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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1919)
TAGS TWO GRANTS PASS DAILY COCBIER UKDSEAOAV. JI I.V it, SMTS PASS DAILY COURIER Published DeJly Except Sunday. A, B. VOORH1ES, Pub, and Progr. toured at postotflc. OrnU P. ;. Of., u second class mall matter. - - . ADVERTISING RATES Mspley tlc. per inch .T"- . . 1 tnmn IW,r 11 116.. 1 VV UDWpvnuuai - - A Una DO , DAO.T COURIER T or carrier, per yex..00 7 mall or carrier, per month .60 , WEEKLY COURIER By mall, per year ...3-0 MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Pre la ewauawew M ima (at rwmbfloauos of aU news dispatches credited to it or all otnerwiae wwu paper and also the local newt pnb .Uahed herein. All right ot republication of spe cial dlapatchee herein are also . .served. WEDNESDAY, JVLV 2, OREGON WEATHER Tonight and Thursday, fair; gentle westerly wlnde. COOS BAY IN WILL FARM IN OLD MM Chaa. CaVanagh returned Monday from Sonora, Mexico, where he and Mr. Coffelt recently made heavy pur chases In Mexican farm lands and in tend to get into the wheat raising business on an extensive scale. Mr. Cavanagu bought 320 acres and Mr. Coffelt 960 acres paying 1T an acre tor the tracts. Mr. Cavanagh says that the land la 2300 feet above sea level, the S. P. railroad passes near his farms, the - nearby cities afford excellent markets and have modern flouring mills, the rainfall is IS Inches for the year and the rainy season is during July and August. The winter are mild, the lowest recorded temperature being X7. but usually never freezes. The title given to these lands is perfect and dates back to the federal govern ment, there being a deed and ab stract combined. One feature which strikes all investors favorably Is the manner and extent of taxation. Un improved and gracing lands are tax ed 1 cents per acre, improved .lands 3 cents and Irrigated lands 6 cents. Water is obtained by sinking wells about 100 feet deep, and no trouble is encountered anywhere on this score. It is Mr. Oavanagfc's plan to go there with his sons early this fall. plow up his place with a tractor, and plant as much as possible to wheat, this is sown In January and harvest ed In June, after, which the wheat . crops are usually followed by corn and maize. Corn, wheat, maize, beans, figs, walnuts and small fruits thrive well there. -There are many northern people going there to make their homes rr'':;: . v.'.' . "v vSfc.t;'.; .nowEakes YOU Should Never Be OUT KINNEY &TRUAX GROCERYv Quality and Service and Mr. Cavanagh believes in a very short time that each ot the settle ments will be' composed largely of whites. The tracts he has bought are about 90 miles south of Nogales. Arizona. Coos Bay Harbor. YOKE IS REMOVED AFTER YEARS (Continued from page 1) age of the A ustro-H unitarians. He assured the king that the people of Transylvania were as one in their devotion and loyalty to him and that they all hailed the day of their liberation from the foreign oppres sor and their unity with their broth er Rumanians. King Ferdinand was deeply touch ed at the cordiality of the receptions everywhere along the route. To the Associated Press correspondent he said: "It is a source of great happiness to me and to the queen to find our selves in the minds ot the Rumanian people of Transylvania and the Ba nat who have long waited for this great hour of their liberation and of their national unity. AU of the emotion and enthusiasm with which they received the first sovereign of all the 'Rumanians not only is the best recompense for all of our strug gles and sufferings but also a guar antee of the link which in the Great 'Rumania will bind together the peo ple and the dynasty. I do not doubt that the peace conference will ratify the right of my people to complete unity." Will Visit Crater Lake An outing party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sidler, Mr. and 'Mrs. James (Martin, and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Cob urn aid little son, will leave Thursday evening on a trip to Crater Lake, Klamath (Falls and points In California. They expect to camp the first night at Prospect, and will return the first of next week. it DRIVES CARIBOU HFROS TO NEW FIELDS Cordova; Alaska, July 2. Vast Caribou herds have been driven into new regions whore they have never been found before, as the rsurt of forest tires in the upper Kuekokwlui country which have destroyed the moss on which the animals subsist. As a result, could tourists visit Mt. McKinley national park and the re gion 75 miles below the McKinley range, as easily as they can reach Rainier National park, they would see the caribous in their new home. Fires now burning In the Toklat, Middle river and upper Nenana river districts may cause the caribou to seek still other sections for a' liveli hood. - BRYAN K1DKK CAM Kb IX IMS "DRV" IVWtlDK Columbus, Ohio, July 2. William Jennings Bryan was the chief figure in a celebration of the funeral of John Barleycorn at the Methodist centenary exposition here today. The funeral procession was hfuded by the former secretary of state rid ing a' camel, "the first and original prohibitionist," as Dr. Alonzo Wil son, director of special events t the exposition, once termed the animal. Foley's Honey md Tar tor COUGHS-COLDS-CROUP F man Y A. SuaWd Far CmmA Motcia. TmfiSmlMHlntt far