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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1916)
DAILY EDITION i TO VI., Wo. 911. grants pari, joflsranai cowmr. Oregon, Wednesday, may 24, ma. WHOLE VCMSS3 1753. No Other Town iu' the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Pull Leased Wire Telegraph Service. (J 9 BEET CROP IS LOOKING FINE Cdtml Experts Say That ' a Gccd Growth Is Beisg Made, asd Estimates cf Prcbabb Tc::age Raised "We are Increasing the estimate t of tosuage that we expect to harrest from tbe beet field of the Grants It district every time w look at he growing crop," 1 the way frank 8i liramwell. general superintendent 1 .. - of the Oregon-Utah Sugar company, peaks of the local beet crop outlook. Tbat the beet are doing finely Is, the statement or both Mr. Bramwell od Cultural Expert Austin, who are now kept busy In directing tbe work tn tbe fields. The aocders are silll being kept running, and will be all during the month, every acre nat can be made ready being planted to the crop. Some fit-Ids are being re planted owing to the first planting baring been made at too great a ! depth. This was a common fault tn j tbe loose bottom lands, hut bad the j aeason been ordinarily dry It Is prob- j ble that this would not have, caused , trouble. The ugar company nas where the stand was not satisfactory. Wn the consideration of a bill ro ..,... .w ... . .h.i.nrt etortng to the government 2.800,000 ... i..n.hu .n.i h. ion. nage It was felt better to waste some seed and get a full atand every- where. Mr. Austin was especially pleased with the' growth the beets were mak ing, and said that he had never aeon tetter beets for th time of the sea son than he had found here. He ex hibited samples that already showed roots extending 10 Inches down Into the solt, smooth and beautiful vege .m.. h.t h nraeilred eves of Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Austin spoke of heavy yields and heavy sugar con tent. Mr, Austin said that one thing that surprised him was to pull a beet with a small top and find the under ground part so large In proportion. Some of the beets are already more than an Inch In diameter, showing the remarkable growth made after the little beet once gets a start. The Japanese laborers have been Tnay the past few day weeding and thinning the earlier plantings, They" are most expert In the work, and go hrmiirh a flMd in rftirld time. A field after the thlnnera have been through It has sorry appearance for a fow days, or until the straggler that are left from the full rows take hold. Work at the factory la progressing Ktttlsfactorlly, as great headway be ing made a Is possible with dolay In the receipt of some shipments of ,machtncry. The first of the two main "buildings Is now well along toward completion, and the contractors say that they have a long margin of time 'in which to complete their Job, They will have the factory ready by the time a single beet Is ready for slicing. Th substantial character of the enlldlngs, and the magnitude of the - enterprise has surprised the avirago visitor who has first Inspected the factory site. With the completion of the buildings, the beet sheds, silos ; and feeding yards, South. Grants Pass j -will be a city of considerable magni tude. nnrcwKivM ron hah his DK1X1TV uritT New York, May 24.-Wm, Lemp, son of a wealthy St. Louis brewer, "left the Newman school at Hnrken nuk, N. J., today becauso his dignity Buffered when he was paddled hy fel low students for talking back to a class leader. Tennis rackets and clippers were used for ths spanking. 'ID sura gehli London, Mar 14. Prlnoe von Bue low, former German Imperial chan cellor, U to become ambassador to Washington, tbe Exchange Telegraph stated this afternoon, on what It termed good authority. Tbe report said tbe German diplomatic eorpa would be re-arranged. The statement made by tbe Kx change Telegraph was not corrobor ated from other source, although Ambassador ron Bernstorff's recall ha been repeatedly rumored. Assum- ln th reimrt to be true, H i. taken to meen that Germany expecta a more tor iry vC9. j Pf-mo von Buelow Is connected with peace mores, especially a he recently in Switzerland. A year , f"?! ,U,y ,rom joining the entente alike, , . .. gwtM report, have said that von Buelow, at the kaiser's request, held aloof from governmental atTalr la order that 1e might be tree of en- tanglement In the peace negotla- tlon. He Is considered the foremost 'European diplomat. E USE