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FAGB TWO ' DAILY ROGCB UVKB OOCIUKB MONI.Y, NOVKMIIKIt Sfl, lulK. ROGUE RIVER CDUHKRj Publish e Dally Exoept Saturday -Y. E. VOORHIEB. Pub. asd Prepr. etatered at postoffloa. Grant Pass, Cra., ai second data nail matter. ADVERTISING RATES Map 17 space, par Inch.. lie Local-personal column, per Una 10c taadera, par Una 8 DAILY COURIER y maB or carrier, per year.-. 16. 00 iSy mall or carrier, pr aioata- .60 WEEKLY COXJRIER . mall, par year - U-50 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRE bo Tho Associated Pre la azelaatrely titled to the nae for republication f all newt dlsoatobee credited to It or not otherwise credited la tbl joper and aUo the' local new pnb- Ushed heroin. All right of republication of pe nal dlsputcbes - herein are ai reserved. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1918. OREGON WEATHER . ' Fair and colder tonight; f jcentle. northeasterly winds. PATIJiO WAR BILLS Anyone who thinks that this war la going to leave ns saddled with ieavr debt for a generation has not looked into the. matter carefully, says an authority. A little study of the war hills shows vthat, heavy as they are, they are not so large as most persons suppose, and that they are being taken care of with surpris ing speed and comparative ease. Official estimates from -Washington make our total war expenditure np to Juno 30, 1919, about $30,000,' 000,000. We paid off $4,000,000,- 000 of that in federal taxes last spring. We shall pay oft; 16,000, 000,000 more assessed for the cal endar year of 1918 next spring and summer. That leaves only $20,000,' 000,000. Half of that sum may le gitimately be deducted because it consists of loans made to our allies, wnich will be repaid. If the war should be declared officially ended by the middle of next summer, we should then find ourselves with only $10,000,000,000 war debt. The treasury department est! mates wait tne government's ex penses, mostly for war purposes, for the following fiscal year, ending June 30, 1920, will be $5,000,000, 000. That is evidently espe:tei to take care of winding up the war the garrisoning of enemy countries, the last considerable transportation of war material and demobilization of troops, etc. Subsequent war ex penditures should be almost negli ttfble. That makes, then, a total of $15,- 000,000,000 to pay after next June. It is what we shall owe to ourselves, as holders of American war bonds. If we chose to continue paying taxes at the average rate of these two ac tive war years, we could pay off that entire balance In less than three 7ears after the end of the war. Place Your Order For Thanksgiving WITH rs SOW FOR DELIVERY WEDNESDAY DO NOT WAIT KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY QUALITY FIRST taught a class. schools have been closed because better paid employment In other lines. The gravity of the situation is In dicated by the commissioner's esti mate that 50,000 teachers' places are vacant, and that 120,000 persons are teaching this year who never before Several thousand" it was impossible for local trustees to find teachers for them. Total ab sence of school facilities at some points, combined with widespread relaxation of standards, creates a condition which the American peo ple, with their traditional reverence for the little red schoolhonse, will not long tolerate. We sense a note of real alarm in the appeal to professional men, as a public duty, to "take classes in nearby schools for c part of each day." The shortage of teachers of chemistry and physics and In various departments of manual training is particularly acute. It is officially estimated that thr shortage will continue until the sol diers and other war workers nave been demobilized. In fact, it seems highly probable that It will continue ionger than that. Duty to the na tion did not cease with the signing of the armistice, and it is as desir able as it ever was that the schools should be maintained upon a high piano of efficiency. Good Lung. ' Alice, age elRht, who was In the sec ond grade of school, was describing the wonderful chorus of the school which she attended, and also told of the songs that were sung each morning In her room. "And who is the best singer In your room V inquired Alice's mother. Alice was quick to reply : "Why, moth er, I can slog as loud as any of them." LIMING SOILS (By C. D. Thompson) (Continued from Friday) How to Test The litmus paper has been used in the past. This test Is made by plac ing a piece of blue litmus paper in close contact with the soil and leav ing it there tor five or ten minutes. It the paper turns red the soil is acid. This simply