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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
OSCAR, Of MOBILE,
T H0N0RS GRANTS PASS

Oscar Is here. He arrived In town
last night and will proceed to stick
around" for few days. entertain
ing the public with his melodious
vocal and instrumental abilities.
Oscar--Oscar wilkins. is his full
name-is dlminutiye coon with
feet big enough for man twice his
size. But he can throw those feet
around In a buck and wing In a
manner that would do Justice to
Lew Docksteader himself. And he
can tickle the banjo. guitar. ukelele
and in fact. every known instru-
ment. according to Oscar. But he
Is known to be able to strum bit
on the uke. and to sing. He Is as
black as the ace OF spades. has the
typical kinky wool. which he valnly
tries to train In part. and like
wise amiable, carefree disposition.
When seen this morning Oscar
had just arrived from Albany where
he has been for the past two or
three months and Is working his way
south. He was directed to the Joy
theatre. where he may persuade
Miss Woke that he is "all the
goods" and appear on the program
tonight or In the near future.
II sure can draw a big crowd" :"
Oscar told the reporter. wv
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
GRANTS PASS PARTY
RETURNS FROM MINES

A party consisting OF Frank G.
Bramwcll, John Hampshire and Roy
". Clark returned TO the city this
morning after trip TO Crescent
City and Brooklngs where they In
vestigated the chrome business. The
hauling OF chrome ore has started
from the Tyson properties. both 10.
Gated about rs miles from Crescent
City. Ore from the French fIIil
mine II hauled to Crescent CITY and
from the Copper Creek mine to the
Hobbs-wall 4 Co. railroad between
Crescent City and Smith River
The hauling OF ore from that dis.
trlct has started six weeks cartier
than last year. Prospects. SAYS Nr
Bramwell, Tor big output ~
chrome from these properties. mr.
exceedingly good this year There
will be several thousand tonr
brought out.
The roads, says Mr., Bramweil.
are excellent after crossing the cel-
iforn'' line, but on this side ihe'
are In verv bad condition. The
roads In California are kent M and
worked ~ soon as the dry we",s~r
starts. For four or five thorssrd
dollars. II is stated. the roads on IN"
Oregon side could he put IN good
shape.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
COMING EVENTS

MAY .. Friday Field day exercises
for all the schools OF the city.
May 4. Saturday From . to .
o'clock, silver tea by Honor Guard
Girls. Liberty bond benefit. ~
May \. Wednesday Baby welfare
meeting under auspices OF Par
ent-Teacher association at Cham
Der OF Commerce.
May 3. Friday-May Day exercises
at high school campus.
May IL. Sunday Baccalaureatc SER
mon by Rev. Charles r. Drake at
VI. r.. church.
Nav 16, Thursday GLASS Day exer.
oises OF high school.
May II. Friday-Commence cement
exercises.
May 27-June 1, Monday-Saturday---
Chautauqua at Grants Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02

Paul kirker spent the day In Med
ford on business.
Come have cup OF tea, saturday.
"Music while you eat," 81
r. w. Clarke went to Portland
last night on a business trip
"Cutex'' for the nails Sarm has
1t. 81
W L. Baker, OF Medtord, is in
the city
c. Z. Cotton, of Klamath Falls,
arrived in the city yesterday,
]. 7. Parker and Geo, Crerar, of
Wallace, Ida, are in the city on
business.
Miss Pearl Pankey, OF Central
Point. is Grants Pass visitor.
A. II. Duprey, of Eureka, is in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Cushman left
last night for cushman, Wash.
Honor Guard Patriotic tea. 81
Mrs. Belle Trask returned to
Salem last night after visiting with
friends and relatives In Grants Pass.
Sam Ramsey returned to McCloud.
Cal. this morning, after spending a
few days here and at Wonder.
Stop in and have some lunch Sat-
urday. 81
Engineer VIM. Dewitt and wife
went to Portland last night on a
business trip.
willett Murray returned yester-
day to Corvallis to resume his
studies at the o. A. c.
New arrival Of hats at Mrs. N. p.
Anderson's. 70S z street. 81
Mrs. Anna Walter, Of Applegate.
left last night for Portland to visit
her daughter. She was accompanied
by her son. Herman Walter.
Do you like good music and eats.
II so come to the patriotic tea. Sat
urday. 81
Mrs. Chas. Weir and two chill
dren returned this afternoon fr IN
Oakland. Ore.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02

