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PAGK TWO
DAILY HOOVE RIVER COURIER
TIKSh.W, MAY SM. I0IO.
Daily Rogue River Courier.
A. B. VOORHIES, Pub, and Prop.
W1LFORD ALLEN. Editor
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TUESDAT, MAT S3, 1918.
CHAUTAUQUA "WEEK.
That Grants Pass might hare a
season of Chautauqua, when speak
ers and musicians and entertainers of
more than national repute could be
brought here at prices within the
reach of the citisens, a number of
local people signed a guarantee ob
ligating themselves to meet the fin
ancial demand. June 6 with be the
opening date Qf the attractions which
for the entire week will hold forth at
the big tent There can be found up
on the program of the usual Chau
tauqua single features that if brought
to the community alone, and apart
from the co-operation of other com
munities under the Chautauqua plan,
would cost more than the entire
week's program. To bring the flre
eating Insurgent from Kansas to.
Grants Pass for a single lecture would
cost as much as the entire Chautau
qua If he were to come for the one
engagement alone. The same is true
of Witepskle'a Royal Hungarian or
chestra, and of other of the program
med events of the week. But through
the co-operation of many towns along
the line these speakers and perform
ers can be heard at most reasonable
prices.
A week of Chautauqua brings to
the Inland towns some of the cul
ture and the refinement and the
learning of the larger centers that
could not be had through any other
agency. There may be upon the pro
gram some mediocre attractions, just
as there were last season, but taken
as a whole the Chautauqua week will
be a notable one and the cost to the
Individual trifling as compared with
the enjoyment and the benefit to be
derived.
MR. HUGHES AND THE PEOPLE.
Since the result of the primary elec
tion in Oregon was announced, and
with it the fact that there is a strong
current of Hughes sentiment among
the people, the campaign has about
lost its interest except as between
Hnghes and Roosevelt. So long as
he occupies his place upon the bench
Hughes must of course observe a dis
creet silence, though had he in mind
the absolute refusal of the republican
nomination, he could have so indi
cated many months ago. If there
had been no chance of his acceptance
of a nomination tendered him in a
sufficiently unanimous spirit by his
party, he would certainly have stop
ped the trend of sentiment in his dir
ection. His silence has permitted
ihls sentiment to grow until now it is
dominating the party. Hughes is the
one man the democrats are most
afraid of for he is the one man who
can command the whole vote of a
united party.
The site of the new sugar factory
was the Mecca for many visitors
again Sunday, and great progress in
the work upon the structure Is noted.
The smaller of the two main build
ings is well along, the steel frame
being In place, the boilers installed
and the brick work about half com
pleted. The erection of the steel
frame of the main building has not
been commenced.
Of On Mind.
, Mrs. Hokun-Do Mr. and Mrs. Dash,
sway get along well logctbcr? Mr.
Totus-Oh. beautifully. Ho lets ber
hove her own way In everything. Kbe
is suing for a divorce now, and he isn't
even contesting It-Life.
Genuine
New Orleans
Molasses
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
Quality First
T. R. TESTIFIES III
GLOVERS BEHALF
Washington, May 23.- Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed himself
to the full today when he testified In
Justice Glddon's court as a character
witness for Charles C. Glover, presi
dent of the Kiggs National bank, who
is accused by the government of per
jury In connection with an affidavit
made by his bank.
The colonel was In court before
either Judge or Jury arrived. Mrs.
Alice Longworth, his daughter, ac
companied him. The court room was
packed. Cheers greeted Roosevelt as
he walked inside the rail and greeted
Glover. The applause continued un
til Justice Giddons entered, with the
colonel apparently appreciating It
Attorney Stanchfield put the form
er president on the stand at once. He
gave his occupation as a writer and
said that in the campaign of 111!
Glover was against him, favoring
either Wilson or Taft v
"Glover is absolutely the highest
man In Washington from a stand
point of Integrity snd general knowl
edge." he asserted.
Roosevelt said that he and his
children used the Riggs bank.
When lawyers for the opposition
interposed objections to certain' ques
tions," the colonel glared at them.
He also glared at the Jndge when the
objections were snstained. i
.
PRACTICAL KEALVH HINT.
Wesk Kti.'i.
There is a form of (jcviU.:.,
cardiac trouble In wulib ,1k-
heart Is simply weak. Stub a
heart has atreiutiu only for the
everyday needs "of the body and
has no reserve force to meet any
emergencies that may arise, such
as acute Illness or unwonted
muscular or mental strain, it is
usually aHKociatet wltb general
muscular weakness aud lack of
physical toe aud ajways with
abnormally low blood presnure.
