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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1917)
P1UDAV, JVLY 90. HT. MCBTWO ANNOUNCING FRESH STOCK Published Dally Except Saturday Jl B. VOORHIES, Pvb. ud Propr. BXNJ. a SHELDON, . Editor ktersd at the Poatofflce, Granta Peae, ' Or., m second class mail matter. CUCUMBERS TOMATOES HEAD LETTUCE GREEN PEPPERS ADVERTISING RATES Display space, per Inch . lac Local orperaanslcolunia. per line 10 Baadera. ner llne. B djulx wmvm urn ooaan ROGUE DM We! r DAILT COURIER By maU or carrier, per yeer....$.0 Rt mall or carrier, per month SO WEEKLY COURIER Br malL per year .....,-11.60 ... ,, MEMBER .. ; 8Ute Editorial Association. Oregon Dally Newspaper Pub. Assn. Audit Bureau or gireaiauon. FRIDAY, JtXY SO, 1917. ; f 4 OREGON WEATHER '-J v.-' " f Weather tomorrow: Pair, -f-weeterly winds. , , , LOOK ABOUT The federal government, through the agricultural department is do ing a good, and large work in In creasing the food output of the na tion. It is aaUng the hundreds of thousands of farmers over the coun try to make extra plantings and to mse improved methods so that the. yield per acre will he larger. Would It not he consistent for the government to also make the best! possible use of the lands over which J it has control? There is such a thing as getting a penny so close to the eye that the dollar bejond can not be seen. It has been seriously suggested that the gorernment at- ' tempt to force owners to cultivate : and plant idle lands. It is a good Idea In principle and might work admirably in practice; but why not make the rule apply to the govern ment Rself. There are thousands upon thou sands of acres of first class land In the west which belongs to the gov ernment and which does not pro dace even decent pasturage, which . might be made to add most mater ially to the nation's food supply; some by the use of water and a lesser area "with nothing but a plow and a man (behind it There are about 8,000 acres of land within 10 miles of this city which could be made to produce as ' much, as the agricultural land tribu tary to the city now produces (N. B. we say "now produces" not "might produce"), if the United States government would undertake the task of putting Us land holdings Into productive use. The Grants Pass Irrigation district would have no trouble In getting Its canal sys tem built promptly If the govern ment paid as much attention to Its , lands and the possibilities they hold, .' as the Individual owners do. Here is a problem, which, like the mining possibilities of Josephine county, the people of this community should tackle. IK (Continued From Page 1.) Ill these books have reached them through the mails. The first plan worked out called for drawing only about 1,000 num bers and then drawing 10 "key num bers" to determine the applicabil ity of these first drawn 1,000 num hers. This would have worked per ' ' fectly "and have saved an Immense amount of work but late yesterday the adjutant general of New Jersey telegraphed that, as that state had numbered; Its registrants, , there ' would Ibe a great 'hardship worked. In some districts the negroes had the first numbers, and then the KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY Ql'ALlTY FIRST whites and then the aliens. In other districts the reveres was true, so that In some districts the whites stood many times as great a chance of being drawn as the negroes. This was due to a flat failure to follow instructions Issued from Washing ton. If the double drawing system were carried out, one election district in an exemption division might be swept clean of all Its young men, while an adjoining district might not lose a man. In aother district It might become necessary to pass on and exempt a thousand aliens be fore a single American was called to service. In others a thousand ne groes might be taken for examina tion before a white man was called, or vice versa. There was only one way oat and the department announced the whole method of drawing devised to save time and labor, would be abandoned in favor of the simple and direct plan of drawing sufficient numbers to fix the place of the last man In the largest exemption district That was the original plan, and it was in tended for weeks to draw in that way, but the enormous amount of la bor and the time Involved prompted the effort to devise a short cut that would be fair to all. E The United States civil service commission announces that the fol lowing examinations will be held in 40 of the principal cities In north west on the dates mentioned. As several hundred appointments will be made from these examinations applicants are urged to at once ap ply to Herbert F. Ward, secretary, 11th civil service district. Room 303. post