Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 1

:41 I r-J I LARGEST "CIRCULATION IN TEXAS Over 00000 Da 117--Ovev 103000 Mt lx1111 TH STA AM HOME EDITION DOUBLE DAILY ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT BY LEASED WIRE VOLUME XLII NUMBER 302 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES FORT WORTH TEXAS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28 1922 PRICE 5 CENTS Fo 0 Is: -3 1 r-s LE II) A 1 at Iect 1 'I 13E641 4 1 I FFO TILT AID 4e Ate 4 42 1 1 4- 1- ACTION MAY RESULT IN RIFT WITH ENGLAND Bill Proposes to Bar Ku Klux From Mail Py Intertrctios7 nirs Err: ice WASHINGTON Nov 28--An7 other move against the Ku Klux Klan was made in the House this afternoon when Representative Hawes Democrat of Missouri introduced a bill to prevent the klan from sending unsigned communications through the mail Hawes led the fight against the Ku Klux Klan in Missouri during the last campaign and bitterly assailed the organization In all his speeches He was reelected I 'Si KLAN FACES1 OUSTER BY DAVID LAWRENCE Copyright 1922 by The Star-Telegram WASHINQTON Nov of the Ku Klux'Klan for alleged violatons of the Federal pen Some Food for Thought for the Man Who Always Pays the Check Atdeem 0yL T'f TE 0-4 0 01-4 111z c-Oci Clc III 0 -4 07 1 it t'1 l'1 4r 40:: 4- 0--Z hit Iry 144'i I ei of 4 tit 1 vit 8 i t4 0- lt A-f l'1 I i ri- if 1 qL 0 A Min -iik- 4 4 4 i If ft 4f4 'It A A 4 i 1 1 1 4 1 1 4 4 4 l' 1 1 1 1 A I to Bar Ku Klux CTION MAY1 Bill Proposes KLAN FACES SOme Food for Thought for the Man Who Always Pays the Check 0 BAB I 47j 1-4 di 0014 Cvsk- RESULT lit From Mail Py Internctiosil 1rws ccrt ire 0 NirtoCt 0 0 1 WASHINGTON Nov 28--An7 Rid WITH (ILIA 7146101 V3-- I other move agains't the Ku Klux a mug i Klan was made in the House this OUSTErt afternoon 1111 when Representative I s-- elf CICI 1 Hawes Democrat of Missouri i tIllefin 0712L I introduced a bill to prevent the i444 cillg klan from sending unsigned corn- 11 A 4 3 FiNGLAi1D munications through the mail 2 -Apri 05 Hawes led the fight against 1 1414 onso It's r- A the Ku Klux Klan in Missouri i during the last campaign and BY 'U -1' IN 40 bitterly assailed the organization I 4 a0 ior as re- os- i in all -his speeches He 4-- 'NG '1'4 A BY DAVID LAWRSNCE e-74 1 loto 1 0 Copyright 1922 by The Star- Tele- --s i 0-s ram WASHIN GTON Nov cution of the Ku Klux Klan for al- -4c 1 A-i1V- t- r- IT: 4 At leged violat'ens of the Federal pen- 1 1 1 4 i --4- 40: 1 -4- '--It I 3 se 411 1 4't ce0 1: -11- ee 1 5--'f -IN 111 4 111k4rt111Z1 1f7 40 (16 xi 4 i-1p: tt t1 4-- I A 4 Ai -f: 4 I et 5ftt 1: '7-- -V '4- I- A IT 14 7 'f- :21 A1- te7 )7- -ism- 41 it: il 4 ii 1-- A ty 1011111114 t4 I 1: i itag -I IC- 'itt----- 41? i-44- i Nte4- PV111 i 4k- PoNA -4-- 4 't 4 adJir---r-tgl-k To N9---- 1 )' tit' I I 3 1 i 1 5 11 i 1143i 1 4 I Declaring that he owes no man anything and that his instructions to the police department have always been to arrest all gamblers thieves and other law violators Police Commissioner Alderman took the witness stand in the City Commission's investigation of the conduct of his department Tuesday morning and denied that he had ever tried to protect gamblers in the Metropolitan Hotel or in any 'other place His testimony was in conflict 1 with that offered by former Chief of Police Hamilton who swore that Alderman had told him to 'lay off" vENTH wARD the Metropolitan Hamilton as well as other offi- cers and ex-officers who testified during the morning said that Alder- man had repeatedly given them in- wiLL ASK FOR structions to break up gambling in Fort Worth The hearing which started at 10 a adjourned at noon until 9 o'clock Wednesday morniug It is NI being held in the council chamber of the City Hall and the room was packed to capacity with witnesses 1 DRENIAKs attorneys and spectators the council -chamber all and the room was pacity with witnesses 1 mollEpAliKs spectators I lIS bee Vi01 Wit! Of and in HHu with of Pc Aldet the li Ha cers durin man true Fort T1 a I on isc o'c bein of th 1 4 4 Ii fl 4 44 tZivilf 4:2: 44o at code is under consideraion at the Deartment of Jusice The letter if Senator Dav- id Walsh of Massachuse Democrat has had the effect of prompting a search for precedents President 'larding is on