Pahr'tHorny Tar SOLD EVERYWHERE WHILE NATIONS FIGHT lxindou, July 2. "In the condi tion of chaos in which Eastern Ku rope Is al prevent, famine nd fa tigue have produced a condition of lowered resistance to Infection which favors the reproduction of the epi demics ot the Middle Ages." says a writer In the lausanne (Switzer land) Caiotte. "Prisoners are wandorlng in Kurt rn Kuropo on their way to their homes, innumerable Kusslaua on their way to the East from Germany. Hermans, Austrian and Hungarians passing from Russia to the West. Serb and Croats striking iouth, Poles going to the North, crossing one another In Indescribable confu sion in Poland, the Ukraine, and llungal-y. The abence of linen and clothing forced these prisoners to clothe themselves in raits ot skins In the same way as the civilian popula tion. "The tight against typhus con sists mainly In bathing the men and sterilizing their clothing. The Hun garians posse ovens, but no coal; the Czecho-Slovaks have coal but no ovens. Soap end Iwidy linen are absent everywhere. I.lnen, when put Into the oven Is no wretched as to be unbearable afterwards nd the owner has to be sent away clad In his sheepskin. Prisoners and wandorlng civilians known this" so well that they take every menus to avoid disinfection mor than any thing else; to avoid being stoved at a station, they get out of the trains when they stop at the smaller sta tions and enter the town In small scattered groui which attract less attention. "The ordinary mortality of xan thomatous typhus in epidemic re gions hero re the war in Silesia, Po land, Russia aad Crajlcla was from 6 to 7 per cent, at present It Is over 20 per rent. It is true thul the epi demic has not yet assumed the pro lortlons of epidemic cholera In In dia, where in the town of Bombay alone there were 2.295 deaths from January 12 to 25. 1919; but there is a great danger for Europe. All Eastern European states realize this and though they were at war with one another, yet they sent their delegates to the iRudapest -congress and decided to place their resources In common." Drive Away the Sun Grins See our goggles and sun glasses 25c and Up BARNES, The Jeweler 8. I. Time Inspector Next door First National llaak Flour! Flour! Rolled Barley 80 lb. Mill Feed Utility Dairy Food Fisher Dairy Food Poultry Supplies J. PARDEE, Grocer G. B. BERRY Harness and Saddlery Auto Top and Canvas Work With Grants Pass Hardware Co. Wonld Yon 'Economize ? Then buy letter paper by tbs ream; 500 sheets tor $1. Courier office. ' tltf Federal Rugged Tires 7000 Miles Guarantee ft-PLY PAIUUC Weighs more than any other tire on the market We make our own aitjimtmrnln C. L. HOBART CO. Cools the stomach, washes out the' bowels, drives out Impurities, helps the liver It's Hollister's Rocky "Mountain Tea. Take It once-a'-week during hot weather and see how I happy end contented you'll be. 35c. Tea or Tablets. Babin's Drug Store. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OVERALLS- Rag.u.s.Pab.OrY, Keep Kids Kleen $150 the Suit A New Suit FREE if they rip Baiaaro of Imitation tkOVERAlia nu.u.&.MT.orr. Look (or this Red Woven Label 3F" Maim by Leri Strauu St Co., San Francisco . Awcrdtd 6RAM0 PRIZE it P.P.I.E. LEVI STRAUSS fcCttl SAM NEAS Horse Shoeing and General : : Blacksmithlng Wood repairing on all kinds ot Vehicles l.ave one of the best of horse 'fcltoers that the country si fords. ' . ; 315 South 6th St. It is unlawful to burn Blashing, j wood slash or grass on or near for-' est 'or brush covered lands, from! June 1st to October 1st, or to oper ate any locomotive, logging engine, portable engine, traction engine or stationary engine using fuel other than oil, which is not provided with an adequate spark arrester. Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply with this law shall ibe guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be fined not less than twenty- five dollars ($25.00), nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Bafch fire warden is in structed by the state board of fores try to prosecute any person guilty of such misdemeanor. Nearly every year farm houses. barns and fences, are destroyed by brush fires in Josephine county, and taxable property Is thus removed from the tax roll, so that the coun ty loses by these brush fires, as well as the Individual whose pro perty is destroyed. Our forests give employment to many laboring men in the state and even here in Josephine county many small sawmills are operating. If our Mmber is -burned up, this indus try will be killed. We therefore ask the public to cooperate with us In preventing fires. Put out all fires just starting if you can, notify your local v warden, iC. (A. Hoxde, phone 312-Y,' or Lynn P. Sabln, phone 840 or 107-J, of all fires you can't put out yourself. C. A. IIOXIE, 08 District Warden;' T57 u? To) To) Dr. Spark is back in town r K X A T7 I I I 1 I letter heads that will please you. it the Courier. No use going around with a-long face now. Doc. can fix that starter so it will work. Come up and have it looked at before the 4th, it may save trouble. We have a few tires left which we are selling at cost, with 5000 mile guarantee. We have a service battery for every make of car. Just received a large shipment from the factory, and can fix you up any time. Gome up. DR. SPARK THK BATTERY MAN "Through Service We Grow"