office building, Seattle, Wash., for application blanks and Information concerning the examina tion. Accountant (men) One to two hundred vacancies at salaries rang ing from $1,200 to (2,700 per an num in the financial division of the ordnance department of the war de partment, Washington, D. C. Ap plicants must have been employed at least two years as head bookkeeper In offices employing more than two bookkeepers, or as public account ant, or doing responsible accounting work in the office of a certified pub lic accountant, or in a similar re sponsible commercial position. Aeronautical Mechanical Drafts man (men) $1,200 to $1,400 per annum. Draftsmen wanted who are experienced In the detailing from air Special on Firestone Tires 30x3, Plain Tread, $10.85 30x3i3, Non-skid, $15.45 This Is IS per cent less thai list price. We are closing out Firestone " Tires. C. L. Hobart Company Special Sale Box Paper "Bunker Hiil Fabric." A Fine box of paper, 25c Demaray's craft or automobile lay-outs or as sembly drawings. Assistant N Director of Traffic (men) Prom 35 to S5 vacancies will be filled for travel In the east ern part of the United States. Sal aries. $1,300 to $1,600 per annum. Applicants must have had at least three years experience In connection with traffic work and at least six months experience tracing shipments In the field. Three vacancies also exist In the position of assistant trafflo director In the Washington office of the In spection division, office of the thief of ordnance. Applicants must have had not less than five years clerical and stenographic office work, at least three years of which must hsve been In Connection with the handling of traffic Stenographer and Typewriter (men and women) There are excellent opportunities for the appointment of women stenographers and type writers willing to accept entrance salaries of $900 and $1,000 per an num, i Typewriters (men and women) No knowledge of stenography re quired Many appointments of male and female typewriters will fee made from this register. Women will be paid $900 per annum, and men $1, 000 per annum. Men are wanted particularly for the quartermaster corps. C. S. army. Air Praasure. At tlie level of the M-a the pressure of the atmosphere uu the piston f sn engine Is atiout fifteen pounds to tbe square Inch, but decreases nt higher el tltudcs. As this atmospheric pressure must be overcome by the strum pres ume before uny work cnu be dune, it Is evident tli:it ut tbe diminished nlr pres sure of high altitudes mure work can le obtained from u given pressure of steum tliiiu ut the nmi lecl, or, ill other won'-i. mi equally cueitive pressure of ten III rill) be oMnliicd with the eipcnd. iture of less fuel. The difference, how-d ever, while of iuiuiest, U tint great euoiigh to be of uny pnotliul Impor tauee. Kxcuange. Line's Buiyl "Clye me Lyons 2443," ssld the man at the telephone trying to get a friend In the up state town. ','Lyous Lusy," cume the fumlllur ex pression fn.iu l ntrul.- Yunkers States man. Drug and Stationery Store Regal g$825EGrants Pass If you areff planning ona motorcar, be sure'to see the Regal m before you buy. Carloadjoff Regals onrrcad to Grants Pass will arrive in few days. C L. SELLING AS AN ART. The Read to Success, and th Rtssen 8ome 6l;mn Fail. In s story uIkmu 11 wonderful sales man s writer ays In the American "Asked fur IiIh views on salesman ship and to t.-lve suggestions that would l helpful lo others, he said: "Auy pcraou iu sell to any man who aunts to buy, but it takes a salesman (i sell to the inn ii who doesn't want to buy. It tk me five months In one cuse to work my way hitu the cuiifl. deuce of a wealthy limn who billed life biNiirniK-e sgenta, mid we bsd been sc. quit luted a mouth before be discovered that I was selling iiuumure. lie later bud in:' write liliu up rir a fio.om (Hillcy, ' '"A Nairn m a ii should know his good forward uud biirkwurd, know human n::ti:ro llltp ho know the alphabet and not lie. Self oontldriM'e, which Is ill di.sHunhle to huitcsh, results from exiii t knowledge of what you are of fering to sell and kmiwliilgn of your proniet't. " Suliniucii soiiii'tiuifH fail bccauHe they liuve a wt v. ay of dealing with all kinds of people. That .will never do. Tbey should leant to adapt them selves to all sorts sud conditions of men and women. I'se an easy conver sational tone. Ite natural I)ou't get excited or talk loud. Make strong, positive SHuertlisis about your goods. You must be abaolutcly certain thst the article you arc selling Is the very bent on earth. Then stop talking be fore you kill the sale by talking too much.' " GRAVEDIGGER BEETLES. These Queer Insscti Havs a Remark able 8snis of Small. When an niiluiul dies In a garden or in tbe womIh uud decomposition