VOI a IX., No, lill. " . .,,,,...' ineul FOR FREEDOM MISSION AT. WASHINGTON AHKH IM.MKDI ATK I NDKI'EN DENCK KOH l,(MNI,(MM PEOPLE' GREATEST THING ON L If imnlMl, Amrl-aii Will Ho Look cm! l'Hta an lh'itrr of Good Will nil Protection Washington, Apr. 12. The most oarnuat and sytmatlo campaign for Philippine Independence that h ever been made In ttia lulled Bute la now under full headway. Tills work la belli directed by "The Philippine Mission." officially empowered by the Philippine logls lature to proceed to America and work for Independence, and " to promote bolter undemanding, treat er cou(ldnce, and closer economic relation between Ilia United State and the Philippines." Members or tho mission doclsre Hint the 10,000, O00 Inhablisnts of tbe islands are praotlrally a unit for Independence, In presenting the resolutions of tba Philippine legislature 4a Secre tary of War Baker, a member of the communion aald: "The .Philippine mliwlon, .Mr. Sec retary, la here charged with a high and aolemn obligation. It la en joined with a noble and sacred trual. It 1 instructed to present the great cauiie no essential and ne ceaaary to the happiness and exlut ance or tho entire Philippine people. I refor to our national blrthrUrht to be free and impendent. We, there tore, rormally submit hereby the vital and urgent quimtlon of Philip pine Independence to . you, and through you, to the government or tho United State In tho confident hope that It shall merit a Just, right eous, and final settlement. "Sir, whim our national Indepen dence shall be granted us, tho world will know that the people of, Amer ica are Indeed 'bearers of the good will, the protection, and tbe richest blessing of a liberating rather than a conquering nation," and that It waa our liberty, not your power, our welfare, not your gain you sought to enhance In the Philippines." . Washington,. Apr. 12. Recom- 'inundation of executive clemency tor oJ persons convicted under the es plonage not have been sent to Presi dent Wilson by Attorney General Palmer. Thls Is In line with the policy of clemency Inaugurated by Thomas W. Oregory. and approved by (President Wilson several weeks ago, through extension of clemency 'In 55 cases. JAPS DISTILLERY PLANTS Loulsvillo. Ky., Apr. 12. Jap uncse agents are negotiating with American distillers for the purchase ot machinery in tholr plants after ..mhiiiitinn .becomes effective. The machinery would be shipped to Jap an for use In distillation of whUkey theme, according to Yi Kawahara, agent for a Japanose-Amerlcan lm porting concern. A bill before the Japanese diet would prohibit use of rice In the manufacture of sake, the Japanese national drink. Japanese distillers now want foreign made machinery In which corn and other cereals can be substituted, for nrlce, Kawahars said. He added that ,24,000.000 bushels of rice are used annually In making 300.000,000 gallons of sake. American distillers are . reluctant to. sell their machinery now, In view of the suit to test the constitution ality of the prohibition law. ... RECEPTION FRIDAY FOR THE SOLDIERS ' 1 I ted fr M Give Public Entertain-im-nt at CourtlioUNe fur Hoys Who Have lU'turm-d Announcement waa made today by the looal chapter of the 'American Ued Cross that there will be a pub lic reception to returned soldiers and sailors, Frlduy night, at 8 o'clock, at 'the couuty courthouse. This re ception has been plaoncd for some time and since so many of tbe sol diers and sailors have returned, the community will hare an opportunity to mingle with thorn and show some appreciation for their splendid ser vice In our country's causo. ' The plan, while not definitely ma tured, provldua for a few short talks by tho returned soldiers and sailors. In tbe court room, the whole matter lining rather Informal. . Tbe oci anion will alHO be ulilixed by a short pre sentation of facts concerning tbe next liberty loan drive. These and other matters will continue until the dancing hour, when tbe orchestra will furnish inunlc for those inclined lo dam'e. Punch will be served and In tbe baHeuient will be offered an opportunity for those Inclined to pa tronize a cafeteria. No admission will be charged at tbe door, and everything. Including dances, puifch and eatable, will be free to the soldiers and sailors. To every one else a charge Vill be made sufficient to defer the necessary ex