The Weather
Prediction Fair
Maximum yesterday 86
Minimum today 50
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 90
Minimum .'....48
Precipitation Trace
Dally Seventeenth Tear.
Weekly Fifty-Second Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUKSDAY, JULY 23, 1922
NO. 106
Ml
Rail Strike Reaches Stage of
j Violence Trains in Califor-
. nia Fireri On and Strike
Breakers in Iowa Attacked
j Industries Are Closing
I Down in E?st.
, SAN BERNARDINO, , Cal., July 25
Firing pf. shots at a :truin bringing
non-union shop workers to this city
f hist night and nn attempt by a crowd
of strike sympathizers to rush the
train after it had stopped have
brought sentiment hero to something
near the pitch it attained ten days
ago as a result of the search of a
passenger train by armed men in Ca
Jon pass, 25, miles east of here.
When the train reached the sta
tion half a mile from where the
shots were fired two coaches were
hurried by a switch engine to the
foot of a viaduct which crosses tho
tracks into the shop stockade. The
crowd of strike sympathizers reached
tho viaduct just as the last worker
stopped onto it. Deputy marshals
and police ordered the 'crowd off the
railroad property. There were seve
ral encounters before the property
was cleared. .
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 25.
Violence in the railway strike reoc
curred here early today when ten
men were taken off trains and man
handled. A federal Injunction against inter
ference with the railroads reached
here this morning in the care of an
aviator who landed ut Keystone and
wnr forced to complete his "trip by
automobile. Additional deputy fede
ral marshals armed with shotguns
and instructed to "shoot' to kill if
noccssnry, went on duty on railroad
property.
Industries May Close.
: CHICAGO, July 25. (By the As
- soeiatcd Press) The railroad strike,
combined with the coul strike, was
being brought home to tho public to
day through the announcements of
leaders in several industries that
unless a speedy settlement was
reached closing of the plants with re
sulting unemployment reducing of
food and fuel supplies, and a ci'ip-
pling of public utilities service would !
result.
Steel plants, especially In the east,
will be closed on a wholesale scalo
If preaent conditions continue until
August, according to the head of a
large steel institution. Industrial
coal was said to bo unobtainable at j
any price in New York. In Chicago'
lnirnnPo nf friim iTvPh tri"$1fi.2R n'
ton in coal prices were nnnounced. A
shortage of coal cars In bituminous
fields has caused an appreciable de
cline In production. '
Tho close relationship which the
strikes were assuming was seen in a
statement of H. B. Trumbower of the
Wisconsin railroad commission, that
If the coal strilte lasted an additional
two weeks rail transportation in that
state would be at a standstill.
Official Washington has main
tained silence on the rail situation,
but it was confidently expected that
President Harding would begin action
to end the shopmen's strike during
the week. In some quarters, it was
believed that the next move might
fomc through, the railroad labor
ward. It was pointed out that the
board had power to grant full recog
nition to the, new shopmen's unions
which forty .pastern railroads, under
the leadership of L. F. Loree, east
ern regional chairman of the Asso
ciation of Railway Executives con
templated forming.
Hopes for immediate peace were
centered in the meeting of officials
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
with representatives of the strikers.
Success in settling differences on that
road probably would mean that other
roads would adopt a similar course.
s
JCmerjreiicy Plan to Start.
WASHINGTON, Jaly 25 The gov
ernment's emergency coal program
(Continued on Page six.)
RAINS
STRIKERS
BAVARIA DEFIES GERMAN GOVT
1 CIVIL WAR IS FEARED AS RESULT
BERLIN, July 25. (By the Asso
ciated Press) The Bavarian govern
ment has issued a decroe intended to
replace legislation recently passed by
the relchstas for the defense of the
republic. The decree omits the
clauses in the relchstag enactment
relative to the establishment of a
Buccln! tribunal, the competence of
the (lerman minister of the interior
to prohibit meetings and suppress
notions and tho competence of the
central government to prohibit mem
bers of the former ruling house now
Bride of Six Months
Shoots Husband Who
Refuses to Complain
YAKIMA, July 25 Henrietta
Gantz, a bride of two months,
shot liar husband, 28 years her
senior, last night at their homo
following a quarrel regarding tho
woman's participation In a coming
.celebration. Two bullets lodged
4 in tiro upper part of Gantz's body,
but physicians say ho will re-
cover.
Mrs. Gantz was taken to the
county jail where she explained
to .officers that her husband had !
announced he would get a gun
and kill her and "I heat him to
the gun." When officers came In
response to a riot call from neigh-
fr'bors, to take Gantz, he declared
he was not hurt and that lie and
his wife were "just settling a
little family difference."
