Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, November 07, 1913, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textr in w n n mi WEEKLY EDITION VOL. xxix JRANTS PASS JOSEPHINE COINTY, OREGON. KRIDAV, NOVEMBER 7, 1913 No. 30. TR1-STATE LEAG U E EIGHT CANS OF APPLES SHIPPED TO AUSTRALIA Will OPEN FREE MEETING OF ROOSTERS lHHNGS BIG DELEGATIONS 0 HE CASI HOYS' CONFERENCE WAS A DECIDED SUCCESS F08 GOOD ROADS SECRETARY li(OS iieke IN- IX. TEREST OF GOOD HIGHWAYS 3 STATES IN MOVEMENT Development of Lateral Connecting with Main Thoroughfares KKiai!y Advocated Geo. E. Boob, Becretary of the Pa cific Coast Good Roads Association, is in the city along with the other boosters, and is sliding in a volume or two about good roada on every occasion. The Pacific coast associa tion was organized at Eureka, Cali fornia, in August of the present year, and includes within its scope the three states, Oregon, California and Washington. The object of the or ganization 1b to create a lively senti ment in the building of roadB, espe cially in the development of the trunk lines of highways and the la terals that reach out to the main thoroughfares. At the organization meeting there were present the gov ernors and other leading citizens of the three states. The system of roads which the tri-state association Is working toward is shown in the map printed below, indicating the main trunk of the Pacific Highway, the coast trunk from San Francisco, and Joining the Pacific again at Grants Pass, and the various laterals. I 3 Ji' rm,n ""' I "c " V f ' Hi '.-;:" otitic COAit GCOO R0OS' a iflf 55 0C'r.o Secretary Boos says that the pre sent need of the association is to increase its membership and thereby spread the good roads gospel. He ar ranged with Secretary Qulnlan of the Commercial Club to look after the membership question in Grants Pass, and left with him a number of certi ficates of membership to exchange for the membership fee of one dol lar. f W. T. MILLER NAMED COUNTY ATTORNEY Portland, Nov. 6. Believing the bill voted on yesterday tor s county attorney In each county passed, Governor West today announced the names of his ap pointees under the new law In case the official count verifies early reports that the bill pass ed. Among the new appoint ments are: Josepnlne County W. T. Mil ler. Grants Pass. Coos County L. A. Lllequlst, Coqullle. Lake Ctfunty 0. C. Gibbs. Lakevlew. Among the holdover attor neys, being the former district attorneys, are: Douglas County, 0. M. Brown, Roseburg; Jackson County, E. E Kelly, Medford; Klamath County. Falls. John Irwin. Klamath Oil l'r0 I c"i- r A, 1 " The people of Australia will eat Rogue valley applea this winter, the Josephine County Growers' Associa tion having closed deal for the ship ment of eight cars during the present week to that country. Included in the sale are three cars of Wlnesaps, three of Ben Davis, and two of Jona thans. The price paid for the Wine- taps and Jonathans was $1.33 per box f.o.b. here, while the humble Bens brought $1.10 f.o.b. The ap ples will be firwarded to San Fran cisco, and there will be transferred to steamer for shipment to Aus tralia. The packing house of the associa tion it right at the busiest part of its season now, and cars are being loaded out dally, the most of the ap ples that are now going finding marr ket In Sacramento. Sale of the crop of Newtowns and Spltzenburgs was made some time ago, the contract price being $1.40 f.o.b. for the yel low apples and $1.50 for the reds. The Newtowns have all been shipped and the Spltzenburgs are now being forwarded, the various cars being billed out as ordered by the pur chaser. Under this system the money is ready for the grower as soon as the car 1b loaded and billed, with no uncertainty of price and no long nalt for returns. The association has also made a Rule during the last few days of a quantity of third grade Spltzenburgs, a trade that usually finds no marKet whatever. The price for these, is to be $1 per box. There will not be a great quantity of this grade of fruit, though some orchards have more diseased fruit than is usual. This is because some growers were not as careful in spraying last fall as they should have been, the low prices of fered then discouraging them from the effort. The value of care In the spraying is demonstrated now, how ever, in dollars and cents, and this fall all the orchardists are said to be giving their trees the best of care. The last car of the season's peaches was sent to Wichita, Kansas, where they opened up a market for Rogue valley fruit that has great possibili ties for future years. This car of Salways sold for 35 cents per box, f.o.b. Grants Pass. , Extensive ship ments of Tokay and Malaga grapes are now being sent out by the asso ciation daily, though the grape in dustry has not yet assumed carload proportions. Grapes net the growers $1 per 20-pound crate, and practical ly all the shipments go to the towns of the Willamette valley. ITALIAN GOVERNMENT AIDS TRIPOLI CATHEDRAL Rome, Nov. 6. Despite the ever strained relations between the Ital ian government and the Vatican, the