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HARRY SINCLAIR WINS TEAPOT DOME OIL LEASE DECISION
Two Men Killed and Two Wounded
In Three Gun Battles Staged With.
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- COMMUNIST GROUP
ARIS. June 19. (P— The chamber
of deputies today voted confidence
in the Painieve government—by a
ballot of 525 to 32. *
PARIS, June 11. '.«>—Premier
Painieve agreed to postpone his
declaration against the communists,
scheduled for today, in order to
"- | give left bloc leaders time to patch
up their eHlamber majority, the se-
„ entity of which was threatened by
- Palnievets program
PARIS, June 19 (—The measures
to be taken against the communists
in France and her colonies formed a
subject for earnest consideration of
the cabinet nt a meeting today.
Proceedings will probably be
‘taken, it was aald. against Deputy
Dorlot and other communist mem-
bers of the chamber. • ,
Premier Painieve will speak In
the chamber this afternoon upon the
collusion between the communist
leaders in France and the Riffian
tribesmen invading French Morocco
and will deal with the alleged se-
tivities of Moscow agents in “the
French colonies. ■ r
' Premier Painieve decided to so-
seept a majority support in the
chamber of deputies composed of
the center parties should the so-
elalleta secede from the left groups
. which have previously composed the
government’s support.
The socialists’ secession, disrupt-
ing the government’s present ma-
I jority, might necessitate dropping
- three or four ministers of the pres-
ent cabinet, but Premier' Painieve,
Foreign Minister Briand and Pl-
annee Minister - Caillaux will not
withdraw, it was decided. .
M. Painieve is resolved to take
stern action against communist
propaganda and will ask that par-
liamentary immunity be lifted from
the communist deputy, M. Dorlot.
It was indicated that M Dorlot is
Jiely to be charged with "treason."
SAN ANTONIO, June W. (AP)
—Two men were killed, two
wounded and one taken prisoner in
three gun battlee last night in the
St. Hedwig road terror section
where five separate ambushes of
officers lay in wait for the reap-
pearance of bandits, who have
committed 46 hold-ups and out-
rages in that sector in a year.
The dead are: Aniceto Hernan-
des, 55, and his son, Cornelio Her-
nandez, 21.
All of the gun battles took place
within a -radius of one mile of a
railroad briige. , -
Three men who opened fire on n
carload of officers when commanded
to halt received a fusillade of bul-
late that laid them low. One man,
55, was instantly killed. His son.
21, riddled with re bullets, expired
later at a hospital. Another who
escaped the hall of bullets was ar-
rested a short time later. He was
recently pardoned after serving four
years for murder. - _
Shortly after this officers lying
in ambush near a "petting party"
planted along the road heard the
door slam. The bandits had forced
the couple to get out and had taken
their money and jewelry.
The buttle ended with all parties
emptying their -six-shooters at each
other. None of the officers were
hit. Two tratis” of blood leading
from the scene, indicated that the
bandits had been hit, belt blood-
hounds were unuble to pick up the
trail.
While the shooting was going on.
a car load of five bandits attempted
to halt Dr. Sidney Kaliski, return-
ing from n cull to thejeountry, but
he stepped on the gas and escaped
under a hall of bullets. Officers
eent in pursuit of the bandit car
were unable to find them.
District Attorney C. M. Chambers
went to the scene of the killing
during the night, made n thorough
investigation and issued a statement
absolving the offlcsrs In the kill-
ings. The grand jury is hearing the
evidence in the case today. ,
TEXAS ARCHITECTS TO
* HOLD JOINT MEETING
DALLAS June. 19.—Plans are be-
ing made to hold a joint meeting
here during October of the three
Texas chapters. American Institute
of Architects, W. Scott Dunne of
Dallas, secretary of the North Texas
Chapter, said today. The proposed
meeting will be held simultaneously
with the fall meeting of the exeeu-
tive board, advisory board and
president’s council of the Asso-
elated General Contractors of
America. The two chapters, besides
the North Texas Chapter, are the
South Texas chapter, Houston, and
the. West Tekas Chapter with head-
quarters at San Antonio.
