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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING
CONDITIONS, SHORTER HOURS
AND MORE MEMBERS
'lABORMOvEMENT MUST LEAD"
Clause Inserted In Peace Treaty Re-
Earhing Labor Looked Upon as
Great Achievement

Atlantic City. n. j.. juno o.
Important projects for advancement
OF labor and Improvement OF work
Ing conditions. as well as compre-
henslvo outlines OF what has been ac-
complained on labor's behalf during
the last year. are set forth In the re-
port OF the executive council OF the
American Federation OF Labor sub
mittod today TO tho officers and dele
gates attending the opening session
OF the seth annual convention.
The advent OF peace Is taken by
the council to hold out bright pros
poets for labor. or the peace treaty
itself the labor executives forming
the council. after endorsing the "trl-
umph OF freedom and Justice and de-
mocracy as exempllfled In the cove
nant OF the league OF nations." says
the labor sections are a compromise
but that Il must, however. be a
source OF deepst satisfaction 10 the
American working people to know
that the American position and the
American declarations as presented
> for insertion In the treaty ranked
above all others In point OF progress
measured and In point OF actual and
practical application In the lives of
working people. Whatever OF COM
promise appears was made because
OF the claim that other nations Of
world could not pledge themselves
TO an Immediate and definite accep-
tanee Of the standards maintained
by the American labor movement as
the established practice Of our day"
The executive council suggests
that the convention authorize the
printing and wide circulation OF "a
list of measures In which the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor is interest
cd, among which are the bill forbid
ding immigration for four years dur
ing the period OF Industrial recon-
struction, a bill for an old age re-
tirement system for federal employees
in the classified service. bill pro-
viding a minimum wage OF 50 day
for federal employees. Secretary
Lanes bill to furnish land for sol
diers and sailors. bill to give
states the same power over the pro-
duct OF convict labor from other
states as they exercise over the pro-
ducts of their own prisons, indus
trial vocational education for per-
sons crippled In industry, increased
pay for teachers, and educational
bills designed to end adult illiteracy
In the United States.
Considerable progress was report
cd In the matter of securing short
or work day for various trades and
occupations, It being. added that "the
, rapid trend toward the general es-
tablishment OF the shorter work day
Continued on Page 81
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
PREDICTS SCENES Of
TERRORWHENR REDS FAIL

Copenhagen, June "a Dane who
has just returned from Russia has
told the Berlingske Tidene that boil
shevism was dead and that catas-
trophe was to be expected any mo-
ment in Petrograd and Moscow.
When this took place he said, there
would be absolute anarchy and
scenes of lawlessness would exceed
the past,
The leading bolshevlltl, he declar-
ed. realized clearly that the game
was lost. The Red army was abso-
lutely unreliable. Epidemics were
raging throughout Russia and there
We're not enough coffins for the
dead. Communication we're at a
standstill and there was no passen.
ger traffic.
The bolsheviki," he went on,
now are engaged in decisive
struggle with their own executive
committee of which Kalinin is pres
ident. II the committee triumphs
wild terror will result"
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
ASHLAND DEFEATED
BY GRANTS PASS TEAM

Grants Pass honors were never in
doubt at the ball game in Ashland
Yesterday. though the big score by
the Grants Pass boys was made pos
sible by the lack of team work on
the part OF Ashland. Their players
were individually, all good players,
the third inning being the proof
when Grants Pass scored runs with
only one clean hit 1t will take lot
OF batting practice. though. il they
wish to face Pitcher Frye who struck
out 10. allowed but 5 hits and walk
ed only 2 men.
Ashland only got eight men to the
first corner and their only run was
homer made by Plymate.
The Grants Pass boys were well
treated and there was a good and ap-
preciative turn out. A return game
is planned for the near future, when
the people of Grants Pass will have
cnance TO see what a really good
road team they have. The badly
balanced score is, however, no indi.
cation Of what the next game viii
be, for the Ashland boys made sun.
dry and dire threats as to what they
intended to do.
The final score stood. Grants Pass
12. Ashland 1. Grants Pass made
10 hits and Ashland five.
The Grants Pass lineup was a.
follows: Eddings, catcher: Fry,
pitcher; Bearss, first base: Tingley
second base; Gale Smith, third base
Hoffman, shortstop; Riggs, Ief
field; Blevins. center field: Pernoll
right field.
Fitzpatrick ran for Hoffman. Ii
the seventh inning Gale Smith raj
for Pernoll, who injured his knee II
that inning. Fitzpatrick subbed 10
Pernoll in the eighth and ninth.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
BERLIN CITY or LUST,
R|BALDRY AND CRIME

