Rogue River courier., December 13, 1912, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 1

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WEEKLY EDITION
VI )L. XXVIll
DR. REDDY GOES
TO SAN FRANCISCOi
WILL MKKT W. J. II(T( lilvlss
SOI THKKX ( ITV.
develo
'"- i ! eny Mr
'i','1't i.t the natural re-
Sources ran'!,.,
, u) grants l'as
.sources not onlv .,,!.,...,..... . . .
""-i"i'eu, Ullt
Simla ,? .. 1, I 1
' I " "L " are only vagn.'v s,lg.
irected- have taken an active "iut.-r-est.m
''"""""tlng the work f se-
",n"' 'ndiviJual sul.srrii.tlon. Th.t
is nroiior mi .1,, . , .
' ouvioiis reasons
.therefore were given exnlnn.,.
,inn bv Mr- 0. S. niamhard and oth
" " :ts at the opera honso meeting
rACIHT. RY. PEMKESSEsUt'TVrC
bet'" ''ured. the people should
turn out heartily next Wednesday
and vote affirmatively on the bond
Issue. The bond Issue Is the only
just and equitable method. Fnder
any other method, the burden can
not possibly be borne evenly, but un
der this method, rich and poor shall
share the burden according to each
one's ability to share It-mid reap
only the benefits that he Is entitled
to reap.
"T. F. HAN'LF.Y."
I'lHItlV IlL'l 'l'XI Itl'lf II lOI'l . .
IAYLOR ESCAPES
TODAY
GALLOWS
II A i:ky
"lTV M.AYFR OF
II. PFRRY .
PRESBYTERIAN
CELEBRATION
T i:TV-KIKTII A I K I SS A It Y
of okgaxtatiox.
Outlook for the Immediate tiiililinB
of the Xew Railroad to the Sea
is the I lest.
SENTENCE IS COMMUTED
I our Other Condemn,.,! .Men, Imlud.
lug Mike Morgan, Suffer F.
treine Penalty.
Dr. J. F. Keddy, who Is now bend
ing every effort toward the develop
ment of the Pacific-Interior railroad
plan, was in Medford Wednesday
night, and returned to Grants Pass
Thursday morning only to receive an
imperative call to San Francisco to
meet VV. J. Hotchkiss, the head of
the redwood lumber Interests on the
coast, and left for the California
city on the next train. Matters are
developing rapidly in the railroad sit
uation, and Mr. Hotchkiss, who has
been keeping in touch with the bus
iness at San Francisco, felt that Mr.
Reddy's presence was necessary.
It is through Mr. Hotchkiss that
the $200,000 cash subscription is
made by the lumbermen, and also
that the already constructed road at
the coast end Is to be turned in to the
company. He has also guaranteed
immense shipments of lumber from
the coast mills to the new road to
cover a long period of years.
Sentiment locally remains strong
and unanimous for the voting of the
bonds on the ISth Inst., r.nd there Is
little reason to fear the result of the
election. Bearing unon this qr.estion
T. F. Hanley, who first publicly ad
vocated the Issuance of J.'oii.mmi
bonds toward the financing of the
road, has made the following state
ment: Mr. Mauley Advocates Bond l-siie.
"As the first person In this com
munity to advocate pubiirly the bond
issue of $200,00(1 toward the con
struction of a railroad from Grants
Pass to tidewater, please permit me
to make an additional printed con
tribution in behalf of the plan.
"At the mass meeting in the Grants
I'ass opera house November 26, Dr.
Reddy and Mr. Gilkey dispelled
clearly what might seem the financial
intricacies of the proposal: and May
or Smith spoke plainly, unequivocally
and convincingly on the constitution
ality of the plan.
"1 tat it that thp immense, c'on-
tinnnlla nn,l I 111 nied i.t! A benefits at'-i
..., t ,.ni,,wlfrom the'manded that another
... , ... h. made, which revealed the lost aun ,
uiot u a a (J i rv nownui...
gins are not disputable. Every
one, I daresay, is a sharer in that belief
"A. for the olnn itself-eould any on retiring the previous
thl.,,. ImnUnKU 1,0 nWP P(l 1 1 It t 1. 1 ' t
more just, more feasible, more safe? j missed.
