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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-25
TWINS ARRIVE IN JUNEAU.

The population of Juneau was in creased by twins last night which arrived at the home of MT. and Mrs. Olaf Bedding, on 9th Street. Dr. IL. o. Sloane was in attendance and reports the mother and both children doing nicely.
 At the Perseverance mine this morning a baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bolpe and Dr. Sloane reports all concerned do ing nicely.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-25

WASHINGTON. The National Guard units from 26 states desig- mated as the 42nd Division soon to be sent to France has been called rainbow division" because of the numerous states involved.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-25
MRS. BALDWIN OPERATED UPON.

Mrs. Grant Baldwin this morning underwent a major operation at the St. Ann's Hospital. Dr. l.. o. Sloane was the surgeon in charge.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
CONVICTED MURDERER
I0PRISDN' fF0RslIH

Portland. Jan. s.-Edward Bar
tholomew. convicted OF killing John
Nnnd, concealing the body in . trunk
and dumping 1t into the Willamette
river. was sentenced to life imprison-
ment today by Judge Davis.
As he stood up for sentence Bar
tholomew made q speech in which
he protested his innosence. but adj
mitted that he might be called an
accomplice in the murder.
The green trunk mystery" which
resulted from the Staying. startled
Portland q year ago. Linnd, .
rancher. who had come to Portland
with money to invest in land, was
known to have roomed with Bar
tholomew. After a years search.
which extended all over the United
States. Bartholomew was arrested in
Seattle. brought here. tried and con-
victed Of second degree murder.
There Is no first degree murder and
capital punishment in Oregon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
TO GOV.
JOHNSON IS SMALL

Sacramento. Jan. S.A-0pening the
forty-second session at noon today.
the state Legislature was practically
In complete control Of Governor HI
ram. Johnson. champion Of California.
There Is some opposition to the
governor, but II 10 faltering and
feeble. Democrats and "anti-John-
sons" OF previous sessions WINGED
when they received copies Of the ad-
ministration's caucus call. To got In
on the administration caucus they are
required to slgn thorough and un-
altersble endorsement OF the admin
istratlon's ideas and policies a. set
forth by the governor during the past
six years.
but leave It to wise OF Hiram. he
has counted noses." and realizes
that he can run both branches evcn
II the "antis" and democrats unite
against him. Tho "antis" realize
this. too, and when the time comes,
some OF them will swallow the pill.
The governor. II 10 known. wants an
organixatlon on which no can de-
pend and those who balk are due for
a Characteristic Johnson whipping,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
CONGRESSMAN SEEKS TO HAVE
PRESIDENT AND OTHERS RE-
IMBURsE sPDCULAToRs
|EgHO Oi''PElCE'' NOTE'lEA


Washington, Jan. Assessment
OF the salary for one month OF the
president and each and every repre-
sentative. senator. cabinet oficer,
stenographer and clerk to help pay
losses OF Wall street SPECTATORS on
the leak In the president's peace note,
was proposed today in a resolution by
Congressman Kent Of California. The
resolution provides that all iosses Of
speculators from December IS to De
cember ~ be paid and that the con-
tigent fund Of the house be drawn
ON Y necessary to. help the ofaciais
pay II.
Kent declared there had been frfc-
tion between the co-rslativs branches
Of the government located respective
" In Wall street and Washington,
and while the Washington branch
thought peace advisable. Wan street
believed In war.
Special Assistant Attorney General
Hagerman. as arguments began. filed
q brief In the supreme court. de-
nouncing the railroads for trying to
delay the test OF the Adamson law
and asking a reversal Of the lower
courts decree holding the law un-
constitutional"
Railroad attorneys Immediately
filed q brief In answer. denying they
had tried to delay the suit and stat
ing that a promise not to test the
constuionaliy Of the law alleged by
the government, was hinged on the
passage Of the presidents whole rail-
road program. including particularly
the strike prevention measure. =
Davis. opened arguments for the
government, held congress has the
undoubted power under supreme
court opinion to legislate both hours
Of service and wages.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
WOMAN PROSECUTOR
IN CASE AGAINST BOPP

