Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, January 11, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

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DAILY lUXil'M HIVKi: COUUKlt
1li:siVY, JAM'AKV II, 1WKI.
Daily Rogue River Courier.
Xx Independent Republican News
Piper. United Preaa LeaMd
Wire Telegraph Service
A. B. VOORHIE8. Pub. and Proj,.
WILFORD ALLEN, Editor
Entered at the Grant Past, Ore
gon, Postofflee M second-class mall
Blatter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Year 5.t0
Six Months 3.0
Three. Months 1.68
One Month .IQ
Payable tm Advance.
TUESDAY, JANUARY H, 191 .
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OREGON WEATHER
4
Tonight and Wednesday fair,
continued cold, southerly winds.
THE WATER QUESTION.
A matter to be most sincerely de-
, . , - ,. . . , ,
aired Is the flndin of some basis of
agreement between the city and the
local water company whereby a great
er supply of water can be available
at a lower rate before another sum
mer season. At the rates ordered
tn effect by the state utilities com
mission the use of water upon the
lawn in quantity sufficient to main
tain the beauty of the lawn during
the long and dry summer Is Impos
sible. Thus the raise in rstes defeats
Its own purpose, and revenues are
made less rather than greater. Car
ried to Its ultimate conclusion, the
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water company must some day be,, mtion of ,(
forced out of business, or the rates
Increased from year to year as pa
tronage decreases till a few pay for
maintenance of the plant. A better
way will be to adjust rates so that
the interests of both the company
and the public are served. Then the
residents will use .the water, and the
greater patronage will give the com
pany its required Income. Otherwise,
the public must set about finding
some other solution of the water
question.
,
CHRISTENING THE FARM.
The Oregon farmer can swell his
annual reclpts by using good printing
. , . , a
weeklies of his county, says D. W.
Morton, dean of the new school of for re-election yesterday afternoon.
commerce of the University of Ore-' The others are Oliver T. Erickson,
gon 'president of the city council, and
i Austin E. Griffiths, former council
A farm letterhead should carry the,man and cWe of poUce
name of the farm, the name of the with three councllmen to be elect
owner, the location of the farm, and(ed, only four candidates have so far
perhaps a small picture of some fea-:flIed- These include Judge Wm. H.
... , . . ,, Moore, former mayor of Seattle, and
ture of the place, says Dean Morton, ' ' '
R. H. Thompson, former city engi
who regards the farmer as a business jneer fo(. many yearg Councllman
man with a substantial Investment Fitzgerald has filed for re-election
upon which he should make every
fort to pay interest.
"It gives a farmer a certain busi-
,uUiUg ii uc '"'-ithl8
head of good stock, and It Improves
the value of his farm to have a name
and something of an individuality .".there were ten candidates for mayor
he said. "There is some initial ex-
pense in having a picture taken and)
a cut made, but the publisher of the
nearest country paper will attend to
the details and afterward will do the
printing reasonably.
"If the farmer raises high-class
animals, his letterhead may contain
a picture of a prize animal with Its
record; or if he has a stock farm, a
picture of a bunch of stock; or if he
has the best house or barn In the
neighborhood, a picture of that; or a
picture of a grove or a stream Is
usually effective on stationery. There
are few Oregon farms net worth nam
ing, and few that do not provide
something worth a permanent pic
ture. "Advertising rates are very low In
Oregon country papers, and a farmer
at a cost of from 10 to 50 cents may
often sell a horse, a second-hand ma
chine, or Borne other thing about the
place he does not need by putting a
small advertisement In his weekly
paper.
"A farmer's advertising should of
course conform to the best advertis
ing standard; It should ibe very
definite and absolutely truthful."
T, P. MAKES' PLEA"
FOR PREPAREDNESS
Chicago, Jan. 11. Asklug the bull
moose national committee, in session
here today, to drop all purely parti
san considerations. Colonel Koose
Telt today wired the member a plea
(or preparedness. In it he declared
the country faces a great crisis and
that the nation has fallen tar short
of its duties (or the past IS months.
