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Grant» Pa»»—Gateway to the Oregon Cave» -- ™ ' ■ —— GRANTS PAHH, JOBEPHINB COUNTY, OREGON VOL. .XIV., No. INI. WHOLE NI MBER M7S. ' — f Pittsburgh, Apr, 21.—-(A. P. I — Mudutn«« Eleanor« Duse, Italian tragedienne, who arriv ed here three weeks ago on u farewell tour of th« United States. died today of influenza and complications. 4 ♦ 4 4 4 4 4 ♦ ♦♦♦♦444444444 BALLOON PILOTS WILL GET OFFICIAL LETTERS ♦ 4 ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ 4 4 IMPERIAL COUNTY HEADS ARE 4 PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ♦ TOURIST AID 4 4 ♦ 4 4 ♦ 4 Delegation of California Business San Antonio, Texas, Apr. 21. ♦ —-(A. P. )—The seven pilots ♦ and their aid««« in the National Balloon Race to be held at 4 Kelly Field April 23. will be 4 provided with letters from United States diplomatic offi 4 cials to officials of the Cana 4 dian and Mexican governments 4 that will assure them every 4 courtesy and assistance from 4 those countries should a land 4 ing be made outside of the 4 4 United States. Every official and balloonist 4 is expecting a new record to 4 be established and in order to 4 provide for any eventuality ar rangements have been made 4 with adjoining governments to 4 cooperate in assisting the air 4 men to return to their home 4 4 country. Each balloonist will keep a 4 detailed log of his Journey, ln- 4 eluding also the flight and the 4 landing. He will be furnished 4 with blank telegraph forms 4 which wlll be dropped over- board with a request that the 4 finder send them to race head- 4 4 quarters. MARIE CORELLI PASSES AWAY AT ENGLISH HOME ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Stratford-upon-Avon, Eng., Apr. 21.— (A. I’.)—Marie Corelli, English novelist, died today from heart disease at her home here. She has been ailing for some weeks. I ♦ ♦ ♦ 4444444444 4 4 4 INDIANS WERE PYGMIES OR ELSE CUT OFF LEGS j H. I.. SCHAIFE IS QUIZZED BE FORE THE DAUGHERTY COMMITTEE Hardin. Mont., April 21.—(A. P.) Coshocton, Ohio, April 21.—(I. N. V "William Tell” stunt, without S.)—That a race of pygmies once in the apple, resulted recently In the habited Ohio, or else Indians, who the death of Henry Abendroth and may have populated the village, ob conviction of William Cosgrove for manslaughter. served a cusom of cutting off the Speaker of House States That Friend Yamamoto !><•< lare«« That Years The two men were employed on a 4 legs of their dead at the knee, for men Wouhl Pay All Expenses of Sent Trunk Containing Hix Bot Will Ik1 Necessary to Efface Re nearby ranch as cowpunchers. Ahen- 4 the purpose of deceiving as to height Visit of Such a Body tles Hut They Were Taken sults of Rest riet ion droth, holding out his hat, chai 4 is indicated by skeletons found at lenged Cosgrove to shoot a hole 4 Rock Run, near here. through it. Cosgrove, reputedly an 4 Phoenix, Ari«., Apr, 21. — (A. P.) r Tracing the rapid growth In high« expert shot, fired and missed. Aben Tokio, Apr. 21.—(A. P..J—The This Is the opinion voiced by mem Washington, Apr. 21.— (A. P.)— 4 education In Oregon during th«« d< droth then plafed declaration that war with America bers of the Coshocton high school Speaker Gillett today questioned H. tilge« _ tho __ ____ hat on his —Federal troops have been request 4 Cado Just eudlng. William G. Hale, bend and told Cbsgrove to try to bit ed to reestablish the quarantine 4 over the immigration question is im historical class, who are preparing a L. Schiafe before the Daugherty in .b un <>f th« ini versify of Oregon lt |„ thlU possible but the assertion that it dramatization of Coshocton county vestigating committee, asking him Cosgrove fired against California on the Yuma In 4 law school, today showed the Im again and Abendroth fell shot dian reservation near Knob. Calif. 4 would take years for Japan to for . history, under the direction of Dr. A. who informed him that liquor seiz- ► Superintendent Odell, of the reser 4 get the "insult” imposed by the i E. Wagner, Oh;o State University. portant rol«> that the state education- through the brad ed in Washington went to Gillett's al Institutions are playing In tli«jj Cosgrove was sentenced to from vation announced that he had ad 4 United States senate were among the The skeletons, according to infor office. Scaife replied that Con- statements by Admiral Count Ya mation obtained by the class mem gressman Woodruff gave him the social and economic Ilf«« nf Oregon. one to two years In the penitentiary. vised certain authorities of Imperial 4 mamoto, former premier, in an in bers, were not more than four feet in information, Scaife asked Gillett if Tttklng th« l nlverslty as an example, bul sentence was suspended and county, California, to consider them 4 Dean Hale staled that In the school wa„ rs|eased with an admonition, selves under arrest for their part in 4 ♦ ■ 444444444444A 4 terview with the Associated Press. 