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TWO MEASURES jtbUAL Trnyo aq jur pcpMAMQ "tPORTEp TAKEN READY TOQUIT
TAKEN . TODAY 'HHsE-.r I UK Vl AO I nn bLKIVITO UPON SIRNAI
llOOKEVIXT HIGHWAY KILL
SHKMH FAVORITE, WHILE
OTHERS A UK OPItsSKD
TOMORROW IS VOTING DM
Everyone HtuMikl 't llallot Many
Favor Ilwonirtructlon lroKram
Rat Fear Ilifii Tum
Today "itra vote" u liken
among a limited number of Grants
Pass business men, on the two Urg
ent mMiuni lo be voted on tomor
row the 15.000.000 reconstruction
bonding bill and the Roosevelt bleb-
way. Tot arguments ror ana against
these two measures were varied, al
though the majority of those Inter
viewed were In favor of both meas
ures. There were a number who did
not want to be quoted, some for and
some against, while a few favored
the Rooecvek highway but not the
95,000,000 measure.
Here Is what a few of the bus
iness men think of the measuros:
T. C. Bra tn well: "I favor the $5,
000,400 bonding bill and the Roose
velt highway. Irrigation and good
roads form the nucleus of our great
reconstruction program." ,
C. 01. Bruit t: "t am heartily in
favor of those measures that make
for good and permanent Improve
ments." a W. a Maxwell: "I guess I will
Vote for them," .. . - -
Roscoe Bratton: "I am In favor of
both measures snd will vote for
them."
F. 8. Bramwell: "I am In favor
of both measures, or any measure
for etate advancement."
O. S. Rlanchard: "I Intend to vote
for all progressive measures."
Ceo. C. Saiuln: "All things con
sidered, S think the measures should
be supported.'
Jaa. T. Chlnnock: "I am for the
Roosevelt highway because It Is a
measure of Justice to the coast peo
ple and will help develop the whole
state. I am for the (5,000, 000 re
construction measure ibecause It will
asslsi our soldiers and sailors."
P. P. Proctor: "I am for the
Roosevelt highway."
Fred A. Williams: "I am for those
measures."
Together with the above ten bus
iness men, 1 1 others expressed
themselves as in favor of the meas
ures, while six business nen iwere
found who opposed the measures, es
pecially at this time on account of
taxes, and seven were non-committal,
having not yet made up their minds
on just how they will vote. Of these
34 business men Interviewed, 21
were (or the two measures and 13
against, although a few of the 13
may yet support the bills.
The Courier reporter wan told by
a man who intends to oast his ballot
against these measures that this was
'At a fair test, for the reason, he
said ,thata greter percentage of bus
iness men- would vote for the meas
ures than would be found among
the farmers and laboring men. Ills
view Is well taken, yet among the
latter classes sentiment la divided.
There are those who believe In not
putting off until tomorrow what you
can do today and will support the
bonding bills, while others intend to
use the knife on most of the meas
ures. No matter 'what your views are,
go to the polls tomorrow and cast
your ballotlet there be a represen
tative vote. ' '
Tolling places in this olty are as
follows:
Precinct No. 1. 671 North Third
street.
Precinct No. 2. Guild Hall!
Precinct No. 3, city hall. '
Preclnot No. 4, house at the north
east corner of Fourth and Bridge
streets.
(Continued on Page C)
tf75 Oiurihwi Over Top In thrive,
Will HMMid l(H Tons of Cold to
Carry lirUtlanlty to World
Portland, Ore., June 2. A total
of 194,434,000 of the 3106,000,000
asked tor in the Methodist centenary
campaign has been subscribed, ac
cording to an announcement today
by Dr. Charles A. Bowen, exeoutive
secretary of the centenary In the
northwest.
The northwest total is 92.040,137
on a quota of 92,383,000. Two
hundred and seventy five churches
have gone over the top, equalling or
exceeding their quotas.
Isadora In the campaign are hope
ful thai, when all reports have been
completed, the (Methodist centenary
will show a 100 ir cent subscrip
tion. "During the last 100 years, the
Methodist Episcopal church has sub
scribed the equivalent of 100 tons of
gold or 1640 tons of silver, dollars,"
said Dr. lloweu.
"Oar 100 tons of gold has carried
the word of Christianity Into 37 na
tions of the world. We propose to
spend, in the next five years, more
than wehave spent In the past 100
years expending the equivalent of
160 tons of gold, or 3,000 tons of sil
ver dollars.
"This would make a train nearly
two-thirds of a mile long and heavier
than the most powerful locomotive
could draw."
