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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19
BENTLEY BRUAIBAUGH RECEIVES
FULL CHARGE FROM SHOT
GUN.
LOOKING INTO GUN BARREL
Mother at Scene of Accident But
Father Was in South
Dakota.

A shocking accident, which in
'stantly ended the young life of Bent
ley Brumbaugh, occurred at 1880
o'clock Saturday forenoon. The boy,
who was a son of Prof. and Mrs. ].
F. Brumbaugh of 726 Eighth street,
and who was IL years old, was visit
ing young friend, Robert Pritchard
ut the E. T. Pritchard home about
three and a half miles west of
Grants Pass, and the two boys had
just returned from a fishing and
hunting trip. Young Brumbaugh
and friend had No. IL shotgun, and
ON reaching the house the butt of
the gun was rested on the edge of
the porch, and Bentley was
looking down the barrel, when
the weapon slipped the impact dis
charging the gun. The boy received
the full charge in the Left side of the
head; and the entire left side of the
face and a part of the back of the
head were blown away.
Mrs. Brumbaugh was present at
the Pritchard home at the time of
the death of her son, she and the
three children having gone to spend
the day with the Pritchards. DR..
Loughridge was Immediately sum-
moned but the boy had been killed
instantly. Coroner Stricken also Wis
tied the scene. and deciding that
death was purely accidental, no in
quest was held.
Mrs. ]. F. Brumbaugh and three
children have resided in Grants Pass
for the past two years, coming here
from Vermillion, S. D., where Prof
Brumbaugh is at the head Of the law
department in a South Dakota insti-
tuition at Vermillion He spends his
vacation periods in Grants Pass with
his family, who reside here on ac
count of the climate
Mr.. Brumbaugh arrived here on
Thursday morning and the funeral
was held in the afternoon, Rev VIM
R. Jeffrey officiating. The inter
ment was at |. o. o. F. cemetery.
Bentley Brumbaugh was a bright
lad, a student of the Grants Pass
public schools and his death causes
profound sorrow over the entire
city.
The boy was the eldest of the three
children. a brother and sister sur
viving
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19
EQUAL. SUFFRAGE MEET
ING FOR SATURDAY

Ladies of the Josephine Co. Equal
Suffrage league are planning to
make their mass meeting Saturday
afternoon at the Commercial club
rooms a success in every way, and
an afternoon of enjoyment, and for
that occasion the following FRO
gram has been arranged:
Music. ...... High School Glee Club
Equal Suffrage From Standpoint
of a Teacher" "...... Mrs. Conklin
Equal Suffrage as Related to
Domestic and Social Life.
............... Mrs. Hildreth
Solo am Coming to Take My
Dishes and Go Home Mrs Basler
Excerpts From Expert Students
of Political Equality Mrs. Harris
Reading" Josiah Aliens Politi-
cal Aspirations" Mrs Bartlett
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19
DIR. JOHN HILL MAKES
SPEECH HERE FOR TAFT

Heralding President William How
ard taft as the progressive of the
progressives, the worldwide progress
sive, DR., John Wesley Hill of New
York, addressed Grants Pass
throng at o'clock this afternoon
for ~ or 10 minutes from the rear
of train No. 13.
The representative OF the presi-
dent was met up the road by Joseph
Moss, c. II. Clements, II. L. Gllkey
and o. S. Blanchard, the four Grants
Pass men accompanying the speaker
to this city. Blanchard introduced
DR.. Hill as the representative of
"our next president.
The New York man Immediately
launched out in an oratorical ad-
dress, declaring Mr.. Taft to be the
peacemaker of the twentieth CEN
Itury, dwelling on the arbitration
treaties declared the president to
be the first to adopt a scientific plan
to handle the tariff, that is, by tar
iff commission, and stated that sci
ence and reason" would control that
problem instead Of partisan politics
we have a statesman In the
white house" said DR.. Hill, "a great
progressive Motion is not pro-
gress We see certain people bob
bing up and down and getting no
where. That is not progress. VIII
liam Howard Taft is the greatest
progressive since Lincoln. and he is
the nearest approach to Lincoln in
many virtues"
The speaker then referred to
Taft's connection with the postal
bank law, the railroad rate law and
rebates, and the injunction initiated
by the president enioining the rail-
roads from carrying into effect their
raise in rates. He continued:
I'VE hear 1t said Taft has no
backbone want to say that he
has the greatest backbone that ever
stood perpendicular with the earth "
Then Or. Hill euloglzed the pres
ident for his work in creating the
corporation tax bill, mining bureau
and its results IN saving human
life the chidren's bureau, which is
designed to watch over the child
workers, and the parcels post; and
then stated that Mr. Taft was re.
8ponsible for much varied and com
mendable legislation beneHtting poor
and rich alike.
The speaker declared that Roose
yelts interference IN the senate with
Tafts arbitration treaties put the
United States back % years.
lie closed by declaring Mr.. Tai
TIE real progressive Of the UniteC
states and a man worthy Of the sup
port Of the American people
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19

