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Vol. 2—No. 38
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1921
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mission Announces Ten-
tative Plan.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. (By U. j
P.)—Reductions In railroad rates and
a general rehabilitation of the trans
portatlon lines of the country wouM
result from the consolidation of th<
railroad systems tentatively proposed
by the Interstate commerce commit
sion today, experts of the commission
believe.
A huge saving in the operating ex
penses of many roads can be made by
such a plan, commission officials be-
lieve. Bankruptcy, which continual-
ly threatens some small lines, could
be averted in this manner.
Congress. realizing the importance
to the country of the consolidations
TEACHERS MAYN'T
'ROLL'JTOCKINGS
TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 28. I By t. |
I\) Kansas school teachers cannot
j "roll 'em down" and retain the mod-
| esty befitting the dignity of their
; work. Miss I-orraine Wooster, state
superintendent, declared today.
Miss Wooster said she was pre- |
paring a manual specifying proper j
iiipbb tor teachers and pe,k-a-i,o„ Conference Committee Would Business Houses Close This
i^icT e c a88e' " I Force Workmen to Share Afternoon; Attendance May
Jobs With Idle. Reach Forty Thousand.
JY Knife and
|'Rfn Death
Gun Fight End;
of Local Ma
ATTEi
large
REAKJAiL
"Female Bluebeard's"
Fate Hinges Largely
On Poison Fly Paper
nil
ill II
GHEE
BILL
L
BIS
Effective Work of
Prevents Twelve Making
Get-a-Way.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. (By U. More (air weather an.
I P.) Any call for a rail strike will "< out-of-town arrivals to-
. nether with the oklahoma ( Ity
cause Immediate action by the na-I ,.rpativ in
- crowds were to help g really in
' tlonal unemployment conference
meeting here, it was learned today ^
from hlKh administration officials. I Wed'rTeMliiy "fair official! declared^ beard/ hinges largely on a little roll trial she would be re arrested and
| Every city in the country must j ^ ^ ^ fourth ()ay ,ast (>f poil(on nj, paIler, according to taken to Montana to answer the
i open an employment agency at onro j nassed through plans of both defense and prosecu- charge of causing l,ewln' death.
Officers and find Jobs for the Idle men in | h.,,i attended don revealed today Exhaustion of the original venire Grievance committee chairmen of the
Chemists fot both sides will testify 1 of seventy-five men caused Judge Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen
I bringing up the gate attendance
figures to their last year s figure.
TWIN FALLS. Idaho, Sept. 2K
(By (I. P.)--The fate of Mrs. Lydla
Southard, alleged
"female blue-
today. apparently as a result of the Announcement of Strike Vote
announcement late yesterday that Majority Will BC MclClG
By Committee.
CHICAGO, Sef t. 28. (By U. P.)
en if she were freed in the present
Some fast work of Luther Bishop,
jailor, and Spear Crosby, deputy
sheriff, at 4 o'clock Wednesday
morning, prevented the escape of
. ^ . more than ten prisoners from the
made provision In the Esch-( ummlns t ,
law for such action, leaving It to the .. '
law for such action, leaving
discretion of the commission.
Some high officials of the commit
each locality before winter comes.
| This was one of the principal rec-
I ominendations of the national unem-
ployment conference to meet the
critical unemployment emergency
now facing tfhe nation. An appeal to
j all governors and mayors for such
action has been decided upon by the
conference committee on emergency
measures tTlat can be taken by states
and municipalities.
As forecast by the United Press
year.
while Tuesday 63,873 had attended.
Wednesday was Oklahoma City
Hearing a slight noise outside they
ran out and found a man climbing
some n.gn u.i.c.a.H «. down a r0pe" made out of strips of j «VdmWraUon is to
tee are known to hold the opinion n« H«wi t«> p administration is to
that only bv such action can railroad bIanket tie(l together. trie I .rev|ve the federal employment ser\-
only Dy 8«cnacuonqan rauroau escape wheQ the deputies came, but wltll nn nnrnnrlatton
rates be cut to the pre-war level ; the>. br0llght h)m down wlth a shot I'« *lth an emergency appropriation
in the leg.
