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GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON.
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CHINNOCK TO
LEAD CAVEMEN
FOR NEXT YEAR
GOMPERS IS REELECTED
TO AGAIN HEAD LABOR
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Portland, Oct. 12.—(A. P.)
—Samuel Compere was unanl-
mously re-elected president and
El Paso, Teg,, was chosen as
the 1924 convention city uf the
American Federation of Labor
today.
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CONFERENCES ARK BEING HELD 4-
ANNUAL MEETING HELP THURM- WILHELM IN NEED OF CASH,
HK1.LH FIRST WIFE’S JEWEI.H
TODAY IN CAPITALS OVER
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PAY NIGHT WITH ELECTION
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REPORTS OF YEAR ARE READ
hambre Preehlent Vomiti mils Or­
ganisation fur Work Pone in Ad­
vertising Hout hern Oregon
James Chinnock, as Chief Big­
horn, will guide the destinies of the
Oavemen during the coming year,
having been elected to that position
at the annual meeting of the cave-
dwellers last night at the W. O. W
hall, lie takes the place held by 1>.
M. Mitchell for almost a year. The
new chief was not on hand last night
due to his absence from the city, in­
stallation will take placo at a Inter
date, when all of the new officers
will be Introduced to the duties of
their respective offices. In addition
to the election of officers the reports
on the past year’s activities and the
future of ths organisation were giv­
en. The organisation bad practical­
ly * full membership out at the
meeting. Dinner was served at 6:30.
O. 8. Blanchard, as president of
the Chamber of Commerce, told of
the wonderful aid rendered him dur­
ing the year by the Cavemen and
their value to the community as an
advertising medium. He congratulat­
ed the members on the results during
the first year of their organisation
and forecast continued good results
from the work.
Stanley Clark, the first Chief Big­
horn of the Cavemen, gave a brief
review of the accomplishments of the
Cavemen during their first year of
existence. This included the trip to
Portland, the trip to Marshfield, the
putting over of the drive for mem­
bers for the Oregon State Motor as­
sociation and many results of lesser
Importance.
M lx Opdycke, retiring Chief Ris­
ing Buck, made a few remarks aimed
at the membership of the organisa­
tion. C. D. Marks then brought up
the question of the need to the com­
munity of such an organisation and
showed what they would have to ac­
complish In the coming year. Frank
South told the members of the great
amount of advertising for the Oaves
and southern Oregon accomplished
by the trip to Portland In June. Aa
registrar at the atatlon where all
non-resident care are forced to atop
to register, he came Into direct con­
tact with many who wero Intereated
In the Caves through the Cavemen.
H. L. Bromley reported on his con­
ference with officials of the Tourna­
ment of Rosea st Pasadena. He stat­
ed that all efforta be made to take
the trip as California offers a virgin
field for the advertisement of Ore­
gon. The proposed trip is still a
dream of the Cavemen but they are
Amsterdam. Oct. 12.—(A. P.)—
Wilhelm Hohensollern is raising
money by the sale of some of the
jewels belonging to his first wife and
by the sale of several pictures. Pic­
tures by French masters, snd certain
Hohensollern portraits have been
disposed of through u Dutch firm
and a number of old Dutch and Ger­
man paintings will be brought into
the market shortly.
Some pt the late empress’ jewels,
Including a beautiful pearl necklace,
were sold through a Cologne jewel­
ler. Some time ago a number of
French Gobelins, tapestries and an­
cient furnitures were sold privately
to Americans and the proceeds used
for the purchase of Dutch funds.
WIFE WHO FAILED TO
DUCK GETS BLACK EVE
Cincinnati. O„ Oct. 12.—(I. N. 8.)
—"If I don't duok I get hit," Mrs.
Dorothy 8lekbert explained In Judge
Woeste’a court the other day. Her
husband waa on trial charged with
striking her.
Mrs. Slekbert had failed to make a
"good duck" and waa wearing a
black eye as a result.
"Are you guilty of giving your
wife a black eye?" the prosecutor
asked Slekbert.
"Yes, she failed to duck,” Slek­
bert replied.
"Sometimes I can’t dock. This
was one of those times," Mrs. Slek­
bert interjected.
Judge Woeste gave the husbanj
90 days in the workhouse In order
that Mrs. Slekbert might have time
to practice "ducking”.
FIVE KILLED BY MOONSHINE
Poisonous IJquor Falsi to Illinois
Men—Othi'rs Dying
Pana. III., Oct. 12.—(A. P.)—Five
men are dead, and three otbera are
In a serious condition after drinking
a quantity of poisonous liquor. Re­
ports of others In the neighborhood
having been poisoned by "White
mule” whiskey were reaching the
city today.
still working on It to see it It can­
not be developed.
