Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, February 21, 1913, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextFK1I IV, FF.HHIARY 21, 1913 PAGB FOVR Weekly Rogue River Courier cochty official paper A. H. VoorlJet, Proprietor i Entered at the Grants Pass. Ore-i ton, post office as second-class mall 1 matter. j KCIIKCIUITION IIATK8 Oil Tear 11.60 tU nionths 76 Tkree Months 40 FICIDAi, I KIJUl AltY JUi: THEOREOON PRODI CER S MILL- STONE. The California producers long ago learned the lesson of organization and co-opcratlou. The commission man no longer has them throttled with the last ounce of profit squeezed out of shipments. Hut through this same organization that has resulted so profitably to tho grower of the citrus crops, the Oregon producers, i unorganized, find a serious menace. Unable to longer dictate terms and conditions to the California ship- pen, tho commission houses fortify their profits by an added dig Into the Oregon grower. How this is done ts shown by the following news article recently appearing in a Portland newspaper: "Oregon fruit being lined as a bonus to expedite the salo of oranges and bananas, through the system de veloped by commission men on Front street, Is a spectacle giving produc ers grave concern. "In buying the citrus frultB, the commission men must pay ciihIi, be cause the growers are organized and will take no chances with tho com mission, merchants. Hut the Oregon fruits aro sent to iho local market as a rule by unorganized producers, and commission houseH will not pay cash where they can avoid It. if there Is a little glut In the citrus market, and the commission house that brought tills product for ciihIi stands a chance of losing something, all It has to do to get a movement Is to say to some of the retail deal ers or other buyers: "'If you will take these- oranges, i World's Fair In Chicago, the greatest lemons or bnnnnas at tho current (exposition of human progress ever markot quotation, I will sell you aigiven. there were nil kinds of ve lot of apples, poaches or pears at a hides of transportation in use nt the very low figure.' jtlme. And there wasn't a Blnglo au- "As tho local fruits are on eon- jtotnoblle there. What is more, there slgniiient. and tho commission house wasn't a'singlo practicable autoiuo makeM something on them anyway, ihlle In the world, tho manager Is not so much concern- Today, according to estimates e( to get a profit for the producer as mnm, j,y tnc official organ of the Au whon handling the citrus fruits. toinobllo Club of America, there are "All tho fads brought to light In jovcr a million automobiles in actual connection with the prosecution of service in tho United States alone, the Front street dealers by the fed-, and. according to other reliable os eral government satisfy the prodnc- Utilities, there will bo 300,00(1 auto chrs of tho state that they must reach 'mobiles manufactured in the United tho trnde on a different basis than States during the year 1913. has prevailed in the past." JOAQt'lN MILLER'S LAST POEM. The following is .loaipiin Miller's Inst poem, written last Friday morn ing when he realized that death was near "This Is my last message to the world," Milter told his wife. lie handed her pieces of paper uti whic h he had penciled the following lines At Final Parting, t'ould I but teach niati to helioe Could I but make small men to grow, To break frail spider wvhs that weave About their thighs and bind them Could I but sing one song and lay liiim Doubt; l then could go my w ay In tranquil silence, glad, serene Hut, Ah. this disbelief, which Is doubt, This doubt of (fod. this doubt Hood. The damned spot w ill not out Wouldst learn to know on ittle ir-'.i.H'-ai;e tV How or, Bit perfume, pel feet form and hue: Yea wouldst thou have one perfect hour Of all the e.ts that conie toi von .Then grow as God hath phi KTOW, A lordly oak of dalsv low As He hath set Ills gardens, be d Juet what thou art or grasp the tre That treasures up In heaven laid Await thy sure ascending oul, LI fa after life be not afraid. MEXICAN "PEACE AND I'ROS- ! PEK1TY." . , . Again It In announced that the sun of peace and prosperity Is to 8ne over tbe republic of Mexico. This periodic announcement has come merely to mean that one of the 1 uthern "Idlers" has for the mo ment displaced another loader and that the shifting of political af filiations Is again taking place. Peace will not follow the victory that has come to the arms of the I younger Diaz. The Mexican revolu-1 uon m noi a umi ..... ....... ..