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®he &tkmfa Journal
VOL. XXV. NO. 155
GERMANY DEMEO
■ IN STATE OF SIEGE
AS REVOLT LOOMS
Civil War Threatens Bavaria
When Leaders Split on Al
legiance to Reich and Ruhr
Peace Terms
BERLIN, Sept. 27.—The German
federal government late today made
Its second move to offset Bavaria s
action in proclaiming limited mar
tial law.
Following its first move this
morning in declaring a nation-wide
“state of exception” the reich au
thorities demanded that Bavaria
cancel her state of siege proclama
tion on the ground that the federal
proclamation Is sufficient to meet
any need of the state.
Acceptance of the central govern
ment’s order presumably would
mean deposing the Bavarian dicta
tor Von Kahr.
There was every indication the
government is prepared to deal se
verely with any attempt at Bava
rian opposition to its action yester
day in proclaiming the end of re
sistance in the Ruhr.
Defense Minister Gessler, undet
President Ebert's proclamation, is
given wide executive powers, becom
ing virtually dictator of the German
’ reich. Constitutional guarantees are
partly suspended.
The proclamation cancels tempo
rarily laws concerning the freedom
of speech and the press and freedom
of assembly.
Existing laws against treason,
demonstration and activities danger
ous to the nation are stiffened.
The nation appeared facing dan
ger of early civil war as both Ba
varia and the reich marshalled their
forces and prepared for action. ‘
The Berlin cabinet, learning ot
Bavaria s high-handed action in
making Von Kahn a virtual dicta
tor, assembled hastily at midnight
and quickly decided on the proclama
tion of “ausnahm* sustanrt,” 01
state of exception.
This proclamation clothes Gesslef
with important executive powers.
Dictatorial Power Given
While the defense minister is not
actually named dictator, he ha 3 al
most dictatorial powers under terms
of the proclamation, which tempora
rily puts aside personal liberties, in
cluding the right ot free expression
of opinion in the press, right to free
assembly and also places a censor
like control on mails, telegraphs and
telephones.
The decree permits confiscations,
house to house searches, ai)d limits
property rights. -
Gessler is permitted tn delegate Tils
executive power to military com
manders.
In co-operation with the min isle*
of interior he can recall civil admin
istrations, replacing them with gov
ernment commissars.
In order that the military may nt’
assume super-dictatorial powers, tin
proclamation provides that any mil
itary orders must be submitted to
and approved by the civil commis
sars.
Any persons violating lhe military
rule or inciting others to violation
of it, are subject to imprisonment
with fines up to the equtestent of
$4,000 for each offense.
If. because of any violation of the
extraordinary state, any persons lose
their lives, the violators are subject
to death or imprisonment.
The decree also permits confisca
tion of the property of violators of
its ‘provisioins.
Existing laws against high trea
son. arson, explosions, damaging rail
ways, violence in clashes, etc., are
sharpened so that the death penalty
can be exercised.
Special Courts Ordered
The decree provides for formation
of special courts for trial of persons
violating its provisions.
Up to a late hour this morning the
government was without news indi
cating that Bavaria was undertak
k ing anj’ actual coup against the
reich.
Berlin was quiet, a majority ot the
population not realizing that the lim
ited state of siege had been declared.
Some quarters regarded the ap
pointment of Von Kahr and the sub
sequent proclamations in both Bava
ria and the reich. as merely precau
tionary measures, although there
* was no disposition to minimize the
danger that Bavaria may attempt to
carry out her separatist threats, or
even attempt a march on Berlin, to
avenge Bavarian dissatisfaction at
abandonment of resistance in the
Munich advices, said Herr Hittier,
leader of the. Bavarian fascisti, had
been recalled and had summoned all
the fatherland organization members
to join the •‘storm sections” of his
consolidated fascisti groups.
Hittier also summoned horsemen
and automobile owners to stand
ready for duty.
Gessler appointed General von Los
sow, commander of the Bavarian
section of the army, as his military
executive in the aßvarian state.
It is learned the appointment of
von Kahr as Bavarian dictator was
made without consultation with the
reich’s government, which officials
- here considered a direct slap at
President Ebert and Chancello;
Streseinann..
• Army tn Command
Munich advices also emphasized
that Bavaria has no quarrel with
the reich and maintained the appoint
ment of dictator was merely a pre
cautionary measure “in view of the
superhea'ted passions in Bavaria
caused by abandonment of resistance
in the Ruhr.”
