Medford Mail Tmbun
The Weather
Prediction Fair
Maximum yesterday 46
Minimum today 24.5
Weather Year Ago
Minimum 38
Minimum 12
Oallv Seventeenth Tear.
Weekly flfly-Keoond Soar.
. MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20,
NO. 25G
(
MURDEREO
John P. Parker Shot On Bas
trop Road Last Night By
Carey Calhoun Mystery
Surrounds Crime Cal
houn's Family Mixed Up in
Klan Activities.
MONROE, La., Jan. -10. John P.
Parker, Jr., former sheriff of Oua
chita parish, who was shot on the
Bastrop road fifteen miles from Bas
trop last night by Carey Calhoun oi
Monroe, died at a local sanitarium
here early today without having re
gained consciousness.
The shooting of Parker Is shroud
ed In mystery. Ouachita parish of
ficials Btate that tho shooting was
cot reported to them until after mid
night and that no details were made
known. They stated that there were
no witnesses to the shooting so far as
known. Calhoun, who is superin
tendent of tho McGowan Brake Fish
ing and Hunting club near Sterling
ton. La., was arrested early today.
"I was a personal friend of Jack
Parker," Calhoun said. "I have
known him since boyhood and we
wero friends for years. -I hate the
shooting as much as anybody else,
but I have no statomont to piako as
to It. All that I can say is that I am
sorry."
Four hours Calhoun, who Is well
guarded at Monroe police headquar
ters, lias spent his time In weeping
because of the killing of his former
friend. . '
BASTROP, - Jan. 20. -John H.
arker of Monroe, former shoriff of
Ouachita parish was alleged to have
been shot and seriously wounded last
night near his homo on the Bastrop
Monroe highway by Carey Calhoun of
Monroe.
According to tho police Parker mot
Calhoun, said to have been a friend,
in Monroe, aud persuaded him to go
to his plantation home. With Par-
Ker and uaiuoun went wess oauu
ders of Monroe.
On the outskirts of Monroo Parker
slopped at the home of a negro wo
man wlioj cooks for him and Cal
houn, aud Saundors followed him.
According to the police roports Pur
ker aud Calhoun, aflor they entered
tho house, began to quarrel regard
ing certain testimony given at tho
hearing hern Into masked band ac
tivities and the shooting followed.
Saunders Is said to havo told the
pollco he fell asloep after entering
tho place and did not know of the
shooting until he was awakened by
the negro woman. Ho also declare d
1 .1- l. i rnll.n Y,nA itApn
llH, IJUU1 I1U U11U V'UIII""" !
prinking during tho day, police said.
A deputy sheriff loft Monroo late last
night -to place Calhoun under ar
rest. Mixed in K. K. Activities
Parker Is the son of John P. Ftr
ker, Sr , whoso name has been prom
inently mentioned in open hearing.
Calhoun is a brother of Gun and
Laurie Calhoun, both of whom have
boon mentioned repeatedly In connec-
lon with klan activities. Calhoun
was deputized to go to Baltimore lo
bring back Dr. B. M. McKoln, former
mayor of Mer Kongo, now on bond
on charges of Implication in the kid
naping of Watt Daniel and Thomas
RIMmr.t
BASTROP. La., Jan. 20. T. Jeff
Burnett, held on an affidavit charg
ing murder In connection with the
deaths of Watt Daniel and T. F.
Richard, will bo reloased on bond of
(Continued on Page Six)
OF REV.
IS DEMANDED
NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Tho reply
of the Rev. Percy Slickney Grant,
rector of tho 'Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Ascension, to tho let
ter addressed to him yesterday by
Bishop William T. Manning, directing
that Dr. Grant either correct the re
marks he made In a sermon last Sun
day or resign, probably will not be
made until tomorrow, when he en
ters his pulpit for the forenoon ser
mon. Friends of Dr. Grant are said io
hold the view he will either refuse to
repudiate his statement In rpgnrd to
RESIGNATION
Max Linder, Famous
French Movie Star,
Is Fatally Injured
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20.-
Max Linder, French motion pic-
ture comedian, who made pic-
Hires here several months ago,
was possibly fatally Injured in
the Swiss Alps recently when ho
was caught by an avalanche and
swept 1,000 feet down a mouu-
tainslde, according to advlcos
received hero.