San Francisco. Jan. s.--A modern
Portia took her place In the court
room OF Federal District Judge
Hunt today and held spelibound the
enormous throns that had gathered
20 attend the closing sessions Of the
trial Of German Consul Franz Bopp
and associates Of neutrality violation.
She was Mrs. Annette Adams, deputy
Federal attorney. Uncle Sans only
woman prosecutor. who was playing
che star role Of her legal career.
She opened the argument for the
government In one Of the most i'm
portant cases in San Francisco's his
tory. Men and women fought and
crushed each other In the corridors
Of the federal building for tho priv
ileSe Of entering the courtroom
Prominent lawyers and jnrists who
two years ago raised their brows
when Mrs. Adams was appointed.
came, now 10 listen.
She was principal Of the Modoc
county high school when she began
TO study law and determined TO shine
In q profession heretofore taken
largely by men. Her appearance to-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
ANTLHUNT Faction
IS IN THE SADDLE

Phoenix. Arlz.. Jan, s.--The third
state legislature convened at noon
today the anti-Hunt wing Of the
democratic party barely succeeded
In organizing both houses by the cl-
ection OF ID. II. Claridge Of Graham
county, president OF the senate, and
A, A, Jones OF yavapal, speaker OF
the house, slsfr NJ ~
Both Campbell and Hunt were In
the capitol, but neither was recog-
niscd Ia any way by either house.
The excited flash on the floors
were averted BY an eleventh hour
caucus. Both houses adjourned un-
III tomorrow afternoon after eject
Ing q partial organization.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
Three ARE killed
|kRA|LR0ADWRECK
Conductor and Two Trnck IAborcrs
Lose Lives and slx Othsrs
Arc Injured On wash.
ingtOn R0ad

Port Angeles. Wash. Jan. g..
Three were killed this afternoon and
90 injured when . new track mi on
the Twin River railroad sxtension
caved In. Blk Of the injured win die.
The dead:
Conductor Clyde GIbson, Of ! worh
train. and two track laborers.
When the fiji collapsed. Z loco.
motive and one Of the cars rolled
$50 feet down IN embarkment. Ths
dead and injured were brought b
Port Angeles this afternoon.
Fireman Ferguson was terribly
hurt. His skull was crushed, wrisI
broken. and entire body scaided.
Engineer Harry Legear proved the
hero Of the wreck. Badly scalded
he climbed from the debris and ran
half q mile to the nearest Telephone
to call help.
Construction Foreman Gibson had
both legs broken. Conductor Gib.
son. killed. was caught under a hinge
boulder, which smashed through the
wreckage. Those Of the crew who
escaped pried the rock on his body,
Il was almost unrecognisably
mangled. l
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
NEW GRAND JURORS DRAWN.
But BODY ADsoURHs 10
APRIL 2ND
|SYgQ IS DGElNHT SUR !


The hrst business before She cir
cuit court which convened this morn
ing for . Jury tsrm W. tAs selec-
tion Of : new grand jury which Win
be in charge Of the probing into he.
conduct Of the citissns Of Josephine
county during the NEXT six mon3ha
The seven petit jurors whose namss
were drawn were A. B.. Rassn. Jos
Sehmitt. ]. G. Butcher, ]. n. ssyI.-
ferth. J. 8. 1fcFAdden. r. A. TO-
ping and Slas Kasdork. There bslxx
no business 70 come bsfore ne body
At this time. the Jury stood adjourn
ed till April ind.
The first cass TO be called upon
the docket was that III which tAs
Southern Pacific Railroad company
q being sued for damages lor ne
killing Of c. r. Dillon. who lost IL
life when his autoin6slls wss stsuek
by train at crossing near Hueo
q year ago. The action Il brought
by e. 3. Blanchard - administia-
tor for the Dillon estate. The jury
to hear this case was mot completed
till q late hour this. afternoon.
Floyd Overstreet. Who had been
held in the county fail for some time
upon q charge Of perjury. an indict-
ment having been returned By ths
grand jury, was arraignsd before
Judge calkins and entered . plea Of
guilty. It was charged that Over,
street had made false siRidsvit a. 10
his age when he had liquor shipped
into the city. he not yet being or
age. He win be sentenced tomor-
row.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
AND LANSING TESTIFY IN
PEACE NOTE LEAK PROBE IN HOUSE

cross-examinatlon. Thomas W, Law
son. who was not present whom his
name was first called, entered the
room. The committee recessed for
q brief executive session Immediately
after Tumuhy left the stand.
Secretary Of State Lansing was
called and gave a history Of the pre-
paration OF the note.
Lansing said there never had been
any violations Of his confidence by
newspaper men--at least mot until
now" He admitted three men-not
reporters were present when he
made his confidential announcement.
He named the three as G. H. Snow
den. New York; R. GalyorN civil
engineer, United States navy. and DR..
NJ. T. Mclean, United States. navy.
lansing said he never dealt in
Wall street. sS&
The committee next called Lawson.
who stepped smilingly to the chair.
81 have reason to believe ! Will be
stopped" lawson complacently re-
marked. Asked his occupation, Law
son paused, then said
well, we win call Il farmer" and
q roar ensued.
After explaining his lawyer had
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
JOHNSON SLATE
NOT EVEN CRACKED
California Icgislstors Who Stayed
Out of Caucus Punished BY
Loss Of Patronage Dur
Ing Session

