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rdMa The Weather Maximum yesterday 86 Minimum today 62 Predictions Cloudy tonight. Fair Wednesday. "Dully Sixteenth Tear. Weekly Klfty-l-'lrst Year. MEDFORD, OKKOOX, TUESDAY, JUNK 7, .1921 NO. GG Medfo il Tribune DENVER IS THREATENED BY FLOOD Rising of Platte River Floods Western Part of City Po lice and Firemen Called Out Prominent Business Man of Pueblo Killed by Guard Death List Grows. DENVER, June 7. Heavy ruins in the mountains Inst night caused Iho Platte river hero to swell again. Tho : waters reached flood proportions in lower West Denver and more than a Hcoro of frame residences wero sur rounded by water. Two feet of water stood in west Colfax and Larimer streets which were dry this morning. Tho river's riso this morning wns sudden. It rose Bcveral inches with in a few minutes after officials had expressed belief that nil danger from tho Platte hero was over. Many basc monts of warehouses in tho section wore flooded at noon. Firemen and policemen patrolled the river, ,Tho guards strung along nil bridges of tho Platto for several miles in tho city. At eleventh and Zunl streets tho Plntto attained a width of more than threo blocks this morning. Twenty-four Inmates of a city hos pital for women nt Mississippi unrt Santa streets will bo removed this uftornoon. Tho pollco this morning roceived a call for help from tho in stitution when tho waters flooded the bnsement. Mounted police have been dispatch ed to tho west Eighth avenue district to warn residents against tho ap proaching waters. - Known Dead 55. PUEBLO. Colo., Juno. VlBy tho Associated Press) KnoWn dead from Friday's flood in Pueblo today totalled fifty-five, threo bodies being taken to the Fountain school, according to reports of Red Cross officials. Forty two bodies were at the morgues and ten had been recovered on tho St. Charles mcsn. WASHINGTON. Juno 7. Ono mil lion dollars would bo made imme diately available for relief work in tho flood district of Colorado under reso lutions adopted simultaneously today In tho senato and houso by Senator Phlpps and Representative Hurdy, both of Colorado. Business Man Killed PUEBLO, Colo., Juno 7. With the recession of the flood waters of the Arkansas river to a point which made most of tho downtown streets and rail road yards accessible, considerable progress was expected to be made to day In the work-of clearing tip the streets and buildings and searching for bodies. Tho list .of known dead probably will take a big Jump today," Captain O. L. Dennis of Denver, commander of the Colorado rangers said. Aside from tho relief work nnd cleanup of the city, inlornst centered In the mysterious fatal shooting of E. E. Withers, prominent business mau as ho was riding home from the gas plant in his automobile last night with his son Volllo. Withers was shot through the hoad, the top of his head being blown off. An inquest was to bo hold sometlmo today. Withers had been commanded to halt when tho fatal shooting occurred and was bringing his car to a stop when he was killed, according to his son. Captain Dennis was inclined to believe that tho shooting was the re sult of the accidental dischargo of a wcaK)ii in whose hands no one could Buy today. i Expect Death List 500 Med Cross officials at a meeting last night, estimated that tho death list (Continued on page six.) F E WASHINGTON", June 7 Recent dis patches from Manila declaring that several Filipino business men were preparing a memorial urging defer ment of independence and that Igor rotes were voicing opposition to Inde pendence to the Wood Forbes mission are attacked in a statement issued by the press bureau of the Philippine mis sion here. The statement declares that the Manila business men opposing inde pendence are Americans and not Fili pinos and that the Igorroto tribesmen Hieroglyphics Show Sennacherib Liked His Own Home Brew CHICAGO. June .7. Going about knocking, down other king's cities, when they failed to "kiss his feet," was one of tho playful habits of Sennacherib, ruler of Egypt some 2.000 years ago, according to cuneiform tablets just placed on exhibition at the University of Chocago. Sennacherib kept a "diary" ot his "playful habits." Tho big stone slabs wore brought to America recently, with other rec ords of ancient Egypt, by Pro fessor James II. Breasted. "In my third campaign I marched against the land of Hatti (Palestine)." said Sonna cherib in his "diary." "Hezcklah himself I shut up in Jerusalem like a caged bird." Other tablets showed that Sennacherib had a Cheops "jazz band," a dromedary "toodlo" and desert "home brew." s U. S. HYPHENATES IyONDON, June 7. Rear Admiral William Sims, U. S. IN., advised Brit ons and Americans to disregard dan gerous "propaganda circulated in America by your enemies and ours," in addressing a luncheon of the Eng lish Speaking Union here today. In denouncing "American hyphen ates" Admiral Sims said: "I do not want to touch on the Ir ish question for I know nothing about it and I haven't found any Englishman who docs. But there aro many In our country who technically are Americans, some of them natur alized and some born thore, but none of thorn Americans at all. "They aro Americans when they want money but Sinn Felners when on tho platform. They aro making war on America today. "The simple truth of It is that they have the blood of British and Ameri can boys on their hands for the ob structions they placed In tho way of tho most efficient operation of the. allied naval forces during tho war." IVES T SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 7. Mrs. Lyda Southard, charged with murder of hor fourth husband, Edward F. Meyer at Twin Falls, Idaho, arrived in San Francisco today, from Honolulu aboard the stcamor Matsouia on her way to Idaho to stand trial. Sho is In custody of V. II. Ormsby, a deputy sheriff and his wife. Mrs. Southard shielded her face fiom photographers and declined to talk to newspaper men who boarded tho boat. Upon debarking she put on tinted glasess and was heavily veiled. Through preference sho was taken to the-city jail hore rather than to a hotel, for she did nof'want to be bothered by newspaper men." Late today the party will entrain for the last lap ot the journey to Twin Falls. Klks filre ?10,IM)U DUBUQUE, Iowa, Juno 7. Fred C. Robinson, grand secretary of tho Elks lodge, today wired J 10,000 to Rush L. Holland, past grand ruler at Colorado Springs as the grand lodge's contribution for the relief of Pueblo flood Biifforers. In his mes sage .Mr. Robinson stated that fur ther funds would be wired If needed. 10 F who appeared before the Wood-Forbes mission were not representative nor many. The bureau has been advised from Manila that the Igorrotes who appeared were acting at the instance of American missionaries. "If congress will pass a bill granting independence with the qualification that a majority of the voters must first add their approval." says the bureau's statement, "it will be satis factory to us. This is our answer to the shopworn canard that the Filipino people do not really desire Independence." U.S.MEXICAN poucy fiiiw FORMULATED Formal Announcement Made Today of Harding's Attitude Toward President Obregon Relations With San Do minico Also Included Meican Note Received. WASHINGTON, June 7. Announce ment was made today at the state de partment that negotiations with the Dominican republic had reached the point of decision and that a proclama tion would be issued as soon as possi ble to withdraw the military govern ment of the United States and substi tuting for It one of the people of the republic. WASHINGTON', Juno 7. Tho Amer ican government has proposed a treaty of amity and comity with Mov ico, it was announced today at tho state department. "The fundamental question confront ing this government," tho depart ment's announcement said, "is the safeguarding of American property rights against confiscation." It was added that the position taken by the United States should not be confused with any personality or ad ministration but that an agreement containing dcfinlto assurances in writ ing by Mexico as a whole was sought. When such assurances against con fiscation are received, it was said, there would no longer bo any question of recognition. This statement of the administration's policy toward Mexico was agreed upon by President llnrd-Ing-and his cabinet