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GRANTS PASS
10 ENTERTAIN
iio.mi: piioiucth week to he
conclidkd 111' ix s'h non
AX tWHTIIOlHE
Portland NiMMiiMl, Carrying 1(H) Men,
I'iupxhi Through TtMlay Vi Route
lo Medford, rlwt ftto
- Next Friday at 9 a. m. about 100
manufacturers and Jobber of Tort
land are achedtiled to arrive In
Crania 1'aaa, on thlr tour of the
southern part of tha alate, In tha In
terest of Oregon-made uoods. .
The excursion I under the au
pices of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, and the special train,
which consists of seven pullman
and a buffet, passed throtiKh thin city
today en route to Bedford where the
flntt atop will he made. Tonlxhl the
train will proceed to Klamath Fall
whore the Jobber and mannfactnr
era VIII spend Monday and Tuesday.
Returning, the Portland men will
spend Thumrtiiy at Ashland, Friday
at Crania Pas, and Saturday at
Roneburg.
A number of local merchant are
. now preparing lo compete for the
prlxea offered by the Portland nun-
Inewi men for the bint window din-
NEXT FRIDAY
mi play of Oregon good. - The local
Chamber of Commerce ha received
' the following letter from tho Port
land chamber:
"ThU la to advlae you that ttit
writer will bo In charge of the Bouth
, em Oregon iBuslnen Men's excursion
to be run under the auspice of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce,
which will 1oave Portland at 7:4S
p. m. Sunday, October 12. due to ar
rive In your city at 9 a. ni. Friday,
October 17. and scheduled to leave
at 2 a. m. Sal unlay. October IX.
"On thla excimlon we will have
the moat representative business
men of our community, Inasmuch a
1t la limited to chief executive and
business heads of. local firms.
"We extend lo the business men
of Grant Pass, throuuh you, an In
vitation to 1)e the guests of the Port
land business men, who will he par
ticipant In thla excursion, at a
luncheon 'Friday noon, October 17.
We ahall leave the arrangements for
thla luncheon In your hnnda and re
el u cut .that yon advUe tin as to de
tails. At thla luncheon we would
desire to have you tell our buHincHR
men ot the vast resources that your
communly and surrounding country
possess, and give such other Infor
mation as wilt be of Interest. W
ure very much Intereeted In your
community.
"Permit tia to aay that this will he
the most popular and largest exenr
alon of business men that haa ever
loft (Portland In the history bf the
Chamber of Commerce,"
In the absence of President
Bramwell and Secretary Ernst of the
local Chambori of Commerce, Vice
President T. M. Stott sent the fol
lowing lotter In reply:
"In the absence' of our secretary
and as vice president of the Grants
Pass Chamber of Commerce I wish
to thank you for your letter of Sep-
tewber 16th, advising that the
. Southern Oregotj Business Men's ex-i-ursla'n
will bo with us on October
17, end ifor the .Invitation extended
to the local 'business men to be your
guests at luncheon on that date.
"We assure you that your excur
slon will 1)e warmly received ut
Grants Pass and wo shall endeavor
to convince the Portland representa
tives of the worth of 'this commun
ity and why they should be greatly
interested In Rs growth and do
' volopment.
"At your convenience I should
like to be advised as to the approxi
mate number that will accompany
your excursion train so that we may
(Continued oc page S.)
WILL RECLAir.l LAND
FROM JACKRABBITS
Idaho illiinnlilg IrriKHtlon Project nl
American Kh1m That Will lUvnl
Famous Arrow rock Dam
Boise, Ida., Oct. 13.- The state
of ldaho has formally lven It ap
lroval to one of the biggest Irrlua
Hon projects evw launched In the
west, that of the Die Brtineau, com
prising an empire of 554.138 acre
of land now frequented by Jackrab-
blta and coyotes, but which soon will
he turned Into profitable farms. To
provide the necessary water for Irri
gation a' dam will be built across the
Snake river at American Falls, which
will create a reservoir rivaling that
of the famous Arrow rock.
Kastero capital Is behind the pro
ject. Their Idaho Interests are rep
resented by IE. II. Dewey, of Nam pa,
I. . Terrlne of Tln Falls. W. L.
Holllster and . T. Meredith of Dea
Molnea, la.. O. C. Moore of St. An-
thany, present lieutenant-governor.
Governor avi believe it hat the
project offers the biggest thing of
It kind ever attempted In the west.
