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MEDFORD, OUKUON',' TUESDAY, A PHIL 25, 1922
NO. 29
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RAID
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SECRETS OF
K.K, K. ARE
GIVEN OUT
Members of Secret Order
Admit On Stand That Night
Riders Outrage Planned
at Ku Klux Meeting Grand
Goblin Attempts to Interfere
With Testimony.
US ANOKI.Ki. Arrll
night rldora' raid resulting In the
kll'ln of CiiMtal'lB M. !. MohIut
lulo Huturday nlitht was arranged In
a meeitiiR Friday night In which
HUke K. Sham beau, traffic officer ol
Inglewood, was Initialed Into I In Ku
Klux Klnn, Khambeau testified at
tlin lniU( b"tn today Into the death
of Consubht Moslwr.
Tha tn".tln. M-rily arranging
the ral.l was held In thn undertak
Iiir parlor In which I h Inquest is
being conducted, Phambeiiu ttlfled
An almrcstlta in th Inquest do
sloped between William C. Poran.
rhf deputy dtatrlrt attorney, and
William S. Colmrn, sitprem attor
ney and grand Roblln of the Partftr
domain of !h Ku KUix Klnn. when
lh latter allampted to Interfere
with th lnvrnltK4lor, qtittlniis.
After a spirited Interchange, the
deputy ordered the. Klnn tJ tl-r u
.It down, amid "rheers rrom tho
tbronx attending the Inquest.
SUaiiihraii who U a deputy mar
shal and deputy sheriff, testified that
two undertaker and a doctor were
among tho who attended the meet
ing lat Friday. Me named a num
ber c f poraona prfaont.
AnotluT ncnmtlonul dpvtipni(nt
f th Inijuput waa thn tiiioouy of
l.nuld rarki-r. nwpapr piotoitra-
pbr. who rfrelvnd thn csrtvjHtvf
"Hp" of thn rnld. that b had I'fwn
a nifinhi-r of thn Ku Klux Klan and
rtridunml yit.lirilay. Ilt aald the In
rormiitlou of thn raid waa tipped to
him. h lirlnR advld they wro Riv
Ir.R to make a raid upon a mooiihln
mill which waa operating with pro
Untlon 'of the law.
fbainhcaa'a tratlmony waa drawn
tiftt lt by bit by Doputy loran. H
admitted tha mooting In which the
raid waa planned wji an official
me.ntnu cf thn Ku Kim Klan and
officiated at by Klan membeni. He
completely broke, 'down under th
RrillltiR of Ioran.
About SO people attended the meot
iii(, Shambi-au testified.
.l)lln In Sat l'wn
Tho tenaq moment of I ho Inqueat
occurred at Ihn hcRlnnlns of Sham-
beau't titlmony when bo admitted
Ytt waa at a meeting Friday n Ik lit or
about 30 H'opln.
"What waa tho nntue of the, orgunl
tal'on?" Doran demnuded. .
draiid Oi'hllu Cohurn of tho Klnn
half rniie from hi chair mid iP'
Vrurintly p'unned to niiirt toward the
wUiii'kh. I orn ii Haw him from the
earner of hla , and whlrllnK
around, aniippcd out: ":'ow, you Ret
back In thnt rhalr and alt there, "
' polntlnR hi fliiKor at Cohurn.
Cohurn dropped bock Into tho
chair and the rrow'd applauded with
hand-rUpplnK.
A moment luter Porau was do
mand'nr uamoa of tlionn prencnt at
thn meeting when a t runner arnae In
th audience and aald hethoiiKht tho
wltne8' "conHtltutlonal rlKhta wero
being violated."
Doran aronn, glaring at tho Flrnn-
ger, and ahouted: "You alt down and
abut up!"
"I merely upoke In tho Interoats of
JiiBtlce," thn atraimor rejoined.
"I'm hero In tho Intereata of Jus
tice, ii a oppoiicd to molia and cow-
Hiuirn, ailll i (iktjtohu IO run Illln
liieetlng," wan Doran'i reply.
C'nwil t'heera
Again thn crowd In tho Inquest
room wn filled with choera fpf the
deputy dlHtrlct attorney.
filiuinboou reluctant and Itesitant
at flrat, becume extremely voluahln.
