The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 10, 1920, Page 13

Section Two 4 | OVER GALVESTON CASE ‘Attempts Made by National Guard| Chief to Throttle Press; Courts Are Abolished " By JACK CARBERRY ,. GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 10— Just as J. Herbert Duckworth of Phe Star crawled under a barbed: ire fence to enter Soviet Russia In nee of Lenine and Trotsky, so er reporters for The Star and lta oclate independent newspapers we to enter Galveston in imminent hger of arrest and deportation. ‘The man who tries to keep them @ut of Galveston is not a Russian tocrat. AUTOCRAT WEARS sf AMERICAN UNIFORM le wears the uniform of an Amer fean militia general. He 1s Brig. Gen. Jacob F. Wolters, ‘ges national guard. I came here despite Wolters to stay away. fracas back of the military that has been tryjng Col. Billie id for the attempted abduction G. V. Sanders;editor of the Hous- Press. I have watched Wolters’ military rt in action. When I tell you it operates: you will know how | h vaiue to put in ita. disposal of IN GALVESTON } Wolters’ military court {s the only iminal’ court here. Its statutes the 12 military rules of one @ran. Its process denies jury, bail appeal. | Eight civilian prisoners were be- the bar. ‘Two were speeders, had looked on the wine when ‘was red; the others were “vagy.” _ A military policeman, whom I later was a l7-yearold San An- high school boy, was the com- ining witness in two cases. “Gee whiz but he was going fast miles an hour,” he testified boy- ly against E. V. Hemple, Houston salesman. Hemple denied the charge. ‘ ‘ou're fined $25," ruled Captain Stevens, the “judge.” ‘Tl appeal,” Hemple said order against speeding. Either the clerk or go to jail” Hem- paid. ‘The other speeder trial. _“We have no juries here,” Stevens Every case was conducted in demanded a ‘Wolters’ General Orfler No. 9 “Any etvilian whe makes insulting editor. But the pian failed. reg Months ago Wolters became tor of Galveston. The long: ‘'s strike was the pretext for the military taking over of fon, \ “There 1s riot, rebellion and dis- flere,“-Wolters-tola Gov. W=P: following an inves ition. cited three examples—all minor oes. in which one man, a Police officer, was injured. | “This island is ag peaceful as any @ity in Texas,” Mayor W. F. Sap- m and his four city commis replied. “We do not need or it troops.” _ Hobby took the word of Wolters. JERS’ GUARDSMEN TO ARREST REPORTER “What has happened since fearned from the city attorney, ae S$. Anderson, Police Chief ick and City Commissioner George Robinson in a “back alley sinterview,” while Wolters’ guards. vainly sought to arrest me. “The militia came here to de! With the strike of longshoremen, Anderson s@id. “Instead, they have faken over the city government gompletely, made their own laws, and now seek to destroy the free @om of the press, ‘America's most @acred institution. I had been as-| d to tell the complete story of | Every Galveston citizen with whom T talked here today ended his state ment with the plea, “Don't use my name.” They included the mayor, chief of Police, city attorney, city commis stoners, bankers, judges, newspaper men, doctors and dockworkera, Here in a city of 43,000 people I failed to find a single man who would admit himself free. All are in mortal dread of the iron heel of militartam. All cringe at the thought. of the “bull pen” erected tn the heart of the city, yawning to en- close those who oppose the order or whims of one man. For Wolters, here to establish the “open shop,” has killed freedom of speech until Galveston has forgotten the meaning of the word UNION OFFICIAL tity AFRAID TO TALK First I sought unfon offictals. “I {don’t think we better be seen talk: ing to you,” they said “If Wolters | Sees us.-he'll probably jail us.” I protested that Wolter couldn't | do that. “He can do anything.” they replied and pointed to the case of | |W. F. Lee, secretary of the dock: | workers’ union. Lee, tn talking to a fellow striker, used a vile name in reference to Wolters. He was arrested. For 48 hours he lay tn the stockade without @ charge being filed. Friends and | relatives were denied the right to see him. Finally on the third day Wol | ters released him with the warning that @ repetition of his “crime” would result in severe punishment. A guard officer stands outaide the Galveston Tribune. The first paper| on the streets was carefully exam- ined. It contained nothing to meet | mainland. his disapproval, apparently, for he | threw it down and walked away. Us } | | t ~ ] TheSeattleStar (2% ‘ SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1920. O. Henry’s Wife Writing Now— PARIS, Sept. 9.