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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
BEooAas, BEAUTY AND FLEAs
Naples ls . Seaport Crowded Win
Amazing Contrasts.

Naples 10 . Seaport Crowded Win
Amazing Contrasts.
Naples, aside from its amazing local
beauty, In d dirty south Italian sea
port, full Of ngas and bcggars. noisy ~
pandemoniuw dny and night, without
4 really distinguished edihcc. and peo
pied BY q c6nglomcratc mass ~ strik-
ingIy beautiful physically as they are
notoriously untrustworthy. From tho
Atoried heights that sweep In magni.
nccnt amphithcater around the bril-.
Liant bay the old city straggles down.
ward In a picturesque huddlo Of dense.
" packed houses and other buildings.
tortuous streets full Of color and bub.
bling with tho nervous activity Of the
south, black canyons Of stone stairs.
slippery with damp and dirt across
which In tecming houses gossip and
quarrel In neighborly wise.
Nowhere are fisher folk more pictur.
esQue In habit and costume. Nowhere
II there 10 salty dialect, spiced with
such myriad quaint and startling
phrnses and exclnmatlons. Bare and
brown Of leg. dressed In ragged. parti-
coiorcd motley. n stout canvas band
about each sincwy body for hauling In
tho not without cuttiiH; the hands 70
pieces. they bring ashore their SHIN
mering silver quarry right along tho
widest, finest promenade In tho city
tho handsome Via Caracciolo.
Across that broad street the charm.
Ing viiln Nasionale--not q house, but
a pubic park. wholely conventional In
design, contains IN aquarium which
mny fairly be considered tho most rc-
markable In tho world for both tho
variety and interest Of Its nnny and
monntrous exhibits and the thorough.
uess Of its scientific work. To Il many
Of the great universities contribute an.
nuaily for the privilege Of sending
special investigAtors In zoology.
The commercial activity Of this lar.
gcst city and second seaport Of Italy
clings closely about the skirts OF the
! enormous royal paiace-s00 feet Ions
ON the bay side and ninety.tive fee,
Highland the naval basin and dock
yard, Every smell and sound Of d
thriving seaport may DO smclled and
heard. multiplied generously. every
dag seen ON the ships at anchor neat
the stone wharyes.-A. 8. Riggs In Ma
tional Geographic Magazine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
Th. orsat Espunasr.


In 1894. after an exciting debate Of
severai weeks. congress passed res
olution censuring President Andrew
Jackson for removing the public de-
posits from the old National bank.
The resolution as passed by congress
declared that the president In the
late executive proceedings In relation
TO the public revenue has assumed
upon himself authority and power not
conferred by the constitution and laws,
but In derogation Of both" The &C.
tion OF congress made Jackson and his
friends very angry, and Senator Thom-
as Benton Of Missouri gave notice that
he would bring forward every year 4
resolution to expunge the resolution Of
censure. After struggle Of three years
Benton's resolution was finally passed.
and black lines were drawn around
the resolution Of censure. with the In
scription. "Expunged By the order Of
the senate this 10th dny Of January.
1887 Senator Benton was nicknamed
''the great expunger." His service 10
Jackson on this matter was considered
the more remarkable because many
years before he and Jackson had q
pistol fight In q hotel at Nashville, in
which Jackson was wounded and Ben
ton was pitched headlong downstairs.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
Never.

Never.
"Never" is'a word which Is wrongly
defined In the dictionary.
In that book We gather the under.
standing that never" means not at all,
forevcrmorc.
But
Each day In our broad land young
women vow that they will never for
give young men.
Men lift their right hands TO high
heaven and swear that they will never
take another drink.
Husbands promise never to forget to
write every day.
Wives promise never to make an
other extravagant and foolish purchase.
Candidates aver that they will never
run for Office again.
Women say they will never speak to
some one any more.
In all these cases never" means any
length OF time from one hour to four
days.-Life.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
squssky solss IN runs.

