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WEEKLY EDITION
VOL. XXIX.
jRAXTS PASS JOSEPHINE COIXTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, lttlS
.No. 31.
ES MAY 8E
OF
COIXTY ("OI RT CONSIDERS NEW
TYPE OF STRICTIRE
NEW BIDS ARE CALLED FOR
Figures Submitted on Bridge at
, Provolt Show Small Cost Over
Wood and SUt'l
Bridges of concrete construction
are apt to succeed the wood and steel
structures in the future In this coun
ty if the action of the county court
is any criterion. The court had ask
ed for bids for the erection of a
bridge across Williams creek at Pro
volt, the bridge to be of the usual
steel and wood type. Three bids were
received in answer to the call, and
in addition one bidder submitted an
alternative bid for the making of a
concrete structure. The difference in
cost between the two kinds of bridges
was so slight, however, that the com
missioners concluded to look further
into the matter, and the awarding
of the contract, was continued and a
call made for bids for bridges built
of concrete. When these bids are
received the merits of the two types
of structure will be compared and
the bid will be awarded as the in
terests of the county appear to the
commissioners.
For bridges of steel and wood, ac
cording to the plans prepared. R. S.
Dahlberg had the lowest bid for the
Williams creek structure. The plans
called for alternative bids, one for
riveted steel work and the other for
pin construction. Dahlberg's bids
were $2,845 for the former and
$2,485 for the latter. The other bid
ders were the Minneapolis Steel and
Machinery Company, whose figures
were $2,865 and $2,540, and the
Central States Bridge Company, which
bid $2,895 and $2,555.
The bid Tor a concrete structure
was submitted by Albert Anderson,
who agreed to build a bridge 10.".
feet long, constructed In four spans,
with 18-foot driveway, for $3,250.
He guaranteed that the bridge would
carry 20-ton loads, whereas the cap
acity of the steel bridges is usually
placed at 15 tons. As this bid was
not in accord with the plans and spe
cifications, the commissioners decided
to make a new call, continuing the
bids already received for the steel
bridge, and these will be considered
in connection with the bids for the
concrete bridge' at the next meeting.
It was evident, however, that the
county board was impressed with the
possibility of the use of concrete In
future- bridge building, and if there
Is not too great a difference in the
cost of the two types, Provolt will un
doubtedly pioneer in the county in
the new kind of structure.
pioxeeh OF MF.lt MX
HAS PASSED A WAV
Sara E., wife of John G. Lanter
nian, died at the family home in Mer
lin Wednesday, November 12, at the
age of 82 years. The funeral ser
vices will be held Friday forenoon,
at 11 o'clock, at Merlin, conducted by
Kev. Vater of the Bethany Presby
terian church, the deceased having
embraced the Presbyterian faith ear
ly In life.
Sara K. Harkness was married to
John G. I.anterman in 1S54, remov
Ingto the state of Oregon from Wis
consin with her husband in 170.
They were pioneers in the valley, and
were factors In the early business and
social life of southern Oregon. They
located upon the land now occupied
by the Merlin townslte, and Mr. Lan
terman was for 20 years the post
master at the town of Merlin. They
were beloved by all their neighbors,
and the takln? away of the wife of
the household has caused general sor
rowing. The bereaved husband, now
In bis S7th year, has the sympathy
of all in'the loss of his llf companion.
BRItiR
E
HANK II I tOW SI K IDKS
ON LIVERY STABLE ROOF
The dead body of Hank Brown was
found b'ing on the roof of the Grants
Pass livery stable early Tuesday
morning, an empty bottle that had
contained carbolic acid accounting for
the method which a despondent man
had accepted for ending his life, sui
cide being the unmistakable cause of
death.
Brown, w ho was an employe of the
livery barn, had been missing since
Sunday. He was last at his home on
East L street last Friday evening, and
Friday night lie was at his duties as
night man at the livery barn, and
Sunday was seen about the street.
