The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 203, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 1923 Page: 2 of 12
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iSVE HISSING
:hstoh gohon
FACTOR LOCATED
V (Cont'd from Pi. 1)
wa the day before shortage of
thaa $423000 was made pnb-
i Be m indicted by the Harris
inty (rand Jury on a charge of
it 17 of cotton warehouse receipts
rtly afterward. . '
The indictment chargea that Ward
" tained loans from the First Na-
tal bank on false warehouse re-
lite for cotton. Be is allied to
t e represented to the bank by the
;rged receipt that he had a large
number of bales of cotton in the
wareboaset when as a matter ot lact
h had anlv one bale.
J. C. Bering father-in-law of
Ward filed suit against me Dane isi-
tng that be be released from any part
of the indebtedness.
A number ot suits were filed by
farmera of near-by counties against
the W. 11. Ward company and other
firms to recorer damages for cotton
which it la slleged was sold to other
firms by Ward without authoriia-
tine. The farmers daimed that Ward
elicited their cotton for storage and
that they did not authorise the sale
of it - .
SEPARATISTS FAIL
TO EXTEND POWER
'BERLIN DECLARES
(Cont'd from Fg J.)
the government buildings at Wies-
baden his borne town where 10 per-
sons were wounded in subsequent
rioting.
On the otber hand Berlin dispatches
. report the eipulsion of the officers
from Aix la Chapelle where the pres-
ent republican movement saw its in-
ception early Sunday. The former
: regime is declared to bare regained
- complete mastery there and also at
Uuenchen-Gladbach. where the aepa-
tatists had seised control.
Coblens which the republicans plan
to make their eapitol was still in
the hands of the old officials this
'. forenoon but the separatists were
- said to be ready to seise it before the
- day waa over and expected no op-
position to the move.
There are conflicting report! re-
garding the city of Bonn where the
republicans was reported to bare
seised the government offices. The
ktMt Rarliii advices hnvpvez. de-
dared the separatists had been de-
feated there. Treves. Mayenca and
aQ the cities in the Ruhr area except
Duisburg are apparently still in the
hands of the regular officials. Over-
night developmenta in the Bavarian
-. aunatioa were negligible.
irv - . ..y 1 T"V
Kahr the Bavarian dictator smd the
support iven him against Berlin by
General Von Lossow commander of
the Bavarian reichswehr has made
the Bavarian authorities masters of
the situation and left the central gov-
ernment apparently helpless for the
- moment to curb such independent
action ss Bavaria may wish to take.
It is insisted in lunich however
that Bavaria is not considering seces-
sion from the federal government snd
that the differences are solely with
the present Berlin government Mean-
while the Beichrst or council of the
reieh. has been summoned to meet
tomorrow to discuss the whole Ba-
varian situation.
Food disorders are continuing in
interior Germany. The most serious
development now is at Hamburg
where rioters early Tuesday stormed
several police stations and retained
them for several hours police rein-
forcements recapturing them. There
waa plundering of food shops .and
other disorders. The turbulence had
not been entirely subdued at the
latest advices.
FIRING SUBSIDES
AT HAMBURG AS
POLICE CONQUER
' V (Cont'd from Pg. L)
' occurred before the police succeeded
' ia regaining control.
The harbor was tied up when coal
trimmers and others refused to go to
work. Torpedo boats from Kiel were
rashed to Uie city to belp protect the
hipping and to reinforce police with
landing parties.
Communists also seised Ahrensburg
and destroyed the railway lines be-
tween there Hamburg Luebeck and
Bahlstedt.
' Troops had arrived in Ahrensburg
- when latest dispatches were sent and
had begun to round up the insurgefats
and drive them from strategic build -
iAte in the dsy army reinforce-
menta reached Hamburg and began
cleaning sp the last remnants of com-
munist strongholds in the vicinity of
the so-called "union house."
Attempts by communists to seize
police stations in Suburg snd Altoona
'' failed.
