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Grants Pass—Gateway to the Oregon Caves
Vol.., XIV., No. 21.1.
KILLED WHILE
HATI'RDAY, MAY 31. IW2I.
Moscow, Muy 31.— I A. 1 P.)
China has recognized the
Russian soviet government, It
was announced here today.
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Stoke Pogls, Eng . Muy 31.—(A.
FI.AMEH HPREAI) Il U'lllI.Y »ND
P.l- The natives of this parish, fa
FIRMER HI RNM» TO DE M il
mous for its connection with the
NEAR < TTY
Penn family, founders of the state of
Pennsylvania, and also Its associa
tions with the poet Gray. am d la
turbad because of the march uf pro-
gross.
The pretty neighborhood hus re-
One of Largest Fir«*« lu Revi nt Years cently altrac'ed golfers und others
Near City Hurns tor Two Days.
as an Ideal spot to build IglHir suv-
Furto« Art* Saved
Ing bungalows, and these are gradu
ally increasing inetiuiubers and get
ting closer to the churchyard con-
the ' talulng Gray's monument nod tom l>.
While engaged In fighting
flumes of the forest fire which As the 12th century church badly
threatened his home Friday ufter- ' needs repairing u fund hus been
noon. John Nachbor, a farmer three 1 opened tor its restoration, and also
miles west of town on the south side 1 to purchase several acres of sur
of the Rogue, was overcome by the rounding land, so that Gray's tomb
heat and was burned to death
In will not lie overshadowed or swamp
company with uhout u dozen other ed. as the fund promoters put it "by
men. Mr. Nachbor had lieen attempt the tide of modernism" in the shape
ing to beat back the fire which was Of up-to-date collage».
advancing at a fast puce, When the
flames, tanned by a i stiff breeze,
started toward the group with re
new«d energy, til« I men retired to
the Nachbor turni, Nachbor. who Pilot'» Corum'» Cur to Victory I»
Thrilling Conte««
was 73 years of uge. was not tn I seed
nt first and when found had been
Speedway, Indlanupolls. May 31.
burned, one fool having been burned .
—
Joe
Hoyer, of Detroit, driving re-
utmost completely otT It Is believed
that he became confused und turned lief, piloted I,. L. Corum's 8-cyllnder
the wrong way and was overcome by ‘ s|n*edster to a record breaking vic
tory In the twelfth annual 500,mile
the heat and smoke and fell luto
auto race at the Indianapolis motor
the onrushing fire.
He had spent all day Thursday ! dpcedway Friday. Corum, an In
dianapolis man, surrendered his
fighting the fire to keep It from his
mount to ¡Hoyer after he hud drlveu
farm, which Is situated on the riverì
It 272 tn1’««.
road about n hulf mile from the Red
Earl Cooper, who led most of the
wood highway. On Friday the fire
way was second.
Jimmy Murphy
was again fanned Into u blaze and
was third.
Hartz finished fourth
with the humidity down to 26. took
and Benny Hill finished fifth.
everything In Its path. The crew
The time of the winner was 5:05:
put In (Ire breaks repeatedly hut all
23:51, an average of 98.24 miles un
were Ineffectual and the fire con-1
hour.
lluued to progress, nearly 5D0 acres
The time for the 50U miles was
huvlng been burned over. Numer
more than 3 Mi miles an hour faster
ous farina were In the path, but were, than the previous record for the dis
saved All of the laud Is brush land | tance. The previous mark, 94.48.
under the Granta Pass Irrigation dis was established by Murphy In 1 922.
trict. The fire extended from the
Rogue to the Redwood highway. It
was one of the hottest aeon near
Grants Paua for years, the stnoke
rising In a black colmun far Into Voted Most Beautiful Girl nt lanital
the air. Hundreds of people watch
Cavemen'» ('amimi
ed the flame«.
John Nachbor was one of the pio
Margaret Itengstorff
wns voted
neers of thia part of Oregon.
