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| more than 7,000 farmers and workers. Us- §
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Oklahoma Leader
"FEARLESS AND TRUE"
Exclusive federated Press Service.
Vol. 2—No. 200
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1922
PRICE TWO CENTS
TALKING
IT OVER
TO
B! CDMMITT
NOT
EE
Strike Closes
Textile Mills
"Let the people rule," is a|_ „ ... ...
slogan used by all factions,jBowman Says He Was Mis
provided they are the ones se-
lected to do the ruling. *
Big Business has always fa-
vored the "selections" or the
"purchase" of proper candi-
dates through boss ruled con-
ventions. Open party primaries
have never been to its liking,
but with the advent of the pri-
mary, Big Business adapted
itself to the new method to let
the people rule.
By publicity campaigns in
the powerful newspapers they
could "popularize" the candi-
dates favored by them, and set
up to public ridicule the candi-
dates in opposition to Big
Business.
♦ * *
Big Business has always or-
ganized to control the primary.
This year there is a change in
the program. Farmer-Labor
have organized for the very
same purpose, namely to con-
trol the primary of the dom-
inant party.
As a result every supporter
of Farmer-Labor is at once
classed as a socialist, an anar-
christ, a nigger lover, and we
suppose, worse is yet to come.
If the war fever could still be
used to advantage, the sup-
porters of Farmer-Labor would
no doubt be classed as Pro-
German and Un-American, and
unpatriotic. But then the cam-
paign is not over, and so there
is plenty of opportunity for the
coining of the proper adjec-
tives.
* ♦
Meanwhile Walter Harrison,
the managing editor of the
Oklahoman, and George J.
Bowman of Kingfisher, nation-
al committeemen of the demo-
cratic party, are burning up
the wires to eliminate some
five or six aspirants from the
list of candidates for governor.
The Oklahoman has always
looked after the welfare (?) of
the farmers. It is in such good
position to do this. It has the
experience of caring for the
late rests" of Big Business, and
it is freely admitted that it is
doing a good job. So why
quoted—Says Walton Is
a Democrat.
The question of whether the peo-
ple who finance the democratic party
shall control it will be the para-
mount issue before the meeting of
the state central committee when it
convenes in Oklahoma City Thurs-
day morning.
Persistent rumor that backers of
Thomas H. Owen have prepared an
eleventh-hour assault to eliminate
every other candidate on the ticket
has caused a furore among the
friends of the other candidates.
George L. Bowman, state commit-
tee chairman, declared that the Daily
Oklahoman had "misconstrued his
statement" regarding the limitation
of the field by the state committee.
"For the central committee to do
such a thing would do more to elect
Mayor J. ('. Walton than any other
tactics they could pursue," Bowman
said.
Fear Walton.
Leading financiers in Oklahoma
City including Hugh and Frank
Johnson, presidents of the American
National and First National banks
are backing Owen to the limit, it is
declared. Owen is a vice president
in the American National. The
Johnson brothers have boasted that
they have named every governor
elected in this state. With them be-
hind Owen's candidacy is Ed Se-
inan's, representative of huge insur-
ance interests in this state. The ac-
tion of the central committe is be-
ing watched with great interest by
all the rival factions to see whether
the unprecedented action of naming
the candidate will be usurped by
that body.
As a feeler of the natural senti-
ment of the various committeemen
a symposium was compiled by the
Daily Oklahoman on its proposal to
limit the field to one candidate
against Walton, whose farmer-labor
backing is much feared by the in-
terests. It was announced by the
Oklahoman that the opinion to limit
the candidates was not unanimous
and then they gave statements of
committeemen on the proposition, a
majority of which are opposed to
the undemocratic adoption of ring
tactics by the committee.
Ilnwmuil Opposed.
George Bowman is much opposed
Unorganized Workers Apply
For Charter — Ranks of;
Strikers Swell From 8.000
to 14,000 In First Four
Days of Strike.
By KIT EN E LYONS
Federated I'reus Staff Correspondent.
