of all the tribes that roamed Amorioa's forests the Apaches wore the most cruel aud treacherous. And of all the Apaches Goronimo was the most vicious. He fought desperately when escape was possible by no other means. Rut slaughter from ambush and tho slaying of the defenceless was tho mure to his choosing. Long years of captivity hnvo broken his spirit and he is doollo booauso ho has met his master. When Gen. Miles first made Oeronaimo captive he was sent to Florida, bnt iu a short whllo he was returned to the prison at Ft Bill. Gerouliiio will bo nominally free at the World's Fair, but practically a prisouor of war. Chief Joseph, of the Nos Forces, also will be 0110 of the interesting personalities, no too, is aged, aud while he fought raliuatly against the enoroachiiiouts of the white man, he met the foe 'as a brave man should and has tho respect of the men who conquered him. The Indian Exhibit will show tho aborigine aud the civilized Indian. Ou tho 40-aore tract there will be a village of Sioux Indians from the Dakotas. They will wear their native pictorcsquo costumes and will live in teepees fashioned from sticks and tin) skius of wild animals. Tho warriors will be armed with bows, arrows and tomahawks. Tho sur roundings of the huts w ill be made as trne to nature as posstblo aud the patch of corn toudod during tho sum mer by the squaws to augment the food supply brought In from tho chato by her master will bo shown as It was in the early days. Among the other blanket Indians will be families of Washoea.Hhoslioncs, Navajoes, Mission aud Digger Indi ana, Crows, r latlicnrls, Apaches, Pimas, ('hip)iowaa, Cheyeunca, Ara hoes, Comuiauehes, Witchltaa, O sa ges, and l'awnees. They will all maintain separate villages aud they will live exactly as they would were they at home on their reservation In stead of being in tho center of the greatest exposition ever held. Tho exhibit of tho educated In dians will not be so picturesque but It will be none the less Interesting. Ou the 40-acre ruervatiou the U. H. government will erect many modem buildings to show the progress that the Indian has made. The prlncljial structorve will be a thrm-story building, HA font by lot) foet At the rear will bo au auditor ium 40 by (K) feet Ou the first floor will be an exhibit of the manual training department with the Indian students at work at their machines, manufacturing varloos articles. Across a wide aisle, that runs the full length of the buildings, will be typical blanket Indians making their baskets, leather articles, strings of beads, aud other articles Just a they did before the advent of thu white uiau and his schools. In the andltorium will be given lectures and programmes will be rendered by the various Iudiau societies. Muslo enters largely into their entertainments, and one of the regular features will be concerts by a UalueJ Iudiau hand of 60 piecas. One interesting feature of the Indian Exhibit will be a reproduction of a frontier trading post. Here the In dians will assemble and trade t'.olr products for supplies Just as they did in the early days. A FrljhUacd ItorM. Running like mad down tho strwit, dumping the occupants, or a hunrded other accidents, are .everyday occur re noes. It becomes every body to have a reliable salve handy and there's none sua good as Bucklen's Arnica salve. Burns, tuts, sores, etc, disappear quickly under Its soothing effect 35o at National Drug Store and Grants Pass Pharmacy. Baa Voorbles about Kodaks and Supplies Easy on the Pocket Books and Pleasing to the Eye. Satisfactory in Every Way , You aro most cordially invited to call and inspect the finest display of Fine China Fine Furniture Ever shown in Southern Oregon. Tho Big Salo still poos on and our patrons aro profiting by it. Try tho 10 cent Bargain Counter. Hot Prices on Hot Bargains. MONEY TO CRATER LAKE Secretary ol Interior Asks Liber- a.1 Appropriation. The lutorlor department recognizes that more liberal appropriation aro necossary for the Improvement of tho Crater Lake National Park than have boon mado In tho past. The last sun dry olvll hill appropriated only 13,000 for this work aud out of this an al lowance goes to the salary of the su perintendent. With such a meagro appropriation, littlo progress can be mado In tho direction of constructing roads aud making other Improvements which will facilitate the across to Crater Lako aud other points of scenic interest scattered all through the park. This year, the secretary of the treasury hopes to havo at least (1,000 mado availnblo so that tho improve ments can bo mado during tho summer of 1U04. Mount Hauler National Park Iu Washington is so far without a super intendent, and, beyond a road survey mado hist summer, littlo has been done looking to its Improvement. Tho secretary now asks for ('4,4100 to be expended in the management and Improvement of this park and on the Improvement of roads. The Washing ton delegation will ask for a larger amount, although there is some doubt if they will succeed in getting It. TRANSPORTS MADE READY Supposition Is That Troops May ba Ordered to Panama, Orders havo been received at Hun Frnuolsco from Washington by local transport olllclals to got the troop ships Sherman and Newport iu readi ness for sea and work has beeu Im mediately commenced. The tranpsort ofllelnls maintain secrecy as to the orders rocoived and refuse to divulge tho Intended destination of tho vessels. It Is generally believed, however, that it is tho intent Ion to have the troopships in readiness for nny move