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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-11-15
WOULD ASSIST IN CONSTRUCTION
OF COAST LINE.
GRANTS PASS TO THE COAST
business Men Discuss Taking Over of
Draper Survey and Right of
Way.

A railroad from Grants Pass to the
coast reaching tide water at Cres-
cent City, is the optimistic picture
which DR.. J. F. Reddy. the Medford-
ite who does things, the booster of
boosters who has left tracks of pro-
gress in Spokane and other cities.
that have taken their places on the
map in capital letters, sees in the
horoscope of this city.
Before a representative group of
the business men, the doctor, Tues
day evening, at the commercial club
rooms, unfolded the plans he had IN
mind, and expounded at length upon
the reasons why and the methods
for the accomplishment of the de
sired result and before concluding
made definite proposition 70 Grants
Pass through which The road can
come without further delay
DR.. Reddy proposes to join with
the people of this community, putting
in his cush and his time, and those
who know him realize what this
means He has been working along
the line of his proposition for some
time, and has it now i'm such shape
that there is every reason to believe
that it can be made to succeed.
The bic lumber companies at the
Crescent City end Of the line have
Joined in the project as also have
other large interests, and Dr Reddy's
plans include the taking over OF 10
miles of already constructed railroad
now serving the logging camps trib-
utary to Crescent City,
Mr.. Reddy suggests that the old
Draper survey be taken over this in
cluding 22 acres of terminal grounds
within the city Of Grants Pass. a right
of way already obtained as far as
Hays Hill. and a working survey the
rest OF the way to Crescent City An
option upon this has already been OBJ
tanned at a figure that is considered
reasonable This survey was made a
number of years ago, and the project
financed by San Francisco parties
Just before the big earthquake but
after that disaster the building could
not 20 forward. The % acres Of
terminals are near the old pine
Needle" factory The grade to the
coast was found good in all respects,
the highest elevation reached being
1920. a S.OoO-foot tunnel cutting
through the divide
Reddy made two or three alterna-
tive propositions to the city, and
second meeting will be held this ey-
ening at which the business men will
give them due consideration.
The citizens of Medford have been
working upon a road to Crescent City
for some time, and under the plan
outlined by Mr.. Reddy the two cities
can proceed in perfect harmony The
line from Medford would cross into
the Applegate valley, and would then
connect with the through line from
here seven miles from Grants Pass
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-11-15

Late Tuesday the county canvass
ling board completed the official
count of the Josephine ballots, and
the results are published in the Cour-
Ter in tabulated form, showing the
vote by precincts, today.
A total OF 2,24S votes We're cast
for president of the United States,
Roosevelt, with 796, being ninety in
the lead OF Wilson, who polled zoe.
TAFT, with 800, was fourth to Debs,
whose total was 4O4.
Jonathan Bourne Jr. had a good
lead for United States senator with
6S5 votes to 512 for Lane, his nearest
competitor Selling, with 413, was
SO behind Lane.
Congressman w. c. Hawiey was
fayorite in Josephine county for re-
election, receiving 76S votes to CSC
for r. G. Smith, the democratic nom
inee
Hanna, the republican nominee for
the office of prosecuting attorney
carried Josephine over Kelly by 261,
but this lead melted away before the
tremendous vote given the demo-
cratic candidate in Jackson county
Every republican nominee for
county office won by large leads, the
closest contest i'm the list being be-
tween f. f. Blanchard and Or. Ed,
Bywater for state representative.
Blanchard won with 81 votes to
spare.
Kenyon, for sheriff, led the social
list ticket with 66l votes, and A. c.
Hough for state senator, with 662
votes was leader of the indepen-
dents.
The mSiorlty against allowing
swine to run at large was 147 the
total being S26 yes and 973 no.
The vote on the county high school
fund was $50 yes and 7S9 no
Nine of the twenty precincts yot-
ed dry the dry ones including Mer-
lin, Fruitdale, Williams. Wolf Creek
and Grants Pass No. /.
The vote on the amendments was
as follows
Equal suffrage, yes l193; no
7S2.
Creating Office Of lieutenant gov
ernor, yes SAL; no 9S6
Divorce of local and state taxation
amendment, yes S93; no, $50.
Permitting different tax rates on
classes Of property yes, 934; no, S72.
: Repeal county tax option, yes, T.
OO3; no, 1893
Majority rule on constitutional
amendments yes, ASP; no, 121S.
Double liability on bank stockhol-
ders amendment. yes, 1898; no, 40S
Statewide public utilities regula-
ton. referendum, yes, LA; no, $50
Creating Cascade county, yes, i53;
no, 1861
lIiIage tax for university and ag-
ncultural college, yes, S5S; no, 924
Majority rule on initiated laws,
yes. j53; no. 121G.
County bonding and road construc-
ton act. Grange bill, yes, 976; no,
SS4.
Creating state highway depart
ment. yes. 476; no, 1924
Creating office Of hotel Inspector
yes, 311; no. 1.4l6.
Eight hour day on public works.
yes. 1850; no, 644.
Blue sky law. yes no; no, 966.
Prohibiting private employment Of
conyicts. yes l,1S2; no. Sos
Relating to employment Of county
and city prisoners yes. I1S1; no
$40.
state road bonding act, yes, $40;
no, 1852.
Limiting state road Indebtedness.
yes. 1862: no. 700
County bonding act Harmony BILL
yes. 90l; no, 94J.
Limiting county road indebtedness.
yes, 972; no, 775.
Providing method for consolidat-
ing cities and creating new counties.
yes. 691; no, GIG.
Income tax amendment, yes. 9Os
no. S71.
Tax exemption household goods.
res. go; no. 9O3.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-11-15

