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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-02
How the Pulse Varies.

The human pulse has rather wide
range. hut the general average may be
put about as follows: At birth. l40: at
two years. 100; at from sixteen to
nineteen years, 50; at manhood. 70;
Old age, 90 There are. however. great
variations consistent with health. Ma
pOleon'S pulse is said to have been only
forty-four in the minute case is
also related of healthy man of eighty
seven whose pulse was seldom over
thirty during the last two years of his
life and sometimes not more than
twenty eight Another man Of eighty
seven years of age enjoyed good health
and spirits with a pulse of twenty.
nine, and there is also on record the
curious instance of a man whose pulse
in health was never more than forty
five, and, to be consistent in his incon
sistency, when he had fever his pulse
fell to forty instead Of rising, as is
usual
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-02

A nlesman. according to English
law. Is juror summoned to ill gap.
and formerly, at any rate. this was
often done by taking any suitable per.
son who was present In court. Tales
de circumstantibuS' C''such of the by.
standers'D were the first words Of the
order directing this process. Good
Pickwlckians may remember that. as
only ten special jurymen were present
on a memorable occasion. Mr. Serjeant
Buzfuz prayed tales" whereupon
two OF the common jurymen. one Of
whom was the unfortunate chemist.
were pressed into the service. London
Standard.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-02

JAPS PROTECT RIGHTS OF
AMERICAN BORN BABIES.

y SACRAMENTO, April 2S.- 4
y The concern of Japanese par I
= ents that the citizenship OF their 4
y American born children shall 4
y not be subject to attack in the 4
y future is evidenced in the fact 4
' that they do not delay a day in 4
y filing their birth certificates 4
y with the proper authorities, ac- 4
y cording to DR.. w. X. Lindsay, 4
city health officer of Saera- :
' mento.
y "Other foreigners are more 4
y or less lax in this regard" said 4
y DR.. Lindsay today, but not the 4
y Japanese. They do not have to 4
y be encouraged or reminded of
= this safeguard, but appear at :
' this office within a few hours =
y after the birth of children" :
y DR.. Lindsay further declared
= that the birth rate OF the Jap =
' anese was greatly increasing !
y and materially outnumbers that !
' of any other alien race in this !
y district. \
\ \ y \ Y \ y \ \ y \ y y \ \
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-02
FEDERAL CONTROL OF
ALIEN LAND OWNERSHIP

SACRAMENTO, April Presi-
dent Wilson urges that the Calitor-
MIA legislature do not at this tlme
take any action whatever toward the
exclusion OF aliens as land owners
and leBers. He wishes that the mat
ter be left to the federal government
II II cannot be settled in that way .
the president urges that action be
taken later at special session of the
California Legislature.
This was the message delivered to-
day to the California legislature by
Secretary OF State Bryan at an execu-
tive Session which lasted for more
than two hours in the assembly
chamber in the capitol here aud
which was to be resumed at 4
O'Clock this afternoon.
All Phases OF Situation Considered.
During the conference with Sec
retary Bryan every phase OF the anti
alien situation was considered In a
semi-lntormal way, various legisla-
tors giving their views as to the ne
cessity for action to exclude the Jap
anese, and dilating upon their beliefs
as to the best methods to this end.
During the discussion Secretary
Bryan spoke at considerable length.
lie was rather reticent as to the rep
reservations Japan has made upon
the subject and in answer TO drtct
question by one OF the legislators re-
fused to state exactly what pressure
had been brought to bear upon the
administration by the Japanese em-
bassy or others interested in the Nip
ponese.
Governors Position Not known.
What the position OF Governor
johnson is In the matter is still an
open question. During the discus
sion In executive session, the COVER
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-02

Predicting in no uncertain terms
that whatever anti-alien legislation
might be enacted undoubtedly would
be carried to the United States su-
preme court by the nations adversely
affected, Bryan, according TO report,
counseled that 1T is the method
rather than the end" in such legisla-
tlon which should be carefully con-
sidered. That the japanese ambas-
sador in Washington had not utter
ed one word in protest respecting
the anti-alien legislation taken by
nine other states who have such stat
utes. was Bryan's declaration, ac-
cording TO the authority quoted
In feeling out the sentiment OF the
people Of California as represented
through their legislators Bryan is de-
clared to have stated that but one
political party during the last cam
paign had included an anti-alien
pledge in its platform.
No Demand From People.
How many democrats are there
here" the secretary of state is de-
clared to have asked On the reply
that there were 35, Bryan asked,
We'll If the people so insistently de-
manded such legislation why are not
more republicans elected on that
PLATFORM"
The most polite language and dip
lomatic terms were used by Secre-
tary Bryan in expressing to the law
makers the exact attitude and de-
sires OF the national administration.
While the inference was plain, say
the legislators, the presidents wish
is that no anti-alien legislation be
enacted at this time-that action be
deferred-this was not made in so
many words The solons we're eau
toned Of the delicate point that had
been reached in diplomatic ex-
changes and were asked to proceed
with great care"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-02

