Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, November 01, 1912, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 1

Rogue River courier., November 01, 1912, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textwine WEEKLY EDITION VOL. X.Will SPITZENBERGS NET $1,40 PER BOX (KMM.h IN SAN IKAVdsto rkixgs Tor i'kk i:. 1912 SHIPMENTS 110 CARS X Apple Now f.oillg ,i Lasteill Market, Cut tin- South Getting Rogue Kier Apple. A tar of Rogue river Spit zt-nheiir apples, sold in t he San Francisco market, has netted its grower $Oo, or approxmntely $1.40 per box. This is the best price received yet this K'ason, and is considered most satis factory in view of the heavy apple production In all parts of the I'r.ii ed States. The Individual car noted aliove was loaded wkh fruit of the best, or "extra quality" pack, from the KW niann orchard located four miles be low town on the Rogue. To date sixty-two cars of fruit have been shipped from this statiori '.his fall, and Fruit Inspector Hmhe is authority for the sta'enient that the total shipments for the se".-on will be not less than 110 cnrs. bur lier in the season the hulk of the shipments were sent to eastern mar kets, but the heavy eastern apple crop that Is now being sold there, to gether with heavy shipments from western growing districts, has de moralized the market till it has be come unprofitable, and the most of our local fruit now goes to the south, San Francisco petting much of the choice pack. The apples yet loft on the trees are largely of the Raldwln, WIncsap and Hen Davis varieties, the grow ers having picked the Ppitzonborg and the Xewtons first. The Sfpitsen berg this season is not as highly col ored as usual, the cool summer wi-h more than the usual amount of rain having held bark some of the real Rogue river touch of beauty. The Newtown is up to standard, however and again the yellow fruit is assert ing its superiority, for it has a mar ket all its own. Practically even car of Rogue river Newtowns Is bill ed to the east, not to enter into . om petition in eastern markets wi'n eastern grown fruit, but for re-hip-ment to the European markets. Our Newtown has no real competition. In the world, and for the table of tit" best European trade it bring-- the top price. The cities of the southern United States are also taking. much of th western grown fruit. New O.-b'.ir;, especially disposals of many car loads. Manager Damon of the Producers' rruit Company, says that his house alone will ship letter than eighty rars of fruit from here before the last apple is disposed of. He ex pects that the average run of the fruit will net the grower around six ty cents per box, a satisfactory figure considering the fact that the I'nited States Is harves'ing the greatest crop in its history. In quality, Mr. Damon says that the apple shipped from Grants Pass is proving its superiority. Many dis tricts have been troubled with "wa ter core," this especially having af fected the Med ford district. Mr. Da mon adds that his people were con tinually cautioning him to beware of the water core, but that he found none of It here. Our apples were colored as well as any, and the keep ing quality of the local fruit has been demonstrated time and again. The getting of the fruit to the shipping point has been no small item, and besides many teams that have been hauling throughout the fall, two or three a,'?o trucks have also been employed, and are s'lll making regular trips. Some of the larger orchards are packing their fruit before bringing it to town, while other brings It In the picking box and It is boxed at the warehouses GRANTS TWO GREAT TEMPER- ANCE ADDRESSES There were two of the greatest temperance addresses ever heard in j rants Pas-s at the opera house Sun day, when Attorney Frank Iturke, of Portland, turned his Irish eloquence loose. Mr. liiuke is a man who is not only tighter by nature, but has developed an aggressive character bv years of hard work in fighting the I saloon in arious parts of the unlou. iie is not ii an orator and a man of the keenest insight, and has close. v analyzed the liquor question. With a Hash of Irish wit now and then, with a throb of pathos here and there, he held his two great audi- lences in wrapt attention, presented figures and statistics to show that the saloon does not build up the bus ituss interests of any community, and that it Invariably operates to th" detriment cf the town where it is li -cated. I!epo;uted out that the argument that a bar was necessary to the suc cess of a first class hotel was an In sult to the traveling men, for the day of the boozing traveling salesman was practically over. He polntel out the absurdity of the argument that the open saloon would attract trade from the rural districts, for