POWER LINE IS ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ CON n TRIITION WORK ST HITS ♦ Tills MONTH ACCORDING ♦ TO INNol Nl EMENT ♦ $80.000 WILL BE SPENT ON JOB Portland, D«-< 6 (A. I’. I ♦ Oregon I h getting u touch of * tho wlntery »poll which swept ♦ tlio middle west curly in the ♦ week. The prospect for to- ♦ morrow Is colder. IziGrandn, ♦ Pendleton and Bend report« I * snow In <■ .mtern and central ♦ Oregon. ♦ I ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ TMENT1 <». A. < . I’l.AVERK U II.I, RETURN TO SCHOOL AGAIN Corvallis. Ore.. Dec 6 (API- Of th» 16 men on this year's Oregon Grinds I’uss Util lie C<>imoi-tii| with Agricultural college football squad T Nine Oe with lln>{ PI hii I m —‘Growth 20 will be back n«xt year to form the lh*H—»lii'unhitiou« Enforce*«! POLICE I i Construct Ion work planned on rebuilding of ilu< California-Oregon Power company from Kay Hold to Grunts Pass, a distance of 2 4 miles. This construction work will involve the expenditure of some $80.090 In the Immediate vicinity of this city. This announcement was made today by J E Kerr, Grants Pass district manager for the company. Mr Kerr announces thut work will start on the line about December 20, The rebuilding of the present line to bring It up to the modern con struction such as the company is us ing throughout th<> system. »»» d- dded upon at a meeting of the di rectors recently, following the fav orable outcome of the recent gener al election, In which It was assured a conservative administration would be In force for the next four years and in which the itiii Income tax was repealed The construction work may be sal«l to bo one of th«- first direct benefits of the election to bo felt beep The new line will connect Grants Paas with tho llay Gold. Copco and the other seven generating plants of the CallfuiniaOtegon system This will assure power here under all conditions. The line Is to be heavy type construction, and will carry a load of S 1.000 volts for the pres ent, It will be Increased to 60,000 Crews will be maintained nt Grants volts, however. In the near future. Paas and Hogue Hirer, with the p >s- slblllty of a crow at Gold Hill. The new location will follow, in general, that of the present line. The com pany will strive to Insure a mini mum amount of Interruptions to the service here resulting from the construction work. The company feels justified, ac cording to Mr. Kerr, In the new construction work, due to tho In creased load In this vicinity. The advancement of the community sur rounding Granta Pass during the past year and the promise for a continued growth and development hud much to do with their decision, ho believes. JAPS STILL PROTEST PLANS The tmerhan Naval Plans ArouM* Japumsw Socle«) Tok Io, Dec. «'■ (A P.I Reso lutions protesting ugulnst the planned American naval maneuver» In the Pacific were adopted In prin ciple at a mass mooting touight of the Koktimln Tallol society, for the study of American-Japanese prob lems The tentative draft declared the projected maneuvers constituted a ''menace to the peace for the Far East.” and recommended their abatidi nenu nt by the I'nited States. FREE METHODISTS IN SESSION It tliun li Hen—Public 1» Invited To Attend Tho Free Methodists of southern Oregon are in conference at the Free Methodist church. 250 West L street. On Friday, a successful holiness convention was held, a number of cloraeiuta an t laymen taking part. G. H. Crawford, pas tor at Medford, read a paper on: "The Fall of Man.” W. H Walker, the Grants Pass pastor, read a paper on "Regeneration and its Effect and llelatlon to Holiness," D, S. Fores ter. pastor at Cottage Grove, gave his paper on "Holiness What It la.” A paper on "Results of Not Seeking Holiness" wan given by Lil lian Gray, pastor at Eugene. Other papers wero “Fruita of Holiness,” hy C It. Davis, pastor at Ashland, and "Consistence of Those Profes sing Holiness.” by H. A. Hammer, Roseburg pastor. Rev. W. E. Goode, district elder of the southern Oregon conference, presided. There was a good attend ance and attention wan paid to each paper and the discussion which fol lowed. Today was set for a Sunday school convention. Lillian Gray will preach at the services tonight. On Friday evening the sermon was de livered by D. S. Forester. Rev W I A. Roble returned yesterday E. Goode Is to preach Sunday morn from California, after spending sev ing and Rev. G. II. Crawford Sun eral weeks in Eos Angeles and San day evening The public Is Invited Francisco. to attend these meetings. COST OF FEDERAL CONTROL OF RAILROADS i DURING WAR IS AMOUNTING TO HUGE FIGURE Washington, Dec. 6. (A. P.i — Director General of Itallrouds James C. Davis