have been made for, the reception OF
the q. A. u. and w. R,,c, members
and that at least iso0 veterans and
their ladies are expected TO visit
Albany during the three days The
city council. county court and bus
lness men OF Albany have contrib
utcd to large entertainment, fund
and biz time viii be given the yis-
iting comrades,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
Ladies Auxiliary

A meeting OF the Ladies' Auxiliary
will be held on Saturday. Nav T.
Miss Anne Mccormick Is to give a
talk on war clothing. There will he
suggestions on textile renovating
and remodellng OF clothing. A cor
dial invitation Is extended to all
ladies' who are interested In clothes
to be present at . D. m. In the
Chamber OF Commerce rooms.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
Patriotic Tea Saturday

In order to raise money to buy a
Liberty bond the Honor Guard girls
are giving silver tea Saturday.
May 4. from o'clock to . o'clock,
in the building formerly occupied by
Roses confectionery. A fine pro-
gram. including solos. duets. quar-
tettes. sextettes and victrola music
has been arranged. Also refresh
ments OF tea. war bread sandwiches
and fruit sherbet will be served by
the girls.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
Other Liens Filed

Several liens we're filed yesterday
against A. c. Epperly- OF the CO.
lumbia Mining company to recover
money for supplies and labor. Devall
Stevens Co.. asks for s71s.75 to
cover merchandise sold defendant;
Luther Schmucker asks ss25.25 for
labor; R. Fl. Gon. for labor. $751;
81; f. l.. Goff. for labor. s1ss.s0;
Percy Williams. labor. s4s7.5o: J..
c. Havens. balance for labor, s5s7.-
81.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
I. O. O. =. Attention

Lodge will meet at I. o. o, +. hall
tomorrow afternoon for attendants
at the funeral OF Brother A. y. Car
penter. which will be held at Clark
a Holman's chapel. Paul r.
Blanchard. noble grand.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
Returning to Nevada-

Mrs. Alice Coates and son. Robert,
OF Rochester. New, who visited the
ormer's sister. Mrs. G. W. Thomp-
son for the past week, left this
morning for their home. On Mon
day Mrs Coates and son, Mrs
Thompson and daughter. and Mrs
Jack Allison and son. Jack. motored
to Ashland and other points. cover
ing more than 100 miles In the
Thompson Dodge.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
NEW TO-DAY

tCLASSIFIED AID RATES.--2b
words. two issues. csc: six issues.
soc: one month. s1.be. when paid In
advance. When not paid In advance.
&c per line per Issne)
WANTED Small hoist for mining,
electric or gasoline. Address A.
T. McIlyain. Rogue River, Ore
gon. so
LOST--Small pin. insignia Of y. g..
Engineers-Castle with U. s. SUI
perimposed. Return to Courier
Office. 81
FOR SALE-0ne Studebaker hack
at bargain price. Phone 317 or
call at 511 II street, city. 81
WANTED--Men to work on road
So per day and board one team.
IS; one cook, sSb per month.
Phone SIS. See George 8. Bar
ton. 81
LOST-Gold stick pin with pearl
setting lost Wednesday. Finder
please leave with No. 473. care
Courier. 81
FOR RENT-152 acres Of land
known as the John Souder place.
near Williams, Ore. Rental.
800 to December 31st. 1918. D.
W. Holgate, U. 8. National Bank
building, Portland. Ore. 81
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
Huston Withdraws-


County Clerk T.. l.. Coburn yes
terday received letter from s. B.
Huston. asking that HIS name be
taken of the ballot as candidate
for U s. senator. His reasons given
are that his health would not per-
nit him to make a strenuous cam
paign II nominated, and that the
amount OF money required is too
great to put into campaign at this
time. The real reason for his with
drawal. however, Is to throw his
support to some other candidate for
the republican nomination.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
Water Master Returns

