Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 180, Ed. 1 Monday, February 13, 1922 Page: 1 of 6
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY &IVJES INTERVIEW DEMRE HIGHE§T CLASS HC- COURT SUSTAINS EXCEPTIONS
MANY FAKE STORIES HAVE
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Los Angeles, Calif.. F« b.13. — There
la "a grave and serious doubt at the
present time as to whether the murder-
's*" of William Desmond Taylor, film
director, "will ever be? apprehended,"
declared Thomas Lee Woolwine, Dis-
trict Attorney early today. ^ .
• Mr. Woolwine made this declaration
Su a statement he Issued, deploring
what:W termed "faired and fraudulent
interviews'' on the caw, and oartlenlar-
!y one purporting to have come from
liini. - ^ —w-; > —
His statement follow*: j
"In the early editlou of the Examin-
er for Monday morning tliere api>eared
on the first page thereof an interview
purporting to come from me which was'
never in effect given.
"It is composed of some things that I
uttered in substance. There are some
lialf ttuths, many absolutely falsehoods.
1 have made complaint publicly ubout
the verdict tii the Burch case, but >1
414 not authorise any further state- 1Jir , , . .
rn.nt alKlUt tluit r. u ^bl^
"The following" qwrnxUM tnm "The r*
false interview was never uttered by
tot'
TO ORIGINAL PETITION
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TWO MEN ARE ALREADY IN
CUSTODY
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STATE REPLEADS CASE THIRD MAN IS KNOWN
ARTHUR GRIFFITH AND MICHAEL COL
.4LINS ARE WORKING HARD" TO PRE-
■■pERVE ORDER KILLING CAUSES
ALARM \
Working Together Much Good
May Be Accomplished—&r-
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Members of the Sherman Pastors'
Aasociatlor pledged their support to
members of the Sherman Moving Pic-
ture Censorship Board at their week
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•NOw when my office should be di-
recting all its energies in Its prosecu-
tion of Mrs. Madalyuue Obenchain in
her trial before Jbdge Sidney N. Reeve,
1 lutve this mo*t baffling of murder
mysteries to solve—the killing of Wil-
liam Desmond- Taylor.'
"I would not 'make such a statement
at this time, when the Obenchaln case
Is on trial and for the further i a*on
Associated Pre$9 Dispatch
Seattle, Wqsh.. teb. 13—Two CIil-
nm dead, another lies badly
wounded, in a hospital, and five oth-
ers ar* jc the city jail as the result•
of a tong war which bfDke out here! J."
late last night. Toy Jow, 40, and
Hong Sang 30, <#ere kllietl and En
Wugyn was shot through the thigh.
Both Sides Will Be Ready For Charged With Murder in Connec-
The Ouster Suit On
February 20
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tion With Killing of Negro
Strike Breaker
The case of The State Ex-rel vs.