today. WASHINGTON, Juno 7. Prcsldont Ohregon's roply to tho American mes sage setting forth the conditions upon which the United States would consid er recognition ot Mexico was expected to be discussed at today's meeting of President Harding's cabinet. Unofficially it was said that Obro gon wns not adverso to entering Into a written agreement covorlng the guarantees of tho safety of Americans and American Interests hut until he had threshed out tho question with his cabinet ho could not take any definite step. MEXICO CITY, Juno 7. Mexico's answer to the coimmmirallon from the United 8tates relative to recogni tion of tho present administration in this country has been delivered to Georgo T. Sumninrlln, American charge d'affaires. This information was received from President Obregon last night. Speaking with newspapermen, the president said a communication had been given Mr. Suinmerlin for trans mission to Washington, and ho added that tho notes passed between Wash ington nnd this city cnostltutcd a "mere exchango of Ideas on Interna tional topics." . STILLMAN CASE TO NEW ROCIIELLE, N. Y., Juno 7. Supreme Court Justice Keough today limited until June 14 the stay which he granted yesterday In tho Stlllman di vorce caso. Opposing counsel then agreed to resumo hearings before Ref eree Glcason Juno 15, at Pougn kccpsle. Justico Keough gnvo counsel for Mrs. Anno U. Stlllman permission to file an amende answer to her hanker husband's complaint charging her with infidelity. It was announced yes terday that if this permission were received a woman known only as Clara would be named as an addition al co-respondent. In her original answer Mrs. Stlllman named only Mrs. Florence A. Leeds, an ex-chorus girl. BY U. S. S. WILMETTE ABOARD V. S. S. WILMETTE, (Hy naval radio to the Associated Press) June 7. The German submarlno U-97 was sunk this morning In Lako Mich igan some 30 miles orf Chicago by the four-Inch guns of tho V. S. 8. WII-niolte. Ye College Student Sends Washing Home For Mother to Do COLUMBUS. Ohio., Juno 7. Hundreds of students nt Ohio State university hero send their washings homo. 4 These students Include a mini- her who reside in distant parts of Ohio. A canvas covored box is used In sending tho soiled Unetp homo and back. Laundry hills aro cut considerably through this pructiso of letting mothers do the work, these students say. WIFE TO ERECT T (By International News Service) CHICAGO, Juno 7, Second wives have certain rights, according to Judge Georgo F. Rush in circuit court. These rights include tho liberty to spend their dowries as they please. Tho judge indicated ho would grunt Mrs. Eva Pollack, a second wife, a divorce because nor husband took hor dowry away. Mrs. Pollack testified Michael Pol lack, tho husband had spent her $1000 dowry to erect a monument over tho grave of his first wife. Tho fact that ho wanted to be buried under the same monument with no space re served for No. 2 only added to tho hit ter's caso, according to tho court. ' Pollack incidentally knocked out Mrs. Eva's front teeth when Bho ob jected .o tho monument. BASEBALL SCORES DETROIT, Mich., June 7. Julio E. 'Mee, of Chicago, former University of Illinois shortstop under contract to Iho Detroit Americans, has been sent to tho- Portland club of tho PaclHc Coast league. Mee will report to Port land nt once, it was Htiltnil Hn fu Rent under an optional agreement for tho remainder of tho season. American At New York: R. II. B. Clevolnnd 2 5 2 Now York 9 8 0 Batteries: Covelcskie, Odenwald, Morton and Ntinamuker; Shawkey and Schang. At Boston: St. Iouis B 10 0 Boston 7 9 1 Batteries: Richmond, Palmero, Bur well and Sovoreld; Bush, Thormahlen, Russell and linel. Chicago at Philadelphia game post poned, rain. National At Pittsburg: R. H. K. Boston in 15 2 Pittsburg 7 13 2 Batteries: Watson, Oeschger and O'Neill: Zlnn, Yellowhorse, Morrison and Schmidt. At Cincinnati: Now York .". 