Grant» Pa»»
GRANTS PA MH, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON.
YOU XIV.. Ni». Hl».
FIRE LOSS IN
GRANTS PASS
SMALL IN 1923
Gateway to the Oregon Cave»
SEINE FLOOD ASSUMING
GREATER PROPORTIONS
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Paris, Jan. 4.—(A. P.)— ♦
♦ The height of the Seine flood Is 4
e steadily increasing. Th« situa- 4
4 tlon In th« suburbs, already dis- 4
4 nstrous, Is growing worse. 4
4 Thousands of workers were 4
4 thrown out of employment.
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PARKER HANGS
CONTENDING HE
IS NOT GHILTÏ
MURDERER <»F LINN COUNTY
CITIZENS HAVE EXCEPTIONAL TERRITORIAL SENATOR ASKS
All) FOR ALASKAN FARMERS
SHERIFF IS HENT TO THE
HMAIX MM DURING THE
GALLOWS
PAST SEASON
55 CALLS WERE ANSWERED
Most Fires Were llurnlng <'Ninni') s.
tirs»»« linn »inolili—I »illy 'Hire«
Fire Required Waler
Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 4.—(A.
P.)—Territorial Senator M. D. Snod
grass has promised to try to calk a
supposed leak of 3500,000 annually
In Alaska’s treasure chest. The Item
1s said to bo represented in food
stuffs, hay, grain and mill feed now
shipped Into the Alaska railroad belt
from the United States.
Senator Snodgrass said recently
thut ho would press on congress th«
necessity for uld that would enable
Alaskan farmers to get on their feet
and beglu taking from the ground
some of tbe substances Imported.
Actual Hrs losses to tbn residents
of the city during th« pant year
amouutnd to but 12.50, thia aum rep-
resenting tbn difference between the
damage caused by fires and the
amount of inaurance paid during that
pvrlod. These ftgurea were Included
A. E. Groiiewnlil President of Coun-
In the annual report of the fire chief,
ty School Superintendent«
N. W. Cole, to the city council. In
the 55 fires during the season, the
Salem, Ore., Jan. 4.— (A. P.) —
total damage by the blazes amounted A. E. Gronewald, of Wasco county,
to 14213.20, covered by Insurance to was elected today as president of the
the amount of 34211. The flreg were state association of county school su
email for the most part and only perintendents. Benton Vedder, of
small losses were auatalned, these be Clackamus wus elected vice president
ing readily adjusted.
and Mrs. Jean Porter, of Gilliam,
Ths greatest number of calls were secretary.
for cblmnsy fires. Tbe department
answered 33 alarms for burning
flues. There were 14 grass fires
that wars considered serious enough
Alberta,
In Flamivi.
to have tbe department look after. trossflcld,
Water Supply Is Gone
There were 13 chemical fires, those
being minor fires where only the
Calgary, Jan. 4.—(A. P.I—Cross
chemical truck was used to combat
field.
Alberta, Is burning.
Early
the blase. Three water tires, or ma
this morning suveral main buildings
jor ftrea, occurred.
wer» burned and others were threat
Property at risk amounted to 388,- ened. The water supply was exhaust
830 with Insurance amounting to
ed soon after the fire started. Cltl-
354,200 on It. The small actual loss xens are fighting the flames with
la due to the fact that the fires were bucket brigades.
generally confined to a small amount
and these claims were eaally adjust
ed. It la Ope of tho boat reports ever
submitted by the fire department.
Reaches Alliens Today—Promises to
The month of January started out
Aid Nation
with a rush, however. Five calls
have already been answered by th«
Athens, Jan. 4.—(A. P.)—For-
department, these being chimney
msr Premier Venlxelos who reached
fire». No damage was done. Two
Athens today, refused to make a de
occurred on the first day of tho
tailed statement, but it is inferred
month, two the second and one yes that he does not take a very optimis
terday.
tic view of the situation. He said he
The department will receive some would study the situation and try to
new equipment, the council decided, help the country out of Its present
In order that they may be able to re i difficulties.
spond more readily to night calls. i _ _______________________________
The purchase of the needed articles I where It Intersects D street. A 20-
was authorised by the city.
| foot street is left.
