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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-31
SILK HATED CROOKS.
The Bad, Bold, Debonnsir Criminals
Are q Glass Of tho Past.

Are q Glass Of tho Past.
The silk hated, bewhiskered. high
class crook has shaken the New York
dust or his spats and disappeared. He
is absolutely extinct A modern crimi.
nal who can boast good suit OF
clothes now Is termed "Rafiles." or II
he Is suspected Of wearing what some
call dress suit he IL gentleman
burglar" Usually he "Rafiieses' II
couple Of times. making few small
cleanups, and is nctted. arraigncd and
sent away to a place where he gets his
hair cutting and clothes pressing done
free.
There are plenty OF free lances OF
crime circulating around where legal
tender or other valuables can be nm.
nexed by little exertion at some risk,
but the old time bands OF bold. bad.
debonair knights Of dark deeds have
faded away. There are plenty OF men
who skulk through what IL vaguely
termed "the underworld" and who take
q desperate chance at impromptu
crimes. robberies. holdups or sneak
thief jobs. which suddenly come under
their attention.
These men nre not the same caliber
as the big criminals Of thirty years
ago. although occasionally one OF the
modern specimens stumbles upon u
rich haul. The police say up to date
methods have driven them from the
game. The green goods men and gold
brick canvassers have followed the
bison and the Indian over the last
frontier as an organized criminal In.
dustry. The wireless" wiretappers
have been hunted down and out The
band has been dispersed to various
iron barred havens OF rest, leaving the
country capitalist safe to wander
through Manhattan without being
tempted to play the races on some In
tercepted tip.-New York Cor. Pitts
burgh Dispatch.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-31
eating Crow"

The term eating crow comes from
an ante Revolutionary story. soldier
Of an English regiment stationed in
Virginia shot pet crow belonging TO
a farmer. The latter entered a com
plant with the colonel. who sentenced
the soldier to eat the crow. The farm
er was left alone with the soldier. to
see that he did IL After the soldier
had consumed portion OF the bird be
took his gun. presented It at the farm
er and told him to cut the remainder Of
the crow or he would shoot him. This
was the origin Of the eating crow story
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-31
HIGHWAYS IN THE RESERVE.

HUH w al y In lt1E rEoEn'E'
Congressman Hawley has interest
ed himself in the project for the
building OF a highway to the Jose
phine caves. The forestry depart
ment made estimates of the probable
cost of road that would make auto
travel possible to the caves entrance,
the figure being placed at from $780,
900 to $4,000. The following is
the text of press telegram sent out
from Washington under date Of the
29th inst:
"The forest service today advised
Representative Hawley that it will
cost from $4,000 to $4,000 to con-
struct good road across the siski-
you forest reserve to the Oregon
caves. Unless congress provides
some manner of financing road con-
struction, the forester says, The pro-
ject can not be undertaken in the
immediate future. Mr.. Hawley is still
hopeful OF developing plan where
by the forest service and local in
terests can cooperate in building the
road next season."
The building of this road through
the forest reserve has a value other
than that Of making the caves ac-
cessible. The completion Of the new
railroad to the Illinois valley this
present season will be followed by
the installation Of saw mills in the
valley, to which the heavy stand OF
timber in the Grayback region will
be tributary. That road through
from the Williams creek side to the
Sucker creek side of Grayback will
make this timber available as well
as develop travel to the caves. This
timber should be placed on the mar.
ket with the building OF mills in the
Illinois valley, as much OF II Is now
over-ripe. The forestry department
could well afford to anticipate the
revenues to be received from this
timber, build the road, and so be in
a position to sell the timber when
the time arrives. There is also much
timber held in private ownership
along the proposed Grayback road
and the owners Of this could no
doubt be induced to cooperate with
the department in the construction
Of the highway. Congress should
realize that in aiding in the building
Of the Caves highway II is developing
a great territory, the caves being not
the only reason for the new road
way.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-31
AMERICANS HAVE NOT
YET DISCOVERED AMERICA
(By United Press Leased Wire.

Portland. Jan. 31.--New York
people have not yet discovered Amer
lea. They do not yet know there Ia
such a place as America"
This Is the criticism OF Irving Bat
cheller. novelist, who 10 spending a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-31
Trouble Ever Present.