Sacramento. Jan. Senator
Breed OF Oakland was unanimously
chosen president pro ten Of tho state
senate and G. O. Crouch OF Berkeley
received IS out Of so votes for speak
Or Of the assembly. when tho legisia-
ture convened ut noon. The six SEN
ators and ~ assemblymen who had
chosen to stay out Of the johnson"
caucus. realised their hopeless task.
and voted ail the way down the line
for the sdminist ration's slate. The
action Of Hawson a Fresno voting
Tor Quinn OF Eureka for speaker and
Quinn voting for Hawson injected
a bit OF comedy into the balloting.
In tho senate the selection Of
Clifton Brooks Of Oakland was made
unanimous. also the selection Of
Thomas Brown Of Gan Francisco a.
sergeant-at-arins. Rev. Isaac Dawson
OF Sacramento a. chaplain. and
Joseph A. Beck OF Los Angeles. min
ute clerk. J. w. Kavanaugh Of VAL
lejo was appointed assistant secretary.
In the assembly the organization
required longer time. Al 12:l6 .
committee was appointed by Heuten-
ant-Govcrnor Stephens. presiding
over the senate. 20 wait upon Govern
or Johnson. Al one o'clock this CON-
mittee arrived with the governors
biennial message. reading Of which
started forthwith.
A a penalty for refusing to come
Into the Johnson" caucus the ak
senator's who stayed out viii be
granted only sl5 Of the $500 q day
patronage.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08

Washington. Jan. s.--The name Of
James w. Gerard. United States am
bassador to Berlin. was mentioned
for the first time before the house
rules investigating the leak to Wall
street OF advance information Of the
peace note to bclllgerents. while Pres,
idential Secretary Tumulty was being
ross-examined. es,ss Az
Tumuity had made o comprehen-
slve denial Of reports that he was
concerned In the leak, supported by
an authorized statement from Presl-
dent Wilson that the secretary knew
nothing Of the note. He had testi-
Hed that President Wilson wrote the
note himself on his own typewriter.
Representative Chlpperfield asked
Tumulty whether no had ever visited
a local stock broker.
Tumplty replied yes, and after fur
ther questioning, he said he had In
troduced Ambassador Gerard at the
oftices OF w. D. Hibbe 4 Company.
Tumulty said he visited Hibbs q Com
pany's ONCE once, q
Gerard wanted to buy some bonds
and asked mo II there was anybody I
could recommend. I told him !
could recommend Iiibbs, so ! took
him there and introduced him"
Just before Tumulty finished his
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
DECISION DENIES RIGHT or
RAILROAD TO CAREY LIQUOR
INTO DRY STATES
RECOGNITION Of STATE LAWS|


Washington, Jan. s.---Construins
the Webb-Kenyon act. the supreme
court today affirmed a Maryland
courts decisIon refusing to penalise
the Western Maryland railroad and
the Adams Express company for re-
fusing to ship liquor Into dry" West
Virginia.
Attorneys for the distillers argued
that soliciting by mali and delivery
BY an express company did not con-
stitutc . saie within the dry state.
which isforbiddsn by the webb-Ken-
yon act. The lower court reversed
itself after reopening the case and
desided that II did.
The Kenyon Law. by the supreme
courts decision. was held constitu-
tionai. The decree 10 Of nationwide
importance. affecting every dry state.
CHIEF Justice White. who read the
opinion. upheld the law in It's broad
est sense. Congress. he said. has
the undoubted power TO prevent in
terstate commerce from being used
to violate laws, The structure Of
government, he said. rests on CO.
operation Of state and nation.
The decision Is severe blow at
distillers. who had contended inter
state commerce laws do not have any
thing to do with state laws.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
CHINESE LOTTERY AGENTS
ARRESTED IN PORTLAND

Portland. Jan. S.--Chinese lottery
agents were placed under surveil-
lance by police today In an effort
to locate the murderer Of Lew Sun,
tailor. beaten to death in his shop.
Lew was evidently attacked with a
gas pipe club, His skull was chush-
cd. Scattered around the corpse were
many lottery tickets, some represent
Ing heavy winnings.
Detectives believe the man was
kille after having made cleanup.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
PROGRAM Is CARRIED OUT IN
ORGANIZING BOTH HOUSES
or LAw.MAMNa BODY
MOsER PRESIDENT Or SENATE.
bcAa withdraws ~ Candidate for
Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
seatsuvcs and stanfcid II
Elected 20 Poaition

