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XVI, NO. 228
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ROAD CLEARED
mo DDnDc nr
run I huul ui
WARGRAFTING
Houso Sentls to Senate
Bill for Half Million
Fund
DAUGHERTY'S THREAT
Men Big in Power Now Will
Find Themselves Behind
Bars of Prison
MJT GRAFTERS IN CAGES
Exhibit Them Over Country
as a Warning, Texas Repre
sentative Advises
WASHINGTON, May 15. Tlio
house cleared the road' today for
utiat Fome members described as
"an unrelenting prosecution ot war
fraftors" when It put through and
wit to tho senate a bill aproprlnt
Ins $500,000 (or Investigation and
prosecution of war fraud rases by
the department of Justice and
rawed a scnato bill for an addition
1 "grand jify In the District of
Columbia, before which tho attor
WKcneral may present evidence.
In his flsht for Indictments
Attorney-General Daugherty had
requtatcd speedy action on both
tnfaiurcs. Somo men "who think
they have power in tho nation today
will find themselves behind the
tars," as a result .pf tho activity of
Attorney-General Daugnerty de
clared Chairman Maddpn of tho ap
propriations committee, In urging
wrybody to stand up and give lilm
what he had nsltcd. Supporting the
chalrman-ln. lila pica, Hepresontn
tin Connolly, democrat, Texas, said
he wanted tho government to "get
the grafters in tho flesh and not in
the Imagination." whother they were
itmocrats or republicans.
Put Graftcr-ln Cage.
"But, beforo tho next campaign,"
Mid Mr. Connally, "I hope the de-
4 partraent of Justlco will get one man,
put him In a cage and exhibit him
throughout the country. And .over
Mi cage as it la hauled from stato
to itate, they ought to put a big
ilfn with the words: 'Here's that
rratler wo caught out of 150,000
taita.' '
representative Byrnes, Tennessee,
ranking democrat of tho opproprla
llom committee, fald tho money
Mould be voted forthwith addJng.
however, that tho bureau of inves
tljatlon had been given ,$2, 000, 000
and that "there wns no excuso for
the situation In which tho depart
ment finds itself today." In view of
ilhe attorney-general' statement
that the United States Btcod to ro
wer f 192,000,000f Mr. Dyrnes In
Jltted that Director Dawes of tho
tudget bureau should havo come to
congress long ago to demand funds
lth which to get it, since "tho at
torney.geiura! had not made the
fewest until tho other dy."
Inferring to tho attorncy-gon-ffla
letter to tho president, trans
muted last week to tho house, Rop
reientatlve Moore, democrat, Vir
ginia, declared Mr. Daugherty
ema to hold congress accountable
or his Inaction In somo, at least,
W the war fraud cases."
.. beetled Earlier Advices.
,Jfhe' material question now," ho
a, "is why was not congress In
f.pS ,aclvlsefl of tlio situation set
lorth In tho Icttor of the nttorncy-
f.eneral which so quickly followed
1; Production of tho Woodruff
Johnaon resolution?"
There was a Bhnrp exchange be
J."n.lr' JIooro and Chairman
vampbell of the rules committee,
no, win, two other republicans and
oeraocratlc members voted to give
. r"01lutl"n privileged status over
e , airman's failure to call it up
the house.
r. Campbell Sectored that "as
. uPn tho character of At
r.I?Iy'9?ncral Daughorly and Sec
ff!r2! "els are unwarranted of
vi.emb,?.rhP f t"1" house."
i-lJ"1 .wk i known to the
Ujmberahlp of tho houso and as
U 'tUfyt war. and John Weeks.
? ha, their confidence ns man."
fiMJd "Jo,m Weeks and Harry
f,W5h.er!Jr have courted and they
ioaay the fullest Investigation
lum001 ot ,Helr 'nce they
"Bed chargo of their respective of-
I l!i!P".nl.atIv8 republican,
lot Vn.H.a.F.lar?a " the department
ili",tic ; 'ntttutes a genuine cam-
wn y war cafterg congress
. V.m t0 creRto a multitude of
covT?.?,aUnent,, for them." Ho
This is buy
A CAR
A TIRE OR
ACCESSORY,
Week
May 14 to 20
Buy Today
'Love Nest' for
Wealthy Indian
Is Costly A ffair
In Modest $30,0Q0 Home,
Jackson Barnett Needs .
3,178 for Houso
Furnishings.
