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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-03
AN ARCTIC RAILROAD

The allies are now marching into
Russia from the north. They are
already far south of Archansei'
where our marines Joined them. The
Germans have again called upon Fin
land to move against them. Presum-
ably, in any case the Germans them
selves will try to attack. And. from
the map, the new Murmansk rail-
road. parallelIng the Finish border
as 1t does for almost its entire
length, seems to offer the most yul-
nerable Of open TANKS
But the Germans themselves know
better than that. The Murmansk
railroad is about as far as possible
from being an open flank. And Just
now there is at least one man In
America who is in a position to tell
why. That is Vladimir Goriachkov-
sky. the big Russia engineer VINO
built 1t. It was built In less than
1s months when. after nearly two
vears of war. Russia found the abso-
lute need of having an ice-free port
on the Arctic. Goriachkovsky was
chosen for the job because he was
an engineer who had already solved
many problems--his last work had
been a railroad along the foot OF the
Altai mountains-and it was knowr
that Murmansk would be road o.
many problems. And wheE 1t wa
planned and located never for mo
ment was it forgotten that 1t was
railroad which sooner or later Nigh
be would-be object Of attack.
But, first, to look at 1t only as
railroad. It runs from svanka, tn
mainline junction east Of Petrograd
500 miles north to Kola. Its last 20
miles are within the Arctic circle
and Kola is the worlds only Arcti
railroad terminus. To build the Mur
mansk in year and half-it wa
finished in November, 1917.-100,
900 men and $4,000 horses were pu
to work. And In one sense it is Al
American railroad. For It was bull
with American materials.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-03
COTTON CROP REPORT
BELOW NORMAL YIELD
Washington. Sept. 3.--The cotton
crop forecast shows i1.137, 900 bales
which is 55.7 per cent Of normal
crop. iit M ftAN4 81
Free MethoiIst Meeting-

Free Methodist Meeting
The Free Methodists win mold
their second district quarterly meet
ing In their church located at the
corner of and Pine streets. These
services win be held September 5th
9Th, 7th and Sth. Service every
evening at o'clock and services on
the Sabbath at 10 a. IN. and III a. m
followed by the sacrament OF the
Lords Supper, and also at 1880 p
m. and o'clock D. m. Workers
from abroad will be in attendance
Rev. NJ. +. Childs and Rev. j. w
Sharpe. Medford; Rev. J. p. McDon
aid, Trail; Rev. Mrs. Elva Hobart
Ashland; Rev. d. d. Dodge. and Rev
c. E. Glazier. Grants Pass, and X
H. Dollarhide, Roseburg. All are
cordially invited to attend and en-
10y these meetings. Services in Hol,
worship OF the Lord.
COMMITTEE.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-03
OvERDREW HIS ACCOUNT
SAYS ENGLEBR|GHT

Another man IS now occupying the
limelight as one who Slightly over
drew his account" The man is A. b.
Englebright, and he. is being detain-
ed at Eureka, CAL, where the Off
GERS are looking after his affairs.
.Englebright passed bad check on
Herman Horning Of this city, for
$500. but Mr.. Horning states that
he is willing to drop the matter IL
Englebright makes good the check.
This afternoon Mr. Horning stated
that he had received word from Eu-
reka that Mr.. Englebright had de-
posted $500 to his (Horning's)
credit, and the matter has been drop
ped. 1t is alleged that Englebright
has other checks out in this city also.
He Is Of the firm Of Englebright &
Marsh, chrome operators.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-03
20. 900 ACRES IN ROGUE
vALLEl FOR IRRIGATION

Medford, Ore. Sept. Big
Butte Creek, as the source OF sup
ply. and a s1.5oO.OOO bond issue, to
be voted upon September 2s, are the
recommendation of the directors Of
the Medford irrigation district. after
II months study OF the entire wa
ter situation Of the Rogue river val
ley.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-03
MAKING HAY FROM
SUGAR CANE T0Ps

Honolulu. T. H., SEPT. 3.--Experts
here have perfected a process for
making hay from sugar cane tops,
$4,000 tons OF which are available
in Hawaii each year. The sugar
cane hay is said to be as good as
timothy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-03

| AS CO-BELuGERANTS

Washington, Sept. S.-The United
States has recognized the Czecho-
Slovak peoples as co-belligerant ma
ton in the war against the Teutons,
Secretary Lansing announced today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-03
STATE FAIR SALEM, ORE,
SEPTEMBER 2s-2s

