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The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
SUBMARINE OIL LINES.
How the Wells Of Vera Cruz Are Tap.
ped For Tank Steamers.

How the Wells Of Vera Cruz Are Tap.
ped For Tank Steamers.
Many of the most productive oil wells
in the state of>vera Cruz, Mexico, are
situated near the port Of Tuxpam. For
some distance from the shore there the
water is so shallow that few Of the
large oil steamers can get into port.
The Oil companies hit upon the idea Of
laying submarine pipe lines to points
where the largest oil tankers can be
conveniently mooFd for loading in
any state Of the tide and weather.
There are now five of these great iron
pipes in duplicate. They are from six
to eight inches in diameter. and four
of them are nearly mile long. They
terminate in forty-three feet Of water.
where it is so deep that the waves
have no effect OH them. When they
were laid divers fastened to the end Of
each 1870 feet Of flexible hose. When
not in use the free end of the hose IS
closed and allowed to lie on the bottom
Of the sea, where its position is marked
by a small buoy attached to the hose
by stout chain.
When the tank steamers arrive they
moor themselves to the permanent
buoys near by, lift the marked buoy
with a derrick, raise the flexible hose
to the deck of the ship and attach it to
the tank openings BY means of a sig
nal code the captains of the ships notify
the pumping station on shore, in which
are the valves that control the flow Of
oil through the pipe line. Generally
speaking. it takes about twenty-four
hours to load one Of the large $1,000
ton tankers, which means that the
pipes deliver 1875 barrels Of oil an
hour.-Youth's Companion.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
A Cotton lauAnd.

Cotton was the theme of one of the
most fabulous nature stories on its first
Introduction into Europe. Travellers re,
lated that In Tartary there grew Il
shrub THAT when its ripe fruit was cut
open within was "a lyttle Beaste in
!hesche In bone ana blode as though 1t
wSre lyttle Lamb with outer wolfe +"
The flesh Of this vegetable lamb" was
ea>en, raT the story, and the WON made
into cloth. Tde basis Of the legend is
the way in Which the cotton pod ripens
and bursts. showing the white fluffy
raw cotton, which closely resembles
wool. Raw cotton II still called "cot-
ton wool"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
A Seat In Parliament.

Lord Chesterfield in 1867 iamcnted
xfie increased price Of seats in the Brit
ssh parliament. There was a boom in
trade. and prices went M. Chester
field was ambitious for his son, and
when Chatham's PROMISE Of a seat
game to nothing he went marketing.
ana hr failed to find a single bargain
- SPOKE to borough jobber." he
wrote to his son, land offered five and
swenty hundred pounds for secure
seat in parliament, but he laughed at
my offer and said there was no such
thing as borough to he had now, for
ahe rich East and West Indiqns had
secured them al, at the rate Of f3.O06
mt least. but many at $4,000 and two or
three that he knew at f5.OOO. This. |
confess. has vexed me good deal"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
ZULU ELEPHANTS ALL GONE.
Mot One Left In the Land That Used
to Be Their Paradise.

to 6e Their Paradise.
There is not single elephant left in
the whole Of HVluiand. a country that
was once a veritable paradise for the
ponderOus animals. The last of them,
once a mighty creature. was found
dead some time ago on farm on the
banks Of the .Unfolozi river. where he
had lived since the early part of the
reign of the great Chief Cetewayo
An immense herd once rOamed the
Dugugugu forest and along the info
sozi. but it was diminished by inces-
SAINT hunting until Cetcwayo one day
finally drove it away forever The chief
used to make medicine OF certain pOr
siOns of their bodies. =
On the occasion referred to he organ
wed a mighty drive in which two e!e
phants were killed and many wounded
One of the latter turned and trampled
one Of his pursuers to a pulp. 1t was
shis animal. which was captured then
whose death marked the vanishing of
the animals from the country The re-
mainder Of the herd broke away. and
uhereaf after none OF them was seen again
lin Zululand New York Times.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
DRESDEN'S FAMOUS CLAY.
it's Value Was Brought to Light by
Freak Of Fashion.


