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Oklahoma Leader
"FEARLESS AND TRUE"
Exclusive lederetlpd Press Service.
Vol. 2—No. 293
oklahoma city. okla., saturday, july 22, 1922
flUCE 1VVO Cfc-Ni'S
Asks Semans To Answer the
Charge That Hs, as State
Chairman, Backs Owen.
Solidarity
Call To
is
Labor
Riiort Gives
Walton isesf
THE LEAGUE
NEEDS HELP
[WHITE IS
IN HIS
ILI WITH GOV.
Federation of Labo: Takes Immediate Action to Protect Local Walkout Is Threatened Special Investigator From Cleveland Sent by Engineers-
Labor— Says Strike Was Wanted by Wall Street—
Other Strikes May Follow—Ultimatum
Signed by Gompers.
Unless Railroad j Discharge
Gunmen; Engines Unsafe.
In a letter to Ed M. Semans, state
democratic chairman of Oklahoma. liy Federated Press.
E. J. Giddlngs, county chairman and WASHINGTON', July 22. Every
democratic supporter of J. C. Wal- member of the executive council of
ton for governor, fired a broadside "1G American 1-ederation of Labor
of questions Saturday asking the ha slroM a ■•proclamation of facts"
. .. . . ,. addressed to all national and Inter-
raeanlnr of reports IhroTjhout the nationa, union8 and a|1 ,.„y centra,
stato that Semans .1 ha capacity 01 labor bodies throughout the I'nifed
uki-i was in States, dec laring the railroad 3trike
£airlL t0« 1" t0 he onc "aSainst the natioi.'a most
of his tritit powerful combination of financial
state democratic
reality organizin
feat Waltou in \
and bis i
ty democrats to
would bo Imp a.
v ithcyna oun :lU(1 eronomjc strength," and appeal-
nrin , ri '"s for •"'Morlty among the railroad
marie, and woold support wJvc' ^ 5nera>:; "
was the party choice at the pamarics J" «<> railway
August 1 clerks, maintenance men, signalmen
' It has been reported that Semans i atn'.'rallway ,elCBraPtu'rs "> Join 'he
has openly espoused the causo of st,|rlte-
Thomas Owen, has declared that 0 s,lc" comprehensive action has
"Walton could neyer be seated as ®ver before been attempted by the
Due to many attempts to mlsrep-
Wlth resolutions passed by the
7"~ .. | Big Four Brotherhoods, which in-
by the railroad labor board to pla-!^jU(jc the Orcier of Railway Conduc-
cate these organizations is at once torB, tho Droth<?rhood of Railroad j resent th< character of Mayor J.
an admission and confession that ♦he Trainmen, the Brotherhood of Engi- j Walton in his candidacy for go\ ru-
railroad labor board has ^rred 1*: It.- ueers and Engiamnen and the Broth- [ or on the Farmer-Labor ticket the
decision and that it bar. now stooped erhood of Firemen, at a joint meet- Hrotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
to the position of trying to divide the ing Friday night, tor tbe purpose of :.ai Enginemon, unknown to Walton
ranks ofthe organiied wage earners i notifying the railroads that thpy j or his friends, rent Viee President F.
and is attempting to cieato friction would refuse to work longer unritr | \\ Lewis to Oklahoma City to mak-
and strife among the wage earner^, guards or with run-down equipment, ^ a thorough and sweeping investig.i
"Let there be no mlstal. : This Is | local shopmen on strjko predicted ' t]on oI a|j charges made agalns
rTstrike against the Wall .Street in- Saturday that the strike would not j \\'alton.
teresta and their hirelings, the man .last more than another week. Lewif* first called upon Johr
agers who control the railroads of "It- will * be impossible for the shirk, counsel for the Open Shop I)i
the land, and not against the United roads to operate half service for vjc;jou of tbe Chamber of Commerce
States government." more than a week, onc of fho stiik- , .Jn(j ttsked pi-oof of the charge?
Strike Against Wall Street. Icr*. % J made against Waltou's record
Got ''Proofs" From John Shirk, Warren Gill, Tom
Gorman, Pete Biewer and Others—New
Ready to Work for Walton.
