The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-09-26
MILITARY DRIVES OKLAHOMA S0LONS
FROM CAPITOL SAY fight JUST BEGUN

State House, Oklahoma City-(A.
P)-Oklahoma's "rebeI' legislators
were dispersed by the military au-
thorities at noon today when they at
tempted to convene a special session
OF the lower house to seek the i'm
parchment OF Governor Walton. There
was no violence or bloodshed. The
house members, gathered before the
house chambers, were given a firm,
but curt order by Colonel w. S. Key,
military commander in the city, not
to attempt to assemble. He ordered
the legislators to dispense immedi-
ately and refused to explain the order
in any manner, when approached by
leaders of the lower house. At 1905
p. M. all Legislators had left the cor
ridor outside the house chamber and
the military were alone in command
of the building.
Military Occupies Capitol
Oklahoma City-(A. P.)-Military
occupation of the state capitol to pre-
vent the intended convening of an
extra session of the lower house of
the state legislature, was completed
at $50 a. m. today. 1t is estimated
that approximately one hundred
guardsmen are in the building. Every
corridor, every outside entrance, and
all driveways in the Immediate vi
cinity are patro1led. w. d. McBee,
gram, issued a statement warning
house members not TO carry to the
capitol building "any weapon, even
SO small as penknife."
Legislators Will Fight
Oklahoma rCity-(A. PA formal !
statement issued by legislators at
their hotel headquarters at two
o'clock today, declared that this
fight has just begun" Representative |
McBee told the Associated Press that
legal action is being prepared by at
torqeys for the assemblymen. He |
would not Indicate when the action |
would be begun.
Rest Case in Murder Trial
White Plains, New York-(A. P)-I
The defense in the trial of Walter i
S. Ward, charged with the murder of
Clarence Peters, of Haverhill, Mas
sachusetts, rested it's case today
without submitting any testimony.
Justice Wagner denied a motion for
the dismissal of the indictment.
Former Congressman Dies
Washington-(A. P.)-Former Rep
resentative Thomas U. Sisson, of
died of apoplexy here
early today.
Japan Again Feels Quake
TOkiO-(A. P)-AnOther severe
occurred last Monday in
he hiroshima district. The disturb
ance was especially violent about the
city of Kure. The damage is unde
ermined, as communications are dis
,upted. Floods followed a typhoon
yesterday in Fukagawa and HOMO
wards, in Toxic. Thousands of re-
ugees encamped in rude shacks here
IRE suffering.
VIII Proclaim Rhineland Republic
Berlin-(A. p. Much of the Ger
nan governments worries come from
alarming reports from Rhineland,
where the separists are showing in
,reased activities. They have Gre
tied general directorate, which has
;onvoked a grand rally, to be held at
Dusseldorf next Sunday for the pur-
,ose of proclaiming the Rhineland
epublic.
Would Preserve German Honor
Berlin-(A. P.)-President Ebert
nd Chancellor Streseman announ-
ed in a formal proclamation today
hat the German government had
cen compelled, through bitter neces-
ity, to end the Ruhr battle. Adher-
nee to passive resistance, said the
ocument, would have brought on an ]
conomic collapse and consequently .
yould have threatened the lives of :
he people The government appeals ,
D the nation to stand by the republic :
4 it's present hour of "severest soul +
earching and material privation,"
S only thus can the nations honor I
nd life be conserved. :
Quake Destroys Persian Villages I
Allaha-Bad British India--(A P)
Nine villages were totally and %
artially destroyed by an earthquake {
7hich shook the vicinity of Bujnurd
ersia, last Thursday, says a mess
ge received from Meshed, in north I
astern Persia today. The shock t
aused the death of 157 persons and
le injury of 146.