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DAILY EDITION VOL. VII., No. OH. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUKTV, OREGON, Tl'ESOAY, JANTARV 9, 1017 WHOLE KYMBEK 194$. No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. . s. PRES. WILSON HS RAP AT Sm-KMUCTTKH GET NO HOI'K OF All) FROM THK WHITE HOl'SK FAILED TO IP "THE CAW "Votes fur Women" Movement Gets No Further 8ytiipUiy From the Admlnltnilioa aa Pan. Isbmeat fur Ballot Washington, Jan. . Expressing 2t-t thst "so many ardsnt soujs" In lb suffrage movement failed In the taut election to appreciate (hat the democratic party was more Inclined than the opposition to help "the csune," President Wllsoo today in formed aeveral hundred suffragettes ha li not In a position to do mora than he haa dona In their behalf. HI Washington, Jan. 9. President Wilson cut down on the oratory plan ted by suffragettes Juit before they assembled for their memorial service In the East room of the White House for Inea Mllholland Bolnsevaln thla . afternoon. t' : . : When tha president isaraej, there were to be three or four speakers and as many hundred suffrage work ers 1n the delegation, he sent word to the Congressional Union there reuld be but one address. The following memorial resolutions were presented to the. president: "We ask you with III the feror and arnestness of our sofys to exert your power over congress In behalf of the enfranchisement of'wormen, In the same way you have ao successfully used It on other occasions, and for lesa Important meaaurea. We art ' confident that If the president of the United States deolarea that thla act -of Justice aball be on In the present session or congress, that It will be done. We know further that If the president does not aak It, it will not be done." Another resolution reads: 1 "The death or this lovely woman symbolises the .whole dally sacrifice that thousanda of women who have i made answer are making for the sake of political freedom. It has made vivid the constant, unnoticed tragedy of the prolonged effort for a freedom that la acknowledged just, but still denied. "We desire to make It known to you, Mr. President, our deep aenae of the ' wrong -being Inflloted upon women In making them spend their best strength and health to win free dom under a government that pro fesses to believe In democracy. There 1a only one causs for which It Is right t to give life and health. No price Is too high to pay for liberty. As long as the lives of women are required, those lives will be given. But we beg or you, Mr. President, ao t act that thla ghastly price will not have to be paid." The declaration was made to sov- 'oral hundred members of the con gressional union when they present ed resolutions to the , president In the East room In memory of Inei Mllholland Bolssevaln, ' ' "In need not tell you," the presi dent said, "where my own convic tion and my personal purpose lie and -need not tell you my clrcumsorlntlon I am bound as the leader of a parly. As the leader of a party, my com mands corns from the. party and not ' from private , personal convictions. My personal action as cltlsen, of course, comes from no source, but my own conviction, and therefore, my position, has been so frequently, and, I hope, so csndldly, defined. It 1a Impossible for me until the orders of my party are changed to do any thing other than I am doing as a Mm Who Made Hon national Escape From Insane Asylum Is la dieted by Uraad Jury for Assaulting Youth Philadelphia, Jan. 9. The arrest of Harry K. Thaw, wanted la New York to answer an Indictment charg ing him with beating youth, Is ex pected here momentarily, It waa learned at detective headquarter! to day. Detective flood of New York and Captain Tate left the city kail together. Thaw waa stopping at the Belgravla hotel here, but checked out suddenly at one o'clock. The Indictment charges that Thaw persuaded Frederick Gump Jr., to leave Long Beach, Cel., for New York, and after his arrival here, tied the young man up and thrashed him with a whip si the McAlpine hotel December IS. Gump Is said to have returned to his borne la Kansas City and when he told his family of his experiences they asked Freak P. Walsh, former head of the govern ment's Industrial relations commit tee, to nuke the facta known here. Included In the evidence which the Nhen District Attorney Jerome collected against Tbaw during the famous .murder trials, wsa testimony of a number of women that Thaw bad lured them Into certain rooming places In New York's