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GRAVTg PAflS, JOSEPHINE) OOCSTT, OREGON, WKDXKSDAY, APRIL 80, 1010.
WHOLE NUMBER 30M.
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CORN ID Hfi"BOBIB VOTED
PRICES TAKE
AJ-TKIl I'LI.MIU.NG TO DIZZY
HEIGHT THEY VOU'LWK IX
KAVOH tOM.MOX PEOPLE
SPECULATORS TRf TO UNLOAD
Wlnnl IMmtor Would I A. IMtnn
IWn on Import to Put Hli Ui
HHxulUvp I'Vver
Chicago, Air. 30. Tremendous
price smashing took place hure yes-
terdny on lh board of trade. Mold
Mr of grain and provision competed
on a big scale In efforts to' unload
and to Mop loxau on n declining
market. A long threatened free
movement of rom and hog from ru
ral sources was Inrgcly responsible
for the atmrral rush to will.
Break aa ahown after midday
.mounted to 8 cent a bushel on
corn and $1.30 a uarrel on pork.
May delivery of corn showed the
greatest wcakm-is, dropping to
11.67 aa against $ I .fir. to $1.6
at Monday's finish, July dullvery at
91.(7 Mi was off mora than 13 cent
from iMonday'a top levi-l. Tradltm
In the corn market was especially
on a "broad acalu, with Individual
operation counting for little.
Accompanying the 'break In prlrea
and forming a powerful aid to the
aentlment for a greatly cheaper
level of value, wan a notice from
the "federal. wheat director that the
government would dlMcontlnue until
further announcement any further
purchase of wheat flour for export
excepting flint cleara and Victory
mixed flours. The purpose of thla
nolle waa stated to lie to atop specu
lative fever.
I.K.N INK NI TltOTZKV
AUK KKAOV TO OUT
4
Wnahlngton, Apr. 30. Offl-
clal advice reaching Washing-
ton through a neutral sour:'
say that t.enlne and Trotxky 4
are seeking refuge outside of
Russia, fearing the overthrow -f
of their government. It Is tin-
derstood that they are consider-
f Ing Hungary a n new field for
tholr operation. Official here
f tiolleve that Trotxky and In-
Ine rcalir-e that the dsya of bol- 4
ihevlsm are numbered.
IERE PRIVATES CAN
New York, Apr. 30. Tho rigid
atsctpltne of the American expedi
tionary force In France waa relaxed
during the formation aibroad of the
American Legion, tho (proposed or
ganisation for veteran of the army,
navy and marine corps, snys Lieu
tenant Colonel Eric P. Wood, . the
tomporary secretary. It was agreed
that all rank should be laid aside In
the meeting room. Generals forgot
their stars In the presonce of prl
vates. corporals engaged in heated
debates with colonels and sergeants
greeted majors with terms of affec
tlon. ' , '
: "A most Interesting example of
American adaptability and one of the
type which always caused the Fronch
and British officer to marvel, was
observed at the noon hour." Colonel
Wood continued, "Just at that time
a brigadier general and a corporal
were bavin a a most heated discus
sion. Then came the call fbr mess.
A minute later In the street outside
the same corporal came to attention
clicked his 'heel, together and ren
dered a perfect salute at the aa
p roach of this same brigadier from
whom he received a command which
he acknowledged with a ' respectful
"yes sir.' " -
GREAT TUMBLE
ARGUE WITH OFFICERS
AUTOCRATIC POWER
Ht'tuilor lUiruh ltoaU tlio I'urty and
Hnya Iturlcwm la Not to Illume
for Hltuntlim.
Washington, Apr. 30. Blame for
m ucli of the aevere criticism of
Poatinuntor General Burleaon waa
placed on eon arena today toy Senator
Itorah of Idaho,- republican, who In
stali-mmit aald the poatmaater gen
eral la only exercising the law which
congreH punaod conferring drastic
and unlimited power under the
guise of war power. The beat rem
od y, the senator aald, would be for
congreaa to repeal these lawa.
"Congreea haa granted Mr. Burle
son, " Senator Borah aald, "unlimited
undefined drastlo nd arbitrary pow
er; granted them In violation of the
moat fundamental and cheriahed
principle of free government. We
granted theaa power under, the
gulae of war nececalty but no ne
cuaalty existed for any auch grant or
power. War upon the part of the
republic never necessitate the sacri
fice of the fundamental principle
ui on which the republic I organlxed.
