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VOL. UVIL GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. FKllVYY, MARCH H, 1012. NO. 48 ' CHICAGO-ROGUE RIVER RECEIVER GREAT ENTHUSIASM . AT POULTRY MEETING CONSPIRACY TO DEPRESS LAM) PIUCES IS HINTED. GEO. SORANSON APPOINTED Local Claims Againt the Company Amount to Approximately $20,000. LIQUOR SITUATION The Chicago-Rogue River company was put into the hands of a receiver late Monday afternoon ut Ashland by Judge F." M. Calkins of the circuit court of Oregon for Josephine county on application last evening of local creditor of the company. George V. Soranson, who was for merly a United States postal inspec tor handling fraud cases, has !een appointed receiver to clear up the financial muddle. The creditors allege a criminal con spiracy to depress values mid. an at tempt to get the property for a cheap figure. The main office of the company Is in Chicago. A. J. Witherall, of the Chicago Solder company, is president, and I Phillip, of the P. Phillip Hank, i Chicago, is the treasurer. .C. M. Leon-j ard, of the Leonard Construction Co., ! of Portland, Or., and Chicago; P. Phillip and A. J. Witherall comprise i the executive committee of the board ! of directors. j About four hundred Chicago stock holders, with a cash Investment of approximately $500,000 are involved. There are about $1,000,000 involved, as the company owns the irrigation right of Rogue river and a power The adjourned meeting of the poultry men to receive the report of the committee appointed last week i.fct at the Commercial club assembly room at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. Something like 150 ladies and gentle men were present, and from the very first deep interest was shown in the proceedings. H. H. Basler was chosen tempor ary chairman, and for temporary secretary E. G. Harris was selected. The report of the committee wag read and that part of it relating to the organization of a poultry associ ation was adopted, after which the election of officers was taken up. J. D. Stinebaugh was elected president, John Summers, vlco president; Ed ward G. Harris, recording secretary; E. S. Veatch, corresponding secre tary; W. S. Maxwell, treasurer. After considerable discussion and the proposing of several names the "Grants Pass Poultry association" vas finally agreed upon. A committee of three persons was named for the purpose of soliciting subscriptions to a fund, from which to aid any one to enter the poultry business who possess the natutal fa cilities but who have not the ready leash to begin the work. It la pro posed to loan the money for six ! months or one year without Interest, I'but the persons to be thus benefitted j are required U own real estate in he city. i The proceedings were interspersed I by earnest and snappy impromptu speeches, and that the entire assem I blv meant business was clearly seen. WEEK'S DOINGS EXECUTION AGAIN' ST PROPERTY OF KENLIEN AND SAUEH. WHISKEY OUT IN GUTTER Lee York Gets 10 Days in County Jail and Fine of $150 and Costs. GRANTS PASS DEBATERS GO TO KLAMATH ELK DONATED TO OREGON BY UNCLE SAM Oregon is to have a herd of elk for propagating purposes. A bunch of 15 of these animals has been do nated to Oregon by the United States plant near Grants Pass, costing ap- j KCVernnient. They have been crated .proximately $260,000, which Is con nected with a system of Irrigation ditches under construction. The com pany controls directly and Indirectly about 4,000 acres of orchard lands. The claims against the company amount to about $20,000. It is al leged that the directors refuse to pay the accounts, hence the operating of fice has been entirely without funds for over two months. It is further alleged that C. M. Leonard, associated with P. Phillip and R. B. Slaughter, of the Chicago banking house of A. O. Slaughter & Co., owes the com pany, approximately, $70,000 under forage for themselves a contract to finance the company, and that none of this money is being made available. The creditors have asked the court for an order permit ting the receiver to force collection, and It Is understood that personal suits will be instituted. The entire community here is in dignant because they allege they have proof that the- money Is withheld for the purpose of depressing land values, j and that these men are taking advan-. tage of It by buying land, and have alroaHv nnrrhnsPrt ahnilt 2.500 acres I of land at panic prices, as the land,'1 and the Evening Telegram owners are entirely dependent on the Portland is acting as custodian of company for irrigation, and all work"6 fund on the svstem was suspended lst No-: vpmhpr " Mr. Leonard Is alleged to to pay all bills thus incurred and have ciused the local office to give h the Jackson Hole country in Wyo ming, and are now on their way to their pasture In this state. The elk will be pastured, tempor arily, on the Wallowa forest reserve, from which place they will be dis tributed throughout the state as they propagate. Inasmuch as the govern ment has provided the animals and a place for them to roam, it has been proposed that the people of the state should pledge themselves to stand the expense of feeding the animals during