92 Pages Eight Sections. Section One Pages 1 to 20 VOL.. XL NO. 20 Entered U Portland Or it on) Postof'ire as Second-Class Mtitter PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS BACHELOR SEA LIONS INSURANCE ASKED DR. MARKHAM PROVES HIS MOTHER'S EQUAL STORY OF DAYS GONE BY GIVES RISE TO CHALLENGE. CAMPAIGN TO OUST WILLIAMS FAILURE NEZ PERCE INDIANS ROBBED OF $50,000 LIBERTY BONDS ARE TAKEN FROM AGENCY SAFE. TO BE EXTERMINATED 4 00 HAREM OWNERS TO ES CAPE HUNTERS' BULLETS. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION" ER TO STAY ON JOB. M IR THREAT MADE BY FRANCE BATTLE OF MINERS JOB HUNTERS WAIT ONMIHTSWOHD BY FIFTH HUSBAND UNCHECKED oIes to Get Help if Ger many Moves. WIS AMAZED BY SPEECH Jritish Premier's Criticism of Poland Draws Fire. fEUTON BANDS BLAMED disorders in Upper Silesia Not Al together Xue to Poles, Says Briand to Newspaper Men. PARIS. May 14. (By the Associated rcss.) The entry of German troops nto upper Silesia would provoke in orvention by regular Polish troops. vhich would mean war, and in sucr. war. France could not remain neu ral, according to expressions in fficlal circles here today. The utmost amazement was ex- ressed in these circles at the speecn esterday of Mr. Lloyd George, the iritish prime minister, on the upper ileslan situation containing what is egarcied here as extraordinarily riendly references to Germany and udgments hostile toward Poland and msympathetic toward France. Premier Briand himself took the inusual course or receiving an me oreign newspaper correspondents in group this afternoon to recount to hem what the French government ad done and intended to do. France Opposed to Move. France is unalterably opposed to ny uerman military operations m pner Silesia, the premier declared. Never, never, could the r rench overnment consent to German troops ntering upper Silesia, the premier exclaimed to half a hundred foreign ""correspondents he received at the oreign office. "German bands are operating in t'pper Silesia, maltreating and ar- -esting Poles." continued M. Briand. Not all the disorders In that prov nce are produced by the Poles. The 'rench government could not permit ".erman military forces to intervene n such a situation. I protest with all ,my energy against the false Impressions being kpread throughout the world. The 'rench government has fulfilled to he utmost of its power Its duty in .'pper Silesia. We have 12,000 troops here who have had to deal with 00,000 insurgents and a rising of sev- ral hundred thousand persons. British Troops Wanted. "The French troops could do no more than hold the cities, the towns nd the strategic points. "If the British government would end 50,000 troops there to help us the lisorders could be put down more uickly. "The news received by the foreign ffice from Upper Silesia today is that he insurgents are going to their omes and returning to work. The French government's solution that the allies should in the first lace assume a culm attitude and in- truct their commissioners in Upper Silesia to try to reach a unanimous greement." Such an agreement, said M. Briand, hvould not be difficult if all consid- rations except the results of the plebiscite were excluded. The French government's only instructions to its ommissioner, he said, "were to de- ermine, according to the majority f the ballots in the communes which hould go to Poland and which to erinany." At the close of his statement. Pre mier Briand was asked regarding possible mediation by the United lates. The United States." he replied. 1 Concluded on F'aKe '1. Column 1 ) WEI 4A,VPy U. S. Lighthouse Service to Call - for Bids for Killing or Obnox ious, Mateless Seals. SAN FRANCISCO, May 14. Because 100 bachelor sealions on Anno Nuevo island, 20 miles north of Santa Cruz, Cal., clutter up the walks around the lighthouse, steal food from the back porch cf the lighthouse keeper's cot tage and have a sneaking desire to take up their residence in the front parlor, the United States lighthouse service will open bids Tuesday for shooting the obnoxious bachelors, it was announced today by H. W. Rhodes, lighthouse superintendent for Call fornia. There are 400 more sealions on the island, but as they consist of thor oughly trained husbands with their harem of wives, they have their own social sets and