Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, March 21, 1921, Image 1

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GRANTH PANH, JltHEI'HINK COUNTY, ORKGO.N,
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NEW TARIfF BILL
PREPARES TO
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1021
VOTE TAKEN IN
UPPER SILESIA
Pmehh-nt Hunllng Aska Thai Hs’oU-
inmit of llepublh an IxMMlerw lie
Found on Subject
POLL TAX TO PAÏ
NEW ATTACK IS
Washington Enacts law by Which
Service Men Will Be Paid by
Levy of *•
KING 4'4LI«H THREE < liAHHEN To
Washington, Mur 21.—(A F.) — OUI ICI IL RITI RNH »How OVER- JUDGE BEAN SAYS No OFFENDE
to
President Harding suggunted
THE «OIWHIH IN DEI HEI JI HT
CHARGED IX ETHERIDGE NA­
WHELMING TOTAL IN FOR
Fordney
that
the
house
Chairman
INHI ED
TURALIZATION
GERMAN
ALLIANCE
ways and means committee sound
out senate republicans as to the fea
slblllty of early passage of an emer­
gency tariff protecting farmers. The
committee discussed the pro(>osal at
length, but reached no conclusion
The president desired to avoid an
Follows Refusai of Turkey to Iwcpt embargo, and to limit the bill to a Wae ll<-l<! To Dc<<*riiiin«> the Eu tur« U ae Alleged That He (W'ered Up the
Proposal* of the Conferente Held
very few Items, including whout and
Hiatus of Ute Region la < '«incera*
Prison Record of Head of Rond
in Is indoli Recently
wool.
Nationality
House
PLEBISCITE HELD ÏESTERDAÏ
Ixindou. Mar 31
(A. I* ) The
King <'oiintunl Ine
of
calling by
Greece of throe classe-. to the colors,
announced In Athens, portends
a
Greek offensive ugnlnst the Turkish
nationalists, said M Gounarls. Greek
minister of war here today
The
de ri's la In consequence of the atti­
tude of Turkey which lias again re
fused to accept the proposals of the
Ixmdon conference and la demanding
Tbrace anil Skirnu. said Gounarls
W HOLE NI MIIEH 3'231.
I
Olympia, Mar 21.— (A. P.)—Gov­ SUPREME COURT GETS BRIEF LX
ernor Hart today signed a bill impos­
WHICH VALIDITY OF ACT IS
ing a $5 annual poll tax on every
QUESTION El>
person between 21 and 40 years of
age for funds to retire the $’1,000,-
000 soldier bonus bonds.
Harold Tracey, formerly a resi-
dent of Grants Pass came down from
the agricultural college with Whit­
Allege» That Ratification Was Xecew-
ney Allyn and will spend the spring
sary Within Seven Yean by the
vacation with him.
States
Portland. Mar. 21.—(A. Pt—The
P. ) Ger-
Berlin, Mar 21.—(A
Washington, Mar 21.—(A. P.) —
man.- won an overwhelming victory indictment against Fred S. Morris,
An entirely new attack on the va­
in tho plebiscite in Upper Slleala yes- charging that be unlawfully aided
lidity of the prohibition amendment,
terday to determine the future na- John I, Etheridge in obtaining na­
based, on requirement that it be rati­
tional status of that region, accord- turalization in 1918 by concealing
fied within seven years, was made
Ing to offlcial returns. Two dlstlT ts Etheridge's prison
record.
was
today In the supreme court in a
aro still mlaalng this morning. but quashed by Federal Judge Bean, who
brief filed for J J. Dillon, of San
Washington, Mar 21
(A. P.)
the count showed 876,000 votes for held it did not charge an offense.
Salem. Ore., Mar. 21.— (A. P.) — Francisco, charged with violation of
Spokesmen for the packers’ employes Germany and 389,000 (or Poland
At least four counties in the state the prohibition law. The provision
presented their side of ths dispute Th« plebiscite generally was without
are planning to call special elections attacked was offered first by Presi­
Ohio.j
A
Ellsoffer.
of
Cleveland,
over wages and working conditions untoward Incidents
in the near future on the question of dent Harding as a senator.
was In the city Sunday
at a conference early today with Sec­
The section making the entire
adoption of the county unit system
retary of laibor Davis. This preced­
of administration and taxation for prohibition article inoperative unless
ed a Joint conference at which Sec­
school affairs.
