Granta Pass
GRANTH PAHH, JOHEPHINE COUNTY. OREGON
VOL. XIV., No. «»<>.
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Utrecht, Holland. Jan. 5.—
(A. P.)—At the International
meeting of Ilin directors of
meteorological institution» It
was unanimously »greed to re
admit German and Austrian
astronomers Into the organiza
tion. Professor Hergescll of
the Berlin University lias been
named a» Germany's represen*
tntlve.
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IM NEW STUDENTS ARE
r T egihtered AT UNIVERSITY
PROTESTED BY
VINING IS ELECTED PRESIDENT
Ashland Man Again Chcaa-n to Head
Oregon Siale Chamber
Portland. Ore., Jan. 6.—(A. P.) —
Irving E. Vining, of Ashland, was re
elected president of the Oregon State
Chamber of Commerce today by the
board of directors. Three vice-presi
dents, instead of two as formerly,
were chosen Roy T. Bishop was ro-
elected for the Multnomah district,
and R. 8. Hamilton, of Bend, was re
elected for eastern Oregon and Peter
Loggie, of North Bend, for Western
Oregon. The executive personnel of*
the organization is unchanged.
VENIZELOS IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Taken III Today and Becomes Worse
Rapidly
Athens, Jan. 5.— (A. P.)—For
mer Premier Venizelos, who whs
taken ill during today's session of the
national assembly, of which he was
elected president, became worse af
ter reaching his homo and a consul
tation of four phyaicians, including a
heart specialist, was called for this
evening.
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Berlin, Jan. 5 (A. P.) —American
women keeping house in Berlin who
make the rounds of the shops for the
purpose of supplying their homes
with food, seldom return from a
shopping tour without a thrill. Fights
and rows In the markets and in the
residential district where food shops
are located aro of every day occur-
rence, but often do not amount to
anything moro than a good sized
family rumpus, and usually are
stamped out by the police before any
one Itets even a bruised nose.
The trouble makers in most In
stances are women, some of whom
frequently stand In line for hours.
Their nerves become strained and
they fly off tho handle in a jiffy
when the first little thing causes a
riffle. Men also sometimes get into
these little encounters, and then the
row grows and spreads rapidly. With
in a few minutes unless the police
happen to be present, a first class
riot may ba In progress, and storo
windows are broken, heads are
cracked and there Is n general up
heaval in the neighborhood until the
police reserves arrive and some
times do some shooting.
The trouble begins usually when
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CHICAGO HAH HUR-ZERO WEATH
ER—WOMAN HIT AND LEFT
TO FREEZE
Berlin, Jan. 5.—(A. P.)—
Word has been received In Ber
lin of the arrival at Belgrade
of carload lots of German paper
money to be used by the Rosen
berg paper factory near Slatka
Oora on the River Mur. It was
purchased in preference to oth
er raw material because of Its
cheapness.
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ARE CHECKED
BY COLD WAVE
END OF DISASTER HOPED FOR
BY RESIDENTS OF FRENCH
CAPITAL
POPPY CULTIVATION IN CHINA
REBELS REPORTED DEFEATED
University of Oregon, Jan. 15.—
Salem. Ore., Jan. 6.— (A. P.)—
Construction work Involvlug the ex
penditure of 92,020,000 is contem
plated on tho South Fork of Rogue
Illver by th« California Oregon Pow-
er Company announced today.
Tho applications are to cover the
appropriation of 100 second feet
from tb« South Fork of Rogue River.
They ar« for 100 second feet from
th« Middle Fork of Rogue River; 75
second f< et from Red Blanket Creek,
and 50 second feet from MUI Creek
for the development of approximate
ly 21.020 horse power at the Pros
pect on Rogue River. The total ex
penditure Is to be 92.090.000 and In
cludes the construction of a middle
fork power plant for the development
of 5680 theoretical horse power at
a coat of approximately 9815,000.
Spokane, Jan. 6.— (A. P.) —
On the way home to Portland,
28 members of the Whitney
boys chorus passed through
here from Winnipeg, The boys
appeared well fed and unwor
ried.
