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MEDFORD, OKIiGOX, MONDAY, JAXUAKY 13, IKtf
NO. 231
GIRL KILLED .ON THE HIGHWAY
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; FRANCE ORDERS ADVANCE IN GERMANY
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MOTORCYCLE
SKIDS, 111
LOSES LIFE
Miss Miriam Gaylord, Daugh
ter of Well-Known Motor
cycle Dealer, Victim of
. Tragic Accident Near Rogue
River Companion Hurt
Cause of Accident Unknown
Miss Miriam Gaylord, daughter of
Sir. and Sirs. W. R. Gaylord of this
city, was killed yesterday afternoon nt
three o'clock when she fell from a
motorcycle which she was riding with
Chester Parsons of Phoenix this side
of the Community clubhouse near
Rogue River when the motor of the
machine "froze" or the transmission
jammed, locking the rear wheel. Par
sons was driving the machine scate I
on the gas tank and Miss Gaylord wai
seated behind him on the seat. The
rear wheel slid along the pavement
leaving a straight black mark for sixty
or seventy feet. As the track of the
sliding tire shows, Parsons kept the
machine in an upright position until
it came nearly to a standstill when it
J finally, fell, to the pavement according
, to persons who have been to the scene
of the tragedy.
Miss Gaylord's head struck the pave
ment and her skull was fractured.
She did not regain consciousness ami
it is thought that her death was in
stantaneous. Parsons was rendered
unconscious by the fall but came to
shortly after the accident for a few
moments, after which ho lapsed into
an unconscious state and did not re
vive fully until he reached his home in
Phoenix where he was taken by Dr. E.
J. Dillick of Grants Pass.
A motorcycle rider in bringing a ma
chine to a stop with the rear wheel
locked will invariably turn the front
wheel-to the left and throw the ma-
cniuo into a oroausiue hkiu rcuuuuiK
the speed rapidly and coming to a stop
with the loft foot holding the machine
up leaning to the left. According to
an iudlrect explanation from a friend
of Parsons' this is what Tarsons nat
urally did, but as the machine was
skidding along broadside the tires ap
parently gripped the pnvoment and
held, causing the machine to fall to
kthe right instead of to the left.
T The machine was not equipped with
a speedometer and the speed at which
It was traveling is not known. After
the long skid however the speed it is
believed could not have been great nt
the time of the fall.
Parsons' only injuries nro a stiff
nock and a skinned elbow. This morn
ing when Interviewed he said but little
and seemed dazed with grief, being
jardly able to realize that the fall had
MSilly resulted in such a tragic
Natality. Ho Is mechanic in Gaylord's
Cycle Shop, local Hurley-Davidson
agency, of which W. R. Gaylord is pro
prietor, Is an expert rider and par
ticipated In the races nt the county
fair last fall.
Miss Gaylord had been an ardent
motorcycle enthusiast for several
years past and has been employed as
private secretary to G. I. Buhrman of
the Brownlce-Olds Lumber company.
(Continued on Page six.)
'EXONERATION Of EDWARD CLARKE?
EX-WIZARD. CALLED K.K.K.VINDICATION
ATLANTA. Ga., Jan. 15. Dr. H.
W. Evans, of Atluntu. Imperial wiz
ard uf the Ku Klux Klun, In a state
ment telegraphed last night to the
Atlanta Constitution, Interprets the
notion of the fedpnil grand Jury nt
.Muncle, Ind., In returning a "no bill"
In the case of Edward Clarke o? At
lanta, former Imperial wizard as a
vindication of the klan.
Mr. Clarke was chanced with vio
lation nf the prohibition lawn with
the alleged finding of a bottle of
whiskey In his handbag after tho bag
had been stolen In M uncle last sum
mer according to officers.
.Mr. Clarke and his friend contend
Texas and Oklahoma
Boundary Decided
By Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.
The south cut bank 6f the Red
river, was made the boundary
line between Texas and Okla
homa by order of tho supremo
court today in thQ famous Reel
river case.
Tho decision is a compromise
ot the conflicting contentions of
the United States and Texas,
the cut bank for most of the
distance where tho contest cen
tered at the Big Bend, being be
tween the bluffs, which the
United States insisted should be
made tho boundary, and tho
south bank of the river at its
normal stage, which Texas urg
ed should be made the line.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. A
question of wide importance in
the semi-arid regions of Utah
was decided by the supremo
court today when it held that
percolating water cannot be en
tirely appropriated in tunnels
driven for mining purposes.
