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WILrORD ALLEN, Editor
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1915.
OREGON WEATHER
Tonight and Friday ttit. ex-
cept rala north west portion; .
cooler tonight southwest dot-
4- tlon, except near the coast;
southerly winds.' - -
. GETT1XG A CITY MANAGER.
When the managerial form of gov
ernment la considered we 'are apt to
think ot a complicated and cumber
some machinery for putting the pro
cess Into operation. Other cities hare
spent months, and even years, in con
sidertng a new charter with tta mani
fold provisions; then come elections
for the ratification of the charter and
for election of commissioners who
will name the city manager and in a
measure direct him. At least one
city has found an easier way of pro
viding Itself with the new-tangled
government, a way that has some
advantages over the more orthodox
one, and which leaves an easier
method of escape if the city later
' wants to get from under. ' "
Down in Arizona two of the chief
cities of the state tried the new way
ot running municipal affairs. Phoenix
(built a new charter, elected a com
mission under it, the commission
named its manager, then trouble
commenced. The charter gave the
manager multifarious duties and au
thorities. and when the commission
failed to agree with him there was no
" at which the voters authorised the
commission to dispense with the ob
noxious manager. -
Tucson, not to be distanced by the
capital city, also wanted a municipal
manager, out no new charter was
adopted. How it went about the job
is told by tho Sunset Magazine in
the. following words:
-"When candidates for the city
council started to shake hands, they
were asked to pledge themselves to
appoint a city manager. " There was
no law authorizing such an official,
but Tucson reasoned that it could
try out the system with or without
a law. Supporters of the city
manager idea won at the polls and
the new council at once proceeded
to turn the technical part of the city's
administration over to a competent
engineer. He Is running Tucson now
under the city council's supervision,
and he i making a good job of it,
even though Tucson's charter does
not mention a city manager."'
Grants Pass could get Into the city
manager class in a short time If it
so desired. A city election is to be
held December 6, and councilmen
could then be elected pledged to the
new order. There Is no doubt about
the modern plan being the efficient
' plan, and a cursory examination of
the city charter points to no insur
mountable obstacles In the way of
the' council hiring a general superin
tendent of municipal affairs if It to
desired. This would take the bur
den of detail off the shoulders of the
individual councilmen, and would
make for efficiency and economy.
Business men might then yield to
the Importunities of the public and
become candidates for the council
with less reluctance than they do
now. Anyway, Tucson made it win,
and It might do to think about.
PEACH CROP THAT, ROTTED.
Collier's had a picture of a mighty
heap of peachea. The heap looked 60
feet long and was s high as a
woman who ! standing before It, as
if for the purpose of comparison.
They wore four thousand bushels ot
peaches In that ptle.
Yet It was allowed to rot "because
none.
Schillings
Best
the owner could not get enough tor
it to pay marketing expenses." Ac
cording to Colller'a "similar losses
occurred ' throughout Oklahoma,
which grew 3,000 carloads ot peaches
this year, and in many other states
as well, notably Oregon. In the
cities peaches have been retailing all
summer and fall at from two to five
cents apiece."
It may seem an exaggeration to
pronounce such a waste a crime
asainst civilization, so accustomed
are we to our clumsy and inadequate
system of distributing farm products.
3ut it is a crime. People in the
poverty-stricken quarters of the big
cities go hungry while all the time
the finest kind of food is rotting on
the ground in sections that In these
daya ot rapid transportation are not
far away. Men go without employ
ment while during their busy season
farmers find r the utmost difficulty
in getting labor. , . ..
Americans have been . proud ol
their ability as organizers. But they
have neglected organising marketing
facilities for the distribution of food,
a task that should come before all
other ventures in orgsnization. To
ledo (O.) Blade.
COMMEND VILLA'S
; ARMY FOR ITS
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BRAVERY
Washington, Nov. 4. Tribute to
the bravery and tenacity of the
threadbare,' thirsting and suffering
VUIista forces repulsed before Agua
Prieta was paid in General Funston's
official report to the war department
today, dated last night. The report
follows: ' '
"The whereabouts of General Villa
and bis main force tonight is un
known. There are persistent rumors
that he has fled to Cabullena, 18
miles south of here, where there is
ample water, and that he is recuper
ating his men in order to return to
the attack, but a small detachment
of his force with some wagons
reached Naco and is purchasing food,
while' an officer east of Naco reports
seeing about 4,000 encamped across
the boundary from Osborne.
"Villa's force consists of about
12,000 men, 36 guns and an un
known numlber of machine guns. His
men suffered terribly during opera
tions here from thirst and hunger,
but thelr'splrit is shown by the fact
that leas than a dozen deserted to
our side. Women, children and camp
followers usually found with a Mex
ican force were left at Casas Grandes.
He has nothing but fighting men with
him."
