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MONDAY, FKIIKUAKY 17, 1010. GRANTS PASS DAILY COURIER PAGE THREH I- I,, h v Turkey Proceeded to Attend to the , Armenians By William Howakd Tam Now why the need of money for the Arme nians? You know their story ? Abdul llamid was the Sultan of Turkey, lie was the twitt-tctntti individual who ia, i8y6 deliberately directed the killing of 100,000 Armenians. Who are the Ar menians ? They, are one of the oldest Christian peoples in the world. They lived in a province that lies north of Mesopotamia, east of Asia Minor, west of Persia and south of the Black Sea. It is a province of mountains and valleys not only rich but fertile. 1,800,000 Armenians' lived in that country, cultivating the valleys and made them "blossom as the rose". The Turks hated them be cause they were Christians; hated them because they were industrious, and enjoyed thu prosperity that comes from industry. Later when Turkey entered the great Euro- Ean war as the ally of Germany, she invited :rman officers into her army, ller army was shortly officered by Ccrman officer!, who directed that army to go into Armenia and deport 1,800, 000 Armenians, which they did. 600,000 escaped. The other 1,200,000 were driven by that 'army to the desert of Mesopotamia and Syria, and in the drive the army deliberately killed men, women and children, by rifle ball, by bayonet, by knife, by driving them over precipices, by driving them into deep running rivers 600,000 men, women and children I Half of them were deported to Asia and half to Mesopotamia.' Out of those de ported nearly 400,000 died of starvation. Then Germany turned the Caucasus over to Turkey; Turkey proceeded to attend to the Ar- nicmans in that kindly, fatherly way I i hat is mic story 1 A -friend of mine who was on the border of IVrsta told me that he had gene to ft German officer and said "For God's sake, can't you stop the butchery of these men, women and children r and the German officer cin.ked his heels together and said "Stand back, the time for mercy has passed". This is the story of that unfortunate people. The Syrians, Greeks and Jews in Western Asia have suffered the same kind of barbaric treat ment. The Armenian and Syrian Relief has been organized for some years to care for these n for tunate, sorely distressed people. It has received and most efficiently expended more than $rv 000,000. Each cent thr.t you give will go for actual relief. Feeble, helpless, starving millions cry for food. I urge you to give generously of your bounty. . ', , , , , ,:; . rrr AStQiyLinco ' DlivE Harp er pat on oar tort close if go oil. What ye reckon Mas Linkum H sayf "I dunno, bat I reckon bell be mlfc-bty kin', spcsholly Wen be Urn all "boat us.' Yon lean bnck atcln the tre so' I'll cobber yon up wid oar be close." Tbe feeble eyes of. the old man went clear enough to see that Lureeny was very weak and weary, She re plied: ' ' " "You hasn't cot bit o sense. Bat, I dus feel kinder clillllnl Tears like suoiplB lo byar Is plum wore oat, dees like a ole clock mo" ran down, . And, If we ta'n 'eta loitlde out" Lureeny felt strangely weak and cold. A chill each as sbe bad never felt before benumbed ber by degrees. 80 strange did sbe feel that she called I her but-hand. ' " Xoozo, I Is awful col. I reckon r gwlue ter die right sow, in, sight Of de promise' lan'. Xonzo, ef dat Is so, I want yoa to take dla yere o'inge ctpperus to Uass' Liokum, an' tell him to keep It till de lunges' day be live, and den give It to de bee' pusson be know, an' tell him "boot' de' Chilians, CLASSIFIED FOR BALK FOR 8ALE Have a Reo ear, will aell cheap. Must be sold within 10 days. Car can be seen at Fash ion garage. 9S FOR SALE Tested, recleaned, home grown. Silver Skin and Yellow ; Danver onion seed, 12.25 per pound-or 20c per ounce. Phone SlS-L. .'- 4 MISCKLLANEOl'S JITNEY 8ERVICB Any where, any time. Phone Mocha Cafe 181-R. Otto J. Knlps, Reaidence 149-Y. lit an dat I axed him to befrten you. Then Alonzo started on his mission. Days of misery, anxiety, huncer, cold J wlU soon b e eqpipped with a Inthe to do U -jillid of. jta'rgens machine work Aiao do,U M"??