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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

NO MODEST ExpLoREas

NO MODEST EXPLORERS
who, In your opinion, is the
greatest hero Of polar espedI-
tIon7"
- don't pretend 70 be
Judge, but that fellow who
came back and owned up that
he wasn't the first 10 arrive
appeals 70 me pretty stronely.r
Detroit Free Press
The Meadows will be the scene
OF a series OF aeroplane flights by
a number OF ayiators OF information.
al fame the latter part OF this week.
Phil o. Parmaiee will drop w. NJ.
Morton from a parachute during a
flight. Cliff Turpin. another avi.
ator, will fly. In June Capt. J. u.
Martin and Miss Lillian Irvine.
bird lady, viii make several flights
at the Meadows.
James r. Blackstone, president Of
the Seattle Athletic. club, IA serious
ly III at the residence OF his brother.
AndreW, go MelrOHe av. ". He
has been suffering attacks OF heart
trouble for several weeks.
Funeral SERVES for Miss Dean
Rice, who was killed by the over
turning OF nm automobile on the
Bothell road. were held Mt Butter.
worth's this afternoon. The body
will be taken TO her former home AT
Ill.
After the rain, an old rain check
Gets us into the game, by heokI
Philadeiphla.--Ed o'Mallcy, a
bridegroom, took n
drink with stranger and missed
his wedding. When O'Malley came
to. 1875 was missing from his peck.
cts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

Los Angeles. Cais--Mrs. Cora
Blanche parkhurst. a wealthy wild
ow. tasted SO days 10 reduce her
weight and died suddenly of heart
failure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

steam ~hsier star D.. o. the Unit.
ed States Whaling Co.. attained
speed ~ IL miles mn hour on her
trial trip over the government
course along the cast shore OF
vaehon island yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

A ten.nails walk was taken BY
90 Monntaineers yesterday. The
MouniAineern took chartered
steamer 20 Colby and walked aiong
the beach 20 Point Glover and re.
turned on the boat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

San Franeisoo.--mrs. n. Lawson
nm. 1of years old. the oldest living
daughter OF the American reyoln-
ton. will cast her first vote In No
yember. and says Il will be for Taft.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06
so rnouonrFuL OF HIN

so THouoHrFuL or HIN
bridegroom two days after
weddlrol--i haven't seen any.
thing YET o. that 5000 cheek
from your father.
Brlds--Weli. you see. dear,
papa heard that your father had
already given Ne one, and he
knew Ne shouldn't care 70 have
duplicate presenss, - boesen
Transcript
The Central W. c. Y. U. viii hold
lsn monthly meeting In the
Plymouth Congregational church
Sixth and University. Tuesday. q
2 80 p. m. Rev. A. J. Daily VII
speak.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

Chioapo.--ho~srd y. Mccormick
has purchased fifteenth century
Persian fabric rus. appraised re.
Gently at 100000. It's worth while
being called" on to that carpet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06
About People

Canada. looking forward 20 the
time when her need for timber viii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

Sseubenviiie. o.--1sstle Hart, .
Cleveland actress. has been award.
ed $40 apiece for 30 letters writ.
ten her by Capt. Cheeks She sued
for tso.0oo damages for breach OF
promise. Good thing the letters
were not OF q burning type.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

A wild man from Bosneo has
nothing on the wild man In the
bIeschsrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06
Twelve thousand people v,

= messed the closing night Of the 4
= pure food and household show 1
: In Mammoth rink Saturday 4
+ night. 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

Some men draw pensions fer
having been shot IN the subssi-
iuts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06
|VC1VE!S1

May q. 1886.
up a reputation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

. A fire drill on the steamship 4
> Humboldt. shortly before she I
= tied UP TO the Seattle dock.
= was executed IN quick time by I
. the crew. The drill took but I
= three and half minutes. 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

Cambridge. Msss.--AIl Of the IA
nous clms Of the Harvard quad
rangle viii be cut down after the
Juno commencement and will be
replaced by red oaks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

A man who shutters makes a
poor temperance orator.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

DE. c. r. White moved 20 North.
,rn Bank bldg. 9Th and Pike. 80
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

= The seattle FedefatIon of
= Womcn's clubs viii conduct :
= home manufacturers raie. be. =
4 ginning May ia and ending the :
: 18Th. In the store room nj 4
= Marion and Third as.. In The =
= Central building. Z
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

