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VOL XXXVI. NO. 238.
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IS AFFECTED
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BY REPORT
SUSPENDED ON LIQUOR CHARGE
SELECTION OF Democratic Solon THREE OUSTED;
Storm Sweeps California Coast
NEFF JURY IS
Assails Coolidge NAMES KEPT
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market.
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COMMISSION
INTIMIDATION AT Bandit Slain, Two
NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 9.—(—Ma.
CHARGED
One ot the rescuers
They obtained a good lead upon
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was organ- ।
REPRIEVES FOR
TWO NEGROES
BRUSBELS. Feb. 9.—(P—A mani.
car was
NASHVILLE BLUE
ARE ASKED
LAW CASES
Reprieves postponing the execution
Horsley of Wewoka.
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budget bureau.”
Congress and the people, he contin
big business ventures because these
speeches Mere merely political."
He charged Coolidge had watched
the breaking of an injunction by the
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.—(—A res-
olution for a nationwide referendum
on beer and light winen was intro-
duced today by Representative Celler.
democrat, Nw York. The vote would
be ‘aken in connection with the 1926
congresional electfona.
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longing eyes to acquire new lands,"
Connally said. “so is our president
looking for a third term, claiming si
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their pursuers and were
1 Illinois before the chase
I ized.
WELLINGTON. Kan., Feb. 9.—)
—J. L. Rosecrants, defaulting cashier
of the Farmers' State bank of Mul-
vane. today pleaded guilty before O.
P. Fuller, district judge, to four sepa-
rate counts in connection with mis-
handling funds which caused it to
close on Saturday of last week. He
was sentenced to twelve to fifty years
The feature of Neff’s plea for a '
change of venue which was made at '
*ebut rather in the money
4 Banks outside New York
NEW PANEL MAY
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Responding to telephone calls, offi-
cers in surrounding counties organized
posses and had the bandits hemmed
in in less than two hours.
Receiving word of the approach of
tif bandits, the posses started west-
ward to intercept them.
About two and a half miles west of
SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 9.—(-Five
hundred men coming from Dunmor,;
BOSTON, Feb. 9.—cT—Percy Fried-
man. a convict called as a witness in
the trial of Mayor Lawrence F. Quig-
ley and others for conspiracy to vio-
late the prohibition law, testified in
federal court today that the mayor
paid him $300 for aiding in the un-
loading of a shipment of liquor. Police
• Another factor which would have
. counted agcinst the market had the
position been at all sensitive was the
“withdrawal of the offer by Postum Ce.
• real to take over California Packing
, ‘at a price which looked very high as
-compared with anything quoted until
* recently. The assumption was that
• .the cancellation of this deal was due
* to the institution of the government
g suft against the baking companies. It
^was not » nexpected after what hap
°Ppenedi Monday, nevertheless, it was
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SIX NAMED ONFund Sought
To Fight
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but a soft head inviteth the Mg tiek. /
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City and erburbs, 450 mo.; $5 yr. in advance.
Outside suburban, 60c mo.; IS yr in advance.
Ing from an overheated stove de
stroyed the Granger hotel here early
today. Five guests escaped with dif-
ficulty The loss is placed at $7,500.
J. C. Walton, deposed governor. ap-
HENRYETTA, Feb. 9.—(8pecial.—
E. Santhas, miner, suffered serious
injuries at the Victoria mine here
when he was struck by a falling rock.
Santhas’ collar bone was broken and
his back injured. Physicians say he
will recover.
66BOOZE PARTY”
idge has impressed upon the country '
has savings in expenditures, while (
congress, lacking a spokesman, is un-
able to broadcast the fact that it har
cut the estimates submitted to it by
the president and budget bureau more
than $345,000,000 since creation of the
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—(—A for-
mal challenge for a welterweight
championship match against Mickey
Walker, filed by Joe Dundee of Balti,
more, Was rejected by the state ath-
letic commission tday. owing to the
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well into I
The two were being returned to
jail after receiving a sentence of from
one to twenty-five years in prison
for payroll robbery.
As If by arrangement, Fairfield and
Sawyer calmly stepped into the auto-
mobile while their three friends kept
the officers under guard. After the
wo departed, the trio of confederates
leaped into another automobile as the
fact that six months have not
pired since Walker defended
crown against Dave Shade.
" 40ther details Page 1, main section.)
" A district court jury panel was near
* ehausthon late Tuesday afternoon,
« add a delay of a few hours In the trial
f of Art Neff on a charge of man-
slaughter was expected to result.
