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VOL.. XXXVIII NO. 24.
Entered at Portland (Oron)
Postorfice as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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BIG PLANE OFF
DASH FOR
Alcofck and. Brown Start
Across Atlantic.
TIDINGS EAGERLY AWAITED
No News of Airmen at Late
Hour Reported.
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TWO AVIATORS CONFIDENT
FrOTision Made as Far as Possible
ror Safely in Event or Mishap;
Both Men War Veterans.
ET. JOHNS, X. F., June 14. At mid
night, local time, the admiralty -wireless
station here had received no report
concerning the Vickers-Vimy bomber
piloted by Captain John Alcock and
Lieutenant Arthur "Whitten Brown,
which hopped oft for Ireland at 1:43
today, St. Johns time.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 14. The fate
' of Captain "Jack" Alcock and Lieuten
ant Arthur Whitten Brown, who sped
out to sea this afternoon in Great Brit
ain's 'second attempt to span the Atlan
tic by air. was shrouded in uncertainty
tonight. 10 hours after they hopped
off on the hazardous venture.
o Word Received.
Since the twin-engined Vickers-Vimy
plane disappeared over the Atlantic
horizon a few minutes after the start
at 12:13 P. Jit., New York time, no word
had come from the plane to eager radio
operators at shore stations.
The steamer Digby, 100 miles out
when the fliers left St. Johns, and
reported to be directly in the line
Captain Alcock proposed to follow, ar
rived here tonight not having sighted
the plane. The Digby's captain said a.
sharp lookout was maintained and that
the ship sent out messages to the Vickers-Vimy,
but received no reply.
In the early hours of the flight.
Lieutenant Browns failure to wireless
the plane's progress back to shore was
interpreted as merely as an indication
he was "too busy" to send messages.
Accident Is Feared.
When the Digby reported she had
been unable either to sight or get into
communication with the daring fliers,
concern for their safety began to be
manifested.
The more optimistic theory advanced
was that their radio equipment had
failed, but it was feared in some quar
ters that the gallant crew had come
to grief in the ocean.
Two radio stations, one at Cape Race
and the other at St. Johns, are main
taining a ceaseless vigil at the direc
tion of the British admiralty, in the
hope of picking up 'some word as to the
result of the venture.
ST. JOHNS. N. F., June 14. The
Vickers-Vimy biplane started, on its
trans-Atlantic flight at 4:13 o'clock
this morning. Greenwich time.
The Vickers-Vimy machine carried
two men. Captain Jack Alcock, a
Britisher, as pilot, and Lieutenant Ar
thur Whitten Brown, an American, as
navigator.
The Vickers-Vimy machine, which
started on a trans-Atlantic flight to
day, has a wing spread of only 67 feet
and is equipped with two 350-horse-power
Rolls-Royce motors, said to be
capable of developing a speed of more
than 100 miles an hour.
Gasoline Tanka KnlarRfti
The capacity of the gasoline, tanks
was recently enlarged to 865 gallons,
and the lubricating oil tanks to 60
gallons, which is believed sufficient to
carry the plane 2440 miles, under nor
mal weather conditions. A wireless
telegraph set. capable of sending and
receiving messages over comparatively
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Column 2.)
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BURLESON BLOCKS
SYMPATHY STRIKE
RIGHT TO BARGAIN IS GIVEX
ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
Orders Against Walk-Out Will Be
Issued In East 3Ionday; Coast
to Discuss Plans.
SPRINGFIELD, HI., June 14. Official
notice to the effect that Postmaster
General Burleston had issued an order
granting the employes of the telephone
companies that the right to bargain
individually of collectively and to or
ganize or affiliate with organizations
In order to serve their best Interests,
was received tonight by Charles P.
Ford, secretary of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Mr.
Ford said that the order calling, off
the strike would be sent out Monday
from union headquarters here.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14. When in
formed that Postmaster-General Burle
son had granted the right of collective
bargaining and organization to the"
telephone employes throughout ' the
country, L. C. Grasser, a -vice-president
of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical workers, said he would have
an announcement to make later.
R. E. Swain, president of the Pacific
District council of the brotherhood,
comprising the states of Washington,
Oregon, California and Nevada, said the
matter of calling off the scheduled
strike would be decided at a meeting
of a committee representing all of these
states tonight.
WASHINGTON, June 14. Orders call
ing off the threatened strike Monday
of electrical workers wire issued to
night by J. P. Noonan, acting interna
tional president of the electrical work
ers' union, after issuance of orders
by Postmaster-General Burleson grant
ing employes of telephone companies
the right to bargain collectively.
