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GRANTS PASH. JOSEPHINE COUNTY. ORMON,
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RARE AMERICAN STAMP
WORTH $1000 TO OWNER
Plymouth, Vt., Aug. 25 -(A.
P. ) Charles <1. Dawes arrived
this afternoon for » political
conference with Coolidge.
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Klamath Falls. Ore.. Aug. 25 - IDEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR LOEB 4
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AND I.Eol*OI.D PLEADS WITH
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flight of ducha Is arriving from the
JUDGE
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north mcording to (lame Warden
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Marlon J. Barnes, after a trip
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through the southern part of the
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS MADE
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MONDAY', YUGUHT 25. Hrj»
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 25.—(I.
N. S.)- The ambition of every
stamp collector is io some day
have in his collection an old.
old stamp dating back to 18 45,
when post office clerks useil to
sign special, city post office
stamps with their Initials. This
particular stamp bears the Ini­
tials "R. M H.” and is worth
$1.000.
Just why thia stamp Is worth
such an enormous amount of
money was not made clear by
the convention of stamp col-
lectors who met h»re In the Ho-
tel Rtatler. It appears, how-
ever, that any old stamp Issued
by cities |s very valuable. The
common ones were issued by
St. Louis. Providence and New-
York. One issued by Nest York,
a 5-cent affair, printed with
black ink on bine paper, is
worth $50.
LOCATELLI IS
NEW YORK MAN IS LOST
DURING HUNTING TRIP
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Medford. Aug. 25.- (A. P.)
—The forest service was asked
today to aid in the search for
Jas. O'Connor, 40. of New York
missing since Saturday when ho
disappeared while hunting in
Four Mlle lake region, with Dr.
C. Hayes, of Medford.
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IX-
AMERICANS READY FOR HOP
Moscow, Aug. 25.— (A. I*.) —
"Comrade" Smyrnoff. chairman of
the Moscow district court, gives
some interesting figures in his an­
nual report concerning the personnel
of the Moscow soviet courts. Of the
287 judges, 100 are laborers and 37
are peasants. Nearly 175 are mem­
bers of the communist party, while
54) are members of the so-called In-
telligentzla.
Ont of 7,845 men available for
jury duty in Moscow. Smyrnoff's re-
port says. 3.021 are drawn from the
memliership of the communist par­
ty, 6.197 are workers and peasants,
and 1.658 are clerical or other em­
ployes.
ty, In the ponds, I saw u good many
kniiH* pin lulls und mallard«, The begin- H<*r«sllly »nd Envlnmmenl I» Theme 4
Two Plane« Now Prepared for Final
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Suspect— -4 'ontemls He Maw Him
.lump Across the Atlantic—Reach
T>sbiy As Argument Made to
nltig of the southward flight 1« not
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YrstciSlav I »ri» Ing on Highway
Have Youth» From Gallow»
Ivagtut on Munday
extra early this year, Usually, the
ducks begin to arrive uround the
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first of September.
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"Henceforth Interest in fishing I Chicago, Aug. 25.- (A
(A. P.)
Medford. Aug. 25
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i Washington, Aug. 25.—(A. P.) —
Southern Oregon and Northern Cali­ will be submerged by enthusiasm of character analysis based on heredity ♦
^Lieutenant I-ocatelll,
th«* Italian
fornia officers and Hout hern Pacific deer hunters and by the middle of and environment, was Darrow's 4
^viator, has been found. A message
special agents were mobilized today Heptember the hanks of streams, them* today as he renewed his plea ♦ 44444444444444 ¡telling of the rescue came from the
to take up the trail of u man suspect­ lakes und rivers will be comparative­ before Judge Caverly for the lives
(cruiser Raleigh, which indicated that
REDWOOD ASSOCIATION
ed to he Ruy D’Autremont. who was ly devoid of anglers."
of I .owl i und Leopold.
the aviators were located about 80
With MEET OCTOBER l:l
reported seen yesterday driving In
Darrow concluded his argument
j miles due east of Cape Farewell. The
a red automobile between hern and
today with the plea "to save Illinois
ertfiser Richmond took the aviators
Crescent City. Aug. 24.— (A. P.) aboard. They were uninjured but
Ashland. J. Logan, of Astoria, a
the shame and disgrace" of hanging
logger, who said he had worked with
a 19-year-old and an 18-year-ol<l —County Supervisor West Duley, were worn by'fatigue.
