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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28

their price is no higher than that had
10 years ago and all because the
growers have no union to market their
fruit but take Just what the local
dealers offer them.
The following from the Pajaroian,
Of wastonvills. giving an extract from
an address by the president Of the
PaJaro Valley Horticultural Society
clearly explains one Of the principal
causes for the ..Californians getting
only 90 cents box for their apples:
"All l ask for is 80 men and in two
years / will revolutionize the whole
system Of handling fruit" said Presi-
dent Rodgers YES, SIR he de-
clared ''if 80 of you orohardists will
stand together we can revolutionize
the whole system Of raising and SELL
ing fruit. We have now an almost
perfect condition and IL we will only
organize dare say that we should be
able to get from 15 to 30 per cent
more money for our fruit. Take for
instance the Hood River apple dis
trict Of Oregon, Up there they are
getting from % up box for their ap-
pies. while we are satisfied with 90
cents and 81.
But lot Of people will laugh at
that and state that the quantity turned
out mp there doesn't amount to drop
In the bucket. That isn't the ques.
tion, gentlemen. The question 10
that we are in the apple business to
make money. and not for fun. While
l admit that We can not raise quite
SO fine an apple ~ the Hood River
apple. yet the Hood River apples did
not bring more than 90 cents boz
the nselves before the orchardists Of
that section organized. II We will
organize am almost morally certain
that we can get from 10 to 20 per cent
more for our apples.
"Our packing system 10 no good.
One man is pulling this way and the
other that, and all the time the repu.
tation Of the Psjaro valley Apple 10
being torn down. Lot rs take up this
discussion ut the next meeting, the
last Saturday In December. and let 10
get the 90 men together.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28
THE EXCISE QUESTION
In ANCIENT BABYLON
An Old Code Gives Insight Into
the Life of the Great
City OF Babylon.

A TRANSLATION Of King Hsmourbi's
code, written about $3.50 years before
Christ, gives us an insight into the
life Of the great city of Babylon at
that remote time, and of the way in
which the excise question was
handled by its Legislators.
Nearly all the dealers Of wines and
liquors at that time were women, as
many of the laws translated from the
code speak only of women as sellers
Of drinks. Severe measures were
taken against those who adulterated
the wines or mixed them with water,
SO as to safeguard the purity of the
article for the use of the public
The barmaid was held responsible for
all disorderly scenes or drunkenness in
her premises, and death was the
penalty for those who did not denounce
all cases of drunkenness to the police
Those women who were employed in
the temples were forbidden TO enter
pubic hostelries under penalty OF
death, and even drinking in private
was forbidden to them. +
Special police officers were detailed
for the enfor cement of the excise laws
in the city of Babylon. but then as
we'll as now, the officers charged with
this duty were, if we are to believe
the code in question, either negligent
in the performance Of their duties or
too willing to accept bribes from the
barmaids in the shape Of drinks or
even money.
Severe punishmnt is dealt out in the
document to the police officers who
shall accept bribes in connection with
the excise laws of the city of Babylon.
but it is probable that then as now.
many of the fair saloon keepers found
way to bribe the officer. .and evade
the law.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28

shoot Of q seedless apple tree from
Virginia. says Mr.. Waters. "At that
time / was residing at White Salmon,
WASH. and placed the shoot in the
ground and later made some cuttings
from 1t. In the White Salmon Valley
there are many of those trees remain
ing, but not a single grower of that
place will even think Of putting away
those seedless apples for long keep.
ing.
"The fruit is of inferior quality
and is the same as that grown on the
trees furnished by the Spencer COM
pany at 81 a tree. Mr.. Spencer claims
to have discovered this wonderful
seedless.apple, but 1 myself took him
several dozen of them to his home at
Grand Junction, Colorado. in 1890. ]
took them to him myself and know
they are the same tree.
81 have known this Spencer for
many years, in fact since he was a
baby, and know positively that he
never discovered anything in the hor-
ticultural line in his life. These seed.
less trees he is selling at 80 a tree are
the old trees / secured a shoot Of in
1850, and it was not q new discovery
even at that time
"I have denounced this fraud on
several occasions, but they have
clever advertising writers who easily
persuade people to buy their worthless
stock. Sometime ago was ap-
preached by q member Of the Spencer
company and offered 800 il would
keep my mouth shut on this matter.
They told me that the tree sold by
Spencer was not the one had given
him, but an entirely new one, bat /
know better.
Mr.. Waters says he is denouncing
the seedless discovery because he does
not want the public to be buncoed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28
RECORD PRICES FOR
HOOD RIVER APPLES
Resume of the Sales of Fruit Tor
This Fall From That
Famous Valley.