be gins lurrlun bugs come from fur and near. A (lend bird, a iiioiihc or a hnrin lexs Kinikp wiintuuly killed by somo wanderer provide a buiniuct for hun dreds of Inserts. Among thece tbe "graved Iggprh" lire found, (iiiliriicliiit forty-three specie, twelve of which sre found In Kurope. the rest In Amer ica. You can Identify thene beetle, nay the I'optilur Kcience Monthly, by the two Jugged yellowish red or reilillhll tiiiiiNverNe bunds upon their blucU wing cover. Their m leiillllc naiue, iiecrupboriiN. uieiui no more tlmii' "biirler of the deiid." As iimtcTf nhorn the IiiHiH't have legs eHieclnlly ndiipt ed for dlirglng. A griivudhrKcr beetle lis a niNt ex. truordliiury mciihh of Hiiiell. lie can detect the peculliir odor of deeomiiosl. tlou a long distance away nnd llles to the dead thing u straight us tin ar row. Ills reiiiiirldibly keen nose Is elf Hilled III bis cltililike fi'elem. As u rule severnl gmviHllKgers lire found near n deiid body, They crnwl under It mid scratch the supporting earth away, so Unit the body soon lies In a hollow. .Gmdimlly the body Is lowered until It sinks below the sur face. Then It Is covered with curlli. The fcmiilo luys her ckks around the Interred form, thus Insuring for the newly hutched lurvan a plentiful food supply. Emsrslds and Ptryli. . There, Is no di'i lliui lu the vngiio of the eniernlil, lining the wyird nut In tlip generic sensa nf the trade, but for n beryl of the accepted green emeruld hue, I'lnu NpfclineiiH always cuiiho u Agency for Automobiles HOBART CO. duller lu the sm-tlou room, for 'the very' gol ivsaou tbut iIio.h' sre ex tremely rare. Perfect slone sre an coNtiy as flue rnlilcs and. of course, much more so relatively tbsii dia mond. The Duks of I'evonsblre owus what Is Ix'llevod to tie the lurgiMt and near est fuultleiuuietui In eklnleme, and It enmo from Nuto, In ('obuibhi, the main soun e of modern examples. The su dent emerald of crest uingiil(ude wo read of were probably not beryl at all, and, indeed, "orlenlul ciiicruld'' Is tiie delgnalloii of tbe grH-n coriiuduiu, Iindon Chronicle. Hew to Bsoin the Day. ftcglii the morning by tci;. lag to thy self: I shall iiiivt thin duy wiib the ImiyliiHly, the ungrateful, the niTouuiit, ilei-eltful, envlou. iiMMwhil, ' All I bene thine huppiii to them by itiimom o? tbelr U'liornui e of wtml ' il and evil. Hut 1, who hnte wen the minim of the K'mmI Hint It I lcnHfi'l and of the bud (hut it I tl :ly, eniinnt U- Injure I by any of them. -Mnreii Auielln. Making II Pleasant. How cany II I for one benevolent being to diffuse pliaure around bliu uud how truly Is s kind heart a foun tain of ghidticMS. umking everything lu lis vicinity to freshen into miiIIc. WsMhlngton Irving. A classified aTlbrTngs results. California Summer Attractions Shasta Resorts San Francisco Beaches I... . v t hm A round trip ttltrl, with stop-over privileges, will emihlo you to visit all of these places, making a delightful summer outing. Ask local ngent for piil'tlciiliir John M, Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon Southern Pacific Lines TOHAY'8 TIIKIFT TIIOVHIIT Kggplnnl and Meat I'le Cook touethur In a baking pan alternate layers of egg- plant and chopped cooked meat salted to taste. It raw meat only Is available it may bQ filed until brown beforo baking. Tomato Juice or pulp, or a few ttliced tomatoes may be added 4 If desired. mt in Ksrsisn ussss. lr. Hveu lledlo, describing his over land Journey to India aeroas tbe Per slsu desert, give a graphic sccouut of the oskcs where hi party ovalonally ciiuiiKsl under pnliu tree. There Ibe lnglug bird wlilcii twitter during the day lire silent at night, but the "song of the doHcrt" I continued during the iHUirs of darkuc by the melaiicbiily nerenade of the Jncksl. These oases are Infested by three objectionable and dauireroii liihaliltnuls-a deudly snake, black and white scorpions and a poison, ou tarantula spider, which, although It live out In the desert, Is nttructed to the onsc In iiumber by tho light ef the csmpllres. Job work at the Courier. lieilgluftil pbices for a vacation out ing. Hluuttit HpringN, fiimoii for their water anil many other moun tain resorts along tho Hncramonto Canyon. Here you may hunt, fish, climb mountain peaks, or rest In comfort, to your heart's content. A stop In tills city is always a pleas nr. The cool summer climate, the nlr of bolicnitnnlasm, the flno hotels, restauriuits, mrks and Ismlevards, all contribute to the enjoyment "f the visitor, - Along tiie "Itoad . of Thousum! Wonders," from Hun Francisco n mnny dellglitful bench reaoiis. Hoi of (lie most enjoyable nro Hontn Crux, Del Monte, Monterey, 1'nclflr (ii-ove, Hnntn llnrbora, Iong lleacli nnd Venire, whore tho rnrefree throng bnsk In tlinCnllfomla sunshine. 0