VOL. IX., No. GRANTS PARS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL ft, 1010. "WIIOLtf NUMBER 2S6. BIG 4 GETTING DOWNTOBRASS TNS TODAY X)IXNKL 1IOIHH HTILL.Hl'llHTL TtTKH Toil WILSON, WHO IS 1'XAIILH TO II K PRESENT IS Will Kiidtvivor o Place lteMimillil lly for War and Name Tribunal ' to Try Knitter iuiiI Other I'arla, Apr. 8. The council of four met at Uoyd Onorgo' residence day. President WIIhuii wua unable to attend thin mornlnK. but It la hoped that he will ha able to be pre-, out Inter in the day. j The United State will maintain In The overnight tension In peace comtnlHalon and ready for aervlre conforenco circle has not been din-j under the plan a minimum of 1,050 pulled, but It win felt that tlio ea- lank, 330 being of the hoavy and Mlou today would rli-ur the atmos-,720 of the light type. A third type, phew. I known a the "signal tank," I pro- Tho first question taken up waVldod for each company and bat thnt of procedure, In un effort to ac-.tallon commander, 45 in all bolng colernto the work. Colonel House comprised In tlio complete tank or- repreaented the president. Tlio afternoon session will be de voted to the rmpoimllilllty of the war, including tlio question of a trl- bunal to try the former kaiser, the. crown prlnco and other. The commission on reparation ha agreed on tho main feature and a more hopeful tone prevailed as the day went on. IO.(HM TO FIGHT DIKIOYAI.TV Ilashane, Australia, via Montreal 4Apr. 8. At a meeting of returned i aoldiera held in tho exhibition ground on Sunday, 10,000 volun teer were enrolled as an army to fight disloyalty. E At tho Newman M. B. church thl forenoon at 9:30, tho district annual meeting of the Woman's Home and Foreign 'Missionary societies was called to ordor 'by Mrs. M. C. Reed, of Ashland. Beside iMrs. Reed the delegates from 'Ashland are: Mrs. O. F. Dllllngs, Mrs. C. W.' Hammond. 'Mrs. O. A. Ed wards. Mrs. II. J. Van Fossen .and Mrs. Hodktnson; from Medford, Mrs. O. E. Osborne and 'Mrs. R. D. Henson; f rom Wlldorvllle, Tlev. and Mrs. Rummnll and Mrs. Ixvelnce; from Uosoburg, Mrs. M. C. Marsters and Mr. Watson. Mrs. A. R. Maclan and iMIsa OBa Grace Das of Portland are In attendance to make addresses at the meeting. The forenoon session was tnk'en up with reports, addresses and routine bus iness. At noon the ladles of the lo cal societies served a luncheon In the church. Tonight at 8 o'clock Mrs. Maclean will speak on "Metho dist Women In the Centenary" and t Ml Davis on "Obligations In jine Iand." the JREACHEROUS COAST -WILL BE IMPROVED Dawson. Y. T., March 21. (By Canadian Press) 'Resolutions favor ing improvemdnts to coast water ways from "Seattle and Vancouver B. C, northward, Including Canu- dlan and Alaskan waters, have been adopted 'by the Yukon Development league. The resolutions point out the losses of hundreds of lives' and more than 8200,000,000 worth o shipping in those 'waterB. Coopera tlon Is asked of theleglslntures or "Yukon. Alaska. British Columbia and Washington stato, and the com -merclal and mining; bodies of coast cities, In urging ample appropriation from Washington; D.. C..' and Ottawa. IlEA'SIII U. S. I'.Mliniatff IImmhI on OmilUlon April I Place Yield at h:I7,(MM,(mio llu. ulieU for IDIU Washington, Apr. 8. The large! crop of winter wheat ever grown Is tlio forecast for this year by the de partment of agrl'iilture, which bases tlio estimate on condition reported on April 1. The enormous yield of 837,000.000 I Announmd, which, at the government' guaranteed price of $2.20 a bushel, plncus the value of the predicted crop at $2.R91,S20,000. TANKS TO IIKCOMK PART OF l H. AltMV ORGANIZATION Washington, Apr. 8. Recognition of the Importance of armored tanka, to-jordnanco cavalry.'ln modern warfare j In Indicated by the peare time orgnn- Untlon of thin arm. Just approved by the war department sanitation. , A tank nrlwido, composed of one battalion of hoavy tanka and two of light tank, will be attached to each army corp. The typical heavy bat- tallon Include 45 fighting tank, with 24 In reserve, and the light bat talion 4S fighting machine with IS In reserve. . ITHREE OVERSEAS MEN RETURN HOME TODAY Dwlght Jewell, member of the 37th Engineers curved 10 months In Franco and when designated for re turn was 'with the army of occupa tion tt Colilonz, returned bumo this mcrnln.:. He was for three month ntntlonot In tho Tonl sector. Dur ing