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Newspaper Page TextMedfo mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday 85 Minimum today 4s Predictions Fair and cooler. Dally Sixtrenth Year. Weekly Kitty-First Year. MEDFORD, OIMXiOX, SATURDAY, HAY II, 1JL1 XO. 4G FRANCE TH ftEATEIS ENTRY HUN TROOPS TO Official Circles in Paris De clare Military Operations in Upper Silesia by Germany Means War in Which She Can't Be Neutral Briand .Answers L. George. l'AHIS, MAY, 14. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PHliSS) THE KNTltY OF UEIIHAX TItOOI'S INTO Vl'PEH SILESIA AVOl'1.1) THOVOKE INTERVENTION' MY ltEGUIAll POLISH TUOOI'S, WHICH WOUl.l) MEAN WAlt, AND IN SUCH A WAlt FKA-NCK COULD NOT JtEMAIN NKU TIIAL, ACCOIUHNti TO UX I'ltlOSSlONS IN OEl-'ICIAlj C'lK CJ,ES TODAY. , PARIS, May 14. Franco Is unal terably opposed to any German mill-, tary operations in upper Silesia, Pre mier Briand declared today. "Never, never, could the ' French government consent to German troops entering' Upper Silesia," the premier exclaimed to half a hundred foreign correspondents whom he received at tho foreign office in consequence of Premier Lloyd George's speech yes terday in the British house of com mons. "Gorman bands are operating in Upper Silesia, maltreating and arrest ing Poles," continued M. -Briand. "Not all the disorders in that province are produced by tho Poles. Tho French government could not permit German military forces to intervene in such a Utuation. . "i protest with all my energy ngainst the false impressions being spread throughout the world. The French government has fulfilled to tho utmost of its power Its duty in Upper Silesia. "We have 12,000 troops there who have had to deal with 100, 000 insurgents and a rising of several hundred thousand persons. "The French troops "could do no more than hold the cities, the towns and tho strategic points. If British Helped. "If the British government would send GO, 00Q. troops thero to help us, the disorders could be put down more quickly. "The news received by tho foreign office from Upper Silesia today is that the Insurgents are going to their homes and returning to work. "The French government's solution is that the allies should in tho first place assume a calm attitudo and In frtrurt their commissioners in Upper Silesia to try to reach a unanimous agreement." Such an agreement, said M. Itri-ind, "would not bo difficult if all con siderations except the results of tho plebiscite were excluded. The From h government's only instruction, to its commission," he said, "were to de termine, according to the majority of the ballots In the communes which uliou Id go to Poland and which to Germany." Paris Is Amaze!. PARIS. May 14. The lit most amazement was expressed in official circles at tho speech yesterduy o Mr. I.loyd George the British prime minis ter, on the Upper Hileslan situation, containing what is regarded here as extraordinarily friendly references to fjermany and judgments hostile toward Poland and unsympathetic toward France. Premier Briand himself took the unusual course of receiving all the foreign newspaper corrcHpondnts in a (Continued on dues six.) FOR CONVICTION HEP.rNC.TON. Kas., May 14. Women hecklers were numerous last night at the debate of William I-anifcr. former attorney general of North Dakota, and A. C. Townley. president of tho national non-partisan league. Townley. in presenting his version of his prosecution in Minnesota dur ing the war, attributed It to "grain gamblers." Mr. Iangrer asserted that the best way to Judge the non-partisan league is to consider that four years ago Lynn .1. Krazier was elected gov ernor of North Dakota four to one, while last year he was re-elected by a majority of only one per cent." "! made hundreds of speeches dur ing the war, fighting the fight of the William Warner Is Finally Confirmed Medford Postmaster ! William J. Warner is now the postmaster in fact of .Medford, the telegraphic news having come from Washington late Friday afternoon from United States Senator Stanfield that the senate had confirmed tlio latter's nomination. Postmaster Warner will not he ready to announce his ap- v pointment of an assistant post- master and other changes that may be made in his staff until after the official notice of his appointment has been received. Mr. Warner was first nom- ) inated by President Wilson as postmaster last December, but congress adjourned without hav- ing confirmed postmastership appointments. President Hard- 0 ing then made the nomination again on April 2 7th last. T GRIFFITH. FAILS Sinn Feiners in Stolen Govt. Car Release Leader, But Rescue Fails When Plot Is Discovered Fierce Fight Ensues. DUBLIN, May 