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VOLUME XVIL
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PROGRAM CALLS Fon TRIP TO
THREE OF NATIONAL
PLAYGROUNDS
SPEAKS TUESDAY NIGHT
+ BEFORE 12,000 PEOPLE
Discusses Taxation and the Pro
posal That U. 8. Join
‘1 World Court
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By Universal Service.
SALT LAKH CITY, 377
President Harding on his entire
western trip was noted upon his
arrival here Tuesday. The presi-
dent and his party entered the
pity IB automobiles from Ogden,
ibirty miles away, and when the
long procession of cars filed
down the main street of the city
on the way to the hotel, scarcely
a cheer was heard.
, There were cheers for Senator
Reed Smoot, who is an elder in
the. Mormon church here and
very popular. But the spectators
allowed the president’s car te
Members of the party were im-
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contrast to those given to the
president in. St. Louis, Kansas
Cler and Denver. ET 0
ON BOARD PRESIDENT HARD-
it’s special train. June $1. (—
resident Harding traveled into
puthwestern inuh today to visit
- L the first of the three na-
sygrounds he plans to see
is western trip.
try to the park selected by
the president wm Coder City, and
his train left for there shortly be-
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had. corere.h sixth prepared
The audience which filed the big
Mormon Tabernacle, seating 12,000,
and overflowed into the temple
grounds and the assembly hall near-
by, heard the president discuss two
ects—one of which was Man-
IL which he selected prior to the
sinning of the trip because of
th being the home state of Chair-
n Smootof the senate finance
amittee. The other subject was
- administration’s proposal fer
letican membership in the per-
dent court of international jus-
I and was discussed by him le an
imporaneous addition to his pre-
the president In the taxation por-
a of his address outlined what
American government has ac-
splished in decreasing governe
nt costs and taxation and ap-
lied for decreased expenditures
I tunes by stats, county and mu-
Ipal governments. This portion
the president’s discussion of
ation received the most ap-
weh Pubile servants.
Keep your eye everlastingly on
he who administer your govern-
at unite for you, your town, your
inty, your state, your national
ernment. Make them understand
it you are applying the rule of
ift and savings in your personal
airs and require them to apply It
the management of your public
airs. If they fall, find other pub-
servants who will succeed. If
y succeed, give such encourage-
it and inspiration as would be
sented by a full measure of
Tty appreciation for their et-
ore
ig for sentiment favor-
I adhesion to ths world
sident aroused greater
than in his discussion
problem. The war, ho
revealed the soul of
had given the nation
n, but, he added, the
• under the stress of
Hustment had drifted
mms z.e.edis
sorted. I am seeking
ntiment in favor of an
court ‘of justice.^
IB to play her part son
world to abolish war."
his visit late today to
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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, WEDNESDAT, JUNE 27, 1923.
TWENTY PAGES
A
n DRAWING OF NEW $800,000 BUILDING PLANNED BY
W FIRST M. E. CHURCH SOUTH AT TENTH AND LAMAR AVE.
WASHINGTON, June 27. 4—A
new regulation prohibiting s the
bringing or sequor into American
** 1,22*02,2102*2
ure of the liquor carrying ship and
arrest of its captain, io understood
to have been virtually agreed up-
on today M a result of conferences
among officials.
The plan to to give due notice of
the decision so that foreign ship
lines can make the necessary
changes before the elzure polloy
Foreign governments are to be
notified again et this government’s
intention to enforce the supreme
court ship liquor decision rigorous-
ly. it is understood and to be
as*:^?;^^,*^
tions.
Two xonn ronmon
smirs WITH LIQUOR
New yonk, June 17. un—Two
more foreign steamships, the Olym-
pic and Chicago, arrived today with
liquor supplies for their return
voyage under seals of the British
and French government
The Olympic had planned to be
first to test the treasury depart-
ment’s dry ship ruling, but ten
other vessels beat her into port
The Baltic, Berengarts, Paris and
Cedric were raided before she are
rived and six more seizures are
scheduled. • st
The Olympic carried 130 gallons
of spirits. 1961 of wine. It of liquors,
and 3,386 bottles of ale.
