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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-17

The Baptist church and Sunday
school will render a Christmas exer-
ercise entitled ~'Light of Christmas"
at the church on Christmas eve.
This exercise consists of music and
recitations and will be very inter
esting to all who attend. In addition
to this there will be a Christmas
tree
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-17

Co.'s. Remember,WE GUARANTEES
this ware for TWENTY FIVE
YEARS. Rogue River Hdwe Co.
Don't fail to read the Silver Ware
Ad Of the Rogue River Hdwe. Co. on
page 3 OF this issue.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-17

For Xmas--Sabin has handbags.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-17
st. Luke's Christmas.


The Christmas exercises OF st..
Luke's Episcopal church will be held
at the Guild hall on Christmas eve
and will consist Of exercises by the
children and Christmas tree. There
will also be special Christmas serv-
ice Christmas day at the church.
The Christmas festivities Of the
Newman M. r. church will be held
on Christmas eve, Friday, December
"a. The exercises will be given un-
der the auspices of the Newman M.
e. Sunday school. An interesting
program will be rendered and the de-
lightful, old-time Christmas tree to
gladden. the hearts of the little ones
and also the older ones, will be the
principal feature of the evening.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-17

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\ Xmas at the Churches.
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Christmas Presbyterian Church.
At the Presbyterian church on
Christmas eve there will be Christ
mas tree in charge Of the Sunday
school. The Sunday following q
splendid Christmas concert will be
given with special Christmas music.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28
RUSSIA GETTING IN Touch

The announcement that Prince Gregory Lvoff
and Mr.. Pollner, respectively chairman and sec
retary Of the United Zemstyo rganizatjon of
Russia, are about TO visit America for the study
OF immigration, transportation and other sub
5ects is an indication OF the quickening of life
IN Russia and Of the earnest purpose which rre-
Teils Of placing the empire 10 accord with the
nations Of Western Europe and North America
Another such indication is found at the present
moment In the presence in England of q delegs
don OF twenty members OF the Douma and
Council who are spending a fortnight there in
the study OF educational, social and political con-
ciuons- This latter delegation, it should be
sdced, is conspicuOusly representative of Rus
sian public life es whole, and not merely Of
some single faction The 40 members Of the
Douma are divided into nine distinct noliticsl
psrues, Of which six, including about three hun
o-eo and eighty members, are directly repre-
scented by fifteen OF these delegates while the
Council Of the Empire, or upper hoase Of the
.mperial parliament Is represented by the other
ave.
IL rs a noteworthy and we believe a quite
unprecedented thing for representative Russian
statesmen Of ali important parties thus IN nut
their political differences In allowance and cord
aally unite in such an enterprise as this for
The common welfare OF the empire and It "a
Nehly dusplccus OF good results both in the
acquisition OF useful knowledge which may be
applied 20 the Improvement Of political and So
eial conditions IN Russia and in the harmouizing
and upinng Of Russian factions in an effort to
promote the general good There is probably NO
country u Europe or in the world where there IS
more to be observed and learned that will he az
practical value 10 Russia than there IS In the
United Kingdom And, OF course the fact that
Liberals and Coaservatists, octobrists and Con-
stitutonsl DemocTats have thus al studied the
same lessons In the same school will greatly
tend 10 minimize their differences and 70 incline
them toward e common policy In Russian Affairs
While the fact OF their thus working together
harmonsously in foreign land viii make II
easier for them 10 work harmoniously ar home.
Nor should we overlook the probable effects
Of these visits 70 England and America in hiring
Ing about better understanding between Rms
sia and the rest Of the world 1t Is becausa ~
such lack Of direct Acquaintance that most ~
the suspicious and animosities have arisen no.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28

tween Russia and other nations The great
Peters phrase about "a window looking on Eu-
rope" contained too much unfortunate truth. IL
has been window and not the open door which
il would so much better have been. Russia has
looked out through 1t upon an alien world which
she has less than half understood, and that
world has had glimPses through 1t of the dim,
vague, mysterious interior Of an empire which
it has far less than half understood. Differing
in race in creed in intellectual processes ana IN
the political institutions ideals and traditions of
centuries, that great Oriental empire ana the
Western world have stood apart each realizing
that closer communion would be OF immense
profit and each wistfully desiring 1t, but both
apnarently unable to surmount the great wall OF
partition which rose between them. If that wall
has not now been altogether broken down, there
has been opened through it an ample door when
no man can shut, through which there VIII De
visiting and revisiting until the same spirit OF
intelligent fraternity exists between Russia ana
the rest of the world that now unites most other
civilized nations.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28
WITHHOLDING DUE HONOR.

