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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
THIS MATRIMONIAL
SKE|N IS TANGLED

In an action commenced In the cir
cult court OF this county. Chas. c,
Mahan asks for a decree holding
void and setting aside his marriage
with Anna Ferry, The title to the
action is ''Chas Z, Mahan. plaintiff.
vs.. Anna Ferry, known as Anna Ma
han, defendant" The complaint on
file in the Office OF the clerk OF the
court shows tangled matrimonial
skein that the court Is asked to
straighteu out.
1t is alleged in the complaint by Mr.,
Mahan that on July IA. 1908. he
married Rosa p, Priest. at Blackfoot.
Idaho. They lived together TIL In
July, lsi+, when he says that Rosa
left him. Mahan says that informa-
tion came to him that his wife, Rosa.
had obtained divorce from him, and
acting upon this belief. he married
Anna Ferry, At Redding. Cal. on
May 18th. 1916. He and Anna lived
together three weeks, Mahan fur
ther alleges In his complaint that he
now finds that his wife. Rosa, had
not been granted divorce. but Is
now living with another man "in
open defiance OF the law" No d.
vorce having been granted to Rosa.
Mr.. Mahan maintains that she Is still
his wife. and that therefore his mar
1age with Anna Ferry at Redding
was and Is void. He asks the court
to decree that his marriage to Anna
Ferry be held void from the begin
ming and the same be dissolved and
set aside.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
Farmer Loses Dressed Hog

Farmer Loses Dressed Hog
A dressed hog that weighed 247
pounds disappeared from the Win
slow farm below town Monday night.
and the officers are trying to dis
cover what manner OF motive power
was supplied to aid in the disappear
ance. The hog had been hung In a
barn, and sometime between sun and
sun II changed Its place OF abode.
Sheriff Lewis found a pair Of human
tracks leading away from the barn.
and 1t is suspicioned that the hog
went in the same direction. The
tracks were followed across a field
to where a team had been tied.
whereupon the human tracks were
chanked to horse tracks. which we're
again followed by the county sleuths.
Later developments are anticipated.
The officers are inclined to believe
the 247 pounds Of pork was carried
across the field by one man unaided.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
CHIEF NO SHIRT WILL
VISIT NATIONAL CAPITAL

Pendleton, Jan. 10.-Oficlal Wash
ington is going to have visit from
Chief No Shirt. the exceedingly bus
iness-like red man. who heads the
Umatilla Indians. No Shirt 10 on
the warpath against the proposal to
divide $4,000 acres OF tribal lands
among children Of the present allot-
tees. Four hundred braves attended
q pow-wow outside No Shirts once
and appeared favorable TO the pro-
ject. Thereupon the chief announc-
ed he would start for Washington
tomorrow 10 take II up with the In
dian bureau.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
TELLS Of TIP ON
COMING PEACE NOTE

Warrington, Jan. io.--The hrst
contradictory testimony OF the note
leak probe came today when Archie
Jameson. state department reporter
for the Central News. In describing
how Lansing gave the newspaper men
the confidential tip on the note. said: :
Secretary Lansing had said he was
giving the Information because he
did not want Il to come back In garb-
led form from abroad and Injurious
ly affect the market"
Congressman Lenroot then read
Lansing's statement to the effect that
he had not had the market In mind
when he gave the tip to and imposed
secrecy upon the reporters.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
A Funny Chase.

Lord Oxford, an eccentric English
nobleman, once had n team Of red deer
stays that he frequently drove to a
light coach All went well until one
day there happened to be II pack Of
staghounds on the roud from London
to Brighton, along which Lord Or
ford's picturesque team was merrily
neetlng. There followed the stinnscst
chase that ever mortal man witnessed.
The hounds hunted the team ana its
owner hard 10 Newmarket. and with
such u smash into the liam inn yard
the whole lot went that there was no
more conch left ANA little more Of driv-
or. Lord Oxford took to horses nfter
thnt--London Mail
Job work at the Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
STEEL COMPANIES HAVE
LARGE UNTITLED ORDERS

New York. Jan. 10.--Unfilled ord
ers on the books Of the United States
Steel corporation reached another
high record December 81. an increase
OF 4Ss.744 tons over the record set
In November.
The company's untitled tonnage re-
port today showed 11.547.2ss tons
untitled orders on the books De-
cember 81, against 11.05S.542 on
November 80.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
JOSEPHINE SOlONS
COMMTTEESH|PS