CHICAGO, June 14. Calling off of
the electrical workers strike which had
been set for Monday, following an or
der issued by Postmaster-General Bur
leson permiting telephone employes the
right to bargain with their employers
and te organize, will only lend encour
agement to the striking commercial tel
egraphers, S. J. Konenkamp, interna
tional president of the commercial tel
egraphers' union of America, said to
night. "The telegraphers are virtually
fighting for the same things that have
been conceded to the telephone work
ers," he said.
AUTO WRECK KILLS TWO
Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Alley ot Santa
Barbara Dead Near Eureka.
MEDFORD, Or.. June 14. Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Alley, of Santa Bar
bara. Cai., were killed in an automobile
accident between Crescent City and
Eureka, Cal., today, according to a
long-distance report received at noon
today by H. W. Bingham from Frank
Owen, who Is In Crescent City.
John Gardner, of Chicago, & member
of the party, was injured. No details
of the accident were received. Mr.
Bingham, whose parents live in Santa
Barbara, and who is an intimate friend
of Mr. and Mrs. Alley, left this after
noon in his car for Crescent City.
U. S. AIRMEN OUTFIGHT FOE
Americans Down 7 55 Planes to 35 7
Felled by Germans.
WASHINGTON, June 14. American
fliers Inflicted upon the Germans dou
ble the loss they suffered in airplanes
and balloons.
An official report today announced
that 755 German planes and 71 bal
loons had been destroyed, while the
American losses were 357 planes and 43
balloons, only victories which have
been absolutely confirmed being cred
ited to American fliers.
EX-KAISER WILL RETURN
Former Crown Prince Also Awaiting
Treaty Signatures.
LONDON, June 14. The former Ger
man emperor and the former crown
prince will return to Germany as soon
as the peace treaty i signed, accord
ing to a well-known German source in
Amsterdam, quoted in a wireles press
dispatch.
CONGRESS
EG 0
TO DATE GOOD ONE
Promises Made at Open
ing Are Fulfilled.
HUGE BUSINESS PUT THROUGH
Vital Legislation Expedited in
Both Branches.
ENORMOUS SAVINGS MADE
Protection or Western Interests Arc
Assured in Sundry Civil Bill;
Shipping: Policy Forming.
WASHINGTON, June 14. Promises
of the. republican congress made when
the extra tessi in opened, on May 19,
to- expedite vital legislation, will fall
but a few hours short of the pro
gramme laid down at that time. The
deafening senate discussions of the
peace treaty and the league of na
tions may have created- the impression
that congress is doing nothing but
talking. This is not true.
One recent week's programme of ac
tual accomplishments is about equal to
the closing week's business of any pre
vious congress, which means much to
those who understand the hurry and
bustle and jam of the last days of an
average congress session.
Senate Making Headway.
Even the senate is doing well as to
legislation, notwithstanding the fact
that all the country is hearing about
is the noise heretofore mentioned. It
required just two minutes for the sen
ate to pass the deficiency measure
carrying $750,000,000 for the railroads,
and almost equally quick disposition
was made of the Indian appropriation
bill. and another deficiency measure to
take care of the soldiers' allotments
and compensations under the war risk
Insurance bureau.
Other bills being completed by the
house will be taken up In the same
manner, the senate committees having
satisfied themselves of the -Justification
for every item.
Knox Resolution Feature.
The Knox resolution to separate the
league of nations from the peace treaty
stands out as the one big feature of the
week's proceedings being so conspic
uous as to obscure much of the en
ergetic and constructive work going on
in the committee rooms of the two
branches of congress and on the floor
of the house.
When this congress was convened
four weeks ago Representative Mad
den of the republican steering commit
tee said that all the big supply meas
ures would be put through the house
in exactly four weeks. The four weeks'
pe'riod expires Monday and by Tuesday
night the last of these measures, the
sundry civil bill, will probably be signed
by the speaker.
House Record Good One.
During the week ending today the
house has passed the army appropria
tion bill, reducing expenditures recom
mended by the last democratic con
gress by approximtaely $400,000 Just
after having cut the railroad appro
priation down to $750,000,000.
In the consideration of. the army bill
the country was saved millions of dol
lars through an exposure of southern
real estate manipulation made by Rep
resentative Madden, republican, of Illi
nois, and legislation was Inserted
which will make it difficult ever again
to undertake such a raid upon the
treasury.
Big Deal Circumvented.
It was disclosed that after the armis
tice was signed the war department
had made a deal for the purchase of
140,000 acres of land In one county in
Georgia, the total area of which is
only 180,000 acres. The land was to
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe W?mttaer.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,. 63
decrees; minimum. 51 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; warmer; moderate westerly
winds.
