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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1923)
♦ I e\ 1 4 Grants Pass == sc Gateway to the Oregon Cavee GRANTS PAHH, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON LOCAL STORES — I OPERATION TO REMOVE SAFETY FINS IS FATAL REDS BATTLE Horses Hinge Uvrly Competition. Itela) Best Feature of Day. Auto Races Exhibit Grants Pass dry goods and cloth ing tnerchauts will close their plac«s of business tomorrow afternoon from 1:30 until 5 o’clock to allow the em ploye« to attend the race« at the Jo- Hopbine county fair. The decision to do«« was made thia afternoon af ter a number of the merchants had made a canvass among the business establishments to find out what ac tion would be taken. Calls at var ious grocery store« thia afternoon fulled to secure Information a« to the course which they will pursu« as they had not b«en approached on the matter of closing. An effort la being made, however, to get every buslnes« establishment to close It« door« between the hour« agreed up- on. The closing of the stores will • M- sure a good attendance at the fair tomorrow. The crowds were rather «lint last night but were improving this afternoon with much more of the grand stand space being occu pied. The races are drawing thn greater part of the crowd today with some good events slated for the af ternoon. Yesterday's races brought out some speedy horses on the new track. The best event was the relay of four laps which was won by Ivan York, riding Snark Second, 70 Second, Gray Alice and Gypsy Girl. Ills time for the four lap« was 3:30, fol lowed closely by "Big Frank” Woold ridge and ’’Little Frank” Woold ridge, who earn« in but a few second apart. This race necessitated the changing of horses ot^each lap. mak ing the display of some excellent horsemanship neecssury. In the first quarter mile race, Jolly pranced in ahead of the field. with Moonshine, Gypsy Girl and Reno following In order. The time for this was 27 seconds, In the sec ond quarter mile race, Camelback took the first place, with Joeneth, Samhill and Susie B following. The time for this was also 27 seconds. In the three-eights, Messenger Boy crossed the line in 40 seconds, with Hoard Mann, Reno Ike and Charles (Continued on page Two.) Washington, Sept. 20.—(A. P.)— Although the recent mine disaster at Kemmerer, Wyoming, took n heavy toll of lives, there has been a great reduction In such accidents since or ganization of the bureau of mines. The Kemmerer disaster was only the second of any magnitude this year, while In former years, before the adoption of safety methods devised by bureau experts, life-taking explo sions wero not uncommon. In the month of December, 1907, 600 men were killed in two disasters alone. While the bureau was not organ ised until 1910, it now trains annual ly 12,000 coal miners in safe meth ods in mining, rescue and first aid work; operates 10 mine rescue sta tions and 10 safety stations; and in cludes in Its mobile rescue units a number of fully equipped railroad rescue cars and a fleet of similar au tomobile trucks. Most mine disasters result from explosions, caused by the high explo sives used In the mining process. Al though American coal mines used last year more than 220,450,000 pounds of assorted explosives, how ever, the number of men killed per JAZZ BANNED IN PARKS BY LOS ANGELES BANDS HEAD OF DEFUNCT BANK PLACED ON TRIAL TODAY • Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 20. Portland, Sept. 20.— (A. P.) ♦ 4 —(A. —Anton Eckern. vice president ♦ P.)—Jazz music by ♦ bands playing In the parks of of the defunct State Bank of ♦ ♦ I,os Angeles has received a Portland, went on trial today ♦ 4 knockout blow from Antoinette charged with receiving deposits ♦ 4 R. Sabel, of the chamber of when the bank was known to 4 commerce music ♦ be Insolvent. department, 4 who has completed an elabor ♦ 4 ate program of public concerts MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, REPRESENTATIVES TO HOLD A I FBI IT (ROI* HAYED BY 4 at the request of the park CANADA'S NATIONAL PARK MENACED BY RI.A7.E, IS HALE TO PASSING TOI RISTS SPECIAL MEETING NEXT SYSTEM RETI It NS V.m.otsi.ooo 4 board. NOW SAFE WEDNESDAY 4 There will be plenty of Eugene. Sept. 20—(A. P.)—Faced 4 "beautiful, interesting music of Ottawa, Ont.. Sept. 20.—(A. P.) — with the prospect of having hundreds 4 a class!val nature," according Canada's national parks will return nronnT ° ‘* *°na4t>f tomatoes, watermelons, 4 to Miss Hubei's announcement, a revenue to the Dominion In excess Uturlll I cantaloupes, pears and prunes rot un 4 but not a horn of the twenty of »30,000,000 in 1923, according to i the vines and trees, the small fruit 4 bands participating in the pro estimates compiled by the dominion j and truck farmers of Dillard. Doug- 4 grams will be permitted to toot, parks commissioner. Denial Made Tluit Session Will Bo I ! las county, Oregon, acted promptly Newport Has First Downponr ■■ Coch' Troops Called to Diapente Commun 4 nor a drum allowed to beat to Thu volume of tourist traffic to the rane Fire Is Tuniol Back Over Klan Affair— Liti Clamjesl Tight : this season and built a small city 1st« and Number Are Killed and 4 the undulating syncopations of parka has been unusually heavy thia by Walton in Eight Ohl Burn by Wind Kone- Wounded I flanking the Pacific highway ten 4 what is termed "sordid Jazz.” 4 year. Th« number of visitors is ex , miles south of Roseburg which 4 4444444444444444 ♦ pected to total nearly 200,000 liefore proved their salvation. the end of the season. San Francisco, Sept. 20.