The Frederick Leader from Frederick, Oklahoma • 1

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THE REDERICK LEADER W4 NUMBER 225 (IP) MEANS UNITED PRESS REDERICK OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY MARCH 20 1929 (IP) MEANS UNITED PRESS A Rogers Leads City Ticket in Mayoralty Victory RBElSROBBANKSCARCftSSDEPOSilSMAfiSHALDCH VOTE HOSIER MOSS CLERK RESULTS BY WARDS STORES DURING ROW PROBLEM IN WE MOD RETREAT 10 DEATH MARSHAL Zieglt rom Mnrch 203 before hispas Only a short limo iy a Hinnt iiiim iiuiuiu iiiMpar ucvuuivo vnnui iivt in iavw iwuv a priest had been sent to give way will serve until January he last sacremcnt 'The priest g' been a li the to BIRTH RECORD and delibe National identified as his body Held Tp TO The Weather nn (Continued on Page 3) ft tS Mayor itv the car and no all the 298 137 61 149 814 693 and side and corner at Main now occupied by brick home but it ere old 236 241 180 158 complications uremia caused upon bottom has performed the United States similar Can march rebid defeated term in Ward 202 votes Lynn Blackwood Spence Akins red Hodges Jim Duncan Roy Mos Robert Cull Bruce Wright Government will attach which rebels send across States border and may to extradite the leader of who sur Storms orced Explorers Land On Ice During Ant arctic Reconnoitering Joe Kostris Ollie Burt after some 165 53 guilty Pres Circulation Yesterday Name Dr Joe Rogers Ganiblin Dr IT Roberts New Gangsters day They door and Regular Meeting Will Be Thursday Evening to against in the city's at the four rapid rate and beginning Monday April closing Saturday April 860 651 Eight meeting Oklahoma Suspension Sustained Alter Lengthy Impeachment Trial will be forced to a desert to attack the Show Question 233 THREE KILLED WHEN GANGLAND LARES IN NEW YORK New York March 20 (LP) The New York Times and St Louis Post Dispatch announced Wednesday that Commander Richard Byrd had flown to the rescue of three mem bers of his antarctic expedition who had been forced down on the ice and had found them safe and well Larry Gould Bernt Balchen and Harold June who started from the base for a flight over the Rockefeller mountain had en countered a severe storm which crippled their plane They were nn ahle to communicate with Byrd' by radio and the rescue flight was un dertaken to determine their plight irst Bank Building In crick Will he Razed och General Barretier a scrlntions of the man pounced their belief that Baker had been murdered Council Races Decisive Cowen and Charley Brunt unopposed in Ward 1 as can and Jim Duncan receive the Torreon bank of natelv 8510000 merchandise also were takenhe fleeing rebels The To Mr and Mrs Bill lood in (lie Tillman County hospital Sunday a son searched everyone who of Impeachment The vote was 35 to 9 for con viction on the charge of general incompetency Lieutenant Governor Holloway who has been acting Governor since pension since January 1929 now becomes Governor in fact Hollo orecast: Tonight and Thurdsay partly cloudy Little change In tem perature Temperature: 'Yesterday's max imum 76 last night's minimum 45 orty and Eight Install Officers tlu beer war which resulted in the massacre of seven rival gangsters here on St Valentine's Day Deputy United States marshals guarded all corridors on the eighth floor and entered Capone canie in smiling The man who was guard was said to have the ranking of a court bailiff and this was construed as a move on Capone's part to prevent the arrest of his aide for carrying concealed weap ons The will not be taken I before the grand jury immediately house Hie last few weeks of had been drawn Street Commissioner 298 182 With more I ha a quarter of a century of city history huild ed in and around i I one of rederick's oldest landmarks 'inallv housed the frame structure that orig Bank of Commerce located at Dahlia avenue and Main street will bo torn down Phipps who now pwnsi the property said Wednesday Phipps is constructing a steel and sheet iron building about 25x100 feet on lots to the north of the old building and the four lots will be turned into a used car department of the Phipps Motor Company The little wooden bank build Ing was constructed in JD02 wlien Waggoner Ira Holloman and Bill Kelly organ ized the firm It was originally built on the and Grand the bank's moved a block south to make way for construction of the new quarters The little 'square wooden structure since its removal has been occupied by a varied line of business con cerns tinjl during the past few years has been utilized as a junk storage house Its passing will be but other Indication of