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1 1921 9Q Pages Eight Sections. Section One Pages 1 to 20 VOL. XL NO. 40 Entered at Portland (Oreron) Pfofflre Scond-CImm Mutter. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS POSTOFFICE EXPECTS ARMS COST RISE SAN FRANCISCO'S AID PLEDGED EXPOSITION 20 BUILDINGS RUINED WW MAHOMEY GUILTY RETURN OF PROPERTY BY MEXICO DEMANDED $2,000,000 RECEIPTS BY QUAKES IN UTAH DEATH IS PENALTY STAGGERS BRITAiW POSSE BUTTLE PROSPECTS FOR RECORD YEAR 3IAYOR ROLPH INDORSES ORE- TEMBLOR CAUSES PANIC IN FliKTCHER SAYS GUARANTEE MUST BE IX WRITIXG. DECLARED EXCELLENT. GON'S GREAT PROJECT. , TOWN OF RICHFIELD. DRIVE FOR RELIEF OF JOBLESS IS Oil Capital and Labor Join Forces in Crusade. KU KLUX PARADERS i Wife Slayer Grips Chair as Verdict Is Read. SISTER COLLAPSES IN COURT Prisoner About to Rise, But Settles Back. FOUR WOMEN ON JURY Each Answers Poll by Firmly De claring That Death Is Pre scribed Punishment. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 1. James E. Mahoney, charged with killing his elderly bride for her money, was found guilty of murder In the first degree, his penalty fixed at death, by a Jury in superior court here to night. When the verdict was read Mahoney gripped his chair and seemed about to rise, but settled back In his seat. His sister, Mrs. Dolores Johnson, collapsed and was carried from the courtroom. The Jurors, four women and eight men, were polled, and each answered firmly that he or she had signed the verdict of guilty and the special finding specifying the death penalty. Mahoney Is Ex-Bnkenin, Mahoney is 38. He formerly was a railroad brakeman, and at the time of his arrest. May 3, was on parole from the Washington state peniten tiary, where he had been sentenced for robbery. He and Mrs. Kate Mooers were married here February 10. She was 67 years old and owned property reputed to be worth J200, 000. In April the couple had announced to friends a contemplated trip to St. Paul, a "deferred honeymoon." Mrs. Mahoney was last seen April IS, ac cording to state's witnesses. Ma honey's relatives testified they talked to her on the telephone April 17, The verdict was reached at 11:10 o'clock, five hours and 40 minutes after the Jury retired to deliberate. Crowds waited about the corridors all evening, and the courtroom was filled when the verdict was an nounced. Mere Canaes Investigation. The Investigation that resulted In Mahoney's arrest was started by Mrs. Kate Stewart of Vancouver, B. C, who told the police she had received several letters from points In Idaho and Montana purported to have been written by her aunt. Mrs. Stewart pronounced the letters forgeries. After Mahoney's arrest, the police un covered evidence that Mahoney had hired an expressman to deliver a trunk to the shore of Lake Union the night of April 16. There was further evidence that Mahoney had placed the trunk on a skiff and rowed out. The authorities then began drag ging the lake and employing divers, but with no result until August t, when a trunk containing the body of a woman was found floating on the surface, a torn rope indicating that It Bad been cast loose from an anchor. Woman's Face Disfigured. The woman's face had been disfig ured by quicklime, but by other fea tures and by clothing In the trunk the body was identified as that of Mrs. Mahoney. The defense denied the Identity and offered testimony to the effect that Mrg. Mahoney was seen alive after the night she was supposed to have been slain. Ma honey did not take the stand. 4 WOMEN ON MAHONEY Jl'RY Alleged Slayer Chews Gum During Closing Arguments. SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 1. (Spe cial.) The case of James E. Mahoney, (Concluded on Pape 2, Column 1.) NOW Hovs im "nrtE. . WOXUO CAN WWV. r; J-' c- a o Money Taken In Up to October 1 3 Per Cent More Than for Same Time In 1920. For the first time in the history of Portland the post office receipts are expected to pass the $2,000,000 mark for the current year. Compilations submitted to John M. Jones, postmaS' ter, yesterday showed the receipts up to October 1 to be slightly more than 3 per cent heavier than they were for the first nine months of 1920. The total for the year of 1920 wu 11,960,- 009.95, the largest of any year la the city's history. The gradual and steady growth of the city is depicted in the yearly fig ures of the post office receipts since it was established In 1849 under Thomas Smith, the first postmaster. In 1850 the receipts were $82.98, and the following year they Jumped to $1474.75. Yearly receipts for every tenth year follow: 1S50 , t R2.S8 M0 8.609 00 1S7U 14.534.6B JI-SO 41. 167.