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1L rAM' ,mVBV( OBgQO, TUKBIMY, ,CXV , 1. WHnTP -TI PHILIPINOS HAVE NO FEAR OF THE JAPS MAXIMO KAliAW MAKIX I'LRA fok indkpkndkm k of islamm T TAKE IT AS A GIFT ltlllplno Would Never Submit to Koroma Subject of Jwa, a Xa Hon Noa-Ctu-Utiaa Washington, July 8. "Japau will gobble you. tip." That I the erpren lon of many Amerin 'when they hear the Filipino plea (or indepen dence, say Maklno M. Kalaw, ecre tary or th.Phlllil4n mlwlon. flume of those who sincerely desire to com ply wKh our wtohes see the perter of a Jalmnesa empire awaiting the withdrawal or iAmerioan sovereignty to grab the Island. Now nation cralia another terri tory, first, because alie want It: ami, second, beoaiiM It wHI benefit her. Responsible Japanese officiate have time and again tald that they do not want the Philippine. Dr. tyeoaiea. one of Japan'a moat active publicity agents la the ITntted States, one aald thai Japan would not aorept the Philippine even as gift. "Unless that gift ahould foe accompanied not by 120.000,000, the sum you rave to Spain, but a round billion of dol lar to fee expended tar the educa Jlm and development of the Fill, plnos. Japan would surely decline your offer. Japan haa no use for the Phllrtplne for colonisation because Its llmte Is as unfitted to us for that purpose as It Is tor you. Our experience in Formosa bna con vinced us or that." Many Japanese believe that with Korea, Manchuria and Formosa. Jap an I sufficiently occupied with terri torial dominions, and that la the long run It would be more advan tageous for her to adopt policy of righteousness and fair dealing with all nations than to seek new fields f conquest. An assurance to that effect would greatly atrengthen her friendship with the allies and, con sequently, Iher own credit abroad. 'And Japan knows thut to attempt to take the (Philippines aAcr tfaa United Btato had set them up as a repub lic, and had bo proclaimed before the world, would be viewed. n America n hostile act and a direct chal lenge to the United Stales. (Continued on Pare I) v HAVVKI JtKliKAHKO a. -f Chicago, July S.ritonds tor the rotase or William ID. Hay- wood, 1. V. W. lender, lhave bocn approved. ! la to be re- leased pending an anpeal, 4 10 l'EH HUNDRED FOK HOOH OV CinCAflO MAIIT . Chicago, July 8. After breaking the high price record three times last week, the liog market yesterday con tinued Ha upward course. New top tjuotaJMons were estaibdlehed at 122.40 a. hundred weight. T OEIfSEY KNOCKED THE DOWN 7 TIES Tolodo, Ohio, July 8. The motion pdoturea exlhlbked privately to Tex lUckard and a party of friends has removed all doubt concerning the number of knockdowns by Dentpsey In the first round. Jess WHlard was knocked down seven .times., Concessionaries who expected ' to realp a harvest at the fight lost heav ily on peanuts, and lemonade, trans portation and dormitory chemes. SHATTERED GUY SLOWLY REVUE lnui, founded to lIf by llorhe Hammering, Emerging From Ashe and Tula on Life Parla, July liens, the moat thoroughly devastated town or the war, la ahowlnf signs of revival. When the (Associated Press corre spondent vlaUed thla eratwhlle buay ooal miaisw ewwtair of tw department or the iPaa de Calais early thla year, It looked aa though a wet of riant sledgehammer had pounded the whole place to atoms. To the wnt or it Ilea the grim battlefield or'Looa. which ha the curlotm appearance or a petrlNed ana. The aoll haa been plowed wp In an extraordinary man nor oy moumtnuii of poisonous ga bomb, wnloh have tinned the spans vegetation an unhealthy fray Before the war Lens had 30.000 Inhabitant. When the correaoon dent vlalted the locality In Its at ate oi uopeiea desolation, there were only three aturdy opt! mints left, who led rave men' existence among the ruin. Their neareet point to set food waa Tiully-Grenay. 10 mtloa dis tant, and there waa no transporta'- tlon. Things iliave been mending aluce. Today, about 3,000 of the exiled in habitant have returned. They are boused In corrugated Iron hutmenta formerly used by the 'British armr. The cleaning up or the place, begun by Chinese and German prisoner worn squaas, is taking on more aj.eed. The approaches have been laid bare to oeMars and- undenrround belter which have (been uy homeleae "house hunters." Even building of a sort la going on; the nraterlail used being such odd 'bits or wood, atone and Iron aa were still serviceable in the huge rubbish heap that once was ITien. BELATED AIRPLANE Portland. July 8. 