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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
IRRIGATION HAS MADE
WASHINGTON WEALTHY

Seattle, WASH, Jan. 31.-Water
mostly from the high Cascade noun.
tains, ditched and flumed to the
eastern plains below, has made over
100000 arid Washington acres fer
tile and has increased their value at
least 100 times.
Washington is away ahead of
other northwest states in irrigation
matters" declares T. B. Hill, Sec
retary of the state development bu-
reau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce and an authority on land set
tlement and irrigation matters. This
is due to several reasons, the main
one being that we have studied irri-
cation thoroughly and have treated
it as a big business"
Records on file in Mr.. Hills Of
flee here show that the Yakima val
ley, great area in central Wash
ington, probably contains more COM
pleted irrigation projects than any
other part of the state. Rough es-
Inmates show about 100000 acres of
the valley are under irrigation.
Private bitches in other parts of
Washington supply water to many
acres lin the Wenatchee country, the
Walla Walla section, the Spokane
valley, the okanagon valley, and
other sections.
Central Washington land, before
1t was irrigated, Mr.. Hill estimates,
was worth from so cents to $40 per
acre. Now, this same land, having
felt the magic touch of water, has
risen in value to $3.50 to 5000 per
acre. The land was once used main
ly for grazing. Now 1t produces
crops worth from $50 to $3.50 per
acre.
Many irrigation systems in Wash
ington are projected. Greatest of
all the projects is the Bif. Bend, or
Columbia Basin to irrigate over
100000 southeastern Washington
acres by taking water from the
Pend dOreile river and using the
Pend d'Oreile lake of Idaho and the
Flathead lake of Montana as reser-
voirs. The water would be dropped
by gravity through ditch from the
lakes to the soil.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31

CHINA S PART IN
WINNING THE WAR
Sent Thousands OF Men 10 France,
Who Later Became Skilled In
Various Industries

Paris, Jan. 3i.--Little has been
said. and few persons really know
that China played big part In win
ming the war. France. early In the
struggle imported 10000 Chinese
laborers and used them. at the start.
In that capacity alone. But long be-
fore the war was over most OF these
mon from China became experts In
many lines and are going back to
their native land as competent cha
ufeurs. mechanics. road builders and
with n keen insight into military af-
fairs, and the ways OF good govern
ment In the Christian world. They
Will play no small part in the gov
erning OF China in the future and
Americans have been helping them
In Europe and Will help them when
they get home.
Soon after the Y. NJ. G. A. arrived
in France men from America we're
assigned to take charge OF the cam
paign among the Chinese. About 40
Chinese, graduates OF Yale. Harvard
and other large universities we're Sc
cured to lead in the work and many
American Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries
we're assigned to work with them.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
CHROME PRODUCERS
MAY YET GET RELIEF

Washington, Jan. 31.-Producers
OF chrome, mangenite, manganese
and tungsten, and thousands who
invested in these war mineral pro-
jects at the suggestion and request
OF the government, will be saved
from loss and in some cases from
full ruin. Senator Henderson, Of
Nevada, yesterday afternoon secur-
ed and amendment to the act vali-
dating war contracts that authorizes
the secretary of the interior to as
certain and pay all just claims for
losses of investors made under gov
eminent direction or request or any
of the so-called war mineral enter
prises. The secretary is authorized.
empowered and directed to pay out
of the $50,O00,OOO appropriated for
stimulation of the production OF
these minerals all claims that he
shall find just and proper. His find
Ing shall be absolute and final. The
appropriation is continued In full
force until the secretary shall have
completed his payment of all claims
made under the amendment.
Only 30 days from the approval of
the act is given to. claimants to file
their claims with the secretary of
the interior, and failure to make
such application within the required
time will forever bar the claimants
for relief, as no power is conferred
to sue the government in this .ac-
count.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
WEST POINT TO HAVE
MANY BOCHE TROPHIES

With the American Army of Oc-
cupation, Jan. 31.-Helmets of every
type worn by German officers and
men during the war are being col
lected by the United States Receiv-
ing commission for the War College
in Washington and the museum AT
West Point. The collection for each
also will contain swords OF various
kinds, rifles and revolvers, breast
plates worn by German snipers and
other styles OF armour, gas masks,
and in fact, sample of nearly
everything excepting the heavy artil-
lery brought into use by the Ger
mans during the four years war.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
ARE OUT
EARLY IN THE EAST

