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The Weather Maximum yesterday 55 Minimum today a6 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Predictions Rain tonight and Sunday. ,iny sixteenth Tear. Weekly Flfty-Flrat Ytw. MEDFOKD, OKIXiOX, SATURDAY, XOVKMHKK lifj, NO. 212 8 E President and Foreign Digna taries at Arms Parley Watch Clash On Muddy Field- Sailors Have Punch On Of tensive 40,000 Spectators Witness Struggle. NEW YORK, Nov. 20. The Uni ted Statos Naval academy football team defeated its West Point Army rivals In their annual football game at the Polo Grounds here this nftnr. noon by a score of 7 to 0. The game was played In n stoady rain and on a Blippery, muddy field. Both teams were stronger on defense than of fense, but the Middles had a scoring punch when the opoprttinlty opened In the second period. NEW YORK. Nov. 2C Limitation of armies and scrapping of navies were farthest from the thoughts of Uncle Barn's army und navy today when the football elevens from An napolis and West Point clashed In battle array at the Polo Grounds. Ad vance sales indicated that the Polo Ground's would be filled to their ca pacity, 40,000 persons. Diplomatic Washington bad made Its annual fall pilgrlinagu to New York and this year seats hud been allotted certain delegates to the arms confer ence who had come from .far off lands where u football scrimmage was an unknown form of warfare. The navy sent Its high dignitaries, and on the army side was a place set aside for Secretary (of War Weeks. Both elevens, with .the navy a fa vorite, had put their last polish on their point winning machinery- Vice-President and Mrs. Calvin Coolldge, tho secretaries of the war and navy departments and the assist ant secretary of the navy and Major General James G. lliirboard with a host of friends to share their boxes, arrived in the city on an early train. The probable lineup, as the game opens follows: Navy Position Arms Parr le Storck Weldon or Holies It Mulligan Carney Ig Bieidster Larson o Greene Frawley rg. ... Garbisch King rt Davidson Taylor ..re Meyers Conrny qu Wilhidc Koehler lhb Wood Hnrchct rhb Lawrence Cruise fl) Smythe Tho average weight of the navy line as named is 182 3-7 pounds and the back field 16 Hi pounds; that of the army line 1872-7 pounds and the back field 166 pounds. Tho officials: Hcferoe. Dr. A. H. Sharpe, Yale: umpire, J. A. Evans. Williams; linesmen, Tom Thorpe, Co lumbia; field Judge, W. G. Crowell, Swarthmore. Game in Detail Captain Lascn won tho toss for tho navy and elected to kick off. It was ruining and the field was water soaked. King kicked the ball into play, the ball sailing to Army's 13 yard line, where Smythe caught it and ran back ten yards. On tho firnt lineup Smythe swept around the Navy's right end to tho army's 43 yard lino bofoi'e he was dropped. Unable to gain through the line Mulligan tried a field goal for the Army, tho pall passing under the goal. The sailors put the ball In play on their 20 yard line. Conroy made five yards in a line buck and the Navy grounded a long forward pasB. After two line plunges for short gains French broke through the mid dies' line and made a first down for the Army on tho Navy's 4 2 yard line. The Army was holding on the first lineup and was penalized 15 yards. Wood punted out of bounds on the Navy's 4 0 yard line. The Navy was penalized five yards for off-side play. Three line plunges made it first down for the Army on the Navy's 38 yard line. Cruise in a split off tackle made it first down on the Middies' 3fi yard line. The Army knocked down a Bhort forward pass by Conroy. Af ter another line plunge the middles punted to Army's 33-yard line. Woods' forward pass was knocked down and then punted to the navy's ten yard line. Koehler could not gain at the center of the army line. Koehler made a first down for the navy on a dash through the right side of the army line from a kick formation for a first down on the Navy's 3S yard line. A continua tion of the attack. Barchet and Koeh ler carrying the ball, swept the ball down to Army's 23 yard line, where Kichard replaced Lawrence at riglu NAVY WIN GAM WITH ARMY7T00 half for the Army. (Continued on pJiKO eight.) Moonshine and "Evil Power Leads Indian To Murder Mother YAKIMA. Wash.. Nov. 2tf.