It Is evident that the suicide was
committed some time Sunday, and
that the body lay upon the barn roof
till Tuesday before being found. Then
it was seen from the upper floor of
the Paddock building, across the
street, and the attention of Chief
McLane was called to it. Investiga
tion proved that it was the body of
Brown, and that he bad been dead
for some time, and as It was so plain
ly a case of suicide, Coroner Truax
decided that an Inquest was not ne
ressnry. Brown had climbed to the
top of the building by way of a lad
der placed on the south side, had
gone to the center of the flat roof,
and there had swallowed the poison
that soon ended his life. The bottle
tying by bin side bore the label of
the National Drug store, though
there is no record of Brown having
purchased the drug, and It is not
known from whom he obtained it.
The reason for the suicide is sup
posed to have been despondency over
drink, Brown having remarked at the
time he left home Friday evening
that he would rather be dead than
to be under the spell of liquor, and
he Beeraed unable to escape from Its
thralldom.
The deceased, who was 52 years of
age, was a native of Wisconsin, and
had resided In the state of Oregon
for the past ten years. He was for
a time mall carrier from West Fork,
but of late had been night man at
the Grants Pass livery stable. He
leaves a wife, but no children.
The body was taken to Hall's un
dertaking rooms, and the funeral was
held Thursday.
two more hunters
have been employed
The local game and fish protective
association has engaged two more
hunters to put in the winter hunting
the predatory animals throughout
the territory of the proposed game re
fuge iu southern Oregon. G. B. Crab
tree will hunt In the southern part of
the county, and H. 0. Dimmlck will
be sent Into territory yet to be select
ed. Crabtree will be Joined by his
brother from California, who will
bring a pack of dogs with him. These
dogs are trained in the chase for pre
datory animals, being part of a pack
that has been employed in keeping
cougars, cats, etc., out of range occu
pied by sheep in the southern state,
and have records for kills. Dimmlck
will use some of his own dogs and
also a pair of P. A. DeGenault's dogs,
all trained In the hunt.
THANKSGIVING DAY
SERVJ ES IX EVENING
At the meeting of the ministerial
association it was decided that the
union Thanksgiving Day services
would be held on the evening of
Thanksgiving Day instead of in the
morning, as heretofore. The services
are to be held at the Newman Meth
odist Episcopal church, and the ser
mon will be preached by Rev. Vater,
pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian
church.
WAI.Ii STREET rOMIWXV
FAILS FOK $8,000,000
New York, Nov. 13. Following the
filing of a voluntary petition In bank
ruptcy, a receiver was appointed to
day for H. B. Holllns & Company,
one of the largest firms In Wall
street. Liabilities were given as $6,
Oito.oftfi, and asse's as between $250,
000 and $500,000. The amount
named In the petition was $661.
The firm Is a member of the Con
solidated and New York Stock exchanges.
POMONA GRANGE
MEETS SATURDAY
WILL COXVEXF IX HALL AT
FRl ITDALE
3 EXPERTS WILL LECTURE
Follow ing Day S,on, Speakers Will
Go to Williams and Hold
Sworn! Meetiug
The Josephine County Pomona
Grange will hold a session at the
Fruitdale hall, Saturday, which will
he made especially Interesting be
cause of the appearance on the pro
gram of three specialists who will
address the farmers upon subjects
that are of vital Import at the pre
sent time. The morning session of
the grunge will be given over to
busluess. In the afternoon a special
program w ill include addresses by M.
S. Schrock, deputy state dairy com
missioner; Prof. II. T. French of the
state agricultural college, and How
ard Hill, the special orchardist from
the Country Club orchard tracts.
Mr. Schrock will take up the sub
ject of dairying, but Prof. French's
subject has not yet been announced.
Mr. Hill will speak especially of the
proper pruning of fruit trees, and
will demonstrate with a tree that
will be taken to the hall. This will
be an unpruned tree, and the reasons
for the cutting of each branch will be
explained.
Meeting at Williams
The meeting at Fruitdale will be
completed at four o'clock, and the
three visiting speakers will be taken
at once in waiting autos and driven
to Williams, where a second meeting
will be held In the Williams Grange
hall.
COIXTY (OIRT
Judge Calkins was here Monday
morning holding an adjourned term
of the circuit court.
