. THE OkEGON1 SUNDAY JOURNAt. PORTLAND. ' SUNDAY MORNINGTjULY 8, 'Will '''
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Bar Association Would Have
County Keep the Collection
Growing Seek : Place In
East Wing for the Books.
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' ;In view of the remarks made before
f: the Multnomah Bar ; association i last
. week by Attorney W. K Lowrey of
Ciucag,; that now !a the time for the
fcj county to lay a foundation for; large
, law llbrary.well housed and equipped,
L Oie special committee ', of the aasoola-
tlori f met yesterday afternoon. ; In the
offlcee of Attorney A. K. Clark and
took Initial steps for auch an iretltu
tlon. The committee consists of At
torneys Thomas OTay, Samuel White,
A. h. Veasle. John Hall, .Charles X
Bchnabel, John Loiran irnd A. IB. Clark.
: The first thing the committee wishes
ro on is 10 secure quarters in the east
wing of the new court house. The
next step will be to arrange a compre
hsnslve plan of maintenance. The legal
profession desires to have quarters
. near the courts. The committee de
cided to present the county court with
data showing the growth, value and re
quirements of the library.
; jf;i Circulate Vetlttoa.
. A petition will be started In circu
lation Monday among the attorneys In
, which the county court will be asked
tft &llow tha nan tit immi hmtnfnM
et aside ' for the law books. A psopo--ffitloa
will also be "submitted to the
three members of the eounty court, in
which the members of the library asso
ciation will offer to turn the 160.000
library over to the eounty, providing
terms can be agreed upon whereby the
library will be kept growing to meet
the needs of ' the profession . end the
community.
"There has been some question over
room In the east wing for the library,
and the county commissioners are about
to decide to not admit it m the court
house until the west wing shall have
been completed. . The Judges and law
yers contend this would be an Incon
venience for the courts, as reference
books and data are wanted upon short
notice. The Judges particularly object
to the library being located outside the
court house, as they do much of their
Work in it.
Keep aee With Orowtb. -'
Attorney Lowrey -pointed out to the
Bar association that Portland Is grow
ing tnore rapidly than Portlanders re
alise, and with this growth the courts
and legal profession must necessarily
keep up. He said that a law library
open to all, founded upon broad lines,
having the latest and best material
available Is absolutely essential. The
special committee expressed Itself of
the same opinion, and holds that now Is
the time to start such an Institution
for the county.
' Space has been set aside In the east
Wing for the beginning of such an in
stitution. The rooms have been spec
ially prepared in -view of lighting', ven
tilation and telephone service. It Is
the use of this space that the committee
will ask of the commissioner. The
committee will meet with the commis
sioners when the petition wis completed,
which is expected to be tne latter part
of this week.
WEYMANN FLIES
- AT 79 MILE RATE
WINNING TROPHY
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as other than an American and I ex
pect soon to return to that country. I
hope no one will try to rob anyone of
the honor, simply because I learned to
Oy in Europe."
Weymann was born In Haytl of
American parents, and has spent most
of his time in France. He learned to
"aviate" less than two years ago at a
flying school la Switzerland.
' Weymann used a Nleuport monoplane,
In which he had' a Gnome motor of 100
horsepower. On the atraight&way
stretches - he flew at a speed that ut
terly scared the spectators.
The turns were taken at a daring
clip. His control elicited the wildest
cheers. --
Ho Natalities Xar Competition.
Tonight Weymann waa the hero at
a dinner given in honor of the com
petitors, a which the oup was present
ed to him. He was completely rattled
as he tried to reply to the presenta
tion addreas, and could only stammer
his thanks and a prophecy that American
avitators would retain the prise for
several years to come. Three mishaps
marred the flying of the race, although
no one was Injured. Oustav Hamel, an
English competitor, waa thrown from
his machine and 'fell 60 feet He was
only Jarred.
! Chevalier, a French entrant suffered
two falls. . The first was due .to his
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MIL Lnll UUIWIU
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- tnaonine .nreajcing oown ana tne second
substitute machine getting beyond
control.
The-Coupe d'Internatlonale. or James
Th-
I ' Gordon Bennett cup, waa first won bj
Olenn H. Curties, at Rheims, In lpa
Last year Claude Orahame-White, the
English flyer, won the cup at the Bel
mont Park meeting In America.
