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GRANTS I’AHM, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, DE< EMBEIl II, linio.
WHOLE NUMBER 31 ML
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THREE STAGES
T0BE1AKENT0
SENSELESS IS
Prnddcnt-etect Invites Prominent
l>vnio< rat to Confer on Idea of As
sociation of Nations
Minto liepaHliKHt Will Ask Evplaiis-
U<»n of Cell of Gunteiiialcan Min
ister on Hriutor M<»s«s
a
Marlon, DM. IE—(A. P.)—Pres
Washington, Dec. 11. (A. P.')
REPRESENT ATIYE M1KO.N SENDS I INVITATION SENT TO FORMER
ident-elect
Harding Invited William
l>r. Julio Uiancha, Guatamelaeait,
KING
AS
RESULT
OF
GREEK
TEUSGRAM TO HYMANS ICE
Jennings
Bryan
to confer here In
minister to the United States, will be
PLEBISCITE
QUESTING ACTION
December 17th regarding a plan for
asked, the state department said, for
an ezplanatlon of his call yesterday
an association of nations, He con-
on Senator Mora, of New Hamjel
ferred today with Colonel George
»hire to discus* the nenutor's resolu-i
Harvey, who favors staying out of
tlon calling on the department for
'
the
Versailles league. Tomorrow he
Information as to the detention of |
I Ini « km 1« Mt Meet I n g Mtatrs That (lev former l‘*>sldent Cabrera by U>* Sending of Special InvcMlgator* to Former Foreign Minister and Aide de 1 will confer with* Herbert Hoover,
present Guatemalan authorities
It Ireland Favored l»y <
rmnirnt WIII Not Hla< k«n Build*
Camp Are Prohibited Franz Ib j leader of the pro-league group.
of
Is said the minister's uctlon ts a vlo-
t urning io Athens
ing I’lnn* While I . 4L ln<r<M»«<-»
Committee of One |iumln<d
latlon of diplomatic usages.
Attend Wolf Creek .Meeting—
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County* Agent R. E. Miller an'!
Lucerne, Switzerland, Dec. 11.— Miss Rut,h Corbett, horn« demonstra-
Geneva. Dec. 11.—(A. P)- Dis
Washington, Dec. 11.—(A. P.) —
armament In three stages la the re
Representative Mason, ' of Illinois. (A. P.)- Official notification of the I tor, went to Wolf Creek this morn
commendation whl< h the committee
. made public a telegram sent by him result of the plebiscite ln Greece and ing to attend the meeting of the
an armamenta of the league of na-
to Paul Hymans, president of the an invitation to return to Athens to1 Farm Bureau which will be held to
tlous assembly will make. The first
night to ma» out a program for the
league of nations, appealing for suit
ataxe would be an agreement among
port of the league in an effort of the reascend the throne immediately, coming year’s work. Yesterday Miss
the powers to make no further In-
commission of the committee of 100 were received by former King Con Corbett was at Williams where she
creases In armaments.
The third
I
Professor Streit, did dress form work. Mrs. P. W.
Investigating the Irish question to stantine today.
Yukio, Dec. 11—CA. P.)—Dem •end special Investigators to Irelsnd.
atage will be complete dlaafmument
former foreign minister who was Nomer, Mrs. Jim McFadden and Mrs.
Ing
that
Japan
is
militaristic
and
in
except as arms are needed for police
| Stella Stratton were engaged in the
vltlng foreign critics to study Ja-1 Chicago, Dec. 11.—(A. P.)—The Constantine's chief adviser during work with her and will help their
purposes
l>ane«e history to prove the conten- | ' foreign trade conference voted to or his exile, and Captain Paparrigopou- neighbors in the making of the
Geneva. Dec 11.—<A. P )• A dis lion. Premier Takashi Hara has writ ganize Immediately a foreign trade los, Censtantine's aide de camp, were i forms. At Fruitdale. Mrs. A. W.
pute between Chile and llollva In ten an article entitled “Jaitatuese Na corporation, capitalized at $100,- prohibited from returning by the i Bates, Mrs. J. Stanbrough, Mrs. F.
the league of nations aaaembly raised tional Characteristics as Misunder- 000,000 finder the provisions of the Greek government.
IG. Roper and Mrs. Robert Harris
the possibility of the withdrawal of ■toad by the W'orid,” which is pub Edge act.
will aid their neighbors in making
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lished In the Chuwe, an organ of the |
one or the other from the league.
; the forms.
Selyukal party.