penses. The Red Cross does not expert to make any profit. Tbe chairman announces that there will be other good thlngi In sight for those ho wish to attend. BOARD EXPLAINS THE NCREASE IN RATES Washington. Apr. 12. The wire control board, giving figures on whlh the Increase In telegraph rates were based, reminds the public that while the Increase In other prices has'licen 100 per cent, the telegraph service has been rendered at pre war nrlcts. and that the Increase now Is only 20 per cent. Washington, Apr. 12. Approxi mately 1.S00 officers and men will be engaged under Rear Admiral Strauts in the dangerous task of re moving the 57,000 mines which Am erican naval forces laid In the North sea antf-submarlne barage. Eighteen mine sweepers, It was learned today, will be used, and attached to the floet as tenders will be 20 submarine chasers now overseas. COL-LEADER SPEAKS .. ... AT MONDAY U The Chamber of Commerce Mon- kday noon luncheon wilt be served by ladles ot the local 'Red Cross. There will be only one speaker, Col. John Leader, of the University of Oregon. To those who have never had the pleasure ot hearing the Colonel, this Is an opportunity that should not be posited up. Those who have met blm will need no,, urging , to attend the luncheon. Come early and avoid the rush for seats, . ., ' ., HOCKEY PLAYER WAS U.S. Tacoma, Wash., Apr. 12. Ber nard Morris, Canadian subject, has been convicted by court martial at Camp Lewis on the charge of being a deserter from the United States army for falling to report for draft, and waa sentenced .to two years at hard labor on Alcatrax Island. Mor ris was a' professional hockey player for Seattle. . GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE) COCWTY, YANKS STAND BLAMED ON THE BOLSHEVIK SOLDIERS WHO . KEFl'HEIJ , TO FIGHT GOT INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE REDS Hays lie Cannot Recall Another In stance Where American Refused to Go Into ISatUe Washington, Apr. 12. Company 1 ot the 139 infantry has been Identi fied by General March as the unit which recently refused to return to the front Hne trenches la the Arch angel sector when ordered to do so by its officers. A supplementary report of the in cldent said It waa worthy of note tbat the questions put by tbe men of the company to tbelr officers were "Identical iwitti the questions which the bolshevik! propaganda advised tbat they put to them." The depart ment has not received copies of the leaflets and General March Is ex tremely anxious to secure. one. He said: N- " "In all my long service I do not recall another Instance where Aimer lean soldiers did not want to go Into tbe fight. They have always said 'lead svto It' " SINN PE1NEHS PREPARE for NEXT ELECTION Dublin, Apr. 13.-The Sina Fein era are preparing very thoroughly for the capture at the next election, of complete control of the Irish lo cal bodies. The work of canvass and propaganda already had begun. As no other organization is similarly preparing, It la considered likely that the Sinn Fein plans will be success. ful, and that in the majority of cases the local governments will pass Into Sinn Fein hands. JAMES LiUM ENTERS A deal was consummated yester day wherein James Li urn becomes a -partner In the Peerless Clothing Company store of thia city, with iRos- coe Bratton as senior member ot the -firm. . Mr. LI um took up his new duties today and,, the business will be conducted along the same lines as 'heretofore, , , ; For a number of years Mr. Llum was bookkeeper at the Josephine County bank, later Joining the U. S. navy. , Having recently been dis charged from the service, he resum ed his old position at the bank, C. H. Baldwin, who has been as sisting Mr. Bratton at the store, will remain Indefinitely with tbe new firm. RABIES BEING ERADICATED FROM CENTRAL OREGON Bend, Ore., Apr. 12. If present conditions continue the central Ore gon ranges will be tree 'from- rabies this year, according to Stanley O. Jewett ot the United States biologi cal survey, who arrived In Bend to day. The number of coyotes de creased last year, and ranchers are taking better care ot their dogs, he says.' There Is a possibility that some cattle may have become In fected, a number of deaths in Klam ath Marsh having been reported. DEMOBILIZATION' RECORD Washington, Apr.; 12. Demobilf nation has reduced the total strength ot the American army to 