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', - A" VOL. IX., No. 108. DANIELS AND OW THEIR LEADER SECRETARY DAX1KI WILL r)AIL NEXT WEEK BAKER TO JTOL LOW IN MONTH , BIG PROBLEMS TO BE SETTLED 'Colorado Favor Ixstgur, Which I Looked Vpon With MUidvtng by Kelly, Irish Delegate , Washington, Mar. 7. Secretary of War Dakor will sail for Prance about April 1, to be absent about a month to cIom up business operations of the expeditionary forcea. Many big problem! remain to be settled aa the result of the presence abroad of mll llona of American eotdlore. Secretary of the'Navy Dsntols-wlll 'aid for Europe next week. Denver, Colo., Mar. T. The Colo rado state ten ate adopted a r evolu tion favoring a league of nattona. Paris, Mar. 7. If the Irinh ques tion la not settled by the peace con ference, friends of Ireland will atop the ratification of the league of na tions In the American congress, John O'Kelly, delegate of the provisional Irish republic to the peace confer ence declared today. O'Kelly as pressed doubt that the league would be formed. CONDEMNS BREST CAMP Here are a few words from an ar ticle written by Bert mates, of the Roseburg News, and printed In that Jiaper. Mr. Bates was In the thick of the fighting with the Huns, hav ing fought for several weeks near the city of Verdun: "It seems to be tbe popular erase nowadays to stand on the sidewalks and yell 'Hurrah for our heroes' as the A. E. F. boys march down- the streets, but we all know that the real credit belongs to those wlio fought and died 'over there' the boys that paid the supreme sacrifice and now have a wooden cross mark- lng their resting, place In France. II Is a pitiful sight to walk over a fresh battleflold and see hundreds of fel lows In olive drab lying In death as they fell In battle and one cannot help thinking of the mothers of these boys as you gazo upon the most hor rible side of war. They have died that we might live and their mem ory should be keptaacrcd through out the years to'cor.:e. .,. "The strict rules of the cc worship guarding against the use of profnn ity In the columns of a newspaper forbid us touching very deeply on the Infamous Brest 'rest' camp In France. This camp Is three miles wide and three feet deep with soft slushy mud. Our regiment lost more men there than we did at the front. The soldiers were forcea to work night and day ninny of thein sick from cold and exposure and the person or persons responsible for the horrlblo conditions existing thorc should be held accountitblo by the people of the ITnlted States whose eons are suffering In a post-hole In describable. , ' .' "For the benefit of the 'fair sex of the village who have asked us In numerable questions concerning the Fronch girls, wewlll say this: The American girl nfts" tnem boat a mil lion" ways and all of us who have re turned and those who will soon re- turn, can say honestly that on heart Is still Intact and has suffered no breaks caused by the affections of s "petite mademoiselle Francalse.' " HINTS OHfllllG DUTYOUR RETURNS lo Not Intend I xm the lenity to lo All Figuring lor You CM Busy at Once . While tbe bureau of Internal reve nue is sending to every county . In the United States experts to aid In the making out of Income tax - re turns, It is not to be supposed that these officers are to relieve taxpayers altogether of their duty In this, re spect. , Many persons,, without even taking the trouble to glance over tbe forms, band them to the revenue officers expecting them to make out the complete return. This necessi tates a number of questions which only the taxpayer himself can an swer. . , ' Messrs. Wlmberly and Hammer, the two doputlos at the Josephine county courthouse, will leave this city tomorrow and those who wish assistance in making their returns must see them before Saturday night. Here are a few pointers from the treasury department of the In ternal revenue service: If single and net Income for 1818 was $1,000 or more, you must make a roturn. If single and not Income was less than 11,000,- do not make a return. If married and net Income for 1918, was $2,000 or more, you mast make a return. If married and net Income was less than $2,000, you do not need to make a return. If your net Income was less than $5,000, take Blank 1040-A, from Uble. If your net Income was more than $5,000, take Blank 1040 from Uble. Take the blank Issued