Linder is now In a hospital In
Lausanne, Buffering from frac-
tures of both arms, internal in-
juries and possibly a broken
neck.
QUASH ACTION
TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. 20. The Kan
sas supreme court today overruled the
motion to quash summonses served
on alleged . officers and members of
the Ku Klux Klan in this state, citing
them to appear in tho state's ouster
stjit against the klan. The motion
was filed December 20 by W. L. Wood
of Kansas City, Kas., and Colonel J. S.
Dean of Topcka, counsel for the klan.
The court allowed tho klan 20 days in
which to file an answer to the original
petition.
HARRISON, Ark., Jan. 20. (By tho
Associated Press.) Witli eighteen In
dictments returned yesterday, about
half of which were in connection with
alleged depredations on. the Slissouri
and North Arkansas railroad, the
grand Jury hero today was to adjourn.
The "citizens court" and the com
mittee of 1,000 are not ' operating" In
connection with the grand jury.Clr
cult Judge J. M. Shlnn said, and have
no authority from the court.
HOUSTON, Texas,; Jan. 20. The
Harris county grand' jury which has
been investigating tho flogging at
Goose Creek on January 5 of a man
and a woman adjourned today for .the
week without returning any indict
ments. Both the floglng victims, Mrs. Aud
rey Harrison and R. A. Armand, have
toid their stories to the grand jury
and two men have been arersted in
connection with tho case. One man
was released on bond and an assault
to murder charge and the other was
released without any charge.
COS! OF LIVING IN 31
CUES DECREASED 1922
WASHINGTON, .Inn. 20. Tho cost
of living In 31 cities In which surveys
wero made decreased In twelve
months period ending in December
from B.2 in Norfolk down to four
tenths of one per cent In Indianapolis,
according to a report today by the de
partment of labor. These decreases
compare with declines of from 25.1
per cent In Savannah to 13.5 per cent
In Los Angeles In the period from
June, 1919, to December, 1922.
Among the cities reporting Bhowing
decreases for the twelve months pe
riod were Denver 2.3; Los Angeles
1.00; San Francisco 2.9; Seattle 2.8
per cent.
Bank Reserve Increases
NEW YORK, Jan. 20. The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $17,136,440 In excess
of legal requirements. This is an in
crease of $12,042,800.
PERCY S. GRANT
SUPREME COURT
KANSAS REFUSS
BY BISHOP MANNING
Christ whi.ih was objected to, or re
Blgn, and that he will stand trial If
oharges of heresy are made against
him.
Bishop Manning's letter called
upon Dr. Grant to "correct unmistak
ably the Impression which you have
publicly given of your disbelief ct
Our Lord Jesus Christ as Lord- and
Savior, and If It is not possible for
you to do so then withdraw from the
ministry of this church."
The letter Indicated a desire on
the part of Bishop Manning to have
the matter settled without recourse
to n heresy trlnl If possible. I
K. K. LEADER
DRAWN IN
CRIME NET
Witness Swears He Saw Capt.
. Skipwith Talking to Masked
Men After Raid Skipwith's
Son On Raiders' Car Ma
chine Identified ' As Smith
Stevenson's.
BASTROP, La., Jan. 20. (By the
Associated Press) H. K. Blanken
sblp testified today bo had identified
a Ford truck bearing Louisiana li
cense tag No. 74GG7 as tho truck he
saw on August 24 In which Watt
Daniel was a prisoner of hooded men.
Dlankenship said two of tho niuak
crt men he recognized as Oliver Skip
with, youngest son of Captain J. K.
Skipwith, head of tho Morehouso
parish Ku Klux Klan, and Smith
Stevenson.
Blankenship was testifying at the
open hearing Into tho Morehouse
tragedy which involved tho kidnap
ing and death of Daniel and Richard.
"Were you In Bastrop August 24 ?"
he was asked.
, "Yes."