One of Gessler’s first actions was
an order to subordinate the regular
"green police” force to the army
command, indicating that military
rule will be carried out by the army
rather than the police.
It is understood the reichswehr
titoops have beer, thrown in a sort
of semicircle around Berlin for use
in case of outbreaks.
Green police forces were held In
their barracks ready for immediate
action.
The city of Berlin was preparing
to station wartime field kitchens
throughout the city ir. connection
. with the new rat’orung laws, and
Ineidnetally, for assistance in event
a coup against the government is at
tempted.
Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF
TARRYTOWN, N. Y.—John D.
‘ Rockefeller celebrates 68th anniver
sary of day be got his first job in
Cleveland commission house.
ROME. —Italian squadron has been
ordered to remain at Corfu until 50,-
000,000 lire indemnity is paid by
Greece.
BERLIN. —One man was killed
i and twenty-five injured in fighting
Wednesday night at Annaberg, Sax
i oriy, between nationalists and work
i men.
TEHERAN. PERSIA. —One hun-
Idred and twenty-five persons were
i killed in an earthquake at Khora-
Lshan on Tuesday, according to dis
patch received here.
BERLIN. —Dr. Von Kahr, former
Bavarian premier, is appointed gen
eral commissioner of state for Ba
varia. He is empowered to proclaim
martial law if necessary.
,W A S HIN GTON. — Roman Catholic
hierarchy of the United States,
meeting here, decides to centralize
finances of church’s home and for
eign missionary work.
POINTE A LA HACHE, La.—Six
i men are drowned when they are
forced to leap into Mississippi river
[ when explosion occurred in engine
room of power boat Reliance.
SOFIA. —It is officially announced
that Bulgarian troops captured town
of Berkowitza Wednesday night after
a struggle. Communists who
were holding town lost heavily. Gov
ernment losses were light.
SAN FRANCISCO. —Japanese res
idents of northern California, Ne
va-da, Utah and Colorado have con
tributed $365,000 toward relief of
their countrymen who were victims
of recent earthquake in Japan.
NEW YjORK. —Newspapers re
sume their identities and publishers
assert that pressmen’s strike is
practically ended with press-room
epnditions made almost normal by
importation of trained men from
outside cities.
MEXICO CITY. Two score per
sons are killed in pitched battles be
tween Agrarians and state troorzs
near Santa Maria del Oro, according
to delayed advices received at head
quarters of general confederation of
workers.
MUNICH - .—Ordinance is issued de-"
creeing that several important para
graphs of constitution of reich and
of Bavaria will provisionally cease
to operate. Liberty to express opin
ions publicly, liberty of press and
freedom to hold meetings will be
curtailed.
PETROGRAD. Polish countess
Cecelia Potopskaka, born at Koscius
ko, and believed to be descendant of
American revolutionary hero, has
been sentenced to death for espion
age on behalf of Poland in alleged
betrayal of fifteen Polish communists
to Warsaw government.
Dipping Law Repeal
Suggested by Brooks
County’s Attorney
QUITMAN, Ga.. Sept. 28.—As a
result of the organized campaign
against cattle dipping, the board of
county commissioners met here and
made public an official communica
tion from Stanley S. Bennet, coun
ty attorney, which tis regarded as
the answer to be made by the coun
ty board at its next regular meet
ing when it is proposed by the anti
'dippers to appear en masse and de
mand relief from the dipping of
cattle every fourteen days. The dip
ping campaign has now been on in
Brooks county for eight years and,
according to the statement of the
cattle owners who seek relief, there
is no end yet in sight.
The dissatisfaction growing nut of
the prolonged dipping campaign is
not confined to Brooks county, but
from reports reaching>Quitman, cat
tle owners throughout the entire
south Georgia section ere very
anxious to see Immediate relief.
Colonel Bennet says in his letter
to the board that the only remedy
lies In a repeal of the present state
i law or a modification of Its terms
by the general assembly; that , the
j board ot county commissioners haw
i no volition in the matter, and were
the commissioners to grant relief
asked, it would lie within the prov
ince, if not the duty, ot the state
veterinarian to mandamus the
board and create a big expense ac
count for the county tor attorneys’
j fees and court costs.
The Weather
Forecast for Saturday;
Virginia: Cloudy, mild tempera
ture.
North Carolina: Fair.
