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Mebforb Mail Tribune
The Weather
Prediction -. Rain
Maximum yettsrday 50
, Minimum today .43.5
Precipitation .02
Weather Year Ago
Maximum
..53.7
Minimum a 39.9
tatly Eighteenth Yenr.
Weekly Fifty-Third Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1923
NO. 12
E TRIP
President to Get in Touch With
Pacific Coast, and Make 15
m Speeches Plans to Be
y Gentleman Farmer and Au
thor When White House
Days Over.
AUGUSTA. Ga., April 5. Decision
was reached today, by President
Harding to end his southern vacation
Saturday, leaving; here that evening
and arriving In Washington Sunday
noon.
1
THRU WEST
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 6. President
Harding is understood to contemplate
his proposed summer trip to tbe Pa
' cific coast not only as a means of
presenting to the western halt of the
country his policies and plans, but
also as a means of ascertaining clear
ly the western viewpoint on national
problems.
Such an understanding of the execu
tive's attitude toward the projected
trip has been obtained by several of
those who have, discussed the tour
with him during his vacation. As
briefly put by these conferees today
the president desires to go into the
section west of the Mississippi to "feel
its pulse."
As tentatively mapped out, the
swing of the president through the
west provides for fifteen or twenty
addresses in representative cities. In
these addresses Mr. Harding, it is said
plans to outline the more Important
policies of his administration and an
nounce his plans for the remainder of
his present term of office.
The addresses,, however, win not be
'e,v the onry feature of the1 "trip as it now
is viewed by Mr. Harding, it was said,
as through informal conferences with
leading citizens in ail of the cities and
towns visited he hopes to learn inti
mately and clearly the thoughts and
ideas of the people. These confer
ences, he Is said to feel, will give him
a background and a basis for use in
formulating new policies and in car
rying out old ones.
Some thought is being given by the
president, it Is further said, to a sug
gestion that after his trip a series of
conferences be held at the White
House tq weigh the Information re
ceived during the trip and to decide
upon its application. As described by
one of those close to tho chief execu
tive, these would be conferences of
"the best minds" of the party and the
administration, conducted similar to
the conferences held by the president
during his 1920 campaign and Blnce
entering the White House.
The statement issued by Samuel
Gonipers, president of the American
Federation of Labor in Washington
last night, warning the republican
jiarty against sponsoring anti-organized
labor Issues In tho 1924 campaign
was a subject of comment today
among members of the president's en
tourage. The general opinion remain
ed that such a warning was unneces
sary because regardless of the pres
sure exerted to bring about a declara
tion by the republican party in favor
Vof the open shop, leaders were firmly
opposed to any such step and the
president was described as unyielding
to such Influence.
Mr. Harding today continued to fol
low his program of recreation and
reBt, playing a round of golf during the
forenoon. It had been thought that
he might to go Alkon, 8.' C, but hq
olectod to piny golf here.
MARION OHIO, April 6. (By Asso
ciated Press). When he leaves the
(Continued on page eight)
-LADY FORCED TO WATCH FLOGGING OF
ESCORT: DIVORCED
MACON, Ga., April 6. Her hands
tied by her assailants, Mrs. Fredor
icka Pace of New York last night
witnanscd tho sevcro , horsewhipping
of her companion, Lynwood L. llright
of this city, after both had been kid
naped from their automobile by eight
unmasked men and taken to a seclud
ed spot about four miles from here.
The llcenso number of the kid
napers' car was obtained; by Mrs.
Pace.
Bright, according to his version of
the affair last night, said he had
been given 24 hours in which to leave
the city. He stated It would be Im
possible to comply In that time and
that a week would be required to
finish up his business affairs.
Mrs. Pace told qfflcers the kid
Foster Jury Still
Out, Weeping Woman
Juror Leads Debate
ST. JOSEPH. Mich., April 5.
(By Associated Press). The Jury
trying William Z. Foster, which
had been out 25 hours at 10:45
o'clock this morning, was still de-
liberating with all indications
pointing to a hopeless deadlock.
