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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1915.
OREGON WEATHER
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Fair tonight, trost eastern
portion; Thursday fair, north-
easterly winds. 4
COST OF MUNICIPAL 'GOVERN-
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The Tax Liberator published In its
late Issue a tabulation showing the
per capita cost of conducting the
various municipalities uf the stste of
Oregon. The editor of the Liberator
saya: "The real test of economy in
public expenditure is the per capita
cost., ' Mlllage -rates mean next to
nothing. To get a propef "comparl
son we must determine how much It
costs for each . person , in the com
munity. There, are some startling
,-dlscrepanctes. In the city of Fossil
, the cost of city government is $1.13
per head. In Llnnton it is $27.30
;5 per head-."
.. . ' Based upon a population of 4,000, !
the per capita expense of the city of j
Grants Pass is giren at $4.84, not aj
bad showing as compared with other I
cities of the same class. Ashland is !
credited with a population of 6,000 J
and Roseburg with 6,500, a discre-!
pancy in their favor over Grants Pass
not warranted by census reports, yet
at that Ashland is spending,. $6.97
per capita and Rpee&urg" $4.55. In
? Stotal flgoyesGr2iU Pass Wiee a tax
that prucea:.1l9'(8C.pcr 1 an-
. nun; Ashiaoa, jy.8j6.U5,; and ttose-
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meats.
? t "Few 'of the cities of Oregon that
i "' pretend to maintain modern and ade
quate governments pay less per
capita than Grants Pass. Medford
pays $4.15, but this figure is based
upon a population of 12,300, and an
y annual expenditure of $51,128. The
cost of administration in other cities
of the state runs as follows: Pendle
ton, $7.50; Oregon City, $5; Port
land, . $7.97; Salem, 8.70;-. The
" Dalles,', -ftVAa;?1' Astoria, $8.12;
v-.4?AtEena,''$9.50; Klamath Falls, $6.03,
and LaGrande, $8.23.
It would, of course, require a per
sonal inspection of each of the cities
named to know how well the money
was expended, and whether or not
the people were getting value re
ceived for the expenditure. It Is
notable however that Grants Pass has
been," on the average, well policed,
its lire department liberally main
tained, its streets properly and plen
tifully lighted and cleaned, and other
departments of the city government
conducted along reasonable lines.
There are many communities that
have more to kick about than Grants
Pass.
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War Is Hereby Declared on Merchandise Prices :
The GOLDEN' RULE STORE filled to the brim with the most astonishing bargains that the people of
Grants Pass and vicinity have ever had at the dawn of the season.
v; In a Ulighty 10 Days' Battle with Rapid Fire Guns of Gut Prices
This sale coming at the most opportune time will be a veritable boon for Grants Pass people. A sale which embodies greatest money
saving opportunities-where price reductions are so tremendous and extraordinary that they demand attention and attendance of every
person within 100 miles. Every bargain hits the bulls-eye of economy-remarkable values-matchless economies at ridiculous prices
f Sale Will - Start Saturday, October 9,
And Continues to Saturday Night, October 16
REGULAR PRICES ARE UNDERMINED
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With Bombs, Torpedoes and Shells for this Gigantic Mobilization Sale. Cost and Prices Blown Up.
Opens
Sat, Oct. 9
ef. the'tarterei ciVie goteVn-
THE
GOLDEN
RULE
Closes
Sat. Oct. 16
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harmonizing the state laws (br mi
gratory birds with the federal regu
lations. In at least nine states
changes were made which brought
the seasons into su'tantial agree
ment, viz., California, Connecticut,
Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire,
Tennessee and West Virginia. Uni
formity was also secured by provi
sions in the laws of Connecticut,
Maine, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Washington and Wisconsin prohibit
ing hunting between sunset and sun
rise. . .
