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VOL. XXVIII.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. KKIPAY, MAY 21. 1912.
NO. 6.
ORANGE AGAINST
SINGLE TAX
VOTES 09 TO 5 AGAINST THE PUO
POSITION. OTHER RESOLUTIONS PASSED
Favor Enactment of Legislation That
Will Make Water Power
Available.
The Btate grange that completed
the work of Its annual session In
Roseburg last Saturday adopted reso
lutions condemning single tax, the
. vote In the grange being 99 to 5 In
favor of the resolution. The findings
of the committee were as follows:
"First, that all legislative acts
should be labeled what they really
.-are, to the end that the voters may
: know the exact nature of the mea
sure by the title it bears.
' "Second, that we condemn and de
': nounce this bold attempt of the Stan
dard Oil company or any other cor
poration, its friends or promoters, to
-capture private property without
compensation and declare the same
revolutionary and unconstitutional.
"Third, we condemn and denounce
the system of single tax as an at
tempt to impair the obligation of
contracts.
"Fourth, that we condemn the
measure proposed by single taxers be
J cause In their duplicity they contain
delusions and snares prepared ex
: pressly to appeal to as many classes
of voters as possible, with a' bait held
: out to such as delusive as it is un
true. "Fifth, we especially condemn the
bait held out to labor as absolutely
without excuse or foundation and as
sert that the single tax can in no way
Increase the waes of the laborer;
that wages tan only be Uiereas'ed
In the efficiency of labor or a decrease
In the number of laborers.
: "Sixth, that the great cry of the
Single taxer, who sheds such copious
tears over the "unearned Increment"
in land, Is Insincere in this: that
there Is an "unearned increment" in
everything the diamond, the nug
get, the profit and the merchant and
n nothing is there so great an "un-
; earned increment" as in the watered
: stock of the great corporations whom
'he would exempt.
:; "Seventh, we hold that private
property in land is fundamentally
( sound and necessary to the best in
terests of society and that there Is
positively no monopoly in laud as
proven by Mr. Fels himself in his pur
chase of so vast a tract near London
at rom $3r, to $'o per acre.
"Finally, we. hold that the principle
of the single tax is fundamentally ur.
' Just, unreasonable, Inconsistent and
in the fare of the purpose and plans
t of its promoters, it is unrons'-ience-t
able and Its adoption would mean
ruin to the farmers of Oregon wph-
out whose success and prosperitv the
cities could not aivl would rot prns
I per."
I Adopted 99 to 3.
Signed by the Committee.
l A resolution was also adopted ask
ing that a mounted patrol be estab-
lished in the government forest re
? serves, the patrol to be constitute.!
' from army camps, for the better pro
; tection of our fores' from fire. The
grange also went on record in favor
of state control of force's. Kegard
'! ing water power, the following re.
mediations were adopted:
"In view of the fact that Oregon
has an abundance of raw mat-r:a-';
awaiting the con. ing of capital to
manufacture and ship, by way of U"
Panama Canal, soon to be compel, d.
i It is the opinion of your committee
that what is wanted in Oregon i
S cheap power; that if tri al p.ovi
'can be developed and supplied at b
cost than i an I . prodi'ed by rot),
in the e::;. 'A" "ill l:av," a hi-' ad
vantage in s.-.-tring le-w a i i ; I an I
settlement not enjoyed by any eth.'-r
smlon of the l r.i'ed Ht. s; that
" tie taxes which will e paid K t'-'s
FORTY-TON MILL FOR j
y- GOLD DRIFT MINE
Another jnill of forty tons daily j
capacity will soon begin its good j
work of getting the values out of j
Josephine county ore, A. J. Mc- i
Corkle having Just ordered a mill of!
that capacity for the Cold Drift prop
erty on Jump Off Joe creek, the ma-,
chlnery being expected within ten
days when it will be at once installed.
Before ordering thus plant, Mr. .Mc
Corkle made an extensive survey of
the property, engaging one of the
most competent mining engineers on '
the coast for this purpose, and the
report was most encouraging. One
thousand tons of ore are now on the
dump awaiting the mill, and 2,000
tons are ready to take out of the
mine, recent assays showing that this
rock will give a return of an average
of $10 per ton. A thousand feet of
development work has been done,
and the further development of the
property will be pressed. The mine
will make returns at the rate of
irom 4UU to Jouu per day as soon
as the mill is crushing rock, being a
most valuable addition to the pro
ducing properties of the valley.
