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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24

For many years Jackson and jose
phine counties have been producing
in a crude manner. quicksilver for To-
cal consumption. Now that this
metal is absolutely essential in the
manufacture Of Illuminating caps for
explosives. the war prices have been
an impetus to increase the produc-
ton and the deposits in southern
Oregon are now sought to increase
the supply.
California, since the early history
Of the state, has produced about rs
per cent Of the total yield OF mer-
curry in the United States. Since new
fields have been ransacked for the
metal. II has been demonstrated that
the mercury zone extended from the
borders Of California into Oregon.
and discloses large and rich deposits
of the metal. which government and
expert reports show outclass any
thing yet discovered in the United
States.
The. history Of quicksilver in south
ern Oregon dates back to the year
1878. when an early settler in Rogue
River valley uncovered cinnabar ore
in the Meadows district IL miles
north OF Gold Hill. From that time
up to 1900. when the discoverer dis
posed Of his claim. he and others
annually distilled mercury from the
cinnabar ore by roasting in in crudely
built furnace. They recovered less
than SO per cent Of the mercury by
this treatment. which they disposed
OF to the local placer miners who
used it in their sluice boxes to re-
cover the flour gold. The new owr-
er OF the claim let the property lie
idle until two years ago when he
employed III. A. Ray and G. l.. Haff
of Gold Hill. the discovers OF schee-
lite in this district to exploit and
develop the property. They exposed
the vein at intervals for 1000 feet
bu adits attaining a depth Of rs feet
in several places on the vein. Since
that time all available space on the
extention Of the vein has been locat-
ed. One corporation now controls
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24

them and lam them with rifle gre
nades; that makes the machine gun
ners keep their heads down and We
get into them then. The German ma
chine gun teams are pretty good SOL
diers. we most often find them dead
at their posts. The quality Of their
infantry Is not near so good---in fact
I'm inclined to say they are getting
lower day by day
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24
THE FOOD CONTROL BILL

THE FOOD CONTROL BILL
One Of the weaknesses Of democ-
racies is the slowness with which
public decisions are made. It seems
that IL almost must be so.
There are many men In this coun-
try who honestly believe that II
would imperil the institutions on
which our national life have been
builded to take from the peoples
representatives assembled In a de-
Lucrative. law making body, rights
that are inherent in the people them
selves and place them in the hands
Of one or few men.
But these people should recognize
the fact. and it is fact. that as our
political institutions and powers have
developed, the presidency has proven
quite as responsive to the popular
will as has congress. and in the long
run, more so. There is 10 more dan
ger in allowing the president to have
certain executive and administrative
powers needed for an efficient carry
ing ON Of war preparations and pro-
secution. than in allowing those
powers to remain in congress as pro-
vided in the constitution.
Congress should promptly give to
the President a workable authority
to control the price, transportation
and distribution of the necessities Of
life and staples going into war ma
terials. Such authority is as safe
in his hands as where it now rests
and would be far more adaptable.
mobile and efficient.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24
10 DAY FREE TRIAL

We would like to install two or
three burner hot plate or range on
n 80 day trial. II you are not sat
isfled at the end Of 80 days the ap-
pliance will be removed without any
expense to you. Call and zee us for
particulars.
OREGON GAS a ELECTRIC co.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24
NEW TO-DAY

classified AID RATES.---25
words, two issues. Csc: six issues.
soc; one month. $3.50. when paid In
advance. When not paid In advance.
&c per line per lssue.)
JOS. MOSS AGENCY--Fire insur.
ance. 204la Sixth street. n
ance. plate glass liability lnsur-
FOR SALE--A 2-horse riding cultl-
vator In good condition, wood
racks and lumber wagon. Inquire
OF NJ. G. Ament, G5S North Sth
street. 81
FOR SALE acres and Groom
house. 0 miles down the river,
about acres In fruit, also some
stock. Fred Sundell, Il. r. d. No.
2, Box 81. 90
ANGLE cakes 60c; order by phone.
No. 1901. str
o. e. c. LAND GRANT MAPS--Big
ones, good ones. Each map covers
more than two counties. Price
800 at Grants Pass Abstract Co.
2 ACRES. nearly all In garden,
fruit, fine we'll. broom house,
barn. root house, In city limits,
for sale cheap terms. Address
No 1872. care Courier SO
FURNISHED Broom cottage mid
sleeping porch for rent. Phone
c35-R. 92
WANTED--Four miners to 20 out at
. o'clock this morning. Wages
$3.50 and board; 0 hours work;
surface. BE at Palace hotel 0 u.
N. sharp. 81
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24
DIAMOND and BEAVER HILL COAL

