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THE MORNING OKLAHOMA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER 4 7j AVBUAOI3 HWOilN Nil! I'Ait) Liuuuiuvuua, JUL. I Daily 37.1285 FINAL EDITION J Sunday 40,651 VOL. XVI, NO. 328 TULSA, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 11)22 1(5 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS NO AGREEMENT AT STRIKE ERENCE RELIABILITY CHARACTER ENTERPRISE i hi -v i i . wir 111 III III III . rWAWJiJlI ww;iivc i k?' in .ill )m " iss -ggEt v-- FIRST ROUND OF SEMANSWALTON SCRAP IS A DRAW J3ut Walton Has Named 8 of Ten Bureau Heads in Fall Campaign AUTHORITY CONFLICTS .Walton Leaders Will Cam paign State Regardless of Executive Body HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL Bemans Move Ads Another I to Six or Seven Now in Existance at'O. C. By CLARK C. HUDSON. World- Capital Correrponilent. OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 24 Tho struKglo for control of tho democratic campaign, which 1ms been In progress slnco tho ertutc convention hero on August '16, ended the first round this afternoon In a draw. Chairman Somans la per mitted to function ns chairman n,nd director of tho campaign, along with his executive committee but a num ber of bureaus nro established un der tho chairman's direction, elsht out of ten of which aro headed by Walton's chief advisers who express their Intention to act independently of Semans' direction if occasion rises. This action wns taken at a second meeting of stato candidates which was held In tho mayor's office this afternoon. At tho first meeting of candidates, held several days ago. Mayor Walton was not present. Threo bureaus were authorized nt that time, and a Waltonlte was placed at tho head of each. Slnco then n storm has been raging over tho whole matter, which was nl lowed to go over until Walton's ru turn. At today's meeting, tha threo were allowed to stand and seven others added, uftur a Bplrltcd fight led bv Kd Trnpp. No Hemlqunrior Shortage. Tho question of headquarters', Vrhlch has also been awaiting Wal ton's voice, likewise resulted In a draw. It was decided, according to Chairman Samans, that the second floor of tho Lawrence hotel, wh.ch was contracted for by him last Mon day, -hould bo used as headquarters for the masculine clement In tho party; whllo tho feminine group will be given the old Walton club head quarters at Main nnd Broadway. This, besides separating tho sexes Is expected to nttract attention by adding another headquarters to tho lx or seven already In operation Tho following bureaus with chair man of each was announced by ICd Semans after tho meeting: Organization, John II. Williams ml Edwin Dabnoy; publicity, loula Lsl'lore; business speakers bureau, J. Berry King; farmers speaker bu reau, O. A. Urewer; finance, H. W. Dirk; women's bureau, Mrs. J. N. V-hwoerko; railroad bureau. Karl plttj labor bureau, Edgar Kenton; nrmers' bureau, Kd Itlger; business Bureau, M. M Henderson. All Walton Selections. Excepting the organization bureau Beads, named by Semans, nnd tho Business speakers' bureau, named by George Short, all were selections nf lijyor Walton. It is understood that Claude Connelly, candidate for com "nlsloner of labor, opposed Edgar Fenton for head of the labor bu reau, but was overruled. Chairman Somans. after tho inect hik, Mated that tha nrrangoment lll not lntcrfero with his duties ns tnalrman and directing head of tho campaign, In which position ha ex pects to act. Also, ho stated that 'egular executive commltteo will two none of Its duties curtailed In t"6mattor of directing tho campaign. On tlio other hand, thoso who wore fi?Td as bureau heads stated that to win act together as a campaign tommlttoo nnd direct the campaign ctlvltlcs. How this difference of 'Pinion Is to be reconciled was not Jxpialncd, nor did anybody profess to know. Mayor Walton said tho bureau nr- -COSTlNHgn ON I'AOB THIUTERN LIKE TROJANS "Worklnu llrtleaaly for you day a night WOULD Want Ads are n faithful couriers that carry 'ir meairea wlfttr, surely, nnd dutrlbuta thm wldrot over Oils Hch territory. No matter what our nefds may rleclir vou ara aeeltlnB mta Pieced article, oomeetent help, ""men, peopls to buy your prod, "et. If you ara trylns