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DAILY ROGUE RIVER COURIER
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Daily Rogue River Courier.
, Independent Republican News
Paper. United Press Leased
Wire Telegraph 8erTlce
E. VOORHIE8, Pub. and Prop.
WILFORD ALLEN, Editor
Entered at the Grants Pass, Ore-
ton, Postoffice M second-class mail i
natter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Tear.
J5.00
Six Months -
.1.00
.1.60
Three Months
One Month .
..SO
Payable La Advance.
THrnSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1915.
, OREGON WEATHER
- . . . . ;
f Tonight and Friday generally
fair, except partly cloudy and
f occasionally threatening weath-
er northwest portion; southerly
winds.
LAND PRICES VERSUS LAND
VALUES.
- It seems sometimes like a waste of
time and of apace and of patience to
dwell daily upon the need tor action
la the beet sugar campaign, or to
detail how other communities have
found progress and ' prosperity
through cultivation of the root. Yet
It is A matter to Titally important to
the Rogue valley that it amounts al
most to a question of life and death.
The establishment of the factory will
give the lands a producing value that
they do not now have. By this is
sot meant that prices will soar upon
the hooka of the assessor or of the
real estate dealer, but that they will
have a""value to the holder upon
which he can realize without selling
them, to some easy mark at twice
their cost Too long have western
communities tried to find prosperity
through boosting land prices without
regard to land values. For in the
end it is value and not price that
must determine the issue. If there
la provided a ready and a cash mar
ket for some product of the soil at
figure that assures an adequate re
turn for labor and investment, then j
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regardless of the market price of
lands, and less land win be offered
for sale. More people would come
into the community and market
would thus be provided for other
products and a contented and pros
perous community would be found.
The trouble with the Rogue valley is
not In production; it is in market.
The beet brings its market with It
LESSONS THAT ARE UNHEEDED.
Legislatures spend weeks of time
in discussion and enactment, boards
and commissions and courts of in
quiry are organized to probe the
questions having to do with public
safety and with the welfare of the
youth of the land, but in the face of
It there comes periodically such a
calamity as the burning of the school
at Peabody, Mass., to point out the
Inefficiency of it all. There was a
school building housing nearly a
thousand tots from 8 to 10 years of
age, a veritable fire trap, yet with
out a fire escape or a means at hand
for removing the children from the
building in case of a conflagration.
When other recent disasters have oc
. curred sermons have been preached
upon the criminality of having doors
open Inward In buildings occupied by
large bodies of people. When the
boys end girls attempted to find their
way out of the burning school, doors
that opened In stopped tbem as ef
fectually as a rat Is held in a trap.
They were not killed by tho Are that
destroyed their little bodies, but by
the people responMblo for tho condi
tion that held them back for the
' devouring flames. There are too
many boards, too many ronimlsHloiifi,
too many courts of inquiry that do
their work after It Is too late. There
will now come extended reports from
those probers, but they will not re
tnove the crepe and the mourning
from a half a hsndred sorrowing
koines.
Coffee
Moncyback as we mean
it is not a boast but a
pledge.
Perhaps you are satis
fied with your coffee;
should we ask you to try
another at your risk?
We know the coffee
and accept the risk there
is none!
In airtight tins,
' ready for use.
Schillings
Best
The worst errors of England and
of France In their struggle with the
central powers have not been those
upon the field of battle. They are
errors in diplomacy, errors that have
shaken the faith of their public in
the efficiency of the heads of the
government and that thus impair
the morale of nation and army. The
defeat of the Slavs in Poland "with
its thousands of dead upon each aide
was not so severe a blow to the triple
entente as the diplomatic defeat in
the Balkans.
EXPECT GERMAHY
TO OPEN WAY FOR
PEACE III EUROPE
Washington, Oct 28. Peace talk
again la in the air. Hopes of an
early official discussion of possible
terms for settlement of the great
world struggle have been raised. Ger
many is expected to broach the sub
ject. It became known today that state
department officials expect a reopen
ing of the peace discussion. Care
fully guarded inquiries are expected
as the first sign of the belligerents'
willingness to talk terms.
The conference between Ambassa
dor Gerard and Kaiser Wllhelm at
Potsdam Monday is regarded here as
a peace indication. That they dis
cussed peace officials hoped and be
lieved. Though he has not thus far
done so, Gerard is expected to make
an early report to President Wilson
concerning his conference, with the
German ruler.
