TITE MORNING OREGON'IAX, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1923
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CLOSED ABRUPTLY
Chinese Decline Offer for Pay
ment of Railway.
SITUATION IS CRITICAL
Japanese Propose 15-Year Loan
Itedccmable In Five Years as
Final Proposition.
WASHIXGTON, D. C, Jan. 6. (By
the Associated Press.) The Shantung
conversations between the Japanese
and Chinese delegates were adjourned
sine die late today when the Chinese
declined to accept a Japanese counter
proposal for payment for the Klao-chow-Tsinanfu
railway by a 15-year
loan redeemable by China in five
years upon six months' notice.
Japanese delegates found unaccept
able the two Chinese alternative pro
posals "in their present form" pro
viding tor a single immediate cash
payment, or Installments covering 12
years with an option to take up re
maining notes within a shorter period.
The Chinese offer Included the ap
pointment of a Japanese chief ac
countant.
The Japanese offer was Japan's
"final suggestion" for a settlement of
the question of control of the dis
puted railway, declared to be the
crux of the entire Shantung contro
versy, M. Hanlhara, one of the Japa
nese delegates, told newspaper cor
responuents after the meeting.
Another Sleeting Probable.
He added that the Chinese had de
clined this offer, but said that there
might be another meeting tomorrow
or Monday.
The Japanese, he said, had no In
tention at the present time of asking
Intervention by Arthur J. Balfour and
Secretary Hughes, although be said
the Chinese might consult with the
heads of the British and American
delegations, under whose "good
offices" the conversations were begun
several weeks ago, in an attempt to
settle the dispute "outside the arms
conference."
Dr. Wellington Koo of the Chinese
delegation was less communicative
Immediately after the meeting.
"TheVsltuatlon is Quite critical," Dr.
Koo said. "I do not want to say any
thing hastily. We may, however, de
cide to make a statement later to
night." Toklo Sends Infraction.
The Japanese proposal, which the
Chinese declined, was based on direct
Instructions from Toklo. The propo
sal, M. Hanlhara said, provided for
the restoration to China of the Kiao-chow-Tsinanf
u line by means of the
15-year loan through Japanese capi
talists. China, he said, would have
full title to the road, but would agree
to designate a Japanese traffic man
ager and chief accountant, and If the
loan were redeemed the obligation to
retain Japanese experts would result.
"Unfortunately, we were unable to
reach an agreement today," he con
tinued, "but we may meet tomorrow
or Monday. We feel that our position
is entirely clear, but China says that
our latest proposition Is not accept
able. The Chinese delegates proposed
an Immediate cash payment for the
deferred payments, but we do not de
sire to sell to China the railroad prop
erty. Joint Enlrrprlne First Planned.
"The original proposition of the
Japanese government was to make
the railroad a Joint Chino-Japanese
enterprise. You must remember that
this railroad is now Japanese prop
erty, but as China expressed the wisn
to have a share In It, we expressed
our accord and said we would let the
Chinese in on a 50 per cent basis, but
this was not acceptable to them. They
-wanted to take over all the railroad.
Bo we went still further. We were
ready to give the title of the railroad
entirely to China, but we could not
give up all our Interest In the prop
erty. "So we planned to make the trans
fer in the form of a railway loan, the
terms of which should be no different
from other similar railway loan
agreements which China has entered
Into with the nationals of other pow
ers. Under such a disposition of the
question Japan would have the rijrht
to furnish the trafric manager and
chief accountant with the understand
ing that they were to be appointed by
China."
Vmnh Offer Not Acceptable.
Mr. Hanlhara said that Japan was
not vitally concerned over the value J
me luiiivHu, uul pomtea out tnat
the reparations committee had placed
the value at the time the Germans
left the count! y at 15,000,000 gold dol
lars. A Chinese correspondent said:
"Suppose China says to you 'here's
the money for the railroad now" would
Japan take it?"
"Such a plan." Mr. Hanlhara replied,
"is not acceptable to our g-overnment.
Our object Is to bring about a bet
ter understanding between Japan and
China, and ne do not want a question
like the raising of money by China
which might be difficult, but which
Chinese would succeed in doing in a
burst of patriotism, to hurt the feel
ings between the two countries."
Meeting Is Twentieth.
