Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1923, Page 1

“From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every rvening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at 60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000 C164dy and unsettied today; tomor- FOW falf; no change in temperature. Temperature for twenty-twa hours ended at 17 p.m. last night: Highest, 74, at midnight Friday owest, 70, at 10 p.m. last night. Full report on page b. No. 965.—No. GERVANY TO GAST DE IN FOUR DAYS RED REVOLT LOOMS Nation’s Leaders Confer on Ruhr, While Communists Beg Moscow Aid. 28,999. TIME FOR UPHEAVAL AT HAND, RUSS TOLD Financial and Economic Chaos Adds Serious Menace to Any Decision of Stresemann. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, September Chancellor | Stresemann is to decide in . the eourse | of the next four days whether to strike | his colors in the Ruhr or afge the popu- lace to continue their passisve resist- ance to the Franmco-Belgian forces of occupation. The morfientous decision will not be reached until the cabinet has conferred with' the premiers of the federated states and those reichstag leaders quali- | fied to speak for the parties making up | the present coalition. Pending such final deliberatiois, the cancellor also will canvass the situation with the réichstag deputies from the occupled area and with officlals, Indus- trialists and labor leaders authorized to speak for the populataion of the Ruhr and Rhineland. Upon the outcome of these confer- ences, which will begin next Monday, depends the nature of the govern- ment's declaration which Dr. Strese- mann will communicate to the reichstag next Wednesday. Deny New Offer. | Meanwhile official quarters make eategorical denial of all rumors con- cerning fresh reparation offers or the digpatch of formal notes to France and Belgium containing proposals for | calling off passive resistance. i At the forelgn office it was declared that 2 new reparation offer was im- | possible in the present situation, if only for the reason that Germany's proposal of June 7, is still awaiting consideration by the creditor powers. Polftical Situation Tense. Not since the days of Weimar, when the national assembly was con- fronted with the immediate necessity of ratitying the Versgiles peace treaty, has the German political sit- uation refiseted such tense. marvou! ness. The prevailing egonomic unre catised by the financéial chaos, unem- ployment, and dislocation of food supplies and prices ia providing an added and very serious menace t§ the government's impending deeidion on the question of maintaining or scrap- ping passive resistance. While the newspapers friendly to the Stresemann ‘government strive o placate their readers by averring that the government does not pro- pose to enter into an unconditional capitulation, which would leave the | Ruhr and Rhineland at the mercy of France, the nationalist organs are more outspoken, and predict that the ! government is about to make an| abject surrender. | German appraisals of the convers: tions between Premier Poincare and | Fremier Baldwin afford the few op- ftmists left in Berlin slight comfert, | the dominant impression being that the Paris meeting. failed to achieve | any results that might ‘contribute any amelioration of the complica- tions confronting Chancellor Strese- mann and his government. FOOD RIOTS OCCUR. Frequent Clashes Take Place Around Dresden Market. By th.a Associated Press. DRESDEN, September 22,—Food rioting occurred again today around the public market stalls, and al- though there were frequent clashes between police and rioters, no serious casualties are reported. Disturbances also occurred at vari- ous points in the Saxon industrial sector, particularly, ‘Plauen, where the unemployed demanded the es. tablishment of free feeding stations and the immediate payment of a cash bonus of $3. The mob._leaders then advocated the formation of potato raiding = squads, whereupon several hundred men equipped with knapsacks and hoes left for the rural sectlons, where the potato flelds were located. SOVIET DEBATES AID. Undecided on Support for Revolt in Germany. By the Associated Press. . MOSCOW, September 22.