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Medford Mail ' Tribune The Weather Prediction -..Fair Maximum 88.3 ' . Minimum , 46.B Weather Year 'Ac Maximum Minimum ,.... Precipitation ............. to ... 43 ....0 Pally Knvantoenth Yar. Weekly RMyHeoond Hear. . MEDFORD, OKKGOX, TUKSDAY, MAY 1(5, 1922 NO. 47 II. S. LEAVES DOOR FOR PARLEY President Declines Invitation to Attend Hague Meeting, But Gives Hope for Future Conversations L. George Gratified Secy. Hughes Discusses Russian Situation WASHINGTON. May 16 The Amer. Iran note of yeaterduy declining to litrt l:tatn In the proioed meeting at TltM Hague neU month (or illacuaalon tf JMlan conditions wa intended U leave the door open for further conver sation, It was said today at the VIiUi iloue.' Beyond thla confirmation of tha interpretation plcd on th atate riepartinent's communication today by Premier, Lloyd floors, iui comment cm the altuatlon at (lna or the American attitud toward purt1-lpttn In dlfu slons on reonomto condition In Itula wu made. It wa In hi concluding enleiice that Mr. Hugh apparoiitly loft the door open for further dlaculon of Amor Iran participation In eome effort to get ituaala on lu foot. That sen tence said: "It aliould bo added that thla gov ernment I moat willing to give aerlou attention to any propoiala iaaulng from tha Oenoa conference or any la tar conference, but It regard the prevent augxetlon. In apparent re apemaa to the Ituaalan memorandum Of May II, aa lurking In vlaw of tha trm of tha memorandum In deflnlt tie which would make polhl tho concurrence of thU government In the rortoUlon.,, " OEN'OA. May 16 (By AMiclfttrd Pre). Foreign Mlnlater 8chner of Italy, on lour n log today that the I'nlt d 81 a to would not Join tha propoa d commission on lUilin affnlra at The Hague, expressed great aurprlae, especially at the- rapidity with which dacUion waa taken which may have great Influence on the further dlacua alon at lnoo , Great disappointment at the Amer ican decision wa exprewed generally In conference circle, aa the belief had gradually Wen forming here that the 1' nlted State wa ready now to Join the other power In dealing with (lie Ruslati economic problema. ' Muyil (kmrun llnMHl GENOA. May 16. (Hy the Ao flatml Pre.) Prime Minister Lloyd George don not feat. It wa Indicated thl afternoon that the American re fusal to participate 1n the commission to alt at The Hague on Kuiutlan af fair I ber final wojd a the document Indicate great American Intereit In Kuaala'a economic reconstruction and the reply la regarded a one forming a batl for further correspondence. When the new of thn American do cltikMtlon got about It wa at onco the principal tople of discussion In nil conference circle. ' The opinion expressed waa the the American absence would kill the meeting. It waa remarked that the govern ment at Wellington. In refumiig th't Invitation to the mixed commlsalon at The Hague Implied a belief that tfie) power would bo confronted there with the name Insurmountable illffl cultlea aa at Genoa and that there fore other metina muat be found for aolvlng the Huaslnn problem, a well o meeting tho dangerous European political and economic altuatlon. A leading delegate Raid today: r"I cannot see why, In a month' time, It should be posslbH lo solvi Ht Tlio Hague through a commission of expert the problem which tho (Continued on page eight) SEARCH FOR WEALTHY MANUFACTURER WHO BURNED HOI, ELOPED IH GIRL eUrBlUOn. Wl.. May 18. Kd wArd J. Hallatud, wealthy manufac turer .of Eau Claire, placed human bone In hi aummor cottage on tho iihore of Iuke Nebagamon, nenr here, fired the etructure In which he wna auppoaed to be living nlone and then elopod with Dorothy Anderaon, hi atonogrnpher, aeeuro In tho belief thnt the churred bone would leave him a free man, Insurance lnveBtl gntor In cburgo of tho cnao clulm, after more than a year' Inquiry Into the myuturloUH death of Ballutad and Barnes' Prize Jumbo Goes On Rampage; Wrecks Garden Eden HEDUO WOOLLKY, Wn., May 16 Tusko, an - elephifnt aald to be 30(10 iinumte heavier than tha world famoiia Jumbo went on what hi trainee culled a rampage here at about einht o'clock lat night, upset two automobiles standing by the rlrcti tent, atalked angrily down the in uln alrent, where he broke up a street dance, then atrode t) the outskirts