Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, May 04, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

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TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1020.
NOTICE OUR DISPLAY OF BEADS
Mrs. Nelson Ward went to Rose
burg Tuesday to spend several
months.
Mr and Mrs F B. McLaughlin.
NEV BEAD NECKLACE»
Mrs F H Sexton an»l Mlns Damn
TIUMMJNG BRADS
Sexton motored to Grants Pass Thurs­
LINGERIE ( Libi’S
GOLD AND SILVER
day
Mrs Mae Henry and Mrs. Harry
beauty pins
Schmidt drove to Grants Pass Thurs-
HELTS WHITE AND COUlRED
day on business.
Mrs. John Breeding spent Friday
new naigahyde ragh
in Granta Fas® shopping
Nat Hart mjido a business trip to
Grants Pass Saturday.
Carl Wood spent Saturday In
Grants Pass
101 -3-S NORTH «TH
H. F Cahill made a buidneas
to Grants Pass
Miss Florence Schmidt came out
! from Grants Pass Saturday to attend
trees as they were cut to make way and city officials aid In making thl» th)< (UnM| an<1
,her gl,ter.|n.|aw>
for agriculture. Fires were allowed week a means for bringing about a Mni Harry Schmidt.
Mrs. W. G. Vandert’llt spent Mon-
to ravage the forests, and there was better understanding of our respon-
no thought of the future. The west sibility in the protection of national day •*> Grants Pass shopping,
The center piece of Pearls at $56.00 is well worth
vour time. Jet Reads are very popular thia Reason.
BARNES, The Jeweler
Franklin
Cars
coast now offers the great body of resources.’’
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ available timber yet to be found, and
♦
OREGON WEATHER
♦
every effort is being made to pre-
♦
Weather
for
the
Week
♦
Political Cards
♦ | vent its destruction or wa>te. Along
♦
Pacific Coast States: Gener­ ♦ | this line is the setting of date> for
♦
♦ ally fair, although occasional
Forest lTotection week, as provided
♦ rain probable near north coast; 4. | in a proclamation just issued from
♦ nearly normal temperature®.
♦ 'the office of the state executive. The
♦.
pro lamation reads as follows:
Tonight
and
Wednesday
fair
Denver, Colo., May 1.—The water
♦
with heavy frost in the morn­
supply
stored on the various water­
'Oregon is possessed of great tim­
♦
sheds throughout the state this J
♦ ing. Westerly winds.
ber wealth. Its lumber industry is
♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•* ♦
spring is greater than it was at the
one of the leading industries on the samp time last year, according to the
NO ROOM. BI T PROGRESS
Pacific coast, is capable of enormous rc>I>ort on snowfall in elevated re-
expansion,
and is one of the greatest gions of Colorado issued by the local
to
effort
There has been no
. I office of the United
Unite»! States weather J
assets
of
the
Pacific northwest.
its
and
"boom” Southern Oregon,
1 bureau.
upon
a
present growth is based
"A great responsibility nets on
While the snow on some of the |
healthy condition that will not suf­ this state to gu$rd its timber resour­
watersheds is below normal the j
fer from the relapse that comes in ces in order that this dominant in­ amount on others is abnormally
communities where growth is forced dustry may continue indefinitely anil heavy. The average water content I
through the booming method. It ie insure a plentiful supply of building, on the watersheds during March of
true, however, that (here was never material for our citizens, keep our ■ this year was 5.91 inches while in.
the same month in 1919* it was only]
a better condition or more evidence mountain lands in a state of contln- i
5.13 inches.
of material progress in the Grants ual productiveness, provide »tover fo’
The recor»i snowfall occurred on.
Pass district than at the present tfme. game and maintain the flow of our the Yampa and White watershed
The business houses are filled with streams.
where 48 inches, having a water «in­
tent of 9.88 inches, fell.
In
the
prosperous business enterprises, and
"During the past ten years the leg­
Gunnison
district,
a
fall
of
40
inches
many new buildings are now in islature has provided funds to protect
of snow was recorded. The Grand
course of <*onstruction or under con­ our forests against ravages by fire
watershed also received an unusually
templation to house other enter­ The federal government has expend- heavy fall of snow while l»?ss than
prises
The new buildings are not ed millions of
dollars
similarly normal fell on the Arkansas and]
_ ____
____ — to ------------
being erected upon the chance of a protect areas within national forests, North Platte districts.
