VOL.. LIX SO. 18,688
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postofflc m Second -Clas Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HARDING TO KEEP
HARDING FAR AHEAD
IN PIVOTAL STATES
WORK ON THIS END
MISSING STAGG BABY
FOUND AT NEW YORK
I XT ANT IS DISCOVERED IN
HOME FOE rOUXDMNXiS.
GREEK KING IS LOW;
BALL INDICTMENTS
THEFT OF 100 AUTOS
GREAT RUSSIAN
REGENCY ESTABLISHED
LAID TO BOYS' GANG
OF LOOP IS FIRST
T LIKELY
REVOLT STARTED
LITERARV DIGEST STRAW BAIi
LOT SIGNIFICANT.
HOPE IS NOT ABANDONED, BUT
NINE ARRESTS. ARE MADE; 2 5
DEATH GENERALLY FEARED.
BELIEVED IN RING.
N COVENANT
Senator Urges All Be Done
Against Future Wars.
STAND ON LEAGUE IS TOLD j
Best Minds to Be Summoned
for Revision.
DEMOCRATIC WASTE CITED
Republican Nominee in Indiana
Speech Says Objectionable. League
l-'eutures- to Be Ousted.
IN'DIANAPOLIS. Ind., Oct. 15.
Senator Harding'. asserting that
America must do "everything she
can" to prevent future wars, tonight
renewed his declaration that in or
gamizing the sentiment of the world
peace he favors taking all that
is good in the Versailles league of
nations.
Quoting from his league speech of
August 28, he pointed out that he
declared then that the league might
be "amended or revised" if its preser
vation were found necessary to the
peace of Europe.
"When elected." bo saud. tonight. "I
will immediately summon the best
minds of America to consult and ad
rise as to America's relationship to
the present association of nations or
modifications of it. or substitutes
for it. The senate and our party
have recognized much good in a new
world fellowship and oo-operation,
but we insistently reject all that
menaces America. We must separate
the wheat from the chaff "
The senator's speech here concluded
a day of hard campaigning through
the southern half of Indiana.
In all his speeches ho argued for
preserved nationalism and urged the
election of a republican congress,
making a special appeal for Senator
James K. Watson, who accompanied
him on his train.
hcered Through treets.
Arriving here late, he was cheered
through crowded streets during an
automobile parade and later shook
hands with several hundred at a pub
lic reception at his hotel.
Senator Harding also touched in his
Bight speech here many of the other
issues of the campaign and declared it
was the republican party which now
offered a "coustrucli ve and progress
ive programme" to readjust American
a I fairs. Democratic "neglect, ineffi
ciency, waste and extravagance," he
denounced in a vigorous assault on
the administration by which he de
clared tho nation was "being led to
ward another crisis of stagnancy and
unemployment." He predicted that
the people would not permit anyone
to "write a third chapter of the demo
cratic book of destruction."
"Sensible men and women will won
der," he continued, "at tho assump
tion of those who. baving no prac
tical programme to offer at home,
no constructive proposal to make for
America, should be soing- the length
and breadth of the land proposing
that the league ot nations as nego
tiated by the president should, be
adopted. A democratic president, even
If he were elected, would not be able
to bind the American people or mort-
sage their conscience and their nonorlbis wife visited their daughter, Mrs.
under article 10 for the simple reason
that he could not summon sufficient
votes in congress to support his pro-
f rammc. Ills attempt would resnlt
in another stalenuUe, and an unwill
ing America would find herself Just
where she hits been, sinee thu bun
gled negotiations at Paris,
People Refuse Present I.rasror.
"Tho reason a democratic president
could do nothing toward putting into
effext our membership in the league
of nations, just as it stands, its that
behind tne representatives at Wash
ington, the American people have re
jected membership of that kind. They
rrjected It long ago; they will con
tinue their refusal to enter the Paris
league as it stands. The proposal of
our opponents that the Amcriuaji peo
ple shall accept it as it stands, with
out changes, is an additional ef
frontery and the American people are
Justified in asking, 'How many times
xmiKt we say no?'