OF U,S, MAILS TO DEFRAUD . San Francisco, May 24. On the day that the house of representatives crea of land granted to the Oregon- California railroad, In 1860 under conditions whlcii the government claims the road violated, seven men went on trial In the federal district court In San Franiiiaeo charged with having used the mulls to defraud in tho collection of money from people in all part of the country on the promlso that they could locate on the lands. They are Norman D. Cook, Rev, Menard Fish. Wm. B. DeGarno, A . Sydney P. Sparry and Elmer Paten The Oregon-California road got the land from the government on the promise It would sell to the public that portion not required by the road The land was to be sold In parcels of 160 acres at $2.50 an acre. In the contest between the railroad and the government which followed, the su preme court ruled that title to the land rented with the railroad and that in order to allow the public to purchase any parcel of It special leg. Isl&tlon would have to be enacted to that effect by congresa, The trial will consume about eight weeks. More than 300 witnesses from all parts of the United States have been summoned. state proving Sanity of vmite New York, May 24. .Dr. Arthur Warren Watte told Percy Peck, hi brother-in-law, prior to the death of John H. Peck, that the latter was grlef-strlcken over the death of his wlfo and that he might not live long, according to Percy Peck's testimony today in Walte's trial on a charge of murdering Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pecjt. . " - The witness also swore that Walte asked 'him If Mrs. Peck's sister could not have her share of the Income from the estate Jiofdre the will was probated, -' ' This testimony was Introduced by the state In an.eftor: to prove that Watto was not insane In lils alleged murders, and that they were prompt ed by a cold desire 46 get money, Gertrude Pok,W'.te, wife of the defendant, will ' the next witness called for the "prosecution. mm nssi CHARG W JANtCOOOIIIEE MEASURE DEBATED if.. ber$ cl the Hesse M ItlVwv cf Provisi::scf tie B3 fcr Dirposd cf 2300,003 Acres cf bed fa Oregcn Waahlngton, May 24. -Under an agreement to vote after a three-hour debate, the house today took up the Oregon-California land grant bllL The measure give back to the United State title to 3,200,000 acres in Ore gon which were granted the Oregon- California railroad under term which the corporation violated. Chairman Davis of the house land committee said tbe bill carried out a deolslon of the United States su preme court. Congressman Ferris Interrupted with many questions. Congressman Fonter of Illinois ob jected to the bill on the ground that not enough proceeds of the- sale would revert to the UpliefState. Opponents of the' bill printed in Washington papers thi morning a full-page advertisement objecting to the measure on the ground that it was unfair to the railroad. The ad vertisement was signed 3. A. D. Ptiter. Speaker Clark called Representa tive Gard of Ohio to preside during the donate in committee. Congress man Ferris was hardly launched on bis statement about the bill when be was Interrupted by a broadside of questions. Members wanted to know what the supreme court decided, how the gov ernment can legally resume title, whether the John Llnd contracts were disposed of, what the lands are worth, how much the government will get, why the timber land classi fication is fixed as It is, and numerous other questions. Congressman WIngo of Arkansas said more timber should be allowed In the timber classification because he feared the settlers would not have enough timber to whip their children. Congressman Slnnott was applaud ed at the conclusion of his speech on the bill and Raker of California then asked blm what objections he had to the measure as It now stands. L FRUIT U VILL BE DISCUSSED HERE JUIIE 1ST The big new fruit marketing plan worked out by federal experts and already largely adopted by the lead ing fruit districts of Washington and Idaho will be" explained end discuss ed Thursday, June 1, at the Commer cial club rooms at 1.30 p. m. The Fruit Growers' organisation and Commercial club unite In urging everyone to be out and assist tn de deoidng what this district is going to do, The national government reeog nlzes the fruit marketing situation In the Pacific northwest' to be one of the most serious problems confront ing agriculture in the United States. In 1815, at the hearing of the fed eral trade commission in