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fvaekly Fifty-Second Yeu.
MEDFORD, 01UXJ0X, .MONDAY, OCTOBER DO, 1922
NO. 189
J. Will
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Well Known Ashland Man and
Financial Backer of Walter
Pierce Comes Out Strongly
Against Ku Klux Measure
Klan Endorses Democratic
Candidate.
. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct; SO.r-Un
dcr the heading "FREEDOM, and
LIBERTY," Jesse Wlnburn, of Ash
land, chief financial backer of Wal
ter N. Pierce, and one of hl9 nrii'.i
supporters, whp played Santa Claus
to his campaign to the extent of ",
000, . comes out Sunday against the
Compulsory school hill, the Ku Klux
Klan measure, of which the demo
Tcratic candidate for 'governor sold,
"I am in favor of the measure, and
shall vote 'for' it." A quarter page
ad, In the Portland Journal, leaves
nr. doubt where the Ashland mil
lionaire and philanthropist stands,
and is the outstanding feature of the
campaign. '
Mr. Wlnburn charges in his "Paid
Ad.' that thn Cdmnulsorv School bill
Is a breeder of hate, discord, dissen
sion, ana is un-American, anu csis
forth, the following reasons tor his
unusual political step:
We are opposed to the so-called
Compulsory Public School bill be
cause: i
It is hostile to true Americanism.
It is contrary to those principles of
liberty and justice upon which our
cherished institutions rest. '
i It is an appeal to religious and ra
cial Intolerance. . ; , .
It Is fraught with consequences fa-
tnl to the fundamental principles of
x the. Constitution. ...-
It in a repudiation of the ideas rep
resented by Washington, Franklin,
Jefferson, Hamilton and Lincoln, and
by the hosts of men and women who
have made our country tolerant, free
and united. i .
It arouses bitter hatreds and es
tablishes intolerant bigotry. '
What possible justification can
there be for suppressing schools
maintained by any portion of our citi
zenry which acts in accordance with
its conscientious convictions?
What right has a majority to im
pose its views upon any minority,
licwovor inconsiderablo
It Is a measure as oppressive to
mankind as any promulgated by
czartstlc tyranny when at Its worst.
It iB an ettcmpt to destroy Amer
ica's proudest achievement.
At a tlm whan (ha whnla urneM ia
lifting up its voice for peace, why In
troduce a new motive for' the ne
nowal of hatreds and Intolerances?
i Our present schodl laws amply pro
1 vide for the proper education of our
children.
It is the highest duty of every true
American to vote against any attempt
( to so change these laws that they
stir up new discords and hatreds
among us.
Honor, patriotism and fredoin de
mand that you vote NO on the Com
pulsory Public School bill.
The ad Is -signed by "Jesse Win
burn" In good slzo, and his fraternal
BfjfL'.atlons are described therein as
follows:
Resident " of Oregon: : Member
H'nai Brith, Mt. Sinai Lodge No. 1,
Now York City: Member Temple Em
anuel, New York City; ono of tho
organizers, contributor and director
of the Jewish Federation, New York
City; Member of Consistory No. 1,
Scottish Rite and Shrine, Portland;
Member of Mt. Xeboe Lodge No. 237.
New York City.
Ku Klnx Kntlorses Ileeco
"Tho Oregon Good Government
(Continued on page eight)
ENTIRE VILLAGE KNEELS IN PRAYER
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NEW ENGLAND, N. .. Oct. 30.
The wheels of time turned backward
300 years here yesterday when an en
tire villape forsot the dizzy pace of
the modern world and knelt as did
their Puritan fathers to, give thanks
to the Divine Father that granted
them ft bountiful harvest.
For four years fnrmcrs of this com-j
munity watched the crops wither and
die. Iast spring the . community
joined in a common prayer fou a more
successful harvest. This; year .the
people gathered ngnin'tn giv thanks
Yakima Grange Goes
On Record Against
Smoking in Movies
YAKIMA, Wash., Oct. 30. 4
Members of the Riverside Po-
luona, at their meeting Saturday
night In the lower valley,, voted
to petition the state legislature to 4
ban all printed advertisements of 4
4 tobacco from the state and to 4
4 exclude from Washington all mo- 4
4 tion pictures showing women en- 4
4 Joying tile weed. The grangers 4
4 also called upon the prosecuting 4
4 attorney to declare void all agree- 4
4 nients and contracts held by 4
4 Japanese for the use or occu- 4
4 pancy of land in the valley. A. S. 4
4 Goss, master of the state grange, 4
4 attended tho session.
4 .
