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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-16
0REGON'S BIG RED
APPLES In THE LEAD
State Board Of Horticulture Meets
In Portln nd and Reports
Are Gratifying.

The semi annual meeting Of the
state board of Horticulture was held
in Portland this week and was an i'm.
portant affair TO the fruitgrowine
industry. President w. X. Newell OF
the association In his report predicted
The early determination of the cod
lin moth, ss under modern methods of
spraying and caring for the trees this
pest is fast disappearing. The var
ious commissioners read reports
VIII ch contained "a vast fund lof in.
formation AS TO present conditions
and predictions for the future. On
commissioners said that ina few years
the fruit markets Of the Orient will
have been developed to such degree
that it will exhaust the iruit industry
of the entire Pacific Northwest To
satisfy the demand. II was shown by
the reports that acre for acre Oregon
will produce more net revenue in
apples, peaches, pears and grapes
than any other class OF farming, by
the use Of proper skill and modern
methods. Commissioner Carson &
report showed that Oregon apples are
eliminating competition OF Eastern
products. where two and one half
bushel barrels OF this fruit bring
lower prices than single boxes of the
Oregon apples
Ii was brought out at the meeting
that the 1908 fruit crop would about
hold its own with the record breaking
yield Of 1907. when the total value OF
the product in all lines was 81, 275, 900,
as estimated by President Newell. A
number OF conditions have contributed
TO holding the money vslue of the out
put down, and at the same time 10
may appear when the crops are all
harvested that last years figures may
be largely exceeded.
The value Of Oregon fruit for com.
mercial use has increased from, o..
400, 900 in 1900 10 over 81, 900, 900 In
1907. Reports Of other commissioners
covered the work In the FIVE districts
in to which the state is divided. The
members Of the board are: W. X.
Newell, Dilley; A. II. Carson, Grants
Pass; Judd Geer, Cove; r. II. Weber,
Dallas; j. II. Reid. Milwaukee. and
@. A. Park, OF Salem.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-16
HOW OUR SCHOOLS
HAVE PR0SPERED

The Grants Pass public schools are
in excellent shape at this time and
show gain in every way over last
year. The following report of at.
tendance for the month of September
1908 as compared with the sauc ronth
In September tells the story:
Sept. Sept.
1908. 1907
No. days in attend. . II, 666k 1887
No. days ABSENCE. 27s 29ah
No. days absence unex.
cused. .... @ 4 1917
No. cases tardiness 4 10
No. boys enrolled for
houtn ............ 90 5hl
No. girls enrolled for
month ......... 400 400
Total number enrolled
for month .... 7S4 7e1
Average daily attend 72S 68S
Percentage Of attend.
ance .,... =. =. 9s.1 9s
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-16
Davis Convicted of Sell
ing Liquor and Fined.
NILES CARTER SKIPPED
Docket Was Cleared Of Many
Old Cases of Long
Standing.

The fall term of the Circuit court
for this district adjourned Wednesday
forenoon, and Judge II. X. Hanna
left ON the morning train for his home
at Jacksonville. The last business
Of the session was the denying the
motion of r. A. Davis for new trial
and sentencing him to pay fine Of
$50. Davis was given jury trial
last Friday and found guilty Of sell
ling liquor in prohibition town.
Since our last issue the following
business was disposed Of by the court.
B. A. Williamson, plead guilty to
the charge Of assault and was fined
$i5.
The Rogue River Water Company
was granted default against the city
Of Grants Pass. and the city was en-
Joined from enforcing the ordinance
passed governing the charges for
water service.
In the case Of Mary Oornelia Brown
who had made application to register
title to lands under the Torrens law,
the court decided that the applicant
WAS the riRhtful owner Of the lands
In disp ute and that the title should
be 60 registered. The land In question
Is known rs the Going property and
was sold under contract last spring to
Mrs A. W. Jordan, who Is now in
possession.
A mandate from the Appellate court
confirming the decision of the circuit
court was ordered entered in the case
Of Samuel Anderson W. X. q. Lee,
ct al and in the case Of Alex Watts
and Minerva Topping Va. Il. NJ.
Spencer, ct al. like order was made.
Elizabeth A. Risby was granted
divorce against Milo L. Rigby.
The indictment ..against A. J. Nc
Kinney. charged with selling liquor
was dismissed. the prosecution hav-
ing no evidence except that of the
detective, aud the prosecuting attorney
did not feel that this was sufficient to
warrant a trial.
J. b. Wood was granted divorce
from Jennie A. Wood.
Ella Walker was granted a divorce
from j. j. Walker.
Il. L. McKintry vs.. II. II Trip
lett, Jury trial. verdict for MoKinstry.
$40 and costs.
Default entered In case Of Il. Il.
Morgan ct al vs. #. s. Crump.
A number Of cases which have been
on the docket for some time past. were
dismissed on motion Of the proseout-
ing attorney. They are State VI.
Coburn and Hawkins, State vs.. Roy
Ellis, State v. Vim. g. Evans, State
vs. Boles and Alfred. State vs.. Alfred
Schmitt and State W. ID. b. Wiukle.
Miles Carter, who was indicted.for
selling liquor was not tried. as the
authorities have not been able't TO
locate him since the indictment was
brought.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-16