He the most beautiful girl In Josephine
came here In about 1887 and look ' county on Thursday night by the
up the homestead on which he has people attending the last night of
lived since that time. No relatives the Cavemen's carnival. She was
lire known to live In thia country, Joe given 10.300 votes, the count being
Nuchbor. a brother having left here completed exactly at midnight. Dur
Reports have ing the evening the vote was close,
several years ago.
come back thut he died soon after Dorothy Romig being a close com
he left. A sister Is living In Farai petitor for the honor.
The carnival was a big success
Pariah. Tyrol, Austria, from which
place Mr. Nachbor came to the Unit from every standpoint, the Cavemen
ed States. Th«> decessoti was a mem making considerable money above
ber of the local Catholic church, lie the actual expenses, This morning
possessed considerable real estate, is to be used for the advertising of
having his homestead, a house and Josephine county, all funds taken in
lot In Grants Pass and a timber claim by the Cavemen being used for thnt
purpose.
They cleaned out fairly
In Jackson county.
Funeral services will be held ut well on the candy and other conces
the Granite Hill cemetery al
Iti sions. The free dancing, with music
by Neilson's orchestra, was the hit
o'clock tomorrow.
of the affair, no charge being made
or this either night. Hiding's gar
age gave ample room for all of the
concessions. The Grants Pass hand,
Pn-sldent Coolidge Delivers Annual which offered its services for the
occasion, played several concert
.Memorial Day Talk
numbers on the street and in the
building previous to the opening of
Washington. May 31. — Further
the carnival, which is now an an
limitation of armaments and Ameri
can adherence with reservations tq' nual affair.
500 ACRES ARE BURNED OVER
JOE BOYER WINS CLASSIC
MISS RENGSTORFF GETS PRIZE
the world court created under the|
league of nations were set up by
President Coolidge Friday as bls
goals In the field of foreign affairs. Trial Court Pronounces Judgment
In Heresy Case
Speaking at the memorial day ex
ercises at Arlington, the President
Cleveland, May 31.— (A. p.)
renewed his advocacy of the Hard
Guilty was the finding of the trial
ing-Hughes plan for American mem
court of the Protestant Episcopal
bership In the permanent court of
House of Bishops today In the case
International Justice, anil declared
of William Mougomery Brown, a re
the Idea lof mutual covenants by the
tired bishop of Arkansas.
nations limiting their military es
tablishments "should he made prac
¡Cleveland,
May 31.—-(A. P.) —
tical as far as possible."
i Charges against Bishop William M.
The President gave notice that he Brown, of uttering doctrines outside
would not oppose other reservations that held the protestunt Episcopal
to the court protocol that those pro ! church, were given to the trial
pped by President ¡Hardlug and Sec ! board of the house of bishops today.
retary Hughes, but would not support The argument ended the proceed
"sny material changes wlbch would ings after Bishop Browu corrected
not probably receive the consent of Ills admission of heresy on a direct
| examination yesterday.
the many other signatories."
BISHOP BROWN IS GUILTY
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Peking, Mny 31.— (A. P.)
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Communication has been es-
tabllshed with the bandits who
kidnapped A. G. McKay, an
Australian, May 16th. at Pichl-
kow. Jay Dinsmore, of Seat
tle, was wounded fatally In the
attack on Pichlkow by the
bandits preceding tile capture
of McKay and five Chinese. No
word has been received regard
ing Rex Ray and l)r. H. G. Mil
ler, Americans, and the two
BrithlHhers captured by the pi
rates who attacked their motor
boat in Kwangsi province a
week ago.
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Washington, May 31.— (A.
P.)—Ambassador Hanlhara de
livered today to Secretary of
State Hughes, Japan's protest
against the exclusion provision
of the new immigration act.