The message did not mention Roose
velt as a presidential candidal.
The message was read by the com
mitteemen and Scores of other bull
moose leaders at a conference pre
liminary to the committee's executive
session.
"There is a crying need that we
disregard all tout vital issues affeet
tug our national life," wired Roose
velt, "and strive whole-heartedly for
a sound Americanism which shall In
sist that every man within our bor
ders be an American and nothing
else.
"We must do Justice to our own
people at home, and insist that they
hav JU8tlc when they M 8brd'
we musi insist upon a iuuhi mur-
ougngolng preparedness to protect
our rlgnts against all attacks by any
aggressor. Such preparedness is the
best guarantee of an honorable peace.
We must ever remember that there
can not be such preparedness In
things material unless there is also
that preparedness of soul and spirit
which alone renders a nation fit to
perform its high and difficult duties
in national life."
Reading between the lines, some
committeemen said that the message
squared with George W. Perkins' at
tack upon President Wilson last
night, particularly the part referring
to "justice when they are abroad."
Thaw KaM that tn tfcta PaabovaH had
necessary, a direct attack against the
Wilson foreign policy, and, likewise,
that be had indicated a stand for a
broader preparedness program than
the present administration seeks.
THREE WOULD BE
SEATTLE'S MAYOR
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Seattle, aJn. 11. With but one
more week to file for candidacies In
tne coming municipal elec tion.
Seattle faces the greatest paucity of
candidates since the direct primaries
were adopted.
i a lixzi v arc uuiv uircc lunuiunira
for niayoP( Mayop GiU havlng BleU
ef-,and State Representative F. H. Ren
-
j'ck tDe ourth aspirant.
11 ,8 conniei that a
higher class of candidates have filed
year than ever before in the
pity's history and this has tended to
scare away smaller fry. In 1914
and 27 Ior tDe coapc"
INVESTIGATE ALLEGED
HOSTILE TALK OF CONSUL
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Berlin, via Wireless to Sayville
Jan. 11. Germany Is investigating
alleged hostile statements of Amerl
can Consul Hlgglns of Stuttgart, ac
cording to the newspapers today.
Several days ago, statements, ap
parently Inspired In the German
press, accused Hlgglns of being Brit
Ifih In all except his frlrth. Because
of this alleged situation they demand
ed his recall.
ADVERTISEMENT HUI.NGS
LEAP YEAR PROPOSALS
t
New York, Jan. 11. Advertise
ments announcing his willingness to
hearken to maidens' proposals this
leap year have already netted Clinton
P. Smith, of Flushing, L. I., 40 "sat
isfactory returns."
Something En.
"Is loving it veiliV
"No: It's Just philii Mouselike.
(laving mmlc this reply i" lit daugh
ter's question, Mr Grouch lonlted n
few daggers St, I.oiiIh IVt I'lHpnteli
Drl-Foot at Rogue River Hdwe. 41
SEND RELIEF TO
BELEAGUERED ARMY
London. Jan. 11. Hrltlsh soldiers
going to tho relief of beleaguered
Kut-El-Amnra, Kugland's Mesopo
tamia base, are now within 17 miles
of tho town, according to the best
available information today. ,
Hut the Turks, outnumbering them
two to one, block their path and sur
round the town.
British reconnolterlng forces are
tn contact with the Turks six miles
east of Kut-EI-Amara, according to
offtclul dispatches today. The main
British force has 'been unable to ad
vance on account of bad weather and
has halted tn the vicinity of Sheikh
Saed.
No news of the fate of the garri
son has reached here since dispatches
told of the danger to the British as
a result of Saturday's fighting In that
region. Hence it Is regarded possible
that a decisive battle may already
have been fought.
Not since the memorable siege of
Ladysmlth, South Africa, during the
floor war, have the British been tn
such a dangerous predicament, so far
from home, as they And themselves
In at Kut-EI-Amara. Therefore
anxiety, If not genuine alarm, Is felt
for the expedition.
