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Newspaper Page TextOrimon Historical Soo A Pnbllo Auditorium The Weather Maximum yi-Ktcinlny NO Mliiliniim Itiiluy '10 EDFORD MAIL TM Predictions Fair Tomorrow. rally PourtiMiiitb Yor. urly-nliitli Your. MJODFOKD, OlttiGOX, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 919 NO. 85 M BUNE LAW 10 BE STRICTLY ENFORCED No Dalliance Bv Dept. of Justice With Prohl Law Violations to Be Promutlv Dealt With Beer Con- talnlnu 23A Alcohol Under Ban Storlna Booze In Wet Territory Violation Reed Amendment War time Prohibition Effective Tonluht. WASHINGTON, Jiinit 30. War tlma prohibition, effective- lit tulit nlKlil. will ho strictly enforced liy tho department of JtiHtli'u, limufur an ex isting iiiuc:liliiory ciin function lu tluit ontl. It wn iukl at (ho department In tiny thut open vlolul Ion of tho law, threatened In Now York nml other clllo would bo promptly iluult with 1y fodcrul attain. . Wliolhor tho ilo- purtinont'ii nrenont (orco will lie blo to break tip secret traffic re in ii lim to ho seen. Ilitor containing per Cent of alcohol In regarded liy Justice offli' In Is a Intoxicating unit persons who undertake Hh mtlo will ho arromcd, It w milil. Information ha reached tho de partment that many persons IIvIiik In dry territory havo stored iUntitUli- of liquor In "wot" elllcs with a vlow to transporting It after today, hut enforcement of (ho Kurd ainondmvnl will In no wins ho rolnxcd. KAN'S AH CITY. Mo.. Juno 30.--Practically nil of tho luliJ.'B In down town hotels havo liann roservod for tonlKht. BalonnlnK aro building ex tensions to tholr bars and employing oxtra attendants In aiilliilpntlon of a rush during tho Inst hour. ST. UH'IS. Mo.. Juno 30. With reservations at cafes, clubs and sa loons Indicating the greatest rolobru tlon In tho Ionic history of wot St. Louis war limn prohibition will be come effective hero at mldiilKht to nlKht. Saloonkeepers affiliated with (ho Ht. IiiiU Retail Liquor Doalors association havo announced tliolr In tention to disregard war tlmo prohi bition In an offort to tout Us onforcu inotit. MILWAUKEM, Wis., Juno 30. Mllwaukuo saloonkeeper aro ready to ohoy (ho mandates of tho war tlmo prohibition law. It In estimated that 0000 proprietors ami bartenders aro affoctod. Muny of tho neighborhood saloons had a farewell celebration Saturday night, In several of thorn dancing Inking plneo on tho floor In which members of families lu tho neighborhood participated. Hell Iteer nud Wlno . HAI.TIM011K. Sid.. Juno :i0. In n htltll'IIK'tlt tOllllV IIIMUIIIIll'illL' tin' luunl L-nvcrninctit policy reirnrilinir I ho en fiiri'ement of (ho war time Prohibition Inw. United SIiiIch Ihslrict Allornov Samuel K. Dennis Haiti tlinj . light wines nnd lieer I'onliiiniiiir 'U per rent uleohol or Ichh niav ho sold in llnllimoro al ter today. J he hliikv incut wan iniiilo nl'ler a conference wild tho police hoard. ' WASHINGTON. Juno 30. Laws for enforcement of liolh wnrlime a ml constitutional prohibition wore fn vnrnhlv rnnnrli'd to the Iiouko into to lnv hv tho iuilii'inrv eouimitlee. They define lis intoxicnlinir nitv beverage eontiiininir more tluut one-luilf of otic tier cent of nlc'ohol. I 2 l'OttTr.ANf). Juno III). W. A Vinn. n nolieo mi' 'ilmiin, enrlv loilnv killed John I,utli iitiii Hliulillv wound ed Itichiird UerL'. n leired hv tho no liee to lio linruliirri nml ox-eonvie(. in Q ' revolver linllle on nn oust Hide Ktreet. Dnvid MJller, iilloired lo lio n third member of tlit tnnur, was ar reslod Inter. Tho police Bniil Hie threo men wore cnnorlit drivine out nl! n lfulilin cnrniro with n Iviiek load of utolon tiros. Jl 1 1 near nt hnAd. wiih . tuimnioned und Eiivo olniHO in nnnlher cur. When or toreil to surrender llio rohliers aro nl letted lo luvvo opened l'iro. Tho po licemen replied. ' McALUSSTIsn, Oliln., Juno 30. Twolvo minora nro known to he dond ond throe moro are oxpootod to dlo as ft roBtilt of an oxploalon In a mlno of tho Kock Inland Coal company nt. Aldernon. Oklu., five mllen ennt ot lioro. Uvscu crowe aro at wprli. HOLLWEG ASKS TRIALiN PLACE OF THE KAISER Former Chanrellor Rcuuests Allies to Put Him On Trial Assumes Com plete Responsibility for Acts of Germany Durlnu His Incumbency Germany Reported Quiet Since Saturday. I1Y ASSOCIATED PRESS, Juno 30 With tho treaty of peace with tier many signed, (hero Iiiih coma u vir tual hull. In the activities of tho ponce coufnriiiii'O. TrentluH with (Ionium A lint r In, llulKiirlu and Turkey are sdll to bo signed and an ndjuntmeut of tho full status of Turkoy must he inn. In, but for noma dayn, It In expect ed, tho peace making muclilnnry will ha opurntlng only thru commissions which aro studying difficult prob lemn lieforo tho allies and proparlnK reportH upon which tho conference will act. l.niuijntf nml tlllMN Remain I'rcslilcul Wllnon In on hut way to Amorlcn. 