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' u A A. .A A 3W DAILY EDITION Vou VI., No. II. GRANTS PASS, JOSKPHIXK (X)UNTV, OIIKUON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1U15. WHOLE NUMBER 15S8. No Other Town in tho World the Size of ClrantH Paw lias a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. SUVA A A nil r xi ... i i i ATI0N0FEET()ASK HA JOSEPH! PROPERTY f i I P" C tounty Assessor riles aum - nf D 1 inJ D rcAfitl mary 01 ieai sno rcrsonai Holdings of Taxpayers Totalling $8,615,030 A tiit m in it r of tlu uMHrtiHiiioiil roll I of JiiHt'plitllK count) JilHl I Ollipll'tt'lU liy AHrHhor 1'ollork ntiiiw the assess-, fil viiluallun of all property In I lie l count), personal and reul, with tltoj i'Xi-iilun of ilm operating railroads ail. I nl her plll.llc ii 1 1 1 It I e-M. which an' iikhi-hhi'iI liy I In' sluto lax oimiiiiotlnii, tn In- $ s , ; I T. .0 :t i. Thin total will li. mali'i'iiilly In. r' A-K-.J when tin' values ilai-ri on llH' railroads. Intituling tli Southern l'a Itlc and the coast Iliu', anil tlu telephone unit telegraph lliu-s are Included Included In I In. assessor's figure is tin' v nl in- placed upon llu Oregon to California rati roiiii grant luniU, lMt,17s acres, valued hi $1 i;r. I.i'.mi. Tito assessor foilllil '.'l.Sl'l iiiirn of farm lauds under eulthnllon, upon which ii valiialloii of I ,'.':U,'.i'.0 was I plai'i'il, mi average of $."ti..'.u per acre. Tim 4ir.ir.S acre of deeded land. Imt not ( uiiilcr I'lililvailoii, Iiavk a viilui' of l,13U,3L'ii, accord Inn to the nimccHor. Th valm' of t tit -provcmontH on tli'dled landn was placi'il at $? Mi, mi ii. Town lou tire valued at' 9 r, ', , s 7 . (ho improve tni'iiu (lii'rcoii lirliiif flKiiri'd at I'XIX,. .1"u. Heal CMtatii not y,'i d led Is nlHo clmrni'd with Improvciri'iit.i of $m.7tir. llydraulli' pipe, ctmlni'it ami mlu Intf machine' are valued tit f ! m, "i'iTi; tiicrcliiindlHe and Klin k-in-trade, f J 1 1 1 . 'J 7 ." ; farming ituplemi-nts, wiikoiik and iiutomolilli'H, $Hii,,'i!ni; oltlco and hotel furniture. $:'Ismi. The HHKeH.Hor could tlnd only lii.TTfi In iiihIi In the porketH of the people to put upon tile usschMiuriit ( roll, (IioiikIi iioteH and ttrcountH were I anscHKcd at $L'I ,'.Mi.', iind Mliare.i of Htock at $Hi),rtr.n. The 133 don 111 (ho county are j valued by ttn'lr owners at $sii.i, Tliej number of borsei and iiiiiIch In 1 . T " . i of n combined value of $Sii,K3ii, Other live Htock Ik llnleil iih follows: Cattle, 4,S; head, valued al $ 1 Oil.. !lli; Hheep, r.'.i:' liciid, value 11. 3K.; Km(H, 1 .Oil 1 Ill-ad, value L',0i)'i; Hwlne, 1693 head, valuo $8,(1(15. HO DAMAGE DONE E llolse, Oct. I. There was great rejoicing today when It was round I hut tho eai'llniuako Saturday night had not damaged tho Arrow Hock dam. Tlio dam was built at a cost of $ri,ti(i0,U0O and 1m to be dedicated to day. v Reports from nil parts of southern Idaho say there were severe shocks, hut no serious damage na a result of the temblor. Tho walls of ono building al. Yale were ci'itcUed, linker, Oct. 4. Reports from all parts of ciiHleni Oregon today wore ;o i!i.. i'i!' el I !i,il ;i M im.ii'.ii t lie i iti't li liiako shock Saturday night wat gen erally felt the tlauiiigo was only nom inal. In linker eliii'Us were slopped, chimneys cracked, dishes ml mer clinn.llse shifted on shelves, and in some ItiHliinci's plaster on walls nnd celllngH Jarred loose. V. K. Carlson went to Klanmtlt Falls today, fxpretlnir to secure employment, ARROW ROCK DAM BY EARTH OAK lurAitnrun I I of WIFE (By United Press l-oasod Wlro.) Coino, lluly, Oil. I.