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WEEKLY EDITION
VOL. XXIX.
GRANTS PASS JOSEPHINE COINTV, OREGON'. FRIDAY, JUNK 27, 1913.
NO. 11.
S, P. MAY BUILD
COAST RAILROAD
ANNOUNCEMENT COMES FKOM
PORTLAND OFFICE.
GOLD BEACH-GRANTS PASS
To Connect With Tlirougli Line From
Portland to Sun Francisco
Along the Coast.
The announcement that came
Thursday from the Southern Pacific
offices at Portland to the effect that
the coast line of railroad was to be
completed through from San Fran
cisco to Portland has occasioned a
great deal of comment In railroad
and other circles. Enlarging upon
the subject, and going somewhat In
to details of the proposed road and of
the possibility of physical connection
between the coast road and the pres
ent line of the Southern Pacific in
Southern Oregon, the Oregonlan pub
lishes the following In connection
with. Its news story:
Two Routes Available.
"Whether connection with the
Southern Pacific's existing property
will be made from Gold Beach to
Grants Pass or whether the line will
be extended northward to Myrtle
Point, where It will Join the Eugene
Coos Bay line, now under construc
tion, has not been determined. Either
route is feasible. When this project
first was undertaken a few years ago
the plan was to build through Coos
Bay, but present intentions are to
follow the Rogue river valley east
from Gold Beach to Grants Pass.
N'ew Line May Be Absorlcd.
"If the Oregon connection with this
all-coast line is made through Grants
Pass It Is probable that the Grants
Pass & Crescent City railroad, now
being financed, will become a link In
the chain. While the Grants Pass
& Crescent City project has been de
veloped by local capitalists, it is cer
tain that It will be taken over by the
Southern Pacific If it can be made a
part of a through route between
Portland and San Francisco.
"This all-coast route will be con
siderably shorter than the present
Shasta route of the Southern Pacific.
It will eliminate much curvature and
many heavy grades. The running
time between Portland and San
Francisco, it is believed, can be
greatly reduced.
"Moreover, it will develop a sec
tion of the Pacific slope that now is
without railroad facilities and that
offers inestimable productive possi
bilities." 1) I S A E A It A N C E0 F $ 1 .( '
DRAFT INVESTIGATE!!.
W. T. Warren a man 62 years of
age, was found by the police Tues
day evening sleeping alongside the
old Coliseum skating rink. When
aroused and taken to the city hall
the old man Was unable to tell how
he came to be In Grants Pass, hav
ing a very hazy recollection of things
in the happening during the past
few days. Papers in Warren's pos
session showed that he was interest
ed In bequests made through a will
in Rhode Island, and that he had
I, recently been in receipt of a draft
for $200 upon account of the be
quest. This check, Warren says, he
received while in Chehalis, Washing
ton, a short time ago, and on leav
ing for Portland he had drawn $10
of the money and had taken a draft
from a bank for the $150. In Tort
land he thinks this draft was cashed
by a saloon, but what became of the
money or how he happened to be
sleeping alongside the Coliseum
down in Grants Pass he does hot
know. He has a dim recollection of
Betting $20 from a Portland saloon
keeper on the draft, and he had
$9.70 in his pocket when found
here, and to discover how the bal
ance melted away, Police Judge
Creager has asked the Portland po-
lice department for an investigation.
Pending the Investigation. Mr. War
ren wl'.l remain In Gran's Pass.
COUNCIL TURNS DOWN
SALOON MENS' REQUEST
The request of the local saloon
keepers that they be allowed to keep
the thirst parlors open till midnight
on the nights of the 4 th and the 5th,
during the progress of the big cele
bration here, met with early and
painless death at the hands of the
city dads Thursday night, and as a
consequence the sanitary fountains
will be popular resorts after the reg
ular closing hours on those days.
The petition was signed by the
saloonmen, and was endorsed by
many of the business men or the
city, the petition reciting that a "pop
ular sentiment prevails" for the long
er hours on the two days, the prlri-
lege being requested for those places
that would provide at their own ex
pense a special police officer. The
motion made by Councilman Cald
well, seconded by Councilman Cul
bertson, that the petition be tabled,
carried without a protesting vote.
