davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-06

The sentiment of the meeting was
progressiQn-- a desire for something
higher, nobler and better. A feeling
that nothing is too good for the
country boys and girls. We owe the
people of vandalia thanks for many
favors and kindhesses shown.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
LELAND

Victor Owens, who has been living
on the A. A. Porter ranch for the
past two years, moved back to Wash
ington last week, and Mr.. Winner, OF
Wolf Creek. has moved on to the
ranch.
The Copper Queen Mining COM
pany has been busy hauling ore to
ship to the smelter.
Ben Layton went to Wolf Creek
last Monday. to remain with his
father for a few days.
Frank Foss, of Jump-Off-Joe. was
over last Wednesday to visit his sis
ter, Mrs. H. X. Miller.
John Orr, who has been visiting
his daughters, Mrs. Geo. Light and
Mrs. Gene Decker, returned to
Myrtle Creek last week.
Mrs. H. P. Walters went to Glen
dale last Tuesday on business.
Sheriff viii C. Smith was seen in
our vicinity Saturday.
John Devall went to Grants Pass
Monday on business.
The ladies' sewing circle met with
Mrs. John McCaslin Saturday and all
present had a delightful time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
A CALIFORNIA OPINION.

In speaking of the land grant
made to the o. & c. railroad COM
pany, and which is now in controversy
before congress and the courts, the
San Francisco Chronicle makes the
following comment:
"The theory OF these land grants Is
clear At the time they were made
the government was selling land for
s1.25 an acre. AS the western lands
were almost inaccessible, it was held
that both the government and the
people would be benefited by the
grant Of alternate sections OF land
and raising the price OF the inter-
vening sections to $3.50 per acre.
The grant would cost the government
nothing, for II would get for the re-
served sections all 1t asked for both
reserved and granted, and the coun-
try would get the railroad.
1T was the understanding on all
sides, and II is so expressed IN the
grant, that there would be the same
right Of settlement on the granted
lands as on those reserved to the gov
ernment, the only difference being
that the railroad would get the
money.
"The grant was made and accepted
on these terms. It was the duty Of
the railroad company to do what It
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
TONG WAR CLAIMS
ANOTHER FRISCO VICTIM

San Francisco. Mar. 16.--After
having given shelter to a Chinese who
begged protection from highbinders,
Ng Ling. member OF the Suey ong
tong. was probably fatally shot to-
day as he rose from his bunk, He
does not know where the bullety
came from, but told the police he was
positive they we're not fired by Ng
You. the man who was given shelter.
In spite Of this assurance. Ng You
was arrested. Officers claim they saw
him with a gun when they entered.
They alleged he is Hop Sing spy,
who gained entrance to Ng Ling's
house for the purpose OF numbering
him.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
DEsTROyER STEWART
OFF FOR MEXICAN COAST

Washington. Mar, 16.--The de,
stroyer Stewart is under orders tc
leave San Diego Immediately for En-
senada, on the Mexican west coast
the navy department announced to-
day.
Ensenada is about 10 miles from
San Diego. Americans there are
afraid Mexicans may molest them
The navy department officials said
there had been no anti-American
demonstrations yet. but that sending
the Stewart there was believed to be
"a wise precaution."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
VILLA LAST SEEN
WITH 500 SOLDIERS

Douglas. Aria, Mar. i6---Francisco
villa was last seen at colonnia Dub
leen. Chihuahua Mormon colony,
100 miles south OF Columbus. N. M.
Three hundred followers we're with
him.
This was the information sent here
today by c. Il. Tracy. an American
cowboy. employed by the III Tigre
Mining Company, According to
Tracy. Il was Villas plan TO 10 first
to Casa Grandes, 10 miles south. and
then head for Sonora state. Tracy
has been following villa for three
months In an effort to regain s25.-
600 worth OF silver bullion stolen by
Vllllstas last November.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
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: OREGON WEATHER
= Tonight and Friday generally !
= fair; southerly winds,
ON BEING PREPARED.

