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WEEKLY EDITION
VOL. XXIX.
jKAMs I'A.Vj JOSEI'HINK CO I XIV, OKEUON. KltlPAY, H TlUlEK -4, 1U1.
No. SH.
YEAR-GLD BOY
OltOlED IN id
HAROLD SCn I LLI XG M E E T 8
DEATH WHILE FISHING
AT WHITE ROCK RAPIDS
Body in lUvor -48 Hours Was Ho
covered by Diver Wednesday
in 15 Feet of Water
(From Monday's Dally.)
Rogue river today claimed another
victim, and the body of Harold, 11.
year-old son of Wm. Schilling, propri
etor of the Schilling Mercantile Com
pany, Ilea somewhere In the deep
eddy at the White Rocks, Just above
town.
Young Schilling aud Cecil Wlttorff,
aged son of 0. F. Wlttorff, were
fishing in the White Rocks riffle near
the rock, crusher, having waded out
Into the rapid. Wlttorff's foot be
came entangled in a cable on the
bottom of the stream, and Harold
offered him his fishing pole to assist
in loosening It. In the transfer of
the pole, Harold slipped on the rocks
and was washed into the deep pool
below. Wlttorff, who is a good swim
mer, at once went to the rescue of his
comrade, and at one time had him
near shore, but was taken beneath
the water time and again by the lad
whom he was attempting to save. He
fought the water for 200 or 300 feet,
and when nearly overcome drew him
self Into shallow water, where he was
rescued by other boys and was soon
resuscitated and taken to his home.
Schilling, however, was carried down
the rapid for 200 yards into the
swirl at the White Rocks, where his
body was seen several times before
it finally disappeared in the eddy
where the water is about fifteen feet
In depth. Assistance was at once at
hand, and every endeavor was put
forth to find the body while there was
yet hope of bringing back the breath
of life. Brothers of the unfortunate
lad led in the search and the river
bottom was dragged. Once Carl Gent
ner brought the body nearly to the
surface of the water from his boat,
It then being between the current
and the White Rocks, but it was lost
from the grapple and the search was
continued, a number of boats work
ing over the wafer.
The drowned boy had been a resi
dent of Grants Pass but a few weeks,
havlns come here with his father,
Wm. Schilling, who a month ago pur
chased the general merchandise es
tablishment of the R. L. Coe Compan
and removed here from Long Beach,
California. He was unable to swim,
and as soon as he lost his footing in
the swift current was at the mercy of
the water, which there is most treach
erous with its eddies and pools, the
White Rock rapid having claimed
many victims in the past years.
The parents and brothers and sis
ters of the drowned lad are grief
stricken at the sad occurrence and
the sympathy and the assistance of
the community are being extended.
WuKK OX THt new
HAILKOAD IS IXSi'ElTEIi
I A great many people took artv.n.
tage of the opportunity offered by
the official Railroad Day to go out
over the railroad grade and inspect
the work that tag been done. Nuni
erous automobile, were at the service
of the public, and every one who de
sired was taken out. Those who saw
the work for the first time were
agreeably surprised at the amount
and the excellence of what has been
accomplished with the funds that
have yet been available. They saw
a completed road bed ready for the
ties and the rails for the greater part
of the distance to the Applegate river,
the character of the roadbed causing
much comment as to the workman
like manner In which It had been pre
pared. The culverts are all In place,
the tiling being the product of the
local Cement Products factory.
Mass Meeting Postponed
The mass meeting, which was to
have been held at the opera house
Tuesday evening, was postponed till
Wednesday evening, this being deem
ed best because of the clash with the
teachers' Institute meetings, which
many desired to attend. The mass
meeting will be held Wednesday ev
ening, and every voter is urged to
attend.
IK FARMING CONGRESS
Ol'EXS.IX OKLAHOMA
The body of Harold Schilling, the
1 1-year-old son of Mr. aud Mrs. Wm.
Schilling, who was drowned at the
White Rock rapids while Ashing
Monday, was recovered from the
water Wednesday forenoon at about
ten o'clock, Diver Foster bringing it
to the surface on his first descent to
the bottom on that day.