The subjoined article from the
Hood River Glacier giving q state
ment of the prices realized this year
, BY the Hood River fruit raisers for
4heir apples and the large shipments
.that were made will be of interest to
the fruit growers of Rogue River Val.
ley:
"It is evident that the estimates
made early in the season of the size
of Hood Rivers apple crop were
somewhat wild. For while it is
shown that the crop is more than
twice as large as 1t was last year, 1t
is not more than 100. 900 boxes. This
however is 90 much greater than it
ever was before that at least 200 cars
OF apples will be shipped from Hood
River. This is greater number Of
cars than is shipped from any other
part Of Western Oregon. Heretofore
Rogue River has led in the shipment
Of fancy fruit. but this year she will
have to give way to Hood River as
her crop is said to be in the neihgbor-
hood Of 15O, 900 boxes. The large
shipment of apples from here has been
the means of making Hood River the
greatest shipping point on the line OF
the o. r. & N. except the terminal
points Of Spokane and Portland.
Hood River took the lead during the
past month and passed Baker City
which had been first before that.
"The prices obtained for the union
apples this year are found to average
much higher than ever before for all
varieties but Ben Davis. The highest
price, which was for Spitz, was $S. IS
. box and the lowest sl.49. The Ben
Davis brought So cents. The good
demand and good prices for the odd
varieties is the cause Of much con.
graduation to the union management
and their ready sale this year means
that they will be more readily taken
at good prices next. 81
"The entire apple shipment will be
practically covered this season by
Christmas which 10 somewhat earlier
than usual, except few thousand
boxes that are being held in cold
storage. The business has grown to
such proportions this year that it
has awakened many to the fact that
there are several features which mast
be looked after closely next season.
"Indications are that many who al
ready have successful bearing orchards
will seek to add to their possessions
this Winter and number have pur-
chased additional orchard land either
cleared or unoleared and will spend
the Winter months getting it into
shape for planting in the Spring.
They have commenced to realize what
the apple business means and are
anxious to invest more heavily in
proposition that is turning out 80
handsomely.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28
ITALIAN LABORERS
WARNED BY CITIZENS
Men OF Douglas County Do Not
Want Foreign Ganss In
Their Midst.

The. Italian gangs employed ON
railroad sections to displsce Ameri-
cans are not meeting with the success
the railroad company 1would wish.
The first Of last month gang arrived
at Riddle. and after learning the con-
dition Of things, left Immediately.
Last Monday another gang at that
place was waited upon by committee
Of citizens, and being informed that
the members were receiving less than
the former crew and that foreign
labor was not desirable In Douglas
County, ii also left.
Sunday morning the gang at Green's
Station, five miles south Of Roseburg,
received an anonymous .etter as fol-
lows:
ITO the Italian Gang, Section "a.
You are not wanted here. You will
get ont OF here soon and avoid trouble
, with citizens of this part Of the
county.
(Signed) "OITIZENS.
The letter was forwarded to the
roadmaster by the section foreman,
and the laborers assured that every.
thing Is all right, but the Italians
are afraid Of trouble, and NAV leave,
as all OF them are becoming familiar
with the stories Of the Greek troubl,
last year, which cost one life and tn,
county severl thousand dollars.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28
BURIED in A SHAFT
FOR FIFTEEN DAYS
L. b. Hicks. the Miner, Was
Three Days Without Food
or Drink.

