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WEDNESDAY", APRIL 17, 1018.
4 ORBGOM WEATHER
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4 Warmer Thursday with gentle, 4
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BUT IT .AT HOME
In one of the school district of
the county this county a contract
or la reported to have purchased
supplies on the outside.
In buying auppliea and materials
the contractor had sent to one of the
large) mall order houses In the east
for paint. The bill ran up around
the hundred dollar mark. Another
Item was for a kind of a compressed
fibre board which was secured direct
from a Portland firm. No doubt
other things were also purchased
out of the county.
Ia this right? Both paint and
board are carried in stock by stores
In Grants Pass and by merchants all
over Josephine county. If they
were not on hand they could have
been secured and the home mer
chant given the benefit of the profit
In his effort to save money and
make more on his contract the con
tractor lost sight of the fact that he
Is getting his living In his home
community. He forgot that the dol
lars he sent away would never re
turn. He completely overlooked the
fact that Shears and Sawbuck pay
taxes In Chicago, or on their branch
house in Seattle and that Humbug-
gery-Ouard Co., also contributes to
the support of some other organiza
tion than Josephine county. None of
these things were thought of.
But while he was "saving money"
It probably never occurred to him.
either, that If he had gone to the
home merchant with cash In hand,
the same as Is demanded by the mall
order house, that he could have se
cured as good a price and a far bet
ter quality of goods. It Is a safe
bet that any merchant will dupli
cate mall order prices for cash.
This Is only one Instance. The
same process Is going on all the
time. Mall order houses are reaping
fat rewards In communities all over
the country, selling out-of-date, In
ferior goods and getting good prices
for them. When 0! when, will the
people wake up?
One answer Is that when the home
merchants take as much trouble In
telling the people what they have as
the mall order dealers do, a consid
erable flight of these dollars will
be stopped. This has been demon-
1 strated elsewhere. Where the merch
ants In a town lay down and quit
systematic advertising, the catalog
salesman takes It as an Invitation to
step in, and It Is a known fact that
' the agents of these large firms keep
0
The last Shipment
OF RYZON COOK BOOKS
is going fast
DID YOU GET ONE?
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
QUALITY FIRST
their fingers on the pulse of every
community and watch tor Just such
opportunities.
There Is nothing to It. The firm
that advertises, and keeps everlast
lngly at It, Is bound to do Its part
In the trade-at-home movement.
WHEN WILL IT END?
A question that has been upper
most In the minds of men since
July, 114, has been "How Long
Will the War Last?" The question
has become more urgent with every
successive month of the exhausting
struggle. Millions of people would
rather know that than anything else
In the world.
The time Is approaching when we
may soon have an idea of how long
the slaughter will keep up. Ifthe
allies succeed In their counter-drive
and turn the German victorious ad
vance Into a disastrous retreat, the
answer will be rather easy. We may
fairly prophesy then that the war
will end no later than next year.
The crushing effect of such a defeat.
on German resources and still more
on German morale, would bring a
rapid and certain decline In the re
sisting powers of the central em
pires. We could promptly follow up
the victory. With added power from
America to throw Into the scale by
next spring, there could be no doubt
of forcing Germany to her knees.
The debacle might be hastened by a
German revolt during the winter.
The German people, Impervious to
sll other appeajs, cannot endure de
feat.
But If the allies fall to beat back
the Germans, If the Germans are
able to continue their advance to
ward Paris and, the channel ports, or
If they are merely able to hold the
new ground they have gained, we
may have to reconcile ourselves to
an ' Indefinite prolongation of the
war. If we cannot beat that weary
German army now, we cannot be
sure of crushing it a year from now.
We shall beat Germany eventually,
beyond all doubt. But In that case
It may take two or three years.
The German armies are still gi
gantic fighting machines all welded
Into one great unit, commanded by
one set of leaders Who are admitted
to be able strategists from a lifetime
of devotion to and study of the game
of war.
In the present drive 120 divisions
or 1,440,000 men have already been
Identified In the Somme and Lys
fighting. These are constantly being
refreshed by new divisions from
Russia and Roumania. The Vainer
has over 200 divisions on the west
front now and It Is said by experts
that over 220 divisions, or 2,640,000
men can be thrown In before a defl
nlte decline Is reached.
This Is what we are up against
While the allies probably have more
men facing the German front than
HIndenburg has, the latter has the
advantage of being In the center of
the circle and trying to break
through like playing bull-ln-the-ring.
He has massed a vast attack
at one spot and keeps the allies
guessing as to where he will strike
next. It la a problem of meeting
man for man -
And until America is there in
force It Is going to be a difficult task
to drive the Hun back across the
Rhine. But It will be done. And
In the meantime the world Is look
ing toward the brave British,
French, Belgian, Portugese and Am
erican iroopa, watrning their pro
gress In checking llludenburg's
blood-thirsty, man-wasting, desper
ate effort to force an opening to the
channel and gain a strategic victory
before the United States can lend
over-whelming aid.
