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VOLUME XXIII
TROOMEPK
TO TAKE NEGROES
BACK TO ROND JOB
Lieutenant Who Has Been to
Spruce Pine Says Situation
in Mitchell County Town is
Fraught With Danger.
EVERYTHING QUIET
DURING THE NIGHT
Real Test Wifi Come, How
ever When Negroes Driven
From Town, Are Brought
Back to Their Tasks.
<Br the Associated Press.)
Asheville, Sept. 29.—Seeoml Lieuten
ant Eugene P. Poston. of Troop F, X.
C. National Guard, returned here this
noon from Spruce Pine for additional
equipment and men for that town, where
two companies of troops are in camp for
the purpose of protecting negro laborers
nnd maintaining order.
Lieutenant Poston left Spruce Pine this
morning and said report's had reached the
town last night that Ed. Goff, escaped
convict, wanted for alleged criminal as
sault on a white woman, had been cap
tured .'hi miles below Spruce Pine. A
citizens' from Hpt'Ure Pine
set out about midnight for the scene.
Wire communication with the tojvn is
cut off today. It is reported' that' the
wires have been cut. * .
The Lieutenant said thare is-no ques
tion that Hie situation in Spruce Pine
is fraught with danger, and the real test
of the people's temper is expected when
the negro laborers, forcibly deported by
the citizens on Thursday and Friday, are
brought back by soldiers and put to work
under guard.
YARBROUGH JURY IS
DISCHARGED BY COURT
M*n Had Been Unable to Reach Verdict
After Being Out Since Wednesday.
Macon, Ga.. Sept. 20.—The jury that
had been considering the case of Dr. P.
A. Yarbrough, charged with riot, was
discharged by Judge Will Gunn in city
court at 1 ;10 this afternoou. It bad
• had |he case since 2:20 o'clock Wednes
day afternoou.
Attorneys and others conneete 1 with
court stated this was the longest pe
tts| a ipgy in a inisdemeahob Case had
of Macon
courts. Tne jury' had file case a'most TO
bourn.
Member: of the Tory after they were
discharged, said the I'nnl hallo: stood 0
t• 5* for conviction n> e first ballot was
C to tj nud the sec il l 7 to 5. . Gradually
as three or four be!!. ts a day were tak
cne it dwindled to .) i« " for "nuvietiou
nic! stuou it that pen’ f**• the let two
c.»»s.
v. Legion to Play Basketball.
San Francisco, Sept. 20.—A national
basketball championship, with teams
entered representing American Legion
posts from nearly every large city and
•state in the unjon.* will be one of the
major events of the athletic progrpm to
be staged here during the American
Legion's national convention. October
15-10.
Sacramento American Legion post,
winner of the 1021 California state
basketball championship. Kansas Pity,
Boston, Minneapolis. Denver, Los An
geles, San Francisco nud other Legion
post will enter the tournament.
Iredell County Clerk to Wed Winston
Wonuti.
Uiclimond. Va., Sept. 28. James
Alexander Hnrtness. clerk of court of
Iredell eounty, X. C., took out a license
here today to marry Miss Annie I 4
Sloan, of Winston-Salem, the wedding
being set for tomorrow. He preferred
not giving out any information about,
the marriage until after the ceremony.
Mr- Hartness described himself ns a
widower, 55. Miss Sloan is 10 years
younger. • •
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CONCORD AND SALISBURY
TEAMS UNABLE T,O SCORE
High School Fcctbal! Teams Played Here
( Ftiday Afternoon at Fair Grounds Be
j fore Big Crowd.
The football teams of the Concord and
Salisbury high school fought to a score
less tie here Friday afternoon in Con
cord’s first gridiron game of Jhe budding
season.
The game was played at the fair
grounds and was witnessed by a large
crowd. It was the first game of the year
for Salisbury and the second for Con
cord. the local team having played in
Greensboro last week.