—The Ger- man communist leaders Heinrich Brandler and -Herr Talmeyer have arrived in Moscow and Informed the Russians that the time for a revolu- tion in Germany is rope. They express themselves confident of their ability to obtain contrél within the Gérman state, but need the help of the inter- national proletarist. against outside capitalistic enemie The German comfmunists are so cer- tain of their-ground, according to Herr Brandlér's speech to the exécu- tive commfitee of the bolshevik trade unions, .fhat many - obseryers here feel tifat the peace of Europe may be safd to rest.upon the conferences in.Moscow, In which the Germans are now taking part. ‘From this vie point, the issue revolves around the question whether ‘the Russlan com- munists deem their proletarian state sufficiently strong to overcome the capitalistic forces of the world com- bined against_them and proletarian Germany. “It ean not be doubted that the period _is beginning now._when the " Gontinued on Fake S, Column 3 i Wins Court’s Praise. |desire to testify were: Capt. Edward IlII.TED GIRL KILLS Entered as sccond-clasc matter post_office Washington, D, C. Patrol to Launch Search for Party Birdseye Led. Alarm Raised When Battered Boat Is . Discovered. By the Associated Pres KINGMAN, Ariz, September 22.— A patrol will enter the canyon of the Colorado river tomorrow to search for the government exploration party charting ‘the Colorado river, whose unknown plight had cast a wave of alarm over Arizona tonight. A boat marked as belonging to the United States geological survey was seen floating. down the river yesterday many miles from the point where the survey party was thought to be. Somewhere in the canyons of Ari- zona's uninhabited northern region several hundred miles from civiliza- tion the ten men are struggling against the flood waters of the Col- orado river. ‘Walled in the river channel with rugged peaks at places reaching 5,000 feet on either side of the: the men AGCUSED NAVY MEN OFFER TOTELL ALL Dramatic Avowal of Desire in Destroyer Wreck Case By the Associated Pre: SAN DIEGO, Calif., September 23.— Dramatic avowal of their purpose to id the “court, the public and the vy" to’get at the bottom of cir- cumstances surrounding the destroy- er disaster off Honda, Calif., Septem- ! ber 8 by. testifying before the courti of inquiry which has named them de- fendants in its investigation of the| wreck that cost twenty-three lives and seven ships, threw thirteen naval officers suddenly into the limelizht at today’s session of the court. The snnouncement cauged such & transformation in the situation con- fronting that body that procesdings were terminated abruptly and ad- journment. taken until Monday. o Court Head Lauds Action. Rear Admiral Pratt, . presiding member of the court of inquiry, characterized the defendants’ offer to tell alt they knew under oath as “worthy of the best traditions of the Navy.” Lieut. Commander Leslie Bratton, whose duty it is as judge advocate to present evidence which may involve the officers in court- martial proceedings, declared their attitude worthy of the highest praise. The defendants who signified their H. Watson, commander of the eleventh destroyer squadron; Capt. Robert Morris, commander of de- stroyer squadron division 33; Com- mander William S. Pye, commander of division 31; Commander Louis P. Davis, commanding officer, U. 8. 8. Woodbury; Commander Willlam P. Gaddis, commanding officer U. §. S. Somers; Commander William L. Cal- houn, commanding officer U. 8. S. Young; Commander Willlam H. Toaz, commanding officer Ul §. §. S. P. Lee, and Lieut. Commanders John F. Mc- Claine, Donald T. Hunter, Walter D. Zed, Herbert O. Roesch and Richard H. Booth, commanding officers of the destroyers Farragut, Delphy, Fuller, Nicholas and Chauncey, respectively. Of the vessels named, the Farragut and Somers wére damaged, but man- aged to pull off the rocks; the other seven were wrecked. R Absent Officer’s Stand. Lieut. Laurence F. Blodgett, navi- gation officer of the Delphy, who was named the thirteenth defendant in the inquiry after he had testified tHat radio. compass bearings from Point Arguello were disregarded In making ‘the fatal turn to the eastward which sent the squadron into the rocks, was not present when the other defend- ants took their unexpected action, but his counsel stated that the lieu- tenant was anxlous to resume the stand. MAN ON AUTO RIDE Fear District Explorers Lost In Flood in Colorado Canyon imonth, “passing over as many inter- Holding Head of Dead Vietim in Arms When Ambulance 2 Arrives. } By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., September 22.