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No. 29.
DEER HUNTER HAS
SHATTERED HE
HERMAN
SCHMIDT SHOT
COMPANION'
BY
ACCIDENT ON LAST SUNDAY
Shot Fired From .30 Calibre Rifle at
Deer Glances and Strike
Schmidt
Herman Schmidt, son of Clam
Schmidt, was shot in the right leg
while hunting deer with a party ot
friends Sunday, the bullet from a
.30 calibre high power rifle shattering
the femoral bone and making a most
severe wound that will render the
Umb useless for a long time, though
the surgeons believe that It can be
saved and made a serviceable mem
ber again.
Schmidt, in company with Emll
oebers, his cousin; Lloyd Launer,
ilarvey Faubion and Lester Sparlln,
wtnt out to Waters creek, near Won
der, Saturday evening, to hunt deer
on Sunday. Schmidt and Geberi
were tenting along the creek near
in head, where the canyon is abrupt
and steep, one on each Bide of the
creek. Qebers says that he saw a
deer and shot once at it, the aim be
ing too high to hit the O.er, but that
the bullet evidently Btruck a rock or
t tree and was deflected from its
course, striking Schmidt, who was
seated on a rock about 200 yards dis
tant, In the leg. The bullet struck
about three inches above the knee,
ranging upward and outward, and
lodged under the skin, inflicting a
most shocking wound, fracturing and
splintering the bone from the knee
to the thigh.
Gebers, hearing his comrade cry
out, went at once to his aid, and
summoned the rest of the party, the
accident occurring at about eleven
o'clock in the morning. A messen
ger was dispatched for medical aid,
and Dr. Loughridge left for the scene,
driving his automobile to within four
or five miles of the injured man,
though it was past three o'clock be
fore he reached the sufferer's side.
A stretcher was made, and Schmidt
was packed out over the worst kind
of mountain trail to the automobile,
and brought to the South Pacific hos
pital In this city. Dr. Loughridge
says that time will be required for
the knitting together of the splinter
ed ends of the femur before the re
pair of the leg will be possible, though
he Is confident that the usefulness
of the limb will not be lost.
Gebers, the young man who flred
the unfortunate shot, is considered
an especially careful hunter, and was
grief 8trIcEen"at the accident.
"H-XIU CAXVASSLS VOTE
OF THE ROM LU;oTlO
cllVPeC'a,1mwltaoftS:,cIty coun
cil was held Friday night for the
Purpose of Mnv.MlDg h.1
the bond election, the official can
wm showing no change in the result
"previously announced ,n
Courier. The special meeting .how
ed. however, that the members of
, ' l7c" n a happier mood
1 , 6 ,be cltl" bad placed the
-v w meir approvel upon the rail
road matters, and Mayor Smith be-
.. ..most the court comedian sc
great was the exuberance of his Joy
"u";uen aiso bubbled with
good spirits not the bottled ktnd
and there was no resting place for
gloom in the council chamber. The
bugaboo of "personal responsibility"
tor the money being expended had
vanished, and a Job on the city coun
cil was not so bad after all.
The council authorized the pub
lication of the result ot the canvass,
which is Included in the proclama.
tlon published elsewhere In today's
Courier. Aside from the allowance
of bills, no other business was transacted.
AltUKXC'llAIO DAIRY
barx is completed
A. J. Green this week completed
work on the new stock barn and
dairy house for K. M. C. Nelll at
Ardencralg. The barn is 1C0x36
feet and is built for the storage of
hay and the housing of ten horses
and 40 dairy 'cattle. It is modern
In every way, with cement floor and
piped for water throughout, the water
being supplied by gravity from a 40,
000 gallon concrete reservoir located
on an eminence and being filled by
gasoline driven pumps. The dairy
house Is also strictly modern. These
Improvements represent an expendi
ture of 14.500.
TO COXCTRICT XEW
Itm.DIXKS OX PKXX-ORK.
