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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-30
Mauretania was. Helpless

NEW YORK, September 10.-For
moro than half an nour last Wednes-
aav the great turbine steamer Maure-
tania. with all her cabins filed With
frightened passengers, rolled and pitch
ed heIplessly in midoeean, with waves.
constantly breaking over her decks
She had run into the storm hours be-
fore, but had been kept under head
way until one Of her propeller blades
flew off with crash that alarmed
nearly everyone on board. So tremen-
dous was the force of the blow which
the loosened propeller dealt the ship
that the whole middle section seemed
to rise. the flooring buekled until the
tacks from the carpets were hurled
against the ceilings and passengers
were thrown about &c cabins. The
engines We're stoBT p at once. and the
big ship. losing ~ber way, began 70
waIlow In the trough Of the seas. while
the passengers besieged the captain.
impIoring him 10 tell the nT1E Df the
accident. Every effort was made 70
quiet the frightened ones. but the in
tense excitement did not subside until
the steamer started once more on hec
way.
The compartment adjoining the pro
peller Joints filed with water. II is
believed that the detached propeller
drove hole in the steamer s bottom
The severe weather continued
throughout the voyage. and yesterday.
when Sandy Hook. ct the gateway Of
New York harbOr, was . reached the
steamer ran into a 100 bank which
compelled her to lie at anchor for mors
than nineteen hours. She came today
into the harbor and TO her dock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-30

Shipping Notes.

Stone brought from the MoiliiIi quar-
ries is being loaded into the hulk Me
lanethon to be conveyed to Pearl Har
Dor for construction work
The cargo of the Mauna Lod includ-
ed; 5000 bags A sugar, 1907 bags cot
fee, 81 bags faro, IS bags beans, 1 bag
ginger, l bag ava, bale tobacco,
barrels pears, 5 cases pears, IA barrels
dried fish, % eases dried fish, IS
punches bananas, 3 eases lines, , cases
eggs, 6 bundles hides, Is crates chick
ems, crate turkeys, 9 crates pigs, Il
hogs, 6 horses, ? males, 1 goat, 81 head
calves, 9 kegs butter, rs packages koa
lumber, 10 eases preserves, 22o pack
ages sundries.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-30
MARINE

There is no doubt now but that the
Pacific feet VIII not only return 10
Honolulu from Samoa but that the
cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers
VIII arrive here October according to
the original schedule.
-s.z-.At-.-she. Naval Station preparations
are under way to ger coal from the
yards upon lighters and upon the docks
exactly as was done when the feet was
en- route 10 Honolulu from San Fran
cisco month ago. The hauling com
panies have been instructed to get
ready and the long lines OF teams may
shortly be enlivening the front. A
thousand tons Of coal for each of the
cruisers viii be piled up in exactly
measured pyramids and when the yes
sells tie up alongside the docks the
crews can begin digging into them
without delay.
Whether the feet goes to Manila or
returns TO San Francisco is vet mat
ter Of conjecture but it is quite certain
that the warships viii come TO Homo
lala before starting in either direction.
The movements of the cruiser Colorado
which Is to join the fleet here, indicate
some such plan to send the feet on to
Philippine waters. A mainland dis
patch says:
PUGET SOUND NAVY YARD,
WASH. Sept. 16.-The cruiser Colo
rado, which has been in dry dock the
past thirty days undergoing repairs
made necessary by grounding on Lip
Lip Point. August 10th, win leave the
dry dock September goth and the yard
about September 23d for San Francisco.
From there she will 90 to Honolulu 10
meet the cruiser feet to participate in
target practise at Manila Bay.
PIeiades Is Not Sold.
Asked regarding a report that the
steamer Pleiades, of the Boston Tow
Boat Company : feet, has-been sold for
service TO the Hawaiian Islands, c. W.
Wiley. representative of the owners,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-30
HAWAII AIDS A
CRUSADE FOR REFORM