Teachers' Examinations
County Superintendent Savage an
nounces that the next regular exam
ination of candidates for teachers'
certificates will be held on June 19,
20, 21, and 22. Subject for the
theses for teachers' primary certifi
cates will be found In th current
issue of the Oreeon Teachers' Journ
al. The state superintendent of pub
lic instruction also wishes announce
ment made of the fact that all ques
tions will be taken from Colgroves'
"The Teacher and the School," and
that unless a teacher, is familiar with
this text her chances of passing the
examination are materially lessened.
Distill t '" School ( loses
The Jones Creek school. District
N'o. 2". c'osed for the summer vaca
tion today, and the occasion was ap
propriately celebrated by a picnic and
entertainment in which the scholars
rendered the program. The teacher,
Miss Matilda Veit, leaves for her
home at McCloud, Cnl.
Stationed at Ashland
Rev. and Mrs. M. F. Chllds went
to Ashland Wednesday, where Mr
Childs has been appointed pastor of
the Free Methodist church. Mr.
Childs ranie to Grants
i Chicago in October of
fill out the time until conference.
He was pastor of the Humbolt Park
church at Chicago for two years.
'new capital and. new development
j w ill be a far more sure source of reve
nue than the imposing of high an-
jnual charges on water power plants
that are yet to be established, and
wlib li our citizens are anxious to have
established within our borders.
"Therefore, your committee does
not recommend legislation looking to j
the obtaining of revenue from this j
natural resource, which if put to use j
'will greatly tend to conserve our coal ,
and timber supplies, which are lim- 1
ited in quantity. We favor legisla-1
tion which will make electrh al power!
i available to the farmer, the nianii-1
facturer, the irrigator, and the vari-
ous municipal and etate institutions, j
iat the Jeast possible cost. Country i
jlife must be made attractive if the j
'present tendency cityward Is to be I
! checked. This can only be done by!
I making some of the luxuries of life.
'which have come to be considered as'
necessities, available to th. farmer at !
a price which he can afford to pay. 1
The parcels post, telephones, good
roads and school are moven.eiits In
this direction. We believe that cheap ;
power Is one of the mn-t attractive '
of tli-se agencies because of the a!- ;
r.io-t innumerable use to which it '
rati be put ..n the farm." !
The cinniiitee cm a'ii ulture rec- j
nth!.. ell. l-d that the legislature be.
asked to :i!a'.:e an appropriatb. for ;
the holding of at least two institutes
in each count y yeariy. It. '"nuenion .
.vi'h the teaching of agriculture In ;
the public s'hools. A rcelutioti was '
a; roved by the eru;:" that only the
rim.eint of property r.e es-,w to K.tU- ;
fy delinquent taxes bp sold ur.der e-i-cr.tion.
and that at trnt less than Its .
'-w-.,'.'jat!i!:.
IRRIGATION POMPS
READY TO RUN
XOHTH SIDE DITCH TO CAIllti
WATEK THIS WEEK.
RELAYING FRUITDALE LINE
Work on South Side Will He Com
pleted Heady for Water
Hy June 1st.
(From Sunday's Dally.)
"Water for Irrigation purposes on
the north side of the river this
week," ia the announcement of Re
ceiver George Soranson, of the Chicago-Rogue
River company, who told
The Courier last evening that all Is
in readiness to put water into tha
ditch, and that the pump will be
started up the first of the week, and
kept running continuously during the
Irrigation season.
Mr. Soranson stated that there are
about one thousand acres of land un
der the north side ditch now In shapi
to cultivate and made to produce
this season, and that the produce
taken from that acreage In the way
of potatoes and other vegetables,
forage crops, etc., would go a long
way toward lessening the quantity of
such products shipped in from out
side points and thus keep the money
that is paid therefor at home.
Repair Fruitdale Pipe Line.
On the south side of the river the
re-laying of the pipe line to connect
the Fruitdale ditch Is under way and
It is expected that tne work will be
completed within ten days. This
work is being done under the super
vision of Mr. Curt Hudson, superin
tendent of the Old Channel mine,
who Is considered an expert in such
matters, and In a manner that will
preclude the possibility of further
trouble from that source.
