V 4 1 I DAILY EDITION VOL, VII., No. I AM. . GRANT! PAM, ,, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, t MONDAY, JUNK SS, 1917. whole number t i :v 1 - n IS II PACIFIC HIGH. 1ST COMMON II Kill WAY KN'GINHKR M'XJI AND til'Wn A I, WKITKIt ISHPWIiNtJ icoitkm ok the ntatk JOT JOSEPHINE IK GRADING AiN'itluiimit of Road Funds Must Await llerlslim of Ikwiflhirrott Chm lU-fi.rv Hiiprrine Court llerixirt Nunii, stale highway ou Mincer, aecompiinled by J. C. John ion, special writer on the I'or timid Journal, reached brunts Pass Uit evening mi nn uutu tour, which will Inrlmla, lxfora finished, nearly all I tin principal highway roulus of the jttule. Mr. Niuin rirlii the rondu Iown through nmtral Oregon In ' splendid shape. Ha olso had high praise for tli grade over the Siski you mountains, which, ho slid, were In fine condlltuti Hi this time. Tills urn da (lie highway couuiils lon plan to pave with 12-foot hard nurture pavement Mid . 4-foot nhuulilcrs'on ttlier Hide. "Tim highway commliwlon cannot pluo apportionment of road fund to the various projects of the stute," khUI Mr. .Sunn last evening, "until a decision haa been rendered In the -rant now before the supreme court, which will determine whether bonds Tan he Issued, under the Roan-Ilar-rati -bill tn-addrrtnn to thr. IfWro? 4iuu recently voted by Ik people. Any expenditure under tlis Ilesn-llarrett bill will have lo be for bard surface roads. "However, you cnu uxnure people -of Josephine county thst the Pacific highway la to have Hint considera tion liy the commlaalon. I recom mended lo them that they assist this county In the grading of the roud Ixitween this city and the Douglas county line. Their decision on this matter will depend upon the funds available. "One of the pieces of work to be undertaken will tie making a perma nent trade for the PsclNe highway through Douglas county." Mr. Nunn and Mr. Johnson left this morning for the north, stopping to Inspect the survey Nrark (bolng done on the Pacific highway ,n this coun ty, under the direction of Assistant Engineer Kelly. Rome, June 25. Four nuns were captured by the Italians when they stormed the Important Anstro-Hun-farlan positions on Monte Ortegera on June 19, the war office reported today, HIGH TAXES MEXICAN OIL FIELDS Washington, June 25. Firm but friendly representations have been made to the Cnrransa government In Mexico agnlnst the new high taxes In the Tnmploo oil fields, and othrjr representations agnlnst the so-cnlled uenatlonnllsatlon of 'foreign com panies operating there, ttvy the I'nll ed St a I en, It became known here to day. It Is understood thut Orent Hrlt nln hint seconded the represonlntliins against the oil field taxes, These representations seek to lower the taxes which oil men declare are con fiscatory. IU.INOIH VOTING ON 00,000,000 HOAI) IIONDH Springfield, III., June 25. The $(10,000,000 good road tiond Issue wns signed today by Governor Low den, The measure will lie submit ted to t vote of the people at the next, regular election, L OF President Wilson Hlgni. Export (W trot Hill (Yoalliig Kxm-uMvo Kooil ; Administration Council Washington, J mis 25, The Inser tion of he liquor question la the food control bill hus apparently thrown the situation In the senate Into turmoil and confusion, Just a It appeared that the ad ministration was getting the upper hand with the aid of powerful repub lican support and seemed sure of passing the food control measure, the adoption by tho house of the bone-dry amendment haa upset all the plana. The wets who haw here tofore favored the Mil are now hedg ing. The dry are split among them selves as to the extent to which pro hibition provisions should go. It Is admitted that there Is a danger of filibuster y the liquor element. However, Senator CbnuiH-erlnln. who Is In charge of the bill, declares thnt the senste will agree to the house amendment for hone-dry dur ing the wsr. As a result of the house action on this question, the war tax bill now being drafted Is left In mid air. There Is approximately 176,000,000 levied under the proponed bill on wines and beers. If the bone dry prohibition measure la adopted, a redrafting of this tax Mil will be necessary. Majority leader Kttobln today ore- dieted that congress would adjourn between August 1 and 15. ALl'MKI AHHOCIATION' itr OUKtJON V. MEETS Portland, June 85.