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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
SEASONABLE CROPS.

What crop to plant is just now the
question OF greatest import to the
Rogue valley farmer Last year the
planting of potatoes was advocated
and as a consequence the valley had
the largest crop OF the tubers in its
history. This would have been good,
but all over the country the potato
crop was large both as regards acre
age and yield, and the Rogue suffered
from the oversupply with all the rest.
The maxim OF many of the success
full potato growers Of other districts
has been to plant the crop when you
can get the seed given you, for that
Is the year the discouraged growers
will stay out OF the game. When
the vegetable is scare and the price
high every grower plants II with the
obvious result. Thousands of BUSH
els Of potatoes are lost in all parts
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
MUCH COAL IN SIGHT.

An impressive exhibit of the min
eral resources of the 16 southern
states whose industries are included
In the exhibit Of the Southern Com
mercial Congress is seen in a large
wall map which has just been spec
tally compiled by the United States
geological survey for the use Of the
congress. The minerals of the sew
eral areas are shown on the map
In appropriate colors and tints, some
Of which are OF course superimposed
on others.
Coal is the premier mineral re-
source Of the southern states. The
map shows large areas of workable
bituminous coal in Maryland, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Texas, and smaller
areas in Georgia and North Carolina.
The geological surveys estimate of
the original tonnage lin the ground)
of the southern coal fields is 61S,-
.537, 900, 900 short tons; the total pro-
duction to January /, 1912, was l.
624,5S7,26S tons. The areas of che
southern coal fields containing
workable Goals" is shown as 104,696
square mile and that which may
contain workable Goals" as 146,700
square miles additional,
The areal distribution Of oil and
natural gas as shown on the map is
very inconspicuous compared with
the great coal areas. The value OF
the oil and natural gas produced in
1911 was, however, nearly three
fourths that Of the coal produced in
the same year. The value of the coal
produced in 1911 was s124,000,000;
that of oil and gas was $4,000, 900.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
Anna Harper Mottram, in Music
Travelogue Italy" With Bruce
Gordon Kingsley, Next Sunday Af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock.

opera house Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock in Italy, the Home OF Art, "
and great interest is being manifest
ed in his appearance, as the reputa-
ton of this travelogue is we'll and
more than favorably known. The
two programs selected for Grants
Pass are being discussed by our So
cial organizations.
Bruce Gordon Kingsley is the Or
iginator of the illustrated grand
opera, and on Monday night gives
Wagners "Parsifal" in English. The
magnificent colored views shown are
simply super painted as they are by
famous artists and Reproduced to
twenty feet square, they create the
greatest enthusiasm in each city Wis
tied, as they are faithful reproduc-
tions of the performances given by
the worlds leading artists.
Anna Harper Mottram, the distin-
guished dramatic soprano, will ap-
pear at each performance in charac-
teristic costume. Mrs. Mottram's
superb voice is heard to great ad-
vantage in the principal soprano
roles of the grand operas, and in the
travelogues in songs of the various
countries.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
THE DOCTOR AND THE PEARS.

In quoting DR.. ID. d. Forsyth. the
Denver divine who is taking a prin-
cipal part in the Methodist Episcopal
parliaments now being held in the
Pacific northwest, a Portland paper
says:
DIR. d. d. Forsyth said that he
was glad to be one OF Cookies tour
lists and then scored the people in
Rogue river valley, whom, he said.
told bigger lies about their fruit than
they did in Colorado, where he came
from. He said that he was told
about a pear orchard for which s4,-
900 on acre was refused because it
brought in more than that per acre
In less than three crops"
The trouble with the doctor is that
he has taken some one too seriously.
He should not score" the people"
and charge the sins of an individual
up to them as a whole, for II he
heard such a tale as he reports, and
OF course he did or he would not
have reported it, he must have been
near when some fellow was talking
In his sleep. Some Of our people may
have dreams OF $4,000 per acre for
pear orchards, (and If pear orchard
is ever found that is worth that much
money 1t will be in the Rogue val
ley,) but no offer of that kind has
yet been refused so far as the MEM
ory OF the oldest inhabitant" goes.
Some of the returns from pear or
chards here would surprise the doc
tor, and he should not class our peo-
pie as liars because they do some
things here that are not done in Col
orado. Neither should be put all our
people in the Ananias club because
one may have slipped cog.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
A PUBLIC MARKET.

