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GRANTS I'AMM. JOHEFHINE COUNTY, OREGON.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2S, 1030.
FAVORED BY DEPT.
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VITAL ISSUE
outra*«- la Tli'mglit To Ro Result of
IUwll<al Activity—No I'erwiM
In- Injur»-«!
Reortcanlzalioti I» Thought Atlrleabla
by War l*>|«irtinent—Half Million
Men Provldn!
Lord Mayor of Cork, Held io Brixton Prison by British
Washington, Oct. 25.—Immediate
Authorities, Passes Away on 74lh Day; Brother
I reorganisation of the national guard
was deemed advisable, the war de-
Present When The End Comes
| part ment announced.
Soattle, Oct. 25.—A bomb was
| thrown through the front window
I early today, and was osploded In the
; house of F. B Hhong, general claim
agent hero of the Chicago, Milwau­
kee and St. Paul. It wrecked the
Ixindon, Oct. 25.—Terence Mac­
lower floor. Four persons in the
bouse escaped Injury. Hhong Is un- Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, died in
able to assign a reason for the at- Brixton prison at 5:40 o’clock thia
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Mfwaher Etceptlonnlly G imm I --- Male tack.
the morning, on the 74th day of bls hun­
* The police are investigating
Quartet Hings Political Hongo.
’ report that two alleged radicals were ger strike. He had been unconscious
Hu|>|M>rt Io 1‘nimlwvl
arrested in an apartment next door for 36 hours. Father Dominic, his
to the 8hong house last December. private chaplain, and his brother,
They believed the tip loading to their John MacSwiney, were with him
Montavllle Flowers added to l’** arrest same from Hhong. The al-
when the end came. When told at
honors as a platform orator In -1?11." I l*<ed radicals wore later released
4:30 o'clock that death was ap-
oily by the excellent address which and have disappeared.
preaching, his brother asked the
he delivered Saturday evening at the
privilege of communicating with
opera house. It was different from'
other relatives but officials, it is said,
the usual political speech, and while
refused him the use of the telephone.
It tore the mask from the democratic1
After the prisoner’s death the broth­
Issues and pollcle«. it did it In a man­
er and the chaplain were not per­
ner that held the earnest attention of1
mitted to leave the prison until •: 15.
the large audience and carried con-1
John MacSwiney then Conveyed word
vtetton with It.
to the widow, who aocompanied by
The meeting opened with song» by
her parents and two sisters of the
the male quartet, the opening song.
Washington. Oct. 25.—M T. Sev-1 lord mayor arrived at the prison at
’’Harding, We're All for You," call-1 rey, an American, waa murdered In
9:30.
Ing forth enchores. several times, the Cananea. Mexico, last Wednesday,
MacSwiney was 40 years of age
young men having to return when tho state department was advised.!
and was one of the most prominent
they would »Ing political song» that The American consul at Nogales re­
Sinn Fetners. Tie started life as a
had been prepared for the occasion
ported the murder was without prov­ draper’s assistant and later became
Mr. Flowers’ argument was logi­ ocation. Hevrey was a discharged a poet, author and playwright before
cal and convincing, and the longer miner. Troops are searching for the taking up politic». He was elected
he talked the more enthusiastic be­ assailants.
i a» a Sinn Fein member from Cork
came the audience. When, a» a cli­
; to the British parliament in 1918,
max to the evening's discussion, Mr.
' but was never seated. He was elect­
Flowers asked that all who would'
ed lord mayor of Cork In 1920. For
wear a Stanfield button and so sig­
various political offenses he had been
nify their support of the republican
In jail with brief Intervals of liberty
nominee for the seat now held In
'»Ince January, 1916. , In October,
tho United States senate by Mr.
1917 he secured hfs release by hun­
Chamberlain, a sea of hands pointed
ger striking.
upward, and following the nmol Ina
there was a lively demand for the I Jtoorn. Holland. Oct. 25.—-The se­
Ix>ndon. Oct. 25.—Tire story of the
vere restriction» which the Dutch
buttons.