South Carolina, Georgia: Fair. x
Extreme Northwest Florida, Mis
sissippi. Alabama: Probably show
ers and somewhat lower tempera
ture in interior.
Tennessee, Kentucky: Showers
and cooler.
West Vir_ n!~: Unsettled. prob
ably showers ard somewhat lower
temperature.
•Louisiana: Partly cloudy to cloudy.
Arkansas: ' oler.
Oklahoma: Partly cloudy, showets
! ir. east portion, cooler in east por
' tion.
i East Texas: Far’.?.' Jo tidy, to
| cloudy, cooler In interior.
West Texas: Generally fair.
ROME.—Dispatch io the Giornale
d’ltalia from Corfu reports Italian
transports embarking troops and war
materials from island.
KOBE. —Another severe earth-
I quake occurs in Japan in the Hiro
: shima district; communications are
broken and the extent of damage is
unknown.
SOFIA. Semi-official statement
reports revolutionary movement in
Bulgaria is approaching end. Insur
| gents are desenting leaders and sur
' rendering in parties
SPOKANE, Wash. —Judge Sam B.
i Hill, Democrat, is apparently elect
led as representative from Fifth
I Washington district, practically
complete returns show.
LEWISTON. Me.—Daily Sun is
indicted by federal grand jury on
charge of violation Volstead act in
printing advertisements for the sale
of hops and malt.
D U S S E L DO RF. —Berlin di spa tc h
announces that German government
• has issued orders to officials in Ruhr
i and Rhi. eland to resume work and
cease passive resistance.
' TEHERAN, Persia.—Severe earth-
I quakes again have been felt in Ker
i man, where much damage was done,
' and smoke is reported to be issuing
I from mountain near Bujnurd.
■
BERLlN.—Presidential decree is
issued curtailing many constitutional
rights in Germany, among which
are freedom of press and right of
meeting, and domiciliary searches
and seizures are authorized.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oklahoma
house members, prevented from
meeting, pin their hopes for protec
tion against military authorities in
legal committee which is preparing
court proceedings to mark next
stage in dispute.
CHICAGO. Establishment of
naval reserve aviation unit of Great
Lakes nav 1 training station is to
be ushered in by flight naval airship
ZR-1, according to plans of navy
officials.
WASHINGTON.—Gross revenue
of shipping board (Airing July and
August aggregated $4,437,699, in
crease of 35 per cent over same
month of 1922, according to state
ment Issued by Chairman Farley.
WASHINGTON. During week
ending September 15, American rail
roads loaded 1,060,580 cars with reve
nue freight, according to car serv
ice division of American Railway as
sociation. Total was 123,359 cars
more than for same week a year ago.
.—:
CHICAGO. —The known losses of
the Methodist Episcopal church in
Japanese earthquake are raised to
$890,000 when officials of board of
foreign missions receive cable from
Bishop Herbert Welch, who reports
losses in Tokio end Yokohama at
$34,0,000.
Citrus Growers
Win Their Fight on
Three-Strap Boxes
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 28.
Sweeping victory for the citrus ship
pers and packers of Florida was won
I late Thursday afternoon in a hear
i ing before the tariff committee of
| the Southern F-eight association of
railroads west of the Potomac river
and south of the Ohio, when the
, Florida East Coast railway, propo
' nent of the plan, either to enforce
! three r raps on citrus boxes, or to
j demand a 20 per cent penalty for
j violations ot the Delaney tariff ii
| quirements limiting the bulge on the
l boxes, retracted its den.and, and ac-
I cepted a counter proposition of the
citrus men.
The ruling, as it will hold through
the coming season, is that the De-
I laney tariff will stand as at present,
| the penalty for violation, where the
I bulge is exceed.d, to be the placing,
i at the expense of the shipper, three
' straps on the box.
j The hearing was a long and bitter
j one, lasting all day. Every railroad
i witness went under the heavy fire
iof a board of the shippers, which
' included Joshua C. Chase, of Jack
i sonville; W. E. Lee. of Tampa; Dr.
1 J. H. Ross and C. E. Stewart, of ’he
Florida Citrus Exchange, and
Frank Kay Anderson, of the Amer
ican Fruit Growers, Inc., together
with R. Hudson Burr, chairman of
the state railroad commission.