Protests on Creamery Site.
Holding that the council had no
jurisdiction in the matter, the protest
of residents in the vicinity of the
proposed site of the new creamery
building was laid on the table with
out action. The directors of the new
enterprise had decided upon a loca
tion on H street, between 7th and
8th, for the creamery, this location
being surrounded by residences. Al
leging that the creamery would not
be a desirable neighbor, and that it
might become a nuisance, the resi
dents of the district protested to the
council, but the council says that It
has no authority In the premises.
The creamery people say that the
building they will erect will be at
tractive and absolutely sanitary and
clean, and that It will be a credit
rather than otherwise to the locality
in which It is located, and will prob
ably proceed with the structure on
the site determined upon.
Engineer Resigns.
F. E. Hobson, city engineer, filed a
communication to the council In
which he proposed that inasmuch aa
the street work that had been in pro
gress was now practically all done,
with no great amount of work In
view for the engineer's office In the
near future, that the regular salar
ies attached to the office be discon
tinued, and that such work as was
needed be given him by the day. No
action has yet been taken on the com
munication,
N'ew Ordinances Proposed.
Three new ordinances were read
the first time, and laid over to await
further action of the council. One
of the proposed laws prohibits the
use of barb wire, or other material
having barbs or points that may
damage people or their wearing ap
parel, or Injure stock, within the city
limits. Another ordinance prohibits
autos and other gas propelled ve
hicles within tne city running with
open mufflers, and the third regu
lates behavior In the city parks. It
makes It unlawful to drink or to
have Intoxicating liquors within the
city parks, or to use vile, obscene or
abusive language, or to Indulge In
lewd conduct within the parks.
The engineer's report upon the
work on various of the recently Im
proved streets was read, and his es
timates were approved. Schell &
Schell were granted payment of
$220.15 upon the work on G and H
streets. The report on Washington
Boulevard showed the work com
plete except for the remodeling of
some of the concrete work and the
rolling of some fifty square rods that
had not yet been In condition for
rolling, and final settlement was
made le'ss $200 held back till these
features had been completed. The
same action was taken regarding the
improvement of Fourth street, at the
rallmad crossing, where $1.10 was
held bark pending the completion of
the rolling. On Washington Boule
vard, payment of a balance of
$i;sv:,7 was authorized by the coun
cil, and on Fourth street $1,009.92.
An adjourned meeting of the
council will be held this evening.
Mrs. Stanley Taylor, of Shelburn.
Oregon, arrived Thursday and 'II1
visit Mr. and Mrs. Jud Taylor.
Miss Opal Waugh returned Thurs
day from a wto weeks' visit with her
v.n 1? at Central Point.
PROGRAM FOR GRANTS PASS' FOURTH
HAS MANY FEATURES OF INTEREST
Every Minute of the Two Days' Celebration
Will. Be Filled With Thrilling Events
Aeroplane, Races. Baseball, etc.
The details of the big two days'
celebration to be held here on the
4th and 5th are being fast arrauged
by the various committees, and un
like the usual celebrations, Grants
Pass will find everything ready when
the sun rises on the morning of the
Fourth.
The parade committee has been
especially busy, and some features
that are new, as well as the best of
the features that have been proven
by time, will be seen on the streets
at ten o'clock on the morning of the
Fourth. The committee has ar
ranged for the parade to form near
the court house on north Sixth
street, to march down Sixth to the
Oxford hotel, back to Front street
on Fifth, and then to Railroad park,
where the exercises will be held.
Prizes have been offered for the best
features in the several sections of
the parade, $5 to bo given to the
best float representing a county
grange, and $3 to the second best.
