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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09

could make it fast. What small boats
were not splintered were kept in readi-
ness and provisioned. though it is
doubtful ii soul could have left the
Snowden Range alive.
On December 81 the steamship
Welshman, of the Dominion Line.
sighted the Snowdon Range, and at
great risk a hawser was passed be-
tween the two steamships. For two
weeks the Welshman lowed the batter
ed Snowdon Range toward Queenstown
harbor. The weight of the 3,06o ton YES
SCI aud the action of the terrific storm
often proved too much for the hawser
and repeatedly it snapped or was nee
essarlly slipped On such occasions the
Weishman stood by ready to rescue the
crew of the vessel in distress. which
rolled dangerously in the trough. After
two weeks of this the two steamships
ieil il: with the steam trawler Salome.
which was made fast to the stern of
the Snowdon Range. This steadied the
damaged vessel and helped keep her
in her course. acting as a rudder. and
things went more smoothly until the
arrival of tugboat from Queenstown.
The storm had abated to such an ex-
tent that the Welshman steamed away.
leaving the Snowdon Range to the new
y arris ed tugboat. Capt. Dickinson
took the first uninterrupted, comforta-
BILE sleep he had enjoyed in more than
40 days, then suddenly fresh gale,
more Violent than the previous storm.
swept the three vessels before it, The
trawler was Obliged to cast loose from
the Snowden Range. and even the tug
boat could not live with the weight Of
.. the big steamship dragging at her
stern. The crew refused to abandon
the vessel.
The plight of the Snowdon Range
was more terrible than ever for she
was close to the rock bound coast of
Ireland, and the storm drove her stead
| lily, shoreWard toward the dangerous
cliffs. Great anchors were cast, but
they dragged as though they were not
there. and in the utter black darkness
Capt. Dickinson could not even see the
the white of the line of breakers which
| doomed deafeningly ahead.
| Suddenly the searchlight from Cam
den Fort was turned full upon her,
| and seeing her plight, the men at the
| military station used the light to guide
t1e Skipper inlO pOIt. mere Wis III
| tie he could do save to drive the en-
3ines at low speed and guide the vessel
somewhat by means of heavy anchors.
TIE steamship literally drifted into
port. missing Harbor Rock by inches,
| touched a mud bank below the fort,
sWupg round and took the ground up
! on the Curlane Bank, well inside the
] harbor.
| Next morning she was safely towcd
off and taken to the Passage Docks.
| while thousands lined the shore, sing
| ing and cheering, and the Lutine bell
to!led joyful news
While the Snowdon Range was BATH
| ing her way toward Queenstown anoth-
/ .r steamship of the same line. the Nor
! folk Range. was proceeding, badly bat
tered toward New York through
storms and weather seldom equaled on
the Atlantic. The Norfolk Range arriv-
+, ed liz New York fourteen DAYS late
= Her rudder was damaged. rails were
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09
Our Diplomats Abroad.

There are two reasons why Ameri-
can diplomatic representatives abroad
are at a disadvantage from financial
point of view as compared with the
colleagues in other foreign services.
One is that the American diplomat re-
ceives lower rate of pay. and the
other is that the foreign governments
own their embassy and legation build
ings. while the American representa-
tive has to furnish his own residence.
This requirement is extremely burden
some, ard in some cases the embas-
sador's salary is largely spent in
house rent When Charles H. Sher-
rill was minister to Argentina his SAL
larry was s12. 900 and his house rent was
the same amount The Argentine
post is probably the most expensive
ministerial post in the American SER
vice.
The salary of an American embas-
sador is 1880 a year The salaries
of the British ambassadors at Vienna,
Rome, st. Petersburg, Berlin and
Paris range from $4,000 to si5, 900.
The German government also is gen.
erous in the treatment of its diplo-
mats. The German representatives at
| these capitals receive $4,000 to $751;
1900 annually. The salaries of the
French ambassadors range from s24-
coo to $4,000. The italian. Russian
and Austro- Hungarian representa-
tives receive similar amounts, and in
addition an official residence is pro-
vided.
The American government always
has been surpassed by other countries
| in the matter of official residences.
The United States owns it's embassies
and legations only in a few instances
Official residences are owned b" the
|powers III almost all the European
leapitals. At London. where the Aus
tro- Hungarian ambassador receives q
salary of $4,000. there is furnished AZ
official residence which cost approx
mately s2S0.000. AT Berlin where thu
French ambassador is paid $4,000, th'
residence is valued at 100000 IL
Paris the British ambassador receives
a salary of $4,000. and has had al
official residence there since 1914.
| Another disadvantage is the eXpens
to which American diplomats are pu
in furnishing their homes When ;
lforeign diplomat enters his country
service he is given sum. usually
half or quarter of his first year
pay, as a bonus with which to pay TO
This outfit. The American representa-
Tive must pay out of his own poke
1.-The expense Of furnishing his house.
II Senator Bacon of Georgia. Chairman
II of the foreign relations committee
lstronely urges the acquisition of suit
able homes for American diplomat
Representatives in foreign capitals. III
thinks this would go far toward get
II ting men of moderate means into tn
service In 1911 law was passed an
thorizing an appropriation of $4,000
to be expended under the direction q
the secretary of state in acquirin
homes for American diplomats. !
was reported that no building and sit
| should cost more than $l50.000. TIL
/ appropriations never were made.
During the last few years Congress
frequently has appropriated $4,000
and s60000 for public buildings i
towns which have less than 1000
people. In the last bill 100000 eac
was given to Jasper. Ala, to Doug
las, Ariz.. and to Globe, Ariz., a
towns of small population.-Wa
ton Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09
Heavy Toll Of Sea.


