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Daily Rogue River Courier.'
Am Independent Republican Newt
Paper. United Press LeMed
Wlw TelerPa 8erTtce ;
a. JE. VOORHIES, Poo. and Proi.
WILFORD ALLEN, Editor .
Entered at the Granta Pass, Ore
jon, Postofflce aa lecoad-clasa mall
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SUBSCRIPTION
One Year ',
Six Montha -Three
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One &mtlt
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VOXDAr, FEBRUARY SSI, 1916.
: OREGON WEATHER
Tonight and Tuesday probably
f fair; easterly wind.
Pimento, Plain and Chile
BLUHILL CHEESE
CORONER
PROBES
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
Quality First
THB START OF AN INDUSTRY.
Thousands of people throughout
the country trlU get a taste of the
Granta Pass spirit and enthusiasm as
(hey Tiev'upon the screen the turn
In of the first shovelful of earth
upon the site of the new sugar fac
tory. More than 2,000 people were
present In South Grants Pass at 11
o'clock this morning when the cere
ony of setting the corner stake and
putting shovel to the soil was staged.
The moving picture man first filmed
the great crowd with (he stores, of
rushing autos, making this from the
vantage point of the little shed built
to house the tools for the contractors.
Later the surveyors, directed 'by En
gineer Harmon came into the picture
with surveying Instruments, and
Francis. M. Fauvre drove the stake
that marks the site. To Miss Marlon
Sabln, the charming young daughter
of Chairman Geo. C. Sabfh of 'the
sugar beet committee, fell the honor
of lifting the first shovelfull of earth
from the ground upon which the
principal manufacturing enterprise
of southern Oregon is to be erected,
and this she did gracefully as the
movie machine clicked off yards of
film. . Supporting Miss Marion were
the pretty twin daughters' of Secre
tary W. P. Quinlan, the Misses Vern
etta and Lynetta, while grouped
about were city dignitaries, Commer
cial club officials, and other citizens
of the community, more than 2,000 In
alL The final portion of the film
shows Mayor Truax and Frank S.
Bramwell, the latter field superln-
merely a preliminary hearing, he !
said, and that the case go to the
superior court upon proper showing
that sufficient punlshmeut may he
meted out if the defendant Is found
guilty.
The arraignment of Haff er, who
gave himseif)up Saturday night and
furnished bond of $1,000, has been
set for Wednesday, the day following
that on which the nation will com
memorate the birth of Its first pre
sident. "' . ; '..
FOR
POLICE INT
Mil SUSPECT
(By United Press Leased Wire,)
New York, Feb. 21. The mase of
clues in the hunt for Jean Crones,
Chicago "poison banquet" plotter,
baffled the police today.
While several letters purporting to
be from him have been mailed here,
a new turn today came with a letter
signed Crones from Washington. The
writer of this declared, "I intend to
lead you a merry chase, and then
bloW you all to hell. I want Governor
Whitman, Captain Tunney and one
man in Chicago."
Crones was reported to have been
seen In two sections of New York,
but the clues have led to nothing.
Precautions have been taken to
prevent him from destroying any
churches.
INES
IS
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FEDERAL
CHARG
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CHARGES CALIFORNIA G. O. P.
WITH "SHADOW FIGHTING"
tendent of the Oregon-Utah Sugar
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Sacramento, Feb. 21. Character
izing the proceedings of the republi
can state central committee Saturday
as "shadow fighting," Governor John
son today issued a statement denying
that' Meyer Llssner, progressive state
"Portland, Fb. 21. Cleared of re
sponsibility for the mysterious dis
appearance of Mrs. Elolse Nelms
Dennis and her sister, Beatrice Nelnis,
Victor E. Innea and his wife must
go to Atlanta,, Ga., and face a federal
charge of using the malls to defraud.
A year ago Innes was arrested on
a ranch near Eugene, Ore. Taken to
San Antonio, Texas, he denied respon
sibility for the disappearance of the
Nelms sisters. After hearing a maze
of contradictory evidence, a grand
Jury returned a not true bill on the
murder charge.
Innes was once United State dis
trict attorney at Reno, Nev. There
he met Mrs. Dennis and was her at
torney in a divorce suit. Later he
invested money for her and was said
to have much of her money In bis
possession at times. In May, 1914,
Innes and his wife rented a cottage
In San Antonio for a short time. Mrs.
Dennis arrived In the city shortly
afterward. She was accompanied by
her sister Beatrice, who had openly
expressed her suspicions after Innes'
efforts to Induce her to Invest In
Mexican securities.
The sisters arrived In Son Antoiflo
and then disappeared. Not a trace
was ever found of them. An empty
perfume bottle of the kind Mrs,
Dennis used and bearing an Atlanta
label, was found In the tack yard of
the cottage Innes had occupied. Innes
was shown to have bought a largo
quantity of afld in a nearby drug
store. NBut there was nothing to show
that the sisters had been killed.
Through the efforts of Marshall
Nelms, brother of the missing wo
men, Innes was arrested on a federal
charge of using the malls to defriud
Immediately after the grand Jury
ILLINOIS TRACED!
