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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1923)
VOL. XIV.. No. in. Grant* Paw— Gateway teth» Oregon Cave» = GRANTS l’AMH, JOSEPHINE COUNTY. OREGON. HIGHWAY GETS LARGEST VOTE OF ACTIVITIES ELEVENTH TRAIN WRECK VICTIM IS RECOVERED ANYONE CAN WEAR THEM NOW IN GREAT BRITAIN 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 4 —No longer Is the monocle the 4 ♦ mark of an English gentleman. 4 ♦ Taxi drivers and artisans 4 4 4 4 4‘ 4 CHEAP TRAVEL ON CONTINENT AllOUHEH BRITISH COMPETITION 4 WALTER M. HEAD. PRESIDENT '4 REDWcXtD ROUTE RECEIVES THE OF ASSOCIATION, SAYS PLAN London, Oct. 4.-—(A. P.)—Cheap MOHT VOTES IN BALUHTNG 4 travelling on the Continent has tem NE< ES8ARY BY CHAMBER MEMBERS 4 Nrcrealty Sern for Getting People on Lands uf Dtatriet—Tourist Bu reau la Third LAND SETTLEMENT IS NEXT The program sent out by the Chamber of Commerce to its mem* bars asking for responses on sugges tive work for the coming year met with varied answers. In a general way, the Redwood highway received the moot votes as being the most important subject to be considered. Close behind, and within one vote comes the land settlement problem. Relative to the Redwooa highway. President O. S. Blanchard said that ho was In receipt of a telegram and letter from the highway commission of Oregon pledging themselves to the construction of the Redwood high way In Oregon just as soon as con tracts are let for the remaining gap on Smith River. The money will be hold intact for that purpose. Twelve local citlsena left for Willits, Cali fornia, thio morning at their own expense to see if tbs California com mission would give some assurance of early completion of a road up Smith River. They met at Crescent City tonight to discuss roads, har- bors and a railroad. In Eureka to* morrow night, they will discuss the Radwood highway, and will enueavor to gather Information concerning ho tels. Saturday they will be at Wil lits. The Importance of the tourist In formation bureau was not over looked by the members of the cham ber. It ranks third in the suggested activities. "The crop of tourists Is leaving 1300,000 yearly In Grants Pass, eating up farm products and must be furnished some service,*’ states Mr. Blanchard. "Next year with ths closing of the Pacific high way In California, thousands more tourists will stop In Grants Paas. We must be prepared for them. They are In fact consuming large quan tities of farm products and next year the demand will be greater. Inci dentally about SO additional mem bers are required for full representa tives In the Oregon State Motor As sociation. Those who have not en rolled should do so at once. No man has a right to live In Granta Pass and not contribute to matters of public welfare. ” Market problems, new Industries, cannery and a chamber of commerce exhibit room are all bunched close together. As a matter of fact, few votes separate these subjects from the Redwood highway. One of the outstanding features porarily superceded non-stop danc ing and long distance cricket scor ing as the summer erase of Eng land. The honors of the cheap trav elling conteet. it appears, will go to the person who travels the farthest and the longest on the least money. The dally papers are being swamped with letters from claimants. A London vicar requests the blue ribbon for the feat of having travel led from London to Switzerland, and gone on a 15-day walking tour through that country, and then re turned to Loudou with a net expen diture of eight pounds 16 shillings, equsl to 340.50. Two London school teachers have completed a 40-day hike through Germany and Austria and their pock etbook was set back only 3176.00. 4 4 4 4 4 liest 4 PROSPEROUS YEAR FORECAST Next Twelve Months Will Be Since I IHtM» Is Prediction—High er Wheat Tariff Unneosmary Omaha, Oct. 4.—(A. P.)—A re casting of the amounts due to the United States from foreign govern ments as a means of making avail able money to purchase American excess products Is favored by Walter M. Head, of Omaha, newly elected president of the American Rankers Association, This and not a higher wheat tariff is necessary for the farmers' prosperity, he says, He predicted the next 12 months would Grain Rate Differential From Co see the moat prosperous period since lumbia Basin Will Stand 1919. Washington, Oct. 4.