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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1924)
1 DDnnilPP <?AI P rnUUUbt oALt POINCARE’S MAJORITY in deputies is lost pAMpAlP>M rnp 111 rUlA UAlVIr All WORST FIRE IN YEARS |\/|AlilDR /I A DTIM IS SWEEPING PENINSULA IVIAJUI\ IlflAKIIIN ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ WM RE i TRIP ;”' TO " JAPANiô u ’ ; T 1A A T 1 C L [ 1 ON AIR Olympia, May 12.—(A. PJ —The first forest fire of the season was reported on the Olympic Peninsula, The fire spread to a blown down area from grade clearing opera tions of the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Company. Two hun- men battled the blaz«1 on Satur day and Sunday. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Paris, May 12.— (A. P.)— ♦ — Lieutenant Doisy, flying from ♦ Paris to Tokio, arrived at Sai- * gon, Cochin, China, yesterday ♦ from Bangkok, Siam. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦■♦ CARRIED aloft by bio kite JAPANESE LAO FALLS TO IIEATII BRIDGE TRIAL START TUESDAY ¡ORDERED TO WA.SH1SGTO.N H»R SPECIAL COUNSEL HOLDS THAT Tokio, May 12.—(A. P.)—Kite DUTY IN AIR SERVICE CAKE NOT YET PREPARE!» flying is not generally considered a Port Angeles, Wash., May ♦ HEADQUARTERS FOR ARGUMENT dangerous sport, but its fatal possi 12 -(A. P.)—A forest fire ♦ bilities have been revealed by a over several mi'es of logged off strange accident in Gumma prefec land west of Twin. 26 miles ♦ west of here, was sweeping to ture. ♦ wards the holdings of the Irv- A 12-year-old boy was helping ♦ ing Hartley Logging Co. The three men fly a kite measuring 12 Smith Given Title ns Acting Officer by 9 feet, company Is moving all its The line was attached to Judgo Tazwell to Hand Down Divi In «'omiiuind—Flyers Will Be Met his sion Tills Afternoon—Injunction ♦ equipment, The logging m«-n waist. A gust of wind carried on Way Home in Euro|>e Hearing Is Postponed ♦ said the fire is the worst in that the line out of the grasp of the men ♦ section in years. and the boy was whirled 30 feet into ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ the air before his belt broke and he Washington, May 12.— (A. P.) — fell to death. The three men are Portland, May 12.—(A. P.)—John DISABLED VETERANS Major Frederick L. Martin, and held for investigation on charges of A. Collier, special counsel in the ELECT STATE OFFK’ERSj mechanic. Sergeant Harvey, will be manslaughter. county bridge case. In court today, ordered to Washington from Port opposed the demand of Dow V. Wal- — Salem, May 12.—Edward L. Clark,' Moller, Alaska, where they arrived i ker, indicted on Saturday by the of Salem, was re-elected state com-! safely, after their air plane had been : grand jury, for the trial to start to- | morrow. Collier declared the state rnander of the Disabled American wr ecked and they had been missing Veterans of the Wold War at the j for 11 days in the wilds of Alaska. Citianui Permit Government Sale of is still in the midst of the bridge in Alcoholic Beverages close of the fourth annual state con-! The two will be assigned to duty in vestigation and that it was not fair vention here Saturday night. Other' the army air service headquarters, to expect the state to go to trial to Calgary, May 12.— (A. P.)—Al morrow. Judge Tazwell is to decide officers elected were Theodore H.1 temporarily but their names will be Green, of Salem, state vice comman kept on the list of the world flyers, berta province is wet today after the point this afternoon. The hearing eight years of alcoholic dryness. in the bridge injunction suit and the der; 11. B. Shawe of Corvallis, treas in recognition of their hardships. urer; Urban A. Keppinger of Corval .Meanwhile the three other' planes The voters last November decided suit by the county to set aside the lis, adjutant; and M. Wesley Goss, will continue under command of to substitute the government sale of bridge contracts were postponed un of Salem, chaplain. Approximately Lieutenant Ixiwell H. Smith. Major liquor for prohibition, decreed by til tomorrow. 