P. A. DeGeneault told of the need
for better crossing facilities over the
Southern Pacific tracks on Sixth
street.
Other officers elected last night
were Chief Rising Buck, Nfel R. Al­
len; Temporary Wingfeather, H. B.
Howell; Keeper of the Wampum, T.
P. Cramer, Jr.;
Clubfist,
A. B.
Davis; Chief Eagle Eye, Sam Baker;
Eagle Eyes, L. M. Mitchell, Al Mar­
tineau, Bob Borland and C. B. Marks.
New York, Oct. 1'2.—(I, N. 8.)—[ From Gloucester comes the story
The recent spectacular achievement*of how in the Spring of 1876 Alfred
of Alain J. Gerbault, young French Johnson had the urge to make the
aviator and tennis star, in crossing transatlantic trip in e small boat.
the Atlantic alone In his 30-foot,
Under his persona
supervision
ten-ton racing cutter "Firecrest" he had constructed a lory measur­
has brought forth a surprising num­ ing 16 feet on the keel, 5H feet
ber of contending claims to having beam and drawing 2 ft feet of water.
accomplished the same undertaking.
The dory was decked over, but
In most cases Gerbault’s rivals point space was allowed for the lone navi­
out that the trips wero made on gator to sit In a cockpit and steer.
these other occasions either in small
Captain Johnson started from
boats or under more adverse circum­ Gloucester on June 16, 1876, and
stances.
landed in Liverpool, England, on
Among the first to challenge Ger­ August 21, 1876. He made the voy­
bault *e deed were supporters of Cap­ age alone.
tain William A. Andrews, declared
Captain Andrews’ boat, the "Sa-
to have made the trip in a 14-foot polio," was made by himself and
boat, the "Sapoilo,** built by him­ measured 14 feet 6 inches In length,
self. Andrews made the trip In 63 5 feet 5 Inches beam and 3 feet
days. It Is claimed, while Gerbault draft. The "Sapoilo” was equipped
left Cannes, France, April 6 and ar­ with a single mast, 8 feet high, and
rived In New York September 15, a short bowsprit, with a mainsail and
requiring 142 days to completo the jib, the total sail area being less
than 15 feet square.
journey.
MEETINGS IN 21 COUNTRIES
Call Sent Out by Women’s Auxiliary
of the Hccuntl Pan-American
Scientific Congre»«
Washington, Oct. 12.—(I. N. 8.)
—There was a peace conference to­
day in every national capital in the
Western Hemisphere.
From Ottawa, Canada, on
the
north, to Buenos 'Aires, on the south,
women of North, South and Central
America foregathered to talk peace
and goodwill and to pledge them­
selves to strive for better under­
standing between all the countries of
the Americas.
These meetings are being held
simultaneously in 21 countries fol­
lowing a call for them sent out by
the Women’s Auxiliary Committee of
the United States of the Second Pan-
American Scientific Congress, of
which Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes,
wife of the Secretary of State, Is
chairman.
The Washington Conference was
held In the magnificent Pan-Ameri­
can Building, the scene of the Con­
ference on Limitation of Armaments.
Many national figures attended.
Today's
conference
centered
about a common programme.
The Washington programme was
a review of the work women have
done, are doing, and what they ex­
pect to do in the development of
their respective countries and espec­
ially in creating a better understand­
ing among the nations of the West­
ern Hemisphere. The day's program
was divided into morning, afternoon
and evening periods.
The evening session of the Con­
gress was to be addressed by the
Dean of the Latin-American Diplo­
matie Corps, the Ambassador of
Peru and the Minister of Foreign
Relations of Peru. Other speakers
on the programme were women of
national prominence and representa­
tives of international organizations
whose field of interest is not con­
fined to Pan-America.
Among those attending the Con­
gres in Washington were represent­
ativas of educational institutions,
women's national and State organi­
sations and other associations, deal­
ing with literature, art and women’s
welfare work. Some of the more
prominent were:
Mrs. Charles E.
Hughes. Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Miss
Sarah Louise Arnold. Miss Mabel T.
Boardman. Mrs. Philander P. Clax­
ton. Mrs. Charles R. Crane, Mrs. F.
G. Denniston. Mrs. William C. Gor­
ges. Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor. Mrs.
Charles S. Hamlin. Mrs. William F.
Holmes. Mrs. Archibald Honkins,
Mrs. David F. Houston, Mrs. William
Kent, Mrs. (Robert Lansing. Miss
Juila C. ILathrop. Mrs. Gertrude S.
