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RI'EF , RIGHT REEZY BiTS OF NEWS BEE WANT ADS WILL HELP YOU TO THE JOB YOU SEEK OR TO THE MAN FOR THE JOB The Omaha Daily Bee UNDER WATER 18 MINUTES AND LIVES. Philadelphia, Oct. 1. After being . under water in the Delaware for 18 . minute Frank Burke was. rescued . and resuscitated by the crew of the - patrol boat. Burke, an employe of the Cramp shipyards, fell into the water from a hull on which he was working and disappeared beneath the surface, after struggling for a few minutes. Fellow workmen made several at tempts to rescue him, but were un . successful until the arrival of the pa trol boat. Burke was located with Sffypling hooks and rushed to the emergency hospital at the shipyard. Here the pulmotor was applied. Phy . sicians say Burke may recover. ASSAULTED COLONEL , . ISSUES CHALLENGE. Novates, Arii., Oct. 1. Col. Nef'ti Gonzales, inspector general of the Mexican army, who was badly beat en recently by Fornado Ramirez, a bank clerk of Nogales, Ariz., for an alleged insult to Ramirez's sister, - has sent a challenge to Ramirez to fight a pistol duel. Ramirez replied stating that if Gonazles would cross the border to the American side, he would meet liim r.i a fist fight. Col. Gonzales is still in the municipal hospital at Nogales, Sonora, recovering from the effects of the beating adminis tered by Ramirez. INDUSTRIAL RUIN MENACES ENGLAND. London, Oct. 1. Great Britain faces industrial rujn as a direct re sult of the railway strike. An im mense number of factories, steel mills, mines and collieries are shut ting down because they are unable to obtain raw materials and coal to keep the plants going. Reports from all parts of the British isles shows a rapid shut down of factories and mills,, es pecially in the cotton centers, the Welsh coal fields and the Sheffield steel factories where production de pends mainly upon transport facili ties. COYOTES LEARN TO LIKE WATERMELONS. Pueblo, Colo., Oct. 1. Coyotes roaming the hills adjacent to Or chard park, a fertile agricultural sec tion eight miles east of Pueblo, learned to like watermelons, 100 acres of which "were growing there. And the neighborhood dogs learned from their wild cousins that inside the green rinds there was palatable provender even for carnivorous ani mals. ' . What was digging out great holes in the melons and extracting there v from all the best of the red meat puzzled the melon growers. Night watchman made the discovery, and then the question was, What can be done? Poison was suggested, but obiected to bv County Agent Davis, and so "firing squads", to act before i sunrise, were formed. The coyotes, and the dogs as well, clawed the rinds until Ahty - got a purchase with their teeth. Then they gnawed large holes in the melons and ate all the best of the inside. ENGLISH WALNUT ? PRICES ADVANCED. r Los Angeles, Oct. 1. Prices slightly higher than those of last year were adopted by the California Walnut Growers'' association for this vear's rrnn of English walnuts. Th follnwinsr oneninsr orices wer j announced ny me assuciauun ai jis J meeting here: Budded walnuts, 34 cents a pound; No. 1, iVi cents;vNo. 2, 26 cents. The crop was estimated at be tween 46.000,000 and 50,000,000 pounds this year. It is valued at $13,000,000 to $15.000,0000., There are approximately 75,000 acres plant ed to walnuts in California. STRIKERS PREVENT HOLDING MEETING. I Steubenville, O., Oct. 1. Five 4 hundred steel strikers marched on I Mingo Junction, three miles south 4 of here, invaded a hall and prevent l - ed a meeting of Mingo Junction steel workers of the Carnegie com ' pany plant there who had decided to take a vote on the question of re turning to work. "YOU GET RIGHT OUT," ' GIRL TELLS BURGLAR. Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 1. "You get right out of here this minute," sternlv spoke Miss Ethel Bowman, 1304 East Belknap street, to a mid night burglar. And he obeyed, tak ing with him $4.75 in cash, two watches and other lesser valuables. The burglar, who had a nasniignt, I 1 1 . 1 f ' intended xo lane n uuwiimua finger rings and earrings, she thinks. 