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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
DEMOCRATS AGAIN BLOCK
TWO.BATTLESHIP PLAN

Washington. Aug. 6.-Democratic repre-
scntativcs, opposed to the House reced-
Ing from it's position Of refusing to agree
to the Senate's amendment to the naval
appropriation bin providing for the build
.ng of two battleships. caused the failure
of the third democratic aucus on the
question tonight by remaining away
from the meeting and thereby preventing
a quorum 50 no action could be taken.
Another caucus will be called In a few
days and the battleship advocates Express
confidence that they will then have suf'
licient strength to force an appropria-
l ttap for at 49, ANA vessel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
STARTS WORK BY
CHALLENGE TO WILSON

New York, Aug. 6.-Charles d. Hilles.
chairman of the republican national COM
mittee, started the actual work of the
republican campaign at headquarters here
this afternoon. One of his frts acts was
TO issue a long statement In which he
challenged Governor Woodrow Wilson to
explain Just where he stands In regard
to the leading political Issues. Mr., Hnres
declared that the hght is between the
republican principles and those of the
democrats and referred TO the new party
movement as representing a personal
distraction" declaring that from its
very nature II must be transient"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
CANAL ZONE TO HAVE
ONE MAN GOVERNMENT

Washington. Aug. 6.-The future of the
Panama canal Will rest in the hands OF
a "one-man government" through the de-
cision Of the Senate to-day to support "A
plan already endorsed by the House OF
Representatives. BY a vote of 43 to II II
adopted \ PROVISION giving the President
control OF all affairs at Panama, with
power to appoint a governor to COM
plete. govern and operate the canal ana
canal zone.
Spurred on by n special message from
President Taft urging the need of i'm
mediate legislation TO provide for the or
ganization of a canal operating force
the Senate made marked progress to-da.
on the canal bill. The question of tolls
and tho proposed free passage of Amer.
lean ships. was under discussion when
adjournment was taken tonight.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

Nod, owned by DR.. R. A. Van Worst Of
Cincinnati. O..
Among the yachts present Tuesday
at the regatta was THE Gym Girl" a
power boat. built in Geneva. N. Y.
This boat was driven by Miss Mabel
Ford OF Cleveland. Ohio. who. with a
party of four young ladies, sailed
through the Ere canal. the locks, up
Lake Champlain to st. Adams Bay.
returning here for the races yester-
day. Miss Ford is proud OF the fact
that the party consists only Of la lies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

that the railroad and steamship lines
entering the city should be encouraged
to provide adequate facilities for the
prompt delivery OF food products. for
sale by auction on the premises. for
temporary storage. both cold and gen.
eral. to carry over one or two days sup
plies. and to publish bulletins to show
when the supplies are TO arrive.
With the publication of the market
needs and supplies the committee be-
lieves the primary or Wholesale prices
would be fixed by auction II the products
are offered In lots suitable FOR purchase
By retailers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
Tells Persistent Inquirer about
Liquor Traffic to "Go to a
Primary School"
enters HALL DRAMATICALLY
Answers at Length and with
Much Earnestness Question
of Attitude on the Ne.
gro Question.


Chicago. Aug. 0.@The second days
session OF the national progressive
convention was given over almost en-
tirely to Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who
in addition to delivering his long
awaited confession Of faith" answered
Mt some length and with q good deal
of earnestness a question as to his at
titude on the negro question.
The delegates cheered Colonel
Roosevelt Tor more than an hour
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The doors Of the convention hall had
been thrown open 10 the public after
Colonel Roosevelt reached the Coliseum
and the big auditorium held one Of it's
greatest crowds. The rush for places was
so great that the fire marshal soon or
dered the doors closed again.
There were thrills, too. when Colonel
Roosevelt was interrupted several times
with questions. The same spectator In
the galleries who yesterday fired the
query at former Senator Beveridse, de-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

The aggregate cost Of trust" inves-
tina t,ons thus far made by Congress has
been SIZE, 900. The cost of the Stanley
atse, investigation WINS $4,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

hines Graham Phelps Stokes. million
aim sociaiist, saws II tenet of sociaiistic
doctrine IL that the man who doesn't
osys q produce saXthlng Gaa 10 huDgEx.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
PLURAL OF GEESE.

