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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
is TT MURDER TO KILL
EACH OTHER IN WAR?

PAINT CREEK JUNCTION, w.
Va, March Whether 1t is muir
der II a man kills another In war
was the issue offered by the defense
today to the military court which is
trying Mother" Jones, the noted
woman labor leader, and 49 miners
here on a charge OF conspiracy TO
commit murder. Defense Attorney F..
NJ. Matheny asks: WAS the battle
of Gettysburg murder" He claims
that II the miners killed, It was in
war and should not be characterized
as murder. Three proclamations Is
sued by Governor Glasscock calling
the great Industrial struggle In the
Paint Creek district war" have been
introduced as evidence. These de-
clared the district under martial law.
Whatever violence the miners
may have resorted to-" says Matheny'
was aimed at system and not at
individuals. Whatever happened were
asts OF war and cannot be judged by
ordinary rules OF law and morality =
Mother Jones is breaking under
the strap of confinement and enroute
10 the court room each day leans
heavily upon the arms of companions.
Her spirit, however, is unbroken'
and she refuses to recognize the mil
ltary court.
Look what happened yesterday
she said today Judge Advocate
Wallace called Harrison Ellis, a de-
fendant. to the stand and demanded
that he testify. Can you imagine
anything worse than that? We are
not afraid to testify, but we demand
our rights as citizens. The constitu-
ton says a prisoner cannot be placed
on the stand by the prosecution to
testified In a manner in which he is
defendant unless he voluntarily
valves his rights. And want to say
that no body OF men in West Virginia
is empowered to suspend the federal
constitution"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Floating Prisons.

OF the FIVE ships used as floating
prisons for the confinement of refrac-
tory convicts In the penal colonies of
Australia, but one. the Success. re-
mains as memorial to the hundreds
Of unfortunate wretches who suffered
pain and death in the narrow. damp
cells of the hulks. When a convict re-
belled at the treatment accorded him
In the quarries he was "sent to the
hulks for at least two years. there to
be fastened with ball and chain and
fed on bread and water only. The
irons and logging whips may still be
seen on the Success. which Is anchor
ed In the harbor at sydney New York
Sun.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
STAGE FRIGHT.
Not Even a Veteran Ia Wholly Free
From the Disease.

II is said that there are really few
public personages who are free from
liability to stage fright The veteran
Is as likely TO be affected as the novice
Frequently the attack comes when
least expected. and. no matter how
often the speaker or the artist may
have faced an audience. he can never
feel quite certain that he will not un
dergO the tortures Of this form OF
nervousness
1t is II curious fact nevertheless that
stage fright sometimes stimulates in.
stead Of hopeleSSly confusing the
speaker or performer. There is a story
to the effect that a friend of Canning
once observed to him just as that
great man was about to address the
house of commons on an important
measure: why. your hands are cold
and clammy You are nervous"
"ln that case" Canning is reported
to have replied. II shall make a good
speech" And the prediction was fully
verified, since the orator was at his
very best on that occasion.
For obvious reasons musicians are
among the worst sufferers from stage
fright. One artist trembles, another
perpires excessively. Il third suffers
from headache. and fourth Is con
sumed with Il terrible thirst. Its most
embarrassing manifestation. chiefly
among those performing upon strlnged
instruments, lies In the nervous trem.
bling of the bow when sustained notes
are attempted
Pianists, too. have their troubles in
this respect and many artists have
told Of cases wherein their fingers
ran away with them" Singers ex
perience a "catch in the throat that
is deadly, to say nothing Of a twltch
ing Of the lips. fatal to clear enuncia
ton.
IL is related that Rubinsteln, in tn,
height Of his powers. gave over tn,
profits of lucrative engagement fol
no other reason than that he suffered
an attack of this curious malady.-
Harper's Weekly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Red Cedar For Pencils,

