JUL 2 7 1922 1 CIRCULATION pally average for June', 6,19. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. Member Associated Press Full leased Vlre service. . r FORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 176. ly tJ e " . ' Jj M L...".."',-,!! mm HIGH TIFF ASKED FROM state Railroad and Public Utility Boards Called Upon to Carry Out Priority Orders. f Washington, July 26 State rail load and public utility commissions j-ere culled upon today by the Inter nals commerce-commission to give live assistance in carrying out the riority orders for the distribution f coal. The request of the commission, hich followed closely upon the is- iiance of the priority orders and he declaration of a .national raergney in the states east of the ssissippi river, was made in tei- grams dispatched to the regulatory odieB of the various states by com- nsUmer Aitchison, in charge of ilie commissions car service divi- Armistice Requested1 The commission desires to know liether, "if local developments con- lected with our general service or- ferg require, we can rely on having fctive assistance of your commis I on," the telegram addressed to the fates said. This possibility may in volve survey, certification and olicing of certain local needs un r priority orders issued or to be nsued. Emergency is most acute and Squires best effort of all under luimon plan if distress which will (ume is to be mitigated." Having joined in the fuel distri ution plan thus prepared for, pro ucing operators and railroad traf- ic today awa I ;d the word from resident Harding to sot in motion he machinery for emergency con trol. The president was expected by dministration ofticials to formally Istaiblish foundation for the scheme ty appointment .of a presidential ommittee of representatives from he interstate commerce commission nd the 4nments of commerce, ustice and interior, with, secretary jlloover as chairman. EXPERTS DIFFER- OVER CAUSE OF Chicago, July 26. Americap land Italian technical experts are jln disagreement 588 to the most jprobable cause of "the wreck of the semi-rigid Italian 'built army dir igible Roma, February 21 last fnear Norfolk, Virginia, with the iloss of 34 lives. The final report of the investigating board, em boy. the Italian as well as the JAmerican conclusions, was made public today with a statement irorn Secretary Weeks declaring there was no controversy between JAmerican and Italian authorities Involved. The report stresses the statement that all the facts of the disaster can never be known, physical evidence that might have I told the Btory was consumed in (the flames. ' The American experts reached J the conclusion that flattening of J 'he upper surface of the metal I nose cap on the bow of the great (Basbag caused a downward pres sure as the ship drove along at I Probably 60 milts an hour. The a thrust twas resisted by the j "tern stabilizers' and stresses de veloped which the evidence of one J witness indicated caused a buck- "US or the keel frames, putting he rudder controls out of com mission and leaving the huge craft to Plunge downward with her trew hep less to check the dive. The Italian experts disagree ith thla view. They believe that the "recalling rudders" counter Poising the movement of the "up down" rudder control "probably 0Ter stressed"' and broke and this ' followed by the rupture of 1 'he rudder control cables, j ''Undoubtedly," the report says, 1 th !os of lite In this accident lould not have been so great it j supporting medium had been ! "on-inflammable, non-explosive such aa helium. COMMISSIONS ROMA'S RECK ADHERENTS VICTORIOUS Lenroot and Associates Defeated in Effort to Limit. Duties ..on.. Coal And Carpet Tj ; Washington, . July g f-Repub lican senators opj a tariff rates proposed on J - so fades of coal lost today In tj 2. St phase of their fight to liu a ese rates to an equivalent adi em of 60 per cent. . I The senate, by aj ;j fof 43 to 22, rejected an a pent by Senator Lenroot o( f consln to provide for a minimum of 60 per zent in the tariff on carpet tools. Eight republicans supported the Lenroot proposal and seven dem ocrats voted against it. The re publicans supoprting "were Borah, Idaho; Cummins and Rawson, Iowa; Kellogg and Nelson, Minne sota; Lenrott, Wisconsin; McCor- mick, Illinois, and Wadsworth, New York. The democrats oppos ing were Ashucst, Arizona; Brous- sard and Ransdell, Louisana; Jones, New Mexico; Kendrick, Wyoming; Sheppard, Texas, and Walsh, Montana. FILE ARGUMENTS