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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY, JULY- 17, 1919. 4 JAPAN IS READY TO RENOUNCE HER T Japanese Peace Commissioner at Paris Says His Country Would Restore Province Immediately. EAG ER TO SETTLE QUESTION Should China Enter Negotiations With Neighbor, She Can Get Peninsula Within Six Months. Paris, July 17, "We are-prepared to restore the full territorial rights over fciao Chow to China within six months' A member of the Japanese peace delegation :, made this t statement Wednesday. For diplomatic reasons he requested that his name be with held from publication, but empha sized that his statement means just what It says. : He continued: ,-.-i "We are exceedingly anxious to .lU:ttA t..tA ...... .".1. worn U G nothing better than' the 'return of this territory, in accordance with the , treaty of 1915. " "It la necessary, however, that China enter into negotiations with us, which she has hitherto declined , to do." . , ' XO WRITTE2C PLEDGE" The Japanese delegate flatly denied the assertion of Phlllippe Millet,' promi nent writer on international affairs, to the effect that . Baron Makino, chair man of the Japanese peace commission, , handed the big four a formal, written, secret understanding providing for re- toratlon of Shantung to China. "Such a written promise." continued the correspondent's informant, "already is contained in the treaty of 1915, as well r as In the notes of September, 1918. The Japanese peace delegation will ; allow no plenipotentiary to doubt the " sincerity of that pledge by asking a - written assurance. "It is true that verbal reassurance was given to the big four in this . respect. . but no formal written- secret instrument . ' was given, which, anyhow, would - be entirely super fluous in view of our exist ' ing formal undre takings." , vj ' CHIJFA HAPEOUABDED ? '-rjj' Millet's article about the alleged secret written pledge says in part : , i "Baron Miklno's promise to Clemen ceau, Wilson, Lloyd George and Orlando was t secret but nevertheless formal. None can doubt Its sincerity. : However, the only way to oulet American appre hensions is to publish the text, which Japan .should (now do. "France and Britain never would have consented to " the Shantung clause if they thought it involved the dismemberment of . China." .Doctor Loses His 'Library, "Result r Of Lighted Match ." Med ford. July 17. After Dr. E. H. Porter, proprietor of the Medford sani tarium, had cleaned his office wood- work with gasoline and had dusted and rearranged his library Tuesday ; night, be lighted, his. pipe and stood admiring ' r the result. Absent-mindedly he threw the match, away, ,It landed In the pan of gasoline which he had been using. : The fire which resulted destroyed his : library, which he 'valued at $2000, and - damaged the office. Firemen put out : the flames. ti-'- ' i" k- ik- 1 Author Visits MedTordf 4 Medford. July 17. Stewart Edward White, noted, author, who ; recently re turned from military . service In France with the rank of major; and Mrs. White visited Medford Monday. Later theys will return for two weeks of fishing and sightseeing. .-. Better Livestock Discussed ' Medford. .July 17. Special meetings of .the Jackson county farm bu-au' have been held in the various sections of the ' county in , the interest .of better live stock.' C M. McAlister. representative of the Portland Union Stock Tarda, and i County Agent C C Cate, were the chief speakers.- . . Lieutenant Reaches Home . Medford, July 17. Lieutenant George . Vilas has arrived home from overseas f service. . y - k Choose these clothes for mountain, beach or city; they're clothes $18 $20 $25 : SWEETHEARTS NUMEROUS IN; CASEOFJN'EW T OS ANGELES, July 17. (L X. Disclosing that .Freda Lesser ' was ; warned . .. against Harry S. New; her 'slayer, when they. Urgt met, the, existence of a third sweetheart,. of the slain girl became .known , today. The girl's! romance with this third sweetheart " ended abrurjt ly when she accepted the atten tions of New. . i i. A 1 neighbor of the Xcssers, who asked" that his name be withheld, told the story of trje" lUdden v love napter tn the slain girl's