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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-28

We feel sure that every business
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
SEVEN WONDERS or TODAY.
They Will Probably Become the Com.
monplaces OF Tomorrow.

Not a great many years ago spec
tacled and skeptical old scientist wrote
long thesis In which lie claimed that
the worlds great discoveries all lay In
the past, that the future had no new
wonders to disclose and that all the
really fundamental inventions, discov-
cries and researches had already been
made.
For" said the pessimlstic philoso-
pher, there are 30 more strange lands
to explore, no more conceivable inven.
lions for the benefit Of mankind. The
telegraph, electric light. telephone and
electric motor are already here. The
camera and microscope, telescope and
linotype. printing press and sewing
! machine, alrship and steamboat are
already discovered. What else Is there
left that Is really new;"
But Mother Nature seemed to have
kept her most wonderful secrets for
Just such All occasion. As II deliber-
ately to disprovc the foolish scientist
the next ten years brought out the
most astounding collection OF new IN.
ventlons aud discoveries the world has
ever known. for In the period imme.
diately following the bold claim OF this
doubling Thomas. Hertz discovered
electric waves, MarcOni invented wire
less telegraphy. Roentgcn stumbled
upon the y ray. Nine. Curle isolated
radium. Sir William Ramsay found
Bve new chemical clements. Edison
made his first moving picture machine,
the Wright brothers conquered the air.
and countless greater or lesser discov.
cries astounded the scientific world
So the seven great wonders OF today
Will become the commonpluces Of 10.
morrow.-J. s. Newman IN St Nlch.
olBs
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
WALTER H. JORDON
PASSED AWAY TODAY

Walter Homer Jordan. a native Of
the Rogue river valley, having been
born on Williams creek 81 years ago,
died at his home ~ miles below
Grants Pass at an early hour this
morning. Mr.. Jordan had been suf-
fering from pneumonia for the past
eight days.
The deceased leaves wife and
four children, besides five brothers
and five sisters to mourn his death.
The brothers are william r., OF
Thompson creek; Frank, OF Corvallis,
Edward. Of Wolf Creek and Roy and
Marvin. OF Grants Pass. The sisters
are Mrs. Annabel Briggs. OF Grants
Pass; Mrs. u. J. Luttrell, OF Patter-
son, Cal, Mrs. W. j. Rogers, OF
Wolf Creek; Mrs. A. j. Strohacker,
OF Garfield, Wash; and Mrs. Henry
Hitler, OF Grants Pass.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
CHANGE RULES
Contin led from page l.J

Th1 statute In question provides
that the commander aul crew OF
any r,erchant vessel OF the United
States owned wholly or In part by u
citizen thereof. may oppose and de-
fend against aggression which shall
be attempted upon such vessel by the
commander and crew OF any armed
vessel whatsoever not being a public
armed vessel OF some nation in
amity with the United States"
This Is the law which was referred
to by those demanding extra powers
for the president. Senator's Lodge.
Hitchcock and others declared In the
senate debate that to arm merchant
vessels unless the power asked by
the president was authorized would
give the vessels the status OF priya-
teers and their crews pirates.
Submarines. officials declare. are
public vessels OF country not at
war with the United States and hence
the presidents hands are tied.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
BR|TONS CONDEMN
SENATE F|L|BUSTER

London. Mar. 5.--For the hrst
time today, the British press and pub
Ito seemed to have arrived nt full
understanding OF the complex posi-
ton which President Wilson faced
because OF the senate rules permitting
filibustering, Consequently. com
ment, both public and In the British
newspapers. reflected u more sympa-
thetlc attitude toward the executive
and his problems than at any time
In recent weeks,
On the other hand. the handful OF
senators" who blocked passage OF the
armed neutrality bill In the senate
came In for universal cNecration for
"thwarting the national will" as
most newspapers expressed Il,
The average Engishman finds It
hard TO understand the American leg
islativc or political system and. In
such u mix-up as the senate found
itself during the last two days,
neither the British papers nor the
public were able to fathom the mat
ter.
The dispatches detailing the close
OF the congressional situation, "fea.
tured" here by the papers. served TO
clear up much of the mystery OF the
situation, United Press dispatches
from Washington Saturday and sun
day aided in giving the public n clear.
comprehensive view OF the dramatic
close OF congress, and some concep.
ton OF the situation as President vii
son now finds himself.
British newspapers were ehary
about suggesting way out" for
President Wilson. but most of them
seemed content to leave the problem
In his hands, protesting the belief
that the American people were behind
him in whatever he did.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
PORTLAND TO LOSE ONE
COMPANY OF GUARD