The following statement was issued
by the Chinese and Japanese delega
tions after today's meeting:
"The 20th meeting of the Chinese
and Japanese delegates was held at 3
o'clock In the afternoon In the gov
erning board room of the Pan-American
Union building. Discussions on
the Shantung railway question were
continued. v
"The Japanese delegates proposed a
railway loan agreement plan for the
settlement of this question on the
basis of the terms of ordinary railway
loan agreements entered Into by
China with various foreign capitalists)
during recent years, namely on the
following general lines:
"1. The term of the loan shall be!
fixed at 15 years while China shall
retain an option of redeeming the
whole outstanding liabilities upon six
months' notice after five years from
the date of the agreement.
"2. A Japanese traffic manager and
ehlef accountant shall be engaged In
th, device of the Shantung railway.
"3. The details of the financial ar
rangement shall be worked out at
Pekin between the representatives of
the parties to the loan.
"This plan was not found accept
able to the Chinese delegation.
Chinese Propose Alternatives.
"The Chinese delegates on their
part proposed the following two
alternative plans:
"1. China shall make a cash pay
ment for the railway and Its appur
tenant properties with a single de-j
posit In a bank of a third power at j
a specified date, either before thej
transfer or tne properties or wnen
uch transfer Is effected.
"2. China shall make a deferred
payment either In treasury notes, or
notes of the Chinese bankers' union
secured upon the railway properties,
extending over a period of 12 years
upon giving six months' notice to
pay all the outstanding liabilities.
The first Installment Is to be paid
on the day on which the transfer of
the railway and properties is com
pleted. "China shall engage that she, upon
her own initiative, shall select and
employ on the Tslngtao-Tsinanfu
railway a district engineer of Jap
anese nationality.
"Neither of these plans were found
acceptable to the Japanese delegates
In the present form.
"The meeting adjourned at 5:30
P. M sine die, pending further de
velopments." mmn for agents
APPROPRIATION MADE FOR
DRY ENFORCEMENT.
House Approves Fund Required for
Fiscal Year Beginning on
Next July 1.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. . The
house today approved the provision
in the treasury appropriation bill for
$D, 250,000 for enforcement of prohi
bition during the fiscal year begin
ning next July 1.
The house later today passed the
annual supply measure drafted under
the budget system the treasury ap
propriation bill, carrying approxi
mately $169,000,000, of which $9,250.
000 is for enforcement of prohibition
during the fiscal year beginning next
July.
The measure was sent to the senate
without a record vote, practically no
opposition developing to its various
provisions. Only one amendment was
adopted, while several sections were
eliminated on points of order.
Representative Hill. republican.
Maryland, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to cut the amount provided for
prohibition enforcement to $250,000
but his amendment was quickly
snowed under.
Little discussion was provoked by
prohibition, and once the Hill amend
ment was disposed of the house pro
ceeded to consideration of other fea
tures of the bill.
On a point of order by Representa
tive Walsh, republican, Massachusetts
provision for a $10,000 salary for an
under secretary of the treasury was
eliminated.
The effect of the budget system.
members said, was evident in th j
few changes proposed. A year age
the various appropriation bills were
tne target or aozens oi iDienamenu i
and points of order.
flEV. MR. COKEH GETS POST
LA GRANDE PASTOR SELECTED
FOR GOVERNMENT BILLET.
Oregon Delegation Surprised When
President Tells Them Their
Man Is His Cousin.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 6. Robert H.
Coker of La Grande, Or., has been se
lected by the president, on the recom
mendation of the Oregon delegation.
for appointment as an examiner of se
curities with the federal farm loan
board at $3000 a year. Mr. Coker un
til recently was pastor of the First
Christian church at La Grande, and
was indorsed strongly by many of the
leading citizens of that city.
- When Senators McNary and Stan
field ook the candidacy of Mr. Coker
up with the president they discovered
that to get the appointment was a
downhill pull. The president informed
them that Mr. Coker was his first
cousin and that certainly If the Ore
gon delegation desired his appoint
ment nothing would be more agree
able. Though a minister of the gos
pel. Mr. Coker has had wide business
experience, besides having been in
the government service for 14 years
at. a confidential clerk in the navy
department.
