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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Supreme Court Gives
Caminetti New Chance
[rrom The Tribune Bu,eau.I

Washington, June 2l.-In an almost
unprecedented action the Supreme
Court to-day reversed its decision of q
week ago, when il refused to review
the Caminetti case. Chief Justice
White announced that the court would
hear argument on the case in the fall,
and that argument also would be heard
for Maury |. Diggs, the companion Of
Caminetti in the case.
+. Drew Caminetti, son of the Immi-
grafton Commissioner, and Diggs took
two young women from Sacramento to
Reno. The young men were prosecuted
under the Mann white slave act, and
the case attracted national interest.
They were sentenced to prison, but an
appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court.
When the high court refused last
Monday 10 review the case ex-senator
Bailey asked for time to file a brief for
rehearing. Counsel asserted that the
court should pass on the question Of
whether the Mann law reached cases
In which commercialism was not in
yolved. In the new argument before the
court, IL is understood, the lawyers will
dwell with special strength on the
point that the law does not apply to
such adventures as those of Diggs and
Caminetti.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Order Which Expelled
Him Will Not Plead to
Governor, Also Member.
PROTESTS INNOCENCE
IN "BROTHER" LETTER
Wife and Counsel, Ignorant of
Move of Condemned Man,
Wait Word from Whitman.

Left only the hope that Governor
Whitman will respond TO his plea,
Charles Becker has sent TO leading
member of the Brotherhood Of Elks, OF
which he was a member until recently.
an appeal to help save him from death
in the electric chair.
Becker, In the death house, received
from this member Of the order letter
Of sympathy after the Court OF APP
peals refused, last Friday, to hear re-
argument Of the case. Becker's reply
follows:
81 thank you very much for your
kind letter. I appreciate more than
mere words can express your kindly
feelings. Once more let me tell you
7 am innocent of this vile crime. /
don't think need tell you that, but l
do, that you may keep this letter until
some time in the future, when this con-
spiracy Is fully known, you Will have
the proof to show the world that / told
you this before II was proved ! am IN
nocent.
"Then, hope, you will let my
brother Elks publish this to the world,
in order that my friends and dear,
loval wife will have the benefit Of the
people knowing they are not associated
with a foul murderer. You can do
much for me by getting the Elks to
write to the press and the Governor
demanding justice for me. In that way
you can help change the sentiment OF
the people. Get your friends to work,
no matter whether Elks or not.
Asks Money Aid as Well.
az need help. too, financial as well
as moral. | want to carry my case TO
the United States Court. and am now
renniless So, if my brothers will help
me in that way, you may send 1t to my
loyal wife, at 2291 University Avenue,
Bronx. Now is the time to do what
ever in your power lies, for my time
Is set for the 18th Of July. My dear
friend, | hope you will not forget my
request II | die. and when my murder
is exposed-as 1t surely will be-show
nv brothers and the press this letter.
cannot write you more-my heart is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
CHEW COST HIM S25.
Witness in Jersey City Court
Eats Expensive Tobacco.

A witness can't chew tobacco and
testify, not if Judge Mark A. Sullivan
is on the bench. Thomas Joyce, aged
eighteen, found that out to his sor-
row yesterday in the Criminal Court,
Jersey City, where he was testifying.
witness will speak louder" said
the court.
"B-r-rrrrr," continued Joyce, with
his story.
WITNESS, will you take that tobacco
out of your mouth y
"B-r-rrrrr."
"Or won't your"
"No, your honor" between chews).
twenty-five dollars fine"
More chews.
Joyce spent the next four hours in
the county Jail until his friends could
raise the price. Then he remarked, 81
wouldn't give thai guild up for three
times the money" Joyce is barten-
der
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
INDIVIDUAL ELKS CAN
PLEAD FOR BECKER

In answer TO the question whether
the Brotherhood of Elks would sup
port the plea for clemency made by
Charles Becker. a former Elk, Grand
Exalted Ruler william E. brisbane
Of Albany, head of the order In TINS
state, issued the following state
ment last night:
"Any friend Of Beckers In the
order has perfect right to take
the matter up with Governor WHIT
man, as far as any petition Is con-
cerned. There hasn't been any
thing done as yet. No doubt, II
petition Ii got up for the commuta-
ton of his sentence 1t will meet
the approval of a great many mem
hers, as there Is considerable doubt
OF his guilt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
TO KNOW WIDOWS
BY THEIR RINGS
BLACK for Real Ones, Green for
Grass Variety and Diamonds
for Divorces.
LRv Telegrarh to The Tribune. ]

