oc-plain-dealer 1923-09-24

LEGISLATORS SAY GUNMEN THREATEN By JAMES L. KILGALLEN (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 24. Gunmen and secret service operatives in the employ of Gov. J. C. Iron Jack) Walton, are circulating throughout the state, intimidating legislators who are planning to assemble here Wednesday to impeach the governor, Representative W. D. McBee, leader of the legislative fight to impeach Walton, asserted today. "The intimidators," he said, "number at least 25. Some of them are hardened paroled convicts." McBee said that "regardless of disgraceful procedure," he could promise that within 48 hours, 78 members of the lower house will be in Oklahoma City to attempt a peaceful assemblage." Reports of intimidation and coercion have come to him over long distance telephone from legislators who answered his call for the meeting of the house, McBee said. Legislators, he said, have been told they would lose business; that to come to Oklahoma City would be "poor politics" and one of them, he said, was warned he "would be walking into a death-trap." High legal talent has informed him, McBee said, "that the exclusive right to convene as an impeaching power is vested in the house." Five attorneys who were asked by McBee to pass on the legal right of the house and senate to convene on Wednesday reported to him, McBee said, that no court, governor or outside authority has any legal right to interfere with such an assembly. Informed that Governor Walton in a statement last night had asserted he would welcome federal investigation of the situation in Oklahoma including McBee's charge that Walton has created a despotic super-government and Walton's countercharge that the Ku Klux Klan is trying to run the state, McBee said: "Federal intervention would suit us, too." McBee declared that the first time the legislative body that sits to hear the impeachment testimony against the governor shall meet in open forum, that all charges will be made openly, and that the Miss Sarah Ivans suspended along side of Stone Mountain Miss Sarah Ivans, Atlanta girl, might be one of the artists in carving the memorial to the confederacy on the side of train. But she isn't. She's merely getting a "close up" while suspended in one of the harnesses used by the carver. A B C CARNIVAL HERE THIS WEEK The A. B. C. attractions, one of NORTHERN R FOUND Mr. and Mrs. Ha Informed that Governor Walton in a statement last night had asserted he would welcome federal investigation of the situation in Oklahoma including McBee's charge that Walton has created a despotic super-government and Walton's countercharge that the Ku Klux Klan is trying to run the state, McBee said: "Federal intervention would suit us, too." McBee declared that the first time the legislative body that aims to hear the impeachment testimony against the governor shall meet in open forum, that all charges will be made openly, and that the public will be welcome. The governor in his latest statement to newspapermen declared that "this fight on the Ku Klux Klan was on political motives. He said his order for the destruction of the flery crosses throughout the state generally had been obeyed. He gave out testimony of J. H. Smitherman, negro, before the military court at Tulsa in which the witness told he was seized, abducted, whipped and mutilated by masked men who cut off his ear and tried to make him eat it. WALTON RIDICULES KU KLUX CLAIMS OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 24. — Gov. J. C. Walton, Oklahoma's implecable foe of the Ku Klux Klan today turned forth a barrage of ridicule on the Knights of the Invisible Empire and took occasion to deny flatly the statement of Representative W. C. McBee, leader of the "anti-Waltons," that there was any intimidation of legislators who plan to meet here Wednesday to impeach the governor. "In my judgment," the governor said, "the appropriate place for this Klan legislature would not be at the capitol, but at the "gulch" north of Rose Hill graveyard. "The paths leading to this place are well known to the 'Knights of the Night.'" CLAIM 82 MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY MEET OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 24.—At ABC CARNIVAL HERE THIS WEEK The A. B. C. attractions, one of the foremost carnival companies, will open on Chestnut street, Anahhelm, tomorrow evening under the auspices of the Labor Temple, for a week's engagement. Clarence H. "Fat" Alton, owner, will not tolerate the so-called "grift and girl" shows on his midway, but has established a policy of refinement and wholesome pleasure and morality. Of the many novel features, the merry-go-round is a popular one. The Ferris wheel, an 8-piece band, a calope, and 24 concessions go to make up an interesting line of attractions. A dive into a tank 105 feet below is made by Capt. Charles Soderburg, who established a reputation by diving from a 285-foot ladder into the Hudson river. He will make the daring exhibit each night. CALIFORNIA HOTEL. FULLERTON H. A. Jones, Philadelphia; C. D. Inglefield, and Mrs. E. Daly, San Deigo; Jack McIntosh, Pomona; F. Watson, Sr., Venice; W. E. Ford, E. Berger, Ray Evans, and M. E. Etters, Los Angeles. Plain Dealer Want-ads bring results. 