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Iltttlf
VOI IX-, No. IttM.
PRESIDENT IS
III, CANCELS
Ull CONFABS
AHUM THAT HKItV Altll IIAIUCII
1113 AITOINTI.U MHMHKIl Or'
l(KI'AHTlltN OM.MITTKK
. OPPOSED 81 THE REPUBLICANS
ronn'riim Within Try Out Uiigiie,
Hut la Nt Surr Tluit It Will
lYnvent War .
WiiHliluKtoti, July .I'rililiul
Wilson returned from hi week end
cruise lo Hampton Jlond today and
win Immediately ordered to bed by
hit phytlel&n. Hear Admiral Ciray-
iiiii, who announced. that the presi
dent u Buffering from dysentery.
Thn president' condlllon In not. er
lorn and he will probably tin able lo.
receive caller before the end of thn
wook.
ICnuuKMMicntK with republican fen
atom have been canrellod. Tho pres
ident huii been feeling Imdly fur scv
ra1 day
Washington, July 21.- l'rollent
WIIou today uskod the foreign re
lation committee to approve tho ap
pointment ,of au Amerlou member
of thn reparation commission pro
vided for under thn peace treaty, to
act provisionally until the senate
acta on thn dorumenl.
Thn president mild ha considered
It Important to ibuslncs interest
hat thn I'nltod Wtale 'lie represent
d on thn commission. The commit,
to debuted but failed to act In the
mutter, the republican. opKlng thn
Tequest.
It I understood that the preHl
dent. Intend to appoint Hernard
Hanirh, of New York, a ropresonta
tlve. The committee will again take
thn matter under advisement tomor
row. Washington, July 21.- tfetiator
Tomerene, democrat of Ohio, loday
urged thn prompt and unreserved
ratification of tho treaty and league,
lie mild he wa not sure thut the
leaKue would be preventative of
want, tmt that It 'would land to pre
vent and could be amended ex
perience required.
lll'ltVH HOV IS HITTKX
HY RATTMCHX KK
Hums, ore., July 19. --Presence of
mind and Intrepidity of Stewart Ran
dall and Bldon riarrctt, young boy,
waved the life of Joseph Young, 14-yeitr-old
son of O. W. Young when
bitten by a rattlesnake In the hills
near this city. When bitten Joe Im
modilatfll.v rut open the wound In hi
leg with a pocket knlfo and his
chums gave "flint aid" by alternate
ly,nuclliHK the wound, after twisting
a handkerchief tightly above It. The
annke and its mate 'were found and
killed and the akin brought home
y, trochlea.
s
orvaIlls, Ore., July 21. The
highest average ever reported from
ar many as 3366 cow In five testing
HHHonliutloiiR was imudo by Oregoc
herds for iMay, say K. I Weatover.
fed era I and O. A. C. dairy extension
poclall8t. The cowa averaged 9 5 CM
pound milk and 89.79 pound tat
Whon It Is understood that 40
pounds of fat a month puts cows of
Amexloa In the honor class, the Ore
gon dairy cow 'performance la seen
to enow up the average as 'good bf
lapedlala In other state. The best
ow was Dot owned by Joe Durrci
of Tillamook, 'which made a record
.of 2210 pounds milk and 103.87
pounds tat In May the best of any
wow wet of the Mississippi river.
GUVERNQR
DENIES
"AIRPLANE'STORY
Wiw .MUuoU-(l ami Hu He lHnm
Not U nlit ti "Cut Out" Houtliern
Oregon In Alrilum Itoum
Tho Courier today received the
following letter from Governor Ol
cot I:
"Iteicurdltiic thn enclosed clipping
from thn edition of the Courier of
the (lute of Jutiu 27th taut, untitled
"Oliolt Would 'Out Out' Houttiern
Oregon" 1 wIhIi lo nay that the ar
ticle. I iioiiiewhut misleading and
thoiiKbt It worth whlln to Inform you
of thn if act In the matter. '
"A ri-slilent of your city, 1 believe
It was AV. iR. Whipple, wrote a letter
to me ahortly after my return from
Mather Field, Sucramvuto, calllug
my attention to a possible ryute
from Oregon to California which
would nvntlu the dangers of the
Oblneae -wall between Oregon and
California the HlHklyou. The lt-
ter pointed out the advlKablllty of,
turning to the went to the const from!
Kugenn and following the beach lino'
Houth. I referred 'the letter to TX.
Col. Ilonry I,. Watnn, commander of
tho air aervlce at Mather Flold, and
hi reply, which wa forwarded to
the party In question, wa that the
beach 'wan not practical aji a flying
lwute or aerial highway for the reason
that landing" could not 'be made with!
aafetjr on the beach.
