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1 t iff ' Pitttjl VOL. IX., No. lit). . GRANTS PAHS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, TIIl'ltKDAY, MARCH SO, 1010. WHOLE XOIBER 2630. IN FACTIONS' AGAIN DELAY PEACE PLANS BERLIN t'AIUNKT .VV1 GERMAN HIGH COMMAND ARK IN OPEN fXlXKLMT AnirixIniKiiU tuiil (Imiiw Will lit' Prcsfntod mii1 IVnc Terms Till In lhflnit Form PiirlH, Mur. 20. Negotiations be tween the Intor-ttllNsI coininlHiifon and Gorman representative at 1'ohoii bat again bocn Interrupt!, It la un derstood that tho (Ionium high com mand In In oinn ronflli-t with tho lli-rlln cohluet and will not respect tho Polish cabinet. Parli, Mar. 20. President Wilson will bo chairman of the mi-oUng of tho league of nations com in Ian I on to be hold Saturday, when all thn pro poned amendment nnd change will be coiiHldnred nnd tho plan put Into dnflnlto form. Lord Robort Cod I and Attorney Oennral Gregory are among thotio seeking to draft a proviso relative to the Monroe Doctrine In uch form a to nioet the approval of the league expert. SAYS EACH QUESTION Iondon, Mar. 20. The now bouse of common I proving Itself one of the most Inquisitive of recent year Thla too, despite tho absence of tho Irish. Member who in 'previous year have filled tho question paper with Inquiries. Since the opening of, the parlia ment the number of questions to tnlnlHtor )ins averaged well over 200 and some day has reached nearer a00. As only an hour Is al lowed each day for the asking nnd answering of questions only about a hundred can be dealt with dally, tho others being anaworod In writing. This doe not satisfy tho curiosity of the new members, who recently ask ed that the time should bo extended by nn hour and a quarter. In refusing the request, Mr. Iionnr Law, the government loader In the house of commons said every ques tion asked cost the country $!, chief ly In printing, not counting the time of the permanent staffs of the differ ent departments, who have to collect the data. FREE LECTURE COURSE III Portland, Ore., Mar. 20. Employ ers of labor throughout the North' west are being, Invited to attend t free course of lecturos on employ' ment management, to be given undor the auspices of the federal govern tnont at Rood college In Portland, April 1 to May 10. The course will be given In only four Institutions In tho United Stales at Harvard uni versity, the Bureau of Municipal Re search in Now York, the Northwest' em University at Chicago, nnd nt Heed college, Portland. A number of Instructors, headed by Professor Thomas Mitchell of the University of Pennsylvania, will give the course here. Dr. Mitchell was for six years assistant professor of economics at the University of Mln nosota and 'In addition has hnd much practical experience as an employ ment manager. He has Just arrived CANADA LABORERS . . . a m II I W HI i II II t'nlouN Ui Sever Affiliation With Amork'ati Federation Wnnt rrntHnriat to IHcUta Ottawa, Mar. 20. The labor un ion' of Western Canada have voted to Rover affiliations with the Ameri can Federation of Iabor end to fol low tho I. W. W. plan of organizing by Industrie instead of by craft. Two hundred und -forty delegates. representing practically every A. K. of L. union from Wevtoru Ontario to Vancouver, voted unanimously to unbuilt to a referendum of lliolr lo cal union a scheme for reorganiz- Ing undor the title of tho One Big Union. In drawing up the plan of reorgan izutlon for the One Dig Union, the delegate adopted a resolution com nilulng them to tho Dolshevik pol icy of the "dictatorship of the pro letariat." The conference voted for a refer end urn to call a general strike on June 1 tinltw tho Canadian govern mont act favorably on tho demand that free spooch be Immediately re stored and all iollllcal prltioners re loosed. A 30-tiour, five-day week by June 1 I demanded. - RtKHIANS WHY WHEAT TO KAVH IT FltOM REDS Omsk, Siberia, Mar. 20. When the city of I'fa waa captured by the Bolshevikl recently tho peasant In the outlying district Immediately burled or hid their entire stock of wheat fearing that tho Rolshevlk "eommlssarln" would oVze all the grain and end It off to Moscow. PORTLAND RAISING MOXKV FOR LIVESTOCK KXinniT Portland, Mar. 20. Over 152,500 wn rained here' at an Initial lunch eons toward Portland's share for the permanent ltvetock.expoltlon build