-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.