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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-20
Democrats Flop to the River
Pirates.

THUS far, there is only one of the Republi-
can policies which we Democrats have
not carried out; and we are working hard to
make the score complete by carrying out that
one
We Democrats found that Taft and J. P.
Morgan were unable to pass the Money trust
bill which Senator Aldrich's Commission had
framed; and we whirled right in and passed
it. as soon as our Democratic Congress was
sworn IN.
Senator Aldrich is dead, and his soul may
possibly be disporting itself in the realms of
bliss; but his Money-trust bill yet lives and
covers us Democrats with the mantle of
glory.
We Democrats found that Roosevelt, Taft
and Go. could not get as many troops and
battleships as they demanded; but now we
have become thoroughly converted, and are
going to give the Corporations and the Ro-
man church just as much militarism as we
think the taxpayers will stand.
preparedness" is our motto, watchword,
slogan, battle-cry and rallying call.
Preparedness, for aohat?
Preparedness to crush the oppressed mil
lions in America, when they rise in revolt
against the unbearable robbery of the Cor
porations and the Roman church.
we Democrats found that the RepuDhcanS
had been unable to spend all the money, and
to slip new taxes upon the common people;
and therefore we lost no time in emptyng
the Treasury and adding one hundred million
dollars to the taXes-0f Wh0na?
Not of the millonaires on their net in
comes; not on the corporations that were
making fabulous profits out of the War, but
on the unprivileged plain people, who were
losing hundreds of millions Oh the War.
We Democrats found that the Republicans
were unable to grant further favors to Ex-
press Companies, Railroad Companies and
Gamblers in the products of agriculture; con-
sequently, our President asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission to advance freight
rates, and requested Congress to establish
Government Insurance for cotton gamblers.
By the granting of these favors, we Demo
Gratis enabled the Southern railroads to clear
25 per cent. net profit, the Eastern roads, SO
per cent, and the Western roads, 90 per cent.
BY permitting the Express Companies to
increase their charges, the Parcels Post acas
nests1oted, and the people were robbed by the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-20
{ AnSWer.)

1t is almost impossible for the world to OBJ
tain exact information of any agreement
among Kings and Popes. In many cases. we
are forced to look to the consequences to learn
what the treaty meant.
For example, the famous Treaty Of Tilsit
between Car Alexander and Napoleon, was
duly published. but Great Britain believed
that there were other articles, kept secret,
and she Immediately sent hes fleet to Copen-
hagen. to lombard that city and seize the
Danish fleet Historians have suspected that
Talleyrand betrayed Napoleon, and that he
sold the secret to England for an enormous
sum of money.
Now, the Holy Alliance was such peculiar
affair, so very Sanctimonious on its face, that
no one can accept it on its own account Of
itself
When three monarchs combine military
forces to enforce the righteousness of Christ,
smell of rats Immediately cOntaminates the
atmosphere, particularly when those monarchs
have recently invaded Christian land to
re-enthrone much detested and rejected
King.
What do we find the Holy Alliance doing?
Let us Judge the tree by the fruits.
We see it suppress, barbarously, the anti
papal and anti-monarchal movements in
Naples and Piedmont.
Would such Romanist bigOt as the En-
peror Francis of Austria have sent his troops
to shoot down Italian democrats if the Holy
Father had not wanted the Holy Alliance to
do it?
When such Romanist bigot as King
Charles X of France acted with the Holy
Alliance, and sent an army into Spain to
crush the democratic, ant-papal movement,
was the Holy Father no party to the recon
quest of papal paradise?
The Pope reaped vast benefits from the re-
dictionary butcheries and expressions of the
Holy Alliance: is it supposable that he was
q passive recipient of these prodigious favors!
The South American republics and the In
dependent Mexico were cruel thorns in the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-20

Bethany, by Thos. E. Watson. A Romance
of the Civil War, with vivid pen pictures of
plantation life before the war Bound in
cloth. Price. $1.00, postpaid. The Jetferso-
MAN Publishing Company, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-04-20
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complete line of Thos E. WatsOn's books are
sale at Miller's Book Store, in Atlanta also at
Macon, with Browns Book Store. People in those
cities and vicinity would do well to call and look
them over. JeffersOnian Publishing Co.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
EleotrleitY.