The seasonal flow in the Colorado
tenant, but the tenants are doing the and private owners have expended;
river will be at least 30 per cent I
urging by offering good rents and large sums to maintain organizations
greater than normal, it is estimated.:
I
advantageous leases.
for fire prevention and suppression.
The progress of the city itself is
"In spite of these efforts the toll
but a reflection of the conditions sur­ from fire in our forests is far great­
rounding it. The assurance of irriga­ er than appears necessary, and for­
tion has brought a demand for the est fires in addition to destroying
(Continued from Page One)
land that without irrigation have re­ our grea'test national resource mili-,
mained undeveloped. This will bring tate against enjoyment of Oregon's!
doubtedly get a lot of valuable pub­
into production thousands of acres wonderful scenery as well as damag­ licity as these business representa­
that have been unproductive here­ ing improvements of settlers and o» -; tives will travel over all of California
tofore, an»l will give employment to casionaliy resulting In the loss of hu­ before returning home
A s]«e»*ial committee from the
many people and will bring into the man life.
Igirlies Auxiliary will furnish the]
community many new families. Fol­
"Because of the greift necessity of luncheon. A* charge of 50 cents per
lowing reaction from the war time, safeguarding this resource I believe plate will be made, the proceeds to
the mining Industry is again reach­ the people of the state should heart­ go to the auto »amp park fund for
ing normal, and the mines of the dis­ ily join in the observance of Forest improvements that are badly needed.
trict are bound to assume their lead­ Protection week, from May 23 to Reservations should be made to the
secretary of the Chamber of Com­
ing position in the production of May 29, 1920, during »hich week it
merce. telephone 158, not later than
minerals. But the one thing that is is respectfully urged that all civic Wednesday evening, as this will be
bringing the greatest amount of at­ organizations bring to the attention necessary to take care of the large •
tention is the climate. Ask the new­ of their membership the nee»l for attendance expected.
comer what most appeals to him an»l »•are with fire in the wbods and the
Petroleum "Holy Fire.’’
he will say "It’s the climate.”
duty of every citizen to help prevent
First efforts nt obtaining petroleum
and suppress forest fires, In addi- In the United States were confined to
PROTECTING HIE FORESTS
tion it is also suggested that a part collecting oil from surface springs.
For generations the public did not of one day during this week lie de­ Thus, In the spring of 1858 nine bar­
rels were obtained In western Penn­
appreciate the value of the tanding voted by all public schools in the
sylvania and were sold for $275.19.
timber in the nation, Forests -were state to instruction looking to better Col. E. fl. Drake sunk the first real
sacrificed ahead of the plow, but no understanding of the need for forest oil well at Titusville, Pa. During the
effort was made to make use of th«* protef-tion and that all state, county first four months the well produced
2.0W barrels, which sold readily at $20
per barrel. The temples of Jupiter
burned petroleum from Sicily before
the beginning of the Christian era.
while petroleum from the Caspian sea
deposits about Baku had been the
source of the "holy fire” burned for
centuries in the temples of India.
.Missionaries mentioned the famous
petroleum spring at Cub», N. Y., near­
I
ly 300 years ago. and the oil was sold
as medicine down to the time of the
discovery of the process of refining
»he crude oil so that Illuminating oil
could be obtuined from IL
Lee Tires and Tubes
Cords and Fabrics
Courier for commercial printing.
All Sizes
i
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For Sale By
AGENTS
FOR.
HUDSON
MAXWELL
CHALMERS AND ESSEX CARS
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COLLINS AUTO COMPAN Y
i
TOO
LATE
Death only a matter of short time.
Don't wait until pain9 and aches
become incurable diseases. Avoid
painful consequences by taking
COLD MEDAL
5//
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GRANTS PASS, ORE
Primary Election May 21. 1920
ARTHUR S. COUTANT
Republican Candi»late for
Nomiuee for
COUNTY JUDGE
ESSEX
a. MDTORS
......
