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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-17

Some More Murphy
Saturday. March /, Eat and dance
all night. $3.50. s5
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Ou rIiudy oil lue pcTious Wchc
shortened, bringing the last recita-
tion up to 2 o'clock, at which time
the program of the Cleonian Literary
society was given. The program was
to have been given some time ago,
but was postponed on account of the
influenza, and yesterday was attend
ed by the students, and a number
of their friends and relatives.
The program consisted of eight
numbers. each one displaying un-
questionable talent and ability on
the part OF the performers. The or
der of the program follows:
Selections High School Orchestra
Vocal Solo-.-............--...-.Eu .Eunice Hills
Reading. Booth Holmes
Violin Glenn Hamilton
Selection.------...--..-.Boys' Orchestra
One-act French Comedy--...--....----..
------.-.-.--"Ici On Parle Francois"
Cast Of Characters
Major Reguless Rattan. Don Kearns
Victor Dubois-.-----------.-Arnold Meier
Mr.. Spriggins- George Riddle
Mrs. Spriggins- .Bernice Nichols
Angelina, their daughter-------.---.
------.----------.-.--..--.--..-- Herman
Julia, wife of Major Rattan-.-.---.--
-..---.-....--.-..-.----Th --Thelma Robinson
Anna Maria, maid of all work.
Crete Derricks
Selection. High School Orchestra
The play. which was snappy
throughout, depicted the troubles
brought upon Spriggins for the dis
play of sign reading: "Ici On Parle
Francais," (French spoken here)
in hope of gaining the patronage of
summer boarders. Mr.. Spriggins
had taken an abbreviated course in
French, but was hopelessly lost when
a Frenchman, Victor Dubois, ap-
peared and attempted to converse
with him. The Frenehman had
brought a Mrs. Rattan, who had
been accidently separated from hei
husband at a railroad station, tt
find a room until her husband ar
rived. At this point the Spriggins
maid, Anna Maria, struck for highe
wages, and not receiving them left
and Mr.. and Mrs. Spriggins wer,
forced to become the maid and vale
of Mrs. Rattan and Mr.. Dubois, VIII
had rented rooms of them
Complications rapidly set in whel
Major Rattan, naturally of ieal
GUS and positive disposition, arrive
upon the scene, believing that Du
bois had eloped with his wife. An
gelina, for whom Dubois had Pre-
fessed his love, accidently learned O
this accusation, and believed Victo
false. A climax was reached whe
Major Rattan, accusing Dubois O
clipping with his wife insisted upo
a duel and produced two viciou
looking pistols. This was prevented
by Major Rattan, hiding behind
screen, awaited the arrival of hi
wife, who had gone in search of hin
When she arrives, and the othe
characters assemble, the tangle
unwoven, and all ends happily.
The orchestra IS deserving of spt
oial chredit, as the members hav
had few chances to practice together
and only after the flu ban had bee
somewhat lifted were they able t
re-organize.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-17

All kinds of Commercial Printing
at the Courier Office.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-17
Personal AND AND LOCAL

Try Our Cakes and Cookies
Moore Baking Co.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-17

The high school girls have re-
sumed their basketball practice and
II allowed to play other teams, will
be ready to put up a winning game.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-17
NEW TODAY

WANTED--A trio of Indian Runner
ducks Inquire Jewell Hardware
Co., phone 14-R. "a
FOR SALE-Household goods Phone
507-R, or call $40 North Third
street. 90
FOR RENT-The two corner office
rooms just vacated by DR.. Nibley.
Steam heat, water, janitor service.
Geo. e. Lundburg. 9S
FOOL NO lookin' for Fool No. q
Five passenger auto to trade for
city property. Address No. 2S6
care Courier. 95
FOR SADE-Eight shoats and one
sow-one thoroughbred Berkshire
and the rest o. /. G. E. L. Pruitt
Merlin, Ore. 9S
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Legal Blanks at the Courier.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-17

Married Saturday Evening
Charles e. Stanley, OF Roseburg,
and Miss Bessie Berry. OF Merlin,
were married in this city Saturday
evening by Rev. Melville t. Wire.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-17

Band win Give Dance
rhe band has ordered several new
selections and Is buslly preparing
for the first dance of the season In
the pavilion.-Gold Hill News.
Electric Work
Phone 30 Medford. Pauls Electric
Store, 6sti
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-17

