si»iv. trun all, 11*21. GRANTS PASS PAHA" COCRIER PAGE TWO business of satisfied customers if he is to stay in the community. For Published Dally Except Sunday that reason he does not sell mer­ chandise which in not full value, be­ A. E Voorhies - Pub. and Propr. cause h* cannot afford to. His very | Entered at postoffice. Grants Pass. Ore., as second-class mail matter. existence depends upon his treat- I ment of his customers. ADVERTISING RATES A merchant is called upon to give Display space, per Inch__________ 26c Local-personal column, per line..l0c ‘donations for celebrations, tor the Readers, per line_______________ 5c ! band, for locel improvements and ) for a multitude of other purposes. daily courier By mail or carries per year___ li uu I He does this gladly for he realizes the growth of the community By mail or carrier, per month .50 'that [ | will react for his benefit. But the WEEKLY COURIER Gossip of Staff Correspondents By mall, per year------------------- „$3.0$ ! peddler leaves nothing In the way of taxes, contributions or permanent at World Centers of MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS good. He may leave a few dollars Population The Associated Press is exclusive­ ly »ntlUed to the use for republica­ for licenses but most get away with­ tion of all news dispatches credited out even that. When he is gone he In tbi*. or all otherwise credited, tn cannot be located for he never ex­ this paper and also the local news pects to return. He doesn't care if San Francisco. April published herein. S.)—Thirst knows no la«. he has accepted two or three times All right* tor republication of This applies to water as a thirst areri*t dispatches herein are also re­ the value of an article. That is served. what he is out for. even to the exteut quencher as well as liquor. But some- times the law is on the side of the of misrepresentation WKbXESbAA', APRII. 3S, IlCI There may be exceptions. That thirst. would be when a solicitor for some This developed «hen thirsty citi­ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* ♦♦♦♦♦ company lives in the community. zens of Darwin. Inyo county. Califor­ ♦ OREGON W* A TH ER Then and only then should they be nia.. seized and commenced co-oper­ Pacific Coast Skates: Gener­ patronized for they are known and ative operation of the water system ♦ ally fair in southern and cen­ are more or less established. which provides the town with its ♦ tral California, .'rd occasional drinking water and fluid for Satur- ♦ rains elsewhert Tempera- ♦ ♦ ture near normal. ♦ Funds are being raised to pur­ day night baths. But they deny being chase the Grants Pass band new ! ■‘scoff-laws.” uniforms. A ready response is be- i Fair tonight and Thursday. ♦ Colder tonight in the east por­ ♦ ing given but the full amount has | Darwin has reason to be thirsty. ♦ tion. with heavy frost. 4 not yet been reached, The commit- ' It breaths the arid winds that bio» tee will attempt to approach every­ from Death Valley. It is situated in body. It is a matter of civic pride the desert region known as Cosmo to have the band uniformed for the Valiev, lying between the Cosmo PATRONIZING THE PEDDLER ‘ V- THAV Established business today is be­ summer concert season. The com- range and the Argus range, an ex­ These contrasting pictures show tired man. Evelyn Nesbit, now ginning to feel to some extent the niittee asks for slightly larger con- tremely arid district, and its exist- how the years have dealt with the proa King middle age, has one am­ inroads caused by the peddler who tributions than have been made in ence is entirely due to the proximity bition to see that the sun Th>w re­ rich slayer of Stanford White, and seeks to sell his wares by a house order to insure enough money to of the silver mines. pudiated gets a good education ami For the last forty years the people the chorus girl wife whose testimony a share of the Thaw millions. Thaw to house canvass. In fact this is re­ procure the uniforms. of Darwin have depended upon the helped 8-ive him from the electric was last night declared sane follow­ garded by some retailers as a real Pat Kedy estate and its successor, the chair. Today Thaw is a gray and ing his trial. menace to their business. With im- ROSEBURG TO stage FIGHT ON EARWIGS Darwin Silver company, for water proved transportation facilities thei ‘‘The committee believes.” contin­ for domestic purposes. The spring sular quota certificates, would be is­ practice is growing steadily, In some cases the peddler gives full ■ Roseburg. April 23.—Councilman from which the water is obtained is sued at the monthly rate of one- ue* the report, "the present base year value but in most cases those who W. S. Powell and D. R. Shambrook located in the Cosmo Mountains. 9 tenth of the annual quota to pros­ or 1910 should be retained during purchase from the itinerant merch­ were appointed last night to take miles west of the town, and is the pective immigrants who make formal the brief period of the queta law’s ant find that they could have done charge of the city's fight against only available water supply in the application and who present creden- extension both in order that experl better at home, both in price and the earwig menace. It was reported entire district that is fit for human tilas showing they are admirable, ence during the last three years may in quality but have allowed the ar­ that earwigs have been found in two consumption. The mining company Binder another recommendation in be comparable with that during th*' next three to five years, and in ord- r guments of the seller to influence localities and it is expected that withpermitted the pipe lines to fall Into the report. to avoid raising the troublesome them. the warm weather they will develop a state of disrepair, as a result of The system of selection would per­ The purchase of such wares from rapidly and will become a bad pest which the town's water supply was mit entruuce to those qualified men- question of discrimination.'' the peddler takes actual business within a short time. The city is ar­ threatened. ally, morally and physically, regard­ 1 OltrLA.NI» M IttKETM away from the retail stores—busi­ ranging for a quantity of poison to less of race and nationality. 