"Do you have any trouble when you
are saying your lessons In school.
Tommy
"Yes. SIR"
What seems to trouble you mostr
'The teacher STRAY Stories .
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-31

few days In Portland. Iio wrote
Keeping Up With Lizzie" he said.
as q satire against "millionaires who
have built up small social artis-
tocracy whose poor prIncllets are any
thing but American"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-31
Coffee

Coffee
Do you punish yourself
with poor coffee-because
of price-per-pound?
Price-per-pound doesn't
mean economyl True
economy is in such coffee
as Schilling's Best-its
flavor developed to such
richness and fullness that
it goes further: less will
flavor the cup.
Always evenly ground and
chaff taken out; always
sent sealed to you in air
tight tins that protect all
the flavor.
Schilling's
Best
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-04
ESCAPED PRISONERS
CONTINUE JOURNEY

Bangor, Me.-Four of the IL Ger
mans who burrowed out of the Ca
madam detention camp at Amherst,
N. s., were held up on the border
and then released. were in Bangor
Friday on the way to New York.
They told how the escaped from
the detention camp after working
for weeks on tunnel just large
enough for a man to wriggle through.
1t began at sandpile back of the
clubhouse and was carried So feet
until 1t cleared the barbed wire fence
built around the camp. All but one
of the IL were eventually captured,
but the four were on the American
side of the line and could not be
held under the immigration laws.
qualifying for entry.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-04
GREATEST INLAND
WATERWAY PLANNED
ESTIMATE COST OF 5000 MILE
ROUTE PROPOSED BY GORE
AT $7,OOO,OOO.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The great
est inland waterway in the world.
extending 5000 miles from New
York by way of Buffalo, Chicago and
St. Louis, to the Gulf of Mexico is
planned in legislation just submit
ted to Congress by Senator Gore, of
Oklahoma.
The waterway would connect also
with all the great tributaries of the
Mississippi River and the Gulf of st.
Lawrence.
OF the total route, the Hudson
River would constitute 212 miles
with a depth of twelve feet. This
length can be finished and ready for
use in 1916 at a cost of less than ST.
900, 900, according to Senator Gore
The Erie Canal would constitute
365 of the route, not including the
Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario
branches. This can be completed and
ready for use in 1918, Senator Gore
says.
The Great Lakes would add SOC
miles to the route with a minimum
depth of 20 feet. The Chicago River
and Chicago drainage canal are al
ready available for use from Chica'
go to Lockport, with depth of 81
feet. Tie State of Illinois has au'
thorized a bond issue of $5,000,0Ol
to connect the Chicago drainage ca
nal with the Illinois River at Utica
a distance of about sixty miles. with
an eight foot channel.
Government engineers have favor
ably reported on the improvement Of
the Illinois River from Utica to III
mouth, a distance of some $50 miles
with an eight-foot channel. and on
the Improvement Of the Mississippi
River from the mouth Of the Illinois
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-04

Rivex to st. Louis, a distance of 40
miles, with like channel. An eight
foot channel is already available
from st. Louis to the mouth of the
Ohio River, a nine foot channel from
the Ohio for distance of S33 miles,
and a channel Of more than 80 feet
in depth the rest of the way to the
Gulf of Mexico, distance of 240
miles. The link between Utica and
st. Louis can be reconstructed at an
estimated cost Of $4,7000,O00, so
that in order to render the entire
way ready for service 1t would re-
quire. an expenditure of less than
s7,00O.000 on the part of the Fed
eral Government. Connecting with
this also is the Hennepin Canal from
Hennepin on the Illinois River to
Rock Island ON the Mississippi. and
also the Mississippi from st. Louis
to st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The War Department has made
careful survey and estimate for the
entire waterway as an important
step in connection with the prepar-
edness program. 1t is pointed out by
the preparedness advocates that If
an enemy did gain control of the
Eastern coast temporarily, the wat
erway would still facilitate military
movements thruout the Middle West.
when finished this will be the
greatest inland waterway in the
world. It would exceed the Rhine in
length several times over and under
proper safeguards would exceed 1t
in navigation and traffic." said SEN
ator Gore.
"In addition to the waterway it.
self there are two indispensable con-
ditions to inland navigation: First.
terminal facilities and, second, Sc
curity against destructive railway
determinations. Legislation looking
to the latter has already been en-
acted and could be perfected.
ITO render this waterway disable
would require an outlay of less than
half the total cost of single battle
ship. and II would be a permanent
contribution to our navigation. pros
perity and civilization. We ought not
to neglect entirely to prepare for
peace amid the rush to arms"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-04

