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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1913. Doubly Glad is the Glad to smoke this pure old Virginia and North Carolina bright leaf with its natural tobacco taste. Aged and stemmed and then granulated. Tucks quickly in the pipe rolls easily into a cigarette. With each sack a book of cigarette papers FREE. And smokers are glad to get the free pres ent coupons enclosed in each .5c sack. These coupons are good for a great variety of pleasing articles cameras, talking machines, balls, skates, safety razors, china, furniture, toilet articles, etc. Many things that will delight old or young. As a spermi offer, we will send our new il lustrated catalog of these presents FREE. Just send us vour name and ad dress on a postal Thti Iff 4si 4 STEAMSHIP STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS LOST. Seattle, Aug. 18. The Bteamshlp State of California, one of the larg est vessels of the Pacific Coast Steamship company, which left Seat tle Wednesday night for Skagway, struck an uHcharted rock In Gam bler bay, near Cape Fanshaw, south of Juneau, at 8:30 Sunday morning, and sank in a few minutes. Ten passengers and six members of the crew are known to have per ished. Fifteen more of the 100 pas sengers aboard were still missing to day. All may have drowned. Mrs. E. C. Ward, wife of the as sistant manager of the Pacific Coast Steamship company, and her daugh ter Lila, were among those lost. Ward, receiving cable messages of the disaster today at the offices of the company here, was frantic with grief when the word came of the Iobs of his family. The steamer Jefferson was notified by wireless and picked up the sur vivors In the State of California's life boats. They were taken to Jun eau, from which point the local of fices were notified. They were lat er taken to a Juneau hospital. The list of dead and missing fol lows: Mrs. E. C. Ward and her daugh ter, Miss Lila Ward. Mrs. A. Birnbaum. Mrs. Stella Reardon. Claron Vanderlaf. John Vanderlaf and four uniden tified women The following members of crew were lost: C. Anderson. B. C. Perkins. M. Swanson. L. Mazzinl. P. Smith. " W. Clark. B. Madigan. The following passengers are miss ing: Leslie Nel.ro. May Dixon. Mrs. E. C. Snlthlll. Charles Si.itMIl. I I'.M-m B. Norman. Nick Plttulas. Ren A. Wade. Miss Anna L. Cassidy. W. A. Dyer, Minette Harlan. Blanche FrMd. Miss Alice Johnson, Miss Reardon. J. Homan. Miss Wilson. Pan D'ego. Cil.. Aug. 18. The 1 i i Man Who Smoke offer expires December 81, 1918 In everr sack cif Liggrf A Myrrt Duke' Mixture w one and a half ounces of splendid tohscen and free present coupon. V, 52 I Coupont horn Dutt't Mtrturtma bt astotirti wiM lart from HORSE SHOE,J.T.,TINSLEY'S NATURAL LEAF, GRANGER TWIST, and am. tonsfromFOVRROStSUOcttmii'um ruprm), PICK PLUG CUT, PIED MONT CIGARETTES. CUX CIGA RETTES. and otht tail v umpont usutd t Hi. 31 Premium Dept. Qyt? VyAAj fctaoo M. 1001. rio . fl . 1 k A3 steamer State of California, lost off the Alaska coast; has been making this port intermittently for the last 20 years. She was taken off six weeks ago and put on the run be tween Seattle and Alaskan ports. At the local office of the Pacific Coast Steamship company It was said she had capacity for 275 passengers. She was 2,400 tons and was about 25 years old. She was a sister ship of the Queen. Seattle, Aug. 19. Sixty-eight lives now appear to have been lost in the wreck of the State of Califor nia. Of the 76 passengers, but 43 were saved. The crew numbered 75 and of these advices say that but for ty were rescued. While the Pacific Coast Steamship company say that but seven mem bers of the crew were lost, they are unable to account for the remainder. As figured at this hour, there seems to have been 33 passengers and 35 members of the crew drowned. Seattle, Aug. 19. Latest Infor mation from the scene of the wreck of the State of California on Sunday morning indicates that the vessel struck an uncharted rock in Gambler bay, tore a great hole in her bottom, and then slipped from the rock and within three minutes sank beneath the surface of the water. This is the view taken by the of ficials of the Pacific Coast Steam ship company, owners of the lost ves sel. In no other way can they ac count for the great loss of life among the passengers and the com paratively few fatalities among the jcrew. It Is pointed out that at 8:30 o'clock on Sunday morning many of the