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SELECTIVE EMIGRATION
PROPOSED FOR BRITISH SERVII'EM HELD AT RIVOLI ON
MEMORIAL DAY ARE WELL
London. May 31.— (A. P.)—A.
ATTENDED
scheme to extend the system of eml- j
gration by nomination is outlined by |
the overseas settlement committee in1
its report for 1923.
It Is intended to establish collec-j
» live nomination by churches, phllan-l
Carpentier I shwh in Tenti»—I» !
Tell» of I'hr Testa—Mound Decorat
thropic societies and other organiza
Ing Baili)—Offensive Taken
rd for l oknosn Dead—Patriotl<-
tions overseas. These will appoint |
Gibbons From First
Organizations In Parade
local committees to obtain guaran-J
tees from local residents of employ-1
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
ment and accommodation for set-i
Chicago,
May 31.— (A. P.l —
RlngHlde, Michigan City. Ind., vallis. May .11.— (Special)—Arthur
Grants Pass people united yester
tiers in their districts. They wlll|
i
State's
Attorney
Crowe
announced
May 31 —(A. P.)—Tommy Gibbons P. Cramer, son of T. P. Cramer, of
send nominations to the church or day in the observance of Memorial
decisively defeated Georges Carpen Grants Paas, is a candidate for the today that Nathan E. J-eopold. Jr., other
Day to honor the memory of those
organization in this country to
tier In their 10-round contest. Car degree of bachelor of science in civil and Richard Ixteb, sons of million
who fought for their country in the
which they are affiliated, for selec
pentier was bleeding at the end of engineering to be granted June 9 aires, have confessed to the kidnap tion of emigrants, who, on arrival in| wars in which this country has been
ping and slaying of Robert Franks.
the tenth.
He is a member of Sigma Tau, na
the dominions will be cared for by , engaged. Streets were decorated with
Gibbons won virtually every round tional honorary fraternity in etigi- 14-year-old son of another million mr
1 flags and bunting while most of the
the lutai
local com
committees.
iij liter».
auil had his opponent in distress a neering; Lambda Chi Alpha, national aire. They planned th« kidnapping
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i itoreM of the city displayed the Stars
dozen times In the ninth. After a social fraternity; the swimming •nd murder for ransom as early as
X’.‘.U«
lively exchange. Carpentier sank to team and the greater O. A C. coun last November. Crowe asserted, and
the floor of the ring indicating that cil. He is a graduate of the Grants until shortly before the kidnapping
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; and the spirit of the whole day was
had not selected their victim. They
he lind injured his right ankle. He Pass high school.
Stale Highway Commission Grants one of respect and honor for the
had once considered kidnapping the
struggled to his feet, however, and
men who offered their lives to pre-
laical Request
son of Julius 'Rosenwald. interna-
finished the contest, limping budly.
serve the Union.
tlonally known philanthropist.
Gibbons. a master boxer, was Car-1
The patriotic organizations formed
The Redwood highway now offi
The spirit of adventure and a de
pentier's superior in every round.
cially extends from San Francisco to in a line of march at the court house
sire to obtain ransom prompted them Grants Pass. Favorable action was] and marched only the two blocks to
Carpentier retreating from the start.
to plan the crime, the prosecutor
Gibbons had difficulty In latching
taken Thursday by the state high- the Rivoli theatre, There they lis
said they admitted. Young lx>eb is
up with him. Gibbous landed hard
By Dan L. Green
way commission on the request made tened to the program, the main ad
the son of Albert H. Lo»b. vice pres
In almoat every round while Carpen
Waldo proved to he the richest
by the Chamber of Commerce that dress being given by Rev. F. Gordon
ident
of
Sears
Roebuck
and
com
tier had difficulty in landing on Gib mining camp In Josephine County in
Hart, his theme being on the real
pany. of which Rosenwald is the the section of th» highway in Ore
bons.
the early days. More miners made
tests of patriotism. The services
head. Leopold admitted the typing gon known as the Grants Paas-Cres-
small fortunes there than at any
were opened by the reading of the
of the letter demanding $10,000 1 cent City highway be officially term
general orders of the G. A. R. and
Ringside. Michigan City. Ind., May other camp. The early mining in
ed
the
Redwood
highway
by
the
state
ransom, Ixteb first telephoned the
31.— (A. P.l—With the warm sun this camp was shallow and easily Franks horn« after the boy was dead of Oregon.