-On tint eve .if his irlul for killing IiIh wife, the former Mary Scott fuslle, of Sail I Jiikk mill Sun Fram-lsco, Porter Onui- I1"" today ' "lul'T (lie doctor's nun. hne hu.m.,, wiiiuir-ai .r n.i.f n... ! f,'l,M" '"Hmi'l Cattnpuna shocked the V1,un r.u mit. in place of uu- paiui, Ml'illl I'lrurtll, of Cuiiiorru (rial f .inn', Iium been engaged, Tlio roiirlrooiu was put III readi ness tmlny for the (rial anil several extra benches were drawn In fm-liiK tho ni if where Charlton will Hit un der guard. I.cglll experts Klvi' It 1 1 11 two nut of throe chance for acquittal on t lu grounds of Insanity. Tim trial, It tH expected, will last Ave days. Tlio defense n i x m i t il to mill it - i tain that when Charlton, 'Hi years jtho Junior of tho handsome divorcee, j battered lur to iliuith with a mallet ; and tlii'ii hmii'il her !ot!y Into Lake ICoino ni'iir tlii-lr Isolated bungalow ho 'was cra.i'il with Jealousy. IUM)i: IS OY Till A I, IN MIWKAI'OI.H TOIY MlnneapollH. Oct. 4.'-W'elK and dryti lined up today in a sharp con tent which will determine contlnu- .. .1 I I It- . . H .... , (Jinci' OI wie lillioi'll 111 lin mm Kirin htroiiKhold In Minnesota. Tho elec tion ,iiiinii1 nnliiflv Trvn hail ofTcr- ed a reward of $J00 for nrrent nnd ifonvlrtl.iii of anyone involved In I ballot frsiidn GENERAL ELECTRIC Schenectady, N. Y., Oct. 4. Klec trlciil workers, Joining machinists on strike today, brought the total em ployes out III the big General Kleclrlc plant here up to t.,000. This is about, half of the entire force. Si heitiM tady, N. Y Oct. I. Two thousand workers in the machine ;!ios of the niamtiioth General Klec trlc works here went on Mriko today. 'The strikers Included organized ami it tio::a ni.'.vil marhlnlsls. The strikers sought an eight-hour day. repudiating the acieptance of r. i' ' a hour week compromise by the grievance committee of the Metal Trade!:' alliance. r,oiY of Mntii:i:i:i I'KOSPFCTOK l HUM) Kusl Airbtirn. Cal., Oct. I.- With n bullet hole In his breast and a box of cartridges in his pocket -but with no Kim nt hnnd -William Brown, a mining prospector, was found dead near his lonely cabin In tho Apple gnle district early today, lie hud been dead about 3fi hours. Officers nt onco started to scour tlio countryside for a trace of tho man who, It Is thought, shot Brown with his own gun and then mndo off with it. What may be n clue came to light during the forenoon when authorities learned that. Brown some time ago had (liinrreled with a wood chopper named .less Brown nnd had threat ened to kill tho latter. Jess Brown bus not been located. WOMAX BOI XI) AXI) GAGGI.D IIY KOBBKliS Portland, Oct. 4, Robbers bound nnd gugged Mrs, N. M. White, sixty years old, In her homo last night and ransacked (ho house, securing about $25. Tho robbery was not discov ered until tntlny when Mrs. Julius Plums, dannhter of Mrs. White, tried her door nnd found It locked. Tho door was forced nnd Mrs. White released, suffering from shock but otherwise uninjured. 6000 EMPLOYES OF COMPANY STRIKE BILLION FOR FOR TRADING isiii NS 1 AW m w w w mmm m m w w w m m www Administration Plans to Ask Great Sum of Congress and Manufacture Munitions of War on a Gigantic Scale (liy United l'runs Leased Wlro.) Washington, Oct. 4. (Jowruiitent uiaiiufa'tiiri) of armor and unimuul Hon on a Hialc I'Xii'eilliiK anythiiitf in Ami-rlcun hlHtory will follow tlm half Mlllon defetiMo progrttin which the admltilHtrattoti expectn conrt'H to ca t in (he co.nlnt; hchIoii, It wuh ! li'iirned today. Lead. r have asHiticd the president that this bi program will pans, pfo-"f Mures trading stamps. vldcd tlio heavy prollts of armor plate and powder "trusts" are stopped and j KM'OVKIt IM)I)V OK MAX the biiHliieHH Instead Is turned into DIIOWNH) IX COLI MHIA the governiiient'M hands. I ,. The president and Secretaries Gar-J Astoria, Oct. 