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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1916)
Daily Rogue River Courier Aa Independent Republic News paper. United Frees Leased Wire Telegraph Perrioe, JL E. YOORHTES. Pub. and ,Prop. WILTORD ALLEN, Editor. Entered at tbe Grant Pass, Ore gon, Postoffice as second-class mall natter. One Tear. Ox Months. Three Months Cue Month. MONDAY, AIGVST 14, 11 OREGON WEATHER . . Fair tonight and Tuesday cooler east portion, winds most- ly northerly. COMMERCE AND THE GOVERN . " MENT : Present willingness ot both sides Interested in the railroad troubles ot the nation to submit their conflict ing claims -to a, thoroughly reliable arbitration medium, shows plainly the need tor such an institution. To-1 flay the only commonly acceptable medium seems to be the presidents j the country. The executive head ot the United States is called upoa to . bear , the . brunt ot negotiation be tween 400,000 employes on the one hand.' and managers ot 225 railway systems on the other. The enormity of the problem and the gravity ot its results are only fully realized when each hamlet on one of the railway systems brings home to itself the meaning of a stoppage ot transporta tion The entire adjustment Is in the hands of one man. He is not especially prepared on this Question. He has a myriad of other important natters to occupy his attention. 1 He has his own political future to work for. Can one man whose life has been pent In a different world than the railroad work now do Justice to that -which Is hefore him? Even' if he does satisfactorily serve in this oc casion are we Justified In leaving fu ture trouble for such . emergency remedies? The method has no sys tem. It is slip-shod. ' The next question arising is, "How evade such methods, when neither the federal board of mediation and conciliation nor the Interstate com? merce commission was acceptable by the employes?" Of course, no man can answer this question with in fallibility, but to many it looks very much as if the Democratic adminis tration cut off its own chance for serving me nation 10 me oeei ad vantage in such cases when it abol ished the commerce court which had been established under- Republican ' administration. The United States commerce court was established in order to make up the very difflciency In the interstate commerce commission of which tbe employes today complain, and which Is the chief reason for their unwilling ness that the commission handle their trouble. With the commerce com mission decisions and orders of the interstate commerce commission were handled with expedition and the long delays In the courts suffered today were eliminated. With such ef ficiency of business established the 400,000 employes today Involved would willingly have their wage and hour troubles taken up by a board of men who are experts .in all phases of railroad problems. Such tin en maVA nn ihn Interstate oommls slon. Four years ago we were well on the , progressive road to filling such needs. Constructive statesmanship of tbe republican party had supplied the de mands we see today. The following administration, to show Its "Inde pendence," cut off the remedy, and now we observe desperate efforts to meet an emergency. More construe tive statesmanship Is the real need of the nation. GOOD ROADS AND TL R. STRIKES A goal for every citizen of south era Oregon to keep In the hack of his head la tbe development of Inter ur- ... IS.OQ .--- . 1.00 1.50 . .50 Have you tried HEINZE Tomato, Mustard, Walnut and Mushroom KETCHUP? FANCY Head Lettuce Celery - Sweet Potatoes KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY Quality First ban and rural transportation facili ties. If we want this bad enough and long enough, we'll get It. Already we see Its benefits In this part of the valley through extension into the Illinois country. In the upper valley Medford, Ashland and territory trib utary are reaping great profits from interurban and rural transportation. For the greatest good this must be extended throughout southern Ore gon. A first-ciass nignway ana motor transportation bring neighbor ing communities many miles closer together. While any one means or transportation Is unopposed It is nat ural that the highest possible rate obtainable