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OKA NTS PAfld, JOBEPHIBTB OOCSTT. ORJOOON, HATl'ItDAV, MAY 31,
WHOLE XfMBEH 2481.
TWO BURN TO
DEATH AT AUTO
K IN EAST
MMXXXJ M HANM.NI OF I08
ANUF.IJ IX H.AMWI ON
KPKF.D TRACK "" -""
CARS AVERAGE OVER 92 MILES
AcWdraU Moot fctious In History or
ladinMUN Track Arthur Tunr.
nian Merts IM-IU
Indianapolis, May Sl.Wll-
cox driving a Peugot won the
f 600-mlle automobll, race hero
this afternoon. ,
Indianapolis. Intl., May 31. The
60-mlle International automobile
road race atartetl today under a
sweltering sun. Dcl'aluia, driving
a Packard, led at (he first 100 mi leu;
Jtablot. In m Dallot, eecond; L. Chev
rolet, In a Mrontenac, third.
All prevloua record of the speed
way for that distance were 'broken,
the averaKe apeed belli 91.7 mile
por hour.
Arthur Tburman turned over on
the north turn on the 44th lap. lie
ai killed and hi mechanician. M.
Mollnaro, had a fractured skull.
There were 44 driver In the
rare, and the puree aggregate 150,'
000. KM we the first Internatlon
al race aluce 1915.
IjotoxV" end'Ms' mochantelsn, R.
Ttandlni, were burned to death when
their car overturned and gasoline
covered them. The fire burned five
minutes before It wa extinguished.
The burning gas apread over the
track while the men-were burning
to death and several speeding cart
were compelled to dash through the
flame. The accident I one of the
most serious In the history of the
track. .
Looocq and 'Handlnl are said to. be
from 'IjO Angeles.
The iDallot car, driven by J. Ohaa
sague, relief driver, turned over and
Chaalgne waa slightly hurt.
VETERANSfil PAY
TRIBUTE TO FALLEN
The Decoration Day program held
at the opera house Friday afternoon
had a fair attendance .but not such
as these occasion deserve, and al
though Josephine .county had . five
hundred soldier hi the world war
there was only a men or two. In
khaki present to do honor to the
veterans of '61-'65, whose rank
have grown pitifully small.
The veterans were there from all
over the county and the membor of
the Women' Relief Corp, and sev
eral hundred men and women who
were f(lad to pay respect and honor
to the Defenders of the Union. The
program was carried out aa planned
with one exception and F. C, Dram
well addressed the veterans, .paying
a glowing tribute to the Defenders
and the cause for whljh they suc
cessfully fought.
At the 'lose of the address the O.
A. R. and W. 11. C. marched to the
Railroad park to place flowers for
the linknown dead, and then to the
bridge, .Whore In a beautiful cere-
mony flowers were strewn on' the
waters of the ftogue to 'be carried to
the sea In memory of the eoldlor
sailor dead,
Earlier in the day tlje graves ot
departed veterans In the cemeteries
of the city were covered with flow
ers by loving .hands.
The W. R. C. desires to express
their thanks to F. C. Bramwell, Mrs,
Bam Baker, 'Mrs. Gunnell, Rev. Mel
vile T. Wire, and others for their
Part in the (Memorial and Decoration
Day programs. '
I
S FOUGHT TO
CRUSH HUN SPIRIT
. V
Wllnon Pays Tribute to Heroes Wlio
Fell In Frene Hays Days of
Kwrct (ViuiHil Are I'liat
Pari, iMay 80. The day of se
cret council I past because the peo
ple are In tbe aaddle, President 'Wit-
eon declared In hi Memorial Day ad
dress In the American cemetery at
Burcsnos. The private council of
statesmen, he added, will no longer
determine the tloMlnle of nations,
An earnest defense of the league
of nations wa a prominent note of
the urewldenl's address. He said be
looked for a time when a man
who failed to uiort tbe league
would be as ashamed a the man
who opposed the union of the elate
after the 'lvll war.
Washington. May 30. The text of
President WJIson's Memorial Day
addrees at Surewnc cemetery today
Is In part as follows:
Mr, lAmbassador, Indies and Gen
tlemen, Fellow Countrymen:
No one with a heart In his .breast,
no .American, no lover of humanity,
ran stand In the presence of these
graves without the most profound
emotion. These who lie here are
men of a unique breed. Their like
haa not been seen since the day of
crusades. Never before have men
crossed the seas to a foreign land to
tight for a cause of humanity which
they did not pretend wa particularly
their own, but knew wa fie cause
cf humanity and mankind. And when
they eame, they found comrades for
their courage and their devotlsn.
