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THE MORNING RELIABILITY CHARACTER ENTERPRISE OKLAHOMA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER AVi:iL()15 HWOHN NliT PAID CJHCUiaTION, OCTUllttll FINAL EDITION DAILY SUNDAY 39,758 44,069 VOL. XVII, NO. 55 TULSA, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 11)22 20 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS 1 WAR FRAUD PROSECUTION ill III LsSW MriiraH 11 III Jl I i it laaaaw m 'x. i .-hv x. i iH . -- i hi i ma m H V VaaaaaaaV JK kKVifZ .iSr ja' CTTOraVMiN WT, ww ivix&HMmy u s GAS-FILLED ROOM FATAL TO WOMAN; HUSBAND TO LIVE Mrs. j. W. Lung Found Dead, Husband Uncon scious in Pressing Shop USED CHLOROFORM Handkerchiefs Saturated With Drug pressed Close to Noses of Victims. WAS NOT SUICIDE PACT Lung, Unaware of Wife's DeathK Saya He Used Nar cotic to Relieve Headache Mrs. J. TV. Lung Is doad and her husband, proprietor of r cleaning and pressing establishment at 62S North ?.taln, Is recovering at the Oklahoma hospital from tho effects of asphixlatlon by Kan and chloro form, I'rldaafternoon. Tho couple were dlscovored by W. A. Murray, delivery man for the Guaranty laundry, who went to the place shortly before 4 o'clock to make a delivery and found the shop full of gas. Oolng Into tho sleep ing room In tho rear, which is separated from the front only hy portieres, he found It also filled with tsar. Lung, ha wild, was lying on one of tho two beds In the room and his wife on the other. Both had handkerchleves, saturated with chloroform ovef their faces and there was a two-ounce bottlo with a small amount of chloroform In It on tho floor. The gas was coming from a burner under a bollar attached to the press ing machine In the shop. Three small children of the cOupla. who wcro playing In an adjoining room, were not affectod as, tho connecting doors were closed, according to Murry. Tho laundrynian turned off " the gas, opened the doors nnd win dows and called an ambulance and the police. Efforts by Mowbray ambulance attendants to revive Mrs. Lung with tho aid of a pulmotor were in vain as she was already dead when they arrived at the place. Her body was removed to the Mowbray Under taking company and Lung was taken to the Oklahoma hospital, where attendants nnnounoe that ho will ' recover. Lung, in a statement to a hospital attache, denied published reports of a suicldo pact between himself and his wife. The presence of gas fumes In the room where ho and his lfe were found was accidental, the hus band declared. In response to questions put to him at the hospital. Lung, who had not been informed of his wife's death, denied any suicidal Intent and natd: "I took tho chloroform for a headache and my wife took It to plto me because she disapproved f my using it. If "tho fire -was out under the boiler I did not know it. "I have been subject to headaches since I' was a small boy ' and my mother always gave me chloroform. I have used it all my life and my wife never objected to It before. V a had quarreled over It and she said: 'Well, If you use It I am going to use It too.' There was no discussion of suicide and neither of us In tended It. Ganna Settles Lawsuit Brought by Her Rival NEW YOHIC. Nov. 24. danna' Walska, the Polish singer and wife of Harold McCormlck of Chicago, today settled the Injunction suit which wa brought against her by Madame Luella Melius, a rival opera star to restrain Walska fiom "appear ing In a concert tour throughout the United States. The case was dls- Kissed from tho United States dis trict court without any further de liberations Attorneys declared set tlement was agreed to by both par ties. The Polish singer Is "aid to be able to proceed on her tour without fear of further legal hindrance. Curfezv Shall Ring Tonight When the hands of the office clock skip around to 6 tonight the Sunday Want Ad curfew has rung at The World. . No more ads for Sunday. Classifying the proverbs, wo, might say: "Don't put off till 6 o'clock what you can do at 2." ' A word to the wise is a mouthful. Get Your Sunday TULSA Wj9 R L D WANT ADS in early and get our best service. Zip&n Placed in Candy CHILTON, Wis., Nov 24.