1 height. AU of the skeletons lay in he denied the liquor had gone to leading motorists through the fed A mass meeting attended by a thou the same position with heads to the his office, Gillett replied, “I cer- year of 1913-191 4. 732 students were eral quarantine area and attempting NO HUM EXCEEDING gl.l MAY sand. adopted a resolution protect I west. enrolled on the campus. At the end tainly do.” to break the Arizona blockade BE SENT 4M T FROM GERMANY ing against the exclusion. The Jap of 10 years, or during the 1 923-11*24 Gillett then made the statement against the eastbound vehicular anese Printing Association voted an school year, the attendance had In that a trunk belonging to a con traffic last Friday. against all California creased to approximately 2500, an In Mcasute Already l*m»cd by Senate Berlin, April 21.— (A. P.) — embargo stituent containing six bottles of ln< reases Pensions crease of 350 per cent. Amounts in excess of 60 gold marks goods. liquor had been sent to his office Yuma. Ari«., Apr. 21.— (A. P.) — or Its equivalent, about $13, cannot The great growth In the secondary before the Volstead act became effec Washlngton, Apr. 21.—(A. P.) — Five automobile loads of eastbound be sent by mail out of Germany with schools or high schools has been a tive. A department of Justice record May Be Those of Gan IJndholm, was produced to show that the contributing factor In the increased Without a record vote, the house travelers are stalled at Knob Siding, out tbe intermediation of a bank. In M \ N Hit, WOM IN .'»4, WED; TO HEE WORLD TOGETHER attendance In the colleges. There today passed the Rursum bill, al on the desert west of here, as a re dividuals are forbidden to send se- Missing Illinois Valley Miner liquor had been removed. A friend are now thr««e times as many stu ready approved by the aenate, car sult of Arizona's rejuvenated foot ■ curities of any character abroad, but who owned the trunk, was on a They are must have the transfer made through dents in high school as 1<* yearsi rying a pension Increase for veter and mouth blockade, fishing trip and the breaking of one Northampton, Mass.. April 21.— ans of t!ie Civil War, Spanish Amer standing by a closed fumigation I a bank. ago. Four times as many complete' am growing Bones, classified as human by an of the bottles led to the seizure, said 1(1. N. 9. 1 — “ Darling. I Ten ican and Indian wars, and the War plant, In the hope that Governor Dollar bills of credit are classed old.” their high school ««ducatlon. Illinois valley doctor, have been Gillett. Hunt may again lift the embargo. the same as mark bills of credit in times as many seek to continu«« their 1 Of 1812. “We are in the prime of life. Why, found close to the cabin occupied by interpreting this law. If postal au- ‘ eighty-three isn’t old for a husband. Gus Lindholm, missing Illinois val education in the colleges of the! Salem. Ore., Apr. 21.—(A. P.) — J thorlties discover a letter going state, Then, loo, the professions I feel Just as young as I did 20 years ley miner. Deputy Sheriff Ernest V A delegation of California business abroad which contans more than 60 demand men with a broader founds-1 ago,” delared Annie E. Newton. 54. Lister was in that district yesterday men today asked Governor Pierce to gold marks, suit will be instituted tlon and a more comprehensive col- here recently, en route, with Benja and the find was immediately report leg» educath^i Is necessury to accom Dr. E. J. Blllick Held to Grand Jury send a commission to California to against the sender and the money min E. Cook. 83. to the altar. ed to him. It was stated that the for Illegal Operation Investigate the foot and mouth sit- probably will be forfeited to the plish this. Both were married before. Their two small pieces of bone were all Clayton Long of O. A. C. Will Con- uatlon, offering to pay the expenses treasury, duct Two Meetings Here The rapid growth has only started, marriage was the culmination of that were left, the rest having evi Faced with the charge of man of such a commission. according to Ih«an Hale, who looks their desire to "see the world” and dently been burned. The two pieces slaughter through an Illegal opera tor tbe attendance to double within INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY OF U. S. loneliness after the death of their of bone were a piece of a skull and The success that many of the far- tion, Dr. E. J. Blllick, today waived Salem, Ore.. Apr. 21.