taw VOK IX., Mo. tfUil. AIRPlMwINS IN GREAT RACE AGAINST TIME 1,11,1 T. NKIHUJ Wit ItOllKItT 8.MITII MAKE III OKI M'EEII IN 111(1 lE IIAVII.ANK SAN FRANCISCO TO PORTLAND I'll) K Whole Oroujrjr Between (irnnlM Vx nml Itoxelmrg Hwnied AIIii With Kmit llrw Tim 11 ! Ilitvlliiii'l airplane, driven north yesterday by Lieuten ant K. K. Nimbi and carrying Ro bert K. Hmtth with $Ml, 000 worth of government savlnns certificates to catch tho votHol sailing for Aluuku, returned soith this morning, panning over tirnnln iVuhh hi 10? 25. The J.ieutetl.Mlt .'topped Mt KlIKellB lxt filKht Mr.' Sim il li luiil Intended 1" frry $t.iii(i,ni(i worth of not cii from Han PranrlM'o to JWltle on lh rl p nnd to iliHtrilmtP thntu nt various pluces along tho route, but the time allot tod to hi tn wum no iihort that nit such tops had to 1ii' eliminated, lie onr rli'd -the note In a yellow handbag. On reaching Portland he alighted from tha plana, rushed to a waiting automobile and thence to a motor bout, that waji to take him to Ka lama, and there boxan the last lap of the Journey, .which he made In time to deliver the nolea to the steamer "The entire . mouutain . ImIkmw Ttom-hiirir and Grants Pass seemed to bo on fire," staled tho pilot of the machine when be landed In Portland In referring to tho forent fires In thrit ectlon. "Mr. Smith did not take hla hand from ithe yellow 1g containing the bonda." atiitea the lieutenant who piloted the machine. "Not even when we went 1 4.000 feet above ground. " f. F. '.Macduff. In churge of the local forestry office, Htatea that there ire no aerloua fires In Josephine county at the pretien'l time, but that there are aevoral In Don x In county. Two different flrea In the Glmidnle district are rcportrd to be beyond control, nlthoiiKh they have destroy ed but little vuluahle timber thua far, according to latest advices received from Olondale. ll.Ti:s TO I'.W WAK TAX il'ortland. July 22. K. A. Ctolrind. churud with cursing President Wil son becauHK of the war lax on a package of candy, forfeited $2.1 ball' yesterday, nnd failed to appear fur trial in municipal court. No effort will bo made' to re-arrest lilni. UP Itj London, July 22. (American .army and navy officers who are trying to close up the war 'financial inrWi tlona between the United States and Groat 'Hrltnln, hoio to have their tutik completed by September I. If ' that end I reached the majority of the 76 army officers and 200 men now here will Hie sent home, and the navy rorce wifl bo reduced to a few experts to tie the last remaining atrlngD. The magnitude of the task will be appreciated when It la known that the army alone bought 2,000,000 tons of. equipment and supplies here slid shipped them' to Prance, while tho navy had . large fores of ship? which were conetanCIy , purchasln? things from British warehouse, Another element In 'the situation la the slow and deliberate manner lr . which the British Tender their bills One such 'bill received a army hend Quarters today amounted to $150, 00 0 for euinplles for tho Amerlcar troop In Northern 'Russia. A BILLION DOLLAR f T Hurli Pmlli'fiitii In MikIc Kimiii At 1'i-aoi l ItcMloritl; 5,MM Mexl am In I'. 8. Pant Two Yeara Ifcmver, 'olo., July 22. - - Mexico' trade with tho United Htatiw will amount to 1 1 .000,000,000 a, year when normal coiidltlorta are reittored south of the Klo irande, according to A. J. Ortiz, coiibiiI fur Mexico at Denver, with Jurisdiction over Oolo rado, Montana and Wyopilnic. Mr. Ortiz, who 1n a nutlvo born American citizen of Bpanlsh ancestry, haa been In the conaular service liere for 18 yeara. dtirliiK which time he hai made a clone utility of the trade re lation between the two countries. "Fully 110,000 Mexican have en tered the I'nltud Htatea during tha laat 1wo yeara," Bald Mr: Ortiz "Majiy of them have returned to their native land, many more Intend to do ao eventually. When these Im migrants repatriate thenuielve they will carry with them some of the American atnndanla of living. They will want American goodti to satisfy thine new standard they will spread almllar tastes to their fellow coun trymen, uiid the I'nlted State will have u trade monopoly of Immense value." 'tMcxIco la already entering upon her period of reconstruction. She needa steel for her railroad, ma chlnery for her mlnea and agricul tural Imiilementa for her farm. Al ready a number of friendly moniifae. turera have established branch fac tories In .Mexico. "Cnfortunately, political condi tion! below the border re atlll inch as to retard the economic develop ment of 'Mexico, tout I am confident that Jaiprlofcof MMiTjuMment la nt hand, and that condition wilt soon be ataballzed. When that time cornea, Amciiia will aee that there la no antagonism galnt her on the part of any claaitpa in Mexico." Ml Kits ItM OMINU AtTI H SIM K ZAPATA- DKATII Mexico Mty, July 22. 