Hazleton. Pa. Jan. 31.-Ground-
'hogs have declined to wait for Can
dlemas Day next month, the official
time set for them to peer out from
their cozy holes in the woods and
determine what the weather will be
for six weeks after their nap has
been disturbed.
instead the little animals are al
ready prowling in the woods around
this city, their period of Information
apparently having come to an end.
Weather-wise citizens are claiming
this is a sure sign of the cessation of
winter weather. but the skepticaI
ones are keeping their coal bins
filled.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
AMERICANS LINING UP
FOR MEXICAN TRADE


Mexico City, Jan. 31-The Mexican
and American Chambers of Com
merce in the capital report the re-
ceipt of thousands of communica-
tions from commercial bodies in the
United States and Europe asking de-
tails In regard to the demand in
Mexico for foreign made goods. Ad-
vices also have been received indi-
eating that there soon will appear
in this country small army Of for
eign selling agents, chosen especial
ly for their ability to speak Spanish
and for their experience in Latin
America trade practices.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
TIGHT SKIRTS DELAY
PASSENGER TRAINS

Philadelphia, Jan. Slight skirts
worn by women passengers have up
set schedules on the railroads.
The Pennsylvania railroad, with
scientific accuracy, has found that
since women have begun wearing
tight skirts the average stopping
time of train at station is now
II seconds longer than 1t was when
the skirts were short and roomy
around the bottom.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
NOTEDACTORENDS
POPULAR CAREER
Nat Goodwin, Much Married Man,
Dies After Brief Illness Due to
Removal Of Eye

New York. Jan. 31.-Nat @. Good
win, actor, died at a hotel here af-
ter a brief illness, due to 3 general
breakdown following the removal OF
one eye several months ago when a
drug clerk gave him chloroform eye
wash by mistake.
Not Goodwin was born in Boston
in 1857. He was married five times
and was soon to have married Geor-
gia Gardner of Los Angeles, an act
ress.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
ItEPResENTATIvE GALLAGHER
INTRODUCES BILL TO RE
CLAIM 5000. 900 ACRES
PASSAGE MEANS AN ELECTION
aShuebcl Bill, Aimed 10 Settle Dis
putes Between Capital and Labor,
Killed In the House

Salem. Ore, Jan. 31.--To pave
Tho way for reclamation OF over
100000 acres. Representative Gal
lagher introduced resolution for
constitution amendment, authoriz-
ing the state to guarantee district
reclamation bonds. This and other
reconstruction legislation may war
rant a special election after the leg
isiatnre adJourns.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
2OO, 900 YANKs WILL REMAIN
IN FRANCES AFTER PEACE

Paris, Jan. 31.--At least 200, ZOO
Americans now in the army will re.
main in France, according to q state.
ment made by prominent member
of the American colony in Paris and
quoted by the Intransigeapt today
The majority will remain, It is said
because they wish to marry French
women and the rest hecause they
are charmed with French life and
see great opportunities here for Am.
erican energy.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
50 MEXICAN GENERALS
WOULD Be FARMERS

Mexico City, Jan. 31-More than
so generals of the Mexican army,
who took up arms during the revolu-
tion have asked the chief executive
to release them from their military
duties SO that they may return to
civil pursuits. Most of them have
been without commands and have
not been engaged in active service
for several years.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
Would Prevent Lobbying

Salem. Jan. 3l.-A drastic meas.
ure. governing lobbying. and making
all lobbyists register with the secre.
tary OF state and file expense ac'
counts. has been introduced. This
bill would prevent lobbying except
before committees, In press or print.
cd statements put on members
desks.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31

Washington, Jan 31.-The repub-
iican senators sharply attacked the
plan for dealing with the German
colonies and Turkish territories in
ASIA which Paris dispatches said
mad been proposed by President VIII
san and accepted in principal by the
supreme council. Senator'S Lodge,
Knox and Johnson led the attack.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
ALBERS ADMITS TOO
. DRUNK TO REMEMBER"

Portland, Ore, Jan. 31.-Henry
Albers denied his disloyalty when
he took the stand today. He said
he was anti-German due to the mill
tary trend OF the kaiser. He declar-
ed that his trip from Oakland to
Portland was a complete blank, as
he was too drunk to remember.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31

