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

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VOL. XXVIII.
GRANTS TASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON.
FRIDAY, Jl LY 10. 1012.
Xl. 11.
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ALMEDA FURNACE
ACTIVE ON 24TH
yUSK
WILL "BLOW-IN" AT
NEXT WEDNESDAY.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS COME
;of the train and turned and looked
!at It. He then continued his way
u,nt M,.nL vi,n,an, T.H. ,.idowu tue track- tDe train overtaking
Plans for the Future
; Operations.
ia nsning license issued at Salem. An
J inquest will be held Sunday after-
! noon.
The hot blast furnace hood for the j Carden was a deaf and dumb boot
Almeda smelter is being installed, black and general laborer, who had
coke shipments have commenced and around Salem for many years,
the furnace will be blown In on next ,and U ls 8UPP8ed Dat because of his
Wednesday, the 24th inst.
It ls certain that with the prepar
ations and improvements made by
tLe company during the past three
months that it will be possible to
operate to much better advantage
and greater profit.
A carload of hydraulic pipe for
the new water supply Is now being
taken to the property, and the pipe
line, to be laid at once, will furnish
the plant with all necessary water.
This Improvement is of treat ad
vantage as the scarcity of water dur
ing the dry season has been a draw
back and has made operations much
more difficult and expensive.
Assistant Manaeer P. B. Wick
ham states that with pre-heated blast
now to be used it will be possible to
smelt on a small percentage of coke,
bringing the furnace up to its great
est capacity wtfH a probable concen
tration of 30 tons into one, which
will give an excellent grade of matte,
the pre-heated blast at the same
time will undoubtedly make possible
the use of slags batter adapted to
the Almeda ores. Under these con
ditions of low percentage of coke
and high concentration the total ton
nage of freight should not exceed ten
tons per day.
Speaking of the situation in gen
eral at the bis property, Mr. Wick
ham says:
"We have never before had our
concern in such excellent shape. The
mine, smelter, machinery and every
thing in and about the property, is
in good condition, and with the re
arrangement and additional equip
ment economic operation has be
come possible. The additional coke
bins and sub-division of the ore bins
has given a greater storage capac
ity and has made the handling of
material much easier and cheaper.
"We have more smelting ore ex -
posed in the mine than ever before,
and it will be easily possible to pro
Vide for the present capacity with
material taken from development.
There are still a few Improvements j announcement is nwue umi i..e vesigate derailment of sixteen cars 1,1 WQ1(-n tn "os 'area ior mo tractive In this department of the ex
to be made which should be aecomp-,are "kP,n the w,r hot" 'lu train 221. engine 2801, Engineer Ureat host that gathered there dur-J hibltion.
lished within ninety days, after
wnicn operations can ut- nmni
to "the greatest possible advantage,
under the present capacity and fa-'oung man was riding a Cascade hi-; ..Trajn touted ot 21 loads and
cilities of transportation. Since thejcyle. ''e S-easy clothes as though; emptle8 and helper ensine 2591,
success of our method of extraction an automobile worker or railroad 1 Ellj;lneer Batman, coupled in train
has hprnme assured it has been the man, was dark, with thin, smooth L cars) ahead of Pab0ose.
total aim of our company to provide
such facilities as would make pos -
slble the cheapest and most Judicious
pursuance of the process, but with
exception of the few Improvements!
before referred to. It will be impos-
slble to further cheapen operations
until the 200-ton concentrating plant
contracted for Is Installed, and In
nnlnlnn thfl nthpr most imnortant
undertaking before the company is
the completion of their own road
from the mine to Leland. This
should effect a saving of from $6
J8 per ton on freight handled be
tween the mine and railroad, which
In turn will greatly lessen the cost
of power and will make continuous is son nere .Monaay to oe opera..!
operation possible, whereas tne road on for the removal of adenoids.
now In use becomes Impassable at
times during the wet season. The who have seen the mine, and it Is to
greatest advantage of the new road, j be hoped that the company will find
however, being the possibility of op-, it possible to rapidly increase their
eratlng larger furnaces with the Icapacity. However, for the time be
conpeqnent' greater capacity, less ling it is gratifying to note the pres
msts and greater returns." lent activity and to know that the
The unlimited ore bodies of the 'concern will commence operations
Almeda are a well known fact to V! 'on a substantial basis.
