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KAISER
BOXERS HEADY FOR
TITLE CLASH TODAY
Rabbit Punch and Other
Freak Blows Barred.
NEW SHIP CONTRACTS
ALL TOLEDO ASTIR
DIRIGIBLE IS NEARING
SHORES OF AMERICA
60,000,000 BUSHELS
OF WHEAT ViSIDMED
Pacific Northwest Crop
Outlook Promising.
LOGGING CAMPS AIRED
TO BE PLACED SOON
L
FEDERAL OFFICIALS WARNED
J. FRED LARSON- OF PORTLAND
BRITISH AIRSHIP WILL LAND
SOMETIME DURING DAY.
TO BE OX CCARD.
IS READY FOR BUSINESS.
OiON
TOWER
Life Banishment on Re
mote Isle if Guilty.
PREMIER DESCRIBES DETAILS
Parliament Laughs When Lloyd
... George Mentions League.
plaits for PcMroction on Immcnw
Scale In Northwest Declared
to Be Under Way.
AMERICAN ENVOY PRESENT
British Leader Arraigns Hons for
Crimes and Tells of Ponlrh
4 , xncot to Be Meted Out.
LOroO.W July 4 William Hohen
allern. the former German emperor,
win be brought to England In a British
hip and imprisoned In the tower of
London, according to the Dally Mail.
Th death penalty will not be sought,
th newspaper points out. but if he Is
found roiltr the allies will ask his
banishment for life to a remote Island,
following? the precedent of Napoleon's
evlte on Ft. Helena.
Th International trial court had In
tended to try the former emperor
Ipne. the Daily Mai says, but It is I Hon of the rail lines. locomotives and
possible that the former Crown Prince I donkey engines.
Tele-Trams from the office of the
United States department of justice at
Waehlngton. D. C. yesterday warned
local federal officials to be on their
suard against a gigantic I. W. W. plot
to burn, on July 4 and 5. the logging
ramps of the northwest in which the
Loyal Lesion of Loggers and Lumber
men has been organized. The sabotage.
according to the telegram, is planned
on a wholesale scale, with the inten
tion of retaliating on the camps where
the Loyal Legion had destroyed L W.
. influence.
Government officials yesterday re
fused to give out the entire telegram,
saying that U also dealt with other
matters.
The portion dealing with the I. W.
W. situation follows:
-Have information that the I. W. W.
and bolshevlkl plan big picnic in Spo
kane. Wash.. July 4. The L W. W.
have sent out orders to burn and de
stroy the four L camps July 4 and S.
Cover situation thoroughly."
The Information was immediately re
layed to the lumber camps of the
northwest. Difficulty in telegraph and
telephone communication made th
problem a hard one.
Local lumbermen suggest that the
plan may be to fire the woods nea
tha lumber camps, .with the Idea of
spreading the fire to the camps them
selves, and especially of destroyin
logging railroads and machinery. Th
loss of the camps themselves, it Is said,
would be trifling compared to destruc
ON EVE OF BATTLE
Fighters Ready to Clash
at Referee's Signal.
80,000 SPECTATORS EXPECTE
Willard and Dempsey Guaran
teed Total $127,500.
CHAMPION HAS ADVANTAG
Challanger Will Wear Five-Ounce
Gloves, While Opponent Will
Don Six-Ounce Mitts.
Frtderick William will
raigned before it.
also be ar-
LOXDO.V. July 3 (By the Associat
ed Press,) Premier Lloyd George de
livered In the house of commons this
afternoon an explanation of the peace
treaty, which he described as "the most
momentous document to which the
British empire ever affixed its seal."
Though showinr the effects of his
long- labors at Paris and lacking his
usual fire, tha premier at times made
Impassioned utterances and was loudly
cheered. His announcement that the
ex-German emperor would soon be
placed on trial before a tribunal sit
ting In London was cheered most of all.
while his presentation of the Anglo
French convention, providing for Brit
t.li aid if Germany should attack
k ranee nnprovoked a convention anal
ogous to one between the United States
and France was greeted with unre
strained approval.
Galleries Cra-ofed tvilk Notables.