ANOTHER HELD
DENVER, Jan. 15. The daring
bandit who stood upon the running
board of an automobile as the men
who robbed a federal reserve bank
truck of $200,000 in front of the Den
ver mint on December 18 last, sped
away amid a rain of bullets from
guards, paid with his life.
Deserted by his pals, the body of
the dead robber believed to be the
leader of the band was found last
night In a private garage near Seven
teenth and Gilpin streets, in the fash
ionable Capitol Hill residence dis
trict. A gaping wound near the band
it's heart told the story. In his pocket
was found a largo caliber revolver,
while a high powered rifle and a pump
Bhotgun woro found in the car.
The man, whose clothing and hands
bore evidence that ho was not used to
manual labor, rented the garage about
a week before the mint robbory oc
curred. When the tenant did not pay
his rent today tho owners and Frank
W. McGee, n plumber witli a shop
nearby who had become suspicious, in
vestigated. The dead bandit was
found stretched out on the front scut
of the car. He was frozen and an
overcoat had been thrown over hlin.
Police believe tho bandit's home was
In Chicago. The initials "T. P. H."
were found on a handkerchief in his
pocket. His necktie and his tan shoes
were bought in Chicago.
That the dead man did not profit
much from tho huge loot secured by
his confederates was indicated when
police found only one silver dollar,
three twenty-five cent pieces, two
dimes and a five cent piece in his
pocket. Eight shells to fit the re
volver in tho bandit's pocket were
found In his coat. Five men's caps,
from which tho signatures of the mak
ers had been torn were found In the
bandit car or nearby. The automobile
had been stolen from Brighton, Col".,
(Continued on Paee six 1
that the cane was a "frame up."
against him and blame enemies of
the klan.
Dr. Evans statement of tho Con
stitution follows:
"Thus another attempt on the part
of klan enemies and the subsidized
pre has resulted In Icnominous fail
ure. 1 was present with Mr. Clarke
at Munrle and knew he was not guilty
and that he was being 'framed' be
cause of his oonneetton with the klan.
"The public will, from now on. ns
they watch events rapidly moving
forward recognize that the klan Is
officered by men of sterling charac
ter and that Its principles and Its ac
tions are beneficial to our country."
MINI BANDIT
15 FOUND DEAD;
W. E. CREWS
APPOINTED
BYGOVERNOR
Medford Attorney Gets Im
portant Position of State
Corporation Commissioner
Will Take Office Wed
nesday John Carkin Is
Framing New Plan.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 13. W. E.
Crews of Medford, was today ap
pointed by Governor W. SI. Pierce
Its state corporation commissioner
to succeed T. B. Handloy, resigned.
Mr. Crews will return to Medford
today and come back to Salem next
Monday and has arranged with Sir.
Hnndlcy for tho transfer of the of
fico on Wednesday of next week.
Judge Crews' friends in Slcdford
were jubilant over the appointment
of the local man today, and many
highly praised Governor Pierce for
his action. Judge Crews has always
been a stunch democrat, was form
erly chairman of the county central
committee, and this year was'a
member ot the ' democratic ' state'
central committee. Ho belonged to
what is popularly known as tho
"old guard" .division of tho demo
cratic party which in tho recent elec
tion urged all democrats to vote the
democratic ticket straight. In the
race for circuit judge. Attorney E. E.
Kelly was supported by the opposing
division of the democrats. The first
information of the appointment came
yesterday when Judge Crews tele
phoned Mrs. Crews that tho same had
been made. Several prominent re
publicans endorsed tho Slcdford man
for the position.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 15. California,
Idaho and Washington legislatures
will bo asked to send to Salem com
mittees to confer with a committee
of tho Oregon legislature with ref
erence to desirability of enacting uni
form legislation as to an Income tax
and a tax on gasolino, if a concurrent
resolution introduced by Senators B.
I. Eddy of Roseburg and Fred Flsk
ot Eugene Is udoptcd.
