VOL. J.VIII. XO 18,305 Z;.?&lfrtS.rjX ' POUTLAXD, OREGON, MONDAY, JU j 28. 1919. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FLEET IS
PERSHING EXPRESSES
THANKS TO BRITISH
COMMISSION SEES
u. s.-japanese;warU
PREDICTED BY H)i':i
ENGLAND TO LOOK OV ID
REAP BENEFITS, IS VIEWT
IRISH LEADER SAYS
DIVISION WILL FAIL
BELA KUN'S REMOVAL
DEMANDED BY ALLIES
2 DEAD, SCORE HURT
IN CHICAGO DIOTS
PACIFIC AT
AMERICAN GENERAL . LEAVES
EXGLAXD FOR FRANCE.
HIXGARIAX PKOPLE INFORMED
HOW TO OBTAIN FOOD.
RUNG
BALBOA
LOWER
COLUM
Six Dreadnoughts Pass
Through Canal.
AVERAGE TIME IS TEN HOURS
'resident of Panama Congrat
ulates Admiral on Success.
FLAGSHIP GUIDED BY TUG
Shore Leave Is Given to Crews Be
fore Warships Continue Today
on Cruise to- San Diego.
ABOARD THE FLAGSHIP IT. S. S.
NEW MEXICO, Saturday. July 26. (By
Wireless to the Associated Press.)
The Pacific fleet, under the command
of Admiral Rodman, tonight is float
ing in Pacific waters.
Six dreadnoughts, led by the flag
ship New Mexico, today successfully
negotiated the Panama, canal, the larg
est ships that ever have passed through
this waterway. The average time for
ach warship from Colon to Balboa was
te hours.
'This is the biggest event in the
history, of the canal," said Governor
Chester Harding of the Canal Zone.
Admiral Rodman Congratulated.
Admiral Rodman today visited Presi
dent Porras of Panama, who congrat
ulated the naval officer on his success
in negotiating the canal. Approxi
mately sailors received shore leave
at Panama and the city tonight is cele
brating the arrival of the fleet, which
will depart tomorrow for San Diego.
The fleet left its anchorage in Uatun
lake at dawn today, proceeding in pairs
two hours apart. The New Mexico and
Wyoming led the way, followed by the
New York and Texas and the Missis
sippi and Arkansas.
Flagship .uilrd by Tugs.
Tu Admiral Rodman was given the
honor of directing the course of the
first dreadnought to make the trip.
Through the reaches of Gatun lake the
dreadnoughts steamed at 13 knots an
hour. On Hearing the narrow confines
of the Uas Obisho reach the speed was
reduced to five knots an hour.
The flagship accepted guidance from
a tug to keep her nose out of the high
banks of the Culebra cut. The giant
craft threaded her way slowly through
this section.
Three hours from Gatun lake, the
flagship passed under the ominous
shadow of Gold hill, the backbone of
the continent, vhrre many slides have
occurred. The warship then entered
fihe locks at P dio -Miguel, where SOU
sailors receivin. liberty, took a special
train for Panama.
orfirera Vli.lt I'lnenhip.
Governor Harding and Itea r-Admiral
Marbury Johnston, of the Panama naval
division, came aboard as the flagship
was being loiked down 3 feet to the
level of Miraflores lake.
As the New Mexico made her way
Into Miraflores lake, a great crowd col
lected on the concrete locks, cheered
and a salute of 17 guns was fired on
the flagship in honor of Governor
Harding.
"It was no more trouble than putting
through the canal a fleet of Great
Lakes tugboat.--," said Admiral Rod
man." LONDON CALM ON MEXICO
British Not Fort-ins Hands of IT. S.
Over Carranza Actions.
(Copyright hy the Now York World. Pub
lished by arrangement.
LONDOXJulv 2 7. (Special cable.)
No effort is being made by the British
government to force the hands of the
United States regardu g the Mexican
situation. This statement was made
from authentic quarter?. An investiga
tion is now under way to ascertain the
truthfulness of the report that a Brit
ish subject was recently killed. H is
asserted here that never has there been
a better understanding between Wash
ington and London about the Mexican
situation than now. In quarters hav
ing big interests In Mexico there is a
growing belief that America will use
a strong hand with Mexico in the near
future unless there is a cessation of the
outrages and the Carranza government
shows its determination to meet its
obligations. It is felt that American
patieace is becoming exhausted.
