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GRANT* PAHH, JOHEITIINE COUNTY. OREGON,
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AMERICAN RIFLE TEAM
WINS OLYMPIC MATCHES
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Ilhelms, France, June 16.—
♦ (A. P. I - The United Staten
♦ Olympic rifle team won the In
♦ ternational rifle tournament
Gateway to the Oregon Caves
MONDAY, JUNE to, 1921,
WHOLE NUMBER XV’2.
LIGHTNING DOES QUEER
STUNT WHEN TREE HIT
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The Amerlcun 4
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ATTEMPT To EXPIII. AGENT IM
HATH JAPAN DOES NOT WISH I
REGARDED AH HltEACH OE
PETRIFIED EAR MAX BE
To FORCE EMIGH XNTH ON
COI ItTI Hl
Til XT OF INDI IN < IIIEF
COUNTRY
Clarion, Pa., Jtmn 1«.— (I.
N. S.l- A rernnrkahh* freak.
Ilin mMiilt of n airokn of light-
nlng during a severe electrical
storm. 1s reported from n farm
not far from here.
The lightning struck h nd
completely riddled an 16-lnch
chestnut tree, passed Into the
ground and tore ditches in all
directions, giving the field the
appearance of having been re-
cently ploughed. The ditches
were from 3X4 to 10 feet wide
and from 1 to 3 feet deep. The
longest measured 600 feet.
SAIGON REACHED TODAY
BY THREE U.S. AVIATOR
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Hong Kong, June 16.—(A.
P. I— The three American air
planes in the world flight land
ed safely at Saigon the capital
of French Cochin-China, today.
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CONNECTKT T SPEND» I«
MILLIONS FOR HIGIIWAYH
IMPROPER REPORTS CHARGED
WAR
RECONCILIATION IS MADE
REDWOOD WORK SOON DONE
Prizes Are Offered
Best Cooks
DEMOCRATS GET UNDER WAY
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QUARTER
MILLION
IS
THIS YEAR SHOWS INCREASE
COMMITTEE IS AT
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ALMOST
Hartford. Conn,, June 16,— (I. N.
RAISED IN APRIL BY
8.)—Connecticut spent forty-six mil
THIS TAX
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lion dollars building new highways
(in the last twenty-eight years- the
Tamanend, Pa.. June 16.— (I. N.
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I bulk of it In the last five years—
S. i No scientific pilgrimages have
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and now has 1,114 miles of real
beiti started in this direction because
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i roads, according to John A. Mac
of the finding of a petrified human
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Donald. State Highway Commission
ear In a dam here, but folks In this
Cummins Halil to Have Made Incor
President Aide to Get Rccrctary und er.
PUGILIST IK SHOT AND
More than five million dollars First Four Months of Present Year
country hamlet are somewhat agi
rivi Htalemcids Regarding Inci
Butler Together and Prevent
Show 32 pct cent More Returns
KILLED HUNDA1 MORNING
was spent in the last year, with over-
tated l>y the discovery.
dents In lattili Republic
Than During 192:1
Mixup
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head
expenses
less
than
a
quarter
New
York,
June
16.
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XVilliam
They recall that historians record
million. State officials intend to go
"Bill" Brennan, who fought Jack
ed that In the early part of the eight
, ahead with the work until all Con
I>empsey for the heavyweight cham
eenth century the old Indian Chief
(
Seattle, Wash., Juno 16.— (A. pionship in December, 1920, and lost
Ixtndon. June 16.—(A. P. I —
To the motor vehicle owner, at
Washington. June 16.— (A. P.)—. necticut roads are fit for motoring.
Taman, bunged here by early ’ set-
Prime Minister MacDonald stated
P.I—Cyrus E. Woods, retiring am- was shot and killed Sunday morning C. Bascom Slemp. secretary to the
well as to the residents of the state
tiers, wus minus an ear. In fact, the
today that the British government
not so fortunate as to be the posses-
town was given its present name be- bnssadaor to Japan, arrived today at the Tla Juana restaurant, Broad president, announced today before:
regarded the action of the Mexican
enroute to Washington. In an In way and 17th street, which he owned i leaving for Cincinnati, where he INPDClCCn TQAEEIP QUilU/ii lhOr ot “ molor car* an>- statements
cause Tallinn met his end here.
government In seeking tn expel Her
terview Woods urged Hint the Unit and managed. Two men were arrested was called by a relative's illness., InurlLROLU inurriu
0l1Unlllwhleh show the quantity of gasoline
bert C. Cummins, British agent in
ed States reconsider the Japanese for the crime.
