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The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
DINORE EVIL COMMENTED ON
 BA CHUKCHAlEN
A. sociated Pr,ss Correspcndenoe)

A. sociated Pr'ss spcndenCe)
 ST. LOUIS. Mo, Dec. 9.--The di- vorce courts. as busy as they are, reveal but a small proportion of the marital infclicity in this country. says the Commission on Family Life, which reported at today's session of the quadrennial meeting of the Fed eral Council of the Churches Of Chri.t in America. The report in cluded statistics and discussIons of many phases of the complex prob leans Of marital relations.
 As to divorce. it says; At this moment it i. thought that one mar riage in ten is broken by divorce, and that in some states the proportion may be as high as one in four.
 Tt is a striking fact that in the majority of divorce cases dissolution of marriage has occurred. not has tily after d brief trial, but deliberate ly after a considerable period of marriage; the average excee ding six and one half years. Common obser- vation will show frequency of di- vorce among people who have been married twenty years or more."
 The commission believes that the entrance of women into the indus trial field plays an important part in the increase of diyorCes. It de- plores the fact that unfortunately the larger part of humanity in Am erica. as elsewhere, are stranger to the lofty views which the church entertains of marriage.
 When we are seeking. therefore, remedies for the evils of our lax marriage and divorce practices our ultimate and most effective methods will be found in such instruction as the churches may give to their adherenta, supplemented by such work as the educational institutions of the country may be induced to undertake. This instruction will bear upon the ideals of marriage. It will teach that marriage is not contract ed as a mere convenience and for prudential reasons, that it is not even primarily intended solely for the personal happiness of tho who contract it; but that it is indispen- sable to the proper filling out of the life of human beings, that it is one of the most effective methods of developing character, and that the preservation of the integrity of marriage and of the family institu- tion as a whole is the only process by which a truly divine order for society can be maintained.
 No legislation, however sagacious ly framed, can ever effect a com. plete cure of marriage maladjust. ments, but such preventive measures as give promise of diminishing the evil which are now so abundant will commend themselves to thought ful persons. The fact that in twenty three states what are known as common law marriages" in which a man and woman take each other for husband and wife without the services of a civil officer or a clergy man and frequently without any wit nesses are recognized as valid, call for serious condemnation, and no reform is more needed than legisla- ton declaring such unions to be null and void everywhere in the United States"
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01
TO WHERE DO
 THE DUCKS GO:

SEWARD, Dec. s-Game wardens along Cook Inlet again have raised the question whether the ducks which summer in Alaska winter in China and the Philippines. This question was first raised when the ducks with rice in their craws were killed on Seward peninsula
 This winter tho ducks summsytng
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

Anderson, and Lord Loreburn, who announced the verdict. concluded that he regretted the situation as the gallant commander was now serving his country.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-01

Reports received in town state that Gene Huckins has quit the vaude- ville stage for the movies" It is expected that the company he is with will visit Alaska some time in the near future.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25
A GOOD FRIEND

A good friend stands by you when
in need. Grants Pass people tell how
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test. Mr.. Trefren endorsed Doan's
over three years ago and again con-
firms the story. Could you ask for
more convincing testimony?
W. A. Trefren, 731 Highland Ave-,
Grants Pass, says Il suffered for a
long time from my back and kidneys
and never found anything that would
ge me much relief until / began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. They
strengthened my back and eased the
dull pains that had settled In II
across my Kidneys" Statement
given March "a, 1879
On March 20, 1916, Mr.. Trefren
said: II am still strong booster for
Doan's Kidney Pills, for I don't know
OF anything their equal for lame back
and kidney trouble. They always dc
me wonderful lot Of good whenever
l have to take them"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy---get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Trefren has twice publicly rec
commended. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props. Buffalo. n. Y.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25
GERMAN INFLUENCE
IS FELT IN RUSSIA

