Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, April 19, 1912, Image 1

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Rogue River courier., April 19, 1912, Image 1

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1912)

Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (3.9 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page Textliter VOL. XXVIII. GKAXT8 PASS. J08KPHI.MC COUNTY, OKFGON. mum, apuii. iu. 1012. NO. 1 GRANTS PASS LAD INSTANTLY KILLED BEXTLEY BRUMBAUGH KECEIVKS FULL CHARGE FKOM SHOT GUN. LOOKING INTO GUN BARREL Mother at Scene of AcdUent Father Was in South ' Dakota. ltut A shocking accident, which In stantly ended the young life of Bent ley , Brumbaugh, occurred at 11:30 o'clock Saturday forenoon. The boy, vho was a son of Prof, and Mrs. J. F. Brumbaugh of 726 Eighth street, and who was 11 years old, was visit ing a young friend, Robert Prltchard at the E. T. Prltchard home about three and a half miles west of Grants Pass, and the two boys had just returned from a fishing and hunting trip. Young Brumbaugh and friend had a No. 12 shotgun, and on reaching the house the butt of the gun was rested on the edge of the porch, and Bentley was looking down the barrel, when the weapon slipped, the Impart dis charging the gun. The boy received the full charge In the left side of the head; and the entire left side of the face and a part of the back of the head were blown away. Mrs. Brumbaugh wag present at the Prltchard home at the time of the death of her son, she and the three children having gone to spend the day with the Prltchards. Dr. Loughrldge was Immediately sum moned but the boy had been killed Instantly. Coroner Strieker also vis ited the scene, and deciding that death was purely accidental, no In quest was held.. Mrs. J. F. Brumbaugh and three children have resided In Grants Pass for the past two years, coming here from Vermillion. S. D., where Prof. Brumbaugh Is at the head of tie law department in a South Dakota instl-i,iie tutlon at Vermillion. He spends his vacation periods in Grants Pass with his family, who reside here on ac count of the climate. Mr. Brumbaugh arrived here on Thursday morning and the funeral was held in the afternoon, Rev. Win. R. Jeffrey officiating. The inter ment was at I. O. O. F. cemetery. Bentley Brumbaugh was a bright lad, a student of the Grants Pass public schools and his death causes profound sorrow over the city. The boy was the eldest of the three children, viving. a brother and sister sur- EQUAL SUFFRAGE MEET ING FOR SATURDAY Ladles of the Josephine Co. Equal Suffrage league are planning to make their mass meeting Saturday afternoon at the Commercial club Tooms a success In every way, and an afternoon of enjoyment, and for that occasion the following fr0 gram has been arranged: Music High School Glee Club "Equal Suffrage From Standpoint of a Teacher" Mrs. Conklin 'Equal Suffrage as Related to Domestic and Social Life".... Mrs. Hlldreth ijolo "I am Coming to Take My Dishes and Go Home". Mrs. Basler Excerpts From Expert Students of Political ETiality. .Mrs. Harris Reading "Josiah Allen's Politi cal Aspirations". . . .Mrs. Bartle't Stonmiun Goe Free Circuit court has adjourned un til Monday. An interesting ae was that of Ed Stoneman of Leland. charged with selling liquor In pro hibition territory. The jury brought In a verdict of not guilty. Stoneman -was found guilty in the justice court. JOSEPH POLLOCK HAS ACCIDENT-WRIST BROKEN Joseph Pollock of this city, who was one of the visitors to the South ern Oregon Presbytery at Glendale, met with a painful accident Wednes uay evening while going to the horn of E. E. Redfleld. Mr. Pollock was with another gen tleman and as the railroad crossing was blocked by a freight train, they went around the train, and after cros sing the track in the darkness, Mr. Pollock fell down an embankment, his wrist being broken and his head injured. ' The accident is most unfortunate, as Mr. Pollock is 82 years of age. lie suffered much pain after being taken to the home of Mr. Redfleld. Rev. Robert McLean sent a mes sage to his son, Eclus Pollock, who joined his father this morning, and will bring him home as soon as he Is able to travel. ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP BIG AMENT DAM What is believed to have been an attempt to destroy the big Anient dam and diversion dam three miles east of the city was discovered Sun day morning by W. P. Smith, foreman at the dam. Sm'th says he was awak ened about 5 a. m. by an explosion that shook., the buildings on the prop erty, and that upon Investigation he found a serious break In the dam near the south shore, permitting wa- ter to rush through the aperture at mill race sneed An investigation was made Sunday and Monday by Receiver George Soranson, who was accompanied by II. A. Corlls and M. C. Anient, the men who superintended the con struct'on of the dam, and who know the location of every timber and stone helped In the rescue has renewed In It. I hope here, relatives of the passen- Thls investigation developed that Jgera hoping that others may be res the detonation was heard by the five ; cued besides the survivors on the people living at the dam, and that the 'Carpathia. explosion tore a hole about four by j 0n,y 0M vvmam n , be. five feet In the plank toeing, about leVed the TUanc drlfted over thlrty ton feet from the south side, permit- nie8 from tne Ume Bne gtrU(,k tQ the ting a great quantity of water to pass mw phe gank and tl)(U p088b,y HOme under the dam and through the crib- y the ,ife b)a,9 ,nwered early drlft((1 D'ng away before the Carpathia arrived. The extent of the damage cannot he The weather of Nova Scotia, however, determined definitely on account of high gtage of the water, but the receiver Is of the opinion, which 's concurred in !y the- others who par- tlclpated in the investigation, that the break will not interfere with the op eration of the pumps. CITY OFFICIALS LOCATED IN NEW QUARTERS! All departments of city officialdom entire jare now housed In the Tetherow j Paddock block, six rooms being as- .'signed. Tw0 rooms are used by the auditor's department, two by the city I engineer and two for the city couu jcll. The rent is $35 a month, which In cludes storage at the Fashion garage for the auto fire engine. I Firemen Cass and Croisan will ar range to sleep at the garage when the (englne Is taken over; but the engine will not leave the old city hall until the bell Is placed on the roof of tlie garage. The f;-e telephone call will remain the same, "31." MAJOR-GENERAL GRANT TMPC IP UPADT TDfillRI T transferred io oui- UlLb Kit ntAKl IKUUKLt (,r vessels, and that It was expected 1 jthat the Titanic would be towed NKW YORK, April 1 2 Major safely Into port. A detailed cxplan General Frederick Dent Grant, agedation for this action lias not been 02 years, commander of the Kastern-divi.-ion of the United States army, and ?on of flenoral I". S. Grant, died here early today as a r' SiiH of heart trouble. General Grant avol;e from his sleep in a choking fit shortly befnre midnight and was unable to articti-la-e. A (-'roup of distiscrii! -''.' 1 phys icians worked on him f'T an I " ;r. but their efforts were unavailing. The death ertlna!e of General Grant, whbh was filed this sif?T:;r.on fixed the cause of death as rarlia' trombosjls, or a blood clot on the heart. WORLD'S BIGGEST SHIP SINKS CAR RYING FIFTEEN HUNDRED TO DEATH Seven Hundred Passengers, Mostly Women and Children, are Saved by Carpathia. REVISKH F1GUKES OF THOSE NEW YORK, April 18. The following was given out here today by the White Star line as the final revised figures of those saved from the Titanic and from them was deducted the numbers of the probably dead: The Saved. Cabin passengers, names known 381 Steerage, names known 126 Steerage, names unknown 33 Crew who manned boats 165 Total 705 Missing, ProlNiihly Deiid. First cabin passengers 172 Second cabin passengers 189 Steerage passengers 453 Crew, including all but four officers 700 Total NEW YORK, April 18. The first word of the actual condition of the Titanic survivors aboard the Car pathia, was received here this after noon In an almost coherent wireless message. It read: "Survivors In detraction. We jl,ra' God for savln& Helped by another boat with rescue. Men pat Here the current failed and all additional the operator could gather was the signature, which seemed to be "Mabelle Thomas." The statement that another boat ! was f0CKV last niht and with a heavy 'thunderstorm traveling eastward, lit- tie hope Is entertained for rescuing .j,e Bl,rvivors who may still be afloat. j SEW YORK, April 16. All New lYork is stunned today by the appall ing loss of life to passengers aboard the wrecked White Star liner Titanic, which was supposed to have been vir tually unslnkable. long line of hysterical men men and children besieged the offl'es of the White Star line, begging for some definite Information. Company officials, however, were unable to hold out hope, explaining that they are In the dark concerning the fatalities and nothing will be definitely known until the arrival here of the Virginian and the Car pathia. the two ocean liners first to reach the side of the Ill-fated ves sels. Police reserves were scarcely able it0 control the crowd In front of the "'"ces of the White Mar line, hx ira cierns wrre pin on 10 nanuie me 'inquiries, each supplied with a eertl 'fied copy of the list of survivors. The White Ftar officials are bit terly censured for Issuing false re l ports and comforting relatives and j friends by assurances that all pafl- 1 1 I . . , . . . I. . i . . i . . . . i 1 1 . . i . forMironilni?. the offlf lalB at the same time ,'i(lrnitt!ntr they knew the Tl- tan!'' had foundered several hours l'cfore the p'lhlic announcement wns ma'!.". Company officials attempted to defend fbr-Ir n'tlnn by fivirr they 1: ! ), fee! jvs'ifled In abi r:i' i tlie w-r! ! ':"til pcriMve confirmation had ,.. r,.