Berlin dispatches from United
Press Staff Correspondent Ackerman
said the whole German-American
situation was discussed and that from
Gerard's attitude afterwards it was
gleaned their meeting had been sat
isfactory. Provided it develops their discus
sion turned toward a settlement of
the war, a "feeling out" process to
determine whether the allies are like
wise in a receptive mood as concerns
peace will undoubtedly follow.
A 2 -quart genuine Wear-Ever
aluminum double-lipped saucepan, re
gular price 90 cents, special during
the demonstration at only 50 cents.
Rogue River Hardware. 679
TtisblheX JC
Stove PolisV
YOU'
Should UseC2X
TTS different from
I others because mure cars
Is taken In the musing;
and the materials used are of
higher grade,
Black Silk
Stove Polish
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tint tub off or dunt off, an 1tliolilnoln-.'J
lour tlmcii at lonir nn orulnnry utov
polish, CkcI on aumpls novo and lold
by hiirdwnrnnfi'l grocery d 'pr,
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frir pnrlur tun -c yvur pm ru"r. If you
il'i'i'fc firxl It Dm IhI tv Bsllurl voi VI'T
if.wl, your ilfnl.'f H 1.1)0" rifn lo h ftintl Jruur I
fir n-y, in.iHi un t.mru t ,ik r. i'v I m:ui,
At.ui In iiijuiij or puKUf una qunlity.
Clack Silk Stove Poluh Works
Sterling-, UlinoU
"" Black (Ilk Air. Drying Iron Rit-it on I
Ik MlMk lllk M.tl Co l.h r.milver, ni.'ktj
or brum, it nut no mjuju fur umoii auUtfuoMlM. j
BLACK BILK HTOVK POLISH
For sale at
ROGUB IUVKB HARDWARE
' Tbe Biff Bed Stoat '
WOMAN SLAYER IS
EXONERATED BY
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San Francisco, Oct. S3. In a sen
sational verdict this afternoon the
coroner's jury exonerated Mrs. Mary
Pamles, who killed Michael Welu
stetn, her lover, with an ax and then
hacked the body to pieces.
The verdict: "And we further find
that the deceased came to his death
at the hands of Mrs. Mary Pamles
while said Mary Pamiea waa defend
ing her life and honor aud hereby
declare that said killing was justi
fiable and exonerate the said Mary
Pamles from all blame in the mat
ter." Mrs. Paroles is not released. The
case may be dismissed by a police
judge if he sees fit The district at
torney has not indicated what his ac
tion will be.
San Francisco, Oct. IS. Mrs. Mary
Pamles broke down today at the
coroner's inquest over the body of
Michael Wetnsteln, whom she slew
and chopped to pieces last week.
She wore a blue veil and sat beside
her husband. She sat unmoved while
Police Detective Cottell graphically
described the details of the murder
to the jury, but when the detective
mentioned the woman's love for her
husband she burled ber face on ber
husband's shoulder aid wept
Mrs. A. Gibson, occupying an
apartment adjoining Mrs. Pamles',
where Wetnsteln was slain, testified
that she overheard a conversation be
tween Wetnsteln and Mrs. Pamles In
which the woman promised to rent
him one of her rooms and pay him
13.50 in settlement of an old debt
"Then there will be happiness for
all three of us," Mrs. Gibson said
she heard Mrs. Pamles tell Wetn
steln. : The police are working on a clue
that Mrs., Pamles may have slain the
man for life insurance money.
HALLOWE'EN' LARK
AT GOLD HILL
Gold Hill, Ore., Oct. 27. Hal
lowe'en observance in this city this
season will not be confined to the
frolicsome forays of the small boy or
bis elder Imitators. Doubtless the
person's whose front gate was miss
ing last year will again hold the an
nual Indignation meeting with his
neighbor whose cow was pastured on
the shed roof.
Tbe Greater Gold Hill club realizes
that Its jurisdiction does not extend
to the correction of such matters.
While its members do not openly ap
prove of the mischievous manner of
celebration they were once boys
themselves.
The general approbation of the
club for some saner form of obser
vance Is shown in tbe announcement
of a Hallowe'en ball, to be held next
Saturday evening in their dancing
pavilion, which has been completely
enclosed and will be heated for the
winter season. Quaint favors In
the likeness of witches' caps will be
given' to the guests, while the hall
will be decorated In keeping with
tbe mystic eve of hobgoblins and
happiness.
All proceeds of club dances are
used for the promotion of progress
in the valley, and the pleasantly In-
j formal affairs have become quite the
ifad with the southern Oregon social
'set.
XO PEACE FOB ENGLAND
TILL ALLIES AGREE
London, Oct. 28. "Certainly not,"
Lloyd-George said today In the house
of commons, In reply to a. question
as to whether or not unofficial ex
changes with a view to peace were
In progress between London and
Berlin.
