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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1924)
I ÚÍU> IS l'Asia DArï.T OOTiUKR PAG F. Fieni EXPLORE OLDEST AMERICAN RUINS RIVER BANKS Purebred Building in Mexico Said to Antedate Pyramids. Washington, D. C.—The National Geographic society lias announced the sending of an expedition to Mexico Cherries In 10-pound boxes, wady to uncover the oldest structure yet for shipment to friends in packagesj found on the American continent. which can withstand more than or The ruins of Culcullco, south of dinary transportation handling. The Mexico thty, constitute the Poiupell of fundamental idea being at this time the Weatern World. Probably a thousand years before to focus attention on Grants Pass and Josephine county as the place Pharaoh drove his slaves to build the where the slogan "It’s the Climate” Great Pyramid, and more than twice as long ago as Klug Tut-Ankh-Ameu is correctly chosen for the commun- was burled bestde the Nile, some an ity. clent monarch of the Valley of Mexico Arrangements have been inaile forced Ms subjects to erect a mighty with some of the leading growers of monument to loug-forgotten gods. this city by the Josephine Farmers Already San Culcullco has disclosed Cooperative association. whereby an artificial mound 412 feet In diam Grants Pass packed cherries, fresh eter and 52 feet high. These observa from the trees, are offered to the tions were made by Professor Byron residents of this city for shipment to Cummings, leader of the Geographic society expedition, in preliminary work | their friends anywhere. One of the nt the site of the amaalng ruins, typical products of the Rogue valley, Further explorations may revolution a box of thee.- wonderful cherries Iza our history of ancient America. will do much to draw the attention Skeleton remalus of the Amerl< ans of the world to this county and its of 7,<XM* years ago, specimens of their | emblems and Idols, and pieces of their wonderful natural advantages. While shipments of grapes by ex- earthenware, found at Culcullco by I press and parcels rost have been the Doctor Cunamlngs. upset current the I rule during the fall of the year, no ories about the origin of human life ou our continent. I concerted effort has ever been made Early Americans Distinctive. to show Josephine cherries to the “The stein of human development 50 Head Guernsey Dairy Cows—Northwest fair prize world. The cherries offered by the from the simplest beginnings are as winners—125 to 525 pound test. cooperative through the local stores easily traceable In the Valley of Mex are extra fancy pack and have ico as In Mesopotamia or the Valley TUBERCULIN TESTED J caused favorable comment on all of the Nile,” he said. “Point out as we may similarities to Mongolian types, sides. Special rates, delivered, are being or to western Asiatic and Egyptian de made in some of the stores, so that signs and conceptions, we must ac the purchaser need only tell the gro knowledge after all that the early In habitants of America were distinctly cer the name and address of the In- American. Their dissimilarities to tended recipient, when shipment Asiatics, both east and west, to Afri will be attended to in the stores. cans, and to Europeans are far more V. T. Truax when interviewed by prouounccd than their similarities. a representative of this paper, stat- They form a large group of the human ! cd. "I am pleased to cooperate with family, separated from the parent this movement. It is a step in the stock in some remote age. who, as they right direction. Not only does it gradually multiplied and possessed benefit the agricultural interests of themselves of this part of tlie globe, sought to surmount Its obstacles and this community, but it Is a species to become masters of their surround of publicity which must react to our Ings. 200 purebred Berkshire J logs at pork prices. civic advantage.” ’The early American did not dlfTer greatly from the early Asiatic, the early Egyptian, or even the primitive These prices will never be repeated in Josephine European. He offered such incense to County. his own gods as he thought best won their favor and co operation, and tend (Continued tram Paße One) ed his own garden and managed his wanted the lands developed, im own household In his own jiecullar proved and brought into produetlon. fashion; but he evolved many Ideas, < haracteristlcs, and customs akin to We wanted families to settle these those of bls cousins across the seas. and build homes and produce the “America thus has a prehistory ex products there suitable for growth, tending far btlck Into tlie early cen but by what right have we done this turies of human development. The it we are not going to give them the steps of her progress and the suc full benefit of our markets and that cesses achieved are as Interesting and on a cash basis, and. indeed how can Instructive as any attained by the re nowned human groups of the «>l»l Decoctions which resulted In 215 they hope to exist unless we do so. World." death«, obtained from the Chicago This is not a question of limited The lofty mound at Culcullco was health department l>y the Association scope. It, is not one that concerns sealed and preserved by lava from Against the Prohibition Amendment, only the producers and the grocers. ! the Crater Xltll. The Asters of Mex which were presented before the house It is a question that is vital to every ico were preceded by the Toltecs, and judiciary committee which 1« consid man, woman and child in the whole tlie Toltecs wore preceded by a primi ering modification of the Volstead act. community, for the vicious effects tive people whose traces were em of this system react and are reflect balmed In this lava. But the volcanic forces In the Val ed in every other line of business. ley of Mexico have performed u more Every profession, every community amazing feat of preservation than did tuKt nrcocnottf activity anti upon every person, for It Vesuvius at Pompeii, for under the KILLED retards community development and present surface blanket of lava, known Zi 5 Ov'UÇAM Dtr-«VK lessens the earning power of every as the I’edregal, there