"This community has waited pa- . T
tientlv for two decades for the HarMhS Or HKT
At Crescent City, the doctor says,
the mass meeting was largely at
tended, and the $50,0u0 whlth the
town had set as the mark which it
must reach was quickly raised. The
bulk of the amount was subscribed
by 32 men who put up $1,000 each,
the balance coming in lesser sums.
The ladies at Crescent City were es
pecially active in their assistance,
and raised considerable of the subscription.
This subscription from Crescent
City does not include the amounts
ledgej by the redwood lumber In
terests, which are to give $200,000
in (ash in addition to the property
to be turned in.
At Wlldervilie. Selnia, Kerby and
other points that will become of
commercial Importance with the
building of this road, the interest Is
keen, and it Is said that a movement
Is already on foot to place an addl
titn to Kerby on the market in the
near future so sure are the residents
cf that place that the construction
(Continued on Page 4.)
r.ssr..(.i:i; ox xo. u
I.OSF.S II is w i.
Chief of Police McLean ;.no Con
stable Handle met passenger train
So. 13 Tuesday morning expecting t
have turned over to them a bold rob
ber who was reported to have st ilcii
valuables from a passenger. Tne pas
senger in question report ,.".1 to the
conductor that his porketlcok con
taining money and checks t i the
amount of $S.30u had be-r stolen,
and an immediate and th trough
search was begun. The p?.-ePger
was nearly frantic and tusied that
he had searched his pocke-.s without
avail but the conductor
finallv de-
search
tucked away in an inside coat porke"
instead of a hip pocket, where usuai
lv tarried. He had made the "han-e
night, mid
his head when th money -v.-ts
SALEM, Dec. 12. John W. Tay
lor, slayer 0f A. H. l'erry, in Harney
county, and condemned to die wlti
four other murderers In the penile l
tiary here tomorrow, was commute'
to life imprisonment by Governor
West at 11 o'clock today. It Is in
timated that Noble Faultier, another
of the five will be brought before an
insanity commission.
It Is expected that tho commuta
tion papers In Faulder's case will be
sent to the prison this afternoon. It
was at tit at planned, according to
good authority, to announce this act
of the governor's just before Taj lor
stepped on the gallows tomorrow.
The governor is denying himself to
interviewers, simply contenting him
self with the announcement that Tay
lor's sentence has been commuted to
life Imprisonment.
The fact that the first hanging will
not take place before 11:30 indicates
strotmly that Faultier has felt the
benefit of executive clemency.
Taylor and Faultier were doomed
to die together at 7:30 a. in.
The pleadings and importuning of
a special delegation of men and wo
men from Portland, waiting on him
today, failed to move Governor West
in his determination to see the four
remaining men banged and did not
draw from him any admissions con
cerning Faulder's ultimate fate.
"I have received scores of tlyeat-
ening letters, said the governor. I
have seen my wife law awake nights
fearing for the safety of our little
girl. I have gone through hell to
make a winning fight against hang
ing, but in ordering those men hung,
I am living up to the dictates of my
conscience. If those men do not. go
to the gallows tomorrow, capital pun
ishincn will not be abolished during
our lifetime."
It was some time before the gov
ernor would make this statement, but
oik e be started to talk he showed
how the hangings weighed, not only
mi his own mind, but on that of bis
wife.
FOUNDED DEC. 11 TH 1887
that the pleasant relations existing
between pastor and people was so
soon to be severed. It is to be hoped
that tho right man may soon be
found and that the work of the
church may suffer no interruption.
After the exercises a delicious
light lunch of perfection salad,
creamed chicken, wafers, cake and
coffee was served In the parlors bv
I the ladies of the church, adding
greatly to the pleasure of the occa
sion. ' Karly photographs and church
records connected with the found
er. .McLean, Who Is Present l'ntor,
to Kilter Missionary Field on
January 1st.
riman or the Hill interests to build
inch a territorial-developing rail
road, and neither of these interests
has made a single definite move to
ward such a consummation. Nor
are these interests entirely to blame,
as any corporate interest has no more
latent foresight than its executive
head, and these executive heads are
human beings, like you and me, only,
In addition, they are very busy men,
men besieged year after year by
many other communities in twenty
western commonwealths-ramun'
Ities some of which are entirely
lacking In those great abundances of
natural wealth lying wihia 8 fe"
mile pnrttu. nf the proposed railroad
-to do for those communities what,,
eanization
of public interest and
W A 1 1 1 TALK POl.lTM S.
