Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, September 18, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextW )KHIVV. MKIT. IH, I0U. pagb rovn DAILY ROaCM RIVKH OHIRIKM KOTtSFROMTHE BOYS FlGHTluG III FRANCE Rex Burnett, of the Hobart Auto company, has. Just received six postal card from the boys In France who trer recipients of some of the fine tobacco sent them through subscrip tions taken In the United States bout a year ago to "buy smokes for the boys at the front." Mr. Barnett sent $35 to buy "smokes," the money being donated by the people of Grants Pass. A postal card was put in each bnndle containing six pack agea of cigarettes and one package of tobacco, and when the boys who were facing the Huns opened the package they tilled out the cards, expressing their sincere thsnks for the tobacco, and mailed them. The cards are now beginning to arriv end attest to the tact that all those little luxuries that we can send the boys over there are deeply appreci ated. IMI'KK TO VISIT WESTEUX . BATTLK FHOXT SOOX PER52N4L LOCAL Portland, Sept. 18. Edgar B. Pi per, managing editor of the Oregon ian, left yesterday for a 10 weeks' trip to the European battle front as the guest of the British government. He was invited, with 14 other Amer ican editors, to visit the fighting line and observe the war first hand. ' The editors will leave at Atlantic port . tne latter part or tnia montn. They will view the war from all an gles and during their visit will call on General John J. Pershing, com mander of the American forces in France, and in addition make per sonal visits to the various fronts. SEEMS GOOD BUSINESS IDEA Proposed Commercial Register for Hol land Has Powerful Support In Industrial Circle. A law to establish a commercial reg ister in Holland ha been Introduced in the states general, according to a dis patch from P. L. Edward, commer cial attach of The Hague It 1 re ported to have the support of mem bers of the government, of high legal critics and of important business In terests generally. . Tula Is aald to be the culmination of a movement stirted 20 year ago tor the passage of rach a tow. One of the most Important feature of the proposed Isw Is that It forbid the use of precisely the same name by more than one concern within given districts, it also provides that In each given district there shall be maintained a public register In which would be given the name, age and domicile of each member of a firm, a well as the extent to which each one night be held legally liable (or lta obligations. It also would make Illegal the use of a deceptive title, including; rach words, for Instance, as "broth ers," "and company,'' or "and on," where the owner Is only one person. From the proposed commercial reg later stranger would be able to as certain the name and residence of holders of not fully paid up shares, and the full particulars as to the na tionality, residence, etc, of managers, directors and other officers of corpor ations and associations. - There would also be particulars as to former bank ruptcies of persons or concerns in question. The present law already pro vides for publication of many of these details, but they are only to be found in such scattered places that In prac tice they are not available to the gen eral public. , Q, V. Knlps left last night for St. Paul, Minn. J. E. Mansfield left last night tor Astoria, Ore. A. 1 Daley, of Kerby. Is in town today on business. Courier nargaln Day, closes tonight at 10 o'clock. V. C. Maxwell, mining man of Wolf Creek, la In the city today on business. Mr. and Mr. H. I Percy, of the Rlalto theatre, Medford. are guests of- Miss Wolke today. Mat Tauola. mining man of-XJallce, arrived last night and will spend a tew da- In town on business. H. O. Diess and family, of Rogue River, are Grants Pas visitors to day. Martin Kallln. of Camas, Wash., arrived today to transact business in this cltr. Everybody's coming to the street carnival. Don't miss It. T. P. Dorman. of Medford, stopped oft last night to visit his brother, O. H. Dorman, leaving this morning for Roseburf. Mr. Marshall Hooper and daugh ter. Margaret, arrived from Salem this morning, and will make their residence tor the winter. We are paying spot cash, 6c, per lb. for butter tat. Mutual Creamery. B. F. Sklllman, agent. Jesse Flanders, ot Portland, was In the city last night on his way to Pnuront citv.. Mr. Flanders Is a son-in-law of Phtl Metschan Sr. If you want to forget your trouble, come to see the vaudeville. staged by Mrs. Gunnell at the Red Cross carnival. Mrs. Robert Johnson, formerly of this city, now of Lakeside, Oregon. la visiting this week at the home or Mr. F. W. Huggerth at 1214 Pine street. CaDtaln F. D. Strieker left this af ternoon for Ft. Sam Houston, Texas after spending a furlough In this cltr. Mrs. Strieker and daughter will remain here for the winter. J. T. Logan, of the Grants Pass Construction Co., called at the local office of the employment service to day to obtain the services of an ex. pert powder msn. Roseburg Re view. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ragan and Mr. 8. L. Craig, two daughter and on. of Selma, returned last week from 'an automobile trip through northern California, stopping at Dor- rls. Klamath Falls and other point. I Mrs. Ragan and Miss Craig were Orants Pass visitors today. I The side how with It msny at Itrarttnn. U a scream from start to finish. Help the Red Cross. Septem ber 28 and Z. To Twu h Manual TnUiUnjf Prof.' Glen Wardrlp, who taught at Talent last year, has been engaged to teach manual training In the city schools here this term. SK IMUra pi Year ' The price ot the Dally Courier U $6 per year. ' There are yet a few hours In which to secure It at $4.50. Prof. Wardrlp lv Prof. Wardrlp and family left yes terday by automobile for Holtvllle, Cal., In the Imperial valley, where the professor will assume a position In the schools. His place as prlucl pal In the Grants Pass schools haj been taken by Miss' Katharine Bridges. Put Them I'd The committee In charge ot the Fourth Liberty loan are sending out many poster. These are to adver tise the coming drive and those re ceiving them should post them up In conspicuous places.' ' Eastern Btar Meets Tonight- There will be a regular meeting ot the Eastern Star tonight. All members are urged to be present. Bring your knitting or sewing for the Red Cross bsxaar. ( Drive Start Moaday In the article printed In yester day's Courier, regarding the coming Liberty loan drive. It was stated that the drive would start Monday, Sep tember II. The great drive will commence next Monday, but next Monday will be the 23rd. Xew Agent Arrive H. E. Harrison, ot Salem, arrived In this city the first ot the week to assume his duties at the American Railway Express formerly Wells-Far go Express company, office, where he has been assigned as permanent agent. Mr. Harrison was csshler in the Salem office. His family will ar rive later. MRS. NANCY REYFQLDS DIES AT AGE OF 80 YRS. olds, aged 80 yesrs,. occurred Tues-! day, September IT, at the home ot her aon, Fred W, Reynolds, on West I O street. Mrs. Reynolds cam to Qranta Pass In 1898 and has been a resident of this city ever since. She Is survived by two sons, N. Reynolds, Hurley, Cal., and Frank Reynolds ot this city, and by tour daughters, Olive Roberts, Medtord; Susan Day, Port land: Mary Orlswotd, Portland; Ach sah Force, Howard, Kan. The funeral will be held on Thurs day afternoon at S o'clock, at the residence on Weat O street. Um DAY PARADE SAT. EVENING. 7:30 Mother Day parade will take place Saturday evening at 7: JO, In addition to the mothers, wives, sis ter and daughters the grandmoth ers ot men In ths service are request ed to march. All eligible to partici pate are urged to do so, as It Is de sired to make this a big feature of the Liberty loan campaign. Nearly every town In the atate will have a similar parade on this date. MOTOrUiKSft DAY MAY UK MADE NATION-WIDE Wrist Score Pads. A convenient little score pad for the golfer 1 attached to a leather strap, which may be fastened around the wrist The score pad Is worn, of course, on the left wrist and the golfer may Jot down memoranda of bis score as easily as social memos are scrawled on starched cuffs or used to be when starched cuffs were in fashion. The usefulness of the wrist has been sadly neglected in other years, when the bracelet and occasionally the fan were the only things it was expected to carry. Wrist watches and golt scores now fall to its share as part of the burden of life's impediments, snd very efficiently it meets its new obligations. DR. BOVARD TO EXPLAIN MM OF THE U. OF 0. University of Oregon, Eugene. Sept. 18. Dr. John F. Bavord, pro fessor ot zoology In the University of Oregon, will visit Grants Pass Sun day afternoon, In the course ot a tour of loutbern Oregon In the Inter est of the state university. While In Grants Pass he will be at the Hotel Josephine, where he will be acces sible to anyone wishing information regarding work at the university In the college year which opens Sep tember JO. Dr. Bovard will be ready to give Information regarding the students' army training corps, the civilian training camps, the preme- dic work, the nurses' training, and the new commerce courses for wom en, which lead directly to positions in the civil service. Dr. Bovard will visit Ashland Sat urday night, and from here will go to Roseburg. He spent Wednesday In Medford Ths Dream and ths Business. 'The Germans thought war was ro . mantle and glorious," said Brand Whltlock in a Toledo address. "They're finding It a very sordid and disappoint ing business. The Germans are In the position of the young lady who was asked if her seaside love affair had been very ro mantic, "'Romantic?' she replied. 'No. Real istic, rather. Hubert and I each thought the other was an Immensely rich swell, and it turns out that he collects the monthly Installments on our near-silk parlor curtains."' Our classified ads bring results Business Men's Lunch Every Day 11:30 to 1:80 GRILLED PORK CUTLETS Hunter's Style Will be one of our entree 1 for Thursday j Oxford Grill -5 13 j:!iiiiiiii&jiaji'Bii.i'jyiiiiii'ti;yiiilii!i,j1f iiaii,itfiiijj Eight Tnsrk Arrive- Last evening eight . mammoth trucks arrived from northern Cali fornia, and this morning were tsken to the mines west ot Grants Pass where they will be used In hauling chrome ore to the shipping point. Rearoes Chapter Special Special meeting of Resmes chap ter ot Royal Arch Masons Thursday evening at 7:30. Work In Mark and Past Master degree by order ot the high priest. 