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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-11
CONGRESS MEETS
SOMETIME IN MAY
Oregon Members 10 Make Brief Visit
Home--HawIey Has Many Irons
I'm the Fire

Washington, Mar. 10.-Congress
will meet in special session May 15.
This much is definitely decided and
for that reason most Of the Oregon
delegation will leave in few days
for brief stay at home.
Senator McNary, who left for Bir-
mingham. Ala. on personal business
today. will return to Washington the
first OF the week and will arrive
home about April 1. Senator Cham
berlain hopes to arrive home about
the same time.
Congressman Macarthur, who has
been detained by the failure of Mrs.
Macarthur to regain her complete
strength, expects to arrive in Port
land by the time the naval commit
tee reaches the City Of Roses.
Congressman Hawley will be oc-
cupied with the work of the COM
mittee on committees for several
days yet and will not be able to
leave until the end of the month
Congressman Sinnott, who leaves for
few days in New York today, also
expects to reach his home about
April 1.
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Alencon, France.
January 81, 1918


Editor Of the Courier.
Dear Sir:
l have been asked by many to
write something of this country as
l see 1t. To give anything of a cor
rect impression Of things here would
require quite a letter, so am going
to Just touch some of the high
places.
After an uneventful voyage from
Boston, leaving the latter place De-
cember 9th, we landed at Liverpool
December 2S. From there we went
to Southampton where we had the
first touch OF real army life, We
reached this place about o'clock
In the morning and were taken in an
army truck to the army camp some
four or five miles out of the city and
shown the barracks In which we
might sleep II we could find some
blankets which we succeeded in do
ing after a reasonable time. But in
asmuch as the blankets were quite
damp and the night frosty and we
we're already chilled to the marrow,
YOU may be sure that we did not
sleep very soundly on the floor Of
the barracks and many Of our party,
Just so in all. took severe cold,
but this was only an initiation to the
life we are to see in a larger way
later,
On our way across the Atlantic
we had the good fortune Of having
as the pilot OF our good ship Haver-
ford. one Captain Jones, who had
seen a good deal OF the war and
told us many Interesting experiences
with submarines. His ship was one
OF the vessels that carried the Aus
tralians to Gallipoli where the Turk
got in his bloody work on the land
ing party. At one time during the
engagement there were 600 bodies
laid out on the deck where we later
played shuttle board, etc. The ves-
sci still showed abundant evidence
Of its usage notwithstanding the fact
that It had been in the drydock and
undergone extensive repairs.
At another time It was torpedoed
and the stern blown on, but repaired
and put in commission again. Her
sister ship was sunk in that en-
,gagement and her bones are bleach
Ing on the sands Of the shores Of the
Mediterranean, s.,.
On Ghristmas morning we were
landed at La Havre, one of the most
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/. |. G|LKEy TELLS OF EXPERIENCES
As Y.M.C.A WORKER WITH h,E.F,

important seaports OF France. Here
we began to see the evidence of the
effects OF war. While this city was
not In the war zone. 1t was raided
several times by zepelins and sew
eral buildings destroyed and some
lives lost. More than one half of
the women OF the city of the better
class wear creape and the others are
doing the heaviest kind of manuel
labor. Loading and unloading cars,
cleaning streets, using pick and
shovel with the men. We visited a
great prison camp where there were
hundreds Of German prisoners in a
stockade. They were in rather a
sorry condition as the winter had
set in and the ground was muddy
and the surroundings made one rea-
lie what our own boys had been up
against only infinitely worse in Ger
man prison camps.
was fortunate enough to be in
vited to Masonic banquet given by
the officers of the army of this place.
I met some of the clean young men
who make up the American expedi-
tionary force that have done things
in the great struggle. One gentle
man from Cleveland. Mr.. Spears,
when he learned was from Grants
Pass, Ore, asked me IL knew Geo.
Sorenson. He wanted to be remem-
bered to him when / should COM
municate with him so l take this
method of conveying the message.
The souvenirs given out at this
banquet are priced very highly by
those who were. fortunate enough
to be present on this occasion. Here
we we're celebrating the birth of the
Prince of Peace in a foreign land at
the close of the greatest war in
history and as we believe the be-
ginning of an era Of peace between
nations not to be broken. This by
an organization founded on brother
ly love seemed to me significant in
deed.
From La Havre / sent letters to
my two sons, Herbert and Winfield,
using their last known address. Was
fortunate enough to reach Herbert
and few days later had the great
pleasure of "a hours of intensive Wis
iting. The day was, not long enough
so the night was used for visiting
rather than sleep. While have at
last been able to communicate with
the other SON, Winfield, have not
seen him and may not do so before
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MILITARY GROUP WILL GO OUT
OF EXISTENCE AND IMPERIAL
STAFF IS ABOLISHED
SMALLER ARMY THAN SWISS
Great Forts Along the Rhine to Be
Destroyed and Army Placed on
Volunteer System

