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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
The Value of Good Character Incident and lesson

The recent communication of the death of George OIL
convicted of murder in DeKab County is matter of
more than passing Importance.
In that Communication Governor Saton has succeeded
ing lesson that everybody may profit by considering
1t simple old lesson old hilsbu has not vet
been learned by all mem!
Oliver negro of previous good character killed upon the
impulse of the moment another negro Oliver himself
at the moment the crime but the cold the trial made
out of murder pure and simple the Jury found &C
cordingly.
The not appealed to the Supreme Court for there
was no apparent of law therein but appeal direct to
the Governor for clemency made
Presenting the plea hundred or so of the white &C
quainancesthe neghboro the negro under sentence of
death The white jury that asked the Governors
every plea based upon proposition
PREVIOUS GOOD CHARACTER OF LONG STANDING!
In committing the death sentence Governor slaton said
The negro charge upon the conscience thought
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21

of the Southern white Among them he finds his best
friends and all that is demanded of him is good behavior
and recognition of his position. What dramatic en-
phasls placed the value of good character by ap
peal for cemency by stern law enforcing men, neither
money nor power could influence!
They say the defendant was hardworling law abiding
peacelovng obedient and they pleaded life good con-
duct as against the impulse of moment that him
with the gallows.
The lesson If needed by his color may produce
ney better result than the of the stern sentence
of the law
The value of good character!
IL should avail much in his hour of per-a negro
man not less than a white man.
Capital punishment abhorrent to many people in anv
event. 1t would be dOuby abhOrrent in like that of Oil
yer!
Governor Saon has an act of executive duty to
a commendable purpose
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
Editorial
Page

Yes, | Guess 1t KilledHim
The train rushing Chicago solid mass of steel,
flying like with it's living cargo from great cen
another touched man standing by the track
thin trail dfted behind losing itself in the many
the along the bank was beau
day. grayhue clouds reflected the water as the
late afternoon finished days work
And it was beautiful world the whose life went out
as suddenly the light candle big train around
the
Such little incident life and in rairoading does not cause
much delay The emergency brakes SET but there was no
hocno except few on the rear Observation plat
form, knew that anything had happened.
One young man. right side OF that platform
YOU look toward the engine turned white had
lay the the and the hill when the train
flew past
He and half dozen Others youngest the train,
ran back railroad man. who sent formally to do
what is customary.
minutes fast they could and out Of
breath they and the railroad returned and with them
brakeman who carried flag prevent end col
lision
They running huryng climbing to the observation
platform the o-she made the three
She done exactly the thing
weeks before
The pale young who had it recovered his
and excited except the very small boy who had
rapidly exhausted all Of the comic newspapers in the observa
ton and much in need of fresh excitement He could
find pay attention to him. except lady who evidently
does good deal of travelling this train
She said the little boy: Eyes guess dead all right
knew this train to touch and kill him.
see it goes pretty fast
Some had said that the had man.
but had just touched him. boy thought that per-
haps he net dead.
But he dead dead any little ant that you have
crushed walking along the garden path the rail
roads fault not the engineers fault he had blown whistle
and the section hand-the dead section hand
knew the whistle meant death if he stayed track
Custom makes danger
This hand had not thought worth while all the
tracks and clear the flying Century put back against
the steep bank leaving he thought suction
caused by the flying train his recessness brought him
too Employees supposed pretend ignorance of all
accidents But employee told the story this writer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
THE