- Jacob Yohyowan. Yakima In dian, who has been on trial for three days on a charge of mur der for the alleged slaying of his mother, was this morning found guilty of manslaughter by a jury which hud been out for IS hours. Yohyowan made no spe cial defense, agreeing with tho officers that "if you say I did it, then I guess I did. 1 was drunkl on moonshine." Yoh yowan admitted that he had "thought of killing my mother. She had the evil power, and had killed many of her relatives." WARJN ERIN Ireland Offered Same Position in Empire As Canada With Reservations Sinn Fein Refuse to Swear Allegiance to Crown. LONDON, Nov. 2C (By Associated Press.) A chorus of vigorous protests against renewal of warfare in Ireland in the event the present peace negoti ations collapse is raised by the morn ing newspapers; after the meeting yesterday of Premier Lloyd Goorge and Sir James Craig, Ulstor premier. In this conference the P-ritiBh cabinet chief informed Sir James that Sinn Fein Ireland had refused to swoar al legiance to tho crown In return for an Ulster agreement to enter an all Ireland parliament. The gravity of the situation resulting from this refusal calls for tho references to a possible recurrence of hostilities. TUNBRIDGE, Wells, Kngland, Nov. 20. (lly Associated Press.) Lord Chancellor Birkenhead, speaking at a mass meeting here today said he could not confidently predict that the Irish question would be satisfactorily solved. He said what the British gov ernment had offered Sinn Fein was that, with ono or two reservations, Ireland should be placed in exactly the same position as Canada. "Whother the offer will bo accepted, I cannot say," said the lord chancellor. 0. A. C. EXPECTED TO . . C. PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 2 6. Cloudy skies were predicted and large crowds were expected at the football game hero today between the teams of the Oregon Agricultural col lege and tho University of Southern California. Coaches of tho north erners expressed confidence in the outcome while less optimism was voiced by tho Los Angeles squad. Neither Captain Powell of the Ag gies nor Captain Dean of the U. S. C. is scheduled to play, the former being on crutches and the latter Blck. SI. LOUIS BANDITS ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2 6. Four armed bandits entered the officos of the St. Louis Refining company, in tho heart of the business district, Bhortly be fore 10 a. m. today aud escaped with diamonds and jewels said by com pany officials to be valued at $60, 000. As the bandits escaped in an automobile, thev fired several shots. apparently to tintlmldate probable pursuers. At Haverhill: St. James high of Haverhill 14; Dopaul Academy of Chi cago . At Iloston: Holy Cross 41: Doston olb-ge 0. At Atlanta: End third d.-irtmoutb 7; floorgia . period BRITISH PRESS PRO TESTS NEW MAKE $60,000 HAUL FOOTBALL SCORES ANTI-FRENCH RIOTFOLtOW HARSH TALK Briand's Words to Schanzer, Italian Delegate, Stirs Turin Crowds Troops Called Out Friendly Spirit Pleases President Harding Minor Chinese Grants. TURIN. Italy, Nov. 20. (Hy the Associated Press) Anti-French dem onstrations which v.ero precipitated last night following newspaper ac counts alleging harsh word.s were used by Premier Hriand of France to Senator Schanzer, head of tho Ital ian delegation at Wa.shinfiton, were continued hern today with such in tensity that 300 troops had to be called in to rostoro order. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. (By the Associated Press) Withdrawal of foreign postof flees In China was in formally agreed to in principle today by the Far Kastern committee of the Washington conference and a resolu tion to. that effect will be drafted by a sub-commit too authorized to work out details of the plan. The question of extra-territoriality. the gradual abolition of which was agreed to in principle yesterday, was not considered by the nine nations represented in the Far Eastern com mittee at today's sitting. Tho informal agreement with re spect to withdrawal by the foreign powers of tho postal services main tained by them in China, It was stated, was not final, but the sub committee dealing with it will be guided by the general expressions fa vorable to that end. A resolution dec