Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, June 13, 1913, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextFIUDAr, JOE 13, 1913. Nl;V HON. IIK.MS. A parly was given recently at the borne of Mr. and Mrs Warner. Af ter a pleasant evening, refreshments wrere nerved to the following at 11 o'clock; MeBura and Mesdames Wy cant, Morcy, Fldler and Cruse, Mca dainea Siefort, Messenger, Sleigh. Mellenn, Ilth, McAllister, Messrs. McKay, ItutlshaiiHi.-r, MatHon and An nabels arid Ian Lolth, Nina and Nel lie fllefert, Herbert. Ralph and I'earl Hull, Myrtle Conger. Florence Wy nant, Ilia ri' h, Fred and Khilton Morey, Kuril'o and Coleman Cruse, Jleno, Lola, Kdlfh, Thelma and Mel vln llulxr, Florence, llernlco and Clifford Weigh, Mary and Albert Mellenim. Melon, Ernest, Harry, f.lal and Frances McAllister, Hoy Wlrner. Itny Wilson, Hob Fldler, Raymond Messenger and Alvln (leorge. Mrs. Messenger and son, Raymond, were In Crania Pass Haturday. Mr. and Mr. Scherz visited with Mrn. Messenger Hmiday. Mr. and Mr. Wynant and dingh ter. Florence, spent Saturday In Grants Pass. Mr. and Mrs. Homer York imd daughter, Ruhy, spent Bunday with Mri. Messenger. It. h. Coo was aeon on our streets Punday. Mr. Warner hua an Id Haven huad of bla fine dairy cows. ICmll HutlHhnu ner iiImo Hold some, Itayinond Messenger la mm'imI I n u few days with hla aunt, Mra. John Hcher., of Jerome I'ralrle. Mr, Sleigh left Haturday for Clon daln, having been called there on ac count of the aerloiiN II Iiichh of hla mother. Mr. I.o.lth waa seen In our vlrlnliy fixing up our telephone, line. Mr. and Mra, Dutchcr and family Mended church In town Saturday. WOMAN HI li lt(ii: CAMI'AKJN ( ARItlKDTO IH'UApi'lHT. Vienna, Juno 12. Tho greatest In teriial lnuil gathering of women Vienna has ever known left hero to day afler three 1 : 1 V H of meetings and confel eii (H for MildapeHt, where, tho convention of lint liilernnt Ional Wo man Suffrage Alliance opctiH on Hun day, June IT) anil continues through the twentieth. lurlllg the three days that (ho delegates mid visitors were guests of tho Austria Woman Suffrage association, American women played an Important part In planning the pre liminarily of the meal HiulapcHt con vention. Thoro were more than one thoiiHand delegates and visitors lu the parly which left today. Miss .lane AddaniB, of Chicago, and Mrn. Stan Icy McCormlck, dolegnlo from Massa chusetts hnvo heen the lenders of the Aiiierlcnn delegal Ion here. f'lilcf on Hie War l'uth t'lilof Mcl.nne nnuuiincea that ho will hood he doing a hi nip dance about the lialllw hits of some of the people of (Irani I 'ass If they do not net busy Mini cut down tho grass and weeds growing nhoiit their promises. He says that If the place are not denied up forthwith ho will put a man imi Hie loli and tax the costs up to Hie property. The Secret of Motor Car Economy lie in tlir io o( n 11 fret lubtuatinti oil. nn oil tli.it rlomnatrs tui tion niul allows nil llir hivi id the rus'iir to b utilirvl. tiT&TFK Mir vr,nsi L The Standard Oil n l. .1 . POR U NH wi;nnoT iiuuks IlKAT THE WOULD. I'ortland, June 7. On ac- count of the examining phyal- clang finding ao many of the ba- Ilea practically physically per- feet, It waa very probable today that an elimination contest would be necessary to select the winners of tho eugenic show hi ld here Wednesday under the auspices of the North I'ortland Improvement dub. According to Dr. Holt C. Wil- son, one of tho experts, the av- erago set by, Portland babies waa far ahead of the eastern standard, SIX BRONZE MEDALS FOR ROSE FAIR PRIZES Klx bronze medala are available as awards In the Koho Show to be hold next Friday, Win. Hofaker of Phil adelphia, whose generosity haa been appreciated by Granta Paaa on var ious 'prnvloua occaalona when he haa presented trophleH for baaeball gamea and other eventa, having placed the medala at the dlapoaal of the commit tee In charge of tho Roho Fcatlval. Mr. Hofakor wrltea that he had kept Informed of tho arrangement! for the Featlval through the columns of the Courier, nnd that the medals which Im would supply could bo placed on whatever exhibits the cotn