— Mrs. Ollis Justiss, twenty-five, shot and instantly killed Dewitt Turner as she rode with him in an auto- mobile late today. | According to the story she told the police it was a case of deserted love. After killing the man she took the wheel, stopped the automobile and when an ambulance arrived sat hold- lnilh. dead man's héad in her lap. rs. Justiss said she had recelv the first decree' of ‘a.divorce from her husband, who resides in Grant- ville, Ga. She bad been separated from him two, years, and during that time had -bee ndly with Turner. She has a five -old daughter, Mrs. Justiss asserting that she loved Turner, said that his regard for her had wanted recently until it had grown to a point of indifference. He treated her coldly and when an in- stance of his indifference occurred fternoon she could stand it no d WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION U and service will start immediately. WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER ‘23, 1923.—NINETY-FOUR PAGES. ! ©OL. C. H. BIRDSEYE. are traveling a most dangerous re- gion. For a hundred miles or more below Bright Angel, which the ex- plorers passed three weeks ago, this canyon must be traveled. The river is at flood stage, having in four days risen twenty-nine feet and sent its water over its banks at many places. The rock battered boat, bearing the insignia “U. 8. G. S.” reported to have beén seen im the waters last Thursday near the Katherf: (Continued on Page [R-1 SAFELY BACK IN JERSEY HANGAR Eight-Hour Flight to Capital in Rain, Fog, Clouds Made Without Mishap. Safe in her berth at Lakehurst, J., after an eight-hour flight to Washington and return, through rain, squalls, fog and clouds, the United | States Navy dirigible ZR-1 “shows | that she is not a fair weather ship.” | Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the bureau of aeronautics, in making this assertion last night stated that “weather conditions are only unfavorable to these ships when they are going in and ‘out of the hangar, when high and gusty winds make it dificylt to handle them. This diffieylty, however, s met by the mooring mast, where the dirigible can be moored when the winds are unfavorable. There is now § mgor- ing mast st the ‘naval air stat! Lakehurst, and others will be bulit in othér places where needed as soon as possible.” Will Ge to St. Louis. Admiral Moffett also stated that Secretary Denby of the Navy Dy partment had authorized sending the dirigible to St. Louis for the inter- national alrplane races oarly next vening citles as practicable, gping and returning, provided the telp does not interfere with further trigls now in progress.” This will undoubtedly bring the air liner to Washington late next week. The flight of the ZR-1 to Waghing- ton created enthusiasm throyghout the clty and satisded a long desire by the public in general to see the craft. The spectacle presented by the iong, sleek, silver-colored object, floating almost nolselessly through the air, was awe inspiring. Flies Over White House. At 1:30 o'clock the big ship Joomed | up out of a fog bank and swerved to pass the south side of the Capitol dome. Her commander pointed her nose up Pennsylvania avenue toward the White House, and along. this his- toric route she was welcomed by motorist and pedestrian. The six pro- pellor blades were. plainly visible as ! they turned over at & few hundred | revolutions a minute, far from the number they are capable of making: President and Mrs. Coolidge halted luncheon to go out in the White' House grounds and get a better view of the passage of the ship. All official en- gagements, lunchéon and otherwise, were interrupted while cabinet mem- bers, diplomats and others went out to get a briet glimpse of the spectacle. Gracefully ‘turning to the left, the passed through another fog bank as air and sea planes played about her. Con- tinulng toward Mt Vernon, the poor visibflity soon made it impossible for the eye to follow her, and then &he wus gone. A few minutes later, however, with an escort of Army and Navy planes, she appeared over Bolling’ Field | ports received from official SOFIA GOVERNMENT REPORTED QUSTED IN PEASANT REVOLT Russia Said to Have Armed Victorious Bulgars—Serb Sympathy Alleged. POSTERS DENOUNCING KING BORIS DISPLAYED Legation in Paris Asserts Upris- ing Fails, But Admits State of Siege. LONDON, September ~ 23—A wtate of war has been declared in Bulgaria by the government as a conseguence of communistie riots, says an Exchange Telegraph dis- pateh from Sofia. By Cable to The Star and Philedeipbia Public Ledger. Copyright, 1923 BELGRADE. September reported here that the Bulgarian peasants have ousted the government end are In control of Sofia. Detalls of the coup and confirmation are lacking. The revolutionary forces are re- ported to have been armed by Russia, while the Sofla government and the Macedonian comitaclis have been re- ceiving arms from Italy