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"THIS lliEm :GREAT:DAYslN:SALEWl ; 3IT IS THE EldHTH ANNUAL ; BARGAI N-DAY OBSERVAMCE. FOR uTMS ;1XY
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PLANS ARE COMPLETED
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PARADE j; PRECEDES ; CERE
'MONY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
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Highlands .Are Eliminated
From Project; County
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Mayor Glesy Urges 'as Many Sa-
lem People as Possible to
Visit. "Oregon"
Famous Old California Land
marks Are Said Destroy
- 1 ed Beypnd Repair -
' In accordance to the Invitation
received from Governor Pierce,
lgal: action is? ended b- ?V. .la8t.nlght
passed on: to-.all city and county
officials the -invitation - to attend
1467 Acres of Land Not Touched the formal acceptance of the Bat-
:! r wi J tleship Oregon In Portland. Fri
lly Water Will Not Be In- " n -. . U
Is Annual '
V?; L11 FFFI S HF ftTf ARTR
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MISSION HOUSE WRECKED
clndcd In district,
'" Court Decides
' Bringing to an end the dispute
over "the Salem drainage project,
the MariOn eounty court yesterday
day, at 2 o'clock. He urges as
many-Salem people as possible at
tend the ceremonies. , , , .j
-: Final plans for the program
were completed yesterday by Cot
Carle Abrams., chairman - of the
Santa Barbara Mission, Built
1786V Demolished; Historic
Homes of Old Dons
Arc in Ruins
in
SANTA . BARBARA,' Cal., July
1: (By the Associated Press;)
battleship commission, jwho will Spanish glories of early "days in
preside over the ceremonies. Santa Bar ra. ! immortalized in
The parade will Start at lithe adobe houses of the Dons.
sigped an order establishing s the o'clock, with the national guard. J today emerged from the ruins of
district, and - eliminating s ne t patriouc -ana iraiernai organiza- last , Ajor.aay"H earrtnefuake naraiy
acres ' which has, previously:, bee.n i tion participating - and Governor j dimmed by the violence of : the
I Pierce. Mayor Georee L. Baker. I tembloru which.1; flung the more
scheduled for drainage. The order ttTnited States Senator Robert N
eigned by the court now nrovldes Stanrieia. queen Suzanne I and
tnr h reclamation of K140 acres i memDers or. tne commission as
lyinr southeast of the city, with a guests. of ' honor. ? ;
part of the land included in the j ' Presentation of the' vessel will
city boundaries. I De maae irom me government Dy
The original petition, signed by uapt. ja. T. t Menner, ;! second in
over 250 landowners, called for command at the Bremerton navy
the drainage of 6616 acres. Dis- yard while Governor Pierce will
nutes arose-over this plan, bow-Accept, tne craft on behalf of the
ever, as many landowners holding state and Mayor Baker for the
ProDertv within he nrooosed.dis- City of Portland.- A short address
modern buildings to destruction in
the streets. ' J V
Perhaps the earthquake's
strength among, .the older struc
tures was felt more keenly by' the
Santa Barbara mission, known as
"the" queen of missions," on; the
Pacific cdast. When: the temblor
struck, the mission's two graceful
towers which rose to a height of
60 feet, crumbled and crashed to
the" stone court . below, carrying
with them the silver-throated bells
trict, would -not' be. benefitted byl WM be given by K. K. Kubll, who which have called the monks to
and
the reclamation nrolect.'due to the I engineered the bill through the
fact that their land was. hlght and Kature, followed by Brigadier
was never flooded. Under the. first General George Ai White, speaking
'proposal they , would -have been n behalf of exservice men. Sen-
assessed-at the-gama rat as prop- ator Stanfield will give the prln-
erty owners who would be greatly cipal address... Music will "be tur-
benetitted by. the drainaee. nlshed by the. Rosarian quartette.
. The county court thenaubmitted , .Amplifiers, are . being, installed facade for a hundred years wereJ
the matter lo Rhea Luner. state Mo enable those standing upon the oestroyed. The Franciscan padres
nrlnr an A ho Tirana roH a man I Broadway bridre and alone the despair of ever, replacing them.