A decree was banded down and a
divorce granted Mrs. Maysal Mann
from John Mann. Desertion was the
grounds for the action.
Judgment was also given la the
cases of J. G. Curtis vs. H. P. Tracy
for $1,282.85, principal and Interest
on a note; Chas. Akard vs. Almeda
Mining Company, foreclosure of lien
for $107; John Pugh vs. C. R. Fot
Ier, action to quiet title.
Argument was heard in a number
of civil cases, In which Judgment has
not yet been rendered.
LABOR FORCES WIN
IX SAX FRANCISCO
San Francisco, Nov. 12. A sweep
ing victory was claimed today by
the union labor forces as a result of
yesterday's election of eight super
visors, a tax c6llector and a police
Judge. Five of the successful super
visors were supported by union labor.
Edward F. Bryant, the union labor
candidate for the tax collectorshlp,
also was elected.
The supervisors elected are Fred
Suhr, Jr., James E. Power, John O.
Walsh, Cornelius Deasy, Charles A.
Nelson, Ralph McLeran, Edward I.
Nolan and Fred L. Hllmer. The union
labor forces supported Deasy, Nelson,
Power, Suhr and Walsh. Andrew J.
Gallagher, another prominent labor
leader, was elected supervisor at the
primary election some time ago.
John J. Sullivan, Incumbent, de
feated William P. Caubu for police
Judge.
IMMIGRATIOV COMMISSIONER
COMFS TO PACIFIC COAST
Washington, Nov. 12. Commis
sioner General of Immigration An
thony Camlnettl Is en route today to
San Francisco, by way of Chicago.
In addition to malting a special study
of the question of better administra
tion of the exclusion laws. Camlnettl!
will spend the next six weeks Inspect-j
Ing the Immigration service along the
Pacific coast. I
DEVELOPMENT MF.F.T1NU
DRAWS LARGE CROWD
The development meeting in the
opera house yesterday afternoon was
called to order by Judge Colvlg of
Medford, and proceed d at once to
the business which has so well suc
ceeded In bringing the commercial in
terests of the valley into working
harmony. Judge Colvlg briefly stated
the purpose of the gathering, that the
commercial organizations of the val
ley might get to an understanding for
future concerted work In exploiting
the resources and Industries of the
district. He further showed that the
convention was not hampered by es
tablished limits, but being merely the
outgrowth of the previous meeting In
Medford It was free to act In the mat
ter of giving Its approval of any plan.
Mayor Smith Chairman
Mayor Smith was elected chairman
of the convention and Q. P. Schlosser
of Roseburg was elected secretary.
The resolutions, prepared by the com
mittee of fifteen appointed by ttue
Medford meeting, to set forth the
purpose and idea of the convention,
were read and unanimously adopted.
The resolutions follow:
"Resolved, That this convention ak
the commercial bodies In Douglas,
Josephine and Jackson counties to
write letters to all present members
of the Oregon legislature, and to all
of the commercial clubs of the state,
setting forth the object of this con
vention as follows: To crystallize
sentiment In favor of a state exhibit
of the resources of the state of Ore
gon at Ashland, with a view of form
ing a concrete organization at a con
vention composed of delegates from
all the commercial bodies of the state
to meet at some future date, and to
devise plans of advertising throughout
the eastern states with a view of in
ducing Pacific coast traffic during
1915 to buy their tickets routed with
local stopovers through the state of
Oregon."
Smith Advise Concerted Action
Mayor Smith briefly told of the
past endeavors made by Individual
localities to push their own interests
to the fore, but that it was the logical
conclusion that the localities must
first realize the greater efficacy of
concerted action In order to expend
their energies In development to the
greatest good. This he showed to
be the purpose of the convention, to
work In unison In advertising the dis
trict In order to Induce tourists to In
vestlgate the opportunities offered by
Oregon. He further showed that the
women of the country can help much
In this campaign for publicity and
extended an Invitation through a spe
clal committer to the Ladles' Auxlll
arles of the valley In session here to
attend the convention.