PLURAL OF GEESE.
You say plural Of goose is geese
This shows your language loose Is:
For all tailors never will cease
To call plural of goose gooses,
90. asliug Ip the Boston Record
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

Race one--Yachts Of % feet or up-
wards. twice over ftve-miie course; first,
Nymph, owned by Vanderbilt Webb; sec
ond. Snapper. wned by John Marrinan'
Race two--yachts % feet or under
twice over five-nile course. first, snap
.per,S owned BY, JOhp AaTIApaR; second.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23
CITIZENS PLAN STREET
PAVING AT LUNCHEON
From Tuesday 5 DaIly.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Twenty or more residents from
Washington boulevard, Lawnridge
avenue, Evelyn avenue and Manzan-
tia avenue gathered today at Hotel
oxford for luncheon and to discuss
plans for improvement of their re-
spective streets. The plan is to
make direct hard surface driveway
from the further territory to connect
with Sixth street pavement
c. l.. Hobart Of S18 Lawnridge
avenue was selected by the assem-
blage to name a committee of Ave,
which committee will take up the
question OF various kinds OF paving
material, costs and other features
coming into the problem. Mr.. Ho-
bart was instructed to name on this
committee two residents OF Washing
ton boulevard, two from Lawnridge
and one from Evelyn avenue, this
committee to act for all the streets
involved.
People on Washington boulevard
propose to consider a question OF
parking that thoroughfare, a center
parkway of 40 feet. The street is
100 feet wide. II this Is done It will
create an attractive thoroughfare.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23
l5S ACRE FRUIT RANCH
BOUGHT BY LOCAL nEN

Frederick Eismann and 7. B. Cor.
hell OF Grants Pass have purchased
through w, R. Nipper from Edward
Tilton his ranch of 155 acres locat.
ed ten miles up Rogue river and two
miles from Woodville.
The ranch is one OF the finest
tracts of land in Rogue valley. II
Is estimated to be worth from $40.
600 to $4,000, though it is under
stood that Mr.. Tilton consented to
let it go for price far below the es-
timated worth.
The place contains an orchard OF
100 acres, apple and pear trees from
three to five years old. The estate
fronts on Rogue river and is we'll
improved with necessary buildings
and a residence.
Mr.. Nipper states that Mr.. Tilton
probably win purchase another ranch
located near the city limits of Grants
Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23
GOLD BULLION WORTH
$1,000 FROM SMALL RUN

If the hundreds of persons who
thronged the exhibit hall at Spokane
and admired the ore exhibit from
Josephine county could have seen
four chunks of gold, weighing close
to $1,000, which H. G. Siskron has
just melted down from ore taken
from his quartz mine on Sucker
creek, then these Spokane residents
and visitors would have had further
"occular demonstration" of the rich
ness of the hills Of Josephine
county.
Mr.. Siskron came in yesterday
from his mine, which is known as
the January First, to make a ship
ment of bullion to the mint at San
Francisco.
The treasure was a cleanup from
a run of 121a tons through one
stamp mill and an arastre. The met
al weighed so ounces, and the owner
stated that it would bring him SIS
an ounce. probably a fraction more.
He does not count on losing more
than one ounce in the remelting of
the SO ounces at the mint.
The mine is located on Sucker
Creek, about four miles up that
stream from Holland, and about a
mile and half from the Mountain
ranch The property was located in
1905 and has several hundred feet
of development work.
One interesting feature connect
ed with it is that it is not for sale.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23
MERLE REYNOLDS is
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
lFrom Wednesday's Daily. }


Merle Reynolds, the 16-year-old
son of Mr., and Mrs. S. w. Reynolds,
residing on West G street, was shot
il the right leg shortly before 1
O'Clock this afternoon. The boy was
on his way to the Riverside school,
on his wheel and was at the west
end Of | street, near the woods, when
he heard someone in the brush close
by. Presently he heard a shot and
felt a sharp twinge of pain in the
right leg above the knee. The boy
rode into town and went to the office
of Dr. Loughridge By the aid Of
an X-ray machine the bullet was To-
Gated near the knee, where it had
lodged after penetrating to the bone.
then passing downward.
The boy was questioned by Chief
of Police Rowley and Marshal Rod
gers, but he says that he saw no one
and heard only the one shot. It is
supposed that the shot was fired by
someone hunting In the woods near
the street, but no clue has yet been
found to assist In Identifying the
hunter.
Chief Rowley and officer Rodgers
went to the scene of the shooting,
and found target, but no person
about. The officers were told that
three boys had been there a short
time before.
It was also stated that it has been
habit Of certain boys or men to en-
gage in target shooting in that reg
ion, much to the danger of passers-
by. The chief asked that he be no.
tilted when such occurs again. or
elsewhere in the city limits, and ar
rests and prosecution will result.
The wounded lad is one Of the car
riers for The Courier. and he will
not be able to care for his work for
some days.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23
JOSEPHINE COUNTY ORE DISPLAY
Wins FIRST HONORS At SPOKANE
Five Thousand Pound Shipment of Sample Ores
Attracts Attention of Mining Men
to Southern Oregon.

