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Grants Pass
Gateway to the Oregon Caves
GBA.N'TH PAMM, JOHEI’III.NE COUNTY. OH KOON.
YOU XV., No. 7A.
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PREMIER OF SWEDEN IS
SERIOUSLY ILL TODAY
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Copenhagen. Dec
13 -I A.
P. ) lljslmar Brunllng.
pre-
inlrr of Sweden. Is seriously ill,
according to udvlcea received
here today saying he hud de
veloped Infln inni Ion of the lungs
and that gravo tours for his
recovery are entertained.
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POSTAL RATES
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I.XHOB CHIEF PXMNKN XXX XY
DOES U. H. EDUCATION
AT HIX XNTONIo EARI.V
MtXXEIt BIRTII II ATE
T<»I»AY
Chicago, Dec. II. —(I. N. F. i
Families of mine laborers, gravel
pit worker« and janitors In the
United Htales are Increasing twice
us fast ax those of preachers and
Trip to Mexico < II I XX lien- Elevation teachers, -according to Frank E
Xftiited Him Hellev«*<l to Have
Hand, supreme vice-ebief ranger of
Hurrle I Deut It
the Independent Order of Foresters,
In an address here
“A recent investigation of »29
Han Antonio, Tex. Dec. 13
< A typical families showed that people
P. • Ha mud Gompera, president of of high education luid an alarming
the American Federation of Isilior. ly low birth rate," said Mr. Hand,
is dead. The last wish of th« vet who Is director of the society's or
eran labor leader, Ui.it he die on phanage at Oakville. Ontario. "tit
American soil, was grunted when. I was found that janitors and sextons,
21 hours after his return to the miners a$>d quarry workers, had an
United Htales from Mexico City, he average of 3.6 children per family
breathed his last In a hotel here Ministers, teachers and stenograph
1-abor associates were at Ills bedalde ers averaged 1.8 children per fam-
when the end i-arne at 4 10 this lly."
morning
James Duncan, vice pres
ident of the federation, who stood
shoulder to shoulder with his leader
for 4 4 years, held one hand and
Shedd Bank Bobls-ry Results in Two
William D Mahon, of Detroit, held
Prison Terms
I he other The parting was pathet-
Ic. tlompem* last thought was of
Xlhany. Dec 13
< A. P. ) Joe
I he American Institutions he labored
M Hitter was sentenced to 15 years
to maintain
When the »-nd was
in prison for compIR-lty In the STtedd
coming, he said
“Nurse, this Is the
Clarence Replogle
bank robbery
end. Clod bless our 'American instl-
I rod'iced a birth certificate showing
tut Ions, Muy they grow better day
him to be only 17. and was turned
by day.”
over to the juvenile court.
Gompers has been III for several
months. but bls condition was not
(Albany. Dee. 13. (A. P.) Clar-
regarded a» serious until last Satur
enee Boggle and I-euren Neilson
day when the altitude of Mexico
were found guilty last night of cotn-
Cttg U eaUi to h<ar> oarravatad hht -
pbilty.ln th« Hlwdd bank robbery’
weakened condition.
BRITISH PLANES MUST
NOT DROP OUT BOTTLES
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HAS BEEN ILL FOR WEEKS
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London. Dec. 13.— (I. N. H.)
The uir picnicker of the fu
ture will have to lie careful
t
what he does with his empty
bottles and other refuse.
According to recent regula
(Ions laid down by the British
Air Rules Committee, a pilot
or any other person guilty of
throwing bottles or material
of any kind over the side of an
aeroplune to the danger of the
public lieneath will I m - liable
to six months tn the peniten
tiary. a $1,000 fine, or both.
GERMAN AVIATOR FLIES
300 MILES AT LOW COST
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SENATOR HELD INFLUENCED
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Chamber of Commerce
News Notes
LOCAL HOTEL MAN ELECTED
velt highways.
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Berlin, Dec. 13.— (A. P.)— ♦
4 R. Boiseh. a South German
4 aviator, recently made 300
♦ miles in three
and one-half
♦ hours in a ten horsepower gli
♦ der fitted with
an auxiliary
♦ "tomtit" motor.
The cost of
4 the trip was $1.25 for oil and
4 gasoline.
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INSANE MAN FLAGS
TRAIN FOR A MATCH '
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Norwich. N. Y.. Dec. 13.—(I. N. IP
8.)- Sheriff Ijeon M. Walworth cap-;’*
tured an escaped inmate from the
Binghamton state hospital after the Is
Over Eight Millions More Than
man had taken possession of the
During Current Year anil Ls Only
Haynes flag station of the Delaware.
t ut of Million
I«ii kawanna & Western railroad and
flagged every train that came along!
to ass tbe engineer for a match.
