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il Granta Pau — Gateway to the Oregon Cave» (iHASTH I'AHN, JOMEPHINM COUNTY, OREGON. VOL. NHL, No. 200. 1 1 J " MEDN'EHDAY, HEPT 1«, ItKKI. 11 I DEMPSEY NOW RESTING FOR BATTLE ON FRIDAY ESCAPE FROM PRISON ER FROM JOSEPHINE IltEE—GETS OFT IN LOAD OF SAWDUST ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ IH ♦ Raminga Sprlngs, N. Y., R«pt. 12.— (A. P.) —Witli just eiiougli Work to keep bis mua- clea loosxned, Jack Dempsey to- duy completata flvo weeka of li uni training for thè dafenae ot bis lille aguiuat Luis Aliaci Firpo ut thè Polo Grounds in New York on Friday night. CREW DESERTIONS AT N. Y. HTIR BRITISH MARINE FIRMH I VESSEL TODAY TEXAS RI NS INTO STEEL SEA. FAItElt BI T IS NOT DAM AGED ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ —4— In a letter received Tuesday from Mrs. Florence Kling Harding, widow of the late president, appreciation is ex pressed for the sympathy of the people of Grants Pass, as shown In her recent bereave- meut. Mayor W. D. Fry re- reived the letter which reads, "Mrs. Hurdlng deeply appreel- atea your message of sympathy und l>egs that you will express her sincere gratitude to those associated with you.” A let ter was also received from her secretary by Mrs. Mason, presi dent of the Grants Pass Wom ans club, thanking them for the bouquets presented when the presidential train passed through. The flowers were pre seated by Mary Jane Stott and Bobby Peck. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ LEAGUE OF NATIONS WILL EX- I’KCT DELIBERATION» TO RE ♦ discussed ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Ore '• LI »-ary ♦ New York, Sept. 12.— ♦ P.)~-The Brooklyn National ♦ ♦ league club today announced -4 ♦ the purchase from the Portland ♦ ♦ club of the Pacific Coast league ♦ ♦ of Short Stop Jonny Jones and ♦ ♦ Pitcher Yarrison, for $50,000. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦•♦♦ OFFICERS ROUND I P WILD OFFICIAL COMPILATION SHOWS DEAD, INJURED AND MISSING BULL AND HAVE CITIZENS REACH 1,3541,7AW Kansas City, Sept. 12.— (I. N. S.) —Two Kansas City detectives turned London. Sept. 12.—A. P.)—The matadors recently when they were desertions of firemen from British summoned to Center Station, be ♦ ships In New York, says the Daily tween Rosedale and Argentine. Kan ♦ News, hus reached such u serious sas, to rescue about 50 residents ♦ Was Sentenced to 20 Years Imprison- stage that the principal shipping Almost at Name Place ns Seven Des- Ishii, of Japan, had Previously Ask from the ravages of a bull suddenly Duly on Hu tiding Material Imports ♦ ♦ tmjers Went Ashore on Hat unlay. ed That Debate Not Re Held Be ment for Aiding PriMiner to Ka Removed—Ghouis Attack For- companies are considering the advis turned belligerent. The minions of ♦ ♦ .Merchant Hhip Injured cause of Interference mpe From County Jail eign Yokohama Resklents ability of taking strong action. One the law drove the fractious beast in ♦ ♦ phuse of the matter which is inex to a corner, lassoed and hog-tied him. ♦ % The bull's owner an aged negro was plicable to British shipping officials, ♦ San Pedro. Calif., Sept. 12.— (A. ♦ Geneva, Sept. 12.—(A. P.)—The seriously gored before the detec • Balam. Ore., Sept. 12.—(Special) la the ease with which deserters get Osaka, Sept. 12.— (A. P.)—What ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ warning to the council of the league tives arrived. —Ellsworth Kellly .escaped this ashore and pass the American im P.)—The battleship Texas collided is reported as the official compila- of nations that the assembly would morning from the state penitentiary. migration cordon. Emigrants who with the steamer Steel Seafarer 14 HI’EEDY BRITISH PLANE tlon, estimates the Japanese earth He hid in u load of sawdust which happen to lie in excess of the quota miles north of Point Arguello in a quake dead, injured and missing at ENTERS SCHNEIDER RACE later expect some report on the was l>elng hauled to the fairgrounds. fail to get beyond Ellis Island, but heavy fog early today in the same Greeco-Italian conflict was given to 1,358,719. A trusty attempted to stop him but practically destitute seamen have no vicinity where seven destroyers went London. Sept. 12.— (I. N. S.)— day during the plenary session of the — Kelly drew u knife and threatened difficulty at all In entering American on the rocksxSaturday. Great Britain's entrant for the Sch assembly by former Foreign Minister him. The guards believe that Kell.v territory. The Texas was steaming HOUth neider Cup race, the Napier Super Loudon, of Holland, who declared Alpine Guide Falls Over Glacier Rut Tokio, Sept. 12.