Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, December 18, 1920, Image 1

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    ANNOCIATKD IllENN HKKVICK
VOL XL, No. 77
INITED PRENN SERVICE
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(JIUNTH
DCiCTOR STHAK’ER
CRATER LAKE
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WHOIJÎ NI MBER 3154
EDOUARD BELIN
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FOR VETERANS
4MI.MMITTEE APPOINTED BY GOV
■UNNI FILEN Fl N DI NGN RE-,
GARDING CHARGEN
ICEI*ORT OF MANDATE COMMIT* TWO ARE FOUND GUipTY BY
TEE IN ACN'EITED BEtNiHE .
JURY IN FEDERAL COURT OF
THE ADJOURNMENT
VIOLATION OF DRY ACT
STATE LEGISLATION WANTED
BY ORGANIZATION TO ADJUST
COMPENSATION
WOULD DEAL WITH JAPANESE
l*tck of Finante» Given aa Itnoson
for Inability U> I “rot ide Adequate
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Accoiunnsiation* nt lanlge
Doctor Sthsmsr ha* boon appointed
G*rm*n ambassador to tho Court of
Pl—Th* St. dam** at London.
Policy Adopted by Council Prevent* WitncMOH Male That Assumption
IH m tioslon Publicly Before Being
Give* That Prohibition Agents
Edouard Bolin, French Inventor ef
Had I teen Bought Off
Pul Into Effect
telephotography, has just arrived in
this country to show that his device,
leveloped from experiment* extending
Geneva, Dec. 18.—(A. P. )-The
Ban Frapciaco, Dec. 18.—(A. P.) 'rom 1POB, can transfer “Iqglble* photo-
jrapho by telephone hundreds of
first assembly of the league of na­ —Harry Brolaakl and Douglas New­ wile*.
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* Balam. Dec 18.—(A.
Portland, Dec. 18.—(A. T.)—
«ommMtee appointed by the governor
State legislation whloh will offer an
tions adjourned Its sessions this ton were found guilty of a conspiracy
to Investigate th* charge* of lack of
alternative of a 82000 farm or horn*
evening. They adopted the report of to violate the prohibition law by a
accommodation* and alleged mis­
loan or cash compensation at th*
its mandate committee which declar­ jury in the federal court. Jules Ga­
management of Crater lake Ixxlg*.
rate of 815 per month of service for
ed that the council of the league had mage. a third defendant, was acquit­
filed a report upholding some of the
the world war veterans will be press­
adopted such a policy regarding the ted'. The government charged the
charge* and declaring other* were
ed by the American Legion, depart­
mandates, that there was no oppor­ defendants were Involved in a plot
unfounded
They blamed the lack
ment of Oregon, as a result of th*
tunity to discuss them publicly be­ to sell "exclusive rights” for the dis­
of finance» for tho failure of A. L.
action of the state executive commit­
fore they went Into force.
position of liquor in San Juaquin
Parkhurst, lessee to provide adequate
tee tn Session here. Submission of
| valley. Promises of protection, ae-
accommodation*
Many OonunodiUes WUI He Affected
a bill to the legislature to be refer­
conlin
government witnesses,
After going thoroughly Into the
by Agreement Brache»! by .Mem­
\<ms|>tu»crnuin I’lfaiLi Guilty to the red by referendum to the people at*
LABOR BOARD HAH NOT POW»
were
on the assumption that
ber» of H oum < l oinnilttiv
complaint* riled, tho oom 1 ml tee of­
the next election was determined.
< Tiarge of Kidnapping Son—Miss
OVER INTERURBAN RAILWAYS j former prohibition directors for Cal­
fers tho following "conclusion*.'*
Th Legion also decided to sponsor
Brainerd Is Reieaaed
ifornia had been "lined up” by the
In conclusion your committee
in the legislature a bill similar to
t
» Chicago, Dec. «18.—(A. P.)—The defendants.
be** to slate (hat It Is It* opinion
the California Japanese law. It 1*
Washington, Dec. 18.—(A_ P.) — federal railroad labor board bold
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that there la room for great develop­ In the first step toward the enact­ that the transportation act does not
Tacoma, Dec. 18.—(A. P )- Geo. pointed out that the California lav
ment at Crater Laks; that moat of ment of an emergency tariff, the give the board jurisdiction over 1n-
T. Stagg, former newspaperman, ap­ caused an influx of Japanese into
JAPAN DRAFTS NEW .ALIEN
Oregon from California.
ths complaints directed against Mr. house ways and mean* committee I terurban or electric line*.
OWNERSHIP LEGISLATION peared In the superior court today
Parkhurst might b* attributed to the tentatively agreed to place high im­
and pleaded guilty to the kidnapping
fact thqg he ha* not been properly port duties on wheat, corn, wool,
of his son. Bobby Stagg. September
Tacoma. Dec. 18.—(A. P.)—-Dr. J.
financed and that were he afforded wool clothing. b*vau*. potatoes, pea­
14th. and was sentenced to the state < reecent City's Want—
Crescent City, Oal . people want a
the necessary financial assistance nuts. onion«, sheep, cattle, mutton W. Van Valiah, recently electedi Tokio, Dec. 18.—(A. P.)—New penitentiary for from 10 to 15 years.
president of the Tacoma club of the legislation providing for foreign
«'rater latke lodge would become one and lamb meat. .