LAWRENCE, Mass.—Cotton fabric
production has practically ceased
here as the ranks of the strikers
against the proposed 20 per cent cut
in wages swelled from 8,000 on the
first day of the fight to more than
17,000 on the fourth.
A delegation of several hundred
striking textile operatives has
marched to police headquarters to
protest against the reckless use of
clubs by police in the strike areas.
By order of Police Marshal Timothy
O'Brien, pickets are barred from the
immediate mill zones.
The daily mass meetings on Law-
rence Common are addressed by
representatives of all the unions;
Hugh J. Glover and John J. Dean
for the United Textile Workers of
America; Oliver Christian for the
Federation of Textile Workers, and
Ben Legere for the One Big Union.
The New England textile strike
relief conference of Lawrence, or-
TEXTILE STRIKE LEADER
POLISH
8
Em
GO
CALL ARMY COURT TO
PROBE BECK S DEATH
The strike of 17,000 textile work-
ers has caused the closing of textile
mills at Lawrence, Mass. Every
precaution is being taken against
possible riots. Ben Legere, organ-j 8j"gned t0 injure the state." The
izer of the "One Big Union," is one i (ex( Df law has been published
of the strike lenders. He laces ar-1 hy Robotnik (The Workman), organ
Drastic Decrees Restrict Lib-
erty and Suppress Free
Discussion.
By PHILIP A. ADLER
(For The Federated Press.)
Next to the French Jingoes it is the
Polish jingoes who shout the loud-
est about the "German" and "bolshe-
vik" propaganda that tends to dis-
credit their government. The best
criterion for judging a government,
is its accomplishments. In this re-
spect. the domestic policy of a gov-
ernment is even more significant
than its foreign relations. Labor
legislation, a government's attitude
toward its own labor forces, may be
said to be the moat perfect political
barometer in existence. What is the
attitude of the Polish government to-
ward its own labor? How does the
Pilsudski administration regard the
social and political rights of those
who create the wealth of the Polish
nation?
The Polish government recently
gave answer to this question In the
form of a new law. Nominally, it is
"a law for combatting actions jde-
injure the state."
Hike
Planned
Coal Prices
and pumps
machinery be
"Don't Go Wild If Prices Ad-
vance," Chicago Coal Deal- kept in operation.
ers Advise Public — "The rhe Kansas miners quit with the
Law of Supply and Demand "f,' -i;1'' •" 7y\K,an?M
, v tolal court law which forbids strik-
IneVltable. Ing Kansas authorities decided to
Hughes Says Day and Mrs.
Day Must Testify If All the
Facts Are to Be Cleared Up;
Probe Liquor Rumor; Offi-
cers Declare Day's Story
Plausible After Examina-
tion of Gun; Body of Slain
Army Officer Will Be Buried
at Arlington Cemetery.
That he was working on three dif-
ferent theories toward solution of
the mystery of the killing of Lieut.
I ol. Paul Ward lieck In Jean P. Bay,
and have announced that the la
CHICAGO. Anril 5. Preliminary j| will not be invoked unless the e?
steps to take advantage of the coal haustlon of coal reserves causes
strike and boost the price of coal public emergency.
already mined and stored were taken
by the Chicago Coal Merchants' as- .
sociation in a full three-column ad Operators NOT 10 Heed
vertisement In the Sunday papers. I Congressional Request?
"Don't go wild If priceB advance 1
as a result of the strike. The law
of supply and demand is Inevitable,"
their advertisement reads.
yield to the power of the miners I |,M.H| millionaire, was the only
| WASHINGTON, April 5. Member
j of the house labor committee
statement that. Forrest Hughes,
county attorney, would make Wed-
nesday afternoon.
Hughes would not state definitely,
lie intimated that one or more of
these conflicted with the statement
of Jean P. Day.
Further examination of the gun
showed that it could not have been
fired unless it were cocked. It it
Kansas Industrial Court
Backs Away from Action.