The mun was found to be John
Blaylock, who Is held here by fed-
eral authorities on a white slave
day withTo 000 as the predicted at- regarding the composition of this pa- Babcock to adjourn court yesterday will meet here tomorrow to check the
tendance! The judgin, of the live- per and the form and amount of until 2 o'clock this afternoon. He of-; -u.U uf the «'ela. canvass of the
fered a new venire of forty men.
The state's initial testimony.
organization's strike
During the conference public an-
within the next ten years.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—A ten-
tative plan for the consolidation of
all of the railroads of the United charKP. }{e had filed through the
States into nineteen competing sys- l)Hrs of hiB win<low.
terns was announced by the Inter- ! The doors of ajj cens on the sec.
state commerce commission today. ond floor had been opened somehow.
The commission's plan follows and eleven other prisoners were in
closely the recommendations made Blayloek's cell waiting their turn,
by Pror. Wm. Z. Ripley, of Harvard it was said in the sheriff's that an
university, expert economist who attempt at escape had been looked
studied the plan for the commission, for for two weeks.
Provisions for consolidation is i
made in the Each-Cummins law.
Hearings on the grouping of the
carriers as proposed by the commis-
sion will be held in the near future.
All of the railioads concerned,
state commissioners and other par-
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University hospital,
for a time that they
from congress and co-ordinate all , hurt.
the municipal agencies Into one na-
tion-wlde employment service.
tendance. The Ju> .
stock continued, the babies' health arsenic found in it.
forfthrifternTOn°wer\nd.u\tera<'et. charged wUh""!ho murder'''oPhir peeled to be Introduced Thursday nouncement of the majority by which
auto polo, vaudeville, and the flying fourth
° The two Jockeys hurt Tuesday cnused the death of thre previousj Illness, according to present plans.
when their horses stumbled over an- husbands, a brother-in-law and her j They will tell how he was brought to
other horse which had fell down, 2-year-old baby. j
were reported much improved at the The state. It was learned, also will mysterious
It was thought attempt to introduce a second roll of ptomaine poisoning. Of unusually
were fatally fly paper found in the home of her rugged constitution, he began to re-
third husband, Harlan Lewis, follow- cover, they will testify. They then
Shorthorn cattle, sheep, milk goats tag his death in Billings. Mont., in advised his wife to dismiss the
and the exhibits of the boys' clubs j 19111. after an illness showing the nurse and the same afternoon he ex
I Twin Falls while suffering from
malady, apparently
„ . | began at 9 o'clock Wednesday morn- ! same symptoms as that leading to ! perlenced a relapse from which he
One other emergency measure has | oegan ai uciw.*. y _ / _
BANK ROBBERS
HEADED HERE?
Bandits Rob Kansas State
Bank and Get Bonds; One
of Men Wounded.
ID
KIM'S
IED
Ex-Governor Dunne Organ-1
izes Society to Fight "Un-
American" Group.
| CHICAGO, Sept. 28.—Parades of
; the Ku Klux Klan on the streets of
j Chicago are under ban by order of
■ Police cjiief FItzmorris.
j Edward F. Dunne, former governor
Police here received notice early jmnnis, has organized a society
Wednesday morning that live ban- tpurp08e Gf which Is to fight the
dits who blew the vault of the j j^jan on Kr0unds that it is "un-
Farmera' State bank at Arlington,
been definitely decided upon by a ;
committee of the conference. It is
that men who have work must share I
employment with those who have!
none.
It is considered certain the con- ;
ference will be asked to recommend j
to congress the prompt passage of I
the railroad refunding bill, against |
which strong opposition is develop- I
ing.
Urbaln Ledoux's new "Coxey's j
army" of unemployment may picket
the conference today.
