Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, January 10, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textf MONDAY, JANfAltY 10, 1018. PAGE TWO DAILY 1UH1VK 1UVKP. COl'UIKlt Daily Rogue River Courier. Ax Independent Republican News paper. United Press Leased Wire Telefapb. Barvlee . A. E. VOORHIE8, Pub. and Pro. WILFORD ALLEN, Editor Entered at to Grants Paaa, Ore ton, Postofflce as second-class mail Better. : SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year '. Six Uontha . Three Months .. 1.60 One Month 80 Payable ta Advance. MOXDAY, JAXU.1RY 10, 1010. REMINDERS AT WASHINGTON. ' Back at the national capital, where the air la charged and sur charged with politics, where ' notes and protests and ultimatums and re- Joinders have distracted men's minds, this certain portion of the northwest. has broken through the ranks and forced" attention. For nearly two years the wonders of southern Ore- goa and of northern California have teen discoursed to congressmen and to army engineers, and more knowl edge of the latent resources of the west has been absorbed by them than they had dreamed of before. As a tew year reminder of the trip which members of the rivers and harbors committee from congress took through the west, the good people of Crescent City have placed In the hands of the committeemen . novel souvenirs of the pilgrimage. , When the visitors were en route from the coast to Grants Pass to continue on by rail, they were photographed In the redwoods. These photographs, beautiful specimens of art, have been mounted upon polished redwood slabs, and a copy forwarded to each member of the committee as well as to other interested officials. With each copy was forwarded data bear ing upon the resources tributary to the Crescent harbor. One of these souvenirs was sent to the Courier publisher, and Is now displayed in the Courier office: The large relief maps' showing the country tributary to the harbor -have also arrived In Wash ington before now, and will call to the minds of congressmen and en gineers the bigness of the west The board of engineers has acknowledged the sufficiency of the evidence pre sented and has approved the Improve ment of the harbor In the Interests of commerce There seems little doubt about the action of congress, and It Is believed that another season will see the work commenced OREGON MINERAL OUTPUT A recently Issued estimate from the V. S. geological survey states that there have been heavy Increases in the mineral output of Oregon for 1915 over that of the previous year, both of gold and silver. The estimate gives the following figures: The gold yield for 1914 was $1, 591,461 and the estimate for 1915 is 11,771,618,' which is an increase of $180,157 for 1916. The silver out put for 1914 was 142,652 ounces, and the estimate for 1915 Is 136,033 ounces, or 6,519 ounces less. The yield of copper in 1914 was 39,248 pounds, while the estimate for 1915 is 910,104 pounds, an Increase for 1915 of 870,856 pounds; and the yield of lead was 16,436 pounds In 1914, as compared with 6,650 pounds in 1915, or 9,786 pounds loss. These preliminary figures are compiled by Charles G. Yale, of the San Francisco office of the survey. It Is noteworthy that such material Increases la output of gold and cop per should be apparent when the fact Is considered that the number of pro ducing mines in Oregon has fallen off fully one-third In the past two years. Those which have dropped from the producing list, however, have been mainly small placers of various kinds where the ground has been worked out or has failed to pay. The larger deep mines continue their productive career, with few excep tions, but not many new properties of moment have of late been opened. More capital for mine development Is needed In the slate, ' where there are few extensive properties In oper ation. ' Baker county continues to be by far the most productive county of the state, yielding aunualiy fully 85 per cent of all the gold. Tho most productive deep mine tn Oregon In 1915, as also tor the preceding two years, was that of the Commercial