I'lilvcj-BNjr Library Xb Hill I' Weather Year Ago Maximum 51 Minimum 35 The Weather Prediction f Fnlr Maximum yesterday fid Minimum today 28 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Pally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Third Yea. MEDFORD, OREGON," WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1923 NO. 196 IE TAX WIE IS STILL IN DOUBT EARLY LEAD IT IS 10,000( Behind This Morning, Late Returns Cut Majority Against Measure to 3739 Rural Districts' Vote for Measure While Cities Vote Strongly Against. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 7. Tlio ma jority against tho Income tax was cut to 3739 by returns tabulated at 2 p. m. Tho figures wore for 48,226; against 51,965. Income Tax rzale Vote PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 7. Returns up to noon today from the referendum election yestorday on the 1 proposed state ''.j)me tax, had cut down by about half tho majority against tho measure shown in tho previous tabu lation this morning. The returns, with Multnomah county complote ex cept two small precincts, Yamhill county complete and incomplete from nil but three of the othor 36 counties of the state gave: For Income- tax 43,316; against 48,960, majority against 6644. Multnomah's vote stood: For tax 14,663, against 26,314.. Roturns were still lacking from Cur ry, Jefferson and Shorman counties Returns from tho other counties fol low: County Yes. Totals 43,316 Baker 584 Benton 733 Clackamas ...... 3149 Columbia v 641 Columbia ..... 649 Coos p89 Crook) ! 1181 Deschutes, 630 Douglas C29 Gilliam' ....... 81 Grant 169 Harney . 95 Hood River 8 733 Jackson 1,091 Jospphlo 774 Klamath ' 93 Lake 213 Lane 4.129 Lincoln 312 Linn 3,036 Malheur 60 Marion . 2,303 Morrow 137 Multnomah . 1663 Polk 350 No. 48,960 536 694 2,435 1,075 , , 766 7G6 195 610 594 2G1 D261 82 419 1,328 687 600 314 1182 280 2,007 94 2,701 335 26,314 359 722 720 521 175 685 284 103 1,244. Tillamook , .i.-. HIO Umatilla -A....... 1,282 Union 1,252 .Wallowa - 687 Wasco . 804 Washington : 347 Wheeler 117 Yamhill h- 2'1Z1 Total : ......43,316 48,960 Tho voto in Multnomah county on Scllwood bridge bonds stood: Yes 29,- 380; no 10,995. On voting machines: Yes 16,198; No 23,386. Reports from Linn county indicated a bridgo bond issue was approved by a vote of two to one. Eearly Lead Over 10,000 PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 7. Tho proposed state Income tax, voted upon yesterday in a referendum election was disapproved by such a large ma- (Continued on Page Eight) MAYOR ROLPH RE-ELECTED BY LARGEST VOTE EVER CAST SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. Voters of San Francisco yestorday elected James Rolpb, Jr.. mayor for the fourth consecutive time, returned District Attorney Matthew Brady and Sheriff Thomas F. Finn to office, re-elected two Incumbents, L. T. Jacks and S. J. McAtee, as police Judges and retained In office five out of nine members of the board of supervisors, according to Incomplete and unofficial returns. The total vote Is expected to exceed 121. 000, the heaviest ever cast In a city election here. Yakima Fruit Men Make New Record For Packing a Car YAKIMA, Wash., Nov. 7 A crew of picked packers, including the experts of tho valley, this morning packed and loaded a full carload of extra fancy apples in two hours and 21 minutes, os- tabllshing a now high record for spoody fruit handling in the Yakima valley. Miss Pearl Goatz packed her first box in on min- ute and eight seconds. Tho car was rolled as soon as packed, an engine having been kept In read- Iness for tho stunt. - CL SLIGHTLY I England Changes Phrase in Reparations Proposal to Meet Poincare's Objections Reparations Committee May Deal Direct With Germany. PARIS, Nov. 7. (By tho Associat ed Press) The prospects for an agreement between Franco and Great Britain on the text of tho in.. ration to tho United States to 'Join the con ference of exports for examination of the reparation question wero regard ed in dlplomutlc and