Fish Bone Wound
In Finger Proves
Fatal to Savannahian
i STATESBORO, Ga., Sept. 27.—The
I funeral of Mr. W. A. Kennedy,
! prominent business man of this city,
, who die dyesterday from blood poi-
I soning contracted from sticking a
-j fish bone in his finger, will take
place here tomorrow morning at 10
' o’clock. Burial will be in East Side
I cemete’ry.
According to members of the fam
■ 11”, Mr. Kennedy was cleaning a
' string of trout about two weeks ago,
• when his finger was punctured by
j a bone. When It became Infected he
> was takes to a sanitorium where he
! died yesterday.
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REBUKED 81 JUDGE
PREftCHER SLAYS
HIMSELF IN COURT
Rev. J. R. Brown, Pastor of
Several Rural Churches,
Blows Out Brains in Grand
Jury Room at Sparta
SPARTA, Ga., Sept. 27.—The Han
cock superior court was thrown into
a. state of panic last night about 9
o'clock when Rev. J. R. Brown, thir
ty five years old, a Baptist minister
and student at Mercer university,
walked into the grand jury room and
calmly blew his brains out with a
revolver.
Brown’s wife was suing him for
divorce, and the case was being
heard by Judge Parks at a night
session of the court. Judge Parks
had just decreed that Brown’s wife
was entitled to a divorce and should
receive alimony in the sum of SSO
per month, and that Brown should
be placed under bond as good faith
in the performance of the court’s
order.
After the sentence, he turned and
asked Judge Parks “if he would not
suspend the bond so that he could
go on preaching and make the money
to pay the alimony.” Judge Parks
told him “to let his lawyer do his
talking.”
At this juncture, he turned, and
slapping Sheriff Jackson on the
back, walked into the grand jury
room, where his suitcase was located
and before any one thought ot his
intentions, he had removed a re
volver from same and ended his life
For the past year, Mrs. Brown and
several small children have lived
here in Sparta while Brown attend
ed Mercer university in Macon, a.nd
also preached at several country
churches. His wife claimed that he
had deserted her and left the children
and herself without support, which
neighbors testify was tru®. Mrs.
Brown is a sister of Rev. Z. M. Lev
erette, a prominent Baptist minister
of Crawfordville, Ga., and had moved
there recently to make her home.
Rev. Brown was a native of Walton
county and his remains will be taken
there for interment.
Mississippian Killed
Baby of His Sister,
Is Coroner’s Charge
MERIDIAN, Miss., Sept. 27. Les
ter Porvis, white, of the Zero com
munity, near here, is held in jail
today on a charge of murder in con
neetion with the death of his little
niece, Georgia Marie Spengler, one
year-old daughter of Mrs. Viola
Spengler.
On examination of the body of the
dead infant the coroner found death
was caused by a broken neck and
there were shoe imprints on its face
Porvis, according to police, declared
the infant fell while crawling on a
carpet board.
The coroner's jury late yesterday
found the baby came to its death
by wounds inflicted by the arrested
man.
Mother Who Shot
Son ’‘to Save Him
From Crime” Freed
CHICAGO, St nt. 28.—A prosecutor
virtually turned defense counsel to
day, and with the "moral law” given
precedence over the criminal code.
Mrs. Rose Simiz, who shot her son.
Deszo, several weeks ago to save
him, as she said, from a life of crime,
was discharged in municipal court.
Deszo, who recovered from his
wounds, had been arrested once in
connection with an automobile theft.
He told the judge he had “learned
his lesson,’ had a job, and then
pleaded for his mother.
"She shot me because she loved
me,” he declared.
Judge Prindiville dismissed 'he
case, and mother and son departed
happily together.
Columbia University
Annua! Class Rush
Is Stopped by Police
NEW YORK, Sep-. 28.—Ten po
licemen, swinging clubs, today hrok
up the annual freshman-sophomor -
rush of Columbia students, who had
blocked subway entrances in Morn
ingside Heights and held up surface
cars for half an hour. «
As the crowd dispersed *orn coats,
bloody noses and black eyes were in
evidence, while a crop of freshmen's
blue caps to cd to the ground
marked the spot where 230 first-yenr
m°n claimed to have beaten off more
than : sophomores.
Miami Real Estate
Man Takes Insurance
Policy for $ 1,000,000
COLI’MBI'P. Ohio, Sept. 27.
John S. Sheritt, Columbus insu
rance man. announced today that
he had sold a policy for $1,000,000
issued bv the State. Life
Insurance company on the life of
George E. Merrick, real estate
dealer of Miami. Fla.