The scene recalled some of the great
speeches of the war. All the seats
were taken and every inch of stand
ing room was pre-emptied. The Prince
of Wales, the American ambassador.
John W. Davis, and Thomas Nelson
Pace, the Japanese and Italiun ambas
sadors, and many other noted persons
were In the distinguished visitors gal
lery. The gallery behind them was
unusually colorful, because under the
recent rules momen were admitted to
tn section and nearly monopolised
th space.
The premier had a good reception
fmin all sections of the house. His
si-ft-h was largely impromptu and dis
cirMvr. He told of the peace con
ferences efforts to prevent mars In
ti-e future and reviewed some of the
et nklng restrictions put upon Germany
in the treaty signed at Versailles.
I-tdcus-ing the determination of the
a:iied and associated powers to place
n trial William lioh-enxollern. the
former German emperor, as the man
heil chiefly responsible for the war. he
Ut-larrd that If u-h a course hail been
followed after olhvr wars "there would
have been fewer wars.' It was the
intention to make such an example of
--rmanv as to discourage others from
'ritr again attempting to repeat this
lur.imv."
Local loggers pointed out that most
of their employes would be In the city
for a holiday the remainder of the
week, so that the present Is an ad
mirable time for the red demonstration.
The fire association, made up of log
gers and lumbermen, will be kept
duty during the holiday. The I. W. W.
may therefore meet with organized
opposition in case they start trouble.
2 BREWERS FACE ARRES
Officials of Rainier Company A!
leged Liquor Law Violators.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. Judge
William Sawtell of the district federal
court issued warrants late today for
the arrest of Louis I Fen rich, president.
and R. Samet, manager, of the Rainier
Brewing- company of San Francisco,
charging violation of the wartime pro
hibitlon act.
The warrants were issued on Infor
mation prepared by United States At
torney Annette Adams who alleged the
Rainier Brewing company had manu
factured and sold since June 30 beer
containing more than one half of one
per cent of alcohol.
UNREST IN ITALY SPREADS
Strike in Protest Against Cost of
Living Declared.
ROME. July 1. (By the Associated
Press.) A general strike to protest
against the high cost of living has
been declared at Faenza. Ancona and
other towns in the Romagna districts
of central Italy, in sympathy with the
movement at Forll. where many shops
were destroyed.
In the Romagna district socialist re
publican parties are said to be In vir
tual control of the local administrations.
NEW YORK DRINKS WATER
Thouanii of Thirsty Turn
Bars to Fountains.
From
Leaawe C aaaes l.aaaktrr.
There mas a significant passage
-alien the premier first mentioned the
-jixuo of nation. Many of the mem
bers cheered, but seemingly nearer an
eiil number burst into laughter.
' I beg of you to try it. 1 beg of you
to take It serlousl," the premier protested.
. Proceeding, he declared:
If it saved only one generation from
the horrors of war It mould be a great
achievement."
One member shouted.
"Nobody Hants It."
The premier paid special tribute to
th work of the British expert advisers,
mhii'h. he said, had been the obect
of admiration of nations at the confer
ence, and ended with an appeal for the
ictory loan, wlrh one of his typical
f ashes "don't demobilize the spirit of
latriotlsm."
alt.o Are nr-e.lahlUhed.
-Speaking of the territorial terms of
the treaty Mr. Lloyd George said the
territory taken from Germany was a
m-uter of restoration. It was a restor
ation of Alsace-Lorraine, he said, taken
forcibly from the land to which its
population was deeply attached: it was
i restoration of -chlesswig-HoIstein.
tae taking of which he described as the
"meanest of Hohenzollern frauds, rob-
1 ing a helpless country in the pretense
they were not d"lng it and then retain
ing the land against the wishes of the
population:" a restoration of "a Poland
iorn to bits bv Russian.' Auatrian ad
rruastan autocracy and now reknit
undo rthe flag of Poland." And. he
added, "they are ail territories which
oucht not to belong tt Germany."
The British delegation, the premier
said, has taken a stand resolutely op
posing any attempt to put a predom
.tantly German population ut.der Pol
ish rule as it would be foolish to have
another Alsace-Lorraine in Lurope.
