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Rogue River Courier
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAT Kit.
Tlroprlrtor!
tditor !
A. r ToorhlM,
C. CouUit,
ttmfrfi U tU U. I. Pott Offlc at
Slants Past, Oregon, at second claaa
tall matter.
SlIlfiCIUPTIOX ItATKS
jj 60
Lne Year .
Weekly
ini monthi 76 toll of human lite, so far this sea
Three Months 40 sen. Is 41 as compared with 73 for
I'ayible In Advance. v
. . - tLe whole year of 1911. The brave
FJUIMV, Jl'M' 1W, 1012. jmen who have lost their lives In the
' . - - Ir.ferest of s lence should be record-
HE PORTS CANNOT HE VERIFIED. 'e(j amons the tlt.IOl.H. Tnat lhe fly-
Again The Courier has been call-'log machine will finally be a success
ed upon to chronicle threatened 'ther Is no reason to doubt, but this
railroad building out of Grants Pass, can only come from repeated at
Tbla tlnii; It Is u line to the Blue . tempt? to navigate the air and those
Ledge mine, a property which will engaged In the business must risk
Justify the expense of such a road, -their lives continuously to bring
but to far The Courier was been un- about am cess.
able, we are sorry to Bay, to verify j Going over the list from the be
tbe report which appeared In the ginning w have the death of Lieu
coluinnB of a I'ortland evening paper, jtrnant Thomas i: .W fridge, the fir-;;
The matter baa been Investigated by person killed In an aeroplane, In
wire but up to the present time no H08, the llBt of fatalities has rap
reliable Information In regard to the Idly Increased. In 1908 one ma.i hst
publication haa been secured; there- bis life, In 1909 four, In 1913 thirty,
lore, we conclude that it la impoa- two, In 1911 seventy-three, and to
ible to confirm the report. Every- date for the present year forty-one
body knowa that a road will be built persons have been killed, making a
to the Blue Ledge property and when total of one hundred and fifty-one.
It Is, It will be from Grants Pass up
the Applejjate, as railroad men long! TMK Colorado HIRHANK.
go ceased to either build over or
through mountains whn there la au
opportunity to reach the point by
easy water grade, as would be the
case In building from this city.
The I'ortland report bears evi
dence of having been made by a rail
road promoter for the purpose of In
ducing the ople of another town I
In this valley to put up a bonua to
secure the road for Itself. Hut sin h
efforts are futile, as capital will not
be thrown away building tunnels
when there Is no need of It. The
Blue l.edge property is a very valu
able one and the men who own It
are li'iiUi' iali.Y able to build the roail
in uiestlon at miy time they uia
consider It n'i ettHiry. Grants l';is.-
will at all times extend the i;lad that there Is a fair prospect that w?
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hand tu enterprises of this Mud and will make a beginning at this session
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especially to this particular road, as of conuress In solving the parcels
It will open up large timber Inter- post problem. The house in passim;
tbts as well as many rich mining the annual pnstofth-e appropriation
properties aside from L Blue 'bill Included the following provis
Ledge. The Courier will try to keep Ions: First, raising the weight limit
Its readers informed in regard to on parcels from 4 pounds, as It Is
railroad construction, but it feels it now, to 11 pounds, ami reducing the
cannot afford to allow itself to be rate from 16 cents to 12 cents a
used l the speiuiaior or fake pro- pound. Next, It tstabllshes a par
lnotei. We take ii that when the eels post on rural routes going out
owners oi tin tilth' Led ne uct ready jfroni any town, charging 5 cents for
to build, they will proceed In a sane ,the first pound and 1 cent for each
mminei', procuring the services of additional pound,
the engineers and the right-of-way. ' This Is all right for a beginning.
When they are ready tney will an- We hive been advocating this much
Bounce to th" world their intention. for a number of years. It Is, bow
We can all feel assured that the ro.nl ever, only a beginning. The house
will be built and that there will not recognizes this by providing for a
be unnci cssary deUy in the under--joint committee ol three members
taking as the pibe of topper Is ad from each hous" to make further
vaiiiing trotu month to month and study of tre question and report to
linni this on rlth mines containing congress In December, 1912.
this mineral will be operated to ud-
vantuge.
KEEP THE CALVES ON THE
FA KM.
The farmers of Josephine county
are pel suing a runinoiis ntetliod by
selling their tahes to the butcher,
Dining the past sprinv and summer
many hundreds of this kind of live
stock have been brought to town and
sold when In reality ihev sb"uid have
been kept on the farm. The calves
at this tine of the ear wh. I: weigh
from To to M' pounds win text ear
tip the beam at Irotn :."oi to 500
pounds The heifer stock, if kept '
pn the farm, will add to o tr dairy In-
Urest and brlns more llvto, k.
