&0
DAILY EDITION
VOL. IX., No. HI.
UN MAKES
IDEAS CLEAR AT
BAYS rNITKO STATES NOT IN.
TERKHTED IN EUROPEAN POL
' ITICS HAS HIGHER AIM
W.HTS PEACE FOR THE WED
it . i .. . i
Will Join No OMiililnrtllon of Power
Which la Not OomMnaHon of Us
All Will Visit Italy
Manchester, England, Due. 30.
"America I not Interested in Euro
pMn K)lltlc, but In a partnership
of right between America and Eu
rope," declared President Wilson In
receiving the freedom of the city to
day. "America la not Interested
merely In the peace of Europe, but
of the world."
"If the future." said the president.
"had nothing for us but a new at
tempt to keep the world at the right
Mlae by a balance of power, the
United States would take no Inter
at in It, because she will Join no
combination of power which la not
combination of ua all."
Paris. Dec. 30. President Wilson
to expected to go to Italy Wednes
day night." He will leave Europe
February 10 for his return to the
United States.
I
Washington. Doc. 30. A general
airing of the charges of negligonre.
Inefficiency and Incompetency on the
jtert of the war department and the
various branches of the army service
was begun today by Sen tor Cham
borlaln of Oregon, In the United
States senate. ' ' ' '
Senator Chamberlain declarod
that the United Statea was as unpre
pared to care tor the returning
-Wounded soldiers as it was to enter
the war. "God knows how many
Uvea were sacrificed needlessly, due
to nnpreparedness, even up to the
time the arralstlc was signed," be
declared.
I Senator Chamberlain Is chairman
of the military affairs committee.
THE BOLSHEVIK! HAVE
TAKEN CITY OF VILNA
London, Unc. 30. Vllna has boon
enpturod by tlio Bolshevlkl forces
according to a Copenhagen dispatch
to the Evening Mall, quoting Petro
gTad roporta.
TELL THE PAIR TO GO
TO HELL" SAYS HOOVER
Washington, Doc. 30. Food Ad
ministrator Hoover, In Europe, ar
ranging relief for the pooplo of the
war-devastated territories, has refus
ed In emphatic term to discuss Ger
man food conditions with Baron von
dor Lancton and Dr. iltolth, who
sought a mooting with the food ad
ministrator.
' In answer to a message tor a con
feronce, Mr. Hoover sent this mess
age:
' "You can describe two and a half
years of arrogance toward ourselves
and cruelty to the Belgians In any
language you may eoloCt and tell the
pair personally to go to hell with my
compliments. If I do have to deal
with Germans It will not be with
MANKffl
rUAMDITDI AIM AQQAIIQ
uiiniiiULnLnui nuunno
THE WAR DEPARTMENT PPI
that pair."
LANDDVi
fllERSHEAR
DIMS REPORT
Engineer KlnlnliMi Hurvcylnu North
Hide IHUh Ilia Work Accepted
lid Work Will Proceed
The Gravity District Improvement
company's members ' met In the
Chamber of Commerce rooms Satur
day afternoon and considered the
renort of Engineer McCray, w1o has
Just completed the survey of
the
gravity ditch.
The engineer! report shows the
gravity ditch with rlvor branch lat
eral will be 21 miles In length and
will cover 8,000 acres of fine river
bottom lands. The carrying capacity
of the main canal to the point where
the river branch lateral branches off
will be 64 second feet, or enough to
Irrigate 2.B0O acres one foot in
depth each 80 days, while the carry
1ng capacity of the main canal from
there on will be 87 second feet and
the branch lateral 16 second feet,
Insuring plenty of water for all Ir
rigation purposes for all the lands
under the ditch.
The estimate cost of the ditch, ac
cording to figures out, Is slightly
under 831,000, or lees than 87 an
acre basod on the 3,000 acres under
the ditch.
The' members, after going Into the
matter' thoroughly, unanimously ac
cepted" the report and authorised the
board' of director to proceed 'with
the work.
The company Is composed-solely of
landowners under the proposed ditch
and the ditch will be owned and
operated by them. The officers and
directors are as follows:- Dr. W. M.