66 Mailing Queatlonnali C. A. Sldler, clerk of the. local board, sent out 39 questionnaires to day, the first to be sent since the big registration. Mr. Sldler says that about ten per cent of the ques tionnaires wilt be mailed out each day. Xante Omitted The name of Mrs. Wattle Parhm, who has one son In the military ser rice was overlooked In the list of names from General Logan W. R. C. The mistake has been rectified and sent' In to the department Journal. Mrs. Parhm' name brings the num ber of mothers te 19, the son In ac tual service or training to 26. Did Yon Forget? Several hundred people called at the Courier office today and others ent in their subscription by mall There were, however, a few faces missing. The office will remain open until 10 o'clock tonight to ac commodate those who forgot Bar gain Day. Tomorrow the subscrip tion price is $6 per year. REFUGEES ARE STILL Stockholm, Sept. 18. Another party of refugees numbering 600 persons, Including 60 Americans and British civilians, arrived at Hapar anda from Russia. NEW TOIMY (CLASSIFIED AD RATES. 26 words, two Issues, 25c; six Issues, 50c; one month, f 1.50, when paid la advance. When not paid In advance, 5c per line per Issue.) WANTED Lady wanted to evapor ate pears and apples. Will furnish fruit, evaporator and wood and give" two thirds produce. Call G. A. Hamilton, phone 603-F-2. 71 Washington, Sept. 18. The fuel administration announced that there was a possibility that Its autoless Sunday request might be extended to cover the entire country. This will depend, the administra tion said, upon the ability of mid continent refiners to supply the ter ritory west ot the Mississippi and at the name time furnish the gasoline they have agreed to deliver at the Atlantic aeaboard. Refiners are canvassing the situa tion with a view to determining If they can provide for, both demands. Although the exact amount ot gasoline saved In the territory east ot the Mississippi In the two 8undsys since the request was made cannot be determined, the administration estimated It at 413,000 barrels. which ha added materially to the reserve material shipment for over- seal. PERSHING AND MEN LAUDED flY WILHON Washington,. Sept 18. 'President Wilson sent a cablegram of con g rat ulatlon to. General Pershing on the achievement of the American troops In wiping out the St. Mlhlel satlent. The president asked that his "grate ful and affectionate thanks" be con veyed to all concerned In the victory. The president's message said: "Please accept my warmest con gratulation on the brilliant achieve ment of the army under your com mand. The boys have done what we expected of them, an1 done It In the way we most admire. "We are deeply proud of them and of their chief;- Please convey to all concerned my grateful and affec tionate thanks." COMING BVRNTS Sept. 27, 28, Friday and Saturday Red Cross Baxsar and Carnival Butter nrinntn nrlntcd in rum. pry with the law at the Courier Summoni all ths forces snd resource of ths Republic to ths dcltnie ol Freedom THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE which ths Unitrd Statu authorities have rtnktd si one ol the tltunduilairjiihed institutions ol lh country lortacjllfncs in military training, has rstpondrd to the call, Ths Ullc t is dUiinguUtwd not only lor lu military Instruction, but DiSTtMoutSMiD auo roa Its strong InJuitrlal count (or men anJ fur woomoi JUtVolwra, Ckxmrc. KmtMMUf, t-milt lua Kraaumki, Mwiaf , l'Uiaur. M lu wholesome, purposeful iluJenl Ills. Its democratic college iplrit. Its iuccsmIuI graduate Students tnrolled lait year, jjSji iun on Its service flag, 1158, over lortr percent representing officer. College open September S3, 1911 tm etulo. M tlUittwl BuotlM, uJxU Utoteutloa vftwuiW RattMnr. tllls Onto Jl f "c 1 Ntrer will th Gcxcan ytk fitted to an American ner, but It's up to you to kill luch Gennan hopes by Buying Liberty Bonds Until It Hurts. BUY Fourth Liberty Bonds Any Bank Will Help You Ml ,TIO 99 Horning'a Shack Grants Pass & Crescent City Stage Co. W. T. Ilrivn, lrpr. R. ftlddlngn. Agent Big Pierce Arrow Cars Easy Riding Office Old Observer Dlk. Corner Seventh and O street Phone M Telephone and 1 63 Full Line of Auto Supplies TIRES-A11 Sizes C. L HOBART CO. JOB PRINTING NEATLY DONE IT THE' COURIER OFFICE .: WKINKSI.VY and THURSDAY ADOLI'H Zl'KOB r resent ELSIE FERGUSON THE BEAUTIFUL In "The Rise of Jennie Cushing" ii I nit I !lii1iilliiilrMiliylfc& MiW p. SUNDAY and MONDAY ' ftatttemtor 22 and 2.1 To Hell With The Kaiser The Hldcwusnew of ' Prun slnnlsnt Laid Dare. V A big gripping story, modern In It theme and fearless In IU treatment, significantly, commenting on the tendencies ot society today. 1 JOY THEATER MUSIC BY THE ORCHESTRA two Performances 8 and 0:20 Admission lrJo and ZSe