CHICAGO. April o. The first days
of the largest coal strike in the his-
gani/.ed three months ago by a num „Mino ...
her of labor groups, and several for-1 rest declare officials, at the first j polish labor. It consists of eight
eign language organizations, will be sign of trouble. articles which read as follows;
superseded by whatever co-operaie ! Article 1—In order to take pre
C°lrCfoUMre"Tthtf sTr"u1,*rn5Ucom- French. Italian. Portuguese. Polish cautions against disorder, In the in-1 tory of the country, with over 600 -
a reaiure oi mis . um . * . , the emmtrv and against the 000 union and non-union miners out,
pared with the two preceding in | and Armenian.
rence, is that the initiative was
1 moni r\f tho PbHAa mills hpri tnfnrp 1 n crfiRl OHIlKer WJ lutr wic, i .o .
and
terior of the country and against the 000 union and non-union miners out
Employes in the repair depart-1 widespread plots which constitute | passed In strict observance of'union vide, 1 for In existing
taken by the craft unions, to a large I ment of the Pacific mills, heretofore I a great danger to the state, its con-1 t^quarterB._".'.'j?IS——iUJ—
extent composed of English-speak-' unorganized, have applied to the | stltutlon and its public safety, and |
ing workers, rather than the weav-i A.
ers, who are for the most part mi
F. of L. for a charter after a
meeting in Loom-fixers hall.
LEKGU
FOR
■MEET
Big Political Rally Planned-
All Enthusiastic.
FIEND ATTACKS
SIX
One Slain, Four Seriously In-
jured By Ax Murderer.
OKMULGEE, April 6.—Plans for
the "biggest political event in Ok-
mulgee county" are being made by
j the county organization of the Farm- j his escape.
| er-Labor Reconstruction league | The father, L. J. Tremblly,
An ax field murdered one and In-
jured five members of a single fami-
ly near here last night, and made
Theodore, an
slain. Three
staged "by j which has called a county meeting to j seriously wounded^
was its author. 'be held at Okmulgee April lo. j 18-year old son. *
"From investigation conducted re-1 The county convention has been other sons are in a critical condi-
cently I find that the committee is arranged following a preliminary j (jon from ax wounds, and the sixth
practically unanimous against any meeting or approximately 200 dele- ; waR sjjghtly injured.
proposition for the state committee gates which met here Saturday for; •
thus lim'ting the race to any one the purpose of forming a county or"
candidate. In all probability the ganization. An intensive drive for j badly cut; he was unconscious,
matter will not come before the membership has been launched and j Theodore's body was found in the
state committee at all because it is 1 n js expected thafc the present mem-
, . _ . generally said that the state com- bership of 600 will be doubled be-
snould it not caret !) lor tnei miUee has no authority to do lhat. ;forR t|lf, convention.
interests of the farmers of If was just a suggestion hy certain Newton Davis, at the Saturday
Oklahoma? It publishes a Interested parties. T will not lirlns | meeting, was elected permanent
farm inilrnal inH ineak* reo-u ' ,he UP before the commit
aim journal arm speaKs lefcu ln trutl] , was nevel. for lhat prn
larly to tens ol thousands ofjsitinn. , ;,1KK,.si,,i that .. would« ("rftchicjTof that cit'y his assistant U/A I fHTT K
better if *o hail fewer candid. i> < Th(1 ,.vcrHt,ve |,oard for the county ff ALV/V 1 1 lj
and that statement was construed to mad(, nf Mrs Bnhy or Dewar.'
make It appear as .f I favored lb' j , sanders of Henryetta. J. A.
' meeting,
• chairman.
farmers, but strange to say,
this farm journal does not
favor the idea of political ac-
tion on the part of the farm-
ers as expressed through the
Reconstruction League.
proposition of the si
limiting, the candidal
not the (use.
"We consider Mayor Walton as
democratic candidate the same
barn. The other boys were in the
house when neighbors arrived.
Both the barn and the house were
set on tire by the assailant, but the
flames were extinguished before the
J. Shook of Henryetta | structures were destroyed,
was made secretary with Walter
Crltchlcy of that city his assistant
, . The executive board for the county :
mstrued to . . - .. _«■ r !
f I favored the
somraP.teel ,
hich was R P« , Of OkmulK
| Salt < reek and B.