The spirit OF cooperation that is
now stirring things In the Grants
Pass country should not stop with
the creamery assured. There is still
another line along which the idea can
be developed that will be great
boost for the man who makes his liv-
ing from the soil, and that will bring
the producer and the consumer near
or together. that being the public
market proposition. Those commun-
tiles that have established public
markets in operation prefer the sys-
tenn TO that now In vogue in this
city. With the public market a
Heterogeneous mass Of country pro-
duce is not heaped upon the mer-
chant, but through the keeper of the
market he orders what he needs and
as he needs II. The producer gets
the cash for what he grows, and In
turn pays the merchant the cash for
his purchases.
The public market is an incentive
for better growing and for higher
grade packing and preparing the
produce for the market. Quality be-
comes more the test, and the man
who puts his wares In the most at
tractlye shape is the one who soon
est sells. IL is not necessary that an
expensive building be provided this
season for the public market, or that
II be kept open continuously. There
are number of sites that can be
obtained. The keeper OF the market
can earn many times his salary by
hunting up outlets for the surplus
production OF the district. and thus
prevent a Cutting OF the local mar
ket. The cannery, the creamery and
the public market belong In tho same
category. and with their establish
mont tho farmer can begin to see the
light.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04

nothing Cor display. and while he was
charitable to a degree. his charity
was unostentatious. His giving was
for the sake OF giving alone, for the
relief OF distress OF the furtherance
OF some public cause, and not that
his name be emblazoned in marble
above libraries or institutions Of
whatever nature. Morgan was es-
sentially man OF money, manipu-
lator Of money, and the least that
can be- said is that he succeeded in
the course chosen for him by his
father, and the course that he has
now chosen for his own son.
The Morgan interests have real
lied that the life Of its head was
nearing its end, and they have been
prepared for that end. There is lit
tie reason to believe that the markets
will suffer with his death, the active
administration Of the business hav-
Ing been in other hands for months
past.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
.SHEARD'S FUR HOUSE
AT TACOMA BURNED.

TACOMA, April 2.-Fire believed
to have originated from an overhead
ed stove in the fur store of w. F.
Sheard early today resulted in the
complete destruction of the building
and contents. The loss is estimated
at $4,000. Several firemen narrow
ly escaped death when the roof caved
ip, as they attempted to force an en-
trance to the building. The horses
attached to a hook and ladder wagon
became frightened and ran away,
damaging the apparatus and injuring
the driver. Sheard is the leading
exporter of Alaska and other furs
and he announced that he would
erect a costly fire proof structure at
once.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
INVESTING TAXES.
done.

In commemoration of the fifty
sixth anniversary of the admission of
Oregon into the union as state, the
fifth annual Commonwealth Confer
ence will be held at the University Of
Oregon on May 16 and II.
Efficiency is the text for this
years conference. Prof F. G. Young,
head of the department OF economics,
who is in charge of the arrangements,
Is listing as speakers men who have
made records for efficiency in the
management of municipal, school
district, county and state affairs, as
we'll as other eminent authorities in
these subjects. The Commonwealth
Conferences held annually by the
university nave made a name Tor
themselves, and It is expected that
there will be large attendance of
public officials, who will take part in
the programs and discussions and
profit by the exchange Of ideas and
experiences among themselves with
the various experts who will attend.
Besides problems Of administra-
tion, the general topic Of efficiency"
will be interpreted to cover the fol-
lowing subjects, which will be ex-
haustively treated: The Preparation
of Oregon Women for the Best Ser
vice in Constructive Civic Better
ment; Cooperation in Business Or
ganization. and The Public School
System.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
j. PIERPoNT MORGAN,

j. Pierpont Morgan had long been
a notable character in the finances
OF not only the United States but OF
the world as we'll, The business OF
the dollar had been his life work.
Born TO wealth, trained to the man
ipulation OF fortunes rather than to
the mere boarding Of gold, he was
the man OF great influence upon the
finances OF the country.
The personality OF the man was
not especially lovable II we must
Judge from the public's measure of
him, but one OF the reasons for the
dislike Of Morgan by the great mass
OF the people was the fact that he
never courted their liking. He cared
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUND AvERY'S DEATH.