For the action of the Society Of Naval Ar
chitects and Marine Engineers at Saturday s
session in Detroit there is. of course, an eX-
cuse, but it is a pretty poor one. Noah was
primarily a gamekeeper. as one of the members
pointed out; but he was good deal more. he
was mquestionably a ship designer, too and
the vessel which made him famous was mar
vellous success. There being no necessity that
it should develop speed. no time, trouble or
money was devoted to propelling machinery.
but the craft which he built possessed the three
essential qualities - capacity, buoyancy and
stanchneSs II never started a seam. II fOated
until its mission was fully performed. Before
voting down the resolution to make Noah an
honorary member, il would not have been in
appropriate to ask whether but for the service
he rendered 10 the human race there would
have been any ships or ship designers since his
day.
Moreover. the old gentleman's talents were by
no means limited TO marine architecture and
gamekeeping Though the period during which
he was called upon 10 act as sea captain was
short, he proved equal to the occasion. He was
also a meteoroogist. Indeed, he was con-
sderably better weather forecaster than some
who have followed that profession alone. Be
sides. he seems to have been one Of those YER
satile men who not only know when II is going
20 rain, but also know enough to come in when
it does rain.
Quite aside. then. from any claim which
ancestor may have on the respect Of his de-
scendants. Noah has a fourfold right 10 the
homage which is due 10 genius alone. Perhaps
the Society OF Naval Architects and Marine En-
gineers will become so impressed with this truth
before its next meeting that ii will then reverse
fits recent action by a unanimous vote.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WANTS WOMEN TO VOTE II THEY LIKE.
Correspondent Says They Would Have PLENTY
of Time Left for Home Daties.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The chief argument against woman suffraz.
is that "a woman's place is at home OF coursa
it is. Has anybody claimed that women shoul5
vote 365 days in the year, morning and night7
When the right of woman suffrage is procured
women will vote only once a year. the drst
Tuesday after the first Monday in November n,
any other day designated for that purpose. 1t nav
be even necessary for Superintendent Leary to an
point staff OF female deputy superintendent and
a larger expense viii be entailed- Do not women
help defray the expenses Of elections carried On
by men and for men?
After exercising their functions on Election Dav
they will be found at home. at their respective vo
cations in shops and stores and offices Just as thew
are at present They will. however. feel a higher
responsibility and feel more like American citi-
zens for taxation without representation is IN
American and should not be tolerated 1t is graft
flying to many women imbued with tia
Spirit OF TO- Let do all we can 70 heIp then,
and incidentally help ourselves by establishing our
republic on broader and more Representatives
basis few lines from Whittier, slightly altered
are appropriate here:
While there's grief to seek redress
Or balance to adjust
Where weighs our living manhood less
Than Mammon's vilest dust:
While there's right to need nv vota
wrong TO sweep away
Up! clouted knee and ragged coatf
A woman's woman to-dayI
June %. 1909. GEORGE FENTRICK
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28
SOLFERTNO AND AFTERWARD.

