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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, P ORTLAND. TUESDAY. MAY C, 1311 0 it GHR1ESE TO HE PHOTESTTQWILSON .: Special- Envoys Pass Through '1 j Chicago Bound for Versailles . Peace Conference.- ..a Chicago, Mar (I. N. S.J T. It Hsu and IL SL'Kun, special envoy to the "Wc "conference ' from "the province of "hangtung. China,, are en route east to ail tor France and -personally present to President Wilson a ."protest against Japanese control of Klau Chau." -, v f'The envoys stopped In Chicago- for a nhort time Monday night. - . ' VThe proposed control of Kiau Cliau try- Japan Imperil- the peace of the orId." Mr. Hsu declared. "It will en-tall- Japanese control of all Northern, China and the establishment of jLhe pol .Jcy of the closed door. x ' "The proposed settlement means that 4.000,000 people ' of- Shantung province . will be - delivered Into bondage. The 5 Japanese, in their dealings with; the 'II Chinese, are lost to honor, as has been demonstrated repeatedly. Then. too. the province of Shantung Is holy ground 2J to our ' people, and to deliver thls'ter ( rltory Into alien hands Is a double. Blow to. their pride." ' S AMEBIC ATT WOMES BEATEJf ft Z WITH KIFLE BV JAPASE&E 3!- Washington, May .Two American. ' women were beaten with the butt end 1 of a rifle, swung by a Japanese soldier In the revolutionary outbreak In Korea. 3J -TThl news was made public here Mon ti day .at the American headquarters of ! the provisional government of the re- 1 publio of Korea. 2 It came to, the United States in a ! letter -which eluded' the strict Japanese 1 censorship because it was entrusted to "(! a traveler bound for America. The let ; ter was written by a New York woman, - well known in New York literary circles before she went to the Orient as a mls- I siohary teacher and nurse. ! i; Her name Is withheld, for fear of per secution by the Japanese. The .letter was .received by Mrs. I. I Tompsey of Flushing. I. I- who turned It over to & Dr,Syngman Rhee, secretary of state of 4 the Korean provisional1 government. The American women' assaulted by the Japanese soldiers : were-, a Mrs. Moore 1, pitat of Dr, Farwell at- Pyeng Yang, Korea.W-' ----- " .' -"Mrs. Moore and Miss Trlssel," says Hi the writer, ' were; stopped on their way j to our hospital. - They turned to go 4! back In obedience to the guard's com jj mand and he struck them both in the back .with the butt of his gun. Be as in sured the: news was reported to. the jj aul, who U doing all in his power in the j whole affair." & CHINESE ADROITLY CARRYING ON CAMPAIGN OF PROPAGANDA Paris, May 6. (L N. ' over the concessions to a) Agitation Japan in the m Hhantuntr Deninsula. are. increasing:., with ;the Chinese adroitly carrying nwi 11am- palgn of propaganda, comparing the Italian situation. to their own.' -31 - -Senator Henry -Cabot-Ixdge and other 4" American statesmen who have boen 31 commenting adversely upon President Wilson's policies, are being quoted, how s' ever. it is . possible to gay on : official i authority that the question is now closed and the Incident a thing of the past, so far . as the peace delegates are- con- J; cerned,"2- ' It is understood that President Wilson JJ is entirely willin? to have the League h ul nauinis xauta up inina s case wnen it is formed, so that the Chinese may know that he seeks 'only justice and shows no favoritism. JAPAN WILL HAND BACK $ , . . : . , THE LAND, SAYS MAKINO iH Paris,'-May S. (U. P.) Baron - Ma 'U kino, In a statement to the United Press, 4 said it Is. Japan's policy to hand back ' $ the Shantung peninsula in full sover- At eignty to China, retaining: .only such 2t pconomlc vprlvileges as were 'granted "im oermany, ' together with the right to ,'!! establish a settlement under the usual ft conditions at Tains Tau. Regarding Rnrdln th Shanlnno- rnilw&vn. ' li vhtch . become a Joint Chlno-.Iapanese JU tindertaking, Makino said that .special !ii Chinese police, with Japanese instruc U tors, will Insure security of traffic From Siberia comes a call for U. 6. Z volunteers in the infantry and mediral iii departments of JJncle Sam's army to relieve men rngiote Ml for discharge. nt m H 1' in H , Ml ;' l ' I ' ft M Hit i. . m 81 . . Hi HI 'tli H ! . Ml Ml . 