With the advancement of the
orchards in the Rogue valley to the
point where the opening blooms are
in danger of injury by frosts. the
question of protection against wealth
er conditions is the important one.
The orchards are giving promise Of
q great yield. the trees, especially the
apples and pears. being full Of fruit
buds. The q. S. department Of agri-
culture has established temporary
ONCE of its weather bureau in the
valley for the season. and viii direct
work in the frost fighting line. The
observer in charge Of the bureau has
issued the following as his initial
Mote to Frost Fighters:
Whether to smudge or not to
smudge is question for the orchard
list himself to decide; the weather
bureau is strictly neutral, but il he
decides to enter the fight, a thorough
preparedness is advocated.
"The worst weather experienced in
the past is our only clue to the
strength of the frost enemy in the
future. Six or seven frosty nights.
including one or two pretty cold
spells. have been experienced in a
single spring in this valley, and as
many may come again; also. we may
60 through the spring of 1916 with
out another freeze; we can not tell.
''This preparedness suggestion is
made partly upon the advice Of Mr..
F. c. Reimer, director OF the southern
Oregon experiment station, and Mr..
Claude c. Cate, Jackson county pa
biologist. who report instances in the
past of frost fighters being unable to
cope with the last of several frosts
or with one very severe freeze, be-
cause Of insufficient fuel or equip
ment.
Therefore, IL the orchardist pro-
poses to spend a nickel fighting frost
he should spent enough to prepare
him for the worst, and at all times
conserve his supplies by not heating
where temperatures have been raised
to safety, and otherwise. It is better
not to have smudged at all than to
have smudged and lost"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16

Nomination petitions at the Courier
office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
agreed to do. and do ii without quib-

agreed to do. and do II without quib'
bling.
THAT the railroad has not done
On the contrary. 1t has chosen to spe-
eulate on the property by holding
the land for higher prices. There
can be no sympathy with the COM
.pany's contention,
Nor can the railroad excuse It.
self by saying that II It did not specu-
late. those to whom 1t sold at $3.50
per acre would certainly do so. That
was matter for congress TO deter
mine. and its determination was that
the railroad should not speculate"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
KIM AIircd's uuole.

The most Interesting " al bigles "
,thc famous blowing stone" tlSt used
BY Alfred the Grctt 20 signnl his
troops on The ilcld Of ',&ldown II IN In
the historic yaic Of the White Horse
IN lcrksblre. Erg.atd. aud " n mass Of
snldatonc eo euiliuHly pierced with
byies that wien Ilowt It emIts a loud
'clelr call The nolind travels ever the
gir,u mclen~'t liirgish thp wouds of
tle river mex, echoIng among the
Willie Horse hilis and dowu 10 King
Alrrpd's camp 90 tia southern slope
ard back 70 W0tlanl Smiths cave,
where the smith lived whum no one
ever saw, who shbl lhc travrlers'
horses left at his door London spectn.
tor
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
D. S, SOLDIERS ARE
/ MOVING SOUTHWARK

y
fEl Paso. Mar i6--After having
hivouaeked over night near palomas
lake. nine miles from the border,
the main American detachment hunt
ing Francisco villa was reported
marching deeper into the bandit
country today.
Cavalry is scouting ahead OF the
toiling infantry columns. Bringing
Iup the rear comes long train o!
army wagons. escorted BY horsemen,
Colonel Slocum's men were report.
ed this afternoon crossing the Chi
huahua desert. following the line OF
Villas retreat from Columbus, The
trail was marked by many wounded
vulistas, who were unable to acoomp-
any their comrades, When they
weakened they were abandoned,
An army wagon train returned 20
Columbus last night. bringing ten
villista wounded who We're caught in
the scouts dragnet.
Col. podd's column. which crossed
the border yesterday or today from
Culberson's ranch. Arizona. was said
TO be proceeding southwark along
the Sierra Madre foothills. Their
march Is forced as they are endeavor-
ing 10 relieve the town OF Dublan
where o colony OF American Mormons
Ia believed menaced by villa,
FL Paso Mormons fear the expedI.
tion will reach Dublan too late. as
the villistas are said to have an
nounced their intention last Tuesday
OF destroying the colony.
Americans at Guzman doubted that
the villistas had heard OF the expedl-
tion. as outlaw bands were still ling
ering In the vicinity of Casas Gran
des. They said a Carranza censor
ship had been in effect since the
Columbus raid to prevent any news
of American plans altering Into the
interior.
Mystery surrounded General Per-
shing's whereabouts. II was increased
when he was reported personally COM
mandlng third column said to be
crossing the border south OF Hachita,
Pershing accompanied the soldiers
from Columbus to the border. and
was then rumored to have gone back
and started for Hachita, All move
ments OF troops and commanders
were hidden, however, by the strong
est censorship In Americas history,
Despite stories OF threatened re-
bellions. General Gavira. constitu-
tionalist commander at Juarez. an
nonnced that all Carranzistas from
Casas Grandes and the Galeana dis
tricts had been ordered to cooperate
with the American expedition. Cav
Ira stated the services OF de facto
government soldiers had been utilized
by the Americans who were using
them for scouts and guides.
Gavira issued an official notice to
Carranzistas that the Americans we're
not hostile to the de facto govern
ment, and that they were merely try
ing to round up all villistas.
1t was learned that the first des-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
THE LINER PATR|A
WAS ATTACKED

