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VOL. I.X., No. tMHI.
F08DICK SAYS
SECTARIANISM
WAS HANDICAP
WK1AI, WORK IN AILMV 1U NCil,
Kit 11V TK) MANV UMTS HTKIV
r.3 for i,imi:u;iit
Sit ORGANlZATtOHS ABROAD
V. M. I'. A. Hail ,Mm lli'iavwiitit-
tlvra In HM nnil Iti-cflvrd ( Hi
Mm Prom th Holrilrr
Washington, June 24. Koclal
work In the army In any future em-
eiKury should be handled by the
jtovurnmunl Itself through a single,
non-sectarian aguncy, In the opinion
of lUymoud 1. 'Foodlck, rlitilrmuli of
the oommlulon on training camp
actilvitlna, expressed in a report made
public today by the war department.
Seuretlry Maker wan ald to be "anb4
atantlally In a'-cord" with Mr. Ton
dick's view. ,
Rivalries engendered by the aeo-
Urlan nature of the Young 'Mon'i
Christian Association, Knight of Co
juiiiuus, Jewish 'welfare Hoard or
other sorietle sharing in the United
War Work campaign fund of 9172.-
000,000. Mr. Fosdlrk found to have
provided "the worst -possible basil
for social work with the army," a
result ror which tie held the training-
camp commlMNlon responsible for
having turned to these private agen
cies. "It seonis to me," said Mr. Kos
dlck, "that the lesson or the war In
jtooUl work Involves perhaps three
points: The elimination or sectar
ian auspices; , reduction In the num
ber r agencle"omployed; and the
transfer to the government Itself of
much of the activity hlthertojeft to
private Initiative." V ..
liscuing the work of the six or
ganizations that served abroad with
the army, the rert said the Voting
'.Mens Christian Association, hand
lng 68 per cent of the war work bud
get and with 6.000 representatives
In Franco, was far tho largest and
"received good deal of criticism
from the soldiers In France." i :v
"Some of the criticism Is morlted"
Mr. Fosdlck saJd. "much oflt Is due.
1 believe to misunderstanding." t
The 1ulk or the complaint -arose
from the Young Wen'a Christian As
aoolatlon 'operation of. army can
teens, which Chairman Fosdlck said
was mistake although It was un
Irtiiken as a service to the army
and roleaaod a large combatant per
sonnel. From early days tho can
loon Hind been an aflny .perquisite
and the soldiers could not under
hand why It should ibe handed over
to a "private society iwhlch was at
the earns time raising millions at
nome for support," the report said
hind continued:
-"Moreover, the iKirsonnel of the
Y. iM. C. A. was untrained for this
Kind of work and It soon found Itself
In a maze of business and technical
difficulties with which It was unable
at first to copo. .In the minds of
; the eoldlers, it Immediately became
a commerclul organization and rrom
this stigma It has never succeeded" In
freeing Itself."
So far as the effect of tho trans
fer of the canteens went on the army
command, the report continued, !'It
was genuine relief to the general
, taff that during ithe fighting days
of the army. It did not ljave to han
dle tho ever troublesome canteen
problem.
"The charge that the Y. M. C. A.
Juade money out of the canteen Is or
course erroneous," said Mr. iFosdlck.
"However high Its .prices may have
vbeen In Individual localities, conRld-
ored aa a,' business venture the total
; results show large losses."
TWO KH,I,i:i) ix VM.I.
Mlnneola, N. Y., June 24. IJou
tonant Shelley IM. Wataon and IM.
Ireland, a civilian mechanic, were
Wiled at 'Ilye Beach today by the
tnll of their army airplane.
400 SPECIES FISH
IN PACIFIC WATERS
Over llnlf Thin NumW Have KmkI
Vlue, Hut Only 15 Varlelun
Are Known to the Public
San Francisco, June 24. -The
available food resources of the North
Pacific ocean are being utilized only
in small part according to Professor
John M. Cobby, director of the Col
lege or Fisheries at the I'nlverslty or
Washington, Sett tie.
"There are In our Pacirio coast
waters, so far as known, more than
400 species of fish, several hundred
species of crustaceans and mollusks
and many siiecies or marine alegae.
More than hair or the species of fish
are known to posses considerable
food -value, yet we do not utilize
more than about 45 to 50 of them
and of these IS species are. used to
a very limited extent. Of the cru-
s'acean about six species are used
commercially, while, or the mollusks
only about 1 1 iecles are to be round
In our market.
Many problems In connection
with the best methods or preparing
then for market will have to be
solved before the majority of the
species can be utilized, and these
problems are being, attacked In fish
eries experimental laboratories estab
lished on Ibis coast since 1916. A
considerable part or the research
work or the new college or fisheries
will tie along these line.