Did you know that the discovery of
the material which makes translucent
china ware possible was due to the van
ity of man-not mankind. which in,
cludes woman, but to masculine man?
1t came about in remarkably devious
manner, beginning and ending Il little
way from the spot where Dresden china
is still manufactured. The man who
identified the long sought substance
was an eminent chemist. John Freder
lex BOcttcher. but the scientist would
never have had the substance to an
alyze had it not been for the circum
stances of a muddy road. the vanity Of
society beaus and Il shrewd business
man who thought he had found a profit
able means of catering to that vanity,
The man was riding from his iron
foundry by a short cut when his horses
hoofs stuck in the mud That mud next
day disintegrated into a fine white
powder when it was thoroughly dry
The founder conceived the idea Of
turning the white clay into powder for
the fashionable bob wigs of court dan
dies. Even the king. Augustus Of Sax
Ony, fell for it. but it was not satisfac-
tory. so Augustus ordered the chemist,
Boettcher. to analyZe it to find If it
was injurious. TO his amazement the
man OF science found that this Dres.
den clay was the same substance that
had been used for 800 years in China
in the making of the ware that had
never been initiated anywhere else in
the wOrid.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Aearnina His Lesson.

The man whose house was next door
was scrapins an acquaintance With the
man who had Just moved in.
Il see you have an automobile" he
SAID. Il SUPPOSE you will use the barn
as garage"
"Yes: expect to use it as a eu.
sanzh. respsnded the new neghbor.
This heid<hiM for minute or two
ana then he made another overture.
Ihe man that lived here last year"
ne said. used his back yard a. a cat.
bahzh patch. ."-Pittsburgh Times.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Pasteur's Gift to Society.

The normal death rate of civilized
countries before the days of Pasteur
was about thirty to a thousand Of the
population. To-day it is about fifteen
to thousand in the more progressive
nations Think what saving Of tif-
teen lives a year for every thousand
of population means When applied to
half the earth. 1t means the avcrtins
Of 12,OOO,OOO untimely deaths annually.
It means more that, :5,GOO.OOO cases of
illness avoided. 1t mt'ans health and
happiness In 2O,OOO.OOO hotnes rather
than disease and distress. Bulletin Of
National Geographic Society
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
SOME GOLF TERMS.
Taken From the Dictionary Of . Die
uruntIed Player.

Taken From the Dictionary Of . Die
eruntied Player.
Bunker-A protuberance on the face
Of nature rising up out Of the side OF
a sandy depression. designed to ruin
the pleasure of golf. to test the pa
thence Of the player and to serve as an
inspiration for philologists. amateur
and professional. il the making Of new
and original contributions to the
worlds stores of profane speech.
Luck-The good play of your competi-
tor and the tad play Of yourself.
Driver-A cOntrivance consisting Of a
long, flexible shaft. at the end of which
is affixed wooden head Of the thick
ness of that of rural detective. de
signed to propel golf ball into the
nearest difficulty within reach at sin
gle stroke. whereby the irritation Of
the player aud the risibilities Of the
spectators may he materially enhanced
Tee-An elevated bit Of earth upon
which golfers are expected to stand
and make an exhibition of themselves
for the delectation OF passersby.
Ball-A small white object, some
eimes spherical In shape. manufactured
and sold in large quantities at high
price, for the purpose Of being lost in
hong grass or OF side bets at so much
per hole, according to the sporting pro-
s.livities of the bettors.-Life.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Secret Of Aar~onv

Pun together. This is the real secret
of harmony. There Is a story told of a
man who ltaf committed the care Of
one Of his teams to faithful servant
for years. At last orfs of the horses
sickened and died. W'iIfd the servant
was burying the faithful: animal the
other horse came across the field and
stood by, watching the work as 4 silent
mOurner.
The master said. Il believe Dick
loved Billy"
Instantly the servant replied: "In
cose he did. massa. Why, they pulled
together nigh twenty years" Chris
tian Herald.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
An Old MassichnSstfS t.,l.

