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GRANTS VA&k DAILY COURIER tu:i).v, n:iiiu .iuY n, jimp. H . BRANTS PASS . DAILY COURIER .SAFETY FIRST Published Dally Except Sunday GOLDEN HOD B. VOORHIE3, Pub. and Propr. PAGE .TWO LI 1 ti 1l 1 o ! Pi ll h a B Bl Bntered at poatoffloe, Qranta Pass, , Or., aa second elaaa mail matter. ADVERTISING RATES Display pace, per Inch 15c Local-personal column, per llne..l0e Readers, par Una to DAILY COURIER By mail or carrier, per year.. ..1 6. 00 y mall or carrier, per month .60 WEEKLY COURIER -By mall, per year $2.00 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Anocl&ted Press Is exclusively entitled to the use (or republication of all news dispatches credited to It or all otherwise credited In ' this paper and also the local news pub- usaea Herein. AH rights ot republication of spe cial - dispatches herein are also res erred. TUESDAY, FEHRCARY 11, 1910. OREGON WEATHER ' Fair, colder east portion, f moderate westerly winds. . PROGRESS VS. SUSPICION - Invariably when projects ot any magnitude are before the people for solution there Is some disagreement, as well as Insinuations on the part of some, that certaia'lndlviduals are "pulling" for a particular faction or In other words hare an axe to grind. The above holds true in regard to the present irrigation propositions now up for solution by the landown ers on the north and south sides of the Rogue1 river. Some people, a very few, have interred that the Daily! Courier has been "boosting" certain project possibly to get something out of It and to the detri ment ot the other enterprise. In answer to this charge the Courier has but one reply to make. This pa per has not been endeavoring to work for any particular irrigation scheme. It has no axe to grind'. The manner of 'getting the water on the land is a question that should be solved by the landon:ers themselves. The Courier has no spe dfic scheme to offer; but it does want to see irrigation come to the Rogue river valley. A few weeks ago the north side Irrigation project looked very prom ising of realization. Citizens ot Grants Pass were anxious to see the proposition go through (or the rea son that any such move means a step forward, and the landowners were voted a right-of-way for their ditch through the city. The Courier, alorfg with the leading business men of the city, advocated granting this franchise and with others was willing to do what it could to hasten irrigation, whether the land to be watered was north, south, east or west of Grants Pass. No certain pro ject, but IRRIGATION, Is what has been urg5d by the Courier. If It Ib well to irrigate a few acres, then it is well to Irrigate many acres. The more land brought under Irrigation means a bigger and more prosperous district but the plan to lead the water to the soil Is the landowners' problem and not the Courier's. . . To assert that the Courier is en deavoring In a prejudicial way, to persuade any ot the landowners to flock to any certain Irrigation scheme Is the merest vagary. Only the overly-suspicious would make such an assertion unless it be some one sorely disappointed because they were unable to "work" the Courier editor to boost their personal Inter ests. Let us have Irrigation the more, the better and lay aside the ham mer. A too liberal use of that Im plement will unfit any man to con duct even his own business. A democratic political writer has Just made the assertion that our ' congress Is doing absolutely nothing at Washington, while the peace con ference, composed o( people " from many nations, is making great bead way fairly wading right through their work. We are not in a posi tion to Intelligently deny that state Self-Rising Buckwheat Flour OAT FLAKES KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY .Vi-Jiity QUALITY ment so far as the Paris congress is concerned for the reason that their proceedings have been mainly be hind closed doors aside from "visi tors' day" each week. Wlll some one volunteer' to Inform the people what great strides the peace confer ence has accomplished T If for no other reason, the eltlsens of Seattle should be proud of Mayor Hanson for the manner in which he so' successfully handled what prom ised to be the most terrifying strike ever staged in America. He issued, in plain words, an ultimatum to the strikers and he never wavered from that ultimatum. He called the sol diers in time and In sufficient num ber to awe the radicals at the out set and not a shot was fired. Han son has sh,own other cities the way. His theory, proven In practice, would seem to be "prompt action and plenty ot grit" Mayor Hanson became famous "over night" as it were. Now watch MUST MEET WAR BILLS WITH LOAN-GOV. LYNCH To the Citizens of the Twelfth Federal Reserve District : The 'Fifth "Victory" Liberty Loan u in sight. Let us thank God that it is not just the Fifth Loan. Victory means the end of the war, the end of loans, the dawn of peace JAMES K. LYNCH Governor, 12th Federal Reserve District I ; " .... V . V L - k& j..:v 1 r; j MONTHLY WAR STAMP QUOTAS FIXED FOR TWELFTH DISTRICT The Treasury Department has assigned to the Twelfth Federal Reserve District the follow ing monthly quotas to be raised in War Savings Stamps during 1919 : January . ...