1 he rays of the light fell upon the jewelry, but she was awake and had been watching him for five minutes or more. Then she ordered him , PARSON INVITES IRATE MAN OUTSIDE. . ' New York. Oct. 1. (By Universal Service.) The chief development in connection with the tangled marital ' affairs of former Vice Chancellor J. 1 Merritt Lane of New Jersey was the announcement by Rev. Clarence Hill Frank that he stands ready to bring the affair before the grand jury in Stamford. The clergyman who offi ciated at the marriage of "Josh . Lane to Mrs. Grace Hercht in Stam ford, April 4. made this statement after a stormy interview with the former vice chancellor in the chan cery chambers in Newark in which Lane denounced the clergyman as "an infernal liar" and the latter in vited Lane to come "outside." Dr. Frank declared he had con vinced himself beyond doubt that Lane was the man he married to Mrs. i-i n n MmTftrn n m sain i r l n tends to consult attorneys in Con .necticut with a view of remedying , the defects in the state marriage - ' code. He also intends to bring Lane to court if possible on the charge of bigamy or on that of subordnation if perjury in taking out the mar- :iage license which was sworn to by Mrs. Hercht-Lane. In Hartford suffrage leaders who have been urging Gov. Holcomb to . 11 , : f .l. i i idii a bpcuai session ui uic legisla ture to consider the suffrage meas ure are using the Lane case as an v argument in favor of a session. VOL. 49 NO. 91. Enten Meutf.tlaN amttir May it. IMS. t Oankt P. 0. nit let at Mirth a, II7S. OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1919. By Mall (I ur. Daily. IS.M; Sunday. IMS: Oally aa Sua., St.M; wM Nak. aMtaaa autre.. TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER: f Partly cloudy and cooler Thurs-5 day, possibly showers in east' portion; Friday fair with cooler in ;ast portion. Hourly Irmprralum: S H 7 l(t 11 U .7 .87 .KH . .70 .74 .! .... HS Mt a n . . . .MA ....SI rn (ft n rn nr JuvIMuyJui IT JV L7 1 1M I 9 DEAD m ARKANSAS RACE RIOTS Two Helena White Men and Seven Negroes Killed at Elaine, Following Clashes Between Posse and Blacks. SEVERAL ARE WOUNDED, ACCORDING TO REPORTS Situation Critical and Grow ing More So; Troops From Camp Pike on Way to Town to Quell Disturbances. Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 1. Late tonight 500 soldiers departed for Elaine from Carrip Pike. Helena, Ark., Oct. 1. Two white men, Clinton Lee and J. A. Tappan, of Helena, and seven negroes are known to be dead at Elaine, near here, as a result of race clashes to day between a posse searching for the persons who last night from ambush fired upon and killed. W. D. Adkins, railroad special agent, ac cording to reports reaching here to night. A third white man, Ira Proc tor, and a number of negroes are known to have been wounded. The situation at Elaine is critical and growing more so, according to a message received here tonight from Joseph Meyers, who is heading the posse. Meyers is quoted as saying he expected another . clash at any moment and requested that addi tional reinforcements be sent. Five hundred soldiers from Camp Pike, Ark., are due to reach Elaine at midnight. Posse Fired Upon. Advices here said the trouble had its beginning when the posse was fired Tipbn by a crowd of men, said to have been negroes, at Elaine. The fire was returned, it was said, and in a few minutes firing became general in the streets. Late today a telephone message was received from Elaine stating that the posse had taken 175 prison ers and was bringing them to He ena. The authorities of Helena, evi dently fearing the trouble at Elaine would spread to this city, ordered all motion picture houses and stores to close at 6 o'clock tonight. Hel ena has a population of 10,000, a large proportion of which are ne groes. Business Man Dies. Tappan, who was a prominent business man here, succumbed at a local hospital to the wounds he re ceived in this morning's fighting in the streets of Elaine. Proctor, who also was brought here, is not ex pected to live, according to physi cians. The body of Lee, who died from his. wounds at Elaine, also was brought to his home here. More than a hundred negroes and a white man who is alleged to have had in his possession a quantity of questionable literature had been ar rested by posses operating in Elaine and vicinity when he left, according to former Sheriff Amos Jarman, who arrived here late today. A number of the prisoners have been brought to Helena and others, according to Jarman, are on the way under heavy guard. Women and children of Elaine and vicinity