Berlin, June IA huge meeting
was held here the other day to pro.
test the efforts to strip Berlin OF Its
status az a capital Mayor Wermuth
and several others painted Berlin as
a world city Of art, a city for visitors
and city of the future. Despite
its present smuttiness. crime and
disorders. they said. Berlin will re-
gain its reputation as the cleanest,
safest and best governed city in the
world. Wermuth said that further
disturbances would bring agony, and
urged all to work to improve condi-
tions.
Sydicus Wilmer admitted that Ber-
lin never was popular, especially in
Germany and that Berlin is consid-
cred black sheep among German
cities" He explained that its posi-
tion neoessitated the presence OF
good. bad and Indifferent.
DR.. Max Osborn declared that i'm.
perial Berlin hPd clogged itself with
lonely buildings and senseless monu.
Sments. THE real Berlin is hidden
behind these pretentious character.
less things but now there is no bar.
rier TO recreating It as a city OF art
without parallel" he declared.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
). r. MORGAN. VANDERBILT, AND
OTHERS TO Go BEFORE THE
SENATE COMMITTEE
REPORTER SECURES A COPY
Easy to Get Duplicates In Germany
and Intends 10 Syndicate it.
Borah Takes Action

Washington, June 9.-In the In
yestlgation OF peace treaty copies
reaching New York. the senate for
eIgn relations committee subpoenaed
Jacob Schiff, Thomas Lamont II. p.
Davidson. Paul Warburg, J. P. Nor
gan and Frank A. vanderlip. La
mont was asked to bring any CORE
spondence between Morgan & Co.
and Paris or London agents regard
ing the treaty. and particularly any
between the banking house and
Davidson while he was abroad. The
committee also asked Acting Secre-
tary Polk TO be witness and cross
examine other witnesses.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
SORROW TURNS YOUNG
SOLDIERS HAIR WHITE

Cheyenne, Wyo., June Ser
geant ]. w. Roberts. formerly OF
Des Moines. has white hair today.
though he is not out Of HIS twenties.
Roberts recently was discharged
from the army at Fort Russell In
is months overseas, he participated
in seven battles and was wounded in
each. receiving five rifle wounds in
the legs. On top of all this, he came
home only to find that his father,
mother. wife and two children had
succumbed to the influenza during
the epidemic last winter. Now he is
working for the Union Pacific rail-
road company here as crossing
watchman.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09

1t is understood that at Medford
the eight airplanes divided into two
squadrons for the trip north. Four
OF them arrived at Grants Pass at
i2:35 today and passed over the
newly-prepared aviation field, but
did not stop. The schedule states
that the planes will leave Portland
next Saturday and on the return
trip some of them will stop in this
city, according to word received here
from Mather Field.
The four planes passed over this
city at an elevation of about mile
occasionally passing through small
cloud. The buzzing Of the motors
could be plainly heard.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
WASHINGTON STRONG
ON IRRIGATED LAND

Pullman, Wash, June THAT
the completion OF the Columbia ba-
sin irrigation project, preliminary
surveys for which are to be made
this summer by commission au-
thorized by the last session of the
state Legislature, would multiply by
SIX the irrigated land area of Wash
ington, is the statement OF o. l..
Waller, secretary OF the survey com.
mission, who recently has been over
much Of the land included In the
proposed irrigation scheme. Irri-
gated land in Washington already
totals 100000 acres, and last year
produced, according to estimates,
100000 worth of farm crops.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
HUNS MAY BE ADMITTED no
LEAGUE III THEY SHOW
STABLE GOVERNMENT
MUST MAKE UP MINDS N 5DAYS
President Says Anyone in Possession
OF Officlal Text OF Terms Has
What Not Entitled To