expects, soon after Janu ary 1 next, to make a complete re port regarding adjustments with railroads as a result of federal war time control. Railroad claims are I Tactically closed out, but there re main to ho disposed of softie 10,- 000 casos which individuals have brought against tho government. i A substantial reduction In the force of Mr. Davis' office already has taken place, but the wind-up of the United States railroad adminis tration awaits termination of the In dividual claims. This settling of millions of dol lars in claims between tho railroads and tile federal government, Mr. Davis calls "tlip largest 11 <| it I <1 a t Ion of a "Ingle commercial Interest ever undertaken." The adjustment of claims filed by •■ailroiids, the director general de clares, was accomplished hy the pay ment to the creditor roads of $2 13,- 647,196.91, and collecting from the debtor roads $193,446,209.34, mak ing tho net cost of this adjustment, exclusive of overhead, $50,200,987.- 57, or less than seven per cent of J tho face of the claims as annual presented. After federal control the roads filed claims against the gov ernment for use of their property and undermalntennnce of way and equipment totaling $1.014,397,44 6.- 72. The total cost of federal control of the county railroads Is placed at $1,696,000,000 by Mr. Davis. July I this year the railroad administra tlon had 'unexpended appropriations and obligations of carriers aggregat ing $655,622,920.77. Of this amount $253,257.000 wns represented by six per cent obligations of the carriers. Tho period of federal railroad control continued from December 31. 1917, to February 29. 1920. All but four railroad concerns, and these In the hands of receivers, have been settled with. Growing out of the Minnesota forest fire of Novem ber, 1918, 12,000 suits were record ed against the railroad administra tion. This fire Is responsible for a great many of the 19.000 personal actions now pending, which will have to be settled before the ad ministration can finally close its books. I « SOLDIER IMPRISONED FOR KILLING WOUNDED OREGON GETTING TOUCH OF WINTER THIS WEEK START OFFENSIVE Nancy, France, Dec. (A. P. I - Before a French mll- Itary court here Pierre Lob- ininn, Alaadrfn and former soldier In the German army, has b<-en condemned to 20 years In prison and 10 years subsequent banishment from France, for acts committed more than 10 years ago. l-oh- mann was attached to the 166th German Infantry regi ment In the early weeks of the war. On August 23. 1911. he was on duty near Lunevllle, and to alleged Io have fired upen a wounded French sol dier. Jean Muller, ex-German soldier, swore that they came upon a group of wounded French soldiers and were asked for water. He testified that Lohmann raised his rifle and deliberately fired into the group. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ SECTION CARRYING FINDS WEHT IS ADOPTED WITHOUT CHANGE WORLD COURT WILL BE INTRODUCED IN SENATE Washington, Dec. 6. (A. P.)—Readiness to bring the world court issue before the senate "as soon gs the appro priation bills and agricultural legislation are disposed of” was voiced today by Chairman Borah, of the foreign relations committee. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ [JUDGE THOMAS GIVES ANNUAL COMMITTEE REPORT IS MADE AT MEETING OF COI N< IL SENTENCE TO FIVE Medford. Dec. 6.— (Special) — PRESIDENT SIGNS MEASURE, Five young men, ranging from 20 to MANY STOPPED AT DESORT 25 years in age, described by Cir cuit Judge Charles M. Thomas, as Money Is Mail«. Available for Admin- "units of that endless procession of Total of S.2OO Cars Regtoterrd— 1st rat loll of Soldier**' Compensa I California products, drifting winter Balance on Hand to .Start Year tion— Inrludna Izirgc Sum — BalhoUM* Abo Haw Baiane«* and summer to from Los Angeles ‘to Seattle and back again, lined up before the bar of Justice Thursday Washington. Dec. 6.— (A. P.)— afternoon and received prison sen Purls, Dec. 6, (A. P.I- Premier The annual report of the commit The section of the Interior depart- tences. upon pleas of guilty to In- tee which has charge of the bath Harriot pledged his government to ment bill carrying $8,943,090 for idictments charging burglary, rob house and city auto camp ground, fight communistic violence In France reclamation for the fiscal year was bery and larceny.” In a declaration .before the chamber shows that these two Important ad adopted without amendment in the The story of each was the same. juncts to the city business are in of deputies In a session that brought KOItETZ ENTERS Doo R S Among the projects no Job, no money and hungry. Into sharp relief the open Intent of excellent