record against the activities of secret organi zatio ns such as the Ku al code is der considera- ion at the De- -artmn et of us- ire The letter Senator Dav- id I Walsh of Massachuse emoerat has had the effect of 4 TjZ '7 L4 UM RIGHT FOR LETTISP 4 THE OTHER ESI RD DO THE ORDERINP r--- I ni 101 e1-c-1 -zo I "2-4-1 -'1-c'i -1MIl A -111' 1 esk-fic4A 1-f' (i 4 44441t -4)- --r 4 'C-' '(ef 4 111 '1 i I I' i (4i tei i 16- t- i 1 )-- P) i'r I iii i '1 go if) i 141 1 if i14 1 gzielet I i() i 14u14' 1 31 ''i f't 11141 il ns7 t7''' 1-- ti i 'SERVE'S i 'a 1 A-' i t- AVM FUGHT 4 i ti fr-7 A 4 4' i i 1 FOP? LETTN' Al' I 401114 THE OTHEIT 4 I i'4 141111111111" 441 AIM ESIRD DO TH '41 41114 46' ORDERNP A ih--J-4 0- 7 lipproAelly 4 -s '-ipg r' si 0011' 7 ita 1 ip 1'1 tekt I low --g-kscAt ii or 41414 toil ---ceV 1 qi IIV ae 14 -4 By Yrit'S 1 ft rt- E0 i I elected I LONDON Nov 28 In II open defiance of the British 1 government's warning the FHANcE FLANs Greek Government today exe- cuted five former ministers of the old Constantine regime following their sentences to DIRECT ACTION death by a court-martial on the ground they had contributed to the Greek defeat by ON cEilmtiNy the Turks in Asia Minor The former cabinet members sentenced to death were: Those Sentenced Former Premier Gounaris who had subsequently served as minister of justice former Premier By 4ssociated Press Protopapadakis who headed the Greek ministry formed May 21 PARIS Nov plan for di-former Minister of Interior Nich- rect action by France as a solution Stratos former Minister of of the reparations question was sub- War Theotkis and George Bat- tazzis formes foreign Minister twitted today to the full Cabinet In addition to the former tninis- meeting in the Elysee Palace with PA's General Iladjanetis was con- President esident Millerand pre3id1ng demned to death All of the condemned statesmen The plan provides fer seizure of were members of the coalition cab- the state coal mines and collection met formed by Protopapadakis of export taxes in the Ruhr district it A while the Greeks were still waging Naslir war against the Turks but after together with absolute control of the Greek army in Asia Minor had that section of the Rhineland now begun to give way under the blows occupied by the French military of the re-formed Turkish army Members of the Cabinet after the Britain Sends Note meeting refused to discuss the acGouaaris had served as premier tion taken but it is generally be-le the Greek minisny constituted lieved the plan was approved with-April 1 1921 about six months after i out opposition as it was drawn up the return of Constantine to Athens 1 yesterday at a meeting in which from his exile in Switzerland Ile i the foremoset military and civil au-was one of the best known of mod- I thorities participated including cm Greek statesmen Protopapa- President Millerand Premier Poindakis Theotkis and Baltazzis had i care Marshal Foch and the minis-also served in the cabinet I ters of finance war and liberated Great Britain had sent a formal regions rote to Athens announcing that An-1 saw glo-Greek diplomatic relations would I be broken off forthwith if the ill 111 Ar Greek carried Into execution any 1 i asfted marchers ath sentences imposed upon for- A rtismobit ile er ministers in connection with I a91 of the Greek army in 1pse CI 1 It was supposed that t-4 this ipathy had been inspired by 1 Cie fact that the British sunported i Greece in the war against Turkey I- a------- Clear Smackover of Undesirables of Undesirables thi Gr By 1n: Yews 3ert ic I elected LONDON Nov 28 In 1 open defiance of the British go ernment's warning the I 'HAK FLANs Greek Government today exe- 1 the old Constantine regime cuted five former ministers of I following their sentences to i 1 I death by a court-martial on the ground they had contrib- uted to the Greek defeat by 1 the Turks in Asia Minor 1 The former cabinet members sen- 1 1 1511111111111111 1 I I 1 i 4 1 1 I I 1 IONMIPomw a01r Prohibition Becomes Main Problem for LAWRENCE Klan dqua ens- tion about the administration's hostility to the movement as practiced The only question is as to the power of the Federal -Government to cope with the matter Irrespective of the decision as raised by the administention' enough