Martin, Mrs. Philp North Moore. Dr.
Jessica Pelxotto Mrs. Louis F. Post.
Mrs. Ernest W. 'Roberts, Mrs. George
M. Rommel, Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson,
Mrs. Frederick G. Sanborn. Mrs.
Jamts Brown Scott. Mrs. Charles D.
Walcott, Miss Lillian D. Wald, Miss
Elizabeth Wallace,
Mrs. Francisco
J. Yanes and Mrs. Glen Levin Swlg-
gett.
Wives of all the Latin-American
Ambassadors* and Ministers also
attended.
The Women’s Auxiliary Commit­
tee is tht standing committee of the
Women’s Auxiliary Conference, un­
der whose auspices the call was sent
out under authorisation of the Pan-
American
International Women's
Committee.
The government of Fern will be
host to the next Pan-American Scien­
tific Congress.
OLDEST AND YOUNGEST
RECORD FOR NEWSBOYS
Morristown, Oct. 12.—(I. N. S.)
—This town claims the oldest and
youngest newsboys. Lemuel Nichols
77, and Harry Wilson, 7, sell papers
on the same stroet.
WHOLE NUMBER 881S.
FRIlr.UY, OCTOBER 12. 1023.
Berlin. Oct. 12.—(A. P.)—
Aluminum 200 and 500 mark
pieces issued by the govern-
ment some months ago tor
small change purposes have en-
tirely disappeared, and it is
even impossible to obtain them
at the banks.
With the depreciation of the
currency, the metal in the
pieces soon became worth more
than their face value in marks.
Poker players, too, are held
partly responsible for dlsap-
pearance of the pieces, as the
aluminum coins were just a
handy size to be used for chips.
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ABLE TO FIND
AMERICAN MOTORSHIP
ATTACKED BY PIRATES
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Canton, Oct. 12.—(A. P.)—
♦ Pirates attacked the American
4 passenger, freight motorboat
♦ Win Nam on West river at
♦ Tengyuan but were repulsed.
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STENGEL HITS
HOMER WHICH
CINCHES GAME
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Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 12.—(A.
TRAIN ROBBERS
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trict during the month of August
paid 20,000,000 admissions to mov­
ing picture theaters, according to fig­
ures just made public by Rex Good­
cell, collector of internal revenue.
Trainmen Killed When Robbers This figure seta a new record. Ad­ Both .Nehf and Jones Pitch Airtight
Ball—Spectacular Fielding
Were Recognized, I* Belief—Lo­
mission tax receipts for August ag­
LEGION POHTH KEEP HUN
Marks Game
cal
Men
View
Scene
gregate 8322,334, aa compared with
GOING FOR PLACE TO SET
8240,626 in August, 1922.
Indianapolis, Oct. 12.—(A. P.)—
Yankee Stadium, New York, Oct.
Ashland. Ore., Oct. 12.—(A. P.)
The sun never sets on the American
12.
—(A. P.)—Old Casey 8tengel
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The
rough
country
on
both
sides
LEAGUE
ASKS
ALL
NATIONS
Legion, it was learned after a check
TO RECOGNIZE SCIENTISTS blossomed forth again today. With
had been made on the membership of the Oregon-California line near
a home run smash off Sad Sam Jones
here teemed with armed men today
by national headquarters here.
Geneva, Oct. 12.—(A. P.)—That In the seventh Inning, he scored the
The reports showed that the le­ seeking some tract of the robbers
gion has chartered posts in 17 for­ who yesterday held up Southern Pa­ scieatista who make discoveries of only run of the contest and the
eign countries and five territorial cific train No. 13, in tunnel 13, benefit to humanity should no long­ Giants walked off the field, victors,
possessions of the United States, in killed three trainmen and a mail er be robbed of the material fruits one to nothing, in the third World’s
addition to the 48 states and the clerk, and wrecked the mail car with of their labor, was the decision of Series game. Both Nehf and Jones
A record
dynamite. Sheriff Terrill, of Jack- the league of nations commission on pitched airtight ball.
District of Columbia.
crowd
saw
the
contest.
Brilliant
son
county,
was
directing
the
search
social
problems
in
a
report
given
to
With a membership of approxi­
mately 500 members, the Mexico de­ from the Oregon side and besides the general assembly of the league pitching and speedy, spectacular
fielding at critical stages held the
partment of the Legion leads all oth­ the regular possemen had the assist­ recently held at Geneva.
A resolution was adopted urging batters of both teams fully checked
er foreign divisions. Posts have ance of detachments of men from the
been established in Argentina, Bra­ Oregon Coast Artillery company of all countries to protect the property during the first six innings.
rights of the savants whose discov­
sil, British Isles, Canada, Chile, Chi­ Medford.
