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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-07

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-07

We've heard great deal Of the
"men behind the gun" here's to the
man behind the plow.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-07
REPORT OF THE CONDITION Of
THE JOSEPHlNE COUNTY
RANK

at close OF business May l. 1917. as
rendered to the State Banking De-
partment OF Oregon,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
Payne, Coils, Gilpin, Marsteller, Little
and the corpse
Mourners,
Masonic Brethren

| Mourners,
Masonic Brethren
Citizens.
when the procession had arrived al
the bottom of the elevated lawn, on
the bank of the Potomac, where the
family vault is placed, the infantry
marched towards the Mount and form
ed their lines-the Clergy the Masonic
Brethren, and the. Citizens, descended
to the vault ,and the funeral service
of the Church was performed.-The
firing was repeated from the vessels
in the river, and the sounds echoed
from the woods and hills around
Three general discharges by the in
fantry-the cavalry, and II pieces of
artillery, which lined the banks of
the Potomac back of the vault paid
the last tribute to the entombed Com
mander in Chief of the Armies of the
United States and to the departed
Hero.
THE sun was now setting. Alas!
the Son of Glory was set forever. No
the name of WASHINGTON--the
President and General-will
triumph over DEATH! The uncloud-
ed brightness of his Glory will illum-
mate the future ages
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
CHILDREN BUY FINE FLAG

themselves in front of the building.
simultaneously sbe students from the
Irving building and, the high school
marched upon the scene; down Third
street came a corps of cadets from
the university, and people of Moscow
gathered from all directions.
Under the leadership of Miss Ken
drick the children sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" as the flag was
slowly raised upon the flag pole of
the building. The moment that the
flag reached its final resting place
the soldier boys greeted it by firing a
salute. The little tots under the
leadership of the teachers, with their
right hands extended gave the oath
of allegiance to their flag.
President Brannen, in his natural
CONTINUED on Page q
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
BREAK OF RELATIONS
WITH AUSTRIA IS DUE
President Delays Final Step In Order to Give Thou
sands of Americans in TeutOniC Countries Time
to Leave-Further Breaks May Follow.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The tense
situation between the United States
and Austria-Hungary held the center
of the stage in Washington today. A
climax is imminent. 1t is generally
believed that the government will
know within two days whether or
not relations will be served with Aus
rit-Hungary.
The administration is delaying the
final step in order to give the thou
sands of Americans in Teutonic coun-
tries time to leave. 1t is understood
Austria is trying to preserve the
friendship of the United States in
spite of the necessity of upholding the
new German submarine policy. The
state department today refused to re-
veal the nature of the negotiations
which have ben going on between the
two countries for the past is days,
or since Austria announced that the
German policy of unrestricted subm-
rining would also be the Austrian pol
icy.
Should relations be broken with
Austria-Hungary a severance with
Bulgaria and Turkey would probably
follow
Five American citizens were aboard
the Swedish steamer Skogland. which
was sunk by submarine off the Span
ish coast, February 1S, Consul Hurst
at Barcelona reported to the state
department today. The submarine al
lowed the crew five minutes in which
to enter the lifeboats. The vessel
was en- route from Norfolk to Italy,
carrying coal
Prisoners Reported Released
LONDON, Feb. "a Reuters News
company dispatch from Berlin reports
that the 72 Americans taken prisoners
on the Yarrowdale have been released.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
REFUSE TO GIVE
PRESIDENT POWER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The sem
ate judiciary committee today killed
the bill empowering the president
with authority to handle the interna-
tional situational without deciara-
tion of war after congress has ad-
journed. Secretary Lansing personal
ly asked the committee to report the
measure favorabiy.
The house judiciary committee is
considering substitute for the gen.
eral spy bill, empowering the presi-
dent to conscript materials, and men,
in the event OF a national emergency.
Arthur Holden, Of the legislative COM
mittee of the American Federation of
Labor suggested the measure.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
rests are likelS to follow if the law
is not complied with at once, the au-
thorities state.
Makes Nice Profit