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HOUSE APPROVES
SECOND COUNT IN
IMPEACHMENT BILL
(Cont'd from Pg. 1.)
investbiation and impeachment com
mittee of the lower house of the
Oklahoma legislature that be ascribed
his removal from office as State bank
commissioner to bis refusal to ap-
point an unqualified man as assist-
ant commissioner at the behest of the
executive according to his testimony
read Tuesday to the full membership
of the bouse.
li.voum testified that a "man named
Baugh" came to his office With a
note from the governor stating that
be wanted the man named asxistant
commissioner. Dr. Bynum declared
the man explained to him that he did
not intend to work hot that he was
to be placed on the payroll of the
department and nse his influence for
the governor.
- The former commissioner explained
that he entered a technical discus
sion with the visitor and found that
he knew nothing about baaking
whereupon be declined to consider
him as an applicant for the assistant-
ship.
ssmmeaea tsy ueveraer.
Ir. Bmum told the committee that
he was later summoned to the gov-
ernor's office and that the executive
declared:
"That atuff wont get by with me.
I have five otber friends you have got
to take care of."
The witness said he ' stood his
ground snd thst the difference with
the executive never wss adjusted.
Baugh was not identified in the testi
mony.
Dr. Bynum told of numerous cam-
paigns for financial support waged
by the governor both before and
after his election. The witness said
that he had represented the g overaor
in several caeca.
Among funds which he said the
governor had raised the witness
listed:
Primary campaign general election.
barbecue and anti-Ku Klux Klan
He said be did not know the
amount of any fund definitely. The
onjj figures be quoted related to the
primary campaign fund which be
aid was between $35000 and ftO-
000. Say Oil Mai Coatribsted.
Dr. B.vnum dedared. according to
the testimony that C J. Wrightsuian
wealthy Tulsa oil man whom the
governor named chairman of the
board of regents of the University of
Oklahoma had contributed $12000 to
the primary .campaign fund. Waite
Phfllipsi also a wealthy Tula oil
msznate. gave the executive $3000
with which to operate his "committee
of 21" of the State legislature ac-
cording to the witness.
A contribution of $1500 from E.
W. Marland. president of the Marland
Oil and Refining company of Ponca
City Dr. Bynum said was used by the
governor to entertain members of the
I'zislature durinr. the January session.
The witness explained that flowers for
sic solons were included in the gen-
eral plan of fostering friendship be-
tween the executive and legislative
branches.
Dr. Bynum recounted aim thst Phil-
lips had contributed another $400 and
Homer Wilcox also an oil man $1000
for the purchase of an automobile
which Governor Walton turned over
to Aldrich Blake for the letter's per-
sonal nse. Ulske succeeded Bynum
as executive counsellor.
Tells ef Exaeases.
Wrichtstnan also made a second
contribution of $6000 to finance the
governors paper "The Record" a
campaign organ issued before bis elec-
tion seenrdinr to tha teotimonv.
Expeases of Murray Gibbons
speaker of the house at the last reg-
ular session m his race for the
speakership were borne by the gov-
ernor Dr. Bynum testified.
The witness made it plain that in
soliciting funds from wealthy ritixens
he hsd naver indicated to anyone that
any form of protection or favor was
to be expected from the executive.
Referring to the slleged payment
of SfiOOO by dtixena of Tonkawa to
agenta of the governor which the
committee report charged had con-
stituted a bribe to prevent the gov-
ernor fmm vetoing aw appropriation
for the Tonkawa preparatory school.
Dr. Bvnum declared that Jim Scott
had offered to pay Blake if he wotikff
influence the governor to permit the
appropriation to stand. Scott was
not identified.
Dr. Bynum said that the gover-
nor had asked him to put Scott on
the payroll of the bank department
and unon his refusal. Scott charged
him (RynnnO with receiving part of
the alleged bribe. The witness said
he then went to the governor with
a request that the whole matter be
inrestirsted but that the executive in-
dignantly refused to take any ac-
tion The wirne said that alfneether he
hsd personally collected S3300 for
the rovernor since his election. He
told the committee members thst when
he wss called on to make collections
he bad warned the executive that
CkapeNut andMillc-
One oj the Jew
COMPLETE FOODS
WHEN you watch robust men and
women at work or at play does
it ever occur to you that their strength
and health are largely due to the kind
of food they eat?