Foreiftm.
Vickers-Vimy biplane starts Atlantic fllrht.
Section 1, page 1.
Investment of Juarez by Villa forces be
sms; Mexicans flee. Section 1, pace 1.
Allied irmlea ready to strike at Germans.
Section 1, pace 6,
Airmen crossing ocean face peculiar prob
lems. Section 1, page 2.
Wilson Idolized by Egyptian populace. Sec
tion 1, pace C
National.
Record to date shows new congress Is mak
ing good. Section 1. page 1.
Oust Chamberlain is democrats' cry sent
down line. Section 1. page 7.
Antl-prohlbition forces rally at capital. Sec
tion 1, page 3.
Domestic.
Postmaster-General Burleson grants elec
trical workers right to bargain. Sec
tion 1. page 1.
Motion for new trial of convicted I. W. W.
denied. Section 1. page 4.
New trial denied convicted I. W. W. Section
1. page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Governor Ernest Lister of Washington dead;
Louis F. Hart renews oath. Section 1,
page l.
Graduates of agricultural college quickly et
positions.. Section 1. page 11.
Friend- church at N'ewburg reviews war
work. Section 1. page 10.
University alumni holds reunion at Eugene.
Section 1, page 0.
University regents elect professors. Section
1. page G.
Brethren convention chooses new elder. Sec
tion 1, page 23.
Pacific university grants 14 degrees. Sec
tion , page 10.
S porta.
Multnomah wins track meet. Section 2,
page l.
First bouts under new regime July 4. Sec
tiion 2, page 3.
National mile swim eyed by champions. Sec
tion '2, page 2.
Wilhelm wins golf title over Macleay. 6ev
tlon 2. page 3.
Six new champions In tennis field result
from school tourney. Section 2, page 4.
Tennis programme cards many events. Sec
tion 2, page 4.
raclflc Coast league results: Portland 13-3.
Salt Lake 6-2; San Francisco 3, Vernon 2;
Oakland 6. Los Angeles 2; Sacramento 4,
Seattle 2. Section 2, page 1.
Fighters do light work at Toledo. Section
2, page 2.
Two Beaver players quit. Section 2. pace 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Government will buy surplus of flour re
maining in northwest. Section 2, page 21.
Investment stocks strong in spite of liquida
tion of specialties. Section 2, page 21.
Com higher at Chicago with unfavorable
crop reports. Section 2, page 21.
Astoria-built vessel proves credit to her
builders. Section 2. page 22.
Foreign interests want SSOO-ton ships. Sec
tion 2, page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
State hankers move to boost agriculture.
Section 1, page 22.
Body of w. B. Hutchinson, aviator, sent to
Walla Walla. Section 1, page 21.
Railway operators refuse messages; strikers
aided. Section 1. page 6.
Working wives keep divorce court busy.
Section 1. page 12.
Reed college holds fifth commencement.
Section 3, page 3 6.
Additional floral parade prize winners an
nounced. Section 1. page IS.
Visit of General Pershing and son to La
Mans described by Will H. Warren. Sec
tion 1, page 14.
Pioneers of Oregon to meet here Thursday.
Section 1. page IT.
Finished Pacific highway this year la as
aured. Section 1. page 20.
Special policeman is shot by supposed burg
lar; no clues are found. Section, 1.
page 2.
Sacramento flight made In six hours by air
plane. - Section 1, page 1.
Bathing girls rouse ire of club women. Sec
tion 1. page 10.
Weather report, data and forecast. Section
2, page 22.
2 MEN STRICKEN ON CARS
Gustavus Esrman and M. L. Mullln
Die of Heart Trouble.
Gustavus Kseman. a music teacher,
69 years old, died of heart disease yes
terday after fainting during a ride on
a Mississippi avenue street car. Pas
sengers carried him to a drug store at
935 Mississippi avenue, where he died.
Coroner Smith took the body to the
morgue.
Mr. Eieman is survived by his widow,
a son and a daughter. He lived at Bast
Thirty-fifth and Clinton streets.
M. L- Mullln, a street car conductor,
died of heart failure in the Skldmore
drugstore at Third and Morrison
streets after getting sick on a street
car. He was El years old.
TEXAN TELLS OF THREATS
Representative Asserts Ballet Hit
His Automobile.
"WASHINGTON. June 14. Represen
tative Blanton, democrat of Texas, told
the house today that a rifle bullet had
struck his automobile last Sunday when
he and his family were driving on a
Pennsylvania country road.