Jefferson d Cook elected justice
OF the peace at Three Pines In the
recent election, Is IN the city
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29
GIRL MURDERED
SUSPECT HELD
Man Had Enticed Girl to
Unfinished House and
Killed Her.

crandall, S. D.. Aug. 2s.-A man
about 45 years old, claiming to be w.
II. Wheeler, was arrested here yester-
day suspected of the murder of the
~l0-year-old Williams girl at Grand
Island. Nebraska, committed last
March. He answers the description
of the murderer and was identified as
a peddler seen in the vicinity Of
Grand Island at the time of the muir
der.
He has been under surveillance
some time and officers at Grand Island
nave been in touch with the authori-
ties here. On the pretense of getting
photographs at a t%hreshing rig, several
good snap shots We're taken Of the
suspect. When these We're received
in Grand Island, the sheriff there
wired the officials to arrest him.
The murderer saw the little girl
standing on the ice where others were
skating. lie approached and asked
her why she was not skating. She
told him she had nc skates. He then
persuaded her to go with him for a
pair which he vas to give her. He
took her to an unfinished house some
blocks away, then assaulted her and
killed her and covered the body with
lime. The remains were found two
days later. A reward of $4,000 wa
offered for his apprehension. Wheeler
will be held until the sheriff from
Grand Island arrives.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

law Immediately after their wedding.
He had two of his men servants fetch
a pair of balances. He babe his
daughter to climb onto the platform
which swung from n arm Of the bal
ance. Then he commanded his serv-
ants to heap the other platform Of the
scales with lev pine tree shillings.
taken from a monstrous iron-bound
chest. until the weight of them should
life from the floor the opposite plat
form on which sat the wondering
BetseN. She was rosy and plump, for
she had been fed on pumpkin pie,
doughnuts. Indian pudding n other
Puritan dainties, and it required a big
heap Of pine tree shillings to equal her
weight and lift her from the floor.
Then Captain Hull. after looking with
approval upon his daughter and the
great pile Of shillings. turned to her
husband and said: There, son Sam
uel, take these shillings for my daugh-
ter's portion; use her kindly and
thank heaven for her. It is not every
wife that is worth her weight in sill
YER"
The tradition is a pretty one. The
monopoly hat Captain Hull enjoyed
was still prettier. The richest pro-
tected corporation Of today must feel
lts pront a humble n compared with
the princely income that Hull enjoyed
from his monopoly on the mint house.
The court voted to allow him one shil-
ling IN every twenty that he coined in
payment for his services as mintmas-
ter. The court that provided such an
elaborate grant evidently didn't realize
how rapidly the money-making bust
ness would grow. Settlers flocked to
the mint with all sorts Of silver.
spoons. buckles, tankards and sword
hits and even bullion taken from buc-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29
Talks With Men of
National
At Washington. ID. q.
At Washington, ID. q.

