oc-plain-dealer 1923-09-25

OKLA. "ZERO HOUR" ARRIVES TOMORROW OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 25. With the "zero hour" approaching—in fact only 24 hours away—"G. H. Q. of Oklahoma's lawless legislators" in room 1101 Skirvin Hotel, was in a tumult of excitement today. The assembled legislators were "rasin' to go"—the "march on the capitol" apparently couldn't begin too soon to suit any of them. Governor J. C. (Iron Jack) Walton's latest edict to the military they had read—"shoot to kill, if necessary" it said—"but don't let them meet." Newspaper "extras" had emblazoned the news, "all classes called to colors. Citizens soldiers between 21 and 45 ordered held in readiness to stop legislature from meeting." The "war correspondents" received instructions to obtain special military passes to permit them to enter the "battle lines" at the capitol tomorrow. The regular military passes which had permitted them to stay out after midnight with Oklahoma City under martial law, will not do. "Iron Jack" as Commander of the Military forces of Oklahoma, had thrown down his final challenge to what he termed the "Ku Klux legislature". Not in its history, even in the days of the red man and the "old wild west" was Oklahoma experiencing such a thrill. Lawless legislators" who up to now had treated the situation with some levity, had suddenly become deadly serious. "I will walk into the mouth of a cannon for a principle,' said Representative W. I. Cunningham. Commandant W. D. McBee, who issued the call for the legislative assembly, said: "We will meet or go to jail." While 24 hours ago the legislators had intended going to the capitol singly and in small groups, they now "Shoot to Kill" Order Issued in Oklahoma OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 25. Adjutant-General B. H. Markham this afternoon issued a supplementary military order vitalizing that issued by Governor Walton to "shoot to kill" if necessary to prevent the assemblage of members of the Oklahoma house here tomorrow. The special order issued to his men under arms directs that the governor's edict be respected and carried out. CHINESE ARRESTED LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25. Invading the Mah Jongg Inn, on the Foothill boulevard in the exclusive Alta-dona residence section, near Pasadena, deputy sheriffs early today arrested Frank Lewis, Chinese proprietor, and two other men on charges of violation of the Wright act. Details of the raid were not learned. One of the other men gave the name of R. G. Martell. TAKES SEAT OCT. 15 The glut of superior court business will be broken next month when Attorney Frank Drummm of Orange will take his seat as third judge. October 15 is the date set by Drummm in a letter to Governor Richardson. The governor's signed "military order" to adjutant General Baird H. Markham was the most vigorous edict he has so far handed out and removed all doubt as to the executive's intention to prevent the house session called by his legislative opponents to consider his impeachment. All men between the ages of 21 and 45 were ordered to provide themselves with "such arms as they possess or can obtain and come to the assistance of the sovereign state of Oklahoma when ordered to do so by the governor. CALIFOIN DOMINION D. Clark, Chieftain Standardified today in tion of the last year had come to do He was the of his testimony plying product that the produce a hazardous speculators must investors. KILL F GENEVA, Jan resolution 10 of the cov nations so utilized for new pass in the nation today Twenty-nine affirmative, one state President Ed that, as the solute majorit ROW OVER M (Continued posed in the la lally was turn Ford price war There is no Shoals fight w the next con does not adva give repres an opportunity ministration f way to turn Henry Ford. Defending admiring spo White House had no other Gorgas plant Co. The opinion same time th property into not affect th "Lawless legislators" who up to now had treated the situation with some levity, had suddenly become deadly serious. "I will walk into the mouth of a cannon for a principle," said Representative W. I. Cunningham. Commandant W. D. McBee, who issued the call for the legislative assembly, said: "We will meet or go to jail." While 24 hours ago the legislators had intended going to the capitol singly and in small