American
‘D’Autremont, und thut the red auto­ 1N.4HMI.4MMI l»|e During Past 43 Years boy. "To hang a boy in this day and a member of the executive com- naval officers und aviators, with the
mobile sped away when ho trie«! to
and age would turn us back towards mittee of the North of Bay Counties :-.«fd of Danish* officials and natives.
In 23 Consteles
overtake the cur. The machine was
Redwood Highway Association, re-1 have conducted an intensive search
barbarism,’* he said.
reived word last Friday that the As-|a|nre the Italian was lost.
The Texas Primaries ReMull in Nomina­
found abandoned ut Hornbrook, Cal­
New York, Aug. 25.—(I. N. S.l —
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ifornia. this morning, according to Reports from 23 countries represi^n-1
social Ion would hold its annual meet-i searchers faced a great handicap in
tion of Woman for Governor
ing in Crescent City on Monday, Oc-|t|„. fog and heavy weather.
local officers.
Ing one-third of the population of j
(toher 13.
The association em-
Motor trouble forced Locatelli to
Dallas. Tex.. Aug. 25.— (A. P.) —
the world, compiled by <1. J. Drolet. j
Malicious Report Circulated—
i braces Del Norte. Humboldt, Men- come down on the water during his Texas today had more than an even
statistician
of
the
New
York
Tuber-
>
A malicious report that the wall*
J. J. Handsaker Stop» While On Way docino. Sonoma and Marin counties, flight on Thursday from Reykjavik. chance of having a woman as gover­
of the high school are four und a culosls Association, Indicate that in
California, und Josephine county, Iceland. He was unable to bring nor for the next two years as a result
to 4 'onf«*rvnee
half feet out of lino Is being circu­ the last 43 years more than 18,000,-
I
Oregon.
the plane into the air again. He of the democratic primary election
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lated according to C. A. Swope. Mr. 000 people have died from pulmon­
The
executive
CMHnittee
is
com
­
drifted
11)0 miles. Locatelli request­ Saturday, Mrs. Miriam Ferguson,
the
Pacific
While
ou
his
way
to
Bwope states that whoever Is circu­ ary tuberculosis, according to a state­
coast conference of Near East relief posed of two members from each ed that his airplane be destroyed, the woman anti-klan candidate, who
ment
Issued
today
by
the
National
lating this report Is doing so through
und his wish was complied with.
was in the race tiecause she sought
workers, which is being held this 1 county.
Ignorance. He wants Information as Tuberculosis Association. Drolet es­
Robert Austin of Ukiah. Is presi­
vindication of her husband's name
week at Prospect, J. J. llandsaker..
timates.
on
the
basis
of
these
figures,
to the person or persons circulating
who has charge of the work in Ore- dent. The association was formed
Washington. Aug. 25.— (A. P.)-— from a Judgment of impeachment
that
during
the
last
40
years
more
this report. A letter from him Is
gon. stopped ut the Courier office for .to boost the Redwood Highway from The American world fliers were pre­ wheu he was governor altout seven
printed In another part of the paper. than 100,000,000 people have died a short time. He states that dele­ San Francisco to (lyants Pass, Ore- pared today at Ivagtut. Greenland, years ago, maintained her lead in
from tuberculosis in the entire world.
for the 500-mile hop across the water return* to the Texas election bureau
The reports prepare«! by 'Drolet In­ gates from British Columbia. Heat­ : gon.
The decision to hold the annual to Indian H*rl>or. Labrador. Lieu- today,
clude Germany. Austria. Japan. Eng­ tie, Tacoma. Spokane. Portland.
Heretofore democratic nomina­
land and Wales. Italy. Hungary, Hsu Francisco and l.os Angeles, will meeting here is a compliment to tenanst Smith anti Nelson reached
be present. to the number of about Crescent City and the visitors will Ivagtut yesterday from Fredericks- tion in Texas has been equivalent to
France,
Spain.
Ireland.
Belgium.
Akerlll Brot ber» Make (<< mm I Elmi»
election.
Netherlands. Finland, Switzerland, 30. The meeting is being held from I be given royal entertainment. No dal.
lu Placer Working»
A large part of the democratic
Scotland. Chill, United Stat«yi and a August 25 to August 29.