AIR BOARD C6NSIDERS
G.PMS INVENTION
W. lit. WhluDle of this city has
suggested to the war department,
through Senator Chamberlain, an
Improvement In airplane construc
tion which 'has merit enough to be
considered by the engineering divi
sion of the air service, as Is Indicat
ed fey a letter to Senator Chamber
lain from the war department, from
which the following extract la taken:
"Invewtlgatlon of Mr. W. R. Whip
ple's invention leads to the discov
ery that the people charged with the
construction of airplanes are at this
very time very much Interested In
the use Of the cellular form for air
planes etruts. spam. etc. Mr. Whip
ple's suggestion (or using spruce ve
neer In cellular form Is particularly
well timed and this section haa re
ferred .his ease along with about 10
others to the air service (engineer
ing division) for their consideration
In the .present research under way.
It Is, of course, not for this or
ganisation to decide whether or not
a particular Invention will be adopt
ed toy the government, but only to
determine whether or not it con
tains sufficient merit to warrant it
bolng iplaced before that production
bureau which, H the Idea is adopt
ed, will be charged "with arranging
for proper compensation to the own
er."
KUBU FAILS TO APPEAR
AND FORFEITS HIS BOND
Herald Kubll, the AiDDleaate
rancher accused of stealing cattle
and who iwas to (have appeared here
before Justice Hoi man at 10 o'clock
today, failed to appear. He was out
on 4500 cash bond.
This forenoon, lust before the
hour set for the trial, about 2B
ranchers from the Applegate section
were at the courthouse, .presumably
to appear as witnesses against Kub
ll. It was stated by a few of them
that Mr. Kubll and family have been
absent from their home on the Ap-
Piegate since Sunday forenoon, and
It Is thought Ithev hava Inft iv
county in their automobile, as the
car. also'waa missing. i
There is a warrant out in Jackson
county, also, for Mr. Kuhit nui
forts are beThg made by officers to
to locate him.
Chancellor Peeved at Delay
Free From Hapsburg Dynasty- Austria Cut Down to
7,000,000 People-Hungary to Be Independent;
fit. Germain, Juno 2. Austria
has been given the peace terms and
15 days in whloh to reply. The
terms were presented without the
problem of Italy's Adriatic claims
unsolved.
Dr. Karl Renner, Austrian chan
cellor and head of the delegation, re
ceived the terms and made a speech
In French. President Wilson was
late at the meeting, a punctured tire
having delayed his arrival.
Premier Clemenceau made the
opening address, speaking three
minutes. Dr. Renner opened with a
complaint at the delay in presenting
the terms. He declared that the
Austrian republic was entirely free
from the Hapsburg dynasty.
Paris, June 2. (A, situation which
may affect the peace settlement with
Germany arises through a proclama
tion of an Independent republic of
the Rhine province, stretching along
the frontier of Holland, Belgium and
Luxumberg. It contains vast fields
of Iron and coal and great industrial
centers. If the Rhlneland province
becomes independent, a buffer state
will be set up between France, Ger
many and Belgium. The new state
would control the Saar Basin. "
GEORGE DUNCAN MEETS
George Duncan was caught by a
rolling log Saturday morning ax the
Sugar Pine Lumber company mill
and instantly killed. The log, ap
proximately 28 to 30 inches in diam
eter, was balanced in the center and
'Mr. Duncan was in the act of twing
ing it about with horses when the
team started up too soon. He was
knocked to the ground and one end
of the log crushed his head.
The deceased leaves a -wife and
one son. He was about 50 years of
age, having been born on the Ap
plegate, where he has since resided.
Being a member of the I. O. O. F.,
the Oddfellows had charge of the
funeral services, whloh were held at
Kerby, today at 2 p. m., and inter
ment was made at that place.
FOR "LUCKY
ti
II
Los Angeles, Cal., June 2. The
petition of Albert Snyder, of San
Francisco, to have his mother, iMrs.
Clara Baldwin Stocker, declared In
competent to handle the 910,000,000
estate inherited from her father.
''Lucky Baldwin,'.' was denied In the
superior court here today.
