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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1919)
a ; . . . .JL . . VOL. IX., No. 70, i ALLOWANCE LS SPRING SEMESTER put fiM ;tatf BEGIN UUI vm uu.il. . INSTITUTION X.MMITTKK MI8 OKK $i7fiOO FROM APPROPRIATION FOR EASTERN HOSPITAL TO T Nntutlor Fnrrtdl Would Curb I'oMcr of IKlxI'Xom -Xliirttvii Hitlitry I1IIU IlltltMlUt'Vll Bulnm, Jan. 29. Tho Joint ways and means committee niacin a cut of 47.J00 la aa nuuropriation for tho Eastern Oregon stale liouiiltul. Dr. McNiiry had asked (or $ J 10.700. Mr. McNary waa commended for conduct of the institution. Tho atute II mo board was allowod $10,000 with the agreement that tho Hold HIM plant be given one year to make good. Balem. Jan. 29. Tho first unit ot tho consolidation program waa pre sented In four house bill, creating the department ot labor, agriculture, health and Institutions. Senator Farroll Introduced a Joint resolution to put the measure on the ballot at tho next regular election to deprive the legislature of author ity to Increase the salary ot state of ficials, to. take effect during the of ficials' Incumbency. Nineteen salary Increase bills have been Introduced. ID HOLD PLACE THEY WON London, Jan. 29. Independence won by woufbn during the war Is N not going to bo relinquished In a hurry, say the newspapers In com menting on the manner which thou sands of London women, lining the streets during the reception of Flold Marshal Sir Douglns Halg, comman der of the British armies In Frnnre, cheered him to tho echo. "They were vitally changed from tho women who usod to be carefully escorted to pre-war pageants In the Ixindon streets," observes one paper. "It was' evident these women had learned the right to cheer. Genteel fluttering' of scrappy handkerchiefs 1a no longer good enough for the women who have worked nnd waited fhrough thngrey days of sorrow, when war heroes come home." The crowds needed no urging to make way for women In uniform. Thoy soon found line places, and were nmong the moat Insistent In calling Field Marshal Halg . while the official party wns lunching In nucklnghnm Palace with the king, jjtlgh and shrill rang their voices, "We want Halg, wo want Halg." and when Hint fulled to bring the com mander of the British armies In France to the balcony, they lod the Vrefraln, "Halg, Halg, Halg." As this did not sot tho desired re sult, they finally gave It up nnd led the great crowd In singing "Rule Britannia." Thoy were hore, there and everywhere, and 'were as much the spirit of the occasion as were tho soldiers of whom great numbers, turnod out to welcome tholr chlof. 4- 4- -f -f 4- 4 1 Of XII 10 VI K I SHELL AMERICAN POSITIONS 4 1 4 Archangel, Jan. 29. Tho 4 American and allied forces have 4 evacuated Shegovarsk and re- 4 tired ten miles northward. The 4 UolBhevlkl continue to shell tho 4 American position on the Tnf- 4 gas. 4 ' . 4 S OU FEB. 3 Sup. Imel (Jlvcs Advko ItigiM-dlng tlillilrcii Alwiiit to Kntr School. Flu Hltuiitloii Ili tKr I wish to call tho public's atten tion to the opening of tho Spring se mester of our schools on next Mon day, February 3rd. ' Children who have' not been In school .before may enter at that time If they will bo 6 years of age by March 1st. No beginner will be admitted after the second week of school. Ths first B grade will be taught only In the East school and the Riverside school. All children of elementary school age muni be In school at the open ing of the spring semester unless out on account ot sickness. Parents who are koeplhg their children out of school on account of "fear" of the epidemic' must notify tho principal of the school. .Otherwise their names will be handed to the truant officer. 