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.WnT VTTT ; Mn Q1 ..Filtered aa Seeend-ctau MatUn PORTLAND, ; OREGON, , WEDNESDAY ; EVENING,- JUNE 25, 1919. TWENTY PAGESS PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NtWt STANDS MVS CCNTS v-. ; w vomatlict. - Portland. Oregon PROMS Greeters Having Jazzy Time,! Dili Sandwich in Big Amount of Work rtriEHE MRS. ELIZA SPALD ING WARREN, sur vivor of the Whitman massacre, is dead at age of 82. COMMANDERS OF U. S. NAVIES rpHE naval strength of the United States is to be divided be I .tween two main fleets, the Atlantic and Pacific, with the Asiatic as a third fleet. Admiral Henry B. Wilson will be in command of the Atlantic fleet. For the Pacific fleet,-Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman; for the Asiatic fleet; Vice Admiral Al bert Gleaves. OF ill SB MS MM E 11 i . ' s , . -a a Sit OIER SITES Dispute Over Question of Voting Funds .for Investigating Com- 1 mittee Takes Up Whole Time. Mayor Baker and . Commissioner . -Mann- Differ as to Extent of Investigation Desired by City. Portland's development, as an in dustrial' center received less, consid eration ' at the hands v of the city . council this morn in e- than did the question of whether a committee of citizens appointed by .Mayor Baker to Investigate low-priced site areas should receive financial support from the city. .... . " , The committee was represented at the meeting this morning by F. C. Knapp, acting chairman; Nathan Strauss, K. J. Jaeger and J. B. Kerr, to report on what is to be done imme diately and to ask for 95000 as ' a prev limlnsry fund to be used ' in securing data and establishing an office. Data is ; ' to s. be requested from the dock and. port commission and engi neers concerning the topography of the .'Portland water front to prepare for a comprehensive topographical map and from the dock commission on plans pre , pared fors development of the water front .: for industrial . and commercial purposes and procedure adopted by other ports. Surveys are to nbe ;made by the committee of the "lumber Indus ' try and covering transportation and "'dock facilities for other Industries. A : survey of industrial ' sites of all kinds both on and off the water front will be made. " .The necessity and feasibility of a belt line railroad and highway to provide intraclty transportation and access to the water front is suggested. Wrangling In the council began over whether the committee was to go into the general commercial and industrial field or was to investigate Columbia plough as an industrial site, whether the committee : had the cooperation of other commissions, whether .It, had any power. Tvfcftthftr it Via A f itnm TH rnmrlish nv. thing, and whether it was to be supplied with, money. .. Commissioner Mann, jumped to his feet and declared that the committee was composed of 16 busy business men, whose entire time was taken up in di recting their own business, that the port and dock commissions already had juris diction over the general field,- and that this committee could do nothing. He emphasized that those commissions would not accept the recommendations of the committee unless they saw fit, and that It was his purpose in introduc- Concluded oft Fie Fire. Column Two) LVANIA TO HEAD BIG FLEET f - - - Warships Assigned to the Pacific Will Leave Hampton Roads July 17. San Francisco, June 25. (I. N. S.) Under command of Admiral Hugh Kod fnan, the fleet of warships which has been assigned to the Pacific coast will leave Hampton Roads for San- Fran cisco on July 17, instead of August 15 as originally scheduled, according to ad vices received jhere today from the Mare Island ' navy 'yard. " It was also an nounced that " the battleship : Pennsyl vania, now flagship of the Atlantic fleet, will head the fleet of warships. The Pacific fleet, it was reported, will include the battleships Virginia, New Jersey, Rhode - Island, Georgia, Ne braska, -Vermont. Oklahoma, Nevada, Tennessee. New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho and Mississippi,' and : the cruisers Chi cago, Cleveland, Denver, Tacoma, Ma ehlas, Marblehead, Vlcksburg. Montana, North Carolina and Pueblo. With the -Birmingham as flagship of the squad ron, the destroyer fleet will consist of 10T vessels. The San Francisco board of super visors has adopted a resolution provid ing" for the appointment of a committee to prepare a reception for the fleet. Youth Charged With Series of Robberies And Impersonation . . Formal charges . of robbery, extortion and impersonation of an officer have been placed against J. F. Kelleher, one of five youths arrested Tuesday morn ing for alleged complicity in a series