Explaining bis failure to fire across
the border, in keeping with his in
structions from Washington to do so,
if bullets from the warring Mexicans
Injured any on the American sldo,
Funston said:
"It may not be understood at the
war department why; In view of ex
isting orders, I have not fired upon
contending parties, considering the
fact that some bullets and shells
struck on the American aide and
three men of the 7th infantry were
wounded.
'I did not fire because It was evi
dent that both commanders were do
ing their utmost to prevent injuring
Americans. General Calles' men
(Carranzlstas) committed the prin
cipal faults, and I could not In fair
ness open on Villa without treating
Calles the same."
Old newspapers, .five and ten cent
bundles, at the Courier Office.
I came because T was sent for, and I'm here to take full charge of the
R. L. Bartlett Shoe Store and to turn HALF of this stock into cash in
the next 13 days, even if goods don't bring 25c on the dollar.
BARTLETT'S
Entire Stock
Turned over to
Lewis Bros. & Co.
For 13 days in a rousing
and stupendous
Mil.
SALE
Losses won't stand in. the way.
Older s fcae gone forth to close out
half, this stock and at once and
at any price to do it quickest.
Lewis Bros. & Co
Make the Prices
and every price will be cut to a point
that will bring a regular pande
monium of buyers. Watch for Fri
day's big ad and get a copy of the
large circular to be distributed tomor
row. It's a shoe sensation in earnest.
Watch, Wait
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BARTLETTS
only orders are
SELL, SELL, SELL ;
MAKE PRICES
DO HI
I AM THE MAN
Who's K(,'nK to (far things loone ami cut and hIunIi shoo prices as
they were never rut before. Tomorrow's big ad tells (lie story.
Ml Grunts i'uns It coiiiIiik. Watch.
GEORGE MUNRO,
Merchant Adjuster.
Half the stock to go in 13 days,
no matter what losses are entailed.
BARTLETT
DOESN'T WANT
THE STOCK
HE WANTS THE HONEY
t nd Munro, the Lewis Bros.' adjuster,
will cut prices to a point that will sim
ply make the good3 sell themselves.
WATCH WAIT
Tomorrow's big ad tells the story of
the bargains. Get ready to come.
Store Closed All
Invoicing Stock and Cutting Prices.
Get the money, is the order. Half this stock Bartlett don't want,
and cut it goes regardless of cost, loss and consequences. Every
single pair of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes marked at
prices to sell them at sight. Tomorrow we '11 be closed, cutting and -
Day Tomorrow
SALE OPENS SATURDAY AT 9 A. M.
slashing prices and preparing for this the greatest out and out shoe
sacrifice that ever startled the people of Grants Pass. It's up to
you to get posted quick. See the windows tomorrow and watch
for the big ads and circular.
WANTED extra
SALESMEN
Apply at Once to Manager
SALE OPENS
SATURDAY S9A J.
PEOPLE
SHOES 25c and Up
Get here early. Come
Grants
Pass
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LEWIS BROS. & CO., Merchant Adjusters, in full charge
THE
SHOE MAN
I 'pleasant GROVE I
.
We are having quite a nice rain,
which Is very much appreciated, as
the farmers can now get their plow
ing and fall sowing done.
C W. Smith had the misfortune to
lose o valuable cow, one day last
week.
Grover Dunn and J. S. Linton and
family have returned from Califor
nia.
A. J. Strohecker and wife, of Oar-
field, Washington, visited at tho
home of W. H. Jordan ono day last
week.
Grandma Jordan and son Roy and
Mrs. Edwin Smith wore callers In
the Pleasant Grove neighborhood on
last Thursday.
Several new pupils were enrolled
In our school last weok.
The Sunday school Is mill flour
ishing under tho management of the
people of tho Church of God. Thore
was quite a large attendance on lout
Sunday.
Miss Kathcrlne Smith visited homo
folks on Sunday.
GRIFFIN FERRY
Mrs. II. II. Master and llttlo daugh
ter, Elizabeth, of Los Angolos, are
visiting with Mrs. Master's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Black.
, Tho Halloween party glvon by tho
Maploton school Saturday night was
a success, All presont exproMod
themselves us having a very enjoy
able evening,
J. W. Evorton, of Grants Pass,
spent tho latter part of the wook with
his brothor, P. J. Everton.
Ii. L. Patterson and Stanley Ogdon,
who aro digging the woll for the
West Sldo school, now have the work
nlcoly started and all looms to ho
going woll. Mrs, Gus Mnd located
water.
Steve Smith Is now running the
M. Ii. Grlflln farm. -
VKAVK NOT VI'JT HWUHT
HV ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
Washington, Nov. 4 "The Ital
ian embassy has boon Instructed to
dony most emphatically the reported
attempts of the Italian government
to dlRouss peace." ml.t n ht-u n.m.i
Htatonient given out by the embassy
nre ion ny,
This was In roply to peporte that
Italian diplomats had gone to Lu
cerne, SwlUerland, to meet German
peaoe agent. . ; ,