are being brought to Helena ort a special train for safety, it was reported here. The local situation is tense, but no trouble has broken out here. Armed men are patrolling the streets. Lee is said to have been shot ac cidentally, while Tappan and Proc tor were" wounded during the fight ing. Charles Pratt, deputy sheriff, who was with Adkins when the lat ter was killed last night, was wound ed in the knee. Lee, Tappan and Proctor are members of the local post of the American legion, and were deputized by Sheriff Kitchens with a number of. other civilians when he received word that the (Continued on Page five. Column One.) Senate Votes Today On Amendments , to German Peace Treaty Washington, Oct. 1. The first vote on amendments to the German peace treaty will be taken in the senate Thursday afternoon. Formal agreement was reached by republican and democratic leaders to call up at 2 o'clock the 36 amend ments proposed by Senator Fall, re publican of New' Mexico, adoption of which would eliminate the United States from representation on numerous foreign commissions created by the treaty. The agree ment provides for discussion under the five-minute rule, and a vote be fore adjournment. Derqpcratic leaders declared that all of the amendments would be beaten. Some republicans admitted privately that this claim was correct, but emphasized that the vote would not be an accurate test of the lineup of the forces on- the question of ratifying the treaty, with its league of nations covenant. , MAJOR JAKA HOME FOR VISIT AFTER DUTY IN GERMANY Brings Back Crown Prince's Tobacco Pouch as Souvenir. Major Wallace J. Jaka, who 'spent yesterday in Omaha at the home of his family. 1403 North Thirty-third street, is on his way to Chicago, 111., where he will report for duty with the Central department, Quar termaster corps. Major Jaka served on the per sonal staff of Gen. Geo. H. Harries in Berlin, where for six months he was in charge of supplies for all troops in the Army of Occupation, in Siberia and Szecho-Slavia. In addition to this he was paymaster and, last but not least, had charge of all arrangements for the enter tainment of the troops when not on duty. Collection of Souvenirs. The major is a jovial sort of a character, and one does not need a great deal of imagination to be lieve that the men under his juris diction did not 'suffer for lack of proper diversion. He has many pho tographs of excursions, ball teams, bands and other attractions which he offered them. Major Jaka has one of the most complete and unique collections of souvenirs ever brought to the United States. Three of his trunks are filled with German guns, decora tions, sabers and many other articles which are different than the general run of souvenirs. The collection has been on display in New York and Washington since the major re turned abovft seven weeks ago. One of the items of especial interest is a tobacco pouch said to have been carried by the crown prince. It bears the imperial coat of arms, the name of the prince, his military rank and organization, and the date, 1915, when it was presented to him by the emperor. Commended by Harries.- A letter to Major Jaka, signed by General Harries, expresses ap preciation of his efforts and success ful combating of all the many prob lems which presented themselves. It states that any expression of grat itude would be entirely inadequate ir. face of the excellent services ren dered. ' Major Jaka will be Yetained in the service indefinitely. He wmII serve in Chicago, where his family will join him, for some time. MANY PERIODICALS SUSPEND, DUE TO PRINTERS' STRIKE Some of the Best Known Maga zines in U. S. Included in List. New York, Oct. 1. Ten thousand members of local printing trades unions employed in 250 local plants, which publish virtually all the trade journals and magazines issued here and a large percentage of the books, were forced out of work by a simul taneous "lockout" and "strike." This action follows the refusal of the em ployers to grant a 44-hour week and a weekly increase of $14 in all wage scales. The most important development was the strike of 450 compositors in support of the striking printers and in defiance of the International Typographical Union, which, with the other- international bodies, has denounced the strike and "outlawed" the striking pressmen. The "lockout" of