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URojr.drdeT -3 whose ' NOi ill WRECKED
jhonie is believed to be rn Saleii. was i
jruu down and killed by train -No. 13, j
near Gold Hill, Friday night. The
young man was returning to Gold
'Hill from a fishing expedition when
i the tragedy oceurned, and according
(to the engineer of the train, was
first seen when the train rounded a
and killing him. He apparently
made no effort to get off the track.
i The young man was Identified by !
i . . . . . i
deafness he did not hear
the ap-
proach of the train.
KOIUKS AI TO HIT BY
TKAIX AT CROSSING.
I. A. Robie, president of the Wil
liams Bros. Door & Lumber Co., had
a narrow escape from death Wednes
day morning when passenf;r train
No. 13 struck his automobile as he
was driving it across the track at
the crossing near the '.amber com
pany's mill.
Mr. Robie failed to see the ap
proaching train, and the noise of the
whirring box factory machinery
drowned out the engine's warning
whistle. Just as the auto was well
on the rails, Its front projecting a
few Inches over, it was struck by the
AMfnr, V. , , .. , 1 I , 1. t I . '
cugiuc. uuiuru aiuLuu, nuu nil aguiu 1
in the rear. Mr. Koble feared to
jump, not knowing in which direc
tion safety lay, and miraculously
came out of the wreck unscratched.
abo'i1'. was hurled to the south side
of the track, and a casual glanc
would Indicate that It will be pretty
nearly a new car when all the dam
aged parts are replaced. ,
TBI EE MAKES GETAWAY
WITH STOLEN WATCH.
A young man about 30 years of
age, giving his name as James A.
Harmon, tried to sell a Winchester
rifle and Colts revolver and a bicycle
to Miles Mclntyre Tuesday after-
noon. Mr. Mcln-yre did not buy, but
when his ba.k was turned the young
man
lifted Mclntyre's calendar
watcn irora ins est win.u as unug- Dean. blacksmith, and yndou Lian
lug on a hook In the bicycle store. A lsteri farmeri constituted a board of
few moments afterwards the fellow!, , that looked Into the ca-ns
" "aQ lue
solver, and showed the watch which
,u "aJ SIU1C"
Mr. Mclntyre discovered the theft.
unified the sheriff's office and swore
out a warrant. At the sheriff's office
The rifle, a 42-4', was numoerea
1 9 1 . and the revolver, a
1900
model, was numoerea . ne
3! ti-94 ntimhorpd IS 4
The!
ace. and weighed about 130 pounds
,
i'YS CHARGED WITH
.II'IIDER.
BUTLER, Pa., July 13. Cnarged
with abuses which caused the death
, rocKenoerrg, a
jslrl. Carl Snyder and Harry K-ster,
,two youths, denied today tha: they
. . t n t V 1 m .tj
W Sin bicouuih; umi
In her ante-mortem statement, the
girl blamed the two boys for her
death, declaring that they tool: ner
to. to a lonely farm and held nor th-re
for several days.
'
Benton Bowers of Ashland t-ought
SIXTEEN LOADED FIU.KUU ( Alls
DITCHED AT THREE TINES.
BROKEN CAR WHEEL CAUSE
One Man P.eceives Serious Wrench of
Buck, Uut Will Speed'ly
Recover.
(From Tuesday's Dally).
Sixteen freight cars, nearly all
loaded with way or through frelghtJ
are in the ditch one mile- south of
Three Pines, a broken car wheel hav
ing caused the wreck of an extra out
of Roseburg running as No. 221.
The train was in charge of a crew
from Roseburg. but all escaped in
jury except -.ear Brakeman Lang
wuo had his back severely wrenched.
Dr. Loughrldge was taken to the
scene of the accident on an extra
engine from this city to attend the
Injured man. He reports that
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puuug v until was Bpiumeii ueuny J
the breaking point, and that it will
lay him up for some time before he
is on duty again. Lang was walking
on top of the train when the crash
came, and he says that he remem
bered going up In the air, bin had
no recollection of the descent, being
found unconscious tweuty-flve feet
from the track.
Many of the sixteen cars are bad
jy wrecked
and the track was torn
up for a considerable distance
Wreckers were at once put to work
but It ls expected that it will talc
all day to clear the way for the pas
senger trains, which are waiting at
tue stations each side of It.
