GRANTS PASS DAILY COURIER WK I >N KNI * A V, MOVE.M»IKH 7. IMH GRANTS PASS DAILY COURIER fAGW TWO Massachusetts town and later gover­ nor of the state. “Get to know them around your ¡dinner table." was the gist of the ad­ vice he received. % — 1 It should be emphasised that govern­ ment assistance is necessarily stand­ Published Dally Except Sunday ardised along specified lines affecting them aa a whole. The Red Cross serv- A. E. Voorhlea, Pub. and Propr. i<* la to the individual man and the Entered at postoffica, Grants Pass, solution of his problems. Thia ths Nov. IO4h Ora., as second-class mail matter. nice in the three months that Red Cross designates "home service** Tor Its alma to give the loving care ADVERTISING KATES Mr. Oooltdgo has occupied the presi­ Display space, per Inch—. and Interest of the home to these men dency there has been a constant Local-personal column, per llns.lOe undergoing physical reconstitution Readers, per lina — stream of guest« through the dining far from thstr actual home Influences. room of the White House. Year's Expenditures »5.888.255 DAILY COURIER Around his own dinner table Cal­ In the year ended last June 30 the By mail or carrier, per year---- »6.00 vin Coolidge 1» becoming more inti­ Red Cross reports »3.820.000 spent bv By mall or carrier, per month . .60 mate with those high In the count!Is its Chapters hi extending Individual WEEKLY COURIER of his own party and in the great attention to the ex service men and By mall, per year---------- --------- »2.00 businesses of the country—the men ,1.946 865 spent by National Head­ quarters of the Red Cross, a total of who, by the way usually select presi­ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS »5,866.25f| In behalf of the men called The Associated Press is exclusive­ dential candidates. to duty tn the World War the Red ly entitled to the use for republica­ There are few men. no matter how Cross since July 1, 1917, has spent tion of all news dispatches credited high their estate or how important nearly »184.000.000. Today there aro in this, or all otherwise credited, tn they may be. who can withstand the 1.808 Chapters in as many lorallttea this paper and also ths local news published herein. lure of “dining with the president." carrying on this work, aiding the In­ It is au opportunity eagerly sought dividual veteran, assisting his family, All rights for republication of furnishing creature comforts and and seldom if ever declined. special dispatches herein are also re­ fttnds to tide over troublesome periods. served. There is something magic in the The strong connecting link between words “dining with the president." the Red Cross and the United States WEDNESDAY. NO\ EMBER 7. 1IW8. Bankers, railroad presidents, cap­ Veterans' Bureau takes the complica­ tains of fhdustry—it matters not how tions out of difficult eases of claims. important they are in their own The Red Cross In this work requiring ORBGON WHATHHR ♦ fields—-they accept with alacrity in­ personal representation of the ex serv­ ♦ vitations to “dine with the presi­ ice man has acted In appeal cases, in­ Pacific Coast States: Rains surance matters, personal and family dent." ♦ in Washington and Oregon and problems, camp and hospital actlvt- It is said by some who have been I tie«, and tn cases of death. This serv­ probably extreme northern guests that President Coolidge is California; fair weather else ­ ♦ ice handled nearly 12.000 compensa­ no more loquacious at his own din­ tion and Insurance claims, and 8.235 where. Temperature normal. ner table than he Is at someone allotment and other claims. ♦ else's. His guests do the talking. He ♦ Fair tonight and Thursday. Solves Serious Problem does the listening. But the signifi­ The financial problem of the ex-eerv- Gossip of Staff Correspondents I cant thing is that Calvin Coolidge is Ice man when traveling to and from at World Centers of overcoming the political handicap of hospitals Is a ter Ions one. and In meet­ THE INCOME TAX DEFEAT Population a non-political acquaintance. He is ing this constant demand the Red The state Income tax as presented learning to know the prominent men Cross expanded »138.334.11 during the year. For extra recreational equip­ in the referendum measure to t4ie in business and political life, and ment In Veterans’ Bureau training people of the state yesterday was ap­ Washington. Nov. 6.—(I. N. S.)—- I they in turn are learning to know centers »14,308 was spent, and for the parently defeated by a small major­ Calvin Coolidge probably is the most I this qntet. smallish man who Is pre- blinded veterans In the government reserved and retlcient man, conver­ ' pared to put up, a bitter battle for school funds were supplied to enable ity. The opposition rote of the cities some of these unfortunate men to en­ sationally, that ever sat in thè White his own successibfi. was almost offset by the favorable House. He is as sparing with his I ter business as storekeepers and poul­ _____________ try raisers. vote cast in the country districts, Words as he la with his dollars— In Veterans’ Bureau hospitals the where the farmers appeared almost and he has always been an economi­ record of a single month Illustrates a unit in favor of the tax. The elec­ cal man. largely dependent upon hfs the large service rendered by the Red 1 salary as a public official for his liv­ Cross. For example. 