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" NUMBER 107
VOLUME XVTT1
LA flKAXDR ORKCiOX, SUNDAY. MAY 18, J 910
ONE HIE
STILL LOST
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NC-3 GOT OFF COUF.SE IN FOG
BUT FEAK OF D1SASTEK
IS NOT FELT.
CREW OF NC I TAKEN
SAFELY OFF BY IONA
Mist Bank Which Enveloped Azorey
All Day Responsible Tor Two of the
Giant Seaplanes Going Astray
NC-3 Last Heard From at 5:15
Saturday Morning.
(By Associated Press to Tho Observer)
WASHINGTON, May 17. One of
the three American naval seaplanes
which set out last evening from New
Foundland in the first attempted
flight across the Atlantic ocean, was
still missing late tonight, another was
being towed toward an Azores port
by a destroyer, .after her crew had
been put aboard the steamer Iona,
and the third was safe at Horta, Fay
. al, after establishing a record flight
for heavier-than-air machines.
The missing plane is the NC-3, flag
ship of Commander John Henry Tow
ers, comamnder of the squadron, but
the fact that the last report came
from her at 5:15 o'clock this morning,
Washington time, did not cause naval
officials to entertain any apprehen
sion tor the surety ot command
lowers and his crew of four. Ihc iat '
message irom mis snip snuweu iilt oij,
her course in a fog, some 350 miles
from Fayal, and naval officials be
lieved it was only the mist bank which
enveloped the seas around the Azores
throughout tho day that prevented all
three of the planes from reaching port
far ahead of scheduled time.
Lieutenant Commander N. L. Bellin
ger's ship, the NC-1, ab:o lost her way
in the fog and was forced to descend
at 11:40 a. m., Washington time. She
sent an S. O. S. call, stating that she
was landing and asking for her posi
tion. Four destroyers wcro immedi
ately dispatched to her assistance and
a message from the navy department
said they were taking her to port,
probably to Horta. Commander Bell
inger and his crew were aboard the
steamer Iona.
The one plane to reach port was the
NC-4, which led her sister ships prac
tically all the way and descended in
Horta harbor at 9:30 o'clock, Wash
ington time. Her official time was
15 hours and 13 minutes, and the
average speed was approximately 80
miles an hour. The performance of
the plane was all the more satisfac
tory to officials here because of the
fact that she suffered a series of mis
haps on her voyage from Rockaway
Beach, Long Island', to Trepasscy Bay.
CREW OF NC-1 TAKEN OFF.
WASHINGTON, May 17. Destroy
ers searching for the lost naval plane
NC-1. hae found the plane and Lieut
enant-Commander Bellinger and crew
have been" taken aboard the S. S.
Iona. This-report was made to the
navy department late tonight, in a dis
patch received by cable from Horta,
Azores.
SIGNAL HONOR IS READ'S.
WASHINGTON, .May 17 To I.icut-enant-Comamndcr
Read, commander
of the naval ser.plar.c NC-l,"l)elonKS
the honor of having made without irf
terruption the most daring journey
ever made in an airship of any kind.
Rising from dinner last night in the
ward room of tho liner Aroostook at
Trcpassev, lie and his men breakfast
ed soon after 9 o'clock this morning
aboard the cruiser Columbia, at Horta.
Hut for the fog that clamped dnwn
upon the NC-4 a- it sighted Piio
hfiitrht-s acrnsi from Horta. they wm:ld
have boarded the V. S. Ship Melville!
before n'lon. today and been ready to
kimn off airr.in tomorrow, this time
for Lisbon, the ity marking the end
of the actual flight over the .Atlantic.
MEN FIT AND READY.TO GO ON
HOKTAlIs!anf aval. May 17
i ai-r.rai'A.t 0 ml OS T-CT
LAST
hour to llnrta Kay, and accord ng to; well on samlwirnes. ine men were
Lieutenant-Commander Read roi.de; all fit d anxious to utntinue their
the Hight in 13 hours and l n'snutcs Age to Enroll ,
The iroe AmericaS s o,.!; .' for ai .Commander Read said tne NC-1 had
considerable time af.e their ; made a landii at sea, close to Horta
fr Trepaey flew '.uaUy togetb-, but the NO.'! had not been heard froa)
er. butnallv the NC-4 dw ahead. jf"&a ronsi.'-able time. lie was ot
Commander Read JoAcd to be in I the .inion that possibly she had gone
nlxndiit rond tion orvdiift arrival hc.e,
but .out 200 miles irmH"orvo island I
-vo island
(dr. fag.