75 veterans attended the convention. Martin is to retain the designation the people in 1915, effective the fol The place of meeting next year will as commanding officer. Lieutenant lowing year. Portland, ‘Muy 12. The strung*- malady of the deer reported in Wal lowa county Is largely imaginary, suid Cuptuin A. E. Hurghduff, state game warden, who yesterday re ceived u report from the deputy game warden and veterinarian In the dis I hh u I Cooperative Association I» To trict. Dr. W. H. Lytle, state Veter Giii-n .Sanction f<>r Unir) unii Fixai < 'oui mission ei'— Webster 11 rails Sind Sluff Out—lias Evcellcut Inarian, also expressed doubt an tu Ixxal Organization Facilities fur Handling the existence of the rnaludy. "Irfvestlgatlon over several wee kN has revealed the epidemic to be a Plans for actively carrying on a In line with th« plan determined matter of Imagination." declared I campaign to uphold the Oleo bill, upon by the directors of th« Joseph Captain Burghduff yesterday. 'Our ine Farmers Cooperative Association, deputies have found no serious dis passed at tile lust session of the leg a request bus been made by the co eases among the deer and say the re islature, wus discussed at the meet operative for the farmers to report ports are unfounded." *Dr. Lytle ing of the Josephine County Dairy to the association the quantity and declared the supposed epidemic had men's association held Saturday kind of farm produce for which the no connection with the foot and evening at the court house. It was decided that the commercial dairy farmer Is seeking an outlet. It is mouth disease. men should raise famis to support the Intention of the mm behind the the campaign by contributing 25 cooperative to secure outside to I ar- cents for each dairy animal over ketH for the farm products of this two years of age, and it was planned locality. Tho flrat requirement t for the success of such a campaign will Preoi'leni of Suite linlrj men's Asso to organize Josephine county on the basis of voting precincts and have a be the intelligent compilation of the ciation at Grange Hull committee in each precinct to raise products available. A letter has the funds. Each person contributing been aent to every farmer In the Chester L. Mulkey, preAldi'iit <>r »..00 or more will be supplied with district of which Grants -Pass in the the Ht lite dairymen's associât Ion, center, requesting them to report to will speak ul an open meeting to- dairy campaign buttons, and the funds received from the sale of these be named by the state commander at Smith’s title being acting officer in the association these facta. night nt the Rogue River valloy command. Martin and Harvey are Although the letters were only grange hull. All Interested in the buttons in the county already re a future date. to cross the Atlantic in time to greet sen out Saturday, todays mail dairying Industry of Oregon are 4iw. ceived from the sale of these but Real Celebration to Be Staged Says the flyers and lead them on the way brought In a fow replies. This indi- vlteil to be present to hear him. us tons in the county already will be Visiting Delegation home from Europe. Slashes Throat in San Francisco cates that an Interest In being shown he will deal with the oleomargarine credited to the Josephine county quota of $130. Hotel Today Already there Is a brisk demand, question, which is said to be au im ' ' ■ Chester Mulkey, president of the False Pass, Alaska, May 12.—(A. from the outside, and some truck portant factor In the future de- Three Nominations Made for Club! Ashland is to stage a real celebra State Dairymen's association, was P.)—(Major Martin, whose plane San Francisco, May 12.— (A. P.) men nre combing the country seek velopment of this Industry, Presidency Last Hatunlay tion on July 3 and 4 this year in ac anil present Saturday evening was wrecked against a mountain on —L. W. Green, former superinten ing produce. It In the hope of the Mr. Mulkey spoke at noon before cordance with their usual custom. wrought to the alleutlon of the dalry- April 30. intends to leave Port Mol dent of the Chilcoot Lumber Com local association that tho plan of the the Chamber of Commerce forum Three nominations for the presi-i This was the message brought to ler tomorrow for the United States. pany, of Klamath Falls, slashed his Ashland association can be carried luncheon. Ho spoke of traveling be m nen preaeut the need of their active riency of the Grants Pass Womans ■ the people of Granta Pass today by support in upholding this bill. He and Harvey are to board the can throat in the hotel here with eni- out, where nil of the produce des tween Roseburg and Ashland on the Club were made Saturday, these be-j a delegation of five Ashland boost nery tender Catherine D of the Pa cidal intent. He died on the oper tined for the outside markets is' highway and H««ing very few dairy Another matter discussed by the ers who invited the citizens of the ing Mrs. F. B. Barnes. Mrs. George attempting