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1 V ... ' J" K VOL. IT Xo. 104 BUSY SCENES AT CLOSING OF LEGISLATURE DOO TAX COLMXTEII HY HTATKl WILL HH TWO ri.l XKH Hilt , KVKRY CAN IX K E HEAVY TAXES TO PAY Jght Over lieutenant (Jovrrtior lllll Lasted Until latest Hour MiimI Be RatlftMl by the People Salem, Ore.', Mar. 3. A rsnchor look his llttla boy up to show him tba legislature. The chaplain. .was offering prayer and the boy aked hit father why he did that. The father tald,' he took one look at the mombom and then declded.lt was time to pray. There Is the usual fuel: inn of relief now that the session In over and the hope la expressed that It may nevor happen again. While there Is cause for complaint, many constructive acts are cited to their credit. Two things done that will be most kicked at are . the automobile taxes and the dog tax. The house and .senate compromised at. the last min ute before adjourning, and the result waa about doubling gas car. Income, raising It to f 4 00,0 00,., this Imjlqdlflg a county property tax of 25 per cent to be added on each license fee, which Is doubled to begln'wlth. Then there Is a cent a gallon added on gasoline. That went Into effect Fri day and the price Jumped a cent au tomatically all over the atate. It la estimated the gas tax will average bout 36 a year, and the average mo tor car tax will be about $12. The four big oil distributing companies collect the gas tax and remit month ly to the state. The dog tax collected by the state wtll be I per canine, and his dog hip must wear mutile when off owner's premises. No one admits having seen the bill at any stage or Its passage. Until the law Is pub- (Coatlnued oe page 1.) I TOTAL OF 136 BRIDGES County Clerk E. L. Coburu has furnished the Courier with a 'sum mary of the bridges and culverts In Josephine county, most of which are reported to be In excellent condition. The report shows: Steel bridges .'. n Wpoden bridges ......'. 125 Total number bridges -..136 The following shows' the length and number of bridges: Over 20 ft., under 80 ft 58 Over 30 ft., undor 50 ft....:....!. SO Over 50 ft, under 75 ft.. ,. 16 Over 75 ft., under 100 ft 0 Over 100 ft., under 200 ft.... 12 Over 200 ft., under 400 ft 8 Over 40Q ft 2 Total bridges 136 The report states that the total numbor of culverts, under 20 feet, In Joaophlne county, Is 1,499.' 4 WILL TK8T LEGALITY OK 4 -f ' CONTROL OVKlt HATES : '4 4 Portland, Ore., Mar. 3., 4 4 The public service commission- 4 4 era of Oregon, Washington and '4 4 Idaho met here today. It was 4 4 decided that the Washington 4 commissioners should bestn 4 suit Immediately to test tbo lo- 4 4 guilty of the railroad admlnls- 4 4 tratfon's control over purely In- 4 -f ter-state freight rates. UUMBER DJLIX cum DECREASE Oregon Ul la lIN Cut !t.i5,fl70 , M. Hoard Kert lllg Demand Ex . t4l in Near Future PorUaod, Mar.; 3. Lumber census reports -received up to. February 24 by District Forester George H. Cecil, of, Port land, shows that 321 large mills In Oregon and Washington cut five and one-halt billion board feet during 1918. This Is a slight de crease from the cut In 1917. Tbo reports by states are as fol lows: 116 mills In Oregon report 2.118,676 M. board feet cut In 1918, which Is 33,208 M. feet less than the cut of Identical mills reported for 1917. Two hundred and five mills In Washington report 3,383,812 M. bosrd feet cut In 1918, which la 121.R98 M. feet less than In 1917. The. returns available are as yet Incomplete, Jutt the data Indicates that practically all of the largor mills have reported. Because of the ex pected Increase In demand for lum ber from these two states, the offi cials In charge of. gathering this data, are anxious to make the census as nearly complete as possible. WOMANfHERESUNOAY It was the privilege, of, a. few Grants' .Pass ladles, to , meet Mrs. Charles H,:Castner,.ot, Hood River, yesterday, afternoon. atheJpsophUje hotel. There Is no doubt that Mrs. Castner Is one of Oregon's greatest women. Not only Is she 'president of the Federation of Women's Clubs of Oregon, and president of Oregon Women's Division of the National Council of Defense, but she has add ed prominence to many state com mittees. 