disreputable district and there beaten them with e Jewelled whip. RIMII OFFENSIVE- ON-THE RIGA FRONT London, Jan. 1. Russia's thrust on ths Riga front assumed the lm-' portance of a continued offensive to-1 day. It hss already gained consider-1 able ground agalnat the German col umns and waa apparently proceed ing today with extraordinary vio lence. It Is along the reaches of the AA river apparently that the most titter fighting Is proceeding. Russian forcesOtave made a distinct advance In this sector. Artillery firing has Increased violently all along the line. RUSSIANS RETAKE THE OF Berlin, via 8ayvllle, Jan. . A Russian attack, made la a dense snow storm, reegptured the antahVlaland or Olaudon, north of Illuxt, taken from them by German forces on January 4, today's official statement said. In describing the fighting south of Riga. Renewed advances oa both aides of the Aa river were completely re pulsed, the statement asserted. Night advances or 81ar raiding -detachments between Frlderlchatadt and the road from Mltau to Olat was un successful, i ,. Berlin, via Sayrllle, Jan. 9. In creass or lively lorn) distance artillery firing on both aides followed clear weather, today's official report from the western war front announced. party leader that , I think nothing more Is nscessary to be said. " t "I do want to eay this; I do not see how. any body could rail to ob serve from the utterances of the' last campaign, that the democrats party Is more Inclined than the opposition party to assist In this great cause, and it has been a matter of surprise I. M.A and M.lt.H M llll.ll , regret that eo many of those who, were heart and aoul for this cause j seem to greatly misunderstand, and , misinterpret the attitude of the par ties, because In this country, as In ; every other self-governing country,! ( 1 1 Is only through the Instrumental ity or partlee thaMHpg can be c-, compllihed." , ' noN HESS MEN ARE ORGANIZING COMPANY FOR LEASING LANDS AND PLANTING SUGAR BEETS Orgaibtisa Will Be becrpcrated ad Will Seek Acreage That Is Under Irrigation Grow Beets for the Factory Dsrbg the fresest Seasca The forming of an Incorporate company by business men of Grants Pass for the leasing of lands and the growing of sugar beets for the season of 117 waa the definite action re sulting from the session of the Com mercial club Monday night .- The question of acreage was' one of the vital Issued to come before the club, and after a discussion which was par- Ifolfiatiuf In Kr many nt Ilia JIImm present, the augar beet committee, which did such valiant service last year, waa authorised to proceed with the organisation of the company for the leasing of lands. Merrill Nlbley, assistant general manager of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company, and Alex Nlbley, manager of the local factory, were present at the meeting, and through them It was agreed that the sugar company would supply a competent foreman to oVersee and direct the work of the new organisation's boot fields. . There, are a number of tract of excellent beet lands in the vicinity of Grants Pass (hat belong to non residents, ' or that for' other reasons might n6t be planted without the forming of he new company, and It la believed that 'at least 500 acres will be brought Into the organisation , It Is proposed to incorporate and carry the affaire on In a moat business-like manner, and with the price or beets at 97 per ton It is expected that good returns will be made to the bolder or the stock. The prime-reason for the organisation, however, Is that the available landa will all be plant ed to beets, and no attempt will be made to lease acreage that would otherwise be planted. Following the general meeting of the Commercial club, a meeting of the committee was held, and definite plans for the immediate organisation of the new company were mae. As a committee to have charge of the organising and incorporation of the company, Geo. .0. Sabin, R. B. Miller and 8am Baker were named. The drawing of the articles of Incorpora tion to already In progress by At torney Williams, secretary of the gen- STORM RAISED BY Amsterdam, Jan. 9. Press ver sions of what American Ambassador Gerard said at the recent banquet of the American Association of Com merce and Trade, have aroused vio lent denunciation from the advocates of ruthless submarining, according to Berlin despatches today. Count von Reventlow, leading ad' vocate or the von Trplts system of the unlimited use of the submarines, waa quoted In the despatches