ARMIATE I) FllEHH KEKVIUB
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FRIDAY^ JUNE », irai
GKAMTH EA m S, JOBKI'HINK COUNTY. OREGON,
WHOlA N III KER ¡KMM
Murderer of Wife and
Reported Annihilated
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WILL (ONHTRKT WAR MTP-
PLY Mill'
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Block holm. June 3- (A. P. I
The Russian official telegraph
agency has reported that the
anti bolshevik forces at Vladi
vostok haV«* been annihilated by
soviet troops. It was asserted
that the Japanese troo|ei aided
the antl-bolshevlkl.
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♦ Han Quentin, June 3.—I A.
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REPORT OF KILLING* (Ml THE
ARMENIAN OOAHT
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STREETS STREWN WITH DIM
Trap ladd After Receipt of
I x* Her
Itemaading »Z500 But No One
mi! I« Suliotituu- for tlu> Knox Reso
Is Taken
lution Pawed by the yw-nato. to
Repeal War Stole
Ilu< k«M Mwings Onto 'I lir»v* Workmen
W hen I ugiiic«-«- I« s
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fc«««t By
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William ami luniiaa tlilhlees. TH and
l*a<M<rs Sigurd by < aptoln Yokura anil
Tulsa, Okla, June 3. (A. P.) —
High lrllsinn \\ ira
Captala fiuto ReyirraenUlig Iba
<11, 1 Ictinis of River Wb«*u t ar
The Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
Minks In Swift Water"
« Imperial Navy
adopted a resolution today urging
Portland, June 3 — ( A. P I —A
steam shovel which got tangled with
(By International News Service)
Only a few hour« after a reunion a hlah p«A»er wire lust bight, causing
"Thu first naval contract placed In
dinner with their sun. Jlui t'lilldera th« scoop to fall. ! rushed to death!
of Fools Creek, Mr and Mrs. William lOdward Peterson ami seriously Injur- "“"f >•■>*
imperial Japanese
«'lillilers. 72 and 61. of Gold Hill ed two others
F \ Harmon, th«* government with au AmerUan ship-
war« «IrowiuMl In the Rogue a half engineer, was thrown from bls seat
h*»
■•gn«»d In the offices
mile above the town <>f (Rogue Itlver, by the shock xml the scoop, >. releaa«*«!
U*» New York Shipbuilding Corpo
when Mr. Childers cul t«M> close to the from control, fell crushing tbr««* men' ralion. according to an announcement
«limits I’aan and «Medford suto truck working with p > I
Harmon was made by Captain M. Yokura. I. J. N .
In passing and waa swung to lb«* hurled out ths
__ ser.md time by the chairman of the Imperial Japanese
right d<>*l> a 3<* foot bank Into the current when he irle«! to return to bls “•»T commlaalon visiting the United
I Slates, on behalf of Captain K. Goto,
swift water, which la at «hat point 20 Mat.
chief of the Imperial Japan«*«* naval
t«»et deep
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Inspectors' office, No. I Madison ave
Tho body of lamina «'hllders wan
nut.
recovere<l two hours later, opposite
The contract waa signe«! by Cap
the property of Roy Martin, two and
ital n Yokura and Captain Goto, re pre
a half mil**« below the acene of the
sen ting the imp«*rial Japanese navy,
acrideut
Tho other body hail nol
and waa accept«*«! by Murvln A N«*e
been found at noun today.
land, president of the New
York
Tho elderly cdtiple were driving a
Shipbuilding Corporation
It calls
Ford and were proceeding down th«
for the construction of a unique type
river on th«* i>avml highway when
Waahington. June 3
(lA. P.l
they attempted to I*»« the truck Ht» sénat« api>rove«l the $75 HOU OlH) «•* vessel, a combination coal and oil
Marks leflclency
moving in the same dlr««ctlon
appropriation for the supply ship of 20,000 tons for fuel
various units of the Jap
on the i*avement show that the true! «hipping in>.«r«l after Kenyon and oth- ••**<»
driver. Earl Woodley, of Grants Pana, *rs charged that th«» board was ex- »'>•**" navy.
who says he did not hear a passing ravagatit, wasteful and Inefficient It: Captain Yokura, who with Captain
signal, waa keeping to the center ol sirs volcil that tlie wooden ships be i Goto represented the Japanese guv
eminent In placing thia coutract, stat
the roadway
Mr «'hllders swung to *««!<! before O«*tober 1st
ed that it was an evidence of the
the left, but found the spa* e inuuffl
cordial feeling which Japan has for
clent. and. after panalng the truck
»!«• I )< >•»*<•$• ll<»u»r Hurn»<l —
eut back to the right, and river sld*
The olii house <>n l he 1 «esser place, over half a century hae been Japan'?
before he had fully clear««l the ma ixdow thè inoutli of Mul«* creek on true friend and ally He added that
he lower Rogito, was burned lt> thè] bis countrymen have had friendly re
chine.
