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Tax valuation of Carter
county $33,081,550.
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As Others
See Ardmore
Comment From Other
Papers on tlie Recent
Developments in the
Vice Situation.
Ot talkl nbniit. whftlif-r for sornl
Or ill, Is nnlliinatPd ailvioe Ihat may
amly to movie ut'tivssi' or nn'ii whwi'
llvlns diponds upon imblii' I'atrnnnRP,
Mit It i.n't the policy tlmt n city de
Hiros to follow. Doretit and law abid
ing poi(lrt fieht sliy of a city that
ha n. nnmo of Ik Ixic si-ped In inl-!
qulty or bins unhealthy from a stand
point of rrlnio.
The .T. A. r.rrd ORif lnridont and 1hr
Clara Jtamon Smith nfflktion provid-
advertising in wlmlrfKlo (iuantiti?
for Ardmnrp and atmut tho ;lmo rro-
1io got i.iron (t iicicinunif mc ruy
from tliOHc twi) cchor of tho di-ad
pjint, alone 01 mo thu Wilson Incidont.
It iA IntonFtini; to note tho romment
of variiiiH jmpers reK.'inlirii; this latest
red letter rpixodo In the aniiuJa of
Ardmoro history.
"NVliilo Koino papers aro InclinvJ to
nfiprec ate the eircumstances which leil
V men to tike tho law into their own
hands, others are cynical in the cx
trrmo. The Hominy News, for in
Rttince, last wnck, opined that It hnd
been a quiet week as there had heen
no riots at Ardmoro or Tulsa, while
villous other small papers have1 held
nj up their hand in holy horroi of the
1 city because of (he repent affair.
V Perhaps Iho most deadly criticism
Ti'ado of Ardtnoro rnrno from the
W iclii'.a ra!'..i Times. Aorordlnrr to the
rifr.:
S y it with flowers" s the slopnn
of tl.e ficaoe-lyvint; and the w-irnv
hearted. "Say it with the cun" has
lieen the rlogun of Ardmore for a thlrj
of a crtitiiry. This i no r;flectlor on
ttie ptacelovini; peopl? of Ardmove. It
l:i no reflpctiori on the law-loving
prop! of Ardmoro. "Say it with tl.e
jjiin" la more than a habit with Ard
more. It la an established custom or
inst'ttitlon. Men have been "saying it
with the puti" -ever since the old In
dian territory iljys. They have been
"sayinfj .11 vih the nun" since the
jiu.ssiriB f.f tlip old I.idiun Territory
days; There tire iirofesslonnl Bunmen
at Ardmore who are koo1 fellows.
. f)They aro known as pood fellows
I wlicrever they ciretilate. They are
li) 1 (funpackers and they never earrv a
' I sun for ornamental imrposes. They
'I I use tho Run on the slightest provoca
tion. Buck (iarrett is tho boss of
Ardmore and ("art it county. That is.
Buck Gar-elt is the political boss. He
la nil powerful. Ho has a magnificent
machine, lie has many lieutenants.
Ho has many followers. Governor
tlobertson has sent Attorney-General
, 1'rince Freelinif to Ardmoro with in-
stnictlons to mako a sweeping and
searching investigation of tho recent
killing:. According to a citizen of Ard
mHv who politely and quietly turned
Ste'.s evidence, he was invited to join
I : Wty nt law-abiding citizens who
f ivd resolved to make another cltiy.cn
-eumo through." They did not po
k ihero to arrest him. They went there
10 make him "come through." llefore
' he was n nested ho "cam. through"
(with ft rifle; before ho was slain by
the "corning through" party he had
nlain one or two members of tho squad
or iaw-auuiing r-itixenn. It appears
that one of the "eotiK- through" cham
pions of tho law was a policeman. Of ;
S course lie had tone far from his bout, I
far from tho boundaries of. his city und !
but In this age of spectacular plav and !
-i iuuii!kiu meunuerings even policemen
I'yire accused of doing otieer things.
f Vomica! lloss Ruck Ourrelt stands nut.
,:Kll his lieutenants stand pat. All his
ollowers stand pat. Qovernor Kobert-
son is on the road. Pr;nee I'reellng; is
on tho road. Whnt Ardmore needs Is
a few hangings. What Ardmore needs
is a few funerals of tho high-spirited
fmternity "who say it with the gun."
