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TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS—MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS
ONLY 1 EDITION
DAILY—2:30 A. M.
VOL XVI. No. 34.
TEMPLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PRESIDENT HARDING NOW IS LINING VP PLANS FOR
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WORLD PROBLEMS
ANOTHKK TITLED AMERICAN' IS
HOMK FOlt CHU1ST.MAS HOl<II>AY»
i.i;iiisii i:\ncuts comjng ovi:ij
to discuss Till', i'orkicn
Dl'iht situation.
Mi-<iitn |<i 1'iinil IHg Drlit and
Hills lUw Hp Hit* liiirilen ol Jolt-r-
est—I'mnler l!«>iuir 1j»« to Miik''
Suggestion* Regarding \mcrio.l'-
Rule In (lie Ili'jiaraUww i>is|Hii«*.
< V .. I ress Dlspat li t
LONDON, Dec. 27.—Tho British
financial mission to the United
States, headed by Stanley Rald-
■ in. chancellor of tho exchequer,
-ailed for New York this morning 011
(lit; 11th r Majestic. Besides the chan-
e llor, the party included Mrs. HaKl
•ain and daughter, Montague C. No*'-
lonn, governor of the Hank of Knft-
l:tin!; Hoe lnitton, financial adviser,
• iid 1'. J. (Irigg, of the treasury.
it is expected tinit the mission v ill
return al»out the end of January.
In a statement to the Kveulng
Hi a mlard today Mr. Haldwln pointed
.. it that miller tlie present arrange-
ment* r,!» at Britain's payments to the
("nit. | States would amount to be-
t.vtcn •■.ii,OOfi.OdO and 70,fi0ii,oo(>
pounds annually.
"W»- hope to fund this d'bt," le
mhI, "und tret the burden of interest
i 'isfl|. If II la successful, I hope
\ui' rii a will hi; kind to a mntli mcrf1
impi 'iii.t mission which Mr. Honor
t.aiv is shortly to undertake."
Tin. Kv' ning Standard says tds
i.'tti-r refers to a repartitions s> Ule-
n.i nt,
The > hancelior ri bled that It Is of
supreme Importance to Ktiropa that
Vim ri< a Should have her way as re-
lb.rope's financial pmlii'gjK
Mr'., Baldwin's statement follows:
'My missionconcer'tis our H O. F.'s
' . ;.t i > the Hailed ;-oat.s and is a
,|.die.iii one. we are in the post-
!inii ■ debtors \V* must tread iv:ir-
N'evi tllii-less, I hope to pi suade
.. ("niteil Slates ;• lioii * to CO rive
•.. p. ■ manent S"ttie|io iit oil the
(.-rills "i our deht to Ann ri' a of mOiU1-
; liir, tik»; Sr.,00tv,i>0it pounds,
"At present a !a« of ■ onaress pro-
, i s that this must ii" repaid within
"."f \ aiv nt four and nun-null pel
i n't int. rest. This would in -lilt all
'VIIeiat payment hy 111 ' ,it Britain, of
... I no ,n Cti.OOO.f'f'O aiol 7ii,('('0.,HMi
aoiiuds, ,i very heavy I'11 lit our
budget.. We hope lo fund tins deht
and get the burden Of interest eased,
;. m i .(ii' , . an si ta-' l.i-l Word is With"
\ no ' I' .1.
"If we ran effect a setihuoent on
,s •■•U a in: tie! v. f shall set an aim-
■■I" to Kurope, fin example willed
Aiilnb.t well he an (uigury for the set-
i lenient of even greater problems
I .at this one- Inienintionnl prob-
'■ ll«.
"I* I am successful, 1 hope Aima-
ti i, . having seen, the result of one
mission, will in- kind enough to the
much more Important mission which
41 r. Bonar I«uv is shortly to u nder-
tako (the word "reparations" was
lure parenthetically inserted hy the
newspaperi and wl ieh Is muen more
difficult thiin mine,
"It is of supreme Ihiportunee 10
Kitrope that America should have a
say la the. many perpb xing matiers
jimv engaging-the attention of stntes-
Knusrcrs Wanted nl Halhail
i A "id hied P " J I' -! at''!' ^
Austin. Ti v., JVC. 27. - A r>a)u-'st
fur slate rangers (it Iialliari was te.
i- ived lodaj by stale ofl'iefTils ii"iii
(iiii k Island officers. The request is
e- h rst'ii'-i to have resulted frolli f.ir-
fli'-r strike activities at the raliroad
cuter. • ipen port law was in force
at Haihitrt for a long, tiioa hot te-
(•'titly w as lifted (ij' t'overnor Neff.