New York, Oct. 12.—(A. P.)—
The inquest was to be held today eries or inventions have often
na, Cuba, France, Germany, Guate­
mala, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, on the bodies of Sydney Bates, en­ brought fortunes to promoters but Mild weather greeted tho fans for
today’s World Series r.ame. Four
New Zealand, Poland and Turkey, as gineer; Marvin Seng, fireman; H. C. only poverty to scientists.
thousand were in line at the gates
brakeman,
and C. F.
wefl as in Alaska, Canal Zone, Ha­ Johnson,
early this morning, made up most­
waii, Philippine Islands and Porto Daugherty, mail clerk, victims of the
ly of children who are enjoying the
bandits. Officers working on the INDIA WILL COMPETE
Rico.
IN PARIS OLYMPIAD holiday.
case as well as railroad men, ex­
press the opinion that the Lxndlts
The score: Giants one run, four
Calcutta, Oct. 12.—(A. P.)—India hits and no errors; Yankees, no runs,
were either employes or former em­
ployes of the railroad and that they will be one of the competitors in the six hits and one error.
Waves of Insects Paw Oyer Part of had killed the trainmen because Olympic games to take place in Paris
Batteries: Giants, Nehf and Sny­
in 1924 it plans inaugurated by Lord der; Yankee«: Jones, Bush and
Montana, Headed West
they were recognized.
Lytton, governor of Bengal, are car­ Schang.
ried out. The governor b#i caUed a
Bozeman, Mont., Oct. 12.—(A. P.)
Lineup and batting order:
Medford, Oct. 12.—(A. P.)—The
meeting for ths purpose of forming
—With a course set straight into
Giants—Bancroft, shortstop; Grob
report that an automobile contain­
a Bengal Olympic Committee 1* con­ third; Frish, second; Young, right
the west, and with flying hosts fol­
ing five men dashed through Ash­
nection with India's proposed repre­ field; E. Meusel, left field; Stengel
lowing in successive waves, the drag­
land an hour after the holdup was
sentation. Governors of several oth­ center field; Kelly, first; Snyder,
on fly of Montana is making a new
received by the sheriff today. Three
er provinces are acting similarly.
chapter in natural history this fall.
catcher; Nehf, pitcher.
men were in the rear seat with their
For the first time known in this sec­
Yankees—Witt, center field; Du­
heads covered with a blanket and
tion, there is a migration of dragon
gan, third; Ruth, right field; R.
two men were in front, according to
flies, a natural phenomenon which,
Meusel, left field; Pipp, first; Ward,
those who saw the car. The Southern
in fact, is not recounted in any of the
second; Schang, catcher; E. Scott,
Pacific has offered a reward of
available textbooks on entomology.
$2,500 on the head of each of the Population Is Without Meat and shortstop; Jones and Bush, pitchers.
Recently the curious migration
Ruth replaced Pipp at first in the
Pot»«)«
bandits.
was noted by entomologists at Mon­
seventh. Hayes went to center.
According to the sheriff’s office the
tana State college. The Insects were
automobile did not pass through
Berlin. Oct. 12.—(A. P.)—Food, Bush replaced Jones in ninth.
flying in dense waves, the waves be­
Medford and did not reach Grants riots occurred today In two of Ber- j
ing rather sharply defined as they
Pass. The supposition is that the lin’s densely populated sections, par­ AMERICAN TECHNICAL EXPERT
passed. For a few minutes the air,
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car made a detour somewhere north ticipated in by the unemployed, ac­
at a height of some fifty feet, would
of Ashland. According to Deputy companied by women. The popula­
be filled with the insects and a few
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 12.—
Sheriff Ferncrook, of Medford, who tion is without meat and potatoes.
minutes later there would not be one
(A. P.)—Dr. George F. Freeman, re­
was the first min to reach the scene
in sight. Again and again came the
of the holdup from here, the engi­ Although there was quite a large cently of the staff of the Texas Agri­
waves, each Insect driving a straight
neer of the train was seen to hold sum on the car it is thought that the cultural college and experiment sta­
and rather steady course toward
up his hands as he entered the tun­ rdbbers were unable to get away, tion. has begun the formation of a
some unknown goal. On different
nel. It is supposed that he was with anything. The entire contents technical bureau here, under the de­
days the migration was noted and
forced to run the train through the of the mail car were lost in the fire partment of agriculture, to further
specimens taken at the college. The
tunnel and come to a stop so the mail which followed and burned the car the economic development of the
speed of the winged “snake feeder"
island.
car stood directly over the charge of to the ground.
and the height of flight made a gath­
Dr. Freeman’s mission is not only
explosive, which it is believed a man
The number in the robbery is not.
ering of specimens a difficult matter.
on the ledge above the track con­ definitely known, although sqme re­ the vocational instruction, but slab
nected with a wire which set off the ports say that one man was at the the professional education of the
discharge.