indicates an acid condition but gives no indication as to how much lime is required to cor rect the acidity. Carbonic add which is always present in the soil and is beneficial rather than harmful may also affect the test. A test known as the Troug test. has been devised which Indicates def initely whether or not a soil is acid face soil from ihalf a doion places so they will niake altogether a half a cupful. It "a field varies connliler ably it Is bettor to take several dif ferent sample. Sample from dif ferent field should not be mixed. Teat your soil before spending money tor lliue. It may not noed It. It 1 very profitable to lime a soil that needs It, but a decided waste of time Mid money to put it on soils that are not acid. How Much IJme Should llo Applied The agricultural use of lime must be considered as an Investment on which the farmer Is Justified In ex pectin a profitable return, and hence the rate of application should be such that the ihlghest return may be secured for tha money available for the investment. The rate of ap plication which will give the most desirable net return will depend up on the quality and total cost of the material applied, the degree of add y of the toil, the crop to he grown and the general fertility and value of the land. Amount For red clover soils of poor fer tility and slightly to medium aotd re quires from one to two tons per acre of ground limestone. Soil of medium fertility cropped for 10 years about the same amount while new soils and oils of high fertility may produce good crops even If somewhat a'rtd. or alfalfa soils of poor quality and slightly to medium acid require from one to three tons per acre. -fiu rich aolls msv do with halt that amount. Soils that are very add require a much larger amount. Form The pulverUed limestone Is the nniv form available for use with us In this county. Air slacked and burn ed lime are more soluble than the Vmnnd limestone and hence act nuro spreadur, A little itrnw or ma nure Is first put Into the spreader to stop the crack. Tho best method hi to ue the special lime and fortlllr.or sower, . It I always best to inroad it on plowed ground that hit been har rowed once and mix It thoroughly In the soil by working. It I uminlly host to apply it at the time land I prepared for crop requiring a high 'ne contest, or just tho year pre ceding the planting of such crop so that It may become thoroughly In corporated in the soil. It dno not give as good results when applied a top dressing as It does when thor oughly mixed in the soli. Top dres sing is more effectual on sandy thsn on clayey soils. When it t ued on alfalfa, however, a a top dressing tho soil should be disked as heavily a the plants will stand and then narrowoa with a spring tooth or spike tooth harrow. The fall of the year is tho belt and also If add how much add the soil is and bow much lime should be I quicker, but when the limestone Is applied. cround very fine some ot it Is avail The county agent has this appara-'able very quickly. tus and is prepared to make the test for any one who desires it. It is s simple test and requires but a short time to make it. In taking a sample for test select an average spot ot a few square rods and take from this area a little sur- How and When It can be spread with a shovel from the wagon, tho amount being regulated by measuring a certain area and then applying the required amount of lime. It can also be applied with the ma Proposed Tax Leyy For Funds For 1918 The following 1 the proposed tax levy for the year 1918, to be col lected during 1919: County Judge and Commissioners: Salary County Judge -'1'225,S2 ' j. Traveling expense County Court '.....-i - ' 22S'S2 ""' P&v. A I am nrt mlloan PjimmlHtnnAri 450.00 SuDDlies for Office - 150.00 $ 2,000.00 County Clerk: Salary County Clerk -- 1,700.00 Salary Two Deputies . - - MOO.OO C1. n.V - rUnnlla, a nwivMAH fft 900.00 Blank books, telephone, stationery, postage, etc. 1,000.00 5.40O.OU Sheriff: Salary Sheriff 2,000.00 Salarv one Deoutv 900.00 Self-Denial. Yon most practice self-denial If yon would get well and keep well. There Is no other way no short cut or royal road to health. Do not permit your self to be deluded on this subject Our classified ads b'ln results. MAJ. EDWARD H. WILLIAMS THE SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS Tho appeal of the federal commis sioner of education for more school teachers to meet the growing needs ot the schools points to another field which will help in the "absorption" f labor in the period of demobiliza tion, says the Oregonian. For the dearth of teachers is due In measure directly to the war. Men teacher liave enlisted in considerable num bers in the army; others with tech nical training have taken employ ment In munitions plants, the chemi cal warfare branch of tho service, and so on. Women, particularly those relied upon to carry on the ru ral schools, have been attracted by v vi j I Salary other Deputies not provided for .... 