HUNTINGTON WILSON
LAYS DOWN OFFICE
I
Assistant Secretary Cannot
Act as Spokesman in New
Chinese Loan Policy.
ACTION TAKEN SUDDENLY
JieU-utioii or Office to Oblige Presi
drnt and Secretary Bryan End
ed When Iut) Conrilcls
With Personal Views.
WASHINGTON. March 20. Hunting-
ton Wilson, assistant and acting Secre
tary of State, a Taft appointee who
retained office at the request of Presi
dent Wilson, until the President could
(rive further time to the selection of a
successor, and also to oblige Secretary
Bryan, who desired to attend the eele
bration of his birthday at Lincoln. Neb.
resinned suddenly yesterday wnen con
fronted with the duty of promulgating
the Administration a policy with refer
ence to the Chinese loan, as announced
by the President. The actinic secretary
was a firm believer In the Taft policy
and he explained In hl letter of res
inatlon that he could not conscien
tiously art as spokesman for a policy
with which he was wholly out of har
mony.
The resignation was dated yester
Presldent Wilson accepted It In a let
ter dated today, to take effect lmme
ciiately. The President immediately
designated Second Assistant Secretary
Adee to act as Secretary or state aur
1ns; Secretary Bryan's absence.
A probable result of the resignation
will be the immediate appointment un
der a recess commission of John Baa-
sett Moore, as counsellor of the De
partment of State, with authority to
act as secretary.
New Policy Opposed.
Acting Secretary Wilson gave tis
reasons at length in a letter in which
he said:
"It today becomes the duty of the
Acting Secretary of State, in dispatch
ing Instructions to the representatives
of this Government abroad and as the
channel of communication with the
representatives of foreign governments
at Washington, to be spokesman of the
President in regard to a new Far East
ern policy which is apparently dedue
ible from your statement Issued to the
press last night. Inasmuch as I ftnd
myseir entirely out of harmony with
this radical change of policy as I un
derstand it, I trust that you will sym
pathize with the view that it was not
appropriate that I should longer retain
the responsibilities of the office which
I have now relinquished.
"I had no reason to suppose that the
officials on duty in the Department of
State would learn first from the news
papers of a declaration of policy which
I think shows on its face the inade
quacy of the consideration given to
the facts and theories Involved and the
failure clearly to apprehend the mo
tives leading to and the purposes of
the policy superseded. I had no reason
to suppose that the fate of negotiations
which had so long had the studious
attention of the Foreign Offices of six
great powera would be abruptly deter
mined with such quite unnecessary
haste and In so unusual a manner.
These methods against which I respect
fully protest, are the very extraordi
nary circumstances which I feel vitiate
my understanding with Mr. Bryan and
completely relieve me of any further
obligation In the premises.
Taft's Motives) Dcfeaded. ,
"The repeated utterances of the last
Administration must have made it per
fectly clear that the motive and pur
pose of the policy now abandoned were
first and primarily the protection of
China's integrity and sovereignty, the
uplift of the Chinese people, morally,
materially and governmentally. the de
velopment of China's resources and the
maintenance of our traditional policy
5f the "open door or equality of oppor
tunity for American enterprises.
"Precisely because of the ultimate pos.
tibility of a measure of foreign con
trol of China's finances which may be
Inferred from a study of other coun
tries winch have found themselves in
a similar situation, it was deemed Im
perative that there should be American
participation in the rehabilitation of
China's finances, in order to make sure
of the presence of the potent, friendly
and disinterested influence of the
Vnited States. The only practicable
method of such participation was by
the use of reliable American bankers.
Ftaaaetal Forres Valuable.