--Authorities of Calumet county are confronted with a mystery toduy In tho-buuden death of Mrs. Frank I Schnelder,wlfa ut a farmer near Chilton, which occuned within an hour after she had eaten , a poisoned chocolate, bar at attached to a bo'x of candy which arrived at hty home by mail. Although she died Tuesday, poatul Investigators havo.kcpt the uf fair secret, until today. ' Eight children were left moth erlesH by the death of Mrs. .Schneider. No cluu was found, authorities paid today, as to where the mys terious package of poison candy was mailed, or as to who sent It. The parele, according to members iOf the family, wax found In the mail box at tho Schneider farm. With the box of candy was aJet ter addressed to Mrs. Schneider in which it was explained that the chocolate far, which was tied outsldu the box of candy, had been crushed by handjlng. but that it was very good and Intended for her. The letter wan signed by u close relative of Mrs. Schneider. The woman, according to a statement secured from tho Schneider homt, denies she evert?) mallod the box of candy or sent uny letter to Mrs. Schneider. Mrs. Schneider gave birth to a child five days before herdcath. 'BULLETS READY' FOR THE TIGER' Threat Made Against Clemenceau in Letter Sent St. Louis Mayor REPLIES TO CRITICS iFrench Visitor Hurls Barbed Ketorts at Senators Who Say lie's Militarist ' , Dy the Agsoclated rre. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 24. A letter de. clarlng that "tho bullets are ready" for tho visit to St. Louis, December 5 of (Icorges Clemenceau, former pre mier of France, was received at the mayor's offico here today. Following receipt of the letter, which was signed with a lead pencil scrawl, "American war veterans," and wan written in a crude hand on ledger paper, police officials an nounced that added precautions will be taken to protoct "the Tiger" when he la here, although It was said the letter probably was written by a crank. Tho letter bore a local postmark dated yesterday, and read as follows; "The visit of the Tiger to America In absolutely private, your invitation to the beast ridiculous, although we are' glad the beast Is coming. The bullets are ready. "American war veterans, "1,800,000 killed after 1017." A similar letter was received a few days ago by Acting Mayor Aloe and a third predicting that Clemen ceau would go to his grave if he comes to St. Louis, was forwarded to the city officials by General Charles C. Dawes from Chicago. I30STO.V. Nov. 24. His fighting blood up, tho Tiger of France turned from the abstract to the specific to day, answered hi critics at Wash ington with barbed phrases and de clared that what ho really came o America tor, was to seeK to draw tno United States Into the conference at Lausanne, for tho settlement of the near eastern crisis. , Speaking In Tremont temple be fore a fashionable audience, Clem enceau said hu had not Intended to tell Americans how to run their own business. Uiit "They Afckrtl" Him, "Dut they have asked mo to go further," ho said, reforrlng to the assertions of senators at Washing ton that his addresses were too vague. "They also dared me, I am ready today, in Boston, to go a little further. I'll give you not advice but what I think. It Is the simplest thing in the world. There Is at Lau sanne a conference where England and Franco are supoosed to agree CONTINt'nn ON' PAGFI NIMH 'COMPLETED COUNT ACCORDS WALTON 49,887 PLURALITY Oklahoma Co. Returns, Last In, Cut Down Lead of Governor-Elect RAN BEHIND TICKET Largest Plurality Was That of M. A. Nash.School Superintendent-Elect, 125,601 'MYSTERY' STILL EXISTS Where Jack Got Voles to Even Up for Fields Democrats Kemains Deep Puzzle i Special to The World, OKLAHOMA C1TV, Nov. 24. With the arrival of Oklahoma coun ty official returns today, all of the returns aro now In tho hands of the state board. Fields' plurality over Walton in Oklahoma county Is shown to be 3,290. Walton's plurnllty In the slate Is shown by the complete returns to bo 49,887. The largest plurality was for M. A. Nash, super intendent of public Instruction, which reached 125,601. Pluralities for all other 'candidates on the etate ticket except In the case of court positions, ran from 45,000 to 75,uuu more, than for Walton. Led Ticket by 00,000. Despito this, tho figures show that Walton's total vote ran approximate ly the same as for the uthors, while Fields ran about 60,000 votes ahead of his ticket. The result of this Is that the total voto for governor was from 50,000 to 60.000 bther than the total voto for any other state office, where Walton got tho votes to "make up for tho 60,000 votes which Fields received from the dem ocrats Is Mill a matter of conjecture, but they are evidently the ones which ran tho total vote for gover nor up about fifty thousand above the average cast for other stato of fices. Total vote for state officers, ac cording to the complete returns from tho 77 counties, is as follows: tlovcrnor: Walton, 280.304; Fields, 230.417; Enfield, 3.936. Lieut. Governor: Trnpp, 283,550: Flynp. 