"Mr. Mangum was guest at the
meeting OF the Spokane Mining
Mems club Wednesday at the noon
Gay meeting at the hotel Occur
dAlene and he gave short
address on the mining situation in
is state"
The Courier Saturday morning
put a news dispatch of Grants Pass
victory on the United Press wires to
the big newspapers of the west and
elsewhere in the United States. The
Courier sent the following.
Grants Pass, Ore, Feb. IT,
Telegraphic messages to Grants Pass
today from the Northwest Mining
convention in session at Spokane re-
port that Josephine county, Oregon,
was awarded first honors for mine
run of gold ores.
Grants Pass sent five thousand
pounds OF ore to the Northwest con-
vention, various mines being repre-
sented by from two hundred to five
hundred pounds Of ore each. The
Spokane Mining Mems club today
wired to Grants Pass thanking this
city for making the big display.
"Siskiyou county, California, won
first prize on display of specimen
rock"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

That big exhibit of ore sent by
Grants Pass to the Northwest Mining
convention at Spokane continues to
be a matter for admiration by many
men of the northwest. Today The
Courier received a letter from l.. ID.
Malone of Portland congratulating
the people of this city for the hand
some and comprehensive display. Mr..
Malone is secretary of the Oregon
branch of the American Mining con-
gress, and realizes the future profit
to Josephine as a result Of the ex-
hibit Mr.. Malone writes from
Portland under date Of February 10,
and says:
To The Courier, Grants Pass, Ore
Gentlemen: Through the columns
of your journal / desire to congratu-
late your people upon the splendid
exhibit which was sent to the North
west Mining convention. 1t was the
largest and the consensus of opin-
ion was that it was the best. Siski-
you came in second.
During the first day more than ten
thousand people passed through the
exhibit room. A special request
came In that It be held over Sunday
so that the people could have an op-
portunity to see It. | called at the
room about 1880 Sunday and the
room was crowded, many persons
standing on the outside Mr.. Man
gum will make a good report when
he. returns.
The mining convention was the
most enthusiastic ever held on the
coast. Eight states were represent
ed by many of their leading men.
The addresses were above the aver
age The action taken on public
questions will be far reaching and of
great benefit to the industry. Ore
gon was well represented and many
inqriries were made.
Through the Spokane Chamber OF
Commerce an invitation has been ex-
tended to the National American
Mining congress to hold its next
meeting in that city Spokane rails
ed the needed $4,000 in about two
hours, and will make 1t more II nec-
essary. We should boost for It; and
even though held In our sister state
II will do us much good.
The mining outlook is most prom
ising. A better day is soon at hand |
in the building up Of our second !
greatest Industry.
Any time that / can be of any SER
vice TO your people command me.
Very respectfully,
l.. d. MAHONE.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23
EUGENE EXCURSl0NlSTS
ARE ENTERTAINED HERE
(FrOm Sundays Daily)

