iilvcrilty Library Medford Mail Tm The Weather - - . - - Prediction Fair Maximum yesterday 50 Minimum today 26 Weather Year Azo Maximum 50 .Minimum 21 -ElKhteenth Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1923 Kly Fifty-Third Year. NO. 213 bune MR 0 KLAN 2ND TIME 1 Dr. Evans Files Second .Libel Suit for $50,000 Damages Against Klan Founder Portland Klan in Open Wan fare Against Grand Dragon Gifford. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. Nov. 27. Al leging that William J. Simmons, em peror of the Ku Klux Klan, In Ilia an swer to the $100,000 libel suit filed against him several months ago by Dr. H. W. Evans, Imperial wizard of the klan, had made charges which in themselves amounted to libel. Dr. Evans late today through his attor ney, filed Bult In Pulaski county for an additional $50,000 damages. Klan Fight In Portland PORTLAND, Nov. 27. With the Gifford faction of the Oregon Federa tion of Patriotic societies possessed of the corporate name and seal of that organization; with the outstate klan leaders reported to be In revolt against Orand Dragon P. C. Gifford; with leaders of the federated societies In sisting that "there will be no armistice between us and the klan until it Is purged of Gifford and Glffordlsm;" with W. C. Elford, who for some time past has acted as secretary of the patri otic societies, openly charging Gifford with being a tool of the public utility corporations 'and attempting to control state politics in their . interest, and with Major Luther I. Powell, primary organizer of the klan In Oregon, estab lishing a omagaslne which he frankly states has been put under the Hban" pf Gifford for no known reason, as Powell suggests, "unless he Is afraid of the truth" with all these develop ments coming within a week, It looks like the dove of peace Is roosting pret ty far out on the end of. the limb so far as these organizations are con cerned. . . . , Crews Is Attacked Following these circumstances some what in the stated order, it Is Inter-. esting to note that the present posses sion of the corporate name and seal of the federated societies bv the Gifford people ma yprove to be an empty vic tory after all. Lawyers f'lem'lv t" the Elford segment of the oreanlzatl'-n. In sist -that Cornorntlon Commissioner Crews stubbed his lgnl t8 when he swept the old articles and seal Into the waste basket to accept the new articles offered on behalf of the Perry faction. There Is a provision In the law, they point out, which states that the arti cles of Incorporation of any corpora tion, as filed with the corporation commissioner, or with the county clerk, are evidence of such corpora tion. They also Insist that even In. the face of an adverse decision in the cir cuit court, the corporation commission er possessed no legal authority by his own ukase to wipe a corporation off the state records,, and giye its name and seal to a new one. Be that as it may, the federation leaders Insist that, no matter who has the seal and corporate name, the fight against Gifford still will go on, and, as an earnest of this Intent, Elford comes forward with & detailed statement, in which he baldly charges Gifford with "organizing with the Idea of getting absolute control of the state." He charges that Gifford announced that "It the Masons, Odd Fellows, fContinued on Page Six) AUTOMOBILE BANDITS KILL ANOTHER LOS ANGELES MAN IN COLD BLOOD LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27. Follow ing four holdups in the south part of the city last night in which the ban dits fatally shot Charles A. Chapman, an autoist, deputy sheriffs arrested early today three men who are charged with the crime and are also believed by postoffice Inspectors to be the men who robbed the Ttrlumpho, Ventura county, postoffice, the night of November 18. The trio gave their names as Jack Fordinan, I. R. Robertory and Harold Field, all of Los Angeles. LOB ANGELES, Nov. 27. Charles A. Chapman, 26, an insurance sales man, was shot and killed early this morning by a trio of automobile ban dits after they had stopped his car Portland Is Flooded With Turkeys, Price Up to Purchasers PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 27. Never before at holiday Benson has such a deluge of turkeys pour- ed Into Portland as during the past few days when thousands of I birds have been sniped to whole- sale dealers who have put forth every effort to keep them mov- Ing. The usual shipping outlet enjoyed by the Portland firms was early found to be cut off, as other markets were also trying to ship turkeys elsewhere. Prices are demoralized. Today it was a buyer's market, with no argument about the price. A re- tall dealer could buy one or a 4 thousand birds anywhere from 4- 2D to 29 cents a pound. , T "WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Senator Cummins of Iowa today agreed to de fer to the Judgment of republican leaders of the senate as to whether he shall retain both or either of his present places as president pro tern of the senate and chairmun of the interstate commerce committee. After a conference with Senator Cummins, Senator. Lodge of .Massa chusetts, the republican leader, said he expected the Iowa leader to be continued In both positions despite the objections which have been raised ' by other members. The conference between Senators Lodge and Cummins followed a meet ing of several majority leaders at which the whole senate organization situation- was canvassed. It had been hoped by several of them that Mr. Cummins voluntarily - .would retire from tjie presidency and agree to re tnin the committee chutrmanshlp which would go, if vacated by him, to Senator LnFollet.e of AVlsconsin, a leader of the progressive bloc. After tile conference Senator Cum mins would say only that he had nothing to relinquish, that the ques tion of the committee chairmanship as well us that of president pro tem pore was for the senate to decide. Re publican leaders concede that there are not enough votes In sight to de feat him for the presidency. Whether the republican progressives will make a fight on him ns conimltteo chnlr ninn remains to ho developed. Death Toll of the, Automobile El.LENHHURO, Wash., Nov. 27. Howard Ashley, single, aged 28, Ens ton, was killed und Amos Elklns, mar ried, aged 30 of Easton was prob ably fatally Injured when a light car driven by Ashley went off the grade seven miles west of Enston near the Doughnut Inn on Snoqualmfe pass hlghwoy, presumably about 4:30 this morning. The car went down over a forty foot embankment and was not discovered until six hours later. COLFAX, Wash., Nov. 27 Herbert Bittle, six year old son pf Mr. arid Mrs. Matthew Bittle of Hay, western Whitman county died in a hospital here from injuries he received when he was run over by an automobile while playing In the street. ' School Teacher Disappears, SEATTLE, Nov. 27. Seattle police today were preparing to broadcast pho tographs of Miss Neil Austin, 23, a public school teacher, who dropped out of sight Sunday night after she had left her home to sing in a church choir. The girl and her sister Leila Austin, lived together. and forced him and a woman com panion out of the machine. Accord ing to the woman, the bandits flag ged their machine and as they stop ped, compelled them to leave the car. They then searched Chapman. He offered no resistance, she said, but on finishing the robbery they Inflicted the fatal wound. Chapman died an hour later In a receiving hospital. ' Less than an hour after the killing police officers and postal Inspectors who .were working on another case, arrested an asserted member ofTthe gang. Two other men are being held In connection with the crime. Their names are being withheld by the of ficers. According to the police, the trio had robbed at least three other autoists before stopping Chapman. I CUMIN 1 KEEP BOTH AVOID RUC WOOD'S VETO OVERRIDDEN BY NATIVES Philippine Legislature By a Unanimous Vote. Passes Tax Bill Vetoed By Governor-GeneralEntire Mat ter Now Up to President Coolidge for Decision. MANILA, Nov. 27. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The bill remitting pen alties on delinquent land tax vetoed by Governor General Wood was unani mously passed over the veto today by the Philippine legislature: The bill now goes to Washington lor President Coolidge's consideration. This Is the first instance since the organization of the Philippine legis lature of a passage of a bill over the veto of the governor general to be sent to Washington for the president's consideration. The senate was the first body to pass the bill over the veto. It took ac tion this morning. 'The house of rep resentatives acted tonight. Governor Wood vetoed the tax bill Saturday before leaving for Java. The bill proposes to remit all penalties for the non-payment of the land tax tor the calendar year 1923. The bill had been vetoed by Woods at the last ses sion of the legislature. . , The real .purpose of the legislature's action today, it is agreed, is not so much to achieve a remission Of penal ties for non-payment of the land tax as to check up to President Coolidge the status of the governor general of the islands with regard to Internal affairs. WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. President Coolidge's position on the Philippine Independence question Is based on the belief that the United States should withdraw from the Islands as soon as it considers the people there capable of self government. The president feels excellent progress is being made. Coollflgo to Back Wood WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Indica tions at the White House and war de partment today were that President Coolidge, acting, in agreement with Secretary Weeks would uphold the action of Governor General Wood of the Philippines in vetoing the tax bill which today was passed over his veto. The action of the Philippines legisla ture in over-riding the veto automati cally brings It. under the organic act up to the president for final decision. President Coolidge has upon several occasions expressed his confidence in the administration of Governor Gen eral Wood and recently through Sec retary Weeks, assured him of his hearty support. . The statement of the president's position was obtained today In con nection with the arrival in the United States of a new Philippine mission seeking Independence for the Islands. It conforms to that expressed a year ago to a Philippines mission, by Presi dent Harding. The president believes the United States should keep faith with the promise made in the Jones net of ultimate independence for the Philip pines and that while the time possibly has not come for execution of that promise, encouraging steps have been made toward the goal. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 27. The state highway commission today an nounced Its decision to accept the rec ommendation of the Klamath county court that a highway between Klam ath Falls and Lakevlew be routed through Dairy, Bonanza, Beatty and Bly. Location; df the route of this highway was been under consideration for the past three years. Representa tives of Klamath and Lake counties were present to bear the commission's announcement. Daily Report on the Crime Wave MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Nov. 27 Daniel Elliott, who gave his age as 18 was arrested late last night on a charge of holding up -a pool hall at Anacortes at midnight and relieving the proprietor and four other persons of $20.90 in cash and two gold watches. A revolver with nil cham bers filled and a belt of cartridges were frjnd on his person, according to the officers. Youngest And Prettiest of Hohenzollerns, Born After War, Is Named "Heartache" V s isiC! ) V f i fl i iifnrrirfflnm ilfiamif s FRAULEIN BERENSDORF WITH HER PAINTING OF THE 5-YEAR-OLD HEARTACHE HOLLENZOLLERN. I BERLIN The youngest and incidentally, the prettiest, of the ,Hohenzollern family, now once more attempting to climb into the saddle in Germany, is shown to be a typical little German Iraulein by a portrait of her recently painted bv Annie Bercasdoxft, thoi celebrated Berlin artist. Young "Miss HohenzoIIern" is the daughter of former Prince Oscar and his wife, the Countess Bassewitz, and is a grand-daughter of the ex-kaiser, and curiously enough, bears'' the name Herzekide,. or Heartache, having been so named because she was born during the revolutidn at the close of' the war. STATE INCOME TAX EXPENSES PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 27. The record book showing the income tax expenditures of the state Income tax league, waB thrown open to Inspec tion of the Stato Grange today. Presiding Circuit Judge Evans had said he would hand down his decision today on Cyril G. Brownell's motion for an injunction to prevent enforce ment of the order that the Grange be allowed to inspect tho books. Brown ell, who Is president and secretary of the league, appeared In court witli one bound record. As none of the Grange officials were In court Judge Evans postponed his decision until 2 p. m. but announced It would be against Brownell. The court took charge of the book with instruc tions that the Grange officials should be allowed to sea It at any time. It sliows that expenses of the league were $14,334.49 and contributions $14,- 335.52, which checks with the state ment filed with the secretary of state. SAVED FROM THE , LP. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 27. Re ceivership and foreclosure sale of tho Oregon Electric railway whose earn Ings have been below operating ex penses, again have been averted by determination of the Great Northorn and Northern Pacific, owners of ail the common stock, to pay the semi annual interest due November 1 on the $3,000,000 of outstanding five per cent first mortgage bonds. 