All Tuesday Peter Jensen had
hunted the uncertain channel of the
river near the rocks at the head of
the dooI fnr the body, staying under
'or long periods, the undercurrents:
making his work especially trains
Wednesday morning Mr. Jensen was
relieved by Foster, who was lowered
In the eddv a hundred feet below the
big rocks from which the rapid pets
its name, and he had been on the
Attorn but a few minutes when he
6'gnalled to be broneht to the rir
faro fAimrl the body In '
'cct of water, and lying clow to t"Aj
r rrent that there sets to trie nor...
Tulsa, Oklohoma, Oct. 22. Thirty
three foreign countries, together with
the United States and Canada, were
represented by exhibits today when
the eighth annual International Dry
Farming Congress opened to con
tinue through November 1. The
premium lists aggregated approxim
ately $15,000.
At Its last session congress appro
priated $20,000 for a complete ex
hibit by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, particularly
with reference to work in the west
ern states. Governors of twenty
states have accepted invitations and
President Wilson and the governor
general of Canada were Invited to
attend.
Tulsa uas made arrangements to
entertain 10,000 accredited delegates
and 100. 000 visitors during the elev
en days of the exhibition. Several
new hotel? wore erected to accom
modate the influx of del.-g.ites and
visitors. All Oklohoma has rallied
to t lie sni.prrt of Tulsa in handling
the big exposition and nearly every
count v iu the state today is parti
cipating iu the event.
China has an exhibit under the sup-
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ervision ol .Minister oi .rsi 'niuue .
Aslian, and Russia, South Africa,
Australia, Turkey and several other
foreign countries named special dele
gates to take charge of the respective
exhibits.
TIih Kami Women's Congress is
being held here in conjunction with
the exposition. .Matters of deep in
terest to farmers' wives will bo dis
cussed during the sessions, which are
being at'ended by women from all
farm sections of the country.
RIOTING IX RED
JACKET MINE DISTRICT
Calumet. Mich., Oct. 23. A furi
ous riot occurred in the Red Jacket
copper district today as a result of an
attempt by mine guards to break up
a procession of strikers and strike
sympathizers.
The guards were better armed than
the paraders, but the latter had them
heavily outnumbered. Revolvers
were drawn and several shots fired.
Knives were used freely. A number
of the guards were knocked down
with the heavy staffs of the flags car
rled in the procession. Ten persons
were seriously aud many more sllght-
lv wounded.
, ,nk (,f the stream. The body was
. .... .oorvod nnd the features
were as natural as In life, having
I pen protected by ,oHne of th
t,rrPerature cf the water during the
4c -, that had etard Mnre the
drowning.
.iran?emonts ,or ?h f"'n'?r!,, haw
n0f vet been perfected.
The funeral services over the re
na,n, of Harold S -hilling will be
r0'd at the Newman M. E. church
r,.(,.,v afternoon, at i'.ree o'clock.
TEACHERS OF II
iS HERE
IM F.KSITY PRESIDENT
TALKS TO TEAC11E1W
GUI
IXSTITITF WAS ATTENDED
350 PEDAGOGI ES
IJY
CONTINUED THREE DAYS
Instructor Included Slate Superin
tendent Churchill and Other
Educators of Note . '
The annual Institute of the teach
erg of Josephine and Jackson counties
opened this morning with a reglstra
tion of about 250. The first address
of the session was given by Hon. E.
E. Blanchard, In which he discussed
as his topic, "As Seen From the Out
side," taking up the general school
teaching proposition as it is seen by
the outside observer. The most
pressing Idea urged by Mr. Blanchard
for the successful conduction of an
educational Institution was that the
pupils should be trained carefully In
thoroughness. This, he said, Is the
very foundation of all successful
work and the only one upon which
may be built a real and thorough edu
cation. As the chief part of this train
Ins In thoroughness, Mr. Blanchard
emphasized a complete mastery of
good reading, In which the reader
erasna the full significance of the
author's meaning. To this failure in
the comprehension of the true mean
Ing of what may be written Is ascribed
the difficulty encountered In other
branches, where a clear perception
would offer a ready solution.