What all gunmen need, professional or
amateur, Is to be. taught a drastic les
son by thoso who stand for law nnd
. order nnd the protection of life, and
I ' property. In this common wealth of
i ours all men and women have tho bal
t, lot and tho ballot Is tho thing. Place
in office men who are fearless, men
who are. honest, men who lovo the
law and stand for Its majesty and
, thoso who "say It with the gun" would
1 sneak away like whipped ppanioln flee-
!. In from tho wrath of their master.
V Government Is ns strong us tho people
i .ho make It; government is as weak
ta tno people who mako it. It the
community spirit is for law nmi
i I order and fur the protection of life
U 't .....I it-rtimi. il.ni. U.. -. .
mv'i uiu trxpuneuts oi
that civilization who "say it with th
tun" arts never 'In evidence.
Tulsa Chlriw Jn
ITlis Tu1k.i Wprld lokes a diffr
rnt view of tho iiltuation here, per
hups hecauurt It him hud some ot
j'he same unntu or trouble.
' Political agents and nut tho cltl
yns ar responslblo fyr what trsn
ipirod at Wilson and what come
hear trniispli-ing at Tulna 'on Mutiday.
It Is folly of tho worst kind for po-
llti' al agents to attribute nuch dem-
Musuations to tho radicalism of the
(Continued n I'agij Two)
It's for the Good
IR) A7 IT
OPERA HOUSE AT
TISHOMINGO IS
RUINED BY FIRE
Low- Water Pressure Aid
to lilazc That Cleaned !
the Most Prominent ;
'Build ins: in Town.
LOSS ESTIMATED
AT $40,000 FRIDAY
Citizens Lose- Mail When the
Postoffice Is Damaged ;
Business -Resurndd.'
(KN'riti1 tg The .Sr.Imori-itr)
TISHOMINGO, Okla. r'ire, that de
mon of destruction, coining from out
of the night from unknuwn source,
has grasped in its maw tho largest
and most prominent building in this
lit tin city. Saturday morning, only a
front wall and smouldering ruins
marked tho site of tho Cox opera
hottso building.
Its destruction started Thursday
nlpht at 10 o'clock and all day Fri
day tho fire rlowly ate its way
through 1he threo floors of tho build
ing. The loss is estimated at JlO.OnO,
yart of which was covered bi inr
sura nee.
The building was occupied by Pnr
fo:i brothers confectionary, tho pc.'t
office, CharleM Boyd's shoe chop, a:l
on the ground floor. The Arnirioun le
gion hall, several doetorj' and lawyrtV
offices 'were on the second floor while
:hi- third floor was used for roiJ
rhows and lxal talent productions.
Nearly Total l.o
With the exception of pr.rt of tho
eonft-ctionrxy stock, sho' shop equ.f
ment nnd mall, all of the contents
Were a los.. Only that mail 'which
was in the rent botes was lost, volun
teer workers having carried out most
of tho olher mail mutter, record.!,
stamps and the like.
Iw. J. J. Clark, physician on the
second floor, paved a mere handful
of surgical instrument.". He has found
another office nnd is intending to
furnish it within a short time. Tho
rostofflce has been moved to the
rear of the Farmers National Rmk
while the shoo shop and confectionery,
owners have made arrangements to
rcEumo business on Main utreet.
IjOW Water Pressure
The fire is thought to have started
in tho ceiling ot tho confectionery
from n. flue. 1'iretiu-n have been un
able to ascertain the origin b"cause
of flio demolished condition of the
edifice. Iow' water pressure prevent
ed more of the building from bi.-lnj
saved firemen say.
Situated at the corni r ot Main Mtvot
and Na."hoba avenue, and standing
alono in that Uloek, the building was
like a tower over the surrounding
business section. Owmrs have not sig
nified whether it will be rebuilt.
MIRRORS OF OKLAHOMA
,J: It, A. KOBFItTSOV
Copyright, 1021, by tlie Oklahoma News. Published in the Ardmorcite
with the sanction oi' the owners of tho copyright.
JAMKS BROOKS AVERS ROBKRTSON
By Iieasnner
. (jovcrnor. I'.orn Keokuk county, Iowa, March 13, 1S71; educated In public
schools, moved to Oklahoma 1893: married Ollvo Stubblefield, Lincoln county.