There were only two names left to
* be drayn at 3:30 o'block.
f Up to that time twenty-four venire.
• men had been called and twelve of
them excuned from service on the
’ jury.' Four of those excused told the
• court they lived near the ceneof the
• fatal accident in which Miss Nudine
Downey was killed, at the Intersection
"pt’Edst Park place and Walnut ave-
4 duo.
< The state had used two of Ite pre
omptory challenges and the dgfene
three during the early part bf the
"sternoon. Other jurors were excused
•‘when they said they had formed an
g oplion in the case prior to the open-
J Ing ok the trink.
2.
Throop, and other points in the
Upper Valley, created excitement here
ment of justice is disabled by sleeping ded, "the president urged the peop: s
to disregard attacks in congress on
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Whitbeck Loses Bolt—Frank Whit,
beck, who filed suit for $35,900 dam
ages in the district court against the
Oklahoma Railway company, lost a
ury verdict lato Monday. Whitbeck
alleged personal injuries resulting
from a street car accident at A and
Santa Fe streets, October 10,
NORMAN, Feb. 9.— (Spe-
• cial)—Three students at Uni-
„ । versity of Oklahoma have
u festation against Premier Poullet
e broke up the ceremony of depositing'
the flags of disbanded regiments at
* the army museum today.
• While Crown Prince Leopold was
• given a ovation, the appearance of the
e premier evoked shouts of "Down with
Poullet;” "Resign;" and "Long live
the army."
* The premier left the museum while
* the crowd of 40,000 continued to cheer
e the king.
OKLAHOMA CITY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1926.
today when they marched on two an-
! Administration of the city building thracite coal washeries in this city to
department and systems of fire Inspec- stop them from operating.
tion were flayed by C. T. Ingalls, head Details of city police and detectives
of the Oklahoma inspection, bureau he- with riot guns succeeded in dispersing
tore the city commissioners Tuesday the men, many of whom carried
afternoon. clubs, without any serious trouble
"Supervision of new construction in ; Twe truck loads of coal were dumped
Oklahoma City 4s practically nil,” in i by the miners in their march here,
galls said. "The building department *
Selection of twelve jurors to try Art
Neff, death car drives , on a charge of
manslaughter, was begun in the dis-
trict court Tuesday afternoon.
Early indications were that the en-
tire afternoon would be taken up
with the selection. Six of the first
twelve men called to the jury box
were excused either because of preju-
dice or because of an earlier know!-
edge in the case which might in-
fluence, their verdict. All of the pros-
pective jurors called early in the aft-
। ernoon session were residents of Ok-
i lahoma City. Each of them stated
। they had read newspaper accounts of
the fatal accident in which Neff’s au-
tomobile ran down and killed Niss
Nadine Downey Nov. 27, 1935.
None of the prospective jurors who
were excused said they had been in-
fluenced in their opinions by the news-
paper articles.
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Other new members are: Ray Me-
Naughton nf Miami; H. L. Fogg of
of the state of Pennsylvania as well as
by farm organizations generally.
The agricultural appropriation bill
as passed by the house carries $4,103,.
000 for this work. The measure is
now pending in the senate.
ZURICH. Switzerland, Feb. 9.—(P
—The Swiss shooting federation has
decided not to submit further to the
jurisdiction of the Olympic commit
lee. alleging that the Olypmie shoot-
ing competitions have been partici
pated in by professionals.
CHADWICK, HL, Feb. 9,- (P)--One
bandit is dead, one is dying, a third
is wounded and two others are in cus
today after a gun fight near here to-
day. The quintet, including Alfred ,
Fairfield and Frank Sawyer, were
fleeing after an escape from two Clin-
ton, Iowa, deputy sheriffs this morn-
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Damage amounting to thousands of doimratwas canas h. airecent stermhatgaweptfp troh the Pacific
occam wrecking houses and damaging piers from Incevilleto Palisades Del Rey, in the Santa Monica bay dis-
trit. Photo shows a part of the wreckage that “was strewn along the shore for s distance of several miles.
river from Clinton, Iowa, where three
confederates of Fairfield and Sawyer
held two deputy sheriffs while thei,,. . - . . - --- --
prisoners rode away in an automobile. |f hadwiek the fleeln bandit
been suspended for drinking,
torshir from that spooky individual- it was admitted ihis afternoon
tha Whita Fnice ennkaemo n. ” i . T c rir w • ■
'And yet a short’ time ago, head- by Dr.S.. W. Reaves, chair-
man of the edministrative
ear motorman, be postponed from
April 1K to July 16. It was suggested
also that the electrocution nf Farmon
Sutton, who killed J. H. Byerly. Hold
cnville merchant, should be postponed
from April 9 to August 4.