A prize of $5 is also offered to the
float making the best representa
tion of a fraternal organization, and
a like prize of $5 la also offered to
the float making the best represen
tation of a fraternal organization,
and a like prize for the best repre
sentation in the pageant of nations,
with a $3 second prize. The best
decorated auto in the parade will
win the $4.25 offered by the Jose
phine County Auto club, and $2 for
first and $1 for second will be given
the best decorated of each motor
cycles and bicycles. There will also
be $2 each for the best appearing
mounts ridden by ladles and gentle
men, and for the best saddle pony.
In the parade of the Calathumplans
prizes of $2 each are offered for the
beBt clown or ragamuffin; best horse
or donkey rig; best sustained char
acter; best take-off on local celebrity
or Institution, and for the most
grotesque outfit of two or more.
The committee announces the fol
lowing as the formation of the par
ade: Central Point band.
Decorated autos filled with "local
politicians, suffragettes and other
city officials."
City fire department.
Floats of prominent business
houses, Grants Pass-Crescent City
railroad, Rogue Valley creamery,
Fishermen's union, Josephine Coun
ty Growers and Packers association,
mining industries, lumber Indus
tries, agriculture, granges, etc.
Floral Floats Fairies, Popples,
Sweet Peas, Sunflower, Sunbeams
and Raindrops.
Pageant of Nations, each flying Its
national flag America, France,
Greece, Holland, India, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Mexico.
Motorcycles and Bicycles.
Fraternal Organizations.
Equestrians.
Callthumplans.
All the committees are working
with the same effective results as the
parade committee, and there Is ab
solute promise that the celebration
will eclipse anything ever before at
tempted In southern Oregon. The
race track has been put In perfect
repair, and there is the promise of
some fast horses here for the run
ning and trotting events.
A starting track for the aviation
events will be provided on the tract
of land north of the railroad tracks
In the east part of town, there being
no wires there to Interfere with the
flights.
It Is evident from the interest that
the committee on horse racing Is
working up for the program on the
5th of July, that there will be en
thusiasm aplenty to fill the two big
days to overflowing. Already there
are about a dozen horses In the city
being trained for the seven events
that will be run on the afternoon of
the 5th. and with others that will
come from outside, each race will
be well filled with fast steeds. The
track is now In perfect shape, and
the horses are taken out dally and
are put through their paces. The wise
ones Indicate that It will take a
speedy stranger to distance some of
the horses already here. The Illi
nois valley and Williams creek dis
tricts are we'll represented now with
horses In. training, and a large num
ber will come over from Medford af
ter the races there on the Fourth.
The first race on the local program
will be a half-mile pace or trot, best
three In fire heats, with a purse of
$160.
Next will be a 5-8 mile run, with
$100 In the purse.
No. 3 Is a 3-8 mile run, purse, $75.
No. 4, 3-8 mile run for saddle
horses, purse $75.
No. 5, 1-2 mile run for ponies,
purse $50.
No. 6, 1-4 mile run for two-year-olds,
purse $75.
No. 7, 1-2 mile harness race, best
two In three, purse $50.
No entrance fee Is charged to any
of these races, and that all the com
ers may have a fair chance at the
purse, horses winning a first prize
In any race will be Barred from re
entry at this meet.
The committee having this feature
of the celebration In hand Is Council
man A. A. Porter, Sheriff Will Smith
and Geo. Lewis.
All entries to the races must be
made with Ernest Lister, secretary,
by twelve o'clock on the evening of
the Fourth. The purses In all the
events will be divided into( first and
second money, on the basis of 80 and
20 per cent.
All the various committees, as
well as all the citizens not regular
ly named on committees but who
have Ideas concerning the method In
which the coming great two days'
celebration should be held, are re
quested to meet at the Commercial
club rooms Thursday night at 8:30
o'clock. The details are now well
arranged for the celebration, but the
general committee has called this
meeting to get the program shaped
so that there will be no clash of In
terests at the last, and so that every
part of the machinery of the cele
bration will work smoothly and
without friction.
