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MAIL TRIBUNE The Weather Maximum yesterday 38 Minimum today 28 Predictions Fair and warmer. Cally Fifteenth Tear. Weekly Fiftieth Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1921 NO. 259 JAPAN'S VIEW GIVEN OUT BY AMBASSADOR Roland S. Morris, U. S, Am bassador to Japan Carefully Explains Japanese Official Attitude No Objection io Non-Citienship. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Discussing what lie termed "tho California is sue," In an address today before the University club, Roland S. Morris, American ambassador to Japan, de clared that the Japanese were fear ful that California and other western states might extend tho classification of aliens on tho basis of eligibility to citizenship, not only as to property rights, but also to personal rights. Ambassador Morris, who has been conducting the negotiations with Baron Shidehara, tho Japanese am bassador, with a view to laying the basis of a treaty between tho United States and Japan, further declared that the Japanese protest against the California anti-alien land law. and presonted to the American people the definite question of whether In the larger view of America's relations with tho Orient It is wise to classify aliens on tho basis of their eligibility ' to cltzenshp. In present negotatlons, Mr. Morris said, the Japanese were not com plaining because Its nationals resident in the United States are not eligible to citizenship; not asking any greater rights for its nationals than those con ceded to other aliens; not questioning the right of the United States govern ment to pass, subject to treaty obli gations, legislation covering admission or residence of foreigners, nor scckhvg removal of present restrictions on Japanese Immigration. Tho Japan ese government, he added, does "con tend that It Is unjust and unfair to pick out a particular group of aliens who are under certain political dis abilities and deprive them of rights, which all other aliens are permitted to, enjoy." ..... Can't Bo Naturalized. "Japanese aliens resident In the United States," said Ambassador Mor ris, after asserting that he was not rllHrMinclnfr ttin mnrlta nf thn Inane Imt its definition, "are not eligible to citi zenship, our naturalization laws hav ing been interpreted as applying only to white persons or persons of African descent. This is in a sense a dis crimination, or perhaps better, a se lection of those whom for one reason or another wo are willing to admit to tho privilege of American citizen ship. But it Is clearly not a discrimi nation of a character, which could properly be the subject of complaint by a government, whose nationals might bo excluded. No government would consider It proper or expedient to protest because its citizens were not permitted to expatriate themselves. A friendly state must regret and de plore such a policy and even hope that flomo day It would be changed, hut it would undoubtedly concede to other states the inherent rights of a sove reign state to determine the condi tions and limits of naturalization. Discrimination Ik Complaint, "May I ask you, therefore, to note carefully this point: Tho Japanese government is not complaining be cause Japanese aliens resident in the United States are ineligible to Ameri can citizenship. "Nor is the government of Japan asking for Its citizens resident among us any greater rights than those con ceded to other aliens. It accepts and in its own domestic legislation has often acted upon the principlo that any state has tho right to impose reasonable restrictions upon the prop erty rights of foreigners, who choose to live or pursue their occupations within Its borders. "May I ask you, therefore, to note in the second place that the govern ment of Japan Is not In any way ques tioning the right of our government to pass, subject only to Its treaty obli gations, any legislation It may see fit covering the admission or residence of foreigners among us. It is true that by tho treaty of 1911 Japanese were granted full rights of admission to and residece in our country. But this right was granted only upon the express understanding that the Japanese gov ernment would continuct voluntarily (Continued on Pace Six) EK-5, LOST WITH AIL HANDS IN- ENGLISH LONDON, Jan. 22. British subma rine K-5, Commander John A, Gaines, was lost with all hands Thursday it the approaches to the English chan nel, the admiralty announced today. Tho complement of the lost subma rine was not given, but vessels of this class carry approximately six officers and fifty men. Available