SACRAMENTO, April 2S.-sec-
retary w. J. Bryan arrived here at
/ 6 a. m.
/ In decided contrast to the serious
expression on the faces of the few
legislators who we're on hand, was
the CHEEKY smile of Governor John
son and his apparent optimism in
the face of a grave situation.
This is an unearthly hour for the
secretary of state to arrive he re-
marked with a chuckle. 1--WE will
chalk this up against him to begin
with. Yes, I'll take him through the
Oriental quarter" the governor add
ed in reply to a question, to give
him a first impression"
Those who watched closely noted
that Bryan seemed particularly con-
cerned about bulging leather bag,
which was not for a moment relin-
quished to attendants. 1t is be-
lieved this closely guarded black
satchel contains those important
secret documents and official cores
pondence between Washington and
Toxic which could not be entrusted
t. the mail or the wire and which
are expected to play an important
part in the anti-alen legislation de-
velopments here during the next few
days.
During both the Roosevelt and
Taft administrations California lag
islators asked to have copies of the
treaty obligations with Japan sent
here but We're refused Bryan is ex-
pected to bring for the first time,
not alone the documents bearing on
the treaty rights, but the correspon-
deRce resulting from former efforts
of California to settle the alien land
question.
While the temper of the solons
regarding the necessity of passing
such an act does not seem to have
been altered thereby, predictions as
TO its character have been consider
ably toned down, and more and more
the legislators are growing loathe to
pass radical measure
At the executive mansion Bryan
was presented with beautiful bou-
quet of roses by Evelyn Wiger
tiye-year-old Sacramento girl.
To William J, Bryan from lit
tie daughter of the Golden West "
an attached card read.
Bryan thanked the little girl gra-
ciously.
In statement given out immedi- |
atey afterward, Bryan was extreme
ly guarded as to any expression re.
garding the significance Of his yisi, !
or the possible developments TINT |
might be expected
81 am here to confer. not in any |
sense TO direct, in the pending mac /
ter he said My pleasure will be /
that OF the legislature cannot say /
at this time whether the conferences
on anti-alien legislation will be open
or executive will not say that they
will be executive. have come here
at the request OF the president 10
look after the International phases
of the situation No plans Of PFC
.cedure have at this time been de i'd
ed upon will address the legisla-
ture II such be the desire. My visit
has in no wise been limited. and \
shall stay here until this matter is
settled /,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-02
A Pertinent Query.

The old gentleman looked Perley In
the eye
Can you support my daughter in
the style to which she is accustomed? ?"
he demanded.
mo, colonel. | can't" replied Perley.
but let me ask you, sir could you
have done so at my age"-Harpers
Weekly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-02
TO ATTRACT CAPITAL.

Keep your streets clean and
we'll graded, paved or sraVeled
where possible II you would at
tract capital. Have plenty OF
water. Keep buildings we'll
painted. residences neat and at
traetive, pay your debts, secure
low taxation and encourages fac
tories suitable to location.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-02


AZ the conclusion OF the executive
session none of the legislators ap-
peared reluctant to tell what occur
red. They were not able, OF course,
to so into great detail, but those in
teryiewed were unanimous in ;he
declaration that so far as has been
learned from Bryan, Japan has not
threatened to proceed to extremes
in case her people are barred from
land ownership in California. At
the resumption OF the executive ses-
sion at four o'clock the anti-alien
land ownership statutes of all other
states were to be taken up and dis
cussed in detail in comparison to the
proposed legislation in this state.
Bryan explained that in Washing
ton, such great distance from Cal
itornia, he was unable to learn the
real sentiment OF the California peo-
pie and declared that this was one
great factor in bringing him to Sac
ramento.
The situation was carefully eN-
planned TO Bryan by several legisla-
tors, who agreed absolutely that the
people demand, almost unanimously,
that an anti-alien land law be
passed.
The matter was thoroughly dis
cussed and it soon became evident
that because OF the many phases OF
the question and the great number OF
LEGISLATORS to be heard, it would be
necessary to adjourn and take up the
matter later in the day
Method Rather Than End.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-05-02