former today officially sanctioned a generous contribution for the erec tion of a magnificent cathedral at Tripoli. The state, It is understood, Is convinced that the winning over to the Catholic church of the Mo hammedan population will greatly strengthen its position there poli tically. After the Italian govern ment, Cardinal O'Connell of Boston is understood to have been the next heaviest contributor to the cathedral building fund. It is explained that much of the Boston cardinal's con tribution was made up of small sub scriptions from the poorer members of his cardlnalate. VENICE CUTS OUT THE FIGHTING GAME Venice, Cal., Nov. 6. Venice is closed to boxing and boxers today, after the first municipal election in the history of California wherein the glove sport was an issue. By a vote of 543 to 435 an ordin ance prohibiting boxing matches and the maintenance of training quarters here was approved. An alternative ordinance permitting four-round con tests with eight ounce gloves was de feated, 519 to 478. The campaign against boxing was conducted largely by the women of Venire. David McCord left Sunday morning for Portland, where he will attend the Portland academy. His parents, who formerly lived at Rogue River, have removed to Portland. CITY LIBRARY COUNCIL GRANTS REQUEST OF COMMISSION FOR FUNDS ASK HALF MILL TAX LEVY Rooms to Re Made Available in City Hull by SOtli of (lie Present Month Action by the city council at Its meeting last night assures the Im mediate Installation of the new muni cipal free library, the assistance ask ed by the library commission having been granted and the necessary funds provided. Prof. R. R. Turner, repre senting the commission that was ap pointed last spring, appeared before the council, explaining the plans of the commission and the needs for the establishment of the library. He said that the commission had matters well outlined, and had available for the purchase of books and magazines be tween $700 and $1,000 In cash, with the lists already selected and ready to have forwarded as soon as the quarters promised were ready for oc cupancy. He asked that the council have the rooms in the city hall that had been promised made available by the 20th of the month, and that $75 per month be appropriated from the funds of the city for maintenance. He said that $50 per month would be needed for librarian's salary, and that Incidental expenses would re quire $25 monthly. The commission also requested that an arch be cut connecting the two rooms on the second floor that were to be used for the public library, that two tables be provided, as well as two dozen chairs, shelving, etc. It Is the plan to keep the library open from ten In the Doming to nine at night, with the librarian continually on duty. Want Half Mill Library Tax For the maintenance of the library the commission suggested that at the time of the making up of the annual budget a half mill levy be Included for the creation of a library fund. On motion of Councilman Porter, a committee of three was authorized to act with the library commission In rarrylng out the requests made. The mayor named Councllmen Porter and Smith aDd Prof. Turner as the com mittee. Mrs. TowiHtnl on Library Hoard To fill a vacancy on the library board caused by the failure of Mrs. Eveiton to qualify, the mayor ap pointed Mrs. Elizabeth Townsend, and' the appointment was Immediate ly confirmed by the council. City Control of Public Market A delegation from the committee of the "Rogues" was present at the council meeting, and presented an ord.nauce providing for the placing of the public market under municipal control, with a market master to be appointed by the mayor. The ordin ance was read the second time, and referred to the Judiciary committee for report and action at the next session of the council. Orpwood Park Commissioner The city park commission reported to the council that It had appointed A. Orpwood as park commissioner at a salary of $20 per month, and asked that he be constituted a special police officer for the maintenance of order within the park. The request was also made that electric lights and a telephone he installed within the Riverside park. The report was ac cepted and the requests will be com plied with. Mexico City, Nor. 6. Business here had reached a point of prac tically complete prostration today. Many stores have closed up, tbelr sales being too small to warrant the expense of running tbem. There are dozens of failures dally. President Huerta, by permitting the banks to issue currency notes freely, regard less of the lack of coin reserves to redeem them, has aggravated the sit- Loaded to the guards, with boosters standing in the aisles and boosters hanging on the platforms, the special train arrived at 11 o'clock Thursday, bringing the delegations from Ash land and the other cities to the south to attend the big convention being held here. Included In the passenger list were 110 each from Ashland and Medford, 68 and a brass band from Gold Hill, 17 from Rogue River, nine from Central Point, and others from Talent and the various towns along