Mining company, operating the Rain bow mine In Cracker Creek district, Baker county. This property Is shortly to he turned back to Its ori ginal owners. Among other large producer In the same county is the Cornucopia Mining company, in Cor nucopia district, which la 1915 In creased Its output tor the reason that the v encountered higher grade ore on the lower levels than they had be fore. The Baker Mines company, in the same district, has put in a 500- ton mill, and has been operating most of the year. In Cracker Creek dts- trtct, also tn Baker county, the Col umbia Mines company made about the same yield as In the previous year. The output of the Humboldt property, in Mormon Basin district, Malheur county, was not as high as In 1914 The Ben Harrison mine, In Granite district. Grant county, was closed down most of the year 191 S and will 'not begin operations until next spring Of the placer mines in Orcgod. the most important enter prise Is that of the Powder River Dredge company, Cracker Creek dis trict, Baker county This company, which owned but one dredge in 1914, put another one tn operation In the same field In 1915, and it Is to the work of this company that the in crease In gold yield In the state for the year Is mainly due Other placer mines are the Osgood, Waldo district, Josephine county; the Layton, In Ap plegate district, Jackson county, and the smaller mines around Grants Pass, In Josephine county. The gold yield from the dredging operations is greatly In excess of that from all other forms of placer mining com bined. A Grant Military Ft. Nonza. In Corsica, is very proud of the story of a great military feat per formed there lows ago. It is told lu "Romantic Corsica." by George Hen wick. The French in t'CS had subjugated all the northern cape with the excep tion of tlie tower of Xuuza. which for a considerable time unstained u close Blege. Attacking parties were driven back by a Her e lire, but nt last the garrison agreed to surrender If allow ed to march out with ull the honors of war. This was conceded, and old Captain Cascella appeared, rftaygctliig under a load of muskets uud pistols. "Why Is the gurrisou so long In com ing out?" asked the French com mander. "It is here, sir," replied CaseellB. "1 am the garrison." Needs No Lightning Rod. 'A building 0.000 feet above sea level should be protected by Ugbtnlug rods, one thinks, but the ustronomlcal obser vatory at Mount Etna has not and does not need such protection. Tbe observatory is near tbe summit of the volcano, nnd the ntrciiui of vapor con stantly rising from the crater acts as a natural conductor, draining the elec tricity out of tbe t loutU. no that light ning is seldom seen there. If This Insect Had Wingtl Ton can excuse a child for calling a whale a fish, but llsteu to this young ster, who Is reported In tbe Boston Transcript: Child at Library Plene give me a book on whales. A book on natural history with a chapter devoted to whales is brought' Tbe Chl)d-Oh. 1 don't mean a book on the insect I mean the country I" 8impls Directions. "My dear," said she. "please run and bring me the needle from the nay stnek." "I don't know which haystack." "Look in nil the haystacks. You can't miss It. There's only one needle. -Ftom "More Jonathan Papers." Woman's Ossirs to Attract. Owing to tho system under which we live, where man is a valuable prey. woman has contracted the habit of trying to uttract. Even aggressive In folence on her part may conceal the desire to attract by exasperating. W. U Georgo'ln Atlantic. ' Has to Bt. "Our alimony club Is very econotn IcaL" "Well, it goes without saying that an alimony club hits to husband its means." Baltimore American. Dri-Foot at Rogue River Hdwa. 41 Oregon mining laws, 40c. Courier. REPORT OF OONMTIOX OP TDK FIRST NATIONAL HANK Otf SOUTHERN ORKGON at Grants Pass, in the State of Oregon, at the December Mat, ivio, , ,. RESOURCES Loans and discounts (except those shown on b) 9170,918.19 Total loans ...... . Overdrafts, unsecured U. 3. bonds deposited to secure circulation..... . u.ouv.vv Total U. a bonds Bonds other than U. S. bouds pledged to secure postal savings deposits. Securities other than U. S. bonda stocks) owned and unpledged....... Total bonds, securities, etc Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve Bank Less amount unpaid..... I.aaO.UU Value of banking house (If unencumbered)....