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s - , . . .. ; ,r:.;,, .4.,VT " "". " " ' ' " ' ' ' ; VOL. XXVI. GRANTS PASS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1911 - No. 40. ELECTION TO BE r A TEST CASE AXTI-SALOOX PEOPLE THIXK OF IXJUNCTIOX PROCEEDINGS SOME OPINIONS EXPRESSED Status of Home Rule Amendment to Be Decided by Courts ns ;: Quickly as Possible The election held last Saturday, which resulted in authorizing the li censing of saloons, has caused much discussion about town, for it Is re- , ported that the Anti-saloon people were contemplating injunction pro ceedings to restrain the council from issuing any licenses, and that this affair was to be made a test case for the whole state. , Accordingly, a representative of The Courier called on the Hon II. D. f Norton and asked him if it was a ; fact that the Anti-saloon league of the state was going to take this ac tlon. Mr.. Norton gave out the fol- l lowing: "If any legal proceedings are tak- v en in regard to the home rule amend ment, the object will be to obtain a Judicial construction; of the. amend ; ment.f ; ,;-''". ' . .' 3 "There is a' great variance of opln Ion as to the proper construction to f be given to this amendment, Bome . . contending it Is void and has no , operation whatever, and others con tend that It does operate to a great er or less extent to modify the local option law as applied to municipal corporations. Any proceeding, whether by injunction to restrain the council from Issuing licenses, or in reviewing their proceedings by writ rof certiorari, or by direct criminal prosecution of persons attemptlug to operate under a license, would have ,. for Its aim and object a judicial de termination of the legal effect of the amendment, but which ot these rem edies might be pursued.' or would be most advisable at this time, I am un able to state. "I presume that the Anti-saloon league will be the organization which will determine these matters, and the Portland attorneys ot the league will doubtless consider and determine which line of procedure will be beet In order to get the earliest and most comprehensive Judicial opinion on .. the subject. "A conclusive determination of any of these matters eonld not be had short of the supreme court. The Question being one of public Interest the case would. In all probability, be riraneed on the docket, and it ta : kely that" a final determination ould be had inside of a year; In the i san time, ah injunction or writ of i -view could restrain the Issuance cf licenses. "In regard to the bend to be given en an Injunction proceeding, the amount of such bond Is discretionary vfth the court, and would be condl- . t'.ned for the payment of cost and disbursements, and such damages not speeding an amount In the bond spe cified If the issuance of the Injunc tion should be held to be wrongful or without sufficient cause. "White I have advised with the Anti-saloon league regarding these matters. I am unable to say at this time what line of procedure will be . aJopted, as my duties in the coming jamloo of the legislator will call me to Salem the latter part of the week, lut I shall co-operate with this or (Cinliatlon in say wsy I can be of snrrlce to It In getting the question properly before tha eourte If proceed 1:.ts to that end are deemed advis able." The Rev. Robert McLean, of the Itlnltrterlal association, when told of tje Interview, approved of the coin low expressed by the senator and In Jdltton hsd this to say: "There are two grounds on which U my opinion, the special election ot Cjfnrdaf. December 11, csn be de vred Hegel or. unconstitutional: Only those residing within the rperate limits ef the city. ot. Grants Pass were allowed to vote on the question ot license or no " license. Could the results of licensing the li quor traffic be confined to the city alone, and could the burden of taxa tion resulting from prosecution of criminals, either those who became criminals through drunkenness, ' or those who were such because of hav ing violated the excise laws, rest wholly upon the taxpayers within the city limits, there could be no reason able ground for complaint. ' ' "But it is a well established fact that the large percentage of criminal prosecutions result directly from the liquor traffic (and that fact ; was strongly emphasized In the report of the Jackson county grand jury), consequently, any taxpayer In Jose phine county residing without the corporate limits ot the city of Grants Pass would have a right to contest the legality of the election on the ground that he is taxed without rep resentation. - 1 "2nd. The home rule amendment has read the local option law Into the constitution of Oregon, inasmuch as it specifically declares that It, the home rule amendment, "shall be sub ject to the provisions of the local op tion law." To make the case strong er, and to secure the support of the friends of local option, the framers of the home rule amendment de clared that such amendment would preserve the local option law. If. a law i3 to be Interpreted in accord ance with . the intentions of the framers of said- law, then the home rule amendment Is subject, in Josephine county; to the law the framers of the amend ment they Invoked. ; "And to make our contention still stronger, It Is only necessary to cite the fact that the supporters of home rule secured the re-submlsslon of the local option question at the last gen eral election; and again the people voted down the saloon In Josephine