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GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ' 14, 191.
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IIV
ADJUTANT GENERAL RECEIV
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LEFT HEW YORK OH TUSCANIA
gtmred In Company D.'soih Engi
neer, In Haw Mill Camp In
Central Franco
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IWILL HELP
WAR DISABLED MEN
la In No Brne Cliurlty for Men to
- Accept I'mlo Ham' Offer Have
Paid Well for It
Mr. end Mm. George II. Parker
this afternoon received an offlclu!
telegram from the adjutant general
notifying thorn of the death of their
on, Edward F. Parker, on January
II, the result of an accident in
Franco. No detalla were given. The
laat lotter received by hla parenU
waa written January 10, and at that
tint ho waa In Central Franco at
the George H. Kelly camp, Parker
having been a member of the 20th
Enalneers and engaged In one of
the aawmlll cam pa. ..
Edward Parker enlisted at Bond
Ore., December 11, J 91 7. and waa a
member ot Co. D, 8th Bat. 10th En
Etneers. ne left New York the laat
of January. 118. on the lllfated
Tuacanla, which waa torpedoed and
aunk off the Irish eoaat February 6,
118. Parker waa Included In the
announcement of those missing. It
transpired, however, hat he with a
'floien other soldlera were taken off
the Taseanla at -Halifax. .Novla Sco
tia, and 'placed In a hospital there
on account of exposure to the
measles. A short time after bo waa
reported aa missing hla parent re
ceived a letter from him. .
Edward Frederick Parker, son ot
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Parker', waa
born In Grants Pass, March t.
1B96, and spent bta entire life here
until February, 117. en ha wnt
to Algoma, later going to Bend;. He
attended the city schools and during
sveral, seasons' played Jn the Twi
light league, being catcher for the
Presbyterian (earn.
' Edward we the youngest of
family of eight, and I survived by
his parent, two brother, Cbarlea,
of Rlshee. Arts.: and George, of
Ootsa Lake, B. C, and five sister,
Mrs. Edna Ireland, of Portland, Ore.:
Mrs. Mary Welch, of presoott. Ore.;
. Mr. Laura Veatch. Misses ' Augusta
and Gertrude Parker, of Klamath
Falls. .
Mr. Parker was a fine, Indus
trious, thoughtful lad, a member of
the Prpshvterlnn church and . C. E
society. Shortly before ho enlled he
took out a $10,000 government In
- eurance policy In favor of hi mother.
Washington, Feb. 14. The work
of fitting war disabled men so that
dospfto their injuries they are able
to becom (killed, efficient wage
earner. I held by th United State
government to be strictly a govern
mental act of Justice toward it dis
abled defenders, and 111' order to be
sure that they get the best attention
the world can' afford, the govern
ment I seeing after them Itself.
A good many "Institute" and oth
er concern for "crippled ana ais-
altled soldiers" and the like, have
sprung up and have been vigorously
press-agented over tho country, but
they actually have nothing whatever
to do with this work. Tho govern
ment desire It understood that It
Is not a private .charity or philan
thropy, nor I It In any sone a char
ity for disabled men to take this
training. The government's position
I that It is no more than- Justice to
them to restore them Insofar as Is
humanly possible to the position of
Independence from which they were
call to serve their nation, and In
which service they have nffered Im
palrmenU, and for this It has appro
priated large sum and furnished
adequato machinery to do.
Till work Is solely In charge of
the federal board for vocational ed
ucation at Washington, designated
by congress tor the task, and the
board la more than pleaaed to re
ceive Inquiries from those who are
disabled, whether by disease, accl
dent --or wound. '. .- . . -
MIDDLE WEST TIED UP
TIGHT BY BLIZZARD
AUTHORS OP HILL ARK HU FFED
UY ATTITUDE OP HEPHESEN
TATIVES, AND WITHDRAW
ROGUE FISH ; Bill SETTLED
Kddy Springs Measure for Special
Election So Voter Can UwB
Ileferendum
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 14 The atorm
raging throughout the middle west.
Increased la intensity, last, night
Tho snow Is five feet deep In some
nlaces and the wires are down In
every direction.
BIG SMITH-POWERS'
: MILL CLOSES DOWN
' . '
With the departure of the' Smith
mill receivers this morning It was
announced that all camps 'of. the
Smith-Powers company would close
for a period of at least 80' 'days,
probably laying off all men tonight,
nra ilia Marahfield Kocord. Tho
east sldo mill closes tonight.
