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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
"A 0. A. c. MEN GIVE
LIVES FOR COUNTRY

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
wallis, Jan. 24.--A gold star in the
college service flag represents Paul
Lorenz of Grants Pass, as one of
the "A o. A. G. men who are known
to have died for their country.
Information on the war service
rendered by college men is being
compiled by II. NJ. Tenant, registrar,
and will be published in the special
war edition of the Beaver, the junior
class annual, next spring. Fourteen
of the A men are known to have
been killed in action or to have died
of wounds, while 1S died Of Spanish
influenza or pneumonia.
Two stars represent faculty mem
bers. DR., w. J. Phillips, college
physician, with the title of first
lieutenant in the medical corps, died
Of pneumonia in an eastern hospital.
First Lieutenant Mark Middlekauff,
of Corvallis, instructor in bacteriol-
ogy. met death in an airplane' acci-
dent In France.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
BOARD OF HEALTH
GIVES DATAON FLU
Shows That Three bays After Big
Gathering There Is Always In
crease Of Sickness

The state board OF health has
sent the following information to
county and city health officers:
A careful analysis OF all data OBJ
tainable in regard to the present epi-
demic shows the following striking
features, from which most valuable
deductions can be drawn in eonsid-
ering control measures:
Three days after. an unusual gath
ering OF people there is an increase
in the number of cases reported.
Thus, every Tuesday is high be-
cause Of Saturday and Sunday ming
lings; the 2Sth of December was
high following Christmas; the Bird
and 4th of January were high fol-
lowing New Years festivities. There
fore there should be no unnecessary
or unusual gatherings. OF gather
ings, dances constitute the greatest
number of cases. Dances therefore
should be prohibited during the epi-
demic.
The waves of the epidemic run in
about three week intervals. A
study of the causes of this and the
matter OF carriers, indicate that
many cases remain carriers for a
period Of two or three weeks. The
greatest number of severe cases dur
ing a wave are able to be up and
around in about three weeks and
are unconsciously spreading the
disease causing the next wave.
Therefore. in addition to the ten
days quarantine, each recovered case
should wear mask for a period OF
two or three weeks in the presence
Of unexposed persons, and all per-
sons coming in close contact with
the sick should wear masks. Masks,
to be effective. should be sufficiently
large to completely cover the nose
and mouth. They should have al
least eight layers of gauze and
should be sterilized after three
hours use. Sterilizing is easily ac-
complished by dropping the mask in
boiling water for ten minutes.
It has been discovered that the
disease is being spread to a greater
extent than has been realized by
utensils used In eating and drinking.
Therefore all dishes, cups, glasses,
knives and forks, etc., used In eat
ing or drinking in all public places,
y9,r CONTINUED on page al
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
LAW TO FAVOR
JAP PICTURE Brides

Honolulu. T. H., Jan. 2S.--Ac-
cording to advices received here by
the Nippu Jill, a Japanese daily
newspaper, immigration societies of
Japan are advocating several modi-
fications Of the regulations now gov
erning Japanese immigration to the
United States and other countries.
One change asked is the extention
from year and half to three
years Of the period allowed .or the
return to the United States of Jap
anese who have gone to the home.
land for visit. It is said that
there is now in Japan several thou,
sand Japanese who cannot return
to Hawaii because they have over
stayed the time limit.
Another change proposed is to
permit Japanese picture brides to
obtain passports for the United
States Immediately after their mar
riage has been reported to the Amer.
lean authorities. At present pic.
ture bride must wait in Japan six
months before she can leave to join
the man she married by mail.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
WAR DRIVES SMILE
FROM YANK'S FACE

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 24.-Court-
ing death in. clashes with Boche
planes In the clouds or toying with
fate in fantastic aerial acrobatics has
driven the once constant smile from
the lips of Captain Eddie Ricken-
bacher, ace of American airmen in
France.
This is disclosed In a photograph
of the airman, with his machine,
just received by friend of Ricken-
bacher's auto racing days, when he
resided in Des Moines, His face
now seems grim and set,
"The, smile of days gone by has
faded considerable as you will no.
tice," he confeses in an accompany
ing note. "This is my 220 horsepow-
or Spad which I have had Is VIC
tories with. Am feeling bully and
hope to be back in Gods Country
again soon. Expect to arrive on the
Rhine, in another week"
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
COMMON STRAY DOGS
PLAY BIG PART IN WAR

