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AVEHAOR PWOHN NfiT i'Atl)
ClIlClLATION ri 41
FEBRUARY OljfJ
VOL. XV NO. 182.
Prober
IDENTIFY TWO AS
SPERRY ROBBERS
i
Shouquctte and Stanley
Arc Pointed Out by
State Witnesses
RELYING ON SAUNDERS
Detective Who Was Member
of Bandit Gang to Testify
for the Prosecution
A FflAME UP SAYS DEFENSE
Theory Is Thai Accused Were
Not With Saunders; Iden-
tification Attacked
Two of tlvo three men charged
wifh robbhifr the Guaranty Kinto
bmk nt Sperry o( S1.42C.5& In cash
and about 1500 in Liberty bonds cm
last December IS were positively
til'ntlfled by witnesses put on tho
f.i'id by th-Jx statu yesterday after-
floim as the trial of I-hldle Shoti-
HUftr the first of the trio to go
l(ore a Juiy. cot under way.
J M SaundeM detective who ad-
mi's he whs a member of the bandit
(rang raiding the bank and who
Attorney General Froellnir made
rlaln In outlining tho state's ense
to the Jury will bo tho prosecution's
tur witness uiso wan Identified as
one of iho robbers being pointed out
hy wllnci.es as "the bandit who
scooped up the cash" whllo Cie
others kept batik employes and cus
tomers at Day.
Chrlstiimii Not Identified.
Fhouqiipuc. the defendant on trial
and Frank Stanley were the two
licensed to bo Identified. Mono of
the four wllnesncn examined yes-
terday nftcrnoon recognized Al 11.
Chrlstman thu other defendant but
the prosecution plans today to offer
witnesses who'll Identify him.
Attorney General Frccllng In hi"
opening statement to the Jury
showed that the state will dcpe.td
largely on the testimony of the
rlotectio Saunders who parllelput-
fd n ihn raid. Saunders' story ol-
drtii.y villi bu the backbone of the
ftne's case with other wltnesvH
iside from those Identifying the dc-1
'rndants merely giving corrobora-
tive testimony. Tho attorney cen-
tral paid Saunders was a former sol-
dier who secured tho confidence ot
'ho bandit Rung took part In tho
Sperry robbery discussed other
ventures and prevented at least one.
Tho defense J. K. Springer Indi-
cated In his opening statement will
contend that the case Is a "frameup"
by Saunders and II. O. Hrovn an-
other bankers' association detective
and that tho defendants now on trial
ere not tho men who were really
with Saunders on tho raid. An at-
tempt will bo tnado to prove an alibi
for Shoutiuetto.
Hank Cuflilcr Takes Stand.
T li. L Tolleson. assistant cashier
of the bank was tho first witness to
take the stand for the stale lie told
in detail of the robbery and Identi-
fied Saunders as thu man who took
the money. Ho also Identified Htun-
lev nn ono of the bandits but he was
unable to Identify ShouquHtto as the
thian uho stood at the door of the
' bank.
.... ... I
luochon loin ot tno unuing oi " '
carrrtdge which Saunders had told '
Minus he would Iravo In tho bank
that was robbed. He said ho found
It In tho empty money till and hsd
Intruded keeping it us a souvenir
but hat when Newt Graham and H.
0. la own visited tho .bank several
hours after tho robbery they de-
manded the cartridge) and took It.
"hey did not open It before htm he
aid.
Mie3 Ituth Darrow next witness
clerk m tho bank told -practically
tho same btory of tho robbery
a did tho assistant cashier. She also
Jtleii'ifieij Saunders and Stanley tuid
' a Id. uon Identified Shoutiuetto as
f tho three men In tho bank.
First Victim 'ft-stirics.
loo llarshbarg'T followed Miss
"arrow. Harshbarger was a custo-
mer m tho bank when tho robbery
took place. Ho Identified Saunders
"anlty and Shoutiucttc. Ho said
otatuty at ono time stood within six
'tof him and that tho black hand-
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Phono Osage G000 and ask
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s Jner inquiry u
Judge Breaks
Sentencing Two
Lads for Killing
Ily AM.tnl I'rrsa Ftt- Wire
nivl.AllO.MA OU'Y Mnrrll 30.