Gwpe-NutiandrnuTcaTrrohVseom
plete and balanced notnishment of the
highest order. This delicious dish pro-
vides the valuable wheat and milk
proteins; the "food minerals'' phos-
phorus iron snd calcium; also the
vitamins.
III 5efc- 1
grand Jury or legislative Invest iga-
tiona might follow and that the gov-
ernor told him that "other men can
forget" and therewith relieved hiia
from aucb dutiett
Dr. Bynum declared that an un-
identified Muskogee man had offered
to contribute $.U)0 if he could name
a member of the. State board of af-
faire. The testimony Indicated that
the offer had not beea accepted
EQUALIZATION OF -RAILROAD
RATES
URGED AT HEARING
(Cont'd from Pg. 1.)
by paying the 18-eent dray ait charge
thaa by switching the cotton during
the fall rash on care and tracks.
"That's enough; I'd be afraid to
ask 70a anything more for fear 1
would mess it up" Mr. Thornton de-
dared.
It was agreed to have a statement
on conditions of congestion and re-
sulting demurrage in Galveston for
the years since federal control pre-
pared by the head of the Galveston
lemurrrte bureau agreed upon by
Mr. Tulbright and Mart Boysten and
submitted after the hearing rather
thaa bringing a witness from Galves
ton to testily on tae matter.
Other witnesses at the afternoon
session were L. M. Nowlin of the
Shiner Compress company shiner
aad A O. Hamilton and F. B. Potts
representing Port Arthur and Beau
mont interests.
The morning session evolved into
a verbal fencing match between the
bit compress men of the State with
the npstate men having Galveston in-
terests and the Galveston men ar
rayed aaainst the Houston interests.
The Galveston interests pressed their
claims that the SH-cent advantage
enjoyed by the Houston Arms by rea
son ot their channel location is uniair
the Houston men continued to con-
tend that the advantage is a legitimate
one of natural location and foresight
I. M. Griffin of McFsdden Bros
Waco and I. H. Kempner of the Mer
chant and Planters company uatves-
PLUMBING FIXTURES
TOE BATHROOM once pUcod fa the
least desirable space fa the home now
occupies the most important position
in location character and equipment.
The bathroom is uorthrj of all the stodrj
and personal attention that can be given it
At the 'St&ttdarcT Showroom one is
free to studrj fixtttes and get expert
information ith the utmost freedom and
without obligation to purchase. It is
as its name implies a "Showroom".
Standard Sanitary 1t)fe. Co.
Houston ShouTroom Preston Ape. &. Smith St
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THE BODY GUILDER
' "The&iaReas
Sold by Grocers Evetywktrtt
; Made by Peetnas Cereal Coaapeay I. Battle Crook Miea.
ton. were chief Galveston wltae.
Benjamin -Clayton of Ike liou-)
Conjures eomoany and Ray V. (ill-
lixpie ot the Turning Basin Compress
eniiiiiany Interjected occasional ques-
tions from the Houston angle.
Mr Griffin advocated the adoptioa
of a uniform rate of 83 cents the
present exoort rate for both export
aad domestic cotton for water side
and back of water aide compresses
doing away altogether with the pres-
ent fill-cent domestic rate.
Mr. Eemuner dedared that the
ability ot a warehouse ha one dty to
handle cotton delivered at the domes-
tic rata to ehlpside without paying
any drayage when those ia other
dties must pay the 18-centa a bale
drayage fee absorbed la the S-ernt
difference between the domestic and
export rates constituted "a monop-
oly and a menace to the trade." The
mveston compresses are meeting the
Houston 80-cent.to shipside rate hut
only at a loan he dedared.
Mr. Thornton ia expected to take
the stand t the opening of today's
session. The hearing here will ad-
Vmrn tonight convening la Dallas
Thursday morning and ia New Or-
leans October SV.
W. A. Keeler Interstate commerce
commissioner and W. A. Nabors and
Walter 8plawn of the State railway
commission are presiding at the hear-
ln. Mr. Snlawa Tuesday replaced
Clarence E. Qilmore chairman of the
commission.