"I have cone Into aome little detail I
in explaining thin, aa I did not want
the Rood people of Grant Paw or
anyone In Sou ("horn Oregon to have
the Impression that I won endeavor
ing to "cut out" or In any manner
lay out al route for aerial highway
tor tlia traffic north and aonth which
t an rely coming at a not late date.
"With appreciation of the courto-
Iab avian Ja.1 n i i m . t . . n 1. 1 1 . . .
.-it,.- ,u, .uii nunc m uurj
beautiful city, and with bet wlshe.
I remain aincerely your,
B10N W. OJCOTT.
Governor."
The article Governor Olcott refer
to -wa printed in the Courier, but
credited to the Roseburg Review,
which paper wan given credit in the
article for the alatemcnt to which
tho governor take exception. Rvl
detitly ho overlooked tho credit.
KHOKOKH ATTACK WHITK
WOMKV IX WWSIIIXGTOX
Washington. July 21. The sixth
attack by negroes on white women
during the lost four weeks on the
streets of the nation's capital was
reported Sundiiy 'by the police.
i
Vanhliigtoii. Jul) 21.--Scores ot
negroes were Injured and 'beaten In
mob clashes between the whites and
negroea toduy 'Police snid soldiers,
sallms and mnrines led the disorder.
LITTLE RED MOUNTAIN
An Immense body ot munganoae
which today is worth $200 per pound
is said to have boon discovered on
Utile Red iriiountjiln, just west of
Red mountain the peak Just west
of Mt. lAhland. The ore wus first
located five years ago by a mining
nan by the name of Keith' who baa
recently filed on it. There Is n out
ropplhg of over an acre right on
top of the mountain. Mr. Keith had
samples assayed by a government as-
.fc'yer who rejiorted the samples to
be very high grade. There seems to
ie great quantities of It, and there
re two varieties one Is the hard
line manganese, which 1 used in
iteel production, the' other, a dlox-
de of mangunese, is a soft sub-
tance'of ,' deep iblue, almost black
'olor. Samplos nro ibelng forwarded
o the governmont' assaying depart
ment ut Washington, and should the
'esults of the analysis 'prove as sat-
afa-tory as the first, capital lias al
ready ibeen enlisted to exploit the
mine. The property lies only two or
hreo miles off a mountain road and
s easily accessible. Ashland "Re
cord.
OIU!TgJAH, iOHErillNE OOCJiTT. OREGON, MO.VIMV, JIXV
TEXAS WHS
PRIVILEGE OF
SELF DEFENSE
ASKH ritKNIDUMT 1-1 K THAT IJ.
IIKItTV OF ACTION KXJOVKIl
Hi:iX)UK A 8TATK
GUERILLA WARFARE SINCE f 5
HoIiIIith Irom licj ciine Wer Hol
I p ami llolilx-d by llinw M-l-i-nin
In Chilian (lolhiw
AiiHtln, Tex., July 21. The Texas
legislature called attention of the
president and congras today to "the
guerilla warfare prevailing along
the Texas-Mexican border alnie
187."," and havo asked permUsion
for "that liberty of action In pro
touting Its citizens that the Repub
lic of Texaa etijoyod before becoming
'fn good faith' atnto In the union."
Washington, July 21. Three Mex
Icaoa In civilian clothe and armed
with riflen, were thn hand which
held up and robbed the American
sailor In the launch from the mon
itor Cheyenne near Tamplco recent
ly The Mexican authorities expressed
regret and are trying to apprehend
the bandits. The American soldier
were on a fishing trip and were' rob
bed of tbolr personal effect.
HOI KK KAVOIM HOO.K KOIt
HO.MK CKsi MITIOX
Washington. July 21. The house
today by a vote of 107 to 3 defeated
tho motion to strike from the pro
hibition enforcement bill the provi
sion permitting the storage of liquor
In homes for personal use.
CHEF MME IW
mi Pans ORDERS
Chief of il'olice Mol-ane request
all drivers to observe the proper
parking or their cars when stopping
ou Sixth street. Tho proper way to
park your car Is to 'back in to the
curb with the right rear wheel rest
ing against ot; near the curb, leav
ing the front ot the car out a few
feet from the curb and pointing at an
ngle toward the street. In this man
ner any driver can easily get into
his automobile and drive away with
out disturbing other cars.
Chief MoLane especially call at
tention to the fact that drivers must
not hereafter block the streets while
listening ito band concerts or other
entertainments. Only one line of
automobiles -will hereafter be allow
ed on each side of the street aitd cars
mum not be aligned un two or three
deep, a has been done In the iiast
Thla order must be observed so that
In case of fire the heavy fire truck
would be able to pass .alone the
street without running the risk of
wrecking many automobiles. S.teii
blocking of he streets is a daiitrer-
oua practice.