L. B. Hicks, the miner who was
rescued Saturday night, was entombed
alive under 60 feet of debris 10 DAYS
ago in the tunnel of the Edison Elec.
trio Company, II miles northeast Of
Bakersfield, Cal. Five of his fel.
low workmen were buried at the
same time by the cave.in of thousands
of tons of earth and rock. The men
had just begun work in the tunnel.
which is being built to aid in general.
ing electric power from the waters
of the Kern River, when, without
warning. the perpendicular walls Of
the shaft above them collapsed. No
immediate help could be rendered.
The work Of recovering the bodies
was Immediately begun. and prose.
cuted with vigor, but, owing to the
yielding nature Of the soil slow pro-
sress was made. Hope Of rescuing
any Of the victims had been
abandoned. when, three days after
the disaster the sound Of tapping on
q water pipe in the shaft was heard.
Instantly response was sent, aud
the answering rsps proved that at
least one Of the imprisoned miners
was alive.
The water pipe was cleared and
communication established through it
with the man at the bottom Of the
shaft. He proved to be Hicks. a
former soldier and an expert miner,
whose life had been saved by a steel
car under which he was pinned. His
five companions were dead.
Fearing to dislodge the debris in the
shaft, the rescuing party began work
on q drift from the side of the hill.
and work was not suspended day or
night. Hicks was given milk through
the pipe and soon showed signs Of re-
newed yigor. He said that during
the three days previous to his dis
covery he had subsisted on q plug Of
chewing tobacco. Thereafter, during
the long hours Of his Imprisonment
in closely cramped quarters, he was
kept well nourished. Every effort
was made to keep his mind in cheer
full mood. so that it might not be-
come unbalanced by his surroundings.
she stencil from the remains of the
dead miners was perceptible at the
surface Of the ground, and was intense
in the close quarters where Hicks was
confined.
A phonograph was placed so that
the lonely man could be entertained
by music. He also was in almost con.
stant communication with his friends.
Only at rare intervals did he seem
despondent. and frequently sent
words Of cheer to those on the outside.
His rescue was a most difficult piece
OF work, and that it was accomplished
at all is regarded as marvellous by all
those acquainted with the conditions
which were met and overcome.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28
Production OF Platinum.

The production Of platinum from
domestic ores in 1905 was 3ls ounces,
valued at s6320, as compared with
200 ounces. valued at s4l60 in 1904 4;
with 10 ounces, valued at $2080 in
1908; with "a ounces. valued at si8l4
In 1902; with i40S ounces, valued at
s27, 526 in 1901; and with 400 ounces,
valued at s25o0 in 1900. In Decem.
Der. 1904. the price Of ingot platinum
at New York advanced from sls. 80
to $3.50 an ounce in April, 1905,
it was $50. so; in February, 1905. il
advanced to s25, and in September,
1905, II was ga an ounce.
Job work at Portland price at the
Courier ofiee
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28
ROGUE RIVER VAL
LEY BEAUTIES.
Luscious Spitzenbergs From the
Land Of Big Red Apples.

Ever made trip to Oregon? II 90,
you will remember. as you topped
the rise over tho Siskiyous, looking
down into beautiful green valley,
dotted with orchards and pretty white
farm houses. That was Rogue River
Valley. the most famous apple. grow.
ing section Of Oregon. which has IT,.
self been known for 30 years az
the Land for Big Red Apples. - In
that loveliest OF the Valleys Of
Southern Oregon the favorite table ap.
pie, the Spitzenberg. reaches perfect.
ion. Believing that in Sacramento
we coudfnd sufficient number Of
people who, would buy some Of these
toothsome, satisfying red fellows, as
beautifully colored as q Summer sun.
set, we sent for "a boxes. So careful
was the Grants Pass Growers Asso-
citation with this consignment, that
we don't believe there is an unsound
apple 10 the lot They are solid, free
from worms and taste better than q
nut sundae. In boxes Of 81 and 4
tiers. Somewhat higher In price
than ordinary kinds-but that's
exactly the point: They're extra
ordinarily good-oh, yum, yum. We
had time getting these. 80 we shall
probably have no more. Better use
the telepone.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28
Paiaro Orchardists In Hard Lines

Ten years ago the Pajaro Valley
was the most famous apple district on
the Pacific Coast and Watsonville
apples, as they were known, com
named the highest price Of any apples
sent East from this Coast. While that
valley still leads Rogue River or Hood
River in the number of cars shipped
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28
SAYS NEW APPLE
IS A RANK FAKE
Chn rles Walters Tells History OF
the Supposedly New
Seedless.