Water Master Returns
NJ. L. opdyeke has returned from
yrtle Greek. whore he spent the
winter and has taken up his duties
as water master. His duties are
principally confined to Josephine
county and the western part OF
Jackson county, although his dis
trict, No. is, also includes Curry and
southern Douglas county.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
Admitted to pmtatc--

Admitted to rolats>--
The estate OF the late John Stuart
Harvey was today admitted to pro-
bate by Judge Gillette. MIR. stuar,
died at Oakland. January so. leav-
ing an estate valued at $500 per-
sonal property.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02

Exchange Farm for Stock Itanch--
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lucke and
two children left Wednesday night
for Eugene where they will visit rel
atives and will later probably go to
Harney county. Mr.. Lucke, who has
been a resident OF Josephine county
for a number OF years, has traded
his 40 acre farm few miles down
the river, to w. H. Richards. OF
Harvey county, for 320-acre stock
and grain farm. Mr.. Richards and
family and several other eastern
Oregon families expect to come to
Josephine county later in the sea-
son.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02

Moving to Pueblo
Mr.. and Mrs. = VI. Mayhem left
this morning for Pueblo. Colo. ex-
pectlng to make their home ON n
farm near that city They will stop
on at Gooding. Ida, to visit Mr.
Mayhews relatives,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02

Parent-Teacher Business Meeting
A business meeting of the Parent
Teacher association will be held at
the Chamber Of Commerce on We'd
nesday. May Sth. at 1880 p. m. to
elect a president and treasurer for
the next two year term This meet
ing will be called promptly as II
will be followed at 8 o'clock by the
baby welfare meeting. All those
wishing to have a vote at this cleo
tion will see that their dues, Of Csc
for the year. are paid. The treas
urer is Miss Louise Henry, s47
North Second street, Phone 23s-R.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
On account OF /

On aceoun, OF the field day exer'
cises at the high school the Red
Cross rooms will be closed on Fri
day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
Engraved Calling Cards

Script type. si.75 per 100; II you
furnish plate. s1.25 per hundred.
Printed cards soc for so; s0c for
100. Courier Office. 46tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02

State Engineer Lewis and State
Superintendent Of Banks Will Ben
nett, were taken over the Grants
Pass and Gold Hill irrigation pro-
jects yesterday by John Dubuis, en-
gineer for the projects. They re-
turned to the city late and left town
on the Z o'clock train. Mr.. Dubuis
left early this morning for Gold
Hill where he picked up G. B. Al.
din, president Of the Gold Hill pro-
ject, and the two went on to Jack
sonville to confer with the Jackson
county court.
1t has been impossible to get fur
ther information as to the results
Of the trip, but the above dispatch
from Salem indicates that the mem.
bers OF the state board were ia
vorably impressed with the Gold
Hill project, which will soon let con-
tracts for the construction OF the
ditch.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
GOLD HILL PROJECT
FAVORED BY ENGINEER

Salem, May State Engineer
John II. Lewis said today that the
proposed 100000 bond issue OF the
Gold Hill irrigation project will
probably be approved by the irriga-
tion securities commission. The
assessed valuation is in excess OF the
proposed bond issue and Is not over
sixty per cent Of market value.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02
Electric Wiring

Electric Wiring
Paul's Electric Store. Medford.
Ore. Orders may be placed through
power company ofiiee. 60
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-02

FOR SALE-one Studebaker hack
at bargain price. Phone 317 or
call at 511 II street, city. 81
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
U. S. SHOULD TAKE ROOMS.
M. B. Nicol Suggests Plan to House
Federal Workers.