The fftieth anniversary of Solferino on Thurs
day last marked the elimination of the italian
celebrations Of this year. The series has been
brief but bright 1t began with Magenta on
June 4, and ended twenty days later with Sol
ferino. There are other anniversaries yet 10
come in the next fortnight but they will not be
commemorated, since they are those OF disap-
pointment and resentment at what was consd-
cred a great betrayal. Solferno followed Ma
genta as Magenta had followed Plomberes, but
unhappily Fillafranea still more swiftly fol-
lowed SolferinO One of these days through the
publication of the archives Of France We may
learn something more of the secret history of
that exasperating bargain though, indeed the
world already has a knowledge of it which is
generally regarded as sufficiently accurate and
comprehensive.
It is probably quite safe 10 attribute the
amazing roIte face of villafranca not so much
to the deliberate treachery of Louis Napoleon
though, indeed, Of that he was by no means in
capable-as TO his weakness, his vacillation, and,
above all, his fear Of Cavour and of the growing
power OF Piedmont Perhaps we might say not
only his fear Of Cavour, but also his distrust OF
him and Of either his intention or his ability to
fulfill all the terms of the compact of Plombieres
1t will be recalled that at that secret meeting in
the Fosges the Emperor of the French promised
10 Invade LOmbardy and Venetia and drive out
then, with Parma, Modena and the Romagn0. 10
be annexed to Sardinia, while Tuscany and
Umbria were TO form an independent Kingdom
of Central Italy and the two Sicilies were to
he left untouched. In return, France was to
take Savoy and Nice from Sardinia and the
daughter Of Victor Emmanuel was TO be the
wife OF Prince Napoleon The Emperor's plan
was TO humble Austria and enhance his own
primacy among the Continental sovereigns. TO
strengthen Sardinia just enough but not too
much. and TO bind IL TO him as an ally by
dynastic ties and bonds OF gratitude, and TO
keep the remainder of Italy "a geographical
expression"
But that was never Cavour's plan. That he
meant faithfully 10 fulfil a part of the pro-
gramme is undoubted. He did fulfil it. and Sar-
dinia was despoiled for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of
France and Princess Clotilde became the bride
OF Prince Napoleon. 1t may be- too. that Cavour
would nominally have halted operations at the
point indicated at Plombieres. But that tre-
mendous little man knew quite well that once
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Stock market trading reflects the absence OF
the aggressive buying that recently marked the
course of values. but efforts to bring about a
little success owing to cheap money. Many
large holders who accumulated heavy paper
profits on the late advance have converted their
accounts into cash, and apparently are waiting
to renew their interest in speculation at time
when. under the influence of higher rates for
funds, fancy priced issues should decline to a
more attractive buying level. the. present mar
ket for most securities being too advanced to
encourage either active speculative or invest
ment transactions. The greater part of the cur
rent daily movements represents little beyond
professional dealings, in which price changes are
confined within narrow limits. with the tendency
last week generally in the direction of better ig-
ures. At the beginning of the week the leading
active railroad shares were at an average price
of 124.92. against 1863 at the end of the week
while the chief industrials in the six business
days enjoyed a gain OF LA to an average OF 81
in Saturdays final trading. The large amount
of idle money in the country continues factor
grade bonds the Stock Exchange and in the
over the counter market for new offerings
Money rates remain at low level as a conse-
quence of the heavy movement of currency TO
this centre from the interior. and though
slightly frmer market is looked for at the end
OF the month. incident to the financing of the
July interest and dividend disbursements esti-
mated at more than $500 100000 no substantial
advance is expected until the usual inquiry for
accommodation in connection with harvest re-
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28
ELECTRIC TRACTION IMPROVEMENTS.

According TO THE Railway Age Gazette" a
pumber Of departures have been made from the
original design Of the New York CentTars cleo
tric locomotive One relates 10 the drawbar
and another to the apparatus for lifting and
lowering the sliding shoe which takes up the
current from the third rail. An extra pair Of
small wheels has been added To both the front
and rear trucks and in order to offset the lateral
pressure on the rails resulting from low centre
OF gravity exceptional strength has been given
TO the construction OF the track those sections
OF the line where electric engines are employed.
In the main the Centrals locomotives We're
modelled after those used with satisfactory
results by the Baltimore & Ohio company to
haul both passenger and freight trains through
its tunnel in Baltimore. As the Central aimed
TO develop considerably higher speeds, the Cnndi-
tiOns of operation in the electric zone" OF New
York differed somewhat from those under which
service was performed in Baltimore. The Cen
trails engines are capable of travelling ut the
rate of go. 65 and even 20 miles an hour. though
at present they are not permitted to exceed n
speed Of 90 The few notifications which have
been made show properly progressive spirit
and In the judgment of "The Railway Age Ga
zette" have distinctly increased the efficiency
of the engines.
Since the methods adopted by New Haven
company were somewhat more novel than those
followed by the Central, 1t is not surprising that
the system now in use between this city and
Stamford did not work perfectly at first. But in
that case also changes have been made which
materially improve the electric service The
company's generators give much greater salts
faction than they gave at the outset, and an en-
barrassment due 10 the elaborate means en-
ployed to hold up the overhead wire has been
overcome by attaching n steel wire to the cop
per one, which prevents the development Of
kinks" in the conductor.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

