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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
RADIUM NOW COSTS
ONLY $4,000 A GRAM

Washington, Nov. 22.-Cancer
sufferers heard joyfully today the
interior department announcement
that the government has succeeded
in supplying two hospitals with ra-
dium for treating the great red
plague at $4,000 gram. against
private prices heretofore as high as
s160,OO0 a gram. Even further re-
ductions may be anticipated, it was
said
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
TURKISH TRANSPORT WITH
500 SOLDIERS Is SUNK

London, Nov. 22.-Nearly all
aboard Turkish transport carrying
500 soldiers in the Sea OF Marmora
perished, according to reports today.
when the vessel was mined and sunk.
The British steamers Merganser,
of 1000 tons. and Hallamshire. of
4,420 tons, have been sunk by sub
marines. Their crews were saved.
The admiralty did not announce
where the sinkings occurred.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
State Wants Fire Patrol Money

State Wants Fire Patrol Money
The state forestry department has
called upon Josephine county in pret-
ty forcible language to come through
with some $709.40, which II claims
is due from this county for fire pa
troll assessment during the past three
years. Under the state law the for
ester was authorized to make a
charge OF Hve cents per acre upon
timber lands to pay for fire protec-
tion. He claims that there Is now
due from this county s197,25 OF the
1912 assessment; $242.S3 OF the
1919 assessment, and s269.32 Of the
1914 assessment. This fire patrol
fund assessment was extended upon
the tax roll against the property, but
In many cases the land owners re-
fused to make the payment when
they paid the balance Of their taxes.
Suit is now threatened against the
county by the state.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
ROBBERS GET 300 FROM
WOODLAND y. r. DEPOT

Woodland, Cal. Nov. 22.--Four
hundred dollars in gold and silver
was the loot OF yeggmen who blew
the safe in the Southern Pacific de-
pot here early today. A heavy
charge OF nitro-glycerine was used,
blowing the door clear across the
room.
II is believed the yeggmen escaped
In automobiles stolen from Sacra-
mento Sunday night.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends for
their kindness to us during the sick
ness and at the time of the death OF
our little daughter. We especially
desire to mention the flowers.
MR.. AND MRS. EARL SISSON.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
Calvert a. Marshall Sell

A deal was consummated last week
whereby Chas. Pruitt becomes owner
of the Calvert & Marshall general
merchandise business at Leland. Don
Calvert, of the retiring Arm. left for
Eugene to be present at the U. OF o.
football game Saturday, from which
city he leaves for an extended visit
at San Francisco. Mr.. Marshall and
family have returned to Grants Pass
and will reside on North Eighth
street, in the Fallin residence.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
MORE ENGLISH SUBMARINES
TO OPERATE IN BALTIC

Copenhagen, Nov. 22.-England
has added big new feet OF sub
marines to those already operating
in the Baltic. The new vessels were
conveyed by a cruiser and torpedo
boat hotilla. thus explaining recent
stories Of naval activity in the Cat
tegat.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
Pure Milk from Healthy Cows
Phone a22. Englewood Dairy.
$3.50 per month per quart, 500
Rogue Fishing Some Sport

Rogue Fishing Some Sport
Sunday was an ideal day, and hun
dreds OF the citizens appreciated Its
spring-like balm. Scores were Ash
ing upon the river. and some catches
that crowded the limit were made.
the steelheads taking bait greedily.
The recent raise OF the river has
caused q fresh run of both steelheads
and salmon to ascend the river. and
every rifle is now populated with its
piscatoriaf deniEens.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
Barle,t's Sale Continues

The Bartlett shoe sale which has
created such sensation for several
weeks past continues this week. with
any number OF bargains, While
thousands of pairs OF shoes were
sold there are still hundreds OF rare
buys. as Mr.. Bartlett proposes to cut
down the stock.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
DARTMOUTH PRESIDENT
PROFESSOR AT YALE

Hanover, N. H., Nov. 22.-Dr.
Ernest Fox Nichols has resigned as
president OF Dartmouth college and
will become professor of physics at
Yale.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
Register Esenings--

Register Evenings---
The city registration books viii be
open the evenings OF Monday. We'd
nesday and Friday of this week, from
seven ca o'clock TO elght-thirty
(SssO) o'clock, for the registration OF
those who do not have opportunity
during the day, II, H. Basler, audi
tor and police Judge, 6o4
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
Turkcys for Thanksgiying---

A number OF the rifle experts went
to Murphy Sunday and brought home
turkeys for the Thanksgiving day
feast. a shoot having been held at the
village on the Applegate.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
City Registration

