VOL. L.VIII. "0. 18,30O
Entered at Portland (Ore son)
Po toff ice as Second-Clasa Matter.
POBTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1919.
rRICE FIVE CEXTS.
OPEN IN
PRESIDENT'S ILLNESS
. HELD NOT SERIOUS
PATIENT IX WEAKENED CONDI
TION", SAYS PHYSICIAN".
GERMANY'S TRAITORS
SAFEGUARDED HERE
CLEMENCY SOUGHT
FOR 0. S. FIGHTERS
BRITISH WOMEN KISS
FRENCH WAR LEADER
BLAZING BALLOON IN
CHICAGO KILLS TEN
BUTE CASE
DETAILS OF BETRAYAL OF HIGH
COMMAND LEARNED.
MARSHAL. ' FOCH EMBARRASSED
BY MANY ADMIRERS.
TEN FALL IN RACE
RIOT AT CAPITAL
Negroes Fire on Service
Men in Streets.
BASIN
I
Water Grades and Return
Hauls Two Main Points.
PORTLAND ASKS REDUCTIONS
.C. J. Smith Principal Witness
1 at First Session.
sALL INTERESTS ON HAND
iFonndatlon Laid for Arguments for
Lower Charge on Roads Csing
Columbia Route.
Laying the foundation for the case
to be fully presented before three
members of the interstate commerce
commission, attorneys representing the
plaintiffs in the Portland rate case
yesterday began marshalling the array
of facts upon which It is sought to
have the natural advantages of geo
graphic position and easy gradients
for the movement of traffic reflected
In rates. At the opening of the hear
ing held in the courtroom on the east
side of the second floor of the court
house, the case of the Inland Empire
Shippers' league was introduced by
Oswald 'West, appearing as attorney
for the league. Dr. C. J. Smith, presi
dent of the organization and a large
wheatgrower, was the initial witness.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Henry Clay Hall presided, and as a
means of expediting the hearing, the
complaints of the Inland Empire Ship
pers' league. Public Service Commis
sion of Oregon and City of Portland
were consolidated.
Everett .Appears for Sound.
The Warrenton case, in which the
lower river community is seeking to
obtain the same rate as Astoria? re
Tnains a separate cause for hearing
when the principal contentions have
been finished.
The public service commission of
Idaho appeared as an independent in
tervener, represented by Commissioner
A. I. Freehafer and Leonard T'ay,
traffic expert.
The city of Everett appeared as an
Intervenor in support of the cause of
Seattle and Puget Sound cities.
Dr. Smith occupied the witness stand
throughout almost the entire fore
noon sesion, testifying as to the desire
of the wheat producers of the Inland
Empire to obtain rates based on the
cost of service preformed and their
objection to paying the same rate for
a water grade haul for a shorter dis
tance as that paid for a longer move
ment of grain over mountain roads.
Water Grade Held Crux.
He declared that in moving the
wheat to market the farmer would
ptillze a level road in preference to a
road over hills, because his horses
could haul a heavier load. Cross ques
tioned by attorneys for the railroads
and those representing Puget sound
titles, he reiterated that is was the
idea of the producers that they are
entitled to a lower rate for movement
of grain to tidewater than now en
joyed, and that they cannot under
stand how the traffic can be moved
over the mountains to Puget sound as
cheaply as down the Columbia river
to Portland.
"We know it costs more to haul
wheat over a rocky hill than over a
level road from our wheat ranches to
the railroad station." testified Dr.
Smith.
Quizzed as to why the producers did
not make larger use of the Columbia
river water route to move their grain
to tidewater. Dr. Smith answered that
it was because there are no dock or
warehousing facilities making it pos
sible to load wheat on boats, and that
there are at the present time no boats
operating on the river adequate to
handle the crop.
Return Haul Set F'orth.
Asked in cross examination whether
or not it would not be preferable to
use the road over a rocky hill if b;
so doing a return haul could be ob
tained on a class of freight that would
make the traffic profitable, whereas
l.y using the level road the teams
would return without any load. Dr.
Smith said that in such circumstances
the hill road would naturally he used.
"If you get a rate that is satisfac
tory to Portland, why are you con
cerned about the rates to Seattle?"
asked Corporation Counsel Thomas J.