This killing of talws tv-ry year
.1 the tuse of raising the pri.e of
beef which comes from the stsrclty
of young stock which Is t.ot tti'.oweV
to mature It Is t tr.e we hac". foirc
legislation or. this ibje.-t. A law
like that of Argentina, which pro-
hlblts the killing of m female bovine
until the animal ha ua :itd Its sev-
etith year. wtiiK! ntto P'egon a
stock cout trv Good Wt f w.. ild ;
longer be a luxury In.l lU'etl In by
the well-to-do alone. Until such a
xw it pasted let ui have good sen.--enough
to refuse to tend our calves
the shambles,
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T11L' HEROES OF THE AKEO
J'LA.NES. The science of aviation has cost
tLe country dearly this jear. The
Word comes from Greeley, Colo.
that Edward House, the "Colorado
.Burbank," Is developing a seedless
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watermelon and a hybrid peanut by
crossing the sweet pea with the pea
nut vine, which he hopes will grow
peanuts above uround. lie declares
hat he will yet cross a breakfast
food with coffee and reduce the cost
of llvlnir thereby materially. There
Is plenty of room for experiment
along this line and It would be well
.for the country If we had n whole
regiment of "Hurbnnks."
IH PARCELS POST PROBLEM
BEING SOLVED.
A dispatch from Washington says
THE LIGHT IS BREAKING.
Conditions around Grams Pass
ud In this part of the Rogue River
valley are tertainly most encourag
v. Some n:onths ago the Courier
remarked, editorially, there was an
old aing it is always darkist Just
before the dawn," ami It can now
slve assurance that the light is
breaking i'ttore many weeks we
'..al! a'.! be aware that the dawn of
pn spi rit? Is with tit. Politics has
Jel.oiJ the coii.:ng o! the better
d. but in spite of these d-lays we
have reached .". period In oar history
hen cordlt tecs si e ripe for the pro-
motion of rreat enterprises which
lll make lirsr.ts Pass the center of
routing pros.ertty.
There is a general fee'.! g abroad
that the da if :., it-i eti' has
reached tie cur.try dtfri-:? f ,K-e-
pMr.e uglily, r,r.j u :s cer?wiei"
apparent that inmatu-n. aifall.t. l og
rsh'r.g dairy lug and fruit grow if. c
v.ii soot: g:ve vs a reput.itic-. wvM b
will attra t that rlafs of ven who
have ia;.na! to luxes! and who ;vs-
les the abl'in :otarr f, rw,,rd the-
undertakings whb-h are tee, led to
itahe Grant Pass a city of Import
ance. We hear much about railroad
building and perhaps many of us
have little confidence that this will
be brought about at an early date.
Bit let us assure our friends that
our section Is to be, in the very near
future, the Etorm renter of railway
construction. If we will b it possess
our souls In patience we can see and
feel that the dawn of prosperity is
near, and the year lit 12 will see
thse conditions inaugurated.
i MAKING WAR ON INSECTS.
Down in California the owners of
vineyards are making a war on that
class of Injects which have been
damaging grape vines seriously dur
ing this en'lre season. The State
Horticultural Society has taken
6tcps which will result In great ben
efit to the owners of vineyards. The
Insect which is doing the most dam
age is l.nown as the Tenebrlonid
beetle and is common in both or
chards and vineyards throughout the
state of California. The United
States agricultural department has
been requested to send a pathologist
to make a thorough investigation of
the various districts to determine
the real cause of the trouble and to
be able to come back successfully
with the pest.
CROP PROSPECTS GOOD.
The hay, alfaiia and the apple
crops are most satisfactory in Jose
phine county. It may be that It will
be necessary to Import a small
amount of hay for next winter, but
it will be more than 75 per cent less
than It was a year ago. The money
for the difference will remain in the
hands of the people of this county
and It will do a world of good.
A BETTER DAY IS DAWNING.
The leading, active and earnest
business men of Josephine county
have resolved that factional fights
shall no longer disturb the harmony
wfcich should exist In this commun
ity. Animosities have bee.i forgot
ten, bitterness has vanished and
liarshncfs has been softened so that
all realize the beauties and profit
ableness of peace, ''oday men are
determined to act together for the
welfare of the community and con
sequently .the future looks bright.
Josephine county abounds In oppor
tunities for the homeseeker, and the
man who has means to develop farms
or enter Into business of any sort.
All that we have to do is to make
known our resources to bring us the
class needed to develop the hidden
wealth which awaits those in search
of opportunities.
MAKE HASTE SLOWLY.
Those men who have voted the re
publican ticket for generations need
not be In a hurry making up their
minds to leave their party and join
the democratic ranks. There is so
much in democracy that Is not for
the best interests of the country that
the members of the party of I.imotn,
Grant and M Klnley should hesitate
befoie casting their lot with that po
litical I'tgani.ation. The men who
compose the rank and rile of Wood
row Wilson are opposed to the pro
tection of the American wording man
and fanner, therefore tlje sua ess of
democracy is not for the best hrer
est of the industrial classes.
