THE MORNING OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY". 13, ' 1020
W. D. WHEELWRIGHT
IS
Statements of Missouri Sen
ator Are Refuted.
PRESENT POLICY SCORED
AiiK Ticans A-ked to Speak Words
of Prare Kathc-r Thau Those
WIiU-li Will Provoke War.
In answer to an assault made ly
Eciiiitiir Uci'd Missouri upon the
Jap;. nest; and upon the relation of the
league of nationa covenant to that na
tion in :n address before the mem
bers" forum of the I'ortland Char..
ber of Commerce a week ago, William
1). l-.eelwriiiht delivered address
before that body yesterday noon. Mr.
Wheelwright, who is president of the
Pacific Kxport Timber company, lias
had commercial relations with the
Japanese for many" years, and has
made several visits to that country,
the last one being from November,
1K1S. to June, 1919. A large number
of business men were present to hear
the address, many of thosj who had
heard Senator Reed the week before
being in attendance.
"It is an amazing thing that a sena
tor of the United States, disregarding
his responsibility as a member of one
of the three branches of the govern
ment, should come here and make a
wanton attack on a friendly nation
which was only recently our ally, and
with which we are at peace," said Mr.
Wheelwright. "I am safe in saying
that no member of our community
has ever received from any Japanese
visitor anything but the perfect cour
tesy that marks the highest breeding,
and it seems to me particularly un
fortunate that their unvarying polite
ness should have been met with such
rank discourtesy. Personally I de
plore this attack more acutely than
others, perhaps, because I am so well
acquainted with the qualities of the
Japanese peo'ple, knowing them to be
the gentlest, the kindest and the most
susceptible to gentle and kindly treat
ment of any people in the world."
Shantung Cane RTlewed.
Mr. Wheelwright referred to the
(treat growth made by the Japanese
In 50 years and of the high civiliza
tion which has been developed almost
within the span of a single genera
tion. Using the report of Senator
Heed's address which appeared in The
Oregonian last Tuesday morning, the
speaker took up each section of the
senator's talk for refutation. In re
gard to the bhantung case, which
Senator Reed dwelt upon at length,
Air. Wheelwright said:
"The facts in the Shantung case are
s follows, taken from an article from
the pen of an American resident of
China for 30 years, that appears in
the curront number of the Review of
Reviews: 'Germany had a leasehold
on less than 200 square miles (168 I
believe, to be exact) of territory sur
rounding the port of Tsingtao. The
Chinese control of the province was
in no way affected and the same is
true now. No political right of the
Chinese is interfered with in Shan
tung. The Japanese control the mines
within ten kilometers of the railway,
but these mines all have been devel
oped by the Germans and not by the
Chinese at all.'
"As for the return of Shantung to
China, we have the word of Viscount
Jshii, given at Seattle in a public
meeting last summer, that Japan
would make the transfer as soon as
possible after she had come Into pos
session of the archives of the Ger
man government, which under the
treaty were to come into her pos
session three monLhs after the date of
final ratification. This statement has
been confirmed and repeated in effect
by Viscount Uchida. foreign minister.
Com pa rtaon Is Jllade.
"Now compare these facts with the
following statement of Senator Reed:
rn rouii h secret agreement between
Japan, France and England, the na-j
tions were bound to hand Shantung
over to Japan and by so doing Japan
tame into possession of one of the
oldest and richest of Chinese provinces
and added 36.000,000 people to the
population of her empire.'
"As against this, the occupants of
the leased territory are variously
estimated at 50,000 to 60,000 and even
they are subject to the government
of China and not of Japan. And fur
thermore, Japan took nothing from
China, not an inch of her territory,
nor a stone of her fortresses, nor a
mile of her railroads, nor a single
mine, nor town, nor building. All the
development of that portion of Shan
tung was the work of Germany, and
it was from Germany that Japan
wrested the harbor, the fortifications
and the city of Tsingtao.
"Senator Reed is quoted as group
ing the late republican president.
