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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21

The following editorial taken from
the Evening Telegram of Portland
contains suggestions of great i'm
portance which should be read by
every citizen of this county. Oregon
should have a population of more
than 5,O00,O00,OO0 of people. Gu,
orchard lands, mines and lumber in.
terests will justify this statement:
Oregon is truly land of oppor.
tunity, yet the fact is just becoming
known imperfectly to the nation al
large. Stump land now worth S.
to SS5 an acre hides the future or
chard that will be worth $500 to
$1,000. Rich river bottoms and
slopes, either wastes now or pastured
at little profit, are the future truck
and garden farm, the berry patch
and the small orchard. Verdant hills
that never shed the green mantle
outline to the observer the greatest
dairying and livestock district OF the
world.
who knows this? Only a few.
Have the thousands of thrifty, pros
porous American farmers rushing to
the Canadian Northwest heard the
orchard story? We fear not. Has
the scientific horticulturist of the
Middle West, where frosts, drouth
and hot summer winds attack his
fruit alternately, been told properly
of Oregon's latent orchard wealth?
Surely not, else he would have come
before. How many of the busy ma
tion realize that there are 100000
acres of peerless fruit land in this
state, an area capable of producing
the choice varieties of the whole
country, which land when properly
planted yields from $400 to $1400,
gross, per acre each year? Certainly
few as yet Does the average invest
or grasp the wealth of this timber
paradise, this balmy home for live
stock, this land that has rich soil,
moist airs and tempering breezes?
He cannot and give them so little at
tention.
Good work is being done but not
enough. Something more effective
is needed The state must have more
graphic description, more wealth of
fact. Living, irrefutable examples
must be held up continually. Every
great success must be dinned into the
Eastern ear every day of every
month All of the people of all the
state would have to feel the prompt
ings of this duty, and never fail to
herald Oregon as the land of un-
numbered opportunities"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21
state Convention Of County Officers.

State Convention Of County Officers,
On June Z next there will be held
ln Portland State Convention Of
County Commissioner and County
Judges, a movement which has just
been started for the instruction Of
these officials and to secure con-
certed action in the various public
improvements which come under
the direction and discretion Of the
county courts. 1t is to be hoped that
the Josephine county commissioners
and Judge will be able to attend this
convention. This is most import
ant matter to the people of all the
counties Of the state. These con-
yentions have worked great good in
other states and will in oregon II
our county judges and commissioners
all attend.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21
Elks Herd at Roseburg.

