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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-10-04
NOTICE

The Palace dining room will be
open to the public Tuesday, October
" under the management OF Mrs. NJ.
A. Wood. 30
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-10-04
J. T.. BARTLETT

or the Peoples Electric Store.
Medford. Oregon. will be in this ter
ritory, still selling Standard Electri-
cal equipment--same goods. better
prices--your needs will be given our
utmost consideration. 75tf
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-10-04
My. Things Are Going Up

Even the Methodist Ladies' Aid So
ciety will have to charge l5c for
their social on Wednesday afternoon,
October s at the church parlors
Good program and refreshments. Try
to come, and pay at the door 81
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-10-04
Attention Elks

All Elks are requested to get their
invitation cards for the Elks dance
Monday, October 6, OF James LIum.
at the Peerless Clothing Co. 81
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-10-04

Dancing Party
Waldorf Hall Saturday night 81
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-10-04

Rev. Philip X. Hammond viii con-
duct evening service at st, Luke's
Episcopal church tomorrow at 1880.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
CALLED IN no ORGANIZE
cenueeclsi Club sec1etsris
Gather In st. Paul Two
Days This Week 5aSa-.

st. Paul. November 19.-More thar
$50 commercial club secretaries from
the ninth federal reserve district ar,
expected to gather in st. Paul Thurs
day and Friday to perfect. an organi
cation. f&Htf stH-. II EE4 ~
Representatives. of trade organiza
tons will also attend the convention
Fred T. Lincoln, secretary. Chambe.
of Commerce, Brainerd, will be tenn
porary chairman of the meeting.
III. III. Merrick, president Mississippi
Valley association and former presi
dent. of the Chicago Association O
Commerce, will speak Thursday noor
at the open forum meeting of the ST
Paul association on Development c
the Mississippi Valley" e. l.. Pid
geon, Winnipeg, Can, former presi
dent, International Rotary club, viii
also address the meeting. s
Among the speakers at the session
Thursday will be j. S. Cady, secrei
1 ary, Minneapolis Civic and Commerce
association;\ C. H. Randall. former
president, st. Paul association; RALPH
Paxton, secretary, Chamber of Com
merce, Des Moines; Fred P. Mann
president, North Dakota Retail Deal.
ers' association, and z. G. Hackett
secretary, Commercial club, Rochest
er, MINI.
The sessions will be held at the st
Paul association.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
Senator Knufe Nefson has
Framed Up Measure
DEFINITION OF SEOITION
House Committee Probing Alien
Situation; Washington
Comment
UNITED Press Dispatch

Washington, November 19.-Drastic
action for the suppression of activi-
ties of reds in the United States was
submitted to the senate today in the
form of bill by Senator Knute Mel
son of the judiciary department.
strictly eurbing all such actions.
The bill defines as seditious all
persons who advocate, oppose, pre-
vent, hinder or delay or seek to do
anything that is against the free per-
formance of the government or the
officers thereof. Written, printed cir
culated, spoken word of any seditious
nature is also strictly under the ban.
The bin carries sentence of twenty
years or a fine of 100000 -ts
Will be Severely Dealt Win.
Aliens who spread sedition in any
of the forms named under the law are
severely dealt with. The department
of justice is empowered to deport
them and to place them on lists of
those who may never return to this
country. Meantime the house immi-
grafton committee is thoroughly in
vestigating the alien situation. The
activities of Frederick C. Howe, form
er commissioner of Investigations, are
being investigated.
Charges that radicals are endeavor
ing to avoid deportation by taking out
their first citizenship papers are be-
ing investigated.
Senators Were Threatened.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1 ~ \
Washington, November 19.-Sena-
tor Brandegee declared today that
President Wilson had been warned by
a senate ground robin" of his own
party to take the entire state senate
into his confidence on the peace treaty
plan.
Senators have been threatened with
political extinction unless they voted
for something which many do not
want and do not feel should be put
through" Brandegee stated
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
ESCAPE WITH VALUABLES
Train Robber, Believed to Be
One William Carlisle, Has
" Thousands
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

