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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1913)
M0B$ Etta? $mim : WEEKLY EDITION VOL. XT. ilLWTSPASS JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECElT 1079 13 77 i 11 1 mi, t mil i-" v' ' t 1 1 o -- IIU M .. n. yi i.' r RAILROAD GRADE ABOUT COMPLETE MUNICIPAL I'.MT SOON READY FOR THE KAILS CULVERTS ALL IN PLACE Total Cost of Ton Miles of Grade to Wlldervillo Will De Approxim ately $32,000 The grade on the municipal rail road will be completed to Wilder ville by Saturday night. The entire roadway will then be ready for the ties and rails for the first ten-mile unit, and as Boon as the funds are available from the bond sale the road can be completed that far without further delay. Mr. Keeler, repre senting the buyers of the bonds, is now in New York city, and expects that tha legal questions surrounding the issue will be cleared away within a few days and the transfer made. The work done by the city to bring the grade on the first unit to com- nlotlnn will ohnur on ovnnnHIt lira nf, """" ""I approximately 132,000, the state ment prepared by the engineer on the first of December totaling $29, 639 to that date, with a probable $2,500 for the present month. The culverts are now all in place, 53 having been laid in the ten miles at a cost of $1,983.65. These culverts are of cement tile of home manu- point. The Campines resemble some factiirfi. and are from six Inches to, what the silver penciled Hamburgs, 26 inches In diameter. The bills for the clearing and grading of the ten miles amounted to $23,769.35, con- Bldered a most reasonable figure in view of the yardage of dirt moved, VOTING BONDS FOR ROADS IN RIVERSIDE COUNT1' Riverside, Cal., Dec. 17. A heavy tote was being cast today in River side, county on a proposed bond la- sue ot $1,225,000 for good roads. As the result ot a long campaign pro- ponents of the issue predicted a" easy victory. WILSON BACK ON THE JOB Washington, Dec. 17. The cold which kept President Wilson con- fined to his apartments in the White House for several days, has alraost entirely disappeared today. His con- .. -I in,nMi that UlUUU WAS O" 1UULU k ,a - r00m his du- v w ties In the executive offices. AVIATOR TO CARRY MAIL Paris, Dec. 17. Jules Vedrlnes, the aviator, announced toaay mm ... Do-ia a .. . . . V. n would snortiy start iro - rekln, carrying the mall. This will be by far the longest flight ever madei In an flpronlane In case Vedrlnes sue- ceeds. ASHLAND REMAINS DRY BY VOTE OF O TO Aching nro T)ep 17. Complete returns today from yesterday's elec-11-Hon showed that Ashland had gone dry by a vote of 793 to 144. ry ny a vote or w C. Cunmngnam and Louis We were re-elected to the city council . - h r tv council and R. P. Cornelius was e without oDnosltion to fill a vacancy in the council. p w ir.f. w elected part ,..0v,- nv.i i - nhnni nnn nsltlOn. vuujlUISBlUUcr wiwuvut v,',-- MERCHANTS OFFER FRIZES FOR SHOOTING The committee having la charge the shooting tournament on the gun club grounds on the 21st inst. has arranged an especially attractive pro gram from the scatter gun artists, and there will be Xcias presents for all. The program will Include 15 events of ten bluerock targets each, with first, second and third prizes. There will be a turkey, a duck or a chicken, and a merchandise prize in each event, the winner to have first choice of the prizes offered, and sec ond and third their respective choice. The merchandise prizes are donated by the various houses, as follows: Peerless Clothing Company, umbrel la; Grants Pass Hardware Company, hunting knife,; Golden Rule Store, box box; W. H. Hodklnson, pair shooting glasses; Joe Wharton, pock et knife; R. L. Bartlett, pair house slippers; Geo. S. Calhoun, pair gloves; Skillman & Lawrence, pipe; Josephine Grocery Company, groc eries $1.50; National Drug Store hair brush; C. P. Bishop & Co., shirt; Jewell Hardware Company, gun case; J. V. Schmidt, box tobacco or cigars; Brown & Pernoll, box cigars; O. F. Wlttorff, clock. A rlile shoot will also be held on the gun club grounds In South Grants I Pass at the same time the shotgun! shoot Is in progress, there being all kinds of poultry and beef prizes offered In this. POULTRY FROM ACROSS THE SEA HAS ARRIVED The Wilcoxons have added one more breed to their poultry stock, receiving Wednesday morning a pen of Silver Campines, which were im- ported from England, having