They found armies of liberty already
In the field men who. though they
had gone through three years of
fiery t'.iai seamd only to be just die-
covering, not for a moment losing,
the high temper of the great affair,
men seasoned In the bloody service
of lfberty. Joining hand with these,
the men of America gave that great
est of all gifts, the gift of life and
the gift ot spirit.
These men did not come across the
see merely to defeat Germany and
her assicated powers In tbe war;
tliey came to defeat forever the
things for which the Central Power
Htood. (tie sort of power they meant
to assert In the world, the arrogant,
aelfiish domination which they meant
to establish; and they came, more
over, to see to it that 'there should
never be a war like this again. It
Is for us, particularly for us who are
ctvlllxed, to use our proper weapon
of council and agreement to eee to it
that there never la such a war again.
The nation that should not fling out
of this common accord of council
would betray the human race.
flo It Is our duty to take and main
tain tne safeguards wmoh will aee
to It that the mothers of 'America
and the mothers of France and Eng
land and Italy and Belgium, and all
other aufforlng nation should never
be called upon for this sacrifice
again. This can be done. It must
be done. 'And it will be done
COL MAY RESIGNS AS
T
L
Portland, Ore., May 31. Colonel
John Ii. May tendered to Oovernor
Olcott today his resignation as adju
tant general of Oregon, effective to
morrow, lie will return to the
Southern 'Pacific company as assist
ant superintendent of the Portland
dtvlelon.
There Is no announcement as to
Colonel .May's sucessor. He said
Governor Withycombe had asked
him , to take charge and straighten
out the military affairs of the state,
which are , how completed.
Governor Olcott stated that as
soon aa he announces May's succes
sor he may recommend changing the
adjutant general's office from Port
land to Salem for economic co-ordination.
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AT
IF NOT
AT
liliOYI) UHDRUK TIHFD OP PAR.
LKVIXG AND SAVt UK WILL
' SOT OIVK WAV
S OBJECT TO EVERYTHING
lloUhrvlkl (Jain at Volhynla Hut Ilc
tlre in Fjtat I'nder Heavy Foemy
Prewitire
Iondon, May 31. Premier Lloyd
George, in his speech to the Welsh
division at 'Amiens last Sunday de
clared, according to the South Wale
Dally New:
"We say to tbe Germans: 'Gentle.
men, you must sign. If you do not
do so at Versailles, you shall do so
at Rerlln. We are notgolng to give
way.' "
Pari, May 31. The Pari new
papers generally agree that the al
lied and associated power have an
swored in advance pretensions put
forth by the German counter pro
posals and that they will not con.
slder the proposals. The newspaper
sy that tbe counter proposals are
an attempt to escape the moral and
material conequences ot the war and
give the impression that Germany is
trying to open oral negotiations.
Parla, May 31. There was a plen
ary aesslon ot the peace conference
today torea4 the Austrian terms.;
The Jugoslavs are said to be set
tllng up obstacles more unyielding
than the Italian questions in the
Adriatic dispute. Meanwhile, there
Is no 'indication what action the al-
SON
BEllllil
VERSAILLES
lied conferees propose taking regard-
Ing the counter proposals of Ger-lner
many; Most of the German objec
tions had been answered In advance.
The bolshevlkl claim to have re
versed the Poles In Volhyula, taking
Rlvna. 'Elsewhere the bolshevlkl
claim no Important gains.
London, May 31. The evacuation
of Orenburg, one of the last bolshe-
vlkl strongholds in southeastern
DO OF THE HOWIE RETURMS-
WQUNDED AT APR
Charley Sowell. son ot Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Sowell, who have a
ranch in the Illinois valley, near
Holalnd, arrievd here from Camp
Iw1s this morning. There Is to be
a great reception at the Sowell home
tonight for the returning hero of the
Argonne. 'A sister, Mrs. Margaret
Allen ot uMedford, will also be pres
ent for the occasion. "
Charley Sowell was .a memoer of
the 109th infantry, Company A, 28th
division, which took an active part
In the battles ot the 'Argonne, and
where their division suffered a loss
ot 16,000 men in killed, wounded
and missing.
The 28th division sailed for Liver-
pool ou 'May 3, 1918, and on 'July!
10 they received emergency combat
orders. On July 15, says Charley,
his division experienced their first
heavy shelling by the Germans. This
.was (followed later 'by machine gun
and rifle fire. He was wounded at
Apromont on October 9, by having
his foot shattered 'by shrapnel and
was confined In the hospital for
about three months.
Private Sowell was rather reticent
today albout telling of his exper
iences, but a Courier reporter finally
coaxed a little information from him.