French official circles today as brighter than yestor day. ' Tho Improved situation was said to be duo to the tendency of tho Britisn government to accept in attenuated form Premier Poincare's reservation restricting the cstimato of Germany's capacity to pay to tho "present." M. Poincare. It is stated, has already declared ho is willing to give a rather elastio Interpretation to this reserva tion, permitting It to cover a period of perhaps two years. Disci -sion is now proceeding ns to whether an nccord can be reached on tho understand, ng that tho word "present" would mean tho period ol the moratorium asked for by Ger many, which every, one admits must be granted for at least ton years. Another alternative suggested in the effort to ronch nn accord is the elimination of tho phrase, "capacity for payment." which has proved so Irritating to the French official mind. The British, Italian and Belgian dip lomats havo considered a now formula which would mean tho sumo thing, but satisfy French sensibilities. "Pro ductive resources," or "progressive payments" aro among tho phrases used. PARIS, Nov. 7. (i3y tho Assoclat ed Press) The reparation commie eion has decided to comply immedia tely with tho German request for I hearing on the reparation question an proposed in tho Berlin government's note of October 24, if the several gov. ornmcnts. Including tho United States ore unable to njfree regarding the set ting up of tho advisory investigating committee. This decision was reached by Sir John Pradhury of Great Britain. M. ISarthou of France, Signor d'Arelio of Italy and M. Remelmuns of Belgium at a meeting of tho commission last night nt which Colonel James A. lo gan, official observer for the United States also was present. The Germans in their note last month asked the commission to begin an examination Into Germany's ca pacity for payment and to allow rep resentntfves of tho Berlin government personally to explain the situation (Continued on Page Eight) IN S. F. CITY ELECTION Unofficial roturns from 321 pro cincts out of 604 - In the city, gave Rolpn. 32,813, a lead of more than 13, 000 over his nearest opponent, James B. McSheehy, who was endorsed by Uilon labor. McSheehy polled 19,001 votes In tbe same precincts. Judge Matthew Brady was re-elected district attorney over Charles Flckert, former district attorney, who prosecuted Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Bit lings, In connection with tho prepared ness day bomb blast here in 1916. SKIES EAR RUHR ANGLE T OF K. K. CHIEF 181 . . Imperial Wizard Evans and Three Officials of Imperial Palace Arrested On Com plaint of Klan Emperor Sim mons More Murders Are Feared. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 7 Peace war rants ci;alnst H. K. Samsey, imperial kligiaff; Brown Harwood, imperial klizik or head of the grand dragons; and T. J. McKinnon, headof the de partment of investigation of the Ku Klux Klan wero dismissed by Judge Hathcock today when Dr. Fred B. Johnston of San Antonio, Texas, who swore out tho warrants failed to ap pear in court. The peace . warrant against Imperial Wizard H. W. Evans remains to be disposed of. : Funoral sorvlces for Captain Co burn were held last 'night and the body taken to Savannah, his former home, for Interment today. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 7. If the necessary arrangements can be com pleted, Philip B. Foy, publicity chlof for the Ku Klux Klan, will be placed on trial next week- for the murder of Captain W. S. Coburn, attorney for tho Simmons fnctlqn of the organiza tion, according to announcement to day by Solicitor Gc'neral John A. Boy kin. Penco wnrrants were issued last night for tho arrest of Dr. Hiram W. Evans,- imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and three other officials of the Imperial palace, on complaint of Dr. Fred Ti, Johnson, chief of staff to William Joseph Simmons, klan era pcror, who was quoted ns having ex pressed fear of injury at the "hands , of tho Evans faction." - I Associates