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.: '.THE ISSUE
The average American, when ask
ed whom his country Is fighting,
will answer, "Germany." And if
asked why this country is fighting,
ae will answer, "for the security
of democracy."
These answers are true, but too
Indefinite to represent the real
facta; v to meager to even intimate
the Vast problem which Is being set
tled by the greatest struggle dan
kind has ever known. We are fight
ing against the efforts of autocracy
to spread at the expense of democ
racy. We are lighting to prevent
the rule of militarism throughout
the world. We are fighting against
the rale of might aa against right.
We are fighting against a return to
herbalism.
, It is easy to tell some of the.,
things we are fighting against. This
Is a defensive war so far as America,
end, for that matter, the allies as
a whole, are concerned.
feut the great contest Is one to
settle the question of whether a
democratic form, of government shall
fee allowed to remain on this earth,
free from oppression or the danger
of aggressions. True democracy and
pure autocracy cannot exist peace
fully aide by aide. If democracy
maintained a military' preparation
equal or superior to that maintain
ed by autocracy, It might exist In
peace, bat at an expense that would
te staggering. To autocracy, the
extension of power by might Is one
of the cardinal principles of govern
ment It bases this assumption of
right upon the hypothesis that
thelr's.ls a more efficient organ,
that it promotes the largest measure
of public good. This Is, In reality,
the challenge which German auto
cracy has thrown down to us and
the one which we must meet.
. We must fight to demonstrate the
superiority of democracy. We be
lieve it. We feel It, we know it But
we must fight to' maintain It on
earth.' And It Is not an entirely
simple task.
What democracy has given Am
ericans 'largely an Individual lib
erty. The Individual has been the
gainer, not the nation as an entity
It is in our lack of national unity
that the German, the honest Ger
man student of politics, sees ths fail
ure of democracy. And this nation
must demonstrate that he Is ml-
ffllron In nvrlnp in outahllah f11 alt
time the superiority of democracy.
It will take years for 'Americans
to excel or to equal Germany In the
virtue of thoroughness. That Is a
matter of preparation, and means
the subordination of the individual
to the state; , But we can, and prob
ably already do excel her In Indi
vidual initiative. The problem of
democracy Is to develop that lndl-1
USE MORE
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KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
.QI'AUTY
vtduulism along lines that til allow
It to be freely and willingly and de
votedly applied for the common
purpose. If taut can be done, with
the spirit of true democracy behind
It, the success of the conflict against
military domination la beyond ques
tion. In Germany, the government sees
the need and applies it to the people.
Hence the adoration of the people
for the "state." In America, te
people have, first slowly, then In
increasing measure, Mt a need; anl
It has been brought about only by a
laborious process of political agita
tion, and hard work.
It remains to be seen' whether the
frightful punishments of war will
bring democratlo people to a realisa
tion of their needs aa national uni
ties. They have several severe les
sons' to learn before anything like
an efficient ability to exert them
selves to the maximum as nations.
Is accomplished.
' We are fighting not for what de
mocracy has been, but for what It
may be. Our rewards, aside from
the right to live In pesce, will be
the welding together Into nations
of freed Individuals who shall have
learned that pure democracy can be
developed Into a national efficiency
which It does not now show. That
means advancement, politically, In
dustrially, socially. It means the
ultimate triumph of democracy over
autocracy, the real Issue In this war
CLASS DISCUSSES
. MEAT SUBSTITUTES
The second of a series of meet
ings for practical study of food con
servation was held Friday after
noon at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms. It is to be regretted that
attendance' did not compensate the
object of the' meeting or work of
preparation.
A study was made of meat sub
stitutes and a clear, concise artlele,
put out by the government on the
subject was read. Then a small
portion of six practical, attractive,
new, baked dishes containing all ne
cessary; food elements found in
meats, were served. A mock saus-
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Team Work Wins
. Pulling in single harness is a hard job, but
team work lightens the heaviest load.
This hank is the team mate of its customers.
It rart.'H for their savings, pays them interest on
their deposits, and does its,share in lightening
the loads of life.
Open an aeeount with us, and let's pull together.