"In the consideration of the Far East
ern policy. I have felt that so much
should be promised and that the prob
lem of the Government's using Ameri
can bankers, while still scrupulously
avoiding any material monopolistic fea
ture, might now, as before, be found
one of the most difficult preoccupa
tions. I have always thought that, in
the work of advancing the National in
terests and promoting the welfare of
other nations, the financial force of
the United States could be marshaled
in some manner to present a safely
united front abroad, where it would be
like the apex of a triangle, but would
l ave at home at its base broad equality
of opportunity, both for citizens desir
ing to invest and for bankers desiring
to engage In these difficult and rela
tively risky ventures. It seems, how
ever, that the conclusions reached are
expressed upon other grounds.'
President Wilson replied:
"My dear sir Allow me to acknowl
edge the receipt of your letter of yes
terday and to say that I accept your
resignation, as you suggest, as of the
present date.
BRVAX SCPPORTS PRESIDENT
Secretary Sajs Assistant's View Is
That Held by Taft.
1KS MOINES. la.. March 0. Secre
tary of State Bryan tonight declared
that he was entirely in sympathy with
President Wilson in the latter's atti
tude on the proposed Chinese loan. He
declared also that be was unable to
agree with what ex-Assistant Secre
tary Huntington Wilson had to say
concerning the "six powers agreement."
The Secretary of State was engaged
in reading the published reports of
Huntington WiUon'a resignation and
the reasons' therefor, when asked if ha
had any comment to make.
"I cannot, of course, agree with the
tJrmer Assistant Secretary," said Mr.
Bryan. in m-hat he says concerning
he aix-power agreement. The repre
sentatives of a group of bankers were
heard and the matter was considered
toy the President The principles in
volved were such that it did not re
quire any great length of time for the
President to understand and act upon
:liem.
"The Assistant Secretary handed in
Ms resignation when President Wilson
look tle oath of office and expected
.u sail tor Europe last Tuesday. Hav
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, WHO RESIGNS BECAUSE
OF PRESIDENT'S ACTION ON CHINA QUESTION.
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It. r- n laVo tllA oitV for B. feW daVS. I
asked him to delay his departure until
1 returnea. iais ne uuiwcmcu i
but he seems to have felt that the
change of policy prevented his remain.
Ing. He looked at the Chinese loan
nrnnnuidn. frnm the same StandDOint
that ex-President Taft and ex-Secretary
Knox did. I have no doubt that
In the matter of the Chinese loan, Mr.
Tntt .n,! rofirino- spretar7 and Assist
ant Secretary did what they thought
best for our country ana unina, oui i
am entirely in sympathy with the at
titude of President Wilson and heart
ily indorse botb the position taken and
tne language empioyea oy aim u
may add that I am sure that the coun-
. i ' T anrtmvA nf th PhnnlTA in
policy. I am equally confident that
China will rejoice at our Nation's at-
tude.
( n..n.Ufi.ll with lh AMslatflJlt
Secretary, Mr. Wilson, has been most
pleasant. I have found mm courteous
and helpful during my connection with
the department.
mSSOICTIOX IS PREDICTED
London Thinks v7lsoii Will Not Be
"Dollar Diplomat."
r j-ivrrvcv Uar.li n vr MIa t h a ontn-
inn rrvnii'ti in the London Stock Ex
change that the other five powers will
continue negor.ia.noua wiiii icBAi" iw
the loan to China in spite of the wlth-
A n n 1 n . Vi a TTtiI t Arf RtntAM nollticel
circles tend to the view that President
Wilson's action means the dissolution
of the group.
ThA riaiiv mtvi which h&a been a
consistent opponent of the group.
takes the latter view ana eipressos
the hope that the other powers will
fniiiw Via United Htiitea and withdraw
their support. The News continues:
"President wusons action is i
more valuable because It belongs to a
nnilpw anrl he means to have
nothing to do with "dollar diplomacy.
which makes tne xoreign uina in
struments of international finance."