Charles Waters, more than s6 years
of age, an inmate of the Patton Home
for the aged, is authority for the
statement that seedless apple dis
vcovery supposed to have been made in
Colorado recently is nothing but a
fake. says the Portland Journal.
"In the early fifties / received a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28

Job work at Portland price at the
Courier Office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-12-28
ROGUE RIVER APPLES
WIN C0MMENDATION
A Shipment Made by the Grants
Pass Fruit Growers Union
Suits Californians.

The Grants Pass Fruit Growers
Union for its first year in the market
ing Of fruit is making commendable
and what will prove to be profitable
reputation for sending out high grade
fruit, and on most of the shipments
very fattering compliments have been
received from the purchasers. A few
Of the shipments have fallen short of
the high standard ..set by the Hood
River and other older unions that put
up fancy pack that readily sells at
from % to % q box I. o. b.. for the
reason that it was not possible under
the conditions with which the Grants
Pass Fruit Growers Union had to CON-
tend to enforce rigid rules for pick.
ing, grading. packing and hauling
that are essential in getting fruit
aboard the cars In the most parfect
condition. Another year it is ex.
pected that the Union will be able
to make Its entire pack strictly first.
class aud to get the top price and com.
mendations from its patrons.
Presi dent R. A. N. Reymers and
Secretary Charles .Meserve have each
received marked copy Of the Sacra.
mento Bee that contains highly com.
plimentary mention of shipment Of
apples that the Union made to a firm
in that city. The apples were Spit.
zenbergs and were from Mr.. Reymer's
orchard and were packed Just a.
should be to give satisfaction to the
buyers. The following is the article,
which was run rs an advertisement in
the space In the Bee controlled by r.
D. Finnie. one Of the leading grocery
firms Of Sacramento:
ROGUE RIVER VAL
LEY BEAUTIES.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26
Can't Hold On.

care you fond of yachting, Miss Gray"
"Oh, yes! At the very thought of the
inspiring breeze, the straining SAIL, the
rushing water, I can hardly contain my
self"
~ -yes-that's the way it affects me-"
Cleveland Leader.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26
IMMUNITY FROM PNEUMONIA
May Be Ensured by Healthy Living
and Attention to Sanitary
Conditions.

Though modern medical science has
decided that pneumonia is an infec-
tious disease that fact need not ter
rify if one take a little trouble to
learn something about tie diesase. 1t
is produced by a special microbe the
existence of which is so common in
the mouth of even healthy individuals
that it is considered almost as a nor
NAL inhabitant of the upper part of
the digestive tract. One reason why
the saliva of a human being is likely
to prove fatal to animals if injected
simultaneously is because the special
property of the germ is to produce pu5
whenever it gains entrance directly
under the tissues. 1t does not pro-
duce a purulent Inflammation in pneu-
monia, because it lies on the mucous
membrane of the lungs, but does not
gain an entrance into the tissues.
Sometimes it finds it's way into the
blood, but does not produce serious re-
suits unless the patient is much run
down.
From these facts it can be seen that
the problem of the method by which
pneumonia is contracted is exceeding
ly difficult The presence of the germ
is not sufficient alone to produce the
disease, but there must be certain
predisposition on the part of the pa
tient, followed by the deposition of
this germ on a mucous membrane.
Though the method of the distribp-
ton of the disease is not known def
fnitely it is acquired by mingling with
crowds at time when one is extreme
ly tired, or when, for some reason or
other, the interval since taking food
has been longer than usual.
DR.. Anders, who is an authority on
climatology, says in an article on lobar
pneumonia: "The coincidence of ex-
listing low temperatures, high baro-
metric pressure, the direction and We
locity of the wind and maximum NOR
tality from pneumonia is SO uniformly
constant as to suggest close and di-
rect relation between their combined
influence and the progress of mortal
ity from pneumonia. But he adds.
'the major influence by the seasons,
however. Is probably not direct. that
is. by a lowering of the bodily tenn
perature resistance due to the low
temperature, high barometric pressure,
direction and velocity Of the wind.
ETC.. but indirect, namely, by bringing
about that effective element in the
causation, concentration and increased
virulence of the specific poison in con-
sequence of closed doors and windows
and lack of free ventilation"
From these facts we see that we
may procure immunity from pneu-
monia by healthy living, and that san
| itary conditions are needed rather
| than protective serums. The Japanese
| give us lesson In this, for they are
essentially a people who live in fresh
air and sunshine. Personal cleanliness
| is another factor in the prevention of
tuberculosis and pneumonia, which are
| house diseases.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

