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VOL. XLII—NO. 62.
GOVERNOR INDICTED FOR TAKING BRIBE
BRITISH MAY PLACE
TROOPS BETWEEN TWO
HOSTILE IRISH FACTIONS
Irfeh Republican Army Convention Will
Be Held Sunday Despite Order of
Arthur Griffith Prohibiting Meeting.
Announcement Indicates Split in
Free State Ranks—Desultory Firing
Continues Along Ulster Border —Spe-
cial Constables Are Concentrated in
Tyrone Hills.
London March 22.— The British government may have
to consider whether it may be possible to draw a cordon of
imperial troops between the warring elements on the Ulster
frontier Winston Churchill the colonial secretary stated in
the House of Commons today.
Dublin March 22.— 1 t was officially announced in the
Republican organ here today that the Irish Republican army
convention the holding of which was recently forbidden by
Arthur Griffith president of the Dail Eireann will be held in
Dublin Sunday as arranged. The announcement is taken
here to mean that a definite split in the Republican army has
come.
According to Commandant Roderick O’Connor director
of engineering of the headquarters staff of the Irish Republi-
can army 80 per cent of the army’s members believe the
army has been “let down’’ and the Dail Eireann has
been false to the Republican oath by agreeing to accept the
inclusion of Ireland within the British empire.
Th* uewapaper men were invited this
morning to the Republican publicity de-
partment where they were received by
Commandant O’Connor. Itiscußxing
the army convention the commandant
|>oiutcd out it hod been originally sum-
moned with the approval of Richard
Mulcahy now minister of defense in
the bail cabinet. The delegates he
said had been selected by companies
and numbered about six hundred.
FIRING IS COXTIXi KB.
Snipers Are Active Along I liter Fret
State Border.
BellaM March 22.—Ue^ulioiy firiuj
continued all day yesterd* frou the
free atate aide of the bordei. alous the
frontier of Counties Tyr ne u' d Monag-
han between Aughuaoloy and Caledon.
lOustly from snipers loeatcJ in 'hums
inside the boundary line awonTtr ti
report* from the border retxivetl bete
today.
The Ulster board of commissioners las'
evening visited the locality where tl.c
sniping activities were 'n piogrest and
heard the shooting going 01. during a
visit to BnlLgb bridge which divide:-
the two counties while Capta u Tiiomp-
son and Head Coustab’e HaH of th."
Caledon platoon reoonnoiteriug neo* t're
border became targets ’or tl.e snipers
bn the other aide. Oth»r orfii a. We ■
similarly cipoM while proceeding to
wards Ballugi. bridge.
More Const übles An Ive.
A force of Ulster specin.s has been
moved from Kewtownbutter County
Fermanagh (o within a lew hundred
yards of Clones in the Free ntai<
where there is n strong garrison o'
the Irish Republican rrmy. Five mu
bHc platoons of specials fr< in Uumgn.
Dungannon. Cookstown Sttubane no'
Kilh fer were concent raretl last cveMhg
i utbe Tyrone hilis front I'uinervy to
the Hiwrrin mountains aud searched the
countryside. The Uoukntowu ptnlmu
tound a •umbcV rifles and made fiv.
arrests.
Reports from the Bullngh bridge reg-
ion declare that uniformed lush Repub-
bean army members were ob.etved mov-
hig between the occuV*eq routes amt
were presumed to be relieving the snip
ing outposts.
Families l^ave Hanger Zone.
Two familieir in the danger zone
moved their entire effects to a safei
place in the Tyrone county interior it.
consequence of their fNnnnor.se* being
riddled by bullets. Siniilerty another
tnrmer was forced to teak riielter with
friends iu the. Caledon district*
Large bodies of police i ave been mov-
ed to the district and this in roassur-
;..g th* loyalist* to some extent.
SALUTING IS ENDED
Mayor of Ohio Town Says Policemen
Keep Him busy.
lounntown (Kilo March 22.—Mayo
George L. Ules who recently started
a lively discussion by ordering all po-
lice to salute hint today ended tl.e
tempest by rescinding the order saying
that he was "tired of saluting."