it was well known that the saloon mea wanted to get the matter of lo; -l op tion out of the hands of the frrners and Into the ci:ies. for the rea-on jthat the rural population would most frequently vote the town dry. Mr. Burke has been in all 'he towns along the Southern Pacil'.e and stated that he found that the "dry" towns are w t-1 1 satisfied and M"sper Ing In the absence of the salmis. lloth the afternoon and evening addresses were brightened rp with lively singing. Prof MacMurray lead ing in the evening with a large mono of singers from the varoius "hurch choirs. Subscription cards were circi'latei' at both meetings and a liberal amount was subscribed, all of which will be devoted to the campaign r this county. i 1)1 k gi.nir atimns 'i:i;m;nt at mow Mrs. I!. F. Pound, who has been (spending two weeks with her par J -iits. Mr. and -Mrs. II. A. Coiless, re turned to her home at Salem Thurs day. On the L'oth iii st . there was icieliiated at the Corless home the 2';li anniversary of the wedding of (Mr. and Mrs. II. A. ('or)ess, and the (is! annivtrsary of the marriage of (Mr. and Mi. Pound, thi.i also being the date on which the parent:- of I Mrs. Corless were married, and there j were present at the gathering lour l gemmations. Col. Win. I,. Ridley, i.Mrs. Corless' father, aged 92. being the eldest pres'ir, and Miss Arlene iSweetland the youngest. Mr. Ridley, aside from being feeble, is in good 'health ami is planning to cast an other vote for president on Novem ber ". MR. I5AM.KK TALKS TO HI GO VOTERS. On Thursday eveiiina. 0 t. 29, sev eral of the Hugo voters and wouid-be voters gathered at the church to lis ten to the spre'-h of II. H. Iiasbr of (irants Pass, upon the local option question. Mr. Hasler proved himself to be a pleasing and forceful speaker, a man who is thoroughly competent to handle the question in an Intelligent and convincing way. His areuments were (b ar cut. de- isive and stronc. Having spent sev eral years in active work on the tem perance question and having acted for six years as county judge in Ne braska, thus being able to discuss the question from a financial, moral and lecal standpoint, he is able to Bpeak with authority, and those who were fortunate enough to hear him were not slow or backward In declaring It to be the best speech they had heard on the temperance question. here. Some difficulty has been exper ienced In getting cars readily at all times, tut several are now on the siding, and three are today being loaded, and at least two will te lead ed ea-h day the coming week. PASS J0SKP1IIXK tOlXTV, ORF.GON. FRIDAY. XOYK.MHF.H 1. VICE-PHESIOENT SHERMAN DEAD AT HIS HOME IN UTICA, NEW YORK "Sunny Jim" Passes Away After Illness of Months From Brights Disease, Funeral to be Held Saturday I'TICA, X. Y., Oct. 31. The fun eral of James Schoolcraft Sherman, vice-president of the I'nited States, who died here last night of Urlght's disease after a lingering illness, will be held from his home here at 2 'o'clock Saturday afternoon. Ar rangements were completed this morning. The services will be con ducted by the Reverend V, M. Striek er, assisted by the Rev. Louis Hold en. The active pall-bearei s will be employes of the I'tica Trust and De posit company, of which Institution Sherman was president. The hon orary pall bearers were selected a month ago, but the list of their names Is locked up In Sherman's desk. The body Is to lie In state In Oneida county court house between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock tomor row afternoon. WASHINGTON, Oct. St. An of ficial proclamation of the vice presi dent's death was Issued this after noon by President Taft accompanied with a request that nil public officials pay spe lal tribute to the memory of the dead statesman on the day of the funeral, when all government busi ness probably will be suspended. The president this afternoon can celled his engagement to speak at the ceremonies n't the Washington Monu ment In Newark, N. J., Saturday and will leave for I'tlcn Friday evening to attend the funeral. He has not decided whether to return to Wash ington after the services or to pro ceed directly to Cincinnati from I'tica. Ail army posts and naval vessels were ordered to lower flags to half mast out of respect for the latf vice president. Senator liaron. president pro tern of the senate, today author ized sergeant-at-nrms Ransdall to ar range for' the attendance of senators at the funeral. r Speaker Champ Clark telegraphed the house seargant-at-arms. appoint ing a committee to attend the cere monies. The I'nited States supreme court will adjourn this afternoon for sev iral days out of re.-pe-t to Sherman's memory. CHICAGO, Oct. 31.