51 Ml ill 41 it is intrtier att pen and sord . It is the foundation of health and human energy. Jt - produces the stamina and the strength to do thines. On "cm oi oaiuc as wen as on the tables where peace and plenty reignchocolate has proved itself a 1009& food. To insure supreme quality chocolate you must insist upon Ghirardelh!s. It comes only in cans for your are. Hi -i t, Section. At your grocer's in H 'SayGear-ar-dellj D. GHIRARDELLI CO, o 1 A Baby Tank Will Be - : Started Tonight on , Way tot Maryland '"'"'.-' r.i''Si-a-V;--' MBMewv mm'. - ; r...- ' J . -y ; Having completed its work on behalf of the Victory loan In. Portland and Ore gon the! .baby tank, -loaned for the occa sion by JJncle Sam, 'will start tonight on Us way to Camp Meade. Maryland, there to await further orders. The tank will not pake the long Journey under Its own power. '.. '."-'.. ' Sergeant Charles' O. ' Hendershott and Ccrporal ' Oeorge C. Alden, who have been In charge of the tank In Oregon,! will accompany their pet downi south. Sergeant Hendershott announces that the Kovernment is calling for enlistments In, the tank orps, Uhe service offering opportunities ,; for machinists, electrical engineers, automobile, mechanics, and others of similar: qualifications, "and providing training, and schooling .along mechanical lines. The pay in the tank service is the same as that of enginers. Full particulars of the service and de tails of enlistment may be obtained at the United States army recruiting office, Third and Ozfk streets. , Charge of Violating Health Ordinance Dismissed by Court Municipal Judge Rossman Monday dismissed charges of falling to-report a case of smallpox which, had been made by Dr. George Parrish of the city health department against Dr. Viola May Coe, Dr. AHen Noyes and Mrs. Arlie M. Jones. "The health department arrested these people on a , technical charge.' Judge Rossman said this morning, "and I could find them guilty. The ordinance pro vides that a report be made in writing. It seems that in this case a mother with a three-days old child was found to have smallpox, while In ,Dr. Coe's maternity home. fThe health department was at once notified by two persons by tele phone, with "the result that an inspector responded within an hour. The woman was removed to another house, where she was isolated. I think the result in tended by the law was accomplished, even though a written report was not made." " Legion Organizers Meet in Caucus at St. Louis Session St. Louis, May t.iV. P.) Organizers of -the American Legion went into ex ecutive session here today to prepare final details for the caucus of the lejrion here beginning Thursday. L Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roose velt, Lieutenant Colonel Bennett Clark, son of Congressman Champ Clark ; Lieutenant Colonel Eric Fisher Wood, winner of., the Croix de Guerre, and a number. of service medals, attended the first session. Matters to come before the caucus were discussed. The meeting took up representation and sought means to prevent the organization becoming partisan, during the caucus. Colonel Roosevelt and others in state ments after the meeting declared politics would play .ho part In the organization. They . said", the legion would be 'made up mostly Jef enlisted men. . ... . Delegates -from all sections of the United .States besran arrlvinsr todav. Estimate's are that more than 2000 war veterans' Swill attend. ' The War Camp Community Service will have charge of entertainment. :o Plans to . Become Egg Center Porf Whole World Chicago May 6. (I. N. S.) Members of the butter and egg board will late today vote upon a - measure which if adopted will make this city the butter and egg center of the world and place the produce-business under regulations wnicn will standardise and stabilize the business along lines similar to the grain market. It is proposed to erect a modern build ing to be known as the . Produce Ex change, in which to house the project. The name of the present board will be changed to Produce Exchange of Chi cago. lb., 1 lb. and 3 lb. cans. Ann EIGHT PER ISH AVHEH APARTMENT-BURNS Nine Others in Hospital as Re sult of