of the city to a dlairlct known a "the gar den of Kden," when he wreaked veiiKeance on fences mid a fsr mer'a young orchard. Thl morn ing tho elephant wu Ht 111 at large, two or three mile from the city, with hi trainer and other trying to calm htm. The automobile which were itpunt aa Tusko picked up his tent ami walked, were unoccu pied. AIL GOVERNORS Bill 2 IN SOUTH E K. K. K. Governor Olcott Gives Out Correspondence On Ku Klux Klan Dating Back to Sep tember, 1921 Springfield, Oregon, Protested, August. HAl.KM.Ow.. May U (BimcImI) -That tlovernor Olcott' proclama tion iMunl Iter. Haturday In which he culled upon all judge, sheriff and other luw enforcement arm of the m in to nurd carefully against Infraction of the Oregon atatuea and to lnMl that unlawfully dliqculned men be kept off the street wna not prepared on the epur of the rutyne'nt. but waa the result of Investigation of the Ku Klux Klan dating back far a September, 121, la tha ub m nee of record of the executive Of fice given out today. On Heptember II, 1931, the record of the executive office abow Gov ernor Olcott received the following teleamm from the New York World: "Kor the purpiMie of learning the utlltude of the chief executive of each American atntn lownid the Ku Klux Klan a It baa been revealed during the lout three week, the World re ueHla you to oblige with a definite atalemeitt of yuurown poeltlon. tieorgta (vernor Approve. ' "A our record etund now only one governor, Hardwlck of Georgia, give the orMunlxutlou tacit approval. One other line evaded the tiuiue. A large nuiviher of the other American governor havo expreaaed unqualified dliuipproviil of the Invlalble order'a alma and method." The query wea algned by Herbert lluyard Hwupe, executive rdltor of the World. Governor Olcott ent the following reply to the World! "Ilecauae of wholeaome condition In Oregon, with little discontent and a entlKfled people, Ku Klux Klun, nl though endeavoring to Invudu the atate, ban made little or no progreaa end am Informed It I now folding It tenu like the Anil) and a nllcntly ateallng uwny. Oicott Stole roxltlnn. "The Klan baa been taken lightly here and becauam of tho luct It hue made practically no InipreMNlon on our people or mir InNtltutloim, the executive office of thl atnto ha deemed action or any pnrtlculur comment unnecommry. I feel our government need no KUlmldlnry, ae cret InvUtlile corporation to aiulNt It In enforcement of It law or to pro tect tho llbertlea of lt people. In Oregon, great mmu lit public not only haii dlHllnct hand In making the law, but feel and ehow deep reapect for them after they nif made. (Continued on png eight) tho nlnioMt lmultancnu8 dlonppcar anco of Minn Anderson. Thla In ulleged by special agent for Inaurunco companies which have been aued by the flint Mra. HtllHtad for $05,000, the am mint of life Iniuii ance carried, by her luiHbund. Tho ln VPHllgatorM announced toduy tho In nuKiiratlon of a nation-wide aearCh for MIhh Andoraon, following the re port of a pathologlMt of tho ITnlver eity of WlMcoiiHln, duclarlna; tha tho bone found In tho cabin were those of a man of amnl! ulnturc. Hallidad wiih dedcrlhed na a mnif of medium build. BOOTLEGGER LONG BEACH Police Attack Five Men Caught Bringing Booze From Boat Through Surf One Shot, Believed Drowned Four Arrested, Refuse to Give His Identity. LONG UKACfltCal. May H. One man wa vitut and believed drowned, four men arretted and a launch and two truck together with 1S cane of liquor were aelxd here early to day following a battle betwix-n po lice and liquor amuggler at the har bor here. The trucka were aid by police io hava been engaged by a mo tion picture company and police aa Mirt belief the contraband liquor wa Intended for Hollywood. Jen Atklnaon. lng Iteach patrol man w fulling at the I-ong lw-ach harbor In the early morning hours, when he noticed aevernl men wading through thr aurf to a launch and ataggerlng aahor under heavy load. At hi call a machine load of police men arrived ahortly thereafter and found lx men engaged In bringing rime of liquor Buhore, two on the beach, two at,, th trucka and two wading out to the launch. They at tempted to eiK-ap and in giving bat tle to the officer, one of the men wa hot and he wa aeen to plunge Into tha ocean, apparently wounded. Police believe the launch, the Hol