-" - ' of (OxyOHMiotelono- welding gTiarantd). .nat-. torlcs .rehnrged, rcjwlred, bought and sold, AU - . s Wnda of machine work, - . ' - ... CANNONS were booming down the tftlley ' and at Intervals there was the abarp ruttle of , niuiketry. Bodies of soldiers, some In blue and some to gray, were seen In places along the valleys and broken ground. Hut they were all far from the little rnln-waxhed crevice on the side of the mountain where an old You've been a good man to me, "Loo- negro stood scanning the distant so" scene aa well as hla half-blind eye Here the huaky voice broke onj and would permit After looking be would 'Alonto was slope. return to the farthest end of the j Who could depict the grief and an crevice. I SUM" of the poor old man as be sat "Is ds fltln' all over ylt, so'a we kin that long night through beside the go long, Lonrot" ; dead form of his wlfe7 In the morn- "I reckon bit 'II never git done,", said Ing some other refugees came along the old man, nodding his head to the and heljied blm to bury tier wrapped frightened woman, who croucliea aown cnmuny iu ner -iuni cioui. Into the smallest powilble space. It was no wonder she was afraid, for tbe war had swept away the last member of ber old matter's family. And nothing remained of the fine plan tain and home tut blackened chim neys, for, the Ude of war hud swept back and forth over It until, all was goue. . Alonzo went to the edire of the little ' rift In the mountalnalde and looked j down the valley, but his bleared eyes were filled with tears be dared not alied, and hla broad cheat heaved with the sobs be held in check. Finally be cleared his throat with a mighty ef fort and sold : ' I reckon.' we might git ober the ridge fo' dahk, but we got ter creep mighty close to de gully tell we reach de tlmbbb. " Mebbe we fin' a fabmeh w'at'll give us a bite an' let us sleep In bees ba'n. Come." - With many groans the woman rose to ber feet, tottering with, wcaknexa, 'for since tbe sweeping away of her '. "muster's family, the destruction of the , pluntatlon. and the deoth of their chU- dren these two bad suffered terribly from privation.' For the- last three days they bad lived entirely upon wild fruit But they strugrfed coward toward Washington, where, in their Jlnmle hearts .they believed the good, the tender, the human Uucoln would make them welcome. They bad their Sunday garments In little bundles, and in her bououi cure- fully wranned from Injury or contnml j nation was an orange cyprta. Its rich colors and beuutlful form bad so charmed ber 4hat ber young mistress, whom she bad loved and nursed with tbe unselfish 'devotion of a dog, gave It ber. She held It In ber bunds the plght she died and when Lureeny had asked If It were not very precious the dying girl said: ; v ' "Yes, Lureeny, It Is 'precious, very precious. Cousin Godfrey brought It to me, and be bas gone where I shall ROSE COMBED .WHITE Wrandotte eggs for hatching, SI per setting of IS. Mrs. C. O, Gillette, phone 261-J. . . 94 FOR SALE-Gdod steam power plant for saw mill or any ...par pose. See J. J. Horton. 0tf PEDIGREED EVERBEARING straw. berry plants, 11 per '100. : 7. 8. Ireland, Rd. 2,- Phone (04-F-4, Grants Pass. Ore. .. ; SI Phone 19 ; FOR SALE A good five-year old Jersey, cow. Soon o ,be fresh. F. M. Rathbqn, Murphy, Ore. ' S6 FOR SALS: Horses, Jarge and me dium, harness, wagon, buggy, mis cellaneous farm Implements, type writer. One mile from city limits. Merlin road. ' ' Jack ' Casady, ' Box 7, Rt. 1. - -v?-f n , L. GALBRAITH, insurance, rent als a specialty. Acreage, Building and Loans. COS O street, Lancer's old location. - S4 ELECTRIC WIRING and general electrical work, repa-rlng, house .wiring. C. C. Harper, 507 B St.. phone 47. SJ GEO. H. -PARKER, dealer In all kinds of anrsery stock; IS years In the business. 