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Newspaper Page Text-atf. The Weather Prediction: Fair and warmer Maximum yesterday 87 Minimum today 46.5 Weather Vea'Ago, 4 Maximum 9J Minimum 50 Oallv Seventeenth Year. Weekly Fifty-Second Yew. MEDFORD, OKEtlOX, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 15)22 NO. 108 Charge Aviator With Murder When Wing More Petitions to Be Filed By Hall Wife Inspires Home Run Hitter SWEAR MR. Of Plane Hits Girl In Recount Contest tpi inr Mail Tribune II IS ISSUED Asst. Atty. General Requests Any and All Citizens Who Have Information Op Night Riding Outrages to Testify All Testimony to Be Kept Secret. - . ' Assistant Attorney General Lilje qvist today ' issued a statement re questing that "any and all citizens who may have ' Information on the night riding outrages - of Jackson county, that will assist the grand jury in Its work, come and give their testimony." Mr. Llljeqyist said that this request was made, so that all the evidence possible1 In the cases might bo put before the grand Jury. The as surance is given to all, that their tes timony will be held secret, and that Information of the proceedings, Is being secured from sources outside official circles, and from what has been common knowledge for weeks. The final witnesses in the Hale case were called this morning, and the Henry Johnson case taken up, it is said, the subpoenaed witnesses having knowledge of that "necktie party." Among the witnesses called for tQ day are said to be Edison Marshall, short story writer, once a member of the Ku Klux Klan,. but who with drew, and wroto letters to the Impe rial Wizard at Atlanta, Ga. Marshall is supposed to have told the grand jury of what he saw and heard, dur ing the formation meetings of the K. K. K. In this city. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Bunnell, an oldorlycouple, were among the Wed nesday afternoon witnesses. Bun nell Is the defendant, In a suit for $130 filed by Hale.- The- dropping of the suit is reported to have been one of the propositions made to Hale, when a rope was around his neck. Another witness called Wednes day afternoon was George Roberts, a local barber, but the nature of his testimony, Is not known. Other wit nesses wore Dr. Bursell and John J. Hoogstraat, a local Kleaglc. A number of witnesses subpoenaed to appear before the grand Jury, fail ed to put In an appearance, chiefly because they are out of the city, some being in eastern Oregon, some In Sa lem, some In Portland, and Borne on thoir vacation. To Cull Bert Mosoa Other witnesses waltlns call for today, according to reliable Information are Mayor C. E. Gates, Attorney B. F. Lindas, whp has filed S2 5,000 suit againsti the Ku Klux Klan for alleged slander; O. D. Fra zor. alleged to be tho secretary, or whatcvor that title bears in the "In visible Empire"; Mrs. Herbert K. Hanna of Jacksonville,- Bert 'Moses, former county Jailor, now a court house janitor; Perry E. Wynkoop, local real estate' dealer; Alex Norris of Jacksonville, whb'.wns with John son and York, when the two young men were hanged and given advice by a band of men, wearing what the main victim described as "Mother Hubbard afaflrs"; A. E. Fleming of JaiSksonville, spoken of as a recall candidate for sheriff, and a bonds men in the Elmer Simonds case, and W. H. Craig. Johnson, whose case Is now reput ed to be under investigation is a well known character of Jackson ville, a carefree blustering sort of a youth, whose trouble is alleged to have been inspired by gossip at a meeting held In thi3 city, attended by women, and a member of the Klan, who took notes on what he heard, "to report to the sheriff." TJlie Johnson Outrage The butrage ? occurred Sunday, April 9, 'and was jflrst made public (Continued on Page six.) ?STARSTOIHT HOBOKEX. N. J-. July 27 Benny Leonard's lightweight crown may vi brate a little tonight In hW bout with Iew Tendlcr, but when It is all over, the coveted headpiece will still bo se curely moored, "Professor" Oustave Meyer, . Hoboken astrologer, an nounces to the pugilistic world. After consulting tho stars, the pro a fessor said: "Tendler Is due to see more stars than he ever saw in all his pugilistic career nnd will imagine that his star la setting." ( CURES ' HUNTINGTON H1CACIT, Cat., July 27. Peyton Gibson, commer cial aviator was held to answer to a charge of manslaughter here late last night after a preliminary hearing in the justice court. The charge was based on an accident July 9 when Gilson, flyins