L. Kennedy of Seattle.
-we object to paying the higher
cost of the rate to Seattle," was the
reply.
J. B. Campbell, representing the Spo
kane Merchants' association, interject
ed an interrogation to ask the witness
whether he would take into considera
tlon tne competition of markets, to
which Dr. Smith answered:
Old Rates Cited.
"It is a convenient thing for the
producers."
In redirect examination by Mr. West
it was brought out that the Walla
Walla rate was reduced to Seattle by
the Washington state commission to
make the rate the same as that to
Portland by the Oregon-Washington
Railroad &. Navigation company, which
at that time had no line to Puget sound
cities. Pendleton, being an interme
diate point, was given the same rate
as that made via Wallula.
Arthur C. Spencer, attorney for the
railroad administration and represent
ing the Oregon-Washington lines of
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Postponement of Western Trip May
Be Found Necessary Because
of Attack.
WASHINGTON, July 21. President
Wilson was in a weakened, but no wise
serious condition tonight after having
spent the day in bed with acute dysen
tery. Rear-Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
his personal physician, said the presi
dent had been in considerable pain
during the day and had been very
"uncomfortable." He said he would
Insist that Mr. Wilson remain in bed
until he had completely recovered.
The president's appointments for to
morrow with republican senators had
not been postponed tonight, but at the
White House it was considered ex
tremely doubtful whether "Mr. Wilson
would be able to keep them.
While none of those close to the
president would say whether his illness
would result in postponement of his
trip through the west, there seemed to
be an opinion that should the illness
be prolonged It could have no other
effect. Rear-Admiral Grayson was un
certain when the president might be
able to resume his duties.
Senators who were to have called at
the White House today were Edge,
New Jersey; Norris, Nebraska: Cum
mins, Iowa, and.Calder. New Tork.
While Senator Norris' name was on
the list of engagements for today, there
were published reports that he had de
clined the president's invitation. The
senator, however, refused to discuss
these reports further than to say that
any publication on the subject was un
authorized by him.
The president first ' complained of
feeling ill Friday, when he went to the
capitol to confer with Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, ranking democratic
member of the senate foreign relations
committee. He told Secretary Tumulty
then he was slightly indisposed and ex
pressed his intention of going down the
Potomac over the week-end in the be
lief that a change of air might be bene
ficial. During the trip, however, the weather
was stormy and damp and Mr. Wilson
appears to have contracted a sl'ght cold.
When he returned from the, trip this
morning he was feeling worse, and im
mediately upon arriving at the White
House Read Admiral Grayson diag
nosed tiis ailment as acute dysentery
and ordered him to bed.
NITRATE CARGO COMBUSTS
Truck Driver of Bend Saves Machine
and Half of Load.
BEND. Or., July 21. (Special.) Bur
lap sacks filled with nitrate scrapings
taken from the dry bed of Stinking
lake, in Harney county, yesterday, took
fire spontaneously this afternoon when
the load of potassium and sodium salts
was being brought into Bend on a
truck driven by Guy Wilson of this
city.
The fire was not extinguished until
half of the nitrate crystals had been
consumed, although the truck itself
was undamaged. The dangerous load
had been collected by the Oregon
Nitrate company, and was to have been
sent east to be used as samples to in
terest eastern capital in the develop
ment of the property.
90 DEGREES IS MAXIMUM
Fair and Continued Warm Forecast
for Today; Mercury to Drop.
Mercury rose to 90 degrees yesterday.
but with a cool breeze and the memory
of Monday of last week, when it was
100 In the shade, Portland people paid
little attention to the heat.
'Fair, with continued heat," was the
prediction of the weather man for to
day, although he specified that today
and tomorrow probably would be cooler
than yesterday. After tomorrow a
drop in temperature is expected
PLANES TO DELIVER MAIL
Letters
for Men of Pacific
Reach San Diego.
Fleet
SAN DIEGO. July 21. Mail addressed
to officers and men of the Pacific fleet.
which left Hampton Roads' Saturday
for the Pacific is beginning to arrive
here. Clerks at the local postoffice
expect to have several hundred sacks
of mail stacked up before the fleet is
here.