Portland, Mar. 5.--One OF Port
lands national guard companies In
doomed today, but the militia gen
eral STAFF refuses to state which one
1t Is. The militia Is slated to be dis.
banded here and re-organzed else
where, as II has not been properly
supported. The general stars meet
ing was loud In denunclaton OF
rocking chair patriots" who were
blamed for much OF the failure to
give the militia units the satisfactory
Backing. 1t was clearly indicated
that every company must be kept at
recruited strength and in the highest
state of efficiency hereafter, or be dis.
banded.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
Jap PRESS ATTACKS
US. DISCRIMINATION

Toxic. Mar. Bitter attack on
the United States for American dis
crimination against the japanese. was
the most significant part OF editorial
comment here today on the German
plot to align Mexico aud Japan with
Germany against the United States
The attack was made by the news
paper oska Mai-Nichi. Revelation
OF the plot, II declared. illustrated
the weakness Of American diplomacy
toward Germany" and. continuing
It's criticism along this line. added;
The United states OF America
treats the Japanese worse than ne.
grocs. We advise the government to
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05

correct this unfair attitude ON the
part OF the United States, i
Except for this commen, from tho
Osaka newspaper. the press and pub
lie were generally uneoncerned over
the German plot" The Toxic news
paper. Niehi.Nichi was the only one
In addition to the Mai-Nlchi which
commented cditoriaiiy on the matter
at all. The Nichi-Nichl could not
forbcar admlrins the ingenuity of the
Germans In this connection.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
FOREST GROVE BOY
LOSES LIFE IN FIRE

Forest Grove, Mar. 5.-Albert Cox.
II. came to his death by accident.
according to the coroner's opinion to-
day. After the Cherry Grove hotel
had burned, Cox's charred body was
found on the twisted springs OF his
bed. He evidently perished while
asleep. but no attempt was made at
rescue, as others in the hotel be-
lieved he was absent at a dance.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
Butter Was Presentetl--

Butter Was IreSentef--
A feature of the Commercial club
luncheon today was the presentation
TO each one present OF a sample
package OF Riverbanks creamery but
ter. one being placed at each place.
with the compliments OF the new
proprietors OF the creamery, The
butter was inscribed with the re-
quest that ii ''be taken home to your
wife" The butter served at the
luncheon was also the gift Of the
creamery, a product Of the new but.
termaker in the institution.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
Old Resident Dies

William Albert Massie died Sat
urday, March 8, at his home at Mer-
lin, the cause of death being sorisis
Of the liver. He was born in Ken
lucky on December l6, 1850, his age
being at the time of death, Sc years,
months and 10 days. The funeral
was held this afternoon at Merlin at
the Baptist church, the Rev. Melville
T. Wire officiating. Interment was
made at the Pleasant Valley ceme-
terry.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
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COMING EVENTS .
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March 6. Tuesday.-Music club
chorus practice in Commercial
club rooms at 7:45 p. III.
May 81. June |. >. 3. 1, 5.-Annual
Chautauqua. Grants Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
Install New Machine

A new projecting machine has been
added to the Bijou theater by the
new management. the machine hav-
ing been installed today. 1t is a
Powers GA and holds two reels OF
pictures. With the addition Of this
machine. a continuous program can
be given.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05

