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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
ANOTHER OFFICER IN TROUBLE.
Assistant Paymaster Kuts Failed to
Report Dunn's Breaking OF Arrest.

Vallejo, Aug. 16.-It has leaked
out in the navy yard tnat there is a
possibility of another officer having
to face trial by court-martial as the
result of the offenses of Lieutenant
Edward Ii. Dunn, the executive Of
ficer of the receiving ship Independ-
ence, who is not only charged with
scandalous conduct, conduct unbe-
coming an officer and a gentleman,
and drunkenness while on duty, but
who has gotten himself into still
greater trouble by deliberately
breaking arrest And IL is in connec-
tion with this last offense, so 1t is
said that Past Assistant Paymaster
James f. Kutz may find himself in
the unpleasant predicament OF hav-
ing to explain his actions to n court.
No actions have yet been taken
against the young officer, but his SUI
periors are aware of his offense In
neglecting to report Dunn's absence
from the ship, and from all indica-
tions his friends feel that there is
every likelihood that charges will be
preferred against him.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
Japanesc Vessels in Rerinr Sea.

Victoria. b c.. Aug, 16.-Advices
from Japan say thirteen Japanese
schooners are now waiting in Bering
sea. the largest hunting feet Japan
has ever sent there These, with the
Victoria neet make a total OF ss
schooners operating in the sea. the
largest in these waters for many
years. Local sealers also have ad-
vice that during his visit to South
America Secretary Root had long
interviews with the Governments OF
Argentine and Uruguay. which Gov
ernments have been invited to Join
In an international agreement for
the extinction OF pelagie scaling.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
American Arrested in Russia.

ST, Petersburg. Aug. 16.-Profes.
sor George H. Blakeslee, OF CLARK
University, Worcester, Mass, who
was accompanied by NJ. n. Lubeskey
= newspaper man. was arrested neal
volokamsk yesterday as 3 suspicious
character. although he had q esrtin.
cate OF identity from American oon
sui General Smith of Moscow.
I,st;e. hia,Ls ~ ths Cour;er ofy,ns
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17

wonderland 1906 can be had for the asking
or by mail for six cents postage.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
Was Wasting Away.

81 had been troubled with kidney
disease for the last FIVE years, writes
Robert R. Watts, of Salem, Mo. 81
lost flesh and never felt we'll and
doctored with leading physicians and
tried all remedies suggested without
relief. Finally I tried Foley's Kid
ney Cure and less than two bottles
completely cured me and l am now
sound and WE'LL" During the Sum-
mer kidney Irregularities are often
caused by excessive drinking or being
overheated. Attend to the kidneys at
once by using Foley's Kidney Cure.
For sale by H. A. Rotermund.
To Cure Gold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quin-
inc Tablets. Druggists refund money
IL it fails to cure. E. W. GROVES
signature is on each box. 25c.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-17
G. B. Burhans Ts,tifis, After -Four Years.

q. b. Burhans, of Carlisle Center.
N. Y, writes: About four years
ago | wrote you stating that had
been entirely cured of a severe kidney
trouble by taking less than two bottles
Of Foley's Kidney Cure, 1t entirely
stopped the brick dust sediment, aud
pain and symptoms of kidney disease
disappeared. l am glad to say that
have never had return of any OF
those symptoms during the four years
that have elapsed and l am evidently
CURED to stay cured and heartily rec.
,mmend Foley's Kidney Cure to any
,ne suffering from kidney or bladder
trouble" For sale by II. A. Roter-
nund
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

The agricultural possibilities OF
Alaska increase constantly 1t is now
believed that she has a great future in
raising potatoes and bees Mr.. A. T.
Herring has potato patch at Knik
1876 miles north of Seward, which
yields an average of 400 bushels per
acre of splendid potatoes. Samples
received I'm Chicago are Of the highest
quality and large size. 1t is said that
the Tanana Valley is made up OF soil
well adapted to farming purposes, and
altogether contains more good land
than many great States. The valley is
so miles wide and 100 miles long. and
the Tanana River, which is nearly as
big as the Ohio, is navigable for deep
draft boats for 200 miles. Chicago Is
furnishing capital to build the Alaska
Central Railroad, which Will open UT
fertile country equal in extent to that
of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark
and Scotland, and having the same
agricultural possibilities Of those coun-
tries Anything can be raised there
| that can be grown I'm the Dakotas OF
Minnesota. 1t is expected that the rail
road will run trains every day In the
year. Between 1900 and 1000 men
are now engaged in constructing it, and
| 1t is going on at the rate Of 100 miles
q year.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

