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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-26
GRAZING LAND IN FOREST
LOST TO STOCKMEN


WASHINGTON, May 24.-The
decisions handed down by the SUI
preme court, on May /, concerning
the right Of the government to con
troll grazing on the national forests
are of great interest to western peo-
pie, and especially to the western
stockman. The right of the govern
ment to control its own lands within
the various states. and territories is
so clearly defined that 1t is regarded
BY Secretary Wilson as establishing
absolutely the position these lands
occupy under the law. II am sure"
said Secretary Wilson that the
stockmen of the west, as well as the
western people generally, will ac-
cept this decision of the supreme
court at it's full worth, and that the
controversy which has heretofore ex-
listed regarding the right to use the
grazing lands within the various ma
tional forests without permit from
the department of agriculture will
be brought to an end.
''The two cases decided were the
so-called Light case, which originat-
ed In Colorado, and the case OF the
United States against Grimaud. Car
ajous, and linda. three California
stockmen. In the Light case one OF
the principal issues Joined was on
the question whether the fence laws
C the state must be complied with
In order that the United States mus
sustain action for trespass on the ma
tional forests. The California case
concerned the question whether VIC
lation of the national forest regula'
tions is punishable as a crime.
Light is a Colorado stockman
who, in 1906, turned his cattle loos'
on public land adjacent to the Hol,
Cross National Forest In such way
that they would naturally drift upor
national forest lands. Mr. Light re
fused to take any steps to prevent
this and also refused to take out
grazing permit. 1t was maintained
b. Lights lawyers that, inasmucl
as the laws Of Colorado do not al
low private person any remed,
against owners of stock which stra,
upon his land unless the land |
fenced, the government is withou
redress. An injunction was secures
from the district court requiring MI
Light SO to handle his stock as +
prevent them from trespassing upo
the national forest. Mr.. Light, how
ever, refused to do this and, witt
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-26
THREE PINES

That this district will soon be
able to produce the ball nine men
toned in a former communication
is becoming more evident as the
days go by and each adds new inhab-
itants to the community. The latest
in the list of material for getting
the national game on good footing
here, is Roy Davis, whose ability as
a handler of the Cordovan encased
sphere, and the material used by
old Peter Schutler in his wagon
tongues, is not confined to one To-
cality.
Everything is growing at Three
Pines. There is thought of a devel-
opment league in the near future.
Skyscrapers are not yet in evidence,
but the buildings that have in all
cases preceded them are in evidence
more and more each day. Five car
penters are today putting the finish
ing touches on the Corliss hotel. 1t
will soon be occupied and a much
needed improvement will have been
supplied.
D. w. Davis and son, Roy, are
at work on the building for the shop
that they will operate, Consider
able machinery will be installed.
Regis & Colby began the erection
Of the school house for the district
this morning, and will employ force
sufficient to complete the building
on time.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Cook were over
night callers in Grants Pass this
week.
Miss Margaret Kettering, of Win
ona, was calling on friends here
Monday, and proceeded to Grants
Pass.
Professor Charles Johnson was also
a caller here and at Grants Pass,
Mrs. w. L. Regis entertained the
junior classes of the Sunday school
at her home Friday.
The most notable social event re-
Gently taking place here was the hard
time social given at the home oi
Donald Clark. The grotesque cos
tunes would have been a credit to q
mardi gras parade.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-26
Death of Mrs. Sexton

Mrs. Caroline Sexton, one of the
best known ladies In Josephine
county, died on Saturday at her re-
sidence on the old stage road eight
miles north Of Grants Pass. She
had lived at the same place and in
the same house for Sc years and is
believed to be one OF the very Oldest
pioneers In this section.
Mrs. Sexton was born May !,
1895. and death came at the age OF
SO years and 20 days.
The funeral will take place from
her late residence at o'clock p. NJ
tomorrow, Rev. f. NJ Garfield, OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church
South Officiating. The interment vii
he In Pleasant Valley cemetery.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-26
MEDFORD'S FIFTH DEFEAT
BY LOCAL TEAM