aa. de claring that the American ambassa dor "must have lost all sense of dip lomatic propriety in thus meddling In Germany's international affairs," Other leaders of the von Reventlow were said to be urging a demonstra tion by Germany for Gerard's recall on the ground that his expressions of opinions as to the continuance of the office of certain German of the conciliatory group exceeded his pre rogative. ! That part of Gerard's speech to whlch the von Tlrplti adherents vio lently objected, as reported by , the BY AMBASSADOR GERARD AT BANQUET eral eonimlttee, while the stock sub scription list la alrety out The Brat subscription of stock was made by the California ft Oregon. Coast Railway company. R. B. Mil ler, vice-president of the company,! authorised the placing of bin com-, pany at the head of the list with a subscription a 9250. It to believed ' that 95,000, which will probably be, the amount of the capitalisation, win be placed among the business men In a abort time. This list Is la charge of a committee composed of Messrs. Ed. Bywater, Asa Holcomb, T. P. 1 Cramer, O. F. 'Braeger and Paul Klrker. 4 ! Another committee which was also instructed to lose no time In gt-w ting ax iu wora la to investigate pos sible acreage that can be leased and to arrange for its leasing. This com-' mtttee la composed of Clarence Wine trout, Samuel Storey, A. Hood, Fred Williams, E. H. Richard and P. B. Herman. Only lands that are well adapted to the augar beet and now ' under Irrigation will be considered by ' the company. , While the bylaws of the company have not yet been dratted. If was the sentiment of the members of the general committee that the activities , of the new organisation also cover , the sub-leasing of lands to families ' who might wish to come here and . enter the field as beet growers. Sec retary Van Dyke, of the Oommerial J club, stated that inquiries were com-. ing In every day now from parties wishing Jnformatlon concerning the lease or purchase of beet lands, and a considerable Influx of these people is anticipated. To encourage the com ing of theee people the new company expects to be In a position to turn lands either ready tor planting or already planted over to them It they are In a position to carry the work forward. The work of plowing and prepar ing the seed bed of the lands teased by the company wll prooceed as fast aa the acreage ts obtained, as k Is hoped 'that all can be planted before the end of February, last year hat Ing demonstrated that early plant ing brought the best results. SPEECH DELIVERED official press bureau and sent out by wireless, resd: . "Never since the beginning of the war have the relations between Ger many and the United Statea been aa cordial aa now I person ally am convinced that aa lnnv ai ! Germany's fate ia directed by such men aa my friend, the chancellor and Dr. Hell f rich and Dr. Solf; by Admirals von Capelle, Holesendorff and von-Mueller: by Generals von Hlndenburg and von Ludenorff and, last, but not least, my friends Zim merman, the relations between the two countries are running no risk." ATTEMPT TOU AID FllKNCH ' TUKNCIt VNSlTOCKRSFtX Parle, Jan. 9.-An unsuccessful attempt by Germans to raid a French trenoh north or Rlbourt, following an active bombardment, was reported in today' official statement. , Elsewhere along the front the night was calm. . CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF ARRAIGNED Healy Charged by V. 8. Attoraey With Wholesale Graft sad OorrmptloB, Held Coder 928,000 Bond Chicago, Jan. f .Chief of Polios Charles J. Healy, caught la the drag net thrown out by States Attorney. MacLay Hoyne last night waa ar raigned before Judge J. A. Mahoney In the municipal court today, oa a charge of conspiracy aad corruption. At the request of Hoyne, and over the bitter protest of attorneys for Healy, the case was continued for 10 days. Healy's bond waa reduced from 9100,000 to 125,000. . Sergeant John Naughton, secre tary aad confidential clerk to Healy surrendered himself to Jndge Ma- honey today and was released oa 915,000 bail. Lieutenants Gray and Harford tor whom warrants were Is sued yesterday, have not been located yet, but they are expected to sur render. . Official Chicago at the police headquarter and the city hall was stepping gingerly today, eagerly watching the newspapers for the least Indication what States Attorney Hoyns's next move would be. From the criminal court building came ru mors that the denlsens of the under world, realising that no protective arm was