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Grants Pass — Gateway to the Oregon Caves
GRANTS PAHS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON.
VOL. XIV., No. Ml.
MASCOTT AND WING GET
TEN-ROUND DECISIONS
REPORT SHOWS
DIVINE HEALER
OID NOI CORE
♦
Portland, Dec. 22.— (A. P.) ♦
♦
Hilly Mascott won a 10- ♦
4 round decision over Danny Ed- ♦
♦ wards lust night. Weldon Wing 4
♦ won u 10-round decision over ♦
♦ Mik« DePinto.
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OF 330 ANNOINTKD AM» HELD
CURED BY REV. PRICE, 211
ARK UNCHANGED
ENGLINli PAHTOli TOLD
TO PAY WIFE »5 A WEEK RENT BEING SOUGHT RY 1*01.ICE
AND DETECTIVES TODAY IN
fjondon, Dei- 22. -If. N. B.)- Rev.
PORTE IM)
39 DIEO IN SIX MONTHS
FIVE MEN ARE APPREHENDED
PARI Of COIN
STOLTN FROM
BANK IS FOUND
WHOLE NI MBER 8374.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 22, 11*211.
TURK WILL NOT GRACE
DAVIS DINNER TABLE
LEVIATHAN WAS IN MUD
BANK FOR SEVEN HOURS
♦
Is is lucky that some one has 4
♦ Invited A. B. Davis out for 4
♦ Christmas dinner or he might 4
4 otherwise go hungry. But some- 4
4 where In the city there Is a big 4
4 gobbler running around loose 4
4 that might have graced the 4
4 Davis table on that day. A. B. 4
4 was out looking at the bird, 4
4 contemplating on the meal he 4
4 was to have. Hla thoughts must 4
4 have been read by the turk for 4
4 he tried to get away. A grab at 4
4 him failed to net more than a 4
4 half dozen tall feathers. A stick 4
4 hurled at the big bird failed to 4
4 stop his flight and the last seen 4
4 of him was a badly scared tur- 4
4 key making for the open coun- 4
4 try.
4
4
This afternoon, the big bird 4
4 was sighted but by the time that 4
4 Mr. Davis arrived there all that 4
4 could be seen of the turk were a 4
4 large number of tracks. His 4
4 roosting place was discovered 4
4 and Mr. Davis still thinks he 4
4 may have turkey during the 4
4 holidays.
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New York. Dee. 22.—(A. P.) 4
4 —The Leviathan is resting at 4
4 her Hoboken pier today, having 4
4 been pulled off the mud bank 4
I 4 where she was stuck for seven 4
I 4 hours yesterday.
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MILITARA' AND NAVAL POWER
ALLIANCE SEEN AB RESULT
OF ROYAL VISIT
BRYAN THINKS
FORD SUPPORT
IS DAMAGING
RUNS MILES ON W RONG
RAILROAD TRACK IN FOG ENDORSEMENT OF COOLIDGE
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WILL REACT IS OPINION OF
London, Dec. 22.—(I. N. S.) —I
DEMOCRAT
John .Morley Williams, until recently
Anything may happen in a London
______
fog.
pastor of Booth Croydon Congrega­
tional Church, was summoned Into
An engineer pulled his train out 1 luro I ID UflTU RIP DIKIMCC2
of Victoria station recently during a LIHtd Ul Willi DID DUOUlLdd
court by la wlfv on u charge of de­
heavy tog, bound for Woking. He
sertion.
Setters wore presented showing
brought the train to a standstill some Auto Magnate Loses Prominence
A h Ix>ng as Britain and Fran«-«* Re­
lx*a<lvr of Robber Rand Cuntí-»»'« to
17 Grew W«rw While« Five Beciuiie
that the pastor had announced bls
time later in the vicinity of South­ When H«* Give* Support to R«*ac-
main Allien, Nothing to Fear But
ln»an«<—Oaly Five Were <'urc<l.