On Tuesday and Wednesday morn
ings DR.. Janet Reid, of the United
States government service, spoke to
the girls of the high school. Her
message was well given and well re-
ceiyed, and the girls greatly appre-
ciated her visit.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-17

Phone 2S--
Calls Howell's cleaning shop,
6osM G street. 90
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-02-17

Mioo Lorena Reed Of Richmond, Me-,
who has been appointed second lieu.
tenant in the radio corps Of the signal
department Of the army.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
Correspondence.
MoFEl.IjrhEws

The 7grOn11d-hOg saw his shadow
Sunday-so We might AS well prepare
for six weeks more cof winter,
lMra and Mrs. Fred Moffit arrived
home from a Minneanolis Thursday
whera, tl,1nv nave ssnetr3 the mast two
months visiting with friends
s.S6d naasengers 10, ,TaismarGk Tues-
dav we're Mr. and Mrs. Parks Mr. and
Nrs Warner ard .Mrs tWartjn Rinnlev
Fred Fulton was = caiferpin town
unns1 AZ I y1assg =, i,ts.G - Yli.,rsF
=. - omite Z j. numbers II /! vn,,nr .ncon,e
from ad;o,n;ng5!towns Attended the
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
The asbestos Eds and their ''fireproof bull'-
see S. B. l72.
TOO STRONG FOR THE LEAGUE

Senate Bill No. 1877 has been withdrawn by Mr.
Hagan author of the famous House Bill "A as
being tri1e too strong. 1t is generally thought
that the "Burleigh county Eds" framed this ir
preparation for the Bismarck city election next
spring.
When the Eds controlled the election officials
it was rumored at least that the election officials
controlled the elections. Whether that is just a
town suspicion or a fourth ward tradition con-
Germs few Lately Bismarck elections have been
"above suspicion"
But to get back tc Senate Bill l72, (which is re.
ported to have come from States Attorney AL
lens bill factory and which Sen. Hagan withdrew
Thursday, there is reflected the political acumen
of herBureigh county Eds" The terms of the
bill are so "Edesque.'
This apparently innocent and innocuous bill in
spred by the self-styled league leader in Bureigh
county, was too raw for Mr. Hagan himself Like
any gentleman after sighting the cloven hoof, he
promptly pulled it out of the hopper and consigned
it to oblivion.
The bill provided:
I'm precincts in cities and in unorganized town.
ships, the board of county commissioners shall at
the April session of said board next preceding a
primary election and general election appoint in
each precinct, as inspector OF electOnS some quail
fed elector of such precinct" y-..
The Inspector in turn under the bill names the
judges. 49, H.. l. L%4Tx4.ET =
How clever of the Eds to take away from the
city commission the right to inane the election
officials and deliver that privilege over to coun-
ty board dominated by the Eds
Sen. Hagan refused to be q, party to any such
second story political practice. --sz-..
Apparently the league refuses to pull any chest
nuts out of the fire for the "Burlegh county Eds"
The measure evidently was too strong for them
s4ln fact, it would work as much against the in
terests league IN some sections>of the state
as it WOULD work for them But what lis the
league to the Eds when their political prestige
at home hangs in the balance? S3tsE &'S@' ,&sa"}
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
LETTERS FROM
SOMEWHERE"
IN FIR A N CE
y: :. .s'1.,s.9 ~ Germany, Dec. 15. 1913,
Dear Folks at Home: .-y.
70 . NJ. .,1-l,IIa = z EN-. ~ :
FROM ARTHUR HARTLEY

