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VOl VI., No. Hit. 1 GR4NT8 l'A88, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OKEOON, FIUWAY, DECEMBER 81, 1915. WHOLE NUMBER 1082.
No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service.
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Curtain Goes Down lor King
Alcohol in Three Great
Northwestern States With
Coming ol the New Year
Portland, Ore., Dec 81. At ouu
inluulo pant 12 o'cloc k tonight 2,100
aloous will go out of existence and
tho throe big status of the Pacific
northwest will eater tbe "dry"
column.
Prohibition, or near-prohibition,
take effort In Washington, Oregon
and Idaho simultaneously, Increasing
the total "dry" area In the United
States by nearly 40 per cent
During the last month the stores of
liquor in the bands of saloons and
wholesale houses have practically dis
appeared. Much of It was sold to
those who heeded the admonitions of
big banners In front of every "family
liquor store" to "Stock Up For the
Drought"
Hoi Tint Tonight
Today many saloons In every city
throughout tbe northwest are dis
mantled but, nevertheless, they are
prepared for the biggest night's bust
noes In history. Tables In tbe big
cafe of Seattle, Portlan.1, 8Kkano
And Tacotna were at premium, and
preparations were being made to un
cork tbe last few bottles of cham
pagne. "Wets" and "drya" alike point out
that neither Washington nor Oregon
will have real prohibition. The laws
of these two states are practically the
ante, and allow the shipment Into
the state of liquor In small quanti
ties. Idaho's law, on the other hand,
la what the prohibitionists call "drum
tight."
Fight Ahead for Idalio
The Idaho "drys" still have a bard
fight before them. They failed to
Lave prohibition written Into their
constitution by voi of the people.
Instead the legislature passed a pro
hibition law. The "wets" now have
this law before the United States
aupreme court on apptsl, but mean
while the district attorneys, sheriffs
and police In every county and city
in the state are preparing to clamp
down the lid at tbe stroke of twelve
tonight.
Portland, Doc. 31. Tbe saloon's
last day In Oregon was not a very
wet one. Today Portland was al
ready so near dry that the transition
tonight will make little difference,
as far as the general public Is con
cerned. There is an actual famine of strong
drink. The few quarts remaining
sold for twice their normal price.
Some householders who stocked up
arly took advantage of the high
prices and unloaded some of their
bonded goods to the saloons.
Beer flowed rather froely today.
There Is plenty of it in kegs, but
1 liottled bcor has boon an unknown
commodity for a weok. The pros
pect this morning was that tonight's
crowds will be drinking nothing 'but
Toeet. '
A few saloons Btoppod selling
whiskey altogether. Most of them
responded to the calls for whiskey,
"but the bartenders themRolves would
not guarontee the article they served.
Detectives haunted saloons, frequent
. ly sampling tbe wares to soe that
the saloonkeepers, In a burst of last
day enthusiasm, did not make their
decoctions vile enough to 1)e unlaw
ful. The owners of two retail liquor
ttoros spent last night In the county
IbII for selling burnt sugar and water
tor port wine. Authorities expected
more complaints of this sort when
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GUILTY DF MURDER
FOR DflMTIIIG
Los Angelvs, Dec. 31. Found guil
ty of first degree murder, M. A.
Schmidt, alleged accomplice of J. U.
McN'mnara In the dynamiting of the
Times building In 1910, faced life
Imprisonment today.
Mo enn not be banged, as the Jury
entered a plen for clemency In Its
verdict, fixing the penslty at life.
Judge Frank Willis announced
that ho would sentence Schmidt Mon
day, but t the time the rasa will bo
continued until January 12 at the
request of the defense, which will ask
time to prepare arguments for a new
trial.
The verdict sgatnst Schmidt was
found on the first ballot, all Jurors
voting "guilty of murder in the first
degree." It took two ballots to fix
the penalty.
Schmidt received the shock with
calm. Olat Tveltmoe, Sun Francisco
labor leader, bis face flushed scarlet,
sprang forward as court adjourned
and Schmidt was taken back to Jail,
while Katberlne Schmidt, bis sister,
wept. Tveltmoe cried, "Send word
to Lincoln Steffens that the golden
rule is off. There will be a 10 years
war In Los lAngeles. They shall pay
for this."
