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The Benson signal., 1916-07-22
Soldiers Have a Language

The boys in khaki have Ian
guage all their own, much of it
unintelligible to the outsider.
Some Of the slang words and
phrases heard mos frequently in
camp and on the troop trains, with
their meanings, are as follows:
Recruit-Rookey Or John.
First sergeant top cutter.
Second lieutenant-Shavetail.
MI sicians-Wind TANNERS.
Corporal-Corp.
Rif1e-Shooting stick.
Pistol-Gat.
Beef stew-Slum.
Hash-Sixty- second article oi
war.
Hardtack-Armor plate.
Mess kits-TurtIe backs.
Cavalry-Troopers.
Engineers-Posthole diggers.
Quartermaster corps - Scaven-
gers.
Orderly-Dog robber.
Enlisted man-Old head.
Captain-Skipper or old man.
Mess sergeant-Belly robber.
Sergeant-Sarge.
Cook-Ration spoiler or tight
wad.
Bayonet-Steel or stabber.
Coffee-Bootleg.
Bacon-So belly.
Bread-Punk.
Infantry-Doughboys.
Signal corps-Lightning rods.
Hospital corps-Plll rollers.
Pie-Appleberry.
douglas International
The Benson signal., 1916-07-22
Two Prizes Offered

In connection with the Piano
Contest now running in this paper
The S'gnal will give another cash
prize Of TEN DOLLARS to the
lady having the largest number of
votes between Ist and ed count Of
of votes, to take place July 9Th.
For the second largest a prize of
FIVE DOLLARS will be given.
Every body will have an equal
chance for these prizes.
The Benson signal., 1916-07-22

The Prospector job office is
now running off the thir-
teenth edition of "personal
use' afldavits. These affl-
davits are good for use at any
point in Arizona, and visiting
jurors should call in and get a
supply before going home.
They make nice birthday
presents, or are good to send
to tightWads who have a
habit of calling at your house
to "mooch" a snip from your
bottle. .-Tombstone Prospec-
tor.
The Benson signal., 1916-07-22

Some refreshing showers
this week in the valley and
surrounding mesalands.
The Benson signal., 1916-07-22

For Sale-One good frame house
and enough barbed wire fence to
enclose twenty acres. Make me an
offer. / E. Weigand, Benson.
The Benson signal., 1916-07-22
A TIP TO HOME MERCHANTS
Mr.. Herman RoSenthal, ad-

Mr.. Herman Rosenthal, ad-
vertising manager for Sears,
Roebuck & Co., of Chicago,
recently told the members of
the American Ad Club one of
the methods by which that
company extended its trade.
He said:
"We have a bureau whose
duty it is to read, each week,
the country newspapers from
all over the country. There
is not a paper of any conse-
quence in our trade territory
that our bureau does not get.
This bureau looks over these
papers. and when we find a
town where the merchants
are not advertising in the To-
cal paper, we Immediately
flood that territory with our
literature. 1t always brings
results far in excess of the
same effort put forth in terri
tory where the local mer-
chants all the time use their
local paper.
AS one commercial assO-
citation secretary comments on
the statement by the Sears
Roebuck advertising man,
this "lets the cat out of the
bag" To which the Pros
pector remarks, it lets it out
Squarely into the lap of the
small town merchant, who,
while failing to advertise ju-
diciously in his local paper,
berates his fellow toWnsmen
for assisting in making divi-
dends for the mail order COM
panies.
The Benson signal., 1916-07-22
FOR SALE

Three-room adobe house. lot l50x $50
feet in Walkers Addition Owens place..
Cash or easy terms. Mary F. Titus.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
The Three Lads

