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■ ) X f r « ) I Granta Paa»—Gateway to the Oregon Cave» *3 GRANT* PAH*. JOHEI'HINE COUNTY, OREGON, VOL. XV., No. II. LONDON RESIDENTS HAVE LONGER SPAN OF LIFE EVICTION ORDER STILL UNSERVED IN CHICAGO ♦ <♦ ♦ '♦ '♦ ♦ Chicago. Nov. 7.- (A. P.) • Two whltehalred elderly wo men today aided by bhaee bull- ■h xa sucviMMfully held at bay with revolvers it score of police attempting to serve in »»Vlot Ion order, putting litem out of I U<* flat. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ■4 HU E RITMI EX HTECK ANI» HIIOOKHART HI» <14«HE RENO IH TO HElT'RE REt'HEt K X FEBEI» MARK TM’AIN’H I'AIIIN TAKES SMALL AMOUNT OF FOOD INSURGENT LEADS BY 1116 / ♦ Ixtnrfon, Nov, . 7.—(I. N. 8.1 ♦ Ixtndon men may reasonably ♦ expect to live 1 20 years longer ♦ than did their pr*-d*i eaaors of 90 years ago. Likewise wives '♦ may expect to live nt least five '♦ yean* longer than their hus- ♦ bands. '♦ That’» the information con- 4TTEXDIXG PIIVHK TAXH IHHl’E tained In the health report of BI LI.ETIXH—HAH PKRIODH the Ixmdon County Council for OF UttXst lot HXF.HS ♦> 1923. '♦ The average age of London men at death Is now 53.8 «♦ years, while for women the «F figure Is 59.1. Eighty years « '♦ ago the respective figures were First Time Ho H m Eaten Hinco e 34 6 and 38.3. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Htmke Suffered List Werl- Aurora. Nev., Nov. 7.— (I N. 8.) —.Mark Twain’s cabin, birthplace of that f a tn o u s Amorlcun elusale, "Roughing It.” and th« humorous "Jumping Frog.'1 is to be taken from Ih'iiuHrid l< Muderà and Hccretnry <»r Its resting place here and pul lit a Htate UHI Henil in All Italiota Reno park. nowltty—I n< liMtigctl Turin y Citai In General Elawtloii The stove, although u bit out of I date, where the uuthor cooked his I meals, Is still In Its original place Cnmhrldge. Muss.. Nov. 7. — (A. « Moines, Iowa, Nov. 7. (A. 1 as is the bunk where he lay. drawing That the Bulled Stales sentite ■ on his home-made "hooka” pipe and 1’1—A bulletin Issued at about noon today by attending physicians said undoubtedly decide whether i thinking up his yarns. that the for the first time since he suffered a stroke on Wednesday, opponent, Steck. shall occupy the I Senator l<odge was having short seat In the sonate from Iowa was periods of consciousness. He took Indicated today by preparations be nourishment today for th>* first time ing mud» by Itemocratlc leaders und the secretary of state to preserve for Goose Ferri Given ut Fire Hall After since the stroke. HI» condition re- Connell Meeting malned grave. the contest In the senate all the bal lots counted und muny that were dis The city firepten, regulars and Cambridge. Mass., Nov. 7.— (A. carded by the election Judges. volunteers, last night t ntertalned P. 1—The condition of Seuator Ixidge Brookhart’s majority stands at 1116. with a goose feed, the mayor, city remained unchanged this morning, council, the fathers of the firemen according to the attending physicians. and the editor of the Courier. A Little hope was held for a change huge tattle was set up in the old for the better. A bulletin issued at library rooms at the city hall and 8:30 said. "While still unconscious, Voters Against Incom** Tux — Hint** I this was filled up with goose and ledge's vitality has not perce ihly Figure«, Nearly l omph-tc dressing, hot tumales, cake and other changed during the past 24 ho •a. ” foods that fit In beat at attcb a feed. Portland. Nov. 7. (A. I*.) -Com About 40 were present at the affair. plete unofficial figures from 25 of During the course of the evening. the .1« counties with 56 precincts T. P. Cramer, member of the coun missing, definitely established the cil, made a few remarks In which fad that the Income tax law was he told of the pleasure of the coun repealed. The figures were: Ye« cil iu Inspecting the quarters of the T'orniiil OfM-iilng Sot For Next Friday Xiglit—UÌII Have Program 120,9*7, no 107,09«. Complete il n- firemen. These have recently been official figures front 27 counties with given a thorough going over by the The formal ojjer.lug of the Grants 1695 ureclncla give. Coolidge 13*.- members of the department and are 516, Davis 65.397. La Follette 66.