passengers would probably still I be In their berths and it is believed 'that the great number of those re j ported missing went down with the ship. The wireless plant on the Califor nia did Its duty faithfully, and D. C. Perkins, of San Francisco, wireless operator, is among the missing. In the brief moments given between the time of the collision with the reef and the linking of the vessel. Perkins repeated the "S. O. S." call and the steamship Jefferson of the Alaska Steamship company, picked AUTOMOBILE COLLIDES WITH BIG BLACK BEAK. Warrenton, Or., Aug. 19. To run full tilt Into a huge black bear while automoblllng In the 4 mountains near Cannon Beach 4 was the experience being relat- ed today by George Schmidt and 4 f memben of bla party. The lender of the car, however, thrust Mr. Bruin to one side and the party scooted down the mountain In safety. 4 4 44444444444444444 up the distress signal and hurried to the scene. The Jefferson took aboard from life boats and rafts, 43 of the Cali fornia's passengers, together with Captain T. H. Cann and forty mem bers of the crew. William Aber nethy, first officer, and three mem bers of the crew were left at the scene of the wreck. The Jefferson then left for Jun eau, where the rescued passengers were provided for and last night pro ceeded on board the steamer North western. Jefferson left Juneau at 1 o'clock yesterday morning with 40 members of the crew of the Califor nia and la expected to reach Seattle shortly after noon tomorrow. Good Reason for Ills EnthuxinAtn When a man has suffered for sev eral days with colic, diarrhoea or oth er form of bowel complaint and is then cured sound and well by one or two doses of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, as Is often the case, It Is but natural that he should be enthusiastic In his praise of the remedy, and especially is this the case of a severe attack when life Is threatened. Try It when In need of such a remedy. It never falls. Sold by all dealers. NEW BREED ROGUE ill V Lit BEES FOUND. Tales are just commencing to ooze Into town from upper Deer creek where Attorneys O. S. Blanchard and C. A. Sldler were encamped dur ing their recent outing. Mr. Sldler told. the Courier about the success that attended the twain in their hunt for wild honey, but he forgot some of the most Interesting details of the search. He told of getting gallons of the delicious honey from one tree, but the tale of that other tree has just leaked out. This second tree was hunted In true bee hunter style. Sldler Bald that the Inhabitants of this tree were the mixed Italian and wild breed, for he could see the bands on their bodies, and their form was a bit different from that of either of the breeds unmixed, and he just knew that there would be a tub full of honey In that tree. The three foot white oak was finally brought to earth after more or less of the day had been spent In making chips, and two sections were cut from the fallen monarch to get at the part that was Inhabited and honey-laden. But the men returned to camp empty handed and crestfallen, and it 1b said that tbey have promised new gowns and bonnets galore to quiet their bet ter halves. These last bees were hornets! SERIOUS ERROR IN GRANTS PASS, Grant Pass Citizens Will Do W'l to Profit by the Following. Many fatal cases of kidney disease have reached an Incurable stage be cause the patient did not understand the symptoms. Even today in Grants Pass there are many residents making the same serious error. They at tribute their mysterious aches and pains to overwork, or worry, per haps, when all the time their rheu matic pains, backache and bladder Ir regularities are most probably due to weak and ailing kidneys. If you are 111, If your kidneys are out of order, profit by this Grants Pass resident's experience. J. M. Jones, 1054 Conklin Ave., Grants Pass, Oregon, sayB: "I suf fered for quite a while from numer ous symptoms of kidney trouble. I tried different remedies, but I was not helped until I used Doan's Kid ney Pills. They greatly relieved me. The action of my kidneys was regu lated and the aches, pains and lame ness left me. Since them my health has been fine." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 rents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. ONE THOUSAND ATTEND O. A. C. WELFARE SCHOOL. Approximately 1,000 persons at tended tha various sessions of the O. A. C. General Welfare school held Friday and Saturday In the Paddock building. The interesting and in structive lectures, demonstrations and exhibits were greatly enjoyed and appreciated. The school U the first thing of its kind ever assem bled to tour the state. It will be out six weeks altogether, visiting 18 of the larger cities of the state. Our former townsman, M O. Evans Jr., business manager of the school, states that the members of the party wish to express their sincere appre ciation of the kindness and spirit of co-operation shewn them and the great Interest manifested in the work. The members of the party were en thusiastic over the beauties of the city and Its surroundings, especially the view from Tokay Heights. All expressed a desire for a return visit and that Grants Pass was certainly on the list whenever college exten sion work is to be carried on. MORE FORFEITURES OF O. & C. GRANT LANDS. Portland, Aug. 20. Another for feiture of lands "Innocently pur chased," from the Oregon & Califor nia Railroad land grant was made today with a decree signed by Fed eral Judge R. S. Bean. The owner of the land, amounting to 2,000 acres in Jackson county, near Medford. is Dr. Edward Fowler of Cleveland, Ohio, who may now buy the lands back from the government at $2.50 an acre. SAX JOSE HAS A $100,000 CONFLAGRATION'. San Jose. Cal., Aug. 20. Property damage of $100,000 is caused here today by a fire which razed a block of business buildings, destroying the Chase lumber yards, the Alameda grocery, the West San Jose postof flce and several dwellings. Two fire men were overcome by smoke but will recover. PLAY FEU AW OF NAPOLEON IS 100 1LAKS OLD. Paris, Aug. 18. Pierre Schainel Ruy, the only living man whose fraud ever clasped that of Napoleon Bonaparte, today celebrated his 106th birthday by rising at 5 o'clock and taklug a long walk through, the streets of Neuilly and along the banks of the Seine. Later in the day he was tendered an informal recep tion by 'fellow Imperialists. Quite poor, unmarried, Roy lives In a two room apartment, his only lucoine be ing a government pension of 30 cents a day. Imperialist sympathiz ers occasionally help the old man with donations. His mind is as clear as a bell, his haul Is perfectly steady, yet he was "playboy" to the King of Rome, Napoleon's beloved "L'AIglon," in the palace of Versail les. It was only at St. Helena that Roy remembers seeing the Emperor. There he saw him four times. Until Roy was 60 years old he was rather a heavy drinker. He drank wine. Since then, he has drunk milk principally, though now and then he still takes a glass of wine with meals. He has never taken any particular care of himself, attributing his long life to open-air walks, lack of ex cesses, save drinking "when he was a young man," and to the fact that his mother and father both were very young when he was born, the one being 17, and the other 19. He has always eaten whatever and as ' much as he chose. j "I have lived through the reg-' Ions." said Roy, "of two emperors and three kings, not counting nine presidents under the Third Repub lic. Yet, as you see me today, I can read and write without glasses, and mend my own clothes. I learned to sew when very yoiini; and later wa costumer at the opera. Never hav Ing had a wife, the knowledge served me in good stead. "You ask me whom I believe to be the greatest man since Napoleon. My answer Is that there has leen none since to stand a comparison. E 1 genlcs, I believe more than any othr one thing, have been responsible for my 106 years. Eugenics seems to be' modern enough as a study, but I'm an example of the chldlren sane and healthy young couples can bring Info! the world when properly mated. I never married because I was happy enoueh as a bachelor. It was not be cause I had no use for women. Whr, 1 VAI, Innv ' n n Ua-a Tin . n. IU J ' jyria nut,", a U J 1IT-I l'IJ Mlll'-il i rouKMr. "i nirted with the fair sex until I was R5." FUNDS AHU NEEDED FOR NEW LIBRARY. The work of securing the neces sary funds tor the new library will be actively begun during the present week. The extent and excellence of the circulating department and the reading room Is dependent solely upon the available resources. Of the several public enterprises now be fore the people, the library asks the least and is of Incalculable value to old and young. The library will be free to every resident of, the county and it is desired that every one con tribute toward its establishment to expedite the work of