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GRANTS PASS DAILY COl'RIER HATt'HDAY, MAY 17, 1U10. PACK FOUR GRANTS PUSS Oil COURIER Published Dally Except Sunday A. B. VOORHIES, Pub. and Propr. Entered at postofftce, Grant Pass, Or., as second class mall matter. ADVERTISING RATES nianlaT tDace. ner Inch 1&C Local-personal column, Readers, per line per line.. 10c 6C DAILY COURIER By mall or carrier, per year..86.00 Uj mall or carrier, per month .60 WEEKLY COURIER By mall, per year 83.00 MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is ezcluslrely entitled to the oae tor repubUeaOoa of all news dispatches credited to tt or aU otherwise credited la this paper and also the local news pub lished' herein. All rights of republication of spe cial dispatches herein are alse reserved. SATURDAY, MAY IT, 119. OREGON WEATHER , , ' f Tonight and Sunday fair, ex- f cept probable showers In north f portion. Light to heavy frost In f east portion. Gentle southerly 4 winds. Sign A Coupon AND SAVE 51c ON PALM OLIVE KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY Quality First CHAUTAUQUA OFFERS THE BIG EVENT "Who is going to win on July 4?" "Can Jess Willard defeat Jack Dempsey in 12 rounds?" "Is DemDSey strong enough to knock Willard out?" According to a high snorting au thority, these are the "vital ques tions now before the American peo ple." The big war settlement must retire to a quiet corner. The 20 or more minor wars still raging in var ious quarters of the world may con tinue or not, as the combatants pre fer. Germany may roar at the peace terms, or acquiesce. Bolshevism may wax or wane. Congress may assem ble and do its best or worst. Bus iness mar boom or slump. The league of nations may win or lose. The big issue in the United States for the next two months will be the relative fistic ability of the two white , hopes, and July 4 will be less im portant as Independence Day than as the day of the big match. At any rate. tV't is the sporting- rage view of it. p.;? the sporting writers will writ's whole libraries of dope about it, pro and con and np and down and In and out, and eome millions of Americans will gobble up all the slush they write and ignore t e less imporui t news on the front pare. Willard' daily "form" will ba more imi'irlant than :he fate of empires. And we needn t set this down as modern frivolity, either. It has al ways been so, from the days when Homer, the great-grandfather of po etry, tuned his hexameters to tell of a prize fight with bronze knuckles ana made a slugging match more interesting than the fall of Troy. people want full publicity about all public matters, and they want it es pecially with regard to this epoch making treaty which re-organlzes Europe and proposes American mem bership in an international federa tion. The terms of the treaty and the league constitution are published, so that anyone may' read them. But that Is not enough. There should be full and free discussion, for the il lumination of the public. Open de bates in the senate would be highly Instructive and helpful. There are certain ones who are trying to stop the Wlllard-Dempsey prize fight because they claim Jess is a slacker. Why pick on poor Jess alone? There are numerous brave and desperate men In this country, like Dangerous Bill Hart and all the rest of that raw-meat eating bunch in the movies who never got within a thousand miles of a real scrap. But it seems that Jess must be the goat. Rantzau has proven himself a cow ard like the balance of his gang. When he threw that cigarette stub among the American officers there was a crowd present and he felt safe. Had he met an American officer on side street and alone, he would have walked by without "batting" an eye. Ruth Garrison goes to the insane wardfof the Walla Walla peniten tiary Sunday, but that will not be the closing chapter. Ruth's mental cal ibre is expected to improve rapidly within a few short years sufficient to sway the pardoning board the same as always has been, 'is now, and always will be. Don't complain because the United States asks nothing from the peace settlement. "Blessed are the meek. for they shall Inherit the earth." There might be something in that when we consider where Germany landed by pursuing the opposite pol icy. in Bridges, principal of the high school, presented