-
On Saturday, soon after noon. the
special train of the B. P. o. E., Ash.
land to Roseburg, stopped for a few
minutes at Grants Pass to take on
members of the order and to allow
the eXcursionists to mingle with the
local herd. The train was composed
OF three coaches and one baggag
car, all appropriately labeled with
purple banners. The Ashland concert
band and also the Ashland Chinese
Dand discoursed music and the pur-
pie goat was given an airing.
They picked DR.. Flanagan. C. e.
harmon, Jno. Russell, w. f. Nc
Grew, Tom Gilmore, A. Fetsch and
d. W. Hern and then proceeded to
Roseburg where they were met by
thousands of Douglas county citizens
and visitors and given a royal well
come extending far into the night.
The Ashland team had charge of
the stunts and ii is safe to say that
the branding" was done in the most
approved manner.
The Roseburg Strawberry Festival
of which Saturday was the closing
day. was the most successful event
in the city's history and hospitality
was dispensed which will be long re-
membered,
The Brotherhood Convention.
Portland Presbyterians are putting
their best foot forward in their eff
fort to get ready for the Brotherhood
Convention, June s and 8. The
Portland Commercial Club has been
secured for the opening event, which
will be a banquet, or fellowship sup
per- Mr.. Robert Livingston, one of
the well-known citizens of the state,
will preside. 1t is expected that w.
w. Cotton, general attorney of the
Hartman lines in Oregon, will give
an address of welcome, Wallace Me-
Camant, of the Portland bar, will
speak upon "The Appeal of Historic
Presbyterianism to the Men of To-
day" The moderator of the General
Assembly will probably be present
and will respond to the sentiment,
THE Presbyterian Church of Today"
President Charles S. Hoyt, of Chi
cago will speak on the presbyterian
Brotherhood.
The convention theme will be the
claim of the church upon its men,
"The Man and His Master" "The
Man and His Minister" "The Man
and the Family Altar" "The Man
and the Bible School" " THE Man and
the Boy" "The Man and His Com
munity," "The Man and Education, +"
THE Man and Missions" "The Man
end Personal Evangelism" will be
presented by some Of the leading
Presbyterians of the state. Among
the speakers are A. c. Schmitt, of
Albany; j. F. Ewing, E. c. Herlow,
Judge e. c. Bronaugh, DR.. J. r. Will
son, Jesse j. Ross, all of Portland !;
X. B. Morton, Of Pendleton, and w.
p. Cragin, of McMinnville. A round
table conference and open parliament
will be conducted by the national Of
flcers. Wednesday evening a popular
mass meeting will be addressed by
DR.. Landrith and President Holt, and
DR.. Foulkes, of Portland, the latter
speaking upon the theme, "The Pa
cific Presbyterian Brotherhood.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that Is by constitutional re-
medies. Deafness is caused by an
imflamed condition of the mucuos
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed, deaf
ness Is the result, and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir.
culars free. f. j. CHENEY a. CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21
First Baptist Church, Sun, May p

The morning service is at 10:30,
land the pastor breaches on the sub
ject, Jesus as Prophet" The Bible
school Immediately follows at 11.45
under the direction of r. X. Hackett.
The Young Peoples meeting at Z
p. m. will be in charge of Mildred
Churchill. Topic, "The Message of
the Birds and Flowers" At s o'clock
occurs union service at the Presby-
terian church with sermon before the
High School graduating class by
Rev. Robt. Mclean.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21

Selections from thte finest private
art galleries in Italy pictures, statu-
ary and other art creations that have
never before been taken out OF the
country are TO be exhibited at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition at
Seattle this summer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21
First Christian Science Society.

Service Sunday, May 2S, 1909, IL
a. m, in w. o, w, hall, Subject:
Soul and Body" Wednesday even
ing meeting at p, m. in same hall.
You are cordially invited to attend
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21

The small building situated on the
lot next to the Parker e. Burkhalter
livery stable for sale. Bids will be
received. a. e. Voorhies.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21
Bethany Presbyterian Church.

The Baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered in Bethany Presbyterian
church, Sunday night, before the
graduating class of the Grants Pass
high school. All the churches will
unite in this service.
The Sunday school and morning
service will be as usual.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21
Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Services Sunday evening at
Seventh Day Adventist church, p.
m. Subject, United States in Pro-
phecy, Its Present History" Pastor,
7. l.. Thuemler.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21

Take Dewitt's Kidney and Blad-
er Pills. They are for weak back,
ackache, rheumatic pains and all
'idney and bladder troubles Sooth-
OK and antiseptic. Regular size
o0c Sold by all druggists.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21

1t required five flat cars compos-
Ing special train to haul the long
est single piece timber flagstaff in
the world to the Alaska-Yukon-Pa -Pacl-
fic Exposition at Seattle where II will
be erected in place by the Washing
ton society, Sons Of the American
Revolution,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21
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Morning subject, Law" No SER
vices in the evening on account of
the union service at the Presbyterian
church.
]. N, Nc CONNELL, Minister.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21

10 votes with a case Of SIMPSONS
pears.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21

Ask your hardware dealer for
votes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21
E-RU.SA-The only Lawful Pile Cure.