MCE AND SPUN
ENFORCE BLOCKADE
on Monocco COAST
IN SHEPHERD TRIAL
SOON AFTER NOON
Hear First Witness In Defense
Attack On the Character,of
CASE TO THE JURY
FIRST TWO WITNESSES
FIRM’S STENOGRAPHERS
DEFENSE IMMEDIATELY BE-
GINS PRESENTING ITS
Charles C. Falman
CHICAGO June I» (The state
rested its case in the Shepherd
murder trial shortly after noon
after nine days of testimony upon
which It based its pleas for the
death penalty for the middle aged
lawyer charged with using typhoid
germs to slay his young foster eon.
the millionaire Billy McClintock.
The defence immediately began
presenting its case despite the fact
that the court had but a few min:
utes more to run before adjourn-
ment for the day. - :
The first two witnesses called by
the defense were Miss- Eva Peter-
Amundsen Emerges Safely From 40
Merciless Grip of Arctic After %
Abandoning One of His Seaplanes
LONDON, June 19 — Roald
Amundsen has once more emerged
safely from the merciless grip of
the Aretic.
An abandoned seaplane frosen le
the ice 150 miles from the North
Pole remains as his “farthest north"
marker, but the great Norwegian
explorer and his five intrepid com-
panions are enjoying the comfort of
bunks and warm meals after 28
days of untold hardships, during
which they pried the other machine
out of the tea and flew It back to
Spitsbergen.
Amundsen failed to realise his
dream of reaching the pole-by air,
but the failure was magnificent and
is almost entirely lost eight of here
In the great popular wave of relief
gt the news of hie return and ad-
miration at his heroic accomplish-
ment/ *
Amundsen’s two planes, one com-
manded by himself and the other
by his American fellow adventurer
and financial backer. Lincoln W.
Ellsworth, disappeared over the
northern horizon from King's Bay,
Spitsbergen, on Moy 21.
The other members of the party
were Hjalmar Riser Larsen, Nor-
wegian. and Leif Dietr chsen, Nor-
wegian. the pilots: Oskar Omdahl,
Norwegian, and Karl Feucht, Ger-
man, the mechanicians.
The planes carried no wireless
son at present a., stenographer for
Stoll and Shepherd, the law firm
of which the defendant is a menu and »• the days passed without th
her, and Mise Isabel Anderson, who
formerly held that position.
Miss Peterson testified that she
never had seen in the firm’s offices
John P. Marchand, who testified two
days ago that he went there aa a
salesman for C. C. Faiman’s school
after Shepherd wrote a letter- inn
quiring about a course in bacteri-
ology.
Miss Anderson testified that she
never had seen any stationery bear-
ing the firm’s name such as the let-
ter March and Falman described
was said to have been written. She
testified that each man had his own
stationery. 37
Arthur W. Conway of Chicago
waa called as the first witness in
the defense’s attack; on Falman’s
character. He testified that he once
was convicted for violating the
(Continued on Page 17, Column 2)
fliers’ return, hopes began to fade
that even Amundsen, with all his
Arctic lore, could survive In the
event of an sceldent to This ma-
ch nes. -------
Almost Hopeless Task .
Aa the hopes faded preparations
were underway Tor relief expedi-
tions, although It was realized that
looking for a small party of men in
the great northern waste of ice and
water was an almost hopeless task.
It lay with the men themselves
either to fly back or trek by foot
and folding boat on the slenderest
of emergency rations to the nearest
cache or depot of supplies and there
ATE NEWS
FLASHES
DAMS PRESIDENT
OF ROTARY CLUBS;
1 ROGERS DIRECTOR
PARIS, June 1% (P—A blockade of
the Moroccan coast by French and
Spanish warships to prevent arms
and munitions reaching Abd-el-
Krim the warring leader of Moroc-
can tribesmen, became effective at
t o'clock this morning. The French
end Spanish governments reached
an agreement last night regarding
details.
There will be no supreme'com-
mand. but the Frnch and Spanish
naval units participating in the
blockade will take instructions
from their respective admirals.
French ships may enter Spanish
sone ports and vice versa. The
blockade extends from Mogador, on
the Atlantic coast, to Alhucemas
bay, on the Mediterranean, embrac-
ing the north coast of Morocco.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 19/(P)-
Donald A Adama of New, Haven,
Conn., le the new president of Ro-
tary International. His election at
yesterday’s balloting of the annual
convention here was announced to-
day. Ha'defeated Paul H. King of
Detroit, the other candidate
Seven members of the Interna-
tional board of directors also were
reelected. They are: Arthur H.