He declared that Premier Asqutth's
pledge that there will be no peace
until Europe's freedom has been
guaranteed still holds goon.
iCHA.MHKItLAIVFOK
! EXl'OItT TAX OX MUXITIOXS
Washington, Oct. 28. An export
tax on munitions, an Increase In tho
wool tariff, and retention of the sugar
tariff were recommended by Chair
man Chnmberlaln of tho srnato mill
tary committee today to President
WIlHon as a means of financing the
new and lncreasod national do fen no
program. Chamberlain said he ox
pocted this program to pass except
for a few minor details.
Tomorrow, Friday, is the last day
of. the demonstration at the Rogue
River Hardware. 171
CORONER'S
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Think of it a ' J 4 -quart double
lipped regular 80-eent WfcAl.-KVKH
8TKW PAS for
Only SO tVuU
Thursday and Friday while tho
demonstrator is here
KOUl'K 1UVKU HUlDWAIUi
The Big Hot! Frtmt
FIFTY TOTS INCINERATED
Continued front page 1.)
faced children In the windows not
to leap until they brought blankets
to use as life nets. Some obeyed.
Crying and protesting, they crowded
the windows, while the flames and
smoke came dangerously near.
Others jumped.
Tots Jump Into Blanket
Below strong men tried to catch
them with outspread overcoats. By
this time blankets had been brought.
Forming a ring, men held firmly to
the edges of the improvised nets,
saving scores of children as their
bodies hurtled from the windows.
Many were injured In leaping. Blind
ed by the thought of flames licking
up behind them, crying despairingly,
they did not stop to see where res
cuing hands were outstretched. There
were no lire escapes. "
Tbe children were trapped. Push
Ing, terrorised, through the smoke
and flames, many reached the main
door only to find It Jammed with
bodies. It opened Inward. There
was no chance for the panic-stricken
children. They were compelled eith
er to Jump from windows or perish.
It was a pitiful sight when fire
men finally forced the main entrance.
There, piled up behind it, were char
red and crushed bodies. Some of the
children had suffocated. Others were
crushed as tbelr schoolmstes
trampled over them in tbe terror of
death.
Features Show Terror of Death
Many could not be recognized.
Others, whom the flames hsd not
seared or the heels of fleeing com
panions had not crushed, showed the
agony of , death on their features.
They were twisted. They showed the
horror of seeing death coming up in
a cloud of fire, with life and safety
just the other side of a door that
swung the wrong way.
Facer, of some of the children were
burned to a crisp. With arms ex
tended and cries to nuns or parents
on their lips, they virtually roasted
to death. .
Tbe structure was merely a brick
shell, with an Inflammable Interior,
and no fire escapes. The fire roared
like an oven when It got under way
In the wooden Interior. The build
ing, erected six years ago, was the
largest school in the city.
CLUB WOMEN AT.
FEDERATION MEET
ELECT OFFICERS
Salem, Oct. 28. Mrs. C. H. Cast
ner, of Hood River, was today elect
ed president of the Oregon Federa
tion of Women's clubs ty a vote of
117 to 46 over Miss Marian Towne,
of Phoenix, Oregon's first and only
woman legislator.
Other officers elected were:
First vice-president- Miss Mary
Beatty, Salem.
Second vice-president Mrs. J. W.
Tifft, Portland.
Recording secretary Mrs. Alex
ander Thompson, The Dalles.
Treasurer Mrs. Sarah Davis,
Portland. ,
Auditor Mrs. F. H. Buchanan,
McMlnnville.
Directors Mrs. Vlm:cnt Palmer,
LaCrando and Mrs. L, A, Dean,
EiiKeno.
His Motive.
"I understand Hint you never taste
liquor."
"No; I um tlinnlifnl to Hay Hint I have
nlwuys been nlmteniloim." .
"Do yeu ever iwe tobacco?"
"Never In any form."
"You bnve always been strictly mor
al In every wuy. I wioho."
"Absolutely," 1
"Hay. tell me ono thing. Mnve you
been Root! iKTiume you found It satis
fy Injf to bo mo or becnuso you I)onk1 to
be rewarded for your goodness?" .
"In the flrn't place I wim good tre
es use 1 wanted, to marry my employ
er's daughter and after I got ber I hsd
to be eA4 bold my Job "Cklcsgo
florald ' ''. (
Is
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A 8CENE FROM "THE NEW ADVENTURES OF J. RUFU3 WALLINQ
FORD," EPISODE NO. 1 (PATHE)
STRENUOUS PASTIME, v
The VVhis Cams Played by Natives
ef trltlth Guiana. " "
Of alt tbe gnuios It tins teu my lot
to witness the inost strenuous was tbi
whip game 1 saw In British Uulnun.