PUTS GUILT OF
Faber of Montana
After Investigation of Havre
Tragedy Declares Woman
Sought Rector's Ruin
Scandal Mongers Assailed.
JIAVKE, Mont., Oct. 0. That Mrs.
Margaret Carluton deliberately at
tempted to win the Hev. Leonard J.
Christler, rector of St. Mark's Epis
copal church of this city from his
wife and that, failing she shot the
minister and then herself, is the be
lief of JJishop Frederick Faber head
of the Diocese of Montana, accord
ing to a stutement made by him to
day. 'I believe, as. a. r.esult of the inves
tigation 1 have made of the tragedy
which occurred fn the Christler home
ly Friday morning and after ques
tfoning those who know about It,. that
if this woman had been able to work
: her will on Mrw Christler he would bo
alive today, unfaithful, to his wife.,
but still living1,' the . bishop's state
I ment declared.
I liepaiding the investigation of ac
I cusations involving the names of Mr.
Christler and Mrs. Car lot on which he
conducted a year and a . half ago,
Bishop Faber said:
;;slps llefusc Testimony.
"No formal charges were ever, filed
against Mr. Christler.
Letters came to mo containing
statements detrimental to Mr. Christ
ler's character. I came to Havre and
insisted that the persons making the
accusations present their testimony.
When they learned that their evi
dence rntto be taken down by a1
shorthand reporter, they would not'
testify.
I set a second date for a hearing
and Inter, when I could stay no longer
in Havre for that purpose, the vestry
or Mr, Christler s church fixed
another date, hut the testimony was
never given.'..
"I found -evidence which made me
believe that the accusations were
made through animosity which had
nothing to do with Mrs. Carleton.
"Mr. Christler was a big 1 man,
physically and mentally an outdoors
man and he did many things in novel
and unusual ways, lie had many ac
tivities for the benefit of his fellow
men which were outside ordinary
church work and many peonlo were
to be found who were willing to find
fault with him."
Dead Woman Dircndi'd.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30. SupnorthlB
the doubt expressed by Mrs. Joseph
I'jic Mint her daughter, Mra, Marga
ret Cnrleton, killed the Hov. Jacob
Christler at Havre,. Mont., nnrt then
committed suicide, C. K. Booth, one
or tho officials of the Mutuul-Elwdl
Chautauqua bureau by whom Mrs.
Cnrleton was employed, today marie
public a letter written by Mrs. Carle
ton last Thursday, the day before the
trnKedy, nnd received in Chicago Sat
urday.
The letter speaks of her lycoum
work ml her plans for her little
(Continued on page eight)
to the Divinity, who, they believed,
heard and granted their prayer.
Pastors of the Catholic, Congrega
tional and Lutheran churches led the
thanksgiving services when 600
farmers and their households, who
I arc not "too busy to believe in
I modern days in miracles," turned
their faces upward In the old hymn
of harvest and thanksgiving, "Come
Ye Thankful People."
The harvest of the past season has
been the most bountiful in the his
tory nf this community.
PASTOR SDEATH
ONDEADWOMAN
.
Bishop
Left: Mustutihu Konml I'asha saluting on the Oulcony oC tho Assembly building at Angora, whnro ho was ml
dressiug the people. Right: General Harrington, commanding the British forces in tho Near Kaat, in front of
the British headquarters in Constantinople, once the headquarters of the Turkish army.
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DALLAS, Texas, Oct.. 30. Motion
requesting that S. L. Staples, secre
tary of state, nnd W. A. Keeling, attor
ney general be cited to appear and
show why they should not be held in
contempt of court, was filed in the
fifth court of civil appeals here todny
by W. W. Nelms of counsel for C. A.
King and others.
The motion Is based on the notice of
election from ""Secretary of State
Staples, ordering, the placing of the
name of Earle B. Mayfield as the dem
ocratic candidate for the senate on the
ballot. It la alleged that the action
of the state officials was premature
and before final entry of judgment in
the court of appeals setting aside tho
temporary restraining order granted
at Corsica fia.
Secretary Stayles certified Jlay
field's name to election officials Sat
urday after the supremo court had
held the Navarro county district cbui t
was without jurisdiction in the injunc
tion restraining the entry of Mayfield
on the official ballot because of alleged
violation of the primary campaign ex
pense law.
Attorney Nickels in his messago to
day hold that the injunction suit was
not finally adjudicated at that time be
cause a formal order had' not been
ontcred in Navarro district court.
Mr. Keeling and Mr. Staples were
in conference this morning regarding
the new injunction seeking to withhold
Mayfleld's name from the ballot,
granted at Fairfield late Saturday.
