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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-07-27
JACKSON COUNTY
FAIR IN OCTOBER

Newport, July 25.-The
third annual Jackson county
fair will be held the last week
in October or the first week in
November. The races will be
better than ever, and the agri-
cultural and live stock exhibit
will be larger. Floral Hall,
which was washed away by
the last overflow, will be re-
built.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-07-27
SECOND HAND LUMBER
FOR SALE AT AUCTION


A lot of lumber used tenn
porarily in constructing the
concrete bridges across the
Mud Creek drainage canal,
will be sold at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for
cash, at Newark on
FRIDAY, JULY %, 1916
Lumber can now be seen at
residence of j. w. Sisk at New
ark and at the Waldrip resi-
dence in Magness.
T. M. WALDORF,
County Judge.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-07-27
NAPOLEN Wrinkles
CAPTURED NEAR CORD

Napoleon Wrinkles who es-
capped from jail at Batesville
last week, was re-captured by
Sheriff Lawrence Ruddell,
near Cord, last Saturday.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-07-27

The Journal for good printing
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-07-27
SOME SATISFACTION

Miss Green-Of course, you
can't believe everything you
hear.
Miss Gadleigh-Oh, no; but
you can repeat it.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-07-27

If you have property for
sale, list it with the Newark
Real Estate Co.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15
GRABBING OFF THE PROGREsSIVES.

AMUSING. mighty amusing. after all are these
frantic efforts Of party and another to grab
off the Progrcsslves. On the one side the Demo
Gratis Of this state, for example, are trying hard to
kick up a row among themselves to get rid of
their present state chairman. on the argument
that his presence in that official capacity keeps
thousands Of Progressves in this state from
uniting with the party; on the other is wonder
ful scheme to put over a Reunited Republican
League something of the sort, so that the Pro
gressve may "come back with the full knowl-
edge, through the constitution and bylaws of the
league that the Republican party is regenerated
None of these outward and visible signs of party
organization, as a matter of fact will have any
thing to do with determining which of the two old
parties will recruit the greater forces from the
Progressives. There isn't any Progressive party
any more, as reality-in its stead there is
great body of independent voters hoodwinked
into aligning with it in 1912, who have since seen
the deal that was put over them and who are
standing on the sidelines now watching each play
of the game the two old parties putting up.
We may fire state chairman and elect an
other and organize reunited league after
another, and fuss around with the forms of things
all we please-what is going to count with that
big crowd Of independent voters will be the rec
ords of the respective parties and of their official
leaders. 1t is well to have party organizations
consistent and homogeneous well as harmonious
throughout yet it is relatively unimportant when
pinch ourselves and realize that what will
really swerve the party-loose voter at election
time will be the official records of the parties in
legislative assemblies and executive and admins
trative departments.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15
AIDS TO LAND CLEARING.

Constant agitation, discussion and consdeIa-
ton of the chief agricultural problem of Western
Washington, how to clear its logged off lands and
get settlers them has at last brought forth a
definite and what appears to be "a practical pro
gram for presentation to the Legislature which
cUnvenes here next month. Several conferences
OF public spirited citizens from various parts of
this section, led and assisted by experts of the
University OF Washington, have co-Ordinated into
theree important projects the consensus Of opinion
upon how best to deal with the problem
Under the plan adopted agricultural districts
may be organized within counties to furnish the
Use of clearing machinery and powder at cost
to farmers proposed constitutional amendment
is to make possible the exemption from taxes of
land being cleared until it reaches the productive
stage rural credit system places the credit of
the state behind bond issues, which are to be
amortized without expense to the state, and pro-
yides the farmer with funds to. buy lands, clear
and improve them. A law is also asked to en-
power the state to condemn logged-off lands to be
sold to actual Settlers this last being designed to
break up large tracts held for speculative pur-
poses
These various proposals have been studied and
sifted by the conference delegates and formally
approved by them. Specifically considered they
appear to promise the early development and set
Element of of land that is useless at present,
which mean of course additions to the population
Of this section and to the productive capacity Of
the state, and permanent and substantial basis
upon which the state may build it's growth
Cheap money and cheap powder, of course con-
sttute the main things to be obtained and the pro-
posed plan would seem to offer means of filling
that need. At least the recommendations are
worth the most careful consideration of all stu
dents Of the problem.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15
BUILDING MANY SHIPS.
United States Fast Regaining Position
As Merchant Carrier.