DENVER. April 2.-That A. d.
Avery Of San Francisco, builder Of
the Mount Tamalpais, Cal, railroad,
was probably murdered in Sydney,
Australia, February IL, is the be-
lief OF relatives here today, follow
ing the receipt of cablegram tell
ing OF his death. The state depart
ment has been asked to act.
Avery, who was prominent
throughout the country as an engi-
neer. was on trip around the world
The cablegram hints that he died un-
der suspicious circumstances.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04

of the west this season because oi
lack of a market. The acreage Will
be greatly decreased this season and
1t will be a good year to have spuds
to sell.
The directors of the cannery are
anxious that the local acreage OF to-
matoes should be as large as possible
and have set fifty acres as reason
able planting. From Indications this
will be reached. Nearly every farm
er who has suitable land for this
crop will put out an acre or more,
and the cannery will make OF this one
of its staples for the early fall run.
There is no danger Of an oyersupply
OF the tomato as there is ample mar
ket to the north for choice stock II
the cannery is unable to handle 1t
all, and II the public market is es-
tablished the keeper Of the market
should be able to place all surplus
that is properly grown and properly
packed. It is essential to get the to-
mato in the ground as soon after
May 1st as the weather will permit,
and many thousands Of the young
plants are now growing in this dis
trict. The earlier varieties are rec
ommended. There is no tomato
grown that classes higher In the
markets than that grown in the
Rogue valley, and canned or fresh it
commands the top price.
The cannery also suggests the
planting OF a limited acreage OF
beans, though this can easily be over
done.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
buildings along the water front.
MORE FIREMEN FOR SEATTLE.

SEATTLE, April 2.-The double
platoon system in the Seattle fire de-
partment went into effect this morn
ing. The day shift went on duty at
8 a. m. and will be on duty until 6
D. m. The night shift will work
from p m. to 8 a. m. tomorrow.
The double shift plan necessitated
the employment of 1872 new men and
the additional cost of the new sys-
tenn will be $4,000 annually.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
JUDGE ZOOK SCORES
"CHICKEN-HEARTED" JURIES.

SAN RAFAEL, Cal, April a.
Although he had no witnesses to
his defense. mot gull
ty" is the verdict returned here to-
day in the case of Captain Frederick
Mathieson, who was accused OF
shooting and killing his wife at his
home in Ross Valley recently. When
the foreman OF the jury announced
the verdict, Judge Zook, who tried
the case, declared that homicides are
encouraged by lack of conviction and
"chicken-hearted" juries.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
WASHINGTON'S CAPITOL
BOND ISSUE CLOUDED.

OLYMPIA, April "A cloud
rests today against the $4,O00,O0O
bond issue for the capitol buildings
when some legal sharks raised the
constitutional question and declare
that the state cannot contract debt
greater than 100000 unless the
matter is submitted to a vote of the
people. The bond issue was to be
equally divided between paying up
old debts and paying for the compile
ton of the state capitol build dings and
temple of justice.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
TO STUDY FARM CREDITS.

President Wilson has appointed a
commission Of seven men prominent
In the agricultural field to conduct in
Europe an investigation Of agricul-
tural credit system and cooperative
organizations among the farmers Of
those countries.
This commission will cooperate
with the American commission on
cooperative credit, organized by the
Southern Commercial congress,
which will visit Europe this spring.
Both houses OF congress have ap-
proved the efforts OF the Southern
Commercial congress and the action
of President Wilson in appointing
government commissioners to COOP
crate with the Southern Commercial
congress commission is the final
step giving the American commission
the status of semi-official body
Upon its return from Europe the
commission is directed by congress
to submit a report on agricultural CO.
operation, particularly on co-opera-
/ tive credit systems.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
EXTRACTS FROM
RECENT SPEECHES
OF MRS. PANKHURST.