the north west, 'more pressure was brought to bear to secure direct assistance In perfecting organisation among the fruit growers than for help In any other line of industry. The result was that three of the best exports of the federal office of markets have spent three months In devising a plan which will apparently greatly relieve the marketing situation if a large majority of tbe tonnage can be con Soli Senate Judiciary Body K- rides Alezg Party lbss9 asd Ccfrnati:a cf ffil sc3 Appehtee Is Expected Waahlngton, May 24. The senate Judiciary committee today recom mended ; confirmation of Louis D. Brandels a associate justice of the United States supreme court The vote was 10 to 8, on straight party line. Senator Shield of Tennessee voted with the other democrats in favor of confirmation. ' Friends of Brandels axe Jubilant They forecasted that the floor division wonld be similar to the committee rote and make Brandels a winner by an easy margin. Cummins was ab sent from committee when the rote waa polled, but bla ballot was counted for Brandels. A protracted fight in the senate Is expected on Brandel. The matter of his appointment la likely to be reach ed within a week, with a long drawn out debate and a possible filibuster. Backer of the appointment of Trade Commissioner Rublee, held up by the senate, are expected to seise this ODoortunity to urge that nls name again be submitted for eon flrmation. VILLISTA BAUDS Columbus, N. M.. May 24.Gen eral Pershing today is sending scout ing expeditions south of his advanced base In Mexico in pursuit of Vllllsta bands wbo are openly recruiting in the very, wake of the retiring American-expedition. Peons are being conscripted into the bandit ranks on promise of re ceiving large rewards of loot, under the assurance that Francisco Villa himself Is coming to lead them. Villa is said to have been located west of Parral. This 1 doubted. ' trolled by one organization. The federal office of markets strongly urge that each separate dis trict in the northwest become thor oughly acquainted with the plan and actually organized and drilled in the fundamentals of marketing, Includ ing physical .'handling, standardiza tion and organization. The cam paign outlined by the federal authori ties calls for a three-fold plan: First, an explanation of the clear ing house" plan for marketing the crop; second, local problems of or ganization; third, physical handling. It is necessary that the business men or a community aa well as the grow ers and shlppors become thoroughly familiar with the details of this plan. The meeting on June 1 will be ad dressed by representatives of the fed eral office of markets and the Oregon Agricultural college. The plan will be presented to the fruit growers in order that they may determine what this district will do. If It Is decided at this meeting to ac cept the plan, steps will be Imme dlately taken to bring about the ne cessary organization and adjust- ment. Committees will be appoint- ed and college or federal represen- SCOUTS PURSUE Hill PL AH CHI AT BIG MICE FAIL TO WE New York, May 24 Dissension has broken out today In ths ranks of the women' clubs, despite th fact that ths national convention does not open until tomorrow. Mr. John Hay Hammond gave a luncheon to Mesdame Roosevelt Bryan, Hughes and Miss Margaret Wilson, and fall ed to Invite Mrs. Joslah Evans Cowle of Los -Angeles, candidate for the presidency. Mrs. Cowles' snpportei murmured of Insult Friends of oth er candidates said they did not cot- trol the Hammond luncheon guests.1 Husbands who are not fathers and who are accompanying their wives to the convention, are having a fine program, rutting tne too, aquarium and Uttorie points. Men who have children with them have to keep the babies amused. ilMlfliLU II I1SS ATLANTIC New York, May 24. A regular trans-Atlantic submarine service, be tween Hamburg and New York will be started next month, the Evening Mall asserted today, claiming to have learned It on good authority. The first submarine will reach New York about July 1, according to the report. The Mall said she would be armed for defense only and. would carry malls, parcels, and perhaps a few passengers. The trip is to' be made in ten days. By August the Mall said, Ger many expected to hare fire of these submersibles working on regular schedules. They will voyage north of Scotland or through the English channel, according to condition at sea, and nter New York via Long Island sound, taking advantage of