The latest advices Indicated that
the relief forces of Geuerals Aylmer
and Campbell are lit contact with the
Turks In the bend of the Tigris river,
east of Kut-EI-Amara. The weather,
however, Is Impeding the British pro
gress. Though no details of the situ
ation have becu received, It Is 'be
lieved the Turks who encircled the
British right wing threw heavy
forces between the Kut-EI-Amara
garrison and the Tigris. If that Is
the case, the relief forces must fight
their way eastward through this
force.
Meantime, officials are hopeful.
Kut-EI-Amara is undoubtedly pro
visioned to withstand a long siege.
Inasmuch as It served as the base for
the recent unsuccessful British Bag-je(j ,0 egeape," said the message,
dad sally. Moreover, the British lm-j..Tlu, Hno rau up u white flag and
proved the town's Turkish defenses stopped.
when they captured It. and It is be-1 -when tho submarine approached,
lleved to be Impregnable against tho j the BtenI,ier suddenly veered, lu or
Hsht artillery that the Turks ha' 'd.r to ram her. The submarine-fired
drawn from Bagdad. anti hit her. after which she again
CLAIMS MIXING OF
MBS. LF.K ACtllUCXTALj xhen tho submarine stopped flr-
Ing. I'pon approaching, the sub
Portland. Jan. 11. Albert Oahol ' mriue found thut boat wore imiIUuk
steadfastly maintained today that the
fatal shooting of Mrs. Minnie Leejwero swimming. The submarine
Sunday nlsht was accidental. The nate,j th,, )0at containing the cap-
coroner's Jury last night discovered
that Mrs. Lee was shot only once.
This upsets the strongest single clr-
cumstance on which the state mlKht
press a murder charge. C.abel main-
talned that. In his play he put the
22 calibre rifle ngalnst Mrs. Leesitnkn i,oar, the submarine and
breast and pulled the trigger, be-,
Uevlng the safety lock on. He Insisted
that ho shot only once. After a pre -
llminary Investigation, the coroner
declared that there were two bullet
holes in Mrs. Lee's breast. The sec -
ona was discovered to De oniy a pow -
der burn.
Gabel la held in Jail pending a
grand Jury investigation.
I submarined, but carried no details.
For good bargains In furniture, see',,. , ,. tnn ...,
Helmer's.
640
Coffee
If your coffee is poor try
blaming the coffee; the
best cook can't make good
coffee if you buy poor.
Schilling's Best made
right won't taste bitter
ish, for the chaff is taken
out; won't be muddy
it is evenly ground; won't
be weak all its rich
aroma is sealed-in by the
airtight tins. These tins
are revolutionizing the
coffee business.
It takes less Schilling's
Best; that makes It
economical.
Schilling's
' Best
WA
MOVES
ME
Now York, Jau. 11. Tho British
are in a better position to carry on
tho struggle at lvut-El-Amaru, Meso
potamia, than tho Turks enclrellug
them, because of having more advan
tageous communication.
General Aylmer has unobstructed
uso of tho Tigris from tho base at
the Persian gulf. Tho Turks cau
not move down tho Tigris becauso
Kut-EI-Amara blocks their path, and
they must move supplies over marshy
land while rain Is Increasing their
difficulties.
Aylmer began his relief march
Thursday from Imam All Oherbl, 60
miles southeast of Kut-EI-Amara, and
It Is believed he has reached 8helkh
Saed, midway between tho two
points. The Turks must move from
their base to attack htm, and once
they do, they will ibe hampered by
communication problems. Aylmer
undoubtedly will be able to penetrate
to Kut-EIAmara, but he may be com
pelled to move cautiously, fearing
that tf be rushed tn ho, too, would
be bottled up. It ts possible he will
need reinforcements before continu
ing to Kut-EI-Amara and Bagdad and
thus accomplish the purpose of the
campaign,
OF
(By United Tress Leased Wire.)