With the words 'this I- the hard-
est moment I havo spent In my 1 4
yeats on the bench" Judge tli-orgo
W. Clark sentenced Harry Henry
19 years old and llallev Howe
IS yearH old to life Imprisonment
In tho statu penitentiary lato to-
day nftor they hud pleaded guilty
to the murder here January 18 of
Frank Cornelius railroad de-
tective. The fathers of the two bns
who wero In tho court room wept
when sentence was pronounced
but tho two boy:i showed no sign
of emotion except a slighl strained
look about .heir eyes which soon
disappeared.
In a signed confession tnnde be-
fore their trial Henry and Howe
told the tory of their plans to rob
"tho next man they rnmu to."
They both run away from their
tespectlve hollies at Sulphur and
Nebo Okla. Stranded In Oklahoma
City without funds but possess-
ing a tevolver they planned to
hold up tho next person they
met. rob lilm of enough money to
return homo and never run away
again.
The boys torted a one-cent
piece their confession said to de-
termine which should hold tho
gun Henry lost. Tho next per-
son they met was the railroad de-
tective they said and Henry lev-
eled tho gun nt him while llnwu
gave the command "hands up."
One hand went up hut the other
grasped a pistol and Cornollui
opened fire. Henry then shot
Cornelius wounding him fatally
and the two boys fled to the cen-
ter of tho business district here.
In tho city they hoarded a
rtrtet enr for Nnrnmn Okla . and
alter they arrived there they went
to their homes they nald-
Poth hoyn were arrested re-
cently nt sulphur and brought to
Oklahoma City for trial. They
had never been arrested before
they said.
asksThospTtal
FOR THIS STATE
TTiivrnlil Annn'ivs "Rnfnvn
...iiw.w.i.
Location Committee in
Oklahoma's -Behalf
Siifoll to The WorM.
WASHINGTON March 30. Sen-
ator John W. Harrcld ot Oklahoma
today appeared before tho hoapltnl
location committee to urgo that one
of tho big soldier hofnjtals be lo-
cated In Oklahoma. Senator Har-
rcld did not apeak for any particu-
lar city his solo plea being that ono
ot tho institutions bo located in thu
state.
Apparently the commltteo la
favorable to Oklahoma Chairman
White himself asking several uues-
tlons designed to bring out Okla-
hoina'H claims.
At one tlmo Chairman White
stated Hint ho recognized the need
foe such a hospital In Oklahoma.
He s ilil that the hoolt-il f it-llltles
f.. .: . i. i..?.." 11....... ! IL
in Okluhotnii have grown lew In
proportion to population than In any
other state.
State NcrtM Hospital.
Senator Hnneld told the commit
tee that the public health service
had enmued tho state tor avaiianic
huildliiffK for usn as teniporarv
hoy.
pltals and had tilKIcil all
that
could bo tnado available
"Whatever the po!i v the louullng
committee ni.'opts In regard to new
hosptals or Improving exlstlmt ones
at other places." Senator Hnrrold
said "the Mluattnn In Oklahoma de-
mands Iho construction of u new
and permanent Htructuie."
Mum Allco lioberlson will appeur
tomorrow to present tho claims of
Muskocno and n tieicsation irom
Alva will ask that that placo be
chosen.
The commltteo was definite on
ie tiolnt. It said that no land
would bo purchnsod by the govern
ment for the nospuais. ino sue
offered mutt either already bo
government owned or in sucn
shape that they can be tiUkly
'tansfcrrcd to the government uu a
gift.
.Many Ollw In Hie Kaiv.
Approximately 100 cities am In
the rjeo for the location of an In-
stitution. Fort Wirth. HI Paso.
Ai.virlllo Wichita Falls San An-
tonio. Sherman and Pecos Texas
asked for the award of the hospital
which Is to servo Texas Oklahoma
New Mexico Arkansaa and Kansas.
Delegations from Arkansnf will ap-
pear tomorrow.