- sponsible head, but it is rather an aggregation of revolutions with var ious lenders to continue menacing ,)ateVer governrnent momentarily In control. Orozco and Salazar and lluerta and the others will not take kindly to the setting up of a new form of hollHokpppnK ,n whI(.,, tnpy nil;ht rlp(,ate() t0 m rpar H0 ( by mj nwaM HmnnA wUh one Ma(,(r0 n (,,)aln(J Qnf) a. other executed. The Mexican situation will still continue to be alive In so far as It affects the United States and the I inten-Bts of the American residents I of Mexico. Intervention haB been wisely stnyed, but the day will un doubtedly conm when tho United, States will face a crisis that will call for action. If Mexico were part of the United States of America, accepting our government and being controlled by It. It would result In Immediate re sults for the development of latent resources, the tilling of the count less thousands of fertile acres, and , the peace, happiness and prosperity of the Mexican people. There are many who would like to see such a condition brought about. - HIE MAItVELOl'S AUTOMOBILE, Twetity years ago, at the great That Is, there Is. roughly speak- IIlam 1,1 Session "forty actual work ing, one automobile to every hull-,1111? !"'" "f until five o'clock Sat dred people in the country, and there urday afternoon. March 1, has pasxed will be manufactured In this conn- tn" bouse, try this year one automobile to aboiir 1 every 300 people. There are, approximately. TOO concerns manufacturing automobiles and as many more making parts and accessories. The automobile is a f.i- miliar sight wherever a vehicle an travel, while in the cities motor cars are so common that horse-drawn pleasure vehicles have almost heel, driven from the s'roeH Autotnobi -trucks seem rapidly to be displaciti.: horses for hnnllng. The "horseless ag-i" tr.-iv he deem ed to be falrlv upon tho threshhol.l of Its reU:n Inter Ocean THE BOND ISSI'E 1 THE l.WV untoi tut..Ce lh.it C: .v:m 'I e'.e .1. .1 I. 1 ' i j,,..,, ,! !' ev.o , oii.ni-.utj must 'I :!.e to.ll that is uUav f ct.cl 111! lid mch.t the h for .1: I e iro' ,iv . ''i;l o .1,1 ! the il b 11 ' e i the . I'M ; - .-!..ir nit an.) or. H KKKLY ROGUE RTF KB OOCRIKR torn that was dead before It was born. There Is not a member of the board of directors of the Pacific-Interior company, or of the Public Utility commission, or of the city council 'that has ever contemplated for one moment the putting of the funds raised by the sale of the bond lue Unto stocks or bonds of any company, or for the aid of a stock company, corporation or association in contra Tentlon to the state constitution. The law has been fully considered and is by , of tnege people. When the Pacific-Interior company was Incorporated the question of bonding the city for the building of a railroad bad not been considered. Tbe Pacific-Interior company was or ganized solely as a holding company I(g work wag ,.0M1 ,,,, j when It transferred Us holdings, the Draper-Gunn Interests, to the , city Since that time the city of Grants Pass, through its common council and the properly constituted Public Utility commission, has had full cnarge of the railway building, and the road when built will belong to the city and not to any company or corporation. No question of the legality of the bond Issue has been raised by the bond buying houses, and the attor neys agree that the Issue Is legat. The reason the council has not yet sold the bonds Is that a better offer is expected, though the last bid of 96 1-2 for a five per cent bond ts a reasonable one. The passage of the public utilities bill through the legislature