in the past. See Serbs Alding Revolt. The Serbian tendency is to regard tavorably any attempt such the present one to restore the peasant regime and the presence of two Serblan divisions on the Bulgarian trontier is likely to have encouraged the peasants and diminished the troops available for the Sofia cabinet in handling the revolt sweeping through Bulgaria, according to re- sources here, which flatly contradict the news that the cabinet had completely sup- | pressed the movement. One cavalry regiment and one divi- sion of artillery were reported to have | been captured in a forest and the officers disarmed and sent home.. A general strike on the railways is ac- companying bloody fighting in the flelds and villages. -/ ‘Damgunce King Poris. Peasant posters in many places de- nounce “bloodthirsty King Boris™ 'who undoubtedly Iv in danger it the revolution succeeds, “and the wicked reactionaries who slauightered at Sla- vonitsa the splendid defender of peas- ant iiberties, Stamboulisky.” The revolutionaries are reported fo be occupying the counties of Kazan- ishko, Svrshtovsko and Lomsko, also Stara Zagoa, the third largest Bul- garian city. Bulgarian deputies, ad- herents of the peasant party who had fled from Belgrade, declare it is purely a peasant movement and its succes! ASSERTS REVOLT FAILED. Bulgarian Legation in Paris Ad- mits State of Siege. | PARIS, September 22.—The Bul- garian legation here continues to af- firm that the peasant-communist movement hasy been suppressed, but admits the proclamation of a state of siege throughout the country. FALL 30,000 FEET, SENSELESS, SAVED Two Mexican Flyers Land Safely After Drop of Nearly Six Miles. By the Assoclated Press MEXICO CITY, September 22.—Two Mexican aviators, Lieuts. Yanez and Lezama, nearly lost their lives today in establishing a Mexican altitude record when they“became unconsclous at a helght registered on their instru- ments at 36,000 feet. At that height the machine went out of control and it fell 30,000 feet before Lieut. Yanes, the pilot, re- covered sufficiently to manage a safe landing. Both airmen suffered severe hemorrhages when lifted from the plane, which was entirely Mexican made. MARINE AVIATORS at an altitude of about 70 feet, passed on into the city and then resumed her flight homeward. . RETURNS AT 5:45 P.M. Trip of Dirigible Regarded as Com- |’ pletely Successful, By tho Assoclated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J., September 32.— The Navy dirigible ZR-1 arrived at her hangar at 5:46 p.m., eastern standard time, tonight, after making a successful flight to Washington and return. After a successful landing at Lake hurst officers and members. of 'the crew of the great dirigible joined in lauding ‘the demonstration: of wtnr’ abllity it showed ‘today. The 450-mile ! trip was completed in eight hours without \a mishap. A An average speed of Afty-two, miles an hour was maintained throughout | SAFE AT POPE FIELD Make Good Landing and Report Flight Without ‘ Ineident. By the Assoclated Frams. NORFOLK, Va., September 22.— Lieuts. Ford Rogers-and Horace Pal- mer, plloting two" Marine Corps air- planes from Santo Domingo to St. Louis, and who left Paris Island, S. this afternoon with Hampton Roads as their destination, landed at Pope Field, N. C., shortly after 9 o'clock to- night. The filers reported the flight with- out incident. MACREADY PLANE CRASH SLIGHTLY HURTS AIRMAN By the Assoclated Press. HOLBROOK, Ariz., September 22.— & I / \&o Z EXCESS BAGGAGE.- QAL T5, BEATEN | TOPAYS smax T0 DEATH ONROAD Blood-Stained Plank Evi- dence of Murder—Body Nine Days in Wood. Special Dispateh to The Star. MILLVILLE, N. J., September 22.— The body of a fifteen-year-old school- girl, Emma Dickson of Bricksboro, ter- | ribly beaten and mangled, found in a clump of trees off the main road six miles from here, bears mute testimony to a horrible murder. Forty feet from the body was found a six-foot plank, blood-stained and stuck with hair, and the hub cap of an auto- Taobile. Missing Since September 13. Miseing since Thursday, September 13, when she left to visit a girl com- panion near her home, it was only this_morning the body was located by David Grennon a farmeér boy. Seven hours latér the body was identified by “heér fater, Thompson Dickson. In the meantime a corner's jury had been hastily selected, and after viewing the body, adjourned until next Friday. Late tonight an autopsy was held at the county seat, Bridgeton, by Coroner Kenneth B. Carrel. After refusing for hours the father, who does gardening and other odd jobs In the meighborhood, finally