403 West D St, phone 2SS-T, Grants Pass. Sltf SECOND HAND goods of every des cription bought and sold. . A. J. Powers, 40S South Sixth street tf PHOTO S!TIO THE PICTURE MILL for One photo graphs, , Open daily except Son-. day from 10 a. m. to S p. m. 8an- . day sittings; by appointment only. . Phone Mill. 181-R, or residence 140-J. '' " S7tf Ml M TO BR3T FOR RENT. Partly furnished . cot tage at J 21 Rogue Rlirer Avenue; .three' rooms and sleeping porch. good well and . one-halt, acre of 'land, barn;, 15.00' per month.' "Key at 402 Rogue River Ave. p7tf FOR RENT OR SALE! Our rest dences at 801 and 81 1, North th St., eight and ten dollars a' month. Will sell either or botET. Make me an offer. ' John Bummers, Leba v AT THE , RACIXB . PENNSYLVANIA ,, 4 ooouiucH . ' W1REGR1P . FlllESTONB AND , ; 'COllDS TXITED. STATES i fkdeiul '- .fisk -r" y ; f -bb ".-'.-It , ROYAL CORDS - . "A ALL GUARANTEED non, Oregon. 4"0tf BOST LOST Friday afternoon, a brown agate locket Finder kindly leave at this office, -':" " s SS "Is de Fltln All Over Yltr soon follow. Never part with It so long aa yoa live, and when yon die slve It to tbe best person yon Know, Then she kissed the cyprta.. In that moment her eyes closed, and her last nigh drifted Into the beautiful shell. Now, Lureeny was going to give this ptjclous thing to her hero,. the com' unsslouate Lincoln. Who but he was worthy, of this gift over which had swept the pure breath of the maiden who -died of a broken, heart! Some times Lureeny put the shell to her ear end the soft breath of her young mis tress seemed to be sighing Inside. ' Days the poor old couple journeyed on, weary and disappointed that the way was so Interminable. At last they reached a height from which they could see In ths .distance the goal of their efforts, the city of Washington. They both lifted their hands In Jo) and thankfulness. It was mora beau tiful than they had dreamed. "Oh. 'Lonso. It Is like the new Jeru salem, -But l'se too" plum tuckered out to, go on tonight We 'U eat a snack, an' den set byar till daylight, and dep Before Him Stood the Tall Form. and rebuffs passed, - but always the white head and wrinkled face haunted the grounds. He was not allowed to ho. Hi a nrpulriont. ' l. ' i .- , - . , s 1 At last -one day, worn out by his sufferings, be sunk At the foot of a, tree Juitt as the joyous voice of a child was beard. , Tbe boy was none other than Tad. the Benjamin of bis father'! heart Tad saw the poor old man vainly trying to rise and went to htm frankly and fearlessly. Young as he was he saw that the old man was In a sad stat and asked If he wanted anything. ' " "Yes, young niajisa, I wants to .see Mass. Linkum. I done got sumpln berry precious fo' he all, bufdey wotft let me eee him." "Well, you come with me," fld the bid. .with SDtrtt : . ' ' v' Alonxo could scarcely totter, -to place where the boy seated blm on a bench saying: ... : .'" "Watt hero a minute. . m bring blm - -,,1.. .. r.--j; : . ,i Tears streamed down the old man's face. He was weak from hanger and exposure, and the death of his wife was a great blow, tie fumbled In his pocket and brought out the shell,, and thinking that the cloth around It waa too soiled he threw lt'away.'and then before him stood tbe tall form, with the rugged features of his face aglow with deep compassion, that was part of his nature.: The great man, great In all things, sat down by Alonxo say ing pieosontly; , ' ' . . ."Well, uncle, what is ltr . "Oh, Massa Linkum, praise de Lord ; dat I done lib to see dls day. Here la a gir fo"you from Lureeny my-r wife.. She, died afo'. 8heeould gib hit herscf. She say hit am tierry precious, and she done hub .to gib hit to de bes' pusson llbbln and she was a chlllln' fo' death when she gin hit to me fo Saying this Alonxo held out bis toll- deformed' hand "with the beautiful shell' gleaming n 'a ray of sunshtne that filtered through the tree on his dark palm. :,' ;" J. " ' ' ' "I thnnk you for the gift,, and ,ehe whit la gone, hut I do not feel that I deserve It" , ;':J ' V!' ''" .'"' yV "' ' ' "Oh, yes, you do, daddy. Yes, you dol" said Tad eagerly. ; Then the homely face of . Lincoln quivered and his eyes suddenly burned. Only Lincoln's great heart could nn' derstand the pathos of this gift and appreciate it It was all the giver. had. He toughed two or three times before he conld speak.' t V ' ? "Tell me about yourself and where you came from." . : Alontp was a "man of few words." but bis tale was even the stronger for .that, as he told of their sufferings on their way toward the realisation, of their hopes. As he finished, the old man fainted and sank to the ground. Kind' hands raised him, fed' him, and took him to a hospital where he ended his days In a comfort he had never LOST OR STOLEN Tuesday, bear: skin cloth auto robe, color, brown and black with, yellow. . , Please return to, H...W. .Webber, .Smith apartments. , . 