Ho RiinnHud the nainei of u numlier
of prominent realdenta of Inglewood
aa having attended tho meeting. Af
ter IiIr toHtimon.v lie wna tuUen to the
offlco of DlHtrlct Attorney Thonintt
Ieo Woolwlne, who planned to obtain
n rnmplcto iilalement from him. In
cluding tho nnmoB of aa many por
tion uh pomhIIiIo who were Involved In
the raid. .
Tho mooting' of tho Ku Klux Klnn
Soviet Fires Another
1 Monkey Wrench Into
I Conference at Genoa
GENOA, April 25. (Ily tho
4 Amhim-IuIim! Press.) 'insula fur-
ther ci tnlrutl th (ienna tug 4
i f war tonight hy sending' Pi- 4
4 land a iinin announcing that 4
4 ItttHHln cmihIiIits Ihul Polund has
violated both tin peace treaty
4 with Itiiiutla. signed ut KIro. 4
4 March IK, lit: I. and Ha Uultlc 4
4 enttmto agreement, signed at 4
4 11 Ik a Murrh 30, 1H22, by partte- 4
4 iputiiiK In negotiation ut Otio 4
4 questioning Ittisitlu' rlKbt to no- 4
4 gotlnttt trestle. 4
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ARREST AIL
Kentucky Judge Issues Order
to Clear Out Feudists in
Outlaw Teritory Posses
Comb Hills for
tainecrs Attack
ficers Cause."""
' Moun
On Of
MANOIIKKTKH. Ky.. Arl! !S.
FrudUU of Clny county, who a lw
moiitha uhii it rcutly to ehnot ip
pontile cl.inHim n v on elht. have
joltti'il htinda with mcli other and
with (he vl nuthoritica to clonri
up mill creek, fultowlng the uctlon of
t'lii'iill Judho lllium J. Johnmui yra
tril.iy In iKKuhm wurrnnta for the
iirii Ht of 100 niounliilnci'i'a. All per
mm In (he Mill rrwk territory over
twelve yen i of ne will be arrcled
by Hie poiOM In JudKA Johnxon'
drive to mop law It-Kane tn tho Ken
tucky tlinuiltnlllM.
I'iihncii urn coml.lnu thn hlllv and
I r.niilntf In prlHoner. Itt-turnhiR of
ficera uiy muny of thw for whom
wnrriiniM bnv been hunted have aur-
rendered. Olhem are reported leav
ing the county and anmo huvn Inti
muted tbnt they will not come, r.
cordltiK to offlcerit. JudRn Johtmon'a
ItiNlrurllonH were to "brlns the men
In" and he announced hu waa RolnR
to cleitn up Mill Creek If It required
the iiMxlHtfincti of 1000 tuddlor.
The trtiuble about Mill creek beenn
Thuradny when n wllneaa In n land
null wiih nhnt to death from muhutdi
Iieputy nherllfn Inter thnt dny went
Into the nelahlinrhood to aervti war
ninta fur pernotiN wanted In rnnnec
tlnn with the shooting. They were
iiuiickcd by I" men from iimbiiNh
nnd ufier one deputy wan ehnt from
hla borne nnd three liormtt wounded
the rider i'cnped by hldliiK until
daikncHM fell,
A eonnplnicy amonR the Mill creek
reNldi'iita to tli wart tho law him rx
Inted fur aeveral month, it waa dc
tinred.
American Ivaguc.
PT. I.Ol'lH. April :5. Kenneth
WIlllaniN, outfielder of tho locn
AnierlcntiM, cliiKKt'd hla sixth home
run In four day nt IiIm flrnt time n
bat In today'x Ramo with Detroit and
mit'pnKHcd Jtabu Uuth'a record of till
time laat year.
HlHler wiih on Ihinc when William
knocked tho circuit ilrlvo on Pltche
KliniUe.
At WnHhliiKlon: It. ll. 1
Itimlon 0 4
WaHliliiRton 10 10
ltiiHHi'11. Colllna, KerKUHOn on
Unci: Phillip nnd Oharrlty.
At New York; It. If.
Phlladelphiu 0 , 4
New York ' 0 ft
Js'aylor, Han-lHon and Tcrklna
Khnwkey and Krhunit.
At Cleveland: Clilcngo-Clevclnn
postponed; rain.
National Irfviguo.