ADMISSION I'KICE TO
PORTLAND MOVIES INCREASED
Portland, Oct. 6. Beginning Sun
day, "canned drama" (wjlj come high
er in Portland. Picture shows now
charging 10 cents will Increase to 15
cents for night performances. The
admission to the matinees will re
main the.sarae. The five-cent houses
will increase to ten cents,
The raise in price was decided on
by members of the Motion Picture
Show Managers' association, and is
due, they say, to the higher rental
charge for films.
; GAME LAW CHANGES.
More than 240 new game laws
were enacted during 1915 a larger
number than in any previous year
except 1911 according to Farmers'
Bulletin 692, "Game Laws for 1915."
Forty-three states held regular legis
lative sessions, and In all of these
states except Arizona, Georgia and
Nebraska som changes were made In
the statutes protecting game. The
largest number of new game laws
passed In any one state was 61, in
North Carolina; but in California,
Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Ore
gon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin the
number reached fen or more. Sev
eral measures were vetoed, Includ
ing a general game bill In Idaho,
the first bill appropriating the hunt
ing llcenw fund In Pennsylvania, a
till protecting bears In California,
and three sections of the game bill
In Washington.. A number of bills
GENERAL NELSON A. MILES
Atktcf to Leid G. A. R. Re
view In Wahington, Sept. 29.
STEEL COMPANIES
IN THE EAST FORM
GIANT COMBINE
New York, Oct. 6. A new chapter
in steel combinations, as great as
that of the United States Steel cor
poration 15 years ago, is being writ
ten here, according to rumors In Wall
street today.
News of the formation of the Mid
vale Steel and Ordnance company,
with $100,000,000 capital, had
scarcely been received when another
gigantic combine, backed by Charles
M. Schwab and Henry C. Frlck, was
reported. This combine, the reports
said, will bring together the Penn
sylvania Steel company and the Beth
lehem Steel company, with perhaps
the Cambria Steel company thrown in
for full measure.
The Mid vale combination has as
Its 'backers the Rockefeller-Corey-Converse
group.
Supporters of the big combine
plans are said to foresee not alone the
vast profits of "war orders" but also
a return demand for American steel
products after the war unprecedent
ed in American history.
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I5KPORT KMI'KHOIt FRANCIS
JOSEPH SEIIIOIHLY ILL
Rome, Oct. 6. Emperor Francis
Joseph Is seriously 111, according to
a report of the Correspondents News
Agency.
Ilaron Burlan and Viscount TJIsza
were reported to have been summon
cd to his bedside.
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Infants ud Inyalidt
HORLICCUS
Tll OltlOINAL
MALTED MILK
The Food-Drink for all Ages
Rich milk, ml terrain, ia powder form.
For infants, invalids mk growing children.
Purs nutrition, upbuilding b whole body.
Invigorates nursing mothers mi the aged.
More healthful than tea or coffee.
Iiom you mmy "H0RU0IC8"
you mmy got m ut)9tltut9
UNITED STATES NOW HAS
GREATEST TRADE BALANCE.
Statistics Show How Gold Is Pouring
Into Coffers of This Country.
The followiuK (Igurc which show the
finaiiciul relations of the United States
with the ulllcd war nations are In
teresting nt tills time:
Bu In nee In fuvor of the United States
In trade with Urent Hiltuln. Canada.
Frauce uuil IIumkui tu Ilscal ycur ended
June 30 wum $1.123.7112.(100.
UolJ to tuict the Indebtedness bus
been sent to tliU country by Cnnoda,
Great Urltulu and France since Jun. 1
totaiinst$i8:.ooo.ojo.
Fornltrn iwned American securities
have Ih'cii brought lnuk nnd oold on
the Anierlinii lunrkct to nn estlmatml
umount of $1!."iO,OOO.uJO.
Oovtrnuient loans nnd credits an
nounced ns made In this country to
Caniidn, ItiiKKla and France, amount
to $190.(JK.(K)().