Ledoux expects about 100 ex-serv-
ice men out of jobs to reach here by
motor trucks from Boston, New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore and will
seek to have them appear before the
conference as "human documents."
Ing. At 1 o'clock. Hereford cattle,
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er's death.
Mrs. Southard wa
died the next day, according to the
visibly nervous j physicians.
TREA
JAPAN
American."
Judge Davis has announced that
members of the Klan would be de-
nied the right to serve on Juries
because they are "prejudiced."
Kansas, were believed headed for
Oklahoma ("ity.
According to Carl•Glitsch, police
chief, It was thought that the ban-
dits were coining here for medical
attention. It is reported that the |
men escaped with a few thousands InVeStlCjatlOn btartS
of dollars worth of bonds and somp |nfo Cleveland Klan.
silver after a battle with the city CLEVELAND, Sept. 28. Grand
marshal in which one of them was jury investigation of the Klu Klux
wounded. j Klan was started here today by
! Prosecutor Stanton.
HUTCHINSON, Kan., Sept. 28.- j All efforts to locate organizers of
(By U. P.) —Five bandits early to- the Klan have failed Henry Love,
day blew the vault door of the Farm- district kleagle, has disappeared.
CORNERS
OPTION
OES
ON INCREASE
Democrats Could Block Rati-
fication—G. 0. P. Delays
Approval Move.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—Reports
from Berlin that the German govern- i
ment regards the peace treaty with ]
the United States as "unworkable" |
Bootleggers EnVy Competitor
Who Stole County's Prize Still
The helping hand of Provi-
dence tnat is reputert to lend as-
sistance to those who help them-
selves has been stretched (#>rth
to a local bootlegger in one of
its devious characteristic ways
of the performance of Its
miracles.
In an Interview with one of
the devotees who worship at
this particular bootlegger's
temple the following tale was
told:
uad "full of ,hnlP : nuiy-Jje qpmiggggl- whose name
Three-fourths of October Crop
in Their Hands—Trad-
ers Unworried.
NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Japan has
options on practifblly three-fourths
of the October cotton crop, jt was
learned" here .today.
Although the exact amount is not
known, brokers in Wall Street have
information that of the 82,000 bales , ,reaties and 33 votes would
acted ' , .
the opponents of the treaty to block
ratification by the senate, Senator
Borah. Idaho, said today.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. (United
Press.)—Republican leaders today
decided to abandon real efforts to
secure senate approval of the Ger-
man treaty until they can perfect a
ratification drive.
Meanwhile the fate of the German
as well as the Austrian and Hunga-
rian pacts apparently rested in the
hands of 36 democratic senators.
Thirty of the democrats could kill
the pacts. Ratification requires a
two-thirds majority. Sixty-four of
the ninety-six senators, if all are
voting.
Three republicans, Borah, I^aFol-
lette and Norris are certain to op
aas not divulged, had Just fin
lshed serving a term In tht
couny jail. In the basement of
the county jail repose the
fruits of Sheriff Ben Dancy's
many raids on stills and blind
tigers. On his way to freedom
this particular bootlegger helped
himself to a beautiful copper
still, the prize of Dancy's col-
lection, ami where he formerly
mnde only plebian "corn," he
now makes real rye whisky.
Ills envious friends declare that
they intend to plead guilty the
next time they are "yanked" in
order to avail themselves of the
opportunities for Increased for-
tunes which smile upon those
who reside so close to the
sheriff's safety deposit vaults.
WHITE CONDUCTORS
BEING DISCHARGED BY
PULLMAN COMPANY
KANSAS CITY, Mo„ Sept. 2^
—Charges that the Pullman
Sleeping far company Is dis-
placing white sleeping car con-
ductors on some runs with negro
porter-conductors was made here
today by M. S. NVarfleld, presi-
dent of the conductors.
Union officials at conductors'
headquarters here declared tl.is
was being done to incite the
union to call a strike so that non-
union conductors may be in-
stalled.
brotherhood members voted to reject
I acceptance of recent wage cuts will
be made.