OKMULGEE, May 1C What
It takes to furnish a modest tlttlo
130,000 lovo nest for an aged In
competent Indian was shown by
a furniture, bill . allowed against
Jackson Harnett estate for fur
nishings used in tho new Bar
net homo in luskogc
A flve-plcco walnut bedroom
sullo cost J 675. whllo tho box
springs and mattress to go with It
set tho wealthy Creek back
$87.50.
Tho dlnlngroom sulto in nine
pieces at $1,275.
A gold mirror Is noted at (59,
whllo nil Ivory bird cago Is sot
down at 30.50, which Is also the
price, of a pair of m&hogany can
dlestick". A mahogany smoker cost $7.25
Knd an oriental rug $1CC.
Tho mahogany library tablo
wns $75.
And a gorgeous pink bath mat'
set them back $3,65.
Tho total of tho bill was $3,
17S, of which $2,432.05 was past
duo and was allowed by County
Judga Hugh Murphy, upon a
petition presented by Carl J.
O'Hornctt, guardian.
SCHOOL SCRAP UP
TO VOTERS TODAY
Record Vote Expected as
Result of Fight on
Supt. Oberholtzer
VOTE ON BONDS, TOO
Issue of $275,000 for Im
provements, Under Way
and Contemplated, Asked
Registration Is Not
Necessary in School
Elect ions F reeling
Registration Is not necessary
in school elections, whether for
tho election of officers, the Is
suing of bonds or tho making of
an excess levy for tho mainte
nance of schools.
This statement was Issued
Monday by tho county uttornoy's
offlco which received numerous
requests from votcru for Infor
mation concerning school election
laws that they might know
whether to vote today.
County Attorney W. 1 Scavors
naked his assistant, James Har
rington, to ascertain the law per
taining to such elections. Har
rington found an opinion Issued
by Attorney-General Frcellng in
May, 1917, which has not been
changed. This opinion reads as
follows:
"i'ou aro advised that nolthcr
women nor men are, under tho
law now in force In Oklahoma,
required to register beforo offer
ing to voto In any school district
election of this state, either for
tho election of school officers,
tho issuing of bonds or the mak
ing of nn excess levy of taxes
for tho malntenanco of schools."
According to Harrington,
"tho opinion of tho attorney
general is as germane, today as it
was nt the time samo was given."
This opinion directly contra
dicts the opinion of T. I,, smiley,
secretary of tho county election
board, who holds, and cites ex
tracts from tho stato election
laws to provo that voters must bo
registered to participate in hchoo!
elections.
Thrco members of tho board of
education aro to be elected Tuesday,
after one of the most spirited cam
paigns In tho city's history. In addi
tion, voters will say whether a bond
Issue of $275,000 should bo Issued
to mako and compfctc improvements
in school buildings. .Polls will ho
open at 6 o'colck In tho morning
and close at' 7 o'clock in tho eve-
lnfr' ?
There .to dx candidates to flu
three chairs on tho school board,
two for each position Georgo Mac
Curdy and Charles W. Grimes uro
contending for tho offlco of mem
ber No. 2; T. J. Hartman and Mrs.
W. W. Stumph for No. 4, and W. A.
by Oberholtzer supporters, who rlr
Vandovcr and Dr. J. M. Temples for
No. C.
A strong factional fight has been
waged on No. 2 and No. 6 Anti
Oberholtzer adherents aro working
for the success ot MacCurdy and
Temples, present members of tho
board, who are seeking re-election.
Those supporting Oberholtzer arc
actively campaigning for Grimes and
Vandever. Apparently the factional
fight has not touched the race for
No. I. There appears to be no fac
tional favoritism shown between
Hartman and Mrs. Stuinph.
Principals !m,up n Circular.
Circulars wero distributed city
wide Monday by MacCurdy and
Temple nnd a number of principals
CO.NT1NUUD O.N I'AOE Tlir.LB
OKMULGEE YOUTH
DIED NATURALLY,
POLICE BELIEVE
Murder Theory Discount
ed by Chief After Visit
ing Eldred Home
DELERIOUS, HE THINKS
Eldred, Suffering, Helpless in
Illness, Put House in Dis
order, He Believes
MOTHER IS ON WAY HOME
Letter Sent Agent, Saying
Son Failed to Answer, Re
sulted in Finding Body
Dy the Aiioclatrd Preii Stats Wire.
