Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, May 03, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textliter VOL. XXVIII. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OKECiOX. Fill 1A Y, MAY S, 1912. NO. 3. ENABLING ACT FQH $400,000 BONDS SOCIALISTS OF JOSEPHINE NAME COUNTY TICKET Socialists of Josephine county met I in county convention yesterday af- jternoou in Y. O. V. bail iu this city aud named a full county ticket, ex SFECIAL ELECTION" 1VEDXES-'eept for those county oftices which DAY SETTLES QUESTION'S. jare iilled b holdover. The con- j vent ion was called hy State Commit ' ' teenian C. Y. Hunton of Grants Pass. The convention organized with C. LIBRARY IS KNOCKED OUTi1 ZZlZy j The convention went on record as supporting the state platform of the party.- The proposed law empowering the creation of high school courses iu rural districts was Indorsed and sup port guaranteed that measure. A motion was carried that the con vention go on record as favoring the naming of district road supervisors by a direct vote of the people. The following were nominated for KANSAS CITY MEN INVEST NEAR CITY IU Y J:H ACHES FROM ltOGl i ltlYElt ORCHARD CO. Proposed Amendment Regarding Sweeping and Sprinkling De feated by Majority. V i Voters of drams I'ass Wednesday, in the special city election to pass on three proposed amendments to the charter Indorsed the enabling act icounty oface8: fopflrdlrifr the nrnnnonl in iacna 4 100 . 1 0 .... T.vv. gtate Beat0ri vuu in Donas ior a water power, wa ter and lighting system, and turned down the library proposition and the street sprinkling and sweeping amendment. On the enabling act regarding the bond Issue for power plant the vote was 253 for the proposition and 224 against, a total majority of 29 for . the question. In the sweeping and sprinkling pro posal the vote for was 67, against 408, a majority of 341 against. In the library matter the vote was .177 for and 297 against, a total of 120 majority against. The vote by wards was as follows: First ward Enabling act, 92 yes. 46 no; sprinkling, yes 21, no 116; library, yes 62, no 76. Second ward Enabling act, yes 67, no 62; sprinkling, yes 28, no 96; library, yes 70, no 58. Third ward Enabling act, yes 29, no 44; sprinkling, yes 5, no 68; li brary, yes 19, no 64. Fourth ward Enabling net, 65, no 72; sprinkling, yes 13, 128; library, yes 26, no 109. Considerable surprise was pressed at the defeat of the library question. In this matter It was pro posed that the city levy a tax not ex ceeding five-tenths of a mill for ' maintenance, and a library commis sion be created. It was expected that Andrew Carnegie would at no distant date donate funds to build a library structure. The defeat of the street sweeping ' and street sprinkling question was a foregone conclusion, even the mayor withdrawing support from the mea- PURCHASE PRICE $43,100 Orpmie Corporation and Will Cut Holding Into Small Tracts for Fruit Farms. yes no ex- C. W. Hunton, Grants Pass; representative, Win. M. Richard, Merlin; sheriff, B. F. Ken yon, Grants Pass; county clerk, John Summers, Grants Pass; county com missioner, Wallace O. Kohler, Kerby; county dssessor, W. A. Germond. Kerby; county treasurer, R. S. Mor gan, Giants Pass; county school superintendent, Lillian V. llaury, Grants Pass; county coroner, E. TuttU?. Grants Pass; county survey or, W. R. Whipple, Grants Pass; Jus tice of peace, O. S. Goodnow, Grants Pass; constable, W. H. Ross, Grants Pass; justice of peace, Frank John son, Williams precinct, cousiauie, Frank Bryant, Wlliams precinct; Jus tice of peace, P. Pircer, Three Pines I precinct. C. W. Hunton, nominated tor state senator, was urged by the state con vention of the socialist party recent ly In session at Portland, to accept the nomination on the socialist ticket for United States senator. He re fused the honor of the nomination. Just brought to a close Is a realty deal wherein a syndicate of Kansas City men purchased 430 8-10 acres of land In Rogue River Orchard com pany's trr.ct fllve miles north of the city. The tract purchased by the Kansas City syndicate composes the northeast corner of the orchards company's tract, and faces the Rose- berg road. The, purchase pr'ce is given at 100 an acre, a total of practically $43,100. The purchasing syndicate has In corporated under Oregon laws the "Sunset Country Club Orchard com pany," capitalized at $50,000. The directors are George M. Douglas, C. H. Washburn, F. M. Wilcox, Q. M. Husser, II. Ellison, all of Kansas City, and S. D. Williams of Merlin and W. B. Sherman of Grants Pass,, the two latter being owners In the Rogue Riv er Orchard company. It Is the Intention of the Suuset company to bring the 430-acre tract to a high state of cultivation, set to apples and pears,' with peach fillers. 