No one knows what electricity Is.
We know some OF the things that Il
VIII do We have TO certain extent
learned how TO control II nnd for want
OF better tame call II n fluid. We
have discovered, too. that II II one Of
the most important forces. II not the
most Important force ~ which we
have any knowledge We are almost
as ignorant ~ many other great forces
OF nature-as. for example, the attrac.
tioh Of eravitation. For the present
we must be content 10 observe such
forces ia action aud 10 devise the best
methods TO control them. In this
knowledge mankind has progressed
wonderfully within few years.--st
Nicholas
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
ORIGIN Of FIRE THAT DESTROYED
THE LINER CONGRESS IS MYSTERY

Not so much as foot wetting was
experienced by any seaman or pas
Isenger during the transfer. with one
exception. The ships baker. sur
vivor Of the Titanic disaster. tumbled
into the water, He was hauled out
Immediately.
Chief Engineer MARYLAND. Assistant
Higgins and Steward Tyson fought
the blaze until they fell unconscious.
Tyson Is In Mercy hospital. still un-
conscious. Captain Cousins was
standing on deck. still trying to save
his ship. when MARYLAND. gasping and
choking. was carried up. The order
Ito the lifeboats" was given at once.
Purser Holzer made several at
tempts to reach the ships safe. but
fire cut him of and he had to run for
his life. The ship contained $4,000
in company money. about $4,000
worth OF passengers valuables. and
the ships papers.
In the rush on deck. the crowding
from port and starboard when pur-
sued by billows OF smoke. and the ex-
citement OF climbing into lifeboats,
many families were torn apart. Some
did not meet again until all had land
ed at North Bend. There were hys-
tericai scenes OF Joy at the wharf.
Flashing his IS o s" over the sea.
the wireless operator stuck to his key
until heat put the main apparatus
out OF commission. He then con-
nected up his auxiliary plant and con-
tinued calling help until 1t collapsed
and he was driven from his post by
the scorching smoke. His call was
heard at the Coos Bay station.
Many boats hurried to meet the
Congress. The schooner Tillamook
and the dredge Niche we're first to
reach her and began receiving pas
sengers. Officers OF the Congress re-
NAMED aboard the schooner A. NJ.
Simpson, close behind the burning
liner. so they will be first to board 1t
after the flames subside.
Five thousand barrels OF oil In the
Congress- fuel tanks we're blazing to-
day, vomiting a huge pillar OF inky
smoke skyward.
The Congress was the biggest OF
the Pacific Coast Steamship COM
pany's fleet, and one OF the best liners
on the Seattle-San Francisco-San
Diego run. It cost 100000
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
DECLARE STRIKE
OF CARMEN BROKEN

New York. Sept. i5.--wlth sub
way and elevated lines running at
better than normal capacity and TAX
ing care Of tho overflow from the tied
up surface limos. oiiolals OF New
York's traction systems today de-
clsred tho carmon's strike was
broken.
With . showing OF some 10000
former employees sticking to their
strike. union labor leaders countered
with a threat that unless a settlement
came on their own terms they would
tie up the city on Monday with a
sympathetic strike Of 100000 trade
unionists,
Between the two divergent forces
Mayor Mitchell and the public service
commission are seeking--so far In
vain--to obtain some middle ground
for adjustment,
kaiph Fnsseno, driver OF an Ice
truck. was hurled twenty feet and
probably fatally Injured when Third
avenue car plunged down grade n,
s6th street today Into the truck. The
strikabreaking motownan. VIM. Nc.
Gowan. and several passengers were
cut and bruised. Anna schwartx. %
years old. q passenger, had both hips
dislocated.
Numerous instances Of ''bombard'
ment" OF elevated trains by milk
bottles. stones and other handy mis-
siles were reported today. No one
was Injured. One shot wps fred. the
bullet lodging In the woodwork Of
tho car.
The socialist party headquarters
here today announced a campaign foi
municipal ownership OF all transpor'
tatlon lines In the city. with q series
OF meetings to thresh out all sides
to the Issue,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15