Down the road rides 0sruan lad
Into tho distance sray.
Straight toward tho north az Q bullet
fiiea.
The dnsky north. vita lie cold. saa skies
hut the song tina, hs sings Is merry ana
glad.
For he's OF TO The war and away,
Then. hey for our righteous tlnsf' Ne
cries
-And the coed old ood Ia his good old
skies,
And ho for hove and pair Of elas sysA
For I'm on 10 The war and awAyi"
Down the road rides i,uwiAn ,sd
Into the distance gray,
Out toward the Hia,s cf the s'eppsa ~
spurs,
And he hears III. ~e,v.. tn the southern
IRA
sa, the song that h. s'nrs ,s s'''As and
giad.
For he's on to the waf and away
Then hey for our uobie cnar'" he cries
"And liberty thai, t.ysr dies
And no for love AMI pair al blue eyes.
For I'm on I" ,hs war and away"
Down tho rosd rides aa English .sd
Into the distance stray
Throuah the murh apd Goa sf the rivers
breath,
Through the danh, darn nism he ,ldcs 10
his death.
NDus the song thar he sinss IL say aud
glnd.
For he's or 90 tho wAr and away
Then hey Tor our honest XIng'" Ne
cries.
and hoy for truth, and down Win lies
And no for love and pair 81 blue syes
For I'm on 10 Ire war aud away
Elizabeth Chandler formsn An LoDdca
Nation
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
FARM IMPLEMENTS
INCREASE N PRICE

Chicago. Nov. iS.--Farmers face
. heavy increase In the price OF farm
implements. threshers and tractors.
effective the hrst OF the year. This
became practically certain today ~ .
result Of the annual meeting Of the
manufacturers Of farm machinery.
The system OF long term payments
probably Will be done away with. Il
was learned and Whist amounts 70
cash prices.--S0 percent down will
be demanded. High crop prices and
the new rural credits system make Il
possible for the farmer to comply
with these changes, delegates said.
They cited increased cost Of materials
as the reason for the proposed adj
vance. The delegates went into
secret session. II was learned that
most Of the delegates agreed advanc-
ed cost OF materials made higher
prices for farm machinery necessary.
Delegates denied formal agree
ment was made or would be made 10
increase prices. saying attorneys for
the companies had warned them that
this would violate the Sherman anti
trust law.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
PLIGHT TUcIH OVER
THE TELEGRAPH WIRE
Soldier at Border Takes Bride
1900 Miles Away In
Morse Code.

Oyer i.nsD miles OF telegraph W..
and performed through proxies In the
persons ~ Two telegraph operators.
Private BYRON !. iinhnrt. Il. company
ScroDd Missouri infantry. stationed At
Laredo. Tex. aud MIss Ruby Swartx,
Ia her licme town ~ Enilrr. Mo-. were
tinfricd n,vntly according 10 the rites
" the Episcopal church.
rrrimilar, 10 tho welding the OIL
rlutlIs cirrrymen IN Laredo and but
Ter entered lnlo tcie;raphic conversa-
tl"n Ia ascertain the otil hi standing of
each ether " the hpr b aud their Mu
thcriiy Ia ierf,rm ilw ceremony
i,inhart. nctomlNn,clI 10y the Rev &.
W Coax. npIsarc, NJ ,hrN Laredo tclc
graph Office NJ \ orl@k for the unique
ceremony Al The same hour Miss
Swartx. accompanied by liev T.. NJ
Talbot and Mrs Edward 4. Clark.
who actcl Nv brldesnin a. arrived nj the
telegraph Office In butler The tclc.
grnlh operators handled messages di.
rect between the two places cmbosly.
Ing the full marriage ceremony Of the
Episcopal church. wherein both bride
and bridegroom slgnlhcd their accept
ance OF each other as life partners.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
FIGHT ON s-HOUR LAW
BACKED BY MORGAN

New York. Nov. Declaring
that J. p. Morgan Is back Of the fight
on the eight-hour law, through the
recently organized National Indus
trial Conference board. the Morning
World today says:
MIR. Morgan Is the chief owner OF
tho General Electric company. one
OF the largest employers OF labor In
the Industry and It was that corpora
tion which. through one OF Its Of
ficials, Mangus w. Alexander. began
early this year the formation OF the
Industrial conference.
The World points to the fact that
the General Electric company en-
erged victorious with Its employees
who wanted an elght-hour concession
and struck for Il.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19