| y SH>sssSssSB A/SS' ~. AcAo'.f
Dear Folks at Home: ID -2a>
Only ten days more until Christmas
this letter win never reach home by
that time but as write it am think.
Ing OF what must be happening back
there; the hHrrying noisy crowds, the
busy stores and the bright faces and
restlessness waiting for, the Santa
Claus. compare it with this day and
! cannot but beJ3a little sad but also
happy. that Il am. here. What "a
different time we are having, you with
the worry sof a big dinner and l with
the thought of where | will be and
what will be doing. believe l am
having the better time and that y
am enjoying myself as much, if pot
more than those~on your streets. II
We are in Germany, now,1in fairly
largo place called Grehauzen, due
north of Coblenz on the north Of the
Rhein river You should see the way
the German store are decorated with
the stores common to any toyland
Santas are in allsthe windows but the
toys are not for sale, rather they are
for sale but there is no money to
purchase them. There won't be much
OF happy timei for the kids but the
older people will be. very happy. 8The
war over, the young men so mucn
nearer are once more busy in the
fields. The place where l am writing
this, the home of a city dweller thus
one Of the poorer class will be nearly
destitute. With lot of saving they
have bought doll of medium size to
delight the heart of the young girl
but what a sacrifice it must have
meant to the mother. It has become
apparent to me that the whole life
of a mother is marked with sacrifice
and self-denial s&
During the month of December we
have done some great hiking in Ger
many On December 1st we crossed
the Moselle River at Luxemourg and
entered enemy land. Every day for
a week we hiked steadily down; the
riyer,s stopping over night at
some PERSONS home. The so diers
we're billeted in barns with plenty Of
straw but was always in luck in get
ling billeted in the house, sometimes
with a bed. The company clerk is al
ways in luck if he knows how tc go
about it. On December 18th we cross.
ed the Rhine river. thus fulfilling one
Of the American boasts, that of cross
ing the Rhine before Christmas. In
all since the 18th of November we
have hiked well over 500 kilometers
and figuring kilonreters to five miles
we have hiked about $50 miles.
I have also been looking for q let.
ter from Roy. but knowing the old
army ways and the hard time 1t Is TO
get chance TO- write still have pa
tience. Some day though ! hope he
will find time for a letter from 9
brother in the service would be good
reading. Il IA .3 sS.s4s .ss
The money I said had enclosed I'm
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
CLASH and settles the disputes of quar-.

CLASH and settles the disputes of quar-
reling races.
We Americans laugh sometimes al
the ridiculous jealousies Of the nations
in the far east and all over the world
and we boast of being immune of this
silly cause Of dissension and we often
fail to see that we have the danger
right in our midst. Those racial diff
ferences on our shores may not be as
dangerous to the peace and welfare
of our country as they are in Europe
or other parts of the globe, but they
are threatening enough to draw our
most serious attention and to look out
fr the proper remedies against them.
; 'Coloner Roosevelt, the staunchS de-
fender OF the true American ideals
only a few 'hours before his, alas too
early, death, made a plea to continue
the fight for AmericanismY He I'M his
Usual plain and forcible' way Of ex-
preston, said Here on American
Soil Should be, room but for one sflag
and for one language" He also said,
that every man coming to these shores.
to live and dwell here, must be an
land nothing else bug an
andlthat If he, tries to Keep
segregated with men of his ownEori-
gin and separate from the rest Of
IS not doine ahis4part as
an American. Any man who-says he
IS an American, hut something else
also'x ISN'T anSAmerican att all a gL
That Roosevelts warning wasa;n0t
only justified but also badly needed
is plain enough for everyone who
loves America, Here we find com,
of Swedes.or NorWegians and
on entering the limits Of their towns
or villages we might well imagine our.
selves to be somewhere in Scandin-
avia. In another place we hear the
broad German dialect of the Black
Sea regions, and if we wished to
study the ways, customs and language
Of those countries we need not to
cross the ocean. Somewhere else right
here in America you think to be IN
Montreal or Quebec. At another
place you can imagine yourself to be
in the country where the Bolsheviki,
Poles and other Slavs are huggfng
each other to death. 1t may be the
manners of those speakers Of foreign
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
the letter was lost after had written
the letter, I had meant to mention it
but forgot to. However, hope that +

the letter was lost after had written
the letter, l had meant to mention it
but forgot to. However, hope that I
will be able to get some more of the
German money and send it back
wrote Babe few days ago but !
can't write so very often. Work and
moving make it impossible to write
more than a couple of letters a month
and then most of the time we can't
mail those we have written.
1t sure would be fine if we could be
home for Xmas but am one Of the
lucky ones and am in the army of oc-
cupation which is to stay in Germany
for how long no one knows. They
only take the best ones for this army
and ] feel lucky to be one of the num-
Der. I've BEEN lucky. all around in
this old u. S. army, don't you think?
have seen garrison life at Fort Lin,
COIN tent life at: Camp Greene! ~ c.,
camp life in France, l have seen real
fighting, been over the top, been 'in)
the rear while my comrades were over
fighting, had narrow shaves from
death, have been one of the best Army
yet the army of occupation. Pretty
lucky you will agree. T}:ft@ J
Tell Earl and the rest will write
when I have more time. Here comes
a. runner withssemeaM0EafsssY0E.l,s siers
me to do SO will close.
'~'' '' Your loving son, - = ''@'" .''s' -''-s'
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07

