Diversity of Or. Itkmu
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VOL. IX., No. 1M.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE OOCNTT, OREGON. 8ATIRDAY, MAY 10, 1910.
i : . WHOLE NUMBER 2664.
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50 YEARS AGO
.MORMON HTATK M'XEIUIATKH
A.N.NlVKItHAKY OF (XNNBCTINU
ATLANTIC WITH PACIFIC
.25,000 MEN WERE EMFL01E0
Golden Hplke Made From Twenty,
three $-0 Gold l'ire and lrlvrn
Ily (iuv. Ixluud Hlanford
Ogden, I'tuh, May 10. Utah today
la celobratlng In thla city the golden
J u bl I oo of the driving of the golden
spike which comomorated tho com
pletion or the first transcontinental
'railroad connecting tho Atlantic and
Pacific oceans. Grinded veterans of
the VJest who either worked on tho
Central Pacific, or Vnlon Pacific, or
who drove the tennis that supplied
the workers were the guests of hon
or. Many are here who remember
the race to build the Pacific railroad,
and there are some who toll of track
laying records made In the lust few
days of the rnre which would make
construction engineers of today en-
"vloui.
i There are present a 'few who
witnessed tho driving of the last
pike made of gold at PTomotory,
CO miles west of Ogdcn.
The building of the Pacific rail
road was begun at Omaha of the
Vnlon Pacific, and at Sacramento of
the OirinU' Pacific on January t.
lSflS. With the granting of a gov.
rnmant subsidy to the Pacific rail'
rond, the work waa speeded up after
numerous delays and It became a
race to lay the turnout mlloago of
rails. . The content ended May 10.
1869, at Promontory, 50 miles west
of Ogden, at which time trains from
the Pnlon Pacific and Southern Pa
dflc mot. The t'nlon Pacific had
hultt 10R6 mllis went ward from
Omaha, tho Central Pacific having
advanced 090 miles enstwarit from
Sacramento.
Governor Inland Stanford, of Cal
ifornia, drove Iho last and golden
spike, aldod by T. C. nurunt. presi
dent of the Pnlon Pacific Just bo
fore the meeting of the rails both
railroads wero employing 25,000
mon and using O.oon tea-ns in con
struction work, It Is said.
Ptah historical rocorils say that
Vnlon Pacific engine No. 119 and
gennral locomotive "Jupiter" nearly
touched "noses" at tho ceremony,
TMgnr Mills, of Sacramento, was
mnstor of ceremony and aftor an
opening prayer by A Rev. Dr. Todd,
of Massachusetts and a hrlof talk by
Oonernl Gronvllle M. Dodge, a super
intendent of the Pnlon Pacific, Gov
ernor Stanford raised the mallet and
ntruck the first blow, driving the
golden aplke Into the last tlo. The
silver splko was drlvon by Dr. Dur
nnt. The tlo Into which tho spikes
were drlvon contained a silver 'plntel
hearing an Inscription commemora
tive of tho event.
The golden spike was donated by
Dr. H. Hervos, of San Francisco, and
was made from 23 $20 gold pieces.
The silver spike It 1s said, came
from the mines of Virginia City, Ne
vada. :ti
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THROUGH THE HEART
; Portland, Ore.. May 10. Mrs.
Kdna Tuck, aged' 81, was shot
through tho heant and died Instantly
at her homo here early today. Her
luwband, Eugene Tuck, and Mrs
Marine Mlddleton, who lives In the
same hoime, are 'hold for InveBtlga
tlon. y
Tuck says his wife shot horsolf
while he was nut of the room. Do
mestic difficulties are alleged to
liavo been the cause of the shooting.
IN
IN
UTAH
ItccauMO Immigration Una llecn Ile-
ilmi'd Col, Wood Thinks I'. H.
Will llo Hliort (1,000,000 Men
w , ; , v t(1 , ;
Washington, May 10 Colouor Ar-
umr wood. h warned ompioyen .
lo hire an many extra men now as
possible to protect themselves
against a coming tromendoui labor.
shortage.
'American labor, be declared, will ;
bo abort nix million mon aud women
this your, lurgoly because Imuilgra-i "" President Wilson had coinmlt
tlon hua boon vastly reduced. ted Mmet to proposal to aettle
1 in ml ii rat lun mi to 1914 and for
the seven years
Woods, amounted lo approximately;
one million a voar. In 11)15 It wa!u
320,000; iu 191", 300,000; In 1918
ldO.000; and In IV 19 It will prob
ably bo less.