the 10 months In France the only Grants Piss man he saw was Wal lace Coutaut. D. Warren, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. U Warren, returned home this morning after serving' with the Ca nadian army for two years and nine months. He was In the 187th Bat. " Sergeant G. Spranger, modlcnl de partment, base hospital" ' IS, 18 mifnths In France, arrived home to day. Ho sjient the greater part of the time overseas at Chaumont, France.' ' " "' ' Td E. F. llannum, who has spent the greater part of the iaBt three years at Taktlma, Is In the city today, hav ing been recently called to his ranch on the Ablegate 'by the serious 111- noss of his father, Wm. Hannum, who, Is now I'n, his 86th year. Mr. Hannum has been employed at the Queen o( Bronco mine, which is now shut down. because of the low price of copper. He states that the new wagon road which Is being constructed from a point near Waldo to the copper property isliout 12 miles' to the south," and owned by some'Chlcago people., Is weir under way. Aibout a mile and a quartor of the road has 'been finished, states Mr. Hannum, but it is a hard road to construct and some blasting through solid rock will have to be done. A donkey engine Is used to grub the trees from the right ofway. PEASANTS IX AKSIS ' r MAttCWtXO OX KIKV Budapest, Apr.. 8. Troops com' manded by Simon Petrura, peasant leader of the Ukrainians, are said to be menacing the city of Kiev' ,Tper are within a few miles of the city. I FOR m GERMAN IMPERIALISM IS TH Soviet Republic Proclaimed at nection With Hungarian Peoples Announced Outbreak Due at Hamburg Spartacans Again a Menace Nuremburg. April 8. The proc lamation of a soviet republic at Mu nich ha been announced in the newspaper. Enormous crowd gath ered in the streets, ibut the new was received calmly by the people. A complete severance from the old Ger man imperialism and the resumption of "brotherly connection" with the Russian-Hungarian peoples 1 an nounced. Copenhagen, Apr. 8. Demonstra tion have occurred in Munich against the now revolutionary gov ernment in Bavaria, Berlin dis patches state. Demonstrations were dispersed by troop. Berlin report say a political movement of great Importance is Imminent In the region of Hamburg. GREATEST OF FLIRTS Bonn, tRhelnish Prussia, Mar. 31. To discourage fraternization on the port of the young German wom en on Bonn with British soldiers the military authorities' recently Inaugu rated a syulom of posting the name of women. The first inch placard to appear was on lust Sunday morn ing at the moat prominent street corner in Bonn. The week following the authorities reported that there was a falling off in the number of fraternization case Reported., of more than 50 per cent. WAVE OF CRIME SWEEPS ENGLAND JD BAFFLES SLEUTHS !.ndon, Apr. 7 Spectacular hold uis, mysterious murders and .thril ling Jewelry robberies are claiming the best skill or Scotland Yard and holding the attention of tho London public. Not for many years if in deed ever have the authorities been callod upon to cope with such a wave of crime as that which has swept the metropolis since the beginning of the year. While some arrests have been madeand some men punished, the police are hard put to keep pace with the criminals. So frequent have robberies become that London bankers have taken measures to meet possible raids on their cash counters, '"'a proceeding hitherto unknown In the clly. All cashiers have been Inatructed to keep cash out of sight Instead of display lng U on hank counters. The police In the neighborhood of important banking houses have been ordered to be especially-vigilant, particularly at tfe lunch hour. The iprevalence of crime was first called .to the attention of the author ities 'When' the newspapers made a sensation out of the sudddn death of "Blllte" Carlton, a favorite aotress, who was found dead in her apart ment the morning after the famous liberty ball several months ago. It developed that she had died from an overdose of a drug. tAn Investigation showed that the practice of drug- taftlng was Increasing In the city and thai"'pptum parties" were not un common. Next the city was startled by the arrest of Lieutenant Colonel Norman O. Rutherford, of the army medical corps, charged with shotting to death Major Wiles C. Se tpn also, of the mwcaj. corps, atVth', house of the major's cousin. BIr Malcom Beton In RD a Munich