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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
SENATOR JAMES
PASSES AWAY
Long n Dominant Leader In Ken.
tucky Politics-known A. "isig
OIlier

baltimore, Aug. s2s.--senator o.
lio James. OF Kentucky. died here
today.
Ollie NJ. James was one OF the
leaders OF the democratic party and
long q dominant figure In Kentucky
politics. IIe served five consecutive
terms as member OF congress from
the First Kentucky district. was
elected United States senator by the
general assembly In 1919. and was
re.nomlnated for that ofslcs by a
large vote at the statewide primary
on August 3. last.
Born In CrIttendcn county. Ken
tucky. July ~. 1871, and educated
In public and academic schools OF
that section. James took an early In
terest In politics and AZ the close OF
n legislative session. during which
be served as page, he began the
study OF law In the office OF his
father. Judge L. II. James. and was
admitted to the bar a full year be-
fore he had reached his majority.
During the next four years he
leaped Into political prominence In
the western section OF the state. and
he was not yet 25 when he was Sc
iectod as a delegate to the democratic
national convention at Chicago In
1896 which nominated. William Jen-
nings Bryan for the presidency.
Out OF the memorable campaign
that followed the Chicago conven-
tIon grew close friendship between
James and Mr. Bryan that continued
through life. despite the fact that
their views we're not always In ac-
cord.
II was his ringing speeches In de-
fense OF the Chicago platform that
first attracted nationwide attention
to the young Kentuckian and placed
him at as ingle bound into the inner
councils OF the democratic party OF
his home state.
"Blg Ollie" as he was Familiarity
known to thousands. attended five
democratic national conventions as
a delegate from Kentucky subsequent
TO the Chicago convention and serv-
ed as permanent chairman OF the
onycntions OF 1919 and 1916 which
nominated President Wilson.
In the dramatic events that led up
to and followed the assassination OF
Governor william Goebel. big Oh
llie" played a conspicuous part and
won the praise Of the people of his
own state. He waa leading figure
lin the convention which nominated
Goebel after deadlock OF more than
a week. and supported the latter In
the subsequent campaign. When
Goebel decided to institute u contest
after a certificate OF election had
been given w. s. Taylor, he asked
James to serve as his attorney be-
fore the general assembly.
The contest was decided In Goe-
bells favor and then he was killed,
In the storm period that followed,
James occupied conspicuous place.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
CREENBACKS REPLACE
SILVER CERTIFICATES

Washington. Aug. 2S.--The green
backs. the first OF the nations war
time currency--are In circulation,
They are the 81 and 81 federal re-
serve bank notes planned especially
to replace the silver certificates with
drawn from circulation as the treas
ury's silver reserve Is melted into
bullion for export to the allies.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
LAWYERS WOULD MAKE
UNIFORM DIVORCE LAW

Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. 2S.--A uni
form divorce law to be effected
through revision OF the various state
laws will be one OF the chief topics
for consideration at the annual con.
vention OF the American Bar Associa-
tion which will open here tomorrow
and continue through Friday. Two
thousand delegates are expected to
attend the opening session.
Only two states, delegates declar-
ed today. now have Identical divorce
laws.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
EASY WAY TO KILL OFF
ALI. THE YELLOW JACKETS

When yellow jackets build their
nests about dwelling houses they
can be destroyed In two or three
days BY setting near the nest a pois-
on bait made by dissolving four
grains OF tartar emetlc In a table,
spoonful Of hot water, and adding
two thirds OF cup OF strained honey.
Put teaspoonful of this mixture
near the entrance OF the nest and
replenlsh as often as II Is used up.
The poison attracts bees, and should
be used with care where bees are
present.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

An American customs officer order
ed him to halt and drew his revolver.
The Mexican customs guards opened
fire, fatally wounding MarIsy Lotz,
an American corporal. Firing then
became general.
Lieutenant-Colon Herman. head
Ing -four companies Of infantry and
two negro troops OF cavalry, fell
wounded at the border but returned
to the command after receiving first
aid.
Captain Hungerford. leading the
negro cavalry. was killed.
American, machine guns rlddled
houses in Mexican Sonora. where
snipers we're operating. After an
hour and a half the Mexicans raised
the white flag and an armlstice was
arranged, but desultory firing con
tinued an hour longer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
X AvIATORS KILLED.
WHILE LEARNING TO FLY
Washington, Aug. 2S.--Six deaths
occurred on American flying fields
in the week ending August II.
NO TRIAL NECESSARY
FOR EMBEzzLER HALL