Hearing on this action is scheduled for
Wednosday at Groesbeck.
In answer to Inquiries from a num
ber of county officials as to what
action should be taken on printing the
election ballots, Mr. Staples today sent
the following message:
"Withhold printing ballots as long
as possible to await court action on
injunction."
He indicated some action is expect
ed immediately.
A
MANILA, Oct. 30. (By the Asso
ciated Press) Formation of the re
public of the Philippines is sought by
a concurrent resolution Introduced In
the legislature today with tho .back
ing of a majority of tho members.
The resolution, which is supported
by the combined collectlvista and na
cionalista parties, asks the congress of
the United States to authorize the
Philippine legislature to call a con
stitutional convention for the purpose
of adopting a constitution for the fu
ture independence of the Islands and
to determine what relation shall exist
between the Philippines and the
United 8tates.
Congress further is asked to au
thorize election of officials who will
assume the duties nnd functions of
the Independent government.
A number of other resolutions fa
voriijg independence also have been
Introduced by IndividuRi members of
the senate nnd house. -
FGH
AGAINST
KLAN NOMINE WATER RIGHT TO
TEKON AGAIN CITY FOR $14,000
Leaders in the Near East
E. FEHIIOFFERED
City Water Committee Pre
sents Evidence to Support
Charge of Business Men's
Publicity Committee Fehl
Letter Is Reproduced.
The following statement was Is
sued today by the water comtnitteo o
the city council:
Sometime ago the city . council
made a careful investigation of th'i
Dig Butte Springs for the purpose of
detnrmlnfnir v whnthpr ,thpnn nnrinira
would be a desirable municipal waterlCamH Lewis
supply, in case the City of Medford
found it necessary or expedient, some
time in the future to make a change
from Its present source of supply.
After this investigation, it was du-
elded that the waters of these
springs, if available, and the pro
ject of conveying these waters to
Medford feasible, would be a most
desirable sourco of supply.
Consequently, in order to protect
tho City of Medford, in tho event that
it should In the future, desire to un
dertnke this project, on September
16th, 1021, the City of Medford filed
rn ton second feet of this ' wator,
which filing was accepted by the state
enginoor. Soon after this time, the
state engineer, was in Medford and
tho wator committee had a confer
ence with him relative to the mat
ter, which was very satisfactory, as
he. expressed a willingness to cooper
ate with tho city In every way consist
ent with his official duties. After
wards, it was deemed advisable to
file on an additional ten second feet,
which was done on October 2nd,
1 922, this filing also, being accepted
by tho state engineer.
Recently, Mr. Karl II. Fehl appear
ed before tho city council, and a lit
tle later bofore the water committee,
representing that he wasagcnt for,
and had an option from another par
ty whom be claimed was the absolute
owner of the waters of Big Butte
Springs and Mr. Fehl endeavored to
sell this water, together with some
additional water out of 'Big Butte
creek, to tho city of Medford for the
sum of $14,000. Of course, his prop
osition was rejected, for the season
that It is ridiculous for the city to
even consider purchasing something
which it already has.
On October 3rd, 1922, Mr. Fehl
wrote the city a letter stating that
there had been organized and that ar
ticles of Incorporation had been filed
at Salem' of the Rogue River Valley
Municipal Water company, that the
object of this corporation is to bring
Into the valley the water known as
Big Butte, that he had merged his
option, and that all future negotia
tions would be conducted by him on
behalf of said corporation, etc. Un
der date of Saturday. October 28th,
1922, the corporation commissioner
reports that no articles have been
filed for any such corporation.
.1. M. KEKNK, Chairman,
T. W. MILKS, .
II. IT. Ll'MSDKN,
Water Committee.
Medford. Oregon, Oct. 3. 192 2.
To Mr. C. E. Gates. Mayor ot Medford,
(Continued inn page eight)
SUSPECT
DIES
WITH SECRET OF
E
TACOMA, Oct. 30. Walter II. Sam
ler, 32, today wa3 granted bis wish to
be kiliea ana no curried with him to
death a supposed secret crime. Samler
wan shot and instantly slain at Camp
Lewis this morning when he attempt
ed to escape from military guards, lie
was arrested here September. 16 when
two policemen were called to a field
where he was sleeping. He--putiUp-a
terrific fight with the officers and
after he was Btibdued he asked them
to kill him on the Bpot.
Samler was taken to jail where he
refused to confess the crime that he
declared preyed on his mind. Ten
days later he was charged with de
sertion from the army and sent to
lie was to have been
i bought back to the police station here
today In tho hope that further quos
tionlng would reveal the offense that
led him to desire death.
