Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, April 23, 1921, Page 4, Image 4

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Taffetas, Crepe Satins, Charmeuse, Dress
Satins, Canton Crepes, and Pongee in Na
tural and Colors.
THE DAYS OF WOLD
If the eight of those bars of >el-
low wealth of which the news
HATVRDAY, APRIL 23. HMM
col-
a urns of the Courier epeak today will
not enthuse, then there must be little
(Continued from Page One)
Fish Thrive Untier Water.
Water never gets colder than about
,'W degrees. No no matter how thick
the day, and no matter how thick the
Ice upon the stream or lake. th«> fialie*
are enjoying a temperature of about
Nt» degrees, and they m«»ve about In
the water and gather supplies very
well at that temperature. Through
the clear Ice one may s«'e fisli with
their backs against It. where the tern
perature must be 112 degrees,'and If
you strike the ice above them light­
ly they dart away with pretty gootl
s | hwh I.
If you will strike the Ice Im­
mediately above them with the back
of an ax. or a sledge hummer, you
will kill the fish. The concussion
does the business aud the fish will
turn up Its white belly upward, al
ways. It Is a common enough thing
In some regions for the boys to kill
the fish through the Ice. and then
to cut a hole and get them out.
The Tunnel's Part In Progress.
In the history of civilisation the
tunnel has played a mighty part, hi
Europe the St. Gothard tunnel through
the Alps Is fatuous; it connects Go.«
chenen with Alroto, In Swltxerlnnd.
and is over nine miles long
The
Simplon, which also penetrates the
Al|>s, Is reckoned one of the seven
modern wonders of the world; It 1«
124 miles lu length. Still another
Alpine bore Is the Wasaerfiuh. two
tulle* in extent from entrance to en­
trance. Another uoMble tunnel Is the
Kiiojnk pa«*. In India.
Among the lm|H>rtnnt American tun
nel» is that which penetrates the Cas­
cade mountains. In Washington; the
Cumberland, under the Cumherlami
mountains In Tennessee; the lloosac.
In Massachusetts, ami the tunnel un
der the I«etrolt river.- Harry G Drum.
In Leslie's.
bring before the minds of the buying
aroused public the fact that upon the pur­
I from it« lethargy AMlifornia in its chase of home manufactured goods
day« of '49, Alaska in the period of depends the employment of the borne
working man and the resultant pros­
| the rush of the Yukon, held few
perity of the home community. Thia
i stories that have a more substantial movement is fostere«! by the Asso-
basis than the story of the return elated Industries of Oregon, com-
now
being made by the Boswell mine. posed of manufacturers of the state,
HIGHWAY BVIL1HNG AND
The
district
has scores of miues. pla­ and they have done much toward fos­
DEVELOPMENT
cer and quartz, that are today pro- tering the buy-Oregon-Froducts sen­
No county in the state of Oregon j
timent.
' ducats of wealth and that tell the
Grants Psuw merchants have been
la confronted with financial prob-^
'tale of million« yet to be recovered asked to display Oregon made goods
leans so difficult of solution as is Jo­
The Boswell is one of the mines that in their windows particularly during
sephine. With hundreds of miles of
has been taken over by capital suf- the week, and to use their regular
roads leading into the remote dis­
ficient to equip and operate it upon space in the local newspapers for ad­
tricts from which there is not great
vertising Oregon made goods In order
Revolving Door Etiquetto.
a proper scale. and is only one of
that sentiment favorable to Oregon
return in the way of taxes, the
The etiquette of the revolving door
the proofs that there are scores of Made goods may be created.
amount of money available annually
has yet to be stamlanllxed. At pres
opportunities tor the investment of
At the present time there is tre­ ent there are two schools of opinion
will do a very small part of the work
capital and the prosecution of effort mendous unemployment throughout ou the subject. One hold« that w h«*t>
that should be done. The eounty
in this district. The days of old the L'nited States and it is also af­ a man and a woman approach a re­
during the past years has made a
fecting Oregon Therefore, if mer-| volvlng door It Is the mail's place to
were not the only days of gold. Jose­
chants will Join 1n such movements go first, pushing the door slowly so
eommendable effort to meet its part
phine presents a day of gold in this it will help greatly tn creating more as to allow his partner to follow 111
ot the road building program and to
year of our Lord 1921. There never demand for the products of Oregon the next coiiquirtmeut without any ef­
keep pace with the highway develop­
was a time when there was so much factories, and thus provide more em­ fort on her ¡«art. The other contends
that ladles first still holds sway. It Is
ment of the state as a whole. But
of value coming from the ground or ployment and more payroll dollars to good manners, those theorists «ay, for
more particularly has it attempted
be
pnt
into
circulation
the man to itep aside, let the woman
SO much of promise tor the future
to improve those roads that will
Many of the Grants Pass mer­ start the door revolving, and then
of the mining industry as now.