London. Dec. 2s.--( (Correspon-
dcnce OF the Associated Press. y
Bngiand's dog army rendered gal
liant service in the war. Many a SOL
dier owes his life to some poor, un-
cared-for. stray dog. For nearly two
years dogs we're employed by the
British as messengers. as sentries
and as guards. Pa"
Early In 1917 war dog school Of
instruction was established by the
British war office, and Lieutenant
Colonel Richardson. who has devot-
ed his life to training dogs for mill
tary and police purposes. was ap
pointed commandant OF the school.
Game-keepers, hunt servants and
shepherds were called up from the
army to assist in the work OF in
struction.
After thorough training In Eng
land, the dogs were sent to France,
and on the battleflelds their skill,
courage and tenacity amazed the
army. Often wounded in the per-
formance of their duties, they never
faltered while strength remained to
carry on. The official record OF
their heroic work tells OF successful
message carrying through darkness,
mist, rain and shell fire over the
most difficult ground. In few min
utes' time dogs have brought mes
sages over ground that would take
soldier runner hours to cross.
During the great German advance
last spring part of the British line
in front of famous French town
was cut off by severe enemy barrage.
A messenger dog was released with
an urgent appeal for reinforcements
1t ran two miles in ten minutes. The
result was that French colonial di-
vision was sent up and prevented a
disaster. The messenger was a
Highland sheep dog.
Another dog with a message ran
nearly four miles in 20 minutes, and
still another In the same time car
ried back from the front map of
an important captured position,
when a man would have taken an
hour and half to bring IL in.
The dogs which have been found
most successful in war work are col
lies, sheep dogs, lurchers and aire-
dales, and crosses OF these varie-
ties, while in number OF cases
Welsh and Irish terriers have given
excellent results.
The work of sentry dogs has been
valuable, especially in the Balkans.
One gave warning OF an enemy
scout 500 yards away. On many oc-
casions dogs have given warning Of
enemy patrols long before the SOL
dier sentries were aware of their
presence.
Large numbers Of dogs have been
used for guard duty, many on the
Italian front.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
DESERT THEIR FARMS FARMS.
OIL MAKES THEM RICH

Dallas, Texas, Jan. 24.ASome of
the west Texas farmers who desert
ed their homes last summer in pitt
full white lines of old prairie wagons
are now going back in automobiles.
Driven out by a three years drought,
they are going back as oil men.
Stretches of land where the
drought had virtually withered every
leaf of vegetation and from which
the disheartened farmers departed
for the cotton fields and other more
prosperous sections, are within the
new oil district.
Some of the farmers who strag-
gled, almost penniless, from the
"parched zone" few months ago
can qualify as oil magnates, accord
ing to Vance Muse of the Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce, who has Just
completed a tour of Ranger, East
land, Cisco, Breckenridge, DeLeon,
Moran, German and other towns in
the heart of the new oil district. He
says the population in many coun-
ties, almost completely deserted last
summer has reached unprecedented
figures.
Leases are being sold for few
acres at vastly larger sums than en-
tire farms would have brought a
year ago and enormous investments
have been made.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
sUCH An ACT WOULD PREJUDICE
CLAIMS AT FINAL PEACE
SETTLEMENT
AN OPEN SESSION SATURDAY
VIII Determine Strength OF, Guard
ON Western Front-wiIson May
Head League of Nations

Paris, Jan. 24.-The allied and
associated powers have decided to
send wireless message throughout
the world. warning all concerned
that parties using armed force to
gain possession OF territory to which
the peace conference would be asked
to determine their claim, would ser
Iously prejudice" the claims OF those
using force.
The supreme council appointed a
committee to inquire INTO the
strength Of forces to be maintained
on the western front during the ar
mistice.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
VICINITY
HEAVY HIT BY STORM