"I do not think any ona can claim
lCtiB::uU'-'l ua J. Column X.)
NEW TORK, July 3. As an evidence
that New York has accepted prohibi
tion with fervor or that its citizens,
for one reason or another, were excep
tionally thirsty July 1. the chief stat
istician of the water department bu
reau announced today that 13. 000. 000
more gallons of mater were consumed
on the birthday of the great drought
than on June 30.
TOLEDO. O.. July S. With the
world's heavyweight pugilistic cham
pionshlp at stake. Champion Jess Wil
lard and Challenger Jack Dempsey will
box 1! rounds at Bay View Park on
the banks of the Maumee river here to
morrow, in what is expected to be the
greatest event of its kind ever staged
Eclipsing all previous records in this
direction. Promoter Rlckard has guar
anteed $ 100.000 to Willard, win, los or
draw and $27,500 to Dempsey under the
same conditions, while the profits from
the moving pictures . will be divided
into thirds. An arena to seat 80,000
spectators has been erected at a cost
of .150,000 and If the gate receipts are
up to expectations, more than $1,000,000
will pass through the hands of the pro
moters. Seven per cent will go to local
authorities, 10 per cent to the govern
ment in the form a war tax, while
scores of other expense details will cut
heavily into the huge sum.
Freak Blows Are Barred.
The giant boxers agreed to box under
the Marquis of Queensbury rules, with
the kidney punch and the side-hand
chop blow, or rabbit punch, barred.
There will be one-minute rest periods
between rounds and a referee and two
judges to pass upon the pugilistic
merits of the contenders in case both
men are on their feet at the close of
the 12th round. In case of a knock
out the action of the referee in count
ing' out the fallen boxer mill close the
bout.
If the judges disagree after 13
rounds of boxing the referee will cast
the deciding vote. He will also be re
quired to secure confirmation of at
east one judge before disqualifying a
(Concluded on Pass 10. Column 1.)
BOTH BOXERS ARE CONFIDENT
Vessels to Be Csed In Trade Direct
Between the Pacific Coast
and Northern Europe.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 3. With authority to con
tract for the construction of eight steel
ships to be used in trade direct between
the Pacific coast and northern Europe,
particularly -the Scandinavian coun
tries. J. Fred Larson of Portland, Or.,
vlce-nreairient nf tha Pafi f if Interna-
tional Trading company and director of Portland Man WagerS $3500
me uoiumoia facinc company, reacnea
here from Europe today. CVen On ChampiOH
"While the Initial contracts will In
clude only (eight ships, we shall add
more to the fleet without delay," said
chase some of the shiDs completed dur- BIDDLE - STAYS AS JUDGE
ing the war or now on the ways, but
we find no vessels available.' The de
mands of the trade which we hope to I -
build up between the west coast and Prices Soar Skyward and Beds Are
-Scandinavian countries, we reel sure,
will call for more than the "25 ships
now in operation, five of which are
going direct between the Pacific coast
and northern Europe, and the eight to
be constructed.
We were assured by the shipping
board today that we will be supplied
with all of the tonnage needed in the
meantime to take care of the business."
Mr. Larson Is accompanied by 11
trade representatives of Scandinavian
countries, who are going with him to
Hard to Find at Less Than
910 a Night.
BY HARRY M. GRAYSON.
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 3. (Special.)
Jess Willard of Lawrence. Kan., and
William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey of
Salt Lake are ready for their 12-round
Verdun tomorrow afternoon, just as
Portland to place the first foreign or- primed as were the heavy field pieces
ders that have gone out of Denmark, of the 65th regiment of Oregon coast
according to his statement, since the artillery during that organization's 70
war. These orders, which are to be days of fighting on the western front
placed on the upper Pacific coast, call I last fall.
for 10,000 tons of wooL 60.000 tons of I A fortune awaits the 24-year-old
barley, 20,000 tons of wheat flour, 20,000 title-seeker U he proves to the world
tons of other varieties of flour and I 'hat he is the second man in the his-
200,000 to 300,000 cases of fruit.