- The fifth an nual meeting of the Alumni tasncia tloo of the I'nlverslty of Oregon opened here todsy and will end Wed nesdsy. To secure greater atten dance the State Medical association convention was also set for this week and will open June 18. IIAXhKIl WOHKH AM IHl'AI.: AGED UH YEARS Chicago, June 8ft. Kllan Oreen baum, banker,, 95 years or age, cele brated the anniversary of hie birth 'by working at his office today. He founded the bank of Greenbaum A 8ons company In 1855. CHILE INTERNS URGE II 1- Valparaiso, June 25. The Chilean government has ordered the deten tion of the British freighter Mott flond teen use she carried a gun. The government will apparently construe the neutrality laws aa providing that a vessel carrying any kind of a gun or armament will come under those provisions requiring Its Internment. KX-.MAYOIt ALIIEK TAKEN H MYHTEIUOI'H SIGN I'ortlund, June 25. Clone from the door of the office of Mayor Alhee l the mysterious sign which for four years caused much speculation. Al bee refused to divulge the meaning of tho mark, which adorns the door of every office Alboe hits occupied. COUNCIL ON POLICY AS TO FOOD EXPORTS Washington, Juno 25. The pi'etd dent today signed the export control hill, placing lit (effect the license and emlmrgo provisions restricting tho shipment of foods (o foreign nations. The president ro-lnclilnntnlly creat ed an executive council, composed of representatives of the departments of stato, agriculture and commerce, on food administration to decide mat ters of foreign iiollcx In the lnndllng of food erports. CONTRQ FOOD EXPORTS SB Over One Dollar Per Capita Is Averaged by Residests la Nation-Wide Drive for Big Humanity Fond Hundred Percent Over Subscribed It waa an enthusiastic bunch of men who gathered at 'the Chamber of Commerce luncheon today noon to make report of their work on be half of the Hed Cross campaign. They were Justified In their enthu siasm for two reasons; the merits of the cause In which they were work ing, and the consciousness of a splen did success. Today Is the last day of the cam pulgn, but it will be two or three days before the final returns are in. One letter received from the country precincts today enclosed checks for $2 and Mint ml that there were more to follow. The reports of the various team captains to Monday noon are as fol lows: Mashburn f 88U.O0 Loughrldgo ... 882.00 Cramer 1,871.05 fly water '. !.. 1.500.00 Williams 752.00 Sabln 928.80 Oetnaray . 708.75 Qulnlan 1,178.50 Bramwell .....J.......1.638.00 Dlanchard 6J.9.Q0 Bx. Committee 88.00 Total ,.810.401.10 RUSSIANS ARE DRUNK . OF By William (1. 8hepherd t United Press Staff Correspondent) Petrograd, May 1. (By Mall) Every theory, every belief, every schism of sociollgy, every injustice, every prafblem of poverty and of af fluence and of lalbor la being voted on In Russia today. Meetings by the thousands are be ing held. The Russian people are dividing themselves along the lines of professions and occupations and In their meetings the smallest problems are brought up. In meeting of waahwomen In Petrograd the other day, for Instance, the women went so far as to discuss their social stand ing. "We want an eight hour day," de clared one washwoman, "We want to have time every day to visit our friends and enjoy life." "Not No I" declared the next speaker. "What we want Is more work. I want to get all the work I can do and work as long aa I please. I have no friends to visit." "That woman Is wrong" declared a third, "If we haven't got any frlenda to visit, It's because we've never had time to make frlenda as other people do. What we need Is more friends and more time to en Joy them." rtter and absolute free speocn ex ists; only this could moke possible the Infinity of the' number of mat ters thnt are being discussed hy the people of tieethlng Russia. Folka are free to talk against each other. Only yesterday for Instance, the sol diers of the 1 2th army at the front derided that the ctar was not lielng guarded with sufficient care in his pulnre. They passed a resolution