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¡consumed annually in the operation
They were Frank that he had not resigned his present
Mexico, as a grave breach of Inter
exclusion act.
Itossi and James Hughes. Both position and would continue active Travel Has Big Increase on Highwaj of motor vehicles, as well as the
national courtesies. The Mexican
Over l-ast June
He said, "Japan does not want to were said by the police to have long ly associated with the republican
revenues resulting from the tax
government had accused Cummins
force its emigrants upon the United criminal records. Hughes formerly nationul campaign. The announce
thereon, are doubtless more or less
of a lack of courtesy and with hav
States if we do not wish to receive fought as Terry O'Neill, a light-1 ment was occasioned by reports of
Travel over the Pacific and Red interesting.
ing mude incorrect statements to his Broccoli Investigation Is Proceeding them. The Japanese government, I weight. They were lodged in the a disagreement between Slemp and wood highways is greater this yeat
During April, 1924, 6,701437 sal
government regarding local ine'I
believe, would b willing to agree to Tombs, charged with murder.
the Coolidge campaign manager. Wil- ■ than it was in 1923. Records com- Ions of gasoline and 523,190 gallons
Along Conservative Lines
dents.
almost any form of restrictive treaty
formerly state ' Ham M. Butler, during the Cleveland ' piled tor the two years of June 13. of distillate were consumed, from
James Cullen,
hut the exclusion provision in the trooper attached to White Plains.' convention. The president is re- shew a large increase at the station which the tax imposed under existing
Immigration bill struck them as a who was in the restaurant at the ported to have effected a reconcilia- at the junction of the two highways laws amounted to $214,497.05. At
In (he campalgrt to make the d la
IW XI'GIIN XVII.I. AGAIN
I low to their national pride.”
and $40aken to show that many more the end of this month licenses had
time of the shooting, was also tion.
trlct Immediately adjacent to this
He
said
the
present
feeling
tourists
are entering the state than been issued for 140.593 passenger
TRY TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY
con-
and
was
in
a
critical
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onnded
city a broccoli growing section, the
be- dition in Columbus Extension 11 os- ‘
at the same time last season. Last cars, 11.164 trucks and 1,930 motor
committee handling the matter in likely to he lasting, but does not
San Francisco, June 16.—(A. P.) proceeding along very conservative lieve the feeling will grow to the pital.
Friday, a total of 1723 cars passed cycles. all of which consume more or
—Plans are completi* for the coast-
extent of involving the nations in
the
one place, thia being the total less gasoline in their eperation. The
lines. The Granta Pass Chamber of
to-coast dayllgnt flight to bo st Commerce, appreciating the possi war. "Both nations have too much
for both highways. On June 13, April sales of gasoline are approxi
XX’ork on Certain Sections XX ill Scum 1923, there were only 1345 cars over mately a* 15 per cent increase over
tempted rame time within the next
bilities of this Industry, promptly good sense,” he said.
Be Completed
week by l.leutMiant Russell Mnugh-
the highways, the increase being 378 the sales for the month of March,
determined to add an agricultural
and the total sales for the first four
an, It was stated at army headquar
cars.
Washington.
June
16.
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committer to Its committee list and
ters here today. Lieutenant Maughn
The count on Friday at the junc mouths of 1924 will be an increase
Crescent City. Cal., June 1« —
the personnel of this committee han The American reply to the Japanese
will hop off from New York at dawn
(Special)—The clearing and grading tion of the two highways showed of substantially 32 percent over the
protest on the exclusion provisions of
already been named.