word of the actual condition of the
Titanic survivors aboard the Car
pathia, was received here this after
noon in an almost coherent wireless
message. 1t read
Survivors in distraction. We
pray God for saving us. Helped by
another boat with rescue Men pat
- -"
Here the current failed and all
additional the operator could gather
was the signature, which seemed to
be "Mabelle Thomas"
The statement that another boat
helped in the rescue has renewed
hope here, relatives of the passen-
gers hoping that others may be res
cued besides the survivors on the
Carpathia.
Only one hope remains. 1t is be-
lieved the Titanic drifted over thirty
miles from the time she struck to the
time she sank and that possibly some
of the life boats lowered early drifted
away before the Carpathia arrived.
The weather of Nova Scotia, however,
was foggy last night and with a heavy
thunderstorm travelling eastward, lit
tie hope is entertained for rescuing
the survivors who may still be anoat.
NEW YORK, April 16.-All New
York is stunned today by the appall-
ing loss of life to passengers aboard
the wrecked White Star liner Titanic,
which was supposed to have been vir-
tually unsinkable.
A long line of hysterical men, wo-
men and children besieged the offices
of the White Star line, begging for
some definite information.
Company officials, however, we're
unable to hold out hope, explaining
that they are in the dark concerning
the fatalities and nothing will be
definitely known until the arrival
here of the Virginian and the Car
pathia, the two ocean liners first to
reach the side of the ill-fated yes
sells
Police reserves were scarcely able
to control the crowd in front of the
offices Of the White Star line Ex-
ira clerks were put on to handle the
inquiries, each supplied with certi-
fed copy Of the list Of survivors
The White Star officials are bit
terly censured for issuing false re
ports and comforting relatives and
friends by assurances that all pas
sengers had been transferred to 9th
er vessels, and that It was expected
that the Titanic would be toweC
safely into port A detailed explain
alton for this action has not beer
forthcoming. the officials at the sam,
time admitting they knew the ri
tanic had foundered several hour
before the public announcement wal
made Company officials attempted
70 defend their action by saying the
dld nor feel justified in alarming The
world untll positive confirmation ha,
been received or one Of the steamer
CARRYING the survivors had dockad
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Assur-
ance that the survivors Of the Titanic
will be summoned to Washington 70
tell a committee Of congress Of the
reported inability Of the Titanic to
save the lives Of other passengers
came this afternoon when the senate
adopted a resolution introduced by
Smith Of Michigan calling for a thor
cugh investigation Of the disaster
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19
stoneman Goes Free

Circuit court has adjourned un-
Ill Monday. An interesting case was
that OF Ed Stoneman Of Leland,
charged with selling liquor in pro-
hibition territory. The jury brought
in a verdict Of not guilty. Stoneman
was found guilty in the justice court
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19

Miss Mary VanNoy, who has been
here since last November, visiting
with her grandmother Mrs. Tolin
and family, has returned to her home
in Seattle
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19

WASHINGTON. April 1G.-iFat
ooean steamers Of great size do not
carry sufficient life boats TO care for
,he passengers in the event Of dies
ter. was the statement made here this
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19