the balance of the winter and up to the time when they can Elk lodgemen of the state, whose name will always perpetuate the fame of the splendid creature that is si rapidly disappearing, have taken at: active interest in starting this fund, which will not total more than $1000. The Portland lodge headed the subscription with a donation of $100, followed quickly by the Pen dleton, Joseph, Wallowa lodges, and other towns have also contributed en thusiastically. A small sum remains to complete out that no construction work would be done this year, and to buy all the cheap land to come under the ditches. It is alleged that the officers and directors of the company pledged local business men and the Commercial club to do certain things this year. Messrs. Leonard, Phillip and Slaugh ter visited the valley the first part of February and it was only after their . visit the people realized their predica ment. While here pledges were made to business men that the accounts would be immediately paid, but failure to keep these pledges partici pated the receivership. A subsidiary company of The Chicago-Rogue River company owns the power plant, and It has been In the hands ot a receiver appointed out of the same court about tw0 years ano aftpr n flood serlousllv injured iha about $15,000 of the unpaid acronnts are on account of such construction which has been completed, and the failure to keep the pledge to the ourt creates a novel legal situation that may establish a new precedint. A prominent local attorney has advised these creditors that it Is hi opinion that the court will have to mark up i personal Judgment against the par ties, or sell the property to pt" the accounts. Farmers and the people at large in his vicinity are Indignant, as the mis ter involves the material ,ioup?rny of the entire community, nl failure to provide irrigation wilt severely injure many of the Innoceit settler i on the lands under the propf.std system. The written contract with Leonard and associates pledgla the p.'.ymvnt of .the $70,000 and Cie snbmfient written statements pJedk.; payment Prosecuting Attorney B. F. Mulkey has ordered County Clerk S. F. Che shire to Issue execution against real estate of Sam Kinlein and John Sauer, to be followed by the sale of the same to satisfy judgments (liq uor fines) against taese parties to the amount of $700. it Is claimed that the defendants expect to llqudate these judgments by "laying out" their fines at $2 a day. The prosecuting attorney claims the statute Is clear that the property of the defendants may be sold to satisfy these fines. "Not only that," said Mulkey Saturday, "but there is a line of decisions clearly showing that after these de fendants had served long enough in jail to amount to the face of the fines their property may still be sold to satisfy tho judgments against them." In regard to George Altpeter, the district attorney said he could find no realty In Altpeter's name, hence, unless Altpeter voluntarily pays his fine, he will continue In jail, belug allowed $2 a day until the fine la liquidated. Altpeter's two fines to tal $350, which means Incarceration 175 day 8. Jones Didn't Appear. Attorney Mulkey went through Grants Pass Saturday morning to Merlin to try II. Jones on a charge of selling liquor in prohibition ter ritory. It Is alleged that on Satur day night, February 24, a dance be ing in progress at Merlin, Jones ap peared in that town with a suitcase filled with bottled whiskey for the purpose of selling the same to thirs ty residents; that Ed. Williams, who nad been made a deputy constable, bought a bottle of whiskey, paying $2 therefor; that as the transaction was completed Milton Mason, the constable, and who nad witnessed the sale, told Jones tie was under arrest, whereupon Jones turned and knocked the constable down. Mason was on his feet instantly and the fight continued with about equal honors until Williams, the deputy constable, hit Jones on the back of the neck with a revolver. This ended the contest and Jones was locked up. Subsequently Jones gave bond In the sum of $500 for his appearance In the justice court, with Charles Burkhalter and W. I. Swectland of Grants Pass as sureties. At the instance of the defendant the trial of the case was continued to Saturday, March 2, but Saturday when the hour for the trial arrived, the defendant did not put in an ap pearance. Jones is alleged to have been ped dling liquor for an establishment In Grants Pass, now closed, since the new ordinance regarding revenue li censes went into effect. From Thursday's Dally. Erie Best and Nell Alleu of the Grants Pass high school debating team left this morning for Klamath Falls, where they go to engage in a discussion with the Klamath Falls team Friday evening. Superinten dent It. R. Turner accompanied tho young men. Miss Helen Love, who Is a valued n ember of the Grants Pass team was unable to accompany the party on ac count ot illness. She went to her borne at Myrtle Creek this morning, where Bhe will remain until her health Is Improved. No one was substituted for Miss Love, bb she expected up to last ev ening to be able to take part In the debate. The team is considerably weakened by tho omission, but