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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29
Personal AND LOCAL

Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Lindsay, OF
Merlin, were Grants Pass visitors
Monday.
Mss Lula Darnielle of Medford is
spending a few days In this city Wis
iting relatives and friendo.
Mrs. E. Crockett went up to Hugo
this morning to visit briefly with
her son. r. s. Crockett.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Day went up
to Central Point this morning to
spend the day with relatives.
Mrs. NJ. Olham. OF Castor, arrived
in the city this morning Tor visit
with her brother. E. Babcock.
Mrs. Susan Greene returned to
her home in Merlin this morning af-
ter visit with her daughter. Mrs.
d. o. Hayes.
Miss Della Haviland left last night
for Chehalis. Wash. after q visit Of
three weeks with her mother and
friends.
w. o. Tycer. Of Kerby. was in the
city today on his way to Bakersfield.
Cal, where he will probably spend
tue balance OF the winter.
E. r. Lewis came In from Takilma
today. leaving this afternoon on a
business trip to Medford.
Mrs. Alice Bacon returned this
morning from visit to various
school districts In her capacity as
county superintendent.
Mrs. Anna Sanford. OF Ashland,
visited briefly with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. d. knight, this week. re-
turning home this afternoon.
A. J. Green. who has been visiting
with his family for several days.
leaves this evening for Cottage
Grove where he Is engaged on the
construction Of bridge on the Pa
cffic highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Lovelace came
In from Wilderville last evening and
this morning left for San Francisco,
being called there by the serious i'll
ness of their son. Fred. who is at
Mare Island.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

Fairbanks, Alaska. Jan. 29.-
Dimes and nickles. said to be the
first ever sent to Fairbanks. were
shipped here recently to provide a
means OF meeting the provisions OF
war tax. Heretofore a 25-cent piece
has been the smallest coin ever used
here and other interior Alaska
points.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29
HAS DEEPEST
SNOW OF THE SEASON

Chicago, Jan. 29.--January, with
two days yet to go, has broken all
previous snowfall records in Chicago.
The months total, so far, Is 1916
inches. The nearest January total
is that Of 1886. which recorded 26.7
inches.
The previous best record for any
one month was In February, 1896,
when 27.S inches OF snow fell.
The average winter snowfall here
Is 36.2 inches. Since October, 1917,
51.4 inches OF snow has fallen.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29
Attended X. Of p. at Medford-

Leslie z. Crouch, grand chancellor
and Walter G. Gleeson, grand keep
or of records and seal Of the knights
Of Pythias OF Oregon, arrived in
Grants Pass this morning and will be
present at meeting Of Thermopylae
lodge this evening. Several men,
bers Of Talisman lodge OF Medford
are expected to be present and a fine
time is expected. ]. VI. Tetherow,
Ben Collins, John Caldwell and Stan
ton Rowell returned from Medford
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

Interest In Pruning School
County Agent Thompson reports
considerable interest in the pruning
school which is now doing field work
at the Candy orchard. There are %
persons. amateurs as we'll as exper-
fenced orchardists. who are getting
pointers. and among them are two
ladies', who see In the orchard work
an "elevating" vocation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

A. s. Farquharson and family ar
rived Monday morning from Battle
Creek, Mich. Mr.. Farquharson has
purchased the Bosnia 10-acre ranch
in the Fruitdale district.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

"a very enjoyable evening shipping
rags for ambulance pillows. A rush
order for 2 pillows was completed
at this meeting.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29
COMING EVENTS

Feb. 2. Saturday-Regular meeting
OF the Ladies' Auxiliary at . p. M.
in the Chamber OF Commerce
rooms
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29
MONSIGNOR ID. VI. GORMAN
NAMED BISHOP or BOISE

Dubuque, Jan. 20. Monsignor ID.
NJ German has been appointed bi-
shop OF the diocese OF Boise.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

this morning and report a thorough
ly enjoyable time at the X. of 7.
meeting and reception there last
night.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29
deputy Fire Warden Her-

E. C. Feicke. deputy state fire
warden. arrived In the city last even
ing and will spend some time In this
vicinity carrying on a campaign Of
education along the line Of forest
protection into the rural districts.
He is working under the auspices Of
the state board OF forestry. distribut-
ing literature and delivering Illus
trated lectures in the hope OF fore
stalling to some extent the annual
destruction OF our forests. He left
this morning for the Selma district.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

