Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, July 18, 1924, Image 1

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Grants Pass
VOI,. XIV., Mo.
GRANT* PAM, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON.
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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.
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OPERATING COSTS FOR 11*21 TO FOUR MILES OF PAVING
IIE *'J,tMIO,O4M*,tMM» LESS
OPENED AIM*VE REDDING
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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
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LIMIT SET AT THREE BILLION
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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.
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Fairbanks, Alaska, July 18.
(A. P.) Subscribers for the
News-Minor-Citizen
♦ Fairbanks
I ♦ who live In lonely cabina, road-
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and isolated campi
♦ within a hundred-mil* radius
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airplane a few
: delivered by
hours after publication, the
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The paper contracted with
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♦ 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
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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
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WHOLE NUMBER 35H».
LAFOLLETTE IS
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REBELS GETTING UPPER
HAND NEAR SAO PAULO
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Buenos Aires July 18.— (A.
Information
from Brazil Indicates that the
♦ rebels are getting the upper
♦ hand around Hao Paulo.
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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
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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