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VOL XIV., No. Nil.
GRA.NTH 1‘AHH, JOHEI'HINK COUNTY. OREGON.
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NATION.»», FORENT HAN FEW
FIRES— AITI AL IX4W
IN HMAIX
Forest Nervier Given Help of Publb
la Minimizing Danger—-C hum ' s
Ari' Usted
There were 14 fires In or close t<
the Siskiyou National forest durlni
the fire season of 1923 In Josephine
county, In 1922 there were 31 fires
In tho same area. In the entire for­
est there were 38 fires. A total of
3245% acres were burned over, of
which 1787
was of tho National
forest. The total damage to the for­
est amounted to but »1589 «1 These
figures are Included In a report sent
by tho local forestry office to the
rangers, who were due In large meas­
ure for the suppression of flro dam­
age. The forestry office states that
tho greater care exorcised by th<
people of the county with flro dur
Ing the dry season and the greater
cooperation given tho forest service
are big factors In the keeping down
of the fire losses.
Class A fires, or those burning a
quarter of an acre or loss, amounted
to It; Class B. a quarter acres tn 10
acres, seven; Cluss C. over 10 ucres.
20. The total coat of fighting the
tires In the various parts of tho for-*
eat amounted to »8266.74. The fire
loss was remarkably small, taking
Into consideration the extra dry sea
son.
Tho largest single fire was the
Slide creek blase. In the southern
part of Douglas county, This cost
the forestry department »4279.05,
accounting for over half of the en-
tire fire fighting costs. The Slide
Creak fire was In an exceptionally
hard place to reach with fire fight­
ers and supplies and men had to be
shipped to West Fork, making a
large transportation Item.
The causes given for the fires are
tlglitlnlng, 12; camp fires, 4; smok­
ers, 5; brush burning. 2: lumbering,
2; Incendiary. 12; miscellaneous, 1.
The Gallce district had nine of the
12 lightning fires and the Agness
district eight of the 12 incendiary
fires, Thu Page creek district had
but two lightning fires and a total
cost for suppression of »8.14. The
forestry department Is working with
the alm that the average area burn-
cd over for a 10-year period, begln-
ning in 1920, shnll not exceed one-
tru th of one percent In the Siskiyou
area. The total area burned over
within tho National Forest boundary
was 2505 acres, Including private
holdings, or one-seventh of one per­
cent.
Private lands with the forest boun­
dary burned over totalled 718 acres
and private lands outside the forest
amounted to 240 U acres.
Peking. Dec. 31
(A. P.)—
Followers of the notorious ban­
dit Lon Yao Jen captured tho
American missionary.
Julia
Klien, mid wounded Professor
lb-inhuri| Wolf and his wife In
a raid on Nlang Yangfu.
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PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR
1924 IS SEEN BY MANY
SELLING OF AMMUNITION
TO OBREGON PROTESTED
New York, Dec. 31.— (A. P.)
- Leaders In the field of bus­
iness and banking in the Unit­
ed States are looking forward to
a prosperous year in 1924.
Forecasts for the next year’s
trade, prepared by some of the
leading Industrial and financial
executives of the country, gen­
erally breathe the spirit of op­
timism. Opinion among them
is virtually unanimous that the
adoption of Secretary Mellon’s
tax reduction program would be
a great stimulus to business
and industrial activity. While
It is admitted that the unsettled
European economic situation
has an adverse effect on ship­
ping and the copper and wheat
markets, it is generally agreed
that It does not control domes­
tic business prosperity.
Washington, Dec. 31.—(A.
P.)—The De La Huerta faction
in Mexico today filed with the
state department a formal pro­
test against the United States’
plan to sell war materials to the
Obregon government.
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PORTLAND H V» LIGHT FALL AND
♦ TEM'HER KILLED AT DENVER GERMANN BALK AT HIGH
WHEN HHE LEAPS FROM
COST OF SALTED HERRING
OTHER PARTO OF STATE
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THIRD FLOOR
VISITED
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Hamburg, Dec. 31.— (A. P.)—The
laiwrence, Kan., Dec. 81.-—(I. -N.
