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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1913 WEEKLY ROGUE RIVER COURIER PAGE FOUR Weekly Rocue River Courier COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. A. IT. Vooililes, Proprietor Lucrcd at tie Grants Paw, Ore gon, post office as second-lass raall matter. SUIJSC KIITIOX RITES 09 Year 1160 fftz months ?6 Three Months 0 GRANTS PA3S THE MECCA. That big meeting held here- on Thursday attracted more than local Interest, and Grunts Pass on that day found Jireelf the center of the universe, so far as sorthern Oregon commercial Levies go. Up at Eugene the powus that be In the state university have seen the sign of Grants Puss was the first place In the state where' Pro fessor Sowers, who comes from Col umbia University, Now York, to Join the extension department of our uni versity, was seen and heard. Mr. Bowers heads a new department at the university. He will hare charge of the municipal reference bureau, and being an expert In (hone matters dealing with municipalities and their respectlre problems, he will work right Into the scheme of the Thurs day meeting. The purpose of the new work undertaken by the uni versity and by Mr. Sowers is explain ed a follows: 7"'To""provld8 expert Information on the problems which are arising In connection with municipal adminis tration, as, for example, the problems connected with street paving, street lighting, sewer construction, sewage disposal, park administration, police nd fire protection, water supply sys tems, and Questions connected with the operation or regulation of public " 2. To assist aud direct communi ties which desire social surveys made, either of all the activities of the community, or of any special phase of Ub life. Never before have men and women been so conscious of the need of knowing the facts about their communities. All real construction work must start with a fact basis. ' ' ' j 8. To co-operate with boards of county commissioners, city officials, health officers, superintendents of workhouses, county and state asy lums, supervisors of the poor, so that the best Information and the best way of conducting the public business may be placed t the disposal of ev ery public official. 4. To co-operate with county and city treasurers and auditors, and other financial officials, and, if do- sired, to Install up-to-date methods of controlling receipts and disburse ments, and modern practices con nected with auditing vouchers, pur chasing supplies, and letting con tracts. S. To co-operate with voluntary societies such as commercial clubs, Improvement associations, welfare leasees, health societies, women's clubs, etc., In working out plnns for social betterment programs; and with county superintendents and county boards with special reference to the finances of rural schools. AITROACII OF CITY ELECTION. There seems considerable differ ence of opinion regarding tho time that candidates for tho various city offices have for filing nominating petitions with the city auditor, and to qualify as nominees and have their names appear on tho official ballots Itr the December election. City Auditor Creaver Interprets the law to make it nco Rsary for candidates t0(0f apples in their nuuius. have their papers filed at least 25 days previous to election, wh,rh wouU donuunl that they bo In by Wednesday niht, basing his judg - nent on tho section of tho statute passed ry tne li'is legislature, it is evident, however, that tho city char - ter governs In the city election, giv ing candidates to within 16 days of election in which to file. Two candidates for mayor have filed their preliminary declarations with the auditor, and petitions for their nomination are now being cir culated and signed. The first to take the Initial action was A. A. Porter, present councilman from the third ward; E. T. MtKlnstry being the sec ond. The petition of neither has yet been filed, though the friends of the two men are getting the neces sary signers and the documents will be filed tomorrow. Other candidates ere also getting active for the vari ous offices, and there may also be a few more hats shied Into the mayor alty ring before time is called. SOUTHERN OREGON DEVELOP MENT LEAGUE. Tomorrow's meeting of the South ern Oregon Development League will give Grants Pass an opportunity to prove her boasted hospitality and place her. name in the very lead of.Tnlg Bhow that the whoIe8orQe an(J progressive western cities. Thia city , healthful f,it . t was fortunate In being named the eat of this important convention, and ' tD0UBandg of people ,n our coun- ahe will show that no mistake wasltry who never eat