ment towards Panama. The guuhout Benulngtou has arriv ed In Jiort from the Bremerton Navy Yard. It was understood sho would leave In company with the liufTnrd, acting as a convoy to the toriaulo boats Paul Jones aud Preble ou their passage south. Was This Our Slrowbrldge? Under tho above head the Gleii- dlo News prints tho following dis- teh from Los Angeles, dated Decem ber 20th, which appeared in tho S. F, Kiiimluer. Whether this was tin milling man who was tu Glendnle lust Spring, we do not know, but the probabilities are that It was, as he was down in that juirt of the country : "Tho dead body of a man supiosed to he W. 11. Strowhridge, was found lying near the t'a. ks of the Long Beach electric, line at t'oiiiptiin this morning. The body wns identified by tho conductor of a Long Reach electrio train, who stated Hint the man got ou his car late last night aud was unable to pity his fare to Long Beach, which the conductor ad vanced h in. "The passenger to ik a seat ou the outside of the car and at Couipton tho conductor missed him hut supposed that he had fallen olf tho car. The skull of tho dead man was crushed, pieaumably by his fall from tho cur. There was nothing on the body by which It could lie identified, except au envelotm addressed to W. 11. Strowhridge, Hnn I.ulk Obispo." Mow to Prevent Croup. It will be" good news to the mothers of small children to h am that croup can be prevented. The first sign of croup Is hoarseness. A day or two be foro the attack the child becomei hoarse. Givo Chamberlain's Cn : I Remedy freely as soon as the child be comes horse, or even after tho rough cough appears, and it will dispell all symptoms of croup. It is in fact, the ouly remedy that cau always be depended upou and that is pleasant and safe to take. For salo by all druggists. Austiu's Report Cards for school use for sale at the Courier ofllee T3o per hundred. - i Xa. G.Z.XI. Column Tho regular meeting of the W. O. T. U. will bo hold -at the home Mrs. Lee Calvort, Friday, Jau. 1, at t :c0 p. m. Thoagltatipn over the slot machines is uot confined to Portland. Tho Mlehlgnn courts are now atfer them and tliey don't draw the line any where this side of their complete ex tinction. Jndgo Coolldgo of tho circuit bench nit St Joseph said: "Comnlaiut has been mndo to me of the use of slot machines among minors. It is practice without excuse. The police of the cities aud tne Tillage oflloers am tlioreforo ordered to remove all slot nmohinn-i within their jurisdic tion. If the machines aro uot remov ed by tho proprietors thoy must be confiscated. Playing of slot machines has become rampant It leads youths to the tomptatlon of thieving and em bezzlement, ending behind i prison bars. If the police neglect their duty, I will see that tho prosecuting attor ney takes steps towards their prose cution for olllclal negligence. Play ing slot machines in hops of gain is tho first sood whereby la sowu the good of crinio which ends the careers of promising youtig men behind prison bars." Whou asked whether any distinction would be mado In the several .kinds of machines ho said no restrictions could bo made, they wero all operated for the sumo purpose and all most go, Portland officials In comparison with this, havo undertaken an easy task. Why cannot the ofllolals of Grants Pass undertake tho same methods to abolish the slut machines from Our midst, thereby helping, to say the least, to save our young men from rulu. Cleveland, O., Oct 4. "I wont out with thu boys aud took my first glass. The liquor fascinated mo. Now, lot mo die, I only want to die." William D. Patton, C4 Ward street, tosses restlessly ou a cot at Cleveland General Hospital. He has several knife wounds in his breast When left alone, he tries to tear tha band ages from thete, so that he will die. Now York, Oct 1. James Shana han, 114 years old, a laborer of 023 Columbus avenue, drew his wages ' (In) Saturday night, entered a saloon, displayed his niouey, was followed by two strangers, and attacked. He is now Iu the J. Hood Wright Hospital mtrVring from a fractured skull. A raso of depravity that deserves the severest censure was called to the attention of tho city authorities, says Tin. Dulles Chronicle A farmor who lives a few miles out of town I'nmu In with a wagou and team, hringiiig his 13-year-old daughter with him. He left the child to hold the team whilo ho did soma trailing, but his greatest purchase was whisky. All day tho little girl stayed with the team In tho lint sun aud late in the evening ho appeared and started home. When a milo out of town he told the girl to drive home while ha returned to town. Coming back he proceeded to fill up and was soon landed iu Jail, and tho next morning he was given the, choice of paying $15 or serving 10 days in Jail. Next morning sentence was suspended aud the brutn was allowed to go dome to provide for his family, bot should he . ri'iwiit bis act of depravity he will ba si veroly dealt with. Coughing Spall Cauiad Death. "Harry Duck well, aged J5 years, choked to death early yesterday morn ing at his home, In tho presence of his wife and child. Ho contracted a slight cold a few days ago and paid but little attention to it. Yesterday morning he was seized with a fit of coughing which continued for soma time. His wifo sent for a physician, bet before ho could arrive, another coughing spell came on and Duekwell died from suffocatiou. St Louis Gloho-Dcmocrat. Deo. 1, WO!." Ballard's Horehound Syrup would have saved him. Sac, 50c and (1.00 at Slover Drag Co.