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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"
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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 .
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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.
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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.