Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, May 21, 1920, Image 1

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    VOL. X., No. 20A
GHANTM PANH. JOSEPH! NB OOUN TY. OREGON,
HEAVY VOTE BEING
CAST AT ELECTION
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Voting la reported to be fairly ’ 4
♦ heavy in the city anil neurby ' 4
4 county precincts. The ones fur­ . 4
♦ ther out in the county have not . 4
4 reported bow the voters are . 4
4 turning out. Lt is thought that 4
4 the vote will t>e much heavier ■ 4
♦ than In the election two years 4
4 ago A few of the polls were 4
4 slow In opening this morning 4
4 and a few votes were lost. 4
HTIDENTH SHOW ABILITY IN 4 Everything from local to na­ 4 LARGE MAJORITY GIVEN TO
4 tional officers are being voted 4
h RODI (TIONH GIVEN LAST
MEASURE RY THE REPUBLI­
4 upon and numerous measures 4
NIGHT
CAN MEMBERS
4 which were referred to the peo­ 4
4 ple. Intereet le centering in 4
♦ the presidential election with 4
4 Hoover, I»wden and Wod men 4
4 centering their attack on John­ 4
: son and throwing aa much sup­ 4
port to Wood aa possible, aa he 4
Much Credit Belong» to Dirr«'U>r—
to regarded aa tbs strongest 4 Not Enough Votes In House to Over­
(toato W 41 Cho*on to FUI Parta
ride Averse Action Which Is
4 The local candidates are await­ ♦
Aealguoil Them
Expe<%ed
4 ing the result aa calmly as can 4
4 be expected, in view of the op­ 4
4 position which has developed 4
Introducing an entirely novel idea ’ 4 for moat of the offices. Don't 4
Washington, May 21.—The repub­
Into local amatuur dramatics, the 4 neglect voting if you have not 4 lican peace resolution was adopted
graduating class of the high school 4 yet done your duty. Your vote 4 finally by the house today. It now
4
♦ I goes to the president for his signa­
last night presented a series of three i ♦ may be the one that counta.
♦♦»♦♦♦♦44< ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 4 ♦ • ture.
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The house majority accepted
FRIDAY, MAY 31. 1020.
VILLA'S TERMS
SENATE'S BILL
TO GET PEACE BÏ REBEL HEAD
OIXOTT MISTAKEN FOB
PULLMAN CAR CONDUCTOR
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♦
"Say, can 1 get a lower berth
♦ on this car? yon are the Pull­
♦ man conductor, are you not?"
♦
The representative of a Port-
4
4
♦
4
' land bonding house who had 4
boarded the train in Granta 4
Paas rushed up to a man who 4
stood in the aisle of a standard
sleeper on train No. 16 Thurs­
day evening just as the train
♦ was leaving Glendale. The man
CALLER AND REPRESENTATIVES 4 in the alele was In his shirt
4 sleeves preparing for bed. and
OF BANDIT CONFER BI T UN-
he held in his hand a sheaf of
ABLE TO AGREE
+ telegrams, one of which he was
reading to a couple of gentle­
4 men in one of the seats
He
♦ looked up hastily when address­
♦ ed as the conductor of the Pull­
4 man. then answered that he had
4 only one berth on that identical
♦ car and that he was getting
♦ ready to occupy that himself. ♦
♦ The bonding house representa­ ♦
♦ tive concluded he had made a 4
♦ mistake and passed on.
The ♦
Chihuahua City, May 21 -General 4 man in shirt sleeves tucked the ♦
Portland, May 21.—Oregon vote?»
Calles, minister of war for the new ♦ telegram» into his trousers
went
to the polls today to record
revolutionary government is now on ♦ pocket and crawled into bed.
their preference for the president of
his way to Mexico City after a con­ ♦ The telegrams were stressed to
ference yesterday with envoys of ♦ "Ben W. Olcott, governor of 4 the United States, to elect delegate»
•bort plays, instead of the usual
the senate substitute for the original Francisoo Villa. The conference, it ♦ Oregon."
♦ to the republican and democratic na­
single production, »nd tonight will
house resolution, the democrats vain­ was understood, did not result in the ♦ 44444444444444 4 tional conventions, and to nominate
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repeat th» performance.
ly opposing it. The vote was 228 to acceptance of the conditions as laid
candidates for United States senator
139 and was taken to indicate that down by Villa' whereby he would re­
The popularity of tho Idea was not ’
and
for state, county and municipal
a veto by the president could not be tire to private life.
entirely manifest before the perform­
office« and the stafe legislature.
overridden. Twenty democrats Join­
ance. as "it had never been done*'!