"Do you know, anything of
kidnaping that day "
"Yes, sir, the cars passed
housn that afternoon. - Whon
passed I noticed Wutt Daniel
the
my
they
with
his hands tied and blindfolded with
other men in the truck. .'
"Did you know, the truck ?"
"Yes, sir." -
"Oould you see. its number?" ; .
-"No. sir." , ' '
"Did you look for it again?"
"Yes sir, and according to Hio va
rious murks on it I was able to recog
nize it." . . '
' "Did you take the number down
that day?"- ,
'..-"Yes sir."- f-vj.-j-j . r . ..
" "What Is the .nuiiibor?'! '. ' , , .
Tho witness produced a memoran
dum and read "74007" a 1922 tag.
A telegram from C H. llniluy in
charge of the state motor vehiclo bu
reau nt Baton Itouge pu in evidence
by the attorney . general, stated that
the car was owned by Smith Steven
son of Bastrop. - , .
"Did you recognize anyone in tile
cars when they passed.?" Blanken
ship was asked.
"Yes sir. I am positive.' Oliver
Skipwith and Smith Htevsnaon.
"fie (Skipwith) Is a boh of Cup-
tuin KKipwitn? .. I
Yes,
"How did 5'6"u
Skipwith?" .
recognize young
"By tho clothes he had on. lie
was on the running board right close
to me, Stevenson was driving the
car. It was his car and from his ap
pearance I inn sure it was him."
"In fuct I am as suro of these men
a? if they were by own brothers."
II. Blankenship testified that on
August 17, tho day.T. F. Klchard
was kidnaped questioned and re
leased, Captain J. K. Skipwith. head
of the Morehouse klan. was one of
the pnrty which had him In charge.
hKipwitn, ho suld, was unmasked
Blankenship met Kichai-d nnd his
captors on the Monroo highway about
seven miles from Bastrop.
Hurry Prophltt of Monroe, tho next
witncHH, testified ho hod seen C'np-
inin j. iv. KKlpwitn on the night
of August 24 shortly nfter he had
beard of the kidnnplng of Daniel and
uic mi ril. Skipwith, he said, was
standing at the forks of tho Monroe
Collision rood. He said Skipwith wus
unniasKca. but was talking to
black-hooded man at tho time.
ARE EXECUTED
DUBLIN, Jan. 20. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Eleven executions
were carried out In Ireland today.
Four persons were put to death at
Traleo, five at Athlone and two nt
Limesjck. These bring tho total exe
cutions Bince last November 17, to
45. .
BICLKAST. Jan. 20 (By the As
sociated Press.) Four men were ex
ecuted today In the Tralee jail, coun
ty Kerry, for possessing arms and
ammunition. They were James
Daley of Klllamey and John Clif
ford, Michael Brasnan and James
Danlun of county Kerry.
OcruHlonul Ilalnn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Weath
pr outlook for the week beginning
Monday:
Pacific states Considerable cloud
iness; occasional rains; normal tem
peratures. Lewis Acquitted of Murder
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20. Albert O.
Lewis was acquitted by a jury of the
charKe of murdering his former fi
ancee, Miss Edna EIIIb, In his second
trial.
Dr. McKoin Attends
B fesasw-f ' " " -"' ' j
Dr. B. M. McKoln (with head bowed a bit) is pictured in the courtroom
at Bastrop, La., where he Is attending the probe Into tho aliened Ku Klux
Klan outrages in Bastrop and Mer R ouge.
STATE HIGHWAY CQWUVIISSION TO
KEEP ON JOB UNTIL MARCH
SALEM, Ore., JuiJ -'0. At a con
ference between Covernor Pierce and
tho state highway commission here
yesterday, it was agreed that the
present commissioners will remain a.1
their post until March at least : that
Herbert' Nunn, stated lilghwayWlgl-.
neer, who presented his.Tcsignation
today, would remain for the present
and that tho commission would pro
ceed tolet road work- which Is. ad
vertised for the March meeting, it
was agreed. '
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 20. With two
wepkA of the lcgiHlutlve Hussion son',
115. bills liavfi boen Introduced in the
house nnd 48 in the senate. Ten
house, bills nnd one senate bill have
passed the house nnd tho sennto has
parsed seven senate bills and one
houo bill.