<vliich lmpjied that the American Federation of Labor. Its | irganizations and the A. F. of L. ex-
A statement of facts as to Wall I It is declared by representatives Shirk referred Lewis toG. Hil'
Street domination of the railroad?. * Four Brotherhoods that proprietor of a paint and wall-pap
railway supply and fuel corporations 'l,w y the resolutions because ; ^ store on Broadway. Hill tool
Agreed upon by the railway workers' °[ deteriorationin the condition ; i^ewls to business men, lawyer,
governor," Which impjied that the "U1C,1,U reuerauon 01 i-ador. 11s; urganizauons ana me a. 1. or u ex- j equipment which wag hecmn
state democratic chairman might effect may hasten the formal vote of! eeutlves, is given. It sets forth that i,lg dangerous. It is declared that
bolt the ticket after August 1. Gid- t^e four remaining crafts to cease ' "The control of the transportation r®«l or government report of in-
dings asks Semans to answer a work until the railroad companies system of the country today centers fpectlon on many of the engines has
scr.es of quc.tions on this subject, make terms with the shopmen. In in New Yoik City, and the main lines been made and that it will be
Following is Giddings' letter to any case it will incrense the ten- policy for the industry are de- ' impossible to have such an inspec-
Semans
Hon. Ed. Semans,
C hairman, tliatc ueraocratic Commit-
tee,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Dear Sir
1 have attempted for several days
j dency already visible to make this a
general strike of all railroad crafts
• xcept the train crews.
May Cause Other Strikes.
I "The fact that any organizations
i affiliated with the A. F. of L. have
not participated in the strike up to
to get you over the telephone before this time in no w*y lessens the jus-
making any public statement. tice qf the causo for which all other
From many places in tbe state , afllliatod unions are striking," says
lias come the astounding news to us the proclamation. "Indeed the efforts
of your activities in behalf of a cer- ~
lain candidate for governor on the
Democratic ticket.
This letter is written to ascertain
the truth thereof.
You will remember that prior to
your nlleged organization tour of the
; tate, I had a conversation with you.
It occurred to me at the time that it
••••as ratfer rena;liable that the Dem-
termined on a national basis by a , "on made.
comparatively small group of New Only One I . S. Inspector.
York banks. This group of New According to the railroad workers, ,
York banks is closely knit together there is only one federal Inspector 1
in a single unit through a maze of for the district comprising Oklahoma. " '
"self-styled reformed gambler" ami
a private detective, all of whom
were introduced as witnesses.
f 1 ill Mud Norman.
Among thoje who were introduced
to Lewis as creditable witnesses of
This is Saturday morning and the
Lender campaign fund has passed the I
1«M) mark. Tomorrow i* Sunday and !
it n?ll be u good day to pick up dol« I
lars 'or the Wultou campaign. He I
kunn hum some mnr i|iiesti<>n tut- ft||gn will Talk To Editor and
1 propriety of working for Walton on
Suuda}, but you .can het your last j
dime that tli> friends of Owen and
Wilson will be nuiklnff medicine on
that day, and as ours is a cause of
— , righteousness, why not drive a* many . ... .
ly human, . staunch 1. . <-r in tho | nnlls In ti!,, c.l special prbil- 's"«l warrant for u* .iriKt of W11-
true principles of democracy, a ut cl uh possible I Ham Allen White, pub • is her of the
in the defense of the rights of all the Iniormal neighborhood meetings Emporia Gazette, on a (ha.'ge of vio-
people and a true friend of the farm might be called and colleclions taken, j lation of the Kansas Industrial -ourt
er and laborer." says the report. Iiiines and ouarJers make dollars, | act lay on tho desk of Governor
"It is n.y best judgment' Lewis dollars buy stamp; *• "A
says "that not only our organization, leagu
but all labor organizations should lure makes votes for Walton and tin
do all within their power to elect not league. Hush the mono) in, vo hav
• uly Mayor Walton, but all candi- but NINE more days to work.
Delay Arrest—Laugh
Is On Him.
TOPEKA, Ivan., July 22.—The un«
literature an,. | he Uw.
dly.
endorsed by the Farmer Labor
Reconstruction League."
Following is Lewis' complete re-
>rt on his investigation;
Mr. D. B. Robertson, President,
Brothei hood of Loc.'motive Mreme'i
and Ent;inmen,
loveland, Onio.