The Concord team had one excellent
chance to score in the game, but when
! that chance was gone another never pre
sented itself. The Salisbury team never
seriously threatened the Concord goal
line, and play .for the most of tile game
was either in Salisbury or neutral terri
tory. The Cpneord players mice carried
the ball to the Salisbury four-foot line,
but the visitors held there and the ball
went over. That was tile closest Concord
came to scoring, while the Salisbury
youngsters- could get the ball no closer to
the. Concord goal than the 20-yard line.
Faggnrt, half back, was the most con
sistent player for'the visitors. The back
Held man was good on botli defensive
nnd offensive plays, and carried the ball
for most of the gains made by Salisbury.
Salisbury’s left tackle also played stel
lar ball, being by far the best lineman
used by the visitors.
For Concord ‘Smart perhaps played
the best ball. Playing end in the game,
Smart was in many plays, and he was
able to stop most of the rushes that
came his way. Fink also played good
ball for the locals, demonstrating again
that, he is one of the best of the local
linesmen.
•The Concord team-owned better drill
ed in many respects than the Salisbury
team, but in the iruuning of interference
the visitors were better than the locals
The Concord team demonstrated a keener
knowledge of [days nnd" also presented a
stronger offensive, than the visitors, but
the interference at times was ragged.
KENNETH PADGETT. 18.
HELD. PATRICIDE CASE
Coroner’s Jury Charges Davidson Coun
ty Boy With Killling Father. W. R.
Padgett. *
Winston-Salem. Sept. 28.—William
11. Padgett, a well known citizen of
Arcadia township, Davidson county,
was found dead this morning at his
home about two miles beyond tip*
Fried berg church. He was found by
members of ’ - family, when they arose
this morning about 7 o’clock. Three
Wunds ou ,llis liend suggested that he
might have been struck with some blunt
instrument, and blood covered his face.
Shortly after the body was found
Sheriff R- B, Talbert and Deputy Sheriff
E. A. Crouch, of Davidson county,
notifiifl and H#y soon arrived <m' ffit*
sefne. Dr. ~ Mock, coroner of David
son county, was also notified and an in
vestigation was instituted.
The coroner's jury investigating the
alleged crime this afternoon returned a
verdict that the deceased came to his
death at the hands of his son. Kenneth
I’adgett. The son was immediately plac
ed under arrest’by Sherriff Talbert and
Deut.v Sherriff E. A. Crouch, and is
now being held in the Davidson eounty
jail at Lexington.
Sir. Padgett, the deceased, with his
three sons, lived on a small tract of
land in Arcadia township. Mr. Padgett
and the oldest son, Kenneth, aged 18.
worked in Winston-Salem. The body
was found by this soil, who immediately
notified his brothers. It was stated this
morning that Mr. Padgett was ac
customed to arise about 4 o'clock each
morning and cook the morning meal,
awakening his sous i\t 5 o’ololek. Ken
neth stated that his father did not call
him this morning and he did not awake
until 7 o'clock. He nnd his father slept
in the same room, in separate beds, and
he said that ns soon as he nivoke he
noticed his father’s body lying in
flpor-
The body was lying in the eenter of
the tl«>or of the front, south room of the
house, the bed room. Mr. Padgett had
his right shoe ou. but. only his sock
on his left foot. His hat was lying near
his head. There was a wound over his
left, eye, one over the right eye, and a
wound on his nose, between the eyes.
There was much blood ou his head and
on the floor. 1
, CONCORD, N. C., SATURDjfr, SEPTEMBER 2S) y 1923
RESCUE WORK AMONG
ACCIDENT VICTIMS
HALTED BY WEATHER
Thirty Hours After Wreck of
Burlington Train, Near
Casper, Wyo., Only Two
Bodies Recovered.
SNOW AND RAIN
FORCED HOLDUP
Five Coaches Are Still Un
der Water and Weather
Makes Rescue Work Im
possible at Present.
(By the Associated Press.)
Caspar, Wyo.. Sept. 29.—Thirty hours
after the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
train tXo. 110, en route to Denver from
Caspar, dropped through a bridge over
Coif Creek, a raging torrent,’ only two
bodies of the estimated thirty or more
victims have been recovered.