- Owing to the death of Vice President Sherman. Governor Thomas R. Marshall, demo cratic candidate for vice-president, here today called off the speeches he had scheduled to deliver in Chicago. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. The na tion's capital is In deep mourning to day over the death of Vice President James S. Sherman. Flags on all gov ernment buildings are at half-mast, and genuine sorrow was expressed on all sides over the death of "Sunny Jim," as he was affectionately called in Washington. Officials of the I'nited States sen ate prepared today to notify senators of the arrangements for Sherman's funeral, so that the senate may be well represented at the services. Postmaster General Frank II. Hitch cock Is the only cabinet member here, and he probably will attend the funeral. President Taft arrived at the White House this morning and was deeply grieved and shocked by the vice-presldent,'s death. Only two members of the "old guard," now that Sherman Is dead, are left In congress. The remaining two are Congressmen Joseph Cannon and Sereno E. Payne. Congressmen Dalzell and Tawney were defeated in the recent primaries, and Sherman is dead. President Taft will attend the vice-president' funeral, but he has not decided whether to camel his speaking engagement at Newark, N. J., Saturday night. - Harry Devendorff. Sherman's prl- Ivate secretary, Kald today that the Ida'e of the funeral has not been fixed 'but that It probably will be held Sat urday. Interment will be In the Suerman mausoleum. Mrs. Sherman is in poor health, and it is (eared that the shock of her husband's death will aggravate her condition. Mrs. Sherman was re ported somewhat improved this morning. President Tail's proclamation said iu part: "In the death of Vice President Sherman, the nation has lost one of I its most industrious citizens and one of its most efficient and faithful ser vants. As a legislator he displayed such attributes of upright statesman- jshlp as to commend him to the peo l pie for second highest office In their gift.- "As presiding officer of the sen ate, Mr. Sherman won the respect and esteem of all for fairness and impartiality, his private life was noble and good. His genial dispo sition and attractiveness of charac ter endeared him to all whose privi lege It was to know li I in. "In respect to the memory of the eminent and varied services of this high official and patriotic public ser van, 1 direct that on the day of the funeral the executive offices of the. I'nited States shall he closed; that army and navy posts and stations display the Hag at half-mast, and that representatives of the United States pay tribute to the Illustrious dead for a period of 30 days." James Schoolcraft Sherman was born in New Hartford, a suburb of I'tica, Oct. 24, IS,-,;,. Ills father, General Richard I'pdyke Sherman, was a lawyer of distinction and a democrat who had held several Im portant offices. Following his public school course, young Sherman entered Hamilton college from which he graduated In l7s, as honor man. Then after a two years" trip abroad, he returned home and was admitted to the bar. Like bis father, Sherman became a democrat and remained such until he was defeated for membership lo the county committee by a bewhlshered farmer. He at once switched to re puhllianlsm and became an active worker for the party. I'pon reaching tin- age of "9, in lssl, Sherman was elected mayor of I'tica by the republican party, Three years later he was married to Miss Carrie Uabcock, daughter of I.ewU H. Hancock, a prominent lawyer. Ili had three sons, two of whom are now married, Sherrlll, 2fi, hanker; Richard, 24, professor of mathemat ics at Hamilton college, ami Thomas Moore, 22, wcretai y-treasurer of the Smythe-Despard company. From the time of his election as mayor, Sherman remained an active figure in political life. Elected to congress from the 23rd district In ls7, he served until 1S91, when he was defeated for re-election. Two years later lie was elected from the 25th district and served until 1903. From that year he represented the 2 7th district. As a member of the "Illg Five" Cannon, Twaney, Dalzell, Payne and himself Sherman distinctly made himself felt. For years this coterie decided the fate of bills In the house. He was a strong friend of Speaker Cannon and was bitterly opposed to Roosevelt. Sherman's mottt Import ant work In eongrehs was as chairman of the committee on Indian affairs. During his political career Sher man carried on his law practice In a desiltory fashion with his brother-in-law, H. J. Cooklngham of I'tba, appearing only In very Important caseg. Although practically poor when first entering public life, Sher man left an estate estimated at $2, 000,000. He was president of the Ft l-a Trust and Deposit company, the New Hartford Canning company and was Interested In various other thriving business ventures In I'tica anj elsewhere. 