"When elected I will Immediately
summon the beat- minds of America
to consult and advise ae to America's
relationship to the prcecnt associa
tion of nations, to modifications of
. ....v. -,..- : , t
to a nolicv of AmWiM Airltr
everything that she can, acting either
independently or with other nations,
to prevent future wars. I place only
two qualifications upon her contri
bution. "First, her contribution shall actu
ally be something to prevent war.
"Second, America must retain the
right to exercise her own conscience."
The candidate repeated the follow
ing excerpt from his own speech of
August 28:
"If. in the failed league of Ver
sailles, there can be found machinery
which the (Hague) tribunal can use
properly and advantageously, by all
means let it be appropriated. I would
even go farther. 1 would take and
combine all that is good and excise
.1 that is bad from both organiza
tions This statement is broad enough
to include the suggestion that If the
(Concluded on Page 5, Column l.
Vote of Three to One for Repub
lican Candidate Indicated in
First Tabulation.
In six pivotal states Harding Is de
feating: Cox three to one. according to
the Literary Digest straw vote. A
f;1:;;; ZfZ"
diana, Illinois and California, all of
which went for Hughes four years
ago, with the exception of California
and Ohio.
California, which slipped from the
republican column in 1916, is swing
ing back, according to the straw vote,
and the democratic ticket will bo se
verely beaten next month. In New
Jersey, where there .is supposed to be
a desire for a "wet" candidate, Hard
ing is winning over Cox five to one.
in this, the first installment of the
Literary Digest tabulation.
The six states total 140 electoral
votes, or more than half of the 266
necessary to elect.
The straw vote by states, follows:
Minor
Hard
ins. New Tork... l,t19
New Jersey.. 111.508
Ohio
Indiana .... S,24
Illinois 16.61::
California... 13.U4S
candi
dates. 1.787
1,118
964
1.059
1,466
1.4U4 .
Total
vote.
25.555
Cox.
4,149
3.84
5,736
7.SO0
8,415
S,o38
24.610
23,t59
21,41)3
18.T09
Totals 1 00.654 28,429 7.798 136,881
RAILROAD CUTS FORCE
S. P. at Roseburg Drops 32 and
More Will Follow.
KOSEBURG. Or., Oct. 15. (Special.)
As a result of a general force re
duction order issued by the Southern
Pacific company, 32 railroad employes
have lost their positions in various
departments of the service In this
city, the order to become effective
October 18.
It is understood the services of
others will be dispensed with later in
the retrenchment programme and a
sweeping reduction is expected in Cno
near future.
The elimination of employes in the
railroad service, it is a.icged. Is an
annual occurrence, but the order Is
much earlier than usual and dispenses
with a gre&tcr number of men.
A. T. Mercler, superintendent of the
Southern Pacific linos, said last night
that it was an annual policy' of the
company to lay off a certain propor
tion of its employe during the tlack
season in traffic. Only about 5 per
cent of the employes of tho Brook
lyn yards would be affected, he said,
involving the elimination of about -5
of their regular men.
WOOL MEN WANT TARIFF
Growers to Urge legislation to Bar
Foreign Products.
SALT LAKE CITS'. Oct. IE. Wool
growers of the "United States are pre
paring to make efforts at the coming
session of congress to prevent im
port. of foreign wool, according to
K. It- Marshall, secretary of the
National Wool Growers" association,
today.
The legislation proposed is for a
duty on foreign wool which would
equalize the price to that received by
United States growers for their pro
duct. .Marshall said.
APPLE FRAUD IS CHARGED
Hood River Man Finds Ben Davis
Selling for Kings In Portland.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 15. (Spe
cial.) C. G. Lemmon, who has Just
returned from Portland, where he and
A. C. Snow, grows sarcastic in a dis
cussion of the apple market.
M find the apple game line, says
Mr I-emmon, "so far as the public
concerned. On a visit to the markets
I ob.se?vcd that green Ben Davis were
selling as Kings at four pounds for
2& cents. Other varieties were bring
ing i-i.bO a box for poor C grades."
RECOGNITION IS SOUGHT
George Creel Reported on Waj to
Ask Mexico Be Recognized.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 15. George
Creel, former chairman of the com
mittee on public information, is re
turning to Washington from Mexico
City to work for immediate recogni
tion of the present government of
Mexico.
This is according to advices from
the Mexican capital today quoting an
interview with Creel in El Heraldo,
the official government organ.