Oregon City, Aug. 2S.---C. NJ. Hall
brought back from Grants Pass on
a warrant charging him with issuing
worthless checks, had a hearing to-
day.
After reading the complaint, JUS
tice Sievers was called by phone
from Salem. and told that Hall was
wanted there as parole violator.
No further action was taken by the
Justice and Hall was taken to Salem
this evening,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
Jesse SMITH, INDIAN
TRIES HAND At FORGERY

Jesse Smith, an Indian, was
brought to Grants Pass last night
from Klamath Falls by Sheriff Hum
phreys. Smith is a rather large,
heavy-set man of about 2S years Of
age and was arrested on a charge Of
forgery. He is now reclining in the
county Jail. but will leave for Port
land tonight in company with Sheriff
Henderson, of McMinnville.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
GOVERNMENT CURBS
PLEASURE MOTORING

Washington, Aug. 2s.--The fuel
today called on the
public east OF the Mississippi river
to stop using gasoline for passenger
automobiles. motorcycles and motor
boats on Sundays until further no.
tice. Unless voluntary action on the
part OF the public improves the gaso-
line situation. notice is given that
the administration will be Obliged to
enforce prohibitory regulations.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
MILLS, OF swEDE BASIN.
TO BE TRIED At PORTLAND

Mr.. Mills. the man arrested at
Swede Basin about two months ago
on the charge Of making unpatriotic
remarks. Is to appear before the next
grand jury at Portland. according
to a telegram which Sheriff Lewis
received today from the U. s. district
attorneys office at Portland. The
sheriff was notified to have all Wit
nesses ready for the trial.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

London, Aug. 2S.--British tanks
up-rooted whole French village to
stop the fire of German machine
guns from the houses. in the recent
allied offensive.
The French troops had been SER
iously hampersd by the German ma
chine guns in or on the tops of
houses. Tanks were In the vicinity
and a message was sent to them for
assistance. These complied, but the
German machine guns were too well
protected to be knocked out by the
fire from the tank guns. According
ly the tank commanders conferred
at the far end of the village and de-
cided, In hurried impromptu war
council, to destroy the villagc by
sheer weight of metal.
The tanks accordingly rammed
house after house, bringing dowr
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
OF DOLLARS WORTH
OF BEANS IN VENTURA co.

Ventura, Cal. Aug. 2s.-Beans.
forming a large part Of
the food OF soldiers. have received a
fitting wartime attention from the
farmers Of Ventura county this year.
The result is a crop estimated by
Horticultural Commissioner Brock at
n. 900 tons. with a market valuation
OF $12.520.000. Most OF The beans
are limas.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
ROCHE BATTALION REFUSES
TO GO TO THE FRONT--RrMOn

Amsterdam, Aug. 2S.--A German
battalion ordered to the front unan-
lously refused to go, according to
a dispatch from the front, published
In the Telegram. Thereupon. every
tenth man was shot. The remalndeI
yielded.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
CERMANEMPRESS TAKES
TURN FOR THE WORSE

London, Aug. 2S.--The German
empress. who has been Ill for sew
eral days, has taken. a turn for the
worse. according to telegram re-
ceived from Dusseldorf and forward
ed to the Exchange Telegraph com
pany.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
9lST DIVISION NOW
|NsF|FTAIIARMY CORPS

Washington. Aug. 2S.--Generai
March says the Nlnety-first division.
Composed OF men from Alaska. Ida
ho. Montana and Nevada. Is now In
training In France. and Is attached
to the fifth army corps.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
BRITISH WIPE OUT TWO
ENTIRE GERMAN DIVISIONS

London, Aug. 2S.-Two entire
German divisions $4,000 mem were
annihilated by the British during
Monday nights fighting. a battle
front dispatch reported today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
MAYOR JAMES ROLPA
MAKING STRONG RACE

San Francisco. Aug. 20.--Com-
plete returns from about 100 pre-
cincts OF the state show that Mayor
James Rolph is well In the lead for
both the republican and democratic
nominations for governor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