4. The body of An rlsoit and laniels hav agreed on tone S. Lufstrom, third officer of the government manufai ture, because in j United States dredger Chinook, this manner the United States need drowned In the Columbia river Sep- noi u.rn over us secreis oi ennsmtc- j lion in private iiruis. r urinerinore, aay lor relatives, i ne 'uoay was re (he fad that American munitions covered Sunday. mills aro running overtime to keep pace with Kuropeati demands also de termined them as to the advisability of having government control. Tho question of financing the naval program was discussed today at, a White House conference between Pre sident Wilson, Secretary Daniels and Chairman Padgett of the house naval committee, "Battle cruisers and fast ships ablo to command the waters are needed," said Daniels after the meeting, at the same time denying that he favored a great number of submarines at the expense of the dreadnaught program. "On the contrary," ho said, "I favor a balanced Heel." Tho new naval advisory board will meet the president Wednesday, at his reitiest. At this time It Is expected he will ask their views as to the pro- gram to be followed nt the next see- slon. STOCK BURET PRESENTS PITFALL fl l! PUBLIC TS I New York. Oct. 4. Idre warning of consequences of specuVlcg In the present speculation mad market was sounded today by Satniiil I n'erniyor. llitaiuial expert. Writing to Uov. C. F. Ueslner. In reply to a request for information. Uitlerniyer declared that "never be fore In the history of the stock ex change has the public been threaten ed with so dangerous a pitfall as that which Is now wide open for victims." "It Is worso than hopeless," he continued, "for tho average man to try to win a fortune In tlio market. In tho end they all loso. The pres ent nctlvlty Is u feverish wave of wild and senseless speculation that hits seized tho public nnd is spread ing like wildllro from ocean to ocean, for which tho public, as usual, will pay dearly in the vnd. "This latest experience will not be in viuii, ntuiougu mo eosi no neavy,n(j tm,r investments they keep away If It nrouses public sentiment to the from tll0 go-callcd (mostly nils- point of compelling government re gulation to convert the exchange In to a great, legitimate, responsible security market, which Is Its high and honorable function." Sounding a wnrnlug ngnlnst specu lation, nnd in favor of only sound In vestment, Untormycr's letter con tinued: "As on Investor nnd lawyer who for upwards of 35 years bas been F ( HflP. ( fl IT FRENCH ADVANCE wiuu uui unQTiinr inDlc Court Holds That Measure Enacted by Last Legislature to Curb Stamp Business Is Unconstitutional (l)y United Tress U'aHed Wire.) I'ortland, Oct. 4. The Oregon nti.tr:.,n,.L. Kt.-uun law .mss.,.1 bv t he i l .ul li.ivl!ilnru W-nu I:trf.l lllirllll. Hili.itlc.nal in ii decision handed down today by Federal Judo Wolvt-rton, a. tin for Judges Gilbert, Hean and hiniBelf. who Leard the cae. The law, held invalid, levied a tax of Ave per cent on the gross sales! t'iiuer t S, was ueing "etu nere 10- Lufstroni came here front San Francisco six weeks ago. He left a widow and children In Seattle. XO MORK TROOPS TO UK 8F.XT AOAIXST STRIKERS Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 4. Governor Hunt said today that no more troops would be sent to Clifton, Ariz., where S.000 men are striking, demanding better working conditions, unless ; they are urgently requested by the adjutant-general Forty-eight state militiamen al - ready have been sent to the strike zone In responso to an appeal from Sheriff Cass. They will not arrive until this afternoon. The workers also demand recog. nitlon for the Western Federation of Miners." Mine owners have