NORTH YAKIMA, Feb. 22.-Glenn
Chandler, 15-year-old boy of the
Broadway pig club, last year bought a
SOW for $50. Twelve months have
since elapsed and the boy has bal
anced his accounts. He finds he has
sold pork to the amount of $8482,
breeding stock for $50, has won a cash
premium of $22.50 at the state fair and
also a gilt worth $25 and has II pigs
six weeks old worth today $66.
Against this total of $348.32 he
charged feed, $25; cost of SOW and in
terest, $32.10; leaving a net credit of
s191.22. He still has the sow, which
he thinks is worth $100.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
USE MILITIA TO
QUELL RIOTERS
EASTERN CITY PLACED UNDER
MARTIAL LAW FOLLOWING
NINE MIDNIGHT FIRES

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Feb. 22.-
Following the breaking out of nine
fires simultaneously, supposedly of
incendiary0 origin, in different parts
of town at midnight last night, this
city was placed under martial law
early this morning. Many munitions
plants are being guarded from possi-
bic further acts of violence. Two sus-
poets were arrested this afternoon.
Two tenements, three dwellings, a
garage, a asynagog and a business
block were destroyed at a loss esti-
mated at $4,000.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
AREYOU BREAKING THELAW?
FEW LATAH COUNTY CAR OWNERS
HAVE SECURED 1917 LICENSES,
FIGURES SHOW

If you own an automobile and are
operating it without having obtained
a 1917 license you are violating the
law
The chances are a hundred to one,
ing the law, according to figures in
the county assessors office which
show that very few of the 597 car
owners in the county have secured Ii
cenSeS.
NSome difficulty was experienced in
getting licenses the first of the year
on account of shortage of supplies,
but the assessors office for several
weeks past has been supplied. Ar
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
LITTLE TOTS OF WENTWORTH
SCHOOL. SURPRISE WITH BEAU
TIFUL GIFT

One of the most impressive sights
that it has been the pleasure of the
citizens of Moscow to witness was
staged at the Whitworth school build
ing this morning by the principal,
Miss Nellie Asbury, and the other
teachers of the building, together with
the pupils of that school. 1t was the
occasion of the presentation of fine
9x12 flag by the little tots of the
school to the school district and the
unfurling of the same to the breezes.
To the strains of march, played by
the high school band led by Prof
Carey, the children of the Whitworth
building marched out and grouped
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
MASONS DEDICATE
FINE NEW HOME
MANY 0UT-0F-TOWN MEMBERS
ATTEND CEREMON MES IN
CHARGE OF GRAND LODGE

The new Masonic temple was dedi-
Gated with impressive ceremonies at
$3.50 this afternoon by the Grand
Lodge of A. F. & A. NJ of Idaho,
Past Grand Master Francis Jenkins
officiating. A large crowd was pres
ent, including many out-of-town
Masons, who were entertained by the
following officers of the Blue Lodge:
j. S. Heckathorn, w. M; D. c. Liv-
ingston, S. w. Frank Stanton, ]. W.;
A. H. Oversmith, S. D.; E. w. Hamil-
Clarke, J. S.; H. A HOLIDAY, T.; c. c.
Vincent, chaplain.
The Masons, Eastern Star members
and their immediate families will be
entertained this evening at 1880 by
the officers of the Eastern Star, who
are: Miss June Miller, worthy mat
ron; E. w. Hamilton, worthy patron;
Mrs. Mary J. Shields, associate mat
ron; Mrs. Edna Heckathorn, secre-
tary; John Canham, treasurer; Mrs.
Bertha Nankervis, conductress; Miss
Lillian Skattaboc, associate conduct
ress; Mrs Laura Canham, chaplain;
Mrs. Alice Watkins, marshal; Miss
Ella Oleson, organist; Mrs. Mabel
Arnold, Adah; Mrs. Bertha Clarke,
Ruth; Mrs. Jessie Hamilton, Esther;
Miss Myrtle Triplett, Martha; Mrs.
Daisy Hayward, warder; l.. J. Cor
bott canti,o1
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
UNIVERSAL MILITARY SERVICE
President VIII Favor Some Such
Policy

