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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
Girls Cleaners Hike

A few Of the members Of the
Girls Cleaners class Of the Christian
church spent Friday afternoon with
their teacher, Mrs. Eleanor Cavey.
After a business meeting a walk to
gather few remaining wild flowers
was agreed upon. Later in the az
ternoon refreshments OF sandwiches
and logan berry Juice were served.
Those present were: Dorothy Std
ham. Remoh Tryer. Gladys Cockeril,
Joyce Holmes. Willie Cockeril, Vida
Moore, Effie Bailey and their teach
er, Mrs. Cavsy
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
Briuandins,

The word brigandIne " used In Jere
mlah XVI. 4. to signify coat OF mai
Milton says, "Thcn nut on all thy goi
geous arms. thy helmet and brIgandInc
Of brass"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
A. Loft Handed compIim.n,.

He-A handsome woman smiled nl
me yesterday, She Well. II is possible
for even handsome woman to have
sense OF the ridiculous.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
Christian Church

Bible school 9:i5; service IL;
Memorial sermon. 1880; commun-
ion IL; senior Christian Endeavor
I: evening service 3: service $50.
subject. 1.-TWO Reasons for Coming
to Jesus" A cordial welcome awaits
you.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
The SteeIyard.

The steelyard. simple Weighing de
vice that is still In vogue, was used b.,
the Romans In 3t5 B. O.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
THOUSANDS TAKEN
ON ITALIAN FRONT

Rome, May 26.--Three thousand
five hundred prisoners and further
progress in the Carso front fighting.
was announced as the latest achieve
mehts OF the Italian offensive in the
official war ONCE report this after
noon. Much material was also cap
tured.
The progress was made in cap
ture OF a strongly fortified position,
the war office said. The $500 pris-
oners are in addition to the 10000
reported in yesterdays official state
ment.
A total OF 22.419 Germans and
Austrians were taken prisoner by
Italian troops during their advance
along the Julian front between May
IA and May 25, according to oficial
figures announced today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
Newman NJ. r. Church

newman VI. u. NuurCn
At the IL o'clock service there
will be an educational sermon by
Prof. f. c. Richards. OF Willamette
University. The choir in charge oi
J. s. MacMurray will render the an
them, The Land We Love" Cor.
net solo. by request. by J, H. VII.
liams. Here Is Rest"
At s p. m. sermon by the pastor
Topic, "A Daniel Who Dared" An.
them. In Heavenly Love Abiding. y
Solo by Mrs. Guy Knapp.
Sunday school at 10 a. nj, Sam II
Baker. Supt.
intermediate and Epworth Leagues
at p. m. A cordial welcome for all
Melville T, Wire. pastor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27

Lutheran services will be held Sun
day evening at 1880. corner Eighth
and f streets, Rev. Morenz oeser
will conduct the services.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27

contractor. which accounts for q large
part ~ the improved roads which need
to be reconstructed each year.-H. W,
SlausoD In Leslie'a.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27

Anything to sell? Try n classified.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
Saint Lakc's Church

Saint lakes Church
Whit Sunday. Holy Eucharist at
s a. M. Sunday school at s:45 a, m,
Morning prayer at IL a. m. You are
cordially invited to these services,
Charles Wilson Baker. rector.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
AT the Churches
BAPTIST Church

The G, A, r. memorial services.
with patriotic address and appropri-
ate music at IL a. M, Sunday school
promptly at 10 a, m, Glasses for all
ages, Miss Pearl Youngblood will
lead the b, Y, p, Y. at Z p. m,
Special musical program this even
Ing. Anthem by large chorus. Solo
by Miss Pattillo. A kindly welcome
to all,
S. A. Douglas, pastor. Z
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27

Eighth Grade Pupils Entertained
Thursday evening number Of the
pupils of the Eighth A class Of Cen
tral school met at the Kenyon home
on Booth street. where a happy and
merry time was enjoyed by all.
Games and music quickly passed the
evening after which the merrymakers
we're served with ice cream and cake.
Present were Annie Dungey. Ruby
Kenyon, Dorothy Stidham. Vida Fitz-
gerald, Olive Lester. Marie Sauer.
Gladys Mcintyre, Gladys Cockeril.
Willie Cockeril. Ethel Telling. Lille
Wilcox. Mildred Shepard. Alice
Stowe. Itrice Kenyon. Leroy Heston.
Junius Ferrin. Floyd Parsons. Charles
Hallowell, Charles Dungey. Ernest
Calhoun. Jack Scott and Paul Wal
ters.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
Guests at Raths'