Tie Courier is in the field for ne ws
and wants a good live correspondent
10 every comu unity. To those places
not represented by correspondents,
this is an invitation for some one to
S, nd in the news. Let the people
know what is going on in the rural
districts.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-16
GOOD FOR FIVE POINTS

This Coupon /, Void II Not Voted by November /
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-16

Eclus Pollock and wife returned
from camp this week, Mr.. Pollock
having finished his work Of timber
oroising for the county.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-16

Engineer A. p. Slower who came
here at the request of the Irrigation
COMMITTEES WAS accompanied on tho
trip by bis-wife. They left Thursday
for Medford and viii retarn to Port
land In q few DAYS.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
PAYING THE FIDDLER.

II is costing Japan something to be a Power Her tax burden has got up to sG3 on every nhabltant. At the beginning of 1908 Japan had public debt of over S1,100, ,O00. GOO. di- vided Into domestic ana foreign loans. The former aggregated about s5SS.- 100000 and the latter more than Sbse, e,000,000. In addition to this debt which Japan owes in her aov- creign capacity, there appear 10 he considerable adverse commercial bal nnccs accumulating Al the very time when wages had been forced up- ward by the cost of living her indus trial expansion had compelled her to hc larger importer Japan has pur- chased heavily In preparation for the modcrnizntion Of her industrial equip ment The government has also gone very far with its plans for national izing the rnlrond system and this has neeessitatcd large importation of sup plies and material The cost of this operation, which will give the gov crnmont ownership of Gt1l miles of railroad, is estimated nt about t2l0,- 100000 which fl is expected to meet by a loan rcdeomabla from the profits of tho lines
 No wonder the people of Japan arc tired They arc patriotic enough, as they have shown but they don't want to be bankrupted They will bo lucky if they arc not. Japan hasn't the "rcaourccs'' to back up a very big debt with that some countries have.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01

fense gunners didn't have a chance to show whether they could hit anything or not, But IL is evident that at least some of them can now, A report which has been received from Battery Worth at Fort Casey, Washington, contains q record of four shots, fired In three minutes and fifty three sec onds at a moving target, at a mean range of 7.0l2 wards, all of which were hits the four proiectiles passing through a rectaugle of 53 yards high hS l24 wards wide, The target was moving al the rate of 70 miles an hour Tbo usual trial shots were fired, but II was then necessary to cease firing, and an interval of nine days passed between the trial shots and those recorded Obviously this did not initiate against the accuracy of the shooting, despite the fact that the range was approximately twenty 1 five hundred wards greater than that at which the navy ordinarily fires.
 There Is pardonable joy at the War department over this performance One hundred per cent, Is about all that can he made in such shooting Perhaps we shall yet see some of i, at Lighthouse Point.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
John purus-, stn,csmau.
CThe London chroniclc)

