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SIXTY-SIX PAGES NUMBER HALE SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE Wealthy Rancher Convicted for Second Time of Complicity in Roan Murder EXPECTED TO APPEAL Case Is High Spot in Federal Probe of Conspiracies in Osage Nation PAWHUSKA, Jan. 26. -(AP) -Another battle of a three year fight for freedom was today by William K. Hale, cattle man of the Osage Hills, when for the second time a federal court jury found him guilty of complicity in the murder of Henry Roan, Osage Indian, and sentenced him to life imprisonment in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth. Since 1926, when agents of the department of justice swooped down on the Osage country to ferret out the cause of a reign of a terror among the Indians, growing out of a series of mysterious deaths in their ranks, and accused Hale of being the director of a murder ring, the ranchman, then a financial force in the county, has been struggling for his liberty.

Tried Twice Before Onlv: at one turn did he meet with success. His conviction on his second trial in federal district court at Oklahoma City, was reversed by the United States circuit court of appeals at St. Louis year and he was returned to Pawhuska from the Leavenworth prison for his third trial. His first trial, held at Guthrie, resulted in a hung jury. Roan's was one of more than a dozen mysterious deaths among the Osages, reputed to have greater individual wealth than any other racial group on earth.

Government operatives reported that terror had become so acute in the tribes that members strung electric lights around their houses to illuminate their yards at night. Hale was connected with only three cases, however, in evidence made public. Hale had a $25,000 poliscy on the life of Roan, and has striven vainly to collect it since the Indian's death. The ranchman has maintained it was a legitimate business precaution to protect him in loans made to Roan, and that the government prosecution was instigated by the insurance company to avoid payment. Confessed Actual Killing John Ramsey, cowboy and tenant farmer, confessed to killing Roan, asserting he was hired by Hale and re(Continued on Page 16) 23 ARRESTED IN RAID ON WICHITA GAMBLERS Police Knock Down Door in Downtown Building to Break Up Game on charges of gambling when men were earrested lice raiding squad knocked down the doors to a suite of rooms in the Brosjus building early today.

Tom Davis and Earl Fitch were arrested on charges of running a gambling Fitch gave the name of House on the police blotter. Both were released on $500 bond and the other 21 men had little difficulty in making $50 bond each. Police seized 24 decks of cards, a large number of poker chips, table tops, dice and equipment for several other kinds of gambling games. Capt. H.

L. Pennington exhibited a card which he said had to be shown before admission could be gained. This card testified that the bearer was a member of the "Oil Men's Police say that practically all present were Wichitans of long standing and few if any oil men were in evidence. It was the biggest down, town gambling raid in a year. NEW YORK CENTRAL TO TAKE OVER "BIG FOUR" WASHINGTON, Jan.

Interstate commission approved today the application of the New York Central railroad to acquire control under lease, of the railroad property of the "Big Four," the Cincinnati Northern railroad company and the Evansville Indianapolis and Terre Haute railway. WEATHER FORECAST A portion, severe Sunday, cold snow wave in east Sunday; Monday generally fair, not so OKLAHOMA-Cloudy Sunday, probably, rain in east portion. colder with cold wave Sunday afternoon and night: Monday partly cloudy, colder in southeast portion. Protect livestock. Sentenced for Life K.

HALE, wealthy rancher, who yesterday was convicted and sentenced to life in the penitentiary for complicity in murder of Henry Roan, Osage Indian. TEAMWORK NEED OF RETAILERS TO KEEP SHARE OF BUSINESS Walter S. Arndt Says Through Co-operation Traveling Men, Jobbers and Wholesale Houses Can Compete with Chain Stores Co-operation in everyday trade was given an added impetus last night when Walter S. Arndt of Dayton, member of the supreme executive committee of the United Commercial Travelers of America, told a gathering Wichita business men-manufacturers, jobbers, retailers and commercial travelers about "Teamwork in Business." It was described the distinguished visitor as the one way in which the jobber, the wholesaler, the retailer and man with the grip can combat the chain store system and retain their share of the business on a profitable basis. The occasion was the "Teamwork in Business" banquet sponsored by Wichita council No.