Hubert Bookout, p County Attorney,
w&Jl callva Monday morning; jai$gr the I
Is- meeting Monday following the read- IMrbtt C«l t for. tUfi pur-^gg
n«g by Rev. C. A. Spragins of a re- of passing upon the demnrrers1
port from the censors
HsiocinUti Press Dispatch
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l£prt Worth, Texas,
days of iiiVesti
Feb. ,13—After
. officers to-
AxMuiiated Pi 4s* Dispatch
Washington, Feb. 13^ Cade
Cannon of ityitiois win ffrtiro
Joe
from
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followed in the. fu-
Associated press Dispatch V
""liutto. Mont.. Feb. 13. —Hum
Tong, 70 years old. Chinese, was shot
and killed Tj|h^ night in an alley* in
Chinatown here, a few feet from his
five
In a motion adopted by the pastors,
Pffcrt to
they pledged their own support to an
active policy, and calltd upon Mothers'
Clubs of the city and otln r organisa-
tions interested in the thora-l welfare
of the city to actively cooperate witn
the board in an endeavor to secure for i at* to
i Sherman the allowing of pictures of ftrorc
The court heard argument on both[*><'*ro strikebreaker. The latier
sides on demurrers last Friday I
and stated then he would pass upon masked men, hustled into
same Monday. jbile and later hanged and sliot on the
The court sustained some of the outskirts of the city. Two of the men
former Speaker announced his
Ix^ndon, Feb. 13 —-Mirhacl Collins,
head of the Irish provisional govern-
ment, has sent, cablegrams, warning
American associations far recognition
of the Irish republic government not
to couvitenunee a coup # etat. ntdri)
he declared waijilanned 1^' the goveni-
inent, says a Dublin dispatch today to
the l.omlun Press Asso<ia/ioe
Evacuation Suspended
Aixorietfid Pr<nu pjspatrh
in which it tvas tn tbe «?igi«ai petition as filed against I J^CThsi'e under arrest three men as a ^>1^,-
policy by' HtT.-namc tiy wmustl for Mr. - ltuok"u . f i >nlt ot the lynching of Fn <l Bouse, i
. "... ^ VH* K—"♦ 1.1.ti f'iuearo- strikebreaker. The latter was 1 intintion'to^'tire from .poiTticsj ««.'{-! >" "< ^ -1 today !>• -.1 ef '
a hospital. W ;etoviiu word statement which reads: j^fea.meifs tfae io lesive for UqiyJfr&Mtjfi
1 ain; ^uut01^u" am not a ^candidate for re election; 1.1 vc!)hvo1 ,with -ontingent^ on ho,-.
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to Uic Slxty-Kightb Congress.
l uwin, Feb.-13.,The of
tiM4 HrltlMt 1 rc-op{ and other milharr
from IMV in wa^4 unevji-eetydly
th< .
tul
wit
waC t-hotiuh't t--.
dne to
PBH WKKS . . - ; BIBSBHH^t-Thc Illinois Itepvesentafive was onf^'.' n*nen4ed^a)i^hr be
•pecittl exempt Inns ... the , ;| non nr.. V*kmm l Nil n t ,J,(. v^lUely tff-flstor.'
•o4m* woe not sufficient-1 City, theinhorb in which the packing known licuroa in -Congress. tie will I'
high moral tone. Without whole heart
;ea coopefrtloh the board *fll be uRW <
wherein allegut oil# w* re not sufficient- j City, the snhtirb in which the packing
ly specific to put respondent on notice j houses are located. They are O. II.
vbat the State egpacted to|Teliec and W. II. Arthurton. Murder
and counsel for the State charges have been placed agitipst them.
d to the- requirements and in no
ttKTT
AsinriaJ/il Preps Dispatt u
Ssi. Pi iwlatii, Feh. 13-xchliiese
longiwij tbnuughout the w< t were re-
potte<i under cover or on / their guard
today !i>; U„ result of au apparent
outbrral; of s toag war last night.
'when tw H'hiiiowi) were kilhni and a
tblrtS woutified in Seattle. Wash., one
slain In Butte. Moat., and one shot
probably fatally in San Jose, Calif.
In every instance thek shootings,
were - carried out in diaracterlstic'
able to ;Secure such pictures their re- directed that the State re-plead au(^
port stated. .gave the State have to-amend the pe
UUicr Matters Taken I p. 1 titlon and counse^ for the, State im-
A number of matters of interest' medlatclv filed their amended pt^l^io.'i .
which contains 45 pages of •closely
written matter involving the various
The third man
plaint ns a
facing a murder com-
of -the lynching Is
that there nrenow pending In the of 'tony war fnBhlon. wjlen 'SSrtT ST.. L1* wwkm who *"! take
come before the pastors at their reg-
ular weekly meeting Monday. Bfcv.