lire, today. He said that furore Miss lies ser . met New she had a sweet heart who was about her age and who called at her home several'- nights ? of each week. Then she allowed : New to call and take her ont In his automo bile and the UierMbby became jealous and they had a sweet heart's quarrel, t , !; V -, , During this i quarrel, . It was said; the boy told the girl that New was not the class of man she should ' accept attentions from and .warned her that he would eventually harm . her. - The girl Ignored thla protest. It was said,; laughing away the fears of the boy as only a jeal ous , outburst. The boy- was never seen' at the Leaner home the only ma i she went ont with l or who called at her home. ; Theodore Roosevelt WU1 Speak in City:. To Legion Members " Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son, of -. the late Colonel Roosevelt, will be In Port land September 17 for three addresses, according to announcement Wednes day of Barge E. Leonard, chairman of the speaker's: bureau of, the American Legion and president of the Multnomah Bar association. r The addresses will be before the bar association at luncheon and the Uni versity club at dinner. : In the evening he- will address ex-service men and civilians either i at , The Auditorium or Multnomah field. - & ': . ."' s Mr. Leonard received a telegram from the president of tha Legion announcing Mr. Roosevelt's dates in the Northwest. He will be in Portland but one day, aa it was impossible to have his engage ment in such form as to allow his pres ence in Oregon; the week of September 25, when the Legion holds its state con vention..... '- . , , , Although Mr.i Roosevelt is dated tor Washington engagements September IS and 19, Mr. Leonard hopes to get.him to Pendleton to speak at the Round-Up September 20, - .' American Soldiers Eeceiyed as Heroes ; By London Crowds London. July 17. (I. : N. S) London today saw the third parade of American soldiers since the beginning of the war. A composite regiment composed of 3500 of General Pershing's veterans arrived at Waterloo station during the morning and marched down the Strand and through -Bird Cage Walk, while Lon doners madly cheered them.; C . The regiment will have a six days holiday ' and every doughboy will be treated as the honor guest of England. , The British authorities have provided an elaborate program. " The composite regiment is made up of eight men from every Infantry company of six American divisions in addition to a scattering of marines. . The Americans will leave for France on Wednesday., Bill to Aid Drouth . Stricken Introduced - Washington! July 17. A bill ' appro priating 15,000,000 to purchase stock food -and seed' I wheat for farmers 'in drouth-stricken districts was Introduced in the house Wednesday by . Represen tative Sinclair. North Dakota. . Smtrt Vacation , Suits ; For the Young Man! Here are suits.in fabrics and in ? colors -that are in tune with summer ' skies: : clothes of ' refreshing coolness, tailored : in a wathat will retain their easy, smart . lines through .ihe many activities of the. - 4 ("31 yearly, playtime i, of immense satisfaction $30 : $35 $40 $50 Young Men, Second Floor, Selli IVQ ORDER RESICTS flllS Wfieat'Or Its Products ? Can V Be "t Imported; or Exported Only: y. I- by. Observing Rules.i. tjV , ; Washington, J uly ? 17--(XT. P. President 'Wiujon,''ln a proclamation Wednesday, forbade import or export of wheat or wheat flour except un der regulations to be prescribed by the United States, .wheat director Wilson this afternoon issued an execu tive . order , . increasing the guaranteed price of $.28 a bushel for wheat at Gal veston, and New . Orleans ' to 30 a bushel, retroactive to July 1, last, r The order authorizes the food administra tion's gram corporation to purchase the wheat at that" price at - the said . mar ket. v - :' ' : ; -' The president also raised t from J2.2S to $2.30 per bushel the price of wheat at .the terminal markets of Galveston and New Orleans s in- order to "more properly regulate the flow off wheat of the crop xt 1919," to the two markets named.. The president in a separate proclama tion stated that by July 15 all dealers in wheat : and