Making only five hits to the Med
ford "Locomobile's" ten, and five
errors to the visitors three, the
Grants Pass baseball club here yes
terday won a lucky victory from
the baseball nine representing the
Bear creek metropolis.
Osborn and Baker were in the
points for Grants Pass and Tumy
and Mitchell for the "Locomobiles. "
Osborn was game and used fine
judgment when hits meant runs,
thereby saving the home team from
defeat. He struck out five men to
Tumy's eight. Medford stole one
base, while the home team purloined
five
The Locomobiles are an aggres-
sive, scrappy bunch, although in the
matter of Grabbing" yesterday
Grants Pass own gentle athletes
were an easy second.
Features of the afternoon were the
large and enthusiastic crowd, Riggs
slashing home run drive to deep cen
ter, and the sad, fearful two lours
endured by Umpires Entriken and
Sullivan.
The Grants Pass club seems to
have the Indian sign on anything the
city near Tolo can produce, as yes
terday's victory makes 1t out of G.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-26

Miss Evelyn Conklin went to Three
Pines Wednesday to spend several
days with Mrs. j. d. Cook.
DR.. Flanagan went to Merlin
Tuesday on professional business ana
was accompanied by Mrs. Webb. who
goes as nurse for one of the doctors
patients,
Mrs. Alice Hobart and daughter.
Mrs. Florence Phillips, went to Sc
attic Tuesday to spend several daya
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-26


the backing of other stockmen Of his
state, and. eventually, of the state
OF Colorado itself, which made a
special. appropriation for the pur-
pose, carried the case UP to the SUI
Irene court for final decision.
In the effort to establish the
contention that the government was
wrong not only the validity OF the
grazing regulations but the consti-
tutionality OF the entire national
forest policy was challenged ON ev-
cry ground which the counsel rep
resenting the stock interests and the
state we're able to raise. The fact
that their contentious were, one af-
ter the other, set aside by clear
cut statements of the law is mat
ter or extreme satisfaction to me, |
nevertheless believe that the stock
men who have so vigorously contest
CO the governments position will
feel that they have been fairly dealt
with both by the department and the
courts.
In the second case, known as the
Grimaud case, the contention OF the
stockmen was that the act OF con-
gress, under which the secretary Of
agriculture Is authorized to make
regulations for the national forests,
was unconstitutional in so far as 1t
delegated to the secretary of agri-
culture the power to make rules and
regulations and made violation
thereof a penal offense. The unan'
imous decision Of the case is excep-
tionally' clear-cut and final The
power of congress to authorize the
secretary to establish such regula
tions for the administration of these
forests is absolute. the court hold
ing that congress had the full pow
CT to authorize the secretary t
make these regulations and enforce
them. The punishment was fixet
by congress and the secretary's reg
ulations merely provided the meth
DDS of enforcing the law, and, II
the event of its violation, of apply
ing the penalty fixed by the law
AS the court In It's decision says, tn
secretary Is authorized to regulat
the occupancy and use and to pre-
serve the forests from destruction
A violation of reasonable rules reg
ulating the use and occupancy O
the property is made crime, nc
by the secretary, but by congress
The statute, not the secretary, fixe
the penalty.
~ feel very certain the secre
tary stated, now that these que'
tons are so definitely settled, tha
we shall have no further trouble |
regulating the use Of national fol
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-26

est ranges by live STOCK. Indeed, we
have had very little for some time.
because the stockmen themselves, al
though originally inclined to resent
the interference of the government
with their lonC and uncontrolled
use of the lands now within these
forests, have, recently, accepted the
situation and are rapidly realizing
that their occupancy of these graz
ing lands is vastly more satisfactory
under present conditions than 1t
was in the old days when these areas
were open to all comers and 1t was
q constant struggle to obtain feed
for their herds"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-26
BUSINESS POINTERS

DR.. Flanagan,
Physician and Surgeon.
Peterson, oneerInsuranceMa
Rexall Remedies at Clemens. sells
drugs.
Diamonds and watches sold on the
instalment plan to responsible par
ties at Letcher's jewelry store.
Alfred Letcher, Registered opto-
metrist and Jeweler In Dison's old
stand. Front vt. Eyes tested free.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-26

Miss Myrtle Shore. one of the
Riverside teachers, left Wednesday
for her home in Michigan to spend
the summer.
Miss Ethel Chapman, musical di-
rector of the Grants Pass public
schools, left Wednesday for her home
In. Michigan,
M. o. Evans, Jr,, went to Rose
burg Wednesday to spend few days.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-26