177,704; Potswald, 6,368. Secretary of State: Sneed, 285, 986: Newberry, 170,996; Thompson. 5,753. Auditor: Chllders, 283,002; Blair, 169,272; Cobb, 5.765. Treasurer: Shaw, 283,671; Pago 171.797. . Attorney-General: Short, 275,545; Andrews, ISO. 395; Hanks, 6.113. Superintendent: . Natfh, 289,273; Moss, 163,674. Examiner and Inspector. Parkin son. 271,436; Short 178,888; Carver, 5,(186. Commissioner Labor: ConnaUy, 273,069; Long. 171,702; Sinclair. 6.327. Commissioner Charities: 282,884; Barnes, 170,343; Basaatt, Newton, 5,669. Insurance Commissioner: 276,859; Bailey. 168,720; Hardin. Hollls, 6,676. President Board of Agriculture: Whltchurst, 275,632; White, 177. 625. Corporation Commissioner: Car ter, 278,510; McWilllams, 174,500; Dunbar, 5,652. Clerk of Supreme Court. Frank lin, 276.292; Stone, 172.471; Black well, 6.263. Chief Mine Inspector: Boyle, 280, 349; Malloy. 170.295. Assistant Mine-Inspector: No. l; Robert Brown. 280. 9S2. Assistant Mine Inspector No. 2: Roberts, 271,145; Craig, 166, 685. Assistant Mine Inspector No. 3: Almond 274.787; Ohara, 160.352. Supreme Court. District 3: Kane. 256.739; Oldfleld, 189.290. Supreme Court, District 4: Harri son, 268,917. Chase, 170.111. Supreme Court, District 7. Bran son. 267.662; Miller 1BS.199. Criminal Court of Appeals: Doyle, 262.071; Dlckerson, 183,190. 0KLAH0MANS DIE IN WRECK Sinn nnil Woman round Dcatfunder Aulo Near Hartlesvllle. BARTLKSVILLE. Nov. 21 Ernest Hutchinson of Alluwe and Mlsi Bessie Kenyon of Nowata wore killed and William Dawson of Al luwe was seriously Injured early this morning when tho automobile In wHIch they were driving to Bartles vllle overturned on a curve nuar Glen Oak. east of here, pinning them beneath the car. The exact time of the accident has not yet been determined. The wrecked car, with tho occupants pinned beneath, was discovered at 6 o'clock by two farmers passing by. The horn on th' demolished machlno was blowing and the lights were still burning. The bodies of Hutchinson and Miss Kenyon were cold when discovered. Dawson is In a Hartlesvllle hospital and unable to give an account of the accident. THEWEATliER TIL1- V.v Mji.mun tl, i in'- muni il r,. -lh r) f,ar OKLAHOMA Satu ''y (0 - ihght.'y warmer in wen and renun t'ort "ti, Hun dtr flr. KANSAS Fair ami warmtr Vaturtl? Sunilw urobabiv air. Woman Victim of Poisoning Appealed to Indian Healer Officials Invc:tiRating Death of Family in Lnncnstct, Ohio, Blame Mrs. Henderson, Who Thby Say, Was Probably Religiously Insane and Brought About Death of Others lly til- Adam luted I'rra. IANrAHTKK, Ohio, Nov. 4. -Karai'kas lied Wood, Clrrlovllln "Indian healer" who Bays hu cures by "thought ani prayer," wan ap pealed to by Mrs. Florence Hen derson, who with her husband nnd four children, w.is found dead In their home, in an effort to rid herself of real nnd fancied ills. It Tis revealed here today alter 'a search of the Henderson house. A letter from Red Wood, dated Hep tomber 1, offered to cure Mrs. Henderson by the "Hindoo occult absent method." This helps to sustain tho theory officials are working on now, they asserted, that tho woman Killed hersolf and family In a fit of men tal depression, brooding over Im aginary Ills. Red Wood told nn Associated 1'res.i representative In a tele- NO DECISION ON " BOLEN'S MOTION Supreme Court Will Rule Later on Ousting of Ada Judge ROBERTSON CASE Says High Court Discourteous in Preventing Him From ' Sitting in Case OKLAHOMA CITV. Nov. 24. Dis trict Judge J. W. Rolen's motion to set cisldo an order of the stato su preme court preventing him from hearing proceeding In tho caso of Gov. J. B. A. Robertson at Ada. was taken under ndvlsomont by the su promo court shortly after 3 o'clock