(12 1MIO 143.771.14 lhOO 215.978.47 110 Yearly from 1918 ;i16 $1,220,497.89 ;i17 1.3J7.070 70 IbiS 1.838.958.0S 1019 1.707.470 25 m:o l.iibo.oo'j.uj FIRE HAULED TO ENGINE Nothing Impossible for Oregon City Blaze Fighters. OREGON CITT, Or., Oct, 1. (Spe cial.) Mahomet, who visited the mountain when he found that the mountain would not come to him, had nothing on the Oregon City fire de partment. The fire department last night found itself unable to reach a fire which was consuming 80 cords of wood under shipment on freight cars, so it had the cars hauled up the track to a point where the flames could.be fought. The cars were on the Willamette Valley Southern railway tracks below Green Point. The fire started about o'clock. The police said It was of ncendiary origin. Finding that the fire engine could not play a stream on the flames, the firemen sent a switch engine after the wood. It was half an hour before the fire was put out. About eight cords of wood were burned. The name of the ownsr was not learned. ERSHIJMG REACHES PARIS General and TOO Soldiers Ready for Ceremony Today. PARIS, Oct. 1. General John J. Pershing arrived from Coblenz this morning and went immediately to the hotel Crillon. where . he spent the morning considering plaits for tomorrow's ceremony at the grave of the "unknown soldier" and at tending to official business. A composite battalion from all units of the American expeditionary forces on the Rnlne, numbering 700 officers and soldiers, arrived shortly after noon. AUT0ISTS ARE HELD UP Harry Brown, 171 First Street, Re ports Loss of $619. SALEM, Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) Harry Brown of 171 First street, Portland, while returning home from the state fair with his family In an automobile tonight was held up by two highwaymen near Woodburn and robbed of $619 In currency, his watch and other valuables. Mr. Brown, who returned to Salem after the hold-up, was unable to give any close description of the robbers. FEWER ILLITERATES HERE Federal Reiort Shows Percentage Drops From 1.9 to 1.5. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 1. The number of illiterate persons in Oregon 10 years of age and over in 1920 was 9317, or a percentage of Illiteracy of 1.5 compared with 1.9 In 1910. The Illiterates Included 1529 native whites, the remainder being made up of foreign-born, Indians, negroes and orientals. $1,000,000,000 Spent This Year on War Plans. GERMANY IS DEEMED LUCKY English Labor Leader Hopes for Armanent Limitation. NEED IS DECLARED GREAT George Barnes Says Washington Conference Will Have Best Wishes of AH England. BY GEORGE N. BARNES. British Parliament and Labor Leader. (Copyright 1921 by The Oresonian.) LONDON, Oct. 1. (Special by Wire less.) Truly this Is a mad world. Great Britain is spending in this year of grace 207,000,000 pounds sterling (normally $1,000,000,000), on prepara tions for the next great war, com pared to 85,000,000 spent the year be fore the war but recently brought tc a close. It is. not to be wondered, there fore, that as the date of the Wash ington conference for the limitation of armaments draws near. Interest in it on this side of the water begins to quicken. The fact that the British prime minister. Mr. Lloyd George, can not take part will not lessen the British sense of importance in the event. The keen interest of the Brit'sh dominions In a settlement of the far eastern questions makes the con ference a matter of dominant Im portance to us. Japan, about whose attitude there has been so much spoken, really has taken a lead to ward a settlement. The statement of the Japanese prime minister this week gives every assurance of the good Intent of the Pacific empire. While recognizing the predominant influence of the United States and Great Britain, he predicts a reap proachment of the powers on the way toward a removal of the causes of unrest (n the Pacific. Japanese Premier Declared Right. The Japanese premier Is right. If the United States, Great Britain and Japan can reach a common agree ment regrdlng the Pacific and If as a result of this understanding there is a reduction In armaments, the f'rst world conference convened by Amer ica on American soil will mark a turning point in the history of the world. Discussions in the assembly of the league of nations at Geneva, however, show the necessity for co-operation between that 'nstltution and the Washington conference. The league, despite the protests of some of the more ardent spirits, has voted to postpone consideration of questions affecting the manufacture and con trol of fire arms pending the con ference called by President Harding. In effect, therefore, Geneva waits on