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PAGE FOUR DAILY IDGl'K KIVF.1t nil KIKH Tl'KHOAY, OCTOHKU " POPULAR SONGS ' 15c each, T for $1.00 postpaid Ouh with order Are we downhearted, No, no, no. Beautiful land ot somewhere. Down In Hindustan. Dress up your dollar In khaki. I misa daddy's good night kiss. J't adopted a Belgium baby. My Belgium rose. My daddy's Ur. Smiles. -Somewhere, somewhere In France. Tale ot the fireside. That's a mother's liberty loan. There's an angel missing from tear an. There's one more river we're going to cross. 'Wi don't want the bacon, what we do want Is a piece or the Knme. We're bound to win with boys like ours. "When the boys from Dixie eat melon on the Rhine. When the pines ot Alsace whisper : Dixie Land. The Music and Photo House ' Stanton RoweU. Proprietor CHRISTMAS PEELS General Information and Uons 1JM8 lustruc- Families ot men in service abroad are eager to make Christmas over seas as merry as conditions permit. The war department, realizing this, has decided that each man may receive from his family a Christmas package ot standard siie and ap proximately standard contents. The American Red Cros will pre pare these parcels tor mailing, an arrangement having been completed hatwoon the war department, the oatoffice department and the Red Cross. Shipping space available will rr mlt the sending of but one parcel to each man. r To avoid any duplication and to ' make sure that each parcel Is cor Vectly addressed, a "Christmas' Par ''eel' Label"' la now being Issued to every man abroad. Every man abroad will mail his "Christmas Parcel Label" to some relative or friend who will be en titled to send him a parcel by com plying with the conditions herein set forth. Th relative or friend who re ceives a "Christmas Parcel Label from a man In service overseas, will apply to the nearest Chapter, branch or community auxiliary of the Red Cross, or to such other Christmas naxcel station a mar be designated by his Red Cross chapter, and up on showing the "Christmas Parcel Label" will receive one carton, Sx4x9 In size. It will be easy to ascertain from the newspapers whether cartons have been received at the Christmas parcel station. Ap plication should not .be made until . cartons are on hand. Specially manufactured cartons for this purpose will be sent to chapters from division headquarters and will be distributed by chapters to branches and community auxil larles or such other Christmas par cel stations as the chapter may es tablish, together with "Redj Cross Inspection Labels" also furnished from division office. The carton may be filled with any combination of articles that fit in it and which are not barred from Christmas parcels by the postoffice department. The list of articles that may not be ' sent may be procured from the same place as the cartons. The weight of the parcel must not exceed two pounds fifteen ounces unwrapped. When carton Is filled it should be taken to the place where It was pro cured. . Red Cross representatives will In- spect the parcel, and win (a) ex clude any article barred by postoffice department from Christmas parcels; (b) remove any notes or messages; (c) wrap, tie and weigh the parcel; ITiiUiilWlli'llllilH ,",i.;icinnni iiiiuii.trt..ipOtil!i.ii:tn' UlUIlili. M For Dinner Wednesday Evening Oxford Club Steak, Borde. lata Waldorf Salad This will be one of the many good things on our menu tomorrow. PER52NflL B LOCAL , Mavis" .Pace powder. Sabtn has It. Mrs. Mary Chaussee arrived this morning from Portland and will make an extended visit with her son, J. T. Chaussee, and family. C. E. MoLane, democratic nominee for sheriff. 77tf Change of Meeting Time The business meeting of the M. E. Ladles Aid has been changed to 2:30 Wednesday, Instead ot 4 o'clock. Scouts Meet Tonight- There will be a meeting of the Boy Scouts tonight at 7:30 at the Chamber of Commerce. Work In 83 Maounic lUue Iodge Special meeting tonight the E. A. degree. Monthly Meeting The Red Cross committee held their regular monthly meeting to day at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Luncheon was served Will Itaiw Missionary Kuml C. F. Swander, corresponding sec retary tor the Church ot Christ In Oregon, was tu the city Monday and met with the official board of the local church to outline a campaign for the raising ot a fund amounting to $1 per member throughout the state for state missionary work. ' New Sheriff Uslle W. Stunsell who has been serving as chief deputy under Sher iff Ralph 0. Jennings. Is the new sheriff. Sheriff Jennings, who re signed because ot leaving next Sun day to enter the officers training camp at Camp Pike, Mo., was re leased from all authority Thursday when the county court appointed Mr. Stansell as his sneceiwor. Oold Hill News. Some Fine Corn- In the Observer office there Is on display some field corn that la proof that the grain can be grown success fully here. It was grown on Sucker creek by Ed Lind, and Is well cured. Order for Xnuia Bon Anyone having a friend or rela tive "over seas" should phone C. A. Classified Ad Rate Classified advertising In the Dally Courier will be charged for at the rate. of S cents per line per issue un less paid In advance. The rat ot 25 words at 50 cents per week does not provide tor bookkeeping, poet age on statements mailed, etc. Here tofore we have permitted occasional charges at the cheap rates but, no more. FROM OLD INJURIES Word has been received here of the death of Oscar Wllklus, which occurred at his home In Portland on Sunday. Mr. Wllklus was Injured In Grants Pass In the early summer while assisting In the dismantling ot the sugar factory, being struck by heavy Iron beam swinging from a crane, ills back was broken and he was confined to his bed tor several months. 