Some of the more important mail, it
is expected, will be delivered to the
fleet by seaplane some distance south
of this port.
FAMILY IN WAGON DROWNS
Mother With Infant and Nine Chil
tl rcn Swept Away in. Stream.
SILVER CITY. N M.. July 21.t With
Her three-year-old infant clasped in
her arms, Mrs. Candelaria Galvan, 56
years old.of Hurley, N. M., and, nine
children were drowned nine miles east
of here late yesterday, when c wapon
in which they were riding was swept
away in a swollen stream.
Five of the chi.dren. whose apes
ranged from two to 15 years, were
those of Mrs. Galvan.
BELA KUN IN ISOLATION
Soviet Directorate Members Report
ed Negotiating' With Allies. "
COPENHAGEN", J-Jly 21. Bela Kun,
deposed head of the Hungarian soviet
goveenment, is held in isolation, ac
cording to unconfirmed reports to.
Vienna newspapers.
It was said members of the soviet
directorate at Budapest who had as
sumed command were negotiating with
the allies.
TROOPS ON PATROL IN CITY
Whites Take Revenge for Re
cent Attacks on Women".
2 KILLED, 2 MORE MAY DIE'c
Soldiers and Sailors Chase Blacks
Wherever They Are Found and
Civilians Join In Battles.
"WASHINGTON, July 21. Rioting- be
tween negroes and whites broke out
late tonight in the national capital in
retailiation for recent attacks by blocks
on mhite women..
At midnight tonight the known cas
ualty list in Washington's race war
totaled ten, including two deaths and
two men probably dying, while uncon
firmed police reports place the number
at a much. greater figure.. Of the dead
one was a city detective, shot through
the breast by a negro woman, who was
firing indiscriminately from the upper
story of her house.
grtu Hold Troops itHlJ.
The negress, aged about 17 years,
also was shot, but not fatally. In an
other part of the city a black, firing
from a garage door, kept a provost
guard of soldiers, sailors and marines
at bay for several minutes, but finally
was shot down.
Many clashes occurred between
whites and blacks on street cars. One
negro, attacked on the back end of a
car, fired into the crowd following the
car and wounded four persons, but
finally was stopped by a city detective,
who was reported to have sent seyen
bullets into the negro's body. Each
of the four white men wa3 only slightly
wounded.
Civilians Take Ip Fight.
The fighting at midnight has re
solved largely to fightinr between
small groups and in ore of thesu en
counters a marine was reported to
have been killed. Although service
men had taken part in the early
clashes, the most serious were those
in which the mobs were made up of
civilians.
Police stations late tonight were
swamped with reports of clashes be
tween mobs of whites, largely made
up of soldiers, sailors and marines
and negroes in many different sec
tions of the city. One negro killed was
struck over the head by a marine
during one of the numerous fights on
street cars.
Crowds which mov,ed up and down
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Transport Agamemnon Brings Two'
Men Under Escort .of . Amer
ican Soldiers. '
WASHINGTON, July 21. A 'story of
the betrayal of the German high com-,
mand through the efforts of the Amer
ican military secret service and of the
organization among German officers of
a vendetta aimed at the lives of the
traitor - brought to light with the
arrivr iew Tork today of "two
Gem toners of war consigned to
the' or of military Intelligence,
W- on. D. C-
4? .ing to information here, the
J ous prisoners who landed from
earner Agamemnon under heavy
v. 4 rormeriy were German orricers
Igh rank, occupying positions of
at responsibility under Von Hlnden-
c-rg. " Before the inauguration of the
American offensives in 1918, operatives
of the American military intelligence
corps prevailed upon them through in
ducements whlti have not been di
vulged to deliver plans of the German
general staff covering the proposed
movements on the western front, prob
able lines of retreat, points at which
stands would be made and other de
tailed information of inestimable value.
With these plans before him. General
Pershing was able to lay out his cam
paign with great freedom and it is be
lieved that as a result he was able to
cut the cost of the American advance
practically in half.
