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GRANTS PASS, JOSKPHI.NK OOUHTY, ORHGON, V«»l.. XI.. Ni». II». HAT! RDAY, JANUARY Iff. IMM. WHOLE NIMBER «17«. BANKER FLEES Woman llriwk* Feat of IH Haya In tua-mirt taa .Muka* Hubby Jaain Ilia* 1 tauri h Wer rorpurntiim lUnlvcl <hrr th«* irti» of U m * Presidi-til Itiiuly for Work Danville, III., Jan. 15.—(A. P.) Mrs. Ernest H. Harrington, who claimed she had been fasting 4* days to Influence her husband to join the church, ended her hunger strike lo de) on udvice of Rev. <1. 8. I'ayne. Shu drank a glass of milk. Washington, Jan 15.—('A. P-> — The war finance corporation, revived I over the president's veto, announced! today that it wa* prepared to con- wider loan* to finance exports in the ' same manner as before it suspended ! act Ivi tic* last May. POSIOFFICE Portland, Jan. 15.—( a . P.I—J. BRITISH .MEMBER OF (OHM IS Mealey Ladd, the banker who receiv SION COMMENTS ON FUTURE ed threatening letters from "Sha OF STRICKEN COUNTRY dow,'• today was reported to have left Portland with destination unan nounced. Ben Selling, who received a threatening letter, called Detective Hellyer into conference at noon to day. PARTITION OH BOLSHEVISM Johnston and llw* Flab— FuuwgiMK) M i - ami » W III Me ICr|e>r<- ■xl UHIi Te* Senate Amend- menta Monda) J. N. Johnston of Grants Paas, al the Hotel Oregon, Is part of the legis lative delegation from Josephine county. One subject sbovo all others will command his attention during (lie session st Salem and that Is the salmon fishing In the Rogue river. Grnnts Pass Is the home of s number of gillnettera who whip their fish north sud south by rail, and it Is also the home of the moat enthusiastic anglers who ever wasted time and money trying to cutch steelhead* Oregonian Former l’rr«l<l<*nt of the Republic Would Not Herve EsMfM a« F«r- elgu Miiü~t«*r ■ mn MNI Thnut of X*n»tiferO||M lllark mailer COILAPSE OF AUSTRIA NOW NEAR Al HAND Another <'«inured I <Hif«~-Mxl. anal Fo r of the Hix Arc Still to Ite A< i<«inle<l For Kc-turns Front Salim— Geo. 8. Barton ret >rned yesterday from Salem, where he went to per fect the incorporation of the Boswell Mining company, and to confer with state officials concerning the placing of stock in the company upon the market. Mr. Barton had no trouble in showing that there was a hundred cents of valiie behind every dollar of stock, and received the full sanction of the corporation department in the plans of the company. Regime aaf Terror Seasaua 1‘mtmMe lt«*fore the iHwtlny of the Atua- triant Has Been Solved ■Peri*. Jan. 15.—(A. P.)—Raoul Dallas. Tex., Jan. 15.— (A P ) — Paris, Jan. 15.—(A. P.) Sir -Wil Peret. who yosterday attempted to liam Goode, British member of the Police auitoinced that 9900,900 in form « now French ministry, today liberty bonds and 949,000 in cur- Austrian section of the reparations Melila Commandery No. i, Knights gave up the task. I'oret's failure was rency taken by bandits in the post- commission, discussing the Austrian duo largely to the refusal of former Templar, held Its installation cere , office robbery here last night had situation, said "Three eventualities President Poincare to enter the cab- mony last night, a banquet served in been recovered near Fort Worth must be considered as a consequence ln»t, except as foreign minister. of the prospective collapse of Aus the dining room of Masonic hall be [.Two pouches were found. tria. They are: Attempt on the part ing participated in before the newly : The police had accounted for 2 of Paris. Jan 15.-— (A. P.)—Former the six bandits who robbed the postal of the Austrian provinces to join elected official* were introduced in Premier Bryand tonight agreed to at- j Germany; partition of the Austrian substa'ion. One was killed in the School Boy Breaks Arm— to their positions. The banquet was wreck of th* bandits' automobile and ' tempt to form a new cabinet Ix>y Cannon, a pupil of the River- provinces among the adjoining under the direction of Mrs J. D. i one caught, Three postal employes side school, broke both bones of the states, not excluding Germany, or a ' Stlnebaugh and her committee, and i were wounded in the robber . Two left forearm at the recess period yes communist or bolshevlst regime of FIND .NO TR.M E OF terday when he fell from a horizontal terror.” MISHING MAIL VKHHKL for two hour* the delicious course* pouches containin'- 928,000 in muti-; bar upon which he was exercising. lated currency were stolen. ; held the gastronomic attention of Dr. Steams reduced the fracture, and SPOKANE REVENUES ARK •- _____________ Juneau Alaska. Jan 15.-IA. P.) . ____ thoae _______ present A feature of the even- the lad is on the road to recovery. IMMOTE!) BY LAW VIOLATORS No trace of the mall steamer Joseph , I ing was the presentation of a gold Snow at < rater laRu*— MONTAN 4 II IS MORE Dr. Arthur W. Mater, a life time Pulltxer, missing In Alaskan waters Grater 1-ake has now four feet: Spokane. Wash., Jan. 15.