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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1924)
I \<»i. \ v., Xu. a«. GRANTH PASH. JOMEI’HINE COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 21, I92L I CHILDREN ARE KILLED AND MOTHER IS SUICIDE PASSES AWAY THIS MORNING WHOLE MM HER SUPREME COURT HOLDS FOR SEATTLE COMPA ♦ Washington. Nov. 21.— (A. ♦ ♦ I'.)—President Coolidge sent ♦ ♦ the following telegram to ♦ George B. Christian Jr., former ♦ ♦ secretary to President Harding ♦ ♦ ut Marlon: "l’l«*..»<* express to ♦ ♦ members of Mrs. Harding’s fam ♦ ♦ ily the sincere condolence of 4 ♦ Mrs. Coolidge ami myself. We ♦ wiiMtu oi lvie i:\i« itivi : ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ MM'AL <HI It E REt El VEN WORD ♦ »hare in the fullest measure, ♦ Vol NG GIRL GIVES COI RAGE TO TO NT til l IMPROVEMENT OF NUCCIMHH To II.I.NEXS COMPANIONS AFTER ♦ the sorrow her death brings ♦ REDWOOD (.IltMYNS I LEEING ROMEI. Wit EAKLY TODAY ♦ to them. SHlPYVREt K We ar* disappointed ♦ ♦ that her brave fight was in vain. ♦ ♦ Lut it Is a sour« «• of pride to ♦ Berlin. Nov. 21—(A. P.)—Emi ♦ know »he made It so valiantly ♦ gration from Germany In advancing ♦ as to arouse the admiration of ♦ by li.iipH and lioundn. Within one ♦ her friends. We never forget . ♦ her unceasing helpful month the number of Germans hop friend ♦ l*h>*li lam. Ilio«* Deepalr»*«! ««( Lifo ing to find better luck elsewhere bun Large Fune Will lb* Put On lu Wid ♦ ship for us, which will become ♦ Party Driftrsl Several Days In Stormy fur 'Li li I |iii)« ' W as Helper lu increased from 1.873 to 4.855. The ♦ an increasingly sweet memory. ♦ en Rumi. Grinte nml Resurface. Sees—Suffered Inh-iiM-ly From Plmlili ni Iturbiti Ti'Oii ’ ♦ The whole nation mourns for ♦ »tute of Württemberg and the Rhine No New Construction Cold ami Exposure lumi couutry furnished the largì«»! ♦ her. Our deepest sympathy goes ♦ ♦ out to those nearest and dear ♦ quota». ♦ In tin* Rhlnelund Industry has Marlon. O.. Nov. 21.—(lA. P.) Work will start Monday morning ♦ est to her.” Boston, Nov. 21.— (A. P.)—The ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ Florence Kling Harding, widow of , linen hard hit by the occupation of ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Minutinoli, Ohio, Nov, 2 1 (A. P.) Thu limili.» of Mr». Donald Burkhart nml her two children ware found hanging In iliuir lioinu by llmlr hunliuml nml father, wlu*n ba returned from ii hunting trip toduy lliirklmrt said lu* found a fare- well noli, from III» wifi*. ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ I WORK TO TAKE SIXTY DAYS HAS BEEN ILL FOR WEEKS on the grading and surfacing of the Warren (I. Harding. died hero at the French, and it has proven diffi H 55, thin morning at the White cult to get the wheels turning prop Redwood highway between Grants Many wage earners, des- .Puss und the OregonCalifornia state Oak» »anltarlum of Dr. Furl W Haw- erly again yer, where »lie hua been III for the 1 pairing of better days, are leaving line. It was announced today by J. la»t few week». ’’Dentil wax due for North and South America. Itus- G. Bromley, district highway engi directly to a kidney ailment from 1 ala and oliter countries In quest of neer. following the receipt of a tele which aho had »offered for year«, , happiness. gram from ('. (’. Kelley, division en That the Württemberg quota is ami which neurly resulted fatally gineer. authorizing the improve The people while »he wa» mint re»» of the White huge Is less surprising ments. This calls for the widening, House. Site died peacefully." Dr. of that state always have been char grading and surfacing of the present (lawyer »aid. Funeral »cryIce» will acterized by the "wanderlust." highway only, while the local organ be held at 3 o'clock Monday. Rev. izations have been working with the Jesse Swank, who conducted »er- state highway commission to secure vlce« for Preaident tlurdlng. will be new construction to cut down th» In charge. mlleugo between this city und the -II ....... — Only .