The toll of the sea has been heavy
this winter and the Lutine bell al
Llosd,s, London, which clangs when a
hig vessel founders, has rung the kAeil
i of many stanch schooner and steam
Ship For more than century the LIZ
tine bell has pealed joyeusly At the re-
csipt of tidings of the saving Of Vesi
sci considered lost. or mourned in dole
full tones the tragic end of thousands
of gallant craft. But 1t is many years
since the brazen tongue has cried the
loss of feet of five steamships in one
day, as it did some weeks ago during
gale which drove TO destruction d
~ score of fishing smacks and smaller
vessels, whose tragic end the public
scarcely knew.
: The sea is as hungry as ever II was
for the bones of ships and of men, and
K would seem that, starved By means
of the safety devices eontrived by man.
the greatest waters have at last been
maddened into rebellion and claimed
the toll so long withheld. Each winter Il
!, quota of the men that go down to sea
in ships never return, but this winter
will stand out in the history of mod
ern navigation as a season of almost
unparalleled losses relieved by tales
of courage and daring to stir the hearts
of men wherever bravery is loved.
e No man ever did battle more heroi
cally against an enemy than did Capt
Dickinson against wind and water and
hunger when he brought the steamship
snowdon Range, of the Furness Line
into Queenstown harbor after 40 days
and nights of sleeplessness
The SnoWdon Range steamed from
Philadelphia on November % last
& bound for Liverpool. She was ten days
out when she ran into heavy gale and
: seas that tossed the heavily laden YES
gel about like shuttlecock. The expe-
rience was nothing now to the seamen
. They had weathered many harder
u blow, the steel sides, water-t tight bulk
2 heads, and the soundly throbbing cit
:, gncs treasured them. But as the Snow
don Range steamed eastward the gall
- blew harder the monstrous seas buf.
. feted her more viciously, and as sht
mounted the mounds of water her pro
!, peller raced in an engine-wrecklnf
= fashion, so that her machinery mus
be shut down for seconds at time.
This allowed the vessel to be swung
from her true course, and when the en-
glnes could be run at half speed it wa.
GcarfeIy SI11Clent 10 keep Tie Hosc u
the Snowdon Range into the teeth o
the gale.
II was in such condition. with TIN
log showing barely an average speed o
knots, that the Snowdon Range wal
fiounderins on December ). While thu
vessel was lifted high, with her sterr
clear of the water, a mountainous sea
sma shed the rudder below the coupling
and left the vessel a sodden hulk, il
the trough of the sea. washed contin'
uously from stem TO stern.
Twenty-six days the Snowdon Rang
tossed at the mercy of the storm, ant
every effort to rig tackle and place {
new rudder met with failure. Capt
Dickinson tried to rig u small jury SAIL
just enough canvas to hold the vesse
and make II possible to steer her, bu
il was torn away as soon as the mer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09
Where the Lemon Came From.

