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DAILY ROGUE 1UYER COV1UER
FlUDAY, MAHC11 8t, 1919.
Daily Rogue River Courier.
Am Independent Republican New-,
paper. United Press Leued
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FRIPAV, MARCH 31, 1916.
OREGON WEATHER
; . .; : .
f Tonight and Saturday fair;
f . northerly winds.
Ivory Gold Starch,
Half Pound Gan Gocoa
Ginger Snaps, pound
Frame Honey . . .
Bluhill Ghees
5c
5c
10c
15c
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
Quality First
oess. It the bandits are not thor
oughly wiped out, It ts (oared they
will return and murder every person
who assisted the Americans. Mor
mons hereabouts are especially fear
ful. .
Mexican trooie here are pattern
ing after the American soldiers. They
are learning sanitation, health con
servation and resourcefulness. The
American respect for private property I
has had a good effect on the Inhabitants,
J
FROM MEDFORD TO THE SEA.
When our friends over In Medford
start out to reduce freight rate
charges by connecting up with tide
water, they should first study their
LINER IS AGROUND
NEAR
HONG
KONG
STFKliS FED OX
RKET PILP muxu
RECORD 1MUCK
Portland. Mar. SI. The high
est price for steers ever reached
geography. It might also be well to1 Francisco. Mar. SI. "Chiyo in tho North Portlaud yards was
bear in mind the essential tact that Maru grounded island 29 miles oft.4 fM today for tw0 car ot Pl,,p
heavy commodities, copper ore for 'jjons Kong. Passengers be brought
fed animals from Idaho. The
price was 9 per hundred
pounds, paid by Carstens Pack
ing company, ot Tacoma, an ad-
word of an accident to the giant liner. crease Is attributed to the short-
lnstance. will seek their market by Hong Kong Immediately.
tne lines or least resistance, wwen xni8 cablegram, received today at
will mean probably that the mine the offices ot the Toyo Kisen Kaisha'-f vance ot 25 cents over the pre-
owners, business men naturally, will 'Steamship company, brought the first -f Tous highest price. This in-
ship where they can get the beet rates
Mine owners are not especially In-' v lndleatl th.t the craek Plic,fl,'
terested In pulling chestnuts from the ilner ran ,groundsome time Thurs-1 -f 4- -f
fire for ambitious cities. day morning. v .
It is 55 mllee from Medford to the ! Unofficial advices received at the .
Blue Ledge mine, the goal toward omces wa " M"u .
, , . it was fast ashore on one of the Lema,
which the Medfordites are constantly . . . ...J
, lsianas, wmcn are suuaiea ai me
turning their attention when tonnage mouth ot the Canton river. The
Is discussed. If the Medford dream cablegram bringing first official news
could ever be realised, a railroad from ot the accident came from the com-
that city to the Eureka harbor would offlce at Hon Kong- u 18 not
Known now senousiy aamagea is moj
AVIATORS MEET
KAN PROBLEMS
be over 195 miles in length, and it
U. S. Army Headquarters, Dublan,
liner. IMex., by Motor to Columbus, N. M.,
would reach a maximum elevation of Tne gteamer sailed from San Fran-Mar. 31. "American army aviators
4,100 feet. Thus the tonnage from clsco March 2, under command ot in Mexico are encountering conditions
the Blue Ledge, to reach the coast Captain Ernest Bent, senior officer of never faced before," said Captain
over Medford's dream, would have to the T- K- R Une- At that Urae he,Foulous of the aero squad today.
, ., . . , carried 440 passengers, including Art, "The Sierra Madres create shifting
be elevated nearly a mile m tne air gm,thj avJator but as ene toucn. wlnd9 ftnd danger0u9 alr pockets,"
and then dropped down to sea level ed at Honolulu, Yokohama and Man- he continued. "The high altitude of
The same ore to reach tide water at Ha before heading for Hong Kong, It one mile gives our machines only a
Crescent City would follow practically is assumed that there were probably leeway of one mile in the air, as they
water grade all the way. and Its about 200 left aboard at the time ot are only equipped for a maximum al-
. . , ., - , the accident. She carried a crew ot tltude. of two miles. Despite this, and
Wghest elevation would be 1M0 feet 230 tQ fough ,andlng pUce
The distance from the mine to the left the TeMel at y0konama. has Deen no serious mishap.
coast by this route would be 121 in its previous voyages the Chiyo" "A land altitude of nearly two
miles, as against 160 miles by the 'Maru always picked up a British pilot .miles which we will encounter farth-
Klamath route. (before venturing among the Lema Is-er south will undoubtedly test our
bv xr At a h i h lan8 and Captain Bent, having en-jmen and machines to the utmost,
rrom MeoTora to tne sea via tne tered the harbpr of Hong Kong many .Their experience now makes them
Klamath river route it is 195 miles. Hn,e8i wag ai80 entirely familiar with superior to any aerial force of the
From Medford via the C. ft O. Crall-'the channel. Dense fogs have been same numbers In the world."
