Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Flip tonight and Tuesday. Maximum yastarday 68 Minimum today 32 Weather Year Ago Maximum Minimum ..33 Precipitation . 01 Pally- Hevsntreiilh Year, Weekly Hrty-Hwuml Venr. MEDFOKD, OWIXION, MONDAV, APIUL 24, 1922 NO. 29 S-fRiJpHlTS yf BUCK,- TWO KILLED WM. EADS AND W. KILLED; I ID TRUCK PARTY Party of Prospectors From Grants n.. . n t-- i. urossmy oy o. r. irmn w. Unknown Eyewitnesses Declare Truck Going About 15 Miles An Hour, Not Trying to Beat Train to Crossing Fear Joe Anderson Fatally Hurt, While Two Men Escape With Serious Injuries, One Boy Is Unharmed. & tit In il Pacific BHWiiKir train I o No. 13. due hem al 9:17 a. m. struck a Fowl trurk at the crossing north of thn express offlr alinut t:l.' thin morning. Elvn men were riding on th truck T wito killed unci thrrii wr tmdty Injured, whlln a akuh tut horseback wan thrown against the t ruin but wan not aeiluimly ln)ttr'l. Thn dead rn: William Kada of (runt I'aaa, who tlli'd i n rniito to the HurrM Ili-art hospital. W. J Hmlib of liranta I'aaa. who died abort y after arrival at th hoit pltal. Tbn Injured arc: J. C. KaiU. Jo. of Crania Pass, father of William KaU end John Kudu Severe hruiai and ruta about thu head J. C. Kada wn tb pwiwr and driver of tho truck. Ji Anderson, 17, of (iranli I'm. fracture of tho eltiow and aunpncted frarturn of the nk nil. Suffering with convulsion. Small but ponsibl rhanr for recovery, Frank Wttlmarth, of (Iruim Pas Cuta and brulaea. Expected to re cover. John Kada, 1 7, Coueusalon of the bialn. Hlmht Injuries. Not serious John I'ftilx la ant Ihi-r ami of J. C Ead. owner of thn trurk. Iln wai rld'ng a himn lo thn rear of thn trurk and win thrown from It mutant thn train but mlraeuhiuaty oacaped ac- rl.ttid InlnrV I Th rther'flvn men wora riding cl Hi truck and thn party It la under- atood waa txund for a propertlng lour In northern California. They wern carrying auppllei and beddina with them and Itava thn apesranrn of having Intentlona of pit ipartlng f i r gold whlln en route, aa a gold pan up (I aeverul plcka and ahovela were In thn pqulpment. Tbn men had enmn from Grants Pun thla mnrnlnii and were wnat bf.und on Third atrent. They wern traveling at a arced of about 10 mile per hour when they atarted lo croas. Ibe track. It aeetued aa though thcyj had do knowledga of tho preaenrn' ft thn train and tlmy ran onto thn' croaaing with no apparent rnalUatlon j that the Iraln waa near. Thn report! that tbn driver waa endeavoring to beat tho train to thn rroasina la he- Ilnved lo bo unfounded according to eye witness. interviewed totlay. The ongltia struck tho truck direct ly In thn mlddln uVd carried It 2 7 yards south of tho croaalng whern It was deposited facing In I tin opposite. direction from which It hud beott when on thn croaslng. Two f the In Jttred men were lying on thn wet V aldn of thn track and three on tho st slilo when the train supped In lidd'tiot) to John Kadi who hud been riding the In rse and who waa walking around In a dazed rendition on the last Hide of thn track. When tlm engine, camn In contact with tho vehicle one. would havn sus pected that It wus carrying dynamite, at loaves of bread, rolls of blankets, bodlnj and all thing contained by tho truck wero catapulted In all direc tions. Tho whist In of tlm train wrenched a warning Just prior to and during tho collision. Tho engine stopped be fore It reached the express office. In a remarkably short time a large crowd gathered at tho acono or the (incident, unit imsHmmers from thn traljt endeavored to mako the Injured men. comfortable, all of whom ex cepting .lolm Eada were unconscious. Thi coroner and several doclora nrrlved In about five minutes and the men were all taken to tho hospital. ii inner annrrsseu to U. K. Kada of. this city was found in tho wreck, but 1 tlio Lads brothers of. this city, who aro engaged In tho transfer business here siato that to tho hoHt of their knowledge none of thn men Involved In the accident wero thnlr relatives. .1, ( ICndtt Is tha fathor of eight children, two r f whom were with him when thn' accident occurred, Mrs. A Rads, and tlm other children, exenpt.