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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1917)
daily neci nm oofjmm MONDAY, AUGUST HO, I9IT HIT P filKEB COO HMkkM Daily Kane t SatardiLy A. a VOORHIEfl. Pan. and Propr. s HO, C SHELDON, Miter I at the Poetofflce, Grenta Paae, Ore, m second elaaa mall matter. ADVERTISING RATSB Otaplay him, per Inch. lac Lewi or personal column, per Una 10 dan, per tea..... la Br ty mil. daily Courier f ?' ' . v or oarrlar. par year.-.86.l9 or oarrlar, par month . - .11 WEEKLY COCKIER , par yaar.....:...: Il.tl MEMBER ; State Editorial aeacrtatloa Oram Dally Newapepor Pub, ' Aadlt Bare of Ctrevtatto. MONDAY, ACOl'ST M, 11T ' " ORXGOS WEATHER 4 v i Weather tomorrow: Mr RESPONSIBILITY Bank clearings in June at one bun drad eeventy-elx of the principal cttiea of the United States totaled f 17.000,000.000, compared with 111.000,000.000 and 221,000000 000 of the two previous years. Gross earning of the railroads of the country In Hay totaled 1354,- 009,000, compared with 8308,000,- 00 in May of last year a gain of fifteen, per cent. Net earnings aaaounted to $100,000,000 . against $101,000,000 for the same month last year an Increase of three per cent This shows a rapid Increase In operating expenses upon the railroad companies. ; As the crop movement has not commenced to any eppreel able extent, this increase shows it Is doe to a gain In general freight traf ne and indicates a rapid increase In general. business conditions. Sales of stock on the New itork exchange In June aggregated nearly twenty million shares compared with nineteen million shares In May and thirteen million shares in June, 111$. June bond sales totaled fifty six million dollars compared with seventy-seven million dollars in May and eighty-two ' million dollars in June of last year. These were the smallest bond sales since July, 1015. The average price of sixty selected stocks at the close of June wss 74, 56 compared with 71.55 a month nrevlous and 74.88 a year ago. The average price of thirty railroad, pub- Iks utility and industrial bonds on Jnne 30th was 96.49 compared with 92.28 on May 31st and 95.35 on June 80th, 1916. Dividend and interest disburse ments In July will total three hun dred and eighteen million dollars, compared with one hundred and jlx-ty-slx million dollars in June and two hundred and eighty-five million dollars in July, of last year. Of this total dividends will comprise one hundred nineteen million dollars, compared with one hundred one mil lion dollars a year ago, and Interest payments will total one hundred ninety-nine million compared with one hundred eighty-four million dot lars In July, 1916. A perusal of such statistical facts la interesting. Yes, more than in teresting, It Is Illuminating. Where a tew years ago such statistics were given In terms of tens of millions, they are now given In terms of bfr Hons. They show that this couutry has taken the world's leadership in dustrlally, and financially. They be speak an ability to do things when a united nation throws Its full ener gy Into suck effort as America nev' er possessed before. But with this power comes a grave responsibility. Ability, misdirected, fcecomes a menace. Dale o! Celery ITS EXTRA FANCY at 10c and 15c BLUIiILL PIMK.YTO and GREEN CHILE C1IERHN KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY . QUALITY FIRST San Francisco, Aug. 20 Plans for 'the movement of over a million men the largest troop movement In the history of the country are now be ing perfected by the American Rail way association at the request of the United States government Alto gether 687,000 men will have to be transported to the various canton ments now building to house the new national army, and 350,000 national guardsmen are even now being as sembled at their camps. This waa the announcement made today by C. J. McDonald, who, as general agent of the western depart ment headquarters of the associa tion, la perfecting the details ait here. , "The movement will start about September 5." said McDonald. "Be-, tween that date and September 9".v the roads will complete the entraln ment of 200,000 men, or about 30 per cent of the total to (be moved to the camps. ' "It is expected that second movement of another 200,000 will begin on September 19, continuing for four days thereafter; and a third movement of the same site will start on October 2. - "An Idea of the task of making out schedules that will guarantee the aafe and prompt transportation of these armies may be gleaned from the fact that, to move merely one field army of 89,000 takes 6,229 cars, made up Into 366 tralnswlth! as many locomotives and crews. And there are over 12 times as many men concerned In the plans we are working out. , "We have also been asked for transportation to carry the 350,000 members of the national guard to their training camps. The national guard movement has already start ed and will continue in Increasing volume until all have been moved. "Shippers and receivers of freight have been appealed to by the car service commissions; and can great ly help if they will co-operate with respect to commercial freight, keep ing in mind the herculean task the roads are performing In handling this enormous traffic. Draft Law Constitutional , Washington, D. C, August 20. Federal Judge Spear of the