Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1919)
( ' VOK IX.. X. liKI. ..... ..... I .WMSRFAP U I UlllllU 1 11.1 II TOLL OF DEATH HIX I'Hd'I.K KIM.l:i AM) MANY injikk'h wiiiin cvciink MTItlKK IX OKLAHOMA FIFTY ME KILLED IN TEXAS Tiimlrii, VlmiMlMrK mid Mliineoln All VUIH.I by TwLter Which Iive I !.( rmllin In Vnke Durum, Okla., Apr. . 8ljt people re reported killed, muny vrioinly Injur ihI. mid many houses and barns UoiiHillnhod lwtt 'night by a cyclone which passed five mile from this city. The Riorm did nut hit any of the town In the county. Dallu. Texan. Apr. 9. tlht peo ple were killed In tornado at Tun dra. Vansnndl county, I ant night. A telephone menaaire from the Hmt mtmter' at WlniiKborK, Texan, said that ha bt-llevud I !i person near that village were dead and many fatally Injured. Information from Minnepla stated that 1J were klllud In that Vicinity. It la believed 4hat about 0 people were killed altogether. Hampton Roads, Va., Apr. 9. Lieutenant John K. Nee ly, of Seattle, waa Inatantly klllud and ttarKeant J. B. Hlcharilmin was seriously Injured at I-anitlcjr Held when the airplane Neely wan lrl vlitK fell about 250 feet. OF E INTWO STATES Pi A. C. Allen, of Medford, member of the atate board of horticulture, la In the city today making uu Inspec tion of orchard conditions. Mr. Al len atnitea that he haa found condi tions here very favorable. The 'board of horticulture la allowed 11 2,000 for two yeara, nearly half of that imomiMs required for (fixed expense, leaving $400 per year to each com . mlHHlonor aa expense for the whole diatrlrt. In -Mr. Allen's district are aoven counties. In .conversation at the lunch (Able at the Josephine to day, Mr. Allen contrasted the Amounts expended by the atate of Oregon for the fruit Industry and the flahlng Industry. Twelve thou sand dollars in two years for fruit nnd something like $150,000 In two years for ithe sport fisher and the commercial intorosta. r' Mr. Allen atates that one' thing lone worth thousands of dollars to Orogon, which has boon accomplish ed by the board, Is the absolute pre vention of the tuber moth gaining a lodgement 'in Oregon, while Callfor- 1 nla Is practically overrun with the licet end the -potato tnduatry serious ly crippled. 'Every' shipment of California potatoos coming Into Ore- gon must 'bear a certificate from the starting (point and must also foe In spected flit It destination. . Several shipments have been condemned from this district and others,, have beon returned to California. Sev eral shipments to Grants Pass have licen condemned. E SOLDIERS FOR RUSSIA London, Apr. 9. The war office lias Issued an urgent appeal for vol unteers for ithe relief force for North ern Russia. They must be trained Midlers. The period of enlistment , Sa fer one year or less, as required. FATE OF IMPERIAL FAfillLY A MYSTERY KIToHn to He Made to Determine K.M't DetnilN of IHonpiM imuirr jt (Vnr'a I'limlly Omsk, Siberia. Feb. 12. (Corn). Hpoliduncn of the Associated Press.) Hurloua effort will he made to de termine the exact dotalli of the aa- KUMiiuatlon of the IliiHNan Imperial family which occurred In a house at Ekaterinburg. Varloua accounts 6t the affair are still current nt Omak where at present rewlde two tutors, one KnulUh, the other French, who were attanhod to the family of Czar .Nicholas, And who were wltb the unhappy monarch! until they were removed from Toliotsk to the houae at, Yekaterinburg, where they were subsequently murdered. Official iiemonaKee who visited tli la houae and who bad some oppor tunity of gleaning detail accept the story that the former Kmperor Nlch olaa, hi wife and their children were thrown Into a pit or cellar and there half suffocated, wounded and finally killed under a hall of mlaalles, In cluding liomlw. They believe that the bodies, were aecrotly uranHforred to the forest and burled. Special Invetttlgatlon Im Imlng made of the talo that one of the JewoU of the for mer empress, a diamond, waa found In a forest recess. A atory that "N'lcholaa staline'd with a polngard by a sailor whilo being transferred from one place to an other, and that, kissing the hem of the sailor's garment, he pleaded for mercy, la not accepted a vouched for by any historical data of a ser loua nature. . NARCOTIC LAW BOTHER TO MANY MERCHANTS Under the provisions of the orig inal ilurriaon narcotic law, remedies