Theodore Roosevelt, with Washing
ton. Jefferson and Lincoln, as a man
of staunch and steadfast American
policy, and it is a matter of great
satisfaction that Mr. Reed himself
named one of the foremost men of
all his time in such manner that he
himself must bow to that authority.
For Colonel Roosevelt said of anti
Japanese agitation in June of 1918:
" 'This is of international import
ance; we must attack this wherever
we see it' and 'Doesn't any sane man
If Yon Need a Medicine
Yoa Should Have the Best
ITave you ever stopped to reason
why it is that so many products that
are extensively advertised, all at once
drop out of sight and are soon forgot
ten? The reason ia plain the article
did not fulfill the promises of the
manufacturer. This applies more par
ticularly to a medicine. A medicinal
preparation that has real curative
valuo almost sells itself, as like an
endless chain system the remedy is
recommended hy those who have been
lient f ited. to . tho.;e who are in need
of it.
A prominent druggist says "Take for
example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a
preparation 1 have sold for many
years anil never hesitate to recom
mend, for In almost every case it
show's excellent results, as many of
my customers testify. No other kid
ney remedy has so large a sale."
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who
have used the preparation, the success
of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Is due
to the fact, so many people claim, that
it fulfills almost every wish in over
coming kidney, liver and bladder ail
ments, corrects urinary troubles and
neutralizes the uric acid which causes
rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle of
Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address
Dr. Kilmer & Co.,. Binghamton, N. Y.,
and inclose ten cents; also mention
Thus I'ortland Oregonian. Large and
medium size bottles for sale at all
drug stores Ail v.
DEFEND
JAPANESE
see that Japan's friendship Is the
best asset that we can have in the
orient? And that Mr. Roosevelt's
position in 1918 was no new thing is
shown by the fact that in his annual
message to Congress of itecember 4.
1906. he urged legislation that would
allow the Japanese to become nat
uralized citizens of this country."
Colonel HcowTrlt Qnotrd.
Mr. Wheelwright then quoted from
Colonel Roosevelt's paper, printed in
the New York Times of October 20,
1919. urging friendship between this
nation and Japan.
"Senator Reed says," he . continued,
"that under the league covenant we
would be pledged to send our boys to
fight for Japan, right or wrong.
Whereas Senator Reed knows that
under the covenant no single soldier
could be sent out of the United States
to fight for any cause without the
consent of the American rrpmber of
the council of five (whose decisions
must be unanimous), and the further
authority of an act of congress.
"Now ask yourselves if it is wise
for us to cultivate and develop the
existing antagonism between the
Japanese and ourselves; treat them,
as we are doing, with contempt and
insult, heap indignities upon them
such as were uttered here a week
ago. refuse to meet them as equals.
deny them the rights to which they
are entitled under what our constitu
tion declares to be the supreme law
of the land, until they shall have been
goaded to such hatred as shall move
them when they shall have obtained
control of Asia (as one day they will,
as surely as intelligence drives out
Ignorance) to ue their hundreds of
millions of mercenaries for the con
quest and subjugation of a world
from which to her no hand of wel
come is extended."
The speaker closed with an urgent
appeal for all Americans to speak
the words of peace instead of those
that are provocative of war.
Other speakers at the luncheon
were Miss Lutie Stearns of Milwaukie,
who urged distribution of the milk
supply so that all children would be
cared for in this regard; A. G. Clark,
who urged the support of home indus
tries, and W. C. Alderson. county
superintendent of schools, who spoke
on behalf of the proposed two-mill
tax; levy to provide for an increase in
salaries of teachers.
MAYOR LIBELED, CHARGE
SEATTLE PRINTER IS ACCUSED
BY CITY 'EXECUTIVE.
Alleged Offender I-ong Identified
With Various Political Activ
ities In Washington.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) Mayor Fitzgerald is complain
ing witness in an information charg
ing criminal libel filed today by
Charles E. Claypool, deputy prosecut
ing attorney, in Justice O. W. Brink
er's court against Joe Smith, secretary-treasurer
of the Piggott printing
concern and long identified with va
rious political activities in this state.