.o-,-or.Hr.o- i,-'hi'h bank of the Willamette rivor in The walls throughout the mis
vo- O"" .mv muu9 . vau - - .w
jthe lower parts with the intention hear the speaking on the vessel,
of taxing the owners aecordingTtd The Rosarians, Portland Marine
the benefit 'they would receive clubl and a detachment ot,..the
Irom the project. . It "was , this Marine corps will assist in 'keep-
tlan, drawn up by 'Mr." Lope? that lag order. '
met with the aonrobation of -the I Following the formal accentance
county court. v-,... - the boat will be-tpetr for rnspec- TURNER
. By signing the order, the coun- "n the .remainder of the day. no
ty court did not establish. a Jman-1 charge being made for- the inpec- I UNSIASKED NEGRO PAYR VISIT
datory project. Directors for theftIon- IN EARLY MORNING
district will be appointed at once,
prayer for more than a century.
The facade and portico which
stretched in . a graceful line ' be
tween the towers, was torn loose
I and .tossed to ruin on the stone
I entrance ' to the rhanel. - Several
Old statues which have. graced the
i sion were cracked and strained
and the floors littered with bits
broken loose from the ceiling.
The missionvas built in 1786
(Continued Tn ftgt 8)
H ELD-UP
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estimates of1 the cost of the f CI DC i IC CTII I -oiiniin An unidentified negro held up
a w- u iia mm t . - . .
ork will be made. - In the event uuncan Lrewis, nignt operator, at
h4 cost will bo nrohibItive. .Vv .VrA w-.: Turner railroad depot early Wed
- t i m ii 11 mrw m mm mt. mm' m v'B'm.B-B Bk2 m.- m i .
lh drainaee nrni-o win nmhihW I " T7Z --YJL l?r.nay. morning, looted the tui of
x - - ----. i i, ikiiAjri. nuw Vai w wt. v - t '
$13.85 and made his escape. Be-
forn leaving the rnilrnad man the
"uiaiu, wasu., jaiy i. Aii negro bound him and locked him
Today will be held in Salem, the
eighth annual bargain day t .r.-
. And every year in every.
this event has been getting better
and better and bigger and . Big
ger '
And this year is no exception.
There is decidedly more interes
thaSi heretofore in the event, .and
'thpra isevery indication that the
record of sales wiir be broken
It should be so. The annual1 Sa
lem bargain day 'is an event of
real bargains in every line. U -
' Thousands of dollars have beeu
cut.4 off -the, original selling pric
of merchandise of all kinds, anJ
no one is going to profit from ft
like the shonners todav who takl
advantage of the many reduction
lueai -weamer, pa wun evryj
body! kneeling for the start there
will he a rush forthe bargain!
today that will be remembered b
all, for there are some wonderful
offerings.! First class standar
quality, and , nationally .know
suits.' shops, rlrnp-s nnrl hnitHA fn
nishings, tasty) meat cuts "and
choicp groceries will be presented
at pjfYces unheatd of before, an4
all for the special benefit oflthi
farmer, the labor
injBjjsnopper may
is On the market
of the! many thing
. , . i . . .
louna aiout tne
to wn rat the bargain 'Stores. J
The sign of the white card with
purple letters with this inscription
7 inis is. an. Olliclal Bargain Da
Store," on. It, Is, the authorize
card and can be seen in the win
dows of every merchant who, ha
made a .special effort to offe
something exceptional, at an; ex
ceptional pricej for' today. Di
versified articles, Tanging front
dainty underwear for milady;
shoes for the family, linoleum tot
the floor, paints, leather goods,
groceries, meats and most every
thing that anjj home needs, can be
found. Millinery, men's furnish-
inss. and ready-to-wear of r . all
kinds are on display in the win
dows ot the "Bargain Day Stores
-Shoppers are advised tor ecf i
clerks, and storekeepers
able to deliver service
Omaha and Iowa
wm be All July 1 Temperature Rec-
that is orris Are) Shattered in
wormy or tnejr nouses. Tnis not
nly means assistance to the mer
chant but it means (hat the shop
ner hag a - better onnortnnitv to
make selections that satisfy. Be TUCDMnMCTCp UlTg 1(U
uu nauu vuiij, use advantage ui
TWINS ARE REPORTED
FROM OREGON PRISON
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TWO YEARS OF .LIFE. TERM
SERVED BY MOTHER
id raw
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Warden A. M.. Dalryniplo Causes
Near Riot When Newspaper
men " Receive Word '
Government - Finances Der
dared to Be in. Most Sat
isfactory Condition -
housewife, the
er, or whoever
be.''. -"Every ond
today for'FOmc
that are to be
the Bhopping district early, sojthat I
the reduced offerings and help to.