— (A. P.) — part of the elbow. The sheriff’s of- mers under the irrigation dlstrlct are the next five years. It was held nec AMAZES BRITISH MINISTER respective mates. i his preliminary bearing In the Jus Following a conference with the essary that the educational lnstltu-| "We are both financially indepen fice will Investigate the matter. tice court before Justice O. J. Law, California business men. Governor I A reward of $300 has been posted having with small fruits has created tlons keep pace with the growth. Th«« dent, ” said the bride. P.) — quite an interest in the planting of commis-' Ix,ndon' , April 21.— (A. and was bound over to the grand Pierce today appointed a < Unlveslty of Oregon Is hampered al The couple left immediately for a by the First National bank for the such crops. The rigid quarantine Americans are so prosperous and so | Jury under bonds of 11000, which slon. including members of the state the present tlm«« by the fact that the ( rich in resources that they are un 1 three-months tour of the Mediter discovery of the missing man, either i placed on all California vegetables library was built for 600 students were furnished. Dr. Blllick was livestock sanitary board and Fred able to realize their wealth, is the ranean. dead or alive. This has led a large > and fruits has stimulated this a great placed under arrest on Saturday, af Faulkner, of Pendleton, to investi and must now serve 2500 students number of Illinois valley people to deal. To assist those interested and opinion ol Sir Montague Barlow, ter his return from Portland, on a gate the foot and mouth situation in and the faculty. The auditorium and I join in the search. The bones found growing this crop, a small fruit pro the Minister of l-abor In the Baldwin warrant issued by the office of the California. other buildings nre In the same con last week were in the center of a ject will be inaugurated by the O. A. government, brought from his five illegal dition. Economy has been practiced Justice. It is alleged that an place which looked as if a hot fire |C. extension service through County weeks' visit to the United States. operation performed by Dr. Blllick by the hends of the Institution, pro had been burning, Other evidence 1 Agent Howell and Clayton Long, ex- Sir Montague told English report was the contributing factor in the fessors receiving on an average of ers who met him at Southampton, Wants Io Be Sent to Chicago to Re pointed to an attempt to cover up i tension horticulturist. Mr. Long death of Blanch Fick, who died here $200 less than professors In dnstltu- all traces. The sheriff's office is not [ comes well qualified to assist the publican National Convention last week. Ix-ading Hostelry in Marshfield Is that he believed the recovery from tlons of the same standard. These hazarding any opinion as to whether i growers in this work, having been the industrial depression in America An Investigation was started a Damaged by Flames take care of one-third more students the find may be Lindholm until after raised on a small fruit farm in Ohio, wos the most remarkable event of short time after Miss Fick died, the Phil Metschan, of Portland, was on the average than tlie professors a probe of the matter has been made. and having for the past several He hoi#d that cause of death at the time being Marshfield, Ore., Apr, 21.— (A. modern industry. hobnobbing with friends while in In the other schools. Englishmen would scrutinize the years carried on this small fruit given as heart failure and appendi- P.)—Fire early this morning threat the city Sunday and at the same There Is a limit to which economy citis. She was 19 years of age. An work with the growers In the Wil ened the destruction of the Hotel American recovery and the present time was putting forth a few good can be carried in the matter of edu- autopsy, performed by a specialist lamette valley. system of industry as a basis for fu Chandler. Nearly 100 guests, some licks in a political way. Mr. Met cation, however. Experts are secured from Portland, is said to have re- Mr. Long will arrive in the city to Portland Engineer Says He Could in night clothing, escaped. The ture English development. schan is a candidate for delegate- at- for the purpose laying permanent vealed that an illegal operation had fire was discovered in the kitchen, Sir Montague has returned with a morrow morning and will spend the Have Bought Position large to the nati.