The Vici Beacon (Vici, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1923 Page: 5 of 8
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THE VI Cl BEACON
MAYOR THOMASON
PRAISES TANLAG
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DOINGS OF THE
STATE LEGISLATURE
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grave — die atten-
tion is often equally
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Scots Made Pistols
Before the advent of the American
revolver the Scottish cities of Perth
Stirling and Dundee were great cen-
ters of the pistol-making Industry
Scottish pistols were famous as far
back as 1515 and were exported to
many countries There were at one
tlmf nearly 100 concerns in Scotland
engaged In the industry
The charm of a bathroom Is Its spot-
lessness By the use of Red Cross Ball
Blue all cloths and towels retain their
whiteness until worn out — Advertise-
ment Entertained Them Royally
"Did you have a good time at your
summer cottafe this season?”
“No but dozens of our friends did”
Mrs Eva Tidmarsh '
Health Brings Beauty
Girl Read ThUI
Pueblo Colo — “When my daughter
now Mrs Eva Tidmarsh was sixteen
she suffered terribly at times as many
girls do and did not feel real good
at any time She' had pimples all
over her body A friend told me to
get her a bottle of Dr Pierce’s Fav-
orite Prescription as her daughter
had taken it and had derived wonder-
ful relief from it My daughter took
three bottles and now she is per-
fectly well — never has a headache or
backache We both never forget to
recommend Dr Pierce’s Favorite Pre-
scription”— Mrs Lula Davis 108 E
Evans Ave
Your health is most important to
you It’s easily improved
Obtain Dr Pierce’s Prescription
now in liquid or tablets from your
druggist or send 10c for trial pkg
of tablets to Dr Pierce’s Invalids’
Hotel in Buffalo N Y or write for
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ChillTONic 4
Fof over 50
years it hasbeen
the household
remedy for all
forms of
Malaria
Chills
and
Fever
Dengue
It Is a Reliable
General Invig-
orating Tonic
ANY SKIN ERUPTION
— ’ WILL HEAL-
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST
W F Bickford
Oklahoma City — Beside the im-
peachment of Governor J C Walton
the special session of the Ninth leg-
islature faces two other tasks which
like the assault on the governor have
not yet been carried ' to the pointy
where the Anal outcome may be pre-
dicted with safety
They are:
1 A complete investigation of the
Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma and the
enactment of legislation covering the
publicity of mmbership lists and the
use of the mask
2 Investigation of formal charges
presented in the constitutional manner
as a foundation for impeachment pro-
ceedings against President John A
Whitehurst of the state boaid of agri-
culture While the house "committee of 24”
headed by Representative Wesley E
Disney of Muskogee ploughed through
a mot confusing mass of testimony
secured from witnesses among more
than 300 summoned the senate mark-
ed time and the house "purged” its
own membership roll and took prelim-
inary action on the other two matters
set forth above'
Public opinion if it has been cor-
rectly expressed by a majority of Okla-
homa editors has demanded that the
legislature not only determine whether
the Walton administration has been
honest or corrupt efficient or Incom-
petent democratic or tyrannical but
mus take such steps as it can to re-
move what of menace there is in the
Klan
Representative Otjen of Enid Re-
publican and one of the most active
of the house probers introduced early
in the special session a- concurrent
resolution providing for the appoint-
ment of a joint legislative committee
to investigate 'the operations of the
Klan thoroughly and recommend need-
ed legislation
This resolution the house adopted
unanimously Three members from
each body were provided and it was
contemplated that the great mass of
testimony taken by the military courts
set up under Governor Walton’s mar-
tial law regime should be carefully
studied
Two anti-mask bills are before the
house and one promised by Senator C
B Leedy of Arnett on the senate side
but thus far Bo measure has made its
appearance removing the utter secrecy
which the Klan seeks to cast about Its
membership
Charges against Whitehurst were
laid before the house of Representa-
tives by E P White of Bryan county
and J W Callahan of Latimer county
members of the original Farmer-Labor
Reconstruction League contingent in
the house
They were contained in a resolution
following — unlike those against Gover-
nor Walton to date — the technical re-
quirement of the constitution that for-
mal charges against an Impeachable
official be accompanied by the affida-
vit of the person making them
Whitehurst is charged with securing
employment for relatives in his own
and other state departments ’ with
padding payrolls with Improper con-
duct In connection with his brother’s
employment by public service corpora-
tions haling business before the state
board of agriculture of which the aggie
board head is a member
George Whitehurst brother of John
A Whitehurst has been prominent in
state political circles since statehood
He was chairman of the house appro-
priations committee in the first state
Legislature 1907-8
The elements now in Control of the
house consider the White-Callahan res-
olution as a backfire because of White-
hurst's known antagonism to the Re-
construction League and to Governor
Walton’s policies insofar as they in-
volved placing the Farmer-Labor folks
In control of the A & M College at
Stillwater
Representative John F Garner of
Mill Creek brought the question of
eligibility of house members to an Is-
sue with a resolution challenging the
right of nine representatives to sit It