It is charged that the Japanese
Geneva. Dec 11.—(A. P.) Japan
Gold Was Plentiful—
cannot reduce her armaments while is an aggresive rm-e, bellicose and
R. M. Wilson, of Gold Hill, Jack-
the United States la Inereaaing hers, lacking In civilisation other than the i
son county, is a guest at the Oregon.
Viscount lahil, the Japanese delegate art of war." the Premier writes.1
Gold Hill is a »historic and pictures
declared at a meeting of the arma “This misunderstanding may be at
que little community on the banks
tribute
to
three
defective
points
of
ment committee.
view.
First. Japanese history ls|
Washington, Dec. 11.— (A. P.)— of the Rogue river. In the old days
it enjoyed a season of hectic lifg.
disregarded; second, Japanese liter
Washington, Dec 11.—(A. P.l
Danzig. Dec 11 —(A. P.)<—Vllna. The military situation in Haiti and
Senator Walsh, of Montana, present-| ature and art are set'aside: and which the former' Russian general. Santo Domingo from the point of Gold dust poured into the tills of a its .
ed and advocated a resolution re third, the true condition* of the life Zellgouaki, recently occupied with view of the marine corps is "extreme merchants when the gulches th*
people have not been atndied troops of the Polish army, has fig- ly satisfactory,” Major General Le- bars were yielding fortunes to
questing that the president appoint of
booted, bearded and red shirted Pla
’
*
an American representative to meet by th« critics.
| ured In the aspirations of Polish ex jeune, commandant of the corp«, de
"Japan ha. no record in her hi— pansionists
,mnillolll(lU for
for nearly
nearI). 700
700 years.
year, , clares in his annual report to 1 tbe I c®r miners. Gold Hill in days to
with the league of nations commis
none oi
ill be known as the s home
i I come - —
will
of
tory of having conquered other r»-(Tbe
sion considering disarmament.
The Frw>
Free State
State of
of Danzig ls
la lntereBt
Interest . secretary of the navy made public
ho
found
the
I-ampman
brothers,
wl
—
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cm *
everyone knows
The for- ed
,,d In
ln the
th. outcome
olltcome of
of the
the catnpaig*
campalM? j
,«1«» wars ln th. Meljl era. especially for |1(MMm(l1on of the c|tT
ft
A year ago, the bandit situation there a rich ledge of literary mater-
thy R lias Ian war. were almply wars Is felt here that Vllna must be the; in Haiti was “quite serious,” General | ial which has formed the theme for
for self-defense against foreign ag-| strategic point upon which will al- ! ; Lejeune says, but the present bri many a poem and magazine story.—■
i Portland Journal.
gresston
ways hang the issue of peace or war. j gade and gendarmeirie commanders
"If Japan's history Is to be exam (The Tjeague of Nations decided at* have handled the situation in "mas
ined cloaely. It Is rich In records of j its first assembly In Geneva to send terly fashion and now banditry has
warfare, to be sure, but It Is a great an international force to Geneya lo been almost completely suppressed.”; Best Makes Sales—
E. Boyer, of Spencer, Iowa, -has
mistake to jump at the conclusion anable the people of that city to de
There has been no serious banditry sold his three acre tract on East A
Washington, Dec. 11.—(A. P.)— that the Japanese people have been
in San ¡Domingo in the last year. I street to W. L. Schroeder of this
Secretary Payne has entered into a a war-like race altogether, born and cide what their nationality shall be ) !
General il>ejeune says adding that on city. Geo. H. Kesterson has sold his
What
its
possessiotT
means
to
the
supplementary contract with the Cal reared In the midst of wars. The
his recent visit he found the marines property on the corner of North
ifornia-Oregon Power Company per wars of Japanese historical records Pole« is • indicated by recounting
stationed there to be ln efficient con Ninth and Mead streets to A. A.
mitting the company to biflld a dam have been political wars. In the days some of its turbulent history.
Vllna was founded by Prince Godi- dition.
