Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, June 09, 1920, Image 1

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    ♦
*
«TT!
VOL. X., No. 220.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE (XMLN TY, OREGON,
4 +
WEDNESDAY, «Il NE 9, 1920.
WHOLE NTMBEK SIMM.
»
Four Klll.-d und Many Injured In
Electrical and Wind Hp>rm
laut Night
•I
ON THE LEAGUE
St. Paul, Juno 9. Four person» MANY OTHERS INJI RED WHEN PLATFORM IS INDEFINITE 24
REMOLI TION (XiVIMITTHK GETS
killed, ♦ver 100 Injured an»! heavy | NEW VOItli EXPRESS < RASH EH
DRAFT OF MEAHI RES WANT-
HOI IM LEPORE TIME TO BE
property damage resulted from
a
ED BY LABOR
INTO PASSENGER
PRESENTED
severe wind and electrical storm
which swept over northern Minneso­
I
9
ta and parts of eastern North Dako­
ta last night, according to reports
here early today.
Follerai Is-gislutioti. I nrestrictrd Im-
migration mid Injunction All Are
Target«
•
I
flan Franoisco.^une 9.—Mrs Mai­
FIRST TIME THAT A WOMAN WM
ine Dempsey, former wife of th.
___
EVER HEARD IN A REPUBLI-
world’s heavyweight champion in his
CAN NATIONAL MEETING
trial for alleged draft evasion, in re­
gard to confidential communications
i
between them while busband and
wife, was ruled out today by Federal
Judge Maurice Dooling.
< row on the Express Said to Have Remaining Troubles on Planks to
IMsolH»yed Orderst—All A leip
Re Smoothed Out Although .Man­
Allieti Kilhxl
ner Uncertain
Leaders Say No Hope of Finishing
Work Before Saturday Noon.
Radicals to Get < "haace
Schenectady, Juqe 9.—Eleven per
Chicago, June 9.—t-Tbe league of
undefined
sons were killed and 21 injured early nations plank was still
today, 24 hours before the republi­
today when a train of expresa cara can platform is t<« be presented to
crashed Into the rear of a passenger the national convention.
Members of sub-committee Thir­
train which had stopped n<^T here.
All but one of those killed were teen, when they went into session to
asleep In two Pullmans at the rear of smooth out the remaining platform
troubles, expressed confide#«»' that
the-train. It is said the express dis they could agree, but all are some­
regarded signals.
what hazy as to bow it will be done.
*
—,.......................
Coliseum, Chicago, June 9.—Th«
republican national convention wa«
in session only an hour today and
Warsaw. June 9.—Prohibition is
devoted itself entirely to routine pre­
being agitated in Poland. It was
liminaries.
The temporary organi­
again discussed in the diet recently
zation was made permanent and the
after the idea had lain dormant sev- .
report of the credentials ccmmtttee
eral months. America was referred
was approved with the changes made
to repeatedly by the advocates of I
last night. The platform committee
temperan-e as a splendid example of I
was not ready with a report and only
a nation determined to do away with j
sent word It was making progress
strong drink.
For the second day’s negation,
A public health committee of the
the convention heard a woman
diet reported prohibition for Poland
speaker. Mrs. Margaret Hill McCar­
was impracticable at this time owing
ter. of Kansas, who is the first wom­
to the virtual impossibility of pro­
an to have addressed a national con­
hibiting the manufacture of alcoholic
vention.
liqnors. The committee however fa­
The next session has been called
vored passage of regulations which
for 11 o’clock tomorrow morning.
would prohibit the sale of intoxicat­
"Saturday noon at the earliest” ta
ing liquors to men of the Polish
the estimate of leaders when asked
Jon^ as Poland was at war when the adjournment may come.
with Soviet Russia.
The delay Is more attributable to
The chief contenders for prohibit
platform difficulties than uncertainty
tlon were three of the five women
over tho nomination. AVord has gone
members of the diet—Miss Sophie
out to give the radicals every chance
Moczydlowska. of the national popu­
to present their views and stop shy
lar union. Mrs. Sophie Moraczwska.’
possibility of a charge of steam roll­
socialist and Helena Balicki. national
ing. or as some call it “an excuse for
democrat, ^peaking of the part,
a bolt.”
