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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
WILL
MAKE TEST CASES
Half Of One Per Cent Alcohol Is Linn
IL; Palmer Says He viii Enforce
War Time Prohibition

Washington, July 1.-Test cases
on the sale OF beverages containing
more than half Of one per cent al
cohol will be brought Immediately
by the department of justice in all
jurisdictions where such cases are
not now pending, Attorney General
Plummer announced today.
we propose to make immediate
arrests OF persons who violate the
wartime prohibition law according
to our Interpretation thereof" said
the attorney general.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
SOLDIER PAYS PENALTY
FOR LINGERING KISS

Brest, July 1.-One American SOL
dier who fingered too long saying
goodbye to his girl on the railway
platform as his train was leaving for
Brest missed his train. Though he
overlook 1t by getting a ride on the
next faster train. his commanding
officer made him march up and down
In the isle OF the car for five hours
carrying his pack and rifle while the
train was going IT'S miles to Brest.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
SALEM MAN AWARDED FOR
DISTINGUISHED sERvICE

Washington. July General
Pershing today notified the war de-
partment OF the award Of the dis
tinguished service cross to ]. n.
Burchfield, Of Salem. Ore.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01

Portland, Ore. July 1.-The cleo
al workers generally Joined the
strike today against the Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph company. fol-
lowing au unanimous vote taken last
night at a union mass meeting.
Telephone service is still being
given today. but in reduced volume.
Telephone company officials said
today that only 20 per cent OF the
operators had struck. The union
members said that more than 400
were out and that 800 had joined
the union since yesterday.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
REMAIN WITH RUSSIANS

Archangel, July 1.---,Even with all
American soldiers withdrawn from
Northern Russia, the United States
still has large representation
among the British volunteer troops.
or a contingent of Canadian flying
corps officers who recently arrived
large number are from the states.
AT one flying corps mess recently
visited by the correspondent were
six Iowans.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
DER|G|BLE EXPLODES
IAJUR|NG BYsTANDERS

Baltimore. Nd. July NEARLY a
score of persons were injured today
at Camp Holabird by the explosion
OF a navy dirigible. The balloon had
descended because of rudder trouble
and was surrounded by a large
crowd when the explosion occurred.
Nearly 100 persons we're treated
at Camp Holabird hospital for burns
of various degrees.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
US. USED MILLIONS
OF TONS MEXICAN OIL

Mexico City, July 1.-The United
States took virtually all the 1918 oil
production of Mexico, about 7,500.-
600 tons, according to published
summaries credited to the depart
ment Of industry, commerce and la
Dor. To Uncle Sam is credited ex-
ports OF s,4o5.731 tons, with Eng
land taking 1S4.1S4 tons and Chile
leading South American importers
with 630,sS6.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
PORTLAND HAS REDUCED TELE-
PHONE SERVICE; BOTH SIDES
CLAIM UPPER HAND
SPOKANE.AND TACOMA ARE HIT
Railway Photographers Given Instruc-
tons 20 Resume Handling Of w.
L. Commercial business

Spokane, Wash. July 1.-The
union electricians employed by the
Home Telephone company. to the
number OF so or rs struck today in
response TO call from their inter-
national officers.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
OLD ICE SHIP WILL
BE AUCTgONED OFF

Seattle. July 1.-tAdmiral Perry's
staunch old ice ship, the Roosevelt,
which carried the noted explorer to
the northern edge Of Grant land on
his trip TO the North Pole, is lying
in the Puget Sound navy yare at
Bremerton. Wash. waiting to go on
the auction block to be sold to the
highest bidder.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01

London. July 1.-The anti-bolshe-
Wiki forces are advancing against
Kursk, $50 miles south OF Moscow,
hoping to find way 10 Moscow, ac-
oording to q Russian wireless mes
sage quoting the official bolsheviki
organ IZvestia.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
PROTECT AMERICANS
FROM VILLA BANDS