The gerrymnnde, was christened In
1873, although II must have been IN op-
Grafton long before that A stnnch old
Fedcrailst, Governor Elbridge Gerry,
controlled through his Legislature the
redistricting OF Massachusetts, under
the census OF 1910 In the once OF
benjamin. Russell. an ardent Repub
lican editor. hung map OF the state
a. newly subdividcd by Gerry and his
men, Gilbert stuart's ready pencil
whlmsicaily added to the outlines OF u
grotcsquc district tho wings aud tall of
q dragon.
"Har' he said when he had nnishsd.
"How's that for q salamandcry
Tho Republican Russell growled.
Better cali Il gcrrymander," And
American politicians have taken his
advice.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
THE PAY ROLL is COMING.

Never before has the Grants Pass
district attracted so mulch attention
from the outside world as 1t is at
tracing at the present time. This is
by reason of the fact that there is
greater Industrial activity here than
at any like point along the west coast
today.
Rogue valley eggs are not all in
one basket. In fact. there are eggs
for every basket and they are all
Matching out at about the same time.
There is unprecedented activity in
the mines; the mills are all operating
and lumber is advancing in price;
the orchards are finding market for
their product; the establishment OF
the beet sugar industry is solving a
problem in agriculture that has here
tofore been a handicap upon the
farming business: and the basis of
all OF this progress is the building OF
the railroad from Grants Pass into
the tributary country so rich in ma
tural resources.
The pay roll that is the real foun-
dation of prosperity is becoming an
accomplished thing. Every day hun
dreds Of men with the dinner bucket
can be seen vending their way to
South Grants Pass to work upon the
sugar factory, at the sawmill or the
planning mill. Scores Of others are
digging wealth from the earth in the
mining districts in every direction
from this city. and a procession OF
teams Is upon the road hauling ore to
the railroad for shipment. The hop
yards and orchards are filed with
workmen. The box factory is rush
ed with orders. There is plenty OF
work for all who are seeking work.
After an absence from public view OF
many years. the placard bearing the
Inscription men Wanted" Is again
displayed in Grants Pass.
These are some OF the things that
Grants Pass bought when the bond
Issue Of 5000. 900 was voted.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
CALIFORNIA REDwoODs
ARE SAFE FROM FIRE

San Jose. Cal. Sept l5,---For the
first time since the battle was started
Sunday hre fighters early this morn
ing expressed hope that the forest
flre in the Santa Cruz mountain dis
trlct Is under control and will soon
burn Itself ont without causing fur
ther damage.
The famous California redwoods
are safe. as are the ranch houses on
the o'Neal, Letchcr. Rolph and Deer
Ing ranches.
Backaring In Adobe canyon proved
effective finally In keeping the blaze
from crossing to Black mountain.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
THE PORTLAND EXCURSION.
(PortIand Telegram.)

portland Telegram.)
Arrangements we're made this noon
at the chamber OF commerce to run
an excursion to Grants Pass next
week for the Josephine county fair.
Special cars will be attached to the
8:15 D. m. Southern Pacific train
Tuesday, and participants in the ex-
cursion will have the privilege Of re-
turning on any train up to Saturday
night. A special round-trip rate Of
$3.50. including Pullman accom-
modations both ways. has been OBJ
tanned. Apart from the attractions
OF the county fair, the new beet sugar
plant will be inspected, and a trip
made over the new Grants Pass &
Crescent City railway OF the Twohy
Bros. company. The committee In
charge OF arrangements for the ex-
cursion includes Emery 0lmstead.
chairman; John F. Carroll. Charles
F. Berg, Ira F. Powers, George L.
Baker, Wilbur f. Conan and NJ. p.
Asmead, secretary. Applications for
reservations should be made to NJ. e.
Smead, at the chamber OF commerce.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15

Sometimes the doctor orders harley
or oatmeal water FOR baby, When such
Ia the case prepare as follows:
Add two tnblcspoonfuls OF washed
pearl barley or Of oatmeal. as the case
may be. to a quart OF cold water, Boil
this down To pint, cooking slowly for
about two hours Then strain while
hot and add sufficient quantity or
cold boiled water to make quart or
the fuid Keep cool IN covered Jar
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
soms o, purr. phrases.

