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VOL X., No. 2OI. «■"- . ■ ..n “ . — r GRAND« pahs . JOSEPHINE OOUN TY, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 17, 1IM80. WHOLE NUMBER 2074. =S*= Wiinriwnc II< h 1) Adjourns Without Giving Their lleoMon An To Val idity of tli<< Measure CoavKlion of Five Hau F ranci «an» I» Upheiil by Coart—Violateti Espionage Acts Washington, May 17.—The su DANIELS NtYS THAT OFFICERS FRENCH WITHDRAW TROOPS preme court failed again today to WINKED TO PICI HNIANIZE THE PHOM THE PLACES OCCUPIED decIdo on the validity of the prohi DEPARTMENT DI RING GERMAN REVOLT bition amondmont and enforcement I art. The court adjourned until June 1st. With Uio court’s failure to act ou th« prohibition casus today, only two more decision days remain be fore final adjournment on Juno 7tb, Too libili l*roftt« on FiHXblnffs Hay« for tho teruf While the court has < 1 large Malle That Navy Was to Be Conference at Hythe Demands I^rge <v>nipl«int Against tho Two ¿IvsA uo Indication as to when they Remove«! as Far as Possible Ham for Damage Done—Billions I Arge Concerns will act. a decision before adjourn-1 From Civilian Control WIR Bo Paid ment Is generally expected. / I POLES AT KIEV Washington, May 17.—The convic I KRANTAN CITY SCENE <W NEW tion of Daniel O’Connoil, a lawyer, BATTLES BETWEEN BOIJiH- and five other San Franciscans for VIKI AND POLISH ARMY violation of the selective service and espionage acts, was upheld today by the supreme court. ■¿egion Meets Tonight— ENGAGEMENT IS NEAR CAPITAL The special called meeting of the American Legion will be held at the courthouse tonight at 8 o’clock. Spe Soviet Trope Within About !• Mile« of Chief City—Wae Taitea cial business Is to come up and plans are to be laid for the Mg drive for By Poles.. Week Ago membership this week. New York, May 17.- The federal Pirc I Mi|Hirtlie'llt Out— Washington. May 17. -Secretary Mayence, May 17.—French troops Schools Are Closing— London. May 17 — Russian bol- The fire department was called «rand jury at Brooklyn, returned In * The country schools are closing shlvik forcas are striking back at Daniel« let go a verbal broadside which have been occupying Darm- dictments against Morris k Com out thia morning. Tha fire was against advocates of the genera! staff stadt, Frankfort and other cities on this week according to Mrs. Alice the Polish-Ukrainian troops which pany and the Cudahy Packing Com nothing mor« than a stump fire for the navy today, declaring that the east bank of the Rhine evacuat- Bacon, county school superintendent. captured Kiev about 10 days ago. pany. charming them with pqpflteer- which was easily etlngulshed. they sought to "Prussianise" the ed those cities this morning it was The grades this year are very high according to an official statemeat Ing on foodstuffs. navy department add to make the ci announced here. The Germans were and the work has been very gratify from Moscow yesterday, received llnd Rainfall— ing, says Mrs. Bacon. A number of The statement The people of the county were aur- vilian secretary a “rubber stamp." Informed of the departure through a schools held eighth grade examina- here by wireless. He told the senate committee Inves laconic proclamation posted In var said the soviet troops were engaged prised thia mornlng when they navy's conduct during ious cities, reading, “The French tions and the results will be made about 10 miles northeast of Kiev. awake to find that it had rained tigating the public soon. the war that "one of Admiral Sims’ keep their word." last night, The moisture was bad- Omaha. May 17 -One of the larg ly needeil but the weather conditions chief objects in writing his letter of St PREME COCRT OBOERS Fish Not Thick—- est department «tores here today an-1 last night did not indicate rain. A January 7th. and bringing about an REARGUMENT ON R. R. SUIT The commercial fishing is not as was to remove the nounced a flat reduction of 30 per! total of .19 In h fell during the night Investigation Paris, May 17.—It is understood cent on men's clothing, following 30 and this will help crops to a large navy, so far M possible, from efvll- in official circles here that the Anglo good as it was the first of the season Washington. May 17.