to rent a aoui or a room, or havo a honia '.. "L WOULD Want Ada eonetl. irate tha mouthpltca that will Lent .2t your PPeal to tha irreatrit eurnher and to tna beat clou of Piop , UnquMtlonably tha leader of all "pspars In thli section, by i lr- of po.e,in the itreateet read, ir:'"'""! and pul.llo confident a. M.i ,1'fculailon, lariieat volume of erlliing, and without doubt eha n'n,..pi.0d"eer of ItiirJULTO. -Tha ,?;, Ad ;rvlc that l very rea. moat productlra. iaf?.'T oualneaa propoiltlon. ' It ill11- U ..t0 Tl WOULD to tell lPIlLU WANT ADS AMVATB nniNO It UMULTS Kidnaping Case Witness Drives Off Assailants Sand Springs Man Eyewit ness to Abduction: Uses Weapon on Band Another chapter In the alleged Ku-Klux Klan serial at Sand Springs unrolled Thursday evo nlng, when 25 masked mon wero frustrated In' an attempt to kid' nap Tom Stlllman, said to have been one of tho threo eyowlt nesses t the nttompted abduction of Fred Hill September 18, Still mnn, who Is an employo of tho Greer Supply company, wns on duty In tho garngo when a group of men obtained entranco to tho garago from tho rear nnd switched off the lights In the back of the garage. About that tlmo Stlll inan put a 45 revolver Into opera tion nnd tho Intruders withdrew. Tho garago Is located at 12 K. Second. REPUBLICANS TO HOLD CONVENTION Delegates Elected Wednes day Will Meet at 2:30 Friday Afternoon 140 IS STATE QUOTA Purpose of Convention Is to Select Delegates to State Meeting OKMULGKH, Aug. ri. A dele gation elected by tho republicans of Okmulgco county to attend tho Btnto republican convention at Oklahoma City August 28, wns In structed to propose a plank In tho republican platform pledging tho republican ticket, If elected, to work for legislation to provide for tho payment of all depositors in fnlled stato banks. The republican convention named 106 delegates to attend tho convention, with ono-half vote each. Tho delegation Is Instructed to vote as a unit. Tulhn. county's doletrntlon tn tho republican state convention sched uled for Monday will be named by authorized representatives of tho re publican electorate of tho 107 pre clnet8 In the county at a meeting f naay niiemoon nt 2:30 o'clock In tho municipal auditorium. The coun ty delegation will bo mndo up of precinct delegates, most of whom already Intend to attend tho stato meet, and other republicans knowr. to have "convention intentlonr." To havo Tulsa county's delegation the largest of "cm nil Is th ambition of local republicans. This will be re. allzed If tho county's quota of 140 tieiegaies is rcaciieu, ns this Is the largest counly- npportlonnum In the stato based upon the fact that this county contributed morn votes to e'en j. .M. lie.rrelil as senator In 1320 tl.nn nny other. Committeemen and cornmlttecwornen havo been comb ing their precincts during the past two weeks to find every last ono minded to seo nnd hear John Melds in porson and tho other republican nominees. All republicans Inter ested In the convention nro Invited to attend this afternoon's convention apd to alt with fellow precinct resi dents In special sections, though vot ing will be testrlcted to regularly se lected delegates. Lingo Calls Meeting. Tho county convention will bo called to order at 2:30 o'clock by E. CONTINUED ON 1'AOK TIltUTKEN BOYS TO GIVE SOCIAL All Tulkit Lulled to Turn Out To night nntl Mimv iincri-M in wel fare of the Hoys' Ilomi'.' A 25-pleco band, gallons of Ico of eng'er boys dispensing hospitality Ol llieir liuinu lu vionum mu hunih to bo features of th Hoys' Home Ice cream social Friday night. Tho so cial Is to bo held on t..o lawn of the horn"? nt .'to msi eiicnin, anu 11 purpose Is to crento n fund with which to meet certain needs of tho home. Tulsa women arn taxing a Keen Interest In tho success of tho social. l!n.,.nd .if tlin, lifiv,, t1nnhf,nn,l til Mrs. Kdwnrd Soph their intention of DnKing canes tor toe nucmi unu tnu auction to bo held Inter in tho evo nlng. nnd Urle Hottnm, chairman of tho Hotnry nutoinobllo club, is ac cumulating n full day's schedulo. Ilottom will spend thn day Krld..y collecting tho cukes that have been baked for the social nnd taking them to tho homo. Whllo tho Hotury Anns nro sponsoring the social, proposed by "Mother" Mnton, matron ut