—(A. P.)— Petitions filed by Washington statq and the cities of Seattle and Tacoma asking a reconsideration of its de cision on the Columbia basin grain rates differential, were denied today Officials of Ohio University Puzzled When Nephew Signs by the interstate commorce commis sion. * Columbus, Oct. 4.—(A. P.)—A long line of students before the reg istrar’s office of the Ohio state uni versity were held up several minutes yesterday while the officials rubbed their eyes and stared at an enroll Man Who Got Away From Salem in ment card ¿earing the name “War June la Arrested ren G. Harding.” He is a nephew of the late president. COMMISSION DENIES HEARING WARREN HARDING REGISTERS ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED San Francisco, Oct. 4.— (A. P.)— Frank Bay, alias Daily, was arrested today charged with carrying con- coaled weapons. Ho was later iden- Chamber Gets Telegram From High* way Commission on Propert titled as an escaped convict from Oregon penitentiary, He is said to Oregon is ready to go ahead with have escaped on June 30. the Redwood highway. A commu nication received by President Blan was the demand for city improve chard. of the Chamber of Commerce, ments, cement sidewalks, paving and Wednesday night gives assurance better approaches to the city north that the state will not neglect this and south. Incidentally, there is a Important project and that the big demand for better hotel accom money Is available for the construc modations for Grants Pass. tion of the road from the O'Brien The railroad to Crescent City re schoolhouse to the state line to con ceived a great number of votes, nect up with the California work. There waa also a demand by many The telegram was received in time of the votes for paving Orchard ave- to hand to the delegation attending nue. Another stated that he believed the Redwood highway meeting at in a hearty support for the county Willits. fair. Marketing of farm products, The telegram stated that the Ore the grading of croam and cow test- gon highway commission Is heartily Ing work ranked high. In support of the Redwood highway With this survey of the field, the and that 3100,000 has been set aside new year promises to be full of ac for the building of the road from the tivities. The president of the cham O'Brien school. This money will be ber stated that never in the history spent Just aB soon as California gives of the city have so many people been reasonable assurance of the closing willing to work in the public interest of the gaps In its highway. Estimates when called upon to do so. on the grading of the entire highway from Grants Pass to the line have been sent to the Btate highway de partment by J. G. Bromley, resident engineer here. REDWOOD HIGHWAY ASSURED HEAD OF THE UKRAINE Belgrade, Oct. 4.—(A. P.)—In tensive efforts are being made by the Soviet government at Moscow, both Here and In Prague, to obtain recog nition by Jugoslavia and Czechsio- vakla as an entering wedge to world wide recognition. The first recognition by any Euro pean power waa expected from the Stamboullaky regime, in Bulgaria. The Soviet agents in that country were in close relations with the late Stamboullaky government. It Is an open secret here that only Stamboul- iaky'a fears of complications with Great Britain and France stood be tween him and the carrying out of his desire to exchange diplomatic representatives with Soviet Russia. The fall of Stamboullaky made it necessary to change the field of en deavor to Belgrade and Prague. The efforts of the Soviet advocates are finding a strong popular response, especially in Csechoslovakla, whore the antl-German feeling still exists. AMBASSADOR HARVEY IS SILENT ON RESIGNATION * ♦ Casper, Oct. 4.—(A. P.) — ♦ —The body of W. E. Hinrichs, ♦ railway mall clerk, the 11th •f victim of the Burlington disas ♦ ter. wus recovered toduy. 