bakery products with stated exceptions would be required to obtain licenses from the wheat director. . The exceptions are:. ) Bakers and manufacturers of bakery products con suming less than. SO barrels of flour a month b) retailers and farmers or cc operative j" associations of farmers or other persons with respect to the prod ucts of any farm or land owned, leased or cultivated by them ; and (c) common carriers. - ; '. Prineville Resident Takes His Own Life ' t ' ' : Prineville, July 17. B. A. Beckensteln. agent Of .'h City of PrineviUe railway at' this' place, - committed suicide Mon wlth a email calibre revolver. IJe leaves his Wife and one daughter, Mrs. Charles Ross of this city. Mr. Beckensteln came to Oregon seven years ago m search of health. , Poor health caused him-to end - his life. He was born at Elisabeth. N. November H, 1869. Huns Would' Eebuild Devastated District Paris, July 17. (U. P.) Members . of the German reparation commission 7at Versailles proposed to, the allies Wednes day that German engineers and workmen rebuild the destroyed cities tn northern France as a part of their , reparations, kising German materials. ; ' f Under the German plan - the French would submit plans and specifications for the city they desired to be erected and the Germans would take the Job the same as a contractor. Homemade Root Beer Tastes So Good and , . ...... ,f Costs So Very r Little Once you've made this deliclously re freshing drink, you'll never want to be without home-made Root Beer. .r i Just" a few minutes work and you've eighty glasses all ready for. unexpected guests, after-play $ treats for the ; chil dren, in fact for everyjtlme Lwhen you want a refreshing drink. j . One ' bottle of Hires .Household . Ex tract, some sugar and a yeast cake these three ingredients mixed a accord ing to directions, make eighty glasses (forty pints). .' , 5 ' Hifes Household Extract is pure just herbs, roots, berries and bark old fashioned woodsy kind of flavors, including wintergreen, birch -"bark, ginger, sassafras and Juniper. Sixteen flavors in all and not a substitute among them I , ; : . I Make some home-made Root Beer to day once you've tried ir youll ' never be caught "treatlesa again I-?-Adv. VA : FLOURSHP nr li. 5? Toy Mahuf actiif ing r Plant-Endangered : ? : When Fire Spreads 7 Childhood's hopes for another Tuietide were' almost blasted .Wednesday when flames, menaced the, plant .of. the Valen tine Manufacturing company. Kast Tenth aad Unooln streets, which makes dolls, toys and bobby horses. y ' Backfire from the boiler room sent flames up a sawdust chute to the sec ond tloor, " where the 'dust is stored In a bin for fuel. Before any of the toy makers knew about it.' the fire had de stroyed the bin and spread to the fac tory proper, : -. - - - . Fire apparatus arrived In Urn to prevent destruction but firemen - said if. the blase, had raged 10 minutes more, nothing could have been saved..- The damage was less than J100.. . . - Camouflaged Booze Sold by Bartender AnlHis Old Chief San , Francisco, July 17. (L K. S.) The first arrest for violation of the war time prohibition act by a San Francisco saloonkeeper was made Wednesday with the arrest of , John Bullivan and Charles Reed, his bartender. The two men will be arraigned before United States Com missioner KrulL : , ; v - Department; of Justice agents j visited the saloon and reported that they were served whiskey One of them asked for ginger" ale.' '-- -. "Ginger ale on top?"-asked the bar tender; it is reported. - "Sure." answered the operative and be says he received a highball. ; A milk bottle full of whiskey was re ceived as evidence. Mine -Claims to Be Ileard Medford, July 17 The War Minerals Relief commission , will be here July 28 to begin hearings on applications for relief by 174 chrome and other mining men. ' . . . . . - Mil V7T7 r? PAINT These are busy days at Smith's Wall Paper House.. It would seem that j every one was Painting or Papering and it really is the best time right now to do it. ,1 NEW TAPESTRIES . Beautiful effects for the din inp;;or living room at 50c, 75, 90 per double roll. Dainty sleeping room papers at 20S 25, 30, 35, 38 double .roll. Washable Varnish Tiles at '45 f ' double K roll, for - the kitchen or bath. Oatmeal Paper has advanced but we're still selling sour best -30-inch -at 39 bolt. We Appreciate Smith's Wall 108-110 Second, Bet.' Washington and Stark, Portland' a I . 