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' ; ops r n i I . , Ill J A VOL. IX., No. MO, GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COCTfTY, OHEGON, MONDAY, FEKRL'AHY a, 19t, WHOLE NUMBER 2881. www PROGRAM FOR ROAD BUILDING SURE TO PASS XAIUiKH MOTOll VK1IICLE TAX BKEMS I"OPTLAK WITH STATIC SOLOXfl SUBDICK BILL HELPS JUDGES Nit. Thotnpoon Champions Four Women Itllla -Wauls Women to Perform Work of Juror Salem, Feb. . The third wek of tbe legislature doted with only 313 bills In lbs house nod 128 In nbe senate, about halt many usoal, end thin Is the last duy for the Introduction of bllU without unanimous consent, or by the ways " -aod. mean committee. . Six bills reached the governor, but they are -mere formalities. Of the $100,000 lor the returning eoldler and sail ore, only $5,000 hai been drawn by the commission. There Is a grow ing feeling that patriotic appeals that are only fired off when the gal lery Is full of epectatore are pot a afe guide In making demands on the legislature. The state highway commission bad public hearing Thursday night In -which all criticism sgalust that body tiad a full airing and the commission atne out with respect and confl uence, so tar as could be Judged by the Urge crowd present. That tbelr program for a larger bond. Issue tl- sianced by motor vehicle tax will CO through there Is not a ahadow of ' doubt. ." , ,,,. . The consolidation program was not retched this week but is to be staged next week. Representative Burdlck. of Bend Is leading the fight for higher sal aries for Judges of the supreme court. Of course, with that would go many ether salary relies. The Burdlck ' . bill proposes to raise tbe seven Judg es from 14.500 to $6,000 a year ana claims Oregon pays smaller salaries than any other atate In the nation The tacts show we have more Judges and pay more per capita for the Ju dlclary. than any other state in pro- . portion to woalth and population Never has a Judgo resigned because lie could make more In private prac tice. The appropriation for the Judl larv- asked at this session totals t494,SS6. Fees earned 114, 400. A ... l.n domestic relations cuun in vu svdded, costing about 120,000 a year. There are bills to create more dis trict Judges and raise a number or other judicial salaries " -' ' Four woman bllls are championed ,y the' only woman In the assembly, Mrs. Thompson of Hood 'River. They are bills to raise the age ot majority tor women to i years, married or Iflfcle, , the domestic relations court ' tor Portland only; requiring womon to perform Jury duty the same as men and to "be drawn on Juries the . same as men and the teachers' min imum salary bill. The. latter Is drawing ' some , opposition. Many ' small country schools that would ' lave an eight months' school at $50 month for a teacher would have leas than a six months' school at the minimum of $75 a "month, The de- mand for this comes from pity teach- rs, but the bill Is one of a . grpup of school laws that are ground out ach sesslpn, raising school taxes. . . The usual job of recodifylng. the ode, that come up every five or ten Years, at a cost of from. $25,000 to 150,000, is again before the session. SHELDON INTRODUCES v ANOTHER BILL IN HOUSE .. Salem, Ore., "Feb. ,3. Ttepresenta tlve Sheldon, of Jackson county,, has Introduced a bill creating a commls--nlon pt15.,.tp" draft" ;reconstructlpn legislation for submlBBton:to the peo- FOUR YANKEE ACES RETURHTO HOMES lUckenbHclirr Is Ktar, Having Defeat sl 'M Kneiuy Planes No More Auto for Him Now York, Feb. $. Four of Am erica's aces, one of them Captain Edward V. Rlckenbacher, of Colum bus, Ohio.,, who Is officially credited with bringing down 26 enemy alr planos, have arrived In New York. The others were Major .James A. Melssner, - of . Brooklyn, officially credited with eight machines; Lieu tonant Paul F. Bser, of Mobile, eight. and Capialn. Douglass .Campbell, of Mount Hamilton, Cal., six. All wore decorations awarded them by ' : the American and allied governments. : Captain Itlckenbacher, prior to go ing to France, was a well-known driver, ot racing automobiles. His first experience abroad was as chauf feur to General Pershing, but he soon was transferred to the air ser vice, lie soon led America's slrmen In the number of foes downed. "There la no