In the appointment OF committees
OF the state senate. Senator J, q.
Smith. OF Josephine county. was
placed upon six. including the chair.
manship OF two, He heads the en-
rolled bills and the medicine, phar-
macy and dentistry committees, and
has membership on the fishing. the
mining. the printing and the ways and
means committees, His membership
upon the fishing, the mining and the
ways and means committee Is es-
pelaally advantageous TO Josephine
county.
Representative Sweeney has q
place upon five committees In tho
house. He is chairman OF tho min
ing committee. aud is member OF
the fisheries, irrigation, medicine.
and roads and highways committees,
"A all matters pertaining to pos
siblc changes In the Rogue fishing
laws will 10 TO the fisheries COM
mittees Of the senate and house. the
makeup OF these Is Of special inter.
est to the people OF this district. In
the senate this committee 10 headed
by Senator Handley. the other mem
bers being GIL. Leinenwcber. I, 8.
Smith and J, c. Smith, The house
committee Is composed OF Bclland.
Tichenor. Anderson. Sweeney. Mann.
Callan and Thomas. Representative
Belland is chairman.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
MEDFORD ELECTS MAYOR

Medford, Jan. 10.-In the city ell
ection c. q. Gates was elected mayor
over F. v. Medynski and H. o. Nord-
wick by a substantial majority, and
the Medynski plan was overwhelm-
ing defeated.
The plan provided for the bonding
Of the city for $4,000 to pay paw
ing assessments from a general tar.
The Hanson plan was adopted, pro-
viding for 13 years in which to pay
the paving Indebtedness.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10

First National Elects
At the annual meeting OF the First
National Bank Of Southern Oregon,
held Tuesday afternoon. the follow
ing were elected officers: l.. B. Hall.
President: H. d. Norton. Vice Presi-
dent; Geo. e. Lundburg. Cashier: r.
X. Hackett and j. T. Fry. Assistant
Cashiers; Harry X. Clark. Teller. The
directors for the year are L. B. Hall.
H. d. Norton. Geo. E. Lundburg. John
d. Fry and J. c. Campbell.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
Moore Baking Company Moves

Moore Baking Company Moves
The Moore Baking company has
started the work Of moving its es-
tablishment to the building formerly
occupied by Reid's confectionery. It
will conduct bakery lunch room.
and will also have soft drinks. The
work on the oven is well under
headway and the new place OF bus
iness will soon be opened.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
GARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks for
the kind help and thoughtfulness OF
our friends in the loss OF our wife.
mother and sister.
c. f. McLANE.
C. ID. McLANE.
o. E. McLANE.
DEARMOND BROS.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
INVESTIGATE DEATH OF
AMERICAN IN MEXICO

Washington. Jan. l0.--The state
department today instructed Ameri-
can Charge Parker at Mexico City
and American Consul Williams at San
Luis Potosi to Immediately investi-
gate the death OF Luis D'Antin. Mex
lean embassy attache. who died sud
denly while accompanying Ambassa-
dor Arredondo to Mexico City.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10