No action has been taken regardlm;
lie request, it was stated.
Army Major Ibises .lull,
As-iu'l.'iti-d t'rtw tUapulcli-l
lioiiton, Hec. ST.- Mai. Malroim
W h-'elor-Xicliolsoti, recently court-
oa rl la leu for his ciiilcism oi the reg-
ular army, lias been informed by the
war department of iiis soparatioa
iiaiui t ie si r.i. • In a litter to
Ia-.. idi nt UardiiiK ciiarK 'd tiiat
• f . i asiaai in existed in the army."
I. lar>.r wro' . a ; aniphh l rnlllb -1
A '...l-if,u the Ai .,,V Or Ifelol'lli 1!."
I lower Freight Utiles Sousbt.
I ' mi I': ■■. i I >i .-'i tell. I
i; i- i . Mont., I" c. -l.owc. iiiK
/■i nt rab .5 on uraiii frota Mon-
• i si:;)'pins [.or.is to both eastern
mi ,•( -i!! inarkeis is asked in a
, i-ii'i'i.t priiif1.fi ■ I by the Montana
.nil eointnis.ui'!', which will flifi
. :■ Meiit Willi the- Interatate
i ■ . ■-!'.>n immediate!}'.
hi \l> OK missi s OH SWJTV-
Itll U HJHS AITl It JUKI I
MONTHS 11,1,\| ss.
ATLANTA BKAI'TV SI KS
llEU KATHKlt-I\-L \\V
Titles and European palaces may he n IJ riRht, hut New- York Is a mighty
good place in which to spend the holidays. Among the titled Americans who
returned for the season is the Countess de Sigray, sister-in-law of former
Ambassador Gerard. She was accompanied hy her husband, the count, and
her daughter. Viscountess Margaret. Above: Countess de Slgray (right and
her daughter, Viscountess Margaret de Sigray.
Country Club House, Golf Course
and Gun Club Formally Opened at
Lake Polk; Event Well Attended
Auto Crash From
Bridge Expected
to Cost 2 Lives
•lim, \\ooi» ol 1,.\mi'.VsAs 1iiks 1\
i 0< \l, hosimtai, AMI Wll'i;
is (itrnc \i i,v in in.
.tin- W'tKul, |o years of use, who was
injured v. hen the auioiuidiilo in which
he was riding a few miles from his
home at Lampasas Sunday afternoon,
ci a sin d down the sido of a bridge to
the creek bed fifteen feet below, died
in a local hospital at 1:30 p m. ye^
t'TdfVy. Mrs. Woods, who Was also
in tlje accident and was brought here
witli her husband .suffering front (se-
vere injuries, was not expected to sur-
vivo through last night, Their HJ»
yenr old daughter, a third person in
the, tragic wreck, escaped unhurt.
As far as can be learned, the fatal
-■ eivjent oi a iirre-i on Christmas i \ •
; fternoon Minn .-Mr Wood's ear tiiid
.uoilier were passing on a narrow
bridge near i.a!iipasas, Jlis machine
is said to have, struck a small bote
iii tlie bridge flooriivg. tilted until it
weat. plutigjiik; over the side of the
briitg-0 to the creek bed below,
'I'll'* man tvceivtil severe internal
injuries and his chest was crushed.
His wife was believed to lie near
death at the hOspltal last night, par.
a!)zed from the hips iloun, Iter left
arm and shoulder shattered ami suf-
fering front internal injuries.
Radio Photography
Experiment Proves
Success in London
A *I'l lutfrt I' hfm Diupalcl, \
I.oiidon, 1 >ec, 27. The Hall} Mall
announces that an olectrlcian, T. T.