"An Interesting problem for the
bacteriologist and chemist Is that or
determining why the flesh of certain
Chinook or King salmon should be
white while tha large majority are
or the usual salmon color. This pe
culiar condition prevails from Puget
Sound to 'Bering Sea,, being practic
ally unknown south of the sound.
and the proportion Is .from one
fourth to-one third of the catch.
With these off-color fish the flesh
I generally white, although occas
sional one 4a found with the flesh
on one side white and on the other
red. while a few have mottled flesh.
As these wblte-meated fish' do not
bring the fishermen much more than
one-fifth the .price obtained ror the
red-meated fish, owing to the diffi
culty experienced In finding a mar
ket for them It Inflicts heavy fin
ancial handicap upon those operat
ing In the regions affected.
OF,
DErM GYMNASIUM
ti runts .Push, by Its vote at the
school election held yesterday, when
the proposition of constructing the
gymnasium, for school purpose was
defeated, slips back to the ranks of
unprogresslve cities. There was e
time whon the equipment of the
Grants Pass schools was standard
and students were attracted from a
distance, but not so now. The vote
of iMomlay deprives the students of
Dlirtrlct Xo. 7 of equipment which Is
their due.
Tho vote was J r In favor of build
ing gymnasium and 84 against.
The small favorable vote being due
to .the apathy of the supporters of
the proposition.
OIXXrTT DKMVK1LS
A1IUKS8 OF WKMXMK
Portland, Ore...June 84. The na
tional convention of ithe "Greeters
of America" opened here todajvGov
ernor Olcott gave the address ofel
come. '
CONTRACTED 9 CENTS
Salem, Ore., June 24. Forty lo
ganberry "growers who control more
than 200 acres of berries, today an
nounced a sale of their Joint crop
to. the Drager iFrult Company at 9c
a poupd. The growers are planning
to make their pool permanent.
GRANTS PASg, JOHErHIXB OO05TT,
HERMAN MUELLER WILL
SIGN FOR HUNS FRIDAY
Von Haimpausen Resigns Rather Than Attach His Name
to Treaty-Event Fill Take Place at Versailles.
Clemenceau to Retire Wilson Will Soon Return
Paris, June 24. The German del
egation to sign the peace treaty will
arrive at Versailles Friday morning
the French foreign office Is informed,
ft I thought probable In French
circles that the signing or the treaty
will take place at 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon. Herman 'Mueller, the
new German foreign secretary, will
heatf the German delegation to sign
the treaty, La "Liberie says.
Paris, June 24. The signing or
the peace treaty with Germany will
probably take place Thursday. There
I some doubt ae to the date because
or lack of word from Germany re
garding oer new representation at
Versailles. Hanlel von Haimpausen,
who . was named plenipotentiary to
sign the treaty, has telegraphed his
resignation to WeimaJ-, rather than
attach his name.
President Wilson has ordered the
steamer George Washington held in
readiness at Brest for hla departure,
but will remain until the treaty is
signed.
Work on the Austrian treaty was
resumed by representatives of the
powers Inarjj today.
Paris, June 24. (Premier Clemen
ceau has expressed his intention to
seslgn as soon aa the peace treaty is
promulgated, feeling that be has ac-
GREY LIKES THE ROGUE
Zaoe Grey the novelist, left the
city yesterday evening with his wife.
his brother and iMIs O. Ackerman
for the purpose of seeing more ofi
Southern Oregon and trying a rew
more fishing streams aside rrom the
Rogue. iMr. Grey thinks the Rogue
wonderful stream aJnd expects to
return here within about two weeks
to again try his lock catching steel
heads. "You have a wonderful steam
here." said Mr. Grey, "fed by the
Pacific, and there is no reason why
the fishing should not always be
Rood. If VOU will lirnuerlv rniriilatn
AND WILJ. RETURN HERE
commercial fishing at the mouth of,of Mr. .Arnold wlll eguMisnej ,n
the iRogue. I am coming back and j Portland. pe m drw a galary of
,nL!1 agln " 1200 monthly and expenses. George
The party expects to take In the r. Maeton, of Pocatello. Idaho, gen-
signis near crescent vity, Kiamatn
Lake, Crater (Lake and a few more
points of interest before returning
to this city. Fishing is a hobby with
Mr. Grey and he has caught fish In
most or the famous fishing resorts
(n America, as well as in the Pacific
and Atlantic oceans. He states that
the most exciting time he ever ha'd
angling was catching sword fish and
tuna near Catallna Island, oft the
coast ot California. :
PRESIDENT TO START
E
Washington, June 24. President
Wilson cabled Secretary Tumulty to
day that he expected to leave Brest
on his homeward Journey Wednes
day or Thursday.