City Registration
The city registration books will be
open each day this week, excepting
Thursday. The books will also be
open Monday. Wednesday and Friday
evenings OF this week from seven CD
o'clock to eight-thirty tS:30) o'clock
for the benefit OF those who can not
conveniently register during office
hours. H. II. Basler. auditor and
police Judge. 6O4
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22

THE SHOOTING GALLERY In the
Kienlin building. at the corner Of
Fifth and @ streets. has been re-
opened. Prize shooting for tur-
keys, ducks, etc. II. n. Bailey.
proprietor. COL
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
Murphy's Annual Ball

Saturday, November 81. Turkeys
galore. Pumpkin pie aplenty. Good
music. lots to eat and dandy time
all night. 81 buys 1t all. Phone Gil
more for ticket. 597tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
COMING EVENT

%%%%<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Nov. "a. Wednesday--0ld fashioned
concert. Commercial club room. at
s p. m.
Dec. 3. Friday Chicken pie supper
and sale by NJ. e. ladies.
Dec. 8, Friday-Miscellaneous sale
by st. Luke's guild.
Dec. 10, Friday--New England sup
per and bazaar by ladies OF the
Baptist church.
Dec. 22, wednesday-Concert by
Music club and high school. at the
opera house.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
PRESIDENT WILL SEE
ARMY AND NAVY CLASH

New York, Nov 22.--President
Wilson will see the Army and Navy
football game here on Thanksgiving
day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
NEW TODAY

$50 WILL BUY three-quarter acre
inside city limits on West q street,
just east Of Mr.. Wilcox's home,
Address II. Huck, 2122 Angelica
street, Los Angeles, Cal. 602
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22
Woods flgures were arrived at by

Woods figures we're arrived at by
taking the ratio OF school children to
the total population In 1910 and ap-
plying It on the school attendance for
the year ending June 80. 1915. He
figured there are nine persons In
California to each elementary school
child. According to this estimate
the population OF California has In
creased 627 900 In the past Ave years
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22

For Thanksgiving
We have the best line OF strictly
fresh new pack goods, and the first
new bulk dates. Kinney & Truax.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-11-22

Old newspapers. Ave and ten cent
bundles, at the Courier once.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22
LIKED PETTICOATS AND
HIS 100000 VANISHED
War Veteran. 16. Seeks
800 Month From
Brothers Property.

: referees report Med n te SUI
nr.u.c NJ by Michael -. Ryrre roc
NINE dc '.tt nau.e' u P~rin,kcr.of, q
''t. Wa veteran uuN % years Did. 20
aid 500" 30 WnrtL from the property
ywiod by ui. hrotho~. Edwin q. Briuck-
'-l"r. Whu - - wears Old and blind
and mas been .u I've Rlo'mU-dalc Hos
ri;al for ears. The estate amounts 80
s@Go 600
In tesi.ty.uC ahou. MS need 10Y '.c
~h|'oNauC" FROM his brothers property
th' a-"d petitioner said he wts worth
100000" 90 one ta-. hu' his .as
have ''C0 80 reduced tat Urise& TT.
ee'> ass stance Dee VIII hav, 70 choose
hetVc'u Oh" ~uldierS home and suicide
Daniel Brinckerhon sold his interest in
q cracker factory Lot long tGo for
$4,000. but ~" testified that lie could
uot tell where tho money had gone. ,Io
paid 500 far an operation am E.ye
$500" 20 his aau.Nter nl;h whom he
lives at 20 st. Nicholas place. hut he
DIDN'T know became OF the reat
Brlucke"No M has been married sew.
"ril tines and IS now payirE $50 A
month alimoty TO the las, wife. whom
lie welded eight years ago. lie haa
been described in certain litigation ~
having n weakness for pelticoats" and
has been defendant n two suits for
alternating tho affections " other mems
wives.
n'hcr relatives OF rawi~ .. R-i'ct.
elroh are already receiving S3sO a
month from his income
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22
aI3.20O.2SI for CatsLtII.