The Morning PoBt, also inferring
that President Wilson's action means
an end to "dollar diplomacy." says:
"Whatever tney may
f.AMMB of nnahla to MMDfi the TS
sponslbilitles which rest on their coun
try in central America, rumn-ai auu
military adventurers in small repub-
ii ii. .1. li.Brl (n mTa exhortation
and if the President does not wish to
continue the Republican policy ne win
have to And other means of enforcing
his will."
WILSON SUES A. E. TOWER
Broker Seeks to Collect $43,492.34
From Man Asking $170,000.
c . - t.o vtcco ITarch ?0 Al-
r AAOVluvv, -
bert E. Tower, president of the Ora
Rico Mines Company, is being sued for
$45 492.34 by John C. Wilson. Ban Fran
cisco stockbroker. In the Superior
Court. The suit Is the climax of lit
igation started long ago by Tower,
xt-Hn niieired in a complaint that W II-
son owed him $170,000. A few days
ago Tower attached property oeiuua
ing to Wilson on the strength of the
suit.
The suit brought by Wilson is on a
claim for stockholders' liability in the
mines company w which iwci .
president. Wilson, in his complaint,
says that In April. 110, 1,600.025 shares
of stock were Issued by the Ora Rico
company. He subscribed for and be
came tne owner i iov.vwi 1 -' '
. . TCIlenn ahIrFM that While
Tower was the owner of such stock the
corporation contracted inaeui?uiie w
. . . m mart ca Hi -.-
Wilson in tne sum ui if."!."1 w
: . v. n'n.nn fni fhn USA ana
mone im l'J . . .. .
benefit, of the corporation, under con
tract between the corporation and Wil
son. Under the proportion of the stock
held by Tower. Wilson declares that
H5.4J2.34 is due mm titom luwer.
Wilson, in explaining tne sum aj
that throughout the litigation Tower
. ..in.:irl owinir the S45.000 and has
repeatedly promised to pay. He calls
.ttentton mat iuht ihw ouu uiu.
42 500 and later niea an amenaeo.
complaint, claiming that Wilson owed
him JiTO.uoe. -vir. h usua wuw
In point of fact be owea Mr. Tower
nothing.
"In the proper way ana at ine proper
time I shall make good what I say.
Mr. Wilson said. I will snow up mi.
Tower as he haa Deen snown up in
New Tork and elsewhere."
CURRENCY BILL TO COME
Continued From First Page.)
storped work tonight after many
hours of study of the coming Under
wood bill. Statistical experts had been
closeted with him. figuring on the rev
enue probabilities, and a maze of fig
ures had passed in review before them.
Meantime the Individual members of
the Democratic majority were busied
with tariff details and a subcommittee
was at work considering the adminis
trative and income tax provisions of the
coming Underwood bill. The majority
will not meet again until next Tuesday,
but the individual consideration of tar
iff plans will continue.
It became known tonight that Lyn
don Evans, a member of the last Con
gress from Chicago, is being strongly
urged for appointment as Commissioner
of corporation
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-wilson.
WOMAN'S GIFT BIG
Social Welfare Work Aided by
$650,000 Donation.
EXPERIMENT IS FOSTERED
Mrs. Elizabeth Milbank Anderson
Makes Testing of New Methods
for Relieving or Preventing
Poverty Possible.
NEW TORK. March 20. A gift of
650,000 by Mrs. Elizabeth Milbank An
derson for social welfare laboratories
to bo conducted by the New Tork Asso
ciation for Improving the Condition of
the Poor was announced by the asso
ciation tonight.
. The gift is the largest single one ever
made to the association, and so far as
is known to any organization for a
similar purpose, except the separate
foundations, such as the Russell Sage
foundation.
The gift is not for the relief of de
pendent individuals or families, or for
charity organization, but it is to be
used exclusively to foster preventive
and constructive social measures. The
establishment of experimental labora
tories for purposes of testing proposed
measures is a part of the programme
under which the fund is to be utilized.