Hyde of Applegate. Mr>Hyde has
provided It deepens the approach to before civilisation had advanced, po
The "after effects" of the world moved his family Into the property,
the main and Keno canals tv ensure litical and military wars were em mln, of Lithuania, who reigned frqm
war have nearly disappeared from where they expect to make their fu
a flow of not less than 1200 feet per ployed for the same purpose by all 1315 to 1340, and. with Kiev, it
the marine corps, the commandant ture home. Geo. A. Meutz. of Am-
formed
an
important
pnrt
of
south
second into the Klamath project countries which are now civilised.'’
ern Russia. Godimin and King Wad- continues. He believes that both of hurst, Ohio, has sold his 12*4 «ere
main canal and 1020 feet Into the
islaw of Poland united in a war ficers and men have overcome the re tract on North Ninth street to Thnr-
Keno canal with water In the lake at
against
the order of German Knights, laxations and unrest which followed m?s Smith, of this city, who is now
an elevation of 41.37 feet but reserv SENATE COMMITTEE DECIDES
but
it
was
not until nearly 100 years the war and that they are working1 living on the property. Arthur H.
ing the right of the government to IGAINST DEFERENCE OF TAXE*
later
that
the two countries estab- unceasingly to maintain the efficien and John H. Denison have sold their
« >
require a greater flow.
, llshed a common Reichstag. th is cy of the corps at Its highest stand property on North Seventh and
was at Horodlo on the Bug river and ard.
Lookout Ave., to W. L. Schroeder.
POLICE BREAK UP .MARS
Washington. Dec. 11.—I A. P.) —
Gefleral Ijejenne tAcommends that Mr. Schroeder has rented the proper
here
the
rtiders
of
the
two
lands'vo-
MEETING OF JAP SOCIALISTS The senate finance committee line
legislation be enacted which will al
Tokio, Dec. 11.—(A. P.)—Police decided against legislation looking ' operated in deciding all important Is low the retirement of marines who ty. Mrs. Lucia Peterson sold her;
home on West C street to W.‘ L. I
broke up the first attompt of the so Jo the deferment of the Income and sues.
served either as warrant or commis
The*
cialists representing all parts of Jap other tax payments due off Decern-1 There was q complete union of Po sioned officers in the world war with. Schroeder as an investment.
land and Lithuania in 1569, as far as.
above
sales
were
mq^e
by
Isaac
Best.
‘
an to hold a mass meeting.
ber 15.
¡all state affairs were concerned and pay of the highest grade In which
i this continued until the end of the they served during the emergency.
i eighteenth century. Although Lith- He also uiFes the creation of the
! uanla was divided into 'six govern grade of chief marine gunner, chief
mental sub-divisions in 1795 and quartermaster clerk and chief pay
was under the rule of Russia, a writ^ clerk for the corAs. the grades to be
er in the Danzig Zeltung says, Vll- j ¡filled by promotions.
Everett Earle Stanarci
na's sympathies ' remained with Po
Siskiyou* Imi'«*»ablC'—
land *
Vllna was occupied by Russian; Reports are In circulation in the
Washington. Dec. 11—(A. P.) —
I "red” troops in the summer of last city today that it is Impossible to get The campaign against the high cost
When wo wore kidlots on the farm in fhe old days
over
the
Slskiyons
because
of
the
year and twice changed hands dur-1
blithe anil sunny we watched the bees in weather warm
of living, efforts to break up trusts
Ing the Polish-Russian campaign | depth of the snow. Five cars which and combinations in restraint of
clover fields coljecting honey. And oftentimes it came
tried
to
climb
the
mountain
from
this
this year. It has been called the
pass as through the grass wo ranged forgetful we trod an
trade and the government's tight on
<:apttal_of Lithuania but the writer, side yesterday had to turn back be radicalism are reviewed by Attor
sect down, alas, and barefoot-wise hopped round regretful.
cause
of
encountering
two
feet
of
¡ In the Danzig Zeltung says the num
Sincere respect we thus acquired for all the little honey sip-
ney General Palmer in his annual
ber of Poles ln and around Vllna snow this side of the summit. There report sent yesterday to Congress.
p«rs, and watched them bussing, never tired, about the flower
Is
a
report
also
that
one
car
from
probably would decide the issue in
cups and dippers. We never saw them loafing round. We
In a discussion of the radical prob
Redding succeeded in coming over
Poland's favor.
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saw them ever active, nimble, and watched them with Intense
lem, Mr. Palmer discloses that the
the
mountain
to
Medford
yesterday,
profound belief that the/ are type arid symbol. In other
but thls could not he verified.—Mod-1 Department of Justice has developed
words we came to see, as bulk was added to our stature, that
a card index system, containing more
HOUSE VOTES TO CURTAIL
ford Tribune.
we should emulate the b(> a\id thus correct our slothful na-
than 200,000 cards, giving detailed
* THEIR CHRISTMAS RECESS
ure. It now appears that, we were wrong, for now we hear a
data on the activities of ultra-radi
Three
Bound
Over
—
great bee-master expound new wisdom In a song that threat
Washington, Dec. it.—(A. P.l
A preliminary hearing of the cue cals and their organizations as well
ens us with dire disaster. Ho sez In a dispatch, sez he, that
i The house voted unanimously to cur- against D. F. Richardson. W. Rich as a complete library of reference on
you must get a whip and irge 'er, to keep this Insect steadily
i tall the Christmas recess to take up ardson and D S-hoff yesterday re the general radical movement.