His pltr - e
he said ho mot Im.l -veather
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THIS IS DECLARATION OF JLPGK
VAN VALKEXBURGH.
Kansas Jurist Makes Attack on Cave
nant of League of Nations Be
fore Bar Association.
(By Associated Tress to The Observer;
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 17 That
the league of nations, in its present
proposed form, will not accomplish
the prevention of war, will bring com
plications and disturbance destructive
of permanent peace "will be a depar
ture from time honored and substan
tial American policies and traditions,
will endanger .national safety and
will violate the spirit and letter of the
constitution of the United States, was
the declaration of Judge A. F. Van
Valkenburgh, of the U. S. District
Court, in an address before the Kansas
City Bar association tonight.
'I opopse this covenant in its pres
ent and, proposed form," Judge Val
kenburgh said, "because it involves us
in an engagement dangerous to our
express agreement, exposing us to the
charge of international bad faith be
cause it introduces the element of in
ternationalism, breaks down the safe
guard of national patriotism and em
barrasses the exercise of our sov
ereignity in the control of our intern
al affairs.
"The league constitution," he con
tinued, "is a declaration of distrust.
We do not trust others." We say so by
this instrument. We say to the other
nations, 'We doubt your motive, sin
cerity, constancy, morality and hon
esty; your word is not as good as
your bond and so we want your signa
ture to this scrap of VaPcr that we
i may have future evidence ot your
probable infidelity.' "
RANTZAU GOING
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(V.y Associated Press to The Observer)
PARIS, May 17. Count von Brock-
dorff-Rantzau, head of the German
peace delegation, has started for Ber
lin. He left Paris at 11:10 o'clock to
night for the German capital.
VERSAILLES, May 17. Count Ul
rich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, foreign
minister and head of the German
peace delegation, will leave for Berlin
tonight, accompanied by several mem
bers of the delegation. The party will
travel in a special car attached to the
regular train to Cologne.
The decision to make the journey to
Berlin was reached after a full meet
ing of the German peace delegates
this afternoon.
RANTZAU SENDS
NOTE RELATING
TO SAAR MINES
(i:y Associated Press to The Observer)
VERSAILLES, May 17. (Havoc
News Agency.) Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau,
head of the German
delegation, forwarded today to Clem
enceau a new note dealing with the
Saare coal district.
N. Y. DIVISION MAKES RECORD
(Dy Associated 1'ress to The Observer,
WASHINGTON, May 17. Officio!
records of the war department show
that the 77th division made a greater
advance against the enemy than any
other American division in France. 11
was anonunced today that the New
York City national army went forward
seventy-one and a half kilometers.
was compelled to, cut down cUse to the
! water, owing to the fog.
Thei: was no misljap or untoward
.currence during the presage, arid
the NC-4 was found te be in perfect
condition. .
?hc mc.ibers of the crew had no
ile but nourished themsclve fairly
'''. Ponla Dc.Xata.
iata
Du-ig tr.oar!y j.rFof t flu-hjt
i !the seaplane were favored ith ft.li
- moroJig. .S they met threateaov
tt early .rf
of t flight
LEAGUE WON
we
BACK TG
L U
COBS
CONVENES
TOMORROW
PRESIDENT'S CALL FOU E XT It A
ORDINARY SESSION WAS RE
CEIVED YESTERDAY.
REPUBLICANS WILL BE
THE DOMINANT PARTY
Are Organizing to Take Over Control
of Senate and House From Demo
crats, Who Have Held U For Past
Eight Years Cummins Likely to Be
President Pro Tempore.
(By Associated Press to The Observer)
WASHINGTON, May 17. Plans
for convening the GGth Congress in
extraordinary session Monday noon
were completed today with the receipt
of President Wilson's formal call and
with the holding by the dominant po
litical parties of their final organiza
tion meetings. I
The opening session will be devoted
to routine affairs of organization, and
reading of Wilson's cabled mes
sage. The principal organization fea
ture will be the election of Republican
officers by both the senate and house,
marking the passage of control from-
the Democrats to the Republicans, af
ter being in the hands of the former
for eight years.
