Evening star., 1923-09-18

cerning troops movement have been
ordered here by the commanding
officer.
Court Session Adjourned.
Word was received from Coalgate
that Judge j. H. Linebaugh had ad-
tourned the regular session of dis
trict court there until next Monday,
explaining that he wished to avoid
any question as to the legality of the
the orders issued preventing the con-
vening of a special district court
grand jury here, are the only in
stances of military interference with
the courts.
Civil authorities here hold uadis-
puted police powers following Mayor
Cargills threat to withdraw the en-
tire police department from duty un-
less the military relinquished control
over IL. Col. w. S. Key, command
dered the reinstatement of Police
Chief Ray Frazier, ana machine guns
which had been trained on the city
hall and county courthouse were res
moved.
Although Greek county, with Okla
bona and Tulsa counties, fell under
Gov. Walton's decree of absolute
martial law" no troops have been
stationed there.
Much Evidence Obtained.
The National Guard court of inquiry
which has been in session continu-
ously since August Ia, when martial
law was first declared in Tulsa, has
sdduced thousands of pages of testi-
mony from alleged victims of fioggers
and four men already have been SEN
fenced to the penitentiary on the
strength of, this evidence.
Adjt. Gen. Markham, commanding
military forces at Tulsa, hurried here
by airplane for a conference with
state officials and afterward issued
statement declaring that military rule
in the state will be enforced in the
same orderly manner as at Tulsa"
He declined to comment on the pur-
pose of his visit.
State Capitol Guarded.
or the approximately 800 militia
men under arms here less than 100
actually are on duty. These are at
the state capitol, city hall and court
house.
Troops at the capitol. besides
guarding the entrances. are posted at
the doors of the house and senate
Chambers. This is believed to have
resulted from rumprS that certain
Legislators are endeavoring to con-
vene the assembly without the con-
stitutionaily prescribed call from the
governor. Gov. Walton has threat
ened to imprison all legislators who
attempt to meet here.
ROVER 10 DC duESthOucu SOuEhs
An initiative petition for a bill to
empower the Legislature to convene
without a call from the governor
recently has been submitted to the
bureau of governmental research
here.
Political enemies OF Gov. Walton
have charged that the governor used
state highway department employees
in checking names on the petition. 1t
was primarily to investigate these
charges that the grand jury. which
was prevented by the military from
meeting today was ordered
An attempt to test the governors
suspension OF the right of recourse to
writ of habeas corpus will be made
Wednesday in the district court at
Tulsa before Judge Albert c. Hunt.
The court today ordered Adjt. Gen.
Markham to appear and hear argu1
ments of counsel for the three men
now held by the military as wit
nesses for their release. These men.
Ben and Grover Skies and Earl
Sack, confessed to participating in
the flogging of man at Broken
Arrow and have been sentenced to
three years each in the state peni-
tentiary.
SEEKS ARREST OF 500