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J FACB TWO 1UILY IUXUK IUVK11 WH'KIKtt MOVHAV, XOVKMIlHli V HIT. HSU ROGUE RIVER COUfMtR Published Pally Except Saturday 4, B. VOORHIE8. Pub. and Propr. I ENJ. C. SHELDON, , Editor Balered at the Poetofflce, Grant! Paaa, Or., m second class mail matter. ' ADVERTISING RATES i Display apace, per lach lo LcHml or personal colum. per Una 10c leaders, per Una ! WEEKLY COURIER 7 mall, per year.... ll.aO DAILT COURIER I i 9y mall or carrier, par year.... M. 00 1 My mall or carrier, par month 10 MEMBER i Bute Editorial Aaeoctatlon. Orefoa Dally Newspaper Pub. Asaa. Audit Bureau of drcalatlon 4 OREGON' WEATHER. Weather tomorrow Rain, 4 cooler tonight. RAILROADS "War Is a great dvlliier." The old saying was true of no conflict mora than the great world-engulfing cataclysm now pending. It should surprise no one If out of the necessities of this government Is bringing up its share of effective support behind the holy cause of the allies, tha railroads of. the country should pass under federal control, or indeed possibly federal owner ship. The committee on national pre pa redness recently Issued a state ment in which the expression, "government ownership of Ameri can railroads is likely to come in the surprisingly near future." The committee's statement does not ome from a dissatisfaction with the Attitude of the present railroad man agement, nor does It reflect In any way a lack of willingness on that msnagement to do everything in its power to serve the people and gov ernment loyally and to the best ad vantage circumstances will permit. But it has proven a fact that private ownership does not give that high degree of efficiency which war con ditions demand. The committee gives the railroad management a clean bill of health. It states that they are. without ex ception striving to overcome the handicap of the accumulated mis takes of the past which have made for Inefficiency, The first thing done was to effect what amounts to al most a consolidation of all the rail roads of the country into one na tional system. This step accomplish ed much. It was the greatest step ahead; and It points out the official dom, the wayin -which even greater progress may Be made, that of ac tually putting these lines under a single ownership. V . .... i ' The committee points out that there is a "EtM-t ideal of unnee'ary passenger, jr&in'. ..parlor and' dining car service which may profitably be eliminated: Freight car supplies, coal supplies can be pooled under single ownership where now there is a rivalry both la purchasing and distributing the same. But the main point of .the argu ment, as advanced. Is that the rail roads are greatly In need of added equipment, for which funds are not available because private capital Is afraid of railroad securities. With federal ownership, practically unlim ited capital will he available, rail road securities will be attractive be cause of the government's guar antees of a fair rate of return; com sanies now struggling will he put on a sound basis, and surety and defl nlteness will succeed uncertainty and doubt. H will be an immense undertak- UAVIl ft .' Vi TB L'tlDL'll t A l VI W F.-l B a Ikmiftil , apjf B Save a dollar KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY Ql'AUTY FIRST The Past Week in Oregon . Portland The demand for exper ienced workers in the sawmills, lug ging camps and shipyards is still strong, homes and accommodations are available to house the families of new employees.' Roseburg Cold, storage plant purchased by California capital to he enlarged. North Bend New machine shop and foundry 'building, near Farmer's wharf, nearlng completion. Helix man sella one hog for $70. Gold Hill $700,000 cement plant here begins operations. Employs J 5 men. First cargo of fresh cod fish from Japan reached this coast In past week. Portland Despite announcement that the government would allow no more shlpa to be built for foreign owners, sanction has been given by the United States emergency fleet corporation for the construction by the Kiernan and Kern Shipbuilding company of six wooden steamships for Japanese Interests and for the building of six wood steamships for French Interests by the Willamette! Shipbuilding company. Vale Good oil signs with strong paraflne base In well here at depth of 709 feet. Palm olive oil factory ai romnu . .. . - . -r. . 