OKMULGEE, May 15. That Iius
sell Eldred, ngd 25 years, son of
Mrs. E. It. Eldred, died from natural
causeH was tho opinion expressed
today by C1'1"' Police Dick Karr.
Eldrcd'i remains, badly decom
posed, wero found In his mother's
home yesterday by Luther Tinch, a
real estate dealer, who had charge
of tho residence during tho nbsence
of Mrs. Eldred nnd her son who loft
Okmulgee several months ngo to
visit relatives in Cinfton Pa.
Whether nn inquest will be held do
pends upon the result of the post
mortem examination.
In'lt P('iin)lvnnlii March ".
Russell Eldred left his grandfath
er's home In Pennsylvania where he
and his mother had been visiting on
March 2 to return to Okmulgee.
Chief of Pollco Dick Karr today
stated lie believed Eldred was 111
when lie arrived hero and went to
his mother's residence whero (hls
condition became more critical.
"I believe. Eldred became deliri
ous and wandered about the house
turning over funlture, but unable
becauso of his delirium to summon
help," Chief Karr said today. "Tho
water, electric light, gas and tele
phono lines had been "disconnected."
No weapons of any kind and no
bloodstains wero found anywhere In
tho house, Chief Karr said. None of
Eldred's many friends In Okmulgco
so far as lias been learned, saw him
nfter his rcturrt to Okmulgeo which
Chief Knrr said supported his
theory that Eldred was 111 when ho
arrived and went directly from the
train to the Eldred houso whero he
died. Tho condition of tho body
when found yesterday indicated ho
had died two or possibly threo weeks
ago.
Letter Caused I)lcoicrr.
Mrs. Eldred, In a letter to ,Mr.
Klnch. her real cstato agent, re
ceived Saturday, stated tho had re
ceived n5 reply to letters written to
her son nnj that she was roturnlng
to Okmulgee, Klnch was Instructed
In tho letter not to rent tho house,
but to prepare it for her return.
The house had been vacant whllo
Mrs. Eldred and her son wero In tho
cast Mr, Klnch visited tho houso
a month ago In company with n
prospective tenant who decided,
however, not to rent It. As a result
of tho letter from Mrs. Eldred ru
colved Saturday, Mr. Klnch visited
the houso yesterday and discovered
tho young man's body.
Pollco today stated so far as they
knew Eldred wns a man of good
habits and oxomplary character.
Father Plonwr Oil Mun.
His father, who died sovcial years
ago was a pioneer oil man in the
Okmulgeo district.
Mr. Klnch stated today ho had re
ceived a letter early In March from
Mrs. Eldred In which she said her
son was on his way to Okmulgeo.
Scvornl weeks ago ho wroto her
Mr. Eldred 'had not arrived and
that lie still had tho key to the
houso. In her lettar received Sat
urday Mrs. Eldred stated sfio had re
ceived no word from her son since
his departure from Crafton, Pa., for
Okmulgee on March 4 and she be
lieved ho was lost,
.MNBi.vjunun i.v auto wheck
Tvtn Okmulgcd I'u milled in Car
Which Oocm Oior Embankment.
OKMULGEE, May 15. Nine per
sons were injured Sunday morning
when a car In which 'they wero rid
ing went over an eight-foot em
bankment after colliding with an
other car'pn the Okmulgco-Musko-goo
road w't of Muskogee, The
injured are Mr. and Mrs. I. c. Good
man and four children, and Mr. and
Mrs. Wallach and 5-year-old son, all
of Okmulgee.
IJrgin Soconil Hlrbch Trial.
MUSKOGEE, May 15. Morris
Illrech was placed on trial In the
district court today for tho second
time, on charges of having killed
Abo Hlrsch, his brother nnd Henry
Esten in a shooting scrape in thl
city January 10. Tho first Jury dis
agreed. Up to noon today 26 men
had been examined for Jury service
without tho panel being filled.
Each side used two challenges.
THE WEATHER
TULSA. Mv )6. Mailmum 'it; mini,
mum .60; uuth wind, partly cloudy, pr
clpluilon .oj In.
OKLAHOMA Tueiday sn4 ntdr
part cloudy, probably unacttltdi aomowhat
warmer.