Fori Worth presented vdrong
d.ilniH and la ifffarded as tho only
Texas city having a. chance and
that a slender one. Dr. Hicon
Saundotv speaking for l ort Worth
tni.i in. toriitlnir committee that 01
per cent of the pnpu' utoa of Texas
and 91 per r'lt o' the pa lliation . o
Oklahoma Is wlthl t a radius of 30Q
miles of Fort Worth.
"sTAM.KT MrrilNK i .
lFunr.l dlrtctors. o H. Houtdtr.
OYALIST ISSUE
PERILS HUNGARY
leg stature deflated a measure pio.
Revolution Threatens' option! c.ipjtai punishment
Over Return of Charles laM'Sl?Vm d WJi
to Thl'One aS Kinil
MINISTRY i.S FOR HIMiK
Ready to Crown Exiled Mon-
arch Again Says Dispatch
by tho Central News
Al LIES' FIRM AGAINST PLAN
Hl.t-ico rmm mumihoi i unii
Former Ruler Is Carefully
Guarded by 15000 Roy-
alist Soldiers
MJDAI'nST. March .10 Fears
weie expressed hero tonight that n
nangulnary conflict might break out
between supporters and opponents
of former Hmpcror Charles now nt
Stlnemanger castle near tho Aus-
trian frontier.
The ex-ruler Is guarded by the
troops of General I.ehar who t
credited with having li.uoo royalist
troops under Ills command.
It la reported hero that Oeneral
l.ehar Is planning 'a forclblu entry
Into Uudapcst if the government op-
poses tho lesluration of tho ex-cm-pcror.
LONDON March 30. "It Is ro-
ported that the Hungarian lnlulste-
tlal council has decided to crown
Charles thu former emperor of Aus-
tria king of Hungary within two or
three day" said a Central News dis-
patch from Vienna today.
Advices from other eourees made
a mystery of tho whereabouts of the
tonner emperor-klng of tho. dual
monarchy but tho Central Mews
correspondent repotted that Charles
was nt Stelnamanger near the Aus-
trian Irontlor consulting arriving
army officers and civil officials.
Count Andrassy former Austro-
llungnrlau foreign minister and
Count Dlhlen who visited Charles
at lUelnamnngcr Informed the e
emperor-klng that the allies would i
not conwnt to his
niurn in mc
.1.Mtrar..I1 ilroi. ncordlng to a
dlpntili from (tenev.i. The disiiatch
said
Kiid
that Auli!a was taking pre-
to prevent Charles froiu re-1
nmlnlns In that country. It was
ported that warrants had been Is-
sued lor the an est of persons who
enabled Charles to cntor Austfla
from Switzerland.
A dispatch from tho llcrlln bureau
of the International News service
dated Tuesday said that the Span-
ish consul at Vienna was arranging
with tho Austrian government to
permit tho return of Charles to
Switzerland.
Report fomiui Missing
After Suicide Threat
Police butt night were investigat-
ing a report that a Mrs. Sbeddrick.
wife df a Condon vmphoe living at
Hcd Fork threatened sulldo In a
1 noln B11 r """" "
i-lher husband Wednesday as he camo
fiotn woik. Tho note said tjie was
tired of life and was goltiK to tho
Arkans.ts river and drown herself
the police said. Police wi re unable
to reach Tied Fork by plume.
Edscl Ford Worhina
on 21-Cjlinder Enrine
DF.TIIOIT. March 29 -- A new
24-cyllnder engine Is being designed
by Kdsel Ford U di.e a oower
boat ho plans to inter In the gold
cup nnd HarniHworth tiophy races
hero this summer.
Ruilnuulo Show l Deficit.
WASHINGTON. March 30 - -A
deficit for January of $ 1107. SOU was
shown for 202 railroads of the coun-
try In reports submitted to tho In-
terstate commerce commission tho
Association '"ulway IJxncutlvuu
nnotinced tonight.