Tragedy" in Columbus! . I - V Columbus, Ohio, May &-(!. N 8.) Eight are known to be dead and nine are in Columbus hospitals seriously i burned as the result of a ire In a six story apartment house- at 75 West .Broad street (the center of Columbus), at an early hour this morning. , t s The occupants were ' trapped by the flames which shot up the elevator shaft in the second story turning the building Into- a veritable furnace. ' -.The dead: 'jj -, . ' MRS. CHARLES C. SPEAKMAN, wife of former Columbus policeman. OEOROE RATSN1DEB. ' ' MRS. OEORGE RAY SNIDER.:. " -MRS. CARL STEEGW ALT. CHARLINrf WHITTLESLET. LJ0UI8 EVANS, aged 3. FRANK FREDERICK. ' MRST ELSIE NETTLETON. UNIDENTIFIED MAN about 45 years of age. ' ' ' The injured : Mr. and Mra' W. H. Andrew Mrs. Harry Lawson and daughter De lilah. Mrs. Irene Harris. j VCarLStickman.. ' Elmer. Knight, aged 2, , Charles C. Speakman. Mrs .Robert Knight Robert Knight, aged 4. , . : Adda. A. Bojrce. ; , Virginia Andrews, aged f our weeks.' -- Three other Knight children are not accounted for. The fire started from a burning gas jet In a bathroom on the second floor. . When firemen arrived it was practi cally impossible for them to reach the flames. Cries of i the occupants horrified the crowds of spectators, Women i tossed their babies and larger children into waiting nets. Clarence Gordon, a spec tator, attempted to make a net out of a blanket. A - woman on the fourth floor saw him and threw her-infant to him. Gordon dropped the blanket and caught the child In his arms. Men on the sidewalk warned Mrs. Charles Speakman not to jump, but she paid no heed. She hurled herself to the street below and dashed her brains out. tier husband jumped to the roof or a two-story building adjoining and sus tained a broken arm and leg. Police res cued htm. Two hours after the fire was out police found . a - four-weeks-old . child unidenti fied and badly burned about the face.;. Police and firemen are still searching the .ruins for more bodies. They believe the death list may total 15. There were a number of heroic rescues made. Those who suffered injuries were overcome by smoke and could not be reached by firemen in the hallways." Seattle Ad Men - Will Be Invited Mayor Baker and W. J. Hofmann will be speakers before the Seattle Chamber of Commerce on May IS. The advertis ing men of Seattle have been Invited to Portland to the' Pacific Coast Ad Men's meeting in -June, and this morning wire from the northern city ' requested the mayor and. Mr. Hofmann to attend their - luncheon on May 16. They will accept. ; ... .... Allies Would Relieve Belgians of Payment Washington, May .?- I. N. S.) vThe allies are endeavoring to find some ar ranagement which will release Belgium from liability for loans contracted dur ing the war, said an official dispatch to the Belgian legation this afternoon. Get $5000 in Bonds Monrovia. , Ind., May 6. (I. X. S.) Burglars who blew open a vault door in the First National bank here some time last night and rifled safety deposit boxes are believed to have obtained close to $5000 in Liberty bonds and war sav ings stamps. The robbers did not blow the bank safe and little " cash was obtained. Poles Fail in Their Attack on. Vilna, Is; Word of Lithuanians Washington, . May. J (I. X.. S.)- Polish . troops - attempted to capture Vllna, but failed, and that town Is still held by the BolshevlkL 1 according to a -cablegram received this afternoon by the Lithuanian . national "council from the Lithuanian delegation in Parish A protest against the; Polish Invasion has been made to . the peace conference by the Lithuanian government and the dispatch adds the "big five has directed the Poles and Luthanians to cease hos tility, declaring that military occupa tion will not decide -territorial questions. According -to today's dispatch the Baltic states ; commission ' was - created by ,the peace conference to Investigate and settle ail Lithuanian questions. " Arrested for' 1912 Harder . New Haven, .Conn., May 6.---(I. N. S.) John Mofiley. 