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MEDiFOftD Mail Tribune The Weather PrciUrtUm Fulr and uonu. Maximum yesterday Minimum UxLuy Weather Year Ago Minimum ;.. 54 It i XaJlr Twenty-third Year W)y Fifty -with w MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY. APRIL 7, l.L'S. Xo. 16. 4 0 Tod ay niLDUK By Arthur Brisbane Bomb No. 64 Twins, No. 5 Vivid Youth, Dull Age Educating Trotzky (Copyright, 1927, by New York Evening Journal, Inc.) A brick building, owned by n Dcinorrutic politii'iil worker, was blown up by n small bomb in CliiL-ajjo yesterday. That was bomb outrage No. 61 in Chicago within the last six montli.s. They did not count the bombing of a Chinese lauu- Senator Uorah has given up l:is plan to make the old Rcpub- licau elephant a gootl girl, by j ,iorBC,i Herbert Hoover as the re raving back $100,000 COntrib- Publican party's presidential can- c i rv i ' dldatc. He made the Ktatement uted by Sir. bmclair. Only j u,,on his nrriviii here to speak bc- $7000 was sent to the fund, j tore the chamber of commerce. "This is the first time I've given Prosperous Republicans seem . endorsement, but I'm going to to nnve leuu nliont the elenhant's : say more about It later when I reputation than Mr. Boruh hoped they would. Claire AVinzer, wife of a poor miner, has added a fifth pair of twins to Germany's popula tion, two healthy boys weigh ing 15 pounds. Five pairs of twins is a record. -The kaiser would have done something about it. A republic is more cold blooded. In youth impressions ore viv id, and last into old age. There fore, the manuscript of "Alice in Wonderland" sells for $75, 259, a record price, more than would have been paid for the manuscript of Dante's ''In ferno" or of Voltaire's "Za dig," each word worth a thou sand "Alice in Wonderland" manuscripts. Years dull imagination. M'il . lious that remember "Robinson Crusoe," "Swiss Family Rob inson," "Gulliver's Travels" vividly have a faint impression of more important books read later. H One dispatch said Trotzky was shot by an Armenian "red" of a shade lighter or darker than Trotzky's. Another dis pach says Trolzky was not shot. In.any case, Trotzky, depriv ed of all power, is banished by the government that he and Le i.in put on its feet. Ho knows that, like repub lics, communist organizations are ungrateful. Despite moaning by frieuds of "oppressed peoples," a Brit ish army will be kept in Kgypt to stop nonsense that might in terfere with the Suez canal. Britain is practical. Uncle Sam's treaty with Nicaragua authorizes him to build, for the benefit of the entire world, a sea level canal from the Atlan tic to the Pacific. He should not allow any interfering with that, no matter how the sonti- 'lnentalists rage. Two million girls work for n living in this country 2,000. 000 ton many. American eirls should be married, producing pood children for the next gen eration. Schopenhauer, in his "Stud ies in Pessimism," referring to women's harshness in dealing with an erring sister, says all women arc in a conspiracy to make each man support some woman for life, and won't for give any woman that interferes with that conspiracy. Something has happened to that conspiracy in modern times. It should be renewed. I)r. Georges Lahorskr treats can cer cells by exposing affected parts to an oscillating electric current. This disintegrates the cancer cells, replacing them with new, tincon- tamfnated cells. Cancer In the early stages Is not (Continued on Fw 'our) nun nun : endorses jfr m&.. HOOVER m-:a 'Mm I i w s 1 1 .I'll i Secretary of Navy Third! Sl'tMT W U Cabinet Official to An- MtM fi Mrm' nounce His Preference ''flfewk JiZ Xj'.iA-f ' U . for President -Hoover-'1 . , - fl - L lyrf Lowden Debate in Con- ; ' j-i p"fj x " A aress Starts Fireworks, ""-''H'. - 'r- uvJl" ;V , OMAHA, Neb., Apr. 7. (P) I Curtis II. Wilbur, secretary of the j navy, said here today thnt ho