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Secy, of State Charles E.
Hughes Denies That United
States Fought From Selfish
Motives Aid of Humanity
Called Forth Supreme En
deavor Policies Outlined.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.. Juno 15.
Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes
told a gathering of hia fellow alumni
of Brown university today that It wn3
not desirable that America's helpful
influence should bo frittered away
"by relating ourselves unnecessarily
to political questions which involve
rivalries of interest abroad with
which we have no proper concern."
"It is equally true," he continued,
"that we cannot escape our relation
to the economic problems of the
world."
He Baid tho prosperity of this coun
try largely depended upon the econ
omic settlements which might be
made in Europe and that the key to
the future was with those who make
and control these settlements.
America, the exnmplar of free in
stitutions, aiding humanity, he said,
called forth the supreme endeavor in
the world war.
"This sentiment is -still with us,"
he added. "We have not lost," he
said, "the capacity for the high and
unselfish endeavor which linked us in
unity and joy of service in tho crisis
of the great war. The springs of
faith, of mutual trust, , of fellow
ship, have not dried up.
"Our men did not go forth to
fight for this nation as one of im
perialistic designs and cunning pur
pose, ,pr to protect a land where
avarice might find its surest reward.
They offered their lives and all the
energies of the country" were harness
ed in the effort because we led the
institutions of liberty and intended
to maintain them, because we hated
tyranny and the brutality and ruth
lessness which found expression in
tho worship of force and bocauso we
found our fate linked with that of the
fiee peoples who wore struggling for
the preservation of the essentials of
freedom. ,
"It would not bo fitting for mo at
tills time to discuss our foreign re
lations, but I am glad to say that the
message of America Is ono of cordial
friendship to all nations. We have
no questions which mutual good will
and the processes of reason cannot
solve. We have no subleties, no du
plicity of meaning, no soft words to
conceal a purpose of self-aggrandizement
at others' expense. Tho only
method of diplomacy we know Is that
of candid discussion of the merits Of
problems. This, we think Is the way
to prosper a cause believed to be
just and we shall advance no other.
"Tho world is settling down but It
has not yet settled. The counsel of
power and expediency still dominate,
as the serious problems left by the
great war press for solution. This
country seeks not an acre of territory
by reason of its participation In the
struggle that led to victory. Nor do
wo wish any exclusive advantages in
the possessions, which as a result of
the war, have passed under new con
trol. We simply ask that we shall
not be excluded from equal privileges
wherever our interests are affected.
That seems to us to bo a reasonable
position."
SETTLE U.S. JAPANESE
A
II,
TOKIO, June 15. (By Associated
Press.) Baseball, which has become
Japan's national sport and is being
played by youths of all ages, was the
occasion of a manifestation of Japanese-American
friendship here last
night when Japanese alumni of the
University of California gave a dinner
in honor of the Callfornian baseball
team which has been playing a series
of games in this city.
The series which was played against
the team representing Keio university,
ended in a victory for the Japanese
college, which won the third game by
a score of G to 5, the first two- having
resulted In a division of honors.
Itunshlro Ito, an alumnus of the Uni
versity of California paid a tribute to
that institution's welcome to all stu
dents, irresjective of race, and voiced
Olcott Announces
Two Officials of
War Bonus Board
SAI.EM, Ore., June 15. In or-
iler to expedite as much as iks-
sible the administration of the
soldiers loan act. Governor Olcott
announced late yesterday that as
soon as the votes are canvassed
and the new amendment is pro-
claimed a law he will appoint
Arthur C. Spencer of Portland !
and Captain Lyman G. Rice of
Pendleton, as members of the
world war veterans' state aid
commission created by the act.
. PERCY A.
ROCKEFELLER
AIDSJ1V0RCE
Sister of James A. Stillman
Testifies in His Behalf De-
, dares Brother Lived at
Park Avenue Home Winter
of 1918.
POUG1IKEEPS1E, N. Y June 15.
Airs. Percy A. Rockefeller, sister of
James A. Stillman, New York bank
er, testified in his behalf today at a
hearing here in his divorce suit
against Mrs. Anne U. Stillman.
