The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1923 Page: 1 of 10
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The brakes failed to hold
backing.
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TENSE NIGHT AT
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Young Indian Attorney and
Wealthy Muskogee Gambler
Taken in Custody at Tulsa.
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TOWNS MAY BE SPARED OWNED RY W.R. HEARST
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destruction extends over a vast area.
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Both Vessels Bring Wet Supplies
for Return Trip Locked in
Holds Under Seals of British
Customs Service.
Whizzing Elevator
Puzzled Him; Asks
‘Is It Still There?’
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Rum Runners Drive
Bathers from Beach
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WIFE OF SLAIN MAN
TELLS OF FIRING UPON
HIS ALLEGED SLAYERS
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FINGER PRINT SYSTEM
TO IDENTIFY VIOLATORS
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VARSITY REGENTS CALLED PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
TO MEET ON JULY 10 IN KANSAS CITY; TO
In the Eastern States More Than
Forty’three Deaths Have Re-
sulted From the Intense Tor-
rid Wave.
SECOND OLDEST NEWSPAPER
IN TEXAS., ESTABLISHED 1811
That American’s Big Ranch
Be Parcelled Out.
NEW KLAN INJUNCTION
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light robbery in New. York.
The arrests were made late y ester-
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Ing an embarrassing situation grow-
ing out of their agrarian policy If re-
porth drifting to the border fo —
This station is owned and op-
erated by the Texas Radio Cor-
poration. dealers in Radi Sup-
plies and seta. The piano used
at this atatlon is furnished by
the J. It. Koed Muslo Company
of Austin, Texas.
DUMB-BELLS
neetaterea U. S. patent ome
to San Francisco.
Federal authorities said that arrests
of other members of the gang are ex-
pected soon, charges were to be placed
against Chitwood and Sullivan at Mus-
kogee. An official hero said they
would probably charge "possession of
stolen bonds.” When stolen, the bonds
were in registered mall sacks, accord-
ing to federal officers.
It was indicated by an official con-
nected with the investigation that a
prominent Oklahoma banker with large
property interests in several cities of
the state is suspected of behlg a leader
of the gang, 1 .
The officials said they believed sev-
eral hundred thousand dollars' worth
of stolen bonds are- In the possession
of members of the gang in this vicinity.
A meeting of the board of regents
of the University of Texas has been
called by J. Lutcher Stark,.chairman,
for July 10. University officials stated
today. It is considered probable the
board will select a permanent presi-
dent to succeed Dr. R. E. Vinson, re-
signed.
The board also will plan the budget
for the coming two years under the
lump silin appropriation plan adopted
by the legislature. The board will have
charge of allotting the funds to the
various departments.
■■■- I terday of $14,000 in Argentine govern-
ollment bonds which authorities say are
part of approximately $3,000,000 worth
stolen about two months ago in a day-
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Volcanologists say it Is Impossible
to prophesy how long Etna will con-
tinue active, but they expect a return
to more normal conditions within a
East Texas: Tonight and Saturday,
partly cloudy to cloudy and somewhat
unsettled.
Wert Texas: Tonight and Saturday
।partly cloudy; probably thunder show-
ers in the Panhandle.
of the Injury to crops caused by the ,
showers of ashes and cinders. This
ATLANTA, Ga.. June 22.—-A tempo-
rary injunction restraining William J
Simmons, emperor of the Knights of
the Ku Klux Klan, and others from
“giving away” the secrets and ritual
of the klan to the newly organized
Knights of Kamelia was signed late
yesterday by Judge John O. Hum-
phries, it became known today.
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COMPLETE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT BY LEASED WDoUB,,_______
_ ^—AUSTiNt TEXAS> FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1923 (HOME EDITION)
day by a private detective. Both men
were apprehended on busy streets and
went without resistance to the federal
building, where they wee questioned,
according to United States officers.
SCORES DYING AS
RESULT OF HEAT;
MERCURY SOARING
"I have the opinion nt numerous
lawyer" to bolster my contention that
the city of Auntin ha« the right to re-
voke the licenses of picture show
operator, who have been violating the
law. 1. furthermore, have the moat
aincere conridence thAt the city coun-
cil will next Thursday vote to revoke
the llcehnen of the two moving pic-
ture men In question," "aid Harry
Nolen, police commissioner who Thurs-
day introduced a city ordinance call-
ing for the revocation by the city of
the ilcenses of J. J. Hegman, and C.
W. A. NncCormack, "aid thin morning
"I introduced the ordinance yester-
day because I want the people of Aus:
tin to know that It was not actuated
by any spite caused by any recall peti-
tion that might later be presented to
the city council. The effort, to en-
force the law. having pre ed inef-
fective, I wax forced to ank the aid of
the city council, in order that I might
perform the dutien I was elected to
' perform."