Denver, June 2l.["By their rlnSs
shall We know them" 1t was announced
this morning at the opening session
here of the National Jewellers Retail
Association by President T. L. Combs
that the proper ring in the future for a
widow of the genuine variety will be a
circlet of gold, with streak Of black
enamel running through the centre.
Aside from being worn as a memento
of grief for the departed, it would
clearly indicate the widows matri-
monial standing.
That grass widows may be further
distinguished from the real ones, a
streak of green enamel is to be sub
stituted for the black. In event Of her
receiving alimony or a settlement, dia-
monds will be set in the enamel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Cross Travelling
Comforts

Travellers Set Composed of
rubberized silk air-pillow. 1914 4
l21b inflated, fitting folded into
silk case 6x4s4 inches; and two
quart size rubberized silk hot-water
bottle, fitting folded in silk case
x5s4 inches. The whole set is
held within strap and secured by
crystal button fastening. Complete.
$1,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22

too full. MAY God bless you. is the
PRAYER OF your brother in distress,
"CHARLES BECKER
Becker ceased to be member OF
the Elks-he was a member or New
York Lodge. No. /, in West Forty-third
Street-last December. Charges against
him were mailed to Sing Sing. the or
der having waited what was consid-
cred a sufficient time after his second
conviction, The slogan of "once
member always a member" does not
annlv 70 the Elks. 80 it is difficult 10
understand what led Becker TO write
his letter in the detail that marked II.
Governor Whitman is an Elk.
That Becker had sent the letter was
not only n surprise to his lawyer, Mar
tin T. Manton. but it was more OF a
surprise 10 Mrs. Becker. who has done
everything that an afectionate and
loyal wife could do to assist him.
No Aid from Order.
DR.. J. F. Dearden, Exalted Ruler Of
the New York lodge, said last night:
"As Becker is no longer an Elk we
can do nothing for him: Elks may
assist him, il II is possible, as indi-
vduals, but not as Elks."
Mr.. Manton said he knew nothing OF
the letter. He will not make an APP
peal to the United States Supreme
Court, as Becker in his letter suggests.
Mr.. Manton sees no hope there.
To-day Mr.. Manton will go to Al
bany to see Governor Whitman and ask
the state executive to fix a date for
hearing plea in Becker's behalf. On
the date set Mrs. Becker will accom-
pany the counsel.
"This is my life work." Mrs. Becker
said last night. mo matter what is
decided by Governor Whitman, | shall
not be satisfied until have shown that
my husband is innocent. And / shall
show it,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22

and Hudson River State hospitals.
Governor Whitman to-day ordered ms
removal to the Dannemora State HOS ,s-
pital for Insane Convicts. Inc com,
mission reported that Purcell shows
an inferior psychopathic personallrt.
and that he is insane at the present
time" NJ, lamar,
II is understood the Purcell lawyers
had hoped to nave his sentence com,
mmted for life Imprisonment without
having him declared insane.
James Purcell, who told an amazing
story Of police graft before the Gurran
Aldermanic Committee, was tried TWICE
for the murder of his twelve-yeaT roH
daughter. Agnes. lie shot her on Feb
mar H. 1918, while trying to shoot
his wife. In both trials his defence
was insanity. At the first trial the jury
disagreed and at the second he was
convicted of murder in the hrst degree
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
FRENCH MARINES
LAND IN HAYTI
Take Measure to Safeguard
Lives and Property After
CAPTURE of Cape Haytien.

Washington, June 21.-The French
cruiser Descartes has landed bluejack-
cts at Cape Haytien as a precautionary
measure to safeguard lives and prop
erty after the capture of the city by
the government forces, according to ad-
vices received by the State Department
to-day from Port-au-Prince.
No American forces have been land
ed so far as Is known.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
GOLFER KILLED AT yPS.,
Capt. Graham, British Chan.
pion, Dies in CHARGE.

