St. Louis Post-Dispatch
September 23, 1923

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GoMIC PAG SATURDAY, EMBER 22, 1933. Dispatch Want Ad Opportunities SESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICB. rosT AND FOUND ARTICLES. 7ELP WANTED AND SITUATIONS. FOR SALES AND WANTED TO BUY. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. ROOMS, BOARDING, HOTELS. HOUSING AND HOMES FOR RENT. REAL ESTATE OFFERINGS. LOANS AND INVESTMENTS, a More Than 10,000 Betterment Suggestions Ng ‘ VOL. 76. : SPRECTORATE 7. FLIES OVER WASHINGTON (ji) NAVIGATOR MEXICO,MO, CADET WP5READY TO 0 © ORDERED TO ST. LOUIS TESTES BEFORE. ADMITS ROBBING “SEIZE POWER NAVAL COURT. KANSAS ITY BANK Giant Dirigible Entertains Crowds in : Paul Burgett, 22, Tells How Rain at Washington. He Entered Institution Alone, Held Up 5 Em- ployes and Took $4410. . § PAGES. ECTION, 12 PAGES. WANT SECTION, 14 PA REAL ESTATE SECTION, 14 PAGES DO AUGRAVURE SECTION, 6 PAC SUNDAY MAGAZINE, 16 PAG COMIC SECTION, 8 PAGES. ~ PAGES 1—4 PRICE 10 CENTS WALTON TO ORDER MORE TROOPS TO KLAHOMA CITY eee — — — + ST. LOUIS, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPT ee EMBER 19 |) 23, _———- STUDENT BANK ROBBER | q “* oe ee eee Special to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, Sept. On the completion of the trip to Wash- | capital of the airship that Admiral Veteran Sea Captain Says Moffett hopes to send to the North Pole, her welcome was made the oc- No Abnormal Currents ‘casion for an aerial demonstration at . Were Noticeable Day After 7 Destroyers Were Lost. 27 . ington. and return to Lakehurst ||. ‘Sees Whale § of the ZR-l, P boling Field in which all varieties of ear Admiral W. A. planes did their special tricks or as Selected to Step Men Secretly ; Moffett, chief of naval aviation, an- many as the persistent hostility of In if the Republic Fails to nounced that Secretary Denby had the weather would permit. authorized sending the dirigible to. The trip here from Lakehurst was . / . i , - . « Survive Chancellor Strese-_ St. Louis for the airplane races ear-| Without special incident and the Leaders in Legislative Group ‘13 DEFENDANTS TO STUDENT AT MISSOURI (Copyright, 1923.) 's Expected Public Order Ending Passive Re- - sistance in Ruhr. 0 ther trials now in NS -0i6. 59731. desl . White House, Arlington Cemetery morial, pK zzz hs \- CABINET MEETING CALLED FOR TODAY SS faces and curtailed dience but it did ‘Members Will Be Told, It Is Reported, * That Govern- ment Is About to Capitu- late Unconditionally to France. ASA. os SS land there, It time, when nosed her mists and WS way idled Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch and New York World. (Conyvrieht, 1923, by the Press and Publishing Cos., t New York nd the Ps hh. Sent Le director- attention to her. Pulitger Wor j a. yet-T) Stal A * selected by BERLIN ate of five the German Popular delegs and Prussian men sec This being the (;erman Reichstag preparing — National and tes to the is landtag ly next month,” p Many intervening cities as practica- ble going and returning, the trip does not interfere with fur- The ZR-1, sailing Pennsylvania avenue, | , the Lincoln Me-' Mount Vernon and similar’ historic points, jarred the capital to amazed interest tcday. Pelting rain coursed into uplifted not keep ield from being overrun with auto- mobiles and crowds intent on ing the navy's biggest rigid airship was 1:25, the great gray out of.the gloomy avenue sate from traffic signs. She moved so silently that only the roar- ing of her escort of airplanes drew President and Mrs. Coolidge left their luncheon to get & view of the passage of the monster. a, FAIR AND WARMER TODAY: PARTLY CLOUDY TOMORROW assing over as of her management, headed there, apparently less inconvenienced by the torrents from the skies than the multitudes who watched her. In fact, Admiral Moffett insisted that this indicates that the ZR-1 is more than a mere fair weather ship. The Admiral has endured. sundry jibes over his North Pole ambitions and the fact that a little windiness the other day so incapacitated the ZR-1 that her flight here had to postponed. The point, he has been at pains to explain. was thit | she couldn't be safely got out of see- her hangar with high winds blow- ing. Once out, as instanced today, weather means next to nothing to her, the Admiral remarked with sat- isfaction tonight. + provided progress.”’ low over the. the open air au- 3ad ling De standard | ship | up Pennsylvania Giant Dirigible Lakehurst Safely. ‘LAKEHURST, WN. J., Sept. The navy dirigible ZR-1 arrived at her hangar at 4:54 p eastern standard time tonight, after making successful flight Washington and return, MISSOURI U. STUDENTS " - mm. te first visit to the to “save Germany's honor,” by seliz- | ing power if republic fails to | .eurvive Chancellor | capitulation the Ruhr. The Chancelor, believing his last. \ days in office hhve come unless he ‘takes energetic action, has called Pa Cabinet meeting for tomorrow to ? prove the following prograni | Senich has already been agreed to: > First, Rhineland and Ruhr rep- pyesentatives will be told by the Cab- | inet Monday that the Crewertrrrert+ PB about to capitulate. Tuesday There will be a meeting of German | State Presidents, although it is Moubtful if Premier Von Knilling of Bavaria will attend. . They will be! told the same thing. | Wednesday the Government will) publicly withdraw the passive resis-— Stance orlers under Chancel- Slor Cuno. The Reichstag meets that day and Herr Stresemann knows he risks Peverything in lifting passive resis- Nance without Premier Poitneare , €greeing to free (ermans condemned | for passive resistance or expelled. The fate of the republic hangs on) )Whether the Chancellor can hold his the io stain 56 a. a. Stresemann’s : leht,) 1923,' by If. C. Fisher, ™ Mark Keg. U. 5S. Patent Office.) y & ™m.... : - noon . lowest 56 at OKLAHOMA HAS OIL FOR | ITS TROUBLED | WATERS issued -_. i paces THE TEMPERATURES, Highest yesterday, 63 at 1 p. m.; § a. m. OB Oss Mil > — SMpport anyway. The Nationalists | Action Follows That of Town Banks in Making Service Charge. Special to the Post-Dispatch. COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. has 22 It Mulife, the official organ of the students of the of that etarted been announced in .Official fore- cast for , St. Louis and vicin- ity: Fair and warmer today; | tomorrow partly | cloudy, with moderate tem-| perature. Missouri: Fafr | today; warmer in south por- tion; tomorrow, probably increas ing cloudiness, Iilinois: Fair today and prob- University bank action Missouri. a stu- dent . This Columbja be that which would here. of the require six ally students with a checking account of less than $100 at al] pre-certified checks issued by bankS or to pay a service feo 560 cents per month and in where checks on out-of-town banks ' are presented, a service charge of ten cents. Six members several students buy stock in a ably tomorrow; sbly tomorrow: FOUR BROTHERS KILLED WHEN change = cem-/ TRAIN HITS AUTO AT CROSSING perature. Sunrise fonee 5:48; sunset, | cae 5:57. | eee follows banks times, to use the of cases and Tn of the faculty have offered student bank. ee Injured in Accident Near Almont, N. D. think not and are preparing their| pdirectorate to assume power. 3 33 wh Li rai WAL TA itate a } oo — : ‘ . - today through publication of | 5 measure providing for establish- |? of the new currency bank. The | is to be established by the rep- | ‘ latives of agreousture, industry, | ; x Ged on Page 2. Col ways of fin tate fied Section patch where wants are li CRP PPP PPL AL ee what you bly sure. 1€'S: CONSTANT ps. D of VACATION - SHows NE IS } Olive 6600 or ; amn 7. WOULD END MAILING OF PISTOLS Police Chiefs, in Convention, Discuss Plans. By the Associated Dress. WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 'to check transmission of pistols and “weapons through the mails will be International ‘ed the conference of law enforcement on establishment identification reau, today said that if