Constable L. C. Brown arrested
Smith this afternoon and brought him
before Justice Brinker. Smith signed
a p.ersonal recognizance bond and was
released rntil time of his trial.
The complaint against Smith
charges that on January 9 the ac
cused "maliciously and unlawfully
published, in the form of handbills
and cards, circulated .and distributed
by the said Joseph Smith, a malicious
and willful defamation of false tenor
and effect, that is to say: 'For Mayor
Cecil B. Fitzgerald, sample portrait.
Has the unqualified Indorsement of
his private secretary." This followed
by the union label of the allied print
ing trades council No. 67 and the
words 'paid for by the city of Seattle.'
"Meaning thereby to insinuate that
the said C. B. Fitzgerald was fraudu
lently, corruptly and criminally guilty
of malfeasance in the office of mayor
of the city of Seattle."
FRUIT PRUNING URGED
Horticultural Inspector Declares
Time Is at Hand.
Now is the time to prune fruit trees,
according to the advice of the Mult
nomah county horticultural inspector.
The work should be done at this time
in order to insure a crop of fruit and
a healthy tree, it was stated, and
those unable to find experienced
pruners have been asked to phone to
or visit the office of the horticultural
inspector at room 152 courthouse.
Fruit trees in the yards of nearly
every home in Multnomah county have
been badly neglected, both as to
pruning and as to spraying, according
to the inspector, and proper care of
the trees is urged, not only to avoid
complaint later from the horticultural
inspector, but also to prevent doing
an injustice to neighbors whose trees
are healthy and well cared for.
WAITRESSES AID NEEDY
Multnomah Hotel Employes Wlll
Provide for Three .Families.
Three poor families in Portland are
to be supplied with gifts of food,
clothing and fuel by dining-room em
ployes at the Multnomah hotel. Pur
cases will be made from a fund of
$70 collected from a most unusual
source.
On the first payday of the year each
employe found an additional $5 in his
envelope, as the personal gift of Eric
V. Hauser, proprietor of the hotel. The
waitresses and others connected with
the dining-rooms held a meeting, at
which it was suggested that they take
half of the gift and use it for needy
families. Miss Ethel Duncan.- head
waitress, yesterday directed a delega
tion, which called upon the families to
ascertain their needs.
NINE ASK FOR REWARD
Board to Determine Who Should
Get Pay for Slayer's Capture.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
Nine persons, bath men and women,
have filed claims for the reward of
fered for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of tl o murder
ers of the late Frank Gowan, a local
Chinese merchant. To dispose of
these claims County Judge Cornelius
and Mayor Bremner today appointed a
board of arbitration, consisting of
Major W. S. Gilbert, O. 1. Peterson and
Asmus Brix.
This board will meet on the morn
ing of January 20 to hear the claims
and make the awards.
ASYLUM ASKED FOR NEW
Defense Says Permanent Confine
ment as Insane Man Necessary.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Jan. 12.
Harry New, alleged murderer of his
fiancee, Freda Lesser, should be per
manently confined as an Insane man,
the iury trying him was told today
by Judge Rush of counsel for the
defense in an all-day argument.
"We are not pleading temporary
insanity, 1 want you to understand."
Rush said. "We want this man placed
in an asylum for the remainder of
his life. That's where he belongs.
He isn't fit to be turned loose on
the community."
PRESIDENT OF BABY
HOME QUITS OFFICE
After 12 Years' Service, Mrs.
D. C. Burns Resigns.
CO-WORKERS ARE LAUDED
Retiring Executive Pays Tribute to
Board Members, Physicians
and Other Helpers.
Mrs. D. C. Burns, for 12 years presi
dent of the Waverly Baby home, has
resigned the office. Her resignation
was accepted yesterday at the meet
ing of the board of the home held in
the office of F. S. Akin, secretary, in
the Broadway building.