'
«
taken by the women of America in
bringing about prohibition there,
Chicago, June 9.—Whole commit­
Mrs. Moraczewska referred several
tees continued to grind away at the
times to the ‘‘great work of our sis-
organization preliminaries and the
ters of the west.’’
republican national convention went
through the motions of the second
day’s session. The delegates assem­
LONG RESIGNS AS THIRD
bled at the Coliseum, with their
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
views, as to who shall lead the party
next November still a mystery, even
Washington, June 9.—.Brecken­
to themselves.
ridge Ixvng, third assistant secretary
Working all night the committee
of state has resigned, and his resig­
"ompleted the permanent roll of the
nation has been accepted by Presi­
republican national convention at
dent Wilson. Long intends to seek a
4.30 this morning. Previous rulings
senatorship fronrMissouri.
on the contests were sustained In all
except three cases.
MAGEE AVINS SV IT FOR
SALARA' AGAINST LEAGUE
a
Chicago, Juno 9
Vigorous oppo­
sition to federal legislation «lmllur
to the Kansu« Industrial eiirt meas­
ure«. to unrestricted immigration
and to th«» use of the Injunction In
strike« wu contained In th«» set of
"demaqds" which Samuel Gompers
submitted today to the resolutions
committee of the republican national
convention.
ixindon, Jun« 9. Tho stork hts
been busy in Englanil Just recently, *
nurses are booked up mouths ahead
and doctors are In great demand.
Tho l^ncashlre Midwives committee
chairman said tho birth rate had
rlgen hi almost every district and is
now up to pre-war rate. Figures le­
arned by the registrar general show
that births recorded in eight, weeks
in 1920 exceeded those of tho same,
period last year by 1442.
•
Tho births In Jsmdon In the lust
few weeks show an enormous excess
of baby hot s, Indicating that nature
la restoring the population to Its nor-,
mid male and female constitution
Omahn, Nob., June 9. Character
witness testimony In behalf of a dog
was taken here recently before Judge
Estelle In district court. City at­
torneys objected to the admission of
such evidence but tho Judge ruled a
dog has as much right to It as a hu­
man.
Tho good character of tho dog,
which had bitten a girl, was thereup­
on established to the satisfaction of
tho court and he gnnuled the death
sentence which had previously been
passed upon thop rlsoner.
New
York. June
9. Francis
O’Brien, a young stripling famous on
Ellis Island as a atowaway and as a
tenor of promise, wh»i Is on the high
seas today on Ills return voyage to
Ireland, is a living proof that a birth
certificate may sometime»» prove an
essential document In
a career as n singer.
AVere It not for his lack of such a
document as proof of his contention
that he was born In Philadelphia and
that Ills pnrontH took him to Ireland
when he w i; four year»« old. j .i.inx
O’Brien mi;?1 now be Annin; the
hearts of A ■■»•rlcan m ,»•» lovers :»s
did John M Cormack, tl c emulation
of whose career led the lad to secrete
hltnself on .in ’ »lerli ■ •i-boiinil ves-
sei noine ¡.lire»» weeks ago.
in lend, Immigration officials, who
have only cold legal Instructions to
guide them in
making deiMcl?;
saw fit to place him on an outgoing
ship and lot him try to establish the
essential facta con ernlng Ills ilrth
after !»'■■ retura. CPBrien, 1 > >ver
dlsp-'lr« »1 of being • 'd«> to nrovo much
about his origin, because his father
and mother are both dead an■■! he
i
The Klamath Falls baseball team,
not suffl' lently satisfied with the
beating given them last Sunday by
the local bunch, haa given a return
game to bo played here next Sunday
Jud Pernoil, who is guiding the des
Uni»»« of the Grants Pass Iwim, sent
a wire yesterday asking for the game
and this morning the acceptance of
the challenge was received,
The
game will lie played at the ball park
at 2 30.’
Grants Pass has one of the beat
teams that Could be assembled in the
valley, according to those who saw
thorn play last Sunday. The boys
have boon practicing every night and
are getting in good fighting trim.
They showed Sunday that they could
hit, when the much touted Klamath
pitcher. Hilton, was defeated Much
tho same line-up will be played that
made tho trip over the mountain.