tongues, but as to me and every true
American it is simply horrid andmost
impolite when your companion on the
street or train abruptly stops his con-
versa ton with you and starts to bab-
Die another tongue as soon as he
meets one of his own rase. How long
shall these uncivilized (and un-Ameri-
can conditions continue to exist on
American soil? How long shall the
allegiance of those foreigners in the,
United States be divided? How long
shall our country remain like. a poly
glot boarding house, in stead of a
country of wholehearted, real true
Americans? How long shall there be
a difference made between an Irish
man, Russ or Pollack and Yank? Just
as long as the authorities, civil and
ecclestic pamper that babel crowd. If
the authorities would be- animated
with the earnest spirit of our Great
Roosevelt and would heed his last
message to the American people then
undoubtedly they would by word and
example and strict laws amalgamate
the differet clements dwelling amongst
us into one notion, that would think,
speak and act the ONE GREAT MA
TION on the western hemisphere as
the GREATEST NATION under the
sun, the AMERICAN, NATION. Then
and only then shall be taken away the
strifes and jealousies that atiatimes
arise in communities and religious
congregations and that in the past
have wrought much harm to country
and religion. Then and only then
shall be safeguarded amongst us
lasting peace and an undisturbed prog
ress in society, religion and true
American ideals.
t ~ KATHLEEN BOYD.
Devils Lake N d '.r
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
PEOPLES EI( FORUM
"RACiAl JEAl OuSiES.

National differences have at all
times played great part in the
strifes and struggles, enmities and
wars that have soaked the earth with
human blood or destroyed a great
deal of the peace and happiness, prog
ress and culture of mankind.
Racial differences shall be a cause
of never ending jealousies and, the
theme for coming troubles, unless a
league of nations with watchful and
strong police corps quells the first
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
DIFFICULT DETERMINATION

Evidently the representatives of the great ma
tions sitting in Paris in the interest of selfdeter-
mination of the peoples as to their government
are having difficulties with that great slice of the
earth hitherto known as German East Africa.
Many years ago, Germany went into this wild
region, and, after the usual application of kultur,
gun powder and rum, took it. The thing has al
ways been sharp bone in Great Britain's craw
because the territory would complete her terri
torial chain from Cairo to Cape Colony. The ter
ritory has contained some 100000 natives, all
pretty black, and about 200, 900 Germans, more or
less white, and conscientiously speaking the ques-
tion at Paris is not as to whether the 100000
shall get self-determination but as to whether
Great Britain>shal run the country, as she does
India, Ireland, Egypt and similar self-determned
peoples, or the region shall come under the guar
dianship of the league Of nations.
Of course, you've got to look upon those ,O0O,-
900 East Africans as legitimate part of "the
white mans burden" which is as good as saying
that Germans, who first appropriated them, aren'tl
concerned in their final disposition.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
STUFFED UP WITH
"A BAD C0LD!''.
Get busy With . bottle o.
Df. KINGS New Discovery
at once

Coughs. colds and bronchiai attacio
they are alllikely toresult in danger.
Gus sfterraaths unless checked in tiE,s.
Aad how effectively and quickly Pr.
Kings New Discovery helps to DO tse
checking work. 1nfaued, irritated
1.,abranes are soothed, the mucous
phIegm looscncd freely. and q:ict.
Ycstful sleep follows. 60c and Sl.2O.
Aildruggistshaye It. Sold since 1869
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
ch;Idre5p ) Love
Cascarets s---lOc
Candy 'cathartic is harmless
to tender stomach, liver
and bowels

Your child is bilious, constipated
and sick. It's little tongue is coated,
breath is bad and stomach sour. Get
a l0-cent box of Cascarets and
straighten the youngster right up.
Children love this harmless candy
cathartic and it cleanses the little liv.
er and thirty feee of bowels without
gripping Cascarets contain no calo-
mel and can be depended upon to
hove the sour bile and poison right out
of the bowels. Best family cathartic
because it never cramps or sickens
like other things.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
BEATING AN EMPTY BARREL

Take an empty barrel and beat it with stick
and you get good big lump Of racket
Now fill the same barrel with water or anything
and again beat it. The noise you get wouldn't
fill good sized bathroom And what sound is
sgivenfcut,i is not offensive to your ears. s"~r
q A. buggy with worn wheel will make more
speaks than the wheels of dozen carriages whose
hubs and axes are working in harmony
H Do on see what we are getting at?
When you meet man or woman who does a
lot of talkng-foolish talking-you can rest as
sured that the of that continuous stream Of
words is pretty empty.
81 Also-an organization that is making lot Of
noise in the community and not getting ahead
very fast has wheel or two that needs repair
ing or replacing
To the individual we would say-talk only
enough to get the other fellow tc give you his best
knowledge.
To the organization-if there is squeak in your
plant, fix it at once
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
TAKING NO CHANGES

