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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23

uifrcriy rndcr your window from which
food can be dropped Without disturbing
tho birds.
Birds attract birds. Gradually draw
them close to the house by scattering
broken nuts on the trees and ground.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
How 70 Sew on Buttons 90 That They
Will Stay.

Will Stay.
Take small stitch. bringing the
knot on the right sMe. Run up
through one hole Of the button and
draw II down just over the knot. Lay
a pin across the button and work the
stitches over the pin. When the but.
ton II firmly sewed on remove the pin
Pull the button out from the mate
rial and wind the thread around the
threads between the button and cloth
several times to form a shank. Pass
the needle through to the wrong side
and fasteD the thread with several
small stitches.
The shank formed makes buttoning
easier and lessons the strain on the
cloth. The knot Is brought up on the
right side and under the button to
keep Il from being worn OF.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
esAdisrs and Socks.

The German soldier docs not wear
socks. but fuss-lappcn. These are strips
Of cloth soaked In tallow and wound
about the feet They are supposed IA
be preferable 20 socks " that they
wear more evcoly, ore easily
cleaned and, when ~ worn, are
not ~ 0likely to wrlnkh uo, cause blis-
terra
Military authorities disagree. h0wev-
or. as to the relative value Of socss and
tallow soaked strips. Either covering,
though, Is considered preferable to the
custom Of wearing no socks, which has
prevailed In tho French, Spanish snd
italian armies.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23

the TIE hpuh1ASr1AL uHAkAc5kh or
rIrr IMPROVEMENTS wuIon INcAcARx
LANp sALuKs
values In those INSTANCES winch were
prcoried ranged, Prom uD Tef cont to
50 per cent IN spottsyivanis county,
Va: from " 70 100 In Dinwitdie ooun.
~. Va: Toto 81 In Lee co0uty. Va;
70 10 100 In wise county. Va: q TO ia
In Franklin county. y. Y; - to 100
In Dallas county. Ala: 70 90 10 In
Landerdale county. Miss, aud from 10
TO 100 Ia Mahntce county. Fla. The cs,
Inmates VI ancwase @erc based [ar the
most phit upon the derrltory within u
distance 1f oic mlle I'M each aide Of
the roads Improved.
In SpottsylsAnla 'cotliity u careful rp
ord was made In 1910 of tliirty-tive
farms locstsd an the road sclcctck Cor
improvement. or the seven farms sald
In 1912 the prices actually paid show
increases " from ~ Nv no per Oent
over the iefV valuation. The average
value aficr ihe roads we're Improved
was S2a3G tFr acre az Mampared with
Sl73i preyloas 10 the Improvement
In 1913 four nsnxfcrs " farm laad
were on the basis sf SlO.f1 per acre.
whereas the iI0ieries we've listed 10
1910 at only SI3.S9 per aoic. II ap.
pears that the i.t5i acrcs ssld In 1914
Increased Ia yains. S2S,50O, s,r ~ PET
cent. or from xai,Ag iw S,l. 10 per acre.
In DinwidIie county. Va. tte actual
price Of forty three farms soil or of
fercd for sale from 1000 10 lOl< aangcd
IN price iron, sS..ls "a Si3.II lvp acre
before the roads were built und from
$3.50 to SI3,U0 per ncte after the roads
were Improved.
lM Lce county. Va. u study of eight
tracts along the roads before aud after
Improvement Indicated that thcsc PROF.
critics Increased nbou, - per acre, rr
about 70 per cent,
In Wise county, W.. u study of rigG
representative farms located on rUnis
showed TINT they increased IN value
iron, mn average VI Si0.0I per acre be
fore Improvement to STOlI after tho
roads were improved There were H.
crcases In valuation IN other sections
OF from 500 To 800 or even 500 per
acre,
In Franklin county. n. u. the figures
seem to Indicate that the change from
earth, sandy and loan roads to bltumi'
nous macndam was followed by In
creascs averaging Si2,50 per acre, Or
about 30.7 per cent.
In Dallas county, Ala, careful In
vcstigation seemed to indicate that
road Improvement hns added at least
IS to each acre Of land within half
milo Of improved roads Tracts sold
at from SS to $40 per acre were sold
again after road Improvement ut from
$40 to s2b per acre.
In Lauderdale county, Miss, tho total
assessed valuation Of real property
outside Of tho city wns S2,757,b49. This
increased In 1914 after rond Improve
ment to 80, 1s3, 800, or 1914 pcr cent.
In Manatec county. Fla. careful
study Of sales and renl estate records
indicated that tho Improvement OF
rosds has added from 10 to 100 per
'cnt. or at lcAst $40 per acre, to the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23

selling price Of all lands within one.
half milo Of improved roads. This
would give q total OF s0i1 900, or more
than twice tho valus Of tho bonds n
sued.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
tn. Ab,entmlnd.d Motori,t.

