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I 5250 CIRCULATION : J (23,000 READERS DAILY) Only Circulation ia Sbm Guar- 1 aulecd by the Audit Uurwa of Circulations. FULL LEASED WIRE I DISPATCHIS i PIKCIAL WILLAMF.TTB i VU.LF.Y NEWe) 6KBVICB ft I Weaker Report J Oregon: TniM fair ; Tt.,v 1. J mjI wmpnwV -St 'S ASfsyt aorthwcrterly wind fl fl Off? 1 A ill II II i I I 1 1 rt till 1 U i! 11 51 11 mm v n r . f-fi'i JrJ r,ir if w ' f FORTY- SECOND YEAR Gil ENGLAND E Dirigible R-34, Descends Mineola 108 Hours After Starting; Flies 3,200 Miles In All By V. R. Hargraves (United Press Staff Correspondent) Mineola, L. I., July 7. The British dirigible R-34, which completed a trans-Atlantic flight yesterday, will start on her return trip at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, if conditions are favorable. Tin- work of overhauling umi refuel ing the airship was rushed during tlie mulit mid ah still in picgrvi. tl.il morning. The belief prevailed that If tlii, Mm k acre voiuplcted lute this aft n mm I lie i it . r ri flight might In .tart fl i:t iinri', providing vmiiI In r n.iiili ti inj were fuvorublt. One of the offi cers on duty during the night admitted tin- possibility (if starting la to today In i.: rnii uf v. :i i 1 1 1. y until an hour before lii.iui tuiiiiirrtiw, liut luild thut fr.nl de- i t willi .Major (1. II. Kvott, tfuiiiiicnd vr. Mure than aim li 1 1' ii aisitded in -ibllng tin' K 31 In effect a binding ye.ctvi-duy Nii'l tiny remained on duty uli i.ight, In ii'lava nl' 'I'M. This system will con tiiiui'. 3200 Miles Covered. Tin- li.il completed jta hiding at ll'iiwi'Vi'lt I'ii'ld ut W:3f) yestrrdny li.orii init. following ft flight officially net tt ul.iw milts, in IDS hour and 12 min utes. Major Scott citiiiiutcd, jinn'ttver, .tli.it licrniiw f tin" ilrv imii ci iirse ful lnwi'd ulic lovcrcd fully 3ii,0 ntUi-M, iimkinj; h,.r uvoraxtt nped Ji knot,, mi hour, TlieNiiu niiilii airlvi'd hc;t' iindvr l"T own ,i,i'r, liirijoly tliriuKli n Im ky fl'il't in Hit' direction of tlu wind. Klio iiiouiil,.,,.,! stiff u.a,i i,,, nn(j f iii'ilniiil storm over the Hay t.f I'undy hid' Hiitimlay and was rui'itiinc hnrt f find. Major K'.itt dwlilcd to run for i.nsioii on, mi,,., it nitptl ' to m ild aid. Kiirly ymtcrdiiy, however, tin. wind -ol.lonly Hhifted liile the rrr.ft nt '""II, of CM,e Cod and Major N.ott de-"l-d to nili.n,,t to umko Mnnliuk, L. ! He sent a wii-flei iimnsiinc lo tlyit 'H'e't iiml iiieeliaMle, Wl.l0 ms,,,, tn M-'iilmik from lovclt Vudd. The " :: fii'lied Montnuk ut 7 a. i.i., but "' iml still held Kood uud tliero wr.H Unknown Men In Gray Car w wigntwatcnman With out Warning. W-Mianvlll,,, Or., July 7.-J,ff Hark, ";'"". of this city, was nhot .th.oKl, the city by aut0. Tli(iy w , '""r,"n8 by unidentified men tmvclliio ''"-'Kh the c.iy bv uto. They were in .'k-at-eolcod automobile and l,a,l .top. P"' under the trees ,e tho vitv haM. s,o(1 0rt tll0 wa,k lhr(,e re In the automobile. A in a nearby reside!-.'. hwrU Km d,,h,,"",n M "d told the,,, and ther Ci ;,yI.t?ld fcim hoi' p ,1 1 U-'1 the mm, on the f he u rk rKa ,a ,h direction f'! t"Jll,'""'uJ 12 "thereof, were "any i,n. S B c ""i nd hal ntl0,1,,din wall of the city red ti n, "V x. , rou"d ,0 bady 8,'t h be ' 1 "," h0 did th" "lootinR 'd'"i3s,,wi ort 811,1 dw fliSrioP of n TA MX oisi ton t ",e ,,r,JW leading to Day- drunk . J U,np,10n ' thnt t'1 liquor. , P(,rlmp" "re tran,portinR I m To,?!? fri"R '.!. Tho city e lciil"'g to conviction. ll! I r nni inr lilLLL rULIlL OFFICER IS ATTACKED NO. 1G0.EIGHT PAGES. AIRSHIP TO START DAI TO ARLY TOMORROW, BELIEF of (uitiifCli petrol to aurc a aafo lu Kiting at MiihhiIi, o Keott kept on. Couuuauder Dcucenda Tixi.' Tim It .14 arrived over Roosevelt Field at S:4 . Wie circled uboi.t at a i ultitude of 2(10(1 feet until i.ftt r 9 o'clock, her