The winning of the International cup
means that the trophy which waa lost
by America last year at Belmont Park',
must be competed for next in America-
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BOSTON SKYMAN SOARS
OVER BROADWAY WITH
PASSENGER IN BIPLANE
ii''" :" ' (United Preni Ltaaed Wire. ' '
. New York, - July l.-H. , M. 'Atwood,
the youthful Boston aviator, who until
alx ; weeks ago never sat In an aero
plane, flew from New London to this
city this morning, completing the .'Jour
ney from Boston which he had carried
as far as New London on Friday.
y While the flight Itself was a remsrk
'able one. Its spectacular features made
it a record' breaker , for-.Atwood on
reaching this, city; startled New York's
' busy millions by circling twice over the
Singer tower and performing all sorts
of daring evolutions over the skyscrap
ers in lower Broadway.
Finally he landed in triumph on Gov
ernor's ,, island with his daring meohi
nlclan, who .. had been . beside . him
throughout the thrilling flight. ,
' Atwood accomplished his feat ' in a
Wright biplane, but he ' achieved, the
feat as the final flourish of his air
Journey from the 'Hub, ; $88 miles by
rail and 266 , miles as the Boaton flyer
made It He made the first trip between
the two cities with his mechanician, Ed
ward Fleet,, as a passenger. -. . .
Xiongss Two-Han night.
, ,Ths flight I not the longest 'cross
country flight ever made in this coun
try, but It is the longest cross country
two passenger flight ever '"mads above
the Amerjean continent ": f
. More-femarkable atlll, Atwood made
the night with only one stop, ana tnie
was at . New London, where he landed
Friday morning In , order to attend tho
Harvard-Tale boat races.; It took him
Justrs hours and 23 minutes to fly from
Boston to New "London, and he- made
the trip from the Connecticut town to
New York in t hours and .t . minutes.
This is a total of -four hour 18 minutes.-,
The' express trains run between
Boston end New York in five hours.
His flight over" New York City waa
one of the most spectacular aeroplane
feats in the history of aviation. Hav
ing plowed through the air all . the way
from New London, the aviator crossed
the sound In the Vicinity of Astoria and
landed to replenish 'bis fuel supply. Aft
er getting a bite to eat and filling the
gasoline tank AtwoooV and his mechan
ician Jumped into- the machine again
and sprang into the air, ;
i-- Cheered by Prisoners. .'
!- The ' huge 'whirling biplane "tsoared
gently upward "and then swung out over
the : East river; As the craft - passed
over Blackwelle island the prisoners
were Just , setting . out on , their dally
tasks. .; They , stopped and raised an in
voluntary cheer, The ferry boats and
other craft plying on the river shrieked
their Welcome and- the "passengers
waved hats and, handkerchiefs. To all
salutationa . the two men in the air
craft waved back a cordial reply. .. '
Passing' over the East river bridge
at a height of , 800 feet,, the aviators
turned several figure eights for. the ed
ification of the spectators who crowded
every vantage-point on both aides of
the river. , . ... ',...'. i ' .
Turning slightly ' to the ' . eoutn he
seemed to head hie way to Governor's
island. Then the' tower of the Blnger
building apparently caught- hie eye and
he made a wide turn and flew toward
it . -
Gradually the machine began to turn.
Ae it hovered several hundred , feet
above the flagpole on the Singer tower,
it made a complete reverse in the di
rection from which it came and after
a few turns started toward - Battery
Park. Free of the swirling currents
from the chasm north of Wall street
Atwood put his. machine through a ser
ies of gentle roller coasting evolutions.
From a height of looo feet he would
permit bis machine to slids down with
in (00 feet of the building then he
would lift it again and drive it up to
its original level. Flying after thle
fashion, the craft neared the Battery,
glided out over the upper bay and met
the steamship Savon lo of the Cunard
line coming In and the Bt Paul going
out
The passengers thronged the decks
anj cheered lustily. The hoarse boom
ing sirens Of the ships whistled their
salute then with a' flutter of his hands
soared again and drove off in the di
rection of Liberty statue.
After circling the statue and execut
ing a few more maneuvers over the
bay, Atwood brought his machine to
earth on Governor's island, where h,e
was welcomed by the officers. -
After a short rest he made another
seven minute flight over the bay with
Lieutenant FickeL He is not decided
whether or not to fly back to Boston
tomorrow."
Seventeen State, 4 National
Banks, Started During the
Fiscal Year.