Okla., 1900 (died June, 1914). Admitted Okluhoma bar 1898; county attorney,
Lincoln county, 1900-1902; district Judge 1909-10; tiiember cnpllol commission,
1911; supremo court commission; candidate for governor, defeated 19H; gov
ernor 1919-1923; SJinl degnM Miison, Knight Templar, Shrlnex; Grand Sire
Sovereign Grand Lodge I. O. O. F 1S1.".; K. P., Elks.
Mirrors nre tho most flatlerinjr re
flectors, ordinarily. That's why it Is
possible to look In tho mirror ot J.
P. A. Robertson und bo answered with
the word governor.
There nre many reasons advanci-d
to explain why J. p. A. Robertson
1.1 governor. Ot course, the most irre
futable ilie yt the voles in 191.1.,
more, majority than any of his pre
decessors In tho Oklahoma executive
chair. Thern wasn't any recount, or
rumor, or contest.
llobertso'i Just got so many demo
oralk'. votes that (hero wasn't a sou!
could stand In his way.
Now let's attempt to advance u
reason why he got tho votes.
A stale official who has sat In the
inner circles since that circle was
formed, nvers that Robertson was
elected "to get rid of bltn" as a can
didate. "And now ws aro doing our best
to smile und mako tho bent of What
his sdmlnlKlnitlnn hss brought us."
continued this high democrat.
"It doesn't make much difference
of Ardmore, We
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ARDMORE,
'Twos a Dry Old
Night in 'Chi'
We're Thinking
OHIOAGO. Two weeks of pre
paration by Chief ot Police
Charles ritzmorrirf to "make Chi
cago fo 'dry It squeaks," culmi
nated last nig'n. when S.OuO police
men bolstered by scores of pro
hibition agents, went in search of
liquor law violators.
Tho 7ero hour came as the old
year faded and was preceded by
a barrage of warnings and no
tices l,y Chief Fitzmorris that
New Year's Eve was to be the
dryest in Chicago history. Rules
of conduct for thousands of mid
night merry makers as laid down
by Chief I-'itzmorris were simply:
Do not carry hip liquor.
Don't ask your waiter to bring
you something with a "kick" in
it.
Do not accept the invitation ot -anyone
to "have a drink."
OF CARTH1EVE8
Low-brows Mingle With
Gentlemen Crooks in Tri
unrle Operations Tulsa,
and Other Cities.
TTLSA, Okla Machinations of an
r.ina7jii' nalurei were brought to lip.ht
here Saturday In regard to the oper
ations of two alleged ganp-.i of geitle
inen automobile thieves and a third
cam; of lower typo who have, been
operating in and ajvtjed Tulsa for
the pnt two or three ears, stoaling
cars of all types and flooding the local
car market with cars stolen In Kan
sas City. Dallxs oid other cities, ae
conling to- tho pJGoe.
The lenders in these gangs, accord
ing to ltobort o. Den, head of the
police nutornobilo ri-covery depart
ment, aro Ralph W. (Poke) Tontlus,
recently arrested In lxs Angeles,
Calif., charged with complicity In
shooting two policemen and stealing
automobiles there, Cal Rowal, alias
P.onvnl Howies, alias Al Weils, alias
Kichards, r.lso under arrest in Joa
Angeles on the same charge as Pon
tius; AVU1 Pyers, now in tho Tulsa
county Jail, faoiitfr thro automobile
theft charges, and Kd William Toung
blood, nJlegixt leader of the third
gang, who iu now x fugitive from
his passportn.
Pontius' victims wt-ro his best
friends and promino.it business men
nnd wesnen ln-ro who held him In
high regard, O'Pell said. lie was
formerly In tho employ of a grocery
company nnd was an umpire In, the
Western Association in 1916.
OFFICERS CLOSE
ON THREE GANGS
who the next candidate for governor
Is; whether It Is Tow Owen or Klmer
Thomas, tho candidate will be saying
things about the Kobertson adminis
tration when tho eamimign guts
warm."
Pack In 1818 II Wasn't "Takloe a
Chance"
You can hardly imagine the demo
crats nt this. Ktagn of tho game, put
ling n, governor In office. Just to get
lid of blm.