the line. From the north Roseburg sent 16, Glendale a dozen, with small er representations from other cities, though Tom Richardson, the repre sentative from Portland, counts for almost any number that might be placed against his name. The spe cial train was met at the depot by Crants Pass with 50 automobiles, the Moose Band, a looming cannon, and I Unity of good cheer and enthusiasm. Those who wished were escorted around the city and the adjacent val ley before the noon hour, the auto mobiles of the city being placed at their disposal. Rousing addresses were made at the opera house meeting, Mayor Smith, Tom Richardson, Judge Col vlg of Medford, Bert Greer of Ash land, and many others, leading in the discussion. Richardson, who as rep resentatlve of the Oregon Develop ment League, first brought the south ern Oregon towns together for con certed action, advocated the building up of sentiment among the various communities, later to be crystallized in a state organization and the es tablishment of an exhibit in the Rogue valley, a state appropriation to be asked for that purpose. POST OFFICE AT G LEV DALE ENTERED IJV Itl'ltGLAKH The post office at Glendale was broken into by burglars at an early hour this morning, the safe blown and $770 In stamps and cash taken. The stamps were $400 in two cent and $170 in one cent denomination, the cash being about $200. The robbery Is supposed to have oc curred at between three and four o'clock this morning, residents hav ing been awakened at that time by an explosion, though it was not traced to the post office till later, when the robbers had looted the safe and es caped. The officers are hunting for hoboes who were in Glendale Tuesday even ing, though there Is no evidence con necting them with the burglary. A special freight train passed through Glendale soon after the robbery and It is believed that the men with their loot went south on this. COMMERCIAL Li lt PRES. LEAVES FOR KANSAS CITY R. E. Kroh, president of the Com mercial .Club, departed Tuesday morning for Kansas City, going by way of California points, and will be absent from Grants Pass till after the first of the year. He will also visit in Florida before returning, hav ing extensive property interests at Lakeland, In that state. At the special meeting of the Com mercial Club held Thursday night, the organization expressed Its regret at the loss of its president during the balance of his term of office, but gave him a hearty vote of thanks for the Kood work he bad done during his In cumbency, the past year having wit nessed the Inauguration and comple tion of a number of enterprises, mark ing the year as one of the most pro gressive in the history of the com munity. Under Mr. Kroh's guidance the club has seen the Rogue Valley creamery movement inaugurated and the Institution in operation, the creamery being the pride of the dis trict. The cannery was also success fully organized and operated, and through it much money was returned to the growers for products that would otherwise have been of small value. The opening of the public market was also fostered and direct ly brought about through the club during President Kroh's regime, so tbst there are many arguments to attest the fact that Kroh made good as the head of the commercial body. III JOSEPH CO. ALL FIVE REFF.KRED ME AS IKES GET MAJORITIES HERE SUPPORT FOR U. OF O.BILLS County Attorney and Wot Linen's Compensation Act Also Get Stroug Endorsement A light vote was cast all over Jose phine county in Tuesday's election, the four wards of Grants Pass, with a normal vote of about 2,000, cast ing less than 800 ballots. The vote In the county will not exceed 1,600 or 1,600. All five of the measures voted up on received majorities In this city, and It Is likely that the country pre cincts will swell these margins in tbelr favor. Both university bills received good support here, and the county attorney bill and the work men's compensation act met with but little opposition. The sterilization measure was given a small majority in Grants Pass, the unofficial figures being 396 yes and 375 no. Reports available from country precincts in dicate that this majority will be strengthened in the county. The vote upon the five measures In the rlty of Grants Psbs was as fol lows: Ward 1 "V 3 4 "T" IT. of 0. (1)" Yes 200 161 67 70 498 U. of O. (1) No 67 77 58 89 291 IT. of O. (2) Yes 193 149 63 69 474 IT. of O. (2) No 76 92 61 85 313 Sterilization Yes 170 136 42 48 396 Sterilization No 93 100 80 102 375 Co. Attorney Yes 219 193 93 124 629 Co. Attorney No 46 42 34 84 166 Comp'sntlon Yes 222 86 88 119 615 Comp'satlon No 49 50 34 39 172 The total vote of Josephine county with two precincts, Althouse and Kerby still missing, was as follows: University repnlr fund, yes 812; no 663. ' University building fund, yes 776; no 690. Sterilization art, yes fiC7; no 670. County attorney act, yes 1025; no 331. Workmen's Compensation act, yes 1035; no 311. XEVEN OREGON TOWNS HAVE GOVE "DRY" Portland, Nov. 6. Practically complete returns today of the local option elections held Tuesday show that the prohibition