DAILY EDITION
you vii., no. ott,
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, TIKSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1I7 '
WHOLE NUMBER 1003.
Xo. Qt?l9r T0.?. .1?. Ahe orld the Siste of (J rants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire.Telegraph. Service.
Wm UgW PERKIHS BLOWS: CHICAGO FACES1 IKGHIBIfflJBr
GRANTS PASS W UD OFF IN G.O.P. AMIiED .!lPftliri$
NEW MEN AND NEW CAPITA!
MDOOMR INTERESTED IN LOCAL
, ' FINANOIAIi iNSTmrrwN
FBitliUitiSB
& Miller, ot a O. a Railroad,
AIm Nlbley, of ViatvJdWb
Sagar Omphj, Arc
'- '-' Director
Changes that hara book la eon
tomplatloa for aomo tlmo In tho dt
roctorato of tbo Grant' Paaa Banking
company woro perfected Monday aft
araooa, whoa tho stockholders oom
aleted tho roorgaalaatloa of tho la
atltutioa. la tho roorgaalaatloa as
aaaa aad now capital aro takoa Into
tho baak. tho aewly olootod offlcoro
aad director being a follow: Clau
Schmidt, president; Alex Nlbley, Tloo
prooldoat; Frank 0. Bramwoll, cash
tar. and Ooo. P. Jester, assistant
cashier. Tho directors aro R. B. Kil
ler. Clau Schmidt, Ales Nlbtey, Q.
P. Jester, Prank 0. Bramwoll, Her
hart Smith and O. 8. Blanohard. The
oaptUl atock and surplus, ,160,000,
win, for the- preaeet, romata
changed.
Meaara. R. B. Miller. Alex Nlbley
aad Frank O. Bramwoll aro new men
la tho hank organisation. Mr. Mil
ler, prior to locating In Grant Pau,
wa general frelirht and traffic man
ager for tho Ov-W. RAN. company,
la bow vice preoldent of tho Oallornla
Oregon Coaat railroad, la one of
tho beat known railroad men of tho
aoaat, and la aa, active hooater for
ttto Roguo and Ullnola river valley.
Alex Nlbloy, tho vtoo preoldent, ta
manager of tho local ragar factory,
representing the Intereota of the
Utah-Idaho company la thta terri
tory. Ho la a eon of Blahop 0. W.
Nlbley of Salt Uko oKy. Ho hu
latereated hlmoelf In varloua Indue
trlea In thta atate, and la active In
development work,
Mr. Bramwoll, the new eaahter,
who I a bob of P. 8. Bramwoll,
formerly a resident of Grant Paaa,
oamo here from La Oraado. Ho waa
appointed reglater of the La Orande
land office In January, 1008, by Proa- j
ldBt Rooievelt: reappointed la June, i
1011, by Prealdent Taft, and hold!
the office, under the present admin
istration, until October 1st, lOlt.j
wlhen he came to Grant Pa. Hla j
hanking experience waa had prior to
that time. Mr. Bramwell, at the'' .
present time, la exalted ruler of the ' tujlon, Jan, lfl.Teiitonlo forces
La Orande lodge of Elka and come ' hVB aucecdinl, despite the marshes,
her highly recommended. ' I ,lkl(M nd tWen lh Danube boun-
? "The object and purposes of the!d,r3P Mct,on of In brlng-
tastltntlon." aald Mr. Bramwell, ' lnB Mp hyy rtlUwr- D'Ptches
"will bo to co-operate with the ln-lr,om Ber,ln Mld tt" w n-
toreata of southern Oregon for the
dovoionment of her nu n,.,. !
stockholders represent Interest with
unlimited capital. We have groat
confidence In the future of this coun
try and we are backing that oonfl
danca by Investing our money. W
ahall endeavor to became a valuable
asaet to tho community and lend our
aasmtanoe in every way w can to
hnlld up tho City of Grants Pass and
the surrounding country.
VttKNCH TltKNOH RAID
FAHJt SOUTH OK ROYK
Berlin, via Sayvllla, Jan. IB.
Beating back of a French trench raid
near Bouvralgnes, south of Roye,
was announced in today's official
statement. Elsewhere on the west
ern front, th atatement aald, "the
fighting activity was within moder
ato limits on both sides, except there
was a little, livelier local artillery
fire," ,';.,., ; ,
Nw York. Job. 16. CouBtar-
charge, In th form of about' two
cor AffldvibC ir' mod 7
Hearst' international New terrta
before Judg Had, la fdral eonrt
Bar. io4ur, m th ioK of the Amo
dated Prae for restraining order
baaed on charge of bow thafU
brought against the Hearst ervice.
Th qffldavlta charged bo Aesoct.
Mod Pre wKh too asm tort of bw
thefts the Associated Ptom charges
against th Hearst service.