Manufacturers Of shoes who make a
speciality Of the sQueaky variety should
pay more attention to pairing them up
In harmonious duets. The squeak.
squeak Of tho hired girls high heeled
bronzed number tens would drive a
saint to cuss words But we must not
heap our displcasure upon the poor
girl She In not the author. She II
only tho reproduccr. She merely acts
the part that the wax cylinder per
forms for the phonograph. There IL
Just AZ great a necessity for musical
director In an up to date shoe factory
40 there In In grand opera, and no
workman should be permitted to build
4 pair Of sQueaky shoes unless he can
pass Z severe test In harmony.-Car-
toons Magazine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
now APPENDICITIS
cAN BE PREVENTED

Grants Pass people should know
that q few doaea OF simple buck.
thorn bark, glycerene, ETC., ~ mixed
In Adicr-i-ka, often relieve or prevent
appendicitis, This simple mixture re-
moves such surprising foul matter
that ONE SPOONFUL relieves al
most ANY CASE constipation, sour
stomach or gas. A short treatment
helps chronic stomach trouble. Adler
i.ka has easiest and most thorough
action OF any thing we ever sold. The
National Drug Store.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
BEN suTLER's BLUFF.
II Was Well Werksd and Completely
Fooled General Bingham.

II Wss Well Werksd and Completely
Fooled General Bingham.
General John \. Bingham was u
member Of the military tribunal that
tried Mrs. Surratt and the Lincoln as
sassination conspirntors.
After the trial In tho subsequent de
bates In the housc General u. +. But
lcr frequently charged that tho com
misslon had arrived at an unjust yer.
dict and had convicted nm innocent
woman. In q memorable debate he
boldly proclaimed that II the contents
Of diary which had been found on
the dead body Of J. Wilkes Booth were
ever made public II would disclose the
fact.that It contained the proof Of Mrs.
Surratt's innocence. which proof had
been UNANIMOUSLY suppressed BY the
commission.
when General Bingham made move
ment IN though he would repel such
an accusation Butler drama tically drew
memorandum book from his brcas.
pocket and held II aloft. but did not
utter word. Bingham naturally sup
posed that Butler had copy OF n
diary such AZ he had spoken Of. AZ
matter OF fact the book contained
nothing but blank leaves. General
Butler was Just bluiiing.
The diary was In possession Of Sec
rctary Stanton. but President Johnson
finally demanded Il. II was an inter
esting book. but II threw no light upon
the great conspiracy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25

Whom the horses In Nice, France,
are hitnhsd to tar spreading carts
they wear trousers to protect their
len from the hot tar. A further pro-
lection for them consists CT a curtain
suspended between the cart and the
horse. The trousers are what lend
distinction to the horse, however.
Tho knees are a bit baggy, but the
horse doesn't seem to care.-Popular
Science Monthly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
How Easter 10 R.cko.,d.

Tho Christian festival Of Faster cor
responds TO tho Pascha or Passover Of
tho Jewish faith. Easter day from
which TIM rest Of religious movable
fsaais aro rseordctD 10 invariably the
hrst Sunday succeeding the fourteenth
day Of the calendar moon which flour.
tecnth day. falls on or next after
March n. II the fourteenth day should
b Sunday. Easter day would be the
Sunday following.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.


, A noted English sanitarian has
} said that every time one dies
, from typhoid fever some one ,
, should be hanged Aside from I
} this view and In the light Of
} modern medical science. typhoid I
} deaths are now admittedly the I
; result Of sanitary blunders or I
, criminal carelessness. The ex- I
} istence Of typhoid fever bears
, the stigma Of disgrace for two I
} reasons--flrst. because we know I
} more about its prevention and I
} its filthy source than most any I
} other disease and, second. be- I
} cause Its presence betrays filth.
b either as to our food and drink
} Or as to our personal habits.
} Ignorance is no longer u cloak
b under which to hide the disgrace !
} Of typhoid fever Keep your
} home and surroundings absolute I
, " clean, keep yourself and your
y clothing absolutely clean. keep
} your food absolutely clean, and
} you viii have no typhoid fever.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
snsbbsd the Gear.

Padcrewsk, once dared TO nifront tho
cxsr. with the result that hc soon re-
ccivcd note commanding him TO lcnve
St. Petersburg. where hc had been book.
I'd for a nunbcr ot concerts. within
twenty flour tours The ear had sent
for him and lmll him neat compii.
ment, but In said 10 have rccolyed the
chilly response. "sire. 1 sin u roie."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25

MY daughter has obtained a posi-
tion in a lawyers ONCE. She starts on
the nrst."
"And In the meantime is she doing
anything to nt herself for the work"
ayes, she Ia reading Bertha, tho Beau
tiful Blond stenographcr' '"-Pittsburg
pOat
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
knsw Her.

