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THE AUSTIN STATESMAN
COMPLETE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT BY LEASED WIRE
AUSTIN, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1923
VOL. 51—NO. 221.
(HOME EDITION)
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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SECOND INAUGURATION OF GOV. NEFF
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SOLVING MYSTERY OF
BY ARKANSANS;
PEOPLE AROUSED
STRONG FORCES
OF REICHSWEHR
CONFRONT POILUS
WOMAN’S FLOGGERS
KNOWN, SHERIFF AT
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American Soldiers Will Leave Many
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loggers were adhering to heir resolu-
tion to lay low after the heavy rum
running last Thursday nighty
The steamship Fort Victoria arriv-
F rench and German Outposts Re-
ported Within a Few Miles of
Each Other.
Citizens Take Drastic Measures
to End Sabotage Against Rail-
road Property. »
T. W. Davidson, New Lieuten-
ant Governor, Also Formally
Inducted Into Office.
Capt. Shumate Explains Why He
Took the Three Bouchers Into
Custody.
WHISKEY FLEET OF 14
VESSELS HOVERING
OFF JERSEY COAST
MINT ROBBER SUSPECT
ESTABLISHES AN ALIBI
FOUR TEACHERS AND
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of yesterday before the grana jury, but
Armand has not yet told his story.
He is st ill in a serious condition as
a result of his injuries. Neighbors of
Mrs Harrison are expected to be sum-
moned before the grand jury today.
Four women and two men, residents
of Goose Creek, appeared before the
grand jury this morning. They were
summoned before the gm nd jury in
processes issued lateyesterdny.
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WICHITA FALI.S, Texas, Jan. K.—
R. E. Montgomery, 73, who laid out
and. marketed the original townsite
of Wichita Falls forty years ago, was
found dead in his room at a local hotel
this morning.
Death was declared due to heart
failure. He was discovered by an-
other guest, who saw him, through an
open door, where he had fallen.
Senate Demands !TULSA JAIL GUARDS
‘Civilized’ Paint : OVERPOWERED; FOURTEEN
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sidertion to Henry F’ord’s offer for
leasing Muscle Shoals.” Representative
Sandlin, democrat, Louisiana, said in
the house today. He declared the bill
had been held up too long and that
there was a growing demand for action
one way or the other.
cer’s approval. This seems to be the
policy of the American soldiers as
the time for their spearatist. from
the Rhineland approaches.
The usual method of procedure in-
volves three ceremonies: The civil
and religious rites take ■place at Lux-
emburg, followed by another here be-
fore the army chaplain if the consent
of the superior officer is obtained.
There have been 498 such marraiges
during the occupation and already
more than 100 non-commissioned of-
ficers and privates have applied for
permission to take their brides to the
United States aboard the transport
St. Mihiel, ;
STRIKER HANGED
system is
was then inaugurated. C. M. Cureton.
chief justice of the supreme court, ad- | by a vote of 14 to 12.
mihistered the noth; - Following hiseof Lubbock charged such action was
nauguration.Lieutennnt Governor Da-itaken in n attempt to prevent dis-
viason addressed the joint session. Ie;cussion on the resolution.
called upon the Legislature to conduc* Those voting for final passage of the
it? business speedily and without de- .resolution were: Bailey, Clark, Cous-
lav opposition to extra sessions also ! ins, Darwin, Doyle, Dudley, Fairchild,
waL expressed.____:_______ Floyd, Holbrook, Parr. Pollard, Rogers,
Mr. Davidson declared the working Strong. Thomas. Turner. Watts. Wirtz
out of measures for the construction * ’ " tint mtnr 2
others. Cora Phelant 29; Mrs. , Opal
Darnell. 28, Henry Maloney, , Davis
TO, were killed outright when the ...
train crashed into the machine drag- in northwest portion; Wednesday fair,
ging the twisted mash of metal and warmer.
wood which imprisoned the hidfes of West Texas: Tonight anl Wednes-
HARRISON, Ark., Jan. 16,—
Mayor J. L. Clute of Harrison this
afternoon announced he had asked
Governor McRae for troops and
had received a reply that troops
were not available. Reports were
current that the citizens’ commit-
tee would leave Harrison- tonight.
Texas Radio Corporation and
Austin Statesman Broad-
casting Station.
