VOIi. I.X., No. -i7.
JK A NTH 1-AH8, JOWKI'HINE COUNTY. OREGON. BATUIDAV, MARCH 20, 1010.
' WHOLE NUMBER 2628.
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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
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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
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Constantinople. Mar. 29Contrary.
10 reports TurKey is wen .. supplied
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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
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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
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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
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this side or tne town or Wilbur.
ALBERT ANDERSON GETS
AT
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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.
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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."
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