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VOL. XXVI. GRANTS PASS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 19U No. 49 '1 4 PLAN OF IRRIGATION PEOPLE TO TAKE SLITTER OWN HANDS IN RECEIVES GENERAL FAVOR Farmers Impatient With Unfulfill ed Promises of Pro moters The people of this district failing to get irrigation from corporations have resolved to take the business In their own hands and have com menced to organize under the laws of Oregon an Irrigation district. The Josephine County Irrigation & Power company has taken the Initial step and as soon as Engineer Hall out lines the territory to be taken into the district a petition will be circu lated to secure the names desired. The Investigations to be made by the engineer are quite extensive and Im portant, requiring considerable time. It will be necessary to find out ex actly every piece of land that can be put under the ditch. This must be done in order to find out who will be entitled to vote on the question of organization. The citizens of this city and the en tire surrounding country are deeply Interested In the question of Irriga tion and they have resolved to wait no longer for private capital to sup ply either water or ditches. The law points out clearly the manner of or ganizing and the fact that other com munities have found the Irrlgatiqn district a success induces our own people to have faith in such an ef fort. It will take only a few weeks to go through all the steps to com . plete the organization and when that ia done they will have their own rep resentatives to carry forward the work of not only ditch building but the construction of a dam at such place as may be selected by the of ficers of the district. The directors and officers of the local Irrigation company are doing all in their power to forward this movement so as to get It into the hands of the people at the earliest possible date. The movement under taken Is of the hlghet Importance and The Courier will endeavor to furn ish a full report from day to day of what is being done in the way of outlining the district and the secur ing of signatures to the petitions that will be presented to the county court. The Courier has long been in favor of the people taking this matter into their own hands to the end that every available acre of land in the valley can be put under water. As has been stated many times in these columns the development of Irrigation will in crease the value of land In this sec tion In a single season more than a million dollars. Miss Orpha StevenBon, of Williams, was visiting friends and shopping in this city Monday. A carload of coal containing 25 tons arrived In this city Wednesday morning for A. T. Williams, local dealer. Mr. Williams expects an other car to arrive here Thursday. The coal Is shipped from Centralla, Wash. Many Grants Pass people are making a trial of coal In their homes to test Its superiority over wood for heating purposes. Jacob Williams, one of the oldest and best known residents of this city, died at his home early Wednes day morning, January 18, 1911, af ter an illness of only three days' duration, cause of death being pneu monia. Deceased was entering his 78th year at the time of his death, and hag been a resident of this city since the year 1885. Besides his wife, he Is mourned by five children, Clins. Williams, of this city; Frank Williams, of Glendale, and Bert Wil liams, of Oregon City: Mrs. Gilbert Mansfield and Mrs. Edith Couslno, of Crescent City, Cal. Mr. Williams was esteemed by all who knew hlra as a good citizen and a kind husband and father. Funeral services will be hld at the family residence at o'clock Thursday, and Interment will DISTRICT ; be at Granite Hill cemetery. GRANTS PASS HOPS ARE HERALDED WORLD'S BEST The following Item clipped from Thursday's Evening Telegram shows la what esteem this city Is held as a bop. grower: " FINEST HOPS IN THE WORLD " Grants Pass Lot Praised by London Dealers. "The finest crop of hops grown in the world this season was produced in Oregon. The crop was that of Horace K. Moses, of Grants Pass, grown on what is known as the Reh kopf place. The hops were shipped by, Klaber, Wolf & Netter to Lon don. This firm received a letter yes terday stating that the hops were the finest that have been shown on the London market in years. Nothing produced in England, ?ermany or Bohemia, according to the London authorities, could compare with these Oregon hops in beauty of appearance, rich flavor or high brewing qualities." This Is one of the finest compli ments ever paid to this city, and Mr. Moses may be Justly proud of the honor conferred on him by this flat tering opinion of the London deal ers. Mr. Moses has lived in Grants Pass a little less than a year, but in that time he has demonstrated his ability as a master farmer. The surprising thing about his success is, that Mr. Moses is a city man who, prior to coming to Grants Pass, was a manufacturer In Philadelphia. But he has made good and deserves all the credit given him. It is a peculiar coincidence that Mr. Shank's orchardknown as the Old Eisman orchards, is opposite Mr. Moses' hop farm. A few weeks ago Mr. Shank received a letter from the leading fruit brokers In London ask ing him to ship a 'carload of apples to Bradford, England. That letter to Mr. Shank is most significant, for it means a Grants Pass orchardist was chosen from the many on account of the superior qual ity of the apples and the service that attended the shipping, etc.