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Washington, Dec. 13.— (A. P. )—
The man drove the regular fiag-
man from the station, filled up his Appropriations totaling 1286.385.578
pipe and sat down to await develop for the maintenance of the navy dur
ments.
Finding that he had no ing the year beginning next July 1,
match, and having driven everyone were carried in the annual naval bill
else from the station, he adopted the as reported to the house. The ag
novel expedient of asking each pas gregate is $8,210.117 more than the
amount provided for expenditureT
sing engineer for a “light."
Today the maniac is safely back during the current fiscal year, and
approximately a $1.000.000
under
in his cell.
the budget estimate.
SLIGHTLY UNDER BUDGET
IT IMAX KTEAMEIt IH
si Nk AKfEH (OlJJslOX Abibania Power < »mpany' Behind
Him, Hsys Herald—Statements
An- Bran led A* "Lies’* ,
1-ondon, I»ec. 1 3,—(Speca II) —-
The Italian steamer La urn was
sunk last night in the English chan
Washington, Dec. 13.—(A. P.)—
Washington. Dec. 13.— (A. p.)
nel after coming Into collision with
Senator Underwood today obtained
Postal rate Increases on virtually all the British steamer Ixtrenzo.
classes of mail except letters, were
The Ixirenzo was bonnd from the unanimous consent of the senate
for the senate investigation of state
recommended to congress today by Dunkirk for Yokohama.
ments made concerning the Under
Postmaster General New. New rec
wood Muscle Shoals bill and himself
ommended rate advances to yield
in an editorial appearing in today’s
>86,393,750 a year, approximately
issue of the Washington Herald. The
covering the additional costs provid
editorial referred to the judiciary
ed for in the vetoed postal pay In
IrmngriiirniN Ma<h to Take OrtMin committee, which was given author
,
crease
bill.
('lasse« of Produce
ity to subpoena the author of the
editorial, and other persons “to get
Those people of the valley who to the bottom of the charges.’’ L’n-
desire to grow certain products for derwood branded as “lies.“ the
Election Nets Tlicm Million More the Bagley cannery’ in the upper val- charges in the newspaper that the Spokane Man Hays He XX'as Offered
Exorcises Helal Friday Afternoon on
ley will he certain of a market this Alabama Power Company had influ
Money for Influence
I’opiilar Ballots
Evaaa Creek
a -tiaon. following the visit of H. B. enced hint in the preparation of the
Howell, of the farm bureau, J W. bill.
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Duquoin, Ill., Dec. 13.— (A. P.)
London. Dec 13 -liA. Pl -141-
Lucas, of the Chicago Land Com-
Dedication exercises were held
—Francis E. Pope, of Spokane, cou
bor is far from down-hearted over
panv. and a representative of the
Friday
afternoon at the new union
sin of President Harding, denied
the result of the recent election. Al
Chamber of Commerce,
These
school building at Wimer, in the
here
today
that
he
had
been
offered
though it lost nearly 50 seats, the
gentlemen met with the cannery
$1.090.000, “or any other sum," to Evans creek valley, when the hand
party gained more than 1.000,000
operators and were assured that cer lit ident if Ici I Man Is Surrounded
some structure recently completed
’ use his influence to obtain the pres-
new voters, demonstrating that the
tain «crops would be in demand and
Near Seattle
idential consent for the sale of the 1was ‘•onm-crated to the eaua. of ed-
Socialist movement in British poli
ucation.
that all of these that could be grown
government's wooden fleet, a s
tics is not only alive and kicking,
would find a ready market there.
The assembly room was filled
Seattle. Dec. 13.— <A. P. >—An charged in Mortimer's testimony in
but growing lustily as well.
with the students and others of the
The products mentioned especially unidentified man, believed to be a the Forbes trial.
After all. the sweeping change in
member of a band which yesterday
district during the rendering of tbe
party strength in the house of com were Ettersburg 121 strawberries,
program, which was commenced at
mons, wiilch the election brought all everbearing t«i kbarriea, Cuth held up the Nanaimo branch of the r
12:30 o'clock, and continued during
Royal Bank of Canada, was sur
bert
red
raspberries
and
gooseber
about. was due greutly to what
'the afternoon. Patriotic songs were
rounded in the woods north of Se
’Joyd George and others have as ries. In addition, experiments will
jsung by the members of the male
attle today.
The man was traced
be
made
on
a
small
amount
of
spin
sailed a« unjust and undemocratic
[ quartette from Rogue River.
after a spectacular pursuit of the
The
ach
for
canning.
This
spinach
will
anomolies in the British election
I dedicatory address was delivered by
eight bandits from Nanaimo to Seat
.average
three
tons
to
the
acre
and
system. In three-sided contests the
Rev V. K. Allison, of the Ashland
tle. in which Canadian and United
existing system permits the election j will bring 360 per ton. it was stated.