The session, according to the plans
of the lenders, will get in motion
slowly, little business being planned
for the first week. Although the peace
treaty, including the league of nations
document, is not expected to be laid j
before the senate befuro next month
much ""speech-making on pence sub
jects is planned.
Three conferences on inaugural pro
cedure were held today. The Demo
crats met and chose Former Speaker
Champ Clark as their candidate for
speaker and floor leader.. No oppo
sition was apparent.
House republicans met tonight to
complete their slate of candidates with
ereater confidence of the election next
Sunday of Representative Gillette, of
Massachusetts, as speaker, with Rep
resentative Mondcll, of Wyoming, as
floor leader.
The program for senate procedure
also was completed today, when the
Democratic senators met in confer
ence and named a slate of officers,
with Senator Pittman, of Nevada, as
candidate for president pro tempore.
The Republicans, with a majority of
two, are expected t elect Senator
Cummins, of Iowa, as president pro
tempore.
OLD llOTIOL MAX VISITS
WALLOWA, Or., May 17 (Spec
ial) Rodney McC-ae, well known
to everyone along the branch lino,
is visiting old friends here, llo and
Mrs. Mc'Crae now resMo In Clarks
lon, Washington and are taking lire
easy after years ot scllvce In tho ho
tel business.
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REPUBLIGAnS TO
BEGIN PROBE
PLANNING PROGRAM FOR COM
ING EXTRA SESSION
Investigation of Administration's
tivities and Expenditures Will
Be Instituted.
Ac-
(Ily Asttoclntcd Press to Tho Observer)
WASHINGTON, May 17. Republi
can members of the house, upon the
convening of congress, propose to in
stitute "such investigation of the ad
ministration's activities and expendi
tures since the beginning of the war
as will fully inform the people and
serve the public interest." This was
added to the party's legislative pro
gram by the house Republicans to
night at a conference apparently de
void of factional differences.
The conference. also went on record
a3 favoring early 'passage of legisla
tion outlining a definite military pol
icy, of measures providing for early
return of American soldiers from ov
erseas, of public oil and coal lands
legislation, and measures to promote
water power development.
Revision of the immigration clause
and enactment of legislation to pro
vide for the deportation of undesirable
aliens, was also added to the program.
The conference also proposed that the
Republican members, who will be in
the majority in the new house, enact
legislation for the extension of for
eign trade and the promotion of agri
culture and manufacturing.
The items of the legislative pro
gram adopted by the party steering
committee were formally approved.
This 'program provides for early re
turn of telephone and telegraph lines,
adoption of the federal constitutional
woman suffrage amendment, consid
eration of .legislation for a comprc-
hensive merchant marine police, bud
get and tariff legislation, redemption
in domestic taxation, with "immediate
repeal of the obnoxious consumption
taxes"; reduction of expenditures,
passage of measures to "insure the
welfare of our returning soldiers, ' and
more amendment of railway legisla
tion and development of transporta
tion facilities. The controversy over
enlnrgment of the steering committee
was passed over in accordance with a
decision reached by party leaders prior
to the conference.
STILbUNEASY
(iiy AsochitiM 1'rt'MS to Tiio Obnerver)
PARIS, May 17. Conferences dur
ing the last two days on the Italian
issue have not succeeded in reaching
accord, as was expected. The Italians
made a number of concessions, ineluii-
inir recognition of Fiume as a free
city and giving up a considerable por-
tion of Istria, including the important
(jmck-silver distilce.
I IAN
'Breaking Through
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STRIKE IE
PARALYZED
WINNIPEG
!
COMMERCIAL. TELEGRAPHERS
ALL QUIT THEIR POSTS AT
NOON YESTERDAY.
RAILWAY BROTHERHOODS
MAY JOIN THE STRIKERS
Union Men Urge That Restaurants
Sell Food to None Hut Persons
Wearing Union Huttons Govern
Reported to Uc Mobilizing Troops in
Other Cities.
y Associated Trosa to Tho Obaorvor)
WINNIPEG, Man., May 17. The;
general strike of more than three j
score labor unions of Winnipeg, pre-
cipitated by the strike of the building
trades and metal workers' unions for
recognition from the employers, went
into its third night tonight. Winnipeg
is left with only extraordinary means
of communication with other Canadian
provinces and the only story of the
local labor trouble is being transmitted,
south to tho United States.
