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HOLD-UP MAN
PHILS DIAMOND
DICK STUNT
w. a. white iumiu:i and iut
llOl'XI) HKU'LKHH IX THE
MOIXTAIN8
At Point of Gun 'omx-U IMvec to
lNus Through Three Towns i
Hope Cut With Htone
Held up at lha point of Im(o1,
robbed of hid money, nd l(t In the
' brush on lonely mountain sldo with
hand and feist tied, was the thril
ling experience of W. G. White,
Grant Pas Jitney driver.
It wa Saturday evening at about
0:40. (Mr. White's car wan standing
In front of the Grant Pas hotel,
when a stranger approached him and
naked for service. He wax ' man
about 25 year of age. weighing per
haps 173 pound, and said 'be wanted
to go across the liver, lint asked that
Mr. White first drive to the South
ern Pacific xlnpot to got a aultra'ae.
Arriving at the elation they cot
the suitcase and grip, but a woman
ram out of the dopot, entered the
car and accompanied them. At Ihn
Rogue river bridge, the mu'n asked
the driver If that waa the road lo
Rogue River, stating that he wanted
to ramp along the road a few mllea
out from the city. Mr. White drove
Vn-. . , ., . . ,
Arriving at Savage tRapId. j1ont
aeven mile aouth of Grants Pass,
the strangea Raid: "Stop here." add
ing, a he brunt a pistol In the driv
er' rllia, "do you see thl gun?"
Mr. Wlilte assured him that ho
lld, and asked what the game waa.
"If a holdup." came the quick
response. "Get out of the Tar and
jnari'h ahead of me."
Advising bla victim to more fnst
wr, the robber told htm that ho would
not be hurt If 'he obeyed. The "lady"
remained in the car while the man
Titled Mr. White' pockets. At first
he missed a small flat pockctbook
on an Inalde vest pocket,, hut realiz
ing that he had done a 'poor Job of
searching, he went through all
pocket attain and found the puree
'which contained everal bills.
"All thl time," aaya Mr. Whlto.
"the robber wa very polite and
courteous, iliut gave me to tinder
ntand 4hat he meant buslmws and
would alioot If I made a false
move." ,
"How'a your gna?" asked the
hlKhwayman.
"Pretty low, I think." -A measure
taken Showed five gallons In the
tii nk. i
"That will do." the driver waa
assured, and they stepped Into the
iFord and drove on. j
Tlioy passed through Rogue 'River,
lint no ono wa on the street. Mr.
White wanted to give the Ford a
drink, ihut the highwayman told him
to keep going. They also - pnaaed
through iGold mill, but It being meal
time tho streets vere somewhat de
serted. Here Mr." White began
thinking ipretty Hard. He thoight
of turning the car quickly and driv
ing to tome More or house, but
thought the chances were too risky.
A few miles south ot Gold Hill he
was ordered, to turn off on a road
leading ' to Jacksonville, through
which place they 'passed, but still
the driver could see no signs of Im
mediate help, for tho man in the rear
seait kept the pistol In a very handy
position.
Arriving at a lonely s)ot 'perhaps
a mile and a half south of the coun
ty seat town, the robber again spoke:
"This will do et out."
Mr. White did so, asking: "What
are yon 'going to do?"
"First, we are going out In the
brush a little ways."
Again the victim marched ahead,
the muzzle of the (pistol 'following
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WOMAN ACCOMPANIES ROB
BQLSHEVIKI GOOD
AS STRATEGISTS
lurti ArniMl Hullorw Into Jidl Vnnl
Where They Arc Covered WMh
Machine Hum
I'arl. Sept. 15. 'llolshevlkl lead
er la Russia are compelled to prac
tice strategy In order to control the
law lea elements they use as official
executioners of the sentences pro
nounced by the soviet tribunal. One
Instance occurred In arrest of IS
sailors who had been employed In
this way by IJenlnky and Peters
who have been described as "the
terror men of Petrograd." The sail
ors had become obstreperous but a
they wera lieavlly armed they were
not expected to 'sirbmlt docilely.
Bo they were ordered to Doutirky
Jail "to execute prisoners" of the
bolshevikl. They entered the yard
tally and were marched to Inner en
closure where the officers loft them
to fetch the condemned men.
. Soon the executioners discovered
that mat-bine guns menaced them
from every window and the warder
ordered them to surrender. Realis
ing their helpleasness they threw
their weapons away and were march
ed Into the Jail where they made the!nv Den he,d howed ' lHrit nd
day hideous win. their ihr.x. n- ! In,eret h,ch "Kurs an Influential
cries.
