Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, December 01, 1911, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO PROFESSIONAL GAUDS IX. 0. FINDLEY, II. D. Practice limited to TE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT Giants fitted and furalahed. Offlc konse to IS; 2 to 6; and 7 appointment. Phones 182 and llt-B. GRANTS PA88, OREGON. V. L. DIIIMIOK, D. II. D. Ben tit Ftteta Bldf, cor. 6th and G streets. Paone 30 J-J. Grows, Bridge Work and Fillings of AH Kinds, a Specialty. Office hoars to 12 a. m.; 1 to 5 p. m. All Work Positively Guaranteed. GRANTS PA6S, OREGON. E. 0. MAOY, D. II. D. to Dixon Bros., Dentists Flrst-ClMi Work. lltH South Sixth. Grants Paas, Ore. DR. P. M. HAETSOOK PHYSICIAN AFTD BURGEON Office 202 Mi South Sixth Street Of fice hoars, 9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to I p. n. Phones: Office 18; Residence, 2I4-J. H. D. NORTON ATTORNBT-AT-LAW Practice In all State and Federal Courts. Office Opera House Block. Grants Paas, Oregon. OLIVER S. BROWN LAWYER Gnats Paae Oregon. 0. S. BLANOHARD ATTORNBY-AT-LAW Practice In all State and Federal Courts. Banking ft Trust Co. Bldg. Grants rM, Oregon J. D. WURTSBAUGH Attorney aad Counselor at Law I , Notary Public In office . If flee In Howard Block. Phone M-J GRANTS PA88, OREGON D. L. JOHNSTON ASSAYER ! North Stairway. GRANTS PA8S, OREGON. Boosts and 7, Opera House Block. II. 0. H. DAY" Contractor and Builder. Residences a Specialty. Plans and estimates furnished. Residence East A St. Phone 108-J Singer and Wheeler (EL Wilson SEWING MACHINES for pnto or rent, on easy payments. Supplies ar.d repairs for a'l makes. Stocking duruei" and rot i ton. T. HASSELL 196 Front St. Grant Pass Better Raking With Crescent a- Raking Powder GRANTS PASS TRUCK CO. Ill' Mil IIHOH., Proprietor I'HOMPT AMI Ki:LIAULK KKKYH'K I'Ihimh nntl Orgnii Csrvfiilly llcmovcd i I'liiineat 41-L and SOP-K (Irunt nMa Ore. CHICHESTER S PILLS (VAc rnum m.4 ..( ..u nAXy r sold : rvwzn tt::v.::iK 13 .7mr. Z3 PSRSONAL R. L. Fromme, supervisor of the forestry office of this city, went to Portland on Sunday evening on busi ness. Mrs. F. L. RusBell, who has been a guest at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Flanagan la this city, re turned Monday morning to her home at Roseburg. Mrs. F. J. Gardenhlre and little son came up from Roseburg to spend several days here with friends. Fred Smith spent Sunday with bis sister, Mrs. Fry, at Merlin. C. D. Crane bae returned to Grants Pass after spending the past month with relatives in Portland, where he wag also looking after business mat ters. Mrs. Ed Mills returned Monday morning to her home at Glendale, after spending several days with her mother and other relatives here. MIbs Gertie Cahill spent Sunday with Grants Pass relatives and re turned to her school duties at Hugo Sunday evening. Mrs, Charles Vetterllng and two children left Sunday evening lor their home at Seattle after spending the past month with Mrs. Vetter- llng's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wright. Lawrence B. Rich, of Chicago, HI., who has been spending the past week with friends In Grants Pass, left Monday morning for Roseburg to look after business. He will re turn Wednesday to Grants Pass to spend Thanksgiving. J. W. Greenstreet of Rupert, Ida ho, returned to his home Saturday evening after spending a week here looking over the country. He, was well pleased with this section of Ore gon and expects to return here later to reside. While in Grants Pass, Mr. Greenstreet was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Sturtevant. Takes Over Placer Property A. D. Boardman of Portland has taken over the placer properties of Clark & Trefren, Grants Pass, to gether with the water rights and eight miles of ditch. The property will be operated and Improved. ItHui'ii To Kansas- Mr. and Mrs. Amos Anderson, who have resided In Grants Pass for the past five years, leave today for their old home In Marquette, Kansas, where they expect to remain. Up to a few months ago Mr. and Mrs. Anderson conducted the Ice cream and confectionery parlors on South Sixth street, but were forced to Rive up the business on account of Mr. Anderson's falling health. It Is ex pected that the change to his old home will be greatly beneficial to him. J ud Pernoll Buys Jud rcrnoll, the Josephine county bBsebnll king, and who will play with the Detroit Tigers next season, has purchased an Interest In the Owl billiard and pool hall. George and Roy Hull were the Joint owners of the billiard hall until Roy's death several weeks ago. The firm la now Hull and rcrnoll. "Jud" will go east In the spring to Join Hugh Jen nings' fast aggregation. Married Lewen Nyberg and Miss Lily Stohl- ton were united In Marriage tit the office of Justice Holman Friday even ing. November 24, 1911, Justice Hol man officiating. lirSIXKAS POINTERS Dr. Flanagan, Physician and Surgeon. J.K.retermin.PloneerlnsurtDCeMaa Heiall Kemeriles at Clemens. drugs. Diamond and watches sold on tht intttultiicnt plan to rcuponnlble par ties at Letcher's Jewelry store. Alfred Letcher, Registered Opto iiietrlKt and Jeweler In Dixon's eld stand, Frout it. Kyer tested tree. (X)I XTY THKASl HKH'H XOTICK. There are funds In ths count treasury to pay all warrants regis tered ou or before Feb. 27, 1909. and Interest will cease from the 31st of October. 