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Vol«. XIV., No. 2X1.
GRANTA I'AHH, JOSEPHINE OOI’NTY, OREGON,
WHOLE NI MUER :VW7.
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CUMMINS LEAVt^^,
ON WAY HOME TO LONDON
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June 21.— (A. ♦
Cummins, lirll- ♦
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LOCAL HOY IS NOW
IN BUFFAMI HOSPITAL
KLAN OPPOSITION IS GROWING
Yiicrenslng Drain nd for Plank It«*-
« hiring Against Muski'd Order
H«'cn—4 'row n Prim* Hllcnt
, Now York. June 21. (A. P.i —
Redoubled efforts to strengthen
their positions today occupied the
McAdoo and Smith campa, ns the
Democratic national committee went
into session for th«1 final conven
tion arrangements. The Smllh-Mc-
Adoo fight Is the dominating fea
ture.
The Ku Kl<i* Klan also held n
prominent place In tho discussions.
An increasing demand from George
E. Brennan, of Illinois, and leaders
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from other states that the platform
declare against tho Klan added to
the platform builders' difficulties.
McAdoo maintained allene« on this
and other planks.
Buffalo, N. ¥., Juno 21 — (Special)
Eugene Small. 2 4 years old. of
Grants Pass, Oregon. Is in the
Thompson Memorial Hospital in Can-
udalgun. N. Y. near here, nnd nil
criminal charges against him have
levii discontinued, following infor
mation from Washington. D. C.,
proving his claim tliut he is a shell-
shocked World War veteran. He is
to be sent later to a government hos
pital. Small was arrested on June
X for an alleged attempt to rifle the
cash register nt the Marks garage In
t'anandulguu.
Examination by Dr.
Frederick (’. McClellan, jail phy
sician, and a letter of recommenda
tion written by hie former captain,
proved he was a «hell-shocked vet
eran with an unusual war record.
Temporallire Going l’|>—
SHRINE HOSPITAL IS PRAISED
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Mias Lillian Humphrey is superin
tendent. Misses T. II. Ramser, Mary
Mulley, Eleanor Patterson and W.
Hinnenknmp, are head nurses and
Mrs. W. Varner,
Misses
Bernice
Candeaux,
latura Wilson,
Bessie
Wllgerott^ Helen Kastrup and Mrs.
T. Tnylor are assistants. All these
and Misses Bernlta Moody and Lil
lian Hansen of the office staff, were
on duty with the boy during the
eight weeks of his Illness and nt
Tacoma,
June
21. -(A. P.T—
Quinto Rafanelli, cute owner, was
killed and L. R. Cummings serious
ly Injured early today when their
automobile, speeding at 60 miles an
hour, crashed
through a viaduct
rail, broke a telegraph pole and
landed on the tie flats 40 feet be
low.
The police are investigating
to learn wh«Nher the accident was
the result of liquor running. A wit
ness said a second car was cktsely
pursuing the wrecke«! machine.
SHEEP WANTED FOR COUNTY
every moment during the day and
night there were nurses present.
Mr. Swan »as given a room at the
hospital in order that he might bo
with Ills son and when death came
to the lad the hospital paid all ex
penses incident to burial in Grants
Pass. In the hospital are 60 child
ren, 25 boys and 25 girls, and there
I Is a long waiting list.
Everything
possible Is being done for the pa
tients, both as to treatments and for
coinfort and entertainment. Several
cures have already been made al
though the hospital has been opened
of
Grants Pass, only a few months. Crippled child-
Henry Swan,
whoso 14-year-old son was receiving 1 ron only are admitted.
treatment at the Shrine hospltnl In
The hospital was erected and Is
Portland is very earnest
In his
praise of the Institution ami
he maintained by Shrlners, each Shrln-
and
wants Grants Pass people to know er In the United States contributing
how well the children in the hospi- to this work. Other Shrine hospitals
tai arc cared for. Dr. Richard B. are located in various parts of the
Dlllehurt is the head surgeon am* United States.
In striking contrast to conditions
that prevailed here before the con
struction of the irrigation system,
which furnishes the district Imme
diately surrounding thia city with
water. Is the request made by the
Josephine Fanners Cooperative As-
socialion for SOU to IVOO head ot
sheep for some of its members.