14. (By the Asso ciated Press) An unsuccessful at tempt was made this morning to res cue Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sinn Feien organization from his con finement in Mountjoy prison. An armored car was used by the republicans in the attempt to rescue Griffith. A man in an officer's uniform alighted at the prison gates which opened to admit the passage of the car and he and liis supposed soldier companions drove straight to the gov ernor's office where the governor and his deputy were bound and gagged. The visitors proceeded to release Grif fith and others of the prisoners and were returning to their car as a party of auxiliaries approached. A sentry at an elevated point in the prison be came suspicious and fired a shot. The raiders hastily decamped with out the prisoners, but took the armor ed car, which later was found aban doned. Arthur Griffith was arrested In Dublin November 26 last and lodged in Mountjoy prison. It was explained later that the government desired lo learn if he was responsible for the al leged employment of republican funds on ambuscades and other operations involving the lives of troops. The car used in the attempted res- , cuo Is reported to have been captured by tho Sinn Feiners Ibis morning after a surprise attack In which two of the soldier occupants of the cir were wounded. The Sinn Feiners then disguised themselves as members of the crown forces and proceeded to Mountjoy prison. The military followed tho enr when it sped from the prison after the failure of tho coup and a felrco fight ensued. The casualties had not been repott ed up to midaftcrnoon. Nancy !,ce Wins Oaks. I.OUISVILI.K. K. May 14. P. A. Clark's filly, Nancy I.ee, won the fea ture, the Kentucky Oaks, for three year old fillies at a mile and an eighth, at Churchill Downs today. DISLOYALTY CHARGE farmers againnt tho grain Ramblers and the beef trust," said Townley. "The government had agents taking stenographic notes of everything J said. I ask you. why didn't they file on me? Was It because they were afraid of me?" "Finally the grain gamblers found a little two-hy-four country attorney in Jarkson county. Minnesota, who would work for them. Ho did not say I was disloyal. All lie could charge me with was that I had con spired with a man whom I had never set eyes upon to utter disloyal re marks and hinder enlistments. I did not take the stand In my own de fense. I would have been a fool to face a frame-up, sui-h as was set for me," AIM RESCUE ARTHUR may WITHDRAW FROM ASIA America's Attitude Toward Problems in Far East Leads to Important Colonial Con ference Evacuation of Si beria Considered Shan tung Abandonment Nonsense TOKIO, May 14. (My Associated Press.) Examination of Japan's posi tion relative to the entire field of questions affecting tho Far Kast is the object of a colonial conference to he held here soon, according to au thoritative information. This confer ence, which possibly may remodel Japan's policy in Siberia and China, will be attended by tho highest Jap anese civil and military officials hold ing positions in China, Siberia, Korea, Shantung, Kwangtung and Manchuria. One of tho principal subjects to he considered is said to be the complete military evacuation of Siberia. Shantung Is Problem Forecasts of the work of the confer ence also emphasize the importance placed upon the question of Kwantung in which China persists in declining to enter into negotiations for tho re storation to her of that district. In an attempt to hasten a solution of the question, It is said, Japan may decide to withdraw her troops from the Tsinan Fu railroad, but reimrts that this country intends to release the entire peninsula of Shantung uncondi tionally are authoritatively held as nonsensical. , ' There is said to he no possibility of recognition being given the south China government at Canton, of which Dr. Sun Yat Sen Is president. There are indications also that Japan is ser iously examining the possibility of a trade agreement with the Far Eastern republic, which has its seat of govern ment at Chita, U. 8. Attitude Puzzles America's attitude toward Japan's activities in the Far East is deeply occupying the Japanese, who appar ently are trying to understand what significance lies behind the recent note sent to the powers by Secrctnry of State Hughes relative to discussion of mandates over islands in the Pa cific. Endeavors will be made, it is de clared, to determine America's exact intentions In the Far East, and Japan is said to be disposed frankly to out line her own attitude. The foreign office declines to discuss the visit to America of Admiral Urlu, who is a close friend of Secretary of State Hughes and Secretary