15,504 n«w case« tion shows that although there is a i ing. required attention, and a total of 28,- general demand on the part of pro- 007 cases were acted upon; 49,988 let­ Yet. despite this reticience and ters and 1.889 telegraph messages party holders tor some more equit- mcjtumity, more people have been written, and more than 1.800 enter­ able adjustment of the tax burden, guests at the White House table tainment.! given tn recreation houses Aids 200.000 Veterans and since Calvin Coolidge became presi ­ it cannot be brought until such a for the benefit of the pattents. Their Families—27,000 Dis­ Authorities declare that the pres­ time as a more favored form of in­ dent than in any similar period un­ der any of his predecessors. ent Is a critical time tn the Uvea of come tax can be drawn up. abled Still in Hospitals. many of the disabled exeervlce men Harding, particularly, and Roose­ There seems to be but one solu­ who during the five years since the velt, and to a lesser extent, Taft, tion of the problem, That is to were hospitable men who liked to SPENDS $5,866,255 IN YEAR armistice hare developed misgivings of recovery. join with the other two coast States talk as they dined and lunched. I I Work Among the “Regulars in the enactment of a law which They entertained thousands during Individual Attention Assured to I Service to the enlisted men of the their terms; yet under Calvin Coo­ Army, Navy and Marine Corps Is a will affect all alike, The main ar- All Physically Ailing or lidge the White House chef and charter obligation of the Red Cross, gument used against the tax was kitchen force are worked as they which in the last year recorded over in Distress. that it would drive capital from the never were worked before. Scarcely 200.000 cases of assistance extended and 894.420 visits to the sick and dis­ state and that It would be taken to a day goes by but sees guOsts at the r Washington. — War service Are abled. Inquiries by the Red Cross at other places where there was no mansion for luncheon or dinner. * ■ ' rI years after the armistice, which on the request of Government authori­ such tax. A uniform income tax in November 11 the American Red Cross ties into the home conditions of sol­ bit marks with the opening of the annual j diers. sailors and marines aggregated At first Washington was a the three states could overcome this puzzled over this. As Vjce-Presi- membership canvass, shows that dur­ 17,714, and there were nearly 6,000 source of opposition and it it can be dent. Mr. Coolidge was an inevitable ing the past year assistance was ex­ instances where the Red Cross locat­ I ed men for their families. shown that the property tax is to be guest at capital dinner parties. That i tended by the Red Cross to some 200,- All these activities constituting a decreased by the application of the is a pan of the job of being vice- 000 ex-service men or their fami­ single responsibility of the American * income tax, such a measure would president. Cynics of Washington lies. To 130 hospitals throughout the Red Cross demonstrated daring the that to be vice- country approximately 75.000 ex-serv­ year that Its "war service” in behalf - undoubtedly pass with a large ma- life have observed president one must be fortified with ice men were admitted for treatment, of the veteran and the man enlisted I jorlty. The justice of the income a copper-lined stomach and a goat­ and to 63,2^6 of these men definite and In the nation's defensive arms must tax cannot be denied and when it like digestive apparatus. The vice- specialized service was extended, the go forward unfalteringly and with­ out stint of fnnds. The work of the can be assured without the attend- president “eats” for the president. Red CrosB annual report discloses. In last five years has welded a close The Coolidges themselves seldom all hospitals under government opera­ bond of regard between the men who ant disadvantages which would have entertained. They were entertained. tion a total of nearly 27,000 disabled sacrificed and the Red Cross, whose resulted from the passage of the Now all that is changed. The veterans were reported by the Sur­ efforts are praised and indorsed by measure yesterday, it will stand an guests of social and political Wash­ geon General of the Army. the veterans’ organisations. To do excellent chance of enactment into ington have become the hosts. These facts of the aftermath of all that can be done to soften the con- physical and metal disability five years sequences of the hard blows of war law. is the supreme duty of the Red Cross, Why this sudden transition? Poli­ after the World War, and the bnrden to which