Olympians, interested in shipbuild-
ing as they are, will also be interested
in learning that American shipbuild-
ing business is having the biggest
boom in years, according to the report
of the bureau Of navigation at Wash
ington, D. c., made public this week.
Recovering from the lethargy of
years when American-owned vessels
had almost disappeared from the seas,
and even coastwise shipping was car
ried in foreign-owned bottoms, almost
all of the ships built in the last II
months were for Americans. the re-
port says. The number of steam, sail
ing, gas and unrigged vessels built
during the past II months for Ameri-
can firms was 1866. with total gross
tonnage Of 4S8,446. In addition to
this the vessels built for foreigners
numbered 40. with gross tonnage of
1857 tons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15

The commission men, on whom so much blame
for the high vost Of living in the United States has
been placed, come forward now and assert that
they are themselves sufferers from economic con-
ditions. Some Of them declare that they would
gladly sell out and go into some other business,
if they could get anyone to buy The middlemen,
too, lay all the trouble to the ineficency of the
distribution system. 1t is not necessary to regard
these dealers as martyrs in order to agree with
them in this conclusion The system of dis
tributing products in the United States could not
well be worse than it is. In the movement for
greater supply and more reasonable prices, that
system is the first thing demanding correction.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15
IMPROVING WEST FOURTH STREET.

The present condition of West Fourth street
and it is the usual winter conditions disgrace
to the city of Olympia. The mud wallow of
street and rickety sidewalks from Water street to
the bridge, the makeshift of bridge that affords
neither protection nor decent crossing to the
pedestrian, the railroad crossing and the steep
grade Of the hill beyond, combine to prevent the
development Of what otherwise might become the
most slightly as well as the most pleasant resden-
tial section Of the city. How Westsiders have put
UP with it so patiently while improvements have
been made in almost all other parts of the city is
remarkable
Assuming that Fourth from Water street to the
bridge were paved, and that new bridge were
built that gave pedestrians some consideration,
the job would be only half completed-the West
side will never come into its own until the grade
of the Fourth street hill is materially reduced
Unless this be included in any scheme of improve
ment, whatever else be done will constitute
merely temporary expedient, and temporary ex-
pedients usually mean doing the whole thing over
again at some later date and at considerably more
cost.
Various agencies can and should assist in max
ing this whole improvement. The state and
county, as well as the city and the Westside
directly, are interested in providing safe suit
able and decent highway for traffic over West
Fourth. The expense, therefore, should be pro-
rated between these various agencies and the
result will be that the burden will not fall par
ticuarly heavy any one Of them. The idea that
the Westside alone should pay for the improve
ment is, of course, ridiculous
The answer-the ultimate sOlution-will be an
elevated bridge viaduct, such as General
Hazard Stevens proposes Some there are who
accuse the General of Interior motives in his pro-
posal, raking up memories of a franchise provision
or two, but such talk does not overcome the merit
Of the suggestion, for it is the only plan which
combines the various things that must be done
before the Westside gains the desired and de-
served benefit of any Improvement of West
Fourth street. And in the event that such
project undertaken, the Olympia Light &
Power company should and doubtless would be
glad to pay reasonable share of the expense for
the privilege of using the structure for it's tracks
and traffic
What to do with West Fourth street is one of
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15
!: WHAT OUR fathers READ ABOUT )
; N THIS PAPER FIFTY YEARS AGO ]