Missouri. particularly the Ozark hills
furnishes the grenter part of the wood
used In making lead pencils. Though
many other varieties have been tried
none has proved as satisfactory as The
red cedar. The cedurs grow ON the
rocky hillsides all through the Waite
river district OF Missouri They are
small, stunted trees. seldom reaching II
diameter of more than u foot at the
butt The logs are either hauled to the
rairoad and sent to the mill or tloated
In RATS down the river. Al the mill
the logs are first cut lengthwise by cir
cular saws into planks. These are cut
into right lengths for lead pencils. aud
those chunks 90 into the hands of men
who with circular saws rip them up
into what are called stats" Only the
red heart of the log is used The white
sapwood is thrown away The stats
are bound in bundles and sent to New
York. where the greater part are work.
ed up into lead pencils. and the remain
der goes to lead pencil factories in DER
many and other European countries. -
Exchange.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14

Even a chemist surrounded by all
his scientific laboratory equipment can
not distinguish beet sugar from the
cane product. Although derived from
different species Of plants. the rehned
product from the Juice Of the cane ana
beet is the same ln composition, In
sweetening power. in dietetic effect, In
chemical reaction. in all other respects.
Furthermore. If maple sugar we're re-
boiled and passed through the process
OF refining it would lose its aroma and
favor. which are wholly In the impuri'
ties. and the white crystals would be
identical with those derived from
sugar cane and sugar beets. Pure
sugar, whether derived from beet or
cane. is as identical as is pure gold
whether mined in the Rocky mountains
or in the acknowledgement
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
OREGON PHYSICIAN GOES
TO MEET FRIEDMAN.

ASTORIA, March 12.-Dr. August
NJ. Kinney will leave for New York to-
morrow where he has an appointment
to meet Or. Friedman, alleged dis
coverer of tuberculosis cure. Kinney
goes as a representative Of the state
board of health. While in the east
he will consult with government ex-
perts who are investigating the cure,
and will endeavor to secure a quaint
ity of the serum to be used on Oregon
sufferers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14

who inhabited the northern portions Oh
the country now known as lreianu'
scotland bore the name OF Caledonia
literally the billy country OF the Cae's'
or Gaels. The word Gael. or gaei' Is a
corruptlon OF Gadhel. signifying Id Tue
native tongue "a hidden rover WINE
Scot derived from the native seu''e'
means practically the same thlng-l e.
> wauderer The Caledonians we're tue
inhabitants OF the highlands the pre-
ax dun expressing the Celtic ior nil''
fort stronghold. etc. The Scots were
the invaders from Scotia, who appro'
priated the Hebrides aud western IS
lands. whereas the lOwlanders were
the Plcts. 50 called from their descrlp
ton by the Romans. pictl. pained men
Names and Their Meaning
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Game OF Duck Market.

This game may be played outdoors or
In with five or more players. Two of
the players are buyer and seller; the
rest are ducks. The ducks stoop down
In row with hands clasped under the
knees. The buyer says to the seller,
Have you any ducks for saleT The
seller says: "Yes. plenty of them VIII
you walk around and try themT The
buyer now tries different ducks by lay
Ing his clasped hands, palms down
ward, on the head and pressing in
ward. He pretends to find fault with
some Of the ducks. saying. This one Is
too old" "Thls one is too fat" "This
one is too tough etc. When duck
Is found that Is satisfactory the buyer
and seller grasp his arm, one on either
side, and swing him back and forth.
the duck still remaining in a STOPPING
position with hands clasped' under the
knees. If he stands this test the buyer
leads him away to place selected as
the coop. The sale goes on till all the
ducks are sold Any duck that smiles
or does not stand the swinging test
must pay forfeit, to be redeemed at
the conclusion of the sale. In case
there are many players there should be
two or more buyers and sellers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14

and the second or subsequent con-
yiction for violating any portion Of
this act shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the county jail not less
than 80 days. nor, more than s
months; and all officers. servants,
agents and employees of any corpora
ton who take any part whatever in
any violation of this act, and who
either cause or assist in any way
whatsoever such corporation to vio-
late this act, shall be held guilty un-
der it's provisions.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
JACK BARRYMORE, BAD
ACTOR, FINED $500.