of robberies and holdups during the past week. Charges have . not . been placed against Dave Leigh tner, A. Weinstein. H. Miller and Kd Farrell. arrested at the same time, Kelleher being the only one positively, identified by victims of the robberies. - Farrell was arrested later Tuesday upon - Information from several of his mates. Milter Is said to have incrimin ated all the men under arrest by ad mitting driving an automobile the night of the C. Cinconette robbery, June 15. CInconette entered a charge of theft of 8150 and a gold watch and Chain against 'Kelleher and Nello Falari charged the theft of 8150 from William Roggi, May 17 According : to Cin conette,. Kelleher posed as a federal of ficer and . may . be turned over ; to fed eral authorities-for prosecution- PENNSY BROWNSVILLE. June 25. Eliza Spad ing Warren, one of the very few who survived the Whitman massacre of 1847. died Saturday at the home of a daugh ter in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She had been falling for some time and the end was not unexpected. Mrs. Warren was almost 83 years of age. Mrs. -Warren was a daughter of Har mon Spading, teacher and 'missionary who came to the west in 1838 in com pany with Marcus Whitman, who founded the Whitman mission near the present site of Walla Walla. She was born in 4837 at th Lapwai mission, op; the Clearwater rlw, Idaho, which was founded by her father. At 10 years, little Miss Spaldisg was-sent, in -company: with,.-; her Indian nurse, Martha, through . the , Indian infested wilderness, to Whitman mission to be educated. It was while she was there that the Indian outbreak occurred. Only a few children were spared by the redskins out of the whole settlement.; Eliza was-one of toe few fortunate survivors. She tells of her experiences in her book, "Memoirs of th West" ' About 1848 the Spaldings quitted Idaho ' and came into the ' Willamette valley and took land near the present site of Brownsville. Here Mr.- Spalding became one of the pioneer farmers of the valley and at the same time taught school. ..... I'Hiza , acted as mother to a large family, as Mrs, Spalding died when the girl was only 13 years old. Tha first printing press to be brought into Oregon was' brought by Mr. War. ran, who died Jn 1886 With - her at the time of . lier death were ' her "daughters, Mrs. Joseph Crooks of Pf ineviilet Mrs.- -FvFV EHsley of Seattle ; and her son, James Warren Of Cataldo, ' Idaho. , Mrs. Warren's funeral was held frjm the Presbyterian church at Coeur d'Alene. Tuesday afternoon. DEPOSITS EXCEED Increase for Year Here Given at 34.594 Per Cent; For Next Highest City, 20.586. Reports of national banks of Portland for May 12 show a larger percentage of gain in deposits since May 10, 1918, than any other city in the Twelfth Federal Reserve dis trict, according to the monthly bul letin Just issued by the Federal Re serve bank of San Francisco. The gain for the year by Portland banks is given as 34.594 per cent, com pared with 17.401 per cent gain for Seattle, 17.865 .: per cent for San Francisco and 20.536 per cent for Los Angeles. Portland also ranks first in percent age of gains in bank deposits for May 12. since March , 1919, the gain shown PORTLAND BANKS for this period being 15.543, compared with 3.749 per cent gain for Seattle, 11.666 per cent gain for San Francisco and 4.682 per cent .for Los Angeles. The volume of business transacted .by Portland banks as indicated by the re port . On . total loans and discounts for May 12 - is $47,980,000, compared With $43,158,000, for Seattle. Tjje increase of loans and discounts over May 10, .1918,. is given in the government report as 28.740 per cent for, Portland; and 13.122 per cent for Seattle. The increase com pared , with . the t report of March '4, 1919. is given as 8.012 per cent for Port land and 3.733 per cent for Seattle. Bank clearings for the 19 principal cities of the twelfth federal reserve district for May show an Increase of 1.6 per cent over. April .clearings. Eugene Fourth to Be Featured by. Log Rolling and Boxing "Eugene will tear loose from its staid ways for 24 hours beginning midnight July 3, in a way that will surprise the people from neighboring cities in Ore gon," says A. H. McDonald, one of the members of the executive committee for Eugene's Fourth i of July celebration. Mr. McDonald ' is In Portland making some ' additional preparations for the coming festivities. ".. "The , big feature of he day has practically been entirely arranged. " This is the big log rolling contest which. will be held under the supervision of ' the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumber men organization'. . "A boxing commission