Louis D. Wade, Former Kli
grapp, Files Charge Against
Imperial Wizard Clarke and
Mrs. Tyler Claims K. K.
Members Are Mere Tribute
Payers Graft Exposed.,
ATLANTA, Cla., July 25. Charges
that Edward Young Clarke, Imperial
Wizard, pro tern, and Airs. Elizabeth
Tyler, his former associate in the
propagation department, are feather
ing their own nests to the extent of
a great fortune; that the Knights of
the Ku Klux KInn have become mere
tribute payers, and that Clarko has
either kept Colonel W. J. Simmons,
Imperial Wizard, drunk or taken ad
vantage of "his drunken condition,"
are set forth by Louis D. Wado, dis
charged Kligrapp, in answer to a suit
for injunction filed by tho Klan of
ficers to prevent him from spread
ing propaganda among members of
the order detrimental to the officers.
Wado says in his petition:
"This defendant, as a loyal Klans
man in common with thousands of
others, feels outraged that persons so
notorious as Clarke and Mrs. Tyler
should be In absolute charge of the
destinies of an order in whoso ranks
there arc so many upright and noblo
men whose characters arc above re
proach. "Defendant charges that Clarke
and Mrs. Tyler are using the Klan for
their personal aggrandizement and,
being In control of its funds have In
come suddenly enormously wealthy
from ill-gotten gains collected from
tho ranks of Klu Klux men. Clarke
has gained complete control over tho
chief executive officer (William
Joseph Simmons), and has either
kept him drunk or has taken advan
tage of his drunken condition and
procured for himself the office of
Imperial Wizard, pro tern, which al
lows him to exercise supreme con
trol over the entire organization."
According to the answer, Clarke
now is Imperial Wizard, pro tern.,
Imperial. Kleagle and Imperial Klal
iff. By virtue of these titles, the
answer alleges, Clarke controls tho
selection of all officers of tho Klan.
"Any member of the supreme coun
cil who opposes Clarke's will is Im
mediately dismissed," the answer
charges.
Mr. Wade's answer made the fur
ther specific charges:
"That Clarke has converted a great
benevolent Organization into a vast
body of tribute payers, whose money
enriches his coffers, so that ho has
reduced the other members of the
klan to practical serfdom.
"That Clarke collects from every
(Continued on page sir.
living abroad from entering Ger
inuny. It also declines to allow non
Bavarian police to take independent
official action in Bavaria.
The Deutsche Allgemeino Zcltung,
commenting on Bavaria's action
points out that the decree issued is
the first case of public disobedience
to the national government by a fede
ral state. Bavaria, it adds, has enter
ed upon a dangerous path which may
lead to the disintegration of the na
tion and civil war. A meeting of the
cabinet was called for today to con
sider the situation.
IV
GAME AWAY gates refuses borah offers
Major Blake on Air
LONDON, July 25. (By Associated
Press). The airplane in which Major
V. T. Blake, the British aviator is at
tempting a round-the-world flight from
England, crashed to the ground at Sibl,
British Belunchistan near Quetta,- Sat
urday, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Karachi today.
10 ENTER RACE
Mayor Back From Vacation,
" Declares Nothing Will In
duce Himtb to Run Indepen
dently This Fall May Run
Four Years Hence.
"I nover had a ' better nor more
enjoyable vacation," said Mayor
Gates who has returned from two
weeks spent at Rocky Point, Pelican
Bay. I have been to Rocky Point or
Eagle Ridge tavern on vacations for
years past, and never enjoyed better
fishing. I throw all cares to the
winds and went in for a period of
complete enjoyment and relaxation
just fishing, eating and sleeping."
Asked as to his views on tho po
litical situation and present grand
jury investigation of affairs, the
mayor replied: -
"I know nothing about what has
been going on here. or in the state, as
while gone 1 received no mail, read
no newspapers, had no 'phono mes
sages and heard no news, nor did I
care to. Complete change and rest
was what I was after and that was
what I got.
"Since my return I have been busy
catching up with my business affairs.
I am through with politics and so an
nounced before I left on my vacation,
to my many political friends through
out the state who had been urging mo
to run as an Independent candldato
for governor. , Nothing could induce
me to enter tho present gubernatorial
race. Perhaps four years from now
I may view tho situation differently."