The Chicago had 1,168 bottles of
ordinary wine, 727 of fine wine, 863
of champagne, 90 of cognac, U of
gin, 35 of rum, 143 of whisky, lit
of liquor, and 64 of beer.
1 Liquid without kick delayed the
departure Of the French liner Paris
for a half hour. The milkman, due
with TOO quarters for ths passengers
was responsible, failing to show up
until after 10 o’clock.
The Paris had on board 12,000
--, ^
ficers said this would not be served
to hate and Mearty passengers.”-
seams ay CONFEnescus
ON LQUOR CONTROVERSY
aloewutiat, ...
sign vessels bringing in liquor in
violation ofthe supreme court de-
cision and treasury regulations is
understood to have been considered
in a series of conferences between
treasury and prohibition officials.
Thus tor there has been no at-
tempt to do more than confiscate
the liquor itself, but some of the
officials who ant in the conferences
are understood to have urged that
more drastic rules be adopted N
foreign shipping treasury ruling
again bringing liquor stores Into
American jurisdiction. No decision
was announced.
youinn iinEEII in
Miss Hettle Thompson, book-
keeper for Texhoma Oil and Refin-
ing Company, of - 1641 Lucille
street, was badly injured shortly
after noon Wednesday, when she
was struck by an automobile driven
by C. J. Beavers, at Eighth and
Indiana. 3 513-2
Miss Thompson wm rushed is a
Morkel-Lona, ambulance to General
Hospital for medical attention. An
X-ray examination revealed two
broken ribs and dangerous bruises
about the face and body. Charges
of reckless driving woes filed
against the driver of the car im-
mediately after the accident.
Miss Thompson was returning
from her lunch at the Y. W. C. A.
and. attempted to cross Indiana be-
tween Art’s, and the First National
Building. Beavers turned off Eighth
street to Indiana when he struck
Miss Thompson 1
Witnesses et the accident Mid the
front wheels of the car passed over
the woman’s body and she was
dragged several feet. The car is
said to have been travelling at a
very moderate rate of speed and
bystanders were of the opinion that
the accident could not have been
averted. Miss Thompson will be
confined at the hospital for severut
weeks, according to a report of the
physicians in charge, 5
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< - afternoon will be open for in- Z
• epection every afternoon this 4
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until eight. T
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HOME1
EDITIONI
NUMBER 44.
GOVERNOR EXPLAINS ACTION IS
RESULT OF ‘LAWLESS MOBS’ THAT
HAVE BEEN STAGING OUTRAGES
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FLYERS H
ABANDON
TO ARE
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a Above in shown the arenitect’s
drawing of the new building of the
First M. HI Church, south, at Tenth
and Lamar, tobe erected at a cost
“ ucemetho, the from
the Lamar street side. On the right
the present church building, ree
modeled to conform to the areni-
tecture of the new construction, will
be used as a gymnasium and recre-
ation building; the dome will be res
moved and the structure brought
flush with the sidewalk. On the lette
is shown the new auditorium, plan-
ned te accommodates 3.000. The
ground floor and the middle build-
ing will he used for Sunday school
and other church activities. In the
center there will he a plasa.
The building will be one of the
largest church plants in the south-
west. The church ia now engaged
in its campaign for funds for the
building, and members hope to see
work started within the near future.
IILI
ED
MURDER OF OFFICER
DUE re THE GENERATORS OF
THEIR MOTOR HAVING
BURNED OUT
REFUEL IN MIDAIR AS
PLANES CONTINUE FLIGHT
Had Been in Air Slightly Less
Than Six Hours When
Forced to Earth
BAN DrGo, CAL, June s.m-
Captain Lowell H. Smith and Lleut
John B. Richter, army aviators, who
early today took the air in an at-
tempt to act world aviation records,
were forced to descend at 10:85
o’clock this morning, due, to the
generators of their motors having
burned out. Smith and Richter had
been in the air slightly less than
six hours when compelled to aban-
don their record efforts, “
SAN DIBGO, CAL, June 21.—com-
plete success attended a refueling
test made at 9145 o’clock this morn-
ing when SO gallons of gasoline was
transferred from a plane piloted by
Lieutenants Virgil Hines and Frank
Siefert to the plane in which Cap-
tain Smith and Lieutenant Richter
are endeavoring to establish a new
aeries of world aviation records.