"A magnificent future growth looms
before Idaho." hn said. "All of us
believe and have 'believed for years
that the waale ot water each year
has been serious and an Inexcusable
one. "
The American Fall dam will be a
mile long and 100 feet hiuh it mm
he the largest 'ttmltlple dam In the
world and will back 8.ftfi.000 acre
feet o(ater on 65,000 acres of low
bottom land now used for grazing
ptirpoae
FOREST TLAnTpATROL
' TO END IMMEDIATELY
Eugene. Oct. 13. Forest patrol
work ifor the year will be greatly
curtailed at once In accordance with
orders receivod here at the local av
iation field. Tho orders call for the
tratmfor of all airships, equipment.
'S'pplltf. and all men except three
mechanic and one nontenant from
the Eugene field to Mather field.
The local aviators have been ex
pecting the order discontinuing ac
tive patrol, suiting that thev be
lieved that Lieutenant Webb's tra-
ulc death would hnsten tho calling
In of the flyers. Lieutenant Boeder
and three mechanics will be loft here
with one plane and will maintain
aviation headquarters on tho hill
Ijack of 'the, present field.
CAPT. SMITH
TO
!E
Minuola, N. Y Oct. 13. Captain
If. Smith, third of the ' oiunb.ound
aviators to complete the trans-continental
flight, arrived at 10:51, and
claims tci have beaten Maynard's
time. Smith fluw the distance In
24 hours and 30 minutes actual fly
ing time. His claim to victory. will
he officially checked.
Lieutenant H. K. Queens, fourth of
the eastbound aviators, arrived at
1:46 p. m.
The fifth eastbouhd airplane ,to
arrive here, piloted by lllobert S.
Worthlngton, landed at 2:17. The
plane driven by . Lieutenant T.
Uuynea toll at Binghampton, by
striking a telegraph post In lnndlns.
JULY 1, 1916, BLACK
DAY FOR THE BRITISH
London, Oct. 13,-r-OffIclnl figures
Ivsn out hero show that the dark
est day of the war for Kngla'nd was
:i July I, 4916, when casualties In
):lllod arfS wounded numbered 170,-
000. It was the opening day .of the
'Jrst battle of tho Somme.
OHA.NTH PAHS, JOHEPHIXK OOUWT. OREGON. MO.TDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1910.
AT-
THEALLIES
I.ICTTH A.VO UvrmUS INVIT
Kl TO A (ti.NFKItKN'CB WITH ;
llCILMOMrT AT MIT A I-
OTHER TROOPS IE ARRIVING
Dally Mall Hays Entire HWR of 10th
llollnvlk IMvtwion Takea; (irr- ,
miuiN Keny Aiding
Coitenhageo, Oct. 13. Colonel
AvaloffiHermondt claims to have
checked tho Lettlah attack on tha
left flank of Jila Biuatlaa foroea, and
since taking Riga haa Invited the
Letts and Batbonlans to confer with
him at Mltati. j
The colonel said the purpose of
the proposed conference was to
prevent further bloodshed and
bring about Joint action against the
bolnhavlbl
Paris, Oct. 13. Important trooo
movements are oeeurlng In the dl
roctlon ot Riga, 30 miles away, and
other troops are en route to LI ban
on a transport to Join the Letts.
IOUdon. Oct. 13. In the cant lire
of Yamburg, Ceneral Glazenapp Is
reported to have taken four com'
pioin bolshevikl regiments. 2000 oth
er eoviet troops and the entire staff
of the 10tb bolshevlkl division, aays
a Dally Mall dispatch.
Berlin, Oct. 13. Official, denial
has been Issued by the German gov
ernment that the German Baltic
troope have aided the bolshevlkl and
attacked the lxtts from the rear.
LADIES CIEAR $425
E SALE
The rummage Bale conducted by
the ladies ;of Grants Pass last Satur
day was a success from every view
point. Thursday and Friday the la
dies were busy gathering Inhe ar
ticles donnted and arranging the
store, and Saturday morning an at
tractive display or valuables of var
ious descriptlonlay on the bargain
counters before the crowd of eager
buyers who jammed through the
door.
It was a mixed assembly. There
were old people present, big and lit
tle people, babies, girls, boys, farm
ers, lawyers, draymen, bankers, etc.,
and the force of clerka though large,
was hardly adequate to wait on the
trade. lU-fore night the atore was
practically sold out, and what little
was left .was' sold to a' second-hanu
dealer, except a few pairs of shoes,
and these were given to the Salvation
Army. . ....
The .ladles report that they took
n $425 during the day, about )0
of the amount being cleared on the
noon luncheon, at which 150 people
wore served. The money wlllr be
used to Improve Riverside park and
an atito oahip park. In regard to
the auto park, the ladles state that
they have several places In view for
a permanent park, and part ot the
money derived will be used to buy
n slto.
