Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, May 16, 1913, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmm WEEKLY EDITION VOL. XXIX. GRANTS PASS JOSEPHINE COIXTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAV 10, 191:1. NO. 8. RICH FAILS TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL BIG AM V DEFENDANTS WHERE. ABOCTS ARE UNKNOWN. $1000 BOND IS FORFEITED Mrs. Rich No. 1 Here San Francisco to Testify in Prosecution of Jew Shoe Merchant. When the case of L. B. Rich was called In the circuit court this morn ing, the Jewish shoe merchant Tailed to appear to answer to the charge of bigamy, and the county attorney made a motion that the $1,000 cash bail which had been put up be for feited to the state. Attorney A. C. Hough, representing the absent Mr. Rich, stated his client was not in court and that he did not know where ' he was. The court took the motion of the prosecution for forfeiture of the bond under advisement and will later rule upon it. HoKtie Found Guilty. Everett Hogue, of Kerby, was found guilty by a jury on the charge of giving liquor to a minor. Evidence of some of the witnesses in this case was at variance with the testimony given before the grand jury which Indicted Rogue, and the ques tioning of the county attorney brought out a plot to manufacture evidence that would Wee the defend ant. ChaB. Hogue, Blrt Lewis and Glen Howard, minors, were witnesses whose testimony was depended upon by the prosecution to prove the charge. The charge against Hogue was that he had given these minors liquor, as their evidence before the grand jury is said to have substan tiated. On the witness stand they said that they had found the liquor, though Howard admitted under ques tioning that the last story had been made to order. , Hearing this, Judge Calkins in structed the district attorney to take such action as the case warranted, and information was at once filed charging Everett Hogue, the defend ant, with subornation of perjury, and his brother, Chas. Hogue, with per jury. The action was brought in the Justice court of Judge Holman, where the preliminary hearing will be held. The circuit court has adjourned till next Saturday at nine o'clock and Judge Calkins and the prosecuting attorney have gone to Jacksonville on business connected with the court in Jackson county. Thursday fore noon the court listened to argument in the case of J. L. Calvert vs. the Grants Pass Hardware Co., and will render an opinion later. On reconvening Saturday Everett Hogue who was convicted for giving liquor to a minor, will receive sen tence, as will also Geo. Gates, found guilty on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Notice has been given by Gates' attorney that he will ask for a new trial, and should this be granted, sentence will not be passed Saturday. The bond of Lawrence B. Rich has not yet been declared forfeited, though the district attorney has moved that the action be taken. Rich did not appear when the case against him was called. Mrs. Norma Cohen Rich, who was here from California to testify against the husband who had discarded her for another, has left for the south again. MINISTERS PLEAD FOP. JAPS. POMONA, Cal., May i:. A reso lution expressing opposition to the discrimination in the proposed anti alien land law against any nation ci account of Its color, wag Introducer: today before the twenty-seventh an nual Southern California Congrega tional Conference, causing Intense discussion and coming near causing a split. The resolution was finally tabled by a vote of 47 to 43. Laymen bitterly opposed It. while ministers defended it w ith oloq lene. PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS DISPLAV HANDWORK. The large number of visitors who thronged the rooms of the high school on Tuesday afternoon were well repaid as was evidenced by the commendatory remarks heard on all sides as to the excellency of the work done by the pupils. On the first floor, occupying two rooms was the exhibit of the manual training department which did re marKable credit to instructor and pupils. This exhibit consisted of about fifty large pieces and several small ones, all made this year by twenty-eight of the high school boys and some from the 7th and 8th grades. The materials used in the furni ture are the native woods, fir, cedar and some eastern oak. Among the many useful articles were seen chairs, tables, davenports, serving tables, hall trees, writing desks, lamps, cedar chests and many others. One piece that deserves especial mention is a library table made for the Good Samaritan hospital, the best piece of work made by the stu dents this year. ' On the second floor was displayed the work In domestic science. The work In plain sewing and embroidery would do credit to much older ladles and real art was exhibited in the darning and patching done by the girls of the grades. Many little in dividual touches were shown in the dainty summer dresses and lingerie pieces. It was a busy day in the kitchen and a pleasant place as to smell and sight. Our great grand mothers might arch their eyebrows or gasp In amazement at some of the customs of the modern girl, but she must acknowledge her skill In cook ing and would have gazed In pleas ure at the beautiful