'People or tho state of Moreloa, relieved by the death of Zapata and of tho horrors of seven years of war, are giving thentKelves over almoxt exclusively to mining. Iron and steel manufac turers in the capital are said to be receiving steady shipments of ores from Morekig and plans for mining development In the entire state are being made. E E . Ixindon, July 22. Airplane manu facturers are now calling science to their aid In making their machines safe. IAU wood used In construction In some of the most Important plants la being first subjected to X-Ituy teats. In one Instance .the ra diograph of a fine silver spruce plank showed certain light and dark spots. When the plank was split open it was found to be honeycombed by beetle borings. X W.VK OF RKVKNC1K SAYS (XH'NT VOX BEHXSTORFP Merlin, July 22.-Count yon HornBtorff former German ambassa dor to the Vnlted States, ' speaking at a democratic, party meeting here yesterday,' snld Germany must hover forgotthnt a world policy, such as was engineered hefore the war had become Impossible. "Whoever lives In Germany," County von Bernstorff said, "knows that we neither wsCnt, nor can we conduct war of revenge,' tw.ooo'nrsHrxs nmxo OVKR $2 PER M'SHEl, Walla Walla, Wash., July 22. lienter IRrfblnson's crop of 50,000 hu ihels and Oeorge Darce' crop of 35,000 bushel were sold Saturday al slightly above $2 a bushel. GRANTS PASS, JOfiEraiXB COCSTT, OREGON. TCUHDAf. iVLY COMMITTEE TURNS DOWN PRESIDENT'S REQUES Claim "No Power Exists" to Appoint Member Reparations CommitteeWilson Thinks it Inadvisable to Make Public Shantung Affair flow, and Urges Ratification Wan lil union, July 22.-'Responding to tha president' roqueat that It approve the provltdonal appoint ment of an American representative on the reparation commlaalon to be created undor the iiobpo treaty, the aen u.t e foreign relations committee toduy declared that until the treaty la ratified "no power exlata" to car ... . . i. ii I The nrealdent hitt aufflclentlv re covered to resume hla conference with republican. He 1 weak but anxious to begin work. Senator N'orrla wo invited yesterday to con fer at the White House, but declined. Washington, July 22.-Senaler 'aider, republican, today asked President 'Wllaon what the attitude would be If the senate ratified the epvenant with reservations making Article X, guaranteeing nations against "external aggreseion," to re main effective ortly until 192. The! president tirged ratification witheut reservations. Referring to Shantung he said he could give the senators details, but thought It Inadvisable to make them public now. I Washington. July 22. euDDortinc the league of nations In Ills senate HiHech. Senator McVanr of Oregon purged that it he accepted without such amendments and reservation as "would alter the splendid niir-l l pones of the covenant or weaken it NAVY AMOR PRAISES Portland, July 22. "No flyer go ing north would evor eto'jS at Port land unless forced to, because the landing field U not adequate for the 'big machines." said iLleutemint Karl Nenblg, I'nlted States army aviation flyer, 'who beat all re-ords yester day bringing 'Robert E. Smith from California to Portland, carrying" $50,000 worth of. Vnlted States bonds. Lieutenant Neu'hlg. who made many friends in Portland dur ing the rose festival when the seven army -planes took citizen passengers oil flights, spent the morning looking over possible landing fields in the vicinity of Portland. , "Hugene has a wonderful landing: field, by fax the best In this state," said the flyer, who was conducted ou the Inspection tour by Milton R. Klepper, president ot the Aero Club of Oregon, and by Clark Lplter, chairman or the landing field com mittee of the club. "The only good landing fields hewteen Mather iPleld and Portland are at Eugene, Grants Pais and Grenada." , MOTHKH AM NINE CHILDREN' IMtOWN FOlllHXO A HI V Kit Silver City. N; IM., July 22. With her threeryear-old infant,, clasped In her arms, Mrs. Candelurla iGalvln. 