1,,'iter the tract will be subdivided in 5 and 12 acre blocks, ten of which will be taken by Individual members of the company and the remainder MAY BUILD STEEL BRIDGE AT MURPHY t The county court Is Informally considering the question of a new steel bridge to go over the Apple gate river at Murphy. The present structure is of wood, and was built 21 years ago. it is needing repairs, and the question is whether It shall be patched or a new structure sup plant it. Traffic over this bridge Is heavy and a steel bridge Is needed, be lieves the court. Cost of a steel structure at this point will he not less than $10,000, as the stretch over the stream is a long one. A representative of a bridge build ing company Is here conferring with tho court, and the matter is being discussed. Decision on the question will probably be made at an early day, with chances favoring the pur chase of a steel bridge. CITY GETS S80.595 FOR $80,000 BONDS ACtlUED INTEREST ALSO CLIDED IX BIDS. IX- CITY HALL CONTRACT LET Goo to A. J. Green of (rants' Pans for Sum of $11), 150 String to It. MASSACHUSETTS GIVES TAFT BIG MAJORITY He was then sought to take the nom- sold to outside people. inatlon for secretary of state. This he also refused. He gave as his rea- A headquarters building will be constructed next fall, in the mean- .i... t. tha nrncirt.it hull.ttnir fiilfflrlntr son for ttiese. two" reiusais uuu ne;i"" - - i,,i ,noti01i tn hniii himself 1 for this purpose. One-fifth of the unu wrcu 'I'iv. oiv for a nomination within the gift of the party in Josephine county. .sure. The majority of 29 for the enabling SINGLE TAXERS TO SUBMIT AMENDMENT OREGON CITY, May 1. That for the first time in.the history of Ore gon, public service corporations, big lot., tu nnJ hit? h.mlnpsm In ,1UU - " " ; sas City, who acted for himself and terests generally will pay into the i . . tract Is now In cultivation. Poultry along utility lines will also be a feature. The Improvements In the building line which the purcnasers of this land will make will he of handsome design, and in conformity with modern needs. It will be an estate of much value when the plans under way are com pleted in detail. Attorney C. H. Washburn of Kan public treasury a small part of what act in connection with the proposed it heir special holdings are worth, if water power bonds Is satisfying to the sponsors for that measure. Eventu ally, if the measure goes through to its ultimate conclusion, It will mean the voters of the state approve at the November election an amend ment to the constltut'on providing for a graduated special specific tax that the people of the city have cor- ion the owners of land and public I service corporation irauciuBea. mai Is the assertion of W. S. I" Ren of Oregon City, father-of the "People's Power" movement, made today in a statement to the United Press. The single taxers of Oregon will submit rated the great power in Rogue river and barred for all time any private corporation from seizing this valua . able asset. VANDALS AT WORK, Vandals In the form of male young sters last night pillaged and stripped a number of flower beds in the city of many blooms. Several persons were losers to a severe extent, two among other homes visited being that of George S. Calhoun and C. H. Deni aray. ' Mrs. Demaray Is much grieved as a result of her loss. The police officers have been noti fied of this vicious practice among . some of the youths of the town, and if any of them are caught they will feel I10STON, May 1. President Taft gets 26 Massachusetts delegates to the republican national convention in Chicago and Former President The odore Roosevelt 