to thai effect and the resolution reach ed Minister of War Kcrensky, "The ex-ciar Is giving liquor to the soldiers who are guarding him," was one of the charges. Korensky wont to Tsakoe Solo to look in the matter as reported. He found that, according to a long established custom at the palace, the guards wore being given a "bottle of wine each day. He laid the matter Many subscribers did not specify whether the terms of payment listed on the cards were satisfactory, and it Is very Important that all wbo are able tv make full payment do so In stead of requiring the local commit tee to look after the Installments. Make payments to R. K. Hackett, treasurer, at First National bank. The returns to Monday noon toy country districts are as follows: Merlin and Hugo Kerby Williams , Holland .. Murphy Selma and Dryden Iceland and Placer Wllderrtlle Takllma and Waldo .... Provolt '. Wolf Creek and Golden , .$165.00 . 270.00 . 458.05 . 778.50 . 260.00 . 182.90 . 110.00 . 300.50 . 880.25 . 75.00 . 4.50 Portland, June 25. Outside of Portland, Oregon will raise more than a half million dollars In the Red Cross Drive, according to Indi cations' from present ' reports. The totals tabulated up to soon today from out in the stste waa, 844.88. FIRST TASTE AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY before the troops guarding the pal ace. "Yes," they replied. "We receive a bottle of wine every day from the cisr's cellars. We are only follow ing an ancfent custom but if we are being criticised for It by the sol diers of the 11th army, we will die continue the practice." Wherefore, in solemn assembly, they voted to abolish a pleasant and therefore somewhat lingering custom of Tsarkoe Selo. People in Russia vote at the drop of the hat on any subject. The third Impression I received as an American, was a sense of bewild erment at the problem of getting all this voting tVanslated into laws. The voting Is not vague and un systemato. Spontaneously a system has grown up out of the old organ isations, whereby national organiza tions of all sorts are developing. A few washerwomen, for Instance, or a few farmers, in some extremely remote district hold a meeting and elect a delegate to a meeting of washerwomen or farmers In some neartjy town. This larger meeting, In turn, elects a delegate to a con vention in t still larger center and finally, delegates are chosen to rep resent a still larger district In the main organisation which Is (being formed here at the capital. There Is i bewildering number of such or ganisations, with , an uncountable number of repetitions. A man, for instance, may be member of a soldier's organisation; he may also belong to an organisa tion of his craft and, In addition, he may vote In an organisation of Vk- ranlans, or 1j?Ub, or Poles, There Is no limit to the number of places In which he may express. his opinion and hnve his votes counted. . How tho new government, out of all the mass of public, opinion and there's never been so much public opinion anywhere in the world as there Is In Russia now will be able to sirt the preponderating causes Is a Ttwlldorlng problem, but It Is one that . the new government is deter mined to solve. ENTIRE i CABHIET Bettered That Glatlierlea Venlzeloa. Friend of Knglaiui and Franco . Win lie Premier Athens, June 25.--The entire Zai nrle ministry baa resigned., It Is reported that Elutheriea Ven lzelos, ex-premier and president of the provisional government "formed while Constantino waa still on 'the throne, la en route to Athena. He! la known to have left Salonika and to have arrived In southern Greece. It is believed that he will be nam ed as premier at new cabinet King Alexander is known to have great admiration for Veniseloa. Allied officials are known to be lieve that the king could not make a more popular, move. Venlzeloa has always stood firm for Greece's stand ing behind Us pledges to . England and France, and it waa his position on this question which caused the breach between blm and the late King Constantino. WILL HOLD HEARINGS OS FREIGHT INCREASE Salem. June 25. The public ser vice commission has ordered the sue-. pension of the fifteen per cent in crease In interstate freight