LOS ANGELES, March 12.-Eight
hundred dollars is the sum Jack
Barrymore, actor, must pay for re-
senting forcibly the implication of
Martin Bergman, barber, that he
needed a hair cut. Seven hundred
and fifty dollars exemplary damages
and $50 for physicians bill is Judge
Aliens idea of the damage suffered
by the barber, who sued for 1850,
Barrymore, in a deposition, assert
ed that he struck Bergman when the
latter threatened him with a shampoo
bottle.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Ny Garden.

| made little garden.
| dug 1t with my spade.
raked It with my little rake
And then thres holes 7 made
made 'em with my dnger-so!-
To put things into EN- to grow.
In one | put a penny.
In one | put a bean
And In the other one put
A button that was green.
I'm waiting now quite patiently
To SEE what each will grow to be.
| think they can't be growing
The wav they ought TO grow.
And so perhaps I'll dig them up.
ia really like 20 know
This morning when l first went out
planted them, and they don't sprout
New York Herald.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
GENERAL OJEDA
NOW ON THE RUN.

DOUGLAS. Ariz., March Ia
General ojeda evacuated the federal
post at Aqua Prieta, Mex, opposite
Douglas. today with his command
augmented by the fugitives from the
defeated garrisons of Nacozari and
I'll Tigre. At the head of about 500
men he marched westward, apparent
ly with Nogales as his objective
point.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
UTAH LEGISLATURE
MAKES WAGE LIMIT.

SALT LAKE. March 12.-Recog-
mixing the fact thar the women work
ers are being underpaid. the house
OF the state legislature has today
passed a bill which provides that no
girl shall receive less than 10 cents
day in Utah. nor less than st.e5 a
day after a years service. The sem
ate is expected to act favorably. The
deeate over the measure was lengthy
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Narration Of Birds.

Other birds fly fast as well as carrier
pigeons, especially when they are on
the spring or autumn migrations. 1t is
believed that they fly at n great height
far out of eyesight, and that they make
the entire journey from this latitude to
the land where it is always warm in
not more than week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
What They Were.

The mother was ut the zoo with he,
little boy, and the boy said, Mother.
come and see the dangerous
The mother corrected him. saying,
Not dangerous dear kangaroos.
mo, mother, dear" said the boy.
They are dangerous. Come and III
show you"
He led his mother to where there
was this notice on the cage OF some an
imals; "rhe Animals Are Dangerous
London p |. Z.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14

You Judge man not by what he
promises to do, but by what he has
done. That is the only true test.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy judged
by this standard has no superior.
People everywhere speak of it in the
highest terms of praise. For sale by
all dealers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
No Criterion.

Mrs. McWhuskey (watchIng couple
spooningl Et's julst dlsgustin'. I'm
very glad ye didna max sic fool o.
yersel when We were walkin oot wi
me- Sandy.
Mr. McWhuskey Ye mauna jidge.
wife. hadna the same proyocatlon.-
Tit-Bits.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Making Il Easier.

Assistant Editor Wen have to SEM
that young lady's manuscript back.
Her story Is too pathetic for our pages.
Editor Sprinkle a few drops OF
water over q, She'll think they are
c0rlropS Kansas City Journal.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14

"rhe cashiers always doing during
business hours wonder you don't
Are him"
Not on your llfe' He could never
sleep like that II he didn't have clear
conscience, St Louis Post. Dispatch.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14

The Manager can't use your new
comedy. IL is too long.
The Playwright But It is as broad
as It is LONG.
The Manager That's different. Come
into my private office aud well talk
business Life
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
TEXT OF ROGUE
RIVER FISH LAW

The Rogue river fish law passed
by the legislature over the governor :
veto will become effective on the srd
day OF June. ninety days after the
final adjournment Of the legislature.
The fuIl text Of the law is as follows:
That the act adopted by the peo-
pie at the general election in Oregon
held November sth, 1910. and which
act became effective by proclamation
OF the governor OF Oregon on Decem-
Der B. 1910, entitled IAN Act to Pro-
tect Fish In Rogue River and TO Pun
fish Those Who Violate This Act. and
10 Repeal All Laws In Conflict There
with" and sections 1, and 3 OF said
act, be and the same hereby Is
amended 80 as to read as follows.
towit:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Raised Several Feet.

Tie 1 was riiScd on a farm
she We,r you really}
Tie Yes; ou NY last vacation was
tossed hy u ml' Ho>,on Transcript.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Scotland.