-; The Rehkoqf farm of Mr. Moses, and the old Eisman orchard, of Mr. Shank, are both 5 miles west of this city; but they are on opplsite sides of the river. HEAVY RAINS .ROUSE ROGUE TO RAMPAGE The heaviest rainfall of the sea son for one night occurred last evening, the rain beginning to fall about 6:30 p. m. and a steady downpour continuing all night. This morning the rain was still falling and the streets are full of running water. Crossings are submerged and the water ripples merrily over the sidewalks while pedestrians are walking in the road. Rogue river and Gilbert creek are higher than they have been for some time, while the railroad park near the old freight depot has been transformed Into a lake which has spread to the Front street road, covering half the road bed. All over town are pools of water, especially are these notice able between the roadbed and the sidewalks, and a hobble skirt would be a menace to a lady's comfort and safety today, as Jumping water pools Is a very conspicuous performance of pedestrians while wending their way over town. The snow has disappeared from the lowlands of the valley as well as the foothills and only the high places on the mountains show signs of white. The rain of last night came fast and furious and in consequence the Rogue river is rising. During the night the water came up two feet nnd during the day it has kept up a steady gain of six inches an hour. Drift wood, logs, square timber and planks have been coming down ever since morning, and while some of these are supposed to have come from the Golden Drift dam many came from points above. F. J.. Emerlck, of Medford, In the city Tuesday. was Mrs. W. H. Collier and baby, of Cowclls, Cal., are expected to arrive here this Tuesday to visit with Mrs, Collier's mother, Mrs. Srhallhorn and family. Mr. And Mrs. E. N. Cox, of Wll Mams, were Grants Tass visitors Mon day, returning to their home In the evening. MINING CONGRESS MEETS IN ASHLAND 150 DELEGATES MEET TO DIS CUSS MINING PERMANENT ORGANIZATION Resolutions Passed to Foster Indus try by Means of Leg islation. ASHLAND, Jan. 18. The South ern Oregon and Northern California Mining congress is the name of the permanent organization effected at the convention held yesterday at the Memorial hall, Ashland. It was voted that session will be held semi-annually. The first meet ing of the new organization will be held at Grants Pass, July 18, 1911. Resolutions were introduced im portuning the Btate legislature to pro vide means for the erection and equipment of a mining bureau in conjunction with the Oregon Agricul tural college at Corvallis. The delegates voiced a protest against the passage by the United States congress of measures now pending before that body, known as the "Lease Bills," Resolutions were also passed op posing the present tystem of exact ing fees from homo and foreign cor porations which have for their ob ject the development of mines and other industries. The delegates fav ored the institution of measures which would give such corporation sufficient time to get on a produc ing and paying basis. The following officers were elect ed for one year: President, O. L, Young, Ashland; first vice-president, H. L. Herzlnger, Grants Pass; sec ond vice-president, I. J. Luce, Etna Mills, Cal.; third vice-president, L. Ray, Medford; secretary, H. L. Andrews, Grants Pass; treasurer, P. Newman, Medford. Fourteen delegates from Jose phine county attended the congress. The yare: Frank M. South, H. A. Corliss, G. E. Howland, H. L. Her zlnger, C. W. Trlplett, Sam Barflen, F. Johnson, W. S. Bacon, W. M. Richards, Geo. Finch and J. Mc- Chotka. WOULD KEEP CALIFORNIA Hia TREES FOR PEOPLE SACRAMENIO, Jan. 19. Danger that the Calaveras big trees may fall into private ownership and the gi gantic sequoias be used for commer cial purposes caused Senator Calm inetti to Introduce a resolution to day calling upon congress to pur chase the groves and make them a public park. The trees are now in a government forest reserve. WILL HEAR EMMA GOLDMAN COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 19. Emma Goldman, anarchist, was today in vited to address the convention of the United Mineworkers in session here. The county commissioners, in charge of the convention hall, re fused to allow the address in their Duiiding. undeterred by their ac tion, Miss Goldman rented another hall ln the city, where the miners will listen to her views. TACKY" AFTER LE GRAVE SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. a scrap Packy McFarland can have on the coast with Anton LeGravc If he will make reasonable terms. James W. Coffroth' wired the stockyards champion today tao that effect. If Packy holds out for too big a slice. LcGrate probably will bo matched with the winner of the "One-Round" Hogan-Frankle Burns fight. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 18. James Reod was today elected United States senator from Missouri, receiving a majority of 12 on a Joint ballot In tn legislature. WILLAMETTE VALLEY THREATENED BY FLOOD. SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 19. One of the most disastrous floods that has visited Salem in years is that, which is raging at the present time, and the conditions are grow ing worse hourly with no signs of abatement. Already many homes have been devastated, livestock kill ed, and one life is known to have been lost, and there were numerous narrow escapes from death ' by drowning and many sensational res cues were made. All of the bridges in the city, with the exception of two or three substantial concrete structures, have gone down before the furies of the steadily Increasing volume of water; water and gas mains have been washed out and broken, leaving scores of families without water and light, and many portions of the city are effectually cut off from fire protection by rea son of the washing out of the bridges within the city limits. At a late hour this morning the stage of the river at this point, with a rainfall of over five inches in 48 hours, the greatest In years, was 16 feet, a rise of three feet in three hours, and it is still rising. Indica tions are that the record of over 31 feet above low water mark, attained last year, will be broken. J. P. Albert, president of the Cup- itol National bank, was one of the first to reach the scene with a 100 foot rope. J. F. Goodenough waded out nto the stream up to his waist, but was forced back by the current. When Mr. Goodenough reached the tree in which Smith was Imprisoned he found him stunned and dazed and had difficulty in Inducing Smith to release his hold upon the young fir tree. The rescuers finally pull ed him loose and started for the shore with him. The hold upon the aged man, however, was wrenched loose by his own struggles and he disappeared beneath the raging cur rent. His body has not been recov ered. PORTLAND, Jan. 18. Swollen by mountain torrents and the heavi est rain since 1907, the Willamette river and tributary streams are ris ing rapidly. 'ine Willamette will reach the flood stage within 48 hours. The government has Issued Btorm warn ings in the Willamette valley. All Indication point to a big flood. PRIDE OF CHINESE MERCHANT WORTH $100,000 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. The pride of Wong Sing Yum, Chinese merchant, is worth 1100,000 and his business acumen nets him $41. ?P 2-3 per hovir, according to a suit brought against Immigration Inspectors Strand and Robinson. Wong was wrongly imprisoned as a smuggler for six hours. His business suffer ed $250, attorney's fees and costs were $11,250, and his pride was hurt for the balance of $101,500, his com plaint says. SEATTLE, Jan. 19. It la bellev ed that Harold Preston, a local law yer, will be appointed to fill the vac ancy on the state supreme bench, It is known that Governor Hay la con slderlng such an appointment and friends of Preston declare that the appointment will probably be made today. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Jan. 19. Just because she called Miss Grace Raymond sour, naughty names, Mrs. Naomi Duncombe Ring, wealthy, is today exactly out $4000 $1000 per epithet. This was the verdict of Jury settling a slander case which has been in court since 1904. COMMERCIAL CLUn HANOI' ET POSTPONED The red letter day and banquet of the .Grants Pass Commercial club has been postponed from tomorrow, January 20, to Tuesday, January 24. Tbe change of date was made necessary by the large number that is expected to attend, and extra accommo dations aro being provided for the members and ladles. Ml COMMENCED INTERORDAN CARLOADS OF MATERIAL RUSH ED MEDFORD WILL BOOM THIS SECTION Engineer Thompson Visits Grants Pass and Is Pleased With Outlook James R. Thompson) consulting engineer for the Welch electric rail- ino roarer ana also to take the ne mart an th Aav tn thi., Mfv iir. ssary steps for the improvement of tug ucx iu. w ui mo muu aim urn- ing preliminary arrangements for the building of the electric line connect- lng Grants Pass, Medford and Ash- land. As the franchise expires by the first of next month the work on the road must be begun by that time. The wcrk 1- teln'g rushed at Med- ford. Dr. Reddy left Saturday for New York; But Judge E. E. Kelly, his at- torney, In an Interview with a Med- It is expected that at the next reg ford Sun reporter, said: ul&r meeting of the club the report! We shall not ask for the f ran- chlso which we expected to do. The man for whom Dr. Reddy Is acting does not care to enter any scramble for a place on Medford's streets. We will let the matter rest for a while where It Is." The electric line, when completed, will be the most eloquent booster for this section of the Btate. It will be an Invaluable aid In building up the country lying between the cities . a - r f M A A t of Grants Pass, Medford and Ash land Those who have lived In the large cities will realize how Important it is to have interurban transportation facilities. It will mean that stops could be made at almost any con venlent point between flrnnts Pass and Ashland. It will mean that encb of these cities will gradually build