The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 162, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1923 Page: 1 of 14
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HOUSTON TEXAS THURSDAY; SEPTEMBER ! 3 1 923
PRICE 5 CENTS
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E21Hiiig) andj Supplier
'AltCtlOried for Total-1 0I
'21 7r Laat of Ooy-
. ;r. crpnicnt Property Sold :
Qf tiqmft Declare Camp
-''.MBif-MAwM-'Tkan PaiA
'- '-.r -""vt ;ir' r tt h Wanted by.'the plessed Master "to feed my lambs and. my
V r or- IttClf 1 Call ) Sale sheep' and in spiritual matters 1ind in his leadership the cer-
' vPri SarJifarforv ."Vf to. comfort btChrisf I trutHy;. . - ;v
paracioiy . Unfortunately the fires of lace hatred and rejfeious bigotry
f....A r i s.
' t -ij- " 1 - j ..i;..a Br
; j. ?Png :and supplies .at
- Camp Igan -which cost tne
" government . $1000000 Wert
told'at auction Wednesday for
a total of $21417.50'.' The sale
t marked the. last official act in
thMwm '-the camp wnicn
Was- establishedvm anar
used as training quarters for
. " the 33rd division and later as
I 'i'demobilizatron and hospital
.Vcenter. : ' " 1
V More s than--400" people at-
' tended the sate. A couple of
hours were used in taking ths
crowds . over the cantonment
an4 showing. them the build-
' ings and supplies to be auc-
ttoned.
A hundred od tn buildlnra 800
tons or coai. w coroa w u
ttrVaraTcMed
; $wo Par BaHilif.
- Pricca rewived for. Uc Duuainga.
"lifLfSfKM
Th arerage washout tail. Soma of
IDOOC wUU. Dinu m
' OT Honatoniana
cbaw-inu Gor'
Myert except on
fPk.. m.
H. I'uinn 8100 Commarw atret
'vBasboaRht Wtaiidinia. for wo.
Dallaa avenue for $1175: nin build-
by R. E. Brooks for film aatl mia
rnaiMoas orooertT br Henry How'
trd. 810 Saa . Jacinto atrect for
f 1314. Other purchaaaa ran fro
ssdsrs
purewaeii vraperij.
'nt vnmrki. -. Ammit the .viaitoral
-aa Mayor Holeombe. wugntj ami
a iplrit of furi featured t.b aale but
to a faarvrb present the re.ut
revived trapw memoriea. -
Qftlem Satlafted. "
' Colonel Auirtln of Fort 9am Houa-
ton who waa -preaent at the aale at
tha v Mveniraent'a . reoreaentative
Thdradar nifht cxpreaaed himself an I
wtii pleased jith the reaulta
t "Tn Tan waa built for tempo
rary oexopaner only;" Colonel Austin
staled "and the government feela that
it haa paid for itaeir. ine war ae-
. pirtment was anzioua to sell the lum-
ber 'remaining at the camp to Hous-
to people who could ue it to build
aBarl Swepton government auc-
tknm in charre of the sale em-
phasiied Colonel Austin's . atate-
v. . .
We t didn't try
mm. h.r. ud
Krefaaaed fir buUdmca for SZIW. uowcu vy mcir rcaiur wun lciuui maiicnaoie ngnts; tnai
her pgrchaaea toduded ef and among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness." '
iUKgh MiXi$l308 A little palliative of 'self-conceit may be taken therewith:
.; v purchase the property' he declared
' '! pnasMffT the aale very satisfactory
? in. view ot the fart that only 16 days
- - la allowed in which to remove the
-"buildings. The total was-above the
upshot price'. which had been fixed
' att0Qfr"V
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KeOreSentatlVe Madden
KepOrted MUCh' Detter
Associated Press Report
WASHINGTON. Sept 12. Repre-
sentative Martin B. Madden of Chi-
cago chairman ' of . the house appro-
priations committee who ia seriously
iir. at hie home here from heart at-
tacFwaR said by his physician tonight
to have .bad a very favorable day. He
rested comfortably and the doctors
pronounced his heart action consid-
erably Improved.
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YOUR :
CLASSIFIED r
APYERTISEMENX:
" i -; s-word - Claulfled - Adver-
Usemant in' The Sunday Post
coti 79. ' .A
''"' Tha aanie advertlWmant In
v .'tna.vnronicio vi..