Two small tracts of land abutting
Clarence Winetrout was author
tho property of T. E. Lacey and Mat- ised to erect an electric sign at the
tie Reed were deeded to tbe property Ford garage on Sixth street. Due to
owners last might. Those triangular the absence of Mayor W. D. Fry from
strips were of no value to the city, the city, Councilman T. P. Cramer
blng at the end of Eighth street presided.
WASCO MAN HEADS EDUCATORS
CANADIAN TOWN IS BURNING
VENIZELOS REFUSES TO TALK
UNITED STATES RICH IN' OIL AND DOES NOT
NEED TO FEAR NEXT GREAT WAR SAYS EXPERT
Berlin, Jan. 4.—(I. N. S.)— war and peace in its hands. During
"America, richest In oil of all the the World wnr oil shortage caused
countries of the world, need not be considerable trouble to Great Britain.
Strategical operations of the grand
alarmed about the next great wnr, fleet from time to time were greatly
write« Vice-Admiral Hollweg, a well- hampered by heavy losses in oil-tank
known German naval expert In the ships torpedoed by German U-boats.
"Hamburger Nachrlchten." "With
"As costs do not matter In wartime
her superabundance of rich oil fields the chief problem of the naval staff
at home and vast fields within her of a great power consists In elthor
sphere of Influence she will be en storing a sufficient amount of oil In
tirely safe against any combination anticipation of warlike events or In
doing everything to protect her
of naval powers whatever.
"People are talking much about, lines of communication.
a war between America and Japan. | "This Is a very easy task for the
I do not believe In it. Japan has no United States both ways. Geographic
more than a month's oil supply In ally, America Is in a very favorable
her home waters. 8ho will have no position. With very rich oil fields
chance whatever to transport oil at her disposal, she is ablo to store
from Dutch-India or Saghalien with every Imaginable quantity tn a com
out Interference by America. This paratively short time. The giant
Is by far the weakest point of the tanks to be constructed for this pur
Japanese In a future war against any pose could bo made entirely bomb
proof. Airplanes will not he able to
naval power.
"Future ware will largely depend do much hnrm, for the war taught
on whether the bidllgerents will have us that tbe British, In spite of nu
a sufficient supply of oil for cruisers, merous nttacks, never were able to
U-boats, Zeppelins, tanks, motor destroy the German U-boat base at
trucks and all the requirements of Zeebrugge. Moreover, Mexican oil
a great military machine. So It is is within America's reach and the
safe to say that the United States, Atlantic as well as the Pacific fleet
by controlling more than 85 per cent will protect transports from South
of the world's oil production, holds America.”
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WHOLE NUMBER :MB».
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1004.
COLD SPELL TO KEEP ON
IS WEATHER FORECAST
ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
CHANGED BY WIRELESS
London, Jan. 4.— (I. N. S.) 4
—The English accent Is under- 4
going a change for better, or for 4
worse, and If’s all du« to wire- 4
l
4
After a year of broadcasting 4
school teachers report that Eng- 4
llsh children are changing their 4
pronunciation.
4
Contrary to popular belief In 4
America, and despite all come- 4
dlans, the prevalent English ac- 4
cent does not produce "bah” for 4
"by" and "clevaw” for “clever." 4
The common English accent Is 4
the cockney accent. The Cock- 4
ney says: “Nah then, wot aboht 4
it” for “Now then, what about 4
it.” He says “yosh" for "yes” 4
and "nah” for "no.” This ac- 4
cent and pronunciation is look- 4
ed down upon as being distinct- 4
ly lower class, and the upper 4
classes are very careful not to 4
permit their children to adopt 4
it. The dropped "h” Is a sign 4
either of lack of education or 4
sheer carelessness.
4
Now the wireless has come 4
and with It broadcasting. Most 4
of the young men who do the 4
broadcasting have a fine Oxford 4
accent, which is regarded as 4
quite the best there Is in Eng- 4
llsh accents. English children 4
who llsten-ln to broadcasting, 4
and a great majority of the list- 4
eners-in are children, are adopt- 4
Ing the accents of the broad- 4
casters.
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Portland, Jan. 4.— (A. P.)— 4
4 The continuation of the cold 4 (
4 crisp weather in this section 4
4 was forecast today. The mini- 4
4 mum temperature last night 4
4 was 22 above zero.