1 A to be enlarged. North Bend The Buebner Lum-, ber company planning large planing mill and finishing plant. Albina Engine and Machine Works launched the steamship Mar- git November 3. But for the shlp- Ing, one of which many people will doubt the wisdom, but the stress of war demands may bring It about. What Thy Maant. A Siot h clerjyu'.vti famed Krawr claimed the title and estates of Lord Lovat. He tried on the trial of the case to establish hi pedigree by pro ducing au umewtnil watrb on which were engraved the letter H. F. The claimant alleccd tlrat these letters were the Initials' of lii amestor. the notori ous Simon Fraer. ItiI Lovut. lieheud. ed In 17-17 for oip'ortiiig the young pretender. The letters, engraved under the regulator, wi-ie shown to stand for "Slow, Fast." and the nw w lauirlieil out of court. . Calling cards at the Courier. NOTICE Having been called from the city on business for three weeks, oil person wishing information or service on Regal, Dodge or Oldsmobile ... . ' '' are requested to see C. L. Habart at the Ford Oarage. ' J. H. Denison Nearly All Items in Drugs and Stationery Have Advanced in Price Wn have loen trying to give our customers advantage of former pi-ices as fas as possible. . " ' ou can help ns maintain cheaper prices by paying up old ac counts and by paying new accounts promptly. T . Ym itS I'Olt SFHVH K Demaray's MASONIC TEMPLE, it 1'ooiiiIm (irtiiiml ChitroUfe "oV I IVmtit Hoyal Making INtwdVr ..40r Urge. Package. Pmrltne 80c a llruken Silt linclle tOe I Pound Com Sttrh ...... I Or t Pound Number IH Coffee 40c 1 Pound lnr (Wit ta 1 Pnunl Hard Shell Almonds IV FMMtlllA tiKAPK Kit! TT yard strikes Portland would have launched two ships a week fur the last ten weeks. Klamath Falls Six miles of the new road around the rim of Cruter Lake graded this year. Milton Valley Fruit company warehouse here wll he completed November 1. Grants Pas Sugar factory Is now In operation here. Two hun dred employes on the night and day shifts. ? Unavterton Potato starch factory here now assured. Port Orford New warehouse be ing erected here. North Bend Work on large fin ishing plant or North Bend Mill Lumber company progressing. Detroit Three Southern Pa cific engineers have been making surveys of an extension of the C. A E. railroad Into the big timber. Gardiner Sawmill of from 60, 000 to 70,000 feet dally capacity will be constructed will be com pleted early next year. Pine Valley cemetery constructing Irrigation plant. Mill City Sawmills here cutting aeroplane materials and sawing ship timbers. There are 600 men on pay rolls. Salem 195 miles state highway under construction. Cutting spruce logs and sawing same for airship material for gov ernment contracts has so far been blocked by strikers and government may take over the spruce timber In dustry. Juat Tired. "What's the mutter with my foun tain en?" linked one user of another. "It won't write. There's Ink In it; It has been cleaned. Maybe It needs a new point." "Ever try pulling It aside and giving It a rest"" "No." "Then try It." The complaining man did. Now be thinks he lias solved the mystery of the crankiness of fotiutain iens. He has learned that ret ing takes out one of the kinks. New York Sou. The Follow Up. Henderson What inn Leg you so blue? Sanderson- My wife's bread's a failure. Henderson -Is Ihat all': Sanderson Alt? No; Homelliii;'.' worse is coining. Henderson ... What? Simdcrsoii -- A week's ordeal of t i ;! prilling I'nrk. Drug and Stationery Store OK A NTS PASS STATE HE MARSHAL IN GRANTS PASS I tcWIuued From Yeitteulayl Kir Ihwiimcul i The fire department consists of chief, assistant rhtr and one son, full paid, with 13 volunteer who are paid wheu service la rendcied. 1 F.oulpmoiit ; The equipment of which the de partment la provided, consists of one American l-aFraiice combination 'chemical and hose motor truck with one 4-Kllnu clnMiilcal tank and lull feet of chemical he. besides one. 22-foot ground extension Ud der, aenllng ladder, pike pole, four ii-lnch straight fire noiilea, one Siamese, two axes, two holiuels, two hose Jacket, one door opener, two No. 3 llalicock extinguishers aud 1,751) feet of 5 S -Inch hose, all of which are attached to auto truck. Three hose reels, only one of which Is equipped with hose to the eitent of 400 feel. The following Is the amount or serviceable hose: 1 ,750 feet Jj-lnch hose, carried on auto truck. 