Another rummage sale will be
held In the spring and the ladles ad
vise that every home provide at once
a "rummage box," and everything
that they expect to donate can be
put Into the box so It will be ready
for delivery.
The Indies In charge ot the sale
wish to sincerely thank those who
donated articles, those who In any
way assisted, and especially ' to
thank Mr. Trelchler, who owns the
ense on the building where the sale
was conducted.
FIGHTING
A
BAFFltS
GRAYSON SAYS IBEHD CONVEtlTIOH 10.000 HEAR
PRESIDENTS WSUm SENJ0HNS0N
MIND m
Ml'HT KKMAI.V AHKI, HI T th VAf-
AMM OF FORMING IN'HTAXT
Jl'IKlMKN'T OX orKHTIO.8(
MARSHALL'S POWER UNFIXED
.Not K.xactly Known Vhn He Cao
AsMume lreidont'a Ifcitiea; Co.
IIoum Is Kick
Washington, Oct 13. .President
Wilson's condition remained today
much tho same as for tha past sev
eral days, said a; bulletin laued by
his physicians.
White House officials resented the
publication of reports that the presi
dent's condition was such that he
could not attend to his official du
ties. Those close to the president
expressed every confidence that he
would regain his health, although he
must continue to remain in bed for
an extended period.
Dr. Grayson aald that he would
Continue to stand on his bulletins
and would not discuss rumors con
cerning the president's condition. He
added that the president's mind Is
clear and that he la perfectly call
able of forming Instant Judgment on
any question arising.
Discussion of whether the presi
dent will be well enough to perform
nis duties developed In the senate
foreign relations committee today
.no ronnal effort will be. made to
raise the question formally, It waw
said.
Washington, Oct. 13. There has
been a rumor for several days that
the treaty friends were getting ready
to surrender to the moderate reser
vationists, accepting not only the
four mild reservations formulated
by the McNary 'group, but also ac
cepting some more extreme modifi
cations.
It such a coup really was consid
ered it was probably at a time when
tt was thought that President Wil
son's health .was such that he would
never be able to Interfere. The re
porta relative to his improvement,
whether correct or not, will probably
cause Treaty Leader Hitchcock to
stand pat for a while longer.
just wnat is tne presidents true
condition no one knows except rhe
White House physicians. Favorable
reports have been accepted locally
with some skepticism because the
nature of the distinguished patient's
Illness is understood to be such as
to be subject to sudden relapses. Un
doubtedly there has been a fear
among those surrounding the presi
dent that the vice-president might be
called in to discharge his duties and
the organ lo law Is Just as vague on
when a vice-president shall cease tb
discharge such duties as It Is on
when , he should be summoned to
take the reins.
Last Monday, newspaper reports
(Continued on Pase 2)
LONGSHOREMEN ARE IN
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 13. Five
carloads of rifles consigned to Vla
divostok were being loaded on the
steamer Delight here today by 60
former soldiers, v following the re
fusal ot the union longshoremen to
do the' work on the ground that the
rifles were Intended for use against
tho bolshevlkl. -
I'OKKtWST FOR THE PKRIOO
OF OCTOBKU IS TO OCTOHEU 18
Washington, "Oct. 11. (Pacific
coast states; Generally faty except
occasional rain probable In Washing
ton and Oregon, normal temperature.
Favor Irish Independence, Ask for
IMjxtnplu) ment of Married Wom
en and Kwat "One I n Ion"
Bend, Ore., Oct. 13. The Oregon
state federation of labor In annual
session here, defeated a resolution
endorsing the "one big union" plan
by a vote of 37 to 26.
A resolution favoring Irish Inde
pendence was passed by the federa
tion which also adopted a resolution
recommending the dlsemployment
of married women. '
The Loyal Legion of ILoggers and
Lumbermen waa branded as a' strike
breaking institution In a resolution
adopted by the federation, urging
that this Institution be absorbed by
the federation of labor rather than
be destroyed.
A resolution considered tho oet of
tho radical element, deuiandinr the
anoiraon of the "profit system.'
went into the discard on recommen
datlon of the committee on resolu
tions by a decisive majority.', Also
their proposal to demand the release
of "class war (prisoners" waa given
rough handling, and a' substitute
asking for the repeal of all laws fet'
terlng free speech, was passed 61
to 27.
The resolution against military
training by compulsion was passed
with IRtle debate. The Plumb plan
was Indorsed by a practically unan
imous vote, the expected opposition
of the so-called "Reds" collanalnr
J. R. Herman, manager of the
Oregon single tax campaign, asked
that the organization take up the
work of securing JnHlatlve . petition
signatures. ,
The convention went on record as
favoring the six hour day.
