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GRANTS PAHH, JOBEPHINB COUNTY, OREGON
VOL. .XIV., No. INI.
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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.
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BALLOON PILOTS WILL
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IMPERIAL COUNTY HEADS ARE 4
PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR
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TOURIST AID
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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
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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
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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
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quarters.
MARIE CORELLI PASSES
AWAY AT ENGLISH HOME
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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.
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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
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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-
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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
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is indicated by skeletons found at
lenged Cosgrove to shoot a hole
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Rock Run, near here.
through it. Cosgrove, reputedly an
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Phoenix,
Ari«.,
Apr,
21.
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(A.
P.)
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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.)—
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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
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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-
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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
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Darling.
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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
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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.)
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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-
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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««
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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,
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tnr
HnInm,Io.oi
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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
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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
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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.
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"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,
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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
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FRUITS
INTEREST