groups, they now plan to go en masse. They will hold a caucus tonight and arrange definitively their course of action. At about 11:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, according to the present plan, an outlined by Representative McBee, the legislators will leave G. H. Q. In automobile—four or five in each car. There probably will be about 15 or 20 machines. They will proceed direct to the capitol, a distance of about three miles. If they are allowed to meet, they will at once go ahead, with their plan to impeach the governor. "What if you are stopped—and arrested?" McBee was asked. "Governor Walton has announced he is prepared to put the legislators in a stockade and keep them there." "We'll demand our release on writs of habeas corpus," McBee replied. It was pointed out to McBee that the governor had already set a precedent by suspending the right of habeas corpus. "We'll go through with this thing anyway." McBee countered. "No one has ever accused me of going before the show was over. Tomogrow Oklahoma's legislators are going to write history. I would like to see the man among us who would back down now—we'd draw a line thru his name that would mark him indelibly in the history of our great state." Councils of war were held by the legislators late into the night and early today. After each one, it was announced they were "more determined than ever to assemble." As for the "shoot to kill" order, said Representative Boyer, one of the leaders, "we have men who have been on both ends of a gun." Wild rumors spread thru the city. One report to the effect that the military was about to raid the headquarters of the "rebel" legislators so the leaders could be taken into custody was denied by Colonel W. S. Key, commander of the military zone of Oklahoma. The governor's signed "military order" to adjutant General Baird H. Markham was the most vigorous edict he has so far handed out and removed all doubt as to the executive's intention to prevent the house session called by his legislative opponents to consider his impeachment. All men between the ages of 21 and 45 were ordered to provide themselves with "such arms as they possess or can obtain and come to the assistance of the sovereign state of Oklahoma when ordered to do so by the governor. Adjutant General Markham was ordered to disperse the assembly if he had to use the state's entire military force. The governor reiterated his charge that the proposed meeting would be an "unlawful assemblage," which would be "dominated by the co-called 'Invisible Empire,' commonly known as the Ku Klux Klan." OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 25.—N. C. Jewett, grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, realm of Oklahoma, charged with rioting in connection with the alleged whipping of E. R. Merryman, a laundry wagon driver, came before Judge Leo B. White in justice court for preliminary hearing today and his case was continued until Oct. 9. SHERIFF CHALLENGES WALTON OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 25.—The right of the Oklahoma military to take away his office under martial law was challenged in a petition filed in the supreme court here today by Sheriff R. D. Sanford of Tulsa-co. He declared his office was taken over by military authorities in violation of state and national constitution and asked the court to assume original jurisdiction and rule on the legality of the military move. WALTON ISSUES PAPER OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 25.—True to its promise, Governor J. C. (Iron Jack) Walton put his own news paper on the streets of Oklahoma City today. It was called "The Record" and made its appearance at a time when excitement was high and military officials were in conference with the governor on plans to prevent "by use of arms if necessary" the assemblage tomorrow which Governor Walton terms the "Ku Klux Klan legislature." The Record carried sensational headlines directed at the "Invisible Empire." SPECIALS AT THE Blue Goose Stand Corner Santa Fe Tracks and Spadra FULLERTON, CALIF. Apples, per box - 50c Tomatoes, per box 50c Oranges, per box - 25c Muscat Grapes, per box 75c CALIF. OIL FIELDS DOMINATE BUSINESS MADISON, Wla., Sept. 25.