For me CHtskill water supply the
city spent in 1914 Sl3.o0O.c5l and for
rapid transit construction sco.54O.T7I.
For the Improvement Of the clty's ed,i-
cat oual system s5,o93 100 was devoted.
EXrenditur' for nvhways. sewers. &c.
~ the borough Presidents amounted 10
Sl",4ll1Is, 81 which sI.ciSo4T was
provided from taxes and the balance
rom the sale OF corporate stock.
IN tlat part Of ~" r port devoted 70
rapid transit construction q "a shown
that the city's investment IN the pros-
ent suhNaYs operated h thr Inter-
borough amount TO s35.?3l go When
TIE NV suhwRys ara bull; the citv's
Investment will aggregate sl6T N&TO7S.
OF which there had been spent on De
cemher ~, 1914. 500. 1S5.1ls.
Tho Interh rough's coutr.b ON 10
tho construction Of tie new subwlys
IL s5s.O0O. 600.
The tables IN the Comptroller's o..
port show that mp To December 81 the
total liabilities assumed by tho cdn.pan,
on account Of various separate corstruc-
ton contracts which are 10 no financed
by II aggregated $40. 9a2, SIG, which. :o-
gether with other payments made to tho
city by the company and 2 credit to n
OF $4,000 600 for the assignment Of the
Stcinway Tunnel, give A 'o.ll az COM.
mitmcnts Of t3tiaT.i53. This reflects
a remainder of the lnterhpruugh's la
hihty for construction IF t23.5O3.G 4T
available toward further contract con-
stTuctiOn. interest on rs bonds and other
expenditures for administration. dis
count on It's bonds. Sc. which undcr
the operating Contraoi will constitute
a part of the construction cost OF s5S.-
O0O, 600 10 he contributed by the Inter.
borough company.
of tho sl3.60o. 600 which the y r T
or Us affiliated company the New York
Municipal Railway Corporation is to
contribute toward the construction Of
the rapid transit railroads. sS.q3c.i76
has already been provided by tho cou-
pany. thus rejecting a balance of g.
5b7,hef available for further commit
ment, Including irtoroS. and discount, on
It's bonds, administration cNpenscs, &c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22
SHERIFF ADVISED HOW TO
GET RID OF HIS BIG FEES
Lawyer Shows Grifenhagen Way to Moderate Salary
Instead of About $75 5000 a Year-Deals
Blow to Alimony Club.

sheriff G~riferhagou made public yes
tcrdav recommendations which he will
probably make to the constitutional ON
vention W to the state Legislature
which among other things propose a
moderate salary for TIE sheriff instead
Of the present fees. which. L has been
snid, amount to about $4,000 a year.
Tire recommendations were prepared by
Ahrnm :. Gilbert. Shcr rs counsel.
The report recommends that imprlson-
mcnt for debt he wiped of the statute
books that the Sheriff shall not be held
responsible for the transportation of
criminal prisoners 10 the various prisons
that ball in the case OF arrests and body
executions he accepted by a Justice
and not by the sheriff that special
deputy shcrifs shall no longer be APP
pointed. and hat the law relating 10
tho examination OF judgment debtors as
to their property he simplifcd.
In support e his contention that I'M
prisonment FOR debt be eliminated Mr..
Gilbert quotes the following from an
Appeals:
imprisonment for debt dies hard.
Barba-ouS. cruel and scnselcss. ID puts
Is victim In jail IN order to make him
90 something which in most instances
the imprisoumeut Itself prevents him
from do ng. II Is the lawful use OF tor
ture and differs only In the degree ~
The suffering caused by the thumbscrew.
the rack and the boot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22
RUINED BY WAR, He
ENDS LIFE WITH GAS
in Note Mexican Rev.
OlutiOnistS Took His
Plantation.
PARALYZED BY SHOT TOO

.iohr Meyers. SO years Old. WIN 4
hat 10 had owned = valuable nlarta. g,
In Mexico until it was taken from A,
recently by revolutionists, was f,.. A
dead In the kitchen Of his furnished
apartment yesterday. He had X 4
hnnseif by turning on the gas. On
table the police found the following -o.s.
"ro WHOM Il May Concern:
Reasons for this action Loss OF,
fortune through war. Paralysis IN l,,,
Ter. Chronic insomnia.
81 am a stranger here and ss,4 81,
friends here. I came here from ah-..i
several months ago ! have write. %,
a FRIEND about 1t and he will inr,.n
those who have interc~, to know .
closed ind money for undertake.. ~
give my garments to some poor pe-sr.
After tenants ups,airs had sius 4
gas yesterday morning. james = " T..
Jams. superintendent 81 the bui'd =
had Policeman Pcrmillo of m. W.,
i0oth street station climb into N.,..
apartment on the first floor through
window. The policeman found Neve-s.
body on a mattress in the kitchen ia.
over q Jets were open. Al tie cri..s
IN tho room rae been COVERED p,h
paper. Meyers. after paying al ~ a
bills Oh Saturday night. purchased
bottle Of glue with which 20 past. VI
the paper
Me- rs mad at the time ~ hs de,.S
only SIC and some small change n,
rented the apartment on p,-snI,-
., -ay.ng that his wife was Still
Mexico. \ visited hlu 1t 20
time. but no one IN the house know
wiIcthe- she was his wife. ffc had o
other visitors. He made few asuua 20.
an"es In the neiShhorNosd. To re 'sr
pereors with whom hn 'llicd Ne oy.
planned shat q bullet h-ed by a New
can revolunt'on'st had paralyzad is e
leg
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22
OF for the Copper Mine.