nor took absolutely no part. He sat
listening lntently to every question
put to Bryan and to the secretary s
reply, but according to legislators,
gave no nkling as to whether he ap-
proved or dsapproyed of the presi-
dents attempt to induce California
to leave anti-alien matters to the ma
tional government
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-26
M as 81 81
More lqwssags
VIZ. MarshqZl
BELIEVES THERE IS NO NECEs.
sITY FOR FURTHER ANTI.
TRUST LEGISLATION
AT THIS TIME.
ADVISES PARTY TO WAIT AND
SEE HOW TARIFF AND CUR.
RENCY BILLS WORK.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dee. &c.
Vice President Thomas X. Marshall
while expressing great pleasure ove'
the enactment Of the tariff and cur
rcncy laws, said he did not believe
the Democratic party ought to under
take any further legislation at this
time. He declared that there is no
need for any antitrust Legislation al
present, in view. Of the enactment Of
lie two important measures.
liam happy over the things that
have been accomplished" said the
vice president. 1.-THE Democratic
party has done something that It was
thought impossible to dot stood to-
gcther and is still standing together.
and that is why we have the two im-
portant measures, the tariff law re-
vision act and the currency law.
"ATy personal opinion is that this
is all the Democratic party ought Ia
undertake now. These two new laws
are enough. Let's wait and see how
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-26
COURT NEWS.
HIS 81
Licenses Issued.

y u
Marriage Licences were ycstcFda!
issued by the county clerk as follows
Leo Morgan, p, of Farmintgon.
and Hazel Brand, 20, Of Manning
ton, Cleop Brand, father Of the girl
;gaye &c consent in person.
I Wntiatn A. Moore, 20, and Isabelle
Meyers, q, both coIorcd, both "I
1Nairmont.
TDominlnick Ferraro, IS, and An.
gesa Crapanico, II, both OF Monon'
Sah. Nick Mariana, guardian Of the
girl, gave his consent in person.
Frank Toothman, 90 of Fairview
mnd Crcna Newkirk, H. of Fairmon!
James Toothman. father Of the boy
gave his consent in person. Ida y
Newkirk, mother Of the girl, gave hei
consent in writing.
Bert l.. West, %, of Steubenviil"
o., and Carrie Ellen Phelps. 90, 9!
.Tairrnont. Burnette Phelps. mother
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-26
B
Says &c re
The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THINKS GOVERNOR WILL
CALL S0L0NS TUGETH-
ER SUJ:..

/, wAsHINGToN%Dec. 2C.-W. Tas-
Tor George, Of phtlippi. speaEcr Of the
mouse Of delegates, ia in Washlngto9s
Speaker George is in favor OF an e,s
tra session Of she legislature early II
lhe new year and believes Governed:
Hatfield win i;saGa call for such I
cssiOn. lie is also charged with be-
Ing in favor Of the Republican party
II the Second Congressional district
nominating him It's candidate To-
ongreSs In l9I4, Qnd doesn't deny
The charge. Nor does he affirm it.
Nor does he appear iispleased when
IL IS uttered vocally o.. typosraphi-
cally by his Giends.
Rempsenv"''s. ;oss mas introduced
bills to grI pension increases, =
Mrs. Emma Z. Feldncr and Mrs. MAJ
hala Stevens.
Donald b. Lowe. private secretary
of Representative Moss. has gone TO
his home in Petersburg to spend
the holidays.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-26
Spell Of Lawyer
CONTINUED from Page OneI