Berlin, via Sayville, Jan. 11. Jus
tification for torpedoing the Italian
llu,,r ort0 Suld was given in Vienna
dispatches today, which declared an
Austrian submarine sank her after
she had tried to escape and to rum
tho undersea boat.
"The submarine first ordered the
Porto Said to Btop, but she attempt-
'stopped and began lowering her
lbonU
.awav without heedlim those who
tan am threatened to shoot tilm If
no dl(, not rHllrn alu Hllvfl ,M0H(,
,wo,,e '
j ..Tn, .ubmarlne found two tcr-
anoanl tm. teumer. one of
, whom was wounded. The latter was
bandnged, and then transferred to
I, j,,, captain's boat. Only then was
! tmi iort said toniedoed. While
the submarine was still aiding those
aboard the ship the submarine was
; ht-lled by enemy torpedo boats and
, va, nt
London dispatches December 17 re
ported that the Porto Said had been
TO
HAVE COLD NIGHT
San Francisco, Jan. 11. lloreas
and bis principal assistant, Jack
FroBt, Invaded California today and,
as a result, the mercury droppod
rapidly until It reached 38 degrees.
Hut this Is not the worst, according
to Weatherman Wlllson, who pre
dicts colder weather tonight and to
morrow, with danger to orange
groves In southern California.
Heavy snow In the Sierras delayed
the Overland Limited more than 12
hours lust night, and rallronds ore
having trouhlo In clearing the big
drifts,
Extra engines have to bn put on
the ibig transcontinental trains In or
der to make headway through the
mountains, nnd the snow clearing fa
cilities along tho lines are taxed to
the limit.
Sl HMAItlNK OUTS mtlTIMII
HTKAMKIt (1iA$ McFAHLANK
fTly United Press Leased Wire,
London, Jan, 11. Tho llrltlsh
steamer Clan McFarlane has been
flunk by a submarine, according to
official announcement today. Thir
teen perished when the McFarlane
was tunk and 24 were rescued. She
was a 4,800-ton vessel. -
AUSTRIA
Til
SINKING
IE
CALIFORNIA
Fok tjie
New Year
ii
iii. i in;'
SAYS AMERICANS
LACK PATRIOTISM
San Olego, Jau. 11. Americans
luck real patriotism, according to
Bear Admiral Wm. F. Fullam, com
mander of the Pacific reserve fleet,
In an address before the women's
branch of the Navy league nt Hotel
del Coronadn.
"We have never been as patriotic
as we ought to be and no nation has
more reason to bo patriotic," ho said.
"We have spasms of patriotism, but
they don't last very long. Four out
of five of us ran not sing the national
air. And, by tho way, that s one of
the things we teach dally to the re
cruits of the army and navy.
"Consider the frequency of wars.
We have fought England twice,
France. Morocco, the Indian wars,
the war with Mexico and tho Spanish
American war. There have been 39
years of war In 1S9 years since 1 771
one year of war for every three
and a half years of peace, if the
business man expected an earthquake
every four or five years, wouldn't he
Insure against It? Having a stront?
navy Is only like holding an Insur
ance policy."
Fnlliim said the war of the revolu
tion was the most costly per capita
'because it lasted so long, and lasted
so long beans the rolonb's bad no
army.
"We think we nro patriotic, but
we're not half as patriotic n w had
been, and would be If the boys of this
country were not -brouRht up In a
namby-pamby sort of a way."
SEATTLE IN OHW
OF WIXTKIt WEATIIEIt
Seattle, Jan. II. With a sharp
north wind blowing at a velocity of
30 to 40 miles an hour, Seattle todny
wob In tho grip of tho severest win
ter weather In seven years. At s
o'clock the thermometer registered
14 dcKrees ubov-e zero. It wus nine
below tho lowest temperature of the
winter.
A numiber of public offices did not
open on account of the storm and In
adequate supply of water with which
to bent the boilers.