lireparo a statement,' tary mild. WASHINGTON, April 7 (P) Secretary Wilbur Is the third mem ber of President Coolidge'a cabinet ; iih f w i !J q J candidacy of Herbert Hoover, bee- reiarj n oni oi me inienor ueoi i- ment and Postmaster General New- are the others who have lined up definitely for the commerce secre tary. In addition. Secretary Jardine of the agricultural department is re garded as a Hoover supporter, al though ho has withheld definite commlttement because, it is under stood, Kansas republicans are sup porting Senator Curtis as a "favor ite sou." Jardine is from Kansas. Thus far there has bpen only speculation as to where Secretary Mellon will cast his lot. Both he and Secretary Davis of the labor department will be delegates at j large from Pennsylvania and ft is I regarded as certain that he will be j a "bl factor in determining where If not all. the 79 instructed dele gates go in the balloting. CHAULKSTOX, W. Va., Apr. 7. HP) A new angle was given tho race for "West Virginia's 19 dele gates to the republican national convention with the filing today by Houston G. Young, of a certifi cate of candidacy as a delegate-at- lai'Ke pledged to support Secretary of Commerce Hoover for the presi dential nomination. Young, a former secf-etnry of state and candidate for the re publican nomination foi governor four years agb. entered the con- teHt as a Hoover supporter tho day following the announcement by United States Senator Guy D. Goff of West Virginia, of his candidacy for tho popular choice In West Virginia for the presidential nom ination. w siiiivnTnv m- 7 lTi w AMH.Mi i u.. Apt . t. "if Two house republicans from the nH ..-hi i,oiii lie k inson of Iowa and Newton of Mlnnesotn mmmol lnrt.iv 111 n dchiilc nn lia- per as to whether I-owden or lloov- -Mall Tribune-Virgin, station, dur er would be the stronger nominee I ins Iho church servlco hour. The for president. i reception will talto place at tho It revolved uround Governor A1-! grandstand at tho local fair fred Smith of New York, who Is ' grounds, jf hen Commander Bpaf nnl ahead in the race for the demo- ford will be welcomed officially era' ic nomination, nnd the nosslble l.nrwl nc-rt Yni-nmlior in Ihn f n rm . ing regions. ' K- I-uve nd other local and state In a formal statement Dickinson i officers and members, assumed that Smith would be thej A large delegation of legion democratic standard-bearer and de-! naires from- the varioua section elared that the renublicaim to win 1 ot the state arrived In Medford In November must turn to Dowden. Coming back in another state ment, Newton Insisted the wise nnd only course for his party Is to nom inate Hoover. He contended the commerce secretary not only has strencth In the Industrial cast but In the farming wnst. banquet will Htart promptly at The Iowan used figures to sup-! 6:30 o'clock.' port his predlc'lon that Smith I That there is state-wide Interest would win at the polls ftL'.-iint ; in the American Legion state con Hoover, hut would lose' If pitied J vent'on to be held in Medford In airnlnst the farmer IllinoiB l-ov- : Aiiciirt was the statement of ernor. Wt'h 2G6 electoral votes needed for election, Dickinson figured that atralnst th" commerce secretary Smith would pile up 3-7 votes. Hoover 204 ; auainst Dowden. he cave the New York uovcrnor only 20fl ciectoriil votes, Lowden As the Iowan put it on paper. Lnwden would carry 1 1 western ' state-, where the farm vote H n i fact or. that would be lost to the republicans of Hoover were nom inated. He declined to concede n state to Hoover thnt he did not place In Lowdcn's column. Kit finer for Txmden, The 1 1 states at stake In the Dickinson table Illinois. Indiana. Maryland. Minpouri. Montana. Ne brasK, Nevada, North Dakota. Oklahoma. South Dakota and Wis consin have an aggregate of 118 electoral votes. He assumed that FmPh would carry New York. New Jersey. Mas