Samler was being conducted under
guard from his breakfast back to the
military stockade nt camp when he
made his break for liberty. lie eluded
Ills guards and sentries In the sentry
houses about the camp wore notified
by telephone. Sergeant W. A. Coombs,
tenth field artillery spied Snmler run
ning towards the woods. He called on
the man to halt and upon refusal fired
his pistol. Though Sampler was 160
paces distant, the bullet struck him In
the head.
The customary military Investiga
tion will be held
Samlor's next of kin is Mrs. Sarah
J. Samler of Richard, Sask., Canada
Ho enlisted In tho army at Fort
Wayne, Mich., In 1919 and desortod
there it Is charged. His history be
tween the time of desertion and his ar
rest here Is unknown to civil and mill
tary officers who sought to leurn his
secret,
C'HKVENNU, Wyo Oct. 30. Lan
der, tho only Wyoming town which
reported a heavy snowfall Sunday,
was digging itself out of fourteen
inches of the beautiful todny, with the
flakes still coming down. ThcHtorm
throughout the state wus beneficial
to the farmers and ranchers as in
many places tho range was so dry
that the grass wait brittle enough to
break off nnd blow nway. Little loss
of livestock is feared.
PASTOR ESCAPES JAIL,
IS CAUGHT BY POLICE
Sic A LUSTER, Okla., Oct. 30. The
Rev. J. C. Trotter, former pastor of the
Haleyvllle. Okla., Methodist church
and financial secretary of Brooks In
stitute at Hartshorne, who escaped
from jail here last month white await
ing trial on a charge of embezzling
church moneys and funds of the insti
tute, has been arrested at Alamosa,
Colo., where he was working in the
railroad shops under tho name of
Oscar Kinser, according to word re
ceived hy authorities here todny.
STRANGE CR M
Football Players to
Stop Shaving Until
They Win a Game
FORT WORTH, Texas., Oct.
",0. Footbnll players of Texas
! Christian university, abashed by
their string of defeats this year,
! solemnly resolved at a meeting
! today not to shave until they
achieve at least one victory.
Their next game is with Okla-
homa A. and M. college hero
next Saturday. They'll all have
beards by then and maybe
more beards If they don't win.
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Political Bombshell Exploded
By Unexpected Endorse
ment of Col. Kelly By Retir
ing Circuit Judge Request
of Attorneys Granted.
Endorsement of tho candidacy of
Col. IC. E. Kelly, for circuit judge was
mudo today, by tho present Incumb
ent of tho bench for Jackson and
Josephine counties, Judge F. M. Calk
ins, in the following statement:
Medford, Oro., Oct. 30, 1922
To the Voters:
In response to the request of a
majority of the practising attor
neys of this district that I state
my views, will say, that In ac
cord with my best judgment, 1
intend to vote for E. E. Kelly for
circuit judge.
(Signed) V. M. CAUC1NS.
.Judge Calkins endorsement of Col
onel Kelly acted us a bombshell, and
a complete surprlso to the electorate,
as Judge Calkins Is recognized as one
of the most constructive men, an
old time republican, always adverse to
entering factional controversies and
thoroforo of wide spread influence,
whose opinions are held In high re
gard, throughout southern Oregon.
No reusons for his preference for
Kelly other than contained in the
above announcement were made pub
lic by the circuit judge.
Coupled with the public announce
ment of Judge Calkins' position on
the judicial contest, is the statement
ot a majority of the practising law
yers of Jackson and Josephine urging
tho election of Col. E. E. Kelly, "hav
ing the utmost confidence In his abil
ity, honesty, Integrity- and fitnoBS."
The statement of tho lawyers is as
fallows:
As lawyers practicing at the Jack
son and Josephlno county l)nr, we
indorse E. E. Kelly for circuit judge.
having tho utmost confidence In his.
honosty, Integrity, ability and fitness.
We bollovo the office should be non
partisan and we urgo those having
confidence In our judgment on ths
question to do what they can in his
behalf. ' '
Jackson County
; PORTER .1. 'NEFFi ,
A. E. RKAi.YIES,
W.M. SI. COLVIO. " I '
fi. SI. ROBERTS.
CI I AS. W. REAM US,
SIAHLIN PU'RDIN,
F. J. NEWMAN,
LINCOLN McCORMACK,
DON R. NEWBURY,
RAVVLKS MOORE,
(JUS NEWBURY,
N. DICKEY,
11. F. LINDAS.
Josephine County
II. D. NORTON,
J. N. JOHNSTON,
EDWARD VAN DYKE,
NIEL U. ALLEN.