— Reargu per cent cuts mad«« 1>y three stores extent. No more rain is promised by Ian control.” French conference at Hythe, which | and a number of the boats have quit ment of the government’« dissolu fishing, Last night about 500 here Saturday. closed yesterday, decided that the the weather man for the week tion suit against the Lehigh Railroad — High School Wins-— sum total which Germany should pay pounds were brought in. The fish Company and its subsidiaries was or are not as bright as the first but a The local high achool baseball as reparation would be fixed at 120,- Mr. Carillo <•«*<« Wet— RIOTING AGAIN OCCURN new run is expected to arrive soon in dered today by the supreme court. teani won its first game of the sea- 000,000,000 marks gold. approxl- No, gentle reader, it was not a BETWEEN PARTH« IN IRELAND , the upper river. giant salmon that escaped the son Saturday afternoon when they mately 130.000,000.000 ■ ■ ■ ' ’ Attend«*«! Junior Week End— meshes of the Ma loay nets at the defeated the team from the KlanShth Isindonderry, Ireland. May 17. man in innr nr i nw **• Carter* 1)00 Kearns. Landa Falls high school by a 6 to 5 scofe. mouth of the river and was attempt Tlila city, after two night of riotin'.:, Mr X Mflllr nr A ill and L. Sparhawk returned was against the scene of riotous ing to asc««nd the turbulent waters of The last Inning was 5 to 5 and the Williams Making Good— Ullll 10 lllnUL liLnU I iyesterday from Eugene where they Dinkie (Kenneth) Williams, who demonstrations today. Many indus Savage Rapids that created all of loi-al team was last at bat. With two out and a man on third, a steal IN NilRTRWF^T ||NIT^"<^'»'"^”a It Is playing field with the St. Louis trial encounters between the Hinn that commotion this morning. Ft* In er» and the I'nlonlsls took place. was only E. J. Carrillo, su perIn ten- from third to home plate won the Browns is said to be making good. 111 I lull 1111! Lu I Ul’ll crowd on the campus and one of the dent ot the construction company game. The Klamath team was de^ According to recent jiapers. his bat ______ best Junior week ends In recent This ting average is still as good as when that Is building the Grants Pass Ir tested by Ashland Friday, rigatlon district project, trying to victory gives Ashland the champion he used to hit _ the . valley pitchers for , The motor at .the pumping plant | years. get back to dry land nnd safety after ship of Southern Oregon, Medford home runs. * The Sb — for the Northwest unit of the irriga-, saving fallen Into the Rogue. Mr. did not have a team this year as ed the slugger as getting three 1 , tion project has been wired up to-[ I Carrillo was making a reconnais- they wished to concentrate on track. out of five times at bat. day and is now ready to receive cur ' ance of the rapids in an inspection rent over the line of the California- i of the dam site when he lost his Oregon Power company. It will be ’ footing and fell hilo the river. He s run this evening to see that It is in made n good swim down the current order, and will then be connected to Vienna. May I* There Is hardly 1 for shore and lost nothing, not even ' the pump which is already instal a sliver or gold coin to be had In his temper. In the proceeding. led. A sump is being blasted out Vienna, owing to hoarding. Frankfort, Ky., May 17.—Women of the cement gravel at the edge of In an effort to bring them hack W«*r<* Married Nstuni«)— the river from which the water will I of Kentucky have been assured of Oliver O. Morton and Alice Athe Into circulation the government Is be pumped and as soon as an open- the right to vote for presidential paying 23 paper crowns for each na Pence were married Saturday San Francisco, May 17.—A knotty The senior class of the high ing is made through this intu the electors in the coming presidential silver crown and - 35 In paper for evening at the home of the bride. problem in the distribution of water school accept the really modern idea body of the river, water can be election. Independent cf the ratifica After the ceremony, at which about in the 8a<ramento and San Joaquin and vary the annual play program each one of gold. tion of the federal suffrage amend- pumped into the ditches. An Illustration of the barter basis i 30 gu**sts were present, the party river valleys, as to whether diver this year by presenting three short Otto Henrickson has ben employed meht of the requisite number of on which Austria now finds itself as j assembled * at the home of the sions from these two streams may be plays. The short play has made It as ditch tender on the Northwest states. far as Internal trade la concerned, «room’s parents, yrhere a family re carried on to