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VOL. xxix.
GRANTS PASS JOSEPHINE COIXTV, OREGON'.
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 19IS.
NO. 12.
CARLOAD OF CANS
FOR THE CANNERY
ORDER PLACED FOR DELIVERY
WITHIN' THE WEEK.
CARE FOR LOGANBERRIES
County Grown- Association Makes
Provision to Cpe For Surplus
of the I Jerry Crop.
The Grants Pass cannery will com
mence operations this present week,
this course having been determined
upon at a meeting of the board of
directors of the Josephine County
Growers' association held Friday
night.
The loganberry' crop In the valley
Is greater than had been anticipated,
and to care for this it was concluded
that the Institution should begin
canning as soon as the cans could be
brought here, and the car ordered is
now expected to arrive by Wednes
day. This car will include 12.1)00
gallon and 24,000 2 1-2 pound
cans, 36,000 in all.
The cool and moist weather has
held the berries back somewhat In
ripening, but even at that the local
demand for the loganberry is about
met, and the price has fallen to fifty
cents per crate, no attempt having
been made to ship the green fruit.
A few hot days now will bring the
. crop on very fast, and the growers
would undoubtedly have met with
loss if the Growers' association had
not met the emergency. The berries
are not yet ripening in the north, and
to take care of the surplus crop that
we may have during the early part
of the week before the arrival of the
car of cans, J. W. Lucas is looking
up a trade to the north, and the as
sociation will probably make ship
ments into that territory, sending
them from here by express. Growers
should keep Mr. White, In charge at
the cannery, in touch with the quant
ity of berries that they will probably
have for the cannery.
The cannery is now In excellent
repair, new tables and other furni
ture having been built, and the
premises have been completely ren
ovated and cleaned till they are
spick and span and resplendent In
paint and whitewash. Forty cords
of wood, recently purchased, are be
ing delivered at the cannery, and the
boilers will be ready to steam up
with the firsts delivery of loganber
ries this week.
A rail for payments on the stock
will be made and stockholders are
requested to liquidate by the middle
of the week, ns the cash is required
In making the purchases of cans and
necessary new machinery to get the
institution in operative condition.
The cannery Is to be operatpd on a
strictly co-operative basis.
MAROUIS III NTS JOB.
San Francisco, July 2. "Go get
a job and then I'll marry you." This
is the answer given here today by
Miss Emily Coulston of New York,
better known by her stage name of
Tlieo Carew, to a proposal of mar
riage by Marquis I'icro Marcone, an
Italian nobleman. The marquis,
who has lost a $3, 000, 000 fortune,
started out early today in search of
work.
"I shall make good before night."
he told Miss Carew.
FORMER MISSOURI SUPREME
JUDGE SUED RY HURRY.
Joplln, Mo., July 2. "I we.s too
'usy with my work to keep an e.e
mi Robinson, and he sot my wife."
This was the declaration here to
rt ly of Charles II. Killinus-vorl:. a
I'trf-et car motorman. who has
b-otight suit for J.'.o.i'uvi ngair.? IVr
! r Judge Wai'er M. R.-1 in son of
the Missouri supreme tott or.
charges of a!!ena'!ne Mrs. Ki'Iin i
worth's affections.
DECREES O. & C. LANDS
REVERT TO GOYERXMEXT.
Portland, July 1. Judge Wolver
ton of the federal district court to
day signed the decree In the Oregon
and California railroad .land grant
ult forfeiting 2,016,851 acres of un
told land In the grant made by the
government In 1866 for the construc
tion of the Southern Pacific railroad.
The land is located In every county
In Oregon west of the Cascade moun
tains with the exception of Clatsop
county. The decision forfeiting the
land was handed down April 28 by
Judge Wolverton after the case had
been pending for four years.
The Southern Pacific has appealed
the case to the circuit court of ap
peals at San Francisco.
HOME-MADE CANXOX
SALUTES FLAG RAISING.
