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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23
Is he true blues

Is he true blue?
Would you believe that we have q
member in the Grants Pass CONNER
cial club who Is throwing cold water:
Well. we have.
A rancher came In and signed 4
membership card. paid the fee and
was glad that he had done something
for Grants Pass.
This man said. ITS all right for
the man in town to belong, but you
are Just throwing your money away.
It won't do you any good"
But the rancher was long headed
enough TO see what the Commercial
club had done for his land. The
solicitor offered him his money back,
but he refused to take It. He said
he wanted to be a booster for Grants
Pass and Josephine county. Whats
good for them. is good for me-"
Now this member has been In
Grants Uass for many years. He's
made barrel OF money here. will
be charitable enough not to mention
his name this time. but don't do It
again. or we'll have to do so.
Yours for 500,
p. N. BYwATER.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23
VALUABLE HORSE is
INJURED by FALLING

A valuable horse belonging to
Charles Hogue, Of Kerby, was so Sc.
rIously Injured by fall late Friday
evening that II Is feared the animal
will have TO be shot Mr.. Horne
rode In from Kerby Thursday and
Friday evening he was riding the
horse on Eighth street when the adj
NAL ran away with him and while
going at a lively rate OF speed, slip
ped and fell in such a manner az 10
break his back. The rider was only
slightly injured and Is able 20 be
about the street with discomfort
The horse was taken In a drey to a
barn at the home OF the boys father,
Billy Hogue, OF this city.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23

against the real estate man, how
does It look to you? Have you treat
ed them fair? What we need more
than to knock them is to get about
20 more good, honest, hustling real
estate men to help boost Grants
Pass. They are the men who make
good towns.
Now take these thoughts to bed
with you tonight. Sleep over them
and make up your mind that you will
start in the new year right and give
your membership to the Grants Pass
Commercial club.
Yours for 500 members to the
Commercial club In January, and 49,
900 for Grants Pass In 1915.
ID. N. BYwATER.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23
FEDERAL COURT MAY
PERMIT ROGUE FISHING

GOLD BEACH, Dec. 19.--It Is re-
ported that the Hume estate will be-
gin action in the federal court
against the state of Oregon to have
the vote on the closing of the Rogue
to commercial fishing annulled. The
federal court should annul this vote
and not allow II to become law, as
1t originated through personal spite
towards the late r. d. Hume. There
would be as much justice to stop the
Medford people from raising fruit for
the commercial market as to close
the Rogue to commercial fishing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23
FLIES ACROSS CHANNEL

DOVER, England, Dec, ga
flight across the English channel be-
tween Dover and Calais In an aero
plane was made today by Cecil
Grace. a Wright aviator. Grace as
cended In an endeavor TO beat the
cross channel record for distance re-
Gently set by sopwlth, an English
novice. IN an English-made machine.
sopwith flew i73 miles, landing in
Belgium.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23
PRIVATE KILLED

MANILA, Dec. 22.--Private Holt
was killed and a corporal and a priv
ate soldier we're wounded In sharp
sklrmlsh between Manabos and Ba-
slaman tribesmen and the Third in
fantry at Davaroa river today The
action was spirited and many ma
,lves were killed or wounded.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23
HUNTS FROM AERoPLANE

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 22.-Hubert
Latham announced today that be-
fore night he will bag" a duck from
his seat in his Antolnette monoplane.
Latham started FOR the Dominguez
aviation field shortly before noon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23
GIRL BEATEN

LOS ANGELES, Dec bruised
and suffering from the beating she
received when she was attacked in
the yard Of her home by an unidenti-
fled man. Rosa Arnold, a 16-year-old
daughter Of A. s. Pepper, is under
tNo care Of a doctor today. The girl
was found bound and gagged lying
IN the yard unconscious.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23
URGE FIRE PROTECTION

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22,-Presi-
dent Taft is urged TO secure an In
crease in the forest service appro-
prlatlons sufficient TO secure pro-
lection from fire in resolutions
adopted today by the Conservation
association. representing Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana and
Montana and California.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23
THIRTY FIREMEN MEET DEATH
IN CHICAGO.
AMMONIA TANK EXPLODES
Twenty Members of PHILADELPHIA
Fire Department Lose Their
Lives

