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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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