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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-22

An example of true loan shark
methods appears in a Lewiston (Me. }.
case. A suit has been instituted to
recover the value of a note for Sc
and interest from March 1, 1911, Eat
so cents week." For 126 weeks this
interest has now reached $63.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-22

Col. Geo. w. GoethaIs, U. S. A.,
chairman of the Isthmian Canal
Commission
more about the Panama Canal than
Col. Goethals in this article he has
written EXPRESSLY FOR you.
Read the first chapter in The Day
Book Monday, Nov. "a.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-22
THE STORY OF THE GREAT PANAMA CANAL
BY THE MAN WHO BUILT 1T!

The Most Important Newspaper Article of the Year
Written for the Readers of The Day Book by ~
That Great American Colonel George
w. GOethals u. S. A. .,a.: ~
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-05-15
The Power of The Car. It's
Motor and Practice

The name "35" is not mlsnomer.
It understates the power if anything.
The motor is magnificent.
No less expressive word will do.
1t is the best motor that ever bore the
name Studebaker-and that says much.
It is the cleanest.
1t is far and away the simplest.
Lightweight thousand Studebaker motors
now in action spell power the world
over.
Now, with about the same weight, you
have more power-30 per cent more
perhaps.
In this car the motor has 4s.inch bore
and long 5-inch stroke.
The pump and magnetic are on cross
shaft in front of the cylinders and run
silently from the crankshaft. Every
part of the motor is easily accessible.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-05-15

Electrically Started
and Lighted
When we vouch for the Wagner Electric
Starter will you stop, please, to con-
slider that the assurance comes to YOU
from Studebaker?
We believe that this is by far the most
satisfactory starter yet produced.
1t is capable of giving the motor 80 revo.
lutions per minute for 81 minutes.
1t works-perfectly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
POULTRY FROM ACROSS
THE SEA HAS ARRIVED

The Wilcoxons have added one
more breed to their poultry stock,
receiving Wednesday morning pen
of Silver Campines, which were i'm
ported from England, having been
shipped to Ontario, the distributing
point. The Campines resemble some
what the silver penciled Hamburgs,
prolific layers of large, heavy, white
eggs While this breed is compara-
lively new in this country, it is well
known in Europe, where the Campine
of today originated, probably from
the old Chittiprat or everyday lay
err" The people of the Campine dis
trict claim origin, and go so far as
to say that when julius Caesar left
their country he took back to Rome
a number of these fowls, which the
Roman epicures pronounced food
for the gods"
These birds in the Boston poultry
shows for a number of years past
have carried off the first prizes for
the best dozen eggs.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
MERCHANTS OFFER
PRIZES FOR SHOOTING

The committee having in charge
the shooting tournament on the gun
club grounds on the 21st inst. has
arranged an especially attractive pro
gram from the scatter gun artists,
and there will be Xmas presents for
all. The program will include 10
events of ten bluerock targets each,
with first, second and third prizes.
There will be a turkey, duck or a
chicken, and a merchandise prize in
each event, the winner to have first
choice Of the prizes offered, and Sec
ond and third their respective choice.
The merchandise prizes are donated
by the various houses, as follows:
Peerless Clothing Company, umbrel-
la; Grants Pass Hardware Company,
hunting knife; Golden Rule Store,
box sox; W. H. Hodkinson, pair
shooting glasses; Joe Wharton, pock-
ct knife; r. L. Bartlett, pair house
slippers; Geo. S. Calhoun, pair
gloves; Skillman & Lawrence, pipe;
Josephine Grocery Company, groc-
cries $3.50; National Drug Store
hair brush; c. P. Bishop & Co., shirt;
Jewell Hardware Company, gun case;
]. v. Schmidt, box tobacco or cigars;
Brown & Pernoll, box cigars; o. F.
Wittorff, clock.
A rifle shoot will also be held on
the gun club grounds in South Grants
Pass at the same time the shotgun
shoot is in progress, there being all
kinds Of poultry and beef prizes
offered in this.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
UNITED STATES READY
FOR PENNY POSTAGE