A delegation of Southern Pacific
'railroad men, headed by Superinten
dent Fields, and including F. R.
Dunn, travelling freight agent; C. C.
'Blood, R. C. Morris and O. C. Morris,
'assistant superintendents, reached
the city Wednesday morning to in
vestigate the wreck of freigut train
x 221 whlch orcred Dear Three
jHue Monday nlght They vlsl.ed the
Lcene of the wreck Wednesday
and
are making arrangements for
the
'tranBfeP of the frelght contained In
;th 8,xteen wreoked cars.
I Tha ahnva ani,
eluding J. D. Cook, lumberman; Geo
of the wreck. Their report, filed
! Wednesday noon, finds that no one
was responsible for the wreck, It be -
ing one of those things that Just
happens. The report in full follows
Board or inquiry convened to in-
:c 0 Webber, Conductor Ul Gllom.
one mile we3t of Three Pines, at
; 10: 10 p. m. July loth
Damage to equipment estimated
$300 00. track v500.u0, freight
$250.00.
"Investigation shows
that train
a9 runUng at 8peed of between 20
and 25 miles per hour, and derail
ment was due to broken wneel under
car P. I. E. 9742 loaded with beer la
kegs. Piece broken from wheel 32
iucl.es in length. Numler of wheel
2 0 o I U 9 . Make of wheel Dlfon Wheel
!f0I ipany Houston, Texas
Wheel shows evidence of having
been heated at some previous date.
There is also a flaw on outside web
of wheel. Indications do not show
j wheel w as excessively i.ot iminedl-
ately after derailment, tuls train hav
ing ascended maximum of 2.2 per
cent grade with retainer on this car
turned up from Tunnel No. y to point
of derailment six miles. We do mt
find any personal responsibility."
WASHINGTON. July 13. By a
vote of 9" ayes to 55 noes, the house
has passed the bill prohibiting gam
bling In cotton futures.
HAYDEN IS BOUilD OYER
TO THE GRAND JURY
In Justice Holman's court, sitting
iu the rooms of the county Judge at
the court house C'rlday morning, S.
C. Hayden, charged with the crime
of attempted rape, was bound over
to the grand Jury, with bonds placed
at )1,000. No attempt has as yet
been made to furnish bondsmen, and
the prisoner was returned to the
county Jail to await the convening
of the grand Jury next October.
Attorney Ed. S. VanDyke appeared
for the prosecution, the witnesses ex
amined being Louis Lucke, tne fath
er of the little girl; Kelly Cooper.
who went with Mr. Lucke to the Hay
den. cablu last Sunday where the
crime Is alleged to have been com
mitted, and the little girl, Alice
Lucke five years of age.
Mr. Luck testified to having had
his suspicions aroused by the delay
of Hayden and the girl In returning,
and of his following them t the Hay
den homestead, where he found
them locked within the cabin, and
of' the highly excited condition of
Hayden when he' finally appeared.
He testified that he accused Hayden
of wrong-doing at the time, and that
Hayden did not offer denial further
than to say that no harm had come.
Mr. Lucke was corroborated by Kelly
Cooper, who had accompanied hliu.
Alice Lucke, the pretty flaxen
haired little miss of five years, then
told the court enough of the revolt
ing details that Judge Holman
agreed she need go no further at this ,
time, but at once bound the prls- j
oner over to the grand Jury. j
Hayden was In court with his head
swathed In bandages, and showing
clearly the effects of his unsuccess
ful attempt at taking his own life.
He was not represented by counsel
and not till the little girl was about
tr testify did he express a desire to
he heard. Then he asked the court
to see that the little girl "told the
truth, and not what some one had
told her to tell." He then went Into ia lu euucauouai ae-
a rambling statement, attempting t0 jpartment, with the superintendent of
explain matters, and saying that hetthe llnlnS department yet to bo ?
had alwavs "been very fascinating lected' E- K' Blanchard Is supertn
to children," whom he delighted to ten.ient of attractions, luese var
have about his cabin, adding that "a! 10,19 departmental heads are to ar
whole lot of this trouble has "been rani5e tlle l"8lnations for the var
caused because Alice thought more of ! 101,9 exhibits, and apportion the prize
me than she did of her own father."