'At present she Is presenting to the women of western and southern Oregon the new work undertaken by the Young Women's Christian asso ciation In which girls holding posi tions previously occupied by men, are being urged to give back those positions to the returned soldiers and sailors, and the Young Women's Christian association promises to care for the girls and assist them In finding other employment. At a later date Mrs. Castner ex pects to cover the state of Oregon, educating the women voters on the stato bonding Issues and reconstruc tion measures to be voted upon la June; that Is, bonding tor hardsur facod roads; for $200 per year to returned soldiers and sailors to. en able them to complete education at college; and tor the establishment of vocational schools, also tor re turned soldiers and sailors. It Is hoped the women of Grants Pass will be fortunate enough to have Mrs. Castner Include Grants Pass In her Itinerary then. s Sofia, Bulgara, Mar. 3. Bul garia Is fnctng a financial crisis, It is asserted. The war' cost the coun try over $1,500,000,000 'while Its es timated wealth Is. only $2,200,000, 000. The uatlonal debt before the war was $160,000,000. df the national dobt as It now stands Bulgaria owes to Germany $660,000,000 which was advanced In Installments of ten millions, but last winter Germany discontinued this practice, and demanded payment for nunltlonB In cash. ' i Germany, evi dently wns not in the business of belulng Its allies' for nothing, as the orlcfiB charged Bulgaria for gas masks clearly Indicate. For each mask It cherged $16 and a sheepskin, as compered with the cpst of a slml 'ar article tor the United Stntes army In Epgland of $4.50. .... -. .. .,. GRANTS PA8H, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, PEACE PLAN; FIRMS STARTED' BY SHERMAN Says President is. "Dreamer. Bookman" a Socialist, and Haberdasher, of, Phrases Wilson Considers- Himself "Mere SerVant" of Pe'ople-Soyiet a-Mepaipe, Washington, Mar. 3. 8enator Sherman, of Illinois, attacked the constitution of the league of nations and the president. He said Presi dent Wilson has "been acting either as "usurper or dictator." " The senator also called the presi dent a "dreamer" bookman, a social ist, mere haberdasher of phrases which Intoxicate and mislead. '" Senator McCumber, of North Da kota, republican, took the floor and urged that the United States become party to the league. He recom mended some amendments to the constitution of the league and called Senator Sherman's criticism "far fetched." Washington, Mar. 3. Opening the White House conference of . gover nors and mayors on peace, time bus iness and labor problems, President Wilson promised that the federal government would consider Itself servants of the states, municipalities and counties In solving readjustment problems and would perform Its duty guided by suggestions of the confer ence. WH PART OF 41ST New York, Mar. 3. The cruiser Frederick has arrived from Brest, France, with 1,562 troops, Including the third, battalion headquarters company, and companies I and D ot the 162 Infantry of. the, 41st division, ha'tlonal guard men from Oregon, Washington and Montana. FORECAST FOR PERIOD OF- MARCH S TO MARCH 8 Washington, Mar. 1. Pacific Coast States: Generally fall, except occasional rain on the north Pacific coast. Temperatures below normal. LATEST TERROR OF. London, Mar. 8. Murders ot cler gymen constitute the latest feature of. Bolshevik terror, in Russia, says Professor Peter Struve, distinguish ed Russian economist who has es caped from Russia and arrived In England after hiding from the Bol shevik! tor months In Moscow, and after a long Journey on toot to reach safety. In Finland. He was compel led to disguise himself .to escape death at the hands of the adherents of Lenine and Trotsky. Professor Struve was representative fromPet rograd In the second Duma and & member ot the assembly convoked by Alexander F, Kerensky. , "Altogether ten bishops had been shot and many priests murdered and the dean of Kazan Cathedral and his two sons were drowned In the Neva by the Red soldiers," said Professor Sturve. . "Near Kotlas, all the r.:onks In on monastery were shot to death. Professor Kartasheff, minister of re ligion la Kerensky'g government, who has escaped. Into-Finland,' says that' the present persecution of the church In Petrograd Is only compar able with the persecution ot the early Christians. , ' ! "In Moscow all the shootings take place at night, but