KANSAS 0ntrlly fair Tueiday and
Wedntaday ttarmar Tutaday and 111
aautnesit pviilon Wedncady(
'Sheik' Reality,
Rodolph Married
To 2, Says Court
Nuptials in Mexico Arc Void
in California, Judge of
Court Declares
LOS ANGELES, May 15. Tho
marrlngn ot llodolph Vntontlno
screen actor, and Mhn Winifred
Hudtitit, motion' picture art di
rector, which wns solemnized at
Mexlc.ill, Mexico, last tUtnrdny,
Is void In California nnd tho bride
groom Iimh made. lilmolf subject
to criminal process, according to
Juilgeo In tho stiporlor court hero.
Thli condition Is duo to tho
fact that Valentino obtained i
Interlocutory dvcroo of divorce
from Jean Ackers, 111 first wife,
on January 10, 1922, nnd that de
cree, will not become, final until
next January. -
In tho meantime, according to
tho Judges, Valentino, is still mar
ried tu Miss Ackers nnd therefore,
cannot legally rnntract another
mnrrlngo In California or any
where else.
AVhcther Valentino would bo dis
ciplined by tho courts was not
stated.
Inquiry nt tho Lnsky Ktudlos,
whore Valentino in employed,
brought tho information that ho
wns out of town for threo weeks.
Ho was reported to bo doing snmo
desert location work In tlio Impe
rial valley. Tho studio manage
ment declined to discuss Ills mar
rlngn or what effect, If any. It
would havo on his employment.
SEWER OVERSEERS
ARE HARD TO KEEP
Roach, Probationary Suc
cessor to Patton, Is
Ready to Go Out
KICKED ON HIM ALSO
No Complaints About His
Ability, but Some Reported
He Was Often Negligent
Sewer inspectors nro easj to find
but hard to keep. At least this linn
been tho cxperlencn of tho Nowblock
administration. Whether this Is tha
reult of too hasty employment of
men for thLs position Is a matter of
conjecturo, but thero aro citizens
who appear to believe It present of
ficials would use more Judgment nnd
conduct closer pcrsonnl Investiga
tions in the selection of their ap
pointees thero would bo less nccea
sltv for niich frequent changes.
J. K. Itoach, omployod on proba
tion to succeed Sam L. Patton as city
sewer Inspector, 'Is going tho same
route n that taken by Patton.
Patton had been appointed nnd
his appointment confirmed only a
fow days when tho administration
discovered his record an sewer In
npector here ejgnt years ngo wns not
desirable. Ho hart been charged
with padding his pay rolls and with
using tho city employes for prlvato
work. On recommendation of the
city attorney, who mado u brief re
port on Patton during tho last
Woodon administration, Patton waa
discharged.
When this was brought to the
Nowblock administration's attention.
Its only courso wan to let Patton out.
Mayor H. K. Newblock was a citizen
of Tulsa when thoso charges wero
brought against 1'atton. Apparently
ho had forgotton tho Incident, for ho
presenteil Patton' nnmo for confir
mation by tho commission when tho
now administration took office.
Last weok A. J. Hudd, commis
sioner of water and sewcru, gavo
probationary employment to J. IC
Itoach, a sewer contractor, as sower
inspector to take Pntton's place. If
Itoach proved competent and no
charges were mado agnlnnt his abil
ity or tils reputation, his name would
be presented to tho commission for
confirmation Tuesday, Itudd an
nounced. Immediately after this nnnounco-
CONTINUED ON I'AOI! TWO
Cowboy Rescues Eastern Girl
Frpm Underneath Horses' Hoofs
During Rodeo atPonca City
Special lo Tho World.
PONCA CITY, May 15. Miss
Martha E. Smith, secretary to
the vice president of tho Klrst
National Dank of Boston, Mass.,
will havo something absolutely
wild, wild wtcrn, tell her
folks when sho gets back home
in the near future from her Okla
homa visit with Mrs. George
Evans, whoso husband is editor
of tlio Daily Express at Chickasha
Okla.
Miss Smith came to Ponca City
four days ago to attend the an
nual state press convention nnd
was present Sutday afternoon
whon all tho newspaper men and
women wero attending a rodto
or wild vcat show entertnlnment
In their honor at th 101 ranch
hero. Kor Miss Smith proved
herself equal to any occasion de
spite, the fact that she should bo
considered a tenderfoot, this be
ing her first trip west of the Mis
sissippi river nnd her first eight ot
the Indian and cowboys.