An utterance on the subject of aerial
navigation which Is entitled to more
than ordinary consideration is by Prof
Alexander Graham Bell. who has been
devOting a great deal of time and labor
to the problem, and has just returned
from some successful experiments In
Nova Scotia, where he succeeded I'm lift
Ing 185-pound man 80 feet above the
ground. His apparatus was on the kite
principle, and he declares positively
that successful aerial navigation may
come any day. and men will be able TO
soar after the manner of the eagle,
which utilities the energy OF the wind
against which 1t flies for its own propuI-
sion. merely using its muscles directive
ly Prof Bell expects that airships pro-
PEELED by engines Will come first, but
later men will initiate the eagles flight.
One of his own kites sailed so realistic
ally that the eagles in the vicinity at
tempted to attack IL.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11
1sCALPING TICKETS"

Justice Leventritt, Of the Ohio SUI
which adds to the reputation OF that
judiciary for innovations. If not i'm
provements, in the science Of judica-
ture. Justice Leventritt's decision will
| be likely to meet wide approval. He
discharged from custody Archibald C..
Newburn. travelling salesman, who
was arrests, by the railroad on the
charge of forging the name OF George
T.. Whitcomb on q railroad ticket. 1t
was a round-trip ticket between New
York and indianapolis over the New
York Central, Lake Shore and Big Four
Railroads, and when purchased Whit
comb was requested to sign his name
and to agree to sign whenever request
ed He sold his ticket to Newburn, who
signed Whitcombs name and was ar
| rested. The case has been pending in
the courts for several months. Judge
Leventritt held that the mere sale to
Whitcomb carried with it the right to
| sign his name by any other purchaser.
| This seems to bring ray of clear. COM
| mon sense upon transactions which the
| railroads have surrounded with a vast
deal Of mysterious nonsense. The pre-
| tense of the railroads that there is some
| thing personal and individual about the
| sale of railroad tickets which makes
| their being "scalped' a crime will not
| hold good in common sense and should
| not i'm law. The railroads are common
carriers, and are obliged by law to
carry all those who present themselves
and in the order of their appearance.
1t was absolutely none of the railroad
business whether the man who present
ed himself for carriage was named
Whitcomb or Newburn. 1t had simply
contracted to carry a man of ordinary
| weight and other characteristics safely
to certain place. The name of the
man was immaterial. We have this
trouble at every National Encampment,
| and there seems no reason whatever
for the vexation which the railroads i'm
| pose upon those who attend. For ex-
ample, at the next National Encamp-
men they will sell a ticket to John
Jones at Goshen, Ind, to go to Mime
| apolis and return. They will put John
Jones through whole lot of absolutely
unnecessary trouble in signing his name
and having his ticket validated at Min
neapolis, etc, etc. In point Of fact, it
is absolutely none of the railroads bust
ness, and it is not even good policy for
them to make all this friction to pre-
vent Peter Smith from going out of
Minneapolis on ticket bought by John
Jones. Even if John Jones does sell his
return ticket he is not going to stay in
Minneapolis always. He will have to
go out some time, and when he does
he will have to buy a first-class ticket,
ard therefore the railroad will, I'm the
end. get just as much money as If Peter
Smith had been compelled to buy a
first-class ticket in order to leave Min
neapolis. Justice Leventritt's decision
will probably have good effect in miti-
eating some unnecessary annoyance to
| travellers
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