la another and individual. much earlier lava blanket. It Is tills earlier lava flow which In short, thia system is the busi- ness of you and of me and each and encases the relics of Americans of 8,- every one of us for it affects uh all 000 years ago. and which. It Is hoped, will disclose remains of a civilization to our material detriment and the that existed even before the primitive Chamber of Commerce and its mem predecessors of the Toltecs invaded bership is strongly of the opinion the historic valley. that this abuse must be remedied Thought Scientists Sought Geld. and that the cash for produce reform The lava-covered plain known as the is one of the first that must be Ped regs I. or Stony Place, Is 15 miles In brought about before we can success length and about three miles wide. It fully accomplish our larger plans for has long been a refuge for revolution lats and criminals. When Doctor community development. Cummings and Dr. Manuel Gamio, di The continuance of this abase Is rector of anthropology In the bureau ! not by the will of the consuming pub of agriculture and public works In lic of Grants Pass. We all pay cash Mexico, were doing preliminary work for these products for which the far they found that the native« were sur mer receives only trade, Further- reptltloualy digging, too, in the belief X I more we pay on the basis of the re that hidden treasure was concealed I tail market in Portland or San Fren- there. The expedition leader will begin cisco while the farmer recelves work curly In June, with the aid of whatever his necessities compel him three assistants, and peon laborers Fancy Pack 10-lb. Box to accept. provided by the Mexican government. As we said before It is not the will Nelson H. Iiurtoif of the United States ot the consumers that till» system geological survey will join the party Delivered to any express office in United States continues but it is because of their later to make a special study of the Inattention to the matter and of their I lava Hop- and ttiua determine the pre failure to demand and require a cise age of the ruins. sound and an honest system in these dealings, It I h because the buying Discover* Ancient City Order now. public has been content to suffer Under'Jeru*alem’* Wall the continuance of an Injustice to London—A further discovery carry itself, as well as to its farming com- ing the history of Jerusalem five hun munity. This abuse can be and will dred years further than hitherto have to be eradicated. There is no known, la reported by Prof. Stewart reason why a whole community McAlister, who recently traced the an should be held hack and its develop cient city of David. This latest find ment retarded because a small ele In the excavation of the city shows ment of that community mistakenly a great trench sunk In rock older than clings to a system not consistent the Jebuslte well previously found, and apparently formed a part of the city's with modern business methods and defenses In the early period. the necessities ot progress. On the surface of the trench, which We must give thought to these Is eight feet deep and eleven feet wide, matters and come to a realization so there is a series of broken steps, now that when the time arrives for af- cleared for the first time of the silt and flnatlve action the matter can be dis rubbish which cumbered them from be posed of and settled right, with the fore the tlm^of Abraham. What he unearthed within "the enrll- least possible expenditure of time est wall" has convinced Professor Mc Went G Street. and energy. Alister that he has penetrated Into the Other matters In this connection city ef Melcblsedek, will be presented at a later date. Stock Now on Sale At Exceptionally Low Prices Yow Can Decide Suppose you decide today to waste your time and strength over sn old-fashioned stove no longer that regardless of cost you w/Z/have leisure tune, you wilt have an electric range: WILL YOU HAVE MORE LEISURE TIME? With controlled electric cooking you simply place your dinner on the range, tum a switch and the afternoon is yours. You will find the food ready on your return. WILL YOUR WORK BE MADE EASIER? The modern kitchen has no place for match bos or coal hod, kindling or ash container electricity is the wor*/eM way. CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY CAN YOU AFFORD IT? By actual check through our accounts, $5.53 has paid the average monthly bill of all our Rogue River consumers fcr lights and cook- ing together! « LET IT BE TODAY. At your electric dealer's you can select an electric range for immediate installation on easy payments. THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY •Many of our range cuauxner* bava other affilante« on the Ivr tu to arrive ■ulva at et an sanie meter, and were disregarded here in urdcr accurate cost for cooking and lighting. TOURPARTNERS IN PROGRESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE See Them at River Banks Farm Anti-Volstead Act Evidence Shown Cherries Co-ordination TltoM fragments, isolated and small, science can recon struct the great creations of na ture. A fossil bone reveals a race of giant lizards. A fern frond embedded in limestone tells of a prehistoric forest. A skull dug from a bed of a river clay records wholechaptersin human history. But rarely can man’s handi work, composite in its elements, be thus imagined from any of its parts. Considered alone, a tiny carbon granule from the tele phone transmitter cannot even hint of the complex instrument. Only as part of a co-ordinated mechanism has this littlest unit its full significance. 'I he telephone needs of the nation require a service national in scope and operation. Men, materials and money on a vast scale are essential. Practical co ordination of the numberless human and mechanical agencies indispensable to the service is possible only through a nation wide organization, This the Bell System provides. $2.90 THE TRUAX GROCERY and SCREEN DOORS THREE C’S LUMBER CO How About That Ad. for the Grants Pass Trade Messenger Mr. Business Man? Phone 390 for your reservations and get your copy in at once as the Messenger will have to be mailed Friday night, June 13th A
