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art weighed in the balance and found
wanting" The simplicit explanation
and the deep impression of Ito be
found wanting" when that great day
shall come, brought this thought to
the minds of many: How shall |
escape if neglect SO great saliva
tion?s We are preparing to enter
into our revival services Tuesday
night, February 4, and we cordially
invite the pastors Of other churches
and their congregations to come with
us. We hope to see every member
present and invite some unsaved one
to come. These meetings are for the
purpose Of saving sinneds, and the
Christian will also grow in the knowl-
edge Of his spirit and truth.
Sabbath school Sunday at 8: d5 a..
M, for those from the infants class
to aged ones. We will continue to
invite you to come and help to carry
the school work on Services at IL: 90
am; sermon by the pastor In charge.
Begin today and bring the entire FAM
lily to church Sunday morning.
The Brotherhood will be entertained
Monday evening by Mr. Chin at the
home Of Mrs. Payne, 3l3 Washington
ST. Let every member be present.
The ladies of the sisterhood will
hold their meeting February with
Mrs. Harry Pollard, 86 Parnell Ave.
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NORWOOD AVE. CHURCH
OF CHRIST

The coon and 'possum supper given
at the church Saturday evening was
d decided success. More than $40
was realized and turned over TO the
church Sunday morning. Words cam
not express the honor due Mrs. Bessie
Hopkins and Mrs. Estell Hill, without
whose untiring efforts this supper
would have been an utter failure.
The American Woodmen entertained
a very large and approeiative audience
at the church Sunday afternoon. The
smmander, Mr.. Il. h. Marehant, de-
Iiiyered Il very stirring address in
which he explained the work Of the
order and urged all members to live
up to their obligations and prove
themselves worthy of 50 good and
glowing institution as this one.
The pastor will preach next Sunday
morning On "The League Of Nations
and the Negroes Opportunity Sun
day evening the subject will be, See
that Nothing IS Wasted Rev. J. A.
Cowan will address the Bible Class
at 10: 90 am. The Ladies Aid will
meet with Mrs. Carrie Harris, at $50
West Fifth Street, Thursday evening.
Mrs. George Iaul is president. The
Mems League will meet at the church
L the same evening. Rev. Hayse Old
ham is its president. A cordial invi-
tation il extended the public to attend
all IL these s4lvicasJ n. Persons.
Past ;r.
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EATON, ONO

We closed our revival last Sunday
after one week Of services. The
church was revived and ali seems 10
be laboring with tho same desire that
was to bring men to God. And with
the addition Of five members we feel
that God wonderfully blessed our ef-
farts stasias, ''ehraarg 2. ptaisc
ae'Yice wiii he lead III Brother "A.
Walden. Sunday, February 8, there
wiil be preaehlng b. pastor. morning
ard evening. We are asking all mem
bers to be present. All are welcome.
-tseo. Lsiioua, Pastor.
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Avoid
influenza:

by having your system I'm good
condition. Take Kerr's FIgxe
Seed Emulsion, Lin0nine, as q
preventative. This well-kRown
remedy restores vitality ana
builds mp the system TO q full
health standard.
Linonine should always be taken
mt the first sign OF cough or cold.
as 1t 0yerc0mes the cause and re.
moves the danger. Best remedy
known for bronchitis.
recommend Linonina To ain who are in
need oi a strength builder. or who suffer
from .bronchitial or lung trouhIe.--Re III. j.
lynch, Pastor Sc. Peters Church, Dsnhury,
Conn. I886--190S.
Linonire has my hearty endorsement, both
as builder for run down people and as
cure for coughs, colds and bronchitis. John
r. Perkins. Principal of Conn. State Normal
School.
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longer. The strong preacher, Rev.
w. B. Lee, is on the job every night.
Come and hear him and bring your
friends. We desire our sister churches
who are not engaged to come out and
help us in this great fight, because
some Of our converts are joining other
churches; we don't mind that, as long
as they are saved for Christ.
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LINCOLN's BIRTHDAY.