- iuk one wno ih mnrrKHi, live in liranta Pnss. i Kyo wltnesKcm of thd accident, aa Tar as cun be ascertained at present, attach no hlamo to tho onRlnenr nnd fireman of tho locomotive, Tho tlato ot the Invest Igutlon by I. SMITH OF DEATH Pass Struck at Third Street ix i a i. -t io uuuic ui hwiuuiu i coroner's Jury hint been aol for to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Thn accident la tho worm of iti kind that haa happened here In some yenra. Many commeiila were heard on tlm tr ') today deriarlnic the tragedy to ho a warning to driver who may h observed ony duy In the week endeavoring to M-at Hi ut hern I'uilfle train acriKa the truck ut' any of thn thre crossings In thn city. Many rltUoua alxo tinted action on ptnumed oveiliead rroiuttiiKM. and the pluclii of railroud Katea at all cronii intta within thu city limiu. PLEA IS DENIED WAKIIINOTON. April 21-The an prnin rourt today denlvd the applica tion i.f Krwln It. lterioll of I'lilladul phi for a writ of hnbna rorptia. Krwln. a brother of (Jrover Cleveland IlcrR.loll. now la aerviilg a Hrntcnce of fnur y-ara In 1eavenworth for falluro to inform military aervlcn durlna: the war ami contended hn waa convlctctlj llMKBlly. WAttlllNOTON. April 24 -J.iHticp , Hulley In thn aupreme rourt of the lla. j fi't of Columbia today ruled that thn j alien nroperty ctiKtodlan rnumt Ih r-1 quired to aurrender proerty of finv , ver V. lierKdoll, valued at ITiii.noo If thn government provea that ltcrKdll haa been convicted of denortlon and la now n fugltlv from luatlcn i .. i i.i. the allied reparations committee's in vitation to become a member of the committee which will consider flota tion of an Ititornatlonal loan for tier tunny. Ho Will sail for Europe about the middle of May. National League, At Philadelphia: K. II. K. New York ,3 H 3 Philadelphia ...2 10 5 Iiotig'.iiH, Causey and E. Smith: llulibell and llenllne, At HoHton: It. H. K. Uronklyn 7 10 I lloston , R 11 0 Mitchell, Mammaux and llunRllnn; Watson, McQuillan, M.iniunrd and O'Neill, At Cincinnati: It. H. 13. HI, Louis 6 7 2 t'lnclniiatl 4 12 4 Periled, Haifoot nnd Alnsnillh: Iionohue. Markle, Bchnell nnd Wingo. At tihlcago: It. It. K, Pittsburg ...2" G 0 Chicago 4 11 1 Cooper and tlooch; Aldridgo and O'Fairoll. America u Ioaguo. At 11... ...I.. ,1 H. 11 14 E rhlcngo ..S Cleveland Fuller nnd S.halk; Malls, Morton ! "od O'Neill,. Nunnnmkcr At Washington: ,It. II. U 14 K, Post on 3 Washington 11 Wulmi, Fullertnn, Meyers, Podge nnd Wnltara; Mogrldgo nnd flharrlty. At St. Louis: It. II. K Detroit 2 2 Ut. Louis .0 It 1 Oldham, Johnson, Dauss nnd Pass- ler, Mntilnn: Kliocker and Severeld. ; At Now York: (11 lnninKS. It. 111. K. Philadelphia .4 12 New York A I) 1 Perkins, Fehnmm; Maya and Schaiig. MEMBER KM GROVER BERGDOLL S MORGAN ACCEPTS PLACE ON BOARD BASEBALL SCORES I CI1ICAOO, Ani-il 24. Though , Mury li:inl n announced nothing iiorinito concerning her future, following hr resignation last night fin gctiorul director of the 4- Chlruco OpiTii tiMftoci.il in it Id xHutfd lm will Icavn for New York today ostensibly for a eon- tereucn with her concert manager trbui lea WuKimr, who la rorted to hnvo offered her 250,fK'l for a conceit tur next aenaon. Ltiter 4 nho may (5o to Kitro for a ao- Joutn. MImm Hnrdcn'a lennro of otfin wuh uiarkril with ronalderable turiimtl. It li'Ran Jitnunry 13, 4 '.C1 when at the miKKetttlon of 4 lluridd V. MeCorlllli k thn jMiHltlon 4 wim oflered her, IKirlnu the year 4 the oriittnlziitlnn' louden have 4 been nllliuHt ft.000.UO0, till! lar- 4 Ki-at In Ita history. v 4 Medford Woman Receives a Letter From Geo. B. Chris tian, Secretary to President Harding, Declaring Chief Executive Disapproves. Arontwd by a declaration made by the official a'peaker of the Ku Klux Klal ' ,h a lhnalrrt n thl rlty- In which aim declarea it waa stated that President Harding waa friendly to tho organization. Mra. Frank L. Applefrntn of Medford. recently wrote to thn rvBidcnt conrornlng the truth of thla atatement. Today ahc rece ived tho following reply which Hpeaka for itaelf and in rather emphatic lan gunge : Thn Whito Ilouao Wuahlngton, April, 1, 1922. My dear Mra. Applegate: Yotir letter of April twelfth, to the president, la received. You may lie very aure that any stale- ment