the remains of the martyred president
to their last resting place.
There were Is orderly sergeants,
Capt. Comley and two lieutenants.
From Washington we went to Mary
land. where the remains lay in state
for four hours. Then we went to Har-
risburg, Philadelphia, New York city.
Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus,
Indianapolis, Chicago and Springfield,
Ill.
81 was one of the eight who car
ried Lincoln's body into the tomb.
1.-THE morning after we got back
to Washington I was detailed as or
derby sergeant of the guard at Mrs.
Suratt's house.
Gen. Townsend presented each of
us with a medal and copy of the or
ders that detailed us to the funeral.
When he passed me the medal he said ::
IF you live to get home, this will pre-
vent some energetic persons from &C
cusing you of an untruth when you
say you was a bearer at Lincoln
funeral"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26
FISH ROE IN GREAT DEMAND
Good Prices Offered in France for I'm
portant Product of Atlantic
Coast Fisheries.

There is now offered to the fisher
men of the New England coast ready
and profitable market in France for
fish roe, or spawn, an important by
product of the cod, bake and pollock
fisheries.
1.-The sardine fishery, a valuable in
dustry of France" says Consul Cen
eral Mason, els confined principally to
the $50 mile stretch of the Atlantic
coast from Lorient to the mouth of the
Gironde, the principal mart of the sar-
dine fisherman being at Les Stables
d'Olonne The sardine spawns in
deep water and comes about five
months of the year to shallow waters
along the coast in search of food The
different minute marine growths
which form the natural food of the
sardine have become depleted, and in
order to attract and retain the inn
mense shoals of that fish on the
French coast the fishermen have been
Obliged for years to feed or bait the
sardines with some material as similar
as possible to their natural food. For
this purpose the main recourse of the
fisherman has been to the roe or eggs
of Goldfish and mackerel. derived from
the fisheries of Norway, picked in salt
brine, packed in wooden barrels and
imported to France under the name
of roe or Goldfish and mackere1, dutia-
BILE at 16 cents per long ton
There are engaged in the French
sardine fishery about 1000 boats, each
of which uses under ordinary condi-
lions about 25 barrels of roe during
the fishing season of each year. OF
this vast quantity about 10000 bar
rels per annum have been derived from
the Scandinavian fisheries, some from
the French cod fisheries on the coast
of Newfoundland and a small guam
tity from the United States. The
price, delivered in France, has ranged
from $12 to $50 per barrel, but this
year for some reason the supply from
Norway has been abnormally small,
and the price has advanced to nearly
$50 per barrel
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26
Sailors for Our Navy.

A writer in the Sailors Magazine, in
speaking of the naval recruiting sta
ton at Seattle, says: Out of the al
most 500 men examined here since
June 26, less than dozen sought to be
one OF the men behind the guns be-
cause they were penniless, could not
md suitable work. and sought the
navy as last resort A fair percent
age OF the men who enlisted made
their debut into the navy by opening
hank accounts with Uncle Sam, the
sums ranging from $500 down to a few
loose doIlars-"