Com Whisky Made
liU Divine Right'
As Had as the Rest
KANSAS CITY. Kan.. March
SO. Whether "corn" .whisky Is
made by tho divine rlglit of God
was today decided negatively by
Judgo A. J. llorrod In police
court. Judge llorrod fined James
Yamovitch. 93 South .Iiirnco
street SI'JO and fenteiirrd hint
to 30 days in the Argentina Jail
for the Illegal possession or two
half pints of "c'irn "
Yamovitch In his defenso said
thn "intoxicating liquors espo-
riall corn whlski have been
made with the full 1 le -it g of
God" "Wo call iflho poor mun's
friend" ho added. "Well I
don't" returned Judge Herrod.
"The fino Is $100 and 30 days."
THE MORNING
TULSA OKLAHOMA THURSDAY MARCH 31 1921
QUICK WIRE NEWS
The Core No More
The lower house of tho Michigan
"tit qucMtoniiulreti Inquiring about
iti4.'Is of roul on lliuul April 1 to ilf-
unw sely burning
tip
their reserve
Freight wnrkein on railroads east
of Pittsburgh have offered to work
without salary but on a percentage
basis attorney for tho union snld In
New York.
I Hellef prevails 111 vntlcnn circles
'in llotno that another Amerlnati car-
I '" win ' appointed to mi the v-
' (v C(lUBm y cuidlnal C.lbbons
ricjth.
Iindon newstiapers in comment-
Inpf on the note of Secrolnry Charhs
V. Hughrs which serve notice that
the Fulled L'inteii never consented to
certain arrangements on mandates
ami that hr consent Is essential
pay there will lm no reluctance to ac-
cept such notice
William llogarty known In the
eighth--) as the "sporting barber."
biiiker of John li. Sullivan died of
apnrd w nt his home'ln llrookllne
Mass. today.
Pilot Hurry (I. Smith of the aerial
mall rrrvlee flew at the rain of
nearly two and one-half miles a
minute between Hock Springs and
Cheyenne Wyo.. and is believed to
huvo established a record.
The officials of tho dopatlinont of
agrlcultuie expressed thn bell"f that
the fruit crop surplus of Ihe conn
try was not materially affected b
the recent cold wave mid chatnc
torl.ed most early teports as hyr
terlcul.
A large bouhlor upon which John
Iturrnugh played as n boy and later
sat In study of nature as a nun
will form the headstone of his grave
high In the Calsklll jnountnlns nt
Itoxbury N. Y.
Fire of undetermined origin de
stroyed half a block of frame
Liuildlncs In Hoh.ir Okla.. at an
estimated damage of J 1.1000
The grave of the American Bobller
who died In the the world war will
be decorated on Memorial day by
lh Amcrl(.(in u.Rni Jt wtul
nn
nuiinced at Indianapolis.
The prohibition dlreotor of No-
hrasku declares a "bootlegger's
union." carrying with It complclo
wlro not co and communication tic
tween various stills Is In operation
in the district ho covers out of
Omaha
Tho war department announced it
will pnstpono publication or war
time draft dodgers' names until At
lornev General Daughorty can pro
nam tin otilnlon on the legal liability
of tho government In case the name
of Homo Innocent man ih given.
Stockholm Ilclslgfors. advices re-
port an antl-bolshevlkl mutiny
itnong tho sailors of tho Jtustdan
White sea rqutidron.
j i
The executive committee of the
American legion department of
Texas. Issued at Galveston a protest
ngaltiKl any proposal to pardon Uu.
gene . Debs soclallut leader.
A bed In which former Kaiser
Willie Im of Germ-ttiy oft( n slept was
wild at
old at public auction in Chlcrigo
r ih srveral oilier plei es of German
ovl relics. The mini tmlvcd for
Invalid Surgeon Cuts Bullet
Fro m Convict
OSSINING N. Y March 230
For tho first tlmo In fmir years
Homun 1'iindowskl ex-convict
awnka today without nulclde being
his first thought. The warm sun-
light that flooded his room seemed
soothing not Irritating ns In the
past. He felt as If a terribly op-
picHed cloud had lifted from his
brain life seemed worth living
once more.