Washington, anti-militarists wait with growing impatience on both. Hopes are centered in Washington. It is a good omen that fruitful re sults already have accrued from the preliminary discussions among the governments invited to the con ference, concerning far eastern prob lems. Among these good results is the stated willingness of Japanese to rcBtore Shantung to China under con ditions more favorable than seemed probable Immediately after the Ver sailles conference. Having stated her intentions respecting Shantung, Japan naturally will be reluctant to . have this subject discussed at the con ference. Japan further has agreed with the United States respecting the inter national status of the island of Yap. All of which Is particularly reassur ing. ' The British trade union council has (Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.) SOME RECENT Vast Benefit to California and En tire Coast In Developmental Work Is Foreseen. BY DOM SKENE, 8tsff Writer for The Oreionlan. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. (Special.) Hearty indorsement of Oregon's 1925 exposition was given today by Mayor Rolph of San Francisco in a message of optimism and pledge of co-operation addressed to the people of Ore gon and the northwest through, The Oregonian. The following Interview from San Francisco's "exposition mayor" Is th first official announce ment of the sentiment of this city regarding Oregon's great project. "San Francisco will take a keen and friendly interest in Oregon's pro posed Atlantic-Pacific highways and electrical exposition to be held in Fortland in 1925," he said. "We firmly believe that the two world's expositions held in San Fran cisco and San Diego in 1915 were of vast benefit, not only to California, but to the whole Pacific coast, and a similar exposition in Oregon will find hearty support here. We know the great value of a world's exposi tion to any community, state or re gion, and we will be ready to the limit of our ability to support the 1925 project. "The problem of the west is the development of the unlimited possi bilities of Pacific commerce. I have often said that there is more to be (Concluded on Pace 2. Column INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, 69 degrees: lowest. 44; clear. TODAY'S Fair; winds mostly northerly. Departments. Churchea. Section 5, page 2. Books. Section 5, page 3. Schools. Section 5, page 6. Automobiles. Section 6. Editorial. Section 3, page 6. Dramatic. Section 4, page 1. Moving picture news. Section 4, page 2. Real estate and building news. Section 4, page 8. Music. Section 4, page 4. Chess and checkers. Section 4, page 7. Women's Features. Fashions. Section 3, page 4. Miss Tingle's column. Section 5, page 4. Madame Richer s column. Section 5, page 5. Auction bridge. Section 5, page 5. Child welfare column. Section 5, page 7. Society. Section 3. page 2. Women's activities. Section 4, Page 6. Special Features. Home arrangement and furnishing. Sec tion 5, page 1. - Darling's .cartoons -on toxica of the day. Section 5, page . Autumn mornings bet time to cultivate bird friendships. Section o. page 8. Society's neweM morsel, "Mr. Bluebeard and the Butterfly." Magazine section, pttge 1. A half century of Hamlet. Magaslne sec tion, page 2. 'Miss Lulu Bett, serial. Magazine sec tion, page 3. News of the world' as seen by camera. Magazine section, page 4. Developing eyes in tips of fingers. Maga zine section, pae 3. Quarantine guards port from disease. Mag azine section, page 6. Black Saurlol." fiction feature. Magazine section, page 7. Hill's cartoons, "Among Us Mortals." Mag azine section, page 8. Mrs. London describes husband's love af fairs. Section 3, page 9. Tufa deposits at Mount Angel valuable. Section 3. page 30. Salton sea waterfowls photographed. Sec tion 4, page 7. Foreign. League or nations parleys resemble Babel. Section 1, page 8. Germany wrestles with tax problems. Section 1. page 5. Army general staff dictates policies of I Japanese government. Section 1, page 4. Social democrats begin to weaken. Sec tion 1, page 2. Oeremany, freed from armament burden. holds edge on rest of world. Section 1, page 1. League assembly puts hope In disarma ment conference. Section 1, page 15. Nat ion a L Hardings In Virginia watching marines. Section 1, page 6. Capital and labor join forces for drive In behalf ox unemployed. Section 1, page 1. Grab-bag of China opposed by United States. Section 1, page 0. Big wage of union labor denounced In senate. Section 1, page 14. Domestic. Young man sought in Southard case. Sec tion 1, pag" 4. Coal miners delay framing pay scale. Section 1, page 14. Twenty buildings ruined by quakes in L tah. Section 