The new 12x26 flag purchased by
popular subscription among the bus
iness men arrived and was officially
unfurled to the breeze at a flag-raising
at the railroad park Tuesday ev
ening. The event was ushered in by
a salute of two guns fired from the
new cannon that has Just been cast
at the local foundry, at the second
shot the colors being hoisted to the
top of the staff.
The salute was fired from a home
product cannon that is a perfect
piece of workmanship, being made
at the foundry, cannon and carriage
complete. The gun Is made first
from- a cast Iron shaft, about which
is cast a braes Jacket, mounted on a
cast carriage with cast wheels. It Is
smoothly made, and is as handsome
as it is noisy.
WORLD PEACE SUBJECT
DISCUSSED AT PORTLAND.
Portland, July 1. Four sweeping
changes tending toward a change in
the attitude of humanity toward war
were made by the special commis
sion on world peace which was re
ported today to a sectional meeting
of the World's Christian Citizenship
conferences In session here.
The recommendations are:
Inaugurate a plan for the system
atic discussion of the true meaning
of Christ's doctrine of the Brother
hood of Man; inaugurate In the
schools a course of Instruction on In
ternational conciliation; agitate leg
islation to forbid publication of mis
leading facts in regard to the Inter
national differences, holding news
papers liable under the libel laws;
regulate the requirements for Amer
ican naturalization along liries of In
tellect, physical condition and mor
als, rather than along lines of race,
color and nationality.
The report was read by Professor
Edward Krehbiel of I.eland Stanford
University, chairman of the commis
sion.
The report declared that the his
tory of the world' has been little more
'ban a catalogue of wars, but that the
tendency of today is alone broader
linos, showing the development of
livilization in all branches.
That divorce is the one great evil
that threa'ons the dissolution of
American family life was declared at
a section meeting of the conference.
National legislation was decided to
e the only satisfactory check upon
this growing menace.
Co-ordinate with this, reforms In
divorce court procedure, more sol
emnity in the marriage rites, re
stricting the number of eligibles to
matrimony to those physically fit,
and educational efforts starting with
childhood, were recommended. Those
who discussed the question were
Claries Merle D'Aubigne of Paris;
Prof. R. C. Wyli of F'iUsburg; Rev.
Edwin H. Deik of Philadelphia: Rev. I
.1. M. Wylie of Kansas City and V. H. j
Ileidereraff of Pittsbur-.
Prof. D'Aubiirne said tnat in Paris
infidelity Is a greater evil than rti-i
vor p. He urged civil marriages In j
America similar to those required In'
France previous to the ecclesiastical!
ceremony.
San Francisco. July 3. "Show fn
the delegation" said. II. P. Thrall, a
Southern pacific official, when he
got the card of E. T. Abbott, gener
al manager of the Klamath Lri-e
railmad. Abbott's card set forth
r V. r t l.e ho:d II Job, the !n b"!r.T
"Keeping out rf Jail."
CITY READY FOR
BIG CELEBRATION
DECORATION'S llELNti PLACED
ABOUT STREETS.
AYIATOR RIDDELL IS HERE
I'roKrHiii of Events for the Two Days
Contains Many Features
of Great Interest,
The members of the various com
mlttees for the Fourth of July cele
bration met at the Commercial club
rooms Tuesday night, all reporting
progress with the details practically
all arranged.
Today the decorators are busy
dressing the town ready for the
thousands of visitors who will be
here, and It is assured that the
principal streets of the city will pre
sent a beautiful appearance. Vhe
first work of the decorators is the
placing of a group of four flags upon
each cluster light on the streets, a
wooden collar having been built
around the light post to hold the flag
staffs. Thousands of yards of bunt
ing are ready for the placing, and
some novel effects In window dis
play and decoration of building
frontB are promised. The committee
that had the decorative features in
hand has impressed the beauty of
uniformity upon the people, and
there will be a harmony of design
that will be most affective.
