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FAGR K1GHT lUfLV KOGVH HI V Kit COIIUKR Hi MI.VV. Willi. 8M, I0IN. 1 T' .'. -J VICTORY'S FOUNDATION I hi industry and the thrift of American farms, American factories, American shops, American homes the indus-, try and thrift of every citizen in the land the industry and thrift that invest in Liberty Bonds this is the sure foun dation of American Victory, "Wt mutt lick trbtlicktd" 71st Sm M ft W CmMM a WM. HAMMETT PLUMBER ' . If mm TO 9" r OF A GRAtiTSiPASS APPLES BY j "1 hree boxes of your line New towns came to our hut as a gift 1 yesterday, and on behalf of myselr 'and the men who enjoyed them ao much I. want to thank you. Believe me, tuch gift are greatly appreclat- (ed by your boya 'over here' and That Rogue river apple are ap-'he,P them they are not forgotten. Sincerely, predated by the boy at the front (s shown by the following card which was received here by Geo. 3. Eaton, secretary of the Grants Pas Fruit association from Clarence P. Jonee, secretary of T. M. C. A. Hut Xo. 1(, "Somewhere In France." The card tells of the receipt of three ' boxes of apples with the Grants' Pass label on them and Mr. Jones promptly addressed the secretary.' He says: CLARENCE F. JONES.1 SUNDAY cm Maa ' "WHEATLESS unrcnauiuaMf mum An appeal was made to the stu dents or the Grant Paw high school, to support the IJborty loan cam paign which is being so energetlcal- j ly carried on. I R. W. Clarke of this city addres- jsed the student body and succeeded , In arousing much enthusiasm in re Igard to this matter. Mr. Clarke UuKxcsted that thrift stamp societies he formed and competition between jthe different classea In buying thrift ; '. stamps, be encouraged. The move, i Ument met wth much approval and ! if, at the close of school the various tr classes held meetings and unnnl- ! mously decided to organise the thrift . stamp societies. s; C. N. Wsnacott. associated state .f director of war savings campaign, also addressed the assembly, and rmpnnsiiea me ract that this was the one movement in which the stu dents might do their bit. Patriotic I'lcdgo (Irrcted The " students of the local high school Were presented on Thursday last with a patriotic pledge and were all asked to sign. All respond ied patriotically and a list of the signers wss tacked up on the bulle tin board. The pledge was originally from the Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallla. and has met with success ; at numerous colleges on the roast. . I. Honor Itatkiu We will do what we are asked to with regard to conservation. We will do our bit cheerfully. We wtll not eat between men In, except fruit. I We wilt not have feeds at night. We will not serve refreshments at parties and dance. We will not use soft drink, so da, candle or -any confection. We will not waste anything, not even the lettuce of the salad. We will eat everything that Is good food. We wtll be patriotic In our use of foods. We will not patronise picture shows oftener than once In two weeks. We will not patronize any outside funtlons like carnivals, circuses, etc. We will buy thrift stamps with the money saved from the above. t promise to live up to the above honor ration for three weeks. Signed school were favored by an address given by on of the naval men. The officer impressed upon the ml ml of the pupils the Importance of "doing our hit" and or being able to decide exactly what "our bit" consisted of. "War comes Hist." declared the of ficer, "and although your education Is next important, the successful termination or this great struggle for humanity Is supremely essen tial." The address received undivided attention and outside of the officer's voice, one might have heard a ln drop. Outatde of one person who waa taking shorthand notes Of the address, the assembly sat motion less. . The high school now has a large service flag and It la expected that the number of stars will be Increas ed In the near future. THE RIGHT KIND OF A MAN FOR SENATOR NORTHWEST CITS MORIS LVMItKIl IX lIT According to a preliminary re port Juat compiled in the office of District Forester George H. Cecil, of Portland. 4(1 mills Id the state of Washington cut i. 111. 170.000 board feet In 117, and 444 mills la Ore gon cut 3.404.073.000 board feet. In 111 the total rut reported for Washington was 4.43.I7.000 board feet, out by 444 mills: and the lit cut for Oregon was 1,131, 884,000 by 835 mills. In Oregon the cut thus far reported for HIT Is 1S3.311.000 greater than the total reported cut for Hit. In Washing ton the rnt reported to date la 101.- 717.000 less than the total out for 111. It la expected that the final figures for each state will show a decided Increase over tfie 111 rut Tn Wsshlngton 1, (1,414,000 board feet were cut by 113 mills; while In Oregon (0 mills cut 1.1 47,070,000 board feet. A few mills tn both states have not yet reported their cut for HIT. but the forest service hopes to secure reports from these delinquent milt In time to In clude them In the final report of lumber rut for the two states, which win be compiled early In May, aval Recruiting Officer AAlreswes Assembly During the stay of the naval re serve recruiting officers In our city the students of the local high KSTEIt TIMIMNO VAMP Twelve enlisted men at the pre sidio. Ban Francisco, who took a course In trigonometry under T. M. C. A. war work secretaries success fully psssed the examination to en ter the officers' training ramp. VaI.K MKS ANHWKIt CAM. Former stars of the gridiron and athletic field when they played with Tale are going overseas for