Crime While Others Are Cap­
ampton, miles away from Woking.
intention of ending bls relations with
tionary G. O. P. Candidate
Papers Are Timid
<'oiuuiilter Made 1‘robo
tured in Woman's Hous«*
Someone had forgotten to close a
his wife because they had lived a
switch, and the engineer couldn’t see
"cat and dog life.”
The magistrate ordered the pastor
where he was bound for in the fog.
Miami, Fla., Dec. 22.— (A. P.)—
Paris. Dec. 22.—(I. X. S.)—tA mil­
Vancouver, B. C.. Dec. 22—(A. P.) to pay his wife $.'> a week.
Portland, Ore., Dec. 22.—(A. P.)
;
William
Jennings Bryan, candidate
itary
and
naval
alliance
between
Italy
—
The
police
and
private
detectives
Of the 350 persons annotated and <lo*
' tor delegate to the national demo­
and Spain, menacing France's Med­
are today endeavoring to located
dared to bave been pronounced JAP CITY Bi’YH OUTFIT
cratic convention from Florida, in a
iterranean connection with her great
more of the money stolen from the
cured by Rev. (’. H. Price, evangelist,
TO REGISTER TREMIHX»RS Lane County State &' Savings bank
African Empire—reservoir of man Peak of Outgoing Mail Reached Fri­ statement today declared that Ford’s
endorsement of Coolidge would cause
hero last «print, 214 experienced no
day—Incoming Is Heavy
at Florence on December 11, follow­
power for the next war—is envisaged
a reaction hurting Coolidge instead
change, 39 died within six month»,
Toklo, Dec. 22. (I. <N. B.)—To ing the arrest here last night of five
by the French press as a result of the
Christmas mail from Grants Pass of helping him. “Ford as the mil­
visit of King Alphonse of Spain iu
17 grew decidedly worse, and five find out which part of the city shakes men and the recovery of $14026
this year Is showing an increase over lionaire champion of the poor of the
Italy.
became Inaane, according to a re­ the most In the next earthquake, the which one of the alleged robbers had OAKLAND TURKEY MEN
given
a
Portland
woman
for
safe
last
season, according to the clerks country would make an Inspiring
olty of Osaka has purchased ten tro­
SELL FOR 23 CENTS A LB.
“Kings and queens don't go to so
port by the Inveatlgatlng committee
at
the
postoffice. Each train now is spectacle, but Ford loses his prom­
mometers and caused th«m to be keeping. Tommy Murray, the lead­
much trouble for nothing,” comments
published today. Five were Hated placed In various sections of the city. er. was caught at a house here he
bringing
an increased amount of inence when he joins with the rest
Roseburg. Ore., Dec. 22.— (A. P.) the Matin, and goes on to point out
aa cured. The committee Included Ono of tho tromometers records had rented and furnished. He con­ —According to information received the disadvantages of such an alliance mail for the people of the city, the of the big businesa men in their sup­
outgoing mail having reached it peak port of a reactionary candidate,”
11 clergymen, eight physicians, throe movements of the earth’s crust 250 fessed. Eddie Walker, caught in from Ralston Bridges, of the J. T. from a French point of view.
.
yesterday. According to the em­ said Bryan.
Murray's house, refused to talk, but Bridges company of Oakland, Ore­
university professors, and one law­ times as large.
Collaboration of the Italian and1
yer. The report wan presented last
Pulsation« of tho earth at Kobe tho police say he gave Ida Chase the gon, that concern, one of the largest Spanish fleets in the Mediterranean | ployes at the postoffice the mail is
money
they
recovered.