Shortly after resuming work
today the Jurors sent word by a
bailiff, that they wished to see
Judge Charles White, but up to
11 o'clock the court had not
granted the request.
From" the loud voiced wrang-
ling from the locked door of the
jury room, bailiffs In the corridor
deduced that the jury was about
equally divided. Mrs. Minerva
Olson, sole woman member of the
jury who burst into tears during
Frank P. Walsh's closing plea for
Foster, could Btill be heard lead-
ing the argument. ,
At noon today when the jury
was sent to lunch Judge White
said he had not decided how
long he will keep them out. The
Jurv at that hour had had the
case for 20 14 hours.
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ENTRUSTED KALE
Cashier and Chief Investi
gator Surrender on Warrant
Alleging Larceny Sheriff
Still Holds Imperial Palace
of the Emperor.
ATLANTA, Ga April 5. A motion
to quash the modified order granted
early today by Judge B. D. Thomas,
dispossessing the Simmons faction
from control of the'Ku Klux Klan was
made by Attorney B. H. Sullivan im
mediately after the opening of the
hearing of the controversy between
Emperor Simmons and Imperial Wiz
ard Evans' faction began .this after
noon before Judge Tftomas.
Attorney Sullivan in his motion de
clared that the plaintiff had not been
given his customary ten days notice
before the order was modified and
argued that it should be thrown out
on that ground.
Judge Thomas reserved ruling on
the motion until after the Injunction
and its answer had been read, and
argued. Indications were that this
would consume tho remainder of the
session of court.
ATLANTA, Ga., April 6. T. J.
McKtnnon. chief of tho Investigating
department and N- W. Furney, casn
icr of tho Ku Klux Klan, surrendered
thcmselvoB early today in answer to
warrants sworn out by E. J. Jones,
nn ussoclnto of Emperor Simmons,
charging larceny after trust. McKIn
non was charged with embezzlement
of J27.000 and Furney of $80,000 of
funds belonging to the klan. They
werd released on bonds of $1000 each
Both are officials under Imperial
Wizard Evans.
Trial of tho two officials was Bet
for Saturday. Attorneys for Emperor
William J. Simmons and Inlpcria)
Wizard W. !H. Evans, announced they
were ready for tho hearing this after
noon .before Judge E. D. Thomas in
tho controversy to dctormino which
is bend of tho klan.
ATLANTA, On., April 6. Sheriff
O. I. Lowrcy of Fulton county todny
was in charge of tho Imperial palaeo,
official headquarters of the Knights
of tho Ku Klux Klan, while counsel
for William J. Simmons; emperor and
(Continued on pago eight)
WIFE GIVEN BLAME
napers said they rosonted testimony
of a negress In Hrlght's divorce easo
against MrsT Bright on Inst .Monday,
llright snld they also whipped him
after they chnrRed him with an at
tempt to take his property awny from
his children. Ho said ho could Iden
tiry some of his assailants, although
he did not know them personally,
Mrs. Pnco was not molested further
than being forced to witness the
beating.
Mrs. Bright, when informed of the
escapade at her hotel lsst night, said
she "was very glad to know thero
were some men in the world any
way." Mrs. Pace declnred before officers
that 'Mrs. Hrlght knows all about this
AIM
KASH1ER
DFKLANK
IS
kidnaping.
imniiT
.nllnLLnUUI
OP HOOP BATTLE
BY 366 LOSS
Charleston, S. C, Team De
feats Westerners Without
Difficulty Score 20 to 9 at
End of First Half Wash
ington Spurts at Finish.
CHICAGO, April . 6. Charleston,
S. C, defoatod Walla Walla 36 to 26.
Charleston was leading Walla
Walla at the end of the first half
of their contest. Douglas, right for
ward of the Charleston team was the
scoring ace of the southerners with
four baskets and six free throws out
of as many tries.
Charleston hnd no difficulty in
winning although the first half was
the easier for the southern boys, the
score at the middle of the game
standing 20 to 0 in thoir favor.
Wnlla Walla made a better show
ing in the last half, although Us right
forward. Chancy, seemed to play the
whole game for his mates.