PREHIDENT COOLIDGE HEARS
FROM sl NITOR URN I llll
MEXICAN ORDER
Make Application for I-arge Amount (Special)—With 155 new students Attack on Tampico, Great Oil Fields,
registered on the University of Ore
Is Repulsed and Rcvolutionista
of Water From Forks of River
gon campus since tho beginning of
Flee North«ani
and From Mill Creek Today
th« fall term is 2379, according to
announcement this afternoon ..I
Carleton Spencer, registrar.
There are not this many on the
campus now, however, because of
withdrawals, failures and students
who did not return for winter term
because of various reasons. Only
33 flunked, out during the fall term,
It ,s announced. Enrollment for tall
term was 2224.
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WHOLE NUMBER ;ia»M
SATURDAY. JANUARY 5, Ufi».
WHITNEY BOYS APPEAR
WELL FED AND HAPPY
ASTRONOMERS WILLING
TO FORGET AND FORGIVE
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POWER COMPANY WILL INSTALL ♦
PLANT ON UPPER PART OF
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ROGl'K RIVER
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WILL SPEND $2,020,000
Gateway to the Oregon Cavea
London, Dec. 18 (A. P.)—The '
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MORE EXTENSIVE THAN EVER
Imrd Mayor of London, Sir Louis ;
Newton, believes the people should
Pekin, Dec. 2 (A. P.)—The extent
be permitted to do as they please on
, to which the poppy, tor manufacture
Sunday bo far as work and entertain-[
inent are concerned. He gave pract- ; Night« at «liman Discovered Dead I of opium, is being cultivated in the
province of Kansu is illustrated by
leal emphasis of the idea recently by
Tills Morning—St. Lou?« Reports
I the experience of travellers who try
breakiug the tradition of Mansion
Nine Below With Two Dead
' to hire carts, the only mode of
House Sunday and attended a dinner
:travel in some portions of the pro-
ot the Eccentric Club.
In a speech hf* acknowledged the
Chicago, Jan. 5.— (A. P.)—Two ! vince.
rif hfdntF
r
“gift” of
being*made
an honorary men were found frozen to death and j Owing to the fact that practically
member, and said one feature of the a woman and another tn-" partly all carters were engaged in transpor
club which he appreciated was its un i frozen early today. George Simitze tation of opium, the price demanded
restricted hours, "for on this day of was found with a frozen hand and ; per day for a cart varied from one
grace it ought to be left to the people foot. The woman struck by an au- I tael (about 80 cents) if the carter
to choose the hours they desire for ! tomoldie, was frozen when left ly- i was permitted to cary opium at the
work and entertainment without j jng in the street for half an hour ■same time, to 94 8 Chinese currency
eternal parliamentary restrictions.” , before being found. The tempera- (approximately 924) if objection
were raised to this arrangement.
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■ ture is 16 below zero.
PAUL COLDEST OF WINTER
SUBURBS ARE HIT HARDEST
With Exception of 1010, Flood Is
Worst Suffered by City Since
H15S—Station Under Water
Paris, Jan. 5.—(A. P.)—A cold
wave, starting yesterday, caused the
hope that the end of the disastrous
flood is near. The suburbs occupied
by the workers Buffered the greatest
damage. The retaining wall at the
entrance to the Invalides railroad
station collapsed for a distance of
100 feet today, allowing the water
from the Seine to enter. With the
Brownsville, Tex., Jan. 5—-(A. P.)
exception of the disaster of 1910, the
—'Reports which were received at
AGGIES TAKE ANOTHER
flood is the worst the capital has
Matamoros today stated that au st
St. Paul, Jan. 5.— (A. P.)—The PORTLAND TEMPERATURE
GAME IN CALIFORNIA tempt by rebel forces under Cover- !
TAKES SUDDEN DECLINE experienced since 1658.
northwest today experienced the
Lopez de Lara to make attack on ;
coldest weather of the winter. Chas.
