Muskogee County Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • Page 1

fell 23 Number 5 IS KIDNAPING VICTIM arid Few Days Later Gov- nior Went Away and tater Purchased Stock KiClPIBNT ADVISED fiR UPON SILENCE I Oklahoma City, Nov. prosecution'In the 1m- trial of Gov. J. C. Walton day begun testimony support of tho executive received bribe 'from citizens of Tonkawa.

for Of dn appropriation for academy. Infan bjsenlng'statement, the prose- itlOri -admitted It would be able to' only by circumstantial evidence at GovernjMf received any pf alleged bribe; although It would at- mpt to prove' -directly that $6,000 Jsed by Tonkawa citizens had passed icoe'sslvely through the hands ofJVal restdent'of Oklahoma City, iff B. Snodgrass. assistant state ghwoy commissioner, and a close lend and confidant 'of the executive. The.

statement said that an puld be mads to prove that the oney given to Shodgrossln six ,000 bills, that in a few days Gov- Walton with two other men ade a trip to Kansas City and that lOMly thereafter the governor purposed J6.700 worth of stock in a gliding and loan association making iiyment mostly in'Uberty bonds. Walton 8topped Inquiry Later, according to statement, teV a legislative Inquiry, had been ln- Ituted, Snodgrass went to Perry ville, Gardner was at the bedside who was ill and renewed'bis Wng-, i The statement sold that- testimony o.uld be introduced to' show the' great titnacy between -Snodgrass. and tho and that the frase against the tlfts m- aiacy and: the, ciitiuraatahces. of' the Kansas the (purchase and IqkH.stock, i fo? Was vthe the sthat 1 was 'am. taifrnnf'k.

TiHratn 1 'yA kino layod during a discussion toy oofcrt' as to frequent Interrogatlorf' of witnesses'! by a tew court irneWbers, Senator Darnell of Clinton' In opposing thp many qnestloris asked by, tourt that thousand IrrelOVant queatlons'Mad been asked by a few members 1 and susH gentod, If' aucK procedure 'continued tho house managers might as well bp abolished, -A motion -that-court mit their Interrogations; In writing through 'Sithek prosecution or defense was Indefinitely postponed lengthy- discussion. Denies Klan Membership, occasion last night deny the purported testimony of a former klan official that he had subscribed to the oath and paid the Initiation feo in the organisation, the governor let it known'in a public statement that tho matter probably would form an Important part of his defense in the trial At the same tljne, he made public tho names of fifty-five mbmb'ers of tha lower house of the state legislature, who, hp said, had been represented to him ns members of tho klan. The executive has charged that the legislature conspired with the Kii Klux Klan to remove him from office. "I have the facts and circumstances In my posseasldn to moot this lasUe -when It Is tho hearing" Governor Walton declared In asserting that whilo "strenuous" efforts werd made by Klansmen to have him Join the organization, ho did not subscrlbo to the oath nor did he pay the membership fee. Tho Klan angle re-entered th-o situation yosterday when a house Investigating commlttoo made public the testimony Dr.

W. tt Tilly, tor- mer oyclops of tho Muskogee Klan. Dr. Tilly was quotou as having said he administered tho oath to'the governor last February and collected the regular entrance feo of $10 from him at tho same time. Dr.

A. B. Davenport, state health and a member of tho Klan, who wis said by the former cyclophs to have been present at' time, also was questioned by the Commlttoo and his testimony is expected to bo made public soon. Dr. E.