At the meeting of the women of
the Fir,-- ward Monday renins. Dec
9 f,jr the purpose of effectin an or-
for the stuay 01 quesu.o
of good gov
ernment, the consensus OI OP.U.-.U
was -hat the ladies did not desire to
forra an aggress' organisation to
be ejected as a disturbing e emt
civic politic, but oni v,
. . .i,is authorities or
aid pjewi.
when assistance
civic im-
SALKM. Dec. 12. Carrying let
ters of protest from the governors of
all the states where capital punish
ment has been abolished, and armed
with other material which they hope
to trystallize Into a successful plea
for a respite for the five men doomed
to die in the penitentiary tomorrow
unless the people can again vote on
the question of hanging, 12 promi
nent l'ortlanders are here today.
FOKMLK KKSlhKXT
OIKS IX XF.IUtASKA.
into
tiared to
nublic organizations
i3 railed for In curing
movements and pu"'"-
for the
betterment
"Vrt I II 1
Word was received here this week
by H. H. Basler of the death of W.
H. Clements on November 8 at Ly
ons, Neb. Mr. Clements wa3 a resi
dent of Grants Pass for nine months
and during that time was in tho rea'
estate business with Mr. Basler, leav
ing here three years ago fo- Long
Beach, Cal. His death was caused by
cancer, and although he was under
treatment by Mayo Bros., cancer
specialists at Rochester, Minn., noth-
. .f... offji'ted b'lt
nUatlon as tr.ere,.,
s,andin? -mmiuee
. I .... .V,o t'l f! 01 I'"- "' "
we now propose to do or to g.aninuo committee elw'" ing could be done for him.' He lives
doingfor ourselves. The mer ' Ma,v Hildre'h. chair-jawf9 nd daughter, and many
"God helps those that help them- ed are r!()niPnts, vi'-e rhatr-frlen(js here and elsewhere.
alli wny shouia -u" mau. -y - MrJ s.
iPJgg Returns Honn
a'J'1 1 Tuey Rlggs. who lost bis right arm
,in the Medford freight yards on No
ivember 30, has returned home and
onj now busily engaged In learning to
He lays he baa
railroading and will devote
'his time to some other Industry.
, N'nrea-iman: Mrs vi
run K..H j . BAiinnon tiii un u t
C. Hal?. Mr
tm.1 t
. . . Kro Hvirv. -ins. "
L0T- Mr M C. nndley
t'i...fv i ir,
MCMu'. - ,tmm ... rre. B ir;
. few otner ;.ii
left
If
ion ..on fnr nrofits to himsen
"Why should Mr.
Reddy, Mr. Kinney, or
eauh ,-nn wealth in ro"' . t.nuehrid?1
munity of this size Is usually -LnttM'mM tor Uo. Anele. , .eft-banded
n- v K..iM for all the peo- Wednesa bU on ern up railroad
A large company, nearly filling the
main auditorium, gathered Wednes
day night to celebrate the 2"th anni
versary of the fouuding of Bethany
Presbyterian church. The pulpit and
choir loft were tastefully decorated
with evergreens, and from the devi
ations hung In silver letters "1S87
1912." George- II. Parker, chairman
of the board of trustees, presided,
and with him on the platform were
Dr. W. S. Holt, Pacific coast secre
tary of the board of home missions;
Kev. F. C. Lovett, pastor of the Bap
tist church; Itev. Win. It. Jeffrey, Jr.,
pastor of Newman M. K. church, and
Rev. Robert Mclean, pastor of Beth-
auy church.
Mr. Jeffrey read from the script uro
and Mr. Lovett offered prayer. Mr.
Loett then gave a most felicitous
congratulatory address In behalf of
the other churches.