Two income tax bills, one sponsor
ed by tho state KnuiKe and one by
the state administration, havo ap
peared, -and two department consoli
dation bills are before tho legisla
ture? These measures are expected
to absorb much attention until whip
ped into shape arrepluble to majori
D. Alexander, living near Bently
street was badly bruised this morn
ing about seven o'clock when tho Kord
car which he was driving was struck
by the Chalmers car of J. M. Eltes
tad at the corner of Bartlett and
Sixth streets.
Alexander was on his way to work
and was driving north on JSartlutt
while Eliestad was en route to tho
public market with h load of pro
duce and was traveling south on
Bartlett. Eliestad turned at the Cor
ner of Sixth to go east on Sixth and In
making the turn the Chalmers atruck
the Kord and knocked It half the
width of the street and up onto the
sidewalk. The front .wheols were
broken and the radius rods were torn
loose from tho crankcaso in addition
to considerable other damage.
According to tho police Eliestad
asserts that hi: windshield was frosty
and that he was unable to hco the
Ford. Patrolman G. l'roscott took
the injured man to his homo and
later Eliestad brought a physician,
who examined Alexander and found
no hones broken but severe bruises
In numerous p litr es.
DIES IN RAWS
LAWKKNCK, Mans., Jan. 2 0.
Klglit peraons perished In a fire In a
flvo Btory hrick tenement hero to
day. The dead are;
Mrs. Lucia Detilorla,. her four
children, whoHo agea ranged from 5
to 10 years.
, Mrs. Mary B. Kelld.
Joseph and Itomanis Reyaha.
Angelo DcUlorla, father of the four
children burned, was Injured Hovore-
ly by Jumping mm an upper Btoiy
when he waa unablo to aave Ilia fum-
lly. '
Klan Probe Hearing
ties of both' houses nnd Governor W.
M. Pierce. ,
About 25 of the bills 'so far Intro
duced deal with tho public school
system. Two of these have already
been defeated and a .third, the ,ro
.lUduus f,rarb bT11, wfll come Up In the
senate next week. '
. Representative Hhermnn "M. Miles,
a banker of St. Helms, is preparing
a complete revision of the state bank
iiiK rode, which is expected to be In
trudueed next week.
Tho two consolidation bills will be
diKCUHKcd at a public hearing In the
senate chamber Monday night.
Sheriffs Oppcwn Pistols.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 20.Lnw
makers of the northwest will be
asked to make "pistol toting a pass
port to the penitentiary," as a result
of the decision today of tho North
west Association of Sheriffs and Po
lice They will also be asked to pass
intra-state white plnvo acts and to
make it a gross mitdlemcanor to have
Mquoc-mnking apparatus In ones
possession or to glvo anyone else
such equipment.
MARION, 111., Jan. 20. (By tho As
sociated Press.) Freed of one charge
of murder in connection . with the
death of Howard Hoffman, one of the
Herrin riot victims, the five defend
ants today faced a now trial within a
few weeks on another charge of mur
der growing out of the outbreaks,
SLAYER OF GLEN
E
SALftM. Ore.. Jan. 20. Phillip
Worren, New Grande Rondo Indian
wat found not guilty of the murder
of Glen Price, federal prohibition
agent, September .1 last by a Jury in
tho circuit court of Polk, county at
Dallas lust night. Warren was tried
first on a charge of having murdered
Grovrr . TVidd, another officer, and
wns acquitted.
OPPOSE SUBSTITUTES
A MIAN' V, Ore., Jan. 20. Oregon
state dairymen In convention lioro yes
terday adopted a resolution endorsing
prohibition of bilttor and milk substi
tutes In tho atato of Oregon. Hills
boro was selected for tho next con
vention. J. J. Vanklcek of lleavcrton
was elected presfflent; Chester Mill
cahy, Mc.Mlnnvillc, first vice-president;
('. W. kaughlln, Astoria, second
vice president; V. M. Urandt, Cor
vallls, re-elected secretary-treasurer.