ii! I Men desired. Mr. Hofaker also spoke of the Twilight league baseball .rut'ies, tho playing of which ho fol lowed through tho Courier. Last year Hie pennant which the tennis repre senting the four Sunday school organ izations battled for was presented by Mr. Hofaker, who Is an Illustrator on the Philadelphia North American. The arrangements for tho Rose I'Vatlvnl nnd Homo Products dinner are now practically all made, and tho display of roues at the show, which will bo held In tho room formerly oc cupied by tho Southern Oregon Sup ly Co., will be tho best yet niado. The prizes offered ill tho various clasnes are on exhibition In Tracy's window. jam; amhams i ou ( IIICACiO'S MAHUS ix vi: au i Li. f Chicago, June 1L Jane Ail- dams for mayor In Ifltn. This Ih the suggestion flying today among Chlcngo club women nnd suffragettes as tho result of the act Ion of the legislature in ex- tending the franchlso to women In Illinois. Miss Adilams Is abroad ami It Is not Known whether she would make the ran-. Kmm.v effort, however, Is to be made to Induce her to al- low her name to go In as a can- f dldate, Artistic1 job work at Courier ofllce. for Motor Cars nironiplinlir r.ti'tly llii'c icmiIk. I lundirlo( ovinris of motoi tnu ki Icll UK tlmt 7l'.KlM.I .Nl". is 0110 of tlir umin (m ton in llic irdm lioix ol thnr nintrniur ilwufs. 71.K0U.M, thriaiUii pioof ml. Sihl by ilculrm rvrrvwhrrr S S I K CIC0 SITUATION CONCERNING THE GRANTS PASS-CRESCENT RY. Iroin official tureen Uie Courier l.-rus tlmt ibe follow ing to Uie latent news regarding the railroad aituatjon: .Mr. Helm and MfutoriaKw, among wliom are .Mr. hheppard of llo- Ion. .Mr. Cliartier, Mr. IK ckman am Mr. MrMre of Ix Angeles, with their engineer, will arrive In Grants I'u Satur.bi). The gentle- men will nu.ke a trip to Cresrent City and return. While here Mr. Helm will present a prKitlon to (be cilien alfe K-d, Involving the building of Iho road through to Crew-cut City. These gentlemen luive organized a ronMrm Hon ompany and have had a contractor over Hie proved route, and us soon an they ran tome lo an ngi cement with (Vranta I'm an, ( rescent City Uiey will be pre- pared lo iK-gin work and ""h ' road to 1 iiipletiHi within a lini- ited time. Mr. Helm has arrange,! for one of the firm of Caldwell, Mnhlicli and Hc-I, New Vork attorney to whom the .bond Isf-uc was submitlel, to come here and take it up with the city officials. He will piolxiMy he here in a fcw days and the course In that mat- ler wi'l Im- determinel. While here Mr. Helm will submit a roN- sllioi, to the citi.ciiM toncerning the plans for the consideration of the public. Judge Childs of Crescent City who in in l-o Angeles, writes Dial he has mel Mr. Helm's associate in the enterprise and that I hey will present a piMsjil lo the people and that he Udieves they have a proposition that we can accept. OKiAM.IJ Mill-: I'KO- Ti; Ti i; AvSOCI A I IOV. Thero Is a inovement under way for the organization of a local pro tection association lu this county to enablo timber land owners to meet the requirements of chapter 247 of tho laws of Oregon for 111 13 In ef fect June 3, 1913. This act makes it compulsory for every timber land owner In the Btate of Oregon to provide a sufficient fire patrol therefor, during the dry sea son of the year when there la dang er from lire, which patrol shall meet with the approval of tho board of forestry. Sectoln 3. For the purposes of this net, any land shall bo consider ed timber land which has enough limber standing or down to consti tute lu tho judgment of the state loard of forestry a fire menace to Itself or adjoining lnnds. .Section 4. The owner of any land coming under tho provisions of this act who shall reside within ono and one-half miles of said land, shall bo considered, by virtue of said resi dence, to maintain a sufficient fire patrol and shall not be compelled to maintain additional patrol on such land. Section 5. For tho purposes of this act, an adequate patrol shall be construed to mean one equal to that maintained by To) per cent of the timber owners in tho same locality or under similar conditions in other localities, who