'ruinler I.loyd George In lu Kimliind and many of tho oilier louilliiK flKUren of the poaco confer ence havo left Parla (kimpornrlly. Of tho American deloKaUon, only Secre tary of Ktata Itobert LaimluK und (iouerul Tunkor II. Illliia aro at tho Trench capital. The principal (iermnn delcKnte will loave Vcrnalllea for Germany to day. HoIUvpk Aokd TrbJ Within tho next thirty dayn tho allien will nubmlt to the (Iermnn gov ernment a lint of pernonn who aro rimmed with rcnponnlbillly for cnun' In k tho war, or who aro aliened to have vliilnted the rulon of civilized war fur i). In thin connection, Dr. Thenliuld von Ilothmiinn-llnllwcK, who held (ho office of Imperial Gor man chuncollor In lill l wbon tho war broko out, him formally 'nuked the allien to place him on trial Inntend of former Kmperor William. Tho for mer chumollnr mwunicn full and com pletn responsibility for 1ho acta of orinnny durlnc hln Incumbency. ('rinnliy Quiet Slnro lha bIkiiIuk of tho treaty little him come out of Germnny lo In dlriKo the friimu of mind of (ha Ger- in nn peopln Kenerally, nor havo tho dlnordem which seemed very ncrloun durliiK (he lant three woeka nnnumod a moro threntonltiK aspect. Tho rail road ntrlko which lant woek virtually topped truffle In llerlln nnd aeemed about lo up rend turnout tho country hnn been not tied. It In announced. Governmont troops nont lo rontoro or- dor In llnmliurR, whoro there wore norioun rlolH durlnit tho lant fortnight havo withdrawn from (hat city and left It In tho h nnd n of the provisional government otrtnbllnhod by tho rad- Icnln. In Ilrenlau, howovor, thoro In a nltuntlou that noamn tolio nerlous for lha moment at lqnnl. .Martial law hnn noun proclaimed (hero af(or (ho on(ry of Kovernment troopn who have tnkun control of tho railway station from tho ntrlkern. APPROPRIATIONS ARE WASHINGTON, Juno 30. HediiC' tlonn of appropriations nKRrcKatinK S200, 000,000 wcro mn do today In tho sundry civil hill by nonntofind house confuroon. Tho principal cut was In tho HhipplnR Aiourd's construction fund, which wan flxqd at SSiitl.OOO,- 000, an compnrod with J I91.000.000 proponed by tho Ronnie nnd S37b 000,000 by tho liouno. WASHINGTON. Juno 30. With out a record volo tho houso late to day Instructed -Kb conferees on the army appropriation 'hill to Inslst thnt tho fund for aviation lio llmltoU to 1 15,000,000. This nmount, original ly provided by tho houno was Incrons od to Sri5,000,000 In the sonnto and tho eonforoos had compromised at $ 10,000,000. FRANCE MAKES PEACE PA ItlS, Juno 30. In presenting tlm text of-tho pence Ireatv to the chamber of deputies today Premier Cleineiiceim mndo n hriof speech In which ho roeallod tho French national nssomblv which mot at Hordenux in 1871. nnd added. "Wo muko poneo ns wo made war, X'itliout weakness. Internal pence Is irnouctisitv for cxtcrmil peace," IL T. 'AU Li i II START FLIGHT OVER PACIFIC AUGUST 15TH 4 MILKS CITY. Muni.. June 30. Several Uritish uirnliiiH' will Klnrt across the Pacific on Auir- list lo. Trunk Sun IIicl'o. ( ul., hound for Aiistrulia. uccordim; to n Htntenient made here vestcr dnv bv t-'aptain William McDon uld of Melhourne, formerlv in the Canadian flvimr service, who in hero on his wnv to southern California via Seattle. Ho stat ed (hat while full details of tho trip hud not heen decided upon, the ditto for the start has been net nnd that the trip would he made with stops at Honolulu. Gull n I'erchu. a small Uritish isluud near Guam, and Nniri'. siiki. lie said he will pilot orfe of the planes himself. ITALIAN QUAKE HUNDREDS KILLED KOMR, Juno 30 Ono hundred and twenty persons aro osttmnlod to have boon killed In and near