sachusetts. Connecticut and Ithode Island, and said that Lowden could low them and still win. "From the trend of the present day. said Dickinson, "It must be assumed that Governor A I Smith will be the democrat 1c o noon en t . Anyone heretofore skeptical about Smith's nomination med hut ex - I amine the eauciia return from a (Continued on Page Eight) SLEET TIES UP OHIO TRAFFIC AND Ik' 1s sw, vra' - - Jv. Hnnri. ulnar uinrme nittttnar nff able damage. Above photos show w-re8 n many places the tangled xorwalk. Ohio; below, the Klyria-O ging poles. In some Instances towns TO ETHE SIREN ANN N PLANE ARRIVAL! IOWA CONTESTjSWANSON WIN t Whistles Will Blow Tomor-iNew row An Hour Before U. SJ Legion Commander Ar rives in Medford by Air i From Reno. Final plana :ur tho reccptiun of K. E. tiputford, national com mander ot the American Legion.! DKH MOINKS. Iowa. April ". who will arrive here tomorrow j W) Htiturns received from sixteen by planu from his homo In Kono, counties in Iowa ut two o'clock to Nev., were rounded out ttl a meet-1 day indicated that ten had in Ing of local U'Bionnairos and state i Htruelod county lelcKullunn to tne ofllcei s at Hotel Medford this ', democratic state convention favor noon. The national commander j"'''" lo 'be presidential nomination is duo In Medford shortly after ' Uovcrnor Al Smith of New noon, and one hour before bis i "r arrival hero tho public will be One county convention Instr.lct ,..ifin,l r hi. r,ln v, tho "d Us deleBatUin Ur h. T. .Mere- , . t ri i- .. tt 'dith. two counties failed to Instruct ' hlowinu of fro sirens throughout; , to " delegates; two conventions were , Mcmorn. postponed to April H becnuse of I Further a nnounccments of the I' ' .... i arrival of the dlstlnBulshed visitor will bo made over K.MKD, the! by Local Commander Horace, I I tl'Omle.V, State lOmmflnOPr 060. ! today to help with the prepara- Hon for welcoming the visitor. Tomorrow night Commander Spaftord will be given a banquet at Hotel Medford, attended by n large number ! members and of local and state their friends. The j Commander Dove, p r I n c i p a 1 spe.iker at. today's meeting. Com- mander I.ove predicted that Med- ford would have the largest con ivention over held In the state. I JACK UKMPNKV M.AVKS I IOK IIOIT WITH DOC! LOS ANGKLKS. April .lack Dempsey, one time king of all the heavyweights, and still something of a royal personage I persons, two adults und six chll where fighter are mentioned, put'dten, ull membeis of the family of on his traveling clothes today for Hons Jackson, farmer, either burn- a trip to New York where he will neajec his former manager, Jack Kearns, In legal battle. The impending court battle, scheduled for April 11. Is based on charge by Kearns that Dempsey was yet under contract wlfti him when he fought Gene Tunney ut Philadelphia. 2 Itargp IlcMtictl fO.V KHANCISCO. April 7. (A) The tug Oneonta. one and one-half days from Seattle, nrrlved here last night with two waterlogged barges in tow. The tug encountered a 6 5 -mil gale along the coast, nnd was obliged to radio for assistance lwnf n "tf r"P Blanco. The tug ; wea ' oul "p" '"m nr4? Sea help, and ainiftted the Oneonta with her tow. The latter waa near ly out of fuel on arrival here. - 18 m-w. ivx,. M tnlatfi - iinh nrwl tnlunlinna enmm llllli'ntlon In nnrl )n-t rt.ln ill. I nonulilnF. I poles dragged to the ground by the masses of poles and wires blocked bcrlin road: right, a section of the were cut off from outside communication lor several days. I AL SMITH IS VICTORIOUS IN York Governor Wins. 10 Out of 16 County Con-j ventions Only One for Meredith Two Fail to i Endorse Anyone, Two( Others Postponed. j weather conditions, and ono conn If Mf.lL-1 nnmari lu-n untu nf ;,y . ' . tiu-ii m iiv muiiT i.i-iivviiiiun in structed, respectively for Bmlth and Meredith. DKH MOIM5S, Iowa. April 7 Ifl'l Delegates, who on April 20 will decide whether Iowa's 26 