Sheritt said the policy Is believed
to be the largest ever issued by a
single company on the life of an
: nd; v idual.
Congressman Clark
Quits Governor s Race
OCALA. Fla.. Sept. 28. —Frank
Clark, representative in congress
from the Second Florida district, to
.lay made known his withdrawal
from the gubernatorial race and at
the same time his intention to seek
re-election to congress, where he has
served for the past eighteen years.
TENDENCY ID KEEP
COOLIDGE IN FIELD
ALDNE STIRS G.O.P.
Republicans Begin to See
Need of Wide Open Race in |
Order to Get Campaign i
Funds
j
RY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal ) |
(Copyright; 1923.)
j WASHINGTON. Sept. 28.—Repub- ■
| lican leaders grouped together in ■
I what is known as the “ways and I
' means committee” are meeting here
I today and tomorrow to discuss plans
| for the financing of the Republican ■
•party in the forthcoming presiden
tial campaign.
Money raised now is not supposed
to be used in the interest of any
particular candidate, but in order to
| give the party a momentum on the j
•day the Republican national conven- I
tion chooses the candidate for the I
i presidency.
Murmurs of discontent ar* heard '
■with reference Io th«»ulleged tenden-i
Icy of the Coolidge people to close •
i the race against any other contend- J
, ers. One of the leaders here has ■
I told Fred VV. Upham, treasurer of j
the Republican national committee,!
| that he believes it a mistake to have I
the present administration receive '
I commitments for delegates at this |
[stage of the proceedings, and give I
I the impression that it is unethical I
for anyone else to announce a can- j
didacy.
Wait Coolidge Platform
It is a fact that the would-be-candi- I
I dates are holding back in deference;
Ito President Coolidge, because the j
latter has not yet had an opportu- •
Inity of addressing congress and an- ■
[ nouncing his legislative program, |
j which of course, is his platform for :
the nominating campaign. Some of I
[the friends of the rival candidates
I are crying out Jiat the race is be-I
ling closed against them, and that j
ja nomination “dictated by the White !
j House” is not an expression of the I
: free will of the party.
: Those who are m a position to
I speak for President Coolidge's cause |
j insist that they, too, would feel it I
[ a mistake if anything were done to j
I bring about what could be called a !
I "dictated” nomination and that more
prestige and value would inure to a !
'nomination received after everyone!
I had had a chance to make a cam- !
I paign than under the opposite kind
; of circumstances.
The difficulty, however, from the |
i viewpoint of candidates other than.'
•President Coolidge, is that the situa-[
| tion is largely psychological. Poli- j
• tieians in various parts of the conn- •
i try who are able to influence the I
i naming of delegates think they see |
■the “old guard” flocking to Coolidge
and they get on the band wagon.
Others who are not so numerous,
! but a. great deal more cautious, do
j not commit themselves at all at such
ian early date, but wait to see how
I political affairs shape themselves-
I For one thing, Mr. Coolidge has not j
yet expressed enough views on any- I
thing to enable opponents to judge I
whether he has sensed the true
wishes of public opinion or whether |
there is a chance by differing with I
him to bring public opinion to their
i side.
Early Pledges Discussed
j The value of commitments. and
pledges given by politicians early in ;
the game is approached on every I
side and it is rumored that friends ■
of former Governor Frank Lowden, •
of Illinois, are going around asking ■
for second choice votes in case the ■
convention should become deadlock- i
ed_pn Coolidge. Mr. Lowden himself ;
was in town a few days ago cnd :
disclaimed al! connection with pies- !
identlal politics and so far as the I
White House is concerned it has not '
heard of any Lowden movement as I
yet. There is talk of activity on the !
part of the friends of Senator Hiram
Johnson, of California, though he, |
! too. has not announced himself as
ja candidate. Governor Pinchot's |» '■,
I litical lieutenants are said to )>*■ ae •
j five, but it is unquestionably t: :.?
j that until a forma) announcement
lof candidacy corries from some rival
'of President Coolidge th'- « "ill
•not be broken for the oti.er • u.