Phone 8701.
full information con-
Jr before the grand
On Capitol Dome I
Senator Doylo of Limestone
Tuesday obtained the adoption of
a resolution requiring the State
Board of Control to have the capi-
tol dome painted with a “civilized
color.” This is the text of the®res-
olution:
“Whereas, the recontly applied
to the dome of the Capitol is of
such contract in color compared to
that of the building as to cause
the dome to look like a new pig-
eon house on an old building:
“Therefore, be it resolved, that
the Board of Control be required
to rpaint the dome with suitable
paint of a civilized color to match
the color of the building.”
k CHICAGO, Jan. 1«.—Re eipt of a
telegram from the Denver police re-
sulted in freedom today for Daniel
Culhane, who wan arrested Sunday
night as a suspect in connection with
the 1200,000 Denver mint robiery on
December 18.
The Denver * telegram stated that
photographp and finger prints of Cul-
hane were not those of any of the
mint robbers. Culhane also gave the
police a satisfactory alibi and was
given his liberty.
CHICAGO, III , Jan. 16.—More than
50 per cent of the American forces
in Germany either have married Ger-
man girls or are contemplating mar-
riage, according to Major Chares Van
Leusen of the Salvation Army who
has just returned from Coblenz He
predicted that the American with-
drawal performed leave behind many
broken hearts as the marriage cere-
monies were performed accoding to
German custom and without the con-
sent of the American authorities.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-Congress
will soon be hearing from 8,000,000
American farmers unless it gives con-
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tenant governor’s address, Governor
Neff was introduced by Lieutenant
Governor Lynch Davidson, who retires
ioday. mid the4 oath of office was ad-
ministered to him by Chief Justice
Cureton. As the governor rose to take
the oath the onlookers looked on in
silence, and the voice of the chief jus-
tice. repeating the constitutional oath,
could be heard in every part of the
ball. After taking the oath of office
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 16.—Goose
Creek parties who flogged Mrs. R. 11
Harrison. 30-year-old widow, and R
A. Armand, oil field worker, are
known, and swift justice will be meted
out to them, Sheriff T. A. Binford de-
clared this morning as Ine Barris
county grand jury prepared to renew
its Investigation into the asault.
Two arrests are expected immedi-
ately, And the sheriff 'declared he was
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TWELVE INJURED BY
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
CROWLEY, La , Jan. 16 Twelve
persons were reported injured and a
number of buildings wrecked at Scott,
IA., twenty miles from here, last night,
as a result of an explosion of dynn:
mite.
Details were lacking, but according
to th© reports received here, 70 pounds
of dynamite blasted in a garage where
it wa stored with gasolih. Someone
entered the garage with a lantern last
night, igniting the gasoline,, which
caused an explosion, setting off the
dynamite.
The blast was felt here and also re
Gueydan, twenty miles south of here
The Lafayette and Rayne fife depart-
ments responded to the call foi help.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 16.-
Governor McRae received a request
for aid from Harrison today, and
Col. H. L. McAllister of the adju-
tant general’s staff/ Arkansas Na-
tional Guard, will leave here for
Harrison to investigate. Troops
will be called out if Colonel Mc-
Allister deems it necessary, it was
said at the statehouse.
The body of E. C. Gregor: a Mis-
souri & North Arkansas striker, was
found hanging from a bridge near the
railroad yards at Harrison this morn-
ing. Gregor is said to be the man who
opened fire on officers and citizens
who searched his home yesterday af-
ernoon, according to a telegram to the
Arkansas Democrat.
It is said that he was called before
the vigilance committee last night and
that he defied them, avowing that “a
day of reckoning” would come.
A coroner’s jury is being in.paneled
to investigate the killing.
“Several hundred armed citizens who
began “house cleaning” yesterday still
Were walikng the streets of Harrison
this morning, searching for strikers,
whom they were ‘grilling'’ before a
committee, it is said, in an effort to
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for his second term. Governor Neff
began the delivery of his inaugural |
address. ’ j
East fexs: Tonight fair* warmer
Historic Sam Houston Bible
Used At Today’s Ceremonial
In House of Representatives.
Seagler. ' .
When the two houses had assembed
in joint session and roll call taken, the
Rev. Burke Culpepper, Methodist
evangelist, offered prayer at the re-
quest of Speaker Seagler. The speaker
then directed the clerk to read the
returns of the general election as can-
vassed by the joint committee yester-
“Yientenant Governor T. w. Davidson
if
PRISONERS GET AWAY
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 16.--Fourteen
prisoners, three of whom wre held on
charges of murder, overpowered the
jailor, assistant Jailor, cook and ele-
vator operator at the county jail here
today and escaped in a stolen auto-
mobile. " -
The delivery was led by Rcy Boggs,
20, who disarmed the assistant jailer
when he unlocked the tier of cells to
deliver ice.