votes In the democratic national convention shall be cast for Governor Al Smith of New York or Kdwln T. Meredith of Des Moines, for the li.. presidential nomination, were Ing selected today in democratic conventions In 97 of Iowa's DSf counties. With 43 delegates to the state convention already pledged to Smith, 35 from Scott county and eight from Pocahontas, the re maining conventions were to name 12S9 delegates. Contests between Smith and Meredith factions in Polk ( Ues Moines) and Woodbury (Sioux City) counties, held the center of Interest with two sets of delegates named In each from nearly all pre cincts. FAMILY OF EIGHT PERISH IN FIREil i - - CISCO. Texas. April 7 JPi Kljcht ed to death nr wen- shiln before their country home was destroyed by fire Inst night. Sheriff Hart of- Kastlund county atrt Night Chief ( "Ikco, who were It. L. WHson of! called to the scene, said the condition of tho bodies of two of the children caused1 them to think they had been slain before the fire started. A. r. (Irfien, umlertiiker. to whuKC etaliliKhinenl the hodl-i ivfre taken. Mild the Iw.dlei, were burned wo badly It w:m difficult to determine what inlltht have rauvril the denth ' 2 JUrr Drowned I'DUTI.AM), Ore., Ap11 7. W I'laylmr on a raft In a pond In Mock" bottom, on the outakirtn of Port!a0' eterday. Dwayne Hay Cochran. II. and Oayne Hlfthop, 12 wore dGuned. . ISOLATES TOWNS weight of the Ice which coated their tho highways. To, left a road near road near Wakeman, lined with sac-1 BII.LT mm TO RESIGN IFp Chicago's Mayor Makes CiUl Anr.n-,1 In Drimopw I nj(JL,ui in i i iihoi j ( . ,i White's wallet. He had thrown it UnpreCCOentetl llu-ie when ho became HUspfclouH ! after being told to drive out Can COmCS tO yon "UHtI to the Vista avenue ' bridge by two young men whom Battle Campaign Close Deposed Senator Wants Vindication CHICAGO, April 7. (P) Chicago voters today gave their ears a rest and attempted to get their bear ings in the political storm which has raged hero for several weeks while candidates of two opposing republican factions sought nomi nation in the state-wldu primary elections next Tuesday, Lending candidatCH on both the Lowden -Pencen and Thompson Small slatOH delivered virtually the last word ns tho active campaign closed in Chicago. Secretary of Statu Kmmerson, who opposes Governor Small seek ing renomlnation for a third term, has left Chicago and was ached uled to make addresses in Cham paign and Urbuna today. Krank, I. Smith appealed to voters In Cicero to "stand by and htand tin for republicanism." He '"aid: "When I refused to resfgn as ' senator, I knew I was Inviting I personal grief. Hut I wanted to be fair to the people that honored me. Mayor Thompson "'Iterated hl8ln the prnltl.nt)uryi Orriocrs at statement that he would "serious ly consider resigning, If Swanson Is elected." He referred lo Judge John A. Swanson, candidate for state's ultorney on the opposition ticket. It was JudKO Swanson's home that was bombed recently in j what he declared was an attempt j to assassinate hfm. Swanson Is j opposed in the primaries by State's 1 Attorney Crowe, co-lender with t Thompson. Interest In the contest j for this office, probably eclipses I that in the contest for governor i and Inlted States senate nonilnu- j tions In Chicago. j ' HINT - THANKS, Mil. The several hundred chil dren who drew cartoons of Macule und Jlgs In the ! contest, all of whom were 1 admitted fre to the liialto j theater Saturday afternoon, where they were royally en- tertalned by the picture, ! Maggie nod Jlggs, through th,f courtesy of Hunt company, tho Geo. A. desire to thnnk the c o m pan y, Mr. Mendenhall and the other employes of the theater for the afternoon's entertaln- ment. ! , ' Strainer llullel ! HA.V FH ANCI8CO. April 7. W) DiMinled thirty mile rrmn San l-'ranclacn. the Mr('ot nilck Lumber Mteamer Walllnaford ent a wire. en reoiiet for help thl