Washington, Dec. lS.-The bill
drawn by Senator j. Hamilton Lewis
of Illinois providing FOR government
ownership of telephones, did not
meet with the entire approval of the
Wilson administration.
This much was made certain today
when house leaders admitted they
contemplated introducing at this ses-
sion a bill providing government own
ership of telephone and telegraph
lines, framed at the direction of Post
master-G General Burleson.
Following an examination of Lewis
proposed measure by Burleson and
his assistants, 1t was announced to-
day that the formers bill would be
withheld and an administration mea-
sure substituted and introduced pro-
viding it meets with the approval Of
democratic caucus. II was expected
that Congressman Moon, chairman
of the house post Office committee,
would introduce the bill.
1t was considered certain that Pre-
sident Wilson favors government
ownership of telephone and telegraph
lines, but is undecided regarding the
wisdom of taking them over at this
time.
Burleson has advised the president
tnat his department has consider
able surplus on hand and that the
proposed one-cent postage plan could
be put into operation at any time
now. Burleson thinks, however, that
simultaneous with the postal reduc-
tion the government should initiate
a plan for taking over the telephone
and telegraph lines.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Roper said that committee had been
investigating for six months plan
to take over the two public utilities
and that it was expected to report
soon.
1--WE feel" said Roper, THAT Eng
lish decisions holding that tele-
gram is letter, and that the tele-
phone, to all intents and purposes,
is the same as the telegraph, will
sustain the administration in its move
toward government ownership"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
RODY OF MAN MISSING
SINCE 1912 Is FOUNI

Jas. Smith was called to Etna,
Cal, Tuesday by telegram from
his mother stating that the remains
of a brother, who had been missing
since July, 1912, had just been
found in a slough in the vicinity oil
Etna.
The disappearance Of the man had
been a deep mystery. He was last
seen in July, 1912, at the office oil
the tax collector, where he had paid
his taxes, and was known to have
considerable money when he lei
the office. Foul play was held re-
snonsible for his disappearance, and
search was made at that time for
his body, it being the generally ac
cepted belief that he had been Kill
cd for the money on his person
Identification of the body Just found
was made possible through mum
her of trinkets that were found will
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS
FOR READING ROOM
SHIPMENT BOOKS COMING
Commission Reports to Council that
New Municipal Institution Is
About Ready for Operation

The Grants Pass public library
will be open to the public during the
first week in January, II the present
plans of the library commission are
met The commission made a re-
port of its finances and its arrange
ments for operation to the city coun-
ell at the meeting Thursday night,
the report being submitted by Mrs.
Mary Hair, president, and Miss Min
ME TUFTS, secretary and treasurer.
The rooms at the city hall have
been made ready for the occupancy
Of the new library, the private asso-
citation that had been housed in one
of the rooms having moved to other
quarters in the Blackburn building.
The two rooms on the second floor
of the city hall given over to library
purposes have been connected with
an archway, and shelving, tables and
other furniture will be in place.
Thirty magazines and weekly papers
have already been subscribed for,
and at least three daily papers will
be received and kept on file. Books
to the value of $4OO have been order
ed for the first shipment, and these
will be placed on the shelves and
catalogued as soon as they arrive.
The reading rooms, however, will be
opened to the public on the first OF
the year whether the books are then
in place or not.
The commission reported that II
had engaged Miss Maude Barnes, a
sister of Councilman Bert Barnes, as
librarian. Miss Barnes Is an expert
enced librarian, at present assistant
at o. A. G.
There has come into the library
fund to date a total OF $594.25. OF
this amount the Ladies' Auxiliary
gave $500, the pupils OF the East
Side school $14, and miscellaneous
private subscriptions $3.50. There
had been expended $57 for maga.
zines and weekly papers, $50 for
daily papers, and approximately $4OC
for the first order OF books.
The half mill levy made by the
city for library purposes Will raise
$500 per annum.
The library will be conducted bott
as reference and circulating IL
brary.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
MUNICIPAL UNIT SOON READY
FOR THE RAILS
CULVERTS ALL In PLACE
Total Cost of Ten Miles of Grade To
Wilderville VIII Be Approxim-
ately $4,000