Texas Radio Corporatlen and
Au.tin Statesman Brond-
calling Station.
Phone 8701.
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d The three men jailed and fined were
J. E. Harper, W. E. Viles and W. S
Bradley.
Judge Robinson announced that the
men would stay in jail unti., they
answered the questions or until the
present term of court ends. He stated
that they would be rearrested and
returned to jail under each succeeding
term until they had answered the
questions. ___________..
and the truck rolled to the bottom of
the hill nd turned over. The truck
was badly damaged, and those who
arrived early on the scene of the acci-
dent expressed amazement that the
driver was not more seriously injured.
The Injured man was taken to the
City Hospital, and today at noon was
slightly improved? _______
a spur to the south of the
has reached the road join-
Crowd Stands About, Scarcely
a Word Being Spoken; Entire
Police Force Held Ready for
Any Emergency.
Chitwood was ----— ----
confession Involving the operation of
a gang here which has been disposing
of stolen securities obtained in hold-
ups and bank robbers from New York
mtmi —g cpcg perlor, Wis., hurriedly dragged out
said to have made a winter clothing when the temperature
* - there descended to 40. Duluth, Minn.,
had a minimum temperature of 62 and
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RIVERHEAD, N. Y.» June 22.
Rum runners infesting the Long
Island coast are reported to have
grown so bold that yesterday
they ordered bathers off a beach
here while liquor from a yacht,
said to have been of Canadian
registry, was landed. The yacht
anchored about 700 feet offshore.
Residents are so upset that
women are now afraid to remain
on the beache after dark.
2 BRITISH LINERS WITH CONTRABAND ABOARD ARRIVE AT NEW YORK
----------------“ --—‘STEAMER BALTIC
Weather Bureau Officials See
no Hope ' of Early Relief;
Some Startling Contrasts of
Temperature Reported.
ernment officials, for no dry agents ,
Chihuahua Agrarians Insisting were at quarantine to meet her.
The Baltic reached quarantine while
the Berengaria was approaching Handy
LUBBOCK, Texas, Juno 22.—Unex-
pectedly rapid progress yesterday
afternoon and evening in the trial of
Tom Koss, charged with the slaying
April l at Seminole of W. D. Allison
caused predictions that the state might
rest its case some time today.
Yesterday Frank Britton, sheriff of
Gaines county, eyewitness to the shoot-
ing in which Allison and IL I, Kober-
son were slain, it is charged, by Ross
and Milt Good, described the killing in
the lobby of a Seminole hotel.
Other witnesses included Mrs. Rob-
erson, widow oLJL L. Robereon. She
testified to hearing shots fired and
said she hurried to the hotel lobby,
where she found her husband lying
dead. She took a pistol from the body
and fired two shots at two men she
believed to be Ross and Good.
Autoist Arrested After Collision.
A. W. Hoyt. Georgetown, was ar-
rested following a bad automobile
smashup last night on the George-
town road four miles from the city.
The complaint was made by Dr. Wil-
lis Koddy, Taylor, whose car was bad-
ly damaged in the collision. The au-
tomobile driven by the man now in
jail was almost demolished in the
collision.
ranch to satisfy the demands of near-
by residents for farms and if so what
price he will accept. It is sald, in the
meantime, the clamor for Hearst land ,
is increasing.
NOLEN CONFIDENT
COUNCIL WILL REVOKE
MOVIE SHOW LICENSES
.EL PAsO, Texas, Juno 22. State
MAY CONFISCATE SHIPS
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short time. Meanwhile, although the
loss in property has been enormous
the present eruption hus claimed no
human victims. Even physical in-
juries have been extremely rare.
Latest estimates place the damage
at more than 100,000,000 lire, exclusive
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Juno 22 While treas-
ury department officials today were
concentrating their attention on the
Berengaria, the Baltic slipped into
qunrantine with 6182 bottles of liquor
under British government seal for her
next eastbound vyage, in defiance of
American dry regulations.
Upon announcement that theC-
narder Berengaria was coming here
today with sealed liquor to test the
treasury department ruling that no
’liquor except for medicinal purposes
must be carried across the three-mile
limit, Secretary Mellon, from Wash-
ington, ordered his agents to board the
{Britisher and seize her wet goods. The
fact that the White Star liner Baltic
also was defying the dry edict appar-
ently was not known to Amercan gov-
twenty in number—
the night, indicating
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NOW—WITH THE “DRY” SkuP RULING—PERHAPS WEWILL HAVE
NO MORE OF “SHIPS STAGGERING INTO PORT,”
“HALF SEAS OVER,” ETC. ________
G F. Lacy, For five years head of
the finger-print department of the
Houston police department has been in
Austin during the past two days out-
lining plans for the installing of n
finger-print system of identification in
Austin. He is working In conjunction
with Police Commissioner Harry Nolen,
and expects to have his system in
working order within the coming twen-
ty days. Members of the police force
expressed approval of the installing of
the Bertilon system, declaring that
Austin had long needed this modern
method pt identification.