GIRL ; SM0KER ARRESTED
Telcplione Operator Alleged to Have
Vsed Tobacco In Public.
The second girl arrested recently for
smoking cigarettes in public was
Fannie LaVedie, 18, a telephone opera
tor, who Patrolmen Parker and Shrimp
took Into custody with Harry Clifford.
18 years old. at Fourth and Everett
streets yesterday. Clifford also is held
for smoking.
Helen Nelson, a clerk, 23 years
old, artd fr3. Noonan, 21, a ship
worker, were arrested with the young
sters said held on a charge of contribut
ing to delinquency of minors. The
first case of the kind in recent months
was tried in the municipal court last
week, when Judge Ros&man imposed a
heavy penalty on a man for giving
cigarettes to a girl. w
Forging or Definite, Visible Links
of Friendship From Shore
to Shore Is Desire.
LONDON", July 27. (Special Cable.)
General Pershing, after receiving on
Wednesday at Cambridge the honorary
degree conferred upon him by the uni
versity, left for Paris and will not visit
this country again before returning to
America. He goes back deeply Im
pressed with the genuine warmth of
Britain's welcome to his troops and an
intense conviction of the permanence
of the bond that now unites the two
great branches of the English speaking
race. So he told a party of news
paper men whom he invited to give this
message to the British nation:
"I can only stammer my thanks to
everybody. It is not possible for me
to put into -words all I feel about a
matter like this. -The people's recep
tion was wonderful wonderful. I
never heard anything finer than that
cheering. Nor have we ever sen any
thing finer than the British navy men.
I think that was what specially im
pressed me. Perhaps it was because
the American army cannot forget that
but for the British navy it wouldn't
be here today."
The moral that General Pershing
thinks most people have drawn both
from the French and from English cele
brations is that "the job is done and
we must now get on with something
else." And one' of the things he wants
got on with is the forging of definite,
visible links of friendship from shore
to shore of the Atlantic.
BOY, 19, DROWNS IN SANDY
Divers Fail in Effort to Save Del
Wilson, of Corbett.
Del Wilson, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs J.
C. Wilson of Corbett, Or., was drowned
in the Sandy river near Montrose park
yesterday. The body was recovered and
Coroner Smith took charge.
The boy, who was a poor swimmer,
waded beyond his depth. Several girls
saw, him go down, and notified Mont
rose Ringler, proprietor of the park.
Mr. Ringler and his son Malcolm dived
repeatedly in an effort to rescue the
boy, but were unable to find him. They
notified Sheriff Hurlburt of the drown
ing and obtained a boat and grappling
irons, with which the body was re
covered.
Young W son has been driving a
truck for his father, who is a farmer
near Corbett.
YOUNG WIFE MEETS DEATH
Bullet From High Powered Rifle
Penetrates Wall, Kills Bride.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. A bullet
accidentally discharged from a high
powered rifle in the hands of Charles
Fleishmann, 16 years old,, penct rated a
wall and killed Mrs. Ruth ISeeley
Snudgra.-s in an adjoining room early
today.
Mrs. Snodgraes, a bride of three
months, was a guest at a reception
given at the home of her father,
Joseph, fcieeley. Her husband, Harold
Snodgrass. recently released from serv
ice in the .navy, was displaying tQ
Charles Fleishmann. also a guest, a
high-powered rifle, when it was in
some manner discharged.
Mrs. Snodgrass was a graduate of
the University of California and was
prominent socially.
COLD TEA SOLD AS LIQUOR
Well-Known fca lorn Man TlirciHen
Arrest and Kr 5a ins Money.
SALEM, &r July 27. (Special.)
Perfectly ood cold tea, attractively
sealed In glass containers and bearing
labels .resembling those used by the
government on bonding lOU-proof
liquor, has been sold in .Salem during
the past few days at prices ranging
from to $14 a quart.
Thirsty buyers arc said t have been
numerous and it is believed the vendor
of the camouflage product netted sev
eral hundred dollars. One well-known
talent man, a victim of the so-called
joke, hunted up the seller and after
threatening arrest recovered the
amount paid for the tea, minus the
cost of the bottles. Many prominent
Salem residents are on the list of those
duped.