BUSINESS JUST AS
REVIVAL STARTED
NEW YORK, July 25. A pessimis
tic picture of business conditions re
sulting from railroad, coal and tex
tile strikes is painted with figures in
cluded in the weekly review of indus
trial conditions made public by the
national industrial conference board,
an employers' organization.
. "A depressing effect on business
generally is evident," the review said.
"Altogether over two million persons
are voluntarily idle through strikes
and since the beginning of July 100,
000,000 man-hours of work have been
lost each week. With the average
wage of labor taken at fifty cents an
hour, the wages alone since the first
of the month has been in excess of
$15,000,000 and is proceeding at the
rate of over $8,000,000 a day. This,
in effect, means a serious contraction
in purchasing power which in turn
may have its effect on future em
ployment and general business con
ditions." The conference board reports a
slight increase in the cost of living
since May 15 with a 24 per cent re
cession from the peak reached in
July, 1920.
Intrepid Wins Race.
MAKINAC ISLAND, Wis., July 25
Intrepid, the class H. sloop owned
by Donald Prether of Chicago won
the 16th annual yacht' race which
starts at Chicago Saturday.
FOR
GOVERNOR
Trip Around World
Crashes in Beluchistan, Escapes Injury
The aviator escaped injury but the
under carriage of his plane was smash
ed. V
Air force mechanicians from Karachi
havo been sent to assist in construct
ing a new undercarriage for tho dam
aged plane. Sibl is 300 miles from
HIS SOLUTION
E
WASHINGTON, July . 25. Creation
of a federal coal commission of three
members appointed by the president to
investigate the coal industry and rec
ommend legislation to congress was
proposed in a resolution introduced to.
day by Chairman Dorah of the senate
I labor committee.
I Recommendations would be required
from the commission "on tho advisa
bility or necessity of nationalizing the
coal, and the feasibility or necessity
of governmental regulation and control
of the coal industry.
Other points on which recommenda
tions are called for In the bill include:
I "Standardizing the mines upon the
.basis of their productive capacity' and
regarding the closing down of mines
which by reason of their natural limi
tations fall below standard,
j "Standardizing tho cost of living for
mine workers and tho living conditions
which must be supplied or afforded In
order to surround the workmen with
reasonable comforts; recognizing the
psychological effect of such sugges
tions In respect to efficiency.
"Standardizing a basis of arriving at
the overhead cost of producing the
coal and delivering at the door of the
consumer, recognizing In this compila
tion that the standardized cost of liv
ing to the miners must be first and
irreducible. Item of expenses.
"A report from the commission to be
known as the 'United States coal com
mission' would be required within nine
months. Its findings would he made
public only through reports to con
gress." Senator Borah proposed that one of
tho commission members ho appointed
from a list of nominees by the National
Coal association: another from a sim
ilar list of the United Mine Workers
and the third, representing the public
to be appointed by the president and
"in no wise interested in a business
way with the coal industry."
SHERIFF INDICTED BY
YAKIMA, WaHh., July 25. Sheriff
Pad H. Bear, who was some months
ago indicted by the grand Jury but
who was acquitted when tried on
charges of larceny, announced today
that he would seek re-election to his
office and make the run on the
record he had made during the past
term. Other candidates for sheriff
are already in' the field.
Wanamakers Daughter
Is Robbed of Jewels
PARIS, July 25. (Ily Associated
Press). Sirs. Guernle Munn, daughter
of Rodman Wanamaker of New York
has been robbed of a platinum bracelet
'set with gems valued at 250,000 francs,
according to an announcement by Le
Journal today. Several of the cleverest
detectives of i-aris have been assigned
to the case but so far they liavo devel
oped no plausible clues.
OF COAL STRIK
Karachi and the continuation of the
flight which Major Blake began from
Croydon May 24, is likely to be delayed
a week.
The picture above shows Major
Blake and his two companions on tho
trip just before they hopped off from
England,
PEOPLE FLEE IN
FROAPI.FIRE
Riverside Apartments Scene
of Wild Confusion When
Laundry Next Door Burns
Down Total Damage IS
$12,000.
A tiro which started at 2:30 this
morning in tho storago shod for fuel
In the rear of the American laundry
on South Riversldo, completely de
stroyed the laundry, lla equipment,
a small carpenter shop north of tho
laundry and badly damaged the Riv
erside apartments one door south of
tho laundry. The loss is estimated
on all 'three buildings at about $12,
000. Tho exact status of the Insur
ance on tho buildings has as yot not
been learned, but it Is known that tho
laundry and equipment and the small
carpenter shop belonging to James
Slorah woro covered with $7,200 In
the nggrogalo and tho apartments
owned by Hiram, Meader were cover
ed with a $12,500 policy.