—(A. P.) Ulti NKR TH IN IN lutti resident of this district passed away since December IK, has been found! mounted fountain pen to A. K Cass, the retiring eminent commander. The more of snow than was at the park — 'During 1920 approximately «19,- at his home In the Colonial apart after a week's ««arch by the coast 000 was paid in the city court hers Groat Fulls. Mont.. Jan 15. -(A. ments, at noon today, following a lin guard cutter Snohomish, according following offioers were installed by I this time last year. Su peri n ten <lent by still operators, liquor peddlers and Sp rrow of Crater Lake national | P.) -During 1920. the second year gering Illness that has been sapping to advices received here tonight, and A. 91. Gunnel, installing officer: E. C.—Clyde E. Niles. drinkers of intoxicants, according to perk has received word from the ran-: of prohibition In Montana, drunken his strength for the past five years. grave fear* are entertained he.-e for Gen.—Sam H. Baker. figures compiled by the clerk of ths ger on duty in the park that thei ness in this city lncrea*«*d approxi Arthur W. IJster was born on a the safety of her officers and crow of Oapt. Gen—«Philip Herman court. Of this amount 99.500 l>aa de »th of snow is feet at Anna mately 41 |>er cent over 1919, the farm in the Fruitdale district on Sep seven. Prelate—-James IJum. been forwarded to the state for Spring camp and 914 feet at the, first “dry" year, according to ihi II co tember 30th, 18N0. the youngest sou Bntte. Mont.. Jan. 15.—(A. 'P.) — school purposes and 99,500 pnt to 8 W.—James T. Chlnnoek. lake rim five miles above.—'Mail records. General police arrests also of Mr and Mrs. Ed. Lister. He spent Production in the Rutte mines. no»,|th, credit ot the-city and J. W.—Sam Stinebaugh. Tribune. Increased durum 192«, Imt applica his boyhood here, and has resld«x1 In running on a 40 per cent capacity squad. Practically all at the liquor Tree*. — Frank Mashburn tions for free lodging In the jails fell Granta Paas all of his life except dur basis, is to continue for some time cases in Spokane during the yeer Secy.—Geo. 8. Calhoun. off sharply. ing the time of his attendance at a on the present scale, according to an were tried In the city court. Standard B.—Peter Allison. dental college, and for two years af nouncement by John Gillie, general Sword B.—-Don. J. Calvert. ter he commenced the practice of his manager of the Anaconda Copper W.— IL. M. Mitchell. profession. One year he practiced Company’s mines here. An effort Sentinel—J. E. Peterson. at Gold HiU and one at Cloverdale will be made at all mines, he said, to Capt. of the Guard—Geo. C. Sabin. | Ho then opened an office In Granta keep married men and the older em Washington. Jan. 15.—(A. P.) — Paas and practiced here till his A joint resolution requesting the ployes at work. health broke down and he was oblig president to call a conference of na- I Copper is piling up and there is no Portland. Jan. 15. — (A. P.) — Mrs. ; ed to cease all work 11« was mar lions to consider universal disarma Immediate probability of any greatly Zella Becker was fined 91090 in the ried. but leaves no children, being ment was approved by the house federal court when she pleaded guil- increased market, mine officials Reno, Nev., Jan. 15.-—(A. P.) survived by his widow, who was foreign affairs committee unanimous Portland, Jan. 15.—(A. P.)—Sen ty to perjury in land claims. Federal state. The view is taken by the ma Cattle ''rustlers'* are costing the Ne Marie Nelsale before her marriage, ly today. colored heavyweight, District Attorney Humphreys said jority of the mine men here that Iongtord, vada livestock industry a half mil and his parents and one brother. Er until conditions become stabilized no scored a technical knockout over that perjury was common among lion dollars annually, according to nest Mater. full operation of mines can be look Bob Devere. of Kansas City, in the eastern Oregon homesteaders. Secretary Vernon Metcalf of ttte Ne The deceased was of a modest, re ed for. Since the ending of the war, seventh round of a scheduled 19- Tampa. Fla., Jan. 15.—(A. ’P.) — I vada Mvestock association. tiring disposition, but those who be it is said, the demand for copper has round bout last night. Early in the Florida this winter Is entertaining The annual lose, Metcalf said. Is came acquainted with him loved hint i steadily fallen off. Germany, it is seventh Langford put Devere down more automobile tourists than ever placed lit 15,000 cattle Nevada for his ninny admirable qualities and believed here, will in the near future for the count of nine, and just as ths before. They come from all sections herds al present uumiter (approxi for the evenness of his dlsiHisitlon i be a big 'buyer of copper. bell ended the round Devers's second of the country, princiiially from the , mately 300,000 head. Sum 11 band* The funeral services will lie held Over 10.000 men are normally tossed in the sponge. [ northern state* to escape the cold j of rustler* are resitonslble. it was Monday, at 2 o'clock, at the Presby employed in the mines here belong 1 weather. Hotels, boarding houses terian church stated. ing to the Anaconda Copper eom- Clowe Work for Wint e r Albuquerque, N M , Jan. 15.