She testified, it was understood,
that Mr. Stillman lived at tho Park
avenue homo of his father continu
ously during the period beginning
January, 1018, and extended through
part of tho month of April of that
year. At no time during these
months was Mrs. Stillman there, it
was said she testified. Mrs. Still
man, according to Mrs. Rockefeller
spent these months in Canada, at Buf
falo and on the family estate at
Pleasantville.
This testimony was o'fered, It was
believed, to support Mr. Stillman's
contention that he is not the father
of Guy Stillman, the infant born to1
Mrs. Stillman in November, 1918.
Mrs.- Rockefeller could not be pos
itive, however, that James A. Still
man was at home every night, it was
said she admitted during cross. ex
amination. Mrs. Rockefeller wore a heavy veil
upon entering and leaving the cham
bers in which tho hearing was con
ducted. Her testimony, it was said,
was supported by Mrs. Helen D. Hunt,
an employe of the elder Mr. Stillman
during the months preceding his
death. She, too, it was learned, could
not positively say that Jamesi A.
Stinman had not remained away
throughout some of the nights.
A third witness was Dr. Wnrren
Mildredth, a New York specialist, who
was present at the birth of GuyStill
man. It was learned that he testified
Mr. Stillman visited the hospital
where the infant was born two or
three times about the time of Guy's
birth.
Mrs. Stillman attended the hearing
and heard all the testimony.
For ljitior Universities.
DENVER, Colo., June 15. Labor
universities to train leaders for the
organized labor movement were pro
posed in a resolution submitted to
day to the convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor. A fund of
$10,000,000 would be provided for
five universities, four ill the L'nlted
States and one1 in Canada.
DIFFICULTIES WITH
Japan's appreciation of what America
had done for the education of Ju
anese. He asked the American athletes
to take home a message of good will.
"All Japanese love peace," he said,
"and will never dare to dream of fight
ing America. Japan and America may
be rivals In trade and commerce, but
I there Is no reason why they cannot be
j friendly if they divide the apple in a
kindly spirit. There Is no apple of
! discord. If some people say there
may be-trouble, tell them we want to
'settle it by a baseball game.
The captain of the American team
expressed the appreciation of himself
and comrades over the hospitality and
kindliness shown the Americans, and
'urged that Japanese and American
j teams continue their games, and thus
j promote a mutual understanding.
MRS
MAIL BANDIT
SHOWS HEELS
TO SLEUTHS
Restaurant Visitor Positively
Identified As Roy Gardner
Get-Away Is Mystery
Army of Detectives Hot On
Trail of Daring Criminal.
KELSO, Wash., June 15. Rosses
raking the woods and pntrollng the
roads of Cowlitsi county for Roy Gnrd
nor, escaped mail train robber, re
sinned thoir activities early today,
following a night of vigil.
That ' Gardner has obtained food,
enabling him to remain under cover,
was indicated by bits of Information
that havo been reported to federal
and county officers who are directing
tho sonrch. A camp in the llmhcr
about half a mile cast of Castle Rock,
which had apparently been occupied
during the time intervening between
Gardners escape Saturday and the
appearance yesterday of a man be
lieved by officers to have been Gard
ner, was found by a rancher, J. G.
Hummel.. The rancher also report
ed to tho officers that Sunday morn
ing be had found the heads of eight
of his chickens which had been killed
and carried away, and he surmised
the bunted convict bad taken llieni.
Mrs. Hurry Williamson, vifeof the
proprietor of the ltoyal restaurant at
Castle Hock who took Gardner's order
yesterday when he entered that place,
picked out his picture from a group
of others, establishing to the satisfac
tion of others that the man was
Gardner.
Army of Sleuths.
Although men were on the Job all
night uround here nnd Castle Rock,
nothing was seen. of Gardner. Others
today wore bade on the hunt. All
trains are being watched. All res
taurants aro' under survellance. Farm
houses are being warned. Two of
United States Marshal John II. Holo
ban's most important "men" are
Ethel Nesblt and Maggie Stephens,
switchboard girls, who have spent
hours in spreading the word to be on
watch for Gardner all tho way from
Vnncotlver to Tacoma.
