Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, July 01, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text» to'.- VOL. XIV.. No. U6I. I . .... ■ GRANTR PAJW, JOAEPHtNE COUNTY, OREGON. SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF PUT BACK IN POSITION ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ i Beattie, July 1.—(A. P.)—• William B Heveryns. chief of the police department removed Wednesday by Mrs. Henry Landes, acting mayor, was re stored lodsy by Mayor Rrown on bls hastry return from New York City. M'AOOO STRENGTH 1^ WANING Davis I n Getting Horniger With Smith Rohling Own—Ralston Talk Is Ih-itnl Toda) at <'onferent-cs Madison Square Garden, New York. July 1. -(A. P.»—After taking nine ballots .the democratic national convention today, recessed until to night, The 24th ballot, completed before the recess stood: McAdoo 438%: Smith 30 s. John W Davis i>»%; Robinson 33: Underwood s»%; Ritchie 17%; Cox CO; Jon- athan Davis 5; Glass 29; Ralston 33: Saulsbury 6; 1: Walsh 9. The ballots taken today saw Me Adooa strength wane and Davis rise. Smith held his own throughout the day. There was much Ralston talk around the hall as tho Informal con ferences proceeded. t I Madison Square Garden, New York, July 1.—(A. P l—Starting to day with the 16th ballot, the demo cratic national convention resumed Its search for a presidential candi date. The opening balloting showed little change New Hampshire, on this ballot, left Governor Brown and divided lietween Smith and McAdoo, giving one to Davis. The lolals In the IRth ballot were: Underwood 39% : McAdoo. 470% ; Smith 311 % ; Robinson. 23; John W. Davis 66. Ritchie 18%; Cox 60; Bryan 11; Governor Davis 10; Glass 30; Sauls bury • ; Ralston 30; Hull 20; Walsh 2. Necessary to nominate. 732. Smith made a dent In the McAdoo block in the south when one vote was cast for him from Florida after Chairman Walsh ruled that primary Instructions were not binding for ever on the delegntes. William Jen nings Bryan launched an open fight against John W. Davis, when he ar gued with the Mississippi delegation against giving their vote to Davis. Despite Bryan's arguments, the Mississippi delegation on the 19th ballot went for John W. Davis. This was followed by Missouri casting its vote for Davis on the 20th ballot. The 33rd ballot showed no candi date selected. Thia ballot showed the leaders. McAdoo 438%; Smith 308; John W. Davis 129 Su lem, Ore.. July 1.— (A. P.) — For the first six months of this year, according to a report by State Insur ance Commlsaloner Will Moore, an- nual taxea and license fees collected from Insurance companies doing bus- ineaa In Oregon total $561.853.34, which la $249,297.07 more than the $312.558.27 collected during the whole of last year, The reason for the Increase Is that the last legis- lature increased the laxes of Insur- ance companies from 2 % per cent of their net receipts to 2% per cent of their gross receipts. Dublin, July 1.—(A. P.)—Ap pointment of the judicial committee of the British Privy Council to ex amine the legal nspects of the nam ing of the Irish boundary commis sion, has brought forth the statement from the former free state attorney general, Hugh Kennedy, now a mem ber of the supreme court, that "no question of Interpretation of the treaty has been or cun lie referred to the judicial committee so far as the government of the free state is con- (•erued.” The work of the commissioni it is pointed out, will in reality be au at- tempt on the part ot the British gov ernment to anticipate uny difficul ties which might arise after the boundary commission hus made its ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ Mayen««, Germany, July 1.—AA. I’.»—When un Algerian soldier of the French occupation forces fell In to the Rhine near here recently he was saved by Frit* Werner, a Ger man. who soon uflerward wn* deco rated with a medal for bravery by the French authorities. The newspapers of unoccupied Germany have given Werner a good deal ot apace, and several writers suggest that he bad better continue to make his home on the "other side of the Rhine,” und not Intrude upon the soli of Germany proper "If he knows what la good for himself." MAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT Cotnpanon Bufferà Broken t’ollir- Isine In Salem Accident ♦ ♦' ♦ Wants Absolute Minimum of Ex. ♦ ♦ |»n«r In Running Government ♦ for Next FleCnl Year ♦ ♦ I ♦ EXPENDITURES WILL BE CUT Washington, July 1.—(A. P.)