Jones Was your burglar alar any
good? Johnson-lt must have been
Tho burglars took Il.
There's n difference between being
well Informed aud knowing II ALL
kansas city Journal
George acts like u foot"
"No. An actor coIld never come az
close to nature ~ that"
The undersca origin Of chalk IL indi
Gated by the presence OF minute sea
shells which are revealed by the. mi.
croscopc,
One drawback TO feminine celebrity
IL that one knows exactly how old she
IL with every new birthday. washing
ton Post
1t " practice alone that brings the
powers Of the mind, as well az those
Of tho body. to their perfection" said
Franklin,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19

A certain Rinr. says .. tale from the
Persian. asked ali asiroiorer. How
many years " life remain to me-" The
Wise man replied "Tcn." The king
became very dcslpnden, and l.eiock
himself. ~ one stricken With sick
ness. to his led. Ills vixier. who isos
sessed great wisdom. sent Tor the seer
and IN the kings prssencr asked him.
How many years have Won 10 llvey'
He replied. Twenty" The vixscr or
iercd that he should that very heur i'e
execmcd IN the kings presence. The
king was satisfied aud commended the
sagncity Of Ills minister and h" longer
attached any Importance to he astrol.
oger's saying.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
TO TEACH PHOTOGRAPHY,
unele Sam to start Course Fer Com.
msreiAi Purposes

unrle sam soon viii Innugurate q
special course III photography for com.
mcrciaI purposes, the bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce has Just
announced. h
The possibility or photosuphln. OH
jects nt q distance of scvctal miles by
means Of moving picture camera
hns been investigated by the United
States bureau VI standards After
many experts OF the bureau nnally
succeeded In constructing q camera Of
great focal length Il was found pcssl'
bic to take pictures ~ objects At z
great distance. e
Tile camera will BE- used In the ed
ucationnl courses arranged by the de-
partmcnt of commerce 70 assist the
people In reaching q better under
standing Of trade conditions In foreign
countries and at home.
IttiN aN l4...---~--.-------
s..A --as--- n.u-s.. .0a.a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
TIME CARD
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company

Effective October 2S, 1916.
sagar Special iv. Grants P. GAS am.
Train ! lv. Grants Pass. ~. 7;00 am.
Sugar Sncclal W. Factory. 7:1b am.
"raln ? ". Waters Creek. 10000 am.
Sugar Special ". Grants r. GAS pm.
Sugar Snec'Al ". Factory, 7:1b pm.
Daily except Sunday
Az leave Grants, Pass from
hc cn~nrr o. q and Elshth streets.
wisn Ne Southern Pacific depot.
nor all information regarding
freight and passenger service call at
ceaecAca nf the Aomnsny. Pubic SER
-" SlAdsrg, or pNNne fSi ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
RECALL PROPHECY
JEFFERSON MADE
Spoke Of lnpsratIvs lssd FL
American MsIchlat SHIPS.
MS wARnInG not NEEDED

