DAILY ROGUE MVKR COCRIKK Tl'KMDAY, MARCH ill, 1016. PAGE FOUR THAT BEAUTIFUL HAWAHAX LOVE SONG "She Sang Aloha to Don't fall to hear it. Hawaiian songs are all (be rage now. We have a full stock of the best sellers. Also Hawaiian Instrumental and Instructors In Hawaiian methods of playing them. Music and Photo House STAXTOX ROWKLL, Prop. Pleased Beyond compare. This was the state of mind, Hud, in scores of in stances, the positive, unsolicit ed declaration, ' of every one of the 500 persons that witnessed the superb William Fox seven reel production of "The Two Orphans" at the Star theater ' last Saturday. The STAR, on an early date, is going to offer another Wil liam Fox super-feature, "The Song of Hate," based on Tic torien Sardoa'a "La Tosca," In terpreted on the spoken stage by Iternhardt, Immortalized by Giacomo Puccini In music, and lyrically made familiar to Americans through the art of Caruso and Melon, Farrar, Scottl and Amato. "La Tosca" also has an all star cast, headed by the Royal Danish actress, Betty Nansen. In the supporting company are Arthur Hoops, Claire Whitney and Dorothy Bernard. - AMI SOLENTS TONIGHT Bijou "The Slim Princess." ' Star "The Girl and the Game." COMING EVEXTS e March 21, Tuesday Music club re hearsal, 7:30, Presbyterian church. till IA.1 I A( UlVUiUE TU WILSON RENOMIXATIOX Lincoln, Neb., Mar. 2 1 . W. J. Bryan was on record today as favor ing the renomination of President Wilson. In a speech In behalf of the Nebraska prohibition amendment, the former premier said be believed there would be no other candidate than Wilson at the St. Louis conven tion. FIRST WOMAN IN COOS COUNTY DEAD Marshfleld, Mar. 21. Mrs. Esther Lockhart, 91 years old, the first wo man to come to Coos county, died here this morning. She was born at Ulysses, N. Y., January 13, 1825. After driving an ox team across the plains with her sick husband, she taught the first school established at Coos Bay In 1854. Mrs. E. Pollexfen, of San Fran cisco, is one of her three surviving children. Keeping tits Ball Rolling. Marks It seems as though women have a mania for spending money. Parka I know it Why. whenever my wife Is too sick to go shopping she sends for the doctor. Boston Tran script Old papers, 6c per bundle, at the Courier office. NEW TODAY CLASSIFIED AD RATES. 25 words, two issues, 25c; six issues, 60c; one month, $1.50, when paid in advance. When not paid In ad vance, 5c per line per Issue. WANTED Experienced girl for gen eral house work. Phone 612-F-5. FOR RKNT Five-room house, elec tric lights, bath, fireplace and . kitchen range. See Ivan Llvlng , ston, at Courier office. 705 TYPEWRITING or any klnd"orbook work done. Phone 141-R. Mrs. Bush. 664tf PER52NfH- Chas. Yager left this morning (or 'Seattle. . H. A. Schell vent to Portland to day on business. Bert Eastman arrived this morn ing from Portland. ' Mrs. A. C. White came In from Weed, Cal., this morning. J. M. Rose went to Portland last nlsht for a short stay. I. A. RoMe made a business trip to Ashland this morning. Chas. Gray went to Jacksonville thts morning on business. , , . Wlllard Kenan left last night on a business trip to New York city. Mrs. R. L. Burdtb came down from Ashland last night tor a short stay. : Mrsi Harry Cook arrived this af ternoon from Cottage Grove to visit her parents. J Mrs. Winkelman and three chll . dren csme in from Kohler this after noon for a short stay., i Mrs. O. P. McGee, who visited Miss Mattle McGee, returned to Glendale this morning. v '' W. 0. Smith, of Wolf Creek, was in town yesterday. Merton and Glenn Sill arrived this morning from Portland, called on ac count of the death of their father, Lee SHI. Mrs. Edwin Arkell and daughter arrived In the city from Redlands, I Cal., last Sunday and will make their home here at 719 West Tenth street. I Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Everton left last night for Portland, accompanied I by their son, A. E. Everton, ' who came tn that morning. Mr. and Mrs. Everton came to the Rogue River val? j ley 28 years ago and this will be the first visit Mr. Everton has made to the Oregon metropolis since that time. ; Graff Baber left this morning for Santa Rosa to look after property In terests, and will go to Tla Juana to attend the races. i Mrs. H, I. Pelton, returning from I a visit at Portland, stopped off here .this morning and continued her trip to Gold Hill in the afternoon. Yes, at 7:SO ,. Meet me at the Newman Methodist church union revival services. 