Little discussion, was had on the
passage of the resolution. When It
ACCEPT FORD’S OFFER X
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Jan. 16.
Four teachers from a school in an out-
lying district and two boy pupils, were
dead today from injuries received late
yesterday when a northbound Santa
Fe passenger train struck the auto-
mobile in which they were riding at
the optskirts of the city.
Two of the tachers, Ruth Howard,
24, and Etalia MeFadden, 24, lived
until early today, succumbing to inter-
nal injuries at a local hospital. The
orolably the most important problem Millin, Rice, Ridgeway and Stuart,
of the present Legislature. .He also I Baugh was paired with Murphy nd
emphasized the importance gf educa- Burkett with Wood.
Hon problems, narticularly ns porta ins
to the rural schools. Davidson closed
as follows:
“I heartily commend and anpr/ve
the fearless action of Governor Parker
of Touisiana in lending all the powers
of the state to' bring to justice those
who would set at naught ’he law of
the land and substitute their own will
in is place."
At the conclusion of the new lieu-
employed at gubernatorial inaugura-
tions since the time of Sam Houston.
The -govern \s inauguration, at his
requets, was onle of the simplest cere-
monies of its kind ever staged at the
Texas capitol, and no demonstration,
inaugural ball or reception was to
follow. Promptiy at noon the S'ena;to By Assoclated Press,
was announced at the bav V MIGHLAXD, N. J., Jan. 16—— The
of Representatives. bpcaKei .wuuElium fleet standing off shore today
seagler ordered the House sergeant : has increased.
at-arms to escort the senators to S415 Experienced observers reported
allotted for fhem in the House. - 15 ; sighting fourteen vessels south of
governor and the new lieutenant 8O\- i Ambrose Lightship. The seuadron
emor were then announced and. ad' comprised one tank steamer, a smaller
mitted. They were accompanied by steamer resembling a trawler, one
the Senate-House joint committee. > three masted schooner and eleven two
composed of Senators Witt. Burkett masted schooners.
nnd Davis and Representativs Eeas-
h v. Russell of Callahan, Edwards. . ...... - -----
Carter of Coke and Jacks. After the quiet. Indicating that maritime boot-
governor's party came Adjutant Gen,
eralj. D. Barton. Brigadier (.eneral
Henry Hutchings and a score of na-
tinnni guar officers who composed the ,
governors miitary escort. Then carnl ing In New York last night reported
Eo court officials and department , having sighted yesterday only one
heads. Upon entering the ITouse,Gov-tsteamer and seven schooners--
ernor Neff and Lleutenant Governor- . —'• ——
^eaJr.:vTEXAS SENATE ADOPTS
Governor Lynch Davidson and Speaker -u-m- --ba*- O v i
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 16.--
Thirty officials of the shopmen’s un-
ion from all parts of the Southwest
are in conference here today. Only
roads on which agreements have not
been made are coneerned in the de-
liberations.
None of the local officials of strik-
ers was permitted to sit. in the morn-
ing session.
Representatives from sections
through the Middle West are here, and
since no railroad Officials are meeting
with them, it is not thought that an
attempt is being made to make an
agreement with any road. The meet-
ing was ordered by R. M. Jeweli. presi-
dent of the federated shopcrafts. It is
stated, but he is not here and not ex-
pected.
At noon Tuesday, Pat M. Neff was
sworn in as governor and T. W. Da-
vidson as lieutenant governor of Texas
for the next two years. Before, the
assembled State Senate and House, of
Representatives, with the galleries for
spectators packed to capacity. Chief
Justice C. M. Cureton of the Texas
supreme court administered the oath ,
of office, first upon the new lieutenant •
governor and then upon Governor Neff. |
The Bible used in the administration
of the oath was the historic volume
of the
cf Ben
member
ductors,
and two
Houston
residing
By Associated Press.
DORTMUND, Jan. 16.—-French gen-
eral headquarters has information that
25,600 men of the German reichswehr
are concentrated south of Muenster,
less than 25 miles north of Luenen to
the north of Dortmund. The trench
have advanced to both Dortmund and
Luenen and the outposts of the French
and German forces at some points are
only from eight to ten miles apart...
: DUE88ELDORF," Jan... 16.—Th6
French now control every out’et from
the Ruhr into Germ.ny, whether by
rail or water. The linas were ex-
tended today through Dortmund, ten
kilometers northeast to Luenen on the
Lippe, and thence to Witten, which ie
seven kilometers south of Dorthmund..