make, this the biggest, greatest
bargain day Salem has. ever had.
Following here is the list classi
fied, of the stores who-haye joined
hands in the bargain giving. They
all have the official cards In their
windows watch for it:
Amuiementf
- Grand thter.
Army Good . Stores
- Army f Outing Store.
-Sitlem Leading: Arrav Goodi Store..
- ' Bakeries'. '
llodi l Bakery.
Conlectlonariei
The Spa.
Department Stores
Milli-r Mercantile Co.
. Kntoury Bran. )
Kostein Ureenbaum. -
C. C. Store.
'- Klieldim Sherwin Co. 4. N.
C. I. lircior C.
Drnzzizts i
. Perry Vrvg Store. ,
Tyler' Drne Stcr. .
Schefr' DniR Store. " '
Ontral Pharmacy. .
Capital Drujt Store.
Electricians .
a1em Electric Co.
Fornltnre
. Ma O. Buren. ' !
tiicse furniture Co.
. Groceries
i. Picicly WiRgly.
1 Jioih Grocery Co.
Hkages No. 37.
Pickens tt Haynes. .
SimDson- Grocery.
Hardware
Geo. K. Allen.
Square Den! Hardware Co.
Household Wares
; Wir. Gulilsdorf.
t K. W. Woolworth. "
, Jewelers
4 ilartman Broe.
Ladles' Shops !
1 Shjpley'g.
i M. Haniften.
A. K. Lyons. . :
Krencb Shop.
Vent Kur Co. m ' :'.
The Smart Shop. ' '
Meat Markets
Wi.U't Market.
. ilcUow.ll Market.
Men's Furnishings
John on & Co.
Scbei'a Men's Wear.
The Man's Shop.
Al Krsie. -
K. A. Clothing Co.
Scotch Woolen Mill.
, . . Shoe Stores
IJPr'iee Shoe Co. -,. ..- . ... V.' ,
Twins were born at the jeni-
tsntlanr this viulr . It hailm
known yesterday when I Warden j)TlOh'S BUSINESS GOOD
A. Al. Dairympie creaiea a -near
riot in informing newspapermen
of the occurrence. The-, mother
Chicago Also. Swelters; Cooler j was received from Tillamook couu- j
Weather Is Predicted; Dry
Hot Winds Sweep the
Mid-West States '
OMAHA, Neb- July l.-(By the
Associated Press) Hot winds out
ty two years ago and is serving a
life sentence. Virginia,- the pet
deer, is the proud mother of the
twins. The new arrivals are Jeal
ously guarded.
Banned from the office and In
side yard of the Institution. he-
Increased Revenue Is DeUird Ex
cellent Barometer of Condi-
tion oX 'Productive
' -j EBterprIo ' ,
WASHINGTON. July 1 (By
cause she was growing too large Associated Press.) The atory of
ot the southwest today brought and destroying the shrubbery. Vir- tne iiscai year. iso -u,
temMratnrei that shattered heat einia has made her home in - a the treasury tonight in a review
records in many Nebraska locali- special pen in the chicken yard for of Its operatiops during the '12
the last. year. Old acquaintances I months whjch ended yesteraay.
are welcome to inspect the new showing total ordinary receipts of
arrivals, but if a stranger appears I J3, 780,148,684. 42 and total . ex
Virginia's hair rises and she: 1st penditures of $3,529,643,446.09.
ready to protect her offspring. with the resulting surplus of
Early in the morning the two I J250.505.238.33.