Mac-
self-starvation
of Terence
Tho manner In which Mr Flower» government Imposed on the move- 1 Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, prob-
explained the Inner workings of the
“>e former German emper-1 . _ '
league ,,f nations, which he said had <>r «1 the time of Ute Kapp revolution •>h y »Hl hec“me one of the most
been kept under «over by President *n Heriln. at the request of the allied movin« chapter of the centuries-
cer
. long history of the Irish struggle. No
Wilson as the executive tried to foree•
*l'Pe«r to
gradually relax-;
| other controversy has stirred Great
approval of the league upon the Am- 'n<.
Britain so deeply as this since the
erlcan people brought u new vision
William now moves about more
one that centered upon Cecil Rhodes,
of the league Idea. He lal«l special tr«»ly perhaps than at any time since
when the Jameson raid was balked
streaa, however, upon the need for he camo to Holland nearly two jears
b.v
Paul Kruger and the raiders im­
the election of a republican to the »KO. These movements are. of
prisoned.
senate In the place of the present c<’11 r,e- confined to the territorial
The campaign in England for Mac­
democratic senator, as he said that Mualt» set by a royal decree. Including
* 1 prison has
study Of the situation In Oregon '
'IllaKeR of !>oorn and Ameron- Swlney’a release from
left no doubt as to*how It would cast gen, but inside thi» territory the been apart from all political and
Its vote for president; It was already| exile Is now fulfilling his dream of party considerations and even the
The move­
m good as counte«l for Harding.
A| living the life of a Dutch country king was drawn into it.
rnent
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behalf
was
gentleman.
«»publican senator was needed, he'
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Amerongen
mainly
humanitarian
and
enlisted
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iff. which ho found the burning is­ to visit Count Bentlnck, his former lender-heratpd people of all factions
sue In eastern Oregon.
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wii Schroot. who Is not only the former
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Hohenzollerns and only the occasion-
”The democratic party says ’we
tourb)t hah(1 to ataro „ Wtnlam.B
believe In a tariff for revenue only.’ »„tomoblle as it passes in the streets.;
Mr. Chamberlain stands for that. He
voted for the Underwood tariff under I
whoso vicious operation your ware-, LIXIYD GEORGE (CONFERS
ON WAGES FOR COAL MINERS
houses are now full of wool that you j
cannot sell at any price, your hay]
fields full of hay that the producer j London, Oct. 25.—Premier Lloyd
cannot sell to the cattlemen, because ! George and members of the govem-
the cattlemen are ’broke’ by the de­ I ment conferred concerning the new
cline In the price of cattle, because figures for wages of coal miners and
Argentina canned meat is selling 1 production In the coal Industry. Igi-
right out tn the heart of eastern Ore­ ter the government lenders and the
gon, the cattle range country.
If miners’ representatives continued
Oregon people eat Argentine meat, I negotiations for the settlement
who la going to eat Oregon meat? I the strike.
"So the toboggnn goes. When the
farmers fall, the town merchant goes DEMOCRATS ENDORSE <N>X
down, the hanks collapse, the Indus­
RUT AGAINST THE LEAGUE
tries shut down, the big city business
•lumps and the common laborer
Mncon, Georgia. Oct. 25.—The
•tanda tn line before the soup house. Georgia
democratic
contention
"I met a young farmer In Baker, adopted a platform opposing the
last year he paid |64OO.Income tax, league of nations but endorsing Cox
representing his income on sheep. and Roosevelt.
Tho government urged ’keep your
ewes, winter thorn, carry them over.| KING Al,EX XNDER OF
produce more wool.’
Thfs
GREECE DIED TODAY
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farmer did so. He Is now
broke and 120,000 In debt.
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London. Oct. 25.- King Alex- ♦
bought feed for hie sheep. He kept ♦ ■nder, of Grec <4 is dead.
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNMASKEO
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WHOM*; XI MBEB 310t.