"Me la not exercllng any author
ity not. within the provlalon of the
law which congress panted. If he Is
exitrcilng It arbitrarily how did
rongre expect arbitrary law to he
executed except In an arbitrary way?
If he la exorcising that power de
potlcally how did congres expect th-
lawa to be executed except In a do
potlc way? They are cruel, arbitrary
and at war with every principle of
free government and ahould be re
pealed. "For Mr. Burleaon to be dlamlened
and to leave these laws upon the
atatnte book would Indeed be a
travesty. If we do not want arbl-
trnry power exorclBod in thla country,
tho law-making body la the body to
appeal to and not to some adminis
trative, officer."
l:
THE UKRAINE PEOPLE
Slanlxlau, West Ukraine, Apr. .
(Correspondence of the Associated
Press.) "There Is no disorder and
not a bit of bolshevlsm among us."
Premier Moluibowitx, of the Ukraine
told the correspondent of tho Asso
ciated Press the other day. Only
recently we expelled two agitators
from Moscow who were disguised as
mombera of the Red Cross. We are
very anxious to have an allied mis
sion visit u and ee the facts with
their own eyes.
"Thus far the .Associated Press
corresiiondent Is the first foreign
journalist to be' sent among us. We
want the Americans to know us as
a people who demand their rights
and are willing to die for them. We
nre Just plain, common people with
out any aristocratic frills.
"We 'believe that President Wil
son's ethnology plan is the only pos
sible settlement of all these dis
putes. We are willing to abide by
any fair division by unprejudiced
persons after they are properly ac
quainted with the subject."
"MARTYR CITY" WAS
SHELLED 1 .051 DAYS
Rhelms, France, Apr. 30 Rhelms
which had a population of 115,178
before the war, now has only 8,458
inhabitants; 3,987 men, 3,258 wom
en and 1,213 children.
The "martyr city" 'was shelled by
the Germans on 1,051 days, and over
1,000 persons mere killed, Including
some 300 women and 100 children.
The cathedral was struck "by i 87
shells up to March 31, 1318. After
that date, no record 'was kept.
April 24, 1917, waa the worst day
of the war for Rhelms. The bom
bardment was so. torrlfflo thjit no re
cords' could be made of the casual
ties and damage on that day. j
MAY MAKE PEACE WITH
HUNS WITHOUT ITALIANS
Italian Delegates Still at Home Where They Receive Tre
mendous Ovation-Belgians Most Have Money-Germans
at Versailles-Battle Imminent at Munich
Paris, Apr. 30. Premier Orlan
do's government and the Italian
delegation at the peace conference
have received a vote of confidence
from the Italian parliament. The
vote in the chamber of deputies stood
382 to 40. In the senate the vote
was unanlmou. What effect thl
will have on the council or three I
problematic. The return of the
Italian delegation I not expected, at
least for the present
It Is planned to proceed with the
making of peace with Germany, re
gardless of any action by Italy.
The rival claim of Japan and
China to the former German fort
ress of Klao Chau la reported to
nave been reconciled. The proposed
solution Is undisclosed.
The full German peace delegation
Is now at Versailles. The Initial
meeting will be Friday or Saturday,
it Is expected. The German dele
gates' trip across France was mark
ed by at least one demonstration, as
a window In one of the cars waa
broken by a missile.
LAND SETTLEMENT'PLAN
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallls, Apr. 30. William ("Bill")
Han ley. cattle king of Harney coun
ty, visited tb6 college to discuss the
problem of land settlement In the
Harney valley with Prof. H. D. Scud
der, agricultural adviser of the Ore
gon land settlement commtaai6n. Mr.
Hanley Is interested In the. develop
ment of Harney county and Is satd
to 'be an enthusiastic endorser of the
new Oregon land settlement plan.
TRENCH TUNNELING
GAMES PLAYED
Spokane, Wash., Ap. 30. From
the silent reaches of the far north
to the tunnels under Messlnes ridge
Is the route over which a chance
greeting from a fellow trapper sent
Leon Huston, an" American citizen
who has just returned from overseas,
where he served with the 28th Cana
dian engineers. 'Huston, whose home
formerly was in Livingston, Mont.,
recently visited his mother here.
While hunting, trapping and' pros
pecting with a companion 300 miles
north of The Pas, the farthest north
railroad station in western Canada,
he met a trapper Just returned from
"the outside." This man told 'Hus
ton that England, France and Rus
sia had gone to war . against Ger
many. - ' "
"If there's a iwar on we'd better
go," he told his companion and to
gether they traveled ten days by
canoe to The Pas, Arrived there
they discovered that no men 'were
being recruited at . that town, . but
were told they might Join the army
at Saskatoon. iHere Huston Joined
the 28th engineers, then toeing or
ganised.