(. --! or one of the p puttiers mt !ii'.' " -"lrvlvorK hrd i--V. . WASHINGTON. April ;t n-ean ('earners of great si e do nm carry sufficient life boats to care for j "v? ;.asrenirer In the event of d ! - , ter, was the statement made here this SAVED FKOM TITANIC WRECK. 1.514 afternoon by Supervising Inspector Ohler of the steamboat Inspection ser vice. PORTLAND, April 16. It is be lieved that five or more residents of Portland "were on board the liner Ti tanic when she sank. The Portland men and women wno may have per ished are: Herman Klabber, wealthy operator In hops; F. M. Warren, president of the Warren Packing company, and Mrs. Warren; MrB. James R. Watt, her 13-year-old daughter, Bertha. J. D. Brady, vice president of the State Bank of Pomerey, Wash., was a passenger. LOS ANGELES, April 16. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller Clark of Los Angeles are feared today to bo among tho Titanic victims. Clark Is the son of J. Ross Clark, vice pres ident of the Salt Lake railway and nephew of Former Senator W. A. Clark of Montana. Clark, who Is 28 years old, Is sup intendent of the Los Alnmltos Biigar factory near Santa Ann. Mrs. Maud O. Brown, society wo man of Venice, Cal., was another pas senger on the Titanic. She came to Venice recently from Denver. NEW YORK, April 17.There are only 703 survivors of tho Titanic dis aster aboard the Cunarder Carpathia, according to a wireless message re-wo- jcelved here at 1: 10 o'clock this after- noon from Wlnfleld Thompson, a Bos ton newspaper man, who Is a passen ger on the Franconla. The White Star officials earlier In the day had announced that the Car- I path la carried 868 of the Titanic's survivors. Thompson's message an nounced that the Carpathia was due In New York at 8 p. m. Thursday. It said: "The Franconla established eom- hi- munication with the Carpathia at l'"m", ,H """"""s 6:10 this morning Wednesday, Newrt"l,ls fro,n ''"Tying Into effect their York time.) At that hour the Car-11" 1,1 ru,'H- ,,e '"""": n.thia . isa ,m., f k a m brose channel llRht. and making 13 knots an hour. It was In no need of,""' ""- k"'1'"-"1 '"" assistance. The Carpathia has but Bt"0'1 l"n"idlcular with the earth." 705 survivors of the Titanic on board. T,,"n I,r- Ml" "lIolz,,'I P! i in; a iaii,uinu in i viu; iu jn;i n'uni , messages Island." from survivors to WASHINGTON, April 17. Assur ance that the survivors of the Titanic will be summoned to Washington to tell a committee of congrcnH of the imported inability of the Titanic to tave the lives of other pnsHenners came this afternoon when the senate adopted a resolution Introduced '' P-nlth of Michigan cal'lng for a thor 'ugh Investigation of the (iK-istc. NKW YORK, April 17 - Althouirb 72 hours have elaps-ed sino the Wh!e Star liner Titanic went down .)(T the New Foundland shore, It. Is ci'l a question of how many passen gers were saved and how many drowned. (Continued on Page Eight.) XENLEIN AND ALTPETER PAY UP THEIR FINES Samuel Kenleln and George Alt peter, after 51 days In the county jail In default of liquidation of fines Imposed for sale oi liquor la Grants Pass, Saturday paid their fines and were released. Prosecuting Attor ney B. F. Mulkey was hore and wound up the affair. Kenleln had peon fined $500. Il was allowed $2 for each of the 61 days In jail, making $102, which de ducted from the original fine of $500, left $398 to pay, which he did. Altpeter was fined $350. Deduct ing $102 for hit time In jail, he paid a balance of $24 8. Disposition of the cargo of liquor seized in Keulein's place Is yet an unsettled question. Attorney C. H. Clements, for Kenleln, secured an Injunction from Judge Stephen Jew ell, prohibiting the destruction of the wet goods. The Injunction was re turnable to the circuit court, and af ter taking the matter under advise ment Beveral weeks ago It waa an nounced yesterday by Attorney Mul key, for the state, that Judge Cal kins will hand down a decision to morrow. Attorney Clements Is on record as saying that It the case goes against Kenleln that he (Clements) will ap peal and thresh the matter out In the supreme court. DR. JOHN HILL MAKES SPEECH HERE TOR TAFT Heralding President William How ard 'in ft as the progressive of the progressives, the world-wide progres sive, Dr. Johu Wesley Hill of New York, addressed a Grunts Pass throng at 3 o'clock this afternqon for 12 or 15 minutes from the rear of train No. 13. The representative of the presi dent was met up the road by Josoph Moss, C. H. Clements, H. L. Gllkey and O. S. Blanchard, tho four Grants Pass men accompanying tho speaker to this city. Hlauchard Introduced Dr. Hill as tho representative of "our next president." The New York man immediately launched out In an oratorical ad dress, declaring Mr, Taft to be the peai clunker of the twentieth cen tury, dwelling on the arbitration treaties; declared tho president to 1)0 the first to ndopt a scientific plan to handle the tariff, that Is, by a tar iff commission, and stated that "sci ence and reason" would control that problem instead of partisan politics. "We have a statesman In the white house," said Dr. Hill, "a great progressive. Motion Is not pro - gress. We see certain people bob bing up and down and getting no- where. That is not progress. Wll- Hani Howard Taft Is the greatest progressive Bince Lincoln, and he Is tlie nearest approach to Lincoln In many virtues." The speaker then referred to Taft's connection with the postal hank law, the railroad rate law and i rebates, and the Injunction ItMtiated j il... ..,... I. I,. I .,1.. .,.