Tbo argamant ob (bo original mo
tlos was ooaUauod tj Judg Had tm
ttl 11:10 Wednesday to firs ooaaool
for tbo Associated Ptom opportunity
to digest tbo Hearst's service affi
davits. - '-. J
Attorney Jeaalags tor too Asso
ciated Prees, ta opposing tao request
of Attorney Uotarmeyar lor tbo la
toroailoBai News,' that tao argvaoat
bo hoard at onoe, charged tbo de
fendant wltb "unmiraea la with
holding affidavit taken oa ftth and
10th of January until o'clock list
eight."
UBtenneyer replied bo considered
tho dofoadaat had dlaplarod tarn
lout diUgeaeo la preparing 1U ease.
miisnwk of-
THE DEUTSCHLANO
Xew York, Jan. 16. Paul Milken,
general manager of the Butern For
warding company, has left New York.
11 waa admitted today, for New Lon
don. In anticipation of the early ar
rival there of a German commercial
submarine. Whether tho diver will be
tho Deutachland or some other craft
waa not stated, but reports have been
received here that a submarine larg
er that the Deutachland Is making
Its way to the United States and
that the Deutachland Is following.
Statements credited to New York
merchants are to the effect that the
boat Is expected lnNew London this
week. A return cargo for both boats,
more than a thousand tons of crude
rubber, tin and nickel, It waa aald,
Is now stored In New London.
HEAVY ARTILLERY
" nn xoa'r rrom Mnnon P'00
on th bnK of he ,PBnube, oimdslte
the Roumanian city. Russian and
Roumanian forces have forced a
stoppage of the German Infantry ad
vance around that olty from the
southeast and the offlclalstatements
Indicated also that the Teutonic at
tempt to encircle th town from the
southwest had beenfgrealy slowed
up.' , -
Of Interest here also was the Rus
sian statement of a successful of
fensive In the valley section of Rou
manla, to the northeast of Focsanl,
Fighting In this sector Is proceeding
with the greatest violence, the forces
on both aides clashing In frequent
hand-to-hand encounter.
Not only have the German troops
been thrown back, hero, but their
loases have been heavy, ,
Youngstown, Ohio 'Marsh Avery
pulled hla old Joke, ' He got up at
I a. m, and shoveled six Inches of
mow off hfk neighbor' walks.
MAYS NATIONAL COMMITTBKMEX
HKKK TO SHIFT ItEHPONKiniU
, ITY FOR KLKCTION LOSS
M TO FORCE pH OUT
Trouble Brews ta RepuMlraa t'oaa-
' rlla aad progressiva Leader
1 lanes Statemrat of '
''" the Case '
New York. Jan. 16. George W.
Perkins "blew the lid off" the re
publican national committee's execu
tive committee today In a lengthy
statement declaring they were seek
ing to fore retirement of National
Chairman willcox and trying to
shift responsibility for Mr. Hughes'
defeat from their own shoulder
whore It rightfully belongs to those
of Willcox."
Perkins' statement followed the
committee's action last night In nam
ing a vice-chairman, In designating
Washington aa Its permanent head
quarter, filling a vacancy at the Dis
trict of Columbia, and appointing a
subcommittee of three to paaa on
all matter of publicity, financial and
oxpenae, later naming Itself as a com
mittee to select "such progressive-re
publicans," according to Perkins, "as
It desired to have associated with it
as a campatgn committee."
All these things," Perkins said
today, "were wilfully and defiantly
done, In aplte of the fart that Mr.
Hays, the republican state chairman
of Indiana, had taken word to Mr.
Hemeaway, the leader of the group
insisting upon this arbitrary action,
that if the contemplated action waa
taken, wo would have nothing to do
with such aa Impotent and powerless
campaign committee.
"The election of a vtce-chatrman
was accomplished after four mem
bers of the committee Messrs. Hort,
Howell, Parsons and Chairman Will
cox had protested and after a mo
tion by these gentlemen to refer the
selection of a vice-chairman to the
national committee Itself had been
voted down.
"The election of a. vice-chairman
by the executive committee Is with
out precedent. The selection or a
vice-chairman at once after tho na
tional election, when none was ap
pointed before the election, the
forcing of tho appointment to an Is
sue over the protest of the chairman
and three other members of the com
mittee and the refusal to allow the
national committee Itself to pass on
tho appointment, were for a distinct
purpose." , '
THIRTY SIX DKLOW AT
NORTH POWDER, ORB.
North Powder, Or., Jan. 16.-
This waa, the coldest spot ta Ore
gon today. Thirty alx below waa th
most frigid figure. :
FOR MORE REVENUE
Washington, Jan. 16. Revenues,
Including bond issues, totalling
$536,000,000, will be raised by means
of an additional Inheritance tax, an
excess profits tax of 8 per cent on
corporations and co-partnerships,
and by bonda, democrats of the house
ways and means committee cecded
today, The decision haa th approval
of th president and Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo.
