FRIDAY, SEITEM1JER U8, lmj. FAGE FOl R WEEKLY KOtil'E RIVER COURIER Weekly Rogue River Courier COl'NTY OFFICIAL PAI'KK. A. E. Yuorhip, Proprietor Entered at the Grants Pass, Ore ion, post office as second-lass mall natter. Kl'llKC'RIITION RAT EH una Year 1150 (six months 76 Three Months 40 PROFITING DOTH WAYS. The public market Is being estab lished for profit to no one except the producer and the consumer. It Is Intended to solve tho marketing Sjucstion from both end of the ganie, and to pruwde the opportun ity for iHbh sale of the products of the valley and to give the consumer the best possible servlre In his buy Uf. The expenses of establlHhing the market have been met by the coni tolttf e from the Commercial club, and no commission will be charged Ither buyer or seller, the only ex pense to the farmer who makes use of the market being 20 or 25 cents for each day that be rents a stall and this rental will not be charged, we understand, till the market Is firmly established. Fourteen booths each 8x10 feet In slzo, with a coun ter In front, are provided In the building at 211 N Sixth street. These will be allotted to the farmers with out other charge than the small dally rent which will help to pay the wage of the market master. In these booths, or "stalls" as they are more commonly called, only the pro ducts of the farmer con be offered, and It goes without saying that the farmer who brings In his produce In the most attractive form will be the one to make the best and quickest ales. First It Is up to the producer to have the goods at the market ready for sale. There can be no market without the things to offer the would-bo purchaser. This Is not the most propitious time of the year for the establishment of the mitrket, but there are many lines of produce that are In season, and with the market established the farmer can plant next spring to meet its de mand!. When tho market opens Wednes day morning there should be an of fering of all the varieties of fruits, vegetables and other produce now In season. When the producer has done this It Is tben up to the con sumer to do the rest. Ask for the things you want, and if they are not at the piH.kut Wednesday thoy may lie there on the next market (lay, or as soon as the grower can provide for the demand. A balance will be Btrni-k ns soon as the needs of the public are known. Alongside the market building Is a vacant lot that has been made ready for the farmer who has a load of wood or of ha or of other bulky produce for sale, and the day should not bo fur distant when the market will be the center for all commerce between the producers of the valley and those who consume their pro ducts. PAYING itu mi cii for school LOOK Tin- slate supm inunOcut of puli lic iiiftrui turn mils atteution to the Ian thai too much is being t luirM d i lor ceiuin school books In some i.im's It would seem that too much ! ii li. ini; i harmed In a good many c.is.'-. In.t In tbts Instance the sup- ei ihtctidi'iit imies that tho publish-j its have been nipped at their graft, In a communication to this paper he fays; "In our contrai's with tho var ious hool book publishers the law requires the stnt board of educa tion to take tho prices as reported to us by the state text book com mission. "In oar contracts, honever, vr added a clause to which all of tho publishers (rred and signed with out protest, to the effert that the publisher will not ssll aay book at a greater pries than Is uharges1 for .such bock in any other state In the United States. "This department discovered a short time ago that ' the Palmer Writing Lessons for primary grades was selling In other states for 15 cents, while the contract price In thtg state Is 20 cents. The higher book, known as Palmer Method of fluslness Writing, Is selllna; In Chi cago for 16 cents while the contract pdlce In this state Is 25 cents. We took this matter up with the Palmer people and after threatening to bring suit on their bond w? got With the publi- market system the them to Instruct their agent In this j grower himself accepts the respon state to notify all dealers that these jsibiiity of pleasing the ultimate cou books would be Bold for 15 cents jsuiner, and selling for cash is la a and lfi rents respectively. If any position to deal with his merchant of the children in your community have paid a higher price than this they should take the books bark and ask for the difference. The J. K. Gill company, agents for the pub lishers, Informs me that the pub llflhers will make the amount good to your local dealer. "This department Is endeavoring to do all that is possible In securing for the boys and girls of Oregon, books at as low a price as they can be secured anywhere tn the United States. We will continue our In vestigations on every book con tracted for use In our schools." EQUALIZING THE TAXES. The arriving at an absolutely fair and equal basis of property values fc: the purposes of taxation is a dif ficult matter, especially in a county like Josephine where there is no es tablished valuation of real estate, and Btah a range In realty values. It is notable, therefore, that there were so few complaints before the board of equalization that has just been In session. The chief conten tion before the board was the eora- pir.lnt of the Southern Pacific rail ioad, which objected to the assess r ent by the county of elsht acres In the heart of the city of Grants Pass. The bonrd refuspd the petition of tho S. I'. company for the cancella tion of what they termed this 'double, assessment." The ret'usul was based upon the judgment of the county assessor, who had made the original assessment, and supported by the state tax commission which v rote the board that It did not con sider the acreage as operating prop erty within the meaning of the law, ni'd that It was not Included in the Ptsessment made by the state com mission upon the company'! oper ating property. The action of the county assessor In placing this upon the roll makes a substantia! In crease In the taxable property of the city and county. Other complaints before the board were adjusted, a few Increases and a few decreases being the net result of the delibera tions of the board. AN ENCOURAGING RECEPTION. There can le no fault found with the reception which the people of Grauts l'as uccordod the public market. They were there by the score whon the market opened its doors and during all the morning hours there ai a procession of market baskets along the street, There was no shortage ln the supply of pun ha.