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-After ten
hours fighting the fire that threaten
ed to destroy the Nelson Morris
Packing company's plant and endan-
gered the entire Union stock yards,
was brought under control this after
noon. At o'clock ten bodies had
been recovered from the ruins, in
which, it is believed, more than
thirty firemen lost their lives.
When the firemen resumed dig
ging In the wreckage for the bodies
of their comrades they came upon the
remains of Lieutenant w. S. Strum,
Lieutenant ]. J. Fitzgerald and
Truckman Michael Crane at the
edge of the mound of fallen masonry
that marked the spot where the east
wall of the Morris beef warehouse
had stood. According to Fire Mar
shal Butler, this would indicate that
every man of the 25 who were work
ing near that portion OF the building
perished. Those who we're inside
the warehouse when the ammonia
tank exploded probably were killed
instantly and their bodies inclner-
ated..
The fire In the tallow house OF the
Morris plant, which threatened to
spread to adjoining packing houses,
was controlled shortly before one
o'clock. The inflammable sub
stances, however, caused greater
portion Of the department to remain
on duty. When the tallow house fire
was extinguished firemen, policemen
and laborers got to work recovering
the bodies OF the dead. Il was stated
that 1t is probable that an accurate
list of the dead will not be obtainable
before night
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-23

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Having
claimed the lives of probably 80
firemen, the fire that destroyed the
stock yards warehouse of Nelson
Morris & Company spread today to
the tallow house of the plant, and
at noon II was stated that the entire
plant was in danger OF destruction.
A third general alarm brought
every fire company in Chicago to the
scene in an effort TO prevent the
conflagration from sweeping the en-
tire stock yards district.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Thirty fire
men were killed early today in the
destruction OF the warehouse OF Mel
son Morris G. Company at the stock
yards through an explosion OF am
monla caused by fire.
Seven pitifully charred bodies
were dragged from the blazing
ruins at daybreak, but the rescuers
were prevented from further efforts
by a renewal OF the fire 10 recover
other bodies.
Among the dead are believed TO
be several OF the commanding Of
fcers Of the fire department, includ-
ing two fire marshals and several
company captains
Morris refused to estimate the
damage to the plant, except to say
that It probably would exceed half
a million OF dollars.
Captain Champagne, Of the insur-
ance patrol at the stock yards, said
I'VE first got word OF the fire
shortly before four o'clock this
morning. II was not much Of fire
then, but high pressure pipes in the
basement OF the plant we're cut of
TO prevent the water freezing In
them.
1T was at least two minutes be-
fore water could be turned on the
blaze The fire had been controlled
to all appearances when terrific
explosion at the southe end Of the
beef cooler tore of the roof OF the
building and knocked out about ESQ
feet OF the east wall A lot Of men
were working under canopy ex-
tending over the loading track. All
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
RESIDENTS PETITION
CAR LINE FRANCHISE
Council Will Have Opportunity to
Make New Regulations Re-
garding Sale Effective

An opportunity is presented for the
city council to put into practice the
new policy 1t will adopt Tuesday in
the matter of granting franchises by a
general petition for an electric street
railway franchise in the eastern part Of
the city. While no one person has ap-
piled for such franchise, a communi-
cation was filed with the city clerk
yesterday bearing a large number of
signatures of property owners along
the proposed route of the railway Civ
ing their consent to the granting of
the franchise and asking that it be ad-
vertised for sale. The franchise is to
begin at the intersection of Brooklyn
and Evergreen, extend north on Ever
green to Blanchard and east on Blan-
chard to the city limits.
At the same time this application Is
presented the legislation committee Will
recommend to the council that the city
attorney be instructed TO prepare an
ordinance providing that no franchises
shall be granted to anyone except the
real party in interest, and that person
must make affidavit that he intends to
own and operate the road himself. He
must also deposit $100 when the appl-
cation is made to cover the cost of ad-
vertising and incidental expenses and
the application is to be referred to the
board of public utilities to fix a min
imum price at which it may be sold.
The plan has been for the council to
advertise a franchise and sell it to the
bidder for $100 irrespective of its value.
The bidder who has usually been some
private individual or real estate pro-
moter, has then transferred the fran
chise to the Huntington interests and
given a bonus to that company to build
and operate the railroad.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
WOMAN ATTORNEY OPENS
FIGHT ON WATER COMPANY
North Pasadena Corporation Is
Restrained from Refusing