Before the game the women banded
around bowls of the native drink, "pal
wsrte.
Then the players, men and boys, lined
np In two rows facing each other. Each
carried a whip ornamented with fiber
tassels, those of the two end players
having whistles attached.
A gentle stumping besau. which grad
ually grew louder till the earth seemed
to throb. '" : '
Shouts of "Yu au!" rang along th
line, and the players waved their whips
and swayed gently backward nnd for
ward as they atamird.
Presently the two end wen pnaed
down ben .tu the rows, while those
lined up moved slowly In tbe opposite
direction. In rotation the other pairs of
men did likewise, aud then tho whistle
men ran swiftly to their original place.
The stamplug Increased In fury, apd
tbe whistlers whistled at each other In
wild excitement. ,
They raised tbelr whl and feigned
to lush out at each other without much
hurt.
Tho women ran up and down the
rows offering their rnlnbashts of "pal
warle." and then the real whipping be
gan. ,tit"
Two men challenged each other to a
contest, and the row retired, still
stamping. . The whlppers. splendidly
built fellows, stripped save for loin
cloths, were thrilling sight ss they
cautiously judged their distances, let
ting their whips Just touch each other's
legs.
Then one of them stood firmly and
half turned away from tho other. Im
mediately bis whip sang through the
air and came down on his opponent's
calf with- a crnek. The vHIm did not
flinch, but Joined bis whlcr In a wild
sort of dunce.
Again and again he submitted to the
lash, nnd then It was the other's turn
I cannot say who won bath were
iitoles of tremendous endurance. I
would have called the bout n draw.
Then the two whlppers retired to an
sdjolnlng but. where they Indulged
freely in "pnlwarte." nnd others of the
challenging rows took their places In
tbe game, which lasted until the rows
were exhausted. Temple Manning, In
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Banana Plant
The bunami plaut bns no brunches nt
sit The leaves grow from the mn In
stalk and the hlosiiom nud fruit sprluu
fi m tbe tip of thlsstem. which IhmiiIh
sharply beueutb the weight. The hi. ilk
will never bear but one bumh nml I
cut down In the harvesting. The root
however, will hciiiI up reented xtcm
and thriven over a iktIikI of ulnc In lif
tewi yt-iirn.
The Ford Is, no longer u snxury. The
Ireiiiendoiis demand bus battered ninnu
fm hiring nnd selling cowls down to a point
where tho Vunndliim-ltullt Ford becomes a
nee c Miry part of today's living equipment.
Touring Cur fSOd.GO; Runabout flGO.CO,
laid down In Grants Puss, euniploto wit li
equipment, Including speedometer,
One salo at Ford (limine, No. 30-1 N. Ctli St.
,vVtia;il MUSH, Agent
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STOMACH MISERY
QUICKLY VANISHES
Your money back if you want it ia
the way In which C. H. Demaray, the
popular druggist, is selling Mlona
the great dyspepsia remedy.
This Is an unusual plan, tout Ml-o-na
has so much merit and Is so el
most Invariably successful In reliev
ing all forms of Indigestion that he
runs but little risk In selling under
a guarantee of. this kind.
Do not be miserable or mske your
friends miserable with your dyspep
sia. Ml-o-na will help you.'' If it
doesn't, tell C. II. Demaray that you
want your money back, and he will
cheerfully refund it
A change for the better will be
seen from the first few doses of
Ml-o-na and lbs continued use will
soon atsrt you on the road to perfect
digestion and enjoyment of food.
Ml-o-na hsa been so uniformly sue
cessful that every box Is sold under a
positive guarantee to refund the
money If it does not relieve. What
fairer proposition could he made.
C. H. Demaray glvea nia personal
guarantee of "money back If you
want It" with every box of Ml-o-na
that he sells. 1 gusrsntee like this
spoaks volumes for the merit of tbe
remedy. s
DOING RIGHT.
II you, your heart, your will, s'e
enl sted on the good dV, if you are
w illing and trying thsl uV good in '
you ihauld comiuft the bad, then
ycu are on the :de ol God hun
cll, and God it on you tide, and
"il God be lot us who .hull be
spawt u" Take cowige, then,
if thou didikest thv lint, to does
God. II thou art fighting against
thy wcr:t feeling, so is God. On
thy side is God, who made al
Kingtley
GOTHIC me New
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