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price of beer has been boosted many
4.) Higher education Is being made
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: times throughout Germany without
kl together too high, taxicab tolls ab-
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' any great protest, but when salted
«orbing a largo part of the allowance'
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i herring jumped to »1.20 a pound the
a the realization of Uunlverslty of I
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protested and
Kansas fraternity men.
4 One Perhaps Fatally Wounded— ; people vigorously
' termed It an outrage. About the
So It has come to pass that a code. <N»lil Wave Is Forecast With Snow
Woodland
High
School
Burns
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same time sausage reached the un-
tow exists In local “frat" circles byj Tonight—KulrZero Weather Re-
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Mulford Theatre Destroyed
portevi in Eaitcni Part
: precented price of »1.25 to »1.75 a
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which members shall refrain from
■ German pound. which is 12 ounces,
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ransportlng "dates" In taxicabs, un-
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sausage from 15 to 20 cents a pound
The code was approved nt a meet-J —A light snow fall occurred last
er, was killed and two others ser­
und
night
with
n
whistling
wind
LEONARD
WOOD
JR.,
Ing of Interfraternity Council, repre­
OFFICER OF OIL CONCERNS iously injured when they leaped from
senting sixteen national societies. i gave Portland u blizzard, but the
the third floor of a burning apart-1
snow fall stopped before enough had
and was received with smiles by1
ment house early today. The other
accumulated
for
drifts.
Sub-zero
Chicago,
Dec.
31.
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(A.
P.)
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Four
sorority girls, who have expressed
occupants
were rescued by fitemen, Economic anil Social Situation Held
weather was reported throughout oil companies in which Leonard
their desire to make the ruling ef-
Satisfactory
the state this morning, ranging from Wood Jr., was an officer and each of as the building was being destroyed.
fectlve.
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8 above ut Baker to 3 2 above at which is alleged to have taken a by flames. Another womhn. Miss ‘
Eula
Kramer,
was
burned
to
death
Geneva,
Dec.
31.— (A. P.)—Satis-
: Roseburg
A severe cold wave Is heavy toll from ex-service men and
gripping the eastern states.
then "gone out of business" were un­ when trapped in a fire in a second ) factory from some points of view, the
der investigation today by Assistant apartment house shortly after the economic and social situation of the
Snow started falling in Grants State's Attorney Milton D. Smith first fire. Three persons were in- Saar Valley territory causes anxiety
jured in the second fire. Both fires ' from others, according to a report
Fire Takes Emiri' Structure—Ono Pass last night and this morning the and Berthold Cronson.
Mun killed by Fulling Wall
) whole valley was blanketed In a
At the close of the day's inquiry apparently were caused by overheat-: received by the league of nations
to the cold wave.
i from the governing commission of the
white mantle. It reached a depth of 1 during which one ex-service man laid ed furnaces due
] district. The Saar Valley, which ex-
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Tho Pago theatre In Medford was about an lych on the valley floor and i literally a bushel basketful of evi­
! tends along the Franco-German fron-
•ntlrely gutted by flames Sunday on the mountains where It had a bet- j dence. including some fancy, yellow-
Oakland, Dec. 31.— (A. P.)—Ten
'torning when a fire, of undctermln* | ter chance to stick, it was several) backed stock certificates in several firemen were injured, one perhaps) ' tier, was handed over to the league
for control during a period of years
d origin, Bwept through the large inches deep. A depth of about seven | ompqnies, on Assistant States's At­
fatally, in a fire supposedly of in­ after which the inhabitants by a
dayhouse, despite the efforts of the Inches was reported on the summit j torney Smith’s desk, the prosecutor
cendiary origin which destroyed the plebiscite will decide their future po-
Medford fire department. Amos H. of Smith hill this morning.
Otb.jr announced that, regardless of state Cole grammar school today with a
litical status.