Haker.-a pioneer in piioto-telegf'aiihy,
has coniideted a process for wlrejess
photography on which he has been
working for some time. It Is said
that he has found It possible to send
by wireless a photograph which is re-
produced on a sensitive film some
distance away from the sending* set.
The newspaper prints a picture
which it says was transmitted by Mr.
Hakei from one building lo nnothei
lull yards dbilmit wllhlii three min-
utes, It adds that the process before
long may lie used for the tr.aasiuis-
«
sion of pictures over unlimited areas.
Caucus on Calling
a Constitutional
Convention Set
lAs-ioclntCil Vresa Hisi.'aivl a
Austin, IVc. -i". -A CaUCUS ol legis-
lators vvlio favor railing a constitu-
tional convention will be held litre
•Tan. -I, It was announced today. A
unified program for securing passage
of the necessary joint resolution to
call this convention will be agreed
upon at the caucus, it was stated.
Draft of the proposed joint resolu-
tion which lias befen prepared by the
attorney general's department will be
studied ut the meeting. Proponents
of the measure will decide upon tho
meeting date of the proposed conven-
tion, if called, the method of presen-
tation, number of delegates, and data
of submission of the new constitution
to a vol® of the people, It wa» indi-
cated.
Marking a new epoch in the social
life of the community tho Temple
Country Club Ilouso was formally
opened at Hake Hoik last night with
a. sumptuous dinner for some 800
bamiuetersJii«tiibers anil invited
guests—followed later by a reception
and dance, which Was attended by
an e-iiial or larger number,:
The day also marked the formal
opening of the excellent Udlf course
laid out about the Jake and which
has been in the making for several
months as well ns the opening also
of tho Temple (!un club. It wan a
day of wholesome amusement and
outdoor gaietj at Take Polk with
visitors from many central 't'esa;
towns enjoying the bospifnluy ex-
tended and complimetitinu club mem-
bers for thi' comfortable retreat pro-
vided so near the city limits.
The banquet was informal. Mem-
bers of the country l int) and their
guests were: .stated at five long la Ides
i xtending b-tiglhwise m ■ ass tlie well
appointed dining room, an ( vet lletil
iii ill mm stite ornsiOTO mm m
HIT si NATOlt HOIM.i: <.ni:s ol l'
'iii; \ or m:<;oti viions o\
lMitiiMWT >hhi:.
Sfveiuoeii Vc«fs \s siipcrliiii-u.lcnt
of \ur-cs. Miss Wtlnia (arllon
Made Herself tlie Hride of tlie l'ro-
fesslon und I rlcnvl of Thousands of
I'alient»—Kuiwral Held at ( ameeini
Miss tViltna Carlton, for 17 \ air
superintendent of nurses in the Tem-
ple sanitarium, known and beloved
by the entire medical fraternity ol
Texas and the close friend of thou-
sands who have passed through the
institution and have learned to love
her, died at a local hospital at 6 p,
m. yesterday. Her death came after
a critical illness of three months.
The body will be at the home of
her sister, Mrs. John Howard, 114
West Avenue O, until Thursday at
noon when it will be taken through
tlie country to Cameron for burial
there Friday at 3 p. m. funeral serv-
Veterau Header In Senate AsUs That
Jilalii> si.Ii.ii Mot Press Demand for
*< on fern ice on World Hisarnuunent
anil Tims Hinder PIiuim—Hardbi';
Wants Senate to He l^ulte. It Is Said
H. A.
lees will be conducted by H
tlodges of this city.
Miss Wllma Carlton was born at
Columbus, Tex., on Sept, 25,
and was itared at Cameron.
She graduated* as a nurse at Grand
Hani.Is, Mich., at Uie H. H. A. hes-
piial in -1;'#04 atal came to Temple as
superijiteiiiietit: of the nurses in tlie
Temple .San'itarium in 1 '.<05. Whe held
that position through the years of
growth of the institution until the
time of }>er deal hi
She- Is survived by two sistera, Mrs.
John Howard of Temple and Mis-s
Nina Carlton of Cameron; one brotli
er, Huby Carlton of Beaumont, and
her mother, Mrs. Hen! Carlton of
Cameron.
