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IU!IKVIKI ,Mtii UUOIUCN AT
IHIiATA 11V FINNISH ARMY
lMi:il HALAKAVOKIVICH
APOLOGIZE TO-GENERAL GRAVES
Humor Soviet Waiilw to Mukn IVf,
TIH "Terror," and Turn (Jinent
mrnt to HoclnllMti ' '
Copenhagen. Oct. 1 The breaking
of the bolshevik linos nt Bulitta by
troops of the Finnish Generol Bnluk
avokivlch, Is rtiortd. A whole dl
vtiilon of bolshevik! are reported to
have surrendered.
Washington, Oct, 1. Iloriii Ilukh
meteff, Russian ain1Bhadnr. ha In
formed tbe state department ' ' that
General Rosanoff, the superior Rus
sian commander Id Siberia has apol-
oglxed to Major-General Graves, Am
erican commander, for the Incident
at Tman on September 5th. when
Cossacks arrested an American of
ficer and enlisted man and flogged
the latter. The Russians are to
punish the tfiilty Cossack.
Washington. Oct. 1.-Tha Russian
novlet government Is prepared to ne
gotiate for peace on terms that In
clude, the departure of the bolnhe
vlkt leader from "Russia and the
overthrow of the soviet system, ac
cording to official advices received
here which' are' credited with a'n au
thoritative character.
The bolshejvlkl proposal, the ad
vices Indicate, would commit the ao
nlet government to a cmsntlon of the
no-railed "terror," suppression of
executions and surrender of the gov
ernment at Moscow to the moderate
socialists.
The allied and assoclato powers,
on the other band, would agree, un
der the bolshevik proposal, (o grant
nafe conduct to 12 bolshevik leaders,
Including I,cnlne, Trotzky and Zlno
vluff, who are said to desire to go
to South America,
1400 STUDENTS HAVE
ENTERED THE R.O.T.C.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vnllls, Oct. 1. -Number of students
tutoring the It. O. T. C. at the col
lege lias surpassed expectations, more
than 1400 having registered for this
work. Ex-ecrvlce men numbering
333 havo been excused on petition.
While a large number of the R. O.
T. C. men havo not been assigned to
units, applications" have been innde
as fallows: Infantry, 295: field ar
tlllory, 230; engineer, HI; motor
transport corps, 31; Qmnd. 26. The
motor transport corps will not be or
ganized until the war department
-derails an officer to take charge of
the work. Men who have applied
for entrance In he corps -will be as
signed temporarily to some other
unit.
GOOD BYE BEDBUGS,
HERE COMES THE GAS
Turls, Oct. 1,- The days of the
bodbuga ere numbered as a result of
the dlscovory that poison gus Intend
ed for iise agulnst the Germans can
be utilized to kill vermin, according
to 'Professor Roux, director of Pas
teur Institute.
It 1s suggested that the , gas ' or
chemicals that form the gas can be
prayed Into a closed room and left
to ahphyxlnte the bugs.
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LEADERS FAIL 10
AROUSE
MEXICANS
T1ii rifMi IUhiiic1 fur lMk irf I'm.
trlutUm In Face of Threatened
Invasion by V. B. 1
ilexloo City, Oct,, J, The Mexican
people's lack of spirit of protest
and the jhenee of public unification
In the fare of the reported Immi
nence of armed Intervention la a'
phenomenon never before encounter
ed In 'Mexico's history, according to
an account of an Interview given to
representative, of the capital city
press by (Luis Cabrera, secretary of
the treasury, as printed by the Ex
celsior.
The secretary blamed the press for
this emlng lack of patriotism but
agreed, In rosimnse to the Interview
ers' suggestion, that the alienee of
the foreign office 1n regard to Inter
national questions might bo the cause
for the Mexican papers' .failure to
give this country's attitude sufficient
publicity.
MK.XKWXH WAtl.Y YANKS
TO STAY OX OWN BIIF.
Kl Paso. Tex., Oc t. 1 The "friend
ly president" of Mexico. Venustlno
Oarranxa'. has protested to Washing
ton against American srl planes fly
ing over Mexico, according to reports
recolved here today, and. should the
planes continue to fly over Mexican
soli. Carranza troops will fire npon
them.
Three weeks ago, when an Ameri
can plane near Ia redo was fired upon
R van said the firing had been au
thnrlhed by the military commanders
of the Mexican atatea. At the time
this was denied.
General Manuel rHegitez. com
mander of the department of the
north and recently, appointed mili
tary governor of Tamattltpas by Car
ranza, urged that the protest to
Washington be made In emphatic
terms and with It the statement that
future flights of American nlanes
over Mexico would lie met with fire.