Liverpool, June 21.-Captsin N,
Graham, famous as an amateur s,,,
has been killed at Ypres durns
charge against the Germans By 8,
Liverpool Scottish Brigade.
Captain Graham last year, pl,r.,
for the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, "
the st. Georges grand challens. q, I
Sandwich.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22

dismissed the antitrust suit brought
By the government against the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company and other allied COM
panies, and appeal was taken by the
Attorney General TO the Supreme
Court
George F. Baker has large invest
ments in Lackawanns securities. His
holdings in the railroad company are
valued at about Sl5,O00,OO0 and in the
coal company at $780, 900. William X.
Vanderbilt holds $4,000 shares OF the
railroad company and 5000 shares OF
the coal company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Court Denies Oregon
Land Grant Recovery

Washington, June 2l.-The govern
ment to-day lost its suit in the Su-
preme Court TO forfeit the unsold por-
ton OF the Oregon & California Rail-
road land grant, amounting to some
$500 900 acres and valued at more than
$30,000,000.
The railroad company was enioined,
however, from future sales in violation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Grey Warns BritOnS
to Keep Out of Mexico

London, June 21.-The official press
bureau issued this statement to-day:
an view of the existing state of af-
fairs in Mexico the Secretary for For
eign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey, desires
to warn British subjects against visit
ing that country unless absolutely
obliged to do so by imperative neces-
sity"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
PURCELL FOUND INSANE
Governors Commission Re
ports on Gambler Murderer.
[By Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Albany. June 21.-James Purcell, the
condemned New York gambler who
murdered his daughter. has been de-
clared insane by Governors commits
sion, composed of Mrs. William Mabon,
Raymond F. c. Kieb and Charles W.
Pilgrim. the superintendent respec-
lively of the Manhattan. Matteawan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22

south to protect the water supply OF
the capital at Xochimilco. The Zapata
army was expected to retire westward
from the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
British Army Aviator Killed.

London, June 2l.-Major Lumsden,
of the Royal Army Flying Corps, was
killed this afternoon while flying over
the Brooklands aviation course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
English Kit Bag

Kit Bag-Tan or black grained
ox-hide, soft end" design, light
weight and capacious, folding bot
tom, pocket on one side, checked
linen lining, brass lock and catches:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
AMERICAN TRADE
RECORD TO REACH
NEW MARK JAN, lST

Washington. Nov. as.--By the end
OF the year America will probably
have all the worlds foreign trade re-
cords broken.
Exports, according to estimates to-
day, will probably reach the enorm-
GUS total Of $4,000. 600, 600, thus sur
passing the greatest year England.
mistress OF the seas. ever had.
Nor Is this remarkable prosperity
record evanescent. in the opinion OF
Secretary of Commerce Redheld. He
secuted the possibility OF a bad
slump In the figures after the war.
due to the absence OF heavy muni-
tions exports, which for months have
swollen this country's export figures.
1--WE should look beyond the i'm
mediate causes and effects and into
the future" he said. Foreign ma
tions after the war will come to US
for machinery. steel. railroad stock
and other supplies"
Naturally. he pointed out. these
demands will mean continuance OF
the nations remarkable export trade
OF the past year.. The bureau Of for
eign and domestic commerce an
nounced that for the year ended with
October, the United States imported
s1,ss1.74s.013 worth OF goods. or
nearly saoo.ooO.ooo worth less than
in the preceding year. In this way
the account standsspreponderantly on
the right side of the American ledger.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
DO you FEEL HEADACHYs
LOOK TO YOUR STOMACH

II is an unusual thing for drug
gist to sell medicine under q guar
antee TO refund the money II II does
not cure. Yet this Is the way c. II.
Demaray, the popular druggist. is
selling Mi-o-na. the standard dyspep-
sia remedy,
Never before has he had so large a
number OF customers tell him that .
medicine has been successful rs With
Mi-o-na. People who fcw months
ago looked like walking skeletons
have put on hesh and today are ruddy
and vigorous with perfect digestion
and good health,
There Is no longer any need for
anyone suffering or making their
friends suffer on account OF dyspep-
sia. Mi-o-na can always be relied up
on. The percentage of cures Is so
great that there Is little risk to @.
H. Demaray In guaranteeing TO re-
turn the money II the medicine does
not relieve. And he stands ready to
do so without any questions.
Headaches, all forms OF indiges-
ton, specks before the eyes. dlsxy
feeling. and all forms OF liver
trouble are helped by Mi-o-na. A few
days treatment should show consid-
cradle gain In health. while COM
plete cure often follows rapidly
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
FORD AND THE DOVE OF PEACE,
Thera ara mona hnt wish Mr. Ford