the three-mile limit SENDIN& NEW NOTE Washington, May 24. It is not ex pected here that the new note from Provisional President Carranza, in transit today by messenger, will make flat demands for withdrawal of Amer ican troops from Mexico, but it is ex pected to contain urgent suggestions that euch a withdrawal is expected. It is likely to show resentment at the dispatch of a second American expe dition across the border. . Carranza is expected to urge that the United States troops are not needed any longer as he has raised a large army for patrol duty. If he can convince the war department that this is true, the withdrawal will prob ably be automatic. So far the department is not con vinced, Carranza is believed . so friendly that he will not press de mands which might become trouble some. .' No request for financial aid has been received from . Mexico. The American government Is unable to make loans directly, although it might stand sponsor for other loans. AUSTRIAN AEROPLANE snoT IXNVX IV Aimi.vnc Rome, May 24. Italian warships shot down an Austrian aeroplane over the upper Adriatic recently, the war office stated today. tatlves will assist tn perfecting final arrangements. Fruit growers, bank ers and ; business men generally throughout the state recognize the great importance of this matter and are aiding tn financing the campaign j which the college extension service Is now carrying on.. Ql DMUDHICC uum CARRAN7A BATTLE ill KG Gcrcaa Earl Th: llti zX Freeh Pcri:, a:dSrfebCa!I:d Ficrcst fa Etcry cf Wcrid ' Paris. May 24. From Dead Mai's bill eastward to the ruins of Fort ' Donaumont tbe most savage battla in tbe world's history Is raging today. Eighty thousand Germans were sent crashing Into the French posi tions on Dead Man's hill, while two Teuton brigades rushed repeatedly during the night at the soldiers of tho republic holding Donaumont Every asssult was a failure. Fighting in the Donaumont ruins attained its greatest intensity at noo yesterday. . Germans ' covered all French trenches from Thiaumont to Douaumont with a steady -artillery fire. Behind great columns of dust tbe gray German lines swept toward the French works. French machine guns sprayed the charging ranks, but still the waves of spiked helmets came on and swarmed over the west ern and northwestern edges of Donau mont. : -". .;'"":." " Hen a bloody straggle began. Man fought against man, clinging to steep parapets, climbing through narrow alleys and slashing through dense en tanglements of barbed wire. Bayonets and hand grenades became useless, so closely were the fighting troopers wedged together. Shoved forward by the press of comrades at their backs, the Germans battled with fists and stabbed with knives. : When one such assault was defeat ed by the French and Its surriror . ejected from the' works, another was started. Throughout the day the Germans attacked repeatedly. There was no change when night came. In spite of this terrific hammering, French troops retained all positions taken on Monday. The loss at this point In the first two days of the des perate fighting is estimated at 10,000 killed. The Germans since Sunday, recited the communique, have been attack ing the northwestern front of Ver- dun with sixty thousand men. Throughout last night tha battle was waged furiously. Both banks of the Mense were assaulted, but French troops stubbornly resisted. Inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. Hand-to-hand fighting preceded . German capture of Cumleres Tillage. On the Meuse east bank Germans, after extensive artillery preparations, launched repeated charges against the Haudremont-Douaumont front, losing fearfully. 1 . German fire blotted out French trenches, but the defenders stuck to the debris and battled the advancing Teutons with bayonet, clubbed rifle and knife. - -tuoBi or r on vouaumom, uespue a deadly fire from machine guns, a few German detachments streamed through the French bullets and reach ed their objective positions. West of; the fort all charges were halted.. The Germans used gas west of the Ns varln farm, but failed to progress. WILSON TO ATTEND GRAYSOX-GORDON WEDDING , New York, May 24. The presi dent and Mrs. Wilson arrived here today for the wedding f Dr. Carey Grayson, the president's physician and close friend, and (Miss Alice Gertrude Gordon at 4 p. m. Other distinguished guests are Secretary McAdoo and Wife and Secretary Tumulty and wife. They accom panied the brldegoom-to-be fronv Washington. . , ' v 'I