FUTURE TRADING
AND CHILD LABOR
LAWS ARE INVALID
U. S. Supreme Court Gives
Decision on Grain
Gambling
PART OF IT EFFECTIVE
Not Interstate Traffic, Claim
of Chicago Board of Trade,
Is Partially Upheld
TAKE TAX OFF CHILD LABOR
Federal Measure to Protect
Employed Young Is Stale
Matter 'Entirely
WASHINGTON, May 15. Tho
future trading net passed by con
gress last year to prevent manipu
lation of prices by speculation In
grain was declared invalid In a de
rision rendererl today by the
United States supremo court. The
law was attneked by tho Chicago
board ot trade, on tho cround thnt
futures trading was not Interstate
commerce under tho terms of tho
law.
Tho supremo court sustained this
contention in part unit hold that
a saving clnuso of tho law making
parts effective It thera wero de
clared Invalid, was not operative.
Not IiilcrMiil" Coiniileriv.
A test of the constitutionality of
tho futures trading; net. enacted by
roncress last August to buconio ef
fective .December 24, 1021, wan
mined In the Hunrcme court by jonn
11111, Jr., und others, members of
the Chicago nourci oi iraue.
It was contended by Hill nnd oth
ers that futuros trading as practiced
on tho Chicago board ot trado Is In
no souse Interstnto commorco and
subjected to federal law and the
provisions of tho future trading act
which compel the exchanges to nd
mlt to membership representatives
of farmers' co-oporntlvo associa
tions, brcnklng down tho commis
sion lulo ot tho Chicago board of
trndo ennnot bo sustained under
tho tnxlng power of congress.
Hill was denied an Injunction by
tho Chicago district court restrain
ing tho Chicago board of trado of
conforming to provisions of tlio
futuro trading act. but the Unltod
States supremo court, In advancing
tho caso to early argument, Issued
nn order by w'hlch tho Chicago
board of trade would not havo to
conform tintll n decision had boon
rendered in n test case.
Oilier PnivlMiun.
Among' its other provisions It ex
tended tf furmors co-oporntlvo as
sociations, privileges Intended to
promote tholr marketing facilities,
Including membership upon grain
exchanges which becamo "contrnct"
markets. It Imposed a prohibitive
tax upon contracts for futuro do
livery ot grain whon not mado upon
"contract" markets.
JCIght members of tho Chicago
board of trade sought an injunction
In tho United States district court
at Chicago to. prohibit tlio board
from complying with Its provisions
but Judeo Landls decldod against
them. They then nppealed to the
supreme court which suspended the
operation of tho law so far as tlio
Chicago board of trndo was con
cerned pending determination of the
validity of tho law.
Tn f I'm Opinion,
Chief justice Tuft said In deliver
ing tho opinion:
"Section 11 of this net directs that
'if any provision of tlio act, or tho
application thereof, to any person,
or circumstances Js held Invalid, tho
validity of tho remainder of tho act
and of the application of such pro
vision to other persons und circum
stances shall not ha affected thereby.
"Section 4, with Kh pcnnlty to se
cure compliance with tho regulations
rONTINl'KI) ON I'AfJK TWO.
Tho horo In tho story Is Guy
Hchultz, champion roper and
rider, also single.
Just prior lo starting of the
rodeo. Miss Smith, with soveral
newspaper men, was walking
across the arena when suddenly
Khultz and a party of cowboys,
all mounted, bore down upon tho
unsuspecting party with horses in
full gallop, all had their lurlets
ready for use on steer and
Schultz happened to be twirling
They were cloio to Miss Smith
beforo realizing her danger and
her escorts had fled, leaving her
alone, Hchultz successfully las
soed the woman, pulled tho larlet
taut, drew her within tho circle
of his right arm and placed hr
on tho saddle In front ot mm
without his horse flacking speed,
and while the o'hers went by In
a whirlwind of dust, A few mo-
ments later Behultz placed her
safely on tho ground near her i
frlctidJ,
Tons of Gold and Silver,
Pecks ot Precious Jewels
To Aid Famine Sufferers
Russian Soviet Government Sci.cs nnd Confiscates Millions
in Valuables Tnkcn From Churches Appraisal nnd
Snlo Will Benefit Poor of Nntion.
