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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
FOR GRAZING PERMITS
ON FOREST RESERVES
Supervisor Anderson Is to Meet
Stockmen at Provolt. Mon
day. March ii.

Grants Pass has been selected as the
headquarters for the supervisor Of the
Siskiyou and Ashland forest reserves
by the United States Forest Service,
and NJ. j. Anderson has been sent
here as acting supervisor and has
opened his Office in the Conklin block.
Mr. Anderson came from The Dalles,
where he was in charge of the govern
ment forestry work in that section of
Oregon. AS soon as he gets the rush
of his work over Mr.. Anderson will
move his family from The Dalles
to this city. The Siskiyou forest re-
serve was created last Fall and EN-.
braces much of the west part of jose
phine county, part of Curry, Coos
aud Douglas counties and extends TO
the California line where it joins the
klamath forest reserve. The Ashland
forest reserve embraces that section of
the Siskiyou mountains about Ashland
butte.
OF the purpose Of the government in
creating the forest reserves and Of his
duties as supervisor, Mr.. Anderson
gives the following statement in an
interview for the Courier:
"The object of the Forest Serv ice
in creating forest reserve in jose
phine and adjoining counties has been
greatly misunderstood. The idea
that the Government is attempting to
withdraw this territory from the use
of the people is just as far from
the truth as it is possible to get. The
sole object is to put the land to it,
best use and perpetuate that use.
much of the land within this re-
serve is at only for timber, The
government Ia prepared to sell the
lumbermsn any amount Of timber he
may desire to purchase for the manu-
facture of lumber. He can provide
for the continuous operation OF his
plant for years ahead on liberal
contract and thus protect his invest
men. The Government is secured
in this contract against the holding Of
the timber for an indenfite period
for speculation. Provision is also
made that the system of cutting In
sures future growth Of timber
There is as good argument in favor Of
this system of harvesting the timber
crop as there is in favor of Rgout
River orchardist carefully gathering
his apples instead of saving off the
main branches each year to secure the
fruit.
1.-THE stockman will be permitted q
low rental TO Craze the reserve land
with all the stock the range will carr,
without injury. The preference t.
be given to the men who previousl,
occupied the range and who by owner
ship of adjacent Winter range, ar
legitimately entitled to the use o
the lands. They will be protecte
= from trespass of foreign stock an
their business safeguarded instead o
I injured.
with the exception of sites 70
ranger camps (which will be with
P drawn all bodies of agriculture
lands, surveyed or unsurveye
I within the reserve boundaries will b
I subject to homestead entry under tn
act Of June II, 1906.
g "Settlers on or off the reserve wi
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
po1NTS ON SPRAYING
FOR FRUIT GROWERS
i, Pest Low to Be Vigorously
r,forced; 1t Is Spray or Cut
Down the Trees

No,sr in the history of the fruit
..drstry in Josephine county has
,so,o been such a general cleaning up
:, orchards and spraying of fruit trees
..a sbrubbery as has been done this
Winter and Spring. And the farmers
..o not alone in this war on pests for
4. rssidents of Grants Pass are hav-
mo the fruit trees, shrubbery and
-oss bushes in their yards we'll
.prsyed and this city bids fair to no
lauser be a breeding place for mill
;ors Of pests to swarm forth to bring
dstruction and loss to the orchards
:, the farmers. While it is not pos
.;ble the first year to eradicate the
,asts from the orchards yet it is GER
.,ip that this year fully rs per cent or
more of the fruit will be free from
disease blemishes. 80 enormous are
tha number of pests that it will take
two or three years Of hard fighting to
,st them so subdued that Rogue
River orchardists can gather from 96
m 80 per cent perfect fruit as do the
Hood River growers. This showing
Of good fruit will be in marked. CON
rsst to that of last year when of the
$1,000 boxes of apples and pears pro-
duced in Josephine county not over
Is per cent were perfect. the best of
tbe remainder were sold at from 40 to
40 cents a box while tons of apples
were sold to the vinegar factory for
q per ton. An estimate for the
Grants Pass Fruit Growers Union
placed the number OF pears in the
county at nine car loads. OF these
but three cars were shipped as first
class the remainder being SO infested
with scale and worms that they had
10 be sold at barely the cost Of pick.
ing and packing, while fully one
forth of the crop rotted in the or
cbards or were fed to hogs. The loss
on the pear crop alone last year
amounted to fully $4,000 to the
farmers of Josephine county, while
the loss on the apple crop was fully
pNOOO. Progressive farmers realized
IBIS loss to the agricultural wealth OF
tie county, but were powerless to
prevent it for what Is every body's
blsiness is nobody's business and
the state laws against pests were not
enforced
On the organization of the Grants
Pass Fruit Growers Union last year
one Of the first matters to be consid.
sied was to have fruit inspector
appointed for the county and to havs
the laws strictly enforced against per-
sons maintaining diseased orchards or
selling diseased fruit. While no law
can be enforced until popular senti-
nent backs it up the Fruit Growers
Union is carrying on such campaign
Of education that the farmers and the
business men of the entire county are
realizing the great financial loss
that is being entailed on the county
by the depredations of the fruit pests
and they are now giving hearty
support to the strict enforcement oil
the law. AS further means OF fore
ing farmers to clear their orchards O
pests it is the determination of thu
Fruit Growers Union to have ever!
farmer or dealer fined to the ful
extent of the law who attempts Il
sell hereaft er diseased fruits, whethe
CLOWN in the county or imported AM
Continued on Page 2
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
OREGON AUDUBON SOCI.
ETY. MAKES STATEMENT
Defeat OF the Perkins House Bill
No. 367 and the
Reason.