Another phase of school manage'
ment discussed by Mr. Blanchard was
that of discipline, which he declared
was largely dependent upon the teach
er and generally was not so much the
nature of the pupils themselves, for
in many cases where one personality
would succeed another might fall
Thus teachers must each study their
particular class or school and work
out the problem of discipline accord'
Ingly.
Miss Agnes Jones, a Palmer writ
in: expert, followed with a discussion
nf thf Palmer svstem. closing the
mornins session.
Following the general assembly In
the afternoon, department sessions
were taken up for some time. In the
primary department, language was
discussed by Miss Ruby Shearer, the
primary specialist, and writing by
Miss Jones. J. A. Churchill, superin
tendent of public instruction, took up
a discussion of civics, and Miss Jones
of writing, for the intermediate and
advanced divisions. For the higher
department, Principal F. E. Moore of
the Ashland high school spoke of
"Science In High Schools," and M. S.
Pitttnan of the Oregon normal school
discussed "Personality" as his sub
ject. H. H. Wardrip, of the local
manual training department, C. W.
Frost of the Medford department, and
O. Klutn of Ashland discussed hand
work. In the rural department, Miss
Shearer spoke of "The First Day."
In the following general assembly
M. S. Plttman addressed the Institute,
taking as his topic, "The Chlefest Re
quisite." A reception for the visiting teach
ers will be given this evening In the
Skillnian and Lawrence hall by the
local teaching corps.
KA LKOAD
BONDS
At the general meeting of the In
stitute In the high school auditorium
Tuesday evening, President Camp
bell of the state university addressed
the assembly after a short program.
Mr. Campbell gave his topic as "The
Oregon System," aud showed the vi
tal relationship between the great
political system that has come to be
o designated and the educational
system of the state. He showed
the great political liberties that are
placed in the hands of the voters by
the adoption of the system, but Im
pressed 'the fact that liberties are
not to be taken as license, and be
cause of the ease with which the
bounds cf safety may be crossed this
very phase of the question must be
most guarded against.
An Oregon Movement
This great progressive step In pol
itics Is thus accredited to Oregon
because its first extensive trial wasj
given here, aud being known as the
Oregon system Its progress and suc
cess Is being most closely watched In
this state by the rest of the nation,
and even throughout the world. So
even greater responsibility Is thus
cast upon every citizen of Oregon,
and this step taken, Its success must
be assured. The only way In which
the intricacies and responsibilities of
the system can be made a part of the
people's fundamental knowledge of
their own state government is
through the educating of the whole
people along progressive Hues that
will make them comprehend all mat
ters of such import.
Education a Necessity
This plainly devolves upon th
public school system, as Mr. Camp
bell says, for If the people of this
state are to be accorded the greatest
liberties in their government they
must, assuredly be the best educated
citizens of any state, for never have
good citizenship and good govern
ment been found where great Indi
vidual liberties of government were
supported by an ignorant populace.
Then, as President Campbell further
says, to meet this pressing demand
for more efficient education radical
changes and progressive methods
must be Introduced into our entire
system of schools, and with an In
telligent, thinking citizenry there
need be no doubts as to the success
of our great state government.
The first number on the program
given at the meeting was a selection
by the l.Igh school orchestra, and
was followed by a song by little Carl
Busch. A song by the Girls' Glee
club was then followed by a selection
by the Boys' Quartet. The first
grade pupils rendered their Sunbeam
song, and the program was concluded
by a selection by the Boys' and Girls'
Glee clubs together.
The assembly address of this
morning's session of the Institute was
given by President Campbell, In
which he told of great development
being carried on throughout the state
(Continued on page eight.
GET Dili MAJOHirif
FAYOKAHLK ACTION 11Y GRANTS
PASS ON THE 1SSIE
967 OUT OF 1158 FOR BONDS
OREGON WILL LEAD
FLEET THROIGU CANAL
Line Will lie Completed Through to
Wilderville at Ones with lYo
ceeds from Road Rale
(From Thursday's Dally.)