81 x months ago advantage was taken of almost the full sixty days grace before de fault could be dec lured for failure to pay the bond interest. Authority has been received by W. f. Turner, presi dent of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle railway, holding corporation of the Oregon Electric railway, from St. Paul headquarters of tho Great Northern and Northern Pacific to an nounce that the $50,000 In bond inter est due November 1 would be paid without further delay. THROWN OPEN GANG ARRESTED FOURTH HER OF JAIL BREAK Harry Zangley, ngo 10 years, lost of the nuartet of county jail nrls- I oners, who escaped on the mbrnltig ' of October 14th by knocking a hole In j the roof of the ImHtile, was cuptured Monday by department of Justice ; ugi'iits near. Albany, Oregon, accord i lug to advices received by tho sheriff's ' office. Zangley Was held on a charge of ; breaking into tho Economy Groce turla. ' i angley is also held on a federul charge of auto stealing and Is known as "The Runt." ileforo his local, tilt witli tho law It is nlleged he cached i a stolen cur near Albany and when ' he broke Jail, separated from his two companions and went to Portland, thence to Seattle. Returning to Port land after a week or ten days, he pro ceeded to Albany and when he went to got his hidden car, was ar rested, i Eugene Kidder and Robert Bull, who fled with Kangley and were sen tenced to ten years in stute prison, were taken to Salem Saturday by Sheriff Terrill and delivered to the state authorities. At the penitentiary gate, after a docile trip tho pair broke out into a denunciation of Sheriff Terrlll, und began their now life bit terly. Young Norrls, tho fourth member of the Jullhrcuklng expedition, was re turned o custody by a relative and is now on parole from an eight year sentence. Archie Eddy of Ashland, charged with stealing an automobile fronv the streets of HIh home town, was annre. bended at Redding, CoJIf., last week and brought back, lie was given a hearing In tho Juvenile court ut Jack sonville Monday afternoon and sen tenced to the reform school until he reached 21 years of age. . , GOVKltXOK PIKKCK AKD RAM KOIKIt VISIT l'KNDLETON PENDLETON, Ore., Nov. 27. Gov. ernor Walter M. Pierce and Sam A. Kozcr, secretary of slate, arrived In Pendleton this morning to formally accept the new wing of the Oregon state hospital here recently completed. Governor Pierce and Mr. Kozcr con stitute the state bonrd of acceptance. Alaska Pioneer Diet. . SEATTLE, Nov. 27. Funoral rltos were to be held here this afternoon for Richard Fleming, born In Inland OS years ago. who narticlnalAd In tho first Klondike gold rush and In a gold rusn rrom Nome to Dawson. He was the first flfc) chief of flkagwav. Mb lived here the last twenty years. He died Sunday. . Opponents of Klan Win Big Victory Oklahoma Senate OKLAHOMA CITY. Nov. 27 (By Associated Press). The state senate today adopted a clause In tho bill to regulate secret orilors mnklng It a misdemeanor to wear a mask. The action was greeted by proponents of the klan legislation as the grcatost 4 concession .made thus far by the 4 V group opposing strict regulatory lawB. Tho vote was 24 to 13. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Nov. 27. (By Associated Press) Rebuked by their leuders for al- leged insincerity In their consld- erntion of nntl-Ku Klux KInn measures, members of both houses of the state logislaturo went into Besslon today to renew discussion of the proposed legls- lntlon with Its opponents holding the whip hand. t 4 STATE SUPREME YC SALEM. Ore., Nov. 27. Tho state highway commission has the power to designate and adopt a route for a state highwny and condemn the right of way necessary for that road, the suprome court ruled this morning In pUBslngz upon the appeal of Malcolm A. Moody from the decision of the Wasco circuit oourt which held that the condemnation of his land by the stato highway commission was legal. SALIC M, Ore., Nov. , 27. Tho su preme court this morning uphold the charges of "unprofessional conduct" preferred QKalnnt Morris A. Goldstein, Portland attorney, by the Multnomah County liar association and ordored that Goldstein be barred from fur ther practice of law in the state, as recommended by Circuit Judge Harry H. Holt, who acted us referee In the cuse, Tho court also refused to extend the torn porn ry permit to practice Issued to Charles W. Garland, another Port land attorney, and ordered the permit revoked. SALEM, Ore., Nov. 27. Tho valid ity of tho Jordan valley IrrlKutlon dis trict, held to bo llleKul because of de fects In the technical organization of tho district In nn opinion rendered by the court last week, was sustulnod in a correctod opinion handed down by tho supreme court this morning. The Daily Bank Robbery CHICAGO. Nov. 27. (By Associat ed Preiw). Bandits held up the Hard ware Htate bank at Lovtngton, 111., today and escape'd with $8000 In cur rency, the Illinois Bankers association offlcluls hore were Informed. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27. Three bandits held up the brunch of the Pa cific Southwest bunk at Seventh and Valencia streets today and escaped In an automobile with J2200 according to the police. In their haste to escape the robbers overlooked several thousand dollars In they drawers beneath the tellor'B desk. MOBIEU, Ore., Nov. 27. Two un masked bandits this afternoon held up and robbed tho Moslor Valioy bank at this place of botwecn &00 and J00O. The bandits walked Into the bank and after binding T. B. Kellogg, cashier, with ropes, locked him In a vault and escaped with all the cash In the outer part of the bank. NO PAPER THANKSGIVING Following Its usual custom there will be no Issue of the Mall Tribune on ; Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 29th. Ad- vertlsers desiring space In Frl- day's paper are requested to have their copy In this office Wednes- day evening. . t PASTOR'S WIFE SAYS NEW YORK, -Nov. 27. A 120 a week working girl should spend 22 per cent of her Income, or $228.80 a year for her wardrobe, which should include lots of silk stockings, but no fur coats, according to an exhibit art ranged by the Plymouth church insti tute of Brooklyn. , There are wardrobes for S20. 835 and $60 a week salaries, complete from underwear to coats, from shoes to handkerchiefs. No fur coats are COURT UPHOLDS HIGHWA DM RED ATTACK UPON BERLIN DUETONIGHT German Communists Rounded Up On Report That Moscow Has Ordered Uprising New Premier Abandons Ef fort to Form Cabinet Ger many Now Without Govt. BRIU.IN, Nov. ST. (By the AsHonlutPd Prosb I.arfte crowds ansvmblixl this nruirnoon In the square tainting upon the former emperor's palace und came Into ronrili't with tho police who used their firearms. Tho demonstra tion took pluco tlcwptto measure by tho Mllce to prevent threat ened communist disorders. BERLIN. Nov. 27. Several promi nent Berlin communists were arrested today as a precaution' following cir culation of a report which came to the hands of the authorities that Moscow had called upon the Berlin communists to undertake "bloody provocations" this evening." ' 137RLIN, Nov. 27. (By the Asso ciated Press) Dr. Henrlch Albert, who at President Ebert's request, has been endeavoring to form a ministry abandoned the effort today because of his inability to find sufficient reichstag support for a cabinet under his chancellorship.. President Ebert thereupon . began negotiations with the leaders of the bourgeois parties for the formation of a five-party bloc unincluslve of the socialists. Up to this afternoon none of the parties had proposed a candi date for tho chancellorship. An alternative suggestion, which apparently was. relegated' to the rear for the time being at least, In favor of the five party attempt, was an ef fort to form a bourgeois cabinet com posed of representatives of the Ger man nationalists, centrists and Ger man peoples parties. Such a cabinet would have to reckon with the oppo sition of the socialists and ihe com- ' munlsts and at most with the neu trality of the democrats, while the center party made Its collaboration subject to two conditions, first that the government must be along con stitutional lines and second, that the treaty of Versailles must bo regarded as binding. ' Lack of agreement among the par ties on these conditions was held to bo the sticking point. A candidate for tho post of chan-. eollor in such a bourgeois cabinet was Dr. . Jarres, minister of the interior in the Ktresemann cabinet, LONDON, Nov. 27. Dr. Helnrlch Albert has relinquished the task of forming a ministry for th German relch, says an agency dispatch from Berlin. Germany thus Is still without a gov erijment after on Intervul of four, days since the resignation of the Strosemann ministry, which, however, is still nominally functioning ad In terim. Dr. Albert's lack of success was at tributed to ' the decision of all the political parties In the reichstag to oppose a non-partisan cabinet. Senator McNary Called To Meeting By Lodge WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Upon his return to the capltol today Senator Lodge called a number of republican leaders Into conference. They includ ed Senators Watson of Indiana, who communicated to Senator Cummins yesterday the preference of some lead ers that he retain only the commerce chairmanship; Curtis of Kansas, the republican whip; Brandegee of Con nective, chairman of the committee on committees; Moses of New Hamp shire, who had been mentioned In con nection with the office of president pro tempore: McNary, of Oregon, a member of the committee on commit tees and McCormlck of Illinois. GIRL EARNING ' A WEEK CAN WEAR SILK HOSE Included but even the $20 budget pro vides' a fur collared winter coat, a sport coat, three dresses, a skirt, a sweater, blouses and three hats. When one gets to $50. a suit Is Included and the underwear Is silk. The exhibit, which was originated by Mrs. Newell Dwlght Hlllls, wife of the pastor of the church, was plannod with the modern business girl strictly In mind. The silk stocking allowance la especially large.