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KIi&Wim-m SEVEN BOYS ACCUSED-J f7ZZI3
jrsuafe and Chastizers
Thejdnds that give
ihe .sging sensati on
Whips look very much alike on the
outside, and only an expert can make
a good selection in this line. We
assure you that we have made that
selection, and when we sell you a
whip for 25c, 50c, $1.00 or $2.00,
you get the best to be had for the
price. Your drives will be comfort
able and a pleasure if you invest a
few dollars in one of our
Lap Robes $3.00 to $7.00
Automobile Robes $7.50 to $10
Rain Covers for the horse $3 to $5. Stable
Blankets $2 to $5. We are specialists in fine
harness and leather goods.
Grants Pass Hardware Co.
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NATIONAL FLOWER UP AGAIN.
Clubwomen Wi!l Ask Congress to Se
lect ths Mountain Laurel.
The National federation of Women's .
Clulm has divided i Lin I the l.'nlted .
States has (ioif too limy without n
national flower, nud clubwomen of j
the country hnve been tked to slcn
a petition nl;lnB conjri'Mx to Meet
the momitnln bmrol
When f!ii' nt etiieiit tins Imm'd tn
dorsed I tv t!;e i-lt'bx t'n federntlon i
will appoint it I'uniMilttee to present I
the petli'nn roiiiTe-i"' ihkI vork for !
the pnnfiie of nn net !
The nioi'"T In m tirt l n i,msill flow !
er contain!::;; the nil nnd white colors j
of the t'nl'ed Suites flmr nnd unfold
Injr Id almost h perfect stnr
' To Rebuild Historic Church.
Christ chutvh. Itoston. from the
steeple of which were him? the Uphts
which nent I'nnl Revere on tils ride
through Middlesex, is to he closed to
the public for u year while the edlhVe
la being rebuilt nud made fireproof.
The danger of tbe old church' being
destroyed by fire has been present for
years.
DR. SUN YAT SEN.
Leading Spirit of the Chinese
Rising Against Manchus.
GRASS BANKS FOR CANAL
8everal Thousand Pounds of 8sd Sent
to Panama For the Experiment.
By tbe time tbe Panama canal Is
opened the hlp may snll through
terraced green lawn lutead of the
bar yellow earth slope dow In evi
dence. sy Tero Today. The rwioo
Is not altoKetber an aesthetic one.
It Is believed that feeding tbe slop
lnf tide of the cantl through the cuts
with strong graaa may prevent the
slide now so frequent sod will re
doc th wearing down by the tropical
rains. II. Plttler, so firH-rt botanist
froai th 8mltltnlan Institution, has
charg of so attempt to test ;thls the
ory, for whr-n purjwse tbe agricul
tural department at Washington has
sent down aeve-nl thousand pounds of
grass seed
Even tbon-b It be Irapots'M to
.revent entirely tbf occB1onl Ml
Hides. It seems nlmnat certain that this
measure will rnlt In s great saving
by holding tbe ground from starting
icept nnder grent pressure and by re
ducing tbe erosion whleb brings da
a tremendous amouut of earth In ihe
course of the rear.
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How to Make Thanksgiving Plsee Cards
Tiny paper pumpkins make attrac
tive place cardn, or. If one la skilled In
the use of wnter colon, clever ones
may be made from water color board
decorated with frulta or flowers. Tiny
canoe of blrcb bark to hold tbo bun
tonnlero make acceptable sourenlrs.
If one bo not the time or talent to
make place card favors very clever lit
tle papier mache bonbon boxes msy
be bought, representing rt.sst turkey,
mince pie. pumpkin or other design
appropriate to tbe season. Tiny wlah
tunes polished with sandpaper and
tied to a card are very sauaiscrory
and suggest the kindly thought of the
bostes. m
Hew te Ceok CHee tUak.