700 SIMPSOX LUMBER CO. SELLS PART HOLDINGS Marshfleld. Mar. 21. Philip Buehner, of Portland, has purchased a part of the Simpson Lumber com pany holdings for $950,000. The purchase includes 25,000 acres of timber land, 3,000 feet of water front in North Bend, a large tract of tldelands, a lumber mill, a sash and door factory, the steamer A. M. Simpson and some North Bend city property. The property will be taken over April 10. U. S. NAVY MAY HELP TO CAPTURE VILLA Washington, Mar. 21. It was learned today the navy department had prepared plans for the fleet to co-operate with the war department In case Francisco Villa should -make a dash to either coast. Several war vessels are stationed on the Atlantic side, and a small sguadron would be available if Villa started for the Pa cific. Upon the first Intimation of Villa attempting to reach either side, additional battleships could be rush ed to land marines and head him off. Mining blanks, Courier Office. BIJOU - Tonight The Beautiful Four-Act Comedy-Drama By GEORGE ADE "THE SUM PRINCESS" A most human littlo princess who lias acquired a taste for pickles, despite the fact that It makes her thin, which is next to a crime in her country, Then she wakes up to find that there Is a fairy country, America, where slim (tersons are most beautiful. And she flmbt her prince charming in a rich American also. A Delightful Story tieorgo Ado's nest Effort Produced In a Magnificent Manner With Francis X. Bushman And un All-8Utr Cnst 1 ' LOCAL 4 Union Revival Last eventng. at the Newman Methodist church, Rev. G. A. Taggnrt preached on the "Dangers of Putting off Decision." J. M. Isham sang the Ninety and Nine." Knglewood Ialry, Phone 223 The pure milk dairy. 69Stt. Hearing Postponed The hearing which was to have been held in Judge Gllletto's court wherein Bert Ameut, a juvenile, was the defendant, was postponed from this forenoon till some later date. Taken to Asylum- Adam Falcormnyer. the young man who was committed to the insane asylum after a. hearing yesterday, was taken to Salem thts morning, an attendant having come for him. Flrwt Auto to Crescent City ! Roy Jordan returned Sunday night from-Crcsceht City, being the oral auto to make the trip over the moun tains and bark. Mr. Jordan made the trtp e.tcb way In a day easily and had no great difficulties, although he encountered some snow near Schelly creek. To the Public In keeping with the prevailing custom, the banks of Grants rass will close at noon oh Saturdays, be ginning with the flrsf of April. The First National Bank of Southern Ore gon, by H. u ojntey. casnier; Jose phine County Bank, by Sam H. Baker, cashier; Grants Pass Banking Company, by Marshall Hooper, cashier. 705 Come- To the union revival at the New man Methodist church this week. 700 IiaAketball Series to Close The last basketball game of the season between the churches will be played tonight. The Methodists and Baptists have both been putting In extra time practicing and the game tonight promises to be the best game of the season. A large crowd will he present to cheer their favorite team to victory, which means the cham pionship for the winner. Clark Holman, Undertakers Licensed embalmers. Phone 60 tf C. K. Harmon on Crutches C. E. Harmon Is walking with crutches today, with a sprained ankle, the result of his horse run ning away yesterday while coming to the city from his place at Love's station. Mr. Harmon, with his brother, had Just passed the steam roller on the macadam road across the