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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30

sary to place the entire burden OF
taxation upon the land, relieving all
other forms OF wealth from sharing
any portion OF the operating ex-
penses Of the government. This you
will notice is in direct opposition to
the established principle Of taxation
"Of course. having but one purpose
and aim, that OF destroying private
property and land, It will be neces-
sary to relieve all other forms OF
wealth save land in order that the
load shall be sufficiently heavy on the
land to finally take the full potential
rent of the land.
Henry George is the author and
founder OF the single tax doctrine OF
modern times. Any movement for
single tax without Henry George as
the leading character would be like
the play Of Hamlet with the char
acter Of Hamlet omitted He said so
long as we have private property and
land declarations OF independence
and acts Of emancipation are in
vain; that to cure an evil We must
remove the cause we, therefore,
must make land common property
And he further states that when such
countries as the United States and
England are roused to the necessity
OF the naturalization of land, the
people will not bother about COM
pensating owners Of land for the loss
Of their selling value; that they will
simply take possession Of It, and let
II out to the highest bidder, thus CIV
ing to society each and everyone, his
part Of the inheritance, which is a
divine gift Of the Creator.
The figures offered by the pamph-
lets distributed by the Graduated
Single Tax League are entirely unre-
liable for this reason; In the first
place the very intent and purpose of
single tax is to destroy land values.
fhey base their figures upon present
land values As soon as their system
would become effective, land values
would be destroyed. Then they would
have no values go base their calcula-
ions upon; therefore their entire cal
,ulations, as now offered to you, are
foundation.
Their system Of conducting and
the state lands under sim
gle tax at best can only be theoreti-
'a The lots in the cities and the
'arms in the countries would have
o be offered for Lease, and certainly
he, highest bidder would receive the
lifferent parcels This, of course,
would be under pure single tax,
which would soon be reached"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30
Of goods offered has been much i'm.

OF goods offered has been much in,
proved.
Every day sees half a hundred va
hicles, handcarts. wheelbarrows way
ons, automobiles, and even bievc,a,
called into action for the Distribution
OF produce. In Grants Pass it is evarv
man for himself There is no stand
ard Of price, no uniformity of nacl,
This procession goes the rounds q,
the business houses, dumps poorly
packed goods upon them for "tinp
money or for credit upon an aneien,
account, or hawks his wares about
the town. As result the small farm
business becomes demoralized II
lacks system, is without profit and no
one is satisfied.
The people of the locality are will
ing to pay fair prices for the goods
they buy. They are likewise entitled
to goods handled in a sanitary man.
ner, put up honestly and uniformly
A public market goes a long way to-
ward bringing about this condition
But the city should go a step farther
1t should find an outlet for the sur.
plus, and thus encourage the tilline
of the soil. There are plenty of places
that want all that the Rogue river
valley can produce. The man who has
charge of the public market should
also look after the handling of this
surplus. He should keep in touch
with the markets, and know where he
can place his shipments. That this
can be done has been demonstrated
during the week. A grower of to-
matoes found the local market food
ed Hawkers forced the market down
till within twenty-four hours the
price was 25 cents per box with no
demand at that. This grower, seek
ing his own outlet, placed his crop at
60 cents per box net with demand
greater than he could supply. Proper
organization, with uniformity of
pack, could do this for all.
This same grower of tomatoes yes
terday received letter from a Port
land commission house stating that
these Grants Pass grown tomatoes
classed much better in the market
than those received from California,
and returns were made accordingly.
The same is true of all Rogue river
products Our green peppers, ship
ped from here for the first time this
year, net the best of returns Pears,
apples, vegetables, it is the same
story for all. Grown right, packed
right, marketed right they beat the
world. They grow right with intelli-
gent care. 1t is up to Grants Pass to
see that they are packed right and
marketed right.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30
' y \ y \ ' y y ' y ' y
WOUNDED TRAIN
ROBBER OWNS
MEDFORD RANCH.

' MEDFORD, Aug. 23.-Weils 4
: Lounsberry, the bandit who last 4
: night held up a Union Pacific 4
' mail train near Topeka, Kas., is !
= the owner of a fruit ranch six !
: miles west Of Medford, and Is !
: considered one Of the most pros !
' porous fruit raisers Of this val !
: ley. !
= Lounsberry who left here two :
months ago, has a wife and two !
' children residing on his ranch '
' here Lounsberry was a rail- =
way mail clerk running out OF '
' St Paul on the Northern Pacific '
for 1S years and was a son OF :
= Colonel Lounsberry whose name '
was connected with the early =
' history Of North Dakota. '
Mrs. Lounsberry said today y
= she had not heard from her hus- '
= band for some time, and said '
: that she thought his strange '
= actions were caused by a blow '
= on the head received in a wreck '
y some years ago. '
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30
CAMPERS RETURN
FROM PRESTON PEAK.