From The Washington Standard for
December Is 1866. Vol. VII.
No. Q.
We are compelled to lend much of
our space this week to the most i'm
portant message it has ever devolved
upon the chief executive of the nation
to issue. 1t is the voice of reason
among the factious breakers of dis
cord.
Navigation of the Chehalis.-Mr.
James informs us that Capt. Miller's
new steamer recently built for the
navigation of the Chehalis, now is
completed and has made a trial trip
which fulfilled the most sanguine ex-
pectations of friends of the enter
prise.
The legislative assembly is now in
session.
The closing exercises of the Olym-
pia public school will take place at
olympic hall Thursday evening De-
cember 20.
The ladies', we learn, will give a
taoleau party at Washington hall this
evening.
Postal Agent Brooks has made ar
rangements for ocean mail service
between San Francisco and Portland.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15

The Chicago 'egg king" declares that he is
going to ''sit tight" and watch the value of his
100000 dozen eggs climb" He has corner
on eggs, just others have corners on other CON-
modities. He is not monopolst," says the
Federal prosecutor in the city named, because
there people here and in New York doing the
same thing-buying low and selling high" Here
we have the whole case in a nutshell. Why should
one manipulation of prices be singled out for pros
ecution when many are enjoying immunity?
Only when there is one law and one kind of JUS
tce for all will this wrongful condition be
righted
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15

No further argument should be needed to con-
vince our own farmers and the whole country,
for that matter-that field corn can be matured
in ThurstOn county When corn grown here can
win first prize in competition with exhibits from
all over the Northwest, including the so-called
favored sections, we have received abundant
proof Of our capacity. The next thing, Of course,
is to go ahead and do it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15

Germany's formal offer of willingness to enter
upon negotiations for lasting peace is move
from one OF the beligerents for which the neutral
world has been anxiousy waiting. In spite of the
hostile attitude now apparent in the newspaper
comment OF the Allied nations let us hope that it
offers an opening for the mediation of Europe's
terrible struggle and the restoration of the sanity
of the world
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15

P. E. Stratton of South Union suf-
fered seriously cut wrist Monday
morning while clearing land on tho
Littlejohn farm in that neighborhood,
when he accidentally fell and his
hand struck across the blade of the
axe with considerable force. He was
brought to Olympia for treatment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15

Popular sentiment in the state will doubtless
support the move to have the next legislature
eliminate the present permit system and pass a
"bone-dry' prohibition law, for people generally
feel that if the state is to be 'dry' in name it
should likewise be in fact
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15

Some mighty fine records were made by local
cows in the November tests, but there's food for
thought in the fact that there s only one cow in
the county that's been on the "honor list each
month since the tests began
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-15

For Sale-Buggy and harness in
good condition. Reasonably priced.
Phone 21F21. (Adv. 1920
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09
CONDITIONS N
MEXICO. BETTER
by william @, shepherd

San Antonio. Aug, 9,.--Mexlco Is
coming back, It's not dead rubber
nation; It's got bounce In Il. A
summary of the news from the heart
OF Mexico. gathered during the paat
three weeks along the border from
Americans incoming from Mexico,
shows beyond doubt that conditions
are improving. confidence In Car
rama Is growing, the situation Is
gaining buoyaney CarranEa money Is
gaining in value and business Is pick.
Ing up,
J. p. French. head OF the Mexican
Sewer Pipe company, displayed a
telegram In San Antonio today from
his Mexico City ONCE. saying;
Come back. Things going we'll
Trains running regularly between
here and border"
Robert ], phillippi, American head
OF the Mexican Asphalt company. has
signed a contract for repairing pave
Iments OF the capital and the work
is goiny on rapidly, He Ia finding
dlnlcul,y In getting enough labor,
Trade payments made TO the company
by the government are regular and on
a gold basis,
alameda park. with It's scores Of
fountains. more beautiful. than any
In the United States. Is being kept
in tip-top shape. paso de la Reiorma
q boulevard. as beautiful as any In
the world. Is flowered, moved and
watered as usual.
On q gold basis, Americans eat
at the American club. paying the
equivalent OF Is cents meal.
Laborers are receiving advanced
wages In every line. though prices
are not rising.
Mexico always starts to bounce
back IL you let her Alone said an
experienced American. She's doing
|it now"
Punitive expeditions caught Mexico
as she was bouncing upward.
Z. s. Westrup OF Monterey, In a
letter. says:
There was less difficulty In the
circulation of money but with news
OF the raid a chill ran through bus
mess"
villa raids, however. with the puni-
tive expeditions. have been outlived
and Offset. With mines opening;
with unprecedented rains assisting
crops: with money rising and a presi-
dentiai election In sight. the outlook
for Mexicans In Mexico is better than
II has been for several years.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09
GORITz CAPTURED.
Continued from page -