officers Mudyinj; the jen. erul rontuur of the rouiid. Wire! coiiunuuicatiou rMt:Lblinhe,l tin. fact that Mujor Hugh Fuller, who linn been in ckMi'f uf aritttiKeiueiitd for landing, bud (,'one ta ItuKton when the first !S. O. K enlU were wit out by the II .U Major John K. M. IVitehurd, cxeeu tiv,. iifti.er of the H 84 dewrnded in a p!ir:iehii!e to take chnrj-e of tho laud iiii in the i;l .seiice of .Mujor l'ui'er. W hen everythini; wan read, the K 34 wn.i br.iulit into ponitiun, a Rival (jiiau tity of ia in! Hhot out from Hit rear of her riii bnK, her Hern tilled upwnrd and che slowly ank to the giouad. A dru( toH wan thrown overboard lille he u uW'it 2d0 feet up. This wan leeured to one of the eoucretr a-iehor-age piii. Other ropes followed end in a few minute alio was tafely anchored. May Fly to Washington. The officers and men aboard the K 34 thirty in all, were tired, dirty and him- jty. After nxehatiKiuK Krev!iiii,',, pin ing for pictures and tulkiu to the iiewspajiermeu, they ate, bathed, t'l.ivcd and rested. Lieutenant Cou.inunder mhiiry Laiifnlonne of Clrnnd it'ij.ids, Win., the Aiiieriuuu observer aboard, miid be hud obtained valuable informa tion regiirding ueriul navij-utioii eondt tio over tm Atlantic, nliuh would be innde available to the niivy depurt iiient. iMaj.ir Scolt, his fellow officer niid A 1 1 1 1 i i i a 1 1 nuvnl ieprei'iit:iliv'ti, nl a conference today were to determine whether the proponed flight to V'nsn 1 n ii t on s ! i ) u : il ,c made. In mse this trip were Hindu the dirigible wool 1 fly over New York City, lliiludciphia pnd lialtiimire. LEADING STORES ALL nuain Big Annual Merchandsing Event To Be Held Here Next Saturday. Next Saturday, July 12, in now tho date deei led upon for tho third nnnual llurxain day in Snlctu. W ith 2" or more of the leading stores in the eity offering special for the one day, it will be almost impossible for one to doiUe bargains. Tn fact, in every leadiii( store In the eity, there is to e presented specials at a time when the market price on all lines of merchandise Is advancing. And not only advancing and costing "more, but hard to find in the whole miln markets. The traveling man Is sort of nn in dependent man now a-days. He feels he is almost d'dng a store a favor by ac cepting an order from the business man who is doing his bet to keep his stocks up. Uoodi are scarce. And yet the wide awake business men of the city have established Bar gain ltay as an annual event and next Hiitiirrtwv there, will be some nretty Ibncn rivalry among merchants in of- ).Mtn .i.anriLlna itint nra (rpllllllIC tUOn- ey avers. ifttiirdfly is to 4e a day of cciierative .bargain giving. With eotlon selling at .14 cents o pound, wool at 5S, shoes going higher, hardware and groceries looking upward for higher price, and the High Cost of Living sitting firm in the saddle, there is to 'be given those wlio come ,a cu lem next Saturday a elianee lo evem I up a little. Tho opportunity to go into 27 or 30 stores and find bargains on the same day is for next Saturday on- The following regressive merchants SALEM, MUNI ID DONER TREATY ON THURSDAY Senate Alone To Receive Mes- sa?e: Hot Summer Ses- a w ska Looms. WasldDgtom. Jul y 7. (Jiuted Preaa.) President WlUon will pre. ent the league or niUona core cant and tie peace treaty to an open aeasioa of the ienat alone at 12:15 p. in. Thursday, It was an nounced today at the White House. . - There had been some talk of him addressing a joint session of tie house and senate, but this will not be done. The senate and not the house has the power to ritily the treaty. By L. C. Martin (Fnlted I'res Staff Correspondent.) Washington, July 7. After a Fourth of July lull, Washington begau to liven up today with return of many congress men for resumption of work tomorrow, and the waking of final