The International Reform Council,
which is making worldwide effort for
reform, has appointed a council for
Hawaii, with the following officers;
Rev. Doremus Scudder, DID,. chair
man, pastor of Central Union church,
Honolulu; Hon W. R. Castle, vice
chairman, of Castle & Wilmington. at
torneys-at law: Hon Richard H. Trent,
Oahu County Treasurer, of Trent Trust
Co; Mr. Perley L. Horne, president of
the Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu /:
Mr.. W. A. Bowen, Mr. Theodore Rich
ards, treasurer. Hawaiian Board; Rev.
E. W. Thwing, Secretary Of the Coun-
ell.
In a circular issued by the local
Council, the following objects are
stated:
The object of the Hawaiian Council
is to advise, aid. and cooperate in the
work of the international Reform Bu-
reau, in bringing about a better
world here and now.
Bureaus Platform.
The International Reform Bureau
promotes those Christian reforms on
which the churches sociologieally unite
while theologlcally differing. 1t prefers
cooperation to all associations that
stand for the defense of the Sabbath
and purity; for arbitration of indus
trial and international war, for the
suppression of intemperance, gambling
and political corruption.
REV. WILBUR F. CRAFTS, Phi. D.,
Superintendent and Treasurer.
Our international speciality is TO in
form and arouse and express public
sentiment in favor of treaty of all
civilized governments to prohibit the
sale of intoxicants and opium to IN
civilized and newly civilized races.
The Big Four Evils the Bureau
fights most of ali are-(1) Intemper-
anee, 20 Impurity, (3) Sabbath break
ing. and "a Gambling, which are four
sides of one frowning fortress that all
good citizens should attack on all sides.
We attack these by four methods,
namely-(1) By legislation, ~ by let
tiers, (3) by lectures, and a. by Liter
allure.
Address: Council Secretary, Homo
lulu. Territory of Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-30
Pleiades Is Not Sold.

LOCAL OFFICE OF THE UNITED
STATES WEATHER BUREAU
Honolulu. Tuesday, Sept. %, 1905.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-30

First quarter Of the moon Uetober :.
TIE tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
about one hour earlier than at Homo
fuIu.
Hawaiian standard time Is 10 hours
m minutes slower than Greenwich
tine. being that OF the meridian OF l5'
degrees thirty minutes. The time
whistle blows at 1880 p. m, which Is
the same as Greenwich o hours min
xtes. sun and moon are for lpcal time
frr the whole group.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-30
TIDES. SUN AND MOON.
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i am n pm II a IN -ets
. $ % q 90 II II II 3 d '4s : %
. s.Oz d ) Is II &C IL S2ss 81 s.E -
% 6si Is 5 % l46 3 IS s.ss
-55I6 T39 40 s.S4's = % 10 2
2eos Is SIS I07 81 5 50 - lbs
gI-.25 l71I.2s $50 stF 5S54S
/ pm II.
/ al IS Il ---- 7.I5 % IS - 0. =
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
LITTLEFlELD Is HELD
TO AWAIT GRAND JURY

The preliminary hearing of Winfield
Littlefield, for the shooting of Charles
Christie was begun last Monday aud
after the examination Of several wit
nesses, continued until Wednesday.
Attorney A. @. Hough had charge
of the case for the state and Attorney
w. @. Hale for the defendant. No
new facts We're developed on the hear.
ing and no evidence offered by the
defense. A witness who had been
over and made thorough examina-
tion of the ground where the shooting
occurred testified that from the de-
scriptions given, i. e., that Christie
was in STOPPING position when shot,
he could not have been seen from
where Littlefeld stood when he fred
the shot. Christie stated before his
death that he was.srooping to examine
a deer bed when the shot was fired.
At the conclusion of the hearing
Littlefield was bound over to await
the action of the grand jury and his
bail fixed at $500.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
A Picturesque Play of the West.

A play calculated to afford the
greatest pleasure tc the greatest num-
Der of people should involve pleas
ing story, told in simple and un'
affected manner-sUch play Manager
Frank G King flat'ers himself that
he has found in "The Little Pros
hector" and confidently offers 1t tn
the public with "Cnio" Perkins as
the Interpreter of the leading role
which is that of a well born young
e. stern girl. She, in company with
her father, graduate physician, a
highly educated, polished aud refined
man. hot unfortunately addicted to
strong drink drifts out with the tide
into the gold mining regious Of the
Gar west and devotes her time and
enersies IN the Ieclamati IN of her
father. and incidentally to prospecting
for gold. She is eminently successful
in both. There is pretty little love
story interviewer with 'he pioV WIN"
adds greatly to its interest. Four
,ean clegerly drawn characters are
raouired to present the play. Inc
comedy element is rare aud sparkling
and i. Furnished in Unlimited qranti'
,ies by funny Chinamau character
-, indoe and sheriff and 8
stormy but good hearted lrishwomsn
The star "Chic" Perkins is too vel
and favorably known to need any
comment. The supporting company
IA ali that could be desired BY tn
most exacting The scenery and ap
and appropriate. The Little Pros
nectort will be seen at the Open
Tonse on Friday September 2oth
MUS mus" 9-ls /
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
Council Met Thursda VI