Editor The Washington Herald: viii
you permit me space in your paper
to suggest a quick remedy for the
housing problem for clerks?
Let the government notify the own
ers of the many vacant houses. here
in the heart of the city. near the
Departments, that IL they are not
fixed up and rented for boarding
houses, at reasonable prices, the gov
ernment will condemn and buy them
at assessed valuation, repair and rent
them at the right price to ladies' who
will furnish them and fill them with
clerks at reasonable prices.
There are about a dozen large
houses in a few blocks of the Treas
ury, which the owners refuse to rent,
but hold to sell at a large profit for
business purposes. The government
could buy them at assessed value and
they could be repaired and made very
comfortable in a few weeks and after
the war is over could be sold at a
profit or be valuable property for the
government to own.
Probably 80 vacant houses could be
found within mile of the depart
ments needing more clerks, which
would afford homes to 800 or more
clerks. near their work, saving both
time and car fare.
A bill could be passed. appropriating
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
HERALD CARTOONS APPEAL.
Readers Suggest Making Scrap
Book Of Them for Soldiers.

Editor The Washington Herald:
The Tom Sawyer pictures are fine
too good to throw away after being
enjoyed by only two or three peo-
pie. SO We are saving the colored
sections and the Dwig pictures and
other particularly good pictures
and bits for scrap books.
have seen several times In pa
pers and magazines that scrap
books would be much appreciated
by our soldiers in France. ] do not
know II anything could be put in
scrapbooks that would be more ap-
preciated than these pictures.
We were taking the New York
Sunday Herald when Foxy Grandpa
and Buster Brown came out 1 was
so struck with both and the quality
of the pictures that / saved them
and later, with the help of our Sun
day school class We made them into
scrap books with other pictures
from the colored section, Little
Nose and odd pictures.
They were by far the most at
tractiye scrap books I have ever
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27

seen for old and young. Ths MIC
lures looked q much better quality
when pasted in than before. Heith-
er Foxy Grandpa nor Buster brown
In book form compared either in in-
terest or appearance with our scrap
books.
We enjoyed them 90 much We did
not want TO see them go out Of the
house think the Dwig pictures
particularly good for the Red Cross.
as the books could be made 90 light TO
hold. but the colored picture books
could be used by convslsseents ss
well as in the Y. II. G. A reading
rooms.
l would suggest that you push this
idea in your paper. II you wish ! viii
write out Just how we made our scrap
books 1t may be helpful TO others.
One can get enough with the Dwig
pictures to make a good scrap book in
month out of the Daily Herald, and
the colored sections in two months.
There will be little expense in max
ing these books and not Q great deal
Of trouble. With q little supervision
boys and girls Of twelve years old can
help make them nicely and enjoy do
ing It. Making the covers is the most
difficult part.
We appreciated very much your edi-
torial on woman suffrage January 8,
and your fair treatment Of the ones-
ton right along, and Of the piclets.
The sympathy with the pickets waS
much more widespread than President
Wilson and others in Washington
cared to believe. / hope you will DO
all you can 70 get the Anthony amend
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
rHDhB VETTNe aAfr.
Fisr.Id Rssd<f Declares Ii Hslps
Spread Contasion.

rief4io hc1oer Declares IL nelpt
Spread contaGon.
Edftor Of Ths Washington Heraldi
A large number Of people nesd 20
be warned about q certsin eommon
habit All people handle books. Pc
pers and tickets. Contssions diseases
may be contracted from Q sheet Of
p&per upon the surfsce OF which
germs have been deposited
Therefore. wettinE the hnger or
thumb IN the mouth 70 turn q page
"a a bad habit because one may
have . disease Of which he 10 un-
svare. and deposit its germs; be-
euss the same piscs Of paper may
have been previously molstsned "
another persons finger or thumb.
and thus germs may be taken up 2
Because, q person who Ia not uL
may be temporarily harboring the
germs Of a contagious disease; be-
cause everyone has upon his nnger<
many germs Of a questionable char
sctsr. and often some Of q dangerous
character.
For all these reasons, an people
should be careful not 10 moisten
their fingers or thumbs IN their
mouths, when turning the pager Of
books or magazines, when hand..ag
circulars. cards or programs 20
others. and when handling paper
money.
Yours for health.
ALICE Park.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
CONDEMNS HUN cRUELTIEs.
N. T. A. Takes Issue with Attack OF
Civil War Soldiers.