lywood, Waa bringing th liquor from another craft off-hore. The arrett ed men refuaed to reveal the name of the wounded man. LONDON. May 1. (Ity the Aao cluled Prena) Questioned In the holme of common today concerning the Itrltbih troop in Ireland. Kir llaniar Oieenwood, secretary for Ireland replied that there would be no Krltlah troops in aouthvrn Ireland by the end of this week, except thone in Dublin and those uned for coast defense. LONDON. May 14. (Ity the Asso ciated I'ress) Auiiten Chamberlain, government leader In the house of commons stated in the house thia afternoon that no preparations were being made eilher In France or Bel gium for the extension of the area of occupation in Oermany if reparation due May SI were not paid. In reply to a question Mr. Cham berlain mild the next meeting of the League of .Nation would be held September 4 but that the question of admitting Germany and Kuiwla. Into membership, had not appeared on the agenda. L nm'SRLB. May l.--(ny the Asao rl'itod rresr eoth Mlioi Ull-nboth ityan of California unci Ml'.e Hutanno Lenglen, the worU'i woman tenuis rhumplon surviod today s-round of the International Harl Court c!:nm plonahlp tournament bore, tho Trench star sweeplnif thrnugli two lovo sets against her opponent, Mrs. Dupont. Miss Kyun defeated .Mrs. Peacock of India 1-6, 8-6, 6-2, thus reaching the semi-flnala. Manual Alonso of Spain defeated Van Len nop of Holland, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 and Mrs. 8attertt)waite. of Englnd wno over Mile llougeols of France 6-1, 6-0. Mlahu of Rumania defeated tho 17 year old French school boy, La-coate'0-8, 6-8,' 6-2. E srOKANB, May 16 Two men who attempted to steal an airplane from a local aviation field early to day were fruatnited when tho ma chine failed to clear a fence about -a quarter of a mile from the hangar and was damaged. The machine, n. biplane, had been left outside the building. It was-tho property of a commercial aviation company. The would-bo aerial Joy. riders escaped. NG BRITISH TROOPS IRELAND CALIFORNIA GIR IN SEM-FNALS Radio Even Reaches Dentist Chair aw Ay miff l ! m rmnw Vt -., b wv ; - , U - 1 i i i. I I la 1 ? In ordor to divert her mind from any unpleasant feelings h might have. Dr. McClure of New York first puts the radio receiver on Miss Josephlno MrMahan and then goes to work, and Mix McMaha becomes so interested In the radio program that the sorrowful part of the work Is forgotten. ' DAUAS, .TEXAS J A MEDAL LOS ANGELES, May 16. Frank T. Woerner, night marshal of Inglc wood, near here, was today presented by District Attorney Woolwlne with a medal aent here by citizen of Dal las, Texaa, "for Talor In face of odds beyond the call of duty," evidenced April 22 In Ma attacking single-handed, a mob of several hundred disguis ed men and shooting and killing Con stable Mosher and wounding two dep uties while they were defending the night rldera against arrest. A grand Jury here la conducting an Investiga tion Into the raid and participation In it admitted by members of the Ku Klux Klan one of the officers of w hlch waa a leader of the nightrlders. Following recel.it of tho ttlcUul, Woerner announced that he had re signed as night marshal, following ac tion by tho board of trustee of Ingle wood, he said, in pasRlng a resolution disapproving his attack upon the night rldera. - Americas) At New York R. H. E. Cleveland 0 5 I New York 3 6 1 Jlatleriea: Coveleslfie and O'Neill; Hoyt and Schang. At Philadelphia II. H. K. Chicago 6 10 2 Philadelphia 9 11 1 flatteries: Robertson, Hodge and Schalk; Harris, Yarrlson, Naylor, Rommel and Perkins. At Boston R. II. E. St. Louis 6 15 1 Boston w 5 1! 5 Batteries: Shocker and Sevoroid; Qulnn, Karr and Kuel. At Washington ' R. H. E. Detroit 4 8 1 Washington 2 5 2 Batteries: Oldham and Basslor; Philips, ErlckBon, Brtllueart and Gharrlty. National At Chicago-'- R. H. E. New York 2 6 0 Chicago 8 8 0 Batteries: Tonoy and Snyder; Cheoveg and O'Farrell. At Pittsburgh R. II. E. Boston 7 14 0 Pittsburg 5 8 3 Batteries: Marquard. Watson, Miller and O'Neill; Morrison, Cooper und Mattox, Gooch. At St. Louis- , - Phlladelphla-St. Louis game post poned, rain. , , . ' Lend Advanced. NEW YORK, May 1(1, The Mmerl ran smelting and Refining company today- advanced tho price of lead from 5.25 to 5.35 cents a pound. Jfroi