Stady Glass
The Epworth League Of the New
man NJ. E. church met at the resi-
dence OF Rev. Melville T. Wire last
night and organized mission study
class There was an excellent at
tendance. The book that will be
studied is The Lure OF Africa"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

FOR SALE-Fine young Jersey cow,
3 weeks fresh. Woman or child
can milk or lead her. +. VI. Rath-
bun, Murphy, Ore. II
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

young mare, ) or
6 years old, will trade young
stock at fair value. +. NJ Rathbun,
Murphy, Ore. II
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

middle aged farmer
capable OF handling cows, irriga-
tiOn, etc., on an alfalfa ranch. Ad-
dress Frederick Pelouze, Eagle
Point, Ore. 70
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

Storage Battery Charging
New equipment; charges ranging
from 75c to $l.5o. Williams Gar
age and Cyclery. 10
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29
NEW TODAY

(CLASSIFIED AID RATES.-26
words, two issues, 25c; six issues.
soc; one month, $1.50, when paid In
advance. When not paid In advance,
SC per line per issue.)
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

February End Ground Hog I'ay-
And a big all-night dance at Muir
ply. Mahoney's orchestra and hot
weiner supper. $3.50 and 1t is worth
the money. 70
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-29

.OST-Heart-shaped Eastern Star
pin, surrounded by pearls. Name
engraved on back. Reward II re-
turned to Mrs. Geo. T.. Lundburg.
II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
HOW GASOLINE CAN HELP WIN
THE WAR

TF THE figures compiled by the Quaker
L City Cab Company are correct, they
justify the common saying that this is the
most wasteful nation in the world.
These figures, in brief show that enough
gasoline is wasted in a year to supply all
the war needs of the Government, with
more than 200 900 900 gallons to spare.
The economical use of gasoline has evil
IDENTIFY never been taught to motorcar
owners. The cab company estimates that
100000 gallons day are consumed need
lessly because of improperly adjusted car
buretors and 900 gallons through keep
ing the engine running when the car is
standing still, and another 100000 gallons
through leaks.
These enormous quantities of fuel could
be saved by proper adjustment of the car
buretors and through repairs of leaky
joints and stopcocks.
The company estimates also that nearly
OO,OOO gallons day are burned through
needless use of the cars. 1t can be saved
by keeping the cars in the garages except
when there is imperative need for them.
1t is not necessary to accept these fig
ures as accurate to conclude that much
could be done to mitigate the gasoline
shortage by a judcious conservation of
what we have. They show how men who
cannot fight can do a little something to
help win the war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
THE PUBLIC PAYS THE FREIGHT

FTHE director general of railroads, as he
L contemplates the sum required to pay
his latest increase of wages to the railroad
employees, must be in the mood of the farm
ers who used to buy scales from manu-
facturer in Binghamton. This manufac-
turer won fame, political office and some
fortune through the popularity and pulling
power of his advertising slogan:
Jones, he pays the freight"
Mr.. McAdoo does not have to worry
about where the money is to come from.
The public pays the freight.
No one begrudges the railroad workers
a fair days pay. They are entitled to it.
But the public is interested in the financial
outcome of Mr.. McAdoo's management Of
the railroads. He ordered an increase in
wages in May, to date from January l.
1t will take $500, 900 900 a year to meet the
added charge on the railroad income due to
this order. The passenger and freight
rates were increased in order to provide
the necessary funds. but the railroads
ended the first six months of Mr.. McAdoo's
management with $225,O0O0OO less than
was necessary to pay the rental guaran
teed to the owners of the property. The
new increase or wages, "hlch is maze 10
correct the inequalities in pay which arose
under the first order will add $3.50 900 coo
a year to the expense budget Now if he
ran behind a quarter of a billion dollars
in the first six months, how is Mr. McAdoo,
with added burdens, TO end the year with
his books balancing without still further
increasing freight and passenger rates?
But this is not the way to convert the
public to a belief in Government owner.
shin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
IS THERE TO BE COTTON PROFI.
TFERINCp