Paris, June 9.-The conference Is
considering plans for easing the
terms upon which Germany may be
admitted to the league OF nations.
She will be admitted II she shows a
stable government. signs the treaty
and loyally executes II, The replies
to Germany will not be delivered
before Friday.
It will be stipulated that Germany
must accept or reject the treaty
within five days. The delay in franz
ing the reply to Germany is said to
be due to divergent views OF Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09

Medford. Ore, June Six of the
eight airplanes remained here until
noon, then continued their flight
north. One, the DeHaviland. did
not stop here but continued north
from Ashland.
The planes gave a thrilling exhibi.
tion in this city, looping, twisting
and turning.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
MANY ENLIsTrNG FOR
OVERSEAS SERVICE

Washington. June s.-Fffty thou
sand recruits for the army of occu-
patton have been obtained. General
March. chief of star, announced to-
day. that incomplete reports showed
4S,02S men enrolled. Three-year
enlistments continue to predominate
over the one-year.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
TERROR|STS MARKFO
TOWNS FOR EXPLOSIONS

Charlestown, w. Va. June g.
More than 130 towns in West vir-
ginia have been marked by terrorists
for bomb explosions, according to a
map and evidence found in posses
sion OF Edwin L. McGurty. alleged
|, w. w. leader arrested at Pitts
burg, the governors Office announc-
ed today.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
snETHoDIsTs RAISE B1G SUM

Portland. Ore, June s.--Accord-
ing to a telegram received here yes
terday the Methodist have gone well
beyond their goal of $1o5, 900, 900 in
their great centenary drive.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
MExIoaNs PROTEST

Mexico City. June s.--The Mexi-
can government has ordered the
withdrawal of Mexican delegates
from the Pan-American commercial
congress as protest against Speak
or Gillette's address.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
GREAT WHEAT CROP
FOR UNITED STATES

Washington, June "a wheat
crop of 1856, 100000 bushels. COM
bining the winter and spring crops,
is forecast by the department of ag-
riculture. The winter crop of $685.
100000 bushels win be the largest
ever grown. The spring crop is es-
innate at 4S,O0O,O0o bushels.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
PLANES PASS OVER
CITY ON WAY NORTH
Divide Into Two squadrons, -Four
Passing Over New Aviation Field
Here-Stop on Return

Medford. Ore, June 9.-The fly
ing circus of eight airplanes from
Sacramento field. en- route to the
Rose Festival at Portland, arrived
here at 10 O'Clock today. They
landed and secured supplies of gas
and oil.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09

New York. June 9.-The full text
OF the peace treaty has been brought
TO this country by Frazier Hume. cor
respondent OF the Chicago Tribune
and is being syndicated to newspa-
pers in copyright sections. Hunt
says 1t Is one of the original drafts
and that he obtained It in Paris. He
said II Is easy to obtain German
transiations in Germany and neutral
countries.
Another American correspondent
mailed copy OF the treaty. but the
British answer was held up.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
APPROPRIATION FOR
RAILROADS CUT DOWN

Washington, June 9.-The house
appropriations committee made a
reduction Of $45O, O,OO0.o 900 in the ST.
100000 revolving fund asked by the
railroad administration for the re-
mainder of the calendar year.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09

Washington, June 9.--Answering
charges that the treaty copy he pre-
sented might not be authentic, Sem
ator Borah declared that he could
furnish convincing proof by reading
it, He started to read at o'clock.
probably as a tactical move, to force
printing the document as his op-
ponents were seeking to prevent It.
Vigorous objections we're made.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
VIENNA CROWDS GATHER AND
DENoUNCE CONDITIONS M
POSED By BIG -FOUR
STARVATION IS PREDICTED
Declare the Treaty peace Of Hate
and Say Tyrol Would Never
Submit