hiring that foreign postofflces in China should be aban doned ur .soon as It ia feasible wasi dratted today by tho Biib-committeo of the conference on Pacific und Far KuRtcrn questions. The resolution is to be presented next Monday to the full committee of the nine powers and under It each of the four powers hav ing postoffices in China, It Is under stood, would determine, when, in their opinion, the Chinese postal ad ministration was perfected sufficient ly to warrant abandonment of the foreign offices. AUGUSTA, GA., FIRE SWEPT, FIX LOSS AUGUSTA, Ga., Nov. 2C Nearly ono half of the 700 block of Hrond street und tho entire eastern Hide of the 200 block of Juckson street, both in tho heart of AutfUHta'a busincKp hoc tion, were dfHtroyed by fire early to day with a total Iohs of about $2,000, 000. Tho fire started about two o'clock in tho five Btory JohuHon building nt the corner of Jacknon and Broad at rent h. The following buildings wore In tho path of the flames: JohiiHon build ing totnl Iors; Harrison building, total loss; Albion hotel, total loss und Gen csta hotel, partly burned. Tho Augusta Chronicle offices and plant in the Harrison building were a complete Ioks. SUSPECT HELD FOR TlCIUTOITE. In.. Nov. i'C. Tin slayer of Hev. Arthur 1J. l;etknup, at Load, H. L., Is believed to have been apprehended at Marquette, Iowa, with tl,n nrniHt nf n fiirin h.-, ntl fiiiMWf.r- inlf the description of the man sought and whose pocKcts were rilled witn clippings of the slaying. Ho was taken to Elkadcr. the county seat, fol lowing his arrest today. Weather for Week WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Weather predictions for tho week beginning Monday are: Northern Rocky Mountain and pla teau regions Normal temperature, considerable cloudiness and seasonal snows or rains. Pacific stales Generally fair In southern California aud considerable cloudiness and occasional rains else where; normal temperature, Beauty Sues Congressman Herrick for Breach of Promise 3 ? i- -tP -fcv Ail ' if ASr iKoLrt-ael Hern cfe Mlon .mud I'jii.aiiuin Niului. cib-toon-y ear-old WasliliiBttin, IX C, 'boauty, uuw HvliiK in New York, has begun suit against Representative Manuel Herrick, of Oklahoma, charg ing breach of promise. Miss Niebel was an entrant in a beauty contest conducted by a Washington news paper. Bhe charges that Herrick corresixmded with and called on hor. (-'ongressman Herrick's recent introduction of a bill t: regulnto newspaper beauty contests disclosed that for some time he bad been corresponding in affectionate terms with a number of girls in Washington whoso photographs had been entered In the bentity contest. Miss Nlobel's mother, Mrs. Eliza beth Niebel, was appointed guardian for the plaintiff pending trial of the action. ' ... . ESCAPES CITY JAIL OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 20. Mem bers of tho city council here voted un animously to recominond tho dismiss al December 1 of Chief of Pollco .lames Kndicott and two members of his force. K. S. Hansen and William Forbes, for alleged carelessness, fol lowing disclosures last night at a public hearing involving the disap pearance of about 82 bottles of cou trabond liiiuor from a cell In the city pollco station. Final action must be taken by Mayor C. II. Howen, who was out of tho city last night. Upon motion of tho council, all liquor at the police station not being hold as evidence in future trials was destroyed today by the pollco, the public boing invited to witness the ceremonies. SEATTLE H. S. FOLKS SKATTI.K. Nov. 20. Careful In vestigation has shown that thcro is a growing prevalency in the use of nar cotics by high school children of Seattle, Canon W. 11. Bliss, rector of Trinity Episcopal parish and presi dent of the Seattle White Cross so ciety declared at tho opening session here today of the conference of state, municipal and federal officials called by Governor Iv. r Hart to discuss narcotic conditions In Washington. I'nited Stales District Attorney Thomas I. Itevella was elected chair man of the conference. U. S. MUNITIONS SOLD MADRID, Nov. 2S. HI Sol today published a semi-official declaration which also appeared In 1-larcelon.i newspapers, stating that all ammuni tion acquired in the United States foi use in the