l— i’nucMon s new skating rink, a memorial to "Hoby" Baker, football *tar and victim of the war, 2— New
navy Curtlaa plane entered In the l'ullt2er trophy race at St. Louis. S—Kin* Borl* of Bulgaria, combating a re
▼oil of communist* and ugrurlun*.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Governor Walton Wins a Blood
less Victory Over Okla
homa Legislators.
TROOPS PBEVERT SESSION
Germany Surrendering In the Ruhr,
Bavaria Revolte and Establishes Die
tatorahlp—War Mlniater Gettler
Made Dictator of Entire Coun
try to Meet Crisis.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
* UOMWELL” NVALTON and hi*
* troo|M*r» won a bloodlcK* victory
“C
■ ■ • " »»%»»» M UIUW1I I'.m « II IWI J |
over (lie legislators of Oklahoma who
Warned to insoluble Id gpeclul session
for (lie purpose of I mew I km Inn wliul
they term the lulstukt-K and lllegul ac
tion! of the governor. Silly two mem
ber* of the lower house attempted to
rnmene la the stute capitol Wednes
day. and were driven out by the mili
tary. They offered no resistance, hut
at once prepared u petition to the Su
preme court for a restraining order
prohibiting Adjutant lieneral Murk
hnin from Interfering with the sessions
of the legislature. They contended
that they already were legally In ses
sion. Asked whether he would pre
vent such action by the Supreme court,
Governor Walton said that would de
pend on the advice of tils lawyers, who
lumber fourteen, lie added that there
tvas no way tiy which the governor of
.Oklahoma could lie removed except by
uppeal of citizens to federul courts or
to congress.
On Thursday the governor extended
absolute martini law over Murray
county some of whoso citizens hud
asked for protection from the Ku Klux
Klan. lie said martial law In Hip
stale would continue "until the klan
gangs and newspapers get off my hack
And give me a chance to clean up the
rotirts nnd the county from klan influ
ence."
There wasn't a ghost of a show fur
the "rebel" legislators. They signed
the call for the session and hied ll
with the secretary of state, and then I
proceeded toward the legislative cham
ber. There in front of the doors was
a lino of National (luardsmen through
which they could not penetralia As
sured of a quorum, (’. S. Itrlee, speaker
pro tern, directed the clerk to call the
roll In the lobby. Immediately Colonel
Key, In command of tho troops, read
Adjutant (lenernl Markham's order <11 !
rooting the members to disperse, and I
told the soldiers to start them mov- I
Ing and keep them moving until they j
were outside the capitol. The legls
lators Inter tried to meet In a hotel
room for a conference and found it
guarded by gunmen who, the governor
admitted, were on the state pay roll
and working for him.
Cumphell Hassell, a former state
officer, u'as arrested for circulating a
cartoon depleting Walton us a dictator,
and newspaper photographers who
tried to gel pictures of the scenes ut
the capitol also were taken Into cus
tody.
It must not he supposed that Walton
anil his Immediate supporters are
alone In their light against the "In
visible empire" In Oklahoma. When
the governor culled on the people of
the state to be reudy to, Join the
militia If they were needed to enforce
bis order*, it Is said 35,000 men vol
unteered for service. Most of the
newspapers are ugalnst hint because
of wha'. they consider his unwarranted
assumption of dictatorial powers. So
far the national government has taken
no part In the fight, merely sending
the warning that federul buddings
could be used only for federul busi
ness
GERMANY surrendered again last
week, end thereupon two more
dictntoreblpe sprung up. Havtrg re
ceived the assurance of support from
the premiers of all the Herman states.
President Ebert and Chancellor Strese
mann announced that paaslve resist
ance in the Ruhr sod the Rhineland
van officially abandoned. First recit-
ing the circumstances of the French
and Belgian occupation, the proclama
tion of surrender continued:
"Ttie former production of the Ruhr
nnd the Rhineland ceased and the
economic life In occupied and unoccu
pied Germany became disorganized. It
Is most seriously to be feared that
should the same line of action ss
hitherto be proceeded with, the crea
tion of u regular currency, the main
tenance of economic life, and existence
Itself would he Impossible for our peo
ple. In the Interest of Germany's
future, as In that of the Rhineland
and the Ruhr, this danger must be
removed. In order to preserve the life
of the people nnd the state we are
today fared with the dire necessity of
relinquishing the struggle.