Messrs. RIddell and BIrnle, she
aviator and his mechanician, are get
ting the aeroplane assembled, and
will have it out for a trial flight on
the third so that there will be no dis
appointment to the crowd when the
tlme'for the flight on the 4th arrives.
The aeroplane was recently shipped
from Los Angeles to RIckreall, Ore
gon, where several successful flights
were made, a slight accident one day
a week ago damaging It somewhat,
but new parts were at hand, and the
machine Is now in perfect condition
again. Mr. RIddell has been flying
in California during the past year,
his flight al Grants Pass to be the
first in the north.
The parade that Is to take place
at 9:30 o'clock will contain many
novel features that will come as sur
prises to the people. The fraternal
order floats will be especially attrac
tive. The program as outlined will be as
follows:
July 4th.
9:30 a. m. Grand s'reet parade.
10:30 a. in. Public speaking at
Railroad Park and Music by Chorus
of 100 voices and Orchestra.
1:00 p. in. Aeroplane flights and
exhibition by John A. RIddell at 10th
and D streets.
1:00 p. m. Clay pigeon shoot at
Gun Club grounds.
3:30 p. in. naseball at ball
grounds. Grants Pass vs. Weed.
, 7:30 p. m. Hand concert at Rail
road Park by Central Point band.
8:30 p. m. Grand display of fire
works, followed by dance and Mardl
Gras on Sixth street.
July 5th.
9:00 a. m. Sports and races at
Railroad Park.
10:00 a. m. Baseball at ball
grounds. Grants Pass vs. Central
Point.
1:00 p. m. Baseball at ball
grounds. Weed vs. Grants Pass. '
3:00 p. m. Horse races and Mo-,
torcycle races at Dlmniick race
truk. First race between aeroplane
and motorcycle.
7:30 concert. '
GI WI S MANAGER AND t
PITCHER ARE SUSPENDED, i
' i
; New York, July 3. John J. Mc-1
Graw, manager of the New York j
Giants, and Pitcher Brennan of the;
! Philadelphia Nationals were each!
3.. Bonded five days by President!
T.'i. h of 'he National League here
t-vlay rs a result of their recent fi.'t '
fu'-t i:i Philadelphia. P.rennan also'
, , i fi.io ' f ' IMP. j
CAPT. SIMMON'S AND
MOTORCYCLE COLLIDE.
A collision between the Coffen
berry motorcycle and Cap. Simmons
and his Josephine baggage cart
Tuesday night came near putting the
captain In the hospital. The rap
tain was Just going to meet the
10:20 train and Bert Coffenberry was
leaving the depot on his machine.
The Hghts were not burning on the
motorcycle, and the captain not hav
ing his danger signal out, a head-on
collision resulted. Simmons was
severely bruised, and it took him an
hour or two to get his ribs all In pro
per place again, but he says that af
ter having gone through what he
has in his time it will take more than
a little thing like that to put him
out. The motorcycle and the cart
were not so fortunate, and the ex
pense bill on the former will be con
siderable. ANTI-ALIEX LAW CON
DEMNED AT CONFERENCE
Portland, July 3. The anti-alien
law passed by the recent California
legislature, depriving Japanese from
the ownership of agricultural lands,
came in for condemnation today at
the hands of several speakers at the
immigration conference of the
World's Christian Citizenship confer
ence. Among the speakers was Dr.
S. Motoda of San Francisco and To
klo, who prefaced his address with
the remark that he was glad that the
discussion on this subject was tak
ing place in Portland and not in San
Francisco.
In discussing the California law
and the causes leading up to It Dr.
Motoda said In part:
"The law Just passed concerning
alien land ownership In California
has created no small degree of an
xiety. I do not expect any rupture
oftthe long and friendly relations
between the two countries, for this
association Is too dear to be broken
by legal agitation.
"California Is a small part of the
United States and we appreciate the
kind efforts of President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan, who have tried to
settle this matter peacefully.
"I have found the Japanese In
Seattle and Portland contented. Only
In California are they receiving un
kind treatment. If it Is race preju
dice we cannot make our legs longer
or our skin white. If It is race preju
dice, we have no help, but must only
wait.