Bill Dollar Worked
For 50 Local Firms
Within Past Month
- BAN DIEGO, CALIF., June 27. un)
—Captain Lowell H. Smith. Amer-
ican premier forestry patrol flyer
and his noted wingmate, Lieutenant
John B. Richter, took off from
Rockwell Field at 4:43:43 2-5 o clock
this morning in a De Haviland plane
in which they hope to remain aloft
for four days and four nights and
to break or establish 12 aerial ree-
ords, among them being the endure
ance record which they hope te at-
tain by refueling in midair.
A otar ehell fired by Lieutenant
Virgil Hines notified observers sta-
tioned at the three pylons, several
miles apart, that Smith and Richter
were on the wing.
Perfect flying weather greeted
the two airmen for the start of
their remarkable flight along the *•
kilometer couree.
The three pylons during the hours
et darkness will be brilliantly illum-
inated by electric searchlights in
order that Smith and Richter may
quickly pick up the turning points.
The first serious trial of ths
flight will come at noon today when
Lieutenants Frank Seifert and Vir-
gu Hines will go aloft to refuel
Smith’s and Richter’s plans. Fifty
gallons Of gasoline will be ‘ poured
through n hose, one and a half in-
ches in diameter, while the pianos
are racing more than 85 miles an
hour with their wing tips but 35 or
40 feet apart This feat must be
accomplished three times today be-
fore the aviators settle down for
their all night flight. Captain Smith
and Lieutenant Richter are not only
among the moot skilful pilots in the
army air service, but have had much
experience.
Holds Several Records.
' Captain Smith. A Californian. haa
won more than ordinary recognition
byhis flying ability. 1a October.
1919, he won the flying race from
San Francisco to New York and re-
turn with an elapsed firing time of
54 hours. He holds the speed ree-
ord et four hours and six min-
utes for the flight from San Fran-
eisco to San Diego and has long
been rated as one of the best patrol
fillers in America. ■ 17
Lieutenant Richter, a native et
Virginia, attracted attention last
winter by a daring flight alone in
search of the late Lieutenant
Charles Weber, who was lost in a
"h.trom Ban Diego to Fort
Therecords which Captain Smith
and Lieutenant Richter hope to
break are as follows:
zoPrHo 36 hours, • minutes and
Distance. 400 kilometers, or 25413
..-..neo *""“•"* 10 douse
,,*^,”7 Momtere * *“■*
1 mie.: 22”.E"omster4, M hours.
*=-a tom.
Speed, 4,000 kilometers, 35 hours,
# minutes, 38 2-5 seconds.
All et those records with the ex.
cention of the 2,000 kilometer speed
arccheld by Lieutenants Oakley
Kelly and John MacReady and were
made at Dayton. Ohio, last fall.
th *4*! .
. During the past month the public
haa followed with interest the ex-
periences of “Bill Dollar,** whose ef-
forts to encourage the speeding of
Wichita Falls money ia Wichita
Falls has met with the approval of
every loyal citizen of this city.
■ Many a thoughtless man has come
to realise ths injustice he does his
home town and fallow citizens when
he makes purchases in other cities
that could as well be made at home,
saving time and trouble aad in al-
most every circumstance, money.
A few instances have come to
light where business men who de-
ernaier.;
which they make their living, made
extensive purchases, including fur-
niture and clothing in other towns
without even investigating the
stocks carried tor brother business
men in this city. In some instances
this is due to a mean and selfish
spirit, and in others to a perverted
idea of “smartness and style.”
AS "Bill Dollar” has pointed out,
there ars times when it may be 1m-
possible to secure certain merchan-
dise in this city, but svea in such a
case the local merchant may be
given the advantage of the transac-
tion. rather than an out of town
concern, if the order is placed
through the Wichita Falls mer-
chant.