A visit to the section on the north
.shows a great amount of lniprove-
,nent work dn? within the past year,
' notably on the property of the Tokay
Development company under the
management of R. E. Kroh, and on
Pass, from the property of R. C. Pearson immed
last vear to lately adjoining. If the pace set by
I these gentlemen Is followed the
j whole north side of the river east
. of town will soon present an up-to-date
and thrifty appearance and the
community In general will have a
genuine demonstration of what a 1 1t
j tie effort coupled with good climate,
, fertile soil and water to irrigate It,
jwm j0.
.
.IHMisEVEIT SAVS THAT
I -CONTEST IS SET
T.EII."
OVSTEK IIAV, N. V., May
22. "The result in Ohio settles
the contest," was the statement
here today of Theodore Roosc
ell, when assured that nil (be
Roosevelt delegates in Ohio had
Imiii elected, but 10. He said:
"Naturally, I am pleased
with Ohio's 'impulsive Jio la
ment.' Hut I believe we could
have won ultlioiit Ohio. My op
(Hiiients needed substantially a
solid vote there to give them a
chance to make a contest at (lie
( 'liic-ago convention.
"The victory in Ohio shows
that it will be hopeless to try to
bent lis at ( bicauo. I appreci
ate what the pi-ople of Ohio did.
It represents victory for not only
plain republicans, hut for every
good (Iticn, for in this contest
we linve stod for t lie fundamen
tal rights of go. ..I c ili.eiislilp.
Every lionest ami decent ( Iticn,
no mailer what his politics,
should be profoundly concerned
In our i'ory."
Colonel Roosevelt was shower
ed wild congratulations today.
He and Ms sou, Kermlt, went for
a horseback ride lu'tbe morning.
The former president will start
Ms New Jersey campaign on
TIimcmViv.
CAUSE OF RICE BILL
EXPLOSION IS EXPLAINED
That Engineer Mark Uartlett and
his fireman. Uert Aderton, were not
responsible for the accident at Ulce
Hill on April 4th, when Southern Fa-
cific engine No. 253$ was blown up
aud both Uartlett and Adertou killed. I
is the official report of Chief lnspee-1
of Locomotive Boilers John F. !
r-usigu, to the Interstate Commerce
commission. Under this report the
blame for the condition of the engine
that resulted in the unfortuuate acci
dent is placed on a w rong location of
the water glass, through which the
engineer and fireman were misled as
to the amount of water really con
tained in the boiler. Quoting from
the report, the accident was caused
"by an overheated crown sheet, due
to the fact that the engine crew were
evidently misled in the height of the
water on account of an Improperly
I local niechaulcal officials were at
fault for permitting this locomotive
to be operated with a water glass not
at the proper height above crown
sheet, as required by rule No, 37,
and also for permitting the locomo
tive to be operated with flues In such
a condition that It was necessary to
plug a number of them, in violation
of Rule 44."
The report continues:
"Our inspection disclosed the fact
that almost the entire crown sheet,
with the exception of a portion of
the left back corner, was overheated.
The overheated portions of the sheet
extended 4 inches below the highest
part of the crown sheet at the right
front corner and 1 Inch below at the
left front corner. At the right back
corner it was almost on a line with
the crown sheet, while there had ap
parently been water on the left back
corner. The water glass was so lo
cated that the lowest reading was
only 1 inch above the highest part
of the crown sheet, as Indicated by
line plate on boiler head. Therefore,
on an ascending grade of S4.48 feet
per mile the front of the water glass,
and on the high side of the curve it
would be, as Indicated In this case,
3 or more Inches below the highest
portion of the crown sheet and the
glass would still show water.
Ixication of Water (Mans. .
"It was also found that other lo
comotives on the same division have
the water glass so located that the
lowest reading is from one half to 1
Inch above highest part of crown
sheet. On some of these a plate Is
attached to the water glass frame In
such a manner that the lower end of
the glass Is obscured, thus making
the lowest reading 3 Inches above
highest part of crown sheet.