preparations for President Wilson ' arrival tomor row night. Congress is about to plunge into what is expected to be one of the luoM stren uous summer sessions ever knOun. In the house wets and drys Will clash in a sharp but probably short rtruggle over prohibition enforcement legisla tion. In the eenato the first half of tho week wilt see skirmishing preiimi nark to the battle" which begins Thurs day with presentation of tho pcaco trea ty and league of nntions covenant by President Wilson. Xeague Issue Llvest Tho greateHt activity was dixuluyed today by league advocates and oppo nents alike. .Senator Holiim-on and Senator Fletcher, democrats, declared attacks on the league misguided. Rob inson said American sovereignty is not threatened in any way. Fletcher de clared the covenant should be udopted unamended. Article) ten in particular (Continued on page throe) n M 111 IfMi OPEN NOOKEV STRIKE Todd Shipyards Run With Half Crew And Close Gates On OOiers. Tacoma, Wash., July 7. Tho f.rst big demonstration! in the Mooney strike in Tacoma came at 7 o'clock wis -Horning when 3000 shipyard woilcers cm ployed in tho Todd steel shipyards re fused to go) to work on the fust A'ork day since tho strike was called. The workers, all carrying .their l'inch pails, go as far as Klevenlh tnd .A street, where the municipal cars leave for the yards and then stopped after the Tacoma Mooney Defense committee had started a demonstration. Workers who braved the cioJ and went to work were hooted. The Todd yards at 9 o'clock reported thnt r0 per cent of the workers wore on tne jou onu inni m guu- ci-n closed to the remainder. There, was much grumbling among many of the workers. The report went broadcast that as the result of the strike action the Todd Construction & Drvdock company would close down the big plant for 00 days and alter insi re open on mi "open shop" basm. 500,000 Claimed Out Ban Frit'itco, July 7. Half a mil lion worki-.rs are on striiie throughout the nation today in protest 'for a retrial for Thomas Alooney, according to the iuternaLioual Workers Defense fceagiw. (Continued on page three) Band Concert Program For Tuesday Evejung Annouced The following is the program for the Cherrian "lion. I concert for Tuesday eve ning, July 8, at Willson park, begin ning at 8 o'clock: March, Merry American Wheeler Selection, Lady Luxury .... Schroeder Waft., Jo")' Fellows ' Vollstodt A Maiden's Osprlcc RoHinson, Overture, io!dea(' Dragon King Intermezzo, .Russe Frauke Lussiis Trombone Fillmore Overture, OJden Sceptre ..Lsurendeau The Liberty Bell March Sousa Star Spangled ilanner OREGON, MONDAY, JULY IDBIBIM M mm to save DEPOSED KAISER JLja!lERER ASKS TO iuivi uiu UMUIIII Defense Witness. NO FORMAL DEMAND AS YET MADE ON HOLLAND Wilhelm SaM To Be Usfistcrb. ed Over Prospect Of For mal Trial. London, July 7 JVId Marshal Von Hindenburg may be brought to London to testify in defene of the former kais er, the Daily Sketch reported today. It also was said that a aumocr or U-boat captains and the slayers of Kdith Cavell and Captaia Fryatt were expected' to arrivo at the Tower of Loudon In a few days. The former kaiser nrofewsedlr was undisturbed Sunday over the decision to bring him to trial. According to the I'uiiv aiau s correspondent at Ameron- gen he spent the dnr with, tho kaiser in reading periodicals in the castle grounds wuneim uawt wood On Saturday he sawed his six thou sandth tree, striving to roalisc his sm- iiitioti of 10,000 before fa'.I. Guards at the ensile grounds were busy today keeping off visitors. King (leorge has not yet received the alleged offer of Surrender from Wil helm 's sons to be tried in their fath er's stead. The Rotterdam correspondent of the Daily News declared today that the Dutch hope for American aurmnrt If 'they refuse! extraction of the ex-kaise on the ground of traditional asylum for exiles. The Dutch prince consort, visiting at Ijerno, was interviewed by tho Daily News correspondent. H wa (ruo,ted ai saying: German Bequest Waited "Wo have given our hospitality and cannot meddle in these things. Ger many hns signed an undejtalung to de liver the former emperor. If Germany inal.es demands on us wo will bo oblig ed to yield." It was expected today that the gov ernment would be bombarded with questions in the house of commons this afternoon with regard to the trial of the ex-emperor. 