GRANTS PASS ELKS
GET IDFORD'S GOAT
Saturday being Set aside as Grants
Pase day at the Elks carnival at
Medford. .about 40 Elks from this
city motored down to enjoy the oc
casion. iThere was something doing
all dy long, and considerable inter
est was taken in the raffling of var
ious articles. The monev derived
from the carnival will be used to Im
prove the Elks park on the Rogue,
and for Christmas charity work.
Aa a grand finale. Grants Pass
'got ifedford'e goat." That is, the
fine animal with the tlncan appetite
was won in a raffle by J. Ernest
Bartlett, traveling salesman. After
getting the goat. Grants Pass Elks
held a consultation as to its disposal
arid it waa decided to bring it to this
city and present It to Miss iRose
Wlckman. The plan was carried out
by H. W. Webber and his assistants
who arrived here with the animal
Sunday and they marched Into
'Rose's confectionery store Sunday
afternoon and made the delivery.
M'ot for one minute did this "get
Rose's goat," for she quickly and
gladly accepted the gift and will fat
ten tt up and serve a big feast to her
friends.
GEO.WELCH ACCUSED OF
Portland, Oct. 1 3. George Welch
alias Anderson, was arrested here
today, accused of complicity In "the
robbery of a bank at Asotin, Wash.,
on September 30th, last. Six other
men .were taken into custody at the
house where W'elch stayed.
About $24,000 ot the loot has been
recovered. The police say that
Welch Is an ex-convlct.
RIO MEOFOUT) ORCHARD SOLD
Medford, Ore., Oct. 13 The Frlnk
orchard has been sold to A. C.
Moore of Honolulu for $70,000 and
Mr. Moore 'will spend a latse nart
of every year on th place.
WHOLE NUMBER 27 IM.
AT SALT LAKE
CLOtefctf HI 8PEAK1NO TOIR CT
WEST lEXOl".CI.VG J,EAGl'E AS
"IWHOLV THING
IS
T
Mormon Says Sentiment "Every
where Is Changing AgainH the
Covenant j" Johnson Cheered
Salt Lake City, Oct. 13. Before
a' great and thoroughly responsive
audience In the Mormon tabernacle
Saturday night Senator Hiram W.
Johnson termed thla nraotlag a fit'
ting climax to tha transcontinental
itinerary and to the cause he repre
sents. He denounced the league of
nations aa proposed "aa an unholy
thing" and flayed its proponents and
sponsors. .
The audience which heard Senator
Johnson in the final forceful utter
ances of his tour was the largeat he
had addressed anywhee on this trip
except perhaps in San FranclscdN It
was estimated at 'between t.OOO and
10.000 persons. . ,
The crowd cheered the statement
of Presiding Bishop Charles W. Nib
ley of the Mormon church, who In
troduced the senator, that "every
where sentiment Is changing, tnrnln?
against .the treaty.'. . : Tho tVoryyc
the league of nations to fceantlfu!, he
declared.' but would not work ont
that way. The bishop voiced the hope
that the president "would get so dis
gusted with the league that he will
chuck the whole blooming thing into
the waste basket."
He further declared that the Unit
ed States "haa enough troubles at
home without doddering off to Eu-,
rope looking for more."
Jf the country at large would fol
low the Mormon doctrine of "mind
your own business." he asserted. It
would be better oft. 4
The audience came to its feet
cheering, when Bishop Nlbley intro
duced Senator Johnson aa the confi
dant and trusted friend nf tha, lata
Theodore Hoosevelt. .
In his address here, as at Ogden,
Senator Johnson praised United
States Senator Reed Smoot, 'senior
senator from Utah, for his steadfact
stand, against the administration on
the treaty question.
Senator Johnson announced at a
banquet in his honor while here that
he would speak' on the peace treaty
at Madison Square Garden, New .
York,' October 18, under the aus
pices of the League for the Preser
vation of American Independence at
the' invitation of Senator Moses of
New Hampshire. . .
. BAND STAND IN PARK
George E. Lundburg, cashier ot
the First 'National bank today stated
to the Courier that the directors of
the bank have authorized the an
nouncement that the bank will erect
a band etand in Riverside park next
spring. The bank has been Interest
ed In the park at all times and in
fact made the .park a possibility by
presenting the original tract of
eight to 10 acres to the city. This
was added to and improvements
made until Grants Pass now has one
of the beauty, spots along the high
way route.
This announcement will give much
satisfaction to the park commission
and the city in general. ;
WORKMEN' NOTIFIED TO .
RETURN TO THEIR WORK
Washington, Oct. 13. The rail
road administration has notified the
striking railroad shopmen at Al
toona. Pa., to return to work today.
The strike was local.