V « Z I Granta Pass—Gateway to the Oregon Caves VOL. XIV., No. INI. (JHANTH PAHH. JOHKPHINE COUNTY. OREGON ? FRIDAY, MAIU'JI 2M, 1091 ESTATE OF WILSON HAS VALUE OF ONLY $250,000 I ♦ Portland. Mar. 28.—(A. P.) ♦ Livestock and farming interests ♦ of Harney valley testified at the state commerce commission ♦ hearing today on the need of ♦ railroad facilities. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ I I WHOLE NIMBER .UM. SYDNEY HEARS SINGER ACROSS ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ Oregon Jones, Ellsworth Kelly, William Johnson and PAVING PLANS ARE DELAYED «.^^ o ^ an PEAR BI.H.HT CAUSES I Sydney. N. fl. W.. Mar. 28.—(A. HANDS IN RESIGNATION ll’ON MM4H IN CALIFORNIA FORMF.R CHAIRMAN OF G. O. P, Three More Believed to Have Been Surrounded County Court Put« off Opening of p.)—An Australian wireless enthu- REQUEST OF COOLIDGE Sacramento, Calif., Mar. 28.— I NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO Blds for Five Hays BE QUESTIONED Blast, A. E. Wright, of Scarborough, Pear blight in the Sacramento River BY LETTER by Posses Near Aumsville on the South Coast of 'New South Delta section is responsible for a loss ■ — Salem. Mar. 28.—(A. P.I — No out of the t Medford, Oro., Mar. 28.— (A. P.) Wales, report* having beard clearly I —A stipulation, whereby the coun- an announcement made by a radio who1 of nearly 10 percent of the trees in the district, according to County A»-| car. The guards, ty court agrees to award no con- distributing company in California, «essor B. C. Erwin. Mr. Erwin said were pursuing, found Spurllng In tho word had been received from posses tract, or accept any blds for the 6.000 miles away. Following the an­ the figures show more than 30,000 r •t 2:15 this afternoon, All town* woods. Fourteen possemen searched construction of the Medford-Jack­ (trees will not produce this year as a nouncement he heard piano music ! within tho district wero notified and tho woods for the convicts. sonville or Jacksonville-Ruch pave- and a baritone solo. A soprano solo Majority of Republicans in Senate result of the attack of the blight in Telegram Sent in Which Hr I Hs ia res everyone Is on the lookout for the' The prisoners escaping were Tom menu for a period of five days, was That Hr Did Not Receive «95,000 Ha>ru uooL I II <> an n I Injunc H Itin ­ . . . _ _ In the Institution. M. Weekly, serving 16 years from other taxpayers seeking been logged, but Mr. Wright, with a Attorney General Harry Daugherty which are in the Delta district. The Will H. Hays, former chairman of Douglas county for robbery; Jon tion against the construction of the two valve set, has established a re­ {resigned from the cabinet today in loss of 30,000 trees is estimated to the Republican national committee, George Johnson of Ians county, for pavement. Opening of the blds for markable record. If his log record ' response to a letter from President be about one-tenth of the trees in will be recalled before the oil com­ Salem. Mar. 28.— (A. P.I—Tho robbery; Ellsworth Kelly of Jose­ the proposed road work was sched­ of the reception of the signals is en­ ! Calvin Coolidge and the resignation that locality. mittee, Senator Walsh wanted to escaped convicts were reported at phine county, who was sent up for uled for opening today. question him regarding a telegram dorsed by a check statement to be ob- was promptly accepted by the presi- noon to bo surrounded near Aums- , 20 year* for aiding prisoners to es­ in which he declared be never re­ The plaintiff« have taken the pre- ta|ned from Callforn|a, lt la belleved | dent. The president’s letter was vllle, 15 mile« southeast of Salem. cape, and Bert Oregon Jones, serv­ llmlnary legal stops to procure a re­ a world's wireless record in tele- based on the attorney general's re­ ceived *25,000 from Jake Hamon, Additional men wero rushed to the ing 20 years from Josephine county, straining order, preventing the coun­ phony will bo acknowledged. aa Al Jennings testified yesterday fusal to comply with the summons by acene. Gates All R ä I mn I —Quarter of Flow for robbery. ty court from going ahead with the that Hamon told him. the senate committee for certain pa- of River Held Back [ per8 relating to gun running on the | work, pending hearing on the prayerj Salem, Ore.. Mar. 28.—(A. P I — for a permanent Injunction. . Mexican border. Daugherty said he The water is now slowly backing The posses are believed to have Circuit Judge C. M. Thomas con­ (tendered his resignation, "solely out up behind the Savage Rapids dam, The three Joaephine county con­ surrounded the six convicts who victs were regarded as "bad" men ferred with the attorneys for both I I of deference to your request and in 1 and within the next few days the Jury Meets April 7—Court made a daring escape from the pris­ and prison authorities wore warned sides Wednesday afternoon when i (■rand compliance to your request and in pumps will be started and the irri­ Sportsmen Will Gather Despite Hard OjM-ns Following Week I Kick Handicap on here nt 8:(o this morning by when they were committed to keep they came to seek a temporary in-I