Paris, Mar 11.-Military Ger
many will go out of existence as
result OF the adoption Of military
terms as they win go into the peace
treaty by the supreme council.
The terms as framed provide for
sweeping reduction of the German
military establishment to 100000
men, with 1000 officers, the army to
be recruited by the volunteer sys-
tenn for IL years. This limits Ger
many to less than the number of
men Switzerland has in the army.
The German forts along the Rhine
are to be destroyed. also arms and
munitions, except enough for 100.-
900 men. The imperial general stan
is to be abolished.
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censorship WILL Be
MUCH LESS stringent

HH
Washington. Mar. 11.-An agree
ment between the United States and
England abolishes the double cen
sorship. The two countries agree
that hereafter cable communications
through the territory of either conn
try will be subject only to censorship
of the country where the message
originates.
The United States desires to dis
continue censorship entirely as soon
as possible, the, announcement says,
but "as long as the allies consider it
to continue the blockade,
it will be necessary to continue the
censorship"
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HOOVER TO RUN THE
RAILROADS OF ASSTRIA


Paris, Mar. 10.-The supreme war
council has decided to give to Her
bert c. Hoover. director general of
allied relief. practical control Of all
the railways in the old Austrian en-
pire and to make him the mandatory
Of the council in demanding locomo-
tives and freight cars from each Of
the new states of old Austria with
which to create food and relief SER
vice. The relief trains will run over
all lines without political or military
interference.
Mr.. Hoover has placed the matter
in the hands of American army en-
.gineers for execution.
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BOARD WANTS
NAMES OF DISABLED YANKS

Washington, Mar. 11.-Some 13,-
900 disabled soldiers we're discharg-
ed from the army before the federal
board for vocational education was
permitted to establish contact with
them in order to deal with their
cases. The board now desires to get
In touch with these men SO as to ac-
quaint them with the benefits which
congress has provided for them. The
board in a statement today asked
persons knowing Of any such dis
abled soldiers to send their names
and addresses to its headquarters in
Washington.
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NOTED AUTHORIZES DIES
AFTER AN ACTIVE LIFE

New York, Mar. 11.-Amelia E.
Barr, authoress, died here today. 4
Mrs. Amelia E. Barr passed the
first half of her life in comparative
obscurity. She ventured upon her
first novel when she was so years
of age. During the following 33
years she produced her books at the
rate of about two year. until she
had SO to her credit. In addition
she had written hundreds of short
stories, poems and magazine ar
ticles. For Is consecutive years
she supplied an average OF poem
and short story week to one pab-
lication.
"The first time tried my hand at
literature" she said, "was when
was s years old. l amused myself
by putting one of the Psalms into
verse. The reward for my first lit
erary effort was a sound whipping.
That kept me quiet until I was 12
At that age I perpetrated crude
and turgid tragedy on the life of
Seneca. 1t is the only tragedy ]
have ever written. have lived all
my tragedies since then. In my
books I put all the happiness that
II could imagine"
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SCIENTISTS SAY BOTH i3 AND AZ
YEAR INSECTS WILL VISIT
,p UNITED STATES
MAKE APPEARANCE IN JUNE
"Locust Years" Have Becn Periods
of Dread, but Ravages Can Bc
Checked by Science