Vlochlo, tho cantor of tho ourth movement Suiulny In tho Florence district, nccordiiiR to tho Tempo. Tho town of Vlcchlo, wns reduced to a heap of ruins nnd a number of villages woro dostroyed. UO.MB, Juno 30. (Havas) Last evening's oarth. shock which was mainly folt In tho roRlon of Florence wns perooptlblo as far away as Ven ice It 1b roportod that thoro woro somo victims at Boiro San Loronzo, fiftoon miles northeast of Florence and at Dlcomnno, near tho latter town. The roslon of -llogollo (20 miles southeast of Florence) has looon Isolated. A number of housos In various place aro roportod do stroyod. , Dispatches from Floronco Sunday night roportod n violent earth Bhock thoro and neighboring towns. The dnmngo In Floronco was Blight. SPOKANE MEAT CUTTERS GO OUT ON A STRIKE , SI'OICANK, Wash., Juno !)0. Two hundred employes of the Armour and Cnrstens packinir plants horo went on strike, today. ' Hcfusal of tho' Armour nnd .Cnr stens companies to crant women em ployes tho 150 conts ndvimeo over tho present wnao of $1U.'J0 weekly wns said, to hnvo precipitated, tho strike. THE. LAST DROP 1 CLAIMS VALL SI. wmwL FOR COVENANT l i WASHINGTON', June 30 Senator Horah, Iiluho, charged In tho senate today that Thomas W. Lamont, rep-1 resenting tho Morgan Interests, had ; purchasod the New York fcvening Post for tho purposo of using It in I connection with propaganda in fa-or of tho League of Nations. Senator Borah declared that before tho dobnte on the league closed he would show that 'big financial inter ests woro In conclifvo to exploit the naturnl resources of Europe and have tho United Stales underwrite the In vestment. "The mask of hypocrisy will be torn off," ho said, "and even the sacred namo of an ex-president can not bo used to protect tho men who proposo to sell out this country." Tho Idaho senator read from a publication of tho Leaguo to Enforce Peace a statement that three-fourths of tho contributions to that campaign camo from business men and said that while, the name of Kuhn, Loeb & company was not among the concerns montioned, ho had evidence that it s.hould lie there. Reading a letter which he said had been sent to agents of the league urging that telegrams and represen tatives be sent to Washington to aid in Influencing senatorial opinion, the senator snld: "Yet these people are determined that there shall be no popular vote upon this proposition while they or ganize for tho purposo of having cer tain Influential gontlomon come here to confer with sonntors and create a fnlso Impression." T POIiTLAXD. Ore.. Juno 30 Ilo mor S. Cuiimunns. democratic nu tionul chairman, nnd n party of deniocrntie'tintuinnl officials nrrivod !,.. I.,.!.,.. ., I .v., ut,,v A lunclifon was rendered in honor of the visitors bv local democrats at 1 t..,;.vl.l- .... ........ .......tinti. Ill.llll, IVMtl.IV .... .,.V... ...ta will ho held nt a theater nt which speeches will lie made. Tomorrow's proirnuu includes n trip over the l oi unihin hichwnv nnd a banmiet in the nvnt, in. f,t i.winir II' lll I I 1H lJiriV will depart for Pimot Sound. With Mr. Uuninimiis nro J. H. ivre mor. vieo ehnirman: W. 1). Jamison, director of finance: V. H. llollister. oxocutivo secretary: J. W. Cochran, puhlieitv direotor, nnd Mrs. Georno Bass, chairman of the Women's Bu reau of tho Deinocrnlin nalioiyil eom mitee. , . . irmmrir 3A REPORT SALES LIGHT NOT 10 BE STOPPED WASHINGTON. June 30. The department of justice is un- dcrstood to have decided that sale of lis:ht wines and beer shall not bo interfered with under tho wnr time prohibition law. Instructions went forwnrd to- duv to district nttornevs in wet territory that the department would abide hv the recent de cision in the test ease broueht in New York nnd would not,-' new,.....!. flpnlpr Kpllimr hnver- Hires containinir not moro than .... n.wl (li,n.l,.tirll,c nor CPIlt alcohol. Attorney General Palmer will issue a statement todav on the department's attitude on the enforcement of the law which comes effective nt midnight. R.E. DIRECTOR OF SALES 1 2TH RESERVE DIST. POIU'I.AXD. Ore., Juno 30 Rob ert K. Smith, whose appointment ns director of sales of United States treasury certificates for the Twelfth Federal reserve district, was an nounced from San Francisco last Sat urday, returned