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RELIABILITY CHARACTER ENTERPRISE THE MORNING OKLAHOMA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER AVr.KAOH KWOltX XKT PAID CIKCTIiATION NOVHMUKK DAILY SUNDAY 40,107 45,107 1 FIN A I FQITIflN VOL. XVII, NO. 78 TULSA, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1922 12 PAGES PKICE 5 CENTS inkMMW mmzM in inn XV f s rr V YBak mi I H im I IBfl V-J I I H I.Mr what vfe m mmgssmtaiFS THROWS SUPPORT TO D. A. SMALL AS HOUSE LEAD Hugo Man Now Believed i Untm P.loov Snilinnr ' Over Gibbons FOR GOOD OF PARTY Muskogeean Has No Fears Stovall Will Betray Party Into Hands of Cliques BACKS UP TULSAN'S STAND Withdrawal of Dr. Long Will Throw Heavy Backing to Choice of Candidates' The withdrawal of Dr. G. S. Long c? Tulsa o-i ft candidate for speaker of tho lower house of the legislature Ea-.urday, which started things In Hate political affairs was followed by the withdrawal of W. K. Disney of Muskogee, and tho support of both of these men Is to bo thrown to far as they aro able to control It to L A. Stovall of,,Hugo, and some Insule stuff Is now being told for tho I ..t-t tttrw. This agreement was reached at tho elimination conference hold In Tulsa Wednesday, and It Is claimed by tho tupportora of Long and Disney that Stovall has now moro than enough utfs to put him over. Tallowing Is tho statement mado b- Disney at Muskogee last night, of ficially withdrawing from tho con ten and voicing tho high -regard with which he holds tho ability of (Stovall. his choice for tho place. Will Servo AU Iho State. "I have decided not to continue as candidate for speaker of tho house of representatives. 1 shall support 3. A. Stovall of Choctaw county for that oltlce. I havo served through two legislature's with Mr. Stovall and know him Intimately. His election will servo all tho purposes which wtuated mo In becoming a candi date. Ho Is able, experienced, honest and a noun'', democrat who can be relied upo.i i tho present emergency not to betray his party or tho stato into tho hands of any irroiin or urtran Izatlon. Ho Is like- Wise a friend of Governor Walton,! v.ho will not permit any struggle which may nrlso In preventing the democratic party in this state from being swept from its ancient moor ings to lead to friction between the , domocrnttc legislature and tho dem ocratic governor. Means Co-opcratlon. Ills election will mean real co-op-ration in the administration for real democratic purposes. Those mem bers alike who beliovo that tho rep resentatives should organize tho houso themselves without coercion or domination by outside nondemo rrattc organizations, and who want ft (.residing officer sufficiently ex perienced and competent to conduct the business of tho houso under the . present difficult conditions, should J'U'i in making Stovall speaker." I It haa been persistently reported that W. K. Disney sought tho sup port of Governor Walton. This is emphatically denied by friends of lljny, who come back and stato as a f ict that tha meeting between l)iny and Walton was upon tho in vitation of WalCon that tho new g'n i rnor offered Disney his sup port and even went so far as to ask members of the Tulsa delega tion!.', m. Iloycr nnd W. W. For rill to get behind Dlsnejr. At this conference the govornnr-olect Is Quoted as having referred to Murray Oil.bons, who now wears tho badge ct favorite, bs a "weak slater." Disney Turned Down. When the mutton was checked up I to the farmer-labofl committee, it is tai i that the approval of Disney S'as given upon tho condition and terms that he permit that organiza tion to namo all tho members of the house committees. U'his Disney "fused to concede, and then the committee picked 'Glggons. Among ether things. It is said that Gib bons has promised every placo on every committee, and Is now try ing to figure out how lie can make a CONTINUED ON PAGE SBVBN 6 More Shopping Days Until Christmas Help Fight Buy , Seals . "' l'ku NOW "rl ""utflT