Many anonymous threats had reached
him. he added, because of his attitude
toward labor.
llE?l loa.ol
WASHINGTON CHIEF
EXECUTIVE PUSSES
Ernest Lister Dead After
Long Fight With Disease.
LOUIS F. HART RENEWS OATH
Lieutenant-Governor to Head
State Till July, 1921.
SINCERE TRIBUTES PAID
Hard and Continuous Work on Be
half of People Held to Have
Hastened Failing Health.
SEATTLE. Wash., June 14. --Governor
Ernest Lister of "Washington died here
this morning after a long fight against
death. For the past several days no
hope for his recovery was held, and
for the last several months Louis V.
Hart, lieutenant-governor, has been
acting governor of the' state. Mr. Lis
ter passed awav at 8:35 o'clock this
morning, members of his family beins
with blm when death came.
At his bedside during the closing
hours of his life were Mrs. Lister, Al
fred Lister of Tacoma, a brother; Miss
Florence Lister, the governor's daugh
ter; John Lister, his son; Mrs. M. G
Chapman, his wife's sister, and Mrs.
Alfred Lister, his brother's wife. A
combination of heart and kidney trou
ble was the cause of the governor's
death.
OLTMPIA. -Wash., June 14. (Spe
cial.) By custom rather than by legal
necessity. Acting Governor Louis F.
Hart after notification today of Gov
ernor Ernest Lister's death, took simple
oath to uphold the constitution and
laws, administered' by Chief Justice O.
K. Holcomb of the supreme court. It
is the same obligation under which the
lieutenant-governor has been serving
as acting-governor since February 12.
Under the constitutional method of
succession In such cases, the lieutenant
governor will continue to officiate as
acting governor until the end of the
present term in January. 1921. although
exercising full executive authority and
drawing the governor's salary of 16000
a year. The next in possible succession
to the governorship now is Secretary
of State I. M. Howell, followed by the
state treasurer, state auditor, attorney
general, superintendent of public in
struction and commissioner of public
lands.
Mourning Period Set.
The superintendent of public instruc
tion is a woman, Mrs. Josephine C.
Preston of "Walla "Walla. Shortly after
being notified of Governor Lister's
death. Acting Governor Hart dictated
a proclamation directing that flags on
public buildings be kept at half mast
for 30 days and that all slate offices
remain closed until the day after the
funeral, the latter token of respect
having been decided upon in a confer
ence of state officials assembled in the
acting governor's office.
Acting Governor Hart also directed
Adjutant-General Moss to arrange for
the military guard of honor, escort and
other proper participation by state
troops in the funeral. The date of the
funeral was not known at the time the
proclamation was written. The acting
governor then dispatched the following
message of condolence to Mrs. Lister:
Whole State Keels Lou.
"Mrs. Hart and I desire to express
our deepest sympathy to you and
your children in your Irreparable
loss. The people of the entire state feel
keenly the loss of their chief executive
and sympathize with you in your grief.
The state has suffered a deep loss, that
of a splendid chief executive and an
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SACRAMENTO FLIGHT
MADE IN SIX HOURS
LIEUTEXANTS BECIC AXD BEVAN
MAKE ONLY ONE STOP.
Festival Aviators Report Hard Trip
Through Snow and Rain
in Mountains.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. June 14. Lieu
tenants "W. McR. Beck and W. A. Bevan.
in a De Haviland airplane, equipped
with a 400-horse power Liberty motor.
arrived here from Portland at 5:54 P. ,
ai. today, tne actual running time be
tween the two cities being 6 hours. IS
minutes.
All kinds of weather from Arctic cold
to mild spring temperature was expe
rienced. In the vicinity of Quilncy a
rain storm was encountered, and it was
found necessary to ascend to 13,000
feet. In reaching that elevation the
plane became coated with Ice and snow.
Lieutenant Beck stated that the trip
was the hardest he ever made.
A brief stop was made at Granada.
0.-W. R. FREIGHT TAKEN OFF
Tuesday Livestock Special From
Eastern Points Discontinued.
SALEM, Or., June 14. (Special.)
In an order signed today by the public
service commission the O.-W". R. & N.
company is allowed 'to discontinue Its
Tuesday special livestock train from
eastern Oregon points, although the
Saturday livestock special must be con
tinued. The railroad asked that the Tuesday
train be stopped because of poor busi
ness on that day. The Saturday special
is well patronized and is taking care of
all livestock shipments from east of
the mountains.
MARSHALL RAPS ANARCHY
Vice-President Condemns Element
Hostile to Authority.