Cheyenne, November 10. Once
more the real wild west today bay
ed on the trail of real train robber.
Bankers and ranchers, businessmen
and ,cowpunchers secured the wild
country for a cool-grey- eyed, smiling
bandit who held up train near
here and made his getaway with
thousands in jewelry and yaluables
taken from passengers.
Officers declare the fugitive is
William Carlisle, escaped from the
Wyoming penitentiary, who was do
ing time for other robberies of the
same nature. Carlisle is said to know
every coulee and hog trail in the
Wyoming hills and trailing him is no
small task.
Trainmen say he leaped from the
train with thousands of dollars worth
of valuables. Passengers are loath
to admit the booty was this large.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
AUTO IS BLAZING MASS
Overheating of An Exhaust Pipe
Get Fire To Delivery
Truck

Overheating of an exhaust pipe set
ire to the Balkenhol delivery truck
last evening. Alfred Miller, employ
ed at the Balkenhol grocery, haC
iriyen the machine up Main street
hill and in the soft roads traffic was
lifficult and the engine became over
heated. Ii is believed that heat
rom the exhaust pipe set fire to the
body of the truck and as the car
started down Main street hill the
speed famed the heat into flames.
" In a few moments the body and
top of the truck was blazing mass
Word was sent in to the fire depart
ment and the chemical truck ar
rived on the scene in time to proven,
the fire damaging the engine of the
car. From the downtown district OF
he city the blazing truck could
plainly be seen from the place on the
1ill where 1t had stopped and the
aames licking up into the sky cast
)ut bright red glow giving the ap-
1earance OF n serious fire.
John Balkenhol stated this morn
ng that he estimated the damage to
he truck at about 500. There were
10 groceries in the machine, Miller
)eing on a return trip when the fire
occurred.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
RAYMoNp. cLAPPEA,

Washington. November 1s.--Sena-
or Lodge offered his resolution on. the
PEACE treaty for vote just after the
senate went into session this after.
noon, The resolution contains the
iIeamble and the fourteen resolutions
On which the sepate agreed, sitting as
I committee of the whole. Senator
Hitchcock confdentially informed
newspaper men before the senate went
vent into session that he would have
enough votes to defeat the Lodge
resolution.
Lodge declared briefly that he re-
sarded the defeat of his resolution as
I rejection of the whole treaty. Be-
fore the final vote was called Lodge
gave Hitchcock ample opportunity to
propose any change or raise any is
sue desired and asked that he then
call for a vote on unqualified accept
ance of the terms. ,E5ls5,
Instead, Hitchcock Said. he wanted
% wait until the Lodge proposal was
voted upon being of the belief that
once mild reservationists had voted
with Lodge they would turn for the
Hitchcock resolution when q second
vote was called for. Tension was at
a high pitch in the senate and mem
bers repeatedly shouted for vote.
Smith to, Vote for Resolution.
Senator Smith, Georgia, democrat,
however, gained the floor and started
TO speak. He declared that he would
vote for the resolution becatse he felt
hat his duty demanded he vote for
The treaty with reservations Of some
kind.
Il dislike to disagree with my par
ty." Smith said, "but such are my
convictions"
Senator Knox. republican. declared
it was his intention to oppose the
resolution.
GAS it stands the resolution imposes
obligations which feel cannot be- i'm
posed under our constitution and
which feel under my oath az sena-
or / cannot subscribe to" he said,
II should feel that was perturing my
cath"
AS the debate went on with grow
ing heat it looked as IL IL would not
be possible to call vote before to-
morrow Senator Lodge arose and
ordered that the letter which Hitch
cock received from the pfesident be
read out Of his time.
Comment is spurious" said
Lodge CURLY as the Nebraskan COM
pleted reading the message Of the
president.
Several democrats arose and an
nounced their intention Of opposing
the Lodge resolution.
"The senate is about to vote on
resolution which means practical re-
jections of the treaty." Senator Rob-
inson declared. 81 oppose the resolu.
ton"
Senator Sherman Of illinois an
nounced that he was opposed to the
resolution as it stood.
For the first time since the sign
ing of the armistice," he said, II
find myself in agreement with the
administration"
Senator Thomas OF Colorado hu-
morously predicted, defeat for the
resolution saying that the senate was
bidding last farewell to zone who
(Continued on Page Three.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
CHANGE IN HOUSE PLANS
Must Not Adjourn While Bill Is
Awaiting Action BY
President
UNITED Press pispatch.l