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The
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Both cars were proceeding at a :roun«l a few daye a;o
slow rate of speed, probably not ovei vus occupi«*«! al (he tini» by the ing Corporaflon for a number of years
miles ;>er hour, but the Ford slow tpringer brothers, and one of the and that the m«*mbeni of the Japanes«*
were therefore
ed so that the truck front huh caught >rotlp*rs In altoiuptini: lo Bave some naval commission
the roar of the lighter machine, and >f thè hi» iseholrt rffvcts duriug the! very well pleased to avail thenis«-lves
swung It still farther toward tho I fire f«dl within the house and broke of the skill an«! experience of .Amer
river, going off the |>av«*ment as It ' his shoulder. 'i'll.* other brother. In lean shipbuilders.
After accepting the contract for his
dl«l a«t but stopping within a few rescuing
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••*- injured man. was ser-
The' corporation, Mf Neelanti Issued th«*
feet The III fated car daah«*«l 70 feet lously scorche«! by the flames
down th» steep bunk. paused only an house, household goods, personal ef-! following statement:
Instant as it atruck the water, and fects and $15u in < urreney were des
Crtiorgo J. Baldwin, chairman of the
disappeared, leaving Mr. Childers troved.
board of directors of the New York
struggling to support his wife in the
Shipbuilding Corporation, said:
swift water, How long he kept above
"It la the ambition of every mari-
the water la not known.
i time nation to be in position to bull«!
The cur had Just left the bom«* of
! its own ships, and the progre«is of
Jim Childers, and he was brought to
jJai*an toward this point of Independ-
the scene of the accident at once
! ence has been one of the m«>st re
When It was certain Mr an«! Mrs
i markable developments in th«* indus
Chlldora bail not been saved, another
trial history bf the past few decades
eon. Frank Childers, the proprietor
| At th«* same time, like other coun-
of a Gold Hill garage waa aummone«!
(A. P.) Wil ‘r'*«* AlP«“ <*»<>• »» ««pedlent occa-
81 Clou.l Jun. 3
The couple ar«» survive«! by. a third
T
Tilden,
of
Philadelphia,
and »lonally to place contracts with
Ham
eon who is now in Nebraska
Arnold Jones of Providence. R. I., trieudly nations overseas. In the past
team. England alone has been entrusted
lain don. Juno 3
(A. Pi The the American men’s doubles
'with wuch construction. The impetus
striking coal miner’s executive body was eliminated by the French team given to shipbuilding in the United
from
the
world
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hard
court
tennis
pro-
finally rejected the government
States since 1914 has developed our
posais for a settlement of the strike. championship competition.
old-line shipyards to a position which
1» not generally appreciated in this
country. It la an Indication of the
changed Industrial conditions of the
world that Japan has come to this
, country for the construction of this
naval vessel.”
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Brigadier Generul Barrett, command
Portland, June 3.—(A. P.l—Fol-
ing the national guardsmen her«* not
lowing the receipt of a letter by P.
to permit th«* removal of the troops
Ixindon, June J.—(A.
P.l—A BpeclaUl. a fruit dealer, yesterday,
for at least a woek. Barrett refused frightful massacre of Christiana at threatening death to his four children
and announced that martial law Samsun and Trebixond, on the Ar unless $2500 waa plac«?d in the flower
would lie |ifte«l today.
menian .Black see coast has been re bed In a small park in th« residence
ported by the Athena correspondent district before 11:30 o'clock last
Waxhington, June 2 -(A. P. I—A of the Exchange Telegraph Company night. Speclalli placed a package at
general inquiry into the TuJaa race under a Thursday date, quoting Con» the designated spot while detectives
riots has been ordered by Attorney Hlantinople advices. He rt-porta the watched, but no one fell into the trap,
General Ibiugherty, to determine str«*eta as strewn arith bodies ofi the police revealed today.
whether there was violation of the Greeks. Many shops in the two cities
have been ransacked. The American
federal laws.
A subscription of $500,0Q0 will be dt-slroyer has arrived at Sams urn to
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ask><<!. It was announced, and the prot«*ct Americans.
Washington. June 3.— (A. P.) —
The house foreign affairs committee.
* *th democratic memiH-rs dissenting
today voted to report the Porter reso-
lution for terminating the state of
war between the United States and
Germany and Austro-IIungary.
The Porter measure is a substitute
for the Knox resolution passed by the
senate reitealiug the war declaration
The resolution will be presented to
the house next week, said »'hairman
Porter.
homes owned by the negroes will be
reconstructed. No attempt will be
made to rebuild business buildings,
many of which were owned by white
persons, or homes which were rented,
members said.