George Wilson, state manager of One More Bank Failure—
Reddell of I
Fensler of Ok :
OPTIMISTIC
in order to combat the spread of
communism, anarchy and other ideas
injurious to the state, the ministry
of the interior makes use of the
powers which it enjoys under article
124 of the constitution for the appli-
cation of decrees which are men-
tioned in article 2 of this law.
Article 2—These decrees are:
(a) A temporary internment for a
period up to three months for those
who begin? prepare or support any
activity mentioned in article 1.
(b)—The removal of such persons
from any given place under prohibi-
tion of return. Foreigners may be
expelled from Poland.
(c)—The fixing of plate of resi-
dence for such persons with prohi-
bition of removal from this place.
(dj—The search of the houses or
persons of suspected individuals.
(e)—The suppression of activity
of societies and organizations in ac-
cordance with the regulations of the
ministry interested.
(f) Confiscation and suppresiion
of publications and periodicals
which have a tendency such as men-
tioned in
Article 1 The closing of print-
ing shops that publish such material. ^
Article 3-Deals with the various 1
EDUCATE LABOR
Foster Says Labor Wastes
Time Being Respectable.
CHIC AGO. April 5.—"The Trade
Union Educational league program
is quite simple." said William Z.
Foster, secretary. "It aims at giving
the organised workers the strongest
possible unions and the most mili-
tant fighting spirit. The league is
entirely out of harmony with the
conservatism that has hitherto char-
acterized the American trade union
movement. Our trade unions have
striven hard to be respectable, in
the hope that in this manner they
would win some favor or considera-
tion lrom the employing class.
wondering today if mine operators * cry loose of trigger, though.
were going to "snub" them. Indi-j MS. It- Wellington, evidence attorn*
cations were thnt the owners would 1 ey for Hughes, asserted that "Beck
refuse to meet union representatives, never knew what hit him." \ii X-ray
as recommended by the congress- examination of the officer's head
men. may be made. If the bullet is found
In addition to being urged by the lodged in the base of the brain,
house committee, this procedure was buy's story will he substantiated,
demanded by the unions, who point- Sheriff lien Dancy slated that of-
ed out that such a meeting was pro- fleers who went to the Day horns
ntracts, which |,mj told him Mrs. bay, when hyster-
Ileal asked her liiishand:
"How did you get in? Where did
you come from?**
Word that a court of inquiry of
army officers to probe the killing of
Lient. Col. Paul Ward Beck, would
he formed, was received here from
Washington, Wednesday. This iH
said to be a practice when an army
officer is accidentally killed during
time of peace.
DEAFTO
PORTO RICO
Economic Inquiry Is Again
Postponed By Harding.
Federated Tress Slaff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. April 5. - Year
after year the exploited plantation
workers of Porto Rico, by petition
and delegation and through mass
meetings of protest, have called
upon the president at Washington to
send to the island a special commis-
sion to investigate their economic
misery and its causes.
They have asked only for a fair
hearing, as the basis for executive
and legislative remedies which
result, they hav
e not only spirncd m'Kht brlns th°m "l,hln the
. h.i'„ .,i«„ i of people that have an opportunity to
radical ideas, but have also tailed 01 People
to adopt modern structures. But j 0?r° .rooa
their l.ope has been frustrated. Al-
though they are the most conserva-
labor movement In the world, j
they have less standing and are
organs assigned to fix the period of I more bitterly fought than the trade]
internment and with the carrying | ,,njons jn any Important country
out of the provisions stated in para
graphs b and c of Article 2.
Article 4—Persons affected by ar-
ticle 2. a, b and c, lose the right to
exercise public functions whether
and
They want the business of
governing left in experienced
hands. It will never do to have
J. C. Walton as governor of
Oklahoma. He might suit the
farmers, but it is a cinch he
would not suit Big Business
and the Oklahoman.
How to beat Walton is the
one question up for solution.
