I’AGK SIX
NATI’KDAY. DEX EMBER IS. IMI»
GRANTS PASS DAILY COL RIER
S XX ING MIX Is—IM» IT B\
M M HINKin
One country woman
made
statement that her water , system
mqkea her work just half what it
used to be. If every farm could
have running water and a bath room
and a septic tank and if these con
Governor Calkins Urges Gov veniences meant cutting the work in
half what a saving of wives would
ernment Securities for Pres« result. Farm women wouldn't grow
ents Instead of LuxurLs
old before their town sisters
have these conveniences.
Governor John U. Calkins of the
Lighting and heating systems are
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank
also necessary to the greatest com
has written a letter to all banks and
trust companies in the Twelfth F. J-; fort and happlnes of any home and
•ral Reserve District urging them to should be two of the things for
promote, wherever possible, the sale which the family is working. -They
of War Savings Stamps aud Treasury not only decrease the work In the
Savings Certificates for Christmas home but they make rural life more
presents thia year.
like town life, and, therefore, make
The increased demand for these' for contentment on the farm. The
Government securities, the Treasury
attitude of many farm women and
Savings Certificates being similar to
’
children
toward rural life would be
War Savings Stamps in denominations
of $100 and $1000, is
<» apparent from changed if their living conditions
the fact that the Federal Reserve |‘‘»i*Id
improved. Work for better
Bank supplied $t>0.300 worth ofi farm homes. They help the whole
Treasury Savings Certificates to eigh-j family.—Josephine County
Farm
teen banks in the district on Novem Bureau News.
ber 20, which is the largest amount
sold in one day since the close of the
Superstition.
war. On the face of the demand of *
1
Everyliody
Is superstitious and It Is
these eighteen banks and the in
creased call for the securities from I all right. At least it doesn’t <1« any
all postoffices throughout the Twelfth harm—which Is the same thing, it Is
Federal Reserve District, It would possible for one -to curry his »iqw-rati-
seem that the Government's holiday tiotis too fur. perhaps; ' here snix-r-
slogan, "Give a War Savings Stamp stltlon Interferes with one’s enjoy I
or a Treasury Savings Certificate for ment of life, or robs him of something
Miracle Man Expo’s'd as l aker at New < arlisle, Indiana.
Christmas,” is being followed out, In the way of contentment, it may not
Harry Mayes, ex-pugilist and his wife held forth in a brick building
and the Government is hoping that by lie well. But It doesn’t work that v^iy
Generally our supersti on Main street. From the country side there poured In a steady stream
giving War Savings Stamps and very often.
of the lame, the blind, and the suffering making their pilgrimage to the
Treasury Savings Certificates for tions are trivial and <1<> us no harm.
Christmas gifts the district will close To carry a coin iu the pocket for luck;
"healer.” »Mr. -Mayes made the chan e remark. "1 can cure anything
ly approximate its War Savings quota to eon 1 rm-nt about seeing the rnoou oxer
with my hands." The gossip started and an average of 400 patients a
the
left
shoulder:
to
refuse
to
walk
for the year.
day at $150 per cure came to him each day
Locai people here founded
A portion of Governor Calkins’ let under a ladder: to believe thut It Is a sanitarium with Mr Mayes at the head. People from all over the
had
luck
to
turn
back;
to
make
a
wieh
ter follows;
country are coming with faith—only to be "duped.** All employes of
"The Christmas holidays are al at the appearance of the tlcst star ->f
the sanitarium claimed to have been ‘‘cured.'*
most upon us. Everything points to the evening: to »appose it is not well
to
break
n
mirror
—
which
It
Isn
’
t
well
a tremendous outlay of money in the
purchase of holiday gifts, the greater to do: to give heed to the thousand
portion of which I think I am safe in ami one little siqierstitlons which are
Happiness.
The Finish.
saying will be luxuries, The present entertained by the |>eople. does no
It takes a very little to bring hap
I’ntience- “Flnve you ever noticed
harm
whatever.
1
hey
are
all
part
of
situation demands not that more
piness. snd a very little to keep It- ' In n dreus parade that they nlwnys
money be spent in the purchase of the complexities of life. If you please, The reason some lire not happy- Is 1>e- have the calliope wagon nt the end of
luxuries, but that we curtail as much and If we didn’t entertnln them. whv. <-at:se they want too much, and In the pnradeF’ I’ntrlce- "Oh. yea; thia
as possible, with the consequent bene- we might he worrying about some- •getting what they want they get the Is to let everybody know that the
filing else.—t’olunil-iis Dispatch.
ficial contraction of credit.
thii _< that drive happiness awnv.,
worst Is vet to come."
"Therefore. 1 apTe->l to you as a
“Restoring” Diamonds.
