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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-22
Gardens In Japan and China.

The garden. per sc, In both Japan
and China is most frequently to be
found In the grounds Of some public
building or temple. The Chinese gar
den is as reversed to our eyes as their
writing. for 1t consists chiefly Of water.
On a pool or pond they develop their
wonderful aquatic plants, the lotus,
lilies Of myriad color and variety and
brilliant foliage specimens. In addition
to this the walks are sometimes bor-
dered with towering plants In pots or
jardinleres, which are changed and
shifted from time to time. OF these
the favorites are such flowers as the
peony and others which are believed
to possess medicinal properties. But
the essential of the Chinese gardener
IL to display his aquatic Horticulture.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-22
WANTED

yANTED-Junk. old iron, rubber,
sacks. rags. auto tires, old auto
mobiles, copper, brass, zinc, lead,
hides. pelts, furs. The best price
in town for everything in our
line. Union Junk Co. Phone 21.
"A
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-22

I.e,terheads that will please you. At
the Conrier.
Cards at the Courier once.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-22
saved From Many Worries.

Our mental powers are often dissi-
mated bv seeing and hearing too much.
Whoever met deaf and dumb per-
son whose face was not bright and
smilins-much that burdens and wear
ies our minds never reaches them
Exchange.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-22

Anything to SELF Try q classified
Cards at the Courier ONCE.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
BREAD PRICES IN DISTRICT
ABOUT SAME AS YEAR AGO
Health Office Issues Statement Gov
ering Purchases of Loaves and
Comparison Of Weights.

Bread prices in the District practical
ly are the same as they were year
ago, according to a statement issued
today by the health department
Thirty loaves Of bread were purchased
in the open market by the department
between January II and January 26, In
elusive. They were examined. and the
results were compared with the results
of the examination of forty-six loaves
purchased during January, 1917.
In January. 1917. it is stated. each
cent spent for bread bought 1.3S
ounces of bread solids. while. during
January Of the current year each cent
bought 1.32 ounces. The portion of the
loaf not made up Of bread solids con-
sists merely of water. an essential part
of the bread. but without nutritive val
ue. The amount Of muscle-building
substance. protein, included in the
bread solids. purchasable for a cent,
The largest returns for money spent
for bread were obtainable through the
purchase of 7-cent loaves," the depart
ment states. Each cent spent for a
7-cent loaf purchased Las ounces of
bread solids. One cent spent for an
Scent loaf would purchase only 1.31
ounces; for Scent loaf. only 1.12
ounces, and for a 10-cent loaf, only
Ia ounces. OF muscle-building sub
a 7-cent loaf would yield 30 ounces;
for an Scent loaf. is ounces; for a
Scent loaf. IA ounces. and for a 10
cent loaf, .13 ounces"
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Goodbye, White Handkerchief

The girl who affects the Sam Brown
belt and the French war cap won't be
really up to her pose If she continues
the trenches. 1t is said, the white hand
kerchief is a thing of the past. In
stead they are khaki or olive drab
handkerchiefs It has been said that
many hundreds of handkerchiefs were
sent to the American soldiers for
Christmas, but they were not delivered,
for the simple reason that the white
handkerchief is not permitted in the
trenches. And all for the simple rea-
son that it would make too good tar
get to the enemy.
Whether this will have any effect on
the handkerchief market in general is
hard to say. Surely women have been
inclining to gayly colored handker-
the custom. Women who once would
nave thought anything but fine
white linen an impossible handkerchief
fabric now carry handkerchiefs of
The colored handkerchief with white
border is one Of the season's-perhaps
not novelties. but at least vogues.
Sometimes line Of black is deftly
to give it character. Rose-colored,
green. maize, various shades Of violet,
and blue in abundance are seen in these
colored handkerchiefs.
We can doubtless all remember the
time when silk handkerchiefs were oc-
casionally used by men. To us in our
childhood they were the essence Of old
fashioned taste. Today, of course. the
handkerchief-in the form Of crepe de
chine-is considered decidedly smart.
Perhaps some time it will seem as old
fashioned and odd as did our grand
fathers silk handkerchiefs.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
MUCH BREAD TO BE SAVED
BY new TWO-OUNCE PLAN
Restaurant and Hotel Men in New
York Sec But Little Opposition
Among Customers.