' dates. I
| It is an advantage for the in- i
jeumbent to have the opposing can- I
i didates delay their announcements j
ias long as possible, and while th* |
[cry of closing the doors against other I
(candidates is being hetvd, the Cool-j
■ idge people, of course, insist that |
no conscious effort in- that direction ;
' is being made.
i Before many weeks, an announce- j
' ment ’hat the race is a. free-for-all ■
■ may have to be made by some influ- •
[ential Republican in order to attract •
j the necessary financial support for i
[ the party as a whole and to insure I
j the right kind of spirit before the na I
| tionai convention is held.vThe ru- I
I mors of discontent may vanish, but •
i for the moment they are working ;
i in the direction of opening the race, ;
i something some of the CoolidgS [
friends say they would welcome.
‘’Betts Strad,” Famous
Violin, Purchased by
American From
LONDON, Sept. 27.—A famous H
' Stradivarius violin known as "the !
I Betts Strad.” is going to America. I
i according to the Daily Mail. ■
The instrument, together with j
! -wenty other old violins, has been
! bought by the American expert, J. I
IC. Freeman, from H. C, Waddell. |
I Glasgow, meat packer. The purchase '
i price for the lot is understood to i
I have been 56.000 pounds.
...
Tampa Business Man
Puts End to His Life
TAMPA, Fla.. Sept. 27.—Joseph A. I
i Faisone, president of the Falsone
■Motor Co., of Tampa, committed sui- I
■ cide Thursday morning by shooting I
i himself just aftifr announcing h ! s in- |
| tention of going to He j
idled in an ambulance as ire.was be- |
• ing rushed to a hospital for medical |
• attention. Relatives of the dead nan ;
i were at a loss to account for his act, j
i declaring his business and domestic •
i affairs to be free from anv causes of ;
[despondency. He was 50 years of j
j age. and the father of eleven chil- j
' dren, all living.
Atlanta, Ga,. Saturday, September 29, 1923
Forty Killed When Train
Plunges Through Trestle
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Bl 8188 Jffl IN
YARBROUGH TRIAL
MACON, Ga., Sept. 28.—(8y the
Associated Press.)—The jury consid
ering the case of Dr. C. A. Yar-
I brough, charged with rioting in con
j nection with the flogging of W. O.
Barnett, resumed its deliberations at
9:30 o’clock this morning. When the
jurors went to lunch at I o’clock
there still was no indication that an
agreement was in sight.
The jurors who seemed fatigued
when they left the courthouse at 11
o'clock last night, appeared to have
been refreshed by their night’s rest.
When Deputy Sheriffs Roberts and
Brannan brought them back to the
courthouse all seemed to be in a good
humor and ready for another siege
of argument.
City Judge Will Gunn was on hand
ready for any call from the jury
room, but despite the fact that nearly
■ fifty hours had passed since they
i took the case, there was no indica
' tion that they would cull on him at
an early hour.
No one, except th* ba...if- in
; charge of the jurors, has had any
I communication with them since they
i took the case at 4:29 o’clock Wednes
day afternoon. Persons familiar with
] the courts here say this is probably
: the longest period any Bibb county
| jury has been out without sending
I for the presiding judge.
Effort to Blackmail
Gloria Swanson and
Marshall Neilan Probed
LOS ANGELE'S, Sept. 28.—The
district attorney’s office is investi
gating what was believed to be a plot
to blackmail a number of prominent
movi e Stars, including Marshall Nei
n and Gloria Swanson.
Whii ■ no names involved wers
'made public. District Attorney Asa
i Kbyes admitted that such a probe
was under way. 1; i« said tr have
j been the result of complaints made
I by Marshall Neilan and Mrs. Adeline
| L. Burns, mother of Gloria Swanson,
| that a former employe of Mrs. Burns
i had tried to extort money from Gio
r-a and from Neilan on th® threat
|to mak e public charges against them
I and also had demanded that Neilan
I give him a large salaried'job in pic
| tures.
Flyer Leaves Houston
In Attempt to Break
Old Nqn-Stop Record
HOUSTON. Texas, Sept. 28.—Par
( ker "Shorty” Cramer took off this
morning at 0 o’clock beginning a
flight from Ellington field here to
Brad t ort 1 , Pa.
Cramer hopes L co. • lete the
l, trip in approximately 15
hours.
He is attempting to break Scotty
Crocker’s record in his famous non
j stop flight from the gulf to Canada
HAITI TO ST. LOUS
FLIGHT IS COMPLETED
I ST. LOUIS, Sept. 28. —Lieutenants
If. O. Rogers and F. D. Palmer, ma-
I rine corps flyers, completed their
I flight from Santo Domingo and Port
|Au Prince bases, respectively, short
ily before noon today. They came
i here in connection with the inter
! national air races next week. They
(came byway of ‘Washington, D. U.,
'and Dayton. Ohio.