tho home, It la the boys' social, In which all Tulsn people Interested In the wolfnro of tho city's motherle&s kids nro privileged to havo a part. J, n. McQueen, pioneer of Tulsa ami woll-known auctioneer, has sig nified his intention of contributing townrds the homo and the success of tho social by auctioning off the cakes. Hoy Octinan of tho tho Hex all Drug stores Is donating tho tables for th. social and J B. Porter of the Purity Ico Cream company is donat ing tho Ice croam, Tho .Musicians union, of which J Prothero is piesl. dent, is sending n 25-pleco band (1m will play contlnu usly throughout tho evening under tho direction of Ned Mnsterman. tho vlco president p th$ unjojj,, SHAWNEE QUIET; NO INDICATIONS OF RIOTTHREATS Mayor and Sheriff Cer tain Troops Not Need ed at Shops CALL STRIKE BREAKERS More Than 300 Expected to Arrive This Week; Not Con tested by Union Men DISAGREE WITH MARSHAL Citizens, Union Men and City Officials Say Situation Is Well in Hand By A STAFF CORllHSPONDBNT. SHAW.N'KB, Aug. 24. Aitbouirh 300 strike breakers aro expected to arrive hero between midnight and dawn, no demonstration or disturb ance is anticipated on the part of tho 1,100 striking shopmen, United States Marshal Alva McDonald do dared hern this afternoon. Over 150 united blctcs deputy marrthais and special agents are guarding tho Hock iBiuna nnti santa Ko shops here, where there nro employed at present approximately 150 strike breakers. Shawnee In extremely tjulct and but for tho presence of numerous armed deputies parading the streets hero there Is no indication of an in dustrial upheaval. With tho excep tion of tho regular union meetings In tho Labor hall, there aro no gath erings nor "loafing" on the streets. Shots Fired Into Shops, Although thcro havo been guards In the local plnnts slnco the incep tion of the strike, tho firing of ap proximately fifty shots into the Hock Island yards Into Thursday night precipitated things and Alva .Mc Donald was went hero with 80 dep uties. Aftor a conforenco McDonald nnd Chief of 1'oilco J. I, Sims re quested Governor Hobertson to send stitto guaitls into tho trouble znno "not to establish martial law but to lend morul force on tho side of tho law." When Governor Robertiion or dered the demobilization of the threo units of guards Wednesday, Maiahal McDonald Immediately swore in Cn additional deputies and Wednesday night stationed three lines of guards around the yurds. Knrly Thursday morn nif 25 addi tional strike breakers wero tukon Into the yards to augment the skel etonized forco on duty now. With the arrival of 230 men from Chicago "some tlmo tonight or this week at the latest" tho shop forco will lie re cruited to half its normal strength, road officials stated. Dattlo to it rinlsh. Apparently tho Chicago, Hock Is land and I'.tclfio and the Atchison, Topoka and Santa Ku lines aro set tling down Into n battlo to tho death, Hunk houses nnd mess hallH aro bo Ing rushed up within tho fenccd-ln shop ureas and once tho men aro rushed through tho gates, thny nro kept insido as long ns they wlh to remain nt work, it was pointed out. This Is being dono to mitigate tho possibility of nny trouble, Tho special deputies patrol tho yards, extra guards aro nlnceil i along the west sldo of tho plant, I directly between tho wooden viaduct rrom which tho shots wero fired Thursday night. Many of the bulloti struck tho floor and railings nf tho viaduct. .Vearly a doien struck tho brick walls of tho round house nnd threo small window llghtH wero bro ken out. No ono was Injured. "Tho situation here Is extromely critical," declared McDonald nt n meeting of tho Lions club nt noon today. "At any tlmo some of these men op strike nro liable to start trouble and we must havo mon hero to copo with any situation that may arise." The marshall declared that he was continuously hearing threats to blow up tho shops nnd kill tho workmen but that ho had mado no arrests as yet. City Officials Optimistic. Mayor George H. Cnruth and Chlof of Police J. I. Sims emphatically de nied that tho striko situation was serious. "The striking union men aro moro anxious than anyono elso to keep pence here. Moro than 50 per cent of the strlkors own their homes hero and are opposed to any disturbances. Tho