ny lSlUlNH hUI'liEl'sl
 of course, he is now walking on the razors edge. A working class mind with amazing grip md power. that has suddenly awakened to the ease of mod crn soclety--faced hy tho new wave Of crusaders. aiamc with the case against it, They storm across the weak and nmsy defence ot a self f-douhtlng mid dle class-they capture the sentiment allsts and phllarthropists-th even recruit from ignorant. easy going lnnd- lords and aristocrats-nnd then they And themselves inst in the gate of the nucrmost citndcl faced by q man of their own build and class, Bcrscrker man. fed with their own giant food. fighting with their own weapons know. |. Ing their own strategy conscious ot ihclr own weaknee7' \ situation ap- pnlling. dramatic, terribly perlous
 Burns moves slowly along tho con- structive line Rut he moves People who have not looked Into tho facts speak rlightingly of his work at the To. cal government board. But they arc wrong Tlc has made more than good beginning, Ilc has turned tho stream Into the stables of Augeas. He has checked the awful waste of tho local nuthnritlcs--a waste that was becoming national danger He has put the felr nf God Into tho hearts nf poor law guardians. He has encouraged local bodies on the right side--the side pf henlth and housing ns against lnstltu. lions He has on tho stocks hous. Ing hnl which. If | mistake not. will surrrise his enemies. May he press for ward and pass r'
 His soclnl aims. after all. are verv simple Burns ia on thc' aide of th" home and against the institution Peace to tho cottage war to tho lr. stliuilon might hc his motto Ite wishes to raise wages and reduce rates
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
ONE MORE NAVAL DEFECT.

So much fault has been found with the United States navy lately that per haps 1t needn't surprise us to be told that 1t even hasn't prison room enough to put its bad men in It ap- pears that recently the Navy depart ment has had to direct that all pris- oners be discharged when they have served only one-third of their sen tence This is rendered necessary by the lack of accommodation at the naval prisons al Boston and Mare Island, California and the prison ships at Portsmouth. New Hampshire. and Brcmerton. Washington. Naval prisoners are convicted at the rate pf l,So0 per year, with terms of confne- ment varying from six months 10 three years The maximum accom- modatlons at the four places of lncar- ceratlon provide for less than seven  hundred men. The relief appears to he in reducing the number of sen- tences imposed for confinement or fin increasing tho accommodation at prisons Tho former would be dlsas trous to discipline, while the latter proposition involves an expense of nearly s5O0,oOO in increasing the la cilitics of tho existing prisons and in constructing new naval prison at Norfolk
 There isn't anything funny about this situation, hut It Is decidedly rdic- ulous. A country like this ought moi to get itself into such predcament.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
ouR CONTEMPORARIES.
"The" Curse cf America.
lsnn FrnncIsco rhronIcle ]

The curse of America ls It's lack of discipline. In the family, the school anl the college youngsters grow up 10 do as they please, There Is a mawkish senti- ment which ia evidence of degeneracy and which prevents the old-fashioned, wholesome enforcement of authority among children and youth. IL Is not good fCr society and not good for tho individuals. In every family and In ev- cry school it Is desirable ,o have some stringent reguls ti,ns, if for no other reason than having them complied with. The best foundation TOT character Is the habit of submission 10 authority, and tho tlme to acquire that habit is In chiiGhuod and youth, None can ever become go competent to wisely direct as those who have first learned to obey. The looseroes and instability in Amer lcnn character has its beginning in the looseness and instability of family dis clpllne and In the lnsistence of silly and lnefilcient parents that tho same loose
 ness of discipline shall be carried into the schools. from which II easily ex- tends into the colleges Tho nedgeling in college win turn out a much more useful member of society if he ls made to behave himself or clear out
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
\ FAITHFUL WOUND.

Faithful are the wounds of friend. That is faithful wound which an Englishman who has been travelling systematically through India inquring into the causes of the prevailing dis content there gives his beloved coun- try, He tells it bluntly that native rcstlessness can only be quieted by change in British manners. To him it appears that the real danger to Eng lands position as q bonciicent ruler lies in the arrogant isolation and ill., manners of Englishmen The evil ia increasing as more Englishwomcn 20 to India to add the immense weight of their influence to the prejudice against those natives. and as more mer- chants and planters so who hope to assert their dignity by surpassing the example of officials and officers in rudcnoss and contempt The mere advancement of Indians themselves in education and standing has also in creased the eyll for many of the English can show themselves quito kindly and polite to the ignorant culti- vator, whom they can regard ds a well-behavcd child; but they feel a queer dislike for that innocent culti- vators son when he proves himself their equal in Knowledge and hehav- four. These are the definite recon mendations of this observer and critic: Th rc arc things which no act of par liamcnt can alter, but 1 think, for our own credit, few changes might bc insisted upon Except among the bascr sort of hnglo-Indians tho word
 niggrr" has died ont, and 1 suggest that the word native" should fol- low it. If tho phrase rulers and rul- cd' died too, and if social philoso- phers would ecaac to drone ont their weary inopttudc that East ia East and West is West, tho situation would be much caeod
 But, above all, suggest that our judges and iurymcn should re- turn to tho old principle of equal jus 1 tice for all races of men, and that cor l tain of our public officials should cease to read other peoples letters
 These recommendations seem go on. l troly reasonable that it Is to he
 hoped they will be adopted, but thc
 English arc "conscrvativo, and some. times they don't pay much attention tc radical one, or even a mildly eriti- cal one
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01