After the rain, an old rain check
Gets us into the game. by heckI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-06

sizes and the blocks are all good, popul,,
shapes. colors, pearl-gray. light ana
dark-brown and black in the Soft H.,.
plain black and brown in the Derbies
The values are exceptional at u a.
Mere rgtnlshlns. sssse,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
WOULD GO TO 1915 FAIR
ON ELECTRIC CARS

b. II. Guthrie, connected with a
Portland wholesale house, was in the
city yesterday, being enroute home
after making a trip from Portland
to Oakland, California. to study
business conditions.
II expect to be able to 90 from
Portland to San Francisco, through
Grants Pass, on an electric line when
/ go to the big exposition in 1916"
said Mr. Guthrie, who seemed con-
fident in the belief that plans were
already laid for the completion OF an
electric railway up the Willamette
and through the UmpQua and Rogue
valleys to the big city to the south.
Business Of all kinds is on the
improvement" continued Mr.. Guth-
rie. you have the climate, the
scenic surroundings, the mines, the
fertile soil, and water for irrigation,
that will make OF this valley one Of
the most prosperous districts of the
west, and recovery here from the
period of business depression will be
rapid.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
BLAZE RESULTS
FROM CROSSED WIRES

AS the result OF the falling Of a
telephone wire across one OF the high
power wires Of the Rogue River Elec-
trio company a blaze resulted at
11:30 today in the electric companys
Office in this city, and burned hole
through the roof OF the little build
ing on z street between Sixth and
Fifth streets
Quick response was made by the
FIRE department, the auto engine
snorting up 10 the scene almost be-
fore the people OF the downtown dis
trict could get a look at the speed
ing red engine.
It was stated at the office OF the
company that as the result Of a
charge Of dynamite fred in work near
the Ament dam that a telephone wire
passing by and fastened 10 a tree
became dislodged and fell across the
power wire Immediately sheet Of
fame burst ont in the offce here
The power was shut on FOR about
Ian hour and q half as result
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
TENNESSEE GULCH PROPERTY
GOES To PORTLAND PEOPLE.
PRICE QUOTED AT $4,000
Mill viii he Installed and Dcvelop-
ment Work Pressed by New
Owners.

One of the biggest mining deals of
the season was closed in this city yes
terday when Husselton and Wagner
sold their Tennessee Gulch property
to parties from Salem and Portland.
the price realized being quoted at
$4,000.
The property sold is at the mouth
of Tennessee Gulch, tributary to
Josephine creek, in what was one of
the richest placer districts of the ear
lly days. 1t consists of free milling
quartz, having three distinct leads.
upon one of which a body of excep-
! tionally rich ore was struck during
the past winter, this strike having
brought it into public notice, and be-
ing responsible for its present pur-
chase by the investors from the
north.
] The mine is one of the old-time
prospects upon which a great deal of
work was done before the rich vein
was found, although 1t has made
good returns in the yellow metal
through ground sluicing. Three tun-
nels have been driven a distance of
! 500 feet on the veins, in one of the
tunnels ore returning values of $10O
per ton being struck
Tennessee Gulch was the scene of
some fabulous strikes in the earlier
days of placer mining, parts of this
gulch, and of Josephine creek, OF
which it is a tributary, paying at the
rate of 100000 per mile. For
wears the search for the mother lode
has been pursued, and the purchasers
believe they have it now located on
their new property
The eagerness of capital to invest
itself in Josephine county mines is
shown by the fact that other parties
were expecting to get this same prop
erty, and reached Kerby day before
yesterday, only then to learn that It
was being taken over by others. c.
l.. Mangum, the mining expert, says
that there never was a time when
Grants Pass was so filled with mining
men looking for investments as at
present He states that there are
now four men here who left the min
ing fields OF Mexico because OF the
continuous wars there, and that they
would henceforth. operate in the
Grants Pass district Letters just
received by Mr. Mangum announce
the coming OF another party from
Mexico, to arrive here about the 22nd
inst.
The new owners OF the Tennessee
Gulch mine will install machinery at
once. and proceed with the develop
ment Of the property
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
W. {. Y. L. LECTURER
TO SPEAK SATURDAY