Dear Sir and Brotner: As rt*r lire-
.lous corresponded ■ an<l instruc-
tions, I herewith submit my report
and recommendation in connec-
tion with the political situation
in Oklahoma, as i' apples to
propaganda circulated te «lis-
credlt the stauding of J. . . Walton,
Mayor of Oklahoma v lty. who is the
Walton perfidy were Jack Wheeler. , nominee of the Farmer-Labor Gttcon-
trren 01 rom Go^l#tructl . i • gu< (o Oover< r, *ub- Section dsnx, Kdnondf p#r A
nd Pete Biewer. Both Gorman ject to the Democrat c primary Au- T. Blshnnl
Contrll.titlons In thli
were as folbn s:
Leo Becker, city .
Mrs. riias. . I.rtii
Earl W itt, city
M. S. Howe, city
W'm. Ilavle. Bache
Max J. I uber, Delaware
•lain Furniture ( o„ Oilton ..
lileita yy illlams, cltj
It. II. Hunflgliit Washington.
.lames KelleY, Watoimn
s. i. Hmlth4 Roonetell
\. L. (ir'ft'ln, Cleveland
C. M. Mills, Stroud
R« c. Hnffmin, Stfnol
E. W. Black, Stroud
interlocking directorates, and leader
ship in this combine has been main-
tained through credit control by the
House of Morgan."
The statement further declares
Texas and Kansas.
Under the present condition it is
(Continuct* «n Page Five)
WESTERN BANK KLAN IS ISSUE
CHANGES HANDS AT TEXAS POLLS
-•MURDER PLOT IS
LATEST THEORY
for information Lewis continued his
probe through other sources and in
his final report to tbe Brotherhood
at Cleveland he declares that the
charges mentioned In previous cor-
respondence against Mayor Walton
■ I ________ I were baseless and false
DALLAS. July 22,-The Ku Klux .. r .... n *u . Friend of Labor.
Motive For Hutcheson Death "Instead of helm an enemy of the
Not Robbery people, I found him to be wonderful-
Nearly half of the stock of the
Western Bank Supply company ... A.
changed hands" in the deal whereby Klan was the Paramount issue in the
J. P. Ausltury, Mrs. J. C Skeen, G. Texas primary election which was
" U' party bo orca izcd be.ore the 0 gohlberg and T. W. Williamson being hold todav. Interest was
!.v:n,.:,y or hat it could ne organ- t00k over the interG8t 0( Ix)n 0 Ma,
' e the p;.iuaiy v. iti.out any | Comb. I). AV. Collins and Fred Downs,
i;n-nvledge of wno the nominee j The pllrchase inciudeB the three en in the cen,cr 0( tho fl«ht 'or ; vovnty officials In the murder of
ill were represented as "union gust lbt, 3922.
labor men who were wise to Wal I made what I consider a
ton." > careful investigation, interviewing a!
After takinff Lewis around he was number of citizen of Oklahoma City, i
informed to write if he wanted any j a number of these oeing msiness 1
further information and proof. But ! men, lawyers and members of the
Instead of leaving town and writing Chamber of Commerce, also a self-
styled reformed gamrler ihg a pr'-
vate detective, who vere introduced
as witnesses by members cf tho
Chamber of Commerce, *o • «v^ direct,
damaging evidence against Meyo-
Walton, with the hope, I presume,
that I would believe 'heir tc. tiinony
These men and othes of tlicir kind
I^have every reason 10 beileve are
(Col
i Page l ive)
The robbery theory has been vlr-
strong as the secret organization has tually abandoned by both city
would be, or what theli principles | gtory building at ^15-317 West Main months. Candidates openly profess . tor Hutcheson on a country road
l.iifcht involve. It was an innovation | Wlin aa nonriv >i«if «f fho ihomaaivea fnr or nfrajnof Klan. Thursday night.-
... , , . .. . „ . „ .street, as well as nearly half of the themselves for or against the
1 P ' j', . °!_ ,, ' a , stock of the company, which is cap- The Dallas News, largest newspaper relatives oi Hutcbesoh are
bitter fight PUshln« the investigation of the mys
italized at $300,000. The building and of Texas, is making ..
1 equipment is valued at $500,000. The against the Klan. and it is coneedod torl°us killing of the young man.
II BOND PP SYMPATHY BETWEEN BOSSES
AND U. S. REVEALED IN UTTERANCES
was
bee ten. Ho said he was goin?: to allc
to 'Bill." and wouldu t ariest Iil.n
now. Meanwhile, loisa* and .ha
mHi' nation laughs at Gov. Allen and liia
celebrated pcnacea f. i striKeg and
; .0tl 0ti,t>r industrial .toul-'es.
l.ou White began ihe 'rouble when he
I-1*' displayed in the window of -i s news-
2.(Ml paper office a card which "xpre.-se 1
sympathy for the st - king sLopmen.
l.ou Hut atrikea are illegal in Kansas*, un-
2.0'> der the Allen act.