He admitted that at Apremont,
which is a small village in the Ar
gonne, the 28th saw its heaviest
fighting. At this place, he said, the
Germans counter-attacked three
times In mass formation and after
the Yanks' machine guns grew silent
N-C 4 VISITS
ENGLAND
AND
MAY FLY HOME
HAM MISHAP AND FORCED TO
liAM) IS IUVKK 1UO M1L.KM
Ol'T FROM LIKHO.V
IKES 72-MILE HOUR RECORD
Arrive In Fine Condition and Ru
mor tteys Famous Airship Will
My From In-loud to America
Lisbon, May 30. Tbe NC-4
left
here at 5:20 this morning.
Plymouth, England, .May 31. The
NC-4 completed her flight from the
United States, arriving from Ferrol,
Spain, on the last jump this after
noon. I.rge crowds were out . to
greet the Americans.
The seaplane made approximately
a 500 mile jump In sis hour and
" minutes, or at tbe rate of nearly
72 miles an hour.
It is stated unofficially here that
there are prospects of the NC-4 fly.
Ing home over the direct route tram
Ireland to New Foundland. it is
understood that a conference will be
held shortly to discus te matter.
American naval officers say the NC-4
is in better condition than when she
began her flight. The experience
gained by the navigators and pilots
would prove ot inestimable benefit
on the return trip.
i
Brest, France. May 30. Tbe Am
erican - naval seaplane NC-4, in
charge of Lieutenant Commander A.
C. Read, U. S. N., made an ineffectu
al attempt today to make the jump
from Lisbon, Portugual. to Plymouth
England, the scheduled last leg of
trio, and thus round out her
memoraoie trans-Atlantic voyage,
She was compelled to land in the
Mondego river about 100 miles np
the coast from Lisbon.
Russia Is announced. A Russian of
ficial wireless message says that
west of Orenburg the bolshevlkl have
abandoned Tatikevo under heavy
enemy pressure.
the ground was heavily strewn with
German dead; in fact dead bodies
were so thick that it was necessary
to pick your way lest you step on
tb em. A Hun pullet which passed
through .Private Sowell's helmet and
cap killed a sergeant by his side.
'Asked it the Germans, were good
marksmen, Private Sowell said
'They certainly are. Their artillery
is the best in ithe world and they
know how to use it, while their
sharpshooters, who use a short-barreled
rifle, can hit a man' eye at a
. distance ot 100 yards any time."
The reporter then aaked this Ar-
Konne hero how the Germans iwere
in a charge,
"There Is
where the Americans
had the best ot them. I think our
boys con beat them every time when;
it comes to cold steel and individual
fighting. As tor myself, I relied al -
most entirely on my rifle and bay -
onet. We did very little trench
flBhtlng, for had we stayed In the1
, trenches we would have never won '
the war.. -We had to get right out
and go after them. We realized,
what we were up against, but knew
the task had to he done."
It is easy to understand -why Pri
vate Sowell depended upon his rifle.
He Is one of the many Southern
Oregon boy who were "raised with
a rifle in their hands," and he is
said to .be crack marksman.
There will, be great rejoicing in
(he Sowell home, over on the Illinois
this evening. - ,
EL1QHT BY SHRAPNEL
M SAYS DOLPH
LEWIS IS GUILTY
Whita Convicted Man Had Xo (inn
and Fired Xo Knot. Evidence
Hhows He Was Implicated
The Dalles, May 31. ."We. the
jury, find Adolph Lewis guilty of
manslaughter," was the verdict ren
dered .by jurors trying him on a
charge of murder arising out of the
shooting and death in this city a few
weeks ago of Chief of Police Balph
Gibbons. The. jury had deliberated
all night.
Lewis Was tried on a charge of
complicity in the murder of Chief
of Police Gibbons, who was shot by
Edwin Primrose, one ot the Washou-
gal baK robber. Primrose pre
viously had pleaded guilty to a
charge of murder in connection with
Clbon's dath, and was sentenced to
the sjate penitentiary for life.
Conolvtlon of Lewis followed the
law of complicity, as set forth by
the court; to the effect that if Lewis
and Primrose, while fleeing from the
law, had resolved to fight through
to freedom, even If in that fight ha
man life was sacrificed, then Lewis,
though unarmed and firing no death
shot, was equally guilty under the
law with Primrose. '
The state's star witness waa J.A.
McCullough of Camas, who as a dep
uty accompanied the posse which
scoured the bills in the' vicinity of
Washoogal for trace of the men who
had robbed the Washougal bank.
and who was shot in the arm by one
of the bandits.
The testimony of McCulIousrh
tended to show that the same gun
which, in the hand of Primrose,
caused the death of Ralph Otbons,
a few hours earlier In the hand of
Lewis had inflicted a wound In the
deputy's right arm. ' The state there
by sought to prove that Iboth Lewis
and Primrose were in agreement, as
Shown by their actions, to evade the
law even to the extent of taking hu
man life.