Washington, May 21.—Efforts to
ed the republicans In adopting the
Seeking Oregon's endorsement for
here before, but the packed house'
bring Villa completely into Une with
resolution.
the republican nomination are Unit­
which is always the due of local J
tAe Mexican revolutionary movement
graduates, wont home satisfied that
ed States Senator Hiram W. John­
are continuing despite the failure of
CHI IM’H DESTROYED BY
they had learned something new.j
son,
Governor Frank O. Lowden, and
General
Calles
and
Vllla
’
a
repreeen-
FIKE
AT
DAI-LAS,
OREGON
that the idea la worthy, and further, Itofmuil to Buy la Mado—Prier» In
Major General Leonard A. Wood.
tative to reach an agreement yester-
'
hl.
Ago
Market
Show
Big
I
Mi)'»
that high school students have M«-i
Salem. May 21.—Damage estimat­ day, according to representatives of Pre-Con ven lion Exix-nditure» of All Tie name of United States Senator
Deere»»«
trtonlc ability within them that
ed
at >2.000 was sustained when a the defactor government here.
Candidale» to lie IXMiked Into
Miles Poindexter was withdrawn the
waits only the touch and direction of
. fire, which began by an overheated
Next Week
a mind with sufficient vision to fore­
first day of this month.
Washington, May 21- -George Mil­
.New York. May 21.—The price stove in the basement, completely
see that ability and draw it out
On the republican ballot as candi­
ler,
a British subject being held by
gutted
the
Fir«t
Christian
church
of
That mind belongs to the director: cutting movement here today reach­
dates
for the vice presidential nom­
Villa
for
150,000
ransom
according
Dallas,
this
morning.
Four
volun
­
and producer of the plays. Mr». | ed some wholesalers when the man­
Washington, May 21.—The inves­
teer firemen were injured by falling to ofTleial advices to the state depart­
ination
are the names of United
agers
of
prominent
dejxrtment
stores
Isaura Thomas Gunnell, and to her,
tigation of pre-convention campaign
glass. The basement of the church ment today from Chihuahua.
goes the credit of producing the announced they would refuse to pur­
expenditures and pledgee of both re­ State« Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
was lieing used as a polling place.
first amateur play in Granta Paas chase from jobbers until substan­
publican and democratic presidential of Massachusetts, Elwood Washing­
with a genuinely professional atmos­ tial reductions are made.
candidates which was ordered by ton of Indiana aad William Grant
PERSIA APPEAIE TO LEAGl E
LIBERTY ItONDH RHODVER
the senate, will begin on Monday. Webster of New York.
phere. a truly good production where
TO
Il
EU»
AGAINST
SLAVS
FROM LOW I BUCE LEVEL
the praise is merited and not intend-1 Chicago. May 21.-—Prices tumbled I
The senate privileges and elections
Republicans and democrats will
ed merely to please the students and holier skelter today on the board of,
London. May 21.—Persia has ap- committee ordered the appointment elect ten delegates to the national
New York. May 21.—Heavy buy-
trade.
All
grain
provisions
joined
in
parents
of a subcommittee to do the work
conventions of their respective par­
the drop ” (torn”and pork underwent l,nK of IJbprt>' bonds in the first hour pealed to the league of nations to quickly and hold open hearings.
The p'ay referred to In the above the drop (torn and pork underwent'
protect her against bolshevik! ag-
ties. Four of these are delegates at
oxtrwBe breaks, corn dropping 7% «f today’s trading resulted in many
Senator Kenyon, of Iowa. was
was the second of the eerie», ' Riders
.” substantial recoveries for those is- gross ion. The appeal, which follows
large and two are to be elected in
■ents
a
bushel;
pork
82.05
a
barrel
named
chairman
of
the
senate
sub
­
to the Sea." by J. M. Synge, a one-
the landing of bolsheviki for-es on
each of the three congressional dls-
touched ”,m’ fro,n the recent low records
act tragedy of life among lowly Irish July delivery of corn t—
Persian soil from the Caspian sea. committee to investigate the expen­ . Uriels.
>1.64
M,.
and
July
pork
>34.75.
Daher-folk, the story of which was
was made through the Persian for- ditures.
Will Heil Tickets—
Two republicans are seeking their
founded on actual facts. Mi»» Muriel
eign
minister, who is in Paris.
The ladles who have charge of the
party nomination for United State«
Meyera. playlffg the load, Mniirya. an FRENCH LABOR DECIDES TO
Phonograph Is Found—
senator. Two democratic aspirants
CALL OFF ALL THEIR STRIKES ¡ticket sale for the Chautauqua next
old woman, gave an interpretation
In yesterday's paper an article ap­ for the senatorship, including the
: week, will put a booth up tomorrow
May
21.
