VOL. X., No. 245.
GRANT* P A HH, JOSEPHINE COUNTY. OREGON.
FRIDAY, JULY t>, l»2O.
WHOLE NIMBER .'M* 18.
RULES FOR TRADE
ALLIED HEADS
Employes in Attorney General’s Of.
tice Said to Have Been Hired to
Further Campaign
ConditiouN Ijaid Down by Allies
Agreed to by Soviets—Confcr-
oik 'O. Held in Ijondou
I
St. Louis, July 9.—Charges that NEW GOVERNMENT TO BE AT­ INDORSEMENT OF COMMITTEE
ACTION TAKEN UNDER PROTEST
Spa, Belgium, July 9.—The Rus­ HARDING WORKING ON SPEECH
persons employed through the at-
BY REPRESENTATIVES OF
sian
soviet government has accepted
TACKED BY GENERALS SAY’S
48 SOUGHT BY FRIENDS OF
OF ACCEPTANCE—LEADERS
all
conditions
laid down by Premier
torney general’s office, ostensibly to
GERMANY
PRESIDENT
INDEPENDENCE
VISIT OFFICE
Agroement Stipulât«» That Demands
Must Be Carried Out or Meas­
ures Will Be Taken
Spa, Belgium .July 9.—‘Germany's
delegatee signed at 11:5 o’clock this
morning an engagement accepting
the terms of the allied note relative
to the disarmament presented yester­
day. This action was taken under
protest by the German representa­
tives
The allied note demanded that the
Germans accept the terms presented
by noon today. It also stipulated
that if the Germans failed to carry
out the provisions of the demands,
that allied forces would occupy parts
of Germany.
aid in reducing the high cost of liv­
ing. really were working to have A.
Mitchell Palmer nominated for presi­
dent at the democratic national con­
vention, were made before the sen­
ate investigating committee today by
Miss Oliva Brueggman, formerly
executive secretary of the Missouri
women’s committee to reduce the
high cost of living. Miss Bruegg-
man said the workers who were sup­
posed to address the meetings on the
high cost of living, actually spoke
only on Palmer, telling “what a fine
man he would be for president.”
These workers frequently travelled
at government expense, she declard.
WALSH 10 PRESENT REQUEST
Lloyd George for the resumption of
trade relations, ae a result of con­
ferences in London with Leonid Kras-
sin, according to an announcement
made in British circles here tonight.
Revolutionists l>eclared to Have Very Ix-ader of Unsuccessful Fight Before More Road to Re Surfaced—
First lni|M>rtant i'onfmuM Sched­
Few Followers and Do Not Con­
Republicans and Democrats to
uled for July 20, When National
More Josephine county roads are
stitute a .Mcmu e
Try Again
Body Convenes
Mexico City, July 9.—Fixe gen-
erals have taken up arms against the
new Mexican government, provisional
President de la Huerta told the for­
eign correspondents last night, but
he declared they did not constitute a
military menace since they had but
a few followers. He estimated that
not more than 500 men had been in­
volved in recent outbreaks.
Chicago, July 9.—Efforts to secure
the indorsement of the committee of
4 8 for a plank favoring American aid
toward Irish independence will be
continued despite the adverse result
of the vote, it was learned today.
Frank P. Walsh, who led the unsuc­
cessful fight before the republican
and democratic conventions for such
a plank, is bringing it for presenta­
tion to the convention here tomor­
row.
to be surfaced according to word
from Portland. The contract for the
seven and a half miles in the Grave
Marion, Ohio, July 9.—A number
creek and Pleasant valley sections of conferences were scheduled when
has been awarded to D. M. Stevenson, 'Senator Harding, the republican pres­
at a cost of $77,610.
idential candidate, reached his office
today. Among those to call were
Henry L. Stoddard, New York, who
Williania Still Hitting—
attended a recent dinner in New
"Ken” Williams, the Grants Pass York of prominent progressive lead­
slugger with the St. I-ouis baseball ers at which a resolution endorsing
club, Is still maintaining his reputa­ Harding and Coolidge was adopted.
tion as a slugger. During the , last The senator also planned to continue
two games he was at bat seven times writing hiss peech accepting the
and got five hits. He is given credit nomination, the work on which is
for bringing in most of the runs in progressing rapidly.
the last game and has made quite a
Dayton, July 9.—The first import­
name for himself.
ant conference to arrange for the
democratic party campaign plans will
be held here July 20th. according to
a telegram received by Governor Oox
from Homer 3. Cummings, chairman
of the national democratic commit­
tee. Cummings said he had called
the meeting of the entire national
committee to meet with Governor
Cox on that date.