L. S. White, chairman of the commit-
tee arranging for the- taking of the
religious census of the city Sunday,
February 20, reported that cards for
the ccnsus are being printed and that
tfcle different churches are organiz-
the
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flw of the district Atorney many hun- cated. Low Mow, 12, said to be the
dmli of eases that should, and do, re- only member of the Ding Kong Tong
eeive attention, the Ohendudn case in.- in Han Jose, was nw t at his door, ac-
^ lug only one of that large number." cording!* |o policy reports, by three
•, "Tiw- following language purported to young Clinese, who fired three bullets
I hive beeu uttered by me is out of whole iuto Ids body l ,
cloth aud is viciously false: } San Francisco police said they were
If the minds of the Jurors who watching the situation. yTbe atmos-
firat irM "Fatty" Arbuckle and jir- phere in (hi
. • Vfhur CL Burck are the minds of the pub- tense.
mast C0flfw that the people -W
^^do not want to be proteiflted 4ty
t|< Attorney
asks for
charges a«j Inst the
and upon which the
his removal from office. -
Synopsis of Amended Petition.
The amended petition filed today by
counsel for the State contains 10
paragraphs. The principal charges
be eighty-six years old next May Tthu-j ■f>>vpatr* ^
lli- fft sctvhig his t iventy-tiiird term j**' Feb. 13—'Die situation in
a member ot' the House during eight /R'efBWf wtyCh had v-ermrrt to t,n icr
■■L.., t^^JHPijQears ni whitlh he. was'Speaker. --C.. tile •
result or wtne lynching Ts j Whllfe Mr.'Jcannon In his snYleiueut AH+utr ffirh and . Michael l'*Mn*
lom Howell; a switchman for the Rock ^ve ifo reason for his announced in- Msiu Hiei 4reies«e ot the kid napped
Is ;uul railroad. i tentlOH of r Tiring froifj putdli: "life, f;evn. <rf* -.ntie'st-ately -tlanpt r
i piai^i tmA #A a front* ^ ^ . ! dose friends declared that he had*
ristol Led to Arrests. |ra4det his division iu the belief that
The clew on which the officers work-1 bis health and age made loss Ktrenu-
ed was a pistol, whieh was found be- ou" advisable. He is expected lo
g "■ M ' retire a^ his home in DanvJUie, III.
HATDEN W. HEAD S CONDITION
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iieath the negro's body. It had been
used to shoot the strikebreaker.
In connection with the Itouss<i case j
also a charge Of assault to murder wasu
plae<ai. accusing W. B.. Morgan, 21
years of age, of stabbing the negro.
?!r>Surr5ltt '^^lan'<h l*astors. with number 4 in which
Jotlff-K harratt, retiring secretary t%at rospo^dent, the Ount
of the Sh« rman Chamber of , Com- wi,iie acting as such, adopted and
mcrce, thanked the pastors ftor their practiced a scheme and system for
paragraphs. The principal cnarges jT1iIs Js saiu to ]lave bapi>ened several
are found in paragraphs -beginning ,1^^ beforethe lynching. Tlien Kossc
it \b charged
nty Attorney,
support of civic undertaking of the
Chamber duriug his six and a half
t years' administration. The president,
the pur post of collecting examining
trial fees and collected large sums
thereby and mentions the total sum of
tMttrato . wm reported t„ wti,e^
Ark., PaaiAM*
the
M
mm want
aw on the statute books.'
vf **t am Informed that this fake has
been telegraphed all o\$*r the United
States, which magnified its iniquity."
Investigation/To Proofed.
Associated Press Dispatch:
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Ia*h Aagelw, Calif., Feb. 13.—Investi-
gation by the District Attorney's office
into the William Desmfnul Taylor mur-
der mystery will pronretl today, ; al- •
though it Is a legal holiday, according
to a statement made shortly after inld-
i ht by Thomas Lea Woolwine, Dis-
trict Attorney. j
He said he was uncertain what form j
I the investigation would take, but
thought it unlikely he would summon to
his office any motion picture stars
ot others. He thought it more probable, j
lie stated, that the detectives would
investigate any available leads snd
that witnesses would be summoned for j
questioning by him hereafter only w hen
the preliminary work of the officers
Indicate some discovery of more than
Usual importance.