I'lTTOCK KSTATK PAVS Itlfl TAX
Salom. Ore.. Oct. 1. The state
treasurer's office has received from
the estate of the late Henry U Plt
tock, of Portland, an Inheritance tax
payment of $22(S,32.88. The pay
ment Is based on the appraised value,
of tbe estgte and before Its rinal ac
ceptance an Investigation will be
made by the Inheritance tax depart
ment of ihe state treasurer's office.
ltlCITlN.il MAKK MO.XKV
FltOM OITICI l, KII.MS
Irfindon, Oct. 1. The Hrltlsh war
office realixtxl upwards of $3oO,(lOO
on Its exploitation of RrltlBh official
war films, it has been announced.
FIRE UNKNOWN ORIGIN
A storage building about 40x100
feet, across the road from the Han
ner More at Merlin was burned IhrI
night at about midnight. The cause
of the tire Is unknown but a stranger
Is In the hiuuls or Constable Seaton,
suspected or having had something
to do with the fire.
The 'bulldiing, i which Is owned by
a California man, was unoccupied
except tor the storage of a pool tabled
some pullles and 'wagon wheels, and
A stove which has ibeen through five
Merlin fires, and a few small ar
ticles. The rnln which fell earlier
In the nlghf mado it possible for the
fire fighters, who formed bucket
brigade to save the Hanner store,
although the aide of the 'building was
badly scorched
Washington, Oct. 1. The strength
of the army as reported ror Septem
ber 23 showed 33,065 officers and
men In Europe, 8400 In Siberia, 700
at sea en route home, and 304.000
in the United States. lAfter Octo
ber 81 an average strength of 252,
250 -will be maintained. .
GRANTS PASS, JOHEI'HINK OOPUTT, OREGON. WEINKHDAY. OCTOUEK 1, 1010.
LABOR CONTROL MEANS
WRECKED INDUSTRIES
So Declares Chairman Gary
tion Strike Condition Hazy; Some Return to Work,
Others Strike 5,000 Out at Portland
Washington, Oct. 1 If the unions
control the Industries In the United
States, "it means docay and the drop
ping of production," Judge K. H.
Gary, chairman of tbe board of the
I'nlted States Steel conwraUon. de
clared today. In' presenting the cor
porat Ion's side of the ateel strike to
the sena(e committee. "It means
that this country cannot keep up In
the race with the world. It means
condition 1 fear In England today."
My. Minn.. Oct. 1. Six hundred
and thirty employe of the Oliver
iron Mining company, a' subsidary of
the steel corporation, went on strike
today, demanding $6 a day of eight
nours, anoiition of the contract sys
tem, and release of all labor leaders
from prison.
ts Angeles. Oct. 1 Annroxlmale-
ly 5.000 shipyard workers have ioln-
ed the west coast strike, union offi
cials stated today.
Tacoma', Oct. 1. Few of the em-
IIKoyes of the Todd shipyard here
went to work today.
Chicago, Oct. 1. There Is no ex
tensive change In (he general strike
situation here today.
ALL GASOLINE 1ST
STAND 56 GRAVITY TEST
Salem, Oct. 1. Regardless of
any gasoline shortage that may con
front consumers, all oil companies
oiteratlng in Oregon will be compel
led to comply with the state 'laws pro
viding for a product testing at least
S6i gravity, according to an agree
ment reached at a conference held
In the offices or Governor Olcott this
afternoon. Besides Governor Olcott,
State Treasurer Jloff, W. A. Dalrler,
deputy state sealer of weights 'and
measures, atod Attorney General
Brown, there 'were present at the
meeting !W. R. Donaldson, represent
ing the Standard Oil compony; A.
I. Parker, of the Associated Oil com
panies; .V. HI. Kelley, of the Union
Oil company and J. C. Storey, rep
resenting the Shell Oil company.
Although It was brought out that
the Standnrd Oil company was the
only concern of Its kind operating In
Oregon that had shipped Into the
state gaeollne of lower gravity than
allowed iby statute. It was agreed
among the four representatives of
the oil corporations that the situa
tion had Improved only slightly dur
ing the iast three weeks and that
unless the law regulating the grav
ity of gasoline that could 'be sold In
this state was-mnde Inactive foran
IndoMnlte time an oil famine might
be exerted.
REA-FEARS CUMMINS
. BILL IS BAD PLAN
St. lxuls, 'Mo., Oct. i. 'Appealing
for the return pf the railroads to
private ownership, Samuel 'Rea,- pres
ident of the Pennsylvania r&tlrAad,
addressing a convention of the Am
erican bankers association here to
day, attacked the Cummins bill as
detrimental to the progress ot the
rudlroads.