In Jail today Schmidt refused a
formal statement. All he would say
was:
"It's all In a lifetime."
He visited with his sister and .one
of his attorneys, Job Harriman.
All eyea are now turned on David
Captan, Schmidt's co-defendant. He
Is to be tried next. Today he ridi
culed "a report that Urn hai waCe
known his willingness to confess. He
said he had nothjng to confess, and
that the battle was Just beginning.
may mini nox caiih
FOR THE RUSSIANS
1 Portland, Dec. SI. Bids for the
manufacture of one thousand box
cars for the Russian government are
being submitted to several north
western contractors, according to a
report which Twohy Brothers of Port
land today refused to confirm or
deny. The cars, It Is said, are to be
delivered in Seattle.
CALL LEGISLATURE
OF CALIFORNIA III
SPECIAL SESSION
San Francisco, Dec. 31. Governor
Johnson announced today that he
would Issue within 24 hours a call
for an extra session of the California
legislature to convene January 5, at
2 p. m.
In a statement Issued, the governor
gave his reasons for calling the ex
traordinary session, and declared It
should not require more than four
days nor cost more than 110,000.
The legislature will take up, with a
view to repealing, the primary regis
tration statute passed by the last
legislature, which has thrown the
election laws of the state Into chaos.
The proposal to utilize the California
building nt tho exposition for the
stato normal school, and additional
legislation for the continuance of the
San Diego exposition will also come
up. . ,
IWUOLKl) OIIHUON CONVICT
FIGHTING IN TRENCH KS
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Salom, Dec. 81. A parole from
the penitentiary on condition that he
report, each month to District Attor
ney Rlngo Is not very Irksome to
John Schuls, convicted a year ago
of assault with a dangerous weapon,
Today the district attorney has ft re
port from 8chuls, dated "somewhere
In France," where he Is wielding
dangerous weapons with the full
sanction of the law,
AUSTRIA BACKS D01
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Reply to the American Protest Over Sinking by a Sub
marine d the Ancona Without Warning Dispels the
Clouds, and Complies, in a General Way, With the Re
quirements Imposed by t: e United States Government
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f POINT IN INOFFICIAL
VKH810N ANCONA KKI'LY
Austria bad ordered punlsu-
ment of ber submarine coai-
luuiidur, as demanded by Amer-
lea.
In effect, grauted disavowal
of the torpedoing and agreed to
t reparation for lives lost.
Concurred In the principle
that enemy vessels, unless they 4
flee or resist, shall not 'be de-
stroyed until persons aboard are
4 rescued.
Refused responsibility for
4 deaths due to panic among the 4
4 crew. 4
4 Desires to maintain friendly 4
4 relations. 4
4 Leaves the way open for fur- 4
4 tber negotiations, tut on com- 4
4 paratively minor points. 4
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.Washington, Dec. SI. There will
be no break 'with Austria over the'
torpedoing of the Italian liner An
tW with loss of ..JAmerlean Ibttt'fOK admitting-that ber command
Tbe danger of a severance of dipid
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matlc relations la past. Austria In
her reply to the second American
Ancona note has "substantially com-
piled" with the administration de-
mands.
This was the official view today
following receipt of unofficial ver
sions of the note, handed to Ambas
sador Penfleld at Vienna, This view
lacks only President Wilson's final
approval after he reads the official
reply. Further negotiations In the
case are probable, but only on minor
points, for Austria has met the chief
issues demanded by America.
A wave of relief swept over (he
state department following publica
tion of the unofficial text today. The
official text waa expected before night.
M repeatedly forecasted by the
United Press, Austria In her reply
has shown a desire to make severance
of dlplomatio relations Impossible.
Moreover, tbe reply bears out the
report of Carl W. Ackerman, United
Press staff correspondent at Berlin,
saying that Austria would meet
American demands and go as far as
possible to preserve the exlsltlng
peace hetween the two countries.