of tha prealdent'a Intereat In or approval of the Ku Klux Klan ia a complnto and egregious niiarepresen tation of tho 1'rcaidont'H attitude. In Home quartera It haa even been repre miii iiw.i iiw, nr.ui,i.n iu n u.r of thla orgnnUatlou. Not only is that untrue, but the fart is that tho presi dent heartily disapproves of the organ ization and ha repeatedly expressed hiuiMelf to this effect. Very sincerely, GEO. It. CHRISTIAN. JR. Roeretnry to the president. Mrs. Frank U 'Applogate. C1G 8. Oak- dale Avenue, Medford, Oregon. L I SALE.M, Ore.. April 24. Ttoseoe P. mirst. acting in the name of the Law arid Order league of Portland to day served notice upon Secretary of Slate Koxer that ho and tho peoplo he represents would object to tho addition of any further names to the petition for tho recull ' of Fred O. Iluchtel, public service rommlsatoner Mr. Hurst contends that aeoeplunco of tho rocall petitions by tho secre tary of state's office Inst Tuesday con stltuted u formal filing of tho docu ments, Secretary Kozrr this morning stat ed .that he stood ready to accept hd ditioiiH to tho petitions now in his hands, prior to tho actual filing of petitions which is scheduled for Tuea duy. Ho says tho petitions were nc cepted merely for tho accommoda tion of tho petitioners and wero not actual fUings, Tho nuchtul petitions aro deposited lust week aro luoro than 1,000 tiamos short, according to the secretary of Uv Mdry Garden Quits Losses Near Million, Largest in History 444444444444444444 PRESIDENT IS NO ERIEND OE KU KLUX KIAN BUCHTELS EGA PETITION of signatures HREATEN LEY French Premier for Third Time; Throws Scare Into Genoa Conference If Agree ments Not Observed France Will Go It Alone Enforce- i ment of Treaty Demanded. ItAIt I.E IifC. April !4. (By the Amiorluti'd l'reiui) 1'rcmler J'oln enre nijinuuncf'd in a upeech here to duy .thnt If tho Frt-m h delegation at l i)(.u could not Kii bheud with Im work under the .agreed conditlonM, l-'ruiu'e would rricreifiiiiy havn to ci'ime piirtlclimtlon In the conference. ISA It M: VVC, Krance. April 14. Fmnce will. If necnMnry, undertake nluno to a that the treaty of Vej Miilh'a la executed If the Oermana de fault In their repurutlona puymenta. TreinU-r l'olncar intimated In a apeech tx'fore the general council of the department of the Mruae today. Tlic SlHt of May when tho Oer mnna niuxt cither aewpt tho con dltlona laid down by the reparation roinniiwdon or default in their pay ment la an important date for France aaid thu premier. It l Krame'a duty. ho nililed. In tu!l Independence to maintain the integrity vt the treaty. .k Trent? K.nfonvnieiit. "All we ier have asked and nil we nnlc today 1 the e-cutlon of the treaty." aald M. I'oincnro. "and that w muRt have and nhall have. The pence of Kuropc dcpend.i upon It. Your future and national prosperity depend upon It. It la not by precipl-i tate actlun or by dcclNinna which re flect that wo will obtain It. It la bv pemevering and methodical action ltut It muni he done." The premier declared he ardently honed for tho co-otteration of tho allien In caw riermany defaulted. "but according to tho terms of the treaty.!" he added, "each may in coao , of need, respectively take auch ; tiinnures as are necessary and wc shall not suffer it that our unfortu nate country succumb under the bur den of repnatlons alongside of a Ger many that doi-g not consent to make tho ueceenary effort to discharge her ilehtx. We shall defend, in full Indepen dence, the Kicnrh cause, and. we fdiu'.l not abandon any arms the treaty gives us." TIEN A. April II (Ily the Asso ciated Press) The French delega tion announced today that it was willing ta subscrllx) to the proposed part under which the various na tions would agree to abstain from ag gression, considered especially necos sary In favor of tho Kusao-Qcrman treaty. (ortunns Abandon Reply, OENOA. April It. (By the Asso ciated I'resn) Once more today the gyrating Genoa conference which has been alternating between fears and hopes nnd punctuated by political crises' which threatened to destroy it nltoKetlter. set itsetr grimly to the task of readjusting the economic life of Europe. The decision of Herman delegates late last night that