MEXICAN VOLCANO ACTIVE
I Popocatapetl in Eru piion ; Pucblans
Preparing to Flee.
MEXICO CITY. Oct. 15. The vol
cano Popocatapetl, 26 miles west of
the city of Puebla, is in eruption, with
much steam escaping and deep rum
blings, according to dispatches from
Puebla today.
There has been no damage, but the
population is preparing to flee.
GERMANY MEETS TERMS
Coal Required Under Treaty Is De
livered to Allies.
PARIS. Oct. 15. Germany fulfilled
the terms of the Spa coal agreement
for August and September by deliv
ering to the allies 1.936.865 tons of
coaL
The reparations commission an
nounced this today.
Hood River Section of
Highway to Wait.
FORMER DECISION REVERSED
Bids Already Asked on Proj
ect, Now Delayed.
$400,000 TO BE SPENT
Action of Commission at Special
Meeting Expected to Cause
- Surprise at Both Ends.
Work on the Hood River end of the
Mount Hood loop highway, for which
bids have already been called, will
be delayed until later and, instead.
Improvement of the route at this end.
between Sandy and Zig-Zag, will be
started at once.
This was the decision reached last
night by the state highway commis
sion, sitting in special conference.
Bids for construction of the 20 mil:s
of road between Sandy, or the Mult
nomah county line, to Zig-Zag, will
be asked for at once. Commissioner
Benson announced immediately after
the session. The contemplated work
will involve an expenditure of ap
proximately $400,000.
Slashing Expected to Br Done.
It is expected that some work, euch
as necessary slashing, where the loop
route Jeaves the existing road, can be
done this fall. An open winter might
even permit of some grading. At any
event, the new decision opens the
way so construction of the scenic
highway may be pushed to the limit
of speed and get away to a good start
when spring opens up.
The commission also decided to
urge the government to proceed with
the rocking of the highway rout- be
tween Zig-Zag and Government Camp.
This work is to be done on the 50-50
basis, government and state each pay-
ng half the cost.
Slrrtrh Ik fix Miles Long.
The Hood River stretch of the loop
roadway, for which the commission
was ready to receive bids, is six
miles long. The decision to aban
don this portion of the work will oc
casion surprise at both ends of the
projected line.
At the afternoon session of the
high commission yesterday delega
tions from Multnomah, Clackamas
and Hood River counties were present
to urge that there be as little delay
as possible in pushing forward con
struction of the loop road. They told
of rumors that tho project might be
Continued on Pagn 3. Column 2.)
1 t , ,,,, , ,,
Hearing of Betty Brainerd Is Set
Over Until Monday Officer
Is on Way With Papers-
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 15. A tele
gram received late today at the office
of the King county sheriTs office
and signed "Inspector Lohey, detective
division. New York police depart
ment," stated that "Bobby" Stagg,
14-months-old Tacoma baby for whom
police have been searching since his
disappearance last September, had
been surrendered to the New Tork
police and had been given into the
care of- the Children's society.
The text of the telegram received
here was as follows:
"Baby surrendered. Now In charge
of children's society. Miss Brainerd
awaiting arrival of officer to return
to Tacoma.
"INSPECTOR LOHEY,
"Detective Division, New York
Police Department."
TACOMA. Wash., Oct. 15. (Special.)
Mrs. Edith Cunningham Stagg be
lieves that her infant son Bobbie has
been found in New York. George
Smitley, secretary of the Tacoma
lodge of Elks, tonight received a mes
sage from the secretary of the New
York lodge of Elks stating that the
child had been found in a foundling
home in New York cityl The message
gave no further particulars. Sheriff
Springer of Seattle received a tele
gram from New York stating that
Bobbie Stagg had been found and
placed in a children's home.
No further confirmation has been
received by Mrs. Stagg confirming
the finding of her boy, who was kid
naped by , her divorced husband.
George T. Stagg, from her home in Ta
coma on the night of September 14
last. Reports from New York today
said that the hearing of Betty Brain
erd, ex-Seattle society girl and writer,
held for extradition from that state
on charges of complicity in the kid
naping of the baby, had been post
poned until next Monday until officers
arrived from Tacoma. Detective
Ktrickling left today for New York
with the extradition papers for Miss
Brainerd.
