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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.
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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. .