it was found | from the mails through an order is- Post-master-General, would be made to Con-'! | &ress to enact legislation conferring | nat PBB BPP BLD PD Wh ed 2 Real Estate ‘Sale With Profit to Both Parttes Changing conditions man’s affairs often make a senile of real estate nomic necessity. there is no need to advantageous real want the very iave to offer. One way is to follow closely and carefully the ‘‘Real Es- columns in the way is to write an ad telling then assurance is made dou- Telephone The Post - O By the Associated Prass. MANDAN, w., »* a. Sept non ing near McCluskey, N. D.. f ents were ir ‘hen ¢ or : Efforts if. | iljured whe n a Northern | Pacific train struck their a“utomobile “at a grade crossing near Almont. N. D., 42 miles west of here. late today. | “ATUANTA POLICEMAN CONVICTED Asso- of Police. president of the yesterday attend- Detective. the Associated Press. ATLANTA, (7a.., Sept. a & Polic?- man E. C. Stigall was found gnilty of voluntary manslaughter by a jury |}in Superior Court here late today fue | the slaying of W. H. Hames. | vate detective, and was less than Attorney-General of a bu-| By deadly weapons (to serve not 1D years and ment. Stigall killed Hames the night of Aug. 19 and at the same time »} Wounded two men who were stand- ing with Hames in the downtown section. WOMAN KILLS ESCORT IN AUTO in a Hoitds His Head in Her Lap. | By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 22.——Mrs. O}- Jostiss, 25 years old, shot and killed Dewett Trner she | rode with him | late today. According to the story| she told the police, it was a case of deserted love. After killing the man she took the wheel and stopped the automobile and when an ambulance arrived, sat holding the dead man’s head in her lap. STATE OF WAR DECLARED! ) ingnace by Bulgaria, After Communis- | an cco- When. this ‘ lie OE holdings. as are looking for estate They probably thing you There are two ding th@se men. Classi- of the Post-Dis- the best of such sted. The other have for sale, tic Riots, Reported. | | By the Associated Press. | LONDON, Sept. 23.—A state of war. .— i i he i i i i ee a a a a a a te A he ae ee ee ee ee Mt It to Dispatch Central 6600 Government as a consequence ‘Telegraph dispatch from Sofia. |ZR-1, having looked over the seat} back | tion TAKE STAND MONDAY Capt. Cousins Tells Investi- Also Identified by Moberly | gators Taking of Sound- ings Is Always Necessary Off Point Arguello. ty the Associated Presa: SAN DIEGO, Cal, abnormal currents affecting naviga- noticeable off Point Ar- 9, after ecven Sent. 22. NO l were guello, Sept. the day 'desrtovers plowed into the rocks near ‘there, according to Capt. N. E. | sins, Makes , Returf tO} ship Co.’s liner Ruth Alexander, who - ‘ ] ants, PLAN TO OPEN OWN BANK | ' .of experience | “Well,” -Foyr| ‘sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Axt,. liv- | we were | killed and two others and the par-| Given 15 Years for Killing a Private | Cou- master of the Pacific Steam- was called to the stand when the Naval Court of Inquiry investigating the disaster resumed its sessions here today. All of the 13 defendants the inquiry will take the stand beginning Monday to tell all-about the wreck, Was announced after ithe defend led by Capt. Edward H. Wat- en, chief of the destroyed squadron, ad requested the court that they allowed to testify. Took Frequent Soundings. Capt. Cousins said that in 30 years traveling coast routes he had found the best means of checking his course was to take fre- quent soundings, especially in foggy weather. “We sound off Point Ar- guello before changing course there and if the water is at al] shallow we keep on going until we are If ete ret; tf Is out policy to inside 30 fathoms. “The currents encountered ure always erratic——ypu cannot count ir ase always safe OuL- side, eo) on them one way or the other, and | if? you try to allow for them in ad- Vence vou usually allow in the wrong direction. ic than usual Sept. 9. procedure, lrequent Asked The only sate we have found is to take soundings.”’ if usually radlo he took « ©Ompass bearings from Point Arguel- lo to aid him in navigating in that vi- fog, but we do not reply upon them. |'They are wrong as often as they are r Parents and Two Other Sons right.’ ‘“‘Hlow, course,’ then, do you check your Capt. Cousins was asked. said the veteran skipper, with a quizzical glance over the top of his tortoise shell spectacles, “when can't we always feel, We take soundings.’ “Worthy of Navy Traditions.” Admiral William V. Pratt, presid- see, ‘ing member of the court, responded ‘to the request of the defendants that , they be called as witnesses by saving their aetion was “‘worthy of the best | traditions of the nayy.’’ The Admiral then announced that ccurt would adjourn until Monday to give the several naval officers named ‘as ‘interested parties in’ the status of ; ' a pri-| sentenced | he Inore tha nN 16 vears’' imprison- sion »| After Shooting, She Stops Car anq | *@U8479"_ division communistic riots, says an Exchange/ning, apparently from \blow on the head. Somers; Commander William L. in an automobile} boun, Lee defendants” time to prepare to testi- Meanwhile, commanding officers, executive officers and navigators of the seven wrecked vessels will not permitted to resume active duty until the navy court ends its according to orders received ses- from the Secretary of the Navy by |} Rear Admiral Sumner Kittle, chief | of the destroyer force. | ‘+30 there | They were no more errat-. cinity, the Captain said: “W ane Ber | . r ike th m ey “ \ half . vise eeesty ‘of the Newman Theater and several em every o so in 3 , ur or SO in @\ other victims of robberies there dur- | He is tall The defendants who signified their | vault door I left the bank through desire to testify were: Capt. Edward H. Watson, commander of the Elev- enth destroyer squadron; Capt. Rob- | ert Morris, commander of destroyer | ") . aw, Willlam 8s. Commander! Pye, commander of Divi-' sion 31; Commander Louis P. Davis, | commanding officer U. 8S. S. Wood-* bury; Commander William P. Gad-' dis, commanding officer U. 8S. §$ commanding officer U. &. S. Young, Commander William H. Toaz, commanding officer U. S. S.; 8. and Lieutenant-Commanders John F. McClain, Donald T. Hunter, Walter D. Zed, Herbert O. Roesch and Richard H. Booth, commanding officers of the destroyers Farragut, Delphy, Fuller, Nicholas and Chaun- cy, respéctively. MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN SLAIN By the Associated Press. ABILENE, Tex., Sept. 22.—Mrs. has been declared in Bulgaria by the| Lela Beall of this city, mother of four of children, met sudden death this eve- a hammer ye} ; } ' ' \ night | this ithe police of several ‘ing the past few months. ‘and slender, with a dark olive com- | plexion and brown curly hair. . S&S.) the holdup but never came. Cal-' MILITARY ACADEMY ‘Theater Cashier as Man Who Robbed Her— Sus- pected of Other Holdups. Special to the Post-Dispatch. MEXICO, Mo., Sept. 2 years of the Missouri 22.—Paul Burgett, 22 old, model cadet Military Academy, of this eclty, who was arrested last robbery of the Quindaro State Bank of Kansas 17, t the crime todgy, according to the po- lice, charged with the City, Kan., Sept. confessed .) =e When his automobile was searched today, two rifles. a shotgun ana a found. extra were plenty loaded, besides revolver; all There was ammunition. Miss Lillian the Grand was held up and robbed $147, identified him as the man who robbed her, but he denied any guilt in this case. The Quindaro Bank robbery, the City, Kan., Sept. 13. confessed tv one. The robber enteted the bank alone and robbed it while he held at bay five employes of the institu- tion. Burgett spent this summer here. lle was retiring, made no friends, and had few acquaintances. Always well dressed and with plenty of money, he seemed to prefer to ride about in his car, accompanied by his collie dog, rather than associate with other young people. He appeared to have no bad hab- its, and spent little money, and al- ways was well dressed and was known as the son of a wealthy man who preferred to live simply and in city. Burgett suspected by holdups and upon his arrival in Kansas City the police will make an effort have him identified by the treasurer of of who cashier Moberly, Watson, Theater, of is other to Burgett’s Confession. Burgett's confession, ns given out by the officers here, follows: “Paul F. Burgett, first being. duly | sworn, says: ‘My name is Paul Fred Burgett. I am 22 years old. Am in sound mind and am making this confession voluntafily. On Sept. 15. 