TIirilKDAV, MCrTKMHEIl IH. I»21 GRANTS I’.ViS DAILY COI RIEH PAGE TWO ÍJOIRTC PASS filli Y RflIIRIFR haT* »dv«ntage of the Improvement PROFIT FROM SAVINGS WtRn I w I Mvv MULI UIHNNUl „ . nearer that text books *•»» Byt . the can Publish*! Dally Excapt Sunday bw Mandanlited and th« standard A. E. Voorblaa • Pub. and Propr maintained, the better it will be, Entered al poatoffioe. Granta Pasa. particularly from a financial point Or«.. aa second -class mall mailer. of flew, Two million investors have found it! Under the Oregon la'«, a ADVERTISING RATES commission Is supposed to revise and Display space, per inch----------- 23c change the list of text books ouce Loeul-peraoual column, per Moe 10e BsadsSU, pw MBS --------- 5c every six years. This periodical supervisio* is excellent iu that eveu text books can get out of date and obsolete data tn school books is where it can do the most damage, i But the commifwion that meets in imaoA cockier By mail, per year------------ $3.00 November should not get the Idea that it waa created to "change " text MEMBER OF ABBOCIATED PREHB . . . ‘ onl). Change is not always Tbe ______ Associated Free« is _____ exclusive- “ bo««« '••titled ta th* use for republic» necessary though always an expense. ly entitled to the asn tot ropuMica- tion of all news dispatches credited ' | Information from Salem is that the in this or all otherwise credited, in commission is to meet in November this paper and «so the local tews to “change” one-third of all text published herein. books used in grammar and high All rights for repsmilcaCon of special dispatches herein are also re 1 schools of rhe Mate. It is announced I that changes are to be made in the served. ______ __ j following subjects: TBVBSDAY. KKPTEMBKR f* I9S4 Grammar grade schools — Civil government; geography I three book ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ series); history (seventh and eighth OREGON WEATHER ♦ grades); Oregon history (sixth grade); reading (banal text, first to Partite Coast State- C om 4- ♦ ¡eighth grade inclusive). ♦ derable cloodUees along the High schools — Civics; french; ♦ coast, with «Mowers likely la history (world and American); so- ♦ western Oregon and western t cial problems; elementary econom- ♦ Washington and fair weather I its; mathematics (higher arithme in tbe Interior. Temperare re tic); science (biology, general srt- ♦ will be normal. Tbe fore« fire , enc« and manual for general science, hazard will continue high in ♦ _____ ___ manual for physics); Spanish. ♦ th« iateriór of California and [ The commission will not doubt ♦ ‘ norma! ----- * elsewhere, ----- ( »ear In mind that, change does not h --------- ’ . Vi always spell improvement. ♦ Fair tonight: probably light ♦] frost in east portion; Friday ♦ ’ fair and warmer. ♦ Today's tern pert rare, 96. ♦ ♦ è ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ DAILY NEWS LETTER THE EXHIBIT BVUJHNG Good clt Irens are those who sup-I Goseip of Staff Correspondents at World Centers of port their government, do unto their' Population neighbor as they would their neigh bor would do untp them, and show a deep inters« in th« Welfare of the San Diego. Cal.. Sept. 18.— (I. N. community in which they live. Good S.)—15a Juana. Mexico, the quaint oitizens can not be such and be self little Mexican town, nestling just across the border line. 17 miles from ish at- the same time. The good citi San Diego, ever the meeca for thirsty zen is the heart and soul, the real Americans, “entertained” more than subMance of his community. 