they would not reply to the allies' second note, be cause they did not wish to endanger tho success of the conference, was received everywhere with frankly uttered . words of relief for almost everybody was beginning to despair secretly that the conference would end In economic achievement. In all quarters today were heard words of pralsefor tho valient efforts of tho Italians to re-establish har mony so thnt the conference might concentrate construtcive problems for which It was organized. Six sub-ctimmlssions were sched uled to meet today and the com mittee of experts on the Russian question nindo plans to tako up se riatim the report on construction In Russin prcpurod by the nllled experts who met In London. This report concerns not only the question of the handling of Russia's debts but also matters vital to foreigners In their relations with Russia bearing on tho legal protection they are to have in their dealings In Russia. Tho soviet delegates have over thrown for tho moment its noted memorandum issued ns an answer to tho experts, because It Is In contra diction Willi tlio later Russian noto accepting tho nllics terms as a basis for discussion. dllll Will to Stand. ST. PAl'U April 34. Petitions of contending heirs of Mrs. James J. Hill for appointment of either the Northwest Trust company of Louis W. 11111 ns administrator of her 112. 000,000 estate, were denied by Vro bate Judge Howard Wheeler, in n de cision filed today. QUIT PAR 3 444444444444444444 4 4 4 NASfifA. N. II., April II. 4 4 VlrKlnia riron, motion picture 4 4 actreaa who wuh to have apokeo 4 4 at tho Klrtit ltaptlttt rhurch lat 4 nlKht waa prpvenu-d at thn last 4 mlnnt by the deneona. They In 4 Htructed thn piuitor to annoiineo 4 that tlm action wan for "the Kood 4 of tho church." - 4 A crowd that tilled the auditor- 4 '"m m iu hia- 4 4 tory had appeared to near Mlaa 4 4 I'earaon u-11 of "efforta to ralm 4 4 thn moral standard of th atago." 4 4 Klin anid aftnrwarda that ahe was 4i 4 Invited to apeak by the pan tor, 4 4 adding that tbn action of tb (lea- 4 4 cona "waa ai(urrnt!y tbn work of 4 4 peofdn who think thut uctora and 4 4 actrease aro damned fiirever." 4 4 444444444444444444 Boats Formerly in U. S. Service, Manned By Men In U- S. Uniforms Ply Liquor Smuggling Traffic Chaser 101 Caught. NEW TOttK. April 24 A bootleg glng scheme whereby liquor was ainuggh d into thin country from EW- muda and Cuba on former submarine chaaers by officers wearing the unt form of the t'nlted States navy, haa been unearthed, It waa announced ' todny at the '"atoms house. The for- I Movie Actress Is Barred From Church By Baptist Deacons U-BOAT CHASER USED TO BRING IN CUBA LIQUOR tner cnaser mi. renamed naua. nasiwnicn tnree peace officers participate been captured with her commander and crew of seven the announcement mated. Customs officinls claimed to have received from the crew a story to the effect that pirates held up the chaser yesterday, 10 miles off Mon tauk Point. Long Island, boarded the craft with drawn revolvers, bound tho commander to thn mast and Seized the chaser's cargo Of liquor. BAN FRANCISCO, April 25. -Because the waiters at LMnle'a cafe in what is known ns the Bohemian quarter, marked down wine pn the checks along with other items order ed with the libation, the cafe lost liquors valued at $20,000 In a federal prohibition raid today. H. Morgen tln. proprietor, and one waiter were arrested. SAN FRANCISCO. April 24. The arrest of one policeman and the sus pension of another on bribery charges in connection with tho nl leged operations of a "protected" whiskey selling ring here will be fol lowed by the bringing of bribery charges against "higher Ups." in the pollen department. It was announced today by Samuel F. Rutter, federal prohibition director for California. James M. Rawlings, the arrested policeman, Is said by Chief of Police hanicl J. O'Brien to have mado a statement implicating F. S.. Joyce, a former policeman, who was also ar rested. Decisions of U. S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON. April 2L Manufac turcrs aro required to use trade names and labels which will convey to the purchasing public an accurate descrip tion of the materials or