"WASHINGTON. June 14. Lawless
ness has nothing in common with the
American flag. Vice-President Marshall
declared today at Flag day exercises
here. All those "who are unwilling to
obey constituted authority until by
orderly process that authority can be
changed." he said, "should be taken
from beneath the protecting folds of
the American banner."
The flag is "a stumbling block to
autocracy and foolishness to anarchy,"
the speaker declared.
GRADUATE MANAGER. NAMED
Marion McCIaln to Have Charge, ol
University Student Activities.
EUGENE, Or., June -14. Marion Mc
Clain of Eugene has been selected as
successor to Dean H. "Walker as gradu
ate manager of student activities at
the University of Oregon.
Mr. McCIaln is a graduate with the
class of 1906 and has been in business
in this city since. Mr. Walker was se
lected as temporary graduate manager
last year to succeed A. R. Tiffany, who
held the position for many years and
who is now in the printing business
here.
TRANS-PACIFIC TRIP LIKELY
Secretary Daniels Says Cutting Down
Appropriation Mould Halt Plan.
"WASHINGTON, June 14. Secretary
Daniels disclosed today that the navy
department had in contemplation a
trans-Pacific flight with a lighter than
air craft as soon as It could build a
modern dirigible of American design.
He Intimated, however, that reduction
of the 1920 naval aviation appropriation
from $45,000,000 to $15,000,000 as pro
posed by the house naval committee,
would cause abandonment of the plan.
NORMAL TEMPERATURE DUE
Paclrlc States May Get Fair Weather
According: to Weather Bureau.
"WASHINGTON, June' 14. "Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday, issued by the weather bureau
today, are:
Pacific States Fair, nearly normal
temperatures, although averaging
somewhat below normal in north coast
districts.
VILLA MEN ENTER
JUAREZ, IS REPORT
Federals Flee to American
Side focSafety.
MAIN ATTACK AT MIDNIGHT
Investment of City by. Rebels
Watched From El Paso.
INTERNATIONAL SPAN SHUT
United Slates Troops Hold Back.
Mexicans "V ho Attempt to Cross
the Rio Grande Border.
JLAHfcZ. Mnico. June 13. Tbe
flatting reaied at 12i27 A. M ly to
e rfiimed l I . i . -- . ,
ouIt than ever. mwA MnM , i
distributed along the battle llae to tbe
" " souiarast or the lorn,
narklnr Buns atarted tap-tapping;
aoon after the small arms began and
the field pleeea la the trearhea and In
Kort Hidalgo added their baaa aolrs
to the refrain.
JCAREZ. Mexico, June IS. The rebel
forces of Francisco Villa began an at
tack on this old border .port shortly
after midnight, and. for the eighth time
in as many years. Juarez was being
attacked by a rebel host.
Since sunset Villa and his forces had
been moving up the river road from
El Barro. 10 miles southeast, and tak
ing position in a ragged semi-circle to
the east, south and west of the town.
A few skirmish shots were fired soon
after dark and then everything was
quiet within the town until the attack
in force began soon arter 12 o'clock
and reached the intensity of a general
engagement within 10 minutes after the
first outpost firing started.
Battle Starts at City's Edge.
The fighting started In the extreme
southeastern part of the town, near the
Juares race track. This was evidently
done to prevent bullets falling in El
Paso. Light artillery fire Interspersed
the small-arms firing
Colonel Del Aroo was in command of
the federal forces which were resist
ing the Villa attack from the east aide
of the town. No report of the casual
ties could be obtained shortly after the
fighting started. Artillery fire from
Fort Hidalgo continued at Intervals.
Rebels Kater City.
Colonel J. G. , Escobar, second in com
mand of the federal garrison, at 9
o'clock said the rebels were within the
city limits. Street car service to El
Paso has been stopped.
Villa Men Aetlve.
Rebel forces were advancing tonight
toward the outskirts of the town to
complete the enveloping movement
started at dusk, with the greatest ac
tivity on the east and west sides of
the border port. . .
All available federal troops and home
guards were ordered to man the
trenches which had been dug in a cres
cent sweeping from southeast to north
west of the town.
The first skirmishing started at 7:55
P. M.. when the outposts southeast of
the town clashed and exchanged a few
shots. Two shots from the artillery
pieces In Fort Hidalgo on the south
west mesa were also heard.
At 9:30 o'clock tonight the first fed
eral wounded were brought in from the
outposts on the west side of the town
and taken to the federal hospital on
the hill. They reported that the rebels
had advanced down the river road from
the west and were within rifle shot of
the federal trenches.
EL PASO, Tex, June 14. Villa's
rebel forces were completing an en
veloping movement of Juarez at dark
tonight, cavalrymen being plainly vis
ible from the top of the highest bulld
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