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TUESDAY, JILY 2, 1919.
OREGON WEATHER
Probable showers west por--f
tlon tonight! fair and cooler
east portion. Wednesday fair
4 west; fair and coler east; gen-
tie westerly winds. -f
Portland. Ore.. July 28. Hun
dreds of white-painted bungalows,
built on floating logs or pontoons
and moored to piling driven in the
bed of the Willamette river some
distance from the shore, furnish all-the-year-round
homes for perhaps
600 Portlanders and make an attrac
tive sight along the Willamette,
within three or four milee from the
center of Portland. The houseboats,
moored in group ot from 10 to 100,
are reached by floating sidewalks
also built on logs, leading from the
shore and along the rear of the
houses. Gangplanks connect the In
dividual homes with this float.
Telephone aad electric lighting
wires, gas pipes and city water mains
extend along the float and are con
nected with each houseboat, giving
these river dwellers "all the com
forts of home," Including running
water from mountain streams so that
river water need not be used for
drinking and cooking. Gas meters,
furnishing gas for cooking and heat
ing, are placed for each house and
gas and city water are led into the
homes by rubber garden hose con
nected with the mains along the
float
.Gay blossoms in window boxes and
- hanging baskets adorn the broad
front porches or decks of these
dwellings, which have their fronts
toward the middle of the river and
their back doors toward the nearest
shore. The decks are furnished with
porch screens, hammocks, swings
and artistic furniture. The interiors
of the bungalows are luxuriant and
often include a large living and din
ing room, one or two bedrooms, a
bathroom and kitchen. From three
to five rooms is the average interior
arrangement.
In some cases one half of the float
ing home is fashioned Into a boat
bouse in which the owner parks his
motorboat. There are one or two
two-tory houstboats, in which the
motorboat occupies the lower
"floor." Canoes are cuBtomary ad
jutants to the homes, as canoeing,
swimming and surf-boat manipulat
ing are among the popular pastimes
in summer.
'A constant downstream current of
two miles per hour In summer and
four or five In winter, carries off
garbage and impurities. Waste mat
ter Is thrown overboard from the
rear o fthe bouse and is not carried
to midstream but sinks or is carried
away toward the bank. The Wil
lamette is from a quarter to a half
mile wide above Portland.
SEVEN POWERS TO CONSIDER
(Continued from page 1)
quiOMes of a neutral neighbor, the
position of Antwerp is rendered In
defensible for any length' of time.
The peril is made all the more acute
by the fact that Antwerp Is the only
weapon available in Belgium for big
ehipe such as arm and ammunition
transports.
"From the economical point of
view it ia an absolute necessity that
: Belgium obtain the right to manage
without 'hindrance, as a sovereign
Wid Independent power, . the whole
j r.qi'.-l , M lit ifW, Jill V.
told
XKAKLY AS OOI ,
TRY (TJQVOT VIA B (ilMiKR ALK
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
QUALITY AND SERVICE
water system not only ot the Scheldt'
also of the law-lying lands of North
ern Handera and of the ship ctQial
from Ghent to the Scheldt river at
Terneuien.
"The keys of Antwerp are at pres
ent in foreign hands. Belgium
claims them back on the strength of
principle of international law, today
universally proclaimed."
He assert thai endless trouble
arise from the manner in which
Dutch government officials carry out
the agreement over the use of the
small harbor ot Terneuien, an out
let of the ship canal from Ghent to
the sea: through Dutch territory.
Expounding Belgium's claims to
the southern part of Dutch Limburg.
Dr. Hebbelynck asserts that Hol
land's possession of this .territory
"lays the northeastern frontier of
Belgium open to all attacks because
the Dutqh government recognizes
the impossibility to defend Limburg
against an invader coming from the
east."
This fact, he adds, compelled Hol
land to let a Whole German-armr pa-
cape through Limburg into Germany
with its plunder carried from Bel
glum In November, 1919. The rec
tor of Louvain also points out that
Belgium needs a ship canal across
Dutch Limburg In order to tap the
enormous coal fields of Westphalia.