I Following the meeting, the chair-
men will lay the whole matter of a
strike before their own committees,
[whether these decide to walk out la
a question the committees themselves
j must decide.
; Two hundred and ninety-five thou-
'sand other railroaders, comprising
the other three of the "big four"
Story Told to the Police Tha
Watson Slew Swayze in
Self Defense.
Action by th< county atiorMJjfl
ortle< :n the killing of Cove Swayxf
by K. L "Bob ' Watson late Tueg|
day night at the latter's home
be taken Thursday morning, acconj
Ing to Korretft Hughes.
It Is known that Watson will «
ter a plea of self defense. H.
Hurst, Who bits brrn i'H;nned
Watson's attorney, declared Widd|
day that If a coronsr's Inquest
held, that there would bs no lib
i as it will be shown that Swayal
ritiMf t<i tin- Watson home and starj
I'd the quarrel.
I According to Chief of Police i ;
delivered blmfl
personally t<> the chief and declare]
iii.it he had killed Swayie after
ing brutally attacked and beaten \ 1
\ccordln*: to the police, Swayz|
who went to the Watson home
dently looking for liquor, had bed
drinking and had become quarto!
some. In ;t dispute he attacked Wa
son's wife, knocking her down
then kicked her under the bed. In |
scuffle a gun was thrown
Swayze's hand and a mad scrambf
tlit ii started to -et possession of
In the fight Swayse bruised Watson|
eye. Fearing that Swayze was i
to net the gun. Watson reached t((
a butcher knife on the table a
bringing it around in a long swii
struck Swayze just below the I
breast slashing a gash In his stonj
ach about ten inches long.
Watson. It is said, is blind in orj
eye and can see very little with tl(
other eye and is small In statur|
weighing about 135 pounds.
Swayze weighs over 200 pounds an]
Is very powerful.
Watson lived on West Pine streJ
In the i"n block and Swayze llvo"
• 813 'v i ' iMne Swayss's mothe||
Mrs. Francis Swayze, who lives
Ihe city, refused to make any con|
ment on the tragedy.
Newspapers Exaggerate
Crime Here and Hurt
City Is Mayor's Charge
Walton Blames Poor Attend-
ance at the Fair on Press
of City That Would Harm
Him.
Joseph King, said to be an organ-
izer, however, was subpoenaed to ap-
pear before the body today.
Common pleas judges yesterday ap-
propriated $2,R00 from their con-
tingency fund to assist the prosecu-
tor in his investigation.
Imperial Wizard Asks
U. S. Probe of the Klan.
, ATLANTA, Oa., Sept. 28— (By U.
The charges of nitroglycerine fired [ P )_Telegrams urging an immediate
to blow open the vault door arouse.l j investlsatioI1 by fcderal authorities
the entire village One charge of ej- ; jntQ |hc affa|rs of the Ku Klux Kian
plosive was used on the door and two | were dispatched to President Hard-
on the safe. jng an(] Attorney General Daugherty
The charge placed In the inner safe tC(lay by William oJseph Simmons,
ers' State bank at Arlington in
southwestern Reno county, and es-
caped with several thousand dollars'
worth of bonds and $61 In silver, af-
ter a battle with City Marshal S. L.
Edwards, wherein one robber was
wounded.
Edwards said one of the fleeing
bandits carried the wounded member
of the party to an auto in which the
gang escaped.
of the October crop now contr
for. Japan ^has managed to corner
options for between 50,000 and 60,
000 bales.
Traders in the street do not fear
(any serious results from the corner,
| it was said.
It is believed Japan will either
ship the cotton to the Far East or
sell it here for a price higher than
was paid.
block approval.
* | Despite the advice of leaders
" j against making the treaties a parti-
1 san issue, democratic opposition is
j rapidly growing. The names of
three more democratic, "defeatists"
were today added to the dally length-
ening list—McKeller, Tennessee;
I Harris, Georgia, and Heflln, Ala-
| bama.
