Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, December 06, 1915, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextfN DAILY EDITION VOU VI., No. 07. Q RANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OKEOON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1915. WHOLE NUMBER 1011. No Other Town n the World tho Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. ? t v ',: :- 'f FIIE DECREE IU AS IIDIS1Y In Accord With Opinion From U. S. Supreme Court, Dis trict Court Will Get Docu mectlnvolviagO.&C Grant Portland, Doc. 6. Prepared by the department of Justice la accord ance with an opinion banded down by the supremo court of tho United States, the decree In the Oregon ft California land grant caaea, Involving 1,800,000 acres ot land In Oregon, will foe filed In the United States dis trict court In Portland Wednesday. X statement to that effect waa made today by Assistant Attorney General Constantino J. Smyth. The decree Already has been submitted to attor neys for the Southern Paclflo rail road, which bolda the land, ao that -any objections they may file may be considered before tbe decree is en tered. According to Smyth, two Injunc tions are ordered by the supreme court's decision. "One." be aald, " will be perman ent, and will forbid the railroad from violating the restrictive provi sions of the grant under which the land la held. That will prevent tbe sale of the lands for more than, 12.B0 per acre, or In tracta of more than 160 acrea, or to non-settlers. "The othor Injunction la prelim inary. It forblda the railroad to sell tbe land or make any disposition. Should congress fall to act the rail road may apply for a court order modifying the Injunction prohibiting the disposal ot the land on any terms." CHINESE REBELS . FIRE 2 WARSHIPS I (By United Press Leased Wire) Pekln, Dec. (J. -With the revolu tion and mutiny of antl-monarchlsts aboard the Chinese cruiser Chao Ho suppressed, the government an nounced Ijts Intention ot executing the mutineers. The Chao Ho Is now In government hands. The mutineers fired at two other warships and at tempted to blast the arsenal while off Shanghai.. This waa put down by other gov ernment vessels. Details are lacking, bul the plan to mutiny apparently waa made some time In advance ot tbe rioting. Though a number of shots were thrown from the mutiny vessel, practically no damage was on, though aome of the shells land- :d In the foreign concessions. Washington, Deo. 6. Explaining v the mutiny aboard the Chinese train' " lug ship Ohao Ho, the Chinese lega tion1 today mill that rmhftla from the ,-r --.- ' foreign settlement Iboarded her while DURING I ' ,.vuuut ut iuv tjiuw waa uu auurs leave. :':; .After firing on two other warahlpa . ni tne arsenal, me reoeis nea when ' -y 'they saw the danger of being sunk. ' v'Nb cause for the mutiny was as- 'signed. JIORE INDICTMENTS IN "' BOMll PLOT CASES "' New York, Dec. 6. Lieutenant i jiuuun iu auu iiyo viuora were no- -w.t. . ... .-j ... (t uam4 of (bomb plots against muni tions ships in five new Indictments ' r Toiurnea in reaerai coun loaay. one , f-, $ '(indictment charged conspiracy to t ' J i . "murder (by, attaching bombs to ships ; J, i ,i 4 ' aoavlng American porta. U VAIITS TO KNOW REASON OF BOY-ED RECALL Washington, Deo. 6. Secretary of State Lansing this afternoon an nounced receipt of ft message from Gormany, through Ambassador Ger ard. In reply to tbe request for recall ot German Attaches Boy-Ed and von Papon. While the secretary did not ao aay, It la believed the message made a counter tequest for reason for Amerlca'a action. The state department Intimated, however, it would not give Germany any reasons, and Indicated that the administration la under no obligation to do ao. Aa for the matter of seeking a safe conduct for the two diplomats, It waa pointed out that a diplomat la Im mune from capture on the high aeaa under International law, hence the other steps would be auperfluoua. Austrian Ambaasador Dumba. waa granted a aafe conduct upon hla own requeat, but It la not Incumbent upon a government to guarantee -the per sonal aafety of a recalled diplomat beyond the three-mile coast limit. Officials declared that Ambassador von Bernstorff could not have failed to draw from hla conference with the premier an accurate Impression as to reasons for America's request. WIRELESS BRINGS FORD'S PEACE PARTY (By United Press Leased Wire.) Aboard the steamship Oscar II, by Wireless to Slasconsctt, Mass., Dec. 6.