—The famous 0. Henry style, coveted by writers thruout the English-speaking world, may be tuated by Mrs. Sarah Porter, his widow. r is in Paris gathering material for fic- tion which she will write in her old home at Asn- rs. Po ville, N. C “For years I lived in an atmosphere of fiction,” sne said today, “and gradually I acquired the Knack of writ- — same style as my husband.” riends who have read some of Mrs. Porter’s most recent stories declare that she his succeeded in getting her late husband's touch to a nicety. world tries to tmitate 0. Henry, the man who knew life as ne ene before has known it to If you have net read O. Henry stories bef: 4 It's a million dollars’ Worth of fun for you for the price of The Star EDITOR'S NOTE: The whele each day. ‘The paper contained nothing in referenee to the guardsmen. News. papermen told they were afraid to write anything but “boosts.” “Business is ruined,” said the man who waa instrumental in having ie and his troops brought to the Island. “Business men are near the breaking point. Either the troops must go oF business must. Worst mistake in the history of the state. “But don't use my name “Time to beat it.” the national guard private who was secretly serv- ing as my lookout warned. “Better make a run for it in a taxi” “Thia town's gone to the dogy since the militia came,” said the driver as we «ped for the causeway to the “I'm getting out—ITl tell the world I am--but don't use my name if you write anything.” And on the interurban on the way back, safely out of the military sone, kalser was in Holland.” But he added the warning, “Dont TEXAS PRESS UP_IN ARMS OVER KIDNAPING HOUSTON, Tex. Sept. 10.—The prem of Texas is up in arms over the autocratic reign of maftial law their stock rooms. Our headquarters in with the ready cash and bought heavily_in anticipa- tion of fall trade at the ‘lowest prices since 1914— Come and take advantage of the benefits and big savings that chain store buying lays at your feet. in Galveston under Brig. ‘Gen. Jacob F. Wolters, “open shop* champion, which culminated. in the attempt of guard officers to kidnap Editor G. V. Sanders, of the Houston Preas, Led by Marceltus E. Foster, Prest- dent of the Southern Newspaper Publishers’ amociation and editor of the Houston Chronicl who wit neased and helped thwart the at tempt to kidnap Saunders at the Country elub,. Texas editors have showered Gov. Hobby with demands that he discipline the kidnapers and withdraw troops from Galveston, HOUSTON POST DENOUNCES GUARD Roy Watson, publisher Houston Post, also prewnt flcern under Wolters attempted kidnap Sanders, has denounced conduct of the guard in attempting ite autocratic rule beyond the con fines of Galveston. North Texas papers have been no lose prompt or. vigorous in their de nunctation ef Wolters and his metly oda, ‘The democratic state convention, | meeting in Fort Worth, denounced martial law as administered by Wol- tera. The nominee for governor, Pat Neff, opposed the: “open shop” can- didacy of exfenator Bailey, whe was defeated in the August 2% primary. When guard officers heard Fos. ter’s protest against the Sanders kid- |TEXAS REBELS AGAINST MIL STATE UP IN ARMS LOVER HELD FOR GIRL’S SUICIDE Peculiar Legal Action in Interior China SHANGHAI, Sept. 10-—Can the sulcide of a romantic girl be charged to the man with whom she was in love? Legal fights have this question to wrestle with in the interior of China. Here ia the story of this Oriental tragedy: Nineteen-yearold Twang-kwe was betrothed by her parents to a man she had never . It was the cus tom, she ‘well knew, and from child- hood she had accepted with reaigna tion her future as mapped out by her family. But foreign ways and customs came to her land with increasing forca, She learned to read and write and to accept many of the foreign wayn as good. ‘Then came the man. He in Nyi Ahes, & handsome young Oriental, with charming man- nere— and @ past master in the art of lovemaking. He was more than fair to her sight and he swore she should be his, But she was betrothed to another and the wedding day was rapidly ap- proaching. “We will flee together! she cried. But he refused, pointing out the disgrace it would bring on