39, U. C. at Hotel Lassen. Approximately 200 representatives of all lines of the commercial world interested in the ject were present. After paying tribute to Wichita as a city known far and wide for its progressiveness and to Wichita council for the part it played in the upbuilding of that reputation, Mr.

Arndt gave in detail a history the teamwork project which was endorsed officially by the supreme council of the T. in a resolution adopted at its meeting in Columbus, last June. He told his hearers the day has passed when the traveling man was satisfied just to sell his goods, no matter under what conditions. Now the traveling man must give service, must look to his retailer's interests and must "team" with him as do the wholesaler and the jobber whom he represents. "Teamwork." he said, "means the very existence of the small retailer and of the traveling man and the organization which he has come to (Continued on Page 11) CHEATS DEATH IN SIX MILE DROP FROM SKY Flier Glides to Earth in Parachute from Blazing Airplane 22,000 Feet Up DAYTON, Jan.

Julian' Haddon today dropped six miles out of the sky and very tersely reported to his commander that his airplane had been wrecked. In that six drop Haddon perienced almost every emotion that mile, can come to an aviator. He lost consciousness because of altitude. He "came to" after a fall of 22,000 feet in a nose diving airplane which had its engine wide open. He righted it only to discover his machine was afire.

He was bundled in heavy clothing and for a few moments thought he could not get out of the cockpit. Then he escaped, walked to a wing, leaped off, pulled the trigger string of his parachute and glided earth. He struck a rock spained back slightly. The airplane five miles away, almost totally burned. The drama of the thing attracted everyone in the district.

Farmers could see the flaming machine, appearing almost like a meteor, hurtling down out of the sky. But to Lieutenant Haddon, who is a test pilot at Wright field, it was just another episode in his regular army work. As soon as he landed he walked to a nearby farm house and almost apologetically called the commander field to tell about one 0. the moshe amazing escapes from death ever recorded in aviation history. He merely reported his airplane caught afire in the air and he was forced to descend by parachute.

His plane was wrecked, he explained. SINKHOLE STILL WIDENS LINDSBORG, Jan. sinkhole on the Swenson farm, egst of town, continues to slowly grow wider in spite of the fact that the ground is frozen. The diameter is now approximately 300 feet. TO DEFEAT COOLIDGE PROPOSAL Friends of Cruiser Bill Gertain That Time Clause Will Be Retained SEE VOTE THIS WEEK Senate Follows House Action in Giving Federal Yards Building Rights WASHINGTON, Jan.

26. voted to stand house -(AP)-The senate. today provision in the cruiser construction bill requiring that the proposed 16 new warships? be built in govern- This cleared the way for a showing down next week on the big controversy raised by President Coolidge's desire to eliminate a clause to require a start on the naval program by 1931. While the senate argued today over the navy yard question leaders were busy counting noses for the voting engagement on the dominant issue of whether the president should be given authority to initiate and carry out the cruiser program as he might deem best. Friends of the bill insisted tonight that Mr.

Coolidge again faced defeat. The house last year rejected his proposal to knock the time limitation provision and he has a divided party now in the senate on this point. A final vote on the bill during the coming week was freely predicted. Senator Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut, offered to strike out the house provision to give the navy yards half of the 16 warships. He proposed instead that it be left to the discretion of the secretary of the navy where the ships should be built.

Senator Johnson, Republican, of California, remarked this would mean the government yards probably would get none of the vessels. The bill was amended, however, after a protest Senator McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee, to provide that material parts not ordinarily manufactured in government plants might be manufactured for the ships at other places. The measure, as amended by the senate naval committee. would have left this to the discretion of the secretary of the navy with power to purchase any parts outside of government yards if the saving in cost was material. THE EDITOR SPEAKING: For the second time that Oklahoma committee yesterday sidestepped Mrs.