today. After hearing the arguments of I. N. King- an Ada attorney repre senting Judge Bolen, which were based entirely on tho allegations contained in the motion, Chief Jus tice John B. Hnrrlson Issued tho fol lowing statement: "The order (prohibiting Judge Bo. len from hearing tho case) was is sued after I had been Informed that a motion (to quash the Indictment against Governor Robertson) had been filed beforo Judge Rolen In spite of the fact that all parties to the case knew this court had alieady designated Judge Thomas A. Ed wards of C'ordell to act." Chief Jinrtlco H'irrlson would give no indication ns to when a decixiou on tho motion would be made. Ho said, however, that ho did not ex pect It beforo tho first of next week. Acted With Dlwourtt-xy, In an affidavit accompanying tho motion Judge Bolen declared that tho chief Justice had actod with dis courtesy In Issuing tho writ, that he resented being deprived of the "pre rogatlve of performing tho duties Intrusted to him" by the people of his district nnd that ho was entirely without personal Interest or preju dice In the case. Declaring that ho believed "any honest Judge who Is conscious of the fact that ho is disqualified to try a case will upon his own motion va cnto and disqualify himself," Judge llolen "alleged as fart that an order froni a superior court depriving in ferior Judges of tho opportunity of doing tho right thing Is an unjust discourtesy and ono which should not be Indulged in by a court held In such high esteem us tho supreme court of urn stato Of Oklahomo The affidavit declared that "the affiant would show that he has not been glvan an opportunity to volun tarily retire from the case or an op portunity to pass on his own ability to try tho caso fairly and impartially nnd that he Is entitled to this right and prerogative." Tho affidavit declared that while Judgo Bolen would personally be glad If telieved of sitting in tho caso he "would not be dolpg his duty to the sovereign people of Pontotoc county to sit Idly by and bo deprived "f tne prerogative of performing tho dutlon Intrusted to hlin. Olumt Ions in diidso. The nffldavlt doclared that "It Is personally obnoxious to the affiant to be called upon to appear In per son and engage in n bitter contro versy in retaining tho commission given him by tho people, and for that reason asks permission to ex ercise his privilege of not appear ing in person but to submit his can he by way of this answer and affidavit' He concluded his affidavit with a plea that "the sovereignty of the voters of Pontotoc county be not transplanted by an unauthorized order of this high tribuvU." OKMULGEE, Nov. 21. County Attorney James Hepburn, when In formed that Judge Holon had filed a motion to set aside the order re straining him from sitting in the governor's case, said that ho would not oppose It. "I leave it up to the supreme court and to thn attorney-general's of fice.' he said 1 County Attorney Hepburn added that he hid n"t been notified bthe iJnrii'c 'rurt, however, of the In tention to take up today the qucs .Ion of making the restraining order I against Judge Bolen permanent. phono convetallon tonight that he hail never aeon Mrs. Hender son, that ho had never prescribed any medicine for her, nr..' that after writing her ho had never heard from her again, An a further indication of tho motlvo of the tragedy, oflli lals declare, it scrap hook containing lettors nnd postcards was found, with a notation In penell on the bottom leading "Kzeklel, 16-6." Thl reads: "And whon I pasi-od by thee and saw, thee pollute. 1 In thine own blood, I said uuto thee, thou must in thy own blood live. Yea, i said unto theo, thou must in thy blood live." This would Indicate, said of ficial, relgloiiM fanaticism enter ing Into a mind brooding over physrnl Ills CHILDER'S DEATH SHOCKS ENGLAND Rebel Leader, Executed by Free State, Was Pop ular Over .Britain I RETAINED HIS NERVE With Back to Wall.JIandker chief Covering Eyes, Do Va lera Aide Goes to Death lly tha AanoclaUd Prran. LONDON, Nov. 24. Tho tragedy of Erakino Chllders has shocked and startled England even rnoro than did the death of Michael Collins. Well wishers of tho Irish Free Hlatu. of whom there are many in Iindon. ex pect that tha execution of Chllders may mean thn beginning of a' now chapter In