naval manuals do not dlR close the tonnage or dimensions of the K class of submarines, which were vessels of war construction. Thty are known as "fleet" submarine?, with a length of probably 300 to 350 Root Opposes Any Disarmament Move Until Harding's In WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Tho question of total or partial dis armament should not be discussed by the United States with other nations pending a change of ad ministration March 4, Elthu Root, who helped to form tho Interna tional court of arbitration under the League of Nations, declared today in a letter to Chairman But ler of the house naval committee. Tho precise method of proced ure, Mr. Root said, ought to ho determined after Mr. Harding and his secretary of state have had an opportunity to inform themselves and to reach conclusions as to the way which affords the best pros pect of success. SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER KILLED, SEATTLE, Jan. 22. Chief of Police W. H. Searing today issued orders to Seattle policemen to first draw their guns before stopping and examining suspicious persons as the result of two pistol duels here last night in which Police Detective James O'Brien was killed and two other policemen and a civilian soverely wounded. Smith, said to have confessed to the shooting was in the city hospital today in a serious condition with three bullet wounds in his body. O'Brien was killed shortly before ten o'clock when he and Dotectivo T. G. Montgomery attempted to slop Smith at a downtown corner, half an hour after the shooting of Patrolmen W. T. Anglo and Neil McMillan, fur ther uptown. Dean Carman, a laborer who was talking with O'llrien and Montgomery when SriiltH approached, was shot twico in the leg. Physicians said today that all tho wounded mon would probably recover. According to the story of Anglo and McMillan, they attempted to stop Smith for an examination. He opened fire without a word of warning,, tioy said, ' wounded both of them, and escaped. A city-wide search for tho assailant of the policemen was instituted. Mont gomery and O'Brien were searching Second avenue near Cherry street when they encountered Smith and the second shooting affray followed. Offi cers said that Smith last night con fessed to shooting the three officers and Carman. In his confession, officers said Smith admitted having participated in rob beries in Spokane, Yakima, Everett, Tacoma and Seattle within the past year. Ho gave his age as 25 years. CAHLE; CHICAGO CHICAGO, Jan. 22. Fat cattle to day were quoted'at tho lowest prices in nearly five years at tho Union stockyards here. The range was $10 to ?10.75, oh compared to a spread of $7.25 to $10.50 in April, 191C. The average price of beef steers lor the week was nbout ' $8.75. 'However, prices have not attained the average of pre-war period, it was said. Recent heavy receipts and a big reduction In beef consumption wore said to be responsible for tho gene ral depression in tho market. Retail prices were said by an official at the yards not to have followed the trend of tho livestock market, and this was a factor. Liberty Bonds. ' NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Liberty bonds closed: 3',4's $92.10; first 4's $S7.S0 bid; second 4's $88; first 4'4's $88; second 4Vi's $87.94; third 4Vi's $91; fourth 4 V. 's $88.26; Victory 3's $97.20; Victory 4'b $97.20. feet. They were built especially for cruising with the grand fleet. Tho disaster occurred 100 miles off Land's End. A full complement of officers and men wus aboard. The K class of submarines Is the latest type of British submersible, being 338 feet In length, with a sur face speed of 24 knots and a speed submerged of nine knots. They carry eight torpedo tubes, one four-inch gun and one three-Inch gun. Tho disaster to K-5 occurred while she was practicing with four other submarines. She submerged and never rose to the surface again. SOVIEl ENVOY SAILS 0 BY U.S. POLICY Ludwig C. A. K. Martens With Retinue of 42 Peopfe Bids Farewell to Land of Free No Hard Feelings Toward America. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Hundreds sympathizing with soviet Russia today crowded tho pier to bid farewell to Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, unrecognized soviet ambassador to America and his staff, deported under order of Secro- hary of Labor Wilson. Cnrrylng a bouquet of red carnations symbol of his government, in one arm and his three year old daughter Svet lana in tho other. Martens was swamp ed with kisses from both men and women, handshakes and slaps upon the back. Tho crowd jammed about him so deeply that lie temporarily lost his wife and was forced to hand his daughter to a member of his stnff but he never released his grip on the red carnations. . Martens' cabin de luxe was fragrant with the odor of red roses the gift of soviet sympathizers and ninny women in his party carried flowers of a car mine hue. It took Martens nearly half an hour to shove1 his way through tho tightly packed pier to thegang plank. The crush made little Svetiana cry but Martens was smiling as he stood on the weather deck with his wife, daugh ter, ten year old son William, and Gregory Weinstein, "chief of start," posing in a drizzling' rain for pho tographers. It was a picturesque party of forty five that accompanied the deported Russian official. Many men wore high Russian boots. Over their bobbed hair the women wore tho fur cap pecu liar to tho snow land of tholr homo country. Ab each went toward the gangplank there wero lusty cries of farewell. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Nearly two years effort hy Ludwig C. A. K. Mar tens to gain recognition by tho Unit ed States government ns the ambas sador of the Russian soviet govern ment, ended today with his departure from Gothenburg, Sweden. It was the final execution of an order from the department of labor for his deporta tion ns an underlsable alien. Hundreds of personal friends of Martens and his "ambassadorial" reti nue of forty-two crowded tho docks to bid farewell. Although tho department of labor offered th ober accommodations the ship affords, Martens declined, say ing he wished to buy a ticket and "travel like any other passenger." Ho issued a statement expressing "grateful appreciation for tho great personal kindness and courtesy I have received from many Americans In all vocations throughout the country." Ho said Itr was a sourco of personal pleasure "to find everywhere men and women who have not allowed hysterical fears or prejudice to move them from their sympathy with the cause I have represented." "My departure," tho statement con tinued, "has come as tho logical and inevitable consequence of the policy of the American government toward soviet Russia." Ho declared he haa worked a long time be f org being abl; to induce the expression of a definite policy and that "my mission here would havo terminated much earlier if the department of state had been willing to take the responsibility, which was finally assumed by the de partment of labor. This, however, Is a curious matter of American offic ial procedure, which I do not pretend to understand." He said he could not tell "what di rection this policy of Ignoring the existence of the established govern ment of the largest country in Eu rope will lead. ' "I can only say," ho concluded "that when tho American people arc prepared to approach this problem, the government of the Russian work ers and peasants will be ready to meet them in a reasonable and friendly spirit." BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 21. Andres Fcrrcyra and Mariano Caballos, mem bers of the chamber of deputies, fought a bloodless duel in the out skirts of this city today. The en counter was the result of an alterca tion in the chamber yeHterday when Ferreyra gave the lie to Caballos, after the latter had denounced the govern ment, Insinuating that President Irigoyen was surrounded by ministers who were profiting personally at the expense of public interests. Each man fired one shot without result, whereupon the duel was called urr, ' 34 Inckes Gauze Left In Soldier's Abdomen Results in Death FREDHKICKTOX, N. 11., Jan. 22. Thirty-four inches of surgl- cal gauze left in the abdomen of Harry A. Larlee, of Perth, a world war veteran, after ho had been operated upon at Portland, Ore., a year ago for appendicitis, caus- ed his death hore today at tho soldiers civil re-establishment hos- pital. Larloe failed to recover his strength after tho operation, and returning to New Hrunswick, he- camp a patient at tho soldiers institution. A few days nso sur- goons decided upon another opcr ntion and discovered tho gauze. After it had been removed Larleo failed to rally. APPEARS 10 BE FINALLY SETTLED SALEM, Jan. 22. (Special to Mall Tribune). So far as is indicated by surface appearances, tho present ses sion will miss the hoary, archaic Kogue river fish-fight of previous years. It looks as though the conten tions of the upper river peopio havo been conceded for the most part at least, and that a measure quite radic ally changing the law in relation to Iloguo river fishing will go through without