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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1921)
GRANT* P.Lfc» DAILY 1 X>U RUCK ' » ■ PAOS SIX NOT OUR BATTERY SERVICE 5/ IF FARMER HAD TO PAY HIS WIFE \t this station servii* <>f the «Hie kind only—THE REST —«’n y«Hir car» dectrieMl W Illi INO, equi putea». LIGHTS, IGNITION and BATTERY U smi M ch quickly l«M'at«wl and rnnediiM. at IcH-st labor an<l material celata. He Would Go Broke, Declares Nebraska University Expert, Summarizing Survey. WOULD COST $4.000 Ä YEAR ELECTRIC AND BATTERY UNION GASOLINE I! LOOK AT OUR LOAF of bread and compare it with others. Taste it and compare with others. Notice its light news and whiteness and pur ity. its freshness of flavor. Is it any wonder that our bread alone holds our customers and makes many new one* ? Kansas City (Mo.) Sunday School Athletic league will foster baseball. Ask your Grocer ror Bread baked by the GRANTS PASS BAKERY 50.3 G Sire« SIX GILLETTE BLADES WITH HOLDER prepaid In Attractive Cave s' SATISFACTION GUARAN- TEED OR MONEY REFUNDED •This offer for a limite»! time only Remit by money order or CA*»h—(no stamp«) ERAD RAZOR CO. I »75 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY Typewriter Bargains 1 Underwood only used I 5 weeks. Underwoods, fine shape. 1 Hammond, very little used. 1 Baseball Notes Woodstock ns«-«! «hort time in home. 1 Woodstock practically new. 1 Noiseless used short time in SHOP Ty Col.b will w-ork hlw new pitchers often while they are enthuMlnxtlC over their new job*. That suits (hr oldsters who have sore arm«. • • The Toledo club antmumes the re 1,'i.se of !-it.-I *r K rk I lentwole to the Richmond club and Catcher Siner to the Spartanburg clnli. FIRST TRIPLE PLAY Altrock. pitcher down, police man, cobbler, and at lust the hero of a triple play, first of 1921; Washington was playlug against the Phillies. Wrightsione and Miller were on first and second bases. Jack Miller of : New Jersey and elsew here lined the ball to Altrock. Nick, play ing first, grabbed it with one hand, touched first aud threw to second»for the third out. All that the Phillies could say was that when Altrocjt began to make triple plays there was hope for “Cap" Anson to return. Farm Wife Is Cook, Watherwoman, Seamstress, Charwoman and, on Oc cation, a Nurs*—Alao Sh* It Assistant Farm Director. Connie Mack Is all packed up to get out of the cellar while Wild Hill Dona- van Is preparing to make hlm»elf as comfortable as possible. • • • Detective« ar», to be ««signed to the Philadelphia National league baseball park with instructions to arrest per- s.u)« who attempt to gamble. • • • i^iannon. a new man In the t'olutn- bus lineup. answers to the name of Mickey and played last year with Mr. roti In the International league • • • Big league outlaw players may or- ganlte a team to play seml-pro team« near Chicago. But would people pay their money to see their brand? • • • The Rock Island dub of th«. Three-! league retains but five of last year's team. All the others George M.-Qull- lan has In training are newcomers. • • • Josh Devore, manager of tin* Grand Itaplds team of the Central league, has signed Otto Meller a Milwauk»* semi-pro pitcher, who wears glasses. The Detroit club has released Pitch er Charles Benton to the Bloomington Three-1 club. • • • Every time a major club lets go of a player some minor crew benefits. It's an ill wind, etc. • • • Cliff Lee, catcher, has been re leas«»d by Pittsburgh to the Philadel Cat Moran declares that he will en phia Nationals. joy himself with bls new Kedleg rook see ie* this season and that Clncy tana Toronto gets Vernon Spencer back will »'"« forget the holdout brigade. from the New York Giants, along with • Jesse Winters. • • • Johnny Lees, brother of the Chicago ♦ ♦ White Sox catcher. Is proviug a star 9 « pitcher for Lehigh. 9 WON'T LOAN HIS GLOVE. 