1923, ahout 8:45 a. m. 1 knocked at the door of the Quindaro State Bank in Kansas City, Kansas. l1 was ad- mitted into the bank and told the men who let me in 1 had a package from the bankers’ supply. He said he had not ordered anything, buf took the package. I then shoved a revolver at his stomach and forced : him and a lady who was behind the cage to put up their hands. “‘*T had the man fill a Boston bag the currency and silver on the counter and in the Of this sum the currency with was drawer. * was used for a $1000 certificate de- | posit, $600 was deposited to my cred- | Bank of of silver it in the First National Mexico, Mo., and the bag was left in my trunk. “*? then forced these persons to. enter the vault and og securing the the front door and made my escape. | TI made three trips te Kansas City,’ Kansas, to do this job but my con- science failed me. I have ened exposure of a former trouble I got into in Oklahoma and they were to have met me with a car after The above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Paul F. Burgett,’ Witnessed: John Dyke, Chal Elum, Sam Wallace, Reed.” It has been understood here that Burgett's grandmother supplied funds for his expenses 46 a student. Says He Robbed Bank 2 Years Ago. The Rurns operatives who brought about his arrest state that about two years ago Burgett appeared in Quay, Ok., took an automobile out’! of a show window at a garage, filled | the tank with gasoline and drove to a lonal bank, where he locked all | the officials in the vault and robbed the institution. : Emerging to the street, according | Centinued on Page 3, Column ?. n the-night of Aurust. that |} been | blackmailed by two men who threat- | William | ‘happily married until Dunn met Miss) Bia We ~ a teu S&S pe <n". | \ CAS Og Ar ae MISSING SCHOOL GIRL FOUND MURDERED Body, Badly Beaten, Discovered Six Miles From Millville, N. J., Her Home. to the Post-Dispatch. MILLVILLE, N. J., Sept. 22.—The 15-year-old girl, PAUL F. BURGETDT. Spe ial body of a school 'terribly beaten, found in a clump of trees off the main road six miles from here, bears mute testimony to a murder. Forty feet from the body of Emma boro, near Port Elizabeth, was found a six-foot plank of an automobile. Cfounts has been without results. Missing since the evening of Sept. 13, when she.went to visit a girl friend near her home, the body was located this morning by David Gren- The body was Thomas a farmer boy. by the non, identified Dickson. A Coroner's jury, after the body, adjourned until next Fri- day. Late tonight an autopsy was held at the county seat, by Coroner Kenneth B. Carroll, Frank J. Lore, chief county detec- tive assumed charge of the case. According to the father, Emma, who was in her first year at the Millville High School, left home about 6 o’clock on Sept. 13 to pur- chase sonre milk afid to visit a school Irma fFrenderson. She father, ‘companion, che desired to show to Irma for a pattern. She went to a store, pur- chased a quart of milk, paid for it, received a piece of cake wrapped up in paper and mentioned that she was on her way to the Hendersons. ‘The cake was found, still wrapped in paper, near the body while the cap was found abhout 100 feet from the store. —— ET —- - GOULD SUES FORMER WIFE Action to Stop Use of Name = on Stage in Paris, | ‘Copyright. 