A successor to Mrs. Burns will be
elected at 2 o'clock, next Monday at
the board meeting in the same office.
Yesterday F. C. Knapp, A. F. Flegel
and A. L. Keenan were elected direct
ors. Others on the board are Mr. Akin,
L. E. Kern, Charles Dodd, lira. F. C.
Knapp, Mrs. J. Francis Drake. Mrs.
William Shephard, Mrs. T. C. Allison
and Miss Vella Winner.
Mm. Burna Telia of Work.
Mrs. Burns did not attend the meet
ing, but in an interview regarding
her retirement she said:
"I do not regret the time I gave to
the home, for the fact that I was able
to do aomething for little children
was a source of great pleasure to me.
The babies have been well cared for
and except for the serious and fatal
sickness that : lade its appearance
several months ago we have had a
splendid record for ten years. I can
not speak too highly of our old board
members, F. S. Akin, A. L. Keenan,
U. E. Kern and Charles Dodd. They
have been faithful and their work
deserves great praise."
Of the doctors who give their serr
ices Mrs. Burns said:
"The work of Mrs. Bilderbach, C. L.
Booth, Patrick, and Dr. Bertha Stuart
Dyment has been praiseworthy and
unselfish and the press and public
have been generous. 1 want to thank
them all."
Clarence Gilbert, attorney for the
home, also received her hearty com
mendation. SoceeaKor Not Vet Kaown.
When asked who would be in line
for the presidency Mrs. Burns said ahe
did not know, but had heard Tommy
Swivel and Mr. Kern both mentioned.
However, it might be someone elso.
She couldn't say as she had not been
in touch with some of the workers.
The Baby home office had no infor
mation regarding the possible choice
of an executive and is not prepared to
announce a choice until next Monday.
Of the field worker, Mrs. L. Shep
herd. Mrs. Burna said:
"She is a wonderful solicitor, but I
don't know what she has been doing
lately as I haven't been informed. I
shall continue to be interested and to
work for the babies, but am glad to
be relieved of the responsibility at
last, for I have carried the burden a
long time and would have resigned
long ago had we been able to per
suade someone else to take the office.
Now, however. I feel that the time
has come when someone must take it.
I prepared my resignation about four
months ago."
$1,000,000 COMPANY TO GET
COMROL OF SHIPPING HOUSE.
Agent Announces That Change Will
Have No Effect on Transfer
of Lumber to Orient.
A million-dollar corporation to toe
known as the China-Pacific company,
formed to take over a controlling in
terest in the China Import & Export
company, is now being incorporated
here, it was announced yesterday by
C. E. Dant of Dant &. Russell, lum
ber exporters, who are agents for the
China Import & Export Lumber com
pany. The new company was organ
ized by C. L. Seitz of Shanghai, China,
on his recent visit to this city.
Stock in the China-Pacific company
Is held principally in Portland and
Shanghai, Mr. Dant said, with a small
interest also held in San Francisco.
Dant & Russell will continue as
agents for the China Import & Export
Lumber company, and the organiza
tion of the new concern, which Is
merely a holding company, will have
no effect. Mr. Dant said, on the amount
of lumber moving from the Columbia
river to the orient.
Because of the scarcity of tonnage
for the trans-Pacific movement of
lumber, the China Import & Export
Lumber company in 1919 touched the
lowest record of business in its his
tory of 20 years' continuous operation.
Only 35.00O.0Q0 feet of lumber were
VICTOR
RECORDS
JUST ARRIVED
64433 Come Where My Love Lies
Dreaming
. ..John McCormack, Male Cho.
6431 Pagliaccl Prologue. Part I.
Renato Zanelli
4S33 Pagliaccl Prologue. Part II.