In not needed to legalize any action, but is Intended to remove some of the red tape nt present involved. The bonds aro legal and can be sold without It. If unconstitutional, no act of the leu- I Mature could make, the Issue con stitutional. These observations, which are not needed for the enlightenment of those who have followed the develop- ment of the local railroad situation, are called forth through the puhllca- ,lon ,n a loo; 1'l"'r l,f 1,11 statement regarding the constitution ality of the bond Issue, a statement evidently based upon an Inexcusable lack of Information of the situation. During the year 1911 Petalunia shipped to San Francisco S, 134, 127 dozen eggs and S0,r'3 dozen poultry, and in 1912 they shipped 10,232,1 21 dozen eggs and S 4 , 4 2 5 dozen poultry. April was their biggest shipping month with 1,232,720 dozen eggs, while November with 560, S6 4 dozen eggs was tho smallest month. The Westetiund resolution pledg ing members of the legislature to re- I KII DM NN WOULD I PATENT IT RTLi: SERl'M- ih-imiv i. ,i, h i. M'.M.i.Y hell jn. Information was obtained here today that Mr 1'i ic dniaiui. discoverer of a turtle serum remedy for tuberculosis, ap ' plied several months ago for Anier ic an patent covering the remedy an 1 : '- 1M.il ket 111 the Tinted States. WASH INCTON. Feb. L'cl. Off), ials of the patent office hero today lref'i'-ed to discuss a Hctiin cable that IT. Friediuann has applied for pat en's on Ins tnrt'e serum for tubercii '.o:s The H p, nnits the patenting of cultures but not of the method of in v ring them. sutkicith s' htm i:rv. V!I MINc'.TON. Del . : been at the Deer I Mkr.l the stay of the W.' ;huU;:,r b.nid of re tod i Immediately 'i ' '' i en . the ,iyty a t 'i Ml. !-T !; -hey epc Vh 2fl. -'aik hotel 'N.'w -York- se.fTra m.l.te Co.i-.h p'an. so re- U ''.I' ''el hl!U o: r.st :re s oivns the -'o'.iMon; ami !o be !:hv re - oii- V r dealers "ter MIRPHV ITEMS. Henry Diess is still busily engaged hauling bay to Grants Pass. Herman and George Walter and Joe York, prosperous farmers from up near Applegate. were all visitors to Grants Pass Saturday. Ed. Herriott was out from Grants Pass Friday with his aut0 truck, the purpose being to transport a large crowd from Williams to the mask ball at Murphy. Farmers are all busy at present getting their ground in shape and quite a lew are sowing grain this week; this weather is Ideal for that work. The Illinois valley correspondent is all right in regard to his being too busy to write often as he says they are all making money and have no time for items. I will excuse him provided they are making the coin from the farms and mines, but should they be making It like some are at the present day it would cause our courts lots of trouble. There came near being a serious accident In the Mountain Lion mine a few days ago when A. H. Welch went back in an old tunnel in search of a ledge. He climbed down an old shaft for 50 feet and then went back In an old tunnel for tio feet, and while he was engaged in digging out some ore about 12 feet of the tunnel fell In leaving him back in there with only one candle. Hut being a man whose ambition was to see the outside, again, he proceeded to dig his way out. He had dug but a little ways when a rock fell on the candle and left him In the dark, but not giv ing up at that he kept on until he finally made his way safely through, after having been entombed from 10 o'clock until four. He found some fine specimen ore which he says he Is going back after as soon as pos sible. The mask ball at Murphy Friday night, as usual, was a grand success, and every one reports having hart n very good time. The supper was of the best, and 91 numbers were sold. Prizes were given for the best sus tained characters, the lady winning the prize being Miss Florence Mes senger of Provolt. she representing a cow girl, and the gentleman's prize was won by our efficient mail carrier. I.. M. Mitchell, he taking the part of an Indian. The prize wait: was won by F.lsie and Herman Mc Fadden. ILLINOIS VALLEY ITEMS. Kerby gave a masquerade ball on