Salem. Jan. SELECTIONS wen,
through according TO program when
che Oregon state Legislature convened
today.
Following the Withdrawal OF l.. y.
Bean. Of Eugene. Robert N. Stan.
neld. Of Umatiila county was elected
speaker OF the house. Senator Moscr
was named president OF the senate.
Associate Justice Moore Of the state
supreme court swore In these Of
fcisls.
Bean nominated Stanfield. after
having made q hot fight for tho
speakership. Mrs. Thompson OF Hood
River and Wasco seconded. The nom-
inations were closed and StanfIcld
chosen unanimously.
state Senator W. d. Wood OF
washington county called tho sea-
sion 10 order at 1890 q. m. today.
Within three minutes after the open
Ing Senator Hawleylhad been named
temporary president. John Cochran
Of Portland elected chief clerk and
Senators Dimmick. Barrett and Gar
land appointed an a committee on
credentials. Committees for other
routine work were organized and a
short recess taken to give them time
20 report.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
PORTLAND BEAR AWAKE
FROM WINTERS NAP

Portland. Jan, s.--Aroused from
their winter quarters BY unusually
warm weather. bears at Washington
park zoo today walked In their sleep.
wobbling laslly around the cages.
Naturalists believe the bears will soon
resume their long siesta.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
WOULD LIMIT NUMBER &
OF PUPILS TO TEACHER

Sacramento, Jan. s.--A maximum
Of 10, pupils to teacher Is proposed
in a bill today framed by Assembly
man Baldwin.
In many cities in California the
average 10 go pupils to q teacher" /"
Baldwin says. land this is neither
fair for pupils nor teachers. because
they cannot possibly do their best
work" x
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08

Don jolly arrived this morning
from Montague, where he has been
spending the past few months. He
win leave tonight FOR Portland.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
.3slOMORE PRISONERS,
TAKEN BY GERMANS

.f. . y lt..l.i !. a. /
Berlin, via Sayville. Jan. 8. roc-
sani was captured by tho Germans
yesteray. with 1910 prisoners. co.
days German oficial statement aaid.
Forcing back Of Roumanian forces
from the strongly fortified maia
pass Of Mgr odobest to Putna ana I
storming in handto-hand Ashting
Of enemy positions south Of Milccvu,
was reported. ~
sPushing beyond we gave the enc
my no time to settle in second line
positions ON the canal between roe-
SAM and Yarestea.' the stAtsmsat
continued. ''ThIs position was pierc-
ed and pressing farther We creased
the road from Focansi to Bolotesti.
This morning tJanuary ~ Foo
sani was captured. From the con-
Quered Notifications we took $50
prisoners. three heavy cannon and
several machine guns"
Focsani lies nearly 100 miles north
Of Bucharest. II is an important
strategic point situated exactly mid
way between Hungary and Russia IN,
the narrowest part OF the neck which
connects Roumania with the northern
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-06-07
IDENTIFICATION OF SEEDING GRASSES

1t is often desirable to identify
grasses and small-grain seedlings by
their vegetative characters. The usual
botanical classifications based on the
structure of the Towering parts are not
useful for this purpose. Any mention
of the leaves which may be included
in botanical descriptions is usually for
the purpose of confirming an identified
ton. In lawns and pastures the best
grasses are seldom allowed to reach
the Towering stage, and some grasses
change so materially in appearance as
they reach maturity that 1t Is difficult
to see n resemblance to the young
plants in those that have headed.
Difficult to Identify.
The seedlings of small grains are,
under all conditions, very difficult to
identify. Men who are constantly
growing these grains usually learn TO
distinguish the different species. Even
certain varieties in species are some
times recognizable. But there is great
variation even in the different varie-
ties, and the varietal differences in
each species make it difficult to find a
combination Of characters that will al
ways hold true for the species.
Following is the description of two
very common grasses, meadow fescue
and quack grass:
Meadow fescue is tufted, glabrous,
dark-green perennial; leaves rolled in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-06-07
Blue Blood.