on app,e Ut u8 made in staging the meeting at this point. Primarily the meet is held to arrange for the exploiting of Oregon's j resources, and to make the visitors to the Panama-Pacific exposition in 1915 acquainted with the possibilities of the state. As the Rogue valley is the gateway between California and Ore gem, the movement Btarts from right In this locality. It Is proposed that a display of Oregon products, and a showing of Oregon resources, be made at Ashland during the exposition year, and the next legislature will be asked to make an appropriation to aid in the work. But while thia Is a definite object of the league, the possibilities of the organization are much more comprehensive, and when the plans are unfolded at the meeting Thursday the great scope of the work will be seen. It will become more than a localized Institution, and will embrace a state within ita Held of operatlona. APPLE DAY NOVEMBER 18. If there la any state in the union that should observe Apple Day in tte fullness of the spirit of the oc casion, lt is Oregon. This la the premier apple state when quality is considered, and in quantity of pro duction it will be found in the very front rank when the great acreage now planted comes into bearing. How the day should, and why it should, be observed In Oregon is ably told by Prof. Lewis, horticulturist of the agricultural college. He says that we should see that every child, every school child In the state of Oregon baa an apple; that every lunch basket has an apple; then there are the poor, the sick and the distressed. We should remember the hospitals, or phans' homes and the asylum. Where we have a commercial club we can set aside "Apple Night." Talks can be given regarding trie various phases of apple production, selling and consumption. Refreshments consisting of good apples and sweet cider would be along the right lines. We should see that apples are found at every home in Oregon during Ap ple Day. It every person In the state of Oregon will eat one apple on that day, we will consume about twelve carloads of apples. Should we pur- chase a box for every person In thole state we would have purchased near-j'"1' "'' '' "'"i s vnspnnH.r Hean ly one-half of the apple crop in the ' ,,: 'V b-d fr 25 ! . . n .1.1 t ,nr"' So cents. Mrs. H. M Parlinm state of Oregon for this year. In' ... , 'rrr"'- 6-lS-tf cur nonies lei us try a new recipe for preparation of the apple. There are 197 ways advertised In various j booklets and parers In which the: ',ple n)Ry be rrcpor,d. Try one of (negfl npw wavg The hotels already r nn.VA to the .itnAtlon nn,i r. rl.umlllt ,0 niake ft spedui feature Wesliotili' ' Isop that all the restaurants are also I offorlne apples cookrd In manv forms jTh traln8 whph lnto our ,ute jthat 71 a v should he supplied with j fnilt. We could advertise to the i tourist and new comer the wonderful 1 qualities of onr apples. In buying apples be sure to pet good varieties. Be soure that the fruit you get Is fit to rat. Varieties like the Ban Davis and Gano are not! suitable in the fall and we should look for such varieties as Jonathan, Grimes Golden, Delicious, Wagener, Ortley and Spltzenberg, which are in good eating condition during this season. Our grocerymen and fruit stand dealers can help out the situa tion very greatly by making a, spe cialty of these varieties on this day and take pains to label plainly these several varieties. Let us make It a point to become better acquainted with one or more of these varieties. The American people have simply been buying apples regardless of va riety whether for eating, baking or cooking. We will never Increase the apple consumption in the United States unless we can educate the pub 11c to a knowledge of the merits of the best varieties. Only forty million barrels of ap ples for ninety million people, and then, too, we export large quantities. the quantltle, lt 8nould be There that eTery man womaQ aQd chnd ehal eat an appe Novembep 18 Apple Day. TAMMANY'S LIFE IS .NOW IX THE BALANCE New York, Nov. 6. Ought New York'a democracy to stamp Tammany out absolutely, form a new organiza tion and make an entirely fresh start? Or would lt be better to make the old organization all over and go on using that? These were the questions Gotham's politician were asking one another today. The more radical element was for a completely "new deal." The name "Tammany," they said, will always spell graft to a majority of the right sort of voters. The party has enough rich men, they added, to finance a sew organization and a new one would be much better than the old. The conservative older heads were of the opinion that a re-organlzatlon