Washington, Mar. ii.---Great
swarms OF the i7-year locust will In
fest the United States in late May
and early June OF this year, which Is
expected by scientists TO be one OF
the worst locust years" on record.
Experts OF the department OF ngri-
culture, however, see nothing alarm
Ing In the prospect.
Once regarded uperstitlously as n
harbinger OF disaster. the periodical
cicada. popularity known as the IL
year locust because Il comes at long
intervals. Is seen now TO be no more
than an ordinary n-poisonous In
sect pest, which can do little damage
II proper precautions are taken. The
chief injury inflicted by the insect
consists almost wholly in chiseling
grooves In the branches OF trees for
depositing eggs, Young fruit trees
sometimes are killed. but the dam
age generally seems greater than II
actually Ia. according to the entomol-
ogists. and popular alarm is out OF
proportion to the real danger.
Suggested precautionary measures
are:
Defer putting out young fruit trees
until next year: postpone budding
operations; do no pruning this
spring.
When the insects begin coming
out, hand pick them from young
trees or spray them with pyrethrum
powder, kerosene emulsions. or So
luton OF carbolic acid or acetic acid.
Later, when the insects are ready
to begin laying. spray young fruit
trees with whitewash,
The department OF agriculture
has kept close check for many years
OF all the broods OF locusts and can
forecast accurately when and where
the pests will appear. Large regions
will be affected this year where one
brood appeared II years ago and In
other regions which suffered 10
years ago. the states including Ala
bama, District OF Columbia, Della
ware. Georgia. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kentucky. Maryland, Massachusetts,,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York.
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina. Tennessee, Vermont,
Virginia. West Virginia and Wiscon-
sin.
Belief that the 1919 brood will be
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PLAN TO OVERTHROW \
GOVERNMENT DETECTED 4

\ Washington, Mar. 11.-Evi- :
\ dence obtained by the depart I
y ment of justice showing coun- I
\ try-wide radical propaganda
\ urging the overthrow of the :
\ United States government and
\ setting up bolshevism has been I
\ placed in the hands of the pro-
\ paganda committee. One pos :
\ ter declared every strike is
4 small revolution and a dress :
\ rehearsal for big one."
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-11
BoLsHEvIKs EXECUTE FOUR
GRAND DUKES AT PETRoGRAD

Copenhagen, Mar. 11.--Four more
Russian grand dukes have been exc
cpted at Petrograd by Bolsheviki
during the last fortnight on the
charge of being involved in a mon
archIst plot. according to advices to
the Berlingske Tidende.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-11
MORE OREGON TROOPS
ARRIVE At NEW YORK

New York. Mar. 1.-THE steam
ship Mount Vernon has arrived here
with former New York national
guard troops. The ship also brought
casual companies, including 2S1 Ore
gon troops.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-11

London. Mar. 11.-Government
troops in Berlin made further pro-
gress in demolishing the spartacan
stronsholds in the northern and
eastern sections Of the city. They
used artillery and mine throwers.
The terroristic methods OF the
Spartacans have caused a reyulslon
OF feeling In favor Of the govern
ment everywhere.
Traffic has been resumed except
on the street railway where the en-
ployes are striking for more wages.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-11
BUSINESS is AGAIN
HUsINiING AT SEATTLE

Seattle. Wash. Mar. 11.-Thou-
sands OF shipyard employees are now
back at work here and at Tacoma
and Aberdeen. 1t will possibly be
week before full forces can be en-
pioyed again. The same wages as
before the strike will prevail.
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! REP. MANN DECLINES,
MONDELL is CHOSEN

\ Washington. Mar. 11,-Rep- \
\ resentative Frank Mondell. of 4
\ Wyoming. has been chosen re-
\ publican floor leader of the
\ next house, after Representative
\ Mann, OF Illinois, who was 4
\ elected to the position on the 4
\ first ballot, had declined to ac-
4 cept.
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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-11
EIGHT TOWNS VOTE TO
Return TO WET RANKS

Boston, Mass, Mar. 11,--Of IL
towns voting yesterday on issuing
liquor licenses, eight changed from
dry to wet. The vets claim a pro-
test against the national amend
ment. The drys say the result of
the vote was due to apathy on the
part OF the drys.
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HOW HINES WILL TIDE
= THE RAILWAYS OVER

4 Washington, Mar. 11.-Director
General Hines announced today that
the railroad administration would
probably issue federal warrants for
amounts due the railroad corpora
tions to meet the situation.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-11

Berlin, Sunday, Mar. 9.-While
soldiers who had been called to sup
press rioting in Spandau were absent
from the Ruhleben camp, about
5000 Russian prisoners of war es-
capped.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-11
TUNNEL UNDER ENGLISH
CHANNEL IS PROPOSED

London, Mar. 11.--Eve years
would be required to complete the
proposed tunnel under the English
channel from England to France. It
is estimated. The cost would be
about 100000. 900.
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CREEL TO RETIRE

