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TUI.RA n TI V WORT D, SATURDAY, APRI1, 2i), 1!)21 15 CLOSE MANN ACT TRIAL SATURDAY Defense Will Attempt to Refute Chargi! Made by Tulsa Girl (10 BEGIN CIVIL TERM v One i.f Heaviest Dockets in Hiory of Court Is Set r Coming Two Weeks () . ,vo ' rlmlnal rnscK remain to . 1 n federal cnuit, tho oarcn of j i,. . i hum, charKi'd with vlulut- s ... i Mnnn ad nnd tho "Fourth j'r ,.f tho Jlnrno." Ono other 'i' tv on trJrrl hut will proh , , i .jmplcted vnrly Saturday j, , anil district attarncyti ex tit opinion that tho crimin i, would bo cndiM Hntuiday. T um of court .Monday U bo ; c 'f ooKlnnlng of ono of tho ,, ) nvll terms heard for otno i M my hltf caws aro HChcdulcd I, ( m1 at UiIh term of courl. X' ho now on trial In' that of i i tody Franklin fotmor 0, j n jmirer of Mcintosh county, , n j with vlolutinj,' tho .Miinit vi' -i wo law. ilo in chnriK'd vrli i'B taken Lyilliv M. Sullivan f . in 1 j '-a to NaploN, Toxiut on a 1 n of marriage whlrh was j..,,' i Hiilcd and llvod thcro with 1 . r jnd in Hufaulu, Okla., two years, V, i ii, 'latins her with threats H& ii lur life. li the conclusion of tho trial tic una) chapter In a story which iKUati early In tho year of 1313, vhou the Blrl mut Franklin In ono if the naineruUH danco halls, of thlH citi, will havo boon wrlttun, Sho took inc lit a nil In behalf of tho govern mint Friday and told of muotlni,' I dm, lww ho courted her for euveral mi, iui mid finally on hla proinlsu to liiiiiry her, tiKrfed to t'o with him t, Naplw, Texas, whoro, uccoidlut; to ir story, ho wild they would bo lirried and llvo on hla fathor'H irm. .March 22, 1313, thoy went to .Napli-f, uho testified, mruiiibt. tho pro tit i f lur sister, and thcro lived on h - father's farm until lato that fall. Always, who Mild, ho inado excuses t , avuid marriage- and who claim. ho nnd hi.- father forced her to work on t' o farm during tho summer, help 1 s wi'h tho crops nnd otherwlsu do Inc urk ordinarily dono by u man. "rliially sho left him and later they l.vcd In Kufuuia until cany in tno cur of 1320. There, sho said, KranKlIn refused to lot her visit tilhir women of tho town nnd mado litr tfay In tho liouso all thn tlnio. H.s father oven abused hor nho twtlrieil. Several "lovo" Icttini written by l'lankllii to tho girl woro Introduced by tho government and tho dofenso ul3o Introduced letters written by tho Ctrl to Franklin. Mrs. K. C. Williams of Uufaulu, who lived next door to tho liouso oc cupied by Franklin and his pur ported wife, took tho stand for tho government nnd told a sonsatlonal story of FrankUn'w actions. Hho said that twlcu tho ulrl left homo and was later brought back by Franklin and since .tho girl finally loft, .Mrs. Williams testified that Franklin nnd his father had hnd at various times, 13 different womon In tho housu who lived with them for a fow dayB and then disappeared. This part of her tsetimony brought a vigorous pro iKtt from the dofenso but tho protest was overruled, The government of fored testimony to prove that Franklin, uftor tho Sullivan girl left Eufaula, enmo to Tulsa, whoro ho marrlod OHvo Mover, a e'r) of good family. Her parents a few days aftor tho mar riage heard of ho allegod affair bo tuecn Franklin and tho Sullivan, Klrl nnd wont to Eufaula, brought their daughter homo and had tho marriage annulled. It 13 not believed tho case of flraham. also charged with violating City Uricfa Marriage llrcn.ifit Issued Friday: William Kldou McCrnry. 23 and lmvolla Ito Davis. 27. Tulsa; Floyd llmntley. 