The case against Betty Brainerd, railroad built to connect that port
Pacific International league. has land ownership In Japan Is being
of the noted resort* of the country.
charged with being an accomplice, with Grants Pass. Such an enterprise
been Interested in baseball ever since drafted to mVet the provisions of the
was started and a few miles were
Air. Parkhurst ha* almost impover­ (< Jingo Student* Returning—
was dismissed.
he played ball on the *and lots with treaty now being negotiated In Wash­
built when the war came along and
ished himself to keep Crater latke
Every train from the north is
railroad construction was out of th*
ington, says the JIM 3himbun.
lodge going from year to year, mak­ bringing In its quota of college stu­ Connie Mack years ago.
PORTLAND MARKETS
question. Now that conditions are
ing such Improvement* a* hl* fin- dent* to attend the Christma* holi­
getting back to normal, the agitation
•ndal capacity would permit He ha» day* at home last night and this
’ i'
Portland. Dec. 18—(A? P?)—Live­ for a rail connection between Cres­
invested a lar* sum of money and morning witnessed the largest influx,
stock is unchanged. Eggs are two cent City and Grants Pass is being
should he be retired aa lessee, we about 25 returning on trains 15 and
cents lower. Butter' is steady.
renewed. It is pointed out that by
believe he should be adequately re­ IS. The rest are expected to arrive
use of the Crescent harbor and a
imbursed for hl* expenditure* In time in a few days. Tho colleges do not .
Portland. Dec. 18.—(A. P.)—The railroad over the mountains, south­
and money. .Mr. Parkhurst Is not a open until the first Monday after
boxing commission last night com­ ern Oregon will be greatly benefited
hotel man of the modern type, and New Years, which will give a two|
pletely exonerated Tiny Herman and through a reduction of freight rate*
we believe in some particulars the week* vacation. The University of
Salem, Dec. 18.—(A. P.)—A total
South Bend. Wash., A. P.)—A dy­ his manager. Chet McIntyre of the and CTescent City will be beneHtted
management hits been lax. and that Oregon students arrived on last
perhap« it satisfactory arrangement* night’s train. These were Muriel of 2067 miles of highways in ' the ing statement of 'Digel Christensen, charge that some sight impairing by having its shipping facilities de­
could be made for the buying out or Myers. Dora Herman, Ruth Giesler, slate, Involving estimated financial one of the four killed In the explo­ preparation had been placed cm Her­ veloped. K. Dean Butler of Crescent
sion of the dredger Beaver, that man's gloves in a recent match with City arrived at the Multnomah yes­
other disposai of Mr. Parkhurst that Vernetta Quinlan, I.ynetta Quintan,
terday. —Ore gonian.
Crater lake lodge properly financed Don Kearns and lae Wilson.
The obligations aggregating 828,479,930 Fred Welch, now in the local hos­ Sam Langford.
might go ahead more rapidly under morning train brought Marion Sabin, and actual expenditures totalling pital suffering from injuries received
different management. We «ay this Marjorie Niles, Wilm* Smith, Amelia 821,548,552 have ibeen authorized in the explosion, set off the blast for
revenge, is being investigated by a
In all kindness realizing the tremen­ Motzen, Jeanette Cramer. Emmett
under the direction of the state high­ coroner's inquest.- Welch has been
dous burden that one man has had Hoffman, Garnet Best, George Wil­
to carry without material help from liams, Wilbur Bears*. George and way commission during 1920 and put under arrest and is guarded at
any source. Mr Parkhurst la en­ Matthew Riddle. Wallace Nile*. 1921, according to a report of Roy the hospital.
The Christiansen statement was
titled to great credit for what, he has | Reinhold Schmidt, Whitney lAllyn Klein, secretary of the commission.
accomplished. In all kindness and and Horace Hair, Harry Edgerton The report stated that 87,022.041 is made to a ranch hand who pulled
him from the water. He declared
respect to the Hon. Stephen 8. Ma­ arrived by auto yesterday afternoon.
authorized on the Pacific highway that Welsh was actuated by revenge
determination to achieve this aim.
By Ralph H. .Turner
ther. your committee l>egs leave to Belle William* 1* expected on to-
and $6,614,311 on the Columbia because his attentions to Blanche (United Press Staff Correspondent) whatever the cost may be. And on
express the opinion that Mr. Mather night'* train.
Benhke had not been received. Miss
highway.