Mrs. Stagg believes that her baby
has been found, but refused to make
a statement until the report was con
firmed. A nation-wide Bearch has been con
ducted for the boy since the night
Stagg came to his divorced wife's
home in a taxicab and snatched his
child a moment after he entered the
house on the plea of having come to
take just one look at his baby. It
has been charged that he and Miss
Brainerd fled in a taxicab to Seattle,
where Bobby was kept for several
days and then sent over the Canadian
-Pacific in charge of a nurse. All trace
of him was lost from the moment he
and his nurse boarded the train at
Vancouver. It is alleged that Stagg.
Miss Brainerd and Edith Nickolson,
the nurse, were to have met in New
York. Miss Brainerd was arrested
there when she stopped to get her
trunk at the Grand Central terminal.
Illness Declared Due to Bite of
Monkey Stories of Political
Plot Are Discredited.
(Copyright by the New Tork World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
LONDON, Oct. 15. (Special Cable.)
The condition of the kins: of Greece
tonight was very bad. All that can
be said is that all hope of his recov
ery has not been abandoned, but there
is general fear his illness will end
fatally.
The correspondent is assured there
is no truth in the stories circulated
that the illness resulted from a polit
ical plot or otherwise than from the
bite of a pet monkey. The king has
two crazes, one for pet animals and
the other for motor speeding. He
frequently was in trouble on the lat
ter account and even during the reign
of his father was more than once
placed under arrest by the king for
reckless driving.
He keeps many animals, especially
dogs. He has had the monkey for
some time and had been frequently
warned that its Jealousy might prove
dangerous. The biting happened
when he was stroking a dog. The
monkey, furious, fastened its teeth in
the dog's throat. The king grabbed
the monkey which was small and of
the common type.
. A regency has actually been estab
lished, as the king is no longer able
to sign documents, but it is a regency
of ministers of state.
Should the king die the resulting
situation would be a complicated one.
The next heir in order would be
Prince Paul, his 19-year-old brother,
not a cousin as stated. This boy is
with his father in Switserland, a fact
which it is thought would be regarded
as a disability. Princess George of
Greece, an ambitious woman, has been
pressing claims' of her 12-year-old
son, Peter, as regent, but his acces
sion would involve a lengthy regency,
in itself a danger.
A republic would seem to be the
natural development, but Venizelos is
opposed to the republican idea, though
he could himself be the first presi
dent if he chose. Elections to the new
chamber take place on the first Sun
day in November, further complicat
ing the situation.
PLANE, LANDING, DAMAGED
Army Squadron Is Delayed by Mis
hap at Eugene.
ECGENE. Or.', Oct. 16. A De Havl
land army airplane, on the way from
Camp Lewis, Wash., to Mather field
Cal., was partially wrecked as it
landed on the municipal aviation field
here this afternoon. A squadron of
three planes stopped here for the
night, but the officers in charge said
they would be delayed several days
on account of the accident.
The plane piloted by Lieutenant
G. Gardiner skidded in the mud as it
alighted on the field, causing it to
tip forward, breaking the propeller
blades and crushing the radiator.
Lieutenant Gardiner was thrown out
but was uninjured.
RESCUE. I
Evidence of Wholesale
Bribery Reported.
GAMBLING RING IS ACCUSED
Prosecutor Declares Race in
1919 Was Corrupted. "
B0RT0N MAKES DEFENSE
Evidence Given Grand Jury in Ef
fort to Clear Self of Profiting
by Helping Vernon AVln.
BY HARRY M. GRAYSON.
LOS ANGELES, CaL. Oct. 15. (Spe
cial.) More sensations, including the
prediction of Indictments of several
well-known gamblers within the next
few days, and the definite announce
ment that prosecution can be made
under the California statute making it
a felony to conspire to commit a fel
ony, were announced today by Dep
uty District Attorney Doran in con
nection with the opening of the grand
jury'a probe into the charges that
members of the 1919 teams of thi
Pacific coast league conspired in re
turn for cash payments to make the
vernon team the winner of the pen
nant.