]. s. Bailey. Of Ashland. Is a vis-
itor in the city for the day.
Mrs. H. L. Counts. of Hugo. was
. visitor in the city for several days.
Z. w. Inman left today for Wolf
Creek and will spend some time
there.
r. 5, Crockett was y visitor in the
city yesterday. returning last night
to Hugo.
Mrs. J. N. Mansfield went to Mer-
lin this morning to visit for short
time With Mrs. Thomas.
Patrick Dusan. Of Silver Bow
county. Mont, is in the city for y
few days on mining business.
G. T. Bodfish. of Medford. is stop
ping At the Grants Pass hotel for q
few days.
John Goff is in the city for q few
days from Dothan. Ore. registering
at the Grants Pass.
p. 8. Anderson. mining man from
Eagle Point is In the city for . few
days.
Fancy flowered petticoats in all
the new styles. Mrs. E. Rehkopf. II
Mrs. Frank Thompson, of Merlin.
spent Tuesday in the city. returning
in the evening to her home.
j. Brown is Medford visitor.
spending several days in that city at
tending to business matters.
s. C. Raymond went to Medford
this morning and after few days ct
that place will go on to California.
Leonard Martin was in the city
yesterday attending court in the case
Of Barret versus the Southern Pacific.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. NJ. Green. Of Wal
do. are spending few days In the
city. They are registered At the
Grants Pass.
]. H. johnson. OF Portland, went
to Medford this morning after spend
ing several days In the city attend
ing to business.
Mrs. Percy Wood, who has been
visiting in the city for several days
with Mrs. vallard Truax, returned to
Medford this morning.
Miss winnifred Fifield left this
morning for Willamette university.
at Salem, where she is enrolled in the
law department
Coats at reduced prices; also wool
and silk dresses. Mrs. q. Rehkopf. II
Frank Bramwell returned today
from Portland and LaGrande after
spending a week visiting with
friends.
J. W. Driscoll. deputy game war
den, spent the day in the city. re-
turning this afternoon to Ashland.
H. E. Haefner. Of the forestry ser
vice. returned last night from Pow
ers. where he has spent the past few
months. He was at that place in the
interests Of the forest service. sup
erintending the sale Of an amount
Of timber from government lands.
C. j., E. e. and r. c. DeArmond
spent Monday and Tuesday in the
city attending the funeral Of their
sister, Mrs. C. e. McLane, returning
last night to their homes in the Will
lamette valley. Richard DeArmond,
also brother, was here for the
funeral. returning yesterday to On
tario, Ore.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
oaturn's oblatsnsss.

From the positions Of tho minor d.
visions In the saturns rings DR.. Per.
cival Lowell gets evidence Of a greater
oblateness--or aattening ut the poles
than the planet actually shows to us.
This has suggested q kind of internal
oblatcness--tbc planet consisting Of
different layers, with the Inner layers
rotating faster nnd thus aattening out
more. thnn the outer.
Cailiny cardu NJ tho rouriar
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
Death Of d. b. Hallisey-

Death Of ID. b. Hallisey-
Daniel B. Hallisey. OF Grants Pass.
die at the Palace hotel. Tuesday.
January 9th. At 2 p. m. The funeral
will be conducted from st. AIMS
church. Thursday. January llth. at
s a. m. and the interment will be
in Granite Hill cemetery.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
ITALIAN ARMY STAFF LOST
ON SUBMARINE DESTROYER,

Berlin. via Sayville. Jan. i0.--An
Italian submarine destroyer was re-
Gently sunk OF Corfu with an army
stan on board. the army press bureau
reported today. The press bureau
said seven naval and 33 army oficers
were lost.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
vm. Snider PASSES Away

Vim. Snitier PASSES Away
VIM. Andrew Snider, who came to
this city from Washington two years
ago. died at his home. us River
side avenue. today. He was So years
OF age. The funeral services will be
held from Halls chapel. at o'clock.
Thursday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10

RENT--S-room house. Rogue River
Ave. barn. will rent at SO month.
l.. A. Launer. 9Ntf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10

PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER, Zatha
Fitzgerald. in Best-Fuller Realty
company once, 2os North stA
street.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
Women's Association Mecting-

Women's Association Meeting
The Woman's association of Beth
any Presbyterian church will hold Its
annual meeting at 1880 Thursday
afternoon in the church parlors. at
which time business for the past
year will be closed and the new Of
hcers will take their places.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10

Sues for Divorcc--
H. c, Mcintosh has filed suit for
divorce from Myra Mcintosh. alleg-
ing desertion as the grounds for ae-
ton.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10

lOST--Gentleman's ring. dark moss
agate set, gold mount. On West
g street. or near Baptist church.
Finder please return to No. so,
care Courier. 9IS
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
COUNTY TREAsURERs CALL
FOR ROAD WARRANTS

All Josephine county tpink) road
warrants, issued prior to, and includ-
ing January s, 1915, and protested
on or prior to that date; are hereby
called in, and are payable at the
County Treasurer's Office. on or after
the 10th day Of January 1917; on
which date interest will cease.
949 GEO. 8. CALHOUN,
County Treasurer. COS @ 81.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10
WV TOnAy