0 5 0 Cincinnati 6 13 3 Batteries: Benton, Nehf, Sallee and Snyder; Marquard and Mnrgravo. At Chicago: Philadelphia 0 9 1 Chicago 8 12 2 Batteries: Hubboll, Baumgartner and Bruggy; Freeman and Daly. UUIIUUL TAX AT MEETING To the Editor: An opinion has just been rendered by the attorney general, I. H Van Winkle, concerning the new budget law, passed by the last legisla ture which affects school districts throughout the state. This new budget law reeals many of the provisions of the old budget law and Introduces sev eral other requirements which school boards must meet before levying any school tax. It will not he iKissilile for any school district In Oregon to vote a tax at the annual school meeting. All districts must await the new forms, a supply of which will be sent you at an early date. The new law may be found under Chapter 118, General Laws of Oregon for 1921. Very truly yours, J. A. CHURCHILL, Supi. Public Instruction. 5 ELEMENTS OF DANGER FROMJAPAN Charles Edward Russell Points to Elements in Nippon That Threaten Trouble Old Mili tarists Thwarted By Rise of Liberals, May Prefer War to Loss of Power. Hy CHAHI.KS l:l Alii) Kt'SSKI.I, Special Correspondent or The .Mail Tribune Copywrlght, llisi, by Mail Tribune TOKIO, Junu 7. Of course '.hero is (in element here which believer .lap all can lick the world and wants to see Iter on the job, but ll-is country has no monopoly of this brand of maniac and world pest, has him in no larger numbers and is no more likely to take him seriously. 11m: '.here are certain other elements, which ready affect the chances of ponce or war with tho United States, nnd since we are trying to make a fair -iHthnnto of those chances wo had better enumer ate now the possible Hourt-es of trouble. 1. The JnpnncHO political situation has been so often illuminated to American readers It must be generally understood by this time. The two great polttlcu! parties, Seiyu-kai and Kensei-kal men nothing but ins and outs. Tho real struggle is between tho old militarists of the sort that hnvo always ruled tho country and the new so-called liberals or anti- militarists. Those ore steadily gain ing strength and are supposed to threaten tile old control. To -keep a grip upon tho throttlo valve the mill turists are believed to be willing to scaro tho country with the prospect of war with the United States, or even, if need be, provoke it. Tho great navy program Is usually ascribed In this way to tho maneuvers of this old guard, trying to retain a toe hold. 2. There Is, or is believed to be, an element of Japanese statesmen who, while not overlooking the ruin that might be wrought by a war with tho United States, believu Japan should push to tho utmost its big navy program until it has a navy so powerful tho Utdted Slates would be loath to have trouble with it. Then Japan could go ahead with what la believed to bo Us ulterior (and wick ed) schemes In Asia, build up Its em pire, absorb northern China, slum all tho doors anil when tho United States should protest Japan, dug In behind its navy, would be In a position to say "what aro you going to do about ll'i ' 3. Tho jingo press and some of tho press that Is not Jingo, but sees there Is a good play In resenting the incessant, unfair or unfounded nowa pupcr attacks In America. A Had Feature. This Is a bad feature ot tho situa tion and one difficult to deal with If wo really caro to preserve the peace. I don't know whoru tho anll-.lapnneso press of America gets Its propaganda material, but some of it is most pre posterous and degrading nonsonso. You can not blame a Japanese news paper for bitterly resenting It or oven retaliating upon It. Fair-minded ob servers ure willing to admit that in general tho tone of tho Japanese newspapers. In view of tho extraord' nary provocation they have received has been more restrained than was to have been expected, but some of them have been firebrands and will be worse if the sumo causes persist. And ot course, thoro is no senso In mini mizing the danger from this mouito It would make danger In tho like con ditions In any other country and will here. Wo might profitably slop to consider the conditions reversed Sup pose Japan should pass a law exclud ing American business men from doing In Japan tho business all othen: wero free to do, and mako tho ex clusion on tho ground that Ameri cans were unfit to associate with as civilized equals. Wo can Imagine iho sweet and gentle tone our pros would take on. 4. No pcoplo on earth