In general, it Is intended to foster those
activities which are calculated, in the
words of the donor, "to prevent sick
ness and thus diminish poverty, such
as the promotion of cleanliness and
sanitation, and aid In securing a proper
food supply."
The gift, the association announced,
makes possible a new social welfare de
partment. Extension of public bath
work, of the work of serving hot
lunches to schoolchildren approximately
at cost, and of increasing clinic facili
ties for treatment of physical defects
of schoolchildren are among the lines
of effort contemplated by this depart
ment. Establishment of public launr
dries and publio bakeshops in the con
gested districts is also suggested.
ROW RIVER TIMBER IS CUT
With Completion of Line From Diss
ton Saturday Logs to Be Shipped.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. March 20.
(Special.) The first of the logs from
the unit of timber in. the Row River
watershed, recently purchased by the
United States Ixigging Company of this
city, will arrive within two weeks.
The extension of the Oregon & South
eastern Railway from Disston into the
timber will be completed Saturday. The
rails arrived last Saturday and a large
crew was immediately put to work
laying them. A distance of nearly a
quarter of a mile haa been completed
each day since.
A logging crew has been working for
several weeks and has timber ready
for shipment as soon as the cars ar
rive. The Brown Lumber Company,
J. H. Chambers and J. I. Jones mills
will commence using the logs at once.
Springfield Woman Burned.
SPRINGFIELD, Or, March 20. (Spe.
cial.) Mrs. Roy E. Johnson, wife of
the engineer at the Fischer-Bally saw
mill in this city, is at the local hos
pital in a serious condition as a result
of being badly burned yesterday. She
had a hot fire in the kitchen stove and
clothing came in contact with the Btove
and ignited. She ran screaming from
the house and Hazel Parrish, a 12-year-old
girl, living next door, ran to her
assistance, succeeding 1st extinguish
ing the flames. Mrs. Johnson's handa
arms and lower limbs and body were
baUy burned.
AVING
There is no habit that will add so much to your general
happiness through life and comfort in old age as the habit
of saving. Yon can begin with $1.00 and we will pay you
3 per cent interest beginning the first day of the calendar
month after it is deposited.
Security Savings and Trust Company
Fifth and Morrison Streets.
Capital and Surplus ' $1,400,000
DR. ELIOT CM
FOB BRITISH POST
Friends Urge President Emer
itus of Harvard to Accept
Ambassadorship.
GUTHRIE GOES TO MEXICO
Justice Gerard, of 5ew Xork, Likely
Choice for Rome Leader In V.
M. O. A. Declines Pekln but
Is Urged to Reconsider.
WASHINGTON, March 20. Dr. Charles
Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard
University, has been decided upon by
President Wilson for Ambassador to
Great Britain. Close friends of the
President telegraphed Dr. Eliot tonight,
congratulating him and. urging him to
accept.
George W. Guthrie, Democratic state
chairman of Pennsylvania and ex
Mayor of Pittsburg, has been selected
to be Ambassador to Mexico. This In
formation came from intimate friend
of President Wilson tonight. From the
same sources It was learned that Jus
tice James W. Gerard, of New Tork,
waa a likely choice for Ambassador to
Italy and that William Church Osborn,
of New York; Augustus Thomas, the
playwright, and possibly Thomas Nel
son Page, of Virginia, would be Ambas
sador to European courts.
No one has been decided upon for
Ambassador to Japan.
Frederick C. Penfield, of German
town, Pa.; Seth Low, ex-Mayor of New
York, and Joseph E. Willard are under
consideration for prominent places in
the diplomatic service. To John R.
Mott, a Y. M. C. A. leader, has been
offered the post of Minister to China,
and, although he has declined, he Is
being strongly urged to reconsider.
Mpromlui to Sea President.
William F. McCombs. chairman of
the National Democratic committee,
reached Washington tonight to keep
,nninnv with Tr.sf-
uii cuiaecuii, " - -
dent Wilson. Mr. McCombs is here to
give his final answer to tne rresiueum
request that he become Ambassador to
France. He declined to discuss the
subject tonight, but said he would
have a statement to make after he had
seen the President.