The City council met Thursday eve
ming aud transacted considerable
amount OF business. The usual bills
were paid. The ordinance submitting
to the people the proposition to buy
the water system was passed, also the
ordinance regulating the peddling or
vending Of fruit and other eatables at
the passenger traios, prohibiting the
selling except from the south side OF
the trains, and fixing a penalty for
selling infected fruit. An ordinance
providing for sewer on West G. street
was placed on its second reading.
The judges and clerks for the pri-
mary nominating convention OF
November were named at this meeting.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
COMMITTEE TO REPORT
BY NEXT MONDAY

The committee on Irrigation an.
pointed by the commercial Club have
mad four meetings since last Saturday
morning and have gone over the sub.
1ect OF water and the price thereof
carefully and conscientiousIy. They
Will De ready to make report to the
Executive committee of the CONNER.
cial club about Monday next. The
report will show all phases Of the
irrigation question including the price
OF water rights, the yearly mainten.
snce fee and many other things con.
nected with the subject. This COM
mlttee has, from the first, labored in.
cessantly to bring about irrigation and
1t is generally believed that their
efforts will be rewarded by securing
irrigation not only for the low lands
but the bench lands of the valley on
either side of the river. A feasible
plan to supply water to the rich lands
OF the Rogue River valley is the one
aim and ambition of this committee.
Quartz Blanks at the Courier office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
GRANTS PASS SCHOOLS
OPENED LAST MONDAY

School days have come again and
the boy and girl, loaded with books
Fastening to the institutions of learn
ing where Old Glory floats on the
breeze. has become again a regular
feature of our municipal life. Monday
morning 6S1 pupils enrolled in the
Grants Pass schools. an increase of 42
over the opening day of last year, a
large percentage of the increase being
In the high school where there are
lO4 pupils. A much larger enrollmen.
is expected in the grade school after
the hop picking season Is over and
the orchard work is out Of the wav.
Two new teachers have been employed
this year making 20 in all. The High
School course of study has been
strengthened by the addition of work
in astronomy, chemistry and trigo-
nometry. The business department
of the school is in excellent shape and
quite number of students are taking
shorthand, typewriting and book
keeping, though as is to be expected
the great majority of the pupils are
takirg the regular course of study.
An excellent feature of the high
school department is the reading table
which is supplied with all of the
magazines and many papers for the
use of the students when studies are
out of the way. The high school is
very crowded and at the present rate
of increase in students new high
school building will be required
within the next two years. The
schools are in very satisfactory con-
dition. Superintendent r. r. Turner
and his able corps of teachers have
their work well in hand and the
schools throughout are of such a high
standard that the people Of Grants
Pass may well be proud of them.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18

The Courier man this week made
the rounds Of the real estate men and
gathered consensus of opinion re-
garding business in their line. It can
be said that the outlook is very en-
couraging and judging from reports
from all sources there will be large
amount of business done providing
prices remain at fair figures. Irriga.
tion, however, will be great factor
IN the real estate business this year I;
should 1t: appear certain that the ef-
fort of the Commercial Club to secure
ditch building this year will be sue
cessful fruit aud agricultural lands
around Grauts Pass will be in active
demand and many new settlers will
make their homes in our valley.
At the Gillette. Riggs Land Com
pany's offices. E. L. Churchill re.
ported greatly increased correspon.
dence. which he thought indicated
numerous buyers during the next
couple of months, especially actual
settlers. That the advertising cam
paien, he thought, had been product
i've of much good and also the colonist
rates, but, he added. that the best
advertisement this country can have
Is irrigation and he predicted that
when we do have it the people will
flock here in large numbers.
Mr.. Fuller OF the firm OF Best Fuller
Company, gave it as his opinion that
this would be a fairly good year in
the real estate business. He felt
satisfied that large number of home
seekers will take advantage of the
colouist rates given for September and
October and will visit Grants Pass.
He said that the colonist rates are inn
portant and yet he called attention to
th' fact that land buyers have been
coming all Summer when there was
no rate on and these people have been
buying right along. This, to h Is
mind was an indication that Grants
Pass is in the public eye and that sd.
vertising is doing its perfect work.
Joseph Moss, the phone real estate
man said "The outlook for business
during the time the colonist rates
are on is very encouraging. Real
estate transfers both in country and
city property have kept up very
nicely and sales are being made
right along. think the colonist
rates will do quite lot of good, in
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
Army of Workers Pre-
pairing Fruit for Cans.
PAYROLL OF $500 WEEKLY
I44 Tons Of Pears Shipped From
Outside Points Besides
Local Product.

