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VOL. IX., No. 17ft.
GRAXTg PAM, JOflEPUIWH OOtTfTT. OREGON, BATlttDAV, MAV JM, i19.
WHOLE .NUMBER 967.
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CROPS WITHOUT WATER SUFFER
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- tal Oop lU-viow in Jimcphlnr.
CtMllln Moth Ii IIito
Crops lu gumiral la 'Rogue Klvor
vulluy are looking very good at thin
aline. Tall sowu grain looks much
bolter than at Dili time Iwal yar.
'On of the moil promoting grain
crops right now In full sown barley.
A considerable acreage of this crop
was planted last fall and In almost
very lustane tho prospect la good
for a satisfactory crop. Kali howu
barloy la a comparatively rucent pro
duction with us but ao far aa It baa
been triad out It Is proven one of
our beat grain producers.
Rye. the old atand by, Is looking
fine and much of it has been made
Into hay already.
A (rood many farmers have tried
owing spring barley In thin alfalfa
fields. This la giving a convlderable
Increased return In hay from the
first cuttng and at the same time has
kept the weeds down to a great ex
tent. Crops grown without Irrigation
avre needing rmln very badly Just
now. In fact so badly that If rain
does not come in a few days It mean
crop failure in many cases.
Strawberry harvest la in full blunt
and the crop Is good. Apples, pears
auid peaches are a good crop, gener
ally. Thinning Is In the order of
the day and Is going to be a big Job.
"With tbe present scarcity ot labor It
means that every man, woman and
child available will be called Into
ervire in order to do this work as
it should be done. Some growers
are Inclined to wait for tbe ao called
"June drop." From present indica
tions the one who waits tor this will
find himself with more of a Job on
lils hands than he can take care of.
Aa heavy as the crop is. the June
"(Continued on Page S)
FIGHT FOR ESTATE
Of IE FAILING
IDrtland, Ore., May 24. The will
-of the late Xarfla Jahe Falling was
, uphold today by Judge Taawell of
the circuit court. Hie late W. Ty
ler Smith, of SherldaifJ contented the
will as a cousin of tbe testator, al
leging undue Influmee by C. Lewis
Mead and Thomas N. Strong, chief
fceneflclarlos under the will. The
state Is valued at $600,000. All
tut 127,000 goes to Strong and
Mead.
DAZING PARIS WALL
Paris, May 24. By authorising
the demolition of the 'wall of Paris
and the cessation of the site and the
t military one outBlde the wall for
city Improvements, the French par
liament has Just removed the prln
cipa obstacle to a "Greater 'Parts."
The city twill thus obtain the elbow
room It needs, arid one of the most
-remarkable parks in the world. With
a, width of 250 yards and a length
"of 25 miles, the park will completely
surround the-city, adding one more
to the circular systems of Improve
ments that 'have successively taken
the place of disappearing walls since
the time ot Philippe Auguste which
(show the .growth of the city a rings
. mark that of the oak.
WAR GOES MERRILY
E
Poles 'turo (lly anil 2,000 Pris
oners KuMioniiuis Heating liack
tlie nolhaovlks
Ionrton, 'May 24. Polish troops
have captured the Important town
of Lutsk, northeast of Lemberg,
from this Ukrainians. A Central
News dispatch from Berlin ssys the
Poles took 2.000 prisoners.
London, May 24. Great fires and
loud explosions have occurred In and
around Petrograd. according to re
ports from the Dally Malls corre
spondent, under dnte of Thursday.
it U Relieved that the bolshevlkl.
pressed by the Ksthonlsn advance,
are destroying munitions.'
PASSENGERS SAVED
Norfolk, Va., May 24. The stoam-
er Virginia burned early today. All
passengers were saved, hut it Is be
lieved that three firemen lost their
lives.
ItOHKIU IU? CARXU'AL
IHIAWINO mo CHOWIW
Koseburg, Ore., May 24. lirge
crowds were present the second day
of the Douglas county strawberry
carnival. The event Is proving a
big success.
Paris, May 24 Lieutenant Roget,
French aviator, 'started today on a
flight from Paris to Morocco, ' from
whence he plans a flight across the
Atlantle to Bratll.