CLASSIFIED AID RATES.-2b
words. two Issues. 25c: six Issues,
Soc; one month. $3.50. when maid In
advance. When not paid In advanre.
SC per line per lsbue.I
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-10

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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
SECRET SERVICE AGENTS
HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL

Atlanta, Ga, April 17.-Federa1 Sc
cret service agents in Atlanta are get
ting so many reports of suspicious
characters that they can't begin to in
vestigate the people reported to them
and are, fgurative1y speaking, calling
on the public to let up and have mer-
'cy.
OF course they do not wish to dis
courage the patriotic alertness of the
people, for in this lies their most val
liable source of information and tips,
but a great many of the suspicious
characters reported to them are not
in the least suspicious or dangerous.
but are quiet and law-abiding.
Every now and then, however. a
wide-awake citizen will telephone to
the office of the department of justice
agents to report the name of an in
dividual who has excited his susni-
cions, and will find that the agents
already have him under surveillance
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
CARRANZA DEFINES
MEXICo'S POSITION

Mexico City, April 16-Gcneral
Carranza, in his address to the new
congress tonight, defined Mexico's
position as neutral nation as fol-
lows:
With respect to the gigantic war,
which is being sustained by two
groups of European nations and in
which the United States, Cuba and
Brazil have now entered, the govern
ment under my charge sent to the
neutral nations on February II, in
which, upon the basis of the most alb
solute impartiality, invited all these
countries to use the necessary efforts
to discourage the progress of the war
and prevent its spread The note also
suggested discussion of measures
which would serve to prevent wars
in the future Mexico will endeavor
to continue to follow policy of the
most rigorous and strictest neutrality
in the European conflict. I am able
to assure you that actual relations
with all peoples on earth are friend
ly,"
General Carranza devoted much at
tention to the resumption of diplo-
matte relations with the United
States. He referred to the occupa-
ton of Vera Cruz as a "lamentable
incident"
After all account Of the Villa raid
on Columbus and the clashes with
American troops at Carrizal and Mat
amoras, he said:
This can be considered as a period
Of war with the United States for hos
tillties had commenced. Nevertheless
the government continued to treat
the situation by diplomatic methods
and secured in the shortest possible
time the retirement of the American
forces Actually both countries were
inspired with the most sincere desire
to continue the cordial relations
which previously existed Still I am
obliged to inform congress that the
American government, notwithstand-
ing its desire to encourage friendship
with us, has not raised the embargo
on arms and ammunition consigned
to this government"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
RODERED 100000 PACKAGES
WHISKEY IN YEARS TIME

Atlanta, Ga, April I.-Georgia is
now bone dry and the Southern En-
press Company's whiskey depot in
Atlanta is closed and deserted, an
empty building in remote section of
the city, but Atlanta's negro "blind
tiger king" is unfolding in the GRIM
ina1 division of Fulton superior court
an astonishing confession of the mag
nitude and scope of his operations
under the two-quart shipping law be-
fore the bone dry biz was passed at
| the recent extra session.
He has testified since ne took the
stand that he ordered not less thar,
100000 packages of whiskey between
May /, 1916, and the closing of the
whisky depot; that his bill at one
| dealers in Chattanooga was $4,000
and that his express charges often
went as high as $500 day at the rate
of so cents a package; that he EN-
ployed negroes regularly and sent
them into the whiskey depot in the
guise of express company porters,
and that these negro employees aid
ed him in obtaining delivery of his
shipments; that clerks of the COM
pany in the whiskey depot also rend-
cred him aid and cooperation in car
rying on his business.
Boyd is the principal witness for
the state in its prosecution of the
Southern Express company on a
charge of violating the two-quart
shipping law.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
PIE" WILL FLY

Atlanta, Ga, April 17.-Lamar
Weaver, better known as Pie" At
lanta's nearest approach to Apollo
Belvidere and one of the best-known
basketball players in the South. has
enlisted in the aviation corps and ex-
poets within a year to be flying over
the battle6elds of France.
Of course "Pie" experienced no diff
hculty in passing the physical exami-
nation, drastic though it is, for he
could meet the requirements of most
any physical test in the world; and
hrs many Atlanta friends predict that
he will fly and fight his way to place
in the sun with the late Kifin Rock
well, Atlanta's famous aviator killed in
action some months ago. if he is so
fortunate as to be sent to France.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
NO FIXED TIME