Flanagan, president: Karl Hammer-
bacher, secretary', H. Wood, treasur
er; h. is. cordon ana w. h. huh
pocppnoN
TO BE IMPORTANT ONE
Leaders in every branch of Indus
try throughout the state, representa
tives of every organization interest
ed In Oregon's industrial develop
ment, both organised and unorgan
ized labor leaders and members of
the Oregon legislature are expected
to attend the reconstruction conven
tlon In Portland, January 9, 10 and
n .. . , -
The convention has been called by
Governor Wlthycombe as the means
of formulating a definite program of
action in connection with Oregon'
industrial readjustment from a war
to a poa'-o basis. By solving th
problems now confronting the state,
Insurance will be made against un
employment, returning soldiers will
bo assured positions, war workers
who have been forced to remain at
homo will be provided for and a def
inite and comprehensive plan will
be doclded upon tor the general de
velopment of the entire stato.
Several, federal representatives
from Washington, D. C, who are fn
mllar with the subjects to be dis
cussed at the convention will attend
the sessions. 'Leaders in such ac
tivities as stock raising, agriculture,
mining, fishing, shipping, shipbuild
ing, etc., will take part In the con
vention program and before the im
portant session comes to a close, it
is expectod that doflnlto lines of
procedure will be outlined and
adopted as a reconstruction pro
gram for the entire state.
"The convention has been called,"
said Mayor iBaker, of Portland, who
is handling the details tor the big
meeting, "to bring together the best
thought and to outline the best ac
tion for the handling'ot the recon
struction and readjustment qf indus
try In the state of Oregon. The
problems to be discussed affect every
part of ithe state alike and It rests
with the state as a whole to solve
them." , -
Washington, Dec. 28. Pacific
CoaHt Statea Rain early In the
week In the north portion and again
after middle of the week except
snow -in the mountains; fair south
portion, with nearlynormal tempera
tures,
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER SO, 191H.
RENCH TIGER CHINA TO TELL CEBMAUS DESTRDY
GIVEN VOTE OF HER TROUBLES MOFICTOIS
CONFIDENCE AT BIG PARLEY
CLKMKXCEAU MAKKH IT PLAIN
UK WILL SUPi,RT EXGLAXD
IN FREEDOM OP SEAS
1 1
"Would Not De Telling Truth if
Said I Agreed With Ireiddent on
All Points"
Paris, Dec. 30. Addressing the
chamber of deputies, Premier Clem
encoau made It plain that it was his
Intention to support Great Britain
In the peace negotiations on the
question of freedom of the seas, and
declared that his attitude was ap
proved by President Wilson.
Premier Clemenceau was given a
vote of confidence ot 380 to 134,
after a stormy debate.
London, Dec. 30, The American
transport which left New York for
Brest, December 18, was stranded
on the rocks near the Isle D'Yeu, in
the iBay of Biscay, Saturday. ' Those
on board are being rescued. Navy
tugs were sent to assist the trans
port, which may be floated. No
troops were aboard.
Premier Clemenceau indicated
his preference tor the old system ot
alliance, called the balance ot power.
Referring to his conference with
President Wilson, he said:
"I should not be telling the troth
If I said I had always been in agree
ment with him on all points." .
T
AVIATION TRAINING STATION
HAS GREAT SAFETY RECORD
San Diego, Cal,, Dec. 80. A total
distance of 2,360,000 miles flown
and not a single aviator Injured or
a single seaplane totally wrecked. Is
the 'record -of- the naval air station
at North' Island. ' This record rep
resents 85,000 flying hours. There
are'two- flying' stations on North;
Island, the other being part of the
army department. ""
AIM'S M SPEED
JAPSTHOUGHT
Toklo, Dec. 30. The rapidity,
with which the United States pre
pared tor war and the ' magnitude
and success ot her military opera
tions continue to draw expressions
of admiration from Japanese. Gen
erally speaking, the public In Japan
regarded the United States as a
peace-loving nation, which, having
no bent for war, could never do
much in the building up ot a great
army.