After fighting In Flanders tor
some nonths, Huston was assigned
to the sappers engaged In tunneling
under -Messlnes ridge, preparatory
to placing the hundreds of tons of
explosives there that obliterated that
barrier to the allies' advance. He
was a "face man" which means he
was working in the extreme inside
end of the tunnel, removing the clay
from the face to the bore. Here, in
an excavation four feet high and
Belgium's claims for reparation
have been presented. It Is under
stood that the situation in that coun
try Is grave. One correspondent says
that unless Belgium received finan
cial aid, it might be Impossible for
the Belgian delegation to sign the
peace treaty.
Munich Is surrounded by govern
ment troops and an attack may start
at any time.
Paris, Apr. 30. The council of
three met today, apparently to con
sider the Italian situation and the
Chinese-Japanese question. It Is un
derstood that the plan contemplates
the giving of Klao Chan to tne Jap
anese In the peace treaty with ar
rangements for Its return to China
under certain conditions within a
stipulated time.
The French press commenting on
Premier Orlando's speech to parlia
ment finds spirit of conciliation
marking the address. The newspa
pers 'believe that ground for a sat
isfactory understanding may be
found.
4- SUBSCRIPTIONS PASS -f
THE BILLION MARK
f
.Washington, Apr.; SO. Offl-
clal subscriptions to the Victory
-f loan have passed the $1,000,-
4- 000,000 mark. Lees than one-
-f fourth of the total has been
4 subscribed and the campaign Is
nearly half over.
New York, Apr. 30. The world's
most powerful "battleship, the super
dreadnaught Tennessee, was success
fully 'launched today at the New
York navy yard.
ONE OF GREATEST
IN BIG WORLD WAR
two feet six inches wide, Huston
worked six hour shifts.
"I worked In six of the tunnels
dug under 'Messlnes ridge," he said.
'The tunnels were run in for a dis-
tance of 1,800 feet and were 100
feet "beneath the surface. It was so
hot in that hole a man could wear
no clothes except overalls, and then
he was wet with perspiration, during
his entire six hour shift. We were
off shift six hours and on again tor
an equal time, making 12 hours of
the 24 digging .the dark blue clay.
'The tunnels were all electrically
lighted and a email air supply was
pumped in through a hose. The
man working at the face of the tun
nel would dig the clay away -with
a small shovel and pass it to the
man 'behind him, who would give it
to another man who placed it in
sacks. 'Eight of these were loaded
on a small car and taken to the
mouth of the tunnel. Three feet in
six hours was considered good dig
ging , ,
"The Germans were tunneling
from the opposite direction, and we
had men detailed to listen tor the
sound of their shovels. Frequently
branoh tunnels would: be run off the
main .diggings and large timbers rig
ged up like battering rams and
pounded against the -wall to mislead
the Germans. This ruse was not al
ways successful, however. . lAt one
time-we had 400 -feet, of . tunnel
'blown up (by them. Then it was
simply a question of doing .. it all
over again." : ... u : .'ij-f
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ITS EYE ON PARIS
Trying to Pick tp Threads of Trade
and Ik-ady to ICeeunie "Pleasant
Business Relations"
Paris, 'Apr. 30. Warnings are
being heard on all sides that the
Germans will exert all their ingenu
ity to make true the prediction at
tributed to Dr. Richard Von Kuehl
mann, (former German foreign sec
retary) that "In less than five year
time, the Germans will be back in
Pari (pacifically, that is to say)
and In favorable conditions."
Evidence 1 accumulating: that the
preliminaries of the kind of pad fie
penetration at which tho Germans
seem to be particularly adept, al
ready have commenced. German
merchants with pre-war business
connections In France are endeavor
ing to "pick up the threads" again,
and the papers now and then publish
obsequiously worded missrres to
French firms, Inviting them to "re
sume our pleasant relations."
More dangerous In the eyes of the
French are the attempts that are 'be
ing made by German servants, now
posing as Alsatians or Swiss, to slip
quietly laik into their old places
with French families. In some
cases, their Teutonic accent betrays
them; In others suspicious employ
ers have detected minute flaws In
otherwise Irreproachable legitima
tion papers. - Registry offices, al
though exercising the most scrupu
lous care in weeding out suspects,
are not Infallible.