She Was takolt sick oil Sept. -•> o'ai
van moved to Koehesler, Minn., for
tieatment v.hill her condition bee.lilt'
more critical. About a: month
she was relunird lo a- local hospital
Wiierc she remain nl until her o a.tb.
d j
nil pri'-j
I
orchestra In a
Vidliig the music.
Fid towing thi.1 ';d:ititier President I,.-m
Willianison oi the club addressed till
banqueters, saving that !t was one of
the greatest joys of his life to see
such a successful opening of the club
house, He pointed oat the loyalty
Willi which those spohsoring the
project had 'worked in lirin^itig about
its consummation; said (hat"the dub
house was ready to be turned over to
the members without i retort cape at-
tacbed. declared that the instinitioti
was tu be "no man's club or clique's
club, but is for the benefit of the
Iiifinbi.ts and their .re-nils," mid
thru paid a high triiuile tu the golf
course.
"Wo Have hare jj, i:i;s!one of
the best golf links iti the state," he
declared, "Thine are £«• w courses
that will compare favorably with it -i KX.-PMIMIM-IX I'
t'otie, I belieVe, that will far excel as
a ttine-hole course. And these word;
are not mine a lone. They Come front
men who have visited various link
over the state."
Mr. Williamson then introduced
Charles M. Campbell, who also spoke
of the manner in which the project
had been Una need, but the mailt bur-
den of his address was tu stress the
advantages that will come with the
country club, the golf course;.and I Iu-
gun dull,
"Kind of all," he said, "we are
building up here an Institution which
shall be cban socially and morally.
Vou see about you now men and
women whom yotj really enjoy invit-
ing Into your home. We are going to
make tills club a sort of family insti-
tution---a place where we will not be
afraid for our wives or daughters to
conic for amusement ami recreation."
Referring to the large number of
Helton people present Mr. Campbell
said that the counlrj clui. won I'd
bring business men of Temple and
Helton together on a finer and friend-
lier plane and promises to lie one of
the greatest strides in the history of
the live towns in encouraging the de-
sirable luter-city movement;
Mr. Campbell then spoke of the
exceptionally well arranged
course and paid a tribute te Iha
fascinating gamo itself, lie pointed
out that Waco's country club ks locat-
ed about seven miles from town, that
Houstonians have to drive sevenal
miles in order to get to their club
house and that In El Haso the club
house Is located soini twenty mile?
from the city. The Temple Country
club, it was shoivn, however, is tight
In the outskirts of the city and Is
Whiskey Sent Into
U. S. Inside Paoers
From Two Nations
I I nl in H V>) i.-l
Chicago, Hee. ^T.--"Increased lia-
tiuii.'i! circulation of Mexican and Ca-
ttndiati papers brought nlmut the dis-
co-cry that bootleggers iune been
sniiqilliK brandy and whisky in teii-
oillici tubes wrapped m the papers,
according to federal officials.
Twelve regular subscribers were
taken into ciniody yesterday bj I'red
(iardner, in charge of the treasury
special agents' office. Search was
contemplated todav i'oi the snlw'ili>-
*
lion soliclties.
A am. la' it PnaMi I iSj-n'-.h. i
Washington, Dec. 27, - The first of-
ficial disclosure that Hresident Hard-
ing is negotiating toward an interna-
tional conference for the consideration
of Kuropeau problems, was made by
Senator Hodge of Massachusetts, tlie
republican floor leader, during open-
ing debate in the senate today oil the
proposal of Senator Borah, republican,
Idaho, for the president to call an In-
ternational conference to discuss eco-
nomic conditions and disarmament.
In opposing the Borah proposal,
which is in the form of an amendment
to' the naval appropriation bill, Sena-
tor Hodge urged that the president be
not embarrassed "In the efforts—
which he Is now making, as a. matter
of fact."
Senator I.odge in ti - course of an
hour's address against the Borah
amendment as presented, did not op-
pose tlie. calling of an economic con-
ference, lint said it should be care-
fully anil strictly defined with sitch
, questions as reparations, allied debts
and immigration specifically excluded
ft out consultnation.