Hans l.ooff. formerly a player at
O. A. C. will very likely shake the '
dust off hls^glove and play In the out­ !
field. Other than that no changes
are contemplated.
R. I. Helm, who recently left the
forestry sendee afteb several years’
connection with the Siskiyou forest,
Is now making Improvements on hfs
farm, "Helmholt,” on Rogue river
about two mil»»» below the
Booth
ferry.
Mr. Helm says he has an
Ideal location for a home. He will
logoff the land and now has a 10,000
• capnclty mill on the place. He is
logging with a Fordson tractor and
will also use the Fordson for mill
operations,
He expects to confine
operations to shingles and box
shook and well seek local markets
mainly. Mr. Helm says there are
four mills within a radius of six
miles of his place.
Practical ideas for the better man­
agement of the home, tending toward
improved sanitation, elimination of
waste, better environment for chil­
dren and general improvement in all
hous»»hold conditions, are «luiokly
available through books devoted to
home science. whl» h are to be found
in the public library.
Such information is authentic and
proves of immense value to the
housewife. .
In its "Books for Everybody”
movement, the American Library as-
so» latlon. In coop»>ratinn with public
libraries and other library agencies,
is promoting extension of library ser­
vile to bring the beat books within
easy reach of the 60,000.000 persons
in the United .States who are today
without such facilities or have but
a limited opportunity for obtaining
good reading matter.
To carry out the broad provisions ;
of the enlarged program, which aims
at universal self-education through
books, a fund of $2,000,000 is now
being obtaimst. No intensive drive
methods are being employed, how­
ever, the raising of the fund having
been left to the individual effort of
the librarians, library trustees and
friends of libraries.
Medford, June 9.—Construction
of the great irrigation system of the
Medford district is already under
way. One hundred men are already
employed at this work, and many
teams, by the Rogue River Valley
»anal company, whkh has the con­
tract for constructing the system
and in another week the number of
men at work will be increased to
250. Manager Ray Moran stated this
morning. The company is advertis­
ing here and In various parts of the
state for more men an^ teams.
Chas. Delin. the well known Med­
ford construction man. is expected
soon from Portland with 50 men and
50 teams to he employed on the 60
miles of ditch. A camp has already
been established near Phoenix with
50 men and 40 teams.
Work will be rushed jp building
the big storage dams at Fish loike
and Four Mlle Igiksdas soon as the
road to Fish Lake has been put In
good condition for hauling the large
r.moiint of supplies needed. A camp
has been established at Fry’s near
Fish Toike from which many men
and teams are at work fixing up the
road.
RESOLUTE DEFEATS VANITIE
Cincinnati, June 9.—A verdict for
FOR (UP DEFENSE HONORS
the defendant was rendered by the
jury in the suit of Lee Magee, the
APPOINTMENTS MARE BY
baseball player, against the Chicago
Newport. June 3 —The Resolute
4 WILSON IH RING RIX'ESS nationals for $9500, which he claim­ defeated the Vanitie again today in
ed was due for salary and possible the official tryouts for America s cup
bonuses in the 1920 season.
defense honors.
Washington, June 9.—»President
Wilson today made recess appoint­
ments of Henry Jones Ford, of New-
Amsterdam. June 9. The former Jersey; Mark AV. Potter, of New
Crown Prince Frederick William Ytrrk and James Duncan of Massa­
celebrated his 3Kth birthday practic­ chusetts to be members of the inter­
ally alono pt Wefringen. none of his state commerce commission; Mars­
relatives having turned up’ to wish ton Taylor Bogart, of New York, and
him many happy returns. The Ber­ Samuel AV. McCall, of Massachusetts,
lin’ Kreuz Zeitung recalls that In i to be memgen of the tariff commis­
Mexico City. June 9.—One of the So/ne of the stories
contained
188 2 three emperors stood at the sion and Nicholas Kelley of New
York to be assistant secretary of the notable results of the latest revolu­ charges of corruption of American
cradle of the prince.
lias no relatives in Ireland.
tion has been the disappearance from statesmen, diplomats or government
treasury.