El Paso. Tex. July IA concen-
tration camp has been established at
Jiminez. Chihuahua, where Ameri-
cans from the Parral district have
gone for protection from Villa bands
according to the story of an Ameri-
can who arrived today from Parral.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
ANOTHER ATLANTIC FLIGHT

East Fortune, Scotland, July H.
The British dirigible R-34 IT Is ex-
pected win start to attempt a flight
across the Atlantic at O'Clock We'd
1esday morning.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
RAID REDS IN MONTREAL

Montreal, Canada. July 1.3Tons
OF bolshevist and socialist literature
were seized in a raid on foreign
quarters OF the city. conducted to-
day by the police.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01

St. Louis, Mo-, July 1.--Members
of the order of railway telegraphers
throughout the country today were
ordered to resume handling of COM
mercial business for the Western
Union >and Postal Telegraph COM
panies. The ban had been in effect
since June 12. as measure OF SYM
pathy with the telegraph strike.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
sINN FEINERS ARE
SHOWING THEIR "IRIsH'

Dublin, July 1.-The British flae
was burned in Dublin Saturday
night. Outside of Trinity college q
number OF union jacks were seized
and the torch applied. Cheers were
given for DE Valera, president Of
the Irish republic" and revolution,
airy songs were sung.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
ANOTHER PRECEDENT BROKEN,
But ACTION WAS NECESSARY
BEFORE FIRST OF JULY
TECHNICALLY ON U,S.TERR|TORY
George Washington Making 10 Knots
Which Indicates That She WIN
Arrive Home Monday

Washington. July President
Wilson signed the railroad appro-
priation bill, the Indian bill, some
minor measures and other docu-
ments which needed signature to be-
come law before July / in midocean
at a. m. Greenwich time yesterday.
It was the first time that CHIEF
executive OF the United States had
AFFIXED his signature to appropriation
bills at sea.
A pouch containing the bills was
dispatched on the eastbound trans
port Great Northern from New York
on June "a. Yesterday morning the
Great Northern met the George
Washington bearing the president
homeward.
Technically, the president was on
American territory when he signed
the measures.
The bills awaiting the presidents
signature and documents relating to
much other government business
we're soon spread on the presidents
desk for his attention.
The last day OF the fiscal year
thus found the president handling
current affairs in mid-Atiantic.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01

washington, July lam air mail
service between New York and Chi
cago was inaugurated today, with a
six-hour service.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01

Salem, Ore, July 1.-The public
service commission today instructed
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company to keep an accurate account
of its extra expenditures on account
OF the strike. to be used later in an
investigation to be conducted by the
commission.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01

Seattle. July 1.--Electrician union
officials said today that every mem
ber here had answered the telephone
strike call.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01

Tacoma. Wash, July Forty
eight members OF the electrical
workers union employed by the Pa
cific Telephone and Telegraph com.
pany are on strike here today. The
operators are still at work.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01

On Board the U. s. s. George
Washington. June 30.-President
Wilson was 357 miles out at noon
today. The George Washington was
running 16 knots an hour, which In
dicates her arrival in port about
Monday noon.
1t is expected the presidential par
ty without stopping at New York
and the presidents official utterance
in America is likely to be when he
in person will present before Con-
gress a detailed statement of the
proceedings of the poace conference.
He carries with him copies Of the
treaty.
President and Mrs. Wilson are en-
joying the balmy air and sunny
breeze OF an ideal passage. They
spent much Of the day on the upper
deck. The president wore his GUS
tomary tweed cap and Mrs. Wilson
blue tam o,shanter.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01

Seattle. Wash. July 1.-Washing-
ton state was only a spectator when
the nation went dry last night.
Washington by popular vote be-
came dry January /, 1915. The sa-
looms went out OF business but I'm
portatiOns" were allowed. June 6.
lsi7, the state became bone dry"
by legislative act. Last November
the voters approved the bone dry
measure. Now. according to local
Interpretation of federal and state
laws. only liquor for sacramental
purposes is allowed.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-01
CALIFORNIA SLIPS
INTO DRY COLUMN
Disciples OF Bacchus Who Forgot to
Stock Up Had Nothing 10 Qucnch
Turning Thirst