MOSCOW, Mny IB. Silver by
tint ton, gold by the hundred
wrlght, penilH by tho bushel nnd
illnmunils by tint peck, dumped
Into wooilun boxes, Jillo sacks,
pasteboard cm inns or merely
wrapped lit panels, nil thli treas
ure honlil wns opened and soitrd
nt the stnrehouso for valuables
confiscated by the movIcI govern
ment from Ittissluii chinches ami
synagogues to bent fit famine suf
ferers. The Associated Press correspon
dent was permitted to vlt tho
flve-stmy loft building which enn-
HllttiteH tlui sturehnunc, by enn-
Kent nt Al. I. Iwiiciiln, pennant
j. resilient and head nt all famine
lellef nrgnnlyntlons.
Olio floor Is already nearly filled
with articles confiscated In Mos
cow nluue, these ninountlng to
morn than 90,000 pounds of sil
ver, soveral hundred pounds of
gold and over 10,000 precious
stones, mostly diamonds. Moguls!-
DEMOCRATS THIN
OUT CANDIDATES
Howanl-Holen Withdraw
al Leaves !? in Field
for Governorship
WALTON'S ADVANTAGE
Will Get Most of Howard
Vote; Move Gives Owen
Candidacy n Setback
ny CLAHIC C. HUDSON.
World Ofllillal Corraaimnifitnt.
OKLAHOMA CITV, Mny 15.
nie withdrawal of E. I), Howard
from the race for democratic nomi
nation for governor removes one of
the two candidates who, it wns pre
dicted, would take themselves out
of tho running within the week
The other Is Hubert I Ilolcn, who
has not filed but has announced lili
candidacy nnd who Is exported lo
declare shortly that ho will not
formally enter tho contest.
Theeii two, with It. H. Wilson,
wero together In several conferences
following tho meeting last Weducs-
day and it was slated In theso col
umns thnt two of tho three would
withdraw within a fow days. It Is
not expected that Wilson will In-
horlt tlio following of both thoso
cnndldulcs, but ho evidently suc
ceeded In convincing them that
neither could win In tho field thnt
was running.
Itunst fur Wnllon.
A lnrgo part of the Howard sup
port li expected to go to Walton,
for two reasons; first, tho campaign
Howard has been milking iiRntnst
Jt. H. Wilson nnd Tom Owen, charg
ing them wiui being underwritten by
special Interests, has attracted tu
him a support that will naturally re.
fuso to go to cither of these two
i.andldates; second, through ills af
filiation with organized labor How
ard had considerable suppntt from
thnt source that will now lean to
ward Mayor Walton. Tlio Union
support Is not so easy to ounlyzo
and has net ns yet attended very
largo proportions. It will l.'t likely to
illvldo between Walton, Wifson nnd
Owen, with Wilson receiving the
best ot it.
Owen will profit very llttln from
tho change In position among the
candidates as a result of tho with
drawals, und ns prnvlouily stated,
It leaves him In third" plaei at least
for tho parent. Thero sthl Is talk
that Owen may also withdraw later
on It ho does not dcvoloo consider
able more strength, nnd thus leave
tho field lo Hob Wilson as llm antag
onist of Jack Walton, or that both
mny bo prevailed upon to Hep out
and ct n nvw mitri in.
I'Mh for I'ollllelane.
With only two candidates promin
ently in tho field against Walton, It
will bo much easier for the politi
cians to manipulate mattois than
with four. Tho only stumbling block
now Is the senatorial tangle In which
the whole, matter has beenmo In
volved) and which has a tendency to
array Wllion nnd Owen against
each other In a struggle to control
the two United States se interchips,
If this goes too tar It miy not be
possible for tho political fixers to
patdi up nn agreement between the
two us against Jnsk Walton, and the
three might go In to the finish.
Tho result of this would fin In
evitable. As candidate fo. congress
In tho first district, Howard will
have oppond to him Win. Thomp
son) who Ih an avowed Tom Owen
man, living nt Vlnlta, Thompson has
filed for the place. Howard expects
tho support of friends of both Wal
ton and Wilson as against flio Tom
Owen candidate, und this would
give him tho nnmlnatlon'ully.
Kormcr Senator Gore, who wns
advertised In local newspapers an
coming to Oklahoma for ome
speeches, did not arrlvo and may
not come to peak until after tho
primary. The ex-senator may havo
discovered that somebody wan at
tempting lo get him In bail for a
wholly selfish purpose, which Is
charged by many ot hij friends.
Ilnned arllcles from proWnclnl
churches nre tn be stored on the
other four floors.
E.irh of tho 2I puckagen In
Mils big room Is sedled and stacked
In tiers. The yield Mom snmu nf
the nionastoi lis was ton huge for
a single package overflowing Into
smaller boxes stacked beside them.