— (A. P.)—Deaths Is Saved from earthquakes, fires and tidal with five battleships in column for marine Sea Lion, which won the race he voiced the view of the majority is surrounded in the brush about the mation, cautiously, in a fog when she for her at Naples last year, has been of the delegates. Viscount Ishii, of waves in and around Tokio were es school for the deaf. Another convict, Geneva, Sept. 12.— (I. N. S.)—An timated today at 150,000. Groups hit the Steel Safarer dumagiug the thoroughly .reconstructed for this Japan, previously asked the assem George Jackson, of Lane county, was I merchantman above the water line. year's race—scheduled to take place bly not to debate the controversy as extraordinary incident unique in the of 100 or more bodies were found at captured within a few minutes. Earliest Know in History There— I The Texas was apparently undam- at Cowes, Isle of Wright, on Septem this might complicate the hoped-for annals of alpine climbing is reported various spots. Dysentery is preva from the Bernese Oberland, where a lent. The duty on building material settlement. Monlnna Has Heavy Frost aged. ber 27, . Ellsworth Kelly was sentenced on woman climber and her guide were imports has been removed. Reac January 10 to serve 20 years in the Her potential speed has been in- saved from certain death by their tions! earthquakes have fallen in Duluth, Sept. 12. — (A. P.) — A ! creased to 180 miles per hour, her state penitentiary when he entered rope freezing into the glacier in number to 20 daily. 1 wing span reduced from 30 feet to I a plea of guilty to a charge of aiding brief snow storm flurried In Duluth which they were trapped. today. There was a temperature ot and abetting a prisoner to escape. He A. M. Minions, of Han Francisco, Ac- - 4 “nd her engine increased to .... The woman. Mme. Coninz, with a 450 horsepower. was connected with Oregon and 4 6 degrees. Thia is the earliest reptil lko$dii<»ii hi <TianilM*r guide named Bischoff, was ascending Shanghai, Sept. 12.— (A. P.)— trace ot snow In the history of the High School Gradante*. Requested to Her chances, however, are not re Dewey Jones in their highway rob the Monch when the guide slipped Refugees arriving on the liner He At Eugene on That Date beries lust fall, when tourists were weather bureau here. Snow is also A. M. Simons, of San Francisco, garded very favorably in view of the and fell into a deep crevasse. Empress of Canada reported seeing held up and robbed every few days. reported at Hibbing. Minn., and Iron Cal., Tuesday accepted a position as keen I’nlted States competition. Mme. Coninz had the presence ot foreigners shot, attacked and robbed University of Oregon, Eugene, At the time be was tukeu to Sulem, wood. .Mich. Hail is reported in Wis managing secretary of the Grants I Sept. 12.—(Special)—High school mind to throw herself flat on the and their bodies plundered by ghouls the prediction was freely made thut consin. Pas Chamber of Commerce, at his r> graduates who plan to enter the snow, saving herself from being at Yokohama. he would make hit escape from the meeting with the board ot directors Chicago, Sept. 12.—(A. P.) — of that organization. University of Oregon this fall are re dragged over, but she was unable to Mr. Simons I state prison. pull up the guide. Kelly was considered one of the Heavy frosts occurred today in Mon will succeed Lynn P. Sabin, who has Campaign for Members of Oregon quested by University officials to be Thus they remained for several' tana, North Dakota and northern filled the position for nearly two In Eugene September 25. The regu moat hardened criminals ever sent State Association to Start hours until finally the guide, de Wyoming. lar freshman English examination years and who leaves the middle of up from Josephine county. In com ■ ... ..a. spairing of help, decided to sacrifice will be held on that date. next week for Klamath Falls where pany with Oregon Jou<*s, he made a The campaign starts in earnest Registration dates for both new himself to save the woman, and beg Conference Under Way—Officers Are wild dash from the county jail here of California to finish her part of he is to take a similar position. In Elected for .Sessions - , the solicitation o f and old students will be Thursday ged her to cut the rope. selecting Mr. Simons for the post-1 ,oni<>rrO*\ ,or In December of last year and man the highway. She at first refused, but at last I ; members for the Oregon State Motor and Friday. Sept. 27 and 28. Classes The trip Is being made as a result tlon, the directors of the chamber aged to keep away from the police Portland, Sept. 12.