43, was arrested by the local police when he : alighted from a train here today on a charge of mur der of Josephine Schowl tn Kansas city. Mo., in September, 1912. Mosley is said later to 'have confessed that he com mitted the murder after being taken to headquarters , . A1 i . . ii i i mmmmmmmm " Tunaisii cionnoTE MAN HELD III JAIL ON GRAVE CHARGE "Big" Jack'l Phelan Wanted by .Chicago Police, WhoAre I n-j- vest'gating Murder. - John L. Big Jack - Phelan, alleged! I. W. W. orator and organiser, was ar rested. Monday night by Inspectors Cole man and Morale on Instructions of Chi cago police who charge .him with, the murder of Lee Phalen, April 21. The l,!Lr X.l t.rdred out of revenge, saf Chicago iuthorltles. The crime was committed at the home of Phalen. at 1642 Franklin street. A hetter from a, Chicago I. Wr W said by the police to have been received by Phelan since his arrival In Portland, Contains the following: "Lee Phalen got bumped of f ha ha, and . I . wonder if that was not the cause of your ., bad scalp." .:.; H t ' ' ; When arrested. Phelan did not deny his Identity, but denied that he knew anything of the murder. . He said that . M Omf Goumtry Unas True Americans u pp re p ia&ion--. Puneral Services : : j For Dr. Thompson ' Are' Held Today ' " . , 1 "" - ) , s 'Funeral services for Dr. Mary A. Thompson ) were held at the Unitarian church this afternoon. Rev. William O. Eliot officiating.' Concluding services at the Portland crematorium Were, private. The pallbearers were : A. R. Fanno. Dr. A-A. Brown.. W. 1L Burrage. J. D. Mart, W F. Woodward and Simeon F. Biferd. ..Mrs. Dr. Thompson, pioneer physician. humanitarian and well known advocate of abolition, temperance and equal suf frage, died Sunday from the effects of paralytic stroke suffered some months before. She .was born In New1 York city February 14. .1825, and cah-ie to San Francisco' In 1868 and to Portland in .where she ihad resided since. Dr. f ompson. is suryivedby one son. James ft. Thompson, and three grandchildren. all of this city. he would fight extradition, and claimed that he was in Portland at the time of the crime. - He was convicted In Ta coma of sedition about a year ago and was sentenced to serve five years In a federal penitentiary, ' but was paroled recently, say the police. The police are holding Phelan. await ing the arrival of a Chicago officer. - V 7 mm u VHTESO BRANCH OF S R IS INSPECTED BY Julius ' Kruttschnitt . and Party Make Trip Around Loop to EugeneT" , - Visiting the Whlteson branch of the Southern Pacific for the first time since it has been electrified, Julius Krutt schnitt. corporate head of the- Southern Pacific, accompanied by officials of the railroad administration and his Pacific coast chiefs, - left - Portland at. 1 p. m. Monday. The trip was made to Cor vaUIs and thence by the main steam une to Eugene. - - Mr. Kruttschnitt had not visited the Northwest before since the war began, and gefore leaving for the trip around the -loop spent thel morning inspecting terminals on the east side of the river. the Brooklyn shops and In looking over Industrial development about Portland. RAILROAD OFFICIALS Ibeeini save shoM your merest today! n n ' Accompanying the party cn the- in spection trip were W. H. S;ott, federal manager of the Southern Pacific In, California, and J. P. O'Brien, federal manager -of the lines in Oregon. Mr. Scott v said ' Monday to local official . that improved train service on the Southern Pacific is contemplated, but said that no official . announcement could be made regarding the restoration. of the Shasta Limited. Included In Mr. . Kruttschnltt's party were: William Sproule. district direc tor of the Central Western division , and ex-presldent fit the Southern Pacific ; William Hood, corporate chief engineer of the Southern Pacific, and Paul. Shoup. vice president and ex -executive" official "of the Pacific oast corporate affairs. The party left for San Fran cisco from Eugene lost night. - . Minnesota Women Ask $13,33 Minimum SL rauL May .-(U. P.) A nlni mum wage of 1S per week for women and girls in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth and a statewide minimum of $13.33 weekly for women, girls and boys was demanded here today by Miss Kllza Kvans. secretary for the Minne sota minimum wage commission. ', Miss Kvans said she based her - figures on government statistics on the cost of liv ing. - ' -4 I! " ' '