PRIZES ARE AWARDED IN EX­
HIBIT LAST SATURDAY AT
THE COURTHOUSE
A minimum enlisted strength of
approximately 4 27,000 men must be
but was urged by others with argu- provided as a peace organization In
the national guard. Officers are or-
ments of party strategy
"MacSwiney dead and canonlsed dered to advl"e »ith the state an-
, thoritiee.
in the hearts of the Irish people with
Wolf Tone and the Manchester mar-1
tyre would be a more valuable asset
to the Sinn Fein than MacSwiney
alive and, even though a tree pass
Josephine county will stand ♦(»»
to freedom for MacSwiney might
chance at the Or»»* >t»t.
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weaken the government’s hand, why
«?■»* In November, u th* Kil*' - " '
County Agent l.Uw, rtzt trns cAKi £
help the separatist cause by giving it
Dublin, Oct. 28 — Exeitlq. scene» show of Sawrdaf W. 8
a martyr?” were the arguments put
aSffh.’ i > f. y ,
more
occurred here in consequence >f nu- c-..p
forward even by British unionists.
• an ¡'lee «i »»th tn* qn*llty of Jo-
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Stand by the law and do not ere-i A
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Armed anlAloFr.
soldiers ZV/1O1-.
occupied
the m*nsi»>n uephine county corn, staring that it
ate a precldent which would make I
and a search followed. Hotels » >d sa the beet he had seen in Western
the will of a convicted rebel the de-1
private houses were raided and shots Oregon. Mr. Carpenter also compli­
cisive factor In determining whether |
mented the county agent upon the
fired. One soldier was wounded.
he shall be punished.” was the argu­
neat and artistic arrangement of the
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ment of the stand fast faction. A
Dublin, Oct. 25.—A sergeant and ! show room.
majority of the British papers includ­
two constables were killed and three
The Josephine County Farm Bu­
ing the London Times and the liberal
wounded when 100 armed men am­ reau instigated the corn show and
press, the labor unionists, and many
bushed a police patrol today.
made it a success. The secretary­
members of both parties in parlia­
treasurer, K. M. C. Neill, gave a lov­
ment joined In the agitation for Mac-
Belfast, Oct. 25.—The display of ing cup for the best 10 eat
Swlney’s release.
a Sinn Fein flag honoring MacSwiney
The Josephine County bank pro­
Two notable controversies, one
resulted In a riot at Bally Macarrett. vided the ribbons for this corn show
constitutional and the other theolog­
One person was killed.
and announced the following offer:
ical, have arisen from the case. The
"Free seed corn: To all farmers
first was whether King George could !
•retting silos during the coming
properly exercise his pardoning pre­
year (1921), the Josephine County
rogative independently of or against I
I bank will give free sufficient seed
the advice of his ministers. The sec- j
I corn of the very best variety to plant
ond »-as whether the Catholic clergy,1
I the acreage required In producing
representing a church which holds I
silage to till the new silo. The Jose­
suicide to be a crime, could consist- 1
phine County bank will loan you the
ently administer the sacyaments to
money to build the silo.”
hunger strikers. The king's reply
through the secretary of state for
Brussels. Oct. 25.—Leon Bour-
The matter ot cost of forms for
war. to the petition of members of goo*», president of the council of the concrete silos is being investigated
parliament was genera«!} interpreted le>gQe ot nations told tlje American and it is possible that the Josephine
to mean that the king's personal correspondents that article 10 of the County bank may purchase these
leaning was tos-ard granting a par. covenant of the league of nations is forms and rent same to the farmers
don. But. since Premier Lloyd not considered by European states-1 at a very nominal cost. This would
George and the foreign minister, A. men as an essential part of the cove-1 make the cost of construction of con­
Bonar Law, were at the same time nant He sa‘d he *aa surprised that crete silos within the reafh of prac-
issuing arguments against clemency article 10 caused so much emotion in I tlcally all farmers interested.
for the lord myor, it was evident that the 1 n*ted States .
The best exhibits will be sent to
any action in that direction by the:
: the state corn show at Portland in
PORTLAND MARKETS
king would be against the advice of,
November.
his ministers.
