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GRANTS PASS, JOgEPHHTB COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1918.
WHOLE Jfl'MBER 1898,
' r Other Town in tho World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service.
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IR PLUNGE
fir up to
ROUII
King Calls Session of Cabinet
Council to Decide Which
Way the Nation Will Jump
the European Strife
in
Rome, Nov. 19. Roumanla'a
ourss In relation to the war hangs
on the decision of a cabinet council
bow In progress at Bucharest. The
king unexpectedly called this extra
ordinary session after politicians, di
plomats and soldiers were reported
to have agreed that neutrality on
Roumanla'a part Is no longer pos
sible. 'Roumanian action Is uncertain.
The king and his supporters ere pro
German. The people favor not ao
much all the allies as tbey do Russia.
The Russians, fearing that the
king will win, are concentrating
troops on the Roumanian border. The
Austrlans, fearing that the allies will
triumph, are massing great forces
on lb Roumanian frontier.
Facing these two fires, the cabinet
session Is destined to be vitally Im
portant, It It believed.
ADVERTISE NORTHWEST
APPLES TllltOl Gll THE K.IST
Bpokane, Nov. II. Between 75,
O00 and 1100.000 may bo expended
In a new campaign to advertise the
fruit of the northwest. The North--western
Fruit association yesterday
adopted resolutions asking the execu
tive committee of the growers' coun
cil and the shippers' league to work
out plans which will be submitted to
the annual meeting of the growers'
council In January, later being sent
for approval to all local orKnntzatlnns
throughout the northwest.
i
IS
IKING ITS LAST
STANO AT BORDER
Vienna, Nov. 19. Nearly sur
rounded In the mountains bordering
on Novlbazar, near the Montenegrin
border, the shattered Serb ranks are
making tholr last stand.
Remorselessly the central powers
are closing In upon the remnants,
dally gathering new tolls of prison
ers. Indications point to tho capture
of the Sorbs, Nthough they are des
jtttely trying to make tholr way In
to Montenegro' and Albania.
Bad weather, however, Is hamper
ing the operations of the central al
lies and tholr troops are suffering
.great hardships.
Concerning the operations against
the Russians, the war office empha
sized tho significance of Austrian
gains around Csartorysk by picturing
the burial or 2,000 Russians and the
finding of 400 fresh graves.
On the Italian front feeble attacks
-were reported, though Indications of
a big battle at QorlU were passed
with the remark that the town had
again iboon shotted. s v
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UM SUAL OPERATION
. TO HAVE Hl'ICIDE'S LIFE
Roslyn, Wash., Nov. 19. To 'save
the lire of Joo Harper, a barber, who
attempted suicide by taking bichlor
ide of mercury, physicians opened his
appendix, through "which they drain
ed bis intestines. The appendix will
ibe kept open several days. The op
eration Is considered an unusual one.
It has been , performed only a few
SERBIAN
ARMY
15 HEN I STILL
ENTOMBED IF! THE
. MBSHE HIE
Ravensdale, Wash.; Nov, 19. 81x
more bodies wore recovered during
last night front the third level of the
Northwestorn Improvement com
pany's mine. This brlnga the total
number of bodies recovered up to 16,
with IS still entombed.
All hope that any of the men still
In the mine following Tuesday's ex
plosion would be found alive was
definitely abandoned yesterday.
Gangs of men, working In shifts of
six hours, pounded steadily at the
twisted mass of Umbering and coal
and dirt still blocking tho entrance
to the third level, and during the
nlgh( succeeded In penetrating the
corridor.
It was expected that all . bodlea
would 1)e recovered before night.
The bodies recovered last nlgbt were
those of Pat Dowd, Thomas Speck,
Joe Krajno, Noah Goodman, Jack
Muncle and an Italian whose Identity
was not learned.
The body recovered yesterday has
not been Identified.
The first of the mine victims' fun
erals were held yesterday and will
continue as rapidly sa bodlea are
brought np. Rising water In the
mine threatened to block rescue work
for a time yesterday, but the pumps
were repaired and started.
With at least 175,000 to be paid
In pensions y the state Industrial
Insurance commission as a result of
the explosion, there Is only $8,61 S to
the credit of the Northwestern Im
provement company In the accident
fund. 1 ' ;
A levy probably, will be made on
other mlnea, to be paid bac'R' gradu
ally. THINKS T, R. WOULD
BE BONNIE FIGHTER
FOR CANADIANS
Ottawa, Nov. 19. Asked concern
ing a report that Colonel Roosevelt
had offered to Join the Canadian re
giments In Flanders, Minister of Mili
tia Hugboa said today: ,
"Ho would make a.bonnle fighter.