Josephine County Bank
Grants Pass, Oregon
- Rice
FIRST
were discussed and receipts ex
changed. Tim subject of conserving veal
and lamb was brought before the
Indies present and discussed,' the
question being that in present short
age of beet and mutton should the
young animals be killed.
An entirely new dish to all those
present and one used in some of our
college dormitories was etch baked
as one would bake beans. Some of
the other recelps were:
- Rice Roast
3 cups boiled rice. '
1 cup peanut butter.
1 cups tomatoes, (put through
selTe.)
1 tablespoon onion, browned In
oil.
1 tablespoon Crlsco.
1 tablespoon flour.
Salt and sage.
fluke three-quarters of sn hour.
Meet SuNatltute
1 cupful each of milk and water.
2 tablespoons tat.
1 teaspoon salt ,
1 teaspoon Bug's r.
H enn corn meal.
3 eggs.
I teaspoon baking powder.
Put milk, water, fat. salt, sugar
In skillet, bring to a boll, sprinkle
In corn meal and rook three min
utes, let stand until partially cool.
Hard cook one of the eggs to be used
as a garnish, separate the other two,
add beaten yolks to corn meal mix
ture, next add 1 teaspoon baking
powder, stirred Into a spoonful of
water, and lastly the stiffly-beaten
whites. Bake 20 minutes.
Next Friday afternoon, November
23.- conservation of fats snd sugars
will be studied. ','
XOTMH
Notice is hereby given, that the
County Court will consider bids for
the maintenance of the poor of Jo
sephine County, Oregon, for a period
of one year front January 1, 1918,
according to certain terms and con
ditions which can be ascertained at
the office of the county clerk.
All bids must be filed on or before
ten o'clock a. m. of the 14th day
of December, A. D. 1917.
The court reserves the right to
reject any or all bids or award the
contract according to the best Inter
ests of the county. '
By order of the county court of
Josephine, county, Oregon.
E. L. COBURN. .
County Clerk.
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jj Courier
BE
The American Itod Cross has au
thorised a uew cUhs of membership,
to be known as the Junior Itod Cross
membership. This Is open to all
boys and girls of school age attend
ing any school, but the school U
considered the unit of membership,
except by esperlitl perinlHslon.
Junior membership Is granted as
a school auxiliary when u sum equal
to 25 cents for ench pupil has beon
contributed to the chapter school
fund, or when the school la pledged
to prepare Ked froM supplies or to
engage In other lied Cross activi
ties approved and supervised by a
chapter school committee. .
When these conditions have been
fulfilled the school may be known as
a school auxiliary of the local chap
ter of the American Red Cross, and
may display a special Hed Cross
banner hearing the name of the
school. The pupils In this school be
come members of the Junior Red
Cross and are entitled to wear the
Red Cross membership button. The
dues of IK eenta per pupil are used
to buy material for the work to be
done.
The foundation for this work Is
being laid In Grants rasa and the
work will be explained In eaeh
school during the coming week, and
an outline of possible service glVen.
The organisation work In the schools
will be announced later. In the
meantime attention la railed to the
article on Junior Red Cross In the
December Issue of the Delineator,
written by President H. N. McCrsck
en. and to the article In the Novem
ber Issue of the Red Cross Maga
slne, "How the Schools Can Help."
President Wilson, in his prods
mstion urging sll pupils In the
country's schools to Join the Junior
Red Cross, says:
"The school is the natural center
of your life. Through It you can
best work for the great cauxe of free
dom to whl'h we have all pledged
ourseles.
"The Junior Red CroM will bring
to you opportunities of service to
your community and to other com
munities all over the world. It will
teach you how to savo In order that
suffering children elsewhere may
hsve a chance to live. It will teach
you how to prepare some of the sup
plies which wounded soldiers and
homeless families lack. And best of
all, niore perfectly than through
your other school lemon, you will
learn. to be the future good citizens
of this country which we all love."