display of bread, rolls, doughnuts, cookies, pies and beautifully Iced cakes that were on exhibition, also the collection of can ned fruit, pickles and jellies. Misses Dora Gebers, Eva Coffinberry and Genevieve McCracken were busy making and baking dainty baking powder biscuits which were served warm to the guests. In the dining room was a table perfectly set as a model, and from a serving table Miss Fern Cousino and Helen Wither spoon served fruit punch and wafers. Both teacher and pupils must have felt the full appreciation of their work could they have heard the sen timent expressed by the many moth ers present as to their thankfulness that their daughters were being taught In such an efficient manner these very useful arts. SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE IN CALIFORNIA IS NEAR. SAN FRANCISCO, May 15. Representatives of the Light and Power Council of California and of the Pacific Gas and Electric company went into conference here today to discuss a settlement of the strike which has crippled light and power plants here, in Oakland, Sacramento and a dozen other central California cities for the last week. Today's conference is a continua tion of discussions which began yes terday, and while nothing official has been given out as yet. It Is believed that the chances for an agreement ARIZONA'S LEGISLATURE TRIES OREGON'S WAITING GAME. PHOENIX, Ariz., May 15. Gover nor George W. P. Hunt's radical idas of prison reform are respon sible today for an added five days to the session of the first Arizona leg islature. The governor's threat to veto a penal code bill depriving him of the right of pardon and reprieve, caused both houses of the legislature to pass a special appropriation bill to cover the expense of the continued session, which will await the gover nor's action. Hunt's reform ideas Included r radical system of pardons and pa roles. His views were opposed by a majority of the legislature. SACRAMENTO AND SEATTLE GET NEW POSTMASTERS. WASHINGTON, May 15 Presi dent Wilson today gent the following nominations to the senate: Thomas Fox to be postmaster at Sacramento; Edgar Battle to be post--. v-tT r.t Seattle. ILLINOIS VALLEY CREAMERY BURNS FIRE DESTROYS PIONEER BUT TER FACTOR 1 OF DISTRICT NO INSURANCE ON BUILDING Ogleby'i Hall uuil Store, aud Vacant Dwelling at WUderville, Also Go Up in Flames. The Illinois Valley creamery, lo cated on Althouae about two and one-half miles east of Holland, was burned to the ground, together with the fine McVay residence adjoining, during Tuesday night, both struc tures being total losses, with practi cally nothing saved of the contents. The fire started from the defective flue in a room at the rear of the creamery. The MacVays were !n Grants Pass attending court, and a couple was left in charge of tho property as caretakers. Tuesday af ternoon a hundred little chicks hatched in an Incubator, and to keep them warm during the night fire was started in a stove in the rear room of the creamery building, and it Is from this that the fire started. The chicks were cremated in the confla gration. None of the machinery was saved from the creamery, and a stock of goods that occupied a store in the front of the building was also a total loss. The flames were communicated to the residence a few feet away from the creamery, and that was totally destroyed, only the piano and a few other articles being Baved. There was no insurance on any of the property destroyed. The Illinois Valley creamery was the oldest of the creameries built In this district, having been In opera tion at least nine or ten years. Fire at WUderville Wednesday af ternoon destroyed the big building containing Oglesby's hall, together with a vacant dwelling that stood just back of the hall. The lire is supposed to have been started from a defective flue, the rear part of the building being occupied by Chas. Oglesby and his family, Mr. O. being the owner of the structure. A stock of goods in the confectionery store and club room conducted by Mr. Oglesby in the front part of the building was also lost with but little salvage. The burned structure was one of the leading buildings at WUderville, and Its loss will be much felt, though it Is expected that It will be rebuilt. The vacant dwelling that burned was the property of Mr. McCann. ORE. GRANGE WOULD AROLISII SENATE. ALBANY, Or., May 14. Maintain ing that the Oregon state senate rep resents personal Interests and cor porations more than it does the peo ple, the members of the Oregon State Grange now in annual session in this city, have introduced resolu tions looking toward the abolish ment of that body. The entire morn ing session today was devoted to a thorough discussion of this question and it was the sentiment of the con vention that the senate should be abolished. The grangers are con sidering the matter carefully and will Investigate all phases of the matter before taking any definite ac tion toward disposing of the body of lawmakers. After discussing the matter all morning, It was continued until to morrow morning at 10 o'clock when It Is expected that some definite ac tion will be taken. The session this afternoon was devoted to the hear ing of report from several commit tees and the appointment of an ex ecutive