Auoilener hOgue River Courier:
As president of the Oregon Audubon
Soiety and Lecturer for the National
Association of Audubon Societies, l
hope you will allow me space to ex-
plain why We used every effort to
defeat House Bill 367, which was ia.
trodued by Representative ]. w. Per.
kins of jackson county. We under.
stand the orchardlsts OF Rogue River
Valley wanted this law in order to
protect themselves from the ravages
of certain birds. 1t passed the House
aud the Senate, but was vetoed by
Governor Chamberlain.
Our present Model Bird Law was
passed in 1908. This law has been
adopted and is used in every state in
the Union except 1S. 1t is strongly
recommended by the Biological Sur
vey of the Department of Agriculture.
At the time it was passed, it was so
mended to meet the needs Of Oregon.
Provision is made in this law under
the clause birds Not Protected, " to
exclude such birds as are proved to be
more harmful than helpful in the
economy of Nature. Whenever this is
proved against bird, it should be
added to the list. But we are en-
phatically opposed to abol shing pro-
lection to all our useful birds on sc-
count of the sins of three or four
species. This is what House Bill 1857
proposed to do.
The last proviso in this bill reads: :
PROVIDED FURTHER, that this
act shall not be construed as pre-
venting farmers, gardeners aud or
chardists from destroying ANY birds,
other than game birds when necessary
to prevent the destruction of crops
from the ravages of birds. This
seems fair at first glance, but it is in
direct conflict to the spirit OF the
very law to which it is added, be-
cause this law precludes that many
song birds are not injurious but Of
positive benefit to the farmers, gar
deners and orchardists, and the gem
ersl good of the state demands that
they shall not be killed.
This proviso is too sweeping to be-
come law, because it nullifes all
preceding song bird legislation.
Under it, any land owner can claim
any bird on his premises is harmful to
his crops. People can shoot any or
all song birds on their own property
and pursue these birds to other parts.
This bill opens our song birds
throughout the state to the slaughter
of ITALIAN gardeners, gunners and all
others who wish to shoot larks'
robins. thrushes and other species for
pot pie
Another proviso of House Bill 1851
reads: PROVIDED, that the pro
lection afforded birds under this aot
shall no; apply to crows, blue jays
owls, hawks, butcher birds, magpies
blsckbirds, the English or European
house sparrow, woodpeckers and apple
birds
There are six or seven varieties o
owls that inhabit Oergon, only one o
which, the Horned Owl, is in an.
way detrimental to poultry inter ests
The other owls are recognized by al
as birds of the greatest economic I'm
. portance. Our present law protect
, all owls except the horned owl
Continued on page ?
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