= We shall resume guerilla war
= fare, and continue it until this
= question is settled.
= Human life is sacred to us
= beyond everything else, but we +
= are going to do as much dam
= age to property as we can.
= For all that our women have
= done, for all they are doing, and
= for all they will do, short OF :
= taking human life, l assume full :
= responsibility.
= We have to create situation =
= in which the ordinary business
= man will cry out: I'VE will :
Y not have this state of things :
= continue any longer"
= We are not destroying or :
= enid houses, cutting telegraph :
: wires and in1uring golf links IN :
' order to win the approval of =
' the people who are attacked. :
= l have not only been break :
= Ing the laws myself, but 1 have Z
' been melting and instigating Z
' and preparing other persons to I
' do the same. :
' | have advised, 1 have incit-
' ed I have consplred and I say (
' this The authorities need not I
look for the women who have
done what they did last night I
referring to the blowing up Of !
the Lloyd-George house, I ac- 4
cept the responsibility for It.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
NO PRIVATE CONFERENCE
FOR HUBBY AND WIFE.

SEATTLE, April when a hus-
band wants his marriage annulled.
the court cannot compel him to have
an audience privately with his
spouse
This decision by the supreme court
today reverses Judge Smiths order
granting Mrs. Nellie Kloss- Waughop.
the slx-day bride, conference with
her husband, who claims to have
been drugged when he married her.
Judge Smiths first order for a con.
ference resulted in a mass meeting
according to Attorney Meade for
Mrs. Waughop, and she petitioned for
private interview To this. Attor.
ney Keene, for Waughop, objected
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
DIRECT ELECTION OF U. S. SEN
ATOR.

Direct election OF United States
senators is in sight Ratification by
but one more state is needed 70
made il the law of the land, Pen
nsylvania has now added her name
to the roll. and the next one to re-
port will put the ball behind the goal
posts, The direct primary was the
next best thing to direct election, and
It's operation in Oregon and other
progressive states went long way
toward creating the sentiment that
has now brought victory IN sight.
The states that have already rat
lned the constitutional amendment
are Pennsylvania, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Indiana, llli-
nois, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Missouri,
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ne
wda, New Hampshire. New Jersey,
New Mexico, New York, North Da-
kota, North Carolina, Ohio, Okla
homa. Oregon, South Dakota, Ten
aessee, Texas. Vermont, Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyo-
ming
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULA-
Tf0N, ETC.

OF the Rogue River Courier, pub
lished weekly at Grants Pass, Ore
gon. required by Act of August "a,
1919: y
Editor, Wilford Allen.
Managing Editor, A. E. Voorhies.
Business Manager, A. Z. Voorhies.
Publisher, A. E. Voorhies.
owner, A. E. Voorhies.
Bondholders, mortgages and oth-
er security holders, holding per
cent or more of total amount OF
bonds, mortgages or other secur-
tiles, none.
(Signed), A. K. VOORHEES,.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 1st day Of April, 1913.
w. r. NIPPER,,
Notary Public for Oregon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
WILL WORK THE MINES.

Not in years has there been the
activity in the mining districts to the
west of Grants Pass that is noticeable
today Not in prospecting alone Is
this activity noted, but in the work
that is being done on proven proper
ties to prepare them for becoming
shippers and dividend payers with
the coming OF transportation. Dur
ing the past week tons OF supplies
have gone from this city to the min
ing camps. Spokane people have
equipped for operating placer ground
on the upper Sucker creek on
large scale, thus adding one more
producer to the list OF the placers In
the district, and several loads of sup
plies have gone forward to the low
er Rogue copper fields. These
mountains OF ore have been awaiting
the coming OF transportation facil-
tiles, and the prospect of the imme-
diate building OF a railroad has
spurred the mine holders on to pre-
pare to realize on their waiting
wealth.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
ADJUSTMENTS