—
The
general
fed-1
Paris,
which was easily the best, not only
IX»AN
OF
Mil,LIONS
WILL
BE
peared about thieves breaking into incumbent. Senator George E. Cham­
across from the First National bank
in that play, but of the entire even­ oration of labor decided today to building and will conduct a sale
MADE TO THE RAILROADS the house of William IJster at the berlain, also are to be voted upon.
call
of?
the
strikes
ordered
in
sup
­
ing
Portraying an aged peasant
—— .
corner of Ninth and I streets. The
from there. A general canvass of
candidates for three vacan-
woman who had lost six sons and her port of ths railway men’s walkout. the people of the city will be started
Washington. May 21.—The loan of Phonograph that was taken was , Party
, ' ..
r
ciea in the national house of repre­
husband to tho cruel sea, her inter­
Monday and everyone will be given at least 8125,000.000 out of the found near the house by a number off
pretation of profound grief and un- role. Miss Wilkinson acting through- a chance to purchase a season ticket, >300,000.000 revolving fund to en- boys and was brought to the Courier: sentatives will be named at this pri­
oannv second-sight tn foreseeing the out with a natural and easy vivacity
able the railroads to purchase mush office. It had been dumped in the mary. There is no contest, however,
»
death by the same fate of her last 1 Of the character parts. Mi»» Evelyn S. 1». Sii|M*rintcndent Here-
needed equipment was approved to- grass and was in bad condition. The for the seat now held by Congress­
Ha*leL rePubliean. in th. first
un
­
manly son would have won the
Bradford did especially well as an
A. T. Mercier, superintendent of day by the interstate commerce com­ work was evidently done by small
children, who are said to have been di8trlet’ “ “5 ?’ unoppose<1
“1«
stinted applause of a critical au- ' "arlstrocratlc” parlor maid, Kather- Southern Pacific lines In Oregon, is mission.
«Hence watching a big-circuit per Ine Baker as the colored laundress, | In the city for the day. His special
responsible for the broken windows
13 “° deraocratlc
candidate.
formance. Miss Meyera success de- an(, ixmald Miller aa "odd-man" of car has been on the sidetracks all
GROCER SLAIN BY WIFE
In addition to these national of-
pended of course. u|>on the creation all work. The other characters did day. He is here conferring with E.
WHEN JEALOUSY AI«H SED Hail Good Meeting—
of the proper atmosphere of grief very w-n> wUh llttJe cholce between J. Corrlllo, superintendent of the
The meeting yesterday at the ftce8, party ca“didates are to be
and tragedy by tho rest of tho cast, them, as each had an entirely differ­ construction here for the Shattuck
Crt,wers!elK>8en f<>r secretary of state, four
Portland. May 21.—August Bjork- courthouse of the Oregon
and with Mieses Marjorie Niles and ent character to depict. Miss Anna company, who have the contract for
association
was
well
attended
by the supreme court justices, a dairy and
land, a grocer, in the downtown dis­
food commissioner, two members of
(tonnelita Pool as the daughters, Bramwell, as a cook. Miss Margaret the irrigation project here. The dis­
trict was shot by his wife this morn­ local members of the organization, the state public service commission,
and Sherman Smith as the son, the Counts, the kitchen maid. Miss Vera trict will not be allowed to encroach ing, who then shot herself,
although
not
nearly
all
of
the
mem-
1
Both
several circuit court vacancies and
nupport was all that, could be asked. Turner, the house maid. Miss Thel- upon the railroad right of way said will die the physicians say.
Police hors wgre present. Robert C. Paul- i for state senators and
representa-
Mias Niles’ brogue and clever inter ma R„|,Inson, the useful maid and Mr. Mercier, as It might set a prece­ say Jealousy was the cause of
us.
sales
manager,
outlined
the
sales
the
tives. Candidatee for district attor*
pretaiion of wondering grief, Mis» M|gt ,Rulh (jor»Jum and (’barilla dent that could not be overlooked.
policy
of
the
association
in
detail
tragedy.
Pool’s show of suppressed and un 'Tetherow aa Penina and Peroxide,
and told how the fruit was marketed ney in all counties are to be nomi-
comprehending sorrow, and Sherman
colored twins.
MAIL PLANE BETWEEN PARIS AND COBLENZ in the east. Prof. C. I. Lewis or­ nated.