1>8&IOEQNCsAN Oct. 81, 1913.
z\&SagdEEs 50 "a H.
+" Said the Lady, and 1t Did
The cylinder head just touched him and
it took his head off, though had been cut with
knife"
Here you choose you have chance to moraize life
significance and man. the little leaf growing tree
call the human falling and vanishing like other leaf
not the man. but the that counts.
It is the that built the great train the intelligence Of
just united Atlantic
Ocean.
is the race the millions working together gradually
make the life Of the worth WHILE the Importance the
dividual greater
The is the real sUPERMAN the real power And each
individual section hand forgotten the hour that dies
forgotten when the newspapers stop talking about
him. must find his comfort in the fact that he belongs TO
RACE, shares its accomplishment helps work will
probably return to this planet and millions times
long the planet lives other bigger
and better planet when this dies-and forever
SFor the serious mind Note that the flying typ
es modern industry and civilization No the train
exceda majority did not know that anything happened
Promptly the hour each his dinner slept we'll The
train had killed BUT TT WAS NOBODYS BUSINESS
It not the engineers fault; he had done his duty
not the passengers fault they did
1t was not the railroad fault; it laid down rules
It nobodys FAULT; but the WAS DEAD
If any INDIVIDUAL PASSENGER had killed the man that
passenger would have refused body would have in
qured for the wife and children would have remose lost
appetite blamed himself had the really to
blame
But the passengers the train the engineer the rail
road ALL COMBINED killed him. NO ONE felt responsible
So it is in industry and civilization.
Ten killed in day in No one respon-
ble Stockholders managers engineers all say II not do
t"-again NO ONE TO BLAME
miserable sarves death garret in big
city Civilization says II did it, No one to blame and
so it goes.
We shiver with horror when read an individual body
owned slave beaten to death.
We shrug shoulders and say II did il" when
we read of ten thousand slaves mseraby paid
girls, driven to despair, by poverty.
Since have evaded personal responsibility we must de-
wise COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY so that when men die
in their youth and it shall possible for the
entire race and its government to say II did not do it,
r---An Incident and a Lesson
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
HOLSTEINS AND GUERNSEYS
FROM WISCONSIN.
FOR LEONARD ORCHARD co.
Fancy Stock Selected From Best
Milk and Butter Producing
Strains of the East.

The two car loads of fancy dairy
cattle shipped from Wisconsin two
weeks ago for the Leonard Orchard
Co., arrived here Wednesday night
and were driven out to their new
home Thursday morning There
were 46 beautiful Guernseys and
Holsteins in the bunch, all selected
in the east under the direction of
dairy experts from the Wisconsin
university, and brought here in
charge of the man who will have
the management of the herd on the
Leonard farm. Tho cattle came
through in excellent condition con-
sidering their long box car ride. The
cows are all young, and will become
mixers this summer, ten little Hol-
stems in fact having been born en-
route Misfortune came to two Of
the little fellows, however, and the
eight that survived we're loaded into
wagon and led the procession out
Sixth street for the Penn-Oregon
farm early Thursday morning.
With the cattle was yearling
bull of blue blooded parentage that
will be at the head of the Leonard
herd, and in one of the cars was in
cluded a Percheron stallion, young
animal that is bred along the best
lines and that is the handsomest In
dividual of the equine race to be
brought to the Rogue valley in many
day. He is now at the Josephine
livery stable resting from the two
weeks of shaking up on the rails,
and will later be taken out to the
Leonard farm.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
NASTY CHARGES MADE
AGAINST BOSTON RED sOX.

Philadelphia, June 12.--Charges
that the Boston Red Sox are 80 sore
at their position in the American
league race that in yesterdays long
game they deliberately tried to cripple
the Maps were freely made here today
when the Cleveland contingent ar
rived from The Hub.
Joe Wood, the Boston star pitch
er, is blamed for part OF the trouble.
Wood "beaned" Larry LaJoie during
the game, almost "beaned" Manager
Birmingham, who was on the coach
ing line, and two other members OF
the Cleveland team were spiked.
Neither Of the latter were seriously
hurt.
The Maps declare there Is an evil
dent conspiracy among the Boston
men TO cripple those teams which
lead them in the pennant race.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
ASHLAND MAN DROWNED
In THE ROGUE RIVER

Meddord, June 12.-orlie Rush,
25 years of age, of Ashland, was
drowned in Rogue River yesterday
afternoon just above the Gold Ray
dam when the boat in which he and
his father, C. G. Rush, were attempt
ing to extricate two fishermen cap
sized throwing all four men into the
deep water.
Young Rush was unable to swim
and before the other three men
could help him his heavy hip boots
carried him below the surface. At
an early hour this morning the body
had not been recovered.
Rush and his son we're fishing at
Gold Ray when the two fishermen,
unable to get their boat loose from
submerged tree trunk, called for
help. The two men got into their
toat and rowed out to assist them.
AS Rush and his father stood up at
tempting to pull the stranded craft
from the swift current, the boat
swung about, throwing the men out
and capsizing the second boat, The
father told the other men to help
his son but 1t was too late.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
AVIATOR WILL FLY
HERE ON JULY FOURTH