"Belgium," he concludes, "does
not want to grab territory from Hol
land. It only craves a' reconsidera
tion of the iniquitous arrangements
of 1648 and 1S39 in the light of
modern principles."
He points out that Hq'land should
be compensated by obtaining from
Germany the province!! of Ostrries
land and Cleef which,' he says, ate
largely inhabited by Dutch-speaking
people.
NEW TODAY
FOR SALK Four days old Jersey
heifer calf. L. M. Mitchell, Mur
phy. 3 1
PIANO rlafw.Vf7cmBa, of
Medford, will be in Grants Pass
until Friday. -Those wishing
pianos tuned kindly leave orders
at -Rowell's music store, phone
126J. 3i
FOR SALE One Remington No. 10
typewriter, two years old, excel
lent condition. Price $35. Phone
200 ask for Mr. Zerenner. 30
CO.MIXO EVENTS
July 30, Wednesday The ladies of
the Newman M. E. church will
give an ice cream social' on the
Bartlett lawn, S48 North Fourth
street.
Aug. 11-29 Josephine
teachers' training school.
county
Aug. 23, Saturday civil service ex
amlnation for postofLce clerk-car
rier postponed from July 12
T
OF WAV IN CANYON
(Roseburg iNews)
County Commissioner Ed Weaver
who Is in Roseburg attending to
matters connected with his office
says that nearly every right of wav
through land In the Cow Creek can
yon ror the new Pacific highway baa
een secured with the exception of
one place belonging to Gilbert Wa-
terworth. Every effort was made
to persuade him to sign up but he
demands what Is deemed by the com
missioner as excessive price for his
property holdings. The matter has
been referred to the state highway
commission and a condemnation suit
will be started at once. f,,,.!u.
sioner. Weaver says that every, other
resident in that section is anxln,.,,
sse the highway started and for that
R nave been very llWal
in
their dealings.
6 RANTS FAM
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CAMPERS ARRESTED FOR
LEAVING! BURNING
William Bunch, Roy Dysert, Joe
Dysert. all of Kerby, failed to com
pletely extinguish their camp Ore at
Dear Horse Camp at the head of
Sucker creek, Thursday, July 24,
and as a result, were arrested, tried
and fined $5 and costs, July 28, at
Justice Holman's court. These men
had been camped at Dead Horse
Camp ground and on Thursday.
about 7 o'clock, broke camp and
moved to another camp a mile or two
away. Refore leaving they, as they
thought, extinguished f their camp
nre. However, a passerby about 9
o'clock. dls-rovered the fire still
burning, and reported it to Herman
Luethye. lookout man on Bolan
Mountain, at 9:S0. Mr. Luethye.
undef instructions of District Ran
ger M. M. Lewis, went to the fire,
put It out, and overtook the camp
ers, who admitted having camped
there. On Monday, July 28, they
were brought before Justice of the
Peace Holman at Grants Pass, on
charge of violating 8ecllon 9 of the
Oregon state fire law. They plead
guilty, and were filed $5 and coats,
the minimum fine being imposed by
Justice Holman because they bad
made considerable effort to extin
guish their fire with water, and had
presumed that it was out.
The district forester has Issued
positive instructions that every of
fender against either the state or
federal fire laws must be prosecuted,
no matter how extenuating the cir
cumstances of the offense may have
been. Carelessness with fire In the
woods 1 responsible for a vast
amount of damase to the principle
resource of Oregon standing timber
and carelessness with fire in the
woods is now more excusable than
carelessness with fjre In one's own
home.
E BRUf
"When the chemists and expert
tire men of the Thermoid Rubber
company disrovered the new chemi
cal, crolide, ' which they compound
with their rubber in making the
Thermoid tire, thev'd pushed a great
step ahead In the manufacture of the
automobile tires," said Geo. R. Rid
dle, of the Rogue iRlver Hardware,
Thermoid dealer here.