A. b, Cornell and family and Al
fred Letcher returned Monday night
from their camping trip into the
heart of the mountains in the Pres
ton Peak country These people, in
company with Roy and Ray Briggs,
left two weeks ago, travelling as far
as possible by automobile, then by
wagon, later on horseback and finally
walking some 80 miles with the pack
animals carrying camp equipment,
reaching an altitude of over 5000
feet and camping at snow line on
Preston Peak Deer hunting was a
feature of the trip, and Mr. Cornell
brought back nearly 100 pounds of
ierked venison as his portion The
country travelled was exceedingly
rough and in some instances the men
had to dig holes in the steep places
for the pack animals to gain a foot
hold. places where it would seem inn
possible for a mountain sheep even
to travel
Camp was made at a great number
of places. among them Youngs' val
ley and Poker fiat At one place the
bed was spread on the line between
Oregon and California On the re-
turn the party travelled the old Happy
Camp trail
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30
rUBLIC MARKET AIDS
VALLEY DEVELOPMENT.

Hon. Chas. Z. Whistler, of Med
ford, who was in the city during the
week, is enthusiastic over the oper-
alton of the public market as an
agency for disposing of the produce
grown by the owner of a small tract
adjacent to the cities and towns. How
to market this produce has been one
of the biggest problems confronting
the grower, The man with the large
crop of any of the staples that can
be produced so we'll in the Rogue
valley, is in a measure independent,
and can hunt for his own market if
need be, but it is the man with the
few sacks of potatoes, or the small
patch of vegetables, or the few crates
of berries or fruits, who has had to
face the problem single handed. Left
to be conducted in hap-hazard man
ner, every man for himself, loss and
discouragement have often been the
producers lot when profit might just
as we'll have been obtained by proper
cooperation.
Mr., Whistler says that the public
market, under municipal control as is
the one at Medford, has worked out
with even greater success than had
been anticipated Under the Medford
system, building was provided, di-
vided into stalls, and competent
manager put in control. Three days
each week, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday the market is open. The
producer drives in with his load of
produce, rents one of the stalls for
the day, paying twenty cents for the
days privilege, and proceeds to do
business. This small rental on the
individual stalls produces sufficient
revenue to meet the operating ex-
penses of the market.
So popular has the market become
that at certain hours during the day
the people are lined up in great col
umns awaiting their turn at the var
ious stalls The manager in charge
issues numbers to the would-be pur-
chasers, and they take their turn as
does the man in the barber shop.
At first thought, the public market
is often opposed by the business in
terests, but acquaintance with the
system, and knowledge of its effect
upon business in general, breaks
away this opposition. The merchants
at Medford, says Mr.. Whistler, have
found that the farmer has been able
to market his produce for cash, and
the cash in turn finds its way into
other channels of business with a
greater prosperity, and a more gem
eral satisfaction all down the line.
Another feature that has worked
out well through the establishment
of the public market has been that
the farmers have exercised greater
care in preparation Of the products of
the soil for display and sale in the
stalls. The man whose vegetables
were put up the neatest and freshest
or those whose fruit was best packed
was first to sell his wares. The grade
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30
TALK ON SUBJECT
OF SINGLE TAX.

Charles II Shields, secretary of the
Oregon Equal Taxation League of
Portland, Oregon, and president Of
the Anti-Single Tax association Of
the state of Washington, delivered an
address in the opera house at Grants
Pass Oregon, Thursday evening,
August %, 1912. The meeting was
well attended, despite the fact that
the heat was intense and the room
very uncomfortable
Mr. Shields was preceded by Mr..
c. Il Whistler, candidate for Joint
representative for Jackson and
Douglas counties. Mr.. Whistler is
very forcible, earnest speaker. ve-y
convincing and in his argument op-
posing single tax produced evidence
to prove that the graduated single
tax is not product sprnging from
the people of Oregon but that Il
comes from and was penned by the
Fels Fund Commission Of America,
and is offered to the people OF ore
gon through the Graduated Single
Tax League OF Portland, which con-
sists Of hired workers Of said COM
mission
MIR Whistler spoke for some thir-
ty minutes. aud concluded with the
Introduction of the speaker OF the
evening. Mr Charles Il Shields. Mr..
Shields launched at once into the
subject, He said in part as follows
Single tax is not a system Of tax
alton az ALL therefore IL cannot be
claimed as a tax reform All writer's
on economics in fact all political
economists do agree upon one basic
principle upon which all forms OF
taxation should rest that is that
those who have the vherewith 20 pay
the taxes should pay them. All forms
OF wealth or value are exchangeable
one for another It makes no differ
ence what kind of an article of value
YOU may own. it is valuable only be.
cause society demands Ii. Ii fills "a
want and for that reason IL may be
exchanged Cor money. or converted
into any other article desired by So
clety Ii Is for this reason that eco
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30
ODOROUS SEWER AND
DEAD FISH A MENACE