London. April sS.---lsrman propA-
ganda Is now csntering on democratic
Russia to such an extent that In GER
tain quarters here today considerable
apprehension was evidenced a to the
necessity for Immediately stamping
out the influence,
The reports OF an organised Amsri-
can demonstration Sunday night In
which the American embassy At Pet
rograd was threatened BY attack Of
= number Of socialist radicals. en-
phasised the danger. This was
coupled with widespread reports Of an
exodus Of Russians from Pstrograd.
induced hy alarmist reports Of an ap-
preaching German drive at the cap
ital--the reports emanatlng from GER
tain German sources.
Reports from Petrograd today
traced the demonstration against the
American embassy directly to Ger
man propaganda work.
Nikola I.enine. a Russian socialist,
for some time exiled In Switzerland.
recently returned through Germany.
He swayed q street gathering to a
high pitch Of frenzy by declaring
America was the foe Of socialists. hav-
ing executed the socialist. Mooney. In
San Francisco. The crowd numbered
OF to the American embassy. Police
dispatched a strong guard there. with
instructions to shoot. II the mob tried
TO molest the embassy. Ambassador
Francis was said to have been en-
tertainlng at dinner. He armed him
self and awaited the crowd.
Meanwhile the police oficials
addressed the mob. convinced them
German agents were dlsseminators
OF this false information a. to Am
erica's position and the crowd there
upon. dispersed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25
PORTLAND MARKETS

Portland, April 25.--Today's mar
ket quotations were:
wheat--Club. 245; bluestem. 252.
Oats-No. I white feed. 51.00.
Barley--Feed, $500.
Hogs-Best live. 1850 q 1850.
Prime steers. 1850; fancy cows.
S.75: best calves. 1000.
Spring lambs. 1900.
Butter-City creamery. 41h a
AZ; country. SO.
Butterfat--39.
Egs-Selected local extras. 31h.
a 32.
Hens. 81 a %; broilers, 81 q
40; geese. 10 q 10.
Everyone should have envelopes
with return address. The Courier
prints them.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25

ruth Law WANTS
TOF|cHT GERMANS
Il An it the Service Of Ny
County," She Says.
luelerc m nllTv Ar rpnur
INSISTS on DUTY At FRONT

Oiminutivs Aviator. Back From Trip 10
England and Francs. Says Our Aero.
planes Are Too Hsavy-Praiss For
Young Men Who Have Turned Out
Fer Avistien Training.
Il am at the service Of my country
for flying duty at any moment may
be called upon" said Miss Ruth Law.
aviator. as she came into port after
several months spent In England and
France observing the latest methods {"
using aeroplanes in warfare.
Il am willing to ny fast little scout
machine alone. travelling 100 or $50
miles an hour, or III drive a heavier
machine carrying a gun and gunner
and go into actual battle with the en-
emy." added the diminutive holder of
the Chicago-New York flight record.
That's what I'd like to do more than
anything-get right into the fight.
The only request shall make of
the government when offer my serv-
Ices formally is that be sent to the
front, wherever II is. Above all things
I'd like to go TO the front In France
II America sends any soldiers ovei
there.
IF we have woman congressman,
why can't we have n woman lighting
aviator?" she demanded.
Record Shows Her Ability.
OF Miss Laws ability there Is no
question. Her performances prove that.
She holds the altitude mark for wo-
man--nearly 10000 feet-and the cross
country American record for either sex.
Il am arranging to get u Morane.
Saulnier monoplane from France and
am willing TO enter II IN the service of
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25
Classified Advertising