A 36-wofd Classified Adve
tlMment tour daya In The
' ' Morning and Evening ' Post
' i v aiiridav. . ftlO. ""
. The same advertisement In
: the'Chroniole evenings only
in no SUnday Include
r Roosts $2.5a " r v
a is-word ClasslfleilAtdTe
Usemeiit in The Morning and
i Evening Poet four week days
-US ' . ' ' v
V'-The same advertisement in
N'tha 'Chnntcla evenings only
- When you use The Post you
f t gel BOfH The Morning and
& Kreiilwr' Post- Th8 Iwieat
. (local orelti6n..and a
cheaper iie..;;: - ) i .
f i . niione Praston 1600
Fora Spiritsof
J ( order to tncturat spirit ef tolefoneo.'toitcihotion ' U. fraternity
mi i of Hontion end to occentuoto tke need of eme a o
far erode front 0 tko-Golden Rnlt end tke common-rithn of $ck titigen Tkr
Pott hot invited mt oNk ont Handing leader of Ik community to emtrtsi
tkeir views on ike' general eubieil of Ctvie Mnitf. fierewitk it frtsenfe tkt
fourth of Ikit ietiet of orticUt from Ikt .pm of RU Rev.Moneitnor femes if.
Kir: : ; - v yl fy&i'''-''. v .V' r''''''v "-"i '
By RT. REV. MONSIGNOR JAMES M. KIRWIN
1 1 yic General Of the Diocese of Galveston.: ? .
: X.May I preface my appeal forWvic unity and harmony with
statement ot fact which may
I am . an American citizen!
to thef Pope0f Rome than I owe to Mussolini or lQ"Ge6rge V.
t have seen the Pope's "army." If it should ever nttempt to
lanf in the United States in my lifetime 1 shall summon two
troops of Boy Scouts al?d "clean i". thoroughly. .(I except with
unfaltering allegiance any ruling of the Holy Father in faith
and morals because I believe htm
hae been burning fiercely throughout the. worl4 since the war
and our beloved Country and great itate haYP'not been tree
ff0m destroying influences. Such un-American doctrines
. reached fever oeak in some olaces. but is nowrecedlne.
let us hope to absolute normal. The heart of our great people
is soynd and iree from bias f We have known davs? of peace
and amity They weregood days. We have expertehced 'days
of difference and contention and
nis lamemy . .
A1 .t hirh h
& nmjp y J bw tua4t 4Ur liutf at.
Whose grovelling god lies in the mothering slime
And blundering hands that level hope sublime
Down to the tomb : and dark brains coldly skilled
In knowledge to pull down butnot tabfjld. ' i
Lone spirits on the narrow bridge of Tle - ' '
They waste their hearts in faithless baffling strife
Groping in dust for the lost key "of life."
When we take stock of ourselves we find-that we have been
talking too much of our rights too little of our duties. There
is here in Texas as well as in Europe but little consideration
of the brotherhood of man but
peace justice ana good-will.
sweetened water. They do not
may enliven the imagination.
in equal parts;
First-Pure Religion-"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself." "Who ii my neighbor
uracil. i uu la iiijt iitiguuui i uic unciliyi 10 jUSlliy IllIII
sewas tne question of a quizzical lawyer. The Blessed Mas
ttT t'lat e w a.rac an re'gion apart -?
Second Pure Americanism
self-evident that all men are
Ij i t ii..:. r" a. :t-
without any diminution of the
CLOTHING SHELTER
ARE URGENT HEEDS
American Red Cross Or
ders Early Shipment of
Supplies
Associated Presa Report
WASHINGTON Sept 12. Jap
an a dire need of clothing and build-
ing material to protect the multitude
0f earthquake aufferera waa reoof
fcb' J"
Cross which authorised the quick
shipment of hundreds of thouaanda of
piecea of underwear and other cloth
"f wU 'le quanUtiea of
corrugated Iron sheltering. Urgent
I rmiieata came from tha atripkm im
that the advent of cold made imme-
diate action imperative
An indication that the Japanese
yvernment ia fearful that the frees-
mg weather will take a heavy toll
from the half nourished' people waa
found. In a message received at tb
Japaneae embassy here. It said that.
beating apparatus of all types waa
LOVE FADED GIRL;.
17 DIES BY POISON
The body of Mrs. -Harrr Miller
about 17 years old was found by
maid at 3:30 p. m.. Wednesday in her
room at a down' town hotel Near
the body of the woman three notes
were found sealed In an envelope.
One apparently written by another
person told the young woman that he
no longer loved her and that she was
too yottng to be married. J' It wss
signed 'II. A." The second reading
almost as the first was signed "Your
sorry husbsnd." Tha third believed
to have been written by the young
woman and addressed to her husband
expressed her love for aim. and sor
row that she had "to do this." This
note waa signed. "Mabel.