"I believe the main cause of the
anti-Japanese feeling Is because they
do not mix with the other peoples,
and therefore do not make the best
of citizens.
"But the Japanese can be assim
ilated and I think a Christian nation
can d0 it."
According to Rev. Arthur L. Wads-
worth of San Francisco, the news
papers, Governor Johnson and the
legislators, were all in favor of the
anti-Japanese laws, but that all the
people were not. Wadsworth con
demned what he termed the "yel
low journals" of California, which
he said had fostered the anti-Japanese
feeling. He also stated that
In many ways the Japanese were the
peers of the Americans In Califor
nia and that the whites are afraid
of an Industrial Invasion on the part
of the little yellow men.
HIGH COST OF LIVING
SOLVED HY MR. CROSS.
London, July
-The irob-
lem of the high cos, of living
has been solved by F. J. Cross,
a food reformer here, who by
experimenting ' on himself, Ikm
proved that a man can live la
England, "in perfect heait.ii and
enjoyment" or. six w.a a day.
Tli Ih was his food supply for a
week, as he told the Charity Or-
ganlation society:
Three loaves of : r -ad, one
pound of oaUneal, one pint of
milk, one pound of beans, one
pound of dates, one pound of
rice, five ounces of oleomargar-
lue, two ounces of lard, half a
pound of potatoes, half a pound
of sugar and 1 1-2 cents worth
of tea, pepper and salt.
CREAMERY IS NOW
BEING ERECTED
IIVILDINO OF STRUCTURE ON II
STREET COMMENCED
MACHINERY IS ORDERED
Butter Factory ENrtel to Re In Op
eration Not later Than the
First of AugUMt.
Work has been started on the
Rogue Valley creamery building, lo
cated on H street, between 7th and
8th, the workmen having been busy
all day Saturday making the cement
foundation, and getting ready for
the carpenters, who will be on the
Job this week. A large force of men
will be kept at work and the build
ing will be under roof by the end of
the week.
Manager Bates returned from
Portland and Seattle Saturday, he
having been In the northern cities to
purchase the creamery machinery,
shipment of which will be made to
reach here as soon as the building Is
ready to receive It, and it is confi
dently expected that the institution
will be making butter before the end
of July. Mr. Bates purchased the
most approved up-to-the-minute but
ter making machinery, the invest
ment for which Is $2,600. The ma
chinery purchase was made through
the DeLaval Dairy Supply Co., of
Seattle.
MANY CHOIRS ENTERED
IX PITTSBURG HOXQ FEST.
Pittsburg, July 2. Sixty-five
choirs from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illi
nois and Indiana cities were entered
In the competitions of the Interna
tional Elsleddfed which opened here
today und will continue the remain
der of the week. A male choir of six
ty voices from- Wales and a women's
choir of &0 voices from London are
among the entrants. Children's
choirs competed In two events today,
with Canonsburg, Pa.; Lorain, O.;
Newcastle. Pa.; McKeesport. Pa.:
and Johnstown.Pa., represented. Be
sides the competitive singing, thirty-
five composers today submitted new
national anthems In a special prize
contest.
RACE FOR RECORD
AROUND THE WORLD.
New York, July 2. A race for a
new record around the world was
started from New York early today
by John Henry Mears, a newspaper
man and traveler of experience. He
plans to circle the globe In 30 days,
about five days less than It ever has
been done.
Belgrade, July 2. Dispatches
from Uskub, received here today say
that the Servian forces are pursuing
the Bulgarians along the entire bat
tle front and have secured several
Important positions.
ARMY OFFICER WEDS ST.
LOI.IS BRIDE AMi noVDs.
.St. Louis, July 2. Captain Birch
Ojl.vr M ibaffey, I'. S. A., Is $25,000
richer today because of his marriage
lore to M iks Elizabeth Mdiride 0r
St. Louis. This amount In railroad
bonds was given to the couple by the
bride's father, but they were made
out In the army officer's name. The
'ouple will sail from San Francisco
Satuiday for Honolulu.