44444444444444444 In Jugoslavia Soviet purposes have been accompanied by activities in the form of espionage. The latest Incid ent is one in which the Russian Col onel Lolka figured prominently. Lolka arrived in Belgrade from Russia about two years ago, repre senting himself as a Czarist officer fleeing from Soviet persecution, story, supported by documents, credited by the war office; he eived a colonel's commission and attached to the aviation arm. Here he availed himself of every opport unity to gain military Information. But when the anti-Bolshevist Rus sian colony discovered his true char acter as a Soviet agent, orders were Issued tor the colonels arrest. Before they could be carried out, however, he took to the air in one of the planes attached to his command, and when Hera Is the latest photograph of last seen was headed in the direction Tschuber, th« new president of the of Russia. Ukraine republic, succeeding Christian The Incident has produced a pain-' Rakovsky, now Russian ambassador to ful impression here. | Great Britain. 4 4 4 4 4 have taken to sporting mono cles. One explanation that is offered for the popularity of the single eye-glass is that many men whose posiflon In life has been lowered through trade de pression and unemployment de sire to have an outward symbol of their previous standing. Opticians say that the sale of monocles is six times as great as it was before the war. English women have also tak en to the monoqie with a ven- gence. -Heather Thatcher, an attractive actress, paved the way and now many women, leaders in social and profes sional life, are affecting the monocle. 4 4 FROM COAL PIT AFTER 9 DAYS 4 London, Oct. 4.—(A. P.)— + Ambassador Harvey today re- 4 fused to confirm or deny the 4 report from Washington that he 4 was to resign and leave Loudon 4 in November. 4 4 4 4 4 4 444444444444444444 FOR 1924 RACE 4 4 4 GERMANY’S COMEBACK AT SEA 4 4 WERE BURIED ALIVE NEAR FAL ALARMS HER COMPETITORS CORDELL HULL OPTIMISTIC AT 4 4 4 4 4 4 KIRK, SCOTLAND, OVER A WEEK AGO HOPE EXPRESSED FOR OTHERS ♦ 4 Only Five of 41 Entombed Have 4 Been Recovered But Relatives 4i Hopes for Escape of Rest 4 ♦ 4 44444444444444444 4 COOPERATIVE SELLING GAINING IN SOUTHLAND Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 4.—(I. N. S.)— Cooperative cotton marketing asso ciations in the Southern states have added 69,005 members during the past two months, according to a re port given out by the American Cot ton Growers' Exchange In Dallas. The report by states shows that in members signed since July of this year Georgia leads with 6,625. Texas ranks next to Georgia in the cam paign which began on that date with 6,671. Oklahoma ranks third with 6,082. Leaders in the organization ex- press the optimistic view that this is only the beginning of a campaign that will engulf almost every cotton state in the Southland. GAS CHEAPER THAN WATER Texas Filling Station Hell Fuel Cent Less Than Distilled Water Dallas, Tex., Oct. 4.—(A. P.)— Gasoline is being sold here at less per gallon than water. Several fill ing station charge 9c for gasoline and 10c for distilled water. GLENNA COLLETT LOSES TITLE Min. C. H. Vandcrbeck, of Philadel phia, New Golf Champion Rye., Oct. 4.—(A. P.)—Glenna Collett, of Providence, today lost her title as woman) national golf cham pion. She was defeated by Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck, of Philadelphia, two and one. SURVEY PARTY ESCAPES FLOOD Apprehension Felt When Begins to Rise WHOLE NUMBER SCtOH. THURSDAY, ÍHTOBER 4, 1»28. Colorado Peace Springs. Ariz., Oct. 4.—(A. P.)—The 10 members of the govern- ment survey party, for whose safety there has been considerable appre hension, emerged from the Grand Canyon of the Colorado at Diamond Creek trail yesterday. They escaped the flood waters by climbing walls of the canyon to places of safety. Falkirk, Scotland, Oct. 4.—(A. P.) —Buried alive for nine days, five of the 41 miners entombed by the ex plosion in the coal pit near here, were rescued today. They were in fairly good condition and their re markable escape raised the hopes of relatives of the others who are still imprisoned. Their first request was for cigarettes. LABOR DENÔÜNCÊSSOVIETISM Applause Given Speaker When Red Movement Scored Portland. Ore., Oct. 4.—(A. P.)