could mako such a record ns the Japanese have innde in, tho last 75 years without some reactions of national pride It is to the great credit of theso pooplo that on tho whole they hnvo sno.vn so much disposition to tuko Ihelr achievements modestly. Hut to ex pect thnm now to accept witli loviy prostrations the theory Of Asiatic, Ir--feriority on which all our anti-Japanese legislation Is founded Is to go beyond human nature. They believe that before tho eyes of nil mankind, they have disposed of that theory nnd then don't want to hnvo It sprung upon them now. Miikmoh Are 1'rlendly. Tho great manse of the Japanese people are friendly to the United States. They are not hungering for war with anybody:' they sincerely hope their government will avoid troublo with America, their best cus tomer. So far the blows they have received In the face from the western American states they regard with much more surprise than anger. But It might be well for us to understand (CoptntP() on pngo gl.) Railroad Laborers Accept Reduction in Wages Agreed Uvon CHICAGO, J no 7. Members ot tho train and englno service brotherhoods on tho Denver and Salt Lake railroad accepted tho new reduced wago sralo recent ly ordered by the railroad labor board on certain railroads, ac-4- cording t a decision of the : hoard Issued today. Because of the financial con- t dition of tho road notice was served nearly a year ago of a do-8- slro to reduce wages. Tho em fr ploycs refused to ncept tho cut and tho caso was heard before 4- the hoard In April. Tho board's decision today that, beginning July 1, tho efefctlvo date of tho wago reduction order, tho Den- ver nnd Salt Lako would pay tho reduced sale. ZIONIST LEADER IS FORCED ADVERSE VOTE CLEVELAND, Juno 7. Repudiation of tho administration of tho officers of tho American Zionist organization by tho twenty-fourth annual conven tion today resulted in tho resignation of Judgo Julian W. Mack of Chicago, and six othor officers of tho organiza tion and 35 of tho fifty members of tho national executlvo committee and its socrotary Peter J. Schweitzer, trea surer of tho organization was tho only incumbent to rotaln his position. Tho resignations wero announced at tho cIobo of a long night session by Judgo Mack nfter the convention had voted 153 to 71 to disapprove the presi dent's annual rcimrt. Bcsldos Judge Mack Zionist officials wlio rclluqulBh oed their posts are: Judgo Louis D. Brandeis of Wash ington, honorary president; Rabbi Ste phen S. WIso of Now York, honorary vlco president; Harry Frledcnwald of Baltiumre, and Nathan Straus, Now York, vlco presidents; Jacob Del bias, secretary of tho Pnlcsttno departmont and Reuben Horchow, assistant trea surer. ' , After Treasurer Schweitzer and Louis Llpsky of New York, had attack od tho roport and Rabbi Sllvor and Felix Frankfurter had delivered elo quent addresses defending the admin istration, tho delegates last night adopted a resolution in part as fol lows: "That while wo appreciate to tho fullest extent tho services rendered to our cause by present offlcors of tho administration, wo regard It, however, as our duty to say that, discipline ot tho organization has been violated with danger to Its Integrity nnd con trary to the highest interest of tho Zionist movement at this .time; and wo therefore regretfully express our disapproval thereof." ' Judge Mack then assured the dele gates that ho and tho others who re signed with him would remain in tho ranks of Zionism. U.S. POLO PLAYERS RANELAGH, England, Juno 7. A polo team comixiscd of Inils Stod dard, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., J. W. Watson Webb and Devorcaux Mllhurn easily defeated the Woodpeckers team comprising Lieutenant Colonel Mel ville, Lieutenant Colonel Ashton, Ford Delnmany and Goorgo Harrison yostor day by nine goals to threo. W. S. Buckmastor, tho English polo- Ist, at tho request of tho Americans, has been chosen to umpire for thorn In the International games this month. R1SH CONSTABULARY ENTER GLEIWITZ POLES RETIRE WITHOUT FIGHTING OPPELN, Silesia, Juno 7. (Hy As sociated Press.) Detachments of the Royal Irish lnrantry, tho first Urltlsh troops to cross tho lines established hy Polish Insurgents