— President Coolidge called upon the administrative heads of the govern ment last night to measure up to the full test of our national character by giving efficient administration so that further reduction in taxes for all of the people may l>* accom plished. Speaking before more than 1.000 executive officers at the seventh semi-annual meeting of the business organization of the government at the close of the fiscal year, the chief executive outlined hie policies for the future with the declaration that all of his subordinates must enter into them in spirit a* well as in prac tice. Salem, Ore.. July 1.— (A. P.)—A n an Identified l>y letter us Ed W. Goodrich, was Instantly killed and C. A. Kickson, transient laborer, suf fered j fractured collarbone in an sccidcnt on the Pacific highway five miles i-outh of Salem today. Good- "I am for economy,” the president tkh had been working In a lotting said, "after that I am for more econ camp at powers In Coos county. omy. We must give the people relief from th* excessive burden of taxa tion.” Mr. Coolidge's program contem- platea cuttlng expenditures to the Precipitation During Month Was bone. He wants to continue even O b I> .<M> Inch—Lacks 11.»M» Inchca more drastically the three-year-old economy program. To do so. be en- Aa far as helping to Improve the Joined those responsible for spend moisture conditions In the valley ing the government’s money that were concerned. June proved a mis every administrative effort be car erable failure, for only .09 Inch of ried on with the absolute minimum rain fell during the 30 days. Thia of expense. That means, he assert gives a total for the present year ed that the government payrolls must of 5.12 Inches, or less than an Inch be reduced. a month for the first six month* of The president's broad outline of the year. The normal precipitation his views was expanded by Director for June is .78 Inch. The average of ix>rd of the budget bureau, who 17.01 Inches for the first half of ,*1? warned that those who failed to func- year now laeka J 1.89 Inches of the tlon sympathetically, or who obeyed normal fall. the chief executive instructions in The dry season has resulted In un half-hearted fashion, may as well feel conditions precedented condition* In tar that they ar* not desired in the gov stream* of the * southern part of the ernment machinery. He added that ■tale. Nearly all of the smaller disloyal ones have no place in the ■treams are now at the fall low organization. The director explain ■tag*, which Is about two months ed that the bureau agents were cog early. The Rogue Is at the lowest nizant of all activities in the govern •tage, ever seen her* but does not ment and said he would not fail to threaten the Irrigation district ns call shortcomings to the preeident’a there is still enough of a flow to attention. put it over the crest ot the Ravage The speech was the first by Mr. Itapld* ram evOry night.. In the Ir Coolidge since the republican party rigation district* In the upper end selected him as Its presidential can of the valley, however, the water didate and he chose In this utterance will be lacking during tly1 present to review the financial accomplish week. ment* of the administration for the Eight day* were partly cloudy dur past three years. In this period he ing the month, seven were wholly said there was net reduction In the cloudy and 15 were clear, ltaln fell great public debt of more than on four days, the greatest amount $2,720,000,000 and a consequent recorded being .03 on June I. The saving to the people of more than temperature at the first of the $120,000,000 annually lu interest month was high, reaching iti de- alone. gree* on June 2. On June 29 It "What progress we have made in hit 107, the highest mark ever ordering the national finances is reached here during June. On the easily shown,” Mr. Coolidge said. last day of the month, the mercury "A comparison of our receipts and reached 101. expenditures for the last four years Illustrates conclusively what has been accomplishe«! during the three years of the budget system. "For the fiscal year ending June 30. 1921, the last pre-budget year. our expenditures were $5,538,000,- 000 and our receipts $5,624,000,000. award, which will have the force of For the succeeding three years, law and will probably automatically which includes the year which ends transfer various populations from today, our expenditures were $3,795.- one jurisdiction to another. Thor 000,000, $3,697.000.000 and $3,497.