The proposed interest rate amendment to the constitution would inhibit loans on many classes of security and thousands of mortgages on homes would be foreclosed at maturity because of property owners' inability to pro cure new loans at the legal rate allowed, according to a negative argument, to be published in the voters' pamphlet, which was filed .with the secretary of state today. The argument frowning on the amendment was prepared by the Portland Press club, the Portland Association of Credit Men, the Portland chamber of commerce, the Associated Retail Credit Men of Portland, the Progressive Bus iness Men's' club, the Oregon Technical council, , the Kiwanis club, nd the East Side Business Men's club. The proposed income tax bill, initiated by the state grange, also is denounced in ; an argument filed by this same group today. Concerning the amendment the argument contends that the law of supply and demand controls the value of money the same aa of other commodities, with this difference: that money .is the most sensitive commodity with which the business world has to deal." The home owner and the farmer would particularly suffer, it is declared. Instead of helping the class of people who need help most. It would simply make it im possible for them to borrow money. The amendment, the argument insists, would especially militate the grain, cattle, sheep and wool men. HALL'S ANSWER T, 7 tn ii answer of Govern or Ben W. Olcott in the Hall con test suit for the repuoncan nomi nation for governor in the re cent primaries, was eipecieu be filed by the Hall attorneys this afternoon. In a contest suit 24 hours is the time limit for filing a reply unless otherwise stipulated be tween the parties. No such stipu lation has been eniereu i ''it is expected that the reply v. nnthinir more than a flat denial of all the allegations con tained in the Oicou " . rt the hearing of the case will be on Monday, it isj 11 J oeneveu. UPON FREAK BILLS SCHEDUL 0 TODAY (MHO AID STRIKERS 40,000 Shopmen to Join Men Out Peace in Rail road Tie-up Seems Far Off; Priority is Issue. Chicago, July 26. (By Asso ciated Press.) With the govern ment assuming control of freight traffic from midnight last night, the eastern railroads continuing their efforts to form new unions of shopmen and indication from Montreal that a walkout of 40,000 Canadian shopmen hadbeen au thorized, peace in the railway strike today seemed remote. ; On the other hand good will was apparent' in the meeting being held at Baltimore between offi cials of the Baltimore & Ohio rail road and representatives- of tae shopmen which have been regard ed as a possible precursor to other individual settlement if success ful. ' HSfi Further Spread Expected. No further spread of the strike was looked tor. Plans have been perfected for delivering . mail by motor truck at least once a day to every community in upper Mlchl gan. No-rth and ' South Dakota and Minnesota. Curtail of train service during the last 24 hours was negligible. The Pennsylvania railroad issued a statement last night saying pas senger and freight service had been restored to normal on -that road. . ' Denison, Texas, was placed un der martini law at 5 o'clock this morning by Governor Neff, who ordered five companies of the Texas national guard to duty there. Governor Stephens of California in, a message to President Hard ingy called attention to possible shortage of refrigerator cars for transporting fruit. Seniority the Issue. Two big western trunk lines the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific, reporting today to the United States railroad labor board in supoprt of the roads contention that the seniority question is the big issue at stake in. the shop crafts strike, declared they had 16,020 men at work who would be affected by it. These men, the roads said, have been promised that they win De protected in their seniority rights over all men who may be employ ed later, or who may return to their Jobs. The Santa Fe presented figures to the board showing 6513 skilled mechanics and 2869 shop laborers were at work in its shops last night. The Southern Pacific report shows that out of 1S.000 shopmen employed June 30, 6268 did hot walkout and that return of strik ers and employment of new men have brought the total employed last night up to 6648. STRIKERS CALL OUT IPWOR Mnslrneee Okla.. July 26. In retaliation to the threat of the Oklahoma coal operators associa tion and the Southwestern Inter state