Douglas and Diawata, right and
loft forwards, respectively, for Char
leston, were tho particular stars with
a fast passing and dribbling game.
They were especially clever in fol
lowing up their own shots and getting
tho ball off their opponents' back
board for second tries at tho basket.
Douglas had five baskets and the
excellent record of twelve free throws
out of fourteen attempts, the best of
tho tournament thus far. Fisher, left
guard for Charleston, also played a
strong defensive game and also sank
two baskets.
For Walla Walla Chaney put up a
strong floor game with four baskets.
Kent, left guard for the westerners,
soorcd ten free throws out of four
teen tries.
Hock ford eliminated Scott high
school of Toledo, one of the most
closely contested games of the tour
nament, 34 to 28.
Wcstport high of Kansas City, Mo.,
defeated Bollevuo Ohio 21 to 16.
CHICAGO, April 6. Westport high
of Kansas City, Mo., defeated Belle
vue, Ohio, In the first game today in
the national Invitation lnterscholas
tic basketball tournament at tho Uni
versity of Chicago 21 to 16.
Rockford eliminated Scott high of
Toledo in one of the . most closely
contested games of the tournament,
84 to 28.
CHICAGO, April 6. Carried Into
the third round of play, the University
of Chicago national Invitation basket
ball tournament by the flashy playing
of its lert guard, Hogan, the Osage,
Iowa high today stood out as a one
man team. Hogan led his team into
victory over Chicago last night by a
score of 21 to 17 by caging 15 points
himself.
Charleston. S. C hleh without
Teddy Weeks, its captain, won from'
Nanticoke, Pa., last night 32 to 20. 1
Captain Weeks was Injured in the '
game with Dallas Tuesday. He will
play today.
Results of yesterday's games:
Springvlllo, Utah 82; Northampton,
Mass., 20.
Westport, Kansas City 31; Birming
ham, Ala. 24,
llellevue, O. 29; Laramie, Wyo. 22.
Rockford, 111. 37; Pine Bluffs, Ark.
17.
Scott high, Toledo, Ohio 30; El
Paso, Texas 25.
Kansas City, Kas, 47; Fargo, N. D.
28.
Weston, Idaho 40; Ashevllle, N. C.
28.
Morton, Cicero, 111. 65; Bangor, Me.
19.
Toldon, Chicago 31; Stillwater, Okla.
24.
Muskegon, Mich. 18; Rankton, 8. D.
13.
Charleston, S. C. 32; Nanticoke, Pa.
20.
Now Trior, Chicago, 35; Mesa, Ariz.
25.
Windsor, Colo. 31; Lorain, Ohio 25.
Osage, Iowa 21; Hyde Park, Chicago
17. i
- Today's games were announced as
fill lows:
0 a. in. Westport, Kas. vs. Bellevue,
Ohio.
10 a. m. Rockford, III. vs. Scott, To
ledo, Ohio.
2 p. m. Walla Walla, Wash. vs.
Charleston, 8. C.
3 p. m. New Trier, Chicago vs.
Springvlllo, Utah.
4 p. m. Kansas City, Kas. vs. Wes
ton, Idaho.
7 p. m. Morton, Cicero, III. vs. TUden,
Chicago.
8 p. m. Windsor, Colo., vs. Muske
gon, Chicago.
9 p. tn. Osago, Iowa vs. Fitchburg,
Mass.
A Atllcldo.
CALOARV, Alia., April 5. As po
lice came to arrest him, Burton Law
son Perry, 22, formerly an employe
of the Canadian Bank ot Commerce
here, recently of Manton, Alta., com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
thrnneh thn heart vostnrdtiv. iia m
j accused ot Issuing worthless checks.'
M M AIMA
IIHU
Leading Figures in House of David Suit
Upper scene In court room at
action by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hanscll (below) who are suing tho
House of David cult for the rocovory of $80,00.0. They are also suing
Benjamin Purnell, king of the cult. Judgo Denhist, Ptirnell's counsel, Is
snown at right of court room.