- .... Furniture and fixtures....;... Real estate owned other than banking Net amount due from Federal Reserve Net amount due from approved reecrve agents in New York. Chicago, and St. Louis - 11,153.78 Net amount due from approved reserve agents In other reserve cities Net amount due from banks and than Included in 10 or 11) Outside checks and other cash Items..... Fractional currency, nickels, and cents Notes of other national banks,...- Coin and certificates - Legal-tonder notes Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasuter Other assets. If any, gold dust Total. - 9459,253.46 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in Surplus fund . - Undivided profits Less current exuenses. Interest Circulating notes outstanding Due to banks and bankers (others than SS nr 29) TnittvMnal tfannitlta auhtect to check Certificates of deposit due in lees than Postal savings deposits Total demand deposits, Items 32, 36. 37. 38. and 89 Certificates of deposit...-. Total State of Oregon, County of Josephine, I. H. U Oilkey, Cashier or the that tbe above statement is true to Subscribed and sworn to before Correct Attest: (My Commission Expires March SOtn, J 917.) JOHN D. FRY, H. D. NORTON, . GEO. W. DONNELL. Directors. PRECIOUS POSTAGE STAMPS. Usues That Bring Joy to tho Heart ef the Philatelist. One of the questlous asked as most frequently Is. Which is the rarest of all the stamps? There are not a few claim ants for this honor, all of which are ex ceedlngly rare, stamps of which but a single copy is known to exist Indeed, there Is evidence which leads us to be lieve that some stumps were printed and used of which no copies at all are known to be in existence. Of those stamps of which only one cow is known, the first Is a post master's provisional Issued at Bos- cawen. N. U. Another is a stamp rrora British Guiana. Only one copy of this is known and Is In a celebrated collec tion In Parts, probably the largest col lection In the world. In 1S03 the Niger Coast Protectorate Issued a series of surcharged stamps, all of which are scarce, and some of them are in the ranks of the world's greatest rarities. This refers especial ly to the twenty shilling values. Of the 20 shillings, surcharged tn violet, only Ave copies were ever printed; of the vermilion surcharge, only two copies, and of tho black surcharge, only one copy. As there is and can be only one copy of this last stamp, it Is Justly entitled to be considered the rarest of all stamps. It probably would not sell so blgb as the better known and more popular "pestofflce" stamps of Mau ritius. Yet of these there are known fourteen copies of the penny and twelve of the fwoenny. Bt. Nicholas. LUCK IIM A MISTAKE. When the Famous 8inger Albani First Wnt to London. Tbe curious story of Mme. Albflnl's first London engagement Is as follows: Colonel Mapleson heard of lier Hinging at a theater at Mnltu. nnd. thinking tbnt she would be snccen)tfi:l, he nmde her an olrf through nil ngent of a con tract to sins lu Her Majcmy'x tlieatcr She agreed to it nnd went t: I.iiuIii. but on arriving there s!ie told the enl mnn to drive her to the Itnliiiii opera house lie. Instead of going to Her Miijes ty's. tools her to Covcnt O.irden. which wns nl.-io devoted lo Itullun opera. Kbo won shown up to the tii'tur.u'cr'H oUiec and stilted tb;it she lu'.d come to slim tli! ('oi)ti'n''t which Mr. Mitp!t'in had offered her. Mr. Gye, thlnklnc to piny h lolie on his rlvul. MnploMon. Hindi' out n con trii't. ami Alliiml Mlned It. Mr. Gye then told her Unit he wjih not Colonel Miiplcson. but tint ho could do much belter by her. Hit offered to tear up the contract If she lilted, but lold her that NIInkoii was singing ut Her Mnj emv's nnd would brook no rival. A 11m nl decided to let tho contract stand nnd thus licrnuio ono of tbe stars of Covent Gurden, eventually tunrryuig the son of Mr. Gyo. Westmlimter On setle. For good bargains in furniture, ace Helmer'a." 640 Envelops, So per package, 30c per 100. Courier Office. ou - 9370,918.19 .,........... - '.. 