There's an automobilist In distress
Suppose We stop aud ask him II their
10 anything. we cnn dof"
Are you referring to the man WHIT
Ia sitting still, with farawsy look In
hls cyes7"
Eyes"
II know that fellow, He's probably
wondering where he's going to yet the
money to pay tho next installment on
his caE"-BWmingham Age. Herald,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
PERSONAL

Mr., FLOYD NJ. MARvEL-Dear
Floyd. / am in Salem with George
everything is settled. Your father
is very III. Telegraph me i'm
mediately. Mrs. f. M. Marvel.
s76 N, 14th St.. Salem, Ore. s5S
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23

SECOND HAND FURNITURE want
ed Raymond's Second Hand
Store, 319 G Street. s62
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23

WANTED-Reliable party with ref
erences to take county agency for
sixteen horse power farm tractor.
selling at $3.50 {. o. b. Chicago.
Address e. c. Schultz. 620 So.
Oakdale. Medford, Ore. 961
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23

Job printing at tho Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
TrMn CARD


Effective December s. 1918
Tuesdays and Fridays.
Train 1 ". Grants Pass. 1000 a. m.
Train lv. Waters Creek LOOP. m.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
WANTED

WANTED-Nor box factory. steady
work-one planerman, three cut
on men. three band sawyers. one
circular resawyer. Fruit Growers
Supply Co., Hit, ca. sllti
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23

WOMAN WOULD LIKE position as
housekeeper for gentleman or
small family. Address P. o. Box
343, Grants Pass. 96l
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
India's Jute Crop

The final official forecast OF the In
dian jute crop, which has now been
harvested, shows considerable in
creases, both in the area sown and in
the anticipated yield. In Bengal the
area sown was 28,865 acres more than
last year, while in the other two de-
partments, Bihar and Orisss and As
sam, there are decreases Of altogether
only 1855 acres, so that the net in
crease in the area under jute was 27,-
900 acres. In other words, the total
area sown in the three departments
was 2,73000O acres, against 2,7oS,ooO
acres last year. The anticipated yield
in the present year is s,sO4,0oo bales,
against s.Ss0.00O bales last year an in
crease Of 524, 900 bales. Bengal &C.
counts for 45l 900 bales Of the in
crease, and Bihar and Orissa for lO3,-
600 bales. Assam is expected TO show a
decrease Of 80 900 bales. In the latter
department. however, the weather in
the earlier part of the year was not
exactly favorable, and while there was
a change for the better in July and
August a good deal of damage had al
ready been done.-London Stdttst.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Further violent fluctuations in eX-
change rates on the scandinavian
countries during the last week has
again focused attention upon extraor-
dinary conditions controlling the mar
ket for such bills. The movement as a
whole has been toward lower levels,
but Swedish. Danish and Norwegian
crowns have fuctuated widely at times.
Ordinarily the rise and fall in these ex-
changes is measured by fraction OF /
per cent. Lately fluctuations OF 2 and
3 cents in single day have not been
uncommon. Last week, for example,
Swedish crowns declined in all about D
cents, closing around 3S cents, COM
pared with 43 cents the preceding week.
Recently they sold as high as As cents,
on reports that Sweden might enter the
war on the side of Germany. The par
value of the crown is 26.S cents. The
principal cause of the wild movements
of the Scandinavian exchange rates IS
found in the decreased supply OF bills
on those countries, due TO the stringent
embargo regulations now IN force IN
this country and England. The narrow
market that has resulted forces buyer
Of exchange on Scandinavia TO bid high,
while if he has any large amount to
dispose of he may have TO offer it down.
A foreign exchange manager Of one OF
the large local bankers said last week
that some big profits had been made in
Scandinavian exchange in this market
recently, but that the risks attendant
upon such dealings were great, owing
TO the rapid rises and falls in the rates.
Italian exchange was under pressure
again last week, and declined TO low
record rate of 3.98 lire to the dollar,
compared with SCI week ago, and a
par of 5.1SiA. Persistent weakness OF
lire is attributed TO the absence Of de-
mard. Interests with lire TO convert
into dollars have found little or no de
mand for such bills, and consequently
have had 10 sell them for what they
would bring. The amount of business
actually transacted in lire at the pre-
ent time is comparatively small.
French exchange displayed frmer
tendency last week. Sterling rates
we're held unchanged.
II you calculate the cost OF the dollar
in terms Of foreign money-that is, as
if YOU were buying dollars with pounds,
marks or francs-its value at the close
Of last week, ss compared with year
ago. would be about as follows:
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
Bankers Approve
Plan to Pool
Railroad Facilities
IJroe That Measures Be Taken
to Provide More Equip
ment