fellow banker to do
rything within
The operation of restoring defective
your power to stimulate the purchase
and giving of War Savings Stamps diamonds seems to lie still practiced
and Treasury Savings Certificates as in Brazil, and this pr-w-es» of "dia
Christmas presents in place of the us mond burning” has been Imparted »o
ual needless and expensive gifts
It Chambers Journal by a recent trav
seems to me that the responsibility of eler. A crucible being heated cherry
leading men’s minds along the way« red on a blacksmith's hearth, the
of thrift and simple living rests to a flawed or lusterless diamonds jire
great extent upon the bankers of the dropped Into It with a spoon. Char
country and in asking you to push coal Is then heaped upon the tire, and
the sales of Treasury securities during a blast raises the temperature to weld
the Christmas holidays, 1 am asjting ing point, maintaining It three min
you only to take advantage of an op utes. The crucible being next taken
portunity to meet this responsibility." off for Inspection of Its contents. It 1«
In addition, Christmas posters car after this returned for a minute and
WE CAN’T REDI < E TIIE HIGH 4’4»ST OF LIVING BIT Wl CAN
rying an appeal to give War Siv-’ngs a half more. It is then taken from
SI RE KNIM E Till- BIXM’KS <»l T FROM I NDER OLD MAN
Stamps and Treasury Savings.Certifi the fire, and a teas|«s>nful of potas
cates for Christmas presents will be sium nitrate Is thrown Into It nnd well
"HIGH COST OF Al TOMOBILE OPERATING-”
distributed throughout the Twelfth shaken. When the vapor has disap
THE BOSS HAS GONE TO FRISI o \XI> WHILE HE IS GONE «1
Federal Reserve District, and all peared the <liam->n-ls are dropped sin
ARE GOING TO "GIVE AWAY" SOME OF HIS STOCK.
banks have been asked to include a gly Into u basin of water. The im
STARTING TODAY ANI» IONTINl’ING AU, THE
similar appeal in their advertising.
provement of the stones Is mild to
WEEK WE ARE GOING TO OFFER FOR SALE.
hearty double their value anti their
THE FOLIXtWING GOOItS AT THE FOLLOWING
loss in weight Is little more than eight
Bl Y TODAY—TOMORBOW .MAY BE TOO LATE.
per cent.
CIVE W. S. S
FOR CHRISTMAS
IS U. S. APPEAL
MURDERED!SLAUGHTERED!
DESTROYED!
What? Prices of Course!
SHIPYARD STRIKERS
OWN $7,209,000
U. S. SECURITIES
Buy Red Croes Seals.
Liberty Bonds and War Sav
Notice is hereby given that the
County Superintendent of Josephine
ings Stamps Help Support
County, Oregon, will hold the regu
Idle Workers
A $5 Christmas present for $4.23__
» War Savings Stamp.
lar examination of applicants
for
state certificates at the courthouse
as follows: Commencing Wednes
day, December 17. 1919. at 9 o’clock
a. m., and continuing until Saturday.
December 20. 1919. at 4 o’clock p. m.
W«MlneMay Foren«x»n
LT, S. History. Writing (Penman-
¡ship). Music. Drawing.
WednetMtajr Afternoon
Physiology,
Reading.
Manual
! Training,
Composition.
Domestic.
.Science. Methods In Reading. Course
|of Study for Drawing. Methods In
Arithmetic.
Thursday Forenoon
Arithmetic. History of Education.
Psychology. Methods In Geography,;
Mechanical Drawing. Domestic Art. i
Course of Study for Domestic Art.
Thursday Aftei-noon
Grammar. Geography. Stenogra-
, phy. American Literature. Phvsfes.
I Typewriting. Methods in Tzinguage.1
Th’-flfB for Primary Certificate,
Friday Forenoon
Theorv and Practice. Orthography
(Spelling^. Physical Geography. Eng-'
llsh Literature, Chemfstrv
Friday Ifternonn
Schoo! Law. Geology. Algebra’. |
Civil Government.
•
Saturday Forenoon
Geometry. Botanv.
Saturday Afternoon
General History. Bookkeeping.
ALICE M. BACON.
County School Superintendent
Give him a War Savings 3tamp for
Christmas- -a |5 present for 14 ¿3.
CHICHESTER S PILLS
One of the reasons the striking
shipyard workers in seven plants
around San Francisco bay have been
able to hold out for their demand of
eight cents an hour increase is that
collectively they own more than 11,-
000,000 worth of Liberty Bonds and
about $200,000 in War Savings
Stamps. "The Libei ty Bond and War
Savings Stamns holdings of our men
have certainly stood us in good
stead,” said Frank Miller, secretary
of the San Francisco Iron Trade
Council. "When we win our demand
1 am going to rgcom.nend that the
men save that eight cent an hour In
crease and invest it weekly with the
Government in War Savings Stamps.
They provide an ideal way for the
workingman to save "
C. A. Farnsworth, associate direc
tor of the War Loan Organization for
the Twelfth Federal Reserve D'strlct,
said’ "Secretary Miller's figures on
the Liberty Bond holdings and their
investment in War Savings are
■fervati ve and there Is no doubt ti.
they have aided greatly in enabling
the men to support themi-rlve wl ,.
on strike. The men can borrow the
face value of their Liberty Bonos
without sacrificing the bonds and
they can cash in their War Savings
Stamps."
The Government’s War Savings
Stamp is the working man’s weapon
against a hand-to-iaoutb existence. It
helps him get ahead
Any bank or pcalofflce will
you a $5 chrl stm: present -for $4.211
—a Cnited States War Savings Stamp
V —,
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;
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3 -inch
8-in<*h •
"Grus” leaf s|Ä-ing oiler—per M-t of
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After December 10th, 1 will uyuln take In general overhauling
work for the winter, but will diaconi Itine It after March 30th. 1020.
If you wish to have me do your work bring It In early.
Batteries. Generators and Magno loos overhauled and repaired
E. A. ADAMS, Auto Electrician
IJceused Auto Electrician and
I’lMine A«
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Battery ItepiUrrn*.»
IHMI Smith HUtli Street
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continuously for ten years.
“There's nothing in my cupboard."
she writes further, “that I can put
my hand on with such a feeling of
security as my can of Crescent Bak
ing Powder. It rises to every occa
sion and is wonderfully saving.
Without eggs my hot cakes and
muffins rise to a puffy golden brown
state of perfection."
Your grocer can supply you.
Ih-xular Price
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