-rllenry Ford promoter of the peace ship and peace congress plan to get Europe'a warriors out of tbe trenches by Christmas, turned today to organizing peace committees. These committees will be made up with clergymen, atudenta and others, Including newspaper men. Their purpose Is to meet corresponding committees from neutral nations abroad and to co-operate In election of an International peace commission to alt In Copenhagen for the remain der of the war. This body would re' celve and offer peace proposals, but Its 'business primarily would be to give wide publicity to peace sugges tion in contrast to the "secret dl plomacy" of the past. Some of the peace delegates, In eluding Ford and other leaders, prob ably will attempt to cross Ger many from Denmark to Holland. De spite the fact that their passports read only to neutral countries, It Is (believed that the German officials will not Interfere with this mission. 600 " EMPLOYES -OF SEATTLE CO. STRIKE FOR HIGHER PAY (By United Press Leased Wire.) Seattle, Dec' 6. Demanding an Increase in wages, between 600 and 600 employes of the Seattle Construc tion ft Dry Dock company's plant walked out this morning. Among the strikers are riveters, drillers, chlppers, ship-fitters, fitters' helpers, heaters and holdoners. They ask for an increase In pay ot five cents an hour, 10 hours' pay for nine hours' work on the dry docks and double time for all over time. There was no disorder. jThe boil er and' blacksmith shops are still In operation. Throe government sub marines are under construction at the plant, 'the liner Mariposa la In dock t for repairs, and two large freighters,' each 870 feet long, are (being built by' the company, , ; WORD ROM HENRY First Session ot tie 64th Congress Convened at Noon Today, and Governmental Estimates Indicate Thai One and One-Half Billion Dollars Will Be Required to Meet Expenses oi tie Nation Daring tie Year of 1916 Washington, Dec. 6. The pro logue of another epoch in American history was enacted today when the 64th congress convened at noon. The routine, time-honored pro ceedings connected with tbe organ isation of the assemblage betrayed no surface Indications of tbe Important legislation to be Introduced. A bint ot the tremendous program waa contained In the governmental estimates for 1917, calling for $1,- 285,857.468.50. against (115.004,- 194.55 appropriated already for 1916.. . That preparedness Is the dominant Issue was conceded. Increased de mands for this part ot the program showed this, and tbe spirit of t,he bouse confirmed it Legislators eag erly awaited delivery ot the presi dent's message tomorrow, but In tbe meantime many members declared their (belief that the adminlstratjon program ror defense will be material ly changed ibefore It geta through congress, inasmuch as opposition to tbe preaent program is apparently spreading. Champ Clark waa re-elected speak er by a vote ot 221 to 194. In accepting the posf of speaker, to which he had Just been re-elected, Champ Clark predicted that perpe tual sessions of congress will become necessary on account of Increase in legislation. He praised Congressman Mann aa a capable, vigilant, aggres sive majority leader, winning ap plause from the house., t Bull Moose Congressmen Stephens of California, and Copley of Illinois, voted for Mann, the republican can dldate for speaker. Because Mann had not completed majority assignments, committees were not organized and the demo cratic slates were not presented. From the speaker's gallery, Dr, Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National Suffrage organization, saw Congressman Mondel of Wyoming launch the federal auffrage amend L10RE ARRESTS WILL FOLLOW BY THE I S. Ill BOMB PLOT INVESTIGATION San Francisco, Dec. 6. New ar rests in the alleged bomb conspiracy of Baron George Wllbelm von Brlncken, C. C. Crowley and L. J. Smith this week seemed today to be Inevitable. With the arrest ot von Brlncken, the German army officer, Saturday night on a direct charge ot plotting to destroy munitions shlpa and plants by "fire and dynamite," the govern ment felt today that It had taken a long atep toward uncovering a con spiracy more far-reaching and startling than any anti-ally activities thus far brought to light. The federal grand Jury, was elated to resume its sitting this afternoon. L. J, Smith, informer, it was ex pected, would give new evidence. In addition, a number of important wit nesses were on hand In an effort to link ron Brlncken and Crowley more closely than thus far revealed