river. The horse was somewhat frightened, and when one of the reins broke the animal plunged ahead, throwing out the occupants. Paving AsseMment Delinquents All persons concerned are hereby respectfully notified to pay all Inter est and principal Installments due on assessment for paving and other street Improvements now, and there by avoid the expense Incident to fore closure proceedings. The City must enforce the collection of street as sessment delinquencies In order to meet the payments due on the paving and street Improvement bonds. City of Grants Pass, by H. H. Basler, auditor and police Judge. 702 CAVE-IH SERIOUSLY WES Mi Dave Manning, a minor at the placer claim owned by Dr. MacKonsle on BrlKRs creek, was seriously, If not fatally, Injured by a cave-In at the mine Monday. The gravel bank up on which Mr. Manning was working broke down, covering him beneath the mass. The stream of water from tha riant was at once turned upon the gravel mass and Manning was rescued as expeditiously as possible. lie was conscious and able to talk when first rescued, but soon lapsed Into unconsciousness, his tnjurles be- In internal, and Dr. Strlrker, who was called from this city, does not hold out much hope for recovery. The mine at which the accident oc curred Is 17 miles from Gallce. Dr. Strieker reached Oallce by auto at 6:80 o'clock Monday evening, but had to bo tho other 17 miles In the saddle and on foot.'reachlng the side of the Injured man at 1:20 In the mornlnir. after clambering over Iors land snow banks on the Brlegs creek divide. The injured man Is a resldont of Vancouver, B. C, though he has worked at the mine for three rrs. He has a family at Vancouver. GERMAN t OFFENSIVE : HEAR MALAIICOURT London, Mar. 21. Hurling a Dank Ing force from the west, the Germans are trying to force abandonment of French Doaiflons northwest of Ver dun, Paris dispatches declared today. The Gorman offensive west of Malan- court followed the failure of frontal attacks west of the Meuse. On a narrow sector ten miles north west of Verdun the German crown prince Is applying his familiar "nut cracker" tactics. His thrust near Malancotirt was accompanied by an advance from Regnevllle. Evident ly the plan is to drive French troops from the villages of Cumlercs and Chattancourt, behind "Dead Man's" hill, and force a retirement from the northwestern chain of forts. I ThA ttemnt was nartlv successful around Malancourt, according to the I . . . r . Paris aomission. uermana n.-u ground under cover of a terrific bom bardment. As they charged, the French were sprayed with flaming li quids. An attempt to break the "nutcracker's" eastern jaw failed. Germans marching southward from Regnevllle were swamped In the flooded lowlands by a hot fire from the east bank of the Meuse, suffer ing serious losses. LIND TELLS OF INTEREST IN O. A C. LAND GRANT Washington. Mar. 21. The con gressional hearing on the Oregon- California land grant was reopened today, with John Llnd asserting that 7,000 acres of timber had been as signed to him by the C. A. Smith Lumber company of Minneapolis as security for debt of f 63,000. ' ROUTED BY AN ECHO. Story of the Most Curious Victory Kver Wen en Britlah toll. Did yon ever bear of an army of fierce fighters that fled In terror when It was attacked by the 'one word. "Hallelujah!" sboutod by an army that was not even in sight? The fact that the sboutcrs could not be seen had something to do with the amsslng ef fect of the word The knowledge sud wit of a foreigner, who knew how to Otlllze a curious fact in nature and remarkable topographical formation, must be given the final credit for the moat Interesting victory ever achieved on British soil. It was less thau fif ty years after the beginning of the conquest of Britain by the Angles. Saxons and Jutes from Germany.' when a small band of those wbo were form ing the nucleus of a coming nation was on the point of being attacked by vast army of ferocious Plcts. There were no better fighters than the