The lino of watch now runs all
along the river from Portland to Ka
lama. United States Marshal llolo
han says tjiat bis headquarters have
been moved to Cnstlo Rock from San
Kranciseo until Gardner Is captured
or the chase leads somewhere else.
Tho posses aro made up of trained
men most of them special agents of
tho Southern Pacific. There are about
ten railroad detectives, three or four
postoffice inspectors, including Geo.
E. Lewis nnd O. H. Austin of San
Francisco, and several deputy United
States marshals.
Anything Is r.xpootcd.
Almost nnything may be expected
from the daring mail robber, accord
ing to Holohan, who says Gardner Is
a born gambler and will try anything.
In addition to being a gunman.
Gardner is a boxer and has stepped
through several four-round goes In
the south, according to Holohan. He
Is well read and a fluent talker, the
marshal says. v
If chance bad led Henry Wend, Jr.,
to meet some officer yesterday morn
ing Gardner might have been In Jail
today. The restaurant suspect now
believed beyond a doubt to hnvc been
Gardner first came upon Wend as
Wend was ndlking a cow.
"Where Is tho nenrest grocery
store?" he asked Wend. Wend told
him, but the man. who had just
emerged from a brushy bit of terri
tory, apparently did not want to go
so far into the town. The result" was
that as Gardner started on, Wend's
suspicions began to grow. Still be
was not certain. He followed Gard
ner nnd as the suspect sat down to
breakfast In the Itnynl restaurant, be
peered in the window.
Then he was certain nnd set out to
get an officer. Hut Gnrdner was
equally certain that something was
wrong. He bolted.
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 15. Fire
which this afternoon swept through
the May apartment house, Four
teenth and Taylor streets, trapped
several persona who were curried to
safety by firemen. One fireman was
taken to a hospital suffering from In
juries. At 2:30 firemen engaged in rescue
work were entering the building
with gas masks nnd ropes tied around
them.
An unidentified woman and buby
were reported missing.
The fire, which was reported to
have started In the basement swept
rapidly through the building, a large
modern brick structure. Two Bcj-e
policemen were rushed to the scene
and aided firemen in rescuing persons
whose escape was cut off.
Negotiations Are
Started to Settle
U. S.-Jap Problems
WASHINGTON, June 15. (By
Associated Press.) Direct nego
tiations have been begun between
tho United Stales and Japan for
the settlement of the questions
pending between them.
These Include the Island of
Yap, the vimmigratlon question,
the alien land question and t liV
return of Shantung to China by
Japan.
The negotiations are being con
ducted by Baron Shidehara, the
Japanese ambassador, and Secre
tary Hughes. The settlement of
the Yap question would mako un
necessary the consideration of
this question by tho League of
Nations.
The government n:r service forest
patrol of Oregon was ushered in to
day when planes left the Eugene and
Mcdford bases on the daily flight pa
trol guarding the forests of the state
from fire.
This patrol between Medford and
Eugeno will be as follows: The Med
ford plane will leave hero dully In
the fornoon and fly to Eugene over
the Cascade range by way of Mt. Pitt
and Oak Ridge, stopping at the Eu
gene base for dinner, and returning
in tho afternoon on a straight line to
a point 3(1 miles east of Ashland nnd
back to the Medford base. A plane
from Eugene will daily fly from that
city to Medford over the coast range
In the forenoon, nnd then return
over tho range to Eugene in the at
ternoon.
These planes will ho in constant
communication by radio telegraph
each ship being equipped with two
sets of wireless out fits. Tho ship
t ha t left the Medford base on this pu
trol at 10 a. m. today had Sergeant
C. D. Ardnt as pilot and R. M. Par
sons as observer.
In command of tho Medford bnso Is
Lieutenant Samuel Carter with a
force of 20 men nnd four ships. F.
M. Gruever of Grants Pass, who fill
the same position last year, is the
liason officer for tho forest service
connected with the local base.