A. Mathes. OF Rogue River, was q
local visitor today.
Mrs. II. F. Mcclellan, of Hugo. was
local visitor today.
Isaac Best spent the day in Rogue
River and Gold Hill attending to bus
mess.
DR.. j. +. Reddy spent Sunday in
Medford, returning here this morn
ing,
A. b. Cornell left this morning for
Glendale 10 spend few days on
business.
Shipment OF new spring coats Just
received at Mrs. z, Rehkopf's. 75tf
Oliver Ward, of Hugo. spent a
short time in the city, attending to
business matters.
Loren Reynolds returned to Mer-
lin this morning after spending sew
eral days in the city.
Benz. Sheldon spent the day in
the city on business, coming down
this morning from Medford.
Fred Dodge. who has charge OF the
survey of the new irrigation district
canal. spent the day in the city.
Pompeian night cream. Saoin has
II ss2
H. F. Shook and R. F. Morris
spent several days in the city leav-
ing this morning for Carnes to work
in the mines.
The Rev. Melville T. Wire went
to Merlin this morning TO officiate at
the funeral of W. A. Massie. who
died there Saturday.
f. c. Briggs and Will Kelsoe left
this morning for Roseburg to work
for the Utah-Idaho Sugar company
o. S. Goodnow returned to Placer
this morning after spending a short
time in the city on business.
Extra values in ladies' union suits
on sale at soc. Mrs. Rehkopf. 970u
NJ. A. Conant. of Garwin, Iowa.
who has been visiting here for the
past few weeks at the DR.. Ed. BY
water home, left this morning for
Oakland, Cal, to visit. Mr.. Conant is
an old friend of Mr.. and Mrs. n.
Bywater, who are spending the win
ter here with their son. DR.. Bywater.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
Raise c. & o. C. Embargo

The embargo placed on shipments
over the California and Oregon Coast
railroad has been raised. The en-
barge was placed on the shipment Of
freight over a week ago when the
roads became impossible for teams
and the freight piled up in the build
ings at the end of the road.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05

When a rich man suddenly becomes
poor or poor man suddenly becomes
rich his true character Is sure to crop
out
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05

Tests Of various kinds Of concretes
aud cement mortars now under way In
Germany VIII extend over q period OF
thirty years
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
NEW TO-DAY

classified AID RATES.-25
words, two issues. Csc; six issues,
soc; one month. s1.50. when paid in
advance. When not paid in advance,
SC per line per issue.)
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
Enlist Three Men,

Corporal Lacewell. who made n
trip last week TO klamath Falls, en-
listed three men while there, They
were sent to Portland for final ex-
animation and will be sent from
there to camp. Orders received here
from headquarters state that men
will now be accepted direct for the
aviation section of the army and also
that married men will be taken for
the Quartermasters corps.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05

Charles E. Branin, division traf-
tic manager of the Associated Press
with headquarters at Portland, was
in Grants Pass Sunday and today, He
left for Medford this afternoon,
Braniu is making trip through
southern Oregon in the interest OF the
great mutual newsgathering organi-
Eation with which he has been con-
nected for more than twenty years,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
BERKSHIRES

WINONA BERKSHIRES -- This
weeks special; One June 90, 1916
son of Laurel Champion out of
great English blood brood
son, Berryton Belle 31st. Ready for
light service. Winona Ranch,
Route /, A-Box 10, Grants Pass,
Oregon. +. r. Steel 99S
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05

A classified ad will give results.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
Goass-s.~s W zSy;'s"s="=~.== .z.ac,
iEs::ssN F00TLICHT VEIN on Oh
S<s'r The Playwright and the Manager-Some- s<.@lY
NJ thing About The Eyes of Youth W.