her family. “I'll end my life™ the girl cried. “for I don't love the man I have to marry.” Her lover thought {t was an empty threat—but ahe carried it out. Now Nyt Abex is under a t on a charge of having caused the girl to end her life. The case has been re Mmanded to the British aaseasor, who conducted the inquest. ‘The emerald has replaced the ruby +g Most precious stone in exist Noe narnarra ee Raping, they threatened to arrest him, too, tho they had no warrant for either editor. acting under orders from Col. May- field, who formerly worked on Fos- ter’s paper. ITIA AUTOC [AIDS POLES IN RUSSIAN WAR }\COMAN FAVORED A Polish-American girl, Miss Anna Wichniarck, of Buffalo, is serving with the Polish White ge aiding the Polish wounded in the war with the Bolsheviks. Miss Wichniarck was in France as a nurse and interpreter during the world war, Afterward she went to Poland along with other Polish Legionatres. . POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.—Warren| DEFIANCE, O+-Verdict of second Delano, uncle of Franklin D. Roose-|degree murder returned against velt, democratic vice presidential | Joshua Botkin, farmer, for beating candidate, killed when train strikes|to death of Arthur G. Bullock, his here he was riding. housekeeper’s three-year-old son. Value Well Worth Your Attention As already announced, we pe Mg | Men of — for qui jisposal, a choice of Be og one thousand Suits from some of America’s lead- ing ‘makers. Although these were made to sell at a much higher price, a fortunate pur- chase has enabled us to offer them at the moderate figure of | operative farming game, etc, @ti,— ~ |has this to say about the guberma | torial race: RACY BY PAULHAMUS |‘Local’ Reasons Behind Hart in Pierce County W. H. Paulhamus, of Puyallup and Sumner, former president ef the state senate, progressive cant date for governor, wizard of the es is “While we republicans of Pleres county feel that we should support the candidacy of Governor Hart, |yet I am frank to admit to you that Senator Coman"s business x perience and qualifications partiew> larly qualify him to render the best service of any candidate in the rate” “The fact that Senator Comam is a banker should not in any way disqualify him; gn the contrary 1 © should enable him to pass upon the business of the state in an intelli gent and knowing fashion. ws “The state of Washington is @ Bs institution and to operate the ness of our state will require services of a man who has pe good in his own business, which true in Senator Coman’s case, fully agree with yourthat Senater Coman is a man of brains and Gm pacity and resufts.” INNOCENT PURCHASER: EAGER TO BUY LOAD OF “PRIZE” MELONS NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept, 16 —Bullish influences were at in the melon market today, + A farmer carted a load h Lebanon and sold the weong one —a long, striped variety ini for an exclusive clientele, customer, who paid 50 cents, fused to return it at thrice the price, tho unaware it had “plugged,” and that the gurgle its heart was @ quart bottle. Ah bour later the stranger turned and tried to buy the load, Wagon and all. He sought to buy the court! from the judge, it was reported. Prohibition officers also 4 J Fe: active in the market, “The real object behind the com-| fing of the militia,” Anderson said, =| establish the open shop in Galves- | The force of arms is being used | that purpose. “Because the city commissioners | @pposed this, we were ousted from| office. @UDGES DRIVEN FROM THE BENCH “Wolters, drunk with his new. | found power, dismissed all police | Men. Then he drove the judges from the bench and set up a mili tary court to try civilians. | “Trial by jury was denied. Fines | were levied without ao much as a formal charge being placed, and the / money so collected is kept by the And at this Great Store you will find some ten thousand Suits at all prices ranging from $20 —and you will save at whatever price you make a selection, You are cordially invited to come up today and see the immense selection. “New laws have been written daily by the military. | “When one man, W. F. McMasters, sought a writ of habeas corpus, Wol- * tare refused to recognize it. McMan.| ters appealed to the federal court. Judge Rufus E. Foster, of New| Grieans, sat in the case. He ruled: “"The Constitution dors not J tee the right of trial by jury in the states.’ “This decision gave the military wnlumited power.” " 70 STORES