committee to serve for the ensuing year. The attendance today Is over 300. ".MOVIES" OF GRANTS PASS SCENES HERE. The films taken last (all by Pho tographer Welster, for the Southern l'acitic company, have been received by President Kroh of the Commer cial club, and were shown to a few of the business men on the moving picture machine at the Bijou thea ter today, and later arrangements will be made for exhibiting them on a number of evenings when the gen eral public will have the opportun ity of seeing them. Six subjects are shown, and each one is a perfect film. The street scene taken during the progress of the Tokay festival last October Is especially good, and the flitting au- tos and hurrying people give the ap pearance of a city even more preten tious than Grants Pass. Local peo-' pie and their grape-decorated autot are easily recognized, and the pho tographer caught the magnificent Sixth street in all of Its beauty. The apple picking picture taken at the Elsmann orchard and the scene In the Tokay vineyard are each excel lent portrayals of the Ttogue fruit Industry. There are also films tak en at the Wheeler and the Stino baugh chicken ranches and one of road work In progress by the county In making the macadam highway on the Crescent City road. The last picture shown la that of Rogue river, taken from the steel bridge, with many boats In the water near the city park. CONFERENCE AT NATIONAL CAPITOL IS SINISTER. WASHINGTON, May 15. Sinister significance was attached here this afternoon to a long conference be tween President Wilson, Acting Sec retary of State Moore, Secretary of War Garrison and Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy. It Is reported the conference related to the reply of Japan to California's passage of antl-allen land legislation, but this the cabinet members refused to dis cuss. It is believed they consulted regarding matters to be considered at tomorrow's cabinet meeting when the California-Japanese Imbroglio will be taken up. WASHINGTON, May 15. The California-Japanese situation will be considered by the cabinet tomorrow when, on Secretary Bryan's return from New York, Governor Johnson's answer to the national administra tion's request for delay In his signing the antl-allen land bill will be taken up. The state department officials to day are very reticent on the Califor nia matter, but Intimate that they will make no move until Governor Johnson signs the bill to which Jap an objects. After his signature It is expected that Japan Vill file a new protest reiterating Its treaty rights and notifying the federal govern ment that enforcement of the Cali fornia law will be considered an In fringement on those rights. The administration here Is watch ing events in Tokio closely and al ready has urged the new ambassador to Japan. George Guthrie, that he must leave for his post at the earliest possible moment. TOKIO, May 15. That a "friend ly and permanent solution of the dif ficulty with California" is expected Is a semi-official and inspired statement which was Issued here today through the foreign office. It said that nego tiations with America wpro "pro gressing satisfactorily." The conservative forces of Japan do not expect any serious trouble as a result of the passage of the Cali fornia antl-allen land law. riot h the government atnj the newspapers are Ignoring the anM-Amerlcan agitation for which they blamn Irresponsible persons whose influence Is not great. SALEM HOY SUCCEEDS IN MAKING IIOMH. SALEM, May 15. While endeav oring to make a giant fire cracker or bomb out of a can here today, Lester Young. 15, son of D. J. Young, was seriously Injured by a premature ex plosion. He will probably lose the sight of his left eye. Both ees wre badly burned and the Inside of hlB mouth and fa-o were scorched. BUY LANDSiFOR POULTRY FARM KANSAS CITY SYNDICATE BUYS 1107 ACRES. CUT INTO 5 ACRE TRACTS Property la Portion of Rogue River Otvluu'd TrtuU, Lying Between Grant Vhhh and Merlin. A syndicate of Kansas City peo ple, headed by J. H. Hurney, has just dosed u deal with the Rogue River Orchard Co., proprietors of the Coun try Club Orchard tracts lying be tween Grants Pass and Merlin, for 1407 acres of the property In one body which It proposes to develop as poultry farms. About 400 acres of the property, which lies at the south end of the company holdings, and only about three miles from Grants Pass, are now In pears, the balance being un developed. The plan of the new company Is to cut the property up Into five acre tracts to be devoted to fruit and poultry, the uncleared por tion to be left In the brush and to be given over to poultry growing on the Petaluma plan. The fowls will be given the run of the tract, the undergrowth protecting them from the sun and Worn hawks. Other of the tracts that are already cleared will produce the feed for the poultry, the Individual poultrynien to special ize In egg production and get the green feed from the growers on the Grouse creek bottom lands. It Is said that already the promot ers of the plan In Kansas City have made arrangements for the estab llshlng of poultry yards on the trncts, and that Merlin will soon blossom out. as second Petaluma. MEDI'OHD GETS NEXT ' MEETING OF MEDICOS, The next annual meeting of