Just a short time before he was
notified today of hla forthcoming ap
pointment Mr. Coker received a call
to take the pastorate of the Randall
Btreet Christian church in Baltimore,
where he preached last Sunday. He
will take the government post, how
ever, because of a desire to be near
his aged mother, who lives here.
NEWBERG BERRIANS ELECT
Organization on Record as Favor
ing 1925 Exposition.
NEWBERG, Or., Jan. 6. (Special.)
The Newberg Berrians elected offi
cers at a meeting held in the legion
hall Wednesday evening. All of the
old officers were re-elected with the
exception of the assistant secretary.
The officers are chief black cap, R.
A. Butt, sub-chief munger, Chester A.
Dimond; chief scribe logan, V. D. Mil
ler; assistant scribe evergreen, Charles
K. Hubbard; gold dollar keeper of the
patch, W. H. Woodworth.
The meeting was well-attended.
The Berrians went on record as be
ing heartily in favor of the 1925 ex
pedition. Mr. Butt outlined some of the plans
for next year which include partici
pation In the Portland rose festival,
uniforming the Berrian drill team
and band, holding of the annual berry
festival, and other features.
$1500 GEM IN GARAGE
Diarnond Stud Overlooked on Floor
for Two Days, Then Found.
ALBANY. Or., Jan. 6. (Special.)
A diamond stud worth about $1500
lay for two days on the floor of a
local garage about two weeks ago.
After the owner had been located and
the stud forwarded to him the cir
cumstances of Its loss and recovery
became known yesterday.
The stud was owned by Pr. H. C.
Coventry of Culver City, Cal., and
was forwarded to him by A. F. Holve,
manager of the garage In which it
was lost and found. Dr. Coventry
passed through Albany by auto the
day before Chr'stmas. After he had
made a purchase in this garage he
discovered the loss of the stud. Two
days later the stud was found.
Change in Passenger Schedules
The North Bank Road.
On and after Sunday, January 8,
changes in time will be made by the
S.. P. & S. Ry. on the line east of
Portland as shown below:
Local No. 6, for Lyle, will leave
Portland 7:50 A. M. instead of 7:35,
with corresponding - change at all
points.
Local No. , for Fallbrldge, will
leave Portland 4:45 P. M. Instead of
5:50. with corresponding change at
all points.
Limited No. 4, leaving Portland 9:15
A. M , will stop on signal at Camas.
Adv.
Best grade of coal. Trompt delivery,
Diamond Coal Co, Bay.. 8037.. Adv.,
DE11RESIGNS
MAT
Division of Dail Over Treaty
Is Cause.
PACT VOTE DUE TODAY
Sinn Fein leader Delivers Long
Speech; British Citizenship Is
Cast Aside Scornfully.
(Continued From First Page.)
the Sinn Kein organization, standing
aside in his favor.
Mr. de Valera's disappearance from
the presidency would remove what
he described In his speech today as
the connecting link between tne
Cathal Brugha (Charles Burgess)
section of the Sinn Fein and Mr. Grif
fith. It would leave the extreme sec
tion and the section favorable to the
treaty In direct conflict.
Long Speech Delivered-
Eamonn de Valera rose at once on
the reassembling of the Dail and de
livered a long set speech. He recalled
the history of his connection' with the
movement until now the Dail had
reached a point when the cabinet was
as completely and Irrevocably split as
was possible. The separation was not
on personalities, but on absolute fun
damentals. The cabinet had, since De
cember 6, 1921, been trying to keep to
gether nominally as a unified execu
tive, but the time had come when that
must be ended.
If he were to keep the chief execu
tive authority in the republic, Mr. de
Valera added, he would be in duty
bound to preserye the republic and
use all means at his disposal. The
Dail could not have one section of the
cabinet standing for one policy and
the other for a fundamentally oppo
site policy one meaning preservation
of the republic and Independence and
the other meaning subversion of that
independence. '
Rule by People Favored.
Hla fundamental creed, Mr. de Va
lera declared, was government of the
Irish people by the Irish people for
the Irish people. Anything which de
tracted from the fundamental author
ity of the people was absolutely
against his principle and a subver
sion of nationality. He entered poll
tics as a soldier standing for the prin
ciples of those who proclaimed the re
public in 1916. When he went to
Clare he read their proclamation and
told Clare he stood for that. The peo
ple had been told they had no right to
rebel, as It was called, because they
did not represent the people, but that
was an untruth.