been! shipped to Ontario, the distributing proline layers of large, heavy, white eggs. While this breed is compara- tlvely new In this country, it is well; known m Europe, wnere me uuum, of today originated, probably from the old uniuiprai or everjuaj jay- er." The people of the Campine dis trict claim origin, and go so far as to say that when Julius Caesar left their country he took back to Rome a number of these fowls, which tne. th0 flgure8 upon wnlch tne levy was Bell. s w j w Luca. j w A K Roman epicures pronounced "food I had been carefuny complied Ca8s; treasurer, R. W. Clarke;' secre fnr the cods." and nat v low with funds to be . , ,, . ....... blrdg ,a the Bo8ton poultry ed from other BOurceSi WQuld fop a number of years pastibe am for the admln,8tration carrled off the flrst prizes for, I the best dozen eggs. j itrniV OF MAN MISSING SINCE 11)12 IS FOUND, .Taa Smith was called to Etna, Tuesday by a telegram from hl3 "mother stating that the remains a brotlier( wbo had been missing 01 a u'uluc-'.:r; " fcl . Q!nr.0 TlllV 1312. 'liUa JUSl U"" Ml lUII UlC Dil"JC.l. v.. v.. w. BinCe JUl' . . ' .u. J An. v ... nrt ra fnr alarm. i iniin ii iii a niUUsU u w v 1 Etna. The disappearance of the man had i,aDn a (Ippd mystery. He was last the tax coliector, where he had paid CCCU '".' ' I IT! .1 11 . 1D1. WWW . i ,A h.vu his tasea, ana was huu v, v,0n ho lpf ronslderaoie muue, U)e office. Foui play was held re-, SI)0n9ibIe for hj8 disappearance, and, ep!.rrh wa8 made at that time ror j his body, it being the generally ac ! cepted belief that he had been kill- ed for the money on nis person i Identification of the body Just found I was made possible through a num-( ber of trinkets that were iouna r,.. 10 twi.rimr' Washington. . , threatened with ex-; he P Llndqulst of; with ex- uni'i . . ..... 1 ' : Zll o.y rr; mo !" h9.-er ex - wSere tne JBICU. TAX LEVY OF CITY REMAINS 7 MILLS COUNCIL REFUSES REQUEST TO MAKE INCREASE $51,500 IN FUNDS FOR 1914 Public Utility Commission Sent Com munication to Council Asking Tlutf Change Re Mude The tax levy of the city of Grants Pass for general municipal purposes'01 the hou89 po8t,. c ? committee. for the year 1914 will stand at 6 mills, regardless of attempts made by various interests to have it ma- terially Increased. The public utll- ity commission presented a statement to the council at its last session ask- ine that the lew 1 raised to r.arn for certain obligations that had been incurred during the last year for rail-1 way purposes, and that were now . , . now. liurieson tninKs, nowever, mat overdue. Reference wps made to, , ... ' . . . simultaneous with the postal reduc $12,000 ot notes or warrants that Uon the govt!rnnient should initiate had been made payable In October, ( a plan for tak,ng over the telephone 1913, and that were to have been re-, and teU?graph ilne9. tired from the proceeds of the bond! Flrst A8alstant Postmaster General issue, and that will be so retired aB Ropep gald that ft coramlttee had been soon as the bonds are sold. To avoid investigating for six months a plan complications should the bond sale to take over the two publlc utllitleg be longer delayed, and to maintain ,, ihat ,t OYnotoj r,nnrt tno dty-g credit unimpaired, the commission, through Commissioners Gilkey, Moss, Williams and Herman, asked for the raise of the levy as ad- vocated by Mayor-elect McKinstry. Councilman Anderson came to the support of the commission's request when a motlon t0 jay the communl- cation on the table was made. He charged that there was more politics than business In the differences over the low levy made by the council.' This was vigorously aenieo oy omer members of the council, Mr. sorter, of the finance committee stating that . fh. The motlon to " " iay the request of the commission; for an increase of the levy on the - table was carried, Councllmen Atchl-, son, counts, i.wuwtm. ou ... - t i 11 T)A-n n n A . Porter voting In tne amrraauve.j while Anderson and Morgan were op-; posed, and no change will be made In the levy. Dr. Reddy addressed the council .m r,t iw. and - either In the sufficiency of the levy or In the danger of funds not elng available through sale of the bonds, crht n fllieht raise, made at nf, UlUUf-.-v -"J - . . . . the request or tne incoming aom... WAlflrl hoot Hp-VA Hit inter-. - ta Tht Anrtnr was Positive In nis . contention that he tnon ey rora he, bond issue would be ai al , e In vpty rear iuiurci o i'"1 .I"... , :.