Portland, Jan. 24.-Howling
winds and torrential rainfall, leav-
ing in their wake giant landslides,
tempestuous creeks and rivers and
toppled trees, early yesterday virtu-
ally marooned Portland completely
from the rest of the world. Con-
siderable damage has resulted. to
telegraph, telephone and transporta-
'tion lines. In some instances train
service out of Portland is entirely
shut off, and in others serious delay
is experienced. All lines are work
ing under slow orders because of
threatened danger. from unexpected
slides and fallen trees.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
EVEN MILWAUKEE /. IS.
S!AYlN|G s.. IN FROM R \ GERMAN

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 24.-The
teaching Of the German language in
Milwaukee grade schools may disap-
pear entirely when the new semester
begins in February. In. only one
school in the city now is German
being taught and, under the resolu-
tion of the school board abolishing
foreign language instruction, it
would be discontinued at the end of
the term in June.
In 1916, 200 teachers were en-
ployed to give instruction in the
German language to 10000 pupils
and at the end of 1918, only one
teacher was employed to instruct
400 pupils in the German language.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
SAYS HE BELIEVES PART OF
MONEY WILL BE USED TO
q FEED THE BOLsHEvIKs
THINKS PRESIDENT TOO EASY
Despite the Senator's Criticism, Sem
ate Passes the Bill and $780,
100000 Is Appropriated

Washington, Jan. 24.--Attacking
the 800, 100000 European food re-
lief bill, Senator Sherman. Of ILL
nois. republican. declared that it
was his belief that some of the
money was to be used to feed the
Russian Bolsheviks and added that
the peace conference Russian policy
supported his opinion
Senator Sherman declared the
president intends a great publicity
campaign on his return, to work up
sentiment for the immediate ratifi-
cation Of the peace treaty, including
the recognition Of the Bolshevik gov
ernment.
The presidents recent statement,
when asking for the 500, 900. 900
appropriation, that "the situation III
Europe could be won by food but
not by arms" is causing some of the
senators to believe that he intends
trying to form peace terms with the
Bolsheviki and to secure their recog-
milton at the peace congress.
In the face Of Senator sherman's
attack, the senate passed the house
bill for the relief Of Europe and the
near east. appropriating the $780,
900. 900.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
BILL STRIKES AT EVERY FORM
OF MONOPOLY AND MAY BRING
ON BATTLE ROYAL
REBEc SAYS BABIES ABUSED
Handed Out Over State Like Pup
pies"-Would Abolish Child We'll
fare Commission

Salem, Ore, Jan. 24.-With an
emergency clause attached, Senator's
Thomas and Lachmund introduced
their antitrust bill which is predict
ed will precipitate a battle royal.
While the bill is primarily directed
at the cement trustj' the language
is general and strikes at every rorm
of monopoly. 1t was drafted by the
attorney general and patterned after
the South Dakota act.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
40, 900 MINISTER'S TO
TALK VICTORY GARDEN

Washington, Jan. 24.-Forty
thousand ministers covering every
denomination in the United States
have been requested by the National
War Garden commission to aid In
the campaign for victory gardens,
The commission suggests that on
Sunday, February 2, the message OF
the Importance OF home food pro-
duction should be carried to the con-
gregations.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
MONARCH|STSN MAY
WIN IN PORTUGAL
Garrison at the Capital Joins the Re-
volters--PoiIce Called and Clash
IL Imminent

Madrid. Jan. 24.--A monarchy
has been proclaimed In Lisbon. the
capital OF Portugal. says dispatch
from Valencia. Most OF The Lisbon
garrison is reported to have gone
over to the monarchlsts. Reports
says the monarchist movement Is
apparently making no headway in
the southern part of Portugal.
The police forces OF the south
have been marshalled to be used
against the northern forces.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24

Salem, Ore. Jan. 24.-Dr. George
Rebec. of the University of Oregon
a member Of the child welfare COM
mission, told the Joint ways and
means committee that tiny. helpless,
homeless babies are handed out in
Oregon like puppies. He advocated
the abolition Of the child welfare
commission and the passage of bills
introduced by Senator Farrell and
Mrs. Thompson for the care of de-
pendent, delinquent children. The
measures call for a $4,000 appropria-
ton.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
13O UNIONS TO VOTE
ON SYMPATHY STRIKE