ingredients composing their products, the supreme court today decided In a case brought by the federal trado commission against the Wlnsted Hosiery company Justice Brandcis' in delivering the opinion of the court upheld the author Ity of the trado commission to issue an order to the company to desist from certain practices, typical of the trade, particularly It's lubel "merino," as used In connection with knit goods, on the ground that they constituted unfair competition. Justice Mclleynolds dis sented. WASHINGTON, April 24. A case involving certain land in Portland, Ore., held by the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation company nnd others nnd claimed by Virginia Bailey nnd other hers of Henry Ploch was today dismissed by tho supremo court on authorities -cited. PEACE OFFICERS SHOT, ONE DEAD, AS RESULT OF L. A. NIGHT RIDERS RAID Night Marshal of Los Angeles Suburb Shoots When Told to , Hold Up Hands By Masked Men Furious Battle Follows . Wounded Man Member of Secret Organization Ku Klux Goblin Denies Responsibility Rigid Investigation Ordered Two Men Near Death Entire District Thrown Into Dis order By Tragedy Refuse to Name Organization Involved. IX)S ANC2EL.ES, April 21. An In-! quest over the body of M. D. Mosher of Inglewood, who wag shot and killed by a policeman late Saturday night when the policeman attempted to halt a raid by maaked men on an Inglewood home, will be held at Inglewood at 9:30 tomorrow morning. The district attorney announced that William S. Cobnrn, grand goblin of the Ku Klux Klan and W. K. Price, king gleagle, would be summoned to testify. The district attorney announced that In his judgment investigation bad shown the shooting of Moeher and the wounding of two other men to have been Justified. He aaid the wounded men would likewise be summoned to testify at the Inquest although their evidence probably would have to be taken at hospitals. Negroes Arming A further development was the statement by a leader or the negro colony of 45.000 persons here that members of hia race had designated groups for defense and were arming to prerent any mob aggression. The spokesmen said that the negroes fear ed that the next move of the masked raiders might be directed against them. LOS ANGELES. April 24 While county officials were shaping plans for an exhaustive investigation today into the raid by masked men at Inglewood, a suburb, early Sunday morning in ing in the raid were shot, one dvlnz shortly after, Leonard Ruegg. deputy sheriff and one of the raiders, today was passing through a critical stage at the Inglewood hospital, following an operation In which a bullet was ex tracted from his abdomen. Constable M. B. Mosher of Inglewood is dead and his son Walter, a deputy constable. was slightly wounded. . The two Moshers and Ruegg were outpost guards of upwards of a hun dred men who raided, in masks, a resi dence at Inglewood early Sunday mor ning. Frank. Woerner, night marshal of Inglewood summoned by a tele phone message from tho neighborhood reporting a big holdup, was stopped by the masked trio, and being ordered to throw up his hands with threats of death after exhibiting his official badge, opened fire, killing the con stable and wounding the deputies. j The investigation today centers around the statements that the raid was the work of a well organized band members of which frequently men tioned their "organization." Girls Are Abused The residence of Mathias and Fidel Elduayen was the scene, and the brothers were kidnaped after the for mer's wife waa treated roughly and their two daughters subjected to Indig nities. The ostensible purpose of the raid, according to information furnished to a newspaper man summoned in ad vance to attend it and to admissions made subsequently by participants, was to obtain information against the Elduayen family for alleged illicit sale of liquors. Arrests are expected today. Prelim inary investigation indicated, accord ing to investigators of county offices, that the shooting by Woerner was in tho course of duty and that tho raid was an "unlawful escapade" of "picked men," and staged entirely for unlawful purposes in the words of William C. Doran. chief deputy district attorney, O. Fred Mortimer, Btatc's attorney of Sanga'mon county, in whose juris diction tho indictment was found, filed a list of more than 2S0 witnesses with the court. Marshal Telia Story Night Marshal Woerner's story of the shooting was as follows: "I received a call that there were stickup men there. We started toward tho place," referring to the start on motorcycle with Clyde Bannatta, a youth whose motorcycle he comman- doered. "When about 200 yards away from tho cross roads whom thn pmwd'vi.