California CItih Woman Talks
Mrs. S. L. Wiley, leader In the Call
fornla State Federation of Women's
Clubs, who was to have addressed the
meeting of the southern Oregon wo
men, was asked to speak before the
general convention, and this she did
to the assurance of the belief before
entertained that the women can be
a great factor In the movement plan
ned. She told of the development
work done In the San Joaquin valley
of California and the wonderful name
It came to have over the world, an
expressed her earnest opinion that
we of southern Oregon have even
greater opportunities because, as she
stated, our valley Is absolutely the
most beautiful and wonderful on the
earth. The great work done by the
federation of clubs of California, she
said, can be duplicated here, and to
this end is aiding in the federation of
the Southern Oregon Women's Clubs.
Richardson Outline Plan
Tom Richardson of Portland, refer
red to as "the greatest community
builder and organizer," now definitely
set forth the line of action it is In
tended to take up in attracting the at
tention of this expected tourist traffic
of the opportunities In the state of
Oregon. The Idea Is to establish an
extensive exhibit of Oregon products
at Ashland, as the gateway of the
state, during the great travel over the
Pacific Highway and the Southern
Pacific railway during the Panama
Pacific exposition. It Is planned that
this exhibit shall be under the direc
tion of the state board that has charge
of the exhibition of Oregon product3
at the fair, and thus shall represent
the entire state by districts of Inter
est. This, It is thought, will be of
more benefit to each community than
'Continued on Pace F.Vht
FINE POINTS IN
NEW FISHING
LAW
FISHING WITHOUT CATCHING
NOT A VIOLATION
ATTY. GENERAL'S OPINION
Argument Arises Over Arrest of Man
for Visliliig Near 1'lsh
Way
Ou complaint of Deputy Game
Warden Merrill, B. F. Rosencrans
appeared before Justice Holman
Thursday morning, and on a plea of
guilty was fined $25 for fishing with
in 200 feet of the old dam below
the Btoel bridge. A petition is being
prepared which will be dispatched to
Governor West asking that the sen
tence of the court be set aside, the
deputy warden and other interested
parties Joining in the petition.
It Is said that Rosencrans did not
know that he was within the pre.
scribed dead Hue, and that his viola
tlou was unintentional, though in
face of the plea of guilty, the minim
um fine of $25 was necessarily Im
posed. A fine point In the new fish law as
enucted by the late legislature is in
volved In the fish questlou as raised
by the arrest of Rosencrans, and the
attempted arrest of two other par
ties within the past few days. The
newly appointed county attorney, Mr.
Miller, states that under the law he
doubts the guilt of Rosencrans, hold
ing that the law as It reads prohibits
the catching of "migratory" fish only
below the flshways or dams, and that
the common varieties of trout are not
migratory, that term applying to such
fish as periodically pass up or down
the stream, and Including salmon and
steelhendB. If Mr. Miller has placed
the proper Interpretation upon the
law, mountain and cut-throat trout,
or other varieties that do not ascend
the streams as "migratory" fish, could
he caught right up to the flshways,
so thut the salmon and steelheads
were not molested . The attorney Is
looking further Into this phase of the
law.
Another line point was raised when
the deputy warden arrested two men
for fishing within the prohibited limit
and attempted to bring them to ac
count before the court. The men
claimed that they had caught no fish
within 200 feet of the dam. and that
the law could not hold them account
abba unless they actually caught fish,
'the attornfy-general of the state was
asked for an opinion upon this point,
and he Informed Attorney Miller that
the mere casting for the fish, even if
the tackle was ample for catching and
landing the prohibited fish, did not
constitute a violation unless a fish
was actually caught. On the strength
of this opinion of Attorney-General
Crawford the action against the two
men was dropped, as they were not
seen to catch a fish above the dead
line.
.JOO PEOPLE KILLED
4 BY UARTIigiAKI)
Lima, Peru, Nov. 12. A dozen
towns were destroyed, at least 300
persons were killed and 5,000 to
0,000 were made homeless by an
earthquake which shook the moun
tainous province of Ayamara last
Friday, according to news received
here today.