CHAUTAUQUA FOR 1920
IS MADE CERTAIN
The big Chautauqua tent has been
taken down and is now on ilts way
to 'Mansfield, Wash., to be used for
another week, and at the close of
that engagement travel on jto an
other point. The 1919 Chautauqua
is considered a sucesa in every way,
the tadiea who guaranteed the ex
pense having made it financially suc
cessful. The same ladles with nth.
era have signed up for the season
of 1920 and Chautauqua for next
year Is assured.
and Declares His Republic
Bremen, East and West Prussia
and other provinces are said to be
contemplating similar action, which
might mean the disintegration of
Germany, '
St. Gemain, June 2 The Austrian
peace terms follow the same outline
as those presented to Germany; in
fact the terms in many places are
Identical. Austria is left a state of
6,000,000 or 7,000 people In a terri
tory of 5,000 or 6,000 square miles;
she is required to recognize the com
plete ' Independence of Hungary,
Ci echo-Slovakia and Serblaa-Crotian-Sloveolan
state and to cede other
territories of the former Austrian
Hungarian empire of 50.000.000
people.
- Austria agrees to accept the league
of nations covenant and the labor
charter, renounce all extra European
rights, demobilize her whole naval
and aerial force, and admit the al
lies' right to try her nationals guilty
of violating customs of war.
Paris, June 2. Norway haa re
fused to Join In the blockade of Ger
many, if the German delegates re
fuse to sign.
r
iA team of ball players came down
from Hugo yesterday (with the da-
termination of showing the Grants
Pass boys how to nlay the came. If
the old time slugging match is the
"real stuff" they succeeded in help
ing stage a fine exhibition. The pill
waa beaten to a pulp, the plum tor
heavy hltlng going to levins of
Grants Pass, who lost the .ball in the
dense and unexplored Jungle back
of right field, for a walk-around.
Although the husky farmers from
Hugo hit hard and often, Manager
Whipple's men knocked out fire Hu
go pitchers for 19 hits and a home
run, while Patterson stayed all the
way and allowed 14 hits. Errors on
both sides were numerous. The
final score was: Hugo 13: Grant.
Pass 14.
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IN NAVAL BATTLE
Helsingfom, June 1 A SO-mlnute
battle occurred this morning be
tween the ibolshevikl battleship Pet
ropavlosk and three other warships
on one side and seven British war
ships on the other. The Russians
eventually fled to Kronstadt.
President Bramwell at the Cham
ber of Commerce luncheon today
made announcement of the Grants
Pass aero landing being made ready
and the government so notified.
, The president Called on Geo. Sabin
who spoke of the proposed adver
tising campaign for southern Oregon,
the idea Is to capitalize the climate,
scenery, fishing and hunting or
Southern Oregon, and announced
that such a campaign would be car
ried on.
IWR
SOUTHERN OREGON TO
CAPITALIZE CLIMATE
Juarez, June 2. Trustworthy ad
vices say that Generals Villa and
Amgelea attacked Chihuahua City
yesterday. Fighting Is still pro
gressing. El Paso, Tex., June 2. Consul
General Garcia, representing the
Mexican government, 'left hurriedly
for Mexico City today on orders from
Car ran ta, following, the report that
Chihuahua City had fallen.
Juarez. June 2. Many resident
here are sending their belongings to
families across the international
bridge Into American territory. It
Is reported that Yaqui Indians hare
Joined the Villa troops.
JOHXSOX OPENS VP OS LEAGCE
Washington. June 2. Senator
Johnson, republican, of falirnrni
today assailed the league of nations
as a combination of armed powers
"In a gigantic war trust." fie told
the senate that the l?aris conference
dare not amend the league cove
nants so that the declaration of fu
ture war shall fee decided by a tn-
nlar vote of peoples concerned, in
stead of by the established rulers.
. CROW. PIONEER OF
1838 CALLED TO REST
fWllltam ML Crow." born in Illinois
April 7. 1838. died at his honfo in
Merlin at the' age of 81 years 1
month 14 days, Saturday evening,
May 31st, 1919. after an illness of
four and a half months. His early
boyhood was spent in 'Illinois but in
1852 he came with his Barents to
Oregon, where the family settled in
Lane county. Four years later he
came Into Josephine county, serv
ing during the war with the Roma
River Indians. He made his first
home on Taylor Creek and for the
past 45 years has taken an active
part in the development of the
Rogue River country as well as be
ing keenly Interested in all nubile
affairs of a wider nature, doing al
ways what he considered the duty of
a good citizen, in making life safe In
the days of the early settlers, and
in making it richer and better for
those who follow.
His life was apparently controlled
by the principle that each must he
the servant of all and naturally its
story is one of self-sacrificing toll
for his family, his neighborhood.
and his country in whose time of
need he iwas proud to jive the ser
vice of his two youngest sons.