Write Tlelnlr Wild Time When j Two Bandits Run j Amuck in Utah Girl Seriously Wounded, Cars Filled With Bullet Holes; Bandits Make Escape SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Dec. 17. One 19-year-old girl was shot nnd perhaps fatally wound ed, two automobiles were filled with bullets, four others stolen nnd ft mad four-mile race ensued here this morning as the result of tho operations of two youthful bandits, who are still at lance. The girl, Miss Itoylanco Fitz gerald, was driving with Hodney Cushlng, a friend, when they wero ordered to halt by tho bandits. Cushlnff put on speed; & dozen bullets were pumped Into the back of tho machine. FREE OFFICER OF MURDER CHARGE Acquit Kay County Dep uty of Slaying Two Women in Auto DENIED FIRING SHOTS One of Men in Party Search ing for Liquor Car Killed Women, Ho Testifies SpelI to Th. Worl. rONCA CITY, Deo. 17. A ver dict of acquittal wan returnod at midnight last night by a Kay county district court jury In tho caso of J. W. Finney, former city marshal and deputy sheriff at Kaw City, this county, charged with the murder of Mrs. Ross Bousman and Mrs, Dick Skinner, who were killed on January 11, last, when the automobile In which they were riding from New kirk to Kaw City was fired upon near the old Washunga, Indian agency. Finney waa in charge of several men, looking out for a booza run ning car, when tho shooting oc curred. Finney denied firing tha shots, stating they wore fired by a boy who was accompanying him. nusiNESs suuvivks cmsts. llurenn Chief Declares IT. S. Jlogalns (i round IKVl to iiiiiik-iihjih. w lenTvr.Tn" n a r 17 Ampr. lean business has just gone through one o. mo mast cruciui penuua m .1... t.to.,...r f Ua nntinn'rt fnrplirn trade," and has gained somo ground against uio inruaus ui n. iluhjhiis European competition," Dr. Julius !.'lAln Atrnftnr- nf ttln hllr..nil nf for eign and domestic commerce de clared in ino annual report ui niu Ki.rA.ti. mmla nuhHn ti.tlav. The American exporter, ho said, has firm ly grouped tno opportunities pre sented and is lntrenohed In tho world markets In a. better fashion than over before. I'lNI) PATH Kit DI2AD IS HUD Aged Haelielor Ilnd Gun In Hand hut Hud .Not Mint Himself. MIAMI, Dee. IT. Mack Walker, bachelor farmer, 70 yeaia old. was found dead in bed at his home, mar Wyandotte, late yesterday. Altliougn his hand clutched a revolver, offi cers who investigated t-ald the man had not been slu.t sml had appar-' ently died i f n.ituia! causes. SET RUTHERFORD BURIAL TUESDAY Services to Be Held if Son Arrives in Muskogee , From Home in N. Y. MUSKOGKR, Dee. 17. The funeral for S. Morton Tlutherf rd, who was slated to become president pro torn of the state enato. which opens In January, hut wan killed In a motor ear accident here Saturday night, will be held Tuesday, If his son, John Dlllard ltutherfor.1, ar rives from New York by then, It wan announced tonlisht. Authorities today were Investigat ing the accident at which .Senator Huthcrford was struck by an auto mobile driven by A. I.. Harriu, but said charges probably would not be filed. , , , It has been Indicated a special election must be held to choose Sen ator llutherford's successor, but Mint nendlng arrange ments, his seat will probably tcrnaln vacant for tho c arly part rf the . rrmrg p gUla ire Mv t 'i r r " f - -Nc y-mn f ifi it ' ' tl " A'vr lu-..-; ui 3 ARE MISSING AFTER SINKING OF TUG IN LAKE Seven Known Survivors Believe Companions Frozen to Death SHIP GOES ON ROCKS Battles Wind and Snow Until Wrecked ; Passengers Take to Lifo Boats LITTLE "HOPE FOR RESCUE Another Storm Forces Res cuers to Put Back for the Night; After Start Is Made SAUI..T STH MAUIB, Mich., Dec. 17. Twenty-seven persons aro mlss inir and aro believed to havo drowned or died from oxposuro fol lowing tho disaster which overtook tho tug Ilellanco when it hit the rocks off Mzzhrd Island four days ago. , Th a was tne roar eipressou ny officials of the Superior Papor com pany, owners