Washington, Dec. 18—(U. P.) — several occasions, in different parts
expected too much of Mr Parkhurst
under the condition*; also that Mr. FRENCH MINISTER WILL
The grading and macadamizing of Benhke and her father, who owned U’hen General Alvaro Obregon fin- of the country, his efforts have as-
LEAVE ATHENS Sl'N'bAY 2.40 mile* of the Grants Pass-Cres­ the dredge, were killed. Welsh is ished with his inauguration as pree- sumed a radical character wherein
Mather has been a little too harsh
and abrupt In hl* handling of the
Paris. Dec. 18.— (A. P.)—The cent City highway will coet $75,300 described as a radical member of ident of Mexico the other day and labor demonstrations have been
the I. W. W
took over his desk in the national punctured by cries of “Viva la So­
situation.
French minister Is to leave Athens
palace, his first remark to the new­ viet!" “Viva Russia!” or other slo*
on
Sunday.
The
British
minister
"Wo believe it to be the duty of
ly appointed cabinet was . probably gans pertaining to bolshevism or
the people of Oregon, either to get will probably also leave at that time.
“the triumph of the proletariat.” It
something like this:
behind Mr. Parkhurst financially
"Now then, gentlemen, let’s get to is that phase of the Mexican labor
and otherwise. of in lieu of that, he has undergone. We also are of
situation that is creating uneasineos
work on this labor situation!"
have someone to orgsnlze * corpora­ the opinion that the government,
Obregon may not have used just today and will demand the full at­
tion which will buy ont the existing through Mr. Mather’s department,
those words, but he realizes with all tention of the new president, Obre­
corporation on a fair basis of return should carry some of the burden of
certainty that ¡Mexico’s Industrial sit­ gon.
to the stockholder* and to fairly Improving the Crster Lake situation,
k is not the purpose, here, to
uation' represents the most critical
compensate Mr. Parkhufst for the aside from the road work which the
Internal problem that the country dwell on the justice or injustice of
ten years of nerve racking toll which forestry department is doing
faces today. Obregon’s friends de­ the Mexican laborer’s cause.
For
clare that had he been able to occu­ many years, undoubtedly, he was one
py the presidential chair directly fol­ of the poorest paid workers In th*
HE ONCE OWNW> ST. IXH'IH
lowing the overthrow of Carranza. world. Also, his standard of living
Mexico would have escaped the deli­ was one of the lowest in the world
Everett Earle Stanard
cate state of affairs that has been and It took little to satisfy his wants. (
created by the Mexican working man. But today, the Mexican day laborer,
with the aid of the foreign agitator. who a year ago probably was receiv­
With an old graybeard grizzled I talked the other day of
Obregon bears the reputation of be­ ing two pesos (one dollar) daily, is
project* that have fizzled and moments tossed away. He told
ing a strong man, quick of decision demanding four or five pesos Th*
me whore the city now stretches many a mile at one time,
and aggressive when he begins to act. Increases asked are • greater, of
more's the pity, he ’farmed It’1 quite a while. He came to
It was necessary, however, to course, as the skill of the particular
choose a president ad Interim. That Job is enhanced.
Old Kentucky from the Atlantic strand, and in a manner lucky
job fell to Adolfo de la Huerta, a
Mt in the Blue Grass’ land. The prospect then was meagre—
In the past three months strikes
thoroughly likeable, pleasent sort of have been almost perpetual.
They
no racing stock In sight—so ho with footsteps eager pulled ,
person, but sometimes passive, al­ have occurred in every part of th*
up his stakes one night. In Tennessee amoving he heard the
ways conciliatory and—according to country, from the Texas border to
panther's scream, and soon his ship was hoving right up the
the employer’s side of . It—is too the state of Yucatan. They have in­
muddy stream. Ohio did not please him though land was
much of a "liberal" himself to deal cluded the coal miners in the state
free to take, the winters seemed to freeze him, the summers
successfully with labor problems. It of Coahuila, the textile workers in
semed to bake So onward did he hurtle and take a farm­
was difficult, too. for a provisional, the state of Puebla and the vicinity
place fine In old .Missouri fertile, the land of milk and wine.
government to adopt measures of a of Mexico City, the railway shopmen,
But soon he felt his mission to be in realms remote. His
lasting nature.
employes of the oil companies at
roving disposition got and acquired his goat.
The spot
nzitaiuQiisnsi ¡-.j.
As a result, the Mexican laborer’s | Tampico, the stevedores at Vera Crus
where he was 'camping' Is now a crowded street, while he is
state of mind has developed In less j and scores of other occuption*.
onward tramping with scarce enough to eat. He owned a
than six months from placid satisfac­ Strikes frequently have been averted
mighty city but wandered on afar and now-days, more’s the
Tiiesc Immigrant children, Just m rived from Europe and temporarily qunr- tion‘or mild discontent to a condi­ %s Jn the case of the tramway em­
pity, can't buy a good cigar!
leretl on Ellis Island«are having New York’s marvelous skyline explained by tion of nation-wide demand for hlgh-| ployers acceding to the demands
un immigration official.
er wages and shorter hours, with a rather than suspend operation.
Their First View of New York