you and In dicate on .the work sheet your in come from different sources, and all deductions allowable. A married man living with, wife, or single man If head of a family, Is allowed $2,000. A single man without dependents Is allowed $1,000. , For each dependent person, under 18 years, or mentally or physically defective. $200 Is allowed. You may deduct all business ex penses; all taxes personal and pro perty; all Interest or Indebtedness. After all figures are entered, check over carefully,' present your blank and have It verified and acknowledged. . LOYAL WILL BE GIVEN THE JOBS Butte, Mont., Mar. 7. The Pa triotic Cltlxena of America recently organised here and already abbre viated In the press to the "J. C. O. A." has undertaken to bring loyal employers and , employes together, while eliminating the I. W. W. and other radical elements. The move ment has taken Impetus since the recent strike of the I. W. W. and other organisations which closed the mines for 10 days and necessitated the presence of United States troops here. . The P.C. O.'A. In formal resolu tions declares there Is Imminence of a "Bolshevik revolt" In America and cslls on all employers to hire only Americans whose loyalty Is unques tioned. " YANKS WANT TO COME HOME Paris, Mar. 7. The American sol ("Lr wants, more than anything lse in the world right now, to go home. For the 500.000-.or more who still have woary weeks ahead of them here and with the army of occupa tion the next best thing ts to sec ilctures of their home towns. These pictures are being shown' to them In the miles and miles of films allod "Smiles" distributed to the imins by the Community. Motion Picture bureau of the Young Men's ChrUtlan association. Probably there sro a hundred miles of the films. ( " ' ' flu His flKA.VTg PASS. JOHKrinffROOCXTV, SPARTACANS GAINING RECRUITS AT BERLIN Are Growing Stronger and Once More Threaten German Goveruinent Hans Refuse to Give Up Ships Unless Assured Sufficient Food Death list Augmented London, Mar. 7, p. m. 4 4 When the Spartacans captured 4 4 tbe telegraph office In Berlin 4 4 yesterday, members of the Am- 4 4 erlcan Red Cross mission en- 4 4 dangered by the shooting took 4 4 refuge In a hotel behind a bat- 4 4 tery of machine guns. Tbe 4 4 fighting was the worst that 4 4 Berlin has seen, between 200 4 4 and 300 being killed.- The gov- 4 4 eminent forces are attacking 4 4 successfully today. ' , 4 London, Man 7. A German wire less dispatch says parts of the sec ond guard regiment and a guard foslller regiment have gone over to the Spartacans. It is reported that the strike may end today as a result of the compromise reached at Wei mar. Coblens, Mar. 7. Disturbance in Berlin and other unoccupied parts of Germany have resulted In such an Increase in the number of civilians eager to reach the bridgehead area where conditions are normal that the Americans have been compelled to prevent the Germans from over running the occupied sone along the Rhine. The Germans must . have peases, stating that their business ts argent. FIRST DETAILS OF . EDW. PARKER'S DEATH A letter received today by W. L. Ingram from his nephew, Steven J. Gurney, a member of the 20th En gineers, stationed at Lebrlt, Landes, France, gives the first details of the accident which resulted in the death of Edward Parker of this city. 1 Mr, Gurney says: "One of our boys waa arcldently killed several days ago. Hia name was Edward Parker, and his home waa at Grants Pass. He was a fine young fellow and everybody liked him. .Several of the Coys went to a Y entertainment at another town one evening, and he jumped out of the truck just as they goi back; He atruck his head on a rock and waa unconscious for 12 hours before he. died. He was given a military funeral and ' Is burled In an American cemetery at the town of Ponteuxln, this state." Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Parker were notified by the war department some weeks ago of the death of their son, but no details had been received pre vious to the receipt et th's ln".n RKUFIEI.il FORSKES .: NORMAL PRICE LEVEL Washington, 'Mar. 7. A . general tendency toward the restoration of a normal price . level is' forseen- by Secretary Redfleld. The Industrial board to determine fair prices met for the first time today. EN Portland, Ore.,' Mar. 7. Mrs. J. R. Norton, of . Hood River, was drowned today In Sandy river wheV an automobile driven by her hus band went : down the ; embankment into the river. Mr. Norton swam ashore. OREGON. FHtlMY, MAIU1I t. Paris, Mar. 7. Germany has re fused tbe proposal for use of ber merchant ships by tbe allies, made to her by the armistice commission at Spa. The Germans made a coun ter proposition that they will release German shipping desired In return for definite assurance that enough food will be sent to Germany to en able the government to withstand the Bolshevik! movement. ' London, Mar. 7. A German, wire less says the negotiations at Spa re garding the shipping question have been temporarily broken off. . Copenhagen, Mar. 7 Police head quarters In Berlin, beselged by the Spartacans for two days, was cut off from all communication with the other government forcea yesterday when the Spartacans eut the tele phone wires. Klght people were killed and a number wounded In the fighting Thursday. Amsterdam, Mar. 7. Chancellor Echeidemann has handed In his resignation In order to give Presi dent Ebert a free hand In deallpg with tbe present situation. Presi dent Ebert declined the resignation and asked tbe cabinet to remain in force. . , AVIATOR WITH NECK : BROKEN ENJOYS LIFE Camp Sherman, Chllllcothe, Ohio, Mar.. 7," 1919. Lieutenant John A. Logan, U. 8. A., of Cleveland, is one of the few men who have sustained broken necks and la still alive to tell the story of how It happened. The lieutenant is in the base hospital here, and attending surgeons say that he will enjoy life for ' many. years to "come, despite the broken neck. . ' Lieutenant Logan, an aviator; sus tained the Injury, while on duty in France. ' He went 'up one day over the Vosges sector", and engaged sev eral German - planes. A piece of shell from one of the enemy's guns put his motor out of commission. and the officer was forced to vol plane. He lost control, and had the preference of diving on a house or landing on the ground. He chose the later; and when he was dragged from the wrecked machine. It was found that he had received only a few slight scratches.-- He rejoined his squadron, being able to walk. but that night his right side be came paralysed. Surgeons made an examination, and It was found that Logan's neck was broken. This was the : fourth accident In which Lieu tenant Logan figures, for, previous to going Into active service, he was Injured In three training accidents. IGHT MAKE $50,000 HAUL New York,' Mar. 7. Robbers oper ating in the brightly lighted corri dor of the Adams Express company building on lower Broadway, robbed a broker's messenger ' , of ; $50,000 wbrth of liberty bonds and other se curities today. The messenger boy is sajd to have been badly beaten. 1010. TJNG WAS FINE THIS C1D1 In Revenge for Death of His Broth er, Harry Mullen Get 80 Ger man in Six Days "The Germans will go some now," is said to have been tbe first remark of 8ergeant Harry Mullln, sharp shooter extraordinary of' Princess Patricia's Canadian light Infantry, when told of tbe death ( his broth er, Roy Mullln, at Courcelette, Sep tember IS, 1916. And it was not an Idle boast, for Harry Mullln, who is the eon of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mullln, formerly of Portland, but now of Victoria, B. C. that very night picked off two Boches, killed eight the next day and in the tour days following killed 20 Germans. Sergeant Mullln was born In Port land in 1891 and while only a young ster was taken to Moosonaln, Sas katchewan, by his parents, it was on the plains of Saskatchewan that Mullln got bis- training In marks manship which has earu;d tor him the reputation of having killed more Germans tha8 any. other one man in the Canadian army, and which has brought him the military medal and the Victoria Cross. Through sheer bravery and dar ing,, the story of which reads like a paper-backed novel. Sergeant Mullln took two Hun pill boxes single-hand ed, killing three of the occupants of one and causing the surrender - of 10 Huns In the other. According to an account of tbe crowning achievement of Sergeant Mullin's career, as published In the London Times, the Canadians were held up by the deadly tire from two pill boxes. Mullln was seen to . crouch down In the trench, spring over the top, wiggle from pne shell hole to another and gradually work toward the nearer of the boxes. A sniper raised up a little and Sergeant Mullin's revolver