expansion Medford purchases new force pump to Increase pressure for 'use by fire department i regime Wednesday that he evacuated Torreon federals to avoid loss of lives President Calles rately and cowardly bombarded the people of Torreon making victimsof men women and children and violating rules of civilized warfare and rights of non Gen eral Escobar said Escobar continued to mobilize his troops in the Escalon oasis appar ently hoping to draw army farther from its base Escalon has the only waler in this district and Calles across troops due to the old ed passing from sunlight I imp lie it of Mrs iisn monds his tormer contidentiat and the McAllen Texas March 20 (( P) A tingle error which was said to lune led to the execution of an American citizen by tir ing squad of federal troos nwni Mier across the border from here was reported Wednesday by the sheriff of Starr countj The name was elix Gonzales He was said to have been mistaken for a Mexican but the sheriff says he has established his American citizen ship Mexican officials made no statement about the reported ex ecution and it could not be learned why Gonzales was kill ed York Mat ch look three lives Wednes smashed an iron sheeted murdered Samuel Sacco ife Hose in I heir home shortly before a Soon afterward an unidentified assailant standing in a nearby door wy fired six shots at James Uono I'io 28 as lie stood talking with companions in front of a restaurant in Greenwich Village Three bullets struck their mark The assassin es caped and Donofio died In a taxi cab en route to a hospital With etleials He had given absolution and' then departed from the house The window blind of the which durinr the marshal's illness but half way down considerably lor lungs apparently morning buletin had 125 Hour Non Stop Endurance Drive to be Made in rederick Chicago March 20 (IP) Al Capone of the Chicago beer racket appeared Wed nesday in answer to a summons Io testify before a federal grand juryinvestigating beer running Back from his lorida estate and looking a little thinner than before he left Capone walked into the United States district attorney's of fice Behind him trailed a furtive eyed Individual identified as a member of the gang leader's widely advertised body guard Authorities at the federal build ing had made elaborate arrange ments to receive the man who has been accused of responsibility for Paris ranc' March 20 I'i ld Marshal erdinand su preme i oinmand of the Allied army in the World War and prob ably the most brilliant modern mili tary strategist died at his home Wednesday He was 77 years Death came at 5:55 The mild little renchman never had known actual defeat rendered to death only after he battled to the last ounce of strength in his slender shrunken body Heart I rouble Chevrolet six cylinder coach He will be handcuffed to the steering wheel and will drive the six days and five nights without food or sleep A circuit will be arranged to include the four towns he will make but fifty percent of his time will be spent in reaericK The start will be at 11 Monday and the finish at 4 Saturday afternoon Crankcase and radiator of will be sealed at the start water or oil added during the drive demonstrating the grilling test td which the car will be submitted secretary and storm center of his administration Johnston was impeached on eleven charges of corruption and in eleven articles were: Issuance of a pardon to Crosthwaite fugitive murderer diversion and misrepresentation of funds paid Eldridge an in vestigator unlawful deficiency cer tificates for state banking depart Giim Allied Commander Loses hi Lust Bailie of His Life Died Late Wednesday Leased Wire acilities Twenty four Hours a Day Serve News to The Leader by the United Press Leading World Wide Press Association Valiev Residents Saved Danger by Cries of Wai msg Shouted rom Motor Car tornev law clerk and stenographer for the years 1927 28 1928 29 (two separate articles) unlawful ex penditures pursuant to illegal con tract with Kirby itzpatrick as at torney for state banking depart ment unlawful deficiency certifi cates for the state issues commis sion for the years 1927 28 1928 29 (two separate articles) deficiency certificates to Cochran and 1) II Linebaugh as friends of the court in the Supreme con tempt controversy With Owens: calling out of the militia to prevent a special session of the Leg lislature in December 1927 and general incompetency The charge of calling out the mililia to prevent Hie Legislature from meeting in December 1927 was dropped by the House Board of Managers during prosecution of the 'case Conviction