the fellowship medal given annually by Mr. Barnes to the student who not only has a good scholarship record, but who has taken part In school activities and shown the right kind of enthusiasm toward everything pertaining to the school. This great honor was given to Harry Edgerton, president of the Senior class. The Willamette uni versity scholarship was also given at hls time to Wayne Bailey, with Alice Pence as the alternate. Geo. E. Lundburg, chairman of the school board, concluded the pro gram by a few appreciative words to the class, before presenting the di plomas. The class roll is as follows: Alice Ament. Florence Bocock. Madge Bratton. IaVera Brown. Irene Colwell. Pansy Dukes. Grete Dericks. Blanche Hartley. Dora Herman. Millicent Klphart. Amelia Metxen. Bernlce Nichols. Alice Pence. Rose Perry. Alzlna Pope. j, Ruth Pratt. Marlon Sabln. Margaret Smith. Mildred Smith. Pauline Swacker. Mildred Taylor. VeOna Williams. Wayne Bailey. Ralph Bobzlen. George Booth. Michael Byrd. Harry Edgerton. Glen Hamilton. Donald Kearns. Earl Larson. . , Arnold Meier. Eugene Moore. , George Riddle. - Wesley Robinson. Clifford Sheaffer. Leslie Turner. Earl Taylor. George Williams. Lee Wilson'. Paul Youngblood. 'This commuulty Is certainly for tunate in being able to hear and see the splendid talent which the Elli son-White Chautauqua System pro vides this year. This system has1 grown so rapidly that tbey now have Chautauquus the year around. Their talent is so tit to Australia and Can ada as well aa the western part of tho United Suites. There are twenty two attraction offered during the six days the Chau tauqua la in Grants Pass. lectures, humorists, philosophers, writers and poets of natlou-wtde prominence are to be here. They bring to us the most advanced thought regarding our after the war problems tho era of reconstruction which we are now entering. Sergeant Gibbons, a Canadian sol dier, tells of his seven months as a German prisoner. He Is very enter taining, lectures well, and is also an author. Judge Alden, a prominent Massa chusetts Jurist, ably presents "The Needs of the Hour." Ho Is a direct descendant of John Alden and Prls cella of Mayflower fame. t The music is varied the Overseas Quartette is here on Victory Iny with Sergeant Gibbons, the Hippie Concert Company appear with some new and utrnngo mimical Instru-, ments. There are several splendid vocalists and Castolluccl's Concert i band will appear twlve on May 30. 1 This Is the best band appearing In i the West and is composed of Ital ians. ' These attractions mentioned are only a part of tho program. It Is to be hoped that everyone who can posslbly'do so will arrange to attend i Chautauqua this year. Get the ha bit. The guarantors are devoting j their time and work to boost Chau tauqua. Help them make the Grants Pass Chautauqua a success. A man Is whut be feeds on. The better Ills food the belter la the man who eats it. The man who wishes o bo healthy will buy his foods where h knows ho will got them pure and high grade. Our roputatlon In this line Is unquestioned. Our canned goods are the boat made; our cereals and foods are from the choicest kernals, and our fancy and staple goods are with out a peer. KIIKSII VMiKTAIII.KH .M IIOMI3 (iltOWN Si lt WVHKItltlliH J. PARDEE, Grocer THIRTY ONE JUNIORS TO SENATE PUBLICITY 8enator Penrose has declared for open debate when the peace treaty comes up in the senate. This pro posal deserves the hearty support of the 'American public. Heretofore international treaties have always been discussed y the senate in "executive session." Such action does not constitute "secret diplomacy" in the sense generally conveyed by that phrase. Seoret diplomacy consists of agreements made by the heads of governments without the knowledge of the people or the people's representatives. The senators from every state have always passed on American treaties and and known all about them, and through them anyone concerned might learn the facts, even though they were not given out for publi cation. That method was pretty satisfac tory, but the nation has outgrown it. The people have taken government into their own hands. There has been great dissatisfaction throughout the peace conference session, because Its proceedings have been conducted with so much secrecy. The lAmerlcan A bill designed to reach persons advocating the overthrow of our gov ernment by force is to he Introduced into the next session of congress. 