- was. a man stepped out into the road and ordered mo to halt. no carried revolver In his hand ' 'Throw up your hands, be said to ' Throw np your hands yourself. I am an officer," I replied, and placed the rays of my flashlight on my badge o that he would see It I waited a little. The roan continued to point hia gun at me and made a threatening mo tion. Then I fired. Two more men came running toward me, firing -aa they came. I think other shots came from the bushes. I fired at the two men and they fell. Then a whole crowd came forward and started down the road. I ran into the field, jumped on the motorcycle and got back to the road and went to town." William E. Mosher, son of the slain constable and who was shot in the arm by Night Marshal Woerner la a statement to officers exonerated Woer ner of all blame for slaying his father and declared if he had not been wound- ' ed he would have killed Woerner. He also admitted that the crowd had gath ered to talk over a matter of law en forcement, which, according to him. had not been handled by the author, ltles In the proper manner. Won't Name Organization . "An organization made up of picked I men, with ever? man a real man. made up the band. Young Mosher said. "We went out there to get a couple of boot leggers who had been operating la this city for a long time. With ffiff went my father and Leonard Ruegg and many others. I will not name the others and will not give you the name of the organization to which we be long. "Everything was planned in advance and we were all at the house where the bootlegger suspects lived when Deputy Marshal Woerner arrived on the rear of a motorcycle. We did not know that he was a police officer and Ruegg stopped him with an order to throw up his hands. The shooting started almost at once and Ruegg fell. I don't know who shot first; maybe we did. I can't say. Shot to Kill "Alter Ruegg fell I was still shoot ing and then a bullet from Woerner's revolver plowed through my arm. The shock knocked me down but I held my revolver in both hands and kept on shooting. Then my father felt and X guess that if I had been able to shoot straight I would have killed the offi cer. Lots of others were shooting at the same time I was and then some body yelled to stop and it was all oyer. We were rushed to a hospital in one of the automobiles parked near the house we raided. "I will not implicate anyone in this matter excepting those already known to the authorities. I do not blame Offi cer Woerner for killing my father. Any peace officer would have done the same thing. The shooting was all a mistake." One phase of the affair that was en gaging the early attention of officials hero was the connection with the raid, it any connection existed, ot the Ku Klux Klan. William S. Coburn, the grand goblin, arrived 6a the scene within a half hour of the shooting although it was near midnight when It occurred. He explained his prompt ness by saying that he had tseen told of the affair by W. O. Price, king kleagle of the Klan here, who In turn had heard of it from the - sheriff's office. . At the sheriff's office it was stated that the first word ot the affray reached there at 11:10 and other calls followed until midnight. But that none of them referred in any way to a pos sible connection with the Kn Klux Klan. -The deputy in charge said no word was sent to any person other than the officials directly involved and that ho did not know how Mr. Trice got his Information. K. K. K. Suspected , Mr. Coburn said it was possible sev eral members of the Klan might have taken part but if they did so their acts were personal and not inspired by the I Th"e arg0 numb(ir n attendance, tho i , 1 (Continued on Page six.)