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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
AUTO OvERTURNS BUT
OCCUPANTS ESCAPE

What came near being serious
automobile accident happened Sun
day. evening about 6 o'clock when
MIR. and Mrs. +. +. Grove, accom-
panied by J. Il. Weidman, turned a
sharp corner at Rogue River avenue
and Pine street near their home in
this city.
They had made trip to the conn
try near Merlin and were returning
home. This particular corner Is a
rather sharp turn and MIR. Grove.
who was driving. seeing that he was
going to run into Gilbert creek.
showed his foot toward the break
but 1t struck the accelerator. The
inevitable happened. Before he could
stop the automobile, 1t had plunged
over a sloping embankment four or
five feet high and pinned the three
occupants beneath.
The tenders on one side of the
were badly twisted. the windshield
was shattered, and the top complete
ly wrecked; but 1t was the top that
saved the three from more serious
injury. 1t was also fortunate that
stone wall, perhaps two feet high,
held the car from them.
Mrs. Grove, who was In the rear
seat managed to crawl from beneath
the wreckage without assistance, as
did also the two men. Her injuries
were only slight bruises, and she Is
none the worse for the experience
Mr.. Groves face and one leg were
bruised, while It Is thought Mr.
Weidman suffered fractured ribs
although he is able to sit up and be
about the house.
Last winter Mr.. Weidman was
struck by an automobile and he me-
with more serious injuries, and HI
says that hereafter he will walk.
The machine was drawn out Of thu
ditch with a team this morning ant
is now at the Grove garage, ready fol
another journey as soon as repairs
can BIO made.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
MONROE DOCTRINE UPHELD, JAPANESE
AMENDMENT DENIED BY PEACE LEAGUE

least once year; and at other times
II required; both can deal with any
matter that is of international in
terest or that threatens the peace
of the world; the decision of both
must be unanimous except in certain
specific cases, matters of procedure,
for instance; being decided by a ma
jority vote.
The league will have a permanent
secretariat, under a secretary-gen-
eral. The secretariat and all other
bodies under the league may include
women equally with men. A per-
manent court of international JUS
tice and various permanent commits
sions and bureaus are also to be es-
tablished.
"3. The member states agree; (a)
To reduce their armaments, plans
for such reduction being suggested
by the council. but only adopted with
the consent of the states themselves
and thereafter not to increase them
without the concurrence of the coun-
Gil: (b), to exchange full informa-
ton OF their existing armies and
their naval and military programs;
(c), to respect each others terri
tory and personal independence and
to guarantee them against foreign
aggressions; (d), to submit all inter
national disputes either to arbitra-
ton or to inquiry by the council
which later, however, may not pro-
nounce an opinion on any dispute
whose subjejct matter falls solel,
within a states domestic jurisdic
ton; in no case to go to war til
three months after an award. or &
unanimous recommendation ha,
io CONTINUED on pago 2.l ~
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
TERMS OF VICTORY
LOAN ANNOUNCED
Four and one-haIf Billions With
-Four Year Maturity Fixed--Will
Be the Last Loan

Washington, Apr. 14.-Terms OF
the victory loan we're announced by
Secretary Glass. They are:
Amount. s4.500,O00 900, oversub-
scriptions to be rejected.
Interest, Az per cent, for partial
ly tax exempt notes, convertible into
3A per cent notes wholly tax ex-
empt.
Maturity, four year, with the
treasury reserving the privilege Of
redeeming the notes In three years.
The az per cent notes to be is
sued later also may be converted
subsequently back into Az per cent
notes.
The AZ per cent securities are to
be exempt from state and local taxa
ton. excepting estate and inherit
ance taxes, and from normal rates
of federal income taxes. The 3%
per cent securities are exempt from
all federal. state and local taxes, ex-
cept estate and inheritance taxes.
The size of the loan was much
smaller than had been anticipated
by most financial observers, who
looked for an issue Of about $4,000
000.0 particularly in view of Sec
retary Glass past statements that
the loan would be five or six billions.
This will be the last liberty loan,
Secretary Glass explained. although
there win be other issues of govern
ment securities to finance belated
war expenses. These will not be
floated by the popular campaigns.
None of the past issues of liberty
bonds is convertible into victory
loan notes. and there are no specific
provisions in the terms of the vic
tory issue serving directly to main
tain market prices on past issues.
In many communities the selling
campaign already has begun actively
without formal acceptance OF sub
scriptions, said reports today to the
treasury, although the official open
ing date is April 21. one week from
today. The drive will continue three
weeks.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14