Who wants to 6irt with death in
the ethereal blue up where the
clouds would be If there we're clouds
in the Rogue valley on the Fourth of
July? There is an opening for some
one who wants to sail with the birds
and look down for once upon his
fellow man and also upon the beau
tiful panorama of the green Rogue
valley spread out beneath him, for
John A. Riddell, the aviator who is
to furnish the thrillers here on the
Fourth, will take passenger up
with him on one of his flights II the
passenger can be found. A round
trip ticket will be furnished.
Mr. Riddell arrived in the city
Saturday morning, and entered into
contract with the committee for
flights on both the Fourth and the
fifth of July, and will go up as Of
ten and as high as the committee
asks him to. AS a feature of the
races on the fifth, Mr.. Riddell will
race with an automobile at the track
west of town. The track is now be-
ing put in first class condition, and
horse race card with many excel
lent events for rich purses will be
on the program. These races will
be held on the 5th, and will include
trottlng and running, with pony
races for both boys and girls. The
purses for the trotting and running
events will be sufficiently large to
attract the best horses of southern
Oregon, 5000 now being available
for that purpose, with more in sight.
The committees are all keeping
busy, and both days will be filled
with events that will enthuse and en-
tertain. Four years of pent-up en-.
thusiasm will be liberated on the
two days
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
HIGH AVERAGE By
LOCAL T.. .. CLERKS

Reports received from f. w, Vallle,
superintendent of the 18th division of
the railway mail service, show that
the record made by the five clerks of
the local office who took the recent
examination is a most remarkable
one. In the examination the clerk
was obliged to place 669 cards bear
ing the name of the offices of the
state according to counties, and the
average made by the five men was
1852 per cent. The individual stand
ings of the clerks was as follows:
Rodney A. Calvert, correctly placed
SCI of the $50 cards in II minutes;
score, s9.70.
Ross Bailey, correctly placed 66s
in "a minutes; score, 99.S5.
Clyde Martin correctly placed 66S
in 16 minutes; score, $685.
Lloyd Dyer correctly placed 66S in
19 minutes; score, 99.1O.
The time limit for the placing oI
the cards was forty minutes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
ESCAPED CONVICT KILLS
WOULD-BE CAPTURERS.

Canon City, Colo, June 1.-Two
lives were forfeited at Laveta, 10
miles south of here, during an at
tempt to capture Conley Baldwin, 2S,
who escaped from the state peniten-
tiary last November, according to
word received here today.
Receiving word that Baldwin was
secreted in a cabin near Layeta,
Night Captain Russell OF the peni-
tentiary, went to the scene to ac-
complish his arrest. Russell reached
the cabin at daylight and called up
on Baldwin to surrender. The flu
gitiye answered with a bullet which
penetrated Russell's lung. Sup
porting himself against a companion
Russell drew his revolver and fred
three times, mortally woundlng
Baldwin. Then Russell dropped
dead in his tracks. Baldwin's three
brothers and his father are in the
penitentiary here for burglary and
larceny.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
HELM WIRES THAT HE is AR
RANGING DETAILS.
OUTLOOK MOST PROMISING
Capital for Bonding Entire Road to
the Coast to be Supplied by
Groups of Foreigners.