Vienna, June s.-The peace terms
presented to Austria are impossible
and mean the death Of the country
by starvation, President seitz declar-
ed in his address opening the extra
ordinary session Of the national as
sembly yesterday.
After declaring that the treaty
was peace of hate, Bauer released
personal vials OF wrath against the
Czechs, who. he said, had taken all
Of Austria's sugar The loss Of Ger
man Bohemia to Austria, he added.
meant not merely subjection Of over
3,500,000 Germans to foreign rule.
but the loss Of the most valuable
parts Of German-Austria. industrially
and culturally.
pr. Bauer declared the Tyrol
Would never submit to the peace
terms and that 1t, as well as the Ger
mans Of Bohemia. had the sympathy
Of all Germans.
He said there was no danger Of
an irredenta movement in German
south Tyroi, remarking that the Ger
man people might hope gradually to
win the friendship of Italy, but that
it would be a misfortune to both If
the annexation OF German south Ty-
rol prevented this.
Regarding western Hungary ana
the frontiers OF Carinthia and Styria,
the foreign minister added, the Aus
trian peace delegation would propose
plebiscities under neutral control.
Austria. he declared. also must
have direct communication with
Italy for commercial reasons.
Copenhagen, June 9.-Greaf
crowds gathered in the streets Of
Vienna yesterday and outside the
quarters of the entente mission.
Shouts Of protest were raised after
a big demonstration at which the
peace terms were denounced, accord
ing to dispatch received here.
Union with Germany was demanded
and a resolution adopted calling on
the Austrian delegates to refuse to
sign the peace treaty in its present
form.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09

Eugene, Ore. June 9.-The NAM
moth DeHaviland airplane, en- route
from Sacramento to Portland, passed
over Eugene at 1920 O'Clock today.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09
FORECAST FOR THE PERIOD
OF JUNE o TO JUNE IA

Washington, June 7.-Pacific
Coast States: Generally fair with
normal temperatures.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09

Washington. June 9.-The copy OF
the German peace treaty said to
have been brought to this country
by a Chicago newspaper correspon-
dent was presented in the senate to-
day by Senator Borah and by vote
Of 47sto "a was ordered put in the
congressional record and printed as
a public document.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09

Washington. June s.-In a cable
gram 20 Senator Hitchcock, Presi-
dent Wilson said he thought IT high
iy undesirable to communicate the
text Of the document still in negotia-
tion and subject to change. and
hoped the Investigation would be
thoroughly prosecuted.
The president said anyone in pos
session OF the official English text
''has what he clairly is not entitled
to have or TO communicate"
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-06-09

Washington, June s.-The state.
ment in a Paris dispatch that Presi-
dent Wilson might leave France for
the United States within ten days OF
two weeks was said to be quite
probable" tonight at the White
House. II was not indicated wheth-
er a definite date had been set for
the sailing of the president from
France.
In view of the plan of the presi-
dent to visit Belgium it was consider
ed that the sailing date more likely
was two weeks distant than ten
days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-12
ALLEN

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-12
MAXWELL.

This car is in splendid mechanical con-
 dition; tires and top nearly new: up- holstering in good condition; electric sfarter and electric lights; we will sac- rifice for $450; cash or terms. Con- aolidated Motor Co. xm 1st ave. Phone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-12

sALESME MEN-Ten. as district managers. to sell automobile tire. to dealers. must have own car; drawing account of sI2s per month; commission proposition. but splendid opportunity; out-of- town sales- men write us. Apply Red Dot Rubber Company, 2sh Peachsireet St, Atlanta. Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-12
SALESMEN WANTED

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-12

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 while: if a Good talker your profits should be tremendous. Address Johnson Co. oil Development Co. Rooms l. ,, 107 w. Henderson St.. Cleburne, Tex,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-12

FOR SALE = Several 31a- ton used Mack trucks; first-class condition; prices right. O. w. Bragan, at Bragan Bros, 2211 End ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-12
ELCAR