-, mnm wm oi noies ui i.vv cause no difficulty. The council figures that from all soiircfs tne anniiniMirumm w j. have $31,S00 In the penerai .treasury This Is based upon the re-; turn to the general fund of $13,:.00 transferred to the railroad constru' - i, , f,.n- il((0 due from tne im- provement fund for mon provement fund Toi red: $1,500 from ev transfer- county taxes; i m. . ... . t- t n vm n. Tinl. ns bal- ,..lr,d thrnnch hi. farn,: 1 r.OO from the C'i mill tax levy, and .,- ,M- ,9inn ilrenses. fl.vvv - UNITED STATES READY FOR FENNY POSTAGE Washington, Dec. IS. The bill ! drawn by Senator J. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois providing ror government ownership of telephones, did not meet with the entire approval of the Wilson administration. This much was made certain today when house leaders admitted they contemplated introducing at this ses sion a bin providing government own ership of telephone and telegraph lines, framed at the direction of Post master-General Burleson. Following an examination of Lewis' proposed measure by Burleson and his assistants, it was announced to day that the former's bill would be withheld and an administration mea suro substituted and Introduced pro vldlng It meets with the approval of a democratic caucus. It was expected tnat Congressman Moon, chairman would introduce the bill It was considered certain that Fre- gident Wilson favors government ownership of telepnone and telegraph Hues, but is undecided regarding the wlsdoni ot takIn them ver at thls, time. Burleson has advised the president .. , . u... I Ul U1B utJ1)urimt;ui. UUB tuUBlut. , able surplus on hand and that the proposed one-cent postage plan couldj Pt Into operation at any time iQQJl Wa fpel" said Roner "That Ene Ugh declsIona holding that a tele- gram ,g a jetter and that tne tele. phone( to all Intents and purposes, the same as the telegraph, will Bustaln the administration In Its move toward government ownership." ELECT NEW OFFICERS On Tuesday night occurred the electlon and installation of officers of Grant8 pa8g LodWf No 84 A F & . r n.. .. r r wry , Jose .eon. irus.ee. y. n. dur-,' l't t ? I'' ; 0 , UBI t OIUU, J. Q., . r . UlUCUnUOl. , t,n,man a a Pnrtor nn .1. ,, e,orHnn ' fl,Hn ftIpPtnil camJ fof &Qi tWQ yearg' and one year respectively. DAYLIGHT BURGLARY IS CLIMAX TO FRfSCO CRIME ban iranclsco. uec. 1 1. coming ...,.. .-.- as a climax to an mlais series of hAlH.uno alitcrirlnira hiircrlnrlpa And ' I C ol iuo ivuuvi, " Hahnemann Pharmacy In broad day - light and in the heart of the city's Bnopping uisirin, uro6ui uuic. v.UII.- , from tnrtiv'a morning newspapers nere. &rQ . . . . a result of the widespread poverty of many in the city, due to unemploy ment. . .......... .nk-tm- tir f Til I A1 III H t ' I. "A 1'ui.mim..i HI..11.1M I 'll i.i Washington, Dec. 18.-ine ro.a ' which has kept President Wilson con nnea 10 iuw imo ...n-; - than a week continued to improve . . today. It was announced, however that the president would not vlsl that the nn e offices until next week e n,. me attending to routln duties In his office at the White House. PUBLIC LIBRARY READY JAN, 1ST MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS FOR READING ROOM SHIPMENT BOOKS COMING Commission Reports to Couucil that New Municipal Institution Is About Ready for Operation The Grants Pass public library, will be open to the public during the dlcate the blight, which It left alone first week in January, if the present''11' destroy every orchard in Jose- Diana of the library commission are'"""0 " are uereoy in- met. Port of Its finances and Its arrange- n'eUt.8 5' mm S, T.T ell at the meeting Thursday night, the report being submitted by Mrs. yi. m-ouMant n,i Mi.a fin. -j - - nie Tuffs, secretary and treasurer. The-rooms at the city hall have been made ready for the occupancy! of the new library, the private asso ciation that had been housed in one of the rooms having moved to other quarters In the Blackburn building. The two rooms on the second floor of the city hall given over to library purposes have been connected with an archway, and shelving, tables and other furniture will be in place. Thirty magazines and weekly papers have already been subscribed for, and at least three dally papers will be received and kept on file, nooks to the value of $400 have been order- ed for the flrst shipment, and these I will be placed