(Salem Bonaa of Tbe Journal.)
Salem, Or., July 1. Postal savings
banks in Oregon have taken in deposits
amounting; to S9696 this year, according
to a summary of the report of the con
dition of banks made out by Will
Wright, superintendent of banks, to
day. The total resources of all Oregon
banks for the year amount to $147,764,
892, representing a gain over the pre
vious year of $5,346,892.
The number of state banks has in
creased from 161 to MS and national
banks hare Increased, from 75 to 79.
The capital atock of all banks In the
state amounted to $16,411,707, an in
crease over the previous year of $58$,
11. Surplus and profits increased
from $8,197,77$ to $9,617,48$.
The total deposits for the year
showed an Increase of $2,626,961, bring
ing them up to $118,416,888.
Superintendent Wright declares - the
showing an excellent one and indicative
of a rapid coming back to healthy
business conditions.
PASSENGERS GIVE BITTER
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world and been In some accidents at
sea, but the .way- this crew managed
set all records of Incompetency. By a
stroke of fortune, we did not hit the
rocks bow on or the Spokane wreck
would have been a parallel case with
the Slocum disaster. I haw two sail
ors try to launch a lifeboat and leaye
it hanging; from one davit ' As far as I
have been able to ascertain there were
no seamen to help the women passen
gers Into the boat The boats swung
awsy from the davits and the male pas
sengers aia tne worn or rescuing tbe
women. The plugs in two lifeboats
were nowhere to be found and they put
out with water, running in."
Experience of aOss Saw.
Wise withdrew his motion' and Miss
Oeorgiana Daw took the floor. "There
were two life preservers in our cabin,"
she said, "when the ship struck and
with the utmost difficulty one was
found for my mother. There were no
nrembers of the crew to tell us what to
do. A' number of women and myself
were thrown into the lifeboat with no
one to fow it ashore. Another woman
and I started alone to propel the boat
when several stokers jumped from the
deck and capsised it You cannot im
agine the confusion. All. the women
wore heavy ooats and with difficulty
we pulled aboard another life boat" ,
: "There was no fog;, no wind, no pos
sible excuse In law or out of law for
accident," said Judge E. F. Harris, for
merly of the supreme benon of Texas,
present consel for . the Galveston Mari
time association. m) it .
INQUISITORS GET REBUFF
(Continued from Page" One.)
POSTAL DEPOSITS
in n. m
tlons, but he believes the council has
corns hard work ahead of it in its fight
to accomplish the defsat of the oil
companies. ."However,', said Mr. Bur
gard, "public sentiment will be-with us
and ws can certainly accomplish what
we have net 'out to, in the end."
FRANKLIN K. LANE TO
; ; VISIT PACIFIC COAST
' Franklin K. Lane, Interstate com
merce commissioner, has written to a
friend In Portland, Stating that he Will
arrive here some time this month to
take up some -.- pending - esses.---From
hers be will go to Puget Bound elUsa,
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Controller Bay
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Map of Controller Bay district, 'Alaska, showing water front claims Jlled
the Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate. It will be noted that these claims control Okaiee channel, .tne only
.'available outlet -of Controller bay, which Is Immediately adjacent to tbe Bering river coal fields.
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(Waahlncfoo Bnreas of Tba Jonrnalt
Washington, July 1. The accompany
ing map shows' the Controller bay dis
trict Alaska, where a waterfront was
grabbed recently by R. S. Ryan, an
agent for the Morgan-Guggenheim syn
dicate, following a secret executive or
der restoring to entry 1J.800 acres of
the Chugach national forest in the vi
cinity of the bay.
The map shows mud flats near the
shore line and farther out the soundings
of the geodetic survey which demon
strate that the deoth is lees than a
fathom elx feet except Tnkaleelflelds than is Cordova, the point from
channel, which the right or way lo
cated by Ryan controls, and in which
the depth is shown by these same
soundings to be from JO fathoms $0
feet up.
PRESIDENT IN SPOTLIGHT
(Continued from Page One.)
coal clalme that Balllnger deceived the
president This is palpably untrue ac
cording to an analysis of the evi
dence. ..
It is obvious that the president ap
pointed Balllnger contrary to the
wishes of Roosevelt with a desire that
Balllnger reverse the conservation
policies of Roosevelt It r would be
plainly unjust to Balllnger who pre
pared the final orders or arranged for
their being prepared. In this case, to
hnM him rnnnalbla aa the chief actor.