the Southern Oregon Medical society will be held In Medford, that city hav ing been selected as tho convention city at the business meeting of the society held Tuesday afternoon. The officers elected for the ensuing year were Dr. J. P. Truax of Grants Pass, president; Dr. Cora U. Lemon, Grants Pass, vice president; Dr. J. J. Emmens, Medford, secretary, and Dr. R. W. Stearns, Medford, treas urer. After the close of the business ses sion and the auto trips about town that occupied the closing hours of the afternoon, the visitors and local physicians to the number of about 25, sat down to a banquet at the Hotel Josephine. This was pro- noiinctd one of the finest ever served In the city, and the occasion was rendered more pleasant by the strains of music from the local or chestra. There were no set speeches In connection with the banquet, but there was a rapid fire of reminis cence and repartee that was spice to tho banquet, courses. "COPPERED" CLAMS CAUSE DEATH OF EVERETT WOMAN. EVKRKTT, Wash., May 15. Clams taken from a point on I'tiget Sound where there Is a mass of old copper from a wrecked ship, caused the death of Mrs. John II. Yeakel, whose body was sent from here to So.attlo today for cremation. Fish ermen and clam diggers have been warned not to dig near this point but tlieso clams were taken by a boy who Hid not know the danger. SAN FRANCISCO, May 15. A beautiful rose in a cut glass vase ar rived today at the office of Mayor Catlck. A note from a woman who opposed him In his recent campaign aid the rose was sent under the Im pression that he Is a bad man, and U might make hlm better. COMMERCIAL FISHING WILL BEGIN JUNK S. The commercial fishermen of the city are preparing for the sixty days of open seasou which will commence on the 3rd day of June, In accord with the law passed at the last ses sion of the state legislature. The Interests of the fishermen lo cally are in charge of the officers of the fishermen's union, of which or ganization Tap Cole is president, and H. E. Gethlng secretary and man ager. A fish warehouse 12x12 feet in the clear, with cement floor, la ta be erected on ground which the union has leased from the city -of Grants Tass, the site belnir nin. tenths of an acre on the edge of the city dump ground. A three-year lease Is taken on the property, and the union agrees to keep the prem ises in a sanitary and wholesome condition at all times. Ten boats belonging to members) of the union are now ready to com mence fishing with the openlnz of the season. Each boat will drift with, Its nets from a point a mile below the steel bridge, where the fishing Is ta commence, to the mouth of the Jump-Off-Joe creek, the down s treat limit, whore the nets must be raised. This fishing Is done at night, and wagons meet the boats at the lower end of the fishing water, and bring back boats, fishermen and catch. The fishing water covers a distance of about fifteen miles. All members of the fishermen' union will take the Balmon caught during the night to the concrete warehouse on the banks of the Rogue, and here the royal Chinook will be prepared for shipment. They will also be offered for sale to any one who wishes to purchaso them at the price being paid by the Portland market, which usually ranges around seven or eight cents por pound. No fUh will be cut up at tho warehouse, but whole fish will be sold at the ruling price. All not sold locally will then be shipped to the market that Is making the best re turns, the bulk probably going to Portland, although In past yeart when fishing was permitted ship ments were made to many points ta the south. In other years when the fishing season was longer and more of the stream was open to the gill netters. thirty bonis operated on the river. This year the number will not exceed half of that number as only two or three that are outside the union are expected to operate. DR. WHITE TALKS OF FARM SANITATION. Dr. Calvin S. White's popular lec ture on "A View of Rural Life," add ed some strong reminders to the needs for better sanitation in the homes and schools of the rural dis tricts, and especially for Improved conditions for the farmer's wife, to whom the modern facilities for house work Is the last to come. Ac cording to Dr. White there will be n0 great rush to get "back to the soil" until there has come a great change In the home life and the so cial life of the farming class. In his effort to emphasize the need of turn ing more of our young men In the di rection of the farm, he pointed to the fact that the legal and medical pro fessions are badly overcrowdod; In fact, the state of Oregon would be better off If there were only one-half as many doctors and one-fourth as many lawyers. But of practical, edu cated farmers there can be no over production. TROI'SERS FOR MEN' AND MAIDS IV i!OI3 PLAY. WASHINGTON, May 15. Equality- even to trousers will be the keynote of the Mrs. Barney Hern nilck suffrago play which Is to be produced here at the Columbia thea ter May 20. Itoth men and women adors will wear 'em. Aud their struct ii re will be Identical. Tho time of tho play Is given n 1!0I3 and It Is asserted that surely by that time the only way to tell a man from a maid on tho street will be by the presence or absence of fa cial foliage.