Splendid exhibits, excellent music,
high class entertainments and su-
perb racing card. For particulars
write A. H. Lee, Salem, Ore. ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-03
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER s. 1918.
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. OREGON WEATHER

: Tonight and Wednesday fair :
: and warmer east portion to- :
: night. moderate north winds.
The sun., 1918-11-24
$500 STATION MEN
GET WAGE INCREASE
McAdoo Orders .$95 a Month
Minimum in New Scale.
Special Dcspatch 10 rnE suN.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.--A general
wage increase for $500 station agents
on the railroads under Government con-
troll was ordered by Director-General
McAdoo to-day. \ minimum wage of
$95 a month was established for the
men regularly on this duty on a full
time salary basis. n maximum of $3.50
month is likewise provided.
Tho order does not apply to agents
who transmit train orders by telephone
or telegraph who were included i'm a
general wage raise made early in the
week.
The new wages for station agents are
retroactive to October I. The increase
was applied by establishing basic Min
imum rate of $40 a month, and to This
basic minimum and all wages above that
amount was added s25 by way of in
crease. making a s25 a month increase
for all employees making more than $50
a month, and Il large increase depending
upon their previous salary for those
making less than $40.
Exceptions were made In the case O:
individuals who are paid $50 a month
or less for special service which takes
only portion of their time from Outside
employment or business, and In the case
OF agents who received $50 month or
less. who are given straight incrgase
OF $25 a month.
II is provided that eight consecutive
hours shall constitute a days work with
the payment of overtime in excess of
this sum-
The sun., 1918-11-24
FATHERS DAY IS HERE
AND ALSO AT FRONT
Our Soldiers Abroad viii
Write to Their Dads.

Despite the fact that back in 1918
representative !. Hampton Moore of
Pennsylvania introduced a bj,l in Con.
sress providing that "thc first Sunday
IN June IN each and every year here
aiter be designated as Fathers Day.
upon which, as an expression of senti-
ment corresponding TO that on Mothers
DAY, the rose, irrespective OF color, shall
DC regarded as an em0Iem," Il has re-
NAMED for the great war to bring father
Into his own. For, like mother. father
now has his day and he can thank the
editors Of the Stars aud Stripes. the
organ OF the American Expeditionary
Forces. for seeing that he gets what $
coming to him.
To-day's the day. Every father in
these United States should throw out
his chest with pride. whether he has n
boy In the service or not, for to-day is
Fathers Day The Stars and Stripcs
has officially set the date and Gen. John
]. Pershing has approved Il.
Arrangements have been completed so
that when the American forces halt in
their march toward the Rhine to-day
every fathers son will sit down and
spend some of his leisure time in writing
TO Dad. as he did last May IL, when he
wrote TO Mother The only difference
will be that many things will be written
to Dad that were never told to Mother.
Following the precedent set last Mothers
Day, fathers who have sons I'm the SER
vice are expected to sit down to-day aid
write their boys how things are pro-
crossing at home.
The sun., 1918-11-24
TEETH TEST FOR BAKSA GIRL.
Experts 20 lie Called in Unique
Effort 10 Prove Guilt.

The unique test upon which Alfred j.
Talley, Assistant District Attorney. re-
lies to convict elizabeth Baksa, 10. of
Freemansburg. Pa, of murder. will be
made tomorrow In General Sessions be-
fore Judge Otto A. Rosalsky and jury.
Then experts will be called to make "A
comparison between a wax impression
OF the Baksa teeth and teeth Impressions
found on the arm Of Mrs. Helen Hamel
after she was found slain In her board
ing house, where the Baksa girl was u
roomer.
1t Is the contention of the prosecution
that the teeth wounds In Mrs. Hamers
arm were made during a fight. just be-
fore she was killed. The experts will
be called upon also TO compare the dead
womans teeth with photographs OF
teeth wounds which II is alleged were
found on EiiZabth Baksa's arm. just at
ter she was arrested. Mr.. Talley said
this probably IL the first time In the his
tory OF American criminal procedure
that wax impressions of teeth had been
used as the principal evidence in a muir
der tria.
In addition to the evidence regarding
the teeth, Mr. Tailey said he had found
the mysterious man who. the defence has
contended. committed the crime. This
man. whose identity has not been re-
vealed. will be called as - witness, prob
ably tomorrow. in an effort to refute
statements attributed to the defendant
that he had told her he committed the
murder.
The sun., 1918-11-24
MACKAY SEES PLOT
FOR WIRE COMBINE
Declares Bell Company and
Western Union Seek Monop-
oily Through Burleson.
WARNS OF PERIL TO U. s,
Head of Postal Telegraph Is
sues Another Statement in
Cable Control Controversy.