to mako a gift or to do an act benefl- oial to himself, under an agreement or with an understanding that he shall act in any particular manner to his principals employers or masters business; or an agent employer or servant, who, being authorized to procure materials, supplies or other articles, either by purchase or con tract for his principal employer or master, receives directly or indirectly, for himself or for another, a commls- sion, discount or bonus from the per. son who makes such sale or contract, or furnishes such materials, supplies renders such service or labor, and any person who gives or offers such an agent employe or servant such com mission, discount or bonus, shall he guilty of a misdereanor and shall be punished by fine of not lessthan slO nor more than $500 or by such fine and by Imprisonment for not more than one year.
 The Supreme court of New York has just upheld this law as consttu- tional and has held that manufac- turer of certain goods who had made sale by paying a purchasing agent a commission of , per cent, on the amount of the purchase could not re- cover either the price of tho goods or the goods themselves This decision may not make honesty any more pop- ular in New York, but 1t will tend to call some attention to 1t.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01

cnce, who exploit poverty to Indulge in the unrest of fl, who oppose the relief of distress by scientific methods be- cause they kin sontmcntalsn, anu who finally In their Inability to under- stand even the circumference Of the world of distress ada to the seriousness of the problem by violently mixing in with experimental phllosophios of man. Hest worthlosspess
 Could Daniel Webster have had his like In mind when he spoke as follows on the floor of the United states Sen ate2 There arc persons who constant" ly camor They complain of oppression, speculation and the pernicious influence of accumulated wealth They cry out loudly against all banks and corpora tions, and all means by which small capitals become united in order to pro duce an important and beneficial result, They carry on mad hostility against all established institutions They would choke the fountain of industry and dry all the streams, In country of m- bounded liberty they clamor against oppression In a country of perfect equa,'y they would move heaven and earth against privilege and monopoly, In a country where property is more evenly divided than anywhere else they rend tho air shouting agrarian doctrines, In country where the wages of labor are high beyond parallel they would teach the aborer that he is but an oppressed slave"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
OUT.

After heinz fin" lts regular time. March has gone ont. It gave us no blizzard. If did give us some local disturbances, some intermediate ones and a few other things which the prophets have not yet named with dc fniteness. on the whole it was a pret- ty good month for those who have been wont to dread March as the very worst month of the year. What Is so rare as Summer day in March? And vet we have had one or two.
 April nckleness next, The grass evidently isn't expecting any actual cold cruelty among this lckleness, for il is growing at a rate that would make it rich fodder for a nipping frost should there happen to be one among April's assortment The seasonabe clothes are beginning to be manifest, and it is recorded that Joseph Letter has already appeared in a straw hat. II Is to be hoped that these signs of confidence will be justified, and that the genial foolng of April won't be followed by savage fooling later on.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
HONEST AND CONSTITUTIONAL.

Now York has lot of good laws for a state where such q lot of bad things are done one of them pro- vides that whoever gives, offers ar promises an agent, cmploye or ser- want any gift OF gratuity whatsoever
 without the Knowledge and consent of the principal, employer or master of such agent, cmploye or servant, with intent to influence his action in relation to his principals employers or masters business; ot an agent, em- ploye or servant who without the knowledge or consent of his principal, employer or master requests or ac- eepts gift or gratuity or a promise
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
CHANGES.