Following is the official summary
OF the covenant OF the league Of ma
tions, as issued late Saturday after
noon:
81. The league OF nations is found
ed in order to promote information
al cooperation and to secure peace.
1.-The league will include; (a,
The belligerent states named in a
document annexed to the covenant;
(b), all the neutral states so named,
and Co, in the future any self-gov-
erning country whose admission is
approved by two-thirds of the states
already members OF the league.
"a state may withdraw from the
league, providing it has kept Its OBJ.
legations to date, on giving two
years notice.
20. The league will act through
an assembly, comprising not more
than three representatives OF each
Of the member states, each state hay
ing only one vote, and council
comprising for the present one rep
resentative Of each of the five grea
powers and each OF four other pow
ers as selected from time to time by
the assembly.
1.-THE number Of powers of eacl
class represented on the council ma!
be increased by the unanimous con
sent of the council and a majority o
the assembly. Other powers hav,
the right to sit as members of tn,
council during the decision Of mat
ters in which they are especially in
terested.
"Jn the council. as in the assem-
bly,, each state will have only on
vote. Both there bodies are to NEE
at stated intervals, (the council a
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
COL. LEADER SPEAKS
AT CLUB LUNCHEON

Colonel John Leader, instructor
in military science at the University
of Oregon, was the speaker at the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon to-
day. Colonel Leader spoke only
few minutes. reserving his main ad-
dress for tonight when he speaks at
the High school. The Colonel told
of meeting American soldiers in
many parts of the world and he
spoke of being in tight places on
several occasions and at no time had
he seen an American soldier show a
streak of yellow. He paid glowing
tribute to the valient Americans at
Chateau Thierry who stayed the
westward sweep Of the beast"
Colonel Leader has dry humor
which keeps his audience in happy
frame of mind, and he has a fund
of stories which never fail of touch
ing the point he desires to bring out.
Colonel Leader will be the guest
of number of men tonight at the
Oxford hotel.
Previous to the speech President
Bramwell called on o. S. Blanchard,
who announced the honor which the
Junior Red Cross had brought to Jo-
sephine county as being the first
county in Oregon to be fully organ
lied, and the awarding to the county
of handkerchief made by Serbian
refugee orphans, sent to Archangel
and cared for by the Red Cross. Only
one such gift comes to Oregon.
A vote was taken signifying the
approval Of the local chamber to the
building of the Strahorn railroad
from Bend to klamath Falls.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
OFFENDERS TAKEN TO san
FRANCISCO BAY WHERE
START OVER
ESCAPE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
Some Make Good" and Become Rus
iness men--pr0fusion Of Flowers
Covers Tiny Island

San Francisco. Apr. ii.--on u tiny
island. actually large rock with n
circumference OF just a mile and n
quarter In the center OF San Fran
cisco baY. The United States army
has 4T0 military prisoners, practlc-
ally all OF whom have been sonten-
ced since war was declared with
Germany.
Former soldiers. sentenced by mil
itary courts for serious crimes are
here. There are boys who volun-
teorod early in the war and then did
not get TO fight because they ylolat-
ed the rules and regulations OF an
army. Every class of civilian life
also has It's Representatives here, ac-
cording to the prisons books.
Officially the prison area. Is called
the Pacific Branch United States
Disciplinary Barracks. Alcatraz.
Island" To Il are sent soldiers
from western stations and posts af-
tor convictions under military law.
Theoretically, u sojourn on the
island Is supposed through discipline
and lessons taught there, TO III the
prisoners for return TO civil or mill
tary life. Each month dozen or
more are returned TO the army to
make good"
When soldier arrives at the
island under sentence he must don
the prison garb OF brown with a hat
of the same color. The clothes are
not OF the military cut and the hat
Is like tam o'shanter. BY good
behavior and attention to prison du-
ties, officers In charge OF the bar
racks may decide he again can be OF
use to the army and, II the prisoner
expresses desire. he is started on
the road for return to the army a
clean man.
The prisoner then becomes a dis
ciple." He is given uniform OF an
old issue with It's turned down col
lar. He wears brassard TO denote
his improved station. From s a. m.
he receives army drill, with a battal-
ion OF his fellows. In the afternoon
he works at different duties.
When a few months elapses he Is
sent from the island to some unit OF
tho army.
All the men do not elect to re-
main with the army. Through the
swest, and particularly in San Fran
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14

