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Daily Rogue River Courier.
Am. Independent Republican Newa
pAper. United Pmm Leased
Wirt Telocwtfh Service
E. VOORHII8, Pub, and Prop.
WILF0RD ALLEN, Editor
Entered at the Grant Pan, Ore
gon, Poatoffloa aa second-class mall
matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Tear 15.10
61x Months .
Tare Month!
On Month
3.00
-1.50
Payable ta Advance.
Officii are being opened in both
GranU Pass and Medford. and some
thing will be doing within the next
tew days.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1915. -
OREGON WEATHER
,
f Rala tonight and Wednesday;
southeasterly winds, moderately -f
4 high along the coast -f
. STILL A LIVE ISSUE,
The defeat ot the proposal to Issue
bonds In the amount ot 1120,000 tor
the purchase ot the water plant by
the municipality does not settle the
Water question for Grants Pass. It
, does not mean that the 1,127 ot our
voters whose Totes were recorded
Against .the issue are satisfied with
present arrangements, and that they
eek no change. The election clears
the boards and opens the way for a
new deal Work must now be under
taken by the city officials and by
those Interested in the material and
social progress ot the community to
relieve the community ot its handi
cap of an. inadequate water supply
and of rates that are too high. That
there is something radically wrong in
the local situation is proved by the
tact that Grants Pass pays a much
higher rate for water than many oth
er communities serred with systems
not materially different in cost or
expense ot . upkeep. But the state
commission has fixed an arbitrary
rate that the local company Is to
charge, and there appears no relief in
that direction. . The company was
satisfied, apparently, with the lower
charge formerly made, but to pro
tect itself when an ill-advised at
tempt was made to force the rate
down sought recourse ' to the com
mission, with the result so disastrous
to the water users. The first move
would seem to be the getting of ade-
ouata data upon water systems else
where that we might know what
charges are made and service ren
dered under systems of various kinds
and under municipal or private own
ership. The Issue at Grants Pass is
not for municipal ownership unless
It can be shown that through it the
service can he Improved and the
water rates lowered. What the people
want is better -water, If possible; but,
. anyway, more water for lees money.
PRODUCERS ORGANIZE.
61x thousand farmers are gathered
at St Paul for the annual conven
tion of the Equity Co-operative ex
change, designed to market their
wheat and other products, lowering
the price to the consumer and in
creasing the farmer's profits. Origin
ated by a group of farmers who be
lieved they could market their own
grain, without the aid of brokers, the
equity movement has spread until it
embraces Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota
and Montana. A central market has
been established in St. Paul, to be
the shipping point for all grain pro
duced in that part Of the United
States. A half million bushel (eleva
tor is to be built at once. The farm
ers plan to ship grain by barge to
Now Orleans, and thence by steamer
to Europe.
A meeting of the board of canvass
ers held at the city hall confirmed
the count of the ballots as published
elsewhere in the Courier today,
thereby making the figures in the
table official.
ATLANTA 34 W. AUk
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BERNSTORFF
SAYS ATTITUDE OF
II
Washington, Dec 7. The state de
partment's formal refusal to give its
reasons far asking recall ot Attaches
Boy-Ed and von Papen was forward
ed last night to Berlin and given to
Ambassador von Bernstorff. it he-
came known today. The embassy in
terpreted this action as "very un
friendly."
"The embassy explained, too,, that
the Berlin foreign office had asked
that America's reasons he given sec
retly, it the state department did not
care to make them public.
Secretary Lansing, however, the
embassy said, refused any informa
tlon.
State department authorities did
not minimize the effect the refusal
reply Would have on Berlin, but they
pointed out that Lansing is merely
abiding by a strict custom.
The refusal has the effect of call
Ing for a show-down from Berlin.
Germany probably will ask that
Bernstorff now confer further with
Lansing on the subject.
with these developments giving
new tinge of seriousness to German-
American relations, it was admitted
that negotiations over the' German
torpedoing of the liner Lusltanla will
3be hopelessly . muddled it Germany
makes good any diplomatic bluff she
may be attempting in the Boy-Ed-von
Papen cases.
For either breaking off ot diplo
matic relations or a complete scqui
esoence in America's demands are
Germany's only alternatives, unless
the state department permits a long
series of conferences which would
keep Boy-Ed and von Papen here in
definitely . pending outcome1 of the
sessions.
Concerning alleged German acti
vity in Mexico. Attorney General
Gregory today said:
"We are ratting information all
the time, but at present there
nothing I would call extremely im
portant or very new."