Mr. Rea compared some features
of the bill to the fifth wheel ot a
wagon, iHe said there were some
good features, ibut the' bill discour
aged operating, initiative and Incen-'
the.
of the U. S. Steel Corpora
Gary, Ind., Oct. 1. iFour hundred
strikers returned to work. Sere to
day, making a' tout of 4,000 men
now at work.
, San Francisco, Oct. 1. Approxi
mately 60,000 workers In the ship
yards and contract shops In the San
Francisco Bay region went on strike
last night despite orders br James
CouuelL ohl( of the metal trades di.
vision of the American Federation
of Labor, that they call off the strike
because the emergency fleet corpora
tion changed IU policy at the 11th
hour and agreed to permit shipbuild
ing on the 'Pacific coast to pay the
Increased scale.
Seattle, Waish.. Oct. 1. There was
no strike here today. The emnloves
obeyed Connell's order.
Portland, Ore., Oct. 1. There Is
no strike In the steel shipyards here.
but 5,000 employes of the contract
shoi and wooden yorde affected by
the recent wage Increase agreement,
went out This will affect the steel
yards, as they will not be allowed to
handle "unfair" material from con
tract shops.
Tl
San Francisco, Oct. 1. The Na
tional Traffic Officers' Association at
Its annual convention In Seattle,
Wash., October 9, 10 and 11, will be
asked to endorse the California mo
tor vehicle act as the basis for nnl
rorm traffic regulations throughout'
the United States.
Daniel A. Sylvester, president of
the association, has announced he
will lead the flghv for endorsement
or the California law. This sets the
speed limit at 35 miles an hour on
unobstructed highway and set forth
In detail regulations designed to. In
sure the safety of botfi motorists and
pedestrians.
Arrangements for the convention,
which will be attended hy traffic of
ficers from all carts of the United
States. ae heing made hy J. F. War
ren, of Seattle, vice president of the
association.
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PKKSIHKJIT 8PKXDS
A RKSTLKKS NIGHT
Washington, Oct. 1. After a rest
less night. President Wilson fll
asleep this, morning and slept late.
Admiral Grayson said the president
was somewhat Jaded, but no setback
Is Indicated.
ENGINEER KILLED IN
Helena. Mont., Oct. l.-nEnglneer
Sidney Sherwood was killed and two
firemen badly hurt when a light en
gine and a passenger train on the
Rlmlnl branch of the Northern Pa
cific railway collided head-on near
here. A score of passengers were
slightly hurt.
. London, .Oct. 1. William C. Ad
amson, chairman of the la'bor party
In parliament and leader In the op
position, has telegraphed Lloyd
George, asking that parliament be
summoned Immediately.
III HASSPIRIT
OF
ficft With ISIg Family of Children,
She Cut H. ('. L. and Travel
1500 Mile In Old Car.
Los Angeles, Cl., Oct. 1. Tbe
high cost ot living including the
high cost of traveling mans nothing
to Mrs. Adah Bradley who has Just
arrived here with her six children
after traveling from Silver Lake,
Ore., a distance of 1500 miles at
a total financial expenditure of 50c.
Mrs. Bradley lived eighteen years
in Eastern Oregon, having gone
there aa organist for a band of Bap
tist missionaries and remaining to
marry a rancher and become the
mother of six. More than k year ago
she said, her husband left home and
ha bad not aeea aim aiaca. He left
behind him an elderly horse and a
two-seated carriage, minus a top, hut
equipped iwlth loose spokes In the
wheels.
Finally, In deapalf at her situation.
Mrs. Bradley put her six children, a
frying pan and all the family cloth
ing into the carriage, hitched the old
horse to it and started for Los An
geles.' She had jnst 50c In eah, bnt
much conrage. '
The day of their departure -was
May 15, 1919. They made the trip
In a little less than four months.
They stopped at friendly farmhouses
and . when they reached an orchard
where the crop was being harvested.
she went to work. Esther.her eldest
child, 1 2 years old, helped her. Hos-
mer, 1 1 , the only boy, did the same.
Rose, 9, did what she could along the
same line. Mary,- 7. took care of Iris.
4, and Grace.Jthe bahy. .. ,
"We had to suffer hardships, of
course." said Mrs. Bradley, "bnt we
found the hearts of all the people we
met were big. Now that It Is over.
I think It was a iwonderftil exper
ience. What we want now Is a place
to start life again."
RATS OVERRUN THE
UNITED KINGDOM
London, Oct. 1. The war on rats.
which -was suspended while the other
war was in progress, Is being re
newed fby the mlnjstry of agriculture
which estimates that property to the
value of $250,000,000 is destroyed
in the United Kingdom every year
by rats.
