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DAILY KOUIK RIVKM CUl'Klfclt Kill II. V, (HTOIIKIt 1H, 10IM. ill ROGUE RIVER COURIER Published Daily Except Saturday . E. VOORHIEB. Pub. aad Propr. ON DISPLAY iCnit latere 1 at poetofflce. Grants Pass. Or., at second elaaa mall matur. 1 Oc Specials Wear " ADVERTISING RATES fMaplay spaee, per Inch lj .AMl-nikMMtn&l column. rr Una IOC rira. nu ' '. - 5C : ROAST COFFEE .Sttc . ; PAGB TWO .-y t 'mi i ' t i u i n i rT.i am. - ' ' DAILY COURIER y mall or carrier, per yar....6.00 HyumaU or carrier, pr month. . .60 . WEEKLY COURIER t mail, per year.... $1-50 EMBER OK . ASSOCIATED PREbi The Auociated Trees Is exclusively entitled to the use tor1 republleatioa ' all news diseatchea credited to It or not L otherwise credited d thls ?aper and "also the local' news pub lished fcereJa. , All rtgnta of ropubllcatloa Of ape- 4lal. dUptttches herein are also Memd, ' ' i 1 y KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY CAXJTY rutST nil FRIDAY, OCTOUEH 18, '1918. . OREGON WEATHER ' ' ' " Tonight fair, light frost west, heavy frost east portion; Satur- day fair, warmer, light east- 4 erly winds. FARMS FOR SOLDIERS Whether the war ends' soon or late, we shall face the same problem of knowing what to do with our sol diers when they return. There may not Wenough jobs for them for a while, especially since women will be established by that time in so many occupations formerly held by men. Many will not want the same old work, gince war experience has an unsettling tendency. We do not know what the state of industry will be. One thing we do know, though, and that is that there will be the same old need of food to eat, and more emphasis on the cul tivation of the soil than we have had in some decades. Quite aside from precedent, then, it is the natural and obvious thing to see that there is land ready for all who want it when the troops come home. We have no such domain as we distributed among the Civil War veterans, but we have more fair-to- good land awaiting cultivation than most Americans suppose. Secretary Lane has found some 400,000,000 acres which he says can be made available for men who feel like turning from trench digging to hoe ing corn and raising cattle and prov ing the merits of scientific farming machinery and methods. Congress has voted $200,000 for a survey of it. Some of the land must be irrigated, some cleared and some drained before it is fit for farming. Many millions could be spent on it to advantage, as soon as the plans are developed. Such expenditure would represent conservation of the highest type, and the money would all find its way back into the treas ury in due lime. delinquent tax lists is not meeting her home Saturday from Gold Beach with the approval of the taxpayers 'where she has been visiting 'her . .. , . of Oregon. In the first place It is ""imcr. , a campaign of malice, of spltework. Th Misses ' Martha . . vireen, ana wyrtie ana .tia inaa rora itnst the press Of the state. In the . .... . suent the week end at their home second place the existing tax publl- ,n th,g vlclnlty re.turulciK Sunday cation law of Oregon is fashioned tojevniDg t0 Grants Pass for school, serve the taxpayer and not the title; Mrs. Minnie Hussey and daughter grabber. The present law provides Beulah spent Saturday and Sunday publication, but onlv after mall no-!1" vicinity visiting and looking . . . - . . .'after their interests here, tices have been sent out and have ,.-., . v v ... ... I John McCalllster has brought his failed to notify. Publication is noti ml t0 D 0 .Robertson., for those who pay but for those whojand Is making up their sorgiim this have failed tp receive proper notice, week. Could any fairer scheme be devised? ine "oois or Ferryaaie nave an , 'ciosea ana me learners, &isie row- Let the present law alone. It i , , , . i era. Hazel K ni and Cora Lett kan worKS 10 your aavaniage even u,haTe returned to their homes, does not please the title grabber. loan organisations sent personal uotices" out through the newspapers by publishing the names of a few Portland slackers and some others over the state. Within three days Portland and the state at large slid over the top. The result was a highly agreeable surprise. Mail notice, it can be seen. Is not always effective. The Portland Journal's campaign to eliminate the publication of the Mrs. "A. U. Allen, who has tharge of their farm there. M. L. Crifftn has taken the con tract of hauling the lumber from the mill to Merlin.. He has three teams at work. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Robertson were In Grants Pass Monday. 'Harry and Eugene Neely, Percy Green and Lester -Kord have spent the last tew days of deer season Wo the hills. Mr. 'and Mrs. Joe Hill were In Grants Pass Saturday. Mrs. Mary Frank u in returned to The dispatches state that the Prus sian Guards are dying while fight ing desperately, but they will not PRUITDALE The G. W. Potts family were din ner euests of Elder Glazier and fam- surrender. So much the better form,, f nmn p... eimt the American boys If the Prussians Mrs. W. C. Redding left for Marsh- won't surrender they will have to.'d Tuesday. Miss Margaret Rathbone went to die. Leave that to the Americans. A baby at Boulder, Colo., was born in a flivver and has been named Fordonia. Such a kid should be able to go through life on high. Perhaps a Hun with the fear of oming. Jump-off-Joe Wednesday to stay with her parents while the school Is closed. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bramwell, of Grants Pass, spent a very pleasant evening Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nellson. They discovered .many mutual acquaintances In Wy At a Football Game you have a hundred times more fun if you're snug and warm in an all-wool JANTZEN 1 SWEATER! You not only feci well but you look just right, secure in the con sciousness that you are wearing the best looking aweuter that money can buy. : . h ; Whether it'a a sweater vest, sweater or sweater coat that you are buying; look for the label and know that you art getting a Jantzen, then you're sure. .They come in all sizes and colors, from the very little onea to the very big ones and all have character, individuality, Btyle call it what you will; it'a there and it's mighty fine to own. And knit caps and hose sure, just step Into a Jantsen dealers th next time you're downtown and see what we mean. JANTZEN KNITTING MILLS . IWlv ; mm V 4 I Peerless Clothing' Company ding and Miss Grace Redding were dinner guests of the Nellson family Sunday. The Charles Peterson family were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Crouch who have pnrctins ed the Dr. Rae ranch. Herbert Pe terson is running the trai tor for Mr. Crouch. Mr. and Mrs. Gnn Wanlrlp took supper with Mr. and Mrs. .Jnnes Thursday evening. There will be no granK meeting here Saturday. Mr. Nellson and daughter, Anna, called on Mrs. Karqiiaharsoii Tues day evening. Mrs. S. . Green, Mr. and Mrs. J. U Stanbrough and Master George Stanbroiigh, of Williams, and J. H. ! God in his heart never lived, they all fear the Americans. but FERRYDALE Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson have moved to their farm near Mer lin, from the Robertson ranch, where ; they have been the past year. J G. H. Griffin has had the misfor-! Chllders, of Klamath Mrs. Vails Reynolds and baby, of Waldo, were over night guests Fri day of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Jones. Mrs. G. A. Hamilton and Miss Rathbone called at the Bates and Bylngton families Sunday afternoon. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Roper enter tained Mrs. Roper's brother, J. D. Williams and sons, her mother, Mrs. I. F. Williams, her sister, Mrs. Gene Falls, Mrs. tune or breaking his arm Thursday, i Borchert, of Portland. Mrs. W. A. He was helping on his new house i Werti and Mrs. Andy McCarthy and Harris were dinner guests at Rates home Sunday. the Unnecessary Risk. "Brother Philander," said I to our head deacon the other day, "don't you believe a man con get to heaven with-! out even dropping a cent Into the con tribution box?" "I suppose so," so-, swerea oia rnuanner, "and when yon are sick with typhoid fever or any other disease you can doctor yourself. Ton are taking the