Keep the county library proposl
tlon before you and remember to
vote for It on May 17. It will bring
more benefit ard more enjoyment
to more people In the county than
anything which has been put up to
the people, for a long time.
GOPHER EXPERT IS
HERE TO HELP
Conserve Again the call comes.
This call, however, cornea from the
U. S. department of agriculture
through C. Anderson Hubbard, wno
arrived here Saturday afternoon
from Roseburg. Mr. Hubbard, who
represent the biological survey,
rodent control branch, will hold a
series of ten meetings throughout
the county. He says that the. survey
has estimated that animals of the
familiar rodentin and Insectlvora
such aa moles, gophers, ground
squirrels or gray diggers, mice and
rates destroy an amount of crops
equal to 50 per cent of all "Hoover-
Izlng" or conserving accomplished In
the state.
The mole, he says, is the most Im
portant of these pests from two
points of view. The first point of
view Is, the destroying of the mole
as a maker of runways for other an
imals, the second Is by so doing and
preparing the hides the Infant mole
fur industry will be built up.
Although the mole does very lit
tle damage to root crops, he never
theless makes runways while In
search of worms and white grubs,
which are used by rats, mice,
shrews and other small animals. It
Is these animals which do the dam
age to root crops. In catching the
mole we do away with the runways
and in this way prevent the animals
from obtaining access to roots.
Within the last two years a great
mole's hide Industry has found birth
In the west. Prior to 191 over a
million mole skins were Imported by
American furriers from Europe per
year. The Oregon mole, the largest
In existence, Is today In great ' de
mand and brings from 15c to 60c
and even 80c per hide. .
Here Is the chance for the farmer
to enlarge his crop and for the boys
and girls to fill their thrift stamp
books.
Trapping moles is not difficult and
can easily be mastered. Two types
of special mole traps are recom
mended, the choker loop and the
scissor Jaw. Both may be secured
at local hardware stores. Do not
use the harpoon type as it Is liable
STUMEZE
Stops Htomach Distress
.vuami, na., I , never took so
small an amount of medicine that
relieved me so much. Your STU
MEZE took the bloat from my stom
ach, stopped Its nervous trembling
and I felt so much better. I will
praise it's virtues wherever I go."
Carrie Davis, 206 Harner Ave. Bod
ily health Is necessary these stren
uous days. No man or woman can
be healthy who allow food to sour
and ferment in the stomach nnd thus
poison the blood. Neglect means
misery; get a bottle of STUMEZE
today If your stomach hurts. This
reliable stomach medicine offers
you relief from the Ills that beset
you, For sale and guaranteed by
all druggists.
to puncture a valuable hide and does
not successfully rapture the mole.
This trap (raises the mole against
the bottom of the runway and the
mole has simply to burrow down and
escape. Directions should be given
with all trapa purchased.
To prepare skins for market, do
not rase akin, but pin out flat. Put
no preservative on skins, stretch In
oval form and allow to dry In root
dry place for ten daya.
Moles ran not be poisoned or rap
tured In steal traps with success.
The gray digger or ground squir
rel may be poisoned with barley
treated with atryrhnlna and sacchar
in. In mixing poison grain, oat
weighing 40 pounds to the bushel or
barley should be used because song
birds will not eat them,
In some rases the heavy gas car
bon dleulphate Is used. A rag sat
urated with the liquid Is dropped In
the burrow. After all holes have
been so treated plug the opening
with soil. The gas ha the umi ef
fect aa chloroform. Although suc
cessful, this method Is expensive.
The pocket gopher Is easily trap
per and poisoned. This animal may
be trapped with the common steel
trap or with apeclul gopher trap.
The steel trap i not alway success
ful as the gopher pushes dirt under
the pan and the trap doe not spring.
Direction for setting should accom
pany all gopher trapa.
To poison, sprinkle a mlxturs of
nine tenths atrychnlne and one-
tenth saccharin over pieces of carrot
poisoning or sweet potato about
three-eights Inch rube. Open go
pher runways, drop In several pieces
and either close runway or leave It
open. The light attracts th animal.
Mice, shrews and rata may be pois
oned with poisoned grain.
Formulae tor mixing poison grain
and preparing gopher bait may be
obtained from County Agriculturist
Thompson.
An Interesting pamphlet, called
Trapping Moles and Utilising Their
Skins," Farmers Bulletin 832, may
be secured free by writing U. 8. de
partment of agriculture and asking
for same giving name and number.
Any one In Oranta Pass district
wishing aid In trapping moles or go
pher will pleaae notify Hubbard at
New Josephine hotel.