Coal Operators' association to resume work at their mines un der the open shop basis, the ex ecutive board of district 21, uni ted Mine Workers of America, comprising the state of Oklahoma, Arkansas Bnd Texas this after- nooiv nassed a resolution calling ( ans-lnitri- firemen and pump men who had been permitted to work at the mines, since tne na tional strike began April 1. These mn wora allowed to remain at wprk to keep the mines from flooding. Th bnard also approved Dis trict President John Wilkinson's strike call of last week against mines supplying eoal to utUities. It went on record as refusing to permit these mines to resume op erations in view of the govera m.f. nrder nermitting railroads to eixe coal in order to avoid a shortage. PUB KERS SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1922. Clarke "The Mddefn Ku Klux Klan" : M ; ''If" Grand Jury Summons Mem hers Of Klan In Probe Of Nigh t Riders Medford, Or., July 26. Today is "klan" day witB the Jackson county grand Jury Investigating the Ku Klan Klan here. Subpoe nas have been issued for J. F. Hittson, former Medford chief of police; Joe McMahan, state trat fic ,cop; Jack HemBtreet, former member of :. the Medford police force; M. B. Bunnell, who is said to have filed the charges with the klan court that led to the Hale hanging; Dr. Jouett B. Bray, chl ropractor, and Dwlght Vlmont both of whom are said to have left town since the grand Jury started work; Robert. Hammond, tele phone manager; Newton Borden, democratic candidate for state senator and reputed to be cyclops of the local klan; Dr. McM. N. Dow, William Offutt and others not announced. That Mayor C. B. Gates of Med ford, often mentioned as an inde pendent candidate for governor, gave an impassioned plea in his defense at a meeting of the Med ford klan, when his suspension for six months was demanded, was part of the testimony given before the special grand Jury yesterday by Raymond Reter former mem ber of the Ku Klux Klan, accord ing to reliable reports today. May-j New Principal is Hired And Five Teachers Are Chosen ByDirectors A new principal and five addi tional instructors were eleeted by the Salem school board at its regular meeting last nigh- and the resigna tions of rive teachers were accept ed. On the recommendation of Sup erintendent George Hag, the board chose W. A. Davenport to serve as principal of the Lincoln school. He will receive a salary of $1400 a year. Marjory Oil'bert was chosen as an English instructor in the Salem high school; Glen W. Campbell was elected to teach science in the high, school; OHie May Chandler was picked for a home economics in structor in the junior high schools; Eva Mas toe was hired as a grade teacher, and Gertrude DeWitt was eleeted as a grade teacher. The four teachers who resigned last night were Harry Savage, his- ory instructor and debate coach; Benlah Slade, an instructor in the commercial department, Alieyn Johnson, an English teacher and June Van Winkle, also of the Eng lish department. At the suggestion of Mr. Hug the board voted to place Miss Eu- Creech aa head of the home economics department in all of the junior high schools. Mr. Hug spoke highly of Miss Creech s work. In her new position she will receive $140 a month on a nine-month b&sis. The board last night voter! to paint and tint the Garfield school and E'Jjert Hutcheon was ehosfn to perform the work, Tiie inside ot S;Js Kept Mmn and Mfs. Tyler G The Capital Journal is running serially this book expos ing" the workings of the Ku Klux Klan, its real aims and purposes. It is written by Henry P. Fry, who wrote the exposure of the Klan for the New York World that won that newspaper the award for rendering the highest service to the nation of any newspaper in America the past year. In; previously published chapters, Mr. Fry told of join ing the Klan under misapprehension, his experiences, and hia discovery of the real motives of the promoters, which was followed by his resignation. He then turned to an ex pose of Klan propagation methods, which will be followed by a description of the ritual etc. Publication of the book has been interrupted for two dt'tys to set forth the scandal that has broken out at Atlanta, showing plainly that the organization i3 simply an appeal to religious and racial prejudice for the enrichment of grafters. It will be resumed tomorrow. or Gates by special Cispensation some time ago, was made an hon orary member of the klan after attending an initiation and ob serving the ceremony. Tt- Is also reported that the names of the officers of the Med fnrri Itlan were named, and sev era! .