low, permitted a wing of his plane to strike Miss Anna Selchlin of San Francisco, her death resulting. Miss Selchlin formerly lived in Portland, Oregon. COAL SHIPPING I Government Control Boosts Coal Transportation, But Industries in Middlewest Are Hard Hit State Troops Called in Ohio. WASHINGTON, July 27. (By the Associated Press) favorable reac tion to tho government's efforts to stimulate coal production despite the miners' strike was seen today in fig ures assembled by the railroads showing that 13,083 cars of coal were loaded on Monday at operating mines as compared with 9860 cars last Sat urday and with a dally nverago of 19,914 curs during the six working days previous to Saturday. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 27. (By the. Associated Press.) State troops are mobilized at their armories and concentrated In the coal mining dis tricts; thousands of miners and rail road shipmen are idle: public utilities. smaller manufacturing concerns und state institutions in some sections face imminent coal shortages; blast furnaces and steel mills are banking their fires because of lack of fuel: freight movement is delayed over some roads; lake shipping is on the decline and faces a shutdown: rail road passenger service Is curtailed, concerns doing retail coul business complain of depression these are some of the facts of the coal and rail road strikes in Ohio, as indicated by a survey of conditions by tho Asso ciated Press. WASHINGTON, July 27. With the federal machinery for emergency control of coal distribution completed by President Harding's appointment of a central committee of depart mental heads, the government today looked to the states for tho necessary co-operation to put tho scheme into effective operation. Immediately after being named chairman of tho govern mental committee yesterday, Secre tary Hoover, at the request of the president asked state governors to set ui the necessary organization in each state for insuring equitable dis tribution and tho maintenance of fair prices for coal under the adminis tration plan. The organization, ho said, was to assumo responsibility for nil distri bution within the boundary of each state except to railways. ConfeiTnon Kxpectel PHILADELPHIA, July 27. John . Lewis, president of tho min ers' union, said here this afternoon that he had "every reason to believe that an inter-state joint conference of the central competitive fields will be arranged within a few days. INDIANAPOLIS, July 2 7. In diana operators would meet the min ers representatives in a four state conference If operators of the other states in the central competive field would enter the conference, Governor McCray of Indiana said in a message today to John Hessler, president of district No., 11, United Mtno Work ers of America. L SEE MORE THAN EVER BEFORE JEIISEY C1TT, July 27. Gothnm ites who can't enjoy a sporting event unless they can gobble hot dogs and ice cream cones will be sorely stricken at the Leonard-Tendler bout. Because of the hazard of fire, ven dors will he barred from Iloyies' Thirty Acres. Anticipating an influx of the sleek fingered gentry, 200 detectives will he distributed ahout the gates of the arena. NCREASESBUT RADE SUFFERS HARDING TO TRY AGAIN END STRIKE White House Once More Cen ter of Interest in Rail Walk outBoth Sides of Contro versy On Hand Great Se crecy Marks Plans of the Administration. WASHINGTON. July 27. (By tho Associated Press.) Tho White House again today became the center of developments In tho rail striko and the focus of efforts toward peace. President Harding mooting in confer ence f'.r.it with T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of tho Association of Rail way Executives, and then with the strike brotherhood, headed by B. XI Jewell. . Mr. Jewell and his colleagues went into conforence with the president at 11 o'clock, shortly after Mr. Cuyler had concluded an hour and a half discussion of the strike situation with Mr. Harding. Mr. Cuyler on leaving tho White House said he had presented the viewpoint of the railroad manage ments and that he would remain In Washington to await the pleasure of the president, but that there had been no new development In the situation. Mr. Cuyler Indicated that he would return to tho White Houso for an other conforence after tho president had discussed the situation with the strike leaders. Pressed for an opin ion as to whether seniority was the solo stumbling block in the way. of settlement he said he had seen no