The possibility that Germany will
recall Ambassador von Bernstorff
Germany refuses to recall the at
taches and America then dismisses
them was widely discussed here to
day.
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HUNT FOR BOMB
PLOTTERS Iff EAST
New York, Dec. 7. Federal offi
cials here Intend to run down to the
last man pro-German propagandists
involved In anti-ally plots.
With the indictment of Robert Pay
n,i his alleged lieutenants on
charges of conspiracy to murder, and
to Wow up munitions steamers, the
authorities say today they are now
probing strikes in munitions fac
tories in this country. Fires, sus
pected to be ot pro-German origin,
in plants engaged in war orders, will
be next investigated.
In all cases the government intends
to trace relentlessly the men it re
gards as responsible, their indict
ment and trial will be sought
As to the' alleged activities, ot
labor's National Peace council, Fed
eral District Attorney Marshall de
clared that the body's principal work
was in fomenting strikes In war or
der plants with funds supplied by the
imperial German government
President Gompers, ot the Ameri
can Federation ot Labor, and C. H.
Can ode and Wm. Kramer, Chicago
labor men, will be witnesses to hare
the alleged machinations ot this or
ganization. Gompers' reported knowl
edge of German efforts to call long
shoremen's strikes and other labor
difficulties will make him a valuable
witness, authorities declare.
Envelops, Sc per package, 20o per
100. Courier Office. i
There Is no doubting that the
Oregon-Utah Sugar company, expects
to meet its obligation and build a
factory somewhere in the' valley.
Coffee
We make only one
grade of coffee Schil
ling's Best; pack it only
one way ground, in air-,
tight tins; sell it only
through grocers.
All our eggs are in one
basket; we make-sure it's
a good basketl
We are so careful of
Schilling's Best that we
take the risk of its pleasing
you.
Your grocer has money
back for any dissatisfac
tion j your say-so rules.
Schilling's
Best
Horsehair In Russia.
Horsehair is used in Russia for mak
ing a great variety ot article. Brush
es are made from It the nunc being
kept for soft brushes. While bur
balr is considered the moot valuable
for this purpose and black the MM-ond
best The long batr of bore' tail l
utilized for fishing tackle, violin how,
military headdretw and cloth for pr
ln oil. Shorter balr Is uwd for tuQ
lng mattresses and furniture after Imv
ln been cleaned with wuip aud w
ter. The value uf hotnehalr vseie
greatly, accordluit to Krmle.
C H RISTMAS
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
ELECTRIC MATOEi $15
, You djn't know how nice It Is until you try It. Let us demonstrate. Whether
you want reltet from a headache, or wish to remove wrinkles, It does the buslnvws.
A rheumatic pain In the shoulder Is quickly relieved. In tact, anything caused toy
poor circulation will be benefited iby the vibrator.
.' vith each vibrator, you receive a nlcoly bound book on Health and Beauty and
how to obtain them. A few minutes spent in looking over this book will 'show the
thousand And one things you can do with the vibrator. It will show you that many
Ills can be cured without the aid of drugs. You at least have the assurance that It
can do you no harm.
Each vibrator Is complete with a number of different attachments for light and
heavy work and comes in a neat case.
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PRESIDpiTS EIESSAGL
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citizens are ever to Sght effectively
upon a sudden summons, they must
know bow modern fighting Is done.
And the government must toe their
servsnt, must supply them with the
training they need to take care ot
themselves and 'of it. The military
arm of their government they must
properly use to make their Indepen
dence secure and not their own in
dependence merely, hut the rights
slso of those with whom they have
made common cause, should they also
be put In Jeopardy. They must be
fitted . to play the great role of the
world, and play in this hemisphere
for which they are qualified by prin
ciple and chastened ambition to play.
''It Is with these Ideals in mind
that the plans of- the department of
war for more adequate national de
fense were conceived which will be
laid before you, and which I urge you
to. sanction and put Into effect as
soon as they can be properly scrutin
ized and discussed."
Jleform in Philippine
Legislation for "alteration and re
form of the Philippines government
and public Justice to the people of
Porto Rico," were urged by the president'
Turnlni to revenue needs, the pre
sident said if the present "war" tax
and sugar duties were discontinued
and the national defense program en
acted, the 1917 treasury deficit would
aggregate $197,000,000.
The first year's cost ot the pre
paredness prograui, he said, would be
193,800,000. , By retaining the pre
sent "war tax" and sugar duties he
estimated - additions! revenues of
$112,000,000 annually must be pro
vided to cover the national dofense
expenses. t.
Trespsss notices, printed on cloth,
at the Courier office.
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