— (A. P.) — ¡association. Fred DeElliott, who begin on the following Monday, Oc yielded to his entreaties and cut it. for several weeks. He was finally of the opening of the ‘‘Continent's feel that they are getting a man I To the great astonishment of both The Oregon Methodists, opening | has charge of the work here, states tober 1. Tourist Boulevard," of which Van whose wide experience in commer apprehended at Evanston, Wyoming, ¡that he wants 150 local automobile The registration procedure is as he did not fall. The ebrd had cut their conference today, elected Rev. and wan returned here by local offi couver is the northern terminus. At cial organization work will aid owners to take out memberships in follows: The student will call at the deeply into the ice and had frozen J. C. Spencer, of Albany, as secre cers. In his confession at the time the end of this month there will be a greatly in the building up of the the organization, which also gives registrar's office in the administra to the glacier and the guide remain tary, Rev. Simpson Hamrick, of Til continuous stretch of paving from community. of his trial, Kelly stated that he was them membership in the American tion building to obtain his registra ed suspended three hours longer un-| lamook, as treasurer, and Rev. Frank Mr. Simmons is at present man responsible for a large number of Canada to California, states the vis J Automobile association, which in- tion blanks. He next takes his blanks tit help arrived, when they were both James, of Dallas, as statistician. itor. ager of the Visalia. Cal., Chamber of the robberies which had been com- Bishop Shepard is president. I eludes every automobile club in the to his adviser, the adviser being a got out by means of ropes. The letter presented to the Courier Commerce. He has had four years milled in the city, After he hud I world. Committees appointed by follows: member of the faculty of the depart of experience with the American City been sent to Salem the robberies "The official opening ot thia boule Bureau, a national organization. the Chamber of Commerce will assist ment or school in which the student young cub just on the other end of ceased. vard (the Pacific highway) on Sep During the past year he has been or in the work, as upon the result de has elected to undertake his major the log. which was up hill about tember 3rd. which function was at ganizing community chests. The pends the installation of a district work. In consultation with the ad eight feet above the hunter and 50 tended by representative government past three months was spent in help i office of the Motor association here. viser the student's course is ar “Preacher and the Bear" Song Has feet distant. A quick shot wounded officials from both side» of the In ing to raise $2,000.000 for the San Between the dates of July 17 and ranged. the little fellow and he fell squeal Counterpart in Hunting Story ternational Line, brought home to Francisco community chest and an September 11, inclusive, 1449 carsj An innovation in this year’s regis ing to the ground. The old bear, opening of Pacific Highway Through us the fact that Canada and the other three months was spent in have registered at the local station i tration plan, which will simplify pro A song was once written abput the who had been digging out an ants’ United States, through the Pacific raising $500.000 for the i Oakland I at the Chamber of Commerce. Of cedure, is that the student will regis ‘‘preacher and the bear.” A coun- nest nearby, came rushing up and Washington Is Rcnaon highway, are now connected by the community chest. He is i now en- this number, 101 have secured in ter on Sept. 27 and 28 for the en terpart of that episode was enacted seeing Rev. Law, reared upright, formation on the Redwood highway tire year's work. This will eliminate recently when Rev. O. J. Law. of with her hair standing out straight From Vancouver to Tin Junna over longest stretch of paved road in the gaged In organizing a community < the Pacific highway is the trip set world, open all the year round and chest at Fresno and will not be able and Grants Pass. Three hundred registrations at the beginning of the this city, made a trip in the vicinity and her teeth showing. Rev. Law by W. A. deGreaves, of the staff of passing through territory with scon to come here until the middle of Oc and twenty-seven have