Negotiations for the financing and
building of the Grants Pass Crescent
City railroad are progressing most
satisfactorily, the visit of G. r. Mass
lick, OF the firm of New York attor-
neys, who was sent here to investi-
gate the local bond issue, having
cleared the atmosphere In that direc-
tion, and disclosed the way to the as
suring of bond buyers concerning the
legality of the issue. The case to the
supreme court to get ruling on the
question of constitutlonality will not
require a great amount of time, and
will not in any way delay the pro-
ceedings otherwise.
The California party In charge of
Mr.. Franklin Helm which was to have
met Mr.. Masslch here last Sunday,
was delayed owing to the unexpected
arrival OF the foreign people who are
to furnish the finances for the bond
ing of the road. A night letter re-
ceived by Mr.. Massllck from Mr..
Helm Wednesday morning, dated at
Sacramento Tuesday night, stated
that delay in arriving at Grants Pass
was due to the arrival of the foreign
people earlier than had been expect
ed, and that as they desired to COM
plete details as soon as possible, II
was likely to be Sunday or Monday
before they would arrive. At the
same time Mr.. Helm wired Mayor
Smith, the dispatch reading as fol-
lows:
"Telegraphed Masslich and
asked him show you telegram
which in measure explains my
delay reaching you. Am sending
you full list of directors con-
struction company Phelan's de-
tails are being completed; also
foreigners contract for whole
issue of bonds which guarantees
success. My party of sixteen, in
Guiding board directors construc-
tlon, will start for Grants Pass
as soon as can finish with for
eigners. | regret exceedingly
could not be with you last Sat
urday as our tickets called for
viii start in few days with ev-
erything excellent shape"
The tenor of the above dispatch
from Mr.. Helm indicates that he
has the details much better In hand
than had been anticipated even by the
most optimistic, and that with the
arrival Of his party of sixteen people
the road from Grants Pass to the sea
will take definite form, and that the
commencement Of actual building
will be matter of short time only.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
MORE AUSTRALIAN BEEF.

San Francisco, June l2.-The beef
trust got another big biff in a tender
spot today when 100000 pounds Of
Australian meat arrived here on the
steamer Moana. A former shipment
OF $4,000 pounds from Australia
was sold out within a few days at
prices from 2 IL to cents lower
than the beef trust prices. House
wives are rallylng to the support Of
independent butchers who are selling
tho Australian importation
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
BANKER SEES
FUTURE FOR VALLEY.

Rochester b Slaughter, the Chi
cago banker and business associate
Of G. NJ. Leonard OF the Leonard Or
chards, has left for his home in the
Windy City" after a couple OF
weeks spent in the Rogue valley.
While here Mr.. Slaughter spent some
days on a fishing trip in company
with j W. Lucas and T. b. Hill in
the Illinois valley, and expressed
himself as having had one Of the
most enjoyable outings he has ever
experienced He has made arrange
ments for a hunting trip in August
when he will return for a second WIS.,
II here. Mr.. Slaughter has become
an enthusiast over this portion OF
southern Oregon, and anticipates
great business activity here as soon
as the coast line OF railway is as
sured. He is especially confident Of
the agricultural and horticultural
future OF the valley, and classes the
old Penn-Oregon ranch, now a part
OF the Leonard holdings, as the best
farm In the west
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
TO BE BUILT BY A. j. GREEN OF
GRANTS PASS.
MAKE BUTTER BY AUG. 1ST
Plans Call for Modern Plant With
the Best Equipment Obtainable,
Cost TO be $4,000.

The new Rogue Valley creamery,
the cooperative institution to be
constructed in Grants Pass, will be
making butter on August 1st, ac-
cording to the present plans of the
board of directors.
The contract for the erection of
the building was let Saturday after
noon at the meeting of the board of
directors to A. j. Green, who had
prepared the plans for the struc-
ture. A provision of the contract
calls for the completion of the
building by July 18th, and the ma
chinery, which is to be ordered at
once, will be installed by the first
day Of August. Under the plans
prepared by Architect Green, the
creamery will be an attractive struc-
ture 30x50 feet in dimensions, built
on bungalow lines. The location is
on IL street, between 7th and Sth, a
lot having been purchased 50xl00
feet in size in that location. OBJ
lection to the location has been
raised by some of the residents in
the district, notably by Councilman
Clark, who lives opposite the pro-
posed location, they thinking the
building of the creamery may be
obnoxious to them. Unless they
can be assured that the creamery
conducted as modern creameries are
conducted is not detrimental to
their property it is possible that the
location may be exchanged for some
other one, two or three alternative
lots being in view
The plans for the structure call
for FIVE rooms, with cement floors
there being the boiler room, churn
room, butter working room, offices
etc, all planned on the lines OF
modern ideas in butter making. An
alley will be provided along one
side, and deliveries of cream will be
there, teams not stopping at the
front of the building. The tota
cost of building and equipment VII
be about $4,000. Power for the
driving of the machinery will be sup
piled by an electric motor, the boil
er being installed for the supplying
of steam for sterilizing and pasteur
izing. One hundred cream cant
have already been received, and arr
being distributed among the farm
ers, the cream at present being sen
to the Valley Pride creamery on tn,
Applegate arrangements havinl
been made there with Manage
Bates, who is also to manage tn,
local creamery, for the churning o
the cream until the new institution
is ready for it.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
INTERSTATE TOLL BRIDGE
FREE AFTER JULY 1ST.