- fiery speeches of members were recited. Art hni rtnrr the npero boot black who was taken Into the hills and strung up in March is on his wy to Medford from Modesto to appear before the grand Jury. He left for California right after the klansmen took the rope from B rnu nil his neck and has nob been back since nor would he return until he was promised safe con duct hv the prosecuting officers. He will be met south of the Ore gon line' and accompanied to Med ford. It is expected that he will reach Medford Friday or Satur day. , Hank Johnson, who was noosed hv the klan for alleged chicken stealing, will go before the Jury this afternoon or tomorrow. Kelly a Witness. When the grand Jury met yes terday. Colonel B. E. Kelly, who resigned the district attorneyship of Jackson county to go overseas the tmilding will be painted and tinted, and a portion of the out side will be painted. Cuyler Von Patten, local contrac tor, will have the plans for the two new portable buildings, to be used next fall, ready within a few daysj it was announced. The supplies committee last night was authorized to purchase ten new typewriters for the commercial fle patmeat of the high school. Today's Scores American at Chicagrj R. H. E. Boston 3 8 8 Chicago 1 3 0 Quiun and Ruel; Robertson ano Schalk. . National at Brooklyn Pittsburgh 0 2 Brooklyn 7 10 0 Glaxner and Jonnard; Reutber ant Deberry, Hungling. " American at Cleveland " Philadelphia 0 7 0 Cleveland 2 1 Retig, Kckert and Perkins; Uhle and O'Nell. National at New York St. IjouI 6 7 4 New York 10 20 C Sherdell, Pfeffer, Barfott, Per Mca and Alnsmith; Douglas, Ryan ind Snyder. and who is now a candidate for circuit Judge, was called as the first witness. Kelly resigned from the American Legion of Medford because It refused to adopt a reso lution offered by him denouncing the Ku Klux Klan. Subsequent to this he received an .anonymous letter signed "I Know All," one of a series sent to various prominent men of Medford, warning him to quit his outspoken hostility to the klan. Kelly laid this letter before the grand Jury and gave other tes timony relating to his knowledge of the workings of the klan in Jackson county. James E. Edmiston, manager of the Oregon Cooperative Fruit (Continued on Page Five.) READY TO TALK TO ONION CHIEFS Bridgeport, Ohio, July 26. An nouncement, was made here today by Charles J. Albasin, secretary of the Pittsburg Vein Operators' as lociation that the association now stands ready to enter conferences with officials of the United Mine Workers either for the state of Ohio or for the central competi tive field with a view to terminat ing the strike. This is the , first definite an nouncement by this association of operators, which produce more than one-third of the entire coal output In Ohio, that it was willing to enter conferences with the min ers on this basis. PLAINTIFFS FINISH IN PHEZ CASE That the market price for lo ganberries during the years of 1919 and 1920 was 9 nd 13 cents was brought out by the testimony of witnesses in the 300,000 breach of contract suit brought by the Phez company against the members of the Salem Fruit union now being heard in the circuit court by Judges George G. Bing ham and Percy Kelly. The plaintiff was expected to finish its clde of the case this af ternoon, when the defendants will take up the issue, of whether or not there was any breach of con tract In the failure of the grow ers to deliver their berries to the Phex company during the two years. The contract price of the ber ries was Quoted at 2314 end 4 eents. Should the court decide against the growers they will be forced to pay the difference be tween this price and the market price. OHIO OPERATORS PRICE TWO CENTS ab (LIGIMPP BARES SCI01 IWMENTIWO 0 BODY Wade exposes usurpation perial Kleagle who is now Emperor pro-tern of Ku Klux Klan and with Mrs. Tyler has become "sud denly enormously wealthy from ill-gotten gairis collected from the ranks of the Klansmen. Order is used for personal aggrandizement. Clarke Accused of Converting Tribute Payers, Whose Money Enriches His Coffers, So That He Has Reduced the Other members of the Klan to Practical Serfdom Collecting Money From Every Officer and Agent Who Is. Handling Money Atlanta, Ga., July 26. (Special Correspondence) Sensa tional disclosures regarding the management of the Ku Klux Klan are made