has happened already to indicate that no more embarrassing question has been injected in American politics than tilat of the Ku Klux Klan Politicians of both parties agree that ultimately it will have far-reaching consequences on party alignments in different parts of the country Democrats Suffered Most Broadly speaking the Democratic party is picked to suffer most from the issue The Ku Klux Klan is strongest in the South where the movement aims to a large extent at the suppression of the negro's aspirations to'ward social and political equality While it is true the Democratic party in the South is divided On the question the chances are the strongest support for the Ku Klux Klan will continue to come from the South The Northern Democrats on the other hand will be confronted with the problem of 'aligning themselves for or against the Ku Klux Klan and men like Senator Walsh and others who have constituencies composed largely of Catholics will be found fighting their Democratic brethren from the South A split in the Democratic party between North and South would be costly to the Democrats at a time when they are bending every energy to consolidate their strength The Republican party on the other DENTON WOMAN DIES RESULT BURNS Harding and Cabinet I I I 1 1 I i'- i I I I I I 1 I 1 4- 1 t- 1 i i 1 tr I i l' 1 tt i I I i I i i it i i 1 i I 1r 1 i i 1: 1 1 1 I 1-: 4 i 'f i i TYLER MAN IS GIVEN 15 YEARS IN KILLING T) Hamilton First Witness Hamilton was the first witness called and durieg the morning testimony was taken from Residents of the Seventh Ward Moore manager of the Metropolitan are determined that the Board of Hotel Vernor Lawler Hukill Park Commissioners shall buy addiW Thornburg and Commissioner tional park lands in Lakeview and Alderman Former Police Captain Daggett additions and petitions James Cornett was called for asking that such purchase be made but did not answer It was an-' have been signed by several huntiounced that he had been sub- dred persons already it was repoened and an effort would be made vealed at the meeting of the Sevto bring him to the hearing enth Ward Civic League Monday It was announced at the begin- night ning of the investigation that all The petitions ask the board to ace witnesses would be put under oath quire approximately 33 acres of and Hamiltonwas sworn by Mayor land the totalcost of which has Cockrell Corporation Counsel been estimated at $44000 Rouer questioned the witnesses for It was reported that another petithe city while Police Commissioner tion was being circulated in the Alderman is being represented by Seventh Ward calling on the City McLean Jr Commission to provide that district Chamber Packed With adequate fire protection bet-The council chamber of the City ter streets and more street lights Hall In which the probe is being The park project has been before conducted was packed with wit- the Board of Park Commissioner 0 spectators ptehc ot a rt eo gr once before and was flatly reject- ed when Miss Margaret McLean ular meeting Mayor Cockrell's board member argued against the Inoensgs before attorneys tohr private office and the lobby of the purchase of any more park land the eopening ys a building ELISO were filled with people until the lands already owned by who were unable to get into the the park board are developed The purchase was favored by A Bur-council room ton also of the park board In announcing that the investigation was open Mayor Cockrell called on Corporation Counsel SENIOR METHODIST Rouer for a statement of the events leading up to the probe BISHOP IS DEAD Cockrell declared that the entire City Commission was anxious that all citizens of Fort Worth and of MEADVILLE pa ov 28 Texas for that matter be made fa- James Thoburn 'SG senior millar with all that there is to know bishop of the Methodist Episcopal about the Police Department: Church in America died here early Promises "Frank" Probe today after a long illness He declared that the probe would Before compelled to relinquish his' be the "frankest sort of an investi- work due to age and illness he was gation" missionary bishop in charge of all The Mayor asked that the public missionary work of the Methodist which he described as the "jury in Episcopal Church in India the case" forget