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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1919)
ITnlvorsrty of Ore. Unr 1 ES IS WEALTHY MAN ANI HAS IlKKN OXK OF PltKHIDKNrS STAUNCH SI PI-OUTKHS BQUCES SW AT PARIS IIm Sent Much Time at Wellington mid Wm Known as DomocraUe Wheel Horse Oo Board the U. 8- S. George Washington, Feb.. 17. President Wilson has nominated Hugh C. Wal lace of Tacoma,' Wash., ambassador to France to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Graves Sharp. Washington, Feb. 17-The wire WILSON NAM HUGH WALLACE AMBASSADOR less dispatch from the Oeorgo Wash ington was the first public Intima tion that Hugh C. Wallace had been elected by President Wilson as am bassador to France. It Is under stood that officials knew the appoint ment "was probable,' but Mr. Wal lace's name was never mentioned during an of the speculation as to Ambassador Sharp's successor. - In some quarters It has been accepted s certain that Vance McCormlck, ' former chairman of the democratic national committee, would e named. jr . Mr. Wallace, who spends much of Ills time here, Is a close friend of President Wilson, and often hat par. I"" tlclpated In confidential conferences t the White House. Soon after this ' country entered the war he was sent to London by the president on a per sonal mission, and It Is known that '' the president has the utmost confi dence In his Judgment and ability In handling Important and delicate matters. . Except as a member of the demo- . eratle national committee and an ac tive worker In a number of presi dential, campaign, Mr. Wallace has not taken an active hand In politics. I'AVIXG TKVHT H( RIVIXO ATTENTION AT SALEM Salem, Ore., Feb. 17. The house declared war on the alleged paring trust, "passing to the third .'reading , uf the bill,' and appropriating fund tor the attorney general to Institute 4 suit to set aside'-patents on the pavement. The senate panned a bill providing aid for xoldters and sailors "to study In college. ? REAL FJ4TATH MAX FOl'NIV, ' T)RA AT MULTNOMAH CLUI Portland;; Ore., Feb. 17. V;B. Holbrook, a real estate man, was found dead at the Multnomah, club, in a locker, with a bullet through hlg heart. i "A revolver Was beside the ody. '. -V ' . JONES PRESENTS BILL AIMED AT DISLOYAL : ; ; -, ;;: Washington, Feb, -, 17.- Senator Jones, of Washington, has intro duced a measure to punish persona who, urge resistance ot the laws, or advocate changos In the form of government, with five years' Im prisonment or IflrftOO fine. Aliens -would than be deported. . Senator Jones also Introduced a woman suffrage resolution Identical with the one recently rejected by congress. .' . , .fYV-;-'' .,-v-. ; T'ORECAST TOH PKItlOI) OF . FEBRUARY .17 TO FEBRUARY 22 y , Washington, . Feb. .17. Pacific CoaBt States; Frequent rains cen- . tral and north portions; generally fair south portlonj nearly normal temperatures.'; ;'.' V ' ; "V- LIVE STOCK MEH PLAN GREAT SALE Breeders ot Fmr North western fitte Organlne lllg IJulWliig , l'lnum-d 8iUe in Novcuilier Loading dairymen' and livestock breeders of Oregon, Idaho, Washing ton and Montana have reorganised and now compose the directorate of the Pacific International . Livestock Exposition. The' next exhibition and sales-will be held November IS to 22 In a spacious and modern ex position building, to cost a Quarter or a million dollars. Durlnc the week beginning February 24, stock men ot the northwest and others In terested.lo the livestock- Industry win raise through stock subsorln. tlons about 1160,900. This amount was pledged at a recent conference of the breeders and dairymen, held at Portland., Josephine county, credited with 1186,155 worth of llvestook, Is called npon to subscribe 11.000. Jackson county Is called noon for H.ooo In the enterprise. This coun ty Is given a rating of $1. 010.780 in livestock. ."" The remainder of the stats ! in proportionate amounts. The present total assessed valuation of the live stock of Oregon Is 940.643,039. Portland, conceded to be the nrn- per center for the annual livestock show and sales, has agreed to match. dollar for dollar, all that la sub scribed by the upstate counties and representative breeders of the Bdc- kane country and oentral Washing ton, as well as Idaho, and Montana. California stockmen are also actively interested. . , . P. C.vBramwell. of Grants Pass, is director for Josephine county and J. w. McCoy, of Ashland, la director for Jackson county. ' . . f IMP HE Portland, Ore.,' Feb. IT. "Every citizen who has anything, at stake In the state ot Oregon,, or who has an interest in the. progress and de velopment of his own section, or of the state as a whole, will be interest ed In the State Chamber ot Com merce,". jald Chairman Etherldge. 