the attentions of sympathizers count.
Some OF the townspeople sent cut
flowers to her in the jail. Others
contributed turkey, plum pudding
and dainties for the Christmas din
ner.
Further a message reached the
jail from Mrs. Couch, the widow,
saying she bears no ill-will and, hav-
ing forgiven everything, intends as
soon as possible to forget that she
was ever wronged.
Brother Will Come to Her.
Following such cheer as Christmas
,may furnish Miss Branch will be
free to go as she pIeases. She has
remained IN Jail. of her own WILL DIS
there is no charge against her and
will be none. u There has, been no
place, where she could go, being
wholly without means Je ;A'
Her brother. Herbert o. Branch,
postmaster, at :Hartwick, will come
to see her. 1t, will rest wholly with
her to decide whether or not she will
go away with him. She will not ac-
company him except on stipulation
that her future Is to be free from al
lusions 10 the past.
An alternative proposition, that
she is considering came today from
Mrs. John Hampton of Goshen, who
te!ephoned that she would be glad
to give the woman a home.
Public feeling has grown very COM
passionate toward Miss Branch and,
so assured, she is becoming disposed
to make the best OF her unfortunate
position. She is taking her meals
regularly, eating well, and no long
ar persists in her wish to die.
Death. May Have Broken Spell.
Miss Branch still converseS in q
whisper, habit fastened on her by
: he importance OF not being over
heard while talking in her long as
'ociation with Couch. Her replies
indicated that while she was will
in% slave 10 Couch, his, death hal
broken the'spcll and has enabled he
10 see her position as outsiders sec
it. 49,, r, -
~ have, nothing to conceal" she
'aid. "My life story, as told was full
and unreserved.
II am glad that the townspeoplcI
how l was paced. Know
ing Mr.. Couch as they did, they cam
the influence he had overI
ME, better than can strangers to him.
Every one in Monticello felt his dom
mating personality. l have no re-
grets or apologies for yielding to it,
so long as the public knows the man
to whom yielded.
His will, think, controlled M
from the time first saw him, and I
was very willing to submit to Il
There was absolutely nothing he
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-26
A1L..E|..lsAN
IN'PBNEG.CAUSED.
BYCRY0F FIRE
CHILDREN OF COPPER MINE
STRIKERS OF CALUMET VIC.
TINE OF STAMPEDE y
HALL CROWDED WITH 700 PER,
SONS WHEN MEN SHOUT
FALSE ALARM. Y
NARROW STAIRWAY BLOCKED IN
RUSH TO GET 0UT-WEAKER
ONES CRUSHED.

CALUMET, Mich, Dec. ga
panic, caused by u false alarm Of
fire, during a Christmas celebration
by copper mine strikers in Italian
Hall, resulted in the deaths of ut
least "A persons-37 girls, l9 boys,
10 women and five men. 1t is be-
lieved dozens of Others were killed
and their bodies were carried away
by friends.
While the miners and their wives
looked or, the children ptessed Gag
erly toward the stage to receive
Christmas presents. A man put his
! head in at the door OF the hall and
yelled, Fire"
The cry was taken up by the ZOO
persons in the hall. Every one start
ed for the doors. The weaker ones
were thrown, to the, floor, and those
behind tried to climb over those
ahead. Of them.z& ~ aFfHhtN
Stairways, Blocked.
| The stairways and other avenues
of egress were blocked ~. effectual'
Iyjthat4most Of those !insfde could not
got out, and those. without could not
get in to aid the panic-stricken
crowd. 1t was some time before the
, panic subsidized.
The principal exit was narrow
stairway at the back Of the hail
. When this had been cleared Of the
bodies that filled 1t 10 the top aud
quick accounting had been made
| it was found that scvcnty-four
corpses had been piled up beside the
hall building.
I Excited men and women stood
about the building, some dazed by
the sudden change from holiday fes'
tivities TO tragedy, Others calling hys.
terically for a missing child, and q
few even threatening violence to tho
rescucrs for keeping them back from
/ the long row of bodies.
! Only Few Injured.
There was not much work for tho
many doctors who hurried to Tho
scene as soon as the, alarm was spread
for those who were not killed in tht
( first rush were held upright and saft
by the very force of the onrGsh TO-
F, ward the exit. Only three injured
persons were taken to hospitals ant
a few went home with the assistance
o. friends.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-26
.usTER0LE, THE GREAT REM,
! EDY FOR RHEUMATISM.

ut stops tho twingcs, loosCns up
,pse stiffencd Joints and muscles.
allies you feel good all over. ?
Thousands who use MuSTER0LE
Ill tell what relief 1t gives from
re Throat, Bronchitis, Tonsilltis,
roup, Still Neck, Asthma, Neural
Ia. Headache, Congestion, PIeurisy,
hCumatism, Lumbago, Pains and
ches of the Back or Joints, sprains,
ore Muscles, Bruises, Chllblains,
rostcd Feet and Colds 1t prevents
'neumonia).
Doctors and nurses frankly recon-
ncnd MuSTEROLE us a substitute
or the old messy mustard plaster
.argc hospitals use it.
At your druggists, in Csc and so
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-26
THE WORLDS MYSTERIES.
Antiquity When Was Rome
Built?