printers was or dered by the printers' league section of the Association of Employing Printers, which is supported by the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America, affiliated with the Ameri can Federation of Labor. Four local pressmen's and feeder's unions are involved. John Adams Thayer, executive secretary of the Periodical Publish ers' association, anounced the list of periodicals of national circulation which have suspended publication to join in the lockout. They include Collier's, Christian Herald, Metro politan, Current Opinion, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazar, Hearst's, House and Garden, Inde--pendent, McCall's, McClure's, Cos mopolitan, Outlook. People's Home Journal, Pictorial. Review, Theater, Today's Housewife, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Woman's World, Delineator, Everybody's, Home Sector and De signer, as well as many publications issued by the Frank A. Munsey com pany. Lack of Sleep Halts President's Progress " Towards Recovery Washington, Oct. 1. Nr impor tant change in the condition of President Wilson was noted in Wednesday's White House bulletin, though it was said his progress to ward recovery was not so apparent as it had been Tuesday. Throughout the day the president felt the effects of another restless night. During the morning, however, he was able to get some sleep and the remainder of the day he devoted to complete rest. Despite the damp atmosphere Dr. Grayson again pre scribed an afternoon automobile ride and the patient seemed benefited by it , 500W6E INDICTED FOR RIOTS County Attorney Says He Will Hasten Trials of Men Arrest ed, Charged With Participa- T tion in Sunday Lynching. NAMES ARE DRAWN FOR SPECIAL GRAND JURY Four Alleged Leaders of Van dals That Started Mob Ac tion Still Unmolested by Po lice in Roundup. A large mass of information against men alleged to have par ticipated in the riots of Sunday night yesterday was placed in the hands of County Attorney Shot well, the police, city officials and military authorities. Deputy County Attorney Coffey said yesterday that 500 men and boys may be indicted for participation in the riots of last Sunday night. No time has been set for ar ranging those already under arrest. They are all being held without bail and may be so held until the grand jury meets next Wednesday. Names Are Drawn, The judges of the district court have drawn the 23 names of grand jurymen from which the 16 who will serve will be taken. "I shall proceed with thesCprose cutions with all possible speed," said Mr. Shot well. "The men now being arrested will be put through the ordinary legal process of ar raignment in police court, including the taking of their pleas and the binding over of them, to the dis-: trict court if the evidence in the respective cases is sufficient. "Then they will either give bond or be held in the county jail. Work On "Informations." "Procedure will be by means of 'informations' : up to the time the grand jury meets, a week from to day. After that the grand jury will return indictments directly on evi dence offered in each case. "The most flagrant cases will be pushed to trial as rapidly as possi ble. Trial will be delayed, how ever; because of the burning of the court house which caused a post ponement of the October term of court for four weeks. "There are also at present from ISO to 175 felony cases awaiting trial and from 30 to 40 of these are held in jail and can demand trial before the riot cases. "The unprecedented number of criminal cases have all accumulated this summer. Last June there were only four or five felony cases on the docket. Various Riot Charges. "The charges to be filed against the rioters will be arson, assault with intent to do great bodily in jury and murder, the latter for the persons who actually did the lynch ing." The criminal court room on the fourth floor will be used for the trials of the riot cases. This is now occupied as a temporary office for the county treasurer. But the treas urer's office is being put in tem porary condition for occupancy and will be removed from the court (Continued on Page Five, Column Four) Serious Attempt at Mediating Strike in Britain Is Launched London, Oct. 1. (By The Asso ciated Press.) For the first time since the railway strike began, there has been a serious attempt at media tion, undertaken by the