10. This was the net result today of the fiercest political fight New Eng land has ever seen when complete returns from all but three small towns In the state were tabulated. On the figures themselves Taft and Roosevelt split even. Each had eighteen delegates. Roosevelt got 10 straight-cut delegates, and his list of delegates at large, eight In all, defeated those pledged for Taft. This left the count even, each having eighteen. This afternoon, however, Roosevelt issued a statement that as President Taft had won In the preference primary, he (Roosevelt) would not Insist that the eight dele gates at large cast their votes for him in the Chicago convention. Whether or not the delegates at large will fall In with the sugges tion that they shall support Taft, Is as yet uncertain. Following Is the vote: Taft, 87, 117; Roosevelt, 83,114; LaFollette, 2,063; Clark, 33,491; Wilson, 14, 470. The results In the city of BoBton alone were: Taft, 11,281; Roose velt, 10,651; LaFollette, 249; Clark, 14.300; Wilson, 5,789. ROGUE RIVER RISES CLOSE TO DANGER LINE the other Kansas City men, stated Sat urday that he had traveled over the northwest, visiting all of the noted fruit regions, and that he Is better suited by the Grants Pass region than any district he visited. He will not return to Kansas City, but will make his home here, his family to come here as soon as the schools are dis missed for the summer vacation. The Rogue River Orchard company has remaining about 2,110 acres of its original 3,040 acres. Before sell- the proposed amendment by inltla-'ing the 430 acres to the Kansas City tive petition. U'Ren Is one of those; men. It had sold about 500 acres In who are making a hard fight In be-1 small tracts. The company Is com half of the measure. P""d "f w- B Sherman, of Grants "This measure exempts personal Pass: S. D. Williams, of Merlin: F. property and land improvements P. Williams, of Portland, and W. T. - i"nn .,wi,v -rit !Reed and ''A E. Reed of Kansas City. 11 U1U I 1 V I . the report is reserved to the people (From Wednesday s Dally). Rogue river Is booming ub the re sult of the heavy downpour. of rain for several days. The stream has been rising and falling for some days, gaining a little each day, with heavy driftwood pass ing today; however, from 8 o'clock to 2 o'clock today the waters had risen three feet, and are spreading out In a menacing way In the Galice and Hellgate region. As a result of the flood, the United When the city council last night had listened to the reading of the mluutes. Councilman Clark moved that the regular order of business be dispensed with and that the council proceed to opening bids for the $80, 000 refunding bond Issue, and then to follow Immediately thereafter to open bids for the construction of a city hall. This mot km prevailed, and Auditor Johnson opened and read six bids for the bouds, wltti three representatives of three of the six firms sitting anxiously a few feet away. The bids resulted as fol lows: Merchants Trust aud Savings company of Portland bid $78,851 and accrued Interest. This was the only bid submitted offering a sum less than par. S. A. Kean & Co., bankers of Chi cago offered $80,648. Woodln, McNalr and Moore, Chi cago, bid $SO,408. Henry Pratt & Co. of Tacoma of fered par and a premium of $625. Halsey & Co. of San Francisco hid par, acrued Interest and premium of $153. First National Hank of Cleveland, Ohio, offered par, accrued Interest nnd a premium of $"(95.50. A concern signing Itself "Munici pal Rond and Stock Exchange of Chicago" sent In a letter offering $80,880. This concern did not In dorse n certified check to make goon Its bids, which wbb the highest figure offered. "They haven't got $80, oon ." remarked one official of the city. The bids varied In their (lemandH as !.''