fae general court Of Massachusetts
Bay ColoDr, following the example Of
the EfsAish parliament. in 1863 enact,
ed a law shat '.anybody who is found
observing ~ abstinence from lat,or.
,fe;~ting pr aiY o,ficr way 1,ny sucit
'fay as CffNiStmis lay shalN pay for
every such otrens,. shillings" This
fHw WstS repealed in t''ef
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Natur&,

II just adore nature. Don't you?"
Yes; In moderation, but one can't
neip feeling that nature was intended
Tor the lower clssses: s:"-Brownine'a
Magazine.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Cinnanton Bark.

1t II Il seeming paradox that the best
hayored cinnamon batk is produced on
poor, white, sandy soil. 1t must, how.
ever, have an abundance Of moisture.
the choicest growing in a temperature
OK IS degrees. where the rainfall is
about one inch for every degree Of
temperature.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
MOT In His ina

The Lady Didn't | hror vo,, or,,,
omar hhayyaih Just now? The BRO.
her-i think not, In fact. don't think
l ever heard OF the stock.-Roston
Transcript.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Parental ConscieEea

My boy Josh has got mn kinI a;
worried said Farmer Cornt sssel.
"Ain't he behavin'?" asked tl.e neigh
boz.
Il hadn't thought about that, What
fn' wonderIh is whether l kin sreIce
up an he the sind of a father he thiots
he's entitled o"-Washinptor St,n
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
His Drawback.

Girl, amt you making mistake in
marrying football hero?"
But, auntie, consider how he is ad-
ftiired on all sides
r do, and should think that would
make 1t very difficult to reduce him to
a point OF humility desirable in a good
husband."- louisville Courier j Journal.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
After 4 Bio Haul.

'BInks used to be daft on the subject
ct buried treasure What's he ND 70
now?"
Hes got up an expedition to Asia
Minor to try to find the place where
MetRuselah stored his birthday pres
ents."
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10

Dear Ed-Ite menu in one of our
aeading hosteitieS states. Our sucking
pigs are strictly milk fed which il nm
important piece of news to me. for I
was afways under the impression that
sucking pigs were brought up on ma,
ple Slrup. G. NJ S.--Detroit Fr,t, Press
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
The EXCHANGE.

Pa. what Is the Stock Exchange?"
1.-THE Stock Exchange. my sou. is a
place where Il man is apt to exchange
q stock OF money for stock Of expe-
Rience. e."-isoston Transcript.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Getting lntr SoG~ty.

"GoeSs III have tu rig ~ :, middle
name, DECLARED FluDhtlb ~ never
really had one. but sotya haze one
now"
why so?''
My wife insists Upon one to- print or
her visiting cards. Cour.
ier-JOurnal.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
More to- Coma

Maud-So, Helen aud Jack have made
up thelr quarrel have they? Ethel
'es' but only temporarily. They are
going to be married soon,
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
One WAY 10 D. IL

Crawrord-l hear he's economizinr
urapsn'w-Yes: he doesn't buy any.
thlng now unless he can get it, On credit
Life.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
Postponed Wisdom.