NEW YORK, April 17.--Although
y hours have elapsed since the
White Star liner Titanic went down
on the New Foundland shore, II Is
sin q question Of how many passen-
gers we're saved and how many
drowned
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19

afternoon by Supervising Inspector
Ohler of the steamboat inspection SER
vice.
PORTLAND, April 16.-It is be-
lieved that five or more residents of
Portland were on board the liner Ii
tanic when she sank. The Portland
men and women VINO may have per-
ished are:
Herman Klabber, wealthy operator
in hops; f. M. Warren, president of
the Warren Packing company, and
Mrs. Warren; Mrs. James r. Watt,
her 1S-year-old daughter, Bertha.
j, B. Brady vice president of the
State Bank of Pomerey, Wash, was a
passenger
LOS ANGELES, April 16.-Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Miller Clark of Los
Angeles are feared today to be
among the Titanic victims. Clark
is the son of j. Ross Clark, vice pres
ident of the Salt Lake railway and
nephew of Former Senator w. A..
Clark Of Montana.
Clark, who is 2S years old, is sup
intendent of the Los Aamitos sugar
factory near Santa Ana.
Mrs. Maud G.. Brown, society wo-
man of venice, Cal, was another pas
senger on the Titanic. She came to
Venice recently from Denver.
NEW YORK, April 17.-There are
only 705 survivors Of the Titanic dis
aster aboard the Cunarder Carpathia,
according to a wireless message re-
ceiyed here at 1:10 o'clock this after
noon from Winfield Thompson. Bos-
ton newspaper man, who is a passen-
ger on the Franconla.
The White Star officials earlier in
the day had announced that the Car
pathia carried S6S of the Titanic's g
survivors. Thompson's message an
nounced that the Carpathia was due
in New York at p. m. Thursday It
said:
THE Franconia established com
munication with the Carpathla at
6:10 this morning "wednesday, New
York time) At that hour the Car
pathia was 4S9 miles from the Am
brose channel light, and making 13
knots an hour. It was in no need OF
assistance. The Carpathia has but
705 survivors OF the Titanic on board
The Franconia is relaylng personal
messages from survivors to Sable
Island"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
HIS FIRST SPEECH
Taft Begins Three Days Cam
paign at Alliance, O.
Talks Prosperity and COnfi-
dence to the People.
FROM The REAR PLATFORM
Factories at Salem Shut Down
Before His Arrival.
To Give the WOrkmen a Chance
to See Him.

Alliance, Ohio, March 8.-President
Taft began his three days campaign
| through Ohio and Illinois today with
a long talk about political conditions
in Ohio with L. c. Lay1in and VIM. H.
Miller, two of the Taft leaders. Mr..
Laylin said; Things are looking up
in Ohio"
The president probably will make
many rear platform speeches in Ohio.
At Salem the factories shut down for
15 minutes and a great crowd await
ed the arrival of the train. The presf-
dent had no opportunity to address
the crowd.
The president made his first rear
platform speech at Alliance. He
preached prosperity and said in part:
Prosperity is the first thing that
we should seek, because it means hap
piness to everybody. We may have
d prosperity that is merely specious.
We may have our mills running to
the full, and yet there may be some
thing of corruption in society and in
the violation of law through trusts
and combinations and Determinations
of railways that make that prosperity
one that really does not help us in the
end.
But omitting that and assuming
that everybody is obeying the law-and
we are trying to make them obey the
Iaw-it is prosperity and business that
we should look to. and the agitation
that creates a lack of confidence among
those who have capital invested is not
for the good of the people. Therefore,
what we want is, as far as we can, to
have the quiet confidence that makes
everybody look after his own business
and put as much money in it as he can
and then jobs will be many. wages will
go UP, we will all have money to buy
shoes for our children and those of US
that like comfort can eQiOV it
What / would press on you and
what I would press on myself is the
necessity for inspiring confidence in
your government. 1t is wise we should
not cultivate hostility between classes,
between persons similarly situated, but
we should all have confidence in one
another because we are in the same
boat
IF we have prosperity then it is the
poorest man that gets the best out of
it. When we don't have prosperity the
rich can be comfortable STILL but it is
the poor man that SUFFERS:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
CROP ESTIMATES
Agricultural Department Makes
Public Its March Report.
Less Wheat in Farmers Hands
Than Last Year.