or reparations whlclr. contain not more than two grains of opium, or ono fourth grain of morphine, or one fourth grain of heroin, or one grain of codolne to the ounce, are exempt. This applies also to liniments, oint ments, or other preparations for ex ternal use only. Howovor, as amend ed by ho revenue act of 1918, all storekeepers who handle such pre parations, even it their narcotic con tent exempt them from the provi sions of the Harrison act. are requir ed to register with the collector of Internal refenue at Portland, and pay a tax of 11 a'year or fractional part thereof, and further, to keep records of all sales of such prepara tions. ' , V" '.' ' Many merchant In Oregon, other than retail druggists, carry such preparations and they should Imme diately apply Ito 'Milton .A. Miller, collector of Internal revenue at Port land for the necessary blanks to reg ister. " - : The tax Is payable not later than April 25M, for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1919. AFTER TAG SELLERS Tacoma, Wash., Apr. 9 Prosecut ing Attorney Askren tiled hu lnfor mrdon in the auperlor court today, charging nine leaders In the tag sale for the soldiers' and sailors' council with criminal conspiracy, which 1e .punishable by a year's Im prisonment and. ft, 000 fine. The list Includes Ste.ve Burk, eecretary treasury of the council, J. L. Johns, Seattle oftlclnl of, the organisation, and Paddy Morris, a Tacoma radical 'leader. All the men are out on f 750 ball each. ' . , Washington, Apr. . On April 1 the wr department announced to day, the aggregate strength 'of the American rmrWM S.085,718, in cluding tho 17,738 nxarlnes with the ixpeditlonary force. , , ' , OFFICIA CfflANTg PASS. JOBBl'HI.VB QOPWTT. TpEALSTOfflEAlilES I -I " ' ii Is Unable to Maintain Order at Home-Strikes and Count er Revolutions Numerous Allies Leave Odessa Railway Employes Strike-Red Cross Robbed I'urls, Apr. 9. At the latent see- mIoii of the Oerman cabinet council the government considered the eventuality of making an appeal to the allied armies to maintain order In Germany, In the Interest of all tiurope, a Zurich correspondent re IKrt. Copenhagen, Apr. 9 Oerman gov ernment troops are marching on Hwioii where a collision occurred be tween strikers and a Christian work ers' organization, members of which desired to continue at their employ ment, a Berlin dispatch announces. Strike have occurred at the big Krupp munition plant. Paris, Apr. 9. The evacuation of the Black sea port of Odessa by the allied force baa been officially con firmed. . -f-f-f 44.4.4 VKTOKY I)ASf TANK AKIUVK8 TOMORROW A telegram ha been received from Marshall N. Dana, of Port land, director of publicity for the Victory loan campaign. 4- stating that the tank furnished Oregon tor the Victory loan 1 due to reach- Grant Pass on Thursday, April 10, at 2:45 p. m., and -will remain here dur ing the afternoon: Sergeant C. O. Hendershott and Corporal O. C. Alden will accompany the tank and there will be Victory loan speakers present. Mr. Stilt la expected to arrive, in the city this even ing to confer with banker and appoint a county manager for the coming campaign. New York, Apr. 9. Sidney Drew. actor on the stage and for the movies, died here today at hi home at the age of 54. Amerongen, Netherlands, March 6. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) 'All who come Into close connection -with the former German emperor these day are aatonlshed at the change which has come over hi behavior in relation to . people with whom he ia 'brought 4nto con tact. HI haughty manner has dis appeared. Me no longer takes it for granted that he Is the supreme lord to whom all must bow. Any service given to him, even by the humblest o gardeners in the employ of Count HeniuncK, ia rewaraeo; -witn apparent ly sincere thank and ' sometimes, oven with a genuine .handshake- a thing not looked for by the. highest in: i his courtier ' -when he 'was still the height of his power. Virtually without exception, he passes three hours every morning between breakfast and lunch at his voluntary task- pf saving logs In the grounds of the castle. The last ten minutes of each hour la given up to a spoil of rest, during which the lumberman, once so imperious, smokes- a light clgareUe. In the course of this Interval heartily wel comed (by ,hls Mtendant who assists at une ouier ena or