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GRANT» I’AHH, dOSEPHINK OOLNTY, OREGON.
MONDAY, DECEMBER »O, II» II».
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Itili)' to Have Complete Hov <*r<*ignt)
over Pori, ami Provision* of Loo*
<|on Treaty AA UI Ro Enforce«!
PRESIDENT* Al ILL AGREE TO NO
Flume, Dec. 15.- Preparations are
under
way for the evacuation of
CONCENNIONN IN THE VEIL
Flume by d’Annunzio'« forces and Oc-
HA ILLEN IMM'I MENT
pupation by a contingent of regular
Italian army. Italy is to have com
plete sovereignty over Flume.
All
provision« of the treaty of Ixmdon
are to be carried out under terms of
a compact signed by d’AnnunzIo and
Premier Nlttl, according to d'Ansun-
Sfumi Tafeen !•> the Chief E*rc«livr xlo's press representative.
Again Bring* the Treat) «ml the
l.cngii«’ of Nation* to Front
CIIIIISTM'.H TREE TRADE
HIT BA’ OLD H. <’. OF r.
Oakland. Cal.. Doc. 15. Christ
mas tree« will cost more in the San
Francisco district this year. accord
Ing to H. I- 'Bemis*, assistant execu
tive of th« Oakland boy scouts. Af
ter a survey of the region he ««Id
there was no fir or spruce trees avail
able from Contra Costa, Alameda or
Banta Clara counties and that the
Christmas trees this year must come
from the Sierra*.
enjoy it
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AA HOLE NI MBER 3H4.
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VOI* X.. Xi». 72.
Washington, Dec. 15. President
Wilson's étalement that he had "no
oompromise or concession of any
kind In mind,” and would make no
move toward disposition of the Ver
•allies |»Moe treaty. but would con
tinue to hold the senate republicans
responsible for delay In the ratifica
tion of the document, today again
brought the treaty and the league of
nations to the front In congres»
COME ?
AYirele*» .Announce* the Arrival of
iin- Mttle Ve*«-1 .Miaaing for Two
Day* With <'<>ni|>Hiiy of 20
Constitutiooality of War-Time Prohibition Act is Upheld
by The Nation s Highest Court in Decision Rend
A
ered Today, Holding Measure Valid
Miarna, Florida, Dec. 15.—«Radio REHTRKTIONN ON USE OF FI EL
meaMffM announcing the arrival of ARE REMOVED AND INDUSTRY
the yacht Grey Duck, at the Bahama
BECOMES NORMAL
island*, ha* apparently cleared away
the doubt relative to the safety of the
vowel which carried David W. Grif
fith, motion picture director, and a
cdtapany of 20 film actors and act-
resse*. A search has been in pro-
gress for the party for the past two
days, as it was feared the little vee- V«WM*i* Had Been Tied up at Ameri
can Ports Since the Coni Short
el had gone down with all on board.
Washington, Dec. |5t- The war & Conipany of New York were virtu
time prohibition act was held consti- ally Identical and resulted from ef
tutiunal in a decision rendered by the fort* to compel the government to
supreme court of the United States release whiskey from bond.
The
today.
th'Ird case, an appeal of Jacob Rup
In deciding the question the court pert, a brewer of New 'fork, lnvolv-
dissolved the Injunctions restralnlng «<1 authority under the act* to man
revenue officials from
removing ufacture beer containing 2.75 per
about 70.000.00U gallons of whiskey cent alcohol.
from bond. The signing of the ar-
In arguing the < a»es before the su-
mistice did not abrogate the war preme court on November 20 and 21.
powers of congress. Associate Justice 1919, Elihu Root and others appear
Braudels said, in reading the deci ing In opposition to the prohibition
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor sion. The court held the constitu act* contended that war-time probl-
vallis, Dec. 15. That thousands of tional prohibition amendment bind Mtlon wan unconstitutional because
Ixmdon, Dec. 15.—-Premier Lloyd
dollars are saved the students of the ing on the federal government as congress had no power to prohibit
George announced in the house of
well
as
on
states
and
s|»erceding
state
j the sale of intoxicants within a state
college annually by the health »or/
commons today that no Irish bill
¡except under its war power which
vice is inddated by a rejiort which laws.
