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TIIlllSnAV, JANIARY, 2, tOf. G HANTS PASS DAILY O0VIUF.R PAGE TWO GRANTS PASS DM11 COM Published Daily Except Saturday X. B. VOORHIES, Pub. and Propr. Bntared at postoffioe, Grants Pass, Ore., aa second elaaa mall matter. ADVERTISING RATES rA Innh .1 BC v i minmn. tat line..lOc MlwrywmuM , - . Briara. tar Una 00 DAILY COURIER By mall or carrier, per year..6.00 it mail or carrier, per moniu .v WEEKLY COURIER Trr mall, oar year tl.50 MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Presa la ezelualrely , n ta mi fntr rnnbHc&tiofl of all news dispatches credited to tt or all otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news pub lished herein. All rights ot republication of spe cial dispatches herein are also reserved Heavy Bacon 35c Pound KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY QUALITY FIRST THURSDAY, JANUARY, 2, 1019. OREGON WEATHER Fair, continued cold. Gentle 4 easterly winds. fitted. The highway Is to be paved from this city to the Jackson county line, which job alone will employ a large crew ot workmen. Grants Pass luture does not look dark, but on the contrary very bright The sale ot the Crescent City harbor bonds may mean consid erable to this city, and there are some well-informed men who assert that the day is not tar distant when Grants Pass will be a railway dlvi sion point Josephine county does not have to depend upon any one industry. Irrl nHnn however, is the thing that PERSHING LIVES commander-in-chief apimrently does not like to linger at table. After ward coffee and cigars In tho big lounge room or a stroll under the trees until the general Indicates, that his leisure is ended. General Pershing has kept himself In splendid physical condition during these trying months. He Is as loan and 'clear-eyed as he was when he came from the Mexican campaign, as straight and soldierly in bearing as ' he was In the days of his Philippine campaigns when he first won notice. His eyes etlll twinkle when occasion calls and the corners of his mouth still turn in the familiar, quickly passing emtio. For those he has known In past dara he always has some .mutual reminiscence to recall, some Incident of the .Philippines or of Mexico or the days when he was on duty In Washington, and his hearty laugh often sounds through the doors ot his office as he chats with some old acquaintances. SIMPLE LIFE AT FRONT Chaumont. Haute Marne, France Nov. 23. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) When he Is here at general headquarters Gen eral Pershing leads a very busy, but etmnin life. There Is little ceremony of an ostentatious kind either at his chateau or around his nfrtoaa There is nothing to dls- I tineutah his office rooms In "A SAFE. 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Wlian yonr normal vigor has been raatorwl coutlnue troatmnnt naa uriMi 1 ... v.... . ... r: . - 1. 1 1 , La.il Hit. 1 rmmlf In Miiwlla tlon and prevent a return of the dls-eaas. Pont wnlt until you are Incapable of fighting. Htnrt taking GOLD MFlDAIa lliiurltin Oil Capsules today. Your ilruKRiat will rbaorfully refund yonr money If you are not satisfied with reanlta. Hut be sure to gat the original Imported GOLD MF1DAL and nirept d substitutes. In three sums. Baala packages. At sll drug stores. WKKKS TAKES A SHARP RAP AT THE WAR HOARD Washington. Jan. 2. Senator Weeks sharply criticised the war de partment for delays and errors In compiling the casualties, and their failure to cooperate with the Red Cross In forwarding letters from wounded soldiers, and especially criticised the adjutant general's of flee. building of the headquarters group ... . aWIac. OtIA o 1 - 1 rrom moee oi.auy uui uu.i should receive first and serious con- -,H.rlv .... hi- door, there Is no . . t 11 All kinds ot Commercial Printing at the Courier Office. slderatlon. CHANGE IN NAME Beginning the new year the Courier will hereafter be known as "The Grants Pass Daily Courier," Instead of "The Rogue River Courier." No other alterations have vx been made in the paper, this change ot name having been decided upon . by the proprietor through popular request, and owing to the tact that some people living at a distance from this city were of the opinion that the Courier was Issued at Rogue River, a little city a few miles to the south ot Grants Pass. Thus the hn.nira in name is merely a New Year's hat for the Courier. The Dally Courier is now in its tenth vear. although the Weekly Courier was founded 33 years ago GIVE SOLDIERS FIRST CHANCE "Pitiless publicity" Is a relentless teacher. Yet, a "pitiless publicity campaign should at once be launched against all those concerns who may refuse to give returntng soldiers their old jobs, providing, ot course, that someone else Is holding down the returning soldier's former posi tion. Furthermore, there will be a tew "soft snaps" in the way ot clerk ships, etc., at the coming session ot the Oregon legislature which should go to the boys who have seen ser vice In the war. It will be interesting to observe whether our soldier boys, many of whom are brilliant and cap able men, secure these Jobs or whether the places are filled, as usual, by a bunch who have a puu with the powers that be. BEGINNING A NEW YEAR We have entered the new year have passed another mile-stone in the revolution ot time and are, with the balance ot the world, entering a narind of reconstruction. With the termination of the next twelve months will Grants Pass and the Rogue River valley be more prosper ous than at the birth of 1919, or will business be only mediocre when Father Time throws us a new calen dar and business men write finis at the end ot another year's work the first of next January? Much will depend upon the individual effort of every Josephine county citizen, as well as harmonious cooperation team work. While the real test of true great ness and efficient management of the nation lies directly before congress and the administration and on much greater scale than during the year immediately passed we of the Rogue River valley are more direct ly interested in our own immediate vicinity. This Is no time for the peo ple of Josephine county to rest upon their laurels of having been among the foremost in all the great liberty loan drives and of having furnished some ot the best soldiers In the great American army, but that fact should be a stimulus to