of tho tug who tonight for tho first time, admitted that in addition to the crew of 14 tho Re liance carried 12 passengers. A snow storm, driven by a 40-mlle. an-hour wind, has caused postpone ment of tho rescue o: any survivors. Tho tugs Gray and Fnvorlto havo been forced to tako shelter for Uio night. Seven survivors of the wreck reached hero last night. Two others, Mr. and Mrs. John Harten, cooks, wero suffering so from cold and ex posure that they, were left at a sta tion on the Aignma Central railroad for medlCAl attention by tho other survivors. Lust Seen Hnttling Storm. The last seen of tho missing 27 persons was Wednesday when the Iteliancp, battling through a blinding snow storm, went on the rocks off I.izzard Island, stripped her wheel nml s:ink almost Immediately. Capt. D. A. Williams and 36 others who were forward, took one mo ooat, while nine others. Including Mr. nnd Mr?. Harten, took the other. The second boat drifted several hours In tho storm and was blown ashore on tho Canadian mainland, S5 miles north of hre. Mrs. Harten was so exhausted that the party was held up 30 houm In an Indian shnck before it was able to start inland toward tho railroad. which was reached Saturday. Tho survivors express little hope that tho others survived the storm. The announcement by the com pany tonight, said that in addition to the crow of 14, tho Kollanco carried 20 lumber Jacks, an official of the company's forestry department, and a flflh'erles company agent, who had been picked up by the Itellance on Its last tr.Ip to the lumber camp. The missing men. It Is raid by sur. vivoru, left the wrecked tug in a launch which was carried by the Ho Kance in addition to its two life boats. .Men Without JVm1. It is pointed out that If the miss ing men reached I.izzard Island in tho Hterm, they were without food. If thev reached an Island where there were huts, their problem of fightlnx tho cold would not be i,q great, but without weapons, their chances of obtaining food wero de clared to bo blender. The Llszard Wlands are a few miles off the Northern Ontario main land. i'5 miles north of Point Aux P. us, at the western entrance to the St. Mary's river. The eastern end of the I-ake Su perior is uparsel settled from Hatchewana Hay to Mlrhiplcoten h.irbor. a distance of more than fif ty mlleg, and the nearest railroad is 10 or 15 miles Inland from the point wh're pnrt of the crew of the tug Itellance waa reported today to have walked ashore ovr the tee. AU the eastern end of the lake, from White Flh bay to Mlchlplcoten Island haa hen fiwept by Msvere storms for several day and la re ported filled with drifting ice. The only government rescue boats sta tioned in the vicinity are small ves sels at Sault Ste Maile, and the con verted ub-chaer Cook, of the coaat service at Grand Muralri icfuge har bor. Indiana l'llllamliropl-t Demi. KOKT WAYNE. Ind., Dec 17. John II. Has, 87 yearn old, million aire manufacturer and philanthrop ist, died ;wr hi home here late today after a lingering illness. THE WEATHER TUI.8A, ter IT. Minimum, t. ralnl tium 2! D'lith .'I clmjdy. iKIA!l iMA V- r.lay fair, mrmir tn northwi. ii,ri'ju T iftday robaMy fair "iie ha w tit' r 1.1 M.-' i r , M rbt r'T 'fjf. ta r -t . t .' f .m I hj 'I .Ifi r art 1 i e 'cut. I 1 Harding's Dry Conference With Governors Will Open Today at pie White House President Wants to Get Idcns of Law Enforcement from Men Who Have Had Experience With Volstead Actj May Call, Now Governors for Second Conference. WASHINGTON', Doc. 17. Presi dent Harding's conference with gov ernors on prohibition enforcement will tako place tomorrow at tho Whito Upline. Slxteon stnto execu tives havo signified their intention of attondlng, several nlre.ady having arrived here from White Sulphur Springs, W. Va , where .tho four teenth nrmual governors' conference was hold last week. Tho original plan of tho president contemplated a meeting of governors hero In January for a discussion of prohibition