will hold. Good roads bring competition and lower rates. To connect the communities the road would not always be in the best ag ricultural regions, but that connec tion Is imperative, even if state aid is sought. The value of such con struction is seen in the statement to day made by interurban lines in the middlewest that they can handle th transportation needs In raf of the threatened tie-up. That .'et tion is for'unate, even with river transpor tation available. We art now de pendent on one railroaJ. If tnat tfails us, the country roilv, suh as they are, are our only rec -nrse. Better roads should always be in the back of our heads.L HUGO Mrs. Fern Larson and Mrs. Lena Allensworth returned Tuesday even ing from Wilderville where they have been visiting Mrs. Randolph. Fred Wilson and Roger Fenton spent several days on .Rogue River Ashing. The Hugo and Winona Sunday schools were well represented at the Sunday school picnic at Merlin Thurs day. Rev. Frank Davis closed his meet ings Sunday evening. Paul Cahill Is shipping some fancy Bartlett pears to Portland. C. Vanderbilt has gone to Selma where he has employment In a saw mill. Oscar Grimm is having his char coal sacked ready for shipment. Ernest Pruitt, of Merlin, made a hurried trip to Hugo Thursday morn ing. Dr. Johnson's Cudgol. ' Tbe reign of George II. was a great fighting time. Every man who went abroad knew tbat be might have to fight to defend himself against foot pad or bully. Most men carried a stout stick. When Dr. JobDson beard tbat a man bad threatened to horsewhip bim be ordered a thick cudgel and was easy in his mind. There were no po lice, and therefore a luan had to Br lit Get the Round Package Used for Century. Taho CAUTION ) ajhwtd Swbrtltirtetfe1 in i COUNTY AGENT'S NOTES , About 35 farmers gathered in the alfalfa field on the Leonard Orchard company farm Wednesday. This was the appointed demonstration meeting to see the results of superphosphates and sulphur which Mr. Mies used on alfalfa during the past two years. This field of 20 acres was treated with 200 pounds of superphosphates in the spring of 1915 on alfalfa sown In 1914. This field had the same ap plication In the spring of 19 1G with the exception of one acre through the middle ot the field and one plat 'ad joining was treated In the spring of 1915 with 200 pounds flour of sul phur and had no treatment this year, and ono plat received no treatment in 1915 or 1916. The untreated plat has a very poor crop this year, being Just the time for the 3rd cutting. The plat with superphosphate applied In 1915 and none this year is very good while the field with application each year is excellent and the plat treated with sulphur in 1915 is also excellent This crop is to be weighed and re sults given later. I made considerable effort last spring.-to get the farmers to bring la seeds to be tested. I just have an account where the bureau of plant industry at Wash ington, D. C, tested 620 samples ot fed top seed during 1915 and found 193, or over 31 percent of these ad ulterated with timothy seed. These 193 samples were taken from the At lantic to the Pacific coast The highest percent of purity was 82.1 percent while the worst was 19.69 percent, and there were all grades between these. Why did they use timothy seed? Because it is cheap er. Other seeds on tne mantel are adulterated. Oregon has an excellent pure seed law. I simply mention this matter now as the time is near at hand for seeding and I want to advise that just as soon as you se cure seed send in a sample to be tested. C. D. THOMPSON County Agricultural Agent. When They Ate From Trenehsrs. Went worth Wood bouse has long been famed for Its hospitality, but In tbe eighteenth centnry. when professional caterers were unknown, guests there had to rough It Ou Jan. 7. 