The revolutionary proposals that
railway executives have placed before
tie government TO aid in solving the
transportation problems Of the carriers
were read with much interest IN the
financial district yesterday. BANKERS
expressed approval of the suggestions
but voiced the opinion that II sucn
radical departures were definitely de-
cided upon some agreement should be
reached which would provide for the
guarantee Of the maintenance Of earn
ings.
It was suggested that it might be wise
TO follow the example Of England IN
this respect and guarantee TO the stock
holders Of the railroads the dividends
received by them in the year preceding
the war.
BANKERS here who have followed de-
velopments in railroad affairs over the
rest several years agree with the state
ments Of officials that unless drastic
measures are Nahen S"NH ~
credit Of the railroads the conse-
ouences are likely to be serious.
what the railroads need most just
now" said Francis II. Sisson' vice
president Of the Guaranty Trust Com
rany, YESTERDAY, "are locomotives. VI
course, they need freight cars in large
numbers. too. The lack Of equipment
in its relation to transportation was
called TO my attention the other day by
an item l read in The Tribune.
This said that the production OF
bituminous coal this year is likely to
faii of 5OOOO,OOO tons. This state,
ment impressed me so much that |
took the trouble to make further in
ouiries, which developed the fact that
coal production is being held BACK oy
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
Wages Up in Germany
Report Shows Large Increases
for Male and Female Labor

In order TO arrive at some genera
conclusion as TO the rise in the ie'ei
of wages of adult workers during the
war period in various trade groups the
Cernan Imuerial Statistical Office re-
Gently sent out forms Of inquiry to all
tho firms from which 1t receives
monthly reports on the state OF EN-
ployment. The particulars asked LOT
included data concerning the total
number of days worked by men and
women employed and the aggregate
wages paid in the last two full weeks
of March and September Of 1914, 1915
and 1916. The number Of returns Sc
cured and capable of being utilized was
9ss. which have been classified under
thirteen groups of industries. A pse-
liminary summary of the chief results
appears in the "Deutscher Reichsan-
zeiger" Of August q, from which the
following particulars have been ex-
tracted by the London Board Of Trade
Labor Gazette:
In September, 1914, nearly all trades
experienced a fall in wages as COM
rared with March Of that year, but
from September onward constant in
crease was recorded. In the case Of
men the average earnings for days
work in all the trades combined fell by
about / per cent between March and
September, 1914, but by September
l9i6, it had risen 46 per cent above
the level of March, 1914. The period
of greatest increase GAS per cent?
was during the first winter Of the war.
From March, 1915, to September, 1915,
there was a, rise of 1l.4 per cent. IN
the next six months a rise Of 81 per
cent, and from March, 1915, to Septem-
her, 1916, a rise of rs per cent.
In the case of women workers there
was a drop of 1873 per cent in daily
earnings between March and Septem-
Der, 1914, but by September, 1916,
women's earnings had risen to a figure
SAL per cent above that OF March,
1914. The greatest increase in women's
wages did not occur during the first
winter of the war (as was the case
with men's), but between September,
1915, and March, 1916, the rise in this
period being 1873 per cent.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