When asked why he had said be
would blow his brains out and had
made the attempt to do so, Hay len
said "Because Mr. Lucke told me bo
had witnesses and could put. me Ir
fha .ni.nri.rv an,i I Aid not u
to go."
MIL DAKYtLL HIH UNS
FKOM K.LkS' CONCUVK.
D. H. Daruaii, the Jrun's Pass
1 l5r0,'er, has returned from a trip to
Portland, where he spent threw days
at the big Elks' conclave. He speaks
I'" the week, it being estimated
that not less than 300,000 visitors
were entertained, Including both the;llnp of ndll!,frv, that this grouping
members or the great order, and toi;ettier and exploiting of the varied
those who were there became of the ,eHI)lir,.e!, of the dHtrict may go to-
doln's." The Elks were out for a L.ard tne makn? of a creater Jose
'day off," and while they took every Lhne r01inty Ea, h of tne features,
Opportunity to enjoy themselves.
-ir. uarnau savs uiac tne spirit or
fun that was through all was partlc-
ipated In by the entire city. Jne
of the features of the occasion that
was especially interesting to eastern
visitors was the. display of the Pen
dleton lodge, which spent many
thousands of dollars to take mount
ed band, troops of Indians, cowboys,
etc., along. One of the pranks of the
horsemen from Pendleton was to ride
their mounts through the principal
hotels of the city, some even being
taken to upper floors by way of the
elevators. As the horses were unshod
they did no damage and hotel own
ers stood by and smiled. Portland
was gorgeously decorated and made
a good and lasting Impression on the
visitors.
Twins Arrive at Merlin
Dr. Smith reports the arrival of
twins, a boy and a girl, ut tho home
of Mr. and Mrs. U. G. McCormick, at
Merlin, Monday afternoon. All con
cerned are happy and hearty.
GRANGE FAIR DATE
SEPTEMBER 18-20
SECOND ANNTAIj EXPOSITION IN
GRANTS PAS.S.
TO BE HELD IN BALL PARK
Premium List Being AiruugeU hiiiI
Rci dy lu About Two
Weeks.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September ISth, 19th and 20th, are
the dates for the holding ot the sec
ond annual Josephine County Orange
fair.
The officers and executive commit
tee ot the fair association met In the
Commercial club rooms Wednesday
afternoon and got the fair machinery
Into active motion.
It was definitely decided that the
fair should be held In the city of
Grants Pass, and the basebn'l park
was selected as the site. Either
temporary buildings will be erected
for the housing ot the exhibits, or a
number of large tents will be en
gaged for that purpose.
The president of the fair associa
tion ls J. W. Turvey of Williams;
secretary, R. S. Dahlborg of Murphy,
and treasurer, R. Thomas, R. F. D.
2, Grants Pass. These officers, to
gether with E. E. Blanchard, M. H.
Wllcoxon and H. T. Prltchard, form
the executive committee. J. W. Tur
vey Is superintendent of the agricul
tural department, H. T. Prltchard of
the fruit department, O. E. Wllcoxon
of the poultry department, Mrs. Carl
Grill of the ladles' department, Lin-
I 1 a m i. . f . i
money at once, ami tne completed
premium list Is expected to be ready
tor publication within two weeks.
Resides the usual list of premiums
in the several departments, a num
i .. . i , . . i . .. n.m
lue' ol 8i,B"ul ' " '
M provided, nuking the prize list a
I most attractive one. Mr. Ulanchard
has already commenced a hunt for
attractions, aud says that he expects
. , , ,, ,
.to have something doing all the time,
with 8ne,,al attractions for the even
ing entertainments.
The annual poul'ry show will be
t maio a part o( the (air proper, witn
przeg of hl?h br)i(I f()wU tl) tll9 guc.
ij exhibitors. Dr. Wllcoxon
I promises something especially a:-
j Tne ,,oar(1 of directors Is determ-
!,ned t0 8,ve de prominence
to all
th(? mnni(i tlie fruit, the agrlcultur-
aI the stock-raising and the poultry
ghow wlu l)e a complete exhibit in
lt8,;lf Taken a a wlwU lt MU make
,the 8ftCond annual Josephlno County
(jPan(?e Fair an exhibition of mognl-
tude, and of far-reactilng value to
Southern Oregon. The county has
appropriated $500 to assist, and this,
with the other funds available, and
the ready support of the business In
terests of the city of Grants Psbs,
gives the directors a substantial
basis upon which to work. The sea
son has been most propitious, and
with the great crops of fruits, grains,
vegetables, etc., In all parts of the
county, there will be no dlificulty In
getting warm competition In every
class.