situation Is being 'handled beau tifully' nnd I fnll to seo nny causa for anxiety," declared Mayor Caruth. "Everything Is going along nicely now, nnd I fool certain, that there will bo no further trouble in Shaw nee," Sims stated. - Union heads declared this after noon that they wore content to lot things rock along nnd to nhldo by tho decisions reached by the national labor chiefs, "Things will come out all right In tho wnsh," appears to bo the- slo gan and tho union men declaro they aro content to lot the roads have n fling at running tho trains and keep ing the equipment In trim with the me of unskilled labor. To llullil Itcxeno llnuk Building. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Tho house banking nnd currency coin mltteu today approved a Joint reso. lutlon authorizing tho erection of n new federal reserve bank building at , LouU, - - Shawnee Citizens 'HetJ Up Over Lawlessness Report; . Not Looking for Publicity Magazine of Powder' Over Which U. S. Official. Say Town Is Sitting Failed to Explode; Mails Not Delayed, Superintendent Declares. By A STAFF COHItKSPONDENT SHAWNUH, Aug. 24. Shawnee woko up the other morning mad all over. In fact, tho good people of Shnwneo "'wero "soro clean through, " They rend In glaring headlines that their city tho city beautiful biiioiib tliu beautiful cities of Okla homa was making n bid for pub licity. Publicity they didn't want mid for which they weren't going to stand. The splotch on tho banner tho gob of mud that hnd been smeared over the . .lr nnmo of Shawnee was contained In the bul letin from tho cnpltnl of thco United States and accredited to Attorncy-Gcnornl Dailgherty there of tn same such uffect as this; "Itcports to tho department of Justice, Indlcnto that tho 'agita tion' of railroad strikers nt Shaw nee Is 'nt ns high s. pitch ns nny point In the United .States with I. W. W.'s fnniilng tho flame. Trains nro being stopped nnd the mnils nro being lnterfcrred with to somo extent." Then tho call for stato troops, which call they failed to heed. When tho troops wero demob llized Inst end of being rush ed to STATE SWELTERS UNDER HEATWAVE Mercury at Tulsa 106, but Other Cities Have Record Beaten NO RELIEF IN SIGHT Promise of Showers in North Tart of State May Cool Small Districts Thursday wns tho hottost day of tho year. The thermometer, after lullying peacefully along during tho morning unu registering only 7 nt noon, took a sudden rllmh in tliu n(l nrnoon and nlded with a scorching hot wind rested at 100 '4 degrees for several hours. It was tho season's hottest day by ono and n half de grees. Tho men ury rent bed 105 TucFduy nnd Sunday but on both of these days tho temperature was not felt near so much as yesterday. A stllf wind blow all day but In the afternoon It was far from cool ing.. In fact tho wind was about tho hottest thing on tliu program nnd farmers lu tho vicinity nro worrying for their crops, for hot winds nro certain death for farm crops. Yesterday wns tho eighth day of tho heat wave and weather forecast ers promise llttlo relief. The maxi mum temperatures for tho Inst eight dajs havo been 100, 102, 98, 105, 104, 105 and 106 H. As long as tho winds continue in the south they will bo hot. acenrdinc to II. M. Hutchison, local weather man, and thero Is littlo hopo ot rain ns long as tho hot winds continue. Also thern is no hopo of cooler weather until it rains. BLAZING SUN. HOT WIND KKAHS OKIjAHOMA. II y till. AMUclatr.l I'lr.a Htat, Wire OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 24 Scorched by n blazing sun nnd seered by torrid winds, Oklahoma sizzled through another day of unprece dented heat. Temperatures through out tho stato i mined from 103 do grees up to 112 this nfteruoon at tho peak, and nightfall brought lit tle relief. Crops In western and ccntrnl Okla homa nro suffering heavy damage nnd tho drought has started to take Its toll In tho eustern section of the state, uccordlng to thu United States weather bureau. The central and western portions have had no ap preciable rainfall for nearly two months. Showers Aro ForcntM. Tho only prospect for a break In tho hent wave was offered In th" government forecast tonight which predicted that tomorrow would bo partly cloudy with probably