11)1'-'. GREAT OVATION TO TEDDY IN NEW YORK OYSTKR HAY. .v Y.. Oct. 31. Showing no visible signs of fatigue from last night's excitement or his 4 2 minute speech at Madison Square Garden. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was up early today and ready for work. "Ry George!" he said. "I feel fine." Referring to the remarks in his behalf last night. Colonel Roosevelt said: "The crowd wns most attentive. It seemed to appreciate every point I made and responded Immediately. It was the best meeting by far of the campaign. "The principles laid down at last night's meeting will be absorbed by the two either main parties within two years." Colonel Roosevelt plans to attend the Straus meeting In Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. He Is not scheduled to speak, but may discuss the state ticket. NFW YORK. Oct. 31. "The most enthusiastic political meeting in the history or New York City." This was the phrase most used here today In referring to the great demonstration given Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt at Madison Square Garden last night at the big progres sive rally and ovation tendered the former president. Governor Hiram Johnson of California was speaking vigorously when a shout outside the building announced the arrival of Colonel Roosevelt. , As the colonel, cheeks thinner than they were before his attempted assassination, but ruddy and tanned Just the same, strode vigorously down the aisle, a deafening roar arose from the greatest mob that ever thronged the garden. Gover nor Johnson made a gesture for si lence, hut the gathering appeared not to see him. "We want Teddy!" they shouted; "We want Teddy!" Colonel Roosevelt, bowing and smiling, climbed the steps to the speaker's gallery aiiii stood before the throng. Bandanas and American Hags waved In unison, I lie i heel ing from thousands of throats complete ly drowned out the music from sev eral bands. The crowd cheered the colonel for 12 minutes. During all this time hi stood en the platform smiling and bowing, lefmdng to heed the. earnest request' of Governor Johnson and other progressive lead ers to sit down. When he finally started speaking the colonel's voice was not pitched In Its usual high key. It was well modulated and reached lo e very por tion of the garden. The former president made no icfcietico to bis shooting by John Schrank, neither did he refer to any of his political opponents. The way for Colonel Roosevelt was paved by the opening speech by Governor Johnson. IILKO OF VI !i:sllV H DK.MON NTIUTIOX, xo. uo. CAR LOAD OF HOGS SENTTO PORTLAND FIRST PURKFUS TO NORIHI R MAitkirr fou n:its. FROM LEONARD ORCHARDS Another Car Loud Now Iteing Corn IVI Will I'oIIoh. I'llce U Now gaoled nl JfH.IO Per Cut. The first car load of fat hogs to be shipped from this section for a good many years was forwarded to Port land by the Leonard Orchards com pany Monday night. The car con sisted of S7 head that will average around 2oi) pounds each. The hogs were not yet sold, and Mr. Hill, man ager of the Leonard farms, has left for Portland, and will sell tho pork ers on their nrrlval at tho stock yards. The market Is now good, Monday's quotations In the Portland stockyards being $S,40 per hundred pounds. 'i'he hogs In this shipment were raised on the I'enn-Oregon ranch, being Included In the purchase when Mr. Leo'nard took over that property. They were nt first run on alfalfa pasture, and were later finished on squash and com. Another car luad of the same lot is now being corn finished, and will follow to the northern market as soon as they are ready. Tho Leonard Orchard Co. is now harvesting Its potato crop, and will have many car loads from Its 200 acres of the tubers. They will not he placed on the market at once, how ever, a cold storage houso having been built on the farm. Six thousand bushels of the spuds will bo carried over In this house, and they will ho ready for the spring market and for seed. Mr, Hill stales that one rea son for the poor stand In many of the potato fields In the Rogue valley every year Is from the seed having expended Its vitality In excessive sprouting Induced through no pro jper storage place for the seed till It , was wanted for planting, Through the system of cold storage which ho has established be expects to over come this difficulty, and to be ablo to hold the seed potatoes till they are wanted for planting without de terioration. A car load of apples will also be placed In storage, as well ns quant ities of onions and other products that have been grown on the Leon ard holding;. Mrs. J. II. Howell returned to her home nt Gleiidalo after spending sev eral days In the city.