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MEDFORD, OKhl'UONV AVKDN'KHDAY, MAY, 17, 1JL2
NO. 48
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City Council Passes Emer
gency Ordinance' By Unani
mous Vote Preventing the
Wearing of Masks On
"Streets Or in Public Places
.Organization Condemned
Tim I'll council laat titajht punned
an orUiiiHiire which wrnl luto effort
at oni' ax an emorgenry measure "for
lhi mediate jrtn(Tailm of the
pear anil safety of the city of Med
fur J." prohibiting under heavy pen
alty any prraon or persons woarluit
masks or other dlagulaes on the
street or In public plare, except
w ben attending a public or private no
dal enlertxlumi-ut.
AVlilla In the ordinance t tin word
Ku Klu Klan la not mentioned yet
It la tu drawn aa to apply to that or
RanUatlon and to prevent lla members
or any part of them wearing In public
ihMr matka and other reiulla. In
fact every councilman, tlio mayor and
til persons prracot thoroughly under-
ln4 thai I ho ordinance wa aimed
at the local Ku Klux Klan.
With alt eoiinrllmen present ex
eepi II. r. Anile, tha ordinance was
uuanliuoualy paaaed under auspcnslou
of the rulra with very llttta debate
tn fact Meiara. (ieddla. Koene, tre-
Icr. l.umadpit and Mile had their
niliula matin up at oon ax the or din
a nee wax Introduced.
Took Mayor lly NurpiUe
Mayor C. K. Galea wax In lienor
auro of the feeL that such a propound
ordinance wax going; to be Introduced
or wax In existence unlit It waa read
by K. K. Kelly, ax a citlxen Ippcarlng
before the council. The mayor, who
ly reaxon of til appearing before the
Ku Klux Klan recently by Invitation
and witnessing that body's working,
In order to make a public report of It
doings, etc.. waa made an honorary
Klan member. Ilencii the keeping
hi in In Ignorance of what wax content
plated last night.
The major wax plainly nettled
warn I ho ordinance waa read by Col
onel Kelly and overwhelming aentl
mnnt was shown lu Ita favor. He him-
xelf had lu bla publb: report on the
Klan meeting suggested that the Klan
should abolish the mask. What peev
oil Ilia Honor, however, according to
hlit statement, waa the tact that tlio
contemplated hicukuio wax kept ce-
rrot from liltu and then wax tntroduc
ed In an Irregular coiinollmxnlo man
tier by ku outalder. lie explained to
the rouiicilmen after tho meeting that
he held no III will agalitat them for
tho passage of the ordluanco. In tact
during the debute ho expressed ap
provul of I ho ordinance, but objected
10 the Kluu being singled out alone
lu It.
f'inrllman 'Keene and Colour
Kelly took tho lead hi tho debate fol
lowing the letter's reading o( tho
proponed men Hiiro. Tbt mayor ar
gufcd mildly but positively for "fulr
plaiy," ami proper Investigation of
lh Klan, rather thun going by "honr
. sax and prejudice and drawing a
yegauro" no aa to single ou tlio Klun
Bldtto.
I 1 immtt4 Funo Lighted
Aftor tho ordinance had been pann
ed tho following; vehement renin rk
niilo, by Couni llniun Ktimie nearly
(Continued on I'tge six.)
OF
ONE PER CENT,
, WAHII1NUTON, Mity. t7. An In
crenao of ono-toiith pur rent In tho
retail eont of food to tliu averuga
family In tho month ending April IS
wna reported toduy by tho lubor bu
reau'M nliitlNtlcn.
Of 43 food artlclea Hated, IS show
ed a docrcflHO In price, Including po
tntoon, II per cent; ehneae, S per cent;
fronh milk, lard, cubbngo and ba
nnnug i per cent and butter, maca
roni and baked beam one per cent, .
The urtlelea ' Hhowlng an Jnoreaaa
Included oulonit, 19 per cent, oranges
13 per cent, pork chop 6 per cent;
lamb and granulated augHt; 3 pee
COST
LIVING INCREASES ON COAST
Disaste'rous Remits
of Genoa Conference
Summed Up By Paper
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(JKMIA, Muy 17. (lly Assort-
4- ated Preaal. The aiK'lallxt av'iia4
paper Lavoro today auniN up the
4- reaulta In tlio (ienou conference
un follow a:
First the creation of an tiaat-
ern lrlph alliance between tier-
many, Russia and Turkey.