At the last afternoon session of the
Institute yesterday, M. S. Plttman of
the Oregon Normal School addressed
the assembly. Mr. Plttman took
The Country School Teacher" as
his topic and showed the great re
sponsibilities and greater opportuni
ties that have come to this class of
the country teacher of the future
mav further capitalize this fact to her
advantage by building up a course
in her school that is adapted to the
district she may teach. This, In fact,
calls for a teacher who Is a specialist
in her line, for the greatest good can,
be done only where the teacher has
initiative and the ability to conform
her Ideas to the environment, making
the course In her school fit In with
the needs of the district.
Addrewt by Dr. Hywater
Dr. Ed Bywater addressed the as
sembly In the afternoon on the sub
ject of "Adnolds and other Impedi
ments." Dr. Bywater tock up the
topic in a clear and understanding
way, leaving all his hearers with a
vorklng knowledge of this often mis
understood subject.
School .Men's lul Formed
The School Men's Club of South
ern Oregon was formed during the
Institute, being composed of the men
teachers and supervisors of schools
The booming of the cannon and
the clanging of bells following the
count of the ballots Thursday night
told the public that Grants Pass had
agaiu given her vote In favor of the
municipal bond Issue for the building
of the railroad to Wilderville, the
first unit of the line to the coast
Out of the 115S votes cast in the tout
wards of the city, 967 were In favor
of the Issue, this representing a per
centage of S3 '4 supporting the pro
position. Last December 1192 votes
were cast on the same Issue, of which
number 6 2 were negative votes,
Thursday's election bolng hold to cor
rect features In the Issue that the
supreme court had declared Illegal.
The vote by wards was as follows:
First Ward Total vote cast, 373;
for the bonds. 325; against, 47.
Second Ward Total vote, 345;
for, 290; against, 47.
Third Ward Total vote, 188; for,
147; against, SI.
Fourth Ward Total vote, 264,
for, 205; against, 48.
Total vote. 1158; for, 967; against,
170.
The vote in all the wards was light,
only about two-thirds of the possible
vote going to the polls. This Is ac
counted for by the fact that there
was little doubt In the public mind
as to the outcome of tbo election,
though it was notable that thosu op
posed to the bonds were active, aud
undoubtedly polled all the vote that
could be mustered In the city against
the Issue. A few ballots in each
ward were spoiled by being wrongly
marked, so that the total count does
not quite tully with the number cast.
As soon as the result was made
known the cannon wus brought out,
and until midnight it thundered out
Its message to the people, while the
tire truck was raced through the
Htreets with its bells clanging and
its siren Bounding. Crescent City had
been keeping the wire hot to learn
the outcome at the earliest possible
moment, the news of the favorable
vote- creating about as much Jubila
tion there as It did In Grants Pass.
Even before the votes had all been
counted Dr. Roddy, confident of tho
action of the voters In validating the
issue, was en route for Portland and
Spokane, where It Is believed that
the bonds will be placed at once, and
the completion of the line to Wilder
ville will be rushed without further
delay. The heavy favorable vote will
also have a great Influence upon the
financing of the balance of the line
to Crescent City, and definite devel
opments are expected In that direction.
Washington, Oct. 22. Following
Secretary of the Navy Daniels' an
nouncement that tue battleship Ore
gon, which made the voyage around
Cape Horn during the Spanlsh-AmerU
can war, will lead th International
fleet through the Panama canal whe
It Is opened In 1915, together with
England's acceptance of an Invitation
to participate la the great review, It
was said here today that excepting
Russia all the world'a naval powers
undoubtedly will be represented by
one or more big fighting ships.
Even Russia, It was said, might de
cide to send a warship, but It wag
not thought very likely unless dif
ferences between the two countries
concerning trade relations, wulco
have miffed the St. Petersburg for
elgn office, should be patched up la
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GKX. DIAZ A11H1VES
IS VERA CKUZ, MEX.