would be better. The Tammany ma chinery waa wonderfully effective, they argued. It would take years for any substitute for lt to work so well. "Boss" Murphy must be ousted, they all agreed. Many thought it would he wise to drop the name "Tammany." "County democracy," or some such title, they said, would do Just as well. But the old organ ization they wanted to keep. It was impossible to predict what the outcome would bo. The reform element was In control, it was an unknown factor, and the most ex lerlenced polltlcans could only won per how It would use .Its power. "Personally I have nothing against Murphy," said Herman Metz, defeat ed candidate for city comptroller, "but Tammany has become a buga boo. It scares away voters." Metz' remark caused a sensation nnd many predicted that he would lead the anti-Murphy revolt. Washington, No. 6. Under a pro- vision adopted by the senate bank ing and currency committee, now ccmldering the Glass-Owen currency til' $100,000,000 worth of regional bnnk stock, bearing either five or six per cent. Interest, will be offered to the public. It also was provided that the banks must be absolutely under government control. HlfKI'.N DINNER FOR i!3 CENTS. Will be served r-ach Sat.irday and! oimuay rt me Am-rl'T rant j r,Pi lv ,,., ,,, ,.(hpoite in- i.md M.ml. Grants Pass. Prices CATARKH CANNOT BE CURED with LOCAL' APPLICATIONS ns LlT? "'"i ? f ,he (M!" ease. Catarrh is n Mno.l or ronsti. tutlonal disease, and in order to cure '..'" "u,s" XnU Internal remedies. Hill a I'fifnrvli Cum l i nally. and n. ts directly' upon the 1 mucous surtaces. Halts i Catarrh Cuw Is not a otiack inedl- cine. It was preserlheiUiv one of tho .,il!OTn physicians in this conn- I ZU . tonics known, combined with the betf j !;I;urs;Sacor,lThe ' Znt' nation of the two Ingredients Is what produces such wonderful results' in mrlnc catarrh. Sond for testl- menials, free. F. .1 CHENEY & ro j ranme. the plumber. Is ready a, Pold by Pntcdsts. pri'ce 75c. ' ny mlnut8 to "Pf'r your pl-tmb-Tnke Halls Family Pills for con-' !n,! 09 H trep. Telephon tlpation. i 14ft-U. 4-2-t' BAKER IS RE-ELECTED MAYOR OF CLEVELAND Cleveland, Nov. 5. Newtown D. Baker was re-elected mayor of Cleve land as shown by the official figures today, but he had to count his "sec ond choice" ballots to make it. The Cleveland election waa con ducted under a non-partisan, prefer ential system, the voters putting down their favorite candidates at the head of the ticket and their second and third choices underneath lt, In order. Baker got 41,296 first choice votes, which was 239 below a majority. His 3,228 second-choice ballots, however, elected him. Harry L. Davis waB second best candidate. In Cincinnati, Judge Frederick Spiegel, republican, was elected may or with his entire ticket by 3,300, restoring the Cox machine. The defeat of Mayor Henry T. Hunt to succeed himself was attributed by politicians to hla strict adherence to the merit system in choosing ap pointees among city officials and to the fact that he called on the govern-, or for troops during the street car strike here. Carl Keller was victorious hy 7,000 1 plurality over Judge Chittenden for mayor of Toledo, the first time a re-! publican has won there In 16 years. , Jorlty. The county also went demo-! crat, was re-elected at Columbus, but I by a reduced majority. j A Louisville message today put j (5,000 as the democratic ticket's ma-j Jorlty. The county also wen demo- cratlc, and returns from the legisla-j five vote showed an increase in the democratic majorities In the state senate and house. COL. ROOSEVELT ARRIVES AT BUENOS AIRES Buenos Aires, Nov. 5. Colonel Roosevelt arrived here today aboard the Uruguayan cruiser Uruguay. Ar gentine warships me, the cruiser at sea and fired salutes In honor of the distinguished visitor. A NIGHT OF TERROR Few nights are more terrible than that of a mother looking on her child choking ancT'gasping for breath dur ing an attack of croup, and nothing In the house to relieve it. Many mothers have passed nights of terror In this situation. A little forethought will enable you to avoid all this. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a certain cure for croup and has never been known to fall. Keep it at hand. For sale by all dealers. CLASSIFIED ADS list. KLLANLOf'1? TO ALL KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS You will please take notice that Thermopylae Lodge, No. 60, holds its conventions in the W. O. W. hall on the first and third Tues days of each month; that the regu lar conventions will be held at 7:30 o'clock p. m. from November 1, 1913, to April 30, 1914. Remem ber the place; remember the time; prove your faculty to remember hy appeaing in personam. J. D. Wurts baugh, chancellor commander. ANYONE wishing to lease a placer mine will apply to C. D. Sexton, Hugo, Oregon. 