Charles A. Spiess of Las Vegas, N.
Mex, who was president of the con-
stitutional convention. is not cheer
full over the prospects of peace in
Mexico. Mr.. Spiess, who is in Wash
ington on legal business and to con-
fer with republican leaders from the
new state, believes that the end of the
Mexican revolution is not in sight, and
that it will be weeks and perhaps
months before peace is declared.
The people who lie on the border
of Mexico know more about the con-
ditions in that republic than those
who reside here in the east" said Mr..
Spiess.
Il do not know what will be the out
come, but ! am sure that this govern
ment will have to take some action to
insure permanent cessation Of hostili-
lies. II is my opinion that the United
States has got to do something. What
that should he | am not prepared to
say.
I'VE are going to carry New Mexico
for President Taft" Mr.. Spiess con-
tinued. 1T seems to me to be a sure
thing h a New Mexico will give the
president her electoral vote. You see,
we feel that the new state owes the re-
publican party a deep debt. and we are
going to pay it. Taft has made a good
president, and is deserving Of re-elec-
ton. Things are looking a heap bet
ter for the president all through the
southwest. Between now and the
middle of October I think there will
be a vast change, and that 1t will be
all toward Taft"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29
CANAL BILL NOW \ LAW.

The last day of the session of con-
gross lust ended was signalized by the
signing of the Panama canal bill by
President Taft. No more important
act has been passed in recent years
In his remarkably strong and clear
memorandum accompanying his sig
nature. President Taft takes up the
several objections to the bill and liter
ally demolishes them. The frenzied
critics who thought they saw in this
bill a base violation of treaty obliga-
tions and the equally frantic interests
which seemed to think that the bill
would work havoc with the railroads
of the country. have only to read the
presidents memorandum TO he reliev-
ed of their approximations.
The Panama. canal is now to be
what the American people desired it
to he--a free waterway connecting the
coasts of the United States. enabling
American war and merchant vessels
to pass without let or hindrance he
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific. II
is also a neutral waterway. open to
all The countries of the world on equal
terms. so long as those countries OBJ
sorv, the rules laid down by the Uni
ted States for the operation of tho
canal. There is no discrimination
against any nation. n no concession
to America ships that is not already
granted by foreign nations To their
own ships. The ana is kept free
from The domination of the railroads.
Shipping, in order to get through the
canal, must be Independent and COM
petitivc, and no line owned by a rail
road and operated for th" purpose of
driving off competing lines can use
the canal. This is as the public would
have il, and the president II cou-
SrnsS are to be congratulated upon
the fact THAI in spite of determined
and powerful opposition the ana has
been made a true competitor of the
railroad S.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

rying on its part in King Williams
war. 1t subsequently issilea addition-
al notes. as 1t required. cash These
notes. were NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. towns
in the colony. and they bore. interest
at the rate of four or Ave per cent.
They were subject to much dsprecia-
ton. I...ys
2 With the notes and with the pine
tree. shilltngs. and other coins. brought
from England. the colonists were able
to struggle along III financial affairs
until revolutionary" ttbnes. Then tho
continental ,goternun4nt issued paper
money in ordersto raise funds for car
ryine on the war. The depreciation 0f
this money was great. In 1881 SOL
der sold $1,7so in paper money for
$40 in silver.
After the revolution Hamilton, a.
tablished the financial system Of the
new country. He. provided that. the
United States. should. assume the ma
tional debt in full, and that a nation
al bank and a mint should be estab-
lished in Philadelphia. Congress yot-
ed that gold. silver and copper coins
be made at the mint, and that dimes,
dollars and cents be legal tender in
place of shillings. pence and farth-
ings. So the old colonial monetary
system passed into history when the
colonies Of England became states Of
the United States.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