Clarkston Wash, June 12.-Goy-
ernor Lister and members of the state
highway commission are expected
here Friday or Saturday to inspect
the -Clarkson interstate
bridge, which the states will take over
and operate free after July /. The
bridge, which is now a toll instltu-
ton, was ordered purchased at the
last sessions of the Idaho and Wash
ington legislatures. Each state will
pay $4,000.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
WATER RUNNING In
NORTH SIDE DITCH

The pumps at the Golden Drift
dam were started up Wednesday
night for the first time this season
to test them out, and Thursday
morning the stream OF liquid that
will cause the fertile soil of the
Rogue valley to smile with abund-
ance was turned into the bitches on
the north side of the river. The plant
was found to be in excellent condi-
ton except for one valve that need
ed repacking, and the pump was
shut down long enough to permit the
repair of this. The water should
reach this city within "a hours af-
ter the starting of the pumps, as 1t
would probably require that length
of time to fill the canal and soak up
the soil along 1t.
The operation of the plant at this
time is in charge of Receiver Whar-
ton, who will collect from the water
users direct for the service this sea-
son If the court does not order him
to accept the proposal of the Rogue
River Public Service corporation for
a lease upon the property. If the
lease is ordered made, the water
users will of course enter into ar
rangements with the new corpora
tion. Receiver Wharton and the
water users have agreed upon a rate
of IS per acre for the season, and
in the neighborhood of $50 acres on
the north side was guaranteed at
that rate. Whatever the action of
the court on the application for the
lease, the farmers on the north side
are assured water for the season.
Geo. Sanders recently made appli-
cation for a lease on the dam prop
erty for the season, offering a cash
rental, but this was not favored by
Receiver Wharton and Sanders made
application to Judge Calkins of the
circuit court for an order for the
lease. No ruling has yet been re-
ceived on this application, and mean
time Wharton is getting the property
ready for lifting water into the
bitches. Should the judge order the
lease to Sanders, there will be no de-
lay as the bitches have been put in
shape and water can be delivered as
soon as the pumps start If the
lease is not made, the plant will be
operated by Receiver Wharton who
will enter into some arrangement
with water users so that the water
will flow in any event.
The work at TIE dam and on the
pumps is in charge of NJ. c. Ament.
Receiver Wharton states that 1t is
not likely that the southside ditch can
be served this season, too much work
being required to put the plant for
that side in shape.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
los ANGELES BOY WEIGHS
1it-2 POUNDS AT BIRTH.

Los Angeles, June 12.-Mr and
Mrs J. v Priest are receiving the
congratulations Of their friends today
following the arrival of what is be-
lieved to be the largest baby ever
born in Los Angeles The boy weigh
ed IA 1-2 pounds at birth and mea-
sured 22 inches from head to toes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
Auto for Oxford Patrons

Manager Dunlap of the Oxford ho-
tel has installed an automobile bus
which meets all the trains and ac-
commodities the hotel guests. This
machine adds to the metropolitan as
pect of the city.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
SIX MEN MET DEATH
IN RACINE EXPLOSION.

Racine, Wis, June 12,-Thorough
search of the ruins of the barge e. M.
Peck, which was wrecked by an ex-
plosion here, showed today that six
men met death in the accident.