Theie is a reason: For four
years Leondowskl has carried two
bu leu In hlti brain rocelved In a
street fight at Kchnectndy. One
of .luse bullets thh ono that had
disrupted his nervous system so
that for tho last two years ho had
to bo confined suffering from
suicide nalnla was removed yes-
terday. In tho prison hospital under
the oyos of eight eminent sur-
geons he wns tho subject of ono
of ih most phenomenal opera-
tions recorded In median 1 nnuats.
The man who performed II Or.
Willlum J Chapman of llrookiMi
Is himself an Invulld He achieved
tho feat ulttlng propped up In a
wheel chair pushed tlos-i to tho
operating table. So Ilitlo hopo
was hold out for tho success of
etnani
SOLONS TO QUIT
M NOON APRIL Z
Both Houses Make Rapid
Strides Toward Con-
cluding All Work
MANY MEASURES DIE
Election and Registration Acts
Among Those to Perish in
Homo Stretch Rush
PANICKY SCENES IN SENATE'
Members Try to Drag Out J
Pet Projects and Gel Speedy
Roll Calls on Them
Ily AMorUtMl Pri-M Htntn Wlti-
OKLAHOMA CITY .Mann 30. .
Caught In Ihe vortex of Iho las'
tush before adjournment the house
and senale of the Oklahoma legis
lature today made rapid strides to-1
ward concluding tho work of the
eighth sessltm. I
Outstanding ncllon of Urn day In -1
eluded the adoption In both houses
ot a senato Joint concurrent resolu
tion fixing 12 o'clock noon Saturday
rVnr 1 2 for sine die adjournment
death of the republican sponsored
"election law" nnd registration lillis
In the senate; a report by the hous
Investigating commltteo declaring
that Investigation of the stuto bank-
ing department failed to develop
any corrupt practice on Hie part of
tho banking commissioner and as a
ollmnx tho Investigating commit-
tee icpoit in tho houso lute In the
dny recommending the Impeach-
ment of Governor J. I!. A. Hob-
ertnon. The Itu-li Apimtviit.
On every hand hi both chambers
there were evidences of the rush to
complete as much legislation as poo-
slide. Hills were rushed to engross.
m"iit nnd thltd reading In the house
With little chn ' for debate. In
fail when debate began. It was oft-
en cut short when roll all wiu ap-
plied. There was1 a tendency on the
part of representatives to sit back
while others chumpluniid and
shoved through bills which they
were sponsoring.
In tho senato there were panicky
attempts by members to drag out
from lemolo plnccs on llio calendar
bills which they wero sponsoring
and securo roll call on them. Among
tho quick action moves in the sen-
ate wiih thn order of that body talc-
en on strict party vote to Its com-
mltteo dn privileges and elections to
bring out the election and registra-
tion bills passed by tho house with
u tfcuiumcndatluotl against passage.
Tho voto on tho election bill was
23 to 16 Senator Fleming being the
onlv democrnt to vote with thn re-
publicans. On tho registration law
tho vote was 21 to 1C Fleming vol-
Ine with the mlnorltv. The action
whs taken over tho protest of the
republican minority which churned
It was Irregular and not piuvlded
for under senale ruli s.
To C (). P. 1111- li-'.
Action on the election and regis
Irntlnii hills was mot nllBted by a
motion by Senator I.eedy republi-
can that the blllit be brought out of
committee and "laced on thu cal-j
endar.
Thin ii'liu ilefrsted l'.l to 18.
-; . .
l or Miine time nolltli al observers
fhave dc!a.ed Ihe house snd senate j.. . . f .. . t (toWn WMH
deadlocked. It helng nHHeited the ' " f . h n physician
hm. id hold op in Mm. on the! i I earl er It tlie da
Patien t s Brain
operation that befor. tne doctor
was wheeled Into the room the pa-
tient received the last riles of tho
lloman Catholic church.
"I'm taking a fighting chance"
Ienndowski had said. "I'd bo
better off dead than as I am
anyhow." k
Hut ho lives today and Is glad
of his life. Uoctors an. confident
the operation has rtstori d him to
complete normal condition men-
tally. Doctor Chapman removed from
the patlunt's head a section the
size of u silver dollar opened the
brain covering then deftly located
the bullet with bis fingers nnd
worked It to within three Inches
of tho innor skull wall and slid It
to the opening he had mndo In
nnoihvr m'nuto his forceps pro-
duced the hall; It was half an Inch
long and weighs one-sixth of an
ounce.