30',000 carefree Americans on Labor Such enterprises as the proposed Day. According to customs officials exhibit building for Josephine coun-| at the international boundary line, more than 10,000 automobiles cross ty are promoted and made possible ed into Lower California for the two- by good citizens, for there is no day celebration. place for Selflshnestr in it. It has Only four city blocks — occupied nothing of _____ financial __ proftt for indi liy saloons, cates, dance halls and viduals. It 1 meets a public need and ^beer gardens, with «0 or two curio u— P' >s—make up tbe Culdad de Tia will serve only the public interest. * - ho Juana, but those four blocks, with It should have a united public sup their tiny and narrow sidewalks, port. never saw such a gay throng as that Tbe exhibit building is to be more which visited the place in celebra- than Its name indicate«, While pri- tion of labor's annual holiday. It marily it is to be a show place for was a spectacle seldom seen to stand back and watch the mob, five and the products, resources and indus six deep, lined before the long sa tries of Josephine county, it will also loon bars, all clamoring and fight provide for the comfort and the en ing for a drink. lightenment of the stranger within While gambling, except for slot our gates or for tbe citizen who can machines for any sum from five cents mate* use of its facilities. It will to a five-dollar gold piece may be be the center for information con played, is no longer permitted in cerning Josephine county, a meeting Mexico, the saloons and beer gar place for the people of the county, dens bold out untold promises not with rest rooms and facilities for the to be had in this country because of the Volstead act and a large comfort of all visitors. crowd, be it a holiday or not, is al Tourist travel in particular has ways to be found in Tia Juana How made such centers of information a ever. present international regula need, The tourist is seeking facts tions keep the border closed Ixtwwn concerning tbe country through 9 p. m. and 6 a. m., and only dur ing those hours are the streets of which he travels, and tbe facts will the place deserted, and not entirely here be assembled that be can know then as many tourists that come what Josephine has to offer tbe pros here find a "kick” in remaining overnight and seeing what the dead pective citizen. There should be every assistance bush of night may offer for excite ment. offered the committee» that will so Most of the liquor consumed In Tla licit help in the construction and Juana is brought up from various equipment of this enterprise. Let parts of Lower Mexico. Some of it be an expression of good will to it even comes all the way from Mex assist in the exhibit building for ico CHy and other parts of old Mex your good will is even more essen ico. Most of the beer drunk here— large steins tor a paltry 15 cents— tial than your financial aid. is made at Mexicali, the Lower Cali TEXT BfMiKK UP TO DATE No doubt there is improvement in school text books as in everything else. Certainly there is. and just as certainly tbe boys and girls should fornia capital city and just across the line from Calexico, a little American city in the lower edge of Imperial Valley. The major part of the whis kies and wines, however, arc made in the bills between here and En senada, 80 miles to the south, and The New Fall Overcoats Are now here. The first time you have a few minutes to spare come in and try them on. Priced at $16.85, $19.85, $24.85, $29.50 Golden Rule Store In the ten years from 1913 to 1923, net earnings of The California Oregon Power Company increas ed 281 percent. ♦***\ • -Wt' Philip McFarland and wife, prom- (nent ia York soclB1 clrcies —/---------------------------------------------- brought here by truck and burro pack train. Wanton drunkenness is not to lie found on the streets of Tia Juana There is the exception, however, hut even then it is not of the loathsome variety. The crowds to be found here are simply of the jolly and jovial variety that mills, storms and shuffles along the narrow streets in caretree abandon, having a goad time themselves and trusting every one else is equally as happy. — Tia Juana, so far as its natives and residents are concerned, is the American “Main Street” all over again in Mexico, It has its social elite, who reside on the “exclusive East Side as well ns its social The Mexicans, as a “climbers.1 whole, have often been termed the most courteous and hospitable peo- This constantly growing use of electricity in homes, industries and farms is but one of many rea- sons why nearly two million American invest ors have already chosen electric light and power securities for the safeguarding of their funds and monthly savings. have gone to Africa to gatue. They sailed the other day on the Aquitanla. The California Oregon Power Company’s 7% Preferred Stock yields a dividend return of 7.14% on $100.00 par value shares, obtainable by direct pur chase from the Company at $98. pie to lie found anywhere To l>e invited into the home of one of the better families is a signal honor. 