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INDICTMENTS ARE GIVEN IN
CASES PRESENTED FOR DE
LIBERATION
BERLIN LIBRARIES CLOSING
AS COLD WEATHER SETS IN SECRETARY OF STATE SHOWS
THAT SOVIET IS WORKING
IN THIS COUNTRY
Berlin, Jan. 4.— (A. P.)—Nine of
the peoples’ libraries In Berlin have
been closed because their books were
too much worn for further use, and
funds were lacking for replacement.
Six libraries maintained for child
ren alone are also threatened with
Communication Halls Advent of Com
Report States That Place Is in Very closing because of lack of funds.
ConfesiMMl Slayer of California Work
munist Enterprise as Great Event
Unaat bifactory Shape and Makes
er Smile« As He Fmes Death—
The custodians say each of these i
for Whole Internationale
Recommendations
Wax I.lkc Hrunificlil Case
libraries is visited by an average of
400 children daily, and that the num
ber has Increased greatly since cold
Washington, Jan. 4.—(A. P.)—
Five indictments were retumcd weather set in. Appeals are being
Salem, Ore., Jan. 4.—(A. P.) —
these
Further
evidence of communist prop
today
by
the
grand
jury
which
has
made for funds to keep all
Georg« Parker, slayer of Sheriff Dun
completed its sessions. The five in branch libraries open, as they are the aganda in the United States, in the
lap, of Linn county, was hanged at
dictments are O. N. Atterberry, J. W. only heated rooms in many neighbor form of a translation of a communi
the state penitentiary this morning.
Ryan, alias J. C. Lane, Oliver Neu- hoods where students can carry on cation signed G. Zino-Vieve and ad
The trap was sprung at 8:33 o’clock.
bert,
W. H. Church and Edw. Crock- their work, and where readers can dressed “To American Communists,"
Parker was pronounced dead at 8:46.
was published today as a part of
ard. The grand Jury also visited the be comfortable.
Parker went to his death still pro
Secretary Hughes' defense of the ad
county home and the county jail. In
testing that he had not been given
ministration's policy in refusing to
their report they found conditions at
a fair trial, but declared that he for
deal with soviet Russia under the
the poor farm in a most unsatisfac
gave all who had anything to do with
present conditions. The communi
tory condition and made recommen 1
the case. In a statement to the Al
cation, which appeared in the Mos
dations for the cleaning up of the
bany group who attended, he said, "I
cow Pravada of December 14, 1923,
grounds and building. The jail was
was a poor unfortunate boy who
found to be in good shape, but pro Entertainment Will Be Given Iuist of purported to have been “written at
came to your little town. I have no
Month by Organization
the request of American comrades”
visions for better ventilation were
feeling of vengeance In my heart for
and hailed the event of a “dally com
recommended.
any of you. I never said I should
Atterberry was indicted for for J The Oregon Cavemen will hold munist paper” (in the English Daily
bo turned loose, but I don't think tho
gery, charged with passing a check I some sort of entertainment during Worker) which will appear from
trial was fair. Gentlemen, If any of
on Herman Horning for the sum of the latter part of the month. This January 1st, in New York, as a great
you feel kindly toward me, I forgive
event not only for the American la
you. I am ready to go.”
JAPAN ORDERS CUT IN LAVISH 322. He is held for 3500 bail. Ryan, was practically decided Thursday
bor movement, but also for the
ENTERTAINMENT BY OFFICIALS or Lane, was indicted on a like night at the meeting at the Joseph
whole
communist Internationale."
charge, it being charged that he ine hotel. Mrs. A. G. Knapp to assist
Folsom, Cal., Jan. 4.—(A. P.) —
passed a worthless check for 312.75 in the production. A committee from
Alex A. Kels, confessed slayer of an
Toklo, Japan, Jan. 4.— (A. P.)—
aged wandering worker near Lodi There will be less entertaining by on the Oxford hotel on January 20, the Cavemen is working with M™. NEW HAMPSHIRE BARS
MABLE NORMAND FILMS
last September, was hanged at the Japanese diplomats at home and 1923. Neubert was held for larceny Knapp on the proposition and will
in a building, the charge against him announce the form of entertainment
state prison today. He went to his abroad in the future.
being the entry of the Pine Box fac later.
death smiling.
Manchester, N. H., Jan. 4—(A. P.)