- remarkably well cared for. In addi Pans high school to.publlc inspection 474. Sixteen hundred and eighty- tion. club rooms for the firemen have will be held next Friday evening. nine precincts gave Coshow «¡<«4.373. been established. On tihai occasion, Rex Barnett, «November 14. nttd Kelly 94.059 for supreme court speaking for the firemen, stated that every patron of the school district Justice. the volunteers would gladly turn in will be invited to the high school to look over the building which was their checks toward the securing of completed at the opening of school a new fire siren for the department, ns the present bell cannot be heard thia fall. A musical program will be provided for the occasion with and the streets cannot be cleared In time to prevent danger for the auto- plenty of time allowed for the vis Ists and members of the department. itors to see the building from base- Also the volunteers are not tilde to Inent to balcony. There Is to be no speaking at the attend the tires if they do not hear Portland, Nov. 7. (A. P.) «A.n- opening. A musical program will other severe storm hit the Oregon the bells. be given for over an hour instead, Tht» geese for the banquet were uml Washington coast early today. the Grants Pass Concert band and North Head, Wash . reported a max furnished hy O. S. Blanchard. Jesse the Neilson orchestra offers their Johnston, Dr. It. W. Stearns and E. imum wind velocity of 72 miles un services. The doors will be opened A. Murphy. hour. at 7 o’clock to allow people an op A sharp wind driving a heavy portunity to look around before the rain swept the Willamette valley, field reported the worst storm of program is started. This entertain fell In the year. Astoria reported the More than an Inch of rain ment will be in the main assembly some places, The (Portland precI pi- Clatsop Beach strewn with lumber hall, which has accommodations for Ma rah- from an unknown source. ration wan about .36 inch. ’1000 persons. School officials hope for a liberal turnout on that night as surprising ly few people have been there to bee what. they secured for (heir ■money. Those who have inspected the building are loud in their praise of the new school FIREMEN ENTERTAIN BY FEED REPEAL NOW ESTABLISHED HIGH SCHOOL TO BE OPENED 4 OREGON HAS NEW STORMS è .4 I Washington, Nov. 6.—(J. N .S.) I cats are considered unlikely. Dls- —"Easy money” Is in prospect for advantages renderlng exportation German Industry, according to word difficult are complained of in many received by the Department of Com lines. According to «Herring, tentative merce from Commercial Attache tariff schedules placed before the Charles E. Herring, at Berlin. "The credit situation Is Improv Helchsiwlrthscliaftsrat show a ing," Herring said. "‘Berlin time marked increase in many lines, in loans have droptped to 16 per cent, Wplto of growing public sentiment with easier money in prospect.” ngalnwt extreme protection. Exist «Commenting on the general busi ing Import prohibitions pro«bably ness situation In Germany, Herring will be retained pending new duties declared that a gradual increase In and license requirements, the aï- production, especially in textiles, tache thought. chemicals, potash and leather, Is in "The Importation of foreign man ■A continued depression ufactures is Increasingly restricted evidence, in steel and some minor indus- and is steadily diminishing.” Her tries characterizes the German inar- ring said. Herring said that September ■kets. "Car loadings .have increased, revenues and expenditures show a bankruptcies and receiverships are surplus of 82,000,000 gold marks. fewer, and Government finances are The total surplus since April 1 — In ■in the best position attained since cluding the repurchase of 2'31,000,- stabilization," Herring continued. 