Conditions along the river front
have become so offensive that those
residents who reside within smelling
distance will be required to take
drastic measures as matter of self
protection If the authorities do not
come to their assistance at once. The
thousands of dead and decaying sal
mon that line the banks, and that
pile up on the old dam have created a
stencil that is unbearable, while sew
are emptied from the 5th and 7th
street sewers adds to the smell and
menaces health in all parts Of the
city.
b That the state of affairs might be
known to the general public, and the
attention given it by the proper au-
thorities, a committee of citizens call
ed Doctors Loughridge and TruaX to
/ the river and after they had made
a thorough investigation, olfactive
and otherwise, the physicians signed
the following report and recommen-
dation:
After viewing the river front, be-
tween 4th and 9TH streets, and inves-
tigating sewage and other conditions
as they affect public health and COM
fort, such investigation being at the
request of a committee of citizens, we
make the following report;
I'VE find that hundreds of dead
salmon, floating down the river, are
caught in the bushes and drift along
the river banks, or lodge on the old
dam, making a stencil that is unbear-
able to residents, the purifying flesh
filing the air with disease-breeding
germs that may produce an epidemic
of sickness in any part of the city
"The sewage from the Fifth and
seventh street sewers is discharged
within a few feet of the banks of the
river and but a few inches below the
surface At the points of discharge
there is little current and the sew
age is thrown into the dead water to
add to the foulness of the stencil and
the menace of health.
CAS- a remedy for the condition, we
recommend that the sewer outlets be
extended further into the stream,
where the current will carry the
sewage down the river, and that the
discharge be deeper under the water.
We also recommend that a gateway
be built through the dam, at least
twenty-five feet wide, to create a
current and carry sewage. dead fish,
and other offensive material down the
river. The DAM with no outlet and
its shallow overflow during low
stages of water, makes a body of
dead water that holds back all of this
offensive material
In the interest Of public health
and comfort it is essential that the
conditions in the district named be
remedied at once.
Respectfully submitted.
81. p. TRUAX.
IS. LOUGHRIDGE."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30
A QUARTER CTN1 RY.

Before the Public. Over Ave million
samples given away eacA year. The
constant and increasing sales from
samples, proves the ger uihe merit Of
Aliens Foot-Ease, tho antiseptiC
powder to be shaken into the sh 'es
for Corns, Bunions, Aching, Swollen,
Moist, Tender feet Sold every
dress, A. S. Olmstea Leroy, N Y.
where. 25c. Sample FREE. Ad-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30
WHAT TO DO WITH TOMATOES.

Tomatoes are one of the old
standby vegetables for both winter
and summer, and the following sug-
gestions by Farm and Home may be
OF assistance TO many housewives:
Cold Canned Ripe Tomatoes.
Use perfect, firm, ripe, but not
over-ripe. tomatoes of size that will
/ just slip into a quart jar. Wash, and
remove the hard core end, but do
not peel them. Have ready a kettle
Of boiling water and drop into ii as
many tomatoes as will fill one jar.
The tomatoes will cool the water a
little. so cover the kettle and let the
water come 10 a boil, and boil few
minutes only long enough TO thor
oughly heat the tomatoes through,
not more than five minutes at the
longest. Then lift out the tcmotOes
carefully with a spoon, and arrange
them in a jar, and I'LL up with boil
ing water in which they were co jked.
Seal, observing all the usual canning
precautions When wanted, these
can be sliced and served like fresh
tomatoes.
An Economical Way.
In canning tomatoes last fall ! ran
short Of Jars, so, instead of putting
meat and juice in Jar, drained off
all the juice possible, which / then
put through strainer to rid Of seeds.
The meaty portions were canned, the
clear juice was put scalding hot into
clean, hot bottles, clean corks in
serted, and a solid coating of fruit
lcaling wax given to cork :op Of bot
tie The bottle was inverted and
plunged into hot wax, as the easiest
way. Each bottle, when opened,
makes soup for four, with addition
of milk and thickenlng.
Tomato Combinations.
When canning tomatoes, save
some of the juice to put in with the
canned corn 1t is a-perfect pre-
servative and much to be preferred
to those misunderstanding acids fire.
quently used. Pack the corn closely
in the cans, fill with strained tomato
juice, and seal and boil one hour. To-
matoes and corn spoid more easily
when exposed to the light.
Boil together until tender ripe to-
matoes, okra and corn, with water
enough to cover, add salt to taste,
and can and seal while hot. This is
nice to use for vegetable soup.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30