showers in tho north portion of the stato, Yesterday thermometers went on a record-smashing contest and when all returns wero In, the nvcrnge max imum for thn stato was 106.11 de grees. Now records wero established today . In Oklahoma City today thn mer cury hit tho mark of 107 degrees nt 3 o'clock, the hottest slnco 19011, and stayed thcro for more than an hour, dropping to a mere 102 at 6 o'clock. Shower Did No Good, Tho government thermometer at Guthrlo recorded 112 degrees nt 2 o'clock. A 10-mlnuto ruin lata in tho day did littlo to help out. The mercury at Tulsa went to 106.5. Shawneo reported 107: Bar tlesvlllo 112; Okmulgee 103: Mils- CONTINUED ON PAOU TlilltTEBN THE WEATHER TU.SA Auit 21 -Mailmum loc H, inln. Iinum TH , anuth wlnrii and clfar. OKLAHOMA TrMiy partly cloudy. Probably ehowtrs In north portion: Sat urday generally fair. KANSAS (1. rurally fair Friday and BtUfdiy, inucb Wjir, Shnwneo to lend dignity and grandeur to tho majesty of tho law, enmu tliu cull for moro dep uties. A sroio nnd some moro ln stnntly rallied to tho sign ot tho six-pointed stnr. Com innniUir.ln -chief MeDonnld then deployed his army of ISO guards before tho walls of tho fortress, In which wero tolling n similar number of stnlwnrts. With his famous "triple cordon ot guards" stationed nenr tha "dan ger point" which pointed toward tim viaduct or bridge, ho waited for thn attack. Thcro wns no nttnck. Marshal McDonnld gave out tha startling statement: "It is ns If wo ueio sitting on a mgnlnn here, with the wires nil laid for tho explosion.'' I'll until n Into hour Inst night, tliu powder must have been wet. Thn explosion flxzled out. Tho mngnzine was a dud. Hcport wns sent tn Washington that tho malls wero being Inter fered with, but th" superintend ent of malls nt Shuwneo had been slighted, lie knew nothing nbout any delay. Taking It nil In all Shnwneo had a thrilling tlmo enrnlng tho nnmo of tile world' worst village. SMOOTH OUT ALL BONUS OBSTACLES Senators Determined to Rush Bill for Final Vote CASH FOR SOLDIERS Minority Purpose Substitute For Tariff, to Include Kclief Measure WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. Bonn torlal advocates of straight out com pensation for ex-service mon went to bat today when the senate resumed consideration of tho MeCumber Fnrdney soldiers' bonus bill with little prospect of n final showdown bcfnrB tho week-end. Senator Buisum, republican of New Mexico, chairman of tho sen ntc pensions committee, ltd tho fight for a cash bonus with bis substi tute which would provide Immediate payment of 50 per rent nf tho amount duo ex-servlco men on th" basis of $1.25 n day for overseas and Jin day for homo service in nr cordanco with tho length of that service. Tho rcmnlnliig CO per cont would bo paid 6 years later. "Pay tho hoys who want It spot cash Instead of offering them promissory notes for what Is owed them," was tho keynote of Bum urn's argument. He challenged tho state ment of Chairman MeCumber of thu sennto finance commltteo that de ferred payments running over 40 yonrs, as provided by tho MeCumber Fordney measures, would allow tho easlost solution of tho bonus prob lem. 'Tho easiest solution of tho ques tion Is economy, nsldo from giving our ex-servlco men whnt they want." said Illinium. 'The chairman of tho finance commltteo says a fair con servative estimate would place tho final cost of his plan nt J3. 500,000, 000, scattered over 40 years, I es timate that a fair conservative es timate, of tho cost of my plan to pay tho boys rash Is tl. 500, 000.000. n saving nf $2,000,000,000 " In tho brief debato Sonntor Under wood of Alabnmn, tho democratic leader, voiced his opposition to the measuro with Senator Hcflln, demo crat of tho samo Mate, vigorously urging its pnssagn. Senator Underwood declared tho mennure was not nu adjusted coin, penf-ntlon hill; that it had been properly named by the public a bonus hill. You cannot measuro scrvlco tn country In dollurs," declared thn minority leader. "If you nro to measuro service In that wny, then $625 Is an absurd proposition." Thn Alabama senator snld there was nn obligation on tho government to take care of tho sick, disabled and needy, In old age, but that there was no obtlsntlon to give n plttanco to the