Nuremburg. Apr. IA report
from the Third army heaquarters at
Munich says the garrison has estab-
lished military dictatorship support
ing the Hoffman ministry. which the
soviet regime seeks to oust from Of
fee. The action to recover the capi-
tai from the soviet forces is pro-
crossing favorably.
DR.. Adolf Lapp, who was appoint
ed commissioner for foreign affairs
in the soviet cabinet. has been placed
in the insane asylum, it is reported.
He has been there twice before.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14

the allied or associated governments
10000, ,00O,0 900 interest bearing
bonds. Interest on the bonds until
1925 will be either 2 or per cent;
afterward per cent. Other obliga-
tions for Germany will also be fixed.
The council OF four will not meet
today. President Wilson conferred
with Premier Orlando and other Ital-
ian leaders. on the Adriatic prob
lem.
The peace congress has agreed up
on a date when the German dele
gates will be called into conference,
II is reported. 1t is believed that 1t
will be before April 20.
The Japanese and French amend
ments are not in the covenant, but
they may renew the questions at the
plenary session.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
COURT IN SESSION,
NEW Jury IS CHOSEN

Judge #. NJ. Calkins convened
court here today. There being no
business for the grand jury, It was
dismissed until the September term,
Those composing the new grand jury
ARE: w. d. John. foreman; Jos. Fetz-
ner, J. 7. Hartley, ], p. Martin, T. b.
Elliott. Alonzo Jones and A. c. Lich-
ems.
Jas. Richard FADE, an English
man, received his naturalization pa
pers today.
The case OF Lambert VS.. Bramwell
was begun this forenoon.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
RED LEADER SAYS .IT is NECEs-
sARY TO CAPTURE EKATER-
INBURG AND PERM"
TO SEND SEASONED TROOPS
Munich Reports Soviets Not Gaining.
Lapp Placed in Insane Asylum
for Third Time

London, Apr. 14.-Leon Trotzky,
in a wireless from Moscow picked up
here, says:
"All our efforts must now be d.
rectea to the eastern front, which is
the only front on which we have suf-
fered defeats. We must send old,
experienced troops. as it is absolute
ly necessary to capture Ekaterin-
burg, Perm and Ufa."
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
ASK ALLIES TO STOP
KOREAN MASSACRES

Philadelphia. Apr. IA petition
has been filed by Kyu Sik-Kim. Ko-
rean delegate to the peace confer
ence at Paris. urging the allies sup
port In checking the massacres in
Korea. The appeal is sAseeting with
sympathetic treatment, according to
a cablegram received here.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
.JAPS INVADE AMERICAN
HOSPITAL AT SEOUL

Washington, Apr. IA Toxic
dispatch to the state department
says the gendarmes took from the
Severance hospital at Seoul, an in
stltution maintained by the Ameri-
cans, three Korean patients suffering
from gunshot wounds inflicted by
the police.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
CAN TAKE BUG JUICE
THRU DRY TERRITORY

Washington. Apr. 14.-The su-
preme court today held that the
transportation of intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes through dry
state is not prohibited under the
Reed amendment.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14

Paris. Apr. IA statement Is
sued Saturday night said the league
OF nations commission rejected the
japanese amendment on racial equal
ity. An unanimous approval was ne
ccssary. but some OF the members
voted against the measure.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
HINES WILL INSPECT
WESTERN RAILROADS

Washington, Apr. 14.-Director
General Hines leaves here tonight
on an inspection tour, which will in
clude the Pacific coast within the
next two weeks.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
VANGUARD OF 91ST
MAKES APPEARANCE.