I
OF FRANCE BY JUNE 1 2
Washington. May 24. 'Revised
plans for the return of overseas
forces provide for the sailing from
France ot all trooi except the regu
lars by June 12. General March,
chief ot staff, announced today. Do-'l
mobilisation has now returned more
than CO per cent ot officers and men
to civil life General March an
nounced. NAPA CAL, PEOPLE
ENJOY CHAUTAUQUA
The Nairn. Cat.. Register has "the
following to say ot Chauttuqua and
of Judge Alden, who lectures -on
Thursday: 1 , ;
"Those who attended Chautauqua
on Tuesday evening enjoyed the fin
est entertainment provided so far.
"It was well worth the price ot
the whole season ticket worth
twice the sum and then some.
"Judge Alden Is an eloquent man.
He is also a comedian of great ver
sltlllty and he so blended the heav
ier thoughts of his theme , with
strains of a lighter vein as to pro
duce n altogether pleasing mixture
that it was easy to take. According
to Judge Alden the greatest, neeff or
the hour is a return from the pursuit
of graft and, greed to the ideals ot
Christianity. He declared that the
trend of modern times was away
from the worship ot God and to
ward the worship of gold. He asked
for 'more Bible reading in the homes,
more 'honesty in the petty dealings
between men, 'more modesty In the
dress and conduct of the members ot
the gentler sex. It does not make
any difference What church a man
may belong too s long as he car
ries the teaching of true Christianity
into actual performance in his every
day life. He paid tributes to boy
hood, to girlhood, to motherhood
and to fatherhood that were most
eloquent." ' ' .
NORTH EURDP
ALLIES LOITER WHILE
GERMANS
Peace Terms Handed Austria Tuesday-Will Strip That
Country of Navy and Reduce Army to 15,000 Men
-Conflicting Views of Allies a Worry
London, .May 24. There is an
appreciable pause in developments
at Paris and Versailles so far as
making peae with Germany Is con
cerned. The peace conferees have
boon devoting much time to the
shaping of the treaty to be present
ed to the Austrian delegation. As a
result. It is announced that the
treaty with Austria will be laid be
fore the allied resresenUUvae Tues
day and handed the Austrian rep
resentatives the following day.
Dispatches from Paris Indicate
that following the signing of trea
ties with the central powers, the
work of adjusting conflicting views
among the allies will occupy the
peace conference for a considerable
time.
Tl
TO LIFE
T
The (Dalles, Ore., May 24. Ed
ward Primrose, who killed Chief of
Police Ralph Gibbons here after par
ticipation In the robbery . of the
Washougal bank, pleaded guilty ot
murder today and was sentenced to
life imprisonment. Dolph Lewis, ar
rested with Primrose, pleaded not
guilty.
WERE SACRIFICED
Washington, May 24. 'American
soldiers were not needlessly sacri
ficed on the morning ot November
11, 1918, the day of the armistice
in the European war, according to
General iMaroh, chief ot staff 'of the
army, who ibased his statements on
the subject on a report from Gen
eral Pershing.
The senate committee on military
affairs has been planning an inves
tigation of reports that American
soldiers were slaughtered needlessly
on the day the armistice was signed.
Previous to this decision, Harvey's
Weekly instituted an inquiry into
such reports and appealed to Sen
ator Chamberlain, then chairman of
the committee, in an open letter.
Senator Chamberlain consulted
with Oeneral March on the subject
and has received from him a reply
to a series ot questions as follows:
(a) Were any United States sol
diers killed in fighting in France af
ter order to cease tiring at 11 o'clock
November 11, when armistice went
Into effectT"
Conclusions: No cases are known
of any United States soldiers who
were killed in 'fighting In France
after order to cease firing at 11 a.
m., i November 11, when armistice
went Into effect. Probably there were
no such casualties. In any event,
they could have occurred in very Iso
lated cases only.
(b) Was there any tiring at any
place along the 'American line in
France after 11 o'clock November
UT
Conclusions: Firing-was general
ly stopped on the American .front In
France at 11 a. m. November 11.
In the case of an isolated organiza
tion, which did not 'receive notifi
cation until 11:10 a. m November
11. 1918. firing was continued until
11:30 a. m November 11.