1, pa c;e 1. Red Cross workers to meet October 4. Section 1, page 9. World expositions bring prosperity. Sec tion 1, page 8. NEWS TOPICS ILLUSTRATED BY CARTOONIST Mountains Are Shaken and Great Hocks, Rolling Down Slopes, Cause Landslides. SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 1. Earth quake shocks have continued at In tervals during the last 24 hours at Elsinor and Monroe, 20 miles south of Salt Lake. Five distinct shocks were felt last night and this morn lng a severe tremor completed the work of disaster In wrecking build lngs damaged Thursday. It is es timated that 20 buildings at Elsinor and Monro will have to ba rebuilt. At Richfield a near panic ensued when the shock struck there. People ran from their houses, stores and offices. Chimneys were thrown down, windows were broken and cracks ap peared in several buildings. One man was Injured by falling brick. At Elsinor two chimneys at the sugar factory toppled over. At Monroe the hot springs sent forth water of almost blood red. The mountains to the east were shaken up and great rocks rolled down their sides. Reports from Monroe canyon are to the effects that boulders weighing many tons bounded down the steep sides, causing a landslide. HARRISBURG, 111., Oct. 1. Two distinct shocks, believed to be earth tremors, were felt here at 3 o'clock this morning. Houses were shaken and sleepers aroused, causing con- (Concluded on Page 2, Column Domestic. Beating up police now woman's right. Section 1, page 5. Mayor Rolph of San Francisco pledges aid to 1925 fair. Section 1. page 1. Six out for mayor in Gotham November 8. , Section 1, page 15. Right million women work in America. Section 1, page 3. Ku Klux paradors battle with Texas posse. Section 1, page 1. Pacific Northwest. Dr. Graham Issues statement on auto wreck. Section 1, page 3. Far east bidders In Vancouver mart. Section 1, page 17. Keedsport schools crippled by failure of mills to pay taxes. Section 1, page 11. Debts of missing mayor of Joseph, Or., 150.000. Section 1, page 10. Senator Gooding's attack on roads an swered by head of Union Pacific. Sec tion 1, page 11. Shriners feature last day at state fair. Section 1, page 12. Seattle has rio at baseball park. Section 1, page 14. i Mahoney found guilty; penalty fixed at death. Section 1, page 1. Sport. Cy Young pitches for $10 a month at start. Section 2, page 6. Yale team, likely to show up well. Sec tion 2, page 6. Oregon Aggie' backfield heavy and fast. Section 2. page 6, Soulos and mechanic killed In Fresno auto race. Section page 4. World's scries has its own peculiar fetishes. Section 2, page 4. Two golf tourneys slated for Portland. Section 2, page 4. Cobb and Hetlmann sre nip and tuck for batting honors. Section 2, page 3. Dempsey-Carpentler fight film has chance to show In Portland. Section 1, page 8. Johnny Wilson not popular In his home town. Section 2, page 3. Swart hmore gives Princeton memorable gridiron battle. Section 2, page 2. City's high school elevens In hands of capable coaches. Section 2, page 2. Yanks win pennant. Section 2, page 1. Winged M trounces Whitman college, 13 to tl. Section 2, page 1. New York now bound to be home of champa no matter who wins world's series. Section 2, page 5. Faeific Coast league results: At Portland 8. Los Angolcs 13; at Seattle 7. an Francisco 10; at San Francisco. Oak land 1, Salt Lake 0; at Los Angeles, Sue rani en to- Vernon prame canceled, rain. Section 2, page 6. i Commercial and Marine. Business shows sound Improvement. Sec tion 1. page 18. First bulk grain cargo shipped from Portland thia season to leave tomor row. Section 1, page 18. Export business In Pacific wheat checked. Page 18. All eastern wheat markets weak and lower. Page 19. Stocks close strong in Wall street market. Page 1. Portland and Vicinity, Moonshine brings ex-convict to Jail on burglary charge. Section 2, page 7. Portland to have fiesta of music. Sec tion 2, page 24. Covering finally yanked off mysterious Ku Klux Klan organization. Section . 2, page 7. City club obtains data on reservoirs. Sec tion 1, page 16. County hospital costs $4399 a bed. Sec tion 1, page 13. Clyde G. Huntley ready to become col lector of internal revenue. Section 1, psge 13. Grand Jury protests use of courts to col- j lect debt a Section 1. page 12. Postofflce expects $2,000,000 receipts Section 1, pu.ge 1. y7MlCH GOES 0 SHoN TttrW (i I our BUSINESS IS CONSCRIPTED Employment Must Be Fur nished, Says Edict. LABOR'S AID IS PLEDGED Organization of Community Bodies to Carry Out Programme to Start Immediately. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 1. Capi tal and labor Joined forces here to night to give impetus to carrying out through community organization of the emergency programme for the im mediate relief of the nation's idle wage earners adopted by the national conference on unemployment. In an appeal to the business men and chambers of commerce of the country actively to support the pro gramme, Joseph H. Defrees, president of the chamber of commerce of the United States, declared that "business has a great responsibility in the situ ation and must furnish employment." Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in a formal statement expressed his confi dence "that the trade union movement in each community will join locally In the effort to assist in the task of pro viding work for the thousands who are idle." Programme la Launched. Both Mr. Defrees and Mr. Gompers are members of the conference and assisted in drafting the emergency programme. Mr. Defrees called upon the business men to offer the mayors in their com munities Immediate assistance in or der to speed up the establishment of employment committees on a national basis. "The situation cannot be met with out proper organization." he 'said. "It is primarily a community problem. The existing unemployment presents a real problem which must have im mediate attention." American labor, Mr. Gompers said, would give Its "whole-hearted sup port" to the emergency programme, which, he said, provided an oppor tunity for the co-operative action of all the agencies and Institutions in each community to bring relief to the unemployed. Labor Support Assured. "Labor," he said, "will indorse every constructive feature of the report which the unemployment conference has adopted. Beyond question Amer ica can solve the problem of unem ployment if it undertakes the work In earnest." Dissemination of the emergency programme was undertaken today by the conference members. Many of them residing in nearby states have gone to their homes until the sub committees begin the consideration of permanent unemployment measures next week and are expected to aid in the organization work of their com munities. Others from distant states are understood to be in communica tion with their local authorities, urg ing the formation of the emergency committees and immediate initiation of relief measures. HIGHWAY PROJECT PROPOSED Denver Paper Suggests Building of Transcontinental Roads. DENVER, Oct. 1. As a solution of the unemployment problem in this rmmtrv. the Denver Post today tele graphed to President Harding and Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover suggesting the building of two hard-surfaced transcontinental highways. Men out of employment would do (Concluded on Page 3. Column 2.) PERRY. v 4 gosh! GrNR-o va Vi fC i i u i i . iia Recognition of Southern Republic Declared to Be Dependent on Meeting Requirements. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 1. Under-Secretary of State Fletcher was quoted by Representative Hudspeth of Texas today as 6aying In connec tion with recognition of Mexico that "Mr. Obregon and his government must put down in black and white that all titles held by Americans shall be fully recognized and this must extend to states that have confiscated the lands of Americans for which they have Issued state bonds that are not worth the paper they are written upon. "The Obregon government has here tofore claimed that they have no au thority over the states," the under secretary continued, according to Mr. Hedspeth. "This Is a misnomer. They have authority over states and must control the action of the states relative to American rights. When we recognize Mexico, it is not for a day, or month or a year, but prob ably for many, many years and we are not taking anything for granted, but everything must be reduced to writing and must be recognized by the head of the Mexican government and its legislative body." The Texas representative explained that he conferred with Mr. Fletcher on the general question of Mexican recognition and received assurance that the Chamizal zone controversy has been kept "in mind at all times in negotiating with the Mexican gov ernment and it is a part of the treaty stipulations." Commissioners will have to be appointed to settle it, he declared the secretary had told him, adding that "if I control the matter it will be settled right." In reply to a question about the Mexican supreme court decision con cerning the retroactive clause of sec tion 27 of the constitution, Mr. Hud speth said the secretary answered: "The supreme court decision only set tles one matter, and that one is that it recognizes the lease of the Texas company made prior to the enactment of this constitution; it is not a prec edent for