OF ALL URGED
Assistance Needed in Handling
ncavicsi liaillb III niblUiy
Of BUSineSS-Outline PrO-
gram to Relieve ; Shortage
Situation in Busy Season. :
NEW. YORK, April 5. (By Associ
ated Press). Having approved the ex
penditure ot $1,640,000,000 in new
tracks, locomotives, cars and termin
als, the American Railway association
today adopted a program which calls
on every road, every shipper and
every householder to help relieve the
heaviest traffic burden in history.
The roads ask that shippers con
serve space and help keep cars mav-
lng; that dealers and consumers got
their coal into bins early; that the
bulk of ore and coal shipments on the
Oreat Lakes bo completed early in the
summer; that road and construction
work be started as soon as possible so
rail equipment may be available for
crop movements In the fall.
On their part, the roads will try to
have an extraordinary number of good
order locomotives and cars available
In the fall; to have all coal Intended
for railroad use in storage by- Septem
ber 1 ; to restrict the transportation of
supplies to the minimum during the
fall rush and to help keep every car
moving.
The program Is one recommended
by the directors Tuesday and adopted
todny by the full membership, Includ
ing every road, transfer and terminal
subsidiary In tho United States. It
also has been approved by the Associ
ation of Railway Executives, an organ
ization of class ono trunk lines.
4 That the use of power nnd equip
ment for railroad construction and
maintenance purposes will be restrict
ed to the minimum after September 1
in ordor that a maximum of power and
equipment may bo avallablo for com-'
morcial purposes.
5 That railroads In producing and
consuming sections will impress upon
all interested the necessity for the
movement of coal and ore via the
lakes In the largost possible quantity
early in tho Boason and that railroads
serving upper lake ports will carry on
a campaign for early purchase and
shlpmont of coal from tho upper lako
docks to points of consumption.
6 That an effort also will bo made
to bring about tho prosecution of road
and building construction work as
early In tho season as possible In
order that equipment may bo avallablo
for largor movement ot seasonal com
modities. 7 That all interested will bo Im
pressed with the necessity for loading
all cars to maximum capacity In an
effort to bring the average loading to
thirty tons per car for the entire coun
try; for unloading cars promptly, in
creasing storage facilities where nee-
esBary and providing adequate capac-
"? to facilitate loading and unloading
RAILWAYS SPEND
BILLION
SUPPORT
Grand Rapids during tho trial of
IS 111 BIDDER
L
PORTLAND, Oro., , AprlL Fred
Herrlck of St. Marios, Idaho, opera
tor In Idaho and Gulf states timber,
was the successful bidder in the most
aue over hold in the west, bids on
-"ch were opened today by District
roresior uecii lor approximaiuiy
,890,000,000 feet of timber in Bear
valley, Malheur national park, at tho
headquarters of Sllvlos river.
The transfer lnvolvoa between $3,-
000,000 to $4,000,000 and the con
struction of a common used railroad
from Burns, Ore., to Crane and Sen
eca, Ore.
Ilerriok bid $2.80 per thousand
foet for the 770,000,000 feet of yel
low pine, $1.05 per thousand feet for
the Douglas fir and 55 cents per
thousand feet for the larch, white fir
ami lodgepole pine which make up
tbe balance ot 120,000,000 feet In tho
unit.
The only other bidder was the
BrookB-Scanlon . Lumber company,
which "hid $2 per thousand for tho
pine and 50 cents por thousand high
er than -tho minimum sot for the yolr
low pine when the sale fas first ad
vertised In February. At that time
no., bids wore recoived and the tract
was re-advertised with a minimum ot
$2.00 placed on the low pine and 50
cents per thousand on all other spe
cies, i .
- Construction of the Crane-Burns-Sonoca
railroad with common user
provisions will mean the opening of
a largo amount of agricultural land
In Harney county.
WATKRLOO, Iowa, April 5. Hor
ace Doles, governor of Iowa from
1 S90 to 1804, died at his homo at
Long floach, Cal., at 10 o'clock last
night, according to word rocolvod
hero.
'BRATTLE, April B. Harry W.
Brlnglfurst, former Soattle flro mar
shal nnd for 25 yearn necretnry of tho
pacific const firo chiefs' association,
died last night after a year's lllnoss.