Seattle, WASH, Jan. 24.-Members
OF 13O unions affiliated with the GEN.
trail labor council, are preparing for
n vote e'for or against general strike
on February l, In sympathy with the
shipyard workers.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
WILLAMETTE RIVER
ON ANNUAL RAMPAGE

Portland, Ore, Jan. 24.-The Will
lamette river reached 172 foot
stage today. 1t is expected to go to
IS, but not higher There is little
damage reported, but the paper
mills at Oregon City are unable to
operate.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
GERMANS INSULT U. $. FLAG

American Headquarters in Ger.
many. Jan. 20.--The American flag
has been submitted to the ultimate
in insults.
CobIenz dealers have been dis,
covered selling watch fobs made OF
iron crosses on which we're replicas
OF American flags. Army officials
confiscated all these stocks and are
seeking the manufacturers. One re.
taller has been arrested.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24

Salem, Ore, Jan. 24.-The state
engineer has been informed that the
Langell River Irrigation district in
klamath county has been organized.
The project covers 10000 acres, the
water to be taken from a government
reservoir at Clear Lake, Cal.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
HEAVY RAINS DAMAGE
WASHINGTON BRIDGES

Yakima, WASH. Jan. 24.-The
Naches river at flood washed out
the Rattlesnake bridge, worth $S,-
900, and the waters threaten the
Carmack bridge, worth $4,000. The
highway at Horseshoe Bend is said
to have been wiped out.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
NEW POLITICAL PARTY
FORMED BY THE IRISH

Dublin. Jan. ga new political
association. called the Irish Center
party, has been formed. II stands
for home rule within the British en-
pire similar to other British domin-
ions and embraces the Constitutional
Nationalists and Southern Unionists.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
mot TAX STOCK DIVIDENDS

New York, Jan. 24-United States
Judge Julius NJ. Maver decided in a
test case today that stock dividends
are not subject to federal income
tax under the income tax law of
1915.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24

Paris. Jan. Lithuanian troops
inflicted n heavy defeat upon the
Bolshcviki near Koszedary. midway
between Kovono and wilma. II is re-
ported. The casualties OF the Boil
shevikl we're heavy. $500 prisoners
being taken. The Lithuanians are
advancing toward wilma. Their
losses are said 10 have been light.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24
DISPATCH SAYS BoIISHEyIKI
MINISTER DID Nor ESCAPE
AFTER LATE BATTLE
REDS LOSE MORE BATTLES
Beaten by IAthunian Soldiers, Who
Capture $500 Prisoners, With
Light Loss

Basel. Jan. 24.-Lcon Trotsky.
tho Bolsheyikl minister OF war. did
not escape from Narva after the Es-
thonians defeated the Bolsheviki.
but was taken prisoner. according
to Libau dispatches.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24

Paris, Jan. si.-Tomorrow's se5-
sion of the peace congress will be
open TO the press, like the first ses-
sion. International legislation on
labor will be the first subject to
come up for discussion.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-24

Paris, Jan. 24.-President Wilson
will likely be offered the presidency
OF the commission of the league OF
nations Of the permanent executive
body for the conduct of the league,
according to the Echo De Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-09