NEW YORK, February Ga tremen-
dous saving Of bread in New York ho-
tells and restaurants will result from
the food administration order to limit
rolls and bread portions to two ounces
to each diner. according to statements
today by leading hotel and restaurant
proprietors.
Thomas D. Green. president of the
New York Hotelmen's Association. and
chairman OF the hotel division of the
food administration for New York,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, expected
no objections to the order except, per-
haps, from few customers. and pre-
dicted that within two or three days it
would be observed generally. At many
hotels and restaurants the bread por-
ton, with its accompanying pat of but
ter, will continue to be quoted at 10
cents.
The shortage of substitutes for wheat
flour in local markets has resulted in
the food administration authorizing
dealers to sell one pound of flour with
four pounds of potatoes.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
BEES TO GET SUGAR
Food Administration 70 I'D 4F3AA
fists Where Safety Of Hives
u Endangered.

Bee4 must h9ve Sugar. a0sD q 14e3Dr
owners drink unsWoetened co46eo. T61oi
10 the view Of the Omitted eta4ss food
Administration. O1dcial announcement
sugar to apiarists In al cases wheros
the safety Of the bees would b endan~.
rored should the keeper fail to suppleA.
ment their natural stores
moment may mean ten pounds Of honey
later in tho year. Even in the face OF
world shortage. tho food administra-
tion has decided. tho industry Of the:
bee deserves protection.
Last summer was q poor season foHs
honey producers In many seotionA
Many bee keepers have needed sugar
for strengthening colonies, and VIII
need still moro to stimulate brood rear>
ing IN spring. Dealers. however. have
hesitated to deliver It, fearing they
might violate the wishes OF tho food
administration.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
ASSERTS D. C. HIGH COSTS
SHOULD LOWER ALINONY
Washington War Worker Says He
Must Quit Government If Court
Insists He Pay Wife.

Declaring war prices in Washington
have made living in the National Cap
ital more expensive than in New York
city, Francis Rosenbluh, civil en-
gineer. today asked the District Su-
preme Court to reduce the alimony
which he is paying his wife, Esther
Rosenbluh. under a temporary order of
the court. The husband explains he
has to pay $40 per month for a plainly
furnished room, without modern con-
veniences. which in ordinary times
would cost only $40.
If required to continue paying $50 per
month for alimony Mr.. Rosenbluh says
he will be obliged to give up his present
important work for the bureau Of yards
and docks of the Navy Department and
seek employment elsewhere The husband
says he is engaged in designing the United
States armor plant to be located at
Charleston. W. Va, and thinks he should
not be compelled to relinquish this work
when the government needs the services OF
all OF Its technical men to push the war to
speedy and successful conclusion
Mr.. Rosenbluh says he tried to enlist
in the Army, but was rejected because Of
a crippled hand. and he feels like he
ought to be permitted to do his "bit'' in
civil capacity. He is represented by At
torney 8. C. Brez.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
LJ1IILESoR!Es L1IL
I'6rBEDTIriE
By THORNTON ". 3UR1Hss.
tcopyagns, ,s1a, b =. n. sszzssaj
Hiqh Times in Farmer Browns
Pantry.