others), many of whom did not need it. Much on Diplomatic Million. WASHINGTON, auk. 24 The ap pointment nf justleo l-Mword 1'. Finch of tho New York supreme court as a member of tho Amerlcnn diplomatic mission to the Brazilian exposition was iinnnunecd today by tho White Houso. Find was named in plnco of Cyrus II. Kurtls. Philadelphia publisher, who found It Imposslblo to serve. Wnrnnn SrcUs Knllior's Joti. CHICAGO. Aug, 24 Mrs. Wini fred Mason Iluck, daughter nf tha Into William 13 Mason and rcpubll. can primary nnmlneo for tho vacan cy left In congress hv thu death of her father, today forwarded to Con gressman at Uirge Klchard Vales ut Washington a request that she be given n soat In congress pending tho ALIBI OF REAL ESTATE MAN IN CASEJtSJJPHELD Youth, Who Was Taken Into Hills Says Estey the Man GOT UP LATE JULY 31 Defendant Traces Steps on Day When Mayo Was Forced Into Car GIRL CORROBORATES STORY Court Itoom Crowded When Plaintiff Tells of the Kidnaping Deney A. Hstey, former renlty denier and a special pollco officer under tho lCvnns ndmlnlstiatlon, was yesterday Treed by Justleo J. T. Thompson of n chnrgu of kidnaping which had been preferred against him by Lloyd Mnyo, young uiilo me chanic. Justice Thompson mndo his decision after n hearing lasting near ly nil day during which ednto and defense counsel called many wit nesses to thu stand. Although thn district courtroom where tho preliminary hearing wns held wnn Jammed witli a highly In terested crowd thorn wns no display nt tho decision. Hsley took the ver dict with n smllo nnd thanked tho Justice. r.sley was dismissed despite tho fact that Mnyo positively Identified him as ono of tho men who nlded In forcing him to sign it ntatemnnt ordering his attorneys to dismiss n $50,000 daiiinuo suit which had been filed against K. S. Hutchison. How ever, IlJtey offered one of tho ntrong- esi uerenscs heard recently In u local court. His plen wns purely nn alibi but It wan so closely knitted together una carried so much corroboration that no ono seemed surprised nt tliu decision. Mnyo took the stnnd for tho stnte and told how on the morning of July 31 ho accompanied Norvln German, his wlfo's brother on nil mitotuobllu ride; how German forced him to drivu tlie car to the east end of Fed- ernl drive nnd under tho muzzlo of a revolver sign thn statement order ing his t torueys to distills his dam age suit; hoy it man In a Peerless touring car drnvn up, conferred with German, took tho signed stntcmont and drovi back towuidu Tulsa; how German forced him to drive to Ski iitook, whero German himself took thn wheel nnd drove to I'awliuska anil how, nt PavWitlska, during a short stop In a garage, ho made it break for liberty nnd llter.illly inn Into tho ormii of W. It, Wilkerson, former pollco captain hero ami now chief nt Pnwhuska. Mayo said lie fully believed that after getting the signed statement from tutu, that German, who was Joined by two other men at P.iwhuska, all of whom escaped, Intended to spirit him into the Osugo hills nnd kill him, Mnyo said that two days after the kidnaping lie, wns driving nbout town looking for thn Peerless car when in front of the Y. M. C. A. he mw a car which ho recognized ns tho one he had seen nt tho east end of Fed eral. Tho license plate, ho said, was bent in tho same manner ns tho onu ho had scon on Federal drive. A monmiit Inter, ho testified, u man, whom ho said wns the same ono who had talked to German ami taken the signed statement!, enmo out and drove off In tho car. Mayo pos itively stated that that man was Kstey. Tho defendant In turn, took tho witness stand, nnd positively denied that ho was at tho east end of Fed eral drive tho morning ot July 31. His car, ho testified, was In the gar ago that dny and that he wan In bed until 10:30 o'clock that morning. Hu positively denied that hu knew German and said he had never heard of tho man except what hu had read lu newspapers, concerning tho kid naping. Kstey claimed that about 10:30 o'clock on the morning of July 31 (this ,vns the time that Mayo "aid ho was signing tho statements; he received a telepliono call from a girl friend. ML'n Fay Ballard. At 11 o'clock he said tin met U (I. Mnlnnn nt his office und closed a real estato deal and at 12 o'clock