Accompany Mr. Larson are F. Brosch
of Christiana, Norway, representing the
Norge-Oregon company of Christiana,
recently organized for trade with Co
lumbia river ports; F. J. E. Berner,
representing the northern agency and
overseas corporation of Copenhagen,
Denmark; H. AIaa,lstrom, of the United
Merchants corporation, Stockholm, rep
resenting trade interests of both Swe
den and Finland; L. Sagen and Trug
gebe Sagen, both of Christiana; V. Va-
rinus, of Stockholm, and Captain H.
tory of the game who could hold a
formidable opponent at bay and defeat
him while nearing the 40-year mark.
According to the best available infor
mation, the Kansas corn-boy is 37 years
of age. He admits he is 35. Tom
Jones says he's 40, but some one wh
dug up his birth record swears i
shows him to be 37, so we'll let It go
at that.
Bob Fitzsimmons fought his best
around that age.
Willard Not In Condition.
Although Dempsey will crawl through
Johnson, director in six large fishing I the ropes in perfect condition, and with
concerns in Iceland. la record of winning 20 bouts in less
Captain Johnson will supervise the I than two, rounds during the last couple
bulldine- of the new ships for which I of years, the writer will string along
contracts are to be given immediately, (with the 30 per cent or the critics here
These ships will range up to 6000 tons. I who are predicting that big Jess will
Another member of the party is Chris- I be returned the, winner. True, Willard
ian Winther, of Valparaiso, Chili, who I has fought but once in four years and
is going to Portland 40 arrange trade I is far. from being In condition,
relations for the west coast of South I In his workouts he has puffed like
merica in goods to be handled by the la .steam engine after his three-round
Columbia Pacific company, which was I sessions with. Jack Hemple and Walter
organized in Portland a few months I Monaghan. Be that as it may, I believe
ago as a snip operating corporation. 1 mai no v,m puu nis way mruugn 00
Mr. Winther is interested in the naner. I minutes ' or less of battling with the
pulp and lumber trade.
(Concluded on Page 10, Column 5.)
WHERE WOULD YOU RATHER BE ON A HOT FOURTH OF JULY? .
HOG PRICES SET RECORD
Offers Increase 25 Cents During
Tast S I Hours.
CHICAGO. July 3. Hog prices yes
terday jumped far above Tuesday's fig
urea, which in turn had exceeded any
previous top record. The latest alti
tude Is $22 a hundredm-eight, a rise of
5 cents In 24 hours.
Increased export demand for food
products was the generally accepted
reason for the continued unprecedented
advance.
SHIPPING CLERKS ASK $40
Chicago Union Strikes for New Min
imum Wage Scale.
CHICAGO. July 3. One hundred and
fifty members of the film exchange
shipping: clerks and helpers' union went
on a strlkg todav for a minimum wage
ef $40 a w eek. Sixteen of the largest
moving picture exchanges in the city
re affected.
COSTA RICA'S FOES OUSTED
T rouble-Makers Reported Driven
Over Nicaragua Border.
WASHINGTON, July 1. Order has
been restored In San Jose, capital of
Costa Rica, and President Tinoco's
troops are reported to have driven the
revolutionary forces across the Nica
ragnan border, according to a message
received at the navy department today.
j r j
j OR THE. OLD j
I iir1- '
i 1 : :
Cruiser Speaks to Vessel at Sea and
Wireless Says Craft Is 400
Miles From Newfoundland.
WASHINGTON. July 3. The British
dirigible R-34, enroute to the United
States in an attempted round-trip
trans-Atlantic flight, is expected to
reach Mineola, L. L, some time tomor
row, a British admiralty wireless,
picked up by the Otter Cliffs. Me., radio
station late today and relayed to the
navy department, said.
The message said the dirigible was
expected back at its home station at
East Fortune, Scotland, by Monday, in
dicating the stay of the airship in the
United States would be brief.
MINEOLA, N. Y., July 3. The giant
British dirigible R-34 may make ex
hibition flights over Atlantic City, Bal
timore, Philadelphia and Washington
after her arrival here, according to a
statement made today by the British
offioers having charge of the arrange
ments for her landing.