southern district court has held that the draft law is constitutional. COUNTY AGENT'S NOTES Farm Crops Now is the time to begin to think about what crops we are going to put in this fall and how we are go ing to prepare the soil for them. Our government la going to de mand an Increased production of farm crops next year, even over the present year. And It Oregon does her share, we must Increase, this year'a winter cereal acreage by 50 per cent. There Is no question but that fall sown grains are more pro ductive and more satisfactory than spring sown, in this locallty.r Of course, we did not get good results last year but we must remember that tt waa an unusual year. Any soil that haa produced a cul tivated crop or was seeded to oats very lata last spring will be In good condition for early fall seeding. - ."Seed Good clean seed will be at a prem ium and it Is well to begin at once, It you do not have seed, to look out for It Our co-operative committee la ready to take this up for you now. It does not pay to plant anything but good clean seed and that 'seed should, by all means, be treated for smut. Early feed will be at a premium next spring. Vetch and rye planted early in September, tour to five pecks of rye, sixty to seventy pounds of vetch per acre, is the first thing big enough to harvest in the spring. It will help to conserve the high priced hay supply, reduce the expen sive grain to 'be ted. and will help to tide over the live stock until pas ture Is available. Vetch and oats Is one of our best combinations for a hay crop. Forty pounds of oats and eighty pounds of fevtch sown In early fall so that they will get a good start before winter will be a most satisfactory crop. On some of our poorer soils rye is perhaps the most satisfactory crop, where there Is fair drainage. It Is a crop that should be grown more on our poor soils. The coming of Prof. Hyslop at this time is very opportune. He u, be with us Wednesday at 8 p. m,, at Williams Grange Hall, at 8 p. m. at Provolt school house, and Thursday at 3 p. m. ' at Wlldervllle school house, at 8 p. m. at Spence. Prof. Hyslop Is an expert on farm crops, and will take up the question of fall seeding at these meetings. CD. THOMPSON, County Agricultural Agent. SCHOOL CHILDREH TO TEACH WAR Mi (By GEORGE MARTIN) United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, D. C, August 10.-7 Uncle Sam , haa just recruited am) trained an army of 800,000 Ameri can boys and girls, who will be on duty at state and county fairs every where this fall. Their work now consists ot helping their fathers and mothers preserve, pickle, dry and can the enormous surplus ot America's war gardens. Their work at the fairs will consist of practical demonstration of ineth oda used. , It Is estimated that this juvenile army will exhibit Ita prowess and products to about 30,000,000 Amer icans. Pickling Spices Carlauder Seed Ginger Root Celery Seed Whole Cloves Cam! Bade Car Seed Ground Cinnamon Dill Seed Stick Cinnamon ' Mac Ground Clove Pepper Cora Mustard Seed Red Pepper Hay Leaves. Black Pepper Ground Mustard Turmeric Demaray s siy m MASONIC TEMPLE, GRANTS PASS Notice THE FORD COMPANY HAS CONTRACTED FOR MATERIAL FOR AN 80 PER CENT INCREASE IN PRODUCTION FOR THE COMING YEAR AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST WK EX PEOT TO BE ABLE TO FILL ALL FORD ORDERS. IF YOU WANT A FORD, GIVE US YOUR ORDER NOW BO WE CAN GET IT. , ' t C. L Hobart Company They will be the principal attrac tion at the series at Food Tratnlni Camps the Department ot Agricul ture tt organising for fvery section of the country fop lata, August, Se tember and Oclober. t N $ The boys and (Iris In this great food drive are the members oMhe thousands ot Boys' and Girls' clubs organised by and working under the direction of the United Stated" De partment of Agriculture. ' The national headquarters la at Washington with a specialist of;th Juvenile extension department In ac tive charge, Kaon day at the food' training camps the children will can and dry food products In different 'ways, gu lag the public a correct Idea as to how It should be done. ' The particular boys and girls' Who will demonstrate for the atate col' leges of agriculture and for the gfl eminent, are now toeing chosen by a series ot competitive tests In tra- tlially' etery community In the coun- trr. These contests are being held) la :hoels, at community falra and picnics, and at other puuno gather ings. Ouly the winners In the larger local contests, who have shown by their work that they are capable of discharging the tasks the govern ment will give them, will be permit ted to demonstrate at the Pood Training camps. . . In addition to this the girts will dondm-l exhibits and demonstratlont on home baking, methods of arrang ing the canned and preserved foods Into balsnred menus tor the family, efficient home management, and gar ment making. it The bos In addition to their work in the field ot canning and drying, will conduct eihlbHs on poultry hus bandry, and the raising of. farm crops, and demonstrations with farm animals such as calves, pigs, sheep and horses. PEAt WAMTED mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm V ' '" ( ... For CaEnmg'Purp05 Boxes Furnished to PicRm 40 Pf Toe Cash F.O.B. Car SEE. MOSE EARIDULl at Nash Hotel or Phone 91 -J, Medford, Oregon