At the present time Mr. Incy. is
maintaining his own office in Houston.
He has planned finger-print systems
-for cities in many sections of the state.
TULSA, Okla., June 22. —Walter
Chitwood, young Indian attorney of
this city, and Con Sullivan, described
By Associated Press.
CATANIA, Italy, June 22.—For the
first time since Mount Etna became
violent a ray of hope dawned this
I morning for the much tried inhabi-
tants of the volcanic region. The
danger is not yet ended, for the crater
of the mountain is sti belching
streams of lava and great rocks which
threaten the complete destruction of
nearby communities but undoubtedly
the violence of the eruption is de-
creasing.
A relatively small number of fresh
Whether or Not the Ship's
Liquor Will Be Seized Had
Not Developed Early This
Afternoon.
out lignin for the United states --r
June 10. It is believed the new ruling
npplle» nlso to her.
orficers on the ship confirmed ret
ports that nil foreign liners on their
way now to the United states were
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dent. No stops were made and the trip
was made in a leisurely manner, the
train loafing along through the Mis-
souri wheat and corn fields and along
the Missouri River.
The president slept later than usual,
as it was after 1 o'clock before he
completed the strenuous program ar:
ranged for him in st. Louis and got
to bed. Governor Hyde of Missouri
and Mrs. Hyde accompanied the party
across the state, and Governor Davis
of Kansas will join them here tonight
for the trip into Kansas The prin-
cipal addres in that state is to be
delivered by Mr Harding tomorrow
afternoon at Hutchinson.
Arriving at the union station. Mr.
and Mr«. Harding were escorted to
nutomobiles and then taken upon,an
hour nnd a half ride about the city
Then followed an hour's reception at
a downtown hotel, luncheon, and a few
hours of golf at the Blue Hilts Golf
Club. . ..
The rest of the program prior to the
night address at Convention Hnll In-
cluded presentation by the president of
letters of commendation awarded by
the national court of honor of the'Boy
scoute of America to two boy scouts
in recognition of unsual bravery In
saving human life. And a visit to the
United states veterans hospital here.
HOUSTON, Texas, June 22.—Hous-
ton's day police force was kept on
duty late last night, street lizhtsaig
the business section were kept going
full blast and the electric trattlc sig
mils in operation, as the result of he
gatheringrornarawdcosiyy San where jby federal authorities as a wealthy
Owee Goose Creek mon had boon In- gambler of Tulsa and Fort Smith, Ark.,
rareerated for refusing to answer arg in the federal jail at Muskogee
questions propounded by a grand jury. I today following the recovery late yes -
The questions had to do with. 4 1
leeed floggings at Goose Creek, on e
town southeast of Houston, suceessive
grand juries have attempted to inves:
$ . ligate numerous whippings there but
few indictments have been returned.
The crowd apparently was made up
chiefly of friends and neighbors of the
men who came to Houston by auto-
mobile. An absolute silence was main-
tained by air concerned, however.
Police were kept available to quell
anx.eosigtrutemonstration followed
one on a smaller scale at the curt
house in the afternoon when Judge
C w. Robinson sentenced the the0
witnesses to jail terms and fined each
$100. K. A. Cubley, a fourth witness
escaped sentence by agreeing to
answer the questions proPounded 10
comprised 5720 bottles of beer and ale,
305 bottles of spirits, 119 bottles of
’ wine and 38 bottles of liqtieurs.
. . . *“ 1 ! It was placed in a separate compart-
capital are. true. , 4, A, ment in the hold and bore four British
The problem.naweits ban nainathonderlcuntom» Neal8, which were inspected.
a pordon of tie rich ranch of Wil- da1IX Ny "o "iP" „ |(
1am H Hearst, American pilinhe r, IExea t.nrrar FfTw bottks 1.".-
which lien 200 iies "outhwes. of Eijoradror n4atduna yoyage which
“tho rumors are true the Chi- were not consumen wee dumped over-
. ,1 Arricin1, WAve nfi desre to board at the three-mile limit.