- ough Investigation by tho committee 000,000 respectively. Here we show is expected to obviate any claim that- a progressive and consistent reduc the commission was not legally con tion in expenditures. On the other stituted. with a consequent demand side of the ledger our receipts for 1922 were $4,109.000,000, 1923, for nullification of Ita award. Numerous legal questions are in $4,007,000.000 and 1924, $3,995,- volved. As Ulster refused to ap 000,000. An analysis of these point a member of the commission, ures shows that in the face of a the committee, which will represent gressive reduction in receipts the highest court of appeal in the bava still acblaved a substantial empire, will be called upon to decide plus at the end of each of the fiscal 1922. $314.000,000 for In advance whether the British gov year»— $314,000,000 ernment may nominate an Ulster $310,000,000 for 1926. and $498,- representative, either directly or In 000,000 for 1924. “The amounts wbicb I have stated directly, and what legislation is necessary to thoroughly legalise the as belug the expenditures receipts proceedings. (Continued on' Page Two.) JUNE RAINFALL IS SU6HT ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Lawrence, Kan.. July 1.— (A. P.I—Thirty-seven tribes of American ludiuns are repre sented in the two Kansas Na tional Guard units, of 80 men each, at Haskel) Institute here. These are said $<> be the only two Indian units in the United Blates. Company D of the 137th In fantry was organized al Huskell three years ago. A few days later the Huskell authorities were granted permission to or ganize a troop of cavalry. The infantry company won out over every competing outfit in field activities at the last Kansas Na tional Guard encampment. Three white men, instructors at Haskell, are officers in the cavalry troop. Only two white men. both officer*, are connect ed with the infantry unit. Wal ter D. Owl, first lieutenant of the infantry outfit, is a full blooded Indian and the son of a chief. CATTLE TO BE ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ LIVEHTO4 K SANITARY ♦ STATE BOARD AIHHTH RENO RECO. ♦ MENDATION ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ JAPANESE ASSERT HOIJ4HEVISM AND UNREST GROW IX KOREA Seoul, July 1.—(A. P.)—Unrest Is increasing in Korea and ' rebel- lious elements, inclining to bolshe vism and communism, are growing in strength, according to a state ment issued recently by the Korean government-general here. The statement says the Japanese authorities in Korea have good rea son to fear insurgency and bolshe vism will develop into a serious dan ger within the next few years, and have decided to reinforce the gen darmerie In the peninsula and the guards along the northern frontier. The outstanding development In this connection, the statement de- (■lares, has been a move to unify nu- merous local bodies, ostensibly la- lior or religeous associations, for the secret propagation of seditious or bolshevist ideas. The Japanese au- thorltles have listed 171 such organ isations. and ordered the dissolution of the niujority of these. MANY WHO WHOLE NI Mil EH «3:M. — INDIANS ARE PREPARED FOR SERVICE WITH ARMY ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL BODY PRESIDENT ('ALLH ON HEADS ♦ HECEHHEH UNTIL TONIGHT OF DEPARTMENTS TO RE FRENCH MEDAL To GERAI «N ♦ FOR MORI VOTING '• EFFICIENT HERO IS RESENTED ♦ I ♦ I TUESDAY, JULY 1, IMI —■ DISINFECTION LAW TO REMAIN All Automobile* Will lb- Di*infeetc<l Until All Distrii-t* Report 21 Day* Free From Disease Portland, Ore., July 1.— (A. P.) —The state llvestm k sanitary board late today adopted the recommenda tion of the Western States Live stock Sanitary Association which met at Reuo recently. This permits the entry of California livestock from counties free from the foot and mouth disease. Vegetables, fruits, shrubs and nursery stock may enter if properly packed an«l verified as from uninfected districts. The disinfection of automobiles coming into Oregon will continttc until all California dstricts reported a 21-day period free from the disease. MAN IS DECAPITATED BY HHAHTA AT SALEM Salem. July 1.—The decapitated body of Marion Albert McCorkle. 31 East Thirteenth, Portland, and well known in Salem, was found about 50 feet from the southern extremity of the Southern Pacific statiion plat form about 9:30 o'clock last night, nesrly an hour after the last train, the Shasta, had passed over the rails at 8:40 o'clock. Identification was made by means of an insurance iden tification card and through Salem relatives. Besides a return ticket to Portland, not good on the Shasta, he had $1.90 in silver In a purse, a book with numerous addresses and a few small nearly empty bottles that A Hl SS1AN WORKS TODAY had contained medicine. NEVER WORKED BEFORE CANADA GETH .