road, now building, it wfll be only reported oft the Chinese coast. - Regular aeroplane mall deliveries
121 miles. So should both roads be 1 The Ch,yo Maru Ptably grounded are being made by the military flyers
v vi v ln thick mist. at Dublan. They make the flight
constructed, by which route do you '
suppose tne mercnant oi jieaiora
gram that passengers would be taken The American infantry column is
would get their freight, and by which t0 Hong Kong Immediately Indicated marching southward. Francisco
would the valley orchardists ship that they were being removed. Line; Villa IS somewhere 175 miles south,
thtr nnnlM? Then all the time there 'officials believe they were transfer- It Is believed. A trainload of Car
ls the matter of grade to add to the
distance, and grade is the more seri
ous obstacle of the two.
'red to other vessels. A number of.ranzlstas has been sent south from
British war craft are known to be in ( Casas Orandes. Small groups of con
the vicinity and are probably assist- stitutlonallst soldiers are co-operating
lng in the rescue work. iwlth the American vanguard. Gen-
i
" Crescent City has a harbor without No Information was available as toeraI Pershing is highly satisfied with
a bar It has been approved by the 'the damage sustained by the Chlyo. jthe treatment he has received from
board of army engineers and by the 0fflclal l tDe llne 8ald tne d,d not Carranza representatives.
(think the accident would prove serl- All those engaged in the gigantic
secretary of the navy, and It will te M th(j Mj naturay move man.hUnt believe that the task of
the shipping point for the produce 8lowly and cantiously through a fog. catching Villa will prove a long, hard
of southern Oregon. A railroad to It I Among the first cabin passengers
is not a child of fancy, but is already bound for Hong Kong are C. S. Paget,
under actual construction. When It American architect at Hong Kong;
... ..'E- T. Bobbins, China representative
compiem., ioru - wC.6uV fop Amer1can wholesale drug bouse;
will be cut more than 80 per cent, M s Myerf( UnIted gtateg conBui at
whether she wills the cut or not
Chung Klang; W. B. Duffy, San Fran-
The new railroad Is going to build clsco shipper; Charles Wheeler, pub-
an the Applegate river. It is going ""'""" . -
to haul the ore from the mine of
that district, including the Blue
Ledge, to smelter by water grade.
The thing to do Is for all the people
of the affected district, of Ashland,
of Medford, of Grants Pass, to co
operate and to bring about these de
velopments at the earliest possible
moment. '
Spite fences never brought profit
to anyone. A spite railroad that
would cost seven or eight millions of
dollars will never be built. So it our
neighbors will Just be reasonable and
forget their grouch, they can get as
much benefit out of the new railroad
as Grants Pass can posBlbly get. Tbey
will get the benefit anyway, for it can
not affect rates into Grants Pass
alone. So why not smile and say you
like It?
D. G. Belamore, automobile agent
The cargo's estimated value Is $2,
000,000. She also carried $2,000,000
In gold In her specie tanks.
The Chiyo Maru was built In 1908,
at Nagasaki, is 658 feet long, of 61
foot beam, and gross tonnage of
13,431. She' carries United States
malls.
. Whsn a Man't Grsat
"1 Would like to ask you one more
question." snld tbe youth.
"Let It come." rejoined the borne
grown philosopher
"When," quoted the youth, "would
you say tlint n man tin achieved jrreut
nessT
"When lie dexmeK ills own oplntuu
of lil in ho If," answered (he home crown
phllo8oiber. Clili'iiifo News
FAVORABLE REPORT
ON OIL LAND LEASE
Washington, Mar. 31. The senate
public lands committee today report
ed favorably the Ferris oil land lease
bill with the Phelan amendment.
Rial PUatant
Nellie. ai;ed four, was (razing intent
ly at the visitor's new bonnet.
"Well, dear," axkud the lady at IsBt
"what do you think of ll T
"Oh," replied the small olmerver, "1
think It's all rlnt. Aunt Mary told
mamma It was a perfect fright, but It
doesn't frlgliteu me any." - Kansas
City Star 1 ' - '
Nomination petitions at the Courier
one. The weather at Dublan la very
cold. Ice half an Inch thick forms in
the water buckets at night. It was
reported that last Saturday the Amer
icana some distance from here chased
Villa through a snow storm.
Natives who have given aid to the
expedition are staking all on Its sue
Washington, Mar. 31. With offl-j
clal and unofficial ail vices tolllnn ot
ever-tightening lines around Fran
cisco Villa, the administration today
was trying to settle a tow details with
regard to use ot tho Mexico North-!
(western railroad by American troops.
It was uot learned what new hitches
had developed.
Several communications passed be-1
tween General nell at Kl Paso and !
the war department. The transpor
tation of army supplies over the rail
road Is expected to start soon. There
are no official .reports here of Villa
having massacred the Guerrero ttur
rleon or of Villa hlmxelf having been
wounded.