This lstter course would itface the
detectives Of the poUat department
again on their theory that the finding
of Edward F. Sands, missiug former
butler-Secrets ry to Taylor, was essen-
tial tofhe solution of the enigma, and
those of. the Sheriffs office on their
• diametrically opposite contention tliat
Sands had nothing to do with the stoy-
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Mary Mintef> Statement
Associated Prese Dispatch
Ix>8 Angeles, Calif. Feb. 13
Mary Miles Minter, motion pic-
ture actress issued a statement
here today through her attorney
declaring that she had told In-
vestigators all that she knew of
the life of WilUain * Desmond
Taylor. It said she oould not
conceive bow any person could
voluntarily wrong Taylor.
Bey. C .A. Spragins, was instructed $1,81)0 ahd the fotal amount of exam-
ted by respon-
rst year"«« Cewnty
Surritr goif. commending the charac-
ter of his community Vrdtk, and ask-
lug their co-operation In such work as
he undertakes fop Little Rock.
was s< t upon bv a moh after he had
fired severs 1 shots at a group of strik-
ers aS he left one of the packing plants.
Two strikers were injured. Morgan is
accused of stabbing Rouse at the time
of this disturbance., Rouse was in a
hospital recovering from his Wounds
when the masked meu appeared and
Officers said .today they now know
P«r«<rr,.nl, K nf tho netttion ehireeS thV Ot 23 Qf.thc members Of the
paragraph n xji tne petition cnarges 1-p. hitter ef ntHlne<l
e unlawful demand aud collection of
iniitg trial,
dtfring b*s
Attorney
the
nr t a „rn ,tlf „v f „ fees in excess of fees allowed by law
Cnlfcgr 'inrim ttSt h^f '? n hf cases specified in paragraph 4 nam
t.oiia0e, announced before the pastors ft lllir,,iuir .« «oRa<j wherein tlwe«
n o fintM fnt' fnomAi. vtn« 'UH a numtxr or (as . wu
the dates fot former Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall's series of lec-
tures at Austin College, which will be
April IS to April 23, he stated.
The following pastors were present:
Revs. C. A. ftprngins chairman; Guy
It. Duff. J. 8. Cameron, L. S. White,
T .S. Cly^c, J. D. Hariing, M. N.
Terrell. T J Manton, Dr. T. A. Whar-
tou. T L Ho'ctmb R. M. Athetton
ar<d C W, Whitehead.
throe
or more have been file** against one
named defendant, and charges that
whfre the trial In all thrf e of the
thirty-three persona. So more arrests.
mii as "tht> result '6f flic noiH^iffrijir
on •>■.!.irday. • , ^ r
Tfc" Times, Dublin coVre« ^ndenf \
says dismay .followed the new ^ of the
lash, In wW.'h four si^elal Ulster con
<i a hies were killed, eight wounded, and
ft , V , <fllf made prisoner aod the leader of tiio
CONTINUES C^IWAUlsinn Feiucrs: Matthew Fif/patrick.
■ '■Hg ' "■ ■■ ^J>ot «l"ttd. The provisional ^vernmeMt .
was iM rtnrbcd. as the affair dasbeel the
high hopes bas<>d upon Its • nmnesfr
]«o«daturttion. and the British deeMou
to release all prisoners held for offemn
* 4'inmltttsl in ETugland from Irish i oli-
fieal ua>riyes piior to the tru«e in Ire
!a.id I>cvrlopntents are awnffFit •nlih
the utmo«t anxiety.
