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Till ItMltAV, (M'TOItKIt M, I II I II. GRANTS PASS DAILY COURIER f AGE THRKK Phono 17 FACTS That cnnnt be disputed -,Wa have the bust limes til onoy can buy, t'. fl. Illoyal Cords, nd Uoodyeiir Cord and fabric. Auk the Crescent City fltage, that'la w.'iore they gel the tent. We have an hand bone dry hattorle that we will guarantee for two ytiara. If the Insulation breaka down In that time wh will replace It free of charge. Co no In and lot n ahow you thla won derful battery. Five of the Urgent navies use It In tbolr Tib tnarlnMe. We have the best work mm In the city on (latteries and Elec trical troubles. MOIIII,!-: Oil NOM 1IKTTKU Plate (llass Wind Shield Wlms, (loodyear rullnora, all slr.es, .Patches, Inside and out," Cement, Tire I'utty, Tire Saver, Self Se curing ratchet. Come up and let ut alio' you how to take care of your tire. ' We will have Id ttock before Ionic Blectrle Washing Machines and Wrlnicnra, Blectrle Irona, Toaster, etc. Iti'iiiciiilH-r thn place Grants Pass Service Station "Through Service Wo (imw" Classified FOB SAIJC rX)fl UAlEVi'tch, gray oata, cheat, rye. balod hay, rolled barley, grata aeed. Ralph Waldo Blden. Med tarf. Ore. 65tf V1 SAUK--4 milk cowa; 2 heifers; 2 heifer calve, end 1 good Dur ham bull. R. A. fillmore. Mur phy, Oregon. 91 RANVli ' fasiimiiaMsVln Del Norla county, California'. Good buy. Mostly all under the plow. Next year will ape big Improve mMa there, now under way and land value will greatly Increase. For further Information Inquire of Geo. W. Howe, Agent, Crescent City, California. . IS itAuT)7tRAl)lri'i cowa from 3 to 6 year old, giving milk. 2 work team. 2 ponies. 1 nearly new 3'i wagon. 5 doten young chicken and layln hens. 1 light one-horse wagon. 1 mowing ma chine, hay rake, 1 back. Har ness, gome good belting and pul llea and light and heavy ateel shafting. Alito 5 auto all In good shape: 1 91 6 'Maxwell; 1917, Kord: 1917 Overland: 1914 Overland truck; 1914 Stndehaker. Inquire at 503 South Sixth at reft, corner Sixth and K. or phone 324-J. 94 4 At'ION SALr-MhTTaTcirir by, Saturday, October 11, horses, hack, household goods, farming Implement. J. A. Mc.Martln, Kerby, Ore. 92 NTV! WANTKD Men to work In lumber camp or up-to-dute sawmill. Transportation furnished. For particulars Inquire at Rreen's Crescent City stage office, Grants Pass, Ore., near S. I. R. R. depot, and express office. Phone 28. 4Stf WANTED 'Pour-font wood to cut up, tl a cord. Address, stating amount. F. 0. Gamble, Rt. 1. Rogue River, Ore. 01 WANTED 20 men $4 a iliey with time and one-half for overtime. Oregon Hassan Paving Co., W. T. Wilkinson, aunerlntendent, Dll lard, Ore. 91 W AlKDPartieir tod f yf r u It for half. A good drier, wood and house furnished. J. It. Robinson, Grants Pass, Rt. 4, phone Wlldor vllie! 92 WANTED AT ONCE Gentle 'saddle pony, Shetland preferred, suitable for little girl to ride to school. .Address C. K. Wlckstrom, Mur phy. 93 STRAYED STRAYED Black horse, eye out and crippled In front foot, branded ITSGLO on left shoulder. Laat seen around Wildervllle. Address E. P. Strlckler, 8elma, Ore. 92 " Lost I-iOST Wallet containing 45, regis trntlon card and papers; $5 re ward. No. 1790 enre Courier, or Ray Nelson, 6C5 Weldlor atreet, Portland, Ore. 95 CIVIL ENGINEER DANUSL MATuAND,eivll engf neer and surveyor. Residence 740 Tenth atreet, phone 2I1-Y. DKNTISTS E. C. MACY, D. M. D. First-olass dentlalry. 109 V4 South 8lxth "treel, Grants Pass, Oregon. VETERINARY Bl'HOIOON DR. R. J. BKSTUl... Veterinarlao. Roaldence 838 Washington boule vard, phone 398-R. 214 North Klxth Hlrcet Advertising TO EXCHANGE HMAU, TIOA.M to trade for grubbing nmihlne. Addreaa Guy Wetherby, Kd. No. 4, GrunU Paaa.' ' 94 MISCKIXANKOl'H R. L. OALBRAITH Insurance, any kind. Rentala. Building and Loan. Plate Olaaa Liability. 601 Q atreet. 84tf HEMSTITCHING, Piloting. Satisfac tion guaranteed. Write to ua for suggestions for Christ maa glfta. The Vanity Shop, Medford, Ore gon. 143 l-ADIKS TAIUmi.VG-iKall and win ler aulta remodeled and brought up to the minute in style and workmanship. Jtrlng your Pl'RS, pluahes and velveta to be remade. Price reasonable. Mra. V. R. Swoape, phone 253, old Klocker residence 1324 Kant A atreet. 