While long feared, the hay coun
try has carnontly hoped tho lltlga
tlon In which the company has been
involved for sovoral years might be
straightened out. Moro than 1,000
men are Idle.
'Denver, Colo., Feb. 14. A heavy
sleet atorm accompanied by severe
wind throughout western Kansas
and Nebraska late last night
practically Isolated the westorn part
of the country today. All wire com
munlcatlon with the east was saver
ed early this morning when tele
phone and telegraph wires went
down "in western Kansas and Ne-
braaka. -
The storm. In Its severity struck in
Nebraska, around Hastings and west
of there, while In Kansas It seemed
Uo spend Its fury around Ellis and
Newton, Kas., wh,ore the Union Pa
citio to Kansas City and the main
line of the Santa Fe ran Into blizzard
condition. v
'' Train service Into Denver ,1s bolng
maintained, . although no regular
schedules on trains from the east can
be carried out: All malls from the
cast are delayed from one to three
hours Into Denver, according to
pontofftce authorities.
nuii
PLAN KNIFED
BY THE HOUSE
STRIKERS ARE
EH
BUTTE MINES
FIRM COURSE' TAKEN BY POLICE
AND SOLDIERS ELIMINATES
FURTHER VIOLENCE '
MACHINISTS VOTE TO RETURN
10,000 Telephone Operators and
8,000 Electrical Worker Want .
Recognition by Burleao
FIRS BILL 261
Call for' Appropriation of 920,000
for Land and Drainage Inves
tigations la State .
Salem. Ore.. Feb. 14. Tho con-
olldatlon program ia dead,, so far
a this legislature Is concerned. The
bills providing for the consolidation
were withdrawn by their authors
when It we apparent that the houe
waa not In a mood to handle the
program. -
The Rogue River fishing bill war
was settled In the house. The bill
forbidding the use of any seine or
gill net with mesh smaller than
eight and a bait Incbe was passed,
and It ia to do away with seining
and place all gear operators on tho
same baalst
Senator Eddy, of. Douglas county.
Introduced a bin providing for a
special election and submitting to the
neoDla all measures passed by tho
present legislature, with referen
dum clauses attached, and measures
for eonatltutlonal amendments. No
date for the election has been set.
Tho senate passed tho anti-patent
paving bill and three other .. road
bills yesterday. "
Butte, Mont., Feb. 14. The strike
here has entered Its second week.
Tbero has been no act of violence for
24 hours. '' . -
The first detection in tho ranks of
those who Joined or endorsed the
strike occurred when the machin
ists union voted to return to work.
Eugene. Ore., Feb. 14. -Five hun
dred thousand rainbow trout eggs
are promised for the McKenzie
hatchery this year.
ROUMANIAN RIOTS . .
' ' REPORTED PAKE
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London, Feb.' 14 Reports of Jr
tho rebellion in Roumanla have. 4
been current ; for ' nearly -, a t
month, with varying details,
but all have emanated . from
4- German or Austrian sources
and tho notion is confirmed by 4
4 the Roumanian legation here 4
4 that it knows nothing of any 4
4 uch outbreaks .and attaches 4
4 no imoortance to yesterday's 4
4 Berlin reports.
4 vThe Roumanian legation says 4
4 Germaii and' Russian Bolshe- 4
4 vlsls have been working In 4
4 Roumanla trying to i bring 4
4 about anarchy. . .4
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San Francisco, Feb. 14. Three
thousand electrical worker and 10,-
000 telephone - operators affiliated
with the International brotherhood
of electrical workers in California,
Washington, Oregon and Nevada are
taking a referendum vote on a strike
tor recognition ot their organiza
tions, by Postmaster General .Burle
son, and for various wage increases,
it Is announced here. The vote will
be canvassed February 21.
WAR COST IS 9103,000,000,000
Washington, Feb. 14. The total
tost ot the war. to all belligerents,
including the central powers. - .waa
placed at $193,000,000.e0- by Sec
retary Baker In an address here at
the American woman's "victory din
ner." - This estimate, the secretary
said, waa based on figures just
compiled by tho war college.-
GERMANS PROMISE - VV
4 . ' MANY REFORMS
4, ; :
4 Copenhagen, Fe6. 14. Tho
4 program of the new German
4 government which haa Just
4 been published at Berlin, In- 4
4' dudes equal rights for men and 4
4 women;, Improvement ot tho
4 educational system, conccIp-4
4 tton along, democratic lines to
4 establish a people's army, ra
4 tlonlng at maximum prices ot
4 food and the necessaries of life,
4 and care of wounded and the
4 families of those killed during
4 the socialisation of all Indus
4 tries ripe for such treatment,
4 particularly the coal and "Iron
4 mines, and 'considerable addl
4 tlons to Income taxes. .