powerful Transport Workers' federation. This organization, before committing its 36 unions to a sympathetic strike, decided to see if it was not possible to bridge the narrow margin sepa rating the government and the na tional union of railway men, namely, whether the terms already granted the locomotive men would also be granted to other grades of railway men. i At the conclusion of the confer ence an official statment was issued to the effect that the government would only resume negotiations pro vided the railway men first resumed work. The premier, however, con sented to receive the executive of th National Union of Railway Men and. accordingly, the deputation of transport workers, with representa tives of the railway men, proceeded to Downing street aga'-fo acertain on what basis negotiations might be reopened. No definite conclusion was reached, but it was arranged that another conference with the premier should be held at 10 o'clock Thurs day mCrning. The crux of the whole problem seems to be the fixed idea among labor that the government is com mitted to the policy of smashing the unions. WOMAN ATTACKED AT HOME BY NEGRO, REPORT TO POLICE Soldiers Conduct Search for Assailant in "Black Belt." According to reports at police headquarters Mrs. W. G. Wisner, 30 years old, was criminally assault ed by an unidentified negro at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in a shed in the rear of her home at 2922 Burdette street, on the border of the "block belt" in North Dmaha. She was found in an unconscious condition by her 10-year-old son. A cloth had been thrown over her head and her mouth gagged, her son said. Military authorities at the Central police station were called and placed a patrol of soldiers searching the neighborhood to cap ture the woman's assailant. Negroes Aid Search. The military authorities immedi ately assumed charge of the case. Persistent rumors that a negro sus pect had been arrested were denied late last night at General Wood's headquarters. The officers in charge declared they were still at work on the case and would announce it immediately when an arrest was made. Among the soldiers scouring the city for the assailant of Mrs. Wis ner are 25 colored members of the American Legion, returned soldiers who were detailed on the case with other army men and city detectives. According to Dr. J. A. Johnson, police surgeon who was called, the woman was criminally assaulted. Her clothing was torn and hef breast scratched. . Hands Were Black. "All T saw were his hands." the woman hysterically told authorities later. "They were black. They were black," she cried. Mrs. Wisner had been washing stnrm sacripe in the shed when of a cnrlrlpn hpr assailant entered and threw a cloth over her, head from behind. "I'll kill your children if you scream," the woman said her assail ant uttered. In her efforts to ward the. man from her Mrs. Wisner, had her Mntha tnrn arid hnrlv hrniserl. After ar jvunnlistiitjir hi ftnrno the man ran from the shed toward Lake street. THREE CONFESS . TO MURDER OF CHICAGO DOCTOR Law Suits and 111 Feeling Back of Killing, According to Statements Given Out. CARNIVAL GROUNDS REOPENED I Board of Governors Meet With General Wood and Obtain Permission to Continue Amusements on Highway. Chicago. Oct. 1. Three men, tenants of property owned by Dr. A. Reginald ' Karreman, fulfilling an oath to kill, murdered the physi cian, whose body was found last night in his burning home, accord ing to police today. James Klioris, 36 years old; Chris Parris and George Pappas were charged with the. murder and subsequent firing of the doctor's home in order to cover their crime. They were placed for mally under arrests after Klioris younger brother, Louis, had made a statement implicating them, the police said. The Klioris brothers are proprie tors of three stores, one of which was owned by Dr. Karreman. Two law suits and the ill feeling that fol lowed resulted in the murder, the police say. Bits of charred rope with which Dr. Karreman was strangled were identified as parts of a coil for sale at one of the Klioris stores. In an alleged confession James Klioris asserted the physician struck him first. "Dr. Karreman then was knocked - unconscious by Parris and Pappas, the purported confession continued. , None of the men would admit placing the rope about Dr. Karre man's neck, according to the police, each excusing the other. 