of War Weeks. A3ia Main Problem The trend of public discussion here relative to relations between America and Japan is distinctly away from the problem and toward the vaster field of Asia It being believed that an under standing on Asiatic matters is urgent ly needed. Emphasizing this view. Count Soye Jini.i, a liberal member of the house of peers, has begun n series of articles on relations between Japan and America, with the avowed purpose of throwing such light on the situation as may lead to an adjustment. He dismissed the California question as a "local diffi culty," but insists that potential causes of trouble exist on Asiatic ques tions. "If the United States with her enor mous wealth and astounding power," he says, should oppress Japan it would be impossible for Japan to maintain the peace, despite all her efforts to do so, because her security would be en dangered." WHITE POPULATION ES WASHINGTON. May 14. The white population of Alaska decreased 2.1.4 per cent between 1910 and the census bureau announced today. Of a total population of 54.88ft re corded last year, whites totalled 25, 883 compared with 36.400 :n 1910. Indians in Alaska, on the basis of tho 1920 cenKiip numbered 26,421 ; negroes 128: Chinese r,6: Japanese 313 and Filipino. Hawiians and Ko reans 9 9, Governor of Idaho Signs Extradition Woman Blue Beard 1IOIS1C, Idaho. May M. l.ieu- tenant Governor Chas. C. Moore fr today signed the papers calling for extradition from Honolulu of Mrs. Paul Southard, wanted in Twin Falls in connection with ! the deaths of four husbands. KEYTESV1LLE. Mo., Slay 11. Mrs. A. Trueblood Southard, held in Honolulu in connection with tho death of her fourth bus- baud, was horn and reared in this community. She was tho daugh- tor of William Trueblood, a far- liior, About six years ago tho daugh- tor, Lyda, married Robert Dooley, also a nativo of Keytesville, who died a few months after Ilk) mar- riage. Edward Dooley, his broth- er, also died. Soiuo investigation was made of the death of the ! ! brothers but no action was taken. ! T OllEHON CITY, Ore., May 11 Found on a road near here last night shot through tho breast, and brought here by an automobile party, n man who was thought to have been tho vic tim of an attack this morning had revived sufficiently to tell Sheriff William J. Wilson that he had shot himself with Intention to cud his life, according to a stntement by Wilson who interviewed him In a hospital Tho man said he was Alfred Jensen of Portland. OAI.KSTON, Texas, May 11. lie fusal of tugboat tmgineers lo move the United States shipping hoard steamer Lackawanna, today proclpi tatud a strike of tugboat crews in (lal- veston. All tugboats In port were tiod up shortly before noon and operators began paying the men off. (". H. .Marshall, district agent of the shipping hoard, said efforts would be made to get non-union men to man tile tugboats. CLEVELAND, May 14. Halm Ruth knocked his eleventh home run of the season in tho eighth Inning of the game hero today with two mon on bases. Itaghy was pitching for Cleveland. Oeorgo Kelly of I he New York (limits has made eight home runs so fur this season. National It. If. E. St. I-ouls 4 10 1 lirooklyn 3 5 2 Hatteiies: Perllca and Dllhoefer; Ruethor, Cadore, Mitchell and Miller. Cincinnati 0 8 0 New York 5 9 1 Batteries: Luquo and Ilargrave; Hrenton and Smith. Pittsburg 15 13 9 Philadelphia 4 10 2 Halterles: Cooper and Schmidt; Smith and Wheat. C'hicago-lioston rain. game poslponcd. American It. II. E. Philadelphia 1 li 1 Chicago 3 10 U Ilatterles: Moore and Perkins; Fa bcr and Schalk. Sew York 0 12 2 Cleveland 4 11 0 Ilatterles: Qulnn and Schaiig; Mug by and O'Neill. Washington 2 7 1 Detroit 3 9 1 P.atlerles: Zachary and Ciharrlty; Oldham, Holling and Alnsmlth. RArir STK MA KIE, Mich., May 14. Ono of the worst spring blizzards In years spent over I-ake Superior last nteht, driviiiK all lake venseU Into har bor. Hlx inches of snow fell. SINN FEIN VOTERS WIN RIOTS START Serious Trouble Expected in Ireland Following Quiet Vic tory of Sinn Fein at the Polls Nationalists and Union ists Clash in Belfast District De Valera Elected. BELFAST, .May 14. Three riots botwemi nationalists and unionists today have given rise to tho fear that with tho rising lido or political feel ing serious trouble may ho brewing for tho election period. After tho withdrawal of tho curfew today, a nationalist crowd invaded tho unionist area In York streot and throw stones. A fierco fight resulted. Two hours later the trouble was revived. Revolvers were used but without serious results. Tho third disturbance occurred whon shipyard workers wore attacked by a gang of men armed with revolvers mid stones. DUBLIN, May 14. Thn elections yesterday were the quietest ever known in Ireland. 