The young tenor's fame as a sing- ;
Mexico City papers which formerly officials by American oil interests.
er probably would never have started
i
I
were supporters of the Carranza ad­
One story proported to give ‘‘sen­
to sprend had it not been for a
ministration of the line "Servi’lo In­ sational proof of espionage by the
slight Illness contracted on I Ellis;
wi.ch United States in Mexico" and another
ternational" over stories
Island, causing him to be placed- in'
could hardly be construed as favor- claimed that an American organiza­
tho hospital for treatment.
The
in g the United States. -
tion had spent millions of dollars to
nurseS there became c;i banted with
It long has bees comm?" kno-- hurt this country.
big singing, and before he was de­
Mexico City newspapers
have
ledge that the foreign offite. under
ported lie was giving concerts for
• the Carranza administration, main- emerged from the revolution some­
the other Inmates of the hosyltal ns
It affords us pleasure to announce
AA’ashlngton, June 9. The French tained a very efficient department, what altered. El Monitor Republi­
well ns for the inhabitants of the Enid Bennett's appenrance .at : lie
public ¡Ikes American Jazz dance managed by a Mexican Journalist, can, the Obregon organ, disappear-
Islnnd generally.
.As a
result Oregon theater today and tomorrow
Manuel Carpio, to keep Informed on e»l when Obregon and its general
O’Brien's name today Is on tho lips In lief latest feature. "Stepping O it." music so well thatMancers, contrary
what
"as printed !# foreign coun­ manager, General Banjamin Hill, left
of all Ellis Island. The hospital at- anil Mack Bennett's delightful satire, to custom, encore selections three
tries about Mexico. "U'ilnr ar»?- the city on the eve of the antl-Car-
’"T'dnnt were railing bls name with "Silome ik . Shenandoah,”
and four times. Moreover, American
cles furnished news storf«*s and sue- r.inza movement. Mexico Nneveo,
tender eulogy anil expressing ex­
When we as .ire you tli.it ' Step­ dance music sells In Franco at prices i lai articles, especially from United the Gonzales paper, was suppressed
treme sorrow that he had to go back. ping Out" is ou? of th«» best photo­
three times as high ns at home.
States anil Latin-American panera, by General Francisco Murguia on
O’Brien is only one of hundreds of I plays In wfil h dainty Enid Bennett
while Mexican diplomats and consuls May 1, when General Gonzales was
!
The
American
vi
d-consul
a't
Nan
­
sneb cnaes that are sent back to their has appeared this season, wo
Stories unfavor­ reported absent. There was at first
tes, reports that dancers in Erance also contributed.
orlnlr.al place of embarkntlon every1 telling you the truth.
able to Mexico and administration of­ a shift In the general managership of
month. There are 50 stowaways on
“Salome vs. Shenadonh,” comedy, are "starving for lack of .American ficials were especially notM and. If El Heraldo de Mexico, from V. Ale-
I
the ’ kind now nwn’tlng orders to go I is sure to delight Sennett
fans, i. music” and that American publishers the writer were In Mexico, be re­ slo Robles, reputed Obregon support­
bn k. neve; having seen more of Nev 1 number of comedians are gathered
I are overlooking a golden opportun­ ceived a free ride to the border und- er. to Baltazar Fernandez Cue and
Yqrk than Its enchanting skyline
’ “
’ who serve to uphold the highest
the paper became pro-administration
ity. The marked rythm and uniform der Article 33 of the constitution.
Every Inoomlng shin iro n no matter ( traditions of the Mack Rennet! come­
but with the arrival of the, liberal
Any
eltpplngn
supporting
the
"Car
­
what port, according to immigration .dies. Tho funmakers In the cast In- ] tempo of American dance music, in­
revolutionary forces. Senor Robles
ranza
doctrine
”
from
T.Min-Ameri
­
nfflclnls, brings from two to ten stow-1 Hude lion Turpin, Charles Murray, troduced in France by the soldier
can papers were distributed, while resumed the management of that pa­
sways, and almost all of them have Phyllis Haver. Charles Conklin anti ; bands, have created an appetite for
the Central American Union
Idea per.
a fruitless voyage to this country.
| Marie Prevost.
( mor?, the vice-consul says.
also was given liberal 1 publicity.
"’ontinued or page 8.)
i