Rain and snow forced the rescue par
ties to abandon their efforts to remove
any of the bodies from the live coaches
wtieh lire still submerged in a raging
torrent' 75 feet wide. It is feared that
some of the bodies had been washed down
stream by the rapid water.
The body of D. E. Schultz, baggage
man. of Denver, was recovered, after he
had been washed clear of the wreckage.
Professional divers among the rescuers
went ty the scene of the wreck to
try to break into the watery tombs form
ed by the submerged coaches, but railroad
officials regarded the plau too hazardous.
It was stated last night that wreck
ing crews would attemnpt today to hoist
the ears from the waters.
Tlie wreck is characterized as the great
est disaster that has occurred on the
Burlington Railroad in Wyoming. Short;
iy before the train made the death plunge
a track walker had walked across the
bridge, and he said later the structure
was safe. Then soon after he passed a
roaring wall of water caused by a cloud
burst, swept the channel. Its force
weakened the bridge piling and when the
train rolled upon it the structure col
lapsed.
Another Body Recovered.
Casper, Wyo., Sept. 29. —Three bodies
were recovered today from the wreck of
Burlington passenger train No. 30 which
crashed through the bridge near here
Thursday night. • •- V ,
Tlrey ’were tlie .fiywt. to. bg tSkeii from
the wreck proper and marked the begin
ning of rescue, work which was expected
to continue until the death toll, uow es
timated between 25 arid 40, is definitely
determined.
Rapidly receding waters have made ac
tual rescue work possible aud construc
tion of a dam built of sand bags has di
verted the current to the west side of the
channel. The coaches will all be en
tered and searched late today, it is be
lieved.
DAVIDSON ELEVEN WINS
FROM PRESBYTERIANS 3-0
Popsy Hunt Puts the Ball Betweien the
, Goal Posts For Only Three Points.
Rock Hill, Sept. 28. —A place kick
from the 22-yard line by Popsy Hunt in
the closing moments of the Presbyterian
College of South Carolina-Davidson Col
lege game here today gave Davidson a
3 to 0 victory over Presbyterian College
in one of the hardest fought .games ever
staged between the two teams.
The game had struggled along to the
final quarter with neither team making
a strong bid for victory, then with the
bail a little behind midfield, fourth down
and lees than a foot to go Shepherd
made a quick low kick to the right, the
ball rolled to P. Q’s. lOyard line before
Pearce could get to it. Turning quick
ly he attempted to reverse his field, hut
a beautiful diving tackle by Faison
brought him down on his 10-yard line.
Two unsuccessful attempts at the line
were made and then Hindman puuted.
The punt was low and Hendrix, playing
back, had time to bring it back 25 yards.
With less than three minutes to play
Covington, Shepherd, Hendrix and Black
knifed off the tackles to P. C’s. 10-yard
line. Two line plays were held and
then Popsy Hunt whs sent in. With
Black holding the ball, Hunt kicked a
beautiful goal squarely between the goal
posts for the three points that meant
victory for the Red and Black.
, It*was a hard fought game, a desper
ate seesaw affair with neither team pos
sessing a margin over the other. Dav
jdson made nine first down, P. Cl. made
eight and that just about represents re
spective strength of the two teams.
NEW PASTOR EXPECTED
IN THE CITY SOON
Rev. Charles 5. Scovil Comes From Ixis
Angeles as Rector of All Saints Epis
copal Church.
Rev. Charles B. Scovil, of Los Angeles.
Cal., is expected to arrive in Com ord in
thh near future to begin his work as rec
tor of All Saints Episcopal Church. Mr.
Scovil was offered the rectorship of the
local church some time ago a.il he has
notified officers of the Church that lie
will be here to hold his first service on
October 7th. A
Mr. Scovil conics to Concord from a
prominent Episcdjial Church in Los An
geles, and he is recognized as a speaker
of unusual ability. In addition to his
work in Los Angeles he has been identi
fied with several prominent Episcopal
Churches in northern States, where :■«
was born and reared.
Mr. Scovil is married, his wife having
attended St. Mary's School in Raleigh.
Ail Saints Church has been without a
rector aiijce Spring, when Rev. i\ N.