'Parris and Pappas also confessed participation in the murder, officers Stated. John Prystalski, assistant state's attorney, said that "in view of the fact that the men evidently pre meditated the murder and procured the rope for that purpose, the state undoubtedly will ask for the death penalty." . City Jail Insanitary, Says Colonel Morris; Prisoners Removed Acting on military orders, the police last night removed ap proximately 65 prisoners from the city jail to the county jail in order to provide the prisoners "with better bedding and better sanitary conditions. Colonel Morris, in charge at Central police station, informed Health Commissioner Edwards that living conditions at the city jail were highly insanitary, and that many of the prisoners had no cots at all, while none had blankets. "The general has ordered the prisoners to be removed to bet ter quarters." Colonel Morris told Compiissioner Edwards," "saying the city would have to take care of it" ELECTRIC PARADE MAY BE HELD AT LATER DATE Out-of-Town Visitors View With Unconcealed Interest Havoc Wrought by Mob in Lynching Negro Sunday. ATTENDANCE FIGURES. 1919. 1918. Wednesday 6,316 5,884 Thursday 9,715 7,567 Friday 9,534 8,016 Saturday 16,058 20,501 Monday 2,340 3,654 Tuesday 1,208 8,787 Wednesday 10,490 15,840 A conference yesterday aternoon between members of the board of governors of the Knights of 'Ak-Sar-Ben with Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, in military headquarters at the city hall, resulted in an author ization to reopen the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival which was closed Monday afternoon, on account of the Sun day night riot. , The general stated that he be lieved that attendance at the car nival would be a good thing for those so inclined, under the cir cumstances: Several details of soldiers will be at the carnival grounds as a precautionaty meas ure. No Floral Parade. Many attended the carnival shows last night and enjoyed themselves in revelry, as if nothing had hap pened to mar the Ak-Sar-Ben fall festival. Many out-of-town visi tors w?re noted on the grounds. The shows did a good business. The automobile floral parade, which had been scheduled for to day, will not be held. The electrical parade, which had been set for last night, was postponed. Plan Electric Pageant. "We feel, however, that if the city quiets down, as it seems to be do ing,"'said E. Buckingham, president of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, "that the big parade will be held. The weather here is so ideal in October, that the parade will be just as good two weeks hence." The Ak-Sar-Ben grand ball will be held Friday night, as scheduled Visitors View Wreck. Many out-of-town visitors ap peared on thex streets yesterday, some having come in anticipation of enjoying the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities, and others came to view Omaha in its present military setting. , They wandered around the court house square, viewing with uncon cealed interest the effects of the mob which vented its fury Sunday night. The pole at Eighteenth and Harney streets, where the negro was lynched, continues to be an ob ject of general curiosity. No Change Noted in Steel Strike Situation In Pittsburgh Region Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 1. Nothing developed in the steel strike in the Pittsburgh district Wednesday ma terially changing the situation. Strike leaders and their organizers showed the usual activity in their campaign to further cripple the big plants in operation in this territory. Steel company officials had little in formation to impart except the daily claim that more men are constantly applying for work each day. The Carnegie company maintains that its big works at Homestead, Duquesne, Braddock and Clairton continue to increase their produc tion. Reports that men are return ing to work in increasingly larger numbers also came from points out side of Pittsburgh and vicinity. "Satisfactory progress" was the word given out at national strike headquarters regarding the situation from the standpoint of the organized steel workers. Bolshevik Lines Broken By Troops of Finnish Army Copenhagen, Oct. 1. The break ing of the bolshevik lines at Bulata by the troops of the Finnish Gen eral Balakovitch is reported by the Novo Rossiya, says