» ASSOCIATED » PRESS » DISPATCHES II A A A A A A VOLUME XXIII Situation In Oklahoma Rapidly Nearing Crisis Interest Now Centers in Ef fort of Governor Walton to Suspend Right of Recourse to Habeas Corpus. SOLONS GATHERING IN OKLAHOMA CITY They Are Preparing to Call Legislature Together in De fiance to Warnings Issued by Gov. Walton. Oklahoma City, Sept. 10 (By the Asso ciated Pres).—Martini rule over Okla homa appeared rapidly to be approachiug n climax today with attentiou momentar ily focussed on Tulsa, where Governor Walton's authority to tuspend the right of recourse to habeas corpus will be test ed. There Adjutant General B. H. Mark ham, commanding the military forces, lias been ordered into district court to show cause why three men held as wit nesses by the military should not be re leased. Whether the Adjutant General would obey the summons remained in doubt. Meanwhile state legislators are gather ing here to perfect plans for an extraor dinary session of the Assembly in defi ance of Governor Walton. No secret is made of the fact that if the legislature convenes, impeachment proceedings will be instituted against the Governor, should sufficient basis for charges be found. Despite the Kxecutive's threat to im prison all lawmakers who attempt to hold a special session of the Legislature "because it would interfere with the pros ecution of his fight against the Ku Klux Klan," assemblymen declare it is in their rights, and the session will be called as soon as the signatures of a majority of the members of both houses can be ob tained. Announced plans are for the Legislature to meet as a board to "inves tigate conditions in the state,'' and no ef fort is being made to convene for legis lative purposes for which a call from the Governor is necessary, it was said. Military courts of inquiry here and at Tulsa investigating acts of mob violence throughout the state continued in sesion today with no indication as to when the . work would be completed. Freed in Civil Court. Tulsa, Sept. 10 (By the Associated Press). —Five men indicted by Governor Walton's fTulqa county military pom ' mission investigating ipah jcjelewe. he-e since .mid-August were freed in ' omt court today when arraigned for prelim inary hearings. They were the first of thirty men indicted by military tribunal to be released. OKLAHOMA SOLONS PLAN TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION Going Forward With Plans Despite the Threats From Governor Walton. Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 18.— Members of the state legislature opened an offensive today against the official acts of Ooveriior J. C. Walton in con nection with his decrees of martial law throughout Oklahoma. Plans took shape among members of the legislature to convene a special ses sion in defiance of the governor to con-, sider his official acts. \ Impeachment proceedings are considered certain if a sufficient number of the legislators can be rallied to the cause. A eall for an extraordinary session was completed tonight and i« ready to be filed with the secretary of state as soon as a majority of the members of the house have signed a petition to con vene the session. On the other* hand. Governor Walton is firm in his determination to give bis enemies in the legislature no chance to "interfere" with his declared intention to "wrest the civil government from the domination of the invisible empire and make the visible government against it supreme.” He reiterated that any lawmakers who attempted to hold a special session of, the legislature would be sent to jail. Four soldiers with side arms guard the en trance to each of the legislative halls. Governor Walton holds that the leg islature cannot meet in extraordinary session, except upon his eall, this pro cedure being outlined by the state con stitution. *, Sponsors of the extra session take the stands that the house can meet upon petition of a majority of the membership without the governor’s consent and form an inquiritorial body to investigate con ditions in the state. During one period of seven years, over eight thousand earthquake sehocks were record in Japan, many of them doing great damage. Cotton on the local market today is quoted at 28 cents per pound; cotton seed lit 60 cents per bushel. “Love, Hate and a Woman” Starring Beautiful Grace Davison .The Loveliest \yoman on the Screen, in a drama of BEAUTY POWER SUSPENSE AND EXCITEMENT Piedmont Today TODAY The Concord Daily Tribune . • • •• . 