Omaha had a high of 104, the tiny animals romp to their neart ? The statement of the treasury's
highest for July I ever recorded content, but as the day grows conflttion. issued lato tonisat car-
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here and within six degrees or tne warmer Virginia careiuuy paras ,ed an expression of SecreUry
highest mark on record 110 in mem in ainereni pans 01 me in-:
August. 1918. Culberson and Fre- closure. One fawn is hidden in
mont reported 103. It was 100 at the grass 04 one side and tne
7 o'clock tonight in Omaha. other in another place.. They re
main out ot signt au aay ana un-
DES MOINES. Iowa. July 1. July til they afe sought for at, night
ties for July 1. No prostrations
were reported from any point.
however. , . . .
Lincoln, in southwest Nebraska,
registered 103 at 4 p. m. ' At Bea
trice 104 U was the maximum.
Melton's conclusion that, due to
the processes ot reorganization la '
the last two years, "it is believed;,
that as a result of its experiences
and development the treasury Is
7 . j.- . c jiffi..n ,. , I today - better organized and
the year throughout Iowa today, j eating the little creatures, so care
Thermometers ranged from 104 at tuny nave tney been concealed
Des Moines to 97 at Burlington, j Names have not yet. been selected.
Virginia was brought to the
CHICAGO. July 1. Tempera- prison about two years ago by one
lures of from 95 to jf0 degrees of tne guards who found her in
were recistered in many cities of Tillamook county. . For months
equipped to make the Volstead act
effective.'?- This part ot the re
view declared that plans for re
organization of prohibition en
forcement were rapidly approach
ing completion! an" told ot the
work done In this.. connection, In
the coast guard, customs 'division
the middle west todav although she made herheadquarters In War-
! the weather man indicated that! den Dalrymple's officej beneath and prohibition unit of the treas-
the hotjweather was not the fore- the desk being her favorite resting ury.. , .' , ; t
runner pt another hot wave of any place. Her favorite articles of The surplus for the year at ford-
extended duration. Tomorrow will aiet were carbon paper and cigar- ed treasury officials great satis-
be cooler in most of the sections cues. Virginia was mucn pettea 1 faction,, being almost four times
(affected, it was predicted. and .photographed by'vlsitors at tne amount forecast last October
Omaha suffered In a tempera- tu ; and 150.000' higher than the fir.
ture-.oi joz, tne nouesi Bince isna - . : : ure President Cnoltdr rJn hi.
.. . ..n 1 piiai ir 1 rut nil m iiiiipni " o
wnne temperaiurea 01 or more tVULU I IUW DILL rLM N 11 tU I address at the semi-annual budget
were registerea m m.V AOw . v . ! meetine ont i littlo or . vMk
T'.iistcr Brown Shoe Store.
Katetcria Shoe Store.
15 DIE FROM BOOZE
be; abandoned, It is said, and all
proceeaings cancelled..
For seveallmonths the proposl- hope f exngug"7ne VoreVt 00
Kblen ri1!!;00" 8 fire ln the AIoha tImber company Shis gag and managed foawak
u ..swruumjr Holdings about 25 miles north of en neighbors by his cries for -help
7 wa auu luc nere prior to tne arriyal of rain. The negro is described as being
opposition. Those in favor of the has been abandoned by company six feet tall, real black, wore a
Urainage district declare that some officials, they declared tonight, can but no coat. He was not
action must be taken this year,, as The fire ia advancing south on a masked. He was armed with
the floods which occur annually four-mile- front, directly toward nickle-plated revolver,
um mo ianu ana aesiroy vaiuaDie tne town of Aloha about four miles Early morning trains were
property. from the blaze. Nearly 1,000,000 searched by Southern Pacific offi
The opposition forces, scored feet of down timber and consid-jeers.
ineir severest attack during the erable . logging . equipment - are
court .action when the. signature I doomed If the wind and dry weath-
or. Waiter M. Pierce, governor, I er holds out, according to F. L.
f which was attached to the petition Mlllworth of the company 'Dam
including. 1500 acres of govern-fage since the fire first got out of
inent land In. the ; nroiect.- The control last Saturday is estimated
Ben lined up against the proposal at ?40.000 but should it hold, out
declared that the governor had no "or tne remainder of the week
authority to sign the petition, but 1 this figure may be doubled and
that It should haVl been done by the town of Aloha endangered,- It
the board of control.-.. The 1925 is said. S. J "
legislature, however, upheld the DverlS.000,000 feet of logs have
i Roverncr. ..; . . - ! I been burned
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SEATTLE, July 1. With offi
clal estimates of 15 dead ,from
poisoned liquor in Seattle since
January 1, and estimates by -physicians
rutining as high as! ; 50,
a warnlng-'against tippling was is
sued by the county coroner today.