Miss Fiyrtc--Jack told mo last night
that was his very life. Her Brother
Jack win soon iind out how nneSrtAin
|I,fs h,--Iscttsu Ttuhtetspt
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25

scraper blade from rocking. When
used as drag the scraper blade ID re
moved and the chain attached to rings
on the ends Of the two long bolts which
hold the side bars together. The side
bars then act ns the drag.--Agricul-
tural Digest
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25

All trains leave Grants Pass froa
the corner Of G and Eighth stavots,
opposite the Southern Pacific depot.
For al Information regarding
freight and passenger,service call It
Me Office OF the company. Public Ser
vice building. or sphone 1871 for
same. Nssl siga Nv
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25

Calling cards a. the Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25

WANTED-For box factory. steady
work--one planerman, three cut
OF men. three band sawyers. one
circular resawyer. Fruit Growers
Supply Co.. Hilt, Co. 941tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
WANTED

LET ME DO YOUR LAND clearing
by contract. Phone s31-R, Grants
pass. Oregon. S65
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25

WOMAN WOULD LIKE position as
housekeeper for gentleman or
small family. Address p. o. Box
343, Grants Pass. 96l
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-25
TIME GARD
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company
Efective December 5, 1916
Tuesdays and Fridays.

Train ". Grants Pass.. 1e.eoa q. n.
Train Q lv. Waters Creek LOOP, n.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

At Camp Lewis t'other day,
the officer of the guard was
trying to reason, In his priln-
tive way, with the towering
mentality Of q conscientious
objector, age d and wearing
q windsor tie. (
I" The trouble with you," -
he concluded, lis that you
arc suffering from exagger-
ated ego" -
A little later, when no
came to censor tho young
mans mail, he found this
passage In q letter to the
c. o.'s mother: "Write mo
often and at length, ~ i am
suffering here from . lack Of
intellectual companionship"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
We Cannot Agree With
Dr.. weyer About Sodom,
But DancehaIIs Should Go

DR.. Viewer, pastor of one of Tacoma's largest
churches, is quoted as saying in his Sunday night
sermon that the dance halls in the downtown dis
trct, which were opened for the recreation Of sol
dcrs, would shame the brothels of Sodom.''
Perhaps DR.. Weyer has never been to Sodom;
perhaps he never even saw the inside of brothel.
Perhaps he was misquoted; perhaps he was little
excited and mis- spoke himself
We confess we never saw Sodom, either But We
have been in Pete Sandberg's brothels in Tacoma 'a
wilder days, and we have seen the Barbary Coast
of San Francisco and other similar hell holes
Also we have visited one or two of these present.
day dance halls.
crime, Tester If it didn't shame Sodom, it at least
shamed Americans to such an extent that it has
been abolished from every town we know about in
the United States.
But these dance halls-Athey are nothing like that
THEY ARE MERELY STUPID! A set of girls
who paid for serving as partners of the patrons
try to put on the appearance of gaiety But they are
not gay; they tired and bored and resentful
And the soldiers-they are there simply because
Tacoma has failed to provide better place for
them. They dance mechanically joylessly
We agree with Rev. Weyer that the city and GOV
eminent are doing the right thing in aboshing the
dance halls. They are sad failure. Not because
they resemble Sodom; no, but because they do not
furnish amusement recreation or anything else that
will contribute to making our youths better men
and scrappier soldiers
Three-fourths of the girls working in the dance
halls are shown by examination to be diseased. That
is not because of anything indecent that has gono
on in the dance halls. Rather the dance halls were
obliged to hire that kind of girls simply because
they could get no better ones for the dismal task
they had to offer.
One Of Tacoma s first and greatest tasks is to set
about constructive program of furnishing reaf
recreation for soldiers
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Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, Dec. 17.-FOur
German destroycrs carried
out successful raid in
British waters early We<ines-
day morning, sinking eight
merchantmen, one British
dcstroyers, five armed trawl-
ers and damaging one other
trawler.
The announcement of these
losses was made i'm the house of
commons late today by First Lord
of the Admiralty Geddes and DR.,
Mcnamara, financial secretary to
the admiralty.
Sir Geddes said five neutral
merchant ships had been sunk and
one British.
Mcnamara said two neutral
merchantmen had been sunk off
the River Tyne.
The British destroyer sunk was
the Partridge. The second Brit
ish destroyer, which formed an es.
cort for the convoy described by
Sir Eric Geddes, was the Pellew
The Pellew, according to Geddes
had hole blown In her hull, bu
Escaped. On board her there were
four British killed and tive
wounded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
CONFERRING ON
SEPARATE PEACE