“They've kept me so busy saluting
1 haven't had time to do anything else”
th* mayor said
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
By The Associated Preis.
By The Associated Press.
GUNMAN ROBS OFFICER
BUT DOES NOT SEARCH
HIS WOMAN COMPANION
Lieutenant Loses $2.90
When Car Stopped on
Goliad Road.
Lieut. A. R. McConnell. Kelly Field
aviator. was robber of $2.90 at 10
o’clock Tuesday night by a gunman who
held the officer and a woman compan-
ion at the point of a revolver. The rob-
bery occurred on the Goliad road a short
distance beyond the city limits.
According to a report filed with city
detectives Lieutenant McConnell had
slowed down his automobile to take a
curve when the gunman stepped up to
the car. With revolver pointed at the
officer the robber commanded him to
stop the car.
The officer was searched 'and the
small amount of money taken. No at-
tempt was made to rob the woman.
According to a description given the
police the robber wore a civilian suit of
clothing an army fatigue hat and army
leggings. He is about 5 feet 8 inches
in 'height. McConnell said.
THE WEATHER
TEMPER ATI'RES.
.MAR. 21
2 p. m 74 2 n. m. 6°
3 p. ni 75 3 a. in 59
4 p. ni *7 4 a. in • ■ 5S
5 p. in. ...... 7X o a .. 5^
K p ni 7 7 6 m in 65
7 p. ni. 74 7 a. in 64
x p. nd 73 8 a. m. 59
9 p. 70 8 n. 63
10 p. in. 68 10 a. in. 67
11 p. in G 5 11 a. 72
12 midnight.... 63 12 m 74
MAR. 22. 1 p. m 75
1 a. m 61 2 p. m 77
San Antonio and vicinity; Wednesday
night and Thursday partly cloudy; warm-
er Wednesday night; minimum tempera-
ture 60 to 64; light to moderate south-
east to south winds.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOL RISTS.
St I^iuia: Temperature 34; clear; 6-
mlle wind from the weet; lowest temper-
ature in last 24 hours 24; highest 49.
Chicago: Temperature. 28; clear; 4-mite
wind from the north; lowest temperature
In last 24 hours. Mi highest 36.
KiinnnM City: Temperature. 34; clear; 6-
mlle wind from tho southeast; lowest em«
pernturo In last 24 hours 34; highest. 36.
New York: Temperature. 34: cloudy. 34-
mile wind from the west: lowest temper-
ature In last 21 hours. 32: highest 40.
Waahlngiont Temperature. 34: cloudy:
12-mlle wind from he northwest; lowest
temperature in last 24 hours 82; high-
est 44.
WEATHER.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WEDNESDAY MARCH 22 1922.—EIGHTEEN PAGES.
pacific man
IS ASSAILED DU
SENATE FLOOR
Senator La Follette Repub-
• lican Leads in At-
tack on Pact.
WILL BALLOT FRIDAY
Debate Is Limited to .One
Hour for Each Speech
on Covenant.
Washington D. C. March 22.—A
flood of prepared speeches for and
against the four-power Pacific treaty
was loosed in the Senate today as the
period of unlimited debate came to au
end a final ratification vote Friday.
The one-hour limit ou individual
speeches wss effective at 3 p. m. today
and several senators who had prepared
long addresses jostled one another iu
bidding for reeo.uition In the eleventh
hour crush cf "canned oratory." Sena-
tors LaFollette (Republican) Wiscon-
sin snd Walsh (Democrat) Massachu-
setts were the headliners today for the
treaty opponents while on the other
side the right of way was given to Sen-
ators I’omcrene (Democrat) Ohio one
of the leaders of the element of bls par-
ty favoring ratification.
LaFollette Assails Treaty.
The four-power arrangement war as-
sailed by Senator LaFollette as a
scheme of Great Britain and Japan to
secure co-operation aud protection of
the United States “iu their future
schemes of exploitation and imperial-
ism.” He declared it was viewed by
both British and Japanese statesmen as
merely an extension of the Anglo-Japan-
ese alliance which it abrogates and that
iu actual practice it would result iu
binding the United States to support the
liolicies of London aud Tok io against
outside (lowers.