DON aAIn
sTRICTLY FANCY 0nnDo --Aifalia,
Red Clover. TtmethQ. ocaratisd
Sweet Glover. rye 0rass. 90.
Ralph waldo Eldsn. Central Point.
Oregon. el7ts
FOR SAL1--Dahy chicks 10 csAss
eAch; also eGgs Tor hatcAiAs,
brown and white lsgAorn and ban.
tiss. Mrs. r. o. Wilcox. t0S
Rogue River avenue or telsphoAs
ass.R. %
ANGEL CAKES supplied In any
QusAtaty on short notice. 500 each.
Phoas 1901. seatf
FOR sAdD--sAirs stations. cham
pion stock. bred right, noes better
at any price. WIN consider trade.
Addrss Norris Koos. Junetion
City. Oregon. 50
FOR sALE-Asht driving team.
broke to saddle. gentle. price
siss. Inquire II. stsgsr. Merlin.
Oregon. %
A BARGAIN sALE--Modsfn, six-
room house with two lots. fine 10
cation. at a20 West D street. Only
f, Sl.b00. Bee N. u. Townsend, sai
A street. %
FOR SALE Small team. harness
and wagon and motorcycle. Phone
II. Union Junk Co. 20
FIR SLAB wooD--Iast years cut,
reasonable price. Parsons' Wood
Yard. 80
FOR SALE or trade--Auto truck for
Ford. Address No. 77s. care
| Courier. s<tf
WITH GRAIN AT 10000 per ton
skim milk has q feeding value Of
si.ao per cwt. fed to hogs. Hol-
stein cattle and Berkshire hogs do
the trick. winona Ranch. Route
l. Grants Pass, Oregon. 40
PACKARD AUTO for sale At reason
able price. Call at ais West J. 80
GOOD INCOME property near two
shipyards In Aberdeen. wash. TO
trade for small ranch. Write J.
r. Masser. l13i West Heron st.,
| Aberdeen, Washington. ~
| -
10 RENT
N0R RENT--Fsve-roon house at
727 North 6th street. bath. sleep
Ing tent and chicken yard. Call
at corner OF 5th and Evelyn Ave.
for key. ~
FOR RENT-5-room modern bunga-
low. with sleeping porch. close In.
| 81 d street. S3
FOR RENT--3-room house and fine
garden spot on river bank. 1
blocks from Sixth street. at -
per month. Inquire at Chss. Nor
rison's grocery. sos South Sixth
street. 3Itf
FOR RENT-s-room cottage fur
nished. good well and garden spot.
7lS South sth street. Inquire OF
Harry Cougle. the drayman. 32tf
FOR RENT---F1ve-room cottage at
c and Second streets, bath. gas,
etc, $1,000. Inquire N. u. Towns
end, 62l A street 80
- -.----
WANTED
WANTED---600 pairs OF shoes to put
rubber soles on all In one day.
VIM. Hayes. III South 9th street.
TEAMS WANTED-Want several
men with good teams for orchard
cultivation. Write Rogue River Or
chard Co., Merlin. Ore. or phone
600-F-2. 17tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25
KAISER IS SICK.

London Hears From United States
Bankers That Condition 10 Serious.
The London Morning Post printed o
cablegram from its Washington CORE.
spondent saying that Emperor william
10 fatally III with Bright's disease and
that bis death will occur within few
months" This Information. II was
said. was secured from Germsn-Amer.
lean bankers In the United States.
The emperor. according TO the GORE.
spondents Informant. has for some
months past been In the depths Of de-
preston The efforts " his physicians
and eniournge to rully him have been
50 unsuccessful and the disense has no
completely fastened itself upon him
, that rrr"very " Impossible. the report
statps
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25
Barley For Fowls.

Barley Il only II little inr, i'ior to
wheat In feeding value for fowls. and
a. the price generally Ia lower than
either wheat or oats II can often be fed
to excellent advantage No one grain
should be fed to the exclusion of all
others, but II yon have plenty Of bar.
ley or cnn get II ut u comparatively
low price scratch grain mixture car.
rying 30 per cent OF barley IL practical
and should give excellent results. Bar
ley meal may also be- substituted for
cornmcaI or mIdilIngs In the mash II
desired.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION
J. s. MACMURRAy. teacher Of voice
culture and singing. Lessons given
at homo Of pupil II requested. Ad.
drjss 7l6 Lee street, S5lt'


The Japanese do not sleep on nuro
pean beds. hut on many thick, soft
puffs piled one Un top of cacb other
upon the floor. For bed COVERING thcy
use more Of the same kinds OF puiYs
II IN salt TINT the Japanese emperor
hns twents aurli pnfrs. One OF those
which 90 cr him In mado IN the shape
OF q kim ann and has u velvet collar,
Probably hcf creeps inside Of this II
he feels ,old N the night.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25
ABSTRACTS

HOW ABOUT that title? An abstract
from Grants Pass Abstract Co, will
answer the question. Better be
sure before investing. ofiices Al
bert Bldg. Opposite Postofiice. 90
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25

dying or weak wood and cross
Ing branches. including any that
may be found with discolored
pith Cutting oG tho ends Of
branches should be avoided.
Most Of the roses suggested for
border planting are improved by
having the whole top cut on ev.
cry ave or ak years. AL prun.
Ing Of these roses should be done
In the spriAg. as summer or fall
pruning would remove the hips
prematurely and thus rob the
plants Of much Of their attrac.
tiveness during tho winter.
Border and lawn roses are
hardy and need protection only
under extremely trying condi.
lions. In the arid plains region.
II the autumn has been excep-
tionally dry. II may be advisable
the frst winter to provide a good
mulchlng after the soil has been
thoroughly soaked. Covering win
be unnecessary,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25