Throughout the northwest the wind
wrought much damage. At Helling
ham the thermometer dropped to 10
degrees above.
j S?!!cr'n
I Helmer's.
kitchen cabinet
at
640
j Envolops, Be per package, 20c per
100. Courier Office.
U
Dem
aray
More Limite I Trains
on
Ogden Route
San Francisco Chicago
than any other transcontinental route
From points In Western and Southern Oregon the
logical way to go east Is via Han Francisco or Hacro
mento and Ogden. Tho time Is fast, the connections
good for nil euHtern cities. Dining cars, observation
cars, standard nnd tourist sleeping cars. ICqulpmout
to fit tho ptirso of every traveler,
Overland LimitedTrain do Luxo
I 'ml lie Limit imI
Nun I Yhik Imco Limited
Atlantic KxpresH
Our local agent will be plensed
to answer any Questions
SOUTHERN PACIFIC--UNION PACIFIC
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent '
Portland, Oregon
Blank Boohs
Filing Devices
01 lice Supplies
re
Drug and
Stationery Store
Wheat -Club, Dm 1.01; bliientvm.
i.oamtj l.Otl.
Oats - No. 1 white feed, 25 u 26. 60.
Ilarley Feed. 2t.25U27.
Hons Hem live, ,5 j 6. 00.
Prime steers, 7.604j 1M); fancy
cows, 6.26; best calves, 7.60 u 8.
Spring lambs, Stfj 8,26.
lluticr-Clty creamery, 30.
Kggs - Selected local extras, 33.
Hens, isi&ls; Broilers. IflfijlS;
geese, 9.
FlllltiV. Uli'K. ti'l Hi I'll"! ei M l.e!.
Wim one if Iu lit'st Nltii'i'mx inteii'.l ;n
tile old Unvul Armleliiy "1 Mill ' vUH'ii
It opened II il l"!' nt 'i'rliieMeli wlreel
It) IS.'.'I. nmt nt III it time tie m'UiU'UI
lived l!l Ibe :-Ui V u loIih! I;i me
for the Ue. k end "Kverv Sutiliij."
Mekeli told I'etNler. "I il lit the
(trioleins' lit It nVtiH k III Ibe tooi hlllU li
fetch tier il'iiiiii' t. nnd wv wnil.ed !: k
there tnfiller ill liluiit " Ami the Snu
day Itneir ibe two nH'iit- tu ibe Mnr
sluiNeit I'ti-nii. uliiTe ilu lr fiiiln-r nnd
mother 'in n res' '"it. owing t .Mr
lilrlcciiN linMie. "lulled to propitiate
his eredilnr U'lilie tier hither wan
I ill In prlxoii I'ttuii.x won u prite al
the nciideliiy, nnd tile future novellut,
then ciiL'iCe I III I'lK'inu' bibeU oil
Miirklnt: pels nt 7 nIiI!Iiii;h ii week.
wii pre-int in nee tut retvlvf It.
Wextiiiltisler Onselte
STOMACH MISERY
QUICKLY VANISHES
Your money hark If you want It Is
the way In which t II. Hetiiaruy, tho
li Hilar flriiKKlHt, N Kciilng Mtonu,
the great dyspepsia remedy.
This Is an iiiiumhiW plan, but Ml-o-n
u has ho much merit and Is so ul
nuKt inyni lubl.v iiri ti.Hrul in reliev
ing all forms of Indigestion that he
runs hut little HxU in sidling under
a giiurnntee of this kind.
Do not be miserable or make your
friends miserable with your dyspep
sia. Ml-o-iia will help you. If It
doesn't, tell C. H. Demaray that you
want your money buck and he will
cheerfully refund It.
A change for tho better will bo
soon from the first tow doses of
Ml-o-iia and lu continued uso will
soon start you on tho road to perfect
digestion and enjoyment of food.
Ml-o-na has been so uniformly suc
cessful that every box Is sold under a
positive guarantee to rotund tho
money If It does not relievo. What
fairer proposition could be made.
('. II. Deimiray gives his personal
guarantee of "money back If you
want it" with every box of Ml-o-na
that he sells, A guarauteo like this
speaks volumes for the merit of the
remedy.
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