-4.739,740 SETTLERS IX 9* YEARS Berlin, July 1.— (A. P.)—Equip Ottawa. Ont.. July 1.—(I. N. S.) ped with a finished knowledge cf eight languages. Frau Biliskow has —Canada has received 3.739.749 im found employment a* cashier in an migrants from all countries of the all night restaurant in the Russian world in the last twenty-three year* district of Berlin. Her husliand is a according to a report issued by the night watchman, seven nights a I department of immigration and col week, with hours from 7 p. m. toj onization. Of the total of those entering the 6 a. m. The results of their labors Dominion since 1901. the report give them two small rooms and shows 1,417,860 have migrated from enough to eat and wear. the United States, 1,396.609 came "Real work is not so disagreeable 925.- as I used to think it might be.” said from the United Kingdom and this former general in the army of 278 from other countries of the Emperor Nicholas, "and we do not world. complain. But time was when I would drop around to my office for an hour after lunch, and then call it a day. while my wife was very choosy Ashland l.lthia Springs Work Will about her serving maids.” Be Given Funds COUNTESS DE CAEN Countsas Hlllysr de Caen gained the name ef “Little Mother* during the World war In oaring for the American wounded and dying soldiers and It Io eald received more loot mee- eagee of the dying than any other war nuroe. The countess hae recently come to thio country to deliver to the loved onoe of thooo soldier* their laet words. Ashland. Ore.. July 1.—(A. P.) — A $125.000 development for Ash- land was assured today when the Utilities Finance Corporation agreed to underwrite the stock of the Pomp adour Mineral Springs company for the development of the lithia springs near here. Underwriting of the stock has been pending since Saturday, and hinged upon the agreement of the springs company to build a nine-hole golf course near the springs According to V. K. Sturgis, Northwest represen tative of the Utilities Finance com pany, a golf course will attract many tourists and so provide a greater revenue from the springs. Although the present project in cludes only installing machinery to handle Lithla water and building the golf course. Mr. Sturgis declared that a health resort would be almost sure to follow. "With that location, it Is inevit- able that a health resort will be es tablished in the future,” he de- dared. Mr. Sturgis stressed the fact that the Ashland springs represent a third of the lithla springs in America. The springs at Saratoga, New York, aud at Colorado Spriugs. he said, had made both cities famous health re sorts, and would do the same (or Ashland. ■B NEW AIR MAIL SERVICE IAD PIITC RfiU/M IS STARTED FROM COAST JHl UU10 UUWll ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ San Francisco, July 1.— (A. P.)—Pilot Vanie hopped off to day on the first leg o? the new day and night air mail service between here and New York. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ I HANK GF POl.AXn UTTHDRAW- IXG MARKS FOR <TRt ELATION PROTEST LODGED AND POLII E THROW GUARD ARDI ND Warsaw. July 1.— (A. P.)—The ELM KA RS Y Bank of Poland has published it* Balance sheet for May. The bank's assets are $14,000.000 gold. $36.- 000.000 in foreign currencies, and $23.500,000 in commercial securi-| tie*. Liabilities show $22.000,000 of • bill in circulation. Itotli Houses F uhs lUsolutions U|» For the time being mark* are also |Ms<lnK V. H. Action- 4 n>w«l* At tn circulation with the sloty bills. tend Meetings (Ker Xatlon The total amount in circulation, zlotys and marks, is $72.500,000. As fronj June 1 the government 1>egan Toklo, July 1.— (A. P.)—An un to withdraw mark bills with a view to having only zloty bills in circula identified Japanese cut down th«« American Flag from the American tion by July 1, 1924. embassy grounds here today. Charge d’Affairs Caffrey protested to For eign Minister Shidehara. The Jap anese diet yesterday passed resolu tions opposing the United States Fire of Unknown Origin Ih-stroys exclusion law. Crowds attended pro Rogers Apartment Houses test meetings today here and at Yoto and Osaka. Marshfield. Ore.. July 1.—-(A. P.) — Fire of unknown origin destroyed AMHLAND HAH ABOUT the Rogers apartment house in RAIHED MONEY E’OR HOTEL North Bend last night with a lows of Ashland, Ore.. July 1.—(A. P.)