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UNNATURALIZED FOREIGNERS MENACE
TP INSTITUTIONS OF UNITED STATES
EHATOR SMITH
Senator J. C. Smith has Written
to the Courier, stating that ho is re
ceiving many letters and signed pe
titions frpm the taxpayers and voters
of Josephine coiinyt, asking his sup
port in securing the passage ot
House Bill No. 2(7, by Mr. Gallag
her. The bill calls for an appropria
tion ot $20,000 for land and drain-
ago investigations of tho state ot
Oregon, and reads, in part, a follow:
That there shall be and there is
hereby appropriated out of the gen
eral funda of the state of Oregon,
not otherwise appropriated, the sum
of ten thousand dollars $10,000.00)
annually for the years 1919 and
1920, for the purpose of defraying
the expenses of soli, irrigation and
drainage investigations, (including
soil surveys, fertility trials, feasi
bility, agricultural surveys and pro
posed irrigation or drainage pro
jects, and Irrigation and drainage in
vestigations including economic use
ot Irrigation water), to aid in the
most profitable development of the
soil and water resources of the state.
"That the Investigation hereto
provided for shall be under the man
agement and control of the board ot
regents ot the Oregon State Agricul
tural college."
Senator Smith states that be Is
most heartily -in favor of the bill
and will use his utmost Influence to
have it given favorable considera
tion. .' ; , - .
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AS READ
BY PRESIDENT WILL CONSIST
OF FIVE NATIONS
Bernttorff Oat of Game Germany to
Carry Oat Complete Demobiliza
tion of Troops
WEST COAST TO HAVE
GREAT DEMONSTRATION
OF
MANY TROOPS HAVE KM HARKED
Washington, Feb. 14.-From the
signing ot the armistice to February
8, 287,332 American troops In
.France and Great, Britain had em
- barked for the United States, while
up to February 10 67,474 officers
and 1,080,116 men had been de
mobilized In this country.
Total arrivals of overseas trr-ors
up to February 7 were 215,749. "'
Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 14.
Elahty-one styles ot farm . tractors
from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana will be demonstrated at a
big meeting ot the Pacific Northwest
Tractor and Power Farming associa
tion In this city April 23 to 25 Trac
tor distributors of the leading cities
have arranged to take part In the
demonstration and preparations are
being made for tho reception ot sev
eral thousand " visitors farmers,
dealers -and visitors from the four
northwest states. 1 ': . ;
Washington Feb. 14 "Presence In
the United States of nearly 10,500,
000 unnaturalized aliens endangers
American institutions in the opinion
ot U. F. Crist, deputy commissioner
of naturalization, who asserted that
no other country In the world would
permit such a condition to exist. As
a remedy he urges every American
citizen to aid In a general campaign
of Americanization ot aliens..
"For years before the war," said
Crist, "Immigration was of tremen
dous volume. There are now 17,-
500,000 aliens In this country, yet
barely 6,01)0,000 have become citi
zens. Such a tremendous unasslml
lated mass means danger, for among
these millions comparatively tew
have any knowledge of or Interest In
American institutions. It Is our
duty to convert this multitude with
in our gates Into loyal American
citizens. . The task Is tremendous;
for every ten American citizens, ap
proximately, there Is- one to bo
brought Into the fold. - These Immt
grants have been here for years, and United States."
all permanent residents owe an al
legiance to the United States, yet
they .have not yet become ' citizens.
By gathering together in large Indus
trial centers they furnish a fertile
ground for all sorts ot propaganda
opposed to American Industrial, po
litical and economic Institutions.
"The war revealed that while the
great majority of Germans. In thlB
county were loyal, there were never
theless too many . German aliens
who felt only hatred tor" the coun
try that has so generously received
and cared for them. It is time now
to act to prevent recurrence of this
experience.