Tljen the surgeon tried for the
other bullet. but found it too
deeply Imbedded to vui-rji.t the
risk of cxtnu.Mon. .Nor u thH
tnlsnja In ft position to affect Leon-
dowskl's mentality he con' hided
The operation laatcd 22 minutes.
J00 pree
flw
Accusing Report Alleges
Just a Political
Concoction Says
Accused Official
(m. .1 li. . Itohertsiin
My AucjH(eil I r Hmlr Mb
UliiaMIUI. nil .uanii
Governrr .1 II. A. Uoberltiu.i broke
bin silcdU'. ienardlng turn taken
by tlio pr etit legislature tonight lo
issue o Tho Associated Prrs-i a brief
statement concerning InMnuatiuns
contained In the report of the Okla
homa house IiivcsiIbiiIIiib commit-
tee In which the house was asked
in .irnfi Iti.iieaahiucul charges
against thn governor on tho groiindf
of "corruption In office aim ' gros
neglect of duty.
Governor llobertson's statement
follows:
"There is not a particle or truth
In any of the Insinuations made by
the committee. Tho whole thing .Is
a frubrlealloti. concocted and pre-
sented during the clolti' days of
Ihe session lor political purposes
only."
CONEY'S INJURIES
CLAIM HIS. LIFE
Back Broken in Flight for
Oeean-to-Ocean Rec
ord Airman Dies
NATCIIHZ Miss. Mnrch 30.
Lieutenant William Devon Coney.
21 who was seriously Injured when
h H all plane clashed Into a tree near
Crowvllle Ui bint Friday morning
tiled ot his Injuries at a local hospi-
tul lain today.
Thi. .lentil nt the lieutenant. W'llOSe
t...-i I. I .1.. full re.
illltl.lt IVIIB lll.lvi III ..1 .
I . ..i.i.... .. .. .... numluuia of
Mrs. M. F. Conoy. mother of the
lieutenant Jduiiswh k. (' Mrs.
W. II. Devoe nil HUlil of Jackson-
ville Fin. and K. F. Coney a
brother of Hrunwlck. G were
Ith lh filer at tile time of hit
dentil.
Lieutenant Coney U a son of the
late Kdpur F. Coney a lumberman
of Uruiiswlrk..
Whole Greek Division
Is Captured bjj Turks
lt Tlift Amen MUtl I'lrM
('ONH'J'A.VI'INOI'LK. Match 30. -An
entire Gic.li division has been
ruptured by tie- Turks at Kkl-
Hhehr and the Gieeks are fleeing
from that cltv. according to notices
posted up In Anuiolbi. The Oreek
thus far have mad" no statement on
tills report.
THE WEATHER
TULSA Msreli 10 Mulinum ; mini-
mum ; toulli uln'ta pirlly uliiu.ly.
fiKI.AlUMA i TliunMUy inoatly i!uilr
rutntwhat lol.ti.r ptuLalily IroailnK In
tmrtli n'l wtat iwrlpnn
Tim vs"i iic. i. r. i'.nts.
II i Mil. iii-haiiga lunctison Kenmelr
' rratniir i.t. I" n lock
J i na' . I ili .in.' iH-en Hotel 'Ju'aj I? I.
. i ant li- i 'it1- V inrnnrwl BrV.. i. II .!y
Kuniliy Llni ( 's 9 u c.ogk
IIAM'INCi.