In effect, the reply granted Amer
ica's speclflo demands for disavowal
ALL REPUBLICS OF
III F N J
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 31. Creation of
a defensive alliance that would put
the power and resources of tho 21
American republics behind the Mon
roe doctrine, It became known today,
Is the real purpose behind the pro
posed convention among them. While
ostensibly this convention Is for set
tlement of boundary disputes, and
while Secretary Lansing would not
discuss the broader proposition, dele
gates to the pan-American Scientific
congress declared that such, a move
ment Is on foot. It will prove, they
said, the most powerful alliance In
the history of the world. Included
In suggestions made for the alliance
are:
Creation of standing armies, the
sice of each to be determined In the
of tbe torpedoing, for punishment of
' the commander, and for reparation.
V' There was elation because she even
went so far as to give assurances for
'the future conduct of ber submarine
J warfare according to the principles
of International law.
I It was held she did this in the fol-
lowing, quoted from the unofficial
text:
Tl "The Austrian-Hungarian govern-
T I ment can positively concur In tbe
principle that enemy private vessels
so far as they do not flee or offer re
sistance, shall not be destroyed be
fore the persons aboard are rescued.
:, This is the most Important Aus
trian concession, even more definite
than any yet secured from Germany
la the Lusitania case. This comes
direct from the Austrian government
and applies to all enemy ships, where
as in Germany's case ber only pledge
is Ambassador von Bernstorff's note
applicable only to "liners."
President Wilson is not expected
to insist to tbe point of an open break
upon a specific and definite dis-
avowal. Officials believe that Austria
substantially disavowed the torpedo-
torpedoing the Ancon.
while passengers were still aboard,
tnd by orderInf punl8hment foP hIl
act Austria's refusal of responslbll
lty tor deaths due to panic among
the crew, as quoted In the unofficial
text, Is not regarded as Important,
nor as an evasion of the disavowal
demand. Officials do not expect any
hitch or quibbling over the demand
for reparation for lives lost. Aus
tria's liability will be arranged In
personal conferences between Secre
tary Lansing and Charge d'Affalree
Zwledenek. Further, officials are
gratified at Austria's unexpected
willingness to pay without proof of
whether tbe Uvea were lost in the
shelling or torpedoing or through the
negligence of the crew should there
be difficulty In establishing Just how
some came to their deaths.
The probable effect of Austria's
answer on Germany In the Lusitania
case Is regarded as Important, and It
is hoped that the Austrian compli
ance now clears the way to similar
German action.
New York, Dec. 31. Publication
of the Austrian reply In the Ancona
case sent up some stocks three points
today on the most active trading in
weeks.
AMERICA
convention, and subject to call for
the defense of any one republic.
Creation of navies along similar
lines.
Promulgation of a code of laws for
regulation not only of boundary dis
putes, tut also to deal with commer
cial, Industrial and financial matters.
An agreement that no one will
make an offensive or defensive treaty
with any government outside the
western hemisphere.
Establishment of a court from rep
resentatives of the subscribers to the
pan-American alliance, to settle all
disputes.
Establishment of an International
police force, distinct from the regular
army and navy, to put down revolu
tions when the court decides such
outbreaks are not supported by a ma-
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ALLIANCE
BRITISH CRUISER
rUTAL SUHK WITH
1 1,1 ABOARD
London, Dec. 31. Three hundred
and twenty-five men aboard the 13,-
6 6 0-ton British cruiser Natal, sunk
by an Internal explosion In a harbor
yesterday, have not been accounted
for. Four hundred were saved. The
admiralty announcement of her sink
ing said merely:
"The British cruiser Natal was
sunk by an Internal explosion In a
harbor."
Details as to what harbor or the
reasons for the explosion were not
given.
The Natal, 480 feet In length, with
a 73-foot beam, was 'built In 1903.
Her speed was 30 knots an hour, and
she carried six 9.2 and four 7.6 inch
guns.
Immediate investigation of the sink
ing has been ordered. The govern
ment withheld news of the disaster
for nearly a day in order that It
might ascertain the number of sur
vivors. It Is believed that many, if
not all, of tbe survivors were on shore
at the time of the explosion and owed
their lives to this fact
FORD PEACE EXPEDITION
IS IN COPENHAGEN
Copenhagen, Dec. 31. The Ford
peace expedition arrived here today
on the last lap of their Journey. Busi
ness Manager Plantiff is trying to
charter a yessel to take tbe delegates
to The Hague, but it is probable, how
ever, that the party will accept the
Stockholm mayor's Invitation to re
turn to Stockholm for their peace
OQa,7rijce. .Th- maaaeT have
abandoned all hope that Germany
will permit the expedition to cross
that country to reach The Hague.