The body of W. L. Chlldcrs, ago 72
years, who was drowned with his wife
on the evening of June 2nd, when the
Ford car he was driving plunged over
the enibnnkment ono mile south of
the Rogue Klver bridge, was found
Monday evening by workmen a short
distance below the Huvngo Rapids on
Rogue River. The--finnl rites .were
held Tuesday evening from the Perl
Funeral Home, the Rev. Snssnett of
ficiating. American
At Washington: ' It. H. E.
St. Louis 5 11 3
Washington 7 12 0
Batteries: Shocker, Kolp, Richmond
Bayno and Sovercld;Courtnoy, Schacht
and Gharrlty.
At Philadelphia:
Cleveland 6 1G 1
Philadelphia 5 10 0
Batteries: Coveleskle and Ntinnmnk-
er, Thomas; Hasty, Keofe and Perkins
At New York:
Chicago - 7 15 0
New York 2 S O
Batteries: Kerr and Schalk; Qttlnn,
Sheehan and Hoffman.
At Boston: Detroit-Boston' game
postponed; rain.
National
At Cincinnati: R. H. E.
Philadelphia Ill 1
Cincinnati 4 5 2
Batteries: Smith and Peters; I.uquc
and Wlngo. ,
At Pittsburg:
Brooklyn 7 12 0
Pittsburg - .'. 3 10 2
Batteries: Grimes and Miller; Cooii
er, Ponder and Schmidt.
At Chicago:
New York B 14 1
Chicago 2 11 2
Batteries: Benton, Barnes, Sallec
and Snyder, Smith; Vaughn and Kllll
(er, OFarrell,
MEDFORD STATION
BASEBALL SCORES
PRESIDENT MAY
PUT E. J. ADAMS
ON COMMISSION
f Townsend Highway Bill
Passes, Eugene Man Re
garded As Certain to Re
ceive Appointment at $10,
000 Per Year.
SALEM, Ore., June 15. '.Telegram
Salem Bureau.) (Special.) Should
the Townsend highway bill, now pend
ing in congress ami creating a federal
highway commission, be enacted into
law, it is understood In Oregon that
E. J. Adams of lCugeno will stand u
chance for appointment as one of the
members of the commission.
The federal highway commission,
proposed in I he Townsend bill, would
be a body of five members, with sal
aries of $10,000 a year each.
Is Senator's Secretary
Adams is In Washington, where ho
is private secretary to Senator Robert
X. Stnnfield. However, bo Is devoting
much time lo boosting the Townsend
bill which, withal, is not a bail bill.
Adams is deluging newspaper offices,
and probably commercial organiza
tions, with literature on rond legisla
tion, nnd, it seems, has made somo
arguments before committees, which
ho is sending out to (he press of the
country.
Adams' lino of action which may
land him on the new commission, If
It is created, is well worked out.
Adams and Senator Townsend of
Michigan, author of the bill, aro per
sonal friends and arc said to have
been members together at one time in
tho Michigan legislature. If tho
Townsend bill passes, appointment of
tho new commission will he in the
hands of the president. Townsend, us
author of tho bill, of course will have
weight In making recommendations to
the president, nnd Adams, it is believ
ed, will be ono of his selections.
Helped Draft Bill
Mr. Adams is credited with having
a leading part in the drafting of the
townsend hill. Tho measure has tho
approval of the oregon highway com
mission nnd it Is understood Adams'
appointment would bo looked upon
with favor by tho commission. Fur
ther, he Is credited with having drawn
together several of tho factions that
wero divided on tho bill, so that Its
support has been much bolstered, ant'
opinion in Oregon is that tho bill will
pass,
R, . A. Booth, chairman of the Ore
gon commission, has forwarded 'a
telegram to the Oregon delegation In
congress urging tho members to work
for the bill. In addition to creating a
federal highway commission, it would
appropriate $100,000,000 a year for
general highway development and
$10,000,000 a year for forest roads.
Hoover Against Bill
Herbert Hoover, secretary of com
merce, who Is strongly In favor 1 of
a new federal department ot public
works, and other influential men who
favor shell a department, are still op
posed to the Townsend bill. The de
partment of public works, should it
bo created, would embrace In its juris
diction highway development and all
othor extensivo developments of a
public nature.