20. Avnnt and Mclllo Funeler, 13, Sklntook; W. It. I,nv son, 22 nnd Thclinn Stevens, 19, Tulfl Dlvone petition filed In dlatrlrt court Friday; .Teste Honks against lfdna nnk; lmuel Chnrloy ngalnst Cloldlo Charlay. Plvorcwi grnnled In district court Friday: Daisy Jordon ngnlnt Henry 'onion; W. I,, llarhimr ngalnst Oeorgina Harbour; II. 8. .Musgravo Hgainsl itutli .Miiwnve. Jack Dunn plendod guilty to n charge op-"Vnimtncy Friday bufortl Justice H. J. Gray nnd was flneil iJ2(! and 10 days' In Jull.Jlo iitniuunced that ho would "lay' It out. $500,000 PAVING CONTRACT IS LET the Mit tin act will consumo much time. Whether his 'enso or that of the four men chargod with Im personating L'nltrd States officers nnd purporting to Mtngo n replica of tho Initio of tho Marno will bo first has not been determined. Tho defendants In the .Mnrne case, F.lmer V. Duds, William Halsey Wood, Wnrrcn .!. Vlhbard nnd Zaeh nrlah Davis Jenkins, through thotr attorneys, stopped proceedings Fri day morning wh';n the caso was called lo trial by moving to have tho Indictment quashed on tho grounds' It failed to Hpeelfy any ut- feiiso ngalnst the government or fnctM constituting u crltno which could bo tried In federal court. Judgo Colin Neblott took tho motion un der consideration and will rillo on It Saturday morning. Should Judgo Neb clt ru n ngalnst tlio government a now Indictment will bo drawn, ac cording to the district attorneys and the case reset ror trial, utnerwise, tho government has announced "ready." Polctt Not Worrying About Soviet Threats WASHINGTON', April 22. T'on Trotzky'H threat of a possible war of rovengo agaJnst I'olattd, reported to have been mado by tho bolshevlkl leader In an address to students In tho Moscow military academy, Is not taken seriously by Follrfh representa tives In Washington. At thn Polish legation It wn said that official Information from War saw Indicated that a bolshevik offensive was very unlikely. John V. Smulskl, president of tho national Polish commlltco of America, scoffed ht Trotzky's threat. foNTtNVnn l'noM r.MiH oxn roei'tirlUd to the Mils of Hie Oreen Contru tlmi company. city Ultimo) Dome llcport. City Attorney Frank K. Dutioan, who lives In overlook Park, nnd whoso property will bn assessed un der tho paving contracts, throw a brondslde Into tho meeting when, speaking ns a property owner, he denied reports that ho Is to rpoelw remuneration for helping obtain tho npproval of the contracts. ""W has been said that I am to re ceive something for my part In gut ting these contracts through the commission," ho said. "1 wnnt' to stnto right hero that I am helping In this effort because I want pavinK and I will pay for the paving of any person who will show that I am receiving a single cent for my sup port." When asked how soon work would stnrt If his company were awarded tho contrails, t'arl Pleas ant replied that "wo will stnrt Im mediately: I never hold a contract for speculation; tho record hero will show that I hnve put everv onnlrnoi through In record time." This state ment was substantiated by City En gineer C. E. (Irlggs. 1j. 3. Martin, who owns two houses In Overlook Park, explained that he would not protest ngalns'. the paving along his street if the other properly owners desired It, but that ho would bo forced to In crease the rent of theso houses In order to meet tho additional ex pense. Tho places are now renting for J20 a month, ho wild, but thalH no win pronainy rnlso it to I nil or $40, even though ho Is reluctnnt to do so because, tho tenants are not financially able to nav the Increase. Martin remarked that paving prices now aro three times thosn of ten I years ago. This condition ' was 1 brought about principally by In-, creased cost of labor nnd higher freight rates, according to II. F.I N'ewblock, commissioner of finance und revenue. Paling to Ilcfrln Soon i I. V. Gray, president of tho Stnn-I dard Pnvlng company, which holfls i tho West llrst street resurfacing contract, nald his company will prob nbly begin Monday morning on this project. loulo Jncolis, East First . street merchant, who was largely Instrumental In bringing nliout tho I tesuriitMiig of that se'nii and Mb,' has sliue