Hay ecancs
kct today be had for cash at
5000 per 1000 Ms.
ordinary deliveries. DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCEsmakc
getting your winters fuel now-THERE ~ NO TIME TO
LOOSE
Phone is7R, WILLIAMS WOOD y COAL Co-Ascnt for DA-
MOND COAL.
The Agents. Edcfscn Company Portland, will
assist your dealer your fuel supply.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24
Christian Church

Christian Church
Bible school. 9:+5; service, II;
sermon. 1880: communion. 10
O'Clock. Christian endeavor, 7p. m;
Service. s.; sermon. S;30. Every
one welcome to all services.
J. Fl. Harmon. pastor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24
NOTICE

My wife. Mrs. Bessie Costain. hav-
Ing left my bed and board. | viii not
be responsible for any bills contract
cd by her from this date.
CLIFFORD COSTAlN.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24
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COMING EVENTS


June 25. Monday.--Red Cross work.
Public Service building.
June 1880, Wednesday to Saturday
Teachers examinations at the
Central school, Grants Pass.
July 4. Wednesday---Blg celebration
at TakIlma, 95
July 7-14,--N. 70. A. Convention.
Portland.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24

Engraved calling cards---i00 cards
and plate. In script. $3.50: II plate
is furnished. 100 cards for 81.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24
COCCHI CONFEssEs TO
MURDER OF RUTH CRUGER

New York, June 23.- Alfred Coo
chi at Bologna. Italy, has confessed
to the murder OF Ruth Cruger In
New York, according to a dispatch
received by police headquarters here
today.
The report Ia that COcchl made
clean breast Of the affair, while un-
der Interrogation by Italian police.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24

A classified ad brlngs results,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24

Calling cards at tn. Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-06-24

FURNISHED Broom cottage nfd
sleeping porch for rent Phone
c35-R 92
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
Sympathy 4 Poor Substitute.

a. Campbell McKibben of Clay
ton, Mo-, secretary Of the Missouri
State Highway Commission. at a
meeting of the Commission and the
sprblic. held at Jefferson City week
before last, stated that even under
the new road laws, counties with
township organization have the
sympathy of the Commission, but are
not likely to get anywhere towards
Building improved highways, with
government and state assistance, as
one township might want to build a
road and another be opposed to con-
tinuing it.
Sympathy is a derned poor thing
to have, in lieu of 36s-day-a-year
Highways Our late lamented citizen,
"Uncle Dick" Dill. used to define
sympathy as fellow-feeling. The
definition will apply to counties with
organization-they will
only be feeling for travelable high
County Democrat
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
John Steele.

John Steele, aged 81 years and II
months departed this life at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. G. P. Wyatt, in
this city, Thursday, May 3, 1917, af-
ter only a brief illness.
John Steele, the son of William
Steele, was born in Springfield, ILL
hois. June 3, 1884. In December
1898. he went with his family to West
Point, Iowa, where they located and
where he received his education and
grew to young manhood. During
the Civil war he enlisted in the
Fourth Iowa cavalry and served a
three year enlistment. Re-enlisting
he was discharged upon a surgeons 8
certificate. He was united in marriage
to Miss Martha Baker February a,
1867. and in March, 1867. came to
Bates county, where he has since
made his home. At the time of his
death, Mr.. Steele was the only sur
viving charter member of Butler
Lodge No. 2s4 A. F. and A. NJ,
which was organized in June 1867.
Mr.. Steele, who had for several
years spent the winters in the south.
went to Florida last December. He
returned home Sunday, April 2oth,
and at once took to his bed, passing
away the following Thursday.
Two daughters, Mrs. G. P. Wyatt
and Mrs. J. E. Williams and two
brothers and two sisters, Levi H. and
Henry c. Steele and Mrs. Mary Ev-
eringham and Mrs. Susie Valient
survive.
Funeral services, conducted by the
Rev J. w. Alexander, assisted by
Rev. Geo. Scroggs, were held at the
First Baptist church Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock and intcrment made
in Oak Hill cemetery under the d.
rection OF Butler Lodge No. 2s4 A.
F. and A. NJ.
Mr.. Steele was gentleman of high
moral character. Honorable, active
and industrious, he has contributed
much to the moral and material good
Of the community. A member of the
Baptist church for many years, he
devoted much to church work and it
was largely through his efforts that
the handsome new Baptist church
of this city was made pos
siBlc.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
Officials Will Lose Jobs if They
Violate Lansing's New Gag
Order.