left theinot specific enough, though it Is be- scene of the trouble and are said to bo en route to Los Angeles. .connected intimately with the affairs of corporations and is familiar with the machinery of the stock exchange, ' 1 have no hesitation in saying that jit Is worse than hopeless for the av - rage man to expect to annus a for- . . .. HER tne, or to niauo money oeaung imof Eugene, who will remain at the:"Pe is oasea upon me possiuimy tho market. My experience is that in the end they all lose. They do not loso all the time, they do lose all In time. "My advice Is to urge them to keep as far away as possible from tho contagion of speculation nnd to warn them especially ngnlnst tho present speculation fever and never buy stocks except to an extent to which they can pay for them in full as nn Investment, and then only af ter thorough Investigation of the merits of the property, based on normal conditions. bove nil, I advise that In mnk- called) war stocks, most of which are selling nt greatly Inflated prices, bused on temporary conditions, great ly exaggerated nnd accelerated by pools nnd other nrtlilclal activity, "Stocks representing nothing be yond hopes nnd dreams of promoters, and rightly regarded bb little more than waBto paper, have suddenly gal vanised Into lite with the aid. of cunningly devised and widely adver (Uy United Press Leased Wire.) Paris, Oct. 4. The French con tinue their progress north of Arraa, jtoday'n communique announced. While the statement did not claim important succeng In the Champagne, it averted that German attacks there had 'been repulsed. "We have made further progress in the Givenchy woods west of Vlmy, and have occupied cross roads on Hill 119," said the communique. "The battle from trench to trench around Quennevleres and Nouvron continued yesterday and last night. Near the Vavarin farm in the Cham- Pane thpre was he& bombardment ; "ul" "'" r. l.l, l,lo miacKS aga.uBi "gtruggle the thirteenth nation. .Her newly-won positions north of Mesnil. "rr'- ,c'u'r"- ! 1 rrencn dlr l"rew j,,om, on the Sablon9 railWay 8ta- tlon at Metz- . noimKiis wnv i p i'iua safk 1 ' Albany, Ore., Oct. 4. Two rob bers blew open the safe in the gen jeral merchandise store of Lamar i Brothers at Peoria early today and escaped after exchanging revolver j shots w ith R. B. Iebo, w ho was aroused by the nitro-glycerlne explo sion. Nothing was secured from the but $1, WM taken (rom the tlH. E BUT NOT COMPLETE Washington, Oct. 4. That Ambas sador von Bernstorff's note given Sec retary Lansing In New York Satur day la "satisfactory as far as It IRoes," but necessitates further nego- tiations over the German-American submarine warfare controversy, was 'learned today. Secretary Lansing w ill ask Bernstorff to come here soon to consider the matter In detail. The note was described as merely llieved that It admitted the submarine commander erred In his belief that ithe liner Arabic was about to ram I him. The note amounts practically 'to a disavowal, however. It will not !be made public before next week, I , BOOTHS TO IX) HOXOUS AT THE ORKGOX lU'U,DIX(i San Francisco Oct. 4. O. M. VON BERNSTORFF S OT SATISFACTORY ! Clark. Oregon commissioner to the: officers. Petrograd, though, had said I exposition, and Mrs. Clark were given earlier that she would accept nothing ia .farewell luncheon today by Mrs.but this complete back-down, with !hnriog A. Gray, hostess of the Ore- a pledge to sever relations with the KOn building. Mr. and Mrs. Clark ! central empires, !oaVe tonight for Portland. Russia still hopes war may be j The ciarks will be followed by j averted, even following such a step Commissioner and Mrs. R. A. Boothjas the minister's withdrawal. This