FORD AND THE DOVE OF PEACE.
There are none but wish Mr.. Ford
godspeed on his pilgrimage to the
warning nations Of Europe. Yet little
hope springs in the hearts OF the
people for the success of his plan.
The time does not seem ripe for
overtures by neutral people. No
doubt Germany would be glad to see
peace. when her people could again
give their energies and their thoughts
to other directions than that Of kill
ing. So would England. and France.
and Austria. and Russia. and all the
others whose sons are shedding their
blood in the causeless war. But Ger
many can not. after her sacrifice of
men and of money. accept peace
that has o tinge Of humiliation in II.
Neither can England. or France. or
Austria. or Russia. 1t does not seem
likely. either. that any of the ma
tions mentioned, or their allies, could
now lay down their arms and leave
the issue Of the battlefield debat-
able one. Before peace win appear
near some Of the combatants must
feel that they have reached the end
Of the rope. None yet gives the idea
of exhaustion, and there is no dead
lock that would warrant the calling
Of a drawn battle. Evidently the war
must go on till some Of the nations
are forced to retire through loss Of
blood or of credit. And loss Of credit
will stop 1t sooner than loss OF blood.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
APPLEGATE

Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Mansfield and
daughter, velma, were visiting rela-
tives In Medford last week.
A. ID. knight and wife, OF Grants
Pass, have become residents OF our
community, also Mrs. Knights son,
John Colvig, and wife.
The boys basketball team from
here played the Phoenix team last
Friday night at Phoenix, and were
defeated.
The girls basketball team accom-
panied the boys team to Phoenix and
report o pleasant time.
Mrs. Abbott, OF Ashland, is here
visiting her sons, Harley and Bob
Mansfield.
Corllss Topping moved his barley
rolling machine and engine to the
vicinity OF Ruch and is rolling barley
for the farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph PIttock we're
trading with Grants Pass merchants
last week.
VIM. Jordan, OF Thompson creek,
took a load Of turkeys to Medford
Tuesday. 6il 4
Minnie Walter Is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs Ed Wendt, ofsJacksonville.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
GRIFFIN FERRY

NJ. l.. Griffin and family, Of Mer-
lin, we're out to their farm Sunday
afternoon. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Dan Wiltrout and Mrs. Reka
Grouse.
Miss Goldie Green arrived home
Wednesday morning from Salem.
where she has been working. She
was accompanied by Miss Josie Hill
Ter, of the Pleasant Grove district.
who has been in Eugene.
The Mapleton school expects to
give a Thanksgiving entertainment
Friday afternoon.
John Black suddenly took q turn
for the worse.
Mr.. Frankum. living at the ferry,
is still very low, and the doctor was
out to see him the other day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
KERRY

The rainy season is now. on in
full force. Although the highest
hilltops have covering of snow, the
grass is growing in the valley.
DIR. Van Fossen, district superin-
tendent OF the NJ. q. church, whose
home is In Ashland, visited Kerby
last Sunday, holding the quarterly
conference on Saturday. His sermon
on Sunday was not only interesting
but instructive and inspiring. We
are always glad to welcome DIR. Van
Fossen to Kerby. He was accom-
panied iby the pastor, Rev. Crenshaw,
who is well liked by the Kerby
people.
At the special election held at the
school house on the goth to vote on
a special tax for school support, the
tax levy OF four mills was carried
with but three dissenting votes
About twenty-five voters attended the
meeting. The largest attendance for
years, It is claimed
The Ivy Tatting club met with Miss
Gertrude Hague at the Pioneer hotel
on the evening Of the 10th. The
meeting was to represent hard
times consequently no guests were
invited. From comments occasional
.ly dropped by members OF the club
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26

the meeting was true to Its design.
Grandma Hart has returned from
visit with her son at Dunsmuir.
She is looking well, and reports hav-
ing good visit.
Grandma Weatherby, whose Goth
birthday was recently celebrated, Is
reported on the sick list this week.
Grandma Wharton, mother OF Mrs.
J. @. Willis, has been confined to
her room for several days, but is re-
ported improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Dean, OF Grants
Pass, spent Sunday visiting Mrs.
Hattie Floyd, Mrs. Deans mother.
Since the rain some difIiculty is ex-
perienced with the auto stages.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
THE BEET IN IDAHO.