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The condition of Hayden W. Head,
at* 2 o'clock 'Monday a'fternoon, cou
tiuued .desperate, with no indication
since Sat unlay either for the .better
or worn. 'It if exp etcd thai he s-tll
reach the crisis by noon TU'^datv and
if he Is succtssful in. reaching Ihl*
the attending phVslcians'ai'e disposed
to hold out hois for his recovery. ,
t'ary, Mr. Head's l itle. ibr • year-
old daughter, is reported to be some
bcttet but not yet out of danger ^
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Students Polsoteti.
ColUmbus. Aliss., Feh. 13.-— Students |
of the Mississiptn State College for '
jmen were recovering today from the *?t
however, are expected for a few days, jof what waJ^i«M?ribe<l by college
officials as ptomaine poisoning, said to f
AT OKMULGEE
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Ra i 1 &
All Cilve Bond.
The three |>ersons accused of lynch-
.lug Fred Rouse, negro packing house
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TROOPS AND
STRIKERS ON
THE GROUND
While the j>olice detectives and ihe
Sheriffs deputi<4 have hot acknowledg-
ed defeat they£adinit tlie case Is one
Of the most I *• wilder In g ever to come
to their attention.'*' Eleven days have
passed slneo the discovery of the di-
rector's body aud the officers assigned
to the mystery have worked with less
titan their ordinary sleep and%under un-
usual pressure In tracking down what
aeemed like tangible clews aud lu In-
vestigating almost Innumerable Hps.
A sample of some of the "tips" sent-
to the officials is tho following, from /f(rrtafwr
a letter in what seemed a woman's
handwriting: j
MI dreamed last n'glit that Mr. Tay-
lor was killed by a fair haired womau,
with a hooked nose. Find that wo-
man, and you have the murderer."
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GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND
I Kiptf IN HIS STAND AGAINST
LAWLESSNESS
ism tPr*.*e |Nnhi< -H
providence. t. * eb. 12.—With two
troops of national guard cavalry still
quartered in their armories here to-.
nlg)it and Hov. San Souel firm in his
declaration ha act if -rMenee in the
Pawtuxet Valley strike region is resum-
ed. the situation in the textile wage
controversy In R|iode Island remained
deadlocked todny.
SIOUX CITY
HOMES TO DE
PROTECTED
cases against one person was held at; wot kef. were released about noon under
one ard the same time duly one exam- |$-ukio bond. Each Issued a statement
ir.lng trial was held Instead of three,[claiming his innocence and said they
and claims that but one fee ought tof< 0ithl famish alibi. The fourth person
be charged and collected: that re- {accused Of stabbing
si>ondept was not entitled to ■ hree bond.
fees under such circumstances.
1'aragraphr 7, 8 and 9 charge de-
manding ami collecting fees not al-
low d by law to specific Instances.
.Paragraph 10 charges unlawful con-
duct lr demanding and co'lecting tve*
In examining trial cases where the
exnm'ning trial was liehl on the same
day of the return of the indictm nt,
and in a number where the examining
tr al was held after the return of the
Indictments and claims that re-«|*in«
a mining ..
have been caused by t*atlng chicken sa'-
ad. Three fattndrvd of the students tn-
eame ill last u'ght. ^
Steamer Florited.