"It dejM-nds on the powers which
huve Invaded our territory and on their
allies by adhering to this ’.den to give
pence to Germany or to bring about
by rejection of this peuce all tho conse
quences which would ensue with re
spect to the relations between peoples.
We Invite the i/erman people to stand
closely together In the days of dire
morel and material strife which are
to come. Only thus shall he frus
trated all projects for dismemberment
of the retch, and the nation recover
its honor, life and liberty, which Is
Its Imprescriptible right."
Supplementing this, the chancellor
told a gathering of newspuper men
that If France refused to show mercy
and mude a second dictated peace, he
would as a last extreme break off all
relations with the allies and let come
what will, even though the allies march
upon Berlin and occupy the whole of
Germany l>y military force.
The first reunion to the surrender
came In Bavaria, the center of monarch
ism. The ministerial council of that
state met, listened to Premier von
Knitting's explanation of his support
of Stresemnnu’s policy and swiftly dis
credited him. It then named Gustave
von Katir, former Bavarian premier, as
dictator and declared the German con
stitution set aside so far as Bavaria
was concerned. Among the laws defin
itely announced suspended are all
those guaranteeing freedom of speech,
press, assembly, telephone, telegram,
secrecy of mall, secrecy and sanctity
of person, dwelling and property,
llaheas corpus Is declared nonexistent.
llerr von Kuhr Is vested with pow
ers to call troops nnd use troops, ar
rest any one he chooses, keep pris
oners without trial and seize the prop
erty of any one he declares an enemy
of the nation. The ministerial council
also issued orders placing the rail
roads at the dii tutor's disposal, de
daring all officials subordinate to his
will and that his orders are higher
law than the laws of the national Ger
man government. It was announced
tlmt there was uo appeal from his de
cisions.
St rose mans at once called an ex
traordinary session of tlm cabinet In
Berlin and It was decided that the na
tional government would not recog
nize the Bavarian dictatorship and
would oppose ll with ut! the means In
Its power. President Kl-ert then pro
claimed the existence of extraordinary
conditions'' and appointed War Min
ister Otto Uessler military dictator,
giving him practically complete ex
ecutive power. A decree was Issued
restricting such constitutional rlghls
as freedom of the press and the right
of assembly, and authorizing domi
ciliary searches and seizures.
If the opportunity seems ripe, Von
Kuhr may he expected to restore the
monarchy In Bavnrlu with Grown
Prince Rupfechl on the throne. In
this he might he opposed by General
I.Ollendorff, who Is a pan-German, and
perhaps hy Adolph illttler, head of the
Bavarian fuselstl.
Of course the Communists are try
ing to take advantage of the mlx-up
but so far they have made little prog
ress. That they are receiving arms
and other aid from the Itusslnn soviet
government has been proved by the
Berlin authorities.
■QULGAHI.V8 communist revolution
kept on "revolutlonlng" lust week,
and at this writing the outcome of the
struggle Is altogether uncertain. The
latest reports said King Boris and
Premier Zankoff had left Sofia, where
fighting was gplng on, and that nearly
20,000 communists were advancing on
the capital from the north. The war
office announced that the decisive bat
tle la the uprising waa being fought
In the city of Ferdinand and the near
by village of Berkowltz where the com
munists and their agrarian allies were
surrounded by government forces. The
rebels are armed with rifles and ma
chine guns supplied by Russia.
TTALY has evacuated Corfu acrord-
Ing to promise, but first Premier
MustuiUnl compelled Greece to pay the
50.000,000 lire Indemnity for the mur
ders at Janlna without waiting for the
apprehension of the assassins. On the
demand of Mussolini the council of
ambassadors ordered this payment.
Lord Crewe, the British ambassador
to France, held out as long as be
could, but stood quite alone In the
council.
PRESIDENT PRIMO RIVERA of the
* Spanish directorate and his able
assistants are putting Into effect re
forms that bring Joy to the people.