"It is the duty ot the American
citizen who loves America to seek
out his friends and acquaintances of
foreign birth and to prevail upon
them It they wish to remain here,
to become citizens. Those who do
not .intend to seek citizenship . may
have good reasons, but it Is extreme-
San Francisco. Cal., Feb. 14. In
the formation of aa eight club cir
cuit this season, the Pacific eoast
baseball league has brought to, frui
tion a plan that has been consider
ed, from time to time, for more than
20 years. Proponents of the eight
Club .circuit have maintained that
the six clubs heretofore included in
the league did not represent a coast
league. - - This, in view of the fact
that five -ot the clubs San Francis
co, Los Angeles, Oakland, Vernon
and Sacramento all were California
cities, while the sixth club. Salt
Lake City, did not represent a coast
state.
With the admission of Portland
Ore., and Seattle, Wash., all three
Paciflo coast states now are repre
sented and the Pacific Coast league
Is a fact as well as a name. With
the Injection of an interstate, or In
tersectional, element in the contests
it is believed by the officials of the
league's that an added Interest will
be taken by. .the ' pnblio in .the
league's schedule. It, also Is expect
ed that,, with . two - northwestern
states represented in the league
there will- be a revival of baseball
Interest In that section of th coun
try. . v, v
WILSON
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Paris, Feb. 14. The executive
council of the proposed league ot
nations as outlined In the covenant
read by President Wilson, will con
sist of representatives ot the United
States, England, France, Italy and
Japan, together with, representative '
of four other states. -
Paris, Feb. 14. The covenant or
constitution of the league of nations.
read and explained by President Wil
son, provides .among other things: :
Meetings ot the council to be held
at least annually.
Invitation will be sent any power
whose Interests are affected.
The majority of the states repre
sented shall decide all questions. '
Admission to the league will bo
permitted by a two-thirds rote of
the members and limited to fully
self-governing countries . Including
the dominions and colonies. '
The high contracting-parties shall
undertake to- respect and preserve
the territorial integrity, against ex
ternal aggression of all members. '
National armaments must Je re
duced to the lowest point coastslent
with national safety.- -.
The executive council shall. formu
late plana for such reduction..
Weimar, Feb. 14. President
Ebert told the foreign newspaper
men that Count Bernstorff , will not
attend tho peace conference as the .
German delegate. ;. . i . .
Germany will soon announce her -
Intentions to carry out complete dis
armament and demobilization ot her
troops, and ' a commission compris
ing the democrats and socialist par
ties are now discussing tho details .
ot the new government program.
GRIPS THE BULBARS
Sofia, Feb. 14. 'Bulgaria is in the
throes of a political crisis which
will require the greatest wisdom for
its solution. She must liquidate the
military and political disaster, and
the bad effects of the personal re
gime of King Ferdinand which ex
tended through a period ot some 25
years. She must restore her stand
ing with her alienated foreign
friends, and "by , wise concessions
and-reforms forestall the spread of
extreme doctrines among ; a large
and somewhat susceptible ' popula
tion. Hearty cooperation ot all po
ly doubtful whether they are reasons ( luteal . parties is evidence ot their
that will mean any benefit to the ( earnestness to meet -the situation
wisely. i; :
"PUFFED BRICK" SHIP
Oakland, Cal., Feb. 14. March
15th has been set as the date , for
launching the. first "puffed brick"
vessel' in the government's concrete
shipbuilding program. It is sched
uled to drop from the ways of the
San Francisco Shipbuilding company
on Government island in Oakland
Inner harbor and officials ot the
concern wno Duut tne "uaun- are .
confident, in, view of present pro
gress, that the launching will take
place on time. -
"Pouring" of two 7,500 ton r oil
tankers began at the plant the first
of this month. ThlB was made a
gala event under the auspices of the
Oakland Chamber of Commerce. It
Is expected that the second vessel
will leave the ways a day or two af
ter the first launching.
' The local yard has Introduced sev
eral Innovations In . concrete ship
construction, chief of which Is tho
use ot "puffed brick." This is made
like ordinary brick of a peculiar
clay containing a low percentage, of
silica. When' subjected to Intense
heat the bricks puff up like popcorn
in a popper. The product looks
much like coke and Is as light.
The "puffed, brick" then are
ground -up and mixed .with, cement.
Thus, Instead or using . crushed
rock as in ordinary concrete con
struction, about 40 per cent Is said
to be gained in the lightness of the
ship's . walls, ... ...
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