WHEN the Department of Agriculture
" reported that weather conditions had
reduced the prospective cotton crop of
15.235.oo0 bales to 11.1371OO, cotton went
up $40 a bale on the exchanges.
IS Now the war industries board is con-
sidering the advisability of fixing the price
Of cotton in order to Stabilize" ii. 1t is
selling around thirty-fve cents a pound.
It used to be possible to raise it at a
profit If it could be sold for eight cents
1t is said that it now costs eighteen cents
pound to produce it.
The anticipated crop of more than
15,000,000 bales was much larger than
usual. The average crop is about 2, 900 900
bales. The prospective shortage. when
compared with this average, is not very
large. There ought to be a generous profit
for the growers if they can get thrty-five
cents or even thirty cents a pound for it.
~ The country will await with considerable
interest the efforts of the war industries
board to stabilize the price, knowing as
4 It does, that Chairman Kitchn, of the
Ways and Means Committee, has not
sought to tax any of the war profits of
the cotton growers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
Member of the Associated Press
A CALL FOR COMMON SENSE

FTHE announced intention of Director
4 Wilson to submit to Councils a bill
calling for Substantial advance" in the
pay of policemen and firemen is much
needed step in the right direction. Its
sequel should be action by the city fathers
in which the line will be sharply drawn
between essential and nonessential public
servants.
1t is said that execution of the Director
of Public Safetys request will involve
some clever financiering" relative to this
years municipal budget But as matter
Of TACT. there is no need whatever for any
expenditure of subtlety.
The situation is transparently simple
Purge the castelated pile on the Plaza of
its useless and boss appointed chair
warmers. and even in wartime there will
be sufficient funds to reward our indis-
pensable guardians according to their
deserts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
WHITMAN'S THIRD TERM

HSHE denomination of Governor Whitman
- for a third term in New York breaks
I'll precedents of recent years. 1t has been
customary to give the Governor two
terms. If he could be elected the second
time Then he has retired for some one
elee.
The Democrats are apparently planning
70 oppose the reelection of Whitman on
the ground that he is running this year
not for the governorship. but for the Re-
publican presidential nomination in 1920
They say that he will control the delega-
don from the State to the dominating
convention and that he win insist that it
- pledged to him. Y
s. They will have to get a better issue
lAan that on which to base their attacks.
The voters of New York, as well as the
voters in the other States, will not be
fhtpking Of the presidency this year. They
0re thinking of winning the war. II the
{ ~ York Democrats can convince enough
S1oro that II win helpswin the war if the
government is turned over to Tam
Hall through the election of Muir.
u candidate, Smith. they may win.
rlfh is said to be an able and
~ ~ a = handicapped By the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
THE BALL GAME
WHATS the score, Satan?

WHATS the score, Satan? 81
w What's the score, God? e
Is this the ninth inning of the Game
Begun in the slime Of anterior ages,
Or only the seventh, where we stretch for 1
A twenty-five inning tie that will end in .
utter darkness?
What's the score, Satan?
What's the score, God?
Our score cards have blown aSay i
Over the fence of the Visible.
Who made the First Error,
And who is that gigantic slugger, l-
Slugging out fouls all over the. world? :.
What's the score, Satan?
What's the score, God?
Isn't the Second Game Of Double Header,
When we in the bleachers and we in the
grandstands
And all the tired, mud-splattered players
Must begin all over again,
Forgetting the old percentages
And the billions of runners lost in the
dirty pool at Second?
What's the score. Satan?
Benjamin De Casseres, in the New York
Tribune.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADETPH IN

cherished his memory with a peculiarly
intimate, almost selfish fervor. The
broader ideals of freedom which inspire US
to take up arms in the world war may
profitably be stimulated by less familiar
conception of the best loved foreigner in
the history of the United States.
For not only did the gallant Lafayette
help us to be free, but his devotion to
liberty was unfatering and unsullied
throughout his entire career. Before the
French Revolution reached the stage of
the Terror he was conspicuous leader In
all it's great affairs. The key of the Bastille
his symbolic gift to Washington, sig
nihcantly reposes in Mount Vernon to this
day. Reputation by frenzied Jacobins
and imprisonment by the Austrians failed
to temper his enthusiasm for eternal
principles Of orderly self-government.
Late in life he commanded the French
National Guard in the Revolution of 1880,
which hurled the Bourbons forever from
the throne of France. The purity OF his
disinterested services on behalf or
sacred cause is unstained
It is we'll to remember the breadth OF
his sympathies today. when America, free
herself Is fighting for world redemption.
The natal day of Lafayette who opposed
all tyranny wherever he found IT, mas a
new meaning for a new America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
What Do You Kno,v?
QUIZ