The legislator, like the worm, will
turn. Only the legislator seems most
always" turning. They that make the
laws for the State of New York have
turned on the railroads, and they are
now saying, mo passes. no legislation
on grade crossings" The New York
Central has begun improvements in this
direction which will cost $1,000,000,
and of which the State should pay
$250,000, but the legislators say not a
cent shall be appropriated unless passes
are restored.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

As was to be expected, there is q vio-
lent reaction from the measureless adu-
lation of Luther Burbank in the news
papers and magazines. How much Mr..
Burbank himself has been responsible
| for the ridiculous claims made for him
is not clear. but it must be said in his
behalf that probably very much the
most of 1t was not warranted I'm any
sense by himself. 1t is the product of
| half-educated and unthnking writer's
who go into extravaganzas that make
Mr. Burbank seem ridiculous. The stuff
that has been. printed about Mr.. Bur-
| bank is distinctly offensive to all scien-
tific men, and particularly irritating TO
other workers in the science Of plant
culture and development. Undoubted
ly Mr.. Burbank has done a great many
creditable things. and he is working
along in a sensible, practical, scientific
manner to achieve results. He is not
| wizard" or creator as his adula-
| tors claim; has not really created"
anything, and is far from doing that
which would entite him to the desig-
nation of wizard The agricultural
and scientific papers are now dissecting
him mercilessly as to what he has real
ly accomplished. They say that he has
been going on i'm the manner of all
| plant-breeders, selecting, hybridZing,
propagating by seeds, cuttings. divi-
sions, just as other men do. He has
| been helped and hindered by the Cali
fornia climate, which gives him a long
Ell and more economical working season
| each year and hindered by the fact that
his products are those of that peculiar
climate and may not succeed elsewhere.
| 1t is claimed that but two of his pro-
| auctions have so far shown any real
value. One of these is his Japanese
plum, which was an accidental discov-
cry in number of plums imported
| from Japan, and the other is the Bur-
| bank potato, which he developed before
| he went to California, and which is
| simply somewhat better potato in
many respects and for several purposes
than other potatoes.
! Patrick O'Mara, in the Florists Ex-
change, objects very severely to the
"spineless cactus" which some Wild
eyed magazine writer said was to turn
| tHc aria ueSeTt INTO pOpuiOuS pains.
Mr.. O'Mara says that the spineless cacti
| (Opuntia), while rare, are not UNI
known, and that cacti have been for a
long time used as feed for cattle, one
method being to burn the spines off
and another to cut them up with a ma
chine. After "a hours the spines will
become SO soft that cattle can eat it
without harm. Mr.. O'Mara also denies
Burbank the credit of originating the
white blackberries. Mark r. Thomp-
son pronounces the famous Shasta
Daisy a humbug and the Twentieth
Century Dahlia no better. At the same
time it is freely admitted that Mr.. Bur-
banks enthusiasm i'm his work and the
publicity which has been given it has
been of the greatest service in attracting
| the attention of thousands of workers
to that branch Of effort and populariz-
ing the study Of plant growth and de-
velopment.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

Now we are likely to find out just
how much of a man ex-Gov. Odell OF
New York is. He has been the target
for most of the Republican press of
the State for more than a year, and
accused of being and doing about
everything that public man should
not. The faithful minority which
chung to him has been overwhelmed by
the Observation-Disclosures and Guber-
material combination, SO that it was not
a good third in the caucus. If Mr..
Odell is what his enemies say, this is
his finish. If he has the force and
character that a man who has occu-
pied his position should have, he can
turn his present humiliation 10 greater
success than ever. We fear that he has
not those qualities. The revelations in
the ship-building and insurance in
vestigations indicate that he Is only
any ordinary CRATER who has been
found out and consigned 10 oblivion.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11
GEN. BINGHAM As POLICE COMMITS.
SIONER.