comparison between tbe automobile and tbe air," Captain Itlckenbacher eald today. "I am through with the automobile, and I stand ready to place ray -skill and talents in flying, if I have any, at the service of my government, com mercially or otherwise. "In my flying I had no particular system that I can describe and my. victories were simply 60 per cent luck. . In all my work I used French machines, as did most of tbe boys Lieutenant Baer, who spent eight months In a German prison camp be fore being released after , tbe sign Ing of tbe armistice, ..said he was brought down during a tight with four enemy machines at a height ot abbiit 12,000 'JeetiyueVljfc.lHacnliie was disabled by a machine gun bul let and he himself wounded. ' He said the Germans (retted) hint rea- sonaoiy weu. Captain Campbell took part In the fighting at Chateau 'Thierry. His most thrilling experience, he said, was his escape with a, broken wing after a fight with alx enemy machines.- He credits Captain Rlcken- bacher with saving him by driving off the foe. 01C.JRIED1EN Oregon Agricultural, College, Cor- vallls, Feb. 3. "Trained butter and cheese makers help the dairy bus Iness by improving the quality and lowering the cost ot dairy products,." I doclared P. S. Lucas of the dairy de partment in announcing that every man who has finished the O. A. C. short course has been gobbled op by the creameries , and choeae factories. With a single exception the ; men took employment In Oregon, one go ing to Idaho. . . . ! r -. "By substituting tests and technic for rule ot thumb practices more and better work can be done," Mrv Lucas aserted. x "Dairy factory men appreciate this and ' we have more calls right now for trained dairymen titan we are able to fill. ' , ' "Although some of these' men were inexperienced' the class as a whole was above the average and" kept on the hop, skip and jump to do the 'practical work required. But they did it; and most of thoiri have suc- cessfully taken .the state testers' ex- amlnatlon. .XI t IN ALL FUTURE WARS r London, Feb. 8. The abolition of submarines as warships may be der elded upon- by Uve league of nations committee during the coming . week, according to the Paris correspondent ot the. Mall. It Is believed that this understanding was reached by Pres. Wilson,- Colonel House, General Smuts, .and ILords Roberts and Cecil. TRAIN T COLLIDES WITH TWO GERMAN LOCOMOTIVES IN FRANCE. 88 ARE BADLY INJURED Pemlilng to Release Any Soldier Who Can Prove Distress In His Fam-.' Uy at Home Troyes, Frsnce, Feb. ,'. $. Eight United States soldiers were killed and 88 Injured when a troop train carrying .American soldiers from Cbauinont to Brest collided with two German locomotives standing at the station at Montleramey, near here. The soldiers were on their way to Brest to tske ships for the United States. The dead and Injured were taken to Bar-Sur-Aube. Washington, . Feb. I. General Pershing has been authorised by the war department to send home for Immediate discharge from the army any drafted or enlisted men who pre sent convincing evidence ot sickness or other distress In tbelr families. WAHTEGGS.iCECREAM OMMIIGIP1 New York Feb. 2. 'Eggs In any style,. let cretin of any quality and an American woman to serve them that sums up the requirements ne cessary, to keep the American soldier hsppy overseas now that he has fin ished the Job tor which he left home, judging from letters received by the women's canteen 'division - of the Young Men's Christian Association. It the American woman Is there the soldier, will forego. If. necessary, the eggs and the Ice cream. More than 1,600 women are now overseas in "Y" uniform, It Is announced. WOMAN SUFFRAGE nOBS UP AGAIN NEXT MONDAY .Washington, Feb. 3. The senate woman suffrage resolution will be called next Monday and a final vote obtained, it possible. ' It Is believed that' the result will be close. ISOLATED) PART OF TROOP WRECKED AN H KILLED VARRIMG TRIBAL ELEMENTS OF PEOPLE New York, Feb. 3. Fifteen thou sand ; miles from iBroadway, In' the wilds' ot "Western China' where, the toot of a white' man never before had trod,' according to the Rev. Dr. Joseph Beech, a Methodist mission ary,, lives a polyglot nation of more than 4,000,000 persons "95' per cent ot whom do not know that there has been a war.'' . Dr. iBeech, who Is president ot the Western China Union University at Chengtu In- the province ot Szechu- an, maintained . by five , evangelical denominations of England, ., Canada and the United States, and who re cently arrived. 