'Reports from French and American sources, indientin? that Premier Lloyd-Oeorjo'a annaunc.-ment was a complete surpriw, have stirred up both parliament and puAlie. I In the meantime, a warm controver sy was developing over the expediency ! or ttie trial. ir llenrr Dalaiel announc ed todav he would ask whither com munications had passed vet bc'.wcen Holland and the nllies with regard to. extradition. If thev hod he said, he wanted to know the results. Dutch Remain Silent The Hague, July ".The Dutch gov ernment flatty rofiuM-a to iiwue a state ment on its position in tha event the allies demand extradition of tho .form er kaiser. The press and public do not beliem such n demand is to ibe expect- (Continued ou page three) END OF H SIM BELIEVEDTO BE NEAR Terms Of Settlement Are Ex pected From Washington Tuesday. Portland, Or., July 7; The report was circulated at telephone stnl'.e head quarters here today that a ettlomeat of both the operators and electrical workers strikes is practical!) awtured. The report was based oa news which is suiil to have been received from Baa Francisco, coast headquarters for the Pacific Telephone Telegraph com pany. 8aa Francisco, July 7. Confident that a rettlement will be reached tomorrow- in tho coast-wide telephone workers' strike, the central otriki com mittee is today expecting momentarily from Washington terms of tin settle ment as aproved by the postoff.ee de partment. These will be submitted to the strikers at mass meetings tomorrow for acceptance or rejection. j The compromise follows a considers-; tion of the offers here on the const by a committee representing the Union's international officers, tho postofi'ico de-i pnrtment nnd telephone company brads. This conference was held in W'pshing- (Continued on page two) 7, 1919. (1-34 BRINGS FIRST AIR R HS STORIES MOSS Ml I An ItlATflltA V A K 1 1 ott VIGIIH5 BUUY Ifcrry New AfcHs He Killed (Si Because She Refus ed Hxa. ' Los Angeles, CaL, July 7. IUrry 8. Xew, confidently expecting United Ststes Harry 8. New of Indianapolis, whom he claims is his father, to come to his assistance, pleaded with the po lice today to be allowed to sec tho dead body of Misa Frieda Lesser, tue pretty girl whom he admits killing in dark Topango canyon Friday night twenty four hours before tbey were to be mar ried. He will be permitted to view the re mains of his dead sweetheart as oon as the inquest, which is scheduled for tomorrow, is over, the police said. Increasing nervousness eharwiterizcfl N'ew's attitude in the last 24 hours and fears are entertained by the poli :e that he might attempt suicide. For that reas'ra a gnard is being held in his cell night and day. Reports that he had it tempted to beat out his brain Against the bars of the fell yesterday were de nied by the police, who were vith him throughout the day. One change, which may have ttnklng influence oa the outcome of tho . wns made by New yesterday in his story. Detectives after a half hour's closo questioning of New, am.ounccd thnt Xew said he shot Miss Lesser, not because she was about to become a mo ther and proposed to undergo nu lllenl operation, but because she had refused to marry him. 0 His signed statement, made Saturday morning, however, still gives the motive of the murder the alleged desire to