1 Take an ordlnury piece of round
tteak an Inrh r more in thickness
land with s hrp knife rut lightly
both side set. tbe fiber a half Inch
apart d-edi: ltD flour "nJ try
in bacon fat nd butter Wbeu
browned on tvitb side cover with hot
: wl,ter Simmer eentlr for a half hour
In n thlitlv . orrr-d frying pat. I'lae
('. tner-t 'on n P'r fl,mt 10
make ii tbl k grsvr and I sir over the
meat
Three business houses In Grants
Pass were entered sometime between
Friday night and Sunday morning
and money and goods stolen.
The stores looted were George S
Calhoun & Co., Grants Pass Hard
ware Co. and W. T. Goodman's store
on lower Sixth street.
In the juvenile court this morning
seven boys, whose ages range from
8 years to 17 years, were acquitted
by a jury of five citizens.
The case and Us results caused
much comment and as a consequence
of the acquittals George S. Calhoun
wrote the following to the Courier:
To the Editor of the Courlor:
Sir: I have just learned that the
boys arrested by the officers and
charged with robbing the Grants
Pass Hardware Company's store and
also W. T. Goodman's place of busi
ness, were acqulted by a jury this
morning in the Juvenile court.
I am also informed by Chief of
Police McLane that the boys con
fessed to the crime, and told where
the money was burled, and upon in
vestlgatlon six dollars were found,
and that the revolvers were recov
ered and other plunder; that upon
being taken Into the Juvenile, court
the Judge ordered a Jury trial upon
his own motion, and that the defend
ants or plaintiff did not ask for one.
One boy was given his freedom up
on turning states evidence, but in
stead of assisting the state he cutely
shouldered all the blame, and left
the others to be accessories after the
fact, which resulted in the acquittal
of all.
If the amount of evidence as was
porduced before the trial was not
enough to convict, especially, the
other boys, why should we Insist
that such boys be arrested, and why
a jury trial, and why should the of
ficers search diligently to run the
culprits in and then be thrown down
under the pretense of not enough
evidence?
Certainly In this Instance the chlel
of police and other officers who
worked up the cases were thoroughly
diligent.
Last Saturday night my store was
plundered and robbed by some one
breaking in the window, uuder simi
lar circumstances as the other stores
that were entered.
If these boys confessed as stated
by Chief of Police McLane, then
surely Justice has not been done. I
have understood some, If not all of
these boys were out on parole. I am
not a believer In Governor West's
system of paroling and as a taxpayer
of Josephine county, I believe the
law should have meted out punish
ment in this case, especially since It
Is common talk that the laws are not
being enforced and that the officers
are not doing their duty.
A farewell party was given In
nonor of Miss Putnam November 25
and the evening was spent in nlav
In "Flinch" until midnight when
tight refreshments were served.
Mr. McCal lister was at the Pass
on business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fldler and Mrs. Wy-
ant were the guests of Mr. and Mrs
Langworthy Sunday.
J. O. Gibson of the Gibson Grocery
Co., of Grants Pass and family
passed through our burg Sunday eve
ning In their auto.
Lewis Mitchell and Jene Hayes of
Murphy were 6een on our streets
Sunday.
Mrs. Leith and daughter Miss
Annabelle of Murphy were the' guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Putnam Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Dora Perry and children and
Miss Ainsworth of Murphy attended
Sunday school here Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Coe of th Pass were
In our burg Sunday.
WfLMAMS ITEMS
nonx.
In Giants Pass, November 24,
1911, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mans
field, a daughter, weight ten pounds.
Clarified ads. work wonders.
Riley Davis who has been trapping
In our country has gone. back to the
Illinois valley.
' Miss Florence Sparlln visited her
friend Miss Lizzie Lemson over Sun
day evening.
Horace Blbby and Marvin Abbott
are back from Ashland where they
have been working. They will stay
on the cresk this winter.
The Methodist churchgoers Sunday
were treated to a very fine exposition
of the Bible by Rev. Mr. Ragon. Meth
odist minister at Williams where he
preached his Thanksgiving sermon.
Before reading his text and starting
his sermon, he gave a very Interesting
talk on. the origin of Thanksgiving
day. He desires to conduct a series
of lectures on the Bible this winter.