Renato Zanelli
67314 Old Folks at Home
.Alma Gluck. Efrem Zimbaliet
74489 Rlgoletto Caro nome
Amelita Galli-Curcl
S5082 Sounds of the Forests
Parts 1 and IL.Chas. Kellogg
35683 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
Smith's Orchestra
Head Over Heels
Smith'a Orchestra
35574 Extaee (Ecstasy)
McKee's Orchestra
Goyescas Intermezzo
McKee's Orchestra
3564 Gems From "She's a Good
Fellow".Victor Opera Company
Gems From "Sometime"
Victor Opera Company
VICTROLAS AND VICTOR RECORDS
CFJohnsohPiakoCo.
1 19 Sixth Street
Cllll liKniVti PIANOS
tHEM; I'HOXOliKirHS
exported by this company for tha
year. With more tonnage available
this year, the figures for 1920 will
show an Immense increase over those
of last year, Mr. Dant predicts.
As a starter for this year's business,
Dant & Russel supplied the cargo of
lumber for the motorshlp Challamba,
which put to sea from Astoria Satur
day with a full cargo for Alexan
dria. Egypt. This company la also to
supply a full cargo of lumber for the
8800-ton steel steamer West Kader.
which started up from Astoria yes
terday morning to load at the Inman
Poulsen mill: She was expected to
start loading this morning, as she) was
fully manned, provisioned and fueled,
and will be ready to begin working
the cargo as soon as she arrives. The
vessel waa detained by fog in the
river last night.
Mr. Dant returned yesterday from a
business trip to San Francisco.
. W. W. DEFENSE REBUKED
ATTORNEY VAXDKKVJiEK ROILS
COURT AT VANCOUVER.
Trial of Mike Hennessy for Viola
tion of State Syndicalism Law
Is Progressing.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 12.
(Spcial.) At the trial of Mike Hen
nessy, in the superior co'urt of Clarke
county, George F. Vanderveer, at
torney for I. W. W, throughout the
state of Washington, caused some
fireworks today.
An interesting sidelight Is the fact
that Vanderveer will himself be tried
tomorrow before W. R. Wilson, jus
tice of the peace at Minnehaha, on a
charge of illegally talking to prison
ers in the county jail.
Hennessy is being tried for violat
ing the criminal syndicalism law. To
day, when a state'a witness was on
the stand, and Vanderveer had asked
a question to which P. J. Kirwin, spe
cial prosecutor, objected, and was sus
tained, Vanderveer asked the same
question again and again Mr. Kirwin
objected, appealing to the court. Judge
Back addressed Vanderveer, "The
court has ruled twice before on this
matter, so stop asking this question."
And again, Mr. Vanderveer at-J
tempted to argue with Judge Back,
who reproved him by saying, "The
court has already ruled there need
be no argument, Mr. Vanderveer."
William S. Uren, well-known attor
ney In Portland, will defend Mike
Hennessy tomorrow aa Mr. Vander
veer will be on trial himself. He has
demanded a jury trial and obtained a
change of venue from Cedric Miller,
justice, of the peace of Vancouver,
who fought in France 18 months.
MAN IS FOUND DEAD
Apoplexy Fatal to H. P. Brownrigg
of Jennings Lodge.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) Henry P. Brownrigg, who re
sides near Jennings Lodge, was found
dead at his home today by his daugh
ter, Mrs. Sheppard, who resides near
the Brownrigg home. The father was
lying on the floor, where he had evi
dently been for several hours. Dr.
Frank Mount of this city, gave apo
plexy as the cause of death. E. L.
Johnson, cornore, was called, but did
not deem an inquest necessary.
He is survived by his widow, a
daughter, Mrs. Sheppard of Jennings
Lodge; a sister. Mrs. Smock, residing
in San Diego, Cal., and a nephew. A.
L. Smock, of 215 North Jersey street,
Portland.
EMPTY CARS SENT WEST
Senator McNary Tells of Kffort of
. Railroad Administration.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or. Jan.