county. Hence, under the provisions of the local option law, they are pro hibited from raising the question within this county until the next gen eral election, or two years hence. "It would seem, then, that any just and reasonable Interpretation of the language of the two laws would nul lify completely the recent election. At all events the temperance people should not lie down upon it. The question is of vital Interest to the whole state." WETS CARRY ELECTION BY SHALL F1AJ0R1TY The election held yesterday In Grants Pass under the home rule amendment to the constitution was contested closely. A strong rote was cast in each of the four wards. The question was, shall the city council be authorized to license sa loons, and the vote waa to be ex pressed In a simple yes or no. The results according to wards are as follows: Dry Wet First ward, 109- 80 Second ward 121 81 Third ward 55 94 Fourth ward 70 148 ToUl 356 .The total rota was 759, 404 While worknlg about his mine in Swede Basin early Friday morning McDow, years of age, was caught In a landslide 100 feet above hitn, threw him helpless Into the creek below. Both collar bones and a number of ribs were broken on both sides cf the chest, and he received severe cuts about the face and head. For one whole hour McDow lay In the cold water of the creek, until his ten and Lee Cour'eV, an assistant, dlicovered his plight. Dr. Louihr'dge, ot this city, at tended him yesterday and pro nounced him he lu a serious con dltlon. McDow " brought to Orsnts Psss, where his wife had been stsying for some time. The mine Is located about 14 miles from Love's Ststlon, which. In turn, Is to miles from Grants Pass. INDIANAPOLIS, tnd., 'an. . Ralph De Palms, driver of Simplex racing cars, arrived here today and announced that he would enter the sweepstakes race over 500 miles to be held here In May. De Palma "Is en route to Los Angeles to handle Simplex entries la automobile races ,theco, v.,,.-..w.,, .,,-Wf COMMERCIAL CLUB LAYS ITS PLANS EXHIBIT PRODUCTS AT ALL THE ' EXPOSITION'S t FOR GENERAL ADVERTISING Social Features for New Corners Will Re Given More Prominence In Future VAbout face, Commercial club, at tention! We can excuse you for looking back over the past, year, priding yourself upon the many good deeds which, have already been cred ited to you, but as the new year 1911 dawns.. with your hosts. being gath ered In from every part of. Josephine county you must prepare yourself for greater things. You are a power which can become Irresistible in mat ters pertaining to the common wel fare. . Let's have no more talk about more natural resources.' Produce the goods, get out your illustrated catalog, scatter it. broadcast , to every state In the union, tell the capitalist, farmer, mine operator, cattle king, manufacturer, huntsman, angler and tourist that Josephine county of fers tthem the golden key-to the strong box of fortune and health. "Peel off your coats to a matj and all jump over to, one side . of the fence and get into the game, .,: Take your megaphones and boost for Grants Pass and Josephine county, first, . last and always. When you hear some numskull talking about some other place more favorably than your, own town, swat him one, then pick him up and make him be good dog. It's strange that there should be a living mortal surround ed with the, best that nature can be stow who has the "grouch worm" so deeply embedded In his anatomy that It can't be hushed to, sleep by the gentlezephyrs of a southern Ore gon winter's day, a sample of which was dished up on Christmas, 1910." Such is the slogan of the Grants Pass booster. LSome of the things outlined for the Commercial club will be put in to effect,' we are informed, by one who knows. There are as follows: A general advertising campaign, in cluding exhibits of all products ot the county at numerous expositions In the. east; irrigation of the whole valley will be promoted; railroads will be subsidised; the Rogue river will be made navigable for small craft for a distance of several miles: boat clubs and swimming clubs will be established In attractive struc tures along the banks of the ever crystal rivet; good roads will be de manded t from the powers that be; lalng, agricultural and industrial conventions will be held; post office savings bank will be urged; a public library will be encouraged: n-to- date fire protection equipment will be applied for; a board of park com- provemeats to the water system will be urged; vacant lots and streets In the residence sections will have to be Improved and kept a clean liness; public utilities concerns will be urged to maintain well appointed a rays, teams, narness, delivery wagons, Ice wagons, The athletic club for lads and young men will be supported and made attractive; the merchants will be asked to agree upon a code of rules for occasions upon which they agree to close their stores, so that when the occasion arises a bulletin can be issued from the club head quarters to avoid confusion; the supporting of the local dealers will be urged and the sending away tor merchandise will be discredited; harmony and progress and the gold en rule will be the creed of the club. 8oclsl features for the benefit of the new comers will be more prom inent in the future; demonstrstlons of welcome will be made to them. A building and loan association will be established; the city council will be supported and assisted In every way possible; the county court will always find the club readr to co-operate la ai) matters for