SHY ON LOAN 10
I
CHICAGO, Juno 15. Bankers of
Chicago and the inlddlowest conferred
on a proposed loan fund of twenty-five
million dollars sought to finance west
ern stock raisers. Tho financiers wore
called together by Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon under the leadership
of John B. Mitchell of tho federal re
serve hoard.
Chicago bankers expressed the opin
ion that the proposed kmI was a finan
cial venture.
"Banks cannot gamble," David It.
Korgan, head of the National City
bank, said, adding "that one of the
difficulties of the proposal was that
tho collateral offered by cattlemen
was usually not liquid."
Frank F. Johnson of the Bolso City
National bank, Boise, Idaho, declared
tho needs of sheep raisers was urgent.
They needed long term notes, ho said,
to prevent bankruptcy and crisis in
tho sheep raising industry.
V. Y. C Dividend Declared.
NEW YORK, June 15. The New
York Central today declared its regu
lar quarterly dividend of 1 V per cent.
U. S. Custom Officers
Seize M unitions N. Y.
En Route to Ireland
NEW YORK, Juno 15. (By
the Associated Press. 1 Custom
officials havo seized nearly 5 no
modern machine guns and am-
munition alleged to havo been
found concealed aboard the
tteamer East Side tied up in Ho-
boken, loading for an Irish
port.
This becamo known Into to-
nay when the lloboken polico
clashed with custom? men over
possession of the arms. Tho
guns finally wero taken lo Ho-
boken police headquarters.
PLEA MADE BY
E
J. B. Coleman, County As
sessor. Urges Tax Readjust
ment at Forum Luncheon
Time to Stop Dilly-Dallyinrj
Suggestion Endorsed.
Cruising and classifying of the tim
ber nnd farm lands of JackRon county
so as to procure a more equitable as
sessment and taxes was urged by
''onnty Assessor .1. It. Colemnn,, 0
tho regular Wednesday noon forum
meeting of tho Chamber of Cemmerco
at the Medford Hotel, and a resolution
was passed by the meeting requesting
tho county court to tnko tho necessary
steps to procure such action. .
"A thorough cruise of the timber in
Jackson county," said Assessor Colo
man, "would increase tho valuation
from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000, nnd
reduce tho taxes from 20 to 30 per
cent. Tho best pine belt In Western
Oregon lies in the southeastern part
of Jackson county, assessed at $40
per acre, while right over the lino In
Klamath county, tho assessment is on
the basis of $1.25 per thousand feet.
To show you tho discrepancy a sec
tion In the midst of n rich timber belt
that. Is spnrsely timbered, will bo as
sessed nt $40 per acre, tho samo as
holdings worth thousands of dollars."
"In Clackamas county thoy pulled
themselves 'out of tho hole.' by a
cruise. Timber land at tho head of
tho Clackamas river, owned by tho
Weyerhauser Interests were assessed
at $14,000. After tho cruise, It was
assesed at $56,000. Coos county has
tho best crulso In tho state. Douglas
county now has n crulso under way.
Klamath county improved their tax
problems, but they Becured n bad
crulso.
"The county court tells mo they
havo no money to expend for this
purpose. A crulso of Jackson county
timber ami classifies! Ion of farm
lands would tako two or three years,
but you would be nblo to mako It back
in tho readjustment of assessments.
You should tnko tho samo action that
you took to procuro a county fair,
by a special election.
"If tho ounty assessor has a crulso
of the timber, he can go Into entirt
nnd show upon whnt bnsls he Is mak
ing his assessment, and hnvo It up
held. Under present conditions tho
largo timber concerns throw thoir
protests Into the federal court. It is
tho only fair and equitable way to
handle tho tax problem. If you keep
dilly-dallying along, tho first thing
you know tho Jennlo Creek timber
will bo going to Klamath county for
milling, tho Prospect timber out
through tho Red Blanket Gap, and
tho Evans crock timber to Grants
Pass, nnd nil you will have left will
lie thousands of acres of grazing lands
assessable at $5 per acre, and other
sections will be reaping tho benefit of
(Continued on Pago Seven)
ASS
SSOR
FOR
TIBER
CRUISE
ENGLAND GIVES S1W1S GREAT SEND OFF
SPECIAL CAR IS DELUGED WITH FLOWERS
LONDON', June 13. (By the As
sociated Press.) Rear Admiral
William S. Sims left this morning for
Southampton where he was to board
the steamer Olympic later In the day
and proceed to New York. He rodo
In a special car that was so burdened
with floral , testimonials that there
was scarcely room for members of his
party to move about.