The army.
lie aud, Mill prooably
keep out of industry au additional
million men for at least another
year.
The shipbuilding program, said
Woods, has taken approximately
500,000 workers from other fields ao
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far.
In addition to that, be aald, Amer
ica Is confronted with the problem of
handling the largest food crop ever
produced
Itoports on public work, programs!
show the country 1s two billion dol
lars behind In this form of public
Improvement. Contracts are being
lot dally, Woods elated, and the labor
demand la constantly Increasing.
MOHK THOOPH OX Til Kill
WAY TO CAM I LEWIS
Portland. Ore..' May 10. Word
wa received here today that La
Grande field hospital unit, belonging
to the Rainbow Division, la on Its
way to Camp Iowls and will stop at
ax Grande.
MEXICO TO ESTABLISH
TEN-MILE DRY ZONE
, UircdJ. Tex.. May 10. A bill to
create a ten-mile dry zone along the
International border will 'be Intro
duced In the Mexican congress, ae
cording to Mexican officials In Nuevo
i-arooo. ino proposea mw wouin
become effective a month ibefore the
I'nlted 8tates oos dry. The rone
would extend from the Pacific coast
to the mouth of the Rio Grande.
To offset the revenue losses to
Mexican border merchants Incurred
by. the law, another bill will be In
troduced for a ton-mile free tone
having the same radius which would
admit Imports to Ijio dry territory
freo of duty.
PASSED OVER THE TOP
Washington, May 10. Indications
are today that the Victory loan has
gone over the top, If not actually
oversubscribed. Official subscrip
tions approximate threo and a half
billion dollars.
AITO ACXIDKXT AT PKNlHiKTON
Pendleton, : May 10. A. F. May,
well-knpwn Pendleton farmer, was
killed Instantly when his auto ovor
turnod aathe was on his way to town
from his ranch. Ills neck was broken.
Washougal, "Wash., May 10. Max
bowls, the third of the trio of 'bank
robbera, Is 'believed to he surround
ed on ' the Durgan farm five miles
from here. He was seen last night
with lila arm In a sllns.
WILSON HAS NOT BACKED
UUI UM I IUIVIL UULOIIUH
Cables to White House That
.
Hnns aav lermsMoo Harsh
.
lion-China Wants
.
"asiungion, .May iu. uepons
i"' Flume dispute By giving tnat
preceding, said,'"-1 10 a,ter 1923 were M
oispawnes o uie wnue Mouse 10
"absolute fiction," and that the
1 president bad not deviated In the
slightest from his original stand.
Other dispatches) aald that the presi
dent would address congress Imme
diately upon hla return and discuss
the "whole subject matter" of the
negotiations. It Is understood that
advisers are urging the president to
make a speaking tour.
London, May 10. Germany la
protesting that the peace terms are
unbearable and Impracticable and
will make a counter proposal for
"peace of right on the basis of last
P" the nations," says
MANY SOLDIERS ARE
HELD FOR SEA DOTY
Boston, Mass, May 10. Thirty
two per. cent of the enlisted men of
the' naval reserve force and the en
tire enlisted personnel of the regular
navy are to 'be assigned to sea duty
Immediately. It Is understood that
the purpose is to obtain men for ad
ditional transport service.
KIOTKItM IX KCJYPT
81FFKR HEAVILY
Ixindon, Thursday, May . 8, via
Montreal. Total military casualties
In the disorders in Egypt for the last
two months were: Five British offi
cers killed and six wounded; other
ranks, 13 killed and 50 wounded;
Indian troops, six killed and 25
wounded.
The casualties among the rioters
aro estimated at under 1,000.
NO STATUTES TO BACK
Columbus, Ohio, May 10. Just
what Is going to happen to the liquor
traffic in Ohio after May 27 when
the prohibition amendment to the
slate constitution, adopted last au
tumn, becomes effective, is a proolem
that Is bothering state and local offi
cials,
The state faces the situation of
having a dry constitution but no
statutes to enforce It. The general
uRSoni'bly enaotod enforcement meas
ures but they must run the gauntlet
or a rererendum next November be- ed nome Bnce the Germans first in
fore they can become operative and Vaded the sector. The bonds were
should the voters disapprove of them
tnore -will oe no particular authority ,,on8 whtch had not been dipped
by which to enforce prohibition, it lB;dnce July, 1914. Whether the own
said. Anti-saloon tengue officials , er Is dead or alive will be determln
say they have not given up hope of!ed ,by the ministry of finance,
obtaining some legislation that will j A , T M
ha affnntlvo fnv 97 I
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Most of the saloon keepers
n"
planning to quit business May 27
and they may have to retire even he
fore that date. The license year of
saloonkeepers expires May 24. None
has applied for renewal ot license
and the time for making application
has passed.