The United States government, ac-
cording to reports current during
the week, plans TO relieve the car
shortage by purchasing 100000
freight cars. 1t is, of course, OBJ
vious that there is need for every
freight car that can be produced, but
the reports do not indicate just how
and where the government intends
u purchase the equipment. The
fact is, the equipment companies are
already loaded up with more orders
than they can fill for long time to
come, and the war might be over
before deliveries on the proposed
100000 order could be made. The
railroads themselves have ordered all
the equipment for which the pro-
ducers will assure prompt delivery.
Action should be taken TO speed up
production if that is possible before
piling up further orders which can
not be filled. Under priority rul-
ings car builders are probably
getting the necessary material for
construction as rapidly as deliv-
cries can be made, but material
is Of little service without the labor
wnerewith to make il INTO cars. That
the labor situation is getting worse
instead Of better in this branch Of
industry is indicated by the latest
report of the United States Bureau
of Labor Statistics, which shows that
the number Of employees on the pay
rolls Of twenty-five car building and
repairing companies was 14.S per
cent less in September than in the
corresponding month year before
and 1912 per cent less than in Au-
gust, 1917. Meanwhile there was an
increase from August 10 September
this year Of 3.9 per cent in the
number Of workers engaged in the
production Of automobiles, an IN
crease of SD per cent in the number
employed in the manufacture OF
cigars and a decrease Of only 2 per
cent in the number employed in the
silk industry. 1t is plain that essen
tial industries are starving for help,
while non-essential industries, some
Of which certainly must be placed in
the luxury class, are keeping their
forces intact. When effective action
Is taken 10 reverse this condition we
may expect 10 see gain in the pro
duction Of transportation equipment,
and not before. Incidentally securi-
ties representing essential industries
may be expected 70 improve as re-
suit, though the improvement may be
at the expense Of securities repre-
senting non-essential production.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

the lack of cars and engines to move
il 10 consuming centres. IL this con-
dition is not remedied people in the
more isolated parts of the country this
winter are going to suffer hsrdships
which they never endured before, no
matter how much money they may
have to purchase the necessities OF
life"
Railroad men and bankers who have
recently returned from Washington
state that the trend Of the discussions
there for aiding railroads Is now
away from direct government loans
and toward the creation OF credits
which the railroads could liquldate
seriaIly over a period Of years, SUCH
AN arrangement, they say, would dls-
mel the idea. for the present at ieas''
OF government ownership. -.
A direct government loan, -
pointed out, would be an imprac,,iecai
pronosition owing to the. difhculties
n eouitable distribution of the FUNDS.
On the other hand. it is stated, the
creation Of a government pool for the
purchase of railroad equipment con,
trolled by a board or committee oi
competent men would serve TO iehd
Aid where II is most needed.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
Am. Tobacco
Notes Accepted
For Rediscount
Regarded as Trade Accept
ances and Will Be Re-
newed Only 3 Times

Although the Federal Reserve
Boards recent ruling that ninety-day
notes issued under a renewal agree
ment are undesirable as investments
for Federal Reserve banks, the syndi-
cate which purchased from the Amer
lean Tobacco Company early this month
an issue Of 100000 three months 8
per cent notes has reached an under
standing with the Federal Reserve
Bank here under which the notes VIII
carry the rediscount privilege.
Under the new arrangement, II was
learned yesterday, the notes Will be
considered in practically the same
light as trade acceptances and Will De
subject to only three renewals instead
Of seven provided for in the plan dnder
which they we're first issued. The
large number Of renewals originally
contemplated caused the Federal re
serve Board to issue its ruling that
notes of this character would not De
acceptable for rediscount.
As the banking syndicate had al
read announced the purchase Of the
American Tobacco notes when the FED
eral Reserve Boards pronouncement
was made public it faced a rather en-
barrassing situation, as the issue had
been taken in the understanding that
the notes would be viewed as sum-
ciently liquid in character to carry the
rediscount privilege. In view Of the
present depressed condition of the in
vestment market and realizing that the
American Tobacco syndicate had blum
dered unintentionally in its interpre-
tation of the Federal Reserve Act the
Federal Reserve Board has now permit
ted the bankers 10 go ahead with the
sale of the notes under the modifica-
tlons stipulated. The board. however,
issued a warning that a repetition OF
the syndicate's blunder should not oc-
cur.
The syndicate which bought the
American Tobacco notes consisted OF
the Guaranty Trust Company, the
Chase Securities Company and Kidder,
Peabody g. Co.
The weekly statement of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, issued yes
terday, showed large increases in the
amounts Of commercial paper and ac-
ceptances discounted and bought. The
former item stood at S35l ,l10,41l,
against S223 ,296,252 the preceding
week; acceptances increased from
s3l, ,220,323 to S50,340,194. Thes total
rediscounts amounted to S401 ,450,6 ,666,
an increase Of sl46,934,09l.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
News Digest
Dividends