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Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1919-12-24
THE NATIONAL
ORANGE SHOW
More Than One Million Oranges Will
Be Used By Citrus Growers To
Build Their Exposition
Associated Press

SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, Dec.
24-More than 100000 oranges will
be used by citrus fruit growers of
California to build their annual expo
sition, the National Orange Show, to
celebrate the 150th anniversary of the
planting of one of CALIFORNIA; s first
orange trees, by Padre Dumetz, a
Franciscan.
For 10 years the citrus fruit grow
ers of California have been entertain,
ing many thousands of people from
many states at their exposition. It
VIII be laid out in great garden of
flowers at park, and citrus fruit
communities of the state will vie with
each other in the splendor of their
work of art created from the golden
fruit.
The site of the orange show is at
the spot where the Franciscan padre
planted the first orange tree of the
region.
Prizes will be awarded to the grow
ers who produce the choicest Of or
anges, grapefruit and lemons.
Last year more than 100000 people
attended the exposition, which has be-
come one of CALIFORNIA; most fam
Gus mid-winter events
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1919-12-24
HOW Cn,lt,iSTMAS Ii,
RECF! EFp!' 'TEL
In Addition To Numbers OF Partic :
Services viii Fa .Ield IL Come
Churches.

Chris tina viii be celebrated in
Greenwood with closing of practical. 7
every business house in city, the usual
number of turkey dinners, dances and
Yuletide parties. The social calendar
is full and the holiday season prom
ises to be a gay one in Greenwood.
However, sacred services will be
held in some of the churches and
Christ's birthday will be fittingly OBJ
served.
Holy Communion will be held at the
Episcopal Church at $3.50 Christ
mas morning. At 1890 a. m. the
morning prayer service together with
special music will take place at this
church.
First mass will be held at the Cath
olic church tonight at midnight, sec
ond mass Christmas morning at s
a. M, third mass at 1O:3O a. M, fol-
lowed by the benediction. A beauti-
full crib has been presented to the
Catholic Church by Mr.. E. Sliman OF
this city, and it will be used in the
Christmas service. 1t represents
Christ, the Blessed Virgin, and Saint
Joseph.
Tonight a Christmas program will
be rendered at the Methodist Church
at 6 o'clock. A prettily decorated tree
has been arranged for the children
ond tho rropram will he an interest.
ing one.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1919-12-24

to watch in all the chimneys on Christ
mas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even
if they did not see Santa Claus COM
ing down, what would that prove? No
body sees Santa Claus, but that is no
sign that there is no Santa Claus. The
most real things in the world are those
that neither children nor men can see.
Did you ever see fairies dancing on the
lawn? OF course not; but that's no
proof that they are not there. Nobody
can conceive or imagine all the Won
ders that are unseen and unseeable in
the world.
''You may tear apart the baby's rat
tie and see what makes the noise In
side, but there is veil covering the
unseen world which not the strongest
man, nor even the united strength OF
all the strongest men that ever lived,
could tear apart. Only faith, fancy.
poetry, love, romance, can push aside
that curtain and view and picture the
superna1 beauty and glory beyond. Is
it all real7 All, Virginia. in all this
world there is nothing else real and
abiding.
mo Santa Claus! Thank God, he
lives and he lives forever. A thousand
years from now, Virginia. nay 10 times
10000 years from now, he will con-
tinue tC make glad the heart Of child.
hood.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1919-12-24
New Year Banquet
Chamber Commerce

Tickets to the Chamber of CONNER
ce Banquet, New Years Eve are now
on sale-to members only, and can be
had by either calling on or writ
ing the Secretary, price three dollars
The number of tickets is limited to
two hundred-the seating capacity Of
Memorial Hall, where the banquet will
be held. In response to general de-
mand the hour of $3.50 p. m. has been
agreed upon for the banquet, and
guests are urged to be on hand prom
pity. Congressman B. G. Humphreys
will be present and expected to talk
upon some matters of vital import
ance to us just now, and number of
other out-of-town guests are expect
ed.