Tlie state department; which has
consistently maintained silence (is to
any efforts the administration might
be making iu reference to "improving
economic and business conditions in
Kurope, declined to add anything to the
statement ot Senator I.odge, but It was
learned tiiat Hresident Harding Was
considering seriously transmitting a
letter to the senate giving information
of his negotiations and at the same
time deploring all: Intervention from
congress which might operate to hin-
der his efforts
It Is understood that through the
slat, department tie president las
"b-"ll sounding out" several powers
regarding the desirabilily of holding
an economic i anferenct. Whether the
| -proposed cone ience would be calUtl
by or held In the I'nit< 1 St ate;: or
whether this nation would be a parti-
cipant, were, however, important de-
tails not disclosed. S- • j.-tajy Hughes
conferred with the president, ut the
White House late today tur an hour,
but no announcement Was made al its
conclusion and there was no Intima-
tion of whether it related to the ceo-,
nonile conference discussion.
Paris, Dec. 'J7.- Premier t'oincure
plans to follow up the reparations
commission's decision declaring Ger-
many in default of her wood deliveries
by presenting to allied premiers meet-
WlliSOA ling here next week a scli'iuc for tak-
( l ll.HHKAJ'KS HIU l llliAV j ing over the Cieriuan state 1 uresis as a
----- | guarantee. If the other premiers will
(.Vmoi'i i-- '1 C.' j-^s O.-ipnti Ii, i
Washington, Dec. -i. -Hiesiiietit
Wilson is expected to spiud the
greal-r pari of his sixiy-sixth birtlt-
ilay totiiorroiv qui -lly in ids S street
home, though it is understood he
probably will receive a delegation
(1 ii r Oil; I he afternoon.
The Ufcodrovv Wilson foundation, it
was announced tonight, will semi
delegation Iii tin- residence of the
former president at 3 o'clock to (i-
tcml birthday nr. i-liniai and Inform
him of pi ogress in its efforts lo i a Is.
(i $ 1,000,OOP fuml to advance ideas
(iinnciated by him while president.
The delegation will be headed by j
Hamilton Ilolt of New York, exeeii- j
tive chairman of the foundation, and |
Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abranis, vice
president of the District of Columbia
branch of the organl/atioii.
not agree to this Step, it is understood
Kraiice ii prepared to act alone.
It now is feared that the British and
IT- nrh atlittides will be as far apart
vvh n tlie premiers te.convene as they
were w hen the recent l,ondon confer-
cue- adjourned and the latest repara-
tions development is taken to support
this view. Sir John Bradbury went to
a j lioiulon today to confer with Prime
Minister Bonar Haw and other mem-
bers of the government on Ih" infe-
ct the reparations commission's action
and on the' question of the general
Hritlsh policy toward the p'-eiuiers'
meeting.
I'i> HcoiMti OHloksllve; Mlno.
(Asuoclateil I'reits i>i.<r»leh.»
Hollister, Cal„ Dec. 26,—The new
Idrla mines, credited with being at
one time the largest producing quick-
silver properties in the Hnlted Slates
arc to be reopened immediately alter
a period of inactivity. The mines tvere
sold lo former stockholders Saturday
golf)»on an ordc of the feiheal court for
siXdd.OdO
Holy
l'iii.( alheilral fur Paris.
(Associated Press PI:<;uiton.i
Paris, Dec. 2". -Hlevat'on of
Trinity, the American i'rotestant
Hplsi opal church In Han's, into a pro-
cathedral, is explained hy the rector,
the Uev. Frederick W, Heektnan, as
due to the multiplication of American
Kpiscopal churches in Kurope and to
the fact that Paris has the largest
American community abroad.
(liMiliitinsl on l">ji> Imii.)
Iiicrca-W' In II. H. 1-orclgll 'I radc.
(A»-oclr,UJ I'n'jS Dlaptttch )
Washington, Dec. 1:7. Further in-
ci'eases in America's foreign trade
were reflected today In figures com-
piled by the department of commerce,
showing exports of cotton and linters
for November to have been 858,337
bales, valued at * 10<»,387,71 i». Octo-
ber exports of cotton totaled 7 • S,>» 1
bales, valu- d at $'?5,»25,7«(i.