Because ERUsA CURES PILES and DOES NOT contain narcotics
mercury cocaine lead poisonous drug u 3 Dspeao III
E-RU-sA Drug laws make ase anu
Therefore the sale OF all othe OF nuoo
affect the brain ana pI
ERUSA is not Tor SAFE ~
Joints Only druggists standing sell and ENDORSE
Clemens Sabins Drug Stores Gals a wv
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20
Greek Flag
Hoisted at
City of Gambia
Emblem is Again Flying Over Largest
Place in the Island
of Crete.

CANEA, Island of Crete, Aug. 1s.-The
armed inhabitants of Candia the largest
city of Crete, today rehoisted the Greek
flag in the presence of a squad of militia,
who were powerless to prevent the proceed
ings. conflict was averted through the
Intervention of the metropolitan, who
begged the officers to confine the soldiers
to their barracks.
The consuls of the powers have demanded
that the government of Crete give writ
ten guarantee. that the Greek flag will not
be hoisted after the departure of the inter
national squadron. The government re-
piled It will do so when order has been re-
stored at Gambia.
LONDON, Aug. 19.-Greece's reply to the
last Turkish note regarding Crete has been
communicated to the powers. Its terms are
conciiatory and diplomats here consider
that It should be satisfactory to the porte,
to which it was delivered today.
The note regrets that after Greece's pre-
vious assurances the Turkish government
still complains Of the attitude of Greece in
Rumelia and Crete. It says that the Greek
government deplores the anarchy and agita-
ton which have ruined and decimated the
population OF Macedonia, irrespective of
race and religion, and it points out that as
soon as the new Turkish regime gave
grounds for the hope that the situation
would be improved the Greek government
did all in its power TO assist in the re-estab-
lishment of order in Macedonia and intends
to continue that policy
Regarding Crete, the note reiterates that
the Greek government will conform with
the decisions of the four protecting powers
and will abstain from encouraging any
eventual agitation in that island.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20
PATTERSON ROASTS PTNCH0T
Asks Transmississippi Congress to De-
nounce Chief Forester.
CHoKED OFF BY DELEGATES
Committee FavOrs Admission of Ari-
SOna and New Mexico states
and Establishment of De-
partment of Mines.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 19-Despite the ef-
forts Of leaders in the Transmississippi
Commercial congress to prevent the intro
duction of the Pinchot- -Ballinger contro-
versy, former United States Senator
Thomas NJ. Patterson of Colorado prepared
an attack on Clifford Pinchot this morning,
which was curtailed in part by the action
Of the congress in declining to give addi-
tional time to Mr.. PAtygfson. who wtshed
to present a resolution in fuller form than
allowed by the rules of the congress.
Senator Patterson's resolution cited that
a board of inquiry composed OF Mr.. Pinchot
and four other scientists some time ago
reported that the boundaries OF the forest
reserves are not definite and many places
include grazing and agricultural lands. He
declared, therefore, that additional laws
are not necessary but that the president
now has the authority TO declare these
boundaries In more definite way, thereby
dividing the forests from the arabic lands
and saving to the people many thousand
acres Of land now held in reserve as forest
lands
Mr.. Patterson declared, inasmuch as Mr.
Pinchot has himself concurred in a report
which says that the boundaries are untrue
1t will be no illegal act for the president
which they are entitled. This, he said, is
the contention Of the people Of Colorado
who believe that they are being deprived
of lands to which they are entitled under
the homestead act.
Mr.. Patterson asked that he be given
twenty minutes in which to present his
resolution, but the delegates declined tc
take this view, and his remarks were
curtailed to three minutes and no action
was taken.
No answer was made to the argument
of the former senator.
Resolutions were offered this morning
endorsing the proposed enlargement Of the
harbor works at Galveston, Tex, and ask
ing an annual appropriation for rivers and
harbors.
More Pinchot resolutions were offered
when A. NJ. Ammons Of Colorado asked
that laws be requested opening for entry
such lands as are not timbered yet held
as reserves. Also that private capital be
given the first opportunity TO develop
water power instead of the government
The committee on resolutions favor the
admission of Arizona and New Mexico as
states and the establishment Of a national
department Of mines.
Walter Gresham, who designed the Gal
weston sea wall, was the principal speaker
of the morning. He described the harbor
works and the plans for further improve
ments.
w. P. Borland, member Of congress from
Missouri, spoke on western development,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. ls-Dreams Of
wealth centered in brass-bound trunk
containing 100000 in counterfeit Mexican
peso notes we're shattered for John c.
and Marion Roberts, brothers, here today
when Deputy United States Marshal
Blaydes arrested John Roberts in Shelby
county with the money in his possession.
Since the hour Of the arrest this morning
there has been uHravelled in the custom
house Of Louisville and in central police
station a remarkable tale. John Roberts,
sitting I'm the office Of the secret service
bureau here today, coolly said that he
would plead guilty at the october term Of
federal court and seemed resigned about
spending a majority of his years In the
prison at Atlanta, Ga. He had only wanted
to get rich, ne said.
It was through Marion Roberts that the
counterfeiters were apprehended and their
plan TO defraud the Mexican government
out Of 81 900 600 exposed. Marion Roberts
some days ago offered a Louisville broker
a high commission to dispose OF some Mex
ican money for him. The broker notified
Chief Of Police Haager, who at once en-
listed secret service men and a trap was
set for Marion Roberts. Since Marion
Roberts was arrested Monday the police
learned from him the information which
led TO the descent upon John Roberts al
Simpsonvile today
When Blaydes confronted John Roberts
the chief counterfeiter admitted that he
was behind the plan TO dispose Of the imi-
tstion lOO-peso notes through the broker.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20