“I do not know" said Senator La-
Follette. “whether the British govern-
ment would contend if this proposed
treaty went into effect that its domin-
ions should each have a separae vote
under the treaty as they have under
the League of Nations. At all eveuts
we do know that the Anglo-Japanese
policy of aggression and imperialism
which made the British empire and the
Japanese empire close allies in the past
will cause them to stand as a unit iu
opposition to the policeis of any power
in the Pacific ocean which dares to in-
sist that the rights of weaker peopl !
there shall be recognized and protected.
Whether they outvote us six to one or
two to one is not material.
To Be Referred for Adjustment.
“When such a controversy arises the
signers of this contract are to be con-
vened. When so convened the contro-
versy is to be referred to them consti-
tuted as a board or body aud it is to
be referred not merely for consideration
not merely to be examined into au I re-
ported up but it is to be so referred for
•■adjustment.”
“Much an agreement as this ent wed
into between individuals would be h< id
binding in any jurisdiction as an arbi-
tration agreement.
“Our distinguished secretary of s'Stn
recently declined iu behalf of this coun-
try to send representatives to the Genoa
economic conference because it ‘is not
primarily an economic conference’ and
political questions will he fears be dis-
cussed and because he believes that ite
should not participate in the confer" ice
with the present rulers of Russia. The
Genoa conference is to be purely a
meeting for discussion. Yet the some
secretary of state and the saane admin-
istration propose to tie us I*l with an
obligation from which we cannot escape
to go into conference with the two im-
perialistic nations.
Menace Is Not Removed.
“If the Anglo-Japanese alliance is any
menace to the United States that men-
ace will not be removed by our ratifi-
cation of this four-power treaty. On the
contrary it will be aggravated. The
four-power pact contains not a line in
it to prevent the renewal of the alli-
ance between the Japanese empire and
the British empire whenever they chixise
to renew it.
"There is some other reason for the
attempt to force this treaty upon us.
And this reason is found in the desire
of the great interests which control the
governments of both countries to secure
the co-operation and protection of the
United States in their further schemes
of exploitation and imperialism.”
KLAN FOUND IN LAREDO
Grand Jury Reports Organization
Exists But Says It Is Weak.
I.aredo. Tex.. March 22.—The Webb
county grand jury in response to in-
structions contained in bis charge lias
reported to Judge J. F. Mullally that
after questioning n number of officers
aud citizens it finds that an organiza-
tion of the Ku Klux Klan exists in
Webb county.
The report states that while the jurors
were unable to determine the exact
strength of the organization they are
of the opinion that it is uot very
strong.
The report also states that the dis-
trict attorney has been furnished the
names of persons believed to be con-
nected with the Klau and that ihe
Laredo city council under the request
from the jury has passed an ordinance
prohibiting masked parades.
DEMURE MISS BEAT UP COP WHO
STOPPED HER WHISTLING; JURY
AWARDS HER PURSE OF $2OOO
California Girl Had “the Law” and His Aid Down and
Almost Out When Reinforcements Were Called
For—They Had Tried to Prevent Her
From Whistling on Sunday.
By ALFRED LINDSLEY
(Copyright 1922)
Eureka Cal. March '22.—Mixed jin
ies believe in woman’s rights—evrn bet
right to walk home from church on a
Munday morning and whistle as si t
walks. A jury of seven men and five
women has awarded Miis Janet Hunter.
22 and progressive in her ideus a ver
diet of S2(HMI damages for false arrest.
The jury took cognizance of the fait
that the whistling church-goer resisted
arrest to the full extent of her paysiea
ability. Policeman John Fraser against
whom the verdict was rendered thought
that his severely Larked shins and his
niffled dignitv had been penalty enougt
for his misguided efforts to maintain
the peace and sneredness of the Ha itath
against the “whistlin’ blues.’’ But. .the
jury thought otherwise and the patrol
man .and his bondsmen have beeff
mulcted in consequence.
Beautiful Day to Be Glad In.