would be introduced this session in
show* that office calls for each month
Constitutionality of the war time had ceased: that the act conflicted
parliament, but promised to outline
with
the
fifth
constitutional
amend
aVeraged 1600. I*t*t week they num prohibition and the prohibition en-
a measure in a statement Monday.
bered 380, the largost numiter for a forcement laws was attacked in the ment prohibiting the taking of prl-
vate
property
without
just
compensa
The college supreme court In three different ap
single day being 91.
physician also calls on • patient* peals. One came from Kentucky tion and that the war had termin-j
where the former statute was Held ated, making the act obsolete and in-
where necessary.
At the rate of S3 for daytime calls invalid. Two came from New York I valid, ^t was also contended that I
the Volstead law (the prohibition en
und |5 for night call* and correspon whole both acts were sustained.
Beside the millions of dollars In forcement act! by fixing one half of
dingly high
price* for dressing
wounds and performing minor oper vested in brewery and distilling one per cent as the maximum amount
ation*. It is estimated that the ser plants the decision affects approxi of alcohol in beverages, established !
vice I* saving fl 00 every day. The mately 60,000,000 gallons of whiskey a new standard for Intoxicants. Mr.
Washington. Dej. 15.—Two-thirds
students pay approximately the price valued alone at between >100,000,- Root also contended that the consti
of the railroads of the country will
tutional
prohibition
amendment
al-'
ooo
and
1200.000,
OOo
according
toj
of one call for health service for the
be in the hands of receivers a month
internal revenue officials' estimates, I lowed liquor dealers a “year of!
entire year.
The cases of the Kentucky Distil-\
10 enable them to readjust after return to private control, un
lories and Warehouse Company of »heir affairs to meet changed con- less congress enact* effective railroad
legislation. Senator Cummins told
STATE COMMER« E <11 AMIIEIt
11-ouisvUle, i^r., and ^rvfops, Blum
(Continued on pave l.)t
the senate today in urging speed for
meeting I s HsrrroÑFi»
his railroad bill.
age Became A<ute
Chicago, Ill., Dec. 15.—Restric
tions against the use of coal made
necessary by the recent strike of the
bituminous coal miners were remov
ed today, and Industry throughout
the country approached a normal
basis again. Regional fuel directors,
however, continue to exercise super
vision over the distribution of coal.
From nearly all coal fields came re
ports that fully 90 per cent of the
miners were in the mines today and
production would again become nor
mal.
Washington, Déc.
15.—Restric
tions against supplying coal to for
eign ships were relaxed by the rail
road administration to permit hun
dreds of foreign vessels to depart.
These ships had been tied up since
the coal shortage became acute.
Seattle. Wash., Dec. 15.—Official*
of Washington locals, of the United
Mine Workers, in convention here
today, voted to Instruct striking coal
miners In ’Washington to return to
work immediately.
Portland. Or«., Dec.
15.—The
Bl I.L KILLS KE 1-S«> MAN
meeting of the Oregon lítate Cham
Kelso, Wash., Dec.
15.—John
ber of (’ominare»' has been poatixpied
Joseph Kilkelly, 80 years old, a farm
er living a short distance from Ka
Corvallis. <>re.. l»ec. 15 European till December 29th.
lama. was gored to death Thursday
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apple canker, culled the worst fruit
night
by a bull.
tree disease in Europe, has been
[
How the Granta Pass district is
Sheriff l-ewis has returned from
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found on Oregon apple tree reports
r
, favored In this question of climate Yreka, Cal., where lie went to take
Dr 8. M. Zeller, assistant plant pa
Eagle
Pass.
Texas.