COUNTY AGENT'S I
NOTES
Spraying
Many apple orchards now Just
ready for the pink or pre-blossom
spray. This Is a most Important
spray In the control of apple scab
and If one expects to prod dee clonn
fruit he can not take the rhnncs of
omitting It.
The spray should be lime-sulfur 1
to 40 applied with a disc nozzle and
at high pressure. It will be noted
that this spray la weaker than has
generally been used, but the agricul
tural college has found that this
strength gave Just as good results as
the stronger spray. As a matter of
fact the less lime and sulfur used
the cheaper the spray. It fruit trees
are affected with aphis or aphis eggs
there should he added black leaf
"40" or nicotine sulnhate at about
the rate of 1 pint to 100 gallons of
water with the addition of 3H lbs.
of soap.
C. D. THOMPSON,
County Agent.
Our classified ads bring results
Political Cards.
Paid advertisements
EUGENE L. COBURN
Republican Candidate for
Nominee for
COUNTY CLERK
Present Incumbent
GEORGE LEWIS
Candidate for Republican
Nominee for
SHERIFF
Present Incumbent
C. E. HARMON
Candidate for Republican
Nominee for
COUNTY CLERK
Primaries May 17 '
S. LOUGHRIDGE, M. D.
Candidate for Republican
Nominee for
CORONER
Preeent 'Incumbent Only once In
Uka past two year bus coroner' fee
kern charged.
WILL ATTRACT MAN!
There were nearly &&0.UU0 recrea
tion visitors on the national for
esla ot the north plru district for
1117, according to figure that have
Just been compiled In (he office of
District Forester George II, Cecil, of
Portland. These figure are based
on report from the super Itiori of
the J7 forest ot the district, which
Include Oregon, Washington and
Alaska.
The Oregon lulloiiul forest lend,
with 158,000 visitor. Most Of these
were automobile pasmttiKers, nearly
100,000 of whom visited Kngle
Creek rsmp and picnic grounds, on
the Columbia river highway, during
the season.
Among the Oroxou forests, Crater
National forest stands second with
42,000 visitor, and the Deschutes
National forest third wlih 21, nun
visitors. Twenty-eight thousand or
the visitors on thu Crater, were au
tomobile passengers, eight thousand
were campers, tour thousand hunt
ers and fishermen, and one thousand
pedestrian.
The 8.800 miles of trail maintain
ed by the forest service in Oregon
and Washington and the 5,200 miles
of telephone line, constructed pri
marily for fire protective purposes,
makes the forests accessible to the
public and make quick communica
tion possible when necessity de
mands. The leasing of desirable tracts on
the national foresta for summer
homes makes It possible for persons
so disposed to have a fairly perma
nent summer home In the forest at
a very nominal cost. The term-permit
law provides for the Issuing or
permits for periods of 15 yean.
.The rangers and other forest of
ficers re flad to cooperate with for
est visitors by giving Information
about trail and camping places,
fishing, hunting and other matter
of Interest to recreation seekers. The
national forests belong to the peo
ple. It Is the desire or the forent
service to have the people get the
fullest possible use and enjoyment
of them that Is consistent with their
proper management.
Everything
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FEATHER.
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Liberty Bonds you are not giving
money to your country. You are
making the safest investment in the
world, and your money will come
back to you, with interest, at a time
when you may need it far more than
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money at
home
If you are Ixillillng ue
Beaver Portland
' Cement
willed U urn n ii fact u red at MtiM
Hill, Orrgon, and Is guaraa
lvd by I ho iiiHimf lurrm to
be strictly IiIhIi kihiIo In every
reilMM-t, You fim duly this
from your loenl dcalor -Tlie
Oregon Cement Hewer Plpo at
Tile Co.
Beaver Portland
Cement Co.
Take It In Time
Just as Boorae of areata I'aea
Have
Waiting doesat pay.
If yon neglect kldaer naciaohe.
Urinary troubles often follow.
Doan's Kldne Ilia are for kidney
backache, and (or otter kidney Usa,
Oranta Paaa otUaena endorse tasaa.
William Harvey, 611 N. Eighth St.,
Grants Pass, says: "I bav never
found a medicine for barkache and
kidney disorders as reliable a Doaa'
Kidney Pills. They hsve don on of
my family ao much good, who a few
years ago went through a terrible
siege of kidney disorders, that I
used them. I have alway takea
Donn's Kidney Pills since whenever
I have felt the need of a kidney me
dicine and have received Just as good
results."
Price 60c, at all dealer. Don't
simply ask fur a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mr. Harvey hud. Poster-Mil burn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
If you have' anything to sell try
a rlnsHllleil ad. '
for the Auto
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you Ini)t1 In
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