and Brotherly Con It fs reported that Doctors Hgiiffen berg and Herz, ttpartacan leaders, themselves musters of the situation and in converting Hamburg and the region between Hamburg and Bre men into -a soviet republic. Berlin, Apr. 8. Dissention have already arisen among the founders of the soviet governments In Bavaria and an Intensified state of siege nas been proclaimed in Munich. " ItJs re ported that the communists there have decided that they will not col laborate with the majority socialist. They have demanded the removal of the socialists -from the new govern ment which they wish to consist pf communists and independent social ists. FOR DISTRIBUTION A supply of questionnaires pre pared by the chrome commission at Washington, D. C, have been ' re ceived by Frank. C. Bramwell, and may be obtained by calling at the Grants Pass Banking company, or by writing Mr. Bramwell a letter re questing that a supply be sent by mall. Under recent rulings three questionnaires must accompany each claim for reimbursement. . One copy must be sworn to before a notary public or the cleric of a court. The other two must be filed with the ver ified questionnaire and claim. OF SCOTLAND YARD Holland Park... The hearing of this case in court has not been concluded. Murders of lees importance fol lowed, ach having some unusual feature. The city was again aroused a few weeks ago by the published statement that Major H. IB. Chaney, of the "Royal Air" Force, bad tried to kill his aged mother, at Talgarth Mansions, and had then killed him' self. Mrs. Chaney was severely wounded, but hopes are 'entertained for her recovery. Police investiga tion threw no' light on the tragedy so far as the public was concerned. Major Chaney was one of the best known officers of the British . air force, having been the Inventor of the camera gun with which cadets were trained in aerial gunnery.' Of robberies there have been many. Holdups have taken place In the West Bndrfind In the suburbs at night, while scores of houses and apartments have been robbed In the most clever manner.' . Jewelry robberies have perhaps been the most frequent crimes since the epidemic set 1n. A- number of high class shops have been entered in daylight by thieves who, on pre tense of buying .diamonds, have stol en Jewels to the value of many thou sands of dollars. ; ' 'Many cases are assigned for the number and character of the crimes. the majority of them placing the re sponsibility at the doors of dlscharg ed soldiers. Police officers from some of the most Important Amorl can cities are in London seeking In ternational criminals who may 'have been discharged from some of the armtes. French and Italian officers also are said to be here, each looking tor an opportunity to assist In the general round-up. , ' " ' v T , 'Meantime the. crimes continue.' JAPS MAKE SECRET TREATIES PUBLIC i Out-Think the blne by Iubllhing , Agreement. Which Tliey Claim """ Were "N'ot Secret" Washington, Apr. 8. In proof of its contention that the so-called "secret agreements" between Japan and China contain nothing secret, the Osaka Malnchl has published the military and naval agreements of 1918 between the two countries, the text of which was made public here. Both agreements. It was provided, should be "treated In the light of military secrets." It was also pro vided that they should become "nuH and void on the termination of Jap an and China's war against Ger many and Austria." Japan and China, according to the military agreement, were to take co operative action ' against the enemy in view of the fact that enemy in fluence is Invading Russia eastward and the peace of the two countries may thus be imperiled." Chinese authorities were to help Japanese troops and Japanese troops were to respect Chinese sovereignty. and Japan pledged herself to with draw, on the conclusion of hostili ties, all her troops within Chinese frontiers. The military authorities of either country,' It was stipulated. . should consult the convenience of the other In regard to the military operations. 