"Many motorist do not realize
what a stone "bruise means to 'them
until they have a blowout or constant
tire trouble. In making the Ther
moid tire special atentton has been
taken to see that the construction
of the tire Is perfect. When crolide
la compounded with the up-river fine
Para rubber It adds strength and
elasticity to the fabric and rubber
and "ha done a great deal In com
bating the stone bruises whkh are
in' most cases the ruination of tires.
"Thermoid tires have alread prov
ed to many motorists that they are
the best hand-made tires atid the
fact that you take no risk with
them is Inducing many to give them ,
a trial. 'All tires are sold on the ha.
sis of 6000 miles guaranteed ser
vice (Ford sizes 7500)." 30
RrX'Rl ITIXG JAPAXKSH HOYS
FOR "MADAM lU'TTKRKLY"
Honolulu', T. iH. July 28. At the
request of a New York theatrical
manager the JIawall tourist bureau
Is recruiting a chorus of 24 Japanese
boys and girts for a production of
'Madam Butterfly." The Japanese
consul and Japanese commercial or
ganizations here are assisting in ob
taining the desired, num'wr of Ring
DATLI COURIER
- CROP CONDITIONS IN r
JOSEPHINE COUNTY
Taking Into consideration the very
dry scumm, crops lit Josephine coun
ty nre very promising. The rather
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uva7 niriug nuns ipruuuceu sui-
tkiettt moisture to mature a pretty
good crop of fall sowu grain; in fact,
the best fdr many yetCra ipiuU. The
flst cutting of alfalfa was about nor
mal, while the second cutting la
above the average, both lu yield per
acre and quantity. The exceeding
ly warm weather bus been conducive
to rapid growth where moisture has
been provided. ,
There will be a considerable ton
nage to ship out this year against
about equal production and consump
tion Inst year.
Corn, which growa rather slowly
during the earlier part of the season.
Is coming on very rapidly at present,
and we have the promise of some of
the best corn cropt of several years
past.
On account of the low nrlce of
beans last year the acreage planted
this year wna very much reduced,
but the crop Is coming good, ,
The fruit outlook la excellent. It
la slxlng up in fine shape, itartlett
pears will bo ready to pick before
long. The quality of all fruit Is ex-
cellent. Most growers hnvo been per
sistent In spraying and up to this
time the fruit Is almost entirely free
from worms, and there Is but little
fungus on it.
C. D. THOMPSON,
County Agent.
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Critics .sao- the greatest thing in
life is D. V. Griffith's "The Great
est Thing In Life."
If the great majority of the news
paper critics agree that a motion pic
ture contains unusual entertainment
value, the public is safe In assuming
that it is worth seeing. But when
every critic, whether In New York,
Ixm Angeles, Keokuck, Iowa or Gall
up. New AlvXleo (rtnnria rloht n ..-A
shouts from (he columns of tils news
paper that he has found the most
extraordinary motion picture that he
has seen In maliy a day thftn every
one In town should' see It. "The
Greatest Thing In Life." the D. W.
brl frith picture which will be hown
at the Joy theatre Wednesday and
Ihursday has had genuine praise
from every critic In the country. The
following are a few of the hundreds
of enthusiastic criticisms:
The New York -American says:
"Mr. Griffith, head and fhoul-di.ru
above any other creator of films,
can make pictures that satisfy Am
ericans. 'His 'The Greatest Thing In
Life' Is lArtoraft's very finest picture
of rerent Issue. It gives forth such
a vital stirring picture aa only this
master producer has been able to
present. The drama ends with the
boy saying: 'I love you.' The girl
answers: 'Yes, 1 know you do.' And
because she love him you see, that's
the greatest thing In life."
"Agents Authority to Sell" book
Ot 60 blanks, 60c, Courier office.
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