the) turbulent history of Ireland. Many poopio In England wero 'shocked at the news of thn execu tion because they knew Chllders; knew him when ho born an honored natiin ns a British patriot who rendered- his country good service In tho African war nnd when he wis something of a hero In the British Hternr world as author of "The Riddle of tho Sands." Chllders' mother wan an Irish woman The dead man's fathor gained fanio as nn Oriental scholar Chllders' wlfo Is an American woman and traces her ancestry back to the Amen, an lovululloimiy days In thn dayii of tho Putnam family. She was the heroine of an adven ture when Chllders, In 1914. as a retort to tho UlsterlteH landing, arms In north Ireland, brought a' consignment of nrms ror soutn iro land to thn const, a short distance north of Dublin. Mrs. Chllders, who Is described as a daring yachts woman, is said to have piloted tbo yacht to tho coast in the darkness of night. II jr International Newt Rirvlc. DUBLIN, Nov. 24. Emklne Chll ders, chief aide of Eamonn do Va lera. In the Irish republican move ment, was executed at 7 o'clock thin morning by a Free Staid firing squad. Official announcement of tho execution was mado shortly aft erwad by tho Free Stato cabinet. It wan a raw, foggy morning with a cold wind blowing when Chllders was led from hid cell In thn Kll malnhnn Jail on tho outskirts of thi city. Escorted by a Utile groupof Free State soldiers, Chlldem was quickly taken Into the Jail yard. A prlost was present and asked Chllders If hn wished the last sac rament to be administered. Chll der hesitated and then replied that ho did not. Relatlvos were not ollowed to visit the condemned man In his cell, and Mrs. Chllders did not know that her huHband was dead until noon when officially Informed by the command Ing adjutant-general of the Free State army. Sho fnlntd upon hear ing the news. Childcra was informed at 8 o'clock Thursday night to prepaio for his death. Ho was told tm whs to be executed shortly after daybreak on Friday (today). Ho lost his stoi cism for it time and (protested vio lently against such "summary pro ceedings." I-ater ho calmed down. He wan asked If hn wished a clergy CONTINVKD )ti I'AOB MINK two dieTn engineblast Tlilnl K'rlouolj: Injured when Ik'o. liioiho on . V. Central IIIoun I'p, BARRVTOWN. N. V , Nov. 24. Two men are dead ana a third Is expected to die a the result of the explosion of the lu'-ornotlve boiler of a fast Now Yoils Central freight train as It eritend thn Astor tunnel near here tonight. Pieces of the engine, blown nearly i mile, set 'lr- to buildings on the Astor es tate. Tilephon" and telegraph wires vru broken and three of tli four mein tra.ks e,-f bloiked ffr two hours. The dead aro thu f.rornan and head brakeman Tho engineer Is near death In a hospital at pouch, keepsle. OKLAHOMA LOSES PRODUCING LEAD TO GOLDEN STATE Crude Output Figures Show Oklahoma Lagging After Year at Top WYOMING IS GAINING Teapot. Dome Activity Alny Put Stato Ahead of Louin iana Within HQ Dayn UNCLE SAM RANKS WORLD Produced Over 5 Billions of 9 Billion BuitcIh Output in 65 Years, Figures Show HiirclM to TJ.t Worl.I. WASHINGTON, Nov, 2 4. Okla homa, after a year of uncontested lead In petroleum production, dropped to recond place In October, the loading placo being lakon by California, tho lntorior department announced today. Texas remained In third place. Oklahoma, howover, lost tho lead because it wished to. Sharp re striction of production, because of prevailing low prices, was engaged 111 by Oklahoma producers. Tin! Tli mni Ijcndluic Stales. Tho figures for thtiithreo lending states In October were ns follows; California 13, 413.000 barrels com pared with 12,2011,000 In Septem ber Oklahoma 12,183,000 barrels ns compared with 12, 2811,000 In Sep tember. v Texns 7,107,000 barrels compared with 8,830,000 In September. Of tho Oklahoma production In October, 3, 690,000 was In Osogo county and S.R7S.0OO In 'the re mainder of tho state. Of Tcxha' production , 105, 000 barrels was In central and nortliorn Texas and 3,002,000 In tho coastal fields. It was thev first tltno In many months that production In the coaMnl fields went over tho three million mark, ijulslana produced 2.781.001) barrels in October, n compared with 2,793.000 In Hnplem bor. Wyoming production went to 2.60(1,400, thB greatest volume It has ever reached. Tho Wyoming gain sent it past Kansas for tho first time and made It Nn. 6 among the states In oil output. Wjom'ug May Pass Lotilxlniui. Developments In tho Teapot dome nrea mako It almost certain that Wyoming will pass Louisiana the next 30 days, Kansas production for October was 2,000. 