i! BIB "f "g"tff f v . t 4 TEXAS FAILS WACO. Texas, May 16. Twenty four persons were reported drowned late today when the Marlln-Belton bridge, five mile west of Marlin over the Braxos river, collapsed under pressure of high water. The most reliable report gives the number on the brldgo a thirty and only six rescued. The high water three weeks ago had cut into the approach on the west side, i is said, bur. tho briJgj had remained Intact and a crowd of people gathered on it tod.ly to watch tha raging waters. Whilj thus en guged the west end of the structure gave way and all were precipitated Into the river. . . , F U. S. WITH TURKEY CONSTANTINOPLE. May 16. (Hy the Associated' I'ress) Negotia tions with the Turkish . nationalist government on behalf of the Ameri cans in Anatolia have been opened by Major 1). O. Arnold, formerly di rector of the Amesican committee for relief In the Near East. Ho repre sents fifty Americans whose wives and families are unnble to leave Ami tolia owing to Mustapha Kemal Pasha's restrictions against persons of Armenian or Oreek descent. Major Arnold's task is complicated by the fact that the Vnited States has' no diplomatic relations with the nationalists and he expects to go to Angora to plead the cause of the Americans with Mutapha Kemal 1'iisha personally. M illion Acres Crops Destroyed By Flood HOICTON, Texas, May 16. More than one million acres of crops have been destroyed by flood waters from the Colorado, Trinity, Braxos, Nuehes and Sabine rivers and approximately 45,000 families need help to replant the' crops, according to figure com piled at the Houston bureau of crop estimates and forwarded to the de partment of agriculture in Washing ton today. Another Victim Dies, MOUNT VERNON, Wash.. May 16 The death list in a family shooting affray which occurred near here yes terday was Increased to two thts morning when Ed Morris, brother of 1 l. Morris, who was killed yester day, died of a bullet wound at a local hospital, Mrs. P. t. Morris, alleged to have been shot immedi ately after P. 1. Morris was shot and killed, Is still in a serious condition. 24 DROWNED WHEN BRIDGE PLEADS CAUSE 218,538 Republicans Registered, Oregon, 83,458 Democrats . SALEM, Ore., May 16. There are 219,33d voter registered In f Oregon for the primary election of next Friday, according to fig- 4 ure compiled by Secretary of State Kozer, from report from the varlou county clerk. Thl I a gain of 2G00 over the regis- 4 4 t ration prior to the apecial elec- 4 4 tion of June 7, 1921. 4 4 Of thl amount 218.538 are reg- 4 4 latered aa republicans, 83.458 4 4 democrats; 3170 prohibitionists; 4 4 3744 socialists and 10,426 are 4 4 classified as miscellaneous. 4 4444 , 4444444444444 President Authorizes Con struction Three New Hos1 pitals for Ex-Service Men 1 One at Livermore, Calif. Ships, Portland Rose Show. WASHINGTON. May 16. Director Forbes of the Veterans bureau an nounced today that President Harding had approved bureau plans for con struction for new hospitals for former service men at Northampton. Mass., Livermore, Cal.. Camp Lewis. Wash., and in New York state one within fifty mllea of New York City and another In the Adirondack and one In the tenth veterans' bureau district. which Include New York stated t , Work has already begun upon plan and specifications for the twelve hos pitals which are to be built under the Langley act, authorizing 117,000,000. i'he program with facilities for caring for 5000 tuberculosis and mental pa tient Is expected to be completed within a year. Bids for contracts for the construction of the new Institu tions probably will be called for within the next ninety days. WASHINGTON, May 16. President Harding has requested the shipping board to modify Its decision and to re tain the name of the Leviathan for the big liner taken over from Germany and need In transporting troops during the war it was said today In administra tion circles. The board had contem plated renaming the vessel the Presi dent Harding. PORTLAND, Ore., May 16. Confir mation of reports from Washington, D. C, that a number of United States navy vessels have been assigned for participation in the Portland Rose Fes tival, June 20 to 23 .Inclusive, waa re ceived yesterday by Matt J. Slatskey, personal representative of Eric V. hauser, president of the Rose