Paris. Jan. 3l--It developed today
that which ever force is sent to Tur-
key for garrisoning purposes there
Will be no American troops among
them. Their use may he inappro-
priate as the United States was new
er at war with Turkey.
In phrases stripped of diplomatic
niceties. President Wilson told the
members OF the supreme council
that he would not be a party to a
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31

Salem, Ore. Jan. s1.--The house
defeated the Shucbel labor arbitra-
tion bill for state board of con-
ciiiation and arbitration to handle
disputes between capital and labor.
Labor representatives were against
II.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
WILL NAME WITNESSES IN
TRIAL OF THE PACKERS

Washington. Jan. 3t.-The names
of witnesses upon whose testimony
charges OF collusian among the five
leading packers were based by the
federal trade commission will be
submitted voluntarily by the commits
sion to the house committee.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31

division OF Germany's colonies
among the powers which now hold
them, and then become a party to
the league OF nations which in effect
would guarantee their title. There
are inferences that the president
even referred to peace of loot"
The atmosphere has been cleared
by the discussion during the last
two days.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
WAR BOARD TO STAND FOR
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS

Washington, Jan. 31.--The war
trade board will not take retaliatory
measure on account of import re-
strictions by England.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
ARMY OF 100000 TO
Be STANDING FORCE

Washington, Jan. S1.-The house
military committee unanimously de-
termined on an army of 100000
men as a basis for determining an
appropriation for army pay next
year.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
LOUISIANA NEGRO is LYNCHED

Monroe. La, Jan. 3l.-A mob last
night lynched Sampson Smith. a ne
gro convicted at Columbus OF the
murder OF Blanchard Warner. a
white man.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
Dimick for Death Penalty

Salem. Ore. Jan. 31.-Senator
Dimick has introduced Joint reso-
lution to put on the ballot measure
restoring the death penalty for trea-
son. and murder In the first degree.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
WILL HAVE NOTHING To
Do WITH RED OPPONENTS
No Americans Will Patrol Iwkey--President Says He
WillNot be Party to Division Of German Colonies and
League Of Nations Too---Senators Attack Plan

Paris, Jan. 3i.--The peace confer
ence has two replies from Russia.
The government of Northern Russia
formally refuses to meet with the
BolSheviki. The omsk government,
under Admiral Kolchak, while less
categoric in reply. expresses a strong
reserve.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-31
GOVERNING POWER UsURPED
BY woRKMEN WHO RULE
LIKE AUToCRATs
SITUATION IS GROWING WORSE
Mounted Police Are Called Out ut
Glasgow, Scotland--SeveraI Per-
Sons Are Injured.

London, Jan. 31.-Belfast dis
patches depict the situation there
akin to that recently attained in
Germany under revolutionary rule.
The governing power has been usurp-
ed by the strike committee and the
city is governed from the Artisans
hail. No one can do anything un-
less he comes, hat in hand, to the
committee Of trades union leaders.
The committee prescribes what
places and industries can have cleo
tricity.
There is no prospect for BETTER
ment In the strike situation, and the
movement is spreading.
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Glasgow. Scotland, Jan. s1.-sey-
eral persons were injured when the
police charged a crowd Of strikers
with batons. The mounted police
were called out.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-05
.GR0WLER NOW
MERE TIN PAIL
Big Reduction in Brewery
Forces Looked For AS
Early Result.

Chicago. May 4-The -rowlcr has
ceased growing here TODAY.
With the passing Of the weather
beaten, lip-stained old tin bucket.
fully 200 skilled brewery workers
also saw their jobs 20 aClimmerinu.
all because Of the MAY /, diScon-
t,nuance OF the brewing order by the
government.
Manufacture Of near beer and
other substitutes. which had replaced
the real article. does not require the
amount Of labor that bcer-nlakinG
does. according to brewery worker
II was believed Al union headQuaT-
ters that more men Will ne released.
Levy Mayer. attorney for the brew
erS, said no effort was b.ing mad"
by Chicago brewer os 10 operate IN
violation OF the LAW. Bc said sub
stitut" beer had replaced m" real
article. Accumulated stocks will bS
sold until July I. he said. There Will
be no shortage. he claimed
Brewery workers union offiC ais
estimated that 81 the 5.cp skilled
workers IN ChraEo's ihirty-;Uc
breweries. only 3.51p now are en-
ployed. 4 considerable number "f
the 500 laborcrs and unskilled work
ers also had been discharged, they
said.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-05
Rupture Kills
1000 Annually

