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WEEKLY EDITION
VOL. xxix.
JKANTSTASS JOSEPHINE COINTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2:4, 11)1:1
Xo. 33.
VOTERS OF CITY
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COl'ltT DECISION' INVALIDATES
OLD REGISTRATION
CITY ELECTIOi. Gil imZM1
Books Will C lose Saturday Xiht nud
Olllciuls Work Overtime lo Cum
plete the Registration
With city election hut four days
off, Grant Pass faces the problem
of tiio felstratlon of all its voters
before five o'clock Saturday evening.
This action is made necesary be
cause of the decision of the supreme
court invalidating the new registra
tion law enacted hy the legislature
last winter, and making the old law
again operative.
I'o meet this emergency four sets
of registering oihcers have been pro
vided at the 'city hall, and the olllce
will bo kept open throughout Thanks
giving Day and until midnight
Thursday and Friday.
Under the new law registration
was permanent as long as the voter
did not remove from his voting pre
cinct, but the old law required re
gistration every year for city elec
tions and biennially for state elec
tions, it will therefore be neces
sary for every voter to qualify him
self at once if he wishes to partici
pate in the election next Monday,
and this must be accomplished at
tho city hall and not at the court
house, as under the law just declared
invalid.
Those who are unable to register
before election, however, can vote
Monday by swearing iu their votes,
but this Involves a great amount of
red tape and the presence of six
people to make aftldavit to the fact
of the applicant's citizenship, so
that It will be much less complicated
to go to the city hall before closing
time Saturday.
Tho mayor, has given notice to
the public that the decision of the
supreme court has made this re
registration necessary, and asks that
all register at once. As this will
work the city auditor's office over
time, the voters will have to co
operate with the registration officers
. In order to get the work attended to
on time. There are more than 2,000
voters In the city, and to get all
their names on the books before
Saturday night will require rapid
work.
SCIOX OF WAXA.MAKEK
SOKiliT IJY GOVEKXMEXT
Washington, N'ov. 24. That Ex-I'ostmuster-Ueneral
John Wanamak
er's son, Rodman, was wanted by
federal investigators in connection
with the inquiry they are pushing
into charges that the great Wana
maker mercantile establishments in
New York and Philadelphia profited
enormously by a series of customs
frauds extending over a period of 15
years, was reported on high author
ity here today.
W'anamaker, Sr., tried for four
hours Saturday to explain why no
question of "personal guilt" was in
volved in the cases he settled with
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh
for $100,000 during the closing mo
ments of President Taft's adminis
tration. The government was understood
to have strong circumstantial evi
dence, but not many witnesses, to
support Its claim that huge quanti
ties of dutiable goods were Imported
by the Wanamaker houses, marked
"samples." which under the law are
not dutiable.
Rodman Wanamaker was said to
be in Paris.
THIRTY DROWX IX
IIOXG KOXO HARDOr.
HongKong. Nov. 26.-Thirty per
sons were drowned In the harbor
here this afternoon when the Japan
ese steamer Soshu Maru rammed and
sank a Chinese launch.
j le.u;:gaxiza'ihix tF i
; Yxsociaieo uuvs- uaiis;
'Hie re-organization of the Asso- j
U& Hoys' Clubs of this city was;
i fitted in ir.itiings held recently;
jcnd affairs of the organization are':
j now rounding toward the opening of J
"uuier successful season. Officers
'have l,ee alerted for tho coming
term and committees are already ac
tively at work, looklnz toward the
te opening of the gymna
sium.
Dr. Maiy, who headed the organ
isation last year, was re-elected pre
sident; C. II. Woodward is the vice-
president, and Scott Hamilton Is
again holding the job of physical dl-
! rector. 0;her officials will be elected
at meetings this week.
I Much has already been accomplish
ed iu preparation for the gym work,
and It is expected that the gymna
sium will ho thrown open to the dubs
about the first of December, Dream
land rink having been leased for a
period of six months. Fixtures of
the association will be installed at
once and the directors are working
for additional permanent improve
ments, whjch will mako the building
assume more the aspect of a woll
equipped gymnasium.