rates. Orders will ibe issued this afternoon or tomorrow setting time for -hearings on-the proposed Increases. ' BRITISH DRIVE DEEPER . INTO GERMANY'S LINKS London, June 25. In a score of raids by patrols mixed with local ataes the , British . force baye driven a'it "deeper 'Into' the German lines on the west front. General Halg reported' today. MODERN STOCKYARDS ' . " OPEXKD AT PA8O0 Pasco, June 25. The new Pasco Union stockyards, considered among the most modern yards of their alxe in the west, are completed and ready for business today. The yards rep resent an investment of 830,000, ex clusive of the site. Sheds are suf ficient to house 25 cars at a time. LIVING IN DETROIT Detroit, June 25. Johann Wll helm, nephew of the kaiser, would take up the gun against Germany If the age limit of selective service were raised to Include him. Count von Hohensollern Is his title. He waa iborn In Detroit and has 'been here for the last seven years. The count's Identity was disclosed when he applied to Marshall Beh rendt'for permission to enter dis tricts restricted to Germans. While he spent the greater part of his forty-seven years in Germany Johann was born here while his par ents were touring the United States. His father Is a brother of Bill Hohen sollern. , BY ZIG-ZAG COURSE A Gulf Port, June 25.--An armed American steamer arriving here re ports a running fight with a sutaiar Ine in the Mediterranean set. The battle lasted half an . hour. More than 40 shots were fired. The steamer was not hit and It Is unknown whether the submarine was reached or not. The escape was ef fected by taking a slg sag course. H. K. Weber left Saturday night, returning to Washington points, where he Is engaged with the Shasta Valley . Und Co. RESIGN IRRIGATION Sw IMME.1BE FLOOD IS SWEEP1MJ THItOt'OH 8TKAWBEKBT VAI LET IX TTAH IrrlgMlon Project Built bf UaattsJ States Government Five Year Ago New Falnrlew Salt Lake, Jane 26. The isia mouth dam 12 miles from Falrvlew, Utah, has given way under the ter rific pressure of 11.000 acre feet of Impounded water and a flood of im mense) proportions la now sweeping through the valley below, according to reports that have reached offldala of the Denver and Rio Grande rail road. . :i :' .v-. l:,f ' ,. , The loss of. life has not been re ported. This irrigation project is on the United States government built four or five years ago and la among the largest In the country.' The val ley below,, known locally as Straw- ' berry valley, Is one of the most pro ductive in the' arid west. ' It Is given over generally to diversified agricul ture. CffiJSiDERJIi'ffi ' London.' Juno 2$. A most signif icant announcement, which la believ ed to indicate an even greater dem ocrat! uti on of the British govern ment, was made in the honse of com mons today by Chancellor of the Ex chequer Law, who said that It had oeen decided to call a conference to deal with the future composition of the house of lords. The conferees, it waa' said.' were also to discus the relations between the two houses of parliament. SAW TRITON SUBMARINE , IX GCLF OF MEXICO Galveston. June 25. Paaiengwrg arriving her from Mexican port re port that their lookout warned them of German raider In the gulf about 200 miles onli Official hare to discuss th matter. fiOVERiiOn ICES Governor Wlthycombe haa an nounced the personnel of Oregon exemption boards, , following an- nouncement from Washington that President Wilson had In every cas approved the local board appointed by the state executives. In all but Multnomah and Marlon counties the sheriff, county clerk and county physician will comprise th boards. ' The two , more populous counties have been divided Into -districts and the work allotted among private clttxens. "You can aay for Governor Wlthy conVbe and myself that there will ibs no politics or no favoritism In this work," declared Adjutant General White last night. "The work of th local boards will tie watched cloeely . and any questionable action will call I tor Immediate removal." CALL RANK STATEMENTS ON Jl'OTC TWKNTIHTH Washington, June 15. Th comp troller of th -currency has leaned call Jpr th condition , of , national bankseat t,he close of bus! sees Wed nesday, June 10. T