The bodice of 13 negroes were
buried today.
The death ll-t was fixed tonight at
30. two additional negroes having
died from wounds today. A number
of the approximately 300 wounded
were bedleved to be injured fatally.
Several thousand negroes today
were released from supervision of the
military and given bSdgea inscribed
■police protection” and sent about
their accustomed duties.
Thieves Get Woman's Gold—
New Iwwarew of Western Hotel—
“Grandma" Billings is known to
Mrs. Eva Moore, and her nephew,
about every person who has ever been
C. A. Bills, of Washington,
have
down Rogue river, her home having
leased the Western hotel, and have
Up to June 1, fruit crop conditions been at Mariei for many years. Re
now taken charge. For many years I
Mr Bills
U" was an employe
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of - the tn Oregon are as follows, according cently the kindly old lady lost $600
advices received by the Oregon in gold which she had secreted in her
Southern Pacific railroad and they
: home, thieves having entered and
have decided "It's the Climate.” Is Growers Cooperative Association
the place for them. Safe of lease and
Apples—Rogue valley has pros-1 i made away with the wealth which
liersonal profierty from Wilma Shep pecta for big crop, double that of one had been gathered together by years
herd was made by A. N. Parsons
year ago. Umpqua valley will have of effort- The Curry county officials
the heaviest crop ever shipp«*d. Wil-; have been busy in trying to run the
lamette valley has prospet^s of big thieves to cover, but without success.
Good Strawberry Crop—
crop
ot good quality and large sizes.
R. L Newman, residing north of
Cherries—Umpqua valley about 50 Heavy Fruit Crop For«*cast—
the city, is supplying a great abun
dance of strawberries from his seven- per cent crop. Willamette valley es-1 The U. S department of agrlcul-
acre berry patch. He has been em timates are from 60 to 90 per cent. ' ture recognizes the fact that the
Pears-Rogue river valley, about north we« will have a heavy fruit
ploying six or eight pickers during
the early part of the season, and will threw-fourths of last year's crop cro>’ A rece,,t bulleUn aa>8: '.1>rio’’
offic«*r Arrests Tlirc«*—
The field agent of the department employ more as tho season advances. • Umpqua and Willamette valleys, I*cts for ,h* fruit crop in general ,a
^vorable in the far northwest.
of state secured three arreets as the Hie later varieties will bo bearing about same as last year
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I Practically all stone fruits and early
result of his work on the highways until July.
Prunes—In the Umpqua valley lpp(es have suffereJ a aeTere
yesterday. Dr. lain bridge was ar
Italians promise above the ten year the central and Atlantic coast states.
raigned on charge of driving without The Price of Hay—
average but spotted. Petites, setting
The crop of late apples in these states
license plates, and tiled not guilty,
In the Willam
A statement appearing in an ad leas than normal
the trial being set for Friday of next vertisement In last night’s Courier, ette valley river bottom orchards will depend on the size of the June
week. A. N. Parsons paid a fine of is, according to the hay raisers of the promise fair crop with other or, hards drop and a bjavy drop is feared. The
outlook for a berry crop, especially
$lu for using one set of dealer's li Applegate and lower river valleys, having light crop.
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blackberries. Is quite favorable for
cense plates on two cars. la*w Wads
decidedly Incorrect. At a recent
As a whole, Oregon will have an the country in general.’*
worth plead guilty to violation of the meeting of the hay raisers the mat
extra heavy apple crop, average pear
license law, sentence, to be imposed
ter of price was diseuwaed, the coat of crop, cherry crop somewhat lighter
later. Six others were warned for production being carefully considered
London, June 3. — i A. P.)—The
than last year and about 50 per cent
violations. Ono was exceeding the
appointment of Ixyrd Byng of Vemy
and the price of <15 per ton in the of a prune crop.
speed limit, two were driving without
as governor general of Canada, suc
field being arrived at as a fair price,
driver identification cards, two were
ceeding the Puke of Devonshire has
this allows for $3 baling charge axd
uang Improper plat««, and one ma
been announced.
$2.50 delivery, or a total cost ot
chine had improper lights. Xo more
120.50 per ton baled and delivered
warnings will he given, following the !
PORTLAND MARKETS
'publication of notice yesterday.
MARINE SETTLEMENT
Met«w»r on Exhitetlo»—
There is on exhlbtton In the win
dow of Letcher's jewelry store a piece
broken off from a meteor or what la
«Maimed to be a meteor, which was
Portland. June 3
(A. P.l- A rise'fonnd on the mountain near Savage
of a foot in the Willamette river be- «reek. The meteor has laid In the
tween today and Monday is forecast ground for many, many years as Is
by observers today. The
T:___ stage
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" indicated
1. 1 by two trees which have
today
is exactly 22 feet, a drop of .1 foot ' grown over it. The metal is about
since yeterdav. Warmer weather and | 10 feet below- the surface of the
rising Columbia headwaters will greund and Is too large to be easily
bring n new rise. Wenatchee anil removed, so a piece was broken off.