any preconceived ideas it might have as to the con-Drive Wheel Crushes Man ditions existing in the police department and be guided in its ver- TEXARKINA Texas Nov 28-- diet solely by the evidence produced Thomas II Logan 25 caught in ti in the investigation belt at a cotton oil mill yesterday As Rouer started to make his afternoon was crushed to death am statement for the city Commis- he was carried around a 16-foot 1 sioner Alderman Interrupted him drive wheel Logan was not an emand the proceedings were delayed Ploye of the plant for a few minutes until a court reporter could be obtained Rouer Details Case After declaring that the City of 1 Beat in Liquor Fort Worth is entitled to the best i police department in the United i States Rouer said that if there were War Police Job any irregularities in the conduct of the police department they ought 1 to be brought to light It has been I Offered Pastor the purpose of his department in! the preliminary investigation he said to leave no stone unturned lie said that he and members of his (BY New York Times-Chico go Tri- dep bune Special Leased Wire artment had gone to see nu- Copyrighted) merous persons to whom they were referred and found that most of OSSINING Nov them knew nothing at all II Jackson Ossining's police "Finally however we found some commissioner unable to cope few and with difficulty got them to with bootleggery against which come here some came voluntarily" i he has been warring yesterday he said 1 offered his job to Rey Henry "We want it understood" Rouer 1 Grattan Dockrell pastor of the declared that this is not a prose- I First Baptist Church' here who cution of any man and we welcome has been one of the leading critevidence from anyone who has any ics of dry law violations in the to offer The purpose of this inves- town and vicinity tigation is to obtain some informa- Commissioner Jackson said the tion and we are now ready to hear town was not "clean enough to any evidence anyone has" suit" him and that rum peddlers' Mayor Cockrell then announced flagrant operations had driven that all witnesses would be put 'un- him "to distraction" der oath and asked that if any citi- zen in the room knew of anyone not "Every court in the land is present who might be able to offer throwing a protecting arm about any evidence in the case the name the saloonkeeper" he said In of such person be given city his letter to the minister Jackcials so they could be gotten son says: Finance Commissioner Townsend I "I own up to being beaten As asked whether The evidence -was to far as I am concerned you can MEADVILLE Pa Nov 28 James Thoburn 'SG senior bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America died here early today after a long illness Before compelled to relinquish work due to age and illness he was missionary bishop In charge of all missionary work of the Methodist Episcopal Church In India (B) New York Times-Chicago Tribune Special Leased Wire Copyrighted) OSSINING Nov Jackson Ossining's police commissioner unable to cope with bootleggery against which he has been warring yesterday offered his Job to Rev Henry Grattan Dockrell pastor of the First Baptist Church here who has been one of the leading critics of dry law violations in the town and vicinity Commissioner Jackson said the town was not "clean enough to I suit" him and-that rum peddlers' 1 flagrant operations had driven him to distraction" Every court in the land is throwing a protecting arm about the saloonkeeper" he said In his letter to the minister Jackson says: "I own up to being beaten As far as I am concerned you can I (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) Special to The Sia-r-Tekgearn DENTON Nov' 28--Mrs Harrison 67 died last night at her home in the Drop community in the southwestern part-of the county from burns suffered early Sunday morning when a stove ex ploded Her clothing was burned from her body She was dressing an infant born that morning which also was slightly burned but it expected to recover Her on Millard's hands were burned in extinguishing the flames from his mothers' clothing and the room which caught fire Mrs Harrison is survived by her husband and seven children Funeral will be held today TYLER Nov being out since 11 o'clock last