In advocating the withdrawal
of other candidate^ it is not
the desire to have \Valton re-
main as the sole candidate, but _
to rally all the forces opposed, thing they were not elected to do It
the others," Bowman declared. } tne 'cague was present
"The committee is just us divided plained the purpose o the league ,
right now over the various nominees I and outlined the woikins plans to
as the votes will be at the primary," ; be followed.
Bowman continued, "and to expect i J. L. Winn of Dewar, candidte for |
them to agree 011 any one candi- congress from the second district
date is futile." ! made a short address emphasizing
Would He Hoinneraiiff. the needs of "making the state gov-
"Furthermore many of the com- , ernment more responsive to the
mitteeuien are in favor of Mayor | wishes and well being of the people. '
characterized by
Rain to the Rescue.
Declaring that there was every
reason to be optimistic in the outlook
of the state banks. Acting Banking
( ommissioner Roy Walcott, declared
Wednesday upon his return to the
city from a visit to several counties,
that he did not anticipate any more
difficulties in the bank situation
"The recent rains over all of th
and to American public opinion
was thought at the time, that at last
government would
I send a commission to determine the
facts.
More Belay.
But again there has been delny,
disappointment, dislllUHionist. The
appeal seems, indeed, to have been
forgotten.
A score of labor and Socialist
municipalities in the island have sent
to President Harding within the past
few weeks a cabled request that the
proposed industrial commission be
opportunity
nough and shelter and
clothing enough to meet the stand-
arris of civilization.
Three months ago a new and de-
termined effort was made by the
spokesman of these half-starved
masses of Porto Rican workers,
The logic of this situation Is I through an appeal direct to Presi-
clear. The employing class respects 'lent Harding, to Secretary Hoover
power on the part of the workers. <"><1 o American public opinion. It |
Thev don't care a snap of their tin-1 *'as f
ger for the mildness and diffidence j the , w"shingt
they are obtained by public election HhOWn hy our unions. The league
or by appointment, as well as the reCognizes this situation frankly. It
right to conduct business under a iH for meeting the employer with
gtatc licenbe. the only thing that he understands.
Artice 5 governs the right of ap- I)0wer--th< utmost power. There-
peal on the part of the persons af- f0re. it proposes to carry on ail ex-
fected. The court of appeal, how- j tensive campaign throughout the
ever, has no power to suspend the | enttre trade union movement to get
execution of the decree of the spe- 1 the many organizations to revamp
cial courts. j their antiquated structures to amal-
Article 6—State officials suspected j Ramate themselves into modern in-
of activities such as mentioned in j dustrlal unions. More than that, it
article 1 are to be suspended from j aims to teach the workers that their sent to I orto Rico as soon as possi-
their offices and disciplinary meas- I only hope is in the abolition of cap- ,,lp. to strengthen the hands of t.ov-
ures are to be applied to them. ! italism. ernor Relly and of Senator Iglesias,
Article 1-Persons who do not >« New I nion. . president. Porto Rican Pederat on
obey the administrative orders are ] .«Thft Union Educational' better th®
Walton's candidacy and it would be j The meeting
suicidal for the committee to take ' a spirit of enthusiasm and unity state have put a new spirit in the subject to arrest for a period of I ieaffUC| different from all militant
such action. 1 do not believe that [which is putting a noticeable fear in I farmers and business men and in-! three months and a fine up to 300,000 unjon movements in the past, aims
there are five committeemen out of i the camp of the politicians who have i dustry of all kinds is picking up," j marks.
over 14< who favor this proposal. | so long controlled the government in I he declared. Article 8 The law comes in force
Furthermore the committee was not i this county. I With the exception of the Wilson i on the day of its publication.
elected by the voters to decide such State Bank, which was closed Mon- It is difficult to recollect aything
a question. If they would do any- jSH. AT ER ! ^s,y by the bank commissioner, no j so brazen in Russia of the Czars or
to Farmer-Labor and to Walton I would only boomerang against the
into one group. No help for ™use they sought to promote.