TT never too late to learn"
That's right Sometimes It's an ad-
vantage fo go slow aud not get lot
Of informaTtOn you'd have been better
oE ar"--Washingtoh Star.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10
CahQkt the Habit.

why we've you f7te?"
MY watclI WAS slow
X know it. THAT'S from going *ith
you1 50 much."-,Has~ard Lampoon.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10

Industry is the right hand and fru,-
sality the left hand OF fortupe.-Old
Saying.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-10

Failures are with heroic minds the
stepping stones To success.-Hallibur.
ton.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
ADVANCE FOR
MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR

Minneapolis. Oct. Gaining Is
cents barrel since yesterday, -four
sold on the local exchange today at
ss.25 to $40. which is almost
double the Wholesale price six months
ago. In three days u gain of 55 cents
on firsts has been registered. With
wheat selling at $l,s2ts on the Min
neapolis exchange today. higher -four
prices were expected.
Despite these raises, J. p, Regan,
baker. said no advance would be made
in the price OF bread in Minneapolis.
Scattering orders were found for
-four at the high mark, Bakers
grade sold again today for $3.50. with
seconds at 50.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
BISHOP ENDORSES
FOOTBALL GAME

st. Louis. Oct. 20.-Football may
be considered a factor in spiritual de-
velopment, Bishop Lawrence, Of
Massac achusetts, asserted in an ad-
dress on religious education in a Joint
session OF the house OF bishops and
the house Of deputies at the general
convention OF the Protestant Epis-
copal church today at Moolah temple.
Bishop Lawrence was one OF the
speakers in a discussion on religious
education.
Anything that tends to develop
character is a part OF Christian edu-
cation" he asserted. Football, n
friend OF mine was fond OF asserting,
was the best OF religious instruction,
because II developed control on the
playground. I don't care where or
how the youth OF the nation learn
religion. just so they learn It. They
may get ~ III TIC bCuOoi, tut HUih'
or the playground"
Both capital and labor are con
domned for seliishness by the Joint
commission for social service OF the
Protestant Episcopal church in re-
port presented to the house OF de-
nutiea this nftprnoon
Neither capital nor union labor
is willing to give the man away down
a fair chance. II Is because the low
est grade OF labor. the least skilled
and the most llllterate workers, re-
cruited as they are from the newer
Americans, have been exploited by
manufacturers and neglected by the
trade unions that syndlcallsm The
destruction OF the property OF an en-
ployer by the workers to force JUS
tlce---has shown It's head IN Amer
lca," the report says.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
JABOT FADS.
Their sof,snin1 EHse, Around
the Face 10 Bsautihsr.

Nothing Hd,ls ~o murh to a "n
mans youth aud gord luoks, SAYS
fashion expert as II suIt TALL "i ARE
below the rhh. Wuurn of all ages
have recognized II. aud mcn IN differ
eut periods have not s,urucd the la'r
iahot to add tu their own charms,
This may be- u prrJudiccd view, hut
II l. true. and II Is alsn certain that
there are tn he many soft lhlus~ IL
nets aud lHcrs to be worn, aud buyers
arr ordering Them In large quantities
for their different huljscS,
furs aud lncrS - together aud, WIKI
the deep fur collars that are to hr
worn ON all kinds of coats fa-lcurd
high IN the urck when they nrr closed
but turned we'll back from the thuat
when they are open the lace " al
most Indispensable The material.
used nr many aud ,ariel There are
tne mulls aud lawns. silk nets aud
nets of other kind snr ici- uud thn~r
with II cuarser mrsh wrtN with ~mnll
over patterns Hnd nets W,th lace hNr
dcrS made IN single and duublv lrill,
and falling straight ~ With drop r,t
ncrs Ia give the eject uf paints tu
agree with the many pnlnicl ELECTS
thai ARE Scru nn gowns Hud ,uni, aud
wrdiS tcorrclur ',Hrc l. also uUrh
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
WOMAN'S SPECIAL
IS At PHOENIX