PERSHING TO BE HONORED
Congress Plan Jo Give Him Sword
With Hank of General.
WASHINGTON. July 27. Prepara
tions for the welcome of General Per
shinjr on his return home are heinc
made by botr? congress and the war
department, but the plans of neither
are complete.
The congressional programme, how
ever, as already drafted, calls for the
gift of a sword, a vote of thanks and
the permanent rank of general for the
commander of the American exapedi
tionary forces.
War department plans have not yet
been completed and are awaiting re
ceipt of information as to the time of
General Persing's return.
WOMAN DEAD AFTER LEAP
Mrs. Clara Kceder Jumps From Win
dow at San T'raucisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 27. Mrs.
Clara Reeder of Vallejo was killed in
stantly here today. wien she jumped
from the' widnow of her room on the
fifth floor of a downtown hotel.
According- to her husband. George
Reeder. a restaurant owner, Mrs.
Reeder recently was released from a
statj hospital at Agnew. He said she
was beinc returned for treatment.
Astoria Docks, Factories,
Warehouses Reviewed.
RIVER COMMERCE IS STUDIED
Men Hearing Rate Case Get
Idea of Waterway.
ASTORIA BODY ENTERTAINS
Members of Interstate Commerce
Commission Express Surprise on
First Trip Down River.
ASTORIA, Or., July 27. (Special.)
Inspection of the lower Columbia river
from the decks of the steamer CJeorgi
anna, a visit to the port of Astoria
docks and grain elevators as well as
the manufacturing district of Astoria,
a speedy glimpse of Warrenton and
the Flavel docks, winding up with an
hour's visit at Seaside comprised the
Sunday activities of Henry C. Hall,
Wjnthrop M. Daniels and Joseph K.
Eastman, the three members of the in
terstate commerce commission who are
hearing the Portland rate case.
At Astoria the three commissioners
were met by members of the port of
Astoria commission, composed of B. F.
Stone, Chairman Frank Patton . and
George V. Sanborn. R. S. Bartlett,
chief engineer of the commission, ac
companied , the party on its tour
through Astoria.
Harbor In Viewed.
The party was first taken to the
Astoria city park, where a splendid
view of the harbor, including the Lewis
and Clark and Youngs rivers was ob
tained. From this point the delega
tion of commissioners was shown mills,
manufacturing pointy of interest and
the reclamation projects which consist
of fillings in the bay and changing As
toria from a city of stilts to a town
built on solid foundation.
Of particular interest to th.e three
members of the interstate commerce
commission was the inspection of As
toria's public" dock and grain elevator
operated by the port of Astoria. The
dock and warehouses are now in use
and contracts have been let for the
construction of the third unit to cost
11.000,000, they were informed, and an
addition on the first unit is being built
to handle the business which is being
sent to Astoria's port.
.A belt line railway partially com
pleted., wh ieh.. when completed will
skirt the peninsula, also was viewed.
'jhe grain elevator, the commissioners
(i.'oni ludd on I'auft H. V'olurtin 1!.
PUTTING IT LP TO THEM IN THIS FASHION MIGHT ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING.
Reports of Negro Riots In Washing
ton Reach German, In Sensa--clonal
and Distorted Form.
BY CYRIL BROWN.
(Copyrighf by the New Tork World. Pub
lished by arrtDgemcnt.)
BERLIN, July 17. (Special.) Ger
man politicians are Intently watching
Japanese-American relations as re
flected here, probably in highly dis
torted form, in reports of the attitude
of the American senate and proceed
ings in tnat body regarding: the Ver
sailles treaty.
Comment has been muzzled in the
German press, but opinion Is already
cautiously voiced that the next world
war will start In the far east. In cer
tain German quarters the curious
theory has been evolved that England
will have a vital Interest in playing
the United States and Japan against
each other.
Pan-German argument is that Eng
land, having eliminated its strongest
rival at sea, Germany, will henceforth
pursue the policy of trying to break
the next strongest naval powers. Japan
and America. In this view England
can best accomplish its purpose by
looking on while America and Japan
damage each other's navies In an east
ern world war. thus leaving Great Brit
ain's supremacy unchallenged.