Th. ultimata authority was in the
president It was he who must affix
the determining signatures.
Flan Was laid.
tm wtr ihnva that there had been
a plan laid by BaUlnger and Ryan and
'hot Uvon waa to annear as moumi m
were independent In his negotiations
with the president, ao xar "
phase is concerned, it Is, of course, not
creditable to either Ryan or Balllnger.
It was designedly deceptlve--the sort
of an official transaction that If en
couraged would open the doors to many
abuses. . .
But it Is apparent beyond cavil tnat
the restoration of 12.800 acres on Con
wiiar pit hv tho aeo.ret executive order
by Taft was done upon the assurance
by the president's brotner, mat jtiyan
was not an Independent but was acting
under cover for the syndicate.
In addition, there is evidence which
The Journal correspondent cannot voucn
for, Inasmuch as it is technically hear-
v ith nnt a arlntllla of documentary
evidence to .verify It that a reputable
person, mention or wnose name wouia
int?Ht Vila assertion with rreat authority
states that a group of men was in the
executive offices of the www House
when the question of Alaska came up
The president was deeply interested,
really it would be accurate to say, ex
cited, so this person asserts. He walked
up and down tne room ana maae em
phatlo gestures and declared:
Tha nno-Mnhotma Invested tlS.000.
nnn in a railroad un there and I nurnose
to see that they get .the money back, if
possible."
If true, this reveals In the mind of
the chief executive a determination to
advance the interests of the syndicate
in its Alaska operations. It is consist-
an wltH a,hr avIriAne Viaaed iinon doc
umentary proof that the president was
acting with full knowledge of what
would be -.the effect upon the fortunes
of the syndicate.
WILL TRY A NEW IDEA
(Continued from Page One.)
way to deal with -fhe denizens of ths
unaerworia.
Polios Kurt Wake Up.
In the meantime, I Intend to give ths
police department a thorough overhaul
ing. From all reports that I have been
able to arather, that branch Of the ad
ministration is sadly In need of re
organisation. I want my policemen to
catch criminals. That's what we pay
them for and they have got to deliver
the goods, or go."
In view of the prevalent rumors that
certain members of the, department are
slated for removal, a semi-serious re
mark of Mayor Rushtlgnt's yesterday, in
a conversation with a friend, is signifi
cant;';' y
"I believe thaf I have made at least
ons appointment that nobody can criti
cise," said ths mayor with a smile. 'T
refer to the appointment of Attorney
John F. Logan On ths civil service com-'
mission. It I decided to dismiss any of
the city employes, they can't engage Mr.
Logan to appeal their cases for them."
,'''.''::'' ' Appointments Xads.
Mayor Rushlight's appointments are
herewith reprinted in full: -"
. '. Executive board John Perry, H. O.
Rector, George Hornby, M. J. Murnana,
William Fltageraid, John B. Coffey.
Waldemar Seton, C A. Bigelow, D: Soils
Cohen and H. C Fixott .
Water board- Theodore B. Wilcox,
W. B. Mackay, J. C Alnsworthj-eap-pointed,
and Frank W. Winn, appointed
td fill a vacancy that was never filled
by Mayor jBlmon." - i ?;y
Civil -eervlcs ' commlsaionf-John F.
Logan, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of W. I Brewster some
time agO. , '.-v'-: -' : ( '
In ' addition to . these ' appointments.
Mayor Rushlight - announced that ' he
would name Tom Hurlburt to succeed
X W. Morris as city engineer. Ae soon
a ths-resignatton of Chief of Police
Cos is received. Captain et Police E. A,
Waterftoht Involved
Rvsn located two claims on the shore
in the name of his brother, J. J. Ryan,
and two In the names of Arnold Scheuerl
and Frank Davis four claims of 160
acres each, aft located by Ryan with
soldiers' additional scrip when the law
prohibits any one Interest locating more
than 820 acres on a waterfront.
Controller Bay Strateglo Point.
Controller bay is protected by Islands,
and is 87 miles from the Bering coal
fields wherein are the Cunningham
coal claims: is 60 miles nearer the1 coal
which - run - the Morgan-Guggenheim
Copper. River A Northwestern railroad.