Walton, no help for Farmer-
Labor, this is the war cry of
the Oklahoman and the inter-
ests it faithfully serves.
The elimination of the sur-
plus candidates will not be de-
termined by the people. It will
be determined by the various
economic interests back of the
particular candidates. If these
interests can center on one
man, the daily and weekly pa-
pers will be forced into line to
support this one man. If the
democratic state central com-
mittee will not listen to the
proposal to dump the surplus
candidates, then the same thing
will be accomplished through
the check-book control of the
newspapers.
Rest assured that Big Busi
ness wiH find a way to center
its support in its attempt to
defeat Walton and the League
ticket.
WORK AT 20c AN HOUR
i%
MINNEAPOLIS, April 4. - The
contract for the construction of the
new Great Northern round house at
Minneapolis junction has been let to
Fogg Bros. The prevailing wage for
common Inbor will be 20 cents an
hour, and Ih^ men will be charged
*J £ day for board.
STOPS IN CITY
banks have been closed during the : in the Germany of the Kaisers. Ar-
Regarding the rum<
committee was preponderantly an
Owen committee. Bowman declared
that, while he had heard rumors to
this effect he was positive that such
was not tho case.
R. L. Wilson, candidate for gov-
ernor, declared himself absolutely
opposed to the state central com-
mittee taking any such action.
"I am first and last for the pri- j majtiug the trip in 100 hours
mary system. I don't think the com
mittee has any legal right to tak
Homer L. Holt, champion skater,
making tho trip overland from Oak-
land, California, to Atlantic City,
was in Oklahoma City Wednesday.
He announced that he might give ^ at\C rrri n iin
an exhibition of fast roller skating f((JAUj nLLU Ul
while here if the road condition im-
IN 5 COUNTIES
past three weeks. j tide 124 of the Polish constitution
Walcott declared that a consolida- \ to which this new law refers is a
tion or reorganization plan was al- trap, says Robotnik, an emergency
ready under way at Wilson and that paragraph within the Polish constI-
he thought the defunct bank would tution with the aid of which the en-
be taken over without any loss to i tire constitution and the constltu- J labor movements of other conn
depositors. tional government of Poland may be j tries. At the present time, the
abolished by the clique in power, j American labor movement has no
l The present administration of Poland j s(irj, affiliation There are two pros-
to carry on its educsitional work
entirely within the established trade
unions. It is opposed on principle
to the formation of new organiza-
tions, as these simply serve to sap
the vitality of the old unions by
drawing the llvest element out of j
"As for the international ubor class remains potent ln
situation." Foster said, "every labor; Washington, and the economic m-
movenient should be affiliated with J '«ulry remainB an ev:.
tndition of the peopl
The <e messages express regret at I
the failure of the Wilson regime to
make good its promise to send such a '
commission, which they say is essen- j
tial to improve a deplorable economic ;
situation.
Under the Harding
he said.
trying to break the record of •
from |
oast to coast. Oklahoma City,
vhich is half of the way, 1865 miles |
of 47 hours and 7 minutes. At each court on the matter of the validity of
sucn action
Bowman stated thnt if a
tempt was made to limit the field i 8^0p, h
against Walton it would be clone by j arrjval and departure with the West
ern Union telegraph office,
Koad building,
eld up in five
which has been
nties of the
has apparently decided to abolish it. ! pects before us
The present government of Poland j international of Trad
is nominally a Socialist government.
Gen. Pilsudki, the president of Po-
land. was formerly the head of the
P. P. S., the Polish Socialist party.
TEXAS mv
n
from Oakland, was made in a time pending a decision of the supreme
checks
asking the candidates to withdraw
themselves after it was determined
which of the field had the greatest
following.
In case the committee follows the
line predicted by Bowman it is said
that the ring backing the favored
candidate will put their proposition
straight up to the superfluous as-
pirants and threaten to withdraw
both campaign funds and publicity
in the corporation-controlled press
and thus accomplish their ends in a
way which would be a less flagrant
violation of the democratic principles'
supposed to gorern primaries in
Oklahoma.