WASHINGTON, Fen. 22.-Recent in
dications that the administration has
determined to endorse the broad prin-
ctple of general military training
were strengthened yesterday when
Secretary Baker announced after d
conference with President Wilson
that universal training bill drawn
up by the army general staff and war
college experts would be sent to con-
gress later this week.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22

instructions to a JaapneSe agent t
get options on Idaho land.
He also denied, although this was
not a part of the hearing, that he ha(
accompanied to the court house il
Twin Falls a. Japanese who sought
a license to marry a white girl. In
this denial he is borne out by the Twin
Falls county recorder.
The Japanese, Frank Sarge, later
obtained the marriage license in Min
idoka, and married the white girl
Della Ray.
The anti-alien land bill and the bill
prohibiting the marriage of japanese
and white, both stand excellent
chances of passage by the state legis-
lature. Signs of a renewed japanese
protest are now wanting.
Booth claims to have had CORE
spendence with Senator Borah of
Idaho regarding passage of the act and
declared the senator had written him
he thought it would be inadvisable to
ternational crisis.
Senator Shields corroborated the
testimony of Booth that he was one
of the senators the attorney had talk
ed to about the bill. In addition to
corroborating their affidavits Craig,
Ranking and Hasbrouck testified that
Booth had told them he had three
senators tied' on the anti-alien bill to
defeat it, and added, You can see
how well they have performed" They
said the three senators he named we're
Fremont and Harding of Oneida. All
three senators denied having any
ether than the merest acquaintance
with Booth, asserting they had never
talked with him about the bill ex-
cept as to his appearance before the
Hasbrouck admitted !
Booth had asked him to come to his
room for a drink; that he uncorked |
and set quart bottle of whiskey on |
the table but none of them drank. All \
three admitted they were angry over
Booths attitude in representing the
Japanese and left his room in that
,rame of mind.
Secretary of State Dougherty on |
received telegram from
he Japanese consul at Portland ask
ng for a copy of the restrictive mar
iage law.
Livestock Bill Recommended
The house of representatives has
recommended the agricultural bill for
assage after incorporating in it t
10000 appropriation for the North '
vest Livestock show at lewiston; i
10000 for a state fair at Boise and ,
5000 for a state seed show to be held r
t some point to be designated later I
i've other bills seeking to give the 2
arm marketing bureau additional Z
over were passed. They. provide t
or the licensing of creameries and r
heese factories, threshers and seed t
ullers the gathering of agricultural t
alta by county assessors, prohibiting f
rice discrimination in farm prod
cts, requiring cooperative farm as "
)ciations to keep their accounts open o
the farm market commissioner. r
The senate passed constitutional s.
nendment to abolish the office of q
ate superintendent of public in Ii
ruction; a memorial to congress to fl
lss legislation to destroy the alleged q
Continued On Page ~ f.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
Trouble in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-Heavy
police guards are patrolling the
streets near the Franklin sugar refin-
cry as a result of a strike riot this
morning, during which one man was
killed. Florence Sholds was arrested
on charge of melting the riot.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
GENERAL
GENERAL
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Departed this life, on the 18th Dec
1899, Act. 68.


1899, Act. 68.
Between three ana four o'clock, the
sound of artillery from vessel in
the river, firing minute guns, awoke
afresh our solemn sorrow-the corpse
was removed-a band of music with
mournful melody melted the soul in
to all the tenderness of woe.
1.-The procession was formed and NOV
ed in the following order:
Cavalry,
Infantry,
Guard,
Music,
Clergy.
The Generals horse with his saddle,
holsters and pistols.
Pail bearers, Coils, Sims, Ramsay,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
George Washington's Funeral

We are indebted to Mrs. E. L. Clarl
of this city for copy of the Ulste
! County Gazette published at Kingston
J Ulster County, by Samuel Freer an(
Son." on Saturday, January 4, 1900
giving an account of the funeral serv-
ices for George Washington. The ac-
count reads as follows:
Georgetown, Dec. 20.
"On Wednesday last the mortal part
Of WASHINGTON the Great - the
Father of his Country and the Friend
of man, was consigned to the tomb,
with solemn honors and funeral pomp.
"A multitude Of persons assembled,
from many miles around, at Mount
Vernon, the choice abode and last res
idence of the illustrious chief. There
were the groves-the spacious ave-
nues, the beautiful and sublime scenes,
the noble mansion-but, alasl the
august inhabitant was now no more.
That great soul was gone. His NOR
tai part was there indeed; but, ah!
how affecting? how awful the spec
tacle OF such worth and greatness,
thus, to mortal eyes, fallen!-Yes.
falleni fallenl
I'm the long and lofty portico,
where the Hero walked in all his
glory, now lay the shrouded corpse
The countenance still composed and
serene, seemed to depress the dignity
of the spirit, which lately dwelt in that
lifeless form There those who paid
the last sad honours to the benefactor
OF his country, took an impressive
view.
"On the ornament at the head of the
coffin, was inscribed Surge and Jud-
the middle of the cof-
fin, Gloria Deo-and on the Silver
plate,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22