— Thd American Federation of Labor convention rose in an outburst of applause today when Frank Hodges, secretary of the miners union of Great Britain, denounced sovietism as “a cast iron system devised by the Asiatic mind and contrary to de mocracy.” The convention was silent when Hodges predicted that Amer ican labor would enter politics. OREGON APPLE CROP IS LARGE Rogue and Umpqua Valleys Large Producers of Fruit DECLARES CONDITIONS ARE BAD flays "Ohl Guard" Is Bark in Saddle in National Republican Politics. Situation Worse Chicago, Oct 4.—(A. P.)—Cor dell Hull, chairman of the democra tic national committee, expressed himself as “exceedingly optimistic" on the prospects of a democratic suc cess in the next presidential election, while attending a conference of dem ocratic leaders here. Hull declared the “old guard” is hack in the sad dle in national republican politics and that "conditions have changed for the worse since Taft’s time, in fact, they are five-fold worse than they were then.” CATHOLIC PRELATES TO ■ : GATHER IN CINCINNATI Cincinnati, Oct. 4.—(A. P.)— Many distinguished Catholic prelates and laymen will attend the annual convention of the National Council of Catholic Men, which will be held here October 16-17. The council is one of the five departments of the National Catholic Welfare conncil and embraces all Catholic laymen in the United States. Admiral William S. Benson, re tired, now a member of th« shipping board, is national president of the council and will preside. Marshfield, Ore., Oct. 4.—(A. P.) —Oregon’s apple crop for this year is estimated at 6700 cars by F. L. Kent, statistician for the department of agriculture. Estimated yields from producing sections range from 3540 cars In the Hood River and Wasco counties to 250 cars in the Willamette valley. Rogue and Ump qua valleys are credited with a total of 1250 cars and Umatilla county with 1000 boxes. Union. Baker and Undisputed Champion of American Malheur counties will jointly pro duce 660 boxes, according to the es Turf Will Be Decided timate. The pear crop is set at 2097 ettrs Coolidge Receives Delegations to Cincinnati, Oct. 4.—(A. P.)— .Military Order of World War The undisputed champion thorough and apportioned as follows; Rogue bred of the American turf may be de and Umpqua valleys 1750 cars. Hood Washington. Oct. 4.—(A. P.)— cided Saturday, October 6, with the River and Wasco counties, 275 cars, second annual running of the 350,- Willamette valley, 50 cars and A reception by President Coolidge at 000 added Latonia special handicap, Union, Baker and Malheur counties the White House was the chief event ?1 cars jointly. Reports received of the program for delegates con at the Latonia race course. I The rac» is for horses of all ages, from the various districts by the Ore vening here for the third annual con and it promises to be one of the gon Growers Cooperative association vention of the Military Order of the greatest, it not the greatest, in th? I agree that growing conditions have W’orld War. history of the turf. The nominations been exceptionally favorable and for the great classic include the best that the quality of the fruit will be SMALL FUR NECKLET TO BE VOGUE THIS WINTER high and of large size generally. horses in America. The race, providing 16 or more London. Oct. 4.—(I. N. S.)—The start, will be worth more than 370,- I magnificent fur stoles and fur capes 000 to the winner, making it the , popular with women for so many greatest handicap event in America Harold W. Young Found Dead in seasons are likely to be replaced this and only second in money value to Room of Hotel Last Night winter by small fur necklets, accord the international race scheduled in ing to Dame Fashion’s decree. Belmont Park between Papyrus and Klamath Falls, Ore., Oct. 4.—(A. The necklets will be small but of the three-year-old named by the Bel P.)—Harold W. Young, 36, assist selected and expensive skins. Opos mont Jockey Club. Six thousand ant construction engineer of the Na sum seems to be “the" fashionable dollars will go to the horse finishing tron cut-off, was found dead in his skin most in demand, but furriers second, 33.000 to the third and room last night, with a bullet report an ever-increasing demand for 31.000 to the fourth. In addition to through his brain. A revolver was the popular “camouflaged'* rabbit first money the winner will receive lying by the side of the body. skin. the 35,000 gold cup donated by the Kentucky Jockey Club. LATONIA HANDICAP SATURDAY RECEPTIONliVEiTDELEGATES KLAMATH ENGINEER IS SUICIDE INTERESTS THE ORIENT DELEGATES SHOWN RESULTS Delegates to Congress at Vale Taken Over Eastern Projects Vale, Ore., oct. 4.