'Before leaving Orants Pass Mr. Wllklus had so much Improved that he was able to sit In a wheeled chair, but since being In Portland he has showed a steady decline, lie Is survived by his faithful wife and a family ot six children, one son, Max Wllklns, now serving tn the navy. We are going to help you. cut the high cost of i living just save your, dollars for pur Great Gash Dollar Sale Saturday, October 12 THE ROCHDALE THH 8TOKK OF GUARANTEED OOOIM C. Ks FIF1KLD, Muanr Jifacitt Supply Still Short The allotment of towels tor the "Wlnetrout, chairman of the Christ- French hospitals 1 still short 115 mas parcels committee, phone 113-R in order that a sufficient number ot shipping boxes may be - secured. Boxes must be ordered not later than October 10. The Moon Fulls So doea the Murphy dance hall on Saturday, October 19. Candi dates' Ball and weinle supper, $1.50. hand towels and 20 bath towels. Mrs. Griffin. In charge ot the work of collection, says: "We must wake up to the Importance of this call. Tou may. give from your home sup ply and the towels do not need to be linen. Those who have not already given, please do so at once." SOLD! ER LETTERS Gets Letter From King Dear Folks: I have been traveling over the country so much that J am getting tired of seeing new places. I wish you could see these old historic places over here. There la some thing Interesting every place you go. In Oxford there are the college buildings, and the houses in the country look as though they were built In the year One. We all received a letter ot wel come from the king when we landed. Will try to keep It and bring It home when I come, and I hope that is not far off. Don't seem as though it would be long, for we sure are going over the top every day. You spoke of that play "Over the Top." I saw it in Jamaica on Deco ration day and It was fine. "My Four Tears in Germany" was shown at the same time. That show Is over here now. They give part of it each week. I went to a Wild West show a few days ago Didn't amount to much. We have a fine entertain ment at the Y hut every Friday night by English people, and theycertaln vlalble or "hyslcal araeter- We have church service!181" ol lne nen- lnl" na ueen demonstrated by studies . ot trap- nest records of individual hens. A HORN HART To Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hart. ot Hugo, on Monday, October 7, a daughter. coming EVENTS Oct. 12, Saturday Honor Guard dance. 88 OCT. 30. Wednesday Halowe'en supper by M. E. Ladles Aid. 77tf COMPLETE FIRST TXIT OF - IRRIGATION AT GOLD HI Li. The first unit ot the Gold Hill Ir rigation project is reported as fin ished. F. S. Carter and R. E. Crab- tree, contractors and engineers who took a sub-contract from Kraner & Carter, have completed the diverting works on Rogue 'River that will put 55 second feet of water Into the canal for the Irrigation ot the fertile acres across the river and below Gold Hill, down to- the Josephine county line. The big ditch Is prac tically finished trom the head gates down to the Pacific highway, a dis tance of over two miles. COUNTY AGENT'S NOTES Culling Poultry Heavy egg laying is correlated with are good every Sunday. We can get oft every night from 8 to 10:30 and sometimes midnight. If I can get off long enough I will go down to London. It Is only a few miles from where 1 am. PVT. HENRY JOHNSTON. 172523 350th Aero Squadron, 35 th Eaton Place, S. W. No. 1, London, American E. F. (d) place on the parcel the "Christ mas Parcel Label" received from abroad, bearing name and address of recipient. The person sending the parcel shall then In the presence of the Red Cross Representative affix stamps at the rate of twelve cents ,or two cu,lln demonstrations on knowledge of these ' characteristics makes it possible, at certain seasons of the year, to cull the poor layers of the flock with a fair degree of accu racy. Judging and culling by physical characteristics is not as accurate as the trap nest but Is possible to pick out a large proportion of the un profitable hens In a flock, by this method. Extension bulletin No. 300 O. A C. explains how this may be done. To make the plan of operation more explicit we have arranged to have Prof. Brewster of O. A. C. with us B S3 53 'las Oxford Grill (12c) for each pound or fraction thereof. ( Parcel Post rate to Hobo- ken, X. J.) The Red Cross representative who inspected the parcel will then affix to the parcel the "Red Cross Inspec tion Label," properly