Second the weakening of the
wextern entente w hich now ex lata
only In name, owing to the siitag-
onlxin among the entente,
Third tho growth of suspicion
In Auierlra which fntiu the ulber
aide of the Atlantic tokx with In- 4
4- dlfftjrence upon the problems und 4
4 miseries of Kuroie. 4
SCREEN STAR'S
Jean Acker Is Unable to Visit
District Attorney's Office
Regarding Husband's Di
vorce and Marriage to Miss
Winifred Hudnut.
I.OK ANUIXKM, M 1J Itodolpli
Valrnilno. wi-rcen aior, whuna ma
rinse Inxt Hnturdny at Mexlcall. Mi l
lea. to Winifred Hudnut, daughter of
it New York manufacturer, prompted
Inqulcy ty tho dlilrl t ntlotney'a of'
flee Iter In view of the fact that Val
entino Icitally hax a wife hero from
whom a mini divorce decree had not
been grunted, wat reported to have
returned to lm Angelea today, a
cording to tnformution given tho dlH
trlt t attorney.
Coincident with the aummona of
Jean Acker, acirmx, wife of Valen'
tlno In which divorce rae an Inter
locutory de rco wax handed dow n. It
beinnip known that the dlMrlct at
loriny in Inquiring Into procedure rc
Ihiiiik to lilgaiiioua ninrrlngi-it. An
Interlocutory decree wux hnnd'd
down In tho iiieiior court hero Jun
uary IS (or hearing of matrimonial
Iroutdex of Valentino and hla wife,
.lean Acker, but under California law
tli l doc not ciinntltutc a divorce and
tho marrliiBo la atlll binding until a
year Inter, a decree of divorce may be
taken out.
Winifred Hudnut wot named In
the divorce conn.
Jean Acker notified the dlNlrb t at
torney'a office thai ho would bo
unable to )rcxrnt heraelf for Inter
rogtitlon today owinu to nervoux
proHtrntlon, but expects to bo ablo to
appear tomorrow.
WANT B. V. D'S IN
U. S. ICEBERG ZONE
llOSTUW May 17. From tho Ice
bVrg r.ono of tho north Atlantic today
there came a call for summer under
wear. Tho count guard cutter Tampa
pauxliiK In Ita reports on tho loo pa
troy, aunt vord by radio that "one
bnlo drawers, nulimook," of atundurd
xl.ea uud "one bain undortthtrta. Cot
lim," worn urgently needed. It wh
rotueHt.ed that tho atiminer wolgbt
Kitrmentx bo forwardod thrniiKh the
American cunmil Renoral at llulifa
SLIGHT CUT IN I S. A
cent und round nton k, bucon and ha
3 per cent.
Cltlea Mhuwlng a "welKhted" In
ereuNo of ono per cenjt or more In tho
uvcrngu family expenditure for food
during the month Include:
Huvunnnh, 8 per cent: Kansas City,
i per cent; Atlnnta, lloston, Clnuln
null, DiUliiH. Detroit. Uto Kock.
MuncheHter, Minneapolis, New Or
leans, Portlund, Mulno; Portlpnd,
Ore.; Seattle und Waahlngton, 1. C,
one por eant; Full lttver showed a
decreaxe of two per cent and Balti
more, HouHton, Ht. Louis and Hcrun
ton ono per cent, M
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P LIT
Secy, of the State Republican
Committee Regards Victory
of Conservation Expert As
Assured in Pennsylvania
Primary Alter's Majority
Cut to 6553.
I'llll.ADKl.rillA, May 17. Ill f ford
riocltnt "haa apparently won the re
publican nomination for governor on
the face of unofficial return," W.
Harry Hanker, aecretary of the atate
reMjillcaa committee declared In a
atatnnient Untied this afternoon.
I nlexa AllcKlit:ny county gives a
urger maturity than my advlcea Indi
cate, there la no doubt that i'lochot
carried the atule," the etatement aald.
'The result In I'hlladelphla and
other iwrtn of the atate hax undoubted
ly contributed to the I'lnchot victory,
which 1 ant prepared to cede," Mr.
lluker Bald.
KxpreaaliiR confidenca that he hail
won tho nom intiiion, Mr. i'lnchot
(iiford I'lnchot
planned to leave Philadelphia today to
go f tailing. With Mra. rinchot he was
to leave thla afternoon for their home
at Mllford, Pike county. Mr. Plnchot
xad ho had received word frwm his
ratnpulgn leaders In Allegheny county
that tho Alter majority there would
not exceed itt.QOO. '
"I don't want' to wait and hear the
results.' 'Mr. Plnehot said. "I'm confl
dent I have won the nomination."