The grade on the municipal rail-
road will be completed to Wilder
vile by Saturday night. The entire
roadway will then be ready for the
ties and rails for the first ten-mile
unit, and as soon as the funds are
available from the bond sale the road
can be completed that far without
further delay. Mr.. Keeler, repre-
senting the buyers of the bonds, is
now in New York city, and expects
that the legal questions surrounding
the issue will be cleared away within
a few days and the transfer made.
The work done by the city to bring
the grade on the first unit 10 COLL
pletion will show an expenditure OF
approximately $4,000, the state
ment prepared by the engineer on
the first of December totaling $780,
6S9 to that date, with probable
$2,500 for the present month. The
culverts are now all in place, 5S
having been laid in the ten miles at
a cost of S1,9S9.65. These culverts
are of cement tile of home manu-
facture, and are from six inches tc
SO inches in diameter. The bills fol
the clearing and grading of the ten
miles amounted to $23,769.S5, con-
sidered most reasonable figure in
view of the yardage of dirt moved
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

On Tuesday night occurred the
election and installation of officers OF
Grants Pass Lodge, No. "a. A. f. &
A. NJ, as follows: w. NJ, f. w. Rus
sell; S. W., j. w. Lucas; ]. W., A. X
Cass; treasurer, r. w. Clarke; secre-
tary, Jose X. Nelson; trustee, c. H.
Demaray; 5. d., o. l.. Ragan; J. d.,
h. Bratton; tyler Peter Allison; s. s.,
Bert Scott; J. s., w. f. Gloeckner.
Jas. Holman, A. A. Porter and j
Z. Peterson were also elected ceme-
terry trustees for three and two years
and one year respectively.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
DAYLIGHT BURGLARY is
CLIMAX TO FRISCO CRIME

San Francisco, Dec. 17.-Coming
as a climax to an alarming series Of
hold-ups, slugglngs, burglaries and
other crimes of violence, the boldness
of the robbery late yesterday of the
Hahnemann Pharmacy in broad day
light and in the heart Of the city's
shopping district, brought bitter COM
ment on the police from today's
morning newspapers mere.
The afternoon News however, took
the view that many OF the crimes are
result Of the widespread poverty OF
many in the city, due to unemploy'
ment.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
SUFFRAGETTE BOMBS
SHAKE CITY OF LONDON

London, Dec. 1S.-Two explosions
this evening shattered the windows
OF houses opposite Holloway jail
where London's suffragette prison
ers usually are kept suffragette
bombs were supposed to have done
the damage. How badly the jail was
damaged could not be learned as the
police surrounded It at once and pre-
vented Investigation
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
WILSON BACK ON THE JOB

Washington, Dec. 17.-The colo
which kept President Wilson con-
fined to his apartments in the White
House for several days, has almost
entirely disappeared today. His con-
dition was so much improved that
he was permitted to resume his du-
ties in the executive offices.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
COUNCIL REFUSES REQUEST TO
MAKE INCREASE
$5l,50O In FUNDS FOR 1914
Public Utility Commission Sent Com
munication to Council Asking
That Change BE Made

The tax levy of the city of Grants
Pass for general municipal purposes
for the year 1914 will stand at 61a
mills, regardless of attempts made
by various interests to have it ma
terially increased. The public util-
ity commission presented a statement
to the council at its last session ask
ing that the levy be raised to care
for certain obligations that had been
incurred during the last year for rail-
way purposes, and that were now
overdue. Reference was made to
$4,000 of notes or warrants that
had been made payable in October,
1918, and that were to have been re-
tired from the proceeds Of the bond
issue, and that will be so retired as
soon as the bonds are sold To avoid
complications should the bond sale
be longer delayed, and to maintain
the city's credit unimpaired, the
commission, through Commissioners
Gilkey, Moss, Williams and Herman,
asked for the raise of the levy as ad-
vocated by Mayor-elect McKinstry.
Councilman Anderson came to the
support of the commission request
when a motion to lay the communi-
cation on the table was made. He
charged that there was more politics
than business in the differences over
the low levy made by the council.
This was vigorously denied by other
members of the council, Mr.. Porter
of the finance committee stating that
the figures upon which the levy was
made had been carefully compiled
and that the levy, with funds to be
derived from other sources, would
be ample for the administration dur
ing the coming year. The motion to
lay the request of the commission
for an increase of the levy on the
table was carried, Councilmen Atchi-
son. Counts, Caldwell Barnes and
Porter voting in the affirmative
while Anderson and Morgan we're op-
posed, and no change will be made
in the levy.
DR.. Reddy addressed the council
upon the subject of the levy, and
while he saw no cause for alarm
either in the sufficiency Of the levy OF
in the danger of funds not being
available through sale Of the bonds
he thought a slight raise, made al
the request of the incoming admin
istration, would best serve all inter
ests. The doctor was positive in his
contention that the money from the
bond issue would be avallaDie IN In'
very near future, and that the issue
OF notes Of $4,000 now due would
cause no difficulty.
The council figures that from al
sources the administration OF 1871
will have s51,5OO in the genera
treasury. This is based upon the re
turn to the general fund Of s1S,5O'
| transferred to the railroad construc
tio1 fund: $4,000 due from the I'm
provement fund for money transfer
red: $1,000 from county taxes
$1,000 from X. NJ C. Neill as bal
ance on change Of right-of-way TO
the railroad through his farm; S1s
500 from the 6k mill tax levy, an
$4,000 from saloon licenses.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
HORTICULTURAL COMMISSIONER
ADVISES FRUIT GROWERS