000 gold marks of Government ob- "High domestic price levels In ligations and 201,000,00« gold steel, textile and other industries marks of expenditure on reparations sacrificed export account- amounts have caused tj 5S1.000.000 ‘sales, although such dumping is not gold marks, which he considered a Indicative of a systematic policy, as very favorable showing. in the pre-war period. Tho attache declared that Reichs "Disaripolntlpg grain yield« will bank credits outstanding at the end necixssltate heavy purchases from of September amounted to 2,224,- ■OOO.OiOO crowns, the not circulation ¡America. "The Government, ¿rice reduction was 1,521,000,000, Government and program has so far been without private deposita, 070,000,000, and material result, although the spread gold reserves were 578,000,000. between finished goods and raw ma ¡During September 817 bankruiptclee terials Is shrinking. Further price 1 Occurred. In Charge WHOLE NUMBER ¡Will 1 RID1Y, NOVEMBER 7. 1021. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ JUGO SLAV STEAMSHIP LINE IS NOW OPERATED G.O.P.ASSÜRED Vienna, Nov. 7.— (I. N. 8.) ♦ —With a declared capital of ♦ *3,000,000, the flrat Jugo-Slav ♦ transatlantic »team.ship line ♦ has been formed. The new line ♦ ♦ will shortly open traffic with ♦ '♦ three steamers between Spala ♦ to, Jugoslavia and South ♦ ♦ American ports. ♦ TO ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ I/»CAL ORGANIZATION TO START REGULAR MEEKLY EVENT* AT OXFORD .11 RIHDRTION OF I’. H. t’ONHIL EXTENUER TO FREE STATE LA FOLLETTE FORCES LOSE OUT ICI SHIA BEGINH WORK OX 12 MERCHANT MIRINE HHIPH Washington, Nov. 7.—(A. P.)— As the final returns trickled in from the doubtful states today. President Coolidge appeared to have carried North Dakota and probably New Mexico. The probable lineup In congress is: Senate — Republicans 54, Democrats 40. Farmer-Labor 1, vacancy 1 (Connecticut). House— Republicans 246, Democrat» 184, Farmer-Labor 3. Socialist 2. Regardless of the outcome In sev eral c'ose races, which might change the lineup, the Republican organiza tion seemed assured of a working majority, with the LaFollette insurg- : ents unable to get anywhere by a coalition with the Democrats. l ANABIANH RETURNING Leaders of the party regarded this FROM I XITF.lt STATES margin as sufficient to leave them in control, particularly as to organi OTTAM’A. Ont., Nov. 7.— (I. N. zation in the face of any coalition 8.)—More than 18,000 Canadians between LaFollette Insurgents and who have lived in the United States Democrats, such as tied the organi returned to the dominion in the four zation of the present house for many months ending August 1. according days and successfully challenged a to a report issued by the department number of administration proposals. of immigration and colonization. Of None of the gains were from the the total 16,166 were Canadian-born .LaFollette block, which returned its citizens, and 1.64A.were British sub- . full sffPngtli. One of the Insurgents. jects who had acquired a Canadian La Guardia of New York city, was residence.A large percentage of those re-elected on the Socialist ticket, and who returned came from the New with Victor Berger of Milwaukee, will England states, where they have constitute the house membership of been working in factories. that party. In three Minnesota dis Total immigration into Canada tricts farmer-labor candidates were between April 1 and August 1 was successful, one of them capturing a 64.022. compared with 54.912 dur seat now held by a Republican. ing the same period of 1923, an in With the removal of Frederick H. crease of 17 per cent. Of the new Gillett from the house through its comers 33,248 came front the Brit election as a senator from Massa ish Isles and 7.005 from the United chusetts in place of David I. Walsh, States. Democrat, the Republicans of the next house will face what now prom- Ises to be a sharp fight over the speakership. Representative Martin B. Madden. Production toies Over Well R<- Republican, of Illinois, already has prated Tonight announced that he would be a can didate to succeed Mr. Gillett. Mr. The alumni play which was pro «Madden is chairman of the house duced last night and will be repeated appropriations committee and has tonight« was a huge success. If it been a member of congress for 20 makes one healthy to laugh, then years. He was placed In nomination many were helped along the right as u candidate for speaker last ses road. Coach Brown and Ted Cramer sion. but declined to conduct an ac were especially well received and tive campaign against Speaker Gil- their troubles furnished much amuse | lett. ment. As a negro cook. Dorotha Egger had our sympathy and we were all relieved when she at last received her ’’seven dollars and four Will Discuss Bill to AI mi II s I i Railroad bits.” Waldo Tucker, although I.altor Board playing the minor part of gardener, took that part exceptionally well, Cleveland. Nov. 7.