Ilettirns from 6178 of tho 7534 dla
trlcts In the state received shortly
after Secretary Ilakcr made his an
nounrement. had roduced Mr. Alter's
majority to 11,698. The vote was Alter
4ia.30; Pinchol 431,691.
PHH.AUICM'lllA, May 17.Tuo ma
jority of Attorney (lenerH't George K.
Alter, candidate for tho republican
nomlnntlon for governor In yosterday's
Pennsylvania primaries, kept dwln
tllliiK Into trnlay as additional districts
In tho Interior of tho state were hoard
from. - Figures received from 6801! out
or iwn (iiHtrtcts in tuo stato gavo
Alter a ninjoilty of 6CS3.
Tho voto wu Altrsr 46S.606; Plnchot
150,503. '
(Viinplrto Count Ncccnfuu'y.
rHII.AnKU'HIA. ' Mny , 17. The
rnco for tho republican nnnilmitloii
for Kovcrnor of i'eunm'lvanliC at -yes-
.terduy.'s rprlmnry .election, ' .between.
Attorney .-flcnersl aeorgo . E. .Alter
nod filfford Plnchot, former state
forever, wum ono, ot tho eloHcst In
yeurs. .I'oninieio 1 flgureH probalily
will bu necessary to determlno tho
wliitior. Alter Is tlio regular organ!
xntlon enndidato suvportel by Oov
ornor Hproul. I'lnchot represents tho
piwrcHHlve vlhR. '
With nearly two-thirds of the stato
heard from early today, Alter was
leading by a llttlu moro than 25.00(K
These returns included all but six
districts in Philadelphia, an Alter
HtronKbold. nnd moro than one-half
of alt Allegheny county, in which
Pittsburg Is lacatod and which is the
attorney general's home. The major
ity or tlio missing districts are out
sldo of Philadelphia and Pittsburg
who.ro' Pint-hot . ran very strong and
additional rttturos aro expected mu
torliilly to reduce Alter's load. '
(Continued 'on page sir.)
Babe j Ruth's Operation Successful
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Although the Babe feels a tcreat deal better after having Hla tonslla
removed, he waa unable to. smile. I ( you have ever had your tonsils re
moved you ran vytnpathize with him. The only photograph made of the
home run king in his room at Ht. Vincent's hospital, X. T, after the
operation. ' ' '
FRANCE TO SEND
SPECIB1YS
T0U11IBI
I'AHia. May 17. (By, tho Aao-
elated - Preas) The French govern -
ment haa Informed the American war
debt funding commission, that It is
ready to send a special mission to the
United States to confer regarding the
payment ot tho Trench debt.
Finance Minister De l8teyrle rec
ommended to the cabinet today that
special mission headed by
Jean
Parmenlier, administrator of the
ministry ot finance be sent to tho
Vnltcd Btates to confer with the debt
funding; commission.
Premier Polnrare accordingly had
addressed a note to Ambassador
Herrlek to this effect asking the
commission to notify the Krench
government when It would be most
convenient to take up the question.
M. Parnientler, it was stated, will
make a full and frank statement ot
tho situation ot France's finances and
then ask the debt refunding com
mission for a specific declaration ot
what It expects from France.
The French budget for 1923 makes
no provision for the . payment of
either interest or principal on the
French debt.
WASHINGTON'. May 17. (By the
Aasoctatett Press) The allied debt
commission Is prepared to negotiate
the funding ot the French war debt
to tho United States whenever French
representatives reach here, . treasury
officials declared today.
Tho French wur debt to this coun
try on May 15 amounted to $4,340,-
857,591 of principal and $430,000,000
of accumulated Interest. Great Brit
ain's debt on tho sums date totalled
$4. 135. sis. 358 of principal and $C11,
000,000 of Interest.
Indications were given recently by
the treasury thut the opening of ne
gotiation with Great Britain might
bo expected almost 'at any time.
American
. At New York, ,
Cleveland ,
New York
n.
4
6
Uattorlo:Uhle, Keefo, Kd wards and
Niinamakor; Bliaw key, Murray and
Schang.'
, At Philadelphia. n. H. K.
Chicago i 0 0
Philadelphia 3 10 1
Batteries: Fnber und Schulk; Iteliu
ach and Perkins.
At Boston. U, H. J?
8t. Lotila .. 3 10 0
Boston , 4,6 0
Butteries: Vangllder and Sevotvid;
Ferguson, Ilussoll and Kuel.
At Washington:
first Inning, rain.
Called at end of
National
At Cincinnati,
Philadelphia ...1...
Cincinnati .
R.
0
H.