Vineyard Haven, Alass, Fci) 13—4
The .Danish steamer JTexas. which
. ./jsrag - •>_. ^ Vineyard
today,
I*)'SS ftiapalrh
Okmulgee, ' >^ln . P'^v
the negro furnished went agrr und yestenlay
I Sound, was float«'d early
fit- ... fc « '.,T^ • • •• •. ' • • J -
25,000 MILL OPERATIVES
WALK OUT IN PROTEST TO
WAGE CUT IN THE EAST
13. -r Fenr <:
that a raUl will Ik' preeipifatod if Judge
Chvisftyplver should attempt to
his promise a«d meet with, the Bar V:-*X
.hocinlion Ibis aftenu>on at the eotjrt I
Uoitse were vpressed l y County Attor
Iney Hepburn. ■ ^A ^
'«4 >lu^ge cbrf•♦topJiei' hud ii<K returned
tfefe' mi far nfl .ctjutd "be learned up t «
ikhmi tortai anil hi* t*« id the*
■ fca«l -<))•♦ bha mewsai^Mi a<i inV" thajt bft
l|tr| .. n - With fbe l*0tf BUr •
(lent was not entilb d to an 'exi
COP WILL PASS liACH RESIDENCE tidal fee in sneb .cases and "that the
EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES I law c« utcu n:ates that the examining
IN TOE DAY * j trtyl shouhl Ik> held before the h d!ct-
1 meat H. return nf and that it is usc-
< «f<Ml Press Dispatch j less tbcrej.fter
... iv,'. _ ... . ' Psrac nub II eliarees mdawful, de
Sioux t ity, lowa, Feb. 1^.—sA new jmat>l^ ,^tlo!i of fe «s in %\Smiu
po iee foree to be created In Sioux j |np |r|;,,s p, whirh ,„uM hs ve
home°ln Sioui CUv af^ constont IT" M'"1 |^U,:!y, trJ '' ;""1 KP^ ffHCAGO
noun in pmoux i iry aim«st constant ^ the instirnees and elainu> respond i/,V uV,,
tudor the new sys. rt,.nt ,-us 110t mlUU-.l to fH6« cllo.-t
LUCKY DEAL!!
BLAMED FOR
HIS TROUBLE
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Boston, Mass.. Feb,-}.!.—Cotton tnfHkj
in Xew Hampshire atid at IjOWoII,
Msss.r employing nbohi 27i,(lOO opera-i—
lives, were Kaverted- by striket|
which * Nmime effecttve tmhtf# ** "
Bill AT NOON
'llierc j ***<" Dispmlrh
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police protectioh.
teni a patrolman will puss every home
In the city at least once everj( 15 min-
utes, it Is announced^
DENBY BEFORE IFAUNTLEROY TO
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f Big jMl.
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Associated Press Dispatch ■
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 18—Jewelry es-
timated bv tbu hotel inahagemeht to
be valued at *100.000 vhw obtained by
bandltn who early today loot eft safety
deposit boxes at the jffashlngtpn Ho-
tel In the western section of the city.
Jmm VEA1HEK
Prpss Dispatch,
Wellington, i Feb
Denby aprsmred before
val Conimittea today
1&—^Secretary
the House Na*
to recomuicud
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Fort Wirth, Texas. Feb. 13-^J. I>.
Fuuutleroy, UiiltHl States district road
otiglnecr for tho Southwest, will turn
^iltnTuy tELTTL(W°i ^LnZ\ w his office to George Fuller,, high
nSsi enginect -fur the district, tonight,
RNMNNimrn aiid «(53l armtvntlers now and ,uovo t0 Aust,n' where he will
int'iinHw!.! ilHMome gftate highway engineer to-
\tr -l .,i,„f n,„,- morrow. Ills successor for the Fed
m in thn ovuiii.2 eial Koveruuient has not .yet been
' .« ? existing namt^ Fuller being placed temporar-
strengthaf line officers of the navy; """ ,T,K,""" u K p ^
that Mo first class at Anuapottl be * ' 8^*^ •
gruduated and commissioned but that
appointments to ,the academy hereaf-
p4ir reduciM
bar of congress instead of fire.
ter be reduced to three fer each inem-
lK>lnt^
!
Washington, Fab. 18. — Sher-
man and vicinity! 3lomlay night
fair am|icolder. Tuesday partly
cloudy and warmer.
Lncnl Temperature.
There was a range of 29 de-
grees in the iocs! Y temperature
today, the msaittttm I ting Tb
trlnimuia 4A. Preciplta-
in<t • Vnnfl . * ■ ;f- ,s£
the thertnom-
dejresa.'
w tion: None.