According to officials ef the hotel
the yodha; couple registered at the
hotel early Tuesday from Port-Arthur
paying a visit to Mr. Miller's mother
who resides at the hotel.
Justice of the Peace Campbell R.
Overstreet held the inquest and pro
nounced death due to poisoninc.
Funeral arrangementa are in charge
of the. Fogie-wtst Undertaking Co.
and wW be announced later.
'Real Guarantees For .
1 ; Ruhr' Says Stresemann
. Associated Press Report.
BERLIN Bept. 12. Chsncellor
Stresemann In an address today de-
clared: "We are ready to give real
gnaranteea in order to secure the
freedom of the Ruhr:'. f r
He admitted that a aohitlon of the
problem could not ' be obtained by
paaaive rssinanci. 5j t f
relieve the minds ot.nuny hon
I 'owe no more dvfc allegiance
to he. the successor of Peter
the poet has presented them m
" v 4
MinM A h.. fUA
little reflection on the ways of
General prescnptions are like
touch the malady though they
We need the following dosage
r"--the attempt to justify him-J
"We hold these truths to be
created eaual: that thev ar i-n
.... i. .
two basic ingredients but it
MEXICAN TRADE
TRIP STOCK OP; :
Sixty-One Reservations
Listed Eighty Are
Expected
Mexican Trades were strong on the
Chamber or Commerce reservation
book Wednesday opening at 63 and
rising steadily until they closed at
61. Next week's futures were 19
higher being listed at 80. 1
In other - words reservations for
Houston's - trade trip into Mexico
October 6-21. showed a decided
''bandwagon" tendency when elfht
more Houstonians. lesders in vsrious
brancbes of commerce took places in
the "good will special." These
brought the total reservations no to
61 while 19 others have announced
tney .will go but bave not closed for
berths according to T. U Evans for-
eign trade manager of the chamber.
ii tnese iu promises are fulfilled
the total of.trade-trrppers will be 80
One hundred art needed to assure
the train according to Mr. Evans and
if more than that number decide to
go 25 additional will be needed to
fill the. extra car. The chamber of.
ficial appealed to those who wish to
make the trip to reserve berths be-
fore "September 20.
Wednesday a registrationa were the
heaviest which have been received -hi
any sins l day. Those who pur-
Chased berths -were Mayor Oscar
Holcpmbe; D W. Cooley of the Union
National banki.Eunis Cargill of the
South Texas Commercial National
bank: C. A. Perlits. vice president of
the Schuhmacher Grocery company;
J. E. Daley of the Bender hotel; N. D.
Neman capitalist; aqn Mr. and Mrs.
Robert I. Cohen representing the
Americas Maid miDs.
EXPERTS DECLARE TOBACCO
SMOKE HAS BEEN MALIGNED
Associated Frssa Report.
MILWAUKEE Sept. 12. Tobacco
smoke is far lesa deadly in carbon
monoxide gaa than scientists of the
past have daTmed). Thla ia the opin-
ion expressed by three investigators
of Pittsburg before tha semi-annual
meeting ot the American Chemical
society here today. -'
The conclusion reached by the In-
vesticatera G. W. Jones. W.'P. Yant
and L. B. Burgess followed tests
made In Pittsburg when three sub-
jects were plaeed in a non-ventilated
room of 1000 cubic feet capacity and
who for two houra smoked cigars
cigarettes stogies and pipes. They
claim the smoke waa four to six times
more concentrated than would be per-
mitted under ventilated room condi-
tions the eyes of the smokera'being
protected by goggles. . .
After the test it was reported' the
highest carbon monoxide content ot
the room waa .02 per cent Previous
Investigators had shown that- undi-
luted tobacco smoke contains .8 and
-12 per cent monoxide said to he the
most deadly of organic gases. - -
The Investigators further reported
GI3DA1IY TO PAY ;
RDARATI0I1SF0R
FREEDOJOFRUHR
Stresemann Unfolds Plan
To Editors' as One ot '
Candor
;i v-
ADMIT LOSS
OF LONG
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Associated Press Report. .
BERLIN. Bent li Tacitly ad
mitting that the Ruhr fight bad been
loat and that there could be Ho pros
pect of the internal reeoantitntlon of
Germany until th forelan conflict had
been adjusted. Chancellor Stresemann
tonight remarked to fathering of
editors: . '
; "'Candor la preferable totTnusion
and Germany desires to sneak out
nlainlv." . . 4 !