An Item of much Interest to the
followers of last season's sports at
the gym will be the addition of a
new team in the race of club honors,
j tho new tomers being the Catholic
I l.m'e nti nUntilncr rt T.n a ftna.
ket ball team on the floor.
JOSEPH MOSS IS NOW
ONE OF THE 20 "ROGUES"
The "ltogues" committee of the
Commercial Club has received into
its membership a 0th name, Joseph
Moss, and no more will be received
until its ranks are tlriuued by re
moval from the city or the failure
of some member to do active work,
then tho first man on the waiting list
will be received.
The committee is now looking up
the matter of supplying dairy cows
to farmers who have the ability to
care for them, with plenty of feed
but who lack funds to purchase. An
equitable credit system will be
evolved and announced later, and in
the meantime a source of supply of
milk cows will be sought out.
The booster meeting at Roseburg
on December 4 was also discussed
and a'large attendance will be tried
for.
LOCAL TALEXT COMEDY
IJY LADIES' AIXILIAKY
Grants Pass theater goers' will soon
have the opportunity to see their
homo talent in another appearance
behind the footlights. For the past
two weeks Mrs. E. V. Ingels has been
directing the rehearsals for a three
act comedy, to be given soon under
ttie auspices of the Ladles' Auxiliary, j
The comedy is wholesome and the
lines exceptionally full of mirth,
many laughter provoking situations
making up a full evening's perform
ance. The characters are well chosen
and reports augur well for a pleasing
production.
noillJKUS THWAKTED IX
ATTEMPT TO IlOU HANK
New Westminster, B. C, Nov. 26.
A daring attempt to rob the Brit
ish North America branch bank at
Agassiz, B. C, was thwarted yester
day by the prompt action of Alex
ander Webster, a husky citizen of
that town.
Webster was leaving the bank af
ter having deposited a sum of money
therein when three men who had
evidently just landed from the noon
train rushed at the entrance. Web
ster knocked down the first with a
blow of his fist and hurled the second
against the third, his rapid action
preventing the use of the shotguns
with which the men were armed.
Webs'er then Jumped back Inside
the bank, slammed the door and
dropped on the floor Inside. Almost
at the same moment the robbers
fired, the shots piercing the door
above Webster's prostrate body.
Realizing that the game wa up.
the robbers fled, firing a farewell
shot that pierced the big window of
the bank, and vanished In the direc
tion of Harrison Hot Sprln?s. pur
iiiel by a po?e of citizen.
MAI
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am a
Iffl OF 8
HILLS
punni m
I
unuuL in
ing of November 29. It will be au
exhibit of work dono hy the meiu
SCHOOL DISTRICT MLFTIXti j bers during the year, from designs
HELD TUESDAY of their owu, In needlework, deeor-
jatod china, hand wrought metal,
I leather, w ater color aud original de-
Ibudget carries ?4i,o35;S;i:t;:;:;rr:;r.;
I I their work will bo shown.
ssessed ablution of the District
Is $.1,1 1 1.X20, anil Levy Same
us Last Year
The annual school meeting for this yi:sT WOULD FIND
district was held Tuesday at the Cen- j 4 WORK FOR THE IDLE
tral school building, for the purpose 1
of levying the tax for maintenance! Salern' Nov" 26 To Eecure wrk
. , , ! for the unemployed In the cltleB this
during the coming year. Some forty . . .!..,
j w inter a co-operation of the news
taxpayers were in attendance aud J. papers Is C.overnor West's plan for
C. Calhoun, chairman of the school (ending the I. W. W. agitation in this
board, presided over the meeting, state, it w as announced today. The
with E. S. Van Dyke as clerk. ThflKovernor is working on a scheme
estimated budget for the coming I to make it easy for the man who
year amounted to a total of $41,035 j wants help to find tluj man who
with total estimated receipts coming wants a job. The executive office
to $14,347, making a required spo- will be the clearing houso through
cial tax levy of S V2 mills on an as-1
sensed valuation of tho district of
$o,144,i20.0u, to cover the deficit.