Dec. 15.—Fred
lean
be
readily
seen
from
i a study of charge of Paul Sands, who had been
thologist at the O A. C. experiment
jr
Hugo,
of
El
Paso,
an
American
ranch
tlie weather map of the past Mg’ek. arrested there upon an indictment
station. The new disease appeared
manager, who was kidnapped by Vil-
on red check i¡»pin trees in the Wil
■ When practically every i»oint in the returned by the Josephine county
listas near Muzquiz. Mexico, several
lamette valley, and on bismark, bell
.great northwest was recording below grand jury. Sands was returned to
days ago. was released, with no ran
flower and delicious trees In the
i zero weather, at no time did the tilts county by the sheriff.
som ¡»aid. advices say.
coast district. It is also appearing
Ikinzlg, Dec. 15. The “Free City thermometer here approach nearer
The indictment
against Sands
on th», native oak, and every effort of Danzig." as it is to be when the 'than within two degrees of zero. Fri •charges hitn with forgery in connec
I.os Angeles. Cal., Dec. 15.—Three WINTER WHEAT AREA
should tie made to prevent Its spread. ¡»eace treaty conies into effect was en I day night two above was the mark, tion with the issuance of a deed to
IS :1N.770.000 ACRES
Dr. Zeller says. Newtown*. spltzen- joying quite aiboom until the allies' [and last night there was only 17 de- a chrome property in the Illinois val- oil wells located In a street, adja
Washington. Dec. 15.—The winter
cent
to
Elysian
park
here,
which
the
hurgs and other leading valley varie blockade of the Baltic came into | wees of frost, or 1 5 above zero. To- ley. Sands and Kelly had been own-
city proposes to pave, have brought wheat area sown this fall is 38,770,-
ties are evidently not susceptible.
operation. However, as the block-1 day the weather is coming back to It- era of the property, edch holding a
000 acru-s, the department of agri
up a knotty problem.
ode affects only German shipping, It ; self, and the snow is fast melting, half interest. When Kelly entered
City Attorney Stephens has ruled culture announced today. The crop
probably will not bear heavily on ! with every Indication of an approach-, the service. Ramis gave a quit claim
that the city possesses only the right condition for December was 85.2 per
this |M»rt for the reason that allied . ing chinook that will no doubt cause deed <vf his own interest In the pro-
to use the property for street pur- cent normal.
and neutral countriee are plying a the creeks and streams of the coast I»erty to other parties. hu< contention
poees and that the wells under the
brisk trade with It.
country to run banks full. There is now being that he claimed only a
street are private proj»erty. But he ¡
Preliminary to Danzig's transition. a heavy fall of snow in the hills, half interest. A deed is on record,
has not ventured an opinion as t°
Germanv Is turning over to the city though there is not enough on the however, purported to have been
how the owners are to get their oil
the government works here, includ valley floor In the immediate vicinity ¡signed by Kelly, deeding Kelly's in-
if the city puts in a concrete and as-
ing the big navy yard, railway shop«, of Grants Pass to cause any run-off terest in the property to Sands, and
Carlisle. ib>ng.. 'Dec. 15.-A cam artillery and rifle plant«, aero- ! of the surplus. Here it Is being tak- it Is this deed over which the con- phalt pavement over the wells.
paign for the nationalisation of the dromes. barracks
and
libraries. en into the ground as fast as it melts, tention now develops.
GERMAN STEAMSHIP TO
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating These, under the terms of the treaty, The blanket of snow was a wonder-.
A reward of 125 had been posted
RESUME OVERSEA TRAFFIC
liquor was Inaugurated a few xlàj'.i nro to be, divided between Danzig fill protection to the grain and other¡by Josephine county for the appre-
Berlin, Dec. 15.—The union of
ago it an important trade union and and ll’olnnd. and the transfer to the croj>s that had been planted, and no pension of Rands, and this will now
German people in Poland has issued
Berlin.
Dec.
15.
The
Hamburg-
lai» r conference here. .
city is lining carefully watched by damage will bo occasioned to them be claimed by the sheriff of Siskiyou
American line is about to employ the a protest against the sudden intro
J. H. Thomas, member of pariia- Polish residents. The« assert that from the frost.
county, who took him into custody.
newly
acquired steamship Daelfsen in duction of Polish as the sole official
■ ii . nt and general secretary of
the ft is lining made by Germany now in !
the
service
which it has started in language in all territorial districts
Union of Railway Men. sup|>ort«d a order that the city government may!
cooperation with the American Kerr which were formerly Prussian. The
resolution urging al] labor parties be in actual possession of the tiro |
Line for trade with W.est India and I union demands that both languages
and trades councils to demand the pertles when the time comes to di
Mexico, it is announced. The Daelf shall be employed in public affairs, at
extension of the principle of stale vide them with Poia.nd.