* Credits Sc|iarntc Ttietn From California line. Regardless of this Washington. Nov 21 -(I N. 8.) feature, however, the improvement leading Nlfte With the <!eat|i of .Mr». Florence will be of great benefit to the valley Kling iHardlng, the nation witnesses and those people living along the Only 5 points separata the Mun- the passing of one of the most pop road as it has been needed for years. ular mistresses of the White House todonlans from the lead acquired by Engineer Bromley states that ho > the Dlnosaurlana In their contest for In history. During the two and a will put a force of men on the work members of the American Automo half yeurs she occupied the execu next week to rush the road to com tive mansion, the widow of the late bile Association The Mastodonlans. through the efforts of their team pletion within 60 days It possible. Ho captnlns. put In some heavy licks expects to engage the county ma , the past few days and have brought chinery until such time as the. state ,th«*ir total» to a «mint where they equipment arrives. This is to be I now threaten their opponents. This sent immediately by the state. The morning the standing of the two county equipment consists of two 1 teams was Dlnosaurlana 05, Maston- caterpillar tractors, two blade scrap ! Ians 80. ers. a scarifier and other smaller ma The drive opened last Monday chinery needed in road construction. morning when 40 activo Cavemen He expects that a force of 50 men and 25 associate members met at the will be required on the work. In ad Chamber of Commerce and began dition. extra men with scrapers will | their work. By the end of three be employed to dean out the ditches, . hours, they had amassed a total of repair culverts and bridgi-s and do j 10! points. The next day and Wed other necessary maintenance work. I neaday. the two teams declared a When finished, the highway will I truce with no efforts to be made to be like a boulevard. Mr. Bromley ward the solicitation of members. said. He intvnds to make the pres , The Mastodoniaiis now claim thut ent road into u first class highway by I the opposing side slipped in a few cutting out sharp turns and widening ¡extra members on those two days and it to a 24-foot road the entire dis appear to be getting ready to context tance. It will be scarified and | the victory. Yesterday two shock smoothed, with fine gravel applied Florence Kling llarding troops were sent out. one from each to the surface. This will make it ax side, und credits to bring the total president established herself in the to 1S5 were secured. The total of 143 good as the (’rater Lake highway, it hearts of all who came in contact members were rained in the six ‘ Is stated. The road will, however, be longer than If tliq highway depart with her In a manner that has sel hours of work put in by the teams. ment had authorized the construc dom been equaled. Vivacious, sin The fight is on today to bring the cere and above all, lovable. Mrs. campaign to an end with the town ' tion of the highway along the route Harding created a profound impres thrown open to both sides. It was laid out by Mr. Bromley some time sion not only upon the national cap 'expected that a few hours of work ago. when the commission promised the construction of the Redwood ital. but the country at large. would end the drive. route. Mrs. Harding was born August I 15, i860, at Marlon, Ohio, the New bridges and culverts are to daughter of Amos Kling, prominent PHOTOGRAPH PLANET be Installed wherever needed. The bnnker and business man of Mie lit EDI ND NEAR NI N culverts are to lie extended to the tle town, and a direct descendant of maximum width; The drainage will an old Mennonlto Pennsylvania Chicago, Nov. 21.— (I. N. SJ—A bo Improved. In fact. Mr. Bromley Dutch family. new astei'old, 6r tiny planet, revolv- , intends to make a first-class road. He In her youth. Mrs.* «Harding was Ing about the sun between the orbits will put a camp near Wlldervllle and not in the most robust Health. nnd. of Mars and Jupiter, has been pho-' In striving to keep physically fit, togrnphed by astronomers at Yerkes MASTODONIANS CREEPING UP (Continued on Page Two.) Rushed I Observatory, Williams Bay, Wis. "I have turned my attention to the construction of commercial sea planes made entirely of duralumin. Three such machines are being test- ed nt Copenhagen anil will shortly be put on a commercial route, which Is as yet being kept secret. "The world has not yet realized the potent Ion possibilities of com mercial aviation. If the money were foithcomlng we could fly machines with ISO-foot wing spread, capable of carrying 4(1 persons, and equipped, If necessary with dining rooms. "Whether or not airplanes will ever he used on the cross-At Inn tic remains to be seen, for it is a big span; hut. on the other hand, In the future the journey from London to Copenhagen or to Christiania will be made by seaplane." UNIVERSITY WILL HAVE REPRESENTYTK E IN CONTEST University* of Oregon, Eugene, Nov. 21. — (Special).