k Grants Pass VOI,. XIV., Mo. GRANT* PAM, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. I Boston July 18. — (A. P.)— Engle boat 28, with »10 naval reservists ubourd, is ashore al Block Island, on the shore of Great Sult Ponti, A mine swee- ♦ per and a const gunrtl cutter ♦ went to her assistance. 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ 4 4 4 4 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 «4*444 ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 OPERATING COSTS FOR 11*21 TO FOUR MILES OF PAVING IIE *'J,tMIO,O4M*,tMM» LESS OPENED AIM*VE REDDING • 111 IN 11*21 Rodding, Cui., July 18. — Four miles of the state highway this side of Baird Is paved and la being used by tin- traveling public. This is a part of the lo-mlle contract of the Kaiser Paving company which Is to coat more than >400.000. The paved Coolidge Edict I» That Government portion Is from the foot of the Bass Muet Ih* Operateti nt Tinti Amount hill to Mountain Gate, or what is —limigli Is Trimmed sometimes called the Murphy place. Th«- Kaiser Paving company 1s to complete its contract by October 1. Washington. July 18 il. N. 8.) Beyond this paved portion the — The United Slates Government's Nevada Contracting company is at operating expense« In 1924 will be work on its hvavy contract of grad two billion dollars under those of ing and rebuilding a good portion 1921 — u figure eXceiMilng the dlv- of the unit from Bayba to Halfway Blends paid by all the railroads In creek. the country for the lust five years. This estimate of prodigious gov- towns drew 72 per cent from the ernmental cost cutting cuttlng has been taxpayers. • If the figures for 1924 were made public by Generul IL M. laird, director of the budget, In connection available the difference would be with the announcement of probable Bill) more startling.” Lord added. expenditures In the new flncal year. "In pointing to what the Federal Exclusive o ft lie amount applied Government has accomplished In the for the reduction of the public debt, way of retrenchment wo intend no ull expenditures must be kept within reflection upon the 'State« and cities three billion dollars, according to of this county, We do, however, the edict Issued by President Cool wish to show what united effort in a eommoi} patriotic purpose can ar- idge. I compllsh.” Next December the President will j Ix»rd eaid that the executive de submit his annual budget to Con partments of 4he Government bajl gress; eetlmates. It was announced, outlined a spending program of 14,• exclusive of the public debt aud pos 363.274,092 for 1922, adding that tal service, will not be In excess of >1,800,000,000. Supplemental and a wave of economy. operating other appropriations will keep tho through the new Budget Bureau, cut the coats for I 922 11,742,738,189 Y total within the 'tUftt'^HIion-dollar below those of the year be fere. The figure. Recording to experts at the 1923 drive reduced expenditures Treasury. 1263.033.233 below those of 1922. "The heavy burden of the tax "The figures for this year, end payer must be further lightened." ing June 30. show a red notion of IMrector laird said. "Continued re approximlely 1200,000,000 below duction In expenditure and contin-. those of last year,” Lord continued. tied restriction of estimates alone "We will spend this year »2,000,- can accomplish tax cutting. 000,000 it-«« than wo took from the "Tho taxpayer, has patriotic i Treasury in 1921. In three budget ally and uncomplainingly paid more years we have cut the ordlnary( ex than »20.000,000.000 of war costs In penses of the Government in half.” tho past few years, rightly feels that | Visualizing what the two billion there should be relief from war tax- i dollars mean, lxird explained: ation In larger measures than has “Half of the gold coin and bullion boon affronted.” in the United States. Lord declared that the spending "The entire savings of 12,500,000 program will be very nearly carried depositors In the nation's saving« out, "despite legislation i. and 2 un- punky for n period of twenty months. toward developments that made thej "The value of all the motor ve- task more difficult than was antlcl- hides produced In the United States paled.” It was