has been ap pointed by the - city and it is the plan of the entertainment committee ; to put on, several good -prize fights. "Another feature of our" celebration will be a giant display of fire-works. The entertainment committee . has ' placed (5000 in the-fire-works fund. ; . " " - ' ,' -1 "'. J " HIT AGAIN Letter From National Food Ad ministration Holds Speculators to Blame fori the High Price. WorldSuppfy Held Ample j Pre diction Made That Profiteers Will Soon Get Rude Shock. Another "blow fell upon specula tors' and profiteers In coffee today when, following Tuesday's break in the coffee . market, - official i advices were received her that the world's supply of coffee ; is adequate for every need for at least a year. f These advices were received by F. D. Stephenson, manager of the coffee de partment of Wadhams & Co., direct fiom the office of Food Commissioner Hoov er, which adds that "The principal dif ficulty at the present time seems to .be th action of the producing countries In manipulating their supplies and with holding them from the market. In t the attempt to maintain the prices at a high level. The -United States cannot control the situation in these producing coun tries." h INFORMATION OFFICIAL When the price of coffee began .ris ing sharply a few weeks ago in the face of the apparent plentiful supplies both in this country and the producing, coun tries, Mr. Stephenson wrote to Herbert Hoover, direct, asking for information that could be .considered official. He did this because the announcement came from sources which he questioned that the. world's supply, instead . of being abundant as he had understood. was almost negligible. . .. - A portion of the letter from1 the t na tional food administration,, made public this morning, ..reads : -WORLD SCPPLY SUFFICIENT ..'...Th 'statement.-made by Mr Hoover in his -address on. November 12, 1918. was that , 'our : computation " of i the world's' coffee supplies Indicate to us that Mhere is more ' than a sufficiency to---oarry -the-worl4-riSHrje-TeTrtw-l months on any basis of local demand, and sooner or later the speculation which has been in process in some for eign countries over coffee on the theory that there would be a world shortage on peace will,:" in our view,;, receive ja rude shock. :1 . 1 "At 'the time of this statement there was certainly a. surplus of v coffee, And in our opinion, at the present, time there is no scarcity of coffee In the world." JOINS BANK HERE William L. Thompson Elected Vice President of the First National of Portland. William L. Thompson, president of the American .National bank of Pen dleton, has been elected vice president of the First National bank of Portland and will enter upon the duties of his new position about September 1. The position was created especially 5 for Mr. Thompson, according to A. L.. Mills, president of the bank, and his principal duties, will be to care for out-of-town business of the connern. s Mr. Thompson will become a resident of Portland, though ,he will retain the presidency of the Pendleton bank and spend a portion of. his time in that city. He Jeft for Pendleton Monday , night after arranging to take over a large holding of the stock of the First Na tional bank. j "The rapidjy increasing business of tha bank requires the services of an additional executive of large r experi ence," said; Mr.: Mills, "and Mr.i Thomp son was chosen for the position of vice president because of his wide acquaint ance in the state and his proven ability as a banker and business man." . Mr. Thompson is a ' member of the state highway commission. Three Children While at Play Are , Struck by Autos Three children,-playing In the streets, in widely separated sections-of the city, Tuesday night, were knocked down and injured by passing automobiles. None was seriously injured, and . all - were taken to their hmes- William Er back of 274 Hall street re ported to the police that a machine, which he was driving, knocked - down a small girl at Fourth and Main streets early. i the evening. The child was taken- to a nearby drugstore, and when it was found that she was not seriously injured,- was taken "to her home at 459 Main street. . - - Sidney Jefferles of 385 San Rafael street, while playing in the street, was struck by. a ear driven by L. J. McCoy Of 293 East Thirty-third street. He was not injured badly and was taken to his home. - 1 . t A small newsboy, playing handball on West Park . street between Washington and Stark streets; dodged in front of a machine owned by the-Portland Laun dry5 company and driven by C W.; Rob bin, and was knocked down. His ' in juries 'were minor.