13.) PARIS, Sept. 22 Despite Frank Tav Gould's threat of a suit at law | to restrain her. his divorced wife, | Edith Kelly, wore family name of Gould on a music hall stage here ‘last night and declared she would continue indefinitely to call herself a Gould. So early today a formal /'complaint was entered and a Paris court will be asked, next Tuesday, fe cut the Gould from Edith Kel- 'Iv’s name. | Meantime, the Alhambra w sold out at her debut, last night. Miss Kelly's appearance was in- troduced by Mayol, a songster who the could not hold his wife.”’ Then she appeared, did three character dances and ended with an eccentric one-step. “Why Gould A A ee Ce ‘WOMAN SEEKS ‘LOVE’ INJUNCTION ne Wants Husband NHestrained Speaking to Her Rival. | Special to the Post-Dispatch. LYNN, Mass., Sept. Charles U. Dunn of Lawrence From 23. Mrs. wis Now Mrs. Dunn Ouida Delorme. from speaking to or spending money annoying her. Dunn left home Aug. fused to return. 1 and re- Paris Midinettes to Strike. By the Associated Press, PARIS, Sept. 22.—The midinettes, | or shop girls employed by the dress- makers, today voted to go on strike next Monday. | clubs. Dickson, of Bricks- | and the hub cap Cumberland | officials investigation so far | | organization of Coolidge clubs. viewing» Bridgeton, | ‘clubs in all parts of the city. ‘took part four years ago in the for- carried with her a sewfhg cap which | mation of Harding clubs in the col- | | leges. HALLSVILLE. MO., DISTURBED WwW GOOLIDGE CLUBS WELCOME, LETTER Office Most Thing at Present, How- ever, He Writes. ’ ’ ; ~OFPRESIDENT SAYS Co-operation in Tasks of His | WILL Desirable | | : ; Announce They Will Not Offer Forcible Resistance to Effort to Prevent Their Meeting Wednesday to Draw Articles for Im- peachment of Governor. ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN COURT TEST ‘Executive Issues Additional By Leased Wire From the New York | Bureau of the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—<Acting un- | der what he interprets as authoriza- | tion of President Coolidge, A. ULin-| cOln Seide, an auctioneer, secretary | of the Republican organization of the | lifteenth Assembly District, has un- certaken the organization of Cpul- idge clubs to further the nominatiqn | of the President. Sept. 10 Seide wrote the President asking for authority to form the Mr. Cootidge’s reply, as made public today, read: “T have received your letter and vaiue highly the friendly feelings which prompted you to propose the organization of Coolidge clubs. I am naturally desirouf of securing the support of my friends everywhere /ter my administration and their able ‘assistance in carrying out its policies, ond to this end I should welcome the “T am. however, giving thought oniy to the duties of my office and have discouraged any activity on the part of my frietXds in other direc- tiens. If I ask your support in the task IT am doing, rather than in the furtherance of any plans for the fu- ture, I know you will understand it indicates no lack of gratitude and that Iam none the less appreciative of your kind thoughts.” Seide announced that In view of the\President’s reply he would begin immediately the organization of He BY ATTACK ON WOMAN idow Tella of Handkerchief Being Thrown Over Face From Behind —Bloodhounds Sent For. | Special to the Post-Dispatch. COLUMBIA, Mo. Sépt. 22.-~Ex- citement in the town of Halisville 14 roiles north of here, tonight follow- ing an attack on Mrs. Galard Bush, | Mrs. Bush went to} a young widow. ‘er mall box about 5 o’clock. : It was recessary for her to go through a ‘arge pasture to the gate. {urn to the house she was attacked. ‘arrests will take the matter to court. | ' ’ i ’ ; : | On her re- | Since the attack she had been In a! eeries of spasms and unable to tell riuch about it. except to say that her essailant attacked her from the rear, ‘throwing a large handkerchief over ‘her face and strangling her. Sheriff l'rown and Deputy Wilson Hall are at Halisville investigating the attack. Floodhounds were brought from Mo- LD BARBECUE as | berly. KLANSMEN HO chanted a racy French explanation. |More Than 15,000 Persons at Affair at lake Worth, Tex. By the Associated Press. FORT? WORTH, Tex., Sept. 22.