— Sol Abram son of Portlaud, a sophomore in the school of journalism, will represent the University of Oregon against the representative» of six other Pa cific coast institutions in the sec ond annual intercollegiate extemp orary »peaking contest to be held at Palo Alto, Cal., Dec. 3. Speakers will appear for Oregon. Stanford. I’nlversity of Southern California, Washington State Col lege. O. A. C., Willamette and Whitman. The general subject to be dis- cussed Is on the power of the fed- eral court» to overrule acta of con- gresx. An hour before the contest, each speaker is assigned some spe cific subject bearing on the main topic, and the representatives have only sixty minutes to prepare their discussion. The .first prize winner will receive $75. Second prize 1» $50. ♦ VESPER CONCERT Methodist Church Sunday. Noveiitiier 23, 1921 by Music D«*part ment of GRANTS PASS WOM IN'S ( I.I B Director Mrs. R. H. Tucker Miss Carlotta Wiseman ................ Accompattlste Violinist Robert Neilson • • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ that Comptroller General Me Carl has no jurisdiction in claims against the government. arising out of the Fleet Corpo- ♦ ration contracts. ♦ DOMINATION OF ORGANIZATION Tok io, Nov. 21.—(A. P.)~An American company has obtained the ¡contract for two’ of the most im- i portant pieces of engineering in the I Tok io reconstruction program. The Foundation Company of New York will build the foundations for I two bridges over the Sunida River which will replace (hose destroyed in the earthquake of 1923. These are the Eitai and Kiyosu bridges. The contract amounts to about $2.000.- 000. It calls for the foundations to start 80 feet under water, work be- >ing done by the compressed air div- ling system. L. R. Craft and N. Eng lander, New York engineers, are in Tokio to superintend the work, which is expected to take about ‘ Utree years. Japanese engineers es- > timate that with their methods ft would require six years. story of a girl, singing while facing death in an open boat at sea to keep up the courage of her shipwrecked companions, was told here today when the girl, Katherine Wood worth. 18, Mrs. L. Bishop, wife of the skipper of the wrecked ftchooner Susan B. and five men were landed here. They had been drifting In the life boat since Monday night when the schooner went down in the storm that swept the coast the first of the week. Tlie party had little rood, and suffered intensely front cold. The girl sang many times to keep up the spirits of her companions un til rescued. ¡Bulletin Shows Highway Is In Fair REDWOOD CONDITION IS GOOD --------------------- .Ml ST ♦ ♦♦♦♦» ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ Shape Now QUINCY scon TO SPEAK I POLICIES BE KEPT OFT HAYS 4 OMMITTEE ARE OUTLINED « Would Maintain Non-partisan Biely. Ballot Reforms, Increimed I’rinmry Interest Wanted El Paso. Nov. 21.— (A. P. I—A i special report on the political policy I to the American Federation of La- ! bor'a annual convention today by the | executive council asserted that the organization must lie kept free from political domination and the non partisan political campaign commlt- ¡tee created during the recent cam paign must lie maintained permanent- id Ballot reforms, increased inter- lest in the primaries and the treeing lot independent political movements ot their narrowly circumscribed lim itations would be sought, the report | declared. HOOVKI HAS DECIDED TO STAY’ IN CABINET Eureka. Cal.. Nov. 21.— (A. P.) — Washington. Nov. 21.