The Dalles each reported .6 foot rise. ¡The ground indicates having had in-
Lewiston reports a .3 foot rise.
tense heat at some time.
STATIONS OX «MIA Mill A
REPORT FURTHER RISE
Choice Steers................. $7.50 @ $7.75
Ilogs, prime light ...— $8.50 fit <9.26
Prime Ijtmbs.............. -.$6.50 fit 17.25
Eggs, buying price.............. 17c tft 19c
Washington. June 3. (A. P.) —
Eggs, selling selects ........................25c
Negotiations between the marine en
gineers and the shipping board for Butter, extra cubes ... ...... —........... 31e
a settlement of the marine strike
Portland. June 3.— (A. P.)—Live
have been broken off, W. S. Brown,
president of the Marine Engineers stock. steady; eggs, lc higher; but
Benificial Association declared.
ter. steady.
Postal Employees NoW Ready to Fight bandits
the I'lea had been rounded up and
sent to the Cheyenno reservation, It
whs Iron Lightening who went among
them urging them to forget their
grievance with the whiles and settle
down to peaceful lives.
11«! was the last Indian, so far as]
is known, Io have continued to live
with two wives after the order pro
hibiting polygamy and further poly
gamous marriages among th«* Indians
was made. Iron IJghtonlng was call
ed to tho Thunder Butte station when
this order was received and told he
must choose between the two women
with whom he was living.
•‘If the commissioner has ■lived
with one woman," the chief replied
In Indian, "he will know how ImiMis-
>\iblo It is for Iron Lightening to sep-
urate himself from two. Iron IJght-
enlng laughs.”
This speech won for him his case
and tho two wives were retain«»«!.
They lived together In harmony, one
doing the cooking for the family,
which among th«- Indiana la regards«!
Postal employees throughout the United States are l>eing Hrmed with srmy revolvers and shotguns to oe used
as an honor, for one week when the lo combat mall bandits. This photograph shows a group of employees of the Washingtun post office, heavily armed.
In the early part of Abla century fol other came Into power for a like guarding a consignment of valuable mall which Is being lunded on a train.
lowing the Ute Indian »prising, when pari <xl.
Pierre. S. D.. June 3.—'(A. P.l -
In the recent death of t’hlef Iron
Lightening, at his home near Thun
der Butte in the northwestern twirl of
the Cheyenne Indian reservation, th«*
country lost probably the greatest of
the few remaining famous Indian
characters who figure«! in early his
tory of Ihikota territory.
Iron Lightening was one of the
sub-chiefs, who under Sitting Bull,
participated In the memorable battle
of the ILittle tBIg Horn, Juno 25.
1X7«, when Cuetera end his band of
261 mon were annihilated. He h
said to lie the last of the chiefs who
were In control of the Hloux Nation
at that time He was 7« yearn old at
the time of hie death end has for
years made his home In the vicinity
of’Thunder Bolte station.
. Unusually tall ian«l well propor
tioned, even for an Indian, and
possessing a voice which commanded
attention and pbedlence although It
knew no word of English Iron Light
ening wan a natural leader of men.
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Minneapolis, Minn, June 3. (A. .speakers a prominent banker, a man
P.)—The American Instiute of Bank high In the administration In Wash
ing. educational section of the Amer ington. and an eastern educator, ac-
ican Bankers' Association, holds Its cording to members of the program
19th annual convention here July 19 committee.
Formed a number of years ago at
to 22. Approximately il.500 dele
gates from almost every state in the Richmond, Virginia, through the con
solidation of a number of local asso
union are expected to be present.
Because of recent financial read ciations, tho organization now has
44.000
justments, the meetings promise to be an active membership of
the most Important held by banking throughout th«* country. Originally,
heads this year
Five industry talks it was known as the American Insti
by men actively Identified with each lute of Bank Clerks, but later, when
individual subject will be a feature it became a part of the American
ot the convention. Men nationally Bankers' Ass<»ciation, its name chang-
known are to be selected to talk on ed an«I both officors end clerks of
milling, livestock and packing, auto banks were admitted to artlve mem
mobiles. merchandise jobbing and bership. Many bank directors recent
ly have become affiliated with the In
transportation
Another feature will be a sympo stitute as associate members.
Local chapters of the institute have
sium on foreign trade, in which a
number of prominent institute men been established in 84 of the coun
will participate. Questions of world try’s principal cities, and six state
wide trade, and any relating wubj<-ct chapters have been organized Cor the
which affecta American bankers will purpose ot extending the ««Vocational
advantages of the organisation to
be discussed.
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It la planned to have among the country bankers.