Another measure providing for
consolidation of statu departments
in be considered hv thn legislature
along with one proposed by Senator
Charles Hull of Marshficld, Is being
prepared by Senator A. L. Johnson
of Corvallis and Representative John
H. Curkln ot Medford.
Garb Hill Passed.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 15. Without a
dissenting voice the house of repre
sentatives this morning passed Its
first bill of the session the Wood
ward bill providing against the wear
ing of religious garb by teachers in
public schools.
An attempt by Kepi-osontatlvo Mc
Maban. of Marion county, to have the
bill referred back to committee for
amendment to prohibit tho wearing
of the insignia, or emblem of any bc
cret or fraternal order failed by u
vote ot 3(1 to "2.
HALEM. Ore., Jan. 15. A hill re
quiring nil state uppolntlvc officers
and employes to . he American citi
zens, was introduced in tho house this
morning by Representative Hulburt.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 15. Represen
tative Ezcll today Introduced a bill
in the house to require nil voters in
Irrigation project elections to bo
actual settler roMdents on tho project.
SALEM, Ore., Jnn. 15 The shadow
of the election recount proceedings
of the past year In Oregon visited
Itself upon the legislature today In
tho form of a bill introduced by Rep
resentative Klrkwnod providing that
principals In such contests shall be
entitled to recover cots, disburse
ments and attorney's fees from the
losing parties.
Smith I'eiifl Over.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 15. Senator J.
C. Smith, chairman of the senate
ways and means committee, an
nounced on the floor today that the
differences between the ways and
means coinmltteesof the senate and
house had been patched up and they
would hereafter meet In Joint session
(Continued on Page Six)
Map Showing
BASTROP, La., Jan. 15. (By (ho
Associated Press.) Guy Boyd, store
keeper . at Colllnston, La., testified
today that tho black hooded band, be
lieved responsible for the kidnapping
and Blaying of Watt Duniel and
Thomas Richard, stopped ut his store
to buy gasoline, completed tho trans
action, without removing their hoods
and drove oft with two men, blind
folded, seated in the rear of an au
tomobile truck, without his recog
nizing any ot them.
Boyd said ho had told somo per
sons ho recognized two or throe of
(he men, but ho was only "joking."
He Insisted he did not recognizo
any of the hooded men who woro
traveling in a louring car and tho
truck. He also said ho did not rec
ognize either of tho blindfolded men.
Boyd fixed tho tlmo of tho visit
belwnen 8 : :! 0 and !) o'clock at night.
Daniel and Richard were kidnapped
Captain Sklpwlth
during the lata afternoon of that
day. Others who were tuken prisoner
at the same lima were released at
Colllnston.
Boyd was tho first witness called
at (he afternoon session of the open
hearing inquiry into masked bund
activities In Morehouse parish and
alleged activities of tho Morehouse
parish branch of the Ku Klux Klan.
Warned llj- Mayor
Robert Anderson, a youth, testi
fied lo having delivered a nolo writ
ten and handed to him by Fred Cobb
to Mrs. Laury Calhoun.
J. E. Nnabnet followed Anderson.
He testified to having remarked, It
was his opinion the 'Ku Klux's bluff
had been called.'' This ho said was
made to a Mr. Fleming.
"Fleming said to me two weeks
before the big kidnapping: 'Bluff
nothing you watch -my word, the.
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French Advance
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Ku Klux arc going to pull off the
biggest stunt slnco they started op
erattng.' In two wc;ks the kidnap
ping was done. This statement was
made in my store and in tho pres
ence of my wife."
"Do you know Dr. McKoin?"
"Yes."
"Do you remember a conversation
betweon you and tho doctor In Mon
roe after Daniel and Richard had
disappeared?"
"Yes, we discussed the disappoor-
ance of Daniel and Richard and I told
him tho people were) saying tho Ku
Klux did It. Ho told me, 'You peo
ple aro talking too much for your
own good.' "
BASTROP, La., Jan. 15. Fred Cur
pontcr, sheriff of Morohuuso parish,
donlod today that any commissions
hud boon issued deputizing Captain J.
K. Bkipwlth, leader ot tho Ku Klux
Klan In Morehouso parish, or any
other man to arrest Alonzo Bradduck,
farmer, who testified Saturday ho was
seized ut his homo by Sklpwlth and
several other men, brought to Bastrop
and turned ovor to Carpenter.
Carpenter was called as tho first
wltnoss today In the opening hearing
investigation here into the kidnaping
and flaying of Watt Daniel and
Thomas Rlcgurd and other alleged
depredations by masked and hooded
bands.