Tbe syndicate had everything else
appertaining to transportation in and
to and from Alaska. If they get Con-
Plover will be designated acting chief,
until a successor to Chief Cox can be
selected.
turlbnrl City engineer.
At the mayor's request, the present
city health board, consisting of Drs.
Alan Welch Smith, R. J. Chlpman and
George B. Storey, will remain for some
months at least, and Dr. C. H. Wheeler
will also retain his position as city
health officer for a time. Dr. M. O.
McCorkle will be given this position on
tbe retirement of Dr. Wheeler.
No other changes have been an
nounced as yet by Mayor Rushlight
but he may make some within a few
days.
, City Enslneer Morris yesterday after
noon tendered his resignation to Mayor
Rushlight with the request that it be
Is right at hand. Why not outfit the children now, while Mbyer
is selling splendid juvenile goods at cut prices? Drop in
and see them. YoiT knbw Moy ers goods are alLgoocL
You know Moyeis regular prices are low
look at these sale prices:
Boys' Knickerbocker Suits
Every Boy's Knickerbocker Suit in the store
marked down. t
$2.50 Knickerbocker Suit $1.85
$2.95 Knickerbocker Suits $2.35
$3.45 Knickerbocker Suits . . tt. $2.85
$3.95 Knickerbocker Suits. .$3.15
$5.00 Knickerbocker SuiU $3.95
$6.00 Knickerbocker SuiU .$4.50
$7.50 Knickerbocker Suits $5.35
$8.50 Knickerbocker Suits. .$6.35
Boys' Waists
Every Boy's Waist in the store marked down.
50c Waists down to 39c
75c Waists down to ... . . . .......... .58c
$1.00 Waists down to ... . 73c
on by R. S. Ryan, presumably for:
I trollor bay they -have the transportation
I of that territory In their hands.
Construction from Controller bay is
admitted to be Inexpensive, along easy
grades and with little rock work; from
Cordova, it is highly expensive and
longor.
Having everything else, the syndicate
naturally wanted Controller bay; but
President Roosevelt had withdrawn the
lands of Chugach national forest, so as
to control the bay, and designed It for a
naval coal station for the government
to care for the fleets In the Paclflo
ocean. Taft's restoration of the 12,800
acres and the immediate filing on the
shore landa by Kyan, if confirmed by
the executive department, turns ths bay
over to him for the Syndicate.
accepted aa eoon as possible. Mr. Mor
ris tendered his services, however, until
such time as the mayor could replace
him. The resignation was promptly sc.
cepted Assistant City Engineer Tom
Hurlburt will take Mr. Morris place
Monday. .
In order to accept the position of city
engineer and at the same time retain
his right to resume his old position in
case the proposed commission charter
does not become a law, Mr. Hurlburt
obtained leave of absence from the civil
service commission for eight months.
- The International Association of Ma
chinists, up to the present, has signed
up 43 shops In New Tork city for the
eight hour day. '
When You See It
in Our Ad If s So
Vfl Th w
First and Mormon
Frst and Yamhill '.
Second and Morrison
. Third and Oak ' r
89piird . ,
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Presence .of Boston I Financier
Swells Convention , Crowd;
''BillHartley, Is President;
Burns Next - Meeting Place.
(flpnelal Itlipatrb to H Jonrsal.1l -PrinevilletOr-i
July 1. Thomas W.
Lawson, discovered rusticating on a
ranch near herS , by members'-of the
Prtnevllle Commercial club; was hauled
out unceremoniously and compelled to
make an address before the Oregon De
velopment league - booster convention
this afternoon. Fpr several days Mr.
Lawson has been roughing It on the
ranch of Thomas Sharp, a few; miles
below Prlnevllle, on 'Crooked rlyer, pio
neering in white flannels, patent leath
r shoes , and a bioad Panama hat of
lost approved . style.
The Boston financier made quite a
nsplcuous figure in the Central Ore
n Development Congress. HO ad
sod the interior farmers to; raise suf
, clent products, stating there need be
9 fear ax to the coming of railroads,
ir they would soon be hammering at
lelr doors. Jits -presence was the
leans of drawing out enormous crowds
j the afternoon session of the boos
cr convention. ' - :
Professor Jl. W. Scudder of the O.
V. C. gave an Interesting address, ad
Islng .as to methods and ' crops to
raise in Central Oregon. He advised
against fruit and -sugar-beets and ex
horted farmers to -grow potatoes, grain,
grasses, hogs, cattle, sheep and horses.