chances." Osborne Farmer. when he fell. : children, of Grants Pass. Chllders Mr. and Mrs. English and daugh-!Hams and Mrs ter Louise spent Saturday at their, for the week. farm on Picket Creek with Mr. and i Mrs. I. j. Hasen, Mrs. W. C, Mrs. WI1-remalned Ued- . TJTLE GHAKKKItS .NOT K.ITIS F1EI A striking illustration of the value of publicity has come to light with in the past three weeks. The illus tration bears a moral which should be of interest to every voter. The state Liberty loan sent out pledge cards broadcast over the ' state to notify patriotic citizens to come In and voluntarily buy Lib e.tv bond, luring "loner Appk,' preceding the efficient campaign. Did the voters respond? Tbey did not." la fact no attention was paid to the cards by 90 per cent of the peo- . pie. The situation became desper ate when, on the evening before Sep tember 28th, the state was - short 'iib'iti rlvp n tondt'W " bonds Then a new plan was tried. 'The Food Administration's Weekly Price Quotations for Josephine County For Week KndlnK 'M'tolier 2:1 The lowest figures In the consumers pay column are the maximum cash prices that on the average saould be charged, and the highest fig ures are the maximum prices which should be used in credit. Prices are apt to be slightly higher in towns away from the railroad. Reti Low Wheat flour, 49 lb. sack Barley flour, bulk Rice flour, per lb Corn meal, per lb Corn meal, 10 lb. sack Victory bread, loaf, 16 oz Rolled oats, per lb Rice, standard quality, per lb Sugar, old price, per lb Sugar, new price, per lb Beans, white, navy or pea, per lb Beans, colored, per lb Potatoes, white or Irish, per pk 2.B0 Canned tomatoes, standard, 2 can.. Canned corn, standard, 2 can Butter, creamery, 2 lbs .. Eggs, per doz Cheese, American, full cream, per lb. Kindly report any unfair prices to the Price Interpreting Board of Josephine County. . t .. JOSEPHINE COUNTY PRICE INTERPRETING BOARD rers Pay Consumers Pay High Low High $2.95 $3.20 $:i.2r, 6c 8c S 'A e 10 '4c 124o 13M,c 6c 7c 74c 75c 90c 95c 6e 10c 10c 8c 10c 11c 12c 16c 17c 9c 10c luc 10Hc llc lH4c lOo 12c 13V&C 7c 9c 9 14 c $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 19o ' 25c, 29c 16o 20HC 22c $1.26 $1.36 $1.38 s 55o 60c 62V&C 36c 42c 43c KTZ National Mazda Lamps IT AVING too little light puts a strain on chil dren's vision that they may never outgrow! Why not have plenty of light? Na tional MAZDA Lamps give three times the light of old fashioned 'carbon ' lamps without adding a penny to your light .bill. ' i; ,' . .' Rogue River Hardware Ueo. K. Kiddle, Mtr. T ETTERS from our boys in the trenches and from the women in canteen and other war work, all bring to us the same mes sage SEND US NEWS FROM HOME. World news is all right, but OUR BOY8 want NEWS OF THIS TOWN. They want the home newspaper. Publishers are prevented from sending their papers free to anyone, even boys in the service. Consequently a national movement has been started by Col. William Boyce Thompson of New York, who is acting as President of the Home Paper Service of America to give the boys whut they are culling for. Every community is joining the movement. Let ua aee that our boys are not forgotten. Send to the publisher of this newspaper whataver amount of money you can 5 cents or $50.00. We will publish a list each week of those contributing, and the amounts contributed. Every cent received will bo used to send thia paper to our boys at the front. If at the end of the war, there is any surplus, it will be turned over to the local Red Cross Committee. 11 .' lt There is no profit in this to the publisher even in normal times, subscriptions are not sold at a profit. With war prices prevailing, and the high rate of postage on papers sent to France, our cost will scarcely be covered by our full subscription price. Remember that over in France, some brave soldier or sailor from this town perhaps even some splendid woman working within sound of the guns is depend; ' on you to "KEEP THE . HOME. LOVE Kir. U J)." . They are calling to YOU from "Over There' GIVF. WHAT YOU CAJN Ht'UHCIUPTIONH JHAVK UKKN ItKCKIVKI) AM FOMX)WH: Herman Horning '.. Frank M. Inland