09 ULHCTRICAL WORK BhBCTKIC WIRING and general electrical work, repairing, bouae wiring. C. C. Harper. 105 South Sixth atreet, phone 47. DKKN8MAKING MRS. W. R. 8 WO A P E Dress maker, ladles' tailor, furrlat. Expert al teration on ladles' garments. Es timates cheerfully given; prices reasonable; satisfaction guaran teed. Phone 253. Old Klocker residence, Eat A atreet. 99 DRESSMAKING Tailor made skirts a specialty. Prices reasonable. Mrs. Sanders, 220 E street. 92 DRESSMAKt.N'GAIteratliiiia on la dles' gnrmenta; prices reasonable, satisfaction guaranteed. Mrs. N. E. Jlowell. 411 North Sixth atreet, opposite courthouse. 93 im.lYAGK A XI) TRANSFER TTiB WORLD MOVEsP so do" we. Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phone 897-.R.' P. G. ISHA.M, drayage and transfer. Safos, pianos and furniture moved, packed, shipped and stor ed. Office phone 124-Y. Reel dMtoe phone 124-R. TAXI PHONE 22-Rfor JltneiTlJuke or Cutler. Headquarters changed to . 50tf SOONEhT TA XIw Pbrae26 2-R for Jitney Luke or Cutler. Calls an swered anywhere, anytime. 86tf PHYSICIANS L. O. CLEMENT, M. D., Practice limited to dlseaaes of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Glasses fitted.' Office hours 8-12, 2-6, or on ap pointment. Phones, office 62; resi dence SSt-J, 3. LOUGHRIDUE, 1J. b7Physlcian and surgeon. City or country calls attended day or night. Phones, residence, 3S; office, 182. Sixth and H streets. xrxr wmmrryr- K-iswhai medicine and nervous diseases, 624 Medical Bldg., Portland. Ore. Hours, 2 to 5 p. m morning and evening by appointment. DR. wT T. TO.rPKIN87nB7"f Rooma 1 , and 2 Schmidt Bldg. Treats all diseases. Hours 9-12 a. m.; 1-5 p. m, Phone 304-R. E. J. BlUJCli, M. D , PhyslciKn nnd surgeon; office Schallhorn block, phone 541; residence, 1004 iLawnrldge, phone B4-L, Grants iPaJse. Pkoer looatlon notices at Courier offloe. I'OMMINIOATED, If the editor of the Courier will Kindly give mu apace, 1 would like to usk a few qimstlona from the Public: ia It legal for fire engines to cross private property when going . to fires? If there in such a law, why did our firemen cross vacant lots and so lose time by running on rough ground and among Intangle ninnts when going to the fire on II street Sunday evening? , Do our firemen know where the hydrants are that are used In case of fire? 'A suggestion: Would it got m a good plan for the hydrants to be opened occasionally and cleaned out, and not be allowed to fill in and cake wltb mud? Some time ago I believe, there was an article published In th Courier saying there was one "fire trap" In Grunts Pas. The name of the "fire trap" was not given. Are you sure It was not one of our pub lic schools? ;Do you know If our children are safe, and that every pre caution Is taken along theee lines? I would ask some one to Investigate und answer. Will the one who took our ax and saw please return them so we ,can cul some wood? I would be so very much obliged. Yours truly, MRS. MYRTLE WADE. Homer. ITomer Is n n epic nie( nnd not a bis torlnn. w It Is quite nfltiiriil ' thiit he Khoulil have exaggerated everything with iMietlc license. Moreover. "' events ulih h he (1ecrllies nre no innr velmis that ninny iliiiliir have Umg ilmilited the very c-tNretire of Troy and have couriered the city to he a mere Invention f Mie poet's fimcy. I venture to Ikim that the clviltocd norld will not mily not he illKiipiuilnt eij that the rlty of Prtnin tins sliiiwn Itself to lie scarcely a Iwenllo'ti pari r.s large lis uns to be expected from the statements of (he Iliad, hut that mi the eon t in ry. It will accept with de light mid chiIiiikIhniii the certainty that Illi Ihl really cxlxt. that a large ixirtlon of It bus now been brought to light and that Homer, even although he exaggerate, nevertheless sing of events that actually happened. Robertson. Mining biarrka Courier office. WATCH THE BIG 4 Stomach-Kidney a-Heart-Uwr Keep the vital organs