The counties that ratified within seven years, the brief
retaries Hoover, of commer e. and
have signified their intention of vot­ asserts, specifically violates article
Non th Aipún « mi the J«»li
Wallace, of agriculture, eat with the
ing on the measures are Benton, five of the constitution which gives
Frank Houth, who lias been visit­ labor secretary
3herman, Crook and Umatilla.
congress no power to impose a limit
ing his daughter at Hilt. California,
The county unit system is provid­ on ratification "or to otherwise at­
for several weeks past, has returned
ed under house bill No 215, enacted tempt to control what legislatures
•n 20 < FA TN
to Grants Paas and la already out
K>R M .< ¿S
Chicago. Ill., Mar 21.— (A. Pj —
San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, at the recent session of the legisla­ shall do.” The brief quotes Senator
with the big boost for the caves
The Methodist Ejrtscopal church March 21.—There are even yet in re­ ture. The system of administration Harding in offering the provision as
Frank want« a good representation
mad« a net gain of 191,559 members mote parts of the world people who provided under the act is already in having "clearly stated his vote for
Portland, Mar
21. (A. P )
made of the caverns at the interna­ Wholesalers are offering 20c a dozen In 1919-20, and 91.237 in Sunday never even heard of an airplane. operation in 21 states. It provide« the resolution was conditioned on
tional mining convention to be held for eggs, retail price being 2« cents. school enrollment, according to a Some of these people live in the lit­ that in any county in which the act this provision being approved.” and
al Portland next month, and asks
statement Issued today by the com­ tle Nicararguan village of Gifante. shall become effective there shall be quote« Senator Borah as having call­
that If there are any samples of the
mittee on conservation and advance, where the naval plane NC-6
was three classes of school districts, ed attention then to the unconstitu­
stalactites or stalagmites, or other M VII U IS RESIDENTS
from statisUca gathered Ly Dr. Oliver forced down by a hurricane while on known as city school districts, town tionality of the section.
M XJI ITTED « >E
formations from the Interior of the
S Baketel of Nr» York, for the gen­ its flight from Sun Diego. Cal., to school districts and county school
eaves available, that they lie loan«.I
PORTLAND MARKETS
eral minutes of the church. It raised Panama along with about a dozen districts. Provision is made for elec­
I A
Williamson. W Va.. Mar 21
for the exhibit
In the early dais II
Portland. Mar. 21.—(A. P.)—Cat­
tion of boards of directors for each
$60,831.681 for all
purposes;
of other planes in January.
16
was < onimon practice to bring baiò. P > Th« Jury tixlai acquitted
which tlie pastors received $21.944.-
They thought the NC6 was a huge of the districts, each board to have tle. firm, choice steers. $8 to $8.50;
«olii« of the decorations from I h«» Matewan residents tried for killing [613. th« district superintendents $1.- bird, an albatross, which had come five members and each district to hogs. 25c higher, prime light, $12
caverns, but now the taking of an* \lbert <' Feits, private detective. In I 369,221. the bishops $314.080. and in search for some unfortunate have a superintendent of schools, to $12.25; sheep, weak: eggs, de­
a street battle nt Matewan last May
from the Interior I» forbidden
the retired
ministers
11.360,409. mariner who had offended ft and they The county superintendent is done moralized. buying price. 25c: butter,
steady.
New church and parsonage buildings hid in the woods for several hours away with.
Near the little cove where the
and Improvements took $10,655 179
NC-6 came down are two ranches.
«
Debts to
were paid Current expenses used up After the Associated Press correspon­
•mounted to 311.210.833. For the dent had found the missing NC-6 he
Centenary and lienevolences includ­ visited one of these ranches and ask-
ing the receipts of the two woman's ed the women if they had seen the
plane arrive. One of them replied :
societies $20.005.727 was provided
"Mio Dios, I should think so. At
Traveling preachers
On
trial,
t A P • I clearing of the Argonne forest and 1.726: effective. 1 4.529: supernum­ the sight of the horrible thing skip­
San Francisco. Mar 21
total, ping over the white caps, without
Major General Hunter Liggett, the forced retirement of the enemy erary. 642; retried. 3.537;
Chicago. Mar 21.— (A. P.)—De­ of arrests for the more serious crimes
«. During flapping its wings, and spitting fire crease in the total population ot state is much less than the arrests former­
who retired from th« army today. north of the Grand Pre Gap. it was 18.708; an increase of 137.
cannot nay which was the more thril­ called the war's greatest piece of ma- the year 372 died and 286 located from both sides of its body ami roar­ prisons in the middle and southwest­ ly for petit crimes.”