Leaning out of a window of the
car, the admiral waved his cap to a
large group who, despite the earll
ness of his departure, hud gathered
to give hlin a rousing send off.
Answering reporters' requests for
a farewell message, Admiral Sims
called uttcntlon to dispatches in this
morning's newspapers, telling ot al
SINN FEIN
RESOLTiON
IS DEFEATED
A. F. L. Refuses to Sanction
Boycott of English Made
Goods Sympathy With Ire
land Is Expressed However
World Disarmament Is
Urged By Convention.
DENVER, Colo., June 15. President
Harding nnd congress are urged to
lead the way In bringing about world
disarmament in a resolution presented
today to the 41st annual convention of
tho American Federation of Labor.
They are requested to call a confer
ence of the powers of the world "with,
the hopo nnd in the belief that through
such conference tho billions now be
ing expended in naval disarmament
nitty be saved to the taxpayers of tho
several countries.
"The whole world contemplates with
horror," said the resolution, "the pos
sibility of a rnco for naval power be
tween the United States, Great Britain
and Japan similar to that between
Groat Britain nnd Germany, which pro
ceded tho great world war. .
"Such a race is Inconsistent with,
and must sorvo to postpone nud pre
vent general disarmament to which
tho American labor movement Btanda
committed." .
Irish Answer Thomas
Irish sympathizers today relied to
tho warning sounded yesterday by J.
II. Thomas, British labor loader, that
organized labor of America could not
solve tho Irish question by Introducing'
resolutions demanding , action on the
pnrt ot the convention supporting tho
Irish republic.
Falllng-to get recognition in" the
resolution drafted by the committee
uppointed by a mass meeting of Irish,
sympathizers, representatives of the
Irish, republic presented two resolu
tions demanding boycott of English
made goods and concerns .handling
Bitch goods. The boycott resolution
was presented by T. J. Hand. The
resolutions failed to get the support
of the delegates who Btipportod the
resolution drafted by a committee ot
Irish sympathizers.
, The resolution presented by Petet;
J. Brady of New York, chairman of the
committee solected at a mass meeting
of Irish sympathizers and signed by
nearly 150 delegates demanded:
"That tho American Federation ot
Labor, in convention assembled, re
Iterates and affirms the action ot the
Montreal convention supporting tho
Irish peoplo in thoir struggle for free
dom and the recognition of the Irish,
republic.
"That copies of these resolutions be!
sent , to the president, vice president
and members ot the cabinet, urging
recognition of the republic ot Ireland
and urging a protest be made to Great
Britain against the brutal and unciv
ilized warfare now being conducted ID
Ireland.
"That the executive officers of the
American Federation of Labor be in
structed to communicate with all
members of congress urging immedi
ate enactment of legislation necessary
to bring about full recognition of the
republic of Ireland.
"That tho American Federation ot
Labor request all Its affiliated bodies
and their local unions to writs to the
president, the vice president, members)
of the cabinet and members ot the
senate and house ot representatives
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reaction in the United States against
his critics. He said he had nothing
further, to suy "and nothing to re
tract." 'He said he had received hundreds'
of letters approving of his attitude
regarding "American hyphenates."
Asked whether ho had received any
threatening missives the admiral
smiled and said: "
"I had one signed 'Erln-go-bragh,'
making a play on a reference to ze
bras In my address last week and tell
ing me I would meet the asses on the
other side, but I have paid no atten
tion to It It doesn't worry ma."
He added that he though the hand
writing was that of a boy and do-.
dared tho letter bore a London post
mark. ,