JAMES T. CHINNOCK,
C. A. SIDLER,
(lEORflB II. DUItllA.M,
C. E. RUSK.
O. S. BLANCIIARD,
G. W. COLVIO,
A. C. HOUC1H.
JUDGE CALKINS
BACKS KELLY IN
JUDICIAL RACE
STATE OF NORTH DAKOIA SIAPS'
IN THE FLOUR
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Oct. 80.
The state of North Dakota today went
Into the elevator and flour milling bus
iness when its $2,500,000 mill and
elevator was formally opened here.
Governor Nestos pressed a button
setting In motion machinery In the
flour mill, which eventually will have
a capacity of 3000 barrels a day.
One unit of the mill, with a dully
capacity nf 1000 barrels, was placed In
FASC1TI IN
CONTROL OF
ERIN I
Anti-Red Forces March Into
Rome Amid Great Enthu
siasm Fasciti Leader to
Form Cabinet Rioting Is
Suppressed By War Vets
Peace Is Promised.
ROM E, Oct. 30. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) dlenito Mu&sollnl,
loader of tho fascist!, called by King
Victor Emmanuel to form a cabinet,
arrived In Rome today. The crowds
thronging the neighborhood of the
railway terminal gavo him an en
thusiastic welcome.
Mussolini left Immediately for tna
Qulrinal where he was given an au
uionco by tho king.
Tho capital was lavishly decoiatud
with flags today, hut calm waa be
ing maintained. It is believed tho
now ministry will be constituted in
thn courso of tho day.
Mussolini declared "the fascist!
must go Into power without alliances
with any other party but granting
some portfolios outsidu tho fusclstl
party."
Tho io volt against the "politicians"
long ago begun by the fascist!, many
of them vigorous young veterans ot
tho world war, was crowned with suc
cess yosterday when King Victor Em
manuel, greatly moved, embraced
.Deputy Dl Vecchl, one ot the supreme
auxiliary authorities of the fasciti.
told him that he would get Italy a
government most suited to the now
spirit pervading the country and then
entrusted Mussolini with the task of
forming a ministry, - ...
, Cieueiyil plfip Jlpnort'd,,,,,, ,.,'
In forming a new cabinet, lus-:
sollnl said he would retain to. hlmaoU, ,
the portfolios of Interior and foreign i
affairs and appoint General Diaz mln
tster of war, Admiral Thnon (11 Rovai.
minister of finance and Include In the ,
governing body the Catholic deputy, :;
Cavazzl and the liberal senator, Lus- ,
Ignoll, now prefect of Milan, confer- ,
ring the other portfolios upon fus
clstl, '
The offices ot the newspaper Secohl .
at Milan, have been raided and ran
Backed by a force of nationallsta,
suys a dispatch ot the Stefany agency.
Previous dispatches told of the fas
clstl occupation of sovoral newspaper
planlB In Rome, including that of the .
socialists II Fucse and tho Azlona.
Tho newspaper Azlone Sociallsta
today contained the following:
"We learn that all tho members ot
tho communist party were informed
Inst evening that that party Is ceas
ing its; operation today and , all its
members are to bo released from par
ty discipline. .,- . ..
. "It Is hollcvcd," addB tho news
paper "that as a result of tho decis
ion, trie couimunlsh deputies will re
sign their seats." , ..
i V S. Woman Detained , ,
' CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy. Oct. 30.
All passengers on tho Paris express
train, which arrived here at noon,
yesterday, were requested by the fas
cist! to alight.
Slra. Samuel W. Williams of Roan
oko, Va., and her two daughters and
her sister, wore tho only American
passengers. They were not molested
hut were oscorted to the Grand Hotel
by officers. They expect to return to
France on the first northbound train.
This is tlte center of tho fasclstl
mobilization for points on the Medit
erranean Bhoro.
Rioting in Homo
ROME, Oct. 30, 8:13 p. ni. (iis ,
the Associated Press. ); Serious riot
ing hroko out hero tonight. . ! PurtLoH,r
of fasclstl, while passing through a ,irf :
workmen's quarter known to-be- u
(Continued on pago eight)
MILLING
operation today. A second unit with
tho same capacity will be ready in
about three weeks and the third 1000
barrels capacity which will be used
for grinding durum wheat exclusively
will be finished shortly nftorwards.
The mill and elevator project was
part of the state Industrial program
Inaugurated several years ago by the
state officials elected with non-parti-,
san league 'endorsement. The leagna
sponsored the hioypment. -f i i ...
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