Here are . few specimens Of Burns
happy phrases: The best laid schemes
Of mice and men gang aft agley:"
"The fenr OF hell's the bangman's
whip. TO baud the wretch In ORDER"
but pleasures are like peoples spread
you seize the flower. Its bloom Is
she'd" "Oh, wad some power the giftie
gle Us to see ourselves as Ithers see
u.s. mans inhumanlty to man makes
countless thousands mourn" Nursing
her wrath to keep 1t warm" THE
mirth and fun grew fast aud furious"
Whats done we partly may compute.
but know not what's resisted:" Princes
and lords are but the breath Of kings"
"The rank Is but the guinea stamp; a
mans man for a. that"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
FRENCH WAR PLANE
FLIES ACROSS BULGARIA

Paris. Sept. i5.--A French war
plane. one OF four air raiders that
bomharded the Bulgarian capital OF
Sofia. few clear across Bulgaria from
the allied lines IN Greece, landing In
Bucharest. capital Of Roumania. Il
was officially announced today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
M|LL|ONA|RES
ARE MADE RICHER


New York. Sept. i5.---The Morgan,
Rockefeller and Dupont groups OF
inanciers have reaped millions In In
creased valuation OF their holdings In
the present boom on the stock ex-
change, according to estimates In
Wall street today, Steel. oil and
motor stocks have been leaders In
the wild rush OF speculation. which
recorded one million share day after
another and sent prices to new high
records on many successive days,
The boom started In the Morgan
group. and Il Is common talk on the
street that a bullish sentiment was
desired in order to facilitate the iiota-
tlon OF the recent British loan.
As the upward movement was get
ting we'll under way. Maine election
returns we're injected into the sltua-
ton and a price movement followed.
described rs similar TO the boom
which started whom first returns In
dicated MeKinley's election in 1896.
United States Steel went to a record
at l0T q share yesterday. figure
which was duplicated today: General
Motors shot upward at a fifty-dollar
a day rate to $3.50 a share. and was
but slightly under that fgure today.
On the curb the various Standard
OH stocks have been successfully
rocketlng. Standard OIL OF Indiana,
Ohio. and Prairie OH a Gas selling
up nearly q 100 points during tho
course OF the movement.
These three groups represent In
order the interests OF Morgan. Du-
Pont and Rockefeller.
International Mercantile Marine.
another Morgan interest, which. with
U. s. Steel. form the two greatest
mergers ever made In this country.
has been another OF the leaders In
the present movement, common SELL
Ing from so cents to s50.75 and pre-
ferred from SO to s125.25 In a little
more than a year.
Identified with the DUPONT inter
ests are two other groups. known as
the Kaufman and the Chatham
Phoenix bank groups, General Motors.
Chevrolet Motors and United Motors.
by their advances have enriched these
men by millions.
General Motors jumped from si25
to SITS In few weeks.
On the curb the game OF the small
speculator has been riding the up
ward market BY purchase Of low
priced copper stocks One example
OF imitation in this list is furnished
by United Verde Extensiog. par value
so cents. which sold at less than two
uuiidls u sHhEt It'cutiy anu Hau
jumped today to $40.
Wild scenes were enacted today on
the curb as war brides" continued
to advance. 1t poured down rain
during the morning. but trading did
not even hesitate for an instant.
Dressed in rubber coats and hats.
curb brokers dashed from group to
group In the street, signalling and
shouting orders TO their men. leaning
out OF the windows.
CARRIED for the bad weather. the
brokers appeared to be dressed for
a carnival. Men representing differ
ent houses wore various colored rub
ber hats. Blue. red. yellow and orange
hats bobbed about In the crowd, while
with wild gesticulating the brokers
transmitted orders TO their ofices.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15

Oregon seems to be pretty well
satisfied with conditions since booze
was voted out. There Is no good
reason to loosen up in the matter
through the adoption OF the brew
ers' amendment" It will be good
amendment to vote against.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
Isllyhrh.