The reprieves were being prepared
for the governor’s signature late to-
day. They will be granted to allow
the convicted men the statutory six
months to appeal.
tempsAn "l"etenigttee"ih .;
east perlen.,Wedmnday fir, wambv .1
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 9.—(--
Warrants against fifteen heads of
business companies, including two
newspapers, charging violation of an
ancient Sunday blue law, were dis
missed by Justice of the Peace Rea.
sonover today. He held that civil
instead of criminal action should
have been taken. The dismisgals do
not effect the test case against op-
erating gasoline filling stations on
Sunday.
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with the court for Its failure to in-
elude Williams.
The commission is composed of
eleven members. Each of the nine
justices nominates one member and
the other two are elected as members
at large, Harris L. Danner of Okla-
homa City and Joe Chambers of Tulsa,
are the new’ members at large.
peared at the courthouse shortly after
2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to testify
before the grand jury.
It had not been previously known
that Walton was to take the stand,
but he had,been subpoenaed according
to Ben Dancy, sheriff. The former
governor told officials he was there
and "waiting.”
Two witnesses who had been called
to testify were excused by the grand
jury shortly before noon. They were
Vivian Cooter, 520 West Fifteenth
street and Mrs. C. L. Henley, 525
West Fourteenth street.
the opening of the trial
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ing. The posse’s volley mortally
wounded another bandit.
The remaining three surrendered.
Fairfield and Sawyer were unhurt. ,
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WASHINGTON, Feb. (P— A
$2,000,000 increase in the agriculture
department fund for eradication of
tuberculosis in animals will be sought,
by Senator Capper, republican. Kan-
sas.
The increase. Senator Capper said '
I inday. has been urged by a delegation '
headed by the secretary of agriculture'
enormous Wall street borrowing, were
• not, offering their surplus funds 10 the
• same degree they usually do when
a bids are raised in New York. With
a this competition removed, the Now
York banks were able to ge{ better
• terms in their dealings with stock ex.
u change borrowers.
f The market of the day did not seem
to care about the higher money charge
• end it was indifferent as il had been
• the day before to the loan figures. It
v continued to take the view that the
$3,513,000,000 total, was not excessive
because it included syndicate loans
• and because it was providing for a
• vastly increased security listing.
Is simply a fee collecting agency. As
for (ire inspection, It is ‘ ridiculous to
believe that one man can, make in
spection of the entire city.”
Ingalls appeared before the com-
mission to explain a report in which
he recommended Improvements in the
city fire department and a threatened
increase in insurance rates.
"Put the fire force back to 141 men
if you have to take up a collection on
the street," Ingalls said.
In referring to alleged infractions
of the building code, Ingalls charged
that dance halls, rooming houses and
living quarters upstairs are over fire-
traps of the first water.
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Munsolinl has a heart, at any rata.
He let the Italun royal family have
a Christmas tree.—Portsmouth Star.
lence as an attribute when inability Aluminum Company of America, had
to hear the voice of the people would witnessed with approval the growth
he more apt." of mergers and had set by as publie
"With all his frozen speeches on 1 opinion became "dulled at the defianefe
economy," he said, ' President Cool of law >
AAAI AAI Al P -p a - e -ga 4 - a state’s witness later in the trial,
COALMINE ^rt In GunFight con^ays
OKMULGEE, Feb. 9.— (P}— What is
said tn be the first difficulty in the
mining situation in the Henryetta
coal fields in some time occurred to-
day when W. C. Burd, a non-union
miner signed a complaint against four
union sympathizers alleging that they
intimidated him in an effort to pre-
vent him from going to work on the
1917 wage scale.
ing.
The gun fight terminated a spec ■
tacular flight across the Mississippi 1
FIRE DESTROYS Fire System STRIKERS
Flayed By
STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
morning was that newspapers hud
created such sentiment against him
in Oklahoma City that he could not
have a fair trial in the local courts.
Mr. and Mir. W, R. Downey, pa-
rents of the giM who was killed, were
in the courtroom while the jury was
being selected. They are to be wit
nesses for the state. Charles Peoples
Miss Downey's fiance, was also one
of the spectators and will be called as
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day by the state criminal court of ap.