New York. Mar, 16.--Declaring II
had been attacked without warning
by submarine. the Fabre liner
Patria, flying the French flag. with
20 Americans among Its 900 passen-
gers, docked safely here today.
Captain Dechelles declared the
submarine attempted to torpedo his
vessel March /. while he was of the
African coast. The torpedo. he as.
serted. missed his rudder by less than
80 feet. Passengers were thrown in
to panic.
Among the Patrla's passengers was
Editor Swain OF the Manila Times.
who Is en- route to San Francisco.
He said the liner zig-zagged to dodge
torpedoes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16

tination OF the American expedition
Is Casas Grandes. Army men said
1t would be several days before they
reached that district. villa was last
reported terrorixing ranches in that
vicinity.
Colonel Slocum's column Is ex
pected to reach Guzman tonight or
tomorrow. Dodd's men are looked
for at Dublan on Friday afternoon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
UPRISING OF MExICANs
FEARED IN LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles. Mar. 16--Fearing up
rising In the Mexican quarter here
the city council today authorized
Chief OF Police Snively to enroll an
unlimited number OF citizen officers
Owing to the urgent need for extra
police protection, the ordinance waf
passed as an emergency measure. II
goes into effect at once. The ap'
pointments will be effective for 9(
days and the citizen police Will re
celve no pay.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
USE CALIFORNIA GRAPE
BRANDY IN MUNITIONS

San Francisco. Mar. 16.--Soldiers
OF Europe now face the prospect OF
being attacked with brandy.
More than 100000 gallons OF de-
natured grape brandy will be sold TO
eastern and Canadian munitions
makers by California wineries. ac-
cofding to arrangements completed
today, The alcohol is to be used in
manufacturing high explosive shells.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-16
How to Add Life to Candles During the
lonu EVENINGS.

LoHU EVeniH0t'
With the shorter days here can.
dies are being used more and more for
dinner. II the candles are given a
coat Of colorless varnish and allowed
to dry thoroughly before lighting they
will not only last longer. but the var.
nish will prevent the wax melting and
running down
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-25
VOX POPULI
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AGTN THE LIBRARY.

To the Editor of The Journal.
AS one who would be only too glad
to have a public library, as we'll as
all other public conveniences did cir
cumstances justify it, would like to
ask whether at present it is advisable
to further burden the people of Pen
sacola. The property owners have
been nearly taxed out of existence al
ready. Families of small means have
been unable to pay their taxes for two
or three years, and their small homes
have passed at tax sales, or by mort
gage to other parties having command
of money. It seems to me it is time
to look the fixing squarely in the
face and refuse to be further bur
dened.
AS I understand it, the city fur
nishes the site, guarantees the up
keep, and then the title to the prop
erty vests in Carnegie himself, if the
apportionment for upkeep should at
any time fail. Another thing to be
| COilSiuCICu Is LndE GllGIG 10 q gLSc'
deal of ill-feeling among the people
as to the way Carnegie piled up his
millions, expressing his workmen anC
using unjust, if legal, means in deal
ing with them. And in some place!
the people scorn to accept his none!
for public service. We are in n,
financial condition as a city to ado
to the burdens of the people.
Let US wait until we have recoveret
and are on our feet again as a cit,
and as its inhabitants. 1t is more i'm
portant that man have a home 70
his helpless ones than that we have
public library, desirable as that oh
ject may be. We must draw the lin
somewhere on the tax question.
only 40 per cent of the taxes wer
paid this year, how can any increase
taxation be raised? These are tn
cold, hard facts, however one ma
draw fancy pictures as to what W
coudi do.
MINNIE WOLFE RUTHERFORD.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-25
THE CITIZEN SAILORS.