An invitation to fly over these four
cities has been given by the navy de
partment, but nothing definite will be
decided until 'Major Herbert Scott, the
airship's commander, has an oppor
tunity to confer with his brother offi
cers here.
ST. JOHNS. Nfd., July 3. The British
dirigible R-34 was about 400 miles
northeast of St. Johns at 10 P. M.,
Greenwich time, according to a mes
sage received tonight at the admiralty
wireless station here.
British naval officers' said the craft
would not pass over this city tomorrow
morning unless she alters considerably
her present course, which would carry
her well north of here. It was said if
she followed her present course she
probably would pass over Bonavista
bay and diagonally over Newfoundland
to Fortune bay, on the south coast. In
this case, the officers said, she prob
ably would proceed across maritime
Canada and Newfoundland to New
York.
DANGER, THOUGH, CONCEDED
Without Rain Soon Figures
Will Have to Be Cut.
WINTER GRAIN NOW MADE
Spring Plantings Still Liable to Se
rious Damage! Other Cereals
Reported Doing Well.
GIRLS PUT OUT RANCH FIRE
Roseburg Women Fight Blaze Until
Neighbors' Arrive.
ROSEBURG, Or., July 3. (Special.)
A near-disastrous fire was put out by
the heroic efforts 'of a dozen young
women from this city late today, and
thousands of acres of pasture lands
saved to stockmen. En route to Rose
burg from the Overland orchards,
where they are employed In thinning
fruit, two auto loads of girls noticed
a blaze in the grass on Laurel Crest
ranch.
The plucky girls climbed the fence
and fought the fire with a vim that
brought results. They kept the fire
under control until the men on adja
cent farms reached the scene and fin
ished the work.
FIRE HITS TOWN OF PEORIA
Sawmill Reported Destroyed: Cot-'
vallis Rushes Firef ighters.
CORVALLIS, Or., July 3. Reports
from the town of Peoria early tonight
were that a serious fire was burning
there. The Corvallis fire department
mas called upon for help at 5 o'clock
nd immediately 10 automobiles were
commandeered and rushed full of men
and equipment to the conflagration.
The sawmill was said to have been
completely destroyed and flames were
spreading to nearby homes, stores and
warehouses. Fisher Bros, of Corvallis
own a large warehouse there.
Peoria is in Linn county, about six I
miles east.of here and has no fire pro
tection of its own.
As crop conditions stand now the
Pacific northwest tributary to Port
land and Puget sound ports will pro
duce 60,000,000 bushels of wheat. Last
year the yield was about 41,000,000
bushels. The largest crop ever grown,
that of 1916, was 70,000,000 bushels.
Portland grain men, who are esti
mating this year's crop at 60,000,000
bushels, declare, however, that the fig
ures will not hold good unless there Is
rain soon. Every day between now
and July 10 that is without moisture,
they estimate, will cut down the yield
1,000,000 bushels.
Spring; Wheat Not Yet Safe.
The winter wheat crop is made, but
there is a lot of spring wheat that will
not amount to much unless there is
rainfall. While the early-planted spring
grain is practically safe, it would fill
better with moisture. It Is the late
planted spring grain that Is Buffering
and it will not make a crop unless
there Is rain.
The weather last week in the grain
belt was quite satisfactory, being cool
and cloudy, and a few sections had
showers.
Other Grains Doing; Well.
Barley and oats, in the main, are
doing well, but there will be very light
crops of both cereals in the northwest,
as the farmers have gone more heavily
into wheat growing this year because
of the government's guaranteed price.
WHITMAN CROp IS PROMISING
Wheat Yield Estimated at 10,000,.
000 to 11,000,000 Bu-licls.,
COLFAX, Wash., July 3. (Special.)
In Whitman county m-inter wheat in
general is looking better than last year.
The acreage is about the same as that
of 1918. The estimated yield is be
tween 25 and 30 bushels. The eastern
half of Whitman county received great
benefit from last week's rain. Spring
wheat, oats and barley are in very fair
condition, but much depends on future
weather. The. 1919 wheat crop is esti
mated at between 10,000.000 and 11,000,
000 bushels, based on today's outlook.