huahua.soriniaiohaxe Hearst and his l i was unde rtood at qunrantine that
inyrppernnwhseh’haverecentiybeenneton by Amgricanmauthortiosmichi
publishing pro-Mexico dispatches and be expected when !Ph iino the
firn -nAI < tiv nAvoc-ting recegnition Baltc presented hmself at the custom
orazna"ssyghsrdrsan"ssrpPlthinouanasa"ararpn"ceaepnvoyn,"
Whetner"hewhiGeit*portonof"N*h5unop,naayanutrrcrramiatvarPAnco"
can dry ruling became effective. She
hit a submeri ed wreck, however, and
returned for slight repairs. As she put
John Roberts, truck driver for the
John Bremond Wholesale Company,
was severely bruised and cut yester-
day afternoon about 4:30 o’clock when
his truck turned over at Eighth and
Nueces streets. Roberts was driving
Ing Linguaglossa and Randazzo. The
molten mass is proceeding slowly
along this highway, which foilows a
gentle slope and although the stream
was only 900 yards from Randazzo
this morning the situation is not con-
sidered serious because the lava is
cooling and the eruption decreasing
in intensity.
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CHICAGO. June 22—Approximately
three states experienced unseasonable
cold yesterday while the rest of the
United States sweltered. Some relief
is in sight for many sections but in
others there will be no break in the
heat wave, forecasters say.
Scores of deaths and numerous pros-
trations resulted from the hot weather.
High temperature records were made
in many cities.
The most notable contrast was fur-
nished by New Mexico where a severe
frost made it necessary to break ice
in watering troughs in some sections
so livestock could drink; the mercury
dropped to 28 degrees above zero on
the Arizona desert. Citizens of Su-
Hook. Officials at the custom house
declined to state whether the Baltic’s
supplies would be seized when she
docked
The Baltic’s eastbound liquor supply
By Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 22.—
President and Mrs. Warren G- Harding
and members of their party en route
to the Pacific Coast and Alaska arrived
in Kansas City at 10 o’clock this morn-
ing for a twelve-hour visit, which will
conclude with an address by the presi-
dent tonight on the transportation
problem.
The trip from St. Louis, where the
chief executive made his first prepared
address last night, speaking on the
world court, was made without nci-
He was from the covntry ahd
stood on the second floor of an
Austin department store near the
elevator cage. He had come up
in the elevator a few minutes
before. ,
One of the young women clerks
approached and asked what he
wished. , ...»
“I’m just looking for somebody,
he replied. ... ,-e
With that the clerk walked off.
She noticed a few minutes later
that he still stood there eyeing the
elevator cage. ... .
Again sho accosted him and
asked him what he was observ-
ing. She was informed that ho
was looking for the elevator.
“Did you push that button over
there, so the bell would ring?” she
inaNo!"is it still in there?” came
the reply. ... • .
“What do you mean?’ the ac-
commodating saleslady Inquired
further.
•The elevator,” he replied.
With that the clerk, who had
difficulty in keeping back laugh-
ter, touched the bell button and
it failed to ring. Then she shook
the elevator door and the elevator
came up from the ground floor.
Surprised at what happened the
man walked into the elevator re-
marking: , . . „ ,
“Well, ou see, lady, I’m from
the country and I don’t know any-
thing about elevators."
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Mr. Harding Will Deliver Pre-
pared Address on Transporta-
tion Problems Tonight.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-- Treasury
officials arriving at their desks this
morning to find that the British steam-
er Baltic had arrived unexpectedly at
New York with a supply of liquor
under seal, declared that the New
York customs officials had instruotions
to seize id) such stores and that there
should be no question of their author-
ity to proceed at once against the
lallic,
one of the many elements in the
situation on which treasury officials
are doing little talking is the question
whether the ships which bring in liquor
under se.nl shall themselves be con-
fiscated under the clause of the Vol-
stead net authorizing seizure of con-
traband carriers.
It was said by one treasury spokes-
man today that only an extreme on-
struetion of the law would permit con-
fiscation of a regular liner because of
the presence of iptoxicants aboard.
Other legal authorities insist, however,
that the law makes such confiscation
mandatory in the ease of a liner, just
ns in the case of an ordinary rum
runner.
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generally cooler weather was expe-
rienced In North Dakota.
In the eastern states, more than
forty-three deaths were recorded.
Factories and schools generally were
closed. Baltimore and Washington
saw the hottest weather in the his-
tories of the two cities when the mer-
cury climbed to 100 degrees. Wash-
ington and Harrisburg, Pa., registered
98 while 96 was the maximum in New
York City, 95 in Providence and 90 in
Atlantic City. Much suffering was
caused in New York's Queensborough
section when the water supply failed
because of alleged illegal use of garden
sprays.
Chicago and vicinity and all sections
in the southwest, east central and
north states sizzled- Four died and
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5:45 to 6 p. m.: Local and world
news. « . ,
9 to 10 p. m.: Regular radio
concert. Names of artists and
titles of selections to be an-
nounced during broadcast.
Two Thousand Sympathizers
WithThree Goose Creek Men
Imprisoned for Contempt Stage
Silent Demonstration.
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