gation season of 1924 will be un­ compliance therewith”. crawling out of a southwest window their eyes on them, especially on Junction, and after u short session j The president in a letter said the der full swing. All of the 16 radial Desplte the fact that everything of the main building, going through Oregon Jones, Johnson had a repu- in chambers, it was agreed to file | The Jury list for the April term , incident “only illustrates the dlffl- gates upon the crest of the dam are ____ certain a tower, and holding up n passing tatlon that was none too savory, and articles of stipulation, owing to the [of court was drawn today, 31 names icultles which ___ ___ ,__ to recur have been calked, the first time since has conspired againat the annual motorist on the highway nearby. Ellsworth Kelly was also known as present pressure of court business. ■ having been selected. The graad with ever increasing embarrassment they were built, which will stop all crab feed of the Joaephine county Judge Thomas Is now in the midst | jury will convene on April 7, fo1-! and your inability to perform satis-' the leakage. The gates operated as sportsmen, the feed will be held' this The men were pursued by Deputy a dangerous criminal. of jury trials, and the articles of lowed the next weak by the April factorily the duties of attorney gen­ perfectly this spring as when they evening at the W. O. W. hall. Word Warren Lillie In tho prison ma­ Jones and Kelly were sent to Sa­ chine. and when the fleeing convicts lem from here on January 20, 1922, stipulation set forth this fact, as term of court, A lumber of cases eral under the present conditions”. were first tested after being built. was received yesterday that the crabs saw they were being overtaken, they Jones was sentenced after confessing an argument "that it may be neces­ have been set for tpis term, but (The president, in asking the resigna-' No material change in the level of could not be shipped in time for a abandoned their machine and took to his part in tho highway robberies sary or desirable to have the matter none of more than usual interest tion, followed the almost unanimous the river below the dam is notice­ feed last night. The company was to the brush east of tho state farm which terrified tourists In this part heard liefore some other j Judge." i have developed. able during the filling the river be­ advised to ship as soon as possible advice of the senate republicans. The Jury list la: hind the dam as only about one- and to get them here for the feed for the Insane. Several shots were of the stato for an entire summer. The stipulation holds the matter of R. E. Stephenson, Grants Pass. Daugherty, in a letter to Coolidge, fourth of the flow of the stream is tonight. They were Bhipped, but the fired by Lillie, and it Is thought Kelly was sentenced for aiding Ore­ the restraining order and injunc­ Rd. 2. farmer, , declared the grounds upon which his stopped, It will take at least four train 'this morning was held up by on«1 of tho convicts was wounded. gon Jones to escape from the Jose­ tion in abeyance for flvo days. Robert Neilson, Grants Poss. Rd. i retirement was forced seemed “un days to bring the water to a point a »Ude in Cow Creek canyon and It Is though that either Judge Tho men. who were headed north, phine county Jail several months pre­ | tenable." wore turned back by Lillie and at vious to their conviction. They were Leavitt of Klamath county, or Judge , 3, farmer. when it will flow over the top of it began to look as if there would be no crabs tonight. Connections were last reports were seen In a ceme- picked up by officers in Colorado Hunilltoii of Douglas county will be ■ Everett O. Bradford, Grants Pass, 1 the dam by this method. finally made at Riddle to have the clerk. called to hear the ca»»*. South Side tery near Turner, Every available and returned here. It is expected that the They created Isaac Best. Grants Pass, real es­ pump at least, will be started next sea-food brought here in a car, the man including all the state traffic more local Interest than had been tate agent. officers and special deputies have seen at a trial in Josephine county Three Senators Stand (hit in Attend- Tuesday, though there is no call for shipment being released by the ex­ A. L. Bocock. Granta Pass, farmer, i been rushed to Turner. The con- in years. With them, Dewey Jones water yet, and no benefits can be press company. ance at Senate Sessions J. LeRoy Johnson, Grants Pass. A good program has been ar­ vlcts are believed to bo unarmed. derived from putting water on crops Highway Commission Adopts Reso ­ was sentenced to a term for the same Washington, Mar. 28.—(Special) until the weather becomes warmer. ranged. The evening will be given Rd. 1, farmer. lution Thanking Standard Oil crime as hla brother, Oregon Jones. —Of the entire number of Senators A slide that has been in the "main over to business for the most part, Geo. Carr, Merlin, miner. Salem. Mar. 28. —(A. I’.)—Dig-' Johnson wa» found guilty of the 'now in office the three who have canal near the Drolette place along and it is hoped that there will be a J. R. Tucker, Selma, farmer. Portland, Mar. 28.