The low procure Is partly owing
to the fact that the heart Is too
weak to projM'l the blood with
sufficient force to fill the arteries
and pertly owlnj? to the want of
muscular tone in the arterlee
themselves. The person who
has a weak heart must always
remember that his condition Is
$ not hopeless and that he most
not make it so by anxiety and
hypochondriacal watching of
symptoms. He may easily live
as long as bis neighbor if he
takes care of himself, obeys his
physician and preserves a cheer-
fid disposition.
Vour Initial
Steel Die embossed
in a lien u tif ul color combination
on
Stationery or ,
Correspondence Cards
Special Sox 23c
CLEMENS Sells Drugs
The IttexaSUL Store
wit lfv uuMrans
Pure
T". ","W Sell and Guarantee
V TOOLS and CUTLERY
ROGUE RIVER HARDWARE
The Big Red Front
E
TAKEN BY GERMANS
Berlin. May 23. Germans cap
tured a blockhouse south of Camard
forest, northwest of Verdun, It was
officially announced today. The most
violent fighting raged eroundthe
position all night A furious battle
is raring In the ruins of Fort Douau-
mont, but the stronghold is declared
to have been retained by German sol
diers. British plana tor a counter-attack
south of Glvenchy were observed by
aviators. Advances on Roclincourt
were repulsed, said the war office.
In the Mouse district fighting be
came very lively owing" to strong
French counter-attacks. Assaults
east of Hill 304 and south of Dead
Man's hill were repulsed.
East of the Mouse terrific infan
try engagements were reported. The
French were admitted to have en
tered some German positions, but
flank movements were hurled back by
counter-attacks.
Douaumont was still firmly in Ger
man hands when the last dispatches
were received.
Victories were claimed in fighting
on Conibre heights, Meuse heights
and southeast of Verdun. There has
been no change on the eastern and
Balkan fronts.
SOUTH DAKOTA HOLDS
PRIMARY ELECTION TODAY
Pierre, S. D., May 23. South
Dakota voters ballotted today in the
presidential preference primary.
I There was no contest, however, Wil
son in tne democratic ranxs, ana
Cummins in the republican, being the
only candidates.
NOTICE TO CUT
GRASS AXD WEEDS
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the or
dinances of the city of Grants Pass
require owners and occupants of any
lot, tract or parcel of land within the
corporate limits to keep such lot, par
cel or tract of land, together with the
street, sidewalk and alley abutting
thereon, free from growing grass or
vegetation over three inches tall, ex
cepting grass or crops raised In the
ordinary course of husbandry, and
every such owner or occupant of such
premises is required prior to the first
day of June, 1916, to cause to be
cut and removed or destroyed any
BUS
such grass or vegotatlon.
; It is further provided that in case
of neglect or failure to comply, said
grass or vegetation shall be cut and
destroyed by the city under the direc
tion of the street superintendent, and
the expense thereof shall be charged
against the property and made a lien
against the same to be enforced by
the sale of such property. It is fur
ther provided that the owner or oc
cupant of any lot or parcel of land
within said city who shall fall to
comply with the above provisions
shall be deemed guilty pf a misde
meanor. I Compliance herewith is required
for the protection of the city against
conflagration and for the mainten
ance of sanitation and the appearance
of the city,
l You will avoid costs and penalties,
and save the taxpayers from many
expensive fire calls by giving' this
your prompt attention.
C. E. McLAN.B,
754 City Marshal.
COUNTY AGENT'S
NOTES
Governor Wlthycombo has pro
claimed Friday, May S. as "Oregon
nird Da? This Is made a special f
day for everyone Interested in birds
to do something for the protection
and comfort of our bird friends. A
day for the school children to devote
to study of mode of lite of feathered
creatures and to prepare houses for
thorn. '
During the past year there have
been organised In the state of Oregon
more than SUO junior audibon socie
ties for the study of wild btrds. Near
ly 4.000 boys and girls of Oregon
have been engaged in bird study and
bird protection.
There are three ways in which chil
dren can attract birds and make them
more plentiful.
First Have attractive trees and
bushes, so birds can have places to
build their homes In the branches
and crotches of the trees. To build
attractive houses for birds.
Second During the winter months
when food is scarce to place feed
where birds ran 'get it so they will
not hare to go south for the winter.
Then they will nest nearby In the
spring.
Third It is necessary to keep in
check or control those enemies of the
bird that are continually hunting and
destroying them. One of the great
est enemies of the bird Is the stray
house cat. These cat are hunting
birds day and night, frequently kill
ing the mother and leaving the young
birds to starve.
Another sour.ee of destruction Is
the small boy. He, so often, has not
been taught the value of the bird to
the farmer. Neither has be been
taught the enjoyment of having the
song birds around the home.
Besides the pleasure of having the
birds around us, they save to the
farms and gardens of the state thous
ands of dollars each year by destroy
ing worms and insects that would de
stroy our crops.
Let every one do something on
Friday to in some way protect and In
crease our btrds.