Ho wus 64 years old.
I , Cicrmany Protcnts.
BERLIN, April 4. (By the Aso
elated Press) Tho Oormnn govern
nientithrough its charge d'affaires. In
Paris' has sent a strong noto of pro
tost to Franco over tho Incident at
Essen Inst Hattirdny when Fronch
soldiers fired on German workmen,
Inflicting numerous casualties. Ger
many demands full satisfaction for
tho victims and their dependents nnd
liberation of tho Krupp directors and
other persons arrested.
thereby Increasing tho
available cars.
numbor of
8 That every posniblo moans bo
adopted to Incroase the mlloage por
car per day to an average of thirty for
the entire country, particular atten
tion belns Klven to nromnt movement
through tormlnals and yards and to
llm Issuance of embargoes when noc -
essary to prevent congestion.
The Noted Dead
Discover New Way
to Resuscitate Dead
By Heart Injection
CHICAGO, April 5. A new
method of resuscitation by the
injection of fluid from the adrenal
glands directly into the heart,
crcditod with reviving persons
who had been pronounced dead,
was explained In reports road last 4
night by Dr. Donnis W. Crlle of
Chicago and Dr. G. W. Crlle of
Cleveland, his uncle, to a Joint
meeting of the Chicago Medical
Society of Anaesthetists. Dr.
Crile of Cleveland was reported
to have originated the method.
The physicians read reports of
cases, explaining tho revival of
persons they said had been dead
as long as thirty minutes. In
some cases the physician said,
patients who had been revived
died again and wore ngain re-
vlved and ultimately recovered
completely.
OF
tomb of tut.
dies
Earl of Carnarvon Loses Fight
With Fever and Blood Poi
soning Curse of Pharoah
Believed By Superstitious to
Rest on Explorer.
CAIRO, April 6. (By tho Asso
elated Press) Tho Karl of. Carnar
von discoverer of tho tomb of Thar'
oah Tutonkhamen, died early todny
ut a hotel here after a stubborn Mfej
ftle against blood poisoning and. pneu
monia, following the bite of an in
sect. . Lady Cornarvon, who made a
hurried trip to Cairo from London
by air and sea, was at the bedside. A
f-o e80onnt.LOrd 1 rtCheS-
The first word of tho earl's Illness
came on March 10, when, It was said,
that ho was suffering from an Infec
tion duo to the Insect blto which ho
had received at Assoulnln.- - Ho was
then brought to this city, whero phy
sicians found that his tonsils wore
affected. The patient rallied from
tho first stages of the Illness, but on
March 28 there came a serious re
lapse with a recurrence of high tem
perature arid the extension of the in
fection to tho lungs.. Although tho
lllnoss was then diagnosed as pneu
monia, tho earl's physicians expressed
the opinion ho would rocovor. Both
lungs bocamo affected and ho grew
rapidly worse. Tho end came at 2
o'clock this morning.
Although medical science will at
tribute tho earl's death to such an
acoldont as might befall anyono who
entrusts himself to this climate, thero
are thousands of natives who firmly
bellevo that tho vengeance of tho
pharaohs was visited upon tho ex
plorer who sought tho treasures of
ancient Egypt. Buperstltion has It
that those who tamper with tho tomb
of an Egyptian monarch nro doomod
by a curse ot tho ancients and conse
quently tho earl's Illness was pointed
to as a fulfillment of the old legond.
Thoro nro also thoso who bollovo
that tho earl. In his work In Tutenk
hamon's tomb, accldontly" came in
contact with a poison loft thoro 83
centuries ago to safeguard tho king
in his last sleep.
CAIRO, April 5. Tho doath of the
Earl of Carnarvon brings Into proml-
(Contlnued on page eight)
START PROBE TO FIND
SPOKANE, Wash., April 5. To de
termine the amount ot American
money being spent across the Cana
dian bordor, Millard T. Hartson, Unit
ed States collector of customs at Soat
tle, will make an investigation upon
his roturn homo tonight, ho said here
today, and It is posslblo that Unltod
States custom housos on the Canadian
bordor will bo closed at 7 p. m.