000 barrnln, compared with 2,605,000 In September. Arkansas went to 708,000 In Sep tember, Illinois producd 768,000, Kontucky 764,000 and Pennsylvania C64.000. Of thn minor oil producing states Ohio, West Virginia, Montana, Indi ana and Colorado showed slight gains in October, while Now York showed a slight loss. For the nation, during October, tho dally averago production of petroleum (amounting to 1.D24.365 laurels) increased 14,6.15 barrels: dally avorngn Importu rrtide and topped oils (amounting lo 236.7 42 barrels) Increased 21.312 barreln: and dally average consump tion of crude petroleum (amounting to 1,686.007 barrels) Increased 4 4. 464 barrolx. net results IkIiik that stocks Increased only 1,160.000 bar rels, the smallest monthly addition to storago that has been recorded lnc August 1921. Increased dally average production In California of more than 2C.000 barrels, and In Wyoming of more than 11.000 bar reli, as contrasted with decreased production In mom of the other states, caused the net gain In dally uverogo production of 14.CG5 bar rels. Plpellno and tank farm stocks of domestic petroleum Increased 2, 214.000 barreN. I .111.000 Iwrrels of which is rredl'ed to California, whereas s'mkM of Mexican petroleum held In the Unite,) Platen CO.VTt.SUKI ON J'A'IK I'lKTUKN FLOOD TaCTISSIGNED Ropn-cntnthrK of Koton Stuti'H Agrco lo llullil Protect Ivn Dniiis, SANTA IT.. N. M. Nov. XI In tho historic Hen llur room of the old Palace of the (lovernor of Santa I'd and upon the lapboard. In which (leiieral Lew Wallace wrote most of his inanii"rlpt, rprnentatlvs of seven at Mm ut C:J5 o'clock tonight signed a compact to secure tha ex peditious agricultural and industrial development of the Colorado river basin, the -itrirag of Its waters and the protection of life and property from flood. The states signatory to thl cin pact, the first of its kind In Amer ica, are: Arizona, California, Clo rado. svvtnlu. New Mexico. Utah and Wyoming The sltfiiers in the 'rder of states given ore- W 3 S'onlfl .' F MiUuie, Delph E. Cirnemi r. J (J H'lUghum .st-pm i. H D.n.-i j I! C.uuA'.l u.ia i liank (j Lnieisi,ii. j II- i, i ii, era am ii'rii whin ti'Ut ara ITa anre1 an-1 ,1.R'a rToMt by Tlfll Uuaranu- Jb Tiuat La -AdvrrUacmtnU Home Dynamited, Striker Beaten In Shawnee 'War' SHAWNEE. Nov. . t. Tho home of John Allen, on North Pennsylvania avenue was dyna mited shortly after mldiiiuht to night. Tim Allen family escaped without Injury. Allen, who Is a blacksmith nt (he Santa IV shops line, says that he Iiim lecclved threats during thu past week that his house would bo wrecked, but he placed little cre dence In them. Tho explosion which officer say was caused by dynamite. Is tho fourth outbreiilc of similar nuturo ill thn past two weeks here. Truman Sliclton, riillroud em ploye who wont on strike hern July 1, hut who returned to work yesterday, was assaulted nnd w vernly Injured nt lih South Park street honm shortly hefoio 7 o'clock tonight Tom" Cavcner, a striker, nnd Ed Dunn, a striker, are In Jail chat god with the as sault. I -co Dunn has not been np pichemlcd but n warrant has boon Issued charging him with tho as sault. NEWSKYSCRAPER PLANNED HERE s 13-Story Offico Building to Be Built by Charles Page1, Belief SITE IS INDEFINITE Power Company Head Ke fuses to Deny or Affirm Proposal Last Night That tho Sand Springs Light & Power Co.. ono Of tho numerous In terests of tho Sand Springs homo which Is controlled by Charlca Png( will during tho forthcoming year erect u hornet, and--office building not loss than 13 stories high was indefinitely admitted eriuay oy Page. Thu data of starling coiinIi na tion work as woll ns tho exact loca tion was not stated. However, It appears certain that whenever built It will occupy ono of tho principal business section corners. Paga denied that tho iccent set tlement of the Tummy Atkins case In his favor had Influenced tho de cision to erect such a lilllldug. It has been under contemplation by tha light