I fewer than one hundred delegates
party
tried today to figure out how
The work for next year is to are expected, and this number may
number
of
other
countries.
Washington, D. C„ Aug. 25.—The
Two rich strikes In placer gold by
be taken up at the meeting which l»e augmented by others who will at­ American army aviators reeled off it happened that Mrs. Ferguson
In
practically
all
of
the
countries
Akerlll brothers is reported by
is to be presided over by John W. tend.
another lap of their round-the-world was nominated. Her supported were
Harry Floyd, who was in the city studied the death rate from tuber* Mace, field director of the New York
culosls
Is
declining,
with
the
excep-
j
flight Sunday and now are at Ivig­ i jubilant. Her opponents mourned.
He
this morning from Holland,
1 All speculated more or less on
office. There will be a number of
Japan,
where
these
Is
a
tlon
of
tut,
Greenland.
states that the miners, after running
overseas
workers
present,
among
STATE HOI SE STRAW VOTE
Skirting the coast, they covered whether Texas politics will run true
a tunnel through 40 feet of solid marked Increase In mortality from them Mrs. Pearl Ganniway of Med­
tuberculosis,
GIVES
COOLIDGE
MAJORITY
126
miles from Frederiksdal. where i to form and the democratic nom­
The
central
European
rock, one mile from
Holland,
ford.
C.
C.
Thurber,
another
over
­
they found a haven after their haz­ inee will be elected in November
struck an ancient deposit of gravel. countries showed an increase durlug seas worker, reports that 100.000
Salem. Ore.. Aug. 25.— (A. P.)—I
the
war,
but
so
far
as
figures
are
ardous journey from Iceland, in a without much further effort or
They washe«! and panned $27.10
trouble.
refugees
passed
his
station
In
a
year
Under
the
supervision
of
three
news-
1
Rttle more than two hours,
from three yards of gravel. On ac­ available since the war there has and a half and only 10 to 15 per
Mrs. Ferguson and her husband,
papermen.
who
distributed
the
bal-
Lieutenant
Smith's
message,
ad-
been
a
decline.
At
the
present
time,
count of the unusually dry weather
James
E. Ferguson, who conducted
cent
reached
the
coast.
He
picked
up
lots
and
toted
the
ballot
box
from
of-I
dressed
to
Major-General
Patrick,
they are unable to prospect this however, the death rate in Germany 5,000 children from this number.
her
campaign,
regarded the results
the-army air service. Aid
ground further until wet weather seems again to be mounting. Tn the Others In attendance will be Mrs. W. flee to office and department to de- .hjpf
of the primary as a big step in their
United
States
the
death
rate
from
partment
was
taken
Saturday
at
the
t
h
a
t
a
pontoon
of
his
plan*
had
been
comes.
E. Rambo, of Portlund. Mias Mar­ stale capitol and the supreme court [ damaged by ice Saturday night, even tight for vindication.
They have also spent four months tuberculosis has steadily fallen from garet Reid, of Jefferson high school.
The question in the minds of po­
building. Out of a total of 260 though protected by the Islands
100.000
nearly
300
In
ISSO
to
97
per
prospecting an ancient «hannel on
liticians
today is what the Ku Kills
years
Portland,
who
has
spent
two
164.
votes cast Coolidge received
Folk, a Danish steamer, and that
Greens Creek and have discovered population tn 1922.
in the work overseas and Mias Emily Davis 71 and lai Follette 26. And sailors and natives had been employ- Klan vote will do. The issues in
nearly a mile of virgin channel
the gubernatorial race decided yes­
I. Wade, who has spent five years be it known that Oregou is now un­ ed to keep the Ice away.
,
which averaged better than 50 cents
terday. were clearly klan and anti­
Mrs. W. I a McGuffln and son Ro- In the work.
der a democratic administration.
radio
dispatch
also
ad-
Another
per yar«l taken from a tunnel. They bert left yesterday for their home In
klan, each side making a supreme
dressed to General Patrick came effort to muster maxin^itu strength
feel that they have on«1 of the best Oakland, after a pleasant visit with
American
With
American
rroin
aiiiwauhee and ga»*e the
from me
the Milwaukee
hydraulic mines in the country.
control Texas democratic poli­
friends In Grants Pass and Murphy. GOVERNMENT MA^BIII.D
Husband, and No Country Ierge information that the planes and
ORE-PRODUCTION PLANT
tics. The anti-klan won.
| took off from Frederiksdal at 10:501“*'*'
(Greenwich mean time) and had "ar- -j..