Hurricane Is Moving
Up Atlantic Coast
. WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.—The
! weather bureau reported at 10 a.
m. today that the. tropical storm off
I the south Atlantic coast was cen
j tered at approximately latitude 32,
i oingitude 75, and moving northeast
i ward. Winds of hurricane velocity
ihave been recorded.
i Storm warnings have been li>v
i ered at and south of CharJ-vton.
IS. C., hut northeast warnings re
main displayed at the mouth of
| Chesapeake bay and along the
j North Carolina coast.
WILTOII EMS
ASK BEHEIBING ON
SPECIAL ELECTION
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept.
28. —The supreme court was asked
by attorneys for Governor J. C.
Walton to hold a rehearing on the
legality of the election set for Oc
tober 2, at which Oklahoma voters
would ballot on a law permitting
,the legislature to meet without call
from the governor.
Governor Walton today faced
two seriou# threats in his bat
tle to prevent the Oklahoma legisla
ture from meet' g in extra session
to stait impeachment proceedings
against him.
First is the special election set
I Cor October 2 and held to be legal
i lij' the supreme court, a t which
j voters of the state will ballot upon
.an initiated law which would per-
I mit the legislature to meet in a spe-
I cial session, without call from the
i governor.
i .Second was the appl’cation for an
j injunction filed in the district court
cf Oklahoma county, which would
; prevent the military authorities nio
! bilized by Governor Walton to “sup
i press insurrection and riot,” from
[ interfering with the proposed meet
j ing.
Legislators Depart
I Members of the legislature who at
| tempted unsuccessfully to assemble
on Wednesday departed for their
homes today and vzill await call from
their leaders.
The governor extended the en
i forcement of drastic martial iaw to
I Murray county on appeal from resi
[ dents of Sulphur, a village ot that
j county. '
| The October 2 election,, which has
j been opposed by the Walton forces,
will take up several other important
I questions of state-wide interest and
• ar, exceptionally heavy vote is fore-
I cast. Other, matters on the ballot
I include payment of a soldie- bonus
amounting to $50,000,000 and a pro
posal to make good fosses by deposi
tors in banks which have closed
their doors.
Argument on the injunction peti
tion will be heard by Judge James I
Phelps in district court Tuesday. He
may hand down a decision within a
short time after the arguments are
: completed so that the matter can be
hurried to the supreme court. In
| the meantime an agreement was
j reached among leaders of the oppos-
I ing factions that no attempt would
| be made by the insurgent legislators
Ito hold a "rump” session. Sixty-J
seven members of the house of rep
resentatives signed the petition for :
suit.
New Probe Asked
Petitions asking Governor J. C. .
Walton to order a military investiga- ■
tion into whippings of the Rev. T. J. i
Irwin, Presbyterian' pastor of Law- |
ton, were presented to the executive I
today by residents of Comanche j
county.
The petition said "hooded and |
masked mobs slugged, gagged, strip- •
| ped and beat” Mr. Irwin and “left I
| the roadside when he was
(thought dead.”
Irwin first attracted national at
tention when he preached the fu
! neral sermon over Jake Hamon, Ok
lahoma political leader, slain by
(Clara Smith.
The petitions asking the governor
Ito investigate the outrages said the
I "masked mob ordered Rev. Irwin to
(leave the state and never mention
[the name of Jake L Hamon again.”
; The petition further stales that
I "although Irwin appealed to local
i authorities to find and punish the I
[criminals, no effort has been made'
ion their part, and the prevailing
[opinion is that instead of trying to I
! suppress lawlessness, there has been •
(an effort to shield the law violators,
(and encourage them in their hooded
' ra ids.”
5 CENTS A COPY,
$1 A YEAR.
RAGING TORRENT
AFTER CLOUDBURST
PREVENTS RESCUES
Checkup on Toll in Wyo
ming Rail Disaster May
Wait for Stream to sub- >
side
DENVER, Col., Sept. 28. —A spe
cial to the Post from Casper, Wyo.,
says one of the submerged cars of
Burlington train No. 30, which
plunged into Cole creek near Casper,
last night, has been pulled from the
stream, and eight, persons were found
alive in it.