Seven thousand persons each ycar arc laid
avay-the burial certificate bsing marked
Rupture. Why! BeCsusc tic unfortunate
ones had neglected themselves 81 had been
merely taking care Of the sign t>WenC II the
afhction and paying no attention 10 the cause.
What arc yon doing! Arc you neslecting YOUR
self by wearing truss. arp,isnce or whatever
name you ehOose to call il Al hest the truss
is only, makeshift-and cannot H. expected
to act as more than mere mechanical sup
pert. The binding pressure retards blood cir
culation. thus robbing the weakened muscles Of
that which they need must- nourishment.
But science has found way. and every
truss sufferer in the land is invited TO make a
FhEE test right In the privacy Of their own
home. The PLAPA0 method is unques;ionably
the most scientific. logical and successful self
treatment for rupture the world has ever known.
The PLAPAO PAD when adherinG closely to
the body cannot possibly slip OF shift out 81
place. therefore cannot chafe or pinch. Soft
as velyet-eaS TO apply-inexpensiye. To he
used whilst you work and whilst yuu sleer. No
straps. buckles springs attached.
Learn hcw to close the hernial opening -
nature intended - tho rupture CAN'T come
down. Send yuue name today 10 PLAPAo
CO., Block eis, st. Louis. Nc, for FREE trisl
tlapso and the information necesssry.-AdV.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-05
SOUTH AMERICA
will Be MECCA
OF HUN TRADE
German Business Men Look
80 Prosperous Neutrals to
/; Regain Commerce.
BARRED FROM EUROPE
War Has Embittered French
and English Against
Recent Enemies.

Despite the reverses OF the war,
Germany Is making strenuous efforts
10 provide Jumping on" places from
which she can make still other efforts
To regain her lost trade, according TO
iSormation which has reached the
Sate Department from various
sources.
She looks to South America as her
great future stamping ground' be-
cause of the presence there of neu-
trail nations. and their prosperity.
Mexico is another place that Germans
h4ve set in the category of likely
zones of occupation" and the United
States is listed among countries which
do not regard Germans in the same
light that they are viewed by the
British and French.
America Is Mecca.
Hundreds of Germans. il is known.
are anxious to come to the United
States as soon as the peace treaty
is signed The government. however,
will not permit an influx of popula-
ton from the enemy's country, and
they therefore will be compelled to
turn to other lands. The attitude of
this government is known to many Of
them at the present time. and this
and Argentine legations. especially in
Berlin. by Germans who seek by mi
grafton to escape the war penalties
the allied governments will impose on
their country.
II Mexico permits a wholesale in
dux of German emigrants. which is
more than a likelihood. inasmuch as
the Carranza Government has been
unable to obtain recognition for its
diplomats in France and ItaIy, and
has been refused admission in the
league of nations. its German popu-
1ation may soar into the million
class.
Recent advices have given infor-
nation of the trade onslaught con-
templated for Argentina. A syndi-
cate of Germans has been formed
for the purchase of meats, cereals
and other foodstuffs there, and its
representative will soon arrive in
Buenos Aires to Took things over"
Perhaps the one thing. in the view
of officials here. which will add
weight and give confidence to Ger
many's new commercial pretensions
is, the reported allied loan of $4,000
100000 to Germany. The United
States. though, is not a party to this
proposed transaction.
BY force of circumstances German
business men have temporarily
given up whatever designs they may
have had to regain their lost trade
in Western Europe. Practically
every shop in every English city
bears huge poster. recalling the
pUhlic's mind to the action of Ger
mans in the last four years. N"Wil
You Forget" requests the poster
The anti-"NIG" campaign. which
is the prOpa Eanda against goods
made in Germany" is so effective
i'm the British Isles as to make at
tempts to regain that market fruit
less fO- years
The Washington herald., 1919-05-05
YdnkS Just from Russia
Bring Bunch of Stories
OF Amazing BolShepiki
Five Soldiers from Middle West, First Ameri-
can Prisoners to Quit "Bolsheyland,'
Reach London in Merry Mood

