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I'AfiR POCR. DAILY ROGCB RITKR COURIER ' -, TODAY, niNR It 11T W oaten of Woodcraft The regular meeting of the Women of Woodcraft will U held In the W. O. W. hall tonight. ixin.s IUiv. Wall at Waldo The Rev. Edmund Wall will cele brate mass and deliver a sermon on "The End of Man" at the Waldo school house Sunday, June 3, HIT, at 8: SO a. m. All are Invited. On Their Merry Way To See the New Clothing Display at The Wonder Store TRULY here is a display of new apparel that is a delight to the eyes. Wo have been receiving during the past week scores of new suits for which we placed orders before the advance in prices. VWe are euabled to offer you the very latest fabrics and models. Come in and see the new clothes. You'll say this is the nobbiest display in the town and at the fair est prices. We've many other new things to show you, too haberdashery, underwear, hats, shoes all economically priced and all in the newest styles. We are here to give you a pleasing service with a guarantee of satisfaction in everv transaction. A Bit of New Neckwear See the "PekJa", the new Oriental novelty for : Priced only. 50c: Men's Suits For Long, Sunny Days Wear a soft, cool Japan ese Panama hat and comfortable. All the new Works, You'll agree that thene suits are well named "Wonder Suits." You'll wonder how xultit atr reli able In fabric, so clever in work nuuuihip, ran be sold ao low dur ing thene days of high price. , Here are score of ha ml tome new pattern hi military, belted bark, Knglish, and conservative styles. Do not fail to see them. $15 and 20 PUT MONEY IN UNCLE SAM'S POCKET BUY A LIBERTY BOND Whe Wonder-. Store J. SWARTZ. Proprietor : PERS2WIL LOCAL Satnrday U Chaplin day. 4tf O. V. Myers, of Medford, is spend ing a few days in the city. Miss Ruby Best left this morning tor Belltngham, Wash., to spend the summer at normal school. New Crepe de chine waists at Mrs. Rehkopf's! - 4(tf Miss Grace Green left this morn ing for Independence, Mo., where she will spend the summer at home. Mrs. Helen Williams and son, who visited Mr. and Mrs. George Colvig, left this morning for Coquille. Miss Opal Jewell went to Greens station this morning to spend sev eral weeks with her grandmother. Nuxated iron tablets. Sabin has them. New sliced dried beef. We slice it. The White House. 68 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore and daughter went to Waldo this morn t ing to spend the summer at the mines. Mrs. Ina Pttzer arrived this morn ing from McArtnur, Cal., and will be the guest of the Jim Helfrlcb family near Rogue River. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Holland, of In dianapolis, Ind., arrived last night to visit Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nipper. They are on a western trip, stopping at important coast cities. Dill pickles, pimento cheese, sweet pickles. The White House. (S G. W. Speake returned to Placer this morning after spending a few days In town. Mr. Speake Is operatr Ing the mine formerly known as the Browning mine on Jordan creek. Special sale in fancy Georgette crepe collars. Mrs. Rehkopf. tt Mrs. A. 8. Roat, daughter of W. M. Atchison, and her three children, and Mrs. Frank Rout and son, .ar rived last night from Wheatland. Wyo., to spend a few days here. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Crosby arrived Thursdny evening from Chlco, Cal., and will make their borne here. They are now visiting with Mrs. Crosby's son; Will Scovllle, and family, Mrs. E. L. Moon went to Bray, Cal., this morning to spend the sum mer with her son, A. W. Moon, and family. Home grown strawberries. .The White House. 