Thousands of grafting politicians and
superfluous offlee holders have been
dismissed; the cost of living has been
reduced nnd proflteers are being pun
ished; banditry Is being ended by
court-martlul and prompt execution;
syndicalism and Its terrorism hare
been abolished.
It Is understood In London that the
proposition to swup Gibraltar for
• Villa Is being seriously considered by
both the British and Spanish govern
ments.
DISASTER snd death attended the
International balloon race for the
James Gordon Bennett trophy which
started from Brussels. Belgium. The
aeronuuts ascended during a violent
storm —the rules of the coutest for
bidding postponement—and half a
dozen of the balloons were destroyed
hy lightning and collisions. Five of
the bnlloimlsts were killed, including
Limits. R. C. Olmstead and J. W.
Choptaw of the D. S. army, whose
balloon was wrecked hy s bolt of
lightning In Holland. The race wua
won by DeMuyter of Belgium, winner
of lust year's contest.
FULL responsibility for the catas
trophe In which seven destroyers
were lost on the California coast and
23 members of the crews perished was
assumed hy ('apt. E. 11. Watson, com
mander of the squadron. In his testi
mony before the naval court of In
quiry. He admitted that the east tarn
was made by his order, and that lie
took no soundings. The commanding
officer of the Delphy, which was lead
ing the squadron, udmltted the dis
aster was due to an error of Judgment,
hut thought a contributory cause was
the unusual northerly current near
Point Arguello where a southerly cup
rent was lo he expected.
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
WALLACE believes he has de
vised a way for the government to
help the farmers. In a report to Pres
ident CiKilidge he recommends the es
tablishment hy the government of an
agricultural export commission or
corporation with broad powers, lie
dues not suggest details. Mr. Wallace
reiterates Ids opposition to government
price fixing of any one crop, and ex
presses the oplnlou that white the
buying and holding of u large part of
die surplus wheat might lie of tem
porary benefit such action also would
make conditions worse unless produc
tion of the crop could be controlled.
As part of the effort to stimulate ex
ports of wheat Secretary Wallace de
clares there should be a reduction of
at least 25 per cent In freight rates,
und that the entire structure of freight
rates should be anulyzed.
HENRY FORD has disappointed thi
South and many of those who
have tieen booming Mm for u presi
dential nomination. He seems to have
lost Interest in his proposal to take
over the government's water power
plants at Muscle Shoals. Ala., with a
view of developing n great Industrial
center there. His present apathy Is
brought about by the fact that the
government, compelled to act promptly
In the mutter of the Gorges strum
plant down there, sold It to the Ala
bama Light and Power company. Mr.
Ford had not come forward with any
modification of his original offer that
would Include the Gorges plant. Pres
ident O illdge believes the project
should lie as attractive to Mr. Ford as
It ever was.
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THE RATHER ENTERPRISE
Washington Sidelights
Work Would Solve Reclamation Problem
r ASHINGTOX. Formation
of a fact-finding commis
sion to Investigate the
whole system of guvern
W
ment methods In reclaiming arid and
seml-arld lands by Irrigation has been
announced by Dr. Hubert Work, secre
tary of the Interior. Invitations were
sent to seven citizens of national rep
utation and prominence to serve as
members of the commission snd con
duct an intensive study of the prob
lem which Is characterized as one of
“national concern." This Is In furth
erance of s policy instituted last April.
.Secretary Work, In outlining the
reclamation situation, declared, “It Is
generally reported that relatively few
of the original settlers on projects now
remain on them as water users." He
also cites the fact that “one hundred
and thirty-four millions of government
money have been expended for recla
mation, and bnt fourteen millions have
been returned, while six millions are
due and unpaid.”
Those asked to serve on the com
mission are; Julius Barnes, president
United States Chamber of Commerce;
Oscar E. Bradfute, president Ameri
can Farm Bureau federation; James
R. Garfield, ex-secretary of the Inte
rior; Elwood Uead. engineer and au
thor of works on Irrigation and recla
mation, Borkeley, Calif.; Former Gov.