A number Of friends gathered at
the Ruth home. sas West G street.
Monday evening. Making marsh
mallows busted the gathering, and
victrola music, solo by Garland
Dimmick and an address by Areline
wyco6 pleasantly passed the evening.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
First Church Of Christ Scientist

J. H. Harm0n. minister.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
O6c4aP

Entcrtains Red Cross Workers
Mrs. Alva H. Gunnell ana Mrs. o.
s. Blanchard we're hostesses to a
most enjoyable luncheon given at the
home of Mrs. Gunnell Thursday In
honor OF the visiting Red Cross
workers.
The spacious dining room was dec
Grated with flowers, worked into a
red. white and blue color scheme
while flowers and flags Frightened
the broad tables. The guests were'
DR.. ]. Lawrence Hill. Mrs. Mary os.
borne, Miss Elizabeth Putnam. Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Suttor Of Medford. DR.,
and Mrs. ]. c. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs
o. s. Blanchard. Rev. L. Myron BOOK
er, DR.. ]. p. Truax. Mrs. W. W.
Candy, and Benz. c. sheldon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27

Presbyterian Girls Give Dinner
/. The girls class of Bethany Pres
byterian Sunday school entertained
at dinner Wednesday evening at the
H. C. Bobsien home. in honor of the
seniors Of the class, Dorothy Gilfillan
and Mable Hanseth. The colors Of
the class. red and white. appeared in
the decorations. As the young ladies
sat down to the tables they met with
a surprise and were convulsed by the
appearance Of 10 Pardee, Earle
voorhies and Ralph Bobzien. attired
in the finery OF the fair sex. The
evening was spent in games. Among
those present we're Mrs. R. J. Bes-
tul. teacher. Misses Dorothy Gilfillan.
Mable Hanseth. Irene Gerould, Irene
Mercier. Ruth Geisler. Florence Rid
die. Ella Anderson. Nora Anderson,
lima Anderson. Mildred and Florence
Dawkins and Helen Bobzien.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-27
Anything to sell? Try a classified

Calling cards at the Courier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Chiuatoucm Is a Bit Hasy as to the Line-Ub in
This Var, but It's Intentions Are
Honorable
Honorable

performance of duty that whole group
of Cinnamon don't turn pale, just like
white people.
l guess | was astonished, then, when
my bookkeeper expressed such an I'M
qualified readiness to fight. | inquired
further, whereupon it developed that ne
had a slight preference for the navy,
since he regarded the post of wardroom
steward as bit more dignified than
that of mess attendant. He had the
true patriots spirit, it seemed, but pre-
ferred to take it out waiting on table.
One man who really wanted to fight
was playing cards in the back room of
a Pell Street general store. He was
ready to shoulder a rifle and go right to
it, provided only that Uncle Sam would
guarantee him shot at japanese.
"But the Japanese are on our side"
he was reminded.
"Then / no fight" he mourned. 81
ketchum Jap, l killum. What for
United States want to be on Jap side?'
1t was explained that Uncle Sam
hadn't much choice in the matter, but !.
the patriot couldn't be convinced there
could be logical reason for not shoot
ing Japanese. He had been in the
Chinese army, it seemed, and had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

He spilled the ink getting off his stool
and laid very moist brush on double
page Of Chinese double entry.
"Sure, CO." he replied. "Where you
want me to go?'
Where do you want to go?"
"No care go any place"
(Which do you like better, the army
or the navy?"
mo care"
Now, my acquaintance with the vlr-
tues of the Chinese is limited to recol-
lections of business transacted over the
laundry counter. | know more, from
smattering of Bret Harte and an ex-
haustive study of the life and works Of
Old King Brady, of their vices. History,
as / remember it, isn't filled with ac-
counts of deeds of Chinese valor; nor
were the headlines of newspaper ac-
counts of the recent Japanese seizure OF
confidence in the fighting proclivities of
the victims. 1t can't be true that
Chinaman prefers to use knife or
pistol when his enemy's back is turned.
He'd lots rather run. cite the eXper-
fence of detectives of newspaper fact.
They never produce revolver in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