I Seven other democrats have al-
Mayor J. C. Walton
nounced the efforts of lc
hotly
:al newspa-
As an example, he quoted a letter
from L. E. Garlicks of Geary, who
stated that he wanted to come to the
fair, but feared to on account of the
reported activities of hi-jackers In 1
Oklahoma City. Garlicks said thai !
he had been told that robbers would
walk up to a person in broad day- ;
I pers to"try to injure him by exagger- j and take money away rrom one |jc la8Ued
1 atlng crime news and general crime | w'«h a knife, and that all rnads to
conditions around Oklahoma rity, in |Oklahoma City were continually
a statement this morning. j watched by hi-jackers.
I "There is no more crime around "Not only is it hurting the fair, but
I Oklahoma City than there Is at any It Is hurting the merchants of the
other place of its size in the coun- city." Walton declared. "Merchants
try," Walton declared. He said that and papers In suburban towns are
attendance to the state fair was | capitalizing this propganda. and urg-
I being cut appreciably because of the | ing people to trade at home because
brotherhoods stand ready to back the
Trainmen in whatever stand the latter
decide to take. Vice President W. M.
Murdock said late today.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2* (By U. P.) —
Railroad executives do not fear a
general strike of rail employes.
The "blji four" brotherhoods, they
said, will vote to quit work richer
than accept wage cuts recently or-
dered by the I nited States railroad
labor board, but going through with
a strike, heads of leading lines de-
clared, Is an altogether different
proposition.
"I do not know but what the men
will vote to strike," W. B. Storey,
president of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe. tc/ld the United Press.
"Their decision, 1 believe will be
overruled by the better judgment of
their leaders," Storey said. "Person-
ally, I do not think a strike call will
H
TS FATE
GINGUPON
GIO
A'
Judge Will Decide Charge Ar|
buckle Is To Be Held on
in Rappe Case.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. L'8. — (U|
Ited I'ress.) The fate of Rose*
Fatty Arbuckle was expected to l|
tefore th< end of today!
preliminary in bis trial for the ruul
Heads of other roads felt that If It der of Virginia Rappe.
cam< i" a showdown only a few era- Whether the film comedian wou|
ployes would be willing to quit. face trial for murder or
Through members "t the Brother- slaughtei or go free would probaHl
hoo<l til Railv*.i\ I'lainnn'M .irc( i<!in^ p. anii"im< <-I by Juil-c Lazarus !'|
night, it was said.
to latest returns belnn tabulated
here, have voted overwhelmingly to
reject the VI per cent wage cut or-
dered by the United States railroad
TI
failed to open It and the men were
forced to flee without finishing their
job. The bulk of the bank's money
was kept In the inner safe.
The bonds stolen, exact amount
unknown, were taken from ten safety
deposit boxes. The stolen bonds In-
cluded about $300 worth belonging to
R. H. Taylor, cashier.
ELD IN
THEFT
j ready announced their intention t0 I niief. to him
vote against the pacts.
! The second democratic conference !
I on the treaties tomorrow is expected
to clear the treaty atmosphere.
attacks of certain newspapers, ene-lof the crime conditions as reported I jabor board and which took
I in Oklahoma city.'
Hi-jackers Secure Over Four
Thousand Dollars in Hold-
up Last Night.
PECK RESIGNS
TI
WORKERS H
\
LED MINERS ORD
LSON STRKES
ED
Expected Wm. A. Maurer,
Now in Washington,
Will Get Job.
Manager Says New Organiza-< Convention Gives Union Ad-
tion Is Meeting With ministration Clear Major-
Hearty Support. ity Over Kansan.
FARNUM TO SPEAK
AT FAIR THURSDAY
Imperial wizard of the. organization.