I have heard rumors of such an offer,
but it was not made to me. I'd be
delighted to give him command of
u division."
New York, Nov. 19. "The colonel
has no comment to make," Roose
velt's socretary'answored today con
cerning the Ottawa report that he
had offered to Join Canadian forces
In Flanders.
SPECULATING EGG
BROKERS NOW FACE
L RUI1
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
New York, Nov. 19 The "egg
kings" who planned to garner a fin
ancial harvest by soiling their goods
to the allies at war-time prices, are
wlg-wagglng to the public for help.
The allies did not buy as expected.
Hence, the "kings" have been caught
with a surplus, complicated by pros
poets of a mild winter which promises
to make the hens lay more than
USUal. rT i '
In 24 cold storage plants areover
1,000,000,000 sgg, or 10 eggs
apiece for" everybody In the United
States. UnleM housewives come to
the rescue and 'buy storage goods,
several of the egg brokers will' race
financial ruin. '
i While prices are still well up, a
few more weeks or mild weather- may
send the storage produot down to 20
cents' ft ' dosen. ,' '.' : ' . ;', , )
FINANCIA
m runs,
SYSTEM
Referendum Petition Asks ior
Purchase of Present Plant
Votes to Submit Also the
000 Bonds for the Building cf an Entire New System
The votera of Grants Pass can
ohoose between two propositions for
the municipal ownership of the
water plant, or it can reject both, at
the election to be held on December
6. One proposition , which will ap
pear upon the ballot through the ini
tiation petition route provides for the
purchase of the present plant at
$120,000, bonds to 4s Issued for that
amount bearing five per cent Interest
If a majority of the voters favors the
purchase. These bonds will be ac
cepted at their par value by the own'
era of the plant and will be payable
in installments for a period of 10
years. The resolution providing for
the submission of the purchase pro
position to .the voters was sdopted
npon the affirmative vote of five
members of the council, Burke and
Davis opposing.
Immediately after the adoption of
the resolution' providing for the vote
upon the purchase plan, Councilman
Caldwell moved that the votera also
be given an opportunity to vote upon
a bond Issue of $80,000 for the con
structlon of a new wster system. The
mayor called attention to the llkell
bood of being unable to aell bonds
tor the construction of a new plant
with a competing plant in the Held,
but Caldwell thought that if the own
ers of the old plant would accept
bonds In payment for It, that prob
ably some contractor could be found
who would build a new plant and
take bonds 1 9 payment. Caldwell met
the argument that $80,000 might not
build a new plant complete with the
statement that if not sufficient more
funds could be provided later. This
motion for the submission or the
bond Issue plan for the new plant to
the votera carried, ffve councllmen
voting In Ita favor. Those opposing
were Messrs. Burkhalter, Demaray
antf Herman. An adjourned meeting
of the. council will be held tor the
adoption or the ordinance necessary'
to put this Issue up to the voters.
Budget Is Adopted
The finance committee presented
its report covering the estimates for
expenses ror 1916. Under the bud
get a tax levy of 16 mills will be re
quired, 8 mills for general purposes
and 8 for special levy. This levy
upon the assessed valuation within
the city of $2,666,770 will produce
$21,834.16 for each fund, a total of
$42,668.82. Other sources of rev
enue make a total or $50,050 avail
able during the coming year.
A levy or 16 mills la the limit al
lowed under the charter, so that the
council flnda Itself obliged to cut Its
garment according to the cloth avail
able. It could find little opportunity
for pruning over the budget of last
year, and could provide for practical
ly no new work. The general levy
of eight mills would raise $2,840 ror
general government. From this fund
comes the salary or the auditor and
police Judge, at $1,350. Last year
$1,500 was allowed ror this item, the
auditor being obliged to furnish his
own office help. Tho attorney's sal
ary la placed at $300, a reduction or
one-hair from the salary paid during
1915, The treasurer's salary Is $240
per year, and $800 Is provided tor
office supplies,' exporting) the city
books, election;' etc ' '
For the police' department the 'bud
get provides $2,500, salary for the.
chief at $1,200; for one policeman
at $1,020, for specials at $120, and
Incidental' expenses or $160. A
v The estimated expense or the fire
department Is taken care of In a fund
or $2,760; of which $960 Is salary
for the fire chief, $1,000" for 'his as
sistants, $400' for volunteers and
$400 for maintenance. '
for
WATER
VOTERS
Submission ol Question of
at $120,000, and Council
Proposition oi Issuing $80,-
The sanitation fund includes a sal
ary of $100 for the inspector and ex
penses of $20, a total of $120.