DIR. Praudtl. who has received the appointment
professor of aeronautics at Gottingen Univer-
sity, is delivering course OF lectures there 10
largs class according to published reports. With
view TO giving the students practical as well as
theoretical instruction models of the various styles
Of airships being constructed and operated by
them. The Stuttgart Technical High School has
also introduced the study OF air navigation and the
example is soon to be followed at the Dresden In
stitute of Technology
on the day before Memorial Day. in one Of the
board visited primary school. and. after ad-
dressing the pupils. asked What is the holiday
Decoration Day." came from all.
What What do you do on Decoration Day?. .
Decorate the soldiers graves" came IN
chorus.
Why do you decorate their graves any more
This was a poser, but finally one little fellow
wei sir. why is it?" he was asked.
Because they are dead and we ain't"-Lippin-
cott's
The anti-cigarette law. which went into effect in
the State of Washington at midnight June TO-
WILL according to reports received from Seattle be
-iGidly enforced People interested in the Alaska
Yukon-Pacihc exposition will endeavor. however.
to have Il so amended to permit ,the sale and
use of cigarettes in certain parts OF the exposition
reservation.
Eben. AN you's lucky to be let down easy by
oApeIieIlCo instead OF arrlVln VIII a JOLT wash
ington Star.
Mrs Isaac L. Rice's Society for the Suppression
OF Unnecessary Noises has rival-or possibly
an auxiliary-up In Syracuse The Salt City boasts
Cat Club. which has about the laudabIe
work OF collecting all stray specimens OF the
feline tribe. putting the old and diseased to death
and finding homes for the desirable ones AS
The Post-Standard remarked recently. this
Will reduce the discords Of back yards and
the mortality among the birds II will harm no
one and help everybody and everything con-
cerned."
Blobbs-The doctor told Guzzler drinking was the
very worst thing he could do
Slobbs-1 guess that doctor didn't know Guzzler,
or he would have realized that drinking the best
thing he does.-Phiadephia Record
An organization of women !n Baltimore has set
out to raise funds for rest farm for sick and
worn-out horses, similar 10 Boston. Their
Idea is twofod-to provide against cruelty to
faithful animals and to aid poor men dependent
on them for support to restore their horses to
working condition In giving its support to the
cause THE Baltimore Sun says: This haven
Is for the only of persons who are unable
10 provide for the Of their horses when they
are disabled by sickness or overwork- There IS no
animal which has stronger claim upon the kind
ness and consideration Of men than the horse.
which sets example Of industry, endurance and
submission to the Ills OF life which not all humans
emulate. a very fine sentiment underIies this
movement"
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28

the genie of United ItaIy was fully released from
the bottle no fsherman's nor emperor's wiles
could lure 1t back again. All he wanted was
that things should go as far as Louis Napoleon
had prescribed. Italy would do the rest And II
the people would not stop at his bidding or at
Louis Napoeon's, really, he would not be at
fault! Perhaps the French Emperor, when he
saw men from all parts of Italy fighting by the
side Of the Piedmontese at Magenta and Sol
ferino began TO realize what was likely TO hap
pen and decided 10 break his own part of the
compact and stop the game before 1t got beyond
his power OF playing. Perhaps he began 10 ap-
preciate the rising powers of Bismarck, TO see
that not Austria but Prussia was the German
leader which France had to fear, and 10 reckon
that it would be wise not too much to humble
Austria, and thus aid Prussia in gaining the Ger
manic hegemony. Perhaps he had some fear of
the Austrian army, which had been defeated
but not routed, and which might prove too
strong for him If driven TO bay in another en-
counter Perhaps bly-all these and Stl
other considerations entered his tortuOus mind
and impelied him to turn from Solferino to Villa
franca.
But he never erred more directly than when
he imagined that 'Cavour planned to make
merely an expanded Piedmont and would for
sake the ideal of United Italy for the mere ag-
grandizement Of Piedmont with few northern
provinces, or that either the Piedmontese or the
NeapoIitans would accept the Treaty OF Nllla-
franca as a conclusion of the whole matter We
said that Villafranca would not be commemO-
ia ted by the Italians this year. But in view OF
the passionate resentment which it aroused and
the effective manner in which 1t nerved the
whole people of Italy TO push on to the fulhl-
ment of their work, relying not upon fa1thless
ally but their own stanch arms, 1t may he that
Villafranca deserves their regard rs much rs
SoIferinO For while Solferino was followed Ey
Villafranca. Vilafrancs in turn was swiftly fol-
lowed by Marsaa and by Naples, while the
Quirinal began TO loom large for the man who
had been betrayed. and Sedan for his betrayer.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28
THE CONFIDENCE OF NEW ENGLAND