The printer set up a poster to ad-
Especiatly constructed skates are
used, with wheels 8 inches in diame-
ter. He travels with headlights, tail
lights and siren warning. The trip
is being made as an advertising
proposition.
The last stop was at Amarillo.
While in Colorado, he made the as-
cent of Pikes Peak, 24 miles, in :
hours, 36 minutes, and the descent
in 28 minutes, he said.
W. R. M0LINARD DIES
Notice of the death of W. R. Mol-
inard, formerly of Oklahoma <'ity,
was received here Wednesday, by of-
an address by a militant suf-1 ficials of the Oklahoma Gas & Elec- | dispose of their bonds pending th<
fragette. Her suject was, "Woman: j trie company. Molinard was former- . test case in the supreme court.
CUT SHAWNEE'S
ELECTRIC RATE
Amsterdam
Unions, and
the other, the Red Trade Union In
ternational. Between these two our
eboltx la not difficult. The Amater-I
dam International is controlled bv Inhabitants Move Belongings
elements who saved tho capitalist
Whether or not murder charges
will be filed against Judge Jean P.
Day depends upon the decision of
Day and Mrs. Day to testify before
the coroner's Inquest Saturday, For-
rest L. Hughes, county attorney, an-
nounced Wednesday. Judge Day had
announced that they would not ap-
pear to testify before the jury.
Hughes said that the only path
he could take if the Days refused to
testify at the Inquest would be that
of filing a charge of murder against
Jean Day.
Several circumstances surrounding
the killing of Lieut. Col. Paul Ward
Beck, by Day at Day's home, 411
West Nineteenth street just after 2
o'clock Tuesday morning, have not
been cleared up and it is hoped that
light will be thrown on these at the
inquest. The testimony of Judge
Day and his wife is believed neces-
sary, as they were the only persons
present.
The manner in which Beck was
killed cannot be established by a
mere inspection of the wound.
Hughes stated. The county attorney
said that the story told by Day was
certainly plausible, however, after an
inspection of the gun. It is a 38-40
calibre revolver, which works with
very slight trigger pressure, and
might be easily jarred off. The bul-
let is of the mushroom type which
tears and bursts through flesh, leav-
ing a much larger wound than an
ordinary bullet of the same calibre.
A committee of army officers from
Fort Sill headed by Major Thomas
B. I^anthier will be in the city Fri-
day or Saturday to conduct an inves-
tigation of the killing of Lieut. Col.
Paul Ward Beck, commandant of
Post field. Forrest L. Hughes, county
attorney was notified late Tuesday
afternoon.
Coroner's jury was empaneled
Tuesday afternoon in the justice
court of A. W. McWilliams. The
morgue at the Perrine & McAtee un-
dertaking establishment was visited
i egime Porto I 'W jurors, and the dead body
ure chance, a viewed. The jury will convene again
Hut the Por'o Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
can P. Day or Mrs. Day will not
ppear before the coroner's jury, it
las announced.
The jury was composed of W. J.
N tt< e, W. L, Alexander* ( lifton Rat*
iff, L. E. Knight and Henry W. Wil-
lams. AM these are prominent Okla-
homa City business and professional
ent hope.
El Presence of
oranges in the
after-'
crisi
As Streams Rise.
Without Her, Man Would Be a Sav-1 ly vice president and general man-
age." When the speaker called for a ger of the O. G. & E. company,
the posters the proofreader had to! His death occurred early Wednes-
leave town suddenly, for the flaming day at Concord. California.
sheets read, "Woman, Without Her [ Molinard was auceeded by .1 F.