not find the same fault or a greater
one there. But if you succeed in
magnify ing our faults to a size
worthy of consideration, we will
listen patiently, while you give US
your advice, but be careful. Freshies.
that your advice does not bettsr ap-
ply to yourselves.
Yours unagitately,
Sophomores.
On tuesday afternoon delightful
program was rendered, by the first di-
vision of Rhetoricals. The thought
predominating through the entire
program being "What the world is
doing. The monutcny of essays and
recitations was broken and much to
the qualification of all, by an inser-
tion Of some of our High School musi-
cal talent. A vocal solo, beautifully
rendered by Nina Paddock, being of
exceptional note; also, not to be for
gotten was a beautiful duet renderd
by Geneva Myers and Fora Perry on
our brand new piano"
Prin. H. Ito his inexperienced
Geometery class Define an axiom. I"
Beginner" An axiom is fact"
Prin. H.-"Consequently, this is
an axlom-'Johnnie went home yes
terday. i"
1t seems difficult for the Sd Year
English class to understand Shakes
peare's Interpretation Of marry. I"
l wonder why. Maybe Miss w.
could tell you. She seems to know.
A SOPHOMORES' FRIDAY MORN
ING DIARY.
900 The last bell, and yet / have
81 rules and dozen other things to
learn
9l0 A tablet, a bottle of ink, a
pen, a pencil and change of seat
Why?
e:i5 Greeted by simultaneous
quadratic that caused my mind to
freeze at once.
$3.50 No satisfaction.
10:l5 One complete; three skipped.
;35 My hair begins to turn gray
200 Nervouness takes control.
II :25 Severe headache
IL ;55 The school bell and unfin
ished paper and br roken heart.
1900 X.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08
TELEPHONE MESSAGE.

Bells (Sharp and quick Hello y
who's tbere?" (StudenD" That
all" a girls voice That's all when
she found out who ii was at the phone
another puzzle.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

When the teacher talks SO fast that
she gets mixed up, gets all out OF
breath over the exertion. / wonder If
she thinks our Third Year amateur
stenographers can take it all down In
short hand and not get mixed up.
But the trouble is, it is getting worse
by the day. am afraid that a sign
Wanted, an assistant, will be hang
ing on the stenography room door in
a short time for the teacher will not
be able to talk much faster. | think
800 words per minute will be about the
limit, then somebody will have to help
her out. The pupils, however. have
obtained the idea, from somebody, that
the teacher will not need an assistant
for awhile, at least.
We have got the piano now and the
next thing is to get something out OF
which to sing, for the old music is not
good enough for the piano, at least.
the boys don't think SO, for they don t
sing
Every High School boy is mourning
the loss of his Derby.
A Basket Ball game with Medford
has been planned for the 10Th Of this
month to be played in Medford.
wanted-A sure cure for ks, a
malsdy which affects some OF our
High School students.
We have not yet had our picnic,
but where there is a will there is a
way.
what's the matter with the Sophosr
Oh. gee Can't you hear? Can t you
see?
Their heads are as foil as they can be.
OF what
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

We Freshmen think our Sophomore
friend forgot to mention in Rhetoricals
Tuesday afternoon, that she saw the
green light around the heads Of the
Freshmen through a looking glass.
But as everyone knows, things are eK.
actly opposite when seen through a
looking glass. So it must have been
the Sophomores whom. she saw with
that green halo over their heads.
The Courier ;, a c;ean. family pApes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

For any instruction concerning fast
walking, ask Mr. Harrison. The Bot
any class will furnish testimonials,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

GRANTS PASS HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

On Saturday evening, March 2, the
High School Girls Basket Ball team
played the Local Girls Basket Ball
Team. Each team was uniformly
dressed, the Local team in red suits
and white shoes aud stockings and
the h. S. team in dark blue suits
with the letters H. S. in white on the
front of the blouses. There was
misunderstanding in regard to the
rules TO be used hence a compromise
was affected and the first half was
played under Girls rules and the
second by Boys rules. Notwithstand-
ing this arrangement the game was
closely contested and but very few
goals made, the final score standing
Z to 1 in favor of the local team.
The H. S. team showed excellent team
work, keeping possession of the ball
the greater part OF the time but on
account of the close guarding done
by the local team failed to make
goals. Although we are all sorry that
the H. S. team did not win, yet the
girls are not altogether cast down as
this was only their first attempt at a
match game. The II. S. team was
also unfortunate in that one of their
best players, Genevieve Pattillo was
sick and unable to take part in the
game. The two lineup was as fol-
lows:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-08

Their heads are as foil as they can be.
OF what?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
Wholesome Food.
Purity and WhoIesomeness Only Posi-
bic by Eternal Vigilance
What to Avoid

