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WKIXK8IMY, MAY 7 ,lll. TAGS TWO GRANTS PASS DAILY COURIER SUHTS' Published Dally Except Sunday A. E. VOORH1ES,' Pub. and Propr. r.ntrd at oostofflce. Grant Pass, Ore., aa second class mall matter. ADVERTISING RATES ni pt mnm.ce. ner Inch 15e Local-personal column, per Hne..lOc Readers, per line 5c DAILY COURIER n m.n nr carrier. txr year 16.00 Ht mail ar carrier. Der month .50 WEEKLY COURIER By mail, per year 13.00 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Preea ia exelustrnty entitled to the nee tor republication of all news dispatches credited to it or all otherwise credited la thia paper and also the local news pub lished herein. AU rights ot republication of pe dal d sDatchet herein are aiee tea erred. WEDXESDAV, MAY 7 41, OREGON WEATHER ' Fair, except possibly rain in northwest portion. Warmer In east tonight; genUe, southerly f winds. For 35c Thursday BVY ONE OR TWO OK OIK UKOOMS 81 l'l'I.Y I.IMITKI) KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY Quality First. Klinor Adama.. Pansy Dukes Irene Green.... Iterates Nichols Katherlne Karrell......JLaVera Drown Hiuol Dodge. Ruth Pratt Anne Sewell... ..Alice Ponoe Ada Hart..- Greta Derricks Mae 1-nuoe Mildred Taylor Zoe Reeves Mlllcent Klphart Mabel Nowcombe Blanche Hartley Francis Drury Rose Perry Harriet James. Madge llration Althea Pomeroy .Alxlua l'oie Luclle Gray Irene Collwell Helen Fuller .....Maraarot smlin Dick 1-ong Earl Larson Everett Hale..... Eugene Moore Bob Huntley..... Earl Taylor Philip Huntley Wesley Robinson In charge or me senior piny we. Director, Laura Thomas uunncu. advertising, Mildred Smith. Michael llvrrt. Alice Amont: 'Properties, Mar lon Sabtn; finance, Harry Edgertmi been added mention of an over-subscribed Victory loan. This Island evidence ot the sturdy growth of "American aims ana Ideals" Is especially welcome Just now, when their upholding has been the cause ot bitter warfare on the Held and almost equally bitter war- tare around the peace table. CLASS OF 1919 GIVE ANNUAL SENIOR PLAY BRITISH VIEW OF MOXROE DOCTRINE An interesting commentary on the Monroe Doctrine Is contained in an analysis ot the league of nations constitution given out by the British delegation at Paris, for the Informa tlon of the British public: "The origin ot the (Monroe Doc trine is well known. It was pro claimed in 1823 to prevent America from becoming a theater tor Intri gues of European absolutism. At first a principle of American foreign policy, it has become an Internation al understanding and It Is not ille gitimate for the people of the United State to say that the covenant should recognize that fact. "In its essence It is consistent wjth the spirit of the covenant and indeed the principles ot the league as expressed in Article X represent the extension to the whole world of the principles of this doctrine; while, should any dispute as to the mean ing of the latter ever arise between American and European powers, the league is there to settle it." It Is something new to have so friendly a view expressed in any tor- Ever since President gin country. Monroe first announced the famous Doctrine, it has seldom been men tioned on the other side of the At lantic except in condemnation or af fected scorn. Great Britain, to be sure, was an exception. For many years the British government has given practical recognition to the Doctrine, and indeed at one time it earns near giving formal recognition to the treaty. But almost every other power has opposed it, and evep In England the utterances of states men and editors were - seldom as friendly as their governmental pol Icy. It is the beginning of a new era of Americanism. The United States is recognized as the official protec tor ot the whole hemisphere, with the friendly support of all the for eign powers. LIBERTY BONDS (By Walt Mason) We bought our bonds in times ot stress, to help our Uncle Sam'l fight; war being done, we say, "We guess we'll say to all our bonds, 'Good Night!' We need the coin for gaso line, tor suits ot clothes and shoes and lids, for playing on the slot ma' chine and buying fireworks for the kids." Volks are so anxious to un load their precious bonds they scarce can wait; they want to scorch along the road that takes them to the poor- house gate. And so the price of bonds is down, to figures low. I've seen them skid, and gents are hawk ing them in town and asking us to make a bid. The wise man buys In all he can, he'd rather have those bonds than wheat; the seller Is an also-ran who'll never live In Easy street A little while and men will wish to buy "the bonds to have and hold, and owners will remark, "OdS' fish! They're worth more now than minted gold!" How foolish are the sons of men, how fatuous, so nelp me John! If they have fourteen bonds or ten, they're frantic till said bonds are gone. They care not for the rainy day the day they're living Is serene, and so they throw their bonds away, that they may burn more gasoline. All heedlessly they whoop along, and put a mortgage on their coops, and sell their thrift stamps for a song, that they may gayly loop the loops. FEW ADVERTISERS FAIL Advertising merchants constitute only IS per cent of all business fail urea reported in Brandstreet and Dunn, says an O. A. C. news ex change. Of all business failures in the entire country 84 per cent are non-advertisers, mostly small town merchants. "This shows that the county town merchant is not using publicity as he ought," declares the exchange. The O. A. C. dispatch GREETING FROM HONOLULU A greeting sent by the Rotary Club of Honolulu to fellow Rotar ians In the United States is full of good wishes and of interesting Infor mation as well, according to a report in the Chester, (Pa.) Times. "We are proud of our climate, but prouder of our Americanism," says the Honolulu letter. "We Tejolce In the bounties of nature, and rejoice