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6‛ppeTgg p)-A-A- The court recommended that the
AUUU33 X I UlVoC execution of Willie O'Neil, slayer of
A M. M. Hipsher, Oklahoma City street- •
Olympic
Rules
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—(A—Pres-
ident Coolidge was charged by Repre-
sentative Connally, democrat. Texas,
today with "mocking congress,’’ "run-
ning hand in hand with monopoly"
and defying representatives of his
people as no government head "ex-
cept Mussolini” would dare defy them.
"The tidal wave of consolidations"
I he Texas representative said during
a speech in the house, "is sweeping on
while the federal trade commission
suffers from anemia and the depart-
council.
Doctor Reaves declined to reveal
names of the students but further ad,
mitted that a total of eight students
had been suspended from the school
on charges of drinking within the last
three or four weeks
Two of the three just suspende
were picked up by Norman police offi-
• cers and turned over to the university
I officials. The third was found by
members of the university in an al-
leged inebriated condition.
Refusal to reveal names of the sus-
pended students is in opposition te
the policy announced at the opening
nf the school year when it was stated
that names of all etudents disciplined
for drinking would be made public.
KETS
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gez5z,n,
kimn.s
t erial with which to make a replica of
the ancestral English home of George
Washington has arrived here packed
in crates and so marked that it can
be reconstructed at Richmond and
made into a museum for the Virginia
Historical society.
1 he material is from Warwick
priory, an historical English country
home purchased last year on Alexan-
der Wilbourne Weddle of Richmond,
former consul general at Calcutta.
India.
He will present it to the society.
seen. (Inspector Thomas Quigley, brother of
The road was blocked. As thethe mayor, sent him to (he latter’s [ El Reno. A L. Jeffrey of Pawhuska
bandit party arrived, one jumped out ' house to g^t his pay. Friedman said, and W. B. Hall of Holdenville.
of the machine and opened fire. Roy AumI ’ MsMaushton succeeded T. M. Me
Hartman, a posseman, returned the < H MAAlM mAI IECombs of Sallisaw; Jeffrey took the
fire. The bandit dropped dead. The | LEFTBPe 11 VII | II place of Edgar deMeules of Tulsa:
others jumped out and started shoot- nillVILU I V L I U 6 Fogg replaced M. A. Looney and Hall 1
is in the position vacated by T. J. of two negroes convicted nf murder
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(Complete markets, page 16. Bond
fist, next page)
NEW YORK
STOCKS strong: American cane
■oars 15 points.
BONDS firm; oil, sugar and copper
issues rise.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES irregular:
sterling and franc slightly lower.
COTTON quiet und irregular.
SUGAR steady; better spot demand.
COFFEE higher; improved Brazii
tan report.
' CHIc:CO
WHEAT Erm; better flour demand.
CORN steady; improved cash mar-
ket. *
CATTLE, choice grades firm; others
weak.
HOGs steady to strong.
• By STI ART P. WEST
4 (Copyright, 1926, by Consolidated Press.)
• WALL STREET, NEW YORK.
Feb. 9.—Today’s stock market was a
, mixture of realizing sales in some di
rections and new buying in others,
* The strength shown in quite a part nf
• the list was remarkable in view nf th-
• fact that from a speculative stand-
point today's developments were not
favorable.
" For one thing the call money re
• newal was raised from 5 to 512 per-
• cent, the highest since January 4.
a This could not have been ascribed to
temporary demands like those which
■ ordinarily occur in the settlement
4 periods over the first of the month. It
. was not due to any increase in specu-
lation or to any enlargement hi
■ trade requirements. The conclusien
• was, therefore, that i- • the seque!
in the brokerage lo tatement of
Saturday with its very large total.
• Money Market Afi cried
• In other words, the principal offer:
d of the disclosure of the speculative
. Wali street position was not felt in
the stock market or the bond market.
Six new members of the Riate bar
commission have been appointed by
the state supreme court, It became
known today. Speculation .as to why
the changes were made was rife at
the capitel since members of the corn
. — mission have no fixed t^m and may
MdUOY Paid Ron of Norman, chair-
4 --- man O( the cummision. was removed.
TV m) In the appointment order, filed with
Fv OZ* A4)0)V0 the supreme court clerk today. Jus.
H “V• tiees Branson and E F. Lester dissent
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