Now is the time 10 get rid Of YOU
rheumatism. You will find Chamber.
lain's Liniment wonderfully effec'
tive. One application vii convince
you Of its merits. Try lt For sale
by all good dealers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31
COMMERCIALISM
AT OREGON CITY
VERSUS ANGLERS

There was big fight before the
committee on fisheries, where there
was direct clash between the ang-
lers and the commecial fishermen
the man who casts fly and the man
who pulls a seine for the market and
cannery.
The sportsmen were present In
strong force to ask that the dead
line for seining be moved down
stream few hundred feet from the
foot of the falls, so that a few fish
might be taken with troll or fly,
and few more might get up the fish
ladder
Senator Dimick stood for the rights
of the seine and gillnet men, To
move the deadline down to the o. R.
& N. docks would be to deprive a
number of families of their support.
He made hard and earnest plea for
the right to catch the fish, and sup
ply the market a month ahead of
Astoria.
II want to plead for these men"
said Senator Dimick. "They are my
friends and mean more to me than
the petitions of rod and gun clubs,
and bankers and millionaires. These
men ought not have their living TAX
en- away. You are sacrificing an in
dustry. You are depriving families
Of their livelihood. You have no
right to put these men out of bust
ness"
The anglers showed that 20 years
ago ten times as many salmon came
up the river as at present. Practically
no salmon escape ebd get up the fish
ladder. The seines and nets are so
thickly dragged through the still,
deep water at the foot of the fallsl
that no fish can escape. Not fish
can get up the river. The salmon
that come up to the falls, batter
their heads against the rocks, and
are unfit for human food.
oregon City business men were
strongly represented in the hearing
and took the position that the water
below the falls should be preserved
for anglers. These sportsmen came
from Portland, from California and
from all over the East, and even
from Europe to catch salmon. One
fish day was considered good sport,
and the limit was three
No conclusion was reached, and
the committee holds another meet
ing tonight. Chairman Pierce ia
vors fair adjustment that will pre-
serve angling, and not destroy com
mercial fisheries.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31

UTILITIES
nr
REGULATED

The railroad committee of the
senate had a hearing last night on
the Portland public utilities bills.
The Malarkely bill proposes to place
control of all public utilities in the
hands of the State Railroad Com
mission. The East Portland public
service utilities bill proposes to en-
act a commission by initiation, tax
the corporations to maintain it, CON
fine its operations to Portland, aud
not tax the people Of the whole state
to solve the local problems of Port
land.
Able counsel was heard for the
Portland bill Senator Kellaher pre-
sided, and the committee met again
at o'clock today. Senator Patton
could not be present unIil late, ow-
Ing to session of the ways and
means committee.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31
STREAMS
ARE ALL AT
HIGHEST
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIEE.I

Stockton, Cal, Jan. 31.-With
much OF yesterdays freshet water
still standing on the hundreds Of acrts
in this county and a vast volume of
water rolling toward the low lands
from the mountains, the prospects
are for a serious flood. Linden, 12
miles east of Stockton, is already un-
der water. The Pennington district
is inundated for miles. The South
ern Pacific roadbed was washed out
north Of the Calaveras river last
night and the company is now cut
off from Sacramento. The Central
California Traction Company was
obliged to cease operations on the
Sacramento line last night, the third
rail being under water. This morn
ing cars are being pulled through the
flooded section with a locomotive.
At Dorrington, three miles above
the Calaveras big trees, there was
seven 9et of snow Saturday. Today
this was gone and the stanislaus riy-
er was a raging torrent, At San
Joaquin river bridge, near Lathrop,
today the stream stood 1872 feet. The
danger point is IS feet. At Jenny
Lind the Calaveras river has risen
two feet higher than yesterday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31
DEATH BLOW
TO CAPITAL
PUNISHMENT