Died Of wounds-Corporal Walter
p. Matthes, Sheridan. Ore.
Wounded severely-Arthur D.
Ferney, Wetherby, Ore.
Wounded, degree undetermined
Otto w. Saucerman, Sutherlin. Ore;
Alvin Enge. West Port. Ore.; Her
bert s. Bristol. Portland, Ore.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
$4,000 HUNS TAKEN
SINCE FIRST Of JULY

Washington, Aug. 2S.-German
prisoners taken since July / passed
the 10000 mark, General March
said today Thirteen hundred cam
mons we're also taken.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
.BOLSHEv|K| DEFEATED
BY THE ALLIED FORCES

London, Aug. 2S.-On the Ussoria
river front, north of vladlvostok,
the Bolshevikl retired six miles be-
fore the allied advance, according to
a Reuters dispatch from Shanghai.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
BRITISH TANKS SMASH VILLAGE HOUSE
BY HOUSE AND DRIVE B0CHES OUT

the machine guns, extricating them
selves from the ruins of one house.
then proceeding to the next. In this
way the village was captured with
out single British casualty, and at
once occupied by the French.
In another attack tank was set
on fire, the officer in command was
killed and the first driver severely
wounded. all within the German
lines. The second driver extinguish.
ed the fire, assumed command, and
later In the day. drove back single
handed, preceded by about so Ger
mans. whom he captured unaided
Another tank, temporarily knock
ed out. constituted itself into {
strong position inside the German
lines. and held out for five hours un
til the infantry arrived.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28
SENATE AMENDMENTS
REJECTED IN HOUSE

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The senate
amendments to the man-power pill
have been rejected by the house.
The measure has been sent to con-
ference.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

Paris. Aug. gs.-chaulnes has
been occupied by the French. accord
Ing to the official war office state
ment.
Since yesterday the French have
taken 80 villages,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding general
Of the American expeditionary
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-28

Paris. Aug. 2s,--The German re-
treat on the somme has become pre-
cipitatc. The French are lnflIcting
heavy losses.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
Weeks Happenings
 At Local Theaters
EMPREss-sunday. Monday anc

EMPRESS-Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, GoIdwyn presents Mabel Normand in "Joan of Plattsburg.'
 HlP-Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Constance Talmadge in up the Road With Sallie," Screen News and Sen nett comedy. "His 5mothered Love" Wednesday and Thursday, Carmel Myers as "The Girl in the Dark" a mystery play with a queer twist. Cur rent events. Friday and Saturday, Viola Dana in "The Only Road, Screen News and Keystone comedy.
 COLUMBiA-Sunday and Monday Society for Sale,' and William S. Hart in "The Man from the West" l" Tuesday and Wednesday, return en- gagement of "Ruggles of Red Gap featuring Taylor Holmes, Triangle comedy. First Aid" on the same pro gram. Thursday, Friday and Satur- day, lover the Top
 lAMARA-Sunday and Monday Mae Murray in "The Brides Awak' ening,r and William s. Hart in "Tht Gentleman from Blue Gulch' added Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Elsie Ferguson in "The Songs o Songs and Burton Holmes traveloeue "our Fighting PhIIipine Forces" Fri day and Saturday, Charles Ray il "Playing the Game" and leaf iron lineoln's Life, My Native State"
Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
RIVERSIDE PARK IS
 DOING BIG BUSINESS

The past week has been the best one in the history of Riverside park. The clear cool and refreshing waters of the big swimming pool has kept the place filled from morning till night The pool is emptied, cleaned and refiiled each night and by ) o'clock the next morning, ready for the sWeltering crowds.
 The big feature this week has been the Corelli String trio, a wonderful combination of instrumentalists. Their evening concerts from to 3 o'clock have been one of the choice treats afforded music lovers this season.
 Tonight is the last night of their engagement and no one who likes the best in music should allow the oppor- tunity of hearing them slip by.
 The big attraction for the coming week will be G. E. Perkins. The Hu man Comet" Perkins is one of the best fancy divers of the country and will give exhibitions every afternoon and evening in the large pool starting | tomorrow.
 Perkins, fire dive has won for hin the title of "The Human Comet From an elevation of 125 feet he soaks his bathing suit with gasoline | and dives into the pool. If you want thrill, don't fail to see him in this daredevil exhibition.
 Riverside park has become th: mecca for picnic parties. During tho past week some of the largest mer- chants have entertained the em ployees and guests, and several par ties have also been entertained iron Mesa and Tempe.
 Many more are planned for th' coming week
Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
ELSIE FERGUSON m The Son8 of Song sF "
 AnARTCRAFT Picture
/ and Thursday of this Week