-. He" refused to give L his name sf address, ins driver, said. PENDLETON BANKER Hotel Men. Yow They Never Entertained Guests So Easy to Please; Talks Given. They even praise the sleep they get in Portland those Greeters of America from 20 states who are as sembled in the city for their ninth annual convention. "The sleep we got was the best we ever : had," they yelled in one voice in. reply to the query of Charles Schreiter, chief host and president of the Oregon Greeters. , No, they didn't complain that the beds were hard, that the noise outside kept them awake all night, that the room was too small or too large, and couldn't they have , one farther up or farther down,, but, everyone was happy. Port land hotels vow they never had such sat isfied guests, and the. Greeters vow they never had better treatment, . Some of them are not getting much sleep because of the whale of an enter tainment program sandwiched in be tween working hours, but that is a small matter. ' , With business sessions both morning (Concluded on,-Fate FifUen, Column Two) SECURITIES WORTH $35,000 STOLEN Safe of Hammond Lumber Com pany Looted by Burglar; Paper Taken Non-Negotiable. Some time between Saturday noon and Monday morning the safe in the office of the Hammond Lum ber i company ; was entered . and 135,000 worth of non-negotiable se curities and other valuable property stolen. According to George B. Mc Leod, manager. of the office, one $50 Liberty ; pxtnd atnd agoid watch ' Of peculiar design were the only., valu ables i taken which ' would t be dla-poeetj-tjf by the th lef ' """" ' Papers of value only to the Hammond Lumber company "composed- the balance of the- loot; ' These can be replaced at ah. expense Of J300 or '$400, according td Mr. 'McLeod.' s " ' The safe was an ordinary fireproof steel filing Tabtnet and the combination was forced by "use of a cold chisel and mauL No arrests have been made. BELIEVE ROB BEBIE8 COH3C ECTED Police believe the same burglar en tered the offices of H. R. Albee in the Northwestern -National Bank building over the week end and also the office of the German Savings '& Loan society, 523 . Corbett building. The loan society claims to have lost nothing. Mr. Albee reported the loss of an old watch, $25 and a few personal papers.. In' each Case the intruder knocked' the knob or combination off the safe. No explosives were used. Inspectors Tackaberry, Hellyer and Leonard are investigating. FOCIt MORE REPORTED Four more robberies were called to the attention of the police Tuesday, all of which were committed on the West Side. The Factory Motor Car company at 690 Kearney street reported - two acetylene tanks and 20 "feet of .rubber hose stolen, the thieves breaking in. si A. E. Wright, proprietor of a : cigar store at 208 Caruthers street, had . 3 54 cartons of cigarettes, 2 boxes of cigars and a quantity of gum stolen from his store. . ' ..."'" ' '",. The junk shop of M. Brown at 220 Front street was also entered and sev eral wrenches and a few brass fittings taken. " . Two suits of clothes and other, articles were taken from the room of Fred Fryer at ?51 Stark street overnight. Acting Captain John Maloney has as signed detectives to investigate each case. , SILVERWARE STOLE : Silverware valued . at between . $?S0 and $1000 constituted the loot of a bur glar who, in a daring daylight job, ransacked- the home of R. Patterson Ef finger, 116 Champlais drive, in the Ar lington Heights, section, Tuesday after noon. Waiting until occupants, of the house were absent, the thief pried open a back window, entered the -.home, picked his loot carefully and departed. The greater part of the . stolen prop erty consisted - of silverware. A solid silver teapot, creamer and sugar bowl, a silver coffee pot, one dosen very heavy knives, four dozen teaspoons, a dosen table spoons, a dozen dessert spoons, four dozen 'souvenir coffee -spoons, sil ver salt and pepper shakers and three solid silver bowls were taken. A gold watch and a revolver made up the rest of the loot. A shabbily dressed, middle aged .'man was seen4n the vicinity of the home by neighbors, in the afternoon, and the police believe that he may have been responsible for the theft. Inspectors Coleman and Morak were assigned to the case. Serious Injuries Result From Fall From Fire Escape Falling 20 feet to the sidewalk, from the fire escape "of a rooming house - at Sixth and Stark streets, an unidentified man.- said to have been badly intoxi cated, - was seriously Injured Tuesday and -taken by - the police to 6 1 : Vin cents hospital. The police, responding to a call from citizens, found the man, still conscloua, lying in . a pool of blood on the- sidewalk. H was taken to the emergency hospital, where It was found that his jaw. and arm were broken. I He refused to tell the , police his name or address.;..,.