The president should make the re
turn trip within a,' week and immedi
ately arter bis arrival here he per
sonally will present the peace treaty
to the state for ratification.. After
he dear his desk of accumulated
work be will make a "swing aTound
(he circuit" speaking In support of
the league ot nations covenanV
TXB8DAY, JVSB
complished the task for which he as
sumed the premiership, says the
Echo De Paris. It Is expected that
parliament will ratify the treaty late
In July.
Berlin, June 24. Police and sol
dier's who intervened in the iood
riots in Berlin suburbs today ex
changed shots with the mobs of men
and women. A number of shops
were plundered. Reports from
Mannheim says 1 1 persons were kill
ed and 37 wounded in the rioting
Sunday. '
Versailles, France, June 24.
Premier Clemenceau, President Wil
son and liloyd George visited the
palace today to inspect the arrange.
ments for the ceremony of signing
the peace treaty.
iRome, June 24.--The new Italian
delegation to the peace conference
will leave here "Wednesday atad ar
rive at Paris In time to sign . the
peace treaty. The delegation is com
posed 'of Foreign Minister Tlttonl
and three senators.
Parle, June 24. The supreme
blockade council met today to decide
when the blockade on Germany shall
be lifted. It la believed thai the
council will decide to lift the block
ade upon the signing of the treaty.
RAILWAY CLERKS HAVE
' Eugene. Ore., June 23. The sys
tem board of adjustment organised
by representative of the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks at a meeting
In the 'Woodman hall here Sunday
afternoon, will meet in Eugene twice
monthly. This place was decided up
on on account of Its central location.
The board will represent 900 em
ployes of the Southern Pacific lines
north of Ashland.
The following officers of the board
were elected: IA. M. Arnold, or Port
land, general! chairman: V. IM, Pat
terson, of 'Albany, secretary-treasurer;
G. W. Campbell, or Portland, E.
T. Compton, of Riosebufg. 'Ray F.
Smith of Eugene, and R. P, Davis, of
Grants Pass, vice-chairmen. Offices
era! organizer, presided at. the meet
ing. About 75 clerks were present
at the .meeting. Twenty of them
were women. i, i
The salary schedule given to the
railway clerks Is satisfactory, ac
cording to Mr. Maston, who declares
that all they ask for is retention of
the present pay basis. ' (Recognition
has been obtained from the govern
ment and the same will be asked
from the Southern Pacific' system.
The brotherhood has 'a member
ship of 200,000. It was organised
in 1898 but experienced Ms big
growth In the past year. The organ
ization is 100 per cent strong on the
lines north of Ashland.
HOOD 1UVER STRAWBHIUUKS
BRING IN TOTAL OF $2tf),MM
Hood River. Ore., June 24. Total
shipments of Hood Ttlver strawber
ries from the valley' have reached
68 carloads. Except for picking In
the upper valley, the harvest Is about
completed. . Not more than 16 ad
ditional cats are expected.
The pre-harveat estimate have
fallen far short as a result of early
frost damage, but the total returns
will be much larger than In former
years, the average per car for the
berries reaching approximately 13,
000. " -
OREGON.
84, 1010.
DLD POSTAL RATES
IN EFFECT JULY I
tVrtain Kxclumges for Benefit of
Public Can He Made at Postoffice
' up to 'Anfcnxt
"Section 1100 of the revenue act
of 1917 is hereby repealed to take
effect on July 1, 1917, and thereafter
the rate of postage on all mall mat
ter of the first class shall be the
same as the rate in force on October
2. 1917."
The result of the above is, that
beginning on the first day of July,
the rate of postage will be two cents
for each ounce or fraction of ounce
on letters, and one cent for postal
cards.
After July 1 and before August 1,
three cent envelopes, printed or im
printed, and two cent postal cards
will be exchanged at office of pur
chase at full value, for such stamps.
envelopes or postal cards as may be
desired when presented for exchange
by the original purchaser, or tbey
may be applied aa part payment for
printed envelope.
Stamp, envelopes or postal cards
cannot be redeemed from the public
for cash.
After July 31st, envelopes, wheth
er printed or unprinted, may be ex
changed by the original purchaser at
office of purchase, for stamps, post
a lcards or envelopes, for the amount
of stamp value only; two cent postal
cards will be. exchanged at three
fourths of their stamp value, or one
and one-half cent for each two cent
card. "
Postmasters are not authorized to
exchange three cent stamps, which
will continue to lie used on mail mat
ter requiring more than two cents
postage.
. W. P. QUIXUAN. postmaster.