chants are entering heartily into the Jump Into the <-om|Mirtment behind
open up to the hand of development
plan and are devoting their show her. lu this way, It Is contended, the
the districts that are otherwise iso­
window space to the display of Ore­ man may assume control of the door
Little Sign of Culture In Speech
lated. The mining regions are from
and guide It until the woman ahead
gon poducts.
Americans
are
known
the
world
their nature in some of the most in­
of him la safely out. The bitterest I
around for their short «nd nasal a s
accessible parts ot the county, yet and many have been misled Into broad­
Office stationery, all weight« and rivalry prevails between the two,
schools.—Argonaut.
transportation is its most pressing ening all their a's to prove their cul­ grades of paper—Courier office.
ture.
But
the
original
sound
was
as
need.
“palmH Is the first
The state has now come forward In “far" and by infants and still the
sound uttered
with the proposition that it will most general sound of the letter <>n
match, dollar for dollar, the expense the continent of Europe. The "ah“
sound was the most frequent for the
necessary to construct some of these
letter in the earliest English or Anglo- I
highways, the notable present in­ Saxon. still considered the model and
stance being the offer to aid in the best n-rge In our language. The a In
By A. E. VOORHIE3
road to the Illinois valley points, "ask" may be pronounced tike the a
III "bare" ar “at." but. according to the
the state's ultimate aim being to con- En«-yclop«xlia Americana, "with the
After leaving -Marianna we had a' the confidence of her passengers
■ect up with the California highway majority of good speakers” it should
at the state line. The commission be akin to the "ah" sound. Best au­ train ride of 25 miles to River Junc-| Reaching Tallahassee the state house
thorities hold that the excessive use of
has already awarded contracts for the short a Is most common In Amer lion, where we were met by automo- was visited and a drive ¿bout the city
| bile« from Quincy and taken 50 miles made. We were then taken to the
the building of two bridges under ice, outside the grenter part of New i through Quincy to Tallahassee, the home of our h os tees and given
this dollar-for-dollar program, one England. It Is thus a provincialism, capital of Florida When George E. opportunity to remove the stains or
whereas the broadened a's may be In­
at Wolf Creek and the other over dicative of travel, familiarity with the Hosmer.
of
Bradentown,
Fla., travel, an hour's rest In the library
Deer creek
Word comes from the language* of Europe, and association through whose efforts the National of a southern mansion where coffee
' Editorial Association meeting was and cookies were served An oppor­
commission, however, that cash must with cultured people.
f held in Florida, and who arranged tunity was also given to meet Miss
be provided by the county as the
the schedule, appealed to a few of I .owls' father, a s holarly man of ad­
"Conno'JseuH
’
and
“
Dilettante.
”
credit of the county has reached a
the
citizens of Quincy for funds to I vanced years, who enjoyed fishing
The connoisseur is "one who
point where its warrants can not be knows.” as opposed to the dilettante assist in the entertainment, they not and good cigars. The Tallahassee
accepted by the state as cash. This who only "thinks he knows.” The only willingly provided funds but ! weather during the few hours we
presents only a single solution to connoisseur is cognizant of the true begged to be allowed to take the par- | spent there was typical of Grants
¡•rinciple« of art. and through his ty through their county by automo-| Fass weather, except for the iiumid-
the county if it would continue road
,
pn«s a bile in order that a better idea of ity apparent in Florida. There is no
impovement and would make avail­ critl'itl Judgment concerning any art, that section could be obtained. We twilight in Florida. A few minutes
able the cash which the state is ready particularly of painting, sculpture or ’were taken through turpentine for- ' after the sun sets there is darkness
to provide. The present outstanding music. He Is of a bleb“” "’•ade than eats, w hich at the present time are | and likewise in the morning it is
the amateur, and more nearly ap­
warrants must be retired through pro:« lies the artist..« hose rules of ac­ ¡not productive on account of the| dark until the sun is up, excepting,
of course on moonlight nights.
bond issue and the issue must pro­ tion be Is familiar with, but does not present low price of turpentine pro i
Our evening was spent al a ban
ducts. In some cases the banks hav­
practice.