— (A. P.) Oklahoma City., Sept. 20.—(A. Sofia. Sept. 20.—(A. P.)—San CAVALRV TO COM ENTRATE About 50 big fruit and vegetable guinary fighting is reported from IN TEXAS FOR .MANEl VERS ■ P. )—To forestall charges that the stands were built and the farmers’ —A shift in the wind yesterday af- I extraordinary session of the Oklaho- products, instead of rotting, were ternoon'saved the towns menaced by Bulgaria. Cointnunists have attack ed the police «tatlon and the bar- El Paso, Tex., Sept. 20.— (A. P.) ' ma» legislature, called to assemble sold at a good profit to the hundreds the forest fire in Marin county. Re racks at Star» Zager. Tchlrpat and —The First Cavalry Division, the next Wednesday, is a “Klan legisla- of tourists who pass up and down the ports last night indicated that other two villages, with the object of lib- only regular cavalry division organ 1 ture,” a committee of seven state paved highway at that place every fires In the state are under control. erati,ng a number of comrades ar- ized and functioning in the United I representatives issued a statement day. Newport, Ore., Sept. 20.—(A. P.) rented 10 days ago. Troops were States, is to be concentrated at Mar ¡today declaring that they advocated —The first rain of the season fell culled to disperse the communists. fa, Texas. Sept. 23, for maneuvers I a “law prohibiting the wearing of In charge of A. 8. Rosenbaum, dis Six communists were killed and six under command of Major General ' masks, masked assemblages and of I this morning. Brush fires here were trict freight and pussenger ugent for wounded at Stara Zager and one Robert L. Howze. The division is ! severe penalties for floggings or mob I extinguished. the Southern Pacific company with soldier and a civilian were Injured. regularly stationed at Fort Bliss, I violence in any form.” headquarters at Medford, J. A. Or- I Representative tfcBee of Steph- I F„ua(lt F1„. a, Berkeley and Portland. Ore., Sept. 20—(A. P.) Marfa, and Fort Clark, Texas. Died mundy, general passenger agent of I Maneuvers will start the day after i ens county, early today issued a «all From Effects—Saved Observatory —The forest fire at Cochran is under the railroad at Portland, aud K. C. | control today, the wind having turn- the division is concentrated at Marfa j for the extraordinary session to con Ingrain of San Francisco, editor of jed it back over the burn. and will extend to October 3, inclu sider charges that the governor had the company's bureau of news, were Bandoli Man Accused of Having sive. They will be followed by a di taken unto himself the powers of a Oakland, Sept. 20.—(A. P.)— — hero lust night visiting the Jose Charles J. Burckhalter, astronomer vision review, at which General Per despot and had supplanted constitu- Shortage of Ft I,IHM» Hawley Not Comiug— phine county fair. Today they left was . of international fame, is dead from a shing is expected to be present. tional government. The call A telegram received this afternoon for an Inspection of the Oregon ; collapse after fighting a fire wklch Ì signed by 4 5 house members, Marshfield, Sept. 20.— (A. Pl by the Courier from Congressman W. Caves. threatened the C. H. Abbot obser Roy B. Corson was released under The governor issued an appeal to vatory during the Berkeley fire. The C. Hawley states that the congreas- Th» visiting railroad men were »10.0U0 bonds pending action of the the people to repudiate the attempt aged astronomer and the janitor : man will not be able to attend the much Impressed by the live Btock. grand Jury at Portland on the charge of the lawmakers to assemble. The saved the observatory after a fight ! Josephine county fair. Congressman grapes and other farm products ex that he was short »14,000 as cashier newspaper editors last night issued a Hawley wired from Ashland that a hibited at the fair. of the First National Bank of Ban Sutherlin Postmaster Takes I.ife ' statement charging the governor which prostrated Burckhalter. i sudden death in the family necessi- "The famous steelhead trout fish don. The shortage was made good When Inspection Start «i I with attempting to abrogate consti ' 13ted his immediate return home. He ing of this district, unequalled per by the stockholders and directors. tutional rights. The governor or ' will endeavor to visit Grants Pass at haps In the world, is attracting an Roseburg. Ore., Sept. 20.— (A. dereil the striking down of tho fiery j ' a later date. ever Increasing number of tourists P.)