— (A and cottages are taxed to their ut pany. With these running on a 40 Frank South, -who has been em most capacity by regular tourists and | P.)—Albuquerque ministers, if they nten ployed with the Albert Andeceon road Thousands of Phoenix. Aris., Jan. 15.— (A. P.) | per cent basis, the number of how- have their way. will know more the automobllists. required to operate them is. building outfit in Douglas county, re about the folks they marry, particu tents have been put up in practically —How to make Arizona’s income ever, greater than that figure be turned home -yesterday, the work larly as to whether they have been every county of the state and some and outgo balance without boosting Î cause of the necessity of upkeeping having been closed down for the bal divorced. They are going to ask the I places have established tent cities! taxes to a painful altitude is afford the mines, even when they are idle. ance of the winter. Mr. Anderson 1921 session of the state legislature with every convenience for automo ing state officials and county asses- ; has a contract with the state high to [Mts* a law requiring all applicants bile tourist*., It has been estimated sors much concern, as was brought, RELIEF COMMITTEE GETS way commission for the building of for marriage licenses to fill out a that more than 200,000 people will out at a meeting of the state tax com «00.00« FROM PRIZE FIGHT about 13 miles of highway In tta« "questionnaire" showing what ex occupy tents in Florida this winter. mission and the ' county assessors ' New York, Jan. 15.—(A. P.)— Drain and Yoncolla districts, and Ixrndon, Jan. 15.— (A. P.) Ap eign interests here, and an interna perience. if any, they have had on So enthusiastic over the automo here just after the new state admin The American committee for devas continued upon the work till ths prehension* of a world-wide moat ' tional Investigation was recommend the matrimonial sea. bile method of touring about Florida istration took office. tated France realized $90.000 from heavy rains made the mud so deep control by American packing firms ed to go Into the whole situation The Rev. C. O. Beckman, an officer are some of the northern visitors I The three great industries of Ari the bout last night in which Benny . that satisfactory progress was I in- were dtacloHtxl 4li a recent report to with a view to taking common ac of the ministerial alliance, whioh is that they have organized an associa zona, mining, agriculture, and live I»eonard, lightweight champion.! possible. Mr. Anderson's contract the Board of Trade l»y a sub commit- ( tion tion known as the Loyal Order of Tin stock raising from which Arizona has backing the move, stated that quite tee of the Standing Committee on A rejoinder to the committee'* frequently couples present them Can Tourists of the World. Their derived most of its tax revenue, have1 scored a technical knockout over calls for the grading and graveling Trusts. finding* I* made by IR. II. Caibell, the selves to a minister and for all ho annual convention recently held here been suffering extreme depression, Ritchie Mitchell in the sixth round. ! of a stretch of the Pacific highway. "AA prosent, the American meat I xmdon manager of Armour nnd may know, one or both may have was attended by about 2.000 people Other industries and businesses have companies have nearly fit) per cent! Company, who in an interview with been recently divorced or divorced from all over the United States and also suffered in the general read- of the beef output from Argentina a pre»* association rtM'resontatlvo, on what tho churches are generally from Canada. They elected as their justment. and Uruguay ami about 75 per cent complain* that none of the Amort- coming to consider "trivial" grounds. officers: Exalted royal chief tin can Assessors, having been warned of the capacity of the meat plants can firms were heard by the commit Under the proposed law, persons opener of the world, James M. Morri against reducing assessments on any built or building In Brasil,** the re tee and charges that the latter’s re applying for marriage licenses would son of Chicago, 111., and El Paso, class or property and thereby placing port stateil. "Moreoter, they con- port was compiled "under strong pre be required to state whether they Texas: royal chief, etc., G. M. Tre heavier burdens on the rest, are tral nearly one-half of the whole judice.” have been divorced and give the date maine, of Fredonia. ¡N. Y.; vice royal nevertheless faced with what appears "Several passage* In the report and place where the decree was is chief, etc., "Grandpa" Hawkins, of to them the dact that many industrial trade of Smithfield (the great I.on- There are two branches of the na- ell, directors, Sam H. Baker was don meat market) and they have •how a clear but very Ill-Informed sued. Noblesville. Ind; royal secretary. holdings actually are worth less than tional farm loan association in Jose elected secretary and