Chairman South of the general
committee asks especially that all
of those people who are somewhat
numerous after the celebration, and
who then tell how It "ought to have
been done," be there tomorrow night
and give of their wisdom In ad
vance. This will probably be the last gen
eral meeting before the celebration,
and the committee asks that every
one who his contributed toward the
fund, be there. An especial invita
tion is extended to the mayor aud
the city council, and to all others
who are interested in making the
celebration the greatest possible
success.
The Bub-coiuiuittees are fast com
pleting the program features, and
within a day or two all events for
the two days will bo scheduled so
that there will bu no conflict of
hou rs.
The sports committee has arrang
ed for a number of handsome tro
phies for the winners In the races,
and cups, medatj, etc., now being on
display in Calhoun's window. These
sports will be called on the morning
of the 5th, ai nine o'clock, and will
be run on the stretch of granite
fill alongside the railroad track be
tween Sixth street and the depot.
The list of sports, together with the
prizes In each, Is as follows:
100 yard dash, free for all; first,
trophy cup; second, silver medal.
100 yard dash, 18 to 20 years;
flint, trophy cup; second, silver
medal.
100 yard dash, 15 to IS years;
first, trophy cup; second, silver med
al. 50 yard dash, 15 years and under;
prize, ball and bat.
50 yard dash, fat man's race,
MANY WOULD FLY
WITH AVIATOR R1DELL
Aviator Klddell will have a long
list. of applicants from which to se
lect his passengers tor the flights
here on the Fourth and Fifth, and
he will not have to confine his selec
tion to the male persuasion either.
At least two young ladles, represen
tative of the bloom of local society,
have asked for a ride in the flying
machine, and it Is said that two more
are ready to confess to a desire to
sail among the clouds with Mr.
Klddell.
The first application that followed
the announcement of the aviator on
his recent visit to Grants Pass that
he would carry a passenger with him
on his flights here was Deputy Sher
iff Denison, and as this wearer of the
star of the shrievalty has never been
accused of a lack of nerve, there Is
no reason to suspect that he will
have a sudden attack of illness next
Friday. A number of job hunters
are already out with applications for
Dentson's Job at the court house if
his round trip ticket Is not honored
and he Is put off the ship before Its
return to harbor. Numerous other
applicants followed Dentson's, the
latest at this writing being that of
Ralph Davis. Davis has notified the
secretary of the Commercial club to
keep bis application on file, and
when all the other applicants hare
run up the white flag or have shown
the yellow streak that he will be
there ready to take his place along
with Rlddell. As Davis weighs bet
ter than 180 pounds It can be read
ily seen that the 60 horse power
Gnome engines with which Rlddell's
machine Is equipped will have to do
full duty If this last applicant Is the
lucky man..
NORTH SIDE WATER
USERS ARK ORGAMZKI).
The water users under the north
side ditch have effected an organiza
tion and elected a board of directors
whose duty it Is to arrange for ser
vice during the present season. This
board Is composed of Messrs. Geo.
Feldmaler, Wm. Flfleld and M. C. H.
Day, and they will have the Golden
Drift plant In operation within a day
or two through arrangement with
Receiver Wharton. The operation of
the plant will be upon a co-operative
basis, the users having to guarantee
that all expenses will be met by
them, and this expense will be pro
rated over their acreage, though It
Is not expected to exceed the charge
of $5 that has previously been made.
The belt that was broken a few days
ago soon after the pumps were start
ed Is now being repaired, and will
be ready for use next week, though
the present spell of rainy weather
has made the need for Irrigation less
pressing. Men to operate the pumps
have been employed, Pete JenRen to
have the day shift and Hob McNutt
the night shift. Hugh Blxby will
be the ditch walker, and will keop
the main canal In repair.
WilliuiiiM Couple Vh
Elbert L. Davis and Miss Ifattle
Hunt, both of Williams, were mar
ried by Itev. MacAlllHter, at the
I Presbyterian Manse, Thursday even
ing.
over 200 pounds; prize, watch fob.
.10 yard dash, ladles' race; first,
loving cup; second, sliver cream and
sugar.
! 30 yard egg ra e, ladles; first, uil-
iver dish; second, bar pin.