statement from Mr. Jewell on the point and could not therefore say as to tho position tuken by tho unions. Strike Irf'wlors Meet. The strike leaders held a brief conference at their hotel before go ing to the White House, tho heads of tho six international unions meet ing with William H. Johnston, pres ident of the International Associa tion of Machinists, another of the labor organizations involved in the strike. Mr. Jewell participated in the con ference only for a few minutes Just before It adjourned. A. O. Wharton, member of the la bor group of the railroad labor hoard, who accompanied the striko leaders to tho capital, took part In neither tho union conference nor the meet ing with the president. All of the strike leaders maintain ed absolute silence regarding their visit to Washington prior to seeing the prcsident.cven refusing to say whether they came at the Invitation of Mr. Harding or upon their own initiative. IS OPPOSED W THE DALLES, Ore., July 27. The fourth annual convention of the Ore gon department of tho American Le gion assembled hero today. Election eering began for state commander, the candidates being Gorgo Codding of Med ford and George R. Wilbur of Hood Hiver. Pendleton and McMlnn ville were seeking the next conven tion. Announcement was made today of the election of officers of La Hociete 40 Homines et 8 Chaveaux as follows: Frank M. Moore, Portland, grande chef do gare; Ben Dorrls, Eugene, grando chef do train; Harry N. Nel son, Portland, eommlsarlo Intendan tand grande correspondant. The new chemlnois- are Hen Hilton, Med ford: Walter B. Gleason, Portland; Frank K. Prince, Bend. Dr. Eu gene Rockey, Portland was named national cheminois. STREET CAR STRIKE IN CHICAGO, July 27. Warning to Chi cago to prepare for a street car strike next Tuesday morning was Issued by William Qulnlan, president of the Bur face lines employes union. Notice was given following issuance of a call to the 15,000 members of the local union to attend a meeting Monday night. , GEORGE CODDING D RIVER MAN - S Pel-? u'Jtfef I Clarence "Tillle" Walker, of the Philadelphia Athletics, looms up as a possible new homo run king, for ho recently tied with Ken Williuins of St. Louis. Walker started a bit later than IS LEW S SAYS THE STRKE VON PEACE IS NEARIRETURN TO WORK PHILADELPHIA, July 27 Stand ing in the lobby of the Bellcvuc Stratford hotel where he has been conferring with district presidents of the union from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, Mr. Lewis dictated tho following statement to newspaper men : "It 'is undoubtedly true that to all purposed and effect the mine workers have won their present strike and it is almost universally recognized in in- d u s t r i a 1 and financial circles throughout the country that no wage reductions can be applied to mining industry. "It only remains for an inter-state joint conference to be convened in order to permit of tho immediate ne gotiation of a new wage agreement. This is the only way by which a set tlement can be made. There will be no district or separate settlements. "I have every reason to believe that an inter-state Joint conference of tho central competitive fields will be ar ranged within a few days. Such an arrangement will permit a resump tion of mining, a relief to embar rassed industries and a suffering pub lic." , 204 FROM OREGON- LEWIS CAMP LEWIS, Wash., July 27. Seven hundred and thirty-five men from Washington and Oregon arrived here this morning to attenil the citi zens' military training camp, which will continue for the next thirty days. Washington Is sending 531 men to tho camp, which 204 come from Ore gon. Tho cities sending the largest number of students are: Seattle 158; Tacoma 65 and Portland 35. BASEBALL SCORES National I.t-ugiic. At Philadelphia: K. H. E. Cincinnati 5 7 1 Philadelphia 6 !) 2 Batteries: I.uque, Keck and Hur- grave; Meadows and Hcnllne. At Boston: ft. H. E. ChiruKO .'..-7 14 1 Uuston 18 1 Iatterii's: Alilridgc, C'hecvcs, and O'Furrell: Maniuard, Ocschgcr, Mil ler and O'Noll. American league. At Detroit: It. 11. K. Washington 13 1 Detroit 1 4 3 Butteries Zai-hary and Plclnlch; Ehmke, Cole, Moore and Woodail. At Chicago: V., JT. E. . 