9S FOUND. FOUND Purse with money. Owner can secure it at the Courier office, MtTSICAL INSTRUCTION 8. MacMTJRRAY Teacher of sing ing. Write or apply at 71S Leo Street " " 6tf PHYSICIANS U O. CLEMENT, M. D., Practice limited to diseases of the eye, eat, nose and throat Glasses Sued. Office hours, S-12, S-5, or on an jointment . . Office phone lr resi dence phone 2p9-J. , -. 4 LOUQHRIDGE. M. D.. PhyslcUa an surgeon, pty or country caiif . attended; day or night Resldene' phons-iS6: office phone,, 181 Sixth and H. Tuffs Bldg. ' A. A. WITHAM. , M. , D.r-Internal medicine and. nervpuf .. diseases; SOS COrbett- Bldg.. Portland. Or. Hours 10 to IS a.'m. 2 to 4 p. m. yETERINABY SCRQEON DR. ! R. J. BESTCL, Veterinarian. ) Ofjlce,. resldaBce7Pbon ips-a., OENTISTJ Tlrifty.shrewd.care- ful ' people make it a habit: to . read our clas sified ads Do you? These ads. are mon ey savers and money makers:' Keep your eyes on them. E. a MACY. D. M. D, First-riass dentistry. - 10 H . South Sixth street Grants Pass. Oregon. DR. C. E. JACKSON, D. M. D., sue cessor to Dr, Bert Elliott' . Over 1 Golden Rule Store. Phone ."'""'' f DRAYAGB AMD TRAXbo-bat ' COMMERCIAL TRANSFER CO. Al kinds of dray age., and transte; work carefully and promptly dono , Phone . 18 W. ' Stand , at freight . . depot A. Shade. Prop.' THE WORLD MOVES: so do we. Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phona - The California and Oregon qpast Railroad company TLUB CARD . V F. O.. ISHAM. drayage and tranarer. , Safes, planoa , and - fomltarf moved, packed, ahlpped and stor ed. Office, phone 12 4-Y. : : Resi dence phone,' 12 4-R. , ATTORNEYS H. D. NORTON. V Attorney-at-taw.-PracUeea la all BUte and Federal Courts. First National Bank Blda. . COLVIG : ft . WILLIAMS, Mtorneys- - at-Law. GranU Pass Banking Co. Bldg, GranU Pass. Oregon. B. S. VAN DYKE, Attorney, rrao- tlos In all court . First National Bank Bldg." ' Effective Nov. 19, 1918. Trains 111 run Tuesday, Thursdaj anfl Saturday ' Leave Grants Pass.... ........1 P, Arrive Waters Creek S P. Leave Waters Creek 2 8 P, Arrive Grants Pass ...4 P, For information regarding freight and passenger rates call at the offlcr of .the. company, Lundburg building, or telephone 31. , ,y k bless Mass' Linkum, and give him the desire of hees heart" "': r . The orange cyprla is In the Smith sonlan Institution, now with its mate, which was found In the pocket of a young Confederate, officer..- Few know Its Ji story . or how it came Into; the possession of the "best' person in, the - (OoMTlgbt, ISIS, Wwtan Nmp9ir Ustoa.) Meanness Hard to Overcome. . Some -men s meanness consists of their " stinginess with their means. When they give up their meanness they will be willing to give up more of their meens.' 8uch . men, however, are pretty hard to convert O. S. BItANCHARD, Attorney at Law. ' Golden Rule ' Building Phona S 70. Grants Pass, Oregosu.' BLANCHARD A. BLANCH ARD, Al torneys. Albert B)dg. Phos PracUca tn aU,,courta;,laa board attorneys. . C A. SIDLER, Attorney-at-taw, ret- ree in ' bankruptcy. " Masouls; temple, Grants Pass, Ore. GE., H DURHAM, attorney at law. referee In , bankruptcy. v Masonic ; Temple, Grants. Pass,. .Or. ,., Phone JAMES T. CHINNOCK, Lawyer, First National H Bank building, Grants Pass, Oregon. ' " " f Hit la Ka maumX- f (uiil, Mdk h SlUxa.' blAjaoNI IIUAMU riLLa,fc,s ran kH ta, Ufa. Ahan Hriuba) JT2 "V ; All -Iliads of Oomoierolal Printing at the Courier- Office, ' - - ! ' known.-HU. last wrdswm?'"Irr r .. -v l