Moroccan campaign wa:i found to be unfit for use. An au thoritative source Is basis for the as sertion that the Spanish army pur chasing commission in tho United Stales nc'iulred discarded stocks Willi full knowledge of their quality and that Spanish Inspectors passed them. WHITMAN LEADS SPOKANE, No v. 20. tV hitman olloffo of Walla Wnlla. with three KumcH won and nonu l(mt duriim tho HPUHnn to date, l'adn tho northweHt inten'ollonintn eonfVrunco In fu6tbull lioiHMH. Washington Statu collogo, with two KanicH won and none lout Ih KiTond and thu I'niviTHity of Oregon,, with ono won and ono lo.st Ih third. Oregon AKrh'tilturnl rolleffi!, with out! win and ono dnfrat, rankH fourth; Unlvor.Mlty of Idaho, with ono victory and two dcfratH, fifth: UniviTHity of Montana with no viclorli'H and two dofeatH, sixth, and Willamotto unlvor Mity, with no vU-iorii'H and threo do foatu, Hovpntli. ItocauHo On-yon ldayod tiu eamra with thruo other ronforonco niuniborfl, three of tho hohhoii'h conferenco iramoH do not influence .the perron taftoH WaHhfiiKton Stale, Oregon AgglPH rtnil Idaho played Oregon to u. tiu In their eontestH. , PACKERS TO STAGE CHICAGO, Nov. (lly tho As sociated I'rcss.) "Public demonstra tions" that the packlnK house work ers have not accepted tho recent wage reductions scheduled to take effect next Monday will be staged In every packing center In tho country tomorrow,- Dennis I.ano, secrotary treasurer of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Hutcher Workmen's un ion, announced today. HIU.IiS'g.S, Mont., Nov. 20. Ar rangements havo been completed at tha Crow Indian agency for the in duction of .Marshal I'och as a chief ol tho Crow tribe next Monday morn ing. Tho ceremonies to bn partici pated in by hundreds of Crow I.ndians in tribal regalia, will bn preceded by a visit to the Custer battlefield where the battle of the Utile Dig Horn In 1H7B will be explained to tho marshal. From Cow Girl to Grand Opera Singer Is Star's Record CHICAGO, Nov. 26. When Miss Mary McCormlck made her operatic debut as Mlchaela in "Carmen" this afternoon she passed a chapter in her career as romantic ns the part sho por- trnvs umin tho stage. ! This first appearance, with ! Mary tlarden, Muralore and Uak- lauoff, Is a long step from the prairie schooner in which sho traveled with her parents to llelleville. Ark. Sho worked as a row ulrl in several western states before starting her study of music. Without financial aid she sang In church choirs and whenever opportunity offered to mako a llvlne and became tho successful one of 8evenly flvo candidates tried out by Miss Harden, director of the Chicago Opera company, last spring. E HILL IS HELD DP Gus Larsen's Crew at Quarry Face Automatics in Hands of Nervous Bandits, Who Over look Most of $3200 Cached $600 On Table. Clus L.arsen'3 crew nt the rock ciuarry nt Gold Hill were the victims of n hold-up last nlKht about 10:45. Tho men were ill the bunk-bouno and flvu or six of the fourteen or fllleen of them were cnKUKcd In n K'lnio of linker with about JOIN) on thu table wbon two inaHked men armed with automatics stepped Into tho room iir.d domnnded their money. T!io men at thu poker table arose and us they did so stuffed some of tho money Into their pockets or raked It onto the floor. About $100 was taken from the tablo by tho robbers. A careless search was made, but no more money was taken, althouKh trunks In tho hunkhouso and the men's pockets eontaiiied a total of cash rcachinK $3200. Tho hold-up ....... fin. .l;i.1 t.llll.h Tl lu tlwi miin- Inn of tho victims and of tho police. I that the thieves were local men bh !ono of them said to ono of the Vic tims: "You had $10 yesterday. What have you done Willi your money'."' It Is also a supposition that the men were not old bands at the Kame. Had they been, they would llavo secured more of the money so near at hand. ljirsen says that they appeared ner vous, belnK unable to bold the auto matics with which they were armed, steady. Another report lu circulation . In .Medford today as to tho holdup Is that the mun who was uctlutr uh banker of tho poker game succeeded in Kottlng out of the room and escap- iiiB with the money, and that as lie was runnilKf away the robbers fired two shots at 111 in without result. Ac