— $15.000. The families fled in their Prior to noon .Monday figures were night clothes, six families losing tabulated covering stock sulmcrlp- their possessions. tions to the proposed new hotel and revealed the total as being $125.100. This does not include results from the work of the tesms that went into the field this forenoon in a final mop ping-up campaign, and it Is predict Englniel construits Huge Craft for ed that when they report tonight a British Air Force substantial sum will be added. The response received since the London. July 1.—(I. N. 8.»—"The big drive closed Thursday noon has most wonderful aeroplane ever l>een such that leaders are confident built” is the description applied to a that the entire amount of stock. mammoth new aeroplane now near $185,000. will be placed locally. ing completion for the British air In addition to the final drive be force; ing staged by the 18 teams, circular It is a Idplane. with a wing-span letters, making a strong appeal, are of seventy feet; its fuselage is stated being mailed to every citizen. These to reach enormous proportions, letters not only ask for substantial housing three decks one above the subscriptions from those who have other. not yet responded, but appeals to Its motive power will be a 1,000- original subscribers to increase, or horsepower Napier engine, which is double original subscriptions. stated to be both in point of size and power, the biggest aero engine committee : of nine : is in the world. Although of immense ox INSPECTION JOURNEY size, however, the engine can be San Francisco. July 1.—<A. P.)— comfortably slowed away in the fuse The committee of nine appointed by lage so as to be out of sight. The the last legislature to survey high pilot's seat is on top of the engine. way needs, started Monday over the Inside the fuselage there are three Redwood highway between Saulsali- separate decks.. On the top deck is to and Eureka to ascertain the feasi the pilot’s cabin and space for arma bility of continuing this artery ments. The middle floor houses the through to meet the Roosevelt high chart room and offices, while on the way which is being Built southward it is bottom deck are the bomb sights and along the coast of Oregon. planned to join the two highways more space for armaments. The machine is reported to have near Brookings. Ore. The joined highways would pro been specially designed to carry the largest naval torpedo built, which vide a coast route from San Fran will be controlled from the lower cisco to Astoria. Ore., whence the Columbia highway could be followed deck. The speed of this new- monster into Portland. The committee will confer with wili be about 120 miles per hour normal and 150 miles per honr full the boards of supervisors of Hum boldt. Del Norte and the other coun speed. Its cost is reported to be In the ties visited, and with Oregon high way officials. neighborhood of $80,000. DIET PROTESTS EXCLUSION NORTH BENO HAS BAD FIRE NEW AIRPLANE WILL BE LARGE i Washington. July 1.—(I. N. S.)— and as far as possible advised getting Tho invincible and irrepressible prune* out from under the counters prune, which has made money for and into the windows and other professional joke-writers tor many | place* where they could be seen by years, ha* come into its own. accord possible customers.” Bales of prunes were made in 20 ing to a report of the United States foreign countries, including England. department of agriculture. In California alone the 1923 prune France, Germany, Italy. Denmark. crop sold for approximately $15.- Norway, Sweden, China. Japan. Aus 000,000 with considerable unsold to tralia. New Zealand, South America and Mexico, which indicate* that the carry over into 192 4. The prune growers in that state prune has become quite a globe- have a "growers' association." which trotter. At the close of the 1923 markets the product of the associa season, so the report says, there had been delivered to the California tion. During 1923, so the department of Growers' Association 137,480,104 agriculture saya, and for four years pounds of prunes, which allowed one previous, the association has carried and one-third prunes to every man, on an intensive newspaper advertis woman and child in the United ing campaigu, using newspapers prin States including presidential candl- cipally. The report says: "During dates. At the beginning of 1924 new 1923 newspapers in eighty selected markets carried prune advertise acreage to the amount of 7.144 ments twice a week for three mouths, uerea bad been contracted for by the and 'specialty men’ viBited each re association. From this it wouhl op tail grocery dealer In cities where pear that 1924 will be the best year newspaper advertising was carried prune eaters have yet experienced.