young residents - members OF the
Chinese American Citizens Alliance,
headquarters No. Mott Street-have
adopted a resolution setting forth their
loyalty. Here's the very resolution:
Resolved, That the Chinese-Ameri-
can Citizens Alliance, Inc, of the City
of New York, in regular meeting as
sembled, pledges its unconditional sup
port to the Government of the United
States in unfolding the honor and
guarding the international rights Of ma
tons and in protecting the lives and
property of its citizens both on land and
sea against hostile attacks, violence and
all unlawfulness. 1t offers its every re-
source to the national government in the
maintenance of such purpose"
This, signed by Lee Du, president, and
attested by Phil G. Kee, secretary OF the
alliance, has been duly engrossed and
forwarded to President Wilson.
Supplementary to the resolution,
which was adopted without a whisper of
protest from whatever pacifists there
may be in the section made famous by
Old and Young King Brady, there is
plenty of oral declaration of patriotism
by the unorganized multitude. The resi-
dents (denizens) of Chinatown aren't
bit half hearted in their patriotism,
though it must be said they don't just
know how to apply it.
want to go to war;" | asked the
bookkeeper in Doyers Street grocery
store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

nursed an undying grudge against the
Japanese from the day Of the last re-
treat he took part in.
Other players at the table were re-
quested to rise and answer categorically
the question, "Do you want to go to
war; if so, why so; if not, why not?"
Follow the answers:
No. 1.-"Sure, go. Ketchum JAP"
No. 2.-"Sure, go. Ketchum Jap"
No. 3.-"Nope"
No. 4.-"Nope"
No. 5.-"Sure, l go. Ketchum Jap"
The man who cooks the rice cakes two
doors from the Mission in Doyers Street
hadn't heard the United States had
taken up the war in serious way.
He said he'd consider joining the
army if he was sure he wouldn't
have to go too far away to fight.
He has baby, and the baby is ac-
customed to having her father bring
home pocketful of cakes, freshly
baked, every night. Mr.. Baker felt he
ought not to volunteer if he had to go
east of the Bowery to do his duty for
his country.
/ thought, after all this, that ought
to inquire somewhat more fully into the
aims and purposes of the Chinese-Amer-
lean Citizens Alliance, Inc. So | re-
paired, as the saying is, to No. 6 Mott
Street, climbed the stairs and burst into
the middle of the Alliances Sunday af-
ternoon meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

ed tip upon a waiter who had served
him well. And J. B. Brady, vice-presi-
dent of the Manning, Maxwell & Moore
Machine Company, at his desk contrast
ed wildly with the Jim of the first row
at first night.
If he lived at the rate of $1,000 day
well, he made much more than that,
and it was his to spend if he wanted to.
'1'll tell you this" he said one day,
apropos of the spending that is done in
New York. If Cresus of old were to
come to life again and hit Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

LIB: Them as has 'em wears
'emr"
We rather doubt the exact verbiage OF
the reply. Diamond Jim, although
rough Jewel himself handled English a
trife better than them as has en-
But he probably said something of the
same purport The outstanding feature
of the matter is that Jim certainly HAD
'EM.
As has been said, there were thirty
one Sets in Jim's collection. OF course,
some months he didn't manage to get
all the way through the list. In Febru-
airy, as you'll readily see, three Sets had
to 20 unworn. But if any arrangement
of the calendar had fixed things so that
there'd be thirty-two days in the month
il is a safe bet that Diamond jim would
have bought another Set. He believed
in being over-provided, rather than I'M
der. when it came to jewels, and he had
diamonds, pearls, rubies, emeralds,
amethysts, onyxes, everything, all
matched, all huge.
And in round figures the thirty-one
Sets cost $1,S00,000. There's one, the
Transportation Set, as he called it,
which cost him just $105,00O. 1t got
its name from the makeup of the jew
els-they're all diamonds in this par
ticular collection. Some are made in
the form of galloping horses, others as
automobiles The studs are miniature
(and not too miniature, at that rail-
road ties. and the cuff buttons are car
wheels. of about an inch and half in
diameter.
Vulgar? Perhaps, according to the
lights of some folk-who didn't have
'em. But then, looking at it the other
way, Diamond Jim thought it rather
vulgar to drink alcohol and inhale to-
bacco smoke. At sixty-one he had yet
to learn the taste of the wine or the
weed He would buy wine and cigars,
and the best, but he wouldn't touch
them.
Picturesque is scarcely the word to
use to describe the late James Buchanan
Brady. Of course, he was all Of that.
But he was more. He was entirely
unique. Only America could have pro-
duced him. Only New York could give
him the place which he held here. SIN
generlS, Latinists might call him.
Jewels - food-frst nights-pretty
girls. Those were Jim's four dissipa-
tons. And since he was worth well
over S5O00,00O and was prepared to
spend any sum that he might have been
called upon for, he was amply able to
indulge himself outside of working
hours. Oh, yes. He worked And mighty
hard, too. And work and play were dis
tinctly separated in his life. j. B.
Brady, head of the Standard Steel Car
Company, making a contract for thou
sands of units of rolling stock, and
figuring down to the last penny on it,
was an altogether different person from
Diamond Jim bestowing yellow tint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