are In good faith pa trolling their lands against lire. Section 1! of this act provides among other things that in case any owii'T or owners shall fall or ne glect t0 provide such fire patrol, then the stato forester, under direc tion from the state hoard of forestry, shall provldo the same at a cost not to exceed live cents per acre per an num. Any amounts so paid or con tracted to be paid by tho state for ester shall be a Hon on the property and shall be levied and collected with the ii' A taxes on such lands in the same manner as taxes are collected. It will be seen that this act is stringent and means that all tim ber lands under private ownership must be guarded during Ore season at the expense of the owner. If the state lias a right to provldo this protection, nn assessment of not over Ave cents an acre can be made. If live cents, it would mean a tax of $n for tiro protection for each 1 1 0 acre i hum. Itv such an organization as is con templated a secretarv -treasurer will l.v elected who will work ill co-operation with the state board of for es: ry. This secretary-treasurer will collect from all desiring to join the 1 association a $'J initiation fee or .-ciuie such amount for one ear's '.1 ic.- With money derived from this source a tire guard can ho emploed 'in each timbered locality in the county to look after the private hold ings of all members of the tissue ia I in 'tat i'utti. ular district. Six : " en in t h - 1 ount w ould give all ownership ample patrol which would .I'.c.i'. ;in expenditure of $ I . ".5 ." 0 . Ilg- .;-. ' " men! h per man. Siic !i 01 gani.'..itioiis have been very ..!'.. r -orv in other counties in time pas and meet the hearty np-p-c-v il of t!ie state board of forestry. ' 'mpl a matter of tho or i .-, iv. ' .1: 10:1 oi the l.uicl owners for ai ptvte . tion l-esides enabling ?he:!i through their own handling of lie sit u.i' 1,0.1 ',i ni.ike a saving of dol lar A:i information regarding sue ti a-i organization can h, had by ad- ,.!-esing or railing 011 11 V. Ander son, supervising" tire warden for 1 Josephine county, room ?, Rogue 1 K:er ll.udw are huildttw OREGON RATE CASE UPHELD BY U. S. COURf Washington, June 10. The su preme court today declared valid the Oregon law of 1907 creating a stato railroad commission and sustained that commission's order to the Port land Railway, Light & Power com pany, directing it to reduce by five cents the fares on its Milwaukee, Oregon and Oregon City interurban divisions. Attorney General McReynolds said today of the case: "The decision Is an ubolute defin ition of the rights of the state pub lic utilities commissions. It sets at rest, once and for all, the question of the right of a state commission to regulate Intrastate rates." Senator Nelson said: "I do not think congress will at tempt to take from the state the power to control intrastate rates. I heartily agree with the prlelples laid down nnd consider this one of the most Important decisions In years." Two Test Cases Itrougbt. The Southern Pacific, O. R. & N., and Oregon fir California railroads attacked the Oregon laws in two cases. The Southern Pacific sued to en Join reduced class rates fixed by the Oregon railroad commission south from I'ortland, alleging an an nual loss of $150,000 thereby. The railroads alleged the Oregon law creating the railroad commission was invalid because its order affect ed Interstate commerce, provided excessive penalties, was not uni form, and conferred judicial and legislative powers upon the commis sion in violation of congress' right to regulate interstate commerce. An injunction was refused and the rail roads appealed. In the other Oregon test case, the O. R. & N. railroad, of the Harrlman system, appealed from a judgment of the Oregon federal court giving 'judgment to shippers for freight J groceries from Portland to' Oregon Irate overcharges on shipments ot groceries from Portland to Oregon 1 cities. It was contended by the J railroad that the groceries, in orig inal packages, were first shipped I from California and remained "In terstate" freight, making the rail road commission's rate reduction or der an