spent uilltli time with West First street prupot.t owners, who first protested against nur fitclng their section, tiylnn to per simile them to change thtlr minds, expressed the sntlufnctloii of Knat First property ownerH over the re com Improvement, which In- ohar-actJh-lned as "even iv bolter Job thsn wo hud expected " A similar senti ment was expressed by .1. A. Wald U'P. wholesale onndy manufacturer The resurfacing of West Flint strrot will make posslblo the build ing of the heavy traffic road from First street lo tho Arkansas river brldgn, for which 140,000 In bonds was voted now nil years sgo, accord ing to , Vattr Commissioner C. K Yomikmnn. This project 'when com pleted will divert a vast amount of traffic that is. now routod from thtn bridge Into the city over Fifth street, he said. Donuiml Inmioilliilp olloii. That the paving busln.ss Ih Im proving Is Indicated by rei ent con tracts let by tho city commissioner. In "Kendall alone tho amount to be expended Is nearly I l.nttO.OQO, these ootitrscts having been h't a, few works rtgo nftor petslstent demands ii ail been mado on tho nltv by Ken i (nil lesldentA for mi-h needed Im provements. While clv official! and properly owners are agreed thai tho present price of pnvlng bt high the property owners In most district Insist , that It bo laid. If tho peti tions are slfcnc.il by n majority of property owners Um city commission feels obligated to let the rontrait at the prevailing price, Street Com mlssloner Slelner said Friday Ao-1 cording to the rlty engineer, paving prices today are approximately 10 per cent under thoe of a year ago The engineer also stated that the j price paid for city paving Is vir tuallv' tho same as Is paid for th'' i'iiiit hard nriiii i-d hlK'it iA's The munly work, lwttii-r. is dmu mi a i uih hsslK, nnd the city work i'ti ii script basis, which forces elti blddsrs to Include t hit loss sustained In marketing this script. At the oily commission meeting Friday morning Carl Plrasnnt said his com pany would discount tho paper Hi per pent to any property owner In overlook "Park who desires to pa cosh tfor his work. Wild DISTHIIll TP. MKMAI.S Army .Man Is lloro on Mlslon of intcivst H Former Soldiers. Joseph I Itvan, army field rlerk of Camp Pike. Little Hock, Aik , ar rlvnd In Tulsa Friday and within tin next week will open an office from whlrh ho will distribute the new victory medals awarded to men who served at any time In tho American army between April tl. 1917 nnd No vembsr 11. 1918. The mrdsls are of hmnxo wlMi i winged victory on front and on tlo back are Hie nanus of the allied powers. It hanits from a ribbon on which Is mingled th" i olms of nl the allies. There It nl suspended liars ne f"r on h bitiu l i which the s, 'Idler paHi.-lp it. , with the rumo of the battle on Hie bar DANCING Mnitagcinciil of Crjslal Park wlslios to 1111110111100 that thoy liao sooiiroil tho son Iocs of Iho "Tulsii .lur Plrnlos'' (Pro-motoi-M of Pop) for 1 In Hum mer M-iiioii, llogiilar ilnnco to ho glion oaoli Snniliiy, 'I'nos. day, 'I hominy, nnd satiirilny inc opi;nino my rnisT Snrpliii rni) Mont Sold, 1 W Wuini ;roN April ? Tin , w ir depirtmetit has sold to Tlmma , U lertM A Co. of Philadelphia for I ,11(1,000 the atun m k of war 1 surplus canned moats, members of Icmigieis were tofnrniixl today Then I Win iilmut HI, ono.OOO poutnlit of I incuts nf v.iiIoum kinds luvuh'td pin. sales pi he Inilli.ilcM thlH moat ,n dlsposttl nf nt about C Mi cents p, r pniind The cost nverngrd 31 1. nis pi r piiutid and tho averagi 'm.iiket pipe iinw is aluiut ?l fonts r pcillid ED WOODS CAFE ill South Boulder SIMIW SPI l.!i Table tie Hole lllimor 1.25 Ttilsn'M I morllo Orchestra. I mlei- Loniierslilp of .Mr. Duff Mlilillcion Try Our SihtIhI Dully lliilnens .Men's tiini li B .t M Theater Last Times Today tlirlllliu: picture, fifrcoiioil In tin heart oT Afrlon, show lug tho killing of ilhl mil liinlt In their n.itlio ImiintM, oiliit-nlloiiiil tin well ns thrill ing: nl.