Ing. Walla Walln. Waah.. Mar. 20. In a short time It will be a question of finding men for jobs, rather than Jobs for men, K. C. Burllngame, well-known rancher, told the Com morclal club trustee recently. He predicted a shortage of farm labor In a few weeks. He and President Falkenberg1 of the club were appoint ed to work In conjunction with the soldiers' roplncoment bureau to make a survey of the situation as to needed ranch help. SOLDIER'S 1NSIHANCE IS NOW CONVERTIBLE Washington, Mar. 20. The last k in i mm m leml obstacle to the Issuance of new insurance policy Into which sbl dlers Insurance may be convorted was removod here when Attorney General Palmer gave an opinion that the treasury might pay Insurance to the estate of deceased persons well as to specified beneficiaries as CHAMBERLAIN CALLS Washington, Mar. . 20. Senator Chamberlain nrode public today letter to Secretary of War Baker, charging Baker with being under the lufluenco of reactionaries and op posed to changes in the army court martini system; with acting In bad faith toward congress, and "with or dertitg an Investigation which Sen ator Chamberlain believes Is design ed to destroy Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Ansell, "who exposed the Injustice of the present systom." . Senator Chamberlain also accused Secretary Baker with being "deal to complaints" and 'fencing on the sub' jest." TflFn nw ww I U I UkLU II I GIRL POISONS WOMAN TO WIN HER BAND KITH GARRISON KII.IX M Its. Dl'DLKY 8TOIIRH AT SEATTLE FOR LOVE OP MAN ONFESSES, BUT APPEARS CALM Storr ltoiiloa Intimacy Willi Girl andjk-lieve III Wife Committed Suicide, Fulfilling Threat Seattle, Wash.. Mar. 20. Dudley M. Stem, Okanogan, Washington, automobile mechanic whose wife died bore Tuesday after eating poisoned fruit cocktail. Is expected to arrive hertf today. Mis Ruth Garrison yesterday con fessed to having put poison in the cocktail because Mrs. Storrs waa her rival for Storrs' affections. Miss Gar rison Is aged 18 years. She Is quite calm and 1 only anxious to know whether Storrs still loves her. Mrs. Storrs, Coroner C. C. Tiffin, aid yesterday, dted from poisoning. 'The poison apparently was taken with a fruit salad," he said. When Mr. Storrs kept a luncheon engage ment with Mis Garrison at the store lunoh room yesterday she found the salad ready for her. Miss Garrison had reached the lunchroom first and ordered the meal. Officer said Miss Garrison told them she invited Mrs. Storrs to lunch to ask her to divorce her husband,. Wenatchee, Wash., Mar. 20. Dud ley Storrs was here last night, en route to Seattle. When he learned of his wife's death he expressed doubt as to Ruth Garrison's confes sion, saying that if she made one it was only to escape the tortures of the third degree. Storrs said; "I am satisfiod that my -wife took her own life, fulfilling a threat she had repeatedly made." Storrs denied that Ruth Garrison had spent any time on the Okano gan with him. He registered' here under an assumed name, but appear ed calm. Seattle, Wash., Mar. 20. Dudley Storrs was not on the train on which he was expected to arrive from We natchee. T London, Mar.. , 1, (Correspon dence ot the Associated Press.) The Turks are by no means con vinced that they are vanquished, and. show few signs ot regret that they were the allies of the central powers, according to a French correspondent who has returned from Constantin ople. The correspondent attributes this failure on the part of the Turks to realize their actual situation to -the fact that the British and French commanders in the Turkish capital have not eted Uke conqudrors and Imposed their authority on ' the Turk. HUf.11 TREATMENT OF HEM THINK THEY WERE MOT BEATEN The correspondent declares that' able lodged and receives the adher ho was unable to convince tho load- eats of the old regime and, between ing Turns or tne complete viptory ot the allies and of the definitive crush ing of the German military power, and adds that this is due to the tact that the allied troops did not, enter Stamboul with flags flying, because the allied officers did not install themselves as masters In the differ ent ministries, and because the mili tary authorities did not take over all the administrative offices and police the olty. 1 ; The committee of anion and pro gress no longer exists, legally, says HUNS THOUGH T