Lawrence severed his connection with
the Church.
Business (Jutlook in District
Favprable as Could Be Expected
(By the Associated Press.i
Richmond, Va., Sept. 29. —Tj»e tone
of the monthly review*#? business and ag-.
ricultural conditions, fii - the Fifth Fed
eral Reserve District Hfqr the mgpfh of
August is markedly dptittitstie,. WThe re
view, which was issued bare today, ex
presses the opinion tbat-the business out
look-.ia as favorajpft as could be expcct
“The volume of business done in the
Fifth District during August and euriy
September," reads the summary of the
review, "compared favorably with 'he
seasonal average, arifl all signs indicate
the statisfactory prospects for fall and I
winter. Trade has broadened out in
all lilies, manufacturers are busy, whole
salers nnd retailers arb selling more goodV
than a year ago, agricultural prospects
arc comparatively good for both yields
and economic returns, and labor is fully
aud profitably employed. Credit is be
ing used much iuo#ii“ extensively than
last year, partly because of a general
expansion in business! activity ami partjy
as a result of liigltj? prices this year
for agricultural prowtrits. which makes
it necessary to larger volume of
money in movingißthe crops. The
banks of the distriewßrie on the Whole in
shape to grant the JMeessary accommo
dations, and no legjpmnte business ap
pears to be suffering .from any lack of
credit facilities. Mb Volume of bank
deposits is running jigher than a year
ago, evidencing thejwreater volume of j
business now being (Brine in all sections
of the district. timaesx failures, are
less numerous than rfa, 1.922. Labor is
not only fully employed, at; previously
mentioned, but
employers and eratitfpyes appear to. be
more harmonious have been In j
several years, and najpigns of threaten
ing disturbances a|f visible. Coal
mines are operating tSbrmally, Assuring
Certain' Eighteen Persons
Perished in Severe Storm
Storm SJhick Several Sec
tions oflowa and Nebraska
and Caused GVeat Damage
to Life and Property.
TORNADO ciIISED
MUCH Os DAMAGE
In Council Bluffjlowa, Five
Persons Wta# Killel and
Perished in One House.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 29 (By the Associ
ated Press). —The toll of the deadM*
the heavy wind and rain storm that ex
tended over parts of Nebraska and west
ern lowa yesterday and last night reach
ed 18 today.
At Council Bluffs, lowa, where a tor
nado struck shortly after 8 p. in. five ne
groes are known to be dead, three miss r
ing, and five seriously injured, and prop
erty damage estimated at more than
$250,000.
Eight mourners were drowned at Louis
ville. Neb., when the house where the
body of Mrs. Mary McCraver lay, was
washed into the mill creek which had be
come a ragiug torrent after the cloud
burst. *'
Dr. A. A. Ward, a physician, of Mar
quette, Neb., on his, way to make a pro
fessional call, was killed when, blinded
ed by rain and hail, his car skidded and
turned over. The three persons reported
missing* at Council Bluff are believed to
have been washed into Indian Creek
which is out of its banks because of the
heavy rains of the past few days.
Mrs. L. Keister and her three children
were killed at Council Bluff as they ran
away from their home, a huge tree
crushing them. Their bodies were found
huddled together.
In Council Bluff twelve houses in a
row were leveled by the tornado and one
of the leading theatres almost denarii sh
ed when the rear end caved into Indian
Creek. No one was injured when the
building gave way.
Fire followed the tornado and several
homes and warehouses were destroyed.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady and Generally 4 to 11
Points Higher on Steady Liverpool
New York,'Sejlt, 29. —The cotton mar
ket opened steady and generally 4 to
11 points higher on relatively steady Liv
erpool cables and further covering for
over the week-end. anl the approaching
government ex-op report. The advance
met increased offerings which were in
fluenced by very favorable weather news
from the South, however, and the mar
ket was easier after the call with De
cember selling off from 28.0!) to 28.59,
or about u point below yesterday's clos
ing. - •
Cotton futures opened steady. Oct.
28.95: Dec. 28.68; Jan. 28.18; March
28.12; -May 28.10.
With Our Advertisers.