In Petrograd the victims o'f the Bolshevlkl are snot In" the afternoon In the courtyard of I the headguarterj. of .the, executive. OREGON, MOMMY, MARCH 3, The president said he hoped ' the discussion would assume a wide range. Including the. means of restor ing labor conditions to a normal basis as soon as possible, and to "ef fecting such fresh, allocations of la bor and Industry as circumstance may make necessary." He said the conferees at Paris regarded them selves only as errant of the peo ple, not masters, and are anxious to keep In close sympathy. Secretary of Labor ' Wilson pre sided at the meeting and, told the conference that tba recent strike at Seattle, .Butte and elsewhere ' were not. Industrial disputes In their ori gin, hut organised attempts at social and political movements to establish soviet government In the United States. Washington, Mar. 8. The senate Judiciary committee ha agreed to take action on legislation to enforce war time prohibition, which becomes effective July 1. There is no chance tor the passing of bill at this ses sion. .: : - Warsaw, Mar. t. For the second time a train bearing member of the lnter-allled mission to Poland . has been fired upon by the Ukrainian, according to telegram received here by Premier Paderewskl. SENATE TO INVESTIGATE "THE MlLtf INDUSTRY Washington, Mar. -3. The senate ha adopted a resolution for the in vestigation ot the milk Industry,' par ticularly regarding condensed milk. Profits, interlocking ' Interests and practices are to be probed.'' '" commission and, In order to drown the noise, it Is usual to start up the engines of motor cars which, are waiting In the, vlclnltyl . "At the beginning of the Bolshe vik movement, I publicly expressed the opinion that not even a German would hold converse with a Bolshe vik. As a Russian constitutionalist It is completely Inexplicable to me how any allied government can con template discussion of any sort, In any circumstances or at any place, with anyone who calls himself a Bol shevlkl. , "Those who Imagine that there can be any pact between the forces ot civilization and Bolshevism, h,ave no conception ot the real state of affairs in 'Russia. The most moder ate form of restoration of order and liberty In Russia would make the existence of Bolshevism Impossible Bolshevism is complete tyranny. Which , is absolutely Incompatible with any form Of ordered liberty and constitutional government.- It Is en tirely false to say that Bolshevism is a popular form of government. If Trotzky would walk a versf through Moscow he would oe killed. No Czar lfved In greater terror of his sub jects than the chiefs of the Bolshe vik government. There was more la-w and Justice under serfdom than under the Bolshevlkl. UKRAINIANS: FIRE ON, . 1010 LOEBILL PASSED f Congrats to Adjourn Tomorrow Noon With Many Matters Unsettled No Filibuster Attempted Washington, Mar, 2, Sunday. The 65th congress enters tomorrow upon its last full working day facing an unprecedented, mass .of legislation, but with, the contested "Victory loan" 1)111 out of the way. Both sen ate and house, after convening In the morning, are expected, to work steadily until sine die adjournment at noon Tuesday. - The senate remained In session all last night to pass the, loan bill, the keystone measure, of the calendar, adjourning shortly before 7 , o'clock this morning, while, the house today held a business session, disposing of the conference, report on the, hospital Mil. The senate aUo held a brief session today for eulogies . - ot de ceased congressmen,, but business went over until tomorrow. Paasage of the loan illl without record Vote and In the' identical form In which it came from the house definitely' marked the course of fu ture .legislation and gave . assurance that President Wilson would not find it necessary to change hi plan ot calling the new congress after his return from France, '' probably ' In June.