treasurer of also a solid footing In Canada and animus against the American firms,” Mrs. W. H. Huselman. Butler, Ind.; “Of course, we realize that the re last year and. therefore, will make Cabell slates. "Particularly in iti sult of our refusal would not pre royal treasurer. Mr*. J. L. Truesdell, strong blds for reduction of assess phine county, one the Josephine as each branch. Australia. ,No one vent persons from being married," Minneapolis. Minn.; assistant secre ments. flf general reductions were sociation with headquarters at The Josephine branch has made "Fears as to the extension of their reference to Argentina. activities are not confined to the Unit would guess from the re|»ort that Dr. Beckman added, "but It Is not a tary, Mrs. Verne I^inon. Marlon. granted, the tax-rate would have to Grants Pass, and the other the Wil 34 loans in the county, aggregating ed Kingdom, but are equally strong the Chicago packer* entered the Ar question of whether ministers or Ind.;, sergeants. IWHlIam S. Ynch, be raised correspondingly or the liams association, with headquarters j a total of *121,050. The Williams gentine trade nt the request, almost justices af the peace perform the Coloma, Mich., and Charles T. Fales. state's expenses reduced far below at -Williams. Each of these has just branch. 17 Joans, aggregating 14«,- in the dominions,” it continues. at the entreaties, of the (British firm* ceremonies, but whether tho min the "mayor of Easy street.” of Syra the 1920 figure. held its annual election of officers! 915. Of this total of 51 loans, there "The more they may ibe able to ex which had opened up the territory and directors, anil rendered It* an has not been a delinquent payment cuse. N. Y. Getnsville. Fla., was se State officials already have been isters are to have legal means of tend their operations In South Amer and had [Mild heavily for their ex - nual report, the reports indicating j for either interest or principal, every lected for the 1921 convention c.ity. getting Information which they must pondering over the 1921 'budget and ica, the more they may be able to perlence and were anxious to he One of the most interesting trimming it down. They consider the healthy condition of the farming payment being forthcoming on the have to know whether they can con divert supplies from reaching the bought out.” « due date. speeches of the convention was that they have pruned it about as severe industry of the county. scientiously perform the marriage." United Kingdom; nnd the more they Mr. Cabell suggest* that part of The Josephine association elected T»an* are not at the present time of Owakeja. a Mohaw Indian chief, ly as possible, but the total is under are able to control distributive biin- the supposed animus disclosed in the EVANGELINE RGOTH, ILL, officers and directors as follows: A. being made through the aasoclation who with his squaw had driven their stood to be well over 94,000.000; In Ines* here, the more securely they report Is due to the reluctance of REPORTED BETTER TODAY automobile from Canada to Florida fact, to be larger than the 1920 fig A. Porter, president: T. M. Ixtmond. as a test case Is now in the court and will have the British consumer In certain Britinh firms to compete vice president; E L. Schmidt, Geo. a decision is expected to be handed to spend the winter and who is a ure. their grip.” with the ‘ les* wasteful and more A. Hamilton and Melvin H. Gates, di down In the very near future. As Spartanburg. S. C„ Jan. IK.—(A. member of the order. Suggestions were made by the efficient, method* of their American P.)—Mia* Evangeline (Booth, com Mrs. iR. M. Morton and two email rectors. The Williams association this case attacks the validity of the The Kallspel. (Mont., chamber of committe to restrain, by taxation rival«," and ho sgy* the only effect mander of the Salvation Army, who commerce invited the "tin canners” daughters are planning a two-weeks' elected A. L. Blodgett, president; law. the operation of the law Is be and by auheidlzlng refrigerated ship of the report must he to raise meat was taken seriously ill last night, to hold their mid-summer meet in trip to Portland to 'tilt Mrs. Mor G. H. Spailln. vice president: D. 8. ing held In statu quo pending Its de ping companies, the expansion of for- prices all over the United Kingdom. was reported hotter today. Rlgel, J. W. Turvey and Jno T. Lov- cision. ton's parents and other relatives. that city. Washington. Jun. 15. -(A. P.) With ten umcndiiient* added, the house emergency tariff bill approved by the HetiBte finance committee will be reported to the senate Monduy Ono of the amendments agreed to yesterday, that of placing a duty on certain dairy products, was changed today, » higher rate Iteltig accepted The amendments accepted today Included sugar, 93 13 per hundred pound*. until the retail price roaches ten con la; frozen meat*, all kinds, two cents per pound; all other moat* 35 per cent ndvalorem; apple*. 20c a box; cherrie*. four cents a [xrnnd . Kmnun n. uoiun PASSED m TODAY SAM LANGFORD VICTOR