Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-11-05 | Page 1 | U. S. Probe of Wal Ton Looms; Inquiry Made

U UI UISe S Se PROBE OF VIAL WALTON TON LOOMS INQUIRY MADE Fed P Federal e d era 0 r a I 1 Investigator Looks Into Truck Funds Disposal OKLAHOMA CITY Okla Olela Nov Ii 5 IiA Val A A W AVal Val Val Gardner formerly a citizen of Tonka a Olds Okli appear appear- appeared appeared appeared ed before the th house In committee of the tho Oklahoma legis legis- legislature legis- legis legislature legislature lature Sunday and testified In cor- cor corroboration corroboration cor of ot the tho Chal In the tho fifth count of the tho Impeachment bill against Governor J C Walton alton suspended executive according to members of the committee ThI This count alleges that Governor Walton Watton received from citi- citi citizens citizens citi citizens zens of ot In return fOl foi which appropriation ho permitted the appropriation appropriation tion for tho the Tonkawa school to stand untrimmed Members Member of the tho committee said ald testified d the tho money six money six 1000 bills bills dra n from the tho Security bank ot of Tonkawa and given elven to him himIn himin himIn In an envelope He Ho delivered the mone monc to A B D Snodgrass an em- em em of o the Oklahoma state high high- highway way way department Gardner added the tho letl said The Th grand Brand jury which is said to be bo Investigating of the SO go will s ill III resume day to- to today day Possibility of a federal probe ot of the actions of GO Governor Walton loomed Sunday when It became n that federal Investigator had asked aked the house commIttee commute for evidence ding an alleged mis ml manag management of the federal truck funds and for information with nith reo re- re-rard re yard and to the th drive which Gover Gover- Governor Governor i nor Gallon alton Is I said ald to be making I for tor funds fund with ith to fight the tho thoi Ku ICu Klux Klan i