Tho bay of Naples sbonnhs IN me-
dnsac, or jeIlyfsh, often growing ~
large as two feet n diameter aud
weighing n.ty aud sixty pounds Some
OF them shine at night With grceuiah
tight aud nrc known as "noctilucs"
might lanternsl by the natives
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
+-++++++++++++
COMING EVENTS

: = : = : = = : = : = :
Sept. Is, Frlday--Busines meeting OF
Music club, In Commercial club
room, at s p. m. sharp.
Sept. 10, Saturday--Chlldrens story
hour at the public library at 1880.
Mrs. George Soranson, leader.
Sept. 1S, -Monday--Courler Bargain
day.
Sept. 1s-20-2l. Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday---Josephine county fair
and celebration.
Sept. 25-30, Observation-Disclosures
gon state fair.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15

Bentonite Is a clay which II used TO
give body and weight to paper, In the
preparation Of dressing for lnfamed
hOofs OF horses. az n constituent OF
some medicines and M an adulternni
Of candies aud drugs, says nm exchange
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15
Concentrated elohts.

HE says he's Travelled thousands Of
miles"
"Ah, he must have seen great deal"
yes; many things. He's been floor
walker In department store for TWEEN.
ty-seven years."--Philadelphia Ledger
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15

ful check had been made and every
person accounted for.
Marshfield. Ore, Sept. 15.-Smoke
pouring from its upper works and
steel plates, redhot in spots from the
rumbling blaze inside. all that is left
OF the crack coast liner Congress lay
on Coos bay spit today. practically a
total loss.
In Marshfield and North Bend. 423
passengers and crew. many clad in
odds and ends. penniless. and in some
cases suffering from nervous shock.
were distributed among the towns
people, awaiting the arrival OF spe-
cial trains to carry them on to
Seattle.
So far as is known now. not a
single life was lost. Fire was dis
covered in the second steerage OF the
Congress at p. m. yesterday. Cap
tain Cousins decided to make 30
mile run for shore. The race with
death was won by hairs breadth.
When the big liner cast anchor of
Coos bay fire was roaring forward,
herding terrified passengers toward
the bow.
at was women and children first, ="
said Chief Steward Damsden.
Captain Cousins ordered life
boats lowered after the deck began
to get hot under our feet. Before
that, thick volumes OF smoke had
driven us from the lower decks and
we were all packed forward" con-
tinued the steward. Passengers be-
gan sobbing. Most OF them kept
their heads, and those who broke
down were comforted by others.
"The real wrench came when we
began loading lifeboats. and the or
der Women and children first was
given out. Many women refused to
leave their husbands. The men urged
them to go, but they would not. BY
this time the smoke and hot fumes
were so dense and suffocating on the
port side that all efforts to launch
boats there were abandoned and the
passengers massed to starboard.
"In spite OF the steadily gaining
fire. there was no panic. We lowered
seven boats as smoothly as II In prac-
tice. The sea was calm and pas
sengers were carried Immediately to
the dredge Niche After all passen-
gers were saved, we tried to rescue
some OF their clothing and other ef-
fects. Some had run from their state
rooms at the first alarm half dressed
and failed to return for more clothes.
But we had barely started this work
when fire came cracking up through
the woodwo and terrific heat be-
gan warping the deck"
Weary deckhands. their eyes red
trimmed from smoke inflammation,
many with slight burns, were hailed
as heroes today by the rescued pas
sengers. The sailors fought the
flames to the last When nothing
more could be done, they tumbled in
to llfeboats, many wearing only can
vas pants and streaked from head to
foot with SCOT and grease. One oller
was overcome by smoke. There were
several others injured
Mrs. Margaret Reig, Of 81. Louis.
was III In bed when the order came
to abandon ship. Fellow passengers
carried her to boat, and she was
landed safely.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15

Marshfield. Sept, 15.--Ofiicers OF
the burned liner Congress were un-
able to tell today how the FIRE started.
They agreed 1t originated in the car
go under the second steerage aft.
Smoke curling up from the hold gave
the first warning.
There Is nothing left Of the crack
steamer but its metal parts--steel
hull, smokestacks and masts. Smoke
was still drifting from the blacken.
ed shell at noon.
A report that several passengers
had been overlooked in their state
rooms and suifocated was denied to-
day by officers. They declared care
full check had been made and every
person accounted for.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-15

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