The German officers later surren
dered themselves to the American
forces. Certain of their former asso
ciates had become suspicious, however,
and are believed to, have banded to
gether to mete out stern justice. Ut
most precautions were taken even with
in the allied lines to protect the in
formers, but as officials believed that
as long as they were kept in France
their lives would be In danger, orders
were given for their transfer to this
country.
Preparations for the moving of the
prisoners were kept a close secret and
it was only through the carelessness
of some clerk that they were included
in the roster of the Agamemnon when
she left France.
The plan was to send the prisoners
to some isolated army post where they
might be given military protection for
a time. Eventually, it is supposed
they would have been permitted to
"escape" to some other country, there
to begin their lives anew. Officials will
not say whether this plan can be safely
followed now.
The two German prisoners of war
tsaveled as first-class passengers. Their
identity was kept absolutely secret by
army officers and government officials.
Although guarded night and day dur
ing the voyage by 15 soldiers under the
command, of Lieutenant Owen of the
Fifth ammunition train, 5th division,
the two prisoners were allowed consid
erable liberty. They ( were given the
run of the first-class quarters on board
ship and were allowed to converse with
anyone they chose. The two men were
dressed in blue civilian clothes and
straw, hats. They 'speak English flu
ently and almost without an accent
Chamberlain Would Clear
Records of Soldiers.
COURT-MARTIAL TOO SEYERE
Senator Charges Brutalities
Under Name of Justice.
INQUISITION IS SURPASSED
Sentences Imposed Aggregate In Ex
cess of 2 8,0 00 Years, With
Final Cut to 6700 Years.
OR EG ONI A Jf NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. July 21. "The Spanish inqui
sition was not a marker to soma of
the cruelties that have been practiced
against these soldiers in France," said
Senator Chamberlain today. In a speech
in the senate in connection with the
utroductlon of a bill to restore to the
colors and grant amnesty to soldiers.
sailors and marines who were con-
rvicted by courtmartial in France and
given severe sentences. He continued:
"I call attention to these facts be
cause I want the people to understand
the terrors that have been inflicted on
these young men, not only In the sen
tences imposed, but as well to the
cruelties that have been perpetrated
against them after they had been com
mitted to prison.
Officers Held BrataL
"T am glad to say that after they got
back to America the severity was some
what modified, but that cruelties have
been imposed on these young men Is
shown by the fact that two, at least, of
the officers responsible for these cru
elties who have come back from France
have been assaulted In the prison yard
by the very men of whom they bad
charge. ' Wirs at Anderson ville could
not hold a candle to some of them.
'"The stories which are coming to me,
many of them verified, of the out
rages being committed against young
men through the Instrumentality of
courtmartials, are so hor- ble that some
legislation ought to . be ucted upon
promptly to obtain relief. I may. a
little later, put a part of these cases
in the record.
. "I am advised that the total of the
sentences imposed by courtsmarttal
during the world war passed on Ameri
can soldiers, was about 18.000 years. A
clemency board has been appointed by
the secretary of war, without any real
authority except to make recommenda
tions for redaction of sentences. This
board had recommended a reduction of
sentences which brings the total down
to about 6700 years.
"The stigma is not removed by action
Remarkable Demonstration Held at
Banquet Tendered Great Mili
tary Man in Londpn.
(Copyright br the New York World. Pub
lished by arrangement.
: LONDON. July 21. (Special Cable.)
Marshal Foch has touched tha imagina
tion of the English people. Following
his great reception during the victory
march, the marshal received a wonder
ful welcome at tne Carleton hotel peace
dinner.
Scarcely was tne dinner ended when,
as if by pre-conceived signal, every
one of the beautifully gowned women
In the room rose, and flocked to the
chair of the great marshal. For a mo
ment Foch was embarrassed. and It
called for all his gallantry to endure the
enthusiasm of his admirers before he
could escape. They were kissing his
nana ana face, and not until every
woman had so testified her sentiments
of personal gratitude was he allowed
to sign the menu cards that were pre
sented to him in quick succession. More
than 400. manus must today bear his
treasured signature.
"Speech, speech, speech." cried 600
voices as Marshal Foch achieved the
signing of the menus and. after re
peated calls, he stood among the silentj
expectant guests. .
" "I have only one word to say." came
his clear, cool voice. "I offer thanks to
our soldiers."
