Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, December 19, 1913, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1015 WEEKLY ROGUE RIVER COURIER PAGE FOUR Weekly Rogue River Courier COUNTY OFFICIAL PATER. A. E. Voorhles, Proprietor Entered at the Granta Pass, Ore gon, post office as second-iaBS mall natter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES UM Tear ... fix montba . . Three Montba ,11.50 . .75 . .40 WHY FARMERS PAY HIGH INTEREST. In the current Issue of Farm and Fireside, the national farm paper, published at Springfield, Ohio, Jud son C. Welllver, the Washington cor respondent of that publication, writes an interesting article In which he hows how farmers have to par high rates of interest in this country be cause they have no system of coI lectlve credits, such as have been de veloped for the benefit of farmers In certain foreign countries. The sub stltutlw of community credit for in dividual credit is what always re duces cost of Interest. Cities borrow their money at lower rates of inter est than Individuals because they act at a community. Following Is an ex tract from Mr. Welllver's article showing the rates of Interest farm en pay In this country at the pre sent time: ; "Recently the department of agri culture investigated Interest rates paid by farmers all over the coun try. It was found, through state ments made, by several thousand banks In answer to questions that on all loans to farmers, secured and unsecured, the average rates run from a trifle under six per cent, In most of New England, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, up to 10.5? per cent, in Oklahoma, 10.57 In New Mexico, 10.16 per cent, in Arizona, 10.13 in Montana, 10.70 In North Dakota, 9.97 In Texas, 9.48 in South Dakota, 9.98 In Georgia, 8.90 In Florida, 6.23 In Ohio, 4.67 In In dlana, 6.31 in Illinois, 6.88 in Mlchi gan, 6.24 in Wjsconsln, 7.93 In Min nesota, 7.21 In Iowa, 7.28 in Mis souri, 6.86 in Kentucky, 8.28 In Tennessee, 8.26 in Mississippi, 8.33 In Louisiana, 9.67 In Arkansas, 9.37 In Wyoming, 9.24 in Colorado, 8.61 In Utah, 9.03 In Nevada, 9.92 in Idaho, 9.99 in Washington, 8.32 li Oregon and 7.44 in California. "Broadly, banks accommodate their Interest rate with reference to the average balance the borrower may be expected to carry In the bank. A business man borrows $10,000 for ninety days. Its experience with that man justifies the bank in ex pecting that his dally balances throughout that ninety-day period will average $5,000; therefore it shades the rate of interest to him But a farmer borrowing money la likely to take the entire amount away in his wallet, and to maintain a mighty unimportant balance dur ing the period the loan has to run; then he will soil a bunch of hogs cattle, or a bin of wheat, and with the proceeds pay the loan. Because of such conditions, the farmer must of necessity pay higher rates for his money, because, It- might be said, he uses It harder." levy of nine mills was reasonable,' the states of Arizona, California, and a levy of the same kind this ! Colorado, Idaho. Montana, Nevada, year would have safeguarded thej New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, city's credit, giving ample cash to Utah, wasmngton ana wyoumis uj meet all expenses and to take care person who Is qualified to make en of certain obligations that have al- try under the homestead laws may ready been created. If It had' enter as much as 320 acres of public brought more than enough cash Into' land which Is la a reasonably coin tbe city treasury, the surplus would j pact body and Is non-mineral, non nelther have been thrown away or. Irrigable, unreserved, and unappro wasted. There is also much uncer-j Prlated and does not contain mer talnty concerning the amount of rev-! cbantable timber. Before such en enue that will come from the sal- try can be made, however, the land- .. ' mnut ha Hesicnatpd bv the secretary oons, ana witn more or tne ais-i pensers of liquor in town than the f the 'interior as not being, in his opinion, susceptible of successful ir rigation at a reasonable cost from business seems to Justify, some may fall to produce the expected $1,200 Furthermore, it seems a bit unfair to force the new administration to depend so much upon the saloon for cash for the everyday expenses of the city. It Is running municipal finances on too narrow a margin, and as there may still be time to have the levy Increased, It would seem the part of wisdom to make It a trifle more adequate. It would at least remove a potent cause for criticism. REJUVENATING THE G. O. P. One of the things that has brought most of discord into the ranks of the republican party has been the over representation of southern states In the national conventions. States with but few republican voters have had a dominant voice in formulating the policies of the party and in nam ing its standard bearers, and It was this alone that was the cause of the breaking up of the party last year. A handful of politicians from south ern states that never send a vote to the electoral college have named the nominee and have dictated the prin ciples of the organization. It was the worst form of ring politics ma nipulated by carpet-bagging office holders. The party suffered through the methods, and defeat last election was a natural result. If the defeat is to bo the cause of a reorganization upon better lines, with conventions in which the states are each given proper representation, and in which honest majorities are to control, then the defeat becomes a victory. The meeting of the national com mittee indicates that plans for the reformation of the party are to carry the day, and that again both wings of the party can come under the one standard. Bosslsm Is to be elimin ated, and