100 feet SVIiK'h hone carried on hose reel. 150 feet of !ty-lnch hose In re serve. Milking a total of 5,300 fent. most of which Is gum treated. The fthova equipment Is housed In lire atatlon at City Hall and situated on northwest corner of 11 and Fourth streets. The fire alarm system Is by tele phone supplemented by (Ire hell In tower of engine house, whVh Is un satisfactory for the volunteers, es- peclsBy at night fires. We find thst the men on duty Id the fire house are required to ring this bell before going to a fire and we trust that some arrangement can bo made where either the telephone company or the nearest resident would rlni, this bell, so as to warn the volunteers and save the time that the regular men lose In ringing the bell. Fire RjTnl The Are record during the past five years has been good, and we hereby wish to commend the eltUens of Grants Psss upon their efficient tire chief, but at the same time the most efficient fire chief In this coun try could not stop a conflagration In a city unless he has the proper equipment and the necessary men for which to combat fire. In our opinion It is Important thatlhe most rigid Inspection of such town be made continually, thereby relieving the city of the causes from which fire originated. Summary of lnsNrtion SK places were Inspected, Includ ing one opera house, two picture shows, four schools and churches. Of of the above places, we found. 46 places with defective wiring. 39 places where floors and walls were unprotected from stoves. 2 buildings with exposed and un protected opening. 32 places with accumulation of rubbish. 13 places where gasoline was Im properly kept. 14 pluces .order metal cans for 'oily waste. ! 8 nlacns with defective stoves. piper or flues. ; places with ashes In wooden boxes and barrels. 5 places where steam pipes were In contact with wooden floors or partitions. . ... 4 places ordered drip pans' for ,U-IH Oil .''.'.''. ; Kleetrical Hazard , We found during our inspection thin the buildings, as a whole, ure nol wired In accordance with the N'allonal Electrical Code which their ordinance .provides. In most places where we had arenas to the open work, we found unsoldered Joints and exposed wiring, especially Is 'IIiIk true In repair work. Old and Dilapidated ItiiildliiK" The fire hazard of Grants Pass would be greatly reduced by the re moval of the following buildings,---frame buildings located from 317 to 3:3 G street nntl situated on the south west .; corner of Fourth and G streets. The block on the east side of Sixth street, south between .1 and K street; fram barn located at northwest corner 1'ine and H streets. Schools and Public lliiildiniiN The schools of fjrants l'ass are of brick construction, but are totally Jacking In proper outside exits, which we consider very Important In case of fire. When one considers that many school houses are des troyed by fire every year, we feel the safety of the school children ft Si ''iJff WITH CVll (V PEARL F ' u V OIL JQj u s-u PERFECTION OIL HEATER FOR Cramer Bros. Grants Pass Hardware Co. Rogue River Hardware Co. should he guarded by every possible means known, and trust that thej school board will give our recom mendations aelloua considers! lou. A separate report showing the con ditions of each school Inspected bus been forwarded to the school board. The public buildings of Grants Pass consisting of city hall and county Miurt house are a credit to Its citizens. (To He Continued I Salem, Nov. 5. Preparatory lo the registration of motor vehicles for the year 1911. blank applications are now iwlng forwarded by the au tomobile department of the secre tary of state's office to Ull registered owtims of motor vehicles and chauf feurs throughout the state. The preparation and addressing of these has been In progrrsns for some time. It is estimated there has been placed In the mall approximately 43.000 motor vehicle blanks, 3,n(iu motor cyclo blanks, 3,000 chauffeur blanks and 400 applications for registra tion as dealers In motor vehicles. Registration will open November 15. Numbers will be assigned In the same manner as for the year 1817. All applications that ire In the of fice on November 15th will be de posited