Prior to the year 2aS, which witness.
ed Its Invasion by the Scott, a tribe
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
To sieze All Nets.

Section 10. It is hereby the es-
pecial duty OF the master fish warden
and his deputies to seize upon, take
and destroy all nets and seines OF
any kind, nature, character and de-
scrlptlon that are herein declared to
be unlawful, after any person, firm
or corporation, shall be convicted OF
using said net or seine at any time
when It is herein declared to be un-
lawful to use the same.
Section H. II in such fishing
any rainbow, steelheads or other
trout shall be caught in any net or
seine II shall be unlawful to take the
same. and the same shall be immedi-
a'ely, and without injury to such
trout, liberated in said stream 1t
shall never, at any time, be lawful to
take by such fishing operations, any
trout in said portions of said stream.
by any means other than line COM
monty called angling.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14

for any person. firm or corporation
to FISH for take or attempt to take
from the waters OF the Rogue river
at any place below the mouth Of the
Illinois river any salmon OF any kind
between the first day OF November
Of any year and the LIST day OF Sep
tember Of the following year by the
use Of any seine OF any description;
II shall be unlawful for any person.
firm or corporation, at any time. 10
fish for. take or attempt to take from
the waters Of the Rogue river below
the mouth Of the Illinois river, any
salmon OF any kind by the use OF any
seine having a mesh smaller than
four inches In size; II shall be un-
lawful for any person, firm or cor
Doration to fish for, take or attempt
to take from the waters OF the Rogue
river below the mouth OF the Illinois
river. any salmon OF any kind by the
use OF any gill net having a smaller
mesh than eight and one-half inches
IS 1-2) in size, at any time between
the ] 9Th day OF May and the 10th day
Of August OF any year; II shall be un-
lawful for any person, firm or cor
poratlon to fish for, take or attempt
10 take from the waters OF the Rogue
river at any point below the mouth
of the Illinois river, any salmon OF
any kind between the 1st day OF Sep
iember OF any year and the 1st day
of November of the same year by the
use Of any gill net having a smaller
mesh than six and one-half inches
&c 1-2) in size.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Upper River Season.

Section II, II shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation
to FISH for, take or attempt TO take
from the waters OF the Rogue river
between the mouth OF Jump-Off-
Joe creek, In Josephine county. Ore
gon, and the steel bridge on said
Rogue river at Grants Pass, Oregon,
any salmon of any kind between the
3lst day Of July OF any year, and the
lst day Of June OF the following year,
except by hook and line, commonly
called angling 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation
to fish for, take or attempt to take
from the waters OF the Rogue river
between the mouth OF Jump-Of-
Joe creek in Josephine county, and
the steel bridge at Grants Pass, Ore
gon, any salmon OF any kind by the
use OF any gill net having a smaller
mesh than eight and one-half inches
in size at any time between the 1st
day OF June of any year, and the 5Ist
day OF July OF any year.
Section IL. It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation,
at any time, to fish for, take or at
tempt to take, from any of the
waters OF the Rogue river or its trib-
utaries above the mouth of the Illi-
nois river any salmon OF any kind
by the use of any seine or set net of
any description.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Set Nets Forbidden.

Section 10. II shall be unlawful
for any person. firm or corporation,
to construct operate, maintain or
place, or permit TO be constructed,
operated maintained or placed in
waters Of the Rogue river, any set
net, except when the same shall be
constructed, operated, maintained
and placed in the manner following,
via; A clear passage way of at
least one-third of the river in the
clear of the main channel shall be at
all times maintained unobstructed by
any such net or contriyauce placed
thereon, or any wing thereon or lead.
Ing thereto and there shall be at
least distance OF 500 feet between
all nets.
Section l6 Justices OF the peace
shall have the concurrent lurisdic.
tloR with circuit courts OF an Of.
tenses OF this act.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Fish Traps Forbidden.