-..,, I: .1 ... v. ELDi Republican Split in ' Committee Balks Recalcitrants in Their Fight Against Pres. Wilson. Borah Charges That All Subject Nations Had Not Been Given Hearings at Peace Conference. By J. Bart Campbell Washington. June 85.(I. N. S.) A split in the Republican major Ity controlling thie senate foreign re lations committee, resulted in failure to report to the senate this after noon the Fall - resolution declaring war between the United States and Germany "no longer existed," and directing the president to -immediately withdraw all American soldiers, from foreign soil. By a vote of 12 to 4, a motion by Senator Swaneon, Democrat of Virginia, that the committee adjourn without act ing on the Fall measure was carried by Senator Lodge, the chairman, and five other Republicans voting with the Dem ocratic members. -. Four Republicans Fall, Johnson of California. Borah : and Moses voted against the motion. They favored the resolution being reported to the senate without . delay. Their Republican and Democratic opponents contended that no action should be taken on the measure until the committee has been officially notified that Germany has actually signed -the peace treaty. "In my opinion the treaty of pea.es Is a guarantee of war," declared ' Senator Borah In the senate this afternoon. The senator from Idaho "based this opinion on charges which he f made, that alt subject nations had - not been , given a hearing at the peace conference, particu larly Ireland. - - v "Until you . have learned that, a -peo- ( Concluded , on Pase Eighteen. . Cols , Foot) ACT REINTRODUCED Chamberlain Offers Again Act Which Would Guarantee Bonds of State Districts. Washington, June 25. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) Senator Chamberlain today reintroduced his bill providing for the guarantee of the bonds of state irrigation districts after approval of Buch projects by the secretary of the Interior in sums not exceeding $25,000,000 for any one project- The bill was redrafted to carry cer tain new features, including the prefer ence right for soldiers and sailors of all wars. It was referred to the com mittee on irrigation. . ; Commission Adopts Promotion Plan in Filling Vacancies Salem, June 25. W. S. Page, as sistant claim agent for the industrial accident commission, wilL succeed Will T. Kirk as claim clerk when Kirk re linquishes that position to assume his seat as a member of commission in JulyTi This announcement was made this morning following an informal confer ence Tuesday night, attended by W. A. Marshall, J. W. Ferguson and Mr. Kirk, the latter two the new members of the . commission by appointment of Governor Olcott as announced Sunday. Plans formed at this conference con template promotion for present em ployes of the commission all along the line, it was stated. "The appointment of Page as claim agent, as well as the promotion of other employes in this department, is only temporary agreement, pending the re drganlzation of the commission : when the new members take their seats! next week. Fluctuating .Battle On Archangel Front With Russian Beds London, June 25. (I. N. S.) A heavy fluctuating battle is progressing in the Shunga district, on the Archangel front, says a Reuter dispatch from Kem today. - On Sunday the allies attacked and forced the Bolsheviks to fall back six miles. The Bolsheviks stopped the al lied advance by setting fire to a wood through which their route lay. Federal License of Grain Users Ordered ' New Tork,' June 25. (U. P.) Wheat Director Barnes has announced that by proclamation of President Wilson, mill ers, grain Wealers, Jobbers, bakers and others who deal in wheat or flour must obtain licenses from the director. Farm ers and small makers who-use less than M barrels a month are excepted.? . The proclamation is - effective July 15. " Li censes -L are to , be obtained from " zone agents, v. . . fc ,,....'