Atlanta, Ga, April IA marshal
was bringing two negroes, handcuffed,
to the Federal Prison in Atlanta. One
was sentenced to a short term, the
other for life. They had never met
before their journey started. The
short-trem negro was talkative, the
'lifer was taciturn. The short-termer
volunteered the information that he
had been sent up for two years, to
which the lifer made no reply. Fl
nally the talkative negro asked out
right
How long is you in for?"
The life-termer hesitated for dip
lomatic answer, then replied:
From now on"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
$4,000 BRAZILIANS CRY
FOR WAR WITH GERMANY

Rio Janerio, Brazil, April l7-More
than 10000 persons attended a dem
onstration today Lhder the auspices
OF the League of the Allies. The
flags of the Entente nations were
cheered, as were the diplomatic rep
resentatves of these countise who
attended the celebration The crowd
was stirred to high pitch OF cnthu-
siasm by speech delivered by Ruy
Barhosa, Brazilian minister to Ar
gent:na, who has larger following
among the Brazilian people than al
most any other map in public life.
The ambassador solemnly admonish-
ed the Brazilian government to heed
the signs of the times, calling atten-
ton to the revolution in Russia to
demonstrate that 1t was necessary for
the people to keep watch over the
policy of their government.
THE great war is drawing Brazil
irresistibly onward" he declared Il
am convinced that war is inevitable
All North and South America ere
long will be fighting for humanity.
soon hope to see Brazil arise like d
man who has broken the chains
which bound him
There is an absolute identity of in
tercsts between Brazil and the
United States as regards Germany.
The United States is in state of war
Are the lives of Brazilians worth
more than the lives Of North Amcri-
cans?
The contribution OF Brazil i'll the
war will not be negligible Aside from
the value Of our moral support we
shall assist the allies with our fleet
in patrolling the seas. Furthermore,
it is only by entering the war that we
shall be able to solve the problem of
the Communication of southern Braz-
ilian states"
The seizure OF German ships has
been completed without incident
Press dispatches from Santos report
the arrest of three German spies near
the fort at Itaipu.
Washington, April l6-A fine fleet
of forty-six German merchant ships
were laid up in Brazilian ports, &C
cording to information available here
and it is assumed all have been
seized by the Brazilian government
The vessels aggregate 240,779 tons.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18
BRYAN TO TAKE STUMP
FOR WAR CONSERVATION

Washington April 16rWilliam
Jennings Bryan paid an unexpected
visit to the White House today and
for ALMOST an hour was in consulta-
ton with President Wilson Out Of
the conference there developed the
strong probability that the former
Secretary of State will take the stump
i'll the near future to urge upon the
people the necessity of observing to
the letter the necessity of observing
the letter the conservation suggest
ions made by President Wilson in his
appeal to the nation. a speaking tour
which will carry him from Maine to
California and from Canada to the
Gulf and into every state in the Union
is PLANNED
Administration officials accepted
Mr.. Bryan's proffer of help to the
Government, I'm any way possible, "
at its face value 1t is realized that
he is perhaps closer to the farmers
and rural communities generally than
any other conspicuous figure in public
life. AS field agent" for the gov
eminent, urging greater conservation
OF foodstuffs. he would be of vastly
more aid than in any other way.
In his conference with the Presi-
dent Mr.. Bryan also took the occasion
to put in a punch for prohibition dur
ing the period of the war. He pointed
out that by forbidding the manufac-
ture of liquor millions and millions
of bushels of grain could be turned
into more profitable channels.
1T is not wise to starve the people
IN order to make them drunk" he de-
clared Il am heartily in favor of the
idea of conserving our food supply
by not allowing it to suffer in order to
give the people alcohol.
Il called on the President to paw
my respects and to confirm my tele
gram (proffering his services to the
GOVERNMENT, sent on the day that a
state OF war was declared to exist"
Mr. Bryan reached Washington yes
terday, but his presence did not be-
come known until he appeared quite
unexpectedly at the White House this
morning. It was learned, however,
that since his arrival here he has
conferred with at least five members
OF the Cabinet and that the par the is
to play as field agent of conserva-
ton has drawn the unanimous ap-
proval of officialdom generally.