. Formal contact with the occupying
powers had revealed the .gravity -of
the eziatuw difficulties which he said
primarily tnvolved the oueation of
German aovereignty and the restora
tion to Germany oi complete aaanma-trative-ireedom
In the Ruhr. : & :
The chancellor's aneech did nof eon-
Uia a direct reference to readineaa on
the part of Germany to eatt oK passive
resistaiK nconditknany' but pre-
amted a more nrecise formulation ot
the nature of the nrsductire guar-
Tntea which 'Germany waa prepared
to pledge for tne aecurur or we repar
ation creditors xnese wouia com-
rriss the hvnothecation. M private
holdings in iBdustrv. commerce finance
and anicuiture. in snca a manner as
to insure their immediate fluidity as
active loanable collate raL
Rnch aecnrltT. aaM the chancellor.
would Heverv wv b kuoerior to the
pledces Drescrfbed in thr Versailles
treaty which etalv enumerate govern-
mental nroDettles. none of which
possess productiveness equalling that
Ot private holda which Germany pro-
poses of hypothecate for the benefit
or reparationa. :-
I'nlm irrancaaTIa bent on anneta
tion Germany's Uedges ha contended
were of such a tature as to meet the
nniitnna nnibiv which Fj-ance once
prepared to rvaenate the irmpted"
areas. He believed that the positive
guarantee offered by Germany would
lmnm Cfkmt Britain and Italy with
her desire so aehleva a solution of the
problem and would softest to Belgium
thai nuMtltv as a means of overcom
ing the deadlock and opening the way
to European vconeircuou.
i "
Iialy Plans
ToEndFtume
RowAt
.jut
4lKniB..-aepV; n Pismles. Musao
lint remains absomtan auent wna ra
mm tit tkf atrlhida Itai will Uk
ff at the'expiratten of th time limit
set for September ia ugo-oiaviB
doea not accept the . condhiona laid
down la the joint agreement of the
Italio-Jugo Slavia commission con-
cerning the government of Fiume or
shows signs of persisting in what is
termed her procrastinating policy.
Hn thtaa seems certain that Mus
solini is determined that the Frame
question shsll be settled and quickly.
The Italian newspapera say there
are signs of an organised campaign
abroad regarding r iume wnicn uouoc
i... hail tta oriain in Juro-81av pro
n.vanda. Tlievalso pretend to de
tect any Inclination to mix up the
irinm anestion with the Greco-Italian
quarrel and also express the' belief
that tne suggestion oi mroiauua dj a
friendly stats namely France be-
tveen Italv and Jugo-Slavia which
Italy could not accept is due to thi
mmA nronavanda.
The newspapera reiterate that the
reporta that Italy naa sent to jugo
SUvta an ultimatum expiring Sentem
ber 15 when Italy would without
further discussion occupy Fiume if
Italy's requests were not acquiesced
in are fuse. Premier Mussolini to
day declared that such reports ap
natarina iu luc luiriK" vi an . v w
nnnortune and evil-intentioned - and
finally are becoming offensive."
Macnolia Petroleum Co.
Declares Cash Dividend
DALLAS Texae Rept 12. The
trustees ot the Msgnolis Petroleum
company have declared a caah dlvi
dend of one per- cent on the stork
of the comDanv issued snd outatand-
inc and of record on the books of
the company aa at noon September 22
payable October d according to
statement made pubNe by W.
Proctor treasurer ot tha company.
to the aocicty that carbon monixide
saturation of the blood waa not
greater than 5 per cent even in two
subjects who earl inhaled the smoke
oi zu cigarettes.
In concluding their report the ex
perts stated the teata showed the
concentrated smoke does not enter
the alveli ehreoli. or hnif tissue- cell
Other exeprts reported the result
of widely extended and varied invest!
gationa of the American Chemical
society at the sessions late today.
Reporting on the subject of' the
supply of helium used in filling dirifi
bles. Dr. E. E. Weaver of the United
States bureau of standards. Washing
ton. U. v. asserted the supply wss
still too low to make hydrogen un
necessary. . Ho described it aa a dow
erful instrument of national defense
He reported Improvements in the pro-
cess of manufacture of hydrogen from
steam and Iron which may result in
decided economies in this field.; Im-
provements) in the method of manu-
facture of hydrogen atill is of impor-
tance to the country he declared. -
Modern chemistry is producing
drastic changea'in tha leather indus-
try. It was brought out in tba session
ot tee leather division ot the society.
out; for" new
FLIGHT RECORD
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PARKER D. CRAMER
ALL CLASSES FALL
BEFORE 'DRY LASS
MUGHERTY SAYS
Ninety-Thousand C as e s
Handled Since Rule
Was Made.
r Associated Press Report;
WASHINGTON' Sept. IS. Con
viction of jadges attorneys fcdi'ral
and State off iclals and millionaires
among the host found guilty of violat
ing tbeV .prohibition laws was detailed
a report suMMited to President
Coolidge todsy by Attorjry General
Daugherty.