New York, Apr. 14.-The 362nd
infantry and 346th machine gun bat
TALON, vanguards OF the 91st division
which consists Of Washington, Ore
gon, California and other northwest
troops, arrived from overseas today.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
FORECAST FOR THE PERIOD
OF APRIL II TO APRIL 10

Washington. Apr. 14.-Pacific
Coast States: Generally fair except
rain during early days of the week
from central California northward;
nearly normal temperatures.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
WILL VISIT AMERICA

Paris, Apr. 14.-Cardinal Mercier,
primate of Belgium, has informed
American congressman visiting at
Brussels, that he would visit the
United States next October.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
FIVE FATALLY BURNED
GASOLINE EXPLOSION

San Diego, CAL, Apr. 14.-One Of
ficer and four men, aboard the sub
marine chaser 297, in port here,
were burned in gasoline explosion
shortly after noon today. All five
we're removed to hospital, where
It was stated that all we're fatally
burned.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
MISSIONARIES ARRESTED

San Francisco, Apr. 14.--It is re-
ported here that four American mis-
sionaries we're arrested by the Jap
anese in Seoul, in connection with
the Korean uprising.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
RACE CLASH IN GEORGIA

Millen, Georgia, April IA race
clash near here resulted in seven
deaths yesterday. and negro was
taken from the Jail and lynched.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
GREAT FLEET ASSEMBLIES

New York, Apr. 14.-The Atlantic
fleet of the U. s. navy has arrived
here. 1t is the greatest assemblage
Of war craft ever seen in American
waters.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14

London, Apr. 14.-There has been
rioting at Lahore, Allahabad, India,
with loss OF life. according to dis
patch received here today.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
FOG DELAYS FLIGHT

st. Johns, New Foundland, April
14.-Rain and fog make the star. of
the transatlantic flight today very
doubtful.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
LONDON NOT ENTHUSED
WITH THE LATEST DRAFT
Peace League Rejects Japanese Racial Equality Measure
$25,OOO,OOO,OOO Demanded Of Germany, With Interest
From to 5Per Cent President Coners With Italians

London, Apr. 1.-THE summary
of the amended covenant OF the
league Of nations evokes no enthu-
siasm in the morning papers here.
Some declare 1t to be less satisfac-
tory than was the first draft.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14

Paris. Apr, i4.--Germany. under
the peace treaty, must pay $4,000
100000 cash or Its equivalent in
commodities before May /, 1921.
She must also issue Immediately to
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-14
oREGON's QUOTA

San Francisco, Apr, 1i.--Oregon's
quota for the forthcoming loan has
been officially set at s26,79S,400.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-02-20
Tbe @pinions Of OTHERS

Harred Poland needed a composer.-Colorado Springs
Gazette
So far it seems victory without peaee..Pitsburg
Dispatch.
The line that stood Chateau Therry must not become
a bread line-Detrot News.
When national prohibition goes into effect Maine
will be dry.-Arkansas Gazette.
that the longer knitting sweaters. we
fea a of the dolly perll.-W ashnston Post
The peace will probably furnish barber chairs
delegates Princes lslandsBrooklyn
Eagle.
There is no American irredenta, but America will be
satisfied to annex world the democratic idea
Chicago Daily News
What perfectly lovely husbands those returning soldiers
who learned to obey orders going to makePeek
skill Evening News.
Ex King of Portugal he is in the hands of his
people where he will be If he doesn't watch
out-Omaha World Herald.
some thousand innocent bystanders killed in Berlin y
That's frank exaceeraton aren't 1000 per-
sons in all ny.-Washington Herald.
The cootic killed a million people during the it is
camed to believe that fatalities among
the cootics were larger-Tacoma Ledger.
As matter fact it's the overbalance of with
the nations the heavy end that makes the
safe regardless of just what form the
league Of nations takes.-Clinton Daily Cintonan.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-02-20
VIRGINIAN LIKES
MONTANA SUNSHINE
Reid Riley Visits Here With A.
F. COnrad-Calls Great Falls
"Cleanest City"