New York, Mar. 11.--George Creel
has arrived here from Europe. He
announces his intention to return to
private life.
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OF PEACE TREATY
T0BE SIGNED THIS MONTH
Lloyd George Says Conference Has Nearly Finished Work.
Pope Benedict Sounds Warning and Urges Haste.
German Troops Demolsh Spatacan StonghoIds

London, Mar. 1.-THE Evening
News says that Lloyd George has
sent word that the peace conference
has nearly completed It's work. The
draft of the peace treaty is finished
and will be signed by the end of
March.
1t Is announced here that the Brit
ish government will not protest
against the Irish resolution adopted
by the American congress.
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uation In Germany, serially and eco
nomically, is very grave and fears
the spread OF bolshevism and the es-
tablishment OF Bolshevikl state.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-11

Berlin. Mar. 11.--Pope Benedict
has addressed an appeal to the pow
ers, emphasizlng the urgency OF a
speedy conclusion OF peace with Ger
many. The pope's attitude became
known here today. He says the sit
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George Bradley took the place 1t was
the home of William Offutt, mem
Der Of one of the oldest and most
numerous families in Montgomery. If
rectly, William Offutt had four daugh-
tiers. They were Katie. who is dead i;
Jennie dead; Malie-perhaps Amelia
who married Harvey Faucet, and
Annie. who married William G. Coun-
selman. Annie lives In Washington.
the mother of five boys and Ave girls
Misses Alice, Amanda, Elsie. Mamie
and Katie, and Frank and William g..
who live In Montgomery; Arthur, who
iives In Virginia. near the Chain
bridge; Morton, who lives near Be-
Washington.
Standing at this farm you can see
the widely scattered homes Of that
small village which is called Potomac
Up to this writing the Rambler has
little information about Potomac, but
somewhere in the back Of his head
new name for what was a long time
ago "Offutt's Cross Roads" He
knows that nearly fifty years ago
there lived at and near Offutt's cross
roads, William T. Lynch and George
Mccormick, blacksmiths: James Dol
herd. carpenters; Garrett and Maus,
M. McQuade and Offutt and Perry,
storekeepers. and that viii offutt
was postmaster.
. Living there and in the neighbour
hood were DR.. b. Offutt and DR.. c. F.
Willett and Mahlon Austin, Richard
Farmhouse Frank Boswell, George g.
Bradley, Henry Bradley. Henry Brad
ley, jr.. G. w. Burriss, J. M. Carroll,
Darius Clagett, Henry Clagett, ]. N.
Clagett, William Clagett, John Con-
nell, Robert Connell, VIM. M. Har-
desty. Levi Hill, Frank Kilgour, O. s.
Maus, ]. d. w. Moore. John Offutt, L.
M. Offutt, John Saunders, Joseph and
John Trundle. Among the men who
ran mills in the neighborhood were
George Mccormick. VIM. Orndorff or
Orendorff. and a firm styled, storm,
Philip and John" or 1t was probably
John and Philip Storm.
The Rambler feels quite sure that
the original grant Of land which was
made to VIM. Offutt on July IT. 1928,
and to which he gave the name Of
Clewerwold Enlarged. covered much
of this Potomac district. and he
has authority for believing that the
farms Of Philip Stone. George Brad
ley and Joshua w. Offutt were COW
cred by this grant which was for q
tract Of 1000 acres near the Great
Falls" William Offutt took out an
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the
Fields and Gold Fields Of Mary1anaThe Maerude Land and
Early Grants That Sect;on-Vaee of Potomac and Its
Peob1e-The Gentes-Mannered Man.