"From statements made by engine
watchmen at Drain, who watched the
engine while there, It Is evident that
flues were leaking quite badly
as It
was necessary to fill the boiler four wide mouth has none forth the cull
times from 7 a. m. to 11 a. m., and to meeting of protest or of Jubilation,
that 1 27 gallons of fuel oil were used, land beneath It much of history that
whereas otjly 30 gallons would have was vital to Grants Pass has been
been necessary ha.) not the boiler jsbapod and enacted,
been leaking. Seven flues were found "Fayh.'s Monument " was the deslg
to be plueeed." I nation of the old city hall In the earl-
ler days, says H. C. liobzlen, In re
DEATH OF S.IHAII E SMITH
I'lOM EK OF ItiMil E VAI.I.I V
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Smith died at her
aoine in mis cir.y Tuesday, .May ;i,
at the age of ill years, 2 months and
10 days. The deceased was born In ; of opinion owr th,. "north side'' ami
Jackson county, Mo.. March 11th, I"10 "south side." and bitter strife
1 S 4 S . In 1S:2, when but four years!'88 engendered. The matters of lo
ot age, she crossed the plains with 'a,l"n "f ,," building, and of Its
her parents, coming with the Jacob 1'' divided public sentiment, but
Powell overland train. She was mar-1'"" "a' '-arrle.l the day, and what
rW to L. S. Smith In the year Utjl.j'88 then termed an extravagant ex
and In l sr, moved with her husband jpondlture of the public funds wa
to Roeite River valley, where she! pointed at In sar. asm and derision as
I had resided till her death. She was
'the mother of four children of whom
three, Sheriff Will Smith, Mrs .las. 1 000 for tno structure, says L. L. Jew
.Tuffs and Miss Alice Smith survive, j". "r ln-lu.Hna- lot. furnishing, etc.,
The funeral services were hld at 2 j approximately he JIu.Oou 1 1 1 . i r the
o'clock this afternoon, Judge .Stephen t present, council Hold It at, the ;,pp re
Jewell delivering i be funeral ad- j elation In the value of th lot having
dress, hiterment as in the I. o. o. !k,I't I'3'" 'th the depreciation of
F. cemetery.
Keturn to New Mexico
Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Richard left
Wednesday morning for their home
at Las Crucs. New Mexbo, after
spending the winter with their son.
Attorney Edward H. UP hard.
ROSE FESTIVAL
DATE IS JUNE 7
I
'PKOGltAM INCI.l DES CONCERT ON
I EVENING OF Jl'XE O.
PRIZES OFFERED FOR ROSES
Dig Parade, Willi Decorated Autos
ami Special Feature, Will lie
Held.
Friday, June 7th, Is the date set
for the Rose Festival to be held in
this city.
The committees are now holding
dally meetings making final arrange
ments, and there Is every guarantee
that the 1912 festival will be the
I most successful one ever held, and
previous ones have spelled success
In more ways than one.
The festivities will be commenced
on Thursday evening, when a con
cert, by borne talent, will be put on
the boards at the opera bouse, the
program to be somewhat In the na
ture of vaudeville.
Friday mornlpg, June 7th, the rose
parade will take place, when a large
number of automobiles, with beauti
ful and novel decorations will be In
line.
The display of roses entered In the
prize contests will be at some location
yet to be decided upon. A list of
prizes, donated by the merchants. Is
being provided for the winners of tin
different classes, and lively competi
tion is anticipated, as the 1912 crop
of roses Is the best ever. A public
ball Friday evening will bring the
festival occasion to a close.
"FAVELE'S MOM MENT"
DESK Kill It JIV (TTV.
(From Tuesday's Drily).
Today the lire bell Is being erected
on a temporary tower near the Fash
Ion garage on H street, nnd the fire
fighting apparatus Is being trans
ferred to the garage where It will be
housed till the much-discussed new
city hall Is erected.
The vacating of the old city hall,
and Its passing from use as a public
building Into the hands of the con
tractors who will reconstruct It and
make It over as a suitable home for
a modern department store, calls up
thoughts of pioneer days to many a
Grants Pass citizen, and much remi
niscent discussion Is heard.
For twenty years from the tower
of the old building the hHl has tolled
out Its messase of fire, or from its
calling the building of the structure.