to his home here to day. As state executive manneer of tho Third. Fourth and Victory loans Mir. Smith won tho distinction of su pervising subscriptions in Oresron, with records of promptness and over subscription that placed tho stato in the forefront. Prior to tnkins: no the Liberty loan mnnasemcnt, Sir. Smith was encaacd in bunkinsr at lfoseburc. where he was publisher of tho Tax Liberator. Recently he was summoned to Washington, in company with John V. Calkins, coventor of tho Twelfth Fedcreal Reserve district for a eon fcrence with treasury, officials re unrdiinr the l'orthconiinsr issuo of treasury certificates. Tho .ppoint- nictit was made at San Francisco bv Mr. Calkins, following the return from the capital. ACCEPT NO MORE RECRUITS FOR ARMY AFTER THIS WEEK PORTLAND. Ore.. Juno 30. Ma jor General C. 11. Martin, in chnreo of the Portland nrmv recruitinir nt- fice announced today that ho had been notified bv tho wnr department to accept no more roeruits for tho American expeditionary forces in Franco nnd Germany after the end of this week, . , . REAL OBJECTS OF GREAT President Wilson Receives and Trans mits Felicitations With Crowned Heads of Enaland. Japan and Spain Emperor Yohikuto Sees New Era of World's History. ON- BOARD U. S. S. GEORGE WASHINGTON, June !3. Farewell messages were received by President Wilson from King George oC Eng land, King Alfonso of Spain and the emperor of Japan. The one from King George makes allusions to "the American and Uritish peoplo, 'broth erg in arms, who will continue ever in peace." The reply of the president to the message of King George was as fol lows: "It gives me deep pleasure to ex press to you my conviction of the truth of your generous message con cerning the great ends which have been attained by the present peace and the new ties which havs been created tietween your own great peo ple and ours. We are on the eve of realizing, mor than we could realize them at the time, the real objects of tho great war. "The free peoples of tho -world nnlted to defeat tho enemies of lib erty and justice have thru their rep resentatives wrought out a plan by which they may remain united in free partnership of, Intimate council to promote the cause of justice and of freedom thru the beneficlent pro cesses of peace and the accords of a liberal policy. It is within the choice of thoughtful men of every nation to enrich the peace by their counsel. am happy to echo your greetings at this momentous time of renewed vis ion and confident hope." . Japan's Message -v-fa'mpror Yoshlhitcf of Japan, In congratulating the president said: ' "It gives me heartful pleasure to congratulate you . and the great friendly people whose first magis trate you are, on the definite termin ation oC the war in which you and they did so much to achieve final victory, accept my warmest felicita tions on this magnificent triumph which I firmly Relieve Is the forerun ner of a great new era of the world's history, eclipsing all that have gone before in the general diffusion of happiness and security." . Tho president replied: "Your majestry's message of, felic itations is received with the greatest gratification. It has 'been a privilege to co-operate with the very able rep resentatives of Japan in developing the terms of peace which inevitably Involved the interests of the whole world.. I believe with your majesty that the results achieved forecast a new era in the world's history be cause they give promise of a peace in which justice will not be Imperilled by selfish initiative on the part of any single nation. May I express my best wishes for the security and happiness of your people?" King's Alfonso's Message King Alfonso of Spain, sent this message: On the occasion ot the signing of the peace in whloh you have in con junction with your country taken such a preponderating part, I am pleased to send you my most sincere congratulations and I ask you to ac cept my very best wishes and those of Spain for the happiness and pros perity of the United States of Amer ica in tho new era now beginning. I wish you, Mrs. Wilson and Miss Wil son a good journey." . In reply, the president said: "I greatly appreciate your mes sage: I rejoice with you over the signing of the peace and look for ward