” IT’S THE CLIMATE WE’HE TELLING THE WORLD t-tdver^;- • • • • sME AND ENJOY IT” Dui In Courier ranis GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, VOL. X„ No. »7 tv WHOLE NUMBER iMMM». THURSDAY, JANUARY IS, 1S20. I Enver Paalut, Itwcntl) (’routu'd. Ileml» Bolelievik Revolution In Three Countries REVIVAL OF WAR FORECASTED Geneva, Jan. 1$.- Enver Pasha Turkish minister of war, who recent ly was elected king of Kurdistan, has started a bolshevik 'revolution in Turkestan, Afghanstan and Balu­ chistan. according to a telegram from IMku. \«w Measure Providing for Body of Nine Memiiers, to Be Vanwd by Ijoglslature, Now in Senate Federal Investigators Unearth Alleged Graft Amounting to Millions of Dollars in War Activities of North­ western Builders of Vessels For The Government Salem, Jan. 15—With the day REFORT FROM SAI.EM SAYS and hour for adjournment of the THAT DISPUTED GEAR MAY a special session of the legislature set JtlHAFI’EAR FROM ROGUE for noon Saturday, both houses to­ day began to rush through measures which were considered vital. The fish and game bill, providing for the creation of a commission of nine members, to be appointed by the legislature, passed the house late yesterday, and is expected to reach ChamlM-r of Commerce Reminded That Time Has Come When It the senate today. PORTLAND'S AIO IS NOW ASKED San Francisco, Jan. 15. -Frauds «dal Assistant Attorney General Bert Involving many millions of dollars tn I Schlessinger here. It Is understood connection with the building of j that 'Attorney General Palmer, on Getterai IU ìm , Mmuber of tincrlcan whips for the government in Oregon |**nr«' Ibdogiillon, Raya Poland Washington and California, have tha *tr*nrt.h of th* aenpa of th* al­ HituaUon la Desperarte been unearthed by the government leged graft discoveries, has ordered Can Assist Southern Oregon Investigators, became known today the L'nited States shipping board to I 4 when William H. Tidwell, special hold up claims approximating >37,- agent for the treasury department, 006,600 to await the outcome of the Washington. Jan. 15. Recom- Word that came to Medford Wed­ Olympia, Wash.. Jan. 15.—Call­ tnandiUloh that th« United Htatss fur­ torula wine men apparently have lost was appointed chief assistant to ape- investigation. nesday night from Salem was to the nish its surplus military supplies to effect that the Macleay interests had their fight to have Washington's Hoiand to aid It In repelling the legislative ratification of the na- agreed to cut out fishing at the veatward advance of the bolshevik llonal prohibition amendment sub- mouth of the Rogue river with has been made to the state depart­ mitled to the voters for final approv­ seines and set nets, "under certain I ment by Bee reta ry of War Baker. In al or rejection. Medford. Jan. 15.—Farmers from conditions." What the conditions ■taking the announcement Baker In­ Jackson and Josephine counties pack­ are was not stated, The battle in .la a result, it is thought, the rati­ I terrupted General Bliss, who had fication will stand and Washington ed the Medford public library yester­ the legislature over Rogue fishing I told the committee on ways and will I m * counted among the states day afternoon and elected a board of wages warm, and if Macleay has means In the house that general re- whose approval of the amendment Is Many of the district schools of Noblesville, Ind., Jan. 15.—Chiefs directors and adopted by-laws tor the made overtures, it is probable that ■Aval of the war In Eur<>i>e. If Po­ i)*35,000 at a sale here this The Farm Bureau Exchange is in­ southern Oregon is in earnest and sian Isdshevlk armies. Is npt Im prob­ was ended, it Is thought, when a re­ week. The Iowa State Breeders as­ corporated according to the state will not cease its effort for a proper able. General Bliss was a memlwr cent count showed that the Califor­ the s hool library, and a number of ; sociation was the purchaser. laws of Oregon, and any farmer in regulation of the fishing on the them have ordered more books than of the American peace delegation. Jackson or Josephine county who is nia Grap«' Growers' Protective asso­ (ConUnuad on page 17) could be purchaiH*d with the allow-1 GERMAN NOCI A MKTS READY a member of the Farm Bureau may ciation failed by 1,608 to get enough an ce of 10 cents per pupil that Is MIR FURTHER TIMM BLE become a member of the exchange signatures on referendum petitions made, paying for the surplus with by paying a membership fee of >5, asking that the measure be passed on funds raised among the pupils and which will entitle him to full mem- I Geneva, Jan. 15. — Rees to conference for compos­ Rueter, Forest Grove; Fred Groner, Ixindon, Jan. 15. -Delegates to age. Probably >200,000 will be ex­ cording to Moscow wireless mes­ the services of professional engineers ing of differences between the house Hillsboro; Kenneth .Miller, Sheridan; pended for such plants between now sages. Ten thousand prisoners. 