Judge Wilbur yesterday morning
granted a temporary restraining order
preventing the North Pasadena Land
and Water company and the Cotton
wood Canyon company from turning
off the water from the dry tract" in
North Pasadena. The application for
the order was made by Miss Philathea
Nicholson, attorney for the Citizens
league of Pasadena.
There are 300 acres in the dry tract"
in the northern part of Pasadena,
which was without water for domestic
purposes until an agreement was
reached for obtaining water from the
North Pasadena Land and Water COM
pany. which charges its users $3.50
thousand.
When bills were presented asking
$125 for 400 feet of water complaint
was made. and the company is alleged
to have shut off the water, hence the
restraining order.
A hearing on the application for an
injunction was set for May Is.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
NEW TRIAL SOUGHT IN
R. R. DAMAGE SUIT CASE
H. B. Darlington, Alleging Injury
on Car, Maintains Fight

Arguments for a new trial in the suit
of II. B. harrington against the Pacific
Electric company for damages for in
juries alleged to have been sustained
by the former while riding on the front
platform of car were heard yesterday
morning by Judge Hervey of the SUI
perior court. They were presented by
Attorney Peyton H. Moore, Attorney
r. c. Gortner acting for the defense.
Judge Hervey recently instructed a
jury to find a verdict for the defendant
when the suit was tried, on the ground
that the plaintiff had no business on
the front platform of the car. The
plaintiff, in the motion for a new trial,
contends that the conductor was aware
of the dangerous position held by the
plaintiff on the car, but failed to warn
him, as it is alleged he should have
done.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
JUDGE B0RDWELL DECIDES
INVOLVED LANDLORD CASE
Holder of Note for Rent Will Not
Receive Amount Asked

Judge Bordwell of the superior court
yesterday decided in favor of the de-
fendant in the case of Herman p. De-
mund against George NJ. and Ella
Bobst to recover $1S75 on a note for
that amount alleged to be due for rent
on a building erected by the plaintiff
for the defendants in Phoenix. Ariz.
in 1906. The defendant had a counter
claim of s2500 against the plaintiff for
failure to have the building completed
within the time arranged.
In handing down his decision Judge
Bordwell said:
"The obligation of a tenant to pay
rent depends upon his right to occupy
the premises. If a landlord has put
another in possession, then this right
of occupancy is gone. and thereupon
his obligation to pay rent terminates.
am aware that the authorities are not
harmonious upon this point, but it
seems to me to be the only legal con-
clusion to be arrived at"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
News of the Courts
CONGESTION Of COURTS
TO REMAIN, SAY JUDGES
No Request for More Room viii
Be Asked of Legislature
for Few Years

In spite of the congested condition
of the superior courts, which have
cases that will take many months to
dispose of, and of the obvious need or
more departments in Los Angeles
county. it is understood among the
members of the Bar association and
superior court judges that the aid or
the Legislature will not be asked for
years to come.
1--WE have yet to find out whether
the twelve departments we have at
present will be sufficient to carry on
the work" said Presiding Judge cur
tis d. Wilbur yesterday.
San Francisco has managed to get
along with twelve departments for
nearly twenty years, and l think we
will be able to manage with what we
have for long time to come. In spite
of the large amount Of work we have
on hand the court calendars are in
better shape than they ever have been
and we are catching up with the work
right along.
why, a few years ago cases were
set ahead a year or two, and now we
have the time reduced to a few weeks
or months In one or two departments
the work has been practically caught
up with
I'VE will not know exactly how we
stand until all the congested business
of the past year or two has been
cleaned up.
"The divorce court is somewhat over
crowded, but by assigning certain
number of cases each week to other
departments which are not so busy we
have managed to get rid of a large
number of the suits on the calendar"
According to Judge Wilbur, the
present congested condition of the court
calendar is no congestion at all COM
pared to previous years, the result of
additional departments being added by
the last legislature already showing a
big Improvement in the calendar
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
! Uses REWARD OFFERED
FOR CAPTURE OF THIEVES
Court Decides Against Man Who
Recovered Stolen Auto