Injecting considerable Interest in
to the trial was the statement ot
'Miss Kathryn Keep, who was in the
bank at the time the robbery was
committed. Her evidence sought to
show that the robbers acted in con
cert. On the stand McCullough told of
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IS BEING PURSUED
The colored troupe 'playing at the
Joy theatre this week was; detained
here until today, toy a warrant is
sued at Salem for one of the mem
bers, Agnes Halaell. A constable
from the eapitol city arrived with
the papers and Chief of Police Mc-
Lane was obliged to serve the war
rant.
'After spending two nights at the
county jail, Miss Halsell was taken
before Judge C. O. Gillette this fore
noon and given .her freedom, not
sufficient evidence .being produced
to retain her. Acordlng to informa
tion (gathered by Judge iGillette, it
was the girl's own parents who caus
ed the warrant to he issued, they,
no doubt, wanting the girl to return
; home to help make a living. After
j dismissal by (he Judge the colored
, ioiks ordered a jitney and made a
hurried exit from the city on their
way south. ,
i But, as run the stories in the
; yellowbacks, "the villain still' .pursu-
ted her." The officer from Salem
I was rleht on the lob. He ot out
other papers and, hailing another
jitney started out in ipursult. It la
reported that he caught the heroine
at Gold Hill and. gently but firmly
putting her In his automobile, start
ed back toward Salem, passing
passing through this city this after
noon. The drama being in three acts, pa
pers were isued here immediately,
charging the Salem constable with
kidnapping the young woman, but
the ohase is fast and furious and lo-
oal sleuths may have a
time serving-the papers.
desperate
GRANTS PASS
HASHING
FOR PLIES
TRACT OF GROl'XD NORTH OF
CITY Bl'KFACED AND IX READ.
IX ESS FOR FLIERS
APPROVED BY THE B1RDMEN
Colonel Watson Promlsea That If
Planes Do Sot Stop on Way North
They Will on Return Trip
With the surfacing of a piece of
ground 300x2000 feet in size on the
northern edge of the city, which was .
selected by the Oregon Aero Club,
Grants Pass has'fceen placed in pos
session of a permanent aviation field
kor airmen who will be passing '
through the country from time to
time.
Not only do the grounds afford a
most delightful landing place, hot
obstacle naturally hindering get
ting to the ground in coming down, '
or going out are absolutely elimin
ated. The grounds were made In ',
readiness at this time so the fliers
going to or returning from the Port
land rose festival might, te given 1
special care, and should an aero '
route be permanently established,
which will no doubt he done, fliers-1
will find a permanent station at all
time in readinees and the citbenfl
willing - and eager' to render then! -
service.
Two publio spirited boosters A.
B. Cornell and B. A. Murphy are
responsible for the ground being in -readiness
at this time. These two -gentlemen
spent two days with plow ;
and grader preparing the field.
The Portland rose carnival will
be held on June 11, 12 and 13. If
the airplanes stop on the way north
they will probably he in Grants Pass
on the 9th or 11th. i,
E. G. Harris, secretary of the local
Chamber ot Commerce, has received
the following letter from Henry L.
Watson, lieutenant colonel, air ser
vice, commanding, stationed at Ma
ther Field,' near Sacramento:
I have purposely delayed mak
ing any reply to your letter of May
10th as I have been awaiting infor
mation from Portland aa to landing
fields in Oregon'.
"I have not yet received the infor
mation referred to but the tentative
plan for our flight does not Include
Grants Pass aa a stop on the way
north. However, if we fail to stop
going north we will certainly land
there on the return trip. 1 . '
'.The landing field that yon sug
gest in your letter Is apparently sat
isfactory. The field should be 2000
to 2500 feet in length and 600 feet
wide, the-longer'dimension running
in the direction ot the prevailing
wind. It should be level or nearly
so, smooth and tree from tall grass.
weeds, brush, etc. There should he
no obstructions around the edge ot
the .field, such as trees, electric
wires or poles.'
Since the above letter was written
by Lieutenant Colonel Watson, the
local grounds were approved by vis
iting airmen, who informed a
Courier representative that it would
make one of the best landing
grounds in this part ot the state.
The airplane has come to stay
and Grants Pass proposes to stay on
the map. A sign bearing the words,
"Grants Pass Aero Field," will he
erected at the end of the pavement
near the field.
LOWER BEEF PRICES
Chicago, 111., iMay 31. The Am
erican Meat Packers association an
nounced today that a decrease in the
price ot (beef was "immediately at
hand," due to cheaper grass feed.
Cattle are moving to market and ex
ports have practically stopped. The
government has stopped buying.