-o Two Reel Comedy Admission 10c and 20c DANCE Kvery TiiOMlay and Saturday nights, at Nctv National tiunril Ainioiy, 11(10 Hast SUlli St. WlliL T. DAVIS, .Mgr. .Miiflo by "Tulsn Jazz Pirnles" (Promolors' of Pop) Note. Tnln Last Sltlli Strot .lllnoy or llolhlow Car ROYAL LAST TIMES TODAY 221 South Boston Avenue Yon Aro Invited to Trinity Episcopal Church "A Church for All People" Sunday MomltiK Sorvlccrt nt 11 n. m., In tho Majestic Theater Sermon by Dr. Benjamin Washburn Itrctor or St. Paul's Church, Kaiiww City, -Mo. Sunday Evening Sorvleo, 8 p. in. In tho Church Historical Ioctiire by the Rector, Mr. Crum II. "Saul, tho I'linrlsoc" UANCINO Dancing lessons by appointment Special rates mndo to small groups. 709 North Main, Phono Cedar 198B. It. It. Ill'ltKH, Instructor. RUBBER GOODS Our stock is fresh, clean, of best quality and embraces everything required in this line. SPECIAL Wo offer for this week nt exceediiiBly low prices and of very good quality Fountain Syringes, QS complete UOs Fountain Syringe nnd Water Bottle DANCING ELECTRIC PARK Kvory Night 11KD FOItK H OkTON'S ARMONY OUNDS Free Auto Service! Jletueon Red Fork anil Park El You Arc Invited lo Take n Wnlk Sunday Evening nt 7:30 With tho Pnstor of the First Presbyterian Church SHVHNTH AND IIOSTO.V yriirnngh tlm l'plstlo of Hpheslnim. )tli"r Sorvloos: Siimlny School iiKIClu a. in. Iiiit Suiiilay Wo lliui 1,1'jo in Miiiuuy ncnooi. Moruliu; Soniion nt IO;Ar, Subjt-t'l: "JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH" :i:!IO p. m.Vtiilor C. 1'.; iT, , m. Inloriiiodlato nml Senior V. IS. Ston-opllcnii tfliiro tin Christian Work Among tho ."S'ogrocH lit tho Senior c S. rvlro. I:oiiIiib Soniion lit 7i.tO, Suhjcct: "A WALK THROUGH EPHESIANS" ilrlng Soiiiimiiio With You to Clnlroli HB- WARNER DICE o DESTINY Hntl Luck Again llooaiivo ho hail Im-cii "frninotl" ho oscniM'tl. And oiicn lnino ho vtns trnpiM-il, Vou'll got ninny it thi-ob, h sob and thrill from this attlim Alf-o "Velvet Fingero,, j T VDT LAST 1j 1 DAY JOE RYAN SUPPORTED BY ELINOR FIELD, IN "The Purple Riders" ThnMory Is rich In genuine nostorn humor, und abounding In west ern thrills, having boon filmed iiinlil tho plot urcni mi Imcligroiinds ot tho iM'Mioro plaliLM nml prnlrlos. HXTIIA AHDCH PISATUItlSS: NEAL HART "LONE HAND" This Plcluro Tolls ilu Slnry of Wtstorn .luslloo BEN TURPIN COMEDY "THE ANIMAL TAMER" STRAND Bert Lytell Last Times TODAY IN A Message From Mars Mlictl In With Thrills Is i Thnrt.hlwr Im Story of I'nlvorsal Apin-nl MUTT AND JEFF CARTOON Schednio i:in, nun, ia::io, a, 3:15, 4:30, BMn, 7, Hiir., ojao 8: 1 5 -TONIGHT- 8:1 5 GALLI CURCI And Assisting Artists Cqnvention Hall Prices $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3 Plus 10 War Tax v . SEATS ON SALE JENKINS MUSIC STORE 417 SOUTH MAIN NO REFUNDS Doors Open 7:30 No Ono Seated During Numbcra $1.48 We Arc Sole Aj,'onts for This Finest of Randies Steinberg Bros. DRUGGISTS 2C6 South Main Phone Osage 24 I'rrM-riptlons Called for mid Delivered I II msm laaffi f3gg 1 CJ 1 6'' li II I ShML l 111 Mnjeatic rchest nd rn 1 1 tiattkt I I H BfiflftwiS" l i o,nowwatio0 ill II I Tiiur Do mmo Porroniiniicoa DnU- Jjl JL V V JULI q 5 jffM 3 1 1 Wta It R "Tliini ii mi mum i I li III -scMtiMiM3iJ- II ll'IT?"HMlS?n Si COMING TOMORROW !l!f'l I I ll lliS0' 12!30i " 3'30 "' '-'M fi "i30 SIS . 1 S Aniorlm's foromont numiiiilo clmmctor 1 Tho Celebrated Broadway I P I I f ,0!S0' ,,;3nS3' ?i,S' I I .?Vh' I MUSiCaMovrFdaJorUer 1111 ill I COMINO TOMOItllOW III AHiiiImIoii 3c; Chlldrt'ii lOo M'nir.S TIMIV- W A D D V 2l 11 i I I I I A lMM I'r"i"rtUm III (DM l.Vfi TOMOItllOW I 10:15, ll;30, U'Mft, 2, JIIR, 1:30, IS:I5 IlivlVlV X A VA lis li ill Li W''A"XO l'"'l'K" TnAKK I j No Increase in Price. a'lSOSIX OTHER ACTS i 4 v