Improvements at the Penn-Oregon
ranch are still being made. This
week A. J. Green, with a force of 10
men, has commenced the construction
of four bungalows, three of them
24x38 and the fourth 30x50 feet, all
of them modern plastered houses,
which are being constructed for the
.employees and their families. They
will also construct a two-story build
ing, 24x150 feet, the lower floor to
be used for the storage ot tools, etc.,
and the second floor for company of
fices, reading room and sleeping
quarters for employees. The con
tract calls for aa expenditure of
$5,000.
hif CITIZENS ARE MENTIONED
FOR 1914 MAYOR OF CRAMS PASS
Election Will Occur on December 1, and Nom
inating of Candidates Must be Filed
By November 15th
TEX RAYS IX JAIL
FOR HIDING IX HOI CAR
F. S. MAI" SOOX AVAR
FOR PEACE IX MEXICO
Tha twn rpnreseutatives of the
traveling gentry who were arrest id
by the local police force ou suspicion
that they had broken Into the car
load of apples on the sidetrack were
given a hearing In Judge Holwan's
court Wednesday. They said that
the apples that had been found upon
them had been obtained at Talent
and that they had ridden to Grants
Fass In the box car from which they
were taken here. They were
charged by the S. P. detectives with
having stolen a ride from the South
ern Pacific road, and on their plea
of guilty they were each sentenced
to ten days in the county Jail.
FIVE (SIXTIES WILL NOT
HE PRESENT AT J MS FAIR
29. Ex-Mayor
Washington, Oct. 30. The chief
executive, It was expected, had de
cided positively that Huerta must go
and that the present Intolerable con
ditions in Mexico muBt end at once.
Outside pressure in favor of Amer
ican intervention to restore order has
been of the strongest. Foreign dip
lomats in Mexico City have assured
thpir irnvomman. that thev see no . Kov York, Oct
chance of peace unless the United Jame8 D. phelan of San Francisco
States uses force. arrived here today "
John Lind, hi. emissary in Mexico, ; tne liner Imprator. .tl II
as planning a final effort to deal ! England and Germa'" h, ga
lth Huerta, It was stated. It wa.;fln.y to be represen d.t the
taken for granted that he will renew j Franclsco 1915 expos lion
hU suggestion of an arm.st.ee be- "Allec.
tween the warring Mexican faction, j w, exhibit' he sa d. cepg
m a general election, safeguarded , Iand German R,,!J d enter.
by the civil authorities. j I think Ckrm.nr ..dj
Jn the meantime, If Llnd meets, ed I"to a . account of the sen
Mth a rebuke, he probably Imme-jnot " mannfaCturers Their
dlately will decide whether to use' tlmen elnce ghown
AmBrin.- a for, tn restore 1 man u raciur .Mhlt nd I
order, or to recognize the rebel ,eadV?m"' both nations will yield to
General Carranza. as head of a stn
de facto government and permit him
to Import arms.
The chief objection raised to the
latter plan was that it probably woun
ho ,,.....-.-, 1- .u. nnVir. since
uuBBugiaciory iu mr f"1
t would involve continued fighting
their demand
Sanders left Tuesday night for
business connected iu
River Fublic Service Cor
on business connected with
the RSlie
pontion.
Who will manage the municipal af
fairs ot the city of Grants Pass during
the year 1914 Is Just now the absorb
ing question locally. With the build
ing ot the railroad, bonds for which
were voted at the special election,
and the many other improvements
that are contemplated during the next
twelve months, those men to whom
the management ot tho city business
is intrusted will have no sinecure.
Neither is every man who might seek
such honor as comes with the public
trust competent or able to properly
conduct the office.
Mayor Smith Declines
Mayor Smith is completing his sec
ond term in the office, and to The
Courier he announces that he is not
a candidate for re-election. "I have
given all the time that I feel I can
give to the public business," said
Mr. Smith. "It has been a great sac
rifice In the way ot time and direct
money loss, and the inattention to
my private business that proper at
tention to the city business has ne
cessitated, and I feel that I have
blvcn all that one man should be ask
ed to give. I certainly would not
make the sacrifice again unless the
success of the railroad affairs depend
ed upon it. I do think," however, that
the next mayor should either be a
lawyer himself, or that he should
select the best available lawyer for
city attorney, and then follow his ad
vice in the technical matters con
nected with the railroad buldllng."