San francisco. June 1--Callfornla
with the rest OF the nation today be-
gan 10 adapt itself TO prohibition
conditions As far as the outward
and visible signs we're concerned. no
change could be noted Everything
went AS usual In some sections OF
the city the bibulousiy inclined sat
np into the early morning hours
speeding the parting guests until the
last moment. For these the morn
Ing bracer no longer existed unless
private provision had been made for
the emergency.
All OF the clubs In this city we're
strictly on a soft drink basis today.
Practically all the familiar surround
ings and appurtenances had been re-
tanned Men still made use OF the
brass foot rail as they stood at the
bar and quaffed their grape ufce or
root beer.
There were few men In the clubs
who we're used TO having their little
tipple who were not provided with a
store OF their fayorite beverages OF
old. Clubs had sold their stocks TO
their members and in many OF the
larger organizations the wine eel
lars were turned into storage de-
Dosits where each member was pro-
ided with small locker where he
could keep his stock.
Large clubs such as the Olympic
and bohemian disposed OF from $685.
900 to $4,000 worth OF liquors to
their members, II still lies In the
wine cellars. but Il has been sorted
redistributed and segregated so that
II now has many owners. each his
own private store. Similar condi-
tlons obtained in tho Press Club, the
Pacific Yukon. the Family and other
wen known organizations.
What applies TO San Francisco.
practically applies 10 all sections OF
the far west, where prohibition was
not already In force.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
BEGIN PROBE INTO
WARS AUTHORSHIP
SECRETARY LANSING PRESIDENT
OF BODY TO FIX RESPONSIBLE
ITY FOR CONFEDERATION.
viii Establish Guilt of Those Respon-
sible for Premeditated Violation of
Treaties and Will Also Fix
the Penalties.

Paris.-RObert Lansing, the Ameri-
can secretary of state, was unanimous
ly elected president of the committee
on responsibility for the war. which
held its first meeting on February 3
at the foreign office.
In proposing Secretary Lansing's
name, Captain Andre Tardieu, the
French member of the committee, said
that before regulating a peace of JUS
tice it was necessary to impose penal
ties upon the authors of the agrees
sions which had brought death to mill
lions.
The work of the committee, he ex-
planned, would be first to study the
facts which would establish the guilt
of those responsible for premeditated
violation of treaties and international
law, and, second, to fix the penalties
which would be defined and applied.
He closed by proposing Secretary
Lansing for president, which was APP
proved by the committee.
AT the meeting of the commission on
a society of nations Monday afternoon
there was a general agreement to push
the deliberations as rapidly as possible.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07

Neutrality-suspicious. a meeting
here at which the Russian soviet gov
eminent was praised, senator Thomas
OF Colorado, Democrat, declared in the
senate that a powerful organization,
which he did not name, was constantly
at work to overthrow the American
government. The senator said a menu
Der of tie house was conspicuous" at
the meeting, but that senate rules pro-
hibited him from naming him.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
AGREE ON OIL LEASING BILL.
Alaska to Be Opened for Development
Under Leasing System.

Washington.-Afte months of de-
liberation, house and senate conferees
on Monday reached a final agreement
on the oil leasing bill, under which
more than 5O,OO0,O0O acres of govern
ment-owned oil. gas, coal, phosphate
and sodium lands in western states
and Alaska would be opened for de-
velopment under a leasing system sub
ject to a royalty, which, in the case of
oil and gas, will be not less than one
eighth of the gross value of produc-
ton.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
Western Men COMING Home.

Washington.-Most of the Fortieth
division, including practically all of
the infantry units, has been assigned
to early convoy home, the war depart
ment announced Monday. In the divi-
sion are California, Nevada. Utah, Col
orado, Arizona and New Mexico ma
tional guardsmen.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
would EIx wheat Prlce at SIC.