1 which few Americans could court» ously refuse. No Mexican, whether ' he be of the higher or lower class, ever addresees anyone outside of his , family without addressing him first as "your highness.” It Is simply a custom of old Spain that has been brought to this country and handed | down through many generations. And Tla Juuna has countless dusky i maids, with black sparkling eyes.' who challenge feminine beauty to be found anywhere. The Mexican! maidens reach the zenith of their beauty and charm anywhere between twelve and twenty-five years, Their one failing is that after this age they usually become darker in color and heavily lined with wrinkles., Thia, however, may be explained by the outdoor life most of them live For full mfornuition about our »prci.il Monthly Payment Plan for investments of ¿5.00 a month or more, telephone any member of our organization— or »imply clip and mail the coupon below. THCCALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY Offices: Roteburg OREGON Medford Grant» Past Klamath Falla CALIFORNIA Yreka Dunamuir ....................... ............................... !?........ THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY MEDFORD, OREGON WUR PARTNERS IN PAGGRESS Ask any member of our organization or ¿Mail this coupon Grants Pass—Gateway to the Oregon Caves Pie«»* tend me full information about your 7% Preferred Stock and special partial payment plan. Nana a. oAddre»» (¡rants Pass Day ...Friday.. Sept. 19, 1924 The Fair Board requests fhat al! mer chants of Grants Pass observe Friday afternoon by closing from 2 p. m. until 6 p. m. CHILDREN ADMITTED FREE TODAY FAIR BOARD Per < ha«. K. Gonion, Ser. PEOPLE’S MARKET Advertlscment» under thla hr-aillng Ut per line per inane. All < laaaified «<1» «ppear under thi» heading tlie tirai tlrtie WANTED—Immediately, a cook for NOTICE—To whom It may concern: Having dissolved partnerxhlp with three or four months. Mrs. K. M. I C. Neill, telephone 617F2. 9«tf t J J. Bruce, I be.rohv give notice that I will not he responsible for T. M. STOTT INSURANCE SPE any debts which mav stand against CIALIST — Temporary headquar the Bruce mill near Selma. Sign ters at Buick salesroom, 308-310 ed. W. A. Clark. 102 North Sixth St. 64tf FOR SALE — Good four-room house, WE PAY CASH FOR WOOD What close In; garage, good shade, rosea have you? West Foundry St., and garden, city water and lights. Houser Bros. 98tf Price $12l)S.OO. Terms. $100 rash, SECOND HAND motors handled, balance $25.00 per month. E. F. overhauled and repaired at Clev Heath, 517 H St. 01 enger’s Electric Store. 21tf I FOR SALE — 5 acres, ah In cultiva FOR SALE —Cow coming 5 years, tion. All equipped with houses 18 months old heifer both good and yards for poultry raising. Just Jerseys, set heavy work harness, out of city limits. Price 11100. horse power stump puller com Terms. $600 cash, balance to suit plete with cable», land leveler, Il purchaser. E. F. Heath, 517 H in. plow, carpet loom, new 6-ft. 01 St. cross-cut saw, Rhode Island Red poultry and numerous small tools EXCURS1ON RATES—$15 no Grants priced right for quick sale. H. G. Pas« to Crescent City. Union Slag* Moore, 4 mi.out on road to Jer l>. j.ot, TT. ome Prairie. 103 FOR SALE — Freestone tanning MARCEL AND CURL last longer af- peaches at fl. E. Logsdon, uortli ter a Golden Glint Shampoo. tf city limits on highway.^ 106 WA NT E D — 2or 3housekeeping rooms, turnished, and garage. Klar FOR RENT—Modern bungalow, un furnished. at 249 West I St. Tele Grocery. tf phone 61O-F-13. 106 FOR 8AEE N< ■ modem five ........ FOR SALE—10-ft. floor «how case bungalow, close In. Call 330-J. with French plate glas;< lop. 106 ('aery's Cigar Store, 517 G Si. 103 WILL do dressmaking, tailoring and remodeling In your home or at FURNISHED COTTAGE 3 rooms, 250 West J. 106 water, place for car. chickens. 