!nws of payment, Grants Pass, Portland, Chicago and New York, nnd In other minor details which would affect the net cash t the city as a result of exchange charges, etc. The question was which was the best bid under these circumstances. The discussion end ed by a decision to send for City Treasurer George P. JeBter, who as a banker, could advise tho council. When Mr. Jester arrived tho coun cil took a recess of five minutes and the finance committee and Mr. Jester took the bundle of letters Into a prl- to be payable In United States gold coin. ( Then the council faced a problem. City Attorney Colvlg advised that the city, under the charter, could pay nothing in rash, that ther city must pay every obligation by war rant, and that the warrant may or may not, at the time cashed be at par. A long discussion ensued over this matter, the city attorney "stand ing pat." He stated, however, that the council could create a special fund (or the city hall routrnct, and draw the warrants on th's fund. Her zlnger asked the city attorney if a special bond election would be nec essary to raise the money to pay for the contract as the old hall sold for $10,000, and $10,000 more was needed. Mr. Colvlg replied that "You must raise your money the most feasible way." Herzlnger re marked: "Suppose tho people In m special election refuse to voto more 1 bonds for the contract, then we would have to 'mortgage' the city hall." After a long discussion McLean made the following motion: "That the bid of A, J. Green ot Grants Pass for $19,450 be r.ccepted, con struction not to begin until the city has settled the matter ot the pur chase of the railroad's lots and the Salvation Army realty at the Bite of the new city hall, and an ordinance drawn to create a special building fund." More discussion. Strieker finally suggested that McLean's mo tion be changed by making It to read "and necessary funds provid ed." "That was my Intent," said Lie Lean. It was so changed. When McLean's motion to award tho con tract to Green, with the provision to It as abovo, the vote resulted: Yes Daulels. Ilorzlnger, McLean, Strieker, Wolfersborger. No Caldwell, Clark, Everton. The big question remains, where Is the council to get the funds to pay the remaining $10,000 and additional funds to equip the building? It was the consensus that a bond Issue pro position for $12,000 or $15,000 would necessarily have to be sub mitted to the property owning voters, $10,000 to go on the building, and the remainder for equipment. "The people wont vote another bond," said Clark. "They will," said another, "as no body with any pride wants half of a city hall. I have no hesitancy In saying that tho bonds would be cheer fully voted," And there the matter rested. Other lluslncsa. A petition was submitted from res idents asking that a bridge walk be put In over Gilbert creek on I street. The street commissioner was ln structed to make the improvement. The purchasing committee recom mended Carl Allen be appointed to the position of fireman made vacant by the resignation of Fireman Crois sant, one of the chauffeurs at the fire station. Referred to fire committee. vate seance. When they returned Engineer Hobson submitted a re- Kverton. ns a member of the finance committee read Its report, which wns to the effect that the committee ree- States mall failed today to get across !0mmended that the bid of par, ac- the river to Gal lee, this being the first the property. A man owning $500, 000 worth of lots, leased on the above conditions, will pay annually . . . K I 3 tho grip of the law, as mej mi .ltuated. i addition prosecuted for malicious mlscmei of every county to provide by local law for taxing such improvements and personal property and to order a special election at any time on cnrh n hill. All land values and franchises are to pav the regular j corporation franchises all paying at j general and special tax levees of the the same rate, will greatly reduce .. . . -... . Itl.ti ctato tnvsttlnn I taxin? districts in wnicn me. tanu; io w.v time in 20 years such has occurred as late as April, and never before In May. W. A. Massle, who has carried the mall for 20 years from Merlin to Galice, made this report today. Mr. Massle said tho river was three feet above the safety mark for the port advising that the Fifth street sanitary sewer bo allowed to remain for a year more, that It was In con dition sufficiently sound to carry the crued Interest and a premium of gewago fairly satisfactorily for that $59.'