. “Bill Dollar,” who has for the past .....
several weeks been waging this Maupin Co.
most effective “buy - In - Wichita
Falls” campaign in the interests of
local merchants and business men,
has received cooperation from the
to following business houses:
(Perkins- Timberlake Co. w. A.
Freear Furniture Co., P. B. M. Co..
Kimberlin-Smith Co., Inc., Ander-
son’s Department Store, Retail Mer-
chants Ass’n., Security National
Bank, Wichita Hardware Co., North
Texas Furniture Co., W. B. McClure
kan a Co., Palace Drug Store.
Whitehouse Market, Municipal Gas
Co., Lewis-Tittle Hardware Co.,
“.icorruaieern.t.
lie Supply Co.. Hornsby Heavy
Hardware Co., Penick-Hugher, My-
W.C5 MIMAS SETS BYT
R. Enterprises, Ine., Central Drug
Store, Wood Shoe Company, Lone
Star Cafe, J. M. Radford Grocery
Co., Gaines Motor Sales Co., Motor
Parts Co.. Bundy-Strong Auto Sup-
ply Co., Miller-Ferguson Dry Goods
Co.. J. V. Bond Grocery aad Bakery,
Halley Printing Co., Maxwell Hard-
ware Co., Haltom. and Friedly,
Wright’s Clothes Shop, Winston’s
Department Store, Auto Tire Co. of
West Texas, Munger Automobile
Co., Stone Printing Co., McConnell
Bros., Collier a Landon, Owl Drag
Store, Sanderford’s’ Booterie, Lud-
Jam & Riggs, Tipton’s Drug Store.
Kaufman a Levin, Maude E. Brad-
ley. Whitehouse Market, Blair a
DETROIT, June #7.U)—John L
Whitfield, mulatto, whose capture
here last night ended a chase that
haa extended through Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan,
MOISEIS
53,600,000OUT OF
LIONS CONVENTION
OPENS WITH ROAR
AT ATLANTIC CI
WASHINGTON, June IT. an-
The government gained $3,600,-
000 in a final settlement made
today with the Missouri, Kan-
nas and Texas’Rallroad Com-
pany of Texas for war time
railroad administration. Ths
corporation was found to be a
debtor to the government after
adjustment of all accounts and
turned over to the treasury
$600,000 in cash and securities
valued at $3,000,000.
Ths line is a part of the gen-;
eral, railway system having a
similar name. The parent cor-
2 poration received compensation
from the government In its set-
tement several months ago.
Buy IT IN WICHITA FaLis
The Times, like all other
loyal concerns and industries
that do business in Wichita
Falls; is deeply and vitally In-
terested in this movement. It is
a vital proposition with all of
us. With the idea of bringing
this matter to the attention of
our ' citizenship, a series of
articles have been printed under
various captions, but generally
titled, “Bill Dollar."
In these articles we had
sought to impress upon our
readers, the advantage of spend
ins our money with Wichita
Falls manufacturers and mer-
chants. That is our plain duty
as we see it.
This series of articles
been 1__________
sues for the past month. -
appreciative and enthusiastic
over these messages are the
merchants of Wichita Falls that
The Times is concluding the
movement ” with their message
about their own business and
in hM
what they have to offer to the
people of Wichita Falls, in to-
day’s issue ,
The Times suggests you read
over this issue and let us all
keep “Mil Dollar” busy in
Wichita Falls.
oxn@Lami, OKLA. June ar.mn-
AM “emeept a small force” ef the
Oklahoma National Guard units
which arrived here this merelss to
enforce martial law le Okmulgee
county following Governor J. C.
Walter’s proclamation late venter-
day, were ordered returned to their
homes and demobilised. Brigadier
General Alva Niles said to n state-
ment issued here this afternoon.
The statement said that Sheriff
John Russell had turned his office
over to the military, forces, which
Cra, and that none et the other
semeC 22229”
with. Extraordinary meetings were
banmed but these of common routine
are to be permitted, it was stated.
denies that he killed Dennis Griffin.