1732. Richard Wardman writes from Went worth Woodbouse tbat "my lord is to have a great diner for all bis tenents and some other of tits lovetng gentle men tbat Is parsons and dokters and potbeccarys. and none Is to be admit ted but what has tlckltts I am told they have killed eighteen Does. Barons and 6pondones His lordship has got a man to make him three Hundred duzon of wooden trencher. He finds him wood, and the man makes them '' London Mall- Job printing of every description afthe "Courier office. ' Ask For and GET A THE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK Made from clean, rich milk with the ex tract of select malted grain, malted in our own Malt Houses under sanitary conditions. tnfanl and ehildrwn thritm on it. Agrtt with thm iMofteaf itomach of t A invalid or M Of so. Af no eooking nor addition of milk. Nourishes and sustains mora than tea, coffee, etc. Should be kept at homo or whn traveling. A nu tritious food-drink may bo prtparod in a nomoat. A glassful hot before retiring inducos twfreihing i. Also in luncb taoMi lorn ior dusumm man. tnnatltHtes 4?t YOU Sam Priae a Paokago Homo RTL MARKETS Portland. Aug. 14.- Today's mar ket quotations were: Wheat Club, 112; bluostem. 116. Oats No. 1 white feed, 28.00. Parley Feed. 30.00. Hogs Best live, 9.90. Prime steers, 7.00; fancy cows, 5. best calves, 8.50. Spring lambs, S.25. Butter City creamery, 30, coun try. 27. Eggs Selected local extras, 30 ft 32. Hens. 18; broilers, 16 JT17; geese to r ii. Copper, 2SV4. SHKKI'IIKItnm ltHM'KIl TO TAKE A HATH Pendleton. Aug. 14. Bathed and fighting mad, Jess Bowlsby, a sheep herder, returned to his humble abode today, swearlns vengence against SO men who forcibly cleaned him last night. All was still about midnight, when 80 stntwart forms might hsvo been seen creeping In the moonlight toward Howlsby's homo. They seized him and hustled him Into an auto mobile and rushed hint to the head gates of the Round-up park Irriga tion system. Here he was disrobed and the 30 knlghls of the bath drew their trusty cakes of soap from their scabbards and lathered Bowlsby well. In this connection, a friend of the victim was severly subdued while at tempting to rescue his jml. This Is tbe second time Bolshy has been forcibly bathd. The last event occurred. a year ago, Rl S1I OK SKI.I.FI5S C.USK OF WHEAT PRICK Tt'MRI.K Chicago, Aug. 14. Wheat prices Humbled downward as the Chicago sraln markets closed this afternoon. September closed at 1.37 , 4h cents below the opening; December at 14ti, was 3i cents lower and May at 1 45 i showed a loss of 3V cents. Traders said everyone seemed trying to sell wheat l.USTKIAX ENTHEXCIlMr.NTS PIEKCKP ItV ITALIANS Rome. Aug. 14. General Cador na's forces pierced another strong line of Austrian entrenchments east of Xadlogem height, south ot Oorltz and are continuing to press the enemy on the Carso plateau, it was officially announced today. TO PREVENT STRIKE Washington, Aug. 14. Every evi dence of confidence was shown this afternoon by administration officials that President Wilson will succeed In his efforts to prevent the threatened open war between the railroads of the country and the 400,000 employes represented by tha. big four 'brother hoods. This was the situation when the committee representing the man agers of the railroads went Into ses sion with the president at I o'clock. "There will be no strike," one high government official asserted, but like others displaying the same op timism, could not offer anything to substantiate his belief. The cheerfulness shown by the brotherhood representatives follow ing their morning conference with President Wilson was generally re flected. The opinion grew that the employes' representatives had Indi cated to the president a willingness to have the differences arbitrated, provided It were confined strictly to the issue of an eight-hour day and time and a half for overtime, and that the managers had Indicated perhaps through Judge Chambers of the mediation board that they would cease to Insist that their counter-proposals be considered at the same time. The railroad managers, twenty in number, arrived at the White House at 2:55, None would make any com ment. The president followed the same procedure with the railroad men as he did with the employes. Kllsha Lee was spokesman for the group. Judge Chambers Introduced the ynanagers to the president Upon Heaving the White House afterward he eald: "The Ice appears to he melting a little. I feel much better about the situation than when f came down this morning. I am very optimistic that the president will be able to ac complish something. It Is unbellev- lame to me mat mere win vn strike." CTM KAISER REPORTS REPULSE OF SLAVS Dorlln, Aug. 14. Repulse of Rus sian attacks