'Marshal Foch was asked by the
Dally Sketch for a message to the Brit
ish people, and replied:
"You may say I am amazed and moved
to the heart by the delirious welcome I
have received from the English. I had
always understood that the . British
were restrained and phlegmatic and
less excitable than the French, but the
welcome I have received is quite as
warm to that given me by my own
countrymen in the magnificent pro
cession through Paris."
The marshal added: "fy father was
killed in the Francd-Prussian war and
as I rode through the streets of Paris
coudl not help thinking of that other
procession 50 pears ago and of the dis
grace of France when the Parisians,
from behind their shuttered windows.
surreptitiously watched the German
legions marching through the city. And
I thought 'Me laughs best who laughs
last." "
BOY, 12, DROWNS IN SLOUGH
Companions See Lad Sink but Are
Vnable to Itcacli H im. i
Normrt Anderson, 11-year-old son of
Mrs. Ida Anderson, of 14S6 Fern street.
was drowned late yesterday in the
Columbia river slough at the foot of
Twenty-fourth street while swimming
with some companions.
It was reported that the lad could
not swim wffl and went out beyond
his depth andaank before assistance
could be rendered by his companions.
The body sank in shallow water and
was recovered by City Grappler Brady
of the harbor patrol late yesterday.
The body was taken to the morgue.
NEW GERMAN POLICY URGED
Bernstorff Tells Democrats Old
System Is Impossible.
BERLIN'. July- 20. (By the As
sociated Press.) Count Von Bern
storff. former German ambassador to
the United States, speaking; at a demo
cratic party meeting: today, said. Ger
many must never forget that a 'world
policy, such as was engineered before
the war had become impossible.
"Whoever lives In Germany." Count
Von Bernstorff said, "knows that we
neither want, nor can we conduct i
of re venae."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTE Rn AY 8 Maximum t.mprature.
Ueirr.fts: minimum, tt. acsrtts.
TODAY'S Fair. continued vlrfti; gentle
northwesterly minds.
Feretgn.
Brittth miners' strike menaces many Encisb
induatrl.a. Pas 6,
Brltl.h rlv Foch trre-it welcome; women
kba military hero. Pas. 1
Barlin socialists are fired on by troops.
Pas. V
Syrian masses sr hostile to France. Pac 2.
National.
President's request for consent to name
member of reparation board provoke
acnat debate. Pair z.
President Wllaon ordered to bd: acuta at
' tack of dyaentery develop. Pas I.
Ten fall in rac riots in Waahlngton. Pace 1
German traitors brouf ht to America by
intelligence Bureau, far l.
Senators plead for early ratification of peac
treaty. fas s.
Senator Chamberlain aaks amncaty for mili
tary aervlc men. Pas 1.
Texas would protect cltisens from bandit
ralda. Pas S.
Houae defeate motion to eliminate liquor
aioraf in nomea. j'as .
Domeatkr. '
Po-ndextcr boom atni.es at chances ef Gen
eral Leonard Wood. Par 14.
Meanlnc of anarchy pusxi.s Henry Ford.
Pas S.
Blazing balloon In Chicago kills tea. Page 1.
rarirte Na-rthvrea.
Ten new forest fires break out In idaha
Pag
Sport.
Routed Beavers open aetiea with San FV n
claco rteaia. Pag 12.
Pacific Coast Leagu reaults: Vcrnoa S. Io
Anceles . page 12.
San Francleco ' fana tak liking to Jack
Prmptfr. Pag IS,
Dmpey find real real St horn with his
mother. Pag 13.
Cemnardal aa4 Matiaa.
Rumor of strike In ahipyards blamed on
"red tnement. Pag 20. ,
Cantaloup market weaker In ton. Pag. 21.
Hog pdc tend upward. Pacw 31.
Cora Uotrttlopa strength. Pag SI.
Portland ami Vicinity.
Columbia basin rat cases ar opened before
commtrct cornmlaaloa, Pag 1.
rore.t protection aaked by head. of bureau.
Pag 10.
Commute outlines entertainment for Edi
torial association meeting, page T.
Weather report, data sad forecast. Page 3L
Craft in Cruise Explodes7
and Falls Into Bank.