Tho origin of the fire is not known,
but It is believed it stnrtert In the fuel
shod where a large quantity of shav
ings used by tho laundry was stored.
Tho entire laundry building was
ablaze when the alarm was turned
in and although the water pressure
was better than it has been for some
timo at a flro and the fire depart
ment worked rapidly and efficiently
there was no hopo of saving the laun
dry. The apartment was greatly en
dangered and the department did ex
cellent work in preventing It from
becoming a total loss.
Two alarms wore blown and the
volunteer fire fighters who were or
ganized some months ago turned out
In force (it once. Others manned tho
small Chalmers truck and as they
went out or the fire hall a third alarm
was turned In. cBtween the regulars
and ,the volunteers the blaze was
kept from destroying the apart
ments. The old Russ mill, north of
the blazing laundry caught fire and
threatened to cause a fire approach
ing the proportions of a conflagra
tion. Ray Mlksche, one of the Mon
arch Seed and Feed company, owners
of the mill, entered the building and
extracted papers and other valuables
from the safe, hut the fire fighters
soon had the blaze on the south side
of the mill extinguished,
Finn In Night Clothes
When the five regular members of
the fire department arrived a large
amount of screaming, running about
In nightclothes and general confusion
was in progress, but this disorderly
state of affairs did not continue.
Residents of tho apartments carried
personal belongings into the street
and a large amount of furniture was
still standing in front of the building
this morning,
Chief Lawton estimates that there
were 23 men fighting the fire before
(t was put under control. 2550 feet
of 2 V4 Inch hose was laid and 200
feet of 114 Inch. The opinion of tho
chief Is that the fire would have
ravished the whole neighborhood had
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NIGHT CLOTHES
Olcott Asks Recount
In Four Counties Not
Covered By Opponent
SALEM. Ore., July 25. De
manding a recount in all counties
throughout tho state carried by a
majority for Hall in tHo May pri
maries, and hearing similar
charges of errors In counting
votes ns well as a flagrant misuse
of the direct primary, the answer
of Governor lien W. Olcott to the
petition of Hall for a recount of
the republican vote nominating a
governor was filed today by his
attorneys, Jay Ilowerman of Port
land and Roy P, Shields of Salem,
with tho county clork.
Results in eleven counties are left
alono by both sides, but the re
count of votes cast In the remain
ing precincts of Multnomah, Clat
sop, Marion and Umatilla coun
ties left untouched by the Hall
petition, Is demanded, in no place
does the answer question tho
good faith of the election hoards,
as does the Hall petition.
St. Louis Cardinals Make Gal
lant Effort in Ninth, But
Fail to Stave Defeat
Giants Bat Doak From Box
., in fifth, Netting Total of
Seven Runs.
NEW YORK, July 25. The New
York Giants and St. Louis Cards hook
ed up today in tho first game of a five
game series which will have an impor
tant bearing on tho National league
race. Tho Giants canio back from a
Western trip in which they split oven
on twenty games with their lead cut
down to one point.
A 20,000 crowd was out for the gume.
Toney Easy for Cards i
Toney was easy for the Cards in the
first Inning, St. Louis starting off with
three runs.
Tho Giants scored one run In their
half of tho second, when Young, first
man up, hit a homo run into tho loft
field bleachers.
Kelly followed with an Inflold single,
but Stengel hit into a double play,
r'ournior to Lavan.
The Giants batted out Doalt in their
half of the fifth and took the lead with
a hatting rally which yielded seven
runs.
After Stock doprlvod Snyder of a hit
with a fine stop Toney walked and
reached second on Bancroft's single to
left. Rawllngs doubled over third,
scoring Toney a'nd advancing Iiancroft
to third. Frlsch bunted safely on a
squeeze play, Bancroft scoring, Raw
llngs moving up to third. Meusel drove
In Rawllngs with a sacrifice fly to
Flack. Young Binglod to right and
when Flack fumbled the ball, Frlsch
scored and Young made second. Stock
fumbled Kelly's grounder, Young
reaching third. Stengol followed with
a double to right, a ball played poorly
by Flack and both Young and Kelly
scored. Snyder, up for tho second time
singled to left, scoring Stengel. North
then replaced Doak and struck out
Toney.
New York Wins
St. Louis added a fourth run In the
eighth. Flack singled and after Smith
filed out Hornsby advanced Flack to
third with a double to left. Mueller's
(Continued on Page six.)