Festival board In a telegram from Senator Mc Nary. The presence of these government vessels will be a feature of the regatta to be staged as one of the leading fes tival events. New Cabinet in Greece. ATHENS, May 16. A,new cabinet has been formed under Nicholas Stratos to succeed that headed by M. Oounarla, which resigned Inst Fri day. M. Stratos was one of the organ izers in 1916 -f the anti-Venlzelos war party. He was minister of ma rine under Premier Oounarls In 1915 and prior to that had served as min ister of the Interior In the cabinet of M. Khallls. HARDING GIVES APPROVAL FOR NEVf HOSPITALS MAJESTIC EAR ENDS FIRST TRIP ACROSS ATLMITIC NEW YORK, May 16 The Majestie, world's largest ship was rolling down from Nantucket to Sandy Hook today on the last lap of her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. SJiortly after day break all arrangements had been made to give the new empress ot the seas a triumphal entry to the harbor. . The Majestic, which Is of 66,000 tons displacement, is not only the largest, but protiauly the speediest passenger ship now afloat. She has a record of 25 knots an hour and her engines still are miff. When they limber up her officers believe she will make at least tour more knots and during her sum mer runs eclipse the trans-Atlantic record held by the Mauretanla. . Probably the first week in August FAKE 1S0I1 ORGANIZERS GET 2 YEARS Three Organizers of American Masonic Federation ., Con victed for Using Mails to Defraud Fined $5000, in Addition to Prison Terms Case Appealed SALT LAKE CITY. May ; lit. Matthew McBlala Thoon, Dominic Borger. Thoyas Perrot and Robcaj Jamleson, officers of the Amarteau Maaonlc federation, convicted U a f-derpj court Jury late yeater.laf otj charge of using the mail to detrau 1 iii rrnnection with the ae:nrln of ratmbeMhip for their oragnUatlon. were sentenced to serve two year ach lu priaon and pay finea ot l.OOo each. . ' ' ' l Committment, however, vaa deler :od tot thirty day pendln appeal oc. the d(islon by attorneys for tha ac cused. The men were convicted on ten counts each and Federal Judge Mar tin J. Wade of Iowa, presiding, ten fenced them to serve two year; on each count, the sentences to rail rpri -currently. The whereabouts et Rob ert Jamieson are unknown and b was not brought before the ewtTt for trial. He fled when grand Jury In dictments were returned.- . Thomason, Bergera and Ferrc? were released on bond of$l J,ttlM each pending disposition of the-appeal, ' ' , -.. - DEFENSE LOSES 111 T WAUKEGAN, 111., May H. (By the Associated Press.) Drafts on the treasury of Illinois, payable to the Grant Park bank, a private banking instltntion in Grant Park, a town ot 600 population, were read Into the record today In the trial of Governor Len Small, charged with Vernon Cur tis, president of the bank and Lieu tenant Governor Fred E. 8ter!laK with conspiring to embezzle state funds. The state Introduced more than SO of the drafts, totalling $14,575,000. as a link In the alleged chain by which they charge the three defend ants, with the late Senator Kdwarl Curtis, used 129,000.000 ot "statj funds, through the Grant Park bask for their private gain The drafts were prevented after Judge Claire C. Edwards overruled objections by the -defense., 3 MEN FROM DEATH CHICAGO. May 16. Three men St the point of death In Lake Michigan after their small rowboat had cpiii were rescued yesterday by four Boy Scouts. When the third man bad been landed, one of the rescued victims Of fered the scouts' leader a dollar bill "for a reward." It waa not accepted. The men refused to give their names. when the Mauretanla Is coming this way and the Majestic la Europe-bound, the two giants will race. By that Uw. officers of the'MaJestlo say her great oil burner and her eight mammoth tur bines each weighing 375 tons will drive the Majestic at top speed somewhere in the vicinity ot 28 knots an hour. ' The Majestic, even as a German ship before the war never made a passen; ger voyage. She was built In Oermany as the Bismarck, laid up In Hamburg during the war and then sold to Eng land by the reparations commiiloK She was then converted Into all oil burner, made more luxurious an4 named the Majestic. . f ' Loaded as she was today on her. maiden voyage the Majestic welgh4 close to 64,000 tons. GOVERNOR'S I SHIP world