upon any one of the remaining ten charges was tantamount to removal from his high office to which he was elected in November 1926 The fight on Johnston began January 8 the first day of the Twelfth Legislature The first skirmish was a defeat for the Gov 1 ernor This defeat came when Al len Street classed as an adminis tration supporter the speakership of the house after holding' the office but two hours James Nances az strong anti administratlonist was elected speaker On January 11 the general in vestigating committee of the House began delving into Johnston's of ficial record On January 18 the House adopted five impeachment charges against the Governor The Senate received the charges Janu ary 21 and immediately suspended Johnston elevating Lieutenant Governor Holloway to the chief chair Within a few days the House had considered eight more im peachment charges and adopted six of them one of which was dropped by the House Board of Managers Governor Johnston appeared be fore the Senate Impeachment court Announcement was made Tuesday by Murrell of the 11 8 Mur rell Motor Company that Ted Smyth Internationally famous en durance test car driver has been se cured to make a 125 hour drive in rederick on a route that will include Hollister Manitou 15 and 20 Smyth feats in ada Cuba and Mexico and has es tablished several International rec ords During his test he will drive a BYRD RESCUES MEN TRAPPED BY AIR ACCIDENT Three federal columns concen rated at Torreon Wednesday to ontinue the vigorous offensive gainst rebels in the state of Chi uahua The Presidencia announced that he rebel general Escobar had loot apuruxi Large quantities by Southwestern Stores Inc modeling and enlarging warehouse facilities at Oklahoma City Tulsa Calles Sets Out 1 Across Desert Country In Close Pursuit United tempt subversive movement and others are of large scale said ident ortes Gil Wednesday are iust common The government communique nouncing the looting of Torreon ferred to the "immorality of rebels Colonel Jose Maria Tampia chief of the presidential staff estima that the rebels had stolen a total of 3500000 pesos at' Monterey Sal tillo Durango and Torreon Pri vate banks and branches of the Bank of Mexico have been robbed be said Charging that the government is founded on crime and tyranny the rebel General Escobar defended his and explained to Hie civilian Modern Paul Revere Atlanta Georgia March (LP) Warned by the shouts of Edward Calvin Red Cross worker who rode through the Apalachicola val ley in an automobile the residents of Illis cotton farming section were safe from flood waters Wednesday Only this warning prevented a death loll in Hie district according to information reaching here from Hie flood zone This new menace from high water is a result of the great drainage from the north The crux of the flood Wednesday is at River Junction where the two rivers converge in lorida a few miles south of the Georgia line Calvin drove south just ahead of the flooding waters It is believed he is safe in one of the lower rivet towns 1 I River Tiii ction is mirtlv under the njc) The nrest is exnec tod within the next eighteen hours If it reaches a height to flow into the railroad yards it will tie up all rail roads in the section as the town is a switching point The only other point in this sec tion suffering from floods is ort Gaines Georgia Most of the resi dents of that town of 1500 persons have left their homes for higher grou nd wnro on the long Ward 3 Hartwig Brown for the long when he received 121 a Noel formerly a of the council was elecled lo Hie short term for Ward 4 over Richardson Noel received 173 votes and Richardson 126 Sunday Afternoon Shows The Sunday afternoon show ques tion referred to vote of the people which permits operation of picture shows Sunday afternoon from 1 to 6 iP in carried by a comfortable ma jority when 814 votes were regis tered tn favor ana oai Voting was heaviest history and continuedpolling places at a throughout the day Officers of the orty and will be installed at a Thursday evening at 8 in the American Legion Hall accord ing to Ora Carr' retiring corres pondent ollowing Installation rites a business meeting will be held and refreshments served VOLUME XII JOHNSTON IS CONVICTED wni'A didates for the city council on the long and short term In Ward 2 A Carr was re turned to the long term in a victory over A Lewis when he received 2G5 votes while Lewis received 205 II Veidt was elected short term councilman in Ward 2 when he received 237 votes Ebb ly nt re ceived 176 and Qziei 4 2 Wallace Peters and A Reeve? were unopposed