^al Republican ronds and bridges. In like manner, been executed. This led to the is day in familiarizing himself with It burned through the ventilator sympathetic leaning toward restric experts should be secured to teach suance of the complaint against Dr. shaft to the roof, The smoke and tion of the immigration laws but he convention at Chicago. He announc Portland. Ore., Apr. 21.— (A. P.) the problems here and will hold two es that he will support the people's the young men and women, who'are Blllick. water damage will probably exceed added, "with all of the country's choice but personally favors Presi —George T. Forsyth, local engineer meetings on Wednesday. At 10 a. to tuke their turn nt affairs of gov prosperity, there seems little indica Prosecuting Attorney Miller has the actual fire damage. dent Coolidge. A little data was today told the county probers that i m., there will be a field meeting at ernment. More buildings are needed asked Judgo Thomas to call a special tlon to extend a hand toward tile re- secured from Mr. Metschan concern a man who said he represented one I , the farm of W. H. Leonard on the at the university and higher salaries session of tho grand Jury to probe ! construction and upbuilding of Eu- ing himself. He says: of the county commissioner«, told lower river road and at 2 p. m., an- I for professors will be necessary. I rope.” tho matter. No definite word had 1977 BOYS, 2707 GIRLS “I was born in Canyon City, hint in 1922 that it would be neces- i other meeting will be held at the Dean Hale Is In the city in the In been received today whether tho IN STATE TO GRADUATE Grant County, Oregon. March 24. sary to put up $50,000 to get a Job farm of Chas. Brooke on the Cres- I cent City road. terests of the gift campaign being special Jury will be called of the mat 1876. Attended public schools at as bridge engineer. carried on among tho alumni who ter will be referred to tho next regu Ralem, Ore.. Apr. 21.— (A. P.) — Canyon City until the age of 14 From the public high schools of lar grand Jury session. when I [ entered Willamette Univer- (Continued on Psge Two.) Oregon this year will be graduated lO.tHX) Diggers Already on Ground at isity at Salem, and finished my New Discovery 4684 pupils, of whom 1977, or 42 studies at Stantcrd University in per cent, are boys, and 2707, or 58 ,1897. ' Traveled a year or so in Cen- per cent, are girls, according to a Johannesburgh, April 21.— (I. N. ; tral America; upou my return horn«« ► check made by J. A. Churchill, state 3.)— Scenes and stories reminiscent entered the service of the Wells superintendent of schools. of tho first diamond rushes are re Fargo Bank, Portland, in February, I Indianapolis, Apr. 21.— (A. P.)—of bituminous coal annually, while ported from Stomples, where a large 189 8, as bookkeeper. Was married diamond field was recently discov on November 25, 1899, to Mary Numerous coal mines will be closed the mines now in operation or in ex ered. Newark, N. J., April 21.— (A. P.)> committee, are among the candidates Velene Kubll of Jacksonville, Ore- permanently and many miners will istence and ready for operation, 1 tnr HnInm,Io.oi .1 nnf whnm nAV«n Ten thousand diggers have al gon. In 1900 we returned to my old resort to other work during the next could easily produce nearly 1,000,» A close contest between President for delegate-at-large, of whom seven 000,000 tons of coal each year. ready arrived, it is stated, while hun » homo at Canyon City, Oregon, where O, A. C. Wins In Aquatic Contest ' will be chosen, who favor President Coolidge and United States Senator J From University ................. dreds more, including many blacks, I helped organize the Grant County three years, in the opinion of The Thus, there is a capacity to produce Coolidge. Two women candidates for Hiram W. Johnson for delegates to | ; delegate-at-large have been named are streaming in from all sides daily. Bank which I managed until I en- United Mine Workers Journal, offi- twice as much coal as the market ■ « tho republican national convention by both (he Coolidge and Johnson The nearest town is 20 miles away I tered the hotel business at Heppner, cial publication of the United Mine could absorb. This means, also, Oregon Agricultural College, Cor-i that there are more people engaged preference Is 1 Bides. and everybody is living on a bare Oregon, when I purchased the Pal Workers of America. and for presidential vallis, Ore., April 21.