un suburban residential sections that will correspond, on a smaller Bcale, to those surrounding Seattle and Portland and other leading coast cities. ine nistory ot imeruroan ran- roaas m me east tnows conclusively that without such transportation conveniences there can be no real growtn. ine wonaeriui progress or such cities as Utlca, Syracuse and uocnester was aue mainiy to me ... electric cars connecting tnem, ana . i a il. J similar statistics couia oe gatnerea in every state of the union. WOMMST DKMlvi STUHi OF BREAK WITH MANAGER CADILLAC, Mich., Jan. 20. Re- ports of a threatened break between Ad Wolgast and his manager, Tom Jones, because of his signing for three bouts to be pulled off in Phil- adelphla, were denied by the light- weight champion today, uathor tnan break with Jones, he said, he would cancel the bouts. Wrolgast has agreed o take on Nelson, McFarland and Brown within a month bofore Jack O'Brien's club. JOHNSON TO FIGHT KAUFMAN CHICAGO, Jan 20. Members of Jack Johnson's family Insist that the colored champion and Al Kauf- man have been matched to fight 20 rounds In London during April. Hugh Mcintosh, who will stago a Lang-Langford bout ln February, Is behind the match, It Is said. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19. Repre- wcntatlvcs of a number of foreign capitalists are in Los Angeles today seeking a chance to bid In Owens River project bonds. A meeting with criminal university graduate. Mayor Alexander was scheduled for "Yes I believe that the real crimes this nfternoon. A New York syndl- are committed by men of intolll cnto hns options on the remaining gence," he added, "and it Is ft sad bonds and the foreigners probably will be refused opportunity to bid. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 18. eorea Sutherland, rennbllcan. of Salt Lake City, was today re-elected to the United States senate by a vote of 64 to . BIG PLANS AT MEETING OF COMMERCIAL CLUB The meeting of the Commercial club Monday night resulted in the appointment of committees to con sider matters that are of vital im portance to this city. 11 A committee of seven was appoint ed to look after the matter of adver tising. The members of the com mittee were to consult the varlom metnoas used in advertising cam paigns, and were to make all neces sary arrangements for the publication of pamphlets and other printed mat ter, One of the big propositions brought up at the meeting was the question of encouraging factories by offering free power to such enterprises.- A committee was appointed to look Into the city water. Te greater paft of tha meeUBg last night was taken up with a red hot discussion on how to get the peo- pie to come this way. Mr. Anderson made a rouslnz nlea for greater co-operation with the mining Interests of Josephine county. He claimed that this city was not glvlngthose Interests a square deal.. and that it is of the intensest Import- ance to lot outsiders know of the wealth of our mineral resources. of the committees will result in ft number of progressive measures that w"l mean much to the prosperity of Grants Pass. TO DAR DRUNKS OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 19. As L BteD toward Dreventlnir automohll. accidents a bill has been introduced ln the tate genat)J whlch ,f , I ' r will make it a misdemeanor for an Intoxicated person to drive an au tomobile in Washington. The bill is kely to become a law, as a large mber of auto accidents during the year occurred while the occu were under the influence of according to data prepared y ii.e proponents of the measure. JUDGE LINDSEY TELLS OF CORRUPT POLITICS Ju(1g0 Llndscy. before leavin Grants Pass Friday. Bald a num. Der 0f highly-interesting things in an interview which coverod everything jrom booster's clubs to political cor-. rurition and the remodv. . unia ,g a great country ho .and there are wonderful possibill- tleg In youP versatile rosources. In tha nMt 10 ve-r, th. noi.11A n,-.. valley should have 100,000 sottlen, and Grants Pass & nonulatlon of twenty-five to thirty thousand." "What Is the problem that con- fronts the people of this section?" was the next query. "The problem is how to get the people to come here," was his an- swer in a flash, "and the solution to the problem is publicity. "Tell the people the facts that'a all. You can't do anything better than to keep up your advertising campaigns, maintain your exhibitions and spread Information all over the land. For fruit raising, mining, fishing, water power this is an Ideal country, "But I don't believe in over-ex- Uggeratcd advertising. Just tell the facts. By tellln facts wa won a great fight In Denver. There was no need of exaggeration. By telling facts you will get a heavy stream turned in this direction." Another question switched the Judge from Oregon to college men In politics. The reporter asked him what the trouble was with the college man, for in the lecture the Judge said that the most dangerous man was the sight to see so many brainy, educated men prostitute their genlns for the "Interests." mi. & . m m inf! DUl on" rra"ar Ior "w condition teaen ine college man PIm1 politics. Instead of feeding nim on lM rmerftiwi Q"r ten- I (Continued o Pete Four.)