Lake Forest, III., Foo. 21. While
j William Onmt, college stmleut, Imps
jtlcntly waited l another room, Frank
Lambert told a coroner's Jury today
'what he knew of the tragedy sur
rounding the dcuth of hlH (laughter,
Marian Lambert, for which Ornot Is
held.
"When Marian did not return home
on that Wednesday, I thought she had
eloped with Orpvt," said the father.
;"I then called In her-h urn,- Josephine
Davis, but rhe did not know where
i Marian was. Thon I telephoned to
.Madison to loam If Orpet was there,
but 1 could not locate him.
"My wlfo said there was a 'man In
(he case, and she thought of'Orpot
right away."
tambert then related how he had
searched -the woods on Thursday and
had finally come upon the frozen body
of tht girl. She had been In good
health and high spirits (or two
months before her death, tambert
said.
After telling of her keeping com
pany with Orpet for two years, Lam
bert remarked:
"We did not object; we merely
hoped that the case would not be
come serious."
As for the cyanide of potassium
used In the greenhouse of the estate
were Lambert worked, he declared It
was kept locked, and that Marian
never went to the greenbouie unles
she wanted a bouquet. He dented,
as the defense bad suggested, that
the girl used cyanide in developing
pictures.
A friend of tne Lamberts testified
that the father had sobbed and
thrown himself beside the girl's 'body.
While the Inquest was proceeding
Orpet was In a room apart, fretting at
the delay In hearing the outcome.
"I wish they'd get through," he
said. "I'm nick and tired of the
whole business."
Neither Orpet's mother nor th?
girl's mother attended the Inquent.
RDEN: SEED
Onion Sets Beardless Barley Seed Oats
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SITUATION STILL
TENSE WITH GERMANYi
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per bundle. Courier office.
Washington, -Feb. 21. The Uor-man-Amt
rlcn controversy U grave
now as It wm fteforo llermnny made
concerns lu the Lnaltanlu tao, the
state department affirmed today. This
gravity la due to the Teuton proclain
atlon of nr on armed enemy mer
chant vessels- The department ad
mitted the possibility of a crisis aris
ing with Germany.
Such a crisis might arlso from the
death of Americans In the sinking of
an armed merchant ship, or thorough
an Indefinite postponement of the
Lusltanla settlement.
Though officials decline to dlncusa
the personal antagonism between Sec.
rotary of State Lansing and Ambas
sador von Bernstorff, arising from
German "propaganda," Is was aald
any plans tanslng may have about
dealing with the envoy and hit al
leged publicity work would not be
made public until the twa yen had
discussed the situation.
The next United States move In the
general diplomatic situation depends
upon Berlin's reply to Bornitorff'i
last communication, explaining that
the United States Insists that Ger
many comply with International law.
which gives merchant vessels the
right to arm for defensive" pur
poses." When Lansing was asked dlre:tly
to.tay If he contmplated calling von
Bernstorfr to account for "propa
ganda" work, he evaded a dlrrilt nn
swck Ills face was grave, and then
nftor two minute ln remarked;
"If 1 d!d eonletni-'Htti miHi arttim,
I would not make It known before
luuul throiutt the press."
U Is und.rstiiad tbo I'nited State
iriWAt to the alllits seeking dls
nrmiumul still stsnds unanswered by
the alllca.
The atate department eourse to
Vrd Germany will depend upon th
allies' replies to this proposal, but
this Is being delayed whllo the mat
ter la threshed out In the various,
capitals,
.U'TO NTKAI.IXG KING
)I'i:hati:i iv FHism
Ran Francisco. Feb. SI. Follow
ing revelations that an auto stealing
rW has been operating here, pollea
today started a anarch which la ex
pected to uncover ntnr-y of the stolen
cars.
A statement bv Clarence TIerney,
under arrest here, Inllrnted that a
gang of thieves has been nteallnic
cars, making them over, and selling
them.
Their business la believed to hav
been comparable to the operations of
nuto thieves In New York, which waa
practically stamped out by action of
police and federal authorities.
tll.l.Y KI'MI.IY KNKU 1IKD
DT $31,000 OFFERING)
.Trenton. N. J., Feb. 21. With
nvre than IhVmiO persona added to
his list of "sawd 'ait traltem." Ullly
Sunday, evangelist, today had avail
able for deposit an offering nt worm
than $31,000 presented by hi listen
ers at the close of his soul-saving
campaign hero.
chairman, bad made any compromise cleared him of the murder charge
proposition to the republicans. The .Letters which be wrote to Mrs. Dennis
governor announced that he would ; were used, it is said, to show that he
company, shaking bands, signifying
the congratulation due the city upon
the coming of a great institution to
the community.
, One of the features in the fore
ground as the picture was being made
was the giant sugar beet, towering
full six feet high, guarded by Master
Bruce Smith, the "man with the hoe."