The itemized budget follows:
Teachers and salaries $25,000.00
Clerk hire .' 240.00
Janitors and salaries 1,935.00
Labor and repairs 1,500.00
Fuel 1,500.00
Supplies 3,000.00
Interest on bonds 4,460.00
Interest on warrants 400.00
Insurance 350.00
Sinking fund 1,200.00
Hural route 450.00
All other purposes 1,000.00
Total . estimated dis
bursements $41,035.00
Estimated Itecelpts
County school fund $ 8,240.00
State school fund 1,906.50
Tuition 200.50
County high school 4,000.00
Total estimated re
ceipts $14,347.00
SEX ATE LOOKS GOOD
TO (JOVEKXOU JOHXSOX
Sau Francisco, Nov. 26. Pro
gressives here expressed some regret
today at Governor Johnson's omis
sion to say in his Bpeech at the party
leaders' banquet last evening w hether
he is a candidate for the United States
senate or prefers to run again for
governor of California. The general
in'erpretation placed on his address
was that while the governor looks
favorably upon the senatorshlp, he
will make the gubernatorial run
again instead if maintenance of the
progressive organization he has built
up In the state requires it
Among his remarks were the fol
lowing: "If tecessary I will go on alone
until the principles of progresslvlsm
have been carried out to the full In
California."
"We have decided to go forward
as a separate and distinct entity,
known as the progressive party of
California, and any amalgamation,
concentration or re-organlzatlon with
the republican party would mean a
surrender of the political liberty we
have so dearly bought."
"I yield to no one In my admira
tion and respect for Theodore Roose
velt, but I say that the progressive
party does not belong to him or to
any other man. It belongs to all
the people of this nation. It Is a
party founded on rock, and it will
endure."
Daniel A. Ryan, who Introduced
the governor, declared that thous
ands of progressives have nominated
the latter already for president.
GENERAL IIOOTH SAILS
New York. Nov. 26. A farewell
parade from national headquarters of
the Salvation Army to the French
liner's dck was held today In honor!
of General Dmnwell Booth, head of I
tho nrirnnl'.ntlon. who nailed on the
liner La Province.
I A UTS AX1 (RAFTS WILL
i EXHIBIT XOVEMBEK
21)
I
The Society of Arts and Crafts Is i
arranging for the second annual ex-
Lioit to be held iu the Commercial
Club rooms the afternoon and eveu-
The attendance and Interest last
,., ,,. ,.rolirvln on.t this
. ... ' ,,, , ,
sued, but the public is cordially In
vited to attend, and it is hoped the
Interest and attendance will be still
greater.
which the requests for men will De
sent. me governor eiutea louuy
that" he was preparing a blank form
which may be easily filled out by
farmers, contractors, and other em
ployers, and will ask all the papers
in the state to, publish It. The
blanks are to be rilled out, returned
to the governor's office nnd classlfed.
GF.XI ItAL VILLA SAYS
MADFUO'S DEATH AYFXGFl)
El Paso, Nov. 26. Arriving from
the front at Juarez at noon today,
General Villa Issued the following
statement through the United Press:
"Nothing I could say would make
matters better. What my valiant
soldiers did speaks loudly and con
vincingly. They fought for a just
cause, and triumphed.
"Madero's death Is avenged. Soon
our wounded country will be under
constitutional government, just as
our great martyr, Madero, would
wish.
"Tell your country that I will al
ways protect Americans. Should the
federals aim another attack lat a
border point, I shall go to meet It
within our country, as I met the
enemy at Tierra Dlnnca. I want
your friendship, and I tried to show
It. No bullets shall fall on American
soil while I am In command.
"lcannot divulge our, future
plans, nor have I anything to say
concerning an attack on Chihuahua
City, but that will be taken care of."
There- was no demonstration at
Juarez over the rebel victory. The
people were too busy rnrlng for the
wounded.