al German-American vote and are
willing to sacrifice the honor of
this country to their fears, There is
practically no French-Americans
or English-American vote and these
politicians therefore feel that they
can act against England and France
with safety, and their motto is safe
ty first.
I believe that the great mass Of
Americans of German descent are
straight-out Americans and nothing
else, Just as good Americans as citi-
zens of any other descent in this
country. In the great crisis Of the
Civil War a larger proportion Of the
men of recent German origin than Of
the men of old native American
stock stood for the Union and for
freedom. I ask Americans of Ger
man descent to stand against Eng
land when II is wrong. I ask that
nothing else. These Americans Of
German descent, I believe, will dis
approve with all their hearts any
proposal to use the embargo as
weapon in aid of the ruthless and
brutal German militarism which has
crushed Belgium to the ground.
These Americans of German descent
are the true patriots.
81 believe that they are shameful
ly misrepresented by the profession
al, the hyphenated German-Ameri-
cans, who have been so loud, since
the war began, in their insistence
that the United States should be pros
tituted to the service of despotism
against democracy, of tyranny against
freedom, of wrong against right.
Believes in Germans.
81 earnestly hope that the great
mass of honest American citizenship
which is in whole or in part of Ger
man descent will make its views
heard against these men who speak
as Germans only and treat America
as foreign land, land of use only
as the tool of Germany, and against
the base and cowardly politicians
who seek preferment for themselves
by trucking to the professional Ger
vote, even although
to do so means shame and disgrace
for the United States and perhaps
permanent detriment to the cause of
right throughout the
Col. Roosevelt said he approved of
proposals to establish world league
for tie enforcement of peace, but
only on condition "Arst, that we shall
show that we keep our promises; and, |
second, that we shall show that we /
Are both able and ready to make our |
promises effective by our action"
Many persons who favor such world |
league, he declared, at the same time !
declare that "our duty is to be neu-
trail and to avoid entangling allan
,es."
Col. Roosevelt considered pre-
declaring we should have
! mobile army of 10000 and a total
ocular army of about a quarter of a
million men.
"If we mean to prepare" he said,
we should prepare in good earnest.
The proposal for the so-called Con-
mental Army is a proposal to meet
Jncle Sans need for an automatic or
self-cocking AS by giving him
.22.
81 stand for ample preparedness
n order to avert war and in order
o avert disgrace and disaster if war
hould come. / ask, moreover, that
his nation in the great crisis Of this
world war refuse to be tricked or
pulled by foes without or by politi-
,ians within"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-04
Has Used Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy for 20 Years.


edy for 20 Years.
chamberlain Cough Remedy
has been used in my household for
the past twenty years. / began CIV
ing it to my children when they
were small. AS quick relief for
Group, whooping cough, and ordinary
colds, it has no eqaul Being free
from opium and other harmful
drugs. l never felt afraid to give 1t
to the children. have recommended
it to a large number of friends and
neighbors, who have used 1t and
speak highly of it," writes Mrs.
Mary Minke, Shortsville, N. Y. OBJ
tainable everywhere. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-04
Constipation.

When costive or troubled with
constipation take Chamberiain's Tab
lets. They are easy to take and most
agreeable in effect. Obtainable every
There. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-04
Afraid of Hyphen.

Unfortunately 1t is evident that
many of our public men are afraid
of Germany afraid Of the profession
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
GRAND LODGE A. 0. |. W.
 INCREASES MAXIMUM
Officers to Be Elected Today Include Elevation of Pine Bluff Man to
 Grand Foreman.