It was proved historically that the
men of 1916 represented the heart,
soul and aspirations of the Irish
nation. No election taken under
duress or otherwise could disprove
that.
Position Is Described.
Mr. de Valera described his position
as one of preserving the balance
between Cathal Burgah (Charles
Burgess), the Sinn Fein minister of
Donnez, who surrendered the mili
tary leadership, and Arthur Griffith,
who surrendered the political lead
ership. He was, he declared, a sort
of connecting link between the two
sides.
This was successful for four years.
A union of these forces was abso
lutely essential to national success.
There could be no question of ask
ing the Irish people to enter into any
arrangement making them subject
to the crown or to require allegiance
to the British king, Mr. de Valera
said. If war was attempted, the
speaker continued, the people would
face it and the Irish delegates were
told this and were informed that the
sooner the British cabinet realized It
the better. The document brought
by the delegates from London, De
cember 2. was inconsistent with that
position. ' ,
Split Declared Fared.
Arthur Griffith, he said, declared
he would not break on the point re
garding the crown; it was made clear
that this point would Involve a split
in the country. A promise accord
ingly was given that a document
involving the making of Irish citi
zens British subjects would not be
signed until submitted to the Irish
parliament.
He was so certain that this promise
would be fulfillea, Mr. de Valera
said, that when he heard an agree
ment had been reached, he said, "we
have won." But when he saw in the
newspapers that the agreement
reached was ope absolutely inconsist
ent with Irish tradition and against
the state as It stood, he knew that a
practically irrevocable step had been
taken.
Mr. de Valera said he had been
pressing In his efforts to achieve
peace. Theirs was the view of an
Irish state as a sovereign independent
state and the view that Ireland
should be a sovereign state absolutely
Isolated, such as Switzerland. He at
tacked that political problem and he
saw nothing in the proposal he made
as inconsistent with the complete in
dependence of Irish nationality.
Proposal Roughly Drafted.
He had drafted his proposal rough
ly and it was presented just as a
draft to the cabinet. It had been
asked that It be regarded as a confi
dential document, but that confidence
was broken and he could not try to
"carry on" unless he had confidence
In the members of his cabinet.
This document had been used as a
"red herring" across the tracks, Mr.
de Valera said, but he added that he
felt he was doing something not
merely for (Ireland but for a recon
ciliation of the two -peoples. The
treaty, if signed, could not bring
peace, for the Irish people would be
rebels against British authority; they
would not be British subjects.
Neither technically nor otherwise,
the speaker asserted, was he himself
a British subject, and, thank God, he
would die without being one. This
statement was greeted with cheering.
Mr. de Valera said he had been reared
In a laborer's cottage and was en
abled to know what the Irish people
wanted by examining into his own
life.
He was not a member of the Irish
republican brotherhood, but when he
died he hoped he would have a Fenian
grave. Again there was cheering. He
said he stood definitely for the re
public proclaimed in 1916 and consti
tutionally established in 1916.
Cabinet Also Resigns.
Continuing, Mr. de Valera said that
on his resignation the cabinet went
out with him; If re-elected he could
have a new cabinet, but that If the
people re-elected him he must have
full use of all the resources of the
republic to defend the republic. - He
then could offer the British people
and the peoples of the states of the
British commonwealth terms of peace
as set out in his proposal.
The people of Ireland would deny
the risht of the British parliament
or the British crown or any other for
eign government to legislate for Ire
land and would use all the means they
'could l prevent Great Britain hold
ing Ireland by -military force or oth
erwise. Michael Collins wanted to know if,
on Mr. de Valera's statement, the
Dail Elreann could discuss document
number two, r number three. Mr.
de Valera answered that he had for
mally laid before the house his resig
nation as chief executive, and with
that went also the cabinet. "Let the
house choose between the two poli
cies," he added.
Hove Declared Unfair.
Arthur Griffith said It had been
agreed by the president that a
straight vote should be taken for or
against the treaty, and he regarded
this as an unfair attempt at closing
the discussion. Mr. de Valera said
ho would not take the responsibility
for being the defender of the repub
lic any longer.