68 Mr. and Mrs. X. K. Townsend left this morning for a trip through the east, extending over several months. They will stop at Long Beach and Los Angeles, Cal., Wichita, Kas., Wash ington, D. C, and other points, and will visit Mrs. Townsend's daughter, Mrs. J. W. Walton, at Troy, Kan., and Mr. Townsend's former home at Washington, Pa. lire I Adjusted Synthia R. Rimer, 7H West U. Is today In receipt or $255.15 from the Oregon Fire Relief association at Me Minnville, Ore., for the damage done on her house on May 24. iby fire. Sieciul Hale . Palm Beach and corduroy suiting with khakl-kool designs, most popu lar dress goods this season, 43c qual ity now 27 He. 75c quality dow 58c. Ten choice patterns. The Golden Rule. 68 I'nkumm at ?::tii m. The evening programs or the Chau tauqua begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock, the afternoon proKrams com mencing at 2:30. liei'kwlth Coming I Word has been received by the jC'humber of Commerce that Harvey I Beck with or the Industrial Accident 'commission will be the principal speaker for the weekly luncheon on i June 11. Ir. and Mrs. Rutherford lssied Dr. W. F Rutherford is now well located here and has his offices over the Barnes Jewelry store, the front rooms formerly occupied by the Moose. Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford re side at 411 North Sixth street. The Wardrobe Cleaners At 315 North Sixth street. Phone 147. Receiving office with Peerless Clothing Co. Cleaning, pressing and repairing. We call for and deliver, tf ISnpUst Services for Humlay On account of the rhautaun.ua Hun day afternoon and evening, the only services at the Buptlst church will i he the Sunday school at 10 a. in, and I the usual morning service, sermon j by the pastor, reception of new mem bers, buptlsm and Lord's nil p pot . Vis itors In the city sre cordially In vited. ?. A. V r.iH as, psstor. IW Creek Wants Factory The ranchers of the Cow creek sec tion are talking of starting a cheese factory at a convenient point, prob ably Olendale. There are already enough cows In that valley to sup port a factory and enough grazing land to support many hundred more milk cows. Doing (ioverninent Work District Fire Wardon C. A. Hoxle, accompanied by Hairy Schmidt, of this city, and John Klncald, or Wil liams, left toilay ror Mt. Hexton, where they will build government trail and re-bulld unci repair tele. phnne lines. The work will take about, a month after which they ex pect to do some work near Kerby peak. Fiincrnl of Wylls Alden Rev.' S. A. Douglas went to Ash land yesterday to attend the funeral or Rev. Wylls Alden, assisting Rev. Vine of that place In the services, De ceased was 85 years of ane, being one of the oldest pioneers or this coun try. He was well known In the Illi nois valley as the "preacher to the miners - ana passed inrougn (Jrants Pass many times when there was but one house here, One year ago he moved to Ashland, attracted there by the excellent water, but previous to that had made his home In this city on West H street for about a year. Rev, Alden hud been a minister In the Baptist church for many years. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hough, Mrs. Mc KlnHtry and Miss Masten went to Ashland to attend the funeral,. ; Reduced Prices ; Novelty. Palm Reach and corduroy suitings reduced from 43a to 37 He from 7 So to 58c. The season's best novelty. The Golden Rule. 68 Speeder Hits Hand (V- Tuesday night at 1:30 o'clock P. A. Ramey and Signal Maintainor Hall were on the gas speeder coming from West Fork to Olendsle, and Louis Harmon was on the hand ear going from Olendale to Reuben, It seems that neither had lights and the cars met head-on about a mile north of this city. Both ears left the rails and were smashed, but the men escaped unhurt Glendale News. CAMPAIGN Salem. June 1. District Agricul tural Agent Cooler, who la working under the direction of the extension service of the Oregon Agricultural college. Is authority tor the state ment today that the food prepared ness campaign has greatly Increased the acreage of tilled land, Judging from preliminary figures he has i cared. The following figures on acre age, while applying only to Marlon conuty, show in general the Increase throughout the entire Willamette valley: Spring wheat, 16 per cent above normal; oats, 6 per cent above nor mal; corn, 56 per cent above normal: potatoes. 