$ 4,200,000 February ; 4,800.000 March ... . 5,400,000 April 6,000,000 May : 6,600,000 ' " June 7,200,000 July 7,800,000 August 8,400,000 September : 9,600,000 October ' 10,800.000 November ,.... 12,000,000 December ; : ...... 13,200,000 Total $96,000,000 ' The total to be raised throughout the country is $1,600,000,000. UdQLUQLU O M. Clemens, Druggist WHEAT NUTS FIRST - some medicine firm capitalise the In stance by claiming that their dope built the mayor from a despondent weakling to a great, courageous leader of me,n. Nothing like an eye for business. The women at Washington burned President Wilson in effigy. Would you call them Bolsheviks, or were they merely women that were peev ed? Apparently hell hath no fury like some women deprived of their right to vote. Those strikers at Butte, aa In the past, will prove the most difficult to handle. But nothing will cause a fellow to "move on" with more alac rity than the sharp point of a bay onet held at the proper level. BOCHK BUSY MIXING MEDICINE AT WEIMER Welmer, Feb. 11. The German national -assembly, has . adopted a provisional constitution, with little amendment. A national president will be-elected today. and prosperity. It means that the market price of government bonds will soon stabilize at par or better. It also means tliat commercial, agri cultural, and industrial affairs will stabilize, and that the Hun-inspired clamor will cease. ' . We were advised that the war would last through 1919, probably through 1920, so we were prepared for that; to have done less would have been suicide. We prepared to crush the Hun on his own ground, and he prudently quit It cost us some money but it saved the lives of half a million of our men. Was money ever better spent T Now we have bills to pay, prom ises to make good, our men to bring home. This will take from five to six billion dollars. Let us get ready and raise it A big task, but the last, and therefore easy. All to gether, shoulder to shoulder, and the loan goes over ! The "Ninety-first" is the Pacific Coast Division; remember their achievement, and honor ourselves by living up to it. James K. Lynch, Governor, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; Chairman, Lib erty Loan General Executive Board, Twelfth Federal Reserve District. " Prescription for Eczema 7Tf,V5 '.T th tndl"'I rtln remedr Clinn th mildeet of eleamn keeps 311(111 !)'eeklnelwyielene,ndhellhr. Come in auU aik us about both. Philadelphia, Feb. 11. Hvory modal that tho United States govern ment confers Is made in tho Phila delphia mint. For the war depart ment a,lone, the big foil oral money factory Is at present turning out Sit types ot medals. The badges of hon or awarded to Marshals Foch, Halg and Joffre, and other distinguished allied commanders, were the product of the mint Marshal Foch is reported to have remarked that the American Dis tinguished Service medal la the hand somest military decoration awarded. About two hundred of these medals of bronie an brilliant blue enamel are made every week In this city and turned over to the war depart ment for shipment to the camps and army headquarters at home and abroad. Many more ot the Military crosses, Iwarded for valor, are being made. More than 5.000 of these have al ready been shipped from the mint. In manufacturing these medals 10 Impressions are made by a hydraulic press on a small square of br6nse, beginning with 100 tons pressure and increasing to 250 tons. After the. die has been stamped In this fash ion, he cross Is cut out by machine. The medal Is then passed to work men who fashion the little cross-bars from which It Is suspended, ribbons are attached and the decoration Is placed In a box ready for delivery. The United States Navy Medal of Honor Is also made at the mint. Here are manufactured the vsrlous kinds ot medals awarded tor snapshoot ing, marksmanship and other honor of the service. An order now being filled calls for 10,000 Mexican service medals at tractive bronie discs for the men who were In the Vera Crus expedi tion. Now that the peace confer ence at Paris has approved the award of a distinctive service medal to