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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20, l»l»
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I lli KNI* IV. NOVEMHER
GRA.NTN TABS »AU,Y ODI !URR
PAO« TWO
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
Quality and Service
CO-OPERATING TO
CUT MEAT COST
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OREGON WEATHER
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Tonight cloudy in west; fair
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4 in east portion. Friday rain in
4 west, fair in east portion. Mo­
4 derate southeast winds.
Rings” Furnish Animals for
Slaughter and Members Re­
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ceive Different Cuts.
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START IS MADE IN SPRING
Slaughtering Is Done by Man Hired
for Purpose Who Usually Receives
DEAL
“Fifth” Quarter for His Pay
—No Dividends Paid.
The matter of taxation is a subject;
JOSEPHINE WANTS A SQUARE
stock provided minus a shrinkage of
15 per cent. They receive coupon
book« equivalent in value to the
amount of meat furnished, allotments
i being apportioned equal tn steaks,
roasts and boiling pieces.
Each member Is privileged to pur-
i chase as much or as little meat as he
wishes and at any time he can "cash
in" on his eoujHin book at the prevail­
ing prices. Surplus meat Is sold to
: the local trade at from 5 to 7 cents
■ lower per pound than the retail butch­
ers charge for similar cuts In grades
, of meat. It Is reported.
Good Meat Required.
It is required that all animals be In
! prime market condition when they are
delivered at the co-operative shop;
that they be subjected to both ante-
| mortem and post-mortem examination,
and that the- cattle must not be more
th«n two years old at th” time of
slaughter.
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Like the beef rings, this meat dis­
tributing organization is strictly co-
operative and distinctly under fanner
control, It pays no dividends. In
fact, the project is so managed that
the surplus is just enough to reim­
burse the butcher for his services and
to cover operation expenses.
tod when prohibition was sweeping
over Mneriek.
Not i’uly did the «<xi«ort* of thia
beverage Increased from approxi­
mately 4,090,900 gallons Itl 1913 to
:>,S02.>00 gallons In 1917. «'gain of
more than 40 per cent, but the value
of the export« Increased from approx­
imately $3.385.000 in 1913 to $9.-
933,000 in 1917, a gain of about 315
per cent.
Exports of «ugar. however, de­
creased from 39,089 tons In 1913 to
30,478 tons in 1917. The produc­
tion of sugar cane wm Increased
during the same period but the
Islanders found it more profitable to
use the product In the manufacture
of rum than to export It. From 1914
to 1917 imports of molasses uaed in
the manufacture of rum, Increased
from 1857 tons to S475 tons.
I"1"
SEE OUR WINDOW
For a New Lot of PEARLS
also Cabinet of exact reproduction of the world's greatest pearls
Select |H»arla early thia huoii m they are very burd to get because
of the great demand
BARNES, The Jeweler
Next door Fire« National llaab
8. P. Time laapector
a
I'hone 17
21 I North Hixtli «trot
BRIGHTEST
MI*OT IN TOWN
WHERE
MHOKTY'K P$»A4W
WHY
Washington. Nov. 20. Warning
that further molestation of William
O. Jenkins, state consular agent at I
Pueblo. Mexico, by Mexican officials
•'Will seriously affect the relations
between the United States and Mex-
I let», for which the government of
I Mexico must assume the sole reepon-
laibillty.” was sent the Mexican gov­
ernment today, according to an­
nouncement tonight by the state de­
partment. Quoting notes sent the
embassy at Mexico City, the depart­
ment announcement said the I'nlted
Stntes government was " surprised
and Incensed on h»arning of the re-
Imprisonment of Consul Agent Jen­
kins. for alleged complicity in his
own abduction recently.”
Jenkins
immediate release was called for and
his rearrest was characterized as ab-
solutely arbitrary and unwarranted.
always present and never settled. (Prepared by tha United Statea IVepart-
ment of Agriculture.)
The assessment of each county is
Beef clubs or rings and co-operative
made by a man whose point of view
butcher shops are two of the plans
may be very different than the point being used by American farmers to re­
of view of the assessor in the adjoin­ duce the cost of meat for their tables,
ing county. There are many influ­ The co-operative butcher shop is re-
garded as an outgrowth of the beef
ences at work about the time the as­ clubs, which In varying forms have
sessor is due on the job. and it is no j been in operation for many years.
small task to arrive at the "true i Typical examples of the beef clubs
NEW TODAY
have been reported to the U. S. De­
cash value” of a property when value partment of Agriculture from the
HICYCI» for sale '’Madison" man's}
depends upon so many conditions / coastal plain of South Carolina. Many
wheel, in good condition. Inquire
that are constantly changing. In a of the clubs have a membership of
at Temple Market.