Paris, July 9.—The laist prisoners
of war in French hands being rem­
WHEAT PRODUCTION LARGE
nants of the Russian expeditionary
ON JULY 1 SAY’S ESTIMATE
force that landed f at Marseilles, ac-
claimed by enthusiastic throngs, in
Washington, July 9.—The wheat
1917, are being expatriated as fast as
production this year will be 809,000,-
the slow progress of negotiations
000 bushels, the department of agri­
with the bolshevikl will allow.
culture forecast stated today, basing
About 5,000 of them remained in­
the estimate on the condition on July
terned after ‘all other (prisoners, in­
1st of the combined winter and spring
cluding the 'Germans, had been sent
wheat crop«.
home. Coming as allies and par­
The production of corn was fore­
ticipating in some of the fierce fight­
cast at 2,799,000,000 bushels.
ing along the lAisne, the Russians
were deeply impressed by the revolu­
tion in their country, discipline suf­ POLAND WILLING TO MAKE
fered until finally revolt ano mutiny PEAX’E BY HELF DETERMINATION
broke out In the ranks, requiring se­
vere measures.
Warsaw, July 9.—The foreign of-
The contingent never again par­ lce today announced that the Polish
ticipated in military operations. The government had forwarded a note to
men were used for a time in road re­ the Spa conference declaring that Po­
pairing ‘but the results were unsat­ land now, just as before and always.
isfactory. They arc being exchanged ' is ready and willing to make peace
for (French soldiers taken by the so-j based on the self deterimnatlon of
viet forces on the Archangel front. < nations.
St. I-ouis, July 9.—Delegates to the
Missouri
democratic
convention
which helped to oust Senator James
A. Reed from his national conven­
tion seat were supplied with expense
money by two factions, one favorable
to Attorney General Palmer, tne
other to Governor Cox, according to
witnesses today before the senate
No Band Concert—
committee investigating campaign ex­
There will be no band concert to­ penditures.
night. As the regular rehearsal night
was taken up with the street dance,
the band had no time to practice on
their new selections and the concert
Santa Fe, July 9.—Elbert W. Blan­
New Orleans, July 9.—Karl Leh­
was postponed.
cett, convicted of the murder of mann, nationally known because of
Clyde Armour, was hanged in the his work during the last dozen years
Married Last Week—
jail here this morning. The crime in the interest of the Christian En­
Martin M. Riggs and Anne Jeanette
was committed in October, 1916.
deavor movement, and for the last
Pearson, both of Grants Pass, were
The crime for which Albert W. five years general secretary of the
married July 3 at the home of Mr.
A carnival, under the auspices of Blancett was convicted was the mur­ organization tn the southern states,
and Mrs. H. Nutt, Rev. C. E. Glazier ¡ the American Legion and Grants der of Clyde D. Armour, near Glor- retired today, announcing his inten­
officiating. The relatives and imme­ I Pass band, will be put on here next ieta, N. M., about 20 miles east of tion of taking up farming in Lake
diate friends of the parties attended. I Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, here, October 23, 1916.
County, Florida, and assisting in the
Mr. 'Riggs is the son of Mr. and Mrs j There will be dancing, concessions,
Armour, who lived at Sioux City, work of an agricultural school at
B. W. 'Riggs of Roseburg, Ore., and ■ side shows and everything that goes Iowa, where he was employed as Montverde. Mr. lehmann's final of­
Mrs. Riggs is a daughter of Mr. and Ito give a carnival spirit to the city. chief clerk in the passenger office of ficial act was to redder to the all­
'Mrs. Shaffer of oMntana. The home The two local organizations are plan­ the Northwestern Railroad company, south Christian Endeavor convention
was beautifully decorated with June ning to cooperate with the carnival left his home September 29, 1916, ac­ in session here, his report on the
llllies and roses. Dainty refresh- company and will help put on some companied by his mother and sister, five year campaign for Christian En-
ments were served. Mr. and Mrs. of the concessions. A large percent­ en route to California in a new eight­ deavor organization in the south.