-ers. The shortage was in the supply of srutf to purchase, but thin la a feature that time will rem- edy. Many of those v.ho were rended upon to be among the pro - ducers at the market were busy In I the arranging of exhibits at the fair, and of necessity could not be at both places at the same time. They will be found at the market Satur day, however, mid they should he greeted by just ns strong a display of market baskets as on the first morn ing. The public market is some thing thut must be developed. Time will establish the balance between demand and supply, nnd the balance of course hinges uron the question of demand. As soon as the farmers know what the demand Is. they will meet It. Tho public market win work both toward a better grade of produce and a more sanitary and satisfactory 'mode of placing it before the trade. There can be no criticism of the merchant for not dealing upon a j different basis with the grower, for In a great many cases the grower tas offered a most Inferior article, poorly packed or not packed at all, and then found fault if the cash was not forthcoming for it. The ii.tri.hant could not buy it and have it ieit ijpou bis hauJti to spoil, con sequently the market was demoraliz ed and the grower disappointed. I upon a cash basis, a more Btitiaiac tory system for all concerned. In many well established public mar kets, that at Medford for instance, tlie business houses themselves pur chase their supply of vegetables through the market, thus being as sured of "market quality," for it jmust not be supposed that the public j market will put the grocer out of the vegetable business. It will, however, make a more satisfactory way of dealing between the merchant and the grower as well as between the consumer and the grower, and for this reason, little opposition has been voiced to the establishment of the market here. SLAVERY IN PHILIPPINES. A new light has been shed upon the demand for the independence of the Philippine Islands by the report Just made on slavery conditions there. Of course those who profit by the ownership of human beings, and who know that slavery can not exist under American government, are anxious that Uncle Sam should stay on his own side of the earth, and it is largely from that element in the islands that the demand for "freedom" is coming. Whatever the policy of the Unit ed States so far as the future of the Philippines may be, its first duty should be to see that all the people who reside upon them are given ab solute freedom before the islands themselves are Bet free to establish their own government. It would be a travesty upon right and Justice for an administration to allow slave owning citizena of the Philippines to set up a "free" government. The American government has got a whole lot of work cut out for itself before it can grant independence to the Philippines. THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. Unfamillarlty with the issues to be Toted on at the special referendum election of November 4 has been found quite general throughout Oregon, says the Guard. Some vot ers have an understanding of one, some of two or three of the Issues, but few of the entire group. The five Issues are as follows: Shall an appropriation of $100,- In the Industry, especially in that j' ine ,aw inai anects foreigners who 000. made by the 1913 legislature, branch of It allied to dairying, andjare ln the I)ri,cess of becoming na to construct and equip au adminia- the dairy herds have been greatly ln- j tl,ralll!e(l American citizens. All for- tratlon an.j classroom bulldintr for i tho University of Oregon and to ex- j tend the heating plant through it. I bo permitted to stand? Shall nn appropriation of $75.000, , (made by the 1913 legislature, for additions and repairs to three Uni-' de-lversitv of Oreeon hnlldlnirs unit n ' the University's central heating!'"' nre In the contest, with a dozen plant, be permitted to stand? 1 wore that should have been Included. Shall tho sterilization act, passed j by the 1913 legislature, to protect j the public from habitual criminals and moral degenerates be permitted to stand? Shall the act of the 1913 leelsln-j The stock Industry pays in more ture providing a county attorney for (ways than one. Through the direct each county and Using salaries, ;retu: ns from the dairy herd in milk 8tnn(,? Jnd butter produced, and of the hams Shall the worklncmen's compec- and baron and lard from the swine, sntlon act stand? corr.e the most noticeable additions to Chief interest appears to center !the bank account, but these are not round the fa to of the two University jb any mean, the only sources from appropriations and that of the com- j which tbs profits of the herds art, de lation act. Relievers In ednca- jrtved. The lands of the Rogne taller tlon throughout the state an. ron- be ln some Instance. h..n t 'a siderablr wrought tip over th!i lat- est attask upon the University's pro- i gress. They state the case in part j as follows: ' No new building has been erected j at the University for six years, dur-j Ing which period attendance has j doubled. As far back as 1910 in-j structlons was being given under ex-j treme difficulties. The 1911 lecls- lature came to the rescue by appro-! priatlng money for fvo new build- i ings. Personal enemies of the Uni- i versify resorted to the referendum and no buildings could he erected. It j i then became necessary to begin hold- lng classes In basements, in hallways : and In temporary places hastily j thrown