Coming at this time of the year,
when the grass in the hills is get-
ting scarce, especially thia season
with its'continued dry spell, it la a
condition that
was
never
even
dreamed of by the wildest advocate
of Irrigation for Josephine county.
Such, however, are the actual facts
of the case.
EPIZOOTIC
IS
ERADICATED
Foot and Mouth Disease Almost
Wiped Out, Claim
The Idea of hospitals for crippled
children originated In Portland at
Washington. June 21.— (A. P.)—
the time of the Imperial Shrine
meeting some years ago, when Po The foot and mouth disease in Cali-
the fornia has been eradicated almos t
tentate Kendricks
desired
Shrine to have an important work completely, the department ftf agri-
in the relieving of distress of those culture announced today.
who could not care for themselves.
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Kansas City, June 21.— (I.
N. 8.)—Why should old maids
pay taxes’
"Why should they?” coun
tered Ben Jaudon. city tax col
lector, when he received the fol
lowing letter containing |5S
In currency:
"Dear .Mr. Jaudon: Inclosed
find |55 for city tax. I guess
I owe It to the city; but if I
were to do what is right I'd
save It for my ol«l age. but the
city must be taken care of even
by
"AN OLD MAID."
A receipt. Issued to "An Old
Maid
(conscience
money),"
awuits the unknown taxpayer.
The money went Inta the gen
eral fund.
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Vancouver, B. C.. June 21.
—British Columbia voters yes
terday rejected the proposal to
permit the government sale of
beer by th«* glass. Under the
present law the minimum quan
tity of beer sold is three bottles
of one pint each.
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RINGLEADERS OF CONVICTS UIIO
ATTEMPTED EHCAPE OREATE
DUNDEE IXISEH TITLE TO
BEDLAM
SULLIVAN BY DECISION
New York. June 21.—“Kid” Sul
livan of Brooklyn is the new junior
lightweight champion of the world
by virtue of a decision he received
last
night at the end of 10 rounds
Those Implicate«! In Escape Plot
with Johnny Dundee on the Nos Five Are Dead as Result—Three Mil
Were Held in Solitary Confine
lions Is Property Damage Re.
trand Athletic club programme in
ment—Again Thinking It Over
corded—Tlinv Mates Hit
Brooklyn, before more than 12.000
spectators.
PROTEST RESTRICTED LIBERTY
ILLINOIS STORMS SERIOUS
Salem, June 21.—(A. P.)—Eight
Chicago. June 21.—(A. P.) —
OBTAINED BY COIN'D ringleaders in the gang ot 15 thrown
More than a score of deaths anti
Into solitary confinement following
property
damage
estimated at
12,900,000 was the result in three
Medford. Ore., June 21.— (A. P.) the frustration of a plot for a whole-;
—The Copco company will heve an sale delivery of prisoners Thursday, Farmer* .May Place Orders Now for states of the hot wave and storm
Young Plants
which yesterday swept through Mis
expert publicity writer, who will ar- were back in the prison bull pen to-j
sissippi and the Ohio Valleys. Five
rive here the first of July, in the day following a demonstration ic
Progress in the broccoli campaign deaths occurred from storms in Il
person of Mrs. Josephine H. Forney. the cell room last night. In which
Mrs Forney has. until recently, been a number of convicts rattled the cell: has now advanced to the point where linois and 17 deaths from heat in
publicity manuger ot the Multnomuh doors, yelled and burled tobacco the agricultural committee of the Ohio.
hotel In Portland, and prior to that cans through a half dozen windows.
Chamlter of Commerce which has the
time occupied a similar position The demonstration was in protest
with the Portland Chamber of Com- against the restricted liberties im-, management of the campaign in ROHR AGAIN WINNER
merce. She has also just acted as posed on those implicated in the es- hand is ready to take definite orders
IN .MEDFORD RACES
secretary of the Portland Rose Fes cape, The prison was a bedlam of for broccoli plants.
noise until after midnight.
tival association.
Medford. Ore.. June 21.— (A. P.)
Tn the survey made of the local
Tourist travel lit general will be
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In the closing automobile races
situation,
it
was
found
that
there
reported on by Mgs Forney, who
were some plants grown
locally, at the Jackson county speedway
will also generally aim to popular
which can be obtained from those Friday the three main events fur
ize Crater Lake. Oregon Cuves, and
the Rogue River valley itself. Mrs. Rcrrlcs nnd Vegetables M ill Be Sent farmers who have grown the same, nished a good sport for the crowd
Already more acreage
has
been present.