Capital punishment was discussed
in the house this forenoon on a mi
nority report on Peterson's bill to
abolish hanging in Oregon. Neuner
and Derby brought in minority re-
port against the bill. while Fouts,
Peterson and Hollis were for the
bill
Huntington and Neuner made i'm
passioned pleas for capital punish
ment and execution of human tigers.
The former showed thai in six years
SO murderers had been pardoned.
DR.. Cottell said to abolish hang
ing was to encourage brain storms
and multiply murders.
Mr.. Peterson made an able argu-
ment against capital punishment, and
showed tht the four states that had
abolished judicial murders had re-
duced capital crimes. He closed the
debate by showing that the bill was
carefully considered from a consti-
tutional standpoint.
Brownhill made one of the ablest
speeches of the session against cap
ital punishment. There was always
danger of executing one innocent
man, even though we hung ninety
nine guilty oes. Before men would
obey laws they must have the right
spirit in their hearts. There was too
much disobedience of laws--aven
here in this legislature.
Johnson, of Marion, recalled that
the first man hung in this county
was afterwards found to be inno-
cent.
Mckinney discussed the bill from
the standpoint of morbid sentiment
for the man who took human life.
The state of Oregon was not devel-
oped in the scale of civilization to
that point where we can deal with
murder in a soft-hearted or soft
handed way.
Carter said there was too much of
this sentimentality in the matter of
dealing with criminals. 1t had gone
too far and would produce bad re-
suits for law-abiding citizens.
Abrams said our laws we're for the
correction and improvement of the
criminal, and that no organization
had the right to take human life.
Cushman closed the debate by
showing conditions in Wisconsin.
where capital punishment had been
abolished. His remarks were brief,
but seemed to turn the tide strongly
against capital punishment.
On roll call following went on rec
ord against capital punishment: Alb
rams, ANIME, Belknap, Brownhill,
Clyde, Cole, Collins, Fouts, Gill,
Hollis, Johnson, Libby, Peterson,
Steelhammer, Mr.. Speaker-16.
The bill was then indefinitely post
poned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31
LEFT HIS PROPERTY
TO MARRIED WOMAN
UNITED PrEss LElsED wrnn.l

Poughkeepsie N. Y, Jan. 81
Mrs. Rachael NJ. OSBORNE, formerly
Poughkeepsie waitress, today took
steps to collect two-thlrds of an es-
tate estimated at 100000 left by
Joseph P. Morris, civil engineer.
When Morris left for Wellsboro, Pa,
two years ago, the waitress was Miss
Doughty, but she has married since.
He told her sha had captivated his
heart, but the waitress was engaged
to Albert Osborne. Recently Mrs
Osborne was notified that Morris ha(
left her property.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31

Washington, Jan. 31.-1n one of
the widest scenes the house of rep
resentatives has witnessed In many
day San Francisco today, by vote
of 1873 to 159, won over New Or
leans as proposed site for Panama
international exposition in 1915.
Following heated argument the roll
call over the question as to the
measure to be Immediately considered
began in a pandemonium that made
the answers of the members almost
inaudible When the vote was fin
ished there was burst of cheering,
then dead silence, while Speaker Can
non announced that the house would
then proceed with the consideration
of the Kahn resolution naming San
Francisco as the worlds fair city.
Chairman Rodenberg, of Illinois,
OF the committee on industrial arts
and expositions, which endorsed New
Orleans, led the debate for the south
ern city. At its conclusion when he
touched a sentimental note, declar-
ing that congress was given an OPP
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31
Senate Expends Some 0ratory
and Some Senators Get
Tender Over Employees, But
the Bill Goes Through.
sINNoTT CHAMPIONS IT
Bill Is Aimed Principally at Condi-
tiOns in the Willamette Paper and
Pulp COmpany's Plant in Oregon
City, Which, Speaker Says Are
IntOlerable, and Call Aloud for
Bettering.

Beseeching the senator's of the SEN
ate to sufficiently stretch the anxiety
and concern shown by some of them
the other day for hed-handed MUIR
derers when the bill for the abolish
ment Of capital punishment was up
for consideration so that it might ex-
tend to the hundreds of poor laborers
who are grinding out their lives in
long and hard hours of toll in the
factory of the Willamette Paper &
Pulp company, of Oregon City, and
grant them relief; and warning them
to not let the technical and adroit ar
gument advanced against the passage
of the eight-hour law blind them to
oppression, Senator Sinnott, of The
Dalles, this forenoon in the senate,
waded into the opponents of the bill
and using for his weapons sarcasm,
ridicule and common sense, tore their
arguments into shreds and laid bare
to the view the underlying motives
which prompted them,
Men Work Long Hours.
Senator Dimick is the author of the
bill and it provides in substance that
wherever manufacturing concern
runs its machine for over % hours
calendar day that it shall operate
three shifts of eight hours each and
provides a penalty for a violation of
the law In presenting 1t he said
that he did so at the request of the
labor organizations and that the bill
was especially intended to give re-
lief to the men employed in the Will
lamette Paper & Pulp company, of
Oregon City. He reviewed conditions
at Oregon city and showed where the
men were compelled to work shifts
which extended from 10 to 18 hours
and pronounced them intolerable and
asked that the bill be passed giving
them relief.
Barret Sees FIGURING Mills.
Senator Barrett, Of Umatilla, OPP
posed the measure because he
thought it would affect some Touring
mills located in eastern Oregon. 1t
is rare that measure comes up that
it does not affect some one of his
constituents in such manner that
it is necessary for him to vote against
1t with apologies.
Senator Bowerman also saw -four
ing mills, and in addition a constitu-
tional question. He contended that
the bill was unconstitutional and
read what the courts of New York
had said on the subject
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31