Vera Crui. Max., Oct. 22. A silent
crowd greeted Ueuoral Felix Diaz on
ula arrival here today. Dluz la popu
lar In Vera Cruz and the people prob
ably would have liked to give htm a
rousing welcome. It was the goneral
belief, however, that Provisional Pre-
sldeut HuerU's soldiers would Inter
pret any sign of euthuslasm for Dial
as an Antl-Huerta demonstration and
oiien tire.
No one doubled that Huerta looks
on lHuz us a dungoruua rival. Even
If the latter withdrew his presidential
candidacy, It was believed Huertft
would still suspect him. Dlai' life
was considered la grave danger here,
but be nevertheless announced hlg
Intention of going to Mexico City to
morrow. He will be there In still
graver peril.
The circulation here last night ol
unsigned handbills announcing the
candidacies of Huerta and Blauquet
for president and vice-president re
spectively was generally considered
a hint by Huerta to Diaz to with
draw from the race If the two are to
avoid a clash.
Dial was a passenger from Havana
on the German steamor Corcoravado.
General Diaz did not land Imme
diately. Up to the moment that the
steamer reached the quay he wai
surrounded by an earnestly gesticu
lating group of Huerta's representa
tives engaged In an effort to persuade
him to stay on board. This party had
hoarded the liner some distance 08
Vers Cruz from the gunboat Zara
gosa. They would be perfectly will
ing to have the general land, they
explained, any time after the Sunday
elections. By remaining on the Cor
coravado until then, however, they
asserted, the struggle at the polls'
would be greatly simplified, and
Diaz' forbearance might even avert,
a national crisis.
WI ST i IZ7.ES MARSH-
FIELD TIMES MAN
teachers In recent years. The old
time requirements of these teachers In Josephine and Jackson counties, j
Salem, Oct. 23. Governor West
today gave to tho press the follow
ing letter:
"To the Editor of the Times (Should
he be found sober), Marshfteld,
Ore.
"Dear Sir: Since you have on num
erous ocfaslons taken upon yourself
the burden of Informing this office
how Its affairs should be conducted,
I feel that you would not consider
me presumptuous should I ask you
for a little advice upon a few mat
ters of public Interest.
"I nrn anxious to know the proper
were contrasted with present require-1 Professor Bowman of Ashland Has course for this office to pursue should
ments, and the exceptional chanceslbeen elected president of the flub, I it find that titles to several hundred
for tho Introduction of progressive! which will hold sessions three or four j thousand dollar's worth of lands
ideas were shown to have become! times during the year for general j part of the birthright of the 8'hool
verv real with the widespread I discussion of school work and meth-i liildren of this state) now claimed
change In attitude toward living onlods. The first meeting will be held
the farm. This change In attitude, ! on November IS, and will Include an
he says, Is the outcome of educating: address by a member of the univer
people for work In agriculture, and ! !iy extension board.
by a large lumber company In your
section, were based upon fraudulent
I'Pldlratlons filed In the state land
.uce, . - "
NEW
YOHK GRAND
JURY INDICTS THAW
New York, Oct. 2B. Harry K.
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, wag
Indicted on a charge of conspiracy
here today by a grand Jury which In
vestigated his sensational escape from
Matteawan asylum for the criminal In
sane. His Indictment means, It was
believed here, that be will be extra
dited from New Hampshire and ul
timately returned to Matteawan.
New York, Oct. 23. William Trac
ers Jerome today testlflod here before
the grand Jury regarding the escape
of Harry K. Thaw, Stanford White's
slayer, from the Matteawan asylum
for the criminal Insane. Later Jer
ome, woo was named a special deputy
attorney-general yesterday to repre
sent New York state In efforts to re
turn Thaw to the asylum, conferred
with District Attorney Whitman.
Others Indictod on the same charge
with Thaw were Richard Butler,
Michael O'Keefe, Roger Thompson
and Eugene Duffy. Justice Bavegla
Issued bench warrants (or each of the
Indicted men.
Moo Grossman, one of Thaw'3 at
torneys, said:
"Harry Thaw was committed to
Matteawan as an Insane man and ha
csn not be convicted of ronsplrary.
I don't believe the Indictment will
stand or affect the case In New Hampshire."
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