Smith’s quiet and natural acceptance
|>lay nunl|,t.r onC( •• r>r, Love," iil-
ganization manager, told of the pro­
of a dangerous life by one who
, though ostensibly n three-act come-
gress in Oregon. There ate now
faced death and gave It. no heed, (Hat dy, is a hit of deep satire on human
260 members in the state and 26,000
over the bare, gloomy Interior of de-' nature, by Moliere, and though the
acres signed up in Western Oregon.
prnadng Hf»lrlt before the lend ever I satire was largely lost upon the
The eastern part of the state has:
<4i)ni6 on. In tho concluRion of the house, not by Its own fault, however,
not yet been organized. In the Med­
play, depicting the depths of tearless the subtle humor of the situation
ford district there are 5900 acres
Morrow when the body of the last soh I was
__ appreciated.
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Miss Lynetta
signed up and two-thirds of the acre-1
la brought back from the wave» that Quinlan, as Luclnde. and Robert Bes-
age in Josephine is signed.
took tho life, MI shos Mary Pollock. till as the father played to their best
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Director Youtz of the Chautauqua,
Annlo Dungey, LaVon Allen, Grace nblllty In roles exacting more in the
John Rains Dead—------------------------- arrived in the city Thursday.
M t .
Taylor and Minnie Alberts, and way of sudden and subtle changes of I
John Rains died at the residence Youtz tolls of the popularity of this
Mq»»rs. Wilbur llenraH, Whitney Al­ emotion than is observable at a cas-
of John Murray near Wllder-.-tlle. at year's program. All along the line
lyn and Paul Wright, played up toj1ln| K|nnce. Vernetta Quinlan ns the j
6 a. m. Monday. May 18, cause ofUhe people arj voting it the best pro-
the standard sot liy the leads and maid. nnd Wilbur Bears» ns I.ucln-
death being old are. He was 86 ’ g ’am ever presented bv the Ellison-
maintained to the drop of (hoc II- (!»•» lover, furnished the action which
years and 28 days old. Mr. Rains was' White system. The lectures are real
tain an appreciation of the Inexor brought tho act to an Interesting,
born in irillnois. April 20. 1834, messages of eAiest men. grown out
able cruelties of life that would have humorous and surprisingly abrupt
coming with his family to Josephine of the life experiences of the men
left tt more appreciative ho'i»e
end. The rest of tho cast gave an |
county over 40 years ago. His wife who deliver them, not just profee-
the verge of tears, Instend of a rude able support to the leads and played
Elizabeth Rains, passed away about'tonally built orations.,
tittering of giggle», ns unfortunately I up to the standard set them. Misses
26 years ago. He leaves to mourn, The musicians will give a real
was the ease, duo largely to the pres- [¿OnS Duncan, Grace Taylor, Annie
his death, one son and two daugh- treat. Williams' male quartet, the
once of
uncomprehending child Dungey
Dungoy and Mary Pollock were
tera. Jack Rains of Sio, Ore.; Mrs. New York artists’ trio, the Philtp-
minds.
neighbors, Carlotta Wiseman and
Fannie Eastman of lx)s Angeles, Cal. pine sextet are in a very real sense
"The 'Playgoers," plav numbqr Martha Reed, doctors, Anna Bram­
and Mrs. Nannie Griffin of Grants true artists. Tom Corwlne, J. Walter
three, whllo not displaying the well and Thelma Robinson, musi­
Pass. Funeral services will be held Wilson, Evelyn Bargelt are unsur­
amount of ginger and llvelv sef|nn cians, and I Ji Von Allen, a' notary
at Hall’s chapel Saturday afternoon passed in the entertainment line.
demanded 'by a mere pleasure-seek­ Other male characters were Whitney
at 2 p. m. Interment to be at the The proof of the approval of the au­
ing audience, was a rather unusual, Allyn and Paul Wright, aa doctors.
¡Granite Hill cemetery.
diences and towns lies in the fact
Tho high school orchestra under
as well as impi obable domestl* > <1
th*t every town visited this year has
the
direction
of
Mrs.
Gunnell
fur
­
aode. which nevortiholess afforded
MARTIAL LAW PIUMI^MMED
recontracted with enthusiasm for
possibilities of character interpreta­ nished excellent music, and deserves
IN MADRID BhX'AlHE OF BIOTS next year. This will be Granta Paes’
tion which wore well developed bj jSpaclal praise for its contribution to
big Chantauqna year to date. Get
the oast
Mies Martha Wilkinson, the success of the senior class, Thu
Madrid, May 2.—-Martial law has your tickets at the booth, across
played the lead with Cedric Fields, entire performance to to be repeated
Flying fron» tbs American headquarters tn Parts to that at Coblens, with been proclaimed here as a result of from the FArei National bank to­
II will he the task of thia American plane. Aa American crww to te guide R. the bread disturbances.
and each did well tn an exacting tonight.
morrow.
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