Tho
three
night at a meeting of the Vancouver and Kyto, cities near Osaka, are said
turkey shippers in the state, shipped would result in a com-bined naval j not only heavier this year but the
mailing was started earlier in re­
General Ministerial Association. The ' to be much less than those of Osaka. men arrested at the Chase woman's a carload, consisting of 34,000
house are being held for investiga­ pounds to Seattle and paid the grow­ force much more powerful than any sponse to the request of the post-
five listed as cured are said to have :
France could muster in southern
tion.
suffered functional disorders.
ers 25 cents a pound for the birds. waters. Italy and Spain would have office department that the clerks and
Murray and Walker were taken to Mr. Bridges declares that many of 31 cruisers against France's 15; 80 postmen be given more consideration.
Friday the outgoing mail totalled ! f
Eugene today after being partially these birds were purchased at a time
torpedo boats against France’s 15 216 sacks, the largest number on a
Convicted latst Night of Killing Identified here by Jack Herring, one when birds were being purchased in and 51 submarines against only 20
By W. W. Fidler
single train going on number 16,
of the Lane county ranchers under Roseburg for 21 cents. Since ship­
William N. Coburn
for
France.
I
feel
constrained
to cut out some
northbound,
when
112
sacks
were
arrest charged with harboring the ping out the carload the Oakland
So long as the Anglo-French en­ put aboard. This is in addition to of Mr. Olney’s narrative. It Is all
fugitives
In
their
flight
from
Flor
­
firm
has
shipped
400
turkeys
north
Atlanta. Ga„ Dec. 22.—(A. P.) —
tente endures—and it seems now to the regular mail. A total of 298 racy reading, but some of it is not
An appeal is expected to be asked for ence. Herring was brought here and paid the growers 25 cents per
be standing on its last legs—'France sacks of incoming mail arrived yes­ particularly useful aa history. The
from
Eugene
by
Lane
deputy
sher
­
pound.
The
Bridges
shipments
this
Philip E. Fox, convicted of murder
has nothing to fear, for the Italian- terday. The total today promised reader Is no doubt anxious to learn
Ry William L. Baley
iffs.
Wells,
one
of
the
five
taken
In
season
total
65,000
pounds.
last night.
National Editorial Association
Many growers are claiming that Spanish alliance could not counter­ to greatly exceed that amount, while how the fight at the ranch terminat­
"Guilty of murder, with recommen­ custody last night, was charged to­
Washington, Dee. 22. Senator
day
with
having
kept
$1500
of
the
“
propaganda"
was spread by the balance the British Mediterranean the outgoing mail was greatly dimin­ ed. This will be allowed to appear
dation for mercy”, was the verdict
Robert laiFollette of Wisconsin, and
bank loot for Murray, but not with buyers thus choking down the mar­ fleet. But once the entente goes to ished. There is also a ton of mail as rapidly as Olney’s fondness for
returned against Fox, Ku Klux Klan
his little band of Insurgents have
participation in the holdup. He was ket price and that the price of 20 smash France’s connection with her from Crescent City which must be .minor detail will permit.
editor, who killed William 8. Coburn,
African colonies will depend upon the worked by the postoffice here before
projected themselves luto the lime­
taken to Eugene with Murray and and 21 cents was not justified.
“As stated before, the Indians
a klan attornoy, in Atlanta Novem­
it can be sent on. The business is ■ ceased firing about 1 o'clock and re­
Walker. Mike Dennis and Floyd
light by parliamentary methods
sufferance of Italy and of England.
ber 5.
Metcalf, also talken in custody last JAPAN GRATEFUL FOR
which prevent the complete or­
The press suggests that France keeping the employes on the job tired from the attack and took up
The verdict under Georgia laws night, were cleared today by the po­
AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS should join in an alliance with Italy every minute.
ganisation of the Congress. It is not
j their line of march for some other
provldod a life Imprisonment sen­ lice. Metcalf was released. The po­
Toklo, Dec. 22.—(I. N. S.)—The and Spain.
a party question but a controversy
field in which to operate, but it was
tence. After hearing evidence and lice said Dennis will probably be Japanese Navy has expressed appre­
Judged by recent events, Mussolini
to determine whether party or clique
not till the morning light had be­
arguments for more than a week, the freed later today.
ciation for a complete set of marine —who is not at all Franco-phil»—t
shall control tho destinies of the na­
come
sufficiently clear to distinguish
jury received the case late last aightt.
maps, charts and other data sent by would not willingly accept such an , Get Out for R«*asons of Expediency objects far out in the woods that the
tional law-making body. The strug­
At the request of the defense the
Says Headquarters
the American Navy to replace the arrangement. Indeed, most of his I
gle for supremacy In legislative mat­
besieged became satisfied that the
jury was polled. It was unanimous.