After O. S. Blanchard W. R. C. James Holman gave the
There were no large boat-]
breaking through the clouds, the worked
|
had
remained
on the job all after Commander’s address. A prayer was
telling the lad's mother that Robert
snug little bowl In which George, ders as were usually encountered In : had been kidnapped and was safe. noon and had put up such a con then offered by Rev. D. Lester
Fields. Music for the occasion by
It
Carpentier and Tommy Gibbons are the other camps of. the county
The prisoners, who have been study vincing argument that the highway
of
meeting In a Ill-round bout this af was. in the early days of this camp, ing law. told frank stories until dis- was a part of the Redwood route and the male quartette. composed
George Cramer. M. C. Gaston. T. P.
ternoon. was rapidly filling up at considered not an unusual occur
'
was
regarded
as
such
by
California
I crepencies caused them to break
1:30, indicating that a capacity rence for an Individual miner to down after 36 hours of grilling. The and Oregon, the officially
finally Cramer and A. E. Voorhies, was
crowd of 28.000 to 32.000 would wit make from ten to thirty thousand spectacles owned by Leopold, found yielded and changed the name of the given. A. K. Cass sang a solo and
Mrs. A. G. Knapp and .Mrs. Bert
dollars in a few months, while the
ness the match.
near the culvert where the boys body road.
Barnes gave a duet, M. 1* Opdycke
main company that owned the main
Mr.
Blanchard
went
to
Portland
,
was found, was the clue that led to
ditches and water rights, with large
armed with a pile of resolutions and read the Corporal Tanner address.
IJINDON'N CHIVATONA IS
I the arrests.
forces
of
men,
took
out
large
for
endorsements which could not fail] Wade Harmon then delivered the
VANISHING, HAV IPOLICE
tunes. One company in Allen Gulch
to impress anyone. The commission 1 Gettysburg address of Lincoln.
In his talk on the test of patrlot-
employed
fifty
men
at
one
sluice
—
held out with the argument that ]
London, May 31.— (A.
P.l —
' Ism, Rev. Hart gave the five tests
just
pick
and
shovel
—
and
kept
up
there
were
no
redwoods
on
the
Ore
Chinatown, or that part of the east
gon part of the road but they were which he considered elemental In
end of London long the haunt of a number of years, A great number
Local Man Hus Feline Pet Which finally convinced that as a part of their application. The people of the
of
foreigners
were
at
this
camp
in
Orientals and known only to the ma
Scratches Rattler
the Redwood route, the value to Ore- United States are not content to
jority of Britishers through the eye the early days. It was a very usual
have their patriotism interpreted for
gon in advertising would be great.
of the novelist, is rapidly vanishing occurrence to hear French. Spanish,
The liest snake stories from south- Mr. Blanchard returned Friday from them by shrieking demagogues, but
German
and
Italian
spoken
all
over
through the activity of the police.
ern Oregon of this unusually early the Oregon metropolis.
thinking men and women are inter
Magistrate J. A. R. Cairns re the camp. There were many Catho
season come from Josephine county,
ested in patriotism and are able to
lics
among
them
who
erected
and
cently spoke In this regard as fol
where the fierce Cavemen of Grants
interpret It for themselves.
lows: "Chinatown, so far as its old maintained a Catholic church in Al
Pass "eat 'em alive." ac«'ording to (
The first test it a personal test.
len
Gulch,
the
richest
place
in
that
associations and vices are concern
' There would be no lawlessness, said
rumor down this way. an«! the latest
camp.