Clarence II. Mackay. president OF the
Postal Telegraph-Ca Company, issued
another statement last night in which
he said the scheme for n consolida ton
Of all wire communication lines rs a
plot OF the Bell Telephone Western
Union combine to obtain monopoly of
oil the wire communications OF the
United States--telegraph telephone and
cable"
Mr.. Mackay's statement was prompted
by assertions made by officials OF the
Post Office Department that Postmaster
General Burleson did not fear the Sher-
man antitrust law. which MIR. Mackay
previously had said would be invoked to
prevent the consolidation. and also that
Mr.. Burleson had enlisted the services
NJ Theodore y. Vaii. president OF the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
panv. to bring about a consolidation.
"Mr. Vail is the man who caused the
Bell Telephone Company to acquire con-
troll of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in 1902" Mr.. Macllay said,
and later he was compelled to relin-
ouish that control IS being In violation
Of the antitrust act of July ., 1890. at
the instance of Attorney General Nc
Reynolds, now a Justice OF the Supreme
court Of the United States, and by rea-
son of the representations made by the
Postal Telegraph-Cable Company.
1.-THE silent acquiescence OF the West
ern Union and Bell Telephone companies
as 10 the taking of their property by Mr..
Burleson has been very significant. and
who knows but that while Mr.. Burleson
may be working for Government owner
ship Mr.. Vail, on the other hand, sees
the impossibility of that and hopes TO
crafty his dream of one private COM
pany embracing within itself all the
lines Of communication from the Atlantic
to the Pacific and beyond the seas
"Mr. Burleson is certainly making this
possible. Government ownership Is GER
tainly to be feared. but the crushing OF
competition and the substitution of a
great wire octopus is far greater dam
ger to the nation. The telegraph-tele-
phone situation as II Is being handled by
Mr.. Burleson has a decidedly ominous
appearance for the American people"
The sun., 1918-11-24

given to the campaign In this city since
the luncheon on Friday was an addi-
tlonal donation OF $4,000 from the
Standard OIL Company. which makes the
total sunny contributed by that company
100000. The corporations original
subscription Of sS50,000 was divided
among New York and other cities. $780,
600 being the part assigned to Manhat-
tan.
Up to Friday the Petroleum and Al
lied Products Committee. of which How
ard u. Cole Is chairman. had gathered
in $4,000. counting tho Standard oil
donation Mr.. Cole is certain that the
final meeting Of the campaign at the
BlItmore, however, will md the total Of
MS division well over the $1,000, 600
mark.
An additional donation OF $4,000
from the Consolidated Gas Company
was reported yesterday by Frank w.
smith, In charge OF the canvass among
the light, heat and power industries,
rms lifts the total contribution from
Consolidated Gas and its allied concerns
to $l26,166.4i
The sun., 1918-11-24

Miss Stella Mccormick, cashier for the
Van Blerck Motor Company. which has
offices on the fourth floor of the Hudson
Terminal Building. went to the Guaranty
Trust Company yesterday noon and drew
$500 for the weekly payroll. She was
about to enter the office when an uni
Identified youth youth struck her on the
wrist. Tho envelope containing the
money dropped TO the floor and the lad
picked II UP and ran. Mes Mccormick
started down the hall after him. scream
ing stop thief Tho young man
darted down a stairway. after opening
an emergency exit door, and escaped.
The sun., 1918-11-24
Theatre Division Make. Good.

TWO checks for $4,000 each have
been received from James Mclean and
William III. Moore. the total to be cred
tied 70 the theatrical division. The
donors had agreed to give to the fund
sum equal TO the gross receipts from
ehe Horse Show held in Madison Square
Garden between November IL aud No
vember Is. They more than made good
their promise. for. according to Charles
W. Smith, secretary of the National
Horse Show Association. the aggregate
OF the two checks exceeds the box Of
flee receipts from the show,
a report Issued at the closing hour
yesterday by George w Baker. chair
man OF the Brooklyn Industrial division,
shows that Brooklyn Is between $500, 900
and 100000 behind its quota. In this
borough. as in Manhattan, a syndicate
has offered to raise one-half of tho re-
manning sum on the condition that the
citizens do their share of the lifting A
large part OF the extra obligation has
been subscribed already by the United
States steel Corporation and the Stand
ard OIL, so that with the promise OF the
syndicate the borough has actually to
raise a little moro than 100000 by 4
y. NJ. Tomorrow The industries OF
Brooklyn will be relied on chiefly to
cover that deficit.
Ebert u. Gary. chairman of the In
dustries division. has received assurances
from John G. Luke. president of the
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company.
that the paper industry will do it's part
The sun., 1918-11-24