♦ *»
Mrs. W. D. Hunt and daughter. stock of the Hydrographic Depart­ Mediterranean extension schemes are |
ters has now reached a stage where
Vera Crux, Dec
—(A. P.)— Indians had actually departed. They
Fox stood up. He shook his head in ! Vesta, have returned to their home ment of the Japanese Navy, lost in
directed against France.
some members of the minority arc
The rebels have evacuated the city of then came out and began an inspec­
tho negative when the judge asked In the Illinois valley, after spending the September earthquake.
An Indication of this was given in Puebla “for reasons of military ex­ tion of the ground surrounding the
openly assisting the majority, their
if he desired to say anything.
a week in the city, while the daugh­
The gift was sent from Hampton the recent anniversary celebration of
political foes, in a coalition to pre­
pediency.” their headquarters here ■ house. Here, one declared he saw
"You shall spend the balance of
According to a announced today. They had held the an Indian fall, there another, anoth­
serve the party system aga-inet a your natural life in the penitentiary| ter was undergoing an operation on Roads on the American Navy Trans­ Fascism In Italy.
port Argonne.
'Paris radical newspaper the Fascist! city for several days.
“boring from within” which would of this state," the judge said. Foxj her tonsils.
er had shot an Indian who was just
leave Its mark on Democrat« and Re­ trembled and his head drooped heav-l
■ poking his head up above the log,
publicans alike. With the Senate at
when he gave him a deadly shot. Be­
lly on his chest.
odds over the chairmanship of the
hind trees, logs, stumps and brush
Judge Howard directed the defend-)
Interstate Commerce Committee and ant to sit down. Two bailiffs stead-j
More Boys Than Girls in District of blood was found, plainly indicating
the so-callod Insurgents In the House
that the Indians had suffered. And
School Age
led the trembling man as he sank!
threatening another bolt, little hope
at the stable many mark« were
Into hie chair. The court then cau­
For the first time in years, the - found showing that the Indians had
is held out for legislation until the
tioned all spectators to remain seat­
school census shows a majority of
holiday recess.
ed.
Twenty or more policemen,
I to fish. The water ran dark and ed- channels above a flat rock, behind boys in school district seven. In the suffered more than the boys, who,
By Z.anc Grey
It is the ambitions of 1-a Follette, headed 'by Chief of Police Beavers Reprinted through the Courtesy of I dying through them. The river here which swirled and eddied the most
with the exception of some slight
count of children from 4 to 19 inclu­
the “stormy petrel” of politics, to and the ballffs, surrounded Fox and
As
was very wide, bank full, so that no haunting and beautiful little pool sive, it showed that there were 1442 bruises, had escaped unhurt.
The Country Gentleman and
euocoed to the chairmanship of the he was escorted from the courthouse.
soon
as
breakfast
had
been
served
bars
or
gravel
beds
or
ragged
rocks
the Author
imaginable. It was fully sixty feet in the district which is composed of
I. C. C. committee which would be
showed from one green shore to the away, a prodigious cast for me. But the city of Grants Pass and the dis­ a strong guard had been sent out to
(Continued from last Saturday)
vacated by Senator Cummins, who is
i other.