(cf 'Did the firing along the Am
erican line continue in full force up
GE ERA
I H
to 11 o'clock November 11T
PICK FLAWS
Washington, May 24. The peace
treaty with its league ot nations cov
enant was debated for three hours In
tbe senate late yesterday and at the
adjournment the resolution which
furnished the vehicle for the dlscua.
slon went over aa unfinished bus
iness to come tip again when the sen
ate reconvenes Monday.
The resolution merely calls on the
state deoarlnient to furnluh
ate with the complete text of the
treaty, but as the debate nron-essed
discussion shifted to the merits of
the league and treaty themselves. A
dozen senators, including the lead
ers or both sides, were drawn into
the discussion and sharp exchanges
presaged the bitterness of the fight
that Is to come when tbe treat act
ivity come up ror ratification.
IS
Washington, May 24. An appro
priation ot 11,200,000,000 in add!
tlon to the $500,000,000 already
provided for the railroad administra
tion waa requested today ty Direc
tor General Hlnes. An estimate re
vealed an operating deficit for the
first four months this year of $250,-
000,000.
DEMIES THAT YANKS
AFTER ARMISTICE
Conclusions: Firing along the
American, line continued in full
force up to 11 o'ctak November 11
In the case of the two American dl
visions serving with the French
army In Belgium, different condi
tions existed and the tiring was not
continued in full force due to the
fact that no opposition waa encoun
tered to the continued advance,
(d) Is the report true that offi
cers in command ot British and
French forces ordered firing stopped
as seon as they learned that the
armistice was to o into effect at 11
o'clock November 11, 1918, that Is,
several hours before 11 o'clock on
this date?
Conclusions: There was no au
thorization tor officers In command
of French and British forces to or
der firing stopped as soon as they
learned that the armistice was to go
Into effect. There Is a possibility
that such orders were given without
authority 'by French commanders of
small isolated bodies. No definite
cases ot the Issuance of such unau
thorized orders are, however, known.
(e) Were there military reasons
tor continuing the firing up to the
very hour the armistice went into
effect?
Conclusions: There were military
reasons for continuing the firing up
to the very hour the armistice went
into effect and orders were issued
from these headquarters to insure
such action. There orders were dic
tated by the necessity for taking
every opportunity to render certain
the complete acceptance Iby enemy
of the armistice and were undoubt
edly concurred in by the allied com
mander in chief, who himself Issued
orders to the same effect.
With reference to question fe)
Oeneral Pershing's reply Included a
quotation of the orders of Marshal
iFoch directing that the pressure be
maintained along the whole front up
to the last moment. '
INDIAN WINS LOVE
OF SOLDIERS' WIFE
Willie Hubby Is Serving I ncle Sum,
Wife and Two Children Cbooae
Xow Protector
,He was only a big buck Indian,
but he looked good to Mrs. Paul
Winton, who came in with him on
the Crescent City stage last night.
Mrs. Winton never stopped to pack
up tbe household goods, but hurried
her two children Into the automobile
stage and "beat It." Evidently she
Intends to hang on to them, even if
her husband and the children's fath
er Is with the army of occupation in
Germany.
When the tour arrived in Grants
Pass they did not tarry, but took the
southbound train last night, possibly
tor Sunny Southern California, The
Indian'a name is Roy Grimes and he
Is said to be quite good looking.
A . letter was received at Sheriff
Lewis', office this morning, notifying
the officers to look out tor, and ar
rest the Indian and white woman,
but the notice came too late. The
matter is a ease for the federal au
thorities and they are probably busy
on the trail at this hour.
N'C-4 NOT TAKING
DE6PKRATE CHAXCE8
Washington, May1 24 The weath
er is still unfavorable for the flight
of the NC-4. A message from Ponta
del Gada to the navy department
said the start for Lisbon would not
be attempted today. -
MAN WHO SERVED IN-
RUSSIA WILL SPEAK
Bx-Rabbl Goldman has returned
to this city after having spent sev
eral days in Medford in conference
with Jewish people there. He will
speak to adult classes in the Chris
tian Bible school tomorrow morning
on' "Hebrew Life and Customs." At
the fl o'clock service he will speak
on the "Home Coming of Israel."