Anchorage. Alaska. Aug. 25.— (A.
rived O. K." at Ivigtut at 4:09 p. m. \U|
P.)—After an unofficial survey of
—2 hours and 19 minutes later.
.Will1
the mineral resources along the gov­
ernment’s Alaska Railroad. members
of the United States bureau of mines
have recommended to Washington
Paris, Aug. 25.— (A. P.)— The muuded that there be no mention of that an ore-sampling plant and re­
duction works for treating free-mill­
spread of bolshevism In France Is be­ France or the "futherland" In any ing ores by plate amalgamation and
Loudon. Aug. 25.— (I. N. S.) —
Superintendent of Siiiools in Cali­
speeches,
and
that
the
Marseillaise
Plans have been drawn up for two
fornia
Town
Tells
of
Kxperi«*nce
ginning to attract the attention of
concentration of base ores be estab­
be ueitlier pluyed nor sung.
■new mammoth Atlantic liners of 40,-
political lenders und government au­
The unsuspectedly large propor- lished by the government at Anchor­
Melroe Martin, superintendent of ¡000 tons each to be "bperated by the
thorities.
lion of the touchers of that depa ri­ age.
schools at Sebastapool, Cal., and his Unite«! States Shipping Board in
According to engineers of the bu- j
The eventuality of a dangerous meat won to bolshevism has starle«!
family were in Grants Pass this competition with the existing ser­
growth of communism in this coun­ an Inquiry Into the state of mind of reau. an official survey soon will be '
morning, returning home from an vices, according to Joseph E. Sheedy,
try always has been regarded as very teachers generally, and one fttnetion- made.
automobile trip north, Mr. Martin vice-president of the board, who has
It Is reported that there are free-i
remote because of the natural con­ nry of the deparment of education
stated
at the Courier office this arriveil inz London to "ginger up"
servative tendency of the farming suid the communists were certainly milling gold prospects in the railroad
morning that he had heard tourists | its European business,
belt
sufficient
to
supply
thousands
of
element, which outnumbers the la­ in the majority by a considerable
Sheedy is convinced that the forth­
on several occasions advise others to
tous of ore weekly, and lessors are i
boring class. Lately, however, evi­ margin.
keep away from Drain and Grants coming fight «between the Shipping
ready
to
enter
the
field
as
soon
as
dences have been discovered that
In some departments teachers
Pass. He wondered why, and today Board, the White Star and the Cun-
the bolshevik virus has penetrate«! have prepared their own texts for they are able to dispose of their pro­
he found out. At Drain he slowed ard companies will lie a tight to the
duct.
the peasantry, thought until now to dictation to pupils in which they
down while passing through the finish, and already he has plunged
be proof ugulnst all subversive doc­ have carefully cut out everything
town but nearly a mile this side of into the work of seeing that the Ship-
trine. This outcome la attributed that In the regular text books smacks
Drain he speeded np to 30 in order ping Board will not be on its back at
to the influence of school teachers, of patriotism or history. Even tUe
to take the big hill. 'Along came th«; end of the fight.
who are drafting more und more to­ word "International" is becoming un-
the town marshal and wanted a $15
"We are bidding for a fair share
ward extreme radicalism.
popular with these extremists be- I'rison Officials Still in Hark A« io
cash bail. Finally he came down to of the Atlantic traffic, that is all,"
An exnmple was furnished the cause of the last three sylables.
Whereabouts
$10 cash bail.
Sheedy said in an interview, "and
other day when a monument to the
The fight between classes is the
At Grants Pass Mr. Martin parked we are all out to get it.
school teachers killed on the ba it la­ pervading sentiment in the examples
Salem. Ore., Aug. 25.— (A. P.)—
his car and bought fishing tackle,
"Plans are now about to be placed
field was to he Inaugurated in the of these improvised text books that Prison officials this morning hnd no
Alexander Chlostergi. <>|>era expecting to try the famous Rogue before congress which will enable
The have come to the notice of the au­ word concerning the whereabouts of singer, wife of a prominent attorney of fishing. He also bought groceries us, if accepted, to run a fast weekly
Department
of Morblhan.