That chain is only as strong its
weakest link is a wise old saw that,
however trite. is nevertheless very, very
true. Particularly is ii true that all
the care in the world in the selection
of food materials and thought for sani-
tary conditions in food preparations
are wasted if one ingredient fails in
purity or wholeSomeneSS
We especially wish to warn the house
wife or cook against the use of the old
fashioned liquid navoring extracts.
However high priced or widely adver-
tIsed such extracts are. they ali have
IAN alcohol base that is anything but
desirable in food. We cannot too
strongly recommend that no havoring
be used except Snow Flake Flayoring
Powders, which give cakes. buildings,
ice cream. ices. sherbet, custard etc.
the most delicious flavor of fresh pick
ed fruit. They contain nothing but
wholesome haVors. combined with the
purest of white sugar, and cost less than
ene-hfth as much as any liquid extract
YOU can buy. for one 15-cent can of
Snow Flake Powder will go far as
four 25-cenr bottles of any liquid ex-
tract. They are made in four fiavorS-
Lemon. Vanilla. Orange and Nutmeg
and are for sale by all first class gro
GERS, 10 cents per can If in any way
unSat tsf2ctOry. return the can and get
YOUR money back. Accept no extract
but Snow Flake Flavoring Powders, and
order can now while you think of it.
Remember. the regular 25-cent can is
now Is cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
New York Stocks.

New York, Jan. 1O.-Following are
the opening, high. low and closing quo
tations on the market today:
Rock Island preferred, opened G..
Rock Island common, 291a, 29IA.
291s. 291s.
st. Paul, 152. 1888. 151I. 1875.
Missouri Pacific, 91A, 917s, SS1@,
S9H.
Atchison preferred, 1Oo14, 1913.
1909. 1O13 Is.
Atchison common, 1918, 1871,
1OG3s, 1867
Canadian Pacific, 1881, 1874, 1925,
1929.
Union Pacific 1893, 1SO1a, 1898,
1919.
Southern Pacific, 80, 93I5, 90, 90.
Southern Ryy 80, -, 31%, 31M.
Texas Pacific, 36ls. 3Gls, 1888, 353s.
Pennsylvania, 40, 14OA, 1895,
1891.
N. Y. Central, 1875, 1919, 1881,
1331k.
Wabash preferred. 1917. 1871. 1875,
1875.
Wabash common. IS, IS. S61s. 361s.
ID. " ", III, III y, iGV 2, IAV12.
Reading. 1879, 1888, 1878, 1878.
Erie. 437s, 432s. 427s, 427s.
l.. & N. 1879, IA, 1917, 1872.
\. & w, opened 9015.
c. & o., 50, 551b, 80, 551s.
NJ. K. T. preferred, opened 72A.
NJ. K. T. common. 4C3s, 401z, 397s,
40.
Sugar. 134H. 1854. 134H. 1854.
3. r. T.. 90. 81. s1i4, S15s.
Gas. 9Gss. 97a4. 96Es, 97H.
Shelters. 1929. 153A. 1923. 152lk.
Copper. 120, 1909, 1871, 1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

ton by defendants to dismiss suit foI
want of narr.
Suttle VS.. Baumann Copper com
pany. Assumpsit. Defendant ruled tc
plead by Feb 8.
Cleaveland VS.. Keator. Attachment
Suit dismissed by plaintiff. Cause OF
action satisfied.
Gates VS.. Fluegel Case. MotionNby
defendant for rule on plaintiff to give
bond for costs.
Shon VS.. Deere & Mansur company
Case. Defendant ruled 10 plead by
Saturday morning next at opening OF
court.
Moore VS.. Whitehead Debt. De
PENDANT called and defaulted
Ebi VS.. Walker Assumpsit. Motion
to rule plaintiff to give security for
costs stricken. bond for costs having
been filed at the commencement OF
suit. Defendants ruled to plead by
Monday morning next.
Harper VS.. Tri-City Railway com
pany. Case. Defendant ruled to plead
by 18th inst.
CHANCERY.
Schnel ct al VS.. City of Rock Island
ct al Injunction. Demurrer to
amended bill sustained.
Fuhr ct al VS. Koehler ct al. Parti
ton. Masters report heretofore filed
is approved and cause again referred
to master to take proof as to solicit
or's fees.
Kerr VS.. Kerr. Divorce. Defendant
called and defaulted.
Walker ct al VS.. Walker ct al. Par
tition. S. r. Kenworthy appointed
guardian ad Item for infant defend
ants Hugh Walker and Warren Walk
err Other defendants called and de,
faulted. Answer of guardian ad Item
filed and replication thereto. Cause re
ferred to master to take and report
proofs.
DePOstel vs.. DePostel Divorce. De,
PENDANT called and defaulted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Rock Island county circuit court
Judge W. II. Gest presiding.
LAW