A synopsis of the report made pub
lic with the assent of the president
reviewed the federal indicia rv's work
ia administering the prohibition law
in the first forty-one montho of its
operation. It showed that since the
statute went into effect January 10
1920 more than 00.000 cases bad
been terminated ' in United States
courts with 72480 convictions and
finea aggregating $12467rjtlO. There
haa beta a constant yearly increase in
prohibition prosecutions the report!
aaowedi weiie jsu sentences ;r the
? sioatha have totaled anuye than
'Ureal aBS . .
wf .eenTTjf -TeaeraF court
faaei. the rttmrt said the devfnilants
wBra'Tsimfl Ttuirtyi -Awaswaa laa ssoi
tfrds for the last fiscsl vear sre not
complete the report estimated that
there hdbeen at least 10.000 more
convictions than in the preceding year
and 15.000 more than for two years
ago. These figures Mr. Daugherty
id. indicated a stricter enforcement
in every section of the country.
The attorney general told the pres-
ident that he was of the impression
that the government's enforcement of-
ficials radiating from- Washington
were coping with the liquor problem
in a highly satisfactory manner. De
partment of lustioe . officials and
agents he said were co-operating
wholeheartedly everywhere and the
co-ordination waa resulting in general
tightening of lines about liquor law
violators. '
Prohibition cases have been fraught
in the federal courts at an average
of '73.4 a day since the law went into-
effect the attorney general said
ftuttbis rate was exceeded during the
last year the average being 111 a
day. During the first five months of
(nis year iwt more i-aaes were im-
posed of than during the entire 1021
fiscal year.
Mr. Daugherty reported that .the
"padlock" provision of the prohibition
law had been one of its most ef-
fective weapona enabling closing of
many buildings where liquor was sold
unon iudrmenta that thev were "nui
sances.'' Increase of jail sentences
also has been a deterring influence
Mr.; Daugherty told the president.
NAB WOMAN IN
DALLAS ON OIL
FRAUDCHARGE
. 1' ... . .. .
Blanche Baersatein the first
woman caught in the federal dragnet
spread for South Texaa oil promoters
was .arrcsiea in isaiiaa euurmjaj
on a charge of misuse of the mails in
the alleged promotion of oil stock
sales. according to information re
ceived in Houston. She was held
under 13000 bond. .
She ia alleged to be an official of
.1 i -....1. .1:1 MmnBn
one ot 11 companies mentioned in 1
federal indictment returned here re-
cently as being party to a huge mer
ger involving millions of dollars'
capitalisation.
John P Lewis of Fort Worth fur
nished 110.000 bond in Federal Dis
trict court Tuesday night to answer
to a similar charge. - - -
"A number of warrant a remain to
be served in the oil fraud cases it
waa stated Wednesday but thosr
named In the Indictments no longer
reside in Houston.
Salvation Army Sends
. . Newspapermen Relief
. - Associated Press Report
; NEW TOOK Sept 12. Stranded
newspaper
men in Japan are to be
forwarded $2500
by the Salvation
Army This money waa sent today
by Commander Evangeline Booth to
the editor and publisher. Commander
Booth offered in behalf of the Salva
tion Arm v. to take care of the fsmi
Ilea ot the newspaper men who are
striaoes m japaa.
V.
PIGMY PLANE TO '
7IKG WAY NORTH
OM MOM-STOP TRIP
Houston Birdrrian Aspires
To Shatter Distance V
FligKt Record
DAWN HERALDS
'HOP-OFF HERE
In a pigmy machine lbaded With 700
pounds txceas weight Parker D.
Cramer was to hop off at Ellington
field at dawn today in an attempt to
shatter ' the gulf-to-Canada nonstop
flight record made recently by Lieut
Scotty Crocker. - 7 '
Cramer's destination la Clarion Pa..
75 miles north ot Philadelphia and
about 1225 miles from Houston on an
air line. To reach bis objective he
plana to fly oVer trackless swamps
where a stalled . engine almost cer-
tainly would mean disaster; sail above
forests stretching 50 miles ia length
brave treacherous air currents which
are known to exist oh part of the
route ignore landing fields and trust
to hickt . 1
Stasdarl Type
v Cramer's machine is of standard
type built from standard parte. For
the last six months he has been work
ing on the plane assembling' testinf
and lnaorpo rating special natures. .