Saturday night. Many from this part of the valley attended and report it a success in every way. Miss Vivian McVay is having a siege of la grippe. Lafe Haine is also sick with la grippe. Alfred Kelly, formerly a resident of this valley, has returned. In the trial of Oscar Beer vs. Carl .Manley, held at Takilma on February 14. a verdict was given in favor of the plaintiff. A social dance was given at the home of Abe Ilervey on Saturday, February. S. Those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hunch, Mr. and Mrs. McCandless, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kitterman. Mrs. Ed. Lind, Mrs. L. D. Force, Mrs. Joseph Sowell. Misses Call Shadinger, Dora Haine, l.enora Sowell. I .villi Bryan, Pearl Bryan. Bessie Bryan, Edna Rnss. Bes sie Habcock. Amies Ceorge, Julia O'Brien, Esse O'Brien and Messrs. Ralph Fehely. Ray Rriy-s Maurice Bryan, l.ee Sowell, John Sowell, Rob ert Kitterman. Frank Sowell, Joseph Campbell. Kay Cneii. Harry Sowvl. (irover Crinimett, Paul Force, ('harlov Sowell, James Spence Ed- ward Spence. Harry Force. Robert Force, Raymond Baldwin, Bar ms. Orby Shaffer, Joseph Sowell and Carl Cald. The guests departed at a late hour, after spendinc a most enjoyable evening. (S'ate of Ohio I countv. ss. -'it y of Toledo, Lucas i I Frank J. Chetiev makm mih t),-it is senior partner of the firm of F. Cbenev ,vCo.. doing business in i ;,.. t .p. i i ; tii. v " ' l" con no, countv ami state ! afon lid. and that said firm vvi'l ceiv the sum of ONE Hl'NDUED DOL LARS for eac h and every e:i.. nf e-.. 'ttes;tarrh that cannot he cured hv ib . after the' of HALL'S CATARRH CERE. 1 for Elk- ! FRANK J. CHENEY, t to reach : Sworn to before me and subscribed in luv vresence. this t'.th day of IV ! i ember. A. D.. 1 sm!. I SEAL i A. W.' Gl.EASON Notary 1'ubli". Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken ir. 'niary and acts diectrly upon th. Mood and tmo oiis s irfac es of the s' s ten: Sendo for testimonials free F J CHENEY CO . To'edc, O So'd by all .lruists, 7"e Take H.r.l's Family Pills for stipatioti. con- uiviili SVS F.OND ISSUE IS CONSTITUTIONAL. Editor Courier: My attention has been called" to a statement In a lo-a paper to the effect that the nty bund, are unsalable because the issue U In violation of the state constitution. This 1 believe, is vitally and abso I have had much lutely unfounded . . t J t oru and ..oriespondence witn nonu - - not one has claimed the bond issue is ,n conflict with the state consutuuon and , don't think a lawyer whose opinion would be taken by any bond buyers could be found who would glve such an opinion. Of course if the bonds are in violation of the co- no one would buy them at .iim- would ne ...... r. pa iieeause iw - ' nhless. The fact that we have had u hUh as ! 1-2 'els .w the bonds have a good legal rm . ... . .fct nrlce the interest tng. as "i -n..M be only 5 1-5 per cent per an num. whereas many towns are paying 5 1-2 and 6 per cent. The statement that the legislature can pass an enabling act to legalize bonds issued in violation of the con stitution is absurd. The legislature cannot amend or change the consti tution and cannot make anything constitutional that is unconstitution al. If the bonds are unconstitution al, they will remain so until the con stitution is changed and that can only be done by vote of the people, me enabling net before the legislature was prepared by myself and intro duced at my request, and I hope no one will believe for a moment that I expect in that manner to amend the constitution. The bonds will be sold in proper time for the best price ob tainable, as surely as the town stands. ROBERT O. SMITH, Mayor. Grants Pass. Feb. 2. 1913. WIRE IIUIEFS. OREC.ON CITY, Feb. 20.- An hon es; man has been found. Burnielster and Anderson received 1 cents from W. S. Davis, Albion. Wash., due them an a subsc ription to the Oregoir City Academy which suspended pub lic at ion I 2 yea;-s ago. SAN RAFAEL, Cal., Feb. 20.