Put In 131S, when demmie majori
ties wer airtight and Seott Ferris
was a perfectly handsome congres
man without serlou.ily announced sen
atorial tendenckn, and 30-eent cotton
was among thruo present and "voting
her straight" oh, well, who wouldn't
have taken n chance?
Whether Robertson ha been unfor
tunate In his choice, of advisers or has
been unwilling to adopt any particular
course suggested by advisers most
conscientious, there Is no use attempt
ing to say.
Put It Is evident thrtt for threw
(Continued on Tage Five)
I
Are tor It" How's That for A New
ARDMOREITE
The Home Paper of Southern Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA. RTIVTiav
XiJS i"-!'0!'!!!
ISLAND OF YAP
OF NEW TREATY;
Six Powers Agree to Tenta-j
: tive Draft of Principles
Which Displaces Japan- :
U. S. Unsigned Pact.
DOMINION REMAINS
JAPANESE MANDATE
Netherlands Permitted Equal
Footing for Cable Landing
in the Pacific.
(Ry Tho AHHoriatM I'reM)
WASHINGTON'. A new six power
trinity in which tho t'nlted States,
Great Pritoin, IUily, Japan and the
Netherlands would Join in final dis
tribution of the long dobated cable
rghts on - the Pacific Island ot Yap,
has been drafted tentatively and
agreed to in principle by the dele
gates here of tho interested govern
ment. It would cover stme of tho same
grounds an the separate treaty on
the subject negotiated between the
United States and Japan, but never
signed. The Cnited Htatcs, Japan
and he NetljerlaJirts all would b" af-a-t
' ' ciblo landjigs on the lsle.r.d,
ullhough they are said in have agreed
although It would remain ss now
under a .Tapanese mr.nJate,
The dIsousr4infi leadinvr up to the
latest conference development are tin
d m-tood to havir lecn condiletf-d .iiuiet
lj by tho American .Japanese aad
Netherlan.dji delegatea. At the meet
tig tfatunlay of the strit department,
the tentative treaty draft was laid
lfof" the reprejejitatl ve.s of tho
other towers, and iJthoUijIi they nre
aaid to have agreed to the general
features of the plan, final netion was
delayed to permit receipt ot further
instmeiioiiA
It was declared in American quar
ters that although the new treaty
covers pome of the points touched by
the Aim-rican-Jup.'MW'Xo settlement,
there was a filing that as much of
the latter proposition as concerns
dlrwtly the 1'nileil States and Japan
should still be rnit into a sopurate
treaty between them.
Great firlUiin and Italy accepted
tho arrangement with reservations,
the former indlcaUn.g that Pritlsh in
terests might also dc.-yre In the future
to have certain richu on tho .island
and luily claiming an interest in one,
of thre cjcirtiiiy Cible.-j that tpui'H
the island.
The arrangement as tentatively
agreed to provides for allotment of
the Yap-Guam osvl.le to the I'uited
States; the Yap-Shanghai cable to
J-ipan, and Die Yap-Menado cable to
Holland.
, Tho cmU of tho naval limitation
work of the arms conference was
definitely in sight Saturday as the
navr.1 experts of the powers turned
to tho tak of working out detailed
agreements on the program now vir
tually disposed of by the full naval
committee, which wa.s in adjournment
until next week.
GOOD-BYE, PENNY
New Year See Passim; of Ta nf
Sodas and Oilier Things Classed
As Luxuries.
With tho passing of the so
called "nuisance tax" In other
words tho luxury tax the lowly
nlcklo comes back into its own,
especially In the purchase of the
"mornlnff coke" nnd dating from
12 o'clock last n'ght Ardinnr
patrons of soda fountains will
save someihln? more than Jl.OOil
per month on these items alone,
according to figures based on t.ne
month's tax return as given by a
local drug store.
Tax on all patent medicine,
toilet articles, perfumes and other
like commodities Is also rumoveil
as well as on fountain pens, leath
er gocds, he)i priced hand bags
shoes, cans, lints, hosiery, shirts
and similar articles.
The ruling also opplles to I all
way tickets, express, baggage and
the like.