The lemon, which is going to DC
dear this year on account of short
age in the crop, has very clear ms.
tory. Unknown to the Greeks ana
Romans. il was introduced into Spain
by the Arabs in the twelfth century,
and in 1494 was being cultivated in the
Azores and shipped in large quantities
to England. The lemon tree, OF winch
there are forty-seven varieties. is par
ticularly fertile, a good specimen IN
Sicily ripening as many as three thou-
sand lemons during the season.-Loh-
don Chronicle. 5g.q As.V
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09
Oldest Newspaper inlWorId.

The suppression of the Chinese news
paper, King-Bao. by Yuan Shi kai. presi-
dent of the Chinese republic, ends the
career of the oldest newspaper IN lhe
world. For approximately 1900 years IL
has published the more important news
of China, and lately also of foreign couh'
tries. The paper was started IN the year
400 A. D.. and issued regularly until re-
GENTLY The first edition was printed OF
10 sheets of yellow silk. neatly tied TO-
pether. and was sent to all the mgr
officials of the empire. ME
chancs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09
Carved His Own Monument.

The body of James Prowse. maker
OF monuments, has just been inferred
in the Flushing Cemetery, and over his
grave there will be placed a mOnumen!
on which he had been faithfully work
ing for twelve years.
IT is a massive piece of granite. on
which are carved lilies of the valley, the
monument makers favorite flower
From the New York Times. % a7
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09

Government experiments show that
rats can live an indefinite time without
water. Three of the animals we're put
on a diet consisting of bread. meat and
cheese. but no water. and all were alive
and well go days after the experiment
was begun. on the 18th day one, was
given an opportunity to drink. but made
no attempt to do so. When kept without
food, but with water. one rat lived
three days, and of six rats deprived OF
both food and water all died within Pc
RODS ranging from two to five days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09
word. of MANY Syllabtes.

Some words could well do with 2
little abbreviation. "Antidisestabiisn-
mentarian ism." for instance, winch
contains IS letters, and thus ranks as
the longest word in our language. ~
contains only 10 syllables. however
and in this respect is beaten by non
orif,ca blitudinity," which contains IL
Then Observation-Disclosures and "in-
eircumscriptibleness" are not the sor'
of words to be lightly tackled at Inc
end of a convivial evening. we have
no 13-syllabled words In Engiisn, pul
across the German ocean we mt
plenty of these, such as "Suelpaarde-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
Dutch for motor car"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09

comes from ridiculous deduction
from Biblical history or from the
chance calculations of some forgotten
insurance mans computation, whose
theory would probably be upset in five
minutes by modern authority upon
life averages of healthy individuals
| Chicago Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09

TO enable person to leave sunken
submarine, a New Jersey inventor has
patented buoy which can be entered
within a boat and set free to float to
the surface of the water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09

A world renowned pianist mas taken
out a patent in Switzerland Tor an au-
tomobile In which the steel springs arc
replaced by pistons working against ar
cushions In brass cylinders.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
SIX BRONZE MEDALS
FOR ROSE FAIR PRIZES

Six bronze medals are available as
awards in the Rose Show to be held
next Friday, VIM. Hofaker OF Phil
adelphia, whose generosity has been
appreciated by Grants Pass on var
ious previous occasions when he has
presented trophies for baseball games
and other events, having placed the
medals at the disposal OF the commit
tee in charge of the Rose Festival.
Mr.. Hofaker writes that he had
kept informed of the arrangements
for the Festival through the columns
OF the Courier, and that the medals
which he would supply could be
placed on whatever exhibits the COM
mttee desired. Mr. Hofaker also
spoke Of the Twilight league baseball
games, the playing Of which he fol-
lowed through the Courier Last year
the pennant Which the teams repre-
sentIng the four Sunday school organ
izations battled for was presented by
Mr.. Hofaker, who is an illustrator on
the Philadelphia North American.
The arrangements for the Rose
Festival and Home Products dinner
are now practically all made and the
display Of roses at the show, which
will be held in the room formerly oc-
cupied by tho Southern Oregon Sup
ly Co., will be the best yet made
Tho prizes offered in the various
classes are on exhibition in Tracy's
window
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
NEW HOPE ITEMS.