Hammonds. As a telepathist Mrs. Hammond may not be able to produce an example of thought transference but, she will sure give that committee a piece of her mind. 'ANOTHER MINUTE AND WE'D BEEN TOO AMERICA OFFICER SAYS Diminutive Chief Officer of Rescue Ship Relates Perils Encountered in Saving 32 Seamen from Sinking Vessel NEW YORK, Jan. today with the 32 Italian sailors it full details of the actual rescue were ning, the diminutive chief officer -coated in ice and her flanks smeared from the gale-whipped seas that made battered her during the rescue America dropped anchor at Quarantine just at noon and a hundred reporters and cameramen swarmed aboard.

After Capt. Fried had been welcomed by and Manning Ceorge, by his mother they met newspapermen in a saloon on the boat deck and Captain Fried smilingly pointed Manning out as the real hero of the occasion. Manning is less than average height and weighs 130 pounds. Seehim there in the luxurious saloon, his face the fresh color of a boy's and his dark hair curling neatly backward from a placid brow. it was hard think of him as the man who had flung himself into the face of almost certain death to save the crew of the Italian tramp steamer Florida.

With modest hesitation he told how it was done. "How did you select the eight men who went with you in the lifeboat?" (Continued on Page 16) TWO PLANES GO TO AID OF STRANDED AIRMEN SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. -P)- Two airplanes of the Boeing Air Transport left Elko, this afternoon Clover Valley, 30 miles east, where Frank Barber, Boeing pilot and two passengers in his plane, forced down here Thursday afternoon, are being cared for at a ranch house. The only information received Boeing headquarters here told of the departure of the planes, but it was believed that an attempt might be made to effect a landing and leave again with Barber and his two passengers, E. A.

Ames. of Camden. and T. J. Pflueger.

of San Francisco. DOROTHY LENROOT WEDS LOS ANGELES. 25-(P)-Miss Dorothy Lenroot. daughter of former U. S.

Senator I. L. Lenroot, of Wisconsin, was married quietly here today to Roberto Bromberg. referee in the federal bankruptcy court in Los Angeles. CHARGES STEWART WITH LIES Nye Introduces Standard Oil Row on Senate Floor in Scoring Chicagoan MISLED SENATE' Norris Shares in Attack on Man Whom Rockefeller Seeks to Depose WASHINGTON, Jan.

-The contest between John D. Rockefeller, and Robert W. Stewart for the control of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, was called to the attention of the senate today by Senator Nye, Republican, of North Dakota, who assailed Stewart's connection with what he described as the "shady Continental Trading company." Shortly after the senate lands committee, on which Nye is chairman, a year ago inquired into Stewart's dealings with the Continental company, Mr. Rockefeller asked and was denied the resignation of Stewart. Senator Nye today declared that Stewart "defied the senate, misled the senate.

lied the senate, and then proceeded to explain successfully his record to the saitsfaction of a Discourt of Columbia jury." Referring to a recent statement by Stewart. the senator declared that in this Stewart had said that his share of profits from the Continental Trading company was "partly the source from which the steady stream of cash dividends has been paid to the stockholders on the Indiana company." "It looks to me," interposed Senator Norris. Republican, of Nebraska, "that some of the stockholders want Stewart re-elected because he gives them the benefit of his stealings." "If Mr. Stewart's claim is asked Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho. "then the stockholders benefited by that transaction, did they not?" "Yes.

that is true," Nye replied. In his prepared address. Senator Nve declared that the senate's investigations of the oil industry had saved the government billions of dollars and "ought to have created a determination in the circles of the oil people of the land to cleanse the industry of agents and officials who, by their (Continued on Page 16) Support the Band THIS afternoon, starting at 3 o'clock, the Wichita American Legion band will give a free concert at the Forum. This is the second of a winter series given by that organization. The object, aside from the entertainment feature, is to more fully the city with the quality and importance of this musical organization which won first place in the national contest.