This
was
the
first
church
in
ed. will very soon have passed away.
and best of the season so for Is th**
the speaker, if it were not for law
T<>-
As to its 'romance.' there isn't any the county.
one told by Mrs. M. L. McCoy to vis Grants Pass Ball Club Plays
less persons as individuals.
Each
The principal water company sold
morrow Afternoon
left! there Is nothing now hut dirt
iting friends from Medford, the other
makes his own personal contribu
water
all
over
the
camp
to
the
min
and squalor.
tion. The second test is the home
day. If McCoy had told it the tale
ers. the water being brought from
The Grants Pass ball club will life. The home is the world's basic
been tossed into the
the east fork of the Illinois river. would have
journey to Roseburg tomorrow to institution, and is at once the small
wastebasket along with the usuali
Colonel I'reston (after whom Pres-
take the Douglas county team on for est and the widest sphere of influ
run of fish and other doubtful I
ton Peak was named) was general
the first contest with the Umpqua ence.
What the home life is wifi
Modern Structure Platinisi for City superintendent for the company, and stories.
reside two miles valley nine this season. The locals determine what the country Is. The
The
McCoys,
who
hy Portland Man
was highly respected by all
who
the
strongest
lineup
of
third test is true personal lt*'*epcnd-
on the Pacific are taking
knew him. Robert (Boh! Jordan out of Grants Pass
the present season and will make a ence. Right and one man. declared
Persian
cat
that
highway,
have
a
big
Medford, Ore., May 31.— (A P.) was foreman in the mines for the >
Roseburg Rev. Hart 'orm a major ; ». A man
strong bid for victory.
—It begins to look like the dream company. Jordan was not so well not only seems a match for any rep has a strong team, however, having
who Is thin* 'ng for hints« f is t-bf
of Ashland people for years past is liked. He was considered too hard tile that ever crawled, outside of the played a large number of games al
being led by i gang.
finally tp be realized and that they and tyrannical hy the working men. boa constrictor class, but actually ready this summer, The game is to
The willingness to cooperate und
are to have a modern up-to-date Some of the pioneer merchants were likes snakes for playmates.
be played on Iguirelwood field at the spirit of cooperation are the
This cat's daily diversion when
hotel.
Guthrie. Crandall A Wertz. Logan
2:30. A large number of fans will basis for the fourth test. There is
R. W. Price, who has horn spend & Thompson, A. B. McElwcln (one ever things get dull is to get hold of accompany the locals to the notliern
i a danger of breaking up into smull
a snake, anger and devil it until Mr.
ing a few days in Southern Oregon of the earliest), also the
three
town. So far no games have been organizations, which try to club the
Reptile
is
too
tired
out
to
furnish
and who left today for Portland, an O'Regan brothers. Peter. Dan ami
lost by Grants Pass.
rest of the population into their way
nounced before leaving that he and John, who were early day merchants further amusement. Then he is al
of thinking. He urged his hearers
lowed
to
crawl
on
his
weary
way.
Ills associates will build and operate nt Alt house.
to remember that there are 110,-
It is not known just how the fun
a 100-rootn tourist hotel In Ashland
In those days at this camp was a
000,000 people in the United States
started
the
other
day
and
how
long
on the south side of Main street in large, well-equipped livery stable
each
of whom has equal rights with
Portland
Blrtlge
Company
to
Build
the second block east of the present full of fine rigs and horses (mostly it had been on. hut the family unex
the rest. The fifth test Is the spirit
Highway Structures
pectedly
became
aware
that
the
cat
Ashland hotel and known as the Mills Spanish) us soon as the roads would
of service, which was so strikingly
was paying his usual feline atten
block, to cost about a quarter of a permit.
Salem, May 31.—(A. P.l—The exemplified by the veterans of the
tions
to
a
big
rattlesnake
with
nine
million dollars.