• F. L. COON
Republican Candidat»' for
Nominee for
COUNTY CLERK
»
Present Deputy County Clerk
D. 0 HAYES
Republican Candidate for
Nominee for
Slower Y early
Depreciation
ASSESSOR
I’r.'went Deputy A»w**aor
ECLUS POLLOCK
Republican Candidate for
Nominee for
COUNTY JUDGE
H. H. ALLYN
The car everyone
is satisfied with.
Let us give you a
demonstration.
Republican < 'andidate for
Nomlnre for
COUNTY CLERK
I’reaent City Auditor
Economy—EfTIciency—Service
j. s.
M c F adden
Republican < 'andiilafe for
Nominee for
CO. COMMISSIONER
C. L. Hobart Co.
Present (Ywnmiaaioaer
BEN H. JESS
Republican < 'iuididat<> for
Nominee for
CO. COMMISSIONER
Econ om y—Service
GEO. W. LEWIS
Republican < 'andidate for
Nominee for
SHERIFF
Present Incumbent
ELECTION, MAY 21
STATE ROADS
W. T. MILLER
Vote 302 X Yes
Democratic Candidat«* for
Nominee for
For 4ro State Road Bond Limit
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Prewent lnciimlx*nt
ALICE M. EACON
Republican Candi'late for
Nominee for
BALLOT TITLE IS AS FOLLOWS:
302 X Yes
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPT 303
F. S. BRAMWELL
Itepublican Candidate for
Nominee for
Republican < 'andidate for
Nominee for
REPRESENTATIVE
J. C. SMITH
Republican Candidate for
Nominee for
STATE SENATOR
J. N. JOHNSTON
Republican Canditlato for
Nominee for
REPRESENTATIVE
CYRIL P. WISE
Democratic Candi »late for
Nominee for
CO. COMMISSIONER
C. G. GILLETTE
Democratic Candidate for
Nominee for Iteelectjtm for
«INSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
I^Sulauva Awraibly
No
IUbrr-1 u> th. p.,pl. by the
1TATt INOWTtDWEM
ROADS. I rp »«.«
| , Mn>rn<l Srrttnn 7 of
Aftblr XI r’t.B Col.-Um 1».II oflhe t.itr. f <>rs«..t. • . « m 1«, jwrni> t t lie
rrmhoh.f »1. 1¡laUdlt»«!, ’till K prs-v. u, .|HrinM||.fl|Ml>»iltlBB
lor the puru.n«« «.f building and m*i faming (N-rmanent made u> the
*n»*>unlof f..ur tM*r rent <.f the •. ews - sm .I raluat».,!, <>( all the profwfty
111 thn s’*l«ol Oregon. instead < f t*<> per rent mb now provided by Uw
NO PROPERTY TAX NO DIRECT TAX
NO INCREASE IN AUTO LICENSE FEES
NO INCREASE OF GASOLINE TAX
STATE SENATOR
C. A. SIDLER
Keep these three facta in mind. The present auto license fees and
gasoline tax will pay lx.th the principal and interest on all the bonds
under this amendment, anti will yielu an annual surplus iwsidcs for other
•state highway work. No additional taxation of any kind.
FEDERAL FUNDS MUST BE MATCHED ‘
Oregon must have sufficient Highway Funds to match Federal apportion­
ments or Oregon cannot get the benefit, of Federal money for Oreg»?»’Ro,"ta.
Increasing this constitutional limit is a necessity. In less limit is increased
by dYrec^nrowrtVuxa^km
for ’’"‘"V' ’"“"Y V"". or must bo fimshtj
by direct propony taxation. 1 h in rncanure avert* direct nroiierty tax for state
h.ghways and mates early completion possible. Let’s got the roadsbull!; not
Inceme from Present Source* Sufficient Is Piy Prissipal end Interest.
U±T'“i"
will
Exainine the tabu carefully
It |,n,v.a that no pmoertv (a. i.
1W“.hoUt ‘“-'T* "» »*-"♦ »•*
‘f 1
f"r
1
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•.Li-^s^?,8^0 DEvEu{’r'.,^,(uAHTr,A»T,oN
Campon
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VOTE 102 x YES For 4% Stats Road Bond Limit
COUNTY JUDGE
M. W. GATES
Democratic Candidate for
Nominee for
CO. COMMISSIONER
D. R. MORRISON
Republican Candidate for
Nominee for
COUNTY JUDGE
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COUNTY SCHOOL SUPT.
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