3
1
8
Batteries: Smith, Winters and Hen-
' BASEBALL SCORES
'A
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GENOA, May, 17. (By Associated
, Press). Russia has accepted the pro-
posals of the powers for the meeting
at The Hague to discuss the Russian
situation. It was announced this after
noon.
M. Tchitcherln, the Russian foreign
minister, aald he thought the frontier
truce . proposed should include the
'lxlHed soviet republics, declaring he
would take it in that sense. He desired
to nave the truce broadened in order
to include aggression by Japan.
The French delegation has received
word from Paria that Frenoh public
opinion entirely endorses the govern
ment's stand on the negotiations with
tho bolBhevlsts and especially France's
Initiative In approaching tho United
States.
At this morning's session of the po
litical sub-committee to which the Rus
sian representatives were admitted no
decisions were reached but tho atmo
Bpbere waa apparently more harmoni
ous than that ot yesterday. The opin
ion prevails strongly today that the
Genoa conference should not adjourn
without addressing another memoran
dum to the American government.
M. Tchitcherln registered his protest
against exclusion of Germany. He con
cluded by reserving tho right to sug
gest certain amendments to the pro
posals.
Prime Minister Lloyd George deliv
ered an address advising against re
criminations on' the part of various
governments and deploring the ' ten
dency of various powers, who claimed
they possessed all the virtues and the
others all have none.
He made it clear that the conference
would not comply with M. Tchltch
erin's request that Gormany'bo admit
ted to The Hague meeting.
A BIG ERUPTION
.NAPLES. May 17. (By Associated
Press K The volcano of Vesuvius Is In
eruption with renewed violence, emit
ting large quantities of lava und clouds
of dense smoke. The sky over a wide
urea is lighted up nightly with vari
colored rays from the volcano piercing
tho clouds which hung over tho sum
mil.
Professor Malludra, head of the
Rgyal observatory at Vesuvius has re-
assured tho population, declaring the
present eruption will not endanger the
surrounding territory. '
line; Donuhoue and Ilargrave.
At Chicago. '
Boston 4 ..J.
Chicago
Batteries: McQuillan,
R. It.
3 7
6 8
E.
0
Lansing' and
Gowdy; Jones and O'Farrell.
Pltt8burg-New York postponed, rain.
BIA ACCEPTS
CONHiTIQNS FOR
HttMEIKG
VESUVIUS STAGES
Minister Sentenced
to 60 Days in Jail
For Obscene Letters
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YAKIMA, Waah., May 17.
Ir. W. E. Zedlker, aentenced by
the federal court to spend 60
daya In Jail following bla con- 4
victim for writing obscene let-
4 tera to a young girl, began last
night to eerve hla eentence. He
la a former Baptlat minister
4 who beld paxtoratea at Centra- 4
4 lla and Yakima. He appeared 4
4 at the Jail with a nuge box con- 4
4 talnlng theological and medl- 4
4 cat book a which be said he 4
4 would study during his term. 4
and waa assigned to quarters In 4
the "bull pen" with a number 4
of bootleggers and other offend- 4
era. The kangaroo court assign- 4
ed Zedlker to duty as lavatory 4
4 orderly. 4
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NDISJSHEO
Motorship Ozmo JGoes Down
Off Port Orford After Strik
ing Rocks; Crew Jake to
: Life Boats Assistance On
the Way.
MARSHF1KLD, Ore.. May 17.
With water steadily rising and close
to the motor controlling the vessel's
wireless, the motorship Ozmo, which
is adrift off Port Orford, Ore., after
striking a rock early today, was sink
ing this afternoon with half her crew
in lifeboats and the rest. Including
the captain, still on board, waiting tor
lifeboats from the Bandon and Blanco
stations, according to messages re
ceived by the navy radio station here.
The latest radio from the Ozmo said
nothing had been seen of the life
boats or of the tug Fearless which
was sent out from Coos Bay.
The captain said he would stay with
the vessel until she was submerged.
The vessel was. drifting south at the
rate ot two miles an hour. .
SAN FRAiNCISCO, May IT. A
wireless from the steamer Senator re
ceived here said the waterlogged
schooner Osmo was sighted by tho
Senator at 9:40 a. m. today 4 Vt
miles off the Port Orford whistliug
buoy and that there appeared to be
about ten feet ot water In her holds.
The Osmo was drifting In a south
west direction at about two In lies an
hour the message said. . . ,.