don't bother the light house keeper, said Rhodes. The bachelors' skins are good for leather, their blubber contains . good oil and the rest of their carcasses can be sold for fertilizer, he said. SENIOR CLASS IN' PLAY "It Pays to Advertise" Presented in Goldcndale Auditorium. GOLDENDALE. Wash., May 14. (Special.) The senior cla.',s play. "It Pays to Advertise," was r resented In the high school auditorium at Gold endale last night under the super vision of Professor Dakin. superin tendent of the Goidendale schools. The cast .of characters was as fol lows: Mary Grayson, Mildred Rum ble: Johnson, Julia McGuire; Comtesse de Beaurien. Gertrude Spoon; Rodney Martin, Ted Gillenwaters; Cyrus Mar tin. George Cerveny; Ambrose Peale, Ivan Morris; Marie, Anna Anderson William Smith, Arthur Stram; Donald McChestney, Paul Ballou; Miss Burke, Ruth Smith; Ellery Clark, Harold George Bronson, Mervyn Horner. SWAN SLAYERS ARE FINED Defendants Say Bird Was Goose, Rut Cannot Prove It. TAK1MA, Wash., May 14. I. J. Bounds, attorney, and George F. Stean, hotel man, today pleaded guilty to violation of the migratory bird treaty through killing a swan, and were fined S5 each by Judge Rudkin in federal court. They stated that, while pleading 'guilty, the bird they killed was an Arctic goose. When the court asked for material evidence they said that the stuffed bird which caused the case had been placed in a chest for safekeeping, as they had Intended to use it as evi dence, but that rats got into the chest and destroyed the exhibit. PEACE-MAKER IS STABBED Sheepman Who Interfered In Quar rel Seriously Hurt. NTSSA. Or., May 14. (Special.) John E. Joyce, sneepman of Juntura, was stabbed in the abdomen at Jun tura Monday night ana was taken to a hospital at Ontario, where he is now said to be in a critical condi tion. A quarrel between two sheepherd ers in a pool hall was stooped by Joyce and others. Later, when Joyce stepped outside, he was attacked. The assailant is in custody of the au thorities at Vale. Joyce is an ex service man. MAILS TO BE PROTECTED Arms AVill Be Issued o Station Guards and Rail Clerks. SEATTLE, Wash., May 14. Prepa rations were being made here to arm all postal employes, it was announced bv Edward McGratli, superintendent of tile railway mail service. Guards armed with shotguns will be placed on duty at all railroad stations and the - 340 railway . mail clerks traveling out of Seattle will be armed with pistols. rtiperintendent Mcurath, whose district includes Idaho. Montana. Oregon, Washington and Alaska, said everv precaution would be taken against mail robberies. UHDiKG Several Trips Made to Get $10,000 Policy. WIFE DECLARED lNNOP' Naval Petty Officer Was to Arrange Defense. NO LAWYER YET SEEN Woman Accused or Murderinj . fourth Spouse Requests to Stay in Cell - Until Trip. HONOLULU. T. H., May 14. By the Associated Press.) Paul Vincent Southard, fifth husband of the woman held here on a charge of murdering Pher fourth husband, Edward F. Mey ers, lit Pocatelio. Idaho, told officials in charge of the naval Insurance office at Pearl Harbor two weeks ago 1111 h. wished to take out 10.000 Insur- .. in favor nf his wife. Southard is a petty officer in the navy. He asked what steps were necessary to get the insurance and made sev eral trips to the office on this matter. Mrs. Southard has expressea a wish to remain In detention rrival of Deputy Shertrr urmsu, uU his wife from 'twin rana. cording- to the police, despite the fact that she was informed sne coum .i be held here legally more than 48 hours without a cnarge rous - against her. She has refused to see any lawyers. but asked that her husband be per mitted to' see her. He has visueo. ner every day and said today ne was on.. ,., h nf her innocence. He na3 nniied for leave of absence irom me it-, .nlnlanil nVlPsH of navy to go 10 ine ,. hia wife and arrange tor ner ueieu. PAPERS SENT TO ISLANDERS Deputy Sheriff and Wife to Bring Alleged -Slayer Back. WOTSE. Idaho. May 14. (Special.) Lieutenant-Governor Moore tooay it,,i extradition papers aoaresseu tn tv. governor of the Hawaiian islands, calling for delivery of Mrs. Lyda Southard, alleged woman blue- heard of Twin Falls, to Deputy Sher iff Ormsby. A few minutes later sheriff Sherman was on his way to Twin Falls with the papers. The papers