of Evans named wero lit. K. Itamsoy, imperial kllgrnff or national secretary- of the order; Brown Hnrwood, imperial klazik, or bend of all grand dragons and T. J. McKinnon, hoad of tho investigation department of the klan. The warrants wore issued by Mu nicipal Judge T. O: Hathcock. Dr. Johnson was quoted as stating to Judge Hitchcock that his reason for asking fotS tho Issuance of the peace varrants was fear for hlB safety, due to the killing of Coburn by Fox and subsequent statements to him (Dr. Johnson) by Fox that Dr. John son, E. Y. CInrke, Emperor Simmons and Coburn wore all "slated to go." NEW YORK, .Nov. 7. Tho famous confesnlon letter" alleged to have been written by Mrs. Anno U. Still man to her husband, Aumcs A. Still man, was submitted to tho appellate division of tho Bupremo court In Brooklyn today as the basis of an appeal by the banker from a recent decision of Justice Morschauser, con firming a roferce's report in which Stillman was denied divorce and the legitimacy of Baby Ouy was upheld. Tho letter, previously1 ruled out as evidence, when. Stillman tried to prove that Fred Boauvals, Indian guide, was tho father of Baby Ouy, now becomes public for the first time. It is addressed to "Dear Jimmle," and was written in a hotel In Buffalo, N. Y, The lettor as filed in court today contains this sentence: "I am not smashed but if you loved all your family and were going to havo an Indian baby that you tried not to hate; that there is npt spot for you with honor or peace thnt you were 111 and tired; that a dear little man with whiskers tells you that the world 'is a good placo and that the hard blind people arc to be pitied, for they know nothing of wnat tney miss. Another, line In the letter was as "I won't write you of what the cold and Canada were to mo. Fred meant to be kind but he had won mo and I was his and no one else wanted me and he is much Indian." And further appears this: "I waa too proud to break, but broke Just tho same In tho arms of my indinn. CONFESSION BY 1 mm IS MADE PUBLIC HODK TEN WINNERS IN TWO DAYS AT LATONIA Ivnn Parks, who aniaHhod Iho word's record for riding winners fit iho Latonia, Ky., face track when on two days in succession ho rodo ton winners, five on each day. In four other rides on the same days he fin lahed second once and third twice. Hla great porformanco has amazed tho racing world. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. President Harding called for the resignation of Charles. It,. Forbes a"itrector. of the veterans bureau as a result of tho Perryville, Md.-, --surplus supply salo transactions, Brigadier General Chas. E. Sawyer, porsonal friend and phy sician to the late executivo, testified today before the senate . veterans' committee. Ooncral Sawyer testified that faco of an order by the president the shlpmont of suppllus from Perryville bo stopped, carloads of niatorlals wore sent out for two or three days. "As a result of this insubordination, Colonel Forbes was asked to resign General Sawyor said. General Sawyer who Is co-ordinator for tho general hospitalization board read to tho committee a prepared statement regarding the whole Perry ville transaction, lie said that on or about November 26, or twelve days after the contract of sale had beon entered Into with Thompson and Kelly company, Inc., of Boston, Sur geon General Summing of the publti health service - reported to him that supplies at Perryville were-bolng sold regardless of public health service needs. Dr. Knwyor accompanied Dr. Cummlng to tho veterans' bureau and asked for a conference It wits nftor quite a hoated confer ence," tho witness continued, tnai Colonel Forbes was persuaded that the public health service had been considered in the matter at all. After this conference I took tho matter up with President Hardin and ho requested mo to proceed at oncq to Porryvlllo to soo what was going on. Accompanying me on tn trln woro Ooneral Cummlng ana Dr Smith. (Dr. Frederick D. Smith of the public health Borvlco.) ' . Within