The finance department has insist
Few murder cases in the criminal ed on a reduction at the expenditure tory and the theft of a revolver,
Initiation of L. W. Carson, Dr. —The New Hampshire Motion Pic
annals of California have excited as of the foreign office as well as other I fountain pen and other articles. Bail R. W. Stearns and Douglas Wood to ture Theatre Owners Association an
much Interest as that in which Kels, departments of the government and for Neubert and Ryan was fixed at membership with the ritualistic nounced they would bar the Mabel
once wealthy and respected resident to do this the foreign minister has 3500 each. A true bill was return- ceremony recently adopted gave the Normand films.
of the thriving little San Joaquin ordered that dinners and banquets ! ed in the case against William H. Cavemen an opportunity to work off
valley town of Lodi, was the central In Toklo and in foreign capitals be I Church, charged with the posses- some surplus energy. New victims
\ sion of a still. He was arrested on in the persons of Don Springer, of
figure.
abandoned and that a reduction be
Early in the evening of Wednes made in grants to officials on their 1 August 14 by the sheriff and deputy. the Wordrobe Cleaners, and W. J.
day, September 12, a farmer who retirement, traveling expenses, secret : His bail was fixed at 31,000. Ed- Hoffer, local manager of the tele
has bis place Bix miles north of Lodi service. International conference ex I ward Crockard will face trial on the phone office, were provided for the ■ United States Government Sells
Guns and Ammunition
was attracted by a fire in an ad penses, commercial attaches, investi i charge of taking an automobile from next session and these two men will
joining field. Rushing to the scene, gations and th enforcement of The the Rogue River Valley Canal com be given an opportunity to show their
Washington, Jan. 4.—(A. P.)—
he saw an automobile, stuffed and Hague and Versailles peace confer pany, for whom he was working, on ability to withstand the ordeals pro
August 14, of last year. His ball vided.
The United States government has
covered with burning hay. Silhou ence treaties.
is fixed at 3500.
etted against the flames was the fig
A new plan of S»embershlp was sold 5,000 rifles, 5,000,000 rounds of
This will save. It is estimated,
In the report on the poor farm, proposed and adopted. It is now ammunition and eight airplanes te
ure of a man apparently dead, seat over a million yen yearly.
the grand jury used strong terms possible to have a larg^ number of the Obregon government.
ed at the wheel of the machine.
in its description of conditions ex associate members, in addition to
After the fire was extinguished
isting there. The grounds are said the 40 active members. Thdse mem
Galveston, Tex., Jan. 4.— (A. P.)
the body was identified as that of County Court Meets—
be
poorly
kept
and
need
cleaning
—
All
Mexican oil fields are now in
to
Kels. There was evidence that the
bers
pay
an
annual
membership
due
The county court was in session
man had been murdered before be today. They were making out the up. The living quarters were held of 310 but are not required to take the possession of the rebels, accord
j dirty and badly neglected. The bed- the pilgrimages or do the active ing to official dispatches from the
ing placed in the machine. The skull jury list for 1924.
j ding appears insufficient and unsan- work demanded of the active mem rebel headqquarters at Vera Cruz.
had been crushed. An autopsy was
held and Its outcome resulted in the was made. Kels left a few personal ' itary, filthy and unfit for human bers. In addition, honorary mem
first suspicion against Kels. It was 1 effects In the car for the purpose of use. The poor farm, the report berships are provided. The associate was the lucky man and will write to
discovered that certain striking phys establishing a pseudo Identification, states, has the appearance of being members have practically the same the lady offering himself as the
ical characteristics of Kels were lack and then, after setting the fire fled operated without any care or atten privileges as active members. O. S. Cavemen’s sacrifice.
tion and is considered a menace in Blanchard became the first associate
Paul B. McKee, of the California
lug tn the body. The principal dif to Sacramento.
its
present
condition.
It
is
further
Oregon
Power company. and A. S.
member.
ference was that the burned body had
From Sacramento he wandered to
In the drawing to see which of the Rosenbaum, freight and passenger
but three teeth, while Kels was San Diego and then into Mexico, but, held a shame and a disgrace to the
known to have a full set.
prodded by conscience he started to county. An immediate and thorough unmarried Cavemen should write to agent in this district for the South-
Descriptions were sent to all parts go to Lodi to give himself up. Cour 1 cleaning and renovating throughout the eastern woman, who is seeking ern Pacific, were voted honorary
of the country. Kels was reported age failed as he neared home, and was recommended, and also the des her "western mate,” Lewis Sauer memberships.
truction of the filthy bedding.
to have been seen in various places, he went.to Eureka.