orsatsr psrceDtaes u AmerisaD ~.
pIs Live Inland end Hsvs Ne Intsrsss
In Maritime AAaiss s-tssw German
Psspis Have Hssdsd Similar Utasr.
aness ~ oIsmassk.
In small pamphist recently Issued
By the Marine League Of the United
States and patrioticaIiy entitled Keep
ths Flag Flying there = recalled an
almost forgotten prophecy made By
Thomas Jefferson in 1893. when secre-
tary Of state. that reads almost a. II II
was written with the past two years In
mind. Said he, In speaking Of the NO
csssity for the new country to hare m
adequate merchant navy Of IT. own:
"Its vaIue n Z branch Of industry h
enhanced BY the dependence Of 70
many other branches upon II In times
Of general peace Il multiplies competi-
tors for employment IN transportation
and 20 keeps that at it, proper level.
and In time Of war-that b to say.
when those nations who may be our
principal carriers shall be at war with
each other-if We have not within our
selves the means VI transportation our
produce must be exported IN belliger-
ent vessels at the increased expense OF
war freight and insurance. and the ar-
ticles which will not bear that must
perish on our hands
Why Warninn Wont unhssdsd.
why we have not needed this warn
Ing, with results that are now known
to every American. Il pointed out clear
" In this pamphlet. After reminding
rs that prior to the European war our
shipping had dwindIed to . point where
we could ,eary but 0 per cent Of our
exports under the American nag the
pamphlet says:
"The United States has about 5000
miles Of seacoast with twenty-five
states bordering more or less on the
ocean. which means that the remain
Ing twenty-sIx states- more than half
-are inland and have only indirect wa
ter connection with tue sea or none at
all. These twenty-six Inland states
send dfty.two senators and 2S5 repre-
sentatives to our national congress Of
q total Of nlncty-six senators and 40
representatives. more than half In each
branch Of congress- These inland sen.
ators and congrcssmen represent Z
population Of 4o.47O.b43 ~ against q
population In our seacoast states Of
l2,l70.054. At least 20 per cent Of the
people Of the United States are entire.
" out Of touch with maritime matters.
A merchant marine means nothing 70
them whatever. And congressmen re.
dect the attitude Of their constituents.' y
Reference II made to the met that
Bismarck expressed the same truth a.
Jefferson when he said: "The mer-
chant marine service IL the handmaid
Of all other industries aud OF agricul.
ture. manufactures aud commerce. On
the day when the freight trade Is given
over 10 foreigners a mortal blow viii
be dealt to sll the indWstries Of the
,ountvr."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
YOURSELF,

The fate Of the country dess
not dsrsnd on wsss kind Of pa
Fer you drop into the ballot boz
once a year, but /. GOES depend
en- ~has kind Of man you drop
from your chamber INTO the
strset every morning. = Henry
David rhoresu.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
csrmany'e klsrchant Marine.

i.'w the Germans. "a I,eVp.c living
In n cv,inlry with very little scucoasl.
have needed Blsmarvk's words. as
ccnllarcd with the way Ia which We
have listened 10 jefferson. Il then
.,uickiy sketchtu;
Years am their untiu,ai leaders "a.
l'ealcd 10 the s;crnlan financial w"rl.l
For surpr They were toll. 'ym ,n.'
nake all the laws you Tile. hui how
slc you going lu rct the money witt
which, a. hiili t;eriian shls. i"l,
cannut borrow Il rrum ls,iglau, TT
l,n'l German -shtI's TO nmlWav WITH
Enyllsh SHIPS. nur from France cii,mr
You must grt Il frm The t;rtinIu 81
rlc. nlni yo,i ran 'lo - only Il. ls,ti
ncrship Will, the tapua,I.h nt larrr
subsequently the t;ciinun Marinr
league was formed. and iuius Il ia>
over l.tNW branches Ia the lowns u,.,l
cities throughout Germauy,
Manufacturers, mechanics. lahorrs
--all Sorts ana condlti0ns of men are
members " the German Marine leMgue.
Aud whys They support I, because
they realize the league vitality Affects
their own bread aud butter--for that
reason tirst, and for other good and pa.
triotic rensons AZ well.
There 10 no doubt that effective leg
islatlon on maritime affairs win follow
public demand for Il. but not II this
demand comes from what Ia termed
the shipping interests, or from the
people living IN the maritime states II
is the people Of the great middle west
and south who hold the dcstinlcs ~
the nation IN their hands. RELIEF must
come from them as a recognition III tue
economic fact that only by selling
goods to non,A mericaus ,an we ll,ul.
date our indebtedness to Foreigners ami
decrease the awful overhead Mer.s'
that are Included even IN the purchase
~ a po''nd of heef or n mnf ~ .lrcd \
IIIIN .I I.I|.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19