Mr. McCombs had decided to decline
the Ambassadorship, but was urged by
the President to reconsider. When
the Senate adjourned Monday It was
. n i ,i ,h. nnmlnnilnn alrftflilv had been
prepared, but was withheld at the last
moment upon Mr. Mccomc-s request
for further time for consideration.
Dr. Eliot Celebrates Birthday.
CAMBRIDGE MASS., March 20. 1
have no information to give about that
Ambassadorship; all information must
be obtained at the other end of the
line," said Dr. Eliot, of Harvard, to
night. Dr. Eliot had been asked for
a statement on his attitude toward a
diplomatic appointment. He celebrated
at his home today his 79th birthday.
CANANEA FACES PERIL
TAQTJIS ARE MARCHING OS
SOJTORA TOWN.
American Women and Children Be
ing Rushed Across Border At-
tack Is Expected Today
DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 20. Ameri
can women and children from the min
ing settlement at Cananea, Sonora, are
being rushed to the border tonight . in
fiiitnmi.hiiei- Several hundred Yaauls.
led by General Obregon. chief of the
insurgent Btate troops, are reporieu
marching on the town, garrisoned by
350 federals.
Colonel Moreno, federal commander at
Cananea, expects General Obregon's at
tack in the morning.
Tho D,an( nf n,npml Obresron on
Cananea Is a deviation from his an
nounced plan of an lmmeaiate attaca
on Naco and the bottled-up little force
of federals there under 'General OJeda.
ph. vam.ia nnw aHvAticinc on Cananea
compose the force previously ordered
to Naco. trenerai uoregon, luuuwins
them, took command and turned the at-
air nn Cananea. Dresumably to pre
vent the Cananea garrison from suc
coring Ojeaa. lae xaqms mo murine
on the branch line of the Southern Pa
cific of Mexico, which runs from No
gales southeast to Cananea and north
again to Naco.
Antonio Rojaa, a Chihuahua state
rebel general, with 150 men., is reported
to have looted Moctezuma, Sonora,
after the American residents fled.
GIRL STRIKERS REFUSE AID
Pottery Workers Want No Meddling
by 'Industrial Workers.
I
EAST LIVERPOOI O., March 20.
. 4 nnttrv o-lrls who went
JO V C II liuuuicu f ' ea--
on strike yesterday for higher wages
. . ha TTi. t tal
won a concession toaay rvm
onx.ra Association which would
amount to $200,000 a year.
The girls retusea to iccepi n- iuj
demand 1.50 a day instead of the S1.10
they have been receiving, and the of
fer of the association comes to 1.25 a
day. Seventy-five more girls struc to
day and 100 threatened to go out to
night. .
Efforts of tne inauHtrim wui-nerB ui
l TTTt4 n fair m over the manarre-
LIIO HWim " "
ment of the strike have been unsuc
cessful. The girls nave tneir own or
ganisation and say they will not brook
outside Interference. A sign reading
"Strike headquarters here," displayed at
If you knew how
good our suits
are at $25, you
wouldn't wonder
that 'we say a good deal about
them; we know that if you
knew how much real value
you would find' in one of
these suits you'd start now
to get one.
The idea of cheapness has
been associated with ready
clothes ; and many a man
who can well afford to pay
$25 still submits to the ir
ritating delays, the frequent
disappointments, and the
higher cost of made-to-measure,
when in half an hour
he can get better clothes,
ready fabrics, fashion and fit.
We make some clothes to
sell as low as $iS and $20;
and as high as $35 and $40.
Our guarantee is not
merely a guarantee of
the clothes; it guarantees,
you satisfaction with them.
Better pay the $25. .
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Good Clothes Maker
Socialist headquarters, was torn down
today.