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r CARPENTERS STRIKE
cac-
YAKIMA, July 1. .tlnion
penters here,; who walked out on
a job today' when their demand
for. 90 cents an our was refused
by a building contractor, voted to
night to stand pat. Qnly oni Job
in town is affected,
DEAF ASSOCIATION MEETS
SEATTLE. July 1.- The Wash
ineton .State association of the reported the coolest July 1 since
deaf opened a four-day triennial
convention here today. Mayor E.
J. Brown was ! to deliver the ad
dress of welcome tomorrow., '
cities, and Kansas City, Mo., re
portetd ia new.high record for the
year when the mercury climbed to
96. Irt Chicago the temperature
climbed to 89 at 4 o'clock. - -
iews f i era ana eastern cui-s for the purpose of presenting anti- Vm 'l?
meanwhile felt cooling breezes. .TO,nt!o laZ.. similar tn thl Ten. .weTer that better MH con-
and New York with 56 degrees. , , ...I amons were renected ln the total
by state legislators have been vf" "! f ? "
OREGON IS DECLARED TO BEag0.
ANTI-K VOLUTION tEXTKK T I Official of r. r.lntlr,r.
1 I for tbs BhMftAptad Irtui'tn tlia
SEATTLE. - July 1. (By The amount, letting thM riWr ri.v
Associated Press). Organizations for itselL . Obserera suggesUd.
SrcCESSOIt WANTED
VAntCflV VI Tn1 1 TSo
...o., x. Many cities reported tempera-
meeting of La Follette followers tures of from 100 to J06 witn bat
conferring at Oshkosh I today on. I little relief expected tomorrow
plans to select a successor to the
late senator, tonight announced a
decision to call a state convention
instead of naming a candidate for
themselves. . . '
1883. ; fnrmui tn Minau. P,nrni. creased revenue had resulted from
Dry .hot winds in Kansas and nr...n n w n nf unleashing of capital to produc-
.nissoup otom neat, recorus uui Minneapolis announced here, to- "ro vvnae inroogn lav tower-
no prostrations were reporieu. j.y . 1 I laS ot surtaxes along witn tne gen-
Parsons was the hottest city In There Is also a national anti- eral!Ux revision a year ago. f j
Kansasj. with 107. and jopnn evoiton leaniA with headflnar. ne year's operations accom-
claimed all - honors in Missouri te at Louisville, Dr. Riley said. Dij8ned reduction of S734.S1P.-
wun 1U". I Tf Tin-, 0 rsT Vi tung.J 1U1.59 In the nublir deht unci hr
mental forces attending the na- too, the estimates previously made
tional -Baptists' convention here.
"The Minnesota organization oft
which I am secretary and the Ore-1
TREATY PARLEY FAVORED Ron organization are known as
, i auii-evoiuiion leagues. ; ine tjaii-
jje I fornia organization with head
quarters at 506 South Hope street.
CHINESE RIGHTS t WILL
" CONSIDERED .