Of far greater importance than was
indicated in the famous confession of
"Babe" Borton of the Vernon team,
the developments in the great scandal
now indicate that the conspiracy was
not a mere misguided effort to obtain
tne pennant for Vernon at compara
tively small expense, amounting to
approximately i;000, but that a pow-
...... -'"iud gi gammers nought up
tne Honor of a half-dozen -players on
eery team, or nearly every one of
the league teams, and by their ad
vance Knowledge, thereby bought.
were able to bet huge amounts on the
games and to make enormous clean
ii me expense of the trusting
yuuiic, declared Doran.
Proof Declared at Hand.
.-.a aia ne has evidence of
wnoiesale bribery" In one of the
greatest conspiracies ever perpetrat
on ,ne Pacific coast, and he inti
, mention of bringing to
juouce some principals in the plot
- ""-mes are Known across the
becoming to Doran, It is probable
no C1" in the leaguo as a club,
was nougnt by the surething gamb
lers, but he declared that enough in
u,.uu, ,n an, or nearly all of th
..,o, purcnasea to insure th
gamming manipulations.
Among the players and managers
,n me cnarges who were in
the eranri inrv . . . .
.T .. "urn toaay were
Babe Borton, of Vernon, and Art
avoen.er. t-ei Baker and Red Oldham
of the Portland 1919 team. Oldham
now ,s witn Detroit. Manager Mc
Credie for the Portland team al.,
peared. Bob Fisher, Vernon's second
Baseman, who was mentioned by Bor
ion u me man who "paid off" some c
the players, also reported. Todav
hearing was limited to witnesses who
may not De in the city later, and
was reported that everyone connected
w.m me Manual in any way will b
urousnt oeiore tne grand Jury.
Borton was closeted with the gran
Jury during practically all of th
morplng session, but it was know
mat toorton had certain exhibits
which he expected to show and that
he wished particularly to prove his
innocence of all gambling charges
while admitting his participation in
the scheme to win the Vernon pen
nant by what is now termed "petty
bribery," inasmuch as Doran Inti
mated a big plot in the background.
Maa-gert Letters In trod need.
Borton had two drafts paid "to Salt
Lake players, which he desired the
grand jury to see, and he had three
letters from Harl Maggert, which, he
claimed, supported his account of the
plan to win the pennant.
All indications of Borton's line of
aciense are mat he hopes to Drove
I himself the innocent victim of the
gamblers rather than one who was In
league with them, all of his testimony
tending to show tL- t he was actuated
by a desire to obtain the pennant for
vernon witnout regard to the propri
ety of the means employed.
Aajournment was trken by the
grand Jury until Monday, after the
ciose ot tnis mornings work the
press of other business taking up so
mucn or tne jury s time hat practic
ally very little was accomplished to
day. Borton's main testimony was
deferred for the opening of the hear
Ing on Monday. . (
More Witnesses Are Called.
Additional witnesses subpoened to
appear before the grand jury on Mon
day are Matt Galls gher, Harry Gray
son and El O'Malley, sporting editors
for newspapers; Manager Essick of
the Vernon team; E R. Maier, owner
of the Vernon team; Manager Anger
of the Buster Keaton Comedies; Jim
Morley. who was business manager
for the Los Angeles baseball club in
1919, and a list of players including
j Robert Fisher, John Mitchell, Chester
tnaoowuiuc, AAua..,i3 xugu, stumpy
Edington, Al de Vomer, Wheezer
Dell, Art Fromm, Pete Schneider, By
tConciude4 oa Pave 4, Column 3.J
Nearly Dozen Burglaries Also Are
Attributed to Youths Confes
sions Implicate) Others.
Nine boys were arrested last night
by the police and held in connection
with the theft of more than 100 au
tomobiles and nearly a dozen burg
laries. The police said the arrests
will Yesult in breaking up a ring of
about 25 juvenile thieves.
The raid began with the arrest of
William Herder, IS. ex-student at
Jefferson high, whose alleged con
fession, involved other members of
the gang, who In turn implicated still
more.
While some of the lads were said
to have taken part in the theft of
automobiles only for joy rides. Her
der, the supposed leader of the gang.
was alleged to have confessed to eight
burglaries. The following was the
list of the buildings the police said
he robbed: Model Cleaners tailor shop,
entered twice, four suits stolen;
Jefferson high school, entered twice,
stamps and t-4.75 stolen; home of F. L.