A suspension of the order of the
day to enable Mr. de Valera's resig
nation to be considered was then
moved for debate. Mr. Collins said
he had tendered his resignation to
Mr. de Valera, who refused it. If the
treaty was passed, he added, the
president could have any cabinet he
liked. The speaker declared that the
morning session of the Dail had been
hindered in receiving the report of
the peace committee by "three or
four bullies." There were loud cries
of "withdraw," to which Mr. Collins
responded: "I will withdraw, but the
spoken word cannot be recalled."
The house broke into laughter. Mr.
Collins declared the motion was sim
ply a political dodge and he con
demned the "Tammany" methods.
Mr. Burgess said that If Mr. Col
lins meant him as a "bully his ac
ceptance of the taunt would be meas
ured by his respect for the character
of the man making the charge, and
that therefore he would take no no
tice of it." ;
Harry Boland said he had 'come
from the United States to vote
against the treaty and support Presi
dent de Valera. He said he thought
Mr. Collins, if he had any Tamamny
Hall training, might have kept his
bullying for Premier Lloyd George.
Divided Authority Fought.
Mr. de Valera, in explaining why
he must resign, said there must be
someone In authority. A journalist
had been kidnaped and Minister of
Finance Collins had sent men to re
cover him. Mr. Collins had no right
to send anybody. That was the func
tion of Minister of Defense Burgess.
"I sent these men under orders of
my superior officer," Mr. Collins re
plied: "We cannot have divided responsi
bility," Mr. de Valera answered. "I
am a straight, plain dealer. I have
met crooked ways with the straight.
If we meet crooked methods by simi
lar methods we are done. ' Political
trickery sickens me. I have got here
In this house the strange sort of
dealing I had In America with other
people of the same kind. I stand ex
actly where I stood. - I knew what
others apparently did not know when
they were on the edge of the preci
pice, and I would have halted there.
and nothing could have dragged me
across it."
Valera Deeply Affected.
Mr. de Valera, In delivering these
words, was deeply affected, tears fill
ing his eyes. .
In conclusion, he said If there was
a vote in the house within 48 hours
he was quite satisfied
Arthur Griffith agreed to this, de
claring that the vote might be taken
at the latest on Monday. The motion
for a suspension of the order of the
day was then withdrawn and th de
bate was resumed on the main mo
tion. Dr. McAHaghan of Mayo opposed
the treaty, and Dr. White of Water
ford supporteu it. When James Kob
lnson f Tlpperary spoke in opposi
tion, hit remarks drew from Mr. de
Valera an interruption, the president
saying the I'my would kep up Its
discipline. Several of the other
members of the Dail also spoke for
and against the treaty, and the ses
sion adiourned.
S720 IS FOUND IN SCOW
Deputy Sheriff Discovers War Sav
ings Stamps in Coat.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 6. (Special.)
That $720 in war savings stamps' has
been found by Deputy Sheriff Hes
Bong, of Columbia county, in an old
scow near Marshfieltf, was reported
by Sheriff J. H. Wellington, of that
county, who was here today. The
stamps, which were partly burned,
were registered In the names of John
C. Peterson of Westport and Carry
Taylor of Cathlamet. They were In
an old coat in the scow and presum
ably had been stolen. The coat was
much mildewed, indicating that it had
laid in the boat for some time.
Inasmuch as the stamps were reg
istered, the sheriff thinks it probable
that their owners had received dupli
cates. SEATTLE TO HOLD SHOW
Portland and Taeoma to Partici
pate With Industrial Displays.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 6. In an ef
fort to broaden the Pacific northwest
products movement, northwest manu
facturing centers will combine with
Seattle in holding an Industrial show
here the last week of July, according
to an announcement made, today by
the Seattle chamber of commerce,
northwest products bureau.
Eighteen Tacoma and 32 Portland
manufacturing firms are understood
to have agreed to participate and
Portland is said to have offered to
give up its annual furniture week in
an effort to make the show here a
success.