27 I
eight farmers, but most of them have
great wheat growing section where sixteen. Operations of the club start
WANTED Two waitresses Inquire
values are fairly stable without much
at Oxford Hotel dining room
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range in the scale of prices asked and
HABTIST ladles will hold a cooked
received, the troubles of the assessor
Portland. Ore.. Nov. 20.- The
food sale Saturday afternoon, No­
county grand jury has today indicted
are much minimized.
vember 22. Watch for the |>lace
22 alleged Industrial Workers on a
and hour.
26 I
The gumshoe endeavors
charge of criminal syndicalism The
railroad attorneys to get evidence
men were arrested the night of the frAY FOR SALE First cutting al­
upon which to support their effort to
falfa at $20 i»er ton. baled, at the
Centralia trouble, This is eaid to
barn. Jess York, Murphy.
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reduce the amounts they will have
be the first time indictments have
been returned for criminal syndical­ FOR HALE—Second‘hand Chevrolet
to pay the various counties should
ism acts in which membership in the
car in good condition, good tires,
not have been accepted as worth a
I. W. W. was the basis.
cheat» for tash If taken at once.
hundred cents on the dollar by the
Geo. S. Barton, phone 515.
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state commission. A casual inquiry
FOR
RENT
Seven
room
hone?
with
Special l-exy Anthoriz.od—
of a land owner of the price at which
bath at $6 )>er month; .»-room
The special levy authorized at the
he would sell his holdings does not
house
and small barn. $5 |>er
election held by the property owners
establish a "cash value.” Neither
month. Good well at both places
in road district No. 9 was 10 mills.
' Inquire except Saturdays of Mrs.
does the price at which the owner of
The vote was 19 to 6.
W. H. Qualf. 823 North Seventh
an orchard tract may have made a
Street.
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Mrs. Baker Returns to Orleans-
Mie determine the value of all the
Mrs. Chas. Wilson Baker left this
acres that are planted In fruit. The
afternoon returning to Orleans. Cal.,
assessor, supported by the county
meeting her husband in the city.
board of equalization, is beet able to
Rev Mr Baker is just returning
arrive at true values, and the endeav­
from an eastern trip, having been
or should be to. place these values
at Detroit to attend a meeting of the
Special Opening Dinner
Episcopal church heads, and also
upon a true basis, not a certain
Novcmlier
21 at <1 o’clock
visiting in Philadelphia, New York,
cent of their true basis. There
MENU
Chicago, and spending a week In
been no material change in the
Sou|>
Colorado. Mrs. Baker has been In
Coney
Island
Clam Chowder
eessment of Josephine lands within
Grants Pass with her daughter for
Ri-llsli
recent years, and none has been war
some weeks.
Shrimp or Potato Salad
ranted. The tax commission las
Fl-li
Ccncerning Swanking.
year went most thoroughly into the
Fillt
of
Sole.
Tartar Sauce
Swank ' is homliastlc behavior or
question, and arrived at 70 per cent
lai trees
I
'all, aceoiupameil by o«tentntiousness
Some American Drexxed Beef.
Apple Fritters, Fruit Sau'-e
as a just ratio for Josephine, If ft
of manner. A “»»linker" is h preten-
Chicken
Fricassee. Garden Peas
thus
perMin
who
strives
to
Impress
was just then It is still just, Cer- in the spring, when the first member
Rousts
ottiers
that
l.e
Is
superior
to
others,
or
the
list
furnishes
a
beef
for
killing.
talnly the "facts” which the railroad on
something
(liff(
rent
from
tvlmt
tie
7^eg
of
Veal,
Sage Dressing
The slaughtering is done by a man
attorneys collected In 16 other coun-
Leg of Pork, Apple Sauce
hired for the purpose and who usually really is. The word “swank" Is not a
tles should not Influence the com- receives the “fifth quarter,” such as modern term; it dates back to the
Prime Ribs of Beef, Au Jus
Stuffed Young Chicken
mieefm in dealing with Josephine the hide, heart and liver, as his pay. early years of the last century mid
The beef is divided into as many has been found In Thorn«* Bachelor's
Vegetables
county.
parts as there are members of the club. "Orttioeplcal Analysts of the English Mashed Potatoes
Creamed Carrots
The next week a second member l-nngmtge," as occurring In Bedford­
Des**crt
shire
’
dialect.