Two of tho charter members of the
church, Mrs. R. H. Gllflllan and W.
S. Barrle, were present und partici
pated In the celebration, the former
presenting a history of the church or
ganization and its 23 years of activ
ity, recounting many Interesting facts
and reminiscences. Robert Jewell,
the youngest member of tho church,
delivered an address to the older
members that elicited hearty ap
plause. The address of the evening was
given by Dr. Holt, and was Intensely
Interesting. At one moment he has
his audience In a galo of laughter,
then in a flash he has them Intensely
interested In his sublime theme, the
Gospel of tho Son of God In our na
tional life. He graphically pictured
the march of home missions In the
van of our civilization, planting
(hurdles and schools, moulding the
unpromising (dements Into respect
able (Itlzens, and conserving of na
tional strength that would otherwise
be lost amid unfavorable surround
ings. He then took us to a foreign
land, Manhattan Island. Within a
few minutes walk of the mission
house on Fifth Avenue, he led us In
to the largest Italian city outside of
Rome. A few minutes moro and we
were In a Jewish city of 1,250.000,
the largest Jewish community In the
world. From there ho led his hear
ers down to our southwest border to
look upon the KOO.oni) Mexicans who
have come to us with the Ignorance
and superstitions of past ages, ami
must be moulded Into American citi
zens, else they remain an ever-growing
menace to our national life. From
there he carried his hearers west
ward to meet the Incoming tide from
the Orient, and In eloquent words im
pressed upon bis audience the tre
mendous responsibility of the church
for the transformation of these heter
ogeneous elements Into strong and
safe American manhood and woman
hood. Mrs V. L. Ireland rendered a
solo, and those who have beard her
sing know that no comment Is neces
sary. Her voice Is of rare sweetness
and power, and always a pleasure to
her hearers.
The final address of the evening
was the message of the pastor to the
people be Is soon to leave. He urged
upon them loyalty to the funda
mental principles of the gospel, to
the Crucified One as the world's
hope, and to a more" thorough util
ization of the younger element In the
church. The Christian Endeavor so
ciety contains splendid material from
which to build a strong church for
the future great work awaiting It.
The only shadow upon the happi
ness of the occasion was the thought
(Continued on page eight.)
ASStH'IATKH HOYS'
I LI II AT WORK.
One of the most far-reaching
movements Inaugurated In our city
for many months Is the organization
of the Associated Boys' club, which
has been under way for some time,
and the success of which Is now an
assured fact. The whole matter la
bii outgrowth of tho purpose of the
Twilight League, which Is made up
of baseball teams representing each
Sunday school of the city and which
contest among themselves for su
premacy In that line.
The first step In this later move
ment was taken when each Sunday
school appointed two of their mem
bers to act as managing directors,
who met and effected the general
association which has tho separate
Sunday school organizations under
Its direction. Dr. K. C. Macey was
elected president of the association
and Don Calvert secretary and treas
urer. Since this election the organ
ization of each Sunday school divis
ion has been brought nboiit and of
ficers elected for each.
The association has leased tho old
Coliseum rink which now presents
the appearance of a fairly well ap
pointed gymnasium. Tho old city
Athletic club lias provisionally
turned over Its entire equipment for
the use of the new organization and
this Is at present being Installed In
the Coliseum. If It Is found that
enough of tho members are Interest
ed In the work. It Is probable that u
bowling alley will be Installed.
The fundamental Idea of the As
sociated Boys' Hub h to provide
healthful recreation for the young
people of the city and this plan of
Instituting athletic contests Is
thought the best method of bringing
the young people together. This
Idea, as Ib seen, Is rather ft combin
ation of the working out of the V.
M. ('. A. and the big athletic clubs
of the larger cities. The work In
basketball will probably begin before
this week Is over, and will bo fol
lowed as the season progresses by
other lines of Interest as Indoor
baseball, wrestling and boxing bouts,
bowling matches ami other lines of
athletics. Fach Sunday school has
chosen Its athletic director, who will
nave charge of the work In that Sun
day school. Teams w ill be chosen to
represent each organization In these
lines and will compete as In the Twi
light League. Membership to the
association Is open to all who wish
to enter and pay the dues exacted
for tho maintenance of the work,
there being no stipulations as to Sun
day school membership, except for
ttiose actually competing In the inter-Sunday
school contests.