T. Bynum, former confiden- ON By Margin of Three Court Declines to Limit Trial to Thirteen Articles "UNJUST" TO CHANGE PLANS CRY COUNSEL From Neck Up We're O. K. But From Ankle Down We Need Pity MiaotHif him by telephone from onkkwa. I The witness said that a conference aa in'-the executive, offices in to the -brlbp report atvhis re- lesti and denied any ipwledge of 1 the of Bynum was brought into the BynAm aliso fenled knowledge'of about and upon hisi authority m- Iructed McCloud to rjeturri' to Tonkawa nd'make a complete investigation.

witness -testified that -when ady what he the exectltlvo became vlb- In and -'declaredt that If an nv were to be made ho would Wtborlee it. Blake said that to the (est of bis knowledge tKe investigation never Tpstlmony will also be Introduced to I how that when the -alleged-'transacr currPnt 1 Bnodfirasii hospital where Oardner was a4vised ttuit'i to -deny the charge; and took hlhi from the Osplfal to tho "governpr'f 'ere je'-toitScutlve was in conference' with 'If whom were tlal advisor "to the vernor, told the court that he collected money from Individuals of "Iho state for Gover nor Walton's a name given by tha executive to a group of his supporters. The: governor, Bynum testified; would ask that certain men be paid for their servloes before -and after campaign and When ifunds ran witness said go 'out after, more. Governor tWIaltoh purchased. In building and loan stock Since 1920, was paid for in locaK bankers with hla B4- 'Of 'board' 'of' regents, testified' he'had given Gai-diier which he got from the bank.

Barclay testified he went to the batik to obtain the money-, Jle "understood the $6,000 was to go toward a deficit incurred -by Governor "Walton's barbecue, he told the oourt." Ho furnished money after a conferetTbe of fon- Kawa citizens had been held to discuss "saving Xlohkawa. school" he testified. Lobbying at legislatures for that school, was done during Governor Robertson's adnilnlstratlon, the witness answered "response to a query from defense counsel. Says They Were Hi-Jacked George JT. another Tonkawa board'of.

regents member, testified citizens of Tonkawa had bargalnod with Gartner the; Gard-; nel' represented-to themjhat he could prevent being, applied to the school for a consideration of sidy tPsUfled! 'oon6fdeiuBle' bargaining'- an agreement on was xflached, sidy testlt toeen- paid the' wllneifl said thb citizens learned rione'ot it wenfc to 'the barbecue fund' and 'jge had raise another Oklahoma City, Nov. court motion to close all prosecution testimony on thirteen articles and compel Governor C. Walton to himself before the remaining nine charges were heard, lost this noon by a vote of eighteen to twenty-one. The effect of the vote compels the house jnanagers to present testimony on all articles of impeachment before any of the defense witnesses are summoned. The vote came the, conclusion of nearly an hour's atgUment by members of Governor Walton's counsel in which they branded the attempted procedure as "unheard of and highly unjust to the respondent." Mrs.

Walton, sitting at the. defense counsel applauded tjhe argument or one of the.defense attorneys and Smiled beamingly at Its close. Members of the court expressed an opinion that the effect. of the vote would.be a prolongation of the trial for BeVeral weeks. i The.

resolution specify that a vote on by both prosecution arid defense would be at conclusion of hearing on the thirteen, Defense CQunsel, 'OweVefi- argued adoption of the resolutHbriiWbuld leave, th vote an open question.a^d one of tlje angles', for their Opposition. Asked If there was la probability 'that- the house wio strike any of luld recib'SShsndation' 'ey -'boaril hai of VecOmmeiralng tSb arttoles impeaebment 'en, when the question was placed to hitn. STATE BOARD REFUSES TO LOWER ASSESSMENT Oklahoma stite board of equalization today declined to assume jurisdiction of assessments In.Payne county on the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing company, the Texaa obmpany and oil company. The assessments of the companies were- Increased $5,000,000 in Payne countr and they to the. state board, for a reduction.

The yannounced an appeal to state supremo court. The valuation of Shawnee-Coalgate' rajlrbad, formerly fixed at was lowered to $600,000, when H. R. Hudson testified the latter figure-was' th prloo he paioTfor the road. TO BE TEN Chicago, the neck up there in no eausd for wxnry, but from the ankles down tho nation Is to be pitied, according to Professor L.