1 CAUFFIEL IS NOT TO BE REELECTED Mayor Who Ordered Negroes to Leave Town Defeated in Republican Primaries Held on Tuesday. (By the Associated Press.! Johnstown. Pa., Sept. 19. —Mayor Joe Cauffiel, central figure in a controversy over his order directing all negroes re siding in thiN city less flian seven year to leave, was eliminated as a candidate for reelection, returns today from yes terday's primaries indicated. In a field of seven candidates, he was running fifth, with the Republicans resting between William H. Sunshine and Lewis Franks, a former mayor. Dispatching a reply to Governor Pin chot's request for explanation Mayor Cauffiel last night reiterated his order that the negroes “must pack up and go.” Governor Pinehot asked for an Explanation after he had received pro test from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at New York. . Mayor Cauffiel issued the order aftdr throe city policemen were kifled in a fight with an alleged drink-crazed negro, who was killed. JAPANESE RELIEF FUND. Previously acknowledged $208.75 C. M. Powell 10.00 Cash 2.00 E. C. Barnhardt 5.00 Miss Lena M. Leslie 5.00 Miss Bettie M. Leslie 5.00 Mrs. L. Ross 5.00 Harmony Methodist S. S 7.51 Cash 3.00 M. L. Cannon \ f . 25.00 CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES ARE ADVOCATED Secretary Hoover Thinks Entire Freight Rate Structure Should Be Changed. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Sept. 10.—General re organization of the entire railway freight rate structure is favored by Secretary Hoover. Commenting today on the plans of President Coolidge to aid agricultural agencies, Mr. Hoover said freight rates on agricultural products should be low ered. as a complement to the general re construction of all rates, but lie added that the problem we*, delicate qii(l, i*t volvefT, and must' be studied carefully by tile Interstate Commerce Commission. Compared with class rates, commodity 'rates are too high, Secretary Hoover said, but he suggested that some of the western granger roads might not be able to survive a cut in agricultural commod ity rates, and emphasized he did not be lieve it desirable to reduce thsse rates unless the entire rate structure was re vise3*. New Cliarters Issued to Corporations. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh. N. C„ Sept. 19.—Secretary of State W. N. Everett has issued char ters to the following corporations : Commercial Finance Corporation, Sal isbury. with authorized capital stock of $150,000. of which $7,000 has been sub scribed by H. A. Rouzer, Snllie H. Grimes and I. S. Brown, all of Salis bury. Morton Jones and Company, of Ashe ville. with authorized capital stock of $50,000, of which $5,000 hns been sub scribed by W. Morton Jones and Ruth Moser Jones, of Asheville, and T. L. Johnson, of Lumberton. Mizelle Motor Company, Zebulon, in Vance county, with authorized capital stock of $50,000. of which $9,000 has been subscribed by E. D. and L. M. Massed and L. M. Gould, of Zebulon. An amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the Planters Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Company, authorizing an increase in the capital stock from $50.- 0000 to $250,000. Waldensinu Embroiderers, Incorporat ed, with authorized capital stock of SIOO,OOO. of which SI,OOO has been sub scribed by F. Garrou and H. Clot, of Valdese, Burke county, aud A. M. Kist ler, Morganton. The new concern takes over the Burke Novelty Manufacturing Company, of Valdese. Club House at High Point Country Club. (By the Associated Press.) High Point. Sept. 19.—Contract has been awarded for the erection of a com modious dub house at High Point's re cently organized country club and the builder to whom the contract was let 1 has announced that the club house prob ably will be completed by January 1, 1924. The High country club was organized the early part of this year and work begun immediately on a nine hole golf course, which was completed during the summer and is now being used dail. Henderson Merchants to Hold Fashion * Show. (B)i ths Associated Press.l Henderson, N. C., Sept. 19.—Mer chants of Henderson are preparing for an elaborate semi-nanual fashion show to be conducted here Wednesday, Septem ber 26. Tiie trade boosting event was inaugurated here in recent years, and. Merchants say, the fashion shows have proved so successful iin increasing their business volumes that it has been decid ed to make them established events. Notarfcfe Public Gifcntcd~ Ltoenata. (By the Associated Press. Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 19.—Licenses to act as notaries of the public have been issued at the office of Governor Morrison to the following persons; S. E. High, Lucsma, H. L. Averitt, Fayetteville; W. H. H. Bagwell, Ham let'; Miss Carolyn Barnes, Wilmington; Walter Fulford, New Bern; W. L. Sharpe, Greensboro. CONCORD, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1923. PREVENT IMMIGRANT SMUGGLING. PROPOSED Representative Cable, of Ohio, to Spon sor Law. Washington. Sept. 19 (Capital News ‘Service).