the •extent that salt self extremely popular, being enthu unit, and has entered upon his du This opinion was given George G. was given at a meeting this week of union was held. After this the whole water from San Francisco bay in siastically welcomed by both the au ties and will see that the land own Speer, state banking commissioner, the representatives of the Peasants' family accompanied hy Mr. and Mrs. stead of fresh water flows around dience and the performers Greater ers along the lines of canals and la by Attorney General Charles I. Daw Associations, together with sgra- Bruce Llninger. of Ashland, went the holdings of the delta land own variety in the evening’s program is terals are given prompt service in son. who holds that an act of the rrlan members of the assembly. with tho newlyweds to Waldo, where ers during the month or two of low offered to the audience in the pre the use of the water. Mr. Henrick Kentucky legislature passed this When reproached for not allowing n picnic dinner ,w«s enjoyed. After est water in the various streams is sentation of a number of short plays son has some difficult ditches under year, to provide for woman suffrage food to conn to Vienna, they offered fills Mr. and Mrs. Morton continued up for discussion today at a meeting during one evening while at the same his charge, those through the sandier in presidential elections. Is valid and to collect the surplus food supplies on to t'reecont Cltv for I heir honey here of the River 1-ands Association time opportunity is given to more river bottom soils being especially that under Its provisions women may In the hands of the peasants through moon trip. Mr. Morton Is the junior with the Emerg«*ncy Water Conser people to help in the entertainment. apt to break when water is first participate in the presidential elec *ihelr own agencies anil deliver It to partner In tho Josephine County vation conference. The plays selected this year are of turned into them. With a few days tion. Mrs. Morton was a central government In exchange for Flouring mill The delta land owners, whose the highest type, one a satire from of use. however, they will become The attorney general said he could rgrlcultural Imrlc.inents and such ar graduate with tho 1919 class of the holdings approximate 3 50,1)00 acres the French drama, one the greatest seasoned and the danger of I trouble find nothing In the bill which would ticles as they stand In need of. They Grants Pass high school. Both of of what is said to be the most fer- modern tragedy and one a farce by will not be as great. Ditch i tenders conflict with the constitution of the refused to consider payment In Aus them are well known and popular tile land in California, assert that Arthur Pinero. for the other ditches have not yet state of Kentucky or of the United young people of the city. their riparian, appropriation and trian money. The casts have been working hard been employed. States. l > pumping rights and claims of many under their director. Mrs. Gunnell years standing entitle them to pre and they hope to see the opera house vent diversions further up stream completely filled on the dates of from reducing the flow In the Sacra their performance. mento river below that of l ist vnir The high s hool orchestra will as-’ wThls contention, however, puts be stst between the numbers of the pro ll fore tho various water control agen gram. cies the necessity of deciding wheth The playa to be presented aYe: er the position of the delta land men “Dr. Ixive,” a comedy in three acts, Is justifiable. In view of the fact that “Riders to the Sea." a Manila. May 17.—‘General Emilio ! villages headed by a band and speak a percentage of the fresh water not by Moliere, Dublin. May 17.—Scores of men in pense of not knowing whether I am Irish peasant life, by J. Agulnaldo. who fought for the Inde ers gnve him welcome. After spend applied to the irrigation of crops may tragedy of this city are “on the run" which, in 1 coming home or going to jail. I have “ Playgoers, ’ ’ a domestic M. Synge, pendence of the Philippines and was ing a night at the farm he returned be lost In the bay and cannot be used the parlance of the land, means that four places where I sleep. It is only episode, by Arthur Pinero. captured by General Funston, still to tho hospital. for irrigation. the police or military hold warrants at infrequent and irregular intervals Agulnaldo seems assured against holds a strong place in the affections On the other hand, according to A. HOOVER DECLARES FOR OPEN for their arrest, yet they go about of the Filipino people. This was want. Besides the pension of |fi.