Noted \inerlean ljvwycr IHes
(Amneint'-il Press lUnpat- "-•)
Washington, Dee. -7. Ilannls Ta> -
lor, former Hnlted States minister to
Spain and recognized authority on in-
teniational law, died at his home here
last night, aged 7t yean, after an
illness of a month.
GOVERNMENT l'OKECAST
West Texas: Thursday and Fri-
day, fair, warmer.
Hast Texas: Thursday fair, warm-
er in north portion. Friday, fair,
v trmer.
f
Ml Ill sjvi i rntitr HI i
in ki ii i;\ iiim i<» rnsTi.
IA OS kll>\ \i*i\i..
:vi,s. , iocy i.c.vis i,an. r c.
i»r. .1 J i. i.auie , father o, la a hns.
band. Sidney, f.,i alienating lot
spoiisi's affections. They wen- mar-
ried after a whirlwind courtship, but.
never lived together, she charges,'
cause Dr. I^niet said his son. v as
not physically fit. to wed.
Mayor Holcombe Is
Cleared by Church
of Gaming Charge
i Asj.-ocl.*itoil Press I' ; i a.)
Houston, Tex., Bee, 27.-- Mayor Os-
car llo'combe stood cleared t.-div of
charges of gambling made against
him by opponents to his candidacy
for re-election as mayor, as a result
ut aciioi, taken by Hap list ministers
here yesterday.
Charges were published that the
may. r had been in a gambling game
a year ago In a downtown office
building which was raided by police
and that he used his authority lo
prevent the police from taking action.
The deacons of the First KaMlst
church, oi which tlie mayor is a
member, exonerated hint of this
charge at a meeting some time ago,
but later a charge was made thai no
fair hearing had been given.
Yesterday, al the mayor's re.jii' st,
the Baptist pastors of the city met,
called as witness, a leader in making
the charge, police officers and many
others who wanted to offer testimony.
After an all day hearing the minis1 a
announced they hail found no evi-
dence to substantiate the charg-s
made against the mayor.
4 Held in Kansas
City Bank Hold-up
(.V'.eichTPil t'rrtu taIsv-a tell.)
Ncsv (Uleans. Dec. 27. Four per-
sons, two men and two men, arrest-
ed last night as suspects in tlie hobH
nit and i o'ibery of five bank messeii-
e,»rs of the Drovers National bank
in Kansas City on Dec. 12, In which
in7,000 was obtained, left here to-
night for Kansas City in. custody "f
two private detectives.
OY 1:1! ;:•) Mi;\ IN.)HHi:iMlK IU UN
III IS TKAIil'IIV v KAXSVS
( 1TV H ol ii Mil,I..
i Aii' eliueii Vi ! t liisi-aii. ,i.)
Kansas City, Mo,, Dec. 27,*—More
than thirty men are injured and butu-
• e, Home possibly fatally, and three
aie reported missing as the result ol
a dust explosion ami lire at the mill
ot the Schreibet Flour iv. Cereal CO.,
here this afternoon. The plant was
liestroytd with an estimated loss C
from 112".,OOd tu ♦HU>,S"0
Twenty-six persons were given em-
ergency treatment at the general hos-
pital of whom thirteen Were transfer-
red to private hospitals for futtlier
treatment.
Although i»o one is known to have
perished in .the fire, C. T. Schreiber,
manager (if the mill, said lab today
three employes had not t>een account-
ed for.
Firemen began t-xcavatlng In th'e
ruins where a man was said to have
been seen immediately tiller the ex-
phision This man, it was said, made
two attempts lo escape from the build-
ing through a window, but each time
seamed to lack strength and fell back
into tho flames.
The fifty or sixty men working iu
the mill virtually were trapped, some
of them injured by the concussion.
The mill was a five story structure,
with few openings, making It difficult
for the firemen to make headway
against the flames.
The explosion was caused by sparks
from motors, In the opinion ot Ah vun-
der Henderson, fin chief.
Mer Itouuc Hank Offer- In Hepo It
Amount ol' Muiicv Neicssar* in
Pmvlilc Had I'm Mi. Mckoiii In
llalllmnn—Hroniim nl Iii Hrofes-
-ii ui—\i. Ni-u Turns al Ita-lrop.