12. (Special.) That every effort is
being made by the federal railroad
administration officials to divert
empty cars west and thereby relieve
the present shortage of carriers in
the Pacific northwest was informa
tion contained In a telegram received
at the offices of the Oregon public
service commission today from Sen
ator McNary.
In a previous telegram Senator Mc
Nary informed the commission t:.at
he had arranged for a meeting with
railroad officials and it is believed
here that today's message deals with
the result of that conference.
REED VQTES ON TREATY
Peace Pact and Covenant Without
Reservations Wins.
Reed college students voted yester
day to ratify the treaty of peace and
the covenant of the league of nations
without reservations, while ratifica
tion with reservations was a close
second. Reed faculty votes tied on
the two propositions, while three
votes were cast for the Lodge reser
vations. With two-thirds of the student body
voting, the results were as follows:
Oregon-Made Pure Wool
upholds the high standards of
Oregon Quality
Brownsville Clothing; is good, sturdy clothing, tai
lored in our own shops ; designed and cut by expert
designers.
Made of Pure Oregon Wool
and sold Mill-to-Man direct from manufacturer to
consumer at a saving of $10 to $15 on each suit.
Attractive styles and patterns.
IP
Men's Suits
$30 $35 $40 $45 $50
Brownsville Woolen Mill Store
few
Mill-to-Man Clothiers
rl
Patent vamp, button, gray
buck, cloth top, French heel.
$20.00
Now
$1622
I
Brown suede, black suede and
black satin, French heels.
$18.50
Now
gs.
prompt and
careful attention
For ratification without reserva
tions, 63.
For reservations which would re
sult In Immediate ratification, 65.
For adoption with the senate res
ervations. 27.
Against the treaty in any form were
8 voters. 17 asked for a separate
treaty with Germany and 23 favored
the Lodge reservations.
A separate ballot w.as oast on the
proposition calling for such reserva
tions which would prevent the treaty
from being resubmitted to a peace
conference. The result was 128 to 45
in. favor.
GERMAN PLOT IS EXPOSED
Plan to Scuttle Ships Not Turned
Over to Allies Reported.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 12. A plan to
scuttle the German warships not yet
turned over to the allien la being con
sidered by offleerd of the German
Third
ALL DURING JANUARY
THE BEST MAKES AND STYLES
WOMEN'S SHOES
AT VERY ATTRACTIVE PRICES
20 o Reduction
On All Leathers, Colors, Fabrics and Combinations With French Heels
LAIRD, SCHOBER & CO.'S
DRESS SHOES
GEO. W. BAKER SHOE CO.'S
FANCY DRESS SHOES
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Knight Shoe Co.
MorrfSOIl St., Near BfOadway
navy, according to information re
ceived by the majority socialist party
leaders.
A Berlin message quotes Die Frel
heit aa declaring a high German of
ficer had so Informed the leaders.
FOLLOW
"THE GOLDEN
TRAIL"
TO THE
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Clothing
and Morrison Streets
am,
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Patent vamp, lace and button,
mat-kid top, welt sole, French
heel $18.50
Now
Light and medium gray kid
and champagne, lace.
$20.00
Now
1622
ON SALE
Solid Quarter-sawed Oak (no
veneer) Extension Table made
by famous Lents Table Co. AH
North Michigan white oak and
golden oak wax finish; 45-inch
top, 6-ft. extension. CJQC f(
Special at DOOUU
One Solid Oak Top,
54-inch golden wax
$57.50
One Solid Mahogany Top, 54
inch; extends 8 ft. Sheridan de
sign, finished brown. A genu
ine bargain. Priced (f
for this sale at O I tJ.UU
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Florence Oil Stoves
At Last Year's Prices
Now is the time to buy the
new spring stock will be
much higher.
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Including
Saturday
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Ranges
We show large line of used
Ranges all prices have been re
duced to clean out our Exchange
Department before the spring
trade. Substantial Range in
good condition from
$22.50 to
$45.00
Use Your Credit.
It Is Good Here.
We Charge No
Interest
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