the house up and started into work.
Our patronage was small at first,
but We actually made It pay. l
hadn't been running the hotel quite a year
when they elected me mayor Of the town.
wife was chief cook and did the rest Of
Some time afterwards received a tele-
gram from Falls City to come down there
and take charge OF the New National. I
had got so I liked the business and wanted
TO spread out a little more, so l took up
with the proposition, It was a twenty-room
house and in pretty good shape. The
owner, a bachelor, told me that the other
landlord had skipped out. So ] quit the
Shubert hotel and went at the Falls CITY
proposition. The hotel was about two
blocks from the business center OF
the town and the patronage was
very light about three or four travelling
men a day-some days.
Il was my own hotel runner, ana lust
about the time l got started one day down
at the depot l saw a card advising travel
ing men to keep away from Lawrence.
Kan, on a certain DAY. as there was some
kind OF a convention there. That card was
an inspiration to me. went right back up
town and had a lot OF green cards printed.
inviting all travelling men to visit Falls
City, and the New National hotel particu-
larly, on that day, March II, as II was the
landlords birthday and he was going TO
give hotel opening that would tempt the
gods. Work? OF course it worked. had
seventy-five travelling men at my house
that day. II paid big. Well, that started
my trade and IL has been keeping IN Al q
pretty good rate ever since
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20
Million Dollars in Bogus
Mexican Notes Captured

He showed Blaydes the trunk, which with
Roberts was brought to Louisville today.
Roberts said that had a perforstlng ma
chine and a device to number the bills
reached him when he had expected them he
Roberts is a son Of a former Judge in this
city,
VIII Koenig. a printer, also has been ar
rested in connection with the case. To-
night Roberts is in jail under a SIS, 900 fed
eral bond.
The police late tonight announced that
J. NJ. Fetter & Co were the brokers ap-
preached by Marion Roberts, who took the
duties as promoter Of the concern His
scheme" as explained TO the brokers and
detectives posing as brokers, is the most
gigantic swindle idea on record, ac-
cording TO the authorities here, and con-
templated no less than a counterfeit cor
poration with counterfeit stock certificates,
its business to be done with counterfeit
money
Though all cash and collateral we're to be
false, Marion Roberts told the brokers,
who are indignant that they were made
the object Of the proposal, that the money
he made" Mexican or American, as de
sired, was flawlessly accurate and could
not be detected. He proposed, according 10
them, to counterfeit stock certificates OF
corporations as solid as the Pennsylvania
and Louisville & Nashville railroads, and
the Louisville Railway company He pro-
posed that they buy real stock with fake
money and give counterfeit stock certifi-
| Gates in any exchange, they might make
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20
KAISER TO WATCH WRIGHT
Emperor william Expects 20 See
American Aviator Fly in
Berlin.