HEALTH OFFICER HAS
TESTED CITY WATER
It should be of some Interest to
the "Grant Pass public to know the
character of water which they use
for TnniPtitlOur"Pwes. "It Is very es
sential above all, that the water
should be free from typhoid genus.
The 'Itogue Jllver Water company
hiui In use one of the most up-to-date
styrMlxIng (plants. In order to
be sure of the work this plant Is do
ing the company runs a series of
tests several time a year. A series of
teat covering a period of 30 days
has Jimt been completed bv the
county health officer. Dr. F. D.
Strlckor, with most .satisfactory re
sults. For the. information of those
familiar with the subject. It should
be stated that the average number ot
colonies per cubic centimeter was 20.
and the test for colon liacvlll! wasi
negative for the entire, tlnie. This' i
proves conclusively that the. water isf
absolutely free from typhoid hue
terla. '
CHEEB THE PRESIDENT;-
I Iao
' i
Portland, Ore., Sept. 15. iPresl-
dent and Mrs. iwilson wero cheered
by thousands as they rode through
the streets. They were taken for a
drive over the Columbia River lilgh -
. . .
way ana given a banquet at j
o'clock. The president 4s to make
a speech tonlirht.' The weather i
perfect. '
murderer OF goodell
GETS LIGHT SENTENCE!
Portland, Sept, 15. JAmos B.
Foster, a druggist, 'who on the morn
ing of April '25 ' held -Patrolman
George Raney at bay in the lobby of
a local hotel, ahot and killed John
I awrence Goodell, night clerk of the
hotel, and then sent several shots
Into his own body today was sen
tenced to sorve one year In tho state
iienltentlary. ' , , - ,
Upon recommendation of ther cHs
trltt attorney's offir-e, Foster,
through his attorney was permitted
to withdraw his pies.' of not igullty
which he entered to the indictment
charging lilm with second degree
murder and enter a plea of guilty to
manslaughter.
5??fggf; JOfigrHiim oocwtt, Oregon, moxdav. kkitkmuku is,
LEGION WILL
GIVE OVATION
TO ROOSEVELT
-OMNi:i, WlIJi PAHH TllltOKilf
OTV Tl'IOSIMV OS WAV NOItTII
TO 8TATE im'VKXTlOX,
IM-nl Organization of American Is-
glon Working llurd to IiicrcnV
IciiiImthIiIi
With the Grants Pass post of the
American 'Iglon taking the Initia
tive, a hearty greeting will be ex
tended Lieutenant-Colonel' Theodore
Roosevelt when he passes through
here Tuesday evening.
This welcome to one of the origi
nators of tho American Jeglon will
be the first action taken ty the ex-
service men of this locality.
The preliminary meetings which
and iermanent place tor the legion
in the affairs of the community.
The ovation for Col. Roosevelt will
occur at his train which arrives at
6:15 p. m. Tuesday. (Following this
a working organisation for the local
post will be effected at a meeting In
the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce at 8 o'clock
All ex-service men eligible for
membership in the American legion
are strongly urged to attend both
of the meetings Tuesday evening.
All honorably discharged aoldlers,
sailors and murines are eligible for
membership.
From Grants Pass Colonel Roose
velt will continue to Portland where
he la slated to open the first state
convention of the American Iegion
on September 17th.
BUSINESS MEETING TO FOLLOW
PRESIDENT'S S
ARRIVES HERE TUESDAY
j KfTorts have been made by Grants
, Pass citizens to prevail upon Presi
dent Wilson to stop here on his way
south Tuesday and deliver a short
(speech, but up until 4 o'clock this
lernoon no definite word concern
ing the president's special could be
7 IDB I
Station Agent Ixham says that aS
near as 08 can lrn. the president's
lra,n wl" rr in Grants Pass at
110:35 Tuesday forenoon, but the
!Jl0ur ls not certain. The president's
i I'hysl,Ilin' ls advtelnfe against his
I ,r.l.l.. I a., .