"You tM. y"nr l~y 10 show to
reward him TOR bclng rociir
"Ycs And thcn he decided Il wasn't
much ~ Il show and tric,l 10 I've had
enough to make sure he wasn't Mins
cheated" Washington Star
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19

"Iiow did shc come to marry that
fortune hunters'
"Iie battered her" replied Miss Gay
enne. "She kept fishing Tor voinl'n
ucMlS unlil he caught a shark"
v.aShinl, ,vli Star
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
ARsTRACTs

ABSTRACTS made by the Josephine
County Abstract Co. on mining.
farm and city property meet the
requirements Of the best attorneys
in Oregon and elsewhere. Nine
years. experience in abstract work
in Josephine county at your SER
vice. Special low prices on GER
tain classes OF abstracts. See US at
Masonic Temple. Grants Pass. s15
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19

Location notices. Courier once.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19

WANTED-Youn man. from 16 to
20 years Of age. to work In a hard
ware store. Apply in person to
Cramer Bros. 904tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19
VETERINARY SURGEON

VETERINARY SURGEON
|DR. r. ~. pESTUL. Veterinarian
once in winetrout Implement
Bldg. Phone l13-J. Residence
Phone sns-R
Job printing Of every description
A. the Courier once.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19

MIDDLE-AGED man wants house,
keeper. Can furnish best Of refer
ences. Box 26A, Route 4. s0S
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19

FOR SALE Bungalow. strictly mod
crn IN every way, convenient and
well built. SIX rooms. me location,
easy terms. Very reasonable. Also
some furniture. Telephone 1867
or call at sos West c street. sos
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-19

FRESH CIDER. evaporated apples.
apple jelly. boiled cider. apple but
ter. pure cider vinegar. manufac-
tured BY Eismann Products Com
pany. South Grants Pass. Ore. We
also sell G grade apples. all vari-
eties. s07
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-17
SOME TAX REDUCTIONS.

In his newspaper, The Black River
Falls Journal, Former Speaker Merlin
Hull tells this brief, interesting and
illuminating story of some tax reduc-
tions brought about by the last legis-
lature:
The railway taxes in this state have been re-
duced $27 900 last year, and this in the face
of an increase of over a million dollars IN the
sum total Of taxes in the state The express
companies have also had their taxes reduced.
The Pullman car companies have had their
taxes reduced. The big life insurance campan-
les have also had their taxes lowered by an act
of the last legislature. The grain elevators and
warehouses; except those on farms, have had
their direct tax abolished by Chapter 2O9 OF the
Laws Of 1915, and an occupation tax substituted,
p cents per 1000 bushels Of wheat, and l23
cents on LOCO bushels Of other grain, including
the barley and malt used by brewerieS, which
means a gigantic tax reduction for them.
These are few Of the tax reductions brought
about by the last legislature. They afford a
few instances of that tax reduction SO much
Dragged about. Now, Mr.. Farmer, Mr.. Bust
ness Man, Mr.. Common People in general, just
look over tax receipts and figure out your tax
reduction. You were invited to tax your tax re-
ceipts to the polls, two years ago. Perhaps it
would be we'll to take them again this year.
The promised tax reduction for 1915
did not materialize in Mineral Point.
At The Democrat office the budget was
the same as for 1914.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-17
Crossbred Yaks to Feed Alaskans.

No breed of dairy or beef cattle
has as yet been found hardy enough
to stand the winters in the interior
of Alaska without excessive expense
for food and protection against cold.
AS a result milk sells for so cents a
quart and the beef that is consumed
in the country consists almost wholly
of cold storage meat brought from the
outside The Journal Of Heredity says
that the Alaska Experiment station
has undertaken to relieve this situa-
ton by crossing the hardy Scotch
Galloway cattle with the yak, an Asiat-
ic OK much used by Mongolians, Tibet
ans, etc., for milk and meat as we'll
as work.
The yak pastures through the Win
ter under the open sky in Siberia and
obtains feed from last years grass dug
from under the snow. Crosses Of the
yak with domestic cattle are common
in Asia and highly successful.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-17
Bear CAUGHT in City.