identified the body as that of his missing child. According to the father, Emma, who was in her first year at the Millville High School, left her home about 6 o'clock on the evening of September 113 to purchase some milk and visit a school companion and neighbor, Irma Henderson. Not Immediately Reported. ‘While the father, with whom the girl and her grandfather, Benjamin Dixon, lived, was worried over the faflure of his daughter to return, he did not immediately report the mat- ter to the police, for on several oc- casions she had spent the night with girl friends. In the.morning, how- ever, he notified the county officials, who instigated a search, which was truitless. There is considerable doubt as to whether the girl met her death in the spot where the body was found or whether she had been beaten upon the road and her body dragged along the road to the clump of trees. In the opinion of the police, the girl was either forcibly taken into the car or else enticed on the pretext of an au- tomobile ride. PASTOR SCORES CHURCH “MONKEYING” WITH LAW Says Fight for Legislative Reform Is Hurting Creeds—Hits D. C. Conference.’ By the Asbociated Press. NORFOLK, Va. September 22— “This ecclesiastical mqnkeying with legislative and police affairs is, in my opinion, hurting" the churches and also throttling the reforms and im- provements which all good. citizens are trying to promote” declared the Rev. D. N..McLaughlin, D.D., today in commenting on the action of the Fedéral Council of Churches in Wash- ington calling a rally of the dry forces of the nation. Dr. McLaugh- iin is president of the Tidewater Min- isterial Union. “The business of the pulpit,” Dr. McLaughlin continued, “is not to take sides on the’ political issues that di- vide the people, but to preach eternal truth to all sides. If we can save people, they will save soclety and all human institutions worth saving. No good can come from confusing the power house with the dynamo and machinery. As a minister of the gos- pel, T am concerned with temperance, but not with prohibition. The latter {s none of my business.” the trip. At one time the iiaximum |Lieut. John A. MacReady, joint holder| Mr. McLaughlin expressed doubt speed of the craft, sixty miles an|of the cross-continent aviation record, |that the Tidewater Ministerial Union hour, sent her forging through the|escaped with a few scratches when an | would take any notice one way or dense gray clouds that overcast the ~ (Continuéd on Page %, Column &) . P AR landing here last night. airplane he was. plloting crashed In Federal Council of the other. of the ’ART ONE—42 Pages. General News—Local, National, Foreign. National Political Survey—Pages 6 and 7. Schools and Colleges—Page 26. Radio News and Gossip—Page 30. Financlal News—Pages 32, 33 and 34. Classified Advertisements—Pages 35 to PART TWO—16 Pages. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 10. | News of the Jewish World—Page 12. D. C. National Guard—Page 14. Boy Scouts—Page 14. Girls and Their Affairs—Page 15. The Yeliow Trail”—Page 15. Army and Navy News—Page 15. PART THREE—12 Pages. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo. Music in Washington—Page 4. Motors and Motoring—Pages 5 to 8. The Civillan Army—Page 9. Fraternities—Page 10, Veterans of the Great War—~Page 10. Revi of New Books—Page 10, Boys’ and Girls’ Page—Muage 11. | Around the City—Page 11. | Parent.Teacher Actlvities—Page 11, PART FOUR—4 Pages. Pink Sperts Section. PART FIVE—S Pages. Magazine Section—Features and Fiction, GRAPHIC SECTION—S8 Pages. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTI Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Betty; Mr. and Mrs. (DEATH OF WOMAN IS UNDER INQUIRY Abbeville, S. C., Resident Dies at Hospital Three Days After Poison Dose. Investigation of facts surrounding the death of Miss Inez Ward, thirty-three, of Abbeville, S. C., at Emergency Hos- pital last night from an overdose of a powerful hypnotic drug—often used as a sleeping potion—developed complications which prevented Acting Coroner Her- bert E. Martyn from reaching an im- mediate decision’ whether to hold an inquest in the case and led him to an- nounce the investigation would be con- tinued today. k It was stated at the hospital that the drug was taken on fhe train en voute to Was] . -Dr. Henry P. Parker, who attended Miss Ward, stated, how- ever, that if such weére the ease she would have reached thé hospital in an unconseious ¢ondition. She was con- sclous on arrival there, The official police report was to the effect that theé woman had been brought to Emergency Hospital last Wednesday night at 10:20 p.m. by Dr. Parker, and that she died from poisoning as a re- jsult of & dose taken on a train. Dr. Parker denied this, saying that he first heard of the case from the Travelers' Afd Soclety, whose agent at {U. S. VESSEL ESCAPES FROM HAVANA POLICE Flees From Harbor With Govern- ment Craft in Hot Pursuit. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, Cuba, September 22.— The American auxiliary schooner Mo- hawk, which has been detained by Havana port police for a week, dashed out of the harbor at 1 o'clock today, outdistancing a police launch and disappearing at sea. Capt. S. O. Forbes, master of the vessel, got Into trouble when he’is alleged to have come ashore last week while the Mohawk was anchor- ed outside the port. He had spent seventy-two hours in jail before be- ing released under bond on charges of violating port regulations. Mean- while he got his clearance papers for Miami and said he had obtained a permit to take the vessel back to Florida and return later. Forbes claimed he came to Havana to sell the boat. Police had been investigating on the theory that the vessel might have brought in narcotics or had come for aliens or liquor, and when the Mo- hawk hoisted anchor this afternoon they decided to make final search. The police ‘waved ‘for the Mohawk to | stop and finally jumped into a launch and gave thase but with her crew waving gdod-bye, ' the little vessel dashed past Morro Castle and left the policemen ‘far astern. ALDERMAN T0.BECOME MAYOR OF NEW YORK Hulbert Will - Automatically Take Job' Until' Hylan Recovers. By the Associated Press. % NEW YORK, September 22.—Mur- ray Hulbert, president of the board of aldermen, automatically-:becomes acting mayor of New York tomorrow at moon, by virtue of a provision in the city charter which vests the head of the aldermanic:body with full authority where the mayor has been absent for thiry ‘consecutivé days. Mayor Hylan, now recovering from a severé attack of pneumonia at Sara- toga-Springs, left the city a month ago. Mr. Hubert, who is a close friend of the mayor apd in sympathy with his administration. left tonight for Saratoga Springs to visit Mayor Hylan. .If possible, he will discuss administrative affairs with him and return to city hall Monday, the Unlon station called him on the telephone about 10 o'clock Wednesday night, notifying him of a case to be treated. He said he did not know Miss Ward, although she told him that night that he had treated her previously, when she was suffering from influenza here as a war worker & few years ago. Dr. Parker said the allment for which she sought treatment was facial neu- ralgia. From Dr. Parker it was learned that Miss Ward left the Woman’s Hospital in Baltimore Wednesday night and came here for treatment. He said no previous arrangements had been made with him, however, and that his first news of the patient was the call from the Travelers' Aid Soclety. Unconscious Sixty Hours. On Thursday morning, he eaid,- offi- cials of the hospital telephoned him at his home that the patient was uncon- sclous and that physiclans at the hos- pital had worked all night leng on the case. He responded immediately, he said. She remained unconsclous for the sixty hours preceding her death. The first report local police say they received in the case was after 10 o'clock last night. Dr. Martyn stated that he had already learned that Miss Ward was seen rum- maging through her handbag at the hospital on the night she was admitted. Shortly after this was noted, Dr. Mar- tyn sald, Miss Ward became uncon- scious. Hospital attendants found an empty vial. of sixty-grain capacity, supposed to have contained the drug, in the room of the patient, Dr. Martyn said. Left a Note. | 1t was stated at the hospital last i night that before she lapsed into un- consclousness. Miss Ward wrote a note stating that “In case of accident,” Mrs. H. T. Harall of West Point, Ga., or Dr. F. W. Pressley of Abbeville, S. C., should be notified. SIDESWIPED AUTOIST PRISONER ON TRUCK Hopping a truck which had side- swiped his automobile in front of his home, at 323 D street southeast, last night, Willlam J. Hughes was carried through the streets an un- welcome occupant of the speeding vehicle, until a policeman, attracted by. his cries, commandeered a passing car and forced the truck driver to stop at the Pennsylvania Avenue bridg: Hughes saw_ the collision as he was about to enter his car and jump- ed on the truck in an effort to make the driver halt. Instead, the latter is said to have stepped on the gas. At 8th street and Pennsylvania ave- nue Policeman O. R. Sanders of the fitth precinct heard Hughes yell. ‘With the ald of a proffered car he succe: in passing the truck in time to block its passage/over the bridge. * FIVE CENTS. GRIP OF MILITARY 10 BE EXTENDED BY GOVERNOR WALTON Executive Says New Troops Are Being Mobilized to Force Klan Surrender. LAWMAKERS DENY THREAT TO RESIST GUARD UNITS Will Not “Spill Blood” if Governor Carries Out Plan to Pre- vent Meeting. By the Assoclated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, September 22.