CHARRED BODIES
OF SIX FOUND IN
RUINS OF HOUSE
(Cont'd from Pg. 1.)
bandits and robbed of S14J5O0. The
holdup occurred as the paymaster
stepsed from a street car. The ban
dits escaped in an automobile.
-r tft-
Jealousy Causes
Double Slaying
DENVER Colo Oct 23. A a
Mitchell a Denver plumber today con-
Because of its nutritive properties
its crisp texture and its easy dijest
ability Grape-Nuts is the best-balanced
cereal food for young and old.
When used ss an ingredient in other
foods it adds remarkable zest and
valuable nutritive elements. Recipes
will gladly be furnished on request
teased to tbe Uenvr Mice llial he
had saot and killed lira. Ucorse A.
ttryan. SO. and A. J. Hberle. 00. In
a bedroom at tbe BUerlo bouie early
today aear Moraine Hide Colo. ac-
cording to tbe police. Mitchell de-
clared be could not stand to see Mrs.
Hrjaa "losioi another Man . tbe po
lice aaid.
Mrs. Bryan and Hberle wera only
partly clothed blood led from a bed-
room In the front part of the house as
police reconstructed the shooting they
declared it probably took place In the
bedroom the victims drafting them-
selves into the frost yard m the hope
of getting aid. A rifle lay across the
bed. rurolshiuta of the bedroom were
bespattered with blood.
im aoase la spout is auee Rom
Denver. Sherie. about whom little Is
known rented it from a Denver real-
tor nine montha ago and apparently
had heed living there since.
Chief Bryan searching for bis wife
who he said was not at their home
last nicht arrived at the scene shortly
after taa discovery at the bodies.
Two Are Killed in
Dance Hall Mysjery
Associated Press Report
ST. L0UI8 Oct 23. Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Grant of Cblcaro were shot
and killed in a dance hall la the west
ern pan or ue city today. Wilfred
Htamaker their chauffeur waa
wounded seriously. Ponce were told
the shooting waa dona by highway-
man.
urant wai about 48 years old. He
was shot aia times and bl wife twice.
The dance hall waa in the rear of
the riaatatlea laa" and Joseph
Hardaway proprietor- and Charles
Huttoa aad 8am Kitser. emolovea.
told polios the following story:
urant nia wue and Btalnaker ar
rived at Che inn about 2 a. m. and took
seata at a table in tbe dance hall.
Shortly afterwards three armed
youths entered held np Hardaway
Huttoa and Bitaer took $60 from the
cash regisier and then went to the
dance hall.
Hardaway Huttoa and Ritser ran
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out fearing there was going to be
trouble auj shortly afterwards heard
a number of shots. They did not aee
the bandits flee.
A fvw minutes after the shooting
they re-entered the place and .saw
Urant bis wife and Htalnaker. lying
on the floor of tbe dance hall and
telephoned police.
Police had difficulty determining the
Identity of the three bat later Htal-
naker regained consciousness and told
police who they were and 'gave the
following account: - - -
The Grant party was atone in the
dance hall when the bandits entered.
Stalnaker struck 'the one nearest him
ia an effort to knock the revolver
from- his hands. Tbe bandit fired
wounding 8talnaker. The other two
then opened fire Btalnaker aaid he
then lost consciousness.
Btalnaker aaid he drove the Grants
here from Chicago yesterday.
Grant was shot in the mouth the
abdomen heart and both hands Mrs.
Grant was shot ia tha head. .
Indications were there waa no at-
tempt to rob tha Grants or Stal-
aaker aa both vtea had money and
jewelry and Mrs. Grant wore diamond
rings a diamond lavalliere and a gold
watcn.
Hardaway Button and Ritser told
police they had never before seen the
Granta nor Btalnaker. .
Tbe automobile In which the party
drove here from Chicago bore a Miss-
ouri Ucense having been -issued in
Kansaa City. y .
Kopperl Woman Dies
In Shooting Affray
KOPPERL. Texas Oct 28. Mrs.
J. R. Kellersberger SS was -shot
twice by another woman at her home
here Tuesday and died. No charges
have been filed and no arrest made.
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