*
sen
will l>e the first German steam I least for a few years during the per
ownership and control of the liquor
The treaty is somewhat vague as
ship
to resume the regular over-seai iod of transition, and it expresses the
trade to thè whole country.
to the basis on which the division Is
hope that its desires in this respect
/ service.
Mr. Thomas said ho believed there to be made, and the Poles say that
will ,be supported by the entente and
was no evil like the “drink evil.” Germany, hopeful of regaining Dan
by neutrals. *
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’
HACE
(XINFERENCE
“Is there any man or woman,” be zig eventually, vylll aid the city In
Salem, Ore,, Dec. 15
Ben W. Ol
Seward. Alaska, Dee. 15.
At
GETS GERMAN Wl,Y! The protest states that when the
asked, “who would dare to suggest every possible way to secure the cott. acting governor, today appoint tempts are to be made to keep the
Prussians took over the country in
Paris. I>ec. 15.—The German dele
that our experience during the war lion's share.
ed Ia'slle Butler. Hood River: Sidney government railroad between Seward
1815 the Polish language was re
gation today handed Germany’s re
would justify the etpto^ in letting the
When the first of the inanufactur- Graham. Portland: C. L. Hawley, and Anchorage open this winter.
tained in all public affairs, while now
drink truffle and the public house re Ing establishments was taken over. McCoy, and Del Dinsmore and Dr.
Snowsheds were built along the ply to the entente note to the peace theiPoles, by the sudden Introduction
turn to the old system?”
an effort was made.to eliminate Po T. Thoraldsen. Portland, a commit line last summer to keep the track conference secretary.
of Polish as the only language, are
Prohibition, ho said, was an alter- lish employes and substitute German. tee of five to represent the state at free of snow which last winter slid
doing enormous harm to the vital
native to adoption of the Brewers' Appeal was made to Polish officials a conference in Portland on Decem down in such great quantities- that' NO MEASURE OF HOME RULE
interests of 2.000,000 Germans.
TO SATISFY EXTREMISTS
bili. It was time. In hi* opinion, for and they, by threatening to cut off ber 22nd to inquire Into the ques operation was halted for several
the government to deni boldly and tlie city from the foodstuff« It re tion of Increasing rates for injured months.
Dublin. Dec. 15.- The Cork City RAILROAD MES GET TIME
comprehensively with the qne»tlon
reives from Pol Ish farms, succeeded workmen under the workmen's com
Trains 0)>erate between th e two Women’s Unionist Association have
AND HALF FOR OVERTIME
“If yon want to keep the drink In keeping the Polish workmen In pensation act. which was given as the points regU'laYly during the summer. nassed a resolution nrotesting against
problem free from pMItics.” ho <’<■ their 'jobs.
main renson for calling the legisla Seward and Anchorage, about too any breach of the legislative union
Washington. Dec. 15.—Under an
clared, “If von want to take i vested
English flnnn 'iers are opening ture January 12th.
Five members miles apart, are both on the “ocean with Great Britain and declaring that agreement between the railroad ad
Interest out of the n don of '.oliti
'hanks here und neutrals have been of the committee are yet to be named end” of the railroad the government events have shown that no measure ministration and four brotherhoods
you can only do It by fakin ’ (' ■ b > "i’v engaged for month■■ In est sh by the Oregon Industrial association Is building between Reward and Fair of home rule within the empire will
announced today, time and a half for
drink traffic out of the hands of pri Hshlng various enterprises, ell I cfly and five by the state federation of banks. the metropolis of the infer satisfy the extremists or put a stop
overtime, slow freight service, be
vate ownership.”
«hipping.
labor.
ior of Alaska.
to political agitation in Ireland.
came effective December 1st.
RELEASE OE FRED HUGO
TREATY WILL MAKE OF