BARKLEY HEARING Two men arreBted aa SU8PKt8,
CPT Ff)R OCTORFR the diamond robbery at the home o(
{JUL,iX Ed Herriff. livestock auctioneer. 201
! Preliminary hearing of F. O. Bark- Twentieth, were relea.ed Wrt-
ley. charged with shooting J. O. Oal-! ne«lay morning when the, rtrtlmMn
lnwnv local oil man several weeks the «"obber>' failed to identify them. | p0u0Wing two requests from H. ■
Other suspects are being held, ac Dauuherty, United States attorney day, according to George Wilson, i to order strikers at the Dean and Re
cording to police. general, that Herbert M. Peck, Unit- state manager of the league. liance mines, to return to work
Diamonds valued at $3,800 and $56- e(j states district attorney for 'he "\ve arP the first political organi- Balloting on the controversy between
western district of Oklahoma, resign, /a^Qn of oklahoma to start without John L. Lewis, International presi-
a dime in the treasury." Wilson de-jdent, and llowat, had given the
of drawn I H.rable correspondence be- clared, "but our cause In so popular j former a majority
Preparations for a whirlwind j INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 28.
membership campaign on behalf of The United Mine Workers, in conven
the Farmer Labor Reconstruction tion here, directed Alexander Howat. the rank
mine district.
1 last July, the matter now rests, It
I was learned In union circles, with the
grievance committees of the various
j divisions of the different roads.
President W. O. Lee arrived here
today to take charge of the official
canvass tellers are taking.
Chieftains of the other three of the
"big four" Brotherhood of Loromo-
jtive Engineers and Firemen. Order of
Railroad Conductors and the Broth-
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and
(Fnginemen gather here Monday to
tabulate the ballots of their member-
ship.
No union official would venture the
| statement that there would be a
strike even though the majority of
ind file voted for one.
M j League were well under way Thurs- president of the Ka
ago, was postponed until October 11,
! in the justice court of T. F. Donnell,
Tuesday, due to the absence of H. R.
| Wanderllng, the detective who made
Franklin Farnum. the movie actor, the arrest.
who will be a guest of Oklahoma City jt was necessary that he be present
Thursday, has been secured by the to testify. It is also believed that the
fair association as- an added attra< - < other two men wanted In the case
tlon and will appear In front of the wjjj j)e jn custody by this time. Judge
grandstand Thursday afternoon. Donnell declared. These are F. J.
where he will speak to the audience. Webb and C. I. Webb.
Farnum Is the possessor of a good (
strong voice and Is an Interesting ADULTERY CASE
In cash were taken from the hom
shortly after 11 o'clock Tuesday j pnck sent in resignation Tuesday
night, when two masked robbers en- njR^t
tered and at the point of drawn Considerable correspondence
guns, relieved Heriff of a diamond tween the two men covering the sub- that we will not lack for funds. We ' ^owar^abl'11
valued at $400 and one valued at , ject hag been ROne into since Daugh- are to be financed by the farmers miners will Ik t iken h*c
$1,200. Harry Hopley of Atlantic. Rj-ty's first request, September 7. Ac- and laborers." | , , . '
Iowa, was loser of one diamond cording to Peck, it was generally un- Wilson declared that they were be under the same condit
valued at $2,500 and $400 in cash. W. [derstood that the democrat incum- ling swamped with Inquiries both at | prevailed in the pas .
have
speaker.
The Leader will run all
"Help" and "Rent" Wants
Free of Charge. No free
ads taken over phone or
by mail. This offer does
not apply to rental or em-
ployment agencies,
—i —
A. Kurse. Kort Worth, Texas, lost . hf!nt would be allowed to hold over 1 the state fair and at the tempori
$150 In money Kurse and Hopley until the eight years' term expired, headquarters
IS POSTPONED were here as judges in the livestock u was upon this question that a
show at the state fair. troversy between Daugherty
The four persons were seated at j'eck arose
O. A. Bailey, charged with adultery
in the justice court of T. F. Don-
nell. will not be tried till October 4,
AUTO ACCIDENT
the table, having just arrived a short a second letter from Daugherty.
time before from the fair grounds. It dated September 23, further Insisted
due to the absence of important wit-1 is believed that the men had been that Peck resien Wm. A. Maurer.
nesses, Donnell declared Wednesday spotted at the fair grounds and fol- the man reported to be the successor
morning. It was scheduled for Tues- i lowed to the Herriff home by tht to Peck, is now in Washington in
day. 1 robbers. (connection with the matter.