a dispatch from Helsingfors, received here. Whole divisions of the bolsneviki are de clared to have surrendered. Balloon Race Starts. St. Louis, Oct. 1. Despite un favorable weather predictions, the national balloon race started here tioiight. the first contestant going uA at 6 o'clock. The leading craft wfcs manned by Capt. Elmer G. Mrschct:tz and Lieut. Charles S. PcAvell, aide, of St. Louis. .IK OPEN SHOP SOLE ISSUE AT STAKE GARY DECLARES Chairman of U. S. Steel Cor poration Tells Senate Com mittee He Won't Yield. Washington, Oct. 1. Declaring that the question of the open shop the right of a man to work ir respective of whether he was a member of a labor union was the sole issue in the nation-wide steel strike, Judge Elbert H. Gary, chair man of the board of the United States Steel corporation, told the senate investigating committee that his corporation would never yield. Even now, he said, the strike is failing. "There was no reason for this strike," said Judge Gary. "The men did not want it. It was forced on them from the outside by the or ganizers of labor unions. The open shop is the question here the right to bring about fullest production with only the interests of the em ploye, the employer and the pub lic in sight." Labor leaders, he told the com mittee, were seeking to unionize all industry in the country. Should their efforts be successful, he as serted, industrial decay would fol low. "It means the condition I fear England is in today," he added, "though I have hopes it will come out of it." Judge Gary will be examined again Thursday. He gave way for an hour to several employes of the corporation's mills, who told the committee they knew of no reason for the strike. All agreed that the men who voluntarily responded to the strike call were mostly foreign ers and one of them, John J. Mar tin, a Youngstown machinist, at tacked the leaders of the national steel workers' committee. "I think John Fitzpatrick (chair man of the workers' committee) with Wm. Z. Foster (secretary of the committee) as an able assistant, head a band of buccaneers who will overthrow this government if they are not stopped," said Martin, who explained that he himself formerly was a union man. They were en gaged, he said, in "scuttling the American Federation of Labor." - WALTER H. HEAD MADE PRESIDENT OF BANK SECTION Financial Heads Honor Omaha Man at Convention in St. Louis. UVL WHITE SOX DEFEATED If 10 Oil Walter Ruether, Pitcher for Reds, New Idol, Bom of World's Series by His Great Hurling and 1,000 Batting. POUND EDDIE CIC0TTE TILL FORCED TO RETIRE . St. Louis, Oct., 1. Walter W. Head, of Omaha, Neb., was elected president of the National Bank sec tion of the American Bankers' as sociation. Waring that if Germany continues its "nefarious operations in Russia in 10 years it would become as pow erful as before the war, David R. Francis, American ambassador to Russia, speaking before the conven tion of the' American Bankers' asso ciation here, asserted that the real solution of industrial unrest in Rus sia and the United States lay in the peace treaty and urged immediate ratification of the league of nations. The ambassador charged that the Brest-Litovsk treaty was arranged by Lenine with Germany and that Lenine and Trotzky were German agents. Labor troubles all over the world emanated from ' Russia,3Ir. Francis stid, and he emphasized that it was impossible to establish peace in Eu rope while" the bolshevists reigned in Russia. Oklah oma Crowd Eggs Senator Reed From Platform Ardmore, Okl., Oct. 1. United States Senator J. A. Reed was egged from the stage at Convention hall here as he was being intro duced by the mayor in preparation for his speech against the treaty and the league of nations. The crowd, more than 6,000 strong, went wild as Reed came on the stage and all light wires to the building, were out. Pandemonium broke loose and cries of derision howled him down while the audience surged upon the stage. Reed at tempted to hold the floor for a few minutes, but was forced to make his exit without beginning his speech. After several minutes of the dem onstration a number of women climbed upon the stage and quieted the crowd. Reed could not be seen at his ho tel here, but it was announced that he would make no attempt to de liver his address. "Buffalo" Jones, Friend of Roosevelt, Is Dead Topeka, Kan., Oct. 