The wonderful transformation ot
America In the war Is the subject
of many articles by prominent pub
licists. Thus, Dr. Shlgoo Suyehlro.
professor of Kyoto university,
writes:
"There is no disguising the fact
that prior to the war the Japanese
did not believe in - the military
strength of America, but the pres
ent titanic struggle has demonstrat
ed beyond all doubt the error ot the
Japanose estimate. ' The ' United
Statea has' become a great military
power at a bound and "her navy Is
only second to that of Great Britain,
The financial resources of America
are something tremendous. It is
stated that 'America would be able
to keep the war going (or a quarter
ot a century at the rate of expendi
ture which she spent for the first
year. Nor is hie all. 1 ''
"The Americans are as great spir
itually as their country Is almost
limitless in her resources. ' Just Im
agine that the Americans whom
WILL ASK FOR RETURN OP KIAO
CHAOW, CAPTURED BT JAPS
EARLY IN WAR ;
... i -i
Want Readjustment of International
1 Trade Rotations to Give Them "
" Equal Chance With' Others '
New York, Dec 80. China will
ask the' peace' conference to 'return
Klao Chaow,' the former German
controlled province captured by Jap
an 'early In the' war, and the read
justment of International trade ref
lations to place China on an equal
plane with the other nations, ac
cording to Lu Cheng Chiang, Chinese
minister of foreign affairs, en route
to the' peace' conference, heading" a
delegation. "-
FINDING MANY JOBS
FOR THE SOLDIERS
Nearly 1,000 applicants for work.
many of them recently discharged
soldiers,' are being placed dally In
Oregon by the United Statea Employ
ment service, despite the surplus Ot
unskilled labor and Increasing scar
city of positions, according to state
ments given out yesterday by 'Wil
fred At Smith, state federal employ
ment director.
Of this number, 600 are being
placed by the -Portland office ex
clusive of those placed by the short
hour federal employment office oper
ating in the old building at 247 Dav
is street. 'The eight branch offices
throughout the state are placing
350 employe daily. Director Smith
estimates that in the new Portland
offices at Third and Oak streets an
average ot 1,500 men. daily seek in
formation leading to new positions,
while on Mondays and Tuedsays as
many as 2.000 men register at the
offices. OTegonlan1' " ''"'
some Japanese consider as slavish
worshippers of Mammon working
for their country at an allowance of
81 a year; they endured the hard
ships of meatless and wheatless days
In order to obtain a supply of sur
plus provisions available tor the al
lies; and no dissentient voice was
raised against the proposed restric
tion of the manufacture of liquor.
"The material and spiritual sacri
fices made by the Americans In the
cause of the war Is evidenced In
these and other things ore really
wonderful showing as they do the
greatness of America and her peo
ple."
Dr. Suyehlro thought that It would
be the height of absurdity for Japan
to pick a quarrel with such a great
country without a sufficient casus
belli. Japan should stand for an
open door policy in the Far East,
but In return she should "receive
similar treatment in Indo-Chlna,
Canada, Australia and 'New Zealand,
He said that America had been ex
cluding Japanese immigrants but he
thought tt very doubtful whether she
was sufficiently justified In so do
ing. Japan, - he said, should strive
to have the' United States' correct her
attitude not by brute force but by
appealing to her sense of Justice and
humanity, and this he applied with
equal force - to British and French
territory -where 'discrimination
against the Japanese Is in force;
IKS
f f- ... tc
French Hard Hit, Bat No "Bled
1 ' Whiter-Miist Hare Aid From
United State ' '" '""
Baltimore, jyec. sv. wiu z.ouu,
000 of her youngest, ablest and most
spirited men killed or maimed, and
upward of half her Industry and
shipping destroyed by the, wr,
France's appeal to her allies during
the period of rehabilitation will be
for help In rebuilding the factories
and farms ' which' the ' Germans
wrecked, and for assistance in con
strutting or purchasing ships, Ed-
ouard De Billy, deputy high com
missioner of the French republic.
declared here 'today In ' an " address
before the American Association for
the-Advancement ot Science.
He denied that France Is "bled
white," but said the handicap Im
posed as a result of her sacrifices In
resisting the Invader could ' not be
overcome except "with outside' aid
He declared that 26,000 -factories
In the French districts occupied by
the Germans were destroyed or strlp-j
ped of their machinery; that almost
12.000,000 head ' of cattle ' were
seized; that 1 thousands ' of miles of
farm lands, devastated by shells, was
made unfit for cultivation; that the
net loss In ship tonnage, through
sinkings and enforced curtailment In
production was' '670,000 'tons'" and
that the money cost of the conflict
In appropriations and public debt,
aggregated 188,000,000,000 francs.
SALEM
REPLACES BAN
- i u - '
Salem, Ore., Dec 30. The influ
enza ban was placed upon all public
gatherings here today,' for the' sec
ond time this winter. ' "-
USE FOR THQR GRAPES
Los Angeles, ' Cal., Dec. 30.