Plcts. and the native Britons, to gether with the Saxon invaders, were facing certain extermination. Then one of the foreigners, called Gormanos by the Brtons, told tbe soldiers that be would tfve them the victory if they would follow him. He led the way to hollow place in tbe till 1m, un tbe road the Tlcts were tmlng In their approach. When the scouts reported t hut the ene my was coming up the mountain roud Gormanus and bis bund shouted "Hal Iclujohl" three times In quick succes sion, The bills took up tlx.' echo, and the Plcts thought they were surround ed by a mighty army. They turned and flod.-8U Louis Globe-Democrat Old papers, for starting fires, So per bundle, Courier office. "A WORKMAN IS KNOWN BY HIS CHIPS" ( Hut he knows that It Is the quality of the tools Mint determine the number of chips. What he don't always have ' the Highest Standard That's our business, and we are vary pnrtW-ulsr that the meii constructing the Beet fiugnr Factory get only QUALITY TOOIii. While we nre no less particular, relative to the entire Hue of hardware, paints and harnea good, we Mini to give (he purchaser Hie best the market affords. , Grants Pass At Your P" Be Sure to Attend the UNION REVIVAL This Week in the 1 ' ' ' Newman Methodist Episcopal Ghureh Good Music Servico begins JAMES R. GARFIELD IS PHEPAltEDNKMS ADVOCATK Pasadena, Cel., Mar. II. James B. Garfield, secretary of the Interior under Roosevelt, and son of the late President Garfield, strongly advo cated preparedness today, v "In America an Invading force could go through the country from end to end and meet no effective oppositionexcept in a few places," he told an assembly at the Throop College of Techology. "The Volun teer system Is worse than useless. Why should one man volunteer and another stay at home? Every man should know how to take care of him self In the field and be an intelligent tinlt In an army." ' Lesal blanks. Courier office. Star TONIGHT and Wed. Chapter Three of the Thrilling Railroad Story Girl and the Game" With Helen Holmes Two-Reel Drama The Man in the Sombrero Featuring Harold Lockwood Also Two Other Mutual 1 tools AdiiilsNloii Children under, 'i yours, JJ. 01 hers, 1.1c ' " ''' COMING-lAura Hope Crews, In "Blneklilrds," grent Para mount feature, time to know Is Just where to go for Carpenter Tools Hardware Co. Service A Cordial Welcome at 7 :30 p. m. CALIFORNIA RAILWAY BALK IS Al'THORIZFD Sacramento, Mar. 21. Tbe state railroad commission has Issued an order authorising the Hueneme, Mall- bi and Port Los Angeles railroad to sell to the Hueneme, Malibu 4V Southern railway all Its property for 600 shares of Its capital stock of the par value of 1100 each. The property Is to be free of debt. Tbe selling company was Incorpor ated In 1903, with capttal stock of 1760,000, to build a railroad from Port Lot Angeles, northwest of Santa Monica, Lot Angeles county, along the shore of tbe Pacific ocean to Hue neme, Ventura county, 65 miles, Of this, but 16 miles have been com pleted. All the construction has been on the Malibu ranch from tbe easter ly line of the ranch to a private wharf. The road as originally pro jected was intended ultimately to connect Santa Barbara and Ventura with Loa Angeles, NRW MKlfll'RB TAKTCS PLACE OF SHIELDS BILL Washington, Mar. 21. Tbe house committee on Interstate commerce to day rejected the senate dam bill, framed by Senator Shields, and sub stituted Chairman Adamson'a mea sure. President Wilson urged senate leaders to agree on some satisfactory wtter power blh which could be paus ed at thts session.' ' , ' Conservationists In the senate did not favor the Shields water powor bill. The president Is understood to be unsympathetic with soma of Its provisions. 2M2 PRlrtONERS ARIS TAKEST BY GERMANS Berlin, Mnr. 21.- Capture of French positions JO miles northwest of Vordun and northeast of Avo court was officially 'assorted today. Tho Oormnns captured 2532 men and a great amount of booty, Nomination petitions at the Courier t 1 it 4