—John D. Clark, Chicago, vice-president of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, testified today in the state's investigation of the oil industry that within the last year the California fields had come to dominate the business. He was the first witness, and much of his testimony was devoted to supplying production statistics. He said that the production of crude oil was a hazardous venture that attracted speculators more than conservative investors. KILL RESOLUTION GENEVA, Sept. 25.—The Canadian resolution interpreting article 10 of the covenant of the league of nations so that it could never be utilized for selfish purposes, failed to pass in the assembly of the league of nations today. Twenty-nine states voted in the affirmative, 13 failed to vote, and one state (Persia) voted against it. President Della Torriente announced that, as the motion lacked an absolute majority, it must be rejected. ROW OVER SALE OF MUSCLE SHOALS UNIT (Continued From Page One) posed in the last congress and virtually was turned down because the Ford price was much too low. There is no doubt that the Muscle Shoals fight will flame out again in the next congress. If the discussion does not advance any farther than to give representatives of the south an opportunity to criticise the administration for not finding some way to turn the property over to Henry Ford. Defending Secretary Weeks, an admiring spokesman stated at the White House that the government had no other course than to sell the Gorgas plant to the Alabama Power Co. The opinion was expressed at the same time that the transfer of the property into private hands would not affect the Ford plans for developing Muscle Shoals. RUSSIAN SOVIET WAR CHIEF CONFERS WITH ONE OF HIS ARMY COMMANDERS Leon Trotsky, right, with General Muraloff of the soviet army. Leon Trotsky, the oft reported "dead" and "assassinated" Red war chief, appears to be enjoying pretty fair health according to this his latest photo to arrive in America. Under the Trotsky regime the original simplicity of military uniforms for Red officers and men seems to have given way to decorations. GIANTS WITHIN GAME OF NATIONAL PENNANT (Continued from Page One) EIGHTH INNING Giants—Meusel out, Fowler to Daubert. Stengel fanned. Kelly faned. No runs, no hits, no errors. THE BETTER WAY Who serves his country best? Not he who, for a brief and stormy space, Leads forth her armies in the fierce affray. STOCKS CLOSE WEAK NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—The stock market closed weak today. Pressure against the list increased in volume toward the close when the lowest prices of the day were reached in a number of shares. Motor and steel shares sustained the heaviest losses. The declines ranged from 1 to 4 points. Studebaker broke to 96%, a loss of about 4 point on reports that the Ford Company planned quantity production of the new Lincoln model to compete with Studebaker and Buick. Etromberg fell 2 points to 82%. Baldwin 3 to 112%; Steel 1 to 86%; Gulf States 3 points to 75%; Crucible 2 to % and American Can 5½ points to 59%. Marland Oil, B. & O., and Great Northern preferred fell over one point each. Government bonds unchanged; railway and other bonds irregular. Stock sales today 723,000 shares; bonds $7,204,000. GRAIN CLOSES IRREGULAR CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—Irregularity following a day of codless domestic news and foreign news of slightly bullish nature market the grain closes today. Demand for current deliveries led corn to strength at midday but it sloped off in the afternoon. Wheat closed %c to %c off. Corn was %c to %c off and oats %c up to %c off. Provisions were steady. BANK CLEARINGS San Francisco, $28,200,000. Seattle, $6,417,465. Portland, $6,721,114. Oakland, $7,443,800. Long Beach, $1,577,860. Los Angeles, $24,302,171. LOS ANGELES PRODUCT LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25.—Butter 52. Eggs: extras 42; case count 41; GIANTS WITHIN GAME OF NATIONAL PENNANT (Continued from Page One) EIGHTH INNING Giants—Meusel out, Fowler to Daubert. Stengel fanned. Kelly fanned. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cincinnati—Cunningham is now playing centerfield for New York. Harper batted for Luque, and was out, Frisch to Kelly. Burns out, Watson to Kelly. Daubert filed to Meusel. No runs, no hits, no errors. NINTH INNING Giants—Benton now pitching for Cincinnati. Gowdy popped to Kimmick. Watson safe on Fowler's fumble. Bancroft filed to Burns. Groh out, Kimmick to Daubert. No runs, no hits, one error; one left. Cincinnati—Kimmick lined to Bancroft. Roush fanned. Duncan singled to center. Hargrave singled sending Duncan to third. Pick ran for Hargrave. Pinelli singled, scoring Duncan. Pick going to third. Fowler forced Pinelli. Bancroft to Frisch. One run, 3 hits, no errors; two left. BO SCORE NEW YORK—AB. R. H. O. A. E. Ban croft, ss... 5 1 3 1 6 0 Groh, 3b... 5 1 1 0 2 0 Frisch, 2b... 4 0 0 2 3 0 Young, 2b... 4 0 2 1 0 0 Meusel, lf... 4 1 2 3 0 0 Stengel, cf... 3 0 1 1 0 0 Cunningham, cf... 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kelly, lb... 4 0 1 15 0 0 Gowdy, c... 4 0 1 3 0 0 Watson, p... 4 0 0 0 3 0 Totals...37 3 12 27 14 CINCINNATI—AB. R. H. O. A. E. Burns, rf...4 1 2 3 0 Daubert, lb...4 0 2 2 0 Kimmick, 2b...4 0 0 2 3 Roush, cf...4 0 0 4 0 Duncan, lf...4 1 2 0 0 Hargrave, cf...4 0 1 7 1 Pinelli, sb...4 0 1 2 3 Fowler, sn...4 0 0 2 21 Luque, p...2 0 0 0 0 Benton, p...0 0 0 0 0 Harper, x...1 0 0 0 0 Pick, xx...0 0 0 0 Totals...35 28 27111 x—Harper batted for Luque in sth. xp—Pick ran for Hargrave in sth. SUMMARY—Two base hits—Bancraft, Gowdy, Burns, Daubert. Three base hits—Meusel. Double plays—Pinelli to Kimmick to Daubert; Pinelli to Fowler to Daubert. Left on bases—New York &; Cincinnati &; Bases on balls—off Luque I. Struck out-by Watson III; by Luque II & Umpires—Quigley, Hart and McCormick. THE BETTER WAY Who serves his country best? Not he who, for a brief and stormy space, Leads forth her armies in the fierce affray. Short is the time of turmoil and unrest, Long years of peace succeed it and replace; There is a better way. Who serves his country best? Not he who guides her senate in debate, And makes the laws which are her prop and stay; Not he who wears the poet's purple vest, And sings her songs of love and grief and fates. There is a better way. He serves his country best Who joins the tide that lifts her nobly on; For speech has myriad tongues for every day, And songs but one; and low within the breast Is stronger than the graven law on stone; There is a better way. He serves his country best Who lives pure life, and doeth righteous deeds, And walks straight paths, however others stray, And leaves his sons as uttermost bequest A stainless record which all men may read; This is the better way. No drop but serves the slowly lifting tide, No dew but has an errand to some flower, No smallest star but sheds some helpful ray, And man by man, each giving to all the rest. Makes the firm bulwark of the country's power; There is no better way. —Susan Coolidge. Have Your Headlights Tested NOW THE LAW REQUIRES THAT EVERY MOTORIST MUST CARRY AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY A STATE OFFICIAL HEADLIGHT ADJUSTING STATION. —We are here to serve you 7 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.— WEST BROS. 1 Block South of Flagpole Anaheim Tuesday, September 25th, 1923 5 INDICTMENTS IN CHICAGO BEER WAR CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—Five indictments with charges ranging from murder to robbery were returned when the grand jury took a hand today in the beer gangsters' war, which has claimed five lives. The true bills were returned be fore Judge John Caveerly. Three of the bills charge Dan McFall, former deputy sheriff, now at liberty under $50,000 bonds, and two unidentified gangsters with the murder of Jerry O'Connor, the first to fall in the fraud for supremacy in the south side beer traffic. The three are ordered hold without ball. Two blanket indictments charge Walter and Thomas O'Donnell, brothers of Spike O'Donnell, and Joe Larson with assault to kill and robbery. The total ball of each was fixed at $20,000. The indictments were returned on charges that the three assaulted and robbed Joe Weiss, south side saloon keeper and beat Frank Reton and his brofehr, Jacob, because they had been buying their beer from a rival gang. ANOTHER ALLIED CONFERENCE LIKELY LONDON, Sept. 25.—A new allied conference is probable now that Germany has decided to abandon parity resistance in the Ruhr, but the British press today professed fears that civil war may break out before it can be held. A sensational report was received here that the German government has thrown a ring of troops around Berlin fearing an attack by the Bayarian Fascist. British newspapers consider the French victory a hollow one, in view of the signs of chaos in Germany. It is believed here that the allies will have to revise their reparations program. If Premier Stanley Baldwin follows public opinion he will urge Premier Poincaré to revise the French terms, making them less drastic than those imposed while passive resistance was in effect. 