Cleveland policeman, for whose
claying he is wanted in the Ohio
Leked in n cell here under heavy
guard Whitefield told officers that
Griffith who had Whitefield under
arrest and waa driving himito the
police station accidentally shot him-
self and left the automobile to have
the wound dressed.
, He said he knew nothing of what
happened to the officer thereafter.
“I started to drive to a corner to
ton a traffic officer about it,”
Whitefield is quoted as saying, “but
something happened to change my
mind.” .
Me said he intended to return to
Cleveland Saturday and give him-
self up. He to said te have ad-
mitted intimacy with Marie Price,
14-year-old white girl who to soon
to become a mother, but said he did
not know she was that age.
Patrolman Griffith was never
seen alive after he started for a
Cleveland police station with White
fled who had been paced under ar-
rest on a warrant charging theft of
some spark pugs. The patrolman’s
body, stripped of its clothes, was
found la a shallow - grave outside
Cleveland several days later.
Whitfield, according to officers
will waive extradition to Cleveland.
TE NE WS
ASHES
smonsnrown, June -.-
(P)--Funeral services were held
today for Dr. C. C. Cody, dean
j ed Southwestern University,
who died yesterday. Burial was
nt d o’clock.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA, June ar.
(),LP. F. Clexten, prevest ef
the University et Alabama, has
announced Ms resignation. He
has accepted the position of
■ superintendent of city schools
1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.-J., June ST__
Delegates from every state In the
Union and from Canada, represent-
tag some 36,000 members of the
International Association of Lions
Clubs," opened their seventh annual
convention in the great auditorium
on the steel pier here this morning.
All yesterday the Lions, both
delegates and unofficial visitors,
with tbsir ladles, poured into tbs
city and made ready for a throe-
days session. This morning they .
went at the business of the con-
vention. -
The presiding officer was Harvey
■. Moore of Trenton, district gover-
nor of the Lions Clubs of New
Jersey. “ wo”
After the invocation and inspir-
ing music, the Lions were made wel-
come to Atlantic City by the muyer.
The response waa by Halsted Ritter
of Denver.
The convention then listened te
the annual address of the later-
national president, Ed. S. Vaught of
Oklahoma City. It was a human
document, that address of the
president, for it dealt with the
progress of ths youngest of the
great service clubs et ths country,
its aims and aspirations, some of
the things it has dons and some of
the bigger things it has planned for
the years to come.
Bill Dollar Is
On Exhibition
Bill Dollar, well known to
Wichita Falls business men and
citizens, can be seen in a Ninth
street window of Ue Perkins-
Timberlake Department Store.
Mil la accompanied by the
signatures of the local business
concerns through whose hands
"he has passed in the last month,
since kin activities in this city
began.
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 27.00-
Operations of ‘lawless mobs that
have been committing outrages in
Okmulgee county for months," and
not merely the statement of three
citizens detailing alleged abuse of
law authority by deputy sheriffs,
prompted Governor J. C. Walton to
proclaim martial law la Okmulgee
county, he told the Associated Press
today. No eaid the statement was
“merely the climax."
The governor said that four other
counties in the state were threat-
ened with the same alleged condi-
tion m ho said existed in Okmulgee
county.
, "Caddo county is on the verge of
the same thing.** he declared.
‘I am going to stamp mob rule
and mob violence out of Oklahoma
If I have to put every county under
military law and leave them there
as long as I am governor.**
‘‘I have tried and tried to get re*
suits through the regular ‘ civil
agencies without success,” the gov-
ernor declares. "Local officials are
too often allied with these secret,
lawless mobs and 1 have gotten no
results. I am determined to get re*
LoNnoN, June ar. (P)—A
Central News dispatch from
Belgrade says six shots were
fired at the Juge-Slavian pre-
mier, Nikolai Pachiteh, as he
waa leaving parliament, bat
that he escaped unharmed. A
man named Rajitch waa ar-
rested.
CALCUTTA, Je ar. vn.
Thirty-nine Mohammedan bey
orphans were killed in the cal-
lapse ef n section of the er-
phanage building in the heart
of Calcutta. Thirty-three In-
Jared were went to the Despital
and 25 others were slightly In-
jured.