Deilschnider, 663 East Ninth street
North, jewelry and clothing stolen;
home of F. W. Wascher, 630 East
Fourteenth street North, jewelry and
clothing stolen; store of Kennard &
Adams, 539 Williams avenue North,
$210 stolen, and C. P. Morse store, 810
Union avenue North, $50 cash stolen.
Lieutenant Thatcher of the auto
theft bureau detailed Patrolmen Mur-
nane. Parmley and Rex to assist the
inspectors in clearing up the automo
bile thefts. The men were still
searching for suspects at an early
hour this morning.
HEIRESS TO BE TYPIST
Miss Jane Morton, War Worker,
Takes Stenographic Job.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (Special.) Miss
Jane Morton, daughter of Mark
Morton, salt millionaire and niece of
late Paul Morton, has gone to work
a stenographer.
"Well. I have wanted for a long
time to be a stenographer and now
I'm going to get it out of my system.
Unknown to my friends I took a
course at a business college last
winter. I am sure I can make good
n any office."
Miss Morton' explained that the
job" at the office of Imbrie & Co.,
brokers, will not be her first work.
She drove a truck in the motor corp3
during the war, and later she found
work with tho central department of
the Red Cross.
BRITISH GOLD ARRIVES
Consignment of $11,000,000 Is
Received From England.
NEW YORK. "Oct. 15 Gold from
the Bank of England valued at $11.
000. 000 and consigned to the Federal
Reserve bank, arrived here today on
tho Adriatic.
Tho ship also brought $3, 000,000
worth for Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TEPTKKPAT'S Maximum temperature, t6
degrees; minimum, 44 degrees.
TODAY'S Hain; southerly winds.
Foreign.
Great Russian revolt started. Page 1.
Reparation issue, causing ruction between
France and Great Britain. P&gre 2.
British place embargo on coal export as
1.000,000 miners prepare to strike.
Page 4.
King of Greece so low that regency is es
tablished. Page 1.
National.
Kramer, prohibition commissioner, report
ed ready to quit, rage 3.
Daniels appoints naval board of Inquiry
to investigate killing of Haitiens by
marines. Page 3.
Politics.
Democrats are cooled by reaction against
article 10 in league. Page 7.
Enormous Harding lead shown in Literary
Digest straw vote. Page 1.
Umatilla citizens now fully roused over po
litical situation. rage j.
Senator Harding in Indianapolis speech fa
vors all good points or league. Page 1
Battle to be fought to finish on league
tesue. says Oovernor (.ox. Vage
Wheat growers get their fill of democrats
after they rinn out mat tney can t sen
their wheat because of tariff policy.
Page i.
Domolic.
Benson charges plot to kill United States
merchant marine. Page 5.
Tax system hold to hamper Investment
market. Page 18.
Mlssinc Stagg baby surrendered to New
York police. Page 1.
Sport.
Bill Steers rejoins University of Oregon
squad. Page 12.
Al Grunan to meet We-ldoo Wing in seml
windup of Tangford card. Page 13.
Sectional football clashes featured in east
today. Page 12.
Pacific Coast league results; Vernon 3,
Portland 2; Sacramento 4, Los Angeles
3: San Francisco 3, Seattle 1; Oakland
Salt Lake game postponed. Page 32.
Two tmportant football games on schedule
today. Page 12.
Wholesale bribery In 1919 Coa-tt league
bascfoall race Is charged. Page 1.
Two Waverley golf stars out of punchbowl
tourney. Page J:l.
Commercial and Marine,
Sheep men hard hit by free foreign wool.
Page 19.
Stampede of shorts causes big advance In
Chicago wheat. Page 19.
Stock market higher with easy money
rates. Page 19.
Low bids rejected by officials of fleet
corporation. Page 18.
Agreement on handling fleet surplus ma
terials eema likely. Page 18.
Use of canal expected to lower terminal
charges. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
- Dr. Marie Hqui surrenders to begin serv
ing sentence. Page 6.
Split legislature proposal debated before
realty board, .rage it.
City cluD favors port consolidation in spit
of finding flaw in proposed bond issue.
Page .
Electrical contractors and dealers urge
greater co-operation. Page 5.
Legion to study disposal of Klamath Pali?
lands. Page 10.
City Service league hears mayor's plea Tor
better Portland. Page JO.
