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TAN OXFORDS The phenomenal and sadden demand for Tan Oxfords which has 6prung up so sud denly through the east and west cauprht many manufacturers unprepared to serve their customers. This demand does not ex ist in New York alone, but prevails through out the larger cities of both east and west. Golden Brown is the color. We have them in stock. R. L. BARTLETT HOWARD BUILDING SIXTH STREET Clmencesu will be able to maintain their authority. Tbia shows ha difference between the American and the French temperament. Right here in Oregon we bare bad an esc nomio trouble as serins as that of the wine growers and that is the car shortage of lait Winter when tbe sawmills of the state were crippled in their output by lack of shipping facilities. Now anyone who bad pro posed that we quit paying taxes woold hare been laughed to seorn. Then jost think of tome of oar County officials resigning because there were not enough cars for lnmbor shipments, Who ever heard of an American office Colder ever resigning? They are not built that way. We can hardly got rid of them after they are sentenced to the penitentiary. So it might bes well if we could inject some of the French teniperment and emotionalism into our politioal life. CLASSIFIED ADS. NEW TODAY. GIRL wanted for two or three weeks in small familJy. Address J. v.. care Conner. THE ROGUE RIVER COURIER GRANTS PASS, OREUON. Published Every Friday. Subscription Rates! One Year, In adTance, Six Months, . Three Months, ... Single Copies, 11.60 .76 . .05 Advertising Rates Furnished on application at the office, or by mail. Obituaries and resolutions of eon' dolenre will be charged for at 6c per line ara oi inanssouo. A. E. V00RHIE8, Propr. Oregon, as seoond-class mall matter. FRIDAY. JUNE 28, 1007. ANOTHER STRIKE. If it Is not one . thing it is another nd It seems as though tbe people of tbe United States cannot ' get along without having a strike or two on their hands. Tbe latest is the strike of tbe telegraph opeiators of the var loos systems, that is just commencing. It Is the same old story about wagss and hours. The constant increase in the cost of liTlng is forcing the laboring- men in all industries to raise their wages and growing pains are the natural resnlts. Ibe publio is vitally Interested in this strike of - the telegraphers for the ' telegraph serve everybody and it one business of great social service. Business and oommmeroe depend apon it and our system of news will fall to the ground the minute there is any tampering with its efficiency. We can partly realise the effort of a complete tie-up of all the Huns by iuiaginiug what wonld happen if the majority of post masters would go on a strike. It would oompletsly demoralize olviliza tlon. If this strike bcon)ts much mure serious, it is golug to force to the from the question as to the ad visability of the people of the United (Slates tnklug charge of the plant themselves and operating in con junction with the post olllca depart ment. Pout Master General Wana uiaker wiih in furor of doing this aud if a poll oonhl be takeu of the people of the IT. 8. tlm majority would bo found lu favor of doing the same. It only needs some, crisis like this strike to bring the situation before the public gate auJ the unexpected is liable to happen. Wheu we con sider that I bo Goulds ami others of "Wives of smart men. should remind them, They chu make their lives secure, And, deirtinR, leave behind them ttomethtng solid, something sure." their ilk have made millions out of this publio Service institution and Morse and the other inventors only a few thousands, the injustice of it all is plainly apparent. The Goulds are not worthy trustees of wealth any way for it has been a constant suc ceed ion of scandals and washing of dlrtv linen since the elder Gould, who was no saint, died. If the tele graph companies know their best interests they will settle with the operators on any old terms for the publio is not as patient as it used to be and is more inclined to radical action than ever before, In the end the strike may prove a blessing in disguise and be the means of settling a niuoh vexed question as to how far the government should go in taking over private enterprises. . Qrcgonfiic The Policyholders Company alwolutelv Mu- A home institution tuai to policy holders. Built ou a commou souse foundation, keeps your money in circulation among your own ye la Oregon. Is managed by men skilled in Life luauranoe Vusinees, Hided by Oregon's foremost financiers. Invent gate our pun before you buy. Home Office: Portland, Ore. A. L. Mill. President. Samuel, General