with the alleged conspiracy. Meantime officers hunted for the woman at whom house Smith roomed while In San Francisco, They were not entirely satisfied that Smith had told all he might concerning his com panions in this city. -, Crowley has not yet been appre hended on the new von Brlncken warrants and his arrest may be de ferred several days, , v ments. She said It was tbe first time In a halt century that women had en joyed such a complete degree of co operation from all parties. At the opening of the ; session Chaplain Couden prayed fervently for peace by arbitration,' and asked divine blessing on the work of the new session, on tbe , president and those associated with him. "Uncle Joe" Cannon and other "come backs" held receptions and reminisced about the "good old days."'. ', ' . ' , V Socialist Congressman London of New York did not support any one tor speaker, although hla friends urged him to vote for Congressman Kent of California -for the position. The administration's preparedness measures were not introduced today, the leaders Instead awaiting delivery of the president's message. . The sen ate session lasted only 40 minutes, and Senator Clarke of Arizona 'was chosen president pro tern. Tbe bouse session required more time because of a longer roll call. Preparedness measures . galore were Included today in the flood of bills dropped into the house hopper upon toe-opening oi the 64th con gress. Socialist Congressman London of fered a resolution proposing a peace conference of neutrals. Government manufacture of munitions was pro posed by many. " congressman Kettner offered a bill to transfer the government ex hibit at tbe Panama-Pacific exposi tion to the San Diego exposition. Delegate Wickersbam of Alaska offered a bill providing tor a com mission form ot local self-government for Alaska. Chairman Ferris ot the public lands committee introduced the ad ministration conservation bills for de velopment, under leases, of public water power, land, coal, oil and gas resources as they passed the last house. One ot the chief witnesses sche duled for appearance before the grand Jury Is Sam Murphy, a Utah miner, who la expected ' to testify that Crowley sought to have him blast a munitions plant. , Raleigh Faulkner, Tacoma prison er, too, may give evidence against Crowley. The whereabouts of Robert Capelle, North German-Lloyd steam ship agent, is still a mystery, but re ports indicate he bas left bis hiding place on tbe interned German vessel Ottawa. PREPAREDNESS BIG ISSUE .- SAT FORMER PRESIDENTS New York, Dec. 6. Preparedness is the paramount issue before the nation- at the opening of the 64 th con gress former Presidents Tatt and Roosevelt, governors of 91 states, former Ambassadors Andrew D. White, Charlemange Tower and Joseph H. Choate, financiers and poli ticians agreed today in a "peace symposium" printed In the New York World. All agreed the Issue should be non-partisan. ' Roosevelt felt . the program outlined by President Wil son In bis recent Manhattan club speech was "utterly Inadequate and should be rejected." " ' ' KAISER SHIFTS TROOPS II TIE Athens, Dec. 6. Roumanian con centration appeared Imminent today. Presumably to meet it the 15th Ger man division has been rushed to Rustchuk, on the edge of Roumania in northeastern Bulgaria. - At the same time Russians are expected to land there, and hence the division may find it necessary to repel this move as well as to engage against. the Roumanians. v. - Germany is reported, too, to be sending artillery to the Roumanian border from tbe western front. : The Roumanian order comman deering foreign shipping' to Rou manian ports, "In the Interests of national defense," wss scheduled to go into effect 'today. Immediate trouble is anticipated If the Rou manians attempt to seize munitions vessels of the central powers now on the Danube. Experts here do not consider this order sufficient evidence that Ron- mania Is joining the allies, bat they confess it Is an extremely puzzling step. While reports concerning thj atti tude of Greece have been conflict ing for several days, the latest ver sion today is that King Constantino will privately assure the allies that he will grant their demands. ni in imi'n nc am if,iu liiuiiu ui .nn. CHINESE PEOPLE San Francisco, Dec. 6. China will not change from a republic to a con stltutional monarchy without great bloodshed. Dr. G. M. Lee, medical missionary, who returned on the liner Chiyo Maru, declared today. Dr. Lee bas been stationed at Wu Ship, 