1.980,508 OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, I REPORTED TO RAVE BTARTKI) WHOLESALE MASSACRE AT SEOl'L O.V MARCH 2Mth SEVERAL THOUSAND KILLED Churches and Schools Destroyed and Women Stripped and Beaten lie fore Street Crowd San Francisco, Apr. 12. The Jap anese began what was described as massacre In Korea at tbe capital. Seoul, 'March 28, according to cablegrams received "here today by the Korean National association from the native Christian pastor. The message said the' Japanese troops, fire brigades and ' civilians are shooting, beating and hooking the people mercilessly throughout Korea and have killed several thou sand. Churches, schools and the bomes of leaders were destroyed. Women were stripped naked and beaten before tbe crowds.. Especi ally were the leaders of families Im prisoned and severely tortured. Doctors .are forbidden to care for the wounded. - A foreign Red Cross la urgently needed. THAR 01 CHILD Portland, Ore., Apr. 12. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hartn, wards, of Mult nomah county, suddenly appeared at tbe Waverly baby home here today, where the 15 months old child had been sent by tbe juvenile court, overpowered the matron and escap ed with their child. If apprehend ed, they will be charged with kidnap ping. Their five children were taken from them yesterday because they were unable to support them. F-Rl'IT DAMAGED IN YAKIMA : VALLEY BY FROST , ; Yakima, .Wash., Apr. 12. Apri cots and early, peaches of the upper Yakima valley were killed by last night's frost, during which the tern perature In places dropped as low aa it degrees.. No damage was done to other fruits or crops. . Peaches in the lower valley are reported, un Injured. The Selah district had Its lowest recorded April temperature but few of the fruit buds were out sufficiently to be killed. LAUREL CHAMPION SENT TO SOUTH CAROL A very tine young eon ot Laurel Champion farrowed September 1918, out of Escalon Polly, a dangh ter ot Grand Leader 2nd, tbat was herself junior champion sow ot the 1916 Oregon state fair,, was recent ly sent by F. R. Steel from Winona Ranch, of this city, to Moss Bros St. Mathews, South Carolina. That the long-trip did not -hurt the young boar is Indicated by the fact that he weighed 240 pounds in growing rig at one day under six months. ; . v Washington, Apr. 12. Amerlca'i ibattle fleet was augmented last month by ten new destroyers and one submarine . besides the ' su-per-dreadnaught Idaho, -which will join Admiral Mayo's forces upon . their return from GuanUnamo bay, Cuba, within a few days. . Five auxiliary ships alBO -were completed in March and present expectations are that more than 150 additional hips will be delivered before the end of the yea. ! APANESE ARE DETERMINED TO KILL KOREANS 1910. c lilUilllUL UUU NIHIL IS HOT DISTURBED So Otiii-r Clunge Have I teen Made by League of Nations in the Covenant Paris, Apr. 12. With the single exception of the amendment exempt ing tbe 'Monroe Doctrine from being affected by the covenant, no vital changes have been made by ; the league of nations commission in tbe covenant, which has concluded Its consideration. No date baa been set tor the. plenary session of tbe con ference. . Paris, Apr. 12. The text of tbe covenant will be published within a few days, it Is announced. It Is not ready for tbe plenary session, except for bringing the French and English text into accord. AERIAL BATTLESHIPS WERE BEING PLANNED London, Apr. 12. "Aerial battle ships" would have been developed if the war continued another year. declares Lord Weir, the British mtn later ot air forces. Just before the armistice, aviators were successful ly using guns which fired shells in stead of bullets. Lord Weir said that aerial photog raphy had been so developed that ac curate photographs of the earth were taken from an altitude of four miles. In all, 6,000,000 such pic tures had been prepared 'by the Royal Air forces. The speed of fighting airplanes had been increas ed from 90 to 141 miles an hour and the engine power from 80 to 300 horse powec .... f, l-is YANKEES ARE BLINDED AS RESULT OF THE WAR . Washington, Apr;.l2-'-There were but 125 cases ot total blindness and less than 4,000 amputations In the American forces engaged in the war. This Is stated by the bureau of war risk insurance in an announce ment concerning tbe bureau's activ ity in supplying crippled soldiers and sailors with artificial limbs and otherwise caring for the wounded and disabled. " The- . meeting called -by the Ore gon State .Chamber of Commerce and Senator Sinnott, at Portland, will be held in tbat city Tuesday evening, next, according to a telegram re ceived today by F. S. Bramwell president of the local Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Bramwell Is unde cided as to whether he will be able to attend, but if not he will appoint someone to represent the local cham ber. It is also stated that G. A. Hamilton will attend and that Judge C. G. Gillette will be present at the meeting, or send a delegate to rep resent the county court. The meeting Is for the purpose of taking ' steps to recover $6,500,000 from the' government, which has been paid In for the sales ot public lands. -" ORDER ISSUED TO TAKE I V. DEBS TO .,. . , ..- Cleveland, Ohio, Apr. 1 2. The su preme court order for Eugene V. Debs to be taken to the federal pris on of West Virginia to begin bis ten year sentence for " violation ot the espionage act has been Issued.' RACIAL EQUALITY FOR JAPS . Paris, Apr. 12 It Is reported that the league ot : nations commission has adopted' the Japanese amend ment on racial equality- by 11 out of 17 votes.". ' ' V " : v" -y n one nnpTD i , WHOM Nl'MIlER 2610. COALMINING MORE DEADLY THAN WARFARE CHAIRMAN OF SCOTTISH MIXB WORKERS MAKES STATEMENT AXD CITES STATISTICS ' 240 ABE KILLED EACH YEAR AccluVnt Average 16O,00O. a Tear. Workers Crowded Into Small I nsanitary Hooaea - London, Apr. 12. Mining is more deadly than war, declared John Robertson at. the government's , In quiry into the coal industry ot Great Britain. Robertson Is chairman of tbe Scottish Union of Mine Workers. 'Tbe extent of the danger to tbe miner is not realized even in the -mining districta," he said. '"There are 1,000,000 persons employed in and about British coal mines. In the ten years from 107 to 191C there was a total ot 12,400 men killed, or an average each year ot 1,240.' In the last 20 years the yearly average of accidents was about. 160,000, or total of about 3.250.00O. The miner Is always on active service; he is always In the trenches." It was stated that In one mining V district there were 2,768 persona liv ing more than five in a single .room. 1437 more, than six. to a room. 510 . more than seven to a room, and 190 r more than eight to a room. ' - - "Tfiink'ot the conditions In these single oome," the witness continu ed. "Pit clothes drying in tfront ot the fire in the same room where the family sleep; sickness, accouche- taent. How can the cniiaren -nave a chance after the woman has spent her -day cleaning? The miners come home from work,- ana it nas an goi to be done over again. Do "we won der that the women folk lose heart T" Arthur Balfour, an. Industrial' ex pert, representing the government, said to the witness: "If the condi tions are aa you say, they must be righted; " and a representative , of the coal owners said, he entirely agreed, that something must be done. 'Asked by Mr. Balfovfr to what he attributed the high cost ot living In 1 the mining districts, the witness an swered: "Poftteeing., V . "I think prices are too high." he went on,, "because natural wealth Is In the bands ot individuals, and the worker gets a very, very email share." t ' ' "Are not prices too high," Mr. Balfour asked, "owing to the re-, striction of production." "No," the witness replied, "the worker. In my opinion, - does too much. No one ean accuse the work er of underworking. The failure Is In the distribution of production, and not In production Itself. We have solved the question of produc tion. What we have to solve Is the question of distribution." ALLIED POWERS WILE Berlin, Apr. 12. Reports from Munich say an agreement has been ' 'reached between the central council and the communists. This is' taken to mean that the moderate elements in the city have gained the upper hand. , " A dispatch from Hambe'rg says the ' German government has announced ' fchat the entente powers r have in formed It that i Bavaria will not be included, in the conclusion pf peace and measures will be taken to pre vent entente foodstuffs from reach ing' Bavaria'.': 'r",v- -v 'Basel, Apr. 1!-The eoviet re public at Munich waa T overthrflfwn Friday, .by .force of .arms, according to Berlin newspapers. .