Mr.. j. f. Burke,
County Fruit Inspector,
Grants Pass, Oregon.
Dear SIR
1t is the policy of the State Board
of Horticulture to have very thor
ough inspection of the orchards Of
the Third District for fire blight, an
thracnose and San Jose scale, which
have been so serious in the Rogue
River valley the past year. 1t makes
1t much easier for the inspector when
the fruit growers cooperate with
him. II Is to the interest OF
the growers to cooperate, as II is
their money investments we seek to
protect. However, the law Is drastic
enough TO force this cooperation II
1t does not come willingly. as only
with a painstaking cooperation and
obedience of the orders on the part
of the growers can we hope to era
dicate the blight, which II left alone
will destroy every orchard In jose
phine county. You are hereby In
structed and required to make very
thorough inspection OF the orchards
for blight, and will be governed In
that inspection as per the following
details:
In going into an orchard you will
make tree to tree inspection When
tree Is found diseased with fire
blight germs you will have with you
some cheap material, red In color.
and II the tree can be saved by cut
ting out the diseased germs you Will
tie a red flag to the tree, so that the
owner can readily find II. II you
find a tree so badly diseased that
there would be risk in cutting out the
germs you will tie two red flags to
such a tree, and the owner will be
required under the law to cut II
down and burn.
After you make an inspection, and
have tagged the trees you may find
diseased with blight germs, II you
can obtain the description by legal
subdivisions OF the land on which
the orchard stands from the owner
or tenant OF the land where you find
the diseased tree, well and good, but
II this description cannot be had
from the owner, go to the assessors
office and obtain this description and
incorporate this description in the
blank Notice OF Dislnfectlon en-
close you.
From the best legal advice we can
obtain this notice under the law Is
sufficient to give us legal Jurisdiction
to prosecute any grower on whom II
may be served for noncompliance
OF It's provisions
/ The method and remedy prescribed
. in this notice OF dIslnfectlon must be
strictly followed by the grower, or
else he makes himself liable to prose-
cutlon, and further more having the
trees so diseased declared a public
nuisance, and have the same sum
marily cut down, with whatever ex-
pense for cutting down he would have
to pay or have the same certified for
payment to the county court, when
the same would become a lien on
J the land on which the diseased or
chard stands
There is no remedy for blight
eradication excepting to cut out the
diseased germs and sterIllze the
tools you cut with with corrosive sub
Innate. one part OF the sublimate to
500 parts OF water
Yours truly,
A. II. CARSON,
Commissioner Third District.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
PRESIDENTS HEALTH IMPROVES

Washington, Dec. 18.-The cold
which has kept President Wilson con
fined to the White House for more
than a week continued to improve
today. It was announced, however
that the president would not yisi
the executive Offices until next week
in the meantime attending to routln
duties in his Office at the White
House.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
ASHLAND REMAINS DRY
BY VOTE OF @ TO

Ashland, Ore, Dec. 17.-Complete
returns today from yesterdays cleo
ton showed that Ashland had gone
dry by a vote Of 793 to 144.
c. Cunningham and Louis vert
we're reelected to the city council
and r. p. Cornelius was elected
without opposition to fill a vacancy
In the council.
F. E. Watson was elected parh
commissioner without opposition.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
REFUSED TO SPRAY AND FRUIT
TREES ARE DESTROYED