a-tollln o'er the blooming verdltre He sez she merely works
Nlnlty per cent of the communist
I tho annual appropriation bills wlth- sulted In the three men being hound
onohgh, while hours are cheery, warm and sunny, so that the
out. delay. They agreed to adjourn over te the grand Jury. They were and anai’chistlc agitation during the
living won’t be tough when she must sip the winter honey.
¡Thursday, December 23, and reas- aceussed of killing a hoc belonging last year, the Attorney General says.
Well, let thia freak bee-master spout and rage In manner
Kemble Monday instead of adjourn-1 to Archie Taylor nt Oak Flat alone Is tra -eable to a’tenj. This agitation
theorltic. we’ll cling to childhood's dreams, no doubt and
Ing* two weeks as heretofore.
the ntlnola river. They are being he added. Is not confined to the so-
At any rate I think that we
praise the buzzjng bee Pm t
r*
.
held for |25O bond each. The henr called “economic evils” but has been
at this date won’t blame the .<. « 'ii^r Let’ i ■ ’ In iffind,
J. F. Sargent, of Gettysburg. ing yesterday was befdre Justice directed also, toward the stirring up
too, that.the bee most Ilk' ly ■III wields his sham sflnger.
South Dakota, and J. H Rreene, of Holman, a large number of witn»'ses of rn 11 preludie«. One of the fer
r<ehanon. South Dakota, are in the coming in from the Illinois valley. tile fields, he says, Is among the ne
city for a few days on b
Ths three men are from Portland. groes who "have been appealed to
JAPAN REFUSES TO REDUCE
HELP WÄNTEO RE COMMITTEE
HOWARD CONFESSES TO .MUR
DER OF GEORGE SWEENEY AT
VALE IN SE1TEMBER
DESIRE FOO MACHINE IS CAUSE
.Mnr»|gred .Man Had Car Advertised
for Sale ami Howard Killed Him
to Get Possession of Auto
Vale, Oregon, Dec. 11.—(U. P.)—
Beating George Sweeney into un
consciousness, George Howard cram
med the body of his victim into a
trunk and buried him alive on Sep
tember 1’4th,* according to » signed
confession by Howard. He stated
that it was his desire to secure Swee
ney's automobile without buying It
that caused him to murder him.
Sweeney advertised the machine for
sale. Howard called and asked him
to demonstrate the car. When they
reached a lonely spot on the road he
grabbed a wrench from the car and
The
knocked Sweeney insensible.
confession relates that Howard cov
ered Sweeney with a robe, returned
to town, bought a trunk, jammed the
body into it, drove several mile«
away and burled the trunk. Officer«
are now searching for the trunk.
Following Sweeney’s disappearance,
a search was instituted for Howard,
who was the last man seen with
Sweeney. He was located and ar-
rested at Garden Valley, Idaho, on
Monday and brought here
Ontario. Oregon. Dec. 11.—(A. P.)
—George Howard, 2 2, was arrested
at Vale Friday charges with the
murder of George W. Sweeney, The
officers said that Howard has con-
fessed that he lured Sweeney into
the country near Vale on September
13, killed him and took his automo
bile after burying the body.
Rome, Dec. 11.—(A. P.)—All vil
lages in the Tepeleni district In
southern Albania were destroyed by
an earthquake last .night, according
to an Avlona message. Two hun
dred persons were killed and 15,000
are homeless.
PORTLAND MARKETS
Portland, Dec. 11.—(A. P.)—AU
markets are steady.
directly for support in the movement
to overthrow the government of the
United States.”
The foreign language press haa
been “particularly noticeable for its
strong ultra-radical leanings,” the
Attorney General says. He declares
that the spread of radical doctrine«
has been "aided” in 26 or more for
eign language newspapers in th«
United States.
The results of the.January raid«
on the Communist and Communist
Labo’r party meetings, Mr. Palmer
says, caused a "marked temporary
cessation" in radical activities her«.
Meetings of the communist and an
archistic groups .were suspended and
were followed later by the declara
tion of the American delegate to the
Third Internationalists at Amster
dam that the January raids had de
stroyed the hopes of the commun
ists In America.
*
Mr. Palmer recites the legislative
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