The loving cup and ribbons were
MacSwiney’s hunger strike was be-, Portland, Oct. 25.—Cattle are; awarded as follows:
gun on August 12 when, with ten of weak, >8.75 to 39.50; hogs are lower! Sweepstakes, loving cup—Clyde E.
his associates, he was arrested by 315 to $15.75; sheep are slow; eggsj Niles. Best ten ears of corn.
soldiers in Cork while attending a firm and butter slow.
Irrigated corn, yellow dent, 10 ear
session ot a Sinn Fein court. After _ _________
j exhibit—1st, W. B. Lindsay. Merlin;
trial by a courtmartial under the reg-|
act. he was found guilty of sedition 2nd. Glenn Provolt. Murphy; 3rd, W.
illations of the defence of the realm
L. Hayes. Murphy.
and sentenced to two years’ impris­
Non-Irrigated corn, yellow dent,
onment, which he was serving in
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ear exhibit—1st. C. E. Mies,
Brixton prison in London.
River Banks: 2nd Frank Hill, Mur­
When arrested on August 12. Mac­ phy; 3rd. W. F. McCabe. Murphy,
Swiney managed to escape to the
Irrigated corn, white dent, 10 ear
■ street from the back of the city hall, exhibit—1st. W. Theiss. Murphy.
which soldiers had surrounded, but
Non-irrigated corn, white dent. 10
was captured outside. He was taken ear exhibit—1st. G. F. Kradel. Wil­
to the military barracks and came up liams. 2nd, F. Breitmayer. Fruitdale;
for trial on August 16. The court- 3rd, H. M. and D. S. Button, Wil­
martial found him guilty of having liams.
control of the secret police cipher,
100 ear exhibit, yellow dent—1st.
of having in his possession a docu­ c. E. Niles. River Banks.
ment likely to cause disaffection,
100 ear exhibit, white dent—1st,
namely, a copy of a resolution of the F. Breitmayer. Fruitdale.
Cork Corporation pledging allegiance
Silage com, 10 stock exhibit—1st,
to the Dail Elreann, the Irish repub­ W. Thiess. Murphy; 2nd. A. A.
lican parliament, and of having made Hyde, Murphy, 3rd. B. S. Boswick.
a seditious speech on the occasion of Williams.
his election.
"Twenty years ago ft was freely
Already weak at the trial because claimed that com could not be grown
of his refusal to take food. Mac­ in Oregon with any degree of suc­
Swiney disputed the jurisdiction of cess and this claimed seebed to be
th.e court, saying: “I am the lord generally substantiated as effort
mayor of this city and Its chief mag­ after effort to acclimatize the large.
istrate. I declare this court illegal coarse, late maturing varieties Of the
and those taking part in it liable to middle west failed here.” said Clyde
arrest under the laws of the Irish re-. E. Niles, In speaking of the story of
public.”
the corn show.
The day following his trial. Lord! "Ten years ago there were 17.000
Mayor MacSwiney was deported to I acres of corn harvested In this state
England aboard a destroyer, under; while last year about 70,000 acres
a het.vy military escort and was i j were grown which Is an increase of
lodged in Brixton Jail. The govern- j over 410 per cent In ten years.
ment announced on August 19 that
"In 1908 the Oregon Agricultural
he was sentenced to two years’ Im-1 college obtained from the Minnesota
prison ment.
Agricultural college a quantity of
MacSwiney’s hunger strike brought j seed of the variety known as the
numerous solicitations and protests j Minnesota No. 13. which had been
to the British authorities, many of' developed by the Minnesota Agrlcul-
the appeals being from sympathizers i tural college for northern Minnesota
In the United States. Even a threat conditions. This variety proved to
from the Sinn Fein in Ireland, that. be very superior under Oregon condi­
In the event of his death, a genera! tions. the highest official recorded
strike
and serious disturbances yield In the Rogue River valley be­
would prevail throughout the Islnnd. ing 102 bushels per acre, and in the
An appeal was taken directly to the spring of 1913 the River Banks
York Tribuna. In«,, CoyyrUhtsd l»lv
king but this also proved unavailing.
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HILES WINS THE LOVING CUP
ARTICLE TEN IS NOT
Exterminating the Varmints
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