$250 PAID FOR COCKEREL
Woman liuys Highest Priced Chick
en Kver Taken to Hood Valley.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Jan. 6. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. C. E. Copple, wife of an
east side orchardist and banker, yes
terday received from D. Tancred of
Kent. Wash., a White Leghorn cock
erel for which she paid J250. This
Is the highest-priced chicken ever
brought to the valley. "A bird of the
same family as mine, but older." eays
Mrs. copple, was bought Ty a Ver
non, Wash., poultry fancier, for $500."
Mrs. Copple is one of the most suc
cessful poultry raisers in the mid
Columbia district.
Slilloh Circle to Install Officers.
The new officers of Shiloh Circle,
No. 19, Ladies of the G. A. R., will be
installed this afternoon in the 'Odd
fellows' hall at Lents. Emma Brush
is the new president; Minnie McGill,
senior vice-president; Elizabeth Peter
son, junior vice - president; Alice
Woodworth, treasurer; Anna Melvln,
secretary; Belle Ellwood, patriotic In
structor; Grace Worden, conductor
and Llllah Maffett. guard.
Dr. Charles W. Flint Elected.
MOUNT VERNON, la., Jan. 6 Dr.
Charles Wesley Flint, president of
Cornell college here, today was elected
chancellor of Syracuse University at
Syracuse, N. Y., according to informa
tion received here. Dr. Flint, who is
In Syracuse, Is reported to have ac
cepted the post.
HcRriaehcn iTom Slight Colds.
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the Headache by curing- the Cold. A ronla
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EX-
PREMIER OKUMA
OF
IS
Octogenarian Statesman
Succumbs at Tokio Home.
LEADERSHIP GREAT 0NE:
Rebellion Against Old Idea That
Western Contact Meant Down
fall of Empire Aided. j
TOKIO, Jan. 6. (By the Associated
Press.) Marquis Shigenobu Okuma.
Japan's octogenarian statesman, died
at his home here today. He was 83
years old.
In 1915 and 1916 during the great
war, Okuma was prime minister of
his country and leading It onward In
a time of great international 8trif
with all the enthusiasm and energy
and hope of a young man of thirty.
He waa wonderful In every way
even hie enemies thought that.
Okuma was the- great bridge be
tween old and new Japan. His life
work was devoted to reconciling the
old and the new. While striving to
maintain the dignity and nobility for
which the samurai fought, he yet
pushed Japan forward Intellectually
and materially to obtain for her the
rank of a first-class power by taking
over the civilization of the west am!
jpiaking It an integral part of Nippon.
Okuma Born In lM.'tS.
Shigenc-bu Okuma, called Hachitaro
Okuma In his boyhood, was born In
February. 1838. at Saga, one of the
leading cities ef Kyushu, the most
southern of the three great island?
of Japan. He was reared by an Ideal
father and mother and he began life
under very fortuitous circumstances.
Young Okuma was one of the first
to show the discontent with what he
deemed an oppressive and dogmatic
educational system of clan government-
He became a leader of the rebellion
against the old Idea that contact
with western civilization meant dan
ger for the empire. He abandoned
his classics to study the language of
the Dutch, who had arrived In the
country, and from an English teacher
at Nagasaki he picked up English
and something of the learning of the
west which he coveted so much. The
coming of Commodore Perry when
Okuma was 16 had caused a great
sensation among the young radicals
which was increased by the later
bombardment of Shimonoseki by the
combined fleets of Great Britain, the
United States of America and Hoi
land.
Okuma and some of his friends
deemed the fall of the Shogunate re
gime inevitable. They secretly left
Nagasaki and went to Kioto, the then
Imperial capital, to loin with other
clans and memorialize the Shogun to
relinquish his power In favor of the
Imperial court, which had existed
onry In name for about two centuries.
The division over this question re
sulted in the great war between the
Shogunate and Imperial forces, which
resulted in the restoration of the
Meiji emperor.
Important Pont Won.
Okuma. . a mere student, was ap
pointed to the important post of coun
cilor when the imperial regime re
turned to power in 1868. Previously
he had been commissioned In the di
rection of International affairs at
Nagasaki which was then the only
port open to foreign commerce. He
soon won a reputation for diplomatic
ability.
Okuma's rise was rapid. He took
historic parts in the development of
the great Meijl reign, which opened
Japan to western civilization. He
raised loans and saw that they were
paid. He labored for the abolition of
the feudal system and the estaolish
ment of a constitutional government.