2.tM Alexander Howat, head of the
•1.00 United Mine Workers district cora-
1.00 prising Kansas, is now in Jail be-
1.00 cause he called a strike.
1.00 Gratified by what they termed the
1.00 success of the law, Its proponents
..VI brought It into play In the rail Btrike.
1.00 "The strlko was Illegal, and a con-
splra y against the state of Kansas,"
2.00 they said.
1.00 Picketing activities of strikers
8MT were colled illegal. Then some zeal-
ous advocate of the law gave his
$11L" 0 opinion that the cards expressing
ympathy was a form of picketing.
\Jlen concurred.
William Allen White said this in-
terpretation was an attack upon free
speech and a free press. He refused
to take his card down. Governor
Allen announced that White would
be arrested.
"Let them arrest me," White said.
- • "I am willing for them to make a
Misunderstood Orders Given tea'ca!u of
. _ r . P t Kansas rallied to his support.
AS nCtlSOn i 0r Vyrssn, | Thousands of merchants In tho state
j who could get the cards put them up.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 22.— Then, too late, Allen realized he wns
ive were killed and nuny ^rjure<r\llie ^^ing s.ock of the nation. St
1L II. ltolnnd, Terrell, Tpyna
very | Previously acUnonlcdg. d..
Total
T
party we did not challenge your wis
dom in these respects.
ii , , | nnviifl,,! ,,,,, win* in c. "jmi'uiiui 10 wiuni at fuw,ww. lue ukuiubi tut1 i\iau, auu II IS I'UIlieill'U „ • " --- -- ,
fm. • ih.f iL'u",<i i if ■ company was organized in Oklahoma that its repeated attacks have weak- ^be county attorney's office was vis . .... _ . , _ _ ,
11' w' iii vl ^ lV ' to do •' / wlth f,ve employes and <-ned tho nightgown1 following. ited.late Fr|day a'temoon by Hutche Gompers Says It May Be Plainly Seen—Declares This Is No a.
will tnl.1 mo oil von honor-71-1 mni Ims 8rown t0 where they now employ Marly Indications were that Senator s uncle who intimated to W. R. —• - - • - - -
■v.,11 were not eoin^ lo mix or me Idb' ^5 people and do a business of over Culbertson, bitter enemy of "masked ^Ithington, assistant county attor-
in the governorship Pght, but that [51.000,000 yearly. ; law," would lead by a wide majority.. "®y-^hat he suspected the boy to be
j nu \ ... r merely out tor the sake uf New. officers will be elected at tbf Members of the Ku Klux Klan were victim of a well-planned murder
" party. We trusted you. Yes, we 1 annual meeting of the stockholders j said to be stationed at every voting ' ^ ithington, in company witb
the <•> ad directors on AUL' Mit 1. ' place when the polls opened. j Misses Mildred Womack and Ruby!
* — Devlne, the two girls who were In j
the car with Hutcheson, visited the
Time For Saber Rattling—Justice Above Coal
Production.
than that. Much ag.ilr.
bett* judgment of nany democrats
of Oklahoma county who vere sup-
porting Mayor Walton, you wer<- en-
dorsed by the Democratic County
Committee, a vast u:ajority of wiom
\ eru Walton adherents. You were
nominated in a glowing ; pcech by
Honorable J. S. Estes, one of tly
( leanest most honor' ind ablest dem-
ocrats in the stare. He trusted you,
too. His speech captivated the au-
dience because of bis assurance of
your fidelity to ♦he party and your
lack of interest in any candidacy,
lie}rnyed Trust?
This letter is written you to .-ce If
it could be possible ;hat yru have
breached this trust and betrayed the
confidence of the rgp.ii body of firin^',
line Democrats in Uk'ahoma county.
As Democratic chairman hen- I nave
a l ight to know, and ps a Democrat'
I have a right to know, and so bav<
all the Democrats of this county and
every other county in the st te.