7 em v -. - Apply a few bothersome root ana Hard 77ry btttlts Freeunz" cut ? iutcjiw cents et drvz COiHullSSIONERSAYS I FACTS ARE GARBLED 1 BY; COUNTY AUDITOR t - . s ;-. - -' . - . s .Only.: Four Auto :Tfrei and Six PI ugs Purchased, : Declara- : . tion of Holman.: That he bought only four automobile tires and not six. as charged by County Auditor 'Sara - Martin, for- nee on his privatelr-owned automobile operated by him in the transaction' of the county business, was the -y statement made Wednesda'jr by- County Commissioner Rufus C, Holman. The commissioner In dignantly assailed - the county auditor for what he says was a malicious mis representation' of the entire facts con cerning the amount of supplies and fuel which he has purchased at the county's expense during the last year. , ) "Tin the first place." said Mr? Holman. "I used my own tires an last year and paid for them out of my own pocket, notwithstanding the fact that, my ma chine is, used almost entirely In connec tion with my duties aa county commis sioner.. It would appear from Mr. Mar tin's statement that the amounts which he claims I have Spent on my machine cover but the first six months of 1919. whereas they cover a period of two years. ; ; -, - ;. .-v Mr."Martm charges me with the pur hase o( 12 spark plugs, whereas I se cured only; sixV-y, The purchase of the gasoline books was done to avoid a rise in price scheduled -to come 'at the time we .bought .them. - Since that date there have been two increases. Furthermore, the amount was intended to cover the gasoline that would be used for the entire year;- , -" Commissioner A. A. Muck announced that he would accept Mr. Martin's rul ing in refusing to pay for gasoline and supplies for the automobiles of the com- TTT raper HOUSE PAINT " V '"'- " ... ,;. ' v.. - - A few gallons of paint will make hundreds of dollars v difference ' in the value of your property. Good paint 95r quart pr $3.2o per gallon., ' JAP-A-LAC Finishes oak, dark tsak, walnut and ma hogany, also gloss white, cn-. amel and old ivory -enamek Small brushes at ' 20, 'l 25S 35.. 45, 55 85. i Your Patronage ' Paper House EafSh Off Cdms!; ------- ' . Doesn't hurt! lift touchy. ,: corns and : calluses right off with-finger? ' drops of Freezorie'iipon that old, . corn.' Instantly that corn stops hurting. - Then shortly you lift it right off: .z ....:' a i - . 4 aii,' wunout pain or soreness, - corns, soft corns, corns between the toes, and the hard skin cauuses on ' bottom ' of feet lift tiera mlasioners.. but stated that tn his "belief it would In the end be a much more ex pensive proposition for the county. ' Government to Lend Money to Stockmen -Washington, July 17.', The govern ment la to lend money to cattle raisers in , order to . encourage beef production. Senator Kendrick of . Wyoming an nounces. -The senator, after a confer ence with the war finance corporation, and ; the federal reserve board, : an nounced that loans.- on proper security, would be made to persons Interested in increasing beef exports. - , ' ; Experiment Station . At Union Inspected Eastern Oregon Branch Experiment Station. Union. July IS. President W. J. Kerr and Regents Walter; M. Pierce. J. K. Weatherford, Jefferson Myers and H. Von der Hellen of the Oregon Agricultural college, accompanied by Mrs. . Pierce Mrs. , Weatherford, Mrs. Myers,-Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff of Al bany and Addison Bennett of Portland, examined the . experiment - station here Saturday. . More July Clearance Reductions Silk Dresses Attractively Priced Three; Groups of Georgette, TaffetaySdtiw . Frocks Specially Priced Af C , Clever styles in rose,' tan, taupe, black,- x!kL Vxs-FsaT .f-f-'gray,; navy plain and . figured. ' '" -One of black taffeta has an un,u$ual skirt with ruffled in serts at the sides, .round neck arid bell sleeves.'. , A f . S t Q Superior quality, and attractive, modes '--!Vi J mark-this group. Colors, navy; gray, flesh,' white, lemon yellow, tan, Copen, green, black; maroon.