10-3 l-3t TIMBER LAND for exchange, with part cash. Approximately 2,000, 000 feet of Oregon pine, with 10 per cent, of sugar pine, on 160 acres, 15 miles east of Grants Pass. $4,500 a reasonable valua tion. Would take $1,500 or $2,000 in cash, remainder In Grants Pass lots or Rogue River valley farm ing land between Grants Pass and 10 miles out, or Crescent City lots. Address Marie E. Hall, Long Beach. Calif., care of General De livery. 10-31-tf ' NOW IS thVtime to orderyour fruit trees for fall seting. Cheaper than ever. I handle only the best. George II. Parker, 403 West D St., Phone 2S5-Y. 10-31-5t PULL YOUR STUMPS I will pull all your stumps up to 10-lnch diameter for ten cents each, and larper ones for same If don't have to use powder. If powder Is used to shake them, the cost of the powder extra. Sam Cabin, 605 West C St., Grants Pass. 10-31-tf . KSTUAYEP One red and white spotted yearllnsr heifer, marked crop and two splits in left ear. Any information concerning same will be thankfully received by J. B. Rorouph. R. F. D. 4. Phone 612-P-21. ll-7-3t All week Vcinnln? Monday, Nov- ember 10. the Ropue River Hardw m ,vo , ftnft ... 1 g e 1,000 votes Ith eacb 1,10 are i mouse trap sold for five cents. it Hot LaKe Springs HOT LAKE, OREGON (Union County, 9 miles east of La Grande) Nature's Wonderful Cure ' The hottest and most curative spring in the world REACHED ONLY VIA THE GET UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Extensive improvements have been made in all departments Special Reduced Fares from all O-W. R. & X. stations The MEDICATED MUD, VAPOR and MINERAL BATHS of Hot Lake have proven a boon to sufferers from Rheumatism, Blood, Kidney and Liver Complaints. ..Accommodations at the sanatorium delightfully complete, and rates within the reach of all. Apply to any agent for particulars and ask for booklet telling all about the Springs; or write to G. W. TAPE, the new Manager at Hot Lake. Ore. COMMERCIAL EXPEDITION WILL VIEW BIG DITCH i Colon, Panama, Nov. 6. The steamer Albangarez, of the United ( Fruit Company line, arrived in port! today with a score of members of I the "Commercial Expedition," wnicn will tour Central and South America, aboard. The party, which is made up of delegates to the recent South ern Commercial Congress at Mobile, where President Wilson addressed the meeting, will remain here until the tenth. They will sail on that date on the steamer Lamarl for Pay ta. Tomorrow the "expedition" will Inspect the canal and the Panama fortifications as the guests of the government officials in charge of the canal zone. NOTICE OF ESTRAY Notice is hereby given that one black and white spotted barrow hog, marked square crop off left ear, was taken up October 2, 1913, by H. M. Bartlett. Said hog will be offered for sale near the south end of Rogue river bridge at 10 o'clock a. m. on November 17, 1913, to satisfy the costs and damages, if the owner does not appear and claim property. J. C. RANDLE, Constable. STRAYED There came to my place on Green's creek October 1, 1913, one black and vhlte barrow hog, square crop off left enr. Owner can have same by paying for advertising, posting no tices and other charges. H. M. BARTLETT. jilt! I LIME, BLUE STONE And SPRAY PUMPS JEWELL HARDWARE CO. WELL ' MINING iuAX DROPS DEAD LS SALEM Salem, Nov. 6. James McGulre, interested In southern Oregon mining claims, dropped dead on the street here today. Jas. McGuire, who died in Salem today, was sent to the state peniten tiary from Josephine county In May, 1910, having been convicted of the killing of Ignaz Knappka, the crime having been committed on January 11, 1910, in the Selma country. The sentence was made light through the recommendation of the jury and upon the petition of numerous citizens the conviction having been upon purely circumstantial evidence. McGulre was later paroled. HATPINS ARE TABOOED OX HAMBURG STREET CARS Hamburg, Nov. 6. The new po- lice law requiring conductors of street cars, under pain of heavy pen alty and revocation of their licenses, to keep all women wearing long hat pins with points uncovered off the cars went Into effect today. Police men are required to take the names of women with projecting hatpins. All violators of the rule will he fined from $5 to $10. CAUSE OF INSOMNIA The most common cause of Insom nia is disorders of the stomach and constipation. Chamberlain's Tablets correct these disorders and enable you to sleep. For sale by all dealers. A classified ad does lt. Spray Time Is Here