If these things be part of the
duties of state chairman. It Is the
first time in the history of the party
in Oklahoma that this fact has be- j
comp apparent. We want to know \
from you and we say It in ;ul can- i
dor, and with all polite seriousness: [
(1) If it is a fact that you |
hive been using your office to
promote lite candidacy of Judge !
Owen for (iovernor, and in doing
so dropping the poison on the I
Walton candidacy wherever iou
ha^e been and dare to do it I
(2) Ii at Tahlequah. Okla-
homa. you made the statement
to ceftsln democrats that Walton !
under no circumstances could !
ever be seated as governor of
Olilahomn ?
Mr. Chairman, this is a broad
statement, and a significant term— !
"not seated." It not only includes
tbe nomination and election, but
even more than that, the sanctity!
of the ballot box. You told me you
would be for the nominee whoever
h'> might be, yet this statement
comes to us from credible sources,
but it may be wrong and we want
to know and we have a right' to
know.
(51) If yon called the demo-
cratic committee together in a
certain county of this state,
made your usual organization
address and then had Judge
Owen Introduced to the commit-
tee and in the absence of the
other candidates for governor?
Was that a function of tjie Btate
(Continued on Pagfe Five)
SUN FORCES IN
HOPELESS ROUT
CANTON. China, July 22.—Forces
of Sun Yat Sen have been defeated
and were in retreat today, according
to if ports reaching here. The de-
posed president has pinned hla hope
of recapture of the government
upon the troops which were defea;cd
by Cheng Chlun Ming.
Southern China was the st. id
cf the Sun forces.
F1
in a head-on collision of Frisco pas-
senger trains No. 0 and No. 2 at
I^ogan, 35 miles west of here this
morning.
The engineer of No. 9, fast train
from St. Louis to Oklahoma City, was
instantly killed. His name was given
< . H. Ring.
The eastbound, from San Antonio,
Texas, to St. Louis, was slowing up
to meet the other train. The west-
bound was running at high speed
when the crash came.
Both engines were telescoped, and
several coaches turned over. Pas
he will talk to Bill.
Straw Vote Taken By Opposi-
tion Significant.
Two "straw vote" contests con-
By LAURENCE TODD. coal be mined. It is even more im-
Federated Press Staff Correspondent. ] portant that a half million coal ,
«r.ot..KVT,ur * . ..o . . miners be treated with Justice. The . „V1
nriir ni/^ Iff A I TAM TO I \Tr\ Y&r A r n\l ,ne car WIUI ,1ulcDesOD- visnea mei >V ASjnrsGTON, July -2.— This Is I nation cannot put anything ahead of sengers killed were on the east- ■ lucte(l by uewspapers unfriendly to
I rill D l VI W AL I UIN KAilLl WALltJIl i SCCI"" of ,h<" klll,DK' b"tthc>' falIetl neither the hour nor tho scene foi ; justice. II cannot put polltits or tht i boun'i trnin. Walton, located in the western part
U UrtlW to nnd much that would Identify the Lhe .ma], „„ horseback: ' Samuel Proflts of a small gn-up of f<ne own ; Ml.understood order, were given , of t|)e atate (en(1 >h()W ,hat evea
slayers. Miss Devliie told the county | ! ere ahead of justice to tbe mlnei e. It! as the rtnwn for the steUent. Na. | w„h thf papen. bnrklng ,h. opposl-
There is a large element in politics, a very consid-
erable number of voters, who want to be on the WIN-
WING SIDE. Therefore, they wait patiently until they
see, unmistakably, the direction the cat is going to jump,
and they then boldly announce that they were for this
particular candidate all the time, in fact, were his origi-
nal pre-campaigu boosters.
Just at this lime the Walton band wagon is being
filled to overflowing. Having located the winner, thou-
sands of citizens, heretofore silent, are now loud and en-
thusiastic in his support. Some of them, we are sorry
to say, have not heretofore identified themselves with any
progressive movement, but this movement may mark the
beginning of their activities in behalf of the people, and
whoever they are and whatever may have been their gen-
esis, we can but extend to them the glad hand of welcome.
Even the men and women of Oklahoma who are sup-
porting Owen and Wilson, they are not all bad, some of
the best citizens of the state, some of the truest nnd best
men and women on earth, are to be found beneath the
colors of these men, whose election, in our opinion, would
be calamitous. These misguided men and women think
they are right, just as we most positively know, they arc
wrong, and should they see the light, forsake the error
into which they have fallen, and join the majority who
are going to nominate and elect Mr. Walton, these would
be welcomed also.