the joung men will make a strong effort to carry off the honors. POLICEMEN GROUT AND ROGERS OUT HUNK CUT NAMED ON Till FORCE AS A REGULAR, . ELECTRIC POWER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES GARAGES TO PAY LICENSE Nine Elector Appointed to Confer With Council on Proposed Municipal Power Plant. From Tuesday's Dally. number of farmers located down the river gathered In J. E. Hair's office late yesterday after noon In this city and were addressed by 11. C. Stoddard, superintendent of the Rogue River Electric com pany, by H. L. Walthers, manager oi the company, and by R. W. Clarke, local manager, Irrigation from Rogue River being the subject. It Is proposed by the electric company to furnish power to these farmers for the purpose of pumping water for their lands. The matter was ot much Interest to (lie farmers and further steps will he taken look ing to this end. and which he wanted to cache some where. The liquor was then taken to a room where It was held for fur ther reference. Orln Noel testified that at 8:30 p. m. he bought a quart bottle of whis key of York, paying $1.75. There . as other corroborating evidence show ing to the satisfaction ot the jury that the sale was made. Later in the evening II. Jones -Is alleged to have sold a bottle of whis key to Ed. Williams for $2. Jones was arrested, complaint was filed and Chas. Burkhalter and W. I. Sweetland went his bonds in the sum of $500, gMaianteelng his appearance before Justice Crow for trial. Jones, how ever, cannot be found and his bonds men are earnestly trying to ascertain his whereabouts, Shortly before the noon hour to day Judge J. N. Johnston, as a Jus tice ot the peace, Issued an order di recting Chief of Police C. E. Mc- Lnne to destroy the barrel of liquor which was seized two weeks ago In the wagon shed at F. M. Wlckman'c residence,' 215 West K street. The officer got busy soon afte the court order and rolled the bar rel from the city Jail, out Into the alley at the rear, knocked In the bung, and the red fluid poured on the ground until the barrel was empty. Witnesses were Judge Johnston and Policeman F. W. Capp. The order was Issued by Judge Johnston as the result of the appear- pnee here today of District Attorney B F. Mulkey, who came to dispose ni the Wlcknian and Sauer liquor. The district attorney put the Sauer case before Judge James Holiuan, and after the brief formalities had been gone through, Jude Ilolman entered an order holding the matter lr. abeyance pending disposition by the circuit court of the Kenlien liquor, which case went to tho cir cuit court as the result of an injunc tion originated by Attorney C. II. Clements for Kenlien. There are about f0 quarts of l'quor in the Saner batch and $1,000 wr.rth, estimated at wholesale prices, o the Kenlien goods. At lc&Bt $1,- 000 were the figures used in the pa ptrs asking for an Injunction. An ordinance was Introduced Into the city conncll last night, which, It It becomes a law, means that It will bo necessary in certain cases for property owners petitioning for street improvements to pay prelim inary costs. Tho first paragraph of the pro posed ordinance reads as follows: THE CITY OK GRANTS PASS OR DA1NS AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 1. That from and after tho passage of this ordinance, the per sons petitioning the common council for tho improvement, or opening of any street or alley In the city of Grants FasH, shall tender with such petition a good and sufficient bond with two or more sureties; that said petitioners will pay to the city of Grants Pass the costs and charges of any preliminary survey of such Im provement Which the common coun cil shall order, in the Hum fixed by the common council should the coun cil reject such application after hav lug ascertained the probable cohI and considered the advisability of such contemplated Improvement, or should the nbntters defeat the same by u remonstrance. Regulating Garages. Another ordinance proposed was one regulating public garages and autos for hire. It cais for a llcenso feo of $10 for any public garage; a license fee ot $15 for any garage where autos are kept for hire; a II cense fee, to be fixed later, for per mission to run any auto for hire This Includes autos for passengers or freight. The ordinances Introduced at a pre vlous meeting regulating dealers In Junk and prohibiting tho keeping within the city limits any stallion or jack for breeding purposes, were passed. ' Engineer's Salary l ined. The council last night fixed a regu lar salary for the city engineer. The amount Is to be $125 a month. This Is a cut from former remuneration, as heretofore the pay of the city en gineer has been $7.50 a day, actual time. The engineer is allowed an assistant at $4 a day by the new ruling; that Is an assistant when necessary. Property owners on Lawnrldge pe titioned for improvement of tho street, asking for oil macadam. Policemen Rout and Rogers were dropped from the force by the may- or, and Frank Capp made a regular officer. Capp has' been on the force heretofore as an extra. At the meeting of the city coun- SPRAY WASHINGS KILL FISH IN BEAR CREEK MEDFORD, Mar. t. BeeauBe the Rogue River Fruit & Produce asso