shielding them, were squeal ing. One after another, the smaller resort keepers were breaking down aad divulging evidence that ma prove' Incriminating,' aof "only5: to" those ander arrest, but to others that the prosecutor to trying to tget the goods on." , ; Mayor Thompson said he would name a new chief not later than Thursday. The Healy arrest rocked the city hall. It waa rumored that startling disclosures would be made soon. One of the men "higher up", Is said to be ready to confess. Hoyne ssld a number had "come clean." WOMAN AFTER JOB AS SENATE BILL CLERK . Salem, Jan. 9. Oregon's next state senate bill clerk may be Mrs. Frances H. Whitehead, who Is here today, campaigning tor the position after having lived 115 miles from a rail road for three years In Christmas valley. "I was all alone, winter and sum mer," ahe said today. , "I ehased the coyotes aad wild cats out of that part of the country and I cleared forty acres of sagebrush land, sowed It to rye and harvested' the crop all alone." . Mrs. Whitehead Indicate that the same energy she used In annihilating the wild cats would be used In bat tling for the office of senate bill clerk. Several men are still In the ring for the lob. STEa PUNT STRIKE Portland, Jan: 9. -Managers of Portland steel plants said today that the strike had practically ended. The Willamette Iron and Steel worka waa going ahead with a force of 50 per cent smaller than normal. Four hundred men Went to work at the Northwest Mills, but six hundred are atlll out. Negotiations are proceeding slowly, with either the San Francteco or Seattle wage scale aa a possible basis In the final aettlement. ' Chicago Within one month, tit towels disappeared. This explana tion, on a signed towel room of a txpp hotel, explains why the towels are padlocked. . 1HUE IBB GOVERNOR OF OK&GO FAVORS , coiraouDATioir of boards AST) REDCCnOW OF OFFICES - UffiPE'SEEE-raiD Woald Ucreaee AatosaobOe Fees, Provtds fsJietites Tax" aad Sterilise the rant Salem, Jan. 9. Ia his message t the Oregon legislature this afternoon Governor WRhyeombe said the law makers were la doty bound to sake the provisions of the "bone-dry" pro hibition measure absolutely effeettre,- He urged many economies, redeem ing the budget 5491,000. aad added taxes increasing the state's mean 9290,000 annually. The state penitentiary, he said, should be under the governor's Jur isdiction. . Elimination of the child labor aad industrial welfare commissions waa advised, their -work to be handled by the state Industrial accident com mission. " " Other measures suggested were In creased vtrtomobfie reea to get high way funds, military training la alga schools and universities, rural cred its legislation, sterilisation of the unfit, abolition of the state labor commissioner's office aad aa Inher itance tax. - . k . VOCATIONAL EDUCATION All BILL PASSRD BT HOT8B Wsshlngton, Jan. 9. The House today passed the vocational educa tional bill. It carries 9SS.400.000 to be distributed over a period of tea years beginning with 1917 end. In creasing each year. The funds are for co-operation -with statea la train ing and paying salaries of teachers, supervisors and director of agricul tural trade, home economic and In dustrial subjects. Mnnurnmr irriwirr DUmL"Ui! IiiLAoUivL THE LEGISlATUrf Salem. Jaa. 9. Dry, dryer aad dryest appear to be the program of the Oregon legislature. Representa tive D. C. Lewis introduced bill today to make It a state felony .pun ishable by five years imprisonment, to bring liquor into the atate. Thla measure la oa bf the most draatte oa record. Tbe board of health la given exclusive power to dispense all alcohol, and companies deelrtng to manufacture alcohol for any par pose must furnish a 950,000 bond. Any house In which liquor Is dis covered,' can be closed by the police and the landlord fined 9500 with alx months In Jail. ' Lewis introduced another act pro hibiting the sal of patent medicines more than one-half of one per eeat alcohol by volume, except nnder the most stringent regulations. The original bone dry approved by voters at the last election win prob ably go before the legislature tomor row. It carries an emergency clause, making It effective when Governor Wlthycombe signs It. , SALESMAN SAYS HE SAW SLATER OF MAZIB COLBERT - Cleveland, O., Jan. 9. A .Cleve land salesman was found today Who saw the murderer of Meale,, Colbert leap from her window. He declared he could Identify the man positively, but that he will not say until later whether Bernard Lewis waa the mat.