explained that the |n 1922. soldiers’ adjusted compensation | "it exceeds the amount paid by all measure has added »132,000,000 to the railroads in the United States the problem. * for five years. Outlining the accomplishments ofj "It is more than twice the value the Government since 1921, the last of the cotton crop of 1922 and near year free from budget control. Lord iy two and one-half times the value asserted that, aside from public of the country's wheat crop that debt expenses, the proportion of all year.” •If In the three budget years the Government cost was hut 28 percent Federal, while States, cities and (Continued on Patte Two.) LIMIT SET AT THREE BILLION » Y Gateway to the Oregon Caves CHINESE ARI TREASURES ARE BROUGHT BACK BY EXPLORER FROM JOURNEY INTO GOBI OESERT Cambridge, Mass., July 18. (A. rounded the city, of which the walls P.)—Manuscript^ 2,000 years old, still stand, their sun-baked bricks some of them In Sanskrit, original I etched and worn by tho blowing holy books of the Buddhist faith, it sand, but with the gateways, cur beautiful bronze mirror, and specl- tain walls and bastions still plainly mens of sculpture more than ten discernible. Fine specimens of stuc centuries old. are among the arch co sculpture, the bronze mirror and ecological exhibits brought here lty other finds were dug from the ruins. Langdon Warner, fellow for research Mr. Warner went In search in Asia, of Harvard University. Mr. relics of the development of art Warner has completed a tour which China, which followed the visits atarted a year ago through Western the earliest of Indian traders, endeavored to collect all available China. The trip, In which special search specimens of the early art surviving was made for traces of early Budd the centuries and to learn more of hist influences, carried the expedi Its early development. Some of the manuscripts tion along the ancient trade route to India and north to the Gobi desert were brought back are believed to be to an old city, now In ruins, at which original holy books of the Buddihlst Marco Polo outfitted, six centuries faith. Some are long paper scrolls ngo, for his 40-day journey to the In Sanskrit, brought from IndiH. some are copies of these, made in Great Khan's capital, Karakorum. At the ancient city, which Polo transit, and some are translations called Edslna, neither vegetable nor Into early Chinese or Turk! made by ♦ animal life Is now possible. The cam Central Aslan converts. Their age els, with which the expedition pro is estimated to be about 2,000 years. What he termed the prize of the ceeded, were halte’d eight miles In the rear and were used to haul water entire collection Is a statue of the ninth century unearthed In Western to the excavating party. The desert has edvancod Its fron China, not a Buddha, but one of the tiers, Mr. Warner said, and Ims sur- attendant gods. f idi» % V, JULY IM, 1021. SUBSCRIBERS ARE SENT PAPERS VIA AIRPLANE Fairbanks, Alaska, July 18. (A. P.) Subscribers for the News-Minor-Citizen ♦ Fairbanks I ♦ who live In lonely cabina, road- j ♦ houses and isolated campi ♦ within a hundred-mil* radius I ♦ of the town have their papers airplane a few : delivered by hours after publication, the I M AO LAREN AND COMPANIONS ♦ newspaper announces. ARE SAFE AT URI I’l’l A4'. The paper contracted with ♦ CORDING TO REPORT ♦ ulrplane company for this ser ♦ vice. The aviator attaches the ♦ papers to small parachutes and ♦ they drift down somewhere ♦ near the habitation of the sub ♦ scriber. This method la saving weeks H o |>| m -<I Off on Wednesday But Ntay ♦ for the readers, The old meth- l'p For Brief Period—Have Hern ♦ od was to send accumulated is- Objects of Search teams once a I ♦ sues by dog : month. WHOLE NUMBER 35H». LAFOLLETTE IS f REBELS GETTING UPPER HAND NEAR SAO PAULO * Buenos Aires July 18.— (A. Information from Brazil Indicates that the ♦ rebels are getting the upper ♦ hand around Hao Paulo. ♦ I ♦ 4 P. )—Trustworthy ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦a TROUGH REMOVED AT FUMIGATING STATION RELAY CONTEST THE ORDER OF CONDI I TOItS IS NEW WORLD'S RFXORD III NG VI* Ashland. July 18.