THOSE OVER
12 YRS. OLD
At HoHlon: n. It. K.
llronklyn B II 2
llONlnn 2 0 1
At Philadelphia: It. l. V-
New Yoik . .0 It 0
Philadelphia 3 7 2
Wiou, Jon nai (I nnd Hnydcr; O.
Smith, Mendmva nnd llenllne.
Cincinnati: Clnclnnntl-HI. Louis
poHlponeri; rnln. '
At Chlengo: riltshurg-ChlcnRO
ioNlpoiied: mill.
Unusual Scenes
I'l'lier hot abuwa president rliakine hand with It.ilic P.uth nt th opening name nt WashinRton. At tho
left "lUihe" I watchln hi team ro down to defeat. Pisht, "lilhh Meune'," of the Ciant shaken hand with
Im brother nnd wife through the creen In the Pre lox of the Polo mund. lloli la in New York re
covering from the effect of an operation. IniMrt, John McOraw and Wilhert Poblnsion. mamiRers of the
(llnnt nnd llrooklyn. unapped Jut hefore the (Slant ht to the P.rook lyn
PRESIDENT A
PUN TO STOP
CDALJTRIKE
Permanent Solution of Basic
Problems of Industry Said to
Be Administration's Idea of
Returning Industry to Peace
and Development.
WASHINGTON. April 23. Thn gov-
eminent la working on a plan looking
to ending of tho con I ittrlko which It
will nubnilt soon to both operators nnd
union lender, It wnti aald today at the
White lloime. DotnlU of tho pinna
were not dim-loaed but It waa said that
It docH not iuclude ftdernl auperviHlon
of tho coul Industry.
Tho plun, which Is receiving the at
tention of President HnrdlnK nnd Mb
ndvlaora was said to contemplate a
permanent aohttloii If posnlMo of tho
hnale prohlema of tho induatry. Trea
entatlon of tha plan, It wns indicated,
would bo mnilo when it favorable op
portunity pr'esenta Itaelf.
NEW YOUK. April 26. Anthracite,
miners' officials, returning to New
York to roHiime conferences with op
erators in an effort to end tho strike,
declared they would add another de
mand to tho 1(1 demand submitted
demand for more speed In tho negotia
tions of tho nub-commlttee on wage
contracts.
Tho 1!0,000 men In the antlirnclto
region are becoming Impatient on ac
count of tho delay la tho settlement of
the strike.
Among tho coal operators, a similar
diHHiitlsl'nctlon with the progress of
negotiations was expressed. Local of
ficials of the ' local compnnles are
agreed they said, thnt their tinpro
pnredncHS to toll thd miners thnt wngo
reductions w-IU bo demanded lins pi-ac-
tlcnlly deadlocked the sub-committee.
Delays in submitting operators' pro
grain were reported by some officials
today to bo caused by their failure to
ngreo upon what reduction shall be
demanded. Socallod radical operators
would cut wnges to shout a pro-wnr
basis, It was snlil. while others would
revert to tho 1917 sralo.
Mark Opening of Baseball Season
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ERNMENT
MOTOR
HIGHWS IMC
Commission Makes Report
On Highway Problems
Motor Vehicles Should Bear
Burden of Maintenance
Electric Lines Favored.
WASHINGTON. April 23. Large
expenditures w ill be necessary to bring
thn two and a half milliou miles of
rural highways In the Vnlted States
up to tho standard of efficiency com
parable to their extended use In motor
transportation, in the opinion of tho
Joint congressional cvinmissl.tn of
agricultural Inquiry. whoso general
conclusions on the subject were an
nounced today by Chairman Anderson.
In tho second report of the commis
sion's studies the Hist having dealt
with agricultural freight rates, tho
chairman also made known its conclu
sions regarding electric railway de
velopment as uffectlng rural coRimunl
ties nnd iuestlona relating to tho pos
tal service.
Tho commission, Chairman Ander
son said, will recommend that con
gress continue to promote an adequate
program of highway construction nnd
mulntennuco directed to the more ef
fect Ivo correlation of highway trans
portation with railroad water transpor
tation and thnt the states and counties
also continue their highway programs
with particular reference to farm and
market roads.