The Ohio home rule association,
the "wet" organization, is planning
its campaign to defeat the enforce
ment bills next November. It has
also started a referendum on the
resolution ratifying the national
prohibition amendment, but this is
being resisted In the courts by the
anti-saloon league. . -
Report Was Absolute Fiction.
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and Have Lnunter Prnnnsi-
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Freedom From Japan
President Ebert In a proclamation to
the German people.
The German national assembly U
to consider the terms Monday.
Paris advices indicate that a def
inite settlement of the Flume ques
tion has not been reached.
It Is understood that China will
not sign unless the council of three
gives written engagement that Japan
will restore the Shantung peninsula
and Kla Chau to China.
Paris, May 10. President Wilson
said today that he believed nothing
would be heard from the German
plenipotentiaries for about a week.
The delegates are at liberty to return
to Germany It they desire to consult
meir government, such a move
would not mean the breaking of ne
gotiations.
Washington. May 10. Brigadier
General Douglas McArthur, former-
lyTwIgadler commander of the Rain
bow division, has been appointed
superintendent of .West Point mili
tary academy. He will relieve Brig
adier General Samuel Tillman, who
returned to the retired list.
DKMOI1IMZATIOX HAS
PASSKO 2,000,000 MARK
W'ashington, May 10. De-
f mobilization of the war army
4- has passed the two million
mark, General March announc- -f
ed today. Over one million
have returned from overseas.
.
FROM THE OLDIRUINS
Paris, May 10. American troops
who have been working in the shell
torn areas of France have been re
covering many valuables of various
sorts 'buried in the Tuins. All these
finds are- turned over to the French
ministry of finance which is en
deavoring to . discover the original
owners or their heirs. All unclaim
ed treasures go to the state.
Members of the American" Second
army corps recently unearthed , at
Avoucourt a large number of French
and Russian railway bonds which
i hftd lnIn In cellnr ot a d6mou8h
all )n good condition and bore con-
are- manv belomrlnir ,tn rotund
churches. Not infrequently when
several churches in a town have
been destroyed and each of them has
lot similar treasures It Is Impossible
to say who 1s the owner ot the wealth
recovered. In this case it is divided
among them.
COPS GOT JU RRY-l'P CALL
Portland, May ,10. Cops "tell
down" In response to an emergency
call at an early hour. They couldn't
satisfy an angry neighborhood which
demanded that they make a rooster
Dtop crowing. ;
RUTH
GARRISON
TO
HvM Criniiiutlly Irresponsible for
Killing Mrs. Sturrs Laughs
Gaily at Uie Verdict
Seattle, Wash.,' 'May 10. Roth
Garrison was found not guilty of the
murder of Mrs. Storrs, on account of
her mental Irresponsibility. She la
confined In the county Jail awaiting
committment to the Insane ward at
the state penitentiary.
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Under the state law the court Is
compelled, as a result of the verdict.
to sentence Miss Garrison to the
state penitentiary at Walla Walla
for treatment for the criminally In
sane. But as tnere are no accom
modations at the penitentiary for
women of this type she -will be trans
ferred to the state hospital for feeble-minded
at Medical Lake! For
the present she will remain In cus
tody of the King county sheriff.
Smiling, Miss Garrison recelvedl
the verdict, then with a laugh she
kissed her mother. Of the two wom
en Jurors, one sobbed as the verdict
was read and . several of the male
Jurors cried. Many spectators were
moved to tears. " Miss Garrison, as
she was led from the courtroom, was
laughing gaily.
FAT MAX OF CALIFORNIA
TIPS SCALES AT 601 U LBS.
Sacramento, Cal., May 10. The
world's fattest ( man, "Sacramento
Joe" K rebeck, was officially weighed
today by the state of California.
Deputy Hayden, of the state sealer
of weights and measures bureau
crowded the heaviest man onto a
tested scale and the be&m nearly
broke the frame. Krebeck tipped it
at 601 4 pounds. His wife, who
weight 130 pounds, will accompany
him with the show.