delegates from north or south, east or west, are to be given an equal voice in shaping the des tinies of the party. Without this the republican party as a potent or ganization cannot live. Rebuilt along these lines, there Is no reason why It cannot be reunited and be come both progressive and repub lican at. the same time. any known source of water supply. No definite form of petition is re quired, but each application should be limited as far as possible to the specific tract desired for entry and ! should contain a description, by sec tion, township, and range, of the ap plicant's original homestead entry and the date of this entry, as well as a description, also by legal subdivi sions, of the land desired for addl tlonal entry. Information as to the possibility of irrigating the land Bhould also be furnished and should Include the distance and direction of the nearest stream of existing or pro posed irrigation canal, the elevation of the lowest point of the land above such source of water supply, the depth at which water can be reached by wells sunk on the land, and all available Information concerning at tempts to obtain water by this meth od. The general character of the land, both of the homesteader's orig inal entry (If he has made one) and of the land desired for additional en try should also be described, to aid the survey In reaching a decision as to its nonirrigablllty. THE CITY TAX LEVY. The city administration Is meot lng with more or less criticism from the public because of tho low tax levy mado for tho general ex penses of the coming year. It Is charged that the levy was based on political considerations, the purpose being to put tho 1914 administration at a disadvantage by a shortage ofibo made THE ENLARGED HOMESTEAD. Tho 3-0-acie homestead law, or, us it is ofton called, the enlarged- homesteud law, has made possible tho entry of many million acres of dry land in tho western states in tracts double the size allowed under tho original homestead law. Only land which has been "designated" by the secretary of the interior as "nou-lrrigable" can be entered under this act. More than 200,000,000 acres have been thus designated, but petitions and sworn statements re questing further designations are constantly being received. In an interview just given out, Secretary Lane calls attention to the fact that there appears to be consid erable misunderstanding among western homesteaders ns to the pro cedure necessary In order that en larged homestead designations may The secretary states that VOTING THE ROAD BONDS. The people of Grants Pass and of Josephine county have never been so awake to the question of taxation a at the present moment. Severa phases of the tax problem are now before them for solution, and that they are being studied by the in dividual citizen means that they wll be settled Intelligently. On the 31st of the month the olec tors will determine by the ballot whether or not they want tho county bonded for $225,000 for the fundln of the present road indebtedness an for the construction of better high ways throughout the county. Ther is at the present time a warrant In debtedness of about $125,00 against the road fund. These war rants bear Interest at the rate of six per cent., and the bonds will bear a rate of but five. Here will be a dl rect saving to the taxpayer from th Interest Item, as well as placing th Indebtedness on a more business like basis. The balance of the fun will go to the Immediate develop ment of a permanent highway sys tem, and while It will not at one put all tho roads on a permanen basis, it will so Improve all of then that the work can be carried forwan with system and with lasting results It will take care of the prlnclpa roads, the ones over which there i the greatest haul, especially of th Pacific Highway and the road through the Applegate and the Illinois valleys to the California line. The fund seems to be iflost wisely apportioned throughout all the various districts The Immediate result of the fav orable vote upon the bond issue will j be to reduce taxes rather than to ! Increase them, and to provide cash i from outside sources to be spent In j Josephine county In road building, ! repayment to be made twenty years BURUA.VKS METHODS Lditor Courier: Recently l was requested by Robert John, secretary of the Luther Uurbank Society of Santa Rosa, Cali fornia, to become a member of the society, and I was so favorably im pressed with the purposes of the so ciety and the list sent me of the life members that I accepted. The purpose of the Burbank. so ciety Is to spread the Burbank achievements "so that every man in the measure of his ability may be his own Burbank." In a letter to me dated the 13th Inst, the secretary says, "Mr. Bur bank is no longer engaged in plant growing commercially, but is devot ing his entire time to his creative work; since neither Mr. Burbank nor the society has anything to sell, as the society progresses it Is intend ed to compile a list of his creations best suited to particular soils and climates and to verify the reliability of the nurserymen to whom the pub lic may be referred. When at hand this Information will be sent to you." A few of the life members are as follows, to-wit: Luther Burbank, honorary president; Phoeba A. Hearst, Rollln D. Salisbury, Champ Clark, Helen M. Gould, James J. Hill, Frank A. Vanderlip, John Wana maker, John Mulr, John R. McLean, Henry E. Huntington, Hon, Wm. Kent, and Franklin K. Lane. The immediate Interest uppermost In my mind Just now is the testing of the thornless cactus. The spine less cactus, Mr. Burbank says, has already shown its ability to outdo alfalfa five to one. Mr. Burbank, graduating from his teens on a Massachusetts' farm, the account says, discovered a way