It will be remembered that the
people cried for a change In 1!2 and
when the change came there tame
with It a talanilty that cost millions
of dollars and a dozen years' time
to restore the country to its normal
cotitlitit n At the first opportunity
after lvij the people overw lu lir.ing
ly repudiated lhe demotratlc doc
trine pf tariff reform for tocr.ue
ct'.y. In the e'e tion of Mi Klnley to
the presidency and the pass.ige ?
tne P!r,gv tariff act cf ls7, which
bro '.gb u'ief. restored h'is:r.es ci-n-Cdem
( .-ml U ed the ' -ir.ess t f
the rtople if. J xU r..-:ion
stall tasli
No. tie teip'.e will r.ot enlioe
ti e de.-p'!M fr.e trad- dot in
1912, "however s:gar-coated it may
be resented, for they have had their
bitter experience and are not deslr
jous of another schooling in those
'democratic Institutions the bread
line and soup house.
BULLETIN ON SOILS.
TLe s ientists who make a busi
ness of investigating soils have found
out many things of value to Ameri
can farmers. According to bulletin
S. '.'7, of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, all foils are
nude up of varying amounts of ma
terials having the three fundamental
soil colors white, black and red.
Grayish colors are considered to be
composed uf tulxtiiies of biack and
white; yellowish, mixtures of white
and red; brownish, mixtures of red
and black. Whittlsh or gray soils
ere not generally of much agricul
tural value. They usually lack or
ganic matter and iron, and have a
r.Uh content of slba and alumina.
But light-colored clayey soils are
generally fairly rich in potash. Yel
low soils owe their color to small
amounts of ferric oxide, more or less
hydrated. Black soils r.re rich in
organie matter and frequently In
lime. The color Is thought to be due
to black humus bodies having formed
from decaying organic matter and
lime. Dlack soils are universally es
teemed highly. Of course, mechani
cal condition muf t also be considered.
Red soils owe their color to ferric
oxide. The color Indicates good
drainage, as stagnant water would
dissolve away the coloring ferric ox
ide. Red soils are generally older,
I:i a geological sense, than yellow
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ones, and the drainage Is better
THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMO
CRATIC TARIFF PLANKS.
The one Important point of differ
ence between the republican and
democratic parties during this cam
paign Is the tariff. The democratic
party demands a tariff for revenue
only, while the republicans maintain
their policy of protection to the in
dustries of the county, the republi
can tariff plank In the platform reads
as follows:
"We reaffirm our belief in a pro
tective tariff. The republican tariff
'policy has been of the greatest bene
fit to the country, developing our re
sources, diversifying our Industries
(and protecting our workmen against
competition with cheaper labor
abroad, thus establishing for our
wage earners the American standard
of living. The protective tariff Is so
woven into the fabric of our indus
trial and agricultural life, that to
substitute for It a tariff for revenue
only would destroy many industries
and throw millions of our people out
cf employment. The products of the
farm and of the mines should receive
the same measure of protection as
other products of American labor.
"We hold that the Imp rt duties
should be high enough while yield
ing a sufficient revenue to protect
adequately American industries and
wages. Some of the existing Import
duties are too high and should be re
duced. Re-adjustment should be
tir.ade from time to tlm to conform
I to changed tondttlorts and to reduce
jexcessive rates, but without Injury
to Anierhan industry. To acenmp
l.Eh this correct information is inde
spensible. This Information can be
I best obtained by an expert comrats
'sion as the large volume of useful
.facts contained In the recent reports
jof the tariff board has demonstrated,
j "The principal feature of modern
Industrial life Is Its enormous diver
sification. To apply tariff rates just
ly to these changing conditions re
quires close Inquiry and more scien
tific methods than ever before. The
jrepuMi an party has shown by Its
creation of the tnrlff board, its recog-
n'tion of this situation and Its deter
mination to be equal to It. We con
demn the democratic party for - lt
,?"!.!: re dther to prcvblr funds for
the t.otitinuance nf this board or to
make fome other provision icr pe
Curlr. c the information rouiisite f"r
CON KEY'S
ru rlHUvrVLK
VvE H ft don' satisfy you,
Sa'AYlr vourmonev back auick!
; TLfL Price S 1 ."25
Get a can JsT0W.
CRAMER BROS.
Sprayers
Intelligent tariff legislation. We
'protest against the democratic nieth
jod of legislating on these vital sub
jects without careful information.
"We condemn the democratic tar
'lff bills passed by the house of the
( Sixty-second congress as sectional, as
Injurious to the public credit, and as
'destroying business enterprise."