a fight. The fisheries committee of the house has reported back, wilh a unanimously favorablo report, Representative Shel don's Ilogue river fishing bill with only one amendment, which gives Grants Pass five days longer fishing season than Mr. Sheldon's original bill pro vided. Tho important changes In tho new law embodied in the Sheldon bill, (Sen ator Thomas introduced an identical bill in the senate) are as follows: 1. The season for commercial fish ing at the mouth or tho river does not open until May 15th. Tho date under the existing law is April 1-itli ; thus the upper river counties secure a run for all fisli coining to tho river during the season of high water for thirty days longer than at present. This should make a very material increase in the escapmont of fish ts the upper river. 2. Tho weekly closed season at the mouth of tho river Is made thirty-six hours Instead of twenty-four hours. 3. Fishing at the mouth of the river Is limited to a stretch between Doyle's Itock and a point twelve miles above instead of a stretch of over thirty-two miles as at present. This change should permit the fisli coming into the river during the weekly thirty-six hour closed period to pass up beyond the reach of the commercial fisher men. Tho season at Grants Pass Is made twenty-five days shorter and this additional closed period Is at the tlino when the largest run is In the river, 4. No fishing is permitted save by a hook and line and with drift nets having a mesh of not Iosb than eight and one-half inches. SILK U. S. OUT OF RUSSIAN IE, CHARGE! WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.Senator France, republican, Maryland, charg ed In the senate today that the Ameri can government was being influenced y the British government not to trade with Russia, and that meantime British merchants wero monopolizing the Russian" market. His statement was In reply to nn argument by Senator King, democrat, Utah, opposing trade wilh Russia. Jt precipitated a general debate oi; bol- shevism and communism. "While wo deport Martens the trade representative of Russia," Sen ator France said, "tho British ngmts confer with Russian emlssarlestnnd have trade contracts already prepared for their signatures."1 Ho asserted that "bolshovlsm and communism do not exist In Russia," adding that they had given way to tne more sound theories of govern ment." Referring to what ho said Was the necessity of developing friendly i op tions with Russia, tho Maryland sena tor declared tho time will come when the United States and Jan.in will be at war. Ho added that the way to meet this danger was to cre ate better relations with Russia. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Tho actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for tho week shows that they hold $12,427,640 reserve in excess nf legal requirements. This Is nn Increase of i4,50O,O3O from lust week, PiETZ DENIES CHARGES GRAFT IN SHIP BOARD Former Director Gcnl. Makes Sweeping Denial of Gillen's Charges Ships Had to Be Built and Waste in War Could Not Be Avoided. WASHINGTON', Jan. 22. Charles I'lez, of Chicago, former director gen eral of (lie emergency fleet corporation appeared today before the house com mittee investigating shipping board operations to deny charges by Martin J. Ciillen, formerly assistant to tho chairman of the board in a special re port submitted to the committee some weeks ago. Mr. Plez had prepared a fivo thou sand word statement in which ho took up the charges in detail, but it was not read. m i iirwsy Mr. Plez testified that to his know ledge Charles M. Schwab had never re ceived a cent from the government In salary or for personal expenses while director general of tho fleet corpora tion. Mr. Plez recalled a trip mado to tho Pacific coast to Inspect the fleot cor poration work there. "Mr. Schwab paid all of his ex penses, ns woll as those of his private parly," he said, "and I paid mine." Mr. Plez said ho always paid "all of my own expenses." WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 Claims that tho report of Martin J. Glllen to tho committee was wrong in all vital questions woro made today in a state ment submitted to the select commit tee on United States shipping board operations by Charles Piez, former director-general, United Status ship ping board emergency fleet corpora tion. Mr. Plez claims that statements In Mr. Gillen's report do not sipinro wilh tho facts ill a single vital case in which he indulged in criticism concerning (lie division of construction; that Mr. (ill Ion's statement that there was inter ference hy