He was minister of finance until he
resigned in 18S1 because his col
leagues rejected his proposal for a
more representative government. A
year later he formed a progressive
party. In 1888, a year before the
promulgation of the constitution, he
was appointed foreign minister and
undertook the task of revising the
treaties which had been concluded
with the powers before the restora
tion. The object was to regain rights
previously conceded. It was then that
occurred the outrage which crippled
him for life, yet did not quench his
extraordinary vitality and energy.
Bomb Thrown by Agitator.
A young agitator, Incensed at some
of Okuma's methods, threw a bomb
at his carriage. Okuma was so In
jured that he suffered the amputation
of a leg. In January, 1916, he was
again the object of a bomb attempt
at Tokio, but escaped unhurt.
.The statesman was a member of
the second Matsukata ministry and
in June, 1898, formed a cabinet of
his own which lasted six months.
Later he took up educational work
and founded the famous Waseda uni
versity. He wrote constantly. Then
when the Yamamoto cabinet fell In
1914 Emperor Yoshihito summoned
him to form the ministry which held
office during the great European
war.
It was under his administration
that Japan herself entered th war on
the side of the entente allies, con
tributing to the embarrassment of
Oermany by the capture of her Chi
nese possession of Ktao-Chow and
by aiding the entente powers finan
cially and through the manufacture
of munitions. It was also during his
administration that the important
Russo-Japanese convention of 1916
was arranged and signed.
10,602 Scales Inspected in Year.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 6. (Special.)
The state sealer of weights and meas
ures .office inspected a total of 10,602
scales during 1921, according to a re
port prepared here today by W. A.
Dalzlel, deputy sealer of weights and
meaR-oTes. Weights Inspected num-
FORESIGHT
always was better than
hindsight. Those who take
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
regularly exercise
foresight that pays
large dividends
in robustness.
. Scott &. Bowno. Bloomfield. N. J.
ALSO MAKERS OF
IH2Q3DS
fTablets or Granules)
for INDIGESTION
20-Mslc
JAPAN
DEAD
, Beginning January 8, 1922, our new telephone directory
will be supplied for your convenience and use. There
are several thousand changes of listings, principally from
Main to Broadway numbers. In the interest of good
service, our subscribers are especially requested to refrain
from calling numbers from memory and to adopt the
practice of always consulting the directory for the number
wanted.
Unless this is carried out there will be many calls for
the old discontinued numbers and while we will make
every effort to complete such calls as promptly as pos
sible, there will be inevitably some delay in your service
and extra work for our operators in handling these calls.
In all such cases your call will be referred to a special
operator who will ascertain the correct number and advise
you of the new number and request your operator to
complete the connection. In order to avoid this delay
always consult your directory before placing call. This
will not only insure quicker and better service from your
telephone but will also prevent much unnecessary work
on the part of the operator whose regular work will be
retarded if there is any considerable volume of wrong
calls.
The
and
bered 23.457, linear measures 2511,
liquid measures 7839 and gas and oh
pumps 2852.
SECRETARIES TO STUDY
Course for Commercial Club Offi
cials to Be Given.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu
gene, Jan. 6. (Special.) A short
course for commercial club secre
taries will be offered here by the
university during Easter vacation
from March 27 to April 1, according
to an announcement made at the of
fice of the school of business admin
istration. The course was given for
the first time last year and met with
such success that the visiting secre
taries adopted resolutions request
ing the university to make It an an
nual affair. At a recent meeting of
the Eugene chamber of commerce It
also was asked of President Campbell
that the course be given again.
Besides classes In public speaking,
commerce, journalism, sociology and
physical education, there will be a
number of round-table discussions on
topics of interest and of value to the
visiting secretaries.
SEASIDE CHOICE OF ELKS
City Is Recommended for Next
State Convention.
Seaside pibably will be the site of
the next fctate Elks' convention, ac
cording to a decleion reached yester
day at a meeting of the officers of
the Oregon State Elks" association.
Final decision was left to George
Collins of Medford, president of the
association.
A Joint meeting was held In the
afternoon of the exalted rulers and
Feeretarlee of the 18 lodges of both
districts in Oregon, meeting with
George Neuner of Roseburg and nr.