'Every organisation whose purpose It Is to advance the development of Its local community or ot the entire state "should be affiliated." 1 , , A membership drive for the -Ore gon State Chamber of Commerce has been launched by John L. Eth- rldge of Portland, state chairman of the membership committee. .. ;4 During the past month an office force, working overtime, has been perfecting the Committee's orgoniu tlon for nocnrlifg members for the now" chamber.. -"A..large idem . has been set .aside specially, for this pur pose by Mr.Ktherldge, '""mnnaicer and vlcft-presldent,'; Morris Bros., Inc., bond house. In the Morris build ing, 309 Start street, Portland. vThe aim Ib to eecu:n .Individual morrtbershlps from the representative citizens of every town, community and rural district of Oregon, 'and or ganization memberships foruvory local, commercial cr -development body. ;.."' ,, T. p, Cram or Grants Pass has been . appointed ' chairman nmhor shlp committee tor Josephine county. BIG SUM NEEDED FOR ER1ENTC0NT ....Washington, -Feb.! IT. An appro priation ot ITfiO.OOO.OOO for opera tion of the railroads -uncter govern ment control has been approved by the house appropriation committee. Director McAdoo had asked ,tor the amount. All plans for considering railroad legislation at this sosslon of congress were- abandoned today by the house Interstate commerce com mittee. " ' f ..'.v1':',1 r' IAFT IS HEART TEUiJ POUTLAXI AUDIEVrK THAT WK 81IOI LU THANK GOD I-OB ADVANCE MADE - MUST CHANGE HEART Will Not De Admitted to League Un til Fit Aays Polndextor U Olv inga First Itae Portland, Ore., Feb. 17. Former President Taft who spoke at the con gress for a league of nations, said: "On the whole we should thank Ood that such a great advance to ward the suppression of war and the promotion of a permanent oeace has been taken, as the covenant President Wilson read at Paris." Mr. Taft said that the portion oro- vldlngjhat a nation, to be admitted. must show Itself able and willing to conform to the covenant and mnst be elected by a Tote of two-thirds of the members, "was drawn to keep Germany out until she is fit," and declared the good faith of the United States was pledged to loin the league. - V . . .,.. Referring to (Senator Polndexter's criticism ot the covenant, Mr. Taft said: "Now for the first tlma. do we hear the claim that we did not go into this war for the benefit of the world, but -for our own selfish purpose."- .-r , - "' -. - - '" B8TH ARTILLERT IX v : - PORTLAND TODAY 4 Portland. Feb. 17 Tho 65th artillery Is due to arrive In this f city about f 4 o'clock today, -f There will be a parade, a bl dinner at the audltoriumr and -f f a dance tonight.. , ., . 4 -f 4- i 1 -- 1 1 . . . . AND SOUL WITH PEACE LEAGUE PREDICTS THAT BQLSHEV1KI CANNOT mi London,- Jan. (Correspon dence o.f the Associated Press.) Russian Bolshevlkl have a well equipped and disciplined army ot one million monN and will ' have double its. size and effectiveness In another six or 'seven monthsr says tho; Rev. Cyprus ' Richard Mitchell, American Ypung Men's Christian As sociation -secretary who was in charge ot the association's work' at Kazan on the Volga river and who has returned, from Russia after 15 months ot service in Bolshevik Rus- Dr. Mitchell-has Just tiled his re port "on the Russian situation as It applies to the American Y. M..C. A. work with the headquarters tor the United Kingdom here. ; . , . ' The gravest danger to the Bolsh- vlk regime, Dr.. Mitchell believes, is tumlne. It the Bolshevlkl can feed UusBia tor the next six weeks, they will continue in power indefinitely is the conclusion reached . by Dr. Mitchell. -' " V. . "If , the Bolshevlkl can hold con trol until the end of February they will probably carry on for another 12 months," he said. VIn spite of tha fact that I am not a BolBhevlk, I do hot 'believe it is possible' tor any non-Bolshevik party or combina tion to overthrow . the Bolshevlkl without "a very liberal allied "assist ances . But the 'Bolshevlkl have no right in Poland. " Should' the. allies take control from, the . Bolshevlkl and hand It over to non-Bolshevik Russia,' I qudBtlon - very ' seriou.Bly whether these other parties could keep peace among themselves for more than a few months. The thing that makes-the Russian