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir. New England we'll has pride in her achieve
r,ents The protective policy has been the roOe
and foundation of the most remarkable part OF nc ne
advance Think of New England adding $SN".O'V $
TO her cotton machinery determined upon since eNo
Senate gave evidence that the protective poAo'
yras 20 he sustained Fifty-three million dollars.
good honest money. at command and READY eH1
already pledged for additional industries In Ne
England! Was there ever such an examPie -
solid confidence and faith so prompty put -
substantial and practical action, ana OelOF9 -
new schedules have been determined?
The confidence in the protective poicy 10"
material activity before President Taft was ~
augurated. when stocks began 10 advance -
men were sought. idle called into use. uh-
general prosperity spread out over our "ho,'
country Yet the details have not been sett1e-
The $5s 100000 going into New England industrle.
is more eloquent in its silent Illustration Oh ue
faith our people have the protective policy tnAn
anything else could be. HERBERT W. L-AD-N
Providence, JUns 20. 1903
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28
FOR REVISION UPWARD.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Cir. have taken The Tribune for thirty yeA'
Won seem to favor a tariff revision doWn"a~
believe the people voted for revision. ana 10 u.
ra,,fsion should give the American Hlanula~1' 60
sueh a protection Cbe it upward or do~nwara' - -
would offset the difference IN cost OF PTos--
here and abroad.
WHY the revision should be upward
II ts a fact that when the Dingley OH "
nassed the foreign manufacturers were using H
labor and the difference in cost OF prodacu0ii
based on the high labor using machinery he
AGAINST the hand labor OF Europe. and that II -
been only within the last few years tAA' -
American machinery manufacturers have
crowding their machinery into the European 20 -,
tories: and this has put their cheap heor ~ . %
position of doing three times the amount ol "V y1
a day that they did when the Dingley tArill ''-
passed c.-
To illustrate: I visited leather factory III
many
Before the DingIey bill; Now, 1898 doH's
3 Unhairtng skins. work .At-.
men nesh1ng skins man II.Hacbinss
men stalking. men nacainss niaCi
'''''
Wages 1.-The same- marks day; IN Uni''1
States. 81 ,.s,
When the American public knows that AiI0i -
machinery has increased European PioU -
greatly. they will not condemn the Senator's LOi
at least retaining or raising the aut'ss u -
Dingley bill Our motto should be;
Keep the wage Garner at work ahI MS u-.
pail full JOSEPH 4 49, 49,.
President Glove Leather Associauo-
GloversvilIe, N. Y. June 6. 1903
New-York tribune., 1909-06-28

The latest tale of an invasion by MOSQUITOES
comes from town In which there is a large
glass factory. We have IT on good authority
that. the employees, couple Of hundred strong
tried TO fight the bloodthirsty monsters Off NTH
clubs, but themselves defeated Tho roos
quitoes were so thick that the men couId NOT
see the melting pots the ends of tbe b,oo,
pipes. and such of the glass as was made I'M v,a
so full of the insects that It was unmarketah,a
1t is even reported that some of the inhabitants
Of the place were mentally distressed as 6
result of the onslaught that they took snake hita
cure instead OF mosquito lotion, and II seems
possible that the individual who turned in the
story was one OF them