Stoves for the approaching winter can
be found now at the Concord Furniture
Co. See new ad, for particulars.
Clfne & Moose sells three grades of
flbur. Melrose leads and the other two
are unusually good. Big stock ou hand
now.
It will pay you to investigate the
shares of stock offered by the Cabarrus
County Building, Loan and Savings As
sociation. New series now open.
Non-Permanent Members of League
Council.
Geneva. Sept. 29 (By the Associated
Press). —Uruguay, Brasil, Belgium, Swe
den, Czecho Slovakia and -Spain today
were elected non-permaneut members of
the council of the League of Nations.
all the fuel for householders and indus
trial plans that the railroads can trans
port. Textile mills, after several months
of satlsfacttry business, are experienc
ing a revival of interest in their prod
ucts and are receiving orders for imme
diate and future delivery. Cotton pros
pects are short if compared to average
years before the advent of the boll weevil
into the sisfriet, but prospects are bet
ter -than in most other cotton growing
sections, and cotton prices are very sat
isfactory. Tobacco yields are somewhat
short in Virginia, but the Carolinas have
title crops, and prices are considerably
I higher than a year ago, probably enough
higher to i-ompensate growers for.the
short crop in Virginia. Other crops
such as corn, wheat, oats, potatoes, pea
nuts. trucks, ets.. are promising, on the
average, and nearly ail .prices are remun
erative;'' Building construction is hold
ing up remarkably well for this season
of tin* /ear. aud several important pro
jects are on the point of being started.
The weather is favorable for fall trade
ill retail circles, and merchants are prov
ing their confidence in the future by plac
ing orders for a large volume of mer
chandise. Collections are up to the
seasonal expectations, aud good returns
to the farmers' for their year’s work ap
pear to indicate the probability of a
general liquidation of indebtedness dur
ing the fall. While all classes are op
timistic oil tlie near future, conservatism
j is quite generally in evidence throughout
tlie district, and’ there appears little of
the reckless, speculative activity that
marked the years immediately following
the war. On the whole, business ap
pears to be resting on about as solid
j a basis as is possible until European con
ditions improve, sufficiently to take a larg
er volume of exports of raw materials
from the United States.” !
LLOYD GEORGE OFF
FOR CUM TRIP
Former British Premier Giv
en as
London. Sept. 29 (By the Associated
Prqss).—An impressive farewell was giv
en David Lloyd George today as lie left
London for a six-weeks' tour of Canada
and the United States.
A large erowd of admirers and former
cabinet associates assembled at the Wat
erloo station and cheered him. His com
partment in the train was decorated with
flowers, while Mrs. Lloyd George and
daughter, Meagan, were overwhelmed
with bouquets, candy and fruit.
With white hair, wearing a lavender
velester that reached the ground, the
former premier presented a striking fig
ure as lie was escorted to the train by
Sir Win. Sutherland and the others who
will accompany him to America.
1923 FLAG IS THE UTH
NEW YORK HAS TAKEN
Ties Record Made by the Chicago Cubs.
But McGraw, Set New Record.
New* York, Sept. 28.—The New York
Giants today clinched the 1923 National
League pennant by defeating Brooklyn
3 to 0, and will oppose the New York
Yankees. American League pennant win
ners, for the third successive season in
the world’s series which will start at
the Yankee stadium October 10th.
The victory increased the Giants load
over their nearest rivals, Cincinnati, to
4 1-2 games. Thus the ohUpions would
finish at tlie top by a half-game, even if
they* lost all of their remaining four
games, while the Reds were victorious
in all of their remaining four.
By capturing the 1923 flag the Giants
scored their 11th victory in the National
League history, thus tying the record of
the Chicago Cubs. Nine of these pen
nant triumphs have been gained under
the indomitable leadership of John Jos
eph McGraw, “Little Napoleon" of the
diamond, who leads all other managers
in this respect. His nearest rival is
Connie Mack, tutor of tlie Philadelphia
Athletics, who has six to his credit.