will be forwarded by Mrs. Ormsby, wife of the deputy sheriff, who will accompany him to Honolulu and take charge of the prisoner on the return trip. Governor Moore expressed satisfac tion that Mrs. Southard had been ap prehended. "I recall reading of her attempt to collect insurance on her husband's life last fall," said he, "and if she has been at large ever since, while investigations were being made of her supposed crimes, it is remark able she has not made" good her escape and disappeared utterly." "We have been working on the case for the last three months," said Sher iff Sherman. "Part of the stomach of Meyer was sent to Salt Lake for examination. At the time of the au topsy on the body the results showed that a quantity of arsenic was in the stomach. "Mr. Ormsby then went to Mon tana, where Mrs. Southard and one of her husbands had lived. From there the trail led to Missouri, .where the bodies of the Dooley brothers were exhumed and examined. Arsenic was found in the examinations of all the men. Mrs. Ormsby will convey the extradition papers to Sun Francisco, where 6he will"" meet Mr. Ormsby and they will sail for Honolulu May IS. As far as we know, the accused wom an does not know that we have the (Concluded an Pue 3. Column 2.) CARTOONIST PERRY PRESENTS HIS IMPRESSIONS OF ' SOME EVENTS Poem Written "While-Yon-Wait" Printed on Press That Typed f "Nher's Verses 72 Years Aao. ther's Verses 7! v ' 4 iNIVERSITT OF OREGON, Eugene, jay 14. (Special.) An incident of 1849 was re-acted. 72 years later at the University of Oregon when Eric ,W. Allen, dean of the school of journalism, made an astounding chal lenge to Edwin Markham, Oregon's famous poet, who has been on the campus within the past week. It happened while Edwin Markham was speaking to an audience in the T. M. C. A. hut. He was telling a story of the early days of Oregon City, which was his birthplace. One day an old-fashioned steamboat which plied between Oregon City and Portland ran aground on a sandbar not far below the falls, and for a time ithe swift current threatened to bring disaster to the stranded vessel. Among the people who quickly gathered on the shore was the editor of the Ore gon City Spectator. He rushed here and there and finally got most of the details of the accident and by the' time it was seen that the steamer would be able to free herself and that the passengers would be saved he had everything he needed for a story on the Incident Hastening back to the office the editor gave the shop foreman the story and while it was being set ho dashed off to the Markham home. There he fbund Edwin Markham's mother, Mrs. Markham, who was known as the town poet, in her kitch en and at once demanded that she write a poem commemorating the rescue of the passengers and crew from the wreck. Taking a pencil she set herself to the task and In a few minutes had the desired poem. The editor rushed back to his shop and the poem was quickly set up, placed in the center of the page.with the story and a number of copies run off on the hand press. The enter prising newspaper man then took bunch of the papers, hurried down to the landing, arriving Just as the steamer came in, and sold copies of the publication to the passengers who read of their rescue in its columns. Dean Allen on hearing this story rose and said to Dr. Markham, "We haven't lost our pep here In Oregon yet and we can do anything now that they did 70 years ago. If you are as good a poet as your mother you may write a' poem for me now inside of ten minutes and I'll print it for you and have copies of it ready for dis tribution when you have finished your talk on this evening's pro gramme. "What is more, I will print It on the same press used by the editor you tell of in your reminiscence," de clared Dean Allen. (This press Is now in the possession of the school of journalism as a relic). "I don't know whether I could make up a poem on the moment, but how would a quatrain that came into my head as 1 was coming into Eugene on the train do?" inquired Dr. Markham "Fair enough," agreed Dean Allen, "for your mother was probably think ing of the rescue before the editor came. Before the ten minutes the poet had written out the following poem, giving it to Dean Allen. All my life long I praised my neig-hbor he All of bis life said