9 • • • 9 9 9 Miller Huggins insists that he has 9 Superstition plays a big part 9 »[»ceded up his Yankees even If Huth 99 in the pitching of Jake “Jerky” 9 9 isn't down to weight. 9 Northrup of the Milwaukee club. 9 9 • • • 9 Northrup thinks all bis lq«k 9 Most every ball player who lands In 9 is tied up in his glove. He won't 99 Judge Landis' court comes out with a 9 9 len.l ft to any of his teammatea. 9 9 9 claim he can't prove up on. He thinks that If somebody 9 9 • • « 9 even touche« his glove during 9 9 The California assembly lias passed 9 the game he’s pitching he'll 9 a hill which makes bribery In connec 99 lose. After pitching he folds hi* 9 9 9 tion with baseball a felony. glove up daintily and carries It 99 9 9 to the bench with him. 9 Enthusiastic boosters with the Chi 9 To him his glove is a precious 99 9 cago White Sox are saying that Bib 9 treasure. lie treats It a* though 9 9 Falk may prove “another Sisler." 9 It were a personal friend. 9 / 9 9 Many ball player* are sui«'r- The Detroit Elks lodge has made Ty 9 • about lending their 9 stltlous 9 Cobb a life member at.d presented hitn 9 bats. Northrup is the first one 9 9 with a gold membership card to prove 9 who ever treated a glove from 99 IL 9 9 the same angle. 9 Judge Landis will never feel like excusing a poor baseball player Ix*- < tiii se bls wage., are not more gener- ous. I • • • I Connie Mack promises early shower baths to bls pitchers who walk the first man they face. He’s supersti tious. ... Tommy McCarthy, veteran catcher, has been engaged by the Brooklyn club to act as coach for Uncle Robby'* pitchers. • • • Connie Mack seems to pick pitchers for height. Of the 13 he now has. the shortest is 5 feet 11. The tallest Is 6 feet 6. ... Bill Guthrie of Chicago, former Na tional and Coast umpire, has been add ed to the Western league's staff for this year. 9 9 ♦ ’ ♦ Diamond Squibs Ruether appear« to be coming ihrough for Wilbert Robinson. • • 4, Judge Landis may be the cause of Homerun Baker returning to the farm. ... The Pirate« at* all set to hold other crew* up, in the race for pennant gold. Toledo A. A. club has released two players to the clubs of lower classi- flcatlon. ’Twould be 11 blow to the Washing- ton team If Nick Altrock sprained lila funny bone. hotel room. District agents for Royals, the ' Twin Six of the Typewriter World. Ruda the trade out l»ug-a-bo<>. We sell, trade, rent, buy and rejMtir all makes typewriters- Medford Book Store MEDFORD, OREGON ERFEIT P ROTE« TION OLICY Ufe Health DUaMlky Accident RELIANCE LIFE INHl RANCE CO. OF PITTSBURG THEO. P. CRAMER. Jr. General Agent 204 H N. 8th Ht. 187-R Outfielder Bill Stelbauer, 'sold” to the St. Louis Cardinals by the Hous ton club, was promptly turned over to Nashville. a a • Should Waltor Johnson's arm really be as good as the Senator* claim. American league batters will need windshields. ... Bill Southworth, formerly of the Pi rates and now with the Braves, has been appointed captain by Manager Fred Mitchell. THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON 4XJAHT RAILROAD COMPANY Time Card Effective N*v. 24, 1»1J. Trains will run Monday*, Wednes day* and Friday* Leave Granta Taaa.............. 1 PM Arrive Waters Creek.......... 2 P.M. I^ave Waters Creek......... J;80 P.M. Arrive Grants Paas........... 4 . PM For information regarding freight end passenger rates call at the office <* the company. Lundberg building, tor telephone ill. Outfielder Johnny Frierson has been given his unconditional release by the Memphis club. • • • The Chicago Americans have turned Catcher Clarence Jonnard back to Nashville. • • • The Pirates have sent Shortstop Harold Traynor to Birmingham of the Southern association. « • • The Atlanta club has claimed In fielder Eddie Manning from th« Little Rock club on waivers. • • • The Houston club has released Catcher I^»o McConnell to Sweetws ter, under option of recall. • • • Few big league ball players eat more than two squares per day, but those are not canary bird lunche* • • * Herman Harvey, center fielder for Pennsylvania, has been elected captain of the team to succeed Joe Straus*. • • • There was considerable shock In St. Paul when It was announced that Con nie Mack had recalled Frank Braiill. I Omaha If Nebraska farmers luul to (>ay their wlv«* "living'' wages for their work most of them would Im»«, to go out of business, aeeordlng to figures made publl«- by th«, home ecte nomles <le|>nrtiuent of the Nebraska State university. Aeeonlltig to tl»»e figures every farm wlf«» ,-arns a year. And iiiu.