Sapp, Huntington, Ind ; Hart I. Seel-
ey, Waverly, N. Y.; Harry H. Rog-
ers. Sen. Antonio, Texas; Dr. Hurry
8. Fish, Sayre, Pa ; Carl L Faust,
Jackson, Miss.: A. F. Graves,
Brighton, Endland, and Charles
Burchell. Halifax, N. 8.
INTERNATIONAL DAY is
OBSERVED BY ROTARIANS
CLEVELAND, June 19. (r)—This,
the closing day, of the 16th annual
convention of the Rotary Interna-
Sonal, was international day. Dele-
Aes from 26 of the 10 nations In
Which there are Rotary Clubs were
introduced and delivered addresses.
Pat Montford, Dublin, Ireland, pub-
lisher, urged the international to
hold its 1927 convention In that city.
Nice, France, and Rio de. Janeiro,
-Brazi, also are after the meeting
that year. Selection will be made
by the directors next fall.
In speaking on classifications
George T. Guernsey, Independence,
Kan., chairman of the classifica-
tions committee, declared that Ro-
tary owed its success to the classi-
flection of each business and pro-
fession and the election of only one
member from each.
"That is why the Rotary idea has
been copied by so many other or
ganizations," Mr Guernsey said,
“and is a dominant force in com-
munity life today.", At
WEATHER FORECAST
5 ATTLING THE MOB OF ,
• BUYERS '* WHAT TAKES
Tns WID OUTOP
BARGAIN SALES
KALI
■ PRICE
PARIS, June 19, or—A. dispatch
from The Hague says Queen Wil-
helming of Holland was slightly In-
jured at Chamanoix, France, at the
foot of Mont Blanc, when her auto-
mobile slipped on a glacier.
BARNAUL, Altai, Mongolia, June
19. , (PP)—Twenty-eight persons are
dead, hundreds injured and thou-
sands of cattle lost In consequence
of a tornado In this district. The
storm destroyed 120 houses.
BRUSSELS, June 1» on- The
Aero Club today declared the Bel-
gian, M. Veenstra, winner of the re-
cent Gordoh Bennett cup balloon
race and De Muyter, Belgian, see-
ond. The American, Wade T. Van
Orman, was disqualified.
TOLEDO, Ohio, June 1 n =
Threatening to - blow up the Union
Savings Bank in the business dis-
trlct with a nitroglycerine bomb
which he carried in his hand a lone
bandit today forced the teller to
give him $8,500 in cash and than
escaped. %.. -
SANTIAGO, Chile, June 11 an
Fifty-nine rioters were killed In the
recent uprising in northern pro-
vinces of Chile, according to latest
estimates here today. The number
of injured la unknown. The govern-
ment troops used artillery to expel
the rioters from their positions.
CONDITION MRS MORGAN
» is REPORTED IMPROVED
ULEN COVE N. Y., June 1. WF-
The condition of Mrs. J. P. Morgan
wife of the financier, who is 111 of
await their rescue. *
Yesterday, with the all-American
Arctic expedition under Donald Mc-
Millan already on its way north
planning to look for Amundsen
around Cape Columbia, Greenland,
word was flashed from Spitsbergen
that the explorers had returned.
The details eInce received have
been meager, but dispatches from
Oslo, the Notweg an capital, say all
six men are safe. They arrived at
Spitsbergen in their remaining
plane and were conveyed by a fish-
ing boat to King’s Bay, where they
undoubtedly received a hearty wel-
come from the members of their
base expedition and the filers under
Lieutenant .Lutsow Holm sent by
the Norwegian government to look
for them. -
The newspapers in. Oslo having
contract with the Aero Club ported
a bulletin of the fliers’ safety, but
withheld the details for their morn,
ing editions.----
SATS EXPERIENCE wiLt ”
ENABLE HIM TO WIN
COPENHAGEN, June 19. (P)—The
Social Democraten publishes a re-
port from Oslo, the Norwegian capi-
tal, elating that Captain Roald
Amundsen, who returned to Spits-
bergen yesterday after his sensa-
tional Arctic flight, is dissatisfied
with the results attained and is
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TH
EMBERS
REBEL GROUPS IN
MEXICO Extern
FUNERAL SERVICES
LA FOLLETTE TO BE
HELD ON MONDA
FURTHER DISORDER
I UH I IIL.II UIUUIIULII BODY WILL LIE IN STATE IN
nrnonn III nillkll WISCONSIN CAPITAL SUN-
REPORTED IN GHINA BAY AFTERNOON
FOREIGNERS LEAVE
TO LEAVE WASHINGTON
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
U. S. Judge Holds Secretary Navy
Was Fully Within His Rights In
Executing Lease to Teapot Dome
.UTTLE 30E
WICHITA FALLS and vietnity:: Tem-
persture: Maximum 103 degrees: minimum
78; at 1 n m. Friday 100. No precipita-
tion. Partly cloudy. Southwest wind, aver-
age velocity eight miles per hour.. Bar-
ometer 29.00. TAs reported by the dovern-
ment Cooperative Weather Bureau, eper-
ated by the Wiebita Falls Electric Com-
pany.) '
EAST TEXAS: Tonight and Saturday
partly cloudy, e
WETTEXAS: Tonight and Saturday
partly cloudy to unsettled, probably local
showers in southwest portion.