tne aouDle-nand-led saw now used-Willlam Hohen zollern starts smoking, for the at tendants etlll retain enough ot their subjectivity not to dare to take the lead. Then one of the attendants discreetly draws a ' cigarette case from hi pocket, on seeing which FORMER KAISER'S HAUGHTY HANNER VANISHED-HE SULKS AMD SAWS WOOD OBKOOX, WKDNKBDAr, APRIL if " Basel, Apr. 9. The storage sheds of the American Red Cross were among the food depots pillaged by armed crowds In Nuremberg Tues day, the dispatches atate. Goods to the value of 700,000. mark are said to have been .taken from the various depots. Munich, Apr. 9. With another 24 hours behind it, the Bavarian coun cil government appears less able to Impose itself upon the country. The general political situation la more threatening. Berlin, Apr. 9. The railway em ployes threat to add to Germany's trouble by striking, which has brought a sharp reply from the gov ernment, denouncing aneh action- a "a crime against the whole people." WILKOX'i OROKR - 4 IHOISES KRKXCH 4 4 4 Paris. Apr. 9. The French press harshly denounces the 4 American delegation, charging 4 that the ordering of the steam- 4 er George Washington to re- 4 turn before the regular time la nothing short of blackmail to InUmidate France Into with- 4- drawing some of their claims. 4 MOUNT LASSEN ACM AFTER YEAR'S REST Redding, Cal., Apr. 9. Mount Lassen, after lying dormant -for about a year, resumed a violent eruption today. A steady stream of white sulphurous smoke is issuine from the crater. " the former emperor often says, of fering his hurning cigarette:- "Here you are. Take a light.' Soon all about him are smoking and continue doing so until the" ten minute interval Is over and work be gins again. 't Ofttlmes In these short rests the former mpress who, dur ing the work walks about in the cas tle grounds when'the weather is fav or able, comes ro'p to the place where the wood sawing Is done and a little general ohat ensues, "both Herr Ho henzollern and his wife putting ques tions on all sorts of, suibjects to those In attendance. ' ' "' ' " '" 1 ' As a rule, the former emperor Is extremely talkative. v'- He dwells greatly on foappehlngs in Germany, both past and present. Often- he is In a complaining mood when he blames all and sundry for what has occurred. It does not seem to enter his mind, that any ot the fault tie with him. v At these times he expresses sorrow for the asperity of hi utterances.. On other occasions these are more Tare he closes up like a chun and not.a word can be drawn from him. , - ' He has everything he can possibly require in the way of creature com forts, ibut without actually being imprisoned he is confined to a very small area, for he, has not dared since (before Christmas to put a foot outside of the oaatle grounds aa he tear contact with the outside world. 0, 1019. ES BILL INTRODUCED Aowell Sees Awful Result of His Wire-Control Mcaaure Meuntt Death to Gov't Control Washington, Apr. . tRepresenta tlve Aswell, of Louisiana, who intro duced the bill which led to the gov ernment's taking over the telegraph and telephone lines, Is sorry for what he did and is going to apologize to congress for his action. "f am the author." said Mr. As- well, "of the resolution to take over the control of the telegTaph and telephone wires for the duration of the war. I believed In It heartflv and worked for It faithfully, but I am very frank to state that I am greatly disappointed and dlscouraz- ed to note the .Increase of '20 per cent, ordered on telegraph rates. I am not yet ready to admit that any such Increase is Justifiable or necessary. "This means the death knell of government control or ownership of telegraph, telephone and railroad lines. I owe It to my people and to congress to apologize for my resolu tion if government control means Increased rates." Judee F. iM rtelkina rotnmorf in Medford last night, having disposed of some court business here and set the following cases tor trial before a Jury next Monday ; . , , Lambert vs. Brain well; Knight vs. Utah-Idaho 3ugar Co.; Grimmett vs. Gllmore, and Bumgardner vs. Counts. Some of these cases, how ever, may not come to trial. M. E. Young, who has -been held in the county jail awaiting trial on the charge of illegally bringing whiskey Into the state, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment but Ta roled to the