Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, February 03, 1921, Image 1

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Dniln Courier
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AMMOLLATE!) fllEHA SERVICE
ti It A.NTH I'AHH, JOHEPH1NE COUNTY, OREGON,
THI'RMDAY, FEBRUARY'
4lrplun« and the Submarine Have
Not Yet Supplanted the Dread-
naught «« Sts Power Ik«*!»
Resting Place in Armenia
►
WHOLE NI MBER 3103.
Washington, Feb 3.—(A. P.l —
Washington, Feb. 3.—(A. P.)— MOTOR LORRY LOADED WITH
Charles G. Dawes, former head of
The battleship remains the basis of I
POLICEMEN IS WRECKED BY
the army supply procurement service
sea power, and those arguing the alr-|
NEW METHOD OF ATTACK
in France, told the investigating
plane and the submarine aa sup-,
committee that their work was rend­
planted It are asking th» country to,
ered useless through the Injection of
"accept hopes for accomplishments." j
Aberdeen. Wash , Feb. 3.— (A. P.l police questioned a Japanese section partisan politics. “You cannot put
the navy genera) board says in * re-'
Twenty-six sticks of dynamite foreman to whom the paper wrap­ a blotch on the army. What the hell
port to Secretary Daniels.
with a splutering fuse were placed ping of the bundle was addresed, but did we go to war for—to steal? It
under the American l-eglon building he proved his Innocence. Two sus­ was not a republican or a democratic
Delegate* Representing th« I arlou*
here last night while 50 ex-seirvice pects were caught on the blind bag­ war. It was an American war, yet as Rebellion in Ireland Grows and
Government* of th«« World Would
men were Inside filing applications gage of a train, having fuses and a a fule these committees try to bring €*own Forces Are < «instant Taz-
Be ta.enibled
for the state war bonus. Henry Lan­ bottle of explosive. They were held,_ in ________
_____ ______
gets of the Opposition
partisan ________
politics.”
There
were
caster, Legionnaire, saw a man though not believed guilty of the le- many women at the hearing, but the
crouching, and Investigating found gion attempt, but of attempt to blow! general swore constantly.
Washington. Feb 3 — (A
1 P.l —
the dynamite wrapped In a Monte­ a safe at Cosmopolis. The police be-!
Dublin, Feb. 3—(A. P.)—A motor
A resolution authorizing the | presl-
sano newspaper with fuse lighted. lleve the attempt Is connected with ‘
lorry loaded with auxiliary police
dent, to Invite the nations of tho
The would be bomber ««caped. The the Centralia Armistice day affair.
was blown up by a mine in the road
worl«! to send delegates to a disar­
Short change artists who have
at Balllngalee, and four were killed.
mament conference was reported fav­ been operating in Granta Pass. Gold
This is the first time such a method
orably by the house foreign affulrs Hill, Medford and other southern
has been used in attacking crown
I
committee here today.
Oregon towns caused the arrest at
forces. Three lorries with police
I
Medford last night of Geo. Willits
were attacked in Dublin, bombs be­
The bringing of Josephine county
and Earl L Moser, who wore suspect­
ing thrown at them, Officers return­
into prominence as a thoroughbred
ed of being Implicated In the opera­
ed the fire and two civilians were
hog raising district is the plan of
tions The men were arrested upon
wounded.
Hayes & Harter, who will go exten­
I-ondon. Feb. 3.—(A. P.)—‘Brit-1
John Doe warrants Issued from the
Vancouver. B. C., Feb. 3.—(A. P.)!
sively
into
the
raising
of
Hampshire
justice court In this city, the com­ ish aviation authorities have an-* —'Major Neil Armstrong, 'big game'
Skibereen. Ireland, Feb. 3 — (A.
plaint being sworn to by J. B Kinney nounced that the R-36, one of the hunter and Yukon p.oneer, is making hogs. Harold Harter, former resi­ P.)—Several hundred Sinn Feinere
dent
of
Josephine
county
but
for
of th« Sample store, where the short four airships to be used for expert- ' a determined fight for gtme conser­
attacked 15 police between Burgada
changers came out several dollars to ments In commercial work, will have vation In Canada’s frozen norihlandj some years a resident of Illinois, has and Ross Carbery -and six of the at­
purchased
the
interest
of
I.