ably was founded in dissatisfaction
dissatisfaction induced by regarding
the gap between his own bit and the
sam earned by the manager. Basing his
argument on the fact that there would
have been no profits for the manager
If he (the playwright had not written
play, the playwright demanded, and in
many cases obtained, share of the
profits earned by the play.
After further deliberations the play
wright was unable to see why the man
ager should be entitled to any profits
at all from the playwrights work, and
he began to produce his plays him
self. Ether he produced them with the
idea of holding on TO them, or he gave
them at least the preliminary produc-
ton, trusting TO the impression made
by that production to. bring him a
larger return when he came to make his
dicker with the manager. And then,
thinking the matter over still further,
he thought Of the theatre proprietor,
who, of course, receives his due share
of the receipts of the attraction which
plays his house Why should theatre
proprietor make profit from my play?
the playwright asked himself. Result:
Mr.. Broadhurst acquires the Broad
hurst Theatre, Mr.. Norworth acquires
the Norworth Theatre, and the game
begins. 1t is fascinating game, and
it will be interesting to see just how
far back the manager and the theatre
proprietor will be driven before it is
over.
1t will he Mr.. Broadhurst's plays,
of course, which will be on view at the
Broadhurst Theatre. Mr.. Broadhurst
is almost apologize in explaining that
there will be a brief interval before
the real Broadhurst regime gets under
way. Although the honor of opening
the Broadhurst about the middle of
September will 60 to William Fsyer
sham with a new play" reads the an
nouncement, "this is in fulflment of
an arrangement made by the builders
prior to the signing of the lease"
So make way for the playwright! He
is on the war path at last, and awake
to his opportunities. For, after all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05

I the only people essential to the thea
tire. And there are plenty Of actors.
Ever since o. Henry wrote "Roads of
Destiny" it has been obvious that an
interesting play could be written with
the story, or some variation of it, as
its basis. One could take either side
of the qucstion-he either could exalt
the thing called Fate or he could prove
the unimportance Of it. In either case
the result would be bound to be in
tcresting.
No less than three plays containing
some such idea were reported as immi-
rent last season, but in every instance
they failed TO materialize. Claiming
Pollock, for example, was dramatizing
the o. Henry story itself, and Cohsn
& Harris were to produce it. George
Scarborough. an accomplished writer
OF melodrama, who ought to be able to
handle such theme well, wrote a play
called "Fatc Decides" which had few
preliminary performances and then fell
by the wayside. Fate Decides" was
in two episodes. In one of them the
hero looked to the right, and certain
set Of events befell him. In the second
he looked to the left, and that which
happened was widely different. The
third play along these lines was piece
by Arthur Goodrich called "Yes or No."
concerning which this chronicler knows
nothing but the title and the fact that
it dealt more or less with the same
theme.
1t now appears, however, that New
York is finally TO see a play which con
tains something of this element. The
play is "The Eyes of Youth" written
by Charles Guernon and touched up
here and there by Max MARGIN, and
destined TO be seen at the Maxine FL
lott in week or so. In "The Eyes Of
Youth" there is girl with three suit
ors. She hesitatcs which to take.
Comes a wandercr who advises her
by showing her what would follow her
marriage TO each of them. Each OF
the episodes, of course, composes an
act of the play, which probably con-
tains an epilogue and prologue in ad-
dition. 1t ought to be interesting, and
if the theme is treated with any sort Of
skill at all it will be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
nv GEORGE S. KAUFMAN

,r>HE playwright. downtrodden for
,nnumersble centuries, seems to
h. coming into his own at last. Not
or,y 4, he coming into his own, In fact,
hut he Is even encroaching little bit
= IN, other fellows. There has lat
,s,lv been a tendency on the part of
Established plsywrights to emancipste
,,.ms.lyes more and moro from the
n.,arer, and the day probably Is not
,.r distant when the manager will not
h, needed at all by a majority of play
vrights. OF course, the manager will
always be essential TO the theatre. lie
;.n.eded 70 give the beginner his start,
N the frs. place; and, besides, there
INNS. be somebody to import Viennese
op.rettss. The manager is convenient,
also, In articles on the decline Of the
theatre.
These remarks are occssioned more
or les. directly by the fact that George
groadhurst has just acquired lease
on the theatre now going up next to
m. Shubert. IL is not quite Mr.. Broad
Lur,t's first venture with a playhouse
IN. has long been interested in the
Porty-.ighth Street THEATRE, but it is
tn. first in which he will have sole con-
troll. Somewhere in Forty-eighth Street
lack Norworth is building his own
theatre, and there, without having to
consult any manager in the world, Mr..
Norworth will presently put the sort Of
revue that pleases him. (For the pur-
poses Of the argument Mr.. Norworth
is being considered as a playwright
instead of as an actor. He is BOTH
Eugene Walter, in view of his re-
stored fecundity, is reported TO be an
other who would Ike to have his own
New York house, and list of play
wrights harboring a similar ambition
would be a list embracing half the
popular writers for the stage in the
country. There WAS q time when the
playwright was only too we'll satisfied
10 take his manuscript TO the manager
and 10 receive for his pains 4 certain
stipulated percentage of the receipts.
But little by little he has been growing
more ambitious. His ambition prob
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05