'Ihe re­ ness from the very community to be distributed in the affected areas Darwin's leading law official. Jus- port says the present quota law. which the store contributes taxes, and the councilmen will take charge! tice of the Peace Cash C Clark, com-! after being modified, should be re­ Portland. Ore.. April 23.- lA. 1*. > employment and service. In most of this part of the campaign, They ’ plained to the Railroad Commission, enacted for a.definite term of years. Livestock, eggs, butterand butter­ cases full value in merchandise is have the materials for preparing, but that body was unable to afford During this time it proposes that a fat steady. not given. The purchaser, how­ the poison and any desired quantity I relief. The Darwin Silver Company. I Federal board make a study of the ever, has no recourse, when he finds 1 may be obtained from them. ' a. foreign corporation, contended effects of the immigration law both Top steers I that it is not a public utility, as no! :n the United States and abroad. that he has been bilked. The ped-1 Hogs, top grade . dler is gone, often the goods are not' Good lamps Some of the highest aristocracy of 1 compensaton has ever been collected ! “This commission also sho ’hi have of a standard make and have no Germany cannot afford to buy soap | for furnishing water. Because of| power to de vine and supervise a Eggs guarantee that stands and the money and newspapers, Butter» primo first» .. ........... . I the critical situation that faced them method of selective immigration has left the community. When the Butter. extra cubes, standards The snake dance of the Indians is ■ due to having their water s.ipply cut administration of the law. haw -vt r, local merchant sells goods, he knows an appeal to the gods to send the off, a mass meeting was called by I Wheat hard white ..................... remaining in the immigration service he must depend upon the future life-giving rain. the citizens of the town, .and re*oiu-l as at present—and to make recom­ Wheat. western red ................... tions were passed appropriating the' mendations to the President for tais- Butterfat, Portland ............. water system. A board of three was' fng or lowering the quota within 10 *.j appointed to collect revenues and limits to be fixed by Congress," th.- Butterfat, f.u.b. 8. F. otherwise manage the system, and is; report reads. Courier classified ads bring re- to remain in office for an indeter- minate period. There will be no profiteering un- der the new regime, The rates that will be charged are: Hotels. $10 per month; restaurants, $7 per month; business houses, $6 per month; fam­ Adverti- cmcnts under this heading Sc per line per Usuo. All ilies, $3 per month; single persons. Classified ads appear under this bealng the first u.t>e $1.50 per month; for animals. 10c per day; mining use. Vi c per gallon. The citizens, in appropriating this water system, acted upon the theory CABBAGE PLANTS at Jordan Nur­ FlR SALE—13 ‘leres, all under ir­ sery. _______ 79 rigation. Good 6-roont house and that abandoned public utility pro­ outbuildings. Fruit. Garden. perty may be appropriated for pub­ FOR 8ALE < ilEAl’ i. uli,i,»-w Furniture, wood and chicken*. It spring suit, also pleated skirt and taken at once. Part cash. For lic use, and they have the backing sw-at.-r, size 36. Call 651 North further information address I’. of a ruling by the California Supreme Eighth St. between 12 anil 12:30. Box 693, Grants Pass, Ore. 77 excepting Saturday anil Sunday. Court. 82 I WILL receive bids for hauling and piling of 100 to loo tiers of two- EVERY DAY 1« babies’ day at THE foot fir Io said «cbool house of If plans which have been prepared PICTURE MILL. It is best to Grants Pass, up to the first of Phone make an appointment. by Engineers M. M. O'Shaughnessy May. For particular« see Ri-g- 59tf 283-R. and J. B. Strauss meet with the ap­ inalil RobitiHoii. 1’lione 617-F-13. space ‘~.... proval of the War Department, the It. Il WAREHOUSE i storage 81 7 71 r lor rent. Truax Grocery. largest bridge hi the world will in­ ■ral meiir wise and they will <-n- joy this Immensely. "Ro It goes’ "But 1 L must be seeing about my children now. I promised them n good pond spring dinner and they are ready to come along." "Quack, quack, quack,” said the little Duck*. "Good by, qnnek, quack,” anld Ml*» Duck, "I have to have a chnt with young Miss Indian Runner Duck, She doesn’t like the water—«he's a queer one. But I like to talk to her. Iler |dcn« are so funny, not liking the wa­ ter nnd all." “Good-by, qunck, quack," Mid Mr*. Duck. "Give Miss Indian Runner my best regards and tell her I’ll come nnd see her when I have time. "A mother has so little time, you know.” And Mrs. Duck said thl* very proudly. 'Hack, quark, quack,” said the lit­ tle Ducks. "Come, darlings,” *nld Mother Duck, "Come with me to the pond. Follow your mother, dar­ ling*. and you will be all right. Just walk the way I do.” 8o all the little Duck* folio« cd their mother nnd w a d d I e d «long just 11« tlinlr mot II- er did. copying her nnd ninklng feel very her pl<-;i*<-il Hint they were trying to do Ju«t as she did. They had a