Robber thu Rat has sharp teeth.
Those teeth are made Tor 1nawins.
Mrs. Robber has sharp teeth and they
also are made for gnaw1ng. Robber
has a sharp nose and keen sense OF
smell, but he has no sharper nose nor
keener sense Of smell than Mrs. Robber.
For one whole night. while they made
their new homo in Farmer Browns
woodshed, and for one whole day. when
1t was best to keep out Of sight, Robber
and Mrs. Robber had shifted the most
delicious ana enticing odors every
time the kitchen door was opened and
whenever they had dared to steal up
and put their sharp noses to the crack
under the door. Now it was the second
night, the night Robber meant to get
in where those delicious smells came
from.
Robber knew exactly what to do.
He had studded the situation very
carefully. There was only one way OF
getting into that kitchen. and that was
through that door: He s.,c couldn't open e.
And the best place to cut a hole was
at the lower corner on the side where
there was no hinge. Just as soon as
all was quiet inside the house Robber
corner of the kitchen door. When his
jaws grew tired from gnawing SO
steadily Mrs. Robber took his place.
So they took turns until at last they
had gnawed the corner from that door
and there was a hole big enough for
them to slip through easily. Robber
insisted on making 1t big enough to
more than squeeze through. It must
be big enough to go though In q
hurry, II there should be need Roober
is too clever q rascal to take any moro
risk than is necessary.
Once inside that kitchen Robber and
Mrs. Robber drew long breaths OF pure
satisfaction. It was delightfully."- warm
in there. There were new and strange
things to see and smell and taste, for
they never had been In a house before.
At first they were very cautious They
back to that hole in the door. as they
heard. or imagined they heard, some
one coming. But no one did come, and
after a while they grew bold. Ono of
the first things they did was to drink
up the milk which Black Pussy had
the time they were doing 1t. You see.
his nose told him that that dish was
Black Pussys; he could smell her.
After this they found the pantry door
ajar, and then my. my. my! That pam
try was to them a Rat heaven. They
had baked that afternoon and which
was wrapped up in a cloth. They ate
the most of a pie. They pulled a piece
of meat to the floor and dragged it
clear out to the hole in the kitchen
door, only to find that there was a bone
in it which they couldn't get through
the hole They stole two towels and a
napkin and carried them out to make
their home more comfortable. They
upset pitcher Of milk. They jumped
Evening star., 1918-02-06
LARGEST DEFICIENCY BILL.
Measure Carrying Billion and Hall
to Two Billion Dollars Reported.

The largest deficiency appropriation
bill in the history Of the United States
carrying between $1.5o0.00O.o0O and
$4,000. .000.0 900. including huge sums for
aviation and for the Army and Navy,
was reported today to the House ap-
propriations committee by the sub
committee.
Secretary Baker asked Congress yes
terday for $13.211.1s0 more for con-
struction of Army quartermaster store
houses in the Panama canal zone dur
ing the next fiscal year.
Secretary Redfield asked for de-
ficiency appropriation of s150.000 to re-
pair lighthouses destroyed on the
Atlantic coast by storms this winter.
Construction Of a north jetty at the
bar and entrance Of Umpqua river.
Ore. to cost s553.00O. half of which
would be paid by the government, was
recommended to Congress yesterday
by the War Department
Evening star., 1918-02-06
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS.

Duke Of Orleans. pretender to the
throne Of France. born forty-nine years
ago today.
Mai. Gen. Samuel s. Sumner. U. 8. A.,
retired, born at Carlisle. Pa. seventy
six years ago today.
John NJ. c. Smith. representative in
Congress of the third Michigan dis
trict. born at Belfast, Ireland. sixty
flve years ago today.
Sherman Z. Burroughs. representative
in Congress of the first New Hampshire
district, born at Dunbarton, N. H.
forty-eight years ago today.
George ]. Gould. capitalist and rail-
road magnate. born in New York city.
dfty-four years ago today.
George H Hodges, the only democrat
ever elected to the governorship Of
Kansas. born at Orion, Wis. hfty-two
years ago today.
Max Flack, outfielder Of the Chicago
National League base ball team, born
at East 81. Louis. III. twenty-seven
years ago today
Evening star., 1918-02-06

down in the hour barrel to see what
that white stun was like. and then. In
sheer high spirits. chased each other
all around tho kitchen. The -four was
left everywhere. They upset q basket
Of eggs, and tho eegs-well, guess you
know what happened to the eggs. Such
q mess as they made en- the doori They
gnawed holes In all tho bags they could
dnd Just to ind out what was inside.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
New York Home for o. S. Officers,

NEW YORK, February 6.-Through
the efforts of the National League for
Women's Service officers of the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps who are forced
to spend several days in New York
waiting for the sailing of their ships
to France have been provided with
club home in the Paul Jones House In
West 57th street,
Evening star., 1918-02-06