1911. J. E. PETEUSOX. 11-3-IU. County Treasurer. NOItTII YAKIMA. Wash., Nov. early today when the Northern Pa cific eastctu exprm struck a spread rail near Wapaota, 13 miles cnt of North Yakima, and ihr. e I iiMnn.n a diner, a tourist aid tiuuking car Mero deiaUel. Three of the cur loft their bucks ami plowed Lto the eaith on thel; slilea. The engine and baptise .-.us held to the ra'U WKSKLT B9CVB KT3 REY. F1IEAN WRITES ON GtOD GOVERNMENT To the Editor of The Courier: Sir: The Grants Pass Ministerial association Is not in politics, hut It Is Interested In good government. We feel that the coolness with which violations of the law, in the Interests of rice, have been peimitted during the past year has been a disgrace to our city. If any attempt has' been made to check vice or enforce the law such attempt has escaped the notice of the citizens. The para mount Issue today Is, shall this state of affairs continue? ' . We are nearing another city elec tion, and, having In mind some of the occurrences of the past, I am requested by the Ministerial associa tion to aBk If it would hot he possible to further extend the scope of the corrupt practice act so as to give the public an opportunity to scrut inize the list of registered voters? Inasmuch as the registration is un usually large, and further, inasmuch as this has practically been In the hands of one man, it would seem that the cause of righteous govern ment should be best subserved by submitting the list to the sovereign people. Far be it from any of us to cast the slightest reflection upon the integrity or intelligence of that one man, but even he may make mis takes. It was Lincoln who said: "You can fool some of the people all the time, and you can fool all the people part of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time." Such being the case, If any have slipped In who are not entitled to vote, some of the people would dis cover it were they to have the pub lished list before them. This seems advisable for several reasons: First, there is a feeling among the people that light should be thrown upon city affairs. That will never be done unless there is a change in the administration. Second: The importance of the measures to be voted upon. The proposed commission charter confers most extraordinary powers upon the mayor and police judge. The for mer retains the appointing power, the source of the greatest corrup tion. He has authority to "remit fines, costs, forfeitures and penalties Imposed for the violation of any or dinance." Ia addition to this there seems to be scarcely any limit to his authority to employ accountants or other officials whom he may deem necessary. The police judge is given extraor dinary powers. Section 88 says: "There shall be no trial by Jury and there shall be no change of venue from said court." That makeB the czar look small. When it comes to the matter of amending the present charter the op portunity for throwing dust In the eyes Is even greater. There are fourteen proposed amendments to the present charter, and to one at least there are enough subdivisions to almost make a complete charter. In no case has anything more than the title been given, and few know what Is the text that It proposes to amend. Let us take, for example, the first proposed amendment. It reads: Section 68. "The auditor and police Judge shall receive such sal ary as may be fixed by ordinance, but not to exceed $1600 per year payable monthly out of the treasury ns full and complete compensation for his services aa auditor and police judge, Justice of the peace in crim inal proceedings and clerk of the council." How many know that the present ordinance, the law under which we are working, makes the salary $400 per yenr, and declares that In no case shall It exceed that sum? How many know that his present salary Is paid (If, ns Is asserted, he Is now receiving $1500,), In direct violation of the city charter. With these facts before us we feci that such Is the Importance of the approaching election that every safe guard should be thrown about the ballot, and that, the registry list should be given to the people lu the same way the proposed charter was given. Lacking that opportunity It wouU be well to hold up the amend ments another year. ROBERT M. McLEAN. ORGANIZE NEW GRANGE A country grange to consist of n nin hers from all the firanges In the county, will he orpnuUed In (iratits Phhh by T. I.. Lee. state or gniiUer nt the Woodman's hall, Dec ciiilxr 2. nt 11 a.m. Mr. Lee, assisted by W J. Turvey, county deputy, organised a grange at frovolt, November 18. The fol- lowlng officers were elected: Master, Frank Johnson; overseer, C. R. Hill; secretary, Frank Bailey; lecturer, Mr. Flndley. Organizer Lee also met with the Wilderville grange November 22, re organizing it" with the following officers: Master, George W. Mi Cullen; overseer, A. Woodard; secre tary, Orpha Stevenson; lecturer, Edith Stickles. In a basketball game between the high school students of Glendale and Grants Pass, played here Friday night, in which efficient team work, as well as strenuousity and ferocious ness was lackfng, the local "Amaz ons" gained a victory, 26 to 6. The playing of the Misses Alice Hanson and Annis Love for Grants Pass and Ura Hensen and Muriel Nale for Glendale, was brilliant and consistent, and won high praise from the spectators. SMUGGLERS CAPTURED. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28. Twenty-eight persons, Including Mrs. Ethel Hall, reputed "queen of the smuggling ring," are in the hands of federal authorities today following investigation Into what is declared to have been a gigantic conspiracy to bring contraband Chinese across the Mexican border. Mrs. Hall, an attractive blonde, was arrested in Los Angeles and held under $5000 bail. Secret ser vice officers eay she Is the brains of he bind and that they can prove that she received In one budget alone $10,500 from Mexico. A gunshot wound in her right arm is explained by her as having been received through the accidental discharge of a gun in her hands. Antonio Felix of San Diego, Cap tain James Wright and Engineer Reynolds Scott of the power launch Comrade, and 23 Chinese are under arrest. Felix Is a San Diego mer chant, declared to have been In San FranclBco for the purpose of receiv ing $350 per head for the orientals. Signal lights flashed between the launch and the shore betrayed the smugglers. MINISTERS RESIGN. ROEGON CITY, Nov. 28. Within the last two days three popular min isters have resigned their pastorates here and one of them openly an nounced that he found the salary too small to supoprt his family. The other two Intimated that low salar ies, combined with the high cost of living was responsible for their resig nations. The first to resign was Rev. E. F. Zimmerman of the eMthodlst church, the second in point of attendance in the city. His salary of $1000 a year, he said, was too small. He has ac- j cepted a more lucrative position with the anti-saloon league. Rev. S. A. Hayworth, of the Bap tist church, whos salary was $1,100 per year, In resigning, said he would enter evangelical work. Rev. A. H. Mulkey of the Glad stone Christian church, simply stated he desired to rest. WILLOWS, Cel., Nov. 28. Spurned' and shunned by his fellow beings, unable to find food or shelter In the jaunts of men, S. Albee, a roadmaster of the Southern Pacific company, spent all night alone In a box car near here, following an en counter with a polecat. Albee was riding a gasoline velo cipede when he ran down the cat, with the disastrous results. His ap pearance nt the Willows depot caused a panic and, unable to get within shouting distance of a human soul, Albee sought refuge In a box car. The car Is being aired on a lonely sidetrack today. Mrs. Martha Jess Is in Berkley, Cal., In answer to a message Btattng the serious Illness of her daughter, Mrs. Lottie Hall. George W. Trefren has been spend ing a short time in Grants Pass on ; mining business and returned yes , terday to his home at ABhland. CHARGED WITH BRIBERY. ; LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28. Samuel L. Brown, chief detective In the of fice of District Attorney Fredericks, today arrested Bert Franklin, former deputy Pnlted States marshal and chief InveFtlRator for the McNamara defense, charged with attempted bribing O. N. I.ockwood, a prospec tive Juror In the McNamara case. Brown stated that he and Detec tives Jerko, Ong. Campbell and Holmes snw Franklin, pass-$500 to Lock wood at the corner cf Third and Your Money Baclt If You Buy a SOUTH BEND or MOLINE STEEL PLOW and either of them fail to give you entire satisfac tion. With dozens of these two plows sold by us on this guarantee,- we have not had one plow come bact . For sale only at the Rogue River Hardware Go. THE BIG RED FRONT Main streets this morning. Lock wood is also under arrest. Lockwood and a man called "Cap" but about whom nothing has yet been learned, were locked up. Counsel for the defense declare they know , nothing of the alleged bribe. LeCompte Davis, of counsel, Uncle with mi it jtioot squirrels and nbbils ivith my new Stevens. Get the boy who loves the Outdoors a real Rifle for Xmas. It helps to make a real man of him. The Stevens Rifles are moderate in price and shoot where you hold them. Perfectly safe. Sold by ROGUE RIVER HARDWARE CO. lilU HKD FRONT y. tip ys Plows and Harrows The "SYRACUSE" is the standard of nil makes of Chilled Plows. Used for years in the Rogue River Valley with universal satisfaction. 11 sizes, wooden or steel beams. See us before buying a plow. The BEST costs no more than an inferoir make. , JEWELL HARDWARE GO. I FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, iollf CHILLED PLOW a stated that they had employed Frank lin as chief of their investigation in looking up the antecedents' of pros pective Jurors and that waB the only connection he had with the case. The $500 paid Lockwood, Browne alleged, was earnest money on a bribe of $4000 to hang the Jury. Jim. titan pa out in iht u nnrlt ' "11 !