Upwards of two thousand civilians are
enrolling for the practice cruise on Amer1-
can battleships, which will begin August
ID. How the preparedness idea IS growing
is shown by an enrolment of all ages and
professions, many of the men prominent
and wealthy, who are enthusiastic for this
new plan looking to greater navy.
The object of the cruise as described by
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, is as
follows:
"For training volunteers to afford
civilians an opportunity to gain, by
close contact with naval life, and naval
duties, some experience and under
standing that will help them to per-
ceive the way they may best fit them
selves for service in the navy in time
of need"
Target practice, drills, and general naval
instruction will form the curriculum OF the
cruise which will end September 12 The
volunteers will be organized, messed, and
berthed separate from the regulars aboard
ship, and will not be required to pass coal,
stoke, or do certain 1aborious work that
might be too severe strain on men of
sedentary habits without longer course
of preparatory training.
At the end of the cruise the volunteers
will be given a certificate from the rear adj
miral, specifying the efficiency they have
attained.
1t will be the finest sort of vacation for
the boys, with more fun, less work and
fewer hardships than the usual summer
camping trip affords. But above all, the
cruise will mean a sane mind in a sane body
and sane mind is what the American
people need to face the problem of pre-
paredness. Two thousand citizens, scat
tered throughout the United States, will BIZ
a splendid leavening for the country. EacI
man will be able to tell from hrst-hanC
knowledge what it means for our navy t.
be short $4,000 men; and so the ieda of
greater navy will be hammered home
navy great enough to repel aggression anc
render impossible wars devastation OF
American territory.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-25
THE SUBMARINES CHANCES.

Will the Deutschland get back to
Germany?
English sporting men are betting so to
she won't. The president of the company
owning the submersible freighter says he
will cover every bet.
But, after all, no money has changed
hands, and both English and Germans are
perfectly safe in bombarding each other
with propositions of this kind at so safe a
distance. A pauper could bet, under these
circumstances.
The channel leading to the open sea from
Chesapeake Bay, deep enough to accom-
modate the Deutschland submerged, is very
narrow and is said to be guarded by battle
ships outside of the three-mile limit But
the captain of the submarine says he isn't
afraid Of fifty battleships.
And there you are-the bets all over
again
Again, Franklin D Roosevelt, assistant
secretary of the navy, says it is impossible
TO put nets and mines outside the three
mile limit, but the allied powers say they
have put them there, nevertheless Things
are still at the betting status.
Even if the Deutschland wins through
the Chesapeake Bay snares, she will still
have perilous and doubtful journey ahead
Passing through the English channel, ii
will have a maze of nets, mines and arm
ored motor boats to e1ude If she swings
around the British Isles to the north, she
will be hundreds of miles out of her way
and, besides, will have to run the NORTH
Sea blockade
What do you think of the chances?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-25
DON'T RISK NEGLECT

Don't neglest a constant backache,
sharp, darling pains or urinary dis
orders. The danger of dropsy or
Bright's disease is too serious to
ignore. Use Doan's Kidney Pills as
have your friends and neighbors. A
Pensacola case.
Bert Young, Intendencia and De
Villers Sts., Pensacola, says: while
l had no severe trouble from my kid
neys, they seemed to be weak and ]
felt that Doan's Kidney Pills could
prevent more serious trouble. ] used
one box and felt much stronger. My
kidneys soon worked all right again.
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney, remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Young had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-25
KEEP OFF PARALYSIS AND
ARTERlO- SCLERDSIS

Alternatives which change by some
inexphcable manner, certain morbid
conditions Of the system are of great
benefit in nervous diseases, in paraly-
sis, arterio-sclerosis, glandular tuber-
cles, lupus, fistulous and carious
ulcers"-Dr. Mason, in U. S. Dispen-
satory. Number 40 For The Blood
contains all the alternatives alluded
to in the above and is therefore In
dicated in paralysis, rheumatism,
nodes, tumors, lupus and all diseases
of the blood. Made by J. C. Menden-
hall, 40 years druggist. Sold By
The Crystal Pharmacy.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-25
THE SCRATCH PAD.
By THOMAS EWING DABNEY.

