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BATl'RDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1010.
4 . OREGON WEATHER
Rain west portion, fair east -f
portion tonight; Sunday rain
west, rain or snow east; mo-
f derate southerly winds.
RECOGNIZING MERIT IN CON
GRESS
One of the most hopeful hits of
news coming out of Washington
lately is the report that the leaders
of. the party which will control the
next congress intend to abolish the
"seniority rule" In the organization
of house and senate. The plans are
aid to Include everything from the
speakership down to. the chairman
hip of the least important commit'
tee.
It this is not true, it ought to be,
Both parties have long operated un
der the absurd system by which any
representative or senator automatic
ally comes into a committee chair
manship or other place of leader
hip by virtue of his period of ser
vice in congress, without any regard
to his fitness for the position.
Such a system would be tolerable
only on the theory that every mem
her of congress was a statesman cap
able of performing any task assign
d him. Its evils have become very
' evident with what most observers
regard as the progressive deteriora
tion In the personnel of congress in
recent years. The present congress
has been extremely unfortunate in
some of its important chairmanships.
The next congress will be unfortun
ate too, if it does not inaugurate this
promised reform, demanded alike by
the most enlightened members and
by the best sentiment of the nation.
DRUGGISTS AXD SALOON" I STS
An odd angle of the prohibition
movement has developed in Ohio,
which has decided to go dry for it
self before the federal law becomes
operative. The state pharmaceutical
association, asks the legislature to
keep saloonkeepers from setting op
as druggists when their places are
closed in May.
This looks, at first glance, like
funny reversal of an old problem-
trying to keep saloonists from doing
a drug business instead of trying to
keep druggists from doing a saloon
business. Somehow, druggists and
liquor dealers seem natural rivals
But there are special reasons tor
the rivalry in the Ohio case.
The saloonkeepers want to go In
to the drug business because the
prohibition law provides that drug
gists will be allowed to handle
wines and alcohol for sacramental
medicinal, manufacturing and scien
tine purposes. The liquor men see
in this a possibility of continuing
come of their old lines under new
auspices, subject to disagreeable re
structlons of course, but still prom,
islng profit. The druggists are ant
mated both by a praiseworthy de
sire to keep up the standard of their
profession and by a natural yearning
for whatever profits . may accrue
from the legitimate ' sale of wine
and alcohol. m '
The problem 1 likely to become
national In scope. And, however It
For The Best Lunch
BLVHILL CHF.ESK
PIMENTO CHILE
SNOWFLAKE SODAS
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
QUALITY FIRST
so cold I haven't been out all day.
Give me California or give me death.
Your loving son, EARLE.
EARLB B. ROOT,
Machine Oun Co., Slst Infty.,
A. E. P., Siberia.
Never Toe Old to Learn.
It has often been anld that man
cannot lenrn a new trade after he la
forty, but this statement ha frequent
ly been disproved. Petor 8. Pu Pon
ceau was eighty when he wrote, hla
valuable treatise on the. Cochin
Chinese language, and had only then
recently taken up the study; and trie
late John IMgelow was atlll an author
turning out a book when he passed
bis ninety-fifth birthday.
may be solved, one thing is certain
under a regime of universal pro
hibition It will be necessary to keep
the drug stores under strict surveillance.
Iflttfte Churches
Presbyterian Church
Sunday school at 10. a. m. Morn
ing preaching service at 11 and
evening service at 7: SO. Rev. John
E. Youel, sergeant in the regular
army, at present stationed at Fort
Stevens, will preach both morning
and evening. A cordial invitation is
extended to all these services.
SOLDIER LETTERS
Five Year Farm Loan
at 5 Interest
Longs to Make Real Pie.
The one great ambition and dream
of Countess Maria Losrhl of Rome,
Italy, Is to make a pie. Yes, a reta
lar American, home-made , pie the
kind mother used to make before war
substitutes came. Into vogue. The
countess Is In Boston to study the
economic and social conditions of
American women workers and the vo
cational educational Institutions of the
United States.
After five years you can pay any part of your loan
and It can run 34 years before all is paid oil If you wish.
You can pay off the loan by paying M&.OO per
year on each $1,000.00 borrowed and It Is all paid off In
14 years.
Ram II. linker, HmTotary-Treaaumr of Jowrtiliio Oainly
Farm loan Aaoclntlm
Josephine County Bank
G HA NTH I'AftH, OHK.
Church of Christ
Our Bible school la growing rapid
ly. Mrs. Ellen Thrasher is our su
perintendent. Come and enjoy this
study of the word of God. There
will be a 10 o'clock surprise prompt
ly on the hour. Communion at 11.
Sermon subject, "The Two Fold
Message of the Restoration Move
ment." Evening worship at 7:30.
Subject. "The Gospel in Picture."
This will be a chart sermon. There
will be special music at the evening
service. Come, let us reason to
gether.
Chas. R. Drake, minister.
Newman M. E. Church
At 11 o'clock the Woman's For
eign and Home Missionary societies
will hold their annnal thank offer
ing service. Sermon by the pastor.
Anthem by the choir and solo by
Mrs. C. A. Llnch.
Evening service at 7:30 o'clock,
sermon by the pastor. Anthem by
the choir. Solo by Mrs. Roat. Vio
Un offertory by Mrs. Carpenter.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Ep-
worth "League at 6:30 p. m. v
A welcome at all these services.
Melville T. Wire, pastor.