A "Non-Partisan League" in North Dakota is
seeking to establish comprehensive system of
state socialism in that progressive commonwealth
Evidently it doesn't want the federal government
to get ahead of it.-Harvey's Weekly
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07
CONSTIPATION Emancipation

No moeo lasy bowels, yellow com.
o3eStioh, s;ck headache. indigestion,
embarrassing breath, vtea yea use as
corrective Dr.. kiag's New Life Pills.
They s,y,s..c1lst:.c the uysteaa and kseD
the wor!i ioossiass chee.frl. 2os
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07

America went into it for principle France
will get principal and interest.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07

The cootie, the flu germ and the promised sew
enteen-year locust will help us to understand why
Egypt let them go.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07

The Hun is fast learning that the most expen-
sive part of war is failure. 49,. .-''' p" "*s
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07

You deserve no credit for being good unless you
are tempted to be bad. .. ~
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07

The probability that 10000 of our bows will
marry French girls suggests the logical way of
forming league of nations
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07

Gourand and Foch cling to the conviction that
few leagues Of German territory will be more
effective than league Of nations
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07

This proposal to make Pershing a candidate
seems to have the outspoken approval of every
body except Pershing.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07

Senate bill No. 202 taxes everything but the
hole in the doughnut.
The Bismarck tribune., 1919-02-07

81 III
Cpl Arthur Hartley, TT.
A. e. II. Germany.
A y Of70Q "a .%5a ....-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-30

something, at last, that dealer
can sell and get his money on at the
time he sells it-no "trade ms" no
jockeying on price, every sale cash
sale.
the smallest and lowest priced
motor car is the only other thing that
sells as fast as the UnnT0R and the field
for the UHIlTR is even bigger.
the one dealer proposition that
knows no seasons. In open weather
it does the field work of one horse.
and in bad weather it does the belt
work of one d H. p. gas engine.
Is the best attention getter distrib-
utor ever had on his floor. Brings
people into your salesroom, thereby
stimulating sales throughout your
entire line. Keeps your place a live
place all winter. ,s. %
actual results showtha no product
will secure dealer connexions as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-30
Makes QUICK TRIP
Richmond Truck Delivers Food -
WinStOn-SaIeu and Returns I'm
-Four Days.

An interesting Development of motor
express delivery in Richmond is shown
by the experience OF the Petersburg
& Richmond Transfer Company, who
recently had Il call to make Il trip to
WinSton-S salem, y. g.. distance of
go miles from Petersburg.
The inquiry was made on Friday
ornng, TN. truck left Saturday morn
ing the household goods and mer-
chandise being delivered in Winston
Salem on Monday. the truck returning
home and reaching Petersburg on We'd
nesday. 5oO-milc trip in four days
The motor express is coming TO be
very important factor in our COM
munity.. y Day Euler Worm Drive.
Truck was used TO make this trip. and
THIS shows. says Mr.. Russell H. Raw
!ings. district sales manager for these
trucks. the advantage of the motor
transfer routes.
For the mast year the Petersburg and
fich!nond Transfer Company have been
maintaining route between Richmond
and Petersburg WHICH has been givinS
anu klchmond merchants. In the even;
very satisfactory service to Petersburg
o" o" a tien,up Of iransportation there is
no uount but what such enterprises
VIII be Invaluable to a community
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-30

this neat, and makes it possible for
tire to last longer in spite of the extra
pounding 1T gets when Snow and ice
are: on the ground.
This rule applies. OF course. where
the tire is confronted only with the
ordinary BAD road conditions growing
out Of snow and ice and frozen high
ways. But where the motorist must
drive his car over rough roads deeply
cut into ruts. winter presents 4 de-
cidedly different problem. and only the
most careful driving will make it pos
siblc for him TO get Il fun return on
his tire Investment.
TO those owners whose cars must
travail over rutty roads the United
states Tire Company suggests that
tires can be saved best by Keeping out
Of the ruts where possible, by driving
slowly and carefully, and by keeping
the tires inflated to standard pressure.
An especial effort should be made
by the driver TO keep out of ruts
which come above the rim Of the tire.
Where progress cannot be made ex-
cept through deep ruts. do not let