Blockades ot foreign nations, caused
by the war, have served' to stimulate
the establishment" of industries"1 In
America to supply the ' demand? tor
many commodities. -The ' latest in
dustry to find root in southern Cali
fornia is the growing of the current
grape, much used in preparing the
succulent ' Christmas plum ' "pudding
and other delicacies ,a '.'
' For centuries regarded as native
only to Greece, the Liberty Fair re
cently held here has demonstrated
that this commodity can be grown
successfully in California. When
the blockade ot Greece early In the
war shut down on the Importation
of the currant grapes, the depart
ment ot agriculture sought to stimu
late their culture here.-'
Most Americans probably have
thought that the dried grapes used
in puddings and cakes are the dried
fruit of the currant bush. In real
ity, however, the currants ot com
merce are made from these currant
grape6.
One ot the outstanding features ot
the currant grapes' culture is the
method adopted to force the setting
on of fruit from the blossoms. While
tne vines are in bloom they are
'girdled." two parallel incisions be
ing made through the bark around
either the trunks, arms or canes of
the vines. The bark between these
incisions then is removed.
How this particular variety ot
grapes came to be called currant is
explained by the government ex
perts. During the eleventh century,
it appears, in the old herbals'and In
the literature of "the '-'"fourteenth,
fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries,
references to them occur as "rey-
syns de corauntz," "corauntz," "cor-
ent," "rey sons of Corawnce" . and
"curreans.-
Previous to the war the United
States annually Imported over 30,
000,000 pounds of dried currants
from Greece, 'the equivalent of 50,
000 tons of fresh grapes. ' The' pros
pective1 Importance of the new Indus
try can bev realized' from these5 fig
ures'. : 1 "'
5-.."'... " . . ' " '
WHOLE NUMBER 2M2.
GERMAN IBS
S3
f 1 1 "
A
TO STEAL
AUTHORITIES ARE POWERLESS,
AS TROOPS REFUSE TO FIRE '
' ' UPON THE RIOTERS "'
1NDEPEHDEHT SOCIALISTS QUIT
Soldiers' and Workmen's Council
Appoints New Leaders Foroiga
Minister Haase Is Oat
London, Dec. 30. Pillaging is be
ing carried on by mobs In Frankfort,
Germany, ' and the authorities are
powerless, says an Amsterdam dis
patch.' Troops in the city refused
to fire on the rioters.
Amsterdam, Dec. 30. The Inde
pendent socialists in- the - (Prussian.
ministry and he officials ot the .
Prussian government who belong to
that party, have resigned, ft Is - re
ported here.
Copenhagen, Dec. 30. The Cen
tral council of soldiers and workmen
ot Germany has1 -' appointed nHerr
Noske governor of Kiel; Herr Loebe,
editor of the Breelau Yolks Wacht,
and Herr Wishel, members of the
reichetag, as cabinet members to re
place Foreign Minister Haase,' Min
ister of Soclay -Party Baith land De
mobilisation Minister Dittman, who
retired Saturday, say Borlln advices.
Washington, Dec, 30 Secretary
Daniels appearing before the house
naval' committee, "said the naval ex
pansion -should -be continued indefi
nitely, with the provision for sus
pension ot construction , at the order
of the' president ' whenever 'Interna
tional' agreement was made v for ar
mament 'reduction. J
Of il!S
after mm
Washington, Dec. 30 The depart
ment ot justice will 'regard concen
trated price-fixing by any' Industry
after the' government ceases' to ex
ercise price-control after January '1,'
as. in restraint of free competition.
tt has been announced here.
Portland, Dec. 30. Good roads
for Oregon received a 83,500,000
Impetus at the recent meeting ot
the State Highway commission in
Portland, when practically every
county In the state was given re
cognition In the largest annual pro
gram of road construction within the
history ot the state. " 1 "
The proposed expenditures - will
call tor 82,790,200 from the $6,000,
000 bonding fund, and for 8735,000
from the auto license fund and the
one-quarter mill fund. ' Bids ' have
been 'asked for and many ire ex
pected to be in readiness for the
next 'meeting of 1 the commission,
which is set for January 7, 1919.
The proposed road Improvement
Includes ' paving of sis miles from
Grants' Pass to the Jackson 'county
line, and the graveling of about six
miles of road between - Wolf Creek,
and Grave Creek. . . c
m
re
RFJN
SAYS flAVAL EXPWiSiUil
BIG ROAD BUILDING
PROGRAM IS OUTLINED