to gathered at the warehouse of the as herds. He believes that the people dairymen was Hie securing of a Eaton and Mrs. M. H. Hutchinson. cific American fisheries, of Belling ating table while city, through the Chamber of Com sociation, where Intelligent dlstrihu- of Southern Oregon are overlooking dairy and food commissioner at the Mrs. C. H. Woodward, president dur ham, which scheduled to leave Port make a will leaving his property to merce, to participate in the affair, tlon In made to fit the needs of the1 opportunities which are offered in coming primaries who would be fa ing the past year, was nominated to Moller tomorrow for Puget Sound. a friend in San Francisco. They also issued an invitation to outside markets. the development of the dairying in vorable to the interests of the dairy succeed herself but declined. For attend the Klamath Falls-Ashland Cordova. May 12.—(A.P.)—‘Major The local cooperative In well dustry which is one of the most men and not owned by the big busi- vice president, Mrs. M. H. Hutchin Mile High celebration June 4 at the Martin and mechanic. Sergeant Har equipped thin season to handle the profitable connected with agricul ness Interests, aud afler consider- son. Mrs. W. W. Canby and Mrs. F. top of Green Springs mountain, be- products, an It la now located In the ture. He showed that the 3000 , able discussion the aasociation en- B. Barnes were named. Five were vey are alive at Port Moller, 100 Senate Adopts Resolution Asking I. ing held to commemorate the com miles west of Chignic. Their air for the office of large warehouse of the Oregon I dairy cows in the state produced dorsed J. 1». Mickle pletion of the highway over the named for the position of recording C. C. to Take Action plane struck a mountain near Port Growers, on F street. Just three 4so,000 pounds of butterfat each dairy and food commissioner. mountains between the two cities. secretary, these being Mrs. R. W. t Moller an hour and a half after blocks cant of the old location. The meeting Saturday evening was Stearns. Mrs. A. B. Davis. Mrs. C. year, bringing in to this community Washington, May 12.— (A. P.) — Those who came down were J. "H. about $250,000. There is always a for the purpose of completing the or H. Woodward, Mrs. J. ' T. Chinnock leaving Chignic. They endured great The senate adopted a resolution to Fuller, secretary of the Ashland hardship in reaching Port Moller. market for dairy products despite ganization of the association and a and Mrs. H. B. Howell, For corre- i day asking that the interstate com- [ Chamber of Commerce, V. B. Miller, the general conditions, which often • constitution and by-laws were adopt spending secretary. Mrs. A. B. Davis. 1 merce commission rearrange their Chief High Fizz of the Lithians. Wirt ed and the following officers elected: Mrs. W. C. Holmes and Miss Jessie . rates on agricultural products with-1 Wright, members of the board of Six lallst - l.nbor Purl) to Run Frank make fruit unprofitable to handle. The dairymen, he said, gets 12 pay president. J. F. Webster; vice-presi Griswold were selected, ' Miss Fan- out delay, so as to promote their 1 directors of the Ashland chamber, Jonen for President days a year against one for t he dent, William Carl; secretnry-tr<*as- nle Abrams and Mrs. J. E. Hair were Twentieth Century easy movement. It declared agri- | Senator Dunn, of Jackson county, Store him urur, William Scoville. nominated for treasurer. culture a basic industry which the ; and Carl Loveland, director of the Ijirge Amount Now York, May 12.—(A. Pl — , average farmer. This gives the i The by-laws of the association purchasing power throughout The ladies voted to send their government intends to foster. | Ashland band. Delegates of the socialist-labor par I year. The revoking of tho bill | provide that anyone interested in the president, Mrs. Woodward, as a i According to the visitors. Ash- ty In convention here today select Someone has supplies for the sum j land has a large number of attrac- ed Frank T. Jones, of Oregon, as n passed by the recent legislature dairying industry of Josephine coun delegate to the national federation mer and part of next winter today, MOTHER AM» CHILDREN : through the referendum now being ty. or adjacent trade territory, may of Womans Clubs convention in Los following the successful robbery of ARE BURNED TO DEATH I tions already signed up. These in- candidate for the presidency next I offered, would work a hardship on become a member of tho association Angeles next