management and trustees In placing of contracts is wholly uti true; that Mr. Glllen is guilty of gross mis-statement of facts regarding the fleet corporation's $250,000,000 mort gages and securities and that Mr. Gil len's statement of lack of nn account ing system Is wholly wrong. Mr. Plea's slalemont further claims that Mr. Gillen's report regarding tho fleet corporation's check against auth orizations and appropriations is abso lutely wrong, that his statement on control and Imprest fund has no foun dnlion in fact and that tho destructive effect of Mr. Glllon's testimony has Impaired public interest in the estab lishment of an American merchant marine and practically destroyed tho market for shipping securities. Mr. Plez's slatemont says that Bhips were built to meet tho necessities of war, not to establish a merchant mar ine; that tho emergency fleet corpora tion delivered 470 ships before tho armistice; that the task was to build ships faster than submarines could sink them and that tho building of ships was conducted in a sympathetic and .businesslike manner. Mr. Plez contends they had to build wooden ships knowing they would bo scrapped when conditions returned to normal; that because of the demand of the wnr department for inoro ships that K. N. Hurley, Palnbrldgo Colby and himself requested Chnrles M. Schwab to join tho organization and that General Georgo W. Goothals In augurated the accounting system. Mr. Plez snys that he suggested in December, 1917, that no further con tracts for wooden ships be let, but tho board of trustees was obliged to keep on building when pressure for any thing that would float became so in tense in the early spring of 1018. The claim says that there was not a voice in or out of congress that was raised In protest against a continuation of the wooden shipbuilding program. Wood Ships War Expense Wooden ships represent a legitimate war expense, according to tho state ment, which adds: "They should be junked and the cost written off. This nation cannov expect to realize a salvage of 100 per cent on war construction. We must recognize that ships became shopworn when held too long." The statement says there was somo payroll padding, some petty dishonesty but no metre than there would be in yards under private control. "This inference on the part of tho public, Is, in large measure, the result of tho wild statements made by Mr. Glllen concerning the methods of the fleet corporation, Mr. Plez says, and to tho general statements of graft and corruption contained In tho Fisher Richardson report. The public docB (Continued on Pago Fivo) Fish Markets Glutted As Result Hoover's Advice on Eating WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. llor- bert Hoover's war tlnio advice to the people to eat fish, with tho resultant effort of packers to sup- lily tile demand, has glutted the markets, representatives of tho 5 industry told the houso ways and means committee today. They - asked practically a restoration of tho import duties carried by the Payne Aldrich law as a measure of alleviation. Plants are closing In grent v numbers In New England and along tile Pacific coast, they said, and others will close unless tho $ market conditions improve and protection Is given. 2 l J J J 5 $ 5 .$ jt J J J $ NAMED Of) STATE ALP.ANY, Ore., Jan. 22. Wool grow ers of eight western Oregon counties organized tho Oregon Wool and Mo hair Co-opornlivo association at a mooting hero yesterday afternoon. The plan is to enlist wool growors in a pool and sell the wool crop on a co operative basis. An organization committee was nam ed and a fund raised to carry on organ ization work. Tills committee includes Fred llorrou of Medford, .luck aim coun ty. Georgo A. Mansfield of Medford, president of tho State Farm Bureau Federation, who is hero directing tho membership drive of the Linn county Farm Uurenu, was a leading speaker at tho mooting and expressed gratifica tion at tho organization as tho first concrete result achieved by tho state Farm llureau Federation. KILLS FORMER VICTOR ROCHESTER, N. Y., Jan. 22. Dick Daviscourt, Texas wrestler de feated hero last night by lOd (Strnng ler Lewis, was confined to bin bod 10 dny with a dislocated vertebrae, It was announced by attending physicians. The match ended after one hour and twenty minutes when Lewis clumped on a series of hcadlocks. Daviscourt was carried from the mat In a semi conscious condition. SAN JUAN DEL SUR, NIcnrngua, Jan. 21. United States seaplane NC-6 which was damaged and forced to land during last Saturday's hurricane, while participating In the flight