Tha city is calm but tension is ap
parent everywhere. Union men esti
mate there are more than 30,000 men
and women idle, y'ith tho exception
of crowds in and aronnd headquarters
the labor men split up into sinull
groups to keep in touch with tho situa
tion throughout the city. There have
not been any disturbances of. note
Tho leading developments since this
morning are as follows;
Strike of commercial telegrapher
at poon, following two requests from
International President Holienkamp, of
Chicago, urging the men to remain on
duty.
Rumors that tho government was
mobilizing troops in other cities for
transportation to Winnipeg, .
Reports that Winnipeg locals of the
three great brotherhoods wore consid
ering the advisability of joining the
strikers.
Lifting the prohibition on delivery
of bread and mlk.
Conferences of city officials to con
sider protests of Winnipeg profession
al men against the suspension of pub
lic utilities.
A dispatch from Gideon Robertson,
minister of labor at Ottawa, said that
"disputes existing at various points"
demanded his presence at Ottawa.
Strikes of railway ticket agents.
Closing of steam laundries,,
Conferences of the union men r
gnnling tho food situation, on a pro
posal brought before the genera
i strike committee to inform restaurant
j proprietors that food should be Bold
only to persons wearing thcu nlon
button.
; Probable strike Monday of slock-
J yards employes.
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OLD
AFFAIRS
II
VISCOUNT. UCH1DA REGRETS
ARTICLES IN PRESS.
Good Will urn! Mutuul Confidence of
Nations Necessary to Settle
Diplomatic Questions.
(Ily Associated Press to The Obaorver)
TOKIO, May 17. Viscount Uchidu,
the Japanese foreign minister, gave
out the following statement today;
'The-recent development of the in
ternational situation has given rise t
diplomatic questions of great moment
the satisfactory settlement of whicn
can only be arrived at in an atmos
phere of good will and mutual corfi
(it nee among powers concerned.
My ntteiU.'on ha Deen ca.it. to ar
ticles in the press, both at horx and
abroad, which are much to be regret-
ed Grave charges have been made
11 'me Jap papers against '.be atti
tude of friendly nations towwd out
poliej in Siberia or Korea, vitbout
any evidence in support of tho. alia-
aliens and without regard c the ser
ous consequences which may follow
from t'.:eni, compro;Uing L.ift pcsHbn
f jS country."
SMYRNA OCCUPIED
FOR PROTECTION
OF POPULATION
H Associated Tress to The Observer.
ATHENS, May 1. (Friday) Col
onel Zaphirio, commander of the
Greek troops which lnnded at Smyrna,
has issued a proclamation declaring
that tho occupation was made by
Greece, in concert with her allies, in
order to guarantee tho security. of tho
population and without anticipating
the decision of thepence conference.
i
(Ity Associated l'rews to Tlio Observer)
LONDON. May 17. Sanguinary
encounters have occurred at Sofia, be
tween tho garrison and revolutionar
ies, who demanded the resignation of
the government and the establishment
of a Hoviet, according to dispatcher
from Vienna. All ltulgarin is reported
to be in an uproar.
Uustchuk, I'hilippopolis and Var
na are also said to havo become af
fected by tho 'revolutionary move
ment.
LEWIST0N ELKS
INITIATE CLASS
OF NEARLY 300
(Ily AitHoulnlcd I'rc8 to Tho Obaorvor)
LEWISTON, Idaho, May 17 Mark
ing a unique event .in the history of
the order in Idaho, the Lc whs ton Elks'
lodge today initiated in a single body
liR7 candidates, the ceremony occurr
ing at the city's prinicpal theatre
building, A two-mile parade preceded
the event. The remainder of the clas,
bringing the membership of the Lew
iston lodge up to 1000, will be initiat
ed in June, when plans for the erection
of a temple to cost SIGO.OUO will be
made.
SATURDAY'S BASEBALL SCORES.
(Jij, AsBoclHtci l'rvHH to Tho Observer)
Pacific Count league.
Los AngeleM (1, Oakland iV
Seattle 2, Salt Laks 7.
Vortiand 3, Sacramento 12.
San Krunciaco t Vernon 2,(15 in
nings.) Nation, League.
Pittsburg y. Boston :t.
All other gamcH postponed, rain.
American League.
Pladfjfihia I, Chicago 0.
Boston 1, St. Louis 2.
New Yt,ik S, Cleveland 3.
Washington 3, Detroit 2.