Tho necessity of co-operation among
the states to effect a uniform basis for
taxing motor trucks and other motor
vehicles, to fairly represent tho pro
portion of highway expenses charge
able to such vehicles, will be urged by
the commission, It was said, as well as!
tho need for uniform regulation of
motor truffle.
"It is already clear,". the chairman
said, "that there is a wide variation
in principle and action of tho various
state regulations affecting lntra-stuto
traffic."
Electric Lines Favored
Tho commission was said to view
with optimism tho future of interui-hnn
11 DROWNED
BV FLOODS IN
FORT WORTH
Most Terrific Storm in Texas
History Visits Northern Part
of State Dallas Is Also
Flooded Property Dam
age Reaches High Figure.
PORT WORTH. Tex., prll 23.
Eleven persons were drowned, at
least 1300 made homeless, the city
water plant put out of commission,
other public utilities endangered,
property damage of $600,000 inflict
ed, all interurban traffic was sus
pended and street car service crip
pled as a result of a storm, the most
terrific that ever visited Fort Worth
and vicinity last night and this morn
ing. DALLAS, Tex., April 23. Streets
lit the business and residential sec
tions toduy wero overflowing and In
some sections were Impassable as a
result of high water and' floating
debris following heavy rains last
night. Indications are that rainfall
records for a 24-hour period will be
broken. Reports from other sections
of north Texas are to tho effect that
the rain is general and a renewal of
the flood conditions of tho early part
of tho month Is expected.
FORT WORTH. Texas. April 25.
Tho Trinity river stootl nt 33.5 feet
this morning, next to tho highest
ever recorded hero. Seven inches of
rain fell last night, also a record. The
levees around the city are holding
everywhere and no Immediate danger
Is felt. Many homes are flooded and
entlro sections of the city are cut off.
The municipal wate.r supply Is
down nnd electric lights are out. No
loss of life has been reported in the
river bottoms, but a complete check
has not yet been made by police.
It Is estimated that 300 people have
been driven from their homes. Re
ports to Red Cross headquarters
which have already Instituted a re
lief movement, say there are proably
muny on Isolated high places.
Two women who had taken refuge
Abolition of State
Senate, Appointment
Governor Initiated
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SALKM, Ore, April 25. 4
Abolition of thn present leglala- 4
tlvq nyotem and the aubatltution 4
of a legislative aaembly of 80 4
members to he elected upon a 4
bonis of occupation rather than 4
of population U proponed In an 4
Initiative petition filed with Sec- 4
retary of State Kozer this morn- 4
Ing. The measure la sponsored 4
by the People's Power League of 4
Oregon. 4
The proposed amendment 4
would eliminate party lines and 4
thn state senate would be wlpd 4
out. Kegistrallon of voters 4
would be according to occupa 4
Hon, each occupation to be rep- 4
resented in the legislature, ac- 4
cording to its atrentgh. Election 4
of a governor would be vested In 4
the legislative assembly, 31 of 4
whose members could name an 4
executive or remove him at 4
will. 4
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TELLS PRESS
OF IDEALS
Circt Wftmon in Qit Uniico M
. w w"
Cnmmnrp? Tplk Assnriatpd i
IUmmons iqiS MSSOCiaieU
LA A T
PrPSS What InduPPfJ HP!" to Uke any dr8tic- precipitate action.
rreSS Wnai iriUUCea ner lOJTherefore they forecast an earnest
Enter Politics World in
Need Unselfishness, Vision,
Courage and Cleanliness.
NEW YORK, April 23. Lady Astor.
In the speech which she prepared to
day for the annual luncheon of the
Associated Press at the Waldorf
Astoria defined as the pearl of great
price which she was striving to place
In public life by entering politics
"what any man geta from his mother
and what most men get from their
wives if they choose wisely unselfish
ness, vision, courage and cleanness."
Hut, said the first woman seated in
the British house of commons, to turn
to practical politics, what the world
now needed most in a practical way is
work, and trade was the most practi
cal way to start work.
'Establish confidence," she urged.
"first, confidence between capital and
labor, ihen confidence in your gov
ernnient, then confidence in other na
tions." There, she continued, was where the
press came in.
"It is for the press to unite countries
for trade and prosperity and peace.
"I kno many of the American for
eign correspondents
'They are most able men, a credit to
the American press. They are trust
worthy, that is the opinion formed by
the pooplo who know in England.