Chairman Kltchln was authorised
to draft a bill Incorporating the de
cision, , : ,. .
DEMOCRATS
ONLY TWO DAYS Sl'PPLY OF
VVKli OX HAND IN THK,
' WINDY CITY '
GOV. U TS HCTI0.1
,ir.. ..v..- :-. ...(
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Price Makes Kapid' Advance' and
ClUaeaa Make Every Effort
j toKcoootnlMtalm v..
of Fad .
Chicago. Jan. 16. With only' 48
Hours supply of coal on hand, Chi
cago today faoed the worst " coal
famine' In Its history. '" One public
school already haa closed aad other
probably will be forced to dlsmfs
their pupils today, j : :y ' . , , , ' '
'Mayor Thompson' ha announced
that he la ready to selie as aa em
ergency measure coal in the Chicago
railroad yard' In transit to other
oolats.
' Investigation by a city commission
ha brought no relief and little In
formation.' The dealers passed the
blame to the railroads, who passed it
tack. ' Meanwhile coal prices are
Jumping to unheard-of figure. .'
Coal that sold for f 7 per ton In
VorembeeJs no setling at 611 to
$11 and In the suburbs at " every
higher figures.
Coal la being dealt out half a ton
at a time in the residence district.
In the loop and other business sec
tions bins are practically empty,
Many managers make no pretense of
heating office buildings at night and
some are contemplating conserving
their cosl sum'ly by asking tensnts
to evacuate the buildings an hour
earlier In the afternoon.
Governor Lowden at Springfield
haa taken up the famine and has
wired the state public utilities com
mission at Chicago to take any legal
action It can to relieve matters, The
hardest blow struck the Chicago coal
aupply waa the embargo on the Nor
folk ft Western railroad. This road,
with the Baltimore A Ohio, already
embargoed, furnishes 90 per cent of
the Coal used In apartment and office
buildings here. More than one thous
and car of coal are bunked In the
Norfolk ft Western yards at Col
umbus, awaiting clearance oa west
ern road.
"The rationing" of coal supplies
destined for northern Wisconsin,
Minnesota and North and South Da
kota already Is In effect, according
to one distributor.
IT FAILURE OF
Berlin, via Sayvllle. Jan, 16.
Failure of strong Russian attacks on
botn sides of1 Fundent (Roumania)
was reported In today'a official state
ment. "After violent artillery prep
arationa," the report said, "strong
Russian masaea advanced on both
aide of Fundent for attack. The
storming waves broke down several
hundred feet In front of the German
positions In a curtain of fire. In the
evening the same attacka were re
peated, some feeble hostile detach
ment arriving In our trenches, but
were Immediately driven away. The
enemy's losses were great." ,
Similar failure of attacks by Rou
manians between the Castlnu and
Sualta valleys, waa reported. '
"The Roumanians who had enter
ed at one place were completely
driven, back by a counter-thrust,"
th atatement aald, "and on this oc
casion two. officer and 300 of other
ranks were taken prisoner.'"
Seattle, Jan. 16. -Paget Sound
and Alaska plan to hold the greatest
water carnival in the history of the
world this summer la commemoration
of the fiftieth anniversary of the pur
chase of Alaska from Russia and the
completion of the Lake Washington
canal in Seattle.
Plans for this festival, unique la
the fact that it will cover oa consecu
tive days, the principal cRieaof Alas
ka,' after a three-day program ,.ln
Puget Sound, are today being put . la
shape by a committee selected last
night at the Seattle Yacht club meet
ing specially called for that purpose.
The yacht club ha sent out Invita
tions to every similar dub In the
United States, calling attention to the
unsurpassed 1,000 mile Inland water
cruise from Puget Sound to south
eastern Alaska. ..
A Teteraa mariner already haa re
ceived aaeuranoe from a number of
leading yachtsmen la America signi
fying taetr intention to Joan the float.
Commodore J. B. Chltberg will be
in Washington, a C. wRhta a few
week to obtain a aqoadroa of battle
ships to accompany tbo yachts. Two
private teamahfpa for the accomo
dation of those who have bo private
yaohta will be chartered. '
la each of th principal Alaska
clUea, a dUnt arograaa.aaa Weal
outlined, featuring the principal In
dustry of that place. The fleet of
yachts will arrive at each city in the
morning, giving tho tourists a chance
to spend the day In at least .tea
dtiee.
itn
T PROBE
IS AGAIN SOUGHT
vWaahtngton, Jan. 16. Reopening
of the money trusMnvestlgatlon of
ls.iz waa demanded in a resolution
Introduced by Congressman Unberah
of Minnesota, He charged the money
system I being used as a literal
gambling; hell.