school teachers association of the thorities. How to deal with the sit­ Tom Murray, one of the Florence Lorain, Ohio, who Is In a peculiur po­ | inasmuch as he Is camping. When he transatlantic service in competition
departmeut decided by a large ma- uation is a hard problem. The pres­ bank robbers, and Eugene Kidder, litico. She is American born, her hus­ ¡returned to the car he found a with the Cunard and White Star
jorlty that the inauguration should ent government is Inclined to the serving 10 years for larceny, who es­ band, n naturalized American, but un­ chalk mark on the tire which gave lines. At present the Leviathan
not be allowed to take place unless greatest lenleucy in such matters, caped from the state prison yester­ der the American law, which calls her | hint the impression that he was in­ only gives us a trl-weekly service,
Italian, and the Italian laws, which
the inscription, «"To the School and the school teachers' influence in day by sawing the iron bars on the call her an American because married vited to get out of town as quickly as with which we cannot hope to com­
Teachers Who Fell on the Field of rural districts is such that there are grating leading to the power flume, to a citizen, she Is unable to go to possible. He says he took the hint, pete against the other powerful com­
Battle," was changed to "To the Vic­ no means of combating hint oil bis and swimming under water out Milan, Italy, to fulfill operatic engage­ and that his further purchases would panies. These boats which we hope
tims of the War." They also de­ own grouuda.
ments.
through the flume.
be made along the route home.
|to build will be between 35,000 and
Bais
Ho
Worked
Willi
iiih I
WHITE PLAGUE TAKES MANY
TEXAS WOMAN IS NOMINATED
NEAR EAST WORKER HERE
4
OF RECEIVER
WILL CONTEST PROCEEDINGS
Prralilent of Company Nay» Action
St a rust by Small I Mock holder
Without Giving Not ire
Trenton. N. J.. Aug. 25. —(A.
—Wilson & Company, one of
largest packing establishments, has
l»een placed In the hands of a re­
ceiver. Maurice I. Klein, of Newark,
charged that the concern was In­
debted to various banks for nearly
$3u.000.04)0. and had a funded debt
outstanding of $47,177.000.
Chicago. Aug. 25.— (A. P. )—
Wilson 44 Company. Chicago packers. »
will contest the receivership pro­
ceedings Itegun at'Trenton. Thomas
E. Wilson, president, announced in i
a telegram to his office today from
New York City. Wilson's telegram
said that proe«*edings had been start­
ed by a small stockholder without
any notice to the company.
COQUILLE PARTY FINEO $200
Four lien anil a Woman
Arrested
Hw lasst Night With Booze
RICH STRIKES ARE REPORTED
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Four men and a woman were
Sunday night tarten into custody by
Officers Smith and Avent. when six
liottles of whtte mule was found In
their car. The party ha«l stopped In
front of a local restaurant and one
of the men was questioned.
Not
knowing it was the officer who in­
terrogated him concerning the con-
tents of his car he offered the infor-
mation that it was »vhiskey and
that the officers were to leave it
alone
The officers then displayed
their stars and took the party to jail.
They were all from Coquille they
told the judge this morning, giving
their names as Mr. and Mrs. William
Donilson. their son. Kenneth. Clar­
ence Reinhart, a brother of Mrs.
Donilson. and Ed. Flltxcaff. a friend.
They were fined $200 which was
not forthcoming, the party having
only $24.50. The car Is being held
while the party is raising the funds
to pay the fine. They stated that
they were on their way from Coquille
to California in search of work.
TOURISTS ISSUE WARNING
TWO
«
PRISONERS
ESCAPE
40.000 tons burden, and they should
lie in operation in about four years
from now.
"We are determined to keep the
merchant marine going, and In this
connection I want to make It as clear
as I cun that no one In the United
States begrudges a nickel to see that
It is kept going. We are doing this
with the full approval of the people
and of congress.
"It is the greatest mistake to
think that, having gone so far and
built up a big merchant marine, we
are going out of business because
trade conditions have been bad and
we. In common with other shipping
corporations, have lost money. Our
losses are not very much more than
those of other companies. Congress
has never refused, and, I am con­
vinced. will never refuse, the appro­
priations to enable us to carry on
and develop a mercantile marine,
whether It is run under governmen­
tal supervision or by private enter­
prise
"We have about a thousand ships
laid up at different concentration
points; all we want is our fair share
of Hie shipping trade—one that will
provide us a return on our invest­
ment.'*