" i"i"m iui nro noi
,ft,readv his schedule, but It is
prohable that the special will stop
liere for a few minutes, in . which
iVVESTERN UNION REPEATER
AT GRANTS PASS
Grants Pass will hereafter have a
24-hour Western Vnlon telegraph
service, the new repeater service
equipment, the installation of which
has Just been completed, now 'being
in service. During the past month
or more a crew, of five or six men
has been engaged in making final
Installation. The plant is equipped
with the very latest telegraphic
equipment, known as the universal
repeater, by the use ot which four
messages can be sent In each direc
tion from Sail Franclsro to Portland
over one wire at the same time. The
equipment onsists of three liigh
speed automatic circuses, two quad
ruple and battery of .' single
RESERVATIONS
ARE 'DEFIANT
SAYS SENATOR
M1-MBKIt, ItKPl'BIICAX, WAXT8
A I.I. AM K.N lM KXTS KIMJCI)
FKW MIKKKKVATIOX8"
J on rat of Newr Mexico Kays "losldlous
Itorbtmutlon" 1'oinon Public
Mind and Kill Treaty ,
Washington. Sept. .Rejection
of all the proposed amendments to
the peace treaty and modification of
the recommended "strong" reserva
tions were urged In the Individual
minority report filed by Senator Mc-
Cumber, North Dakota republican,
ranking next to Senator I-odge . on
the foreign relations committee."
The senator denounced the amend
ments as selfish, Immoral and dis
honorable, and charged that they
seek to isolate the United States and
abandon our allies. He claimed
that the reservations were coached
In a defiant, discourteous manner
and expressed "Jingoistic spirit that
ought to be eliminated from Ameri
can statesmanship."
h 1 n r .... Qc . 1 r. T , j
tion of the peace treaty was begun
today in the sonate.
Washington. Sept. 15. Denounc
ing the senators ,,whoae 'insidious
declamations poison the public mind
against the peace treaty and the
league of nations. Senator Jones.
New Mexico democrat, said that If
the reservations of the foreign rela
tions committee were adopted, the,
treaty and the league would fall.
case Mr. Wijson may come out on tue
platform and siieak a few words.
It Is urged that a big crowd be
present. If the. depot grounds ere
covered with people it wll be an In
ducement for the president to come
out and show himself.
The president and bis party will
have several meals ' of Josephine
county venison. The big buck from
which the Juicy steaks are to be cut
will be put on the president's trsln
on its arrival here. The buck was
shot y Jtewman in the Murphy
district and "ill be presented with
the compliments of the Southern Pa
cific railway employes. The buck is
on exhibition In the window of Par
dee's grocery. ',.
nV
wires. There are in' all 20 wires ra
diating from this office.
Power Is supplied by the Califor
niaOregon Power company, but the
plant is supplemented by a 10-. p.
gas engine supplying 220 volt alter
nator. .
, The office force will consist of W.
A. Smith of San Francisco, chief
operator, IR. E. 1ng ot Seattle and
S. C. Gunter. of Ashland, who will
operate in three eight-hour shifts.
F. E3. Stewart will continue as loral
manager, and there will be one to
two messengers.
Heretofore Ashland has been the
FCIAL
STATION
in nnrniTimi
(in urtnftiiun
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raiWffllTIB CONGRESSMAN '
IIG ITJU U lea PROMISES
I'neMo, Cidu-, Scene 'of Tragedy,
Uurt fader Sergeant's X'ose Fore
' ed to Deliver Jail Keys '
Pueblo, Cal., Sept. 115 A mo
of several hundred citizens, all heav
ily armed, entered the police station
here, held op the desk sergeant with
revolvers under his nose and forced
the Jailer to torn over two Mexicans
held in the city Jail, as suspects In
connection with the murder of Pa
trolman Jeff Evais.
The Mexicans iwere taken in an
automobile to the north of the city.
a iaise teiepnone report Just pre
vious to the mob's action had drawn
the greater ipart of the police force
to Peppersauce bottoms to quell a
fight, leaving' the desk sergeant and
Jailer alone.
Police officers say the mob seised
the wrong men. Jose Gonzales and
Santos Oretx, arrested for the mur
der Saturday nlgnt of Patrolman
Jeff Evans, they say, had been trans
ferred to the county Jail to avoid
trouble.
The bodies of the two Mexicans
were found. by the police on, the
Fourth street bridge. Just at the city
limits, ' 45 minutes after they were
taken from the Jail. They were
hanging toy ropes from the girders of
the bridge.
H.C.L
TO SOAR SKYWARD
Washington, Sept. 15. Reta!!
prices went up. during .Aunstand
are still mounting despite the gov
ernment campaign to reduce the cost
of living, according to two govern
ment departments, who are covering
practically every section of the coun
try. Simultaneously both wholesale
prices and prices paid to producers
have dropped, the government re
ports Indicate.