OKLAHOMA: Tonight and Saturday
partly cloudy, warmer la extreme west
portion tonight. 1 .
SHANGHAI, June 19. (P)—Accord,
ing to reports from Chung King,
strikers there era beyond control
and the many foreigners have taken
refuse aboard the foreign sumbeata
Two Japanese gunbeats have left
Ichang for Chung King.
" WASHINGTON, June 19. (P—In-
creased disorders in Cheng King
were reported to the State Depart-
ment by Vice Consul Robert L.
Smyth in a message apparently sent
on June 18. It told of the severe
beatings received by three foreign-
ers, a British, a Syedish aad a
Polish national, but gave no details.
FOREIGN Pownns SUGGEST
NEGOTIATIONS IN CHINA
PEKING, June it. (n—The for-
eign powers today suggested to the
Chinese government the undertak-
ing of negotiations to settle both
the questions arising from recent
disturbances in Shanghai and also
Death Brings Expressions of Sor-
row and Tribute From Lead-
era of Nation .. .
WASHINGTON, June 10.(7)—The
funeral train of Robert M. LaFol-
lotto, whose spectacular political
career was ended here yesterday by
death, left Washington late today
to hear him for tho last time to his
home state of Wisconsin.
WASHINGTON, June 19. (P)—The
body of Senator Robert M La Fol-
lette will be taken late today to
Wisconsin to rest for a time In the
capitol of the state he represented
in congress during seven terms.
In a special train the body will
leave Washington at 3 o'clock this
afternoon over the Baltimore &
Ohio' railroad for Chicago. There
the funeral car and another coach
to discuss the broad aspect of con-
ditions in China generally. , -
The Italian Minister, representing
also the ministries of other foreign
powers interested. Is the Chinese
situation, made this suggestion per-__—
sonally to the Chinese foreign office “Monday,
today. -----------. T--— -—****
carrying members of the family and
close friends will he made Into a
special train for the trip to Madison.
The Wisconsin capital will be
reached Saturday afternoon and on
Sunday the body will lie in state In
the capitol where Mr. La Follette
served three terms, as governor. Fu-
neral services will be held- there
MEXICO CITY, Juns 19. (FI-
Thirty members of the remaining
rebel groupa in the state of Vera
Cruz—have—been—executed—within
sleeping sickness at her summer
home, was reported by her phys- Laptu
iclans today as decidedly improved, possible
The alarming condition which ap-
peared earlier in her illness appar-
ently is subsiding.
the laat fortnight, according to a
report to the war department from
General Juan Andrew Alamazan.
Capture of the rebels was made
through the discovery of a
curious coda by which the various
groupa communicated. The code
involved the use of packs of cards.
Other reports to the war depart-
NEW YORK, June 1». (AP)—
A flood of buying orders for Sin-
clair Consolidated Oil stocks and
bonds poured into ths stock mar-
ket. todsy following the announce-
ment that the leasing of the Tea-
pot Dome oil reserves had been
upheld. The Sinclair common
shares mounted two pointe to
shore 24 end the compsny's els
per cent bonds, which csrry stock
purchase warrants, soared almost
.__t "not* #:
SCATTERED RAINS 1
OVER WEST TEXAS
TO BENEFIT CROP
five points.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 19.
(AP)—The1 leasing of Teapot
Dome to Harry F. Sinclair and
hia Mammoth Oil Company was
upheld today by Federal Judge T.