8lnce the state board ot health believes that some victims of the In fluenza are carriers for two or three weeks, we would urge such parents not to send their children to school till the children "look well" and are free ot coughs. Remember that the other children must be protected. All children who have been absent from school for more than one day must secure a "Health Certificate'' from Dr. Cora 8. McLane 4 OS H street, berore they will be admitted to school. . ' The loss of time, caused by the four and a halt weeks enforced va cation of the school as well as the loss ot time of the children who have had the Influenza has heen made up by cutting out all 'holiday such as the three daya for county teachers' Institute, the Friday after Thanksgiving, the Christmas holi days, and by extending the first term three weeka Into the second se mester. Thus the school work has been brought up to standard for the first' semester. If the epidemic can now be controlled we shall be able to make up some of the three weeks In the second semester since there are no holidays to interfere with con tinuous work. Very respectfully, J. OVIMEL, Superintendent of City Schools. TOOIVK AITO THIEVES AN EXTRAORDIN A R V J' A bill which was introduced In the legislature by Senator Farrell Im poses Heavy penalties for nuto thieves, and also Imposes penalties for the person who takes an auto mobile belonging to another and uses It, even If It Is not his intention to steal It, so tho Salem Journal re ports. ; " BIG SALE OF LUMBER Portland, .Ore., Jan. r 28. The1 United Stotes Spruce Production cor poration has sold to the Wlllapa Lumber company, at $18.10 per thousnnd, all lumber of tlie govern ment, at. Vancouver, Wash;;, and at Kenton and Warrenton', Oregon, ex cept tho airplane stock. Tho sale Included fir, spruce and cedar. No estlmnto has boon given out as to the number of million feet In the sale. FRENCH C0IV1MIT CRIME "Paris, Jan. 29 At least one crime attributed by Paris newspapers to renegade Americans has turned out to be executed by a French deserter and two French civilians. The theft vns an automobile.,. D AMERICANS OHANT8 PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1010 OBTAIN JURY TO TRV HENRY AIII1S CASE GOVERNMENT WILL USE TEN WITNESSES AND NOT DENY THAT ALRKKft WAS DIU'NK KEEN FIGHT ON WITNESSES Roth 8ld Lop Off "Doubtful" Jur. s or Attorney Haney Denies CitHfl Is Frnnwup Portland, Jan. 29. A Jury has been obtained tor the Henry Attiers trial. The governemnt Is to have ten witnesses, and will not deny that Albers was intoxicated. United States Attorney Haney denied the defenses claim that the case was a trameup. The government exercised but one of its six peremptory challenger. The defense used three ot Its 10. U. S. District Attorney Bert Haney lopped off Cearbart Goetze, a German-American, by challenge, Almost simul taneously Henry E. McGinn, chief of counsel for Albers, chopped out James Sain, a Scotchman born In France, and J. T. Young, a farmer of Hillsboro. Soon after this the defense barred F. R. Rundell, anoth er farmer, who lives in Yamhill county Both Mr. Young and - M Rundell are of pure American blood and have well-detlnid views of the espionage act. 'Besides, they ' have set In other espionage cases which have resulted In conviction. J BE Washington, Jan. 29. Senator Johnson of California has again de manded the withdrawal ot the Amer ican troops in Russia. He said "the criminal policy of Intervention" had helped hold the Bolshevikl in power while starving the Russian people. OFFICER SAYS KITCHENER'S DEATH LIT NEVER London, Dec. 27. (Correspon dence of the Associated Press.) Lord Kltchner and his staff did not even reach the deck ot the British cruiser Hampshire after she struck a mine oft the const of Scotland one stormy night in June, 191,6, accord ing to a warrant officer who has just told the Btory ot the sinking to a cor respondent of the Manchester Guar dian. Questions concerning the sinking of the Hampshire have been asked in parliament bQcause ot tho persis tent rumor that the vessel had been sunk by a submarine and Lord Kltch ner had been carried oft a prisoner to Germany. No detailed statement, however, has ever been officially given out. The name of the officer who now tells the story has not been disclosed. Four days after the Jutland battle according to the officer, the Hamp shlro took Lord Kitchener, aboard on June F, and set out with about 800 persons on board in "the foul est weather known In that region.MPive hours, during which time many She was escorted by two destroyers who were unable to face the storm and returned to port. Evervthlna- on board the Hampshire was lashed down, and only one hatchway was left open. About 8 o'clock in the evening the ship was shaken by a terrific explo sion and the erew scrambled tor the fleck. Officers quickly took their posts, but their orders could not be FRANCE IIS TO WOIXD MAKE