According to the description given The appointment of a new district ,f> |mP!
WICHITA. Kan., Sept. 28—Joseph the police, the two robbers were | attorney will affect the present as-
M. Piel, charged with having embez- small youths about 20 years old and siatants to Peck. They are F. E.
bled from the Wichita State bank ; not over five feet, five inches tall. Ransdell, R F. Blllups and B L.
and falsified records, was bound I One of the men wore a blue pin Tlslnger. Appointees to fill these va
; over to district court Tuesday, the striped suit, the other brown union- U arciea are left to the district attor-
[ defense offering no testimony. lalls. I ne>.
VICTIM IMPROVES
ise them to go back to work and
take up their grievances through the
regular channels," Howat said fol-
lowing the vote.
"Wc will stand on the U. S. Coal
Commission's award which said no
new conditions shall be imposed."
"I will see the coal operators' as-
sociation in hell before I advise these
men to go back under new conditions
ontlnued!to Itia|ntain the dignity of the oper-
ators."
Howat was awaiting word from
Kansas as to whether he will return
g three
Ighteen
JUDGE LANDIS
DISREGARDED
Only One of Ten Chicago Con-
tractors Recognized La-
bor's Pay Award.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28. (By U. P.i
Only one out of every ten con-
tractors In Chicago recognized Fed-
eral Judge K. M Landis' recent
I labor wage award.
I The remainder still pay the old
scale.
Mrs. Charles Burgess of Davis
Okla.. who was badly hurt in an au
tomohile accident Mondi
Wednesday at the U
versity hospital, according to phy
lans.
Mrs. Burgess was near death when there tonight and start se
he reached the hospital Monday . A j jail sentences aggregatin
transfusion of blood of her husband j months for defiance of the industrial
saved her life, physicians declare. court, and othe^ourts.
This was brought out today in the
questioning of contractors, union
business agents and material men at
the resumption of the rehearing
Judge Landis granted to th
isfied union men.
Material men denied they raised | ary hearing ha
the prices of their product
several cases It was shown
I
' ' I
It was hclicvt'd Arbuckle would I
held for trial.
The del ei iraa pttptiH
for the judge's decision and
1
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otion picture d|
rector who attended Arbuckle's U
hoi Day party, was to he called.
Another M. I>. May Be Called.
Another doctor was expected '
un 'i bj Arbuckle's atto|
neys before the defense rested.
I
'' I
Tin 'ate Im ed it < >■ against ' |
< oinedian on these main charges:
That he was seen to follow Ml
I' !>:•<« adjoining the O'l
in which his part) was being held.I
Thai while they were in the roo|
togethei .'i chambermaid heard
woman in 'lie room crying "No. nl
I
to "Shut tip."
That when Arbuckle came out
|
Ins on the bed and moaning. "!
dying; I'm dying. He hurt me."
Tlut \i l"it k!«■ entered the ro
and prcM i • ded to torture Miss RapJ
with a piece of ice.
That when Miss Rappe again t>|
gan to moan, he shouted:
"Don't make so much noise <
throw you out of the window
t Of extern!
violence was the most probabl
cause o( 'lie injury which resultf
in Virginia Rappe's death.
That the defense, on the otbl
hand based its ca*e on charge tbl
tlm who . aused Arbuckle s arrej
were attempting extortion: that :
died from causes for which
I comedian could not have been
al" I sponsible.
The prcweedlngs of tha preiimi|
been robbed of .
in i n ti c I pa ted sensation by the deciaffl
educ o' Hi. -i <te not (• < all Mrs. Bat|
tlons were made.
biua Maud4 Delmont, the "avenge!
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MacLaren, William. Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1921, newspaper, September 28, 1921; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109554/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.