a day or two a socond con ferenco was hold with Colonel Forbes, including General Cummlng, Dr, Smith and myself and wo received written agreotnent from Colonol Forbes that tho provisions of tho executive order would bo carried out Colonol Forbes gave us to under stand positively by a signed ngroo mcnt that no further Bhlpmont would bo mado until tho lettor of the exocu tlve order should be exocutod. About throo weeks later word camo to mo from a representative of the public health service at Porryvlllo that ma terlals wero still being shipped; that practically 126 carloads in all had been forwarded to Thompson and Kelly. "I thon took tho subject up with tno president and ho Immediately called Colonel Forbes and said to him that nothing further must go. Regardless of this order, however, directly from the president, other carloads within the net two or throe days woro snip ned out and as a result of this lnsub ordination Colonol Forbes was asked to roslgn." ' Colonel Forbes was absent from the hearing today because of illness, th first session he had missed in two weeks. Passing of the Early Pioneer PENDLETON, Ore., Nov. 7. Wil liam Coffman, 74, one of the oldest ploneors of Umatilla county died In his Stanfield home yesterday follow Ing a stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Coffman bad resided In this county for nearly sixty years. He leaves a wife and six children. FORBES ASKED TO RESIGN BY PRES. HARDING M i WIN STATES LOSE SENATE Republicans Beaten in Ken tucky, Maryland and Missis sipi Gubernatorial Contests, But Win Senate Race in Ver mont Mormons Win in Salt Lake City. (Bv tho Associated PreBs) Democrats were elected yostorday In all threo statos where there woro gubrenatorlal elections Kontucky . . i i ,. .i m laulnnlunf Ailiryiniiu ---. irn.n,nnt u,hnm the rnilv senatorial contest was hold, returned a republl- Dnrtn.. H. DUlO. WHO UOlUUicu Park H. Pollard, cousin of Prcsldont Coolldgo. In tho seven contosts for tho house, tho democrats won four and tho re publicans three, one of tho republican victories bolng an upset In which for- ... 1,AI,n.nnlllt1VII u'nirfniiH Ul'll'lll- cd his democratic opponent lor tho place, mado vacant by tho death of J. Vincent Ganly In tho 24'.h Now York district. Party alignment was un changed In tho other congressional ..,1. ,.t...nH., nf t Via democrats in Kontucky. whoro Represontativo Wil li..... T nnTOIIIflll IIIIIIIUH Dawson, represented a swing of tho ..nn.lnl.im uililfh nt 111!) last OlOCtlOh swept Governor Edwin I . morrow, re ...,i.ntn t., nffif-o. Air. Kiclds' ma jorlty was decisive and ho will havo a democratic legislature to supiioi i mm. rinvernni- IUtl'hlO. ro-eioctea in Mnrvinn ..ver Aipxiinder Armstrong republican, bad an increased major ity ovor his first oloctlon. H. L. Whtt- flt,A Intiirwrnt. bud no nnnosiiion in Mississippi. In Now York state the republicans retained control of tho gcncrnl assembly but tho democratic Judiciary ticket in Mannauan ami mo Bronx was swept Into office, over whelming tho republican and inde pendent ticket supported by W. K. iinnrat Tim antiilni'H' honus nnnar- ently was carried and tho hydro- eloo- tric power project beaten. Ku Klux Mayors n in. Thrill iflsunH wore voted on tn va rious sections of tho country. Vir ginia turned down a ff60,000,000 bond Issue for good roads. unio eiocieu mayors supportod by tho Ku Kiux Klan in Y'oungstown, Portsmouth, Akron and several Binallor cities. Philadelphia returned W. Froelond Kendriek. renubllcan. as mayor, by an overwhelming majority. In Illinois Miss Mary M. uarteimo, tho first woman to bo olovatcd to a rlrr,nlt fOlirt ludnrshln. was elocted in Cook county. She is a ropubllcnn and led the ticket. The republicans elected eleven and the democrats nine l...lna t I li n d,i..in. nnnrl Tho Now Jersey legislature romain- ed in the republican column, not- .illhutnnillnr. 