Little Rock, Sept. 26.-The grand lodge of the A. O. U. w. will con- clude it's biennial session tomorrow afternoon. John R. Frazer will be re- elected Grand Master Workman, and H. L. Cross grand recorder.
 During the last two years v mem- bers of the order hafe died in Ark ansas, and since it's organization Aug. l, 1898, there have been 691 deaths, and an aggregate of S1 ,052, 2,427.77 paid in death claims in Arkansas. There was on July l, 1916, total of 5,262 mem bers in good standing with a total of S8,194, ,982.58 insurance in force. There are 1O2 active lodges in the state.
 Supreme Master Workman Narvis, who is attending the grand lodge ses- sion, says that no other grand lodge has record of such spelndid achive- ment as has the Arkansas grand lodge.
 Other grand lodge officers to be elected are as follows: Grand fore man, A. w. Camwron of Pine Bluff Grand overseer, A. A. Swartwood, of Stuttgart; grand receiver, J. B. Col lie, of Malvern; grand guide, P. J. Miller, of Helena; grand inside watch man, A. Dudek, of Little Rock; grand outside watchman, Chas. Foster of Bentonville; grand medical examiner, Dr. J. w. Johnson of Pine Bluff.
 The maximum of the beneficiary certificates was raised from $2,000 to $3,OOO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27

ing from the south, the French push ed their line to Fregicourt, severing communication with Combles over the southerly road--that stretching towards Sally. The gap between Morval and Fregicourt, a mile and a half in width and reaching back to- ward Combles, was swept from eith- CT direction by the combined fire of French and British arms. It is be- lieved improbable that any consider able force of Germans remained in Combles. During the day yesterday when it was becoming evident that the allied forces were achieving their object of closing in east of the town, the Germans are reported to have begun withdrawing their guns from it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
PHILLIPS WIN IN RALLY.

Philadelphia, Sept. 26.-A ninth in- ming rally gave Philadelphia the vic- tory over Cincinnati today, to 2. and enabled the home team to keep pace with Brooklyn in the fight for the pennant. Knetzger had the better of the battle with Demaree until one was out in the ninth when Philadel- phia players punched hits for two runs and won the contest. Wingo's left hand was badly spiked when the Cincinnati catcher attempted to tag Cooper as he was sliding to the plate.
 Score. ii E Cincinnati ..0OO 100 010-2 8 ? philadelphia loo 900 0N2-3 z
 Knetzger and Wiago. Huhn; De- maree and Killifer-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
RECEIVER ASKED
 FOR M., D. & G. ROAD

Fort Smith, Sept. 26.-The appoint ment of receiver for the Memphis. Dallas & Gulf railroad, and an order directing the sale of the road, is ask ed in a petition filed in the federal district court here today by Alvin E. Goldman of St. Louis, as trustee for bondholders.
 The petition, which will be heard October 5, alleges that the road has not paid interest on $450000 of bonds since January, 1915. The road op- crates between Hot Springs and Ash down, a distance of IA miles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
MAXWELL IS DELEGATE.
Will Represent Barbers' Union at State Federation Meeting at
 ParagOuld.

T. A. Maxwell last night was elect ed a delegate from the local bar bers' union to the state federation of labor, which will meet in regular ses- sion on October ?, at Paragould. Bert Schooler was elected alternate.
 The election was the feature of the regular session last night of the barbers' union, the meeting being largely attended and much minor business being transacted. G. M. Drake has returned from Crossett, and will again be an active member of the union, on transfer of his card.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
DEMOCRATS NAME
 WOMAN ELECTOR

Springfield, H., Sept. 26.-The Democratic party, in state convention here, went on record today in favor of equal suffrage for women, the eight hour law for men and women engaged in non-agricultural pursuits, and a compulsory workmens compensation act.
 For the first time in history of Hi. nois politics. a woman was nominated as presidential elector, when Mrs Catherine Waugh McCullock of Evans ton was named with Reed Green of Cairo, Fred T. Scherer of Ottowa and L. o. Whittel of East St. Louis as cleo tors at large.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27


 Boston, Sept. 26.-Boston made it five straight from Pittsburg today, winning the first game, 3 to 0, and the second, 2 to 1. Nehf in the first game and Allen in the second pitched gilt-edged ball for Boston, Pittsburg getting only four hits in each game.
 First game:
 Score '' R H E pittsburg 1000 900 O00-O 4 2 Boston ..01O 010 O1x-3 8 1
 Evans and Smith; Nehf and Gowdy.
 Second game:
 Score k Il E Pittsburg 1000 001 O0O-1 2 Boston 100 900 01x-2 2
 Jacobs and w. Wagner; Allen and Gowdy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
Searching Test.