ACQUITTED
Dewey Jones Gets
25 Years in the Pen ;
Oregon Gets 20 Yrs.
GRANTS PASS, Ore , Jan.
20. Dewey Jones, convicted
here of highway robbery, was
8entencod yesterday by Judgo
Thomuc to serve 2.1 years In tho
state penitentiary, Oregon Jones
v to 20 years and John Pike to
thii'o years. Pike was convict-
ed of burglary.
Tho Jones brothurs wero-
charged with having held up
numerous tourists along tho Pa-
ciflc highway last summer.
Oregon Jones pleaded guilty
while- Dewey Jones Btood trial. !
Thy coroner's jury Impanelled .to
Investigate the tragic death of Ralph
"Teeple. age 22, ..Thursday, while a
member of a hunting party In the
Koots Creek district, about eight miles
from Gold iHlll, returned a verdict
this afternoon, holding that death
was accidental.
The verdict la as follows:
"We, the coroner's Jury,' Impanelled
to investigate the death of R.'lph
Tecplu, find that the wild Kalph Tee
plo came to his death by gunshot
wound, caused by an accidental rifle
shot, said rifle being In the hands of,
J. W. Harrison, January IK, at!
about l:il0 p. m., In tho Foots Crpek
district, Jackson county. Oregon."
The jury was composed of John L.
Demmer, foreman, Arthur Wells,
' Wutt Mundv. Frunk "MltbM Oft or if e
I Laid ley and William Lyman. ' j;'"
Six witnesses wero called, ur Jl.
W. Clancy described the; nature- of
the wounds: J.-W. .Uarrisunl .the. Iiu-
mnn" agency . In ,th tragedy, wfiu giive
his vernion of tho said affair, O V
Newell, a neighbor who told of find
ing the body, and Deputy Coroner
Harrold Poole, 'who told of taking
charge of tho body. .
The testimony showed that Ralph
Teeple, his brother, William, and his
father, W. F. Tueple, with HarrMon,
went on a hunting trip. At noon Ihe
father returned to tho house to get
dinner. The three remaining hunters
sepcrnted, and wcro travelling down
a ridge., .
Harrison sat down to rest, and
heard a couple of shots. He then
heard a crashing nolso in tho brush,
and while arising his gun was dis
charged, tho bill let by a queer twist
of fate, hit Teeple In tho right eye
causing instant death. Harrison was
unable to explain how the discharge
occurred.
W. F. Teeple tho father told of
how ho was at home, when lie heard
a noise at the kitchen, and on Inves
tigating, found Harrison,' pale and
faint and moaning "O! My God! O!
My God!" The father asked, "Are
you wounded?" and Harrlvpn replied,
"No. it's Ralph."
The neWH stngered tho father,
who secured the assistance of a
neighbor to go to tho body. Owing
to heart trouble, and exhaustion from
a nervous chill, he did not go to the
boeno. ,
Tho testimony showed that the
Teeple's and Harrison wero "perfect
friends," and that the accident had
st rengl li e ned t h ese bou n d s.
Any further action in the ease rests
with tho stale for violation of the
galpe laws.
President Expects to
Be at Desk Monday
WAHIIINOTON, .Ian. 20. Presi
dent Harding has so far recovered to
day from his attack of grippe that
he hoped to lie ut Ills desk Monday.
No engagements will liu mude for
thut duy. .however, ns he has an ac
cumulation oT official papers uwnit
Ing his return.
On tho advice of his physli lan, the
president spent most of the day lying
down in his room.
HUNTER'S DEATH
ACCIDENTAL IS
JURY'S VERDICT
THE BODY OF WALLACE RFID GOES
ON ITS FINAL "LOCATION - TODAY
LOS ANGKI.1CS, Jan. 20. The
body of Wallace Rcld, motion picture
star, was lo go on Its final "location"
today. ' 1
That was the word used to explain
Ills absence to his small son, Billy,
and Mint was the word used generally
fhroughout fllmdom, but it had a
different meaning In each cuso.