HAVRE'S URIDE PROMISED
THAT SHE VVOILD OIJEY
Washington, Nov. 2C. Not more
than a half dozen persons knew the
hereabouts today of Francis U.
Sayre an(1 his urlde( formerly Miss
j Jessie Wilson, daughter of President
and Mrg Woodrow Wilson. It was
believed they motored to Baltimore,
but whether they, boarded a train
there or went to visit friends In tho
I. Maryland city was not known
. It v; i,.arue(i touay that the Rev
Dr. Beach, who performed the cenv
moii!', Included tlie word "obey" In
the service yesterday at the bride's
request. Dr. Reach read tho ser
vice sanctioned by the Hook of Com
won Worship In the Presbyterian
church, but shortly before the cere
mony Miss Wilson requested that
the word "obey" be Inserted.
Practically every governmfiit of
fkial and member of Washington's
400 who were not Invited to the wed
ding received wedding announce
ments today. The couple, In leaving
the White House gave an army of
newspaiier men and photographers
the slip. At S o'clock they walked
to the executive offices, passed
through a private passagpway and
entered an automobile raiting on
side Btrt. The newspaper men snd
camera operators wnltod In mlcabs
outside the White House until mid -
night.
A
ASK COIXTY COl'KT TO SII1M1T,
yri:sriox to yotf.us I
TO EE S225.0C0.09
"
ISSU!
l'luu for lloud Construction Would
Distribute Fund I'roportlon
attiy ThiDiihout County
Petitions are now bulug circulated
under diroctiou ot tho ' Josopbiue
County Good Koads Assoclutlou ask
ing the county court to call a spoclal
election for tho submlrslou to the
people of the proposition of the issu
ance of $225,000 bouds for road
building. It is proposed to have
these petitions ready for presentation
to tho county court at its December
session, and under the law the elec
tion could then be called ut some date
from twenty to forty days thereafter.
The petitions as being circulated
cull for the limit of bond issue, the
two per cent, upon the assesod valua
tion of tho county producing $226,
000. The bonds petitioned for are
to run for a period of twenty years,
and are to draw interest at the rats
of five per cent, per annum. Copies
of the potltlon have been forwarded
to tho various centers In the county,
a number ara being circulated In
this city, and copies may bo found
at Russell's, at the National Drug
Store, and at tho Spa, for those who
do not get an opportunity to sign
others.
Tho officers of the Good Roads As-
"odation and the county oiuciais nave
given careful consideration to the
plans for the distribution of tho funds
raised by the bond Issue throughout
the various road districts of the
county and the intention is that the
money be distributed as equally as
possible on all the permanent roads
nnd that each and every road dis
trict receive Its proportionate shnre.
No district Is left out of the plan,
ns can be soon by Inquiry to tho coun
ty clerk, to the road overBeer, or to
members of tho Good Roads Associa
tion. Ml. ST SELL TICKETS OX
SEATTLE STREET CARS
Olyiupla, Wash., Nov. 26. The
Washington state public service com
mission today signed an order re
quiring tho Pugct Sound Traction,
Light & Power Compuny to reinstate
the sale of tickets upon tho street
cars of Seattle.
An ordinance requiring such sale
wus recently declared void in the
federal court here and sale of tickets
In cars was discontinued. The city
of Seattle then filed complaint with
the state commission nnd the order
today resulted.
RAGTIME CRAZE IX ENGLAND
Liverpool, Nov. 26. So thorough
ly has the ragtime craze obsessed
England that it threatens to supplant
tho quaint and historic cries of the
street vendors. Tho fish hawkers of'
Liverpool today nro singing "Flukes
ate fresh and cheap today," to tho
tune of "Alexander's Ragtime Band,"
while scissor grinders are advertising
the excellence of their workmanship
through the medium of "The Gaby
Glide."
ENGLISH Ttl ISER AT PUERTO
London, Nov. 26. Word was re
ceived today that the English cruiser
Berwick had reached Puerto, Mexico,
eastern terminus of the Tehuantepec
railroad.