They had forty minutes start because
II was necessary for them 10 reach and
occupy he copper mine, high up In the
mountain and i've miles distant BY road
and trail. before the Rlue attackers
could arrive.
At il:i0 the Rlue company hit the
trail, spurr,d by the frank criticisms of
their commander. First Lieut.. Albert +
Rich. l.. $. 4. II was a good company,
and Lieut.. Rich knew IL, but rcSular
army officers don't waste Compil.
ments or hoard criticism AS the Blues
dehled from a "A trail to tho sat" road
one of the points" or advanced guards
failed to keep his advanced point in
sight. The Lieutenant detected the omls-
sion instantly and addressed the bright
heavens
Somebody scnd me a man and not
Il lump of clay, Take this child to the
rear and watch him tendtrly. He'll lose
himself IL hes left alone a minute. And
let mc remark right here that the nest
man who doesn't keep his point In sight
viii do Il week Is. !. :"
X T." is kitchen police work. clean
ing up Stops and debris and a hated
detail of the soldiers job.
For two hours the Blue company hikcd
and climbed, always alert, always swift
TO me-, INTO iii- yriiu~isl, nt""n hue
of the hilisides AT "A stop signal from the
points. Hero one got a first straight
notion of the invisihility of the service
uniform, because, at a few hundreds
yards th" crouching guardsmen waiting
'cnsely for the next order could hardly
~ spotted against the dead vegetation
and clay banks, An incautious infantry
man moved Lieut., Rich 10 wrath by dis.
playing the edge of "A white handkerchief
bctwecn his sweater buttons. Rich
snaiched II from him.
They'd see that half a mile OF" he
said, You might as well try to sneak
up on AN enemy while playing n drum. D"
~ ? = NJ, the Blues, coming in con
tact with m" Rcd outposts, made q FAINT
attack which drew the larger part ~
, the Red force TO the west and north II
the copper mine they were defending.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22
Thinks Nothing u Gained.

AS Judge vann points Out. nothing il
gained by putting the man in jail. BY
keeping him In jail he Is prevented from
earning money that might be applied
10 the payment of tho Judgment. And
the fact is that in spite of his serving
six months In Jail he Is still Liable TO
pay the Judgment.
Mr.. Justice Allen of the city Cour:
in an opinion published February =,
1915. speaking Of the order Of arrest
said This action affords an instance
of the evils resulting from those archaic
survivals OF the Law which permit the
making of arrests in civil actions and
for which, except in cases Of contempt
Of cour; and where the defendant threat
ems to 40 something tending 20 render
final judgment. Intellectual. It would seem
There Is no longer. II indeed there over
was. "a Justification
II appreciate that the time ms not
yet have arrived 10 abolish ltnprisor.
ment for debt II has been suggested
many times. hut I think that the pues-
tlon Is 80 serious and Of such importance
that as Sheriff of this county you ought
to bring tho matter to the attention OF
tho public
MIR. Gilbert believes that the duty Of
iating prisoners from the city prisons
after they have been sentenced TO peni-
'cutiarics or other penal institutions be-
'ungs either to the Police Department or
;he Commissioner Of Correction.
IN advising the Sheriff hat tn" law
under which he Is compelled 20 designate
Anthony Comstock 70 arrest persons
charged with circulating obscene litera-
tine Is wrong MIR. Gilbert said
II gives 20 the agent OF a private
organization powers as a deputy sheriff.
I th.nk that the people NJ TINS county
hav" rome 20 feel that there is entirely
too much supervision and that TOO many
people have arrestinE power. AM citi-
zen has the right 20 arrest for q felony.
and ! strongly am Of opinion that the
practice 90 designating any person 20
enforce tho criminal Law otaer TRAN tho
regularly constituted criminal authori-
jos Is bad
NJ. Gilbert said ON the subject OF the
appointment OF special deputies that ne
id not see any vcaso~ for such APP
20 ntmeuts. since tho Police department
has proved itself strong enough 20 cope
with any situation which may arise, ard
e pe-Ci,au"" a situation shall arise
where the po.icc Department IL uuahl,
u cope with Il Il IL absurd TO suppose
that special deputy sheritfs with M
training could handie II. II that should
happen the sheriff vii drd L absolutely
necessary TO call ou' the National
Guard"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22