problems but tho prox imity of a large group of them. In nttenflance nt the White Sulphur Springs conference was ono of tho fartors which cauifeil- the date to bo advanced. In administration circles It la be lieved that anotljer conference will bo called after Jariua'-y 1, as many of the covemfrrs will go out of of LAYING OUT PACT FOR TURK PEACE But Pasha Still Maintains They Will Give Up No Territory ALLIES LOSING TIME Wrangling Over Matters of Petty Nature Delaying Solu tion of Problems liy tha AflfofUtea Prms. LAUSANNE. Dec. 17. Tltrlcoy demands primarily absolute Integrity of territory where the Turks nrd in overwhelming majority, and on thla question will make no sacrifices, Ismet Pasha declared tonight In on address before tho Swiss Society of the Friends of Turkey. DAU19ANNK, Dec. 17. Tho labors of the Lausanne conference have advanced o far that alroady tho official scribes have begun their task of writing out tho preliminary drafts of the treaty. This document will enumerate the broad lino of the pact and Is being prepared so as to havo in concrete form these prob lems which have alroady been solved, and also have tho prelimi nary signature of thj agreement from all parties. Too .Much Time Wasted. There Is a feeling that too much time is being wasted on secondary questions in the sub-cotnmlsslons, and that tho big aim of tho confer ence Is in dnnger of being lost sight of fluting the Interminable discus sions, often petty in nature. Speed is now the watchword of Ijiusanne. The straits problem practically has been settled, great progress has been made on the question of mi norities, nd the geneial economic and financial subjects have found ihelr essential solutions. The prea- CONTINUED ON TAC.n SKVE.N STOCKING FUND PICKS UP SLOWLY Contributors Must Work Fast or Kiddies Will' Have no Christmas Unless business picks up, and those who Want to help, and have made up their minda to contribute, do not get their checks in soon, there will be many empty stockings on Christmas morning. The funds asked for by the county humane so ciety through The World Is growing too alowly. Mr. Welch, county hu mane ag-nt, knows approximately how many stockings he has to fill. He knows that he must have the funds to fill these stocking by n certain day, that If he doe not get the money by that day many deserv ing stockings will only be half filled. Don't wait another day if you want to help or Intend to help, following is tha report of contributions to date: Shadrlck Duke Me morial t t oo Friend 1.00 F. A. Havan 14.08 Friend 100 H. P. MoKallp S.08 Frank H. Ileed R 00 Dr. Howena Kennedy 2 5') A. U Walters. . . "J - J 3.'. 60 T'j ti H" OS 1 It .w j Atvn Mk r rer t' ri t il '1 Y ; ' " " " -" ' j fice nfter tho first of the year and a now group vlll bo charged with co operating lu the enforcement of the prohibition law. President Harding In reaching a decision regarding tomorrow's con form! n. was ennfroutcd Willi this pioblem, but It was thoUKht desir able to obtain tho vljuvs of those who havo had exporifflco in dealing with the prohibition question during tho past few (years, so art to mako it available for tho new state execu tives if another conference Is held. Those who have Indicated they will attend tho conference nre: Governors Kproul. Pennsylvania; Allen, Kansas; Denny, Delaware; Itltchlc, Mary land; Kilby. Alabama; Hyde, Mis souri; Davis, Idaho; Campbell, Ari zona; McKelvIe, Nebraska; Trlnkle, Virginia; McCray, Indiana; Cox, Massachusetts; oleott, Oregon, Hartncan, Vermont; Haxter, Maine; , Pious. Minnesota. HARDING FAVORS SOLDIERS' BONUS Would 0. K. Bill if Suit able Means Is Named to Finance Measure VETS URGED SALES TAX Forbes Tells Veternns That President in Harmony With Service Men CINCINNATI, Dec. 17 Assuranco that President Harding would sup port a bonus for ex-servlco men pro vided n feasible means of financing tho bonus can bo found, was given ox-scrvlco men by Col. ,C. 11. Forbes, director of tho veterans