GIANTS
FIRST GAME
BY ONE RUN
STATE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
CONVICTION OF
; SALEM, Ore., .July 25. Tho slate
supreme court today upheld tho
lower court In tho ease of Dr. It. M.
Brumfield, Rowebuj-g dentist, i sen
tenced to hang" for the murder on
July 13, 1921, of Dennis Ilusxell. The
opinion written by Justice McBride
confirms the lower court.
Dr. Brumfield, who had been
prominent in social circles in Rose
burg up to the time of tho murder of
Russell. Is nbout 40 years old. He
was formerly superintendent ' of
schools of Owenaville. lnd.. was a
graduate of the Indiana university
and graduated In 1000 from tho Illi
nois Dental college.
UNITY
NOT GRANTED
TO ANY K, K,
Rumor That Members Neck
tie Party Had Been Granted
Immunity, Turning State's
Evidence Denied By Lilje
qvist Net of Evidence De
clared Tightening. ;'
The Bpocial grand Jury continued
today its investigation of the night
riding outrages of Jackson county,
and devoted all its timo to the hear
ing of tostimony bearing upon the
"necktie party" of which, J. F. Hale
was the chief actor and victim. A
score of witnesess were closeted with
the lnquistorial bodyMonday. From
their lips flowed the sworn story of
the incident, from tho time Hale was
decoyed by "strangers" from his
home nbout nine o'clock, on the false
plea that a sick relative at Marsh
field, wanted him on tho phone, till
he'roturnod from the auto trip.
The evidence, it Is rumored, la
dovetailing with tho records seized
in the Los Angeles raid on the grand
goblin's office.
Tho witnesses Monday afternoon
were J. F. Hale, who told of the de
tails of the "necktie party," his son.
Jay, who told of the stranger's knock
at tho door, and the responso of his
father, Miss Angle Halley, who told
of telephone1 calls, and other mat
tors. Hals Is said to have testified,
to Incidents during the affair, the
bending of a top rod In the auto for
future identification, the fainting
spell 'neath tho blankets, with which
his head was covered, the seedng of a
peculiarly Bhaped. ring on, the loft
hand of one of, his tormentors, the
fright of tho membors of the party,
when they thought death hovered
over him, the calling of doctors for
medical assistance, when he was
alono, and is alleged also to luiVe'
identified the strangers.
And there also came witnesses toll
ing of alibis that exploded, of lettors,
of how one reputed Klan member, on
the morning after, . Bped from man
to man, whispering and laughing,
his actions arousing the suspicions
of a police official, who took the
nnmos of the people he visited, giv
ing the department of Justice tho first
duos, from which they spun tho pres
ent mass of testimony. It Is also ru
mored that the names of alloged
members of tho "hanging party"
wero given to the grand Jury, who
drove tho autos, and who picked out
tho spot for the "festivity," and who
waited for their coming.
Drs. E. B. Plckel and 13. W. Hoff
man were witnesses this morning.
Thoy attendod Halo after he was left
at his home, and told his condition
and Injuries.
JOx-Klansnicii Testify
Two witnesses woro called this
morning, who were former members
of the Ku Klux Klan, and who pub
licly renounced allogianco to tho or
ganization, whon "tho rough stuff
started." They wore James E. Ed
mlston and Kaymond Retor, and. It Is
stated, will tell the grand Jury, ot
what they saw and heard at "klon
klaves" they attendod, Edmlstou
was on tho stand most of the morn
ing. Reter was scheduled for an
early appearance. Both wero recip
ients of warnings and lettors follow
ing withdrawals.
Other witnesses subpoenaed for to
day wero W. H. Gore, president of
the Modford National bank, John S.
Orth, cashier ot the sume Institu
tion, and Walter S. Gore. The nature
of their testimony was not known,
hut It was said to be In connection
with an alleged threat carried by
word of mouth. i -, .'
(Continued on Page slx.1
OR. R. M. BRUMFIELD
Dr. Brumfleld's appeal was taken
on the grounds that tho trial had not
been fair and that ho had been de
prived .of many of his legal rights.
This, tho decision denied in refusing
a new trial.
Russell was a laborer living alono
In a cabin on tho outskirts of Rose
burg. Evidence Introduced at the
trial was that Dr. Brumfield murder
ed him, took the body in his automo
bile, disfigured it, put his own
clothes upon It and then staged a
wreck of the machine and an explo
sion to make It appear that Brum
ficld had been killed in an accident.
Brumfield then fled to Canada,
where ho was later captured.