BOSS here?" I demanded Of Q man
who rose from his seat at the long tans
in the centre of the room.
IF you mean the president OF tns
Chinese-American Citizens Alliance, ID
corporated," replied the man ! had 40
dressed, Il am he. What is 1t you want
/ stammered out my errand, and wa
ushered into an Office in the real
proffered a seat and furnished with ID
formation and a Havana cigar ] ton
Mr.. Du had understood the afterncon'
meeting was called to discuss the wa
and what to do about it. He assured ns
that | was little off-that the meeting
was regular weekly thing and thai 1n''
week, unfortunately, it had nothing y
do with the war.
"But you are all very much inters'"
in the war, are you not?" ! insisted
eyes indeed" replied Mr.. Du.
isn't this war organization?
"Not altogether. We give a good u'~
of thought to local politics"
But Mr.. Du belongs to the Home =
fence League of the Twenty-nlntn ~
cinct. He wears the green drso :.
form and the yellow brassard ana ~
ried night stick and police "nis- !,
When the time comes he'll be OIL W. y
with eight or ten thousand otner W.
American citizens. But ne says n.'i''
he'd rather take part in an up-anue,.a ~,
ing war of ward politics than shoas y
a gun and go out looking for soms'"''
TO shoot. +.
Chinatown, therefore, though
ready, if not eager, for war cann''
said to be spelling for fight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
THE PRINCE OF PRECIOUSNESS

for $3.50. He'd have paid $1,000 IL
necessary. He wouldn't be baked when
he wanted thing.
Latterly, Diamond Jim didn't eat
quite as heartily as he used to. Every
one remembers how, back in 1912, his
interior arrangements were laid open
and fixed up by the surgeons at Johns
HOPKINS Hospital, in Baltimore, and
how. when he recovered, he presented
$500, 900 to that institution in gratitude.
1t wasn't his stomach then, but it was
an affection of that organ which was the
primary cause of his death.
But when he was in his prime as a
food consumer! 1t was nothing I'M
usual for him to put away couple OF
dozen oysters as his opening drive in
grub onslaught. He was asked once
what his favorite dinner was.
ooh, l like lot of things" Jim re-
piled. "But there's simple little dim
ner ] call my 'one-two-three' that | eat
pretty often" This simple little dim
ner, he explained, consists of the fol-
lowing:
LYNNHAvEN OYSTERS (LARGE)
TERRAPIN
CANvAsBAcK Duck
Whether he liked jewels or pretty
girls better it is hard to say. But ne
was adorned with the latter just as con-
stantly as with the former. The young
est, best-looking, liveliest stage favor
ties in town were generally to be seen
in the company of the huge bejewelled
man, who sat quietly with them, danced
with them (oh, yes, Jim was really
splendid dancer, despite his bulk), yet
never shared their wine or cigarettes.
He was asked once for his philosophy
about girls, and he made this reply:
eff girl would rather be seen with
me in public place, and would rather
have wine than wedding ring and
worried look, that's her own affair don't
you think?"
Jim never married. Never even
came near it." he said. "Wives are all
right for those who like them, but I'm
not the marrying brand. And I've gone
along too far now to change my way of
life" He never did change it.
And he wanted nothing Of Society.
"The people l go about with like me,
and | like them," he said. 1--WE get
along together fine But the other sort
i wouldn't fit in, and SO live my own
life. Broadway is my idea of happi-
ness"
What Jim liked he rewarded. He
spilled money upon Broadway's pleas
ures and those that provided them. He
bestowed gifts literally upon his friends
and companions-of both sexes. Many
an expensive bit of jewelry adjoining
the wrist or throat of young beauty
was given her by Diamond Jim-for the
pleasure of having spent some of her
time dancing or chatting with him.
Did you ever know that he once rhap-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