Favorite Sons "Mentioned"
With Smith practically withdrawn
from the contest, one can hear many
favorite sons "mentioned," though
there are still many pro-Smitbites
who insist that "It is not wise to
change horses while crossing the
stream." Councilman Porter, of the
third ward, seems the probable heir
to the Smith mantle If the latter ab
solutely refuses to run agatn, and
while in somewhat ot a receptive
mood, Porter is not yet an . avowed
candidate. E. T. McKlnstry's name
has been used in connection with the
mayoralty for several weeks, and C.
L. Hobart has many admirers who in
sist that he is the logical man for
the Job. Others whose names have
been put Into the hat by "their
friends" are "Jack" Williams, capi
talist; C. H. Demaray, druggist;
Geo. Jester, city treasurer; Marshall
Hooper, banker; C. D. Welter, lum
berman; R. E. Kroh, president of the
Commercial club; Claus Schmidt,
groceryman; Frank South, hardware
merchant; Dr. Ed Bywater; B. C.
Dnnlap, of the Oxford Hotel, and
numerous other leading citizens.
May Be a Mayoress
But mere men have no monopoly
in this race for the office of chief
executive of the Rogue metropolis.
The women not only have the right
to vote but they likewise have the
right to hold office, and there are
among them women well qualified to
shed lustre upon the position hereto
fore held with varying degrees ot
success by men, and the names of
Mrs. Arthur Conklln, Mrs. C. H.
Clements and Mrs. A. W. Bartlett
have been seriously considered in
connection with the coming election.
Five Counrllmen to Elect
Five ot the eight members of the
city council are to be elected at the
December election, there baring been
three resignations from the body dur
ing the past summer. The first wsrd
will elect two councllmen, Caldwell's
term expiring, while E. V. Smith
was named to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of E. H. Culbert
son. In the second ward Atchison
will hold over, while the term of
Barnes will expire. In the third Por
ter Is tho holdover and Counts Is fill
ing the vacancy caused by Clark's
resignation, while Morgan will hold
In the fourth, Anderson filling the
Everton vacancy. The mayoralty
contest has overshadowed the elec
tions to the council thus far, and
there has been little street talk on
that feature ot the election yet. The
same is true of the office of treasurer.
Election on December 1
Tbe election this year will occur
on the first dsy of December, and
nominations can be made by petition
thirty days before the election and up
to within fifteen days of the election.
Tbe petition must be signed by five
per cent, ot the voters in the ward
or the district from which the candi
date comes.
"Straw Ballot" for Candidates
As a test of public sentiment, The
Courier today Inaugurates a "straw
ballot" for candidates for the various
city offices. This ballot will be pub
lished six times in the Dally Courier,
and the first count will be published
In Sunday's edition. Tbe last and
the final count will be published In
the Issue of Wednesday, November B.
Any qualified elector of the city Is
eligible for the municipal offices, and
the voter of tbe straw ballot should
vote for his choice regardless of
whether he is among those who are
already nominated or not. The bal
lot may result in the placing In nom
ination of one not yet named, who
will prove the real "white hope."
Ballots can be either mailed to The
Courier or brought to the office and
deposited In the ballot box.
ROYS' COXFEREXCU IX
GRAXTS PASS THIS W EEK
SOIL DOES NOT NEED
LIME, SAYS MR. REIMKH
During the past summer this ex
periment station had a number ot
Inquiries in regard to the value of
lime on our southern Oregon soils.
Recently the writer found a number
of growers in this county and in
Josephine county applying lime to
their soils. Some of them were us
Ing it as a remedy for sour sap in
fruit trees, whiel others were using it
on their alfalfa fields.
Applications of lime are of value
In correcting acidity or sourness in
soils, in supplying calcium to soils
deficient in this element, In convert
ing Insoluble forms of potash Into
soluble forms, and in making com
pact soils more friable.
I wish to state that I have made a
large number of soil examinations In
all sections of tbe Rogue River val
ley, and have tested them for acidity
or sourness, and for their lime con
tent. In all of this work I have never
found a single case of acid or sour
soil. In most cases there was found
an abundance of lime; and in a few
cases actually an excess of lime.