3 2 th* railway men's unions have ac­ at what they consider an unwar­ and senate. Final enactment of the Geo. Zimmerman, Yamhill; I. D. and fall. Sites will be secured for guns and nine tanks, with an enor­ cepted the government’s offer in set­ ranted expense. The senator has measure within a few weeks is ex­ H,unt, Newberg: E. W. Matthews, these plants in the very near future. mous amount of baggage were taken, tlement of the wage demands mad Introduced a hill to amend the act pected. Amity; F. E. Etsmann, Rogue River; Active building operations will start the statement says. by the employes in the lower grades by allowing the owners of the claims of service. Chas. 'L. McNary, Salem. in the spring. to do their own work. Cnee Still in Court— Isaac D. Hunt, who formerly serv­ Earl Pearcy. who has? been associ­ Army Supply Store O|H'iis— The action brought by the Cali- ed as a director and as president of ated with the organization from its The municipal store for the sell­ lornia-Oregon Power company the 'board, was forced to resign on start, has resigned to take active ing of the surplus stock of the U. S. against land owners in the lower the advice of physicians. Mr. Hunt management of a large fruit farm army, a car load of which was ship­ Hogue valley is still occupying the expects to be out of the state a good near Forest Grove, M. O. Evans, re- ped to this city, opened this after­ attention of the circuit court at the deal of the next year, and would not cently wlth Swift & Company, and noon, it having been found impos­ courthouse this afternoon. A largo be in a position to render active ser­ known to the fruit growers and farm- sible to ge< the goods into the build­ amount of evidence Is being brought vice to the organization, although he ers of the state as assistant state ing and ready for sale this morning. before tha jury. The case of Mrs. will gladly advise them in any way leader of extension for the Oregon Schultz, vs. Veatc.h and Elder la ex­ possible. In resigning, Mr. Hunt Agricultural college, has been secur- | Salem, Jan. 15.—Johr Frohmader, Berlin. Jan. 15.—A communist pected to follow the closing of thin Htates It is with deep regret that he cd as the new field local business man. is suffering in manager, and, manifesto Issued today urged the case. Is compelled to take this action, that will begin his activities and assume the hospital here today as the result Immediate election of revolutionary he is thoroughly convinced that co­ his duties on the 19th of January. of a bullet wound In the shoulder, employes to the councils in «11 In- operative effort of the growers of Inflicted by two highwaymen last The Oregon Growers Cooperative dustrial establishments. this state is a «great benefit to them association announces a prize of night. After holding him up and in stabilizing the prices of their pro­ >106 for the best suggestion for a securing nothing, Frohmander start­ Ixindon, Jan. 15.—Fears are ex­ ducts, and an efficient aid in finding trade name, nnd >50 for the second ed to run, disobeying a command of pressed in diplomatic dispatches re­ remunerative markets. Mr. Hunt best. This name should tie of such Salem. Ore., Jan. 14.—'Provision the ■ jbbers to hide while they made valved here that the Berlin ImbrogMa states, "The action which I am tak­ a nature that it will apply to all and for additional funds for use of the a ' .da way. «nay spread throughout Germany, ing Is due to the fact that the nu- any parts of the state, including the state board of fish and game com­ aven to Vienna, through the agency I x > h Angele«. Jan. 15.—The jury merous activities In which I am en- eastern as well as western Oregon. missioners for the protection and '.<» GERMAN AGREEMENT of communists, this element using returned a verdict of murder In the gaged are Impairing my health, and Some such name as Skookutn, Phez, propagation of salmon and other WITH SOVIET RUSSIA the recent Berlin disorders to in­ sei ond degree in the case of Harry under mv physician's advice I am Sunkist. Sunsweet, etc., are typical lommercial food fish by levying a Berlin, Jan. 15.—Official denial flame the masse« by representing J. New here today. New was charged compelled to relinquish many of my well-known fruit trade names. The license on the gross earnings of those was made today of the reports that tho« killed ns martyrs to the peo- with the murder of Freda Lesser last duties and spend considerable time I contest Is open to all. and will be engaged in canning and pack!? ; was Germany had concluded an agree­ "NJe’s cause. July. during the coming year tn recrea- closed April 1st. introduced in the senate toe"/ . I ment with soviet Russia. PROHI IN WASHINGTON JOSEPHINE-JACKSON FARMERS ORGANIZE WATER POWER BILL IS PROFIT PAY THE BILL DEGREE IS NEW VERDICT