other controversies of sim ilar matters such as our supreme court decisions are in this country." AUTOS KILL SIX IN MONTH 14 Violent Deaths In September Reported by Coroner. Six persons were killed in automo bile accidents in September, accord ing to the monthly report of Coroner Smith, made public yesterday. In all, there were 23 deaths handled by the coroner during the n.onth. These In clude: automobile accidents, 6; indus trial accidents, 2; accidental drown ing, 1; suicidal drowning, 1; acute al coholism, 1; street car accident, 1; death by morphine, 1; accidental fall 1 natural causes, 9. Those killed In automobile acci dents were D. Williams, Mrs. Rachel Tupper, Charles Frush, Jacob Adel man, Dorothy Crook and II. K. Camp bell. An inquest into Mr. Campbell's death will be held by the coroner to morrow night. CUSTOMS LEVY IN EFFECT British Duties Apply to 6000 Indi vidual Articles. LONDON, Oct. 1. Customs duties equal to one-third the valuo of cer tain Imported goods will be levied, beginning today, under Great Brit ain's act for safeguarding industries, which became operative this morning. These duties will bj applied to 6000 individual articles, including optical and other scientific instruments and various manufactured metals and chemicals. SOME RAIN IS COMING Week to Be Generally I'ulr, Says Weather Forecast. WASHINGTON. D. C, Oct. 1. Weather predictions for the week be ginning Monday are: Rocky mountain and plateau re gions Cool and generally fair. Pacific states Normal temperature and generally fair except for rain on north coast. "lone. - .MCV Ar- -V .( I. iiii 1 1 1 V 4"7J Clash Follows Attempt to Hold Parade. TEXAS SHERIFF IS WOUNDED Eight Others Are Injured in Dorena Demonstration. ? MORE PROBABLY ARE HURT Both Gunfire and Knives Are Used In Clash Xumber of Vic tims Xot Ascertained. WACO, Tex., Oct. 1. Nino men wen known to have been wounded and others were thought to have received injuries when a posse, headed by Bob Buchanan, sheriff of McLennon county, attempted to disperse a. pa rade of Ku Klux Klansmen at Lorena, near here, tonight. ; Until midnight no deaths had been reported, although due to the crowds which thronged the section where the engagement took place, it had been impossible to determine the exact number of injured or the extent of their wounds. Some Have Knife Wounds. Those known to be suffering from knife or bullet wounds were: Sheriff Buchanan, Waco, shot twice In the right side. Lewis Crow. Waco. Carl West, Lorena. Will Lawson, Lorena. Ed Johnson, Waco. Jullen Mlnler, Waco. Will Austin, Lorena. Charles Westbrook, Lorena. S. Dumas. I'lKht In Ilnslness Center. The fight took place nt the inter section of the main business streets, where several thousand persons had gathered to witness the parade, when Sheriff Bob Buchanan of McLennon county, leader of the poasc, stepped in front of the approaching column and attcmpied to wrest the American flag from the leading white-clad f iKure. The sheriff was the only member of the posse known to have been wounded. None of the participants In the parade was hurt. Sheriff Buchanan, with Deputies I'urlch and Wood, left here early to ninht for Lorena after having de clared he would cither stop the parade or know who was leading it. frond Follows Hhrrlff. About an hour before the parade was scheduled to start the sheriff went to the entrance where the paradors were being sent, having been told he could see the two men who were to lead. lie declared later they refused to Hive their names or to show their face;. I'p and down the road he walked. i followed by a crowd, some hooting him, others arguing with him, a few declaring he was right and that as sheriff ho was doing his duty. "If they will only let me see who Is leading I will not Interfere," he pleaded again and HRaln. Several times he was called aside by citizens. WASHINGTON, T"c. Oct. I. After a conference with Attorney-General Haugherty Chairman Campbell of the hcuse rules committee announced to day that public hearings by the com mittee on resolutions to Investigate the activities of the Ku Klux Klan would bo held Tuesday, October 11. Formal notice will be sent William J. Simmons, imperial wizard of the order, and proponents of pending res olutions calling for an Inquiry by the house, to attend the hearings, with such witnesses as they might desire to be present. In telegrams to sena tors and representatives yesterday, Simmons asked for a sweeping in vestigation of the klan. Some opposition has developed among house members, it is said, to an investigation on the ground that If one was deemed necessary It should be made by the department Lu- Justice. , - soivve. vrV-tA -sv