.
!. What IL the principal LANGUAGE Of Brazil? +
z. The birthday Of what famous friend Of Amer,
lea Is being celebrated today? {
5. What State does Senator sherman represents
4. What S is sosd sdalxo and what is the oririn sf
8. Who was commander Of the British army
darinE oIisE the first battle Of the Marne Il
9. Why are Irishmen sometimes called MiIesianss
"haa sso Is The characteristics
8. What place in Den%a.k !. the chief Of
Q. How many gllls make o pint! N
10. What 10 the plural Of the word Eeniee
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz
!. RupDrecht 10 Grown Prince Of Bavaria.
z. John b. Cough was o noted American temper
ance lecturer. His dates are 1817-18S6. a
vessel with an addiiional fore and aft al.
4. 81 'AiKlon" ls French for ''The EagIet" The
term was appiied 70 Napoleon II. son et
Visnna In 1889 at the axe Of tweSts.twe. fw
s. The Trent affair was y Diplomatic episode
% E%roMins out Of the sejzurs by an Amerlcap
Brsaln considered the act q violation u
the United States were seriously sfrsins1
until the commissioners were surrendere1
ana aaaa an aD99lOsy rendered BY the Americas
9. Minerva was the Roman roddess Of wisdes..
4. Raleigh Is the capital Of North Carollns.
ss.s iss e;;s:ssrt e;sssrt defeated " fsssis's
9. GesEss E!ist ~ssts ''Tbs Mill - ~ yIees,H
y. - 80 - !: 81 81 s:::s ss::s' =.
s hi 1(I = 01lll|v g 4, + .ss. a. 'l.a ,>%
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06

Why is 1t that so
Ask Some One Else many terms of deri-
sion originate with
the bill of fare? No man is so mild that he
will not fly into a rage the instant he is
called a hard-boled egg. 1t is currently
believed that even SO complicated and un-
pleasant a person as the Kaiser is fittingly
described as a big cheese. Call an actor a
ham and you have an enemy for life. And
TO be known to the world Of men as a big
stew is to bear the ultimate designation of
contumely.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
ON THE CREDIBILITY OF wITNEssE

A MITCHELL PALMER said that Judge
n Bonniwell was on the Republican pay
roll and that Sinnott financed his cam.
paign for the Democratic nomination.
Senator f'enrose says that the state
ment is utterly unfounded."
Sinnott says that he had nothing to do
with Bonniwelis financial campaign
8. Judge Bonniwell says that the charge
Of his financial connection with Sinnott is
sunqualihedly false"
Three to one on the question of veracity.
juror was once asked why he voted
for the acquittal Of a man accused of
crime. He had twenty witnesses who
swore that he was an honest man." was
the reply And the other side had only
ten witnesses to swear that he wasn't"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06