TINE design above is intended TO
i convey an altogether authori-
tative and official idea of the appear
snce of one of New York's new thea
tres when completed. This new thea
tire is not in the Longacre district
the imminence of trees and park
naturally nullify that supposition. The
new house is the Greenwich, New
York's latest insurgent playhouse, and
a theatre which is the more or less d..
rect result of the success of the Wash
ington Square Players.
The Greenwich, or the Greenwich
Village Theatre, to give it its full
title, will be the first theatre that the
village has ever had. 1t is just back Of
"the grove" the little triangular park
way which is formed by the intersec-
ton of Christopher and two or three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
SAYS ALBERT DE COURVILLE

would, in his opinion, have repeated the
success it enjoyed here. Mr.. de Cour-
vile was present at the opening night
| of this show in New York and also in
London. He said that they were en-
| tirely different-"as different as some
OF my own productions are when they
have been put on over here"
1t is now the vogue in London,
said Mr.. de Courville, to be American.
1--WE have waved the flags of nearly
every nation in our shows" he said,
land now | rather think we shall spe-
cialize on the American flag. You see,
although you fancy you are slow at
getting into this war over here, We had
expected you to be so much slower
! that you're actually quick! Every
thing American is extremely popular,
especially American slang. The Eng
lish theatregoing public loves It, all ex-
cepting yep We still persist in pro-
nouncing yes with an s."
One Of the plays In which Mr. de
Couryille is interested Is "The Great
Lover" Leo Ditrichstein's success Of
two years ago. Sir Herbert Tree &C.
CURED this play at that time, and, in
deed, only one hour before he died he
was casting this play in London. Since
his death the play is again on the mar
ket.
The most famous comedian in Eng
land at the present time is Harry Tate,
and he is under Mr.. de Courville's man
Ziegfeld and Dillingham; have an
nounced that Tate would come over to
| join one Of their shows. This will not
eventuate, says Mr.. de Courville, as he
intends to bring Tate over himself and
put on a revue Of his own. For this
| same purpose he may induce Shirley
Kellogg, his wife, who is now the star
of "Zig-Zag," London revue, to en-
bark for New York.
There is one man In America that
Mr.. de Courville would like to take
back with him. He is Will Rogers.
There is the most genuine humorist
in America. stated Mr.. de Courville.
With Mr.. de Courvillc is a gentleman
named Wal Pink, who is co-author with
Mr.. de Courville in all the revues which
he stages. Mr.. Pink came over here TO
get material, and, incidentally, to help
in the direction of a play of his own
which the Shuberts now have in re-
hearsal, entitled Irish and Proud of
It." This play has had run of eigh-
teen months in London and will be put
on with an all-Trish cast.
When Messrs. Gene Buck and Dave
Stamper recently journeyed to London
| to help Mr.. de Courville stage a revue,
London paper printed a paragraph
announcing the arrival of two American
showmen with the typically queer
American names Of Gene Buck and
Dave Stampcr." Queer names?" snort
ed Buck, when he read the item. Where
do they get this stuff? What about Wal
Pink for a phony hsndle?"
But matters were balanced nicely
when Mr.. Pink arrived here, as one OF
the paper referred to him as IAN Eng
lish edition Of Gene Buck"