—Delegates to the thirteenth annual Oregon Irri gation congress were today shown the practical results of irrigation and given ideas on the practical working of the system employed in this part of the state. They were given a demonstration of drainage methods and a new method of sluic ing drainago ditches at the Oregon Agricultural College experimental station near Vale. Talks were given on the spot by Professor W. W. Johnston of Oregon Agricultural col lege; Percy Purvis and O. E. Carman of Vale, and Sam H. Brown, presi dent Oregon Drainage association. After this demonstration the cara van was taken on a trip through Mal heur county Irrigation districts in Oregon and Canyon, Payette and Washington counties in Idaho. Tonight there will be a session at the Malheur county courthouse. The program includes talks by Governor Joseph N. Dixon, of Montana, and Governor Walter M. Pierce, of Ore gon. Copenhagen, Oct. 4.—(A. P.)— German shipping is showing remark able recuperative powers, so much so that other maritime states are to day concerned lest this “dreaded competitor soon will regain her old position.” The quotation is from the Scandinavian Shipping Gazette, which publishes an article on the subject. In 1920 Germany had 420,000 gross tons of steamers and motor ships, according to this authority, and in June of 1923 a total of 2,610,- 000 tons. “Bitter complaints are made against the resumption of the Ger man competition in practically all waters, but perhaps principally in South American seas,” the Gazette Bays in conclusion. PROSPECTS FOR VICTORY IN ELECTION Transmission of Chinese and Jap anese writing has been accomplished by means of the new radio photog raphy Invention of O. Francis Jen kins of Washington, D. C. ne la seen above with the device, which he demonstrated to representatives of the Japanese navy. DEMOCRATS IN 17 STATES WILL SELECT THEIR DELEGATES TO NATION CONVENTION IN PRIMARY Washington, Oct. 4.—(A. P.)— tee: the usual custom is to call a Democrats in 17 states will select state convention for the purpose. their delegates to the national con Other states in which selection of vention next year by direct vote in delegates is left to state committees a series of primaries beginning in are Arizona, Arkansas and Washing- March. , i ton. dates of these ! In Pract,cally 811 states in which A tabulation of the primaries has been made public ■ by , conventions are called to select dele- jn gates, the convention dates are set democratic national committee. 1_ many cases they coincide with the i by the state committees. At the 1111- dates on which the voters will ex- no1"’ New York and Nor.th Caroltaa press their preference among presi conventions delegates-at-large only dential candidates, although in some 1 are selected; in Maryland the con states electing delegates directly vention follows the presidential pref there will be no preferential vote for erential primary of May 5; in Michi president, the delegations being eith gan the date is usfclly about May er instructed by state convention or 15; in Nevada the platform conven tion is held June 24; district dele left uninstructed. gates are chosen in district conven In many cases, too, democratic and tions in North Carolina; the South republican voters will go to the polls Carolina convention Is usually some to elect their delegates on the same time in May. In only one state is day. The list of republican primaries the convention date fixed, Wyoming, however, has not been completed by where convention day will be May headquarters of the republican na 12. tional committee. There will be 1,094 delegatee at In Louisiana the method of select the 1924 democratic national con ing delegates chosen in district con vention, and 739 H votes will be re vention is left to tho state commlt- quired to nominate.