the advancement of. the people's Interests; V Josephine connty devel opment league will' be organized, with a branch In every district ot the county; excursions to' the various districts will be made during the year by members of the club and the invitation to all the ouside dis tricts of the county to 'partake of the hospitality of the business men ot Grants Pass will he sent out in the early fall. ' 1911 comes in with the sunshine and It Is within the power of the Grants Pass Commercial i' club to make the entire year one of bright ness and prosperity. She has the op portunity, let's grasp It. I; At the meeting of the board of trustees Monday night It was d'.cided that the Grants Pass Commercial club give a banquet and social pro gram to the members of the club and the ladles at a date about the mid dle of January. It Is the purpose of the club. to make this a red letter day for Grants Pass. The banquet and program will undoubtedly be held some afternoon, thus giving the members from the country a chance to participate in the affair. It is to be followed by a smoker In the even ing in the club rooms. . This is to be the social event of the season at Grants Pass. Every memberof the Commercial club and his lady should make preparations to be present and help to make it the beginning of a greater Grants Pass. Now, if you want to consider your self one of the 500 of Grants Pass, why hand in your membership card. It is hoped that the business men of Grants Pass will give their hearty support in making this a red letter day by clpsing their places of busi ness for half day, thus showing their loyalty and appreciation. NEW COUNCIL INSTALLED, AND OFFICERS APPOINTED After a brief session of the retir ing councllmen the new members were Installed, with J. L. Meyers In the mayor's chair. One of the features of the meet ing was the fine spirit that prevailed. Before the adjournment of the old board, City Attorney Clements, after reviewing the work of the year and expressing appreciation of the ex cellent services of the retiring may or, Dr. J. C. Smith, presented the latter. In behalf of the council, with a gold gavel. City Attorney Clem ents commented on the unanimity of the council, how In all measures that came up before the body there was always harmonious action, and sel dom any friction. Dr. Smith emphasized the same thing, saying that it had been a pleasure to head snch a body of men. He pointed out one desirable action to be taken by the new council, and that was to provide for Issuing bonds to liquidate our outstanding war rant Indebtedness. Immediately after the roll call f the new council Mr. Meyers read his recommendations and made the reg ular appointments .of . officers and committees. After adjournment the members of the old and new councils, together with the retiring and encomlng of ficers, a Courier reporter, W. R. Clarke and J. D. Frye, 23 in all, gathered In the dining hall of the Grants Pass hotel, where a fitting banquet capped the climax of an eo- thuslastfc meeting,. . Retiring Councllmen W. M. Che shire, 3. O. Riggs, J. L. Myers, J, L. Cslverl, John 8auer, J. T. Toffs, Witt. Hoggins. New Councllmen J. L. Calvert, Wm. Hoggins, S. W. Phillips, C. C. Daniels, H. I Herzlnger, John 8auer, F. D. Btrlckef, J. F. Wolfers- berger. City Officers Auditor and Police Judge M. L. Opdyeke. City Attorney C. II. Clements. City Surveyor F. E. Hobson. , Chief of Police C. E. McLane. Night Police L. McOrew. Street Superintendent R. L. 011 flllan. City Teamster Tobs Rymer. Fire Chlof P. P, Proctor. Park Superintendent R. N. Doyn ton. City's Committees Judiciary Committee C. C. Dan lels, F. D. Strieker, J. F.' Wolfers berarr. ' Finance . Committee J. L. Cal vert, F. D. Strlckee, r. c. Daniels. Street Committer 8. W. Phillips. REPAIRS ON THE ION DAM WORK , IS CARRIED OX WITH EXTHCSIAS.M . " . , SOON FINISH COFFERDAM When Water Is Shut off Starch Will . Ro Mude for Rig Centrifugal Pump The repairs on the Golden Drift dam are going forward in the most energetic manner. The coffer dam will soon be finished. It start from a point on the' power house 70 feet from the north corner and extends up stream 135 feet, with a .curve outward. At that point it Joins the cribbing, which , extends along the shore 240 feet up the stream. There are two rows of piles, leaving a space of 10 feet between the rows. These piles are for the most part steel pointed and driven eight feet into cemented gravel. The are curbed up on the Inside with two-Inch plank and the ten-foot . space be tween Is being filled with gravel from , the shore nearby. The crib bing Is already filled wih this ma terial. As soon as the cofferdam Is finished the water of the stream will be thrown over the spillway and stopped from running through the opening, which Is the result of the accident In November 1909. After the water is shut off a search will be made for the large centri fugal pump which Is supposed to be In the deep hole at the north end of the power house. The concrete work which constitutes the repairs to be made on the dam, will be 175 feet lu length. ' This will be modern in every respect, with steel reinforce and concrete buttresses every eight feet on the lower side of the struc ture. This concrete portion of the dam will be a part of the main struc ture when the time comes to replace the present wooden dam of the cen tral and south end. The plans are by Ellas Ruud, who is the engineer In charge. Everything in the Plans appears to be of the most substan tial