Mrs. Jackson Silbaugh, national or
ganizer and lecturer for the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
will speak at o'clock Saturday even
ing in the opera house in Grants Pass
Mrs. Silbaugh is one Of the best
speakers sent out by the national w.
C. T. T., she is the wife of a promi-
nent Seattle lawyer and her close as
sociation with her husband has given
her a legal knowledge Of the tenn
.perance question that Is not equalled
by any one Of the speakers TO be Sc
cured in Oregon She was one of a
dozen persons who secured by per-
sonal investigation the knowledge of
conditions in Seattle which finally re-
suited in the recall of Mayor Gill
Mrs Silbaugh organized he wo-
men for the election and was one OF
the election officers. thus giving her
a special insight into that great
struggle.
The women of Grants Pass will be
addressed by Mrs. Silbaugh Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the court
house, her subject for that hour be-
ing equal suffrage.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
FOURTH CAR TAKILMA
ORE CUES TO SHELTER

Loading in the Southern Pacific
yards is the fourth car OF copper-gold
ore from J. o. B. Gums mine at
Takilma All day Saturday there
were teams coming in, and at times
there We're several waiting their turn
to unload
1t was estimated by mining man
who is familiar with the values Of
the ore that the four cars will re-
turn total of $4,000.
1t is expected that quite number
.of pounds of rock from this mine
will be secured for exhibition at the
SoJthera Oregon and Northern Cal
.iiornia Mining congress, to convene
LAT Yreka, Cal, June is.
As the stiff prices now ruins in
the copper market has stimulated
the copper mining world to action. it
is the belief that other owners of
copper properties in this county and
Curry county will bring in exhibits
for the purpose of advertising their
holdings All will be welcome
The ore going to the Kennel
smelter from Gums mine is as
handsome sulphides as has ever been
sent out Of the county. About so
teams are now employed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
Y. N. c. A. IS'TO BE
INSTITUTED IN THIS CITY
lFrom wednesday,s pallyl

Plans for the institution OF an ac-
tive Young Mems Christian assoeia-
tion in Grants Pass were formulated
last night at a union meeting Of the
mems brotherhoods OF the various
city churches, and the machinery for
its successful operation was set in
motion.
The action of the union meeting
came through the adoption OF the
report of previously appointed CON-
mittee, approving the plan for what
is known as non-eQuipment Y. NJ.
C. A.
Under this plan. which was out
lined by l. b, Rhodes, state secretary,
who visited the city couple Of
weeks ago, such equipment as is
available in the city is made use OF.
the energy and finance for the initial
two years going to engage and sup
port a resident secretary of force and
character who will build up the as
sociation, and firmly establish II be-
fore the erection of a building is un-
dertaken.
To carry on the work for the first
two years, the committee estimated
that s1,S00 per annum would be re-
qulred. Last nights meeting, in
adopting the report, authorized the
appointment of board of seven
members to make active solicitation
for funds to carry on the work for
the first two years. This committee
win be named later.
The plan of having the public
schools make use of part of the time
.of the man engaged for the associa-
.tion secretary was advanced by the
committee, the idea already having
been presented to and considered by
the school board, This plan was TO
appoint the association secretary also
as physical director for the city
schools, portion of his salary, say
$500, to come from that source, al
though there would be no connection
or conflict between his duties as Y.
NJ. c. A. secretary and physical d.
rector for the schools.
The school board has announced
its Willingness to put this plan up TO
the citizens for ratification or rejec-
tlon, at the June school election.
Regardless of what the patrons
of the school might decide along this
line, however, 1t was the consensus
at last nights meeting that Y. VI.
&C. A. will be organized and main
tanned, and solicitations OF funds will
at once be undertaken to that end.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
woman's Leg Broken Below Knee

Mrs. z. r. Miller, who was so pain
fully injured in an accident while
driving last Friday is recovering as
rapidly as the nature OF the injury
will permit. Mrs Miller was driving
with her husband along the river
road near the county ferry, 13 miles
down the river, when the horse be-
came fractions while going down a
hill and Mrs Miller attempted 10
leap fSom the buggy In making the
jump her left leg was thrust through
the spokes OF the wheel, and both
bones were fractured iust below the
knee Mr. Miller ouleted The horse
so that the expected rl-aray dld NOT
occur
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
MYRIAD OF INCUBATOR
CHICKS ARRIVE SAFELY