WfLLIAMsPoRr, Pa. Nov. 23-Six men
were killed and three others seriously
injured in n headon collision between
freight trains on the Pennsylvania
Railroad near here to-day. The cause
or the crash has not yet been determined
Six loaded cars of oil and several
freight cars were burned.
The sun., 1918-11-24

toward completing New YORK. city's
quota In the time allotted. The News
paper Publishing section likewise Is
exerting every ounce of its energy to in
sure the success Of the drive.
The sun., 1918-11-24
Hoover and Hurley Greeted.

LONDON. Nov. 23.-Herbert G: Hoover.
the American Food Administrator. and
Edward y. Hurley. chairman of the
shipping Board, have arrived here. They
were met by representatives of the Brit
ish Food and Shipping departments.
Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Hurley will re-
The sun., 1918-11-24
Illness Delays Berger Tr,oI.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Owing to the illness
OF District Attorney Fleming. Judge
lands to-day continued until Tues
day the hearing of Victor L. Berger and
other Socialists indicted on charges Of
violating the espionage law.
The sun., 1918-11-24
new YORK TAGGING
IN WAR WORK DRIVE
City $3,2I7,387 short at Last
Accounts, but Campaignors
Are Very Hopeful.
TOMORROW Is LAST DAY
Standard Oil and Consolidated
Gas Add to Already
Large Donations.

A telegram received at the national
headquarters of the United War Work
Campaign. 3i7 Madison avenue. yester-
day afternoon, Indicated that Chicago
had carried off the laurels in It's quota
race with New York city. According to
the telegram Chicago crossed the tape
some time during the course OF the day
with total of $S,501 900, or $1,000
over It's quota. In the absence of any
definite figures regarding New York
city's place in the race. 1t was taken for
granted that Father Knickerbocker was
still running.
Practically all of the other big citiee
In the country with the exception OF
the so-called "war chest communities
and few others that were late In start
Ing their campaigns. had reached their
quotas in time to leave the track clear
for New York and Chicago in the final
heat. In sense, however, the New
York oity campaign organization let the
race go by default when 1t decided at
the luncheon of IT'S division chairmcn in
the Chamber OF Commerce last Thurs
DAY noon to report no moro totals until
the close of the drive tomorrow after
noon. Then the final totals will be
handed in at the last meeting OF the
division chairmen at the Hotel Blltmore.
AT the luncheon on Thursday the total
reported amounted TO $31.752.662. leav-
ing $3.247.3S7 still TO be raised. A syn
dictate headed by John d. Rockefeller.
Jr., however. offered TO underwrite half
OF the deficit provided the city raised the
r N n nj ~ q
estimate was available yesterday as 10
how much of its share OF the burden the
city had succeeded In shouldering. but
FOR all OF that the organization leaders
showed healthy and reassuring optl-
mism regarding the final outcome of the
struggle.
National Total Not Yet known.
Nor weA any figures obtainablc at
the closing hour yesterday as to the
amount raised so far throughout the
country toward the national total Dr.
John L. Mott, director general of the
United War Work campaign, who had
expected to give out the totals for the
papers this morning, explained that
complications of IA varied nature" had
upset his plan.
In some cases" Dr. Mott said.
war chest communities have not been
heard from. In other cases the infIu-
enza handicap has prevented commune
ties from getting in their final figures.
All the information we have had in the
last forty-eight hours has been cncour-
aging. What we lack arc final reports
from several important s-ctions These
we will surely have by wire not later
than Monday afternoon. and the COM
plete figures by States and army de-
partments, with the total, will be pub
lished in detail Tuesday morning"
The most substantial Individual boost
The sun., 1918-11-24

eral Of Railroads. were adopted unanI-
mously at the session Of the American
Federation of Railroad Workers here
to-day. officers elected for three year
terms include IL F. Richardson.
The sun., 1918-11-24

Chicago. grand president; r. H.
Grlmms. Marshalltown, Iowa, first vice.
president; VI. r. Hanna, Toledo. Ohio
third vice-president. and John u. Rey
nolds. Jersey City. fourth vice-presideni
The sun., 1918-11-24
n. r. Worker. for u. 9. Ownership.