73 per cent above normal; hay, garden crops, over 100 per cent above normal. His figures show a decrease of 13 per cent In fall wheat acreage and a large decrease In hops. A large de crease is also shown In the number of sheep, brood sows and poultry on the farms. Mf.t3rr.tt. S e. iuicus f mi i c riles uiumtimt rilli U n value llmt tlune will li full to the fit rti) me g iH'llilly tri':iu n; I innumerable parts mid sCi-ileic.l lu ii.I direct ton n lie. lit ll:e private i olbv- tlons. Thus line of lb' tarllc l kintwii tlieleoritcs, lhl found in l.ih.lshclin. Cpcr Alsace, In I !!'.', Is repn seined in slxiyxlx collc.ll. i.s. The ivm ll nf this practice Is that evrlillmit pr'ccs are asl.ed by denier ( r meteor'" limterlnl in amounts sulllcl.'ut for nnulls ami study. Neatly printed stationery at the Courier office. JOY FlUIMV and HATl ItllW JKHNK I.AHKV I'rrwntN Thorns Meiglian and Anita King in "The Heir to The Hoorah" IP ',a-i-f"lTv x )' ,-, AWIA KINO Is, 'Yj '"- -Vl TNt M? W fiWQAT Murk Diamond' Comedy: "A TltOI'IIMWOMK TRIP"' SHJRTS COLLARS NECKTIES SOX HANDERCHIEFS CAPS All are neeossnry parts of n man '8 dress. Being exclusively a man's store this is the best place to buy the "Fixin's." PEERLESS CLOTHING CO. "Coifi Btiji Cn-apr Than CrtJit" "If Mtn WW It. Wt Wove It" OTAD TONIGHT uP A -Til and Saturday Douglas Fairbanks "The .Lamb" in Two reel Keystuoe comedy entitled "Stolen Magic" It KKKlit OP KKAL Pl'N .V and 15r l-OUTI.AM Hl'VIXti IHtKKK .,TX)CK KAK (JM,I HIM. J. D. WeU-h, of I'ortland, repre senting the Columbia itasin Wool Warehouse company of Portland, shipped SOU stock slimip from (iold Hill this week to I'ortlund. The sheep are belnu furnished to supply the breeders in the Willamette val ley and i.tber northwest points. II Is buying nearly every flock of sheep in the north end of the county for that purpose. The small flock own ers are compelled to sell their hold ings. . ST. I'Al 1- KXCKKim HKIt QVOTA Of MHKRTV IIOXIW St. Paul, Minn.. June 1. St. Paul's liberty loan subscriptions to night totalled $7,lO,tluo, more than f I.noO.000 above the umount appor tioned to the city. Iah at workers to night set their goal at 8,onn.nno. Today's subscriptions totalled $2,-073.720. KX-IMSTKICT ATTOKNKY IS Hl'iriltK AT Itmii.AMi Portland, June 1. C. H. Mngen fetter, for many years United States district attorney for Idaho, commit ted suicide here today at a hospital. Adjusting a rope around his neck the end of which hung out of the hospital window, attendants saw him deliberately let himself out of the window and then, not waiting for the rope to strangle him to death, he cut the rope and was killed by the fall to the ground, two stories be low, , CATHOLICS ARK I'lANNINd TO HKM VKCI.K HAM Washington, June 1. Catholics gathered here today from distant parts of the country to discuss the best means of supporting President Wilson and 'the government during the war, A military mass was hold at St, Aloyslum church at which Car dinal Olbbnns presided. Many catho lic organizations attended. mons a proposed Increased taxation on all canines. There will be but a slight Increase on people already owning a license for one dog, but euch additional dog In the family all! be taxed at a blither scale and an extreme tax Is to be Imiuised on new owners of diis. The Greater Vitagraph STAR ikxm auk to iik taxki) ukaviijY in knjjAi i, V London, June 1. Dogs ure In ptitch with the British government and are going to be taxed' according ly, Bonar Law announced In com- n .i' J,iii--.,v,v - . . FfrXi ULUAN WALKER In "INDlSCRETIOrr at the- BIJOU Saturday Night Dedicated to youth that It may gllmiMn the (rugisly that lies iH-yond tie walls of conven tion, ? You ciin't help but like It If you mok It, 1MI(i NtM,V The world's rmnniis eomndliins KOI.Il ANI IMLIi IV "THM THIIKK IMI.N" In 5 Acts