8uch a bill should have been passed years ago, fcut better late than never. DIPLOMAS I PRESENTED (Continued from page 1) them leaders and therefore the ones to whom the world has a right to look In future years." He also point ed out that truth, fear of God, hon esty and purity are the four basic elements of a forceful character and must be built up and made a vital part In lite, if the world Is to look to the future for its great men and women, rather than to the past. The other numbers on the pro eram displayed real talent on the part of the class and school. Dora Herman, In her reading, "Our Colors," toy Mary Shipman An drews, was a delight to the audience as she carried them with her In her Intense anneal to our Stars and stripes. Glenn Hamilton with his violin showed that the class had a genius among their number. The Senior mixed quartet, com posed oj Pauline Swacker, VeOna Williams, Arnold Meier and Harry Edgerton gave everyone a real treat In their true harmony. During the evening, Miss Kather OREGON TO 14,000 MILES Continued from Page Ont.i The First Step In Treating Sickness In your homo Is to mil a rim-tor The next Is to get Ms roHcritin filled. That'll our part of the work. We keep only the Ih-M rlieinh-nls and phurmiu-futii-nl, anil are pretmreri In rverj.wiiy to lake the bint rare of your Intei-eMn. NATIONAL DRUG STORE J. A. SLOVER, Mgr. The following students of the Jun ior high school have been promoted to the Senior high school. The six names followed by an asterlx () are honor pupils: Frank Armstrong. Donley Barnes. Rodney Britten. iNorris Clement. Owen Holmes. George Holcomb. Lee Houck. Allan Lacey. Louis Miasall. ' Orvll McCarthy. Jack Murphy. Donald Megargle. Merle Rimer. Chester Williams. Kenneth Woodin. Thais, Kasdorf. Eleanor Adams. Evelyn Anderson, Dorothy Clapp. Virginia Green. Martha Green. Margaret Hair. Pearle Ingell. Myrtle Lamphear. Nellie Leet. Cecil Murphy. Ruth Nichols. Vera Robinson. Margaret Truax. ' Cleo Welch. Florence Williams. BLANCHE ORANE, Principal Junior High that war had been declared against , Spain until his arrival at Rio Janeiro April 30. Great concern was felt In J the United States for the lonely Ore gon as the whereabouts of the Spun-' Ish fleet under Admiral Crevera, which had JubI left the Cape Verde Islands, was unknown. ! The nation breathed a sigh of re-1 lief when word was reolved that the j Oregon had arrived safely at Jupiter, Inlet, Fla., May 24, after a trip of t 14,000 miles made In 68 days. A tew days later she Joined Admiral i Sampson's fleet off 'Santiago, Cuba, and she participated In the great ; battle on Sunday, July 3, 1898, when Cervera's fleet was annihilated. The! Oregon forced the Colon, the last of j the Spanish ships ashore to her des truction. ! Subsequently the Oregon steamed , from New York to Manila where she : was on duty during the American I operations In the Philippines. Of , late years she has been used for a training school for young sailors and has been the feature of many cele brations and other events. 1 She was 'built at the Union Iron ! Works at San Francisco In 1896 and j carried a complement of 34 officers' and 671 men. Her displacement was , 10.288 tons. w All kinds ot legal blanks at lbs Courier. 1 I ujinu'I rain) Detroit Vapor Works Like City Gas Demonstration THURSDAY May 22 -By a factory representative Rogue River Hardware Co. Roosevelt It Means Quick mobilization of guns and men for national protection. It Means Commercial and agricultural de velopment of seven Oregon coast counties Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Coos, Cury. It Means The opening of a year-round paved road from Hritish Coluni y bia to the Mexican border. It Means The opening to sportsmen of the country's fishing and hunting paradise. It Means The employment of thousand) of skilled racchanies and laboring men in its construction. It Means That Uncle Sam will match ever state dollar for construction and will maintain the highway forever. Yon owe it to your country you owe it to t your state, jto go to the polls at the special state election June 3 and vote 310 X Yes. For the Roosevelt Highway Oregon's Road to Prosperity Newspapers 5 & lOcBundlep- Courier 4. 4