The Phillis Wheatly Club will eele-
brate Lincom's birthday wednesday
evening, February -. at Eaclid Ave
nue. Church. The club is planning d
grand affair and solicits the coopera-
tion OF the public.
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been given over to the young people
for social function, and the boys and
girls are enjoying the evenings very
much. We would be glad to see more
Of the parents Of the young people
accompany their boys and girls and
enjoy the evening with them.
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dianapolis, sent q donation of fifty
cents; and parents gave generously.
for which we thanked them all very
kindly. Thirty-nine new babies were
added to our roll in 1918. We hope
to have many more this year. Col
lection, $500.
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COMMUNITY HOUSE NOTES

The work at the Community il pro-
crossing nicely. The weekly attend
ance for The past month has been re-
aaakably coed. Thursday night has
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N EsLEy AN METHODIST

Last ss.liaas Rev. Bass preached to
q large congregation frcm .4Fhe
Handwriting on the Wal, Z text, Thou
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
OF RIGGS
ST|RS ALL MEDFORD

Harrison Riggs who was shot a
week ago by Deputy Sheriff McDon-
aid has SO far recovered that it is
now known that he will suffer no
permanent injury from the effects of
the bullet wound through his shoul-
der. Sensation has returned to his
right arm and hand which were par
alyzed until a day or two ago. Mr..
Riggs is now sitting up. He will be
able to leave the Medford sanitarium
in a week for his home, but it will
be a month yet before he will be
able to work. The superintendent
of the Frink orchard of which Riggs
is foreman. has thoroughly. investi-
gated the shooting and announced
that the company will back up Riggs
in every way.-Medford Tribune.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
REVENUE MEN WILL
VISIT CITY AGAIN
WIN Re ut Courthouse March 81 to
I'D 10 Assist Those Who Failed
20 Mako Returns

The Courier received today the
following letter from Milton A. MIL
ler collector OF the internal revenue
service at Portland:
Portland, Ore. Mar. 19.--By d.
rection of the commissioner OF In
ternal revenue | am authorized again
TO station my deputies at various
points throughout the state TO assist
those who failed to complete Income
tax returns within the required time,
and TO render any other service that
may be necessary or desired. Any
adjustments OF income taxes should
be made now. az an extensive drive
for dellnquents will soon be under
taken.
Income Tax Officers G.. r. Harper
and @. V. Wimberly will be at the
courthouse at Grants Pass, Ore,
from and including March q to and
including March 2sth, 1919.
II ia the wish OF the department
that every one Interested should
take advantage OF the opportunity
afforded by the visit OF these offl-
GERS"
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19

ior obtaining bases and buildings for
the hospitals. Russians thus have
been made to realize that the Amer
lean Red Cross is here to be a gen.
uine and effective assistance.
Red Cross work in interior Siberia
has provided hospital at Tumen
with a capacity of 500 patients and
dental clinics at Chelia binsk and Elk
aterinburg, An American doctor was
detailed to serve on the staff of the
Czecho-Slovak army and a field unit
with two surgeons was maintained
with the Eighth regiment of Czechs
until winter stopped the most active
operations. There is now being
opened at Petropavlovsk an Ameri-
can typhus hospital for Russians,
with capacity of 400 beds. Dr..
F, f, Dilley, an American physician
from Peking. is at Omsk and is med
ical director of the Western division
of the Red Gross, extending from
Irkutsk to the Urals.
At Taiga, Novo-Nikolaevsk and
other places, more than 1000 per-
sons are under Red Gross care. Milk
stations are provided for school
children. When there are, no men
in families, monthly donations are
made In needy cases. overcoats,
boots, caps and children's UNDER
clothing are distributed, Clothes
have been given to 500 Polish fam
lilies.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
j. S. NAVAL GUNS
MAKE FINE RECORD
Have Range Of 20 Miles and Drop
ped First Shells September o
at Rethondes

London, Mar. 19.-The big Unit
ed States naval guns, some OF which
have a range OF 26 miles, dropped
7S9 shells on seven detectives on
the western front during the last
few weeks OF fighting with what a
naval report prepared at headquar-
ters here terms remarkable accu-
racy." The report further says that
they were among the strongest guns
on the western front.
In summarizing this navy activity,
the report says the first shipment
of these guns arrived at st. Nazaire,
France, July 25, 1918. The first
gun was mounted August 5, 1t left
st. Nazaire August IS, and arrived
at firing point August "a. All guns
were mounted by August II Snd all
had been concentrated at Haussi-
mont by September 26. The firing
record shows the first shot was
fired on September 6 by a gun sta
TONED at Rethondes and fir.ug at
Tergnier. The firing really got un-
der way September IA and was kept
up continuously until 1859 a. m.
November IL, one minute before hos
tilities ceased. The last shot from
Thierville dropped into Longnyon.
The guns were taken from the
surplus of 25 per cent of ordnance
allowed each battleship. Each gun
was mounted on a railway truck and
the complement for each consisted
Of eight cars and locomotive. The
most effective work was done by
guns at Thierville firing at Mon
giennes and Longuyon, by guns at
soissons firing at Laon and those at
Charny firing at Montmedy.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
ADJUTANT GENERAL
BEEBE, WHO ASKED TO BE
RETIRED FROM SERVICE
MAY SERVED WITH 9RD OREGON
James Withycombe Had Held Posi-
tion for White, Who Resigned
to Enter War AS Major