UNITED Press Leased Wire.p
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 17.-Philip
Scheidemann, leader of the Ger
man majority socialists, is here
today comforting with Bolsheviki
Minister Orlovsky on peace be-
tween Germany and Russia.
II am very sorry, but l cannot
discuss the nature of my confer
ence with M. Orlovsky," Scheide-
mann told the United Press to-
day.
Orlovsky was equally reticient.
From other sources it was report
ed that Scheidemann had been
clothed with full powers by the
German government, which had
directed the peace angling at
Stockholm rather than at Brest
Litovak because proceedings at
the latter place were subject to
full publicity by bolsheviki.
The Brest Litovak conference
of commissioners representing
the armies Of Germany and Rus
STA will presumably continue, ir-
respective of negotiations at
Stockholm.
The bolsheviki, 1t was reported,
first suggested the conference with
Scheidenann at the Swedish city
in the belief that they would line
up Scheidemann's majority social
lists against Imperialism.
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HOUSE LIKELY
TO PASS DRY
BILL MONDAY
Omitted Press Leased WIRE,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Is.
The national prohibition
amendment is expected to pass
the house late today.
Unless all signs fail, 1t will be
hammered thru after bitter de-
bate, but not with the wide ma
jority which its proponents had
confidently expected.
Last minute campaigning has
swerved some of the doubtful
against the amendment, and re-
lying on temperance measures
already undertaken by the presi-
dent as war step, they will
record themselves against the
Labor was the club the vets
over the measure.
Workingmen's dissatisfaction with
utter prohibition was the main
theme of the vets discussion in
the course Of the days debate.
The vets contended that prohi-
bition of whisky distillation has
attended to the hard liquor,
while reduction of alcoholic con-
tents Of beers makes them tenn
perate and desirable.
The vote was to be taken at
d. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
HALLS STILL
in OPERATION

Tacoma's dance halls were still
running Monday, despite rumors
last week that military officials
would issue orders closing them.
Dance hall proprietors an
nounced that they were preparing
to supply the demand for dancing
as long as the authorities would
permit them.
The question of closing the
dance halls was reported to have
been the subject for a long dis
cussion at Mondays weekly execu-
tive session of the Tacoma recrea-
ton committee.
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BRITISH lose
n VESSELS,
THRU ATTACr

Geddes reported that there were
so survivors Of the Partridge and
the trawlers, of whom 10 were
wounded. Some others had been
picked up by the four German de-
stroyers which attacked and taken
to Kiel.
Eighty-eight Scandinavian citi-
|zens, OF whom two were women,
and 10 British survivors, were res
cued by destroyers. Others
reached Norway in open boats.
McNamara's statement told OF
the sinking of one trawler. the
damaging of a second and the
sinking OF two neutral merchant
men before dawn off the River
Tyne. Eight were dead.
These eight we're believed to be
civilian casualties. With the to-
tai of naval dead reported by Sir
Eric Geddes, the total loss OF life
in the German raiding activity
would appear to be IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17
CAMP TO GET
EIGHT GYMS

Authorization was received at
Camp Lewis Monday for the con-
struction of eight gymnasium
buildings to cost $4,000 apiece.
The eight states sending men
to this cantonment are expected
to furnish funds, raised by popu-
lar subscription, for the buildings.
Montana's $4,000 is already
available and construction will
begin at once. A campaign for
Washington's quota is to be made
In a short time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-17

TT is WINTER on the
western froL-. Seas of
L half-frozen mud cover
the landscape. Thru these
seas of mud run curious
twisty bitches, knee deep in
Shiny water, covered with a
foul ice-film.
In these filthy bitches,
shivering with the cold, ev-
cry nerve taut, deafened by
shell blasts, sickened by the
sights around them, are
American boys. Boys from
Tacoma, boys from Seattle,
boys from Spokane, boys from
all over the U. s. A.
YOUR BOYS! OUR BOYS!
A officers whistle blows.
Over the top they go-charg-
ing the Germans-hacking a
way thru to the heart of
Prussia - that democracy
may live.
With q whirring crash the
German machine guns open
up on them. The line falters
but goes on. Here and
there undiscovered olive-drab
figures drop. Some are still.
Some writhe in agony.
YOUR BOYS! OUR BOYS.
Were it not for the Red
Cross, your boys would lie
out in No Mans Land, shat
tered and helpless, to die.
Because the Red Cross
doesn't want our boys to die
in pain and torture, BE
CAUSE 1T Is EITHER THE
RED CROSS OR THE WOOD
EN- CROSS FOR MANY OF
THEM, because Il wants to
rescue them and nurse them
back into useful, virile citi-
zcns, IL lie asking YOU TO
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join it's ranks-NOW,