ho met MIn Ballard. His ear. hu testified, had been left nt the Auto Kcpnir com pany, operated by p. W. Barnes, about midnight Sunday and was not out of tho shop until lato Monday afternoon. In corroboration of Kstey's story, W. II. Hlchards, defense attorney, called to the witness chair, Mis Bal lard; Barnes, a mechanic named Morgan, Malonn nnd a matron ut the Y. M. C. A. Tho girl testified Hint shu called ltey about 10:30 o'clock the morning of July .11 and met him nbout noon that day. She also tes tified that ICstcy hud been with her, Sunday, Saturday and Friday nights and that tho saw him frequently. Barnes testified that ho received Itcy's car late Sunday night and that it was not released from the shop until tho following afternoon. Morgan testified that hu was work ing on ttin car nil Monday morning nnd that It could not hnvo been nt the cast ond of Federal drive. The Y matron testified that tu tho best of her belief, Kstey was not out of tils room at the Y until abnut 10 .CONTINUED OH l'AQU TMItlLEN Wilson Denies He Appointed Only Catholics Iflx-p resident Brands Min ister's Remark as Falsehood lly tho International News service. DALLAS, Texas. Aug 21. Woodrow Wilson lu n telegram t Charles Leddy, former nsslslnnt nttoiney-gtiimml of Texas, brand ed us "grossly fnlsu" thn statement Hint 85 per cent of Ills appoint ments whilo president wern given tu Civlholli's. nei'iirdlng to today's l.i.i u 0 of tho Dallas Journal. Tho denial was prompted by n stfttement alleged to have been mndo by the He v. A. C. Parker, cyclops ot tho Dallas Ku-Klux Klan. In a speech at Vickery, Tuesday night. Tho text ot Wllion'a reply fol lows' "Of course tho statement Is grossly falw, 1 thought it Incon sistent with tho principles ot our government to consider (tin church connections of anyono I appointed to office." It was signed "Woodrow Wil son." U. S. MAY OPERATE ALL COAL MINES Measures Proposed in Sen ate to mm Coal and Rail Strikes PUT UP TO CONGRESS Cummins Suggests Solons at Next Session .Put Unions in Itightful Place lly tha Aaioclaffd I'reas, WASHINGTON, Aug, 24. Gov ernment' operation of tho coal mines nnd federal control of coal distribu tion In such n manner as to prevent profiteering, wero proposed in meas ures Introduced Imlny in the senate. Other developments In the coal nnd rail situations Included: Decision by tho Semite labor com mittee to substttutn tlm Borah coal commission bill for tho Wlnsluw commission bill passed yesterday by the house, Want Dmstla Action. Demands in thn sennto for prompt and drastic, government notion to end both the coal and rail strikes. Announcement by Secretary Hoov er that within a week dally bitumin ous coal production would bn suf ficient for tho nation's needs not Hint the country faced a shiirtngn of freight cars which would bo ncutu within n month. A suggestion by Chairman Borah of tho sennto labor committee, that tho authorities of otlior states follow thu lend of Governor Miller of New York In dealing with their local colli situations. A declaration by Chairman Cum mins of tho senate Interstate com merce committee that congress, next session, would tnku up Industrial problems with n view to determin ing "what placo unionism should oc cupy lu tho civilization of the United States," Ghn I'rcMdont Power. A resolution empowering tho pres ident to take over nnd operate the mines was Introduced by Senator WulHti. democrat, .Massachusetts, after it long and lieu ted reiiale de bate and wns referred to the Inter- slate I'ommerci) committee Tn this same committee was sent nn admin istration bill otfered by Sonntor Cummins, proposing tn crento n fed- oral coal distribution agency, which, working through tho Interstate, com merce comni ssion. would control. not only distribution of. but prof iteering In coal. Chairman Cummins culled a meeting of his commltteo for sntiiritay to consiner tne aiini.n- lstrntlon mensuro. FILIPINO ASK FREEDOM Qiicsoii Wants AiiK'ilrn to Act ns mg iiroiiK'r io iHianus wncn They Attnln Independence. MANILA. Aug. 21 An Independ ent Filipino government with the United Slates letulning naval ami commercial stations in tho Philip- nines for the protection of her In- terOrU !,', thu Client, nuiiulied since tho occupation of thu