The Grants Pass CanDery is busy
hive of industry these days. repre-
sentative Of the Courier paid that
place visit one day this week and
while we expected to find a large
number of employees and much fruit
being handled, what was seen was an
eye.openeI not soon to be forgotten.
The working force has been increased
from the 60 men. women and children
of a couple of weeks ago to 1888 persons
in addition to the regular salaried EN-.
ployes, making payroll of $500 a
week.
This small army of workers are on
the jump from morning till night
taking care of the fruit that being
unloaded at the warehouses. Canning
is now going on at the rate of from
6OOo to 10000 cans Of peaches aud
pears day. The canning season for
pears will end in day or two and it
is expected that the pack will amount
to between 5000 and 1000 cases. The
pears. peaches, plums and blackber.
ries packed earlier in the season are
now ready for the labels and as fast as
these are pnt on, they will be mar
keted.
AS soon as these fruits are out of
the way they will commence on the
apples and tomatoes. The latter are
coming in but the rush is not exnected
for about week later. At this time
it is expected that the tomatoes will
run to somewhere in the neignbor.
hood of 20, 900 cans.
The manufacture Of vinegar is. just
beginning. A new building is being
erected in which will be placed two
new vinegar tanks zach ~ feet in di'
ameter and feet high, which in ad-
dition to the tanks and barrels already
on hand will enable them to put out
a large amount of this article. At
the present time there are 16l, 600 gal
Ions of vinegar stock on hand.
1t is almost impossible to form an
idea of the amount of fresh fruit used
by the cannery as every few minutes
someone drives up with a wagon load
of some kind or other. Besides the
fruit purchased from our local or
chsrdists. IA tons of pears have been
shipped in from outside points. Some
thing like 5000 boxes of peaches have
been shipped in.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
REAL ESTATE DEALERS
OF CITY ARE SANGU|NE
Outlook is Encouraging and Bleeif is General That
Many New People Are Headed This
Way to See and Buy Rogue
River Lands.

fact, people are already coming in on
them, but the real thing is the adver-
tising campaign which has been car
rived ON. We are beginning to reap the
harvest from our booklets bat we will
reap greater harvest later on. The
city is already pretty well filed up
and practically all of the houses are
occupied.
At the office of Elmer Shank, Mr..
Hall the junior member Of the firm
said; "We are greatly pleased with
the resdlts, so far, Of the first real
publicity given this country. From
the correspondence carried on by US.
We are satisfied that for the next
two months the real estate men will
have their hands full looking after
the newcomers. The eastern farmers
have heard about Southern Oregon
and will have time during September
and October to look around. The
colonist rates are low enough to In
duce them to come. F"
The senior member of the 6rm Of
Herzinger & Mitchell said: 1.-The
business from the oolonist. rates is
beginning, and the outlook is that
there will be more real estate transfers
this fall than ever before in the his.
tory of Josephine county. People
are beginning to learn that we have
the finest climate and soil in the
world and they now want to know
what We are doing about irrigation.
| The water is here in abundance and
when we begin to apply it, wo will
have no trouble in bringing in people
to go on the lands. and they will make
1t the garden spot of the world.
At the Office of Harmon d South.
Mr.. South said: 1.-THE outlook Ia
good for q large number of home.
seekers to come this fall as the ad-
vance guard is already arriving and
our correspondence indicates that
more are on the way There are some
fairly large sales pending and the
outlook is good for the future is AZ
good as we have right to expect.
The main trouble is in finding lands
for sale close in.
"The outlook for mining this fall il
exceptionally good. There are lots OF
inquiries for mining properties and q
good many mining men are visiting
this section now, and we look for re
newed activity in mining circles. "
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
HERE NEXT WEEK