I W, H. Fnyles was mayor of Crants
Pass when the embryo city felt the
j"0"1 (,f " '""r" '"'"'""' "'"Ing
'nlnee for Ita loi'lul.illv.. I.mlv .1,..,,
some back street ofM.e. Hut men
then there was present th. difference
Fayles' Monument."
The contract prhe was about
the building Itself. A number of
lawsuits attended the. construction
work and charges and counter
charged of graft were as rampant as
In more modern times.
All gathering of a public nature
were held In the city hall. un. Joseph
Moss recalls some that wen of es
pecial IntereHt. though not of public
MERCHANTS OFFER
DOLLAR BARGAINS
Saturday, May 25th, will be a gala
day for Grants Pass, fun and frolic,
and marvelous bargain giving, being
the program mapped out by the mer
chants of the city for the entertain
ment and profit of their patrons.
In addition to the tented attrac
tions of the carnival company now
showing In the city, a long list of free
features has been provided, Including
balloon ascensions, parachute jumps.
high dives and other thrillers that
will hold attention during the day.
Rut the feature that will at one
prove Its value and Interest to the
people Is the inauguration of a "Dol
lar Bargain Day," when the mer
chants will offer dollar bargains that
are bargains indeed; when you will
be able to select any article selling
ordinarily at one store at $1.50 and
buy It Saturday for $1; when $1 will
buy 17 pounds of sugar or a sack ot
flour, or a 4 pair of shoes, or dozens
of other articles that will cost you
ordinarily Reveral times the dollar of
Saturday.
The Instituting of "Dollar Bargain
Hay" Is a novelty; but it Is a novelty
that will meet with immediate and
hearty approval on the part of the
purchasing public, and while the free
attractions put upon the street will
add to the Interest, it Is this solving
of part of the question ot the cost
of living that will make of Saturday
a great day for Grants Pass.
Elsewhere In the Courier today you
will find a list of those "dollar bar-,
gains." Ttead It now, and be ready
Saturday morning to take full ad
vantage of them.
But those bargains for a dollar
are not the only ones that are being
provided by the merchants for Sat
urday. In every department of every
store In town prices are being trim
med till price-reducing has become
almost a mania, and Captain Kerns,
the high dive artist, will find that
general merchandise prices In Grants
I'ass huve left him In the distance
when It conies to taking a downward
ll'iKe- , .'
So come to town Saturday prepared
to make a day of It. and to see alt
the thrilling events of 'skill and dar
ing, and partake of the fruits of
Grants I'ass' first great "Dollar Bar
gain Day," . . t
V
First Auiouioliile Over Siskiyou
Tin- San Fram lsc. to Portland au
tomobile travel hus started, aud nT.
C. Henderson and family of Stockton,
and Col. K. Wood of Modesto are the
first to cross the big IiIUh this season.
A number of mac blues have attempt
ed It but failed to cross with their
own power, on account of the rough
condition of the roud, Later In the
season the roads will Improve. These
two machines are hung up In Grants
I'ass repairing, and the travelers ure
visiting the Spalding family who
were old neighbors. The party Is
enroute to Bolllngham, where they
will locate.
Started for Iowa-
Mrs. IJ. c. Underwood and young
er son. Allen, started for their ole
home at Utm Moines, Iowa, Wedneg
dav morning, and will spend
the
year with Mr. I'nderwood, who
Is
deputy clerk ot Des Moines county.
Lawrence Underwood and his grand-
I father, A., Bauer, Wll keep house
iaiid run the Fruitdale farm during
1 1 heir ab-eiiee.
record. If Grants I'ass was torn and
rent by differences over the ball it
self, the citizens were a unit when al
legiance to the flag was at Issue, aud
when It- was reported that a man
named Taylor had denounced the
stars and stripes, and had made
slighting remarks of the bravo lads
who had gone to tho bottom of Ha
vana harbor through the treachery
of tho Spaniards, a publlo indigna
tion meeting was called to convene In
the city hall, and Taylor was called
before the dtlens who had assem
bled en masse. If Taylor bad been
guilty of lene majesty before, this ex
pression of public sentiment was suf
ficient to unlet him and all others,
tho action showing that even when
local factional strife was fiercest,
there was a get-together spirit that
was manifest whenever patriotism or
fomrnon Interest was at Issue.