morninic Two In went out to tow the venKel Into port. Weather and ea were calm and no danger waa anticipated. PORTLAND HAS OF CRIME - One Man Held Up Twice by I Rose Citv Yecias Four! Safes Blown Taxi Driver Robbed V i c e Scandal Revives a$ Witnesses Are Caught in Seattle. VOllTI-AND, Ore., April 7. W One man held up twice In the same night by robbers, and safes of four business houses cmcketl thin was part of the record on tho police tab this morning.. Vic Chiiritensen, dancing master at Christensen'H academy, reported that he was held up first at li u. in. by two youths in a light coupe which forced his enr to a curb on the eust side. One of tho robbers held a gun to hts ribs while the other relieved him of $t in cur rency; $5 silver, a billfold and Jewelry worth 12000. On his way to the police station, to report this robbery, he was uf 1 1 m mrl iio.k- thn 1 1 n ! H mii a bridge by two men In a coach, Mnrugetl because ho already had been robbed, onu of the pair struck him on the forehead, in- j dieting a wound. Chrlstcnsen then resumed his way to Hie sta- j lion where ho reported both rob I beries. j Safes were entered at ttio Unl i verslty Drug company, tho Lom bard Lumber company, tho Ht. ns Ice ami Cual company and Clover land creamery, ollce believe thene robberies committed by tho same gang which Thursday night cracked Sj safes at the Met "ready Lumltor j company and the Kmery Chevrolet 1 agt'ury, obtaining approximately .7i'U In cash and checks. I liny White, Hud 'fop cab driver, I wan held up and rubbed ut I'J In j;;;;;;''": ' w,lH 1,lU-' 1 ull,ul 1V lwo Patrolmen. Dehind fix front seat reposed j10 mul vkvii u''- POUTUNI), Ore., April 7. P) Max Horhgnief, vlco cane witness who disappeared the day following the returning of an Indictment by tho t'lackamas county grand Jury against Clarence Itrazell, Is in cus today ami will bo returned to Portland late today. With him, also In custody, Is Myron 1 ioag, another vice case witness. They were taken Into I "" street, aieu us may ue ney eustody by Hums operatives at an I tJ1,"!,r,y' ........ ... expensive hotel In Seattle. ! "'"hllc Utilities: Alloys or other Hoair was a witness for tho state at the recent trial of Itrazoll, when tho latter was convicted of a crlmo Involving boys. When JJiitzell was indicted In Clackamas county on a charge similar to that upon which he was convicted In Multnomah county, Hochgiaef, who was being hold in bonds as a witness in Multnomah county, disappeared suddenly, leav ing a note for his mother to tho effect that he was going away. Bruzell's attorneys. Into yester day presented their plea for a new trial without argument. Judge Walker said ho would render u decision Monday. In the event thero is a reversal j of the Judgment hore, upon which Oregon City said their case would be pressed. SOUTH POLE AIR PLANE ON JEST TRIP TO 1 will have the same name through- WINNIPEG, Man., April 7. (VP) put th'dr lomtth. Where the words The trl-motored airplane In which "street" and "avenue" are used, Commander Klchard Pyrd will at- J those extending northerly and tempt a flight over the South Pole southerly will be "avenues" and late this year, left Winnipeg today I those extending easterly and wont for Detroit. Mich., with a stop atierly will be "streets." otherwise St. Paul. Tho big machine, which I they may be designated as "roads' has Just been put through a scries j ways, drlvos, lanes, courts, etc." r tests under winter conditions In Minimum Requirements: Tho the extreme northern areas ot above shall bo held to be the mln Manltoba, wiih to land at St, Pautjfmum requirements for tho stlbdl lonluht and resume Us Journey to- j vision of land within six miles morrow. from the city limits at any given The piano will ho piloted by tlmo. and any suhdlvldor, Individ' Kluyd Ht'iini'M und Mflrnt Halchmi. V, noted alrmnn, who wtil accompany 4jltyrl on hln Anlurctlc expedition. tlon. The