APPOINTS MAX TO OFFICE
THAT IS fXCOXSTITlTIOXAL
Salem, Ore., June 24: Governor
Olcott today appointed Jacob Kanz-
ler Judge of the newly created court
of domestic relations at Portland,
following the rendering1 of an opin
ion by Attorney General Brown that
the act creating the court is largely
unconstitutional. The object In an
nouncing the appointment at once is
to get the law before the courts for
adjudication. , " '
OREGON NEEDS A LAW
SIMILAR TO THIS ONE
Philadelphia, June 24. Issuers of
worthless checks will find new perils
from now on In practicing that meth
od of fraud.
A law has 'been placed upon the
statute books of Pennsylvania defin
ing the issuance ot a worthless check
aa a misdemeanor. Hereafter, untier
its provisions, not only will be Is
suing of a "no account" check, or
one of the kind which returns with
the Inscription . "not euff," .be pun
ishable, but the new law says,, "the
mere fact ot making, drawing or de
livering such a' check will be prima
facie evidence or Intent to derraud,"
unless the drawer makes good the
amount of the check with interest
within ten days. V
AVSTR.U.TAX MIXES CLOSED
London, June 24. 'All but two' of
the Australian copper, mines - and
smelter are reported to have been
closed down because of the large
stocks of metal on hand and the very
small demand. -
VILLA SUFFERS HEAVY
LOSS IN LATE BATTLE
EI Paso, Tex., June 24. Sixty
three Villa rebels were killed and
many wounded Saturday night in
fight with federal troops, an official
military dispatch given out today
says. . ' . x , ' '
WHOLE XIJMBRR 2701. I
BB ANGRY
OVER I1G
OF HUN RE
WIIiL INVESTIGATE MATTER A.ND
THY AXD PLACE RESPONSE
BIT-iITY FOR RASH ACT
TWO DESTROYERS ARE AFLOAT
IM of the Vessels Have Bees Beached
Eye Witness Gives Description
of Destruction j
"London, June 24. Three of the
German warships whose crews at
tempted to sink them at Scaoa, Flow
Saturday have been beached and the
Baden i moored readr to beach.
The vessel beached are the cruiser
Emden, Frankfort and Number.
Two destroyers are afloat and 18
have been beached.
London, June 24. Admiralty offi
cials considered measures today to
investigate and fix responsibility for
the stroke by which the German
fleet was wiped out.. A commission
probably wlll ibe appointed to hear
testimony and decide who la to
blame. ; .
Admiralty official maintained
that looseness of the armistice terms.
under which German crew remain
ed on the vessels, made the coup
possible. ' v
So far aa the public is concerned,
in many places' the remark - waa
heard: "Well, that' what we want
ed done with them. wasn't it?. "
The Impression seemd to prevail
that the Germans had saved the al
lies some trouble. '
Thurso. Scotland. June S4-
the German vessels Interned in SVsana
now the dreadnabght Baden remain
afloat, the Emden, 'Frankfort and
Nurnberg are beached and may be
salvaged. Two destroyers are still
afloat and 18 have been beached.
The other vessels ot the
proud German high seas fleet were
'beneath the waves, sunk by their
own crews to keep them from be
coming allied property.
Fourteen hundred of the Germ&n -
sailor have been landed. A few
were Icllled and wounded in clashmi
with British guards. Soma mv
have drowned.
The main force of the British fit
was absent from Scana flow. if.
northern base when the Germans -
sayed their coup. A few drifters and '
small craft were on hand and there
were some aircraft guarding
captured warships.
An eyewitness ave this rtiwin.
tion of the sinkings:
Saturday forenoon was ouW kt
noon it was reported that one Ger
man ba.tlesb.iD waa sinking it.
miuuoi
simultaneously all the ships hoisted
me wman ensign, showing the red
flag at their foremasts. THa .r.
began leaving the ships.
i By the behavior, or 'the sinking
ships It was evident tha ne.u.k
had been opened. Soon all began to
settle. ,
"The 'MoKke. Savdlitz. norYiino-
Hindenburg and von der Tann went
aown together within an hour or tha
first sinking. . ..
It was a toixsy-turvev scen
ships' -eterns sticking up, some al
most engulfed, here and there a des
troyer taking a sudden dive.
When the 'German sailors rushed
to their" boats at the beelnnln of
the sinkings, many were overcrowd
ed and the seamen Jumped Into the
water. All wore life belts. ;
'British guardship opened tire on
some of the boats, resulting In soma
of their occupants Jumping Into the
waier. Destroyers picked them up.
"German officers who were resett
ed and brought aboard British ships
proudly saluted, clicking their heels. '
aa they met their rescued colIeaniA
One officer carried his word and of
fered to surrender it. Many sailors
carried huge bundle containing
their belongings." j . -
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