'Atter flying from The IDaUes to Portland In 62 minutes, Ueutenant iKetters, pilot of a Mather Field airplane tourinir the 'Northwest, arrived at 8:80 today and left 40 minutes later ror Eurene. "He exuecta to reach Sacramento to night, ibut msy make other stops In Oregon. Euflone, Ore.. Jirfy 8. Lieutenant Fetters arrived here t 10:30 and lrt one-half hmir later for the south. L EDUCATION OFFICIAL HERE 18TH Dr. AV. V. Davis, u representative cf tha federal 'board for vocational education will 'be In Grants 'Pass on Friday, July 18. from 8 a. un. untU 2:40 p. m. It Is to the Interest or any discharged disabled soldier or sailor to arranged to meet (Dr. iDavis ai the U. S. recruiting office on thle occasion. Mrs. iMosa. of the home service aectlon or the (Red Cross win ibel glad to furnish Information, or to make ftpolntments for those Inter ested. 'Munich. July 8. Pive hundred and fifty seven .persons were killed In street fighting during the Com m'unlnt Insurrection from lAnrli 30 to May 8. The casualty lists report that 38 government troops, 185 Bed Guard troops and 377 civilians were killed and 303 wounded. One hun dred nd eighty six were executed. of which 42 were insurgenlts and 144 civilians. WENDING WAY SOUTH 557 MET DEATH DURING COMMUNIST UPRISING AE DENIES THAT IWtAXlVi AH FAL8K THE REPORTS THAT UK HAS TENDERED HIM ItKSIOXATlOX TO WfLBOX LEADERS TURN DO! OFFER I'roNidfiit, or NecrKa ry of Labor Wll mib May Attemt to Settle Strike. Pll Huy at ClUcago Wajthlniston, July 8.' Pomououer Ceneral Burleson today declared that there waa no foundation for the report that he bad sent his reslma- tlon to President Wilson. San Franoiaco. July 8. The tele phone strikers wUl be asked to naas tonight on a proposal by U C. Gra- aer, international vice-oresldent at the "Brotherhood of Electrical Work ers, that they submit their griev ance to mediation of men maA by President Wilson or Secretary of lAbor Wilson. Postmaster General Burleson's proposal for arbitration by the wire control boad met with no approval from the strike ieaders. Chicago. July 8. Tha first di turbanee growing ont of the labor trike July 1 aa a orotest "arain.t tbe conviction or Mooney and Billings in n Franiisro occurred vmterriuv when 100 policemen were called to disperse a crowd of 700 which was distributing strike handbills in front or north side factory. When called upon to disperse the crowd threw etones and broke number of window In the building Several arrests were made. Only fw thousand workmen. H 4s said, Joined the "peaoeful Mooner and Hillings strike" in Chicago. DRIFT DAM IN PROGRESS A tor e or workmen Is busy at the Golden Drift dam and have 'been for the past week putting in a system of crib work for the purpose of divert ing the iwater of the river from the Part of the dam which waa blown out a year or more ago by the flab commission, and turning it over the spillway. When this false work Is completed repair work on the dam proper will 'be commenced. It is an nounced by Kngineer Sprout, who has the work In charge. While the water ror some month- past haa been finding its way through the timber work or the power house, the foundation of the dam, aays Mr. Btprout, is solid and there is no iposelblllty of It going out. Ae to the report In the Medford Tribune that fish are not finding they way through the dam. Engl-' neer Sprout says there Is no truth. a there la mo obstruction whatever to the fish t .present. Mr. Snro'ut saya that daily observations show that fish are going through In the usual manner. From tha time the completion of the crib until the water rises aufficlently to reach the nan ladders there will be an ob struction but it will- continue for only a day or two. 