BushrOd was establishing a pigeon
coop of his own, emulating his neigh
Dor, Bill Hite, In arranging the finan-
cial promotion of this venture, he went
to his mother.
Mother" he said, II want a dollar
to buy a pigeon"
Mother thought dollar rather
high price for a pigeon, with common
birds averaging ten cents.
"But. mother" Bushrod said, earn
estly, you don't understand. This is a
pedigreed pigeon. With Its pedigree
it's cheap at a dollar"
Bushrod finally wheedled his moth
er out Of the dollar and left to buy his
blooded bird. He returned with the
pigeon and scrap Of crumpled paper
In his pocket.
Mother he said, "this is the pedi-
gree"
On the crumpled scrap of paper was
written:
Grandmother, unknown. Grand
father, unknown. Father, unknown.
Mother, Bill Hite's pigeon"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-06-07
NOTES

Amateur gardeners often make the
mistake of planting vegetables too
close together. Plants having large
foliage such as tomatoes, peas and
beans, should be given plenty of room,
in order that the sunshine may reach
all parts.
Plenty of potash and phosphoric
acid should be used with all vegetables
and particularly with tomatoes, pep
pers, egg plants and root-crops.
If the ground was well fortified be-
fore planting the seeds there will be
but little trouble through plants dwin-
ding in the hot weather providing the
soil is kept light.
Much Of the trouble laid to drought
comes through plant starvation.
Some plants are such rank growers
that they exhaust the fertility of the
soil very quickly unless some reserve
food is provided.
II you have not made due provision
for this in the planting it may still
be easily done by digging q large hole
between the rows or hills and filling
this with fertilizer, mixing it as much
as possible with the soil.
Rains will wash part of the fertil-
ity down among the roots and the
plants will thus find source of con-
slant renewal
This will keep them vigorous and
in a healthy condition throughout the
season and the fruit formed under
these conditions will lack the bitter
ness which we often experience from
neglecting the soil.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-06-07
FUNGUS DISEASE AFFECTS FRUIT TREES

(By LEONARD r. HARTILL, Instructor
in Fruit Growing, New York State
School of Agriculture on Long Island.
Farmingdale, N. "
Brown rot is fungous disease that
affects the peach. plum and cherry. 1t
is well-known disease wherever
stone fruits are grown throughout Eu-
rope and America, and it is probably
the most destructive disease affecting
these fruits. To much less degree 1t
also affects some of the pome fruits,
such as the apple and pear. During a
dry season the disease seldom appears
in an epidemic form, but, if the sea-
son has been wet or muggy the dis
ease becomes very y'irulent and causes
large losses.
Description.-The Brown rot first
appears on the fruit as small circu-
lar spot, which under favorable condi-
tons soon involves the entire fruit in
decay. The fungus causing the dis
ease breaks through the skin Of the
fruit, exposing small grayish tufts Of
spore-bearing threads, which give to
the diseased area a moldy grayish-red
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-06-07
SOME TIMELY HINTS
BY L. M. BENNINGTON.

Prune Towering shrubs as soon as
they have finished Towering. The
secret of pruning shrubbery, in nut.
shell, is to study the habit and growth
of each plant, and to strive to encour-
age it; not alter 1t to your views.
Make note of the yellow spots on
the lawn. If the grass is scanty the
trouble is possibly sand or poor soil.
The best cure is to dig out the place
and put in some good loan.
Then resod the place. If the grass
Is there, but dead, the trouble is lack
of moisture.
If the grass on the lawn is growing
fast two mowings a week, allowing the
clippings to lie where they fall, are
easier than one moving in ten days
or two weeks, followed by a raking to
remove the cut grass.
To insure thick privet hedge, cut
back three inches every time the
plants make six inches of growth.
Evergreens from the nursery can be
safely transplanted by the end of July.
1t is important to keep the roots moist
with as much soil adhering as possible.
Pinch off the seed-pods from azaleas
and rhododendrons to insure good
flower buds for next year.
Give Japanese iris plenty of water to
insure good blooms.
AS fast as flowers fade on herbace-
Gus plants, remove them. BY not al
lowing seeds to form the Towering seq
son will be considerably heightened.
The larkspur, If treated in this man.
ner, will produce spikes almost as
good as those Of the first crop, In late
fall when there are few flowers In the
garden.
Geranium cuttings made early In
July will make good winter-flowering
plants. During the latter part Of the
month sow seeds in cold frames of
English daisies, pansies, foxgloves,
Canterbury bells, larkspur, etc, for
next years Towering.
Fill up the gaps left by the peoples
by transplanting on the cleared ground
such ANNALS as China asters or portu-
lacca.
Plant few pots of oxalis and
freesias for early flowers next year.
When watering, do 1t thoroughly.