E.
Hayes
As the outcome of th« meeting of, the good Constable Martin went to a passenger saloon with capacity for Moose and mountain she«p are being'
In the Hayes Bros, farm at Murphy tackers were killed and several
the members of the county court Medford to bring the parties here for .">0 persons. This will be the first «laughtore! by the thousand by mul­
and
will hereafter be associated with wounded. The attackers were beat­
with the state highway commission . preliminary hearing, but when ho ar­ British airship to be fully equipped timillionaire hunters from the Unit-|
W.
L.
Hayes. Mr. Harter, who will en off after fierce fighting, aban­
for
passenger
sendee
The
R-36
Is
rived
at
the
Jackson
county
metrop
­
ed States. he
‘ said in a recent inter-:
at Portland this week. there In to be
arrive
here from Reynolds. Ill., doning a quantity of ammunition.
Immediate cooperation between the olis he found that one of the men. now nearing completion at Glasgow. view, ano explorers aaid prospectors
about the middle of February, pur­ No police casualties were reported.
Four
airships
will
be
used
in
the
the
who
have
Willits,
had
slipped
out
of
ived off the country year
atate and the county In the construe-!
He came oxperlments. The others are the after year ire finding their task in-i chased at a cost of *700 “Model De-,
tlon of a modern concrete bridge over clutch of the officers.
fender,” the grand champion boar of
Deer creek, just beyond Selma, on back with Moser In the latter's an lo­ British R-37 and the German L-71 creasfngly difficult.
the Hampshire breed at the 1920 MONTANA PRODUCERS
and
V64.
Even the caribou are being thln-j
the Granta Pa **-C rescent City high­ mobile. Mrs Willits, whoso husband
STII.L Hom MUCH WHEAT
Illinois
state fair.
The boar was
The first tests are expected to ned cut. although the largest herd
way. The bridge, which is estimated had decamped, also coming with
shipped
to
Grants
Pass
by
express
I
take
place
on
the
• route to Egypt. retains g its identity on the Amerl-i
to cost about *25,000, will be built them Parties here could not ldentl-|
1 Jhe experiments can con’in* nt still contrlns several j and arrived here on Tuesday.
under supervision of the state high­ fy Moser as having been a party to. Malta and back. If
Mr. Hayes will leave on Saturday
Lewistown, Montana. Feb. 3.-—(A.
'
prove
the
practicability
of using air­ thousand head and is to be seen
way department, the state and coun­ the short changing of local mer­
for Santa Barbara. Cal., to meet Mr. P.)—Great Northern railway offi­
ships
for
the
carriage
of
roods'
—
>i
nd
chants.
and
it
Is
now
believed
that
(
every
year
migrating
from
the
Arc-'
ty each to bear half the coat
The
Harter, where they will purchase a cials here estimate that 2,500,000
atate commission coperates with th« Willits, who made his get-away, is, passengers, the service may be start- tic to Southeastern Alaska. It took ' number of registered Hampshire
bushels of wheat remain unshipped
e«l -fairly early this year.
two wzeks 'or the herd, moving con­
county In this aa preliminary to the the man wanted here.
sows for breeding purposes. Messrs. in towns on their line in the stat«
tinuoualy. to pass last year.
construction of an Inter-state high-1 The method used by the parties In
Hayes & Harter will devote their at- of Montana.