Mgr. THE GREAT WHITE PLAQUE. One of the problems that worries a great many people is the fear that the time will come when the earth will be overpopulated and that some method will have to be devised for killing off the surplus population. But if they would only stop to oonsider they woold not need to worry for tubercu losis seems to be able to do its share at the present time in reducing popu lation. At tbe present time tubercu losis is one of the most baffling di seases that confront the medical fraternity. In the presence of it, they have to confess that they are powerless. About tbe only advioe that they can give is for the patient to get out in the open air and live as near as possible to nature. Give his body chance to perform its natural functions. One thing that has recently brought tuberculosis especially to the notice of the public is the action of ;the Texas board of health in declaring a quarantine against it and placing it in the class of contagious diseases. There is bound to lie a flerua legal straggle over this action on the ground that it is a re straint on personal liberty and the right of a citizen to travel from state to state. It is the most rad'eal move ever taken by a State board of health. There is no doubt that the flocking of consumptives to the dry and kith alti tudes of the United States is raising a serious problem for these localities. Southern California. Colorado. Arixo- and now Tenia, have been the Mecca with the result that these states are becouiius iuncuhited with tbe germs of consumption mid even the stvoug and healthy native born are becoming iufected with the disease. The physicians who can discover some method of successfully combat- iug this disease will go down in his tory as one oi the greatest saviors of humanitv. ROBERT LA FOLLETTK. No man knows the future or what it holds In its bauds but if there it a man in publio life who deserves well of the future it is certainly Robert La Follette, senior senator from Wis cousin. Nowaday it is the popular thing to bait the railroads and rail at the Trusts bat the time was when It was not'so popular and aman had to be exceedngly sturdy in character to Hand np against the storm that soch doctrines would raise. Such a man was always sneered at and oalled all tbe names in the calendar. Tbe Trusts and the; Railroads saw to it that his publio life was of short if he proved impregnable to their blandishments. La Follette bad to go through all of this. He was the pioneer that blazed tbe way and made it easier for others to follow. His railroad legislation has been consist ent all the way through. In Wiscon sin, the railroads pay their jost proportion of the taxes and their in fluence is nil as compared to the power that bey exert in other states, Indiana for instance and the people have LaFollete to thank for it. He was a fighter who asked no quarter neither did he give it. It would seem that tbe people of the United States woold be quick to realize , such a man is the kind to serve them and that tbey would delight in giving blm honor bo I it if berp that preju dice and passion step in and the eoemiss of LaFollette have been using very means at their command to be little blia In the publio eye. Be, no doubt has erred in many things, no man is perfect, but he ha erred on the side of the people and when it comes to the presidential year of 1908, La Follette may be more than a dark horse in the struggle for tbe Republi can nomination 'and if the future should give him this honor, the people of the United States may feel assured that tbey have a man who-will look after thsir interests, first, last and all the time. WOOD WANTED Bids will be re ceived for oak, fir and pine chunk - wood IB, inch, in 6 and 10 tier lots. " P. O. Box 628. 40 ACRE FARM for sale or trade for oity property. Mostly bottom land, 16 acres under fence, seven acres in cultivation, plenty of running water for Irrigation, 5-room cottage, barn, small orchard, one half mile from school house, post office and rail road station. Price right easy innnin nf W. (1 Henrv. Knoa 6-28 tf FOR SALE. urnnn nl. til nr 20 tiers of Ma soned pine and oak. Inquire Phone 2Hfl. 0-41 i PHAETON for sale. Harth. Inanire P. H. 6-21 tf GOATS F. A. Pieroe, Merlin, Ore", Breeder of Pure blood Angora Goats ; Flock beaded by South African import; correspondence solicited in regard to goats. 11-26 tf LUMBER for sale 2000 ft. finishing and 600 feet rough lumber for sale. Inquire this office. 6-14 4t WANTED. TIMBER WANTED I will pay cash for timber land. L. G. Brown, Eugene, Oregon. 