Willett, a merchant, was killed, and places reported from one to six action agaiust General Wood's son,
loss estimated at »100,000. The
The commission reports that the
'!*lre Chief Elliott injured. The flro j Inches, depending upon their alti­ the postoffice inspectors will be ask-
firemen were caught beneath a fall­ territory is gradually , recovering
broke out at 6:15, according to tude. The SlHklyous were being ed to go into his activities.
ing wall.
from the effects of the miners’ strike
’Dad” Dunlop, who made a trip to ¡well covered and people coming over)
and that there is a large increase in
■he place uh soon ns he found out late last evening stated thgt the
the
gross yield from the mines. How­
hat the theatre was on fire. The snow was fast p-ling up on
Wcodland, -Calif., Dec. 31.—(A.
the sutn-
ever, the territory as a whole has
■ofal damage will amount to about
P.)-
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A
fire,
believed
to
be
of
incen-
mit.
Application Must Be
Made by I
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<30.000 for tho Hunt company,
diary origin, destroyed the Woodland . not regained Its prosperity, the situa­
The forecast for tonight is more
Tonight
tion
which leased the building. This was
.high
school
today
with
a
loss
of|
l,on being
*' '¡I aggravated by continual
snow, to be followed by a cold spell.
half covered by insurance. Tho build-
»300,000. The fire followed the, difficulties
difflcultfe in transport to the east,
I The entire state is gripped by the
Salem, Ore.. Dec. 31.— (A. P.)—
by the scarcity of certain raw ma­
ng was owned by Dr. Page, of Los
' storm, according to reports from Because today* is the final day for destruction, several weeks ago, of terials and by the rise in the cost of
\ng--les, who will arrive in Medford
the school at Esparto, near here, also
various sources.
the making of applications for the
living which began in August. Since
vithln a few days. It is not known
j suspected to have been incendiary.
night
Minimum
temperature
last
X-service
men
’
s
cash
bonus
under
June the French franc has been the
f the building will be rebuilt.
the state bonus loan act, the ex-ser­
only legal currency in the district,
The bluzo was first seen in the was 29 degrees.
vice men's state aid commission has
Medford, Dec. 31.—(A. P.)—The replacing the German mark.
northeast corner. near the Bear creek
an exceedingly heavy mail. The fact Page theatre burned yesterday.
The effort of the government com­
bridge. By the time the fire dopart-
that today is the final day for this I Amos H. Willett, a merchant, was mission to prevent exploitation of the
neut arrived, the whole building was
k ma»s of flames. Mr. Willett was Annie Kosnick Shoots Herself When class of benefits does not bar the burned to death, and fire chief El­ currency reform at first succeeded,
men whose letters asking for appli­ liott was injured.
but in August and September a some­
killed when a wall caved on the in­
Reproved liy Father
cations are on file with the depart­
what alarming increase in the cost of
side of tho building and lie was pin­
ment, though the applications may
living set in. the main causes being
ned beneath the debris. Fire Chief
Portland, Ore., Dec. 31.—(A. P.) not have been received. In such
the rarity of credits, difficulties in
Elliott wn» Injured In the same man­ —Annie Kosnick, 17, shot herself in
obtaining supplies, the enormous
ner but was near tho front of the the breast and is in a serious condi­ cases the bonus may be paid at any
rise of prices in Germany, and the
building and was struck by less ma tion today. Her father, a Greenburg time.
ever-widening use of the gold unit
terial.
farmer, had reproved her on receiv­
Florence Bank Bobbers Enter Pleas
Tokio. Dec. 31.—(I. N. S.)
for the establishment of prices. How­
The four walls of the building ing a report that she had been drink­
of Guilty
Marshal Chang Tso-lin, in addition
ever, prices are now lower than in
were left stnnding and it is believed ing.
to beiug a soldier of some note in
Germany.
The commission has
that they can still be used if the
Eugene, Ore., Dec. 31.— (A. P.) — adopted measures to deal with the
China, has recently added to his in­
owner decides to rebuild. The Hunt
terests by starting a spinning com­ Tom Murray and Eddie Walker agitation tendency in labor circles.
Company is tho same company that
pany of 30,000 spindles In Mukden, pleaded guilty of the Florence bank
Compilation of results of a census
■as the lease on the llivoli theatre,
it is not know(k what disposal will be Superior Court Gives Wife Freedom in the world's domain of Man­ robbery and were sentenced to 20 taken last year shows that the total
churia. Japanese spinning men are ' years in prison.
Saar population is 713,105.