During the past two years we have
conducted field experiments on a
number of farms in tbe valley, both
on alfalfa and fruit trees, and have
never yet had any beneficial results
from the use of lime.
The chemist at the state experi
ment station at Corvallls, Oregon, has
made a large number of soil ana
lyses of soils collected from various
parts of this valley, and in every in
stance be has found an ample supply!
or lime tor the needs of our cul
tlvated plants.
It Is also well known that there are
enormous deposits of lime In the
bills and mountains surrounding tbe
valley. The rich deposits near Gold
Hill and In Josephine county have
already become famous. In many of
the deep cuts along the roads and
ailroads can be seen white streak
or layers of limestone which are rich
In lime.
It should be emphatically stated
that there Is no connection whatever
between sour sap in fruit trees and'
a sour soil. The writer has found!
bsd f anes of sour sap in fruit trees
where there was an abundance of
lime In the soil. .Hence, applications
of lime around trees affected with
sour sap will be of no value what
ever In correcting this trouble.
Heavy applications of lime might
be of some value on the very heavy
sticky soils In helping to make them
Tbe plans for the boys' conference
to be held la Grants Pass Friday,
Saturday and Sunday ot this week
are practically complete. Local com
mittees have been at work for tbe
past two weeks arranging for the en
tertainment of the delegates in the
homes of the citizens of Grants Pass,
the meeting places for the different
conference sessions and for the ban
quet to be held Saturday night,
The opening session will be held
in the Baptist church Friday evening
at 7: SO p. m. Visiting delegates will
be welcomed by Dr. E. C. Macy, of
Grants Pass. Following the response
to the welcome extended by Dr. Macy
will be the address ot the evening by
H. O. Canaday, ot Medford. on the
subject, "Tbe Coming Man."
Saturday morning and afternoon
will be devoted to conferences on as
signed topics, conducted for the most
part by the boys themselves. They
will present flve-mlnute papers on
these different topics, the papers to
be followed by general discussion.
These conferences will be held In the
Presbyterian church.
Ranquet Saturday Evening
At 6 p. m. Saturday evening the
dolegates will gather at a banquet,
the place to be decided upon later.
Sam Baker is to be tonstmaster, and
toasts will be given by several of the
boys. Immediately following the
banquet the delegates will adjourn
to tbe Presbyterian church for an
other conference period.
On Sunday morning the delegates
will meet at 9 o'clock at the Presby
terian church for a half hour ot Blng
ing and Bible study, when they will
adjourn to attend tbe Sunday school
and church services In their respective
churches.
A mass meeting for young men
and boys only will be held Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, also In the
Presbyterian church. This meeting
will be open to all young men and
boys In Grants Pass as well as the
delegates. C. A. Phlpps, of Port
land, will address this meeting on the
subjoct, "A Reasonable Service."
The pastors of the different
churches have kindly consented to
Join in a union meeting Sunday night
in honor of the boys. This meeting
will be held In the Newman Methodist
church at 7:30 and will be addressed
by Rev. I. H. Teel, of Grants Pass, on
the subject of "A 8trong Man."
Sessions Open to Public
The sessions Friday and Sunday
nights are open to the general public
and a cordial Invitation to attend Is
extended to everyone.
The conference periods Saturday
morning, afternoon and evening will
be open to all boys In Grants Pass
between the ages of 14 and 20, as
well as to the delegates. This Is true
also of the mass meeting on Sunday
afternoon.
The Grants Pass Commercial club
has offered Its rooms as the head
quarters for the conference. It will
be here that the delegates will be re
ceived and where they will register.
NEVADAN GETS
SI CKER CREEK PROPERTY' SOLO
TO THOS. WILSON
PURCHASE PRICE, $100,000
Water of Lake Crook Will Re brought
Ry Pipe and Two "Giant"
Operated
Sll'T. ROSS MAKING
TESTS AT ALMEDA
Superintendent John Ross ot tbe
Almeda mine Is busy making tests
to determine what type ot concentra
tor will best serve tbe demands of
tbe Almeda ors. He has a force of
20 men taking ore from different
parts of the various tunnels In order
to get s comprehensive test, none of
tbe old ore being used.