Government Essay Contest in Schools
ENEWAL of Its annus! safety
contests. In which 36J00 will
be given sway In prizes. Is an
nounced by the Highway E4u-
R
cation board. Training children In
habits of highway safety is the princi
pal task of the 1923 safety campaign,
but through the children It Is hoped
that the principles of traffic regulation
and safety education will be impressed
upon adults, both pedestrians and
drivers alike.
The third annual safety campaign
takes the form of two contests, one
among elementary school pupils and
another among elementary school
teachers. Approximately live hundred
stale and national prizes are to be
given for the beat essays and lessons
written. The prize* offered are the
gifts of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce,' which Is de
sirous of reducing the nnmher of acci
dents and fatalities due to traffic mis
haps. In the two previous years ap
proximately 400,000 pupils and 50,000
teachers have participated each au
tumn.
The subject of the essays which
children are Invited to write Is
“Highway Safety Habits I Should
Learn." Essays, as last year, are not
Uncle Sam to Make New Paper Money
RCRETARY MELLON'S approv
al of the new designs for paper
money, under consideration for
more than a year, has been un-
S
nounced at the Treasury department
and many brand new hills of distinc
tive type und marking soon will be In
circulation.
The new designs at first will affect
only United Stales notes, silver certifi
cates and federal reserve notes In de
nominations up to $1(X», with the ex
ception of the “unpopular" two dollar
note, but It Is hoped later to extend
the new designs— amounting almost to
a priigram of standardization—to na
tional bank notes and ultimately to
the rare gold certificates.
Working to make the job of counter
feiting less remunerative, treasury
experts chose the method of standard
izing designs, giving one denomination
of all kinds of currency one distinc
tive design for face and back, so that
those persons Into whose possession
the money comes may recognize In
stnntly If alteration has been at
tempted.
The faces of the new bills will
carry portraits of well known figures
In American history, mostly presl.
Japanese Government Thanks America
■ T WILL require five years to lay
the foundations of the new cities
of Tokyo and Yokohama, und from
ten to fifteen years to complete
I
their construction, according to reli
able estimates compiled In thla city.
An approximation of the Japanese
losses places the flgure at *2,000,000,-
000. This area It one of the most
densely populated In Japan, support
ing 15,000.000 people, more thsn one
fourth the entire Inhabitants of Japan.
A touching expression of gratitude
for the sympathy and asalstance of the
United States In the Japanese disaster
waa communicated by Count Yama
moto, premier of Japan, on behalf of
the Japanese people to the American
government. The message waa trans
mitted to the Stste department by
Masnao Hanlhara, Imperial ambassa
dor here. It reads In part:
“At a time when Japan was making
her best endeavors to follow the letter
and spirit of the Versailles treaty and
the Washington treaties, which we be-
Ueva have laid the foundation of world
peace and will greatly promote human
welfare, the emprte was visited by a
most appalling disaster. In which all
the elements combined.
“In thla hour of deep grief and anx
iety, felt alike by the emperor and all
kin subjects, the President of the
GUlted Bute* loaned a proclamation
Thomas E. Campbell of Arizona; For
mer Gov. David W. Davis of Idaho,
now commissioner of reclamation, and
Dr. John A. Widtsoe, formerly presi
dent of the state university and agri
cultural college of Utah.
The letter of Invltutlon sent for
ward by Secretary Work follows In
part: .
“Time extensions for payment of
both construction and maintenance
chargea have been asked which, If
granted, would multiply deferred an
nual payments. It la feared, beyond
the ultimate ability of the settler to
pay, entailing probable loss of his
home and to the government the loss
of the Investment.
“Reclamation has done much toward
the development of the West, but It
now clearly requires to be adapted to
existing conditions, so that Its future
success may be achieved end the poe
siblllty of home ownerehlp be assured
to settlers.
“Althongb only recently charged
with the responsibility of reclamation,
I am not a stranger to the Irrigation
of arid lands, bnt prefer, however, not
to tuggeit procedure and would not
expect to advance opinions to this
commission nnless requested, asking
only that the questions may be treated
with open publicity and that I may
transmit your report to congress."
to exceed five hundred words In
length. Those eligible nre pupils of
the, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
grades, who are not more than four
teen years of age. The contest opened
with the beginning of school sod
will close December 4, 1923.