A rough list of article cnnfls
rated ncciimpnnlrii each box nn It
Ih brought under heavy guard, to
tho storehntisc, but the exact vnl
no nnly will tin known when up
pinlseiH upon tho parcels and sort
their contents.
Theso experts, nnd workmen
who will unpack tho boxes, aro To
be provided with pncknlli'sn Mlltil
when tho tusk nf sorting begins.
Molor trucks fairly Printline with
Imyonols of tho Foldlcr escorts
drlvo up tn llm treasure house
day and night with boxes from the
churches, l'rom tha outer gates to
lo tho roof, tho building swtirms
Willi guards.
FIVE MASKED MEN
GET $20500 CASH
't,, n .1 .. nr
x wu vt it ii i n a Yvuuiiucu
When Springfield Rob
bers Get Pay Roll Coin
HEADED FOR THE HILLS
Posse Starts in Pursuit; One
Man Reached, for Gun When
Ordered "Stick 'Em Up",
HPItlNOKIISLD, Mo Mny IS.
A long distance, telephono message
to tho Springfield Itepubllcnn to
night stated that a posso wns Just
bchliid a car In which wnro tho him.
dllfl who robbed a bank tiiessengor
hern today of 120,000. Tho message
enmo iioni Kinridge, .mo,
RPUINGKIELI), Mb.. May IS
I'lvo masked men hi nn automobile,
held up and robbed a car driven by
Tom WntltliiH, Jr., sou of tho cash
ier of the Citizens bank, shot Wat
kins In tho back nnd Police Detec
tive lien T.ii in b In tlio left lung und
-cncnpc.il with 20,6O0 hero this
morning.
Lamb Is seriously hurt. He wan
inketi to a hospital whero It was
'said ha wns shot In tho left lung.
Watklns InJurh-j uro not thought
to bo scrlbus.
Was Part of Itiy Hull.
Tho money taken was a part ot
tho pay roll of the HI, Louis & Han
Kritnclsco Ilnllroail, Co. The
semi-monthly pay day of tho road
Is today nnd tho money wus being
transferred froin tho Union Na
tional Hank to tlio Citizens Hank
for uho in cashing tha chocks ot tho
employes of tlio road. '
The robbery occurred at a street
Intersection. The robbers overtook
tho Watklns car and ordered Wat
klns, who was driving, tp stop und
hold up his hands.
"I obeyed an qulcttty an I could,"
Watklns said. He did not scu what
Lamb did. The shooting took"
place nt this Juncture, One 'or two
of tha highwaymen Jumped out of
their car, grabbed thn sacks con
taining tho money, throw them Into
the automobile, and tho party then
diovo rnpldly nut of tho city.
Headed Mr Hills.
Immediately nfter the holdup.
Sheriff T. J. Harris and Chief of
Police Welsh organized a posse and
took thu trail of tho bandits. It Is
thought they were headed for the'
James river hills east of Hprlhgfleld.
It Is said the. robbers wero heav
ily urmed with rifles nnd revolvers.
The pursuing posse carried high,
powered flfles, No Information
from tho pursuing officers hnd
r ached tho rity at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. It In believed nt least
somo of tho bandits are old and
experienced outlaws and a battle In
expertod If they are overtaken by
the officers'.
WANTS HAYNES REMOVED
Mnrjlanil Hepri'M-ntatUo AmiMH
llliu if Allocating Lynch Law.
WASHINGTON. May 15. Imme
diate removal of Prohibition Com
missioner Hnynes for "advocating
tho use of lynch law' was demanded
today by Itopresontntlco Illll, repub
lican of Maryland, In a letter sent
to Secretary of the Treasury Mel
lon. Illll declared Haynes hnd "for
feited his post" by officially npprov
Ing a itatemont from Judge A. J.
Curran of Pittsburg, Kan., threaten
ing to burn the homo of convicted
moonshlucrs,"
Odd I'ellows in Cnim-htliiu.
ENID, Mny IS. Delegates from
all over thn stato nro arriving lierc
.Monday morning for the threo-dny
convention nf the department foun
oil, patriarchs militant, ladles of the
decoration of chivalry, and the In
dependent Order of Odd Kcllows.
HTANI V.l MTI1NI".