4hn vlirnrnitn fflmntllim wnircd bv Governor Sllzer for a dem ocratic law making body. Mornionji victorious. AmnrMin nnrtv eandldatos Who n,nnn,l a fiirVit In ITlflll linflfir tho Slo gan "separation of church and stato worn liniiten. Mayor Itolph, republican, of San Vrnnplaiin - n itim rnn 1 1. wnu te-nlnr.tfl(l. H-1.A muiiIIu nf fl.r. annflllirlfll 1111(1 congressional elections will lenvo tho two houses of congress with this Incup: mouse Republicans zzu; Inninpratn 2nri' anflnlists 1 '. Indonon- lontH 1: farmer-labor I: vacancies 2. Republican majority 18. Thn rnnuhliffin mftloritv in tho Bon ato will romaln at six. RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 7 Two wo men were elected to the houso of dele gates yostorday am) will be the first to sit in the Virginia assembly. Mrs Sarah Lee Fain and Mrs. R. A. Hon derson, both democrats, were elected from Russell and Buchanan counties "PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7. W. Free land Kendrlck, republican mayoralty candidate, and the entire republican county tlckot woro electod yostorday, by overwloming pluralities. With prac tically complete roturns from 47 of the 48 wards In the city tabulated, the In dications woro that Kcndrlck's plu rality ovor A. Raymond Raff, his dem ocratic opponent, woulof exceod 260,- 000. Mormon litshon Wins. , SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 7. O Clarence Nolsen, Incumbent, wss re elected mayor of Salt Lake City yes terday, dofcatlng his American party omionont, Joseph Gallghor, by B.O10 votes, according to tabulations made by-the Tribune. Nelsen, who is a Mormon bishop received 19,681 votes Gallghor received 14,662. . (Continued on Page Eight) Ex-Goblin Claims Klan Refused to Stop Mob Action HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 7. Officials of the Ku Klux Klan In Atlanta, Dallas and Houston fought efforts to stop tnr and foather parties and othor forms of mob violence, George Klmbro, 4 of Houston, former grand goblin of the klan domain of the south charged In a deposition filed in district court here. Tho dcposl- tton was taken in connection with a suit for $24,000 by the klnn against Klmbro and cross action by Klmbro asking $38,000 dam- damages from tho klan. Charley Murphy and Gov. Al Smith Join in Attack On Newspaper Editor Hearst Officials Lose All Along the Line. ; kliffii NEW YOItlf, Nov. 7. Tho - Tam many tigor purred today not only be cause of tho sweeping victory yester day but bocauao it had downed Wil liam Hamlolph Hearst In his judiclury contests in Manhattan and tho Bronx. - "Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany hall, today Issued a stnto mont in which ho attacked William Randolph Hearst for his failuro to support tho democratic Judiciary ticket in yestorday's oloctlon. ' Ho said the voters, by tholr ballots, had rebuked Mr. Hearst for his attitude." Governor 8mith, who during tho campaign made several attacks on the editor politician, also issued a state ment expressing satisfaction ovor tho dofoat of tho judiciary candidates supported by the Hearst nowspapors. The republican representation In the New York assembly was Increased by six members in yesterday's election. The 1924 assembly will bo composed of 87 republicans and 68 democrats. Democratic candidates for tho ton Justices of tho supreme court in Manhattan and Bronx defeated tho candidates on tho republican and re publican- independent ticket support ed by Hearst by bn average plurality of more than 130,000. Proposed constitutional amendment to legalize a bonus of 845,000,000 for ex-sorvlco mon was favored by a big margin, but a proposed ninendmont to permit tho uso of part of the state forost preserve for the development of watorpowor was dofeated deci sively. New York City voted yes on a ref erendum as to whether tho minimum pay of pollcoinen and firemen should be 82500 a year. Accused Indian Dies. LETHBRIDGE, Alia., Nov. 7. Joe Blackhorso, also known as Two Stab, a Blood Indian, wounded when he was arrested yestorday on a charge of slaying Winnie Tcllentrup, a high ichool girl, whono mutilated body was found In a straw stack, dlod today. Bastrop