Neutrality-suspicious. dealers appear
ing before the house agricultural COM
mittee proposed that the government
pay the guaranteed price of 1926
bushel for the 1919 wheat crop and
sell it TO the consumer at the world
market price, which they estimated
would be about S1.25.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
President Addresses French Deputies

Paris.-President Wilson Monday
evening delivered an address in the
chamber of deputies, having as audi
tors President Poincare, the presidents
of the chamber and the senate, and
large numbers of members of both
houses of parliament, and the person
mel of the French cabinet.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
Case of Fire. jump.

Tourist tafter registering at vene-
tian hoteD-Is the house equipped
with fire escapes?
Clerk-Throughout, sir. You'll find a
guaraLteed life preserver in your room.
-Buffaol Express.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
Hordes of Idle Menace Berlin.

Amsterdam.-Berlin is in the grip of
the greatest unemployment crisis in
it's history. The government is threat
ening to put into effect a system of
compulsory employment but the huge
army of jobIess men and women now
estimated at 10000, is taking a defiant
attitude. Most of the city's industries
and stores are tied up by strikes.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
RUSSIAN Capital Bombarded.

ockholm.-Petrograd has been
bombarded by Kronstadt artillery and
many people have been killed, accord
ing to travellers, who are quoted to
this effect by the Finnish papers. Seri-
GUS disorders are prevalent in Petro-
grad.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
Hines Favors Federal Control.

Washington. Director General
Hines, testifying before the senate in
terstate commerce committee, declared
he did not believe in government own.
ership, but in organization of a few
big railway companies subject to close
government supervision.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
Monument to soldiers in Scotland.

Washington.-The American Red
Cross announced an appropriation OF
$50. S26 for the erection and mainte-
nance of a monument on the island Of
Islay, Scotland, where are buried 179
American soldiers
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
Ennd for the czecho.slovaks.

Paris. - The food administration
headquarters has announced that the
American relief administration had re-
ceiveda shipment of $4,000 tons of
food from Triest at Prague for the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-02-07
The Literary Farmer.

Can literary man do anything on
farin?"
Sure. If he makes a success Of IT
he can write wise articles telling peo-
pie how to do It. If not he can write
Nnny stuff about his failures"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08
Congress and the Cost of Living.

charleston News and CourierD
We said the other day that there
would be very little chance of doing
anything effective towards reducing
the high cost of living unless the Re
publicans at Washington altered radi-
cally the tactics which they have en-
ployed ever since they gained control
of congress. The executive branch of
tive in any remedial action which the
government proposes; and if the ma
jOritY party of congress continues to
proceed on the theory that anything
and everything the administration
proposes must be opposed regardless
of its merits, ii will not be possible
to get anything done. The problem
is hard enough as it stands. Its solu-
tion requires genuine and sincere CO.
operation all along the line. If ii be
made the plaything OF politics. If il be
used as means OF making political
capital for the 1920 campaign there
will be no hope of its solution.
The New York Sun is the principal
organ of the Republican "Old Guard p"
The fact that the New York Sun is
already trying to make political cap,
itai out of the high cost OF living
question is. therefore. ominously sig
nificant. The Sun launches at once
oft
istration, declaring that it alone is
responsible for the high cost of living.
THE Washington Administration, ="
it says, need not search the country
over 1t need not search one foot be
yond its own doorstep for the cause
of the fearful cost of living which.
from having become discomfort
now grows into menace to the coun-
try"
The absurdity OF this charge is at
once apparent to every intelligent hu-
man being. But that is not the point.
The point is that the Suns attitude
is. we fear. indicative of the spirit in
which the political organization of
which the Sun is spokesman is going
to approach this matter. If this fear
is realized and If. instead of devoting
Itself to finding a remedy. the con
sressional majority simply uses the
high cost OF living as another base
for attacks on the administration, the
governments hands will be tied. il
will be unable to do anything. and
the situation in this country will go
from bad to worse.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08