THE JOY RIDERS
FORD enters Ship bid od days are revived
ATTEMPT MADE TO PURCHASE KE0 PIONEERS ? GATHER;
1 20O GOVT. VESMEIA fv . 7o AnKMl LVA VK.X10."v
tiKTBnTT titi 1 m. -, I PORTLAND. July l-The rum
, sociatedPress.) -Henry Ford to-l,e of 'the Covered wagon; .the
' ni-tht told thi ArtRnetatMtv Pro. 1 shrill. war; whoop of Uhe Indian:
that he has entered a bid for the the 1 sufferings and hardships or
200 ships of the shipping board mankind in the building 61 a great
fleet, and that the bid Is in the etate were all" re-enacted In Tem-
xnails. , inlscence as members of the Ore-
: 'There was ; no misunderstand- on Pioneer association met in an-
Ing of dates on my Dart Mr.' Ford nual reunion here today
said; in denying that" such was ' Official count'placed the num-
, the cause for the failure of the I ber of pioneers attending the. re-
S board to receive a bid from him union at 175. One hundred and
L "when they were opened two days sixty Oregon pioneer have died
I ego. ; f , ' . ". durlng Jhe past ygarj, r?cords?f
I 'The bid L wa$ "placed in lie the secretary showed. Of this
tnails several daVs ago." number 86 were members ot- the
; ; ;-Mr, Ford did not divulge the Oregon Pioneer 'association. " The
i size, of his bid Jnor Its specifics- J principal address of the afternoon
nuns, ana a lie in pis to ODiain tne i session was maae by Judge Al
information from members of "his 1 f red' S.-Bennett of The Dalles.
I engineering and f technical stiff David Stearn-s, 1857, presi-
xnet with failure, j . ; dent, called the 53rd annual re
1 t only onevfirm. suomitted to the union to order. Invocation was
ihippirig bpard fbr the entire fleet made by:Rev. Troy -Shelley, 1848, -
ivv .uipB, iu jjoniun iron c j.chapiain of the association. 'The
4 u it vvmvxu,, uiuamj- i, j y,- ineriUge. of. the pioneer is-one-to
it ov. several omer firms Did lor h BVnn' in ri.im.1
portions of the fleet, some of them
with the understanding, that if
their bid was accepted they would
be J allowed ytOi soil nartsMDt-.the
ships which' they could sajfage.'
( i The Newport News Shipbuilding
& Drydock company bid I649.O0Q
for the fleet.1 of "110 ships now
fahchored in the James river. Vir-t-tnla.
- The General Metal com-p&ij-
bid approximately ethe same
said . Mayor
George Baker, in his address of
welcome to the pioneers. -
Dinner was served , in tho audi
torium dining hall by the Sonaand
Daughters of pioneers.
SHIPVAKDS DESTROYlD
PHILADELPHIA, July 1 (By
The Associated Press.) Af. red
amount- for 190 vessels. Other not riTei sa a ure tonigat on
Mds-Teceived were-'for Tarvlne Cramps Ship-Yard which resnlted
cuabers o the ships, .- ,: I in an estimate4 loss pti250,000
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Washington; July 1. (By
Associated Press.l Early conven
ing of the international commis-
:: .ri: .-, ' ' of laws prohibiting the teaching ot
igU l Alio CUULCaCUW a.l ovuwj . " I . . " -..a..
- 1 avaImmah -r K a rAi4 ft ho t 44V Its
t supplanting extra """ -
;reaty rights in China a theort nt yet approved by
Los Angeles, is called the Defend
ers of True t3cience versus-specu-lation.
The movement is sweep
ing from coast to coast.";
The societies will seek passage
and ' means
(nttArlil trcitv. rto-hta
with a Chinese judicial syslem.to M"?. fn"
which matters involving.American
nationals could, be entrusted safe
ly, would be regarded, with favor
by -.the Washington '.government.
Intimations . of thlsj attitude are
t. . -j.r-Att1 4a K va rtoon oiv
" J-" 1 o ZZt! cialsession of the state legislature
en. Dr. Alfred Sze, Chinese nlnis- l , ..