(1 J "We hear It said Taft has no backbone. I want to say that he hue, the greatest backbone that ever Ident for his work in creating tnenK. nut. todny tho menace of this Sable l(on'oratlon tax bill, mining bureau j r0,,blp Is the great corporation, 'and Its results In saving human j Wti, no heart, no soul, with nn or jlife. the children's bureau, which lHKnn7i(j nppotlte for power, more nesignea to wat'-n over tno '""i workers, and the pari els post; and then stated that Mr. Taft was re - -poni-llile for much varied and com mendable legislation benefitting poor and 'lib allkv. The speaker declared that House-1 w-Ii'h inti rfeience in the senate with Taft's arbitration treaties put tho r nlied States back 25 years. lie closed by dei luring Mr. Taft '!m. ral progressive of the 1'nlted St.it m and a man worthy of the sup pert of the American people. MIhk Mary V'anNoy, who has been here t-irne. last November, visiting with her Krandmother, Mrs. Tolln snd family, has returned to her homo In Seattle. BOB LA F0I1LETTE THRILLS IN SPEECH REMARKABLE ADDRESS HEARD BY XIXE HUXDltEI). HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY IWlures Corporation Greed Is Great eft Menace Which Ever Con fronted American People. R 011ERT M. LwFollette, vet eran of a hundred political battles and who more than "fought with beasts at Ephesus," put the momentous questions confronting the American people Into a remark able address delivered laBt night to nlue hundred people who packed the big auditorium of the Grants Paaa opera house. Three times that num ber would have heard the speech It they had been able to have wormed their way Into the room. Many were turned away. LaFolletbe- talked to thrill, even while necessarily com pelled to speak slowly as the result of a "raggod" throat, as he expressed It to friends who met him at tha station. The candidate for the re publican nomination for president, who had the temerity to go down Into the valley and meet In combat two political glunts Instead of only one, as did his prototype in the days of militant Israel, for nearly two houra told the story of brutal greed against the American people. It was a re markable address, and becomes more remarkable when calmly analyzed, be cause It sounded a warning which de clared all of the trembling momenta fur this republic which had agitated It in the past was not nearly so men acing ns tho present threatening con dition, La Follette says what he means; and no man Is so bold as to declare that he does not mean what ho says. He may never become the president of the American republic, but there are days yet unborn when lHtnt(Hmen will stand In the classic halls of the natlnn's capltol and the quote what LnFollette said In year 1912. It was a hushed audience which listened to this man last night. Every word was drunk In with eagerness and profound Interest. He spoke In part ns follows: It Is my belief that the most Ber lous time In the history of this coun- ,try now confronts us. The days of Washington and those perilous days, with all the horrors at Valley Forge, j typify the struggles underway In this government today. Then that 'other time when our people marched awny to war to music under the flag, to save this government. The time, however, Is more momentous now; and I want to tell you why It Is be cause our "overntnent Is the freest In the world. We desire all the lib erty possible, but still to retain a framework of a government. Now this condition Is what makes our government a weak government In a way, Menace to human society m other days was aristocracy; r- jotnwP time It was the plehlan horde, and then some other element menac- rnoney, more power, more money, rrP power, more money that Is ' whnt we mHt now flKht. Serlous-mlnded men are nsklng "Ik representative government to fa'l In the United States?" I don't be lieve It, but I must say to you that If you are to be.it this thing you must do It won. It Is only a decade or so old, but this power bents your ballot and It cets your represents tlvefl. You in Ore iron worked u, to pow er and blazed tho wav. nnd created new Instruments of democracy, the Initiative, the referendum and re call. It was a glorious thing for Ore :gon to put It banners away out on I (Continued on Page Five.)