—Another step j IN WOMEN'S EVENT AT THE FAVORABLE TO CANDIDA« V was taken a few days ago in elimi- ; OF SENATOR OLYMPIC GAMES nating restrictions imposed at the! fumigating station maintained by the | livestock board at Siskiyou ranch on the Pacific highway when thej troughs through which cars have I been compelled to pass were ordered I Davis Is Favorable to Pro|>OMil Tour out. Troughs, containing a solution , Swimming Compel it ion at End of Sixth Day Shows Tills Country of Governor Smith Through East of formaldehyde were installed as 115 to England's 35 and Middle West for Nominee one of the first precautions when the station was established. At the present time about the ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4 «■ 4 4 4 « 4 Toklo. July 18.—(A. P.) — Stuart Olympic Swimming Pool I^e-Tott- Cedar Rapids, Iowa. July 18.— only duties of the operators is to A. Macl.aren, the BritiMb world flyer j BITE OF TINY CORAL SNAKE | (A. P.)—The board of directors of prevent the entry of cloven hoofed relles. France, July 18.—(A. P.) — and his companions, are safe at Ur-| MORE DEADLY THAN RATTLER ¡the order of railway conductors, for- animals and to compel thorough dis- The United States today won the uppu, having been forced to land In ‘ I mally endorsed the candidacy of La- infection of dogs. cats and other women's 400 meter swimming relay, a dense fog shortly after hopping; Tucson. Arlz.. July 18.— (A.P.)— 1 Follette for president last night. pets. Men are on duty during all breaking the world’s record in four minutes 58 4-5 seconds. Johnny off from Iaike Toshlmoye on AVed-1 The coral snake, so small it is not President Shepherd announced to- hours of the day and night. Weissmuller. of the Illinois Athletic needay. considered dangerous, has the dead Iday. I club today, won the finals In the MacLaren and his companions liest poison of any snake found In , 400 meter free style swim. were found safe In a bay on thej this part of the southwest. Dr. Washington, July 18.— (A. P.) — I Standings in the Olympic swim- southwest shore of Uruppu island., Charles T Vorhies, head of the de Senator I-add. Republican, of North j ming competition at the end of the the island adjoining Yetorofu Island. I partment of biology at the Univer Dakota, said today he intended to from which the aviators started Wed-1 sity of Arizona, said in a recent lec support IxiFollette in the presiden George Brandenburg IxMiks Over sixth day stand: United States 115, Great Britain 35; Australia, 30; Work of IxH-al Office nesday morning. The news was re- i ture here. tial campaign in his own state. Sweden. 29; France. 14: Belgium 8. reived in a wireless message from The coral, the annulated snake "without leaving the Republican a steamer off Uruppu island, picked j and the rattlesnake are the only party". George Brandenburg, manager of up by the Japanese destroyer Iso- types of poisonous snakes in this the Oregon Motor association, is kase this morning. The Isokaze is region, Dr. Vorhles explained, The Washington. July 18. — (A.P.) — spending the day here in the Inter proceeding to Uruppu island. annulated snake is rarely found, he LaFollette supporters today offered ests of the state organization, and added, so that people are in little Senator Wheeler the vice presidential looking over the work being done by J. F. Webster Takes in *112.51 fiom I x * hs than Half .Acre the local office. He stated that he danger of being bitten by any vari- nomination. Is greatly pleased with the work be ty except the rattlesnake. An example of what can be done In his opinion, the gila monster j ing done by the Grants Pass office New York, July 18.—(A. P.) — in the efforts to Interest tourists in by the truck gardener In the Rogue Forest Si-rvlcc Fighting Blaze Near has poison less dangerous than that | of the rattlesnake. Despite popu George E. Brennan, Democratic lead Oregon scenic attractions. The work valley with irrigation is seen in a Butt« Falls Tutlny lar opinion to the contrary, the cam-; er. of Illinois, said today that John of the association is so well recog report made by J. F. Webster, who an Insect, the vinegaron W. Davie has favorably received the nized by motorists that voluntary has a place about a mile west of Medford. July 18.—(A. P.)