— (A. P. I — Motorists travelling up the Redwood Fiel I Executive of Boy Scouts Is | highway will find it in good condi- i Secretary Hoover has definitely de I Don from Sausalito to Laytonville cided to remain in the cabinet, des (liainlicr Talker and fair from that town to Garber pite various efforts by commercial or Quincy Scott, field executive of ville. according to a mid-week bulle ganizations to secure his services. Boy Scouts of America, will be the tin issued today by the California speaker at Monday noon luncheon of State Automobile Association. The the Chamber of-Commerce at the Ox-| j bulletin stated that there had been ford Hotel. Mr. Scott's subject will! la few slides from Cummlags north. | be "Boy Scout Organizations." In hut that they were all removed now. Council and Committee Approves The road is a trifle muddy through , asmuch as there is a movement on 1 Tentative Expenses For City foot to increase the number of Boy , the trees and getting chucky, al-1 Scout organizations in Grants Pass, though it is considered good from ! The council, meeting last night the coming of Mr. Scott at this time I Gar!>ervllle to Eureka, according to1, with a number of local citizens act the automobile association. is fortunate. ing as a budget committee, approved North of Eureka the road is good ( It appears that there is to be in ' the tentative budget as prepared by Southern Oregon, a permanent ex-1 to Arcata, bnt Is getting chucky to ( City IA>uditor H. H. Allyn and the From ecutive. whose duty will be to help, Trinidad and Big Lagoon. budget will remain as printed in the select and train »cout and assistant Bit? Lagoon to Stone Lagoon the new Courier of Wednesday. This calls scout masters, and to give such other highway is closed and all traffic is for a tax levy of 22 mills for city advice as may be necessary, Right sent over the old road which is nar purposes, a lower rate than that of now. the need in Grant Pass of more row and rough. From Orick to ten the past year, when the rate was scout masters is imperative. Mr. miles north of Requa the road is very 22.66 mills. Scott's address will deal with the muddy and slow and chains are ad The council and budget committee, Crescent City to « Grants possibilities of enlarging the scope visable. in view of the fact that city valua very Pass is still passable but is of the Boy Scou^ activities. tions are steadily increasing, took slow and chains are required. the attitude that Grants Pass is due for a\t exceptionally prosperous year. Due to the increased valua- tion of the city property. which T-ondon. Nov. 21. — (A. P.) — British Foreign Secretary Semis made it possible to raise 6 per cent Nearly 11 percent of workers in more in taxes with a lower levy. It Notice to Charge d’Affairs Great «Britain and Ireland were un was held that the budget should not Ixmdon. Nov. 21.—(A. P.)'— The be trimmed, as every possible ex employed on September 28, accord ing to figures published by the Min-| British foreign office today issued pense. which could be eliminatted, istry of l«bor Gazette. The number for publication a letter from For- had been dropped. The few increas of applicants for employment regis-«eign Secretary Chamberlain to Rus- es in expense are justified, it was tered at the employment exchanges «sian Charge d’Atfaires Racovsky. no- held. had grown from 1,152,000 at the tif.ving hint that the British govern- A. C. Stewart, who has been in end of August to 1,205,000 on Sep-: ment cannot recommend to parlia- tember 29. j ment the treaties with Russia ne- Seattle for home time, has returned The Gazette also records another gotiated by the MacDonald govern- to southern Oregon to take up the advance of four points in the cost of ment. I work on his mining properties here, living on October 1, the index fig-! CITY BUDGET IS NOT CHANGED Prelude. Chorus—'‘Praise Ye the Father" .................... ............ . Gounod Invocation Rev. I). Lester Fields Sextette-—-“I Will Give You Rest” W.>t Mesdames Marks, Knapp. Fies, Woodward. Parsons. Peters Violin Solo— (a) "Largo ......................... Handel (b) ■Spring Song’ ... .¡Mendelssohn Master Harold Kayser Miss Harriet Kayser. Accompaniste Chorus—'On the Sea". ..Dudley Buck Clarinet Solo Selection from "Cavallerla Rusticana". ................ ................................................ Mascagni Joseph Wharton Silver Offering -Grants Pass Com tires indicate a percentage advance munity House Benefit. in prices over the pre-war level. Chorus- -"List th«* Cherubic Host” ............................................................. Gaul Bass Solo. J. M. Isham Vocnl Solo—"The flood Shepherd” Van de Water Mrs. A. N. Parsons Chorus—"When the Roses Bloom" ....................... Relchardt Benediction Rev. D. Lester Fields (Please clip this for reference) TRANSPORTATION MEN Of PACIFIC COAST ARE mectimo Tnnnv to ____ __________ _______ nicpncc thud ddhdi ciuiq Aids Nurses ZEPPELIN EXPERT HAS GRAVE DOUBTS AS TO FEASIBILITY OF TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR TRADE Ixindon, Nov. 21.— (I. N. S.)— Dexplti* tho successful crossing of the Atlantic by the ZR-3. Dr. Rohrbach, well-known German inventor nnd for mer associate of Count Zeppelin, has grave doubts as to tho feasibility of transatlantic commercial flying by lighter than-alr craft. On the other hand, he paints a rosy picture of the future possibilities of travel by heuvler-than air craft, to which lie has now turned his atten tion "It lx only a question of a few years before it will be possible to travel generally Just ax safely by air ax by railway, steamer or motor car,” Dr. Rohrbach declared In an interview. "To my mind the future in the air Ilex in tho construction of all-metal airplanes and seaplanes. SHIP WENT DOWN ON MONDAY i ♦ Washington. Nov. 21.— lA. ' ♦ P.) The District Columbia su- ■ ♦ preme court today In a case ♦ brought by the Skinner A Eddy ♦ Corporation, of Seattle, held ' ('. Bascom fllemp. secretary to the president, is taking his meals on the run Just now. He’s swamped with work dictating replies to the thou sands of congratulatory telegrams that have come into the White House since election day. He is seen here sipping his coffee while carrying on a telephone conversation. will work out from that place. The new road over the Elk creek divide will be opened to travel about the last of 1925. When that high way is made accessible to travel, the distance to the state line front Grants Pass will be 45 miles .instead of 52. While local people show some sat isfaction over th«* fact that the road is to be Improved, it is quite general ly regretted that the state highway commission did not see fit to stand by its promise of new construction, which would materially cut down the mileage between this city and the line. Mr. Bromley, however, intends to give the people of the valley as good a road as It is possible to con struct using the present route. I Mrs. Calvin Coolidge has enlisted ax a volunteer in the Instructive Vis iting Nurse Society. Gertrude H. Bowling, director of the organization is seen here pinning one of its badges on the “first lady." San Francisco, Nov. 21.—(V. I’.) national association hopes to aid —Scores of shippers and transporta- I railroads In eliminating the danger tation men of the Pacific coast of car shortages and other bugaboos gathered he«*e today to attend the .which snatch money from the pock meeting of the Pacific Coast «Reg'on- ets of shippers. Among the topics scheduled for al Advisory board at the St. Francis discussion today are "economic as- hotel. The regional advisory board was ( pects of car supply and service con organized several months ago as a ditions on the railroad, including es local representative organization of tablishment of a progressive defin- the American Railroad association i ite measure of volume of new equip to aid shippers and transportation ment necessary.” This is expected men to come to a mutual and advan to be the most Interesting of the tageous understanding of shipping man discussions. problems and to minimize losses be - I Placing of advertising matter on ” passenger or freight cars or loco cause of inadequate facilities fnj motives, now prohibited, will be dis moving perishable commodities. Most of the work to be done dur cussed in connection with an analy ing this meeting is expected to bear sis of car service and other trans fruit this winter during movement portation regulations, as applied to of Ute fruits and other perishables, Pacific coast traffic. Reports on the production and but particularly to be of service next ¡summer when car shortage might movements at 36 groups of commod be caused by wide demand for rail ities will also be made by chairmen road rolling stock. Through Its va of the committee appointed to make rious regional advisory boards, the Investigations.