on the one hand were the officer
students Of the School OF the Line.
twenty-four young guardsman captains
and l~icutenants willing and eager TO
rough II Ike rockies IN order To learn
practical soldering that would he Of
oft to their organizations ON the
other MAS the crack guardsman conf
pany OF the state. Company T. of the
Seventy-hrst Infantry. boys who have
learned the game out in the open under
the sharp tutelage OF regular army
ocers and OF selected guard officers
They went from New York to the
state camp year reckskill Yesterday,
and after three days of grinding WORK
and splendid sport they will return to
New York tomorrow. What they are
doing and have done is Gen. Organs
idea Of what every volunteer soldier
should be required to do shed the ar
mory dollhouse training methods and
go, out and hike and Hsht under actual
service conditions.
As the umpircs arranged the war
game to-day a Red army defending the
mountain passes of the Hudson, with
headquarters at West Point. had sent
out attachments when tHd collected
horses and supplies from the country
around Iockskill and had gathered them
At the Old Copper Mine in the noun
tains north Of the state camp, lust
south OF the Manitou road. The Red
general at $40 A NJ sent 10 the
comnandins officer of & npauy \ an
order requiring him to marcn to the
cld Copper M!nc ard guard the horses
md supplies until a wagon train could
be sent TO bring them IN,
The theory ~ the situation was that
the Red company would march from
] West Point Actually the company,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22
WHITMAN HAS MANY
CONFERENCES IN CITY
Denies He Has Selected Rep.
Calder or Any One Else
for =. :. c.

Gov. Whitman spent part ~ este.
day N ,nls city comforting with tr!"nds
and politicians. In the afternoon h"
returned TO Albany, VIII - vii spend
TO-DAY and ',-mnr~ow. returning to this
city Wednesday 20 attend tire Amherst
College o'umr, dinner.
The Governor was busy from tho h'-
ginning 90 breakfast uuul he boarded
IN train Toy Albany. At the h~rcakfos,
table in the - Regis h. received Trcl-
cr.ck g. Trrnsr. auairmtr If tho Re
publican STATE committee
The Governor next received Henry
Scligman. tue banker. with whom he
talked FOR some time ft!s next visitor
was Col William Hlvwrrd counsel to
til governor. He nuished up his days
work here with a couiororr" WIKI Dis
trict Attorney Perkins and his assistant.
Frederick J iroehl, 1T which the Becker
case was discussed
Tie Governor was asked about his
interview with Col. Hayward, but he
replied that the public knew as nue.
ahou, the legislative Investigation into
the affairs OF the public service Com
mission as 10 himself did
when asked nh ,u' the report that he
had sel", ;ed Representative Nt,'am VI
calder Us ono " IN, Pubic service
commissioners Gov. Whitman laugh
iugly replied
That is not rue ] tdvc not selected
any one II would 10 improper Cor mo
t. do so before the inquiry findings are
10 my hands. | did invite Representa-
tive calder 60 Sc me In Albany on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-22

" awhile Lieut. Ernest g. Schroeder.
Lieut. Ech's second in command. had
worked silently toward the south and
east of the mine and occupied a knob
which commanded tho Red position.
Away down he mounta inside. soue-
whore In tn tane'o % brush and rocky
gu!iics. a whistle shril',d vice. T'ner,
waS a brisk rt'ier OF r.ie shot from that
direction and tho Plue infantry came N
sight, just perreptb.c as tn y craw.ed or
wr.sg.vd mp the slopes. The Red infan-
try fghters. posted high above them and
protected UE Immense heaps OF ore Stag
and broken rock. were apparently In an
~,mcrcgnable position. The muzz!es Of
their rifles just showed over tn rock
piles as they vo.leycd AT the creeping at
t~ac'ers.
Civilian obssre-s wondered what had
gotten INTO the head OF a regular army
o!icor that h" should attempt to storm
o. gos.'l. u 50 imp "gntb'a 10y a direct
frontal attack. Bun Lieut.. Rich. L. :
y. knew MS business. for I the very
moT,ut when il appeared rs II The
h|Ie assault Mas a failure there was 4
plrp-rl'D. Then came q v,Ifev - rife
firing from the TALES; knob 90 the
south, and Blu" lnfautrymen. led by
Lieut. Sc1roodcr, came In sight over
;he crest. driving 'hc dislodGed Red DE-
Tenders before them.
A Tie Red g1rr.fon In tho r. ok ri.s
ot tho Old mine wheeled 10 defend them
selves against the force which had ap-
p"ared 50 suddenly In heir rear Lieut.
Hichs assault ug party on the slopes
20 the north swiftly divided and took
he Reds on the 'ef. fank. before they
had time to recover from tho surprise.