L. C. Gllman to assume new position with
Great Northern November 1. Page 4.
Work on Hood River end of Mount Hood
loop delayed and start to be oiade al
this end at ouce. Page X.
Moscow Reported Center
of Revolution.
ANTI-RED OFFENSIVE GAINS
Wrangel's Forces in Pursuit
of Bolsheviki.
CANNON AND BOOTY TAKEN
16tb and 21st Regiments of Soviet
Cavalry and Part of Sharp
shooters Defeated.
ZURICH, Oct. 15. According to an
announcement by the German foreign
ministry, a great revolt is reported to
have started in Moscow. The Kremlin
there is declared to have been In
vaded. PARIS, Oct. 15. The offensive be
gun by the forces of General Wrangel,
anti-bolshevik leader in South Russia,
on the right bank of the Dnieper, has
been pursued successfully, says an of
ficial statement issued by the Wran
gel administration Monday and re
ceived here today.
"We defeated the 16th and 21st reg
iments of bolshevik cavalry and part
of the Third division of sharpshoot
ers," the statement adds. "We cap
tured six cannon and other booty."
GERJUX REVOLUTION URGED
Russian Pleads With. Teutons to
Unite In World Programme.
HALLE, Germany, Oct. 14. (By the
Associated Press.) For fully four
hours tonight M. Zinovieff, chairman
of the executive committee of the
third internationale and one of the
four big chiefs of soviet Hussta.
pleaded with the independent social
ist 3 at their convention here to join
with Moscow, create a revolutiojfj' "
Germany and help'carry out the pro
letarian programme for world revo
lution. At the conclusion of hia address the
radicals of the party and the audi
ence in the packed galleries stood
with bared beads singing the "In
ternationale" while the conservatives .
walked slowly out of the hall.
A great ovation was accorded Zino
vieff, with many "Hochsl" and cries
of "Long live the internationale!" and
the waving of hats.
It is expected the vote as to wheth
er the independents will adhere to
the Moscow organization will be
taken tomorrow'(Friday).
At one time Zinovieff charged the
German labor unions wit-h being "no
better than Noske's white guards,"
and that they were tools in the hands
of the capitalists.
Tho audience hissed its disapproval
of this declaration, and a number of
the right wing leaders, shaking their
fists, rushed to the rostrum, threaten
ing the speaker and demanding re
traction. The Russians are not over anxious
to become the central authoritative
tribunal of the third communist in
ternationale and would gladly relin
quish the privilege to some other
country, declared M. Zinovieff. He
suggested France as that country.
The soviet representative also
stated that the Russian communists
were not only willing but were in a
position to give the German prole
tariat financial support.
During the demonstrations the bol
shevik, young, smooth-faced and
slight of build, leaned on his left el
bow and ran the thin fingers of his
right hand through his short, thick.
black hair and smiled witn apparent
amusement. This attitude Infuriated
his auditors and it waa only with the
greatest difficulty that the chairman
was able to restore order. Zinovieff
then resumed his speech and soon
won back the crowd's sympathy.
Zinovieff devoted much of his time
to answering aiiacn.3 u ncir
pien, vice-chairman of the indepen
dent socialist party, and Wilhelm
Oittman, radical socialist member of
the Reichstag, on the policy of the
soviet on first-hand evidence of . its
operations which they obtained dur-
ing their visit to Moscow with Herr
Stocker and Ernest Daumig.
The two last-named men supported
bolshevism during the first two days
of the conference.
Zinovieff declared the agrarian
policy of the soviet was necessary be
cause the peasants would not be sat
isfied to work the land solely for the
state. He defended terrorism on the
ground that it had been necessary in
the early stages of the revolution. He
asserted that the Balkans now were
ready for. revolution, which later
A-ould be extended to Asia and
America.
The speaker denied that the bol
sheviki would use Germany to attack
France, but he declared that if the
Germans joined the third Interna
tionale they must accept Moscow's
orders.
During the speeches of Dittman and
Stocker the conference frequently
threatened to end in disorder. The
gray head of Georg Ledobour always
was a storm center to the radicals.
Twice he Invaded the left wing and
threatened its leader, Adolf Hoffman.
The members of the left continually
were held down by their leaders ana
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