These Include a rearrangement ef
fuel tanks which is the basis of his
effort to make . the flight He re
moved the old gss tank and put a De-
HanrilanH Ol-aallnn tank in its nlsce.
He put a second container ' in the
space occupied by the passenger seat
and built a third on the nper wing.
Kb aping it to where it will offer little
resistance to air pressure. At the
tail of the machine be placed his
fourth tank. This is empty and it
will not be 'filled until gaa in two of
the forward tanks begins to run low.
a using tne center of gravity to shirt
forward. A pipe runs from the for-
ward containers to the one on the
re-sift. By allowing gas to flow into
the latter Cramer believes the ma-
chine can be kept perfectly bal-
anced. The rear container haa a ca-
pacity of 25 gallons.
The flight la scheduled to be started
with 172 gallons of gss and 10 gal-
tons of reserve oil.
Oversize Radiator.
" Other special featurea of the plane
include an ovemise radiator with
shatters to regulate the heat of the
engine which is a 150-horaepower
Hixpario type.
Leaving r.llington Held with the
first' faint streak of dawn the aviator
plans to fly over Monroe 1m. pass
just south of Memphis sail above
Bowling Ureen Ky. and strike Chilli-
rothe and Beaver Falls Ohio. The
last hour and a half of the . trip will
be covered in the dark. Cramer esti
mates. No lights will be at the lead
ing new. . ..
Lieutenant Croaker in bis fuM'-te.
Canada trip used a DeHaviland pjane
with a 400-borsepo.wer Liberty motor.
Compared ' teThe nieeemer nw Which
lend ' te-me maroioer to. wmtfciSTTTT? "f -r." v. . u
irsmer jvuTUempt to beat WIi"t2$;-f6"?' Jrat
Mr. t rimer
armi.
plana
Cramer's home la in Pennsylvania'
He has beea in Houston the last eigbt
months and - most of this time has
(Cont'd on Page 2 CoL 7.)
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Battleship?
Texas Rams
earner
. Associated Press Report
SAN PEPRO Cai Pept.12.-The
battleship Texas hound from Sen
Francisco to Kan Pedro: collided with
the otesmer Steel .'Seafarer off the
Isthmian line 14 milea north pf Point
Arguello at 6:00 a. m. .today accord
ing to word reaching here. The col
lision occurred Tn the vicinity where
seven destroyers went en . the rocks
last Saturday. " .
The Tekaa was steaming south with
the battleships Maryland Oklahoma
Arizona New Mexico and rennsylvar
nia.- .
The armada waa traveling in column
formation ana - waa proceeding cau-
tiously through a dense fog.
The Meet Heatarer left here last
night tibe is a vessel of 3471 net
tons and is 4n command of Captain
Kltt.
Reports reaching here declare thi
merchant abip has a large hole la te
bow above the water line.
A wireless to the Radio Corporation
of America declared the Texas had
cut a hole in number two hold of the
mercnani-man..
Immediately following the crash
the Texaa eignaled to the battleship
Oklahoma which In turn .warned
other vessels of the fleet. ' -
The Oklahoma came in dose to
give aid if necessary but a survey re-
vealed that the damage waa above the
water line and that the Steel 8eaftrer
was in no' danger of sinking.
Mt sages received nere indicated
the Steel Seafarer will proceed under
her own steam to San r ranciwro. The
Texas apparently la uadamaged.
Weather Forecast
WASHINGTON.. Cs Sept 12.
East Texae Thursday and Friday
partly cloudy local show era en the
coast ' ' - i
Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and
West Texas Thursday and Friday
generally fair. : .
llirhut temptrstitt Toeidsr tt.
Loej.teaseiurt .Wedoesday mornina
71. '
PrtcioiUtion from 1 p. ai. Tuesday to t
p. in. Wedondsy .00.
Sunrise 5 :Q& a. m.: sunset 1:31 p at.
Msos rises T:SS a. nooa sets
g:4 p. ss.
