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His Mother Needed Money
and She Got It!.
AN American soldier hurries along the street of a shell-torn
village, keeping close to the shelter of the crumbling walls,
and runs up the steps of a battered chateau.
He climbs to a room where sandbags are piled high to the
ceiling. Behind a rough counter stands a man of middle age -a
man with an emblem on his arm and a smile on his face.
"In a hurry this morning, buddie?" he asks.
"You bet I am," pants the soldier. "We're going into the
trenches at noon." '
' "Can I help you?"
1 The boy thrusts one hand Into his pocket and with the other
points to a sign on the wall It reads: Send Your Money- Home
. Ask the Secretary How.
"Can I send this to my mother?" he asks, and draws out a roll
of French bills. "She needs it"
"Of course you can," says the secretary. He counts the money
carefully -twice -and then does a little figuring. '
"That makes $84.60 in American money."
"And will you see that my mother gets it?"
"We will," is the answer. "HI give you this receipt and Til
send your money to the nearest headquarters. They will forward
it to Paris, and Paris will tell New York to mail your mother a
check for your $84.60."
"How much will it cost me to have you do that?"
The answer is it won't cost him one cent His mother will
get the whole $84.60. Every week the War Work organizations
are transmitting more than half a million dollars from the boys
over there to the home folks over here.
Why you should give twice as much as you
ever gave before!
The need it for a ram 70 greater than any gift ever asked for since the world
began. The Government has fixed this sum at $170,500,000.
By giving to these seven organizations all at once, the cost and effort of six ad
ditional campaigns is saved. , . -
Unlets Americans do give twice as much as ever before, oar soldiers and
sailors may not enjoy during 1919 their:
1,600 Recreation Buildings ZOO Libre riee topptrlaa 5,000,000 books
1,000 MilM of Movie Film 65 Hoateae Houeee
100 Leading Stag Stan 15,000 Big-brother "eecretuiee"
J.000 Athlatic Directors MUUona of dollar of homa comfort
Whan you fiva double, you cmka sure that every fighter haa tha cheer and comforts of thaaa
seven organbationa every atap of tha way from homa to tha front and back again. Yoo provide him
with a church, a theatre, cheerful homa, a store, acbool, a club, aod an athletic field and a
knowledge that tha folka back homa ara with him,, heart and aoul I
You have loaned your money to supply their physical needs.
Mow five to maintain tha Morale that la winning the war I
From the time your fighter starts for a cantonment until
he reaches a front-line dug-out the seven organizations are
ministering, to him in big ways and little ways, to take the worries
off his shoulders and to carry cheer and comfort to hi, One ainr
.-one need -now, altogether!
UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
UTTLE DIFFERENCE ft BOYS
Silly Idea That Thoee Born in May
Are Naturally More Cruel Than
Other Youngsters,
What Is the or! tin of the belief that
boys born to the month of May are
cruel by nature? In Notes and Queries
John T. Page says that be was born In
May, "and as I look back into the days
of my boyhood I am often horrified to
recall many acts of cruelty perpetrated
by me, aod at my Instigation, on birds
and animals. I seem to bare delighted
In these acts of cruelty until I was
bout twelve years old, when they
ceased." Mr, page adds that as s man
be is supersensitive. 1 cannot now
kill a bird or an animal without
perlendog most poignant feelings of
abhorrence of the act.''
Are not nearly nil healthy boys de
structive and cruel 1 They were in our
little village, writes Philip Hole In the
Boston Herald. One of our favorite
amusements was the reckless employ
ment of sling and buckHbot We would
Ue on the roof of the minister's bouse
on Elm street and plug horses, dogs,
fanners in carta or on wood sledges,
Just to see them jump. Nor were we
then aware that surprise was the chief
element of wit "That's what makes a
man laugh so when he sits down on a
bent pin." Riddling the windows of a
ecboolhouse wna almost as good sport
as tearing off the pickets of Deacon
Bodman'a fence. Hitting little boys'
beads with Iceballs, not snowballs,
was a favorite winter amusetneiit It
was considered a good Joke to kidnap
a youngster at night, take him far into
the Bridge street graveyard and then
run away from him. Tormenting cats
and dugs wss common when a small
boy waa not easily caught The sling
era. the throwers of other missiles and
the tormentors of animals were surely
not all born in May. Nor were nil boys
born In Mny skilled In rude or Ingen
ious torturing.
MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD
Real Treasure ef Peru Was the Po
tato, Though Spaniards Did
Not Realise It
The gold of the Indies was the at
traction that led Columbus to sail
westward, that carried Cortes to Mex
ico and Plzarro to Pern. The Incas
bad large stores of the precious metal.
representing, no doubt the accumula
tions of many centuries. The capture
of such a booty resounded through
Europe. Spain became for a time the
wealthiest, as well as the most pow
erful, nation of Europe, and this wss
ascribed to the gold of Pern.
But Pern held another treasure
much more valuable for the nations of
Europe than the golden booty of
Plzarro. Carrying the potato to Eu
rope was an event of much more pro
found significance In relation to the
subsequent history of the world than
sending the Inca gold to the coffers
of Spain. But nobody understood the
value of the potato, and Its Peruvian
origin was generally forgotten before
the plant became well known. In
stead of Peruvian potntoes we call
them Irish potatoes.
The potato was the basis of the
ancient Peruvian nation and has at
tained almost the same Importance In
other parts of the world within the
last 100 years. National Geographic
Magatlne. .
fPugrt Sound Lobster."
Seattle la consuming only about ball
a ton of octopus, "devilfish," a week,
according to fish dealers of that city,
But this consumption Is bound to
Jump as soon as the Americans be
come familiar with the taste of thlt
Inhabitant of the deep. The Greek
fishermen, who consider the octopus
a great delicacy, call It "devilfish;"
while the Japanese fish dealer gets
calls from bis people for "tako," and
when Sing, down in Chinatown, placet
It on bis menu card be gives It a nam
that only a Cantonese can read or un
derstand. When cafe managers op
town decide to give their patrons a
treat the lowly devilfish probably wlD
become "Puget Sound lobster."
Calling cards and Envelopes at
the Observer office.
ATTENTION!
TRUCK, TRACTOR AND AU
TOMOBILE OWNERS
We have In our employ one of
the best acetylene welders on
the ooaat. All kinds of heavy
machinery and aluminum
crank cases welded. We weld
anything.
All kinds of latbe work turned
out
PRICES REASONABLE '
Phone 100
Crater Lake Motor Co.
MRDFORD, OREOjPJiv
Classified Advertising
FOB BALK
FOR SALE 40 tons first class al
falfa hay, baled, at the barn. C.
D. Woolverton, Rogue River. Ore
gon. 25
FOR SALE Thoroughbred Brown
Leghorn cockerels, 7-months old.
C. Schaefers, Rd. 2, lower river
road. 21
FOR SALE Farm, 70 acres close in
must sell. Will stock with sheep,
cows or bogs, reasonable, pay
menu long time. 'Address No.
1893 care Courier. l
FOR SALE One 8outh Bend malle
able ateel range with hot water
coll and pipe connection, $60. In
quire 202 Booth St., Corner D. 16
FOR SALE Horse, back and har
nets, call at 502 Bridge street
Mrs. W. M. Turner. 18
FOR SALE Thoroughbred Chester
white weaned pigs, $. H. E.
Gordon, Rt 2, Grants Pass. 19
120 ACRES O. ft C. relinquishment
one-fourth mile from the Gebers
school house on Crescent City
highway, 40 acres level. Price
$175. L. A. Launer, realtor. 19
VETERINARY BURGEON
DR. R, J. BE3TUL. Veterinarian.
Office, residence. Phone I06-R..
PHXBrClAKg
L. O. CLEMENT, M. D PraeUoe
limited te diseases of the eye, ear,
nese and throat Olasaea fitted.
Office boura 9-12, 2-6, or oa ap
pointment Office phone 62, resi
dence phone 869-J.
& LOCQHBIOGB. M. D.. Payaioiaa
and surgeon. City or country eaUa
attended day or eight Resides
pboae 269; office phone 111
Sixth and H. Tuffs Bide.
DR. i. O. NIBLET, Physician and
surgeoa. Lnndburg Bldg. Health
offloer. Office boars. 9 to 12 a.
at. aad 1 to I p. m. Phone 110-J.
A. A. WTTHAM. M. JX Internal
medicine and nervosa dlseasee;
901 Corbett Bldg., Portland. Ore.
Bonn 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.