district attorney on good behavior. A divorce was granted to Margue rite Bratton from Roscoe Bratton.. The grand Jury, which adjourned yesterday evening, recommended the following: "' "A wood floor In the Janitor's apartments at the courthouse. Heat ing the Jail from the heating plant in tne courtnouse. Painting the fence around the jail yard.' ' ' ' ' "A dormer window in sleenlna apartments in upper floor 'of the dounty home. Provision made for laundry room for Inmates of county home." .'' ' " SERVICE ARE WANTED . t. : Mrs. Alice Bacon, county school superintendent, reports that in some sections returned soldiers are ne glecting to'ifill out tine questionnaires sent out by the 'state, some of them ibelng apprehensive that' It will bind them to some future call. The ques tionnaire Is simply a record of sol dier service, whjch is to be kept by the state. The matter was neglect ed at the start and now an effort Is being made to secure the war record ot every Oregon soldier. Many a Civil War veteran would have been saved much anxiety had such a record teen made at the time of he civil strife. ; Relatives of soldiers" should make an effort to foave their soldier's re cord preserved. f t f SIANV KILLED VHEN ' 4 flTROOPS OPEN FIRE 4 ': .' ; -- .' 4 -f Cairo, gypt, Apr. 9 Troops 4 f tired on a mob' here today dur- 4 lng a. demonstration, killing -f -V nine people and Wounding 56. 4 iSome householders ' 'wantonly 4 fired oh'the mdh.' " ' .'' 4 44444444 44-4 44 4 44 4- POLOGIZ WHOLE Nt'MBER WVt. CAMPAIGN TO RAISE ARMY OF 500,000 MEN OFFICERS AXD SOLDIERS OF CAMP LEWIS TO COMB NORTH WEST FOR VOLIXTEERS BENNETT IN CITY Arrives Here to Inxpect Recruiting urnce ana BUmnlate Interest In Oversea Army Tacoma, Wash., Apr. 9. The as sist the. government In raising 500.- 000 volunteers to replace the sol diers now in the service, 35 - men and two officers from Camp Lewis will start out this week on a recruit- . Ing campaign in the Northwest in motor trucks. They will set np a model camp wherever they stop. Colonel Bennett, of Portland, ar rived In, tjils city this morning for the purpose of inspecting the local recruiting office. In charge of Re cruiting Officer Paul J. Bauer, and to encourage enlistment for overseas service. A great effort is to be made to recruit the 500,060 men for this service as Quickly as possible. ' Mr. ' Bauer states that those wishing In formation in regard to this service. can obtain the same at his office on Sixth street. He also says the blank on which to make out claim for the $60 bonus due soldiers are expected to arrive within few days. '....' HOW THEY TURN THE Pocatello, Idaho, April 9. Poca tello haa been dry, or supposedly o, for a number of years.-- The police ' court record shows, however, - that there is a sufficient quantity of, the . banned liquid to excite suspicion. A tar begrimmed barrel appeared, on the freight platform of the local station not long agb.''lt was con signed to a "paint company' which. officers discovered, did not exist. The (barrel was examined and found'.' to contain the 'banned spirits regu lar' ten-year-old whlskey-abouti 35 gallons. The harel was allowed to ' rest' for days' 'in the hope that ' the' owners might (be : indiscreet enough" to claim it. But the officers finally became tired jot the watch and con cluded to move it. The task was easy." The barrel was 'unusually light and when moved trom'.'its"i6- sitlon there waa disclosed an augur- hole through the platform and into the bottom of the barrel. The con- . tents had (been drawn under the eyes Of thA nfft4Ara H'atrs iiafnM nnl via d6ubt bad' been converlei' into' cash. For long time a mysterious' wo-' man with a baby carriage confused . the officers, who could not locate . the source of supply, until one day the woman proved her own best cus tomer and permitted the baby to re main alone 'f of several hours while ' she enjoyed spree with some of her customers. , lender the ibaby't . uinmg was in ..remainaer or a half case of whiskey. 1 IRON WORKERS ARE San Francisco, Apr. 8. The Iron Trades council here, representing , over 50,000 workers in the Bay re gion, have rejected the new working ; yirda,' drawh np by1 the receht Wash ington conference.' They instructed 1 their . executive committee to draw tip a . new agreement,, to. he submitted . to the shipyard executives here.' AFTER BETTER TERMS