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WALTON
TULSA
omciMsQum
Governor Declafes Courts and Officers Are in Control
'PKIanj aHd F ail.: to Protect Gu'zensV Asserts
;. ;'Oe4n-.lfJp iWU ' Continue; Threatens Martial ;
J-aw foPlcmulgee Unless
1... ... ". . Associated Press Report. :"'-.''' ' ''
TULSA Okla; Sept. 12. Full compliance with trie Je--mands
Which Governor j. C. Walton put before Dusiness.men!
here today is the basis upon which he is willing to lift martial;.
law from Tulsa county appeared tonight to be rdmote. v t '
' . The resignations of Sheriff Bob Sanfprd Police CommisWv
sidner Harry W; Kiskaddon all three members of the County ;
jury commission composed of Cicero tHolland of Tulsa .
J.! W. Owen of CpUinsville; and Dr O E.- Robinson of Skiatootc.
were 'the stipulations advanced by the governor. .V'; ! A A r
." These officials the governor charged are under the dom ;i
inationof the" Ku Klux Klan. He declared that the: civil iuA
thorities of the county hd failed to protect citizens from inofc ' V
whippings and furthermore asserted that no'invesitgatian' 6t ;
a flogging case had ever been conducted here until martial lat
was declared. ' " ( 'Iv'v'n
'.'' . "If.you could promise me the resignation of these menn(j'v
their replacement with fair men who are not pro-klan or anti-' V
tt ..1. 1 j ! : ' ".
Kian persons wno wouia give'
justice to the lowliest citizen j
1 could be induced to remove
the troops by 6- o'clock ' to-
night" the governor said.
The executive put it squarely up
to the business men to obtain the res-
ignations ot the officials be named.
' Rsslgsatleas Rsfsaed.
At the conclusion of the conference
H. O. McClure president of the Tul-
sa chamber of commerce announced
he would appoint a committee to de-.
termine whether the governor's terms
could 'be compiled with.' The com
mittee bad not been named tonight
. Both Sheriff Kanford and Police
Commissioner Kiskaddon reiterated
tonight that they have no intention
pf resigning.
"1 bave done nothing that would
warrant my resignation and thereby
admitting I had committed some un-
lawful act which I have not" Kanord
declared. "I will stand by the records
of my office to the last ditch whether
I am asked for my resignation or if
ouster proceedings are instituted
against me. - My own conscience ia
perfectly .dear.' .
Kiskaddon s statement was simply
the remark that he will not resign.
Holland also declared that he would
not resign. . . '
uoveraor Walton is expected to re-
main In Tulsa over Thursday.
Declaring .that Tulsa's aoartaT lnrv
eommiasioa apdje'tJBcfcla are "in
if reached -tha.aolnt
where the taane Is the survival of in
visible government or the 'permanency
oi ear .own vieioie government. 1 am
going to dean that situation .up if I
have to stand out alone and let them
shoot at me." '.-..
"I am just aa anxious to get the
soldiers out of Tulsa and eliminate
material law here as any eitisen in
thla room" Governor Walton told the
conference. -1
Net Perseaal Matter.
""The invoking of martial law in your
fair dty 'Involved nothing whatever
pf a personal nature on my part. t
"An investigation developed that
your courts. Jury commission and
soma of roar other officials were in
the hands of a secret organisation. It
waa fouad that your civil officials
made no attempt whatever to atop
mob violence. In fact they encourag
ed it in some instances. . .
' "Whether the -Kn Klux Klan la re
sponsible for this alarming condition
ia not. the question. Had any other
Epidemic of Charges
Face Prominent Men
' Associated Press Uepert
-DAI4LAS Ttxks. Sept. 12. Indict-
ments alleging connection with recent
floggings and white tapping -charging
assault with : prohibited weapons
others charging misconduct in office
and still others swindling' were re-
turned almost simultaneously this
evening against men who have been
high in public life over the southwest
C. M. Reber former major of- the
Oklahoma National Guard and Mal-
colm Couch former chief of the
Shawnee Okla. fire department are
alleged to have directed the abduction
and whipping of Claude McCannon
and frank Cole In March 192? when
about SOO Ku Klux. Klanuhea took
part in the flogging party according
to flogging charges fUed this evening
at Shawnee. County Attorney Hen-
don filed the charges.
Sheriff I adlctsd. '
Indictments sgsinst Sheriff Less
Wfittsker County Attorney Henry
Ford snd four ethers were also re-
turned today by the Potter county
J trend jury at Amarillo Texaa. The
sdictmeata' were returned in connec-
tion with the recent flogging here of
B. T. McDonald who wasx severely
beaten and a coat ot tar and feathers
applied to' Ma body. ' - - . '
The aherlff and the county attorney
were charged with misconduct in of-
fice while the ether four men ate
charged with assault with a prohibited
weapon. ' .... ' .
' The other tour men Indicted are T.