Blake Kennedy, who rendered his
FORT WORTH June 19 ()-
West Texas had widely scattered"
• rains Thursday, according to re-
ports here. They varied from show-
His expressed desire was that the
negotiations deal with all aspects of
conditions contributing to tbs un-
rest at Shanghai and consequently
Influencing conditions throughout
China.
It was understood the diplomatic
corps will propose that a delegation
representing the United States.
France' and Italy discuss gpestions
of the administration of their con-
cessions In Shanghai with a view
of meeting the Chinese desires.
MOLD PEKING GOVERNMENT
RESPONSIBLE FOR ATTACK
- ----- -
NEW YORK, June 19. (A) 4Great
The senator passed away White
members of his family stood at this
bedside. Realizing that this time he
could not retain his grip on life as
he had done in past struggles
against illness. Mr. La Follette ral-
lied his waning strength to whisper
a final message to the public
through his eon, Robert—>
----— At Peace With World.
He was at peace with all the
world, he Bald, although he believed
there was a lot of work he could
still do. He did not know how the
people "will feel toward me, but I
shall take to the grave my love for
them, which has sustained me
decision in the annulment suit
brought by the government
"The allegations of’fraud in the
bill have not been sustained,”
Judge Kennedy ruled.
The secretary of the navy was
fully within his rights in acting as
he did, having been authorised by
the act of June 4, 1920, to "develop,
conserve, use and operate"' the naval
oil reserve. Judge Kennedy held.
, He ruled that the phrase ‘In his
discretion” embodied in the law
placed no restriction on the man-
ner in which the reserves were to
be handled.
He further had "full authority to
use, store, exchange and sell" the
crude oil royal ties. Judge Kennedy
held, denying the government’s con-
tention that the secretary’s action
in dealing In commodities for the
government was a usurpation of
congressional authority for appro-
priating money for such dealings.
The set of June 4, 1920, was a
special act and authorised the build,
ing of storage tanks at Pearl har-
bor. Portsmouth and other places as
designated under supplemental con-
tracts "between the government and
Sinclair and Doheny, the ruling said.
ers to one or more inches of rain.
The precipitation is expected to
benefit crops and livestock. 1
-------- We
PLAINVIEW, June 19. (n—Andh
inch and five-hundredths of rein
fell at Plainview Thursday after-,
noon at I o’clock within 30 minutes
time. The rain was not extensive.
Kress, 13 miles north, reported only
a light shower end at Aiken, a elm-
llar distance east, a light shower
fell.
MeLEAN, June 19. u)—A timely
refreshing rain of one Inch fell here
Thursday afternoon. At noon the
thermometer had registered 104-
unusually hot weather for this see-
tion. The rain came just in time for
erope were beginning to eutfer for
want of moisture.
TALPA. June 19/—Better than
one inch of rain fell Thursday and
there are prospects for more It is
very beneficial toe, farmers and
stockmen 1
AMHERST. June 19. un—One inch
of rain fell. Thursday afternoon and
the rainfall continued late in the
day, assuring a record-breaking
crop in this part of the South
Plains.
PERRYTON. June 15. (—Thirty-
one one hundredths of an Inch of
rain fell here late Thursday. The
rain was heavier west and north of
Perryton..—
Britain's decision that she will hold
the Peking government responsible
for injuries to British nationals and
damage to British property was the not distinguished,
outstanding development of the last",
24 hours in the situation arising
from the strenuous anti-foreign
through life.”
A little while later he murmured
something to those grouped about
his sick bed, but his words were
muted by advancing death and were
He passed away
peacefully shortly after 1 o'clock.
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RESULTS
ment, received from the military
commandants in Chihuahua and
Coahuila, announce that the fol-
lowers ofAdolfo do La Huerta
have renewed their activities along
the border, hoping to avail them-
selves ' of a break between the
United States and Mexico.
The military authorities are tak-
ing steps- to prevent disorders.
BURBANK HAS DECLINED
INVITATION TO TESTIFY
SCOPES EVOLUTION CASE
campaign in China.
Solemn declaration of the British
determination was made yesterday
by Foreign Secretary Chamberlain,
who declared the government's
stand was necessitated "by the out-
rages that have taken place.”
This waa in reference to the as-
sassination early thia week of W.
W. Mackenzie at Shanghai, the etill
more recent mobbing of a British
motorcycle constable in the same
city, the attack on the British set-
tlement at Hangkow, which was
only repulsed by machine gun fire,
end numerous other incidents at
scattered places throughout the
former clestial kingdom.