still more In the glories of a fellow, ship with you In our national fam ily. "Under the flag which Is ours In this distant community we have made splendid strides In industry, in education, social welfare, religious and dvie institutions and In that feeling of lively affection and staunch support of American alms and Ideals. . "We have been active in war work. Our luscious fruits are feeding the sailors on onr warships and destroy ers. We went 'over the top' with you. In the' first four, Liberty loans. "We oversubscribed our. quota of war funds Just as te over-yolnnteered our quota of the army." ?. ' ' ;' . ,! Doubtless' had the letter; been wr.lt: ' ten lately enough," there would hav Laura Thomas Gunnell has again demonstrated her ability by the se lection ot parts for the presentation of the senior class play "Clrcumstan tial Evidence," which was given last night at the opera house and which will be repeated again tonight. There was a packed house last night and nearly every seat is sold for the final performance. The high school orchestra gave several enjoyable selections preced Ing the curtain and between acts. Circumstantial Evidence" Is the vehicle tor the accommodation ol any number of players but there were a certain few who stood out boldy as real actors, although through the selection of characters most of the players acted a perfect ly natural part. The olav is the presentation of events as they might occur in household preparing for a swell wedding, but where a disturber, robber and his accomplice, steal the wedding gifts and all other valu ables but divert suspicion to other members ot the wedding party. Alice Ament as the mother and main stay of the Carr household, was a stately, comely, deaf matron who met the situations of joy and grlet with natural dignity, while George Riddle as father, the absent minded head of the household, mislaid ar ticles with as much regularity and so little apparent effort as to lead one to believe the characteristic true to life. Dora Herman, the bride, sweet winsome and happy, and Pauline Swacker, the bride's sister, coy an catching, were perfect. Donald K earns, in the difficult role of bride groom, and self confessed kleptO' maniac, found himself in many em harassing situations, which the best man, Arnold Meiers, in attempting to relieve, made matters worse. George Booth, light fingered artist whom the events of the play placed In the position of detective and ' guardian of valuables of the household, and VeOna Williams, his accomplice, who had been engaged as ladles' maid, made a team which met lightning change situations with a certain grace and ease which was refreshing. Harry Edgerton, financier, and Wayne Bailey, clergyman, met their contrasting situations In commend able manner. Florence Bocock, an other sister; Marion Salbin, imald of honor; (Ralph Bobzlen, detective; Glenn Hamilton, chauffeur; and Lee Wilson, sergeant of police, with Ml- Till SERVICE CALLS Continued from Page One.j CHAMBERI. 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"Since nearly one half of the strength of the tank units must be employed In the tanks, either as drivers or gunners, It Is desirable that men enlisted for thla service have sufficient grit and personal qualities not only to qualify In these and other duties In peace times, but be able and willing to stand up under the strain of tank fighting In the event of war." says that Oregon editors have long known that the Dhenomlnal success chael -Byrd. Clifford Sheaffer, Leslie ..... , . . Turner and Paul Youngblood as po ut lilBll uruvr uuumn iu vi7fiuu id mmw lice officers O'Malley, Clancy, Casey to paid .puDiiciiy, nut many mere- d 0.Brle had lesger -,arts, but ants seem to think that this fact is, were none the less important and used only to wheedle money dut of , praiseworthy In their work. 1 i The play "Circumstantial Evl- cuse the great rating firms of Brad Dallas, Tex., 'May 7. Demobiliza tion of the army mulo and horae Is going forward rapidly, according to figures on government sales Just compiled by C. O. Moser, livestock Inspector of the purchasing quarter master. The figures show that during the war the government bought 115,000 head of horses and mules at a total cost of $27,000,000 In the southern and central purchasing zones. When hostilities ended the government owned about 500,000 head ot homes and mules, 300,000 In the United States and 200,000 in France, only 70,000 of the latter number having been shipped from this country. Because of the big demand for these animals on central west farms the government has been hurrying distribution, and when auctions now advertised are completed 150,000 animals will have been placed back on farms since January 1 Cavalry horses cost tue mvern- ment an average of $16". articllery horses 3190, and mules tlnO. actor 1 ing to these figures. At th fles cavalry horses have brougM an aver age of $85, artillery horsus $150 and draft mules $160. Pi ".al-s have Included many worn out animals, some selling for as iittlo ns $10. fn the other hand, many .initials have brought fancy prices. dence," being a wedding party scene, eave onoortunltv for the other mem- street and Dun of being in partners ,berg of the cngB o ,,9 t(J al)pea flg in this Imaginary scheme. guests. They were: ;PM fern Girls, Kleplinnts: and Ponies Perform Together in Barnes Wild Anlmnl Circus Coming Be Strong THE strong and vigorous man or woman is envied by lets fortunnlo humanity afflicted with ochca, nnlni, infirmities and ailments. The sufferer says to himself, "If I could only bo well, how happy I would be, "(or health Is more essential to the joy of livini than is wealth. Tbe kidneys slmoit literally woth the blood snd keep it clean and free from impurities. When the kidneys sro out of order, they Isll to filter out this waits and poll ooous matter. 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