join its ranks-NOW.
Every man, woman and
child in Tacoma a member of
the Red Cross before Christ
mas" is the slogan.
The campaign was in full
swing Monday, with women
workers in Red Cross caps
stationed at the banks and
business houses to receive
memberships.
Are you a member of the
Red Cross?" was the ques-
ton put to every passer-by.
Chairman Arthur G. Prich-
ard announced that there had
been a fine response to the
call for workers, but that still
more are needed.
Word was received from
Maj. Northington, in charge
of the base hospital at Camp
Lewis, that the fully equip
ped ambulance given to the
camp by Tacoma will be sent
here to be used on the streets
as a booth for soliciting men,
berships.
Immediately after the Red
Cross campaign, which will
close Christmas eve, this am
bulance will be sent to
France.
Red Cross nurses from
Camp Lewis also will be sent
to Tacoma Wednesday to
lead in the drive, it was an
nounced, and the camp base
hospital has placed itself at
the disposal Of the Red Cross
committee to aid in the work.
The executive committee in
the campaign includes Ar
thur Prichard, chairman;
Paul B. Thompson, campaign
manager; Stephen Appleby,
treasurer; G. NJ. Riddell, A.
v. Love. T. q. Ripley. Ches-
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Talk O. the Times

LAYING IN 4. WRITER SUPPLY
(From the Mineral Point, Wis,
Democrat.)
Mrs. w. s. Ross left Wednes-
day for Chicago to meet her son
Roland Ross to attend the Fat
Stock show, Horse show, Grand
Opera and also the Chicago SYM
phony Orchestra concert Saturday
evening.
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Dizzy
SPELL
CAUSE

Pitching headlOng from the
sixth story window of his Of
flee in the Bankers Trust
building Monday morning,
George A. Anderson, age 80,
Tacoma attorney, was in
stantly killed when he fell ON
the roof of q one-stosy court
below.
&, Anderson struck on his head,
and suffered violent hemorrhages
Immediately afterwards.
That the young attorney suf-
eferd spell of dizziness while
standing beside an open window,
looking in a directory for a tele-
phone number, is attributed by
friends and by the police as the
cause of the accident.
Stills Very Low.
Anderson was partner Of L. H.
Thomas in the Northwestern Mer-
camille agency, 622 Bankers Trust
building. Windows had been
opened in the offices early Mon
day morning to cool off the rooms
The window stills are extremely
low, less than Is inches from the
floor.
Thomas was standing in the
outer office, debating a letter.
Anderson picked up telephone
directory and stepped into the pri-
vate office, leaving the door open.
The telephone was on the window
sill.
A stenographer in another Of
flee across the court saw Anderson
standing beside the open window,
glancing thru the directory. The
next instant she saw his body in
the air. Anderson made no out
cry.
Michigan Graduate.
Anderson was a graduate of the
University of Michigan and had
lived in Tacoma since 1918. He
married Miss Helen Ball, a promi-
nent South Tacoma girl. three
years ago, and friends say that
the married life of the young
couple had been extremely happy.
They lived at the Schultz apart
ments, South Twelfth and ]
streets.
Coroner Stewart and Deputy
Coroner Buckley conducted an in
vestigation Monday into the death
and announced that there was no
suspicion that It was anything but
accidental.
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TODAY's oLEARINGs
Watch the Mailman

draft begun mailing the QUESTIONABLE
booklets which all registered must fill out.
These booklets require the answering
questions and they must be
DATE OF MAILING Failure draft QUESTIONABLE
does not the registered from answering,
Failure to return the QUESTIONABLE within
receipt OF the booklet will
privileges
being out each day until disposed Of
Watch the mailman, you 21-to-31s
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KAISER
7 q ASK
PEACE!

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
AMSTERDAM, Dec. II. -
Germany will shortly trans
nit peace terms to the allies
thru neutrals and under
pledge of secrecy, according
to word from Berlin today.
Reports declared the peace
terms would assert Germany
political disinterestedness as to
Belgium, but would not mention
Alsace-Lorraine."
Whether they would cover the
German colonies or future dis
armament and indemnities for
damages in Belgium and Northern
France was not known here.