Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, January 27, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text! s I DAILY EDITION GRANTS PAHH, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, TIIUHHDAY, JANUARY 27, 101A. WHOLE NUMBER 1654. No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. VOL. Vl., No. no. X THE BRITISH AT Eft Turkish and Arab Forces Join in Attach Against English Troops, Losses ol the Latter Being Heavy Berlin, via Sayville. Jan. 27. Twi'tity thousand llrltlitU troops, de fending A (1 Arabia, aro In a dun goroua position (rum atlucks by com bined Arab and Turkish forces, .ac cording to the Cologne Volka Zeltuug today. Tula paper reported that the Eng llith hud loHt 15.000 lu killed and 20,0(10 In wounded there alnce the combat began. A wounded British major waa given aa authority for the statement that tho A rh sheikhs had joined the Turkish forces, and that nearly 100,. 000 miliar mllea of Arabia formerly controlled by tho Hrltlah had been loit to them. Tho Arabians word aald to bo tm InK Hrltlah arma against the Prlllsb forrea. Aden la a alrongly fortified town, known aa the "Gibraltar of the East." Because of Its position wltb reference to the Sue canal, it la a very Im portant trading center, It has a com modious bay and la tho chief trading port of Aradltt, Berlin reported several weeka ago that the Turks had driven tho Brit ish upon Aden, and were preparing to attack the city, but this waa denied by tho British. Los Angeles. Jan. 27. Hoods hit southern Cnllfornla with renewed force today. Following an all-night downpour, the waters which did millions of dol lars of damnge a week ago, and ex acted a toll of several lives, again be came dangerous. (tain la predicted for tho next 3ft hours. Along tho coast It Is necom pnnled by a stiff galo, which drives It In In almost horizontal sheets. Many of the a Angeles city streets are rivers of watjor. Railroads, half repaired after the last Btorm, went to pieces again this morning. Towns along tho Southern Pacific, const line were Isolated and sorvleo to San Bernardino and other valley cities ceased. Tho Santa Fe to San Dlcgo, almost ready for re sumption of regular schedules, was broken once more. v Tolograph and telephone linos suf fered All wires to San Diego went down when the Mission river over flowed its banks and toppled the tem porary poles (bero. " San Diego is as badly Isolated as It waa during the progress of laat week's storm. Ix)w lands botweon Los Angoles nnd tho beaches were inundated. Water la around the porch stops of cottages la some parts of Compton. This Is higher than any floods roue during tbn Inst dlsturtbanco. Santa Monica reported unusually high tides, with a gale backing up water in the Vonlce canals. Los Cor Titos slough, between Los Angeles and Long Beach, Is rapidly filling, and the Paclflo Eloctrlc bridge Is endan gered. The Santa Ana river Is as high as ever and growing, demolish ing temporary bridges. E. P, Heath mad a trip to Med 'ford today. FLOODS AI CALIFORNIA SH BANDITS GET F Chicago. Jan. 27. Four boy ban dits today held up the cashier and 30 other persons, Including Jake Btahl, former baseball plnyer and magnate. In the Washington Park National bank and escaped with between $12, 000 and $13,000 In cash. Hlahl la vlce-prealdent of the ibank. The bandits, none of them ap peared more than 20 yeara old, drove up to the bank in an automobile, warned several customcra to stand back, ordered employer to hold up their handa and directed tho teller and caahlor to open the safe. Stahi waa In bla office at the time, and tho lads forced him to got Into line with handa up, along with the employes and customers. "I waa taking no chances," aald Stahl afterward. "It waa a regular wild and woolly hold-up." Municipal Judge- Fryc, a customor In tho Inatltutlon, willingly obeyod the bandits' commands to throw up his bands. When tbey bad II nod up tho entire crowd, thoy grabbed the loot and ran out after warning thoao Inside to remain quiet while they made for the auto and flod. The tell er chased them In another machine, but soon lost them In the maw of truffle. The boys had donnl maska aa their car, without a license number, rolled up to the bank, which ia lo cated in one of the moat populous aectlona of the aouth side. The In stitution is known aa "Jake Stabl'a bank." KAN POLICY Washington, Jan. 27. In one of the most