In some receptacle and drawn out by some disinterested party. Numbers will be assigned In the order In which the applications ure drawn. Applications received after November 15th will be num bered In the order In which they are received. For the reason that so many request are made for spec'al numbers, It bus benn found neces- sary that the foregoing drawln:; method bo followed. .In anticipation of the same pro portionate Increase In registration as In former years, an order has been placed for 55,000 motor ve hicle license plates, 3.750 motorcycle plates, 300 sets of dealer plates Hnd 4,000 chauffeur badges. The law requires change of color of plates yearly. The 191 S plates are light blue with black letters arid figures. Washington, Nov. 5. To win the war we need more meat. To get an increased ment supply quickly hog Mi-ceding miiHt be increased materi ally throughout the country, and In certain utules an liurcnsu of from 2.') to 50 per cent In the number of hogs Is recommended 1y the I'nlted States department' of agriculture. The situation Is of greatest Im portance. We muni have plenty of meat for our armies and ton nnnlus of the allies In the field, nntl suf ficient meat for our civilian popula tion and the civilian population of! the allies at home. Hogs can be lncre.lsed quicker For baby's bafft Pioterti Mm liom doll Im hiiiu'oailjr, liw liaot drat, r'toly rsr ird. Kii'l coniuntrd on ly tshrn hral li nltd no want. No miokt or odor. STANDARD OIL COMPANY SAU it than any other kind if live stork. Thiroforo a larger number of anws must lie bred now, than in re cent ears. Pork ran Im transported mere readily and economically to troops in the, field than can any other meat. (!re4 supplies of bacon must go to Ihn'bo In khaki at the front. I'o lesa now a larger number of aowa are bred, the amount of meat we will require next year lll sot be available. The est I mated number of hogs la 4,000,000 less than It was a year ago In this country: and In the face of this we need more hogs than ever before. How can e get them? Ily breeding soa at once. During the last three months tha price of hogs In the I'liitml States has been, on an average, more than lair- as much as the average price for t!ie live years from J9I I tn 1815. In view of the large crop of fced stuffs In sight, howevei, It Is be lieved that farmers sill see the w la tin w of taking every reaonabl step to Increase the supply of hogs and hog products. . i NEW YOfflTlAWYER IN Washington, Nov. 5. The Red Cross war council announces the ap pointment of Franklin W. M. Cut cheon. a member of the law firm of Byrone, I'utchvon aud Taylor, of New York City, ns-secrctury-general of the Red Cross. He will get ai director of records und International Interests, and will servo without pay. Mr. futcheon will advise the Red Cros on questions which Involve In ternational relationships. Ills de partment will have charge of mat ters pertaining to the relief or Am erican and allied prisoners ot war In the hands of the central powers. It will Iho have custody of the cor porate records of thu American Red Cross, will be responsible for the protection of tho Red Cross emblem from advertising or other unwar. ranted uses, and will have supervl sl6n of the bureau of communica tion, divisions of personnel, cables,; buildings, etc. , , . ' ' ., " , Mr. Cutcheon ' has boen 'ln active service In the 'American Red Cross for some' time.,. Since joining .'tha lied Cross stuff he has assisted, iq thtwork of organizing the bureau of Information of casualties, and has served as acting director Ken, crnl of military relief and as ooun, selor to the war council. Th Pluggtr. A word of prnlso Is here addressed to him of whom one seldom heais-llu lad who always does hi best and ilecMu't look for cheers. Wbllo othcrx stand around ami nut mid tell blin liow forr evermore lie's busy gelling orders mil. .he's bust ling nt bis chore. The world will never want '.,r H,N1. w, nK(, tl, till, mid tell us Imw. It never has, ami, goodness knows, there's plenty ol I hem now. In every liiuil. on every pike, from Aliibiitiui lo Peru, die world is II lied Willi those who ll;e lo lell us what to do Wo pinlse (lie one whg plus's away, unheeding I hoc- who nil the wis.dK. mi. I wlilli; I he others blea and li.iiy he's fuming nut the gntidg.-, Syracuse Jouriiul,