made inquir winter and spring terms. of Crater Lake on a deer hunt. Rev. does not state if his hair also stood the Vancouver Dally World, and ery unsurpassed anywhere on tile tober. ies for the local automobile club Law was out with D. L. Pruitt, up but he does state that his first Walter Miller, star photographer for face of the earth. The new secretary is not unfamil office. If the office is established Blaine and Sidney Pruitt, of this city shot ended the old bear. Another ‘‘We know you are proud of your iar with the Rogue valley and espe here these numbers will be much the same publication. They are and Roy and Charles Pruitt, of Med shot got a second cub that had fol i ______ traveling in a "Pacific Highway” country and like to have your Ca cially the valley proper adjacent to greater, Mr. DeElliott states. ford. The party had spent the night lowed his mother out. The big one car, furnished by Muyor Charles E. nadian neighbors viali you. We. al- Grants Pass. He was here for sev "If 150 members can be ; Plrkwl<.k stage Driver Will Fighi on the top of a mountain eight miles weighed 200 pounds and the little Tlsdall, of Vancouver, who also pro so. are proud of Canada and British eral weeks this summer with E. C. in Grants Pass for the association verdict of ( ollrt off the Crater Lake highway on the ones dressed 23 and 24 pounds. The vided the driver. Mr. deGreaves has Columbia, and nothing gives us Hunt, on a visit to property which it will mean that a district office j road to Diamond Lake. As they large bear was very thin but her fur letters to present to the governors greater pleasure than to extend to the gentlemen own. Last year he will be installed here", said Mr. De-i Notice of an appeal from a fine of spread out in the morning. Rev. Law was d'-clared to be in excellent con of the states through which ho you and yours a moat hearty invita spent three months here. Mr. Sim Elliott today. "It will also mean $100 and a sentence of 10 days in got about a quarter of a mile in the dition. Rev. Law states that this travels and also carries one from tion to come and visit us at any time. ons left last night for California and that every tourist routed out of Cal the county jail was filed Tuesday lead. He sat down on a log to eat was quite an experience for him as "The road is open. There is pave will return here later with his fam ifornia and Portland will have to Governor Pierce to Governor Rich night by the attorney for Steve M. a sandwich and await the rest of the he had never seen a bear before in ardson, of California, in which the ment all the way, nnd, at the end of ily. stop here for information a« this Thames, driver of the Pickwick party. its native haunts but had always Oregon executive humorously be the trail, a warm welcome awaits ■will be a district office and all road stage which tipped over Sunday on He was just arising from the log wanted to kill one as it was standing Pays Fine Today — rates the Californian for the failure you." maps will terminate at Grants Pass. When Verne White, of the White It is estimated that every tourist the Wolf Creek hill, injuring several when he heard a noise and saw a on its hind feet. Auto Company, failed to get a per machine that stops In a city leaves of the passengers. A trial was held mit to burn rubbish at the rear of his $10. That means that $14.490' was yesterday in the justice court, the business establishment, he did not left by those registering at the local jury finding the defendant guilty of know that he was breaking a city or station, The installation of the die- careless and imprudent driving on dinance. A huge bunch of fires were trlct office would mean the leaving the public highway. The case took biasing merrily with the smoke of a much greater sum here in the most of the afternoon. Thames was arresteh following mounting skyward when the fire future.” the accident on Sunday about a chief arrived and notified Mr. White Ashland, Ore., Sept. 12.—(Spe her is taking up under the able di Medford wants to double her quarter of a mile this side of the Mexico City, Sept. 12.—(A. P.)— An exhibition has left San Pedro cial.)