on practically every front was announced In official statement from the German and Austrian war offices, made public this afternoon. The German waj office announced that Russian detachments which rap tured ManasterzyRka, northeast of Stanlslau, made vain attacks west of the town, and were repulsed with great losses. Strong enemy attacks near Lup and Oraherka and In the regions of Rkroblowa, the Octnskl canal and south of Lake Wynonow skoje were repulsed. "On the front of Archduke Carl." said the Austrian official statement, Issued this morning-, "our troops maintained their positions southeast of Vorochty against violent enemv at tacks which failed completely. West or Stanlslau. two Russian divisions were repulsed In violent fighting, con tinuing day and nlrrht. East of the Pnelster. only minor detachments were en era red. "On the front of lllndenhnrg. west and northwest of Zsloese, (Serelh river sector) Oneral Ttoehm FmMtl once more repulsed Russian mass at tacks. "In the district of Brody a Rus sian aeroplane was shot down hv an Austrian flyer. "Engagements in the Volhynla and Storhod sectors have ended tempor arily. It Is stated with certainty that during the Inst attacks which failed completely against the Stashed front, all parts of the Russian Guards were used and that the Guard suffered heavier losses than any other forma tion." Jl STICK nflAMOT MAY ISSl'E STATEMENT I Washington. Aug. 1J. Declining to discuss the outcome of his confer- 'once with Chief Justice White-understood to have been based on While's belief that Brandels should not serve on the American commis sion to Investigate Mexican affairs Associate Justice Louis D. Brandels Brrived here today. He said he might have a statement later. Filing Devices You -nn Increase your efficiency by uig syMein end rietlcea I hat are adapted to your .tartlrulnr loiiiick. The vmHoiih si) Irs of fil ing ralilnets are designed to meet every reuli-eniitt. We carry Y and K and the WeU ralilnets and "tippli and a complete of I-P loose Knf Jxiok. Heal and ruhlxr Uiiihi to orilcr Demaray's Relief from tire troubles A sense of satisfaction and security The cessation of hostili ties with the dealer More mileage for your money A$k for Tin Booh SmME WES . , Factoiy Distributor C. E. Gates HUGHES WILL TALK TO Spokane, Aug. 14. Govarr Hughes was to tact his first audience of women voters today. He wae scheduled to expound hll vlcwa to a meeting "for women only" thla afternoon, It was expected ho would have something new to say as to wby he favored granting the suffrage, to women. I'u to dalo, It pointed nut here, the O. O, P. nomine has refrained from discussing the causa of suffrage on Its merits he has simply said ho regarded victory of Hie movement to extend votes to women as Inevitable and felt that la view of such Inevltabllty, the ques tion should be removed from politic by Immediate adoption by congress of an enabling resolution, permitting submission of a constitutional am. endment for equal franchise (o th states, Ho has asserted his belief that such an amendment would sarry ami In speeches In Montanaa suf frage state has expressed gratlf! tlon over participation by women J n voting. Hughes teft Spokane at 9:30 fol lowing an automobile parade, for Onoiir d'Alene, his only Idaho stop mi Ihc trip, and was to address a muds meeting there at II a. in. Be turning. Hughes' plan was to make his "women only" speeht the Aud itorium, and tinlshf address n mass meeting in Spokane's out-of-door amphitheatre, lie leaves nt 4S tontuht for Taeoma. Although Hughes' voice has now hardened and gained strength so that he no longer experiences dlmnlty In speaking, his managers on the trip are urging the use of sounding boards nt future out doors meeting. MYSTKItlOfH ItltKMKV HAS NOT YKT AUIUVI D Boston. Aug. 14. -The mysterious submarine Bremen has not arrived In Boston, so far as any one has been able to ascertain today, though thj sighting of a strange craft said to resemble a submarine off the port led to a revival of rumors during the morning. The specifications of the vessel sighted resemble those of the l.-l 1, new submarine delivered by the Pore River shipyards to the railed States navy at the Charlcstown yards enrlv today. i A' Drug and Stationery Store SPOKANE WOMEN ) Peace j