tersect is tin sign. the legend on
which is almost obliterated, but one
can piece together the letters spell
ing "Persimmon Tree"
OF to the east of the dirt road Is
big house surrounded by broad fields
that give evidence OF skillful culti-
walton. Around the house are group
ed barns, stables and other farm
buildings. At some distance from the
house is cluster Of oak, cedar and
an aged cherry tree. all tangled and
matted with periwinkle and honey
suckle. Several gray gravestones
stand among the vines and trees This
was an Offutt home. H. v. Embrey
lives there now. He Is Of that large
family which lives along the River
road at Emery Corners" and farther
east at Concord. Before Embrey came
to live here the place was the home
OF George Bradley. whose father was
Gassaway Bradley. old Montgomery
county folk. George. the son Of Gas
saway. had three sons. who were
george. who lives at Bethesda now;
Tom. who is dead. and Harry, who
lives somewhere in the west" Before
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little woman, friendly and frank.
Miss Harrison has the flu" she said,
and then she said. without knowing
who the stranger was. Wont you
was a good fire In the sitting room
and 1t was a cold windy Sunday. The
Rambler went in. What Is your
name?" asked the Rambler. She an
swered. "Antiseil." "A strange name.
but familiar one to old Washington
people" said the Rambler and then he
asked: Are you related to DR.. Anti
sell, who came to Washington at the
outbreak of the civil war, had charge
or Hardwood Hospital and lived at one
time IN Anacostia and at another time
near Arlington, at the junction Of the
Columbia and Alexandria roads?'
He was my grandfather" she an.
swered; and here was a story.
DO you live here at Potomac?"
asked the Rambler. NO." she an
west"
Well. what are you doing here?"
we are just stopping with Miss
Harrison. Dad is a mining engineer
and has been in charge Of the gold
mine In this neighborhood. Here IN
"A very young-looking man entered.
He was ono Of the quietest, gentlest-
hammered men the Rambler ever met.
1t seemed strange that a man so
SehtIe cOulu get along In this rough
mans world. He told the Rambler an
interesting story Of his life. His name
is Toner Antisell. His father named
him for his close friend DR.. Joseph M,
Toner. He was born in Anacostia. He
went to Japan with his father while q
little boy. DR.. Antisell went to Japan
in a scientific capacity at the solicita-
ton of the Japanese government. Mrs.
Antisell's health falling. he returned
to America. Toner went to the WASH
inRton High School, back in the 70's
and then went west. He ranohed and
mined and took the course Of mining
engineering at the University OF. Utah.
He was engaged by the company
operating one OF the properties near
Great Falls and also near the village
of Potomac.
Old Washington people will recall
DIR. Thomas Antisell Late in the SOS
he was professor Of military surgery,
physiology and physiological chem
istry at Georgetown College, his fell
low members Of the faculty being Drs.
Noble Young. Flodoardo Howard,
Johnson Eliot. James %. Moragn,
Montgomery Johns. Silas l.. LOOMS.
J. II. Thompson, d. II. Hagner and w.
Evans.
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could be. and even can be, found not
only In the valleys of these great
majestic rivers, but along every
watershed down which thousands .SIna q e
may be that boys and girls in all
other parts Of the country have , also
N Nu~n Of 't them 'n Would ever think Of
calling It road. 1t is always to
them a lane.
Then in the course Of years and that
eternal overturning and upsetting OF
things which SO many men call
progress that lane becomes a short
cut across country between two
heavily travelled roads. 1t too be-
gins to bear the burdens and re-
sponsibilities OF a public road. A
newcomer from another section OF the
country buys q piece of land on the
old lane at tax sale or foreclosure
sale. He has no sympathy with the
traditions of that section. In fact,
he SCOTS at the family and neighbour
hood traditions. He usually tells his
neighbors that he Is a practical
man.; that he "is going to show
them how to farm; that they ARE
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other patent on July 4, 1929, for zoo
acres of land which he called Bear
Den, and which was also in this
neighborhood.
IL X
There were other land grants which
covered part of the territory Of which
the Rambler is now writing or which
impigned on it. One was patent
made on April 2S, 17t7, of 900 acres
to Archibald Edmonston, which he
named Cool Spring Level. and
James Moore was given patent to
100 acres of wild land" on March II,
171S, which he called Archihald's
Lot. The earliest patent Of virgin
land in this part Of Montgomery
county of which the Rambler has
record was a tract to which was
given the name Brightwelrs Hunt
ing Quarter. The grant was made
to Richard Brightweil, August 20.
1896. and was between Edwards
Ferry and the mouth Of the Seneca.
1t had a frontage of four miles along
Potomac. Brightwell aimed at
establishing settlement for gentle
men who desired to live in the will
derness, far from white neighbors
and to spend their time hunting and
fishing. In that country buffalo, bear,
deer and wolves were numerous.
The Rambler walked along Persim-
mon tree lane into the River road and
knocked at the door of the home OF
Miss Maggie Harrison. A pretty girl
opened the door. Her eyes and hair
were dark. She was just slip of