Brnddock testified that a party of
men forced an entrance to his homo.
They were not masked, ho said.
Curpentcr said no warrant had been
Issued for Brnddock's arrest.
"Tho men then were acting on tholr
own authority?" tho sheriff was asked.
"Yes, except that Captain Sklpwlth
said ho had found some stills and
asked me would I doputlzo him. I
told him to go ahead and gut the
stills," Carpenter answered.
Shoes Were Returned
McVea Young, a druggist, was asked
to testify In corroboration of Btutc
ments made by Fred Comm, a former
witness, who declared on the witness
stand that when ho was seized and
taken into the woods to be "lectured"
by masked men he loft a pair uf shoes
anil that the shoes were returned after
he had sent a note making such a re
quest to tho homo of Laury Calhoun,
a spoclul deputy sheriff of Morehouse,
whom Cobb said he rccognlzod ns a
member of tho band. Young testified
that a pair of shoes were left lit his
store for Cobb. He could not say who
brought the package.
Delay in arrival uf witnesses sum
moned for today necessitated a brief
reeoss after the sheriff and Young had
testified.
J. T. Dalton, clerk of district court,
was questioned by George Quoin, as
sistant attorney general, after he was
handed a bond put up for Alonzo
llraddock, charged with illicit distill
ing, and a search warrant to enter
Braddock's house. Daltun was asked
(CnnUnned do page ilx.j
Geraldine Farrar Is
Given Bunch Roses
On Eve of Divorce
BOSTON, Jan. 15. Goraldlno
Farrar carried a bunch ot roses
sent to her from Now York with
tho "best wishes of Lou Tello-
gen," when she appeared today In
a Lynn thentro, according' to a
story published toduy in tho Hos
ton Herald. Divorco proceedings
brought by tho prima donna
against her husband, Lou Tcllo-
gen, nro pending.
"A roportor who attempted to
ask the significance of tho gift
of flowers," the story said, "was
knocked down by a male escort
of Miss Farrar."
"With her father, Sidney Far-
rar and other members ot the
party, sho then stopped into a
limousine and was driven away."
UP, FOLLOWING
P
E
In a confession mado by Oregon
Jones, age 31 years, while in the
Josephine county jail at Grants
PnAfl nnrMelnntfim. lit lit,jii,lA..hnll.
ups near this clty.i last October nro
admitted. OrcKon has confessed a
long soVins of auto holdups. His
brother, Dewey Jones, wont on trial
in tho Josephine county circuit court
today for tho same crimes, and is rep
resented by Attorney Don Newbury
of this city. Since his Incarceration,
Dowcy has turned over a now loaf,
refusing to escape with his brother
and Ellsworth Kolloy, when a Jail
breuk was Btagod rocontl.v. ' Kolloy
was given a term of twenty yours In
prison for his part by Judge Thomuo.
A copy of the confession was re
ceived by Shorlff Terrlll Sunday, and
rends as follows rclativo to tho
Slodford crimes:
"On October 21st, 1 911 a, my
partner and myself wont from -
Grants Pass to Medford, Ore.
That evening wo went to (he
dance hull at tho Fair Grounds
and nt about !:!" p. in. wo' held
tip an aulo with two people, a
man and lady this occurred
about ono block north of Fair
Grounds, and wo relieved them
of $10 In money, ono watch, and
a ludlos' wrist watch. As wo
pulled this job three more uutos
canto by and wo held thorn all
up. My partner held up ono ot
them while I held up the other.
The party I got was a barber
from "Medford. I relieved him
of one hundred and twenty dol
. lars In money and six diamonds.
Ono was a ring with threo dia
monds and ono stick pin with
three diamonds. 1 removed tho
diamonds from the ring and
stick pin and sold four of (ho
diamonds tu my brother Mtlon
for seven dollars In cash ono
auto spot light,! auto tire,
inner tubo and rim. Tho other
two diamonds I stold to a Jew
eler, at Red lllurf. The barber
mentioned Is William Schultz of
tho Whlsunant shop.
' "Tho lost auto wo hold up at this
Biuno placo, wo both worked to-
(Continued on Page alx.)