pre vent the strain of such an operation in the name of the girl whom he intended to marry. If Nw persists in the elimination of the firnt motive for the crime, the ques tion of the girl's condition, police sny, will be determined more to satisfy tela- (Continued on pago two) mars mcil Absentees And Vacancies Make Session Impossible Tonight. Although tho city's nffuro uro at tended to by one mayor und 1 lommil men, they are a pretty senrec article in town just now. Ko much so that the regular meeting for this evening has bees postponed. Fred J. Hmith of the first ward has bis resignation in his pocket, us he is no longer a resident of tho w.;rd. Dr. F. L. Utter of the second wvd ia at tending a dentists' convention, in Port land. The third word has no repre sentative as Otto J. Wilson is now mayor and J. S. Austin is in Califor nia. The fifth ward is short One alderman since the resignation of C. M. Roberts. The sixth ward has but one alderman iu town as J. 8. McCTleland is absent. The seventh ward has but one nlJerman since the resignation of Ralph Thomp son. Walter F. Buckncr will probably bo elected a'dermnn for the first ward, succeeding Fred J. Smith as roon as eight aldermen and one mayor can as semble. Gerald Volk, a retired nows pnper mirti, formerly owner of the Dnllna Observer will be presenttd as al- dermaa en the recommendation of Ed ward Schuske. For the seventh word, two names will come before the council, Oeorge F. Hal vomeu, recently elected school director, and Elmer Daue. As soon as the eight aldermen and mnyor can get together. this week, alt vacancies for aldermen will be filled. Just at present tho tity is getting along with the following al dermen ia town: Hcott, Johnson, a!;ncr al, Moore 8chunke, Wiest and Vinder vort. LIBERTY BOND QUOTATIONS New Yark, July 7. Liberty tisnd Quotations: 8V a ).; second s wj.bs; nrm. 4,4 95-OS; second 4ft 's 94.24; tmro 44'e r,.06; fourth 414 's M,!4; victory 3-4 ' 109.10; 4 3-4 't 99.9. PKICE TWO Dirigible Brings Copy of In terview With Howard Cof fin Declaring Feasibility of Air Mail Route. . London, June 30. (By Airship across the Atlantic). The "copy and pictures in this envelope are the first reg ular news matter ever sent across the Atlantic by air mail. Through the courtesy of the United States navy and the British air ministry, they were placed aboard the a few hours before it cut loose from Scotland. Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lans downe, U. S. N., the only American aboard the British air dreadnaught, per sonally took charge of the package. A United Press representative carried it from the London bureau of the L"a;ted Press and handed it to Commander Insdowne at the British cir station. The incident forecasts a new epoch In practical journalism. It represents the first application of a new method of news dissemmination, which in tt few year wil be one of the accepted prac tices of newspaperdom en both side of the Atlantic. The importance of this in future jour nalistic possibilities is patent. It proves the feasibility of promptly supplying a reader on the other side of the ocean not ouly with bare facts, but with pho tographs assisting him to visualize whnt he is reading. Pressed tightly in the envelope against the sheets of an interview-with Howard E. Coffin, is a pic ture of Coffin, with tho American tviu tion of picture and story is an old do tion commission in London. Coordina vicc in local fields of journalii-n. This is the first time it has been applied to the foreign field while retaining speed in transmission. By Edwin Hulllnger (United Press Staff Correspondent ) London, June 30. (By airship across tho Atlantic.) "An, aerial nmil from England to America., which, I believn, within tw0 or three years, will grow in to a frequent and ueponouoie irans ocoan traffic