The
made of tho road shows engaged for
on Desertion Charge
somewhat worried over this new ven­
surface of the territory is 188,069
,ho Page tor tho winter.
Eugene. Dec. 31.— (A. P.)—The square kilometers.
Providence, II. I.. Dec. 31.— (A. ture of the Chinese chieftain, for
No Paper Tomorrow —
The commissioners express belief
P.)—Mints E. Arbuckle, wife of they point out that the Japanese sheriff is trying to discover who fur­
In accordance with the established Fatty Arbuckle, was granted a di­ yarn sale In Manchuria is already, nished Tom Murray, Eddie Walker that they will be able to cope with
custom of the Courier, there will be vorce in superior court today. The decreasing, and they fear that the and Jimmy Wells, prisoners held in the problem of the cost of living
no issue of the Courier tomorrow, case was heard before Justice Ches­ operation of a big company by Chang connection with the Florence bank and eventually succeed in balancing
New Year's Day. There will be no ter W. Barrows. It was granted on will seriously hurt the already de­ I robbery, with a hack saw with which the budget.
[they sawed one bar through and two
special edition of the Courier this grounds of neglect to provide and de­ creased sales of Japanese yarns.
Chang Tso-lin’s company began I others part w’ay through yesterday.
New Year's the second annual land sertion. The divorce will become ab­
development progress number now solute six months from today.
operation on November 16. Its cap­ | The attempt was discovered in time
: to prevent their escape.
being planned for about the mid­
ital is 4,500,000 yen.
die of March, this to take the place
MISS GRACE BLACKWELL
FRANK B. WILLIS
of tho New Year's annual.
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FIREMEN INJURED AT OAKLAND
SAAR SITUATION IS BETTER
MEDFORD THEATRE BURNS
LAST DAY FOR BONUS LOAN
GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE TODAY
TWO
RECEIVE
SENTENCES
FATTY'S WIFE IS DIVORCED
WHOLE NUMBER BiiSO.
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BE RETURNED
TO SERVE TERM
CONVICT BENT VP FROM THIS
COUNTY IS ARRESTED AT
YAKIMA
ESCAPED WITH THREE OTHERS
Was Convicted Herr of Connection
With Robberies of Local Homes
During Hummer of 1922
Salem, Ore., Dec. 31.— (A. P.)—
A guard from the state penitentiary
left today for Yakima to bring back
Carl Carlson alias William Johnson
who escaped from the flume on
June 18 with three other prisoners.
He was arrested at Yakima last
night. Johnson was sent up from
Josephine county for larceny and was
received at the prison September 26,
1922.
Johnson, known here as ‘‘Shorty,’*
was arrested last year in connection
with various robberies of local
homes. He was with a gang of rob-
oers who created a regular epidemic
□f robberies and people were afraid
¿o leave their homes for several
months as the system used was to
■nter homes when the occupants
were on vacations. They branched
out and robbed places in other parts
jf the valley as well as Grants Pass.
He escaped last summer and noth­
ing had been heard of him until he
was picked up at Yakima. He was
believed by some to have returned
here where he was acquainted with
the country.
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AGED MAN HAS DISAPPEARED
William Brown Lost All Day
Night on Slate Creek
anil
A search on Saturday afternoon
and continued Sunday and Sunday
night, failed to find any trace of
William Brown, aged resident of the
Slate Creek section, who wandered
off Saturday afternoon from the A.
Cart home. The old man was missed
soon after he disappeared and his
tracks were followed for some dis­
tance and then lost. About 30 men
searched all day.
Mr. Brown, who is about 80 years
of age, made his home with Adam
Cart, across the railroad from the
Thirteen Mile house. He was re­
garded as unable to look after him­
self and this leads the searchers to
believe that he got lost in the moun­
tains. Another theory is that a
passing autoist picked him up and
gave him a lift. He is the uncle of
Phil Brown, also a resident of the
Slate Creek district. Mr. Brown has
lived in this part of the state for the
past 30 years.
STUDENTS RETURN TO 0. A. C ■
Most of Young People Will Be On
Campus Tomorrow
Washington, Doc, 31.— (I. N. 8.)