Should this opportunity be afforded
the people, no doubt many would
come out, oh occasions for learning In
such a book as the Bible nre not to
be passed up.
Miss Helen Blbby will depart for
Portland Tuesday where she will be
employed as stenographer In an office.
In response to some Invitations,
about 25 favored ones gathered at
the homo of Miss Llzzlo Lemons on
lust Wednesday eve. Cards and
games comprised the amusements,
after which a fine supper was served.
Every one present voted Miss Lizzie,
queen of hostesses.
Mr. Bacon, a former reuldent of
New Hope has moved his family to j
upper Williams where ho has Btartod
his children to school under O. F.
Thompson. They will have the advan
tage here of six months more school.
Miss Sadie Pence went to Merlin
Saturday where she will stay with hor
slater Mrs. Arthur Husey.
After driving up to the fields with
her husband's and father's dinner
Mrs. Mooin had a painful accident
on the way back. While driving
across the ditch above her place at a
good pace the king-bolt came out of
the hack. The horse Immediately
sprang forward with the front wheels
while Mrs. Muomu'was dragged over
O
Absolutely Puro
Economizes Butter, Flour,
Eggs ; makes the food more
appetizing and wholesome
The only Baking Powder made
from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar
the dash board, falling on her shoul
der. She was very fortunate in get
ting off with but a few bruises.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Thomas F.
Ryan, who in 1906 purchased rich
concessions in African Congo from
King Leopold of Belgium, is await
ing the first fruits of his investment
of millions there today In the deliv
ering to him of the 240 cut diamonds
from the New York customs house.
Ryan has kept a large corps of en
gineers busy In Congo five years past
searching for gold, silver and copper
mines. Ruber was another big at
traction which led to the expenditure
of the Ryan' funds, Doth have been
barren of returns to date, and dia
monds, from which he expected noth
ing, are the only fruits of Ryan's Investment.
FIRE ENGINE EXPERT HERE
Arthur Pymton, export for th
Amerlcan-LaFrance company of El
nilra, New York, is here to try out
the new auto fire engine recently
purchased by the city, and today
"fired up" the apparatus, took
Mayor Myers on as a passenger, and
caused much Interost when he turned
the red devil down Sixth street. .
The company expert will be her
about two weeks, and will give the
machine a thorough trUl, at the sam
time testing the eftlcloncy of th ap
plicants who are candidates for the
two Jobs at the fire house. He will
also Instruct members of the fire de
partment In practical fir flghtins;
and the use of the apparatus.
The machine will be accepted by
the city when all la satisfactory.
American Fence
Combine the Fence
and the Hog and gtl
ru.cBoiiu-5 AmcricanDoHars
Rogue River Hardware Co.
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A Warm Bathroom
Perfection
Every mother should be 'careful
that the children take their baths
in a warm room. The chill of a
cold room it dangerous after com
ing out of the hot water.
A Perfection Smoieiesa 08 Htr brings bathroom er bedroom
to just th degree of warmth you want in fn or ten minutes. AO trou
have to do it to touch a match.
Th Perfection Heater bums nine hours on on hiling and it
always ready for use. You can dot it anywhere it it needed.
There it do waste of fuel tad beat warming unoccupied rooms.
Just th heat you want, when and where you want it.
The Perfection it fitted with an utonubolotaini flame spreader
that prevents th wick being turned high enough to smoke and is
easy to remove and drop back when cleaning.
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aortal. ft atntf sad darabU - waubU h any toem as aajr Koum.
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Standard Oil Company
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TrlOtJlTlON OF
",- "" T- in wiiwssisiMntwiJ
The foundation of every success, business or profes
sional, is money. Save your money and a good OPPOR.
TTJNITY for you to make a profitable business invest
ment will surely come. Begin saving and KEEP ON
saving, and you will get ahead. There is no other way to
do so.
Hake OtJE Bank YOTJB Bank
We pay liberal interwt consistent with safety.
Josephine County Bank
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.