The proper parking of cars on the
street will also Ibe demanded at the
band concerts. Heretofore auto
have ibeen driven straight Into tne
"urb, leaving the roar of (the car pro-'
lectlng out Into the street. Thus
when there Is a,' solid line ot auto
mobiles present, the driver of any
Nirucuiar car must ecessarllv back
'Us machine blindly Into the street.
Here, as on other parts of Sixth
street, cars must be left standing
Aim xne rear rignt wheel to the
mrb, the front of the car standing
i! ifew feet away from the iirn
Strict compliance iwlcb Chief Mc-l-ane's
orders will save someone
from getting seriously hurt, or pos-
iioiy Killed, as Is almost aura to re-
ittlt If tbe careless parkins- no of an
tomoblles on Sixth street is contln-
'ied.
BELA KUN AND
HIS RED ARMY
DOWN AND OUT
SOVIKT MIXlKTKlt DKl-OSKI MY
TIUI SIVIHATK XIIOSKI OK
THItKM It.iltlCAl, l,KAIKH8
"ALLIES TOO WEAK TO ATTACK"
Sweden Get In lta1 With I'etnmrad
8vlet; lteinnentj.Uvn of Other
Nations in lAuiger
Vienna. July 21. Bela Kun, so
viet minister of war and foreign af
fairs, has been deposed by a trium
virate composed of Tlbor Szamuely,
Moses Alpary and Varga, newspapers
say. Varga Is military commander
of Budaimst. The three are radii!
leaders.
The governing' triumvfVate Is con
vinced that the allies are two weak,
or unwilling to Intervene forcibly.
Bela Kun's "Red Army" Is said to
be breaking up, money value is de
preciating, and food conditions are
unbearable.
Stockholm, July 21. The bolshe
vlkl government at Petrograd has
refused o release five members of
the Swedish legation there, who were
recently arrested. The Swedish for.
elgn office believes that representa
tives of other nations will be arrest
ed. - "' -
FOKKCAST FOIl THK I'KltlOlt
OF JIXV 21 TO 41LY i!
Washington, July 19. 'Pacific
Coast States: Generally fair weather
ami normal temperature.
U.S.
Ul Paao, Texas, July 21. I.Ike the
chain of iforts 'built in the days ot
the Indians to guard the Staked
Planes and the southwest from raids
by marauding 'bands of savages, the
United States army is building per
manent outposts along the 'Mexican
border to prevent incursions by arm
ed bands of Mexican 'bandits across
the borders. These will extend from
the (Pacific to the mouth of the Rio
Grande at 'Brownsville, Texas, and
will be garrisoned by detachments of
infantry and cavalry from the South
em department.
Construction work Is in progress
on these permanent outposts in tbe
HI iPaso district, including the Big
Rend sub-ditttrict of Texas and the
8iib-d 1st riot of iNew 'Mexico. In the
Big IRend, where many 'Mexican raids
have occurred, these outposts are be
ing built like the blockhouses ot
frontier days with trencbes surround
ing the low adobe and concrete build
ings, (built in the form of a quad
rangle to give the best possible de
fensive protection. lAt 'Palvo, 'Ruld-
osa, Redford, Glen Springs and Vado
iPiedra. these outposts are being con
structed under the direction of Col.
George lAlighorne, commander of
the sub-base. IA cantonment also is
'being built at IMnrfa, Texas, 60 miles
from the border, to serve a bead-
quarters for the outposts.
AUTIFICIAIi IiFG-MAKlXG
IS NOW GRKAT 1XDVSTRY
Bucharest, July 19. Artificial
leg factories have been established
under American suspires 1n 'Buchar
est, Belgrade and Athens. Tn these
workshops the latest models ot Am
erican legs are made tor the wat
wounded under the direction of Am
erican workmen. Tn all Bumanla,
Serbia' and Green native workers are
being taught the latest American
methods of manufacture. '
21, J910.
ALMEDAMIflEAGAIf
IN FEDERAL COURT
Georgn IreMr, Stockholder, Sues Olh.
. er Stockholder for Accounting;
of Expenditure
Portland, Ore., July 21. Another
revival ot the several years ot litiga
tion Involving rival stockholders and
directors of the Almeda Mines com
pany and the Almeda Consolidated
Mines company was started in the
federal court Saturday when George
Y. Drew, a stockholder, brought suit
against other stockholders, directors
Cnd state officials for a complete ac
counting of all affairs of the two con
cerns. Thn amount involved runs
high into the millions.
Tho plaintiff asks that the federal
court niiltfy all legal proceedings
which have been instituted and are
now pending in the circuit court of
Josephine County. He asks also that
the entire property Involved in the
litigation be awarded to the 'Almeda
Consolidated Mines company and
against the Almeda Mines company.
The plaintiff charges various of the
directors and stockholders with
fraud and deception, and alleges that
the earlier litigation dating several
years back wa!s started as a means
by which they could procure control
of the property.