The societies are sponsored by
fundamentalists of many religions,
be said. 1 ' ' k j
A similar society is to be formed
at once-In Washington to urge
anti-evolution legislation at a spe-
ter by Secretary Kellogg. In. recent
breaks in' China, but also, to be DEBT PAYMENT IS ASKED
contained In new instructions tor . . ; V;,
John Van A. MacMurray. minister BRITISH SECRETARY THROWS
to China, who is due In Peking JJRUAU HIAT. TO rHAMK
July 4. 'There ' are Indications
stens may also have been taken PARIS, July l(By Associat
from Washington to remind these ed Press.) Austen Chamber)aln,
signatory powers of the ' sugges-1 British . secretary for; forelgn af-
tion for such a commission con- J fairs has - delivered to M. De
tained In Resolution No. 5 of the Fleurlau, the French; ambassador
arms conference, i So far as. known I to Great Britain, a hew memoran-
however.' no definite step beyond I num suggesting that (the time is
these has been taken in Washing-J ripe for France to make an. otter
ton and, presumably, the actual fof the settlement of her debt to
call for the meeting of the com-1 England, even if it Is only a pro-
mission ., would, come from ibeiTisional one. i
Chinese government as provided in After summing up what has
the reaolution. ; L I gone before, Mr. (Chamberlain
i .. , iHawa umi iuc joiiiibu (uiciuiucui
a I iTn l IPCUCCC PUCADCPIhas no desire to Interfere in.ae
iUiULiuywwvt.Lniw, . . France m
,toWiv ra-- pr.KnVY consider right to initUte with
-,Mi ..: hr- Ti- eant-but f eels. It jiecessaryj to
:J-,k, -t,. -ntnmnhne dirislon down the principal that it Is
" . J 1,1111.4 - ( 1
of the secretary of state' office uv
na tha so nt" rent rednctiott in I tooting. - ,
license plates went into effect at vui-auyum, - . i.
th. .nri of the first six month's couched sl, the friendliest terms.
period. Approximately 400 Hcen-j correeponaence oetween
. won liunM dnrlnr the-dav. I iawu unurcani, criusn cnan-
abnut eonallr. between callers atlceuorJ.)i..iae exenequer. ano M
i tha nffica and. by means of mall. I Clementel. former French finance
. Several CAPBlIeaUona 'are being immister ana tae criusn note oi
held nending showing of certif I-J February -.7, : resulting In experts
testes of title as Is required by the of the French ministry of finance
I hew slate UwefIectiveJuly 1..". 1 neing sent to London to study the
Licenses are expected to reach Problem with British treasury ex-
the 200,000 mark this season, I pens.
were exceeded, for in none of them
had the treasury -expressed a belief
that reduction of more than $700,
000,000 could be' effected. As a
result, the nation's outstanding
obligations stood at 820,516,193,
887.90 when the books Were
Closed yesterday.
Tne redaction was made bos
Bible by - the' use of S4k G3j .
eratlon of the statuatory sinking
fund ' and other items lerallr
113.83 set aside through the op-
chargeable against the ordinary
receipts, together wRh the entire
surplus and $17,375,749.43 from
the general fund. The 4noney thus
taken from the" general fund' re
duced its total by that.amount.be-'
low the figure. for June 30, 1924.
The surplus for the fiscal year
1925 therefore has already been'
used in reduction of the debt.
POLICE BESIEGE HOTEL;
CRAZED JANITOR TERRORIZES
ROOMERS WITH SHOTS
-v. PORTLAND, July 1. A squad
of, policemen and;detectives, arm
ed -with revolvers, shotguns and
i.er oomofl, turnecx the second
floor "of the "hotel Laurel In 'the "
downtown district, into a veritable
no man's land tbqight when it st
tempted toaell what was better
ed martial shooting scrape. : . ;
Frank .Dightson. about 50. Jan
itor at the heteL armed with : a
revolver, had fired several 'shots
at his wife, police were told; and
then had terrorized the lodgers b
roaming through the halls, tempor
arily insane, and his revolver; la
nana., tiring several .more shots.
Police answered th a call innt.
ed lhe "man's room and ordered
him, to come out. His answer was
another, volley, which narrowly,
missed one of the policemen. Skot
tuns and revolvers were then plac
ed In -action, and shot after shot1
pierced the windows and halls of
the building. No bullets took-el
feet. It was believed, tf -
D rHtnn h Ipml l.a
" - - - w vn.. . w . m
escaped. ;V ; t y' ( .
AIRrsTATlON'ESTABLISHED :
DES MOINES. Iowa. July' 1. -ThctranscontlneaUl
air-raaUtnade
its .first stop here tou'sht
tablished Leg Jloines as a regular -'
station on the coast to coast route.