The report also states that the
but the climax came when he was
Kels refused all offers of assist
found in a box-car In Eureka, Cal., ance made by the court. On Wednes contract between the superintendent
early In the evening of Tuesday. Oct. day, October 10. two days after he 1 and the county court has not been
lived up to, in regard to the clearing
2. When the police arrived Kels had was sentenced to hang.
levelling or grading of 10 acres of
the muzzle of a shotgun in his mouth
the poor farm land and placing the
CARL RADEK
and was attempting to pull the trig
same in condition for planting of
ger with his toes.
alfalfa or clover before December 13,
New York, Jan. 4.—(I. N. S.)— in tanks from Sumatra, where other
At first he denied the crime, but
1923, this part having been waived
the next night he confessed to Sher
Discovery of a scientific process of plants are being built.
I by the county court at the request
iff W. H. Blocks, of San Joaquin
"Curiously enough,” says the re-
manufacturing crude rubber, sup
!of the superintendent.
county. Kels pleaded guilty, and
port, "fine Para, which has general-
It was recommended that the coun planting the primitive methods prac ly been considered one of the best
subsequently, before a gathering of
ty
physician report any and all times ticed by the natives of the tropics, crude rubbers, Is obtained by a very
his friends and acquaintances and
that he may find things in an unsan was announced here recently through elemental method. The natives ac
others who packed the big court
itary condition and also that he shall
complish this by turning a stick, or
room at Stockton, he told the story
the American Chemical society.
formulate a set of rules for the gov-
of the crime in detail.
paddle, which has been dipped in la
a
The
new
method,
described
in
ernment of the home and see that
tex over a smoky fire until coagula
The prisoner told the court that he
detailed report of experiments con- tion and evaporation take place, pro
they are lived up to.
had become involved to the extent of
Court will convene on Tuesday ducted in the New York laboratories ducing a film of rubber on the stick
370,000 In the affairs of his butcher
again to take up civil cases and the of a large rubber company, to the on which successive layers are added
and slaughter house business in Lodi,
(indictments returned by the grand society by Ernest Hopkinson, of New until the mass is of such size as to
and plotted the death of an aged
, Jury.
York, says that after three years of become unwieldy, when it Is removed
laborer. Edward Meservey, whom he
testing it has been found possible from the stick and sent to the mar
hired a few hours before the crime.
to make rubber by spraying the la ket. Some of the non-rubber con
In an attempt to have Meservey ap
tex, or sap, of the rubber tree. A stituents of the latex are lost.
pear as Kels so that more than 375,-
disk spray is substituted for the
"The study of the possibility of
000 insurance would be paid to Mrs.
stick, or paddle, of the native, which utilizing materials which, if of value,
Annie Knls, his wife.
Sarcophagus Is Locatisi in Fourth coagulated the fluid, the modern should very appreciably increase the
Kels told Meservey that he wanted
Casket Today
process resembling that used in world's rubber supply led to an in
him to work on the Kels ranch near
vestigation in plantations of Suma
Lodi. He then took Meservey to a
making powdered milk.
—
Luxor, Egypt, Jan. 4.—(A. P.)—
shack on the ranch and shot him
The product, known as sprayed tra and in laboratories of New York.
twice. To make sure that he was
The sarcophagus of Pharaoh Tut- rubber, is said to be both cheaper Results of these researches estab
enkhaman was found in that mon and better than that of the natives lished the fact that when prepared
dead he struck him over the head
with an Iron bar.
arch's tomb in the Valley of the and may increase the world’s rubber by certain methods rubber contain
Kings, it was announced today. The supply. An experimental tower for ing constituents not usually obtained
Kels then carried the body around
by the coagulation methods, posses
for three hours In his automobile be
New portrait study of Carl Radek, long sought treasure of antiquity lay manufacture has been erected in New
fore going Into the field where he Soviet leader, whose strong hand haa within the fourth casket, It is of Durham, N. J., shiploads of the sap, ses qualities superior to the usual
I which looks like milk, being brought rubbers.”
attempt to cremate the aged victim often guided the Russian ship of stat«. white and red granite.
ALEX KELS ALSO HANGED
DAILY PAPER IS STARTED
POOR FARM CONDITIONS BAD
CAVEMEN WILL BE GIVE SHOW
ARMS ARE SOLD TO OBREGON
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