together and substantial I enough only to keep out wind and 1 rain. The 1913 legislature attempted a! second rescue. It appropriated funds i for one new structure, but added in ! a second bill $75,000 for repairs and j additions, as follows: j To the library building, $30,uu0; engineering building, $15,000; j Heady ball, $10,000; men's domitory,, $10,000; heating plant, $10,000. j Again the referndum has been in- J voked, and again the University is j put under the utmost strain to handle : the incoming students, who this fall will probably number 850 In the col leges of liberal arts and engineering alone. The $175,000 is available at! the state treasury, and construction j of the one building and repairs and additions to the others will be begun at once If the voters uphold the two appropriations. To uphold the appro priations will enable the University to accomplish its work more satisfactor ily until the millage bill takes effect and removes both the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural col lege from politics. The sterilization act Is "referended" by the anti-sterilization league, which pleads the individual's private rights and the probability of unjust opera tions. Authority to order steriliza tion is vested In the state board of health. The intended patient is per mitted an appeal to the courts. District Attorneys now often hold office for several counties. The county attorney act provides for one attorney in each county and fixes salaries, which range from $4,000 a year In Multnomah to $600 each In Curry and Lincoln counties. The workmen's compensation act, with which most voters are familiar, created a state Industrial commls s'on and provides an industrial ac "Ident fund, made up from assess ments upon employers. In case of accident, the employe's compensa tion comes from this fund, In an amount fixed hy the commission. Personal damage suits are expected to he eliminated under this act. STOCK INDUSTRY GROWS. It is encouraging that the Interest In the stock industry Is growing in the Rogue Valley. Within the past year a great advance has been made'tentlon of the Cour'er to a provision creased through shipments from the i outside. At the fair now being held Sn Grants Pass the entries ln the stock lino are many times larger than last -vear. though not by any means as ,arPe hi; they Bhonld be at that. Lastent montn' otherwise they will have year not an entry tried for the honors ! In the milk cow confpt. an th! ' Another enocurnijinc feature Is the Improvement made In the quality and number on the swine exhibits during i ?ne twelve months, this class being es- peciallv well filled. I i '!UJ-'J frr two sod thres score years without a j - t i ism i i "The Mainspring of the Farm." Gasoline Engines For All Power Work. Drives the Cream Separator, Churn, Wash ing Machine, Feed Cutter, in fact anything that can be hitched to them. . THE FAMOUS FARM PUMP ENGINE Fits any pump and makes it hump. Let us figure with you on a pumping or power plant of aay kind. JEWELL HARDWARE CO. the returning to the aoll of the fer tility that had been taken from It through repeated cropping. There is rf turned to the soil through the dairy herd more than Is removed from it, and the waited fertility of some of these overworked farms will be built i'l' through the raising of stock. No si 11 can stand a continuous draft up on its store of fertility, unless some thin? Is returned to It to make up lor the annual robbery, without In the end becoming a bankrupt soil. The training of the native fertility of the isoll will be one of the benefits derived from the building np of the utock In terest. County Clerk Coburn calls the at- 1,1 s w" nave laKen "t their first papers, or made declaration previous to September 27th, 1900, will have to file their petitions for final papers on or before the 27th day of the pres- gln a11 over a?aIn. and will be "naole to recister or vote. Hereafter. the second papers must be taken out not later than jeven years after the first. WOVLD MAKE WHITE SLAVERY EXTRADITABLE OFFKXse. W'ashlngton. Sept. 25. A bill making white slavery an extraditable offense was introduced ln the house today by French of Idaho. ''HICK EX DINNER FOR "3 CENTS. Will lp served each Saturday and Sunday at the American restaurant, formerly the Good Eats, opposite ci'y bund Mand. Grants Pass. Prices for other meals as reasonable. Clean "jonis and comfortable beds for 25 nd f.O cents. Mrs. H. M. Parham. Prop. e.1Mf 1-4 f .H - spiaivKu riiumcTs ax ADEQUATE MEAT Sll'l'LV. Chicago, Sept. 23. Editor James fool of a livestock publication here, addressing the American Meat Pack ers' association,' took a more hope ful view than most of the other speakers concerning future prices of meat In America. He predicted that the government would make the domestic meat sup ply adequate within 10 years and, by way of hastening matters, sug gested that the association launch a movement for the advancement of $30,000,000 to farmers and cattle raisers to finance increased beef pro duction. The executive committee of the association in its annual report, i rged the public to eat more pork, which is comparatively plentiful, and less beef, which is constantly growing scarcer. INCOMPLETE REPORT OF TARIFF COXFEREES. Washington, Sept. 25. An Incom plete report In an effort to effect a compromise is the announced Plan here voday of the tariff conferees. The incomplete report goes to the house calendar and will be called up tomorrow when th conferees expert to have a supplemental report rov erln th controversies ln the mea sure. CLASSIFIED APS MTSCKLLAXKOro LOST Between Grants" Pass-aid Savage creek, front door of small cook stove. . Finder will be suit ably rewarded for Its return to Letcher's & Son, Jewelry. tf WESTERN HOTEL Rooms 50 cents. Rates by the week. Mod ern, clean and homelike. Your pat ronage solicited. Cor. 6tb and D streets. Grants Pass. T-ll-tf RANNIE. the plumber. Is rdy ' sny minute to repair your plumb ing. 609 H street. Telephone n-n 4-i-t V