Can you bake bread? If so there of the Redwood highway between 959 Oregon cars and 615 from other sales of gasoline for the correspond
and try to reach San Francisco be-
the
new
immigration
law
was
handed
The chairman Is H. B. Howell, the
is a $235 Hotpoint Super-Automatic Gasquet and Patrick creek is now states. There were 46 light trucks ing months of the year 1923.
fore dark.
today to Ambassador Hunlhara by
Since the law imposing a tax on
He will make about three Mope en county agent, who by reason of hla Secretary Hughes. It will be simul electric range waiting for you at the I practically completed and the steam and 40 heavy duty. There were only
route, to refuel, and will try for a office and close contact with the taneously published by Tokio and Courier's Free Electric Cooking, shovel is now working back over the 48 horse drawn vehicles counted. gasoline became effective in Oregon
speed record. He hopes to make the farmers Is especially qualified to Washington governments in Thurs-, School. Of course, if you expect toj route removing slides and widening a I This travel was the highest recorded on February 26, 1919, the number
win this wonderful automatic Hot-1 i few points. It is expected that the at any of the stations. The Red of gallons sold annually and the tax
trip In nbout 17 hours, well under serve. Associated with him are E. day morning papers.
H. Harbeck, Douglas Wood. J. M.
point electric range your loaf of I job will be entirely completed by the I wood highway showed a total of 733 resulting therefrom has been as fol
the period of daylight available. He
bread must be the best one of all' , first of August.
vehicles. Of these. 401 were Oregon lows:
will fly alone, thus facing an unpre- Isham. I. A. Roble, XVm. Hayes, Joe
submitted to the judges of the baking !
1919, 31.949.653 gallons of gaso
cedntd strain for un uvlator negotia C. Calhoun. F 8. Ireland. W. M.
There remains on this section. 1 cars and 226 wrere from other states.
contest. Expert pie and cake bakers
line.
4.693,792 gallons of distillate,
Light
duty
trucks
amounted
to
38
ting such a distance. He expects to Schrlmpff und Roy Hackett.
however, several bridges across j
are also provided with a means of i
The committee met immediately
cross the continent In nearly teu
j Smith river before it can lie opened , and heavy duty to 18. Forty-three tax $342.965.52.
1920, 45,100,330 gallons of gaso
hours less than the time Lieutenants after Its appointment and evolved a Hatunlay Night Storms Cause Prop showing their skill in the domestic to travel. It is expected that the! horse-drawn vehicles were counted
art through proportion of the baking
line. 2.616,039 gallons cf distillate,
on
that
highway.
John A. Maclteady and Oakley G plan whereby the farmers who would
I
contract
tor
these
structures
will
be
!
erly Ixtss of Millions
contest to be held Friday. June 27.
At the station a mile south of Wolf tax $464,083.55.
Kelley required to accomplish th< go Into the venture for this season
| let in the very near future.
Although the Free Electric Cook
would
be
insured
against
loss.
At
1921, 50,967,823 gallons of gaso
Creek. 262 Oregon cars were checked
feat in a non-stop flight. Lieuten
The
roadbed
is
not
surfaced
yet,
Mitchell. S. D.. June 16—(A. P.)
ant Maughn will drive a small racing the suggestion of the committee, the —At least 12 were killed and scores ing School opens on Tuesday after but the road could be traveled nicely and 361 from other states. The Orei line, 2,465,481 gallons of distillate,
plane, with which he hopes to main Chamber of Commerce will probably injured, with a property damage es noon at 2 o'clock, the baking con if the bridges were in, especially this : gon Caves highway showed 28 Ore tax $1,004.375.64.
test will not occur until Friday after- .
agree to underwrite the venture for
1922, 57,172,772 gallons of gaso
gon cars and 27 from other states.
tain a speed of 160 miles an hour.
timated at more than $1,000,000, in noon. June 27. The baking contest summer, saving several miles of bad I
the farmers.
There were 6 2 Oregon cars and 45 line. 2,593,475 gallons of distillate,
road
between
the
two
points.
storms in South Dakota Saturday
Those who have investigated the night. The town of Glad Valley wus is to be divided into three divisions: ' The bureau of public roads at their' from other states on the Redwood tax $1,182,357.66.
1923, 72.789,723 gallons of gaso
proposition are confident of its Ul- virtually wiped out by the storm bread, pie and cake. Any woman or Portland offices have asked for bids I highway east of the Oregon Caves
girl in Josephine county may enter
timate success. It is of such Im- which swept nine counties.
for the grading and clearing of 12. highway junction. On the highway line. 3.813,610 gallons of distillate,
any ot these three divisions, or she
portance to the community that the
miles of roadbid in the Siskiyou na-I west of the junction there were 32 tax $2.046,950.70.
may enter one article in each one of
For the four months of 1924 ending
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
once
see
Itior.al
forest from Patricks creek on I Oregon and 26 foreign cars.