The band is appearing under the auspices of the city commission, which body will judge the desirability of future performances by the attendance program has been arranged to please lovers of all varieties of music. Wichita owes it to these musicians to give them a good audience this afternoon, and on all future appearances here. They are already preparing to go to the next convention and defend their hard won honors against the bands of the nation. Your support is needed. INVESTIGATORS TAKE OWN TIME IN CALLING ON MRS.

HAMMOND Rumors That Johnston's Confidential Secretary May Not Testify Are Not Denied OKLAHOMA CITY, JAN. -Showing no abatement of interest in the versatile part played by Mrs. O. O. Hammonds in administration of Henry S.

Johnston, suspended governor, whom she has served as confidential secretary, the house of representatives investigating committee today evinced no eagerness to interview her Although Mrs. appeared personallynds punctually yesterday at the hour designated by the committee and asked for the privilege of using her own stenographer, in addition to the regular committee clerk, to record testimony, she was excused and the committee today showed no disposition to recall her. Question Family Connections Committee members refused to comment 011 deductions of local newspapers that she would not be called. Much of the evidence taken by the committee today centered about the family loyalty of the woman secretary. Her husband.

Dr. monds, is state health commissioner, an appointee of Johnston. Her brother, Reed Scott, has been a salesman for a road machinery company which witnesses testified has (Continued on Page 11) THREE SHIPS SILENT AFTER SENDING SOS Fate of Two Unknown and Third Believed to Have Sunk with Crew of 20 NEW YORK, Jan. tonight hid the fate of the British steamer Silver Maple, fifth vessel this week to send cut an sos over the storm-swept Atlantic. while the cutters Mojave and Tampa sped to her position 780 miles east of Boston, position 37:10 north 56:15 west.

The plight of the Italian freighter Capo Vado, silent for 24 hours after she sputtered an SOS from a point 750 miles east of Bermuda, also was a mystery. No details of her condition were given and there was no word that any ships were going to her rescue, except the British steamer Cleanthis which relayed the SOS. Her position was given as latitude 31:23 north, longitude 48:46. The Capo Vado was en route to Baltimore with a crew of 25 or 30 men. Late tonight the Radio Marine corporation reported that no further word regarding the freighters had been received.

Belief was expressed by the coast guard that the fishing trawler Seiner. which had been fishing on Georges Banks and had not been heard from since January 13, had gone down with her crew.of 20. This opinion was given after coast guard vessels had waged a vigorous search for the craft which apparently was blown far out to sea. The Silver Maple has a crew of 40 men. She sailed from Oran January for New York.

JURY STILL HOLDS FATE OF MRS. RUBY LABARR ELLSWORTH, Jan. fate of Mrs. Ruby Labarr, accused slayer of Charles (Pansy Allen, aged recluse. still was unknown tonight as jury which received the degree murder trial late yesterday continued deliberations.

No indication as to when an agreement would be reached had been given. Mrs. middle-aged Ellsworth woman, is alleged to have conspired with William Bascue, a roomer at her home, to kill Allen, a huckster, for money he is said to have carried. Bascue was convicted and is serving a life sentence in the state prison at Lansing. Allen's body was found September 23, 1928.

GETS LIFE UNDER THE HABITUAL CRIME ACT OLATHE, Jan. Thomas, 55, today was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary under he 2-year-old Kansas habitual crim-1 nal law which provides life terms or third convictions. Thomas was lound guilty January 12 010 charge 1 burglary at Meriam. He previously had been convicted in 1916 at for grand larceny and at Kansas City in 1920 om similar harge BANKERS STIR REED TO ACTION Governor Threatens to Call for Repeal of Intangible Tax Law FAIL TO CO-OPERATE 01 Bank Heads Are Scored for Lack of Interest in Perplexing Problem liner America came steaming home had saved from the ocean's fury, and told for the first time by Harry Manwas in command of the lifeboat. On the Air Tonight TEW YORK, Jan.