State Highway Commission today an Civil War.
Mr. Price says the option to pur
In 1856 Walker's Expedition to rattles and a button.
Following the theatre services,
nounced the award of the contract to
The
cat
would
remain
in
striking
chase the site was signed last night Nicaragua created a sensation all
tire mound at Railroad park was
the
Portland
bridge
company
for
the
and thnt work will be startl'd as soon over the coast. Two men from thia reach or just outside of it. und when
construction of the bridge across the decorated by the women of the W. R.
as details can be closed and it is county, Bolt Williams and Jack Grls- the rattler would strike the cat
Willamette river at Harrisburg. The C. in memory of the unknown dead
would
Jump
up
and
down
on
its
ex
hoped to have the hotel completed tai. were rivals in getting up a com
bhl was $183.200. Ten firms sub and the flowers were strewn on the
pany throughout Southern Oregon. tended length; then let the snake
by May, 1925.
milted bids. the highest being >237,- waters of the Rogue in memory of
coil
again
and
strike,
with
the
cat
Ashland is to take a certain per This was a filibuster concern that
the sailor dead, both of these being
115.
cent ofsthe state, the amount of planned to capture Nicaragua. Two escaping the deadly fangs by jump
an established custom in this city.
ing
up
in
tile
air
again,
and
coming
which Mr. Price did not car«1
to ships were loaded at San Francisco,
At the dinner given by the ladles
state, but a number of prominent but the authorities stopped them down on the snake, which he would
of the W. R. C., 15 G. A. R. veterans
claw
and
bite.
business men of Ashland have signed from sailing. Those two men fell
were present.
A total of 135 sat
This continued until Mr. and Mrs.
n surety bond of $10,000 to carry out out. Williams killed (.ristali in
Nones Ont Pennsylvania With Score around the table, As the birthdays
McCoy
finally
had
to
drive
the
cat
their part of the agreement and say Jacksonville—shot him down on the
of 2M to 27.
of Mrs. Carrie A. Wade and Mrs.
there Is no question about the hotel street, Williams rode out of town away so that they could kill the
Harmon occurred on May 30, they
snake, whose body was covered all
being n sure go this time.
and wns never molested.
Cambridge, Mass., May 31.— (A. were the guests of honor at the din-
over with blood from contact with
Mr. Price and his associates are to
P.)—Yale won the intercollegiate ner.
furnish the balance of the money
There are plenty of people tn the big cat's claws.—Medford .Mail- track and field champlonsbip meit
and say they already have the prop Southern Oregon who well remem Tribune.
here today breaking the tbree-year
ber Mr. Wm. Bybee, the energetic
osition financed.
E. H. MacDaniels, former guper-
far western supremacy In one of the
This hotel will be another link in itnd wide-awake old farmer and
Mrs. C. S. Hurling, who has been most thrilling meets lu history. Yale visor of the Siskiyou ustionai forest.
making Southern Oregon the great stockraiser of Jackson county, whose here for the past week, returned to nosed out Pennsylvania by a single was In the city yesterday and today.
est scenic resort on the coast.
day to Medford.
point, the final score being 28 to 27. He returned to Portland tonight.
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HAS BEST OF EVERY ROUND
♦ CHICAGO MYSTERY IH SOLVED
WHEN YOITHS TELL Ol
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KIDNAPPING
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♦ Finding of Pair of Hpeetaclea, Ideili i-
flisl as Ik-longing to la-opold.
»RTIIITI CRAMER Wild.
Was 4'luc to Arrest»
GET DEGREE THIS YEAR
DEED PLANNED FOR MONTHS
HART TALKS ON PATRIOTISM
REDWOOD NAME SANCTIONED
Scraps of Oregon History
CAT
ROSEBURG WILL BE PLAYED
ASHLAND MAY GET HOTEL
BRIDGE BID IS AWARDED
YALE WINS TRACK MEET