- L. Collins, secretary of the River the streets unmoleste«! by policemen. I that I go home and then never to SHOP PRINCIPLE IN U. S- by the legisla- j 000 granted to him demonstrated when ho left the hos Sinn Felners here, and Incident-1 sleep In a bed. I roll up in a blanket I«ands Association, if the brackish pital the other day to pay a visit to ture he owns about 2500 ncres of water is allowed to displace the fresh ally few men will admit they are - on a couch or floor partly dressed. Washington. May 15.—The “prin his farm at Kawlt about 50 miles Friar lands In Cavite province which water, crops must be planted which members of that organization, say If they come for me. which they have ciple of individual freedom requires lie bought front tho government, of will not require water for irrigation from ‘.Manila. that the police are afraid to arrest Agulnaldo has boon In the hos- which 300 acres are planted in rice in July and August, the period of the open shop.” Herbert Hoover de one of their members on the streets several times. I get out of the house and they find no evidences that I clared today in testifying before the pltai recovering from an operatlon and sugar-cane, owns nearly 1.000 greatest diversion on the various senate labor committee hearings on because a crowd collects, often shots have been there. I do not have to for appendicitis but was permitted to acres In tho foothills of Cavite where tributary streams. Although the are fired and usually the prisoner go to his home to celebrate his 51st ho grows hemp: is vice president of question will arouse partlcadar Inter the proposed legislation for the set Is rescued. It is at night and at lay out along a hedge or hide behind a tree as long as I might if they tlement of industrial unrest. two large vegetable oil concerns and est this year on account of the un birthday. home that they are in danger of ar knew I had been there and instigated Accompanied by his physician and . has a handsome residence In Manila. usual water shortage. Collins said rest. The police do not admit they a thorough search. SOCIALISTS ASK PARDON FOR a nurse, he made the 50-mlle trip by When ha was captured hy General ft is a permanent rather than a tem ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS are afraid to make an arrest In pub This is only an outline of the sort automobile. Although his visit was , Funston In 1901 after leading his porary problem on account of the lic. but say they dislike to create a of life many of us are leading these not announced in advance, tho news campaign for independence, he gave ever-increasing demand for Irriga Washington. May 11'5.—Citing the scene where many people may gather days. We all follow about the same of his coming spread and the people his promise to tho Americans that he tion ‘water from the Sacramento and amnesty decrees of several European quickly. system in which much is left to of the villages along the way gather- would not again take up arms and San Joaquin rivers. One of the “runners" confided chance but it really has kept many nations, a delegation of socialists to M at the roadside and the children he has kept the promise. He declares Meetings already have been held day appealed to Attorney General some of his troubles to a newspaper of us out of jail for intervals at threw flowers into his automobile. however, that, in his opinion, the nt IRIn Vista, )Antioch and Walnut Palmer for "an immediate amnesty nun. He Is 38 years of age, has n least’.’ At one village the children waved time for granting Independence to Grove to Interest land owners In and pardon for all federal prisoner* wife and children and has served This informant said nothing would American and Filipino flags and the Thlltppin«« has arrived and that raising a fund that the state may use convicted on the basis of politicai several terms as a political prisoner. suit him but an Irish pepubltc and sang “Aguinaldo’s March." At his the people of the Islands are ready In determining water rigtits of the speeches, writings and labor union He said; "My wjte and the kiddles he would fight for it as long as he homo he was met by nearly all tha to maintain a stable government. delta section. Collins stated. are getting rather tired of the sus- lived. activities." , '-v PLAYS TO BE GIVEN