situation so orn rnTucn ULUixniiinuwii I L . i s ' ; SHIPYARDS TO RESUME IW 'WEDNESDAY OWNERS WILL PAV MACV SCALE WHICH WAS IX OPERATION. ! BEFORE STRIKE s ' ' VICTORY FOR THE " EMPLOYERS Butte Strike Breaking and Is Pro, tag a Failure Wage Are Raised In Chicago Packing Hoosce 8eattle, Wash., Feb. IT. Steel and wooden shipyards of Seattle and Tacoma will re-open their gates on Wednesday, re-employing men who apply at the gates, and will pay the Macy wage scale prevailing before tho strike. Approximately 50 con tract shops wilt also reopen. The owners deny that they will try to run on the open shop basis, but will use the Macy scale. Before the strike many men were' paid above the scale. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 17. The conference committee ot the Seattle Metal Trades council announces that it has decided to "stand pat" In the strike Involving-10,000 strikers. - Butte, Mont, Feb. 17. More men went to work today than previously. Although the strike Is not yet oft! dally declared ended, , there ' are many defections In the ranks ot the strlklng.mtners. It Is believed that the walkout has been a failure. Chicago.: 111., Feb. 17. Packing house employes have been given a 10 per cent advance by a decision ot Arbitrator Judge Alschuler, ft was announced here today. ' - ' ui difficult is the fact that the Russian peasant and the Russian wbrkman will not fulfill his usual obligations, or carry on his work. He Is lazy, selfish and refuses to espouse the cause of either the Bolshevlkl or the non-Bolshevlki. 1 know this to be true in the conflict Wweqn the Bol shevlkl and I Czecho-Slovaks " along the Volga and I have, abundant evi dence to InsnWme to believe that this is true all over Russia.. ', : "The intellegentsta ' and,' ,bourgeo Isto) are 'totally . Incapable' - ot doing anything agalnBt (he Bolsfievik pow er. They take' It out in talk and abuse. Personally tltoy are fine peo ple and -my Russian friends are all numbered among them, but patriot ism. Hnd nationalism with them are words which have npt the ' connota tion which we attach to them. I met one man in my 15 months In, Rus sia who seemd to have a suspicion ot what these words mean.- They are learning nOw out learning very slow- .' ';;- ; "It seems as if the oapable and efficient Russian woman will have to stem the flood of disorder and. com pel this Russian tumult and chaos to take, an. order and power. It is there It will come. But It will come slow ly and only after the heart ot Russia Is tortured by the tragedy of Its pres ent situation which it has not. yet fully began to feel and realize. To day and tomorrow morning -it is theatricals, the outpouring ot the na tive dramatic lnstlnot of the Russian but tomorrow noon will begin the serious sober reality to which we can build an . international struc ture." rruniiT mio Ain IIIIUUI nLLILU fllU STRONG ON TALK, LIGHT Iff ACTION Young RushUm Figure on Profit, .-v. But Will Not Defend Their , , . Country , Vladivostok, Jan. l". ( Corresoon- deneo of the' Associated Pru l Intelligent Russians are criticized by the Dalekaya- Okralna for their alleged failure to help themselves in their misfortunes. "Newspapers are attacking the allies," the paper says, "reproaching them for lack of active assistance.' . 'Perhaps the allies have not taken all the measures desirable from the Russian point of view, bnt before reproaching them we mnst In fair ness ask, what have the Russian cit izens themselves, especially the In telligentsia, done for their own de fense and for their own interests? Are the citizens ready to sacrifice even" share of their-own Interests for the common cause? - With words they are ready to do everything but they prove nothing by deeds... Even the jirlvileged clas does not par ticipate In the city elections. . "Look around! What Is a-oine on? Cafes are crowded with vonne men who could have served their motherland. There Is only talk ot profits. Everyone Is engaged in spec ulation. The majority are' engaged in their own affairs and have no time for the common cause."' " ' "The C ii echo-Slovaks thanks to whom half the Siberian Intelligentsia were saved from the BolshevlkL. AAt the outset of the war 'all women abroad gave np amusements and began to make things for the soldiers. . Alas! We have nothing similar. If we should learn that tha rallies are really going to leave '"Bos- sla, the majority of those who now reproach them wonld be the first to rush for a place on a steamship with the one aim of running away from the BolshevlkL It is h!g5: time for the Russians to muster all their force Into a- strong , unit,- ' forget their party quarrels and enter upon the restoration of a single Russian people." . 