and. Of course. the things that were in
side ran out and were scattered all
about: They tipped over q can OF sirup
sirup.
Oh. Robber the Rat and Mrs. Robber
had high old times in Farmer Browns
pantry and kitchen that night, and they
didn't forget to carry q lot OF good
things out to their new home in the
woodshed.
II think" said Robber. with a grin.
as they curled up in their bed to sleep
away the day. Il think we are going to
enjoy living here"
Evening star., 1918-02-06
CONFIDENCE OF us. BOYS
|MPRESSES AMUNDSEN
Norwegian Explorer Says That It Is
Finely Stimulating to Be With
Americans at the Front.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. February 6.-'sThe Qualities
that most impressed me In the Ameri-
can troops at the 'front.'" said Capt
Roald Amundsen. the Norwegian ex-
plorer. ARE their cheerfulness, conf
dence and certainty of being able to do
their part in beating the Germans
Capt. Amundsen is the first civilian
foreigner to see the American front line
trenches. He is about to leave for the
United States to deliver addresses on
the war as it appears to a citizen of a
neutral country, although he himself is
not neutral.
Recently Capt. Amundsen returned
his German decorations as a protest
against the German murder of Nor
Wegians sailors In the North sea.
1T Is finely stimulating to live for a
couple of days in that atmosphere of
hope. conscious strength and action"
said he. I saw there, on that piece
Of line somewhere in France, the pres
ent hitting power, the result Of those
mighty preparations making in Amer
lea. It was a tonic to friend of Amer
lea and the allies to feel that the power
Of this hitting instrument will grow
month by month, with almost the i'm
pulse and regularity of a natural law,
into a great seasoned, invincible Army.
Mighty Preparations Of America.
IT felt in those sheIl-swept trenches
for they are shelled every day-that
there the mighty preparations Of
America were beginning to be realized
and that the end would be the over
throw OF autocracy in Europe and safe
ty for the world"
Capt Amundsen reached the fore
most trench in a thick fog and stood
upon its edge and peered into the fog
toward the German trenches.
YES" he said, there was plenty OF
mud and water at the front, but the
dugouts farther back were dry, the fur
nishings the barest elementary things
but enough for rude comfort. There was
much lively talk back there. singing,
whistling and laughing.
OF his impressions of some OF the
eighteen American officers schools back
OF the line, which he inspected. he said:
''It was rather odd to see in the staff
college officers being taught the. higher
art Of war almost on the battlefield.
was delighted to see a colonel Of
Norwegian ancestry as one of the
leading instructors"
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Quit o. s. Military Service.

Brig. Gems. Frederick W. Stillwell and
Albert J. Logan OF the National Army,
both Of the state Of Pennsylvania, have
left the military service Of the United
States. Gen. Sti1lwell resigned and Gen.
Logan was honorably discharged because
OF physical disabilities.
Evening star., 1918-02-06

Col. Roosevelt 10 to address a mass
meeting in Boston tonight on tho SUBJ
ject Of "Americanism am Prepared
ness"
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Ftance Gets s155,oooOoo Loan,

Allied credits are increased to s4,-
684, 100000 by a loan of $155. 100000 to
France. The funds will be spent large
ly in this country for military purposes,
Evening star., 1918-02-06

The war between the Enited States
and Germany is ten months old today.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
In Curious, Dead Shades.

Paris has put old rose on her color
card for decades. She likes it She also
likes old blue and dead brown and
aueumn yellow. In America we care
more for living colors. Yet, this spring
we shall probably wear the old rose
which France has sifted through all her
new appaeel and which, in some dyes,
Is almost terra Gotta. On the majority
by white
To further enliven It, the French and
american fabric makers have brought
OUT various weaves Of jersey with a
stamped. embroidered design, and here
and there they have added beads in
some machine fashion, which enlivens
the surface. it is true, but cannot be-
said to enhance it,
The sketch today, which has arrived
from Paris. shows one of the new
gowns worn at tho Theater Marigny
and intended as a model for this coun-
try.
1t Is Of old rose tricot, with a short.
narrow skirt and a curious, loose. belt
ed blouse that is trimmed with bands
& OF white, embroidered with flower de-
sign This stifr flower design is also
placed at the hem Of the skirt in soma.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
camel |NFRANCE
|SRAP|D TRANSIT?
Wars Makeshifts Shown by
U. S. Corporaps Pictures
Taken "Over There"
By THOMAS M. JOHNSON.