At noon M
eter registered
Denby*s statement
naval establishment has been redut-ed
from. 3.216 vessels in commission at
i>oo, and the commission's personnel
from 82,706, to 0,m, and the eniisr
ment from 4B(H7J>8 to W>,m%
| "It Is not easy/' he said, "to go
BROKER'S PLACE
Associated Press. Dispatch
Chicago, 111.. Feb. l.T—WTiile Ray-
bW fc:to toroMey' from m*Sa rut %i„0#
expansion?! t
r m+m,
istum Tfcu^'Ji*
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Wi.r-'W-" •
was
explaining to Judge Landls what had
, becoaie of spjroximntely seven jplIToh
dollars entfUBtcd to him by thoultndL
'of faraiUea in the Chicago stodfcyards
Jndsje Geo. A.-Alden, will lectnre at district. sererSl hundred persons todsy
j Sherman Hsll Thursday evening, It wat stormed his office searching for the
annonneed MoMay. He Is on the ly- man whom they claimed had^feHlti
♦u- w
Paragraph 12 charges ^hat respon-
dent In nut king his apnuril report to
the Distrki Court of Grayson County
for iuts first fiscal year ending Nov.
.'JO. ip21. fciletl to make a complete
statrtUent of ull fiM s collected by him
for the year, and specifics tho | ln-
s'tsntes claimed.
Paragraph Kt 14 and 15 charge un-
lawful collection ofl f n>« in different
courts in the separate paragraphs and
counts,
'Paragraph 10 charges unlawful
conduct It- collecting fees not allowed
by law in both misdemeanor and fcl-
cny charges, nnd charges unlawful
conduct in misdemeanor and felony
charges, and charges unlawful cori-
diirf In misdemeanor caws #ad lu ai-
lowlng tif; person charged, with a*
felony to pay four misdemeanor fines
and in Ming motions to dismiss the
four felony coses against the person,
which person -Was - later Indicted in
ten aeses, snd it Is charged respon-
dent collected 14 examining trial fees
of $5 each ^ account of the trials
unainst the same defendant. '
B. F. Clifford Appointed by Court.
The original petition for removal
was filed January 24th last by. Attor-
ney J. A. Carlisle for relators aud
this case was originally set for trial
Jan. Do but Judge Wilcox seeing that
the case would consume his last week
of court and fearing it would not be
finished during that week transferred
the case* together with the criminal
cjisck,. to Judge flare's court and set
this case for Feb. 20-' At the same
time Judge Wilcox aytwthited B. fV
t afford to represent the State in the
prosecution of this case and the crimi-
nal cases against the County Attor-
ney. Judge Wilcox stated that he ap-
pointed Mr. Oafford in these matters
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ID: STARTED ON THE DOWN- ;
WARD PATH.
vcre no disturbances. ' hn.-kee. ok la., Feb. l.'i.—The-Flfst,
The walkonts were iu i iot« , against Natlomti liiink of Pawhnskee wasTsId-
wag** reductions, tn most cases of 20 ''' 1>v. ^**"
per cent:
put into
working week from 48 to 51 hours.
Anotmtcd Press Dispatch
Chicago, III., 1 Feb. i:i—Raymond
Plischoff, 25/ under detention in con-
ticetion with an admitted shortage of
$4 'P|000,(H 0, as a result of financial
dealings with approxhaately 8.000
rosideuts of tho Chicago "back of the
yards"' district, blamed a lucky deal,
wfth a. friend's $200 for the continued
transactions which have Involved blm
so" heavily. ;
"A friends begged ma to play the
market vy'UJi his money, saying bis
creditors Here pushing him," Bis-
eheil Aas ouo ed as having said. "I
Cui^tntcil. (ioi l)l"ng his money in a
\\ oak. lie toll1 a;l his friends, and I
i 11 mud lately waslsjsleged with similar
m|uests. That was the beginning of
it" y.:: :-i " •
... HaBrppMrr it,.- mllln nhn «! • iib..ae|cral tbonnmt dollara.
ei t' ej' tnflri v • aa' hlcreased — —- '
Pretty Witness Escapes.