Because certain ones, unexpectedly, have announced
that they will support Mr. Walton, and others, doubtless,
more or less prominent, will follow suit. Mr. Walton's,
enemies will proclaim that he is in league with the reac-
tionaries and will denounce him in the hope that they
will be able to weaken him with the progressive farm
and labor forces of the League. Mr. Walton would be an
ingrate, and m-st of all, a poor tactician, if he did not
welcome everyone who may believe liini worthy of their
support, and his enemies will not bfpermitted to make
capital of the fact that he is the recipient of support
which they would )e glad to enjoy if the political ther-
mometer indicated that they had the slightest chance for
victory.
If J. C. Walton was a trimmer or a trader—if he was
a compromiser, a:id had been willing to sacrifice his prin-
ciples and the program of the big organisation which put
him in the runninu, he could have eliminated every phase
of opposition Iona ago. The fact that Star. 'ard Oil, the
Dutch Shell, all the special interests, and all the banks
are against himL places him with the people, irretrievably
and forever.-
Do not be alarmed by the crowd that is clambering on
the Walton hand wnpon. They are Welcome, tlirice wel-
come. It but emphasizes the rising rule of the people.
officials that she
j men were sb
would recognize the j ^°m£e.r8v < annot even put the need for coal j 2
j see them, as she 5!\e!l i ahead of justice, v/oal can be had' Logan, when No. 0, running at
pulling onto the siding at
tion, Walton is leading.
told one of the" aia^rs that ".'he knew Harding's Invitation to the coal op-1 iTampfe quant7tie.\b'e foment ius- I spVed.'strucl. it .nfflical. said. They | f J otaj,11 ThXT the f'oltow-
... erators to return home and reopen,.*™ .umnrml th«t Nn u should have *asa °f 4,1 *otes, snows tne ioiiow-
veri ine
him, having seen him on the streets. ' eratorR return home and reopen j (jce j8 (jonp
Withington after examining the ; their mines. Gompers went beyond "Brute force can'iot
witnesses said, "I do not believe that official proclamation of Ills ex- tjCe jn jj)e United S'ates. 1 do not > No. 2 occupied the main track,
robbery was the motive. The reasons 1 ecutive council, and^ defied the advo- , know what measures the Piesr-ieur | Both trains were running far be-
for that are first the alleged robbers : cates of brute force to reverse the has In mind to lake, but I rpeat hind time.
did not tell any one but Ilutc' eson j le8Bon of history—that justice cannot | the only method by winch coal mln- A special train from Springfield,
to run down the road. They left the j be suppressed by armed authority, ling can% be resumed .? agieement carrying railroad officials, left soon
other members of the party standing "When a half million men are ag- between the miners and m ne owners after news was received.
by the car. Furthermore, nothing 1 grieved," he said, "is a poor time in- J upon terms and conations deemed
of any value wps taken and the > deed for the roll of drums, the rat- fair and Just by both sides. It will
masked men only searched two of i tling of sabres and the pounding of , ,lf)t do to trample rough shod over
the party, Miss Devlne and ('lytic I the mailed fist/ I the aspirations ind requlr nents o!
MANY BUSINESS
CHANGES MADE
declared that No. 9 should have!
slowed up and taken a siding, while 'ng standing In the governor race:
1 Walton 236
Owen 166
Wilson . 3t>
Fields 136
The Chronicle declares that "tbe
vote Indicates that Wilson will be a
poor third in Custer county, with the
race between Walton and Owen, with
a small advuntage In favor of Wal*
party. Miss Devlne and Clyde I the mailed fist." i me aspirations ind requii nents o! I rU AMTUQ M A H17 Iton "
Young. They did not search Hutche- llnlf Million Ainrrleved. any portion of our people.- L ti /ill uLO Ifl/iLru Th Watonga Herald, located in i
( son or MISS Womack. These facts This rebuke to Harding and the K* . ... " "1"M; ' ???
j lead me to believe that Hutcheson ; Weeks-Daugherty-Hoover Influence Government Won t Use | One of the many proposed moves of the i*op- in the town one day.
was the victim of a well laid murder in tbe administration was based on TroOHS FOP MinPS local business firms was an- ! he^ results \m re . o o«s.