on the shelves and catalogued as soon as they arrive. The reading rooms, however, wll be opened to the publlc cm the first of the year whether the books are then In place or not. The commission reported that It ! naa a&a IW188 fliaua8 UttrneB- sister of Councilman Dert Dames, as librarian. Miss Barnes Is an experl- enced librarian, at present assistant at O. A. o. iBufflclent to give us legal Jurlsdlctloa There has come In o the library ute any Rrower on whom It fund to date a total ot may be 8orved for non-compllanc this amount the Ladles' Auxiliary, . nrnv,Blnn, gave juu, ine puiuiu ui iuo m Side school $14, and miscellaneous private Bubscrlptlons $280. There had been expended $57 for maga- 7-ines anu weeKiy lir, f.tf dally papers, and approximately $400 for the first order of books The half mill lew made by the clty for nt)rary purposes will raise $1,500 per annum. The library will be conducted both . ....... ag a reference and a circulating II i . "rar j LAHOKER MURDERED . The I It.'ikcml i. it a . Ui'.C. II .. . in..anp(,fl labor ' tM, wan iuuiiu luua; iici ... j . Ho Is believed to have been murder- ed fnr his blankets by a white tramp with whom he started to walk from Mojave to DakerBfleld. SUFFRAGETTE BOMBS SHAKE CITY OF IOXDO.V London, Dec. 18. Two explosions this ev.'iiing shattered the windows of houses opposite Holloway Jail '.- i t ...ff.n..,t ii, inn. m-re "'""" wi usually are Kept. ur.u jbomb. were suppoH.,1 to have uone tne (lamns'. now uaaiy ine jb damaged could not be learned as the police surrounded It at once ana pre vented Investigation. HORTICULTURAL COMMISSIONER ADVISES FRUIT GROWER. Mr. J. F. Burke, County Fruit Inspector, Grants Pass, Orogon. Dear Sir: It U the policy ot th State Board of Horticulture to have a very thor ough inspection ot the orchards of the Third District for fire blight, an thracuose and San Jose scale, which have been so serious in the Rogue River valley the past year. It makes It much easier for the inspoctor when the fruit growers co-operate with him. It Is to the interest of the growers to co-operate, as it is their money investments we seek to protect. However, the law Is drastlo enough to force this co-operation It it does not come willingly, as only with a painstaking co-operation and obedience of the orders on the Dart ot the growers can we hope to era- I structed and required to make a very thnrnflffh In.rutpHnn nt lha strtha..! . fop b, fct and bQ d . I mtlon as per the following details: In going into an orchard you will ,ake a tree t0 tree inglwtlon. When I . . . . AaanBaA ,,th flr- i)1(;llt germ8 yo wJll have wlth you , some cheap material, red In color, and If the tree can be saved by cut ting out the diseased erms you will tie a red flag to the tree, bo that the owner ran readily find It. If yo find a tree bo badly diseased that there would be risk In cutting out ttu germs yon will tie two red flags to such a tree, and the owner will be required under the law to cut it down and burn. Affor vnn mnVa nn InaimrHnn And hnve may m . ..... ..... rftn obu,n th(j deBcrpton by lega, gllb.dlv8lon8 of the Jand on whlch . np ... .. f tn. . or jenanj 0j land where you find wM and Ut ,f tM- dcrpton pannot u hftd frQm the owncr g() o U omre ftnd obta,n th, description, and ,n(,nrnftrB(a lh,. ,,-.,., ,n thfl blank Nolle, of Disinfection I en close you. I From the best legal advice we can n th not,ce undef th(J ,aw , The method and remedy prescribed i n this notice of disinfection must be tnlnA hv thA erower. or he makpa hlmge,f ,lab,e tQ profl. ()n f(inher mQn hav,ng the bo dlBeagod de(.lared a pub0 nuisance, and have the same sum marily cut down, with whatever x ponse for cutting down he would havo to pay or have the same certified for payment to the county court, when the same would become a Hen on the land on which the diseased or chard stands. There Is no remedy for blight I eradication exr eptlng to cut out th iKP11(,pd itthis nnd sterilize the , . ... rnrpflivo ...h iui juuiui - jminte OnO plrt Ol inu miuiuimnj w r,oo parts of water. Yours truly, . ir. CATtSON", Commissioner Third District. REFUSED TO SPRAY AND FRUIT TREF.S ARE DESTROYED Portland, Dec, 17. Because hfl failed to comply with the state law 'requiring a yearly spraying of fruit ------- i.ui tu.int v.pe nr nnniirea irees uu Mer.....u - lana w ro - uo... - rn-n mB,.,-u ... spertor J. b. wan.e rry. r..,r.. - men sent ny mannnerry u.u u - Ping.