Reports of the negro riots in Wash
ington are reaching Germany In the
most sensational form.
A typical example of how the pan
German imagination can still be "pipe
dreaming" is furnished in a column
article in the Lokal Anzeiger, with the
head line, 'The Black Peril," by Fred
erich Franz von Lonnsing who writes:
"The disorders now reported ace but
a beginning. If the negroes can find
a leader perhaps already they have
one we may yet experience all sorts
of things, perhaps some day a black
president."
"It is easily possible that bolshevist
propaganda will make use of the negro.
One cannot foresee what might happen
in the United States if these masses
poured over the country murdering and
plundering. The Japanese, too, are cal
culating on the negro."
YEAR'S CASUALTIES 501
San Francisco Coroner Makes Re
port on Violent Deaths.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. July
Special.) Five hundred and one per
sons died by . violence or accident ih
this city in the fiscal year ending June
30, according to the annual report of
Coroner T. B. W. Leland. One hundred
and ninety-eight cases of suicide were
reported during the year. The statistics
follow:
Murders, 47; suicides, 198: exposure
and neglect, 4: illegal operations, 11;
manslaughter, 4: automobile accidents,
81: street-car accidents. 49; horse
drawn vehicle accidents. 7; homicides.
5; drowning. "8: railroad accidents, 13;
bicycle accident., "; undetermined, 5-.
Plan to Establish Two Leg
islatures Rapped.
ULSTER NAMED AS FACTOR
Ability to Defeat Proposed Up
per Assembly Foreseen.
POWER LEFT TO BRITAIN
Major hllders Says Northclirfe
Plan Would Throw Country Into
Confusion and Possible Chaos.
BY LINCOLN ETER.
(Copyright by the Near Vork World. Pub
lished by arrancement.)
PARIS. July 27. (Special.) Blith
ely referring to the "strong vein of
humor underlying three portentously
solemn solemns' In London Times. Major
Erskine Childers, ex-secretary-general
of the Irish convention of 1917. issues
a long statement today In reply to Lord
Northclif fe's proposals for the settle
ment of the Irish problems.
After remarking that the Times
coolly does away with existing home
rule. Major Childers says the project
may be divided into two parts, one of
them positive and intended for im
mediate execution and the other purely
speculative and contingent.
Plan to Split Ireland C harged.
"The positive part amounts to this."
he says, "that Ireland be partitioned
and split into two sections, the smaller
being Ulster and the other covering the
remainder of Ireland, and that each
have a petty provincial legislature.
Neither of these two artificial lrelands
is to have any .connection with the
other, but both will be under the su
preme direction of the British govern
ment. "This is the first stage, the Times
says, ana it is all it proposes tl at shall
actually be done here and now. Ireland
is to be thrown into confusion and left
ilicix.or to uplit into two. a country
which God and nature made one and
which is united by common laws, cus
toms, administration and above all by
economic conditions. This will create
confusion, if not chaos.
Supreme Parllameat Desired.
"I want to be strictly fair. Ameri
cans will see at once that if there were
to be simultaneously created a supreme
federal Irish parliament to. which these
two artificial provinces would be. sub
ordinate, a solution would be proposed
that' would at least he logical: hut such
l 'onWudcl
l'as .". Column
i;
Cjccho- Slovak Government Makes!
Strong Protol Against Viola- j
lions or Armistice.
t
PARIS. Saturday, July 2S. A strons
arraignment of the present Hungarian
government Is contained in the allied
statement. Just Issued, by which it was
made known to the Hungarian people
that they could only obtain a removal
of the blockade and receive food sup
plies if'they ousted Beta Kun and st-t
up a truly representative government.
The text of the statement follows:
"The allied and associated govern
ments are most anxious to arrange a
peace with the Hungarian people and
thus bring to an end a condition and
thing which makes the economic reviv
al of central Kuropo impossible and
defeats any attempt to secure supplies
for its population. These tasks can
not even be attempted until there is in
Hungary a government which repre
sents Its people and carries out In the
letter and the spirit the engagements
into which it has entered with the as
sociated governments.
"None of these conditions ts fulfilled
by the administration of Bela Kun.
which has not only broken the armi
stice to which Hungary was pledged,
but ts at this moment actually attack
ing a friendly and allied power.