Phoenix. Arix,. Oct, 90 To Art
xonans today Phoenix Is the political
hub OF the universe, \ secthng,
churning battle ground sort of u huh
that threatens to break all turmoil
records, and all because OF special
trainload OF women who are stump
Ing for Hughes,
With the stage all set for vitrlolic
verbal battle between Colonel Roose.
welt, republican. and Allan l., Ben
son, socialist. who expound their
party doctrines here at the same hour
tomorrow, the Hughes special pulled
In from Los Angeles four hours late
and magnfloent breakfast, which
had been deliberately spread on schc.
dule time, was waiting cold
4 clamorous welcome at tho
Southern Pacific station. however. and
a bnbbling over OF enthusiasm soon
mended things. and dates for morn
tug appearances OF the Hughes women
were set, Unlike other western cities
democratic women were not waltlnr
at the depot. On massc. the Wilson
women were waiting further down
the street. where 'dignifed pro-
test" was to have been staged hut
the protest had hardly begun when
the republican women ran up a huge
yellow banner across n street IN the
shopping district. blazonlng forth In
big letters. Vote Against Wilson"
| Then all pretenses OF dignity were
dropped.
Suddenly the streamcr was cut
down. and II fell into the street. Mem
bers OF the Women's Wilson league
were accused. but they denied Il,
That banner cost ffty six dollars
exclaimed fair republican commit
teewoman, as a new one was run up
You bet it's going to stay put"
Twenty minutes later the Wilson
women counter-attacked, putting q
huge banner directly over the arst
reading Vote for Wilson"
Guards were stationed by both or
ganizations.
Fresh outbursts OF heckling. and
counter-hecklIng were anticipated n,
headquarters OF both organizations,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20

stand, President Wilson insisted tha,
sugar be put on the free list. The
chairman OF the Louisiana delegation
in congress, who had been q mem
Der OF the delegation TO the conven-
tion, rushed TO the White House. He
had with him the little penciled note
made In the telephone booth at Bal
timore. "Oh. yes, said that. That
is just what said." replied Mr.. Will
son, to his protest. But do not
consider sugar, or indeed, any other
industry which can live only by pro-
lection. legitimate industry. There
fore. insist that sugar be put on the
free list" It was Just another case
Of weasel words"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
ARIZONA WELCOMES
THE WOMEN's SPECIAL

Los Angeles, Oct. 20.--The special
train carrying women who are stump
ing the country for Hughes today
carried its invasion into Arizona. The
fair campaigners expected to make
good showing there. Arizona wo-
men are pressing vigorous campaign
for suffrage and absolute prohibition,
They have arranged big welcome,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
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) OREGON WEATHER
JosEPHINE's ASSESSMENT.

JOSEPHINE'S ASSESSMENT.
County Assessor Pollock has COM
pleted a summary OF the assessment
roll for Josephine county for the year
1916. his totals showing a valuation
Of the county for assessment purposes
Of $6.761,410, exclusive of public SER
vice corporations. The public service
corporations will increase this total
by about $4,000, 900. Last year the
public service corporations were as
sessed at s1.ss2,4S4.52.
Through the act Of congress for
feiting to the United States the lands
Of the o. & C. railroad grant, IS9. ITS
acres OF lands are removed from the
tax rolls this year. This land was
assessed last year at 1861. $50.
Counting OF this amount, the actual
shrinkage Of the assessment roll for
the year is s1s3,43o.
In the city of Grants Pass. the
assessment for the present year is
$2,164.0 900. a shrinkage from 1915 Of
$191,sS5, the cause being more con-
servative valuation upon certain
classes OF town property.
The summary prepared by the
county assessor shows the following
classifications of property. with the
value of each classification:
Acres OF tillable land, 22,416, 81
2s1,s55.
Acres OF non-tillable land. 259,-
0s2. s2.505,62O.
Improvements on decided land,
ssSO.2O
Town and city lots, $911.620.
Improvements on town and city
lots, $s45,020.
Improvements on land not decided
or patented, $115,205.
Hydraulic pipe. giants, mills and
machinery, $167.555.
Merchandise and stock in trade,
s1sS.535.
Farming implements, vehicles, au-
tomobiles, sS2,130.
Money. $3.50.
Notes and accounts. s16,340.
Shares OF stock, 6,497, $101 ,465.
Hotel and Office furniture and fix
lures, $22,25O.
Horses and mules, 1907, s7s.430.
Cattle, 5,397, s10s.3S5.
Sheep. 65s, s1,seo.
Goats. 1.13S. $2,410.
Swine. 1,1S9, s6,070.
Dogs, 112, s645.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
EXAMPLE OF FAIR DEALING.