BERLIN, Aug. 1s--orville Wright arrived
here today from London
Mr.. Wright is to make a series OF public
flights on the Tempelhof parade grounds
in the suburbs Of Berlin. II he is ready
by the end OF the month Emperor William
probably will witness one Of his exhibi-
uons. The emperor is coming to Berlin
to review the Berlin and Potsdam garri-
sons and to receive Count Zeppelin, who is
expected to make his long voyage from
Friedrichshafen to Berlin August 8 The
two masters of the different schools OF
aviation will then meet and compare meth
ods.
Mr.. Wright in his flights mere will use
an aeroplane built in Germany. He went
out to the shops at Tegsl today and eX-
amined the craft.
A pamphlet written by Captain Won
Hildebrand on the Wright brothers is be-
ing widely sold in Germany. Some pride
is taken in the fact that the grandfather
Of the Wright brothers was a German
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20
Given a Hotel, He Makes
Record for Self in Business

Fow Sidney Spence stumbled into the
hotel business, as told by himself, was one
OF the most divertinE addresses during the
recent convention.
Il have been in the business only about
five years, and / guess l am the only man
who ever had a hotel given TO him out
right" said he. Il had been a travelling
man and was, as usual. trying to make a
small town down in southeastern Nebraska
on a freight l wasn't walking but might
as we'll have been walking, for it took
that train about six hours TO go thirty
miles. 1t was in the winter and / was
tired and cold, Shubert was the town 1
was making
1t was late when l got to the little
dinky hotel. and the landlord told me he
was just quitting the hotel business It
began to look as II l would have TO go
to bed supperless. 2 But / pulled through,
and in talking with the landlord after sup
per he proposed to give me the hotel He
was tired of the business. found he was
in earnest and as l had promised myself to
quit travelling whenever l could find any
thing else TO do. 1 accepted his offer and
wrote the house that l had quit travelling.
We'll. l went at that hotel the next
morning. and wrote my wife, and she came
up TO shubert and we were the whole
thing The house had ten rooms There
were three chairs in the dining room and
a fair sized table. The bedrooms were fur
nished with old wooden bedsteads. There
wasn't an iron bedstsad in the house. l
was porter. wood carrier, landlord, assis-
tsnt cook and assistant ehambermaid, and
waited on the table as side issue. My
the work that ] didn't we cleaned
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-20
More Flood
Damage in
Colorado
Cloudbursts in Vicinity of Trinidad
Wash Away Bridges and Rail-
2 road Tracks

many places.
In other parts Of the state the flood
condition, brought about by unusually
heavy rains IN .he last three days, are
improving.
Trains blocked in lonely mountain passes,
tracks washed away or III some instances
pitched into canyons hundreds OF feet be-
low, people driven from their homes to
seek safety with their belongings in higher
places, these were scenes revealed at day
break today along the overflowed Arkan-
sas river.
Alarmed by another cloudburst at Four
Mile creek, near Canon City last night
scores of people in the lower sections of
Pueblo and other points passed the night
in rescuing their household effects from
the danger line.
The famous Royal gorge, walled in by
rock 1000 feet high has been washed by
a torrent for almost forty-eight hours
and the railroad tracks have been washed
out. Trains on the Colorado Midland, the
Denver & Rio Grande and other railroads,
most of them carrying eastern tourists
have been detoured over circuitous routes.
One road had to detour it's trains by
way Of Alamosa, Colo, in the southern
part OF the state. a distance out of the
regular line Of travel of more than 300
miles.
Not only the Arkansas river but almost
all its tributaries, are overflown. The
rainfall in the last two days has been
unusual.