Women are proving their supe-
riority over men every day. All
our pride and enthusiasm for the
Tampa militiaman who kissed nine
teen girls before leaving for the front
toppled and crashed to earth when
we read Of the Pennsylvania girl who
kissed Oh soldiers, hand running.
Now Teddy complains that the pro-
gressive party deserted him. Mebbe
so, mebbe so; and about everybody
else has deserted him too.
We understand the German general
staff is planning to import some man
eating sharks for use against the
enemy in rainy weather when the
trenches are overfowed.
Soon the political campaign will
open, and from all indications, the
Hague conventions prohibiting the
use of poison gas will be disre-
garded.
Maybe the married guardsmen who
were discharged from service long
for the quietude of the border.
Who was it that first referred to
man as a worm? And who called a
| girl a chicken?
And still the people are cleaning
up.
When we contemplate our horseles'
militia, we are able to understand
those loud shrieks of laughter com
ing from the direction of Panch,
Villas camp, as his followers tighter
the girths of their saddles prepare
tory to a raid.
We hope that no one will take tn
gentleman who is advertising flo
1000 cats, any felines of the poi
variety.
The favor the Pensacola boys ar
finding in feminine eyes, now that tn
North Carolina has gone, is anothe
instance of the second choice vote.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-25
HER LEFT SIDE HURT.

No family remedy enjoys better
reputation among intelligent women
than Foley Kidney Pills. Mrs. Laura
Beall, Plattsburg, Miss, writes: "Last
April I got in bad health; my left
side hurt all the time. The doctors
medicine didn't seem to do me any
good. I had symptoms of Bright's
disease. I took two bottles of Foley
Kidney Pills and feel all right now.
They quickly relieve backache, rheu-
matism, aches and pains in a natural
WHY driving the poison out of the
system. Contain no habit forming
drUgs.-AdR
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-25

Not a single case of infantile paralysis
has been brought into Florida, according TO
an announcement by the State Board of
Health, and so far as is known, there is not
one case of the dread scourge in this state.
OF course there are lot of rumors, for
the Sayville liar, the FL Paso liar. the storm
liar, and the political liar, have nothing on
Old Dame Gossip.
did you hear about Mrs. Jones7, Oh,
nv dear, it is simply awful. Her little boy
ate some watermelon and candy and pickles
and saltwater and ice cream and peanuts,
and went bathing and fell off the roof, and,
my dear, he was taken down with a raging
fever, and they do say it is infantile
paralysis"
That deadly "theyp
The next time anybody comes to you
with anything like that, go to the telephone
and report the runlor to the nearest health
officer. Don't repeat it to another soul.
Section 1921, of the Florida Code, saws
whoever falsely or malicously dis
seminates or spreads rumors or reports
concerning the existence of any infec-
tiouS or contagious disease, shall be
punished by imprisonment not exceed
ing six months or by fine not exceed
ing one thousand dollars"
The State Board of Health has taker
prompt measures to prevent the entrance
of infantile paralysis into the state. LIE
the health officers talk about the condi
tlons-let the liar take back seat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-25
PREPAREDNESS PARADE
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More than $4,000 men and women
marched in preparedness parades in
ten cities of the United States on
June 8. The largest one of these
parades was held in Chicago, when
1924 persons marched through the
streets of that city. 1t took eleven
and half hours for the marchers to
pass the stand, where they were re-
viewed by Major General Thomas H.
Barry, u. S. A. The management
of the huge parade was in the hands
of Capt. Raymond Sheldon, 18th In
fantry, u. S. A. About twenty-five
per cent of the marchers were women.
In st. Louis, Mo-, $4,000 men and
women marched in that city's pre-
paredness parade; in Providence, R
l., Sc, 622 took part in its march; IN
New Orleans the number of march
ers was $4,000, a feature of this pa.
rade being the fact that the Con
federate veterans in the ranks ca:
RED the flag of the Confederacy
Among those who QSEGhed IL thc
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-25

line of $4,000 turned out in Hartford,
Conn, were 275 officers, sailors and
marines from the U. S. S. Utah. In
Springfield, H., there were $4,000
marchers; in Salt Lake City, Utah,
10000; in Lima, Ohio, 5000; in
Springfield, Ohio, 5000; and Nash
vile, Tenn, had a parade the number
of whose lnarchers was not mentioned
in the press dispatches reaching New
York. In round numbers the men and
women who marched to show they be-
lieved in. preparedness for the United
States was 351, 000.-Army and Navy
Journal.