bureau ut Washington before a Joint confer ence of nntlotial and state executives of the Veterans nf Foreign Wars hero today. Immediately following Colonel Forbes' nddress and a discussion which resulted In strong approval of a sales tax, tho executives unan imously adopted a resolution Indors ing a sales tax with foodstuffs exempted iib n meant) of raising the necessary revenue to finance the bonus. C. Hamilton Cook, Huffalo, N. Y., national commander of tho disabled American veterans of the AVorld war, who was attending tho confer ence by Invitation, said that his or ganization would take Immediate action to support tho resolution. Legion .Men Not There. The American Legion, which Is the largest of the "veterans' organ izations was not ropresontfd at the meeting. "This means that tho bonus hill li liable to be iKissud, at tho com ing (.esHlon of congress," Col. T. I Huston. New York City, national commander of the Veterans of For-, rlmi Wars saitl after the meeting. Colonel Forbes called President Hardline by long distance telephone shortly before going Into the confer ence, nnd in the course of his address referred to his conversation with the president. "I culled him because it was suggested that the bonus might be touched upon," he said. "I wish you knew tha pulae of Harding. I wish you knew his Innermost thoughts. I wish you knevr how he loves the former service men. "Harding Is not opposed to n bon us bill. He will never be opposed to a bonua. If they will provide a means for financing it. AU sorts of legislation have been sought; nil sorts of means have been mentioned and the simple means of all those that have been brought to my at tention is the sales tax to meet thla obligation. "If congress had brought to the president tha Holution of the finan cial problem of this additional fin ancial responsibility he would have signed the bill. I believe the sales tax Is the means whereby this obli gatnn may be paid and the sales tax is the answer to the problem of pay ing the bill." TENNESSEE RIVER RISES Sticniii Nenrlng Flood Stage lu Clint liinnogii Haiti Came. Lifting. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Dee. 17 The Tennessee river had reached stage of 23.7 feat here at 7 o'clock tonight, having risen nearly two feet nince 7 o'clock this morning The 'pre Ipitaiton fur the past 'i hours ' w.n tw int'br Obxinerl M Plnde!' lid t, ii,e 'it tlid' v ,1, b" bat! i'' .icl iti'tr' fr'li 1 , U, - -r r s ' . - i li'wj ' t Afie "hit it c r.vcr wy I i"ei i u3 feet, flood s'lgo In C ia"i FRANCE BITTERLY FIGHTS U.S. PLAN TO HELP GERMANY Sore Because Clcmenceau Did Not Get Backing in Ruhr Affair WANT DEBT CANCELED United States Should First Annul All Claims Held Against Allies THEY SPRING NEW PLAN Ask That Franco Be Allowed to Seize all German Capital in U. S. to Pay Debt n th Ai.oiKUti l'rtM. PAIHS, Dec. 17. Tho rnportntd plans of tho United States fdr tho rehabilitation of Klirf?po. "sflimi conserved exclusively In thn Inter est of Germany," says tho Tomps In an editorial today thnt reflects the viewpoint of a majority of the French newspapers. Skepticism predominate! in these second day t of lections on thn situation hut thero at o a fow words of welcome tor tho proposition as In the case of tho opposition newspaper L'Oouvre, vhloh expresses pleasure over tlm interest of tho United States "oven If It has no Immediate results." The Tomps says thn plan looks as if it Had beon drafted by tho Ger man rather than tho Americans nnd suggestn that the Germans after celobrntlng an agreement with American bankers make a proposi tion to tho allien for tho payment of reparations nnd then the allies will soo if thoy can mako the con cessions that are ashed, Kciero Critic of Hulled States. M. rtalnvlllo. In La Llbcrto, n tho most severo critic of tho reported project. "If tho United States seri ously wished to savo Kuropo from flnuticlal chaos," he says, "tholr first care should bo to annul tho claim thpy have against the