ALLIES FEARED F PEOPLE REALIZE FOOD SHOUT AUK, HIT RELIEVED ALLIES WANTED TO COMPROMISE TO THEM WAR ENDED IN A DRAW Vtu t That German Imperial Armie Were Ileaten to Their Kneca Slow to Soak in ltoche Skull Coblenz, Mar. 20. Articles In the German press and speeches and In' terviewa with German public men since the armistice went Into effect show that the German point of view still is completely at variance with the rest of the world, asserts one of the political experts with the Ameri can army of occupation. In a recent article on the question of German psychology, published In the intelligence summary ot the Third army, the political expert who Is an officer ot high authority, says "The German feels that, first and foremost, his army waa not only un beaten but bad all the military pres tige ot the war. Then he knew that there was Increasing scarcity ot vic tuals at home and, feeling that the allies were In mortal dread of new drives by the German army hnd would be only too. glad to compro mise, proposed an armistice. ."(iermany expected all the world to supply her gladly with all her needs and, as a mark of good faith and to encourage the allies, offered to allow them to advance to the Rhine. Now the Germans affected wonder why Germany Is not com pletely supplied by the allies' and why the garrisons having bee a al lowed to see the Rhine scenery do not withdraw. "Of course, the more Ignorant classes might be expected to take this attitude but when these Ideas ap pear in addresses by Count von Brockdorft-Rantzau, by Scheldemann and by the crown prince the result Is more than puzzling. All the peo ple consider apparently, that the ar mistice was an agreement for mutual benefit and any idea that the war was anything but a draw with the prestige all on the German side has not yet penetrated the German mind.' T E the Frenchman, but its creatures still occupy their posts in the mln istries and in the police service "They are very active and offer us a very bitter and systematic opposi tion,'' the continued. 'This frequent ly takes the form ot spreading ru mors ot ' disagreement between France and England on the subject of the Juture of Turkey. They as sert that It would be to the advant age of England and France to plac ate Turkey nnd to leave Constantin ople as the Turkish capital. "On one of the Princes Islands Prlnklpo the German marshal, von Sanders Llman Poscha, Is comfort- dessert and cheese they openly -plot against us without tear ot disturb ance. 'The Germans who knew the Turks treated them as they should be treated, 'With brutal force, and that Is the only attitude which can be adopted towards theni. We should bring home to them the realization that the allies are In reality the con querors. We must act -with energy and firmness, If we desire to retain our predominant influence in 'Tur key. . . H DIES URKS (I RED CROSS WANTS YOUR OLD CLOTHES Campaign March 21 to 29 to Gather Throe Tons for People Freed of German Yoke Three tons of used and surplus clothing are wanted by the Red Cross for the distressed and suffering peo ple of Europe, outside the central power. This campaign will be on from March 24th to March 29th, and you are asked to collect garments of all kinds tor all ages and both sexes, piece goods, tickings, sheetings, blan ket and -woolens, light canton flan nels to make garments for new-born babes, and shoes ot every size, but please do not offer these afflicted a miscellaneous lot of flimsy ma terial. The clothing will be given the hardest kind of wear and must be strong and durable. The clothing problem is the most serious yet faced and an immediate supply Is absolute ly vital to the health and the very life of men, -women and children who have been treed from the German yoke. Do no mending. There are thou sands of women in Europe who will be glad to have the opportunity to earn a small but self-respecting wage by making over the garments more suited to their own country. Clean out your closets. Put your old clothes to work. Gather them up Do It now. Eeet It In mind. Tell your neighbor, and do not leave all the burden on a few. Mrs. Alice Mallory has been ap pointed chairman of the committee to do this and will select her com mittee ot assistants. These people villi be in charge of a central 'store building tn Grants Pass., .This build-, ing -will be open all week, commenc ing March 24th. Bring your articles there. . The store building is directly across the street from Letcher's and across the alley from the Panama restaurant. T Vladivostok, Mar. 20. 