NWI.L.SITDY I 1 11.11 V SIDE.
( Fly 4 ssorUt'-d Prns toTho rjbF.rver;
WASHINGTON, May 1?. Assist
ant Secretary of War lb-nedict Crow
ell and a number of war department
attaches will leave fM' Europe soon
in NT imv imi. iiii.hi i v PR ni ifivumrin
mm so
level. .i.ment aloi, lines i civillanT';'i."W"J' ",B "ccupa
THE McfcATIIKU,
l:y(8AfO"'i"','l I'ri' to Th Olucrver)
j POiCjjl.ANI), May 17. OiR'uii: In
i ift'lerii narl. fair: showersJn western
WLE16
TERMS FOR
BIS
FIVE MILLION M AUKS REPARA
TION PAY WILL BE RE
QUIRED OF HER.
peace conference is
waiting on;germany
Deciding On .Mandates For Former
Turkish Territory, Conference Of
fers United States Armenia and
Constantinople Italy Gives Up Her
Claim For Dodecanese Islands,
Tho pence conference, while waiting
for Germany to decide on hor attitude
toward tho torms, rapidly is complet
ing tho treaties for Germany's former
allies and is smoothing out the differ
ences between tho Allies and associat
ed powers.
Gormnny's fifteen days in which to
mako written appeal on the pcaco
conditions, will expire Wednesday, '
Three days havo gone by since the
last German noto was sent to the con
ference. Sub-committees aro working
on the answers and it is probable they
will be sent to Versailles before next
Thursday.
Peace torms for Austria ate ncaring
completion. 'It is indicated that tho
Austrinns will present their credentials
to representatives of tho allied and
associated powers Monday afternoon.
It is understood that Austria will ho
called upon to pay reparation of fivo
billion marks, which -is one-twontietn
of tho amount required from Gormany.
The council of four has ngrocd on
most of tho mandates for tho former
Turkish empire, nnd it is understood
that the United States has been- of
fered Armenia and .Constantinople,
with Great Britain getting Mesopo
tamia and Palestine, France being the
mandatory for Syria nnd Silesia, Italy
for Adalia, nnd Greece for Smyrna.
I ho Sultan of Turkoy would bo given
territory in central Asia Minor, with '
a capital probably at llrusa.
Greek and Italian claims to the
Dodocnncse Islands, off Asia Minor,
hove been adjusted by Italy agreeing
to retire in favor of Greece. Tho
islands, which arc populated by
Greeks, were oreupieiJby Italy during
tho war with Turkey over Tripoli.
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ITS HONOR FLAG
Union county Is to have "a mass
meeting of her people to receive tho
Honor Flag which is due this Commun
ity for its excellent work in war work,
anil Kd. K. Kiddle, who handled tho
Victory Loan, stated today that ho
would call a meting as soon as the
dates can be .in- ;.. ,1" explana
tion of the meeting and the flag to' bo
given this county, Mr. Kiddle present
ed the following letter:
Mr. K. E. Kiddle, Manager Victory
Loan Committee, Island City, Oregon.
Dear Mr. Kiddle: The record of
your county In tho Victory Loan as
well as all other Liberty Loans, has
been such a splendid one that Mr.
Cookinghuin anil myself desire your
County Honor Flag to be presented to
you and your committee in a fitting
manner.
'Accordingly we have asked Lieut.
It. II. Kuykcndall, of the ;M7th Field
Artillery, tho first man to reach Ore
gon from the Army of Occupation, to
carry this flag to you in person and
make presentntiull on behalf of tjjia ,
S'at Liberty Inan organization.
Lieut. Kuvkendall will brintf with
iViin a large c-a'!Vtion of trophies, In
cluding German gas roasks,o machine
gun, automatic gun, tlame thrower
etc. If you desire to hav the flag
presented at a mass mectiia) of your 1
citizens, Lieut Kuykemlall will be
glad to give a ta of a hour or so
relating his experiences in England,
France, Ilelgim and three months in
-
tioff. '
In a coui.' itfdiiys I will wire you
the exact date of IR visit, which will
like!? bo on Jimp, 5 in the evenOg.
,urs very truly. 01IT. IO SMTH.
LibiTty Loan ExecutivepQ'ager fot
COUNTY TO HAV
This copim;0" till tr.o ond.
(lew at an aititudv of u'JiO
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AOregon.
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