G. Krantz, physical culturo director of Northwestern University, who is conducting- a campaign to savo the soles and upllfe tho arches" of tho co-eds of trm university. "Sit down," he said to tho co-eds. "Stand tip, yv si No, not that way. Here, watch me.

And tho professor who says that "almost everybody Is out of step but himself" put one fpbt ahead of the other In the manner of a penglun. "Tou want to too In," he said. "Waddle a little, put the weight on of the soles, discard your French heels. Got shoes you can your toes In. "The trdublW.

with America In this jazz age, is that It's'been 90 busy wiggling Its hips, forgotten how to wiggle its Professor Krantz decided after the first lesson that the co-cdR might learn to walk If they kept at It long enough. TWO KILLED IN $43,600 HOLD-UP HEAVY PRESSURE EXERTED TO OUST EX-KAISER'S SON England Things Movement Is Useless Although She Initiated Plan STRESEMANN'S POLICY SUBJECT TO COMPLAIN Not Enough Deaths So Undertakers At Bartlesville "Bust" 1 BnrtlefTvlllo is now with "Denver nnd honlth ron- tor. Tlio lending undertaking firm of the city todny filod a polltlon In Imnk- ruptcy In thn fodoral dlRtiict court here. The potlllon was fllod by W. T.

Tlerontz nnrl Tl. KerrloJc, owners of the flnn of liermitz Kerrlck. Their wen sohewlnled at $28,973,411 nnrl their aRRoth. $16,306.44. The debts were represented largely by outstanding bills held by wholesale funeral supply ccMnipnntofl.

inac mo- noiuu wwniu anj PMprsv.iotolfe%i!^tea*?'rteatfm^ jackpot for STREET CAR PARE NOT JNCREASEDI 1 'V-H units.shall be "areas of A bit. of pre cheer was- distributed wholesalers of poultry today, ment turkey. cents -lower on pound iviax last year. This Is 4uei largoly to the suppWl'whlftS New Tork, Nov. bank messengers were slain by two bandits who from them in a spectacular hold up today at tho Fifty-fifth" street station of the wost end subway line In Brooklyn.

The station Was filled with persons on thplr way to work when the bandits opened "Tire. lWer fleeing with the loot, In on automobile for which the police have sent out a general a fifty mile radius- pf tbeSiblty. The roesseriiffers who were shot were William Barlow and William H. MclAughlln. both of Brooklyn and" eniployed by the.

West TOnd bank. They were taking the money to another bank. Carrying the money In a bag, the messengers boarded a west at Elghty-aUth, get- tihg'OWttt Plfty-flfth etreetsta- tlo'h 'iiirf overhead structure. As they Were descending the stairs met by two bandits. Passengers i-the'-platform heard severej shots- btxt could not see, ''-Jh saw thb up the "Into tfn automobile, and disappear.

Pedestrians wore unable to get the license, numbers for. the rob- bbrs had adopted-, the latest bandit device of burning some compound which emits a smdke "screen through the exhaust. The murder of the bank messengers was the climax of a 24- hour period of sensational criminal activity. Ijondon, Nov. (Associated Is bringing stronB-j pressure to benr on Great Britain looking to Joint action for the expulsion of the former crown prince from Germany.

For the moment, the British believe It useless to try to undo the accomplished fart but no decision regarding a final policy will be an- noluiicenj until' the cabiiiol, which Is mooting today, hns carefully examined the whole subject In the light of Premier Polncare'n later overtures. Meanwhllo tho government bns received no official Intimation that Oie former kaiser Intends to duplicate tho sensational diash of bis frelr, British officials are confident, that Holland will observe her pledge to act as Jailer for tho former war until time Or fate settle his destiny. Franco also Is urging Great Britain to send a strong rejoinder to Germarry regnrding Chancellor Stresc- DAVENPORT NOW CONFIRMS TILLY Health Commisicmer on Second "Fesses Up" to Klansman Walton ARKANSAS POET SURE HE'S FOUND KIDNAPED INFANT After Visit to Babe Hermu Declares He Has Established Girl's Identity STORY PRODS COUNTS ATTORNEY TO INQUIRY Miami. Nov. of Chalmers Verglison, "poet hermit of Magazine mountain." Scott county, Arkansas, that a three year old frih in the enro of Mrs.