The advertisements in the old pa
per show that commercial, matrimon-
ial and social life when the country
was a babe was much the same as it
is now. Matys Van Steenbergh seems
to have had some domestic troubles,
Judging from the following notice
which he found necessary to publish
the Second Time:
Second Notice! of my wife Hannah
is hereby given, forbiddingS all per-
sons whatever from harboring or
keeping her on my account as | am
determined to pay no debts of her
contracting
John Schoonmaker advertised for
sale Stout, healthy Negro Wench,
Any Person Inclined to Buy" could
know the particulars by applying to
the owner h
The printing office, presumably to
gather in some much needed coin, adj
vertised Writing, Wrapping and BoffA
net Paper for Sale
Luther Andres & Co." had that day,
Been opening Goods both fresh and
gay" However, 81 with my brethren
mean to live; but as for credit shall
not give" Notice is given that Wheat,
Rye, Buck Wheat, Oats, Corn, Butter,
Continued on Page q
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-22
ALLEGED JAPANESE LOBBY
IS BEING INVESTIGATED
Senate of Idaho Legislature Finds That c. M. Booth,
Attorney Charged With Conducting Lobby, New
er Filled Protest Against Anti-Alien Bill.

BOISE, Feb. 22.-There are two out
standing developments as the resul
of the anti-alien or Japanese lobby in
vestigation opened yesterday by the
senate of the Idaho legislature The
first is that c. M. Booth the attorney
who conducted the lobby, never filed {
formal protest with the state depart
ment against the passage of the anti
alien act, nor did the Japanese en-
basSy. The second is that the Japa-
nese government has evidenced inter-
est in another bill pending before the
legislature seeking to prevent marri-
age between Mongalians and Ameri-
can girls. 1t is admitted this measure
seeks principally to bar marriage be-
tween Japanese and Americans. The
Toxic consul at Portland Ore, wired
the secretary of state for the full text
of the bill, which was forwarded.
Formal protest against passage of the
measure may be lodged with the state
department at Washington.
In opening the anti-alien investiga-
tion the senate placed four witnesses
on the stand-Booth, the attorney in
volved; Senator J. w. Shields, Mini
doka county; c. W. Craig, Blackfoot;
Hugh Rankin. Ashton, and Ned Has
brouck, Boise. Craig, Rankin and
Hasbrouck had filed affidavits with
the state department at Washington
that Booth had taken them to his
night of February 8 and informed
them that he had lobbied against the
bill and that by bringing pressure at
Washington defeated it.
On the witness stand yesterday
Booth admitted that he had been active
against the bill on behalf of the ia
panese and because he thought to pass
the measure in face of an interna-
tional crisis would be un-American
and only bring on greater trouble. He |
told of his activities in communica
land, to Samuel Herrick, a Washing
ton, d. c., attorney, to Senator Borah
and others, seeking to kill the bill
which was before the Idaho senate
from January 26, when it passed the
lower house, to February 3, when it
was killed by the senate.
Booth produced some of his tele-
grams and letters, promised to sup
ply others and insisted throughout the
hearing that he had employed only
such influences as were legitimate.
He had taken up the matter, he
said, at the request of two japanese
and understood that other Japanese
would join in compensating him, but
ne denied that he was to receive any {
$4,000 fee, as he had been quoted :
n an affidavit filed with Senator ,
Lansing. 9
If he had mentioned a $4,000 fee, !,
lie said, it had been in a jocular man f
ler fc
He said the other statements in the Il
ffidavits filed at Washington referred d
o a conversation in which he had =
;iven a joking answer to questions u
he four .affiants asked about things S
Which he considered were none of t.
heir affair. Among the things he de-
led he had said were that he had had a
$28 telephone conversation with s
Ierrick, that he had forced the S
tate department of the Japanese en- p
assy to protest or that he had given
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
Wants Water Fee Dropped
To Allow Potato Planting