Salem, Ore, Mar. 19.-Governor
Ben w. olcott has appointed Colonel
John l.. May adjutant general OF
Oregon, replacing Acting Adjutant
General Chas. Beebe.
Colonel May returned from France
last week where he commanded the
l62nd infantry, the old Third Ore
gon.
:. The late James Withycombe, for
mer governor, had held. the position
open for Adjutant General White,
who resigned to enter the war as
a major. White is now Lieutenant
colonel on General Pershing's staff.
Governor olcott says Major White
will be given the position when he
returns. Adjutant General Beebe
asked to be retired.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
CITY BURDENED With
TOO MANY BUFFALOES

Thermopolis, Wyo., Mar. 19.-
Thermopolis probably Is the only
municipality in the country suffering
from too many buffalo The state
has u herd of them here and has Of
fered them for sale because the herd
has grown more rapidly than the
state can care for them.
And only recently William Clayton
of Thermopolis purchased from w.
d. Turner of Fort, Garland, Colo,
uhe famous General. Palmer herd for
$4,000. These also are for sale,
Clayton hopes to dispose of his herd
singly or in groups to geological
gardens and Col. George NJ. 'Sliney,
superintendent OF the state reserve,
hasn't any plan to get rid OF his
charge but hopes someone will take
them off his hands.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
L|FE-TERMER KEPT
WORD AND RETURNED

Salt Lake City. Mar. 19.-James
M. Shocl1ley, life-termer at the
Utah state prison, convicted of MUIR
der in connection with killing two
street car men, recently was allow
ed his temporary freedom in order
to visit his aged mother at Bell, Mo.
He made the round trip in ten days
and no account of his movements
were kept by the prison officials.
Warden George Storts asserts that
he allowed Shockley to make the
visit feeling that the prisoner would
keep his pledge to return. Shock
ley has taken to literature since his
Incarceration Is years ago and sew
eral of his stories have appeared in
prominent magazines.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19

omsk, Feb. 2S.-- Correspondence
of the Associated Press. Praise
for the work OF the American Red
Cross is dominant note of public
expression here. The organization
has opened q well-appointed hospital
four versts outside the city of Omsk,
with 400 beds and $50 patients,
chiefly Russians, with few French.
The hospital is capable Of holding
1000 beds, If necessary.
The omsk hospital is merely one
OF a series of philanthropic medical
institutions which have been organ
lied in Siberia, mainly through the
efforts OF DR.. r. B. Teusler, of To-
kio, the chairman of the Red Cross
commission to Siberia. He has been
travelling about to points in the inter-
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
JAS. TILLER, OF CANYoNvuLE,
ACCIDENTLY KILLED sBY GUN

canyonville. Ore. Mar. l9.-Jas.
Tiller, Il. aoeidently killed himself
yesterday. five miles east OF Can
yonyllle. The boy had. hid his rifle
in the brush while he came to town
and when ne went back to get II,
pulled the gun toward him by the
muzzle. The gun was discharged
killing him instantly. He was the
son Of James Tiller OF Days Creek
His older brother and two other men
were with him at the time.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
91ST DIVISION WILL
SOON SAIL FOR HOME

Washington, Mar, Assign
ment of practically all the units OF
the 9lst division and several organ
izations OF the Fifth army corps for
early convoy home is announced
Thousands of Oregon men are in the
91st divisions
The war department announced
that the 147th regiment, field artil-
lery. originally with the 41st divi-
sion, will return with the 32nd divi-
sion which is scheduled to return to
the United States in May. This regi-
ment included old batteries A and B
of the Oregon National Guard.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
ENGLANDs woI,KMES DEMAND
SHORTER HOURS, BETTER
WAGES AND CONDITIONS
JOHN BULL MUST USE TACT
Machinery Of Triple Alliance Is Well
Oiled and Guided by Leaders
OF Ability