character and when completed the dam will show vast Improvement over the original one. Mr. Smith, who has been in charge of the property under the direction of the receiver, still represents this official of the court. He carefully watches the payroll and sees to It that no one appears oa the roll who does not perform actual service. Geo. E. Sanders Is In charge, belna- the direct representative of the min ority stockholders. It is he who ad- Justs the accounts with the receiver and asks for the certificates of in debtednesa granted by the court for the purpose of repairing the dam. The construction work, as has been said before. Is In charge of Mr. Ruud, the engineer. The representative of The Courier who visited the dam a few days ago had a talk with Mr. Ruud and waa assured that the re pairs on the dam would be completed la time to furnish water for irriga tion this season, and la a general war he remarked that It was the lu tentloa that all persons who wanted water this season could have it with out making any contracts for a per manent water right and without mortgaging their property fo this psrpose. He further remark! that the people of Frultdale wouM be served this season as well as those on the north slds, to the extsnt of filling the ditches already construct ed. There have been 85 men worklnt on the dam for some time and The Courier Is informed that more hive been added ek. and from this time on f"- more will be em- J. I.. ' II. L. Herslnger. F1- M Wster Committee John 8suer, t. F. Wolfersberger, , John Sauer, Wm. Hugglns. Health Committee F. D. Strieker, II. L. Herslnger, Wm. Hugglns. Park and Public Propertr Com mittee Wm. Hugglns, J. I Calvert, John Sauer'. HAT ployed. The vicinity, of the dam wears the appearance of belnp a busy place and fortunately this work, . comes at a season when it will be an.' ' predated by those who are seeking. ' employment. Interested parties in irrigation will be Elad to learn that the " repairs' will be . completed ' this winter and spring. The stockhold ers who are furnishing the money to do the work are showing thel". con fidence In the valley, and for this they deserve to have their enterprise appreciated. ' The water that will be impounded at this point will have a commercial value which will make good the Investment." r '' ' ' ' " ' f V CONTEMPLATE INSTALLING - A GAS PLANT HERE . y. .... .. A. S. Swain, chief engineer of the Rogue River Valley Gas . company, with headquarters in Los , Angeles, was In town the early part of this week to look over the lay of1 the land for purposes of putting In a gas plant such as exists at present In ''Ashland and' Medford,- and part of the way between these two cities. Mr. Swain was most favorably impressed with what he saw. It was a pleasant surprise to him, tor. he had been told by persons in neighboring cities that Grants Pass had only 3000 inhabitants and that the people weren't wide-awake enough to appreciate Improvements. 1 .It did not take Mr. Swain very long to see the . absurdity of such reports, and he declared that GrantSj ' Pass had a better location than Med ford or Ashland for purposes of a gas plants, for the grade ot the streets was most convenient for such an enterprise. Mr. Swain said that a definite answer from the company could be, expected in. about 10 days, but that; he was almost certain that the pro ject would meet with favor at the headquarters In Los Angeles. 7 , Chief Englreer Swain could only remain a short time here because ot an urgent call to his home In Berke ley, Cal. But If the matter Is ap proved at headquarters, he will be ' here in' person to superintend the WOrk. ' 1, ,.'.'.'; ., .' . If this undertaking should go through it is estimated that the cost for . fuel and light would be reduced ) one-half. Mr. Swain claimed that 81.50 per month for gas would cover an ordinary family's cooking ex pense. Those who are obliged to use other forms for heating and Il lumination realize the meaning of such a saving In expense. It Is estimated that Grants Pass will take about 15 miles of pipe, and the cost of construction would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 8100,000. In all probability Grants Pass would be the center of supplies for heating and lighting purposes. - The company tried to erect a ware house in Medford for the purpose of keeping a stock of gas heaters and other gas appliances. But they found the price for real estate so high that they were obliged to give up their project. But Mr. Swain was of the oplnloa that Grants Pass would be an Ideal site for such a warehouse, and aa soon as the work on the gas plant began, steps would he taken for the erection of such a warehouse. Dig Audience as Newman The largest audience of the week greeted Evangelist Van Marter at Newman Methodist church last even lng. The opening songs were espe cially good, as was the solo by Prof. Hadley. Sunday morning Rev. Van Marter will speak on the topic." ''The Abundant Life." In the evening the topic will be: "Nuts for Skeptics to Crack." Mr. Van Marter Is a word painter and tells a story or speaks a great troth In a style all his own and red hot. A male quartette will give some special music next Sunday morning. In the evening Prof. Had ley wilt sing a solo. CALL OF THE MlfflSTRY TOO STROXO fX)R B. R. AGK.V LOS ANGELES, Jsn. 6. The to the ministry proved too s for Rev. J. U Moore, who afte lng up a pastorate to becon agent tf the Salt Lake rail 1 Santa Ana, la back la Loj today preparing to enter hj profession.