Editor The Washington Herald: 1
have read with astonishment the COM
munication in your Sunday edition
from Charles Hooper under the head
ing "An Wars Are Cruel" The gem
eral tenor of his letter is to the effect
that this is not much worse than the
general run of wars, and he cites the
horrors OF Andersonville and other
prison camps In our civil war. and
quotes the famous saying OF Gen.
Sherman to the effect that war is
hell"
Is the Hooper letter an apology for
the Hun atrocities, or is 1t Just due to
plain ignorance of the facts? 1t is
true that the conditions In Anderson
Vile and some of the other war
prisons we're exceedingly bad. Wirz,
who was In command at Anderson
Vile was tried In the old Capital
prison in this city, and was convicted
and hanged, not, however, upon the
general record of barborous conditions
In the prison, but because there was
brought home to him specific in
stances of the unlawful killing of
prisoners either by his own hand or by
his personal order and under his own
eye. And, by the way, this same Wirz
was a German.
Yes. it Is true the civil war was bad
enough. There Is indeed a saying that
civil war is worse than any other.
but that saying can no longer hold
good.
Does Mr.. Hooper know of a single
instance in the civil war where a
woman was violated or child mutt
lated and starved? Can he point out
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27

funds to buy up the vacant houses,
and they could be bought and fixed
and rented long before new buildings
could be ready.
There should be a special tax on
property held for increase in value
of land and allowed to run down.
disfiguring the neighborhood and Of
no use to anyone.
Clerks must not all demand a front
room alone and all modern improve
ments for SO to SIS month. Remem-
ber the rent paid Is the smallest part
of the cost OF running q house now.
Everything else has gone up. One
ton OF coal cost us over sl1 with
phoning and writing for three days,
and one mans time half day getting
an order for 1t, and it N so very
poor, not equal half q ton good coal
in heating value.
Laundry bills about doubled. not
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27

to that of Mr.. Bill HohenzolIern. II
the Colonel had the power in Amer
lea that the Kaiser has In Germany
he would. make himself President for
life-then at his death this country
could be divided in four parts and
handed over to be supervised by his
sons.
When Mr.. Roosevelt was President
he had the chance to hand the vote
to women on a silver platter. No, just
at that time he was hand in glove
with Kaiser Bill. They thought the
place for women was "Kirchu-Kir
Kinder
But since the vote has been given to
women by some of the States-and
those votes count in the Presidential
elections, dear Mr.. Roosevelt has
made some charming public statements
on the right of women. OF course
give them the vote-especially il they
use it for his interests. All patriotic
Americans will stand by our present
administration and help build up-not
tear down. Sincerely.
ISABEL SAWYER.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
DROP ALL KIND WORDS.
Writer Favors Using Every Availa,
bic Weapon Against GERMANY.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Events in the last three years have
shown that the war psychology of
the allies is wrong, as much SO
as that of the Teutonic foe.
We have endeavored to win the
German masses for civilization by
kind words and kinder deeds, while
Germany has employed terroristic
methods to frighten the allied peo-
pies into demanding from their
governments any kind of a peace.
Germany has failed because it failed
to take into account the self-sacri-
ficing spirit of enemy peoples. Every
act Of Germahic barbarism had the
effect of steeling the resolve of those
whose spirit it endeavored to bend or
break.
We on our part sought to appeal
to the best motives OF the Tsuton, IL
we admit he has some good motives.
We failed to remember that il we
scratch a brute we are sure to find a
coward. Germans, after all, are cow
ardly. We hear of their fortitude, OF
hearing their burdens with patient en-
durance. But that is because, and
only so. their government almost every
day promises them an early German
peace.
1t is time We showed the Germans
the futility OF their struggles; that we
gave them a full dose of terrorism as
reminder that others can play the
barbarous German game. We must
show them that they cannot win; that
all the sacrifices they may make from
now till doomsday are all in vain.
To do that We must employ to the
limit every weapon we have-military
economic. and social. We must show
no mercy in the struggle with our
brutal foe. We must strike blow for
blow, meet outrage with outrage, and
then some. That is the surest way to
break down the German morale, and
so speedily win the war.
The German is at heart a coward.
and towards ever quail before the test.
Cowards understand only force, and
force to the limit should be employed
until peace is secured.
SAMUEL SALOMAN.