"With this particular aspect of the
question, it is for the associated gov
ernments to deal on their own respon
sibility. If food and supplies are to
be made available, if the blockade is to
be removed, if economic reconstruction
is to be attempted. If peace is to be set
tled, it. -can only be done with a gov
ernment which represents the Hun
garian people and not with one that
rests its authority upon terrorism.
"The associated powers think It op
portune to add that all foreign occu
pational Hungarian territory as de
fined by. the peace conference, will
cease as soon as the terms of the armi
stice have. In the opinion of the allied
commander-in-chief, been satisfactorily
complied with."
PRAGUE. July 26. In the name of
the Cxecho-Slovak government. Premier
Tusar sent a strong note of protest to
day to Bela Kun. Hungarian commun
ist foreign minister, concerning the
aerial bombardment of a Cxecho-Slovaa
town by the Hungarians Thursday, as
well as other violations of the armi
stice. Premier Tusar demanded compensa
tion likewise for the sacking of vari
ous factories. Remuneration also is de
manded for the destruction and theft
of rolling stock and telegraph and tel
ephone material at a dosen points in
the sone occupied by the Hungarians.
The premier also demands from Hun
gary a definite and formal understand
ing that there shall be no recurrence of
such hostile acts.
VESSEL BRINGS SMALLPOX
Four! It li ilon Mm on Mobile
t'ndcr Vuaranliiir.
NKW YORK. July 27. The first cafe
of f mall pox discovered on a returning
troopship hld up the transport Mo
bile from Bret on her arrival today,
resulting In the quarantining of the
nearly &onu officers and men on their
arrival at Camp Mills and (he segre
gation of 13S "war brides."
A Filipino msi boy was found to
have developed a mild case of the dis
ease after the vessel lelt France and
he was quarantined with his three Fili
pino companions. Then all persons on
boa rd we re vaccinated.
The Mobile brought the first of the
4th dtvihfoti to return home. Including
the !3 officers and 3151 men of the
47th Infantry.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
.Th Wither.
VESTKRDA TS Maximum temperature. M
ri a re1 s . minimum, ;." d c ret s.
TODAV'K Fair: jrrnde westerly wind.
Fore Ik n.
General Pershing tourhH by smith ef
Krttlsh weUom. Pace 1.
Ftrtke of British miners aids American busl
nM. P IT v
Amertrans blame British policy In Egypt for
troubie. Pace 5.
Germans prerft.-i r between A.merlca and
Japn. I'-fo 1.
National.
Senate wtl Interrupt peace controversy to
ratify Colombian pa-t. Face 3.
lNmetir.
Pacific flet enters waters of Pacific at Bal
boa. Pas 1.
CbUd'a murderer rnnferaes and leads pollcs
to body. Pace ft.
Fermer German chancellor denies refusal
f allied peace overtures. Pace 4-
BritHdi awakenlnc follows Carbon's d (red
action policy, James 1. Touhy tMcrU
Pac
Removal of. Bela Kun demanded by Hun
gary by alhe. Pace 1-
Major Cbildem declares partition would ruin
Ireland. Page 1
Two persons reported dead an many Injured
in Chicago race riot. Pac 1.
Progress In naval armament ahown by com
parison of fleet. Pace 2.
Flnanrial report of T. M. C. A. shows cash
balance. Page .
Commrrrlal and M arise.
Smith-Porter ahtpbuf Idtnc plant turned over
to shipping board. Page U.
Sport.
Leadership in major league unchanged.
Page (.
Pacific- Coast League results: Portland 7-
San Francisco 1 -7 ; Vernon 3-.". Seattle
2-1 : ls Angelen 4. Sacramento 1 ; bait
Uke IX Oakland in. page S.
Pitchers credited with Beaver victories.
Page 11.
Standifer baseball team defeats Astoria. 6
to 1. Page t.
Portland and Vicinity.
In tent ate commerce commission authority
strengthened by recent legislation.
Page 14
Ameriran legion reports aliens who refused
army service. Page 7.
Wounded veterans of hard fighting get but
tons. Page 14.
Kiwanla club to entertain international sec-
retary. Page 3.
Portland Red Cr canteen service praised
for excellent work. Page 10.
Book of Jonah Is protest agalnvt narrow
neas. Dr. Staaflcld avers. Pago 9.