June. Talks were given the Twentieth Century grocery or Novemlier. Verne L. Reynolds, of ' the industry ami would place it in upon the payment of the membership by H. D. Norton, president of the street last Saturday night. An Maryland, Is the vice presidential Chamber of Commerce, on coopera ventory has not yet been taken candidate, Th-- convention today Jeopardy, he contended, ill asking fee of $1.00 per year. N. J. Jamison, extension dairyman tion, and by Chester L. Mulkey, pres that the people of Josephine county framed the party's platform. it looks as if about $150 worth | of O. A. C., was present and told of ident of the state dairymen's asso groceries were taken. The local uphold tho dairy law. the purebred sire campaign plan now ciation on the oleomargarine ques lice are running down all the av; OPPOSITION TO KIYOl'KA being carried out in one or two of tion. GOVERNMENT IS VICTOR Files Fl mil Proof— able clues and hope to find the p Final proof was maddn today by the other counties of the state, and ties who committed the crime, Tokio, May 12.—(A. P.)—Tho J. F. Sargent on his homestead five the dairymen present heartily en- sorts of provisions were taken. factions opposing the Kiyoura gov miles east of Selma. Mr. Sargent . dorsed the plan. He also told some Entrance was gained through ernment won the majority in the has 80.96 acres. Ulis witnessed were of the advantages coming to certain rear door which opens on the alley election yesterday. W. A. Hogue and Clarence Share, sections of the state due to cow test Mrs. Henry Wood Pasees Away at between G and H streets. This is an ing associations, and how the aver City Auto Camp on Sunday exceedingly dark place and the stuff age of the 3,000 cows in the Tilla could have been loaded in a car with mook Cow Testing association was While on an auto trip which was out difficulty. One of the panels was 330 lbs. and the county nverage being taken primarily tor the pur broken and the door opened by Chicago, May 12.— (k. P.)—With English language. Foreigners not with 15,000 cows, 240 lbs. The Jo pose of improving the health of her reaching through the broken panel the grant of $26,000 made by the detained are reached through the sephine county average, brought out husband. Mrs. Henry JI, Wood, of and turning the key. Carnegie Corporation to the Ameri churches; talks by the librarian at at the recent Extension Conference, Roselle Park, New Jersey, suddenly can Library association for a study night schools; distribution of circu is approximately the same as the dropped dead in the city auto park in adult education and other library lars about the library in 13 foreign Formation of a third party in the j Madison, IMny 12.—( A. 1’.).—WI b -, state average or 160 lbs. The bene- yesterday morning. Mr. and Mrs. naturalization data, headquarters here believes languages; through consln, one of the original Progrès-! state was threatened some lime ago fits to dairymen who are members of foreign Wood arrived Saturday on their trip Ululi School Annual Will Be Dts- that the step about to be undertaken officials and through the slvo slates, has prospects of a new press. Laborers, housewives. en will have a pronounced influence on by followers of lIMeut. Gov. Comings. such an association also include the and yesterday started to break camp tributisi Tomorrow Night political movement, linkod closely to sale of such calves as have been with the expectation of going to the future development of American gineers, singers, lawyers and archi At first it was said an entirely new the movement for Senator 'Robert M. brought Into this county from the Roseburg for- the night. Mr. Wood The Toka, the annual of the libraries and their services as edu tects, says the librarian, kneel be La.Follette for President, hut separ party was probable. It was decided Tillamook association, which was engaged in taking down the Grants Pass high school, will be on cational centers. fore the shelves of “Easy books tör ate from tho Republican party in tho by leaders of the movement. how-| brought the members $10.00 each at Reports from libraries through- foreigners." tent and his wife was taking up the sale tomorrow night at the annual state. A call hns been Issued for aj ever, to join in the national move for the farm. The Chicago Public Library has tent ropes. .He heard her exclaim. class day of the senior class. The out the country, where this service state-wide conference here on May) progressive political action. Tho County Agent Herbert Howell