Mr. Hartson stopped here today en
routo hero from a conference at Wash
ington, D. C, on conditions on the
Mexican bordor. The situation as dis
closed there, he said, was responsible
for a determination to make a similar
Investigation ot conditions on tho
Canadian bordor.
"Our Investigation of conditions on
the Mexican border showed that an
average ot $70,000 Is being spent week-
& 'n Jumos, the Mexican city directly
0lmOHlt6 Kl P"1" h '! "Whllo
lw? had no way ot determining exactly
DISCOVERER
DEATH
LEFT
50 Injured and 14 Dead at
Pineville, La. Deluge Pre
cedes Storm Wires Down
to Other Towns in Path of
Storm Cass County, Tex.,
Homes Damaged By Wind.
ALEXANDRIA, La.. April . A
revised list of tho casualties result
ing from yesterday's tornado which
swept this city and Pineville, across
the rlvor from here Issued at noon
today by tho authorities, placed tho
number of dead at 13 and tho in
jured at 60.
Thirty of the injured nro In the
United states Veterans' hospital near
Pineville and of tho total all but four
wore described as "slightly hurt.".
ALEXANDRIA, La., April 5. The
number of dead as a result of the
tornado which late yesterday swept
Alexandria and Pineville, a town
across the Red river from this city,
was placed today at 20. A check by
the authorities developed that under
taking establishments in this city had
the bodies of twenty victims, fourteen
white and six negroes.
The list of injured was placed at
00, more than 30 of whom are In the
United States veterans' hospital at
Pinevillo. .
Property damage was estimated at
$500,000.
NEW ORLEANS. April 6. -Following
In the wake of an unprecedented
precipitation, a tornado early last
night struck Pineville, La., separated
from Alexandria by the Red rlvor,
WUIwr fonrtfM-HMW,Wjrftk,;V;';
jeusi iucy oiners ana laying , w&sie
everything within Its path, r several .
hundred yards in width. . . .
The dead: . -
Harry McManus, Pineville merchant ,
J. M. Horace.
J. M. Williamson and his 15 months ,
old baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gates.
Mrs. Alvls McCann.
MrB. Bell Jenkins.
Mrs. Ed Smith.
Mrs. Burnett, dnughtor-ln-law ot
Mrs. Smith.
Four negroes.
All of those killed were residents of
Pineville and a sawmill settlement
nearby.
All doctors In Alexandria and Pine
ville, assisted by citizens of the two
places, throughout the night searched
the ruins of fifty or more houses for ,
the dead and Injured. Both Alexan
dria and Pineville were without elec
tric lights as a result of damage to the
power plant at Alexandria. '
The tornado came from the north
west and crossed over the northorn
part of Alexandria, damaging a halt
dozen houses. Then swerving to an
oastward course, it swept up the main
street of Pineville, tearing away the
fronts of a row of houses In two blocks
and demolishing several stores and '
then moved to the, southeast; ripping
Its way through another section of the
town. ,
Two miles east of Pineville the twls
ter turned its course again and spent
its force. '
No news had been received early to
day from Boyco and Ooodplno near
Alexandria, reimrted last night to have
been in the path of the tornado. Wire
(Continued on pare eight)
OUT HOW MUCH
El
how much money was being spent by
those who pass through tho port oppo-1
site Tijuana, it has been estimated!
that the woekly expenditure! amoohtsj
to about $50,000."
Mr. Hartson said he did not bollove -there
was much smuggling ot liquor
across the Mexican bordor, most ot "
the liquor carriod across the line being'
brought in tho "hides" of tho Amor
leans, ho said.
A similar condition, but not so bad,
exists across the Canadian bordor,
especially at Blaine, he said, "and be
cause ot tho grave situation we found
in Mexico I am returning to Seattle to
make a similar Investigation. The in.
spectlon of the Canadian conditions
will not be made for tho purpose ot
cutting out legitimate traffic' and the
expenditure ot American money, but it
will be made to determine ways and .
means ot stopping the expenditure ot
vast sums of American money for
illegitimate purposes."
TORNADO
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