He plans to sail from San Francisco
the 15th of June en route to the Holy
Land, where a great reunion of Jew
ish people will take place.
In the evening at the same church
Mr. Goldman will give a lecture on
"The Inner Life of Russia." Be
cause of having served in (Russia as
a 'Rabbi when persecution was severe
he understands the situation there as
do few men in. the United States.
WILL SEARCH FOR OIL
IN STATE OF OREGON
Dallas, Ore., May 24. (According
to advices received from Senator
Charles McNary at Washington, the
United States government is con
sidering sending out experts to Polk
county and other places in the state
to explore the oil fields which are
supposed to be located here.
In a well drilled on the Whlteaker
place, east of Dallas, several years
ago, a considerable amount of oil was
obtained and it has always been the
opinion of the promoters that the
driller spoiled the well by driving
the drill too far down. Gas was ob
tained in large quantities in the
same hole.
Eugene, Ore.', May 24. 'Develop
ment of any territory in Oregon and
Washington that shows a favorable
prospect tor oil is the aim of a con
ference of oil men to be held In San
Francisco eoon, which will be at
tended Iby Dr. E. 1 Packard, profes
sor of geology in the university. Dr.
Packard left yesterday for San Fran
cisco
At the close of college next month
Dr. Packard will leave for a four
months' field trip in Oregon and
Washington In the interest of Cali
DEMOCRATS
SKIRMISH FOR
PARTY- LEADER
A FEW KlriT.FST PFIIUHTVfi TV
WOOD HEADS JfATIOXAL RE
PUBLICAN TICKET
EXPECT MUCH FROM SLOGAS
Would Fight Republican Military
Nominee With Cry of "Dowi .
With Militarism"
Washington, Way 24. It will not
be surprising It the presidential cam
paign next year is pitched upon
much the same issues as those upon
which the battle was fought out in
Ul.
With stron indications that Gen
eral Leonard Wood will be the re
publican nominee, the democrats are
preparing to set up issues rather
than to spend 'time looking for a can
didate. In 191 the democratic vic
tory was. won on the issue of paci
fism as defined in the slogan, "he
kept ns on of war," which swept
the west and scored the rotes neces
sary to re-elect Woodrow Wilson by
bare majority.
There is a tendency among many
of the democratic leaders to assume
that General Wood will be the re-
AtlhUMi psnHMaU Anil Hat
publican platform will place the par
ty squarely on record for universal
military training and opposed to
bolshevism, I. W.- W.lsm, . pacifism
and all other bide to revolution and
terror. The democratic leaders are
simply awaiting the republican more
and preparing their answer.
Democratic party opinion, how
ever, is not in perfect accord as to
what the democratic answer should
be. A tew democrats suggest the
nomination ot General Pershing, In
the event that Wood is the republi
can nominee, iwHh.anappeal to the
Americanism of the con u try to ontdo
the republican ibid to the patriotic
impulses of the voters. But this
class of democrats la In an almost
helpless minority. ' .
The weight of democratic opinion
and particularly among those demo
crats who follow Woodrow Wilson,
right or wrong, is that, with a mili
tary chieftan as the republican nom
inee, the democrats should select a
civilian. The democratic campaign
then would be a cry against "mtlttar-
iem," denouncing universal service
as identical with what the kaiser
practiced as a means for building
up a military machine. lAn appeal, '
it this element had its way, would
then be made to radicals ot every'
shade, and Woodrow Wilson would
be chosen to lead the fight as more
nearly than anyone else typifying
the pacifist and radical school of
thought i
There is little doubt, if the demo
cratic fight is pitched on these lines
that the Mooney case would at once
become an issue, and the San Fran
cisco dynamiter would be paraded
before the country as a martyr to
"social injustice" and what notv
President Wilson already having
made two or three appeals in behalf
of Mooney, it would not be going to
further extremes to use the case as
a campaign issue.
COLLIDE NEAR SEATTLE
Seattle, Wash.. May 24. When
two automobiles collided early this
morning near here Louis Cook, city
fireman and Miss Frances Hayward
were killed, and Carl Chlldberg, son
of J. E, Chlldberg, . president of the
Scandinavian bank, was badly, in
jured, and Mrs. Lydla Hayward less
fornia oil companies.
seriously hurt.