Si what Is to become of tho
irrlmy, dirty little copper? Will It
return to oblivion to be dropped
itisunlly Into baby's bank, or will
It continue to occupy tho impor
tant position It gained during tho
tax period? Who knows?
At any rate tho American people
have learned the vnluo of tho pen
ny nnd It In hardly I kely that the
former antipathy tn tho copper will
reoccur.
SOLUTION AIM
"'RY 1, 1922
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WOMAN STEALS $1,447,000
SIN BONDS FROM MAIL LAST
JULY; ARRESTED SATURDAY
VM 'I li rraauAHY,
to tVTAS SCZW BY
JANUARY
Congress convenes on third; 10.',,.
OGO.uOo re.-olutinns asainst swearing
break on fourth. Thirteenth falls on
Friday; bad luck to lose a dollar on
this day. J.loyd George nays he is
coming to America.
IKimi'ARY
Harding "in office almost a year.
Thrc pictures ahead of Ford in being-photographed
contest. Lloyd George
coming over next month.
MARCH
Month of winds. Uiggcst winds pre
licting hot summer. Others prepare
idvar.ee critiet.sm of bathmg mlts.
Uoyd George coming to U. S.
APRIL
First month in 1922 having five pay
days. "April Fool" comes on first pay.
day. Easter, as usual; egg prices rais
ed according to delightful old custom;
V rt spring poet shot and exhibited
around town. Lloyd Georgo coming
over next month.
MAY
May has the flower.', but. Henry
brought Ihrm. Admiral Sim? cett-brati s
anniversary of bein.f mi;iiiioted. Ques
tion oi ch.tnrri'ii? urderkeur v!tVd.
June brides get.ing s-t. Grooms cotinl-1
in? tlinlr co:n. Lloyd f'eorge coming j
to V. S.
Jl'NF. j
Last of spring poets shot. Second j
month in ISl'i with five payday;, j
June groctns need six. Children's v.i-1
cation and mother's work start 3.
Llod Ceor?e corning over next month.
.11 LV
The iV.tirl i of JnU- conw-s between
third and fifth, as usual. Harding j
calls fir jafe und im- cilel)ration.
Joko Is written a'" ':t D id taking the
day off and son taking a few fingers
off. LloVd tleorge curninfT to U. S.
Alfil'ST
Dog days. Nine hundred and eighty,
seven thousand six hundred and fifty
four do"s go mad on account of high
price of bones. Lois of eoplo give
up hope of vacation; put on bathln?
suits and have pictures inadu at home
Lloyd Georgo coming over next
month.
KF.PTF.MRLR
Hard winter star's being preilicteij
by coal dealers. Nickel cigars drop
from .11 to 10 cents, Labor Day luiv
pens as per schedule. First June
groom gets back In deb'. I.loyl
George coming over.
OCTOIJIJt
Third month in 192.' having ' v
paydays. First newspaper sas "la
your Christmas shopping early." Hal
loween, as usual. About $l'S7.6."4,"'.'l
w.irth of furniture breaks on moving
dav. Fairs fire bigiier and better. Lloyd
Ccorgo coming over next mont.ii.
NOMC.MRKR
Ptatislics show big fruit crop broke
all records. Fruit prices high on no-
j count of small crop. Squirrels start
I hiding golf balls. Ijst bathing giil
! leaves magazine covers. Thanksgiv
! Ing, ns usual. Turkeys scarce. Lloyd
George coming over next month.
DF.CKMBF.U
Fourth, mn'nth In 1922 having five
payday. Christmas comes on Mon
'ay. Everyone does his shopping on
,h. Saturdiy before. Lloyd Georse de
Ides to s;.iy home nnd celebrate first
lr.ivi ! !'-, ry of Fngland's ."reedoro
from Irelatel.
H AMBON E'S MEDITATIONS
MISTU5 SAY 1E BOSS
WORRY SO BOUT HA8t
times he done los' he
appetite , but lawdy'
Fears t me lak Dat
A, Good TIME FuH T'
LOSE IT!
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VOL. 29
No. 1
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Attempts to Realize on Al
tered Certificates Lead
to Investigation.
NKW YORK. A mnil theft if
,'00.000 in bond j on July IS. he"im"'
known today with th arreat of Mrs
Abe At toll, divorced wife nf the for
mer pugilist, Sam Gold and Harry
l Cohen, by po.-.toffiee inspei.-.crs and
' members of the police bomb squad.