CLACKAMAS PIONEER DEAD
Oregon City, Nov. 25. One of the
a; oldest pioneers of Clackamas county,
I ear. died nt me nome or nis
daughter, Mrs. E. L. Shaw, wife of
! Chief of Police Shaw of Oregon City.
early today at the age of 69 years
UoME TALENT PREPARES
lOU THREE-ACT COMEDY
UeUo.uaU ha(j U-iiuu la tn
opera house for the. threo-act comedy
which will bo staged tlu first of
next month by home players. The
parts uro all well learned aud the
time Is now being spent iu working
up the interpretation ot the parU.
i ho uu-mber ot the cast thorough
ly enjoy the lines and action, assur-
ilng au t'U'.iuisiasuc production. Tht
'play itself Is fall of "pop," and U
crowded with more mirth-provoking
plu,a,lon8 ani1 vredlramout. than
1 . . I , I ... In Ihli
any uuiuieur pruuuniuu imn iu mu
city, its comedy surpassing even that
of ' Charley's Aunt," which is ad
vertised us the funniest of farces.
Grants Pass has always given a good
house for amateur shows, and ta
audience of next Monday is guaran
teed a chance to got rid of all the
laughter that may be aecuuiulai&d
fiom now till December.
( UltlSTI AX t lll KCll REVIVALS
i i ,
Despite inclement wouther, a good
audience was present on last even
ing to hear Rev. Tillman preach
and Miss Egbert sing. Ab one looks
over the audience ho Is impressed
with the earnestness of the worship
ers aud their readiness to co-operate
with their leaders in their eudoavor
to reach tho uuchurchod.
Rev. Putmau laid groat emphasis
lust evening ou the thought that
Christianity was n means not of sor
row but of joy aud that Christ came
that wo might have life and have It
more abundantly.
Services will begin this evening at
7:30 o'clock. Mr. Putmau will use
his cornet at this service aud all ex
pect splendid music.
PROTECT KING OF ITALY
FROM ASSASSINATION
Rome, Nov. 26. Precautions are
being taken today against any pos
sible attempt ou the life of the king
when ho goes to dollver the opening
address of tho twenty-fourth parlia
ment tomorrow.
The occasion has always beon a
favorlto one for tho anarchists In
Italy to nttempt the king's lifo. In
addition, the recent elections, which
were the first held in Italy under the
universal suffrage, urousod a degree
of excitement and agitation that has
not yet entirely abated.
The king will leave the Qulrlnal In
u closed carriage, entirely surrounded
by mounted guards, and will proceed
nt a gallop to parliament. Troops
will there bo massed not only In the
plaza in front but around the entire
building. Through these the king
will pass to the chamber, where, In
addition to the deputies, senators,
and ministers, there will be no one
who lias not been passed upon by
tho Department of Public Safety. The
king will bepln his address the mo
nifnt ho reaches the speaker's stand
and will lenve Immediately after
wards.
MRS.
TEDDY SAILS
FOR IX1TEI) STATES
Santiago, Chile, Nov. 26. Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, with Mrs. Eme
leni, Roosevelt's daughter, Margaret,
sailed today for the United States,
via Panama.
Colonel Roosevelt left for south
ern Chile.
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PALL OF SMOKE PITS
CHICAGO IN DARKNESS
Chicago, iSov. 28. Chicago
was In darkness throughout the
busiest hours of today, all
downtown buildings being light
ed. Weather bureau officials
4- said this condition resulted
from low barometric pressure
f and local cloudiness, which pre- 4
4 vented the city's smoke from 4
4 lifting. 4
Automobiles displayed lights 4
4 and all traffic moved cautiously 4
4 In the gloom. Tickers an- 4
nounced that the usual cash 4
grain quotations of the board 4
4 of trade would not be carried 4
as the Inspection board had re- 4
4 ported It was too dark to In- 4
spect grain samples. 4
A pall of smoke settled over 4
4 the city and filled the streets
until the upper outlines of sky-
scrnpers were almost Invisible. 4
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