Portland, Dec. 17.-Because he
failed to comply with the state law
requiring a yearly spraying OF fruit
trees. twenty-elght hundred trees on
Herman Metzger's ranch near Port
land were chopped down today on
orders issued by State Fruit In
spector J. f. stansberry. Eleven
men sent by stansberry did the chop
ping.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
JAP LABORER MURDERED

Bakersfield, Cal, Dec. 1.-THE
body of n. Magic, a Japanese labor
er, was found today near Mojaye.
He is believed to have been murder
ed for his blankets by white tramp
with whom he started to walk from
Moiaye to Bakersfield
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
AVIATOR TO CARRY MAIL

Paris, Dec. 17.-Jules Vedrines'
the aviator, announced today that he
would shortly start from Paris 10
Pekin, carrying the mail. This Will
be by far the longest fight ever made
in an aeroplane in case vedrines sue
ceeds.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19
VOTING BONDS FOR ROADS
IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Riverside, Cal, Dec. ia heavy
vote was being cast today in River
side county on a proposed bond is
sue of $1,225, 900 for good roads. AS
the result OF long campaign pro-
ponents of the issue predicted an
easy victory.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-12-19

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Deelaring
the potato is threatened with ex-
tinction. Congressman Lindquist OF
Michigan today asked the agricultur-
al department to extend the diseased
notato embargo to every country
where the potato disease has ever ex-
listed.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-07-11
Iona Life of Clocks.

Of all machines made by man none
can compare for long life with the
clock. The life of clock is as much
longer than that of any other ma
chinery as the life of a man is longer
than that of a dog. The French city
of Rouen has a great clock which was
built in the year 1889 and is still keep.
ing good time. Except for cleaning
and a few necessary repairs it has
never stopped during a period of More
than five centuries. 1t strikes, the
hours and chimes the quarters.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-07-11
Making a Stove Look New.

An old stove can be made to look
like new by, first of all, washing it
with hot soap suds containing an al
kali to cut the grease, etc. Mix with
any good stove backing a teaspoon of
turpentine. Apply to stove, and when
nearly dry polish in the usual way.
The turpentine keeps the backing
from flying. Nickel-work on the stoves
can be cleaned by applying wood ash.
es and vinegar mixed to a paste. APP.
ply, and rub or dust. Zinc: Wash clean,
then rub with cloth soaked with ker.
osene.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-07-11
EXTRA SPECIAL.
EXTRA SPECIAL,
EXTRA SPECIAL.

75c Silk and Cotton Ratines-All desir-
able summer shades. Regular 75c
values. Special
SALE PRICE, per yard. $500. .S1.95
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-07-11
Snail Shells in Demand.

More than 100000 pounds of snail
shells are shipped out of Malaysia
every year to Europe and America to
be used in the making of buttons and
novelties. The shells, when of good
quality, bring about 16 cents pound
in New York. The shells are taken
from the ocean by fishermen and sold
through Chinese collectors to Euro.
pean firms at Singapore.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-07-11
Equal in Earthquake Zone.

As far as earthquake activity is con-
cerned, Italy and Japan are about on
par.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-07-11
Riches and Happiness.

Seek not to be rich, but happy. The
one lies in bags, the other in content,
which wealth can never give.-Wil.
liam Penn.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-07-11
Going One Better.

Angry Diner-'Waiter, you are not
at to serve a pig" Waiter-1 am do
ing my best. sir."-Iudge.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-07-11
Can't Keep II Secret.

The splendid work of Chamberlain's
Tablets is daily becoming more wide
y known. No such grand remedy for
stomach and liver troubles has ever
been known. For sale by all dealers.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-07-11
EXTRA SPECIAL.

36-inch Chiffon Taffettas = Splendid
values at $3.50 per yard. Special
SALE PRICE, go Cts.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-07-11
EXTRA SPECIAL.
EXTRA SPECIAL.
EXTRA SPECIAL.

Prices on Genuine Human Hair
Switches, as we'll as on all other Hair
Goods.
Don't forget to visit our Manicuring
and Hair Dressing Parlors on the third
floor.