It seems that Miss Sunter one beauti
fill Sunday last summer was returning
from church and filled with the joy ot
living on such a wonderful di.y. walk®
down the middle ot the street whistling
ARMY APPROPRIATION
APPROVED BY HOUSE;
PROVIDES 115000 MEN
Measure Provides for Re-
duction of Enlisted
Strength by July 1.
Wshingion. I>. C. March 22.— The
House today approved provLioas ot the
a»n.y appropriation bill which cal l for a
reduction in Ine er.l’.ited strength it
the regular army to men by
July I.
DALLAS AUTHORITIES
INCREASE EFFORTS
TO JAIL FLOGGERS
High Rewards Offered to
Apprehend Whippets
of Lumberman.
Dallas Tex.. Manh 22.—City aud
county officials toda^ continued tbeir
efforts to identify and locate the five
unmasked incu who took F. H. Ethe-
ridge local lumber dealer from his
home Monday night and flogged him
three miles south of Dallas.
They were working non-commitally
with the exception of strong statements
as to the added outrage to law and or*’
der the occurrence. caused coming on
the heels of the whipping recently of
Philip Rotbblum. who was forced to
leave the city under threat of an un-
masked party who so far has not been
tracked down.
Reiteration was made of statements
that every power of the city’s police n»»d
detective force will be kept ou e case
i solution. H e ultimate goal
oi p.‘sen ation vf ufficient evid« co to
the grand jury for indictment of those
who flogged the lumber una.
The mayor in an effort to guard
against another flogging bein^ commit-
t ’ without suumary prosecution l-
fered $5OO reward to anyone who giv «
advance information to him or to the
police department regarding flogging
about to be administered.
He also offered $5OO for the appre-
hension of the EC Igo whippine
party. Rewards in the Etheridge case
total $2OOO. The Dallas Ku Klux Klan
offers $1000; an unknown friend “of
order and law” offers $lOOO and the
sheriff $lOO.
King George Has Slight Cold.
Izondon. March 22.—King George
who is suffering from a slight cold and
sore throat must remain indoors sev-
eral days it was announced today.
Asks Stranger Time
Finds Murdered Sons
Clothes and Watch
Pasadena. Cal. March 22.—Se-
vano Telles stopped a stranger on
the street and asked him the time.
The strangpr drew from his pocket
a gold watch which Telles later de-
clared. had been the property of his
son. Martin Telles. 17 whose body
strip|>ed and with the head crushed
had been found in a reservoir.
Telles examined the stranger more
thoroughly. The clothes he wore
according to TeJcs* had been worn
by hi« son when he left home March
4. The stranger was arrested. He
gave the name of Escdereo Moreno
and said the watch nnd clothes had
been given to him by another man.
Moreno is held in connection with
the murder.
An automobile mechanic. Guorge Mcc
kin accompanied by Mrs. Meckin. saw
the girl and rushed to the station louse
to spread the alarm.
Policeman Fraser dashed to the xcene
of community law and order The Mee-
kins dashed with him. They encouLtere !
Miss Sunter nt the entrance to hc»
home. The policeman Indignantly o’-
dered the young lady to retire to net
room and meditate upon her sins. Mi s
Sunter met this suggestion byan».o’'n<«
ing she was going out -o wuistle som*»
more.
Thought Cyclone Hit 'Em.
She proclaimed aloud her vviy devidtd
views concerning the rights of Ameri-
can citizenship under the nineteontl
amendment. Then came the attempte?
arrest —and something akin to a cyclone.
The policeman says he was badly bat
tered. Meek in got a blark eye.
Mrs. Meekin was sent at one tim<
during the battle to the pofee station
for reinforcements and testified that at
the time she left the scene Miss Sun-
ter who weighs 115 pound- had both
the policeman and her husband down
end almost out. Miss Sunter sird foi
$lOOOO but is content with the two.
PAST GRAND MASTER
OF I. 0. 0. F. DIES
AFTER ACUTE ATTACK
Lodge to Hold Funeral Here
Wednesday for Dr.