healthy by regularly taking the world's stand ard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid trouble-- GOLD MEDAL The National Rsmsdy or Holland for csnturissand ndorsed by Queen Wilhal mlns. At all druggists, thrse sizes. Vk fcr Im bum CM MM oa mu ATTORAEY8 H. D. NORTON, Attorney-at-law. Practices In all State and Federal Courts. First National Bank Bld'g. G. W. COLVIO, Attorney-at-law. Grants Pass Banking Co. Bldg. Grants Pass, Oregon. E. S. VAN DYKE. Attorney. Prac tices In all courts. First National Bank Bldg. O. S. BLANCH ARD, Attorney-at-law. Golden Rule Bldg. Phone 270. Grants Pass, Oregon. C. A. SIDLER, Attorney-at-law. Ma sonic Temple, Grants Pass, Ore. JEO. H. 'DURHAM, Attorney-t-Uw, referee In bankruptcy, Masonic Temple, Grants Pass, Oregon. Phone 135-J. JAMES T. ' CHINNOCK. Lawyer. First National Bank Bldg., Grants Pass. Oregon. The California and. Oregon Coast Railroad Company TIME CARD ' Effective Nov. 19, 1918. Trains will run Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Leave Grants Pass i p. m Arrive Waters Creek.... 2 P. M. Leave Waters Creek.... 3 p. m' Arrive Grants Pass 4 p. m. For information regarding freight and passenger rates call at the office of the company, Lundburg building, or telephone III. TRAVEL III JAPAIl!PUZ2LE FLh!?RN'D Hotel Customs Somewhat Em barrassing to Europeans. Taking Bath In Publle, In Water That Would Boil Lobster, Is, or Usd to 8, In the Na ture of Torture. With the advent of the "modern ho tel" In Japan the old Inns, or rest bouses, have been to large extent ret egaled to obscurity, but some stilt sur vive in parts where European travel era seldom jenetrate. The ' kind of welcome accorded to visitors In one of the village Inns Is very far removed from western Ideas of hospitality. Here la the Interesting experience of traveler us related In The Caterer and Ilotelkeepers' Gazette: ."As soon as I arrived 1 wus con ducted by the x!lte hostess Into the chief guestroom, which looked out upon the cool orchard of a temple. "Cushions were brotight III, and bright kimonos. I took off my dusty English clothes, and put on first the lower kimoiin. made of cotton; and then a gaudy silk one, bright with the colors of the boleL '"The room, like all Japanese rooms, was bare except for a single decora tion. There Is always a special corner for the room's ornament, which Is sometimes a vase of dowers, some times a piece of china, sometimes sim ply a painting upon silk or a woodcut. The subjects are not seldom such as bring a blush to the European cheek, but they have no such effect on the Japanese, who seem more concerned Willi the arrangement than the suli Ject of the ornaments. There are strict rules for decoration; It Is laid down, for example, that flowers of dif ferent colors should not be mixed In one vase. "At length, because I was famishing, a low table and a brazier were brought In and set In front of me and my cushions. "Every time I thought I hud finished, the hostess or one of the maids would trip In with another tray of dishes and put I hem before me on the table. Hnd I not been able to u chopsticks before. I should certainly have become exjiert by the end of that menl. "A little while after the meal for It did end at lust I was told that the bath was rendy. I was taken to the open courtyard nnd Introduced to the arrangements there. "Two huge barrels were sunk In the enrth. one filled with hnf. the other with rohl water. There was a thin screen on two sides nof ngnhist pry ing eyes, hut simply to keep ol the wind. Indeed, r.s I begun to t.iVe off my kimonos an Interested audience of both sexes turned towiileli me. This wn iiiiile:isniit. nnd I t'.'M r.iy best to ibslae their gaze behind the screen. "I mlv'i' have saved myself th trouble. A moment Inter. In reply in the cnlN of the Innkeeper and h't wife, their daughter came up linM'lv to liaihe me. as her duty was. She was not Iji i he lea1! embarrassed and T soon bed other things 10 worry me for when. t the young ini'y's rt'reeilon I let mvso'f down Into the hoi nib I discovered that. In the usual Japanese