Jndee Moss of the superior court
Yesterday decided in favor of the de-
fendant in the suit of w; w. Anthony
against r. H. Gaylord to secure the
reward of $500 offered by the tSdSes latter bo lop
s+oIa he automobile last year and es-
caped with it through the mountains
to the Mojave desert. After his ma
chine had been stolen Gaylord offered
saorred its return. One of the thieves,
q. N. McKellop, was captured and
found guilty. Anthony applied for the
$500 reward, but it was refused on the
ground that only one of the thieves
had been captured.
Anthony brought suit, which was
tried in Judge Moss court some weeks
ago He claimed that McKellop was
the only thief and that the other man
had been merely a passenger on the
car in the belief that it had been owned
by McKellop. He sued for the full
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
: ARREsrEp In. MoNRovIA

Ben F. McClain was arrested in Mon
rovia yesterday by Constable Charles
j.. Rice on a charge of transferring his
property with intent to defraud his
creditors, and arraigned before Justice
of the Peace Pierce. His preliminary
hearing was set for $3.50 o'clock April
II. In default of $500 bail he was taxi
en- to the county Jail. The complaining
witness, S. A. D. Gray, attorney, al
leges that McClain produced a false bill
of sale for a horse and buggy when he
levied an attachment on them for bill
for services which he rendered while
defending him on a charge of assault
with intent to kill
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
COTTON BROKER SAYS
ARREST IS MISTAKE
Habeas Corpus Proceedings In
Stituted to Secure Release
of A. D. Hudspeth

A writ of habeas corpus, returnable
Monday morning at 10 o'clock before
Judge Willis of the criminal court was
issued yesterday morning by Judge
Wilbur in the case of A. ID. Hudspeth,
who is being held in tile city Jail on
information wired from authorities at
Bowie, Tex. Hudspeth was arrested
Thursday night Immediately after his
arrival in the city, by Detectives Jones
and Boyd.
The charge against Hudspeth is that,
with his partners, composing the firm
of Dash, Alexander & Co., of Bowie,
Tex, cotton brokers, he shipped cot
ton bales from which large quantities
of cotton had been taken out and re-
placed with oak timbers to make up
the weight. 1t is alleged that with his
partners he secured $4,000 from deals
in which oak wood took the place of
cotton.
When arrested here Hudspeth had
letters of credit for $4,000 and first
class credentials. He was amazed at
his arrest and claimed he was una
ware of what it was for. To find out,
he wired to the sheriff of the county in
Texas, where he resided.
The prisoner engaged Millsap &
Sparks, who commenced habeas corpus
proceedings on his behalf On hearing
his story the attorneys declared he was
victim of some mistake, that he
knew nothing of wood being placed in
cotton bales to make up weight, and
that the timber must have been placed
in the bales in transit by thieves, who
were stealing cotton.
Hudspeth declares that the firm
charged with the crooked work was
dissolved a long time ago, that Gas
ton Alexander is in Europe and he
does not know anything about the
others. Detectives were to have taken
him back to Texas yesterday, but
nothing will be done until Monday
morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
HEMET LODGE CONFERRED DEGREES

One of the most interesting Pythian
events of recent date was the session or
Helmet lodge, No. 25, at Lincoln hall,
in the Walker Theater building, last
Friday evening. About 400 enthusi-
astic Pythians witnessed the comforting
of the ranks of esquire and knight upon
a. large number of candidates. The
rank of knight was conferred under
the auspices of Mountain View lodge of
Hollywood, and the work was truly
beautiful and expressive.
Helmet lodge has placed orders for
the complete costuming of its degree
staff and for other paraphernalia essen
tial to the successful presentation of
the various degrees of the order.
At the conclusion of the work Friday
evening the "bean men," together with
those who aspire to the honors of
knighthood, enjoyed a banquet and
many short talks by prominent mem
bers of the order.
Helmet lodge will hereafter meet reg
ularly every Friday evening in Lincoln
hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
Municipal Affairs
MAYOR VETOES COW ANO
BRICKYARD ORDINANCES
Each Measure Would Work a
Hardship on Residents in
District Is Reason