The
book
was
publish
­
furnishes the beef, and so on for eight
Pie or Ice Cream
Proving I'p on Homestead—
or sixteen weeks, the various portions ed In l^mdon in 1809.
American Cheese. Soda Crackers
Sergeant A'm. Fradd was in town of meat being rotated among the
Cafe Noir
Wednesday to make final proof on | members so that each gets a propor­
Trade Acceptances, book of 50, $1
Price: One Dollar
-his homestead at W’aters Creek. He tionate share of the choice cuts and of —Courier office.
has an s0-acre tract near the termin­ the poorer cuts.
The beef Is* weighed aft, r the ani­
us of the C & O. C. railroad. Chas.
H. Hall and Harvey Wilson were his | mal is dressed and thus the pounds
furnished by each member are known.
■witnesses.
At the end of the season settlement Is
made by any members who have not
furnished their full shares.
INDUSTRIAL <KIMM tSSK >N
How Plan Developed.
WOIT.I* HEAD OFF STRIKE
In an Iowa farming community ob­ ;
Achea, pains, nervousness, diffi­
Denver, Colo., Nov. 20. —The in­ jection was found to these beef rings
culty in urinating, often mean
Et.
iPierre,
Martinique,
Nov.
20.
because
each
household
had
to
con
­
dustrial cotnmiaeion of Colorado to­
serious disorders. The world’s
sume
a
stated
amount
of
beef
on
stated
The
manufacture
and
sale
of
rum
day moved to stop a new strike of
(Jays during the week In order that the brought unusual prosperity to the standard remedy for kidney, liver,
Colorado coal miners scheduled for available sepply would be disposed of
bladder and uric acid troubles—
lomorrow, when it invited represen­ economically. This tended to make little Island of Martinique during the
tatives of the miners and operators to the beef diet monotonous and ulti­ war. Hidden away among th»- West
confer here late today. Both sides I mately led to the amalgamation of the I Indies this little /French colony of
beef rings into a co-operative butcher 200,000 people, so siAll that it is
accepted.
found with difficulty on most maps
shop.
Each member owns one share of of the world, sent Its sons overseas
Carriers Wanted—
stock in the project, and In his turn to fight for the motherland while bring quick relief and often ward off
Carrier boys for Daily Courier furnishes one head of cattle or as the folks Àt horn»? prospered by rais­ deadly di
Known ■■ the national
wanted—routes now open.
Extra many sheep or hogs as are desired for ing sugar, coffee, cocoa and man fac- remedy of Holland for mors than 200
years.
Al) druggists, in thraa lifts.
pay for rainy weather. Apply at slaughter. The members are credited turing rum.
Laob for I*»» aama Gold Modal on »v»rg bos
with
the
dressed
weight
of
the
live
once
This took pla'-c. too. during a P'-r-i
and accept no imitation
Herau«e
Maeda
—lake
always
hity a
(Ite
M entlllglli'llov
t'ouïe up mu I get one
It htmir, try it, ••once tint'd
used,''
If you are going
Hodge now or In Ute »prlng.
Mime up and sign tlir order now, for
future delivery, otherwise you
not gei ime.
*
nut)
Grants Pass Service Station
C. A. LINCH, Manager
Dr. S|ierk
Originili
"Th« lia tier y Man"
CAR BARGAINS
•
ONE OVEHLANI*, GO
ONE l-TON FORI* TH
ONE HHCD TO! KING
ONE 8 '»-TON \ EI.IE
I K III.EK
ONE J-TON TRAILER
C. L. Hobart Company
I
Used Car Bargains
< *n<< 11*17 Maxwell Roadster.
< *■*«• M*I7 Ma xwe*l Touring I ar.
< Hu-
litis Maxwell 'louring Car.
Touring Car tM|ui|>|>ed with I*« mu Wire Wheel».
line
< **»»•
II*IM Maxwell One Ton Truck-
(Ixerland Model M3.
< ini' luiinier» SjHS’deter.
Oxford Grill
SLOW
DEATH
line
xxe
lamp,
< »tie Forti with Carry-All Hotly.
One
Hudson Sii|«‘r-Six 11*17 Mislel.
All of those curs are In first class sluqx- und etcry one is a bargiiiii.
We also I imxc in stock Weed ( halos of the following sizes:
30x3‘t, 32C«>I, 32x1. 33x1, 31x1
«
Olir line of iu<'«*ssories is complete
•Jlfonrs for Service”
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