2 13 0 Lover- Boston 3 Chicago 4 Batteries: Knrr and Kuel; ctte, Courtney and.Hchalk. , Williams, but soon crept up into the soloct circle of lenders, nnd Is cortain lo contlnuo along Unit rather lofty sphere, in as much as Mrs. Walker is on hand at all tho Ramos to urge him on to greater glories. AVAilriLVCTON, July 2(1. Presl dent Harding in a telegram sent to J, Clove Dean, chairman of the rail way employes publicity association, Chattanooga, Tenn., "invited" Dean to u rgo striking ra i 1 way wor k ers t o accept the decision of the railroad tnbor board and return to work "until you nnd I and everyono else Interested In -American welfare may join in asking the railroad labor board to give a rehearing on any question concerning which thoro is a reasonable doubt about tho correct ness of tho justice of the decision made." The president's message was in re ply to a telegram ho received last Sunday from Dean in which It was said that an attempt to operate mines and rililrnads by military forces would moan slavery." PORTLAND GIRL BY H DECREE NEW YOIilC, July 27. Documents permitting tho adoption of Mrs. Pierre Tartoue, daughter of Mrs. R. Hengue Barnet of Portland, Ore., by the Countess Clarel do Touequcsville de Hampan do Chanquetot, "were ap proved today by Surrogate John P. Cohulan. Through tho adoption the Ameri can girl becomes a legal member of the tirlstorratlc French family und may use the titles Countess dc Ham pan nnd Countess dc Chanquctot." The new countess may also share In the estate of tho family, which in cludes among other historic posses sions, a luxurious home In Purls und a chateau near Cherbourg. M mo. do Tocque viltu has been at tached for somo time to tho girl she has adopted as her daughter. "My own daughter who died," the countess said, "would , have been about Cla.udla's ago had she lived." The countess Is tho widow of Vio ontto August in Rene Clarel do Tuc quevillo, an officer of the legion of honor. A E PLOT EVERETT, Wash., July 27. J. Ii Lnvltt who yesterday found the body of I'oter Karas, Everett buker mur dered in a guli-h nenr the city limits, Is being held in the city Jail for In vestigation in connection with tho cane, L, J. l.cak, his room mate, also Is held. The authorities attribute the shooting to tho operations of moonshiners. There Is evidence tending to show Karns was shot down from ambush. MEN ASKS RAIL STRIKERSTO MADECOONTESS SALEM, Ore., July 27. Appli cation for filing an amended peti tion in the llall-Olcott contest suit brought to detannlne the re publican nomination of the May primuries may ho held this after noon at two o'clock by Circuit Judge Gcorgo O. lllnghnm and Percy Kelly. Hull was expected to file a reply to Governor Ol cott's answer to the petition, but an agreement was reached be tween tho attorneys that an ap plication for filing tho amended petition should bo first heard by tho court. AGAIN BEAT, ST.- LOUIS BY BiGSC0RE N. Y. Nationals Knock Out i Four Pitchers and Pile Up! Twelve Runs St. Louis Makes Strong Start With Four Runs First Inning. NEW YORK, July 27. Rain just prior to the ''third game of the St. Louis-New York National leaguo de layed the start of tho contest for a quarter of an hour. 'However, the rain stopped around 3:30 and it was decided to go on with tho game. As his veteran pitchers had been badly punished tho last two days, Manager Rickey used John Stuart, his Ohio statu collegian, In today's game. Stuart only roported to tho Cards hero last Tuesday and it will be Ills big , league debut. Jess Humes twirled for the New Yorkers. St. Jjouls made a strong start In the first inning, scoring four runs on only one hit. The Giants came back with two runs in their half of tho first inning and scored a third run in their half of the second inning. . Stock, a Olnnt discard. Increased St. louls lead by thrco more runs in tho third when, he drove out a second home run. St. louls has made seven runs on three hits. New York enmo right back and tied the score with four runs in their half of tho third inning. In the fourth Inning tho Giants took the lead with four more runs. R. H. 13. St. Louis .1 7 6 1 New York 12 3 8 a Hatteries: Stuart, Pcrtica, North, Shcrdell nnd Alnsmlth, Clemons; J. Jinnies and Smith, Snyder. Pipp Hits limner. ST. T,OTJIH, July 27. IMpp scored the Yanks' first run in tho fourth when ho hit into tho right field bleachers for a homer. The Urowns enmo back in. their half with two runs. i SEATTLE, ALL SAVED HEATTM0. .lnlv 27. I.Ives of scores of persons were imperilled ' shortly after 11 o'clock today when I the Japanese steamer Hawaii Maru ! collided during n dense fog with the ' Puget Sound passenger steamer C'al-I Istu, off West Point, eight miles from Seattle. Tho Callsta sank within ten minutes after the arldent. All the Callsta's passengers and crew were saved. 