DELEGATE,
F
MKXiro CITY, Jim. 15. (Uy the
ABMoctutod Prt'HH) MonHiKnor Kr
ncHto KIMppl. tin iipontolln lU'lignte
In Mexlro whs ready toduy to leave
the country, ellher tomorrow nlht or
Vodnendny In conipliiince with Trei
tU'nt OhreKon'n order expelling him
for partU'lpiitiiiK In tin outdoor re
ligious ceremony held laHt Thursday
at Cerro Kl Cuhllito In iilleRod vio
lation of tho federtil ounnt Hutl-m-
It was connldrred pnnMldc, hut not
pro ha hie that dlploinutle. protentit by
Cntholle n nt tons ri'iirenented hero
mlKht brlriK modiflrauon of the
order, which it Ih now thought would
bo extended to Include other foreign
CONFESSES HOLD
MED
ORDDANC
IB
YIELD COAL
Passive Resistance By Ger
many Brings Prompt Ac
tion By France Troops
and Tanks Ordered to Ad
vanceStern Measures Are
Threatened-
DL'SSELDORF. Jan. 15. (By the
Associated Press) France's answer
to the German mine owners' refusal
to deliver coal on any terms was to
extend tho zono of occupation origi
nally Intended to cover only tho
iiocbum region. Thn new lino estab
lished by tiuneral DeUoutto's forces
in from 15 to 20 kilomotors further
eastward, coming to tho edge of tho
great Industrial city of Dortmund.
DU ESSE LDRO F, Jan. 15(By tho
Associated Press) Today's operation
by the French encircles all tho Ruhr
Industries of Hugo Stlnncs, the Gur
nian industrial leader.
Tho movement, with Bochum as
Its center, involves an advance cast
ward from ten to fifteen kilometers
by tho French. Th.e Jiew .French
line ' tonight, 'when " tho"occ'upatioh Is"
completed, will ruii from llattlngeii, :
ten kilometers southeast of Essen, '
northeast through Langcndrcor to
Castrop, ending at Recklinghausen,
fifteen kilometers north of Kssen.
BERLIN, Jan. 15. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) In consequence of tho
destruction of two French placards
In the streets of Essen, the French
commander has. ordered a Germun
police guard on tho spot day and
night. Thn commander has' given no
tice that It the offense Is repeated
and negllgonco by tho police Is
proved tho polico will bo . severuly
punished.
IT. K. Is Neutral.
COHLENZ. Jan. 15. The Incorpo
ration of the Ruhr valley Into terri
tory administered by the lthlneland
high commission is the next step to
be tuken by tho French, In tho opin
ion of Amerlcun circles here.
While it was pointed out that thn
Versailles treaty made no provision
fur the Ruhr district, tho fact re
mains thut tho French uro now there
In occupation. A precedent for the
anticipated action may be found In
the Kelble bridgehead, which was
occupied In the same manner as tho
Ruhr.
The departure of the Americans
has revived discussion of u Uhlnelaud
republic.
While, the British and American
members will tolerate the proposed
silent protest of tho Germans against
the occupation of the Ruhr on con
dition that there Is no dlsordor or In
terference with public utilities, tho
French nnd Belgians ducline to coun
tenance It in any way.
ESSEN, Jan. 15. (By jtho Asso
ciated Press) The extension of the
French zone of control to Bochum Is
intended as n penalty.
The French seek to force tho Ger
man government to repay tho Ruhr
valley Industrial magnates for the
cost ot rcpuratlun coal deliveries
above tho overhead charges. Tho
French also believe that the Gormuns
have purposely reduced tho food
supply In the Ruhr industrial cen
ters as a means of Inconveniencing .
(Continued on Page six )
MEXICO, EXPELLED
BY
member) of tho clergy who took part
tn 1 h wrvlce.
The Atvhblnhop In allotted to have
nffU'lnti'd at the laying of tho corner
stone of n rellgiouH monument. The
ronntltutton forbids tho holding of
open air rellgotin cerenumleit or pa
rade and the authorities have tntor
prted hint Thursday's service an com
lug within tho meaning: of the clause.
Monnignor Flllppl at-wcutcd there
wan no violation of either the spirit
or the letter of tho law nnd that tho
ceremony was an outdoor acrvlc In
no sense of tho word. '
"I merely blessed the corner atone'r
he said, "and the entire ceremony
took less than 20 minutes."
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