to have roasting ears from ten days to two weeks ahead of his neighbors, and the result was, says Mr. Bur bank, "I averaged fifty cents a dozen for my sweet corn in an eager mar ket when my competitors found the product two weeks later a drug on the market at ten cents a dozen." Of the discovery, Mr. Burbank says: ! "Before my neighbors or I could be gin plowing I obtained fresh stable manure, which I mixed with leaf mould from the woods about half and half. While this mlxturo was moist and hot I placed the seed corn in It, ; mixing the whole mass together lightly. Thus I allowed it to stand until the seed had thrown out roots' ranging from two to six, or even eight, Inches in length; while the' tops had made a growth of about j one and a half inches. As soon as possible the land was prepared to receive the sprouted corn by making drills four feet apart. Along these drills this corn was dropped liberally,) no attention being paid as to whether! It was right side up or not. I then' covered it about one-half Inch deep. It was nothing unusual to find the1 corn up and growing the next morn ing. Spme would show a very strong growth and some a weak growth; the weaker I would pull out after a few days, leaving the stronger ones about twelve to eighteen inches apart." It was the success of this first ex periment which turned the inventive genius of Luther Burbank into the channel of plant breeding. W. J. WIMER. Mr. and Mrs. Everyman :- What is so nice as a beautiful home brightly lighted for the Christmas celebra tion! Then it is a Merry Christmas in a merry house. Come to us and make your house complete for the holidays. We have all sorts of unique articles of furniture that will be splen did for x'Mas presents. You can find no fault with our prices . What makes a better X'Mas present than a Brass Bed? We have them in the Satin Finish priced from $15.50 to $22.00. All sorts of Rugs. A new lot Just arrived, come and see them; all prices from $2.25 to $35. McFarland Furniture Store SACRIFICE OF WIDOWS CONDEMNED IX INDIA Calcutta, Dec. 17. The high court of Allahabad has emphasized its con demnation of the practice of 'sut tee" the burning of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre by increas ing the sentences of two of the rela tives of a woman who thus recently sacrificed herself. She was the widow of a wealthy Brahman and, accord ing to the ancient rite, which has been prescribed by the Indian govern ment Unoe 1S29, caused herself to be burnt alive on his pyre in the pre sence of the whole village, her rela tives assisting at the ceremonies. Five of the latter were arrested on the charge of "abetting suicide" and were sentenced to imprisonment by the trial court. In their appeal to the high court they failed to sub stantiate the defense that the fire was hence, when there are many more lighted bv supernatural means, the flames descending from Heaven, and Bankr pt 3 tl OGK MUST BE SOLD THE ENTIRE STOCK OF H, P. TRACY, JEWELER, AT 203 SOUTH SIXTH ST., CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON will be sold at a Great Sacrifice The prices offered at this sale WILL ASTONISH YOU. Goods will go at cost, for they must be sold. Everything in the way of diamonds, rubies, rings of all kinds, silverware, watches, clocks, and everything found in an up-to-date jewelry store. Beginning December 17th. Come early and get your choice of these superior articles at this Great Bankrupt Sale ! By Order of the Court, C. A. Sidle? Referee. funds. Figures are quoted by the: only tho simplest and most direct present city omdals, however, to nctiou by the settler is required, and; show that the 6H mill levy for cur- that It la wholly unnecessary for him rent expenses will suffice, and it is, to incur tho charges now made by likely that it will be sufflclent with the strictest economy, provided all the anticipated revenues are real ized. But a long chance Is taken attorneys who draw up formal peti tions that are in fact no more effec tive than tho homesteader's own let ter would be. On this account a people here to pay It than are now here. Tho better highways will aid In making the county richer and more ropulous, and therefore will In a large measure pay for themselves. su.vrr. medal rou hero when too much hore Is based on this! brief statement of the essential facts realization, for the city k never ! relative to the enlarged-homestead yet been able to make a clean bal-ilaw Is timely. tnce of Its credits, the coming year will probably not break the re- The first enlarged-homestead net was aproved February 19. 1909, and cord In this respnt. Last year's ns later amended provides that in Washington. Tee. 17. A silver medal was presented today to John Von Dulm. of the steamer General McDowell, by Secretary of the Treas ury Mo.Vdoo. Von Dulm saved a soldier from drowning In San Fran cisco bay September 10 last. the appeal was promptly dismissed and the Increased sentence Imposed. Get the boy one of those curved handle, capped-hub boys' wagons at the Rogue River Hardware for Christmas. . 1 2-1 2-2t THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS, Mother liray't Sweet Towder for Children, a Certain relief (or FcverisUneat, Headache, Bad Stonisi h . Teething Thsordere, move and regulate the llowei ami ilentroy Worm. They break np Coldi In '.'4 hour. Tbey are to pliaeant lo th tate Children likethem. 0er HViii testimonial, ld hy Mother fur M year. Thrn nn-rr fail. Sid bj all Pniix'ta, S.V. Sample niailed FKfcE. Addrew, Allen S. Olnuted, I Koy, N. V, Millinery Specials A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF THE LATEST CREATIONS IN LADIES' HATS, ALSO EVERYTHING IN MILLINERY GOODS AT SPECIAL PRICES FROM DECEMBER 19 TO DECEMBER 24. Houck & Clay 300 SOUTH SIXTH STREET