Prices of admission have been
placed at fifty cents for a season
ticket, or twenty-five cents for single
admissions. This price will admit to
all departments of the fair.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Clark returned
to Golden Wednesday morning.
ELECT LISTER TRUSTEE
IRRIGATION COMPANY
The bankruptcy matter ot the Chi
cago-Rogue River company came up
Wednesday for a hearing before Ref
eree In Dankruptcy Hon. J. X. John
ston. The business transacted wag.
the filing of claims against tue bank
rupt company and the selection of a
trustee.
The meeting was largely attended
by claimants lo person, the balance
being represented by attorneys. The
bankrupt was represented by A. II.
McCurtaln, ot the firm of Bauer &
Green ot Portland, assisted by O. S.
blanchard, local counsel. The ma
jority of the Grants Pass claimants
were represented by Senator II., D.
Norton, and other local creditors
were represented by R. O. Smith of
this city, and by A. E. Reames and
W. Schuermeyer of Medford.
There are about eighty claims
which were filed with the roteree,
after which the claimants proceeded
with the election of a trustee In
bankruptcy, Ed. Lister being select
ed without an opposing vote, . al
though Mr. McCurtaln did not vote
his claims, stating that he was not
acquainted with Mr. Lister. He ask
ed time In which to present objec
tions to the confirmation of the elec
tion should be so desire alter an In
vestigation, and Refere3 Johnston
gave him three days, when the elec
tion will be confirmed.
All of the local creditors are Judg
ment creditors, and on the 20th day
of June Judge F. M. Cr.lklns Issued
an order out of the circuit court or
dering the receiver, George W. Sor
anson, to Bell the property to pay
these claims. On the following day
Dauer & Green of Portland filed a
petition In voluntary bankruptcy on
behalf of the company wlia the In
tention, it Is claimed, ot delaying the
proceedings In the circuit court. The
outcome today Insures only a tem
porary delay in the local creditors
having their claims satisfied.
The claims filed with Refree John
ston Include 924,334.41, made up of
various amounts due local business
houses; 132,304.26 due Sanders la
stock, salary, etc.; $18,378.19 due
claimants represented by Attorney
Reams of Medford; $1 4,343.43, due
Chicago claimants, and Mi,974.20
of secured claims. -
The assets of the company are list
ed at $307,263.
Formal objection was made by the
attorneys to the claims presented,
and these objections will later be
heard by Referee Johnston If the
formal objections are supported by
written objection, and testimony
proving or disproving the claim.
The election of Mr. Lister as true
tee In bankruptcy Was supported by
all local claimants, as he Is acquaint
ed with conditions and his high
standing In the community assures a
square deal for everyone.
I'lOM.KIi OF VALLEY
SITCIDEH AT MLDFOKD.
John E. Hart, formerly of Eagle
Point, who has resided In the valley
,for the past
i) years, killed himself
i uenuay uiiuruouu tu urn
. . . J . .. - . LI.
homo la
Medford, where he was living alone.
Ills body was not found until sovertl
hours after death, A 38 revolver
was used.
It Is believed that financial and
domestic trouble led the man to take
his own life. He recently sold a
ranch near Eagle Point for several
thousand dollars and ts said to have
made one or two unfortunate In-
vestments with lt. He had also be
come estranged from his wife, who
was suing him for divorce. He was
65 years of age, '
When Hart did not show up Tues
day evening Reese and J. H, Fleener
went to the house to see how ne
was getting along. They found blm
dead upon the floor with a revolver
In his hand, a fatal wound In his
head. The man's muscles we
stiffened, showing that life had been
extinct some hours. Dr. Clancy was
called and stated that death had been
instantaneous with the firing of the
hot.
Hart left a note In which he asked
the authorities to notify Elmer Smith
of Yreka and Pete Stowan of Eagle
Point. The note was unsigned and
contained uo other message ot any
kind.
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