It was scramble Friday evening
to get a collection Of those one-day
old White Leghorn chicks which ar
rived on No. 16 from California. The
4 500 birds were distributed TO IS
persons as follows NJ c. Dague,
j. Harper, Wilford Allen, L. S. Max
well, Mrs. Reynolds, F. Debusk, j.
c. Johnston, A. E. voorhies, w. r,
Brewer, Mr.. Kirker, Frank Smith,
Mr. Court, of Murphy; Irving Kes-
terson, Messrs. Winters, Meikle and
Courtney
NJ L. opdycke, who was to take
500 chicks, was so generous in al
loving others to get in the harvest
that ne found himself at the wind
up with only sS birds; and these Ss
he allowed to 60 Judge Opdycke
stated that 5000 additional chicks
could have been distributed that ev-
ening, so eager were the poultry
breeders. great and small 20 get
portion
IN addition TO the 1000 chicks
70 arrive here May 22 there is an
other shipment Of several thousand
soon TO follow
The birds arriving here Friday
evening we're IN good shape and the
ioss IN dead ones was infui'esmal
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
GETTING READY FOR
ROSE FESTIVAL In JUNE

Next month comes the entertaining
Rose Festival in Grants Pass. Al
ready there are many residents pre-
pairing for the event and il is ex-
pected that the celebration this year
will surpass by far all of past sea-
sons.
An important meeting of the La
dies Auxiliary was held May 4. when
arrangements were completed for
the Rose festival The president.
Mrs S. F. Cheshire, appointed the
following committees;
Hall and decorations-T. P. Cra-
mer, DR.. E. n. Bywater, A. c. Hol-
comb, Royal Whitmore, E. L. Co.
burn and Mesdames H p Tracy, r.
L. Bartlett, r Coron and J. H. Will
liams.
Finance-Sam Baker, R. X. Hac-
kett, Mesdames Demaray and Hen
kle.
Advertising Z. Rorapaugh,
Mesdames Rorapaugh, Conklin, Glenn
ents and Norton.
Street and business houses Mes
danes George p Jester and Fred
Williams.
Carnival queens Mesdames J. F.
Burke and Elmer S. Heath.
Mesdames Z. c. Macy,
George Riddle and F w. Reed
Rose festival ball committee
L. Clevenger, Clyde Martin, Mes
danes r. /. Demaree and S. Rowell
Entry Mesdames c. L. Clevenger,
A. b. Cornell and j, E. Hair
Soliciting and collecting roses
Ward 1, Mrs. George Sabin, Misses
Mildred Churchill and Eldry; Ward .,
Mrs Ament, Misses Edna Cornell
and Hazel Williams; Ward 3, Mrs
Walter Coutant, Misses Evelyn South
and Josephine Moss; Ward 4, Mrs.
Evenson, Misses Airline Sweetland
and Moore.
Auto Committee-R. w. Clark,
Cook, l.. Coburn, Mesdames Fred
Williams, H. L. Wilson.
Parade-R E. Kroh, W. b. Sher-
imam, F. H. Applehoff Mesdames C.
F. Nutting, E. T. McKinstry, L. l..
Herrick and ]. E. Gardner,
Children's parade-Mesdames H..
n. Starr, C. H. Woodward, Mollie
Belding and w R. Field.
! Soliciting prizes-C II. Woodward
Mesdames ]. 0. Gibson and c. l.. Ho-
bart.
Soliciting of vases -Mesdanes
Hermann, Carl Stutenroth and G. H.
Garner.
Observation-Disclosures A. A.
ingalls,, Baker, Blake and Miss Ethel
J Palmer.
Cleanup-Mesdames w. r. Nc
Cracken, w. A. Fuller, r. A. n.
Reymers, Beckman and o. F. Wit
orff.
Roll call was responded to by quo
tation in verse upon spring. Mrs.
A. S. Barnes and Miss Genevieye Pat
tillo furnished vocal numbers for the
program and Mesdames j. f. Burke,
Joseph Wharton, o. -. Wittorff and
Williams served refreshments.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
needed in actual construction work
on whatever plan is finally adopted