cancers in the Spanish main. Captain
Hull g~leefully boiled them down, the
family heirlooms and the pirates
prizes and made them into shillings.
And every twentieth shilling he drop
ped into his own pocket. or at least
into his own strong boxes. for his
pockets would hold only a tiny part Of
his income.
The magistrate soon realized that
Hull had the best Of the bargain.
They offered him a large sum in cash
II he would surrender his privilege.
But he merely answered that he was
satisfied. and kept on coming. King
Charles of England became alarmed
when he heard Of the trespass upon
the royal prerogative of coinage. But
Hull had friends at court. They told
would be cast. And for many years
after Hull kept on coming shillings
bearing the date Of 1852, and the king,
seeing no new shillings of later years.
believed that his loyal subjects had
obeyed him. Hull manufactured and
put into circulation enough coins to
keep the settlers fairly we'll supplied
with ready money.
In 1886 enterprising business men
Of Boston undertook to establish a
bank. 1t lasted only three years. Lat
err efforts to establish banks in Boston
were checked by parliament. Eng
land discouraged banking. as we'll as
manufacturing in New England, de-
string that the money affairs OF the
colonies be handled in London. as well
as hat the supply Of clothing. tools
and other things required by the COL
onists be made in English factories.
In 1896 the bay colony issued its first
notes, in order to secure cash for car
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29
..s TO WATER POWER.

Tho question of tho right Of the
federal government tn regulate water
power improvements or rights in nav
iHahl" streams is ~cnlishtened 10y the
phil"Iclphia Records assertion that
''there is no jurisdictional question
better settled" than this. Then i,
goes on with an argument which re-
peatr with equal dogmatism that i,
has bean decided that this is IAN eX
elusive right OF the states"
We can hardly accept this ilat as
~sertimn as conclusive, oven with re-
gard T." the old decisions. Ior as the
Records definition suggests. a large
share. of those decisions We're with
regard to "interior waterways and Wa
ter supplies While water supplies
and water power may have been re-
gardcd as in the same category in tn.
early days. We doubt If they lave been
conclusively so classed as they now
exist.
The right to take water supplies
from n ~navigable stream without in
reference from the general govern
ment we take to- be settled. Perhaps
if anyone should devise means to take
water power from such a stream with
out o~bstructing or interfering with
navigation, present or potential, he
would not be subject TO federal regu-
lation. But water power in such
streams is neither a part of the stream
nor its direct product. 1t is the en-
erey produced by the fall of water
from a height a~rtificiaIly produced.
and cfr,Jnf1rac jo rn,ioo hlo c.ro,r y, ,
that primarily or incidentally produce
that power. are within the Jurisdiction
Of the national government. The dis
tinction is clearly illustrated by those
at home. No one disputes the right
of cities to take water supplies from
the Red River of the North. But we
doubt very much if any court would
uphold an attempt to take power that
might be produced at government
dams constructed in that stream with
out the consent of the national gov
eminent and on the terms it may fix.
So much for the theory of the case.
The practical question is whether
there shall be putatively ~forty-eight
different systems of regulation in this
country. or one. And the multiplicity
VI regulations H'iuS out iitlIe nope
of any adequate policy to prevent the
repetition with regard to water power
of what has been done with regard to
railroads. The legislation Of the two
principal states in the union on this
subject shows slight recognition of
the importance of preventing monop-
oliZation of this power, or the fairness
Of putting some limit on the period
for which rights are granted.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29
INVESTIGATE COST OF COAL.
Chas. p. Neil Appointed to Carry OF
Proceedings,

Washington. Aug. 28.-A full report
to disclose who is proflting from the
present high prices of coal is promis-
ed for the house Of representatives by
the department Of commerce and la
Dor. Secretary Nagel has designated
Chas. p. Neil Of the bureau Of labor
to investigate in conformity with the
resolution passed by the house shortly
before adjournment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