I Hoys' three-legged race; prize,
'tie pin, ll mid ruff links.
Boys' sack race; prize, tie pin.
21 yard boys' race, 7 years and
under; prize 150 pennies,
j Hoys' potato race; prize, nlckle
watch.
i Members of the Josephine County
J Motorcycle dub met Wednesday ev
ening and had under discussion a
number of topics, among them the
motorcycle race of the Fourth of
jJuly and A. K. Cass was appointed
to look afte rthat matter.
On Sunday, the lmfo proposes to
make a trip to Medford, Mie event
being In the nature of an endurance
race, the first one reaching the city
to be the holder of a cup to be fur
nlnhed by the club until won by
Botneone el.se. The start will be
made about 8 o'clock In the morn
ing and the route through Applegate.
GLENDALE BANK
ROBBER IN JAIL
ia' DIAMOND SURRENDERS AT
GOLD UK At 11.
WORN OUT BY LONG FLIGHT
Stolen CftbU Is Found On the Cap
tured Bandit, and Curry Co.
Sheriff W1U Claim 1 toward.
Geld Beach, Or., June 26. Stag
gering out Into the open trail near
here at noon today, Ray Diamond,
the young man who robbed the
Glendale State bank of nearly $3,
000 last week, was arrested by tne
sheriff here. He made no resistance,
declaring he was exhausted and
could no longer stand the harasmpa
of the mountains.
"I Intended to give myself up sev
eral days ago," Diamond declared,
"but was afraid to come In while
the search was so hot."
Almost all the money taken from
Assistant Cashier Smith was found
on Diamond. The rest, It la thought,
is hidden somewhere on the trail.
It was a meek desperado Indeed
who stood handcuffed In the little
lock-up here. All his bravado was
gone and he appeared to be thor
oughly worn out by his ten day
flight through the timber.
Diamond, who Is about 22 years
old, walked Into the Glendale State
bank a week ago last Monday, en
gaged Assistant Cashier B. D. Smith
in conversation and then pointed a
rifle at him, ordering him to throw
up his hands. Diamond then helped
himself to the money which Smith
had just taken from the safe to oe
gln the day'a business.
Fleeing with the booty, Diamond
exchanged shots with Smtlh, uoue
of the bullets taking effect. Sheriff
Qulne at once atarted on the trail,
but withdrew the bloodhounds when
he found Diamond had fled Into the
mountains and was probably making
his way toward this place.
Diamond Is resting at the jail here
while he waits for an officer from
Hoseburg to come for him. He made
no effort to deny his Identity. The
remainder of the money, thought to
be cached on the trail Diamond took,
was found In Diamond's shoes alter
a more thorough search had Deen
made.
It Is believed that Sheriff Bailey
of this city, who made the arrest,
will claim all the $500 reward offer
ed by the Glendale State bank and
the American Bankers' association.
Mil. HELM TO COME
FROM SAX FRANCISCO.
Mayor Smith is in receipt of a
telegram from Franklin Helm, at
Sau Francisco, stating that he would
arrive In Grants Pass within a day
or two, and would meet Attorney
Massllck of New York here to com
plete details concerning the bond Is
sue. Tho test case to establish the
validity of the municipal bond Issue
Is being carried Into the supreme
court of the state, and a decision Is
expected from that body within the
next three weeks. Mr. Helm states
that be will be prepared when he
arrives to advance money on city
warrants to continue work on the
railroad pending the closing of nego
tiations for the entire bond Issue If
the city ho desires. The sale of the
$200,000 bond Issue Is expert to
be closed as soon as the supreme
court decision is obtained, and with
this money available, the building of
the Gran's Pass railroad will pro
gress regardless of the condition of
the negotiations for the financing of
the road through to the coast to
Hays Hill, as originally Intended,
and the road then will become part
of the greater system to the coast.
Marriage Liceniw? IonumJ
Marriage license wus Issued Thurs
day to Roy Darell and Miss Myrl
Armlne Atkins, by the county clerk's
office.