Man, Would Be Savage. Ameri- Owen, present manager, four y ai
can Labor World, I ;|i o.
up the time of his j the 1021 amendment to the session
laws, will be started at once, accord-
ing to the opinion of B. E. Clark.
state highway commissioner, com-!
menting upon the decision of the su- Electric rates in the city of Shaw-
preme court Tuesday, which held the nee were slightly reduced through
law valid. an agreement reached with the cor-
A case had been brought in Car- poration commission, the electric
ter county in which the defendant light company and large users of the
alleged that the law as amended by j city in a meeting held by the com-
the last legislature was unconstitu- mission, Tuesday.
tional. It was alleged that the road The rates as agreed upon Tuesday
bonds which carry 5 per cent inter- provide for a 13-cent schedule for
est would not bring par as the law the first 100 kilowatt hours per
provides. month for resident purposes; 12.5
Carter county had voted $500,000 for the next 100; 11 for the next 400 . , ... ... ,
in a road bond issue. Washington and 9 for the next 400; 8 cents for H®*1 *1^„ wIimT SS
county voted 1750,000, Pittsburg the next 1,800; 7 for the next 2,000 | likely be the place in \*hich the
county $750,000, Le Flore county, and 6 for all over 4,800 kilowatt | matc" staged.
$800,000 and latimer $300,000. None ) hours per month.
of these counties had been able to! A basic power rate for large users I
is fixed at 11 cents for the first Actors, singers, preachers, and
xt 100, 8 for the next 400; 7 for) lawyers are said to benefit in health
where as the Bed Trade Union Inter- :
national Is made up of the real tight- FOBT WORTH. April
ing elements in the international j rivers, fed by copious rains
labor movement. We advocate that j °f their banks today, and drivin
t• American labor movement should residents to high ground.
affiliate with the latter organiza-j At Farmersville, rainfall of more
Hon." than twelve inches was reported.
I Considerable damage has been
BILLIARD CHAMP l0^°. ^ of'!VZ\"^ w.r.
IS COMING HERE reported receding today, others were
I still rising, with inhabitants bur-
Willie Hoppe, former 18.2 balkline < riedly moving 'heir belongings from
billiards champion of the world, has j adjacent ground
bean secured for an exhibition bout _ _
before the Oklahoma Athletic club I[) jQ PAY
U. S. INTEREST
Don Hutchinson
j secretary, said
LONDON, April 5.—England will
seek to collect from her allies, in-
terest on their debts to her, it was
With the supreme court holding! 100 kilowatt hours, 10 cents for the very much from the constant use of j believed today, following persistent j
that the la was c onstitutional, the! the next 400, 6 for the nem 1,800; their voices. hich expands the chest, reports that arrangements .>ul<l be
counties havinK voted approximately five for the next 2,000 and I cents I The ex-Kal,er has already received made to pay to America, interest on
$3,000,000 for count} road anil bridge for over 4.800 kilowatt hours. i from (lermany nearly n hundred mil- | the debt id Rnslaml I erself.
bonds to match the federal aid , A reduction of to per cent is made j lion nisrks. hh well as much valuable : It is believed thai 'he entii' mat*
ill now *cdl i licit bonds! fur payment of bills within ten days property, Includlna sold and silver | ter may be taken m- at the Oinoa ]
bottles and sliced
room has caused an
investigation by federal authorities,
it was learned. M. F. Meadows, pro-
hibition director of Oklahoma, was
conducting an investigation to deter-
mine whether or not there was any
intoxicating liquor in die house in
out i the evening of the party.
Denies Use of Liquor.
All members of the party who
were questioned emphatically denied
that there was any liquor or that
anyone was intoxicated.
The complete story of the events
the killing of the army officer early
Tuesday morning was told by Judge
Day, former supreme court justice,
and his wife. Day has been released
on a cash appearance bond of $5,000.
Day declared that Col. Beck had
been a very close friend of the fam-
ily and often made informal calls
when in Oklahoma City. Monday,
Beck flew from Post field to Okla-
homa City, and went to the Day
home, without previous notice. Ho
had often done this, Judge Day de-
clared.
Day and Beck dined at the Skirvin,
and then returned to the home. Mrs.
Day and Col. Beck went to a moving
picture show. Judge Day excusing
himself on the grounds that he was
moje«
id let tli conti
fox road work. I after they become du
| plat.
nfet«nee
CtfiUnued qn t'ugo Fiv«
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