VOIi. I.X., No. -i7. JK A NTH 1-AH8, JOWKI'HINE COUNTY. OREGON. BATUIDAV, MARCH 20, 1010. ' WHOLE NUMBER 2628. F BOUNDARY AS I 1814 TREATY ritOTKNTM CONTROL OF RAIL ito.nm uv g:km anh or left HANK OF TIIK RHINE IS NATURAL f I 'min e A"k Hnitr lliwln hiiiI Object to (lrmnii Krlirii'iiUii mid Anmil Forro Purls, Mar. 2H.-ln laying br claim bifur t Ho iimi nilt of Tour, Frniin had nkod that her boun daries n fixed by llio lrnty of Turin In 1SI4 lo roMlnrcil, together with I ho Snur IiiihIii, iiiiiI Htlultl that Gormuny nut t permitted to entab II nh fortifications nor occupy tliu ter ritory with armed force or control railroads In tin Rhine province on tlio loft bunk of the Rhino. Franco ulno doinuniliMl that tho Rhine Im the natural frontier of Frame on tho AUiiro-Uirriilno lino. E OF The elate historian, Mln Cornelia Marvin, 4 asking the cooperation of every ono In a drive to aw-uro the. names of nil Oregon soldier. County Superintendent Alice M. Hacon ha rocnlved questionnaire to be wont to all homo through tho chool. It 1 doslrod to obtain tho name of a IT OreKou men who have sorvid In tho army, navy or murine corps, wbotlmr aa volunteer or through tho ilrnfl. ThotoKraph or cuts hould be Kent whpn pnlhlo. Thoiio will 1u pre served In tho mate archive. No such record I now available and the pride we fool In our elate recordH Bboiild prompt 11 to ocuro till In formation and preserve It. State Sohool Superintendent Chiirrhlll hn pledged the tenchor of OroKon for thl work, but It is do Irod thnt all who can assist In any way should jlo o, to the end that no Oregon man who h.i served In any capacity should bo overlooked. Questionnaire huvo boon sent to fenehnr. anil are to 'bo carried to all homo by tho children. Should uny ono desiring questionnaire not rnenlvn them- the ronulrod number can be obtnlned from the teacher In the dUtrlct. ThoMate for the drive In Joophlne county Is et for the wook .beginning March 31. ;i)Ni:itl. M.UWH OUIKH8 QVICKKH DKMOHIlil.ATlOX WaahlnKton. Mar. 29. Oonoral March announco that ho has order ed all aoldlora discharged within 4S hours after arrival at demobilisation camps, unless conditions make de. mobilization Impossible. TO Washington. Mar. 29. Delogates of tho Paolflo ooaat motal trades union In 'final conference with off! e of the International organl.a tlotia. agreed to enibmUthe shlp- oulldors ivroposals for a new worn Ing agreement to a referendum vote of their locals, unaccompanied . hy any recommendations. The vote Is to fo taken lmmedl atoljr and the anvass to bo. (begun May 5 at flan Francisco. Meanwhile work, will 'be contlnuod under the ex. Istlng scale. The strike vote now botnr taken for strike April 1, will Ibe Ignored. DE1IIMI S TO BE SPEEDED UP Keiil In lluiiuiiry VII Mnko No Cluing" lit Original I'liuiH for TnHf'ii IMurii WiihIiIiikIoii, Mar. 29. Gonnral March announced today that recent events In Hungary havo resulted In in ehutiKO In the military policy of the United State. Tho war dopart munt hits been advised that' tho re turn of American troop from France l continuing more rapidly than orlg Innlly scheduled. 244,000 men huv I11K returned during the month of March. r.i .Moim ok iti:um:i MISSION NOT CONFIRMED Paris, Mur. 2U.-Tlie rumor thut the Inter-allled iiiIhhIou at DanzlK was Interned him not been confirmed. Herlon disorder are reiortod at )nzlK directed against the iiiIbbIoii, which I being iHolutnd against the Pole. The following ladle havo been ap pointed on committee for -tho com liili Chautauqua: Ailvertlhlng ' Mend nines Hair, Caa. Nutting Riddle. Hrltten. Svovllle. (iron ml Mcmlnmea Dixon Holme Cloven- ger, isham, Courtney. Tick ota Mesdame 84ott. Street. - Knapp. Cornell, Tavlor. Crouch, Kyftold. lleckwillh, and Krma McCallistur. llefretiliiiicnt MeHilame Wlblo, Blover. Calhoun Roat. C.hlldcr. LoughrldKe. ( lilldi-riiH 11ml Mothers Room MeHdaimn Reynold. Clement, Dll- HuBhum, Maggie Falrchlld. Ihy-oriitloiiH Mr. Gunnoll. IRK ON HAYES HILL TO Portland, Mar. 29. A a result of an ncrncmont between the stale highway commliwlon find lr. I.. I Hows and George H. Cecil, reprosent- ng the fodernl government, the fol owing projects