Riggs will make their home in Grants age of the receipts will go to the Le­ cylinder automobile. On arriving at
The report showed the organiza-
Pass.
gion and the band for their part of Clarks, Neb., the sister was taken ill tion during that period of 2,566 new
the work. The carnival will prob­ and when recovered sufficiently to societies in the 12 southern states
ApixMnted Government Hunter—
ably be staged on H street where the travel she and heFmother proceeded with 250,000 young people added to
J. H. Hechner, who has had charge band has been giving the dances. to their destination, Fresno, Cal., by the roll and the establishment of a
of the campaign for the extermina­ Dances will be given by the band two train. Clyde Armour continued the sectional organization
periodical.
tion of rodents in the county, has of the night« that the carnival is trip 'by auto. He arrived In Denver, Three field secretaries have been em­
been appointed government hunter. here,, according to present plans.
October 19.
ployed for work in the south and a
Mr. Hechner will have both Jose­
A meeting of the T^egion has been
He asked the Y. M. C. A. at Denver field secretary for the endeavor so­
phine and Jackson counties for his called for next Monday night to per­ to find a companion who desired to cieties in China, the southern young
territory. The 'farmers feel that fect plans for the carnival. As this travel by auto to the coast. The “Y” I*eople supporting them on a budget
much good will result from the pres­ is the first carnival that has stopped being unable to find sue ha man, Ar­ of $8,000. The societies, in addition,
ence of a hunter to hunt down preda­ in Grants Pass for some time, it mour inserted a want ad in one of the have contributed $27,422 to denom­
tory animals.
should be well patronized.
Denver papers, which was answered inational missions in the south.
by Blancett, an agreement was reach­
Charles F. Evans, of Lexington,
ed and they started westward.
Ky., is expected to succeed Mr. Leh­
Armour never reached Santa Fe, mann as general secretary during the
but a man representing himself to be next year. The employment of ad­
Armour arrived here October 23, reg­ ditional field secretaries also was ex­
istering at a local hotel. When he pected, Lawrence C. Little having
did so he committed the first indis­ been selected for work in Kentucky
cretion which led. to his arrest later and Tennessee, Frank <P. Wilson for
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on, as, when he started to write “C. Virginia and North Carolina and
D.
Armour
”
the
first
letter
he
made
j New York, July 9.—A number of less handicapped by wounds.” He
Samuel W. Denby for South Carolina,
New York, July 9.—The entire upon a small number of hospital*
nytdeet little farms operated by vet- said they were about equally divided was "E.” This he changed, making a Georgia. Florida and Alabama.
plant of the Peking Union Medical which, by reason of location, staff
ejans of the world war who have re­ as farm, tractor mechanics, general “C.” over the letter “E.” which he
College, established through the and equipment are in a position di­
covered from shell shock, gas or farmers, poultry raisers and hog had first written, He remained here
China MedicaJ Board of . the Rocke­
until October 27, going then to Al- ' CATHOLIC CHURCHES TURNED
wounds, now dot the states of New breeders.
feller Foundation, probably will be rectly to promote the cause of medi­
buquerque, where he sold the auto-
BACK BY ¡MEXICAN HEAI*S completed by January 1, 19 21, Geo. cal education.
Jersey, Connecticut and New York.
Archie A. Stone, former member mobile for $500. The night of Octo-
The owners of these farms, most of
E. Vincent, president of the founda­
iMr. Vincent’s review said, concern­
of the Minnesota legislature, who is ber 30 he boarded a train at Albu­
Mexico City, July 9.—A number of
them graduates of the New York
in charge of the work for the gov­ querque and evidently went straight churches in Guadalajara, taken over tion, stated today in a partial review ing the anti-tuberculosis work of the
States School of Agriculture at Farm­
of the work of the foundation dur­ foundation: “Only in France—and
ernment, and has studied the results through to California.
by the government in 1915 and with­ ing 1919. Three of the teaching there as a war measure—has the in­
ingdale, L. I., have been “rehabili­
of the farm vocational training plan,
Blancett was placed on trial in held from the Catholic clergy since
tated” and are now making (good as
said that it is producing results of a the Santa Fe county district court that time under the provisions of the buildings of the college were occu­ ternational health board undertaken
food producers with the same enthu­
to aid in combatting tuberculosis ’*
definite and permanent character. April 13, 1917. The jury returned a constitution, have been returned to pied in October, 1919.
siasm that took them "over the top"
The completed plant will include A campaign, started there in 1917,
The students may have both theory verdict of guilty of murder in ths their congregations by order of Pres­
in France.