Her Huaband Oh. | wish had never learned 10 play poker His Wife-Yol moan you wish you had learned. don't you2 Chicago Daily News
 Jimmy Teacher savs dai old guy Argus had n hundred eyes.
 BlllS Gee. what dandy bnsebal umpire hc'd make. Chicago News.
 Tint new preacher you have is a pretty wIdenWake young man. isn't hc?' "Ycp Keeps right on preachlA' when everybody else Is asleep '--cleva- land Leader
 Is your husband having any luck al the racctrackY'
 Some luck" answered young Mrs. Torkins He hasn't caught cold nor had his pocket picked, - Washington Star
 "l tell you Greene is true friend
 Give mo proof
 "He borrowed money from mo and paid it back when asked him for It without inaultlng me Detroit Free preaa
 She ldurlng an alarm Of burglars In the night, Can you see them, John'
 He Yes. It's all right they're Just samrling .hoee cigars you gave me so in n faw minutes Ill be able to tackle them easily. ly."--l.ondcu opinion
 Teacho, What k the meaning of tho phrase, "A well-rcnd man9' Tho usual silence when, after q snort while. Stub McCiufr raises his hand. Tencher-- Well, Mir McGuf. what Ia the mean ing? stub \ healthy Indian. Judge.
 Chaunccy So your father seemed disappointed when you told him that [ wag poet?
 Edith Yes IIo pnId he was afrai'l some creditor would kill you before ho got l chance Chicago News
 CT huvcn't hnnrd nf vnu nnInu nut ln Subbnls 10 dinner lately No; nc says 1 cant do that any more Why. 1 thought you were his closest friend Whats tho mattcr2' He tells me their cook doesn't Ike me- Philadelphia Press
 First Tramp--hfter all, t pays to be perlite pnrdner
 Second Tramp-Not always The oth- or day 1 Was actin deaf and dumb
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
1Hnprd Excitement.

Like to sec a melodrama.
 Somtthlng doing all tHe tImc Loot and plunder, blood and thunder And medley of crlmei There's the hero in distraction, With hls fortunes running slow, And the Killing of the villain TO the music soft and low. out the heroine steps lightly To the center of the ainge, Sweet sixteen ar thc demeNnor Of a maiden of that age, Then the plot begins to thickcn Az the rIilnIn aalls In view. Under cover ui her lover
 tie begins the girl Co woo Nothing doing for the hero
 Al thls section of the plot His attentions haee dimensions, But they do n1t take Inc pot, For the villain ducs murder
 Burns 2 will he doesn't need And ho noarly prcrcs II clearly That the hero did the deed An, but right turns up trlumrhant, And the wrong ls put to rout Just ms certain az the curtain. And the villain loses out And the hero takes tho lady
 l3y the dainty little mtt, And tho audience in rapture
 Rises up and throws a fli,
 Nashville American,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
SOME SIlnOTING.

Though It was sald that the gun neB ln the United States navy who took part in tho Spanish war were so poorly trained ,for their work that they couldn't hit the Atlantic ocean, the condition Of the Spanish ships after the battle showed that that soy
 ing wasn't quite true The coast de-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01

Munich Is to have ono ar the most beautiful grave yards in Germany. The city has purchased about three hundred acres of romantic forest land about five miles from It's borders, which will be used as a cemetery, II will be the first forest graveyard in Germany and II S to be constructed so that It's dyllic character will be preserved
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01

The finest train in the world is tho knlser's. II cost sl,o0O,00o and took three years to build. In the twelve sumptuous saloons are two nursery coaches, gymnasium, music room and drawing room furnished with oil paintings and statuary, The treasure room, with It's two safes, Is burglar proof
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01

Three hundred Berlin streets ara planted With 44,00) trees, which are said to represent vaiue of nearly S2Oo,00O, About a thousand gardeners and assistants are employed 10 taka care of them.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01

Governor Johnson Is willing 10 be understood as being n passive candi- date for the presidency but he doesn't want passive printed passing,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01

The savages of Africa have their proverbs, Here are some from the Basutos, the Yorubus the Wolofs and the Pashtos: Gross the river before you abuse the crocodile He who un- justly spears another knIfes himself" The mud hlppopotamus does not bring on the gatepost Is more valuable than six on the shoulders of enemies. 'Kraals built In a day are mud ruins In a week"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-01
SAVINGS AND 3oINGs.

During l9)7 the Chinese government spent nearly sl00,0Q0 for students 1 foreign countries, Japan got nearly half the money md the United States about one~fourth.