1 SITUATION WORST OLY.V1PIA, Wash., July 27. Com bined with tho over Increasing dan ger from forest fires is tho under current of Incendiarism which has developed In several sections of the state, according to Stato Forestor Fred K. Pnpe today. Although this menace has not assumed largo pro portions, it is serious enough to causo worry under existing conditions, It was said. Tho fact that a number of old fires have sprung up after fcelng virtually extinguished by fire fighters has led to the belief that some members of crews anxious to continue working In certain areas are responsible Several under suspicion have been discharged. 'Another danger exists In the land owners who seek to hum over log ged off areas In order to create pas I kluIklaner E. Edmiston and Wm. Craig, Former Members of Secret Order, Make Affidavit They Sat With Candidate for Sheriff in K. K. Meetings .Recall Injunction Denied. Tho following affidavit was made public today: State of Oregon, County of Jackson, bb: I, J. 11. Kdmiston, being first duly sworn, depose nnd say tlint during tho months of February, March and April, 1H22 1 was a member of the Medford Ku Klux Klan lodge. Since that time 1 have resigned. But during that time I sevornl times sat In tho Ku Klux lodge with D. M. Lowe and know that ho was a member of tho Ku Klux Klan, I inalto this affidavit for the Citizens Committee becnuso the Issue scorns to have been raised and it Is niatorlal to know whother if elected as sheriff Mr. I.owo will follow his obligation to up hold and enforce tho law, or whother ho will follow his oath as a Klansman to protect the Klnnstnen of all hazards, murder, treason and rape alone ex cepted. J. B. EDMISTON. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of July, 1022. (Seal) M. T. KDWARDS. Notary Public for Oregon. My commission expires Nov. 9, 182a. Stuto of Oregon, County of Jackson, ss: .'. ;... I, Wm. L. Craig, being first duly sworn, deiKiso nnd say that during tho months of March, April and May, 1(122 I was a member of -the MedTord Ku Klux Klan lodge. Since that time I ' have resigned. Hut during that time I several times sat In the Ku Klux lodge with D. M. Lowe and know that he was a member of. the Ku Klux Klnn. I mnke this affidavit for the Citizens Committee because the issue seems to have been raised and It is material to know whether If elected as sheriff Mr. Iyowe will follow his obligation to up hold and enforco the law, or whether he will follow his oath as a Klansman to protect the Klansmen of all hazards, in u I'd or, treason and rape alone ex cepted. WILLIAM L. CRAIG. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of July, 1922. (.Seal) M. T. EDWARDS, Notary Public for Orogon. My commission expires Nov. 9, 1923. Injunction Denied The application for an injunction en Joining the county clerk from' holding tho special recall election next Satur day, July 29th, against Sheriff Charles E. Torrid; was denied In a written de cision handed down by Circuit Jndge P. M.' Calkins this morning. 'The de- . cislon means that the electloni will' be-. held Saturday . tiIibi y'.u The meat and pith of the decision, ' which is two and one-half typewritten- puges Is contained in the "following;: portion: . is. f.t ui,r.' i- "As I interpret the case ofuCoopey vs. Keady, 81 Or. 224, thlsicahe falls . complotoly within Its provisions that tho court ought to weigh tho relatlvo convenience nnd Inconvenience to the respective parties by the granting or rcfusnl to grant the restraining order. Anil in this case. If plaintiffs are right, they merely suffer the humiliation of a recall if the election goes against thoni, while If the plaintiffs are wrong, a fundamental and valuable right has (Continued on Page six.l IN STATE HISTORY turo'for tHeir stock next spring, 'fills,'. ' j has been Uorto tp)(iuite mt oxtenf hi; ji eastern Washington, the state for- , ester Buid, -stoma- times withputfrt thought us to J.ho dumugd (hat might 1 be' done. ' . ' " , Other areas whore' there is fallen timber have beon set aflro to clear the property, and thon have run. be yond control. j The situation was described today by Mr. Pape as the most critical in the history of the state, the number of fires beyond control, the area f burned over and the expense of j fighting exceeding any other year. The actual loss Is not believed to bo 1 quite as large. A new fire was reported near Win- 5 lock In Lewis county in the work ot J the Menefee Lumber company, which Is threatening green timber. . j I. mi nilu.