Fresno, Jan. 6. — (A. P.)—The Tampico has been defeated. The re-'
Portland, Ore., Jan. 5.—(A. P.)
Petersan, a nightwatchman, was
Oregon Aggies' basket bailers last ports stated that the rebels have
—A howling, biting east wind blow
found frozen to death.
night defeated the state college of been dispersed and are fleeing north-!
ing 28 miles an hour, occurred here
By William L. Daley
Fresno 39 to 25.
ward toward the border.
last night. The minimum tempera
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St.
Louis,
Jan.
5.
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(A.
P.)
—
It
is
National Editorial Association
IxMlgers Routed From Beds by An
ture was 22 above.
—
Politically
n,ne
be,ow
zero
here
tod®?-
Two
Per-
Washington, Jan. 5.-
Early Morning Fire
P. T. Birchard returned yesterday
'
sons
are
dead
and
four
are
suffer
i from L oh Angeles, where he spent the year of 1924 will be "leap year”¡ ing from exposure. The dead are JAPAN CONCENTRATES ON
I the holidays with his son. Ralph Bir- with all Its trimmings, There is no Patrick Donnelly, 67, and Peter Da
Portland, Ore., Jan. 5.—(A. P.)
SHORT WAVE TRANSMISSION’
—Lodgers in the St. George hotel
I chard. Miss Dora Birchard, of scarcity of ambitious individuals vis, 35.
Su«|HM-t Pick<*d From Hunch by Elgn, | Berkeley, accompanied her father to who will sue for popular favor at the
were routed from their beds early
Tokfo, Japan, Jan. 5.—(A, P.)— today by a fire believed to have
Famous Police Dog
(Ims Angeles. Mr. Birchard spent a polls. Members of Congress, return
Japan is doing much to improve her started in the dressing room between
'day or two in San Francisco on his ing from the holiday recess, are'
i
short
wave wireless communication the hotel and the Casino theatre.
doubly
conscious
of
their
responsi-
,
Dresden. Jan. 5.—(A. P.)—Elga, 1 homeward trip.
! but thus far nothing to make com- The damage to the hotel is estimated
bilities
for
the
failures
ot
the
legis
I
State
Prohibition
Officers
May
Be
a famous police dog ot Weimar
I munlcstion with the outside world at 91500.
lative body. T! a > folks back home|
Rebuked by Pierce
which ha» become known throughout I
j quicker.
have
conveyed
the
impression
to
the German republic for her ability
their representatives that they are! Salem. Ore., Jan. 5—(A. P.)_
The ^unabashi naval station just
to track criminals, has just furn
Contest Being Staged for Plan» for’ quite competent cf thinking for Asked whether, in view of the al- outside Tokio is being modernised
ished evidence in a murder of which
Proposed Building
themselves and will instruct. rather. leged unlawful raids by state prohi- and new short wave stations are be
Oscar Nleht, of Dittersbach, of Dlt-
than
be told, what legislation is good j bition officers, he contemplates re- ing erected in Chiba and Niigata but
tersbach, Bohemia, was suspected.
The matter of the erection of an 1 for them,
As Disraeli, the English buking the operatives of the force these are largely for communicating Ixtcal Delegation Leaves First of
Nleht, In prison here for theft, exhibit buildiug for Josephine erfun-j
Week For Highway Meeting
statesman
said,
"there is no gamb-, headed by George I. Cleaver, Gover- with ships and between different
hns been suspected of two murders ty is now receiving the attention of
ling
like
politics"
and the average nor Pierce, said, “I shall see that the parts of Japan.