—(A. P.I —The! glug their way out of the basement robbery of many local homes, His I-ewis Stinebaugh, Grants Pass, 'shown the greatest attention to the the Pacific highway for a year will representative bunch of the sports­ highway commission adopted a reso-| and breaking across the yard and manner of operation was to wait (interests of their constituents, and l»e taken out next week by the use men present. The tickets were pur­ mechanic. over tho wail, six convicts broke until the family had left and then lution expressing appreciation for the D. J. Manuel, Grants Pass, mer- who have been most consistently in [of hydraulic methods, the “giant” to chased by about 70 of the sportsmen. removal of signs along the state i from the state penitentiary shortly enter the house and take whatever ¡their seats are Senators McNary, ' be put into operation as soon aa r i chant. before 9 o'clock this morning. Prison ho saw that might be of value. It ' highway by the Standard Oil com Jack Cummings. Kerby, farmer. Capper and Shepard. I water is in the upper ditch, which guards. Salem pollco and deputy had reached such a condition here I pany. They awarded two contracts.1 L. W. Richardson. Grants Pass.1 Such is the statement of Assistant will give a fall of 50 feet. sheriffs Immediately started In pur- that people were afraid to leave their merchant. Secretary Henry M. Rose of the Bodies Recovered But Others Re­ houses alone over night. The arrest suit of the convicts. M C. Ament. Grants Pass, me- United States Senate, who has cus- lieved to Have Been Trapped The six convicts headed out the of Johnson and his subsequent con­ chanic. tody of the roll calls of senators and Turner road where they met Charlea viction broke up this gang of thieves. No Trains Have Arrivisi From North W. Scott Robinson, Wilderville, he bases his statement on the records Gov-mors of Washington and Idaho Welch. W. Va„ Mar. 28.—(A. P.) Spurllng, a salesman, hit him on the He was sentenced on September 26, farmer. |°f the roll calls during the terms of Asked to Send Representatives Today—First at .1 O’clock The bodies of 13 miners who were head, got into his car and drove a 1922. The sheriff's office was re­ E. R. Crouch, Grants Pass, Rd. 3, . the Senators. Salem, Mar. 28. — (A. P.)—The killed in the explosion of mine No. mile and a half up the hill Into the sponsible for the breaking up of tile So far as Senator McNary ig con- A slide in the Cow Creek canyon farmer. governor today invited the governors 2 of the Yukon Pocahontas Coal woods, where they forced Spurllng two gangs. Hannum. Grants Pass, la- oerned his record is almost perfect. E. F. this morning tied up all traffic from of Washington and Idaho to send company at Yukon. W. Va., have ¡The only time he was away from roll the north and no trains have been borer. Thirteen others representative citizens to the North­ been recovered. calls since he came to the Senate Barber, Merlin, farmer. T. W. through from Portland since last were trapped and are believed to west I.aw Enforcement congress at was during the time of the death and Victor C. Brown, Kerby, farmer. night. It is expected that train 13. 1 have been killed. funeral of his wife some years ago, Portland on June 3. 4 and 5. L. W. Hyde. Murphy, farmer. due here at shortly after 9 o'clock and later when he was confined to J. W. Krauss. Kerby, farmer. this morning, will arrive at about Ralph Kitterman, Kerby, Rd. 1, his hotel by the Grippe. 5. The slide was cleared‘away at Official figures tell the story of 2:27 o'clock this afternoon and lumberman. Clara Niles, Grants Pass, Rd. 2. Senator McNary's devotion to Oregon trains were moved at that time, and the United States. He has not About 250 yards of earth and rock housewife. L. E. Miller. Wolf Creek, farmer, missed a single roll call or been ab- covered the track at a point a quar ­ Now York, Mar. 28.— (A. P.)— and every ono who has traveled out- Minnie F. Ireland, Grants Pass, ; sent from his desk during all the ter of a mile east of Cow Creek sta ­ Thoro is at leaat one industrial lead- B|de of 11,8 country knows what a session since this congress met in tion. No track was torn up by the clerk. London, Mar. 28.— (I. N. S.) — that the government does not con­ er in America courageous enough to terrible curse this is. Men who can- slide. Jeanette F. Underwood. Grants December. inot speak the same language aro Wireless communication in England template competition with the Mar­ believe that the wizardry of radio, ' separated by blank walls. They can­ Pass, Rd. 4, housewife. coni Wireless Telegraph company in will become a virtual state monopoly DR. W. S. SOLF MAJ. WALLACE KIRBY A. C. Ford, Grants Pass, Rd. 2, existing services between England already arousing tho curiosity of the not Join together; they cannot have if the report of the Empire Wire­ and Canada. The committee rec­ farmer. human race to high pitch, eventually common interests and they can hard­ less Telegraphy company is adopted. ommends that the existing Marconi Dollie Duncan, Kerby, housewife. may bring about