A classified ad will xive results.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25
ROSES


EEunlnx 00k0er Una LAVA A0seS
Prepared BY the U. q department
Of agriculture
THE purposes for which rcsss
i are planted largely will d.
tsrmins tho pruning methods 10
b employed. At the time Of
planting border and lawn roses
ons-half to two.thirds Of the
wood should b removed. AZ
later prunings weak branches
should b taken o6. and long
cameo that would b liable to
whip around and loosen tho plant
should b cut back. A. far q
practicable. pruning other than
this should b accomplished b.
cutting out whole branches rath.
sr than By cutting Of the ends.
Aftsr the nrst year pruning
should consist Of removing dead.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25

the United States" Miss Law contlnu.
ed. That Is the fastest plane In use
in Europe. had flight over Paris in
q two scatter with Robert Morane. the
inventor. thought had flown fast
before. but my eyes were opened by the
speed Of that bus"
The little queen OF the air was en-.
thusiastic In her praise Of the way In
which young men Of England and
France had turned out for aviation
training. She displayed picture Of
one Of the French fields at lie Bourget,
near Paris. where there are $50 han.
gars and 100 machines In each hangar.
Il never dreamed there were 30 many
aeroplanes In the world" she said,
Why. they buzz over the city Of Paris
almost like mosquitoes,
you'll see a big triplane carrying
q crew Of three or four men and q
three inch gun. surrounded by twenty
or thirty fast little planes armed with
machine guns to protect the big fel.
lows"
Met the Famous Guynsmsr.
Miss Law tried tn get to the lighting
front. but was permitted, no farther
than Compiegne. close to where the
Germans were turned away from their
march toward Paris early In the wnr.
Il met all the boys Of the Lafayette
escadrille. the American flying group. .
she SAID, ''and had the privilege OF
chatting with the greatest lighting fiicr
Of all. Lieutenant Guynemer. who has
shot down more than thirty iliers. H.
gave me a ring fashioned from the hut
ton Of a German airmans coat"
Comparing the foreign acroplanes
with those In use here. Miss Law said
ours are entirely too heavy. The Eng
lish and French machines are very
much lighter and therefore easier tu
handle and capable OF far greater speed
Just think of those Alorane una
chimes, getting up 5000 feet In seven
minutes" she said. MANY OF them can
climb almost u thousand feet a minute
and 1t took me an hour and a half to
get up to 10000 with my little old bi
plane when made the altitude record
Our materials and bodies should be re
aned aud lightened.
The little aviator said American men
by the thousands ought to be turning
out for aii service right now. particu
larly for coast defense duty.
II saw wonderful new bit OF trick
dying at lie Bourget." she went on
ut II stunt called lie vrille' the GIN
lett. While the machine Is on level
the head stands still. and then the tail
whirls around and around. 1t Is done
by jamming the rudders. But with all
the fancy flying ! saw still believe
the best trick aviator ever behold was
Lincoln Beachey. our own Yankee boy
Miss Law brought back with her d
French trench dog called Poilu. who
saw much actual lighting and was
wounded several times. He wears q
miniature steel helmet.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25
China and its People,

China and its People.
About D5 per cent Of the population
OF China Is confined TO one.third Of ths
area Of the country, with a density Of
200 to the square mile. Five per cent
Of the pop ilatIon inbabits o. per csat
OF the area, With n density Of tea 10
the square mile.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25

FOR RENT---F1ve-room cottage at
G and Second streets. bath. gas,
etc, $1,000. Inquire N. u. Towns
end, 62l A street. 80
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-25

FOR RENT--6-room cottage fur
nished, good well and garden spot.
7iS South sth street. Inquire OF
Harry Cougle. the drayman. 32tf
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-12
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASIO RIA
Late Cultivation Doubt
full.


Several extra CIVILIZATIONS for
corn late in the season have
doubtful value in the light of
tests conducted at the Ohio Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station for
three years. Yields have been
increased only about two bushels
by three extra cultivatiOns.
Alternate plots of corn have
been given three extra cultiva-
tions about 10 da-s apart after
five ordinary civilizations have
ceased, During three years Ii
tests have been made. The ay-
erage yield for ordinary cultiva-
ton has been 1886 bushels per
acre; for late cultivation, 61.95
bushels, or a gain of 200 bushels
for three civilizations.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-12
LABOR AND CAPITAL MUST
PATCH UP DIFFERENCES
Better Understanding Between the Tive
Factors Essential to Business
Prosperity.