In Bohemia, although courts were the community and in order to get
The syndicate headed by Viscount
The Josephine county delegation
unwilling to accept the evidence some ideas from those Interested in congressman knows the uncertainty' officers stay within the law." He
Shibusawa, which proposed erection will leave Monday and Tuesday
of
human
preferences.
made
no
further
comment.
aggiiiHt him as conclusive.
the project, a member ot the com
of a trans-Pacific station, was some nights for Portland where they will
A year and a lugjf ago an Innkeep mittee has decided to give a prize of
JAPANESE MOVE BUILDING
what embarrassed by the disaster meet with the state highway com
er In a little Bohemian town was $1 to the person submitting the best
President Coolidge has charted a
MATERIALS BEFORE FOOD but is understood to be inclined to mission. The commission has set
killed and the hat of the murderer plan. The contest is open to every course which he believes to be | Tokio, Jan. 5.—(A. P.)—Despite go on with its project if suitable
Wednesday morning as the time they
ws» found at the scene of the crime.1 body and a ready response is desired proper for the public welfare. Con- j the great quantity of food and cloth
arrangements can be ma do with the will meet with the local men, who
Nleht crossed into Bavaria after the in order that as many ideas as pos I gross has other ideas. It is seldom ing sent to Tokio and Yokohama, government for a subsidy.
ask for the completion of the two
crime. The Czechoslovakian police sible be submitted.
1 that the views of the executive and there is still and will be throughout
road jobs in this county, the Red-
officials believed him guilty and
The plans are to be of a building I legislative branches of the federal the winter much suffering among
I wood and Caves highways. The
have been working constantly on the 30x100 feet. It is to be a one-story government coincide. Non-partisan the poorer people. This is due large
i commission is holding the first meet
case.
structure. Plans can be roughly I observers say that the new year ly to congestion on the railways and
A few days ago Nleht was led into drawn but should show a floor plan, finds the President strongly en lack of freight cars. Most ot the Reclamation Is Urged by Oregon ing of the year next week, the ses
sions starting on Tuesday.
Congressman
the courtyard of the Dresden prison also front and side elevation. The trenched behind a program which latter are being employed in the
Those who will make the trip are
with 20 other criminals and a num prize is small but the building com met with nation-wide approval, es movement of building material and
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Dr.
W’. H. Flanagan, chairman of
Washington,
Jan.
5.
—
(A.
P.)
—
ber of detectives In plain clothes. mittee beleves that if civic pride of pecially the tax-reduction features. machinery for the devastated area
Elga had been allowed to smell the the people of the city is normal, the At present he is the strongest can while food and other goods are The Oregon congressional delegation, the Chamber of Commerce commit
hat found at the scene of the murder next 10 day» should see a large num didate for the Republican nomina standing in thousand ton lots at the accompanied by business men, urged tee, Judge Eclus Pollock, County
Secretary Work today to begin con Commissioner W. F. McCabe, H. D
In Czechoslovakia, nnd Immediately ber of these plans in their hands. tion for the Presidency for obvious railway stations.
struction on the Baker reclamation Norton, George Sabin, E. W. Miller,
rushed to Nleht nnd announced with They may be left at the Chamber of reasons. Congress, on the other hand
This is mostly Japanese food
a loud howl that he was the owner of Commerce.
is regarded by many as an incubus which. • besides being cheap, the project, already authorized by con A. M. Simons and C. H. Demaray. It
tho hat.
on the taxpayers. The early sessions, people prefer to the food sent from gress. and to extend further relief to is possible that Max and Jim Tuffs
JOHN PEMEERTON
marked by cheap political brawls, Anlerica and other countries in great the Oregon water users through the will also attend the meeting. The
building of an additional project in larger part of the delegation will
lessened the respect of the public in quantities.
the state.
leave here on Monday night.
this so-called representative assem
blage. The Congress is now faced
HENRY SNOW
with a dilemma of tax reduction or
the bonus. It is generally believed
that the Senate and House will not
i
get down to hard-pan on legislative
some market dealer, or shop keeper
measures until February. Mean-.
refuses to sell his staples for the old
while, they will jockey for position !
papor money which began tumbling
to insure party ascendancy this No-1
York, Jan. 5.—(A. P.)— should be launched in our home land
head over heels five years ago and
vember.