'The federal reserve board, he said.
is entering into further entanKlInx
alliances with the bankrupt countries
of Surope. '
Lindbergh mentioned the board's ai-
polntment of the Bank of England
as Us foreign, representative, as a
reason for the Investigation, and
claimed further that twenty-five bil
lion dollars of Investments In the
Vnlted States , are being loaned to
stock speculators. ' '
HO demanded appointment' of n
investigating committee of five, to,
report if possible, during the present
congress, and if not to report before
December 1.-- --.-. ,
The committee, Ltndberg said.
should have power to subpena books
and papers. He mentioned as a rea
son for this request President Toft's
refusal to permit the comptroller of
the currency to obtain certain bank
ing information during the last
money probe Investigation.
VALl'E OF LIVESTOCK
IN I'NITBD STATES INCREASES
Washington, Jan. 16. Th total
value of all livestock on all farina
aad range of the United State on
January 1 laat waa 16,685,610.000.
against $6,020,670,000 on th asm
date In. 1016,1 tho itmreau of animal
Industry reported today. . 5, . - ,
HOl'SE PASSES POSTOFFICH ,
" : . n APPROPRIATION BILL
Waahlngton, Jan. 16 shorn of a
provision of ait Increase in Second
class man rates, and an amendment
prohibiting the use of the mail for
liquor advertising, tho poat office ap
propriation bill paaaod th houn to
day without a roll call.
PEACE NOTE LEAK IXVE8T1GA-
TION CONTINUES TO BRINd
, NEW SENSATIONS
Coaaxaiaeo Beata Volume ot Teati.
. away, Bat Fails to Develop . -Facta
to PtJtaa to Leak
Waohiagteav Jsav lanosaat W
Lawaoa win, ka:am tamata af
aaylnm, ta two yeara, aatwrdlM t
Paul 1C Warbarg. . whoaa Lawa
mentioaed yesterday at th; haw
leak probe. t-.i 1
"I am profoundly ccavtaead af this
maa'a Inaaalty.Waiwarf aatd,
bafora ha waa ahoat to take ta atakt
thto''atraooa:":," ' ..f'v...':
Washington. Jan. 16 T. P. Mor-
gaa, the world's biggest banker, mast
tell the house Bote leak committee
what, if anything, he know about
enormoua profit gleaned la Wall
street from a leak oa President Wtl
oa's note tc belligerents..: He waa
ordered aubpenaed today, along with
h partner, - H, P.; Davisoa Frank
A. Vamlerllp of tho National Ctty
bank ahd other big financial men. ' '
Orders- to snmmoo them same ta
the midst of new aad glaring tesU
mony of Thomas W. Lawson, Bostoa
financier. Lawson, in an Impasston-
ed speech, Inferential cast the
charge bf perjury at Chairman Henry
(Henry.' Lawsoa said, had commlMMl
perjury.' ' . ... ... , ... .4,.. ,.
Lawson reiterated that Henry had
mentioned to him the names of Sec-'
retary of State Lansing. German Am
bassador von BernstorS and Barney.
Baruch. New York tock , speculator.
One of the sensations ot a sensa
tion al morning was the revel atioa
that Mrs. Ruth Thomaaon Vteooaati ft
star witness, is missing, though sab
pena servers searched for her aH
night. -. , ... .
Lawson said Wall atreet had long
benefited from leaks,' particularly
from the Mexican situation and the
European war.
Lawson aald he and Henry agreed
on a statement to be giren oat bf
Henry after their conference, but
that Henry presented only his own
side when he announced' tho 'atate-'
meat. : ; ; "'
; Referring to the Henry conference
Lawson shouted: -
"One or the other ot ns haa com
mitted perjury deliberate, rank per-'
Jury." i; .; .
"Unless yonr chairman aald thaw
things. I'm a rank perjurer. anfH (a
be anywhere onUlde the bars of a
prison." '
Laweon'i outburst came after a
had faced Intermittent objections to-.
hla line of testimony, He demanded
that he be heard fully. Chairman
Henry sat'with lips tight as th chal
lenge waa aounded. Lawson added
that he had suggested to Henry that
the committee delve Into matter la
the street, running back several
years.
To this Henry replied, according
to Lawson. that he would ha "with
Lawson" In such a mov if the wit-,
nesa had the facta, -v.. : ! v.-v.
Democratic members kept inter
rupting. "I want two hours to tell what I
know," Uwson flared, "otherwise
I'm done. I don't propose to Bit her
and hear the committee wrangle '
about the admissibility of my evi- .
dene."'
"You must have respect for th
committee,'? Interrupted Henry.
Good heavens,',' ejaculated Law-
eon. dftftai?.v.. .....'" , :
(Continued oa Pag t)