The high cost OF living has fewer
terrors for the man who grows sugar
beets, for the price OF the beet is be-
ing boosted right along with the in
crease in the price OF sugar. When
the farmers OF the Grants Pass dis
trict signed contracts last year for
the growing OF beets during a five
year period the price promised was
IS per ton. Before the beets had
commenced to grow. the sugar COM
pany, voluntarily and with pleasure
raised the rate fifty cents per ton.
Now the price is sent up another
notch. It is something unusual for
such an action as this, for the sugar
company could have held the farmers
to their original contract had they
been so disposed. The Utah-Idaho
company has shown a disposition to
be more than fair. however. and while
It is meeting all conditions imposed
upon It in the contracts. II does not
keep the price OF beets down simply
because II has a legal right to do so.
II would appear that the contract is
interpreted by the company all In
favor OF the grower.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
ESQ APED SING SING
CONVICTS CAPTURED

Ossining. n. Y. Oct. 20.--All OF
the six convicts who escaped from
Sing Sing prison yesterday on a
motor truck are back behind the bars
today.
Alfred Steainauer. sentenced to 20
years for forgery, was the last OF the
prisoners to be captured. He was
surrounded by guards near the Pecan
tico hills estate of John d. Rookie
feller and surrendered.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
PORTLAND MARKETS

Portland. Oct. 20 --Today's market
quotations were.
Wheat -- Club. 1885, bluestcm.
Las.
Oats--No. white feed, 1880.
Barley Feed. $3.50.
Hogs Best live. 9.25.
Prime steers. $40; fancy cows,
5.25 a $50; best calves. $50.
Spring lambs. S.7j,
Butter-City creamery, SO; coun.
try. 20,
Eggs Selected local extras, ~
m43.
Hens, 1lh ais; bro1ers, 10;
geese. M12.
Copper 2Sh.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
WORDS" AND SUGAR.

WEASEL WORDS" AND SUGAR.
No one knows President Wilson 4
ability to deceive with weasel words
better than the sugar growers--and
incidentally the beet sugar growers
of the country. When. during the
Baltimore convention, the Louisiana
delegation was asked to swing IT.
vote TO Wilson, the chairman said
they would vote for Wilson only II
he would play fair" on the tariff on
sugar. Accordingly, Mr.. McCombs
got Mr.. Wilson on the long distance
phone and the Louisiana chairman
asked him where he stood on the duty
on sugar. Get a pencil and take
down my words" replied Mr.. Wilson.
'eNow. write this down will not
advocate taking the duty from any
Legitimate industry" The Louisiana
sugar men were satisfied and voted
for Mr.. Wilson's nomination. It Is
not hard to imagine their consterna-
tion when. the Underwood bill being
under consideration and Mr. Under
wood having let the duty on sugar
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20

The weight Of testimony IL In favor
OF St. Luke aS the author Of the Acts
Of the Apostles, though some respecta.
bic critics claim that the authorship
In quite unknown. There are no sure
data for determining the date OF the
Acts, Various 'latcs have been ms
crIbcd. Some think that II was writ.
ten about the year 80. while others
hold that II conld not have been writ.
ten before the second century. about
A. ID. l25. New York American.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-10-20
MILLION DOLLAR DAMAGE
WROUGHT BY HURRICANE

Mobile, Ala. Oct. 20.--Belated re-
ports on Wednesdays hurricane to-
day showed that one child had been
killed and $l,00O,O00 damage
wrought at Andalusia. Several houses
were destroyed and many persons
hurt.
One person was killed near Enter
prise.
Fire last night destroyed the $50.
900 mill OF the Southern Oil company
here. -