In a case cited by La liberie, a
factory owner near Paris who had
advertised for a foreman received an
applicant who came "highly recom
mended" and whose papers. were. In
seemingly perfect order. Stilt the
employer had some vague misgiv
ings and consulted a detective, with
the result that the would-be fore
man was unmasked as a German who
bad escaped from an internment
camp In Brittany In May last year.
His papers were forgeries.
IS
AT O.A.C.
- Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallls, Apr. 30. 'Prominent in stu
dent activities is Lynn Sabin, of
Grants Pass. Junior in the school of
commerce, Oregon Agricultural col
lege. (Last year he waa admitted to
the Alpha Kappa Psi, the commercial
honorary fraternity and this year
became a member of the Forum, the
upper class honorary society. He
has been a charter member of the
Shakopean literary society and was
elected president this year.
Sabin edited the Commercial Print
this year, the annual student direct
ory of the campus published by the
commerce department. The O. 'A. C
cadet band nas teen under his lead
ership part of the three years he has
been playing in it. Sabin was grad
ated from Grants Pass High School
in 1916.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKES
SHAKE THE COUNTRY
New York, "Apr. 30. Cable re
ports Indicate that the earthquake
at San Salvador two days ago may
have -been as disastrous as the great
quake of 1917. No details are given
Washington, (Apr. 30. A very se
vere and prolonged earthquake, es
timated to have centered . 4,000 miles
from here, was recorded on ... the
Georgetown university seismologies!
instruments.
San Jose,; Cal.,- Apr.:, SO. An
earthquake of rather severe Inten
sity and not more than 400. miles dis
tance was recorded . today at the
Lick dbservatory. It is thought
that the quaks was In Mexico.
GERMAN TRAD
IB BOMBS SENT
10
0. S. OFFICIALS
PLOT TO SLAY PEOPLE BY
WHOLESALE DISCOVERED
BY SLEUTHS
BEDS JRE EVlDEHTLlf BUST
-Negro Maid at Senator Hardwlck'a
Home Hh Both Hands Blown '
Off Opening Package
San Francisco, Apr. 30. Two
bomb from New York have been de
livered here to the district attorney's
office, one for District Attorney
Fickert and one for Assistant Ed
ward Cunha.
Washington, Apr. 30. Postofflc
inspectors of New York have report
ed the discovery of IT infernal ma
chines. They were pnt In tne mail
addressed to prominent officials and
held for Insufficient postage. They
were addressed to Postmaster Burls-
son, Secretary of Labor Wilson, At
torney General Palmer, Immigration
Commissioner Caminetti, Mayor Hy
lan, of Mew York, John O. Rocke
feller, J. P. Morgan and others.
Other parties to whom bombs were
addressed were Governor Spronl of
Pennsylvania, Immigration Commis
sioner F. C. Howe of New York, Solicitor-General
Lamar of the post
office department. Associate Justice
Holmes of the United States supreme
court.
All the bombs were the samo at
that which exploded yesterday In the
home of former Senator Harnwlck
of Georgia, and which when opened
blew off the hands of a negro maid.
All the packages bore a return ad
dress to Gimell -Bros. Store, New
York, out the store owners declare
that the label was forged. There is
no clew to the senders.
Seattle, Wash., 'Apr. 30. Analysis
nave shown that the bomb which.
was received at -Mayor Hanson's of
fice contained dynamite capable of
causing loss of life, If exploded.
t
San Francisco, Apr. 30. The po
lice opened District Attorney Tick-
ert's bomb successfully without ex
ploding It
PARIS NOT PLEASED
WITH PRESENT LEAGUE
Paris, Apr. 29. The covenant of
the league of nations arouses little
enthusiasm in the press of this city.
Indeed, many 'of the principal news
papers abstain from comment alto
gether. L'Oeuvre, which has always
been ohamplon of the league and
of President Wilson, says:
- "Speaking generally, we are bound
to say the pact of the league causes
a certain amount of disappointment."
Writing In the Echo de Paris,
Pertinax" spokesman of the nation-
iqnalists,. declares outright:
"The league of nations is dead be
fore birth." '
All the newspapers point out that
great concessions were made by
France. Some of the Journals go so
far as to declare that these conces
sions amount to surrender. As a
whole, however, the press expresses
the 'hope that later amendments will
result in- satisfying what are regard
ed as legitimate claims of France
and the other countries which, as
the IHavas agency , summary of the
comment words it "showed their mo
deration by abstaining from Insist
ing yesterday upon an . immediate
vote" on the changes in the cove
nant which tbey were advocating. ,
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