McGraw- holds the lylditional distinc
tion of having twice in his career won
three pennants in a row, a feat no other
manager has ever performed. The
Giants tain piloted liis club to vic
tory in 1911, 1912. and 1913. The Chi
cago Nationals twice-captured three flags
in a row, but two managers shared in
the honors, the late “Pop” Anson lead
ing the club to the top in 1880, 1881,
1882, while Frank Chance piloted the
Cubs to championships in 1906, 1907 and
1908.
Besides his triumphs of the past three
years, McGraw also accounted for peu
nants In. 1904, 1905 and 1917. The
other New York pennants were won in
1888 and 1889.
Cy-Babe Contest is Nip and Tuck-
New York. Sept. 28.—Cy Williams
of the Philadelphia Nationals held the
season’s home run ehompinoship for
about one hour today when he poled his
28th round trip, with none on. off Mac
quit rd in the inning with Boston at
Philadelphia. -Babe Ruth of the New*
York Yankees, however, laced out his
38th in the 6th inning off Ehmke. of
the Red Sox. at Boston, again tying the
home run scqre. •
During the past ttyo years the Florida
fishing industry has yielded a revenue of
$28,563,000.
GERMAN DIMM
PRESENT SEEMS TO
RANDLE SITUATION
Rule of Dr. Gessler Seems to
Have Put Fear Into the
Hearts of Extremists For
Time Being.
BAVARIA SEEMS
TO BE DIFFERENT
There Dictator Has But Lit
tle Power.—Rioting Re
ported From Several Parts
of Country.
Berlin, Sept. 29 (By the Associated
Press). —-The military dictatorship of
Dr. • Gessler for the time being seems to
have put fear intb the hearts of extrem
ists both right and- left, and as far as
Germany outside of Bavaria is concerned,
has power to keep the situation righted
for the present. Saxony, where food
rioting a.na crop pilfering have been
chronic for a month, presents the only
immediate cause for apprehension espe
cially as Hie present government of that
state has strong leanings to the left. It
is already engaged in a bitter feud with
the minister of defense, and threatens in
snbm-diimt ion to the discipline of the
united -socialist party. The job of sal
vaging -financially the economic wreck
age ill *the Ruhr is one of such Hercu
lean dimensions that Chancellor Strese
mann Is hardly in a position to tackle it
before the Rhineland aud Ruhr conflict
lias been entirely straightened out through
formal negotiations with the entente.
"All depends on whether Premier Poin
care is bent ou continuing his devastat
ing tactics, now that we have met the
conditions for discussions by recalling the
Order for passive resistance." said an of
ficial of tlie foreign office.
He reflected the prevailing sentiment
in cabinet circles which already are be
coming presumptive over the delay in get
ting together with the credit powers on
the preliminary details of a settlement.
Such steps, it is felt here, are iudispeu
sible in helping the government to get the
populace of the Ruhr and Rhineland back
at work.
Rioting at Dusseldorf.
Dusseldorf. Sept,. 29 (By the Associ
ated Press).—Rioting* lasting several
hours occurred iu a suburb of this city
last night. The trouble started with an
sympathizers on a Small police sub-stn
tiou. Reinforcement s drove off the at
tacking party, several members of which
were severely wounded.
Want Workers For Railroads.
Mayenee. Sept. 29.x —The Franeo-Be -
giau authorities operating the railways
in Rhineland ami the Ruhr opened re
cruiting office here today with tlie ob
ject of engaging 30,000 German railroad
men for these lines. All these men
engaged will be obliged to take the oath
to obey the allied civil and military au
thorities.
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY HAS
COMPLETED ITS WORK
In Closing Address President df League
Expressed Hope Tliat United States
Would Join.
Geneva. Sept. 29. (By the Associated
Press).- —The 1923 assembly of the
League of Nationas completed its work
and adjourned at 4:45 o’clock this after
noon after listening to a valedictory ad
dressby the assembly’s president.
The president said he hoped the United
States would enter the league. Al
though it has not ratified the covenant,
tlie United States, lie declared, should
not refuse the league its valuable aid. so
vastly important to the future of man
kind.