and power company for sev eral months, hu stated. Within tho past year tho Bund Spring IJght fc Power Co. ha mado numerous costly and perma nent Improvements and extensions. It furnishes nleclrlcity to a number of cities and towns within a rudliis of 100 miles. Thu transmission lino to 1'nwhunku I almost completed. Sklatook and other towns uoith of Tulaa havo been supplied for sev eral months. To generate siifflcont current for thes and contemplated projects tho powerhouse and machinery haye been greatly enlarged. "No definite, announcement of tha building project can be mado at this time," Pago explained. "Our tentatlva plans call for a building similar In structure to that of thn light and powor company In Denver. It Is considered ono of the most brilliantly lighted buildings In the United States. Wo expoct to light th0 front of riura fully as brightly and perhaps with moro brilliancy." Associates of Pago own the valu able southeast comer of Third and Boulder, diagonally across from the postofflce Whether I'1' new build ing will be platcil on this corner Is n matter of speculation, which was neither confirmed nor denied by Page. RENEW YOUR FAITH IN FRANCE AND AMERICA By Heading AMERICAN FOOTSTEPS ON FRENCH BATTLEFIELDS By FRANK G. CARPENTER Sunday in. The World If you have forgotten the splendid deeds of our American soldiers If you think selfishness has entire ly replaced the ideal of service - If you are being led to believe the French are lacking in appreciation READ MR. CARPENTER'S STORY OF THE WAR ZONE OF TODAY In The World Tomorrow DAUGHERTY FILES FOUR CIVIL SUITS CHARGING GRAFT Government Hopes to Re cover Many Millions From Contractors BIG WASTE CHARGED Materials Sold and Resold, Sahotage Contcnanced, Dur ing Emergency, Chargo UNCLE SAM'S INITIAL STEP Moro Suits May Bo Filed Soon; Criminal Action May Follow, Officials Say WAHIIJNOTON, Nov. 24 Civil iiills to recover more than $20,000, 000 alleged by tho government to havo buen fraudulently expended lit tho construction of Camps Upton, Jackson, Sherman and Funnlon, wero instituted today by the depart ment of Justice against tha con tractors who wero In charge of each project, Tim suites wero aald In official clrcleu to bo tho Initial step In o, campatvn nt law against war-tlm contractors who aro suspected on tho basis of auditors' reports to hav KOiin beyond the Intent nd purptiH of tho authority glycn them by fed oral drpurtment. .May Take Criminal Action. Additional actions arc fn prospect. It was said at thu department of Jus tice, uh soon as complete reports linvu been mado by tho special fore of auditors Which has bnen engaged for IS months In an analysis of con struction records. Whether criminal action would bo taken In any case, It wan cald would depend, to a de gree, upon the result of the civil mi I In. Unofficial estlmat pluoo th total which might be expected to be recovered from all construction cuse at between 170,000,000 anil 30,000,000. In tho caea filed to day the government alleged that thn Hardnwsy Contracting company spent an excess of 6,500,000 In building Camp Jackson, a. C; the Thomiwon.Stnrrntt company 16,000, 000 at Camp Upton, N. Y.; A. Bent ley & Sons Co.. 16.000.000 at Camp Sherman, Ohio, and Oeorge A. Full er & Co., 4,000,000 at Fort Hliey, Kan. The suits wero filed at Charleston, 8. C Brooklyn, N. Y Columbun, Ohio, and Topeka, Kan,, respectively. Identic bills of complaint wero laid In each cusc, the principal ac tivation being that the contractor violated a "direct nnd Intimate re lationship of trust and confidence" lit executing his contract, while, It was Impossible, becauso of the ex isting war emergency, for the gov ernment to exorclsa normal super vision and Inspection of the work. At a, result. It la alleged, tli con tractor stands Indebted to the gov ernment for money In tho sums aet forth and for great quantltlea of ma terial, declared to have been pur chased on government credit nnd misused. f'rcnt Waste Cluirgcd. Thrtjbill filed against the BonHey company at Columbus, Ohio, charges that lh"re was a "groat and uncon scionable waste" of the materials purt based for Camp Sherman, and that the i-ontnirtor "sold to and also purchased and resold to tho defendant at a profit" much matrrlal that was not neodod In the proj- fONTlMIJKll ON PA 1B FIFTEKN