Washington, November 19.-Repub-
hcan Leader Mondell was about to
adjourn the house today when the
former speaker, Representative
Mann, announced that any bill before
the president now for signature
would become void upon adjourn
ment of congress. This broke up all
plans. A committee was at once ap-
pointed to wait upon the president
and see il he would not immediately
sign the bill protecting dye industries
here and the measure providing for
the repayment to the government OF
$500 100000 spent for new railway
equipment.
Later in the day the president signed
the bills and the house can adjourn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
BR|TAINS MAKE PROTEST
They Will Not Accept Pact That
Is Tied Up With
Reservation
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. !

London, November L.. - England
and France are considering whether
they will not be compelled to carry
out the German peace treaty and
operate the League of Nations with
out the assistance Of the United
States, pending decision by the
, American government. The belief
exists that the American government
ultimately will take its place with
the allies but the British government
will not accept any reservation nee
essitating the negotiation of a new
treaty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
RAYMOND cLAPPER.

Washington, NOVEMBER ly.-Reso-
buttons Of ratification, containing all
the Lodge reservations, objected to
by President Wilson, will come up
before the senate today for action.
Final lineup for the vote on the
proposal at that time is expected.
Senator Hitchcock this morning was
endeavoring to reach an agreement
with mild reservationists on the
stand they proposed to take In case
the resolution as It now stands f.
beaten.
Hitchcock had a letter from Presf-
dentWilson which ii is believed had
final instructions for the administra-
ton senator's. The senate as q. COM
mittee of the whole was seated last
night and at that time completed
finally the Lodge resolution, and then
adjourned to present it today at
noon s. =
Lodge was to report the resolution
himself Ntoday. At present It see1nS
certain, unless the PRECEDENT chau6e6
dis attitude, that the deFuocrh<ca min
vote solidly against the resoIuffca.
e<ervati61> e 4r<lcIe IA s
ION which President Wilson. ID J
eds "cut the heart out Of the treaty..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
.UNSOLV|NG THE MYSTERY
Another Minnesota Woman Rose
Harris, Claims To Have
8 Married "J.C.R"

st. Paul, November 19.-Believing
that the mysterious u. C. r." is the
man who deserted her few years
years ago, to take a homestead in
Cook county, Minnesota, Mrs. Rose
Harris of Preston, Mimi. mother OF
Lee A. Harris of the Jewell hotel,
st. Paul, today joined in the effort to
identify the man whose identity has
been a puzsle for a dozen years.
In Morris, Mimi, where she is en-
ployed, Mrs. Harris told n Dispatch
reporter the story of her marriage to
Charles Harris in 1892, and his dis
appearance.
Her story ends near where that OF
Mrs. L. Blue, S21 West Seventh
street, begins, Mrs. Blue married
James Philip Harris in Duluth about
1897.
Ten years later he disappeared
from her home. She also is confident
that 81. G. r." is her former husbandi
There is no point of conflict between
the stories of the two women, except
in the first name of the man.
Although Mrs, Harris was living
within a few miles of Rochester
Mimi, twelve years ago when -. q
r. was ia hospital there. and she
has read of tae mystery 81 hts
identIfy ~ intervals since. Il wap NOT
until TIE picture o. Harris, as he was
fifteen years ago. was published n
The Dispatch that Mrs Harris be-
came convinced that he Is her lost
husband.
The picture, she said today, is al
most a perfect likeness of the man
she married.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
WORK IN DIsTRlc COURT
Case of shauqnnessy Versus Robe,

Case of Shaughnessy Versus Robert
Trahms Is Now on Trial.
This morning jury was drawn in
district court in the case of John
Shaughnessy versus Robert Trahms
Attorney Thomas Moonan represents
the plaintiff in the action and Attor-
ney John Regain the defendant. The
suit is brought to determine the line
fence in certain section of land and
is important as it affects the parties in
the case materially.
At $3.50 o'clock this morning the
jury in the action of c. o. Smith yer,
sus the Widell company went out. Fl
nal argument in the case were com
pleted last evening and this morning
the court charged the jury.
A verdict for 5000 was rendered
for the plaintiff.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
An Agreement Sure To Be
Reached This Week
TIGHTEN COAL DELIVERY
Certain Districts Must Not Be
Extravagant In the Use
Of Fuel
RALPH COUCH.