For public works It Is estimated
that $3,940 will be needed. This
sum includes alt the street work,
maintenance of city team, street
sprinkling snd cleaning, and like
Items of expense. Tho council Is
this year combining the office of en
gineer and street superintendent with
that of park superintendent, elimln
atlng the salary for the latter. For
park work there Is provided $300
for labor, a like amount for water
and power, and $40 for saaterlala,
The salary of the engineer and super
intendent of streets and parks is
placed at $960.
The estimate for street lighting
for the year la $5,000, and for water
$2,900.
The special levy la made to care
for interest on bonds, 4 mills cov
ering the interest on the $200,000
issue of railroad bonds. Other bonds
outstanding and bearing interest are
$19,000 sewer bonds. $"80,000 fund
ing bonds and $5,500 fire track
bonds. ,For unliquidated claims
agalnat the railroad fund a levy to
raise I70O Is provided, 'Alevy to
provide $1,200 for the library la in
cluded in the budget
When the budget was under con
sideration by the council a communi
cation from the Taxpayers league
was read. - The organization com
mended the economy or the last year.
but asked for reduction In a num
ber or the salaries the coming year.
Aa the salaries to be paid will be de
termined by the council to serve dur
ing 1916, the present council did not
attempt to make the reductions re
quested, the only place where the
budget ss prepared by the commit
tee was changed being In reducing
the allowance ror auditor from
$1,500 to $1,850. The league asks
that the auditor be paid $1,200; the
chief of police, $900; policeman,
$780; fire chief, $840; enristant,
$720; that there be no provision for
the sanitation fund; library fund re
duced to $750, and that the street
and sewer fund 'be reduced to $800.
It also asks that the plumber's li
cense be paid into the general fund
Instead of going to the inspector, and
that the city teamster be under the
dlreptton or the street department.
CARDINALS WILL
GET PASSPORTS
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Rome, Nov. 19. The Italian gov
ernment will Issue passports permit
ting Austro-German cardinals to pass
safely through the war lines In order
to attend the consistory at the Vati
can In December.
This unexpected permission is re
garded as another straw In the peace
wind, and Is interpreted aa meaning
that the government knows of peace
plans by the Vatican. ' ,
The public Is uncertain how to ap
praise reports that the pope Is about
to renounce claims to the temporal
power aa a means to securing the
government's permission to partici
pate in future peace conferences. The
government'! action indicates that
reports that ' Cardinal Hartman of
Cologne Is bringing peace suggestions
from Germany are given some
weights ;' ', ,,' - . -'' ' ;
ST
GERMAN
0,C
LI
COIIFEiS WILL
Salem,, Nov. 19. The conference
over the disposition or the land ia the
Oregon and California grant between
representatives or the Southern Pa
ct flo and the committee appointed at
the land grapt meeting a few weeks
ago ended ' last night without any
thing feeing accomplished. '
The committee resolved to meet
again December 1.
In the meantime Ralph Moody and
B. A. McAllister, the railroad repre
sentatives, will acquaint the railroad
of the views of the committee and
It is proposed that plans will be aub-
raitted whereby an agreement can be
reached.
Unless some definite plan is sub
mitted 'by the railroad no further at
tempt at a compromise will be made.
Real action at tho conference was
impossible because of the fact that
the railroad representatives could
only listen to the proposals of the
commutes and could promise noth
ing. ;'.;v; ; -
The plan for the disposition of the
land in the grant submitted by Gov
ernor Withycombe, was the only de
finite one discussed at the conference.
In effect it was that the lands be
sold at their market value and the
surplus above the railroad's equity
be divided between the state and the
railroad, the state's share to go into
the school and reclamation funds.
VILLISTA TROOPS
HAVE OCCUPIED -TOWN
OF TORREOII
El Paso, Nov. 19. Colonel HIp-
pollto Villa, at Juarez, announced to
day that the Villistas under. General
Canuto Reyes have occupied Tor
reon. He claimed the garrison fled
without a fight
Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 19. Douglas
was without definite Information to
day as to the outcome or yesterday's
clashes in Sonora between Carran
slstas and Villistas. . Both aides
claimed victory.