Addresses were also made by Field
Secretary J. J. Bayer on behalf of
the Astoria centennial, and br Til
man Router, practical dry farmer of
Madras.
The next meeting of the league will
be held at Burns, the date not defi
nitely fixed. - Permanent, organization
waa effected by - the election of Wil
liam Han ley of Burns, president; J.
E. Sawhlll of Bend, secretary; ex-Con-greaemen
J. N. Williamson of 'Prlne
vllle. President Carl (irav nt tha a
P. & k. County Judge W. 8. Warden
of Klamath county and General Pas
senger Agent William McMurray of the
iiarnman - una, honorary vice-presidents.
The- banquet in the Commer
cial club room tonight closed the meet.
Jng. Former Congressman Williamson
acted as tosun aster.
BIDS STRANGER A GOOD
EVENING AND TOO LATE
FINDS HE IS A THIEF
4 (BiW-ra Bnreas of Tbe Journal.) -
Salem, Or., July I. Meeting
4 a man who had Just burglarized
his room as The thief waa com-
Ing out of the house, Carl White
this afternoon bade the burglar
S good evening and passed on In
to find his gold watch and SIS
in cash gone. Two families
4 lived' in the house and young
White thought nothing of tho
stranger's presence until' he was
out of sight
Boys' Wash Suits, Sailor and ,
Russian Styles
50c Wash Suits now. . ..35c1
75c Wash Suits now, 49c
$1.00 Wash Suits now .65c
$1.50 Wash SuiU now 982
$2.00 Wash SuiU now . . .v. . . . . ... .$135 '
$2.50 Wash SuiU now ............ .$1.65
Boys' Underwear
Every piece of Boys' Underwear in the store ,
marked down. , v ,
Boys' Poros Knit Underwear 19c
Boys' 50c Underwear 39c
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BSf Sm
1KAII REVOLT
Relations Between Two Coun-
tries Strained t Following
4 Dispatching of Gunboat ; to
the Soujh by Kaiser.
IVsfte Vrsss Eesssf ' Wtsat ' ' ''Hf
Paris, July 1. Not slnoe tht ntnrm.
days Immediately preceding the Alge C"
ciran conference has the relations be
tween France and Germany been so
near the breaking nolnt aa rnnlvht 'aii .
France Is thrilled with Indignation over f
ine reports tnat Germanyhas ordered
gunboat to Moroccan : waters, i The "r:K?
excuse that German ' subjects demandv-:
protection Is ridiculed and of flclal : cir- ' ,
cles assert that unless Germany is
blocked a seizure of territory is certain. i V
Th strongest pressure is already he
ing-brought to bear to have En eland
and Spain protest the German ctlon. ' i
Unless the two powers most interested .
unite with France , In the protest It f ".'
is certain tnat tne German move will
Whlla tnnla-ht tha faallxv 4n
matlo circles- -is 1 not one of extreme '
Jingoism, officials privately admit the " .
seriousness of the situation and say ,
that it might easily lead to war;be-:
tween Germany and .Franca .. .
Tangier, Jury 1 Ths German mln
later today notified Sultan Mulal Hafld -that
he kaiser. 4 Intends to occupy ,
Agadlr, the moSt southern port of Mo- :
rocco. The gunboat Panther will be ;
stationed at this port to enforce Ger-
man 'demands.
This move , is interpreted as meaning
that Germany ie going to break into
the North African situation and fore- -shadows
a collapse of the Algeclras "I
treaty. - i-, ":
CONGRESSMAN TURNS I
LIGHT ON LAND DEAL
(Br the International Ntwa gw lce. ,
Washington, July l.Representative
Slsson of Mississippi, through a resolu
tion of inquiry introduced In .the house
today,' Intimated that members of con-;
gress and their families and friends are
interested financially in the purchase by''
the government In a Tamable tract of
land to add to the Capitol grounds and
to afford a broad avenue entrance to the
TUnton-statlon. ,
Purchase of this ground, or its conr',
demnatlon, is under the direction of a
commission composed of Vice President
Sherman, former Speaker Cannon and.
Elliott Wood, superintendent of the Cap
itol and capltol grounds. The original
purchase was to create a pern or pijsa
from the capltol to Union station. The
cost was estimated at M.600.000. Mr.
Sisson says the cost will be nearer
$8,000,000. ' '' ,-."C
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