condition, having seen a OF PRISON IN ILLINOIS house today. accepted la the bills provisions were the communistic In fluences to accom Four were given terms of five good year. The auto camp report pllsh a revolution by force. Statevllle. III.. Dec. 6—Í A. J1.) — Baker and Umatilla, in Oregon: • rears .each In the state prison at ' shows that the finances more than "We will combat these manifesta- Leo Koretz, money wizard who en- Klamath, in Oregon and California; Salem. th£ other — the charge broke even, after erecting a rest Hons of violence with all our force," ginei red the $2,000.000 Bayano oil Okanogan and Yakima, in Washing against him reduced to petty larc-i room and making other needed im- the premier deviated. The report cf the bubble, came to the end of hie fin ton, Yakima (Kittitas division* in eny upon recommendation cjf the provement«. The government expected to put ancial rainbow at 9:15 o'clock last Washington. ■district attorney, was sentenced to ,c*. nmittee recommended the erre- Into force new regulations affecting night when he entered the old state a year in the county jail. tlon early this coming spring of at foreign visitors. rMUiring all who prison here to begin serving a sen least 12 cottages which may be rent Washington, Dec. 6.—«>A. P.)—■ Intend stuylng more than two weeks tende of from on» to ten years ior President Coolidge today signed thwp ed in inclement weather. to apply for cards of Identification three varieties of swindling. deficiency bill providing $126.000.-; At the auto camp, the new rest within 48 bouts of their arrival, fur 090 for the administration and in-« It was a much Navy Department Not Able Yet to room cost $600. nishing parthulars about themselves itial payments under the soldiers* needed improvement and will add Condii ion Veswl Tourist organizations have made bonus act and carrying out the rec much to the comfort of the visitors strong protesta, declaring that tour ommendations of the reclamation Portland. Ore., Dec. 6.—(U. P.) — at the camp. It was reported also Says It«- M ill Bi- Oppi seti to All fact finding commission. ists will avoid France. The navy department has not forgot- that additions costing several hun Fn-ak ln-gliliuion Iten the old battleship Oregon, but it dred dollars more had been made. Paris, Dec. 6—r(A. P.I - The po has not yet been able to spend A big year Is expected In 1925 and In taking up the political situa lice opened their offensive against enough money to place her in condi preparaticns are under way to care the communists today by surround tlon te Oregon, resulting from the tion for delivery to the state of Ore for the Increase. I-a st year 5.200 to Bill with ing and raiding whnt is called the recent geueral electi- n, the Oregon Coolidge Will Agtvc gon. according to the annual report cArs were registered and it Is stated An Amendment "soviet agency" headquarters The Voter has an article in which the ¡ of Admiral E. W. Elierle, chief of that the transient cars whjch did police sought important documents. sentiments of the legislators are , • naval operations. « not stay overnight and the holdov Theodorte^e" Cramer, Jr.. I Washington. Dee. 6.—(A. P.) — A large number of foreign agitators given ers would bring the total to 7.»00. The report says: “The state of will l>e expelled, the first 6o luring representative from this county, has Administration senate leaders ex The receipts at the auto park Oregon has passed a bill appropri .given his attitude. It Is one which pect Coolidge to formally endorse started over the frontier today. amounted to $2,860.99. leaving a will undoubtedly meet with the ap the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill ating funds for the upkeep of the cash balance on hand of $292.54. battleship Oregon, and the navy de proval of a majority of the voters with an amendment. If Underwood The camp has been under the care of the county. The Voter article agrees to the amendment, as’ they partment has stated its willingness of Joe Ferguson. Mrs. Ferguson has to turn over the battleship to the follows: expect him to. the leaders believe maintained a store in the camp for "Representative Theodore P. the bill will be passed toward the state for retention as a relic. the convenience of the tourists. The Ri suit Noi to lb* Announced Until "The department has not so far Cramer. Jr., Josephine county, aptly end of next week. season opened April 1 and closed « latti* Today been able to authorize the expendi phrases his conception of the situa Dec. 1. ture of funds to effect all the repairs tion with regard to both freak legis that are asked by the state prior to I The bathhouse report is almost San Francisco. Dec. 6.