fashion, the bent of the water In ll wn not loss than 115 degrees Fahren heit. t'p to my neck In that hot bath I suffered exquisite torture, which turned to the most exquisite ngonv when ! stepped en the still hotter ke'V Ivln.' on the bottom of the tub. The Inn keeper's daughter pulled me out. r- d ni a lobster and very' nearly hollo-! She dropped me. more dead than nV.w. Into the cold tub. pulled me out iiga'n and dried me. "Then she bowed politely, nnd left me to return to my room." Husbanda Are Hoping. Recently tin Irvfngton woman In vited n few of her friends to plu.v card during lh t'fternonn. There was n strong Intimation that the highest sinre would he rewarded with a prize. That stimulated Interest to a degree. The vomen hud visions of the or dinary prices given for curd profi ciency. One of them thought of n nl ly hemmed towel, another saw visions of a cut-glnss tumbler, nnd still an other dreamed of something else. There whs hut one tnble and as the hostess waa barred the contest wns wholly be tween (he remnlnlng .three. Finally the gnines were over and the scores tabulated. Then the hostess came in with a big glass of currant Jelly and presented It ns the prize of the aft ernoon. She picked the currants In her own garden nnd . had made the. Jelly herself. There Is hope In the hearts of some Irvlngton husbands that the fad of giving real food n prizes will grow. Then, if their wives nre good enough bridge players there 'may he something to eat when husbands come home. In the evening. Indianapolis News. , Halt of the Mariners. It la sold thnt It is customary for every English Christian snllor to hnil nny companion English vessel with the words, "404, sir." Immediately the re ply Is received, "0 farther on." The meaning of the slgiini Is that In the sailor's hymnhook, 494 Is Funny Cros by's hymn, "Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine," and 6 further on. or No. 500, Is "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." The Christian Herald. r Figures of White Horses, Cut In Eng. j , llsh Cliffs, Have Nevtr Been Satisfactorily Explained. Every now and then, naturally enough, a little wave of popular In terest eddies around the mysterious white horses cut In the hillsides In various parts of southern England. Sometimes, owing to the encroaching habits of the brush, the chalk which constitutes the lines of the animr.ls fades from view and almost from memory. This process had well-nigh happened to the Westbury White Horse at Brattan, Wiltshire, when the clearing of the bushes laid it bare, nnd revived Inquiries as to Its origin, and solicitude for its preservation, as well us fur the upkeep of Its varlona counterparts elsewhere. Well-known authorities have It that the horse w us cut out to commemorate the victory of King Alfred over the Panes at EC nndune. the site of which la not far distant. Cfrlngton, however, has a better specimen as white horses go, though abnormally lean and scraggy In proportions. In slue It la nearly 3r.n fee In length and the same !n breadth. It Is mentioned la the records of IfiTl and waa long the scene of aiiiuul festivities known as the "scouring" festival. The existence of these and the other whlre horses with which may be Included he Cerne Abbas Giant and the Long Man at Wilmington, have been the object of much learned and largely unfruitful discussion. Proof That Seeds Breathe. It Is easy to demonstrate that germi nating seeds take In oxygen and give oof carbon dioxide, according to the following experiment described In the Scientific American: - A score or so of peas are placed in a close-fitting Jur with a small nmount of moisture. After a while the ieas slnrt to germinate, but soon they cease all development, because the oxygen In th.