The total paid for ministerial sup­ ing like 20,000 bulls we all took to ern states is attributed in part to
ling of tlie two supreme moments of, Jor tactics.
Prohibition was said by Downer
Arguments as to who won the war port was $24.988,323. a gain of $3.- the timber where we remained for prohibition by a number of state Mullen, secretary of the Minnesota
his life. The first cam« In the Big
about four hours. We only came out prison authorities.
horn country of Wyoming In 18«0 would not be complete without con- 098,199. or 14 per cent.
Other reasons state board of control, to be one of
Church
membership:
Baptisms. when we saw a foreign gentleman noted included high wages and short­ the principal reasons for the decrease
when a Grizzly bear he was stalking atderlng the feat General Liggett
rose from a clump of brush within performed when he bwame a lieu-! 130,561 ( increase 44.627): children passing near where we were hiding.” I age of labor, the indeterminate sen­ in number of inmates in the Minne­
On November l.l baptised. 153.601 (Increase 29.945);
The women added that before the pence and the merit system.
three feel of him and gave him but tenant-general
The sota state prison at Stillwater. John
a few seconds to figure 11 way out. 1918, ho launched his entire First preparatory members received 315.- great war when sailing ships used to falling off for 16 states as noted in T. Burkett, secretary of the Arkan­
He used on«1 of the seconds to bring army against the crown prince's, 907 (increase 128,490); full mem­ visit the Nicaraguan coast to load I reports collected here by the Asso­ sas penitentiary commission, gave
his cavalry carbine Into action and it forces, broke the center of the Ger­ bers on roll. 3.948.409 (increase mahogany and cedar, the captains ciated Press, amounted on December the passage and enforcement of pro­
proved sufficient
The second big man line and pushed forward to So-; 152.430); total membership. 4.393.-' had told them of a wonderful bird 1. 1920. to nearly an eighth of the hibition laws credit for the decrease
moment came when he was named dan's outskirts, forcing the crossing 988 (Increase 191,959).
Deaths. called the albatross that was an in­ •total on December 1, 1914.
there in the number of state convicts.
habitant of the {Southern seas and
to <llre«t command of the biggest of the Meuse and trapping the flower 50,183 (decrease 22,582)
In commenting on the decrease in
Sunday schools; number of schools they supposed this bird had come states where it occurred, more prison
single army In history, the First Am­ of the German army. Only the ar­
mistice saved the enemy from capltu- 35,871 (increase 451); officers and after some offending sailor.
erican arnn In France.
officials named prohibition than any Joyriders Sthal Miller Auto­
i
Despite General Llgget's amazing latlon Tho general ended his active teachers. 392.106 (decrease 1.099);
District 'Attorney Miller has been
other single reason. Several citing
W. E. Blaser was in the city from industrial conditions, gave this cause riding for some weeks past in a
courage and Indlference In the haz­ war campaign when he assumed com- enrollment. 4.41 4.472 (increase 91,-
,
ards of tho World war. ho is inclin­ I nianil of tho Third American army 237).
Kalispell, Mont., over Sunday.
shining new Baby Grand Chevrolet
greater weight than prohibition.
ed to think, ho says, that the benr after Its advance into Germany to
From one of the states that report­ automobile. It apparently looked as
thrill was tho greater, because It fulfill surrender terms
ed an increase. Ohio, the warden of good to others as it did to Mr. Mil­
General Liggett was born in Bead-’
brought him closer to death than any
the state penitentiary reported he ler. Sunday evening the Miller fam­
Ing. Pa.. March 21. 1858. and gradn-«
other event of his career
did not believe that prohibition had. ily drove to the Christian church for
"I thought 1 was hunting that ated in 1879 from the United States
the services, parking the car in front
decreased crime.
grizzly,” he said "But it developed military academy, After bin Indian
The decrease in prisoners was not: of the residence of Chief of Police
that wo wore hunting each other. He service he wns an Infantry instruc­
1
uniform, but took place in 9 states, McLane.' It had disappeared when
Just rose and squnrod off In front of tor in various parts of tho country
where the total decrease wiped out I the services were over, and the Mil­
mo and In five seconds I would He chafed for action in tho Spanish-'
Manila. P. L. Mar. 21.— (A. P.) — |
Peking.
Mar. 21.—(A. P.)—I an increase in six states, and showed ler family was left afoot. Today the
have lieen a dead one If I had not American war but did not roach Cuba Eleven hundred American seamen Whether adoption by foreigners of a net decrease for the entire 16, one car was found standing near the
blazed away with tho carbine. He until the fighting was over, " hll'V were discharged from American mer- Chinese girls deprive« the legitimate remaining stationary.