cestors; in the center was large,
round table, on which were placed the
family album and family Bible. A
big horsehair sofa sat in one corner,
while what-not stood in another.
"In this parlor the children of the
house never dared to assemble, but
on certain state occasions the elder
daughter of the house, or younger
one if she could beat her sister to it,
sat bolt upright in solemn grandeur
and received the final sworn assur-
ances of her accepted lover. But the
parlor is a thing of the past; it has
passed in its checks, as it were. Now
the guests assemble informally in the
library or drawing room and soon at
tain considerable amount of ease"
The Montgomery, Ala, Advertiser
observes sadly that the decadence of
ing of the home as a gathering-place
for friends" protesting to see therein
an irreparable loss to social life. 1t
says:
The model home of generation
and more ago was a spacious object
within whose ample walls Weekend
parties were held, and ballroom
floor lay, while under the house was
cellar to keep things in that might
be needed for pleasant occasions. But
the model home is dwindling in size
along with families. The cost of main
tenance, in the matter of servants.
lights, fuel and furniture, not to speak
Of the cost of building material, is too
burdenSome to encourage the build
ing of large houses. 1t has become
necessary to make smaller houses.
When something had to be sacrificed.
everybody agreed on the parlor. With
these alterations came also a chance
in social customs. Dinner parties are
frequently given at hotels and recep-
tions at downtown clubs. Dances are
usually given downtown AS rule,
the last thing people seem to desire
now is company in the house"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08
SCISSORS AND PASTE.
The Plan for the Army.
columbia State.)

A regular army of $4,000 officers
and men is about the strength that
in The States opinion is needed in a
country having population of no.
100000 which, frequently The State
has said, and the proposal of the sec
retary of war that compulsory mill
tary training three months for youths
of 19 is entirey wise. That the world
is to have peace, through a league of
the nations, by no means implies that
men should not learn the lesson of
discipline and obedience and that the
development and care of 1.-The health
and physical condition of the young
manhood of the nation" should not
be provided. By military training, not
carried to the point OF creating a ma
ton of professional soldiers, this OBJ
ject can be attained better than in
any other way that can be devised.
To say that the United States
should not have a regular army and
that half million men is more than
the present conditions require is to
betray lack OF sense of proportion
In 1916. when we had an army of
10000 or 100000 it was necessary
to call out the national guard for
service on the Mexican border and for
that service ii was never designed
Since then the war in Europe has
demonstrated that, to be symmetrical.
an army must have variety of
branches hitherto not regarded as in
the least essential. For example, the
field artillery of our army had been
almost negligible in numbers and
equipment before the late conflict.
Gas warfare had not been considered
and aviation was in it's infancy. The
great war brought into a place of
first importance the motor car and
the tank. Even were the population
of the republic not greater than it
was half century ago an army twice
as large as it was then would be nee,
essary now for completeness.
If. then. we are to have such an
army, would it not be wasteful to neg
lect to make il serve as an educa-
tional agency?
Men who have the money send
their boys to military schools-why
not send every youth to a military
school when we have the regular SOL
diers to instruct it?
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08

ment must buy all the farmers wheat
on the basis of $226 the Washington
administration is trying to sell that
wheat to the American consumer at
grossly inflated figures as If there
We're a wheat famine. when there VIII
be on its hands at least half billion
bushels Of wheat which this country
cannot consume and the greater part
of which the government will never
be able to sell abroad.
When the Washington administra-
ton nailed up the price of wheat at
such an abnormal level il autOmatl-
cally elevated the prices OF corn and
other grains. And when the Wash
ington administration did that thing
it doubled and trebled general food
costs; for virtually all the food that
man, woman or child eats is nothing
but grain. The man eating beef at
his dinner table eats condensed grain
The baby AT its bottle in the crib eats
condensed grain. The steer that gives
.
the hen that lays the egg are alike
fed and fattened on grain.
When the Washington administra-
tion nailed up the price of wheat it
screwed up the price of labor, for la
Dor had to have more and more wages
to pay the grossly excessive food
prices which were made by the Wash
ington administration when it made
the grain prices. And when the
Washington administration screwed
up the price OF labor 1t screwed up
the cost of every single thing that is
made by labor.
The Washington administration
need not search the country over. it
need not search one foot beyond its
own doorstep, for the cause of the