-. Jar Is exhausted. A single pea In n Jur of the same size, however, will develop and grow up Into a little plant. There Is evidently oxygen enough for the needs of the single specimen. To prove conclusively that there Is no oxygen left In the Jar In which the number of seeds germinated It Is only needful to plunge In a burning match. This Instantly goes out. The presence of carbon dioxide In this Jar is clearly shown by pouring into It lime water, and then hnklng. The lime water becomes milky In apiiea ranee. This would not hapjien in n Jar In which there had been no germinating seeds. SounM to End Civil War. On fhe Hth of July. In 1SV. Hor c ! of the most famous of the Abolitionists, received a letter fi-.- fvrve Saunders of Kentucky, suggesting that Clay of Alabama and Hole.. n, he ut Virginia, would, with himself, meet Greeley and negotiate leace terms for the ending of the Civil war. Greeley was commissioned by Lincoln to 'take the matter up. hut Hie negotiations cume to nothing, as the Confederate delegates did not have the full bucking of their govern ment, and the war lasted nine month longer. Gnvley was a rabid antl shivery lender, hut lie was not in ac cord with Lincoln, lie was always of the opinion that the slaves could lie liberated by reimbursing the south ern suites for their vnlue. The Main Thing. . "My poor man." sjild the sympathetic prison visitor. "Do let me send you some cake." "Thank you. jnmn. Dat would suit me fine." "What kind would you prefer?" "Any kind, mum." said the prisoner, lowering his voice to a wblsper. "Just so it's pit a file In It." Birmingham Ajre-Heruld. "Agenta Authority to Sell" book of 50 blanks, 60c. Courier office. The Large Can Saves 25cts on the Dollar CRESCENT MFG. CO, Stallli, Weak. Crescent Baking Powder Fill men with praise if you would have friends IMPERIALES MOVTMPItCt JlGADETTES are filled with such tine tobacco, are made with such care, mouthpiece and all no wondermen praise them and pass them on to friends. 10 for 13c The John Bollman Co. Bran, ii Health in Trapshootlng. The great and popular detective of fiction. Sherlock Holme, once admit ted that a man's knees were the seat of great enlightenment and from this source he drew many of his deduc tions. He may, therefore, scrutinize with In'erest a trapshooter knees while he Is In action. Do they wab ble not? He Is a seasoned shooter la good physical condition. Do they wab ble? He Is anxious, perhaps a little new at the game but so happy and willing to get that next tnrget he cares little wbeiher the aun shines or the equinoctial la on. It Is a fascinating sport without placing any strain on the nervous sys tem. In fact, trapshootlng strengthens the nerves. It combines sport with fresh air and sunshine and saves many doctors'' bills. Physicians and nurses riyommend the sport as a health tonle, nnd If the patients follow the advice given there will not he much need for x,!ie physician and the nurse. Forest, rcid Stream. ' Mining blanks at Courier office. Corns (Soma Off Like Danana Peel "Gets-It" leaves Toe Smooth As v Yonr Palm. JJeyer Fails. Ever peel off a banana kln? Well, that a the way "Sets-It" peels off any corn eh callus. It's picnic. Nothing else In the wrorld will do It "J Drop, ol 'Cta-lt,' C00J br Cora, r but Oet-If because of the new t: eret principle in the "QeU-It" form- " ... Get-It". doe "-war forever with "contraptions," "wrappy" plas ters, ointments that rub off. blood letting knives, and scissors that nip into tho "quick." "Gets-IC cases pain. It takes but a second or two to use "Geta-It." There's no fussing or trouble. It dries imme diately. Tou put your stocking riant back on again. Tour corn will coma off painlessly in one complete piece. That a common-eenae. It never fails. Uets-It, the only sure, guaranteed, money-oack corn-remover, costs but a trifle at any drug store. M'rd br E. Lawrence Co.. Chicago. IU. Sold in Granta Pass by Georgo C. Sabio. -and Crescent Baking Powder does not deteriorate. Even after (he can is opened Crescent re tains its original strength and efficiency. Therelore you make thia posi tive saving in the S lb. tins of Crescent. We know indeed thai Crescent can stand the severest tests tor baking efficiency and all around good quali ties, lor not a pound can get by the rigid tests and technical scrutiny ol our chem ists. Ciewem rsited loodt sie light, tweet, -end whole wine Vow, rMr us Mply ,o.