soliciting and collecting. It Is desired that all who will do so, fill out the following blank and send it with your contri bution to any member of thejlbrary commission. Enclosed find $ to be used for the purchase of books or periodicals for the Grants Pass free public library. Signed D0 It now. Members of the library commis sion are Mesdames J. E. Hair, A. II. Dennlson, Jos. Moss, C. L. Hobart, Arthur Conklin, C. W. Courtney, A. J. Klocker, Miss Minnie Tuffs. O. H. Carner. R. R. Turner, R. S. Morgan, Rev. I. H. Teel. FOREIGX AUTO MAKERS COMBINE. Paris, Aug. 19. French automo bile manufacturers today began ac tive work on a campaign against the American "Invasion of automobiles" of cheap make. The first step today was the naming of a committee which will attend the manufacturers' convention In London in November. The plans of the French makers are to recognize the International union of Manufacturers as an open oppon ent of the American output. Ameri can cars of reasonable prices have proved so durable and popular with the French public that home made car sales have fallen off greatly. SUSPECTED HIGHWAYMAN DIES FROM SHOT. j Portland, Aug. 19. William Wal ter, suspected highwayman, who was shot several days ago by Patrolman I Martin after refusing to halt at the officer's command, Is dead today as the result of his Injuries. . The Grants Pass Banking & Trust Company AUGUST 9, 1013. HfttoumM. Loans and Discounts $175,723.67 Overdrafts 37.93 Bonds, Securities, etc 39,100.94 Furniture and Fixtures 6,314.71 Other Real Estate 1,425.71 Due from Banks 32,242.01 Cash on Hand 17,582.40 Total $272,427.37 Iiabllltlm. Capital $50,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 10,514.70 Dividends Unpaid 12.00 P0"111 .".$211,900.'67 Tota' OFFICERS AND Clnns Schmidt, President Marshall Hoopr, CaWe Jan, T. Tuff. Geo. R. Riddle. THE NEW The new depositor in this bank ninjr le aMurml of receiving direct, personal attention uml servlre, for thin is our policy. A bunker's ndvlce and acqualntnnre is usually valuable; his actual help rertalnly . Killings lcwmlt of whatever amount are aiadly received and full Interest In paid 011 them, ( becking account, huiinpM or p4roniil, are invited. JOSEPHINE COUNTY BANK T. R. CORNELL. President BAM II. BAKER. Cashier J. 1 CALVERT. Vice Pres. GEO. R. DICKINSON, Asst CashJT. L GEORGE LI.NKHARD. George Llnkhard was bora in Xenla. Ohio, Nor. 12, 1836, and died at Grants Pass Sunday, Aug. 17, 1913, aged 76 years, 9 months and 4 days, having been a sufferer from kidney trouble, culminating in Brtght's disease, since last October. Mr. Llnkhard served in Company O, 66th 111., western sharpshooters, ea llstlng at the expiration of that time, and was finally mustered out at the close of the war In '65. He served with Sherman In his march to the sea and participated In nearly all the Important battles in which Sher man's troops engaged. Mr. and Mrs- Llnkhard came to Grants Pass In July of 1912, from Kewanee, III., accompanied by their daughter and her husband, Mr and Mrs. F. M. Selby. Hls son, Thomas Llnkhart and wife came to this city in October last year on account of his father's illness. The funeral was held at the fam ily residence on J street Monday af ternoon, Rev. Wm. R. Jeffrey preaching, and the Interment was at the I. O. O. F. cc"..o'.cry. BATTING AVERAGE OF BEAVERS IS IMPROVING. San Francisco, Aug. 19. Statis tics published here today show that Donne, Lober and Lindsay of the Portland Beavers are crowding Hart Maggert of the Los Angeles team, who still remains the peer ot wil low wellders of the Tactile coast league with a percentage of .315. Last week Donne brought his aver age up from .307 to .311, while Lon er's standing Is .310. Lindsay jump ed from .306 to .309. Bayless of Venice stands next on the list with a percentage of .308, followed by Elliott of the same team with .300. Jimmy Johnston of San Francisco la next with .299. Klawltter of Sacramento leads the pitchers of the league with ten wins and four defeats for a percentage ot .714. Johnny Williams ot the same team, is second with 11 victories and five defeats. Fanning of San FTan cIrco stands third with a percentage of .643. James of Portland, it fourth with .630; Prultt of Oakland fifth with .625 and West of Portland sixth with .619. Office stationery at the Courier. 7mm $272,427.37 DIRECTORS. Geo. P. J eater, Vice President. L. A. Lunr, Ass't Cashier. 0. S. HUnrht Herbert Smith. DEPOSITOR. if