'In the event of employing the Chinese eastern railway for purposes of military transport," It was agreed. the existing treaties shall be re spected In regard to the control, pro tection, etc.," of this railroad, but with reference to the method of transport matters shall be agreed upon as occasion may warrant, be tween the 'authorities concerned 'un der Instruction from the military an tnonties of the two countries. Similar engagements were made in the naval agreement, equality to be mutually Tespected and, "In the event of Japan and China opening operations," the naval " authorities and people of both countries were to be Instructed to "preserve friend ships and good will within the areas of military operations so that the ob ject of making cooperative defenses against the enemy be fulfilled." The area of military ' operations and military functions were to be agreed upon with due regard and al lowances for the military strength of the two countries. AUSKA ASKS MORE ER FROMU. S. ' Juneau, Alaska, Apr. 8. .Alaska is the latest of the globe's communi ties to ask for home' rule. Today Senator 'William Britt, Juneau, intro duced into the territorial senate a Joint memorial asking congress to give Alaska full territorial govern ment. Senator Britt's memorial request ed a government similar to those of other territories of the United States before -they were admitted Into the union of states. .Alaska's present government, It declared, is much more restricted than other territor-. itles have been in the past. Statements have been made here that too little authority Is given Alaska by the federal government to deal directwith local conditions. Too many matters, it has been charg ed must go to Washington. ' INLAND EMPIRE FARMERS CALL LABOR FROM FRISCO Seattle, Apr. 8. Farm labor is needed so badly In eastern Washing ton that Lawrence Wood, ' Seattle, state director of the federal employ' ment bureau has sent a call to Call fornla for .help. There Is a big labor surplus In San Francisco, 'Mr. Wood has learned. ' About 1,000 men could be ' used,, on Washington farms at wages from $60 to $70 per month I DEPORT FORTY 1. 1 W. SERVING TIE ACTIVfTY OP FEDERAL OFFI. CIALS MAKES LIFE MISERABLE FOB ALL DISLOYAL" -TIN. IT SPOKANE Harry Wicks, Who Organized Fort Und Soviet of Radicals, Gets In ' Trouble at Spokane , Leavenworth, Ka., Apr. 8.- War- ' rants calling for the doportatlon of 40 I. W. W. now serving sentences in the federal prison here, have been ' served by immigration officials. The men will be deported at the end 'of their sentences. Spokane, Wash., Apr. 8. The po lice here have published a letter which they declare was found ' on, Harry M. Wicks, of Portland, who is under arrest here on the charge of disloyalty and violation of the Mann" act. The letter refers to a meeting of 'C C. C." the same Initials signed to- a -threatening letter received by. Governor Stephens of California he- fore the executive mansion was dam aged by a bomb. ' . ' Wicks was the organizer of the Portland soviet of radicals. OF PLACED UNDER ARREST- Copenhagen, Apr. 8.--Herr Lands berg, minister of Justice, in the na tional German government, has been arrested at Bagdeburg, capital of Prusian Saxony, by members of reg-' iments stationed there. It Is report-: ed. General von Kleist, command ing the Fourth army, and his staff. Copenhagen, Apr. '8. Landaberg, minister of Justice of the German government, was released at Helm stad, a dispatch says. As a result of his arrest a state of siege has been declared at Odagdeburg and . troops have been sent to bring those . re sponsible to Justice. HIGH FARMING WILL BE' TESTED IX IT AH Logan, Utah, Apr. ,7. The possi bilities of . dry-farming a mile and one-halt above sea level will be In vestigated this spring by the experi ment station of the Utah Agricultural college. The experiment will be con ducted In John's valley,, this state, and will be under the direct super vision of Dr. F. S. -Harris, director and agronlmist of the experiment station of the college. A 40-acre tract has' already been cleared, plow ed and fenced for the experiment. Melborne, March 17. Australia is faced with a difficult problem in try ing to man its navy. 'Enlistments of 1,140 men will expire next June and according to a statement by the naval ministry, a canvass of the fleet showed that only 9T Intended to re main In the service, despite the' gov ernment's offer of a bonus of $125. Unmarried, seamen now are receiv ing l$16 a week and, the married men an additional 50 cents or dollar 'a 1 aay, according io rating, 'rne pay oi officers Is higher than In the royal navy,, Every, effort Is, being: made, to Induce men to embark on a naval oareef. i vjvi:1'," ' : ' -' 7 r