Teachers are requested to submit
safety lessons on the subject “Train
ing Children In Habits of Safety on
the Highways." The limit suggested
Is between 1,000 snd 3.000 words. All
elementary school teachers In the
eighth and lower grades ere eligible to
submit lessons.
In the teachers' contest the first
national sward Is SSOO and e trip to
Washington with all expenses paid.
The second Is S3OO, the third Is $1,200.
The first national prize for pupils Is
a gold watch and a trip to Washing
ton with all ezpenses paid. The sec
ond and third prizes are each gold
watches. ,
The board announces that the con
tests will be conducted with the co
operation of state departments of
education, women's clubs, civic organ
izations, safety councils, automobll*
clubs, and kindred organizations that
may wish to assist.
dents, and the best known faces havs
been choien for the bills most used.
The one dollar bill for Instance, will
have Washington's portrait; the fire,
Lincoln, and the ten, Jackson. Cleve
land’s nkeness will appear on th*
twenty-dollar bills while for the fifties
and one hundreds, the portraits of
General Grant and Benjamin Frank
lin, reapeettvely, have been selected.
The backs of the new bills will be
of the same general character as the
present gold notes, consisting of the
conventional scroll work panel with
luthe work border and not pictures
and thus the design of uny one denomi
nation will become well known, wheth
er It he n United States note, silver
certificate or federal reserve note.
The whole design will be uniform,
nnd the difficulty of “raising" bills to
higher denominations. Chief Moran of
the secret service believes, will be
greatly Increused.
As for the unpopular two-dollar bill,
a new design for It was not Included
since Its discontinuation Is being con
sidered. If It flnelly Is decided to con
tinue the bill a portrait of Thomas
Jefferson will be used.
urging the American people to coma
to the aid of the stricken people of
Japan and designating the American
lied Cross to administer the relief
work. Then the commander of the
American Asiatic fleet lost no time in
dispatching the ships nnder his com
mand to the scene of the disaster snd
offered the services of the entire fleet
for the immediate relief of the suffer
ers.
“The report of these spontaneous
and prompt meuures, taken by the
President, the government and the
people of the United Btate«, Is crest
ing s profound Impression In the
grateful hearts of suffering Japan.
“With these facts In mind, I desire
to express In tbs name of the Japa
nese government their moat heartfelt
thanka to the American government
and at the lame time to convoy to
the Preeldont and people of Uo United
State* the deep sense of gratitude or
my toverelgn snd of the entire nation
of Japan for thla nobla manifestation
of a sincere and generous sympathy. I
am happy in bsllevlng that this pre
cious gift of the American sympathy
In the hour of greatest trial for tht
Japanese nation cannot hot terra the
peec* of tb* world. In drawing still
closer the bond of friendship and treat
between the tw* countries, “
A MAN WHO BECAME
FAMOUS
Doctor R. V. Pierce, whose picture
appears above, was not only a success
ful physician, but also a profound
student of the medicinal qualities of
Nature's remedies, roots and herbs,
and by close observation of the meth
ods used by the Indians, be discovered
their great remedial qualities, espe
cially for weaknesses of women, and
after careful preparation succeeded In
Kiting to the world a remedy which
has been used by women with the best
results for half a century. Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription Is still in great
demand, while many other so called
“cnre-alta“ have come and gone. The
reason for Its phenomenal success la
because of Its absolute purity, and Dr.
Pierce’s high standing as an honored
cltlsen of Buffalo la a guarantee of all
that la claimed for the Favorite Pre
scription as a regulator for the Ills
peculiar to women.
Send 10c for trial pkg. to Dr. Pierce's
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Hl'
Aside From Mathematics.
The teacher had been explaining
fractions to her class. When she had
discussed the subject at length, wish
ing to see how much light had been
shed, she inquired;
"Now, Bobby, which would you
rather have—one apple or two
halves?"
The little chap promptly replied:
“Two halves."
“Oh, Bobby,” exclaimed the young
woman, a little disappointed. “Why
ahould you prefer two halves?"
“Because then I could see If It was
bad Inside." —Chicago Dally Newa.
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Mose Sampson hud boon arrested for
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“Guilty or not guilty?" demanded
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