An advantageous sale of another
block of Grants Pass Improvement
bonds was made last night, when the
bid OF Toledo, Ohio, firm for bonds
issued for Improvements on 9TH, Sth.
i and 4th streets. was accepted by
the council.
The bonds, issued In the amount
of s16,147S5 for work to be done on
the streets mentioned, were taken by
Terry, Briggs & Slater AT par. with
accrued interest and a premium OF
$50. The only other bidder was the
Security Savings and Trust Co., also
Of Toledo The latter people bid par
accrued interest and SIS premium.
There was great deal OF routine
business before the council last night
I'm addition to the sale OF the bonds
above mentioned, and the action on
the city hall matter
Ordinances specifying what would
constitute an acceptable tile. as 70
strength, thickness, etc, for use OF
the city, was read and referred 10
committee. There was an ordinance
covering both vtrihed and cement
sewer tile, the requirement being the
same as to ability to bear weight, alb
sorb water, etc. =.
Prohibits Cigarette Sale.
The ordinance prohibiting the sale
OF cigarettes to persons under p
years Of age was mp for final action
and as passed It prohibits the sale OF
cigarettes to any minor. Councilman
Clark wanted TO amend the ordinance
TO make the age limit 75 instead OF
l2i years, but his amendment got no
second.
An ordinance regulating rates "a
be charged by water companies for
connecting private services with The
mains was defeated Under the pro
visions Of the ordinance a maximum
charge Of $50 could be made FOR each
connection An amendment to MAKE
! Continued on Page Eight)
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
COMMERCIAL CLUB NAMES COM
MTTEE To DRAFT PROTEST.
CLUB AND COUNCIL CLASH
Committee Also Appointed To Confer
With and Assist Grange Fair
Directors.

Committee TO draw memorial of pro-
test regarding city hall; Il. W.
Clarke, W. c. LOckett, ii. l.. Gill
key.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
Committee To Confer With Officials
of Grange regarding fair: j. G.
Riggs, W. $. Maxwell, &. W. DON
nell, l.. l.. Jewell, +. l.. Churchill.

At the regular meeting of the
Commercial club last night President
Hobart changed what had promised
to be session of dull routine into
one of animated interest by short
address from the throne" He said
that while he believed in conciliation
to the greatest possible extent in all
matters, that there were times when
Cancellation ceased to be a duty, and
then he was ready to take off his
coat and fight. He added that the
time had come for the taxpayers of
Grants Pass to fight, and cited the
letting of contract for the construc-
tion of city hall as the occasion for
protest.
AS one of the specific reasons for
protest Mr. Hobart, emphasizing a
point made by the secretary in his
report, called attention to the fact
sthat the city council had specified
, particular kind of brick manufactur-
ed elsewhere for use in the construc-
tion of the hall, thus putting local
made material out of he running,
and giving the specified material no
competition.
H. L. Gilkey of the First National
bank, at once took the cue from Pres
ident Hobart, and in a brief ad-
dress summed up the situation as he
viewed it, the following being the
substance of Mr. Gilkey's remarks
This whole city hall transaction
has been characterized by its unbusi-
nesslike methods from start TO finish.
We had a city hall which had recent
ly been remodeled at considerable ex-
pense so that it was fairly comfort
able and convenient, not only for all
the city offices, but for the fire de-
partment as well. This building was
centrally located on the main street,
which is paved and lighted. Some
little revenue was also being derived
from the rental Of a portion of the
lower floor.
"But our city council was not sat
isfied with the conditions, but pro-
ceeded to force sale when real es-
tate prices were at their lowest ebb.
The price received was not more than
sixty or seventy per cent Of its true
value. Then in great haste plans
were made for a building TO cost
double what the old building brought,
which, with other necessary expenses
such as additional real estate, pave
ments, walks and equipment, VIII
amount to fully three times the SELL
ing price OF the old building. To cap
the climax the specifications call for
certain materials which would have
to be shipped in at great cost, and
are no better than materials TO be
had of home manufacture.
'If this is not just cause for the
taxpayers to interest themselves and
subject the council to the criticism
Of those who pay for this folly. l mis-
understand the functions Of the city
council. think It is time for us 70
do something more than petition, II
such petition meets with as little con-
sideration as some OF our former Pc
titions."
Mr. Gilkey was followed by K. J.
Coe. who indorsed all that had been
snid by the former and wanted the
taxpayers to interest themselves
more in the manner and matter Oh
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