a universal tongue. ly keep peace among themselves. But C. G. Sawyer. Kerby, farmer. There will also be developed, it the service be regarded as a "fait accom­ Guy E. Tripp, president and chair­ now, at last, there is hope that the A. T. Cart. Wonder, farmer. committee's report prevails, a huge pli." man of the board of the Westing­ 1 age-old blight of lack of understand­ O. L. Moore, Wolf Creek, farmer. The right of the government, how­ system of wireless communication house Electric and Manufacturing ing may be lifted. Radio engineers Peter Gravlin, Grants Pass, llvery- that will link together the various ever, to take over licenses granted company recently expressed this hnve done wonderful things. The lat­ man. to private companies in case of parts of the British empire. opinion at a dinner of tho Maine So­ est wonder I b an arrangement where­ The most important of the com­ emergency is asserted. Thus, should ciety of New York, preferring to be­ by broadcasts from America are mittee's recommendations is that the sufficient emergency arise, the gov­ ATTENTION AGAIN CALLED ♦ lieve, however, that instead of hav­ heard clearly and distinctly in Eu­ government should own all empire ernment could seize and operate the TO MINING NEWS SECTION ♦ ing to construct an artificial lan­ rope every Saturday night. Short ♦ wireless stations in Great Britain services of the Marconi company or guage for the purpose, English would radio waves possessing peculiar car­ for communication with England’s any other private concern. ♦ The weekly mining news sec ­ be the new world tongue. rying power are transmitted by the It is recommended that the em­ overseas dominions, colonies and pro­ tion of the Courier Is creating a ♦ Mr. Tripp, whose energies In de- American station, picked up by an tectorates. For the accomplishment pire wireless stations which the com­ large amount of interest among ♦ veloplng radio have accomplished as- English broadcasting station, ampll- of this a construction program in­ mittee propose» be established be the mining men of this part of ♦ tonlshlng results, and who may be fled, and then re-broadcaBt by the volving an expenditure of approxi­ equipped with all modern device« the state. The section is edited ♦ described as a "practical dreamer," English station on its standard wave and so constructed as to be capable mately *4,000,000 is advocated. by the Southwestern Oregon ♦ foresees the day when Europe, Asia, to Its regular audience. The sys­ Private enterprise would not be of world communication, If Mar- Mining Bureau and contains ♦ Africa and America will be enmesh­ tem is still in an experimental stage, interfered with, the committee de­ coni patents are used, it is adviaed, mining news of au authentic na­ ♦ ed in radio waves bearing Incessant but It is quite probable that it soon clares, in the development of com­ the government has power to use ture. All mining stories in tile ♦ chatter in mixed and confusing ton­ will be extended so that all Euro­ munication between England and any patented invention, provided a Courier will be referred to the ♦ gues, with the resultant human curi­ pean countries will be receiving mes­ foreign countries. In fact, the com­ fair price is fixed by agreement or committee of the bureau for ♦ osity to learn what la being aald one sages from us, and we in turn shall mittee advocates "that private en­ compulsory arbitration, The gov- verification. In the past much ♦ to the other over vast expanaea of be hearing regularly from Ixtndon, terprise be given facilities to de­ ernment would thus, in It» develop­ false Information has been ♦ land and water, Hence hie belief Paris, Rome, Berlin and other im­ velop wireless communication with ment schemes, be able to make use that one language alone can satisfy portant foreign oltles. Maj. Wallace W. Kirby, corps of en­ ♦ given out. The bureau expects ♦ I continental Europe, as with the real of every device for the Improvement when this time arrives. | "Thus all barriers to International gineers, United States army, has been ♦ to keep a watch on all publicity ♦ I Dr. W. S. Solf, it is reported, It llfce- "Thousands of years ago. so wo communications will be broken down. appointed acting director of the bureau ♦ given the mining industry. The ♦ ly to be appointed German ambassa­ of the world outside the British em- of radio communication that science might evolve. No private company are toild, all people spoke the same This willl mean many things to the of engraving and printing, succeeding ♦ section in the Courier will be ♦ dor to the United States if Herr Weld- pire.” would have the right to exclusive use Louis A. Hill, resigned. Let Marconi Alone. ♦ ♦ printed every Friday. people of the world, too many for, tongue," Mr. Tripp said, "but time feldt la recalled. In thia connection lt is made clear of Its inventions. ♦ has brought a confusion of tongues, anyone to attempt to foresee.” DECLARES BIG SUM NOT GIVEN REFUSAL BASIS FOR ACTION WATER BACKED UP AT DAM JURY y CRAB FEED HELD TONIGHT M'NARÏ HAS GOOD RECORD TRAINS ARE DELAYED BY SLIDE I PIERCE SENDS INVITATIONS