B. J. Hubbard.
Dr. B. J. nubbard pait grand master
of the Texas I. O. O. F. and a resi-
dent of Kaufman Tex. died suddeuiy at
10:30 Wednesday morning at the Simla
Rosa Hospital where he had been taken
au hour and a .half before suffering
from acute indigestion. He was stay-
ing at the Gunter Hotel having come
here to attend the Odd Fellows' state
convention.
Il has been arranged that the grand
lodge in convendin'hcre will hojd funer-
al services over the-body at t> o'clock
Wednesday afternoon changing their
scheduled business session into cere-
monial of honor to one who has held the
highest rank of office in the organiza-
tion. The body is held by the Shelley
Undertaking Company and following
the services here it is probable that the
body will be sent to the home in Kauf-
man where several children survive.
Dr. Kaufman was a practising physi-
cian there.
USHERS TRAINED FOR
WORK PREVENT PANIC
IN BLAZE AT THEATER
Several Hundred in Grand
Make Safe Exit When
Alarm Sounded.
A panic was averted when the ushers
at the Grand Theater got the
audience out of the theater when fire
broke out in an adjoining office at
2 :S0 Wednesday.
Waste paper was accidentally set
afire and an alarm was turned in to
the central fire station.
The ushers who had been trained in
fire drill opened the doors of the
theater and asked the audience to step
outside. Witliout knowing what was
the matter they did so. The fire was
quickly put out and the patrons stepped
back to see the rest of the show aug-
mented by several small boys who came
to the fire and got a free seat to a
movie Instead.
WARMER ON THURSDAY
Otherwise Weather Maintains Pace at
Well Above Par.
Weather Observer J. H. Jarboe Wed-
nesday issued the following forecast
for local conditions: Wednesday night
and Thursday partly cloudy; warmer
Wednesday night; minimum tempera-
ture GO to G 4; light to moderate south-
erly to southeasterly winds.
It was spring every place Wednes-
day morning when the sun rose. Fair
and clear weather crisp in some places
prevailed. The Mississippi basin was
given relief from rainfall by clear skies.
Frost however was killing from Nash-
ville Tenn. south to Mobile Ain. with
a temperature of 32 degrees at the for-
mer city.
In Texas. Amarillo with 44 degrees
had the lowest temperature and Cor-
pus Christi with the highest.
OIL RESERVOIRS BURN
Humble Company Officials Estimate
Loss at $500000
Houston Tex. March 22.—Officials
of the Humble Oil Coin pony estimated
I today that the fire which destroyed two
oil reservoirs at Webster yesterda.v af-
ternoon causotl a loss of approximately
350000 barrels valued at $500000.
UHLS PROPOSE
MORATORIUM DN
■ PAYMENTS
Conditions Under Which
Germany Will Be Aided
Are Announced.
NEW LAWS DEMANDED
Perfect Autonomy for
Reichsbank One of Main
Provisions.
By the AM<H-late<l PruM.
Paris. March 22.—The conditions
under which the reparations committee
will grant Germany a partial mora-
torium were announced today. They
include perfect automouy for the
Reichsbank and new legislation to pre-
vent evasion of German capital. Tho
legislation is to be ready for app ica-
tion upon a fixed date.
A number of reforms in German fi-
nancial methods are stipulated. These
must go into effect at fixed dates be-
ginning May 31. New resources for
reparations money must be found and
the funds collected under the control
of the allied committee on guarantees
which will pass upon their effective-
ness and probnbie yield if they are
found insufficient the reparations com-
mission will consider a number of other
measures including a domestic or a
foreign loan and eventually a levy upon
capital in Germany. It is stlnultaed
that if reparation payments in kind to
the value of 143000U.000 fold marks
yearly are not entirely delivereil the
balance may be required in cash.
If the German government fails to
apply the reforms upon which the par-
tial moratorium is conditioned the
allies may resort to the terms of the
annex to the treaty of Versailles au-
thorizing them to take further pledges
as a guarantee for reparations pay-
ments.
AMERICA NOTIFIES
OTHER NATIONS OF
RHINELAND DEMANDS
Japan and Belgium Now In-
formed of Claim for Oc-
cupation Costs.
By the AftwiMted Pre»«.