BosToE, Nov. 23.-Resolutions favor
ing Government ownership of railroads
and expressing regret at the resignation
of William q. McAdoo as Director-tien-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-04
10Y NIGHT" STAGED
AT MUESSEL SCHOOL

Owing TO the large number of in
fuenza cases in tkat part of the city
the attendance at the Joy Night"
concert held at the Muessel school
last night was not as large as had
been expected.
The program opened with COM
munity singing after which Dan
PYLE gave a 14-minute talk on the
necessity OF conserving food even
though some Of the restrictions had
been lifted. He pointed out that
some of the countries i'm Europe
were i'm famished condition and
that the United States were expected
TO send them food. and that the
people would have to conserve to do
this. Mr.. Pyle's talk was followed
by a lecture on America American
lied" by Eli +. Seebirt.
4 social hour was the last thing
on the program during which games
were played
Next Tuesday night motion pic.
lures will be shown at the Muessel
school
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-04

and local densities of populations.
religions. economic activities, distri-
button of material resources trade
routes. both historic and potential,
strategic points, etc.
A series of base maps and block
diagrams. said 10 be the most nearly
complete in existence, was prepared
by the society, bearing upon all the
geographical problems Of the wa
and of peace.
Upon these base maps the peace
commissioners. by use of colored
lines. may Immediately have a map
showing new state lines. ethnic
boundaries. a rectifed frontier, or
distribution of any sort. and at the
signing of the treaty Of peace a
complete record of the new map of
Europe
Information gathered by the in
curry has been so carefully classified,
indexed and sub-divided. the society
stated. that it will be instantly avail
able. It includes political history,
emphasizing the rights of minority
peoples i'm cosmopolitan populations.
international law. with n ground
work for bringing the subject up to
date: diplomatic history. including
that of the present war; economies,
geography. economic and political
photography, with special attention
10 strategic frontiers and topO-
graphic barriers; cartography (map
making from all view points, educa-
ton and irrigation.
In addition 10 this library the
peace commissioners will have at
their command hundreds OF books
and maps from the American Geo
graphical society. Harvard and
Princeton universities. Havreford
college. the library Of congress AMI
the New York public library, which
have been transported overseas.
Similar inquiries. il was stated.
have been in progress abroad, no
tabIv in France and England. and
there have been frequent confer
ences between these and the Amer
lean Investigators for delivery OF
material and interchange of views.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-04
URGE COMMISSION
TO SUPERVISE WATER
CARRYING COMMERCE

WASHINGTON. Dec A rec
ommendation of army engineers
that the interstate commerce COM
mission be required TO exercise the
same supervision over water carriers
that it does over rail carriers is con
tanned in a report of engineers or
the development of transportation
on the Ohio river, forwarded TO con-
gress today by Sec'y Baker. The
engineers also recommended that
the commission be authorized to fix
minimum and maximum rates for
freight movement hy water and that
all common carriers whether water
or rail. he requested TO issue through
bills of lading and pro-rate on such
terms as the interstate commission
or other esta blished authority may
prescribe as just and equitable.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-04

ment said. every important national
itv Of Europe and western Asia sent
representatives here for conference
with the commission and numerous
secret documents together with the
texts OF treaties signed during the
war. which never have been publish
ed in full. were assembled. In its
final stages the inquiry was conferred
on territorial matters and the mem
bers going abroad with the pres
dent. with the exception Of repre-
sentatives of the department, are
territorial specialists Part OF the
staff in international law. including
David IT. Miller. chairman Of the
law committee Of the state depart
ment. already is in Europe, IL was
stated Beside the college men IL
the party. are four officers Of the
military Intelligence service, assign
cd TO the inquiry for special prob
lens on strategy economies and
ethnorra other mem bers Of
the party will be map makers and
general assistants.
The inquiry. the geographical So
ciety's statement said, grew out of @
conference between Prest Wilson
and col. House i'm September, 1917.
II was soon evident that the scope or
the investiga tion would demand not
only a personnel Of size and quality
hitherto unknown in any such
work. but headquarters where safe
/ " from enemy activity. of records
and secret documents could be as
| s1red. This problem was solved
when the American Geographical!
/ society placed its building and part
\ OF its staff including the director, a
\ the disposal of the inquiry withou;
Z cost