36 yeoj-s old, of Hurley, N. M., and nine children were drowned nine miles east of here ' late yesterday, wheu a wagon In which they were riding was swept away in a swollen stream. , Five or the children, whose ages ranged from two to 15 years, were those ot Mrs. Oalvan. STRIKK KCIiAREl OFF . AT SAX FRAXC1SCO TOU.IY San iFYancisco, July 22. The cen tral strike committee of the tele phone strikers, controlling all the locals In California, ha called off the strike. inxofur aii It affects our duties." The senator said the senate could adopt certain rttrvatlons In form of Interpretation, but should not en danger the covenant by reservations affecting the Important features. Ar ticle X, "the pillar section of the league," must be unimpaired, said Senator MoNary. Ixindon, July 22. The bouse of commons has completed Its consider ation of the peace treaty. The bill approving the treaty passed it third reading. The Anglo-French pact w&js also approved. Washington. July 22. Senator Moses, New Hampshire republican, opiiosed the treaty, saying that the loague covenant was bad enough, but that the other features of the treaty were worse. The senator claimed the treaty and league would embroil the United States In Euro pean troubles. Washington. July 22. The prohi bition enforcement bill, described by member opposing It as drastic enough to invite presidential veto, finally paused the house by a vote of 287 to 100. The house also passed The bill providing a minimum wage of 3 a day for all government em ployes except in the postal service. The iblll now goes to the senate. FIFTY AMERICANS ARE KILLED WITHOUT TRIAL Washington. July 22. American ambassador to Mexico, Henry Fletch er, told the house committee today that 50 Americans have been killed in .Mexico during the .past three years without a Bingle prosecution made by the Mexican authorities. ItlU.NOS PKKSIDF.NT'S THKOKY "lUKAMSTIf" fltoseburg News) Walloping into the league of na tions with both fists, branding the president's theory as "Idealistic" and "Impracticable," Dr. Joseph Clare, who during the war held something different than a swivel chair job in the United States, gave a humdinger ot al speech at Chau tauqua Saturday evening, In which he ripped the league ot nations into so many different parts that it is going to take William Jennings Bry an, a good long time tonlnht to make repairs. Dr. Clare, . was not an on looker during the war, he was a pas tor at iPetrograd, where things hap pened. He saw the hoisting of the red flag of the revolutionists, ex perienced tha nights of terror, wit nessed the downfall of Kerensky and the murder 6f the leaders' follow ers. Be-fore 'an audience which com pletely filled the tent, Ihe talked for many minutes and In spite of the heat and discomfort all hung breath lessly upon hla words while he told of those momentous events which have played tCnd are to plax so im portant a place In history. The league of nations, ihe says, U too Idealistic to be put into effect. It human be ings were perfect then the pact might be practical, but as long as human nature 1b selfish, the plan Is mere ly an unworkable theory, the prat tllngs of. idealists. Who know not whereof they speak. ; il.eaven worth, Kan., July 22. Twenty-five hundred military feder al prisoners went on strike today, asking for shorter work hours atod more food. 22, 119. 110 FIRE LOSS Forty gquara Miles Burned Over, ..IXwtroylng 20,000,000 ft White Pne; .Men Start Illaze Spokane, Wash., July 22. Forest fire condition In northern Idaho, ac cording to reports from forest ser vice officials and timber protective association wardens today, continued critical, -with several 'bad blazes In various parts of the district. The most serious fire was reported from the Pack river valley, between Sand Point and Hope, Idaio, where 35 to 40 square mile ' have been burned over hy flames that are with in two miles of the Great Northern railroad, and three mile from Na ples,. Idaho. Neither is believed to be in danger, however. Between 10.000,000 and 20,000, 000 feet of white pine timber ha been destroyed, at an estimated loss of $40,000,000 to $80,000,000. Only rain can stop the blaze. It was de clared and the only hope Is to guide the fire ay from the richest timber In its path. The burning area Is ten mile long and three to four miles wide. One man was under arrest today at Sand Point and another Is expect ed to be taken Into custody thl af ternoon 1n connection with alleged Incendiary fires near Wrenco. The Wrenco fire was within three miles of Sand Point today, horning over an area ot about 12 square miles. The dty was not believed to be in danger. IXS ANUEUEg CLAIMS THE Bl'SIKKT llixVTKK Lm .Angeles, July 22.