1. Charles Jesse I'ones, known throughout America as "Buffalo" Jones, fa mous cowboy and big game hunter and friend of the late 1 former President Theodore Roosevelt, is dead here as a result of jungle fever, contracted during his last trip to Africa, in 1914. "Buffalo" Jones became famous when he or ganized a band of cowboys in 1911 for an expedition to Africa to rope big game. .,. .. I Five Runs Recorded Against' Him in Fourth Inning, Be fore Manager Gleason Takes Him Out of the Box. Cincinnati, Oct. 1. Cincinnati to day won the opening game of the world's series from the Chicago Americans by a score of 9 to 1. Every series develops a new idol to the fans and Walter Ruether. who pitched the Reds to victory was the unanimous choice toninht. He not only held the White Sox to six scattered hits and really de served a shut out, but rolled up a batting average of 1.000 for himself. If there was anything in the game that was better than his hurling it was his work with the stick. Two of his three hits were mighty triples. He drove in two runs, scored one himself and was the in stigator of the mad romping of Red legs around the bases in the fateful fourth. The Sox were in the fight up to that time, but when he pro pelled the ball into "No Man's Land" in left , center and romped around to third, while two scored ahead of him, the heart seemed to go out of the American leaguers. Sad Day for Cicotte. It was a sad day for Eddie Ci cotte. leading pitcher of the junior league. Never before was so de cisive a beating administered to the Michigan wonder. He was simply pounded out of the box. Five runs were recorded against him in the fourth before Manager Gleason gave him the sign to retire. His team mates gathered round him and natterl him enroitraofinclv nn the back but he walked from the dia-- mond with his head hanging. Roy Wilkinson succeeded him on the moundy while the last inning was pitched by Grover Loudermilk, but it made little difference to the National league champions. They kept the air fairly clogged with fug itive hits, while the Sox fielders ran their legs off after terrific flies. After the game Garry Herrmann, owner of the Reds, who came pant ing up the runway of the grand stand, stopped long enough to" re mark to friends: Garry Herrmann Pleased. "Those dopesters that were figur ing Cincinnati second didn't figure on our batting pitchers. We have got two more like Ruether; they have all been batting around .300 all season." The day was clear and hot and 30,511 -enthusiasts witnessed the con test. Cincinnati has always been known as a thorough-going base ball town, supporting the home team in good Season and bad, but nerves are on edge today with the impor tance of the struggle in store. This was made evident by the abrupt termination of the waves of cheer ing until the inundation of runs in the fourth relaxed the tension and the cheering became wild and pro longed. t Cincinnati made the first scote in. the first, but as Chicago immediate ly afterward tied the score, it was still regarded as anybody's game. Reds Win First Run. Cicotte . started the trouble for himself by pegging Rath between the shoulders, and he looked a lit-" tie worried as the Red second base man, a rprmer iox castoff, enjoyed his unearned increment on first hai - v The visiting twirler put one in the groove for Daubert, who singled cleanly, sending Rath to third. The latter scored on Groh's sacrifice fly tn left, crivincr rh Rrta Um ' o " J "v nisi mil Red errors largely accounted frtr ' the lone Sox tally counted in the , opening half of the second. Jackson ' J grounded to Groh, who threw wild " to first and the runner reached sec- ond. Felsch advanced him with a sacrifice and Ganrlil A back of second and Jackson trotted home with the tying run. Tbre- , after Chicago threatened onljSvice, ' m the fifth and in thevifxth, but . Ruether rose to thecasion and the danger passed. 4 , The fourth inning opened with a (Continued on PK FlreColnmn Three.) i 30,511 Base Ball Fans See Cincinnati Win the Opener Cincinnati. Ort 1. The commission announcer! tSat th n. tal attendance at today's game was ju.jii. ine roiai amount of revey was $98.77& The share was given as 877.80." ' the-remainder to" be divicWj a, $S8 900.20. Of this the sha?e was given as $53,34o.U; and the' share of the two- clubs and the leagues at $35,560.08. 1 ' v i J!