. H IRRIGATION-BOND r -f- -'j:z rrA V. 4 LA . . '. I, hi "A O-; League Opponents Twist and Squirm Ta Get Arguments A clear -understanding cf 'Article -10 of the League of Nations coven-' ant is of vital Importance. It is against this article that most of the ' attacks by Knox, Lodge and Reed are directed. In the following dis patch the text of Article 10 is set forth with a succinct explanation of its meaning and effect. . By Carl Smith Washington, June 25. (WASH INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR NAL:) Article 10 of the covenant of the League of Nations is perhaps the greatest storm center of opposi tion in the debate in the senate. All sorts of fantastic dangers are seen in it. , Borah, Sherman, Reed and Hiram Johnson overflow with hectic adjectives when it is mentioned." Yet article 10 is nothing more than a statement that mutual respect will be . observed among members of the league, and that no nation which in good faith pursues Its - own business and agrees to disarm shall be placed at the mercy of some predatory state. In the first degree it is an example of what Senator McCumber recently described as "willful misrepresentation" by opponents of the league. TEXT OF ARTICLE This is Article 10: The members of the league under take t respect and preserve as against external aggression the ter ritorial integrity and existing politi cal independence of all members of the league. -In , case " of any . such aggression, or in case of i any threat or danger of such - aggression, the council shall advise-upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled.- , I v Important points to remember are that the guarantee-is against "external aggression" : that in any ' matter aris ing under it the vote of the council must be 5 unanimous, or there is no verdict ; that in - reaching this unani Strike of Hello Girls May To Entire Coast San Francisco. June 25. (U. P.) To day and this evening appear to be the crucial period Jn the statewiae teiepnone strike. Representatives of the electrical workers and telephone operators' unions involved in the strike have decided to end negotiations if the strike is not set tled by tonight. ' Union heads say failure of the com pany to make substantial changes in their offers to the telephone operators will result in all telephone employes , in the Pacific coast district Joining in the strike. The demand of the wire men for $6.40 a day has been met by the com pany .with a,n offer of IS a day. This is ia rmnrnt ,: fit tlnm KtritrA rrm- mittee, it is understood, but they will remain out untu mo gins oemanas are met Part of Archangel Force Reaches Brest Brest,' June 2&riV. P.) -The ; trans port Porto has arrived from Archangel with 1360 men of the 239th infantry, Elshry-flfth ' (Michigan and 'Wisconsin national army) ' division,", . mous agreement there is' bound to be a meeting of ' minds as to , the means, which insures the just proportioning of the means to the end; and that the United States, which will alway be a member of , the ' council, ; will- always have a vote upon any means which do not appeal . to its sense of Justice. DISARMAJWEJ-fTIAPE SAFE The league embraces a plan for -disarmament. ' If the memoes are to pro gressively disarm,- there ' must be a de pendence upon sufficient: force:, drawn from their united strength to assure them some measure of safety ; against an outlaw state. That is one reason the guarantee Is ' given. There are otiher reasons, which may be referred, to briefly. No self-respecting state could fallto resist an invasion or- interference with its government. That certainly would produce war. The object of the league is to prevent war. So the league steps in and says that this certain cause of war shall be con demned from the outset by every Them ber of the league. Again, the same principle has been recognized in "every, arbltratien treaty ever negotiated, because whenever two nations have met to agree to peaceful settlement of ' differences, they htave agreed that common decency required that they should respect each other's territory and each other's Independence. So, . when the family of nations enters into a peaceful compact, the same rule must apply. , FHRASEOLOGT FLAIJT The words "external aggression" give reply to all statements that, this article could be used to. repress a revolutionary movement. Ther U no guarantee against internal disturbances or changes in the form of government. If any such preposterous interpretation were 1 at tempted, he representative of the United States on the council would be there to veto it- It is safe to say that the rep resentatives of France, of Great Britain, of Belgium, of Brazil and of every other (Concluded on Pge Nineteen. Colnma Reren) Commissioners Are Asked for Bridge by Sellwood Residents Consideration of the - request of Sell wood residents.' backed by the Sellwood Bpard of 'Trafle. for the construction within that district of a steel bridge over the Willamette river was asked of the county commissioners at their meeting this morning. What action "the commis sioners may take will await disposal of other business." A communication from the Sellwood board accompanying the request declares that such a structure . would greatly facilitate commerce in the southeast sec tion of the city and would care for the large amount