Coodv.ar Tire & Rubber.-Regular quarter
lv dividend Of per cent on the common
stock. payable December TO stoekhoiuefS ol
record November 20.
Atlantic Coast Line Of Connectieut.-Resu-
lar Quarterly dividend Of Sl.50 share. pay,
able December 10 to stockholders of record
November 30.
Charcoal Iron.-Divdend Of per cent on
the common and 3 per cent on me pFeierrsu
stock. both payable December 81 20 stock-
holders Of record December 10.
New York & Queens County Electric Light
G. pou,r-ReQular quarterly dividend Of !
per cent. payable December TO stockholders
OF record November %.
Swift & Co-Regular quarterly dividend OF
80 a share. payable January ! to stoekhold-
ers Of record December 10.
Interstate Iron steel.-Diyidend OF lA
nor cent on the preferred stock. payable De
cer,ber 10 stockholders Of record Nosern-
Der 20.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25

7. is understood that the Federal
Reserve Board has not yet consid-
c-ed the advisory councils sugges-
,;on that an advance be made in the
siseount rate by Reserve banks to
member banks, but the matter will
he taken up in due course and 1t IS
likely that the suggestion will be
,dopted. Meanwhile the charge has
leen made, whether justly or not re-
,.ains to be seen, that many banks
have made over-hberal use Of the
rediscount privilege in order to take
advantage Of the difference between
the Reserve banks rate and that
charged their customers. AS has
leen pointed out, it was intended
that the rediscount privilege should
he used freely TO take care Of bor-
rowers at a time when money was
tight. A Chicago banker declared
on Thursday that to permit the
abuse of the rediscount privilege by
allowing banks to take advantage Of
the spread between the two sets Of
rates would tend to exhaust or at
least impair the lending power of
the Federal Reserve system when
the SYSTEMS resources should be kept
intact for essential operations. The
abuse Of the privilege has not been
50 great as to threaten seriously
such impairment, but it is neverthe-
less undesirable because it fosters
eYpansion in non-essential indus
tries. The banker seeking a profit
in this way is not apt to consider
applications for loans in the light Of
the national necessity for curtailing
unessential production. If higher
rediscount rates would check profit
eering' of this kind, then there is
much TO be said in favor Of the pro-
rosed advance.
But while dearer money might act
as q slight check on some industries
which have been badly hit by the re-
adjustment to war, it would not
greatly restrain initiation. The cost
Of commercial money is now very low
in relation to other things-so low, in
fact, that, comparatively speaking, 1t
can hardly be more than half as large
an item in manufacturers and mer-
chants cost accounts as it was be-
fore the fantastic price initiation be-
gan. To a great many industries an
increase of even 80 per cent in the
price for money would not act as a
deterrent. Initiation must be at
tackled in other ways than through
the money market, if it is to be kept
within bounds.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-25
General Electric
Votes $40, 100000
Increase in Capital
Directors Declare Extra Divi.
dend, Payable in Com
mon Stock

Directors of the General Electric
Company yesterday voted to increase
the authorized amount OF capital stock
by $2O,OOO,O 900, of which it is contem-
plated to offer slO,OOO,oOO in the near
future to stockholders at par. A spe-
cial semi-annual stock dividend OF 2
per cent was declared, in addition to
the regular quarterly cash distribution
of 81 a share. Both dividends are
payable January Is to shareholders OF
record on December z.
A special meeting Of the eompany's
stockholders has been called for Janu-
ary 8, at Schenectady, n. Y, for the
purpose of having the action OF the di-
rectors regarding the stock increase
approved. The amount Of stock no"
authorized is slO5.O00,O0o.
Il was stated after yesterdays meet
ing that the proceeds Of the 100000
two-year per cent notes just pur-
chased by the Morgan-Lee, Higginson
syndicate will be for temporary use.
The issue. it was said. was made nee
essary by the large increase in orders
on the company's books. A large part
Of these consists Of government con-
tracts.
Upon the opening of the subscrip-
tion books yesterday morning 1t was
found that the new issue Of notes had
been oversubscribed. The books were
Immediately closed.
After selling up points over FRI
day's closing price in yesterdays stock
market to 1876. General Electric STOCK
dropped back at the end Of the session
to i2e&, a net loss of pa points. Inc
rights TO subscribe to the new STOCK
were actively dealt in on the Curo'
The high price was 4 and the low Zs'