Bruce Gordon Kingsley has Great
ed in his Music Travelogues' one
of the most delightful forms OF en-
tertainment, next to actually visiting
foreign countries ourselves. One OF
Mr.. Kingsley's trips possesses all the
charm of travel without any of the
petty annoyances that one is liable to
encounter, to say nothing OF expense.
Mr. Kingsley will be seen at the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
AMERICAN DOLLAR
"ZE BEAUTIFUL COIN"

NEW YORK, April 2.-"Ah, see
American dollaire Eessee rare and re
beautiful coin. Be-h-e-e-autiful. And
see American woman shees as beau
tiful as re dollaire."
This was the statement made here
by Edmond Clements the noted
French tenor, upon boarding a steam
er for home Clements is taking
100000 Of his beloved "dollaires"
with him and is to return for more.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
FAMINE OF STAMPED
ENVELOPES ~ SIGHT

PORTLAND, April 8.-The whole
country will undergo a stamped on.
Velope famine as a result Of the food
at DAYTON, Ohio The only factory
IN the country that makes STAMPED
envelopes IS at DAYTON and Il wac
one Of the frs, institutions to be put
out OF business by The rising of the
Miami river ''7
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04
SOME AUTOS IN CALIFORNIA.

SACRAMENTO, April 3.-With
3 ,25O automobiles registered in the
month of March in the office of the
secretary of state here, all past
records are broken today.
There are more than 100000 regis
tered motor vehicles in California.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04

Don't neglect the garden now. Get
your garden tools, rake, fork, hoe or
spade at Cramer Bros.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-04

Try an adlet in the classified COL
umns Of the Courier
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-03-12

mot class legislation" he would use
his influence to prevent such pro-
vision being inserted in the new bill.
COurtesies to Senator'S.
Senators found that President Will
son is observing the courtesies usual
ly extended them. He called in several
senators and asked if they would OBJ
ject to several appointments he ex-
pected to make. It. was pointed out
on authority that President Wilson
does not intend to turn over to his
department chiefs the appointment of
federal ofiiceholders particularly to
important posts.
His order of Wednesday was made
for the purpose of allowing depart
ment heads to sift out applications
and present him with one or more
candidates. Appointments in
practically every case eventually will
reach the White House, even if the
appointees themselves are barred in
the preliminary stages.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-03-12
SHILOH LETTER.

Shiloh, March 10.-There is a good
deal OF sickness this community.
Mr.. Clarence Hellams, of Fountain
Inn, spent few days with home folks
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Wasson spent
Sunday with Mr.. f. f. Hellams.
Mr.. Broadus Gray and brother. OF
Eden went to Greenvlle Wednesday
on business.
The teachers Of Shiloh spent Tues
day night with Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Wolff.
Mr.. Clarence Hellams and little sis
ter, Ruth, spent Friday night with
Mrs. Earl Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gray and litt!e
daughter of Fountain Inn, were vis-
iting in this community Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. j. G. Hellams, of Chiloh, has
been very sick but is better.
Little Alline and Helen Hellams
spent part of Sunday with Miss
Cynthy Mal.affcy
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-03-12
PRESIDENT ANDERSON COLLEGE
DIR. j. +. Vines to be President of .hc
College and Retain Passionate of
Church.

Anderson, March 9.-The congrega-
tion of the First Baptist church today
voted unanimously to allow the Rev.
John F. Vines, D. D., to assume the
presidency of Anderson college, di-
yiding his time between the church
and the college. Following the morn
ing service today congregational
meeting was held, when b. f. Mauld-
in, chairman of the board of deacons,
reported that the trustees of the col
lege had elected DR.. Vnes as the pres
ident and that they wanted the per
mission Of the deacons for him to ac-
cept. The deacons had voted unani-
mously, Mr.. Mauldin said, to recon-
mend to the congregation that it grant
the request of the trustees. DR.. Vines
VIII assume the duties of the prcsi-
doncy Immediately Anderson college
is college for women and is owned
and controlled by the State Baptist
convention.