"More than anything else in this
country we need a better understand
ing between capital and labor" says
George E. Roberts, former director Of
the United States mint The wage
Garner must come to see that the prob
lem OF increasing production and low.
ering costs is his problem as well as
the employers. An appeal must some
how be made to his spirit, to his crea-
tive powers, which will enlist his will
ing cooperation and develop his latent
capabilities
I'VE have the highest wage scale In
the world. and we want 1t to be stiIl
higher, but you cannot make wages
higher by increasing production costs.
Higher costs and prices simply go
around to the rear entrance and settle
down on the same premises.
trial Conservation. Nelo York.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-12
How to Do Things

To shrink yarn wrap it in white cloth
and lay it in steamer over boiling
water for an hour. When dry it may
be used without fear Of shrinking.
To remove automobile grease or any
dark, heavy grease from washable
goods apply small piece Of butter and
rub it in well, then wash with soap and
rinse.
If the hands are covered well with
soap and it is allowed to dry before
polishing the stove the polish will not
adhere to the hands and will wash OF
without any trouble.
Some folks really clutter up their
rooms with furniture. That may be a
wasteful thing to do. Just enough for
use-no mOre-is the best rule. Then
keep what you have in good condition.
When darning run the thread around
the hole first, drawing up the edges un'
til they lie fat on the darner. The
hole will be much smaller, and the
darning can be done more satisfac
torily.
The difference between stylish, gooC
looking suit and a shabby one is large
ly a matter of pressing. Keep the
creases and wrinkles irOned out anc
the seams fiat and people may thinE
you have a new suit.
To do away with the smell of fresl
paint put a pail Of water into whici
an onion has been cut up in the newl!
painted room overnight. If window
and doors are closed the odor will b'
absorbed by morning.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-12
First Letter Carriers.

It is not clear that the letter car
riers were regularly employed before
1853, when tradition tells us that
Benjamin Franklin, the new post
master general, employed them in
Philadelphia and possibly in New
York. The earliest evidence we
have is of 1902, when the Philadel-
phia postmaster advertised that his
''boy" had run away and that pa
irons must call for their letters at
the postoifice. The Postal Journal
of Hugh Finlay tells us that Boston
had no letter carrier in 1878. Of
New York he says that ''soon after
the arrival of a mail the letters are
quickly delivered by a runner" !"
which means messenger or letter
carrier.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-12
Outing Dress.

The whirligig of Time brings
many surprises, and it would
seem that the present war condi-
ton has suggested the straits that
people in the South were put to
during the Civil war, when ladies
were glad to garb themselves in
calicoes worn by their field hands.
Whatever the explanation may
be calico has again found favor
and is seen at the various outdoor
meets down on Loaag Island and
up in Westchester, as we'll as at
the Jersey places.
Skirts of printed cottons in all
sorts of patterns, from quiet lit
tie checks, to real Bandana and
Persian patterns, are skilfully
made, and go beside costumes Of
silk jersey and other silk weaves,
with which they would formerly
have been ashamed to appear.
Incongruity that lends a note of
novelty, has always been an ap-
pealing style device, and this fad
has, SO far, been adopted only by
the set that can wear anything
almost without fear of adverse
criticism. Nothing is too pro.
nounced in color or pattern for
sport clothes, and when garish-
ness is the rule it ceases to be
conspicuous enough to be differ
ont
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-12

"You say you were once the edl-
tor of a newspaper"
eyes. lady, and it was very
bright little sheet, if l do say it."
"How does it happen, then, that
you are forced to ask at back doors
for meals?"
at is merely case of the irony
of fate. | had a printer who was
nearsightcd, and one afternoon
when he made up the paper he got
wedding notice and a murder trial
mixed, so that after describing the
costume OF the bride it said the con-
demned man almost collapsed when
sentence was pronounced" ."-Chica-
90 Herald.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-12
GREENvILLE, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY u. 1917

a parasol of Kelly green, will tie
a picot edged, or velvet ribbon a
bout the crown of her black. wide
brimmed hat and style up several
tame dresses with these appur-
tenances. Sometimes she will
add a chain of jade beads, or jets
to emphasize the long line that
she desires, or introduce the
green in her girdle which cannot
be too barbaric for present fash
ionable favor. One can take any
belonging aud match it up into a
set of this sort
VERONA CLARKE.