Section 6. IL shall be unlawful'
for any person, firm or corporation
to take from the Rogue river or It's
tributaries or within three miles out
side of the mouth OF said Rogue riy-
or, at any time or place, any fish of
any kind, by the use OF any fish trap
or FISH wheel.
Section Z 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to.
at any time or place, take any trout
or salmon within three miles outside
OF said Rogue river, by any means
whatsoever.
Section S, II shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation TO
fish for or take from any OF the
waters OF Rogue river or It's trlbu-
tarles below Grants Pass bridge by
means OF any net or seine or by any
means other than with hook and
line, commonly called angling any
salmon OF any kind, between the
hours OF six o'clock p. m, on any
Saturday, and the hour OF six O'Clock
a m on the following Monday.
Lower River Season.
Section 3 IL shall be unlawful
for any person Arm or corporation
TO fish for, take or attempt To take
from the water OF the Rogue river.
at any point below the mouth OF the
Illinois river any salmon, at any
time between the lON day OF Aug
ust and the ist day OF September OF
each year and between the lst day
OF November OF any year ana the
18th day OF May OF the following
year, by any method other than with
hook aud line. commonly called ang.
ling
Section 10. II shall be unlawful
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14
Penalties Provided.

Section H. Any person violating
any OF the provisions OF this act
shall, upon conviction, be punished
10y a fine of not less than 500. nor
more than $500; OF by imprisonment
in the county jail not less than 80
days nor more than 6 months. or by
both such nne and imprisonment.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14

Section / The word trout"
wherever used In this act, means and
Includes fish known as the Rain
bow, Steelheads Cut-throats, Dolly
Warden, Eastern Brook. Salmon
Trout and all species and varieties of
trout.
Section 2 II shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation
TO take from any OF the waters or
Rogue river. or any OF It's trlbutar-
les, at any place or time. or within
three miles outside OF the mouth Of
said river, any trout by any means
other than hook and line. commonly
known as angling.
Section 3 II shall be unlawful for
any person. firm or corporation, at
any time or place, to purchase, sell
or Offer for sale, or 10 keep or have
In possession for the purpose OF sale,
any trout taken at any time or place
from Rogue river any OF its tribu-
taries, or within three miles outside
OF said Rogue river, whether said
trout shall have been taken with hook
and line, commonly called angling,
or by any other method or means.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-14


the purpose OF sale, barter or ex-
change, or to have in his or It's pos
session for the purpose OF transport
Ing, freighting or expressing, for the
purpose OF sale, barter or exchange
any trout taken at any time or place
from the Rogue river or any OF It's
tributaries, or within three miles out
side of the mouth OF the said Rogue
river.
Section 8. II shall be unlawful for
any person, irm or corporation to
take from the Illinois river or It's trl-
butarles, or from the Rogue river at
the mouth OF the Illinois river, or at
any point In said Rogue river be-
tween the mouth OF the Illinois river
and the mouth OF Jump-0ff-Joe creek
or at any point or place In the Rogue
river above the steel bridge that
crosses the Rogue river on Sixth
street In Grants Pass, Oregon, or
from any OF the tributaries OF the
said Rogue river above the mouth OF
the said Illinois river at any time.
any salmon except by hook and line.
commonly called angling
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
War is Inevitable.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. H.
War with Mexico is inevitable
This was the statement made by
Judge G. B. Elliott, former secretary
OF commerce and police In the Philip
pines, and former professor OF inter
national law at Minnesota University.
THE Panama canal should and
soon will be the southern boundary
of the United States said Elliott.
IF the United States would preserve
anicable relations with European ma
tions, it must intervene in Mexico
Immediately.
Intervention will mean war, to re.
suit in the ultimate establishment OF
a protectorate over Mexico. Such a
war will mean a gruelling guerilla
warfare of years duration. All the
bloodshed and privation Of the two
years fighting to subjugate the Phil
ippines will be Increased hundred
fold In the war with Mexico"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-14
Good Roads.

February National Monthly: Too
much encourag ement cannot be given
to the national readjustment of public
highway improvement. So important
has the whole problem become, that
the United Stats government has be-
gun a nationwide system of develop
ment which is elaborate in its de-
tails, Model roads are being built all
over the country by the government
on an educative basis. The highest
skill of the highway engineer Is
brought to bear upon local require
ments in building these model roads.
In their construction the whole state,
county Or township through which
they run Is taken into consideration
and the whole system is planned with
the model road as an initiative
Experts in construction and main.
tenance plan the most economic meth.