The
recently opened rear, two in front and possibly two Haitian people along agricultural de­
Klamath River highway is being in the mail car. The sheriff’s office velopment lines.
Both the Haitian people and the
here was notified to be on the watch
Peasants in Mulde Valley Victims of closely watched for the bandits.
for a Hudson automobile and the of­ foreign colonie« regard the addition
Communist Robbery
The work of the holdup men at ficers immediately went out on the of this agricultural expert to the
Siskiyou
yesterday afternoon was highway toward Rock Point but corps of American experts in the
Dresden, Sept. 22.—(A. ip.)—
Peasants in the Mulde valley could viewed by J. M. Isham, local agent, could not find any car coming tn island as a significant contribution
scarcely believe their eyes recently and W. E. McBride, of the local this direction which would answer to Haiti’s growing commercial activ­
ities.
when at day break they went to the Southern Pacific station, who went the description.
fields to work and discovered that to the scene of the robbery as soon
hundreds of acres of wheat and oth­ as the news was received here. They
er grains In the shock had disap­ report the crime as one of the most
peared like magic over night. The cold blooded imaginable as the train­
Mulde district, It developed, had men were shot while they had their
been invaded at night by hundreds hands in the air. The mail clerk,
of unemployed from the cities and whose name was given as Dougherty,
towns, and the grain carried away was killed by the explosion of the
Washington. Oct. It.—(Capital the unimaginative the stirring events
dynamite in the mail car. His body
on their backs.
In other localities the unemploy­ was not recovered until 4 o’clock News Service.)—Educators of the which attended the formation of this
ed became even bolder and invaded this morning due to heat developed nation’s capital are much interested country, but in inspiring a new com­
the farms In 'broad day light, defied by the burning car which was side­ In the efforts being made by a few prehension and a new love of history.
the peasants, and helped themselves tracked near Colesteln. on the Cal­ producers of motion pictures to in­ One teacher of history said of it:
not only to grain which had been ifornia side of the tunnel. Engineer terpret history for students. These "Too often history is to a child a dry
cut, but picked the ripening fruit, S. L. Bates, of Dunsmuir, Fireman pictures, it is noted, are made after and uninteresting subject; to remove
and even dug up whole fields of po­ M. Seng, of Dunsmuir, and Brake- very careful research by competent this Impression and create a delight
tatoes, cabbages and other veget­ man C. *O. Johnson, of Ashland, were historians, and are not intended or in the story feature of history is the
ables. The raiders said they were the other three victims. They were designed to be "program pictures'* first task of a good teacher. Once
for money-making purposes, but to let a child get the idea that history
hungry and that they had decided shot down in cold blood.
When the local Southern Pacific serve as adjuncts to school histories is a wonderful story, rather than a
upon force as a means of relieving
difficult study, and it is easy to lead
their stress. In reporting the case, men arrived at the scene of the hold­ In classroom and lecture hall.
One such enterprise, sponsored by the young mind to a true apprecia­
the authorities announced that the up the bodies of the murdered men
movement was In the hands of Com­ were just being taken from the tun­ Yale University, la sufficiently ambi­ tion of the values of those great
munists. Only a few of the unem­ nel. They believe that the killing tious to include the principal events events which have made thia nation
ployed men were communists, the was done by the robbers in order to In United States history since the what it is. The motion picture,
properly made and with due regard
German police reported, but because avoid being identified as they are landing of Columbus.
Teachers of history are practically to fidelity to detail and fact, can not
of empty stomachs they were easily thought to have been known by the
trainmen.
A wire was located a unit in declaring that such films. help but be of the greatest possible
led by the radicals.
In some instances
the crowds which led to a battery above the If well done, open up new possibili­ aid. It can never supersede the
numbered 300 to 4001 persons made train which was used to fire the ties in teaching of the story of the book, but it can add enormously to
blast to wreck the safe and mail car. nation, not only in visualising for its value.*’
up of men, women and children.
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MURDER WAS COLD SLOODEO
DRAGON FUES ARE MIGRATING
FOOD RIOTS IN RERUN TODAY
GRAIN FIELDS ARE RAIDED
MOVING PICTURES MAÏ BE USED IO TEACH
HISTORICAL EVENTS TO SCHOOL STUDENTS