PLUCKY AIRPLANE
CREW HAVE TROUBLE
Halifax, May 10. The American
naval seaplanes NC-1 and NC-3 took
the air on the second leg of their
cruise to Trepassy, from whence they
expect o start next week for Port
ugal with a stop at Azores.
The NC-3, flagship and leader,
carrying Commander Towers, broke
a propeller wjjile warming up in a
surface flight, but aftr 15 minutes
for repairs both pianos pot undtr
way. The NC-3 later returned for
f'. Uher repairs and stir id jgain.
Loul9burg, Novla Scotia, May 10
The NC-1 passed here today; Hav
ing flown 190 miles in 153 minutes.
Trepassy, New Foundland, May 10
The NC-1 arrived here today, cov
ering 475 miles In six hours and 56
minutes, or an average of nearly 70
miles an hour.
SILHOUETTE ARTIST
S. !M. Bellamy, silhouette artist
spent Saturday in the city and made
a call at the Courier office. In' the
tew minutes he spent in the news
paper office he had made silhouette
likenesses of every member of .the
office force and artistically mount'
ed on a sheet ot cardboard, with the
name of the paper and the dale cut
in paper, the whole making a group
which will be preserved In the of
fice. Mr. Bellamy does the work to
show what can be done with paper
and scissors. He Is on a tour of the
state advertising a text book which
he has compiled and whloh is being
Introduced , through the northwest.
His text books are being Introduced
in many schools In the primary de
partments and the lower grades. 1
BE
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0 HEADWAY
Al
OVER 8.000 FEET FINISHED AXD
IS PBOXOUNCED PERFECT
PIECE OP WORK
IS
Busy Scenes at Rock Crushing Plant
Where Asphalt Is Prepared.
Fifty Men oa the Job
Work, of paving the Pacific high
way from the Sixth street bridge at
the edge of this city to the Jackson
county line is progressing nicely and
much more satisfactorily than ' the
contractor, S. S. Schell, anticipated.
He now has a crew of 40 or 50 men
employed. '
Over 3,000 feet ot asphalt paving
has been finished and Special In
spector N. J. Drew, of Portland, who
arrived here yesterday, pronounces
It the finest piece of paving he has
seen in the state, and it is under
stood that he has been In the pav
ing business (or over 20 years.
What appears to be the huslest
place and at least is the noiseet
place is at the gravel pit wuere
the powerful machinery Is preparing
the asphalt mixture for pavement.
Mr. Schell (has the best proposition
ot this kind in the state. Gravel
la taken from the Rogue river with
a scraper holding one and one-halt
cubic yards ot gravel and attached
to a cable, a donkey engine furnish
ing the power. This process Is re
peated every three or four minutes
and the, gravel Is then taken in small
cars up the track to the crusher.
Here the sand is removed, the large
and fine gravel separated, and four
sizes of crushed rock are produced.
An oil burner Is used to heat the
complete mixture and it is then run
into waiting trucks that are lined
with asbestos and steel; this because
the mixture is thus delivered at a
temperature ot about 370 degrees.
It must be very hot and even retains
heat for several hours after being
laid as paving.
Mr. Schell stated to a Courier re
porter today that he does not expect
to finish this first stretch ot pavrnc
before September, but is already
making arrangements to start work
on the last contract awarded him,
which Is for a distance of about 12
miles, extending as far south as
Gold Hill. The two contracts give
Mr. Schell about 19 miles of Pacific
highway to build, the price running
something over $400,000.
Work, ot preparing the asphalt
mixture and that of laying the pav
ing id quite interesting and worth
anyone's time to go and witness.
Those who have seen this newly-laid
paving are of the opinion that few
pieces of road work In the state will
compare favorably with it when fin
ished. .
GERMANS STIRRED UP
TROUBLE IN SPAIN
Barcelona, Spain, May 10. Ger
man propaganda and the spread of
bolshevik ideas among the working
men are, in part, blamed for the gen
eral strike which took place here
last week. It is generally 'believed
that the Germans have all along
been working to create trouble
among the Spanish laboring men:
Their machinations during the war
were exposed by the Madrid dally El
Sol whloh showed how the German
embassy was Implicated In provoking
labor troubles both In Barcelona and
Madrid. It waa reported two weeks
ago that a wireless message . had
been Intercepted asking that further,
funds be sent 'here for propaganda
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