Runt inn Wa Ruined
Some of the bunting that had been
draped about the lamp posts before
the rain Wednesday nkht was dam
aged through a running together of
the 'olors, but it wl',1 bo replaced
with new and bright bunting by the
morning of the Fourth. The decor
ators have been busy all day, and
the streets already present a gala
aonenranc(.
ANDERSON PICKED TO
WIN' IN FIGHT TODAir
Los Angeles, July 3. Bud Ander
son will attempt to climb another
rung of the tight ladder at Vernon
tomorrow, when he meets Leach
Cross of New York la a scheduled
20-round go for the "logical conten
der" title. Incidentally, the boy
will furnish July 4 amusement for
about 10,000 fans who can't see the
fight betweeu Ritchie and Rivers at
San Francisco, but anticipate "some
thing almost as good" in the way of
a card.
In spite of reported floods of An
derson money from the Pacific
northwest, the odds remained prac
tically unchanged today, with Bud a
10 to 7 favorite. The betting has
been light. Continued warm weath
er enforced idleness at both camps
today.
18 Angeles. July 3. Leach
Cross: Do you think I would hsv
passed up three good matches la
New York and taken a chance of be
ing put out of the lightweight run
ning by taking on Anderson unless
I was sure I could beat him?
I'm not afraid of his punch, and
I expect to uncork a brand of speed
that will make the game easy for
me. I have a punch, too, you know.
I want Ritchie or Rivers next.
Bud Anderson: I'm glad the fight
Is for tomorrow, for I am Just right
so far as condition goes. I can hit
Just as hard as ever, and I think I'll
win. I'll fight from the start. I
Kant the championship and I am
going right after It from the first
gong tomorrow. McCarey has prom
ised nie to try to get me the winner
of the San Francisco scrap tomor
row If I win.
Jim Jeffries: The man with a
wallop is the man for me, and I pick
Anderson to win decisively, I must
stay with him on general principles,
until he Is licked, but I don't think
this Is the time for trouble to An
derson.
SERMA HAS NOW
DECLARED WAR
Vienna, July 3. Servla formally
declared war on Bulgaria tonight,
according to dlt patches received here
from Uskub. The Ser Ian army Is
at Uskub and King Peter and Pre
mier Pachltch also are there.
Bucharest, Roumania, July 3.
King Charles today ordered the gen
eral mobilization of the Roumanian
army. It Is believed certain that
Roumania hn8 decided to fight be
side Servlu and Greece for her Bhare
of the territory taken by the allies
from Turkey.
NEW WESTMINSTER PREPARES
FOR PANAMA TRAFFIC.
New Westminster, B. C, July 3.
Leading all the cities of the Paelflo
const of Canada, New Westminster
toduy celebrated with appropriate
ceremony the driving of the first pile
of the first unit o! its harbor Im
provement scheme, designed to
place the fresh water port of Brit
ish Columbia In a position to meet
the demands upon it, consequent up
on the opening of the Panama canal.
The scheme In Its entirety Involves
an expenditure of 15,000,000 and
has the backing of the dominion gov
ernment which has sanctioned the
formation of the New Westminster
harbor committee to administer the
port.
FIVE CHILDREN' CREMATED
IN 111 R XI N't HOME,
Valencia. Pa., .July I!. - Five chil
dren, ranging from nine months to
1 1 vears, wer cremated In Middlesex
township, earlv today, when the
home of W. A Hays w.is burned to
the ground. An overheated stove
cause, the fire Hays made an heroic
attempt to save his children, but
failed.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
IMS LEMON SHORTAGE.
Los Angeles, July 2. Southern
California Ik exoerlepcing today an
unprecedented shortage of lemons ns
a result of last season's damaging
fros's. The price of fancy lemons
now Is 7.50 per box, the highest In
years. Dealers predict from $10 to
$12 a box before the summer end.
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