in. the. Fulton Superior court by L. D. Wade, Imperial Kligrapp, in his reply to the application for a restraining order preventing him from telling of the affairs of the klan sought by Edward Imperial Klaliff and Emperor Plorh-o nnrl TVTra TflliVnhorVi arrested in dishabille and fined for disorderly conduct in the police court of Atlanta, are accused of having seized supreme power of the klan and to be using the order "for their per sonal aggrandizment," and "being in control of the funds have become suddenly and enormously wealthy from ill gotten gains collected from the ranks of the Klansmen." Clarke is accused of having "gained complete control over Emperor Simmons and has either kept him drunk or has taken advantage of his drunken condition, and thereby pro cured his own appointment as Imperial Wizard, pro tem, and by virtue of this office and by virtue of the office of Imperial Klaliff and Imperial Kleagle, controlling the selection of other officers of the Imperial Kloneilium, which is he supremo council of the order, punishing with immediate dismissal any officers who opposes his will." NO FIERY CROSS LLU1NES NIGHT FOR LOCAL KLUX The Ku Klux meeting, so her alded and acclaimed, for July 25, in the "read and burn letter'" from the Salem headquarters of the organization, apparently petered out last night. No flaming cross lit up the midnight skies. No hooded and night gowned figures assembled in weird ritualistic ceremonies gatherings on Ferguson hill. where the "dope" had it that the coos-coos were to meet. Somebody must have been scared out or got their dates mixed. Rumors were rife about the city ' yesterday concerning the meeting. Everybody was curious, but not curious enough to ap proach the hillock ' where the naturalization" ceremonies of a large number of "aleens" into the invisible empire were supposed to take place. The "big surprise" promised in the letter must have been ice cream and cake served at the com mittee meeting in a local lodge hall, if any meeting was held at all. Needless to say, there were many wbo were disappointed, for the spectacle of a klan meeting bid fair to give excitement to an otherwise quiet evening. Perhaps the prospect of being hit 16 bucks each for the Hall re count contest reduced the enthus iasm of the klansmen and made necessary a postponement of the gathering until some future date. Rights of way are being obtain ed for tbe widening of the lie Kenzie highway at O'Brien's TooBt, at Deerhorn, and at other places where it is to t improved. THE WEATHER Washington and Oregon: Tonight fair. Thursday fair and warmer. -Local: No rainfall: northerly winds; part cloudy; max. 77; mln. 49; river, minus 1.2 feet and stationary. ON TRAINS A NO NKW8 STANIS FIVJ3 CENTS Wealth TRITE FffiS of supreme power by Im Order Into a Vast Body of Young Clarke, Imperial Kleagle, pro-tem of the Ku Klux Klan. TVlpr. witVi wlinm V10 wna nnrn sThe following copy of the of ficial records gives Mr. Wades answer in detail: Knights of the Ku Klux KJan vs. L, J. Wade, No. 5320S Fulton Supreme Court September Tcrm 1922 Injunction. Now comes L. D. Wade, defend ant in tbe above stated ease, and, without waiving his pleas in abate ment heretofore filed or either of them, but specially insisting there on, appears specially for the purpo.e of answering the allegations of plaintiff's petition, and thereupon avers: I Defendant admits that he was Imperial Kligrapp of the Ku Klux Klan prior to and until the Bill day of June, 1922, about which date (Continued on page two) JOHN N. SrKORE OREGON PIONEER, DEAD South Berjd, Wash., July 20 One of the distinctive characters of the old northwest is being buried here today in the person of Judge John Nathan Skidmore, wbo died at the age of 89 years. He came from Kentucky to Oregon 69 years ago, and helped clear tho firs from the present site of Portland. In the Indian uprising of 1855 Mr. Skid more joined the Oregon, mounted volunteers and he engaged in a number of battles during the war fare. NEW HOSPITALS FOR FORMER SERVICE MEN Washington, July 26 Selection of St. Cloud, Minnesota, as a site for a new 1,000,000 hospital, for service men with facilities for tf tween 2C0 and 350 men was an nounced today by Director Forbes of the veterans bureau. Decision to establish a (1,000, 000 hospital with facilities for 500 mental eases at Camp Custer, Mich igan, instead of the Great Lkcs naval training station ser Chicago, also was announced by diretoe Forbes. JJ 1 Wk u elb 1