PERSUING TO TELL
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 1. General
John J. tPershtng, commander tor the
American Expeditionary Forces in
France, and 'Admiral William S.
Sims, who had command ot the Am
erican fleets In European waters dur
ing and after the war, are expected
to address the delegates to the tri
ennial general convention of the
Episcopal church here on October 9.
The convention, which iwlll open
October 8. will be attended, it is an
ticipated V 3.000 delegates and hotel
and other accommodations for that
number have been arranged.
The evening of October 9 a'n open
meeting will be held for the discus
sion of the general subject. "The
Meaning or the iWar to the Church
and the World." and the two leading
warriors or the United States In the
world conflict are expected to parti
cipate In this discussion. .
KING AND QVF.EX TO
VISIT 19 CTTIKS
Washington, Oct. 1. After visit
ing 19 .cities on a tour of the Pacific
coast, the king and queen of Belgium
will arrive at Washington on Octo
ber 24, to be. guests of President and
Mrs. Wilson.
OLD
PIONEERS
WHOLE NTMBEK 274.
CINCINNATI
BATS CICOTTE
OUT OF BOX
MOM WLV FIRST GAME WORLD
SERIES BV VF,KWHELMlXa
SCORE OF 9 TO 1
Allow Only Six Bite, While Cincin
nati Connects 1 Tilme; White
Sox Were Favorites
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. I. Cincin
nati won the first game of the world
series by the overwhelming score of
nine to one, batting Cicotte from the
box. Reuthers hitting was a' fea
ture of the game. He got two triples
and one single lu three times up to
the bat, and pitched high class ball.
r. i . . . ...
""w si n run, six nits and
made one error. Cincinnati got nine
runs, 14 hits and made one error.
Batteries: ' Cicotte, Wilkinson.
Loudermilk and Schalk. Reuther
and Wlngo.
Summary of Game
Cincinnati
B R H OAS
Rath, 2nd b. .. 3 2 1 4 0
Daubert 1st b. 4 1 1 I 0 0
Groh, 3d b 3 110 3 0
iRousit, cf. ... 3 0 0 8 0 0
Duncan, If. 4 0 2 0 0 0
Kopf, as. 4 i 0 I S 1
Neale, rf. 4 2 8 3 0 0
Wtngo, c 3 111 2 0
Reuther, p. 3 1 3 0-3 0
. 31. S 14 47-4 3 V
OUcago 1
B R H O A B
J. Collins, rf. 4 0 1 0 0 0
E. Collins, 2d b. 4 0 1 3 3 0
Weaver, 3d b. 4 0 0 0 1 0
Jackson, If. 4 1 0 3 0 0
Felsch, cf. 3 0 0 4 0 0
Gandil. 1st b 4 0 2 7 0 1
Rhfterg. as. 2 0 0 6 6 0
Schalk. c. 3 0 0 2 2 1
Cicotte, p. 6 0 0 0 3 0
Wilkinson, p 6 1 0 0 0 0
McMullin.a 1 0 10 0 0
Loudermilk, p. 6 0 0 0 0 0
31 1 6 24 16 1
Batted for Wilkinson 1n eighth
Inning.
Chlratirn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati 1 0050021 X 9
Two base hit: Ttath. Three base
hits.: Ruether, 2; Daubert. Stolen
bases: Rousch. Sacrifice hits: Fel
sch, .Rath, Roush, Wingo. Sacrifice
fly: Groh. (Double plays:. Risberg
to 6. Collins. Rlseberg to B. Collins
to'Gandil. Left on bases: Cincinnati
Nationals, '7: Chicago Americans 5.
Bases on balls: Off Cicotte two.
Roush, Reuther; Loudermilk one,
Groh: Reuther one. Risberg.
Cincinnati, Oct. 1. Cicotte -was
batted from. the box in the fourth
inning by Cincinnati. Wilkinson re
placed him. A great crowd Is pres
ent. .
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 1. Fair
weather prevailed here this morning
The batteries announced by Cincin
nati are Reuther and Wingo; Chica
go. Cicotte and Schalk.
The White Sox are slight favorites
in the batting. Some bets are six
or seven to five, ibut even money Is
mostly demanded.
HUNS FORCED TO GIVE
With .the American Forces In Ger
many, Oct. 1. (A report from Dres
den says that the city power plant
which employs more than 1,000 men
may be forced to close -wKhln a few
weeks, 'because, under the terms of
the peace treaty the Gerntan 'govern
ment Is bound to return to France
the stolen dynamos used In the plant.
The Superintendent has appealed to
Berlin for substitute dynamos In or
der to, provide power for Dresden.