'
Mr. Wylberg. of .Jerome Prairie,
tried a light harrowing; on some
spring sown grain. He did this with
fear and trembling and quit at noon
time. In four days after the grain
that had been harrowed showed a
perceptible Increase of growth. Try
out a small tract and see the effect.
II. E. Gale was In the office one day
not long ago and got the government
formula for dry digger poison. He
took home with him the material and
mixed 16 quarts of poison, put it out
on the farm and Inside of a week, he
says, there was scarcely a squirrel to
be seen.
Plans are being made for a meet
ing to be held in Grants Pass on
Thursday, June 1, to hear the com
mittee from the government explain
the government marketing plan for
the northwest fruit crop. Such men
as C. E. Bassett, from Washington,
D. C; Dr. Hector McPherson, Pro
fessor Lewis and Professor Brown,
from O. A. C, will address this meet
ing. This is one of the most Import
ant meetings to be held In Josephine
county this year, and it is hoped that
every business man of Grants Pass
and every fruit grower in the county
will be present. A critical period hns
been reached In the 4lfe of the fruit
industry of Oregon. Many people
4QQEE3S5SQB8SI
The Rogue River Lumber Co.
Successors to WILLIAMS BROS.
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Dealers in
LUMBER, DOORS, WINDOWS
and GENERAL MILL WORK
LIME, PLASTER and CEMENT
;
30-DAY SPECIAL .
No. 1 Common Lumber $12.75
Packard and other promi
nent automobile engineers
favor motor oils from
Western crude. Exposition
juries at San Francisco and San
Diego gave highest competitive
awards to Zerolene an oil from
Western crude. Zerolene is the
best oil for your motor because
scientifically refined from selected California crude
asphalt-base. Government experts tell us that oils
correctly refined from asphalt-base crude "distill
without decomposition" do not break up and lose
their lubrlcatlnsrvalue under cylinder heat and are
"much better adapted to motor cylinders; as far
as their carbon-forming proclivities are con
cerned, than are paraffine-base Pennsylvania oils."
When you empty the crank-case refill with Zero
lene. Dealers everywhere and at service stations
and agencies of the Standard Oil Company.
th Standard Ottdbritotor Cars
have come and Invested everything
they noseesscd in the fruit game.
They have made a success in the pro
duction and the packing, but are un
able to market the product. It rep
resents an Investment all the way
from $30,000,000 to 140.000,000.
which Is In danger of destruction If
ome method of relief is not found,
and that pretty soon. There are mar
kets and buyers In other states and
countries, but we are not In a poaltlon
to get our products to them. The
agents of the agricultural department
at Washington have prepared a plan
of co-operative marketing which
conies within the law and which Is to
cover the entire northwest. This plan
is to be presented at this meeting on
June 1.
C. D. THOMPSON, County Agent.
;jUMM MKX1CAN TUOOl'S
... AHK MAIK1IIM1 NOHTIIWAItll
Washington, May S3. Thirty
thousand Mexican troops, 20,000
more than Goneral Obregon promised
to have distributed, are marching
northward from Saltlllo, Durango and
elsewhere, according to state depart
ment Information today.
Officials Indicated that the number
of troops In the main body was vastly
more than needed for the pursuit of
bandits. How far north the Mexi
cans have come was not stated.
Ceneral Trevlno. In command, Is
reported to have artillery. It Is re
garded that field guns are not needed
In the intended work of hunting out
;aws. If the estimate of his forces
Is correct, the Mexican troops out
number the Americans In Mexico.
TKOOI'KIl IN MIIXICO
ii h!ki with mi itii:it
K I'aso, May 23. Trooper Robert
J. Dyer, of Troop D, Sixth Rivalry, is
In the guar'd house at Fort Miss to
day, charged with the murder of
Trooper lianamy, of. the same troop.
Doth men suffered a great deal from
the strain of bard riding, with little
water am! short rations, during the
trip from DuMan to Columbus. They
quarreled during the march over a
game of cards. Ifrer shot lianamy.
He will soon be courtmarttalod. Hie
rrlemls believe that hi privation
with the army have deranged bin
mentally.
(KltMAN WKITKH PMITM
IILAMK 11)11 POOH KIIOKTAG&
London, May 83. "The Incapacity
of certain governmental heads, and
not an actual shortage of provisions
la the cause of the present food
crisis," said Maximilian lUrdon.
German writer, in the current Issue
of Zukunft, received here today.
Replying to thoite who say meat
Is unnecessary, Harden declares that
the average German Is not satisfied
without meat, but Is willing to suffer
privations in behalf of victory.
OUOK11H SMALL MXK
IIKItHY ltOXKtt ("OXFlSCATUr
Salem, May S3. Commissioner of
Weights and Measures Fred O. Buota
tel today ordered the confiscation of
all berry boxes shipped Into the state
which do not meet legal requirements
as to size. He'declared many boxes
shipped from California were too
small.
Job printing of every description
at the Courier office.
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