Up to December 21,
way which will connect Oregon nnd defrauding merchants was the old and business houses that confess to
, tention and their ranch to the rais- reports show. 9,500,000 bushels wer«
.paying
the
price
for
the
entertain
­
California, though definite plan* for familiar one of making a small pur-s
Investigate» Water Right*—
’ ing of Hampshires.
carried by the railway.
tho Imtaedlnte construction of new chase, then asking to have sliver and ment of the glib conversationalist are
G. Hazelton, of the engineering de­
the
Sample
Store,
Herman
Horning,
portions of thia highway have not small change converted lnt<» hills, the
partment of the Southern Pacific
the Moore Bakery. Moser and railroad company, is in the city to­
1
been made, according to the informa­ merchant being entertalneti during and
tion obtained by Judge Pollock and the time with a rapid fire conversa­ WII11U and his wife claim to be resi­ day investigating
certain water
Commissioner McFadden who were tion which would cost him anywhere dents of Fresno. California, and were rights in which his company is Inter­
by automobile.
front *’> to *10. Ixtcal merchants traveling
1
In Portland.
ested. The railroad company has
At a preliminary hearing before gravity water for the supply at sev-^
Justice Holman today. Moser was eral of its water stations along the
questioned regarding the Idaho li­ line, the water coining from springs
■
i
cense tag of the 1920 vintage that' and creeks, and Mr. Hazelton is tak­
Budapest.
Feb.
3.
—
(A.
P.)
—
Many
steps
of
the
new
government
is
the
he had upon his car. He explained ing note of the sufficiency of the
It by saving that he had exchanged right of the company to this water. of the poor people of this city a«c deportation of undesirable citizens,
his old car in Seattle for the new- In these days when water is being being driven to wholesale thievery those suspected of bolshevik tenden­
one. and through Ignorance of the filed upon wherever it can be made by the fuel shortage. Thé recent cies or who are known to be opposed
law had phanged the, tag over from available for irrigation purposes, the theft of 25 carloads of wood from to the present form of government.
the old to the new. and had then value of a right to the natural flow one‘train of 100 carloads as it en­ Hundreds of these have come to
Washingion, Feb. 3. (A
t’.) — currency of smaller denominations
tered the city shows the extent to Hungary since the outbreak of the
failed to purchase a new license tag of creek or river is appreciated.
A Complete count of the govern- in circulation. Thousand dollars bills|
which the stealing is going on.
war. Now their houses and fiata
for
1921.
Acting
upon
thia
informa
­
mont's cash b'i < Just been made for in circulation are few and each bank
Wood
is
so
scarce
that
when
a
are
being commandeered and turned
tion.
the
district
attorney
has
enter
­
PORTLAND M\RKETS
the first time In twelve years. The In the country is kept supplied by
wagonload Is driven through the over to homeless refugees from
ed
a
charge
against
Moser
for
viola
­
Portland.
Feb.
3.
—
(A.
P.)
—
Cat
­
total approximated *18,500,000,000, the treasury with a list of them with
tion of the state automobile law. tle and sheep steady; hogs, lower. streets people stop and gaze after it1 Transylvania and other sections who
Included all cult anil sicurltie* held their numbers so that If perchance
have been living in freight cars in
and he will have to answer before the *11 to *11 25; eggs.
butter, until It is out of sight.
as reserves against currency out­ any are extract««! from the treasuryj
Daring small boys are ever on the the railroad yards.
Justice court.
firm.
illegally the holder will have extreme
standing.
alert for a stray piece of wood or
The majority of the people have
The count was made by a special difficulty In realizing on them.
anything that will give heat at parted company with the last of
The count just finished was made
committee of three, assisted by
home. They scamper after every their articles of jewelry and the
eight accountants and by fifteen la­ necessary by the retirement of John
passing wood wagon but are soon dealers from other lands are not get­
borers who were psed to move Burko as treasurer and was complet-
frightened away by long whips in ting many takers of their offers of
around the heavy sacks of gold and ! ed In the remarkably short time of
the hands of two women who sit on fabulous prices for gold and silver.
»liver, The men delved Into groat three weeks through the use of elec­
guard astride the load.