only ill of me. But I was well avenged the world, for sooth,. Knew neither of us ever told the truth. Dean Allen at once hastened to the university press, and the verse was set up in type. He then locked it up in a chase and took it over to the old Washington hand-press, the same press with which the Oregon City Spectator was printed years ago, and ran off a number of proofs. Hastening back to the Y. M. C. A. hut where Dr. Markham was still lecturing, with half an hour to spare. Dean Allen at the end of the talk distributed copies of the poem to members of . the audience and gave a number of them to Dr. Markham for souvenirs. Thus was a etory of 70 years age. repeated by different characters antf under different conditions. HfVHeS OVER. Time for Filing Petitions for Re call Expires- Not Hair Enough Signatures Obtained. SALEM, Or., May 14. (Special.) There will be no attempted recall of Ff-ed A. Williams, chairman of the Oregon public service commission, in connection with the special election to be held June 7. This was definitely settled late this afternoon, when the time expired for filing petitions with the secretary of state. Under the Ore gon law a person against whom a re call election is directed has five days in which to resign after the petitions are filed with the secretary of state, The secretary of state then has 20 days in which to call the election. In other words. 25 days must elapse be tween the time of filing the petitions and the date of the election. When the move to recall Mr. Will iams first originated it was said that the question would be submitted to the voters at the special election June 7. Petitions later were placed in cir culation., but reports reaching Salem today indicated that less than half enough signatures had been obtained. H. H. Corey and Fred G. Buchtel, other members of the commission, who were re-elected, began their terms January 1 and are not subject to re call until they have served six months 1 of their terms. SWALLOWS THRONG CLIFF Birds Along Columbia Highway Taken for Butterflies. HOOD RIVER, Or., May 14. (Spe-cial.)-r-Crews engaged in preparing the new stretch of Columbia river highway, between Mosier and The Dalles, for paving, have discovered that the high cliffs around Rowena dell and on Rowena point, around which the highway winds in a series of graceful loops, are the homes of hundreds of swallows of a gay-col ored species. The birds are small. Their bodies are blue, and white spots appear in tail feathers and on wings. The birds darting in and out among the rocky pinnacles are taken by strangers noting fhem at a distance for large butterflies. WIRELESS PACT TOPIC Peruvian Award to London Com pany Draws V, S. Letter. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14. The award by the Peruvian government of a concession to the Marconi Wire less Telegraph company, Ltd., of Lon don. for operation of the Peruvian wireless, postal and telegraphic serv. ices for a period of 25 years, has been made the 1)8818 for representa tions by the American government. The American communication has not been made public, and state de. partment officials declined today to discuss its contents. It was learned. however, that It was not in the form of a protest. WHEAT SELLS FOR $1.30 Many Small Lots Change Hands in Walla Walla. WALLA' WALLA,. Wash., May 14. (Special.) Wheat prices touched $1.30 today for the first time in weeks, with the result that a large number of small lots were sold. Warm weather of the last few days has encouragea wheat growers, as the wheat was turning yellow from the continued cold. Warm rains are now wanted. The alfalfa raisers have been complaining of the spread of aphis activities and gardens also have been held back by the cold. WEEK GENERALLY FAIR Normal Temperature Promised Pa cific States This AVeok. WASHINGTON. May 14. Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday are: Northern Rocky mountain, plateau regions and Pacific states Generally fair and normal temperature. WHAT 4-4- . Ml 17 Kentucky and West Vir ginia Firing Terrific. FOUR ARE REPORTED KILLED Two National Guard Com panies Called Out. TUG RIVER IS SCENE Mingo and Pike Counties Still Gripped by Struggle of Non union and Union Labor. PJKEVLLE, Ky., May 14. Terrific firing from both the Kentucky and West Virginia sides of the Tug river, along the section that has been in a virtual state of war for the last 48 hours, was resumed early today, ac cording to reports from Pike county officers in the trouble zone. From the West Virginia side came word that a number of men, whose names had not been learned, were killed. two companies of Kentucky na tional guardsmen late today were or dered from Frankfort to McCarr, Ky., In Pike county, where a state of virtual war. it was said, has existed for two days. WILLIAMSON, W. Va.. May 14 The battle in the mountains, which has raged for two days between sym pathizers and opponents of the United Mine Workers in the Wil liamson coal district was resumed today at McCarr, Ky., and Lynn, W. Va., a little village near McCarr. Fir ing was reported also at Sprigg. Four Reported Killed. An unconfirmed report was re ceived at state police headquarters this afternoon that four men had been killed in fighting at Lynn, W. Va. The battle In the mountains of both Mingo and Pike counties, along the Tug river, is merely a phase of a greater struggle in which the rich coal district is locked the Industrial struggle over the question of union izing or keeping "open" the mines. Miners on Lockout Strike. Union miners on "lockout strike," as the leaders describe It, were evicted from homes owned by the coal companies, to settle nearby on leased land in tent colonies. No longer able to trade at the company commissaries at the various mining towns, they subsist on rations shipped by the union. Deprived of funds as a result of being out of work, they draw benefits from the union. Propaganda is being circulated by both sides, each blaming the others for disorders. FEDERAL TROOPS ORDERED I Secretary Weeks Gets Authority to Quell Disorders. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14. Major-General Read, commandant of the 6th corps area, was instructed to day by Secretary Weeks to send fed eral troops into Mingo county, West Virginia, If the general deemed the presence of troops there necessary to quell the border disturbance. After it had been decided to Issue proclamation declaring martial law In Kentucky and West Virginia late today, the war department re ceived a message from Governor Mor row of Kentucky, saying that the troops had been sent into the strike district. The proclamation then was withheld. The proclamation, however, was signed by the president, who em- (Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.) IN THE RECENT NEWS. TWE Securities and $783 Cash Found Missing at Lapwal When Clerk Opens Vault. LEWISTON. Idaho. May 14 Bur glars last night gained entrance to the vault at the Ncs Perce Indian agency at Lapwal, Idaho, 12 mllee from Lewlston, and obtained $50,000 worth of liberty bonds, property of Indians, and $785 in cash. The robbery was discovered when the clerk. W. N. Sickles, entered the office this morning. Sickles opened the outer doors by the usual method of working the combination and then discovered that a. tool had been used in opening the inner doors. The bonds and currency were in small safes In the vault. Superintendent Llpps of the agency, tonight reported that no clew what ever had been gained as to the per petrators. VICTORY BONDS YIELD 6.05 Federal Reserve Bank Quotes 4 4 at 97. RAV FRANCISCO. May 14. The earning power of liberty bonds, fig ured from their market prices at the olos of business today, is shown in the following weekly table Issued by the federal reserve bank: First 3Hs, market price 8714. ap proximately 4.23 per cent; first 4s, 87. 4.87; first 4 14s. 87 512; second 4s, 87, 4.99; second 414. 8714, 6.25; third 4s, 90, 5.81; fourth 4s, 87H, 5.37; victory 4s, 97. 6.06; victory 3s, 9714. 5.08 FARMING PROJECT FAILS Big AVestcrn Canada Corporation in Hands or Receiver. CALGARY. Alta.. May 14 H. F. McDonald of this city today was named receiver for the Noble Founda tion, Ltd., the largest farming cor poration in western Canada. Among Its creditors were me mer chants bank of Canada, Bankers Trust company of New York and Henry Carstens of Seattle, Wash. Liabilities and- assets were not made public, but it was said unoffi daily that Mr. Carstens" claims alone amounted to approximately IJOO.OOO. SIX LOST IN BLIZZARD Barge and Crew Adrift In Storm on Lake Superior. SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., May 14 One of the worst spring blizzards in years swept over Lake Superior last night driving all lake vessels into harbor. Six inches of snow fell. Six men, comprising the crew of the barge Miztec, were believed to have been lost in the blizzard of last night and early today, which tore the Miz- tec and the barge Peshtigo loose from the steamer Zillah, off White fish point In Lake Superior. WHITES IN ALASKA FEWER Total In 10 Years Falls From 36, 400 to 25,883. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14. The white population of Alaska decreased 23.4 per cent between 1910 and 1920, the census bureau announced today. Of a total population of 64,(89 re corded last year, whites totaled 25,883 compared with 36.400 In 1910 Indians in Alaska, on the basis of the 1920 census numbered 26.421; negroes, 128; Chinese, 66; Japanese 312, and Filipinos, llawallans and Coreans, 99. NEW YORK CENSORS FILMS BUI Creating Motion Picture Com mission Becomes Law. A LB A NT. N. T., May 14. Governor Miller today signed the Lusk-Clayton motion-picture censorship bill. The law creates a motion-picture commission of three members ap pointed by the governor and con firmed by the senate. Friends Now Doubtful of Stanfield's Promises. PLEDGES HELD TOO FREE Junior Senator Said to Have Promised Rewards to Many. ELIMINATION GOING ON Consolation Prizes Being Held for Some Who Cannot Get Jobs That Thejr Want. Another week gone and Senators Mc.Vary and Stanfield are still unable to agree on who shall receive the fed eral jobs. Tho senators re tparrlng. and that Is as far as they hve gone. Meanwhile the army of candidates Is growing restive and auspicious. The dark thought Is seeping Into the minds of some that hey have been "double-crossed," and If they fall to land appointments their suspicion will be confirmed. Slow as the senators are, tho proc ess of elimination is gradually going on. Every few days some aspirant receives word that he Is out of the running. Also the impression is gain ing ground that It will be Senator Mc.Vary who will be the principal factor In deciding the appointments. So far as -known. Senator Mc.Vary hit made no promises, but there are as pirants who say that Senator Stan field made specific pledges. "tanfleld'a Friends Dubious. The explanation Is that in the ex uberance of his victory Senator Stan field was honestly eager to reward all of the men who were active In his behalf, but with the passage of time and a cooling down- of the ex citement came also a realization that not all of the federal jobs were with in bis r1"- Then there is another feature, which Is that the senator I reported to have promised the same Job to more than one which would be a grave political error. i Anyway, whatever the reason may be. friends of Senator Stanfield are beginning to feel dubious about him. There has been a comparison of notes which is leading to the belief that the senator is not likely to make good on a lot of his promise. Apparently Senator McNary fj sil ting tight and while he Is not pro posing anyone so far, he ha been failing to enthuse over nominees sug gested by his colleague. It may be that Senator Stanfield, In order to land some particular man. may agree to all other appointments which Sen ator McNary may eventually present. This is a rumor which Is gaining ground in Oregon and it does nut make candidates feel any more at ease. Tare Are Eliminated. Three known candldales have heen eliminated from the tpotllght Job. It Is also said that the office of fed eral prohibition director and the United States appraiser Job are beind held as consolation prizes. A. A. Bailey, who aspired to be the prohibition officer, received a lotler saying that he was out of the race as another man had been selected. An other letter was received eterdiy, signed by Senator Stanfield, waa also, the Bailey communication, in which the news was contained that Sanfield Macdonald, al"0 candidate for prohibition officer, has no chance for the Job, but that It was hoped that some other position would be found fur Mr. McDonald which would be sat isfactory to him. Mr. Macdonald Is wondering what sort of tconanlatlon prize they are figuring on for him. Dr. Joseph A. l.innville, of Carlton iCoiH-ludeo' on I'.kc 1I, iiolumn I.I T"x