Il Washington, May 8.-Secretary
Lansing today followed up the state
department gag order which forbids
any other official there to give infor-
nation to the public with a state
ment that any other official who
gave out information conveying a
criticism of the Department. policies
should be dismissed.
Mr.. Lansing reiterated that the
giving of information to the public
through the newspapers would here
after be restricted to himself and the
newly created bureau of foreign in
teligence.
Mr.. Lansing said he had forbidden
officials to talk with newspaper cor
respondents because he was dissatis-
fled with having information come
from many different channels and
perhaps from contrary points of
view. He intended, he said, to CEN
tralize all information, even as to de-
tails, in the bureau of foreign intelli-
gence. Apart from what was given
out by the bureau or by himself, the
secretary said, no information would
be allowed to reach the public
through the state department.
Mr.. Lansing was pressed for All in
stance of where information harmful
to the best interests of the county
had thus been published. He said
that as yet no serious cases had oc-
Cured, but he was very much afraid
that they would occur shortly.
Mr.. Lansing stated that the press
would have to content itself with
what the bureau of foreign intelli-
gence gives out. That bureau, he
said. would handle everything in the
International field, all subjects con-
nccted with the war-in short, every
thing.
The bureau is manned by two Of
ficials. The chief of the bureau is
without newspaper experience and
his assistant has been in foreign
fields, Cuba, China and England. for
several years. The bureau has also
the task of supplying American mis-
sions abroad with information.
Under the new order a state de-
partment official is prevented from
giving the public even such informa-
ton as that Of the personalities Of
foreigners who come to
the United States on missions. The
news gatherers are cut off from COM
with officials and from
what actually is public business and
have access only to the officially Gen.
sored announcements of the depart
ment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
Farm Loans.

+ We have made arrangement
whereby we can make loans on farms
in Bates county, Mo-, on the Rural
Credit plan.
No red tape or delays, it is not
placed on the market, but is held by
the same party Until paid off. You
always know where to find the hold
IN who is ever ready to extend all
srea asonable favors and continue you
us a permanent customer. Prepay
ment privileges are incorporated in
the papers. This plan of borrowing
will save you money.
Come and see us, call us or write
and we will be pleased to explain in
fun this plan of loans:
4 Canterburys,
goat - Butler, Mo,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
New taxes proposed in the bill in

f.clude:
Insurance-Life policies. eigh,
cents on each $foo or fraction, excep,
industrial Or weekly plans, which ars
taxed 40 per cent on the first weeki,
premium; marine, international and
fire, one cent on each dollar OF frac.
tion Of the premium charged; casu-
atty, one cent for each dollar Of pre-.
MUM. Reinsurance and purely co.
operative or mutual insurance COM
panics or associations are exempted
Effective June I, next.
Railroads Freight bills, 3 per
cent; passenger tickets, 10 per cent
on tickets above twenty-five cents,
except on communications tickets, on
which, after exempting the first twen-
ty-five cents, fifty scents to be
charged on each S. worth; express
rates, 10 per cent on amount paid /;
seats, berths or staserooms on rail
roads or water lines, 10 per cent.
|, Effective June next.
Pipe lines-Oil, etc, S per cent on
charges imposed. Electric power
for heat and light, S per cent of
amount paid for electric power. Ef-
fective June I.
Telephone and Telegraph--Five
per cent Of amount paid for telephone
service by subscribers, exclusive of
toll or long distance calls; five cents
on each toll message by telephone or
telegraph for which fifteen cents or
more is charged, only one payment
to be required, regardless of differ
ent lines used for same message, dis
patch or conversation.
The following taxes on manufac-
turers or importers are imposed:
Motor car: Five per cent on man
ufacturers' selling price.
Cosmetics and proprietary medi-
cines: Five per cent on manufactur=
ers' selling price.
Musical instruments: Five per
cent on those costing more than $40.
Jewelry: Five per cent of selling
price.
Moving picture film: One-half
cent per linear foot (not exposed),
sold by manufacturer or importer;
(ready for projection), sold or leased
by manufacturer, producer or import
er, one cent per linear foot.
z Black & Sons Clothing Co. as-tf
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
HUGE LOSS IN WHEAT AREA
Crop Estimate of the Department of
Agriculture 10 the Smallest Since
Ioo4-Only a. Million Bush
els in Kansas.