In Upper Silesia, detrained at Gleiwitz yesterday. They assumed control of tho city. As tho troops, consisting of ono bat talion, entered Gross Strehlitz, north west of Gleiwitz, they encountered the first Polish outposts. Machine guns had been trained on tho station but when the British appeared the Poles withdrew and wore not seen again. A roport that tho track further on had been mined was found to be false and tho train proceeded, being molested nt IM A I Capture of 100 Members of Irish Republican Army Oc curs As Parliament of North Ireland Opens 3 Irishmen Executed Sinn Fein Keeps Away From Session. CUBIC, Ireland, June 7. (By the Associated Press) Crown forces captured more than 100 members of thu Irish republican army In Mill street last night after a battlo In which throo Sinn Feincrs wero killed and twelve wounded. Tho casualties to the crown forces. It is stated, worn slight. The crown forces wero conducting :m encircling operation ovor a wldo area with airplano scouts when they encountered tho Sinn Felners. DUBLIN, Juno 7. Threo men con victed of participating in rocont dlu orders in Ireland wero executed hero today. Edward Foley and Patrick Maher went to their doom for tho murder of a royal Irish constabulary sergeant at Knocklong, while Com stable William Mitchell was executed for tho murder of Magistrate Dixon of Duulavln, county Wexford. , Parliament Opens. BELFAST, Ireland, Juno 7. (By tho Associated Press) The parlia ment of northern Ireland, elected last month under tho new homo rulo moasurc, was opened this morning amid lmpresslvo scenes In tho coun cil chamber of tho city hall horo. The coremony occurred In tho presonco of a distinguished gathorlng. Nono of tho nationalist or Sinn Foln members elected to tho parliament wore pres ont ns tho forty unionist mombors took their seats and procoeded to the organizations of tho house. Hugh O'Neill, son of Lord O'Nolll, wns unanimously elected Bpcnkor and Sir James Craig, the premier, announced tho following cabinot: Homo secretary, Sir Dawson Bates. Minister of finance, II. M. Pollock. Minister of education, tho Marquis of Londonderry. ' ' Minister ot labor, .1. M. Andrews. Minister of agriculture, Hon E. A. Archdale. Pcoplo Not Interested." Today's ceremonies, although col orful and imposing, seemed to at tract llttlo attention from the people. They apparently were awaiting the slato oponing of tho parliament Juno 22, when It is cxpoctod King Oeorgo will bo preent. Elaborate police pre cautions were taken against dis orders. Many persons against whom there were suspicions wero arrested Sunday and Monday. Viscount Fltznlan, lord lieutenant" of Ireland, reached Holfast from Lon-" don early this morning. The compuny In tho llttlo galleries gathered to witness tho opening cere monial appeared thoroughly j-epre-, sentativo of tho northern province, the only notablo absentee, it was c'om-' inontcu, neing aruinni iikuu. Tho party of high functionaries at tending was received ot tho city halt by Lord Mayor Coates. "Tho Imperial parliament,' the lord mayor said In an address of welcome,, "has deemed It proper to transfer a, largo portion of its legislative and ad ministrative powers to tho parlia ments established in Ireland and we. loyally abiding by that decision, will do our utmost to support tho gov ernment of northern Irclnnd In ef forts to promote tho happiness and tho prosperity of tho peoplo of thla province of the United Kingdom." After tho luncheon which followed tho opening of tho parliament, Bir James Craig, tho promlor, read a mos sago from King George, -announcing his majesty's Intention of opening tho parliament in person, Wednesday, Juno 22. - no point nlong tho way. Ono French officer, accompanied by a number of French officials accompanied tho Brlt isn. LONDON, June 7. A dispatch to tho Ixindon Times from Appcln dated Monday says that fighting between tha forces of General Hoefor, loader of tha German defense troops and the Polish insurgents, continued Sunday on tha Klodnltz river,, where the Germans drove tho Poles Saturday. The evident intention of the Germans wan to liber ate Gleiwitz, in the neighborhood of which German patrols arrived Sunday, afternoon.