'here to. participate in the Methodist centenary,' today told ot a journey he took alone with a native guide, last summer tar into the depths of the habitat of "the '.tu-ren. or children ot the soil,' the strangest people In the Orient.-" ' "Quarrels are settled on horse back .by1 means ; ot ' blundorbusse. spears,' bags of stones and broad' swords. The enemies challenge one another' and at a given signal ride full tilt on smalt, -wiry ponies, at each other. It Is seldom that both combatants escape alive but the sur- BGGUNSSHE THE ALLIES BOLSHEVISM PATROLS IN . SKIR MISH WITH AMERICAN TROOPS NORTH OF 8REDMAKRENGA KIEV IS TAKEN II THE IDS Ukrainian Forces Prepare for an At tack on Roomania,. Whose Sol diers Are Being Mobilised Archangel Feb. .' 3. Bolshevik patrols were In touch with American patrols yesterday. It miles south ot Sredmakrenga. ' Comparative quiet reigns except heavy shelling' on the Vologada railway line. ; Warsaw, Feb. I. Kiev has been taken by Bolshevik! troops, General Patluras' troops partially going over to the enemy. ' The Ukraine govern' ment has been removed from Kiev to WInnlUa. . London, Feb. 3 Ukrainian troops are preparing tor an attack on Ron mania which Is said to have mobi lised Its forces to meet the assault, according to Copenhagen advices. , Stockholm, Feb. 3. Petrograd has been bombarded' by Kronstadt artillery ' and many persons have been killed according to , travelers who are quoted to this effect by the Finnish pspei- Settou - Alsordexs are prevalent In Petrograd. The great fortress of Kronstadt lies about 10 miles west of Petrograd at the head of the Gulf ot Finland ine 'Boisneviu forces were re ported on January 23 . last, in a dis patch from Helslngofrs to be evacu ating Petrograd and removing all tneir stores The Bolshevik r war minister, Trotsky, was said- to' be transferring ' his . headquarters Ktshnl-Novgorod.' . to Zurich, Feb. 8 The Prague Tage blatt Is authority for the statement that former Emperor Charles - of Austria-Hungary intends to apply for a divorce. . Charles was married in 1911 to Princess ZIta ot Bourbon and Parma, an Italian. From the ' union ' have been born five children, four boys and a girl; , : ASIA CONTAINS ALL vivor is required to teed-and clothe the family of his dead adversary as' long as v they live and this makes duels' rare.' In many respects these combats resemble the tournaments of the Middle Ages." ' . . ' ; Dr. Beech said that while he be lieved he had penetrated further in to this section of Western f China than any other , white man 'her re gretted that he had not gone still further, "For my guide," said' he, "said that four ot five days journey beyond' there .were tribesmen near Sungpan ''who 'are. just like you are.' That, is, natives., who appeared like Americans." ' Their dress, conver sation and mode ot living, of course he said, was characteristic of ; the country.',. - t .; "How eo many different types of people located there is a probletnfor tne ethnologist,'; resumed Dr. Beech. "One. theory is that they represent all the warring tribal elements,', that have come into tike continent; of Asia and driven by the Monfols and Tartars, made their last stand In this natural refuge between! India, China and the northern part of Asia. .-. ' -"'" '.'.'""'". ' W ;- NORTH RUSSIA 10,000 YANKS UHACCOUNTED FOR Majority Slay Later Be Found on Roll of Honor Total Dead Now ' - Number 39,13ft Washington, Feb. 3. Official ta bles of major casualties of tbe Amer ican forces In Franee, made public by' General March, chief of staff, show that approximately 10,000 men remain wholly unaccounted tor near ly three months after the ending of hostilities. . The deaths, missing and known prisoners are tabulated up to Janu ary 10 for each ot tbe 30 combat di visions. ' The total is 66,592 of whom 17,424 are classified as missing or captured. An appended statement shows that only 29 American mili tary prisoners were believed to be still in Germany January 8. and that 4 80A nrlonnnra hnA hwn cheeked I ' ' . up as returned snd 118 died in cap- tiit . ... DV"" Vl l I .uS u., . i..u ,u" mrm """" .wv ,u iUu.u.uu. . aowBier, inai id-, raijomj 01 luBconcInsion.H in nnn nn.il wfii ha ri a, ,a tnt mil of honor shown in the tables of those kUled or died ot wounds, nowlPai nay have to suspend. recorded as 89,158 man. ' . : . , .. .. . 