Theodore A. Bingham accepts the
position Of Police Commissioner Of New
York with light-hearted confidence
that may mean ignorance OF the rocks
upon which his predecessors have been
wrecked, or it may mean complete con-
fidence in his own powers to overcome
difficulties that were too much for
them. The police conditions In New
York are exceedingly onerous. and
there have been several good and able
men who have made profound mistakes
In dealing with them. Among these
was Mr.. McAdoo, whom Gen. Bingham
supersedes. There Is no question about
either Mr.. McAdoo's honesty or his
ability. but he tackled job which he
did not, and seemingly could not, un-
derstand. and although he worked
faithfully at it his failure was decided.
This is the more remarkable since Mr..
McAdoo was a successful lawyer and
made an unusually good member Of
Congress. having served very acceptably
through four Congresses. Gen. Bing-
ham is comparatively young man,
having graduated from the Military
Acadamy In 1875 He did good work
as an engineer officer and showed un-
falling tact diplomacy and executive
ability as the Superintendent Of the
Public Buildings and Grounds of Wash
ington, ID. G. He will have need of all
his best in his new position, and there
are countless friends throughout the
country who will wish him the greatest
success.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

How history repeats itself. That OF
two centuries ago is to be repeated ex-
actly I'm sending go of the destitute
people of London to supply the demand
for labor by the farmers of Virginia
They will not be colonized, but dis
tributed over the State among the
farmers. The distribution will he man
aged by Virginia's Commissioner Of
Agriculture, Koiner. and he expects
that the labor will be of signal benefit
to the State. The complaint is that
many of the negroes will not work al
all during the Summer months. while
the better class are being attracted
away by the higher wages paid In the
coal mines Of West Virginia and Penn
sylvania.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

The Novoe Eremya OF ST. Petersburg
publishes figures which seem to be Off
cial of the forces sent to Manchuria
There were $4,000 men already on the
spot when the war began, and there
was sent thither 10000 officers, 1870
900 men, 100000 horses, and more than
1000 guns. When peace came Gen.
Linevftch had at his disposal IL, 500 off,
GERS, 1000 men and 100000 horses.
This would make II appear that the
Russians lost 1900 officers and $4,000
men. The difficulty about these figures
is that owing to the widespread and IN
durable corruption in the War Depart
ment there can be no telling Just how
many men, etc, were I'm Manchuria
nor how many were sent thither. Where
the returns show 1000 men there NAV
be not 500. and some court fayorite or
bureaucrat is getting tho pay, rations
and equipments OF the other 500. If
the Russians had 100000 men I'm
Manchuria. their defeat shows that II
was the worst commanded army on the
pages Of history.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

A very vigorous house-cleaning and
work of retrenchment Is going on in
the New York insurance companies. be-
ginning with the New Year. The
Mutual Life has notified all it's agents
that the Commission, after Jan. /. on
deferred dividend policies will be GO
per cent, instead of 10 per cent as here
tofore. This means reduction OF hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars q year
In the running expenses The Mutual
Will abolish five large agencies which
are on the commission basis. Paul
Morton. President OF the Equitable. in
forms the agents that the rule against
rebating, which has been a dead letter.
will be strictly enforced. with severe
punishment upon any violation. There
10 some talk OF inserting a clause In all
policies multiplying them If a rebate is
accepted by the insured.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

There are> many reasons why the
Germans of all classes should feel not
a little irritation against this country.
II is easy to understand how the great
land-holders, the so-called Agrarian
Party, should be hostile to this country
and fight the introduction Of our pro-
ducts. These can be supplied so much
cheaper that the rents of the land-hold-
ers are seriously impaired. Their ten
ants simply cannot make money enough
to pay high rents and compete with
free American grain, meats and fruits
Then, the large and important class of
millers has been seriously injured In
their business by the cheaper American
-four. Minneapolis has hurt them every
where. For while they tried to save
themselves by a differentfal rate on
-four but this was not a sufficient pro-
lection. The latest blow is against the
shoemakers. AS we all know, a large
proportion OF the German people live
by making shoes, and every little ham,
let has its own shoemakers who in
many instances follow the trade which
was their ancestors for many genera
tons. The American shoe is coming
i'll everywhere to take the bread out Of
the mouths of these men. The Amer
lean shoe Is not only much cheaper and
much better than the German shoe
maker can make, but it Is also a far
handsomer shoe, and the women and
stylish men at once began to be salts
fled with no other This is certainly
very hard upon the Germans, but there
would seem to be no help for 1t. 1t is
like it is In this country, where the buy
CT has supreme rights 1t is his right
to have the best and the cheapest that
can be procured. and everything else
must bend to this
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