forces voted eleven Oregon towns snd five pre cincts In the city of Portland "dry," and lost three towns that heretofore have been "dry." The revised list Is as follows: "Wet" towns that go "dry" Sal em, Oregon City, Springfield. HIIIs- boro, Woodburn, Dufur, Rainier, Stayton, Sherwood, Gresham, Harris burg and five precincts In Portland "Dry" towns that go "wet" Lostlne, Sweet Home, Wstdport. "Dry" towns that stay "dry" Wallowa, Florence. "Wet" towns that stay "wet" The Da lies, Joseph, Mllwaukle, Suth erlln, Bandon, Newport, Falls City, Wnseo, Haines, MetoIIus, Eagle Point, and one precinct In Portland. Portland, Nov. 6. Additional re turns received today add to the ma jorities in favor of the two university appropriation measures, the work men's compensation act and county attorney measure voted on at last Tuesday's election. The majority against the sterilization act Increases as the tabulation of the vote pro ceeds. The following Is the unofficial vote on the five measures: State university building repair fund: For, 64,022; against, 23,973. Majority In favor, 18,049. State university new building ap propriation: For, 48,477; against, 36.278. Majority In favor, 12.199. Sterilization act: For, 38,135; The Southern Oregon Conference) of Boys' Clubs, now In session in tale city, has aroused much Interest la this direction, the conference Itself, being a meeting of much Importance to the future of these organizations la southern Oregon. Dr. E. C. Macy, president of the local clubs, gave tha opening address, la which he wel comed tha visitors, and was followed by H. O. Canaday of Medford, who addressed the boys on "The Coming Man," wherein he showed that la looking forward to the betterment of their position in Ufa the boya should keep In mind four cardinal point. These points were that the young men of today who wish to make them selves the big men of tomorrow must equip themselves mentally, physical ly, politically and spiritually, and ha showed how each depends upon tha other, and without any of them tha greatest success is lost. The Saturday program of sessions was carried out as given in the pro gram previously published and waa followed by the big banquet at tha oxford, which was a success In every way. Today the boys attend the virlous church services and the mass meeting In the afternoon. The address of tha afternoon Is by State Secretary Phippa of the International Sunday School Association, who addresses the con ference on "A Reasonable Service." The address of the evening Is to be by Rev. I. II. Tee!, on tha toplo "X Stroijg Man." At the morning session of tha con ference of Boys' Clubs, officers were elected to serve until the next con ference. The officers who will serva 1 during the coming year are B. M. Stannard, Ashland, president; Sam Sttnebaugh of Grants Pass, vtoe-prest-dent; and the Messrs. Stull and Tor ney of Medford, secretary and assist ant secretary, respectively. TO KILL PHED.UORV ANIMALS N COUNTY One of tha best moves toward tha ultimate object of the Josephine Game and Fish Protective Associa tion was accomplished when tha stata game commission authorized tha placing of three official hunters la tha Mold at once with the object of kill lug oft the predatory animals in tha proposed southern Oregon game re rugo. The matter was taken up with tha state commission at Portland laat Saturday, the local association being represented by W. D. Sherman, who waa sent to Portland for tha purpose. The association has outlined a rather extensive plan for the stocking of the vast country on the southern Oregon and northern California hills with wild lite, especlallywlth elk and dear, and various of the smaller species of game. Preliminary to such stocking It was thought necessary to kill off the natural enemies of these game aulmals, the cougars, wild cats, coy otes, etc.) and on the representations made by the protective association the state commission has authorized the employment of three men with dogs to go at the work of extermina tion of the "varmints" at once. These men are to be paid from the state game fund, buT are to be employed and under the direction of the local association at all times. The three men are to be paid monthly salaries of $40 each, and are to have In addi tion all bounties provided on the ani mals they kill, snd also the procoeda from furs snd skins taken. Each of the men hired Is to furnish at least two trained dogs for the trailing of the cougar and other animals, and It is the Biiggeatlon of the state game warden that these special hunters, who are also to be made game ward ens, operate not only in Josephine county, but In all parts of the terri tory that Is included In the proposed game refuge. against, 46,669. Majority opposed, 8,484. Workmen's compensation act: For, 60,176; against, 24.944. Majority In favor, 35,232. The returns sbow that Multnomah, Lene, Benton, Baker, Clatsop, Hood River, Jsckson, Umatilla and Wasco counties were the chief supporters of the university appropriations. Marlon, Clscksmas, Columbia, Linn, Union, Washington and Yam hill returned majorities against them.