and practice at Farmingdale 365 days first degree, April 24. Blancett when ident de la Huerta. According to El the following buildings, the review aimed to demonstrnte systematic ccn-
The transformation of most of
stated: Laboratories for anatomy, trol method*, train public health
in the year.
placed on the witness stand admitted Heraldo de Mexico, the return of the physiology and chemistry; pathology nurses, educate the public to fight
these former soldiers who selected
'Michael Leddy, w’ho lost an arm at shooting Armour but said it was an Guadalajara churches is the first building, a 250-bed hospital with
farming from among the subjects of-
tuberculosis and turn the work over
—
— ’
’ is specializing
‘
’ in accident. He said they got out of step in the president’« program to
fered by the federal board for voca- I Chateau-Thierry,
provisions for about 30 private to the French. This transfer of re­
tional training in many cases has tractor work and with one hand and the car to hunt and that while he was turn back all churches throughout rooms; a large out-patient depart­ sponsibility to French communities
been a complete metamorphosis of a steel hook, drives as straight a fur­ walking behind Armour he stumbled Mexico which have been closed by ment, a hospital administration unit and agencies has gone forward stead­
The closed- with quarters for resident physicians ily, the review added. "The person­
railroad brakemen, plumbers, police­ row, it is said, as any two-handed and in trying to save himself from governmental order.
falling the gun he was carrying was church issue has been a vibrant one and internes; a nurses’ home; plants nel in charge of the dispensaries is
men, mechanics and laborers. One farm boy.
for years in Guadalajara, a notably which will supply water, heat, light, now almost wholly French.”
A year ago Charles Kupinski, an­ discharged.
recent graduate of the school was a
On appeal both the state supreme religions city.
bartender before the war and today other crippled soldier, had never
power and gas and faculty residences.
The hospital and santtarinm facili­
he owns a thoroughly up-to-date even ridden in a motor car. Recent­ court and the supreme court of the
"The China Medcial Board of the ties for the tuberculous, provided by
ly, according to Director Johnson, he United States affirmed the decisions JACK JOHNSON OFFERS TO
place near Toms River, N. J.
Rockefeller Foundation seeks to aid the American Red Cross during the
According to A. A. Johnson, direc­ repaired a cracked cylinder In a of the lower court and ordered the
SURRENDER—ON CONDITION the agencies which represent Western war, have been taken over and ex­
tor of the school, there were 7 6 fed­ heavy farm tractor at a saving of sentence carried out.
medicine in China to make steady tended by municipalities and depart-
eral hoard men enrolled In June and nearly $200 to the school.
I
jm Angeles. July 9.—Jack John­ progres toward higher standards and | ments. The central government, Mr.
POLISH GOVERNMENT TO
Other soldier graduates of Farm­
a number of these have since gradu­
more efficient service,” Mr. Vincent’s Vincent’s report explained, has passed
MOVE CAPITAL FROM WARSAW son, former heavyweight champion,
ated. Director Johnson was lavish ingdale who are operating farms are I
a law under which eaph department
now a fugitive from American jus­ review said.
in has praise of what the soldier Harry F. Cruise at Holbrook. L. I.;
Appropriations were made during will be compelled within five year*
London, July 9.—.It Is the inten tice, today by a long distance tele­
farmers are accomplishing, declaring Edison S. Smith, New Canaan, Conn.; tion of Poland to move the seat o* phone call from Tijuana, offered to the year to 19 hospitals conducted either to build * sanitarium of its
that not only were they doing their Elmer E. Sturtz. Wellersburg. Pa.; government from Warsaw, according surrender to the federal authorities under the auspices of missionary so­ own or to send its patients to that of
full share in the economic program Austin A. Sullican. 'Ronkonkoma, L to statements printed by. the German If accorded certain privileges.
The cieties, the review said. In Decem­ another department. The coat 1* to
of their country 'but "in a good many I., and * number of other* within 50 nreas quoted tn a wireless menage department of Justice agent refused ber, 1919, a revised policy was adopt­ be shared 'by the central and depart­
eases, considerably more than others miles of New York.
from Berlin today.
to make any bargain with the negro. ed which provides for concentration mental governments.
BEHMILITLTEO VETERANS OF WORLD
Wifi NOW OWNERS OF MODERN FARMS
EHTIBE PLANT OF THE PEKIN MEDICAL
COLLEGE TO BE COMPLETED TH IS YEAR