and the author has shown keen knowledge of human nature in his four principal characterizations that makes them beings of. flesh and blood instead of rather impossible puppets often the incumberances of a farce The romance of Sallie' and Cabot is fetching and pretty but the varioua love passages between Aunt. Martha and Henderson with their petty jeal- ousies and awkward protestations of affection are a rare combination of the human and the humorous. This mixture, not the least of the picture s many merits and which is apparent throughout the story, brings Up the Road with Sallie" to the top notch of picture comedy.
 The plot centers about the various misconceptions of the four principals Sallie and her Aunt Martha motoring in search of adventure take refuge in an empty but warmly furnished house during a rain storm. Other guests desiring shelter are Cabot and | Henderson and circumstances anC | fragments of conversations supple mented by vivid imaginations result 1T | each pair believing the other robbers | The rain goes on for four days anC | the romanceS start. An admirabl' 
 supply of appropriate subttles ant
 funny twists galore keep the flow o
 comedy steady during the long epi
 sode, the main one of the picture. I
 has been treated eXpertly both b.
 adaptor and Director William D. Tay
 Tor MT. Taylor, whose forte seem
 to lie in the production of the comed
 picture has carefully restrained hi
 subject from stepping on the offensiv
 side of the line. Even when Salli , discovers she has climbed back inc the wrong bed and that Cabot is als
 wound up in the covers. the effect
 genuinely funny and so realistic is tn
 surprise expressed by each of ther
 that response to it will be multiplied The rainstorm is excellent and tn i photographic effects achieved b f Frank F. Garbutt are to be com
 mended.
 eI Miss Talmadge. pretty, fresh an f sincere at all times is ideally suite s to enact the role of Sallie. Her sta IT dom is indeed her own sweet righ
Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
NS4asamaAaSp Spaaav
At the Lamara Friday, Saturday

side of life. after three days brioe awakes to find that she has drawn real lemon in the garden of love, and that the man she thought the soul of honor is a reprobate of the type that she did not know existed.
 His Illicit love affairs have made him notorious, save to this pretty bride of three days. and she finds out so much in these three days it would take life time to live it as most men live.
 How the mistress of this groom elects to start all kinds of trouble, how the bride signs away her for tune, how the groom gets possession of her wealth and how she awakens to the realities of life are graphically told in The Brides Awakening which is one of the best pictures Miss Murray has done since her famous creation for Paramount The Dream Girl''
 This picture is but one of a double bill at the Lamara today and tomor- row for William $. Hart comes in an- other of his western stories, The Gentleman from Blue Guleh," ands ol course it's a Hart and that is the only recommendation it requires to those who know the gifted delineator O. good bad men,"
 This double bill holds over for thu Monday showing at the Lamara ant l despite the double expense of the pro gram the prices will remain the same
Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
Lamara Offers This Feat

he falls in love with her. Phyllis. in spite of Billys warning persists i- running about with Lord Sheldon, an elderly nobleman. with spicy reputa- ton. But Phyllis had reason for buying her way into society, which is brought out in this clever and inter- esting story, in very satisfactory manner.
 On the same program Is William .. Hart in "The Man From the West, so there is really double program for the price of one, while the Colum- bia has an efficient cooling system of washed air so the patrons may be comfortable while being entertained.
 Rugges Coming Home Because of many requests for the made at home film, 'Ruggles of Red Gap" with Taylor Holmes in the title roll. this play will be shown at the | Columbia on Tuesday and Wednes day. "Ruggles of Red Gap,' is a popular fiction story that has beer | widely read and highly praised al i over the country, while the screer version is considered one of the besi comedy dramas of the season. On the
 same program will be First Aid' { Triangle comedy of the A. No. 1 class
Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
MAE MURRAY TO BE
 AT LAMARA TODAY