Allow Steel Golf Clubs
CHICAGO. May 17. I By Associated
Press). The executive committee of
the Western Golf association today an
nounced that its tests showed that
steel Bhafted golf clubs afforded no
mechanical advantage to players and
that tbolr use would bo permitted in
all tournaments held by the associa
tion. The. United States Golf associa
tion recently barred the clubs but It
was announced this decision would bo
reconsidered.
Llln-rty Bonds.
NEW YORK, May 17. liberty
bonds closed: 3V $99.32; firxt 4's
$99.70; second 4's, $99.60; first 4U's
4econd 4'Vi's -99.58: third 4Va
J99.90: fourth 4Vi' $99.88; Victory
4Vs $100.68: Victory SVs $100.02.
SPFdTuPJ 1 1 AR P&in
VI LUinULUnil lUUU
SHIP SINKS OFF
OREGON COAST
N. Y. POLICE, RESULTS I IN 4
NEW YORK. May 17. Four men
were arrested in a loft building at 20th
street and Filth avenue today after the
police had searched more than nlno
hours for burglars. All traffic was di
verted from the street about the office
building. It was the most spectacular
search for thieves in New York In
years.
Two men were caught on tho fourth
floor, - two others, sliding down the
greased electric cables were overpow
ered In the basement. The men were
believed to have been seeking $20,000
mm
BURNED BY
LABOR III
Chicago Police Charge Labor
Agitators With Destruction
of ' $500,000 Building . in
Chicago's ; Exclusive North
: Side District Claim' Con
fession Regarding Murder. .
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CHICAGO. May 17. Police today
searched for unexploded borne: be
lieved to have been placed In a $500,- '
t)0 apartment building In North Chi
cago, which last night was damaged
by fire, started, police say, by terror- '
lata in connection with the so-called
uicago labor war. Another develop- '
ment on which authorities worked to
day was the confession, said by police
to have been obtained yesterday from
Mrs. Margaret Miller, wife of . John .
Miller, under arrest as the alleged
driver ot the "death car" from which -shots
were tired killing two policemen
early Wednesday In the labor' feud.
Police connect tho firing . of the
building with labor disorders through
a man who warned two women in an
adjoining building. "To hell with tho '
Laadia award," , he . sucuted ; as he at
tempted to kick one of the women. : He
is oemg aougni oy ue puuee.
The building damaged by fire with
an estimated loss of $-.09,000. was be-;..
ing erected under the Land 1 wage.
award, a decision handed down by K.
M. Landis, former federal Judge, acting
as arbiter, which was intended to
Bettle labor disputes between, contrac
tors and members ot the Chicago build
ing trades council. ;
Xhe structure waa owned by a con
tractor who denied receiving threats.
The 100 workmen on the building are
divided into two classes, steam fitters
and masons, working under the Landis
award and carpenters and plumbers
working under the old union scIa.
Fire Incendiary
That the fire was Incendiary has
been proven beyond doubt, police say.
AU fire fighting apparatus In north
Chicago was called out and the sta
tions filled with other engines, tn ex
pectation that more tirea would be
kindled In accordance with a threat
police are said to have received ' In
wnich It was stated that unless all
labor men lu custody were released by
last Saturday fires would be started alt
over the city. . .
The questioning of Mrs. Miller, po
lice said, brought a confession from
her In which the names of other occu
pants of the "death car" was given and
it is substantiated by a previous con
fession said to have been "obtained
from her husband. Police eald Mrs.
Miller admitted caring for the occu
pants of the bandits' car who were sup ,
posed to have been wouudud by the
policemen. ,
Mrs. Miller also admitted sitting In
conference with labor leaders in which
bombings and attacks were discussed,
police said and admitted knowing that
explosives were kept in her home to
bo used by labor men in their figut
against the Landis award.
WOMAN 87 YEARS OhV
HULI) AS PICKPOCKET
SAN FRANCISCO. May 17. The
oldest pickpocket suspoct' In San
Francisco, police annals faced the po
lice court today In the person, of Mr
Kate Dctrtck, 87. who was arrested In ,
a: department store yesterday after,
she waa alleged .to have .offered -S . .
bribe of $201) to a police dvtoctive, for
her liberty, . ' -
FIFTH AVFNllF RY MM
llllll diuiul v i
reported to have boon Htored In the
building. -,,''
The dotoetlves received a Up moro
than two weeks ago that crooks wero
plunning a ruld on textile concerns in
the building.
In the three minutes that elapsed
before tho police smauhed Into the
ground floor tho crooks Uud disap
peared. , Three of the band could not
be picked up for Be vera! hours. Three
thousand, people watched the police at
work with flashlights and torches,
scouring evory building In the block
from cellar to garret , . .
WESTS