Sunshine of Montana struck Reid Riley
ginia yesterday, he said, when talking
about his impressions of the Treasure
state Mr.. Riley is of Clark county,
Va, and is brotherin-law of Arthur
+. Conrad, having married Miss Minnie
Conrad. formerly Great Falls girl.
Mr.. Riley was in Great Falls yesterday
as the last lap &C a hurried business visit
to the state. vmtas here from Helena.
and having arrived in White Sulphur
Springs on Sunday morning. He left for
his home last night over the Great
Northern road.
My visit has been so short that it
would be somewhat presumptuous for me
to discuss at length thc small portion of
your great state that j have seen said
Mr.. Riley. However, it is possible for
me to say with some emphasis that every
mile of Montana that / have seen has
pleased me and. whether because OF the
scenic beauty or the latent possibility in
wealth as agricultural or grazing land,
it all seems to me TO be exceptionally
attractive and to offer real opportunities
in various lines | refer to Your latent
possibilities because, it appears to me,
that development has hardly been start
ed, in comparison TO what can be found
here in the way of real and attractive
to be an exceptionally attractive city and
one of the cleanest places of the size 1t
has been my pleasure to visit. lnciden-
tally. while it is my first visit here. l
naturally had an unusual interest in the
city because of having married former
Great Falls girl who. while now a resi-
dent of the Old Dominion. is still loyal
to her former home and thinks Great
Falls is one of the best places on earth.
81 have been unusually impressed with
the splendid weather Montana IL ENJOY
ing. and people who have been here all
winter say this is only modest sample
of the entire winter. / shall hope 10
come back To the state again for longer
STAY when | will have an opportunity to
see more Of it,
Mr. Riley says that while Mr.. Conrad.
who has been visiting III Virginia. and
who returned to his home in Montana
with the Eirginian. was in the east. he
rode to the hounds on different occasions
with some of the hunt club parties. and
it appears that Arthur had a delightful
visit and enjoyed the hunt very much
His experience in driving automobiles. 1t
appears. proved helpful in the chase. for
the below of the hounds stirred memo
ries of the auto horn. though the mount
he was riding never developed the speed
nf the automobile usually driven by Mr.
Conrad When he was east, Mr.. Conrad
was recovering from IN attack Of rheu-
matism and. as a result of the change IN
altitude and scenes and the rest, he re-
turns to his home feeling fiji and fine.
and has forgotten about the rheumatism.
though when he makes that statement,
he always makes it point to be near
some wooden object
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-02-20
EDITORIAL PAGE
ROTARIANS SAY BUTTE
MEETING WAS HUMMER
Great Falls Delegation Proved Larger Than Any
With Exception of Metropolis Crowd-Was
Active Conference.

ers being w. A. Milne, Milton Gum OF
Helena, d. r. McRae OF Anaconda y;
Cotton of Butte, w. E. Maddox OF
Butte. George Scott of Idaho Falls. Rev.
George Hirst or Lewistown, A. G. Hlnk-
lev of Pocatello. Sam Barker Jr. and
Eugene Carroll of Butte. Will G. Farrell,
DR.. Ellerbeck and c. F. Adams of Salt
Lake City, and Scott Leavitt OF Great
Falls. They talked on the proposed Mon
tana Development league, the boy PROB,
lem, relationship between employer ana
employe and other important subjects.
at the close of the convention a vote
of appreciation for the treatment ac-
corded the visitors by Butte Rotarians
and Butte generally and the splendid
handling of the conference by Governor
Jim II. Hobbins of Great Falls was
enthusiastically passed. The convention
as far as the Montana delegates were
concerned, also voted to adopt the song
"Montaan.' written by Charles G.
Cohan and composed by Joseph E. How
ard Of New York. as the Rotarian song
for the clubs of this state. The select
ing Of meeting place for next year
was left with the new governor.