— Mobilization of additional units of the Oklahoma National Guard will be or- dered soon, Gov. J. C. Walton declared tonight, in announcing that an exten- sion of the scope of absolute martial law to several other countles is in progress. “We are not getting what we want out of several countles,” declared the governor, ostensibly referring to the activities of his agents in investi- gating acts of mob violence in the state. “I cannot say now when these other counties will be occupled by the military, but unless we get satis- faction soon it s sure to come.” Gov. Walton declined to name the counties to which he referred and also would not say how many troops would be called to augment those now in service. To Send More Troops. He declared, however, that more troops would be ordered to Oklahoma City for duty during state fair week, which opened today. Asked definitely how he intended to carry out-his announced intention of imprisoning all members of the legis- lature who attempt to meet here next Wednesday in their scheduled ex- traordinary session, Gov. Walton de- clared: “I will leave that matter to Adjt. Gen. Markham.” Charges Press Subsidized. He charged that the “invisible gov+ ernment” with money coming from the headquarters in Atlanta has sub. sidized “several Oklahoma papers.” “I_want the two and a half million peopls ‘In this state te know ‘the truth, and in order that they may know the truth Ismust have the money and have it st oned.” the gov; érnor declared. “If T am whipped in this fight. it will be an unsafe state for sny mén to live in who is an anti-klansman.” Gov. Walton said that he needed $100,000 to carry out his enterpri He asked “all the people who are with me in this fight to respond and to respond at once, by wire If pos- sible.” He said funds should be sent to Mrs. Aldrich Blake, Oklahoma City wife of his counsellor. Members of the lower housa of the Oklahoma legislature will not resort to physical force if Gov. Walton attempts to disperse them when they convene next Wednesday to consider his impeachment. This announcement was made to- night by W. D. McBeg, representa. tive from Stephéns coumnty and leader of the Impeachment movement against the governor. Representative McBee sald the legislators would use the courts should Gov. Waltonw act to prevent the assembly Wednesday. Deny Blood Thrents. The statement was in reply to-the declaration made by the executive to- day that the house members “from their open deflance of lawful author- ity evidently intend to ride through blood up to the bridle; and any who oppose them will be ‘wading through a slaughter house into an open grave.'"” No guch expressions have emanated from any members of the house, Mc- Bee declared. “It {s the unanimous sentiment ‘of the members of the house of repre- sentatives now in the city that they will not resort to physical force in any Wway whatever - in assembling next Wednesday,” said McBee. “Nor do they expect to resort to physical force to repel any effort to disperse them, should such be at- tempted. “They do expect. however., peace- ably to assemble and-in case an ef- fort is made to Drevent them from doing o the house members will re- sort to the courts for the vindication of thelr rights. “The members of the house, while convinced of their rights to convene and of thelr duty to do 8o under ex- isting conditions, would welcome an opportunity to secure an opinion of the courts on the question and will cheerfully abide by its decision.” MERCHANT FLOGGED. Mob Attack Described—Women Recount Beatings. By tbe Associated Press. TULSAY Okla, September 22.—A story of a merchant whipped ‘on 2 Sunday night following his from church with his wife w: in & record of’the military commis- slon of Tulsa county, made public here tonight. Assertions that county afficers ig- nored the identification of whippers by the victims were heard today by the military court. When the military commission ads journed tonight, a total of 121 cas: ot personal violence had been bared since its Investigation begen August (Continued on Fage 2, Column 6.)