CASPER, Wyo., Sept. 28. Esti
mates of the number of persons who
lost their lives last night when Bul
lington passenger train No. 30
plunged into Cole creek near here
differed at 7 o'clock this morning.
The lowest figures placed the dead
at forty. A railroad telegraph opera
tor at Glen Rock, near the scene of
the wreck, and who assisted in the
rescue work, said he thought the
death list might mount to 100.
All rescue work had to be tempo
rarily abandoned at 2 o’clock this
morning. It began snowing about
that hour, after 24 hours of continu
ous rainfall.
The sceiie of the wreck is about .
14 miles euart of Casper, in a sandy
rolling country, near where Cole
creek flows in to the Platte river
from the north. The river runs
along the south side of the Burling
ton trucks for about a quarter of a
I mile.
River Beside Tracks
The Platte is barely a stone’s
throw from the railroad tracks where
Cole creek empties into the lasher
stream, and it was at this spot that
tlie ill-fated passenger train plunged
into what ordinarily is a dry creek.
Terrific rains have been falling in
the district.
The train left Casper at 8:35
o'clock last night. It was made up
of a mail, express and baggage car,
two chair cars and two Pullman
sleepers.
Several bodies wei‘e removed early
today from partly submerged cars,
but names of victims are lacking.
The first bodies removed were taken
to Glen Cross, a small station easi
of the scene of the wreck across the
Platte river from Glenrock. It is
probable several bodies were washed
down stream.
30 Survivors Res
A relief train which returned to
Casper during the night brought
back some 30 survivors, most of
them from rear Pullmans of the
train, which escaped the washout.
May of these people, minus their
clothes, were still in a car at the
station here this morning.
Among those believed to have per
ished in the wreck were Train Con
ductor Guy Goof, of Cheyenne; Ed
Spangler, engineer, ot' Grey Bull, and ■'
Ollie Mallon, fireman, of Casper.
The bridge gave way, according to
best reports, before the engine was
far out on th e structure. The bag
gage coach followed, apparently slid
ing into the torrent on top of the
locomotive an-.l breaking wide open
as it lunged to the far side of the
creek. The smoking car, in which
the greatest loss of life is believed
to have occurred, was completely sub- •
merged and swung around parallel to
the stream. This coach helped to
save the lives of some in the chair
car, on end of which was lifted out
of the water by resting on the smo
i ker. Only one Pullman went into
thf. flood.
The roar of water over cars in
the stream could bo heard for three
miles. -What ordinarily is a dry
creek during tjie summer was swol
len suddenly /into a torrent by the
heavy rains of •yesterday/’
Bridge Just Inspected
A track walker had inspected the
culvert over Cole creek less than an
hour before the Burlington train ,
was due. He reported everything all
right, although the stream was ris
ing.
Probably only four sleeping car pas
sengers lost their lives by drowning.
From twenty to twenty-four passen
gers were rescued from the top of a
sleeper which wos partially sub
merged in tne stream.
Neither the Cheyenne nor Casper
sleepers went into the stream.
A rescue train from Casper arrived
at the scene of the wreck at 11 p. m.,
and immediately it was seen that the
best chance of rescue was by means
of a rope arrangement strung from
the east bank. There were from
twenty to twenty-four persons on top *
of the sleeper, all begging to be res
cued. ro
Thrilling Rope Rescue
The most thrilling portion of the
rescue scene then ensued. A big
cable rope obtained at the Big Mud
dy Oil field was thrown over to the
marooned sleeper.
With the headlight of the locurfio-
the relief train playing on the
scene, the slow process of rescue in
this manner proceeded. Men.- wom
en and children went hand over hand
from the sleeper to the east bank, a
distance of more than 150 feet. Sev
eral times women lost one hand hold
of the rope, onlj to regain their
grasp and save themselves from
dropping into the sweeping waters.
After their trip across the water,
several women fell into a dead faint
and had to be carried to waiting
cars. A man carried a baby in his
arms from the marooned car to the
bank and almost miraculously af
fected a rescue.
Os the injured brought to Casper
early this morning few are severely
hurt.
It was still raining at the scene
of the wreck early this morning.
One sleeper was left on the track
where it had been derailed at the
brink of the stream.
Undertakers left Casper at 5
o’clock this morning to search the *
river for bodies. Undertakers also
have been notified at Douglas to
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