LOCAL COUNCIL AFTER
STATE PRE BANNER
The local council of the Knights
and Ladles of Security have entered
u contest to secure the state banndr
offered by the national office aa a re
ward to the IocaI lodge registering
the largest number of benefit certif
icates for the ensuing quarter. Al
though Portland has eight councils
o compete with, having a total mem
bership of more than 6,000, yet
Grants Pass members propose to
make them all sit up and take notice
and will put this local on the map
as one of the booster councils of
Oregon.
A very Interesting meeting and
class Initiation was held Friday
evening. Light refreshments were
served and a Short program render
ed,' as follows: Piano selection,
Miss Anna Marie Calvert; recitation,
"Teaching Rolo to Dress," Miss
Bertha Calhoun; song, Lucy M. Har
man; piano selection. Miss Ellen V.
Taylor. Each selection was heartily
encored..
It was unanimously voted to hold
all future meetings at W. O. W. hall
on South Sixth street, as the present
quarters are too small to accommo
date the rapidly Increasing member
ship. The first meeting In the W.
O. W. hall will be held on Friday
evening, November 23, and every
second and fourth Friday thereaf
ter. Members nre also busy organl.lng
a degree staff, which will add great
ly to the Interest of the meetings,
and hope Is entertulned that the
team will become bo proficient as to
curry off a prize nt the state con
test to be hold In .In tin next.
Amsterdam, Netherlands. Nov. 17.
A standard shoe Is to lift Intro
duced In Onrniuny thlt winter, ac
cording to the (iermnn papers. Mil
lions of pairs will lie manufactured,
being made of a leuther suiiHlltul.c.
Time to Jeg'iini
STUDYING ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S CROPS
And thinking or t-rnps always suggest inarliiiitTy,
and implements, and tools. '
Have you everything you needf Plows, Disrs, Drills,
Manure Spreaders, ete t I f not, we urge you to t ome
in and examine our stock of these implements. '
Our sperialitv is KV KKYTIIINU I'SKI) ON Till:
PA KM.
"A Stitch in Time Saves Nine." (let readv in time.
Phone H-lt
Jewell Hardware
Company
MN1AI.
Mrs. A. A. Wltbain entertained
the Double 8 club at her home on
Friday, the members of whldt are
Mesdames Naior. Ilrltten, Kerrln,
Rtntt, lUiiMin, Mlitsall and Knspp,
with guests, Mrs. Clyde loch of
this city and Mrs. A. 1.. Ingalls nf
Eugene. The robins were derorated
with autumn leave and flags, and a
simple Hoover lunch was served.
On ThurHday. Mrs. A. 0. Knspp
entertained In honor of her sister,
Mrs. A. U Ingalls of Kusene. There
were present Mesdames Snhln, Ker
rln, Baker, Intel, Macduff, Herman.
Rdgnrton, Britten. Wire, Miller.
Presley and Mlsnall. Vines and
chrysanthemums decorated the
rooms and the guests were served a
simple Hoover luncheon.
Mrs. Mary Browne entertained 30
friends at her home on North Fifth
street Wednesday afternoon, the
event taking on the spirit of the
times. Many of the ladles had their
work with them hut the hostess pro
vided entertainment which took
their attention from fancy work, the
finding of warrior names and places
from scrambled letters, being one of
the stunts. The ladles found their
plnres at small tables hearing the
CAR VALUES
That Cannot Be Duplicated
1916 Jeffery Touring Car, Price $950.00
1916 Paize Roadster, ' Price $950,00
One New Velie Touring Car
The Jeffery is a beauty, Just painted and in perfect
condition, run very little and is $600 under the price '
of a new one.
The Paige Roadster is a beautiful job, attractively
painted with a dark blue body and ivory wheels. We
guarantee the condition of this car. .
And the Velie is a good reduction, a rare chance to
"buy a new car at this discount. On account of the
"War and freight conditions, cars will likely be at
a premium next spring, think safety firsjt and get
yours now.
Valley Garage
Medford, Ore.
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,im foci Ion hiiIuiI, sandwich, oof
I he. cuke anufruli gelatin were
I sen ed.
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Nov. ;t, Saturday-- Meeting of Po
mona grange at Itogue Hirer
llrangi hall. ' (
Nov. J", TneMday -A eonissunlty
sing under the direction of the
Parent -Teacher aoc Isllon.
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