'Mr. Soreneon, representative of Mr. Fauvre. states that all matter (preliminary to the Irrigation of the nomn side by gravity have been threshed out and the contractu are In the hands of attorneys represent ing both the 'company and the land owners and when these are signed mere will ibe no further bar to Irri gation progress. Oolurribiis, Ohio, July 8. The Wil- lard-Demipsey fight pictures will not be exhibited in Ohio. The state cen sor today officially rejected the plc- luree as -being unfit to be exhibited in public I 1 - - " - , bum HE HAS QUIT REPAIR!! AT GOLDEN R-34 AWAITS FAIR WEATHER FOR return WKATHEK MAX ADVISE8 CKKW TO "LAV OVER" FOK 48 HOVR8 DAMAGED ENGINES REPAIRED Thirty Men and Stowaway Made 3,000 Mile Trip; Five 250.Hore power Fnglaea Are I'sed Washington, July 8. A delay or 48 foour In the start of the' return flight or the R-34 to recommended In the weather forecast by the nary dftpaMment. Mlneola. July 8. Repairs to the engines of the R-34 will be complet ed tonight Windy weather yester day prevented repairs. The start on the return trip will be made at day light tomorrow. If the weather la favorable. Mlisola, N. T.. July 8. The R-34 rettnY atart lias 'been delayed 15 to 24 Wjurs from tomorrow morning. I, Statistics Concerning R-34 Vim of flight, 4 day. 1 2 hour. 17 minutes. JtDlatanoe. East Fortune to Mlneola, 2.; 6 5. nautical urtea.. R.-34's course wi 3,000 miles. ' ' 4n on board, SO. Cipmmander, Major G. H. Scott A. F. C. 1 ' Navigator. Captain G. G. H. Cooke. D. S. C. Length over all, 639.5 feet. Diameter of gas bag, 78.9 feet. C-as capacity, 2,000,000 cubic feet GaSoIlne capacity, 8,000 gallons. Motive power, five 250-borsepower engines. 'Maximum speed, 66 knots an hour. Cruising radius. 4,900 miles. Weight. 30 tons. Other Historic Trann-Atlnntic Trips 1492 Columbus. .Paloa to Salva dor. 37 day. . 1819 S. S. Savannah. Savannah to Liverpool, 27 dafrs. 1910 a S. Olauretania. Queens- town to New York, 4 days, 10 hours, 4 minutes. May. 1919 NO-4. Rockawav to Plymouth, 2 days, 6 hours. 17 min utes. June, 1919 Vickera lane.' 8t. Johns to CMfden, 16 bonrg. 20 min ute, i CONCERTED ATTACK PLANNED ON THE REDS Washington, July 8. (Definite In formation that the bolshevik authori ties are planning to evacuate Petro igrad has Ibeen .received "here, official ly. Some of the elements of the gov ernment are Raid to have violently opiosed the decision to quit the cap ital. iPaTls. July 8. Approval of a plan for a concerted attack on iPetrograd by the Finnish troops and forces of the Kolobak government at Omsk was given today by the council of five. DENVER TIED UP TIGHT BY STREET CAR STRIKE Denver, Colo., July 8. Street car service here Tias been paralyzed by the strike or 1200 employes,-following a reduction of wages. The tieup is complete. The employes demand more pay and recognition of their union. BIG FLEET WILL Haat FranclMo JoMlaat Over Coming of 200 Vessel, With, Personnel of 25,000 Men . San Francisco, July 8. The com ing of the Pacific fleet is hailed With pleasure throughout the coast aa the harbinger of many changes, eco nomic and otiMTWia. Taw deetekm of the TJnited States navy depart ment, to maintain two equal fleets means that approximately 200 ves sels at all size will compose tha Pa cific fleet, with a personnel of 25, 000 men. While no accurate flrures are ob tainable, It to pointed out that the money apent at Pacific uort for the maintenance of these ship end men win mount to millions a' week, and the resultant return to the varloii industries which will contribute to this maintenance wilt Ibe no incon siderable ran. Scarcely anv kind of a selling concern will be overlooked, irm cui yra io cne rrurter. TRIAL r?r LOXDOX 4 AWAITS FT-KATSFTR Paris, July 8. The agree- ment by the allied council for -f 4- the former kaiser to ibe tried In London was tacit, but to regard- ed as binding. Premier Idovd 4 George suggested ILondon aa the place to hold the trial, and 4 none objected. SEAT GOLD RAY THAN AMENT Regarding complaint made to the euue Tisn and game commission about so-called bad conditions at the Anient dam,- and the commission at IU meeting ' last week ordering the state warden and southern Oregon deputies to remove the obstruction and clear the river so that the fish can ascend the stream, Deouty Fish and Game Warden Dailey today said that conditions were not 'bad at the dam, that the fish have been comins; through the dam in good shape and that there were nun iffoh n ilia Gold Hay dam than at the ' Ament dam. Mt. Dailey eald that he and Deputy Walker had been waHchinK the Ament dam situation closely for some time. 