Washington. D. March 22. —
Notes identical with that raceiveu in
Paris from the American government
for presentation to the allied represen-
tatives there were being submitted to-
day by American diplomatic officials
to the governments of Great Britain
Belgium France Italy and-Japan.
This statement was made today at
the State Department and disclosed for
the first time that Japan aud Belgium
in addition to the other three powers
were to be informed as to the Ameii-
can position with respect to the de-
manded percent of American Rhine-
land occupation costs. Unofficially it
had been learned several days ago that
the notes were to be sent to Great
Britain France and Italy.
State Department officials said the
text of the American note probably
would be made public here tonight.
NAVAL COMMITTEE OF
HOUSE AGREES TO CUT
STRENGTH TO 80090
Number of Enlisted Men
10000 Less Than Asked
by Denby.
Washington D. C.. March 22.—The
House Naval ciynmittee agreed today
to rejiort a bill fixing the maximum au-
thorized enlisted strength of the navy
at $9000 plus Gooo apprentices or
10000 less than the number Secntary
Denby declared was needed to operate
the treaty fleet.
The bill also provided that not more
than 200 members of each grail anting
class at the Navy Academy shall b-
(ommissioned this year in 1923 and
1924. There arc 541 members of the
first class at the academy to be grad-
uated in June.
The Room List—
Just as hi many other leading
cities of the United States The San
Antonio Light maintains a predomi-
nance over the morning paper in the
“Rooms for Rent” column. People
looking for a good room have learned
to look at The Light's list.
The Light has the strong advan-
tage. The rooms desirable are
solicited and listed today. This even-
ing when people have finished their
day’s work they have the most com-
plete list obtainable to select from.
OKMULGEE GRAND JURY
CHARGES $25000 TAKEN
IN BANK FAILURE CASE
Governor Robertson of Oklahoma and
State Banking Commissioer Dennis
Charged With Accepting Money for
Allowing Illegal Operations —Sheriff
Has Warrant and Executive An-
nounces He Will “Take First Train
for Okmulgee to Answer Charges.”
Dennis Is Missing.
Okmulgee Okla. March 22.— A joint indictment charg-
ing Gov. J. B. A. Robertson of Oklahoma and Fred G.
Dennis former state banking commissioner with accepting
a bribe to permit the Guaranty State Bank here to continue
to do business after it had been found insolvent was returned
by the district court grand jury yesterday it was learned
today by the Associated Prec-s.
The governor and Dennis were named as recipients of
a $25000 bribe to deposit $150000 in state funds in the
Guaranty State Bank and allow the bank to continue to oper-
ate while in an insolvent condition in the indictment re-
turned against John P. Cook former president of the bank
and John H. Rebold vice phesident. Cook and Rebold were
arrested shortly after noon today.
Later J. Ray Brown president of the defunct Bank of
Commerce was arrested on eight indictments four of which
charged accepting deposits in an insolvent bank three
charged embezzlement and one charged that he made a
false report as to the condition of the bank. He made bond
and was released.
A. J. Peters former vice president of the Guaranty
State Bank and now president of the American National Bank
here was arrested on an indictment alleging that he had re-
moved abstracts and papers of the Guaranty State Bank and
released on bond.
L. H. D. Cooke a former director of the Guaranty State
Bank was the next to be arrested. He was charged with
borrowing money from the bank while serving it as an
officer.
Sheriff Frank Sowers of Okmulgee
County now has a warrant for Gov-
ernor Robertson’s arrest but said he
expected to hear from the executive
some time during the day and that be
did not intend to serve the warrant
today.
Later word was received here by a
confidential source that Governor Rob-
ertson would be here on the “first
train.”
Dennis disappeared from Oklahoma
City soon after resigning from office.
So far as is known local authorities
have no clue as to his present where-
abouts. He is charged in another in-
dictment with failing to close the Guar-
anty State Bank after it had been
found insolvent.