on tho cooperative batdH 'wore settled: Modford-Klatnath Falls (Anna crook section) 3:6 miles, grading, to cost 110.000. nids will be opened In April. Medford-Klamath Palls (Jackson county), on the Crotor Iake road 22 miles of grading to ibe done from Prospect to the boundary of the na tlonal forest, where the road will connect with tho road In the park to the lake. The job Is estimated at 1237.000. with Jackson county to pay $3,i00 and the state and fores. try department I121.2B0 each. This loaves 45 miles between Medford and Prospect to be Improved, pos. glbly as a post road project at least part of the way. Cftnyonvllle to Oalosvllle, project Incroasod to 11 miles, Including a bridge which will cost about $25,000. Grants Pass-Crescent City (Hayes hill section), 2.4 miles to, be con structed this year at a cost of $52, 600. EF The daylight saving order goes In to effect tomorrow morning and clocks are to .be set ahead one hour at 2 o'clock. It Is not expected that the general public will arise at that hour to attend to the clock, but the wise ones will set them ahead on re tiring tonight. ' AN AEROPLANE LANDING IS' SOUGHT HERE GHANTfi I'AKS MAY UK INCLl'DEI) I V Alltl'LANK RO'l'TK IIF.TWKEN WASHINGTON AM PORTLAND 14 ltxirgaiil.AUoii ot Hand Im I'roiMiMMl by the Chamber of t oiiiinerce llounl of Director At the mooting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce Friday, March 28, there wore present: F, S. Bramwell, T. M. Stott. E. A. Murphy, Goo. C. Sabln. C. A. Wlnetrout, E C Macy and A. S. Coutant and they transacted the following business: Owing to somo misunderstanding among the members as to where the luncheons are to be held, It was de cided to have the next one, Monday, March 31, at the Josephine hotel. April 7, Dr. Reed of Corral lis will address the chamber and on the 14th. Col. John Leader' of Eugene, will, bo the speaker. On these ocea- slons the luncheons will be served In tho club room as usual by the la dles of the Red Cross. In reconsidering tho action of the directors discontinuing the auto camp at the park It was voted to re clnd that action and a motion that the club pay the rental for the grounds as In the past, was carried Acting Secretary Harris was appoint ed to confor with the mayor and of fer tho suggestion that the city clean tin the grounds and If deemed advis able, furnish" electrlo lighting for tho camp. Communications wce received from the aviation clubs of Portland and Seattle calling attention to the Imperative necessity of securing mut able aeroplane landing fields In or near Grants Pass, if this city wisheB to be Included In the proposed aero line between Washington, D. C, and Portland and Seattle, the directors apiwlnted A. S. Coutant. Dr. E. C. Macy. E. A. Mi-rphy. C. C. Huni and P. Helmer as a committee to look tip tho possibilities of securing the need ed grounds for a landing field. The size of tho field must .be fiOO feet by 3.000 feet and smooth enough to allow an auto to travel In any direc tion at the rate of 25 or 30 miles an hour. Knowing the people of Grants Pass to be lovers of good music and believing they would appreciate hav ing a first class brass band, the fol lowing committee has been appoint ed to arrange, for the organisation of So FARE WELL BY E '-r . Constantinople. Mar. 29Contrary. 10 reports TurKey is wen .. supplied ,1 with food, and, while prices are un-itual necessities are concerned. Thejat tne top ot the' hill -will extend to usuallyihlgh. thev are much lower!?! ot the Americanf attracting tne railroad crossing a short distance - than those prevailing In the Balkan states and In some other countries ot Europe. , The following list of current prices which the oonsumcr is called upon to pay Bhowa the actual condition: Flour, 26 cents pound; potatoes 11 cents; beans l20 cents; meat 50 cents, and eggs 90 cents a dozen. Vegetables of all kinds are not only abundant but relatively cheap. Clothing and shoes also, may be had, but generally the prices charged are so high as to take tbem far beyond the ipurses of the poor. Hotel rates are. lower than in most European cities, and the service la as good as could be