'Medford Tribune. HOrSB FAVORS MLMMMATR PROHTRITIOX LEGISLATIO.V Washington, July 8. The house 'by a vote of 235 to 59 adopted a resolution for the immediate ' con- sideratlon of. prohibition enforcement legislation s recommended bv ' the judiciary committee. Debate is lim ited to 12 hours. FIRE-SETTER FINED $25 BEFORE HOLMAN State Fire Warden Hoxle arrested T. Frolic of Kerby, acueed of setting out a fire, and brought ihlm before Justice of the Peace Molman this morning. Mr. Frollo plead guilty and was fined $25 and costs. He cut a bee tree on lands not his own, set fire to the top, and left the fire without completely extinguishing It. Since the fire was the result of care lessness rather than malice the min imum fine of 325 was imposed. The maximum fine provided by law for eudh offenses Is $500.' Imprisonment for from ten days to three months may also ibe imposed, for such viola tions of the state fire law. State Fire Warden Hoxle states that in view of the numerous fires due to carelessness In the (past years the state can no longer afford to be lenient with people who carelesslsy set fires and that it to bis intention to prosecute vigorously every such offender. BRING BUSINESS BOARD TO SETTEE BIG E (I&DEKAIj I-VACTON BLAMED FOR SITVATIOX AXD COXCIIJATlOJr BOARD GIVES IT . SERVICE IS GETTING WORSE' Woodward Says Fault of Walkoat lies in' Washlngtoa; Strikers' . Boaiaes Agent Discouraged It la not within the realm of tha Un manly possible for the Oregon strike conciliation board to bring jelief to Portland and the state from the tie up canned by the walkout of tele phone operators and electrical work ers, aays today's Oregonlan. That fact was established yesterday at tb closing session of the board, held Is the Central library naH. Eight hundred miles to the south ward, or 4,000 miles to the eastward, are located the powers that alona oan adjust the differences that brought the walkout Without even a recommendation to these powers, members of the board adjourn ed shortly after 6 o'clock last evening, making no announcement aa to fu ture sessions, but with m feeling that, even though relief oonld not be ob tained for the public, something had been accomplished throngh the tfcor ongh discussion -of questions partala ing to tha strike. .; . 7 "Talk, Lonrry, talk," dramatically exclaimed W. F. Woodward, chair man of the board, after he bad ask ed the business agent of the elec trical workers' union if the men would be wilHng to return to work pending a settlement of differences based upon a schedule already offer ed Dy the Pacific Telephone V Tata- graph company. The witness, T. C Uowry, hesitated before rivin- W . reply. "We're not getting a 95 er cent telephone service," declared Mr. Woodward, "and . we're not gettlnc an 85 per cent service, in spite of statements to the contrary. We might sit here ail day and talk on these matters without getting any- wnere. I have boiled for the com pany during this hearing: I have boiled for the operators, and I have boiled for the electrical workers. 'TBack In Washington aits a man who' Is not doing bis duty. The war is over and we can sneak nlnlnW Industries are closed; people cent get a doctor by telephone to attend their sick; they ant telephone for medicines. It's a downright shame. I don't know what I wouldn't give If this board could arrive at a oolnt with you men wbers service might be restored pending an adjustment." AND OTHER "HIGH UPS" New York. July 8. The George Washington, convoyed iby destroyem. approached the barbor at 10 o'clock today. 'Labor leaders, headed by Samuel Compere, were among the welcoming party which went down the bay to meet tbe president Escorted by a fleet of warships. the George Washington passed quar antine end moved into tbe harbor at 1:30. Vice President and Mrs. Mar shall, Secretary of tbe Navy and Mrs. Daniels, and other members of the cabinet, besides many congressmen and senators, went to meet the trans port. ' ' New York. July 8. President Wil son stepped from 'the gangolank of the transport .upon 'American soil at the HamburgJAmerlean line pier at Hoboken at 3:22. He was preceded by 'Mrs. Wilson and Mia Monro rot who crossed witb him. and y his two other daughters iwho had rushed PI STRIKE aboard tha ship to greet bim.