Copyright, 1918 All nghts reservedJ
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, January s.-"Say." said a
short. bowlegged corporal the other
day. 'I wanta send three pictures home
to the folks, but dunno how can get
it across.
"These censorship rules say all you
can send is pictures Of yourself with
out background that might indicate
whereabouts of the studio or other
Fstrategio Information. These amt pic
lures Of myself, nothing like it. Walt
till tell you.
I'm going to entitle this series
Rapid Transit in France I took 'em
with little pocket camera There's
one I took up at the port where we
landed, first picture I took in France
it was.
Pictures Show Animal.
"It shows one of these two-wheeled
carts. with three animals hitched to 1T.
@sde ons Is hepes Gid ano eaw and
an old French feller in blue night
shirt sittin' in the road mill1in' the COW.
Then there's another l took over at
(the town Whero general uedu-
quarters are situated) of the bus that
goes down to the station to meet trains.
You won't believe this unless you've
seen it, but that bus is hitched up to a
horse an a camel. a regular camel like
you see in circus, come from Morocco.
they tell me. and looks as If it had
gone as long as camels can go without
a drink. or chow, either.
Taken in Village.
'The last ones a prize. took It in
ono of these villages up the line. It's
q young kid in a soldiers coat down
to his knees walkin' down the main
street with a stick in his hand drtvin'
q sled, and what do you guess is
hitched to the sled? By. gosh. big fat
goose. and nothing else. The kids
steerin' the goose with the stick. and
the goose lookin' around with that fool
goose look. just like the pictures you
see of that crown prince:
Say. what do you think those folks
with their automobiles and subways
and everything would mako of that?
1t sure would open their eyes. Travels
a great thing for a man." said the cor
poral.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
OF Interest TO Wd111en|
JERSEY IN ALL WEAvEs AND ColoRs
By ANNE R1TTHNHousn.
spondanos Of Ths Star.

Special Correspondents Of Ths Star.
NEW YORK. February b.-Paris has
clung to Jersey with q pertinacity that
speaks well for its continued success.
America accepts It. shelves It, revives
she bases her warmth ana coldness to-
ward it on the fixing Of its price.
When the department shops sell
gowns Of 1t for $12 she turns her back
on it; when the high-priced shops offer
it for $3.50 she takes serious cognizance
Of 1t. We are always like that in Amer
lea.
They Call It Tricot.
One of the new weaves in Jersey Is
called tricot by the French designers.
1t has no wool in it Neither has the
artificial silk jersey that exploits the
matelasse designs.
There Is another kind of jersey that
is made from a band of wool and q
band of silk. and there is stiff wood
pulp jersey that is not as pliable as
the other weaves.
Wool jersey continues to be in favor
and as long as the dressmakers and
women do not exceed the four-and-a-
half-yard measurement for a gown, in
compliance with the government, there
is no reason why they should not use
up all the wool jersey in the country.
The silk weave, however, is more
fashionable in Paris than the worsted
kind, which is an about-face from the
situation of last year. Gowns that are
going south. or those that are in the
shop windows as advertised for the
south, show that the American spring
trade is founded on the fact that
France insists that this jersey shall be
considered fashionable.
Evening star., 1918-02-06

what the fashion that Bulloz invented
two years ago.
The clerical collar, with its pointed
tab, is quite the fashion, and the belt,
with Its pendant streamers holding
their bits of embroidery, is a fashion
that seems to have been borrowed from
the primitives of this country. 1t is
quite effective. and we shall probably
see much Of 1t later in the spring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-30

pants OF any one auto would think
me safe in some other ear. Chrys
and mother were at tho Womsn's
club. checking OF garments contrib
uted 20 Serbian relief. No one would
miss me until midnight. And then
II thought OF Eioise--it would be
too late,
set TO reasoning out how ele
vators work. fancied that all lifts
are equipped with safety devices TO
prevent a drop OF more than n few
feet Like all other women. had
Travelled miles. vertically. without ac-
quirlng a single idea OF how they
run. The Lorimer system would be
the best. the safest. IN the country.
nevertheless. drop 81 80 storien was
not a trip 10 experiment with.
tfniess-the new thought was hor'
rlble--but 1 smiled with relief as |
outlined u. felt around In the
dark for the lever. Now | had plan
TO save myself from the degradation
Eioise had endured!
At last heard footsteps In the
corridor which leads TO the public
lifts. With my fingers on the lever.
with The hope in my heart that the
mans threat about the drop was no
idle one. | stood ready 20 throw over
the lever with all my strength.
should that ficnd manage 90 get into
the car. then he. too. would make a
swift descent with me-to eternity
Go He Continued