the T, M. C. A. to help In the recreational work for the soldiers. VALVE-IN-HEAD MOTOR CARS Buick Model E-Sii-49 Complete Lime of MicSl Cars on display this week It will be a pleasure to show you the Buick line Call and see them. Everybody knows that "Valve in the Head" means Buick J. H. DENISON R, N. Slanfleld. Parmer, Htork Italaer anil Producer . "" 'J The (Mate la entitled to Ilia active service of a mna who .know how to work. Work for the state generally sail work for the people of the Bute, both Individually and collectively. Oregon does not nerd any omtora for orator are a drag on the market, and Ilka constitutional lasyera, they do not get anything. The Federal government need nil the aaalauac Oregon can give, but la not receiving It bream li ha not been pel up to the depart meat on a (malar baala. Today bualneee men are hating more m do with the government affaire thaa ever before. We are pending twenty-four million dollars a day and the people who will pay this money are the people) who . tually create wealth, (he farmer, pinducor aail the toller. Our prosperity depends upon our rontlnnrd Industrial activities and every one of thear should be maintained at maximum rapacity. The proaiwrlty f ,e small r.uvsrr, the email pruduraw and the miuII manufacturer la as eeaeatlal to I ho NUte and the Nation aa the prmirrity of the Mg man. Every oua of oar occupation should be give) roual roualleration rffgardleaa of He amouat produced. livery enctnu-ngemeot must be aivm to Increnae production mid IliU raa be obtained only through sm'ii ranee that the small farmer aa wt as the big man Is going to rereivr lil proNnlimale share of the war extendltums ami that tliere will he n market for his product and a profit to him for hi work, based :oport Innately upon his coat of pro duction. There must he equality In all hae of our Htate ami Nmlnaal w. diiatry and the small fellow must sot he forgotten, overlooked or crowd ed ont through the rah for big thing and big order sad big arrow, pllfthmenta. If the people of the- Mlat want a business man, a worker, a man who know, la thoroughly acquainted with every phase of the Indus trial situation in Oregon, n man nho la capable, honest aad fearlenn, a man who has by his own labor ami through his own advancewsent aid ed la the progress ami dcvelopme t of UregoBi they waat Ilohert Ji. ft tan field. I'irld Adv.. hy BtHnlleld Hrnstorlsl I sague. 103 Northwestern Hank Hldg. , I . . , H Ad- RE-aECTS OFFICERS New York. Apr. 27. All officer of the Associated Press were Wed nesday re-elected by the board of directors as follows: President, frank II. Noyes, Wash Inxton Star. First Vice President, Ralph Booth, Muskegon Chronicle, Second Vic President, K. P, ler, Davenport Times. Secretary, Melville K. Stone,, New York City. Assistant Becretary, Frederick Roy Martin, New York City. Treasurer, J. R. Youstt. New York City. The offlces of secretary and assist' ant secretary carry with them those of general manager and assistant general manager, respectively. Alt of the members of the pres ent board of directors, whose terms expires, were re-elected as follows- Victor F. Lawson, Chicago Daily News. W. H. Cowles, Spokane. Wash., Spokesman-Review. D. K. Town,' loulsville, Ky Her ald. R. M. Johnston. Houston, Texas, Post. Oswald Harrison Vlllard, New York, New York Svenlng Post. country, and, If Important enough, it Is relayed to foreign countries. It Is a wonderful organisation. And the A. P. Is rated as the most re liable and conservative news organ ist Ion In the world. 15 NEW CARS SOLD HERE DURING ViIEK The Associated Press, which is the greatest news-gathering organi sation tn the world, supplies reports dally to the Courier. The latest hap penings from the most remote parts of the "world are received by wire dally. The collection of news is carried on through paid correspon-l dents of the Associated Press, the affiliation with foreign news-gathering organizations and by nreritner of the association In America ex changing news with each other. In every large city of the country the A. P. has news writes, The local ntnffg of tho Individual papers which compose Urn. A. P. gnthor tho news in each city. The A. P. rewrite men take the story ns soon as It comes In and send .It to all parts of the Josephine county people last week bought 15 new automobiles from local dealers. This Is evidence thst there Is prosperity In the county, for every week sees a goodly number of cars going to new owner. The list below are those sold by . the various firms. Collins Auto ( o. During the week oast the Collin. Auto Co. sold Maxwell car to H. A. Morse, roadster: A.- M. Merartsnri Grants Psss; Charles Owens, Rogue River; and Woodford A BonOsllc. They also sold a Maxwell track to Pred Isham. rnaklne- two Unwell trucks now In use by Mr. Isham. C I.. Hobart Co. The C, I. Hobart comoanv dor. Ing the week sold Pord cam to Wil liam Williams, Swede Basin: Maik Whipple, L. O. Wlmer and J. H. MeClay, Takllma: 0. R. Hufford. 8elma chrome mine, and Mrs. Mr flvaln. Rogue River. Churchill A Maxwtdl Churchill and Maxwell sold flee. passenger Chevrolet cart to Bchmltt Bros., B. R. Crouch and C. A. Llnoh. Denlson Agency Prank C. Rramwelt. cashier of the Grants Pass Banking company, has purchased seven nassena-er Bulnk Six from the Denlson agency. WHFHK HOIJHKItS ARB WRMDMH At the two Y. M. C. A, buildings at the presidio, San Francisco, an average of 1,R00 enlisted men use the facilities dally. Spread the butter thlnTIdp tho allies to Berlin. Butter Wrappers prlntet to com ply with tks law at the Courier.