60 miles from Hong Kong, where government arsenals are lo cated. Army officers and military men connected with the arsenals are republicans who will not allow the change to be effected without fight ing, Lee says. , Yuan Shi Kal, according to Lee, Is doing what he believes is the right thing for .China and In many ways he believes China will be benefited by the change; but a liking for repub lican government and the fear that upon becoming a monarchy China will be entangled in the European war, will keep the change from com lng about peacefully, be thinks. WILSON PLAN FOR PREPAREDNESS TO T (By United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Dec. 6. The certain ty ot a determined and serious op position to the administration's pre paredness program bung over the opening ot the 64th congress today. . The presence of the democratic national committee slated to select a time and place for the national con vention In its session tomorrow gave tbe day an unwonted political aspect. The spectacular feature, attendant upon the opening, was supplied - by the parade of suffragists, welcoming their envoys from San Francisco with a monBter petition bespeaking presi dential and congressional aid for the federal suffrage amendment. A bleak day cast somewhat ot a pall over the procession. Despite this a big throng marched bravely. ; ' ' In the senate Secretary Baker pre sided pending the election of Senator Clarke as president pro tern. Vice President Marshall was absent be cause of bis wife's Illness. . . illlEIIIE MONARCHY IIT IE OPPOSITION mm Delegation cf 300 Wails ca Cfcief Execcfre cf tb Nafica ia B:b!f cf Cc '- Washington, Dec t. President Wilson today told 800 delegates of the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage that be would soon discuss with bis cabinet the subject of a federal amendment granting women. tbe ballot - The president's announcement fol lowed the remarks ot Frances Jolif- fee, cross country traveler bearing a suffrage petition. "We come from the west, 4,000, 000 strong," she said. "Half of tbe people of this country are politically and Industrially enslaved. - Yon have spoken as a citizen. We now want you to speak as our president" Barab Bard Field called the exe cutive's attention to the fact that he, like all great men, "bad changed his mind on other subjects," citing his last year's position on prepared ness compared to this year's. ' ' -Replying to the suffragists' plea that be embody in his message a fav orable recommendation toward suff rage, the president called attention to the fact that he had -completed the document ; Then he added: . "I hope that I will always have an open mind 'on such questions, and I shall take the greatest pleasure la conferring with my colleagues re garding this." ' ,: This promise "encouraged the suff ragists somewhat In view of the fact that previously the president bad an swered such pleas with the state ment that he regarded the suffrage question one which the states should settle for themselves. CRIPPLED HILL LIIIER flllESOTA FLOUNDERS AT SEA (By United Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Dec. 6. While the big Hill iner Minnesota, loaded with a food cargo for England, flounders disabled in the seas off Coronado is land, British secret service agents here are said today to have unearth ed details ot a plot to cripple her. W, A. Martin, water tender, and al leged spy aboard her, said to be la irons, reported to have agreed with higher ups that the vessel would not reach its destination with Its valu- . able food , cargo. . So great was the trouble in ship ping a crew for the Minnesota at Seattle, that Martin' managed to get aboard despite warnings to Balfour, Guthrie & Co., local agents, from the secret service men. Martin is declared to have amug gled a. quantity of acid, which he put into the boilers. Before sailing he is, quoted as remarking that the . ship would never come Iback "alive." As a result of these alleged discov eries, a thorough Investigation will be made In Seattle, where the report ed plan was batched. Local officials are of the opinion that several Ger mans now under suspicion here knew . of this affair and possibly went to Seattle to aid In carrying It out. . The tug Dauntless and the wreck erIaqua, which put out at top speed from here Friday night after first notice of her plight, were due to come up to the Minnesota today off Coro nado Island. I X second wireless last night showed that the condition ot the vessel was serious.