'Polling wan un necessary as, according to tho British custom, .when only ono candidate Is nominated tho polling Is dispensed with. In this way (ho 12S Bents In tho southern parliament were fillod, as the four Impnrtlalist nominees, who wero named for Dublin univer sity, also were unopposed. Two of thorn, Thrirt and Alton, are fellows of Trinity college, Dublin, while the other two are Sir James Craig, king's professor of medicine, school or physics of Trinity college, and Gerald Flt.glbhon, eminent member or tho Irish bar. Do Valeni Elected Those elected Include Eamon Do Valera, Tor Clare; Michael Collins, commander In chlor of the Irish re publican army, for county Cork; Ar thur Griffith, founder of tho Sinn Fein; Alderman Cosgrovo, and many other men promlenlly connected with tho Sinn Fein mhvoniont. " Those elected In Cork city or coun ey includo Sean MacSwInny, brother or the lato lord mayor or Cork, who recently escaped from Spike Island Internment camp and Mary Mac Swlney. his sister, who Is In America. Other women elected aro Countess Goorglna Marklcvlcz, who Is In prison, and Mrs. O'Calluhan, Mrs. Clarko and Mr. s Pearso. In Donegal also there was no con test, the single unionist candldnto, Major Moore, having at tho last mo mont, withdrawn, leaving six Sinn Feiners to be returned unopposed. Sinn Fein Triumph For the northern parliament 77 candidates wero nominated and the unionists expect a majority of 12. II Is noteworthy that In Monnglmn and Cavan, two Ulster counties which fire Included in the southern parliament, the Sinn Feiners won overwhelmingly. In county Down six unlouslsts, In cluding Sir James Craig (premier designate of Ulster) ; three Sinn Felnors, including Eamnnn DcValora; two nationalists, Including Joscpl Devlin, and ono labor candidate, were nominated for the eight seats. De Valera had tho remarkable number of 9(10 nomination papers, ninny of theui signed by Catholic priests. 'His chief unionist opponent is Sir James Craig. Devlin Is nominated also for Antrim and West Belfast. iHcirast furnished a surprise by the nomination of ono unofficial lahnr candldato In each of tho four divis ions. No independent candidates were nominated for Belfast. PARIS, lay H. Predictions that the Sinn Fein would win nearly half the 52 scats In the northern Irish, or Ulster parliament were made to a representative of the Journal by Har ry Kgan, aetinK lord mayor of Cork, who Is hero. He pointed to the 124 unopposed Sinn Keln nominations for the southern . lr?sh parliament and expressed confidence that the Sinn Keln would do better in north ern Ireland than the unionists were willing to concede. 'Mr. Kgan denied statements that the Sinn Fein had opened negotia tions with the Ilritish government. Declares Mr. Wilson Did Little to Get Philippine Freedom TARLAC, Tarlac Province. P. I.. May 12. Former President Wilson made little effort to grant independence to tho Phil ippines, it was declared today by W. Cameron Forbes, former governor general of the Islands and a member of the special mission sent here by President Harding to investigate condi tions.. Forbes, replying to a strong plea for independence made here, declared that al though democrats wore In con trol of congress for six yooj'S dur ing tho Wilson administration, littlo action was taken to provide self government for tho islands. Forbes declared tho mission was not authorized to promise independence, but was simply horo to investigate, conditions and report to President Harding. IS New Yorkers Defeat Tigers' Crack Crew, While Quakers a Poor Third Yale Defeats Harvard on Track Sixty-Two to Fifty-Four. NKW YORK, May 1-1. Thu Ptnn N.vlvania Junior varsity crew defeated Columbia by ten feet In their rune on tho Murium river today. Princeton entered no crew in tills event. NKW YORK, May 11. Columbia won the annuitl Chlld'H cup varsity rowing rare on the Harlem river to day. Prlnecton finished second and Pennsylvania third. Columbia finished lhroo-n.uarters of a length, ahead of 1'rinccton,- with Pennsylvania trailing two and a half lengths behind tho New Jersey crew. Nearly 25,000 persons watched tho race. , The offhlal tltmo of tho victorious shell was 7 minutes f8 3-G seconds. This was slower than thu speed in tho junior varsity event won by Penn sylvania In 7 minutes, 35 seconds. Thero was a higher tido with more current for tho first race. Vale. Ileal Harvard. A L 12 KltiLD, May 14. Yalo won tho track meet. Hcore, Yalo 02 1-3; Harvard fi t 2-3. Hummnries: Ono mile run, won by Campbell, Yale; O'Connell, 1 larvard, second; Iteed, Yale, third. Time 4.2-1. 