— More than 15,060 mrembers of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, from Texas and Oklahoma, assembled at Lake Worth at 2 o’clock this after- noon for an all-afternoon and night picnie and barbecue. Special trains from points in Texas and several points in Oklahoma brought in thou- sands of visitors. Admission to the grounds was by klan membership card or special iIn- ‘has appealed to the Salem Superior yvitations, which were passed on by, ‘Court for an order restraining Dunn 'g committee of the klan. More than 15,000 pounds of barbécued meat ‘on Miss Delorme nd to restrain her| were served. |rival from 60 Billion Cigarettes Prodaced An- nually. Special to the Post-Dispatcn. WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—-The Department of Agriculture estimates that cigarettes are now being pro- duced in this country at the rate of 60 billions annually, as ' com with 5% billions In 19065. AND ANXIOUS ~ _" -™ TINUE ALONG © GENERAL FRIEND SHIP. DiSCoversDod bad EVENING (66 as, a " ( a * hp Get the. Post-Dispatch SUNDAY _—_ ee ee SPORTS SPECIAL—Out About M. i\may arise | ber of members of the Ku Klux Klan Statement Attacking Klan and Appealing for $100,- 000 to Continue His Fight Against Mob Rule. By CURTIS A. BETTS, A Staff Correspondent of the Post- Dispatch. OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok., Sept. 22. —Prospects of a clash between units of the Oklahoma National Guard and the members of the House of Repre- sentatives when the attempt is made Wednesday to convene the House to draw articles for the impeachment of Gov. Waltom were somewhat dimmed tonight. Leaders in the legislative group announced they would not offer forcible resistance to an effort to prevent thelr ses- sion. Their statement, issued late this afternoon, resulted from a’ confer- ence of representatives, McBee, their leader, and a Wozen or more representatives. As a_ result, the present indications are that on Wednesday tne question of the right of the House to convene will be sub- mitted to the courts for decision and that there will be no immediate ses- sion. Likely to Avoid Arrests. The Governor refused to say te- night the method he expected to em- ploy to prevent the session. House members are expecting him to ar- rest several of them, and that those It is doubtful that the Governor wants to do that. So far he has avoided doing anything on which there could be a court test of his rowers. If he can disperse the House members without arresting them, un- doubtedly he will follow that plan. Orders for the mobilization of ad- ditional units for service in Oklaho- tia City and in other places in the State will be issued tomorrow, the Governor said. He could not state, he said, how many additional units would be called into service. To Extend Military Rule. “We are golng to have e men to handle any situation thag in Oklahoma Clty thig@ week,’’ the Governor asserted. “Une less we can get quick action from local officials in a number of other places where there has been whip- rings, we will place these places une der severe military rule, establiai military courte and proceed to end foree the law ourselves.” Newspaper correspondents ol - tained from him a statement that undoubtedly there were a large nun - within the National Guard. Ie turned to Adjutant-General Mark- ham and asked him if he wished te give any estimate of the number. — “I do not,” Gen. Markham replied, “but I can state positively that the National Guard will obey orders. no matter what organization any of ita members may affiliate with.” Not Concerned With Detaflx. The Governor said the metho: te be employed by the Guard tn +: re- venfing the session of the Legiv’a- . ture was entirely in the han’ of — Gen. Markham. “TI have tesued or- — v : ee ‘ of ‘ 4, “A Spe Sena * nf , “as rt) f wi ders that the seguion is ‘not to be held,” the Governor said. ‘*, Markham knows his business av? Eo am not concerned with the dete In an edditional *