Philippines was advocated In an address by Mnn uel Quezon toduy. Uuezon and Hennr usmouu, leaueis of tho Independence movement, lu tho llrst spieclios delivered since their roturn from tho United States, urged perpetuation nnd exchange of commercial lelatlons with the Unit ed States and tile seeking of a com mon ground with Americans in rec ommending a permanent policy. John SponMor In Demi. Ml'SKOGin:. Aug. 21. John L. Spunslor, one-tlmu coutt clerk of tlie federal court in Hie Indian ter ritory nnd later county attorney ot Wagoner county, nieu in a local nns- nllal tonight, Hu was n republican candidate for district Judge In Tulsa nt tho recent primary election. Iti'ioli In (uiiti'iiuil.i. WASHINGTON. AUK. 24.Twonty persons were killed during the re volt In Guatemala on Sunday, Aug ust 20, the stato department was ad vlsea today, - "CANT SEE WAY OUT", RAILROAD CHIEF DECLARES Session Adjourns at o'Ulock With Little Progress MEET AGAIN FRIDAY Now Plan May Involve Sepa rate Peace With Indi vidual Lines. MEN OPPOSE NEW MOVE Official Statemecnt Front Neither Side of Fence Is Forthcoming NKW YOIIK, Aug. 24,"We aro llko bats: wo can't see tho wny out," thus did tho chief of ono ot.,th "big four" railroad brotherhoods do. scriba the position In which tho run ning trades found thcmsolves to night nfter their latest efforts to settln the shopmen's strike, now nenring tho end of its eighth week. Today peaco negotiations centered on conferences between tho brother hood chlers, cast ns mediators, and tha executives of moro than n score of roads representing approximately 30 per cent of thu rail mileage in tho United States conferences which wero callod to order nttor tho Association ot Hallway Kxecutlven yesterdny had stoutly declined to yield on tho seniority question, but somo nf its members had indicated separata agreements might be pos sible. Hxitetly ia roads, aggregating about u. quarter ot thu country's mllcngn, wuro represented when the day's first session opened nt the Yale olub this morning. After tho luncheon recess, during which the mediators reported back to too strik ing shopmen nt thn Hotel Wood stock, several moro executives slipped Into the general conference, until moro than fifty main lines and their subsidiaries wero repre sented when tho parley broko up shortly before 7 o'clock. DiMir Is Not fUnml. Tho Seaboard Air Line wnm nnn nf thn roads listed among tho new con ferees. Although both sides pro fessed themselves no nearer nn ngi cement than when they first went Into conference. It wns evident that the door to pence had not been en tirely closed, for announcement wn.s mndo that another session had heel scheduled for tomorrow. Observers speculated with Interest upon tin; question of whether more ronds would send their officials to the next meellng. Although no official statements wern Issued regarding the results ot today's parley, indications wero that the ronds represented at tho con ferenco wuro standing firm, with' thoso which had detailed no deltff gates, on tho decision of their an: soclatlon not to yield an inch on the demand that strikers bo rein stated with full seniority rights. Hold Out for All. At the same tlmu, shop crafts lenders, In Informal comment Indl cnted that thny wero not In nny mood to accept Individual eettlo mnnJs. Tho tone of these comments rt'as Hint tho brotherhood men had not been authorized to suggest abandonment of thn "all for one nnd ono for all" policy enumerated by tin unions nt the beginning ot tha strike. Hints wore dropped, after brotherhood chiefs hnd stated crypti cally that "it's now up to the shop men" that the mediators would find difficulty in winning them over to approval of nny Individual agree ments. When the mediators returned to tabor headquartors for tho noonday conference with shop crafts leaders, the report was current that soma, definite proposal wns under consld- roNTINt'H!) fi.V I'AIIB THHtTKEN The Spanish Beauty Who Eclipses Them All A new International contro versy Is raging over the charm of Trlnl, a Spanish dancer, proclaimed by many to bo tho world's most beautiful woman. This is just one of tho Interesting fenturcs that uill appear lu tho SUNDAY WORLD OHDKll YOUIt COPY NOW I lliu Best Sunday l'icr lu tho Soutlmctit