H. Picher. Is thn mHsintf Pearl Tnrnrr dauR-bter of Turner. Scott, conn ty. ArltanHOS mrmntnlncor, were helriR investigated here by County At torncy A.

Commons wild tuts Intcrepted himself in I be Isa ppejmince uf the Turner hnliy. In Picher y-Mterdfiy afternt-on aiul seeing the clllld in Mrs. WCIIH kceplnc t(dd the county attorney he cytjitdiHhod to bis own satisfuctlon that she was the Tumer baby for a sea)-ch has been onn ducted. throuR-b the mountain London, Nov. 16.

Notwithstanding the official equanimity over reports that William Hohen- zollem was planning to return to the some of the newspapers here continue to express suspicion as to his designs. The Doom correspondent of the Dally Mall says the former kaiser's return has been under consideration for several weeks. OkJnhomR, City, Nov. 1 (Associated evidemco tending to show that Governor J. C.

Walton was a. member of the Ku Klux Klan at the time he waged his spectaculn.r fight against the organization for its alleged activities In oklshomfl. Is In the! a legislative committee, which 'S for Bevtni1 weoks is conducting nn Investigation with a Responded to Pearl possible' view toward suppliemanting Ferguson reported that the child re- the impeachment chargeH upon Which nli(1(1 hen be called her "Pearl'' tho executive now is being tried. interest when he talked The evidence was made public here thl) er Turner children and last night in tho form of testimony motioned "Rover." a owned by given the committee by Dr. A.

K. Dav- i Turner. enport, state health commissioner and n0 child nt Picher was left at the a member of the klan. home of Mrs. Wells several weeks ago Arranged Meeting hy William Hainan, who now is servile was quoted as having said that ho a Ja.il sentence here for forgery, arranged the meeting with the gov- I Holman declares the baby is his mann's negative reply to the allied request for greater protection and latitude of.

action for the interallied military control commission. Prance favors energetio action being taken against Germany it Borlln refuses to MILITARY AUTHORITY" IN CHINA DECREASED Peking, Oct. of the i -Chlna's new constitution, of many months of work by a drafting pommlttee of parliament and promulgatedi simultaneously with President Taao inauguration, will put an end to. the tueburi system, of government if-its provisions can be enforced. The constitution abolishes provincial shearing 1 the tuchun or military, gov- uld see.

up pjl me crown prince or the- safeguards -land atlthiorlty requested for the control commission. Will Refuse Support In tho British view the seizure of Hamburg or other Germun ports is not to be ruled out from possible action by France If Germany refuses to capitulate, but officials here declare England will decline to support any such drastic measures. There appears a clearly defined effort on tho part of Premier Poincare to establish greater unity of action between Franco and Kngland so as to Impress the Berlin cabinet ana discourage the former kaiser from attempting to regain his liberty. Tho views of tho British cabinet on these and other points raised by the Paris government are expected to be communicated to the council of ambassadors In Paris this' afternoon. national! CAN'tiREPUCE RATES QNvPiffiSENT el' ifljf 1 0 tom-i.

the Chts. mem on Pn emor for the ceremony, was present As forecast in Monday's Times- Democrat Dr. A. Davenport was recalled to the witness stand before the house general Investigating- committee as a result of Dr. Tilly's testimony.

His socond examination was due to tho variance between Tilly's testimony and the testimony Davenport gave the committee before Dr Tilly was examined by house Investigators here. In his first examination Bavenport Was able to give only a hazy account of what -took place Whon Walton was Initiated. He could not be positive, his testimony indicated, that Walton had even been Inducted lot othe klan. On his second examination his memory served him better and ho corroborated Dr, Tilly's testimony that he present when Walton was Initiated. BRITAIN WANTS TO RENEGE Paris, Nov.