Washington March S.-The de-
partment of agriculture's March crop
report issued today estimates:
Wheat-Quantity remaining on
farms March 1 was about 122,O25, 900
bushels, or 1876 per cent of the 1911
crop, against 162,7O5, 900 bushels, or
25.6 per cent of the 1910 crop, on
farms March 1, 1911, and 16O,214OOO
bushels, or 23.4 per cent of the 1903
crop, on farms March 1, 1910. About
56:1 per cent of the crop will be
shipped out of the counties where
grown, against 55.6 per cent of the
1910 crop and Gil per cent of the
1903 crop so shipped.
Corn-Quantity remaining on farms
March 1 was about 884,069,GOO bush
els, or 34.9 per cent of the 1911
crop, against 1,165,37S.O00 bushels, or
400 per cent of tho 1910 crop on
farms March 1, 1911, and 977,561, 900
bushels, or 38.3 per cent of the 1909
crop on farms March 1. 1910.
About 20.5 per cent of the crop will
be shipped out of the counties where
grown, against 22.9 per cent of the
1909 crop SO shipped. The proportion
of the total 1911 crop which is mer-
chantable is about SOL per cent,
against S6-4 per cent of the 1910 crop
and S2.5 per cent of the 1909 crop.
Oats-Quantity remaining on farm
March 1 was about 2S9. 1856, 900 bushels.
or 3A per cent of the 1911 crop, against
442, ,665, 900 bushels. or 37.3 per cent Of
the 1910 crop on farms March 1, 1911
and 365, ,432 900 bushels, or 36.3 per cert
of the 1909 crop on farms March l, 1910.
About 28.8 per cent of the crop will
be shipped out of the counties where
grown, against 30.6 per cent of the
1910 crop and 32.7 per cent of the 1909
crop so shipped.
Barley-Quantity remaining on farp: 8
March 1 was about 24,760 900 bushels, or
15-5 per cent of the 1911 crop, against
33,498,000 bushels, or 1913 per cent of
the 1910 crop on farms March 1, 1911,
and 1862, GOO bushels, or 24.6 per cent
of the 1909 crop on farms March 1, 1910.
About 57.2 per cent will be shipped out
of the counties where grown, against
500 per cent of the 1910 crop and SIS
per cent of the 1909 cron so shinped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
ROBBERS ORGANIZED.
New York Men Lose Heavily Through
Truck Thieves Work.

New York. March S-That ten organized
hands of criminals are robbing silk i'm
porters and dry goods wholesalers in the
Warehouse districts of New York City of
Is the assertion made by officials of the
Team Owners association. According to
merchants and truckmen, the losses in
the past six months have been double
what they ever were before Though sew
eraI truck thieves and loft burglars have
been arrested in that time there has been
no apparent decrease in the number of
robberies-
The thieves have little difficulty in mar
Ixetine their loot and it is difficult to
identity the goods after they have been
taken from the original packages and dis
posed of. The robbers, it is said, receive
less than ten per. cent of the actual value
of the stolen goods
In order to cope with this reign of crime,
the team owners have organized a detec-
tive force which will cooperate with the
police department
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
Washington Officers Would
Send Three Armies South.
If q. s. Intervenes 100000 Men
VIII Be Used.
TROOP OF CAVALRY START
Anarchy Feared When Rebels
Reach Mexico City.
Americans in Border Towns
Ask Protection From Bandits.

Washington, March S.-A regiment
of cavalry ordered to the border by
President Taft is believed in Washing
ton to be only the first of a number of
regiments that will move in the same
direction within the next few days
Admitting the truth of the statement
that a plan contemplating the move
ment of 100000 regulars and militia to
Texas is now before General Wood,
officers in the war department express
ed firm belief that even such an army
would not be big enough to meet the
exigencies of the campaign should it
be found necessary to send troops over
the border into Mexico.
''An army of 1000 would be none
too large to occupy Mexico and would
necessary to intervene. that even a
much greater number win be found
necessary in the end said one officer
today.
AS drawn by the war college, the
plan of campaign contemplates the CO.
operation of the army And navy.
Troops would be sent into Mexico in
three divisions, two marching south
from the Rio Grande and one entering
Mexico by way of the Gulf. This lat
ter division would be accompanied by
the fleet under the cover of whose
guns the troops would be enabled to
land without serious opposition.
Expect Anarchy at Capital.
Belief is expressed that the move
ment of troops begun today will quiet
ly continue until a large army of regu-
lars is encamped along the border.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
BLOCKED BY SNOW
Heaviest Snow of Year Stops
Kansas Trains.
Union Pacific and Rock Island
Tied Up.