Baptist Church
Rer. C. M. Cllne wires that on ac
count of illness he has been delayed
and will be unable to occupy his
pulpit Sunday, and Rev. J. M. Pow
ers will preach the morning sermon.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.; B.
Y. P. TJ. at 6:30.
Catholic Church
Masses on Sunday at 7:30
1:30 a, m.
Rev. Father J. G. Viea.
and
First Cbnrch of Christ Scientist
Christian Science services are held
every Sunday, In the W. O. W. hall,
at 11 a. m. Wednesday evening meet
ings at 8 o'clock. The subject for
today Is "Soul."
Reading room is open . frsm 2 to
4 p. m. daily except Sundays aad
holidays. The public Is cordially la
vlted to attend the services and to
visit the reading room.
Legal Blanks at the Courier.
A Letter From Russia
Dear Mother:
Since answering your last letter
I have been transferred to the ma
chine gun company and I sure like
It a lot better than the old replace
ment. There's so much more system
here and all the non-coms are old
soldiers. In the replacement battal
ion all our officers were practically
new men to the game and made It
pretty hard for us.
In this company they have a grade
system, A, B and C classes A's can
stay out until 9:30; B's until 7:30
and C's not at all. There is justice
in that, for it is a shame to make all
the unoffending suffer for the offen
ders. Were all kept In 7:30 checks
In the replacement. Why, 1 don't
know, except that they judge the
whole company by .a few.
We are having a great old snow
tqday. Light and fine, but It's cover
ing the ground 'Just the same. My!
the country looks bleak, but there is
oeauty in it too when one ta wrappea
up well. I am sure glad animals
exist that have fur. How would you
like to see me all togged up in fur
coat, hat, mittens, etc.
I hear they are asking for volun
teers to serve In Siberia two years.
I hope they get them and let. us out.
This is sure a funny country
Hardly any snow on the ground at
Christmas, but New Years. -we had
a regular storm .hard winds and
snow lasting about 24 hours. In the
woods the snow is up over my
knees in places, while where the
wind was felt there Is no snow at
all. Big drifts and bare Ice covered
the ground. ,
They keep the Ice breakers going
continually up and down tho bay so
as to keep traffic in motion. The
transports still come and go. I am
sorry for the poor of Vladivostok.
I don't see bow they keep from
freezing to death. They have some
Chinks here today putting In window
panes' and rellnlng our stoves.
Did I ever tell you about our
stoves. They are. queer things, per
haps 12 feet high. A cylinder of
sheet Iron lined with brick three
feet in diameter. They have a base
for the fire and you get them hot
and they hold heat nearly all night
Another fellow and I were out on
the bills the other day, investigating
some old dug outs when smackl
We weren't sure what the thing was
but when some time later a bullet
clipped the weeds a little way from
us our wondering ceased. I don't
mind being shot at but I'd like to
see the fellow who . is doing the
shooting and do a little of that my
self. Of course these . might have
been stray bullets, but ' ' ' '
Ralph sure must have had an ex
citing time. I almost envy htm. If
I'd enlisted six months earlier maybe
I'd have had a chance too.
It's about time I got another
bunch of letters from home.'. It is
TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS
Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent of Josephine
County will hqld a special examina
tion of applicants for one year State
Certificates at the courthouse aa fol
lows:
Commencing Wednesday, Febru
ary 36, 1919, at 9 o'clock a. m., and
continuing until Friday, February
38, 1919. at o'clock p. m.
Wednesday Forenoon
U. a History, Writing (Penman
ship).
Wednesday Afternoon
Physiology, Reading.
Thursday Forenoon
Arithmetic.
Thumday Afternoon
Grammar, Geography.
Friday Forenoon ...
Theory and Practice, Orthography
(Spelling).
Friday Afternoon
School Law, Civil Government.
Very truly yours,
ALICE M. BACON.
County Superintendent.
We have just installed a most
complete and modern
VulcanizingPlant .
and are now prepared to take rare of all kinds of work
on all slaes of tiros.
If yo live In town rail at our shop wlUt your
casing, It not send them In to ns for Inspection.
, . i
After examining them if me find the tire la worth
repairing will save you nwncy the work will be nn
. conditionally guaranteed to out last the remainder ot
the casing.
Auto Service Company
Phone'&M-J
BUS South Mith Street '
1918 Ford, motor perfect, new tires
1918 Ford in fine shape ...
Nearly new Ford with new Amesbilt
body -
Ford Bug - - - ' -1914
Ford
$450
$425
$650
$300
$325
C. L: HOB ART CO.
Back of This Bank's
Success
has always prevailed hard And con
scientious work on the part ot its
Officers and Directors a willingness
to aid and advise with its depositors,
also the necessary principle of
SAFETY in each transaction.
If without a banking home, we'll
welcome your account
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTHERN OREGON
sjsi MPtniai aaa
BfeteSYSTEMafl
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Announcement
We want to apologize to our patrons. During the last
year owing to war conditions and shortage of skilled me
chanics our Ford shop work was not always up to standafd
and there has been just cause for complaint. We did the
best we could, however, and hope-that Ford owners will
consider the difficulties under which we worked.
We have just returned from Portland and have se
cured the services of the best shop foreman obtainable re
gardless of cost. Hereafter we will maintain a shop and
service station which will need no apologies. Our fore
man, Mr. Leadbetter, is a gentleman and knows his bus
iness. Drop in and meet him. We guarantee satisfaction.
Don't let inexperienced men experiment with your car. '
C. L. Hobart Co.