Punrril (lliaclnra ISO H, llnuldr, t'hnn
0, UJMCCQ) Ambulant .oivlct.-A.lYU
ANSWER GIVEN
TO INVITATION
OF BjGRMRS
Hague Meeting Is Genoa
Parley Under Another
Name, Text Says
SAME OLD DIFFICULTIES
American Note Tolls Europe
Russia Must He Reformed
From tho Inside
NEED BASIS FOR CREDITS
Nation Can Only Look On
Until Conditions in East
Europe Arc Improved
WASHINGTON. May 1G. Tha
state ilopnitmont niudn -public to
night tho tnxt of n mcasage to Am
bassador Child t Genoa, declining
ihu Imltntlon to participate In tho
new European economlo conferonco
at The Hague, nponlng June IS,
"This government." tho Ameilcan
communication said, "Is unable to
conclude that It ran helpfully parti
clpoto In tho meeting nt Tho Hague,
ns this would nppenr to bo the con
tinuance under a different nomen
clature of tint Ounoa conference and
destined to encounter tho samo dlffl-
lUltlen If tllO MltltlllU i1lirltoir.il In
the Itusnlnn memorandum of May
rcnniinr! uncuangeu. '
"Tho Inescapnblo and ultimate,"
the American note said, "would np.
i" r in no mn rentorotinn OI proiiuc
tlvlty In it iii-Ma, thn essential cnndl
lions of which nro still to bo secured
nnd must In tho iiaturo ot things bo
provided within uussla herself."
Limit Activities. ,
Tho state department's communi
cation snld Iho American govern
ment "has always been ready" to
Join other gnvornmcnts In nrrnnglng
for "an Inquiry by experts Into tho
economic situation In Ilussla and tho '
necessary lemedlcs."
Such nn Innulrv. It l uM. mnM
deal approximately "with the eco
nomlo prerequisites for restoration
of Hiisslnn production with out hloh
it sound basis for credits" would bo
lacking.
Ill conclusion, thn Amni- mn xnm.
munlcatlon renewed tho offer to
"give serious attention" tn "unv nrn.
pnnls jMiihig from a Genoa con
ference or any Inter conference,"
but added that Iho suggestions for
tho mcellng nt The Hague In view
of tho Itusslnu memorandum of Mny
'i iuihwu -me iieiiniteness wtiicti
would mako possible the rnneur-
i once of this government In the tuo
posed plan,"
Miitoiiiont by Auirrlcn.
Tho statement of thn statu ilenni-t.
meat follows:
The cabled sumrnnrv nf tlio nlnn
In pursuonco of which tho Invita
tion is extended Is ns follows:
"1. jtusslau proposal May 11 for
commission exports accented In
form In annex, Juno 20, date ot
meeting.
i, powers except Germany and
Itussla shall bo Invited to send rnn.
rcsentatlvcs to Tho Hague Juno IS
for preliminary exchango of views
line of action by commlMlou of ox
ports toward the Itusal.ins, Presi
dent Genoa conference requested to
extend similar Invitation to Amor.
: lea If ha ascertains she Is willing to
uuerid,
"3, Representatives nt Hague
will elect commission 'charged con
duct permanently a, Husslnn com
mission. "I. GovornmcntH at preliminary
meeting will Intimato unless thoy
havo already done so whether will
ing lo participate In commission,
unwillingness mi tho part of u gov
ernment will not prevent tho meet
Ing of the commission on bchnlt of
olhor governments.
"t. If no Joint recommendation
ran bo submitted by commission's
experts within threo months from
Juno Xfi or Joint recommendations
not accepted by governments con
cerned one month after date of
recommendations each government
at liberty to make separnto agree
ment with Itusulans on matters In
claimo 3. annex.
"6. Delegations recommend re
spective governments not recognize
or support private agreements by
their nationals with Husslnn gov
ernment nffertlng property pre
viously belonging to,, foreigners bo
fore conclusion wotrf nxpert com
missions or during month following
their Joint recommendations It
nny."
Annex referred to In obovo plan:
"1. Powers mentioned ngreo
for further consideration outstand
ing differences with Russian gov
ernment and for meeting with litis.
Ian commission similarly em
powered "2. Powers represented in non
IMiidan commission and namo
members of commission will be
communicated to tho Russian gov
ernment and names members Rus
sian commission communicated
nther governments not later than
June 20.
"3. Matters treated by the
commissions will comprise all out
standing questions relating debts,
prlvato property credits.
GENOA. May 15. M. Raknwskl,
one of the snnkermon for the Rus
sian riekyntlfin tn the International
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