Forney will represent the Oregonian,
to Klamath
promised
to
be
set
out
than
there
and in her connection with the new
The six-lap race, ten entries, was
Industries department of the Copco
The trucking of berries and vege are local grown plants available, so won by Jack Ross of Seattle in 5
company will be able to do a great tables to Klamath Falls which had that it is necessary for plants to be minutes 43 second with Clark Walk-
deal towards advertising Southern been begun last year under the di brought in from the outside.
er of Medford second and Dusty
Oregon.
rection of the Josephine Farmers Co
In this connection the committee Rhoades of Portland third.
operative. has been renewed after a wishes it to be known that it has
The ten-lap race with eight en
temporary Cessation of operation
had broccoli of well known strains
The next trip will be made on the reserved, such as the Bailey. Kruse, tries was won by George Smythe of
The "Flying
evening of Tuesday, June 24. Truck Sheppard and Butner strains, All Snoqualmie. Wash.
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H. W. Collins, in Rate- Cas«', Con will lenve from the warehouse of the of these are from the Roseburg sec- Swede,” covered the course in
minutes
4
seconds.
George
Lott
of
cooperative at 6 o'clock in the even tion and all of them well known
fronted With la'tters
Medford was second, and Ross third.
ing. Fruit and produce intended for strains.
shipment
should
be
delivered
there
Walla Walla, June 21.— (A. P )—
The 20-lap race. 12 entries, was
It will be necessary for the grow-
H. W. Collins, a Pendleton grain by 1 o'clock in the afternoon, so that
won by Ross in the last lap after
buyer, testifying tor Portland
in there will be no delay in the start er to place his order for these plants Smythe had led him from the sec
promptly and to be prepared to ond lap, Ross won by 20 feet, pass
the Columbia basin rate hearing to ing of the truck.
The policy of the cooperative in make a deposit on the same in order ing Smythe on the last turn. Dusty
day was confronted with two letters
alleged to have been written by him. the matter of obtaining outside mar to be assured of receiving his plants.' Rhoades was third.
One declared that "farmers are kick kets tor iruit and produce grown in The long continued dry spell has had |
ing because of the grain buyers' com tills l'ir* tet has bee.t one of bas Its effect upon the young plants, and
bination," and the other disclosed he ing -«lit when there was an adirti they are comparatively scarce this
was working with the Kerr-Gifford nee’. Fot a short tinte there ap year, Prompt action must I>e taken
Company, which the farmers' coun peared to be a condition win rel-y the or the opportunity may be lost.
sel maintained was contrary to his local market absorbed what was pro
The committee plans to have a Cargo Boat Runs Into Wings—May
previous testimony that he was sell duced here. Now berries are offer
Be Repaired by Monday
shipment of the imported plants.
ing to different firms in Portland. ed on the local market in somewhat
come to Grants Pass just as soon as
He was apparently surprised. Port larger quantity than they can be ab
the requisite number of plants is
Rangoon. British India. June 21.
land attorneys asked for a recess to sorbed. hence the res uni pt io t of th?
ordered. The shipment will be so |—(A. P.)—A cargo boat last night
service.
confer with the witness.
arranged that the plants will leave I collided with one of the American
Roseburg in the evening, making the round the world airplanes, badly
trip to this city in the cool of the ! damaging the wings. It is hoped,
night, when they will be ready for however, that repairs can be made
distribution to the persons desiring by Monday, when the aviators ex-
'ZZ-t ’Z ”
the same early the next morning.
pect to leave for Calcutta.
PUBLIC TTY WRITER ÏH
BROCCOLI WILL BE ORDERED
TRUCKING TO BE RESUMED
WITNESS IS GIVEN SURPRISE
AMERICAN PLANE IS HIT
COMPANY’S COMIN
Olive llamlln. a little girl whose
parents live at Merlin, Is a patient
at the hospital.
an
the
President
Washington, June 21.
S.) now engaged,
—Increases
In postage ra i os es- ’ pointed out in hia message to Con-
gross vetoing the
postal pay in-
peclally on parcels post appear
crease bill, In an Investigation to
evitable In view of the principle laid
ascertain the cost of operating the
down by President Coolidge that the postal service.
users of tho mail should "approxl-
"Thia Inquiry has been (prose
tnately pay the cost of the service.” cuted with diligence and is nearing
The postal revenues last year were completion," the President said.