night the jury in the case of Burks charged with the murder of Henry Heftier suburban merchant six weeks ago returned a verdict or guilty and gave him 15 years in the penitentiarY The courtroom was crowded with both men and women during the trial This Is One of the quickest trials ca record in Smith County only six weeks elapsing since the crime was A committed Burks was arrested by Rangers on duty here tin in wit eut tet ar wit the 1 ita Pres SHREVEPORT Nov in military formation between places visited a group of men estimated at 250 visited several small towns and oil camps in the Smackover oil field section early Sunday night and warned proprietors and habitues of alleged disorderly places to depart therefrom The visits were followed by a general exodus of negroes according to word from Sheriff Ed Harper at Camden last night He said all roads leading from the Smackover field section were "dotted with fleeing negroes" No violence was attempted by the marchers who were armed and masked Some of them wore white robes it is said The leader of the band took his followers to the places band took Ills followers to tne places NEW TICK ERAR TO DIVERT CA COUNTIES THROU 5c1 1Veather or Not I rr tuLliEf UT IVOL By Inlentafivnal News Serrke WASHINGTON Nov 28---Prohibition and how to enforce it engaged the attention of President Harding and his Cabinet today From being a relatively minor problem a month ago the difficulties presented by adequate enforcement of the eighteenth agtendrnent and the Volstead law have suddenly assumed paramount importance in the minds of the President and his advisers and will be dealt with at some length in Harding's forthcoming message to the regular session of the Sixty-seventh Congress starting Monday 1 Under President Harding's direcICATION ORDER I tion members of the Cabinet are I compiling reports on the enforcement situation as it affects their particular departments TTLE FROM 61 Can't Be "Bone Dry" At least three members of the Cabinet Secretary of the Treasury vfir FORT woRTn -eMr et yl an dA St teocrrneet eonf r1Nila sa eu egkh LI I do not believe it is possible to "corn- pletely enforce" the liquor laws as at present constituted and they have told the President as much And such additions to the present enforcement personnel as could be pried from an economy-bent Con- gress would not materially better the situation Secretary Mellon be- Secretary Mellon has prepared an extensive report for the President on the subject of enforcement In it he expressed the opinion that the United States Army could not "corn- PletelY" enforce existing statutes lie attributes failure to adequate- IY enforce prohibition to three causes: Bribing of Government agents by bootleggers illicit distillers and smugglers and in some cases the active co-operation between law-Inspectors breakers and enforcement agents The willingness of the "best elethe ments of society" which usually stand for law and order to totally disregard the prohibition laws The unwillingness of foreign govsituation ernments to co-operate with the Government to enforce the laws governing smuggling and illegal en-shipments try I Attorney General Daugherty's re I I- BY TOM GILLIAM JR 1 I Woman Badly Burned CLEBURNE Nov Andy Logan of near Egan was brought to a sanitarium here Sunday afternoon in a serious condition- from burns suffered when she wrapped herself in sheets saturated with kerosene and set them on fire Her husband's bands were badly burned in saving his wife Mrs Logan had been ill a month or so ago Physicians say she may recover of cluestionable character and or- dered the proprietors and hangers-on to leave by daylight Ouachita City Laneytown Path- I gonia and some of the smaller oil CPS were visited by the band The action of the band followed the shooting of Cotton Persons 35 a Camden driller by a negro early Sunday morning His body was found in front Of a negro establishd ment in Laneytowr a bullet hole in the chest While there have been allegaLt tions of that sort the head of I the Ku Klux Klan oranization at Camden said the klan hal nothing to do with the warnings I knew a man long 3-ears ago who ut-ed to fret and worry that earth should so far hell-ward go in such ar awful hurry And now that man is deal and