177.S9 11.600,00 lu.uuu.vv (not Including oi.qoo.jv .- 61,666.20 .ouu.uu 3.150.00 30,000.00 3.600.00 house 13,360.00) Bank... 8,987.89 jt,670.i 38,828.19 2,703.97 1,808.40 3.800.00 19,848.73 200.00 635.00 6S8.48 bankers (otner ..... 1,076.15 133.85 - - . ........... - 9 6O.000.nn - ' .0O.OQ 8f,sou.it and taxes paid s.vos.sv as.ssi.vs 12,100.00 included in .. 4.860.17 217.357.97 SO days ... 23.000.ou 7,473.55 33, 34, 35, 246,831.62 .. 91,568.83 9459,352.46 ss: , above naraea nana, ao aoiemuiy swear the best of my knowledge and belief. u. u. GiLiKiSY, vasnior. me this 8th day or January, 1916. E. M. NORTON. Notary Public. Compulsory. A oertnln uuiuteur avlutor talked re cently about u tiylitg trip wltb n pro foNloi;l. wlu-ti he fell I .'.'; fact Into tin- water without kuowlu; It. "I witsii't frightened, lie mid with u sniIV "riShitight :!'..! nr v.ii't dc mvnt win o pli'i-e of f'l.c.v tlyltitf. I n:u. In fM'-t. iii l.xiiii uii ft nvliitlou n tile little Imjv Vi'llw l;fliir nil nf EllirllHll iiNt.iry. , "'Diwrili,- tin- Hw.t nt Hie Ituihl t.N ti-in licr itxfciMi tliU lit U iiy. ' "It's very tni li-iil, lie ihisv.eli-d. 'It ;:.i' lui' l; ti the lime when they Uldu't in- I.;ii:i. e.n-pi liy order'" tVn!ilti!.'t"h S'.ir ; W A uuoculuu Uutition. 'The ;iiiii'iies of llii'se liieiils im got i:ti "11 my n-rve ' "I iiiu'l 'iiinl. nt jinyiliinu oie,' niicil ti Im wire "You're nt,-iiii;i tor new ntyli in ttluK'x. lints uihI ivuys uf tlx lug the uulr. Ain't there never uuy new style lu utablesV Louisville Courlcr-Jour-mil. Fair Division. Scene: Police court during depute vsr eight day clock. MngLstrate-l award tbe clock to tbe plaintiff. Defendant Then what do I getT Magistrate 111 give you tbe eight days Stray Stories. Seller's Holmer's. kitchen cabinet at 640 Oregon rolnltg laws, 40c. Courier Coffee You buy coffee; but you fay-or flavor. The difference between Schilling's Best and cheap coffee is in the richness and fullness of its flavor, and in the way wc make sure you get it all by scal ing it in airtight tins. Schilling's Best is eco nomicala pound makes more cups of better coffee. We grind it evenly, and take-out the bitterish . ' chaff. ' ' ; . i . Schilling's - . Best : close of business For the New Year Bbai Books .:ay Filing Devices . . Otticc Supplies Demaray s . stationery "store THE CHINESE WAY Taking a Street Car Ride In tho City of Shanghai. A PUZZLE FOR A WHITE MAN. Experienee of an Amerloan Teurlet Who Made a Bluff at Appearing, to Knew All the Ropee A Patient Con ductor and an Interested Carge Writing of bla adventures la the Cat nese city of Shanghai, Homer Croy, in Leslie's Weekly, tells of the experi ence ho had thero tn taking a rid on a street car; The car was full of Cbtunmcn, with not another white soul aboard, all sit ting there In their skirts, their faces as exprmlonk'o as the beads of drums, but as soon as I came In their faces began to 011 with Interest, one nudging another until the whole car was looklug at me. I felt that something was wrong, but I could not figure out just what I knew that it shouldu't create that much of a sensation for a white per sou to get on a car lu Shanghai, but still they were looking at me as If I could tie sinned by a circus. I strug gled to look unconcerned, but I knew that my checks were iuckflrtng. The conductor, in bis suit of blue Jeana. with a satchel over his shoul der, en mo up and said something to me. while 1 nodded with earnest carc losHiicMs uud hunded him a. twenty cent piece, knowing that he could gel enough out of it to satisfy his wants. "Mun stau ( hong dur bo asked. I nodded npiiln ami held out my hand for tho change, plainly showing that I made tbe trip ou tho line twice a day. "Muu stau chong du t'nlng katng shon da V be asked with -wore feeling, pointing down the street with one band. "1 didn't catch the drift of bis re