The joint indictment charged that
the Guaranty State Bank bad been
found to be insolvent by Dennis after
an examination of its affairs ou Febru-
ary 27. 1920 and that Governor Rob-
ertson and Dennis having power under
the law to determine the solvency or
insolvency of the bank “did unlawfully
corruptly knowingly wilfully arid
feloniously” accepted $25000 as a bribe
or reward from Rebold under an agree-
ment that $150000 in state funds
would be deposited in the insolvent
bank aud that the bank would be al-
lowed to continue to do business while
in a state of insolvency.
The money the indictment charged
was in the form of a cashier’s check
which was later cashed by Governor
Robertson and Dennis.
Oklahoma City. Okla.. March 22.—J.
B. A. Robertson fouith governor of the
state of Oklahoma pccuscd of
having accepted a bribe in an
indictment returned by the district
court grand jury at Okmulgee assumed
office January 1 1919 having been
elected on the Democratic ticket the
proceeding fall. He has been a resident
of Oklahoma since 1803.
Governor Robertson was born in
Keokuk county lowa iu 1871 residing
there until be removed to this state.
The indictment accusing Governor
Robertson of connection with alleged
illegal transactions in connection with
the failure of the Bank of Commerce
at Okmulgee is not the first time bis
name has been linked with tbc Okmul-
gee bank situation.
Charged With Accepting Bribe.
In a sensational report returned by
the investigation committee of the
House of the Eighth Oklahoma Legisla
ture. on March 31. of last year the gov
ernor was charged with having accept-
ed a bribe for misuse of hi.s ••fficial
powers in connection with alleged ille-
gal transactions involving rhe Guaranty
State Bank of Okmulgee. His impeach-
ment was recommended ’but in a spec-
tacular scene in which a Democratic
HOME EDiTEON
CLOSING MARKETS
TWO PPMTQ Prr n c o and
1 VY V/Cjls IO rent* nn train* and ala»wh»ra.
By The AMoeiated Frees.
member of tbe House was brought to
the chamber in nn ambulance to vote
the body rejected the committee report
42 to 42. J. T. Jerkins of Oklahoma
City who left his sick bed to vote
against the rejiort later died. The ma-
jority of tbe House were Republicans
and the governor and bis friends a; tbe
time declared the attack on him wad
political. Tbe executive denied in de-
tail the accusations brought against
him.
The report charging tbe governor with
misuse of bis official powers began with
the delineation of an alleged transac-
tion between the governor Fred Dennis
then state banking commissioner and
John H. Rebold of Okmulgee vice pres-
ident and a large stockholder in tbe
Guaranty State Bank. In this connec-
tion tbe report declared that tbe Guar-
anty State Bank of Okmulgee was near-
ing insolvency in tbe fall of 1920 and
that Fred Dennis in an attempt to save
the bank deposited in it $150000 of
state money. The same day John Re-
bold gave Dennis a gAeek for $25000 of
which Dennis later gave the governor
one-third according to tbe report. The
money paid Dennis was said to have been
for an oil lease sold by Dennis and tbe
governor.
Believed Value Was Small.
The report then asserted that the
committee was of the opinion that “tbe
lease sold by Dennis to Rebold was at
that time a.s both Dennis and Rcbold
knew not worth one dollar an acre* und
that the sale of this lease if such an Io
was made was a pretext to cover up a
corrupt transaction in which RewM
paid $25090. and in which the governor
participated to have bis bonk passed
without criticism anl to receive thia
additional $150000 of state money.”
The report then recounted tbe fa^t
chat the bank’s condition became *o erri-
ous that it was consolidates! with tbe
Bank of Commerce now defunct.
UPHOLD GRAND JURY
Holland’s Contention That Indictment
Is Illegal Not Sustained
A motion of C. IL Holland coav
iu Bexar county on a charge of
bcry for a rebearing ou the ground that
tbe grand jury which indicted him «aa
illegally drawn was overruled bv the
Court ot Criminal Appeals at Austin
Wednesday. The court bad pre* u»u*ly
affirmed the vase. Lolland contended
that the indictment was illegal ami void
because tbe grand jury had been drawn
by a sheriff at a special t**im of court*
under instructions of the district court.
This contention was not austaiavl.
bewever the court holding rhe Indict*
ment legal. That bolding finally Ui*-
>oscs ot the i)ucstion*
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