THEM INDEPENR ENT NATION DISAGREEMENT ON GERMAN COlJNIES SECRET 'TREATIES BAR M American Relegates trgo Adoption of American Plan President May Return February 10 Paris, Jan. 29. The French gov ernment has proposed to the powers that Finland be recognised as an in dependent nation. The future of the German col onies is an interesting point. Views greatly at variance with President Wilson's 14 points have been dis closed. The American delegates will urge the adoption ot the American plan at the outset to keep rival claimants within the bounds of fair ness. ,Thls plan calls for interna tional control of colonies under the league of nations. The peace conference Is confront ed with three great treaties. First, that between England, France and Italy, disposing ot the ' Adriatic coast, which conflicts with Jugo slav and Czecho-Slovak Interests. Second, that between England and Japan under which Japan gets the German Islands in the North Pacific. Third, the one between England and the, king of the Hedjaz, in which Da mascus forms part of the territory given to the Hedjas kingdom. I Paris, Jan. 29. Much as Presi ;dent Wilson hopes to avoid his sec- ond trip to Europe, It begins to look as If it will be necessary in .'early spring. The president expects to sail from Brest between February 10 and 15, on his return trip home. PROHIBITION AMENDMENT : HAS BEEN RATIFIED Washington, Jan. , 29. 'Ratifica tion of the prohibition amendment, effective January 16, 1920, has been proclaimed by Acting Secretary Polk at the state department LEFT heard because of the raging storm and the terrific sound of escaping steam. Immediately after the explo sion there was another and all lights went out, which added to the confu sion. The officer, with a companion, cut thp lashings of a life raft, It being impossible to launch the boats In the terrific sea, and the ratt was slipped over the side. It turned 'up side down but finally righted and he with others found themselves ofloat. Almost immediately the Bhlp went down, not more than five min utes after the first explosion The officer did not see Lord Kitchener on deck, and It is his opinion that as only one hatchway was open, the only men who reached the deck were those who went that way. Although much confused, he recalls Irying to open a number of other hatchways while trying to reach the dock and found them all battened down. The raft drifted, with the gale for of the men were washed- from the raft, while others died and rolled in to the net In the center. The raft was then tossed through-an 'opening in a rocky reef and beached on an island The officer scoffed at the sugges tion that Lord Kitchener had been saved, and was quite sure the Hamn shire had been mined and not tor pedoed R O NI R N LAN DERS SINKING IP PORTIA BARS. RED FUG III CITY American Banner Miwt Be I'sed at Meetings Must Hoon Wear Flu Masks ' Portland, Ore., Jan. 29 Tne com mission unanimously adopted the emergency ordinance forbidding the display of a red or black flags, and requiring that the American Oag be used at all street meetings. The commission passed the mask wearing ordinance, to be effective In 30 days. The vote stood three to two, so It could not be made an emer gency act Free inoculation of the Rosenow serum, a preventative of influenza, is being offered to the publlo by the consolidated health bureau. Dr. Sommer announced the re ceipt of 6,000 doses of serum from Mayo foundation clinic at Roches ter, Minn. It will be prepared for distribution free to all reputable physicians In the state who will make reports to the Mayo foundation upon the results they obtain from its use. "While the returns for the past two days would indicate that the epi demic is again slightly on increase the health authorities are of the opinion that the increased number of case for yesterday and today are due to the fact that physicians are exercising greater care in reporting cases promptly. SAYS 91ST ML SOONSTARTHOME New York, Jan. 29. Lieutenant H. M. Meyer of the 864th artillery, San , Francisco, . who arrived on the transport Atenas, said today that the 91st division Composed ot troops from California, Washington, Mon tana and Oregon penetrated the Ger man lines in the Argonne tone to a great depth during the American drive,' Meyer Is suffering from the effects ot