Married (February 23. 1867. to
Nancy Jane Neeley. 11 children were
born to them of whom nine, with
their mother, survive him: , Frank
Crow, (Brush Prarle, Wash.: Chaa.
Crow, Portland. Ore.; Lewis J.
Crow, Wendllng, Ore.; .... Clarence
Crow, Sprague. Wash.: Mrs. Unri
Carr, Mrs. Josephine Donohue, An
drew, Ross and Ord, all of Merlin.
Besides his immediate family and a
great company of relatives and
friends, four sisters and two broth
ers also mourn his loss: Mrs. Lo
dema Sandy, Bellingham, Wash.;
Mrs. Sarah Gibson, Eugene," Ore.;
Mra. IMelvina (Hlnton, Port Towns
end, Wash., and (Mrs. W. Jj. Kevta.
James, A. J., and Thomas N. Crow,
of Merlin. ' , ,
.The funeral was conducted by
Rev. Melville T. Wire at the Plej-
ant Valley cemetery Sunday after
noon, June 1st, at 3 o'clook. A large
number of people were In attend
ance.
COSTA RIOA AFTER PVBUCITY
San Salvador, Jnne 2. The gov
ernments of Gnatamala, Honduras
and Nicaragua have rMnniiii tv,-
belligerency of the anti-Tlnoco revo
lution in ,Coeta Rica. The revolution
Ists have been reinforced.
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BUBXESOX WOtXD REINSTATB
OPERATORS A.VD DISCIPLDfK ' "
TELEPHONE OFFICIALS
imSEO RATES ARE UPHELD
Supreme Court Says Authority . Was
Ulveat government for Interfer
ing With Interstate Rates j
Washington. Jane 2. Preairiant
Koneneamp of the Commercial Tele
graphers' anion stated today that no
date has been set for the nation
wide telegraphers strike. The thraat.
ened walkout at Atlanta Is purely a
local affair. .
Postmaster General Burleson an- 7
nounced that if the telephone opera
tors at Atlanta, had been dismissed
due to union affiliations they would
be reinstated and responsible tele
phone officials disciplined.
Washington, Jnne 3. The su
preme court today upheld the in
creased t ' telephone and - telegraph '
rates put Into effect last January ,
21st, nnder order of Postmaster Gen- ;
eral Burleson. The court held that .
under the Joint resolution by which '
the wire systems were) taken orer by -
the government, there was author
ity for Jnterf erring with interstate v
rates. .
- -The supreme court "also ' upheld"
railroad freight and passenger rata
increases made by the railroad ad- .
ministration last June. Ther re
versed the North Dakota ' supreme
court decrees enjoining the North- '
ern (Pacific and (Hlnes from enforc
ing the Increased rate order.
SPECIAL QECTIOII
County Clerk E. L. iCobura has
furnished Che Courier with a copy of
the registration in Josephine county
for the special election on June 8,
1919, which to as follows;
Precinct ' ' Male Female TL
Grants Pass, No. 1..
81 97 178
85 96 ' 181
70 46 116 ''
68 66 124
66 48 114 v
37 32 6
76 67 143
99 95 194 ;.
94 42 . 1) 1
87 26 IIS :
74 31 i 105
64 .38 93 '
69 38 107
79 33 111 ''
69 ,24 . .93 .
61 33 83
30 13 43
49 29. 78
35 11 46
62 23 85
22 9 31
54 24 78
47 '26 73 '
52 18 70
31 23 53
Grants Pass, No.. 2."
Grants Pass No. 3..
Grants Pass, No. 4
Grants Pass, No. 5..
Grants Pass, No. 6..
Grants Pass, No. 7..
Grants Pass, No. 8..
Althouse "i. 1:.'.-.
Waldo ' '
Kerby ..hi
Selma x. .
Slate Creek ...j.
ManpsiyT..:;.u..j!.-
WUliams , f
Merlin . fcl
Galice .i...,..J.
Lucky Queen
Leland .
Wolf Creek ...
Placer ...j.
Fruitdale . .
Dimiek'
Granite Hill .........
Ferry ; ......
1.551 964 8,515
Those who happen to be in a
county other than where they are
registered have the Tight to vote it
they secure a certificate from the
county clerk of the county wherein
they are registered. Or. tf any ner-
aon living in Portland or any other
place outside this county happens to
be in Grants (Pass on election day
they can rote here by turnishlnc two
freeholders to substantiate their
statement to the election board.
While the registration shows only
3,515 -voters In the county, it 1a m-
tlmated that there are at least 3,000
in Josephine, for the reason that
many are not registered. L