{Christian church, and Rev. Gray, the
States patrol boats joined.
of a candidate by a minority of the | Only a limit" demount of this is de
Pasadena. Calif., Dec. 13. — (I. N. Rogue River Presbyterian church,
ltas!
voters, as the high man of the three sired. however, this season,
S.)— When Knute Rcckne's rollick .gave a short inspirational talk.
season blackberries brought
five SKIRTS XX ILL BE
wins.
SHORTER .NEXT YEAR ing horsemen gallop into the Rose
In the presentation of the build
cents per pound, strawberries i six
A year ago the luck of the three-
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Bowl here on New Year's day in an ing. first to the county school au
cents, Cuthbert raspberries. < eight.
party fighting went to laibor and
Cleveland, O.. Dec. 13. — (Special) attempt to twist the tails of Pop thorities and then to the district
and gooseberries from five to six.
agalgst the Conservatives,
This
It was suggested that people clear —The National Cloak. Suit and Warner's Iceland Stanford Cardinals school lioard, E. E. Dlmmick, as
The
lime the reverse happened.
'Skirt manufacturers’ association met it will be the first time the Catho chairman of the board of directors,
Conservatives polled less 'than halt ing up the small tracts in the irriga
tion district, who desire to plant a here and approved style recommen lics have played on the Pacific coast represented the district, and Miss
of the votes cast by the populace,
small amount of these, which will dations for next spring and sum- and the third time a leading eleven Burr the office of the county super
but won more than two-thirds of
from the middle west has clashed intendent of schools.
find a ready cash market, will be me.-,
the seats.
For every seven votes
Skirts, as an average, will be with a California team.
The new building is one of the
able to have something to bring
that were Conservative, laibor got
them some money during the sum worn 10 inches from the ground.
In 1894 Stanford defeated Chica best rural schools in the state of
five, Yet more than 400 Conserva-
go in a post-season tilt and in 1921 Oregon. It is to house the students
mer, A small amount of land plant and in extreme cases 15 Inches.
tlve candidates Mere elected, while
Sprightliness of style as well as the I'niversity of California humb from five consolidated districts, in
ed to these products will bring in
laibor won less than 160 seats. The
cluding all of the Evans creek val
considerable funds at a time when of color emphasizes the hew spring led Ohio Ytate. 28 to 0.
j creations.
these are needed most.
Harva- d hits defeated Oregon. ley above the town of Rogue River.
(Continued on page five.)
Oregon has smashed the University Three auto buses now carry the boys
of Pennsylvania, and Washington and girls from their homes to the
State has taken Brown into camp school, and high school facilities are
in othern noteworthy east-west con in contemplation. The building is
tests. but memories of these games of concrete construction. 66x96 feet
; will lie dimmed by the Notre Dame in dimensions, now housing three
I JUST KHOVU If I
Stanford clash,
departments, and with provision for
Never has interest in football two more departments later. It has
LCAX/B MRS.GRttH
been as keen on the slopes of the a full basement containing large
OF? My LIST l‘kU
D oni leavc - out
Pacific as this year and never has play room, furnace room, and other
AUHT MAG6lt- SHE
a game de luxe, such as the Rose features, while on the main floor are
SURE TO GfeT A
Atv/Ays GIVES et-
Bowl battle, been offered at the sea library and teachers' room. The en
iti fROM
A PAIR. Cf-
son's finale.
tire building is lighted with elec
Mi-rrtss*.
Stanford, should it lose to Notre tricity from a plant established In
Dame, and it doesn't look in the the basement. The structure coat
jcards as though anything else could about $18,000, financed by a bond
| happen, will have no regrets. The Issue.
Palo Alto institution has an eleven
of veterans, one of the strongest
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Redshirt teams in history.
Stanford’s great drive from be
hind to finish its game with Cali Executive Committee Meets and Hets
Date for Seaaions
fornia in a 20-20 score makes Warn
er's outfit the strongest team west
Iof the Rockies, with the possible ex
Washington, Dec. 13.— (A. P.»—
ception) of Andy Smith’s Golden Members of the executive committee
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Bears
Smith's team, as the Cali of the conference for progressive po
fornia-Stanford game demjnsirated. litical action, the parent body behind
Jia.,n't the reserve power of the Car the presidential candidncy of Sen
dinals. Neither has California such ator La Follette, voted Friday night
smashing ends as Stanford, nor as to call a national convention In Chi
brilliant passing backs.
Nor has cago February 25 to determine the
future course of their movement.
California a Nevers.