allies," Ho sees In what ho calls Washing ton's move simply an effort to pro vent occupation of tho Ituhr by French and asks, "Is this the only reMiilt of Clemiincenu's tour?" Tho writer adds that thn money the Americans would (ind "will be asked for some day, Just as they already demand tho billions they advanced tho allies for n. common war." Pertlnaz, In tho Rcho do Par!, says the conditions made by Amorlea "aro exactly tho reverse of what U necessary to prevent Gurm.nny from employing the new strength she would get to avoid paying repara tions." He suggests that the Amer icans could render great aid by al lowing France to solze German cap ital In America, which, he declares Is sufficient to pay reparations for two years, thereby avoiding a mora torium." inXGIANS AIXO KICK ON V. S. PKOPOSALS. HHUSSIOLS, Deo. 17. Itcports of contemplated artlnn in tho United States looklna to tho reconstruction of Kurope have been received Willi much adverse critlclnm by tho Ilel- glan newspapers. The Nntlon Ilelge 1 says It would be llelgium and Fiance who would bear the burden as they would havo to abandon th"ir llenh on Germany. The Vlngtl-Ktne Sleclo considers the plan ns a feeler ur.-l expresses avtoninhmcnt that Amcr lea should show confidence in Gei many's intentions to pny repar.it lii Lcsolr regards the plan ns evident CONTINl Et) ON PAOK n:VKN. CALL ELECTION IN POLAND SiK'iiUer of lloiuo Order Nivt Cab inet General Is i CatnllilHic. WAIIHAW, Dec. 17 M. lutaj. speaker of the house, who In c.,t. formlty with the Polish rousiitu tion, became president of tho rr public ad interim, has called r.n Geneml Sikorskl to for ma now. cabinet. This was const itut-"l promptly. The new national assembly win convene at Warsaw December 20 for the elections of n new presi dent and there Is a persistent rumor that general Pilsudskl will take an active! part. General Sikorskl, chief of staff, has issued a proclamation to the army exhorting discipline and calm. Will Aid ?.lonUt Movement. KANSAS CITY. Mo, Dee. 17. The South western Keren Ilaycsoti, (it a conference here todav. decided to i.ilM.- 3MiQ0U tn tln-i dlttilft to aid the y.t'in.t in't i ini nt The dlHtrii: i I 01 1 pi i- K tii- i.- lll." ".S Mi'Hi'mi I'.na Nclnii'ika, ttlt lati't'n.t .in 1 SoLMlTll it- f r V w '1 t 11 British Transfer Last Army Post To Free Staters Irish Tri-Color Flies Over Every Barrack nn New Troops Tako Charge DUIILIN, Dec. 17. The last ll! posts 'occupied by llrltlsh troops wero transferred today to the Irish national army. Tho evacuation of (he Urltlsh was ef fected nmld scenes of remarkable enthusiasm and good will, both Mdes o!nclns a desire to forget bygones. All the ovncualcd posts nro In thn Dublin area. Uoforo they depnrted the Urlt lsh troops hauled down the Union Jack nnd the Incoming 1'roo State troops Immediately hoisted the Irish tr-color, which now floats from nil the barracks and govern ment buildings In Dublin. f BATTli RENEWED OVER SHI P. BILL Administration Leaders Face Opposition to Measure FARMER BILL FIRST Democrats nnd Progressives Insist Agriculture in Greatest Need WASHINGTON, Don. 17. -Ad ministration leaders In thy senate tomorrow face a battle to keep the shipping bill before that body. Pending before the annate when It eonvones after an over-Sunday reccw will be the motion made Sat urday by Chairman Norrls of tho agriculture committee to lay aside the shipping measure and to take up lib bill designed to relieve ag ricultural distress through crea tion of a government-capitalized corporation to buy and sell farm products. . Tho motion will be opposed by Chairman Jones of tho commerce committee. In charge of tho ship ping bill, and others who havo been most earnest In the support of that measure and will be expremed foes of tho shipping bill Including the almost solid democratic mem bership, by the progressive repub lican group, and by others who be lieve that action should be taken without delay lu tho matter of ag ricultural