10 mai ngure ao musi u 4 c m a.. ir. t V I A I i,0,4 as., snj iSDies, were oouunea irom oniciai sources. This brings the grand ag- gregate of deaths from battle up toP"1" PIe' ? h,Dpln toM4 40,709 on returns estimated official ly to be 95 per cent complete. KEV MINERAL LANDSTO BEOPEIBTO wasmngton. reo. me nouse " '""""i "6"cu ""ito London, where several trlk an oil leasing OlU. ntty ; rnuiion acres of . oil, gas, coal, phosphates. nnnnnd to nrontin nndr 4h luul . , . , (" . . lng and patent system." OF DEL KORTE COUNTY A. C. iRoss arrived here from Cres cent City yesterday. Mr. Ross is in terested in constructing a railway from , that city to Grants Pass, or to some other point on the . Southern Pacific line. In lieu of asking Crescent City to hnnd Itttotf in (ntrfl ft ha mllrnnH m- nn. ,. ..b.rt h m,.Br,n r that town and Del Norte county to put up a $300,000 bonus, the money to be paid Mr. Ross -or hiB associ ates when the first trains are run- (nine over the road Mr. Ross sees great opportunities In the Del Norte country, in tne way of fisheries, and developing coal, Iron and copper mines and establishing 'a smelter. Whether be will ask a bo nus ot the citizens ot Grants Pass is not yet known. He left this morn- ino' fnr nnintn Mouth. Mr. .. son. Umitka J., who Is ... .... a civil engineer, , accompanied his father here and' will leave this even- ing for Portland, x HALE SAYS IDEALS OF Washington, Feb. 3. In an aQ. dress urging the prompt conclusion oi tne peace treaty ana tbe return of "The - allies are making arrange Unlted States troops, Senator , Hale, ments among themselves; we are out of. Maine, declared that' he. did not ot the deal. As long as we continue believe the ideals, for which Pres. dent Wilson Is , contending were those of the vast majority .of the American people,' or of the soldiers. STRIKERS TIE UPALLBUSINESS IN NORTHWEST EVERY UNION MJlH IN SEATTLE TO WALK OUT ON SYMPATHY STRIKE FOB SHIPWORKERS ERS MAY SUSPEND raltMul guM Old TypographicI ' Union Votes to Go Out Pies Makes An Appeal Seattle, Wash., Feb. , J. Every union man in Seattle will walk out IT Z1' "f "Vt" "" t flnnAnnM TTn t am I . . "V- " Z lextend the strike to Tacoma . and : other localities. Tbe strike commit- 9 11 Preparing to feed the strikers and the general public. They hope t0 conduct an "orderly strike and bring it to a speedy snd - favorable n vpugr-pnicai un,on votea to go I""1 - ui iniemauonat W, to sanction th mon - Tn. UeUni mm wlu not g0 In a full page advertisement. today appealed to the men to return to work. No movement has been made 'for settlement. - ''5 " Strikes In Sweden Copenhagen, Feb. 3. A serious out - -to stopped ' railway . strike has broken Sweden. Workmen ' have work on 19 different lines. London. Feb. 3. The atrlkn fAr to Un.ted mne.dnm ... ,nrM1, are threatened I , Tunm. W.h n.... I ' T """" ,.. "" voted today to go out on sympathe- tic strike with tbe shipyard work ers. They were the butchers, the timber workers snd the automobile mechanics. Tbe butcher workmen, who also voted, declined to give out the result," The barbers began poll ing a vote today. ' E OF THE FIG LEAF VICTIM OF M San Francisco : Feb. ' 3. Eruest wutred Darling, apostle i0f the elm. yie me ana advocate or aDDreviaiea clothing, has died in the Fiji Islands from influenza. " Darling's mother lived in Portland. ". .. DISTRUST TIE ALLIES Vfa, . veo. st uisirusi Inf thA ernnA IntAntlnno tt thA. nlllaa . . v m 8eeKln control or Trans-blber iatt 8 'oiced by the. organ I . a . i n , , , ..... . . uere. 01 tne oociai aemocrais. it says: "The allies have decided to im prove our transportation system. They are taking the railways into their hands, th English as far as Chita, the Japanese the Transbalkal railway and the Americans tbe line from Irkutsk to tha front. We cannot . I tell what this friendly assistance is going to cost Russia. - lour Internal carnage and amuse our- 1 selves with 'recognitions' and ''coup d', etas. of governments the allies I will be masters In our own house."