A fat black bear, weighing nearly
400 pounds, was trapped and killed on
the edge Of the city limits near Cowen
park, according to dispatch from Sc
attic, and about one and half miles
from the university.
The downfall of bruin was brought
about by two unknown men, who sold
the bear while it was in the trap to
A. Lampaert, a butcher of Redmond,
for $40. According to the men who
trapped the animal, it had established
it's headquarters on the hill near the
Cowen Park ravine, and had appar-
emily decided to spend the winter
there
The bear was in prime condition
and had evidently found the back
yards of Cowen Park residents fine
foraging grounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-17
BIRDS In CEMETERIES
AUDUBON SOCIETIES INTEREST.
ED IN BIG PROJECT.
Idea Is to Have Burial Grounds Con.
verted Into Sanctuaries Where
Feathered Friends of Human
ity May Find Refuge.

More than a million acres of land
will be added to the bird reservations
in the United States if the National
Association of Audubon societies, with
headquarters in New York, succeeds
in it's campaign to have all the GENE
teries of the country converted into
bird sanctuaries. The plan includes
not only the forty-eight burial grounds
of New York city, but all cemeteries
down to the lonely graveyard Of the
smallest hamlet.
while the average visitor to GENE
zteries is frequently impressed with
the song of BIRDS" said T. Gilbert
Pearson, secretary of the association,
who has brought forward this plan,
'"this is due rather to the usual quiet
and perhaps to the receptive mood OF
the person. The number of birds is
really small compared to what it
would be were but a little effort made.
Much has been done to drive birds
away from cemeteries. Frequently,
there is not a yard Of underbrush
where a thrasher or vireo can build
it's nest. There are no pools or other
means for the birds to Stake their
thirst. Tree surgery has closed the
cavities whence titmouse, wren or
bluebird formerly issued to console
the lonely visitor Fruit-bearing trees
have been removed and there is an
absence Of berry-bearing shrubs, such
as birds enjoy"
The association, in addition to the
above needs, is urging the exclusion
of gunners and cats from the GENE
teries, the latter through the use Of
catproof fences. The placing of bird
boxes in trees is recommended, as
we'll as the construction of fountains
or other drinking places for the birds.
Food in the way of growing blackber-
ries, strawberries or mulberries is sug-
gested, while many cemeteries are
said to have ample waste space where
buckwheat and other small grain
could be planted without detracting
from the beauty Of the landscape. The
supplying of food in other ways as
we'll as the provisions for nest-build-
ing are among other suggestions con-
tanned in g circular just issued by the
association which, Mr.. Pearson says,
he will mail to all persons interested
in having their city cemetery con-
verted into a bird sanctuary. In In
dianapolis thousands of birds find ref
uge in Grown Hill cemetery and birds
of some varieties which generally go
South in the fall spend the winter
there.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-17

the brake and made them take their
hands off public education.
The issue between Democrats. and
Tories is going to be more clearly
drawn in this presidential election than
it has ever been drawn before. If the
Democrats win under President
Wilson's leadership, as they. ought to
win under such leadership, the result
will be a great victory for representa- :
tive governmu9t
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-17
Feared lightning Rods.

Lightning rods, when erected in
early days, were in frequent instances
torn down by angry mobs, which SIS
pected them to be accountable for fail
urcs Of crops. earthquakes and ct.t1
manifestations Of divine disp. .2ac..'s
The first recognition accorded them ty
any government was by the senate ct
Venice, which, May 9, l77S, ordered
their adoption for the protection OF all
public buildings throughout the re
public.