232,000,000 less than the cost of op "When the results are available
erating the Post Office Department. they will form th«« basis for an Intel
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A deficit resulted, which was made ligent consideration by the Postmas
up out of tho other revenues in the ter General and by Congress of all
Treasury.
questions relating to the adequacy
President Coolidge is opposed to or Inadequacy of postage rates. They
this kind of businesR method in the will afford a property basis for con
Government, lie want« to pay as he sideration of the relutlon of the cost
goes, and therefore believes that the of the postal service and the reven
logical tiling to do is to make every ues derived therefrom. The time
one buy more stamps.
has arrived to consider putting the
Under tho law, the Postmaster postal service on a sound business
General has the authority, with the basis so far as expenditure and rev
Interstate Com- enues are concerned.”
approval of the
merce Commission, to Increase the
It Is expected that when the re
parcels post rr.to". The commission vision of postal rates comes up in
Is given the final decision in the Congress the question of adjusting
matter, because
the
Government, the salaries of postal employes—
operates the parcels post parallel assistant
postmasters,
inspectors,
with the commercial express cotn- railroad mail clerks, etc.- will be
panles and Is, In fact, in direct cont- considered at the same time. This
petition with them. The commission is in accord with the desire ot the
fixes the express rates and has the President, who does not believe that
same power over the parcels post the rates should be increased solely
rates.
for the purposo of raising the salar
The Post Offico Department Is ies of Government employes.
SALE OF BEER BY GLASS
LOSES IN B. C. ELECTION
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The Ilogue will begin to be a popu
lar place ugain with th«* constantly
rising temperatures. Th«* mercury I
thin afternoon lilt 92. being an ad
Irrigation Brings Demand for Live
vance of one degree over Friday.
stock to Eat < 'ropa
New York, Juno 21.— (A. I'.) —
Governor Charles W. Bryan, of Ne
braska. Is to be placed in nomination
for the democratic nomination for
president by tile Nebraska delega-
tlon. Other boom e are under way
for David F. Houston and Governor
Jonathun M. Davis, of Kansua.
TAXES PAID BY OLD MAID
TO EASE HER CONSCIENCE
y HAVE NT SE.EN
HER IN 5b yEARS-
0ETTER POLU
UP 50ME-
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Ixmdon. June 21.—(I. N. S.) —
Stanley Baldwin, the leader of the
Signs and portents are accumulating, Conservative Party
and former
that Great Britain is on the verge of ■ Prime Minister, has given signifi
another general election.
cant indications in
recent public
The desire for a general election speeches that his party is preparing
scents to be more or less general: a platform, the evident purpose of
Che time and method are the only i which is to attract votes in an elec
points in dispute.
tion. One of the main planks of the
lit is no secret that headquarter« platform. Baldwin made clear, will
of each of the three chief parties in I be an inquiry into the cost of living,
England are working night and day with particular
attention to such
to be ready for the coming of the profiteering as may be going on.
election.
Conservatives, Liberals Such a plank undoubtedly
would
and laborites are each oiling the have a strong appeal with large
wheels of party machinery with I numbers of voters.
diligence.
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The Liberal Party, which has been
The Labor Party, now In office, branded as moribund by both Con-
undoubtedly would have been will I servatives and Laborites, has recent
ing to go to the country in a general ly shown signs of renewed vitality,
election immediately after the first i Party rallies have been held and
I«ahor budget was promulgated by Herbert Asquith, Lloyd George and
Chancellor William Snowden. That Sir John Simon, the three chief lead
budget immensely strengthened la ers. have been active In attempting
to revive the spirit ot Liberalism.
bor's position.
who
It is the Liberals, chiefly,
The good effect produced by the
budget, however, has been largely hold the key to the situation. The
dissipated by the unfavorable recep Liberals were responsible for the
tion accorded certain measures for Labor Government coming Into of-
tho relief of unemployment put for flee and they can, at any time, turn
ward by Tom Shaw, the Minister of the Laborites out by combining with
Labor, and by the failure of John , the Tories. This Is what Is expected
Wheatley, the Minister of Health, to to happen, eventually, and the maiu
come forward with a long-promised question is, when will the Liberals
decide to do it?
housing program.