with equal confidence to a new day in which it will be possible to give peace a new significance for the nations thru common council of am ity and co-operation, and I am sure that I am expressing the feelings of the people of the United States in wishing tor the fruits of tho better day." LONDON. June 30. Premier Lloyd Ooorge received a rousing ova tion when ha appeared in tho houso of commons today. The premier had been cheored by crowds on his way from Downing street to the house, but the reception from his fellow members In the house eclipsed the cheers he had received elsewhere since his return from Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Boothby of Yroka, are guests nt tho Nash, WAR REALIZED 1 1 nun nrnnnr niuril LLUIU btUKbt blVtN (Contmuedon Page Slx) A R0US1JEIC0I CLAIM AMERICANS . OPERATORS IN OREGON WALK OUT Union Phone Workers In Portland Quit Work This Mornina Elec trical Workers Stay On Job Com plete Tie-uo In State Predicted Plan to Vote On WalkOut Abandon edNext Move Must Come From Companies Declare Strike Leaders. PORTLAND, June 30. Sotting aside tho plan announced last night to await the action of a meeting to be held tonight before striking, union operators employed hero by the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph com pany walked out early today. By 9 a. m., It was said 400 had responded to the strike order, and as fast as other shifts became due to go to work it was said they would join in the walkout. Electricians employed liy the company did not strike. . SPRINGFIELD, 111., June 30. Or ders calling out electrical "workers in Oregon and Washington in sympathy with striking operators and linemen in California and Navada have been sent out from the office of the Pacific coast district in San Francisco, ac cording to announcement made here today by Secretary Charles P. Ford of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Mr. Ford said the order was sent out yesterday. . SAN FRANCISCO, Juno. . 30. Strike leaders' emphasized today the stand taken yesterday that there will be no effort by the workers to re sume negotiations with the Pacific Tnienhnnn and Teleeranb. ., comnany whose operators and electricians are on strike to enforce demands for in creased pay and improved . working conditions. : ' Initiative for further negotiations must come, the strikers said, from the telephone company. - Full response from -the operators and electricians unions in the Paciflo northwest to an order from 1. ,C. Crasser, international vice president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to strike in sym nathv with tho demands of California and Navada unionists was predicted by those who are directing the strike activities here. ; Operators Demand ( When an apparent deadlock in the negotiations between the company and the workers in San Francisco was .reached the demands and coun ter proposeds were as follows: - . An adjustment board. A wage scale of $2 a day for lear ners to be advanced to $4 at the end of threo years service. Retroactive pay to January 1. Double pay for overtime. , : Electrical Workers Re-arrangement of classifications. A basic wage scale of $6.10 a day. Company Offers ' - The company offered to telephone operators: An adjustment board as uemanu- ed. . " A basic wage scale for beginners ot $2 a day, increased to $3.11 at the end ot five years service. . To electrical workers: A basic scale of $6 a day. The company offered an agreoment with the telephone operators to ex pire July 1, 1920, and an agreement with the electrical workers to expiro January 1, 1921. EVERETT. Wash.,- June 30. There Is no telephone strike hero und none is in prospect. Yakima Service as Usual YAKIMA, Wash ., June 3.0. Forty telephone operators and ten electric ians are out on strike but service is being maintained at about its usual efficiency by the use ot former em ployes. Pickets, changed hourly, are on duty about the telephone office building and photographs are being taken of all girls who go In to work. LONDON. Juno 30. Tho - Kritpp works nt Munich have been sold to Amcricnns aecordinir to dispatches from Mjinieh miotinir newspapers there. It is added several industrial concerns in the Bavarian capital also linvA rwicicnrl ititn Amcricnn hnnds.