If it is true that any player or any group of players was involved in such an escapade, then every effort should be made to discover their identity, prove
 the charges. and to blacklist those pntyers for all time. 4. s~.
 Baseball is clean sport and it ha$ i been kept clean through more than 4US yesrs Not since the famous Cravere 1 Hall-Devlin instance back in 1876 has, l there been one substantiated case of baser tall dishonesty. The life of the game 1 depends upon It's honorable conduct. 1t | there is crookedness and the perpetrators are permitted to remain In baseball 1t
 may mean the ruination of the sport. & 1 From the mass of various charges, ae-A i eusations-anent the alleged crookedness i in the world series-reports and the like, { this is what the average reader gathers. | l. That certain members of the White SoX team did not give their best efforts | in the world series and at critical times made plays-at bat or .n the field | that were detrimental to the winning chances of the White Sox: that they laid down" because the gamblers had
 paid them big money to do so, and that
 the gamblers, having fixed the series. cleaned up handsomely by betting their
 entire bank rolls on the Reds to win. 1 2 That few members of the Reds
 were approached by the gamblers before
 the playing of the sixth same and were
 ofered-or glven-a fixed sum of money to
 make such piays as Would bring defeat 1 to the Reds on that day,
 1 It will be remembered that the Reds
 went into the sixth game heavy favoriees 1 in the betting. They needed only vic l tory that day to cul Hinate the series ] Every one seemed eager to bet on the Reds that day. Naturally, if that man l or group of men-knew that the White
 Sox would win that particular game they would have made it the heaviest betting day of all. and bet the limit on the | Sox
 l On top of the charges made in Chicago
 and in Cincinnati there comes-weeks
 after the series is over-a new bunch of charges. They are in the form of a statement by Arnold Rothsten, New York gambler. He claims that certain
 pCgilst had assured him that every thing had been fixed. before the series
 hegun, and that certain players had been bought for $20,000
 Then there is recital by John B.
 Sheridan, the veteran umpire, who is
 writing a series of newspaper articles.
 Among other things Sheridan said: s
 "A bookmaker that l know told me that a man whose betting limit always
 had been sioo, bet him 5000 against sl0OO on Cincinnatt Never hefore had thnt man made a wager over sioo Later this man went so far as to mortgage his hcme--and pet the proceeds-oNer $l8oa9--
 on the Reds. That was only ore in- l stance. A dozen other men who neve. before had wagers of more than $2j to $50 on any sporting event came to me and
 almost begged me to take bets ranging from 5000 to $500o.''
 Whether any of these charges and
 rumors are true is a question. But the situation is such that it demands at once "a sweeping investigation by the highest
 officials in baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-09
Sir Thomas Lipton Arrives to Overhaul
 Yacht Shamrock w

New York, November S-Sir Thomas Lipton challenger for the Americas Cup, arrived in New York today to make ar arrangements for the overhauling of sham rock ", the yacht with which he hopes to capture the famous trophy. Sir Thomas announced he intended to send over in April his 23-metre Shamrock, which, he said, had won more cups than any other yacht in Britishewaters, to be used as a.
 trial horse" for the contender.
 AS previously reported the challenger will ask that the first race be on June 2i. off Sandy Hook. He said he thought better breezes would be met early In the summer rather than in September, the month the last races were held in 1913
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-09
LONDON EAGER TO
 |. BUY LOVE CHARMS

London, November L-'neciprocai News Service.-In the East Endsxof Lon don many cockney men and women stiii believe in the efficacy of love phiitres magic roots that are cure-alls,' and trust thoroughly in the advice of the profess sional wise woman So-called drag on.s blood'' is sold as love philtre. Magic mandrake is sold by street h.wker every Sunday in Petticoat Lane. Savaral of the roots that have some re- semblance to human form are dispiayed most prominently on his cart. and he shouts. .Thev were gathered at midnight and they screamed terrible when pulled out of the ground! They will cure or heal anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-09
SONG DEVOTED TO
 PUSSYFOOT JOHNSON

London. November 1.--(Reciprocal News Service.)-To encourage "Pussyfoot' Johnson of Kansas on the descent, of his prohibition hosts on Great Britain-for the campaign has just begun in earnest Billy Arnold has just written the "Pus- syfoot Jazz It is being introduced in the English music halls and has chorus that runs like this:
 Stay away, fade away, Pussyfoot, For the bulldog don't like you. Why don't you stay in your own J. $. A. And wall in your own back yard? Who are you, where are you, Pussyfoot? Don't you know he hears your new? Though you've got the public puzzled The bulldog won't be muzzled,
 So get, scat. is my advice to you.'
 The song is in Bran Pie" one of the newest reviews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-09
Envl;sh Fur Prices Double

London, November 1.-(Reciprocai News Service. .)-In weeks time prices in all classes of fur have jumped from 50 to 100 per cent, almost demoralizing the fur trade. Very little fur is going to the hat trades as the ladies wear fur riers are outbidding even in thes very cheapes. grades, which are not suited for muffs and coats and will not prove ser vjceable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-09
WILLS AND BAYLOR
 PLAY TIE GAME

The Wills school football team of Huntsville yesterday played the Baylor team to a to ' tie. The game was a slashing see-saw affair. neither side showing any superiority over the other
 Taylor, smith, Eloe, and Rudier star red for Wills, while Peterson and Mill Ter played well for Baylor.