— (A. P. 1—The while Mike Wilcox furnished the aud chief executives and representatives ience with a laugh whenever he ap peared. Iris Burns, Vernetta Quin lan and Henry Houck, who all had very heavy parts, proved the body of the pldt and the situations caused much amusement. They acted their parts like professionals. Secret marriages and the troubles of married life always provide in teresting plots but the play. "Brown’s tn Town,” has the comical situations particularly well worked out and worded in such a way that one can not help enjoying them. A very good crowd was present last night and because of the way In which the play was received an even larger one is expected tonight. The alumni report that the sale of tickets is rapidly increasing. Leningrad. Nov. 7.— (A. P.)Soviet Russia has begun the creation of Its own merchant marine. It has just laid the keels of eight cargo boats and four passenger steamers. The vessels will be built entirely in So viet shipyards, principally at the Putllov Iron works and the Baltic Shipbuilding yards here. The total cost of the 12 vessels, which will have an aggregate of 35 000 tonnage, will be *5.000,000. They will be completed early In 1926. The government hopes through these steamers to lower freight rates and to compete with foreign shipowners. ALUMNI PLAY IS GIVEN RAILROAD HEADS GATHER Dublin. Nov. 7. — (A. P. — Dr. Hathaway, who was American con-1 sul in Queenstown in 1917 and 1918 I and since 1922 has been American ' consul in Dublin, has l>een promoted to be consul general of the Free State following the reception of Pro fessor Smiddy as Irish minister at Washington. • Dr. Hathaway's jurisdiction hither to confined to the provinces of Mun ster and Leinster, will now extend over the whole area of the Free State. FULL MEMBERSHIP DESIRED Meeting Will Ite Open to Geiwml Iiineunnion—Members Will Be Asked to Air View« The Grants Pase Chamber of Commerce will start Its regular Monday meetings next «Monday, No vember IO1, with an evening dinner at the Oxford hotel at 6:30. The first meeting Is being held in the evening • because of the limited time * I for the noon luncheons and »t is ¡hoped that a general disciuwion will I’reenlt, which will hold the meeting «Ordinance 1‘assesl Through Two for several hours. Readings By City Council A full membership Is wanted at the meeting by the officers as the The ordinance which will prevent events of the past season >will be the keeping of dynamite and other brought up as well as the proposed high explosives in the city was activities for the coming year. No I passed through the second and third 'special program has been arranged readings last night at the city coun «for the meeting which will be in the cil meeting and now becomes a law. form of a number of spontaneous This is an amendment to a previous talks by the members. Anybody who ordinance and allows the keeping of has anything to say will be given a small amount of gun powder and the opportunity to express himself, of ammunition in the stores. Before stated President H. D. Norton today. adjourning, the council decided to If any member has some Idea which meet on November 20, the third he thinks the Chamber should have, Thursday, to take up the budget for tb? organization will be glad to hear the coming year. Each councilman it. In the same spirit, any criticism is to ask a taxpayer to accompany or objection to the chamber and its him to the meeting to act as a policies will be heard. bar of the budget committee. ThA rrgulrr dining room at the A petition was presented by the Oxford will be used for the dinner people residing near Second and A with the regular dinner guests put street«, asking that She dairy con 4n the banquet room. This will ducted there be declared a nuisance. guarantee the «Chamber of the priv The council decided to have the city acy wanted for the meeting. attorney draw up an ordinance set "The full attendance of the mem ting a dace <or a hearing. An or bership is especially requested and dinance