President Coolidge has written a let a program that has as Its chief ob
has been at it every since. Dealers
—
contend they are unable to replace
ter to Walter W. Head, of Omaha, jective the desire that fathers re
The
feeling
prevails throughout
consecrate themselves to their pater
their stocks unless they offer the
Neb., connecting his approval of the
the country that Congress should de
nal obligations, and that the atten
wholesale houses or peasants dollar
National Father and Son Movement, tion of sons be directed to their ob
vote more time to the enactment of
bills or something nearly as good,
constructive legislation. The usual
as a through-the-year program, with ligation to their fathers, to their
and say they prefer to keep their
epidemic of congressional investlga-1
its uses In helping to improve world homes and to their country.
shops closed rather than attempt to
tlon has broken out. These affairs
conditions. Mr. Head is chairman of
"The Father and Son Movement is
continue business with the old paper
are usually expensive in time and
the National Father and Son com- I Intended to lead sons to a greater
mark ns the medium of exchange.
money and invariably prove non-pro
mittee.
appreciation of their fathers and of
The action of the food dealers is
ductive.
Goethe has ably described
Great advances In civilization In their homes, and to a higher respect
in direct defiance of a decree issued
the situation in declaring that "the
the past, the president points out, for them. It is also intended to en
some time ago by tho government to
most objectionable people are the
have come as a result of the awaken courage them to accept In a larger
the effect that paper marks must
quibbling investigators and the
ing of the spiritual forces within the way their responsibilities as citizens.
l>e accepted for bread, meat, potatoes,
crotchety theorists." Several resolu
Individual, as proposed in the Father
“With the process of recuperation
butter, cheose and other staples dur
tions are now pending in the House
and Son program. In his endorse now going on throughout the world,
ing the period of transition designed
and Senate for investigations into
to bring out a new currency.
ment of the movement. President it is imperative that the basic prin
various problems. If any of these
There are only 200 or 300 Amer-
Coolidge follows the policy of Presi ciples on which America rests should
proposed inquiries are authorized,
lean women In Berlin this winter
dent Harding, who urged general he recognized by alt out cftlzehs.
Pemberton of Minneapolis, the chief beneficiary will be the pub
compared to l' ousnnds this time last
cooperation with It on the part of History points In no uncertain term«
year, these being wives of United Minn., who at the age of seventy-three lic stenographers who are paid at the
the public in a letter written shortly to the fact that great advances In
Henry R. Snow of Oakland, Cal., ex- before hl9 death President Coolidge's civilization have come as the result
States government officials, business Is a graduate etudent at Hamlins rate of 91.25 per page for taking
men and others making their head university, St. Paul, working for a volumes of testimony. History shows taxi driver, who Is a big jim, hunter letter follows:
of the awakening of the spiritual
master’s degree. He attended the
quarters here indefinitely. Tourists University of Minnesota in 1868, and ihnt the financial report of the con-! In Africa, has been denounced all over
“In view of the present conditions forces within the individual.
No
Africa and by Director Hornaday of
and foreign travelers generally have received hie bachelor’s degree from gresslonal investigating committee the New York Zoological park as a throughout the world, which might more appropriate way to accomplish
been steoring shy of Germany for Hamline In 1897. He is in instructor I generally provokes a one-day sensa ruthless killer of animals now almost Involve even our own country, now this can be devised than that pro
months because of the unsettled con in manual training In the Minneapolis tion and is as promptly forgotten.
sxtlnct, to secure motion picture so contented and peaceful, it seems posed in the plans at the National
ditions.
public schools.
(Continued on Pago Throe)
thrillers
| peculiarly appropriate that there I Father and Son Movement.”
Washington, Jan. 5.— (A. P.) —
Senator Borsum protested today to
President Coolidge against the sale
of arms and ammunition to the Ob
regon government. He character
ized tho sale as un “unwarranted in
terference In the domestic affairs of
a friendly nation.”
Our Washington
Letter
ST. GEORGE HOTEL BURNS
POLICE DOG PICKS CRIMINAL
PIERCE REFUSES TO COMMENT
EXHIBIT PLANS ARE WANTED
WILL MEET WITH COMMISSION
RAKER PROJECT IS BOOSTED