every man who served In any of the j allied armies, the Philadelphia mint l may be called upon to 'manufacture ' medals by the million.' i 250,000 MEMBERS OP BUILDERS UNION ST HIKE New York, Feb. 11. Union heads ot basic building construction trades yesterday called a general strike, which, beginning today, will affect all contracts throughout the country held ty members of the .Building Trades Employers' association. Hutcheson said the action was taken In an attempt to force the car penters' demands for $1 a day In crease In wages. ENLISTMENTS IN V. 8, NAVY ARE ON THE INCREASE Washington, , Feb. 11. Enlist ments in the navy during the week ending February 6 totalled -1,637, the highest weekly figure since vol untary enlistments were resumed early In December. U. 8. TANKER IN DANGER Halifax, Feb. 11. A wireless call says the American tanker J. M. Guf fey Is taking water and Is sending S. O. S. calls off Cape Race. Sharing the Joy of Life. The only real happiness In this life springs from doing things for oth ers, and nothing gives as greater pleas ure than bringing our loved ones a box of candy, of which we are very fond. Columbus Ohio State Journal. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Taxes for the year 1918 are now due and payable at the sheriff's of fice. The following is the- Oregon Tax Law relating to the collection of taxes: The first half of all taxes legally levied and charged shall be paid on pr before the fifth day of April fol lowing, and the second half on or before the fifth day of October fol-' lowing. Interest shall be charged and col lected on any tax or half of a tax, not so paid, at the rate of 1 per cent per month or a fraction of a month until paid. . All taxes remaining unpaid on the fifth day of October next following shall beenmn rlpllnnnnnt unit on lha fifth, day of November next following a penalty oi live ner cent shall he charged and collected thereon In ad dition to th Interest provided here in. : . , . GEO. W. LEWIS, Sheriff and Tax Collector for Jo 'sephlne County, Oregon.. . . Many a successful mun of the future will look back and thank the govern ment, for giving him his start with Thrift Stamps. The batik won't take a 25-cent de posit but the Oovemmunl of the Dotted States will. Investigate. Buying Liberty Bonds and War Sav ings Stamps is -not giving anything, tfs only lending your money on the security In the world. WIN $3 A WORD BY WRITING A VICTORY SLOGAN Good Victory Liberty Loan slogans are wanted by the general publicity committee of the Twelfth Federal Reserve District with head quarters In San Francisco. The committee will pay as high as 13 a word. First prize will be $30, second prise $20, and third prise, $10. Blogans should be limited to 10 or 12 words. Send all slogans to R LOGAN EDITOR, Room S01, 430 California 8treet, San Francisco, California. The contest closes Saturday, March 22. We have just installed a most complete and modern Vulcanizing Plant and are now prepared to tuko rare of all kinds of work on all lw of tires. . If you live In town call at our shop wUh your roMlng", If not simd tlirm In y lis fr Inflection. After examining them if we find the tre Is worth repairing will Have you money tho work will be un onilJtlmuiHy Kimraiitced to out lnt the remainder of the crhIiik. Auto Service Company hono .TJt-J W. T. Itreen, I'ropr. Grants Pass & Crescent City Stage Co. . Big, Easy Riding Pierce Arrow Cars Of fire Old OhiH-rver Mk. Corner Seventh and fl streets I'hone , Telephone 228-J and Kill ' 1918 Ford, motorrperfect, new tires $450 1918 Ford in fine shape - - . $425 Nearly new Ford with new Amesbilt body - - - - . $650 Ford Bug - - - $300 1914 Ford - ... . $32 i . i C. L. HOBART GO. Franklin Tells Where Money Went Lewis D. Franklin, director of the Wsr Loan Organisation, tells the why of the Victory Liberty I xi an In these words: "The nmney subscribed In the Fourth Loan, which wss $1.000,. 000,000 In nxnti of what wa asked, lasted the Treasury Department only until th tenth day ot Decem ber, when we found ouritclvos again pumped dry. "The expenditure of the Treas ury Department, the actual cash ouUo. lust Doten.ber was tJ.O'.O, 000,000. -The annual rato of en punclliure before the war was about $1,000,000,000 a year." This money and more. Franklin said, went to pay the cost of guns, ships, annnunltlon, food and equip ment that never actually got Into the war but which caused Germany to surrender. Germany's surrender saved tho lives of (00,000 of our boys. A lot of the money to be realised from the Victory Liberty Loan has been spent already. It helped to save those tuo.ooo soldler'boys' lives. Prepare to buy Victory Liberty Bonds. flOiJ South Hlxth Street