The 1918 crop for the county was a
ittle over 7,000,000 bushels.
Harvest in western Whitman county-
will be on within two weeks and mill
fall under 25 bushels an acre, as the
late rain helped but little and spring
wheat is very light.
LEWISTON CONDITION LOWER
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 81
degrees; minimum, o3 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; moderate westerly winds.
Foreign.
Ex-German kaiser to be prisoner In Tower
of London. Pago 1.
General strike expected in France July 20
Italy and Britain may join. Page
Powers pledged to guard France against Hun
aggression. Page 2.
National.
Wilson due in ew roric Tuesday noon.
Page 2.
Portland, man authorized to contract for
eight steel ships. Page 1.
Domestic.
British dirigible, reported 4(H) miles off coast,
will arrive today. Page 1.
Liquor test cases ordered prosecuted. Page 3.
Pacific Xorthwetit.
Spokane calls for troops, fearing radical out
breaks at I. w. w. meet, rac 4.
Vancouver to join railroad rate hearing July
21. Page 11.
Veterans of Spanish war reject merger.
Page 8.
Sports
Pacific Coast league -results: Los Angeles 7.
Portland 1; Sait Lake 5, Vernon 2; Oak
land 10, Sacramento 1; San Francisco 6,
Seattle 4. Page 10.
Rumors fly thickly before great fight. Page
31.
Both fighters are confident of victory. Page
10.
Pheasant farm is approved by state. Page 1L
All Toledo astir on eve of battle. Page 1.
Boxers ready for tltlo clash today. Page 1.
Commercial and Marina.
Wool prices strengthen as season draws to
close. . fage li. ,
Chicago corn affected by higher prices in
Argentina. fag j
Stock market broad and active with wide
advances. Page li.
Ship plants close for ten-day period. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Oregon conciliation board asks Burleson to
act in pnone striKe. rage i.
Affairs in Siberia held chaotic by returned
officer who saw service, fage is.
Dredging "of Columbia channel approved.
Page J J.
Three-day holiday draws city residents to
rural delights, rage .
Attorneys Hall and Sievers held guilty;
must pay judgment or -1,04 1. Page IS.
60,000,000-bushel wheat crop expected In
northwest, rage i.
Employment service further reduced. Page
13.
Big I. "W. "W. plot against logging camps
revealed, rage i.
I Weather report data and forecast. Page 17.
P ros peel s for W hca t Damaged by
Recent Hot Winds.
LEWISTON, Idaho, July 3. (Special.)
Wheat will not meet the promise of
three weeks ago. The condition is far
below average, due largely to hot winds
in this section 10 days ago. There is 10
to 15 per cent more acreage this year
on the Camas and Nez Perce prairiea.
Spring wheat is very poor, though the
late, sown is more promising than the
early. Camas prairie, including the
Grange ville and Cottonwood region,
usually the best in north Idaho, will
have almost a total failure of spring
(Concluded on Page o. Column 3.)
OREGON! A V TO GIVE FIGHT
EWS QUICKEST AND
MOST FULLY.
Associated Press returns from
the world's championship battle
at Toledo today can only be bul
letined at the offices of Associat
ed Press newspapers. Nobody
else will have them. The Associ
ated Press does not permit Us
news to be displayed except at
newspaper offices of Its members.
Therefore the best place to get
the fight story promptly and ac
curately will be at The Orego
nian corner. Sixth and Alder
streets. From 12:30 P. M. today
until the end of the fight a meg
aphone man will read the returns
as fast as they come off of the
Associated Press wires.
Afterward The Oregonian will
print in its regular editions of
July 5 reports by specialists cov
ering the fight from "every an
gle. Harry Grayson, sporting edi
tor of The Oregonian, who is at
Toledo, will send a detailed story.
Irvin S. Cobb, one of the world's
most picturesque writers, will
give a Cobbesque version of it.
Igoe, famous sports expert of the
New York World, will send a
signed story, and there will be
Associated Press dispatches cov
ering every detail besides.
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