aviators expreaaed (treat at- Infactlon wlllt tho reaults of the northern experiment. They de - clared that tlio piano had been put thrniiKh tho rwmt trylnn expert- ments under condition which mlKlit be expected In the South l I'nla reKlotiH. Mellon Arrive Iteriniiila. I iva drowned In the f'ulumhin river If A M llrrt.V. llermuda, Apr. 7.1 Into yeter,lay when ho nnd hla iA'l Andrew W, Mellon. American : brother fell from a raft on which secretary of the treaaury, ha ar-'they had been playing. Thcbroth rtved In llermudtt for an Kiiaterjer, Kenneth, s yenr old, waa re vucation. uiitati'd by Kalama firemen. j Texas ZJu, a wenty Cars of k rom Owen-Ork Firm The Owen-Oregon company yesterday rerelved an order from the state highway com mission of Texaa for '20 car loads of fir timber, to be used in highway construction in that state, according to Jus. M. Owen, general manager of the local plant. The order was unsolicited and, therefore. shipment win be made t once. l ho state or Texas went a to un.i timber. being on the fringe of the yellow pine producing dis- tricts. The specllications of the highway contracts called 4 1 for tho use of Oregon fir. ! I ! CITY PLANNING SUB-DJULES All Sub-Divisions Within 6 Miles of City Limits Must Be Approved by Commis sion Details of Pro cedure Outlined. Quoting tho state law (SoctloiiH Xo. 3 KG 8 and No. 38C0, Oregon Laws) providing that all subdivi sions, pints, streets, etc., within six miles of tho city limits of the nearest town or cltv shall be ap proved by the city planning com mission, where such exists, or In other cases by tho proper munici pal officer, the Medford city plan ning commission, in conformity with the above, has compiled tho following rules for the guidance of those contemplating tho subdivi sion of land: Preliminary Plat: ltefnre any engineering work Is done a pre liminary sketch showing the pro posed layout should be submitted to tho planning commission for their tentative approval, and a copy of the same filed with the minutes. Major Street Plan: All subdivi sions must conform to the major plan of streets as laid out by the planning commission. Subdivisions ad joining or including existing county roads or streets whliih do not conform to tho required width or alignment as laid out In the ma jor plan of streets will bo required to dedicate such proportionate ad 1 pniviaion ior Keeping pinmc uun ties off the streets should be pro vided. Alleys should bo not less than 20 feet In width. Topography: On rolling or hilly ground streets should conform to the contour of tho ground rather than he laid out straight; however, tho terminus of such streets must conform to the established plan or to other streets already existing. Streets laid out through wooded tracts may also bo curved to pre serve trees that would otherwise be destroyed, subject to the ap proval of the undersigned. Ut Widths: Itesidence lots shall not he less than 00 feet in width, and business lots not less than 25 feet In width. Street Names and House Num I boring: In subdivisions adjoining 'the city limits all houses shall he I numbered in conformity with the I city system. Tho city superintend lent's office will furnish the correct numbers upon application, whether the street In question Is within the city limits or otherwise. Subdivld ors and Individuals, In such subdi visions where the house number ing does not conform, should take Immediate steps to obtain the cor i rect numbers. Htrnnt 'Names: Street names should bo chosen which will not conflict with those already exist I lng, provided that major streets j uftl or corporation liivinK out ntrpotN, nllpyn, lots or mocks, or I parcclH of land which do not enn- form to tlieao requirement will not he taken Into I he city until audi requirements are compiled with, 1 nor will they lie allowed street or ; road Improvements by either the city or country. i Kalnnia Hoy