Mr. Chamberlain . Incidentally
made known the official version of
the trouble at Shanghai which has
been made the rallying point for
the present movement among stu-
dents and other Chinese agitators.
A murderous mob,, he said, had
advanced against apolice station
containing a large stock of arms.
Ths rioters accompanied their ad-
vance with shouts of "kill the for-
signers!" and It was not until the
police station was endangered that
the order was given to fire.
Shanghai dispatches say the con-
ference there between the Chinese
and the ‘representatives of the
Peking diplomatic corps called with
the object of settling the disturbed
conditions has fallen through and
that the foreign delegates have re-
turned to the capital. The Chinese.
according to an official communi-
que. presented demands "which had
no direct connection with the oc-
currences.”
His passing brought from many
other leaders who had stood both
with and against him In his politi-
The decision assumed that the oil
transactions involving the Conti-
nental Trading Company, A. E.
Humphrey, Texas oil operator, the
Sinclair interests and the Midwest
Oil Company have been bona fide:
"Judge Kennedy struck fromthe *
record all exhibits and records of
Fall’s bank account and financial
dealings with the Continental Trad-
Ing Company In sustaining a de-
ALTL'B. Okla. June.19. (P)—The
heat wave that held Jackson county
In its grip for the last tan days and
which ran the thermometer up toi
the 108 mark Wednesday, was
broken Thursday by a good rain.
SOLDIERS FROM FORT r
SILL ARRESTED HERE
ON CHARGES OF THEFT
Dillingham’s
Little Comedy
By Elizabeth Jordan
SANTA ROSA. Cat. June 19. mn-
Luther Burbank, famous plant cul-
turist, revealed today he had de-
clined an invitation from Clarence
Darrow, Chicago attorney, to ap-
pear as an expert witness at the
Scopes evolution trial at Dayton.
Ohio. * 1
Mr. Burbank aald he. telegraphed
Mr. Darrow that he was on the aide
of evolution, but would be unable
to‘appear.V
Keeping up with the
Joneses wouldn't have
bothered the Dilling,
hams In the leant if
the Joneses had not
insisted on keeping up
till two and three in
the milkman's morn-
L Ing, dancing madly at
1 their fashionable coun-
/ try club. Jim and
Laura began to wilt
under the atrain. Jim
was all for calling it
quits, but Laura could
not admit she waa
growing old! How
they got around this
stymie makes a very
funny story—a Blue
Ribbon story in next
# Sunday’s TIMES
cal battles expressions of sorrow
and tribute. Among them was Presi-
dent Coolidge, who told Mrs La Fol-
lette in a note that her husband had
left a great concourse of friends who
would comfort, but "my own experi-
ence tells me that nothing that
mortal can do will be of very much
help to you."
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of
Montana, who campaigned last year
with the Wisconsin senator as vice
- presidential candidate, declared the
fight for the principles advocated
by Mr. La Follette would be carried
on by the people with the same
courage shown by him La Follette
dead, he said, would be even more
powerful than La Follette living. •
INVARIABLY COMMANDED
MAJORITY IN WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE, June 19. On-The
death of Senator Robert M. LaFol-
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TEXAS KIWANIANS TO
LEAVE FORT WORTH FOR
CONVENTION MONDAY
FORT WORTH, June n ZAp.
proximately 100 Texans will be In
St. Paul Monday when the Interna-
tional convention of Kiwanis is
called to order, John G. Farmer,
Kiwanian, in charge of the entour-
assent of here this afternoon, said.
The local train will leave over the
M. K & T, at 4:55 o'clock carrying
a carload of Fort Worth Kiwanians,
a earload of Dallas Kiwanians and
1 some from Wichita Falls. They will
be joined at Kansas City by- other
Texans and fifty Oklahoma Ki-
wanians. Their special train will
leave In the afternoon and in the
meantime, the Kiwanians will be
entertained." Des Moines will also
break another stop for them for
four hours and they are due in St.
Paul Sunday. F
DALLAS NEGRO SHOT IN .
CLASH WITH OFFICER
DALLAS, June 11—Ed Durden,
negro, waa shot and critically
wounded early today by 8 B.