Washington, November 19.-Coal
operators and miners will reach an
agreement on the strike situation
this week and final negotiations that
will send the men back to work will
be completed another week, opera
tors announced this morning. The
possibility of the government taking
over the mines and operating them is
past, II was stated this morning.
Operators at their conference this
afternoon will bring out the propos-
ais on which they have been working
since last Saturday. They are conf
dent that the men will accept them
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21

Minneapolis, November 10. = The
Salvation army has announced new
building plan aggregating s1,O00,OO0
for Minnesota and Dakota The plan
will include "a provincial building in
Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
INDIANS START ACTION
They Seek Title to Block of Land |
Muskogee, Okla.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

UNITED Press Dispatch
Muskogee, Okla. November 1T
ecover title to one block of land !
he heart of the city of Tulsa acti'
has been brought in the interests g
he Creek Indians in the United States
,ourt here by James C. Davis, trivia
attorney for the Creeks.
The block in question has an esti
mated value of 100000. Forty Tuls;
esidences arc on the block for which
he government is asking court titlC
nd possession Of the property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
PRINCE ON STOCK MARKET
Slender Boy With Red Cheeks Halted
All Proceedings There.
limited Press Dispatch.1

limited Press Dispatchs1 =
New York, November 1s.-A slen-
der boy with cheeks rosy and flushed
and eyes bright from an outdoor ride
halted the New York Stock Exchange
for two minutes today. 1t was Ed
ward, Prince of Wales who breezed
into the stock exchange. For two
minutes the brokers halted to cheer
him madly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
JOHN BARLEYCoRN is DEAD
Died Hard, But He's Gone, Declared
Judge Page Morris.

Winona. November 19,-"John Bar
eyrorn died hard, but he surely If
zone this time, and the sooner tho
General public know It and stops cases
IF this kind the better IL will be-.
This was the statement made b,
Judge Page Morris in United States
court when he sentenced Franz
Tahnke to pay fine of 500 after hi
had pleaded guilty to the charge O.
bringing beer over the high bridge
rom Wisconsin into Minnesota early
n the morning of October s, last, the
peer being consigned TO two saloor
men in Winona. .....-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
INJURED WHILE iiUNTINGy

Ludwig Swanson Shot in Face; Low
er Jaw Was Torn Away.
Ludwig Swanson, son of August
Swanson, five miles west of Worth
ington, was horribly injured Sunday
by the accidental discharge of shot :
gun in the hands of a companion. It
happened while the pair were negoti
lting the passage of a wire fence.
The charge tore away the muscles OF
he right cheek, most of the teeth and
part of the lower jaw.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
TAKE WEST POINT EXAM
Sergeant oliver Olson of Mankato tc
go to Military School.

~ SSohh SllsCT StSOH OF mdnkdtO TO
go to Military School. .
Sergeant Oliver Olson of the Head :
quarters company. Fifth regiment,
Minnesota national guard, has been
nominated by Colonel Fitzhugh Lee
Minnegerod to take the examinations
for West Point which are to be Civ
IN at st. Paul sometime early in De-
cember. Sometime ago a call was
sent out for one man to be nominated
rom each national guard regiment to
take these examinations. ...
Sergeant Olson is a Mankato boy,
graduate of the Mankato high school
and the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed OIL :
ION of this city: He has taken a keen
interest in the national guard and il
is hoped will successfully pass the ex-
limitations admitting him to West
Point.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
RALPH COUCH.