tt Is giving Its best work and resting upon the relatives and de­ tics! It answers many questions in most liberal service. Show window advertising as a pendents of the ex-service men, show Washington. form of display for a merchant’s conclusively the great need of the When a sudden stroke of fate ele­ Kiddles Hava Aute. stock of goods is a form of advertis- vated Calvin Coolidge from the com­ Red Cross to act as a supplementary ii An electric automobile carrying two arm of the government in service to ing which is being neglected to some parative obscurity of the vice-presi­ these many thousands of men who children and weighing less than 100 extent by the merchants of the city. dency to the highest elective office wore the uniform of the United States. pounds has been invented In France. While there are some very attractive in the world his acquaintance with public men, even with the prominent displays of goods in the windows, figures in his own party, was very they can not be seen at night, in slight. He never called any of them many instances, because of the lack by their first names, as did Harding, of lights. In the evening, when Roosevelt and Taft. He didn't know Advertisements under this heading Be per line per Issue. All them. They didn’t know him. many persons pass the windows, Classified ads appear under this heaing the first time Before he had long been in the they would have time to stop and in­ White House, so the story goes, Mr. spect the merchandise but are not Coolidge realized that If he were to attracted unless there are lights, succeed himself he would have to in­ AUTOMOBILE—Fire, Theft and Ac­ FOR SALE—Monarch range, evenings at 315 C Street. cident Insurance. See T. M. Stott, Lighting the store windows would crease his acquaintance among party 24tf N. 6th St. leaders, men of affairs in business— ONE WORD of wisdom to the wise also give the city a much more at- ISLAND is all that we need tell. Our Ko­ not in merely formal ways—but in 18 PUREBRED RHODE Phone Red young hens for sale. tractive appearance. dak work we know you’ll prize, for a more intimate way. 601-8-43. A. B. Bruner, ltd. 4. we sure do it well. Artcraft Stu­ 38 How could it be done? The. ques-' dio, 208 N. Sixth St. Phone 88. tf tion was discussed, it is said, be­ WHY PAY RENT?—6-room house Meekness. with electric lights and water; 3 TAKE your Christmas troubles to Only kind of meekness (hat counts tween Mr. Coolidge and the very few­ the PICTURE MILL. We make lots, 2 blocks from high school, is a combination of patience and re­ men who have been his intimates for j photographs you will be proud of. lots high, well drained, can be strained anger. years—when he was a mayor of a Phone 283-R. tf bought cheap It taken at once. Will sell with or without furniture. In­ FOR SALE—Fairbanks Morse feed quire 806 North Ninth St. 31tf grinder. Ford son tractof belt, both in good condition. ,35. W. FREE WOOD—Inquire Williams L Haye . Murphy. 42 Barber Shop. 105South Sixth Street.____ . . __________ <» TWO ROOM tent house for salo. In­ FOR SALE OR TRADE—Small stock quire C. F. T. Co. 29tf ranch, 160 acres, with good out­ range, on main road,, mall twice FOR SALE - 60 acres, improved. Good 7-room house and all out­ daily, school % miles, about 2 5 buildings, ditch and plenty of acres in cultivation, about 50 acres water tor irrigation. Good outside well icnced, fair house, two good range. A bargain. Sec R. C. Jones barns. Small payment down, bal­ at Bonbonniere. 38 ance ea»y terms. Will consider good automobile or residence prop­ JOSEPH MOSS AGENCY — Insurance erty as part payment. Address H. and bonaa. High clan companies. P. Egger, Grants Pass, Ore. MWStf FOR SALE—Registered Jersey cow, WANTED—Young man wishes work. full sister to "Biddy,” winner of Experienced bookkeeper, clerk, swefepstakes at county fair of 1922. mlllhand. Will consider anything. Going away. Sell very reasonable. Address No. 557. care Courier. 42 James V.'atsbn, Wolf Creek. 39 E. L. GALBRAITH—Real estate, in- 6% MONEY- Bankers Reserve Sys­ suTsnco an# plate glass liability. tem 6% loans are made on city or Tuffs Bldg. 6th and H. Phone 28. farm property to buy, build, im­ prove. or pay Indebtedness. Bank­ MUST sfeLL— 4-year-old, 2-gal. gon- ers Reserve Deposit Cdtnpany, tie brown Jersey cow. Fresh in i Denver, Colorado. WStf March, 7c a lb. Mitch, Murphy. 38 RIVOLI Next Sunday i N ew B eauty -N ew C omfort O ld D ependability Comfortable and attractive beyond your expectations, it is also emi­ nently gratifying to know that Dodge Brothers New Closed Cars retain their fundamental identity —a chassis and engine matured and perfected through nine years of brilliant mechanical evolution. /WOMEN I Lionel Barrymore I AlmaRubens | DAILY NEWS LETTER RILEY-MEIER MOTOR COMPANY , M RD Ft »R!>, OREGON RED CROSS HELPS WAR'S SUFFERERS PEOPLE’S MARKET Before you buy your Basket Ball Shoes See the big assortment we are showing. Yes, you will be agreeably surprised at the low prices. Golden Rule Store * The KnüHEMÄ CABINET W