1917 CHEVROLET with demount
able rim a for sale. Is In best run
ning condition. M. 3. Barker. 207
West C street Phone 196-R, 28
FOR SALE Team, wagon and har
ness. Team 5-year-olds. Weight
about 2800. Also motorcycle. In
quire 707 Foundry St 20
FOR SALE Navy White beans.
hand picked, ready for the kettle,
10c per pound. G. A. Bryan. 20
FOR SALE Ford car. IBquIreof
Bunch Tranafer Company. 16
FOR SALE Large ranch, north of
selma. For particulars address
owner. A. E. Krokstrom, Selma,
Oregon. 20
TO RENT
FOR RENT Cottage 221 Rogue
River Ave., three rooms and
sleeping porch, good well aad one
half acre land, barn, $4.60 per
month. Key at 208 Foundry. 07tf
WANTED
WANTED Room and board for el
derly gentleman. 'Phone 22-R.
. - . . 12tf
WANTED Teamster for farm work.
Ajply H. E. Gordon, Rt f, Grants
Pass. - 19
A. BURS ELL M. D. D. C In block
north of poetofflce, corner 8ixtli
and D streets, surgical, electrical,
chiropratlc and osteopathia treat
ments. Office phone 197-R; reat
denoe phone 232-tV
aTTOBXETB
H. D. .'.lORTON, Attorney-at-law.
Practices In all Stele and Federal
Court L First National Baak Bids.
OOLVKJ ft WILLIAMS, Attorneys-at-Lew,
Gva;s Pass Baaklag Co.
Bldg., Grants Peas, Oregon.
B. 8. VAN DYKE, Attorney. Prae
Uoe la all eoart First Nstioaal
Bank Bldg.
O. 8. B LAN CHARS, ttomey at
Law. Golden Rule Building
Phone 279. Grants Pass. Oregon.
BLANCHARD ft BLANCHABD, At
' torneys.- Albert Bldg. Faoav
- 216-J. Practice la aH courts; laat
board attorneys.
a A. BIDLKR,.Atterney-et-Lew, ref
eree la bankruptcy. Maeoale
temple. Grants Pass, Ore.
DENTISTS
E. C. MACT, D. M. D. Flrst-fUae
- dentistry- , 109 H South Sixth
street Grants Pass. Oregea.
MISCELLANBOFI
JITNEY SERVICE Any where, any
time. Phone Mocha Cafe 181-R
Otto J. Kalps, Residence 149-T.
221
GENERAL AUTO repairing at reas
onable rates, all work guaranteed.
H. Cameron, 606 South Sixth
street 25
HEMSTITCHING and plcotlng done
to order. Handicraft Shop, Med
ford. Ore. 88
PHOTO 8TTIHO
THE PICTURE MILL for fine photo
graphs. Open dally except Sun
day from 10 a. m. te 6 p. m. Sun
day sittings by appointment only.
Phone Mill. 218-R, or resided ot
146sJ. 67U
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad company
TIMH CAR
Effective Nov. 19, 1918. , .
Trains will run Tuesday,' Thursda)
.. and Saturday ,
Leave Grants Pass. 1 P.. M.
Arrive Waters Creek 2 P.' M.
Leave Waters Creek , S P. M.
Arrive Grants Pass ...v. 4 P: M.
For Information regarding freight
and passenger rates call at the office
of the company, Lundburg building,
or telephone 131. -
Who ar tbe boys that
rill put the pill In Kalaer
Bill?
Yoo know who they are.
Give them more power to
their anna by putting tha
. United War Work Cam.
paignpTer th top. -
DRATAQB AND TRANS PES
COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. At
kinds of drayage and tranafet
work carefully and promptly iaaa
Phoae lll-J. Stand at ifreighf
depot A. Shade. Prop. i
THE WORLD MOVES; so do we.
Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Pfcoaa
197-R.
F. G. 16 HAM, drayage aad traaafer.
Safes, pianos and furmltar
moved, packed, shipped aad eter-
1 ed. Phoae Clark ft Holmaau Nov
60. Residence pboae 114-R.
Bntter Wruaen nrfntiid ta mee.
ply with the law at the Coarier.
National
Mazda Lamps
T AVINO too little light
puts a strain on chll-
dren's vision that they may
never outgrow I Why not,
have plenty of light? Na
tional MAZDA Lamps give
three times the light of old
fashioned carbon lamps
without adding a peany tp
your light bill.
Rigse River Kanhrcre
(Bee. B. Riddle, Mgr.
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