Tho body was to Ho In state from
10 o'clock this morning un.ll 2:30
o'clock this afternoon In the First
Congregational church. .
The doors of the church wore to be
closed for nn hour beginning at 2:30
RUHR COAL
BARONS FACE
CT MARTIAL
Fritz Thyssen and Other Coal
Magnates Are Arrested By
French Bankers Who Re
fuse to Open Doors Also
Face Arrest Berlin Starts
French Boycott.
ESSEN, Jan.-20. (By the Asso
ciated Press. )- The concrete re
turns from Franco's ten days' occu
pation of tho Ruhr valley briefly
summarized are:
"One hundred thousand tons of
coal requisitioned and shipped to
France.
"Confiscation of b!x coke ovens
and four mines, all state .owned.
"Sequestration $f the customs re
ceipts and -.the collections amount
ing to about ten billion marks, from
the DuoBseldorf and Essen branches
of tho Reichsbank." '
To achieve these results - the
French had rocourse to various coer
cive measures, including tho arrest
of nearly a score of persons.
PARIS, Jan. 20. fBy tho Asso
ciated Press.) Tho situation in, Ger
many today Is summarized as fol- '
1UWH.
Further drastic steps wore taken
by tho French today In their efforts
to enforce reparation payments by
their occupation of the Ruhr valley.
Fritz Thysson, son of AiiK'i't.Thy-.
ssou, leader among the Uuhr coal
magnates, resisting the French co
erclvo measures; .was arrested with
I five olhor leading nilno directors.
Imi. l.1 1 - tf ...... .1 -.Kni'
: i no riuucii nave uuiiuuiiveu
would try Horr Thyssen and hi asr
soclatcs by, court martial for refus
ing to obov tho orders of occupation
al authorities.
German hnnkers in tho Ruhr con
tinued resistanco to tho French
moasures. Tho directors of tho
nuBSOldorf brunch of tho IleicliBbnnk
rerused to reopen that , institution
while French soldiers were on tho
promises. General De Ooutto docliu
ed to withdraw tho troops. Punitlvo
act'on against tho directors Is fore
cast. :
Whllo thore lias boen no gonornl
walkout of the Ruhr minors or rail
way men, considerable unrest Is ro
portod among thorn', and miners In
somo of tho seized coal pils liavo
quit work. Fivo thousand men of
tho Recklinghausen mines aro threat
ening to strike Monday. ,,
Tho Gorman railway workers In
tho Klborfold district south of tho'
oncuplod zono of tho Uuhr docidod to"
rofuso to transport coal requisition
ed by the French away from the val
ley. Paris indicates satisfaction with tlie
progress mnde In carrying out the Do
mination scheme. Confidence Is ex
pressed that the vast Industrial ma
ehlno In the Ruhr, which still Is func
tioning, can he kopt going dosplte tho
German resistance.
A Boycott movement against
French and Belgian nationals Is re
ported from Germany. It is expect
ed the example set by the Berlin ho
tel koepors In declaring a boycott will
bo followod all over the country. '
Ban King's Picture
BUDAPEST. Jan. 20. Declaring
that pictures of former King Charles
and ICmpress Zlta of Austria excite
crowds nnd might lend to disorders
the pollco prohibited the display of
tho pictures. '
Belgians Favor U. S. Withdrawal -.
BRUSSKLS, Jan. 20. Belgian nows
papers regarded tho withdrawal of tho
American forces from Ofcrinany from
Antwerp us a friendly act of courtesy. .
o'clock and at 3:30 joint services
were to bo held by Kpiscopal clorgy
and lodge No. 99 Benevolent and
Protectlvo Order of Elks, of which
Reld was a member.
The Uov. Neal Dodd, rector of SI.
Mary's ot the Angels, was to road the
Kpiscopal service. -
Chief of Police Louis D. Oaks de
tailed a large number ot officers to
handle the crowds expected to gather
outside the church which will hold
only a comparatively small congrega-
tion. . . ...
M' l. til 1 - . .. 1 -
i iib uuuy win oe creniwuiu at
cemetery In Glendulo, a suburb.