GREECE SENDS ANOTHER
PROTEST TO THE ALLIES
Berlin, Dec, 31. Greece baa sent
a second protest to. the allies on ac
count of their work of fortifying
Salonlkl, said an Athens dispatch to
day. '
ENGLISH CABINET
CONSIDERS BILLS
London, Dec. 31. Rumors today
were that Chancellor of the Exche
quer McKenna, President Runciman
of the board of trade and Sir John
Simon, secretary of state for home
affairs, will resign from the cabinet
because they are opposed to the gov
ernment's proposals for conscription.
There was no confirmation of rum
ors that Lewis Harcourt, first com
missioner of works, has quit the cab
inet, though reports that he is to
become viceroy of India are credited
in many quarters. Harcourt himself
is silent on the matter.
The resignations of the other three
had been rumored previously, but it
was believed that Premier Asquith
had conciliated them. Hence, renew
al of the reports caused a sensation in
government circles.
Three 'bills have been presented to
the cabinet sessions. Lloyd-George's
provided not only for enrollment of
unmarried men, but also for drafting
married men, if necessary. The other
bills were less drastic. '
The cabinet met for two hours,
with every member In attendance, but
no statement was Issued afterward.
Jorlty of the people In the affected
country. 1
Director John Barrett of the pan-
American union had this to say con
cerning the proposal:
"Whatever may be the results of
this war, there may be afterward
little or no love for the United States
and other American nations. They
must stand together for eventuali
ties." . -
CONSCRIPTION
FORM
Germany Ready to Consider
Any Proposition From Her
Enemies, But Content to
Continue War, Says OSchl
By Carl W. Ackerman.
Berlin, Dec. 31, via Sayrllle. Tbe
foreign office today took official cog
nizance of the Wolff News agency's
Zurich dispatches, quoting Germany's
possible peace terms, when Baron
Mumm von Schwarzenstein, special
adviser, denied emphatically that
Germany is maneuvering for peace.
"Our military, financial and econ
omic condition is such that we can
Just as well make peace as to con
tinue the war," said the baron.
"Which of these possibilities become
a fact depends not upon us, but upon
our opponents. As the chancellor
said, we will consider every proposal
which is made, but as for ourselves,
we have no propositions at present"
The baron, who had Just conferred
with Foreign Secretary Ton Jagow,
continued: '
"We hare not made up our mind
about any peace. The government 1
anxious to express clearly and dis
tinctly that It had nothing to do with
the contents or publication of the
Zuriu'artiae." It Is not our custom
to express i our opinions' in a round
about way in the neutral press."
He said this applied equally to re
ports frequently started In America
from alleged German sources.
"The chancellor stated details of
our positions concerning peace In the
relchstag December 9. We still hold
the same view, and we shall not
change it, despite the shouting which
may arise In the foreign press."
Besides being special adviser to
von Jagow, Schwartsenstein is ex
ceptionally intimate with the kaiser.
He formerly was ambassador to
Japan. , ,
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Gletulale Man Passes Away 'I
Cleveland Weaver Holtz. of Glen-
dale, died of tuberculosis early yes
terday morning at the home of hi
father, E..F. Holts, in Glendale. The
young man was twenty-three years
old and of rugged physique, but re
cently fell a victim of rapid tuber
culosis and all efforts to check tts
Inroads failed. He spent some time
in southern California, but failed to
improve. Mr. Holts was well known
as Glendale's star left-handed pitcher.
He was single, but members of his
family now living are his parents and
three brothers. He was 'burled to
day at the Glendale cemetery,
AS
PLOTTERS TO FIGHT
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 31. Former
Congressman Fowler, H. B. Martin
and Herman Schultels appeared be
fore U. S. Commissioner Taylor today
and gave $5,000 bonds for their ap
pearance In New York In connection
with Indictments charging them with
being , anti-ally plotters In Labor's
National Peace council.
Congressman Buchanan of Illinois,
also under indictment, agreed with
the department of Justice that he will
go to New York Tuesday to plead and
will give ball there. It Is . under
stood that Fowler, Martin and
Schultels will fight extradition. Their
hearing Is set for January 20.
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