, the others here were captured later.
Schultz didn't get caught till last
March Il. but we all had the same
experiences. None of us. 1 guess, is
ashamed of the way we got captured.
They got us Fighting. In my case
the guy wearing q white nightgown
crawIed through the snow in a moon
lat night when | was on sentry. gun
butted me senseless and took me with
him. When | came TO. / was being
carried on a stretcher, headed for
Bolshyland.
The first thing they did when l
got into the Bolshevist camp was to
swipe my fur coat, shoes and uni
form. They gave me a BoIshevist
uniform. and then, together with some
French and British prisoners, / started
on terrible hike for 800 versts more
than 80 miIes) to VoIogda. 1t was
10 below zero. Otherwise we were
having "a hot time.
He'll, Pure and Simple. -
1T was hell. pure and simple. We
were fed irregularly with black bread
and fish soup that would gag a hog.
OF nights we slept in peasants huts
alive with vermin. We couldn't talk
to our captors. because they didn't
know English. but l laughed and
kidded 'em and called 'em all the
rough names l could think OF and
they'd laugh and yell 'Amerikani.'
From Vologda, 1 was taken by
train to Moscow. where | was locked
up in the barracks. not a regular
prison. l was the first Americon to
get TO Moscow. but French and.British
fellows were with me, also Captain
Wilson of the Roal Engineers. Major
Frazeers. a British supply officer, and
Canadian flying lieutenant-I don't
remember his name, but he was a
resular prince.
For two months. | was the only
American there: then the rest of
these boys and the 'Y' workers drift
ed in. / nearly died of lonesomeness
before they arrived,
"All these boys suffered worse than
hell in marching to the railroad. be-
cause they were captured later. when
it was colder. Houston was captured
on November %. He didn't get to the
railroad until New Years. and was
all in"
How did they feed you?" dueried
the correspondent.
Then big Schultz beloved: "Kasha."
All laughed and sang a song in
queer Russo-English. about black
bread. kasha, and fish soup which
makes your belly sick
Then Albers resumed his tale:
We were all in bed when the first
meal was served-soup. God know s
what's in it-occasionally somebody
would make a mistake and leave a
bite of meat in 1t. but it was mostly
dried peas and punk fish. I'll never
eat another fish as long as live.
The last two months they began
putting horse in the soup. / know.
because l found horseshoe nail in
mine. We got a pound Of black bread
The Washington herald., 1919-05-05
zoo JEWELLERS ON STRIKE
FOR NAMES; HERALD AIDS
Visitors to Big District Menagerie Will Get
Chance to Christen Their Favorite Ami !
- mails; May II Time Limit

hands and declared that il was all
they could do to- take care of them
playing godfather to the whole
bunch, they said, was out of the
question.
Consulted by the Zoo authorities
The Washington Herald has decided
to summon to it's assistance the many
readers OF the paper and give every
boy and girl. man and woman a
chance to christen one of the animals.
Each day the paper will publish a
picture of one of the strikers with
an invitation to Herald readers to sug-
gest an appropriate name.
Names to Animal Editors.
The names must be sent to the
Animal Editor of the Washington
Herald by Monday. May IL. with
the reason why the writer considers
the name appropriate. Keepers at
the Zoo during the week will be
glad to show visitors the particular
animal whose picture has appeared
and tell them something of its hab-
its and disposition.
Each name submitted will be
judged by a committee of three.
composed of the Zoo superintendent.
Mr.. Hollister; the head keeper, Mr..
Blackburn, and the Animal Editor Of
The Washington Herald. Results
of the committees decision will be
announced in the paper.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-05
NO names, no Zoo"

With the introduction of Hftam and
Kechil. the two baby elephants. to the
big family out at the Geological Park.
trouble started for Ned Hollister, su-
perintendent of the Zoo. and William
Blackburn. for twenty-eight years
head keeper.
TITS too much" declared the Con-
nochoetec Gnu. when interviewed yes
terday afternoon. Here I've been in
this Zoo since 1914. and even the head
keeper still refers to me as the Con-
nochoetec Gnu, and now these two
youngsters. mere babies, are given the
chummy names right at the beginning.
No wonder they are receiving so mucn
publicity. | bet the newspapers
wouldn't be so anxious IL they had
to write Infant Pachyderms every
time they referred to them. Hitam
and kechil,. indeed"
Gryphus starts Strike.
Other animals were equally indignant
and the SarcOramphus Gryphus voiced
the sentiment of the entire Zoo when
he angrily announced that unless he
received n name he would strike and
the Zoo would have to get along as
well as It might without a Sar-
coramphus Gryphus.
Confronted by the task of naming
the entire Zoo family. Mr.. Hollister
and Mrs. Blackburn threw up their