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TWO GRANTS PASS DAILY COURIER MONDAY, MAY M, m m.m KblUhed Dally Except Sunday . X. VOORHIES. Pub. and Propr. ird at soatoffloa, Grants Paaa, bra., aa ascend olaaa mall matter. ADVERTISING RATES Dlay apace, per inch 15c loal-personal column, per Mne..lOc Mdera. r Una - &c " DAILY COURIER mail or carrier, per year..l6.00 mall or carrier, per month .60 WEEKLY COURIER mall, per year $8.90 I5MBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Tha Associated Preaa la excluatrety atled to tha naa tor repobUcaOoa all new dispatcher credited to It all otherwise credited In tola kper and alao the local newa pub Uted herein. All rights ot republication of ipe- m dispatchea herein are alao (erred. TELL US IMMEDIATELY if vov receive anything THAT IS NOT SATISFACTORY VB WANT TO MAKE (iOOD KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY Quality First MONDAY, MAY SO, OREGON WEATHER - Probably showers ; gentle" northwesterly winds. EDITH CAVELL'S IiAST lATTTER iA beautiful letter written by Editb avell on the night before her execu- ion to the young nurses associated kith her at the time ot her death nd for a few years previously has recently been made public. It is so ull ot worth-while sayings, so beau lifolly generous, that it should be ead wherever there are people who dmire courage and a clear outlook ipon life. A part ot tha letter la as ollows: 'I hope that you will not forget bur evening talks. I told you that devotion to duty would bring you true happiness and that the knowl edge that you had done your duty earnestly before God and your own conscience would be your greatest support In the trying moments ot lllfe and in the face of death. 'One word more beware of un charitable speech. In these eight years I have seen so much unhappl ness which could bare been avoid ed If a few words had not been whispered here and there, perhaps without evil Intention, but which ruined the reputation, the happiness, the life even of some one. My nurses should reflect -upon this and cultl- rate loyalty and esplrlt de corps." It was such a woman as this who was foully put to death by German command, but who, "being dead, yet epeaketh." PLEAS ARE MADE FOR in many quarters to minimUe the whole question ot women in employ ment. While the final figures have not been assembled, the latest statistics gathered by the United States em ployment service shows that there are not less than 11,000.000 women wage earners now in the United States, and that the actual number Is probably nearer 14,000,000. It Is of no use for any organiza tion, male or female, political, Indus trial or religious to attempt to brush aside the affairs of any such num ber ot Individuals by sweeping de nunciations or assumed indifference. The problem of women in indus try is not one of elimination. It is one of. fair wages and working con dttions and a fair recognition of the importance to any nation ot the ser vices of orer 11,000.000 able-bodied workers. CATTLE IN ARIZONA Phoenix, Arl., May 26. Homeless Mexican dogs, abandoned by their owners who have fled from their homes south ot the Mexican border, have reverted to the savage state, many ot them Joining 'bands of wolves, and are preying on the cat tle of the Arizona ranges. So ser ious has the situation become, said M. E. Moagrave, predatory animnl Inspector of the United States bio logical survey that a strenuous drive has Just been inaugurated to wipe out this menace to the cattle. IONS OF MAIL FLOOD PLANE ENGLISH One of the most satisfactory hits of progress made in aviation is the simplification ot the terminology. "Aeroplanes" (or some time have been shortened into "airplanes," thanks to the official action taken by the government during the war. Many pepole still cling to the high sounding Latin compound, though hardly one In a thousand pronounces all its four syllables. The general public has been glad to adopt the simple- two-syllabled, English form. "BUTTON FAKERS" It is well to listen very critically to any hard luck tale told by a uni formed peddler. In fact, any man In coldier's or sailor's uniform who comes to the door vending buttons or any other petty commodity, whether be has a tale of woe or not, Is liable to suspicion. .The federal labor department has been investigating this sort of bus iness In many cities, and reports that it has not found a single case of a uniformed man selling things on the streets because he was forced to do so. Many of these men, the depart ment finds, have never been in the service at all. They have bought the uniforms for the purpose. Most of those who are actually discharged soldiers or sailors are men who were doing the same sort of work before they entered the service. Among them are said to be "crooks and fa kers of every class." They are shamelessly capitalizing the uniform, which ought to be as sacred as, the flag, lor their petty or nefarious traffic. They make & good thing out Jt it, too. Many men arrested by the military authorities have been clear ing $10 to $25 a day. The kaiser's stables went under the hammer in Berlin the other day. Six hundred horses were sold, among them the kaiser's favorite charger. Might as well sell them, too. All the king's horses and all the king's men can't put Humpty Dumpty Ho henzollern together again. . A lot of old tanks that had seen service on the other side have been brought to this country and used for exhibition purposes. After July 1 we ought to be able to return the compliment and send a lot of old I tanks to Europe for prohibition pur- ! poses. Continued from Page One. I 11,000,000 WOMEN So many problems are arising In connection with iwomen In industry that It is interesting to consider the real magnitude of the subject, es pecially as there is still a tendency neotion with the demonstration, and yet knocked about, and attacked by soldiers, who will attack anyone. without regard to what they are do ing. .''An American missionary roughly arrested, while