gone hes this earth behind But 1 T1 ft I-1 TRUIN VEMININt AIOM6N ALWeVIS rWIMS IN MENts S21111ATION 1 fill ME ININt J16N ALWAsl 'VMS IN mEws 5-21tIATION 1 --7 I i SANTA FE TRAIN PLUNGES IN DITCH Hill Hood Hopkins hunt Jack Johnson Kaufman Kendall Kerr Kimble Lampasas Lee Limestone Llano MeLoennan' Mills Morris Navarro Palo Pinto -Parker Rains Real Red River San Saba Smith Stephens Tarrant Titus Travis Unshur Van Zandt Williamson and Wood The finding of ticks on cattle from the released area is a blow to the eradication work in Texas and unless the source of infection is found and steps taken to stop the "leak" immediately the work will be thrown back to where it started Dr Grafke stated The co-operation of everyone connected with the in the 61 counties is sought 1 nspectors Notified Inspectors in these areas have been notified of the institution of the requirement and a meeting will be held in the Fort Worth offices 1 Monday Dec 4 In regard to the steps to be taken in handling the situation Unreleased counties are already required to bring their interstate shipments through one of the three headquarters points for inspection and dipping before a certificate will be issued Hill Hood Hopkins hunt Jack Johnson Kaufman Kendall Kerr Kimble Lampasas Lee Limestone Llano MeLoennan' Mills Morris Na- varro Palo Pinto Parker Rains Real Red River San Saba Smith Stephens Tarrant Titus Travis Unshur Van Zandt Williamson and Wood The finding of ticks on cattle from the released area is a blow to the eradication work in Texas and unless the source of infection is found and steps taken to stop the "leak" immediately the work will be thrown back to where it started Dr Grafke stated The co-opera- tion of everyone connected with th work in the 61 counties is sought inspector Notified in those areas have ben notified of the Institution of requirement and a meeting will be held in the Fort Worth offices Monday Dec 4 In regard to the steps to be taken in handling the Unreleased counties are already required to bring their interstate through one of the three headouarters points for inspection The requirement that interstate movements of cattle from 61 court-I ties recently released from Federal tick quarantine must be inspected and dipped before a Federal certificate is issued will bring such shipments through the Fort Worth yards according to an nouncement of Dr Harry Gratite 1 chief of the United States Bureau I of Animal Industry in Texas Due to unrestricted movement of from the released areas ship' ments from these counties have re'cently shown infection and as a result the chief of the bureau at Washington issued the requirement I of dipping and inspection before an I interstate certificate can be issued IAll such shipments from the follow ing counties will after Dec 1 be I'inspected and dipped in- the Fort Worth stockyards: Counties Affected IParts of Anderson and Lamar 1 and the whole of Archer Bandera Blanco Bosque Bowie Bra! zos Burnet Camp Coleman Comanche Cooke Coryell Dallas Denton Edwards Erath Falls Fannin i Franklin Freestone Grayson Gili lesple Gregg Hamilton Harrison have the Job" maybe If old earth keeps on i get there yet and find him --tw 6761ittaltz St Oven Fort Worth and Morally lair warmer: Wednenday eioudy weather mg-arm erZ light te Diezierftte Nariable winds toletht and WedneditY OkInhoma--Tonight and Wedneod3Y Part' cloudy warmer tonight and 6 nt vtil Plur high 1341 0 d3y Ittul WICHITA Kan Nov 28---Santa Fe train No 12 northbound passen- Pr was derailed two miles north of the city limit at 1:30 this morning Six coaches left the rails None of the passengers was injured A broken rail caused the wreck The train is estimated to have been running 55 miles an hour when the first car behind the engine leaped the outside rail on a curve plowing into the ditch and carrying five other coaches Trains are being detoured over the Florence cutoff until the track is repaired 111 i east portion 'Pi edneday East Texas Tonight generally lair warmer A ednesday part ly tioudr warmer est and WesinesIV drtly cloudy: omen aorth and vast portions tonight fair tint itIPI we can think ourselves II into getting sick why can't we think ourselves into get ting well? 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