By. Assoclated Press.
ESSEN, Jan. 16. -Whatever the out-
come of the conferenee set for today
in Duesseldorf between the German
industrial magnates and the French
economic mission, the Ruhr Valley
appeared this morning to ‘be in line
for an uncompromising military occu-
pation.
“We’ve tried soft methods and the
Germnns have refused to co-operate.’1
the correspondent was told at French
military headquarters. “If they don’t .
come to terss now, they will get a
taste o what they gave Belgium and
northern France. We will give them
something to whine for.”
Today’s meeting to which the Ger*
man industrial leaders had been in-
vited under the threat that if they
failed to appear "ey would be sent
for. was to be -presided over by Gen- ,
eral Degoutte. From the windows of
the conference room in the Duessel-
dorf city hall the French tanks, arm-
ored cars and infantry were discern-
ible as they moved forward to
strengthen the hold of the French
upon (ermany’s rich coal fields.
There was great interest as to
whether the Stinnes holdings would
comply with the summons to send a
representativei to the conference.
Herr Stinnes himself was reported to
have left his villa between Rochum
and Dortmund last evening bound for
Berlin.
। French economic experts were some-
1 what less snnguine than the military
leaders over the prospects of obtain*
ing practical results from the occupae
tion. They came here, it is admitted,
unprepared for an operation of thio
magnitude and the turn of events has
caused M. Coste, head of the mission,
to look rathcr depressed, althe ugh ha
voiced the opinion that today’s con-
ference would straighten out of the
situation.
The about-face situation of the Ger-
man industrialists took the French by
surprise. They were quite convinced
Sunday night that the Germans had
agreed in principle to the coal de-
liveries; henc yesterday’s break down
in the economic negotiations came as
bombshell.
General Degoutte has isued a proc-
lamation in which he declares that if
the local authorities either by their
actions or by passive relsistance cause
any impediment whatsoever to the
normal progress of business, all the
penalties deemed necessary will be
immediately enforced.
dpt
RADIO ....... ............
-5:45-6 p. m.: General world
news.
7-8 p. m.: Radio concert pro-
gram to be given by the Texans
Orchestra directed- by Francis
Gilbert. Titles of selections and
names of musicians will be an-
nounced during broadcast.
Grady Skipworth had an enemy and
Naomi Boucher, Skipworth's compan-
ion on the night he was slain and his
body thrown over Lover’s Leap in
Cameren Park at Waco, knew his iden-
tity, said IL D. Shumate, state i anger,
who three days ago arrested the
Boucher girhand her two _ brothgre,
Horace and Bernard, In connection
with Skipworth's death.
The state -ranger was interviewed
Tuesday at the capitol. He stated
further that he had obtained evidence
to show that the Boucher girl had
warned Skipworth of this enemy, but
had refused to reveal his identity. In
order to facilitate the identification of
this person (Ranger Shumnta did not
specify whether it was a man or wom-
an), lie took Miss Boucher and her two
brothers to Dallas. While in Waco, he
said, he encountered some difficulty in
his probings. He said that his inves-
tigations in Dallas were beginning to
bear fruit when the Waco authorities
interfered in his woi k.
• Ranger Shumate reached Austin
Tuesday morning frm Dallas after
having conferred Monday night with
Shrifr Stegall of Waco in the effice
of the Dallas rheriff. The Waco sher-
iff had with him a bench warrant
commanding the return of (ho Bouch-
er trio to Waco, and the ranger in-
formed him where he could find th©
girl and her two brothers. That the
girl refused to go back to Waco with
Sheriff Stegall on Monday night and
said that she would, instead, come back
to that city on Tuesday, was Ranger
Shtimate’s statement. He said that
while the girl was in Dallas she was
in good hands and was given the best
of care.
“I did not remove her until I had
seen her physicians, and they said
that It would be all right for her to
travel,” the ranger said.
Raqger Shumate denied the report
that he had evaded the Waco officers,
who had a habeas corpus wi It railing
for the return of the Bouchers to
Waco.
“They knew all the time where I
wos, and I made no effort t> keep out
of anybody’s way,” he said, “I am now
in Austin because Adjutant General
Barton instructed me to report to him
for duty in another case I don’t know
how long I will be here", but I am stay-
ing here until General Barton is
through with me. That mpy be tomor-
row or the day after.”
Th© ranger'said that wiwould re-
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