W. SUnf oral 'GL' .O. Gall W. I
lloaeycutt and Andy Knox. The lat-
ter three' are each charged with' as-
sault with a prohibited weapon and
white capping while a second charge
ef white capping is made against Stan
ford fhree misdemeanor indictments
charging aggravated assault fslse im
prisonment and assault with intent to
kill were also returned sgainat Stan-
ford mgkiag all indictments against
aha.- '-. "
Bonds tor UaQ; Honeycutt and Knox
OFFERS
TRUCE IF
Conditions Improve
organization been respopslble my at--titude
would hare been the eame. ' ' 1
t "It is a certain fact that there are
in this community bands of men Who
have taken people of alt classes out
even women and flogged them in de- ' '
fiance of law. That must be stopped. ;
"We have reached the. point gentle- '
men where the issue Is the. survival
of-invisible government or the -permanency
of onr own visible govern-
ment. I want to say to yen that I
am going to Van that -situation up
if I have to stand out alone and let
them shoot at me ha order to do so .
. Discredits Officers. .;
"I don't believe we are going to be
able to clean up here wlththe present
police commissioner ; present . hisn '
sheriff and present jury commission.
With these offidala in power and
this eommisslon selecting thet Juries '.
I don't believe we are .going to' get '
convictions of thoae already arrested ' '
on whipping charges no matter how
strong he .evidenced praaent 'v".fi 1
"That state of affairs is not right i; i
snd I am not going to' permit it to ;
exist if the situation can be remedied. '
I want it so every dtizen even the .
most humble will get full protection
against mob violence under the .law.
"Since this can not happen with
these men in office I believe you
good representative dtlsena are for
law enforcement . and have ' the in-.'
teresta of year city at stake sboald r
te-4hea aad ask tlMea 4y .ntiak-'
' -Thr n I am going fo ask yoaTo put "U
ethers in' their places who are "neither .
I klan. nos- antUA but Will .o.-down.th
line for law enforcement- Whether It -be
against mob violence or against th ''
ordinary statutory; crimes.. ' ' : '
. - Tslss Net Alesa. ) r
''Tulsa is not the only place where
thia serious situation exists. There
are many others in the State. Okla-
homa county (Oklahoma City) ia one
of worst In fact the head and front
of thia opposition to law and order is
there. Before we are through we ea -
pert . to clean up . thoae places toe '
if it remains neceaaary. -
"This State and county mast be put
in s position ao mob violence can be
stamped out and law and order on-
forced. When that is done here. J
take the military out of Tulsa Jmsie-
diately." T . ..
Ouster proceedings against Henry
W. Kiskadon. the police commission- -er
already have been prepared by tb
State . attorney general's department
ea grounds of alleged mistreat of
police prisoners. The chargea have
not yet been filed however. ' f c-
" i . " ' "
were set at $6000 while Stanford"
bond in the six casea amounts to $10.-
Ranger Get Testlmosy.
It is not believed that Whiraker
and Ford will be removed from office '
as the indictments are ot t misde-
meanor nature. -v
Hangers were sent there to investi
gate the case and chargea sgsinst sll '
me men now uneer indictment wits
the exception of Ford were filed.
Whitaker was charged with being an
accomplice in the flogging. The arand .
jury has been investigating the case
ror iwo weexa ami scores 01 witnesses
hsve appeared before the body." :' v
R. L. Abbott former county aup-
erintendent of public education. i :
charged with theft in three indictments i
and- with swindling in three others
among 51 indictmeuts returned this a
evening by the Mclennan county grand
t - . - rr -
jur at t.acu icxas
yjl
Mor Flogging ;- . '
Qiarges in Oklahoma .
Associated Press Report v".
. SHAWNEE Okls Sept 12;
Flogging charges involving the Kn '
Klux Klan were filed here .late to.
day by County Attorney Claude Hen- .
den against C. M. Reber former1
iajor of the Oklahoma national guard.'
and Malcomb Couch formerly chief v
of the Shawnee fire department -
The information filed by the eouV .
ty attorney alleges that Reber and
Couch directed' tba abduction . ' and
whipping of Clande McCannon and
Frank Cole loch taxicab drivers on '
or about March 10 1822; ....
Three or four hundred Ku KluK
Klansmen took part ia tha fWrina .
I party the Information alleges. . ' .
tteoer n is auegeu waa in Coarke '
of the mob. It is eharged that Je v
wore the regalia of the Ku King KXA
with a black saask and was armed
with two revolvers which tie had ob-
tamed from the. national gnerd.
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