Press) allied council of ambassadors failed to consider at Its meeting today the question of what action should be taken in'connection with the Return of the crown prince to Germany and as to Germany's attitude regarding the resumption of allied military conytrol. The situation was devoted to routine work and it is understood the ambassadors avoided mentioning these two questions because the allies were not in accord as to the proper course 1 or action. took the initiative In Hie' sending of a coercive note to Germany regarding the return of'. Frederick; 'William, now is 'said to be desirous of sdropplngr the whole France, rwhlch was( at indifferent but came to mvor action of some'sort, is for such-'action: when a khLn official administered the oath to the executive and collected the initiation fee from him and had filled out tile membership osu-d for the governor during the proceedings at his direction. The health commissioner testified In support of Dr.

W. T. Tilly, former Cyclops of the Muskogee kllan. who told the committee ho swort the governor i nand was paldl tho regulation entrance fee. Governor Walton repeatedly has denied that he ever was obligated In the klan and has offered a reward to any once who can prove that he signed a membership card.

that the present impeachment proceedings are the rosult of a conspiracy by the klan and the state legislature to remove him from office. daughter, and Arkansas authorities who came to Picher several days ago said she was not the missing girl. Failed to Prosecute A comiilete investigation will be made of the puzzling case. It was announced by County Attorney Commons. He beiTan today to trace the ownership of an automobile in which Ferguson declared Pearl was spirited away from ho mountain home.

Fergu- Bon gave the license number of the. car to Comifions. Holman admitted taking the baby, which he says is hla daughter, to Picher In a motor car. A few days ago Ferguson caused the arrest of four Scott county Arkansas residents on warrants sworn by him. charging complicity in the alleged kidnaping of Pearl.

Ho failed to appear ns prosecuting witness at the preliminary hearings, however, and tho cases were dismissed. Ferguson said he was so sure he had discovered Pearl Turner that ho would telegraph Mrs. Turner today to come to Picher and "see for herself." DELAY CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH POWfcR LINE ,000 PINE URGED-ON DEFAULTING CEERK pi if Frederick. Nov.u5 Imprlson- menC four and a fine of 486,000 by a jury to? court here today returned a Verdtat holding, of ebibegalement. MUSKOGEE-TULSA ROAD TO BE REBUILT (Times-Democrat Special) Nov.

to County Commissioner Hausam repair work on the Muskogee- Tulsa -highway which will necessitate several months win be begun Nov. 19. It Is the plan of the road supervisors to tear up the present surface and break- it up into particles small to unite' With Sallna gravel which-will in turn be re-rolled and should) place the road In. as-good a condition as it was when first, constructed. It Is hoped-later to pave the entire section of tho highway that runs through Wagoner-county: Winder Of D.

S.C. Dies In Gang Row TP (Tlmes-Domocrat Special) Okla. Nov- present local electric light and power planl will continue to furnish the town with electricity lor some timo due to fact that froir. a shortage in supplies, according to tho district 'manager ol Jhe Public Service company, of Tulsa which bought the local plant recently. This will necessitate a delay In me construction of the high power 11 ne frcm Broken Arrow to Coweta.

As soon as the line Is completed the local and eo.ulpment will be used only In case of an emergency. NESBITT WANTS SNODGRASS 0U1 Oklahoma City. Nov. Nosbitt, state highway commissioner, today requested the resignation of A. B.

Snodgrass, assistant commissioner, to whom, it was testified vestorday in the ment trial oC Governor J. C. Walton, regents of the Oklahoma business academy at Tonkawa paid 1 a bribe to obtain approval for an appropriation, foe the acad-. i was named assistant highway commissioner on demand of Governor Wajtcfn who named Nesbltt commissioner, enodgrosa has been considered Walton's rep-. resentatlve in dopartmesl whose admlsl8tratlbn Walton' 1 conMdaped Ml Cotton ru Kew -tWrk Nov.

It New rirtUrsa tun.