Members of Interstate commerce commission
ace lower Columbia. Pafie L
Trouble Starts at Bathing
Beach on Holiday.
MANY INJURED BY MISSILES
Negro Battle With Policeman
Results in Near-Fatality.
FIREMEN DELAYED BY MOB
Two Drowning Reported lolloniru
KiKht on Lake Front Willi
Stones and Club.
CHICAGO. July IT One necro wa
drowned, a white man was drowned,
one negro probably fatally wounded.
policemitn wounded and nearly a score
of whites and blacks injured by bullets
or missiles In a series of riots in tha
neitro district this afternoon.
The trouble started at the Twent
ninth street beach, where whites and
blacks are segregated and spread Into
the negro district.
Although 111 feeling between whites
and blacks on the south side has ex
tended over a period of months, em
phasised by bomb explosions, soma
hootitig and numerous fights, today's
riots seem to have had their start In.
petty quarreling along the beach. n
after the fighting started, a negro fled
pursued by a number of whites.
Sir Sbeota at Officer.
The policeman joined the pursuit. The)
negro took shelter behind a buildinK
and began shooting at the policeman,
who returned the fire. The negro then
surrendered.
During the fight one negro probably
was fatally wounded In the abdomen.
The fighting soon had Twenty-nintli
street packed with whites and blacks,
the latter predominating. More fight
ing occurred and a few more shots
were fired ts some of the negroes fled
and aa patrol wagon after patrol wagon,
appeared on the scene with their loads
of bluecoats.
A fire broke out in a Kiuall building
in the neighborhood and fire apparatus
was blocked by the throngs. Negroes
are said to have attempted to drag tho
firemen from their seats. Further fight
Thg then ensued.
r el Ire Repart Attack.
During the fighting rocks, bricks anti
other missiles were hurled. White men
were frequently attacked and beaten
on State street, the police taid.
At the beach while missiles were, fly
ing, a negro on a raft was reported to
have been struck with a rock and
hurled Into the lake. The body of a,
nerro was taken from the water.
A white man. a swimmer, also wS
reported hit and drowned.
With the police stations emptied oC
reserves and Bcores of others rushed
from the north and wert side station5.
Acting Chief if Police Alcock ordered
every available policeman on duty tB
prevent further outbreaks.
The small army of bluecoats succeed
ed in bringing about a fair semblance)
of order in the Mack district, although
the negroes were In bad temper.
ItlotlBK Sabaidea. Report.
I.ate tonight no further serious riot,
ing was reported, though crowds were)
still on the streets.
Hospital reports ehowed one negro
shot through the abdomen, probably
fatally: another slightly wounded and
a policeman shot in the shoulder.
Four other persons, including one
white woman, were Injured by mis
siles, none seriously. One w-hite man
was sitting at an upper window of his '
home on Twenty-ninth street during
the height of the excitement when a
negro attempted to shoot a policeman
with a rifle which the negro waa car
rying wrapped in paper. The weapon
was struck upward and Its ball grazed
the window watcher's forehead and he
fell from the window and was but
slightly hurt. The negro escaped la
the excitement.
STIIKETS lil ARHKll BY PBOVOSU
Armjr of 2 00 0 Kcniovrd From City
and Hiotlnjr Subside.
WASHINGTON. July 87. All of tha
?000 regular troops brought here to
preserve order when last week's race)
rioting and street disorders got be
yond control of the police had been
withdrawn tonight, but the national
capital was still depending on the army,
which waa represented by a provost
guard. t
The .war department recreated tho
provofet guard, which had been abol.
ished several weeks ago, and tonight
the troopers with red bands on theis
sleeves, armed with riot sticks and six.
shooters in opened holsters, were pa
trolling the principal parts of the cap
ital In pairs.
Although the race rioting and thaa
attacks by negroes on white women
have subsided, street holdups have con.
tinued.
CARS COLLIDE, 40 HURT
Accident at Fort Le, X. J., Injnrca
1 7 Icroii! Seriously.
FORT LKK. N. J.. July 2T. Forty
persons were injured. 17 seriously, when
two trolly cars of the public service
corporation, both loaded with passen
gers, met In a head-on collision on top
of the Palisades near an amwemaaC
park today.
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