( ryafi 1'atk evary Wednesday
tWitu-ir men1 -AilvL
anj
OKLAHOMA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
1G PAGES
Impea
With
Pardons
on Income
Tax
Executive la Charged With Threatening to
"Play Politics" to Quiet Legislative Inquir-
ies; Deals With Banks Attacked; Large Per-
sonal Deposits Compared to Salary of $4500.
ny AMnfi.t.1 PrjM Rt.u wirf
"ft Vcaeent 'or it
A llob"i Ison for aliened jro cor-
Sriiptbui inlsroiiducl and neglect In
nrtlie mid now niriiiiteil exercise ot
bis executive clemency power Is
recommended In a repoit o: tho
houso commltteo on Investlgntlonii
filed wltll the houso ot represent!!-
tlvis of the Oklahoma legislature today-
The leport was signed by llep-
resentativeR .Aiaiiiiijws cniuriniin
Hurdle Sehoflebl Ciimiiilngs llnlley.
King nnd Sluirpe members of tho
eommttlce
'IVsllmntiy o lt Ho 1'ithlli'.
1 poii million of Chairman Matth-
ews who submitted the report read-
ing of the HudliiKii and testimony
was il 'ferrcd until the findings could
be printed nnd placed upon the
dinks of hotls2 members. It was
stated that the teotlmony upon
which tho charges wore based would
not bu printed.
'Iho recommendation of Impeach-
ment carried with It the recommen
dation to the speaker of the house
Hint he appoint n commltteo of
Ihreo members to draft articles of
impeachment. Adoption of the
committee recommendation must bu
scctirrd before articles can bo drawn
or the commltteo mimed. No action'
on the committee reciMiimendatliins
either ley the hulls" or Ihe speaker
will n nun until tne minings nave
been printed and action thereon
token.
NcnsiaH-r Mini 'IV-Mltlcd.
The findings mippleinental to thu
103 pages of testimony and evidence
supporting the charges contains
some iu inisen. i oi- iw'i n iim.
various phases of the commlltee'M
Investigation of the executive office
--from several of the governor's
private Irunsnt-tlonn which the re-
pint Dili's aro questionable down to
alleged official acts jjjid affairs In-
volving stale ilepaTInieiils
Thn findings first quote a news-
paper man's testimony which the
latter nllegcti wns wild to him by
tho govornor relative to "playing
politics." Thu report says that tho
govornor told the newspaper man
that "two can handily play nt that
game If they continue to harass
mo and I can fight hark" and that
"tho University of Oklahoma will get
no help so long an the ropttbllcun
representative from Cleveland coun-
ty Is working with thn Investigations
commltteo hostile to me and thn
senator a democrat taking u shot
at mo every ciiaiiro n gets
Ills At'coiinlrt Diik Up.
These alleged assertions aro do.
cbircd by thn report to bo Intimi-
dating and lu violation of the liber-
ties and dulloK a lepresentatlvn or
senntor should enjoy In tho pursuit
of his honest duties.
Hanking affairs of the govornor
atiemptliig to draw a comparison
between Hie amounts of Ills salary
and that drawn from outside
sources. Is next touched upon by
tho committee repoit. Thu find-
ings disclose tint the governor
between .Isiiuaty 3. Kill) and
March U. 1921. had deposited
with n local bunk the sum of
140 173. 27 citing his salary at thn
same tlmo as 14.S0O per year. Tho
report then seta nut In two pngcM
an Itemized list of Ills deposits
with the statement that "there is
no npr-nront outside legitimate
Income to account for tho large
deposits."
J. M. Huller of Vlnlta. doclarcd
lo be a brothnr-ln-lnw of tho gov-
ernor Is miido a party to tho report
which charge that ho wns favored
by the governor with largo amounU
of HisurniKO on stuto property. Mr.
Huller is said to be un Insurance
man. In April or May of 1920 the
rrpr.rt
says iz.uou wus sent to
Vlnltn
nnd nppltod on a note for
1 1 600 which the governor hnd In
a 1'ital bank there llo later ap-
plied ariordlng to tho report n
sum of 12.137 to tho note mind to
he part ot u check for (8333.33
drawn by an Oklahoma bank In
favor of Fred (I. Dennis state bank
commissioner endorsed hy Dennis.
but turned over and colloctcd by
tho rovertior.
Okuiulgeci Hanker Implicated.