General Obregon reported that af
ter several hours' fighting he routed
a Villa force at Del Rio..
Hermosillo was badly battered by
artillery in a second fight, according
to Carranzista reports.
No credence was placed In the
rumors that General Villa had been
Beriously wounded in a previous en
gagement with Carranzistas at Her
mosillo. ' 1 '
COUOXER'8 JURY PROBES
DEATH OF BOLLINGER BABY
(By United Prees Leased Wire.) ,
Chicago, Nov. 19. A coroner's
Jury or six eminent medical and sur
gical men pondered today over the
death or Mrs. Anna Bollinger's baby.
Their verdict was expected this after
noon. It was 'believed the Jurynot
only would exonerate Dr. Haisselden
ror his decision not to operate and
thus possibly prolong the child's lire,
but would commend him for his
course. ' ;
Baby Bollinger, dressed, in dainty
clothes, made In anticipation of Its
birth, was placed In a little casket
today and burled in a vault The
casket was carried to the cemetery In
the same carriage with the father
and a few relatives. ,. '.
PROSPECT FOR NAVAL t
, BATTLE IN THE CATTEGAT
(By United Press Leased Wire) ?
' London, Npvi l9.-Prospects of a
big naval battto In the Cattegat were
seen here today following reports
that a British squadron of cruisers
and destroyers entered the Cattegat
after, 25 German torpedo boats and
a Mg cruiser passed' the Swedish
coast' heading' into the Cattegat.
LIT ffilll I .
ttflgat. - j
It
IS
Ilaa Centered for the Her
der cf Two, Is Shot by
Utah Tircz Sq:d ia S;2e
cl Plea llziz by Wilsca
HILLSTROM'S WILL
' Hillstronv V W. W. poet-
4- wanderer, left this will behind
when he . was executed today:
4- My kind don't need to fuss and
' ' moan. ' ,.
4- Moss does not cling to a rolling
f stone. i
My body! Oh, If I could choose,
f I would to ashes It reduce
4 And let the merry breezes 'blow 4
4 My dust to where some flowers 4
4 ; grow. '', ."-. 41
4 Perhaps some fading - flowers 4
4 . 1 then . :
4 Would come to life and bloom 4
4 'i again. ,;, 4
4 This is my last and final will. 4-4-
Good luck to all of yon. Joo 4v
4 Hilt" :
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' Salt Lake City, Nov. 19. Fight
ing in. an Insane frenzy, Joe Hill
strom,' IndustrlalTWorke , oi ' the '
World, went to his death before the
state firing squad in the yard of the
state penitentiary at 7:42 a. m. to
day. ... ...:.;-''-." .
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In some unknown way, he had con
cealed a broom handle In his cell
When-the door was opened, he leap
ed at bis guards, swinging the club
over their heads fiercely and severely
cutting one on the scalp and face.
But guards overpowered him in
the twinkling of an eye. Until he
came out of his cell h had shown
no signs of resisting. He had been
nervous, ut unwavering in the cold
calmness that had marked him for
months. Guards were taken by sur
prise. "I'll die fighting." he "screamed,"
"not like a coward." ' '
As he continued to struggle, pow
erful guards pinioned his ' arms to
his aides.
They urged him to be quiet and
take his medicine like a man. When
further resistance was useless, he
settled suddenly into an apathetic
calm.- ' :;- . .:
"Now I can die with a clear con
science," he said. '
The march of, the firing squad
commenced. Warden Pratt and a
deputy led. Two physicians followed.
Then came Hillstrom between two
deputy sheriffs.
Hlllstrom's eyes were not blind
folded until he was taken into the
prbon yard. It was his wish to face
the squad with open eyes, but a
thick heavy band of cloth was tight
ly placed around his eyes and his
head.
He walked to the death chair with
a swinging stride. When he came
opposite the door of the prison black
smith shop, behind which were sta
tioned ' the five riflemen. Hillstrom
passed the 82 witnesses In their
Places. (: He tried to remove the
blindfold, but was prevented bv the
straps which had been drawn around
his arms and waist. He waa led to
the big congress chair, about 20
paces distant from the five holes'. in
the door of the hjcksmith shop, from
which the glittering muzzles of the
rifles protruded. - !. .
Guards' oulckiy shoved him ' Into V
the death' chair and hnrbioii rnk'r
uvniuti u l w
traps about his legs and arms, ren
dering him helpless. ' ' ' "
He straightened tin and moistened
his Hps With his tongue. ' Physicians .
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