«iiiuch a* most of the fartuera at* nut making that over ami above ex[>eti»» ». the farmer* would "go broke" if they had to pay their wlv.-s what they would have to |my others for th«* satm* service. The farm wife is a <vok. a washer woman. a aeamslresa, a charwoman, a nurse, uti u»«l«tnnt farm illreelor. and a whole lut of other thing«. Ami she is an ex|>ert in each of these. The home »-.'oiiomi»» de|»artment, in mak ing up II* survey, took ail tli«-»e »svu- parlous Into eoti«i<lenitl>si. Ill estimat ing th«, value of their wive.«' »ervk*. If Outed* H*lp Wsr* Hired “If a farm woman's time was con- slrlerml ami »he wa« |u«l<! on the baals of th», hired help site save« her hus band front employing, she would 1* • rive a «alary of >».<**> n year." st»»« Ml»« Margaret Fedde. . halrman of the deimTtmeitl which mail,- th»- «urvev First, all the cooking fall« upon the housewife. She preparas three meals a day. She lias no afternoon "out." Service of that kind '» worth at least $10 a week." says Ml»-« Fetltle Next, the farm wlf«. doe» the wash Ing ami Ironing Very few farmers have washing machine*. It tak«* the farm wife nil «lay long to do the wash ing. Another full «lay 1« required to do the Ironing “The regular wages of a Inumlr»-«» In the country ar». $2.» per day." »ays Mis» 1'e.ble "For th.- washing nml IroUlUg. tlieicfore, ah«> slioubl be cr»ol Ited with $.’ |>er week." A recent he;i'.;h of farm* ami farmers show* thera Is an average of 19 «lay« of «Ickne«« em h year on «*ch farm. Am! when thera Is «b-kness the I wife turn« to nursing So. for II» »lays I each year the farm wlf». I* n nurse. “The wage« of a traln<«l nurse on the farm ara $25 per week. say*.Mis* Fedde. "On this wore th»' farm" w ife gets in nearly »75 per year In wages a* a nurse.” When Mrs. Farmer docs the family sewing—am! she »hies all th* acw-lng that Is »lone on the farm «he sliou'd tie credited with the wages of u seam ■tres.«. Credit Mr«. Funner $«1 per w»*k as a »owing Indy Mor* of Hsr Outi**. The wag«* of a «»miiiii to «Io clean ing, scrubbing, <te.. are $2.5i) |>er day For two »lays ea< I» w«ek the farmer's wife does till* kind of work. Iler pay «■heck, according to the home e»-oi>«»m- I«-» department's survey should l»e ineraii»»«! by $5 per week for that. Taking «are of the butter nml the cream am! the eggs r.-»[iiire« «»»me hour's every «lay. Ami during the berry «»-iisoii and th»- fruit season th»- wife works long hours over the praaervlng kettle. This kind of work I* worth $3 per «lay and the, credit should go to Mrs. Farmer. Ami In the full, dur Ing. “hog killing time." th«- farmer’s wife nets as ex[»ert meat packer and shoulfl be cre»llt».«l with $5 |>er day for that labor. As a "farm assistant” the fanner's wife Is called upon every hour of the ■ lay to give advh*. Th«- rate of pn.v of farm assistants In Nebraska Is $2<t per w«»-k. So the farmer's wife sliouhl be credlte»! with $20 per week on that score. Then there are the thousands and one things which do not come under any of these honda, hut which would command big pay If 'he farmer had to go out an«l employ some one to do them, All these should he credited to the wife of the farmer, •■Total all these charges and It will be found that the Nebraska farm wife earns at least »-».000 every year, »» with her board and room thrown In,' say« the bulletin. MAT! ItlkAY, JINK il, tirjl. 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