I . i i 1 . Oregon building during the coming month. tised rumors uud half truths from uuknown quarters, and have beeu unloaded in reams upon an unfor tunato public. "Ours I the only country in which there is no public supervision over the stock exchange, although wo are! in more need of it than all the oth ers coniiiiuMi. mis wotitu uoi stop speculation. No law can accomplish that. And it Is doubtful whether it should be attempted by law if It were possible. But we would hnve honest speculation. Under regulation we would know from month to month, and almost from day to day, when it is necessary for public protection, what Is the real basis for published rumors on which prices nro boosted. "It would be a mistake to abolish the exchange, This would retard legitimate business nnd flnnnclnl en terprises, We should strive to add to Its usefulness as a public market. That can be accomplished only through -governnvent supervision." 1 ON BULBARS Ultimatum From Russia to the Balkan State Has Ex pired and No Answer Had Been Received Late Today London, Oct. 4. Russia is expect ed to make war on Bulgaria tomor- th ulunKlne lnt0 the worid . . he ,Utl Balkan ut which has been feverishly preparing for war, expired at 9 o'clock New York time today. That Bulgaria will either ignore 'tha Russian rlpmnnH tn send awaV the Russian demand to Teuton offlcer8 dlrecUng her mobm. . . . 1 . 1 1. t.L r nl. zanon ana openiy ureas, wiiu nussia, or will answer with an evasion is the ibelief here. The Russian ambassador I at Sofia, with his staff, is prepared to leave the country tonight, turning lover his Interests to representative 'of a neutral country, j Greece's entry on the allies' side I will follow such a move, although it may be delayed a few days, inasmuch as Greek mobilization is not com plete. Roumanla's position is doubtful. Berlin claims that she stands neutral, but Bucharest messages have not confirmed this claim. Hostilities throughout the Balkans seem a certainty daring the week. Fifty thousand Bulgarians are mass ed on the Serbian frontier, ready for the first blow. Athens dispatches said three-fifths or the Bulgarian strength would be thrown against Serbia and the remainder against Greece. Meanwhile Czar Ferdinand is confident that Roumanla will maintain her neutrality. An Athens dispatch from Vienna declared the Austro-Germans will at tack Serbia today or tomorrow and that Bulgaria will assist within a few ; hours afterward London, Oct. 4. At the hour when , Russia's warlike ultimatum to Bul- 'garla expired today, Czar Ferdinand's intentions were unknown here. It was believed possible, however, that .the Slav demands had gone unan- ! swered and that the Russian minister and his staff had departed from Sofia, as ordered to do If Bulgaria did not break oft with Russia's ene- rules and order out German military tnat tne uuigarian camnei may ehanpe its policy wnen u realizes that If she acts otherwise the allies mean war. If hostilities result, however, the Slavs may strike first, though the Bulgarians are within a few hours' mnrch of the Serbian border nnd prepared for any outcome. The Russian fleet was reported to be near Varnn, an Important Black sea port, apparently ready for a blow. BROTHER SLAYS RllOTHEIt AT OREGON' CITY SUNDAY Oregon City, Oct. 4. Trouble over money matters Is said today to have caused the feud which resulted In Sam Case, 40 years old, shooting and killing his brother Ernest Sun day. The men, each accompanied by friends, met on a country road. Ac cording to Sam Cnse, his brother at tacked nnd attempted to choke him, when he drew a revolver and fired1 twice. Case surrendered to the sher iff. Ernest Case was a few years younger than 8am. 1 TOMORROW