Crockett, deputy sheriff, in a hand-
to-hand conflict for the possession
of a pistol. Crocket had arrested
the negro for carrying a pistol and
waa driving—to the jail with the
prisoner at hle side. He said the
negro suddenly grabbed him around
both arms and attempted to take
his pistol. Crockett managed to get
hle hand on hie weapon first and
fired"one shot. The operator of a
email lunch stand near the fight at-'
tempted to aid the officer, Unable
to do anything because the two
men were changing positions he
fired several shots Into the air
which brought several policemen
, to the scene.
fense motion.
The government’s bill of com
plaint was dismissed, every major
contention in it having been denied
In the decision.
No Quarrel With Theory.
“We have no quarrel with the
theory that congress should have
and has the constitutional power to
regulate the manner in -which the
property of the United States obeli
be handled by the executive branch,"
said the conclusion of the decision,
"but we do maintain that in the ex-
ercise of that power It may by ap-
propriate legislative authority dele-
gate officers of that department to
handle government property In an
unrestricted way end In accordance
with a veeted discretion.
"Therefore It la not only possible,
but very probable in this case that
the action taken by the secretary of
the navy, if the contracts are fairly
and honestly carried out, will ac-
tually conserve oil which would
otherwise have been lost had not
such action been taken, for, as to
how far reaching drainage may be
and how far oil pools extend under
ground is at present little known,
even by geologists themselves."
“In reaching a conclusion in this
case,” says the conclusion, "we fully
realize the degree of unpopularity
with which it will be received This
is true in the nature of things, be-
cause the great general public is
reached, only with the sensational
features surrounding the tranasac.
tions involved and being largely in
the dark as to all, the other multi-
tude of circumstances with which
the case is surrounded and knowing
perhaps less of the great legal prln.
ciples which the experience of the
ages has taught.
"The fact that this appears to be
a good contract for the government
as testified to by those witnesses
who-are qualified to speak of its
character, coupled with the fact
that the courts should be concerned
in sustaining formal grants upon
which the rights and welfare of
many depend, impels the conclusion
that such contracts should not be
set aside for light or frivolous rea-
sons, unices fraud in connection
with their execution is clearly
shown.".—: .... ,,___________.
United States Assistant District
Attorney Albert D. Walton of gov-
ernment counsel declined to com-
ment on the decisions)
POMERENE DISAPPOINTED
AND WILL APPEAL CASE
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 19. (FI-
Former United States Senator Atlee
Pomerene, one of the special prose-
enters in the Teapot Dome case, will
immediately appeal the case to the
United States court of appeals, he
declared when told of the decision
in the Cheyenne federal court.
Two soldiers, members of the fire
company at Fort Sill. Oklahoma,
were arrested by police Friday when
the men attempted to sell, approx,
imately 600 pounds of brass coup-
lings from fire hose 'to a local
junk dealer.
Besides the brass the men had a
large amount of men’s clothing and
army uniforms In the automobile
they were driving Officers at Fort
Sill were notified and a provost
guard was immediately dispatched
to Wichita Falls to return the two
men to the army post.
Army officers told police that the
brass hose couplings and clothing ...
had been stolen during a recent fire
at the army post. The two soldiers,
members of the army post fire demyi
partment are on a leave of absence
from the post. One of the men was
accompanied by his wife and two.
email children. 1.
The brass was found in two large
sacks in the touring car, in which
the party was traveling
UPSHUR COUNTY MAN
STRUCK BY CRANK ON
ROTARY DRILL KILLED
GILMER, Texas June 19__A. *
Brown, well known in Upshur coun-
ty, wae killed today at Ore City
when a crank on a rotary drill
struck him, crushing his skull
GENT COMMITTEE .
IENIES BUMOB OF
BREAK IN BOARD -
DALLAS, tune It.—Any rumers
that there had: been or are dissen
tions within the board of regents
of the University of Texas or the
land committee of the board were
"utterly false and without founda-
lion." a statement issued bv the
land committee aald today.
The statement followed a meeting
of the committee yesterday for the
purpose of considering business
connected with the oil lands of the
university. The committee declared
no decision was reached aa to fu-
ture action in connection with any
proposed litigation In event' It
should be determined to institute
legal proceedings no attempt would
be made: to recover nor require an
accounting of the pipe, line com.
panies nor the lessees of Toil pro-
duced and sold between yesterday
and the date any such suit might
“I am very much disappointed,
but we will appeal the case <t
ence," he said. - « be filed, said the statement
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