Declaring that Taeomans must
act quickly If they wish to plant
their potatoes, and that many citi-
zens are waiting for the councils
decision regarding free water for
vacant lots, James Law, Tacoma
attorney, appeared before the
council for the second time We'd
nesday and made an impassloned
appeal.
Law wants the council to per-
nit owners of vacant property, to
connect to city mains during the
summer months, without payment
of the usual 50 charge.
There are thousands of vacant
lots in Tacoma that could be irri-
gated this way, If the city would
permit it." said the attorney, but
the people cannot afford to plant
potatoes and run the risk of
their drying up in summer time.
We must have the water, and we
can't pay the charges. : If the city
will waive this charge during the
summer time, nearly everyone
can afford to obey President Will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
Teachers Paw
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDITOR THE TINES:
/ noticed in Tuesday afternoon
edition of your paper that i
people from the South End die
not think the teachers salaries
should be raised.
l have wondered II any of these
IL have ever spent an hour or sc
In the school room.
Does any of these IL know just
how much money and time 9
teacher must give in order to
help the children in the school
work?
Did 1t ever occur to them, that
when teacher closes her door,
II is not for pleasure, but he or
she reaches out for more knowl-
edge that they might give the best
they can to the school children
and when they leave the school
room they do not go home to
care for themselves but are still
working for the betterment of
the children?
Most times they work far into
the night, because their work de-
mands their time outside of school
work that the chfld's work might
be the palmer.
Did it ever occur to those IL
that the teachers have their chill
dren more hours each day than
the parents do?
What would become of our
children, our schools, II our teach
ers did what other organizations
do when they fight for what be-
longs to them? What would they
think of a teachers strike? They
have right to higher wages in
order to live as any other organ
ization.
MRS. RALPH r. GOODRICH.
1912 Park ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
SOUTHTACOMA
AND OAKLAND
WANT ST. CAR

A fight between residents of
South Tacoma and of Oakland ad-
dition, over the proposed extern
sion Of the Center street car line
developed Wednesday when r. d.
Lyle, 1910 Monroe ST., Oakland
addition, complained to the city
council that public endorsement
had been made of South Tacoma s
appeal, but not of the one from
his community.
Oakland people want the Gen.
ter street cars extended to their
neighborhood, and connected with
the Traction line. South Taco
mans want the line extended along
Edison boulevard to Union ave.,
the main street of South Tacoma.
The council recently endorsed
South Tacoma's petition, but for
got about the Oakland request.
T. r. & p. officials are said to
be willing to consider either extern
sion, In order to gain better trans
portation to the army post.
I'VE don't care about getting
the army post business run
through Oakland" complained
Lytle. ut won't help us any,
although South Tacoma seems to
think it will. All we want is to
have 10 or 10 minutes cut from
the time we now spend on the
street cars every trip"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-25
COUNCIL
SHIELDS
ANTHEM

Two patriotic ordinances were
passed by the oity council Wednes-
day and will go into effect within
10 days.
The first prohibits any person,
orchestra or band from playing
the Sta9 Spangled Banner in a
medley, and demands that If any
part Of the national anthem Is to
be played, the entire air must be
given. The song cannot be used
In dance music, and must not be
played as an exit march in thea
tiers. Mue icians must stand while
playing 1t. Fines of 500 or Jail
imprisonment of 80 days are pro-
vided for vioations.
The second ordinance provides
that the American flag shall not
be used in any advertising matter,
that no printing or advertisement
shall be placed upon it, and that
1t shall not be defiled, defaced or
trampled upon.
City commissioner are wonder
Ing whether or not they must re-
move a sign placed on a big flag
in the council chamber, which an
nounces that the flag was present
ed to the city in 1916 by William
e. Clayton, defeated candidate for
council.