"Help Us" Is Plea
"If the press wants to unite coun
tries, it can. If it wants to disunite
them ' it can. America wants peace
America started the League of Na
Hons. All Europe looks to America
not for large armies, not even for food
but for a great moral lead. Help us!
"I do not know who has been kinder
to me since I got home, the public or
the press.. 1 do know that if the press
had not been so kind, the public would
never have been, and I should like to
thank the Associated Press here today
very deeply for tho splendid welcome.
"I am not so grateful for this for
myself alone as for this you see when
a person leaves her own country and
goes to another naturally there's apt
to be a prejudice agalust her in both
countries. I know or felt it myself
then when that person I can't say un
fortunate person happens to care
deeply about countries and even more
deeply about things concerning all
countries, her task is not made easier.
Easy Way Is Easy
"It's easy enough to take the easy
way in any country. It's not always
so easy to take what you feel is the
right way in any country, but here I
am a proof to all countries that Eng
land and America will give you a
chance if you can prove to either of
tliem that what you are striving for is
1RCH ON
BERLIN IS
PARIS CRY
French Monarchists - Post
Walls of City With Call to
Arms Premier Poincare,
However, Reported to Op
pose Military Action Fear
Conference Near Rock.
PARIS, April 25. (By Asaoclated
Press). Premier Poincare has not
adopted any plan for the military occu
pation of Germany in case of default
in the German reparations payments
on May 31, it la asserted in official
circles today. The speech yeaterday
In which he declared France would, if
necessary, undertake to see that the '
treaty of Versailles was executed in
case of a default, is said to have been
Intended to make the government's
policy clear and put an end to the
criticisms that France was persisting
In an obscure attitude.
The sentiments expressed by Pre
mier Poincare in his declaration of
yesterday at P.ar Le Due were echoed
throughout France by leading public
men at the sessions of the general
councils of .the departments.
ine monarcnists are worked up to
the highest pitch, and have placarded
"eaawaus posters.
demanding march on Berlin.,
Qffic-
al8 c,08e to the i,rmIer. however,
deprecate the attitude that he will
effort to find some means of putting
some pressure upon Germany without
employing the army.
France Stands Firm
LONDON. April 25. (By Associated
Press). There is reliable information,
declares a Central News dispatch from
Genoa, that M. Barthou of the French
delegation received telegraphic In
structions today to insist at the con
ference upon the terms contained in
Premier Polncare's speech of Monday.
The French delegation, says the mes
sage, has declared it will press for a
4S hour ultimatum to Russia or else
break from the conference altogether.
Premier Poincare's speech created
great consternation in conference cir
cles, it is added.
GENOA, April 25. (By Associated
Press). Foreign Minister Chitcherin
of soviet Russia declared to the Asso
ciated Press today that allied resls
tance to the Russian principle of na
tionalization was blocking the econo
mic conference.
"It is obvious," he said, "that the
iui Htrnous uusmcies to peace wltn
Russia and general reconstruction are
the pretentions of a few former own
ers of property in Russia."
ue..wA, April L's. uiy Associated
Press). The Genoa conference is drift
ing toward the rocks again.
Whether it can be kept from wreck
age depends on the possibility of ad
Justing the new demands of the Rus
sian soviet delegates with the position
of the allied governments, who declare
they will stand steadfastly by the
resolutions adopted at Cannes on
which the league is founded.
The French demand maintenance of
the war reparations figures, disbar
ment of all disarmament discussion
and no changing of the existing trea
ties at Genoa. In addition, France in
sists on rigid adherence to the Cannes
resolutions which call for the payment
of Russia's pre-war debts and the
restitution by the soviet of foreigners'
property in Russia.
The conference of experts on the
Russian question broke up yesterday
and adjourned Bine die because the
experts representing the powers found
the Russians' new set of proposals
absolutely in contradiction to the
soviet note accepting the allies' term
as a basis for future deliberations. .
Yesterday the bolshevlkl announced
their declination to restore private
property because everything was na
tionalized in Russia but In their note
of acceptance they voiced willingness
to restore much property or indemnify
the owners, provided the country's war
debts to the allies were cut down and
financial help for Russia forthcoming.
Ask War Debts Annulled
Instead of accepting tho allies' de
mands for the payment of war debts.
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