I essayed it. more in the persistence trict which formerly was number 26. recover the lost horses and pack
presiding officer of the Senate In the SURFACED ROADS NOW
mules, which were scattered for a
Next day Burnham took us up the i The steelhead were not there or and pride of practice than in a hope
TOTAL 433,000 MILI»
Of that number 726 are boys and | mile around. iA detachment under
absence of the Vice President. Party
river; five miles beyond the dam, to would not rise. Burham said this of raising a fish. Straining nerve
716 are girls.
command of Capt. O’Neil was soon
leaders, knowing the Wisconsin Sen­
a place he called tho Suspension stretch seldom failed and we should and muscle I swept my rod forward
The total shows a small increase
Washington,
Dec.
22.
—
(lA,
P.)
—
ator's views on railroad matters, are
In readiness to go and care for the
Bridge. A couple of wire cables keep on. What a wonderful sight to and 'back, forward and back, watch­
over the census of 1922 when 1385
fearful of the consequences. As a re­ Surfaced roads in tho United 8tates sagged across the water between high see him cast a fly! It fascinated me.
bodies of Davis and Wright; and
ing
my
fly,
letting
out
more
line
until
children
were
registered
in
the
dis
­
sult, they are opposed to La Follette now total ncnrly 423,000 miles, tho banks, and to th«>se were attached It seemed so seasy. His fly gleamed
when Olney’s feet had been dressed
I reached my limit. The fly dropped trict. Since that time, however, dis­
aa chairman because of the power it Bureau of Public raods has announc­ loops of chicken-fence wire, which like a spark of gold in the sun. It perfectly. I saw it sink and float trict 26 has consolidated with num­ by Mrs. Hay, who was kind and at-
would givo him over regulatory legis­ ed. At the close of 1921 tho total in turn supported some rotten loose I shot out and back, and his line
under the surface, and then as the ber seve.n and that accounts for a ; tentive to all, he mounted a horse
was approximately 387,000 miles, boards.
lation. Cummins wants to retain the
and accompanied the command, to
seemed
to
wave,
to
undulate,
to
current
caught the bag of line it part of the increase.
and a little more than 35,000 miles
The stretch of Rogue River here ( sweep up In a great curve and at last
two jobs but the small group of La
point out the place where Wright
dragged my fly a little more swiftly.
Follette sympathisers in the Senate were constructed In 1922. It is be­ was Burnham’s favorite place. No stretch out low over the water and
had been killed. They were delayed
legions
carried
banners
on
which
The
sight
pleased
ire.
lieved 1923 construction will not fall wonder! It surpassed any stretch
possess a sufficient number of votes
a
short time to ascertain the final
drop the deceiving wisp of feathers
were printed the map of Italy. Cur­
short of tho previous year’s record.
Then out of the dark eddying
of fishing water I ever encountered.
to make the balloting futile with the
like thistledown. He always cast
iously the map included Corsica—a result of Alex Caldwell’s wound. He
A narrow riffle roared at the head of
depths of that pool loomed a shape,
Democrats holding their lines Intact.
quartering a little across the channel
French possession—as Italian terri­ was carefully attended to by Mrs.
I’LANS FOR ADVERTISING
this stretch and sent its swift current
dim at first, gathering color and life
There have been some changes In the
Hay and her daughter, but his wound
CAMPAIGN OUTLINED along the far shore under the cliff so that the bag in his line would ' until it became the reality of a steel- tory.
minority line-up as certain Demo­
The uncertainty of tho situation so proved fatal; he died about eight
and through deep channels out In the drag the fly faster than the current. ' head, huge and broad as he swerved
cratic Sonatore share the concern of
, Ho said a steelhead rose to a fly, and
far as France is concerned, makes a o’clock. (He left a wife and one
Portland, Dec. 2 2.—The advertis­ flat rock of tho stream-ljed.
■ halt over to follow the water. . My
their Republican associates as to the
Child in Franklin county, Mo. Hie
ing campaign to be started Immedi­
Wiborn and R. C. waded out to the followed It down stream and struck heart leaped to my throat. Just as race for Mediterranean naval suprem­ body was buried near the house.
prospects if (I*aFoLlette wins.
ately with the $300,000 development riffle. I skw the latter hook and I it So hard that it hooked itself. Twice he reached the fly I jerked—and acy. within the limits of the Wash­
In a statement of his views Sena­
fund recently raised by tho Chamber lose a steelhead In the white water. he raised fish, and both times he let pulled it away from him. The action ington conference, seem inevitable.