ciation in washing out spray barrels allowed the washings to be carried away In the Eighth street storm sower, a large number ot fish In Bear Creek have been k'lled aud Game Warden McGowau has taken steps to check the practice. Tho company has been selling stray and afterward washing out the barrels betore reshlpping them from the warehouse a block south of Main street, The washings have been turned into a depression draln ec" Ity the storm sewer. The spray has a deadly effect on fish. TEACHERS' COMMITTEE TO AID GRANGE FAIR The teachers' committee named to meet with committees from the Grange, tho Commercial club and the ' Ladles' Auxiliary In the Commercial lub room at 10 o'clock a. m. March 23 to perfect plans and make arrange ment for a combined Grange and sihool fair to bo held in Grants Pass next fall, Is composed of John G. Hill, Merlin. Ore.; Henry L. Thomson, Frultdale, Ore.; Supt. R. R. Turner, Edna Hrydeti and Hugh Herrlck, all ol Grants Pass. This committee Is given full power to act In any way It deems best to further the cause. It has power to appoint such other members as It may nted and to appoint other commit tees. The county superintendent will co-operato with the committee In Its efforts. BIG NUGGET FROM OKCAU CREEK PLACER Much Interest was manifested In the city today as a result of a decis ion of the Oreson supreme court af fecting saloons In the state. By the nlht a resolution was adopt (From Wednesday's Dally.) Yesterday, at Merlin, before a Jury, Lee York was convicted of bootleg ging and was fined by Justice Chas. Crow $150 and costs and to serve ten days In the county Jail. York ap pealed the case, and was released on bond. The state was represented by Pro secuting Attorney B. F. Mulkey and Attorney O. S. Brown. The. defend ant appeared by Attorney Fred Wil liams. The Jury was out 15 minutes. Testimony was that on the evening of February 21, while a dance was in York, la company wi'h H. " i,ii.twinoi:B -tv. h:-R iiii' been i progress property, i ne ouicers ... ,-- - , . nml,ir. ,, , h Yor!( paid, are in eviue.v?, n;mm; "v: : il-n 1 1 nrrv n-i a simcaHe wnicn ne mini in decision some interpreted that the case will apply In Grants Pass, where by saloons could open for business. An attorney this afternoon stated that the decision would not apply to Gialits Pass for the reason that It would have been necessary to have had the question voted on here at a general city or state election. It was rumored on the streets to- . . 1 . .. . . I .... , I .... .. nn,,n uay mat an hiiijiikuuoii ii a nawvu , II. .nuo nmihl lio ntitillpd Mr tnnlnht Churc-hlll 1 v o ni " " i " i' - - ' to the city council, but this will prove to fie erroneous, said a city official tcday. ed calling for the appointment of a commission composed of nine elect ors of the city to act with the coun cil In Investigating feasibility of a municipal electric power, lighting and water system. The mayor named on this commis sion George S. Calhoun. E. V. Smith, Samuel H. Baker, Alfred S. Letcher, George Liindberg, James Wolke, 11 L. Gllkey, O. S. Btanchard, K. L. of the Chlcaeo-Roeue River company got a court order permitting them tolven to the business men some repair the dam, the parties agreeing ao to stay proceeding d Milt MaFcn was full of "booze. I Itctiirns to Seattle Mrs. Ralph I). Boyker, who ha The case before the supreme court ' h,,(.t,t tbe past month with her par la told In the following: 1 cuts,' Mr. and Mrs. John Hall of this SALEM, Ore., March 7. Holding ,,yi ,.ft Wednesday evening for her that the home rule amendment of hotne at Seattle. Mis. Boyker will 1910 Is self -exccutl ni:, that titles ),, renumbered by many Gran's Pas and towns stand as Kepa.av entitles n HaMle Hall, fornuwly ard that the existwe of pr-ctieis a r-H n t. of Grants Puss. She cx- ict to return to Grant Pas again l:i the H'lmmer. From Tuesday's Dally. Charles Burkhalter of Grants Pass was exhibiting today one of the most handsome chunks of native gold ever taken from a placer mine. The maBs of yellow metal weighs $120, and came from the placer of the Oscar Creek Mining company, located on Oscar creek in Josephluo county, a mile and one halt east of Murphy and about eight miles south of Grants Pass. The nugget Is carrying some white quartz, which really makes It more attractive and valuable as a specimen ' than If all gold. It weighs as gold $120. Eliminate the quartz and H will be valued for the metal alone at something less than $120. But it will easily sell at Its full weight to any one seeking beautiful specimens tor a cabinet. The mine Is owned by Charles Burkhalter, L. L. Jewell, Alva H. Gunnell, all of Grants Pass, and Dr. Mooro of Portland. The ground co slsts of 160 acres, and Is noted for producing big nuggets, holding the record In this regard In Oregon. The ground Is also considerably richer per square yard than any property In the state. Not only the nugget Just described but other gold was sent In today from the placer, and some of It, Including the big nugget, will bo placed on ex hibition at the Josephine County I ank. which extend partly within the bor- (('o'ltftim d dm I'ae Mhi. i M. C. Miller, a leading orchar.list if Ashland, spent today In Grants