begun with the voyage of the R34 to Long Island," Howard E. Coffin, council of national defence mem ber of the asintion commission, declared to the United Press here todnv. Iu r.n -interview which has the dis tinct ion of being the first regular news story ever carried across tiio Atlantic by aireruiser, Coffin forecast that peace Radical Movement, Result Steadily Increased Prices Spreading Fast Over Italy By CamUlo Clanfarra Rome, July 7. Aa radical movement was spreading in Italy today. Accord ing to the latest advices, organizations of socialists, syndicalists, anurcnisrs nnd labor and political agitators here wore leadincr the movement and were inviting other towns to join. The Italian government, in au offi cial communique, has warned tho poo- nln neaiiist the work of ciements "which are endeavoring to transform the economic agitation into a political movement." Such action would deprive Italy of the fruits of victory, stated the com munique declaring political agitation would be severely repressed. Cabinet Considers Action, At the same time, it was announced that the government had grautcd fuil power to the provincial and municipal authorities to enforce maximum prices. The cabinet met yesterday for fur ther consideration of the situstion. Following the cabinet meeting, the government announced a determined and vigorous policy destined to influ ence immediately the cost of living. Profitteers and hoarders, it was assert cd, would be punished severely. The government will supervise direct ly the rogulntion of prices and distri bution of necessities. It also w-is de cided to intensify importations lrom abroad. A national association com posed of experts will be formed to car ry on dtsirbution under governnieut su- ucrvmiun. Soecinl civilian organizations In many towns had begun today to usurp the power of the municipalities nd were CENTS ctantw ms cs-vra will speedily bring tremendous achieve ments in this new art of transports tins, so oniquely a product of the war. - "The United States in a like period will be crossed and cms crossed by tS transcontinental air limited," be pre dicted. "In five years, perhaps less ahonld see a great intercontinental r.ir thor oughfare between North and South. America. World To Be Linked. "All the continncnts will be connect ed by crowded air routes during the next decade. What this involves in in ternational comradeship and prevention of wars is obvious. For the ajstnry of civilization's advance is largely a-history of the progress of transportation. "The air era is already at hand. "This is the practical sigDificbnca of the third crossing of the Atlantis within a month.". Coffin, a national authority oa navi gution, was one of the first big auto mobile manufacturers to offer his teiv ices to the government in 1917. The American aviation' commission arriyei in England recently on its research toar through the allied countries of Europe. "Several year perhaps two or tnrre should suffice to place cross Atlantic flying on a commercial ba;," said Coffin. -"I believe ft lnrge volnroe of pas senger traffic will be released into tM At'antic. air channels the moment air travel is demonstrated to be bafo. Tickets $700 to $1000. "Convinced they are not risking tnerr lives snv more than in ordinary sur face passage, a large number of ousi ncs men on both sides will erwvd nto the new world speeders. I would tlilnk . the first fares would be about 70O to (Continued en page three) fixing prices and issuing orders rent ing to commercial life. Stores Are Pillaged. Arrests of rioters were made at FW enee, according to the correspondent of (Continued on Pnge Mm.) JlW VEauTY Tinky Kerr has landed a job a a meter reader since th state wert dry. Fv-en $1 excursions hsve gene p t' 2.83. ABE MARTIN lV 07vlft7'A t '. 3 t m (Continued on page three)