fighting around Goritz. The whole
city was instantly be-flagged when
of the capture OF Cor
itz hridgehead was made. A huge
crowd gathered in piazxi Colonna and
cheered the army. King Victor lm-
manuel and General Cadorna. In
other cities Milan. Bologna, Leg
horn and Florenee-great crowds
gathered in patriotic demonstration
that lasted all night. The general
conviction is that the war Office state
ment was most conservative and that
Italy is on the brink OF great and
decisive victory that viii send Ital-
ian armies marching on Trieste,
This Is only the beginning OF op-
erations promising great develop
ments," said the newspaper Corrleri
d'Italia, Indisputably. the enemy's
front has been broken.
The censor Is now permitting pub
lication OF some dispatches relating
to the beginning OF the Isonzo Of
fensive. The drive began shortly after
daybreak Sunday. with a steady hall
OF Italian shells for a period OF nine
hours along 20-mile front extend
ing down the Isonzo to the Adriatic.
Italian warships In the upper Ad-
riatic supported the land artillery
with bombardment Of the Austrian
left wing.
''No such awe-inspiring cascade OF
fire ever before has been witnessed
on the Italian front" wired one Ital-
ian correspondent. 80 violent were
the incessant earthquake-like phe-
nomena produced by the big shells
that houses In the Goritz plain were
shattered or collapsed solely through
force OF the seismic waves. The
mouths Of vast caverns on the Car
so plateau in which thousands Of
Austrian troops had sought refuge
we're choked by tons Of debris and
converted into living tombs.
"At 4 o'clock In the afternoon the
order was given for the infantry to
leave their trenches. The spectacle
OF these hardy warriors as they
bounded forth recalled the heroes OF
legendard lore. Many OF their front
ranks wore around their helmets
floral garland. specially woven by the
women Of Thiene, Schio, Vorastica
and Vicenza. With the stirring cry
OF Great Italy forever they bounded
across the dales at the bridgehead
and further down scaled the lines Of
Carso plateau, engaging in hand-to-
hand struggles. At the head of the
main forces ran men bearing aloft
big white discs mounted on slender
grey green poles. so as to guide the
gunners in lifting their range as the
infantry advanced"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09

Charles Evans Hughes, who will
probably occupy the White House
after the fourth day Of next March,
is coming to the state Of Oregon next
week. But Portland insists that the
state Of Oregon means Portland in
politics as in everything else, and
that therefore the best way to put
It is that Hughes is coming to Port
land. Tentative arrangements had
been made for the distinguished visit
or to come through southern Oregon
by daylight, leaving Portland after an
extended visit in that portion for the
south on train No. 10, and making
brief addresses from the car platform
at Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford,
Ashland and other cities EN- route.
That they can keep Hughes In the
Portland neighborhood little long
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09
PORTLAND MARKETS

Portland, Aug. 9.-Today's market
quotations were:
Wheat-Club. 110; bluestem, ll5.
Oats--No. /. white feed. ATS.
Hogs-Best live. 9.75.
Prime steers 100; fancy cows.
500; best calves, $50.
Spring lambs, S.25.
Butter-Creamery, 80; Country,
20.
Selected local extras, 80 %
80.
Hens. Is; broilers. 16 q II; geese
10 % IL.
Copper 2Sh.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09
Slow Part,na.