There is well-known proverb tlllaal
Rene was not built III day. Prob
ably this arose from the cirSum-
stances that according to ancient au-
thors it was so: at any rate the Var
1onian reckoning, which Is, followed
by most substantial writers. places
its date on April q, in the third
wear of the sixth Olympiad, or 79G
d. c. Other writers attempt to fix
tho date as four years later, b. I.
752.
Authentic Roman history may be
said to commence with the wa7
AGAINST Phyrrhus in the VarroniaH
year of Rhine 474, corresponding TO
the year b. c. $50, which was the
first of the 125th 0lympiad. The COM
plete list of the Roman consuls from
that time until the death of the En-
peror Augustus, in A. ID. IA, viii DE-
found in Clinton's "Fasti Helentci'"
The legendary dates Of the found
ing Of Rome vary considerably over
two hundred years, or between 75G
and 500 b. G. One Roman legend hai
a that the city was founded in 1853
H. G. by a settlement from Alba Lon
! ga led by Romulus No doubt ROM
illus was the founder ofthe political
and military institutions of the 10
| mans, as his shccessoE Numa POM
| pilius, was the organizer OF the re-
Observation-Disclosures. 90
The earliest ;, histQrJIons OF Rome
wrote IN the time Of the Puntc wars
and had to depend almost entirely on
oral tradition, since the greater par
Of the records of the city had Oeea
burned when Rome was taken BY me
Cauls in $50 d. c. Moreover, the
legendary narrative contains many
Inconsistencies and chronological i'm
possibilities, much that would appear
improbable, even II supported by the
, best of evidence, and much that Is
obviously the result of invention
From recent discoveries 1t is veFS
evident that the site OF Rome was
inhabited ct very early period
Flint implements and remains OF the
Bronze Age have been founu vi ia
Eyentine and elsewhere; and from
the early Iron Age UPWARDS we have
a continuous archaeological record
owing to the discovery of ancient
burial places.
There is no doubt that the earliest
,ettlcment bearing the name OF ROM
was on the Palatine hill, which was
both easy OF defense and possesse
the means of Communication with It's
neighbors. in the, proximity Of the IT.
Der. %. =.
Z, An attempt has been made to es'
tabltsh the date Of the founding OF
Rome through the astronomers, but
they seem so much at variance that
It is hard to determine which one To
credits
About the only authority experts
on the subject have to work with arc
the Grecian Olymptads, each OF whicA
measured, respectively, four years IN
length. Each period of four years
was called an Olympiad, and any par
ticular date was denoted by the num-
Der Of the Olympiad, and the number
of the year in it; such as the third
year Of the first Olympiad, the fourtH
year OF the fourth 0lympiad, and 50
on.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-26
5fsthe gtrl, gaye her sent nsYEi,s
Deeds Filed. l
Deeds were yesterday tiled With
no county clerk for recording az fol-.

The county clerk for recording as fol-
lows:
Al. Fl. Freeland and wife to Agnes
Leggett, a parcel Of land on Pyle,
Fork OF Buffalo creek; consideration,
81 and other valuable consideration,
J.p. Kirby to Thomas A. lIunsa!sa:
a parcel of land in BeIlview Height;
addition to the city OF Fai:mont;
consideration, $1.S7s.
iIt7homas Neptune and wife'toS! "
Barnes. a parcel CT land in Mob yH)'
,ddtion to the city of Fairmont; con
liberation, 1901.
Lee Morgan and A. 3. Morgan
| Parcel of land in the Edsemont addt
Zion 10 the citytof Fuirmont; consid
Grafton, 81 and other valuable con
sideration.
william G. lIayhurst TO Martha A
Thorn, a parcel Of land in the Harl
addition to the city Of FairmoE'
consideration, $3.50.
Elizabeth NJ. lluns&kcr ana nus
band to ]. P. Kirby. parcel OF lam
in yellview Heights addition to tn
city Of Fairmont; considerations y
and other valuable consideration.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-26
BRIDES WEIGHT IS $50,
AND BRICEGR00M'S 1888
Members of Carnival Company Get
Silver Service.

DAVENPORT. Ia, Dec. 26.-Hun-
dreds attended the marriage Of A.
l.. Woollett, weight 1873 pounds, OF
Ornsby, Wis, and Miss Anna Gene
Bare, weight $50 pounds, of olym-
pia, Wash, the heaviest woman in
the West. Miss:Bargina DelhoyO was
bridesmaid, while acting as best man
was James Boyd.
Both contracting parties are with
a carnival company, but have been
acquainted for IL years. They at
tended school together.
The ceremony was performed by
Deputy Treasurer G, C, Gibson, for
merly u minister Of the Church oil
Christ. A handsome silver service
was given the bride by members Of
the carnival company following Tho
marriage.