2:00 p.m., W. D. McBee, leader of the majority branch of the lower house, planning impeachment proceedings against Gov. J. C. Walton, announced that 41 members were in the city in answer to his call to meet here next Wednesday. "We will have at least 82 members here in time for the meeting Wednesday noon," McBee declared. NORTHERN REFOUND Mr. and Mrs. Hiles, Alameda county with Mrs. Abbott's sick Mickle and family, for they had not been 12 years, and could they were in the same growth in a dozen yrs such a great change shown many fruits of Francisco only thrust stands, and were must find they are common as they had been told merehant that all sts from Florida. They also were paw in way in which trafficked the south, for report it had given them nobody ever traveled without injury, part Los Angeles. BULGARIA D MINISTERI BELGRADE, Sept. terial crisis has degarls according to a frontier today. Miss Smiloff has resigned. Jugo-Slavia has divisions of troops onern frontier to pre raids. The Bulgarian gov't when the troops wore Belgrade repiled would be maintained until the situation b Plain Dealer Want-ads. GO to the Orange County Fair at Santa Ana this week— —and while there don't miss the exhibit arranged by the business men of Olive. GO to the Orange County Fair at Santa Ana this week— —and while there don't miss the exhibit arranged by the business men of Olive. —and if you're a prospective home builder you'll find an interesting surprise in store for you at the exhibit of the Harvey Garber Brick Yards. A CLOSE-UP VIEW MIDDLE TO CONFEDERACY SEVERAL KILLED IN GERMAN RIOTING BERLIN, Sept. 24. — Riots were reported from various points of Germany today. Several were killed and 11 wounded in fighting between police and communists near Welder-Litsch. Six workers and two policemen were seriously wounded in a clash at Glefwitz. At Lorrach unemployed men overpowered police and locked them in the town hall. Police reinforcements later liberated them. Thirty persons were taken to his pitals in Treves, following a violent battle between Rhineland separationists and political enemies. The separatists were attacked with sticks, umbrellas, canes, stones and pieces of lead pipe. One was killed and many wounded in riots that raged in Dreeden. The mounted police were overpowered when they tried to restore order. Later, they gained the upper hand. Alarming reports are coming out of Bavaria. General belief is that Bavaria is on the threshold of action, and is only awaiting Chancellor Stresemann's answer to France as a signal. Communists are active in Saxony. Reinforcements of reichswehr are being massed on the Saxon frontier. The newspaper Welt Am Montag demands unconditional surrender to France, saying Germany needs peace more than anything else — "at any price." Helmuth Von Gorlach wrote: "We are no longer gliding toward an abyss, but are running a steeple-chase toward ruin. Poincare is in a position to dictate peace. All nationalists' hows and protests are futile. They are like dogs barking at the moon. We must face the facts; we are beaten." The paper said that if France stays in the Ruhr, "we will have another Lorraine." Chancellor Stresemann spent the entire day conferring with delegates from occupied territories, to obtain conclusive views which will be presented to the meeting of federal premiers Tuesday. Those present included the Ruhr reichstag deputies, provincial heads, mayors and delegates of labor and capital. END RESISTANCE SCOUTS MOBILIZE AUCTION TO FIGHT DIMENSION AFTER years of undisputed sway, the behind-the-barn type of fiction for boys is facing strong and determined opposition. A gift of $100,000 to the National Council of the Boy Scouts is to be used to drive out pot-boilers, dime novels, and all the mass of Dead-Eye-Dick-and-his-kin cheap thrillers. The most important method used will be the substitution of good fiction, written by the best of American authors, for the poorly written and essentially cheap hack written story. The first step will be made by building "Boy's Life" into a national publication, reaching beyond the present limits of Boy Scout books. If who want to evoke grown interest in the book occupies the grief fraternity, "The basis that this tor—a science a clever boy enough along side of Stone Mountain. It might be one of the artists engaged in federacy on the side of Stone Mounty getting a "close up" of the work possessed by the carvers. NORTHERN REPORTS FOUND IN ERROR Mr. and Mrs. Harry Abrott, of Niles, Alameda county, were visitors with Mrs. Abrott's sister, Mrs. Fred Mickle and family, for the past week. They had not been in Anaheim for 12 years, and could hardly realize they were in the same place, as the growth in a dozen years had made such a great change. They were shown many fruits obtainable in San Francisco only through their fruit stands, and were much surprised to find they are commonly raised here, as they had been told by their fruit merchant that all such fruits came from Florida. They also were pleased with the way in which traffic is controlled in the south, for reports in their vicinity had given the impression that nobody ever traveled the highways without injury, particularly through Los Angeles. BULGARIA DEVELOPS MINISTERIAL CRISIS BELGRADE, Sept. 24.—A ministerial crisis has developed in Bulgaria, according to a report from the frontier today. Minister of Justice Smiloff has resigned. Jugo-Slavia has concentrated two divisions of troops along the southern frontier to prevent Macedonian raids. The Bulgarian government asked when the troops would be removed. Belgrade replied that the troops would be maintained on the border until the situation becomes tranquil. Plain Dealer Want-ads bring results. Want-ad. The paper said that if France stays in the Ruhr, "we will have another Lorraine." Chancellor Stresemann spent the entire day conferring with delegates from occupied territories, to obtain conclusive views which will be presented to the meeting of federal premier Tuesday. Those present included the Ruhr rechstag deputies, provincial heads, mayors and delegates of labor and capital. END RESISTANCE BERLIN, Sept. 24.