FK1I 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
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'I :!.e to.ll that is uUav
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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-
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o: r.st :re s
oivns the
-'o'.iMon; ami
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dealers
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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
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See us for
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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
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