1,100.00 TMVAllncr YnAriMa 500.00 Blank books, telephone, stationery, postage, etc. 600.00 Transportation of Prisoners ..- - 300.00 8alary Assessor 1,400.00 Salary Deputies not provided for . 1,200.00 Blank books, telephone, stationery, postage, etc. 600.00 Treasurer: Salary Treasurer 1,000.00 Blank books, telephone, stationery, postage, etc. 450.00 School Superintendent: Salary Superintendent 1,200.00 Traveling Expenses : - 200.00 Blank books, telephone, stationery, postage, etc. 440.00 Surveyor, salary and all office expense - Hoard of Health, salary and all office expense County AgriculturlHt, all expense - County Sealer of Weights and Measurer, all expense County Veterinarian, all expense Coroner, all expense Regifltratioa and elections - - Court Holme, fuel, light repairs. Janitor Circuit Court, all expense Juvenile Court, all expense - Justice Court, all expense ...... - County Court, all expense - Care of Poor: County Home 4,000.00 Other Paupers 5,000.00 . Widows' Pensions 4,600.00 Jail, Board of Prisoners, etc Tax Rebates Insane ............. Advertising . -. - Ferries , Scalp Bounties Miscellaneous KxpenHes: Including lights on bridge, delegate to special meetings, auditing books, . expenses not contemplated and not chargeable to any particular office or accounts ..... ... IHstrict Attorney, all expense Water Muster: Salary 800.00 Transportation 4 160.00 Office Expense 50.00 Estimated Cost for Bridges, Lumber, Nails, Paint for Steel Bridges and maintenance of culverts i County Library fund, for books, etc. time to apply lime, but It Is not al ways convenient for the farmer to apply It then. In that oue the next bent time I tha early spring. Whan the soli ha become thor oughly acid It I JiiNt a neccHry to apply lime u It I to plow In order to procure good croim. It hould bo remombnrod that land plaster, whleh Is sulphate ot lime, la not a corrective for loll acidity. It. ts the carbonate of lime that does the work. Thoiphates and potashes do not give their full returns on acid tolls unloH lime Is added. When a soil has become thoroughly acid liming may not show result the first year In many Instances. Tho soil I real ly sick and may not bo able to func tion right before the second year. Do not waste tim and money on liming where your so.ll does not need It. First of all bring In samples and have your soli tested. It wilt root you nothing. 5,400.00 3,200.00 1,450.00 1,840.00 250.00 400.00 1,250.00 150.00 1,000.00 200.00 1,500.00 2,500.00 1,500.00 200.00 500.00 100.00 13,500.00 500.00 500.00 100.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 750.00 1,000.00 500.00 1,000.00 15,000.00 800.00 Total '... : . $64,990.00 For the above It will be necessary to levy a 7.5 mill tax. Beside this a levy of 3.7 mills for county school purposes, raising about $32,042.00; 1.5 mills for the new Court House, raising about $12,990.00; 3.2 mills for state tax, raising about $27,712.00; 6 mills In order to take care of inter est on warrants and reduce the outstanding warrants, raising about $51,- 960, making a total ot 21.0 mills. Also 4 mills for roads, raising about $25,375.00. The heavy Increase of our army that I now being worked out ha created such a demand for engineer officers KSTI.UATKD KI-XEIPTS DERIVED PIIOM SOURCES OTHER THAN BY that the army engineer examining ! DIRECT TAX board started on a tour ,of all the County Clerk's fees ; :.. $4,000.00 large cities of the country to examine Interest on Treasurer' Deposits 1,000.00 young onglnrs for commissions.' Refund on Scalp Bounty ..........i 25'0.00 MsJ. Edward H. William of ths en-1 Penalties and Interest on Delinquent Taxes 2,500.00 glnesr oorps I president of the board. Cmty Fair , 450.00 Young men who pa preliminary ox-, 5 per cent 8ale of thnber : : 75- animation ars commlstloned snd sent ' " . tin to Camp Humphries, Va, for a throa . - . ..... ... . 8'Z75 0 months' course of tralnlnn befer m. lnB ,eTy wm 08 maae mursoay, uecemoer 6, iib, at iu o ciock a. m. taTto FMneT- ' mnB ,,ef0 B" If any person desires to discuss tho amo they must be present at that . (. Mitt Ms "KTJJ IW1 VSUUU1, V4V)A Josephine County, Oregon. Do You Need a New Tire? GOOD YEAR, RACINE, GOODRICH, FHIKRAI M8K, PHMNHTI VANIA, WUCH-GKIP. HTHRY TIRB GUARANTEED 80x8 H from $19,05 to Wii.NO C. L HOBART CO. 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