us for future en deavor In a commercial way. There are many things that could be done which would make the -Rogue River valley a thriftier dis trict. Irrigation, more and better livestock, and increased mining ac tivity are three of the Industries which should receive prompt atten tion. The great road-bulldlng cam paign which has been outlined for Oregon by the state highway com mission will mean much to the state as well as acting as a direct benefit to many of the cities, and Grants (Pass will be one of the cities bene- What are you worth to your self?" To help every American una the answer the government asked that January 1, 1919. be observed as "personal inventory day." The trovfimment suggests that every man and woman take into account of his or her personal property, sav ings and debts and make plans for 12 months of getting ahead during the year 1919. Not a bad idea. Any- it mnniriti't take some of us long to make such an Inventory. The Germans are now trying to nrnvs. in order to get jmmeaiaie . - food shipments from America, that they were lying about their prosper ity Just before the armistice was signed. For once the Americans agree with the Huns. It requires no effort on their part to convince us that they were lying they have never done anything else. ontrv and the vis tor walks unan nounced Into the adjoining recep tion room to be received by one ot his staff. General Pershing's trips to and frnm hia chateau In the country are made in his motor car, distinguished only by its red four starred insignia on the windshield and where would be the number plate, which slips un- 'ced along the road and through the city. Ordinarily he Is accom nanioit nnlv bv his uersonal aide, bis staff following at a distance great enough not to mark the big cars as one eauadron. In fine weather he sometimes walked the two or three miles from the outskirts of Chaumont to Ms countrv home, and that, with quiet horseback rides through the beautl fnl MMintrv hereabouts, gave him his needed exercise. Mfa f General Pershing's cha teau 1s plain to the point of sim Dllclty. Except for the beautiful old castle and Its picturesque setting in the Valley of the Marne, It might De the home life of any fairly well to do American business man. Only unl forms of his military household set It apart. His personal staff lives with him and his servants are negro soldiers detailed. And they are good cooks as his few guests can testify. placing on his table simple, well cooked American dishes, usually three or at most four courses, in cluding coffee and cheese and served American style. No sentries are in evidence Often General Pershing, himself, rises from a seat on the terrace to greet a guest, and, if not, one of his staff. The meal Is very Informal, conversation being general and the BARGAIN 1917 Ford $390 C. L. HOBART CO. How Any Girl Can Have Pretty Eyes No girl Is pretty if her eyes are red, strained or have dark rings. ONE WASH with pure Lavoptlk eye wash will brighten the eyes and a week's use will surprise you with its INCREDIBLE results. A small bottle Lavoptlk often makes eyes healthy, sparkling and vivacious. The quick change will please you. Alum inum eye cup FREE. National Drug Store. W. T. Itreen, Propr. H. GliKtliiK, Agral Grants Pass & Crescent (ily Stage Co. Big, Easy Riding Pierce Arrow Cars Office Old Observer Blk. Corner Seventh and a aUrenw Phone 86 Telephone UStH and lo:l JOB Milt NEATLY DONE JIT THE COURIER OFFICE A good resolution to keep through out the year: Hold up your right DAILY HEALTH TALKS What Doctor Pierce Has Done For Humanity I BY DOCTOB CKIPP8. It has always seemed to me that Dr. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., should be placed near the top when a list of America's great benefactors is written. He studied and conquered human dis eases to a degree that few realize. Whenever he found a remedy that over- in the newspapers and told where it t .1 L. 1 t.t U ..;nn ITn Will llOt KDOCK yOUr cuiiipcwLur, uui cuuiu ue uiJugiib ui a bhiuu jiuuc. no anyone else, and will do all In your d not follow the tuna, custom 0 power to help make your own home . cou,d afford b the town a better town. medicine, but openly printed the name of each root and herb he used. And ao tn-dav the names of Dr. Pierce and his medicines are widely known, and they stand for better health and better The Chamberlain boom has start ed. It appears that there are al ready four presidential hats in citizenship ring Pershing, McAdoo, Champ I One of this great physician's most Clark and Chamberlain. "Next! successful remedies is known as Doctor 'Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. These are 7 'little, sugar-coated pills, composed of One day has passed. Have you Maynpp,e ,eaveg of alo6 root of jalap broken that new resolution yet? . things that Nature grows in the ground. I These Pellets are safe because they GKKGO.V LEADS WKSTKKX ; move tne bow6'8 gently, leaving no bad STATES IX HKI) CROSS ! after-effects, as so many pills do. " Very often they make a person who Portland, Jan. 2. Latest returns from the Red Cross campaign In Ore gon show a total of 225,000 mem bers. Based on the percentage of population, this latest figure places Oregon in the lead in the western group of states, according to figures compiled by State Chairman H. E. Wltham. takes them feel like a new man or woman, for they cleanse the intestines nf hard, decaved and unisonous matter that accumulates when one is costive. If you are constipated, by all means go to yonr druggist and get some of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They may prove to be the very thing your system requires to make you well and bappv. 1 1 1 1 IL1I EVLKYB0D7 KNOWS AEV2-IN-HEAD MEANS BUIOC Revised Prices The assurance of material for quantity production of Buick cars enables the Buick Motor Company to establish the following prices on the various Buick models, effective January first, 1919. These prices will not be changed during our present dealers' selling agreements. Three Passenger Open Model II-Six-44 - $1495 Five Passenger Open Model H-Six-45 - - 1495 Four Passenger Closed Model H-Six-46 - 1985 Five Passenger Closed Model H-Six-47 - - 2195 Seven Passenger Open Model H-Six-49 - 1785 Seven Passenger Closed Model H-Six-50 - 2585 Buick Motor Company, Flint, Michigan Pioneer Builders of Valve-in-IIead Motor Cars J. H. DENISON; Distributor V