Pre-Con vent Ion Politics
Beginning
I the three divisions. Judges selected
April
30th, 21,518.914 gallons of
ing
the
potentlon
possibilities
of
the
toward the slate line, which will i
to Warm Up in New York
i by the Courier will sample the baked
gasoline and 1,080,452 gallons of
plan, came to the front with nil of
practically complete the route, as |
goods and judge from the appear
distillate were sold, from which the
its force to help put the plan into
the highway is now under construe-
Truck Seized by Treasury Agents on ance. taste, texture, flavor, etc.. In
tax has amounted to $672.069.05.
New York, June 16.—(A. P.)— practical effect.
tiou
to
the
line
on
the
Oregon
side,
Hoboken Pier
accordance with the score cards of
The total tax collected since the
Investigations are now being made
Democratic leaders here, or on the
the bids will l,e op endfl in Portland j
the state of Oregon for bread and
law has been in force amounts to
way, are ready for a week of politi by the committee as to the matter
on
June
25.
of Mississippi Dead Thought
Bodies
New A’ork, June 16.— (A. P.)— cake baking rules
$5,712.802.12. This entire sum has
cal maneuvering proceeding the na of availability of plants for setting
Targets»of Radicals
Drugs
valued at more than $2,000.-
The prizes will be many:
been converted into the State High
tional convention. Senator Put Har out and an investigation is also being
Breifil Division
way fund with the exception of
rison. of Mississippi, is to be tempor- made into the coat of production in 000 were seized Saturday on a truck
1st
Grand
Prize
—
Hotpoint,
Super
coming
off
the
pier
at
Hoboken.
N.
>142,710.61 refunded on account of
ary ciinirman, and Henntor Walsh, of ¡order to determine the price per
San Pedro. Cal., June 16.— (A. gasoline and distillate used for other
Montana, is expected to be perinn-1 crate that the Chamber of Commerce J., it became known today. H. D. Automatic Electric Range, given by Race Prejudice on Part of Nipponese
P.)—Naval officers and police an- purposes than in the operation of
Esterbrook, chief of the treasury The California Oregon Power Com
Dent chairman.
will be asked to guarantee.
Felt in Philippines
nounced today that rumors on Sat motor vehicles, and $1 1,202.23 being
agents, who conducted the raid, said pany, A’alue $235.00.
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urday night and Sunday of an I. W. the cost of collection of this entire
2nd Prize—Floor Igtmp. given by
the seizure uncovered one of the
Manila. June 16.— (A. P.)—Race; W. plot to blow up the morgue, in sum.
most elaborate schemes ever divulg Holman Furniture Company, X'alue
prejudice
arising from competition I which lay the bodies of the Missis
$25.00.
ed for smuggling narcotics. The drugs
In the light of the gasoline con
3rd Prize—Sack of flour, given by between Japanese and Filipino la sippi dead apparently were unfound sumed thus far during the current
were secreted In bundles of 5000
the Josephine County Flour Mill. borers, artisans and chauffeurs in I ed. The naval guard of honor has year it is not unreasonable to assume
scrubbing brushes.
the province of Davao may result in resumed clubs in place of the rifles
Value, $2.50.
serious trouble, according to a re carried last night.
(Continued on Tage Four)
Cuke Division
1st Grand Prize—Western Elec port made by H. Cruz, director of.
tric Washing Machine, given by the the bureau of labor, to the secretary 1
University of Oregon, Eugene, the first city in Oregon to subscribe
Grants Pass Electric Company, Value of commerce and commupications.
The trait of "protectionism” prac
June 16.—(Special)—The $5.000,- its full quota in the alumni cam Several Thousand Visitors Expected $165.00.
paign, pledging $102,700, its entire
In City on XVctlncsday
2nd Prize—Sack of flour, given by ticed by Japanese nationals. Director
000 gift campaign to provide funds
goal. Berkeley, California, was the
Che Josephine County Flour Mill, Cruz declared, is largely responsible
for building» needed by the Univer first city over the top in the cam-
for the threatened trouble, as is virt
Dollar Day promises to be one of Value $2.50.
sity of Oregon has begun auspicious paign, subscribing $7,410 with a the biggest drawing cards for Grants
3rd Prize—100 Calling Cards or ually every industrial activity in
Davao, of which a greet portion is
ly with a total of $1,120,170 In gifts quota of $6,760. The state of Ala- Pass of recent months, Merchants 200 butter wrappers.