—That smuggling of immi grants into the United States from Can ada is an industry of growing propor tions, and that it can and should be pre vented by extensions of the Immigration Service are beliefs held by Representa tive John L. Cable (Republican) of Ohio. Mr. Cable proposes to introdnee a bill increasing the number of immigration inspectors not only for Ellis Island, but for duty along the Canadian * border Tlieir duties will include not only, the prevention of smuggling or "bootlegging” of immigrants, but will be a further cheek upon the entrance of the undesir able alien. Conferring with President (,’oolidge about' the Immigratiou Service, Mr Cable expressed the opinion that a large majority of members of Congress would oppose the Department of Labor's plan for of immigrants to America in tlieir home lands, on the ground that such a proeeedurc would involve the making of treaties with countries af fected, which countries themselves wen not in favor of the proposed selection. In spite of this opinion, friends of the idea in/Congress are pressing oonfi dently forward in the belief that the very opposition of foreign countries to selec tion of immigrants before and not after embarkation is a reason for insisting upon it. and with the idea that no treaty is necessary, and that the refusal of an American vise is -all that is required to enforce American selection ideas upon those who inspectors abroad consider un desirable. SYSTEM OF ARBITRATION SETTLES MANY DISPUTES Has Been Found Practical by Pennsyl vania Railroad. (By the Associated Press.) Chicago, Sept. 19.—Satisfactory set tlements were reached in a large majority of the eases of grievances and contro versial questions arising under the em ploye Representation plan of the Penn sylvania Railroad system for the first half of 1023. This was accomplished at conferences between the local, officers and representatives of the employes with out recourse to any higher authority, according to a report made by the North western Region headquarters of the sye tem. “During this period n total of 3.06(i cases were taken up with officers below division superintendents,” the report says. "Although appeal is provided for to superintendents, general superin tendents. general managers, and finally to a joint reviewing committee equally representative of -management and ein l« uw ‘" zed by Fire BRITISH “LIQUOR” REPLY RECEIVED Deals With American Re quest for Reciprocal Agree ment on Ship Liquor and Liquor Smuggling, (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 19.—The British reply to Secretary Hughes' proposal for a reciprocal agreement on ship liquor and liquor smuggling was received-at the State Department today and was de scribed by officials as “in general not sympathetic to the proposals." The Brit ish government plans, however, to pre sent the question to the British Imperial Conference which meets in London next month. State Department officials view the British communication as leaving open the possibility of negotiating a double barreled treaty to curb rum running and also to facilitate legitimate liquor ship ments in foreign bottles. There was no attempt, however, to disguise the fact that the British government had indicat ed general disapproval of the plan and raised objections against it. KANNAPOLIS SCHOOLS OPEN WITH BRILLIANT PROSPECTS Teachers’ Club Has Been Organized to Supervise thq General Work of the School Year. Kannapolis, Sept. 18.—On Monday morning, September 10th, the teachers employed for the approaching session in the city schools of Kannapolis began arriving on the scene. Superintendent W. J. Sloan, of Greens boro, lias been on tbe job for the past month getting things in readiness for the opening of tile school. Tuesday morning marked the begin ning of a series of teachers’ conferences, which continued through Friday. These were under tiie leadership of Professor Sloan. The devotional exercises of the open ing meeting were conducted by Rev. J. V. Clarke, of High Point. Immediately the work of organization was taken up. Miss Lorene Brown, of Mooresville. was elected president of what is to be known as “The Teachers' Club of Kannapolis.” Miss Brown has had much experience in educational work and it is to be hoped that a great deni of good will be accomplished under her leadership. A standard of aims was formulated and aitpbted. These aims‘fait under three divisions : I—Social: 2—profes sional ; 3—effectiveness. These three essentials will be the bed-rock from which the school structure will be built during the present school year. TWO SHIPS COLLIDE OFF NEWPORT CO.AST Battleship Arkansas anti Destroyer Mc- Farland in Accident Early This Morn ing.