The band was out for the occasion,
and the hundreds of people were in
holiday spirit, feeling that the era of
big things bad been entered upon by ,
Grants Pass In earnest. No attempt
had been made to create a celebra
tion of the occasion, but the fact that
the Paths film people wanted the pic
ture in its weekly news service In
dicates the Importance which the gen
eral public attaches to the spirit of
progress that has been awakened in
the Grants Pass district. j
1 The day was like each day of the j
past two weeks perfect. yThe suni
was shining In full splendor, and the J
picture should be an excellent one
"go direct to the people" If he should plotted to secure her money.
ever be a candidate for office.
DOUBLE ELECTROCUTION
, LV PENNSYLVANIA
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Rockville, Pa., Feb. 21 George
I Marsh and Rolland Pennington were
electrocuted today in the western
. The Nelms family is prominent in
Atlanta.
CHAMBERLAIN O. & C.
LAND DILL ENDORSED
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'By United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 21. Settlement
of the Oregon-California land grant
Pennsylvania penitentiary in the first Mu WM endorged before tfce
aouDie execution unaer me law sua
stltuting the electric chair for hang'
ing as the penalty for murder.
house public land ommlttee today by
Constantino K. Smith, the govern
ment's special counsel in the for-
feiture suits against the railroads. He
Ladies: If you are interested In said there is no limitation on the
getting a method by which you can power of congress to take back the
do your own washing without the lands, paying the railroad $2.60 an
drudgery and back ache, come to acre, and then disposing of them as
our store Wednesday, February 23, may be desired,
and we will show you how it can tej . .
done. Rogue River Hardware. 2t ' Legal blanks. Courier office.': '
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JUDGE GRAHAM
NOT TO TRY GEORGE
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Tacoma, Feb. 21. "George Wash
ington will not bo tried in my court,"
was the declaration of Judge Frank
H. Graham today. Justice Graham
Indicated that not only would he re
fuse to allow any attempt to prove
the truth of the charges made by
Haffer that Washington used pro
fane language, drank to excess and
exploited slaves, but that he would
resist any attempt to secure a change
of venue or a Jury trial., He will
insist on the trial in bis court bclns
Hitch Your Wagon to a Star
-if you can
But Hitch typ Anyway
We will make the harness and make it as you want
it made, using the best oak tanned leather and trim
mings of your selection.
REMEMBER-A Horse is no Better than His Harness
Hut perhaps the harness you already have merely
needs a "etitch in time" to make it "good as new."
We have the etitch and the EXPERT STITCHER at
your service. . HARNESS OILS
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Grants Pass Hardware Co,
Said the Critic,-
"Give us TRACTION,
without FRICTION!"
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MAKING the "Silvcrtown? Cord Tire, taught
tts a few lessons in the manufacture or lighter,
cooler, more flexible and enduring FABRIC
uno buvertown" 'lire, you know, puns its marvel
lous Soced (and the Coasting qualities that demonstrate its
bpeca; primarily inrougn navinff only I WU layers 01
Cords, laid transversely.
Of course, these TWO layers bend more readily than
Rve, Six, or Seven Layers of Fabric do (or of Cord would).
But, we found it necessary, in order to conserve that
flexibility (in the Two-cord construction), to put a Rubber
Tread over it which was equally flexible, equally strong,
and clastic enough to act as a sort of spring1 between the
Earth and the Tire-casing; when Brakes were thrown on
at stopping1, or clutch thrown in at starting.
So, we had to dnvisa practically a new kind ofRtibocr.
for this purpose, TWO YEARS AGO.
And this new kind of Rubber Compound now does for
GOODRICH Tires a work paralleling: that done by the
wonderful Alloys of Steel and Bronze in modern Motor Car
construction. ..
It multiplies Rubber Efficiency, for Tire purposes,'
while ckcreasing its Weight, and without increasing its
Bulk, or its Coot to you.
AS we cannot yet supply half the demar
"Silvertown Cord Tires" (until enough
JL X. facturing equipment can be constructs
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half the demand for
til enough manu-
cftmnromiaa with tha PnhR hv Hviny thnm t,nti,, aai
tional charge, the highly efficient black Silvcrtown Rubber
in all Goodrich FABRIC Tires for 1916.
This makes GOODRICH Fabric Tires the most Re
, elllcnt and Responsive-to-Power,the most Long-Lived
and Lively, of all FABRIC Tires, at ANY price, withJut
increasing their relative price to you. r
We call this new4 Silvcrtown Tread Compound by the
name and brand of "Barefoot Rubber."
Because, It CLINGS to the pavement for the same
sort of reason that your bare foot clings to a slippery floor.
whl,Tn.?,&?&Io rtntehy, springy, and light. '
TENACIOUS, resilient, enduring, this "Barefoot Rub
ber" you today get in all black-tread Goodrich Fabrio
Tires, Goodrich Motor-Cycle Tires, Goodrich Truck
Tires,rGoodncfc Bicycle Tires, -Gopdrich Rubber Boots,
Overshoes, Soles and Heels, and in none but GOODRICH
products.
iTmitai)a,rJ:f thes9 moderately priced black-tread
Z$$& TiL8 A860 what re8ults rom the mixing of
BRAINS with Rubber. , ,
THE D. F. GOODRICH CO,
, Akron Ohio
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