from San Diego to the Canal Zone, is taxi ing to 'n mi m a from (Hgnnte. north of hero, where she was bencher. She is accompanied by tho tug Unnnet. Tho NC-0 entered port hero for a few moments on her southward journey. She reported nil well. 6-DAY RACE CQ. GOES NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Tho New York Velodrome company, which Is conducting a six-day bioyclo race In Chicago, hns been placed In tho hands of a receelver, It was announced here today. The receiver wus appointed to adjust the company's finances In connection with the construction of a race track hero, designed to seat 30.000 spectators. JAPANESE 0PP0SIT0N PARTY INSISIS ON JAPAN'S RIGHTS TOKIO, Jan. 20 Immediate evacu ation of Siberia, universal suffrage and Insistence upon Japan's rights in tho California question wero demand ed In resolutions passed today nt a general meeting of tho Kcneslkal, the opposition party In Japan. Tho party met preparatory to tho re-opening of tho Japanese diet, and. In ndditlon urged that the mainte nance of friendship with tho United States bo made a basic policy of this nation and also Indorsed the League of Nations and a renewal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance in the inter cut of world peacot FIND WiLD IN WITH WIFE.BABE NAKED, HEALTHY Woman Caught in Deer Trap 23 Years Ago, Held Prisoner Lost Eye in Fight With Wild Cat Nature Couple Forced to Open by Flood. , LAUREL, Miss., Jan. 22. Investi gation of tho strange story today hy a 72-year-old man with a long whlto beard, who, with a woman who said she was his wlfo.nnd a t.royonr-old girl, was found wandering In tho woods near Lux yesterday was begun today. Tho man gavo his name as Albert Parsons and said ho had caught his wifo in a trap. Tho story current for years of a "wild man" living in tho remote sec tion along Leaf river, where Parsons said they had a cabin, is believed to havo been solved. Parsons said ho had homestead rights in the river bottoms. They had lived for years on herbs, roots, fish and such other food as they could produce, with the aid of a blind horse ho had caught, ho said. Only high water had driven thorn from their river bank homo, he said. Ho said ho is nbout 72 years old. Tho woman, who looked to ba about GO years old, said Parsons had caught her in a deer trap 23 years ago and mndo her his wife. She talked Inco herently at times, but said she had lost ono eyo in a fight with a wildcat. Sho and tho man wero scarcely dress ed, so tattered were their garments. Tho child was unclothed. Tho .Httlo girl was apparently in splendid health and tho man, despite his ago, also was in good physical condition. Ho refused to discuss tho girl and tho authorities are interested to learn whether she is his daughtci, or a lost or kidnaped child. TO AID STARVING CHICAGO, Jan. 22. The recent of fer of tho farmers of the middle west to contribute surplus production for tho starving peopio of Europe and China hns been accepted by tho Hoo ver committee and similar organiza tions according to a message today from New York to tho American Farm bureau through which tho stocks vero offered. Tho relief committee declares tho belief that facilities for transporting ho supplies could bo raised without difficulty. "Let us market our surplus in re lief and take our pay In good will," Is tho slogan adopted by tho fifhn fede ration in its drive for the holding" stocks of farmers. R, D. Henklc, general secretary of the American committee for the China famine fund, hns written President Howard that 6,000 tons can be trans ported from Tacoma Jn February, and expresses hope that tho stocks may be available at that date. !'S Bo WW JACKSONVILLE, Flu., Jan. 22.- Tho glass in a window In President elect Harding's compartment aboard his private car, broken by a rock be lieved to have been thrown by a small boy, was replaced when tho train stopped briefly here today, en routo to St. Augustine. Mr. Harding left his car only to shake hands with friends on tho rear platform and there was no demonstration, crowds being excluded from tho depot yard. IN CALIFORNIA QUESTION The League of Nations was fa vored by Viscount Knto, lender of ho party, but he refretted that Ameri ca was not a member. Ho approved of the plan for restricting armaments, but considered Japan's naval program as tho minimum to be fixed for the national defense. Takeshi Inuknl, leader of the Ko- ; kumlnto or national party, addressed a meeting of that organization, con demning Japan's policy toward Ameri ca, China and Russia, declaring it was "sowing the seed for future trouble,"