—Charles A. Stark, Sutherlin ! crosses which have blazed nightly to this region,” said Mr. Ormandy postmaster and prominent citizen of I since he declared war on the Ku today. "With the sports offered to i Rev. D. L. Fields Selected to Fill that city, committed suicide early j Klux Klan. hunters and fishermen you have also Pulpit of Methodist Church Wednesday morning, presumably by a picturesque country of great beau C, A, McDermoth Declares Mining taking poison, and his body was 2.100 Who Took Part in New York Will Ik- Commenced ty and, of course, the unique attrac found about a half mile east of that i The pulpit of the Newman M. E. Strike Are Banned tion of the Oregon Caves.” : church of Grants Pass will be filled Portland. Ore., Sept. 20.—(A. P.) city at about 10:15 o'clock by Tom Mr. Ormandy said the railroads of Ridgeway, one of the searching par j during the coming year by Rev. D. New York, Sept. 20.— (A. P.) — the country are making a record of —C. A. McDermoth. of Grants Pass, ty. president of the Oregon Gold & efficiency in handling thia year's un Wild West Classic Opens With Large ' L. Fields, who has been filling the George L. Berry, president of the A shortage of approximately ! pulpit at the Mount Tabor church in International Pressmen’s and assist precodented traffic that has seldom Platinum Mining company, has this Crowd Present for Day »2.000 in the postoffice funds and his ; Portland. He succeeds Rev. Joseph ants’ Union of America announced to say about the platinum industry if ever been equalled. The loadings inability to make good this amount I Knotts who has been in the local today that the 2500 members of XVeb of freight cars in the United States of Southern Oregon: Pendleton. Ore., Sept. 20.— (A> church since 1919, a period of four Pressmen's local No. 25. which has is believed responsible for Mr. Stark "Disregarding the high assays during the summer months has in taking his life. G. E. Vougen. fed P.)—The Round Up. Pendleton’s an years, The appointment was made been on strike since midnight Mon several instances exceeded 1,000,000 given by a few assayers of Portland eral postoffice inspector, of Medford, I nual Wild West classic opened today at the annual Oregon conference day, are no longer affiliated with the cars a week yet transportation lias and Grants Pass, we now have posi arrived in Sutherlin to examine the with a large crowd of visitors pres which has just completed its sessions international, which has decreed the tive confirmation, of platinum values been largely responsible for this books. Realizing that the shortage ent to witness the deeds of skill and ir. Portland. Rev. Knotts has been walkout illegal. happy result, particularly on South in a large body of ore running in would be found and an accounting daring of scores of riders and others appointed to the Roseburg church. assays from »25 to »28. These as ern Pacific lines. says are given by some of the most asked for, Mr. Stark evidently decid . trained in the arts of the ranch. The only other Methodist church in ' Among the spectators were many Josephine county, that at Wolf Creek reputable assayers on the coast, one ed to end it all by suicide. j Shriners who came in a body from will be filled by Rev. Levi Fenton. According to a message from Suth of whom is recognized by the gov- IDAHO'S TAXES TAKE erlin late yesterday afternoon the in- i Portland. Rev. Melville T. Wire, who was Gas Engine Explodes—Nine Injured eminent as one of the six author- BIG SIA 'MP IX 11)2« ■pector has been unable to open the ! Four special prizes have been of- formerly in Grants Pass, has secured anil Building Wrecked ities on platinum. "At thia time there is being incor- postoffice safe and therefore he is fered this year in addition to cash the appointment to the church at As Boise, Idaho, Sept. 20.—(A. r.) porated under the laws of Oregon a unable to give an exact statement of prizes. Winners of the world charn- toria. Rev. Knotts was also elected Washington. Sept. 20.— (A. P.)— —The taxable wealth of Idaho for compauy called the Illack Wonder, the amount missing. He stated that | Pionship bucking contest, the north- by the conference to attend the con I One man was killed and nine in the year 1923 Is »347,87«.667. or holding 21 claims of an enormous de the amount known missing at pres- j west bucking contest and the steer vention at Springfield, Mass., as one jured when a gas engine, being test about »3,501.071 under the 1923 to posit of what is commonly called ent is »1565. j roping contest will each be present- of the four ministers from Oregon. ed at the bureau of standards, ex tai according to announcenu nt by hornblende, located near Grants I ed with a handsome saddle. The win He secured the election in the face ploded. wrecking the building in State Auditor E. G. Gullet. which it had been housed. ner of the ladies' relay race also will of much competition. Pass. “Machinery will bo installed to BASEBALL SCORES get a saddle. mine and mill this at >nce. There A novelty this year will be presen- i are several other comp: nies at this American tation of a prize of a sack of oats I time actively developin ' platinum Detroit . —5 to the meanest bucker. It was of- properties in Josephine < ounty. 