George Fried, of the liner America, and the men in the America's lifeboat who rescued the crew of the Italian steamer Florida will speak over station WABC, New York, and the Columbia broadcasting chain from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock tomorrow night. CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY OF KANSAS TUESDAY Numerous Organizations Besides Kansas Day Club to Gather in Topeka TOPEKA, Jan. as will celebrate its 68th birthday sary next Tuesday. Members of the Kansas Day club, composed of Republicans, and a half dozen or more other organizations will gather in Topeka on the anniversary of the state's admittance into the union. Legislative leaders plan a holiday for the lawmakers that day.

The festivities will open Monday night with a reception at the governor's mansion for members of the Women's Kansas Day club and the annual banquet of the Native Sons and Daughters at a nan down town hotel. The Kansas Council of Women also will meet Monday. The Kansas Women's Press association will hold its annual meeting Tuesday morning. The business session of the Kansas Day club will held Tuesday afternoon, followed bey the annual banquet which more than 1.000 Kansans are expected to attend. Ralph D.

Cole. of Toledo, former congressman. will be the principal speaker. Should precedent be followed. H.

Shideler, of Girard, will be elected president of the Republican organization as he was runner up last vear against Frank (Chief) Haucke, of Council Grove. George Siefkin. cf Wichita, is reported to have thrown his hat into the ring for the runner up position this year. TOPEKA, Jan. -Governor Reed said today that unless national bankers actually co-operate with legislative tax committees in solving the bank taxation problem he will send a special message to the Kansas legislature recommending the repeal of the intangible tax and mortgage registration laws.

In a formal statement, Governor Reed described the present bank tax situation in Kansas as "intolerable and inequitable both as between national banks and state banks in the matter of the respective rates of taxation and as between all banks and other property." Favors Fair Trial The chief executive said, however, that the legislative tax committees feel that the two laws should have fair trial in the belief that they can be made of service to the people of the state." The governor issued his statement following a conference with W. W. Bowman, secretary of the Kansas Bankers association, and Sen. Fred Harris, chairman of the senate as- at sessment and taxation committee. follows: considering the taxation situation in Kansas one of the mast difficult things to deal with is the evasion by the national bankers of the state of the proper share of the tax burden.

"After Kansas passed the intangible tax law and the mortgage registration law, certain national banks taking advantage of a technical provision in the federal statute succeeded in having the taxes reduced from the usual personal property rate to the lowest rate charged on any intangible property. "When the national first bringing a suit of this kind succeeded in dodging its proper contribution to the needed revenues of the state and counties other national banks followed suit. Whole System Disturbed "This action of the national banks has had a serious effect both upon the needed revenues for the state and counties and also has disturbed the whole tax situation. It has given the national banks a great advantage over state banks in the matter of the amount of taxes assessed against such classes of banks. The state banks are now seeking relief from taxation to the same extent as the national banks.

The removal of all bank capital from the ordinary and usual rate of taxation will seriously deplete the revenues needed by the state and counties and is unfair to other property. "The whole action is based upon the fact that the intangible tax law and the mortgage registration law provide a lower rate of taxes upon' (Continued on Page 16) 12 BODIES RECOVERED AFTER MINE EXPLOSION 14 Killed When Blast Wrecks Interior of West V.irginia Shaft CHARLESTON, W. Jan. (UP)-Twelve bodies of the 14 miners killed in the explosion at the Kingston Pocahontas Coal company near here early today, had been located within the ruined workings tonight. Four bodies had been removed, including that of Blaine Parker, night foreman, who was nearest the entrance.

Eight others were awaiting removal and rescue workers were still searching for the other two men reported missing. The first bodies were recovered at 2 p. m. today. They were taken down the hoist to the emergency station at the foot of the mountain.

The topography of the mine is such that the usual gathering of anxious relatives at the mouth of the tunnel -was absent. It is situated near: the top of a steep mountain and ascension is difficult. Five of the dead miners were single and nine were married, leaving families. The operates at a full capacity men. mine, MONTE BLUE A FATHER HOLLYWOOD, Jan.

26. (UP)-Mr. and Mrs. Monte Blue were receiving congratulations today over the arrival of a son, Richard Monte Blue. The new arrival is the sedond child born to the film couple.

The first Barbara Arm, is three years old. is.