- A cool green taffeta features a ' panel front and back, with - ruffled . side panniers. -The round neck is outlined in rose and the sleeves have bell cuffs., . tl , , ": - 1 . ' A f l0 Splendid ' assortment of beautiful gowns, t'v" many elaborately beaded. or embroidered. Blue, brown, rose, mahogany Copen black navy.- A smart frock in Copen shows a peplum effect, shirred over - cords, a small pleated vestce of cream Georgette and -a distinc tive CUff. , ' - ' i CAPES AND DOLMANS SPECIAL $12.50 At this price you can afford an extra, wrap very useful for practical wear. Priced up to $32.50. . CAPES AND DOLMANS SPECIAL HALF PRICE Every. Cape and Dolman in the House Marked $37. SO to $85 . Including distinctive garments in all popular stylesand materials.' . 5 i , , . . , Every Suit in the House Marked $49.50 to $85.00 ; HALF PRICE : t .-r . . - . - - . ' Two lots - of - tailored- and " novelty " suits, worth much more than these special prices. Limited numbers at $19.75 and $.23.95, EVERY SPORTis COAT HALF PRICE For vacation time and. week end trips, a good-looking sports coat is nec- essary. - ' -1 wwte Milan i SSlovs j - . Black egiiUrly Sliing Vlt r : ! ; Gry. - $7.50, $8.50, $9.50, $10.00 ta. Sailors and" Trimmed JIat Special Sailors, selling to $60, and trimmed iutts selling to C3.C0. (Third Floor.) .-A I t f I'i I fr?r ROMANCE. BEGiilliG HEARING ; OF BIG GUNS COMES TO END m. j- v.. Clyde Barney, - Ex-Soldier, , Is Charged With Non-Support . '' of French War Bride. A romance which started while the thunder of the guns was echoing over the plains of France, In one of the small villages which served as - a. billeting place ' for American troops and which culminated in the return to Portland after the armistice of John :iyda Bar ney with a lTyear-old French "ar bride.t has had a . disastrous termina tion, according. to the story told in the office of District Attorney Walter Evans by Henri-Labbe. French consul in this ; city. - As .a result of the tale. Mr. Barney, said to be the son of a con tractor 'at Cascade ? Locks. Is In the county jail charged with non-support. Mr. Barney Is charged with deserting his bride 'two weeks after their arrival WASH SKIRTS EXTRV SPECIAL $1.00 Only 58. tub skirts," selling regularly to $3.75. They are slightly soiled, but will Come out crisp and fresh from laundering.' WOOL PLAID AND SILK SKIRTS SPECIAL $5.00 Excellent for fall good outing skirts formerly .selling at $7.50 to $10. SATIN FINISH TUB SKIRTS $4.75 Two modelsone with triangular pock ets, buckle trimmed, the other with clever pockets and .belt, offset f with pearl but tons. J' EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN V SILK WAISTS -Georgettes and crepe -n. de chines in i flesh, 'gray, navy. - An unusual opportunity to stock up on pretty and practical blouses at a price" that' willnot be duplicated Look Them (JJfT - - Over J Mam:Fioor ' white, black, gray, taupe, sand, 124tol28 SIXTH STJUSTOFFWASHflXiTDI in Portland and falling to rrov: : j f her; support. ' The American Kc-J C. has' been looking after her for t time and It wa"a through the informal s that 1C furnlahed': that the warrant f or Barney's arrest was sworn out. According to the wife, who is In deli cate health.' Mr. 'Barney left1 her with but J8 shortly, after their arrival here and since she has had no word from hire. She says she married Mr. Barney under the name of Clyde Raymond O'Neil and that her parents In France furnished him the money to bring her to America. ' " Roof Garden Bars : . Stockingless Girls ,. ; - - r new Tork. July ll.tV V!. &y Fol lowing 'an encounter with one stocklng--less miss, who had been reading about the latest Paris fashion, s : New York roof , garden today, displays the fol lowing sign: , . rBare-legged ladles, with o ' taithout escorts, are not permitted on this root." ' ?i "Assoflsttan Head Qultt Medford, July 17. A. C Allen. Btat horticultural commissioner, has renlgned aa manager of the Rogue River Valley Fruit and Produce association, becauHo of the press of personal affairs. ' AIfre-1 Carpenter has taken charge.. r - El 1 w h i t e y Sand Navy navy. J i ti. Mir S