The
dilettante
may
be
a
vide for the program for the imme­
lover of the fine art«, science or let­ ing loans of double the prevent mar ■»uet in the stately dining hall at the
diate future. That would be the bus­ ters. and may pursue any one of the I ket price on turpentine products. Florida women's college, where
iness-like and the economical meth­ errs in a desultory way and for amuse­ i This is a great tobacco country and' Florida products dinner was
od, and the county court has, by ment. and Lowell says of him: "The {we passed by thousands of acres ofj pared and served by the school ot
main characteristic of the dilettante Is
home economics. The menu Includ
resolution, put the matter up to the that sort of Impartiality that springs covered tobacco fields, the covering
of slats placed on framework provid­ ed oyster cocktails, celery, salted
people at the coming election. AVith from inertia of mind, admirable for
ing shade for the growing plants. peanuts, broiled mackerel, corn­
9132,000 of outstanding warranto, observation. Incapable of turning It to , Here are also extensive curing and bread, roast capon, baked ham,
and the necessity of matching the practical account"
' packing houses, many of them em- candied sweet potatoes, creamed cha­
, ploying hundreds of colored men and yotes, buttered beets, guava Jelly, to-
state in the construction of other
Hope Springs Eternal.
mator salad, strawberry shortcake,
roads, th« amount of the issue has
.Haynie—There! Didn't 1 tell you? women in the sorting of the leaf. The
crystalized fruit, peacans, coffee, ci­
‘
workers
enliven
the
hours
of
toil
by
been placed at 9450,000. Thia would Veil nst when you'd get married an'
.singing. When the editorial party gars. It was a formal affair, at­
permit Josephine to keep her place **.« ouljn boar«l sez "Never!"
<•. rt—Walt fer the finish. It’s «on­ neared one of the im rífense sorting tended by a few of the state's most
in the march of development of the to »1*11 ont "Never fear. You'll be plants they thought they were to at­ prominent people, with speeches by
resources of the county.
wed *«><>t>.”—Houston Post.
tend a prayer meeting for the whole the governor and members of his of­
i band of workers were singing "Near­ ficial family interspuraed with music
er My God to Thee." IReligious mu­ by the students. There were about
sic especially apjieals to the negroes. ; 500 men and women seated at the
At this place also are mammouth - tables and at the extreme end of the
i mines and plants for the production big hall I opposite the speakers was a
of fullers earth, used in the purlfy- chorus of students, th« handsome
Made out of extra fine cotton gabardine, marked at
women beautifully gowned and pos-
t Ing of oils.
a price which is sure to sell them quick. While they
Qulncey is also a county seat town sewing much musical talent. Vlo-
last, $10.50. Sizes 35 to 42.
|
and vocal soloists al
and the women of the city provided Uniats, planists
You must see these suite to realize how good a value
the travelers with refreshing bed so entertained the company, At all
points Florda brought forward its
they are.
orange juice and grape fruit juice.
The Qulncey automobiles were met best and we soon learned that Flor
Also another shipment of
| at the Ij«on county line by more than Ida lacks nothing. The college is a
100 abtomobiles from Tallahassee, wonderful place, the location ideal,
members of the editorial party were the buildings beautiful and commo­
transferred to the waiting machines dious. Over a million dollars have
all sizes up to 44. These are very practical garments
I was fortunate In being assigned to been Invested in the state college for
and very much in demand good 365 days of the year
a new Cadillac driven by the owner. women, and more is coming.
in this wonderful climate. Prices very low.
To qnote from local publicity mat
Miss l>ewfs, who headed the proce­
sión and set a pace which wax hard ter. "The society of Tallahassee is
for many to maintain. Her speedo not exclusive, but 'inclueive,’ cul­
meter on several occasions indicated ture an«l gentle ways being a short­
{ 45 miles per hour, but the roads were er route therein than the possession
in fine condition and the driver had of money or family trees.’’
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OREGON WEATHKR
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Tonight and Sunday, rain In
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♦ west portion; rain or snow east
♦ portion.
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. in the spirit that can be
HIGH LIGHTS IN THE TOUR WITH THE
NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
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All this beeldee
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