Washington, May 8.-Herbert c.
Hoover urgently recommended to
the Senate agricultural committee to-
day a separate department of the
government to deal with the food
question and absolute government
control of certain staples, particular
ly wheat and sugar.
Washington, May 8.-Abandoned
winter wheat area, on account of ad-
verse weather, mainly drought dur
ing the winter, amounted to I2,447,-
600 acres, far exceeding the loss in
any previous year, according to the
May crop report Of the Department
of Agriculture. published this after
noon. On the remaining area, H.
653,ooo acres, the condition of the
crop is 73.2 and the forecast of the
yield is 366,1I6,ooo bushels, which
compares with forecast of 43o
million bushels month ago, a crop
of 482 million bushels in 1916 and
674 million bushels in 1915. 1t is the
smallest winter wheat crop since
1904.
The forecast of the crop in the
leading states for this year and the
final estimates of the 1915 crop are
here shown.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

hips flying the american flag, ac-
3aording to statements by members Of
e crew of the steamer Manitowoc,
Which for several weeks was detained
~ the harbor at St. Thomas. Twen-
kg-one OF the crew are returning to
the United States after difficulties
With Captain F. Hogstead, master Of
the ship :
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
Card of Thanks.

We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to our friends for their many
kind attentions during the illness and
death Of our son and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Tabor,
John Evans-
Robert Evans.
Major Evans.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10
U. s. SHIPS SUPPLY U-BoAT1
WITH FOOD, SAILORS q
DECLARE s
Navy and State Departments InsSstf-
gate. Reports-British Had Pre-
viously Charged American
Transatlantic Company 3 Owned
BY German Capital President Il
Line Says He Welcomes Invss-
dgztion.. = =

| sssgS a7 64is4Sa
| Washington, May 8.-Persistent
rumors of German submarines in. the
South Atlantic received additional
color today when it was disclosed
that government investigating agen-
cies are running down story thst
freighters OF the American Transats
lantfc Company, flying the American
flag, have carried supplies to sea tor
U-boats.
Officials would not go into detaiis,
but it was assumed the report
prompting the investigation probably
came from members of the crew Of
the steamship Manitowoc. quoted in
news dispatches from Porto Rico to-
day as charging that the Manitowoc
and other Transatlantic company
vessels had transported to German
submarines at sea quantities of food
and fuel smuggled out Of New York
Both the navy department and the
department of justice have taken a
hand in the investigation. They de-
clined to comment on the news dis
patches from San Juan or on state
ments by Transatlantic company Of
ficials in New York characterizing
the story told by the Monitowoc's
crew as fictitious.
The American Transatlantic Com
pany has offices in New York and
Boston and it's ships fly the Ameri-
can flag. Officials here witt not say
what had aroused their suspicious,
but admitted that the ships had been.
held for investigation at St. Thorn
as, Virgin Islands, by order of the
navy department.
Sailors Tell of Cargoes Hidden
Under Tons of Coal.
San Juan, P. R., May 5.-There are
German submarines in the Atlantic
and until recently they have been
supplied from the United States by
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

The FORECAST OF TINS years rye
crop is 6o,73s,ooo bushels, which COM
pares with 47,3S3,ooo bushels in 1916.
Agricultural conditions otherwise
are good, the department announced,
and it recalled that although the win
ter wheat crop of 1912 showed an
equally discouraging outlook, the to-
tal production of all crops that year
was the greatest on record.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-10

Black & Sons Clothing Co. as-tf
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-29