- ' ; - . - Most republicans, favored an ear lier extra session, bqt , after 'republi can senators failed to reach any de cision 'a to the advislbtlUy otr ob structing the loan MIL no filibuster wa undertaken. j..:-: J.C. 1 m " siifc At the Chamber of Commerce luncheon this noon Senator J., C. Smith 'waa called on and gave inter esting side light or the recent ses sion of the legislature. He spoke of the reconstruction bill aimed to re lieve the labor, situation, explaining details, and also spoke of the land settlement and reclamation bills, the latter bill providing for a- lan3 sur vey and soil teat of lands coming un der Irrigation, and the guaranteeing of Interest by the state, for the first five years. . "The senator spoke of the great need for new penitentiary buildings and stated that the present building was not even suitable for housing animals comfortably. The legislature took up the- matter of ''Bolshevism and appropriated $100,000 tor the combatting' of the 'menace, but the prompt settlement of the revolution in Seattle, he Bald saved Portland' from'' serious trouble.' '; ' '" ' .' The, ever present Rogue River fish ing' question came up again and was settled by the elimination of seining at the mouth of the river and the regulating of net mesh sizes.;' ,. ' Lieutenant L. O. Clement, who re turned on Saturday, from . Camp Lewis where he served at the base hospital for several ' months, was called on and expressed his pleasure at being home again, and spoke of life In the big hospital. . . Captain Strieker was also called on and spoke ot his experience In the srmy ns medical off leer J ' : UN. TRIES TO KILL DETECTIVE W. J. BURNS New York, Mar. 3. Two shots were tired at William J. Burns, de tective;' by a woman giving her name as flertrude Wbrmworth as 'he en tered the Grand Central station. Neither shot took effect. Mr. Burns said he did not know the woman. She was taken to the Bellevue hospital for observation ot her mental condi tion.' ' ' '. , :'f- :"-'' BUT WORK REMAINS WHOLE NUMBER 2605. mm are SHEET METAL WORKERS FIRST TO RESUME WORK ON THE FORMER WAGE SCALE '" WlUTMt,BEFEEENDUM:VOTE Si Thousand Idle By Refusal ot Half , Holiday In Bay Region Ordered , Back, by .Their President . .. : Seattle, Wash., Mar. 3. The first break In the' shipyard strike came today when Z50 sheet metal worker and '200 apprentice who had been' on strike returned to work on the same pay as before. Tacoma, Wash., Mar. 3. A ref erendum on the shipyard strike la ' the Pnget Sound district will be sub mitted to the rank and file of the striker not later than Thursday, as the result of a Joint meeting here. , San Francisco, Mar. 3. Six thou sand machinists have been mad ill in the Bay region through differences . with , their employers, over a halt holiday on Saturdays. They ' hare ' been ordered to return 'to their work1' and renounce the' ' half-holida by ' President Johnston, of the interna tional, lodge of machinists. ' FOCH WOULD PLACE - '"'' 'BAtf 'OJ' SUBMARINES Paris. Mar. f .Marshar Toch'preJ" sented .to the council 'of the great powers the military terms to be in- -corporated In the peace treaty. These will be considered today with .the naval terms already submitted to the council."''. .l , siiif.. r ie- 1 The military term provide for the. disarmament of, Germany down to 20 division of 10,000 men each, in cluding 15 "divisions of Infantry and ' five of" cavalry.-' Severe restrictions ' are placed on the manufacture of alt lasses pf war materials, and the mfti ltary and commercial, use of the. air plane is limited to the minimum. , The naval term now before 'ths council provide not only ' for" the' ' complete suppression of Germany's submarine equipment, but, -also for the termination of all submarine warfare by all nations throughout the' world, thus ending the use of'- the submarine In ' naval warfare.' ; OR POLISH DEFENSES; Posen. Mar. 3. The Germans, af ter three days of comparative quiet,' resumed their attacks' alt along the line- upon, the Poles yesterday; it is reported.. , . .. ..-y TOTAL CASUALTIES TO DATE Total number ot - casualties' ' to date: Killed in action (Including 381 at sea) 81.701 Died of wounds 13,189 Died of disease 20,155 Died ot accident and other cause's 3,042 Wounded in action (over 85 " . per' cent returned to dutj;) .' 189,361 Missing in action (not in ; eluding prisoners) 6,335, Total to date ...' ;..263,783 RUSSIANS PROTEST. . f AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI "" "' ' -f Washington, Mar. 3.-In a 4f cablegram to 'President Wilson, -f Senator-Hitchcock and Senator. 4" Lodge, two . Russian represents- 4- tlves at Paris protested against . negotiations by the allies and -f' the United States with the Boi- shevikl government. 1 -' ' ...'. HUPWATTACIt