expected In a country just emerging from a long war. In order that foodstuffs may be placed within range of the poor, the American food administration is now selling white flour at 10 cents ) GOV. 01C0TT NAMES NEW COMMISSION I.AXO si.yrri,E.uKXT commission WAS CltKATKI) ItV LAST Ol'.K GOX LfX;iSI..THtE I'omh As Kmergency MenJiure, Mem bers Will locoriHirato for Im mediate Work Salem, Mar. 29. Governor Olcott has announced the appointment of members of the land settlement com mission as created by the last legis lature. As the act was passed as an emergency measure the commission may Immediately Incorporate and proceed with work. No members of the last legislature were named. The appointees are Emery Olmstead, Portland banker;' Robert W. Stan field, eastern Oregon stockman; Whitney L. Boise, Portland, virtually the father of the land settlement act; O. H. Baker, Bend, secretary of the labor council of Bend; and Charles Hall, Marshfleld banker. Olmatead wU serve four years. Hall three years, Baker two years and,Stanfleld and Boise one year. CHARGES OF VIOLATING ESPIONAGE ACT I1SM!SSF.1 Portland, Mar. 29. Charges against Nels J. Lund, house doctor of St. Vincent hospital here, and Daniel Sullivan, or Klamath Falls, charged with violating the espionage act during the war, was today dismissed-On recommendation of the federal attorney on . the ground, of. the evidence being too weak. Both bad been Indicted. a band: Dr. E. C. Macy, J. H. Wil liams, E. L. Coburn, R. W. Clarke and N. F Macduff Now that the war is over and peo ple are again thinking of the pleas ure trips, why not make the Marble Halls of Josephine County, a leading attraction by making It more acces sible to tourists by improving tho roads and maintaining camping ac commodations That Is what the club directors think and with that In view they appointed the "Highway and Byway" committee, O. S. Blan chard. F. 9. Bramwell, Geo. C. Sabln, E. A. Murphy, C. G. Gillette, A. Wyl berg and Clyde E. Nlles to take the road question, up with Forest Super visor N F. Macduff and it Is expected the contemplated improvements will be under -way In the very near future. s! a pound, which Is expected to fcrlng , omer prices as rar as tne ac- , wina niranriAn at miiaIi iniAAft wide attention and much Inteiest. Drugs, and In fact all medicines, are very scarce and expensive. Most large centers in Turkey and Asia Minor need medical assistance. The care of a million or more des titute Armenian, Syrian and Greek refugees In the . Caucasus . and tnrougout Asia Minor presents a most serious problem It Is estimat ed that there are In these countries no less than half a million fatherless children whose condition demands Immediate relief. Finances, too, are disturbing the Turks. The Turkish pound has de predated; its .present value being 20 per cent below normal, -while gold Is at a. high premium. The exchange rates ot money of most other coun tries also (has declined, the American dollar, the English pound and the Greek drachma! being the only Is sues which have stood firmly at par. HAVING UNFORTUNATE ONE 9IST DIVISION IS TO BE RETAINED Fourteen Division With Brilliant Itacord Will He Made into Permanent Organization Washington, Mar. 29. General March announced today the 'retention of the names of 14 national guard and national army divisions with brilliant war records In a permanent military establishment to preserve their traditions. The list Includes the 91st division. Washington, Mar. 29. Camp Lewis Is to be the base for the 91st division, which will be Tecrulted from the surrounding Northwest territory. - The 42nd or "Rainbow" division will be a cavalry division In the new organization and will be all-American In character and composed of men drawn from all states. It will be organized In the Southern depart ment. RESORTS 10 FORCE Cairo. Egypt, Mar. 28. General Alliiib'y. new commander-in-chief in Egypt has announced that he is forced to employ active repression measures to restore order. Defensive measures were found inadequate. HOW MONTANAN8 CREATE HERD LAW DISTRICTS Helena, Mont., Mar. 29. Of all the bills acted upon by the recent session of the