violent attacks upon the administration Mexican policy ever heard in congress, Congressman Humphrey of Washington today pic tured President Wilson as a "scholar, dreamer and theorist," and former Secretary Bryan aa "tho great preach er of Chautauqua peace at almost any cash price." "Our policy lu Mexico," he said, "has earned us the contempt of the world, and has influenced tho attl- tudo of European belligerents toward us. The presidents policy la charac terized by weakness, uncertainty, va cillation and an uncontrollablo de sire to Intermeddle. lie bus not tho courage to go into Mexico, nor to stay out. We make a tremendous blus ter abgut killing Americans upon tho high seas and (111 tho air with tho tumult of many typewriters, but wo have looked on, with our equanimity undisturbed, whllo hundreds have been purposely and foully murdered In Mexico. "If wo are 'too proud to fight,' we should be too proud to quarrel. I would not choose between murders, but I would practise, pitiless publicity as well as preach It." KAISER CELEBRATES 57TH BIRTHDAY (By United Press Leased Wire.) Borlln, Jan. 27. Emperor Wll holm celebrated his G 7 th birthday to day afield with his troopB. Chancel lor von nothniftiin-1 loll weg loft Inst night to Join him. At the emperor's request elaborate colourations, customary in the pant, were not duplicated. Flogs wore hung out, but parades and demonstrations wero lacking. In Oorlln entertain ments were given for the benefit of the Red Cross and for the children ot soldlors. The kaiser has recovered from his recent illness and now spends moat of the daylight hours afield. 1 I IK HUMPHREY SCORES m FACTORY SURE TO COI SAYS I. NIBLEY Doubt Over Obtaining Seed Been Dispelled, and the the Buildings Will Be Let at Once, Though Announce ment of Definite Location Has Not Yet Been Made Hull Luke City, I'tali. Jan. 27, 1010. H. Ilrnmwcll, (irantu Paws Oregon. Father authorize me to wire you that everything 1 O. K. and we have naked for Uhl on our factory. You .may phone Storey at Medford. A LUX MIlLKY. The receipt this morning of the above telegram from Alex Nlbtey to Frank S. Bramwell, field superin tendent for the Oregon-Utah Sugar company, seU at rest any disquieting rumors that may have disturbed the public mind over the successful out come of the campaign for the beet sugar factory. Recently word had come that aome difficulty waa being experienced In the obtaining of seed for the new factory, though It wasjtlement, R. B. Miller, of the Twohy stated from Salt Lake City that the Brothers company, having passed seed problem waa in way of solution, The telegram sent by Mr. Nlbley brings the definite assurance that all. fears upon thla phase of the matter can now be allayed, and that the contract for the factory ia to be let at once. Coming as it does with the authority of Bishop C. W. Nlbley. It leaves absolutely no room for a doubt in tbe mind of anyone, and while it doea not state the definite location of the factory, that will undoubtedly ford, Glendale and come within the course of the nextpolnts. HO OCCASION FOR ALARMIU SEIZURE I II Washington, Jan. 27. Press re ports of the Mexican aelxure of two American soldiers near Brownsville yesterday, with the drowning of oth ers whllo swimming in the Rio Qrando, gave occasion for no alarm in official circles today, according to authorities. It was suggested, though, that the incident might lead to a fresh outbreak ot anti-Mexican and anti-admlnlstratlon discussion in con gress. Officials declared that the Ameri can soldiers had no 'business in Mex ico, and that the Mexican authorities wore within their rights if they ar rested them for crossing the boun dary. ' This is not the first Incident of the kind. Once a dozen soldiers crossed near El Paso, and the Juarez authori ties arrested them, but released them as soon ab they ascertained that the crossing was accidental. If civilians and not Carranzlsta soldiers captured the two, General Funston probably will ask the Car ranza commander for assurances ot tholr safety and hold the Carran slstas responsible for tholr safe keep ing. If the Americans crossed the river in attempting to rescue their comrades, It is expected the Carran zlsta commander will protest to Gon eral Funston and that then an ex change of apologies will close the Incident. Washington, Jan. 27, Approval ot the arrests of American army lieuten ants Involved