What is called the state exchange
vaults In the treasury building and tric counting machines. Ix>ose coins
The operation of unloading a ton bureau, a sort of national pawnshop,
took stock of gold, silver ami paper passed through these machines in­
of Hungary’s inferior brown coal be­ has paid as high as 80,000 crowns
money and securities, many of which stead of being counted by hand as
fore a house attracts many neighbors for a kilogram (of 2.20 pounds) of
hail not seen the light of day since was necessary In the olden days. Pa­
who make a pathetic picture as they scrap gold and dealers are offering
shortly after William Howard Taft per currency was counted by the
watch basketful after basketful dis­ 120,000 crowns tn an effort to coax
was inaugurated president and a fie w piece, but stored coins and currency
appear into the coal bin of the more another kilogram from people who
treasurer of the United States was were counted by the sack or package
fortunate one.
may be hoarding their precious
In cases where tho wrappings were
appointed In 1909.
Because of the urgency to obtain metal. For pure gold 250,000 crowns
The necountants In entering the unbroken and the seal on each intact.
fuel, by dishonest means, if honest a kilogram Is offered with no takers,
Upon completion of the count the
vaults passed grlm-vlsgged guards
ones are of no avail, the Juvenile The explanation is that most of the
who day and night “sit on the lid” storage compartments of the vaults
courts were never so crowded -with gold has been smuggled to other
to prevent nny possible attempts at were sealed with tho seal of the spe­
youthful offenders.
countries where the money has more
an unauthorized raid on the treas­ cial committee and a receipt was
The scarcity of fuel arose
value.
ury. The vaults themselves are sup­ given to Mr. Burke, the retiring
acute daily as winter advances,
The Hungarian newspapers print
posed to be burttlar proof and are of treasurer, by Guy F. Allen, hfs suc­
street railway service has
a warning to 150,000 laborers of
massive concrete nnd steel construc­ cessor for the cash and securities of
sharply curtailed, and people
Hungarian origin in the United
tion. The storage sections are kept the government hold In the treasury.
for hours exposed to the bitter
3tates to desist from their reported
under «enl and this was the first When he signed the receipt the act­
The worst operated American street intention' to return to their native
time that somo of them had been ing treasurer became personally re­
car never tolerated such crowding.
land at this time. The papers say
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___ ___
opened
In 12 ,
years
for when John sponsible for the safekeeping of nil
Gas factories are provided with that the economic crisis in America
Burke became treasurer after Presi­ the cash and securities tn the build­
coal for only 24 hours at a time and can never be as bad as It is here and
dent Wilson was first Inaugurated he ing.
the gas is turned on now only at urged their countrymen not to fur­
The new treasurer was represented
accopted the count of cash In the
noon and after 6 o’clock. Only- one ther embarrass Hungary’s unemploy­
storage sections which hud not been on tho special counting committee
light is permitted in a room and not ment problem.
opened since the previous count In by F. E Reppert. vault clerk of
more than three rooms in a house
As If the country's cup of misery
cash division of tho treasurer's
or single apartment may be lighted was not full it is now visited by an
1909
The accountants handled money flee. C. N. McOroaty, chief of
at the same time. Even the most epidemic of hoof and mouth disease
of every
possible denomination division of loans and currency
expensive hotels have no running and people are prohibited from buy­
*>»&
from th<\ lowlv copper to *10,000 chairman of the committee, and
hot water. Saturday is bathing day. ing cattle from neighboring states.
bills. Many of the bills, particularly John Moon, chief of the coupon
On other days baths can only be had All frontiers are closely watched and
those of the large denominations, render section of that division,
nt the publlcebatbs for which Buda­ all cattle within 20 kilometers of the
such as *1.000. were In sheets of resented the secretary of the treas-
pest is famous
border must be registered with the
foiir each and held as reserve against
One of the latest and most drastic health authorities
BRIDGE AT OEER CREEK
/
IITJ1
Forim-r Head of the Army Supply
Procurement Service in France
Usee Forceful I-anguagc
Dynamite With Spluttering Fuse Attached Found Under
Building • at Aberdeen, Washington, Where
Fifty Meo Are in Meeting
a)
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