— (A. P.>— lation and the legislature's attitude equally good. The last season was the acceptance of the ship.” The result of the strike vote of en towards the governor, when he says gineers and firemen on the Southern that 'all the legislature needs^ as a Oiigon and Washington-Town< Take The Oregon, which made a repu-1 the beet since It was constructed, tation for herself in the war with the resort having opened late in Pacific system will not It* annhtinced guide is the vote of this state In the l’art in Ceremonies Spain which will continue one of the May. several weeks earlier than us until late today or tomorrow. Grand general election That spelled de» Chief Engineer Grifflng. of the feat to all freak legislation, but was White Salmon. Wash.. Dec. 6.— brightest paragraphs in American ual. It closed on September 15. the Brotherhood of Locomotive Kngl- "Iso a mandate for fair play.' As (A. P.I—Oregon and Washington history, finally was awarded to Ore usual date. The warm weather and neers. announced today. to a shorter session Representative towns along the Columbia river were gon as a keepsake by the federal high temperature of th* water made the resort extremely popular with Cramer feels that 'with all the de-( represented when ceremonies were government after citizens of this local people as well as others of oth state had talked themselves hoarse. held this morning to dedicate the Rev. Mrs. A. A. Gray, pastor of 5 lay at the start of the last session, er valley cities. The receipts the Free Methodist church at Eugene . we could have finished in 49 days, Hood R(ver-White Salmon bridge Everyliody wanted the Oregon. So amounted to $849.20, with a bal the federal government consented, on across the Columbia. The interstate Is here attending the conference. She haH it not been for freak bills. I ance of $193.97 on hand to start wus formerly here with the Salvation I always have been and always will bridge was thrown open for traffic condition that if the navy depart the coming season. New bathing ment turned over the vessel to the at 10 o'clock. be opposed to that class of junk.'"' Army. state in a condition believed to be •suits have been ordered. « good for a relic, as relics go, the Improvements were also made in state must appropriate so much the management of the city parks, money for her upkeep. The state with G. Snively as superintendent. jumped at the chance, appropriated It Is suggested that Mr. Snively he the money, but so far Uncle Sam has | employed to confine his efforts to I not dug down in his own pockets. diverside nark and helper in the The big ship was towed here from auto camp. J. E. Button has been Seattle many months ago and id hired to care for the two railroad ready for manicurists any time. parks which the city maintains. CRAMER ATTITUDE IS GIVEN WUSCLE SHOALS BROUGHT UP STRIKE VOTE WILL BE GIVEN INTERSTATE BRIDGE OPENED NINETEEN DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS Geneva. Dec. 6. —(U. P.)—That .hut great improvements had taken the world's economic conditions are [place there before the present sta- steadily getting back to normal Is tionary period, The same generally Improved con indicated by the latest statistics of the international labor bureau on ditions are also reflected In the lat the two most important aspects of est statistics on the cost of living, the question, unemployment and the the present tendency everywhere be ing for prices to stabilize on a fair cost of living. As regards unemployment, this ly reasonable basis. The Irish Free State, Hungary situation Is continuing to improve in nearly all countries. Germany and Germany are virtually the only is virtually the only country that countries to register slight advances shows any serious increase in un- in the cost of living. In Japan the cost of living, which employment, but even here t his comes only after a six month’s gen- has been declining for six months past, showed In the latest statistics eral improvement. England and Australia, the other a continued decrease of several two countries that have suffered points. France and Belgium continue to most from unemployment since the wholesale In war, have registered only very register decreases slight increases while the latest flg- prices which always are followed by ures of Chechoslovakia. Esthonia, eventual decreases In the cost of liv Finland, Italy. Holland, Fweden and ing hut Czecho-Slovakla and Aus other countries show a decided Ini- tria, however, show alight Increase«. Italy and the Netherlands have provement. In Belgium. Denmark and France both registered very substantial re the situation continues unchanged ductions. z