'Butte pro duction in Siberia has nearly stop ped, according to local newspapers, owing to a government monopoly which fixed a price lower than cost. Most of the West-Siberian butter producers turned to cheese making in consequence. Peasants and cattle owners are finding it unprofitable to keep their herds and are selling them. The monopoly on butter introduc ed by the Kerensky government and perpetuated by the Bolshevik and other governments since, has re sulted In complete demoralization ot cattle breeding. After the monopoly became effective butter accumulated In the hands of the authorities until they were at a loss to know how to dispose ot It. Great quantities were used as machine lubricant. WILL FLOAT BIG BOND E Washington, Mar. 20. The war finance corporation is considering floating a large' bond Issue of' prob ably $20d,000,000 within a few weeks to 'provide funds for the rail roads and to meet any other demands on the corporation. The- interest rate contemplated is 4 per cent. YANKS SPENDING MONEY ON tJERMAN GRAND OPERA Coblenz, . Mar. 20. When the army of occupation arrives in Cob lenz in December a German grand opera company was giving perform ances nightly and the soldiers flock ed to the theatre in great crowds. Since that time, perhaps fifty per cent or more of the company's busi ness has been due to the fondness of American soldiers for grand opera. LETTS BEAT RED FORCES ON T POLES' JOIN IX BATTLE AXD CAP TVRE PIXSK, FORCING BOL SHEVIKS TO RETIRE UKRAINE lH CONTROL OF REDS Northeast of Odessa Bolsheviks Force French Garrison, But Lose 8,000 Men in Offensive Copenhagen, Mar.. 20. The im portant railroad Junction town of Mftau, southwest of Riga, has been captured by Lettish troops, an official statement says. The Bolshevikl are retiring along the whole front. Copenhagen, Mar. 20. Bolshevik troops under pressure of the Polish forces have been compelled to retire and evacuate Pinsk,. 100 miles east of Brest-Ldtovsk, a Warsaw dlspatcb says. Lop don. Mar, 20. Virtually all ot Ukraine is now in the hands of the Bolshevikl. It is reported. In fight ing at Nlkolaier, northeast ot Odes sa, the Bolshevikl lost between 5,000 and 8,000 men, bat forced the French garrison after fierce fighting, to withdraw to Odessa. ' JOBS IN LONDON MAY RESULT IN SEX WAR London,. Mar. 20. An economic battle is being waged over the 1,500, 000 unemployed women of the coun try who earned good wages chiefly as munitions workers during the war. Some English newspapers and com mentators are asking IX a sex war is one of the sinister possibilities of the future. They point out that the situation is more dangerous than when the suffragettes were wont to' smash windows and terrorize the London police because the women did not then know the full measure of their power. , Since the armistice was signed it has become more and more apparent that . these. 1,500,000 women work ers would have to return to private life bo. as to give opportunity,, of em ployment for returning soldiers. But they have not accepted the situation with good grace, and have answered the challenge of the economic condi tion by strong organizations whose avowed Intention Is to safeguard the - , position ot woman in, industry. The most important of these Is Lady Rhondda'a newly inaugurated , -Woman's Industrial League which has opened offices in London and sent organizers Into all parts of the country. Lady Rhondda's plans are viewed with suspicion , and some measure of distrust by professional woman labor leaders. Dr. Marlon Phillips, chief woman officer of the labor party, asserts that the agitation conducted , by Lady Rhondda's league is calculated to lead to bitterness and sex strife be tween men and women workers. SUM TIED UP IN WOOL Washington, Mar. 20. The war department announces that the gov ernment has on hand, or has con tracted for, 487,100,540 pounds of wool remaining to be disposed of. LONG BEACH HAS WIND STORM Long Beach, Cat., Mar. 20. Last night's wind did $10 damage. It blew .off the false whiskers worn by Ed. Wehn and H. Slosson, amateur sleuths, and they were fined $5 each for disturbing the peace. WHOLE IN in Portland. 1 .