London. Mar i9.-lAbor'B triple
alliance. which just now Ia demand
ing much from tho employers OF
England In the way OF shorter hours,
higher wages. and living conditions
such as never before were dreamed
OF by British worltmon, numbers aD'
proxlmately 100000 men with
auxiliary forces of some hundreds
OF thousands more. It's demands
have been taken very seriously by
the government.
The triple alliance. which is re-
gardod as one OF the most powerful
labor bodies IN the world, Is made up
OF the miners federation OF Great
Britain with 100000 members, the
national union OF railway men with
100000, and the transport workers
federation with 100000, Outside II
but dependent upon its action. be-
cause a strike OF the triple alliance
means unemployment for them, are
the national council OF colliery work
ers, locomotive engineers and fire
men. tho railway clerks association,
and number OF others.
The machinery OF the alliance Is
SIMPLE There Is small consula-
tive committee made up OF the chair
man and secretary OF each OF the
three organizations, while the three
executives meet at least twice year.
Each body retains complete freedom
to take action on lis own behalf,
joint action being confined to ques-
tions OF national Importance and
questions OF principle. Before mat
ter can be considered by Joint ac-
tIon Il must be fully approved by
the executive OF the body which
raises It. The approval OF at least
two OF the organizations must be OBJ
tained before any Joint action can
be taken.
To the present the alliance has
not been called upon to test It's pow
or to the point OF drastic action. but
Il has been far from idle. In 1916
II laid before Mr.. .Asquith. then pre-
mier, reconstruction program
which included the demand for full
state maintenance, falling work. OF
all workers during the period OF re-
construction. demand which Is now
being pressed upon the government
II was active in pressing sor better
pay. pensions and allowances for
the soldiers
The alliance decided to postpone
action in the industrial field until
after the war, but each OF the three
bodies drew up its plan for recon
structlon, and these national pro-
grams we're mutually discussed and
considered In common. 1t Is these
which the government now faces un-
der q threat of action that may
plunge the country into the greatest
Industrial upheaval 1t has ever
known.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
PRAISES RED CROSS WORK At OMSk
AMONG THE LBOLSHEV|K FORCES

Can Associated Press correspon-
dent who was sent from Toxic across
Siberia to omsk, in Southeastern
Russia, to report the situation of the
All-Russian Government there, has
forwarded by mail several interest
ing articles showing what the Amer
lean Red Cross is doing for Russians
In that remote city and giving some
important sidelights on the problems
faced by the anti-Bolshevik forces
having headquarters at omsk. One
of the first of the articles forwarded
from omsk by the correspondent fol-
lows:)
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
STATISTICS FROM WATER MAS
TER's OFFICE SHOWS 2s,-
OH ACRES IRRIGATED
FIGURES ARE SURPRISE TO MANY
Does Not Include Propos-
ed Irrigation Projects, Such As
Louise Creek and Others

Although Josephine county is sup
posed to be dry, not only by the
grace OF God, but also by the vote of
the people, especially during the
summer months, yet the statistics In
the Office of District Water Master
NJ. L. opdyke show there is consid-
cradle wetness in Josephine county.
There has been adjudicated by the
state water board and permits issued
for the irrigation of 2S,911 acres of
land in this county. OF this amount
of irrigation 19,493 acres comes un-
der the regular adjudication, while
permits have been issued since the
adjudication for S,41S acres more,
while there is an estimated acreage
that is irrigated for which there are
no permits and the streams have
not been adjudicated OF 1000 acres.
For the irrigation the state has al
lowed 500.3S second feet Of water.
or 2O,015.20 miners inches, the al
lowance averaging 1857 second feet
per acre.
The above figures do not include
any OF the proposed irrigation pro-
jects, such as the Louise creek reser-
voir, or any of the proposed projects
from up Rogue river.
In addition to the above appro-
priations there has been appropriated
for mining and POWER purposes
3,233.29 second feet or 12S,931.6
miners inches, most of it being for
mining purposes, there not being to
exceed 100 second feet appropriated
for power purposes, and the above
appropriations do not include those
OF streams not adjudicated, like the
Illinois river and several tributaries.
Relative to the irrigation of the
county, all of the projects are pri-
vately owned or company or neigh
borhood bitches, and have been con-
and developed by the irri-
gationists themselves, and with few
are the result of small
irrigation projects.
For irrigation the records show
519 appropriations of water, making
an average of about SO acres to each
appropriation, yet the appropriations
range from 1 acre to 100 or more
acres.
The number OF irrigated acres in
this county is constantly increasing,
rs new permits are being taken out
al the time, and many springs and
small streams are being developed
which few years ago went unno-
iced. Many improvements are be-
ng made in the handling of the wa
.er which allows OF larger acreage
% be irrigated with. the same amount
If water and also land is being put
n better shape for irrigation.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19