council candidate? short term list riel Wed more tetanus a lii'cateni'd him the last sacremcnt 'The priest go stood at the bedside for only two minutes He turned and walked) The Senate removal vote out shaking iiis head culminated a 38 day trial during too late" lie said is which flip snsnpndpd Governor (spent seven days on the witness stand defending his administra tion removal also mark the political Ham Sacco and Wife Murdered nt Their Home and Donofio Shot in Greenwich Village Scout Murder Theory In Death Body Is ound in Cur Bui'ned to Death at New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana March 20 (LP) elderly man dressed(n was sought throughoutlght southern states Wednesday as the man who sat in the seat of Mrs James Baker's au tomobile an hour before her body was found Sunday night in tly burned car Despite a verdict of ac cidental returned late Tuesday police today broadcast de ana un Mrs Kostris Reelected Street Com missioner Carr Veidt Hart wig Noel on Council Dr Joe Rogers was nominated for mayor of rederick in tlie Dem ocratic primary election Tuesday when he led the city ticket in the largest primary election vote ever recorded here His Democratic vic tory means his succession to the mayoralty due to the fact that the Republican party is inactive in city politics A total of 1541 votes was cast in the mayor's race in red four wards Rogers received a total of 929 votes while Gamblin former incumbent and op ponent registered 453 Dr Roberts received 159 votes Moss Is Victor i In tlie closest race of the cam paign Roy Moss was nominated city clerk with a plurality of 5 votes over 'Robert Cull' and Bruce Wright a close third The three cornered derby ended with Moss re ceiving 549 Cull 491 and Wright '438 Joe Kostris was awarded his sec ond term as street commissioner af ter a spirited race with Ollie Butt in which Kostris polled 860 votes and Burt 651 Lvnn Blackwood night chief ot police 'led Spence Akins in their two cornered race lor city mai slial when he amassed 693 votes to Akins' 569 red Hodges was third with 67 Old Landmark To Be Erased Pensacola lorida Miliean and the lorida Hood nesday appealed for anti toxin to prevent euidemie Carcasses of hundreds of animals drowned in the flood are beginning to show above water advices said said Ata dome Major Bugnet were at the bed nicnt creating jobs of assistant at when Hie end came The general the major had just called their respects were drawn to the shortly after o'clock the shutters were closed upon house of death Earlier in Hie day it liad announced that the marshal missed a more comfortable night lint that his competency The heart had proved troublesome weakening Oklahoma CTy March 20 (UP) Henry Johnston was removed from office as Governor of Oklahoma Wednesday upon conviction by the Senate Court 35 10 One Two Three our Total: 283 '312 16L 168 929 a 146 128 38 141 453 54 50 21 31 159 Treasurer 390 359 83 25') 1096 City Clerk 207 143 65' 134 549 148 199 1 42 102 491 129 135 76 98 438 City Marshal 234 192 143 124 693 152 211 65 141 569 82 63 6 56 207 18 22 4 23 67 UNO Councilman Ward 1 Long Term Councilman Ward 3 Long Term 1 Cowen 395 (Unopposed) Wallace Peters 102 (Unoppos Councilman Ward 1 Short Term Wu(1 Teru Charley Brunk 406 (Unoppos i2 (Unoppose(t) Councilman Word 4 Long Term Councilman Ward 2 Long Term' Q' Hartwig 202 A Carr 2G5 Brown 121 A Lewis 205 Councilman Ward 4 Short Tenn Councilman Ward 2 Short Term (' Noel 173 Veidt 237 Richardson 126 I lb lynt 176 School Board Ward 4 Ozier 42 Hubbard 266 (Unopposed) Robbery Loss at Calvert Brothers Station is Heavy z' i nt 1 barked outside the door of his house $106 In Cash ChecKS nearby attracting his attention An Mprchfindisp and examination revealed the robbery iviercnanaise ana The front door liad bpen pried Radio Taken open to gain entrance A punch had been used to shatter combination to the station's safe and more than Heaviest loss in I' 1 edet ick cash and checks stolen cent series of robberies was sub a wag jn cash 1 ed by the Calvert Brothers Service Station when the establishment was In addition a Day Ian radio ten broken into and raided between the cartons ot cigarets ten 29x490 hours of 2 o'clock and 3:30 'Wed ner tubes a cabinet full of spaik nesdav morning At 2 a in night plugs and six boxes ot candy were patrolmen visited the establishment taken Total loss was near $300 and found the front door locked At No trace of the thieves had been 3 30 Robert dog which he found Wednesday i locked inside the station each night The loss was uninsured Capone in Chicago to Testify in Death Probe.