As people we are awakening more and more to true social conscious ness. "Am l my brothers keeper?" is question which is being revoiced today with encouraging answer. The theme is potent one in fiction and searching test of writer's sympathy and art.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
Average Man's View.

No matter how much mans sue. cess may amaze him. he always re- gains his self-possession in time to put on before others the air of one who feels that his merits have merely received their due reward, and Is therefore taking what has come to him as a matter of course.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
BUTLER PLEADS GUILTY.

New York. Sept. 26.-Wm. Butler, the chief figure in a nationwide .blackmailing conspiracy, today plead ed guilty to charge of swindling Mrs. Regina Klipper of Philadelphia He was sentenced to IS months at At lanta federal prison. Butler was told that this plea would not relieve him Of prosecution under other indict- ments.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
One Eve Waiting.

"Bobby, dear" said his mother. you must 60 to bed; it's late." Bobby hopped into bed. Later his mother said: Bobby. why don't you close your other eye and sleep?" Well. mother" said Bobby. this eye Is sleeping" pointing to the closed eye. but the one that's open is waiting for daddy to como home"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
CLOSED SEASON
 ON UMPIRES NOW

Toledo, O., Sept. 26.-Charged wi4l, assault with intent to kill G. John son, American association umpire, Jacob Scholkey, "A years of age, was indicted here today by the grand jury. During game here between Toledo and St. Paul, Umpire Johnson was struck on the head with a pop bot tie, thrown from the stand, and re:ld- cred unconscious. For time it was fearded he would not recover.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
ROCK ISLAND PROFITS.

Chicago, Sept. 26-Jacob M. Dickin- son, receiver for the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad, filed a re- port today showing the net inome for July, 1916, to be 1,222,905 from total receipts of more than $10,000,- 900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
BOSTON TO PLAY
 ON BRAVES FIELD

Boston, Sept. 26.-Announcement was made tonight by A. J. Lannin. president of the Boston Americans. that the Boston games of the worlds series will be played on the Braves field, if the Red Sox win the Ameri- can league championship.
 The worlds series games last year were played by the Red Sox on the Braves field, where there is seating capacity for 42,00O persons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
How They sand.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Results Yesterday.

Indianapolis 9, Louisville 2. Toledo 10, Columbus 8.
 St. Paul 10. Kansas City 4. Milwaukee Minneapolis, rain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27

H. G. Wells, the successful English novelist who is to visit the United States next spring, did his first lit erary work while employed as school teacher. In earlier life he was shop clerk at the munificent wage of $4 week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27
Where They Play Today.

Minneapolis at Milwaukee. St. Paul at Kansas City. Toledo at Columbus.
 Indianapolis at Louisville.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-27

nized.
 Combles, town of some 1000 pop ulation before the war, had been rendered of small strategic import ance to the allies by their long con- tinued encircling movement. It has been of notable value to the Ger mans, however, because as long as they clung to it the Franco-British freedom of action in pushing their offensive movements between Ba- paume and Peronne on either side was hampered.
 Turned into strongly fortified position by German defensive inge- ruity, it has consistently held fast like a rock in the course of a turbu- lent stream that has had to be blast ed loose before the channel was fully opened up.
 This process has only been ac- complished by long-continued, severe and costly effort on the part of the allies. Driving in from the south, the French successively swep> by Hardecourt, Maurepas. Leforest and finally reached Fregicourt, mile east of Combles. More slowly but none the less surely the British have pushed their advance on the north of the German salient. Their strug- gles to reach and hold Ginchy and Guillemont were expensive in time and men, but finally the ground north of Combles and some dis'ance to the east was occupied, putting the town in pocket of which the open ing was constantly being narrowed by the, drives of the entente armies.
 Yesterday came the combined ef- fort of the French and British o close the opening or at ieast to rem der it so narrow that what conid be extracted thru it by the Germans would not be worth white Only two roads remained over which the Ger man could withdraw their men and guns. The single-track railroad rin- ming thru the place had long since been rendered useless.
 Attacking from the north, General Haig's forces pushed up to and cc- cupied Morval, cutting the northerly road running to Le Transloy. Strik-