101 F St., west of < reck. 10 6 WANTED-—1 have a client with $20.- 000 worth of .<<uri1y who wishes FOR RENT 8 room house. 10 loin, to borrow $5000.00 on first mort -all kinds bearing fruit. Inquire gage on 3 to 5 years time. Call 2<to Booth St. 106 and see me at earliest conveni ence. II 11. Hendricks. Sixth and FOR SALE 50 tugkeys averaging f<* over Honbonnlcrp. City. 06 7'i lbs. euch, at $1 25 each Momo »1 S1-, lbw. for 76c each. Phone A LE -Filie in 11 k cow. Heavy • lh-F-J. 103 milker, fresh 5 months. Mrs. A. Doerner. 102 WASTED— At once, delivery mull for O. K Laundry. Married man pre 5 r Y~ SEASONED WOOD -Williams ferred. 102 Wood Yard. Phone 137. 23U W.W. TUCKER PIONEER OF ’52 Grants Pass—Gateway to the Oregon Caves (Continued from Page Due) reaching river. Rock Point, on Rogue I Mr». B. Meetu-nger, at th»- ag* of 11 year*. Marted weet with her par ent«, Mr. und Mrs. David I.indtay, I and her five brother* and »later».* leaving Saline county,, Mo., In the spring of 1864. There were about1 10<) ox-drawn wagon» in the train and bhe remembers vividly »owe of the exciting Um*« experienced along the route. They Mopped in the Grand Ronde valley und In tbe Wil lamette valley for four year.« and th*n came to th* Applegate v«Wey, where Mrs. Messenger still roaldc». Mrs. C. N. Harper of William», left Jefferson county. 111., tn April, 1861, and traveled with n 60-wagon train to Umatilla county, the jour ney requiring six months. She saw lots of wild Indians hut their train * bad none of the Indian troubles ex-I perienred by many. John Robinson of Leland made the westward trip In 1880 from Bos ton to tbr Big B*nd country. He was 21 years old when h<- left Hott- Ion by rail to Kt. Paul. Then V>’ train to Baden, Kansas. At that plac" the covered wagon Journey be gan by horse and mule team, and by the time ho reached $fl»soula. Mont., there were 40 wagons In the '•bin. . II'1 crossejj over the old Mul len military road through the COUer d'Alene« when (non with rope« had to assist the wagon« over tho steep road«. Tho train made more than 10 foriling« and on two occasion« had to wait over a week to allow tho Water to recede. Mrs. Lee Cook and Mrs. Mary Cook, alslcrs, left Missouri In April. 1X77, and landed in Gold Hill Sep tember 14. the same year. There were only 14 wagons in their train 'mt there wore nine children iu the family. Tho children walked much of the way and landed In Gold Hill with shoe» completely worn out. Succen Meant Hard Work Th« genius Of sueceas la wort; the msn who will. «nt work more than eight hours a day will nnt got any where. Discontent never mnde a man out of a two-legged lazy creature. That is why so many men are mis erable. Notwithstanding a common belief to the contrary, money and brains are generally la partnership.— John Csndee Dean. Get Habit of Reading Cultivate above all thlnga n last« for reading. There Is no pleasure so cheap, so innocent and so r'eifiunera- five as ibo real, hearty pleasure and taste for reading.—Lord Sherbrooke. NOTICE! TO FATHERS AND MOTHERS Gymnasium and Physical Culture Classes Open Next Monday, Sept. 22 Arc you giving projx-r at tent ion to your hov's health and physical condition ! Regular cla-sc- under per sonal suprrvi.«ion of Mr. Gorman, who is equipped with 12 years of experience in this line. Further Particulars Gladly Given Number Limited — If interested, enroll at once. GRANTS PASS ATHLETIC CLUB Grants Pass—Gateway to the Oregon Caves Riding the High Tide of Prosperity Unlike the old story of“Evcrything that goes up must come down” the auccessful man continually ride» the high tide. Keen to observe helpful aids, he gradually discards the lum drances and continues his climb His succesa is not due to luek but due to careful planning, careful thinking, careful purchases and wise sales. “CARO” Fibre Fruit Wrappers rank among the highest of the aid« to the BUCCBttfui orchardist«—orchardutf» ■who, year after year, continue to ride the high tide of prosperity. GARD" Fib KE COMPANY