JuuSC w IL NSSI pItSlulHS.
LAW.
Walters VS.. Continental CASUALTY
company. Assumpsit. By agreement
and stipulation of parties suit dismiss
ed by plaintiff; cause of action salts
fed and each party TO pay his own
costs.
German Fire Insurance company vs..
Webb ct al. Attachment Plaintiff
having failed to comply with rule to
amend narr, suit dismissed at plain
tiffs costs. Judgment versus plaintiff
for costs and execution.
German Fire Insurance company VS..
Webb ct al. Assumpsit. On motion
of defendant suit dismissed for want
of narr. Judgment versus plaintiff for
costs and execution.
Rank, admir-. VS.. c., r. I. e p Rail
way company. Case. Motion by de
PENDANT for leave TO file additional
pleas is denied
Dallas, admir-, VS.. c., r. l. & p. Rail
way company. Case. Defendant ruled
TO plead by Saturday morning next at
opening of court.
DeCOster VS.. King Lambert Con
struction company. Case Defendant
called and defaulted.
Ostlin VS.. Knauell ct al. Case. Mo.
ton by defendant United Breweries
company to dismiss suit for want of
narr
Ostlin VS.. Knauell ct al Case Mo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
Licensed to Wed.
EVEN HONORS In
FINAL MATCHES
McCandless and Schaffer Take One
Game From Lienhard and briggs,
and Land Second Place.

The business mems tournament in
handball at the Y NJ. c. A. ended yes
terday with two games between Lien
hard and briggs, and McCandless and
Schaffer. The latter won the first
game by a score of 81 to Is, but in the
second game, Lienhard and briggs put
a little more spirit into their playing
and defeated their opponents by a score
of p to Z The tournament was won
by Moran and Hampton, while McCand-
less and Schaffer take second place.
Physical Instructor Harry Franks will
start another tournament for the bust
ness men Saturday and it is thought
that there will be about ten teams en-
tered. The standings of the teams in
the tournament just concluded were:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

holes that have. served as sarcophagi
for so many measures of old.
The new member asserted that he
was under the impression that unless
the amendment passed at once it
would be impossible to get it through
later without two-thirds majority.
In a minute C. w Church of Chica-
go was on his feet with an explanation
that the new member was in error.
McKinlay insisted that he was in the
right David E. Shanahan suavely af-
firmed the opinion rendered By Mr..
Church, and the chair ruled the Nc
Kinlay amendment out of order.
A storm at once broke on the demo
cratic side, and after an eruption from
J. r. Boulware of Peoria c. J. Indy
on the troubled waters by moving that
the amendment go to the committee on
rules This move prevailed.
scott Administered Oath.
The house was called to order by
Secretary of State Rose, who at once
sent the pages scurrying about the
chamber with blank oaths for men,
pointed to wait on Chief Justice Guy
C. Scott of the supreme bench with a
request that he administer the oath.
The chief justice appeared the house
stood in a body, the 152 members pres
ent raised their right hands and were
sworn in.
Organization proceeded in the rOu-
tine manner. c. J. Indy nominated
c. NJ. Gaunt of Pulaki as temporary
speaker, and J. J. Poulton of Chicago
presented the name of John c. Wer-
dell as the choice of the democrats.
The vote stood 81 for Grant and 81 for
Werdell the three prOhibitionist mem
bers lining up with the republicans.
The slate of officers selected by the
republicans at their caucus yesterday
was then put through on viva voce
vote and the session settled down to
the election of permanent officers.
ShurtIeR is Nominated.
In a highly laudatory speech Frank
r. Covey of Belvidere nominated Ed
ward ID. Shurtleff as the unanimous
choice of the republicans while Charles
S. Luke dwelt on the qualifications of
Douglas Pattison of Freeport, the dem
ocratic nominee. for the place. The
vote was perfunctory and after it was
over Mr.. Shurtleff was conducted to
the chair Chief Justice Scott admin
istered the oath, after which the speak
er addressed the house.
Senate Opens Session.
The first session of the senate was
called to order by Lieutenant Governor
Sherman, and, after the usual routine
order of business was followed. the
slate of officers selected by the repub-
lican caucus was put through. The
cath was administered by Chief JUS
tice Scott. Senator S. c. Pemberton
was elected as president pro TEN, the
governors message was received and
lots were drawn for seats.