—The pomocha, child of the desert, are suggestion that Governor Smith, of renewals of memberships are Grants Pass. Mr. Webster has a forest service is greatly worried over, and the creatures, J„ie silent 1st New York, tour the east and middle already being sent into the office, tract of ground which he estimated harmless a targe fire In the Willow Creek i West supporting the DavH presfden- he says. to contain a little less than a half district, five miles east of Butte stated. j tial campaign. acre. This year the land was plant The association is working for all [ Falls In the logged over land, the of Oregon and not any one particu ed to potatoes and with the bulk of property of the Owen Oregon Lunt- ! lar place. Mr. Brandenburg assert the potatoes "Sold, has received ber company. The fire is now two ed. The eastern Oregon and north >112.51. This represents a return of miles long, and is headed toward the Graz. Austria. July 18.—(A.P.)—■ ern Oregon otfices are striving to In almost >250 per acre. He states that Crater National forest. Rats in the garret, rats in the cellar I terest the tourists in southern Ore he could have sold many more at the and everywhere else in the house, F. B. Cole Passes Away at Taconia gon after they have seen what those same price. in 73rd Year was what the health authorities j The potatoes were all sen^ to sections have to offer. The southern found here when they searched the Oregon offices do likewise in inter Klamath Falls, with the exception of home of Fraulein Aurelia Mayer.l Tacoma. July 18.— (A. p.)_ esting the touring public in attrac- I >10 worth, which were marketed in Two Unmasked Men at Noon Get who had been supporting some 4000 j Frank B. Cole. 73, owner and editor tions in other parts of Oregon. It is Grants Pass. In the lumber town Away With *1500 rodents and considering them as her of the Golden West, which later be becoming a great cooperative agency a preference was shown for the pets. Investigation of the Mayer came the West Coast Lumberman, in the selling of Oregon's tourist as Rogue product over the California Portland, Ore., July 18.— (A. P.) house was begun because of com-, died today. He sold his interest in set«. being probably the one greatest net receipts after cost of handling that paper in 1913 to devote his agency for that purpose after the potato. The returns represent the —Two unmasked men at goon today1 pliant« of the neighbors. locked the cashier, bookkeeper and j Fraulein Mayer, who took in sew-. time to his lumber interests. He tourist reaches Oregon. The regie-1 and freighting were subtracted. a woman customer in the vault of (ng (0 mage ft living for herself and never married. He was extremely tration stations are maintained In i Mr. Webster states that crops look the Bank of Oswego, at Oswego, and rat„ (he authorities she often liberal in his contributions to char- conjecture with the offices and thej better than ever before in the valley, escaped in an auto with >1500. i ha)| scarcely enough to eat for her lty. representatives are therefore in ■ due to the abundance of water. He self. but that her rats were always close touch with those seeking infor will cut his third crop of alfalfa amply provided with food. She gave within the next 10 days. mation. — them bread and cheese, sausage and West Virginian Select«*»! to Head other morsels regularly, she said, be Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kern left Among the Kerby people in the cause otherwise the rats might go National Committee city yesterday were Mrs. D. L. this morning for Portland where they astray In search of things to eat and S< arching Party Finds Remains of Payne, Mrs. D. V. Duncan. Mrs. J. will remain. Mr. Kern has been con Man Believed Murdered i New York, July 18—(A. P.)— inconvenience the neighbors. H. Whitrock. Miss Mabel Whitrock nected with the Eagle Pine company The town's rat catcher was en Clem Shaver, a West Virginian, was while In Grants Pass. and Miss !