—The German government this evening issued orders for the end of passive resistance in the Ruhr. CUMMINS ABANDONS R. R. CONSOLIDATIONS WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—With the understanding that President Coolidg does not look with favor upon plans for the consolidation of American railroads into a few major systems, Albert Cummins of Iowa, Republican chairman of the senate interstate commerce commission, has abandoned his plan for legislation to make such consolidation compulsory, it was learned here today. U. S. PLANE CRASHES SOUTH SEA, England, Sept. 24.—One of the American planes entered for the Scheider cup, crashed into the sea today. The machine was a total wreck, but the crew was picked up uninjured. ARIZ, OFFERS PLAN TO DEVELOP RIVER PHOENIX, Sept. 24.—Rejecting the Colorado river compact as unsound and unjust to Arizona, and as blocking rather than encouraging development of the river for power, flood control and reclamation, Gov. W. P. Hunt of Arizona and his committee of nine are in Washington today for the purpose of presenting to the federal power commission "an Arizona plan" for river development as a substitute for all others. Details of the plan include absolute state ownership and control of all deeds in Ariz joint project other eras. Under power of Diamond Lee's Canyon It is voil b age w FOR WE Spud-In Of the first well on our At The Big One Mile Northeast CITY OF O Thursday, Sep 1923, 4 to Orange Community ORANGE, CALI MOBILIZE AUTHORS FIGHT DIME NOVELS MONDAY, September 24th, 1923 SOVIET READY TO LIQUIDATE DEBTS WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—The soviet government is willing to liquidate the $235,000,000 Russian debt to the United States, President Cyril V. Khrushchev was told today by Senator Robert B. Wheeler, Democrat of Montana, who has just returned from Russia. Wheeler said he had received assurances to this effect from government officials at Moscow. 123 DIE MANY HURT IN PERSIAN QUAKE LONDON, Sept. 24.—One hundred and twenty-three persons were reported killed and 100 injured in an earthquake in Khorassan province, Persia, said a dispatch from Teheran this afternoon. The quake was felt over a wide area. CAPTAIN WATSON GOES ON WITNESS STAND TODAY (Continued from Page One) motor revolutions had been maintaining the set speed. “There was nothing to indicate an insurrection and we calculated that we were nine miles west of Arguello abeam. “Taking into consideration the radio bearing at 8.35 to place us on that bearing we would then have been on the bearing line three miles south of Arguello had she made good the 26-knot speed. “The position of the ship by dead reckoning and in connection with the radio bearing of 168, I then made the decision to hold the course 150 for 25 minutes longer. “This holding of the course at 20 knots would have taken us on eight miles farther or 15 miles beyond Arguello and still on the radio bearing 168. “After discussing a new course with Captain Hunter I decided to change to 95 true. The decision as to the new course was affected by the proximity of the rocks and islands to the south. It had been the intention upon leaving San Francisco, and I had so informed Captain Hunter, to proceed to San Diego by a route lying eastward of the Santa Barbara Islands.” to the National Boy Scouts is to be pot-boilers, dime mass of Dead-in cheap thrillers, instant method used of good ficthe best of Ameri-peoily written deep back written step will be made by's Life" into a reaching beyond of Boy Scout 100,000 gift, Chief James E. West prone by when writbe hack writing, spots things worth You can not Treasure Island. The general proposition on the basis of which we are working is that the boy is naturally a constructor—a builder. Moreover, modern science opens up vistas down which a clever writer can travel with the boy reader, encountering thrills enough to satisfy the most exacting juvenile audience. "We have already arranged with Arthur B. Reeve for a series of Craig Kennedy stories to be published in 'Boy's Life.' The Radio Detective' is to be the title. For this series modern science will supply the facts, while Reeve and the boys will supply the thriller." NORTH ISLAND, San Diego, Sept. 24.—The famous ukase promulgated by ex-Secretary Josephus Daniels against the use of intoxicants in any form in the navy was injected into the probe today when Captain Watson, commander of the lost squadron, was asked if there was any intoxicating beverages on board any of the vessels. He replied in the negative. The navigators were so confident of their position, which they believed was safely nine miles from any land, despite the Point Arguello radio warnings, that no soundings were taken, Captain Watson said. CHICHESTER S PILLS THE DIAMOND SEA Limited Edition Barbecue Warehouse Pils in Irish and English Pils in Irish and English SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWEEK DRDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND Free Barbecue Given in celebration of the nd-In Day the first well on our 390-acre lease the Big Derrick the Mile Northeast of the Plaza Y OF ORANGE y, September 27 1923, 4 to 7 p.m. Community Oil Association ORANGE, CALIFORNIA