Grass Valley. Calif., June 16.— ( meetings here, held as a prelimin
In the hands of the Japanese, the (Special)—The twenty-seventh an ary to the Sacramnto convention.
and bequests subscribed during the bama was the first state unit over continued today to take advantage
Pie Division
first year it will be announced by the top.
of the opportunity to participate In
1st Grand Prize—An Electric Japanese laborers are given prefer- nual convention of the American
State and federal departments of
In addition to the gifts from alu- the occasion, which Is open to all who Vacuum Cleaner, given by Clevenger ence over Filipinos. Nearly one-half
President Campbell nt the meeting
mines were advocated and the Sac
of the board ot regents today. These nttii, the following gifts and pledges care to take advantage of it. Those Electric company. Value $50.00.
of the Japanese in the Philippine Mining Congress in Sacramento, Sep ramento convention of the congress
gifts include subscriptions from are reported: From the students of who have Blgned up are displaying
2nd Prize Sack of flour, given Islands live in the province of Davao. tember 29-October 4. plans for asked to back the movement for the
graduates
and former students the University, subscriptions total the Dollar Day tags and every dollar by the Josephine County Flour Mill.
Among other complaints received which are in the hands of the De- creation
of these governmental
throughout tile United States, togeth ing $210,000 for the construction of bargain will have a price tag on It Value $2.50.
was one front the chauffeurs' union partment of Mines and Mining of the agencies for the promotion of tho
er with other special gifts and be a Students1 Union ou the campus; Wednesday morning when the stores
3rd Prize—100 Calling Cards or of the city of Davao which alleged
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, metal industry.
quests made by various public-spir from the estate of Mr. F. 8. Doern- open. All show windows were being 200 butter wrappers.
that Japanese residents refused to
The program of topics to he
ited citizens of Oregon. They rep becker, $200,000 for the contructlon decorated today to call attention to
To be thoroughly prepared to en- use automobiles driven by Filipinos, will be presented with a comprehen placed before the convention by r the
resent partial results of the first of a children's hospital In Portland: the coming sale.
XVith the complaint ot the chauf-1 sive program of the needs of the in board cf governors, western divi-
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ter the baking contest successfully
phase of the gift campaign, which Is from the faculty and general staff of
(Indications point to several thous the ladles of Josephine county should feurs came a recommendation that | dustry in California and the XVest sion, as a remit of the conference
to lie carried to all communities
the university, subscriptions totaling and people In town on that day. With plan on attending the dally classes to the law be changed limiting the Is as a result of the annual meeting of here includes: federal department of
$61,297 for various purposes; from the free band concerts and a free be conducted by Miss Dangler, expert suance of licenses to Filipinos and
the fall.
mines, stabilization of the industry,
the board of governors, western di-
Although the nlumnl campaign Is the citizens of Eugene the sum of show in the afternoon, followed by home economist, on June 24, 25, 26 Americans only.
preservation of standing timber in
not yet completed, a total of $421,- $30,673 for providing funds to carry a general community picnic in River and 27, at the Woodman Hall front
Director Cruz has laid the com vision of the conference, and the vicinity of mines, methods of attract
000 has already been subscribed by on a campaign for gifts; from the side park at 6:40, plenty of amuse 2 until 4:30 every afternoon.
plaints before Governor General California Gold Producers' confer- ing new capital, modification of law
graduates and former students. The estate of Mrs. Alice Wrlsley, $10,000 ment will be furnished to keep the
covering miueral discoveries, adop
The awards will be on display in Wood with his own comment regard ence, held here this week.
largest amount, $201,765 lias come for guaranteed fund for scholarship participants entertained throughout the window of Holman's furniture | Ing the racial feeling existing in | More than 100 representative min tion of high grading law in western
from alumni in I'ortlund. Eugene Is loan fund.
ing men of the west attended the states similar to that In Colorado.
store on Thursday.
j Davao.
the day.
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DRUGS ARE TAKEN IN RAID
I. w. W. RUMORS UNFOUNDED
JAP DISCRIMINATION SEEN
DOLLAR DAY TO BRING MANY