Ataociatrd Press Dispatch
New Orleans, La., Feb. 13.—A pretty
young woman thought by the police to
be Zee Provost, to Using Arbuekle wlt-
nesS,* escaped from a hotel'here to<lay
while detectives were waiting In the
hoi. 1 lobby for authority from Hti*
Francisco to thke her hi custody. She
is beMeved to have lowered herself
With a rope from the thiid story of the
hotel Into the yard.
Ask Judge to Resign.
1
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"IV.LbMngs iy oil" led to his preaeut
status, be was quoted further. Visions ■
of big financial deals aro.M when ho . Vincent b ra est who served a term
found how easy it was to have others lo .Leavenworth, ^following Ins convlc
give him their- monfey to invest. tion a.^ an 1. W; \N.. agitator, is one of
Bisclioffrt attorney maintains that tlu' ^oup
the financial wizard has violated n«i
law In bis dealings, despite the short-
age of millions. lUsehoff gave prom-
issory notes for the money Invested
'with him, the? attorney said, adding
"a man t^an't be tn^prtsobitt pint non-
pay men? of promissory notes If he
lmsn't the money."
Creditors may realize ten cents on
the dollar, the attorney said.
"While 1 welcome government Inter-
vention. I could have pulie& through
if they had let me alone another week,"
-said. ^ y* -—-y
The#oil company of which he nt
associated Press Dispatch
' New York, Feb. l:i. - Kills 1. lam! a&
flcials were today arranging for 1 the
de| ortatir<n during the enduing week of
tW men and woifnen JxiMt ri4<*Bied-Aff >i * Press Dispatch
varif.u.s Federal prisons in tlie middle Ji Ok'nnlge-, Cikla., Feb. 13—Petltlenn
west In the group are avowed anaiv dtioonding the resignation of Superior
chists, S. W. W -. and a ambers of rad- ( Judge- Christopher, following) his d}s
ieal organlzafions. missal of the grand jury Thursday
Fourteen 01 the deportt es are wo- before it had .conipleted Ita lnyestiga-
men, two of them having infants. .'tion Into the affairs of the defunct
-
i&Mifsm m rmrWr-3
1empte<, to gain cohtrol. Bischoff eaid.
has extensive holding; in 3WtIahoma,
160 miles north of Tulsa, as'well as
in the Texas-fftitfi.'.- I^s stock has a
par vuluc of $1.00, he said- but recent-
irtNfcw* w s m'*< '3sm
Bunk of Commerce, were circulate^ to
thir business district here today, ami
were passed through several local
Churches yesterday.
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Associated Pres* Ditpatch =
■New Orleans, I-a.. Feb. 18—l\>lice here
ar,'. mat;in;' a systematic' "tljffliy
for Miss Audrey Butler, sixteen year
old, daughter of IB. J. Butler, pse?
dent of tlie Now Orleans Cotton Bx
change, and Miss ' Dorothy I^ewia,
eighteen years old, of Calveston, Tex
as, who dlsuppeared fropi th^r homes
Ford Woht Change Offer.
Assneiaiid Pi*rns Dispatch
Washington. Feb. 13—W. F Maya,
Chief Eugineer officer fof H<yary Ford,
notifleo the House Military Commit-
tee today fhat the Detroit-manufac-
turer would decline to modify hla
proposals for the lease and purchase
.at'flWl G€veri;ment's property at Mu^
clc Shoals, Ala. ^
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'■ Yap Treaty in Senate
Washington, FeU 13 -The treaty ba«
tweep the United Htat«a and Japan fix-
ings tlk? status of the Island bf Yap and
governiif all locations of wireless and
cable rights ou and
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