Two divisions of members are
recognized, the juniors, who are un
der eighteen years In age and sen
iors, over that age. Specific hours
for use of the gym. will be arranged
for each Sunday school at a meet
ing of the directors. Membership
dues for the juniors, who will meet
In the afternoons, have been placed
at twenty-five cents per month, and
for the older members at fifty cents.
Basketball teams to represent
each of the schools which made up
the Twilight League, will be ready
for practice this week and It will not
be long before the old Coliseum rink
will be the scene of many exciting
e ntests.
This cause Is Indeed a worthy one
and should receive the hearty sup
port of every citizen who has the
moral and physical welfare of the
young people of the city at heart.
AGRICULTURAL
EXPERT WANTED
COMMKIU'I L l l.l lt lUSt l SSFS
farm .;i:xt ri.AX.
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATES
Curry County Akn That IahuI Or.
ganltiilon AmsIm In Building
Wukoii Hotid.
Mrs. Walter Brlggs, who has been
In the hospital here for some time,
has so far recovered that she was
able to return to Merlin on Thursday.
The employment of an agricultural
and horticultural expert to advise
and assist the producers of Josephln
county was the live topic before the
commercial club at tho regular
monthly session Monday evening.
Some time ngo a proposition was
made to the club through a Chicago
organization whereby $500 pur an
num would bo available from that
source for the employment of such
expert providing the local commun
ity would supply other funds to make
up the salary that would bo roqulred.
This Chicago organization agreed to
add $500 to the fund for each of two
years, demanding only that the man
employed bo acceptable to President
Kerr of the State Agricultural Col
lege. The necessity for tho employment
of an expert of this nature Is recog
nized, and his valuo to the commun
ity would he many times the salary
that would have to bo paid. To make
up tho balance of the snlary It was
suggested that either an agricultural
association could ho formed, with
which every producer In tho county
would surely become Identified, and
by the payment of a small due of a
dollar or bo per annum make up the
balance, or by the combining of the
oflbo with that of county horticul
turist, the salary of which officer la
paid by tho county, making the salary
largo enough that such official could
devote all of his time to tho agricul
tural Interests. To mnko avnlluble
the assistance from tho ouIhIiIu It Is
necessary that continuous employ
ment be given the expert.
Tho Pomona Grange has for sever
al months past bad tho market prob
lem under discussion, nnd a commit
tee from tho commercial club, com
posed of Messrs, I.undlterg, Antler-
Hon, Selleck, Moss nnd Pnrsons, was
appointed to take up the question of
the agricultural expert with that
body.
Curry County WuiiM Wugon (oui.
The commercial organizations of
Curry county addressed a lotto.' to
the local club asking for co-operation
of the two counties In building a wag
on road from the mouth of the Roguo
to Grunts Pass. At present the trail
down the Rogue Is In poor repair,
and practically all of the travel from
the lower river country crosses over
the divide Into the t'mpqua valley,
and In winter time this route Is not
practicable. A road along tho Rogue
would be good winter and summer.
Josephine county and tho forestry
service together are now doing work
on the trail In this county, $1,800 be
ing available for that purpose. Of
this amount the county appropriated
$600 and the forestry department
$1,200. A wagon road already runs
to Almeda, and from there the trail
will be put on a good grade ind the
swi'chhack that has been the obstacle
to travel with loaded pack horses will
)o eliminated. By ttie widening of
this trail It could be converted Into
a wagon road. To Interest govern
ment aid In this matter Senator
Bourne, of the committee on post
roads, will be communicated with,
and an effort made to get a congres
sional appropriation to bull) the road
to 'he mouth of the river. The local
Good Roads association will also take
the matter up, and should be able to
get action upon the building of this
much needed highway.
The business men at the mouth of
the Rogue state that this wagon road
would be of almost as much value to
them as a railroad.
The commercial club of Eugene
(Continued OB Page Fight.)
' and to spend
He a railroad? These ma. i 1ughridge.
any other such public-.pirited lo-