What's the town that has the class
Bet your life, it's old Grants Pass
That was the yell.
Boola boola, boola boola
Boola boola, boola boola
Boola boola, boola boola
And Wen all boost for Grants Pass
AS We holler boola boo.
Repeated three time.
That was the song
Thus the Eugene excurslonists ar
rived in Grants Pass, a crowd OF hap
py jolly fellows, bound for a good
time on get-together trip extending
over the week and taking In all the
towns between their home city and
klamath Falls.
Grants Pass met them at the sta
tion and they were hustled in autos
to the Hotel Josephine, where, at
S o'clock banquet was served which
for merriment and hearty good cheer
will long be remembered, The pre-
tentlous affair was under the aus
pices of the Commercial club. Pres
i6ent sabin presided, and some happy
addresses We're made jy TIE visitors
and home people.
Seventy-six banQueters all told
sat down to the tables to an eight
course menu. The Grants Pass Com
merclal club orchestra, composed OF
eleven pieces delighted the entire as
semblage with number OF classic
selections.
The visitors expressed great appre-
citation Of the royal welcome extend
ed them by the business men of
Grants Pass.
Personnel of Eugene Party:
w. j. Adams, dentist; S. c, Dalton,
representative Glafke-Dlxon Co..
wholesale grocers; F.. E. Dunn, dry
good merchant; NJ. J. Duryea, presi-
dent Eugene Commercial club; Ray
Goodrich, assistant cashier First Ma
tional bank; w f. Gilstrap, manager
Morning Register; G. W. Griffin,
Griffin Hardware Co.; Rev p. X.
Hammond, rector st. Marys Episco-
pal church. Melvin Hansen, real es-
tate dealer; d. II. Hayes, representa-
tive s. II Friendly & Co.; II. r. Hol-
lenbeck, Hollenbeck & McMurphy
real estate; ]. o. Holt, manager Eu-
gene Fruit Growers association;
George Hug, principal high school;
L. G. Hulin, Stevens & Hulln Piano
House; w. l.. Kincaid, real estate;
w. A. Kuykendall, druggist; l.. L.
Lewis, representative Booth-Kelly
Lumber Co.; John s. Maglsdry, Mag
ladry e. Shumate, real estate; Geo.
II McMorran. McMorran e. Wash
burne, dry goods James Myers, rep
resentative Julius Goldsmith, whole
sale cigars, and w F. Osburn. pro-
prietor Hotel Osburn.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23

Continued on Page Five.)
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23

Mrs. G. w. Winetrout OF Grants
Pass received Intelligence Tuesday
Of the death OF brother residing at
Bucyrus, o., who had died on Sat
urday, February H. owing to the
time required to make the trip. Mrs.
Winetrout was unable to be present
o; the funeral.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23
20. S. BLANCHARD.
Newspapers on Grants Pass.

Arriving in The Courier office yes
terday were copies of Spokane daily
papers and in the Spokane Chronicle
and Spokesman Review Jose
phine county was featured con.
spicuously. In addition to a compli-
mentary article on the Josephine
display, the Chronicle featured a pic
ture of Mr.. Mangum and said
&c. l.. Mangum of Grants Pass,
Oregon. who is in charge of the
Josephine county ore exhibit. con-
sisting of 5000 pounds of rock,
wears unique convention badge
made of chunk of ore valued at
$4,000 to the ton. The ore from
which the badge was made is from
the 1900 level Of the famous Green
back mine near Grants Pass.
Mr.. Mangum said: There is a
big revival of interest in mining in
southwestern Oregon, and while the
fruit industry has been attracting
the greatest attention during the last
five years, today the mining inter
ests are paramount. There are more
than 200 mines in operation in Jose
phine county. There are many mag
nlfcent properties. among them be-
ing the Almeda, which above the
600 foot level has more than $780,
100000 worth Of gold ore blocked
out.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23

Arthur Conklin received a tele-
gram on Monday announcing the sud
den death Of his sister-ln-law, Mrs.
Rite o. Conklin OF Brooklyn, " Y,
who visited at his home here In
1906.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23
SUNDAY CLOSING ORDINANCE
AMENDED LAST NIGHT.
|hAYOR SMITH Is OPPOSED
Says He viii Apply State Law IL Lo.
cal One Passes Over His
Head.