—Arthur Cra These two actions will have a sta in mining than arc required to pro looked for In the New Jersey primary | No contest of importance has ap- mer, of Grants Pass, placed third in veld, \yhole families are said to be ace Hotel. Operated this hotel for election to be held Tuesday. , peared for the Democratic prlmary the O. A. C.-Oregon swimming meet stowed away 1tt miscellaneous ve four years and in June, 1906, pur- bilizing effect on the coal business, duce a sufficient quantity of coal to I chased an Interest with my father for it will relieve the existing con- meet the demand.” Adherents of President Coolidge and tho delegation to the national here. He participated in the 100 hicles, with sacking for roofing. There is a demand for labor In Enteric trouble Is said to be rife, In the Imperial hotel; this business di t ion of too many miners and too first to file nominating peti- will be yard breast stroke event. were convention at New York All dope on the meet was upset the food conditions being deplorable, 1 has been under my direction ever many mines, according to the Jour- other industries and men who are tlons both for presidential prefer- headed by Governor George S. Sllzer, nal. With the wage question set- unable to retain permanent employ ence and convention delegates, but who has been mentioned for the pres when the Beaver team defeated the even water having to be bought from j since. “I belong to the Episcopalian tied for three years, each coal com ment in the mines can secure work there were quickly followed by pe- idential nomination. A majority of Oregon mermen in the O. A. C. vendors. A farmer arrived at the diggings i church, belong to the Masons, Odd pany knows just what itq labor cost in other lines. The Journal adds titions in favor of Senator Johnson the state delegates will be pledged tank. The meet was very hotly con tested and by nosing out the Oregon to try his luck, but could only get Fellows. Knights of Pythias and will be. Those which can operate that Secretary of Labor Davis has and in the end complete slates were to him. My former political exper and make money will continue in informed it the entire resources of filed for both. The campaign was There will be eight delegates-at- men In almost every event the Ag a piece of waste ground no one else Elks. ience is very limited, was a member business, while the others will close, that department will help place the to work vigorously conducted with prominent large to the national convention gies came out of the water with the would have. « After setting men. Secretary Davis said the direc republicans ns speakers tor both can each with half a vote, The number score of 39 to 29 in their favor. The on the lot he i discovered several ! of the city council while living at the Journal says. | "It has been apparent for a long tor of the federal employment bu j Canyon City and have been a mem- his claim for stones, eventually sold didates. was increased to eight to provide intercollegiate state record for the her of the Port of Portland com- time tnat there are too many bitu reau of the department of labor has went home. more than $40,000 and plunge for distance was broken by Among the United States Senator Edge, for places for three women, 1 Another prospoctor almost went mission duing the past six years, minous mines,” the article con arranged to receive applications for mer Senator Frellnghuysen and for delegates-at-large will be United Max Turner, when he plunged a dis- tinues. "There is a normal demand employment and to assist applicants mer Governor Edward C. Stokes, States Senator Edwards and F. W. tanse of 63 H feet, breaking his pre- mad with Joy when he sold his dia- during all of which time I have for approximately 500,000,000 tons throughout the country. served as its treasurer. ” monds for $45,000. vloua record of 63 feet. now chairman of the republican state Donnelly, mayor of Trenton. ATTENDAVI E VI" INSTITUTIONS t>F HIGHER LEARNING IS GROWING FIRST SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS URGEO OREGON COMMISSION WANTED FORMER PREMIER STATES THAT SUCH ACTION IS AN IM POSSIBILITY ISSUES EMPHATIC SENATE ACTION HELD INSULT DENIAL BURSUM BILL IS PASSED HUMAN BONES ARE FOUND LOCAL DOCTOR IS ARRESTED SMALL PHIL METSCHAN IN CITY CHANDLER HOTEL BURNS 1 BRIBERY CHARGE IS MADE DIAMOND FIELD IS FOUND CRAMER PLACES IN MEET I FRUITS INTEREST