Burkhalter place in the east part of
gave mo Just room enough to shoot.” in Cuba he contracted the yellow chant eMp(| hpre durlng thp yellr parents of a right to Interfere with
New features In the character of town, short a gallon or two of gas,
Tho Incident occurred when Gen­ fever.
1920, according to the report of act­ matrimonial plans for the foster­ crime and criminals were noted by having been driven about 20 miles
eral Liggett, then a young infantry
Thereafter ho was an Infantry ma- ing United States Shipping Commfs- daughter is the subject of a suit be­ several state officials.
by Joyriders.
The only apparent
officer, wns helping clear western Jor, member of the war college, ad- glon Frnnclgco Corral«. Just issued. fore the high court of Justice of
"I believe that there has been a damage is the breaking out of the
plains of Indian raiders, tho Rioux Jutant general of the department of
Of this number, 488 were thrown ¡Shantung, according to a dispatch general decrease In the prison popu­ globe on the rear light, this no doubt
being chief offenders. Occasionally the lakes, lieutenant-colonel, member out of employment by mutual agree- I from Tsinanfu.
lation of the country.” said Henry having been done that the number
friendly Cheyenne Indians aided tho of the general staff. brigadler-gen- mont_ ]5g on acOunt of sickness. 295
It is alleged that many mission­ Town, warden of the Wisconsin state could not be deciphered from behind.
troops as scouts and often food sup­ oral and president of the war college OW|nK to termination of contract, and aries have adopted young Chinese prison at Waupun. “This can be at­
Service in tho Philippines brought J159 wprp discharged for cause Dur­ girls of poor families, and that these tributed In part to the restricted sale Ta-gion Start* Campaign—
plies ran low.
General IJggett Is tho first of what him. in 1917, at Manlia. the rank I ing the year, subsistence and lodg­ have usually been sent abroad to be of Intoxicating liquor and also to the
The American Legion today let
with ing were provided for 375 destitute educated. The case on trial seeks fact that labor has been scarce and | loose its first guns in the big "push”
might be termed the American high of major-general, tho rank
command in the World war to re­ which he retired. When the wnr!
wnr| American seamen, the number of to establish the right of the girl's high wages have been paid.
to sell the $1.000 Ford sedan which
tire
His achievements overseas call came he was commander of the I destituta being remarkably large foster parents In the selection of a
"We do not get as many petit of­ it purchased a week ago. This Is the
wore written largo in tho war an­ western department of tho army [owing to the tact that the American husband.
fenders as formerly but the crimes first of a series of entertainments,
nals. from October. 1917. when he with headquarters In San Francisco. I consulates at the various Astatic
An instruction from tho supreme committed are of a much more ser­ and stunts to raise funds for building
arrived in France ahead of his di­
As director of the war college • and ports have shipped to this port tho ! court is alleged to be In favor ot the ious nature. I believe It is also true a creditable home that can be used
vision. the 41st, which ho had train­ later as president he exorcised I the ' destitute "sailors In their respective | Ilegitímate parents.
that a great many of these serious I for conventions, dancing, fairs, ba-
ed In America, until .Inly, 1919. when sums Influence over the men who Jurisdictions.
crimes are being committed and the I zars. basketball and other large as­
From the division his wore for the most part to lead the
ho returned
Tho Increase In tho number of son-
Txwdon. Mar. 21 —(A. P.l—«Ana- offenders are not being caught. It semblies. Shares at 50 cents each
command swelled until It Included Amrlcan troop« in Frnnce. that Mar- men furnished subsistence nnd lodg­ ten Chamberlain, chan ellor of the' think yon can sum up the situation . are being sold In the American Le-
$.200,000 mon. Including five French Ishnl Foch exorcised in France Most ing Is duo also to the fact that dur­ exchequer, was elected unionist par-! by saying that petit crime has de­ ' glon sedan and at an early date tha
divisions and more than 5.000 guns, of the American military lenders ing the venr there was a marked In­ ty le-ider In the house of commons creased and a more serious form of sedan will be turned over to the
A maneuver that led to bls promo- [spent a* vonr n* students under Gen- crease In tho numher of American I ■nr«
l:n- \ndrew Bonar Law. who crime has taken its place and greatly ! shareholders to he given away as
(fen to lieutenant-general
tlio oral Liggett.
[ships calling nt thia port.
Increased, and that the percentage [ they see fit.
retired last week.