miles of smokeless coal lands in the
state. an almost ineXhaustiblc supply.
Is meant by smokeless coal?
Wen, 1t is a coal the smoke of which
Is as white as steam. 1t contains, APP
parcntlN, no dirt, and vanishes in the
air almost as quickly as does steam.
lhere Is, of course, a big demand for
inns coal, n we are mining it in
large quantities.
built up a fruit industry hat promises
to become as profitable as any bust
ness In the state, and is today more
Prontable than the fruit cultivation of
my other state in the southwest. This
year We shall ship 1000 carloads of
Elberta peaches, mostly to the eastern
markets n to Europe. When it is
considered that these peaches bring a
big price, running into the thousands
for each carload. it may be under
stood how extensive the fruit industry
of Arkansas has become. We are on
~ in the beginning and do not intend
to stop until Arkansas has gained the
reputation of being the biggest fruit
state in the nation.
In politics, Arkansas, of course, is
democratic, and will continue to be
democratic. The state will give a big
ser majority for Gov. Wilson THAI it
has ever given a democratic candidate
Tor the presidency. We like Wilson
out that way. although in the Balti-
more convention our delegates were
for Clark"
Australia Watching Wool Tariff.
"Australia is watching With consid-
cradle interest the efforts of the two
parties in the United States to reduce
Abercromhie of sydney, New South
Wales. III the United States should
take down the bars and permit wool
TO come into this country Tree of duty,
ii would result in Il Very large in
crease in the expectation OF wool from
Australia to this country. So, too, if
the Australian farmers had the mark
cts of America opened to them, there
would lie a big expectation of mutton,
which would result. l think. in a ma
terial reduction in the cost of that
product iii this country.
The Australian people are exceed
insly fond of Americans. because the
Americans are nearer kin to them
THAN n other race on top of the
earth. True, the basis of the Australia
an people is the English, but many
years removed and the fact that the
two countries are geographically wide
~ separated. have made the Australia
ans distinctly different from the Eng
lish. | observed the increasing SINH
larity between h American and the
Australian on the occasion of the visit
of the United States feet to Australia.
| do not believe any visit from any for
cign power ever rouse greater en-
thuSiaSm.
Australia. you know, is a white
mans country, and we intend to keep
ii u white mans country. With this
in view Australia is building a navy
and establishing an army that will he
a credit to u people. We have no
fear of the Japanese or any other
oriental peoples. / him all of our
people will agree that he would well
come closer commercial relations With
the United States"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

Seeing that Governor Wilson insists
on publicity in connection with his
campaign fund, We have a suspicion
that a whole lot Of men this year will
make their contributions in their
wives names.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

A Philadelphia girl stole a sermon
from a preacher. read il. and was con-
verified. AS Thad Stevens said once
when a Quaker church touched him
for 500 he had just won at faro. God
moves in a mysterious way His Won
ders to perform"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29
DEspoNDENT: ENDS LIFE.

Des Moines. Ia, Aug. 2S.-Joseph
Falinsky, 20 years Of age, ended his
life yesterday by shooting. He came
from Chicago last month and was con-
nected with a local dairy company.
Dependency is said to have prompt
ed the shooting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

The rich Atlanta. Ga. beggar who
has been compelled to give up that
trade announces that he will become
a preacher. He should make a great
success raising funds for a new pipe
organ.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

They ought to call Juarez the hub
OF the universe. seeing that it's the
center of so many revolutions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

The Germans have already begun
their training for the next Olympic
games. Another stein. Hans!
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

Cleveland has made such a financial
success of the 3-cent municipal dance
hall hat W. shall expect to see her
undertake civic control of church So
cables and donkey parties.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

They're going to name the new bat
tleship the Pennsylvania. but what'll
they christen it WITHHOLD, or liquid
currency?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29
smokeless Coal in Arkansas.

Arkansas is the only state in the
union that has an almost unlimited
Howell, an Oil man Of Fort Smith,
Ark. There are some 10000 square
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

Pity the poor congressman. who can
no longer postpone the ordeal of going
back home and facing their consti-
tuents.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

The one pleasant feature about the
recall as applied to oriental potentates
and I.atin-American dictators is that
it has a Partisan attachment as a sting
remover.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

York girl who has just married Mr..
Papelo ZryzarkuXski. must be in con-
siderable doubt whether it was for bet
ter or for worse.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-29

over in Japan they say The king is
dead and then they hold their
breath for two months before adding.
Long live the king"