The current issue Of the Rupert
Democrat, published at Rupert. Idaho,
contains picture Of long line Of
four-horse teams hauling sugar beets
TO the dump for shipment to the
sugar factory. With the picture is
the following note Of explanation:
"A visit to the beet dump at Rupert
just now is worth while. Almost any
time of the day there may be seen
from twenty to fifty big four-horse
wagons waiting their turn to pass the
scales and climb the steep ascent to
dump and load the big railroad cars
which will shortly take the products
Of the beet fields to the factory,
whence in few weeks 1t will en-
erge in the shape of fine white refined
sugar.
THE sugar industry in this section
of Idaho is giving many farmer on
the Minidoka project a competency.
Here is staple market for every
pound Of sugar beets the farmers can
raise, with known price and the
cash ready. The beets are grown on
the project, refined on the project and
the project furnishes every one OF the
two hundred or more men used at the
factory in the business.
Tributary to the factory there is
in the neighborhood Of $500 acres
devoted to the raising Of beets.
TWENTY-FIVE hundred OF these acres
are in Minidoka county and the bal
ance in Cassia county.
Twelve thousand tons Of beets
pass over the Rupert dump, worth
sixty thousand dollars TO the Rupert
farmers. On the whole Minidoka pro-
ject the farmers will get some hum
dred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars in cash within the next thirty
days.
"The growers get all the way from
twelve to twenty-five tons an acre
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
PORTLAND MARKETS

wheat-Club. s2@s4; bluestem,
s59s7h.
oats-No. / white feed, 24@ 24.75.
.Barley-Brewing. asa 1850; feed.
2e@27.50.
Hogs--Best live. sos Q6.10.
Prime steers. 6.s0@7; fancy cows.
$50; best calves, 7@7.50.
Spring lambs 1850.
Butter-City creamery, 31h.
Eggs-Seleeted local extras. 40.
Hens. 13@131a; broilers. IL;
geese, IL.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
Coffee

Coffee may be good at
the roaster and poor in
your coffee-cup. 1t may be
cheap by the pound and
high-priced by the cup.
Cheap coffee can't be.
protected against loss of
flavor. 1t is only such
coffee as Schilling's Best
that gets the absolute pro-
lection of alright tins.
All the fine flavor is
preserved for you.
This means more
cups to q pound
economy and quality.
Schilling's
Best
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26

s, l.. Benson and son. Hiram, start
ed for Buckeye. CAL. Tuesday In q
Ford car.
VIM. Rueny was a business visitor
to Jacksonville Tuesday.
Ben Thurston visited his daugh-
ters in Medford Tuesday
Several people from here attended
the funerarof Mrs. Florence Palmer
at the Jacksonville cemetery Tues
day. Mrs. Palmer was formerly Miss
Florence Bolt and was born and
raised In this community. She died
at Gold Hill Saturday, November 20.
She leaves mother, several brothers
and sisters, husband and infant
son to mourn her loss.
A. D. Chase was pleasant visitor
at our school Tuesday.
q. A. Standard, OF Ashland, visited
Geo, Herriott's family this week,
'sa ------------------ N4
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
BIG TIMBER SALE
IN NORTHERN IDAHO

(By United Press Leased Wire)
Spokane, Nov. 26.-The Dalkena
Lumber company has bought approx
imately so million feet of white pine
along the Priest river from the Men
asha Woodenware company. of Men.
asha. Wis, for about s250.000, II
was announced today. This is one
OF the largest timber transactions in
the inland empire in several years.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26

Oregon mining lava, 4oc. Courier
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26

In beets. and the price this year is
Ave dollars ton delivered at the
nearest dump, A good profitable
crop is seventeen tons to the acre,
and most all the growers are beating
that considerably"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
PAUL DAEcAf.

Arrested In coana. .t,ea
With German Spy ExpasIfs,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
NO MOTIVE FOUND FOR
AMITY MURDER AND SUICIDE

McMinnville, Nov. 26.-The police
were unable today to find motive
for Howard Hillman. business man
Of Amity. shooting and killing his
wife and then himself after Thanks
giving dinner at his home near here.
The tragedy was enacted while a
number Of guests we're in an adjoin-
ing room.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26
BURIED ARM PANIED
SALEM CONFECTIoNER

Salem, Nov. 26.--Hugh Roberts,
q confectioner. was freed from pain
today after his brother disinterred
his arm. which was amputated sew
eral weeks ago, and Strengthened the
fingers. The severed arm panied him
until II was re-arranged In its rest
ing place. Roberts said.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-26

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