At the Lamara today Mae Murray in the first of her special pictures, The Brides Awakening" opens q two-dav stay and introduces this ex- New York musical comedy. favorite in what her admirers are pleased to call the best picture she ever made.
 It is a story with a lesson for every girl who expects to marry and full fill her life's mission. It is not, how ever. a preachy picture with lot o1 moth eaten advice. but the startling tale of a girl so wrapped up in her man god that she is blind to his faults and her awakening" is a shock that brings this girl bride to hel senses in what is but the start of hel | honeymoon.
 | Imagine if you can a sweet youns girl who has never known the rougi
Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
FAIR CONSTANCE IS
 AT HIP FOR TODAY

In offering today, tomorrow and Tuesday at the Hip, Constance Tal- madge's latest vehicle Up the Road With Sallie." no finer tribute to the little star and her splendid picture could be paid by pen of press agents or reviewers than that contained in the story of this picture by Peter Milne the veteran critic of the New York Motion Picture News, which re- views for the trade alone.
 It says of the picture:
 Up the Road With Sallie' adapted by Julia Crawford Ivers from nove by Francis Sterrett and featuring that ravishing comedienne. Constance Tal- madge. makes a farce comedy, the sum and light fluffy substance o which is excellent. Its complication: contain an abundant supply of humo
Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
SOCIETY FOR SALE
 IS COLUMBIA BILL

Society For Sale which opens at the Columbia today is a rather unique story. and really refreshing. Phyllis Cline. a mannakin in a modiste shop. learns that a gentleman, known as the Honorable Billy, has gone broke. Having saved up some money and be- ing anxious to get into society Phyllis goes to the Honorable William and offers him quite a neat sum if he will pretend that she is engaged 10 him. Billy consents, with the result that
Arizona republican., 1918-06-16
WICKERSHAM ENDS
 ITS WINTER WORK

Last. evening the Wickersham acad- emy closed with one of the most de- lightfuI dances. of most successful season. It is quite needless to say that many Phoenicians will eagerly look forward to October 1 when MT. Wickersham promises to present dancing again in even a more attrac- tive manner than that which has made the academy so popular in the past. The dancing classes, however will continue as before.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-16

Norman Kerry is a gentlemanly Ca bot. Kate Toncray and Thomas Ii Persse are admirable as the oldei couple.
 This picture will be further aug mented as an entertainment by the addition of a Sennett comedy, His Smothered Love-" with Chester Conk- lin, Henry Gibbon and Marie Provost in which all should find appeal just now when "Old Sol" is trying to hang up a new record, for this com edy is a bathing girl creation with stunts galore on the beach and near it. The bevy of shapely girls and the comedians make this double Dill with the feature.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-10

For Saturday only, n special dis
count Of 1Oct on dozen lots of assorted
Tea Garden Preserves, Jellies and
Jams.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-10
Football Star Wins
Commission by Plan
to Throw Grenades

NORMAN, Okla, Nav lO-(Spe.
CialD-Discoycry Of an improved
method OF throwing hand grenades won
commission in the infantry for
George Abbott Of Norman, a former
student in the University OF Oklahoma
Abbott formerly was a football star
and worked ont his grenade throw
through experience in throwing for
ward passes. His method has been sub
mitted to the war department at Wash
inglon and may be adopted as a ma
uonal regulation. Immediately after
submitting the method Abbott was com
m,,Sloned a second lieutenant lie en-
tered Camp Travis as private IN the
national army last September
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-10
Order of Court
to Chiropractor
Ignored, Says Wife

Willard Carver, chiropractor of re-
nown, who "chiropractickcd" into the
county jail for ten days in the spring
Of last year for making alleged un-
ethical remarks about Oklahoma's SEN
ate and who brought suit for divorce
against Ida May Carver several months
ago, and who was in turn made the
defendant in a withering cross petition
filed by his wife, has ignored the
courts orders about paying his wife
allmony, according to an affidavit filed
by Mrs Carver in the district court
this morning The %ife says that
Carver was served with an order by the
sheriff on March y, to pay her 500
a month alimony and to pay her at
torney State Senator Warren X
Snyder. SIS for attorneys feet but that
he has not produced cent to date.
Mrs. Carver says she wants TO move.
and needs the money The divorce