surgents to even set up pretense of
Government anywhere is rapidly
divorcing the sympathy of the world
from them. They seem absolutely desti-
tute of any qualities of organization,
leadership or construction, and can
only burn, throw bombs and murder
until wearied and hungry, when they
subside into quiet. 1t is Socialism and
Anarchy shown in action, and the fail
ure of all the anarchistic and socialistic
theories is demonstrated very conclu-
siyely
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

President Mccall, of the New York
Life Insurance Co., got into a very
tight box In the insurance investiga-
ton. Over 100000 Of the Com
pany's money is gone, and no satfsfac-
tory explanation has been made OF
what has become of it. Mccall said
that candy" Hamilton could explain,
but Hamiltons explanation failed to
explain. Some Of this sum was
charged up to real-estate, but the real
estate does not appear in the Com
pany's assets. Mccall offered to re-
sign, but he was not permitted to do
SO until he made good part of the
money that was unaccounted for. He
finally promised on the witness stand
that If Hamilton did not return a GER
tain part of the money or explain it's
use by Dec. 81, he would make good
the amount. This referred to an item
Of $235,000 Hamilton did not show
what had become OF this or offer to re-
his pledge. He gave his check for $780,
900 and security for the remaining
$4,000. There still remained a num-
Der Of trustees who had faith in Nc
Call and wanted him to remain as
President, but the others were firm
and he had to go. There were 10 of
the trustees who stood up more Or less
strongly for Mccall, but the remainder
insisted that the administration of the
Company had been so tainted by Nc
Calls operations that it was absolutely
Indispensable to the future prosperity
of the Company that he sever all con-
nection with 1t. If this was done the
Company could appeal successfully for
business on the grounds that it had
purged itself of it's INSIDERS and would
go ahead on a higher plane hereafter
McCaI's health broke down under the
ordeal Of the investigation, and prob
ably he will be numbered among the
other physical and mental wrecks of
the revelations of 1905.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

They have all they want of free COIN
age in China. Any Mandarin can set
up a mint, and coin all the copper cash
he can get the people OF his Province
to take. The only limits on him are
the price of copper and the quantity
the people will take. Other smart
Cinnamon have tried to get into the
business by buying in America the cop
per already stamped out I'm plain disks,
upon which they would put their
''chop," but the Mandarins have made
. regulation prohibiting this, so as to
retain the profitable business in their
own hands. Our Treasury expert esti-
mates that there are over 5000, 900,
900 of these coins in circulation. They
are strung 1000 in a bunch, for trade
purposes, and there Is no limit to the
legal tender quality.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

AS we have frequently said the Nor
wegians are the most republican peo-
pic in Europe, and though diplomatic
exigencies required the policy OF set
ting up "A Kingdom. 1t will be much
more genuinely republican than many
pretended Republics. The Norwegians
will have none of Your Majesty" but
address their Monarch as Mr. King. =
precisely as We say Mr.. President. .
Haakon accommodates himself cheer
fully to the democratic spirit and is to
be seen walking about the streets Of
christiania In most unpretentious
nZnner, carrying his baby boy on his
arm. The civil servants Of the state
weir no uniforms, simple evening dress
after the American custom being pre-
sc ribed for state occasions -
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-11

Railway-rate bills, which will prob
ably be known as the Dolliver-H Hep
burn Bill, have been introduced into
the House by Representatives Hepburn
Of Iowa, the Chairman Of the Inter
state Commerce Committee, and by
Senator Dolliver, Of the similar Senate
committee. The bill gives the inter-
state Commerce Commission power to
establish a maximum reasonable rate
for any rate which it finds unreason-
ably high. The Commission Is to con-
sist Of nine members with a salary of
10000 a year each and terms Of nine
years. The bills differ in some minor
details, but probably the two bills will
be made to agree and combined into
one