the county Jail but few days before
the assault, he having served a SEN
tence for having previously beaten
his wife, with whom he is not living.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30

Il was cured Of diarrhoea by one
dose of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy writes NJ
f. Gebhardt, Oriole, Pa. There is
nothing better. For sale by all deal
ers
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-30

Artistic Job Work at the Courier
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-13

Epes. statutory agent. Blackstone. Va
Coleman Buiising Corporation. Eoa-
nokc. Va. 5000 % $4,000. :.
Coleman. president. T. NJ Howell vice.
president. y. D. Hart s'crr'ar, treas
u-er all OF Roanoke Va
HarvIe Realty CORPORATION. E'cH-
rioud. Va. sio.o0e to $4,000.
fiarvie president. o.. 81. sntrHs'. wee
president. W y. scott. sscfetaff treas
ur~r all - Richmond
William g AIlen Company. Inc
Norfolk. Va $4,000 20 $500" VII
liam e. Allen. president. p. e. Nn'ie"
tice-rresi ,ent. T. r. Allen. secretary ID
all Of Norfolk. Va.
"a mers STORAGE and iHspcrtlo
Warehouse. Trc Danviiic Va. 81 600
10 s. 900 J. : Tarye,. president. J.
= Giles. vicc-prcsidcut. J. : Thomp-
son. s~crefary-trcasurer al 81 Dan
vile Va.
Amendment 70 charter tnion SCI ri-
ties and Realty Corporation. Rich
rnond. c-ea;ins ~ preferred stock OF
see 00e
Amendment % charter ~ Cameron
stove Company. Inc. f;ichmonc. IN
crcasirg Us capital from $4,000 10
SIS 600.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-13
RYAN CENSUREO
FOR HIS REPLIES
President Of Iron Workers Union
Is Admonished by
the Court.
ANSWERS IRRESP0N 81 We
He Explains Comments Made as
Invitation 10 Visit
erome

indianapolis. Ind. December i2.-For
asserting that "virulent attacks" were
made on him by contractors VINO en-
ployed nonunion workmen. Frank NJ
Ryan. president Of the Iron Workers
International Union was censured by
the court at the dynamite conspiracy
trial to-day. as giving "irresponsiye
answers
Ryan. the most prominent OF the
forty one defendants was asked what
he meant by comments he made on an
invitation he received 10 visit william
e. Jerome. then district attorney OF
New York
Ryan's comments were contained In
a letter written January. 1906. 10 !. !.
NcNamara. According 10 the govern
ment Ryan was in New York direct
ing the dynamite campaign" Ryan
identified a copy Of a letter he received
from Jerome. saying Il shall be Slad
10 see you alone or with your attorney.
II YOU prefer"
ia mis- letter to Mcnamara. he said:
Another surprise. / inclose copy or
Jeromc's letter. with a suggestion thai
n I am prevented in any way from
conducting the anairs OF the associa-
ton. you should advise the first vice
president 10 ;ahe charge.
What di- you mean when you said
II / am prevented from conducting the
Affairs Of the association asked Dis
tr!ct Attorney Miller.
Il meant just what it SAYS" replied
Ryan. who. although the district at
torney objected. kept on talking.
There had been viruient attacks
published in New York an emanatins
frurn the National Erectcrs' Associa-
ton. and a man named Donnelsy had
come from Albany 10 circulate pc
.tition TO have me impeached as presi-
den: did not know what there was
TO II until Investigated Donnellys
en3. snd 1 wanted 10 be prepared for
any emergency. That is all there is To
H. except that / saw Jerome.
objection WIS then made to r an 5
remarks Federal Judge Anderson.
turning TO the witness. said.
All this talk is irresponsive This
is the case OF the United states gov
eminent against these defendants. ana
not the EreciOrs Association. The
soverument is behind the prosecution
No further inquiries were made re-
sarding Ryan's visit TO Jerome. In
isis previous testimony. Ryan said MS
visit WAS friendly. and he denied it
had anything TO do with violence Ia
tne conduc; OF the strike in New York.
Michael j. Harmon. Scranton. Pa.
testified that trimming" nonunion
ron workers meant beating them
up"
Why Was ia you thought that those
open shop contractors had no right 10
DO their work the way they wanted =
witness asked
Because they employed men outside
% the union. We wanted to orins
the nonnnion men into the union
How did you want TO bring them.
on stretchsr2"
"No. in a kindly way"
Paul J. Morrin. St Louis. another
defendant. testified concerning his ac
tivity as a business agent OF a local
union He said he had not been in ac-
cord with the administration OF the
union and attempted 10 appoint trus-
tees for managing the finances or the
International Union. lie denied know
ing df the use OF dynamite.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-13
RESEARCH WORKS
GIVEN LIBRARY
State Acquires Publications of
Carnegie misunderstood
Books Past Year.