>orena Hart. Raleigh. N. C.. July 18. —(A. P.) chosen chairman of the Democratic gaged for the best part of a week in A body believed that of Major Sam- National committee today. Davis Is clearing the Mayer house o fits ro ttel McCleary, who Mortimer King of to be formally notified of his nomin dent inhabitants, the owner Mean Canton, is alleged to have confessed There ation at Clarksburg. W. V.. on while staying at a hotel. he killed, was found 11 miles north were white rats and grey rats and August 11th. of Cheraw, S. C„ today by a search dapple rats when the rgt catcher be ing party. The body was mangled, and Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Hames, of Gold gan his task. All were killed, having been eaten by animals. Prac Hill, were among the visitors in then the house was fumigated. tically nothing was left but Grants Pass on Friday. bones. No clothing was found. Washington, July 18. — (A.P.) — Northampton. Mass . 4 62-bed neu- ABERDEEN TO GET NEXT ro-psychiatric. built by the navy. Steps taken by the A r eterans bureau FEDERATION CONVENTION ^GEORGE SHERMAN MISS INEZ TRAXLER Tupper Lake. N. Y„ 358-bed tu- to hospitalize the sick of the World berculosis, built by the navy. Olympia, July IS.— (A.P.)—The war will be considerably advanced Northampton, Mass., 42-bed neu- State Federation of Labor today when the seven new tuberculosis and ro-psychiatric, built by the war de- chose Aberdeen for the next con neuro-psychlatric hospitals or addi part ment. vention. tions just completed at a cost of Chelsea, N. Y., 400-bed tubercu- many thousands of dollars, are ready losis, built under the first Langley for opening. Four more hospitals bill by the supervising architect of and many new additions are in the the treasury. •Alleged Siskiyou Bandit Arrested at course of construction. Little Rock, Ark., 203-bed addi- Davenport, lowit The hospitals and supplementary tion for neuro-psychiatric patients, units just completed were built by built by the Veterans bureau. Davenport. Iowa. July 18.— (A.P.) the construction division of the army More than 1300 additional l>eds Three men. one of whom is declared quartermaster corps, the navy bureau will be made available for sick vet to be Roy DeAutremont, alleged Sis of yards and dock, treasury super erans with the completion of the fol kiyou train holdup, were arrested vising architects and the Veterans lowing institutions: here today. bureau, and will provide approxi Camp Custer, Mich., 527-bed neu- mately 2600 tubercular and neuro- ro-psychiatric, completion estimated ysychiatric patients. Under the around August 15. newly enacted Reed-Johnson veter St. Cloud. Minn., 262-bed enuro- Garfield Mon May Enter Gubermi- ans' relief act, extending the tuber psychiatric, August 15. torial t ontest in Washington cular presumptive period to January Livermore. Cal., 268-bed tubercu 1. 1925, many former service men losis. 10 per cent ahead on contract T raxler, graduate of Spokane. July IS. Walter J. Rob are expected to be treated in the which calls for completion March 15, Northwestern university and now at- inson of Garfield, Wash., manager tending Garrett Biblical Institute, Chi new institutions. 1925. The hospitals just completed are: Contract recently was let for a 50- of the Washington Wheat Growers cago, wae the only one who refused Chillicothe. O., 452-bed neuro-psy- bed tuberculosis hospital at Aspin adhociation. declared today that he to take the nonfighting pledge when will seek the Democratic nomination a resolution was passed at a meeting chiatric, built by the war depart- wall. Pa., and work is expected to of the Institute approving the action I ment. begin soon. All of the hospitals and ■'Uncle" Georg« Sherman of Qogglns- tor governor unless some candidate of the committee on war of the Meth Knoxville, Iowa. 456-bed neuro- additions recently built or building Interested in the farmers' problems vllle, Ga., who baa been famoua In the odist general conference, which voted 8outh for hie long walks to the annual with a probability of being elected, never again to participate in any war. ; psychiatric addition, constructed by are of modern, fireproof construc the war department. tion. Confederato reunions. enters the race. UNITED STATES EAR IN LEAD CAMPAIGN STATE *. A. A. MANAGER HERE POTATO RETURNS ARE LARGE JACKSON FIRE WORRIES COAST LUMBERMAN DIES OSWEGO BANK IS ROBBED SHAVER CHOSEN CHAIRMAN D'AUTREMONT SUSPECT HELD GOVERNORSHIP TO HE SOUGHT