. SO offered by the First National ',,er0d. Bank of Cleveland, Ohio, be accept- j A Ht flf bU,B WB ,,loW4jdi but a ed. The recommendation, when l'"t,iatch of blng Paiing for a payment to a vote, was adopted without any i f J;! ())) (,!l(.h f(jr ,e,.Uon jlldKeH wag member' dissenting. H. A. Newphor, , nmf,I1(1,;d (() read $2.50 to comply representative of the Cleveland : wKh au onl,ml.c. rt,(:eIltiy passed bank, walked up to the table and ' , , f BerV,.0 $2.50. When thanked tho council for Its accept- !(h(j ,)1h W(,r(j rwiJ and a dH,.,JftHl0I1 "GOOD ROADS" PARADE every public ' "At the same time, the single tax- MIXE STRIKERS CONKER. I assessed at more than $10,000 and j . !Kot above $20.0oi in tho country. ; NFW YORK Mav :. Consldera- jshall pay a stifle tax of $2.:,o " ; tlo'n of the report of the sub-commit-j. V H."'0: to nil ara in sieps oi i . " as- : UP '.ee on settle the miners and mine operators o tnthracite coal fields will o-cupy 'ituntion of the join' wage scale con- 'erence of the miners nnd operators. v?re. The minors met today at the ' ' lotel Earlincton. It Is reported that t insist on c-eater concessions : am ferry boat to cross, and that he was from ground rents $13,150 of this satisfied that the water wouiu ue six anre of nis m.i, ana stated uiai ' i,1IlHIId( Caldwell moved that the ro tax. 'This, with the public service feet above the safe point by nightfall. wol,ld expedite matters all he pos- nilIllerilti01 l)U lllilde jo.r.O; the vote Klbly could so that the deal couia noj wuh (Ut vlvtt vo,.0( ,, lho .har finished quickly. ould not distinguish the ayes from CHy Hall Contract .wnn1nl. jthe n()(SH MQ ,)(J ,.,, f(,r ,. cft)li j Immediately after the i.on.i '""-T1, V()U, to t,iiy $2.r,0 resulted: ru -m submit local county bills to, PORTLAND, May 1. -Jlcaue'l ty Wi,H .IokcI tin- nios to .ouH.rmi Y rili(i-.,.ii thmli.ls. Herrlnaer. I7un a,!d other national resources jexempf personal property and Im- .Governor West, Mayor Rushlight and in ,ty hall and lire station were 'Slrlt.kt.r Wnlfersberger. provements on lana in .Muitnoman tuner cn onniui.-, a mi "i opi-ni-n, mm m n .o -Everton, Mcl.ean. county, Clackamas and Coos counties, ''roads enthusiasts today paraded J i. A. Fltzgrald of Grants Pass, j B,.Vf,ra ,,nrt originating In tl-c ca These bills are submitted under the through Portland's streets, elet.rat-. $ 20,:, !t.1. to be paid In cash. ' glneers ofllce payable to seVfciai men, were passed up to the c mm II by the finance committee, without action on the part of tho committee. Mclean asked why the finance committee had i nrminsed compromise 1 . .... .!...,. l,l!i(illl i.f !' dfifioulMes; between tne ;or an . ., i ....:.. i-nr.r !,:' Tne iS'tMMi ,.i ir i n. i n . ! 1 "" antnnlly. "This tax aga'm-t owner? ton' h the i:r'"i:id lord who r,',c,.,i -j iiroM'f'v w-j'h a r ive ... t.:,ar? !i.! pa a.. t -.-cpcc'ivn a-sini'M i'-p i ' Tr.fc ;'' if!" ax is .' " " provisions of the county home ruleng "Good Roads' Day." !av and Md' arlatxl. ".rants i ass, tax and exemption amendment a .low . j Today murks th- openlns of a two; $21 .2 2:.. "Payment to be made In OreL'on In 1910. 'weeks' campaign to boo-t the In U In - ! funds current at par." "The bis business and public perv- tlon of six i;ood roads bill now beini; Mce corporation Interests and hi 'circulated. ftl;i hard speculators aro greatly excited; Cool roads ittl.u.s'.ahts are eon fi lms ;ver this measure. The submission d.-ii! that in two .!. h enough sU-na-:nnt lof the:-- measures directly to the peo- it'ir-s will h- obtained to nuiii- it pes- p e Is embat ra-'slnn because It h Im- slide to Initiate tho. bills. i,,M,v;.;e to buy up a majority of the j The bills provide for ext. tiMve in, ..,. ,.,.r.! (,r even to f ol them v-ry ' provemt nts on roails thi'i ihout Mi" ..ill.. ' is' ate. A. .1. Oreen, Ciants I'ass, $19, t:,n, to be paid In cash as work pro- (Ji)ij Kvt.rton t,.vnvd that Ul6 (ireseH. , ,'inlth I'.roH , C, rants I'sss, $22, 07.',. Nothing iiabl aboot "cuih." Leonard Wl'es Co.. of Medford, $22. SOI. 10. M. J. Clark. Grants Pa-s. com of City Councilman Chit I;, $1 D.TSiI.'.o, committee considered expeneHes In t!m engineer's ofllie excessive, that the oflbe cut $200 last month. Clark remarked that the engineer's office and the auditor's oflleu, It (Continued on Pago EIht.) h.,n are i:vlu-. in tV urv ie present o-mr'n:H.--e.