signed. Parcels ready for mailing shall remain in the custody of the Red Cross until delivered hv If. WnrP.!a far " time will permit. Friday and Saturday of this week On Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the poultry farm of K. Hammer- bacher and on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of T. P. Cra mer In Grants Pass. Every one is Invited to these demonstrations. In addition to these meetings Prof. Brewster will c-jI1 farm flocks If you sentatives to the postofi'ice authori ties. No Christmas parcels can be mail ed later than November 15. No Christmas parcel can be ac cepted by the postoffice without the "Christmas Parcel Label" from over seas. No duplicate can be Issued If a ''Christmas Parcel Label" Is lost. i The nearest Christmas parcel sta tion to the place where this poster Is displayed Is at C. A, Wlnetrout's, phone 113-R, South Sixth street. want your flock culled call us up and make an appointment. C. D. THOMPSON, County Agent AGED 78. SAYS HE CAN LICK WEIGHT IN CATS With the weight of 78 winters bearing upon his frame, yet walking erect. Joe Chamberlain ot Waldo came to town today to .have District Attorney IMlller make out a warrant for the arrest ot Joe Woodcock, who resides on Foots creek, near Gold Hill. Sheriff I-ewls will attend to the serving of the warrant today. From Mr. Chamberlain's own story It Is learned that his grandson, Joe Woodcock, came to the Chamberlain home last Sunday and proceeded to beat up' the aged relative. The old gentleman states that he was sitting In a chair when Woodcock whose 21 years have filled him full of pep and muscle first struck him. That the said Joe Is full ot pep Is attested by the tact that the old man's eyes are more sombre than usual. Recently Mr. Chamberlain suffer ed an Injury to his right arm through an automobile accident, and i speaking of the affray Sunday he said: 'It this here arm was all right It would have been different. I can lick my weight In wildcats, with a pan ther thrown In." and he looks as It he might. The immediate cause of the fUht Is not yet knowjj, but It probably oc curred through a general dislike be-; tween the two men. Christmas cards or BOYS AT THE FRONT nustbein the mails hQiore October S Zu Get yourTrChristmas Catds for them now . Clemens, the Rexall, Store NEW TOWAY MORE apple pickers wanted. 11. K. Ross, phone 604-F-2. M A BARGAIN In a second hand gents bicycle, new tires. ea?y spring, saddle, large luggage carrier, price only $15 at Cramer llros. S2 IX)ST Tire and license number 160572, Cal., on Pacific highway between Grants Pass and Canyon vllle Tuesday morning. Finder leave at Hobart's Garage. Reas onable reward. Joy Theater TONIGHT UXI.Y Two NhowK 7::M and 0 u'rlm-k VIOLA DANA la Flower of the DusK d pted From Myrtle lleetl'n Novel A One-reel Comedy "By Heck I'll Save Her" CHARLES RAY In, a one-reel Liberty loan film Cured. The author of "Trivia" writes: "What a bore It Is waking up In ths morning always the same person." W had often fretted over this, until the ihudder-glvlng thought struck us that we might wake up some morning and and ourself the kaiser. And it would be Just our luck to be BUI on the dny f retribution. Boston Transcript, AT THE MOVIES "The Great liOve'i "The Great l.ove," which is to be shown at the Joy Theatre next Wed and Thursday Is the first production made by the great lm- flth which can be shown at popular j prices. "The Birth of a Nation," "In-; tolerance," and "Hearts of the World" have all been shown atj prices ranging from 75 cents to fi.t This popular priced admission has been accomplished through Mr. Orlf- flth's entering Into an engagement! with Famous Players-Iasky corpora-; tion to release his production. "The Great (Love," however, Is no! cheap picture as one critic has writ ten. It Is equally as good, and In some respects better than "Hearts of the World," for It contains al of the elements of the former, such as romance, comedy, human appeal,' pathos, suspenses, excitement, dra matic Intensity and besides It is more compact, being in seven reelB. ' It Is one of the greatest war pic tures that has been produced and there Is not a horror in It from start to finish. It Is the story of human beings, real life, real people, real homes In a real English village: of. course there are real airplanes, Zep pelins, munition factories and hos- pltals and English nobility, even to the Dowager Queen Alexandria, her self. "The Great J-ove" Is something more than a picture. It Is an ency clopedia; It makes us understand the part that the rich and the poor, the humble and the proud are play ing In the great purifier and cleanser of Ideals. - LAST CALL Must Sell QuicK Come to 604 South 6th St., Grants Pass, and make us an offer on HIGH, FURNITURE, BOOKS, GRAIN HACKS, 100 FOOT X-INCII BTKKIi CAULK, 7x12 STEEL PULLEY, 12-IN. PULLKV BLOCK, TYPEWRITERS, CHECK ; WHITER, AYRSHIRE AND HOI,. STEIN HEIFEIW, FORD CYWNDKIt KK-HOHING MACHINE, PUNCH AND SHEAR, No. B BARNES LATHE, KAMHLKK BICY CLE, ORCHARD PIjOW, FORD ROADSTER WITH LOTS OF EX TRAS, AND LOTS OF SMALL TOOIA. Miles Mclntyre i i