Below will be found the plank of
the democratic party in full: The
document Is very wordy, but it
simply means tariff revenue only. It
Is the same old plank that Cleveland
experimented with and which re
duced the workingmen of the coun
try to starvation prices for labor.
"Tariff Reform We declare it to
be a fundamental principle of the
democratic party that the federal
' government under the constitution
has no right or power to Impose or
icollect tariff duties except for the
purpu-e of revenue, and we demand
that the collection of such taxes
'shall he limited to the tie essilies ol
govt i anient honestly and economi-
ca 1 1 administered.
"The high republican tariff is the
iprir. ipal cause of the uneiiun! dN
jtrlb tion of wealth; it Is a system of
taxation which makes the rlc'.i rkh
er and the poor poorer; under its
operations the American farmer and
laboring man are the chief suffer
ers; It raises the cost of the ncc-essar-.les
'of life to thein, but docs not pro
tect their product or wage. The far
inier sells largely in fro markets,
and buys almost entirely in the pro
tected markets. In the mcst highly
j protected Industries sucn as cotton
and wool, steel and iron, the wages
jof the laborers are the. lowest paid
In any of our Industries. We de
jnounce the republican pretense or.
;that subject and assert that Amer
ican wages are established by com
petitive conditions and not by the
'tariff.
"We favor the Immediate down
jward revision of the existing high,
and in many cases, prohibitive, tariff
duties, Insisting that material reduc
tions be speedily made upon the ne
cessities of life. Articles entering
Into competition with tni6t-controll-
ed products and articles of American
manufacture which are sold abroad
more cheaply than at home, should
be put upon the free list.
"'We recognize that our system of
j tariff taxation Is intimately conne t
ed with the business of the count r; ".
and we favor the ultimate attain-
i
ment of the principles we advo -aft
by legislation that will not Injure or
destroy legitimate Industry.
I "We denounce the action of Tres
jldent Taft in vetoing th bills to re
jdiire the tariff in the cotton, woolen.
J metals and chemicals schedules and
the farmers' free list bill, all of
which were designed to give immedi
ate relief to the masses from the ex
actions of the trusts,
j "The republban party, while prom
ising tariff revision, has shown by its
.tariff legislation that such revision
is not to be in the people's Interest.
(and. having been faithless to its
j pbdgfs of lOf'S. ith should no longer
! enjoy the confidence of the nation
i We appeal to the American people tn
i
I support us in o ir demand for a tariff
ft" rven e or.'v "
pal. Ots. 50c.
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50c
SAVES LOSS
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I'ORTLAND, July 1 s.-Sanford
Sprattler, deaf and dumb, reporte'd
to the police that a man had attempt,
ed to hold him up. Investigation
proved the "hold-up" nian was Pa
trolman Wellbrook, who thought
Spj-attler's actions suspicious.
- PORTLAND, July IS. Charles
Jackson, colored, loaned Robert
Pi rns, also colored, a diamond pin
to wear to a party. A woman stole
It from Burns. Since then Burns
and a detective have searched 18
negroes for the pin, finally yanking
It from the shirt front of William
Hicks.
TORTLAND, July 18. Just be
fore they went to bed, David Penn
man told his wife where he had hid
den $20. It was gone next morning.
In its stead was a note: "'Whisper
it next time."
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18. It
took four policemen and a patrol
driver to bring Hilda bchwartz to
court. All were badly bitten, scratch
ed and kicked in the mixup. She
was wanted only as a witness at that.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18 A
"'wild man" with all Suto forest a9
jhis I'topia Is in jail here, unpoetical-
ly booked as a common vag. He has
i forgotten his own name and most of
the English language and has no
knowledge of time, the high cost of
; living or the bull moose party.
LOS ANGELES, July 18. An un
discriminating thief entered the
jliome of Alice Stebbins Wells, pio
jneer police woman, and stole her
i handbag containing her police badge,
powder rag, revolver, gum and $1.50
jln change. Detective friends have
begun the search.
VENICE, Cal.. July 18. Fair
mermaids of this beach resort have
won their first water polo victory,
defeating a team of life guards. They
are out with a challenge to meet
any male team in the state. Two are
blondes and two brunettes.
You can't swat the fly on your
cows, but you can use No-b iv, which
will keep the flies off of them. Try
It at once and you will always use
It. Rogue River Hardware Co. 2t
If you want to increase your
crops cne half use our land plaster.
Cement Products Co., opposite S. P.
depot. J-22-tf
ECLUS POLLOCK
of Grant Pass, Ore.
Regular Republican Nominee for
ASSESSOR JOSEPHINE
COUNTY
Present Incumbent.
W. M. CHESHIRE
of Grants Pass, Ore.
Regular Democratic Nominee for
SHERIFF
Eight years In sheriff's office si
deputy..
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