-With tho avowed purpose of end­
ing the "subjectloh of women the
world over, to demand equality with
men in political and nil other activi­
ties,” nn international parliament
of women will be convened in Wash­
ington next year, it was announced
at the headquarters of the National
Women's Party here today.
"After Clamoring for the vote we
are doing nothing with It,” declared
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, president of
the National Women's Party. "We
need now to come out in tho open in
asking for equal rights."
A parliament of women from all
the countries of the world, Mrs. Bel­
mont declared, will give women a
tremendous influence in domestic
and foreign affairs.
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The program for the international
meeting will be featured by a wom­
en's congress, to convene simultan­
eously with the congress of the Unit­
ed States, to voice demands on legis­
lation, especially on matters concern­
ing women.
"When we get to congress we will
be able to talk, having learned our
lessons in our own congress. We will
send to congress our own senators
and congressmen, who will surpass
men In Intelligence and wisdom,"
declared Mrs. Belmont, explaining
the objects of the women's congress.
Mrs. Ilelmont nlso announced that
eventually a building will bo erected
for a women’s parliament here.
According to feminist leaders, an
organization of women into separate
parties is likely to result from the
movement for a woman's congress.
Grace
Blackwell, Near
East Relief nurse, mentioned In dis­
patches for her heroic conduct In
caring for wounded during the Itallarf
bombardment of Corfu, haa returned
to America.
Portland, Ore., Dec. 31—(Special)
—The annual meeting of the Oregon
State Chamber of Commerce will be
held in Portland January 4th, ac­
cording to announcements sent today
to all commercial organizations of
the state.
The outstanding feature of the an-
nual session will be the considera-
tion of a state-wide program in which
each community of the state wi.ll
have a part. Executive Manager
Dudley will present this program for
the approval of the delegates plac­
ing particular emphasis upon, the im­
portance of the tourist traffic and an
early solution of the marketing
problem.
Nine directors are to be elected to
replace the following whose terms of
office have expired: Ralph A. Holte,
Vale; J. T. Rorick, The Dalles;
Frank Sloan, Stanfield; Roy T.
Bishop, Portland; W. O. M unsell.
Portland;
Arthur Clarke, Corvallis;
Naw portrait of Senator Frank B.
Willis of Ohio, who has accepted the IE. B. Hall, Klamath Falls; L. L.
chairmanship of the Middle West For­ Ray, Eugene and L. D. Drake, As-
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor­
vallis, Dec.
31.—(Special)—New
Year's day will bring most of the
students flocking back to the camp­
us for tho opening of the winter term
January 2. As only one day will be
allowed for registration this term,
a prompt return to college is neces­
sary. Some new students and old
students who have been out of school
for a time are expected back earlier
to arrange their courses. Most of
those in college last term planned
their schedules for the new term be­
fore leaving for the holidays.
Claeses will begin Thursday, Jan­
uary 3, and will last the entire class
period. Book lists will be posted on
bulletin boards before registration
begins in order that regular c’ass
work may be done the first day. Com­
plete grades for each student for the
work of the first term have been for­
warded to the deans of the schools
and will be given to the students up­
on registration.
eign Trads and Merchant committee, ¡toria.
The meeting will be called to or­
der at 10 a. m. and an address of
welcome will be delivered by Frank
E. Andrews. President of the Port­
land Chamber of Commerce.
Re­
sponses will be made by R. 8. Ham­
ilton, of Bend, Irving E. Vining of
Ashland, and J. W. Brewer, of Port­
land. Following appointment of com­
mittees, A. S. Dudley, executive man­
ager of the state chamber, will out­
line the 1924 program.
At the afternoon session W. D. B.
Dodson, general manager of the Port­
land chamber, will speak on the state
development program; Paul B. Mc­
Kee, general manager of the Califor­
nia Oregon Power Company, will
speak on "The State Attitude;” Wil­
liam McMurray, general passenger
agent of the Union Pacific, and J. A.
Ormandy, general passenger agent
for the Southern Pacific, will speak
on "The Value of Tourist Business;”
R. H. Kipp, manager of the market­
ing department of the Portland
chamber, will speak on "Tho Market
Problem,” and J. W. Brewer will
speak on "Land Settlement."