a party was given recently at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs Warner AZ
ter a pleasant evening, refreshments
were served 70 the following at IL
o'clock. Messrs and Mesdames Wy
Eant, Morey, Fldler and Cruise, Mes
danes slefert, Messenger. Sleigh,
Mellenus, Leith, McAlllster, Messrs.
Mckay. Rutlshauser, Matson and An
nabelle and Dan Lelth, Nina and Nell
lie sleiert. Herbert, Ralph and Pearl
Bull. Myrtle Conger, Florence Wy
nant. Blanche, Fred and Shelton
Morey. Eunlce and Coleman Cruise,
Tene. Lola. Edith, Thelma and Mel
vim Huber. Florence, Bernlce and
Clifford Sleigh, Mary and Albert
Mellenus. Helen. Ernest, Harry Lial
and Frances McAlllster, Roy Winner.
Ray Wilson. Bob Fldler, Raymond
Messenger and Alvin George.
Mrs. Messenger and son, Raymond,
we're In Grants Pass Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. scherz visited with
Mrs. Messenger Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wynant and drlgh-
ter. Florence, spent Saturday in
Grants Pass,
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer York and
daughter. Ruby, spent Sunday with
Mrs Messenger.
II. l.. Coe was seen on our streets
Sunday
Mr.. Warner has sold seven head Of
his fine dairy cows Emil Rutishau-
ser also sold some.
Raymond Messenger Is spending a
few days with his aunt, Mrs John
Scherz. OF Jerome Prairie
Mr. Sleigh left Saturday for Glen
dale, having been called there on ac-
count Of the serious illness Of his
mother.
Mr. Lelth was seen in our vicinity
fixing up our telephone line
Mr. and Mrs butcher and family
attended church in town Saturday
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
SITUATION CON CERNING THE
GRANTS PASS--CRESCENT RY.

From learns that the following e
y news regarding railroad situation:
whom Mr. Sheppard OF bos-
Charter Beckman Mr. Moore OF Los Angeles WI"
Ihae
a Crescent City and return "hle mere 'i'
present proposition 10 the cities Affected n'o"ins e
building Of Crescent City These gentlemen
organized construction company and have had contractor
over proposed they can come to an
Pass Crescent City thy VIII dc pre-
pared begin the completion within Inn
the hrm {" 'au"eh'
Massch and York whom the BOND issue
here and take with the city OFFICIALS
probably here in few days and the course In tt mat
ter will be While here Mr. Helm will submit popo-
concerning the for the consideration oI ue
public City who is in Los Angeles writes
that Helms the enterprise and hat
present the and that he believes they
' have a proposition that accept
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13

Chief McLane announces that he
will soon be doing scalp dance
about the baillwicis of some of the
people of Grants Pass IL they do not
get busy and cut down the grass and
weeds growing about their promises.
He says that II the places are not
cleaned up forthwith he will put a
man ON the Job and tax the costs up
to tho property
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13

thwarted by the commingling Of in
trastate End interstate operations.
3-Even without action by con-
gress the commerce clause of the
constitution necessarily excludes the
state from direct control of trans
portation carriers.
In reading the decision Justice
Hughes also said:
The states may make regulations
although commerce is incidentally al
fected but congress must be the judge
of the necessity of federal action or
regulation or of a necessity TO display
local laws by laws of it's own, Until
congress acts the power of the state
is plenary."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
WOMAN SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN
CARRIED TO BUDAPEST

Vienna, Juno l2The greatest in
tornatlonal gathering of women
Vienna has ever known left here to-
day after three days Of meetings and
conferences for Budapest, where the
convention OF the international Wo-
man Suffrage Alliance opens on Sun
day, June % and continues through
the twentieth During the three days
that the delegates and visitors were
guests of the Austria Woman Suffrage
association, American women played
an important part In planning the pre-
llmnarles Of the great Budapest con
ventlon There were more than one
thousand delegates and visitors In the
party which left today Miss Jane
Addama, OF Chicago and Mrs stan
ley Mccormick, delegate from Massa-
chusetta have been the leaders Of the
American delegation here.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
JANE ADDAMS FOR
CHICAGO'S MAYOR
IN YEAR 1918.