(Continued on Page Three)
tor 1st Folletto declared that “the
of Commerce will he confined large­ Then I essayed to follow Burnham. lout a lusty yell. But he missed them, was involuntary. Then one instant I At least the French building program
real Issue at stake In Congress today
now before the Senate and Chamber,
ly to the old northwest district I ha«l a task. Ho stood over six feet to >ny great disappointment.
thrilled and shook, and the next my
is whether or not the Progressives
will be seriousy considered at the
Toward the lower end of that mag­
around Chicago, California and tho tall and wore seven-league wading
heart turned to lead, and I groaned
present extraordinary session of Par­
nificent
stretch
of
river
the
water
north
Atlantic
and
New
England
boots,
and
deep
or
shallow
was
all
(Continued on Pago Four)
at my stunidity. Many and many a
states, according to announcement of the same to him. He worked down­ deepened somewhat, and the chan­ time I casr again over that pool, but liament.
The program calls for the construc­ General R«-«h»ction» Ordered Within
nels appeared harder for me to reach
■Herbert Cuthbert, secretary of tho stream.
all to no avail.
State by Public Service
tion
of six cruisers, 39 torpedo boats,
with
a
fly.
I
could
not
cast
over
publicity department of tho Portland
Nevertheless, here was a place
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Suddenly
my
attention
was
at
­
34 submarines and two mipe sweep­
Chamber of Commerce.
where I could wade out as far as I into the shady ruts under the cliff,
tracted
by
(Burnham's
yell,
and
then
Salem, Dec. 21.—(A. P.)—General
ers. France at present has under
Jonas M. Berry Passes While Gather­
Mr. Cuthbert said that of the fund, liked and reach all but the farther­ and it was here that Burnham was
ing Greenery
$50,000 would be expended In the most spots. For a hundred yards raising fish. I would make half a shouts of onlookers up on the cliff construction three cruisers, 18 tor­ reductions in Interstate freight rates
on hay, from 5 to 35 per cent, were
principal newspapers In those sec­ out the water ran scarcely a foot dozen attempts, and that meant at opposite his position. He had hooked pedo boats and 12 submarines.
Italy now is building two cruisers ' ordered tdoay by the Public Service
Portland, Ore., Dec. 22.—(A. I*.) tions and In about a half dosen lead­ deep over level rock and led to where least six sweeps of my rod for each a steelhead. I saw it leaping. He
the deep ruts and channels and cast, and then I would rest my tired called for me to hurry down and take 20 torpedo boats, 20 submarines and ! Commission, effective on January 21.
—Jonas M. Berry, aged retired mer­ ing magazines.
the rod. I yelled back no. But he one airplane carrier.
The reduction amounts to about 80c
chant died of apoplexy while gather­
In addition, he said $10,000 would lanes could be reached. These deep­ arm and watch Burnham.
The figures were compiled 'by the a ton on short hauls, and $3.60 on
ing Christmas greens. lie was found be expended in booklets and about er aisles in tho rocky formation of
I came to a place Burnham had Insisted. By the time I covered the
the river-bed were wonderful places I left for me, a joining of two dark
long hauls. .
(Continued on Page Five)
Matin.
after an all night search.
$5000 In other forms of publicity.
ENTENTE KEEPS BALANCE
CHRISTMAS MAIL IS HEAVIER
Scraps of Oregon
History
FOX APPEAL IS EXPECTED
Our Washington
Letter
REBELS EVACUAfr PUEBLA
FISHING THE ROGUE
SCHOOL CENSUS SHOWS GAIN
FREIGHT RATES ARE LOWERED
RETIRED
MERCHANT DIES