- London Bridge no longer can claim the dis tinction of being the densest center of traffic In the world, according .to traffic experts of the Los Angeles Railway who have teen studying conditions - here. More vehicles, street oars, automobiles, wagons and carts they say, pass the intersection of Ninth and Main streets In this city, per hour, than in any other part-of the world. ' AMilHU TROOPS PREPARE AiVAXCE ON' Bl'UKVKST Vienna; July 22. General Fran- chet Desperey, commander of the al lied forces In the Near Bast, has an nounced that he is preparing to ad vance upon Budapest with 150.000 troops. TO CLOUDS IN ITALY Rome. July 21 While Americans complain "of the advance of qne and two cents In the price of cigars and cigarettes, the prices In Italy have advanced ten and twenty times what they were formerly. Cigarette of the cheapest varieties which sold be fore the 'Wax for two cents a box now sell for twenty cents and sometimes thirty. Cigars have mounted In price almost to the point where they are "unmarketable. Besides the difficulty of Importing tobacco which, of course, adds con siderable to the price there' la In creased ' taxation upon it. The gov ernmental income from tobacco in pre-war days amounted to approxi mately $75,000,000 annually. 'Dur ing the past fiscal year tobacco-users have paid the government $170. 000,000 while for the next year the budget anticipates a revenue from tobacco of nearly $300,000,000. The latter will be one-sixth ot the entire budget. TRIIU XE'8 TRIAL NEAR END ; Mount Clemens, Mich. July 22. Examination of Henry Ford by the Chicago Tribune attorneys has "been concluded. Mr. Ford' attorney, Al fred Lucking, took up the Interroga tion today. . MILLION WHOLE XCMBEB t7?24- 11 KILLED, 28 (JOOItYEAll ,CX1PAXY IMJUGIBUE EWFIjODKS AXD F.UXS IXTO . CHICAGO SAVINGS 11AXK FOUR ESCAPE III PARACHUTES Nine Bank Employes Killed; . St-w Device Blamed, But Police Am Making Invetigatlm , - ' V Chicago, July 22. After cruising back and forth across Chicago' loop district for hours, a dirigible balloon hearing five person exploded lata yesterday afternoon, the blaxing wreckage crashing through the sky light of the Illinois Trust and Sav ing hank, In the center of the fin ancial district. tost night the police fixed the list of dead as the result of the accident at 11, mora than a score were in jured. Two of the dead were passengers on the dirigible, the other were em ployes of the bank. . K The big gas hag. which had mad ' two flights during the day, had started on a third flight, and was hovering over the lake near Grant Park when the fire -was discovered. The pilot directed the coarse of the balloon toward the hnstnesa district, and when above the hank building , the dirigible was suddenly envelop ed In flame.' A minute later it eel lapsed and fell through the skylight, the tank of the balloon exploding. . The following statement was given the police department by Jack Boett ner, assistant pilot, who escaped by leaping' from the balloon In a' para chute: "I have no idea how the ship caught fire. The two 80-liorepower motors had been working perfectly. 'Prior to the explosion we liad made to successful cruises, not experienc ing a felt ot trouble. J'Just before she caaght fire ws were running smoothly. We had headed away from the lake, when I felt the ship buckle. I saw flames leap from the side and yelled to the passenger to Jump. They were all strapped in parachute and obeyed immediately. I think the faict that all did not land safely was due to the speed with which the burning dhrigtble fell. My own 'parachute caught fire, but I managed to land solely. The others probably caught fire also and fell when the silk 'had been 'burned from the parachute." Ohicaso. 111., July 22. Federal, state and city official today began an investigation of the explosion ot the Goodyear Tire and Rubber com pany's dirigible balloon, which late yesterday resulted in 11 deaths and injuring 28, when it fell during a flight, crashing into the Illinois Trust and Savings bank. It killed nine bank employes. .- Several new devices used may? have caused the explosion. Two ot the passengers were killed, but four escaped from' the blaring Wimp in parachutes. The dirigible was In tended for passenger service. Washington. July - 22. Martial law may he necessary to end the race rioting. Five people have been killed and SO Injured during the past several days, during disorders following the wave of attacks, by blacks on white women. The assaults and robberies by the negroes termin ated in a series of race battle and 200 of the rioter lhave been arrest ed. - " . Detective Harry Wllaon was shot through the heart by a negro girl who was firing Into the crowds of white in the street. I ED BALLOON FALLS