.1. II. Helbold an nil man and
bunker of Okmulgee In Implicated
over 'alleged irregularis li In the
VGunninty Htato bnnlc there. The1
nana ion n-piemner ii w: un-
report says was capitalized at 1 100-1
Odd. In which Helbol I had hN own
apr lll'-ncy to Ihe anou-d "f
t4CJ ono State funds den t ' d by
A N- Leecrnft totalling SH9.0QU arcj
ttlro declared to havo been on de-1
posit nt the time The bank wan
thin In u rotUn falhna condition"
FINAL EDITION
PRICE 5 CENTS
RRUPT
chment
'.according lo tho findings but after
". by ho banking com-
mi jsinnec no rajled to tako any
take
steps lo remedy "thrcntciilntc
failure."
In this connection It Is also
noted that state treasury fundi
amounting to I1&0.00O woro deposit-
ed in tho bank and on tho same day
Mr. Dentils according lo tho report
received $2f000 from Helbold al-
leged to havo been for an oil lonso
In Jncksou county 30 or 40 miles
front production Mr. Dennis ex-
plained that tho governor had a.
third Interest In this lea"s and on
his ot.n account gave Iho governor
u check for $K333.3J.
A .Mr. "Clurk" Kilters.
A man Identified only under tho
nanio of Clarlc enters the report nt
this point who Is alleged lo huvo
approached Helbold U tho matter of
purchasing sonic oil property known
as tho "Harris" holdings for 2tl0-
000 providing 'Hint Helbold could
get possession of nn option on tho
Jackson county I pa so." No explana-
tion is noted by the commltteo on
why Clark nn oil holder in Okmul-
geo county wanted ernHg0 at a
git-iit distance and uwuy from actul
production
"The committee In convinced that
the lease sold by Dennis was. at that
lime and Is now In condemned ter-
ritory and not worth $1 per ncro nnd
the Bale wns if any n pretext to
cover tip n corrupt transaction in
which Helbold paid 135000 for u
leaso In which Governor Itoberteon
was Interested to huvo the bank
passed without criticism and rccelvo
an additional 1150000 ot tho stnto's
money
I'ullctl lo Apixtir.
Tho deposits of tho governor In
a local biinlc Is Increased to t(.-
010. -lO lute In tho report through thn
addition of a draft for 13.000 and
another for $3137.13. Tho report
at this placo lncntloim tho fact that
tho governor wan roqueutod lo ap-
pear before tho committee and ex-
jilnlii as to thu sources ot tho money
but neglected to do so.
Tho dealings surrounding tho let-
ling of tho statu school book con-
tract aro contained lu tho report.
In this connection thnro In little
testimony tending to iihow a "pollti- .
ral pull" interforod In tho contract
between tho governor and tho con-
tractor. That part ot tho report dealing
with the exocutlvo office and the al-
leged corruption states:
l'ardoii llccord Attacked.
Grosn and corrupt misconduct and
neglect of official duty In office and
wholly unwarranted oxcrclso ot exoc-
utlvo clemency In reprieves commu-
tations paroles pardons and releases
of prisoners sentenced to imprison-
ment." Hero It la stated that 1000 net
of clemency havo bcon granted In
tho administration ot Governor
Robertson Lieutenant Clovornor
Trnpp Senator 11. L. Davidson and
ex-Speaker Waldrcp whllo In office.
Klghl'icn moiitly long terms wcro
commuted thu report says; GO wora
pardoned ; DT reprieved; 470 paroled
and but 21 revoked. Touching on
murder cairn thu majority of them
for life the report says 1.1 wero
granted reprieves four commuted
to shorter terms 31 purolod and but
four revoked. Following theso sta-
tistics the report deals In clemency
generalities going into detail on va-
rious cases.
"Stnlo Haven for Crooks."
clemoncy followed soon after sen-
tence nnd shows tho Irrespoiislblly
fit mo govurnor say ino rcpun.
"It U a process If allowed to cop-
tinue. bmsMr.t at tho very foundation
ot law and order and carried eo far
that It will mako Oklahoma a havni
for crooks thieves and thins"
Tho Income tax return ot in
troNTINt'KO ON I'AUB 8KVB.V
New York Life
Insurance Co.
Farmer & Duran
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