4 fered by Philip Ashton Rollins, au- Roston "In less than 12 mot.'hs' time »thor of "The Cowboy,” who visited these properties will be «'trading Chicago . 3 the Round Up last year and decided the attention of the whole nining Philadelphia 5 the buckers, which share honors 1,000 dropped from 6.24 In 1907 to world, and incidentally will show' National with the human performers, should St. Lou/s, Sept. 20.—(A. P.)—A paddle wheel and with less resis 4.19 in 1921. another one of Oregon's wonderful Philadelphia 2 have a prize. The Round Up con new system expected to mark an era tance, according to Mr. Baer. The most Important of the dis undeveloped resources.” "The barges will be small, having 0 tinues until Saturday night. Cincinnati in inland waterway transportation, coveries of the bureau’s engineer's a capacity of from one to three car is planned by a group of prominent loads,” continued Mr. Baer. "Trains wn» that finely divided coal dust is St. Louis business men who have in of barges would be made up In a highly explosive without the pres ence of un explosive gas, and that corporated the Standard Unit Navi fashion similar to freight car trains, a spark, open light, or flame from a gation company. Under the plans, with no waiting for loading or un "shot” in a vein can set it off. Pre transportation on the Mississippi and loading. A barge designed for a vention of such explosions can be af river port would be dropped at that other rivers of the country would lie port and the train would proceed, fected through sprinkling dry mines, handled in a manner similar to rail picking up loaded barge« at different or by ndding to the ever-present coal dust a sufficient quantity of a non road transportation. New types of points. explosive stone dust. On some mines "Division of the rivers, like rail towboats and barges are to be used, a stone dust cloud is let loose before extensive trials of which have proved road divisions, would be established, every "shot.” the towboats hauling the barges successful, officials state. Aside from developing gas mask« Explaining the method Carl J. through their divisions and deliver and other important rescue equlp- Baer, one of the directors, declared ing the tow to other boats at the ment, the bureau also produced new that instead of the huge barges in division points. types of explosives whose flame is use on the lower Mississippi and "The design of the towboats and l-G - h S ì not liable to set off either gas or other rivers, the system provides for barges will he such that they can 'i $ coal dust. These explosives are small barges which would be linked operate efficiently in three feet of MM*. -I , \ ■' ; « — 1 .* known ns "permissible«" and wero together like freight cars of a train. water.” first devised by bureau researcher«, Mr. Baer pointed out that under The towboats would weight only although the bureau now only tests one-third as much as the present tow the proposed method Gulf to the commercially made explosive« and boats, but would develop the same Lakes service would immediately be gives Instructions an to their beat come feasible by using the present power. Elcho, Wl»., boasts of the.birgest hotel and community center In the world jn proportion to Its population. use. Propulsion of the boats would be canal from Chicago to the Illinois February the town was wiped off the map by tire, not a single house escaping. Charles W. Fish, president Improvement« in mlno ventilation lumber company, decided to build a hotel and community center, nnd within DO (lays had erected a building occupy from paddles fixed on an endless river and then to the mfssissippi. worked out by the bureau have con ing one hlneli and containing a movie thenter, bank, drug store, barber shop, general store nnd a hotel consisting chain on each side of the boat. Every He added that towboats and barge» tributed also to the decrease in the of tW) rooms nnd equipped with every modern convenience. The entire population Ilves at this hotel, and the only other paddle, which would exert a direct of the new type had been contracted number of disasters from gas explo building In the city Is the community center, which everyone Is welcome to join. thrust at the water, would develop for, and that the service was expect sions. more pulling power than the usual ed to begin next summer. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ 44444444444444444 4 WEDNESDAY RACES EXCITING WHOLE N1MBFR Till RHD4Y, HEITEMBER »0, ll»Ät 4 Portland, Sept. 20.—(A. P.) 4 Bernard J. Lehan. six months 4 old son of ('. P. Lvliau. cashier 4 nt the city treasurer's office, 4.died today following an opera- 4 tlon for the reinovul of a safety 4 pin «wallowed two days ago. 4 DRV GOODS AND CIXtTIIING IKH'HEH TO CLOHE HHo|‘ FRIDAY 1:.TO-,1 , ore. Libtaf’- . .aversityot >•_ ATTEMPT TO FREE COMRADES RAINS AIO OREGON SITUATION GOVERNOR IS GALLED RAILROAD MEN VISITORS HERE ASTRONOMER DIES COLLAPSE CASHIER FREED UNDER BOND ACCOUNTS SHORT - SUICIDES — NEW PASTOR LOCAL CHURCH PLATINUM VALUES ARE SEEN PRESSMEN OUSTED BY UNION PENDLETON’S ROUND UP ON ONE KILLED IN EXPLOSION Entire Town of Elcho Lives in This Hotel JiS'i