Receiver Burley of the Almeda was
In the city Tuesday night, coming
from the mine, where he spent sev
eral days, and he says they are pump
ing the water out of the shaft, which
has a depth of over 500 feet, and this
shaft with the lower tunnels have
been full of water for months past.
Mr. Burley went to Portland Tues
day nlgbt.
mellow or friable. It Is very probable
however that the same amount of
money expended in hauling stable
manure onto this type of soil will
serve this purpose better.
As a result of the soil examinations
made and the experiments conducted
up to tut present time, we cannot
recommend the use of lime on our
soils In this valley.
F. C. REIMER.
Southern Oregon Experiment
Station, Talent, Oregon.
A deal was closed Friday whereby
Thomas ("Dry Wash") Wilson, one
of the best known mining men of
Nevada, becomes tbe owner of tht
Grand Prize placer, the rich mine dis
covered last February by T. M. Ander
son on' a dry gulch tributary to
Sucker creek. The price paid for the
property is understood to be $100,
000, of which a substantial payment
down waa made, Mr. Anderson to have
a one-fourth Interest in the net profits
paid by the mine pending the settle
ment in full.
This placer is one of tbe most
promising in tbe southern Oregon
district and Mr, Anderson has take
some wonderfully rich dirt from It
since he first found it. It is located
in a dry gulch, and the gravel has)
been packed on burros to the creek,
a distance ot a mile and a half, be
fore gold could be washed from It.
Mr. Anderson says that the dirt thus
packed paid at the rate ot $25 per
yard. Tbe deposit ot pay dirt is 200
feet wide and 1,600 long, and AU
been followed fifty feet In depth.
Plans are alroady made and the pipe
is now being hauled to the ground
for the bringing ot water from Lak
creek, about three miles, through
ditches, pipes and Humes, two glanu
to bo operated as soon as the work
can be done. Some pipe Is now being
hauled from Pleasant creek to Ui
property, and other will be shipped
to Grants Pbbs and hauled out to the
mine from here. This latter pipe will
be of 11-Inch and constructed to with
stand heavy pressure, a good a out
being obtained from Lake creek.'
The new owner ot the mine is onf
of the most successful operators ot
tbe Nevada gold fields, and has take
fortunes from the gravel In that
state.
T. M. Anderson, the discoverer ot
the mine, has been a highly success
ful "pocket hunter," bis life time ef
prospecting having been largely given
to the search for the rich pockets of
the precious metal rather than for the
lodges of quarts or the placers that
would not pay high values. He has
boeu operating In tbe Kerby dlstrlot
for six years, and tbe Grand Prize,
which be called the Sucker creek
find, was not his first rich strike.
Two years ago he found an immense
ly rich pocket on Qold Ridge, at the
head of Fiddlers' gluch, from which
he took more than $20,000. A law
suit grew out of the Oold Ridge fled,
which disclosed tbe truth of the Well
ness of the pocket. Anderson wag
given a tip by a hunter that there
was good looking ground at the head
ot Fiddler's gulch, and acting on th
tip the pocket was found. The tap
river then brought suit to hold a
share In tbe find, and the sheriff took
possession of gold dust and nuggets
valued at $12,000, which was hold
In the First National bank of this city
pending the settlement of tbe case,
and the return of tbe gold to Ander
son. Anderson bas also beon tbe dis
coverer of other almost fabulously
rich mines In his life time, among
them being the Rainbow, In the Mor,
mon basin of the Baker district.
Mr. Wilson left here Friday nlgbt
to return to Manhattan, Nevada, op
erations at the Orsnd Prize to be la
charge of A. C. Stock.
SLIXGSBY CASE HALTED
San Francisco. Oct. 30. The grand
Jury Investigation of the Sllngsby
changeling baby case was temporari
ly halted today by tbe absence of Dis
trict Attorney Flckert, who was call
ed to Bakersfield last night by tlt
Illness ot his father.