standing In his own yard, and looking on, but doing nothing else. "Women knocked down with guns, and kicked into the ditch. "These and many other things I have seen with my own eyes. Other foreigners have seen the same and worse. One can little Imagine the reign of terror in all parts of this land, at the very time when the Japanese peace delegates are talking of 'humanity and Justice and equal ity of races.' They don't know the meaning of these words. And the punishments and tortures at the po lice stations and Jails make a still more awful etory. I have seen men who were beaten on wooden crosses by the Japanese. "And why is all this cruel punish ment given? Not for rioting, or for resisting arreBt. I have not seen one case 'of this; not for carrying dangerous weapons, they have none; but Just for shouting oiit the desire! of their hearts for the independence of their country." . i Washington, May 26. More than a ton of incoming mail daily, and nearly as much outgoing mall, has made it necessary for the bureau of war risk insurance to build up a postal system of its own larger than is maintained by any single institu tion except the post office In the Unit ed States. An announcement today by the bureau said an average of 80,000 persons write daily, inquiring about allotments and allowances. In surance policies, or compensation payments, or remitting checks and curency as premiums on insurance This also means that each letter must be answered and that makes an outgoing mall of 80,000 letters Since the bureau has 13,000 em ployes and 36 divisions devoted to various phases of the bureau's work, the opening, reading, sorting and de livery of these letters to the proper divisions. Is a task requiring more than 100 employes. The s'hool gymnasium was the toplo under discussion at the Cham ber of Commerce luncheon today, with the argument all in favor ot the voting ot a special fund for the construction and equipment of a suitable gymnasium. T. P. Cramer was the first speaker and he gave three reasons for the supplying of a gymnasium, under the headings ot "Honesty." "Necessity" and Pol icy." Honesty to the students Inas much as they are promised a gym nasium when the new high school was built. The .basement which was intended for that purpose had been used tor manuel training and other purposes. Policy because the gov ernment will provldo equipment to military units and a drill hall will be required. And necessity, to bring the Grants Pass schools up to a "standard school" necessity. Harry Edgerton, graduate oY '19, was then called on and he gave a forceful argument In favor of train ing the body as well as the mind. His class gave the proceeds ot their play, $253, toward a building. He also referred to the fact that the class of 1916 gave $100; the class of 1917 gave $50. The class of 1918 gave their funds to the Red Cross. Sam Raker and O. S. Blanchnrd both gave strong pleas for a gym nasium tor the betterment ot the public school system In order that the youth may have every possible advantage, the recent war demon strating that the hope of the world rests with the youth. At the close of the addresses a vote was taken pledging the Cham ber of Commerce In favor of the building of a gymnasium. School Clerk K. S. VanDyke an nounced that the election which was railed for May 31 would be postpon ed until late In June owing to tech nicalities brought up by attorney for a bonding house. He also stated that application had been made for military equipment for a unit of 130, which includes tle male membership of the High and Junior high schools. You feel different the minute you take it a gentle soothing warmth fills the system. It's a pleasure to take Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea. Helps purify the blood, drives out the germs of Winter, gets you hustling, bustling, full of life and energy. 35c. Tea or Tablets. Sa hln's Drug Store. Adv. MK1HKI SANITARIUM The people of Rogue River .valley are to be congratulated upon having at their doors an Institution like the Medford Sanitarium. It is the only institution on the Pacific coast thor oughly equipped for the treatment of diseased conditions. The building Is so constructed that each room has Its own lavatory accommodations, private telephone, sleeping porch, etc. Take the Item of the Xray de partment alone. The cost of equip ping same would purchase a very comfortable bungalow of five or more rooms. But without such equipment It would be Impossible to thoroughly examlno a person. In diseases of the stomach every por tion of the intestinal canal can be seen and ths diseased portion shown to friends and often the patient themselves. Sperlal attetlon Is paid to diseases of women, the stomach and Nutri tional diseases. 7itf Splendid Music Opening Day International Trio Hat Honor Place on Chautauqua Program P The International Trio, the sterling muxkal company which comes to Chautauqua this year on the opening di.y, hrlngs u veritable feast of good music. Every member is notably talented mid Iiiih gained prominence In tlielr distinctive field of muslenl enrfeuvor. , - Frederieh Te llruln, the young Holland tenor, lias me of tile best voices ever presented on the Western t'lmutti ikihuh. Me wiw formerly a member of the San Francisco Opera Company anil Ims a voice of tiiutxuul range, power and brilliancy. tturtrude Huber, nuuszo-Nupruno and violinist, and Miss Kath leen Harrison; pianist and reader, nre botll artists of the first runk. Ihe Best I And it costs no more what you want what we give The economical soiling of groceries has been re duced to a science at this store. H Is the logical rraiilt of many years of copucleiitlous endwavor to satisfy our customers and give them the host possible returns for their tnonoy. It It the result of learning from long experience how to buy the right article at the right time and at tha right pries, and it enablos us to sell to you as we buy. J. 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