100 -yard dash, won by Ciotirdln, Harvard; Keldman, Yalo second: Cowles, Yale, third. Timo 10 2-5 seconds. 440-yard run won by Wharton, Harvard; Chute, Harvard, second; Johnson, Harvard, third. Time Gl 3-5 seconds. 120-yard hurdles, won by Hawers, Harvnrd; Cobb, Yale, second; Shed den, Yale third. Time 15 4-5 seconds. Two-mile run, won by HI lies, Yale; McMahon, Harvard, second: Johnson, Yale, third. Timo 10:02 3-5. Shot put, won by Jordan. Yalo; Tal lied, Harvard, second: Holt wood, Yale third. Distance 43 feet 11 1-4 inches. Hcoro six events Harvard 28; Yale 2U. (Continued on page Bix.) LINDEBERG BY ORDER SAX FUANCISCO, May 11. An onlvr denying the extradition of .lufct Mmlnborg, Tucoimi and San Krun- cixco capitalist, to Taconui tor trial on an Indlccment charging tho Illegal diversion of funds from tho defunct Scandinavian American bank, was Is sued today by the superior court. The order marks the successful conclusion of habeas corpus proceed ings brought by Mndeberg to obtain his release. The court held that tho indtrtment did not state a specific extraditable offense. Recently another Tacoma indictment charging the specific il legal borrowing of $37,505 from th" bank by l.lndeherg was Introduced COLUMBIA VICTORIOUS IN VARSITY RACE HARDING TO PROCLAIM NIARTIAlLAW Drastic Action By President Is Announced By West Virginia Senator Genuine .War Is Raging On Kentucky Border Scores Are Killed Battle Continues. WASHINGTON7. May 11. Martial law In tho area of disturbance on tha West Virginia-Kentucky border is to Im declared Immediately by President Harding, Senator Sutherland of West Virginia said today after a conforonr with the president at the White House. . ' WASHINGTON. May 11. After it had been decided to issuo a proclama tion declaring martial law In Ken tucky and West Virginia late today, the war department received a mes sage from. Governor Morrow of Ken tucky, saying that state troops had beeu sent into tho strike district. The proclamation then was withheld. Tho proclamation, however, was signed by tho president, who empowered Secre tary Weeks of the war dopartmont U promulgate it should later information Indicate that it was necessary. WILLIAMSON, W. Va., May 14.- An unconfirmed report was received at Htuto police headquartors '.this afternoon that fouY men had Tioon killed In fighting at Lynn. W. Va. WILLIAMSON. W. Va., May 14. Tho battle In tho mountains, which has raged for two days between sym pathizers and opponents of tho Unit ed Mlno Workers in the Williamson coal district, was resumed today at McCarr, Ky., and Lynn, W. Va., a lit tle vlllago near McCarr. Firing also was reported at Sprigg. . ' M'ASHINTON. May 14. Major General Head, commandant of thi iiiui wui ih ni in, u hioii utivu iuua.v by Secretary Weeks to send federal troops Into Mingo county, Wcfit Vir ginia, if the gonoral deemed the pres ence of troops there necessary to queil tho border disturbances. Labor Struggle1 Itages. WILLIAMSON, W. Vn., May 14 Tho battlo In tho mountains of Mingo county, West Virginia and Pike coun ty, Kentucky along the Tug .. river, which has raged for several daye, fierce as it has been, Is merely a pnnse ol a greater struggle in vni'n , this rich rural district is locked tho industrial struggle over tne question of unionizing or keeping VWc0'-.no' mines. . A Union miners on "lookout strike' as the I out! ers describe It, 'woro evletoij. from homes owned by tho coal com panies, to settle nearby on leased'Jand In tent colonies. No longer able to trade at the company commissaries; at the various mining towns they sub sist on rations shipped In by the union. Propaganda Is being circulated by both sides, each blaming the others for disorders. ... PIKKVILLK. Ky.. May 14, Ter rific firing from both the Kentucky and West Virginia sides of the Tug river along tho section that has been In a virtual state of war for the last 48 hours, was resumed early today. according to reports from Pike county officers in tho trouble zone. From the West Virginia side came word that a number of men, whose names had not been learned, wero killed. WINS FREEDOM OF CALIFORNIA I by tha district attorney hero but tha court held that this could not bo con sidered In the proceedings as it was not tho chargo on which the extradi tion application to Governor Steph ens was based. Llndebcrg mado a fortuno in Alas ka and later became a director In the Tacoma bank. Following tho failure of the bank Indictments were return ed against a number of Its officers charging the withdrawal of large sums without proper sanction. A supplementary charge that I.indeberg was a fugitive from jus tice was dismissed by the court when it was shown that he had never made an effort to evade the proceed ings against him.