If Councilman J. J. Andrews is to
keep cows and brickyards out of Vic
toria Park, the pretty residence district
in which he lives, he will have to in
duce the city council to pass two ordi-
nances over the veto of Mayor Alex
ander The council passed two ordi-
nances March %, one extending the
"cow limits" to prohibit the keeping of
more than one COW to family in some
of the newly annexed territory to the
west and putting two brickyards out
of business in the same district. Coun-
Gilman Andrews was interested in both,
and especially in the brickyard ordl-
nance. as he is personally annoyed by
the smoke, SCOT and odors arising from
the backwards, which are close to ms
home. But the mayor has refused TO
apDrove either ordinance and VIII re-
turn both to the council Tuesday with
his veto. In the matter of the BRICK
yard ordinance he says:
HARDSHIP ON OWNERS
return herewith, without my
approval, an ordinance passed by
your honorable body March %, 1910,
prohibiting the operation Of brick
wards in the district bounded by
Washington. Wiltshire, Western
avenue and the western city limits,
for the following reasons:
There are In this district, already
established. at least two brlck-
yards. This ordinance goes into
effect thirty days from its passage
and approval. Where a business,
i'm itself lawful has been established
and a large amount of money in
vested therein, the owners thereon
should be given a reasonable time
within which they may close up
their business or remove the same
from the district within which it is
proposed to prohibit the conduct
ing of such business. Thirty days
would seem to be entirely too snort
a period in a case of this kind.
I would respectfully suggest that
your honorable body pass an ordi-
nance along similar lines, providing
that after a date in the future, to
be fixed by said ordinance, the OPP
erations of brickyards be prohibited
in said district.
COW LIMITS ADEQUATE
He makes the following comments
on the COW ordinance:
1 return herewith, without my
approval, an ordinance passed by
your honorable body March %, 1910,
extending the limits of Cow dis
trict No. q" for the following rea-
sons:
This ordinance extends the limits
of this district to the western
city boundary between Washington
street and Wiltshire boulevard, in
Guiding within the district consider
able territory that is yet acreage
property. In this newly included
territory live a number of families
whose main source of livelihood is
the two or three or four COWS which
they keep. In closely settled por-
tions of the city it is necessary to
restrict the number of cattle which
may be kept, but poor people should
not be deprived of this means of
livelihood until the preservation of
the public health demands it, and
as to a large portion of the territory
proposed by this ordinance to be
added to the COW district, I do not
believe that time has yet arrived.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03

EIy's Cream Balm has been tried and
NOT found wanting In thousands OF homes
II has won place In the family medicine
closet where 1t is kept at hand for use in
treating cold in the head Just as soon as
some member Of the household begins sneez-
ing or snuffling. 1t gives immediate relief
and a day or two's treatment stops a cold
which might become chronic and run into a
bad case of catarrh. Price soc.
II you prefer to use an atomizer. ask for
LIQUID Cream Balm. 1t has all the good
qualities of the solid form OF this remedy
and will rid you of catarrh or hay fever
No cocaine to breed dreadful habit. No
mercury to dry out the secretion, Price
75c, with spraying tube. All druggists. or
mailed by Ely Bros, Sc Warren street. New
York.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
Is Southern N
California Light {
Injurious
Protection Needed from Acintic
RaVS

The unusually large percentage of
people suffering with their eyes in Cali
fornia is largely due to the compost
ton of our light. Among the well
known rays of the spectrum, compos-
ing white light, are innumerable sub
rays of which the infra red and ultra
violet rays, better known as chemical
rays, are the rays which cause sun
burn and also an irritation of the ret
ina of the eye
AS Southern California has super
abundance of these chemical rays peo-
pie suffer more with their eyes here
than in eastern localities. DR.. Jesberg,
32S-329 Security Bldg, has given this
subject special attention, grinding
lenses of crystal especially adapted to
the light of this locality. If your eyes
are not comfortable it will pay you to
call on this specialist and learn why.
He makes no charge for consultation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
FAILS TO SUPPORT WIFE;
BUYS PIES FOR PRISONERS

John Tayin, charged with failure to
provide for his wife, Rose Tayin, was
ordered by Jusice Ling yesterday to
pay SO a week toward her support and
the charge was suspended against him
as long as his payments are made.
1t was discovered that Tayin had
been fined" SO by a kangaroo" court
composed of his fellow inmates in the
county Jail and that the money was
used to buy tobacco, fruit and pies. A
deputy constable was sent to the Jail
to endeavor to recover the money il
possible. AS soon as the facts of the
case and the destitute condition of
Mrs. Tayin was learned collection
of several dollars was taken up by
the deputy sheriffs in the jail and Civ
on tO her.