\ Chicago, June 12.--Jane Ad- !
: dams for mayor In 1915. This :
: Is the suggestion flying today :
= among Chicago club women and :
: suffragettes as the result of the :
= action Of the legislature in eX- :
tending the franchise to women :
: In Illinois. Miss Adams is :
: abroad and it is not known :
= whether she would make the :
= race. Every effort, however, is :
= to be made to induce her to al =
: low her name to go in as can =
: dldate,
! !
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13

WEBFOOT BABIES
BEAT THE WORLD.

y Portland. June 7.-On ac- '
\ count Of the examining physi- '
' clans finding so many Of the Da- y
\ bies practically physically per- '
\ feet, It was very probable today '
' that an elimination contest y
y would be necessary to select the '
' winners Of the eugenic show '
' held here Wednesday under the '
auspices Of the North Portland '
Improvement club. '
= According to DR.. Holt c. Will '
= son, one OF the experts, the av- '
' erage set by Portland babies '
\ was far ahead OF the eastern '
= standard. y
++++ y ' y ' = \ '
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
Findings of the Court.

The court held in the Minnesota
case that two-cent fares we're reason
able as to the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern cases but were con-
tiscatory as to the Minneapolis & st.
Louis railroad The court declared: /:
THE constitution gives congress
authority adequate to secure freedom
of interstate commercial intercourse
from state control and to provide eff
fective regulation of that intercourse
as national interests may demand.
2-Commerce that is confded with
in one state and which does not affect
other states, is reserved to the state.
This reservation is only Of that pow
.er which is consistent with the grant
TO congress. Ine authority of con-
sress extends to every part Of inter-
state commerce and every instru-
mentality and agency by which II is
carried on, and full control by con.
gress over the subject committed 10
its regulation is not to be denied or
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13

Tacoma, June 9.-The decision ol
the United States supreme court to-
day upholding the contentious OF the
Minnesota railway commission in the
rate case means the dropping Of the
suit brought by the railroads in TINS
state to have the distributiye rate
case ruling Of the Washington puollc
service commission set aside, accord
ing to Jesse Jones. who was a mem
Der of the commission up TO las'
month and who sat through the ra'e
hearings
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
OREGON RATE CASE
UPHELD BY U. S. C0URi

Washington, June 1O.-The SUI
preme court today declared valid the
Oregon law of 1907 creating a state
railroad commission and sustained
that commissions order to the Port
land Railway, Light & Power com
pany, directing it to reduce by five
cents the fares on its Milwaukee,
Oregon and Oregon City interurban
divisions.
Attorney General McReynolds
said today of the case;
THE decision is an absolute defn-
ition of the rights Of the state pub
lie utilities commissions. 1t sets at
rest, once and for all, the question
of the right of a state commission
to regulate intrastate rates"
Senator Nelson said:
"I do not think congress will at
tempt to take from the state the
power to control intrastate rates. I
heartily agree with the priciples laid
down and consider this one of the
most important decisions in years"
Two Test Cases Brought.
The Southern Pacific, o. r. G. ~,
and Oregon & California railroads
attacked the Oregon laws in two
cases.
The Southern Pacific sued to en-
join reduced class rates fixed by
the Oregon railroad commission
south from Portland, alleging an an
nual loss of s150,OO0 thereby The
railroads alleged the Oregon law
creating the railroad commission
was invalid because its order affect
ed interstate commerce, provided
excessive penalties, was not uni
form, and conferred judicial and
Legislative powers upon the commits
sion in violation Of congress right
to regulate interstate commerce. An
injunction was refused and the rail-
roads appealed
In the other Oregon test case, the
o. R. & N. railroad, of the Hartman
system appealed from judgment
Of the Oregon federal court giving
Judgment to shippers for freight
groceries from Portland to- Oregon
rate oyercharges on shipments of
groceries from Portland to oregon
cities 1t was contended by the
railroad that the groceries, in orig
inal packages, we're first shipped
from California and remained "in-
terstate" freight, making the rail
road commissions rate reduction or
der an interference with interstate
commerce.
The court held that the rates to
Oregon City and Milwaukee way
points as compared with the fare to
Lents, were not necessarily unrea-
sonable. but were discriminatory and
ordered the company to reduce the
fares and to give the passengers
free transfer privileges within the
limits OF Portland. The court also
sustained the Oregon railroad com
missions orders to regulate the
fares to the Oak Grove district
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13

a great victory of the states as against
the railroads
The court held that states can reg
ulate intra-state rates when congress
has not acted in that field, subject to
the rights of the railroads to apply
to the court to ascertain whether the
rates made confiscatory.