Communication was prostrated fol
lowing the disaster, so that the first
accounts of It did not reach Cuzco
from Alba ay, the town which suffer
ed most heavily, until last night. Or
ders were telegraphed to troops In
Cuzco, only 40 miles from Albacay,
to go to the sufferers with relief.
On their arrival they found condi
tions much worse than had been sup
posed. Not only were all the towns
In the quake zone practically destroy
ed, but vast slides were shaken down
from the mountains, burying the
ruins, together with the dead and In
jured, under tons of earth and rock.
RIG WILDCAT KILLED
UV HI NTEK'S 1HXJ
Dell Churchill, one of the well
known and successful hunters of the
Cow creek country, Is the first of tha
three professional hunters to be en
gaged hy the Game aud Fish Proteo
tlve Association, and he will probably
operate in the stiver Creek district
during the winter. Mr. Churchill U
now lu the city making arrangement
to take to the field after the eueinlea
of the game animals. He baa two
good "varmint" dogs, and one of
them showed hia mettle Sunday
morning when taken out for a short
run in the Qreen creek country near.
town. Mr. Churchill waa accompanied
by Messrs. Sldler and Sherman, of
ficers of the game protective associa
tion, under whose authority the hunt
ters are to work, and by Taxidermist
Bush. Only the one dog was taken
along, but at 7:30 In tho morning he
had a bob cat treed and was merrily
giving tongue to call In the hunters.
The limb on which the cat has sought
refuge was cut off by rifle shots, and
when the animal struck the ground
he found the dog waiting for him.
The battle was short, and the feline
Is now In the hands of the taxidermist
The two other hunters authorized
by the state game commission have
not yet been employed, but will soon
be put on the Job. This action Ini
tiated by the local association Is meet
ing with the heartiest commendation
on the part of the sportsmen and 1
the bout move ever made by the state
for the protection of the game ani
mals. C. Messenger of Deer creek,
who Is well posted In regard to game
conditions In his portion of the coun
ty, says that deer are really growing
scarcer In the face of the many pro
tective laws. Cougars and cars, he
says, are boromlng more plentiful,
and they are making serious Inroads
In the game supply. He says the rea
son for the Increase In the number of
the cat tribe can be laid to the fact
that tho prohibition on the use of
dogs In hunting has taken practically
all the dogs out of the country, and
that without them the big cats can
hot be successfully hunted. He ap
proves the hiring of hunters and tha
encouragement of dog pneks for hunt
ing the predatory beasts.
.ioiin lino leaves
city of mexico
Vera Cruz, Nov. 13. When John
l.lnd arrived lie re be was accom
panied by all of the olllclals attached
to the American embassy in Mexico
City except Chargo d'Affalres
O'ShaughueMsy.
Mexico City, Nov. 13. Following
the departure of John Llnd for Vera
Cruz, the wildest rumors were cur
rent here today.
One story wus that the American
charge d'affaires and the embassy
staff would follow Llnd, all relations
between Mexico and the United States
being broken off. Another was that
President Hueita, who has received
no visitors since Llnd left, has dis
appeared. This his friends denied.
Well informed observers said the
situation had not really changed, ex
cept for Lind's departure.
CONVENTION OF Hl'NDAV
SCHOOL WORK ERA
Ashbury Park, N. J., Nor. 12.
Better systems of Bible study were
discussed today at length here at the
sessions of the Sunday school conven
tion of the Presbyterian Church,
which convened here yesterday. To
day's morning meetings were devoted
to the Institute of the different de
partments of New Jersey for educa
tional purposes. The annual ban
quet of the Superintendents' Union
of New Jersey will be held this even
ing In the Metropolitan Hotel. Ed
ward A. Dunham, superintendent of
the Third Presbyterian church In this
city, Is president of th Superintend
ents' Union. Sessions will close to
morrow. OHF.GOV CITY FDITOIt
ACQUITTED OF MI1EL
Oregon City, Nov. 12. -After de
liberating an hour a Jury today ac
quitted M. J. Brown, editor of the
Oregon City Courier, charged with
criminal libel In connection with a
reent recall election.