Next week Thursday. Sept mber "a,
will be a great day in Grants Pass for
the Knights Templar, for on that day
will be held the Annual conclsve Of
the Grand Commandery Of Oregon.
There are 12 Communicates in the
state and delegates are expected from
each, the visitors probably numbering
60 TO 75 will arrive on the morning
trains and will be met by members Of
the local Commandery, Melita No. 8,
in uniform marching from the Mason.
ic hall to the depot and return.
Sessions Of the Grand Command
cry will be held at II O'Clock a. m,
and 80 O'Clock p. IN. At 4 in the after
noon will be held the comparative
drill at the A. A. O. ball grounds. at
which the drill team from Oregon
Commandery No. l, Of Portlsnd. and
from the DeMolsy Commandery OF
Salem will compete for the banner.
Admission to the grounds for this
drill IL free to all.
The band has been engaged for the
day and will play at the drill grounds.
In the evening from to 8 O'Clock
the knights and ladies will be ban
quoted at the Masonic Temple ban
quet rooms. A cordial invitation
is extended to all Sir knights whC
may be in the city at that time to b.
present at the banquet. Each knight
is privileged to be accompanied by
one lady.
Friday, the Goth. will be devoted Il
enter tanning the visitors who are abl,
to stay over during the day and |
program is being arranged. IL IL
probable that trip down the rive
will be made and the visiting knight
given n fruit and game luncheon
While the program has not yet beel
dednitelr arranged it is certain tina
Melita Commandery will give tn
visitors an enjoyable time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
He Likes Our Fruit

John Lietha, a native of Swltzef'
land, but for many years a resident
of Seattle where he has been engaged
in garden and orchard work Is in the
city and has spent some days IN look
ing over the valley with a view OF
locating here. He was out to the
Carson vineyard Monday aud was
nightly pleased with what he saw
and says that with the climate ana
soil here it is only a question of time
until all of the hills will be co.,
verted into vineyards. All that
is needed is tn get the valley under
irrigation and then let the world kuo"
mole about what nature has done ior
this section in the way of climate and
soil.
Mr.. Lietha saws there is a splendlo
opening here for landscape gar
dener, rs there 8 ems to be no sy
tenn to what has been done here u
the way of heautifying the city.
Speaking of the fruit here he sa'o
had expected to fiud hne fruit ralse'
here, bot l did not expect to ma I'M
quality 20 fiue Ne it is. Some OF t''
orchards where | have been, me trres
are simply loaded am the qusllN'
beats anything / ever ts'ted. An'
as for gra pes, why If this country wa
cultivated as Switzerland is, Orego'
would have population Of IRON
10, 900, 700 to 15, 900, 900 people
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
REVEREND i0VETT
RETURNS WITH BRIDE

Reverend frederick q. Lovett Of the
First Baptist Church of this city, &C.
companied by his bride, arrived last
Saturday. The wedding occurred
August llth at Austin, Mimi, and In
the meantime they have been ON their
wedding tour They visited in Min
nespolis Park Rapids and Wheaton,
Minn aud at each Of these places
Rev. Lovett preached. Tney also
stopp, I'd at Williston n. D., where
Mrs. Lovett has brother. They also
visited in Seattle. At Wheaton,
MINI, where both are well known, a
reception was rendered them and they
we're presented with beautiful set of
knives and forks and a silver serving
dish.
Mrs. Lovett was Miss Augusta Il.
Baker. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry q. Baker Of Austin, Mimi,
and graduated at the Austin High
School and at the University of Min.
nesots. She was principal Of the
Wheaton, MINI. High School for -four
years, also taught in the Austin
schools and is spoken Of as gifted
aud lovely Christian young lady. &C
tive in good works and with higf
ideals In life
Rev. Lovett is a fsvorite 10 Grant
Pass and the members Of bis churci
and friends generally are pleased Il
welcome both the pastor and bi
bride.
Reverend and Mrs. Lovett will b
At home to friends after October 9th.