ZION ELDERS ARE BEATEN
Blind Man, Knocked Down In Kiot,
Fights Back Valiantly.
ZION CITY, 111., March 20. Two el
ders were severely beaten and several
other Zlonitea slightly injured tonight
when rlotmsr broke out between the
followers of Wilbur Glenn Voliva and
employes of the Cook electrical plant.
ir.irii.rii W. s. Feckham and Ernest
Harwood sustained cuts about their
heads and bruised bodies. Harwood
may be Injured internally. John Dar
ling, a blind man, was knocked down.
He fought back valiantly, however,
wielding a heavy cane with telling ef
fect. Samuel Huston, an elder, was
slightly hurt. .
Trouble started when Hoy Cook
stormed at a Zlonite meeting led by
Elder Harwood. Forty employes of
the electrical plant gathered and a
fight ensued. This altercation Is one
nf a. dozen or mora between the two
factions. The trouble began after the
Zlonltes had attempted to force the
electrical plant employes to cease using
tobacco within the city limits.
means
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Ithat your bowels work prop
erly. Your success depends
npon a clean system and a clear
Brain.
Xiook after yourself every daw
and remove the waste whlclt
presses npon your nervous sys
tem. Don't wait take a remedy -which
acts at once, gently and
nrely HVIfTADI IAHOS
WATTS is the Ideal laxative for
a Business Man. glass in the
morning or at any time on an
empty stomach acts within aa
hour or so.
Oet a bottle at any Drag Store
today.
NEW SERIAL BY
" THE POISOii BELT" Begins In the April
STRAND FilAGAZIHE
Now on tale. IS cents a copy. $1.50 a year
1HE SECRETjF SUCCESS
Genuine Merit Required to Win the
People's Confidence
Have you ever stopped to reason why
it is that so many products that are ex
tensively advertised, all at once drop
out of sight and are soon forgotten?
The reason is plain the article did not
fulfil the promises ol the manufacturer.
This . applies more particularly to a
medicine. A medicinal preparation that
has real curative value almost sells it
self, as like an endless chain system
the remedy Is recommended by those
who have been cured, to those who are
in need of it.
In an interview on the subject a
prominent local druggist says: "Take
for example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Boot,
a preparation I have sold for many
years and never hesitate to recommend,
for in almost every case it shows im
mediate results, as many of my custom
ers testify. No other kidney remedy
that I know of has so large a sale."
The success of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is due to the fact that it fulfils
every wish in overcoming kidney, liver
and bladder diseases, corrects- urinary
troubles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
A free trial bottle will be sent by
mall, absolutely free. Address Dr.
Kilmer ft Co, Binghamton. N. T., and
mention this paper. Regular also bot
tles sold at all druggists 60c and Jl.
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At the Eleventh Hour
but there's KNOX
You've waited until the last
minute, but rushing for a hat
into the first store that you come
to, unless it be a Knox Agency,
is poor business.
The Knox Trade Mark and the
Special Messenger can still save
the day for you.
The correct style is bound to be the
outcome because Knox produces noth
ing else. 75 years of honest hat-making.
Seek a Knox Agency and solve the
Easter hat problem without regret.
Easter
Hats
that elude description
$5 to $15
Words fail in describing the charm, the variety,
the colorings and economy presented in our
showing for Easter. Each Hat is prettier than the
other; "each color a revelation; each model a
creation, and every price amazingly low.
Low Rent Makes It Possible
for tis to give more style, more originality and
more actual value for the money than is the cus
tom with shops in the high-rent district.
ONLY ONE STORE
FRALEY'S
Third Street, Cor. of Salmon
LOOK AT
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HY go with poor Kisses when
t can give you good ones for so lit
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I employ only graduate, registered,
expert fitters.
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At My Prices
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Lenses Sphero In Alum, frame. Lo0
Lenses Sphero In gold filled
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Lenses Sphero (curved) In O. F.
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