In summarizing gifts TO the state
Library during the year about 10 close
Dr. Henry " McIiwsine, state Libra
rian. puts the accession OF iss volumes
OF the valuable research " ork OF me
Carnegie Institute IN washington ID
among the most lotew 5rthy No IN
stitu,ion for invest cation in America
has accomplished quite as much toward
the development Of the sciences as
the Carnegie institute. which = sup
ported by an endowment OF $S.Ooo.oo0
from the iron master.
Included in the lS6 volumes presented
sratuit5usly by tic institute ATE TIN
very latest investigation into the
realms OF eso1rch-histOry, econom-
les mathematics. natural sclenct, med
icine and the diversified branches OF
the latter study. Together th' Sc. 81
books forms tffe most valuable Work
on original research ia the y Issess4oh
OF the State. Eec'Ut additions 10 Inc
endow ment fund permitted tn insu-
tute 20 enlarge it's ma ling lis, 50 as
u include the Virginia state Library.
In the future all publications OF the
III
Since the beginning of the current
year the state Library has acquired
by gift Or purchase i.SG5 "olumes
The total number OF D. JokS and pampn-
lets now on the shelves OF the library
t. si.sS2 This total OF cours". Is TX
clusiye II the priceless manuscripts ia
the possession OF the Department or
Archives ard History,
OF special interest among the new
books is a set, sf thirteen books Tor
the blind. presented 10 the library oy
the Xanvler society. The library also
received the b=nenf or. the works on
taxation collected BY the late virginia
TaA Commission. forty pine yotuneh ~
all By purchase the library ACQUIRED
EIiots famous hve-fODt library. Or
.-'Fhe Harvard Classics" aftecn vol
uTnes ten-voluuir- photp$rSphi'
history OF the civil Mar. The New Cen
tnrv Dictionary. N twelve volumes.
and the New Scnah Herzog itncycio-
pedia were also added 10 the iibrary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-13
KEMPLE--PHELPS
Nn.h-TzIked-Of Wedding Took Place Last
Night at Centenary.

Night at Centenary.
IN. ~ edc.ng ass evening "f John H-nft
kssrple AID Mrs SaiIie Preston F.oS Il
fps "a ~. Centenary Ne n0disi church
attracted a iarge number % sc@e f4fVts. The
mt was made especially noticeable - Tea
sol o. ih- sua-pt1oDs grenaptla. clnner
gwen leE; week o. me prosp- I've groom
- . nSuber O. fIlends
Beginning at o'ciock guess oegaa 70 IN b
t. the church anu 0y The time tas wsdelns
party arrived a. the church was AIRY
wei LED. Tag CEREMONY was per,oTgie'i by
u. W J Young. o. centenary t'hurch 81
sisted 10y Rev. II y = Nsciachlau. pastor
Of the seventh street Christian church
Those VINO were invited The wedding
Included all state and city OHlis.s from
= rha Or;-1z Among the numerous
tErOng gathered Ga The church's peNs D.
vas impossible 20 tei} whether the pu1iic
f,-rt tiouarieS ha4 srac.d the occasion with
fhei. oftlcisl presence. \ fog ~ uniformed
policemen standing II ths rear o, ihe church
form ID the only clearly ,ixib.e token o, gov
rr;ll-Ifai authority.
me ushers who served were r 4 "a oh
T y. Duggan. y T. carr. william Preston
and John Bucknsr The bride entered
o. the arm ~ her. coVsius M Jenkins. who