CROWN PRINCE IS'
CLOSING ON VERDi
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With the German Crown Prince's
Army, Verdun Battlefield, Mar. 27
(Delayed). With an' Iron grip the
crown prince Is closing In on Ver
dun. Storms of artillery fire are pre
paring the way for a great Infantry
advance. Despite official statements,
there Is no real lull In the fighting.
Every days has been utilised in
completing preparations for the final
blow.
Every Indication Is that the great.
advance Is Imminent.
The fortified villages of Malancourt
and Bethlnconrt, ten miles northwest
ot Verdun, are already hemmed In on
three sides by Germans. Both towns
are certain to fall when German in
fantry moves on the west bank of
the Meuse.
Verdun Is (burning In three places.
From captured hills. I saw the heavy
smoke. German shells Ignited Belle
ville, to the northeast of Verdun, to
day.
From the summit of the highest
hill on the Verdun front the whole
northwestern battlefield was spread
out like a marvelous panorama. In
the distance the spire of Verdun
cathedral glistened In the sun. In
the foreground we could see Belle
ville, a cluster of houses at the road
side. 4 t
Across a silver streak on the land
scape the river Meuse was "Dead
Man's" hill and Forges, which were
stormed by the Germans March 6.
Cumleres wood, Bethincourt and the
surrounding hills stood out from a
grey curtain of smoke. To the west
Malancourt could be seen, Just a great
brown splotch.
The dally artillery battle was be
ginning when we took up onr posi
tion. Below, on the green slopes,
birds were singing In the trees. The
cast land of trenches appeared peace
ful. At noon bright sunshine routed
the Meuse mists. The glitter of a
heliograph flashed over the hills.
German guns began roaring. A
French chorus of noise replied.
As a German officer pointed, six
shells struck In the heart of Belle
ville. Instantly the village was
aflame.
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QRIFFIN FERRY j
KERBY
Tuesday was a beautiful day of
sunshine, and the entire community
turned out en masse to attend the
burial of Grandma Hart.' Through
respect to age and long residence, the
school was given a half holiday, to
give the pupils opportunity to attend
the funeral.
Auto travel Is now beginning to
improve and some trips are made
over the mountains to Crescent City,
where a few weeks since there was a
depth of snow of five feet. Marvin
Jordan bears the record for having
been the first to cross with a Ford.
The ladles of Kerby have been im
bued with the leap year spirit and
have given notice of a "leap year
ball," to be given at the W. O. W.
hall on Saturday night, April 1.
Uncle Ed. Bennett, who makes his
home with Mr. and Mrs. II, S, Wood
cock, Is reported as being quite
feeble,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dunbar and
Mr. and Mrs. Dean, of Grsnts Pass,
were In attendance at the funeral ser
vice of Grandma Hart on Tuesday.
M. L. Griffin was out to his ranch
Wednesday. ,
MIhs Goldlo Green came home Mon
day for a week's visit. Her sister,
Orpha, went -to take her place In
the hotel at Merlin.
George Griffin Is shearing his
goats this week.
Mrs. Mary Frankum returned home
Monday rrom a visit with friends at
Merlin.
Mrs. A. C. Ford and Mrs. O. H.
Grlffln were visitors to the Pleasant
Grove district Thursday.
Our First Lighthouse.
The first lighthouse constructed by
the United States government Is still
standing ou Cape Henry.
PORTLAND
MARKETS
Portland, Mar. 31. Today's mar
ket quotations were:
WheatClub, 90? 95; blnestera,
99 1.05.
Hutu Vn 1 ttlilln fui,l 91 7 71 tf
25.23.
Barley Feed, 25.
IIors Best live, 9.25.
Prime steers, 9; fancy cows, 7.50;
best calves, 8. v
Spring lambs, 13.
Butter City cremcry, 34; coun
try, 301131.
Eggs Selected local extras, 20 tt
ft 21.
Hens, 17; broilers, 22Hfl25;
geese 10 11.
Copper, 28 H.
Letter
Files
We are still able to furn
ish MONROE LETTER
FILES at, each . . .
3 for $1.00
35c
Demaray
Drug and
Stationery Store
California & Oregon Coast
Railroad Co.
The attention of shippers is called to the
inauguration of a tri-weekly less-than-car-load
freight service between Grants Pass
and Waters Creek, and a change in method
of receiving this claas of freight. .
By special arrangement, effective March 20, with the Southern
Pacific Hy., and for the convenience of shippers, IcSs-than-carlonds
woHt-bonnd shipments will be received at the Southern Paclflo
freight station, and loss-tlian-carload east-bound shipments will be
delivered from the S, V. freight station. Shipments will lonve Grants
Pans over tho C. & O. C. It. It. on Tuesdays Thursdays and Satur
days of each week, and mnst be delivered at the H. P. freight station
by 4 o'colck on tho day previous.
California & Oregon Coast Railroad Co. ,