barked. One more Boche had gone to his re ward. Mullln then rushed the first pill box, shot two- of the gunners, then ran at top speed Jor the second pill box. Springing upon the top of the box Sergeant Mullln caused the surrender of the 10 occupants of the post. He took a revolver from one of the prisoners, causally placed it In his belt and went on shooting Huns. Later that day a - bullet crashed against the revolver, smash ing, it, and thus saving Sergeant Mullin's life. Portland Telegram. R.O.T.C.INCREASI BY LEAPS AND BOONDS Oregon Agricultural College, Cor- vallls. Mar. 7. Several Cgregon high schools have already written to the military department at the college asking assistance in obtaining junior reserve officers training corps units. These units will be under competent army officers and the members will receive all the privileges granted college iR. O. T. C. men, with the exception of commutation ot subsis tence in the school year. This, how ever, will be provided at summer camps.' ' Enrollment In the junior R. O. T. C. In the country is Increasing by leaps and bounds, the total member ship now being 23.480 young men. Enough additional high schools have applied for units to Increase this number by 32,106. High schools wishing junior units -may apply now. Colonel Joseph. K. Partello, com mandant, will be glad to offer every assistance In obtaining units and in Riving desired information. ALASKANS PAY 1.50 I A DOZEN FOR EGGS Cordoza, Alaska, Feb. 5. (Bv mall) Eggs have been selling for $1.50 a dozen in Anchorage, virtu ally all sugar in the stores has boon sold out and ' little butter remains, due to a tie-up of the government railroad and the necessity of trans porting supplies from Seward nartlv by train and liartly by dog team. '' HUH NEW GOVERNOR TAKES OATH OF OFFICE TODAY OLCOTT OVERCOME WITH EMO TION WHEN JUSTICE ADMIX. ISTERS THE OATH VYAHTS BOOTK ON COMMISSION To Carry Out Wtthycombe's Inten tion by Appointing Pendleton Has cat Highway Board Salem, Ore., Mar. 7. Immediate ly upon being sworn Into office to day, Governor Olcott performed hia first official act by dispatching a message to R. A. Booth, asking him to reconsider his announced decision to resign from, the state highway commission. The governor hopes to keep a commission with the same personnel as now, and . announced that, he will re-appoint Commission er Thompson of Pendleton, as waa Mr. WHhycombe's intention. Justice McBride administered the oath of office. Mr. Olcott was over come with emotion. ' TWO I'XIONS VOTE TO RETURN TO THEIR WORK ' Seattle, Wash., Mar. . 7. Two unions here have voted to return to work. The other unions are ballot ing and the vote will be announced. tomorrow. ARRIVES AT NEW YORK New York, Mar. 7. With 2.500 troops, mostly members ot the areo squadrons, the steamship Mexican arrived here today from St. Nazaire.' Fouxty-four hundred more troops ar ived from St. Nazaire on the Mongo lia, including three officers and 160 men from the SI 6th trench mortar battery, 91st division, national arnvy . troops from the Pacific coast. BIO RACING EVENT ' WILL SOON BE HELD Santa Monica, Cal Mar. 7. Sev enteen entries, including some ot the world's greatest drivers in the speediest of automobiles, are assured tor the Santa Monica road race to be held here on March 15, according to the Los Angeles Motor Car Deal era association, ' which is managing the event. At least five more are expected, v The race will be for 250 miles lover a course of 7 6-7 miles. The prizes amount to $9,000. The first prize wtlt.be $4,000, the second $2,500, the third, $1,500, the fourth $1,000. Expenses of drivers and cost of shipping care from the mid dle west and east will be met by those In charge of the race, It was stated. ... Interest in the race, held annual ly for some years till 1916, when It waa eliminated because of war con ditionsseems unusually keen. It is expected 100,000 persons will see the speed test. - .'' , "'. - GENERAL KEPT HIS WORD Mexico City, Mar. 7. On his word of honor, to return to prison after visiting his dying wife in Monterey, President Carranza recently allowed the former Diaz ; general, Ignarlo Morelos Zaragoza to leave the mili tary prison of Santiago Tlalteloco. After his wife's funeral the aged general returned to his cell. He Is accused of rebellion against the gov ernment, and was recently captured near Monterey. --