6 24-7t WANTED Salesmen. Many Make flOO to f 150 per month ; some even more. 8tock clean ; growa on Reser vation, far from old orchards. Cash advanced weekly. Choice of terri tory. Address Washington Nursery Company, Toppenisb, Washington. WANTED Grain Sacks, Tools and other second-hand goods. Harrison Bros., Second hand-store, corner Sixth and J streets. - tf MISCELLANEOUS. FRANK BURNETT-Upholsteriug, mission furniture made to order. The last Cooked Food sale of the season by tbe ladies of the Presby teiian church will be held at Kinney Truaz store, Saturday June 29, com mencing at 2 O'clock. 6-28 It Portland is sorely now a oity. It baa just had some suocessfnl automobile raoes. Real Estate Transfer. John H. Williams et al to Mrs. W. H. Close, Lots 1, 2, 3 in Block 61 R. R. Addition, also to Wm. H. Hogue, Lot 4, In Block 73 0. T. S. H. B. Miller, et al to Frederick Denglsr, Lot 6, Block in H. B. Miller Go's Addition. The above sales were made through the Real Estate Agency of Joseph Moss. See him for bargains. Office 616 E street. CEMENT AND CEMENT WORK R. H. GILFILLAN Will do your cement work in good shape Give him a chance Phon' 744. Cor. B and 5th. f IT'S fWALK- FOR COMFORT IheMorf IN SUMM TRY IT VE HAVE A FIT FOR EVERY FOOT P. H. Harth & Son ,lnc Our Motto Quality for The Price. great very A. Ijrants B. CORNELL. Resident Agent Oregon THE EMOTIONAL '"..''WIIMAN. j peculiar situation confront the government of France at tlitt.preseiit time. Part of the political govern- .neut has gain ou a strike with the r.'Hult that in tht disturbed districts everything is in confusion aud dis order. The seat i f the trouble is in Southern France in the center of the winegrowing districts and like most of the troubles that pester the human family, there is an ecouomio problem at the Uittom of it. 'There hits been s great adulteration of wine with the cousetitient reduction in pries to the grower. Tbe growers feel that the uational government has been derel ict iu protecting them against this adulteration and turmoil has re sulted. There has been molie ami riots and processions without end. Then add to the "gaiety of the situs tion. the mayors ami other nW-uu commenced to hand in tl,..i I tions and the communes were without civil government. Hie lvoplj of the district refund to "ynv tmes and the centra; government has ruiallv had to m ini tro to niaintai-i order. The leaders of the wine growers have bean arrest, and with 'the m cut of the Watch out for the combination of the match, Are crackers aud the dry grass surrounding your residence. The doctor and the undertaker will now prepare to gather in the extra crop of Fourth of Jnly casualties. It is not safe to look oross eyed at another. mau's wife. The unwritten law seems to be gettiug in its deadly work recently. J. M. FISHER. Junk Dealer Highest prices paid for hides, wool, pelts, rubber, iron, metals, grain sacks, and all kinds of junk. Red Front, 6th st. bet. I and J. r i ujm HIS MASTER'S VOICK" You Can Hear it at the Music Store. r The War Department has issued an order forbidding the sale of cocoa otila in the department of the east. It had a badeffert on the soldiers. Funston calls the people of San Francisco "an nn whipped, mob." Maybe he would like the job of whip ping them iuto the Hues of respectability. HORN. SMITH At Grants I'ass, Ore.. Wed nexh.v, June 2il, lthlT, to Mr. and Mrs. Holiert tt Smith, a daughter. ST.VM.EY Near Grants Pass, Satur day, June X, 1!IT. to Mr. and Mrs. Noland Stau ley, a daughter. Bl'NCH-Xear Wilderville. Friday. June 21, M7. to Mr. and Mrs. H. Bunch, a daughter. MARRIED. GATES-GRVBB-At the Falace hotel, Grants Pass. Weduesdav, Joue 2i', lyor, William E. Gates of I'uion couny aud Edith Grnbh of Jackson county, Justice Hclinan officiating. PUMKLL-WAY-At Grants Pass, rrtriay. June SS, h07, .lohu F. Plimell of Siskiyou countv ami Marv h. Way of Josephine couuty Justice Holuian officiating. STRO.NG-Y.iKl-M-At Grant, rase, lny- J 2V ltHi7, l M-,.s'r,'K of Leland. and Miss Alice lokntu of this citv, Justice Holiiiau officiating. DIED. BANKING DAY C7VERY person who earns money should have a reg- ' ular banking, day. On this day they should not fail to deposit a certain proportion of their earnings. . IN our savings department seores of people carry ac counts and deposit their savings regularly. AE invite accounts of $1.00 and up, on which we pay v 4 per cent interest. Wouldn't you like to estab lish a banking day? Call and see us. wav the government cf Premier HOLMES At the family home near Ur.mts l'as. Wednesday. Juue Crt. llk;. I v Holme. Interment at Granite Hill ,vmeterv Friday SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS GRANTS PASS BANKING & TRUSfcI OlIATVIX PASS, OTJFXiOT