PLAN TO VIGOROUSLY
PUSH CAMPAIGN FOR
‘FORD-FOR-PRESIDENT‘
DETROIT, June 21. Wr)—Planning
vigorously to push hta campaign to
bring about the nomination of
Henry Ford for president, probably
an the leader of a third party, the
Dearborn “Ford-for-president" club
le considering the calling of a con-
vention of all Ford clubs in Mich-
igan. It was announced today by
the Rev. William Dawe, leader of
the movement.
While no date has been announced
for the proposed convention, it
would beheld in Dearborn, Mr.
Dawe said, the object being to ef-
fect a national organization nad co-
ordinate what thus for ban been
signed by the governor and the
challenging of n number of special 1
officers of the governor who came
into Okmulgee county bearing arms.
Specific allegations against his of-
fice, made by the three citizens who
called upon the governor for 48
sistance, were denied by the sheriff.
Under the executive proclamation
the military forces are directed to
“protect human life and keep the
public peace until such time as the
local civil authorities can again ine
sure the enforcement of the law and ;
thte protection of the citizens bl
every race, class and condition in
the employment of civil righto and
liberties guaranteed them by the
constitution of the state and of the
nation."
TAKE srurs TO MAKE
MARTIAL LAW EFFECTIVE
suite -
“Okmulgee county is going to
stay under martial law until I am
satisfied I havs sufficient enforce-
ment there.”
Mob Violence Reported
The governor declared that
throughout the six months that he
has been la office he has received
reports of mob violence in okmul-
"“Several-months ago there was
a murder la Henryetta,” Governor
Walton recounted. “I do not re-
call the man’s name, but hta tooth-
er was in my office last week ask-
ing ms to do something to appre-
hand tbs slayers. He said that he
had tried to investigate but had
been warned secretly that unless he
stopped the inquiry and left the
city he, too. would be found dead.
“Many other similar incidents
have been brought to my attention.
It is not only the alleged depreda-
tions of the deputy sheriffs.
Is these lawless mobs that
been operating for months. The
statement yesterday regarding the
deputies was merely the climax."
The governor said he bad received
a report from Anadarko, Caddo
county, that Paul Freeman had been
seised by a masked hand there while
escorting two young men home
from church, taken into the woods
and beaten into insensibility. He
said the report declared Freeman
had gone to Cement, Okla., and to
In a serious condition.
“Officials of Caddo declined to
investigate the case, declaring there
was nothing to ths charge,” Gover-
nor Walton said.
A grand jury has been called by
> the governor’s order to most s'
Anardarko July 9 to investigate al-
leged outrages.
OKMULGEE, OKLA. June rr.*R
—Steps to make effective the proc-
lamation of martial law in Okmul-
gee county were being taken rapid. '
ly today.
Adjutant General Baird H. Mark-
ham upon his arrival from Okla-
homa City went into conference at
once with Brigadier General Alva
J. Niles of Tulsa and other officers
to outline a course of action. One
hundred troops arrived from Tulsa.
. Muskogee and Wetumka. A pla-
, teen of Oklahoma City guards is on
the way here.
The superior, district and county
courts were in recess today. Judge
J. H. Swan of the superior court.
Judge James Hepburn of the dis-
trict court and Judge W. A. Barnett
of the county court met today with
members of the Okmulgee bar aad
named a committee th meet the
guard commander and ascertain his
wishes as to whether the court 1
shall function.
In announcing that the meeting
had boon held Judge Swan said:
“As soon as wo board of the
proclamation late yesterday all, the
judge took judicial knowledge or
it and at once closed their courts.
We have ceased to function until
we are called upon by the military
authorities or the governor,
‘We are not quite so riotious here
=Eud=iFaur
NEW PRESIDENT srocr r.
EXCHANGE PROMISES HE
WILL PROTECT PUBLIC
m. It
have
BRIGADIER GENERAL MILES
IN CHARGE OF SITUATION
OKMULGEE, OKLA, June 21.