william Dean Howells. the novelist
was talking about poet.
His work In overrehned. overdeli.
cate. oyerncc." he said
In sbor... his work reminds me or
the young husband who said 10 his
bride nj the cnd Of the honeymoon
"parllng III have tn leave yon
every morning hereafter 10 soatn hnsi
ness: bnt. to mike the pHwim. lrSs
abrupt. III no longer IaRe Tie NJ: ex
press. as used 10 de- ~ tHkr the
500 slow accommodation
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09
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IRRIGATION A NECESSITY

lhhlGAIlON A NECESSlIl
The Rogue river valley'Ss just good
enough without water for irrigation
to keep irrigation from being general.
II crops could not have been grown
here without the artificial application
OF water, the valley would today be
producing ten-fold the corps it is to.
day. Had it been classed as an arid
region, capital would have been readi-
ly available to bring the waters,
which flow here in abundance. upon
the acres. But there are those who
always maintain that irrigation is
not needed. and they have been able
to produce good enough crops to
tickle them along year after year
without putting forth the effort re-
uuired to bring irrigation. The re-
suits produced by the application Of
water prove the futility Of dry farm
ing in southern Oregon. The lands
once placed under water are far too
valuable to 60 without water.
The truth Of this should be forced
home to every resident Of this dis
trict through the statement made BY
T. r. Cutler. manager Of the is sugar
factories of the Utah-Idaho company.
With his party, Mr.. Cutler has just
completed a pretty seriously compre-
hensive survey Of conditions in the
Rogue valley. His company was ser
iously contemplating the building OF
its 17th factory in the Medford ter
ritory, and had made contingent
offer of construction. After viewing
the growing beets Mr.. Cutler an
nounces that unless Jackson county
can give assurance that more lands
will be placed under irrigation, no
factory will be built there, and the
people are given till October 1st to
supply this assurance. In speaking
of Mr.. Cutters visit, the Medford Sun
says:
The Rogue river valley, said T. R.
Cutler, vice president and general
manager of the company. is well suit
ed as to soil and climate for the grow
ing Of beets. However. he explained,
he and his associates had found after
carefully examining all the beet acre
age in the avlley that non-irrigated
beets are already shrinking and the
tops beginning to wilt whereas the
irrigated beets are showing up splen-
didly and through this sunshiny
weather are showing increased gains.
"A sugar factory cannot continue to
operate, he continued, unless the
beets can be grown profltably by the
farmer Investigation convinced him
that they cannot be grown in sufficient
tonnage and high enough sugar con-
tent without irrigation, to be profit
table to the farmer"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09
ATTEMPT TO PULL
BEAR INTO DEEP WATER

Eureka, CAL, Aug, 9.--The first
effort to pull the steamer Bear of
the reef on which she went two
months ago, with the loss of five
lives, will be made at $3.50 tonight,
A tug went to the scene this after
noon to attach lines to the vessel and
make the first pull. 1t is not expect
ed that the Bear will be floated to-
night, however, The final pun, by
several tugs, will be made Sunday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09
Cordouan Light.

One OF the most beautiful Of the
early lighthouses anh the llrst tower
IN sen swept position was Cordouan
light on the coast Of France at the en-
trance to the river Girondc II was
built in 1911. and. although II has
been remodeed, some or the original
structure is stlI there. over 200 feet
high
Envelopes printed at the Courier
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09

There is call for the article that
Joaquin Miller wrote of the Marble
Halls of Oregon after his visit in
1909. WIN some one who has a
copy please so notify the local COM
mercial club secretary?
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09

er, the people in charge are attempt
Ing to change this plan and send
Hughes through southern Oregon on
the Shasta Limited at night. VIM
some one please send the people OF
map with southern Oregon
marked upon It?
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09
nny,n,na 10 vp,iee.

Tourist (at Irish hotell-You seem
tired. Pat waiter-yis, sorr; up very
early this morning half past Q. Tour
ist--I don't call half past Q early.
Waiter (quickly,-well. half past 0.
thin.-London Punch.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-08-09
PRESENT ENJOYMENT.

Get all the happiness you can
from what you have. Few pso.
ple. either rich or poor. mako the
most Of wha. they possess. In
thoir anxiety to inoresse tho
amour, Of moans Tor future on
ieymert they arc TOO apt 10 lese
sight Of the eanability OF their
means Cor the present.--leiah
rlunt