The city council last nignt amend
ed the Sunday closing ordinance to
read that confectioneries, cigar
stores, baseball and other business
2are exempt from the lid. Today
Mayor r. G. Smith filed a veto
against the action of the council. The
mayors reasons and the veto mes
Sage follow:
TO the Common Council OF the City
X of Grants Pass:
n Gentlemen. herewith return to
you ordinance number 5S2, adopted
February 20, 1912, relating to
keeping open places Of business on
Sunday, without my approval for
these reasons
1. The ordinance is an attempt
to repeal the state law relating to
the same subject, which the common
kcouncil has no right or authority to
tdo; and its attempt to do so is an
tunwarranted and illegal attempt to
set aside the superior law of the
Estate. The constitution OF this state
gives municipal corporations the
fright to enact laws governing the in
habitants subject to the criminal
laws of the state The state Sunday
4 law is a criminal law, and the city
of Grants Pass has no more author
Eity to set aside the Sunday law of
the state than it would have to re-
3peal any other criminal law of the
state.
q The laws of the state make
every police officer a peace officer
and his duty is to enforce the laws
of the state as much as those of the
municipality Even though this or
dinance should be finally enacted by
council by their refusal to sustain
this veto l shall instruct the police
officers, as long as have the au-
thority, to enforce the state law CIV
ing a liberal construction in keep
ing with its letter and spirit.
8. l think it would be a stultifi
cation of my position to approvs this
ordinance knowing the council has
no such authority.
know that in many communities
municipal authorities are disposed
through the tacit consent of a part
of the people to permit open viola
tion of such laws, but such practices
unlawful and create a disrespect for
the laws and legally constituted au-
thority. If the council attempts to
set aside such law for the benefit of
some, why not set aside other laws
for the benefit of any who may re-
quest and demand it?
Respectfully yours.
ROBERT C. SMITH,
Mayor
Grants Pass, Feb. 80, 1912.
The vote to amend the ordinance
was as follows:
Yeas-Clark, Herzinger, Mclean,
Stricken, Wolfersberger, Daniels, Ev-
erton.
Nays-Caldwell.
The proposed plumbing ordinance
was held over two weeks and re-
ferred to health committee.
The ordinance was passed making
1t mandatory for all eating places,
drug stores and other places selling
beverages of any nature to take out
a license, payable 81 quarterly, and
making an affidavit that the pro-
prietor of such business does not
own federal government license to
sell liquor The ray vote on the or
dinance was Clark and Daniels.
The electric light ordinance was
laid over two weeks. the light COM
mittee in the meantime to find out
the cost of lighting in 10 cities in
Oregon. cities of about the popula
ton of Grants Pass.
The water ordinance was held over
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23

Grants Pass and Josephine county
have captured the big blue ribbon at
the Northwest Mining congress in
session in Spokane. The Courier
last Saturday received the following
telegram from c. L. Mangum, who is
at Spokane in charge of the exhibit:
ITO The Daily Courier, Grants Pass,
Ore.
The mineral exhibit made by
Josephine county at the Northwest
Mining convention now in session in
Spokane is larger and better than
any other county exhibit in the en-
tire building. We were accorded
best position for display OF exhibits
and won first hcLors for mine run of
ores. siskiyou county. California,
won first honors for rich specimen
rock.
(Signed) &c. l.. MANGUM."
Winning first honors for mine run
of ores means first honors over all,
as this is what the mining world is
always interested in more than any
other feature in mineral display.
Siskiyou county was there with her
display OF rich specimen rock and,
as related in the dispatch from Mr..
Mangum, took first honors On that
class of exhibits. Josephine, while
congratulating herself, also extends
congratulation to old Siskiyou on
getting some of the glory.
Thanks Grants Pass.
The shipping to Spokane of the
heavy tonnage of ore from Grants
Pass took the Spokane people by sur
prise, and they were So enthusiastic
and appreciatiye of the bold stroke
by Grants Pass that the following
telegram came yesterday from the
Mining Mems club of Spokane, ad-
dressed to o. S. Blanchard. The
message reads:
%. S. Blanchard, Grants Pass.
Mining Mems Club of Spokane
wishes to express its appreciation of
interest and splendid representative
mineral exhibit of Grants Pass and
Josephine county, Oregon, at the
Northwest Mining convention. The
exhibit room is crowded with visit
ors from morning till midnight.
wv. w. CLIFFORD, Sec'y."
The message was highly appreci-
ated by Mr.. Blanchard and all who
read it.
Invitation From Grants Pass.
Mr. Blanchard sent the following
message to Mr.. Mangum:
&c. L. Mangum, care Northwest Min
ing congress, Spokane, Washing
tom
Express to the convention Jose
phine county's appreciation of kind
ness and attention shown. Invite
convention 10 meet here, the center
o, mining industry of western Oregon
and northern California.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-23

II. y. Hendricks went to Wolf
Greek Tuesday on business.