of traffic that cannot now be accommodated on the Sellwood ferry. Boys With 22 Bifle -Fire oil Residence Boys, using a .22 caliber rifle, badly startled Mrs. C. Csrr of 1 East Sixty second street, at her home Monday aft ernoon,' according: to a report made to the police. While? Mrs. Carr was in her kitchen a' bullet ' crashed through the door, missed her by. several Inches and buried itself m 'the walk Police were unable to locate the amateur marksmen. :- v-.' ; . :. i -. EXHAUSTE Delay of Germans in Naming Del egation' to Sign Peace Treaty May Result in Sharp Reminder Simplicity Will Be .Keynote of Ceremony Enemy to Be Rec ognized as Friend When Over. By Fred S. Fcrjrnwon Paris, June 25. (U, . 1M' StyrnJiur of the peace treaty may be delayed until Saturday, and possibly Mon day, it was learned this evening." The Big Four has sent note to Germany, protestinr against sinking of the German fleet In Sea pa Flow and against burning of French bat lle flags In Berlin, an official un noanccmcnt sold. By John Fxlwin Nevln Paris, June 25.(1. N. S.) Un less the German . government an nounces the personnel of ar new peace delegation by this evening, the allied and associated governments will send a note to Germany and call Premier; Bauer to order in the sharp est terms, reminding him that their patience is exhausted. In the - meantime Marshal - Foch has been instructed to hold his troops In readiness. . The French newspaper La Ilberte re ported yesterday that Foreign Minister Mueller had been named to head the German delegation, but it was stated at the French foreign office . that no offi ctal information of the personnel of the delegation has ben received. . Cold formality will mark the final scene In the drama of the world war. WILL BE FRIENDLY KXCHAWGjES There will be no friendly. exchanges be- gates. It , was decided today. Any, at tempts by .the' Germans to debate 'the treaty problems before tging 'Or "ts make further Oratorical protests will not be permitted. The council of five has decided that there will be but one speech. That 'Will be made by Premier Clemen ceau, as president of the peace confer ence, in opening the- meeting; Then ths signing of the treaty will begin, the big five signing first, then the smaller allied powers, and lastly the Germans. I 'resident Wilson's seal, affixed to the treaty document. Is a replica of ths American flag. Clemenceau's seal is an OWl. i ; V ::;':'' ,:: .-. :- r i . ;'',.- FHE5CH WILL SALUTE ' ; The day on which the ceremony will take place has not yet been fixed, though It is believed In French official circles fthat arrangements may be completed for Signing on iriaay arternoon. Besides the allied and German dele (Concluded on Pftf Fire. Colnnn Thrt) County Commissioners Scan Budget for Money. for Increases of Pay of Employes. With 'a long list of suggested salary increases for county employes before them, the board of county commissioners this morning renewed a search of the county budget for funds with which to grant the rises characterized by County Commissioner Holman as "justified as much as any Increases asked by public or other employes. The commissioners this morning con cluded negotiations for the purchase of the Baldwin property near Crown Point on the Columbia river highway, from which it is -proposed to draw a water supply for the Vista House at Crown Point. For a consideration of $1500 ths county acquired not only the property, but all water rights. - That plans for the actual construction of a ; proposed county hospital will be under way very soon was the statement of commissioners following their defin ite approval 'of the -deed to the proposed hospital site. . An architect to prepare plans will be selected probably within the week, according to Chairman Ralph W. Hoyt ' .. . : , The commissioners heeded the sugges tion of Sheriff liurlburt in setting speeen regulations for motor vehicles on th interstate bridge. Machines shall be lim ited to- 25 miles an hour on the straight away courses of the bridge, while on curves they must reduce their speed to 15 miles an hour, under the order signed today. ' . ' Speed Habit Used By Army Aviator . In Winning Bride .Hays. Kan.. June 25. (U. P.) Lieut. Warren P. Kite and his bride today held all airplane marriage records. Lieut. Kite, former instructor at Kelly field, wooed and won Miss Orpha Jans Arnold of Lamed, Kan., in nine days by airplane. t" J - They met at Larned yesterday, flew to Hays, 75 miles away, in less than an hour and were married 10 minutes later. Their honeymoon began in tha air. when the flyaways sped home for the- parental blessing. ... FUND FOR HIGHER SALARIES SOUGHT . . ;.. - . .... . i "H .