cording o tills report, only $0!i was obtained by the holdup men, which sum was found on two of the players, and that tho banker of tho Kanio had from $2000 to $11000 In his possession U. S. TRADE TREATY MOSCOW, Nov. 26. (l!y thu As aoclutcd l'ress) Hovlet officials Indi cated today that they expected of ficial restoration of business relations with Ainorloii. lu a very short time or at least thu negotiations of uoinu sort of u trade agreement between the United States and sovluty Russia, Steamer Ashore Floated I-OKTLANI). Ore., Nov. lit!. The freighter SpriiiKield, owned by tho North Atlantic Western Steamship company wont aground on Peacock spit near tho mouth of tho Columbia rlvor today as a result of englno trou ble, but was released and proceeded to sea after repairs wuro made, accord ing to reports from Kort Stovcna aud Hammond coast guard station. Tltwiitu lriiirj fuf OMAHA Vv "fi Thn I'nlr.n Pacific ralroad system has decided to begin Its conferences between com- minv nfflfiinlti nnrl pnnrnunnlnllVM nf tho workers on tho question of lower wages on December 21, it was stated at headquarters of the system here today, POKER GAME BIHOUS GOLD IE' DENSE 10 E Virginia Prone to Tear Clothes When Drinking, Witnesses Say Hollywood Actor Tes tifies Miss Rappe Tore Off Stockings and Waist. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. Tlio defense will close Monday In the mall nlaUKhter trial of ltuseoa C. (fatty) Arbuikle. ill connection with the death of VliKlnla Kappe, Gavin Mc Nab, chief defense counsel, announced ill court today. Harry It. flarker. rancher of tho Stockton district, and friend of .Miss Uappe. took the Btand at the openluK of court for the completion of his cross-examination which was bemm yesturday. Barker tostifled that Miss Rappo had boen subject .to severe and sud den illness ten years ao in Chicago, and that sho drank with him occa sionally. Mrs. Florence Hates of Santa Ann, Oil., testified that wbllo Miss Rappo was employed ns a cloak model In a ChlciiKo store in 11113, the sir! had, on three occasions, torn her own clothes, doubled up and screamed and had to bo taken to the stnro hospital. l'hll McCulloch, an actor of Holly wood, said he entertained Miss Rappo nt his homo nboul seven months nun, and that "sho took a few drinks of Kin, bocanio very noisy and tore her stockings and waist off." Ignatius H. MeCarty, formev de partment of labor investigator and finger print student, was next called. He was being questioned by the prose cution ns to bis qualification as a finger print expert when court ad journed until Monday. L CUTS AND POINTS WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. So much proKreHH hiiH heon mado hy tho naval experlH examining detailH of tho American reduction plan that Homo of tho arms delegates expect another plenary hohhIou may ho held In tho near future to permit Japan nnd Oreat Jtrltnin to mthmit their coun ter propotmlu in concreto form. Tho American und Itrtttah naval cx pcrtH were wild today virtually to havo completed their examination of tho technical points involved lu Sectetury MiighoH proposals. Tho HritlHh wero said to feel that highly Halisfactory progress hud been made. Thorn is strong belief In Great Hiitalu, however, It was said, that tho conference will not ho an un qualified success unless soma action Is tuhen to curb tho size and nuturo of future "under-sess navies" similar to tho stops proposed as to surfaco flouts. MAKE GOOD LOAN PKKINfJ, Nov. 20. (Hy tho Asso ciated Tress) John J. Abbott, vice president of the Continental und Com mercial Trust und Savings company of Chicago, who camo hero us a re sult of tho Chinese government's do fault on a loan of $5,500,000 will leave for tho United Btutes tomor row. Ho said today that thcro had boen "no collodion, no renewal, or no im mediate prospects of adjustment." of thu loan during his stay hcru. A loan to China of a similar amount mudu by tho Tueific l)velopmont company, will fall duo on December 1. FIRE IN HUDSON NU WYOIIIC, Nov. 2G. Tho steam ship Panhandle Stato caught tiro In tho Hudson river this afternoon, a few minutes after leaving her pier with about 23 passengers and a car go for Plymouth, Kngland. Fire nnd police boats responded to a call for assistance, ' 0 MONDAY