—A great state wide develop rection of State Secretary A. S. Hud- to appear in court today. Ho was membership in the association and summit on the hill between Wolf Hunting for buried treasure, and a de las Colonias, Coahuila, in search fined $5 for failure to get the permit retain the district office. Recause Creek and Glendale. Witnesses ap- revival of legends of hidden wealth, ment campaign which will see the ley who was secured from California, from Chief Cole. of several million pesos worth of bul state of Oregon advanced further In to handle tile job mainly through the of the favorable location ot Grants pearing against him included pas is noted throughout Mexico. The Pass on the junction of the Pacific sengers of the stage, a number of death of Francisco Villa in an am lion, jewels, money and other val the next five years than ever before efforts of Professor Vining. The first step in the campaign was in any period ot ten or fifteen years and Redwood highways, this Is whom were injured in the smash, buscade at Parral, with the result uable objects reported to have been Is to be put on l»y the state Chamber the raising of the $300,000 which deemed a favorable location. when the car turned completely over ant disappearance of the fear of that buried in 1914 by Villa somewhere of Commerce starting immediately, Portland recently subscribed for the lu.rgcHt (Jato in History of Hoving after racing down the mountain dread outlaw’s vengeance if any of along the Parras road. according to Professor Irving E. Vin purpose of publicity and advertise Mrs. P. B. Herman is spending a when the brakes were thrown out of his supposed hidden hoards were dis Reported—Npcculat ion Rumore,! Ancient documents are being re short time in Medford visiting with commission. The witnesses were C. covered, Is one of the causes of the published to prove the existence of ing, president of the state chamber ment of the resources of the state as who is In Ashland this week from a whole. The expenditure of this New York, Sept. 12.— (A. P.) — her daughter, Mrs. George Gates. P. Englis. of San Francisco, who suf revival. a treasure said to total 20,000,000 Lake of the Woods where he has sum Is In the hands of a board com Tex Rickard announced that in case She expects to return here tonight. fered a broken shoulder bone; Dex From Acapulco comes a story of pesos in gold and silver, hidden in been spending bls summer vacation. posed of Portland business men, but of rain the Dempsey-Firpo fight will ter Smothers, of Portland, whose the discovery of an unnamed German a cave on the banks of the Rio Hon Professor Vining predicts that the they have promised that the money be held on Saturday night. The larg hand was badly smashed; E. J. and of 15,000.000 pesos worth of gold do, between Mexico City and Toluca. state will make more rapid strides will lie expended for the good of the est advance gate In the history of BASEBALL SCORES O. H. Ward, of Portland, neither of and sliver bars popularly reported to This hoard is reported to have been In the development of its resources state As a whole and not for the de boxing receipts is reported to already whom suffered serious injuries; L. have been hidden by the Mexican accumulate'd by the revolutionary and the drawing ot settlers to its velopment of the Portland vicinity exceed $1.000,000. The capacity is McMillen, of I-os Angelos, also unin revolutionary General Vicente Guer leader Antonio Balizan in raids con confines than ever before, first be alone. $1,300,000. Amorican jured. Perry Manoel, of Oakland, rero. He captured this bullion, it is ducted between 1812 and 1815 The rest of the state Is to he asked cause ot the period ot expansion Into Chicago .1 suffered a broken nose and three said, from treasure trains hurrying i against Spanish bullion trains carry which the state is just entering, and by the State Chamber of Commerce New York. Sept. 12.— (A. P.) — Now York 2 broken ribs. from the Guerrero mines to Acapulco ing metal from the mines of Sul- secondly because of the great and to raise a.sum for development work District Attorney Benton today in The case will be brought up in the when it became plain that Spain’s tepec and TemaBcaltepec. It has been extensive campaign for publicity and also according to the new president vestigated reports of speculation in Chicago .... 3 circuit court when it convenes next days of dominations in Mexico were sought before, and again is being development which the state chnm— (Continued on page Two.) tickets for the Denipaey-FIrpo fight. Now York ... 5 week. numbered. hunted with renewed vigor. ATTACKS TRUSTY WITH KNIFE » PORTLAND CLUB SELLS PLAYER Tn BROOKLYN LOUDON TELLS SENTIMENTS 150,000 DEAD IN TOKIO ALONE FROZEN ROPE SAVES LIFE SNOW FALLS TODAY IN DULUTH NEW SECRETARY IS ELECTED STUDENTS REGISTER SEPT. 25 WUULU ESTABLISH OFFICE s OREGON METHODISTS MEET VANCOUVER BOOSTERS VISIT JJPPE^ ¡^EN FROM FINE » FIGHT RECEIPTS OVER MILLION