()—Okmulgee county, declared by
Gov. J. C. Walton te be in a state
of lawlessness and disorder amount,
ing to insurrection against the civil
NEW YORK, June 37.00—Lat
rence Tweedy, who yesterday au
seeded William S. Silkworth
president of the Consolidated atot
Exchange, today assumed aeth
charge with the promise that 1
would institute “various reforms" i
protect the public. J
“For a year the board has bet
working to correct conditions th
had their inception three or for
years ago,” Mr. Tweedy said. ”
has made great progress to elim
eating unworthy and undesirab
members." 9
Mr. Tweedy said, however, th
the reorganisation was not com
pleted. He asserted that events 1
the past year “will sever oner
again." J
Meanwhile, District Attorney Ba
ton and United States Attorney Ha
ward yesterday formed an allian
- to prosecute suspected bucketed
% Under the agreement the prosce
it tors will act together.
At a bankruptcy hearing into a
affairs of S.. 8. Ruskay and
pany, customers of’ which are M
to have lost nearly $5,000,000,0 on
brought out yesterday that the tir
had paid out money and tura
over large amounts of securities
few days before the crash on ie
23, 1922.
law, today was under the rule of
the military forces of Oklahoma.
And with ths coming of the mill-
tary, a big part of the county’s
population at least, still bewildered
by the governor’s sudden move, was
leaking about for evidences of “the
condition of lawlessness and terror**
described by the executive in his
proclamation of martial law.
Supreme command in the county
is vested in Brigadier General Alva
: J. Niles of Tulsa, who is scheduled
te arrive here this morning.
Whether the courts or any other
branches of the civil government
shell continue functioning rente in
the military commander’s hands.
National guards units from Tulsa,
Oklahoma City, Muskogee, and
Wetumka, numbering in all about
200, including machine gunners,
were to arrive here during this
morning. Two local guard com-
panies have been held In the armory
since last night awaiting Brigadier
General Nies’ command.
“Local officers of the law either
cannot or will not suppress the
TENDERS RESIGNATION J
AT REQUEST OF WARDEN
AUSTIN, June 27. un-alore.
Finlay Simmons, who yesterday ten-
dered hie resignation an chief depu-
ty alate game and fiah warden to
Governor Neff, did so at the request
eneeovescor steontoaN); A*
ignation which has been accepted
by the governor, followed differ-
ences between the deputy and com-
missioner, it was stated.
Simmons said he has been en-
gaged in investigating activities of
the same department at the govern-
or’s request and that he expected to
make strong recommendations to
Us chief executive regarding reor.
ganisation of Us department.
: Simmons has accepted a position
as head of a tropical and sub-anare-
tic Atlantis expedition to be con-
ducted by the Cleveland Museum or
Natural History.
purely spontaneous organization of
Ford clubs. Plans of the Dearborn
leaders contemplate a call for an
assembly of delegatee from Mich-
igan clubs, but Dr. Dawe declared
the proposed convention might de-
relop into n national affair
Correspondence with numerous
Ford clubs throughout the country
makes it clear, according to James
B. Greene, secretary of Ue Dear-
born organisation, that the Ford
supporters desire a third party. -
"The movement has grown to
such proportions,” Mr. Greene de-
clared, “that there to only one
thing left to do, and that la to
, create a national organisation."
breaches of the peace," the governor
declared in his proclamation which
was accompanied with a statement
signed by three Okmulgee county
citizens detailing alleged abuses of
power by the force of Sheriff John
Russell and declaring the sheriff
had been “utterly indifferent" to a
series of depredations which threat-
ened “serious riots.” The petition to
the governor for “Immediate ac-
tion," was signed by Rev. J. C.
Curry, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal hurch. South, Henryetta.
John Stormont, Henryetta police
chief, and W. L Bullens, motor car
dealer at Henryetta. •
/Answering the charges against
his office. Sheriff Russell declared
the governor’s action in placing the
county under martial law grew ent
of the arrest of several men carry-
ing special police commissions
Let’s Swap! j
so tired or her sore was Jane
She swore that it gave her a pain."
A swap-ad she wrote
And got a new coat: 79.2
Now Jane cays she’s happr asaing.4
t
NT AT HOM
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