Trial Called Off. BASTROP, La., Nov. 7. Judgo Fred C. Odom late today announced indefi nite poBtponomont of trial of the Moorehouse hooded band cases sot for this week and dismissed all witnesses and doferrod until furthor notice. OF NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Bumming up In the divorce suit of W. E. D. Stokes against Helen E'wood Stokes was begun at noon today Immediately after tho closing of tho rcbuttnl In which-an attempt was mado to refute statements' of Mrs. Stokes thnt sho had never beer, in Bethol, Conn., with Edgar T. Wallace, tho co-respondent. Counsel for tho plaintiff today eiillcd to rebuttal George H. Chase, former teller of a Bothol bank, who testified that In 1914 or 1.915 he had cashed checks mado by "Holon Stokes." Earlier In tho trial plnlntlff wit nesses declared Mrs. Stokes had been Heen In tho Bethel homes of W. L. Peppermnn and Thomas Brcndor with HEARST BEATEN ' BY TAMMANY IN NEW YORK CITY INCH ETAX 0Vf.fi 3 T0 1 Medford Smears Income Tax, But Outlying Districts Vote for Measure County Vote Stands 1409 for and 1417 Against Small Vote Is Cast, t '! .With sovon small country precincts out of a total of 56 to hear from, the voto on tho incomo tax bill in Jack son county nt 3 o'clock this afternoon stood Yes, 1409; No 1417. Defeated over three to one In Medford proper, by a voto of 205 Yes; 716 No, a ma jority of 510 against, tho country dis tricts returnod largo majorities in favor of tho measure, as did Ash land, Contral Point, Eaglo Point, Gold Hill and Jacksonville. 'Tho unofficial count In the seven Ashland precincts was: Yes 3.13; No 239, a majority of 93 for the bill. In the two precincts or t-enrrai Point tho voto stood: Yes, 110; No, 00, Gold Hill voted a majority for tne bill, the voto standing 86 to 62. East Phoonlx went for tho bill 36 to 24. West Phoonlx voted against the moas- uro, 27 yes; No. 40. In Medford tho bill was defeated by 510 votes, the total being Yes, 205; No 716. No Modtord precinct went for 'be measure, the closest being In -. the North Riverside procinct whore the voto was 30 Yes and 84 No, In tho Oakdale and the East Medford precincts, tho same vote was caBt, 9 Yes, 81 No. , J .ess than 25 por cent of tho regis tered voto was cast in the city and : country, nil rural districts but Lake Creek, Sterling, Flounce Rock and Climax roturnlng majorities for the bill. Tho official count of tho ballots will begin Thursday, according to the county clerk. COVELL TRIAL AT COQUlUESTARTS COQUILLE, Oro., Nov. 7. Trial of Arthur Covoll, crippled astrologist of Bandon on a charge of first degree murder In connection with tho slay ing of his sister in law, Mrs. Bbba Covoll, whom he Is accused of having induced his nephew, Alton Covoll, to kill at her home at Bandon, Septem ber 8, started today in circuit court before Judge John C. Kendall. A panel of 81 talesmen was on hand for tho selection of tho Jury. Six tenta tive jurors had beon obtained before the noon recess. r : MITCH EL FIELD, N. Y., Nov.i7. In ono minuto an airplane went nearly ono milo high (.yostorday and man mado anothor mark In the sky In tho pilot's sent was Lieutenant A. J. Williams, holdor of the world's spood record which ho ostabliBhod lust week at 266.8 miles an hour, Tho previous usconding speed rec ord waB 2000 f?ot. In one minute made by Roland Rob If, it was believed at tho field. FAILS TO REFUTE MRS. W. ED. Edgar T. Wallace, the county 1 dent. After Chase had testified Mrs. Stokos took the Btnnd and ropeated th ) atntoment that sho had never been in Bethel. She said she carried two bank accounts lu 1914 and 1916 but that she had no way of chocking up the stubs of -checks which wero at her home In Denver. Samuel Untermycr, counsct for Mrs. Stokes asked Chase If he had not been discharged from tho . Bethel bank following discovery of a' shortage. . Chase said he had lbft the bank throe weeks before the shortage was discovered, admitted ho had made the false entry and added that his parents had made good the short ago.