The same litigation has been be
fore the federal court on former oc
casions. It also bas been in the
courts of Josephine and 'Douglas
counties and in the Multnomah ooun
ty circuit, court.
. J., ,y . --4.
FIRH AT FOKKST GHOYK
Portland, July 21. iBusiuess pro
perty valued at approximately 65.500
was destroyed, and two persons were
injured seriously in a fire which for
two hours yesterday threatened to
wipe out the entire down town sec
tion of iForest Grove. Fire Chief
Lenneville said that fully 30 blazes
were burning before the flames
were finally conquered with the aid
of the Hillsboro tire department.
Portland appartus went to combat
the fire, which was under control
before the equipment arrived.
FRYE HAS BAD LUCK IN
THUT AT PORTLAND
(Oregonlan)
Sergeant Ernie Frye, Grants Pass
208-pounder, who has been signed
by the 'Portland Pacific Coast league
club, was hit for 11 tingles in six
Innings by the G. M. Standifer Ship
building corporation team yesterday
afternoon on the Vaughn street
grounds. Standiter 'beat Battery A,
21 to 2, making 17 hits off the com
bined offerings of Frye and Errol
Wintheiibotham.
Frye injured his right toe a couple
of days ago and as he is one of those
flingers who find It necessary to
raise up on that extremity in order
to iproduce a fast ball he was out!
ot luck. It Is usually the case that
a chucker has a sore arm. Twill
be hard In Frye's case if both his toe
and arm go on the bum at the same
time.
At that, Frye showed the boys a
fast ball and 41 good assortment of
curves, although veterans like Char
ley Moore and Marshall had no diffi
culty In finding Hub Pernoll's pro-.
tege. Fry stands about 6 feet 2
inches and may get a chance to work
for the (Beavers when his toe gets
better, .
japs are niTLnrxo
Toklo, July 21. Japan will make
serious efforts to improve her navy
by building seven s-ubmaTines of
1,000 tons each
Several German
submarines have fallen to Japan as
a result of the peace arrangements
and aTe expected soon to arrive 1n
Japanese ports. '
WHOLE X UMBER 2723.
E
T
TO
OP
KIGHT HlXDUKIl OPERATORS
RETTBV TO WORK AT PORT
IiA.VD; SPOKAXE BACK
19 UNIONS AT FRISCO STAY OUT
Sacramento Operator Still Defiaat,
Rut Itg Strike Shows Evidence of
Karly Settlement
Portland, Ore., July 21.- All of
the '800 striking telephone operators
returned to work 1n accordance, with
the vote taken yesterday. They reg
istered at 8 o'clock today and were
put to work Immediately or paid
from that time on, union leaders an
nounced. Some of the girls wearing
ribbon badges showing their union
membership were refused private
registering. Some of them removed
their badges, but others held out
and were finally allowed to go to
work. .
Tbe striking linemen also return
ed to work today. The striker ehUa
a victory, a year's agreement, a wa$a
increase, and adjustment by the
board.
Seattle, Wash., July 21. Nina
hundred striking operators of the
electrical workers began returning to
work this morrrihg. "
Spok&ae, Wash., - July 21. The
strikers in this city returned to
work today, after being out for sev
eral weeks.
San Francisco, July 21. A few
of the strikers here returned to
work today, after voting yesterday
to stay out. (Nineteen unions on the
coast will, it Is reported, continue
to strike. Ten of the unions voted
to return to work. . There will be
meeting tomorrow to settle the Issue.
Sacramento, Cal., July 21. The
strikers here voted to stajr out.
Los Angeles. July 21. The strik
ers here returned to work today.
Salem. Ore.. July 21. Strikers in
this city went back to work today.
Medford, Ore.. July 21. Tele
phone strikers in this city returned
today but were not put to work,
owing to ifailure of such instructions
to arrive.
E
The Sunday Oregonlan or the 20th
published a four-column photo taken
at the picnic ot former residents of
Josephine county held at Laurelhurst
park, Portland, Sunday, July 12, and
&' single column Insert ot both Mrs.
Fannie .Borohert and F. W. Chausse.
The Oregonlan 'prints the following-:
."More than 150 former residents
of Josephine county gathered at
fLaurelhuret park last Sunday after
noon ifor a picnic and reunion, ah
annual affair held for the first time
last year. William Ireland presided
at the feast. Election of officers
was held, F. W. Chausse being chos
en as president and Mrs. Fanny 'Bor
chert secretary-treasurer. :
IMany of the southern Oregon
people were interested in the visit of
'Dr. and Mrs. (Arthur Harth, who are
here from California and were Pres
ent at the gathering. Dr. Harth was
a dentist In Josephine county until
11 yeata ago. This is the first time
he has been back to Oregon,"
PHONE STRIK
IN WEST ABOU
BREAK