Before morning the railroads of
Kansas will be under the siege of a
complete blockade if the present
weather conditions continue. Already
this afternoon the Rock Island and
Union Pacific roads are stopping all
trains at terminals with number of
freight and passenger trains stuck in
snow drifts. In southwest Kansas the
Rock Island is without service on ac-
count of the snow and wind. The
Santa F'e reports the heaviest snow
storm of the season in the vicinity of
Newton The Missouri Pacific. Frisco,
Katy and other roads preparing
to break the impending blockades.
Beginning this morning the wind
began to whistle through the deep
snow cuts along the lines of the Rock
Island and Union Pacific in north
western Kansas on their lines running
to Colorado. The Missouri Pacific cuts
were visited by the wind storm also.
Soon this wind had loosened the crust
of the ten inches covering the ground
in this part of the country and before
noon trains were tied up behind huge
drifts of snow that had filled the cuts.
Later this morning the wind swept
over the prairies in southwestern
Kansas. Here the Rock Island met
similar trouble. The snow was thrown
from the banks at each side of the
railroad right of way and pitched in
to the tracks as though it had been
shoveled there with mammoth plow.
This afternoon the Rock Island is
holding all eastbound California and
southwest local trains at Liberal,
Pratt and Buck1in, Kansas. All the
rotary and wedge snow plows in this
district have been rushed to the
southwest to clear the tracks.
Northeast of Topeka on the Horton
line of the Rock Island, the wind has
filled the cuts and trains have been
stalled Officials of the road say that
snow is falling now and is accompan
led by the wind. They give no prom
ises of relief.
The Union Pacific has all of it's east
bound trains held up behind a snow
blockade at Wilson, Kansas.
It is snowin~ now between BeIleville,
Kansas and Limon, Colorado. Accom-
panied by the wind that did the damage
this morning it is probable that every
thing will be blocked before night.
The Santa F'e reported late this after
noon that none of their trains were
held up behind drifts. 1t is showing
the hardest in history in the vicinity
of Newton and with a little wind that
is sure to follow the road is preparing
to send their pIows through the drifts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
WEATHER is COLDER.
Mercury Takes Uncomfortable Slump
and End Is Not Yet.

There is halt today in the snow
melting process due to a cold north
erly breeze that is holding down the
mercury. Colder weather is predicted
for tonight, and more snow flurries.
1T has been long time since we
have been able to put up fair wealth
er flag" remarked sunny Flora.
I'VE predict snow fIurries each day,
but regardless of this fact we've been
melting off more snow than we've
been getting. Thursday three inches
of snow were melted off making the
depth of snow on the ground this
morning SO inches, as against over
16 inches a few days ago."
The shippers forecase would indt-
ter in the neighborhood of 10 de-
grees Saturday morning which is re-
markably cold for this time of year.
There are those who can remember
picking dog tooth violets in Kansas
on March 8.
The fact that there is snow on the
ground all the way from Oklahoma to
the North pole keeps the temperature
down. The present cold snap is caus-
ed partially by an area of high pres
sure over Montana.
The temperature at O'Clock this
morning was 90 degrees, but by 10
O'Clock the reading was 21.
The shippers forecast reads: Pro
tect So hour shipments north against
temperature of degrees; west
against 10 degrees; south, 10 to Is
degrees; east Is to 20"
There have been snow fiurries off
and on the greater part of the day,
and they are expected to continue to-
night and tomorrow. The wind at
O o'clock was blowing IL miles an hour
from the north. The hourly readings:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
TAFT COMING WEST.
The President Will Spend Three Days
in Ohio and Illinois.

washington, March S.-With two of
his more important speeches already
prepared and with several White House
portfolios full of material for others,
President Taft left Washington last
night for a three days visit to Ohio
and Illinois.
Plans for President Taft's trip to
New England are completed. The pres
ident will make at least a half dozen
speeches in Boston and two in New
Hampshire, and will ride at the head
of the ST. Patrick's day and "evacua-
tion day. parades in Boston. He will
speak in New Hampshire at Nashua
and Concord. He will leave Wash
ington on Sunday night, spending Nor
day in Boston, Tuesday in New Hamp-
shire. and probably be back in Wash
ington on Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08
MRS. GRACE IN JAIL.
Husbands Theory Is She Shot Him
While Dreaming.

Atlanta March S.-That his wife
shot him unintentionally while dream
ing was the unique theory said to have
been advanced today by Eugene H.
Grace who lies critically wounded
while his wife is in Jail in connection
with the case. It came as a part of
the maze of conflicting charges which
have baff1ed local police officers.
Mrs. Grace, who was rearrested yes
terday and whose husband from his
bed caused to be issued a writ to re-
cover several insurance policies from
her is still held without bail. She
persists in saying she is innocent.
There was little change in the wound
ed mans condition this morning.