to prohibit the playing of it is hoped« that every member will musical instruments in eating hous bring any friend or friend« who may es above which hotels are conduct be interested in the Chamber «of ed. was not given much considera- ■Commerce work and available as tion and was tabled. Police regula- future members.” stated 'Mr. Norton. tion was held sufficient to keep this "It is especially desired that this In hand. The council aleo decided meeting shall be considered open that the city was not in any way re for every member to discuss any sponsible for any of the accidents 'phase of the situation past or fu which occured on the detour over ture that may occur to him, tt> •Mlldand avenue as a car approaching 'make any suggestion or recommend- that street at a moderate rate of ations he may have, and to e<press ■speed is able to make the turn with (any dissatisfaction or complaints out trouble. «that may be considered worthy of ■notice. «In other words we want a of 20 railroad brotherhoods and af j free expression of membership on filiated organizations will meet here any subject that any member may tomorrow to “discuss the Howell- «consider worthy of discussion. , "Members should not fall to be Barkley bill and decide our future court of action." The bill seeks to I present as we are making this an abolish the railroad labor board, and evening dinner meeting so that there is the first bill on the calendar when * may be time for the discussions congress convenes. above mentioned.” KEEPING EXPLOSIVES BARRED On Rhine Howard E. Gore, assistant secre tary of agriculture, has become the acting secretary of the department ■ owing to the death of Secretary Henry Wallace. Though Republl- I can nominee for governor of X Ir- ginia and In the midst of his rain- I palgn, Gore returned to Washlngton [ immediately on receipt of word of his chief’s passing. Itainfall Today Heavy— (¡rants Pass was ame.j the top- notchers in the amount of rain re corded during the past 24 hours. In fact, even the Willamette valley had nothing on the Hogue for 1.02 inches of rain fell since last night. Most of It came this morning. The Rogue started to get muddy immediately and was pretty well discolored this afternoon. General Louis Adolph Guillaumat. one of the heroes of Verdun and later leader of the allied armies at Saloniki. has been named to com- mand the French forces on the Rhine. He succeeds General Ge- gouette. perly Interred, or sent to their na- tive places. ; For the living there went up the appeal for umbrellas, since it has rained considerably during the war. Thousands of iliese have been hur riedly purchased and sent to the have taken advantage of this waste front about Shanghai. The troops leaving Peking for the war against of material to "rag” the General Manchuria, however, are not to be Staff in Peking. One paper face caught unprovided, for each soldier tiously suggests that the troops he haR an umbrella, encased In coolie equipped with blank cartridges or cloth, slung over his back, fire crackers, which would make as ’ Goggles for protection against the much noise as, and be less expen-1 dust are another necessary «part of sive than, the discharge of a ton the equipment of the Chinese soldier In the north, the possession of which of lead to kill one enemy soldier. ■Despite the poor aim. the troop« marks him as well prepared for do get killed, and. with the deeply battle. rooted Chinese respect for their . Foreigners here were greatly Im- dead. the problem of burying them pressed by the success of ¡Marshal In a fitting manner Is very absorb- Wu’s army in loading camels on flat Ing. The «Lierogyih Benevolent As cars and transporting them several sociation in which coffins, nails and I hundred miles to the front without lime are solicited. These materials accident. «It Is a common sight to for the dead are then carried to the see a string of fifty cars, each carry front, and those giving up their ing some twenty camels, rolling lives in 'the useless struggle are pro along behind a .puffing engine. Peking. Nov. 7.—(I. N. S.) — Eight million rounds of ammunition to kill three thousands of the enemy is the record of the Government troops after a month's fighting around Shanghai. The newspapers ■ I f f!