being gassed. The 91st division had never been under fire before they entered the Argonne battle and the -way they went to It, was certainly wonderful," said Meyer. "They simply couldn't be stopped. The Pacific coast and northwest have much to be proud, of iu the boy's they sent over. They are on their way to a port of embarkation In France now and should be back in the United States In a month or so." Miss K. Usher, former Illustrator ot Chicago, arrived here today on the transport Minnesota. She is on her way to Visit her sisters at Holly wood, Cal. BRITISH HAVE EXPENSIVE WAR 5LVCHINERY ON HAND Gretna, Eng., Jan. 29. With the ending of hostilities the British gov ernment has on its hands unused a (50,000,000 military chemical plant, tho most important in the empire, employing during the war 22,00 persons. t Apparently the govern ment is undecided whether to try to utilize It or to abandon it. - Econ omists say it is too inaccessible for private commercial use and that its plant and machinery should . be scrapped and the government should pocket the loss. . The workers are rapidly being de mobilized and the 'population of Gretna has shrunk to 6,000. IKE , London Jan.. 29. The strike on the Clyde Is growing more serious. Neatly all the big shipyards are on the verge of closing down, or cutting to small forces. - The strikers say they want to "remodel the trades unions and establish a basis of direct action." WHOLE NUMBER 2577. E E E Rl'SSUN SOVIET WILL CALL OFF THEIR MURDERERS IP TERMS ARE AGREEABLE FEEL FREE FROM ANY ATTACK Claim Soldiers of Great Powers Are Tired of War and Won't Interfere ' In Russia Stockholm, Jan. 29. M. Vorovsky the Bolshevist ambassador bere, said yesterday that the soviet govern ment would not refuse an armistice in European Russia and Siberia. .. . He was certain that Moscow would accept the negotiations proposed by the allies, but was not .so sure that the anti-Bolshevist governments would agree to negotiate. Whether the negotiations had any result de pended, he said, on others than the Bolshevist representatives. These,' however, would not be authorized to confirm the present situation in Rus sia as the ordinary peace arrange ment. Vorovsky said that the soviet gov ernment would not resist at any cost the formation of separate states within Russia. "We are, for example," he said. "disposed to recognize the Siberian government, but only If it represents the will ot the whole people." With regard to 'Bolshevist opera tions In the Baltic, Vorovsky tried to maintain that there were no soviet troops on that front. As , against this prisoners have been taken by' Finlanders In Eathonla belonging to soviet commands. "The allies' proposal -came . very unexpectedly," said Vorovsky. . ''We knew there would be no In tervention In view of the ' negotia tions' failing. The soldiers in' the' al lied countries are tired of war and the general opinion in the United States and Great Britain and, even in France is against intervention." "But this opinion may change," I remarked, "If it is shown' tfiat the Bolshevikl do -not want peace." "We do want It," said Vorosky, "only the allies do not make us ac- . ceptable terms." The choice ot the Princes Islands as the seat ot negotiations Vorovsky regards as ludicrous in view of the absence of telegraphic and other ; communications there. "The negotiations ought to be held In Stockholm, Copenhagen or in Hoi-1 land," he said. "But, perhaps," he added, "they feared that the three representatives of the soviet would use the oppor tunity to start a revolution." E Mexico City, Jan. 29. After the death sentence against Thomas Mooney in the San Francisco bomb outrage rase had been commuted by the' governor of California; protests were formulated and one strike waa undertaken In ; Mexico . to . protest against decision of the court In the Mooney case. The regional labor union of the capital and similar bodies in Tamaullpas sent protests to the California court and, in Tam plco, several thousand members ot workers organizations that are simi lar to the I. W. W. went out on a strike for 12 hours as a protest. -f -f 4 HENRY L. PITTOCK . , GOES TO LONG REST Portland. Ore..' Jan. 29.. Henry L. 1 Plttock, publisher of the Oregontan, ' died at 11 -f f o'clock last night. ; .. 4-4 -f .t REDS BELEv THEY CAN NAM PFi TW