The bonds with a face value of $1,
447.000 were stolen somewhere en
route from the federal renerve bank,
New York, to the treasury department.
Some had been cancelled by perfora
tion and others were stumped "paid'
but the stamp was removed with a
chemical process and many of thorn
pe;i-;ed, Inspectors said.
The charae against Mrs. Attel! who
said she divorced the boxer in Cali
fornia five years ago, was attoin,; ting
to pass altered govermntat bon !s.
The two men were charg-d with con
spiracy. Postal officials said Mrs. Attell went
to a delllcatessen store and left a V'OO
bond with the manager for collection.
He deposited It with a banker here
who became suspicious and notified
federal officers, rrs. Attell said she
bought the bonds from a moving
picture actor for $300.
Detectives found Mrs. Attell In her
apartment last n.ght with Gol.l und
Cohen, both of whom were sid To i
iiave criminal rteorax ir:peotor, saut
they found a comrdeto oprum s-t In
thn- upitrtment. Mrs. Attell gave her
ae JJ
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II
Last Batch of Testimony
Received Saturday, But
No Action Taken;
Fulton Silent.
Just what the New Year holds for j
Carter county officials will bo an
tii.unoed within a few days, slnre
the last batch of testimony taken j
here by Klmcr E. Fulton of the
nunrney general-., Uepan.nent was
eeived by Attorney General Prince
I'Teeiing .Saturday afternoon
Ouster suits are to he filed im
mediately as a result of the testi
mony taken by Elmer E. Fulton,
nssvtnnt attorney general. In tho
Investigation of alleged lax -n-foreenient
on tho part of Carter
fotmty officials, Attorney General
K. I'. leellng announced Saturday
night.
Mr. Fulton furnished a tran
script of the evidence to me this
afternoon, but I have not had time
lo go over it yet," Mr. Frceling
s.ii.1 last night. "1 shall go over it
tomorrow and Monday shall be
able to announce definitely what
action wilt be taken. In any event
suits will be filed Immediately."
Jud-p! Fulton said Miurae af
tcmo n that he
stiuclious fimi
had in e. veil n in i
Mr. fieeiing, wlio
PROBE FINDINGS
IN COUNTY NOW
BEFORE FREEUNG
will l-;uvo OUi'ioir.a City for Wasli-i''1'
irgton either S'in lay or M.. .ii..v,
Whether the case will be placed en-'
t.rely m .V.r. Kultoas hands, he eouk I
not say. but It is generally bfilevnl j
f at Mr. Fulton wal carry the casei
thi-ough. I
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1WR! F IIAMAV
IIUIO. tinilLi Li. IliiuUUil !
WEDS CHICAGO BANKER!
;
CHICAGO. Mrs. Georgia H anion,
widow of thn late Jak 1- 1 Line n '
slain Oklahoma oil man, w.u married
hero Saturday to Willium L. Rod
rcr, u banker. Mrs. llamon moved to
Chicago sliortly before tiie murder
trial nt Ardmore, Okla., in which
Clara Emlth llittion lu.i round not
BUllty of killing Jake L. llamon. Mr.
and Mrs, Kohor will probably reside
hre. It was announced.
Aged Man Killed In Sliswiu
HIAWNEK. fkkki. "Poetor" OMal
ley, a man between, sixty and seventy
ymrs old wns rundown and killed
fct u street Intersection n the rel
donee district here Saturday after
noon. The only means of identifica
tion found on the body was a enra
fiom a young lady at Wagoner ad
dressed to "Mr. O'Mallcy,'
WEATHER
Sunday fair, warmer;
Monday fair.
TWLWTY-TWO paci:h
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THINKS MOB LAW
Biro
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S-IH I
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Linebuiio-h Issues .Stau
Upholding His Po? h
on Opposition to U -lution
of Convention.
CITES UNLAWFUL
CONDITION ITERL
Violence Is deeded as Safe
guard V.'hcn Officers Fuil,
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OKLAHOMA CITY. (Special).