Paris, Mar. 19.--The military
terms of the peace treaty have been
amended by eliminating the clause
providing for the control OF German
armament for definite period. Ad-
miral Benson, OF the United States.
pointed out that the original terms
the United States to virtu-
ally indefinite occupation OF Ger
many which would delay the return
OF troops and amount to annulIing
the sovereignty OF Germany
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19

Riggs vas shot at night by Nc
Donald near a country ranch house,
when he refused to stop when COM
manded to do so by Mcdonald. With
other men in the automobile, Riggs
shot his car ahead and escaped. Nc
Donald fired several shot at the car,
one bullet passing directly between
two'men in the rear seat and striking
Riggs in the shoulder.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
RED" RUPERT STILL
AHEAD OF THE HOUNDS

Gold Hill, Ore, Mar. 19.-Posses
are still searching for Red Rupert in
Southern Oregon and along the Cali
fornia border, ,sbut no definite clews
OF his whereabouts have been dis
covered. 1t may depend upon the
authorities OF other states to arrest
him later on, unless more encourag-
ing results are obtained soon.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
BANKERS WIFE KILLED
IN GARDEN BY A BOMB

Oakland, Cal, Mar. 19.-The po-
lice are trying to explain the KILLING
of Mrs. George Greenwood, wife OF
prominent San Francisco banker
presumably by bomb explosion in
the garden OF her home here lasi
night. A threatening letter was sent
GREENWOOD early last year, signed
&c. G. of c." similar to letter re.
ceived by Governor stephens before
his mansion was dynamited at Sac
ramento In 1917.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19

Paris, Mar. 19.-Inclusion of the
league OF nations covenant In the
preliminary peace treaty will not
delay the signing OF the treaty, which
is hoped to be done within two
weeks, Lord Roberts Cecil said.
Three amendments to the covenant
have been submitted.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
"GOvERNMENT CONTROL"
RAISES PASSENGER RATES

San Francisco. Mar. 1s.-Flat in
crease to cents a mile Of all pas
senger rates on and after April / was
announced by the Officers of the
United States railroad administra-
tion here today. The increase was
provided in general order No. 2S,
isued June 10 last.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19

Paris, Mar. 19.-The commission
on international labor reached an
agreement today on all points. The
American contention that each coun-
try settle their own internal labor
problems without invoking : the
league Of nations. prevailed.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
AND IRELAND
CONNECTED BY WIRELESS

London, Mar. B9.-The establish
ment of a wireless telephone between
Ireland and Canada has been an
nounced by the Marconi company.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
1900 STRIKE FOR
THREE CONCESSIONS

Cleveland. Ohio. Mar. 19.-Four
thousand workers OF mems clothing,
In 40 factories, struck today for a
fourty-four hour week, recognition
OF the union. and a 80 per cent in
crease in wages.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
FLU BLAMED FOR MARRIAGE

Spokane. Wash. Mar. 19.-Mar-
jorie Rash would be divorced. She
says she acted rashly in yielding to
the pleas OF Asa Rash when she was
In a weakened condition due to the
flu.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19
MILITARY TERMS OF PEACE
TREATY AMENDED so YANKs
GAN COME HOME
SIGN TREATY N TWO WEEKS
Each Country 20 Settle Its Own la
Dor Problems without Invoking
League Of Nations Aid

London. Mar. 19.-There Is strong
feeling In political and diplomatic
circles in Paris favoring inviting
Herbert II. Asquith. former British
premier, TO become the first presi-
dent Of the league OF nations, ac-
cording to the Daily Mirror.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-19

Saloniki, Mar. 19.-Greek troops
defeated Russian Bolshevik troops at
Kherson, northeast of Odessa and
advanced about IL miles, it is Off
cially announced. The Greeks cap,
tured prisoners and material.