Despite these paymonts, on estimat
ed total of $031,000,000 In gold securl
tes and lonns, sterluiK exchange sold
recently nt 4.0214. or nt a dbtcouut of
more than 0 per cent.
Gold holdings of the Bank of Em;-
innd utv s;:;i;.r.tii.iiiii. ns tmiuivd
with $-.27,t:7.tii ii .vfiir'nuo.
Gold liuIdiuH ii r I lie 1 : nU uf Ki ll nee
are $s.'3.,,ill.xm, us ui ueil with
$H2S.2(.0i nl l lie ciutlireik of the
wur.
Gold lioldUiKs f IJus.hIu are W 1,3 10,
000, us e(iniiired with $SIU.0 15.000 a
yenrni;o.
Gold coin .Hid Imlllnii were held lu
the I tilted SlateH tienHury .Inly 30 last
to tlie niiimuil uf $1,177,131,100.
The ti'tul riceivi-s of the national
bouks of the United States on their
lust report to the i uinptrollcr of the
currency were $l,KI0.00o,000.
The surplus r these reserves ubove
legal feiiulretiients was $77S.0O0.00O.
This surplus reserve Is est linn ted by
Comptroller Williams km "sulllclent to
Justify an ei.piuislon of credit of $2.
ixio.ooo.oiki iii i':t,t)CfMio.oo(i."
Earliest English 8urnam.
History shows that surnames did not
come Into gcm-ml and hereditary use
la England until after the Norman con
quest, when tin? upper classes wero
first knov ii Uy the Humes of their
lauds. The lower orders took the tin mes
of irmles, liltds. unlinnlH nnd vnilous
other nlijc'iH In nri and nature. We
nee I old i'iii i In earliest KiikIIhIi hup
iiiintu Is liaiii
POUTiaM) HAIK) MAN
t'APTl HKS WOl LIKI1K IIOIJH P
Portland, Oct. 6. Two armed high
waymen attempted to hold-up the
Armory Baloon early today, but John
A. Lee, the proprietor, resisted. Lee
captured Fred Shields, one of the al
leged hold-ups, slid Herbert Clyde,
Implicated in an alleged confession
by Shields, was arrested later. Iioth
are mild to bo fonner lnnintes of the
Chehulls, Wash., reform school,
A year ago Uo shot and killed a
hiKhwiiymau when tbioo masked rob
bers utu-mpted to hold up his saloon.
(irHpe Onto 4UmI
lleautlful labels, lithographed In
natural colors, for sale at reasonable
prices at the Courier offlco. Ask for
samples.
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A BAD COLD
aggravated by neglect lias caused the denili ,,f iIU)ro Uian one per
son who wm wise In many things, Imt tu,t In that.
This Is Good Weather for Colds
Use your wisdom In this and you will live longer. We aoll cold am!
cough remedies for a few cents. Tliy net rmulU quickly.
It's bettor to lio a wise one Umu n dead um,
DemarayY &
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Stationery Store
HOTEL OXFORD
GRANTS PASS
A QUIET, RKFINKI) HOUSE, taatefuU furnished with view to
our patrons' comfort. Hot and cold running wator, steam beat,
and telephone in each roon, at 75c and $1.00 m day.
Itfffhtecn rooms have been' reserved for local people, the price
910, 919 and 916 a month, with bath privilege. .
Make youi1 reservation! now,
P. W. STREETS, Prop, and Mgr.
Performance vs. Possibilities. Ford cars aro
Klvlna; sntlsfnctory service to moro than 000,000
owners representing all classes in business and
professional life. On the farm and for pleasure
It Is "The Universal Car." Hturdy and rollablo,
easy to understand and drive, and economical to
operate and maintain,
Uunnbout, $450,60; Tourlnir Car, $r.0,60, laid
down at Grants rasa, complete, with apeedomc-:
trv. Why pny more?,
JOHIOI'll M(HM, Anellt
On sale at Ford Oarage, 304 N. Cth Bt.
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