Interference with Interstate commerce. The court held that the rates to Oregon City and Milwaukee way points as compared with the fare to I-ents, were not necessarily unrea sonable, but were discriminatory and ordered the company to reduce the fares and to give the passengers free transfer privileges within the limits of Portland. The court also sustained the Oregon railroad com mission's orders to regulate the fares to the Oak Grove district. j Washington, June 9. Staunchly up I holding the authority of tho states to I regulate railroad rates within their own borders, the I'nlted States su ' premo court today declared constitu tional a Minnesota law- reducing I freight and passenger rates within that commonwealth. The death blow aimed at "states (rights" by forty allied railroads af jfeeting six states immediately, and ; every state In the union ultimately, j was defeated by the decision w hich was read by Justice Charles E. I Hughes. It was specifically stated I that Intra-state rate regulation by i s:at- railroad commissions Is not In terference with Interstate commerce ;or a usurpation of federal powers. Tho decree 19 generally considered WASTIN D With that old Mower and Rake! Get a Big 4 McCormicK Mower and you will have the lightest running, most durable and best cutting mower made. The McCormick has you the Big 4 in M2 or 5 foot cut. Let us show you no side draft. The Big 4 has larger drive wheels and wider traction than any other machine. We can give the machine. THE LMPROVED McC has no superior. You will have to see and use this rake to appreciate the many advantages it has over other makes. REMEMBER we carry a complete line of re pairs for all McCormick cutting machinery so that you will not have to wait for us to send away for re pairs at a time when your hay or grain is ready to cut. Come in and see these machines whether you will want one this year or not. Rogue River THE BIG a great victory of the states as against the railroads. The court held that states can reg ulate intra-state rates when congress has not acted in that fiold, subject to the rights of the railroads to apply to the court to ascertain whether the rates made confiscatory. Findings of the Court. The court held in the Minnesota case that two-cent fares were reason able as to the Northern Pacific and fected but congress must be the judge Great Northern cases but were con-! of the necessity of federal action or flscatory as to the Minneapolis & St. j regulation or of a necessity to display Louis railroad. The court declared j local laws by laws of Us own. Until 1 The constitution gives congress .congress acts the power of the state authority adequate to secure freedom i's Plenary." of interstate commercial intercourse; from state control and to provide ef- j Tacoma, June 9. The decision of fective regulation of that intercourse i t!ie United States supreme court to ns national interests may demand. Ida' 'U'holding the contentions of the 2 Commerce that is confided with-1 Minnesota W commission in the in one state and which does not affect rate case n,eans the drPPinS of other states, is reserved to the state isuit brouSht b" -he railroads In this This reservation is onlv of that pow--Jstate l have the distributive raw er w hich is consistent with the grant " se ruling of tne ashlnSt011 pubI Jc to congress. Ice nnthnrifv f 'service commission set aside, accord- gress extends to every part of Inter state commerce and every instru mentality and agency by which it is carried on, and full control by con gress over the subject committed to Its regulation is not to b denied, or III ormicK RaKe Hardware Co. RED FRONT thwarted by the commingling of in trastate nid interstate operations. 3 Even without action by con gress the commerce clause of the lonstiuitiou necessarily excludes the state from direct control of trans portation carriers. In reading the decision Justice Hughes also said: "The states may make regulations - ! although commerce Is Incidentally af- in? to Jesse Jones, who was a mem ber of the commission up to 1'a5i month and who sat through the rate hearin??. Artist!- job work at Courier offi "