5 BALLOONS MISSING BRUSSELS, Sept. 25.—Five balloons in the James Gordon Bennett cup race were still unaccounted for at 10 o'clock this morning. Officials fear some of them may have fallen into the North Sea. The English balloon Margaret fell into the North Sea off the Danish coast, but the crew was picked up and landed at Gothenburg. The balloons unaccounted for are the Picardi (French), Belgica (Belgium), Felvetia (Swiss), Esperia (Spanish) and the Prince Leopold (Belgian). COOLIDGE APPROVES WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—President Coolidge approves the recommendation of the U.S. coal commission for the regulation of the coal industry by the interstate commerce commission, it was announced officially at the White House this afternoon. $100,000 FIRE-LOSS SAUSALITO, Sept. 25.—One workman was seriously injured and the main building of the Mason By-Products Co. here destroyed by fire, which followed a terrific explosion. Loss was estimated at $100,000. A four-hour fight was waged to control the flames and the fire fighters were endangered by the presence of a large quantity of alcohol in the plant. Two warehouses in which the alcohol was stored were saved. A. Cortolla was removed to the San Rafael hospital suffering from burns. SUE FOR PENSIONS CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—Summons were served this afternoon upon Chicago packers, demanding that they appear in court and show cause why former employees of Armour and Co., Morris and Co., and other stockyards firms should be deprived of their pensions. The petitioners contend they lost their positions through the recent amalgamation of the Armour and COOLIDGE APPROVES WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. — President Coolidge approves the recommendation of the U.S. coal commission for the regulation of the coal industry by the interstate commerce commission, it was announced officially at the White House this afternoon. BILLION JAP LOSS WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. — The material loss to Japan from the recent earthquake and fire, officially estimated at $1,000,000,000, means a loss of only $13 per capita, if distributed over the whole population of the empire, the far eastern division of the department of commerce pointed out in a statement today. HOLD DOWN REVOLT WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. — Foreign office advises from Sofia indicate that the government has the revolution situation "well in hand" it was announced at the Bulgarian legislation today. Stephen Panareleff, the Bulgarian minister, said the casualties thus far had been slight, and expressed the opinion that the revolt, for which he blamed the communists, would be put down without serious loss of life. ALL BALLOONS LAND BRUSSELS, Sept. 25. — Word was received this afternoon that the Belgian balloon Belgica has landed near Oerbrero, Sweden. This is apparently the greatest distance any of the balloons traveled in the international race, making it likely that Belgium will get the James Gordon Bennett cup. All the balloons are now accounted for. AUTOMOBILE WHEEL The entire rim can be removed from a new automobile wheel and partially collapsed when a tire is to be changed. Try the La Palina. LOMA VISTA MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY—ESTABLISHED 1914 Endowed for Perpetual Maintenance Loma Vista is the only Cemetery in Northern Orange County that is endowed for perpetual upkeep CONTINENTAL MAUSOLEUM CO. —FULLERTON— DIRECTORS—L. S. Himes, President; B. F. Pinson, Vice-President; F. E. Proud, F. C. Rimpau, Argus Adams BUSINESS OFFICE—18 Standard Bank Bldg. Phone 152. Franklin Howatt, Secretary New Pictures —Many new pictures are now on display in our Art Department. —Handsomely framed, many in hand decorated designs. —Toned moldings are greatly in demand this season. You will find them in great profusion at this Store. —and Reasonably Priced; B. F. Spencer Art Goods Wall Paper Pictures 166 West Center