relief. lloth sides In the Impending bat tle nald today that they wero con fident of succew. Those support ing the move to lay aside the ship ping bill and. begin consideration of the Norrls measure said they I would havo at least half a dozen moro than u majority. Those op posing the move snld they had mnd no poll but were certain of enough votei to prevent substitution of nny agricultural relief not having a considerable unanimity of support, which they asserted tho Morris bill doe not have. Meanwhile, tho senate bankln.ir committee will continue with Us hearings ami study of the various rural ei edits bills Its members hope id conclude tlie hearings Wedtl"H'l'i v j I'ally Worl.l, Tul. Okla. i i a..i rinti (fhfrk) (Monty Order) for wales send tn lb Tulsa WorU I) i .il lot ,.!, rar per u(fr cheeked below. 5.85 Daily and Sunday llegiilar Unto $0.00 4.85 Daily Only Hegulnr Hate $7.00 ?1.05 Sunday Only Iti'Uiilnr Hale $3.00 j rcr MAIL Hjbf rlptWni Only - In MtMourl and PROMINENT OHIO ENGINEER DIES; 4 WILL RECOVER Heroic Work of Young Attorney Saves the Lives of Three BLAZE IS A MYSTERY Lawyers Sleeping in Cottage, Truckmen, Caught Before They Could Be Aroused POLITICIAN IS A VICTIM Center of Hot Fight for Past Several Months Found in JUiiiiB of Houso AKIION. Dec. 17. Trapped in a eollngo, three Mnsslllon men. ono of them center of a political tight which has been raging there rtr several months, perished nnd four others, llirotj of them attorneys In that city, wero Injured, ono seriously, when tho cottage in which tho seven wero sleep Ins-was. destroyed by flr t J,tttl Waaswoith, near here, early todny. Only tho heroic work of Walter Holt, 30, ono of the surviving attor neys, prevented a groatcr loss of life, The dead nre: Harold llowald, 53, city engineer of Mnsslllon. Frank Wagner, 50, machinist foreman, Lercy Hodgson, 28, truck driver. Ono llndly Injured. Oeorgb W. Williams, 33, promi nent Mnsslllon attorney and former city solicitor for two terms, was tho most seriously Injured. Ho Is In a lbirbertou hospital, suffering burntt about the face and body, but physl (jlaiia sny his chancesfor recovery are good. The fire was discovered by Wftl tor Holt, 30, Manalllon attorney, who suffered minor burns, Othets who suffered slight burns were Bison Wefler, 30, Massillon attornoy nnd owner of tho cottago in which tho men were sleeping, und ttamul 'ankovlcli, 30, Massillon truck driver. Tried to Arousu hleciwrs. Holt and Kankovloh tried to arouse the other occupants. Howald, Wug nur, and Hodgson wero sleoplng In a flames. Finding Williams hanglhg room which was surrounded by unconscious from a second story window, Holt rushed back into tho building mid threw him to tho ground, 20 feet below. Woflor and Williams had been living In tho cottage which stood on the bank of the West Ilescrvolr with Jesse Hammersmith, another Massil lon attorney, since hummer. Ham mersmith was prevented by buslneiet from spending tho week-end with his friends last night. brought a load of furniture and othe Hodgson and Zanknvlch hud supplies to tho cottage and had beon prevailed upon to spend the (light there, NEGRO LEAPS FROM TRAIN On Way to iviiltciitlnry When lluml. cuffed, DUes Through Window, OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 17.--Handcuffed, on his way to serv a term In the state jienitentlary nt Mc Alenter for the murder of his wife Slg HlggiliK, negro, leaped head-firs through the window of a moving train nwu here tonight and e -caped Illgglns was cuiivk'ted at Kl II' no In ChiihiIihii county, lie fought off. cers at the time of his arrest und v.-w serlouily wounded. llfrfcviiH described as about 31 yeait old. Only 5 More Days The Tulsa World's Annual Christmas Bargain Offer closes Saturday, December 2.', 1922. Subscribe NOW by the year it's cheaper. Save 155. Of fer good for MAIL subscribers ONLY not good for carrier delivery. .MAIL THIS COUPON TODAV! Nam 4 It. 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