EMPLOYES LISTED AMONG DEAD
Passengers' Parachutes Fail
but Pilot Lands Safely.
ACCIDENT CAUSE UNKNOWN
Tank Spreads Burning Gasoline in
Bulldln-r and Score Are Num
bered Among Injured.
CHICAGO. July il. After cruising
back and forth across Chicago s loop
district for hours, a dirlBible balloon
bearing; five persons exploded late this
afternoon, the biasing; wreckasja crash
Ins; through the skylight of the Illinois
Trust and Savings bank, in the center
of the financial district.
Tonight the police ffxed the list of
dead as the result of the accident at
10; more than a score were injured.
, Three of tire dead were passengers
on the dirigible, the others were em
ployes of the bank.
The big gas bag. which bad made
two flights during the day. had started
on a third flight, and was hovering
over the lake near Grant park when
the fire mas discovered. The pilot
directed the course of the balloon
toward the business district, and when
above the bank building the dirigible
was suddenly enveloped in flames. A
minute later it collapsed and fell
through the' skylight, the tank of the
balloon exploding.
Thatsaaada See Disaster
Thousands of people saw the smoke
and flames that enveloped the balloon,
followed by three parachutes which
dropped from the balloon. Two of the
parachutes opened and tha third
dropped to the street.
-.The dlrigibla exploded and dropped
on the roof of the benk building and
the gas tank and parts of the steel
frame of the dirigible crashed through
the skylight Into the bank room, where
the tank exploded. The fir which
followed the explosion was extin
guished, revealing seven bodies be
lieved to be employes of the bank. The
balloon carried four passengers, aside
from the crew.
The airship was an experimental de
vice, modeled after army craft and it
had been planned to make a trip daily
between an amusement park and Grant
park.
Fire's Origin l ikitwi.
The following statement was given
the police department by Jack Boe ti
ne r, assistant pilot, who escaped by
leaping from the balloon in a para
chute:
"I have no Idea bow the ship caught
fire. The two 80-horsepom-er motors
had been working perfectly. Trior to
the explosion we had made two suc
cessful cruises, not experiencing a bit
of trouble.
"Just before she caught fire we were
running smoothly. We had headed
away from the lake, when I felt the
ship buckle. I saw the flames leap
from the side and yelled to the passen
gers to Jump. They were all strapped
in parachutes and obeyed immediately.
I think the fact that all did not land
safely was due to the speed with which
the burning dirigible fell. My own
parachute caught fire, but I managed
to land safely. The others probably
caught fire also, and fell when the
silk had been burned from the para
chute." Sfelg. EsgxTtaaeatal Oae.
Boettner said the ship was the small
est'on built for experimental purposes ,
by the Goodrich company. It wss 1I
feet long and had a capacity of 100.000
cubic feet of gas.
The experiments conduct here con
sisted of carrying freight of various
kinds under the direction of govern
ment officers.
The list of deed follows:
John Weaver, asslstsnt mechanic, .
Akron. O.
Carl tto, assistant mechanic. Ak
ron. O.
James Carpenter, bank messenger.
Iarla Florence
Edward. A. Munxer.
Joseph Scanlan, bank messenger.
Evelyn Meyers, bank employe.
Earl H. Davenport, publicity man.
Two unidentified women.
Atl of. the dead except Weaver and
Otto were residents of Chicago.
Bag I si SOIM Feet.
The gas bag had attained a height
of nearly IS00 feet when the fire, which
crept slowly up the side of the dirigible,
a-as discovered- An attempt was made
to change' the course of the blimp and it
began to move slowly toward the down
town district.
Suddenly the balloon was enveloped
In flames and when about (00 feet
above the bank it collapsed and fell
to the top of the building, crashing
through the skylights. An explosion
followed. In which the entire banking
room was wrecked, members of tha
clerical force being thrown to the floor
and to tha sld of the room by the
force of the explosion.
On of the crew of the balloon, after
giving orders to the passengers to
Jump, leaped from the balloon landing
safely on the top of a nearby building.
John Boettner. pilot, was taken Into
custody tonight and an Investigation
of IhJ explosion was started.
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