Montana legislature, none interested the farmer more than senate bill 33, the herd law. Herd districts, under the act, may be cre ated in any county, to contain 54 square miles or more lying, not less than three miles in width, outside Incorporated cities. . Creation comes on petition ot owners or possessors of 55 per cent ot the land in the district affected, But 25 per cent of the land must be under cultivation. MORE PAVING BETWEEN Seven .miles of the Pacific high way from Roseburg to the Railroad crossing at Wilbur, will be paved, according to the announcement made by County Judge R. W. Mareters, of Roseburg, who met with the state highway commission to discuss mat ters pertaining to Douglas county roads. Representatives from every county In the state -were present but few localities fared as well as did Douglas county, says the Roseburg News. Work 'will be started at once on the Pacific highway, the contract tor the necessary paving to be let with in the next few days. This paving will extend from Roseburg to the Winchester hill. Just north of the wasoli brIdge croBslng tne Nortn TTmnina river, and beeinnlne aealn ... ... - this side or tne town or Wilbur. ALBERT ANDERSON GETS AT E Portland, Mar. 29. Contracts have been awarded tor the construc tion of 1,000 feet ot approach to the overhead at Divide, In Lane county; 2.7 miles of grading in Yamhill on the Tillamook road 1.7 miles ot ma cadam In Wheeier county; 28 miles ot grading and ' gravel in Umatilla county. For 1,000 feet ot approach to the overhead at Divide, Albert 'Anderson, ot Grants Pass, was awarded the con tract, his 'bid 'being $12,338.50. 0 US AT I.NTEIt-ALLIKD MISSION IS PRE VENTED FROM CONFERRING WITH POLES ' German Claims Conditions Hare Changed Since They Signed the Armistice Copenhagen, Mar. 29. The full text of the German reply to the allies concerning landing ot Polish troop shows that Germany claimed she did not undertake to give tree access to the Polish army to West Prussia in the armistice agreement with the en tente. The reply says the entire sit uation regarding Posen, West Prus sia and Danzig has changed since the armistice was signed, and the Ger mans offer other ports Instead ot Danzig. Paris, Mar. 29. News was - re ceived here today that the Germans are increasing the garrison at Dan zig. This is taken as indicating an intention to resist whatever disposi tion the peace conference may make of the port. Copenhagen, Mar. 29. -The Ger man government at Weimar has re ceived from the allied high command a demand tor permission for Polish troops to land af Danzig and to march through German territory to Poland, according to a. dispatch re ceived here from Weimar." Amsterdam, Mar. 29. The allied note to Germany demanding that Polish troops to be allowed to land at Danzig declared that refusal by Ger many would be regarded as a- breach of" the armistice, a Berlin dispatch said. The German government re plied that it could, not take the re sponsibility for permitting the Poles to land at Danzig, but was prepared to facilitate a landing at Stettin, Koenigsberg, Memel or Llbau. AMERICANS ARRIVE DN FRONT Washington, Mar.; 29. The 168th engineering company has arrived at Murmansk, on the Archangel front, and the J 67th company Is en route. They will reinforce the Americans to prepare communications to the coast tor ultimate withdrawal. T T Pullman, Wash., Mar. 29. The Columbia basin Irrigation project provided tor by the recent session ot the Washington legislature, probably will distribute water to a greater acreage than any other single ditch now In existence it carried through to successful completion, according to the statement of Professor O. L Waller, a member of the faculty of j Washington state 'ollege and ot the commission to which the preliminary DANZIG CAUSE OM ALARM GERMANS INCU.GfflSOli survey has ibeen entrusted. . '"This is saying a great deal," said Prof essor. Waller, "for India - has 60,000,000 acres of land under Irri gation and Egypt 'has about 6,000, 000. In the Columbia project there will ibe about 4,000,000 acres of land, though all of It may not be at the right level for Irrigation." l 1