0v REGULAR WiLD CAT Archangel, Jan. 13, via London, Jan. 22. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Seven gallant American soldiers ot the North Rus sian expeditionary forces have re ceived awards of British decorations for conspicuous bravery in the oper ations which have sorely tried, their grit and staying qualities during the past few weeks of Arctic' winter.' .- Private. Joseph Edylnson. of Goos- tra, Mich., whose conduct won him a-recommendation for an American award as well as the British Military Medal, Is commended In the follow ing citation;- , v '. "During an attack on Dwina on November 11, Private Edyinson was stationed as. a machine gun helper tn an open unfortified outpoat, sub jected to concentrated fire of shrap nel and high explosive shells. A'dl- rect hit by a high explosive shell blqw the macbine-gun into the air, and this soldier was buried In. the earth i thrown up" by the explosion. Four comrades stationed with htm left the post. He dug himself out, unearthed the machine-gun, cleaned it, and remained, in defense of the post until relieved alter dark." SPARTACANS ACTIVE. Copenhagen, Feb, 17.- Telephone, telegraph and newspaper offices at Nuremburg, Bavaria, are now occu pled by the Spartacans, It Is report ed here today.- Basel, Feb. 17. Count von Brock dorff Rantza, the German foreign minister; la reported to have resign ed,, but there is no confirmation. 1ERHI0 FROM RUSSIA MORE TROOPS BEIXQ 8EXT IX TO MAKE RETREAT SAFE WILL BE OCT BY SPRING . GERMANS ACCEPT LAST TERMS Peace Conference to Give immediate AttentiOB to KnsRla in Effort to Alleviate Conditions 1 " Copenhagen, Feb. IT. The Ger mans Sunday night accepted the al lied terms for an extension of the armistice, according to a Weimar dispatch. . Paris, Feb. IT. The attention of the delegates to the. peace confer ence will focus on Russia today, the sopreme council having' decided that as the time allowed tor tho accept ance of the invitation to the Prinkipo conference had expired, something else must be ftone. They may re new the Invitation, removing some of the conditions unacceptable to moat of the "Russian factions Washington, Feb. 17. Steps to ward strengthening tho position of the American and allied troops In Northern Russia as a preliminary to their safe withdrawal In the near future Is nnder way, at tho direction of the supreme . war council, Seere- . tary Baker informed the house mill-' tary committee at the - request of President Wilson. - Secretary Baker said that all American troops shonld be ont of Russia this spring. Addi tional forces' are now being sent In. SMALL STRIP OF GROUND ' ALMOST PCRE MANGANESE : Missoula, Mont., Feb. lT.-From, a little strip of ground not more . than' one and One-quarter miles long and with an extreme width of half a mile waa mined more than 45 per cent ot the' gross of manganese pro- duced during the period of the war, according to the United tSates geo logical survey. The little town ot Phillpsburg, ; which is a part ot this strip,- waa for months a bustling center ot In dustry. From nearly a . score ot shafts and tunnels Into the brown mountains which rise steeply behind it, this precious war v metal one used so extensively and one which is invaluable in the1- manufacture of the . best steel poured In a constant stream to, be- sent to the - mills - -throughout . the country where the -, instruments of war were produced. - The production from the Philips- burg quadrangle since the beginning ' ot the mining and shipment of . the raw- material probably will , exceed .'. 200,000 tons. , . , . . ; Odessa,, Jan. 8. (Correspondence v ot the Associated ' Press.) Police protection hy the Russians in Odes sa Is so Ineffective that street rob beries at . the pistol point are fre- x quent after dusk andno night passes , . without considerable firing. Armed, bands have been so bold that they - have attacked business houses" in daylight. French troops, however, are taking command ot the situation by organizing patrols and the Rus sian governor has proclaimed mar tial law.'-... .-";,' ''. 'y - ''..' . At Bolshevik meetings reported at Kiev and other Ukrainian cities, agitators are discussing the seizure . of power and the creation ot a Uk rainian state. It Is declared that 85 per cent of the Kiev Soviet are s Communists..' '" . ,;'