! the understanding that the president ; washincTon* iniv 22 cn«i dir i nouncef| *tr,flay w^erj ,l was r,ven " on
The theory that Hutcheson was was „oin* to call out trooDs federal' « *7~ out that Witt's Clothing company. Wilson. '1
} killed because the robbers feared I in,j Ct ,tp hv iTeoment with irnvi'r. S J"1!" ?,lns ls J buslnesfwjj0 ure nou- |n (he Baum bulldine, ; Owen . 21
that he would be able to Identify lovc ot the coa?-nroducin« sfite- to ua ^'ameron Morrison North Car-, fhr corner of Robinson and Grand, | Field.- *6
tbem eliminated by their failure i tH hi u in «.V i ° a' "'"* ,n re8l)onsP ,0 President w|U move to fhe building now occu- The Herald, commenting upon tbe
1 „ I Harding's invitation to the governors by tho M D. Scott Dry Godds result or the poll, declared the race
' , pnniipt f r a i tn ' hm ■ ih> °l ' Ktatrs to together with company at 307-09 West Main street, between Walton and Wilson, with
produce enough ccal to breiK the tfae regular army and open the mines on or about th, „nt of tbe year. I the advantage .voring Walton.
. * . . ^ ahwi down April 1 when the op- ; Another move that Is being ru- A straw vote taken at Cart?f,
Tue country m di^ f Ing ton^r l a erators violated their agreement witi, morei ,8 thP merger nf the Roberts- ! okla.. was as follows.
state of Irresponsibility in dealmr the miners , LUtle and the M. D gcott company, Walton 1;*7
with both coal and railroad strike^, "it always forfeits tbe confidence the company to bo headed by M. D.
. ..eJH „.0 , P5;,d Gompers Utterances from em of the side decided against in such a ScoU Thf. flrni „ ts ,.aM win or.
other bullet struck him in the back I)'0>rers aE|d from government offi- , controversy by the government, '
going through the ricbt kidney and clal® art sufficiently allk^ in though' Gov. Morrison told Harding, "and
1 '—* suspicions of the impartiality j 'West Main street.
them
to do anything to Miss Devlne who
i told the officers that she told the
i highwaymen that she knew them and
! had seen them ot the streets several
, times.
! Hutcheson was shot two times,
' ono bullet Koing through his right
arm and lodging in his lung and tbe
Wilson
Owen .
firm it is
' cupy the building that Roberts-Little |
ompany now occupies at 300-02 Oil DPI ADV PAH
'coming out on the left side of his n« context to indicate tne close creates suspicions of tbe Impartiality j Well, Mal)1 „tree, ELI ti uLAt\ J r AIL
ibdomon. Tho robbers fled without hon^ of sympathy between the two' of its exercise of police power. I Fidelity National bank will
harming any of the other membe. s Torres. The situation ls ono well believe tbe full duty of tbo govern move ,ntn ,|,e Bpar(, tb^- naum
( of the party. calculated to cause the graveat con- meni and the part of wisdom is t<> building
TO CRACK SAFE
Tho funeral of young Hutcheson cein in every quarter."
i will be held at tb< church of tbe "Who Will Dig C'oalf
j Seventh Day Adventlats at 2:30 Sat- "The President 'invites' tue riln -
I urday afternoon. Rev. (i. W White owners to return to iheir properties
I officiating. The body will be in- and 'resume operation.-.' Sorely the
! terred at. the Woodlawn cemetery. . President does not expect t^at thes
-,olng to dig
OFFICE ROOMS
Sheriff Raids Offices of J. K.
La Rue.
A raid by the sheriff's office on
rooms 60S and 609 in tbe Oil Ex-
change building, netted one prisoner
and a quantity f corn whisky. It was
reported Saturday. The prisoner
gave his name as J. K. LaRue
Thirty-four half pint bottles of
"corn," 21 pints and a gallon Jug
full of the essence of roasting ear
also a gallon jug full of choctaw
beer were captured. No one was with
LaRue at the time of the raid.
owners of mines a. - „ „
coal. There are not onougu of thein have little confidence in the imp
to operate more ihan a mint or two, t tlallty or fairness of soldiers or oth- j
and most of them w, ulo r.ut know er agencies of force, however good ,
how to dig coal even it they were in I the reason for such a stand may be." j
condition to dig coal and vante! t<> ; ■■ —
who. then, is soins to do the minim:1 Harding Ignored Facts
when the mine owners resu re ope; . , - . .