Marques, 1908 Hays; Daniel Maurice
Boland, 1905 North Ninth; Everett l..
Henderson, Fossil, Wyo.; Barney l..
Lee, 1917 North Sixteenth; Homer Ed
ward Remillard, Lincoln Hote, San
Francisco; Walter ]. Gray, 2016 Harri-
son Boulevard; Lloyd Guy Fletcher
1876 Twenty eighth street, Ogden Utah.
Berlin S. Hammacll, 1907 North Elev-
enth; Floyd Irwin Odds, 900 North
Ninth; Orville Dodson Richardson, Ala
Broadway; Riley Bell Hutton, 1910
North Twenty fourth; William Henry
thinner, Howe and Denver street,
South Boise; Arlie Boyd Drake, 2167
Brumback; Thomas Archie Lasiter.
1872 North Tenth; Odean Lawrence
Nelson. 1904 E. Jefferson: William
Graham Jenkins. jr., zoos North Six
teenth; William James CASTLE, 1920
River; Ward Arney French, Stockton,
Cal.
Hilario Uresti, 521 Grove; Esteban
Echevarria, SIG Grove; Walter Elliott
Wood, Hurt apartments; Elias Eche-
varria, SIG Grove; Ramon Laucirica,
PIG South Ninth; Constantine Osto-
lasa, PIG South Ninth; Thomas Halo.
521 Grove; James George Cunningham,
III Eastman; Menasche Klingman,
546 Main, Pendleton.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-29
ACT
Makes REbAT|NCOf
INSURANCE ILLEGAL
State Commissioner Hands
Down Important Ruling
Employers Should Not
Misrepresent Payroll.

The rebating of insurance under the
terms of the workmen's compensation
act is unlawful and will not be toll
Grated. State Insurance Commission
er w. r. Hyatt who is carefully watch
ing the matter makes this plan in a
statement issued by him today. EN-
ployers are warned not to misrepre-
sent their payrolls. The statement is
as follows: 49,
1t having been brought to the atten-
ton Of the department Of insurance
that there are some companies writ
ing workmen's compensation in this
state whose agents are suggesting to
the employer that he underestimate
his payroll with view of securing a
reduced premium, agents and employ
ers will please take notice:
Section 100 of the workman's COM
pensation law provides:
IAN employer who shall willfully
misrepresent the amount of the pay
roll upon which the premiums charge
able by the state insurnce fund are to
be based shall be liable to the state in
ten times the amount of the difference
between the premiums paid and the
had his payroll been correctly COM
puted and the liability to the state
under this section shall be enforced
in civil action by the state insur-
ance manager in the name of the state,
or in his own name, and any amount
so collected shall ecome part of the
state insurance fund
Section A of the general insurance
laws makes it unlawful for any COM
pany or agent to offer or any person
to accept any promise of reduction in
premium or other thing of value as an
inducement for such insurance which
is not set forth in the policy of insur
ance, and fixes a penalty for it's vio-
lation.
It is the position of this depart
ment that any person guilty of influ-
encing an employer to misrepresent to
any company offering to carry his
workman's compensation insurance,
the amount of his payroll upon which
the premiums chargeable are to be
based, and any employer so misrepre-
senting such payroll will be acting in
violation of the provisions of our gen.
eral insurance laws and guilty of re-
batting; and any cases brought to the
attention of this department will be
promptly Investigated and steps taken
to prosecute the parties guilty thereof.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the office of insurance commissioner of
the state of Idaho at Boise City, Idaho.
this 29th day of December, 1917.
(SeaD w. r. HYATT,
Insurance Commissioner.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-29

The reckoning finger Of the Cam
kdian recruiting sergeant in depots
throughout the United States of the
British Canadian Recruiting Mission
will probably become the finger Of
Inevitable fate by the significant
treaties which Secretary Of State
Lansing has indicated are In readi-
ness for this Congress.
BE loyal to your flag, In whatever
country you may be, the pictured
British sergeant seems to say. Sec
rotary Lansing's treaties will make
J. impossible for British or Canadian
residents in "the States" to escape
doing their duty. CONSUMPTION will
get them just as surely as it is get
ting their countrymen in their own
lands. Already reciprocal recruiting
has been done-in the Canadian
depots for the United States army
and vice versa.
/ 1.-THE dispatches from Washington
Regarding the impending treaty fore
casts . roundup Of aliens by British,
French and Italian officers for serv-
ice under thsir own hag," said Col.
]. 8. Dennis, second in command Of
the British Canadian Recruiting Mis-
slon. "A great many Foreigners resi-
deut In The United Stataa have
Aastsnsd 70 al their dsclAra&ians =