Striking Pressmen Call Off Strike,
New York, Sept. 28.—Striking press
men of former local No. 25, after a
stormy meeting tonight, agreed to accept
the terms of tlie New York publishers
and the International union, and return
to Work Mbnday. The only condition to
their acceptance was the stipulation
that none of the men should be penaliz
ed in, any way for tlieir participation in
the strike.
There are two railroad systems in the
Philippines with a total mileage of about
800.
&
New Interest Quarter
Double Your Savings-It Can Be Done
All deposits in our Savings Department made by Oc
tober 10th will draw interest from October first.
We paid our depositors—on their savings, $25,000.00
interest for the past year.' Did you gettyour part?
THE CONCORD NATIONAL BANK
.Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $135,000.00
TODAY’S
NEWS.
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NO. 231.
WALTON'S STREiGTI
MAYBE TESTED AT
POLLS IN OKLAHOMA
Members of Lower House of *
Legislature Want Special
Election October Second to
Get Power From Voters.
SUPREME COURT
IN POWER NOW
Special Election Will Decide
on Decision of That Body.
Want Power to Meet Over
Governor’s Protest.
Oklahoma City, Sept. 20 (By the As
sociated Press). —The state of the pro
posed initial bill which would permit
the lower house of the state legislature
to convene without a call front,tlje Gov
ernor rpsts with the Supreme Court,
with the possibility of the proposed
measure going on ballot for a special
election October 2nd. depending upon ac
tion by the dominant body today. Upon
the court’s decision hinges the test of the
strength at the polls of the administra
tion of Gov. J. C. Walton, who has plac
ed the entire state under ipartial la\y in
his declared war on masked floggings,
and the Ku Kltlx Klnn. ,
Another area of the state .passed under
martial" law today when troop* at the
direction of Governor Walton occupied
the oil section which embraces Cushing
ill Payne County. The governor said he
acted at the request of District Judge
C. C. Smith, of Cushion who declared
"no justice can be obtained througj) the
county attorney.",
Stillwater, the seat of the Oklahoma
A. & M. College, and other parts of the
county, were not affected. The referen
dum would amend the state constitution
to provide that the lower house could
convene on a Call signed by a majority
of its members specifying that such au
assembly could not pass legislation,
but couHT be devoted .only to investigation
of state officials.
Gov. Walton’s Application Denied.
Oklahoma City, Sept. 2!>. (By the As
sociated Press). —The State Supreme
Court today at noon denied the applica
tion of Governor J. C. Walton for a re
hearing on his appeal from a decision of
tlie Secretary of States that would have
prevented a vote Tuesday on in initiated
bill to permit the Legislature Ln.
state officials.
This removed the last legal obstacle
to submission of the question and it will
be voted on unless some new action to.
prevent it is instituted before Tuesday.
It was pointed out the action of the
court does not order the questions sub
mitted. It merely eliminiates all legal
barriers. It is still possible for injunc
tion action to be brought barring the
way for such action having bpen left
open when the court earlier in the day
denied the application for a writ of
mandamus to eompel the election board
to put the question on the ballot.
Troops Seeking Witnesses.
Tulsa, Okla., Sept, 2fl (By the Asso
ciated Press). —Six persons missing from
Tulsa county following their appearance,
before Governor Walton’s military com
mission to relate their experiences at
the hands of masked bauds are being
sought by troop detachments in four
counties today, Capt. A. E. Wallis, per
sonal aide to Adjutant General Mark
ham, announced at military headquar
ters.
Captain Wallis arrived this morning
from Oklahoma City. Searching squads
are in Wagoner, Okmulgee, Creek and
Tulsa counties* he said.
Three men and three women, regarded
as important witnesses in the scheduled
court actions growing out of information
filed by the military have disappeared
from their homes since appearing before
the martial board of inquiry, Captain
Wallis declared.
Football Players Hurt in Accident,
(By the Associated Frm.l
Fairmont, W. Ya.. Sept. 20.—Four
inepibers of the West Virginia Wesleyan
football team were, seriously injured to
day in an automobile aecident near
White Rock while the team was en route
to Fairmoug where it was scheduled to
play West Virginia University this af
ternoon.