XKWS WRITfJlS STRIKK -
AT XKW HAVEV, COXX.
New Haven. Sept. 15. Three af
ternoon newspapers prepared today
to issue 'under difficulties, due to the
niws writers' strike, following the
publishers' refusal to increase wages
to street and desk men. '
E
Portland, Ore., Sept. 15. 'Ben IF.
Allen, Cleveland newspaper man
with the presidential party, and Jas.
R. Patterson, of Portland. Oregon.
were killed and two other newspaper
men Injured while the party was
returning to Portland from Gresham
this afternoon. Automobiles collid
ed. Robert T. Small of the Phila
delphia Public iLedger, and Stanley
Reynolds of the Baltimore Snn, were
not seriously injured.
L CATCHI
F
'London, Sept. 5. To the (Pres
ent 336 .profiteers have been convict
ed by the Stepheny food committee
and liave paid fines amounting to
$20,000. while four have served
terms in prison. The newspapers in
sist that more prison sentences are
needed to bring the high -price tra
ders to their senses. . .
FIGHT STARTED TO
REIVSTATK POIdCEMEX
BostOn, Sept. 15. A definite cam
paign to regain the places for strik
ing policemen has been inaugurated.
Labor leaders' Jtave conferred with
Police -Commissioner Curtis. '
WHOLK XIMBER 2770.
HARBOR HELP
WIIJL, PREVAIL I POX WAR Dt
FARTMEXT TOfTART WORK
IMMKIHATrXV
iS UP THE
Commission, Southbound, Accompan
ied to Medford by Booster From
Del Xorte and Grants Pass
That the federal authorities would
authorize the commencement of eon
struction work upon the Crescent
City harbor without further delay
was the belief expressed by Congress
man Lea, ot California,- to represen
tatives of the coast city and of
Grants Pas Sunday. The congress
man was en route south upon train
13 Sudnay morning and was met at
Grants 'Pass by the Del Norte har
bor commission, who had come to
Grants Pass Saturday. The members
of the commission were Jacob Mar
hoffer, president of the'Creacent City
bank; Attorney Jas McXuRy; Goo.
M. Keller, manager of . the Hobbs
Wall Co and John J. McNamara.
The commission conferred wlth'cltl
sens of Grants Pass Saturday even
ing and Sunday morning, accompan
ied tby Wilford Allen, representing
this city. Joined the congressional
party, which Included Congressman
Lea and the other legislators who
had been In Portland conducting the'
Investigation of the spruce "produc
tion campaign. "."'
The Del-Xorte. delegation sought
to enlist the assitance of Congress
man 'Lea in gaining the authoriza
tion of the government In starting
work npon the harbor at Crescet
City. Del Norte county bonded It
self for $200,000 to aid in the build
lag of the harbor, the government
to appropriate $290,000 tor the same
project. The bond issue has been
sold and the money is now available.
A condition of the 'government ap
propriation was the construction ot
a' railroad from Grants Pass to Cres
cent City, but this has been held up
during the period ot the war, and
the government portion of the fund
Is therefore not yet available. The
Del Norte people, however, wish to
start harbor construction with the
funds which are now ready from the
proceeds ot the, bond sale, and are -going
after the department with a
will that will certainly -win. Con- ,
gressman Lea did not consider it ad
visable to ask congress to eliminate'
the railroad clause from the harbor
bill, but he did ibejleve he would
have no difficulty in prevailing upoiv,
the 'war department to contract for
as much of the work as could be
completed with the $200,000.
The Crescent City delegation stat
ed "that a breakwater 1700 feet In
length could be built with the funds
which they mow had available. They
said that not a great amount of new
equipment would be required, as the .
iHobbs-Wll logging railroad now ex- ;
tends from the dock to the quarry
from which 4he Tbck for the break- "
water will be taken. . The war de
partment's engineering- plan contem
plated the placing of the rock in po
sition with a "high-line" built from
the dock, making the handling ot
the rock most economical.'
. Congressman ILea Is to return to
Washington City within the next two
weeks, when he will immediately
urge upon the department the ne
cessity of calling for bids for 'the
harbor work. He considered it ad
visable that the 1700 feet of the
breakwater ibe built at once, as this
will be a wonderful aid 'to shipping
that will develop from Crescent City.
He showed a lively Interest in and
a familiarity with the harbor ques
tion, and inquired especially of con
ditions in the Rogue valley and the
cooperation between the two com
munities in railroad , and harbor
building. The Crescent City , and
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