Although the question, under de
Ernie Nevers, Stanford’s huge
fullback, is the greatest individual bate all day. had developed a divi
j player the west has ever produced sion of opinion regarding the advis
|—the coast's “Red” Grange. Like ability of the step, Basil M. Manly,
Grange, he has been stopped already I of Washington, chosen to announce
this season, and Notre Dame's the result of the deliberation, assert
smashers may. stop him again. In ed there was substantial unanimity
jured three times this season. Nev for the course decided upon.
There were 30 votes for the reso
I ers was out of all of Stanford's big
games, but he Is expected to be lu lution calling for a general conven
tion to pass upon tbe future course
fine fettle for the Pasadena fray,
Notre Dame will enter the lists of the movement, a statement said,
a slight favorite, at least among the and 13 votes against such a gather
ing.
I intelligencia of the gridiron.
XX ill Cuver Xpprovinurtrl) tlic
Il'Oial t o.-s Provided for in
X etnei I Pay-Bill
CANNE3Y WANTS PRODUCTS
SITTER GIVEN LONG SENTENCE ENGLISH LABOR GAINS VOTES
(By United Press)
Samuel Gompera was the control
ling spirit of organized labor In the
United Htatea.
Starting at. the age of fourteen,
when he was an apprentice clgnr
maker. Gompers devoted virtually I
The leading feature tn the 1925
his entire life to advancing the wel-
fare and interests of the worklng chamber of commerce programme is
that of land settlement and the most
masses.
Gompers was one of the founders Important Incident to this feature is
of the American Federation of Labor the development of the market for
and was the last survivor of the the products of the land.
It Is not generally appreciated
group which planned its organica
what a volume of produce Is im
lion.
For niora than half century, poli ported Into Granta Pass. Klamath
tical ambitions, lucrative business Falls. Crescent City, northern Cali
opportunities and the lure of fame fornia milling sections and tributary
were enable to deter hlni from his territories.
Much of these importations can
frade union activities
Gompers was born In a London be supplied by onr local producers.
slum quarter, January 27. 1850. nnd | by reason of the kind of settlement
ut the age <rf 10 was put (o work in going on upon our Irrigated lands
n shoe factory, but soon became an when fuinIIles are settling on small
npprentlce to the cigar trade. With tracts capable of intensive produc-
his parents and several relatives he tlon.
There is a present market In
came to America In 1863 and wan
naturalized an an American citizen - j rants Pns* for certain commodities
nt least, to the amount annually ini-
when he became 21 years old.
It Ims been often said that Gom ported. provided these commodities
pers was one of th« most skilled are furnished In such quantity and
cigar makers In the trad« and always so standardized as to equal those im
was assigned to "rolling" the most ported.
Our consumers are willing to buy
expensive cigars.
In 18#4 he became the first regis hotne grown products, and our mer-
tered member of the International chant* are willing to handle them
Cigar Makers' Union nnd was soon under the above conditions.
The chamber of commerce
elected secretary. Hhortly afterward
he was advanced to tbe presidency gramme consists In co-ordinating
and wan never removed from tliut of factors of the problem—the produc
er, the merchant and the consumer.
fice.
When the American Federation of Certainly if these three can meet
Labor whs organized in 1881 Gom upon common ground and work In
many
thousand
dollars
pers was offered <he presidenc y, but unison,
refused and served as vice president. which are annually sent abroad nev
The next year pressure was no great er to return, can be kept within the
I hut lie became president nnd l/e con- community and be made to serve lo
cal requirements.
(Continued on Pane Two.)
A general committee representa
tive* of these three elements should
I be able to organize the programme
and a sub-committee representing
Edward XV. Miller Is Third X Ice each, the producer, the merchant
and the consumer should bo able to
In Ht ate Association
carry out the details of the plan.
We aro fortunate In having cer
Portland, Dec. 13.— (A. P.)—(I.
(). Madison, of Portland, was select tain Instrumentalities already organ
ed president of the Oregon State ho ized. viz: the Grnnge, the Farm bu
tel association; À. N. Pierce, of Sa reau, and ths Farmers’ Co-operative
lem, first vice preaident; J. A. Me association. We consider these es
lman, second vice president; Edward sential to the campaign nnd entire
W. Miller, of Grants Pas», third vice ly competent to give the necessary
president; Glen B. White, of Port aid to the individual producer.
The merchants lire entirely com
land, treasurer; F. W. Beach, of
petent
to organize their part of the
A
resolution
Portland, secretary.
was adopted which urged the con common enterprise and the consutn-
struction of tlio Redwood und Roose |ers can be organized for concerted
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POPE DENIES ALL CHARGES WIMER DEDICATES SCHOOL
CANADIAN BANK IS ROBBED
Notre Dame Is Picked
to Win Game
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TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT?
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PROGRESSIVE MEET IS CALLED
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