TNHE land of ponies, pancakes and pumice,
i of lichens, long nights and literature
Graves a nod of recognition Its formal bow
to the family of free nations is scheduled for
Of us are certain to be crowded with world
shaking events and yet it might be gra-
cious thing to spare moments consideration
for the newcomer Iceland. continually
heroic continually misunderstood, deserves
IT, Against obstacles that would have been
the despair of a people of Trailer fiber she
has battled for centuries keeping alive the
flame of a distinctive culture sustaining even
in stricken times an unouenchable spirit of
liberty
Under the new plan. now being prepared
nv a ioint commission of Danish and Ice
landic statesmen Iceland is to have some
what the same status as had Norway before
the separation from Sweden and the corona
tion of King Haakon The King of Denmark
is to he King of Iceland Denmark is to rep
resent Iceland in foreign affairs, but Iceland
holds the right to substitute special legates
of her own at any time and the privilege of
remaining aloof from any of Denmark's pos
sible disputes with any nations Icelands
prospective independent position is defined as
one of permanent neutrality"
This coming distinction is not mere
figure of speech 1t has moreover a real
hearing on internat tional politics, since Ice
land lies almost wholly within the North
temperate Zone and is geographically rated
as a European island. The little mail boats
linking it with what we are wont to call
..cyiliZation' start at Copenhagen, proceed
across the North Sea to Leith. the port of
EdinburRh and five days later the traveller is
in Saga Land
some twenty years ago the writer was
passenger on one of these staunch but far
from speedy crafts In those days no Ger
man Land of the Midnight Sun" steamships
had vet made Reykjavik, the capital, a port
of tourist call and not even the records of
the hasty sightseer were available as an
index 70 the character of the output of
Europe. Lofts IAN Iceland Fisherman was
no guide at ALL for the tale is French and
concerns itself chiefly with the heroism of
Rretons IN stormy seas and not at all with
the life of a unique and interesting people
Huso's Hans of Iceland" is singularly un-
convincing a romantic stage picture.
In the good old DAYS of Harpers Young
peonIe a fecund author of juvenile books
one Kirk Munroe. had evolved an unpre-
tentious tale entitled "Dorymates" The
scene of boyish sea-faring exploits that began
In Gloucester Mass, shifted eventually to the
farf,,ng land which medieval man had
y.eueIv tarmed "ITltima Thule" whittier Co.
IunohuS 10 said tn have royed prior to his
major effort in discovery. the land of VOL
canoes and yixpes the head and front both
of Morse culture and Morse courage.
Tba recoIlection of Munroe's adventurous
, Inc ,spoed feeomed',1m tnr ~ me manv an illusion II
told me- that the folk of Iceland we're not
U.I,i.sa, -, ,.a,,l,, tho baroic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
Making the Demon Disporpe

Prohibition has been postponed till July I.
1919, in order to save 5000, ,OOO. 900 in liquor
taxes required by the forthcoming revenue
bill This is common sense, making the devil
disgorge before shooting him. Only fool
would kill the demon that lays the golden
egg.-New York Evening Post
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
As Reported in Germany

Terrible civil war in the United States
Of North America. The Sox inhabitants
Of the Boston soviets) have invaded Chi
cago and are attacking the natives, whom
they bitterly call Cubs. Grandiloquent
Yankees call this the world struggle or
world series. Terror has struck the hearts
OF the population to such an extent that
those watching the carnage are pale with
panic and are known as bleachers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
THE REAL WORLD SERIES

THE "world's series" of baseball games,
l. which opened in Chicago yesterday
afternoon, is blanketed by bigger series
of games, playing on a larger feH, on
the other side of the world.
Baseball has had hard shedding this sum-
mer. Men are interested in bigger things
than professional sport these days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06

o where, o where's my little line gone?
o where, o where can it be?
With it's head cut off and its tail gone
wrong,
1t seems TO be all at sea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06

The German COM
The winner Dies manders are offering
reward of about
500 for each American brought in as
prisoner Now we know how German widows
get their pin money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06

Almost anybody will admit that A.
Mitchell Palmer, when he went TO Harrisburg
the other day, did some pretty neat work
Z 1or Eenator Sproul.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06

We haven't had any anxious telephone
inquiries relative to the condition of the
German Empress. who seems to have sue
scumbed to the contagion of funk that is now
III the rage in Berlin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
A Fine Job for Efficiency

Hindenburg has quit figuring on gettins
to- Paris and begun devoting all his time to
keeping roads open to Berlin.-Detroit Free
Press. z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06

When you see the green flag flying on
Sunday do not imagine that IL means
jerry O'Leuru has been acquitted. As
long as gdsless Sundays last green bunt-
ino is to be the emblem of doctors
,notorcdr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06
Better Skin This

Judging by the large amount of booty
that has recently been recaptured from
the Germans it appears that it was only
Hun.deep.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06

OF the Czecho-Slovaks it may be said in
passing that they cannot be checked. and
there doesn't seem to be anything slow about
them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06

The Huns can make a stand now and
then. But the Allies seldom give them a
chance to sit down.