Ben Norden, district grand exalted
rulers. Plans for moro active par
ticipation of the order In community
service work were indorsed.
The representatives placed the
Elke' lodge of the state as unani
mously behind the 1925 exposition in
a resolution adopted at the meeting.
P0ST0FFICE GAIN RECORD
Oregon City -.Office Makes Largest
Increase in Its History.
OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 6. Spe
cial.) The largest gain in postal
receipts ever made In Oregon City
was recorded at the local postoffice
for the year 1921. The gain Is 19.7
per cent over last year and places
the office high among the others of
Its class in the state.
The total postal sales, upon which
these figures are based, amounted to
J32.513.82, according to the records of
Assistant Postmaster Howell. This
is a gain of 15349.76 over 1920.
The entire increase In the business
of the office has been handled with
out the addition of either more clerks
or carriers.
WAR WORK
FACILITIES
FOR SALE
Land, Buildings and Equipment acquired
by us during the war for war work, includ
ing Metal Working Machinery, Cranes,
Motors, Etc., are now offered for sale.
DETAILS UPON REQUEST
All offers must be in writing and firm.
Offers received tip to 12 o'clock noon January 31, 1922
Right reserved to reject any and all offers.
Puget Spund Machinery Depot
318 First Ave. South., Seattle, Wash.
January 8th, 1922
Pacific Telephone
Telegraph Company
GUDAHY WEDDING WAITS
MISS LOUISE C. FRANCIS CAX'T
BE LOCATED, EITHER.
Engagement for Marriage This
Week Announced at Santa
Monica Last Month.
LOS AN'GELES. Cal., Jan. 6. Plans
for the wedding of John P. Cudahy.
son of the late John Cudahy, banker
and meat packer of Chicago, and
Miss Louise Chenier Francis of St.
Louis, which. It was said, was to
have taken place here this week, re
ceived an apparent setback yesterday
when it developd that neither party
to the match could be located.
The engagement of the couple was
announced last month at Santa Mon
ica, a beach city near here. At that
time It was reported that the mar
riage was to take place during the
latter part of December.
The prospective bridegroom left
his hotel apartments last week. He
is reported as being at the home of
friends In this city. Neither could
Miss Francis be located at her Santa
Monica address.
It is reported that young Mr.
Cudahy told friends some time ago
that plans for the marriage were
canceled, although this could not be
confirmed yesterday, members and
relatives of the families of both Mr.
Cudahy and Miss Francis refusing to
discuss the matter.
Balials to Hold Memorial.
To honor the memory of Abdul
Raha, prominent religious leader of
the far east who died recently at
Haifa, Palestine, the Bahais are to
hold meetings of commemoration
throughout the world today. It has
been announced. The Portland as
sembly of the religious sect will hold
services at 8 o'clock this evening in
the Divine Science church. East
Twenty-fifth and Clay streets. Dr. T.
M. Minard and Mrs. Nettie Kloh will
be in charge and musical numbers will
be contributed by Mrs. Fred L. Olson
and Francis Richter.
Lumber Mill to Reopen.
NORTH BEND. Or., Jan. . (Spe
cial.) Announcement will be made
here tomorrow of the resumption of
the North Bend Mill and Lumber
company plant on January 16 with a
KORITE
KEEPS CIIILDHK.VS FEET OH V.
Scientifically
Waterproofs Shoes
Applied to Both Soles and Uppers.
Iiml on Knriff Ak Your Itenler.
double shift of workmen. The mill
has been Idle since the stump in finan
cial affairs and the lumlx-r murket
In the full of 190. The mill will em
ploy more than 100 men nnd saw
2n0,000 feet of lumber every 24 hours.
The company camp has been operat
ing on part time and with part of a
force for the last few weeks.
J. It. Tilliiinii Case Dismissed.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 6. (Special.)
The case anainst J. II. Tillman, on
complaint of the state labor depart
ment, charging him with workinir
men more than eight hours a day cm
the improvement of the Astoria-Seaside
highway, was called for trial be
fore a Jury In the Justice court this
afternoon. After the state had intro
duced its testimony the case was dis
missed by the court because the
prosecution had failed to show that
Tillman was paving the road under a
contract with the state, as had been
nUcired In the complaint.
Red Fox
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