in the crossing of the Rio Grande yesterday was voiced to day by the war department. The tragic Incident that ended In the drowning of fqur soldier, after two had beqn captured on the Mexican for Planting This Season Has Contract (or the Erection of few days telling of the letting of tbe contract for the factory buildings. With the sources from which beet seed is obtained in Europe closed by tho war, tbe obtaining of the seed for the new factory became a serious problem, other of the districts In which the company baa factories hav ing arranged for heavier plantings than usual, and the call for seed haa used up the available supply. This known seed shortage haa caused an apprehensive feeling on the part of aome, though at all times the repre sentatives of the company at Salt Lake City have said that it would be satisfactorily arranged. The wire came as a confirmation of a letter to Mr. Bramwell, written Tuesday, stating that the matter, of seed was expected to be definitely arranged Wednesday, and indicated that it was so arranged. Tbe question of adjustment of freight rates between the two lines of railroad is now in process of set- (through town Wednesday on train No. IS for San Francisco tor a fur ther conference with the . Southern Pacific company. The outcome of tbe conference will hare some bear ing upon the exact location ot the fao tory, though there is a feeling that business reasons will place it on tbe line ot the Twohy road near this city, this placing the factory in a cen tral location for beets from the Med- Illinois valley side, is likely to go before a court martial. The seriousness of the soldiers' ac tion was evidenced by the fact that the administration give quick assur ance to the Carranzista authorities that tho leaders of the crossing party bad been promptly arrested. From a staff officer came the state men that It was "almost insane" for the soldiers to violate the depart ment's iron-clad rule against cross ing the American boundary under any circumstances. Tbe government meantime expects that the de facto government will protect the two soldiers seized on the Mexican side. Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 27. Offl clals here sought today to guard against open clashes between Ameri can and Mexican troops as a result of the drowning ot Sergeant Owen Clements, Corporal Michael King, Privates Harry Rhode and Charles WIttenbest as they were trying to rescue Privates Wm. Wheeler and Biago Pedorsen, whom the Mexicans at Pregreso captured yesterday after noon. The fate of Wheeler and Poderscn ia unknown. But Carran zista authorities, upon request of American military men, are seeking to rescue the pair. The officials claimed at first that there waa no patrol of Carranzista soldiers in that neighborhood, but It is claimed defin itely here that the captors were, in the uniform of the de facto govern ment. ' Meantime, General Funston main tains that the American aoldtera were at fault for swimming In the Rio Grande beyond the American line. (Continued on page 2) 1 T IT I Eil REPORT Eugene, Jan. 27. Construction men were jubilant today over the an nouncement of H. P. Hoey that 260 miles of railroad is to be constructed between 'Coos Bay and Eureka, Cal., connecting he Willamette Pacific, now nearlnV completion, and tbe Western Pacific, which has Eureka aa its northern terminus. To date the Willamette Pacific, from Eugene to Coos Bay, has cost $9,000, Hoey said. A road from Coos Bay to Eureka, together with the proposed line from Mapleton to Tillamook, would pro vide a coast route between Portland and San Francisco. URGE EMBARGO ON MUNITIONS SHIPMENTS Washington, Jan. 27. An embargo upon munitions shipments waa urged 'today by Senators Hitchcock, Kenyon, !ciapp and L&Follette. Senator Ken yon submitted a petition to the sen ate bearing more than 1,000,000 names, asking such an action. Sen- jator Works charged that but for , America s own activities In tbe mo nitions line the Lusitanla incident would have been averted. 