and "Henry. I am dying", and by the book was being finished today at the already has been started on a meas- established bureau, a readers' will determine Assistant County Agent Fowler, of 18, to consider the formation of the conference here time help arrived she had passed Courier office to have it ready for ured scale, show possibilities of it whose function is to increase the Wisconsin Conference for .Progros-j whether the state group will join the Jackson county are taking active distribution. The majority of the becoming a means of self-education. usefulness of the library to men and away. national organization; whethor indi stops now to organize a cow testing slve .Political Action. They left Roselle Park last March 404 copies have already been taken Americanization, technical, mechan women who wish to continue their The meeting was called by persons vidual candidates for state offices association in the Rogue River valley on the advice of their doctor and by members of the student body. A ical and cultural development and a education out of school. This bu known to be favorablo to Senator will be endorsed, and whether an pu and already some 300 cows havA were making an extended trip. Mr. few extra copies will be available helpful source toward an understood reau prepares the outlines for the LaFollette as a presidential candi tlrely soparate state ticket will be been signed up. 'Dairymen who are Wood was in poor health and Mrs. for tho public who are informed citizenship. A summary of the re- study of any (non-vocational) sub date. At the same time, endorse put in tho field, according to Its anxious to have their cows tested ject for patrons interested In fol Wood had been suffering from indi- that they must order early if they port follows: ment of some candidate for tho gov sponsors. The regularly should communicate with gestion for several years, this fin nre to be assured of a book, In Seattle, the Public Library be- lowing a definite course of reading. ernorship other than Governor John Political followers declare them their respective agents. The draw- ally having caused her death. They book costs a dollar. gins its Americanization work at the The library undertakes to supply the J. Blaine, incumbent, Is declared by selves interested in the movement back of the small herds of the testing most The Toka this year is a detention quarters of the Immigra books prescribed in each course in were on their way to Vancouver, B. leaders of the new movement to be from the fact that should Senator association can be partly overcome publication, from tion Service. The men and women consecutive order and at proper In C. Mr. Wood left last night for the commendable likely, since the call Is signed among La-Follette become a third party' by allowing the farmers who live east with the body and will return every standpoint. The nnnual has there now are largely Russians, pro tervals. So eager were the people others by Lieut. Gov. George F. Com candidate for President, the IxlFol- close together to combine their herds 120 pages of reading matter and fessional men and women, musicians, for this service that within a few later for his car. ings, a candidate for governor. Other lette ticket in Wisconsin may appear in such a way as to make approxi- advertising. A large number of Il- artists, artisans, ex-nobles. By in weeks after the first announcement announced Comings supporters also under tho Republican party heading. mately 25 cows per day for the lustrations are included in the book. stalling a collection of books there was made the publicity was stopped have signed the call, which Includes Governor Blaine and others expected tester. Saturday evening of every other The book is dedicated to the Cave- i it provides an opportunity for t,he and the library concentrated its ef 32 representatives of state organiza to run on the Republican ticket are It was decided by the dairymen month, and the next meeting will be men. This idea is carried out eager, hopeful newcomers to learn forts on catching up with the re tions and labor groups. announced LaFollette Progressives. that the association meet the fourth I held the fourth Saturday of July. throughout tho whole of the Toka. something about America and the quests already made. WILL SEEK OUTSIDE MARKETS J. 0. MICKLE IS ENDORSED DESIGNATION IS RETAINEO STILE ACTIVE IN PROBE ALBERTA PROVINCE IS WET ASHLAND KLAMATH MAN IS SUICIDE OREGON MAN IS SELECTED GROCERY STORE IS ROBBED TOURIST DIES SUDDENLY OUT I INVITES CITIZENS