q. ways and means committee Of
b,,sss sislature last night had a pro-
sDs.', ~ and heated session at which
r,.ssrnd 'sndent Steiner and State
l,rID'u 'Sr Kay defended the Insane
i.bt :. management, !! and made a
IN, =. =, loe appropriations as origi-
nos,,a.d a.Aed for in the report of the
d, A. 'a'endent Steiner charged
ID. :. Whole effort was now being
", ~ " snbarrass the incoming
sst 'sla y Of trustees for political
ar n. n Kay refuted the charges
sps n. arm operations were expep-
y is,r Proved that the products Of
arrs = were a large factor in re- e
taxpayers Of heavy bur
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31

ferred, beg to report that after due
and diligent inquiry, consultation and
study we find in the engineers esti-
mates on which the purchase price is
based, the following items, to which
we beg to call your honorable body's
attention:
(Cunninghams report, Page 14.)
Intake, to be replaced by real
Hll6TS. '...'.'... ''......p IVS6 v
Suction pipe to intake, al
ready replaced and includ-
ed in betterments ....... 9,729
Pumps, worn out or out
grown and have to be add
ed to. ...........,..... 10000
Boilers, have to be replaced. 1923
Water power development,
goes into power right,
block 1S, which we do not
get Observation-Disclosures. 5,1O9
Pipes on hand, in transmits
sion gearing and miscella-
neous piping and material
tools, since used in better
ments. ................ 5000
Water right intake, water mo-
nopoly Minto's island, paid
for in perpetual free water 1886
One years profit bonus. .,.. 1900
One years interest bonus. -. 1883
Real estate block 1S, which
we don't get .............. 1000
To which may be added de-
probation. .............. 5,26S
Replaced pipes, estimated in
betterments. ............. 1000
$685.
The total present physical value of
-.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-31
CONTEST WARM AND CLOSE
FRISCO GOT 1888 VOTES and
new ORLEANS RECEIVED 1853
The Occasion Caused the Widest Scenes in the House in
Years---AIameda County TeIegraphS 1t Would Add One
Million Dollars to the Sum Already Raised BY Frisco
Speaker Says, Counting Island Possessions Frisco Is the
Population Center of the Country

portunity to demonstrate to the world
that America was a reunited people.
and the breach caused by civil war
had been healed pandemonium
broke loose. Representative Rad
cliffe democrat, Georgia) led the
demonstration, Standing in front OF
the New Orleans adherents, swaying
his body and waving his arms like
college yell leader, he headed the
cheering. The rebel yell was taken up
by southern members, AND was
swelled by the gallery adherents OF
New Orleans.
Rodenberg pleaded for the adop-
J tion Of the report of his COMMITTEES,
in the interest of parliamentary
decency and Justice to the commit
teee." He said that he did not be-
lieve the people wanted to celebrate
the opening of the canal with an ex-
position by one state, but with one
that should be national.
Representative Knowlands. IRE
publican, California; answered Rod
enberg, speaking for San Francisco
He read telegram from the cit
izens of Alameda county, pledging
1000, 900 additional to the SUM
raised in San Francisco.
Hayes, Republican, California;
said no sane man would go to New
Orleans in the summer. Mckinley.
Republican, California; declared
that, including the island POSSESSIONS
San Francisco was the center of pop
ulation of the United States, ana
should not therefore, be considenadt
an out-of-the-way place for holding
an exposition.
Rucker, Democrat, Colorado,)