nin r but 1 wusu't going to show bliu that I nnsu't an old cltJxen nnd tax payer, so I shook my licud this tlm. and nettled back In the "cat as If ti wore nil settled. Hut the conductor become more excited than ever, draft ed the other hand and gunned: ' "Mun stau chong du t'alng kalng shon da feuh da tsu ss wboo poll quong?" ' So I waved In the other direction and tried lo nettle again, but the con ductor came back with another round of monosyllabic re enforcements. With thnt his fellow men in the car came to bis help with an artesian of words, each one thinking thnt be could tnako It plain by ruining his voice Jimt a bit Another Year ofAc Panama ' California Exposition " ' .;'! '' . San Dieg'o This beautiful exposition will continue all the year 11C bigger and bettor than ever. Many of the best exhibits from Ban Francisco have been transferred to Sun-Diego, If you neglected to seo Ban Diego In 1915, do not fall to seo this beautiful city this year. The winter is the logical time, too. Six months round trip tickets are on sale dally from all Pacific Northwest points to Southern California. 2:40 P. M. California Express 1:00 A. M. Exposition Special, ;;:',a:'ab a.,m.v;-' Shasta Limited, Train De-Luxe ' , , OlltO A, M. San Francisco Express higher than any one else. Itenehlng lu lit satchel the conductor offered me a slip of paper spoiled wltb Chine writing. I took It and started to stuff It nonchalantly into my pocket, but be became more excited thnn ever and cume back with another string of empties, while I put the slip bnck Into hli bund as If It tnmln not the slightest bit of difference lu the world to me whether I kept it or whether he bad lt-1 would leave the details of the trip to him Tito conductor onl bis bsnds some mure mid then turned and signaled for HotuelMxIy from tbe car bIk-iuI. Anoth er man In blue J"ttn with a satchel over his shoulder came and listened for s few blocks Mill my conductor ex plained. A ('hlimmiin cuii never ex philn anything In a sentence or two: he has to go Into details and go through bN whol? Mllii:: talk before tie feels that the other turn grptd the gem-nil drift of thought. The other man bent over, lie was evidently a muster of ICnglbth "How muchee far joii gt, mUerJ You payee how fur you lldee." Then I understood. ,Vhcn you get on you have to tell the conductor how far you ure going, sud ho charge you for JiiHt that dlxtiiiiee. Hut even after my fare was nettled the imttv-wi ou the car kept looking at me snd Muting with their chlni. as In their ' ustuui. When I wenrto et off I uw several other white people piling off, but they were all from the front end of the flrt etir Then I looked nt the marking un the cur mid w what was the mutr ter-l luiil Iweu rHllug In the thlrit claw section intli tbe i-nollcx' All the Klimmliiil street -nr tiro -tided up Into clntwi-A tlrnt, necund nuil 'bird, i'hi" white t eoplo all rule fliNl chins, theiit-tter to do Ctl1llce xecotld. while no one ever venture third ex tpt tbe coolie Nsturs and Pottry. Ciiviroiiuieni nil l-i in'iry. but does not create It .Viiure u the grnnd ngoiit lu tii'ililiig MM-uy, and pn'trv la prenent wherever ti-iture U, li spur kicft mi tho Hen. gHr In the riitnUi. tlui'K from the ll;:Iiinliiif uiul Hik Htnr. JmiiIh in tloilliliT r.witu ' I he eattirnt't ,ami nlimi. tu Mu wind. I'oetiy la Ood linnr;e re!!.-'if,l iii U'Hiiii'. a In. S,iirti'ror. and mil. in- Is picwni vvber eve; wen 1 KelH tetl. 44.a VWaal. Dnin A; msu Who tnttes n luislncds view or thi ffc wheti recently usUed bis ojiln Ion ' f u ierou of quite a poetic tem peroirtent, replied: "Obi he's one f 'bone men who tiave mmrtngs nftet tbe Intliilie uiul dlvirni afier ho niifaihoii.uhle. hut w ho nee er tmy rnh!" Mining blanks, Court:? office. :V. 4 1 rains Every Day ' between Grants Pass '. nnd San Francisco , Through standard nnd tourist ' fleeplng cars, dining and on- servntlon cars. Stool coaches make traveling a pleasure. , Ask our local agent for further ' Information, or write I SOUTHERN PACIFIC : John M. Scott General 1'assongor Agent . , , . Portland, Oregon .- vi C