A rip;'!" if bxuitciiicui, not v,iihot;t
its note of approviil has followed the
publication in an Oklahoma City j.a'p'.'r
,.f a .-.taument made by Heyden Line
ltiugh, attorney of Muskogee and
prominently mentioned for guberrm
ici i.tl candidate, which followed reso
lutions by the state bar asscclation
condemning mob violence. Mr. Line
baush literally opposed . the resolu
tions and backed up his position with
the statement In the newspaper.
While Mr. Llncbaugh did not "on
'lone mob violence, he did diTiiufl
'nt there might tome limes when.
r oU violmce was iKcdeii as a saf.?-
a,,
;ii,itrntivA
cifd i veral eases is
ln ecntetition. 1! i
Hnlf!tnPnt , flllI ,s a3 foort-J:
That I tnuy not he misundeu.stio.1
and placed in a false light before tho
(.eople ol this stit- by reason of ths
' publicity given to only a part of my
remarks before the Sta'e Ear nsso
i tiutlon at the time of the presnta
. lloti cf the ."solution l.y Mr Stone,
j issue this statement:
The resolution, and the reniarks jf
I Mi. Stone in presenting- it, I felt was
: in a a matier that was proper to l
nct'-d upon by tlie association under
its constitution, as it presented a po
litical question and tho matters re
ferred to by him affected only some
localities (f the state, and hence 1
raised a point cf order against it.
The point of order being evesrulel
t advised against its passage for sev
eral reasons:
Cites Carter Comity Case
Because we knew that there was
now several men in Carter county
l.rinrr nrosecuted for murder. We
kn(vv nothln!T Bbout tn m,riu of th.,
case they might bo innocent or they
mttrhf tin fimilt V hut rerL'Llnlv IheV
wf.ro fnm ,0 a faiP and imp.trtia
lfM nnJ w M 1;iwy,.r, houl,, taV,
ATTORNEY STILI
rnMmiu m
uuiiauj n lift
r.-jRO nr(on u,.u covllli b(1 conslrUlll .(H
. ,n ,ho ,.,. ,. s, u,.Rrv jnd;cflUnc 0..h.
er any bias in their favor or pn
J'idice against liicm. Personally T "m
ir: no way interested in any oT
cases.
Mi. Stone, in his remark."! prea
tiie resolution, ( (.inleir.ne,! i
tion of itrtain unknown mrti
kogee in recently catching a
ions negro booth gger there a.
int: him to the outskirts ot the
nnd, under the lash, securing from
li'm a r-unfe.-sion, which wi-s mad"
public, giving information ns t a p i t
cf the bootlegging fraternity of M "'
l ogee, the location cf their stills .- v t
t'neir caches of whisky.
In my remarks I referred to
pn lis'imcnt mi f. d cut to n ncsrrc '
Icy ot one rt the hot"ls o:' M
eee who eoiif- rseil not only to
i' f- v.iri'ky. but to making c
j i n
''
:s with turn lor
ft'l o the hot.-l.
while
but re
se women tirsl to permit bin
l--i'-' ti'eru cirnally: th-it I "U:-.--.,
:"'.bini ami! who tt was that ici
' i'il -tcrcd ptmlshment to this bur but
t'"at the public press of Mus"v;ei
Ktrt"d It wa the same group who
had secured the ronfesslon from the
bootlegger, and 1 did say that I co;:!o
r.ot find It in mv heart to vote for
i their coniimnnntlcn.
Reference wns also made by me to
tl.e Tulsa county nitunticn In which
1 " officers w-re recently shot down
'v bi-Jaekers ajul apprehended, pa
'" 'Pu1" lepers report, by a group
of citizens and turned over to th" of-ficoi-i
witli a demand tor speedy trial,
and the samn group Issuing a wnrn
Ing to law violators to ceaso their
violations, nnd that t would not con
demn their action.
Criminals Diuiil toerther
I said, that os n rulo the criminally
lnclinnl, wer banded to-fether fof
mutual protection,, and ir In any com'
munity lawloisness wus openly flaunt
oi! In the fac-o of officers and oltlscn
n'ike with apparent Impunity what
were the good cltlwns to lo7 sit su
pln.-ly by without a protest? and II
they did Undcrtske some concert ol
action to voice their protest were w
to issue a sweeping condimnatlonl
I do not fnvor mob violence, but
tiecry If, bui what we as lawyer
(Continued on rat Two) ,