Drmvi.cl ( niAinir.vi, an .April I. uVi Knhcrt Miller 10. of Kalnnia. Ill GIVES OUT mm IB AND A D Quick Work by Chicago Police Releases Wealthy Chicago Man Held for $100,000 Ransorn and Brings Criminals to Jus tice Gany Broken UP. CHICAGO, III., April 7. CPV Thomas Gaynor, wealthy automo bile, dealer, held for HuO.OpO ran som by a band of kidnapers, was rescued, apparently unharmed, and tour of his captors were arrested and Jailed here today, M ichael Hughes, commissioner of police, an nounced. Hughes said he had the informa- tlon from William E. O'Connor, deputy commissioner, who led five city detective squads to the kid- unpors rendezvous. Hughes would nut say where the capture waa made nor name the kidnapers. Gaynor is the fourth Chicago kidJ naping victim within a year. The most recent was Milton Held, rac ing handbook operator. He return ed last week after friends had paid $15,000 ransom. The police said the kldnaiers were part of a gang which operated as far east as New York. Their ransom monoy has approached $500,000 In three years, the police said. CHICAGO, III., April 7. (JP) Three men wore reported seized at a kidnapers' lair In Wisconsin to day by ChlcaRo detective squads searching for Thomas Gaynor, 60, wealthy automobile dealer who was roH)rti'd held for '100,000 ransom. Michael Hushes, police commis sioner, left home suddenly today after receipt ot a telephone call from Wisconsin and nothing had been heard from him since then. Agents of the kidnapers yester day Rpproached James McCormlck, business partner of Gaynor, and--demanded $100,000 ransom. After dickering the men said they would accept $10,000. McCormlck, after getting the money, met the men at . his place of business but detectives wore concealed about the place nnd the money was marked. When McCormlck oi'fored the bank note the men became suspicious and would not take them. They drove away, followed by detectives who, after trailing them several miles, arrested them, fearing that further pursuit might result in the men's oscape. It was after long hours of ques tioning of theso two that Deputy Commissioner O'Connor and the detectives, accompanied by the two men whom they had arrested, mada their sudden departure from head quarters. EX-MHEAD SAYS HIS CHILD HAS BEEN 'RAPED' PITTSItURO. April 7. (VP) In an affidavit filed In federal court here . today, William J. Simmons, former head of the Ku Klux Klnn, alleged that an attempt had been made to ussassinate him while he was chief ot the order. The affidavit was filed In behulf of five former members of the Klnn who seek a receivership for tho order in Pennsylvania. In a counter-suit, the Klan asks that the five be enjoined from Interfering with It. Simmons chawed that an at tempt to kill him had been made by Phil Kox who he described as publicity agent for Hiram W. Uvnns, Imperial wizard. Kxplalntng his resignation from tho Klan, Simmons said ho could not renmln in the order and "thereby endorse" what he termed "wholesale plundering and misap plication and maladministration." 1 "Flicurattvely speaking, my child the Klnn had hctn kidnaped, raped and ruvlKhed," he vaid. "From all retlablo Information that came to nie," he continued, "my life was for several months In Jeopardy und I had every reason to believe that my life was Im periled and that such Imperiling was Instigated by persons connect ed with the Kvuns administra tion." Simmons chawed that Evans overthrew him an Imperial wlsard by virtue of a conspiracy to which l. V. Stephenson, now nerving a life term In Indiana for murder, was attached. ; The counter suits were filed In federal court here Monday. 4 . Schooner Is Rescued. SAX PKAMUSCO, April 7. (TP) Tho McCormlck lumber schooner Walllngford, which asked for help last night while en route to San Pedro from San Francisco, was brought back to San Francisco thin afternoon by tugs. The Walllng ford lost Its rudder.