was changed in each case that the
member had removed from the county
In which he had been elected
In every case but one the member
challenged was considered an anti-
Walton advocate The sole exception
was Representative Ira Finley elected
from -Beckram county but now living
in Oklahoma City where he has offices
as president of the State Federation
of Labor Finley’s name was added to
the Garne'r list at the suggestion of
Representative Allen Street of Oklaho-
ma City au ardent anti-Walton mem-
Tbough the principal ingestlgation
ordered by the lower house of the leg-
islature is being conducted by the Dis
ney probing committee there are oth-
er committees busily engaged In look-
ing into departments of Btate other
than the governor’s office
A committee headed by Representa-
tive Frank M Boyer of Tulsa is In-
quiring into the ramifications of the
special election of October 2 J: W
Bremer headed a committee directed
to visit the Granite state reformatory
and the Weatherford normal school
Dr G S Long of Tulsa is directing
what is planned to be a thorough in-
vestigation of the state banking de-
partment N A J Tlcer of Shawnee Is chair-
man of a committee to investigate
the fish and game department
Wayne Bayless of Rogers county
heads the committee detailed to visit
the military academy at Claremore
Charles S Brice of McAlester who
was speaker pro tem of the regular
session is chairman of a committee to
investigate the McAlester penitentiary:
Brice went to the prison city in ad-
vance of the flood His colleagues on
the committee were waterbound He
employed counsel and conducted a
two-day Investigation himBelf
William J Otjen Enid leads the In-
vestigation of the conduct of members
of the house
Governor Walton sent one message
to the legislature which failed to be
read He addressed it to the joint ses-
sion and neither house paid any at-
tention to it The executive gave it
to the press however It demanded an
investigation of the purported state-
ment by Dragon N C Jewett of the
Ku Klux Klan that $250000 was avail-
able for use to prevent the governor’s
impeachment
Former Speaker Gibbons inquired
the whereabouts of the message and
was informed by Speaker McBee that
it would not be read until the two
houses were in joint session
Another message by the governor
opened up the subject of flood preven-
tion After Impeachment matters have
been disposed of It is likely action will
be taken on this
Governor Walton has maintained al-
most complete silence — by advice of
counsel — since the special session of
the legislature got well under way
but continues his use of the pardon
and parole power alleged abuse of
which is one of the chief counts
against him
Acts of clemency are rapidly ap-
proaching the 300 mark since January
Warner Edwards convicted of man-
slaughter in Bryan county in 1921
has been granted a complete pardon
a commutation of sentence bringing
immediate liberty to G W Ussery
convicted of murder in Pontotoc coun-
ty last May
G L West coal county banker had
his sentence for receiving deposits In
an Insolvent bank reduced from five
years to one year
Attorney General George F Short
has started ouster proceedings against
County Attorney Claude Hendon of
Pottawatomie county on the principal
charge that he Interfered with the Oct
2 special election
While a legislative committee was
hearing a multitude of witnesses on
their knowledge of acts charged to
Governor Walton a grand jury called
by District Judge Ceorge W Clark of
Oklahoma county met in the capital to
investigate the executive's use of au-
thority and funds
This particular grand jury was call-
ed as the result of a petition circulated
by former Corporation Commissioner
Campbell Russell Attorneys represent-
ing the governor asked that the grand
jury be quashed on the ground that it
was called for the express purpose of
Indicting him under pressure from the
Ku Klux Klan
Judge Clark ordered the governor’s
motion stricken from the record
Prominent among witnesses before
the house committee were Aldrich
Blake and Dr E T Bynum whom the
governor recently and unexpectedly
removed as executive counsellor and
bank commissioner respectively The
committee ordered Dr A E Daven-
port state health commissioner taken
into custody when it was reported he
was abroad in the capltol corridors
flourishing a revolver and threatening
the safety of a former health depart
ment employe J A Blizzard Dc
Davenport was in the custody of a sen
geant-at-arms for several hours
Judge George Washington Thom-
ason Mayor of Tarrant City Ala and
one of the most highly respected citi-
zens of the state is still another man
of prominence and unimpeachable in-
tegrity to give his unqualified en-
dorsement to Tanlac
“Chronic indigestion brought me to
the verge of a general - break-down
three years ago and nothing seemed
to afford much relief” said Judge
Thomason "I could hardly eat
enough to keep going and became so
weak and nervous I could hardly at-
tend to my duties
“Finally I started on Tanlnc and six
bottles fixed me up so fine that I felt
ten years younger and my good health
still remains with me”
Tanlac Is sold by all good druggists
Take no substitute Over 40 million
bottles sold — Advertisement
Would Fix That
“The sun rls£s in the cast”
“That’s all right” said the new
Western senator “Wait until I get a
bill before congress” — Louisville Courier-Journal
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Insist upon genuine “California Fig
Syrup” which contains directions —
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Cain, R. F. The Vici Beacon (Vici, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 1923, newspaper, October 25, 1923; Vici, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1978304/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.