1 TO COST STATE LESS (By United Press Leased Wire.) . j Sacramento, Jan. 27. That the cost to the state of maintaining con vict road laborers will be reduced from $1.31 per day to $1 a day for 'each convict Is the opinion today ot Highway Engineer Fletcher. The 1 coBt has been rather high because the men worked ia the rain and it was necessary to provide them with spe cial clothing. But even at the $1.31 rate the venture is considered a suc cess from a financial viewpoint be cause the average wage Is $2.25 a day. The convicts who have been clearing and grading state highways in Mendocino county are doing the work as efficiently as paid labor, It Is I reported. From the viewpoint ot the , moral uplift of the convicts, the plan has also been a success, five ot the (workers having been paroled. Only nine of the 115 convicts who were sent to the road camp tailed to make good. Five were agitators and four attempted to escape. These were sent back to prison. STUNTS FOR SMOKER AT MEDFORD TONIGHT Medford, Jan. 27. The clothing of five boys will be thrown Into the ring and the first one dressed will reeclve a prize. This is one of the events scheduled for the smoker of tbe Seventh company, Coast artillery, to night A boxing and wrestling card is also on the program. 5 E E (By United Press Leased Wire.) Salt Lake City, Jan. 27.V. L. Hoods, San Dlogo hotelman, and bis wife, who eloped here with Raymond Dodds, negro, are on their way home today. Though Mrs. Hood's state ments to the police indicated she came with Dodds because ot love for bim, Hood insists there was a con spiracy, and is reconciled with his wife. Hood and Dodds conferred tor five hours in the mayor's office last night. Dodds is held on an open charge, and federal officials have not yet com pleted their Investigation to deter mine whether he la subject to prose cution under the Mann white slave law. IIVICT ABOR I HOOD TAKES N PUS ft 1 1PW B, - '1 ' ; "t ' iff 1 f ' TO FIGHT President Tells Clergymen fa Speech at New York That He byways Ready to Ac cept a Challenge to Battle New York, Jan. 27. President Wilson indicated plainly today he is no longer "too proud to fight'.' , Speaking before 2,000 clergymen , of many creeds, he declared "I al ways accept, perhaps by aome Im pulse of my native blood, the chal lenge to a fight," ' Moreover, he added that with him it waa not a "case of a knock down and drag out, but of putting up the best reason why your own side should survive." In announcing his dostrine con cerning peace and belligerency, the president obviously attempted to eliminate from further discussion the too proud 'phrase voiced In his In dianapolis speech last year a phrase which resulted in greater criticism here and abroad than any other ut terance he has made. "I hope I do not traduce my antag onists," he went on. "I hope I fight them with the purpose and Intention of converting them. I wish that th best argument and the right purpose shall prevail. "Virgil says somewhere: The child beats its nurse and cries for the moon; the old man sips gruel humbly and thanks God that nobody (beats him.' "I have not yet quite reached the point of humility, and I always ac cept, perhaps from some Impulse ot my native blood, the challenge to a fight It is not a case of knock down and drag out, but ot putting the best reason why your own side should sur vive. These franknesses of contro versy; these knightly equalities ot conditions in the fight, are necessary conditions precedent to peace." t TO ENLARGE PLANT San Francisco, Jan. 27. The Union Iron works, which has Just purchased the shipbuilding plant of the United Engineering works for $1,000,000, will spend $300,000 more improving the place, according to announce ment today by President J. A. Mc Grogor. The plant will be modern ized in every way. Machinery of the latest type will cost $50,000, and three new slips will be built. McGregor declares that the busi ness already waiting for the Union Iron works will keep the new plant going to capacity for an indefinite period, and he even predicted that It would not be long before even these new facilities for his company would be outgrown. "Tbe demand for ships is almost ' beyond comprehension," said McGre gor, "and price Is no object Just now. I have been compelled recently to atop negotiations because we had not the facilities to fill the orders that poured in." . , y MILWAUKEE ROAD HAS DECLARE!) DIVIDEND (By United Presa Leased Wire.) New York, Jan. 27. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul railroad direc tors today declared a semi-annual dividend ot 2 ft per cent on the com mon stock an Increase of hall per cent over the last dividend. At the same time they declared a semi annual dividend ot IH per cent on the preferred stock. UNION RON WORKS