At Command Is Charge.
u...,.....r, that Is to be vacated by the
uphold tbe law with fearless impar- Witt company as soon as the place '
tlallty and permit parties in Indus- | j8 altered to suit the needs of a
trial disputes to fight the economic bank
battle to a finish
"Your position is practically to use ot a m/r rw rt inp
the power of the government againtt oIAlNLiL>11
tli" strikers, and they will naturally! _ __
OUT OF PRISON
ations?'
"The miners who arc on strike an
not going to dig coal until tue sink'
is ended. The non-ur.'on minera an
nnd have been it vo k auc 'hcl
number cannot be increase.! mit
By Federated Pre
CHICAGO. July 22.
1 Harding's attempt to mlr
1 soldiers was ridiculed
; crisis is upon the nm
treated their pledge to 'he rrmers a
ST. LOCIR.—Electrical Workers' a Fcrnp of piper. ' ty r"ius. . ♦
Lo<al No. 1 of this city has renewed 'confer w'th the nin-.j. Thov sougl
with the employers last year's scalc to treat the m'n?rs sis :erfs md
Lynal. Peoria, on his return from Clark
rially. The army m; y co to the! the Washington coal conference, following
mining districts, but the army la not j where he was a rank and file dele- per mine
composed of coal miners. , «ate. was back
"The fact ls that ihcie Is nobody to j "Does the prerider
mine coal until the oal miners now soldiers to shoot, the r
on strike return to toe mi "a. I hey ' mines or to Jo!) It c
will return to the *n ics gtally and i bayonets?" Lynal a*
quickly as rcon as ihe mine >waers j scab who wanted to
pgree with them on 'erms and rton-; it months o. and i
ditions of employment i will work like a prii
Operators K's >en*IM . I ptm
"The responsib|li'y r th's k1 ave | "Our policy commit
rho.
Stanley .t. < lark, well-knoyvn
throughout Texas and Oklahoma as
a socialist speaker, who was con-!
vlcted during the war of having vio-
lated the espionage law, was released
from the federal penitentiary at Fort open"'andThe only thing tV robbe.
-President Leavenworth, Friday, according to bad to contend with was tht inner
• coal with word received In Oklahoma City Sat ,ioor which was mod? ^f s'eel i !at*i
by Joseph urday. amj when thev found Cus locked thev
An unsuccessful ait*-- upt *'■ as made
Fridn> night to get "r.to the safe of
the National Reiine*"" '815 hast 'th
street. The lock Jf the safe had
been knocked off. bur was .-s fa" ai
the thieves could get.
An entrance was gulned by forcing
the lock on one of the windows.
The robbers had search'-- every
drawer and desk in tbe bui'dlng but
bad not found anythirg of vmue. The
Job was done apparent':' by amateurs
according to Detect'v* Mail* who
investigated the attempted .oobery.
for the outer door of fhe
and when they found
was arrested in Arizona, knocked the lock off vbere expert,
his defense of striking cop- according to Marr, wjaid have foiced
workers. His pro'ftc^ution the lock in.
expect the
out of the
with their
und
• the mine operators.
CAMPAIGN CARDS STOLEN
Mrs Minnie Stoli McCoy, Oklaho-
Nothing of any val:
Lee Mullenix, bertil'c?
vestigating the cas \
finder prints that th<
dooi
jdwork. N.
e was taken,
exp- i? in-
ett i g an/
.hies ?s may
it tbo safo or
arrects have
the pc
i m pa
puts th
her
ni up.
lys that pre
out of the
to make
has been
of wages, >1.25 an hour, and
I eight-hour {lay Fiv« hundred
' are affected by the settlement.
he | miners ref'ised to .ic??pt nuch ti eat- bltmninohs operators who r«
en J ment. They ce;:s<d • :n ng 'oa to live up to tbe contract the
"It Is important to the country *hat | signed with ouy union."
by unani
motis agreement, told the preslden
facts which he cannot deny, bu
which he did not mention in his j brought to bear and that she ha«
public statement afterwards. Our, even been offered 1600 to withdraw
committee told him' that it was the "I dc
WALTON MEETING
Ladles' Walton-for-Governor
club will hold a precinct meeting
Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the
t know who is tearing down I home of Mrs. George A. Mart, ttSf
ised my <ards, but I think it is unfair No1 M Lottfe
had and dishonorable," tbo foman can- The public is invited to attend a
I didate declared. I good speaking program
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