Washington, November 19.-"Publit
interest is the paramount issue in tn,
settlement of the coal strike" Fue
Director Garfield declared today as
he entered the conference between
operators and miners, in efforts to
reach an agreement.
He warned against charging an ex-
cessive price for fuel but fatty re-
fused to say whether or not the gov
eminent would prevent a marked
increase in coal prices. He showed
the percentage of profits operators
make and explained the scale in
crease that a wage increase would
mean in price.
Tighten Up Coal Deliveries.
Associated Press Dispatch.l
Pfttsbnrg, November 19.-Tighten-
ing up of coal deliveries began in this
district today when the railroad az
ministration issued an appeal showing
that the district was drawing heavily
upon other districts for coal whose
resources are now exhausted.
Warning by Garfield.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
Washington. November ia
warning TO miners and operators that
the government will not tolerate con-
tinued suspension Of mining activities
n the bituminQne fields was expecf-
- today Fuel Admi1< traitor EIrflAId
&c - 5ofHt e8ffe ehee OF scale com.
nsittee. The conference called for yes
terday was postponed until today.
Oratsic steps are now believed I'm
oerative In view of the rapid deple-
lion of the coal supply and an appar-
ent deadlock over the wage scale.
Washington, November 19.-Trans-
portation viii not be- curtailed at
present because of the coal shortage.
Federal Director Hines announced
today. Hines said that action here
after depends on future develop
ments.
No Coal For Non essentials.
UNITED Press Dispatch1
Duluth, November 19.-All supplies
of bituminous coal from the docks at
the head of the lakes. going to indus
tries over the northwest which are
regarded as nom essential, were cut
off this morning under an order is
sued by federal fuel administration
representatives OF the five prefer
red classes in the government order
issued recently only one can obtain
'hipment with permit from the fuel
administration. '""
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
HEARING ON DITCH
That Was the Principal Business Be
fore County Board.

Members of the county board today
held hearing at the court house on
county ditch No. Sc, which runs
through that section of the county
near Lake Crystal A number OF
parties interested in the project APP
peared. before the board and County
Surveyor Roy Allison explained the
plans in detail. So
Yesterday afternoon members of the
board made trip of inspection to
the poor farm. They found conditions
there entirely satisfactory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
PROFITS FROM RAILROADS
Three Million Dollars Accumulated b.
the Government in September

TAssOri0ted Press DIsDatch.1
Washington. November 19.-The ne
profits derived by the government
from from the operation of the rail
roads during September, announce
today by the railroad administration
were over 100000 The net op
Grating income exceeded the guarqn
teed government return by tina
amount.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
GIFT FOR THE KAISER

May Be Given His Trial Before
Christmas Time Is Report.
London, November 19.-It was an
nounced in The Telegraph today that
plans to try the kaiser before Christi
mas might materialize.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
Judne Wilson Dies.

Judge q. w. Wilson of the mum
cipal court. Worthinfton. died at hi
hon,e there Tuesday night at te'
O'Clock. death being due to heart an
stomach trouble.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
GONE OVER TO BoLsHEvlKI
twenty Thousand Troops Under W.
denitch Are so Reported
IAssociated Press Dispatch. I

lASSOclaIeu 1TeSS llSpaIcn.I
Helsingfors, November LIT is re
ported here that 10000 troops of Gen
raj Yudenitch of the Northwestern
russian army have gone over to the
Jolsheviki.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
NOT VERY COOP RECORD
Seventy Five Per Cent IF School Chill
dren Physically defective.

Miss Florence WhIpple. county
health nurse, who has been visiting
the various schools throughout the
county for the purpose of conducting
a physical examination of the pupils,
has found through her work. that sew
enty- five per cent of the children in
Blue Earth county has some physi-
cal defect.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
That Is Prediction Made
Today BY Lodge
TABOO SEALED ORDERS
Massachusetts, Statesman Says
Commands of President
Are Nothing
TREATIES STILL TO COME
BEFORE THE SENATE.

One. Alliance with. France by
which the United States pro-
misses TO aid the French In case
Of aggression against her.
Two. Treaty to be signed fix-
ing the boundaries of Belgium.
Three. The Polish treaty.
Four. The Austrian treaty,
Five. The HunGarian treaty.
Six. The Bulgarian and Turi4
ish treaties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21
YOUNG LADY SUIcIDED-
Miss Marie Georgius Drowned Her
L.. Nfeka

self In cistern.
Wabasso, Mimi, November 10
Miss Marie Georgius committed
uicide early yesterday by drowning
herself in cistern at her home, Miss
Georgius was twenty-six years old
and clerk In the postoffice here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-21

Washington, November To-
Republican, Leader lodge ln q j
formal statement predlctsd fhst !
the senate would mot obey
orders of Presidept Wilson with
regard to treaty. spfhat he cern-
mands will not In my judgr,snt
be DONE" 4 fta5tf