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Haiti more, Mil.. Doe. 27 H aring
on writ of liabias corpus (ibtained
today by counsel for Dr. MeKoln, for-
mer mayor of Mer Hottge, I^v., was
set for tomorrow Dr. McKoin was
arr-st'd h-'-i- yesterday on a charge
ol tanrder by reiiufist ot Gov. John
M. Parker of Louisiana. The writ
was obt.'ilio-d in an effort to obtain
bail for the doctor prior to his fight
against' extradietiou.
Friends of Dr. McKoin are rallying
to his assistance. Telegrams Were re-
ceived today from many persons
pledging their moral and financial
support. Among them was one from
the American College of Surgeons,
composed of many leading men in the
medical profession. Another telegram
from the Central Savings vi Trust
Co , ot Mer Rouge, I'.a . offered to
deposit any amount of money in a
local bank in an effort to obtain re-
lease of Dr. McKoin.
In an interview with newspaper
men prior to Ins arraignment in po-
lice court this morning. Dr. McKoin
stated he was unable to throw any
light on the deaths of Thomas Hich-
ai'iis and Watt Daniels, v hose mu-
tilated bodies were found several ilayn
ago at Hake Fotirehe, near Mer
Rouge.
' At one time," Dr. McKoin Ktid.
"f was willing to go back and tell
fhein all that I could 'about conditions
at-Mer 'Rouge, but now I will fight
the requisition to the last ditch."
While lingered at his arrest Dr. Mc-
Koin Is inclined to treat the matter
lightly. . lie said ho eouhl account
for avery hour prior to the kidnaping
o? the murdered men ami every min-
ute since their mysterious disappear-
ance, When asked how he could ac-
count for all the time so accurately
since August, when the men disap-
pered, Dr. McKoin retorted:
' VVlrt'fi the time conies I will show'
yon:"
Hr McKoin reiterated ho was not
,i member id' the Kti Kinv Klan.
Neither had he been asked to join
the organization, he said. "In fair-
ness to tlieio, ho.vever," lo addeil, ''I
must say they have done nuieh good
work in the matter of ridding Mer
Rouge of undesirables. I don't mean
to say that they have driven people
out of tin- town. On the contrary.
the> have by the use of common sense
talk and tact made good men of In-
dividuals v. ho undoubtedly would
landed in ;iail sooner in- later,"
Bastrop, la., I)te 2 7. --Civil and
militaiy emihorlties today followed
through the loir hills aad snanips of
Morehouse paiish the trail they be-
liev-al iv,us taken by tie masked am!
robed m»n on the afternoou and
night of August 21. vi'h-'ii five men
were kidn.it" -I and (wo munleiatl.
The trail covered a Uistaiuce of
about twenty-five miles from a point
011 Hi. M-r Rouge-Bastrop •in^lnvay,
whira ilie men were kidnaptd, to a
ferry htlaliltg al i.ak I .a '.inrchc.
near v hero tin bodies or the two m a
were found last week.
Reconnoiters were seeking ndiU-
tional evidence intpiii ating thosi 14-
-s]>oiisi 1 .it- i'iir tin- mysl'-rioas dyiui-
ntlTing I bat leb-asi d 111• - i'odieH from
the lale where tiny had b i
weighted down four nioiiti,s.
The day was devoid of local de-
velopments. Al! eyes to a turned
toward Baltimore, when- In, It. M
McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge,
was battling against extradition to
Louisiana, whi'ie he is to face a
charge of murder in conneeuon with
the. case.
It developed during the ihi.v thi re
will be unlimited funds s'.ailable and
countless friends lo assist I he physi-
cian, who does not want to return
here. Many messages <•; assurance
wi re sent to Ids fondly at don roe,
where bis wife, four ■ children nml
parents reside.
The physician has stood high In
the medical profession of northeast
Louisiana, serving as piesideiit of I he
fifth congressional dlirtrlc medical
society last year. He was al*o a
ehtirch worker.
SOme years ago he became engaged
iu a difficulty at (iulUon, I«1,, and
killnl a man. He was dl.sehftigetl b.>
tin. coroner's jury and no iudieuiiftil
was made against him. HI# pie* was
self-dci'uise, clainling liial he would
have I..,-. ,i kllhd it he bad not fled
first
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