He had a luxurious home at 7 West
Eighty-sixth Street, and had, at times,
as many as 300 suits of clothing there.
AS for his makeup, apart from the
physical, he was this way: He was ut
terly Independent, didn't give two and
a half whoops what anybody thought
or said about him-and what he wanted
he got.
The day of the Willard-Moran boxing
match at Madison Square Garden last
year railroad friend dropped i'll to
town Unexpectedly and expressed a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

wish to accompany Diamond Jim to the
match. Tickets had been sold and spec
ulated in for weeks in advance. There
wasn't one in sight. But Jim sent word
out along Broadway that he must have
an extra one, regardless Of price. With
in an hour he got it. 1t cost $3.50.
When the "Follies of 1916" opened
he wanted an extra pair of seats for the
very first row for some friends. Now,
first row frst-nighters are not the sort
that sell their seats just to make little
money. But Diamond jim got his pair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
AIAMOND JIM is gone.
Somewhere in India or Persia,

somewhere III lfuld vi SRSio'
- maybe, there is a Rajah or a
Shah, or one of those things, who may
have bit of local distinction as jewel
wearer, but Broadway's Bearer of the
BrilIiants. who outshone them all, has
passed along.
Will his like, exactly, ever be seen IN
New York? VIII any one else ever seek
70 fill his unique place? Probably not.
There was only one Diamond Jim in our
time. There are no indications OF an
other.
Presume the date, few weeks back,
TO have been the 9Th Of the month.
Picture a luxurious suite of apartments.
Then observe this quaint ceremony:
A low-voiced valet, who answered to
the title of Charley, glanced at the cal
endar. noted the s, glanced at little
memorandum in his pocketbook, and
then said to himself, "Ah! The black
pearl day. Whereupon he hied to the
safe. extracted therefrom a small pack
age, returned to the bed chamber, bus
led himself with the personal apparel
of his master for few moments and
then gently touched ponderous sleep
ing form.
"Mr. Brady, sir!
And then Diamond Jim-for 1t was
none other, as the oldtime authors used
TO say-arose, and after the usual morn
ing preliminaries got into, among MS
other investitures, "Set No. g." which
might have been worth $4,000 or $751;
900. or even more. And the Set, each
bit iewelled, consisted of:
TaCO collar buttons
Three shirt studs.
A Scartpin.
A ring.
Cuff links.
Suspender buckles.
Garter buckles.
A pencil loith je1CeIled end.
A soaHet acith jeaoelled monogram.
A aCatch and chain, studded acith
gems.
The Prince of Preciousness had thlr-
ty-one of these Sets-one for each day
of the month-and never for many
years did he appear, when able to be
on his feet, unjewelled. t's.quite likely
that had he attempted it Charley
wouldn't have let him out into the open,
anyhow, without the proper Set.
There's a story they tell of the same
James B. Brady which may or may not
be true. 1t runs thus:
A fnicky person observing him for
the first time): "But, Mr.. Brady, don't
you know it is vulgar to wear so many
jewels?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

he'd be a piker compared with some of
the boys along that street" And ne
modestly admitted that he'd be one of
the crew to make Cresus know his place.
Diamond Jim was a massive person.
He stood about six feet in altitude and
weighed we'll over 200 pounds. He was
heavy-jowled, heavy-bodied, slow-mov-
ing. He had small eyes that at times
were mighty calculating-looking, but,
again, were rather winsome-though
that may seem a strange word to use in
connection with this particular man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

theless, Mott and Pell Streets are
mobiIizing their economic resources to
face eventualities. There hasn't been a
first class war in Chinatown since the
last of the Hip Sings took his last shot
at the last of the On Leong longs; con-
sequentIy, the prospect is favorably re-
garded.
Chinatown's patriotic spirit is ex-
emplifed by the fact that 600 of its best