- -Edward Butler and Frank Orady knocked a shark senseless and dragged It into their boat. The shark came to life and they shot it dead, shooting several holes in the; bottom oi the boat. It sank. They had an awful time getting ashore. LOS ANdELES, Feb. 20. Be cause Mayor Alexander and two po lice commissioners each had a favor ite candidate for the last of the city's 200 saloon licenses, no agree ment could be reached. Los Angeles citizens must exist with 199 thirst parlors this year. PORTLAND, Feb. IS. Peeved be cause the conductor did not stop the car at the right street, Fred Henry rang up eleven fares on the register. The judge thought the conductor's cash box had done deadly enough ex ecution and ordered him released. LOS ANGELES, Feb. IS. "Charge against you dismissed; go homo with your father and be a good child." This was Judge Rose's admonition to Jatnes Morris. 53, arrested because he manhandled his father. Thomas Mor ris, SI. because of an. attempted spanking. GOV EKVMENT AFTER McCASKEV COMPANY. CLEVELAND, Feb. 20.- Claiming it criminally restrains tr:ol.. ilm wnv. eminent has brought suit against the McCaskey Register company, makers of office appliances, here today. The defendant is said to own the Domin ion Register company, Limited, of Toronto, Canada. Now Is the Your See us for SEED WHEAT SEED OXTS ALFALFA SEED TIMOTHY SEED RED ( LOVER SEED ETCH SEED W. P. COUNTS & SON R 1T1IEK 15K I'OOTBALL COACH OK EX-PKES. Wr " -.- sr,.T . ' NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. rt . Dune Mntt 'l'n m jo. salary oi n"' 'mi as professor of law at Yale, $5,- 000 a year. Salary of Howard Jones, Yale football coach, $4.- 000 season. To this may be added his salary of $1,000 or so while working elsewhere dur- ing the "off seasons." 4- These are tne figures that are f interesting the members of the -f University colony and many oth- ers here today. Jones 13 but five years out of college, while 4- Taft has a record of 36 years as a distinguished alumnus and master of law. MIXERS ARE DROWNED. VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 20. In an accident at the Siwash Creek mines near Yale, B. C, yesterday, two men, W. H. McBeth and J. A. Flodin were drowne'd when the creek burst into a tunnel Into which they were at work. (JOVEItNOR'S SECRETARY ETS'$:i,000 SALARY. SALEM, Feb. 20. Tho house has today passed the senate bill fixing the salary of the secretary to the governor at $3,000 a year. There was no opposition. ITALIAN' SPECIALIST TO ATTEND MOIUiAX. ROME, Fei. 20. Summoned to Cairo to attend J. Pierpont Morgan, Prof. Bastianelli, one of the greatest specialists of Italy, will leave here tonight for Egypt. It is stated that Morgan told Bastianelli that his con dition seemed satisfactory, but that his presence was desired as a precau tion. Dispatches received bore say that Morgan took a brief drive through tlie suburbs of Cairo today. MOTHER CAT THAT COMMITTED SITCIDK. EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 20. The Norwegian steamer Hornelian from Sydney, Australia, via Honolulu, is in port today with a story of moth er love, even to death. On leaving Sydney a stowaway cat was found on board which ten days later gave birth to two kittens. All went well until the youngsters were lost overboard In a gale off Honolulu. Since then the mother has refused all food, and last night when she fell overboard, the crew were positive that she committed suicide from grief. CLASSIFIED ADS FOR HALF FOR SALE Lots in Laurel Crest; good soil, shade trees, irrigation; beautifully located for a charming home or choice investment; prices lower than lots less desirable. Nel lie O. Miller, Owner, 109 N. 6th St. 11-13-tf FOR SALE Rattling good furni ture and second hand store, be low cost. Best location in city. Terms. Write or see H. B. Hen dricks, Albert Bldg., near postal flee. 2-21-lt MISC'ELLAN EO' "f FOR RENT A tract of orchard land in good bearing trees. Address P. O. Box 340, city. 2-7- RANNTE, the plumber, Is ready any minute to repair your plumb ing. 609 H street. Telepbont 140-R. 4-2-tl Time to Buy SEEDS prices on RYE SEED CHEAT SEED ORCHARD CRASS SEED JAPANESE MILLKTT SEED KAFFIR CORN SEED SI N FLOWER SEED