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;5H00TITJG CASE
athcr of Injured Man Says
Ho Warned Son,
USPECTS "STILL MISSING
rothers-in-Law Are Said to
Have Court Records,
Mar myitery va brought Into the
Vm of Own Sandcfur, hot and badly
Vjured It till rldanr. loll North
ftlnut itraat, ysiterday morning, when
I . 1 1. . I ha
noeiur e lamer -
M of County Attornoy Burn thl morn-
H deelsrsd that Hsndefur took
fit 1 Ufa Insurance pollry tor s.ix
scntly. and that ha warned lilt aim
i tha tlma that ha ahoiilil cancel the
alley or that It would mean hit death.
Chaneaa "tvaa)."
Ilandafur la In St. Anthony'e hoipltal
Mar, yltk n oVn ehanra (or death
f rscdvtry, ncordlng lo tba taie
tent of attendant. Ha haa aald re
atedly that hla shooting M entirely
Mldental, and lhat It occurred during
"ruffl' In hla home, Ha haa a frac
lrd akull aa well aa a wounded In
(Additional Information on Ma lo
tothara-ln-law, Bert and John Hunton,
ho or charged with aault wilt, In
Inl to kill In a. county Information, la
OlleVed to hav been obtained from
jtadafiir'a falhar, who ' lalma John
mlton was paroled from tha atata pen
awtlary on a murder charge, through
effort of Bndfur, n,l that Hert
Aston waa hrrtsied In Btevena cotin-
0 a Uiafl chart flv or l raara
Pathtr Sg Burn.
Ilandofur's father t"ld Humi and
Mrltf Johnaon that h told flndcfur
S oanoal Ih Insurance pollry or "those
would fet hltn" He an Id ha told
sadefur Hunday night Hot to go home
mum tha pmiheri-ln-liw war walt-
for hltn But Ci.mli fur took a gun
-d want home. It waa said.
(At tha haspllsl ha told tha atnrr that
Iter, h cam home and entered tha
e lata flupday night tha two hoy
g waiting fiar him and that In a
wrtla U pUtol h w carrying waa
enlarged, tha hullat ntsr1ng on ol
lataf, J
ut what about (hat blow oa th
V Sheriff ' Johnson ask4L
Victim Incoherent.
.JlBfr Mid h didn't know 0 had
tn hit Ml Ih head and talked a little
COhei entry, Burn Mid.
lino nuitotas nii iwi wrii i ..... . ,
hd. according to Bhariff Johnson, navo
t th city. " , !
Chariot T. Afflack, an auctioneer fur
kom Bandafur worked, Mid Brt .
uton told, him Uat niaht tha ahoot-1
f waa accidental and h Intended to
i0 hlmaelf up today. . I
(Bdafur I known a "Babhlt" on
oUfornla Ovenua, wher he hni worked
7 uctoneera rec ently. Beyer! year
I h (old tbouaanil of Tibblt In the
tkt plar. H haa alwaya been a
M and faithful worker, Aftlark eld,
1 "h pnt a lot of mo7 oa John
fliton."
(Hondcfur mad th ramrti M'eral
bm that tha Iiugton boy "had mur
tf la tholr hMrU," cprdlni to Af-
Louisville Bars
Austrian Violinist
WM tppoaranc bto
airaiaiar. 'wall known Auetrtaa
"ilnlt. hat boon Mneld by Loul-
,il Fin ArU laagua upon eontptaint
I tha local (hapter American Legion.
( To lfloo otfTrera mM their action
M bud oa a foaotutlon adopted by
national oormitloa it Ulnnupolla
ilsa eoaoamnca an non o inmo
aM thy for Oernaany and her Ule;
aoflh operu, nlnya. parfortnar and
1 oa y gonntrlo.
ILSON club members
I "BRING HOME BACON"
Vwo hundred mmhra, tholr fnmlUM
ji friend. t tended a "tacky party"
I WIKon rellowahlp eluh of okla
na at Buttrick hall bat night
-fhor r 110 prlie given away In
t-baga, all prli eonalatlng of Wll.
a'a certified product - Th tackleat
agfei waa awarded a horn and bacon.
I ' ntlnr-kk Cottan In Ta.
IfORT WORTH, Tia. Nov. .
llf of th itrlklfig coal miner at
idgeport, Ttaa. returned to wor
ay, according to Kd Cunningham,
.(an' official, who Mid th other halt
(in th cotton fUldt but will return
h th mlnM whn th rot ion on
W Tha miner at Thurtwr have
t returned to wort.
ilLSUIJ VtlUtS
Ci BILL
Jwsure would Have in
creased Rail Body's Power,
'wAHtNOTON77io. H.-Prrolflent
.tkton today vetoed tha bill reatorlng
Dm 1ntrtt eommerc romtnlMlon
Vor-wr rat-maklng power.
Th president' vto meag wit
I franmlttd today to' the Mnato, In
h th bill originated.
.balrman Cummin, of th tntrtat
rtrc commltte. author of th
Mid It wa not likely that any
rapt would he mad to p th
e4M ver th president' veto a
rntavmaking power of t romml
41 weald b rmtoroil when th mad
dN rotmd to privat opatlon
ifmaTar ' Onrtrnina mM h btmI
t' aotlOn waa not a gurprlM.
Mia precldMt Mid th Immediate
if of th proposed law would h tn
i th fdrl aovernment of the
ilty to "ope prnrnplly y decisively
h oneratlo; mT1ln'-lea 'which are
arllina and tmit eontlnu In aria"
. I a i i t I t
't th AMtMff pariM oi RMvy
h
Beaty
Hold-ups Better
Be Careful, for
Mary Has Pistol
Mayor's Stenographer Won't
Be Held Up Again,
Tf there are any mora hold-up men.
or women for that matter, loitering
trout tha dark alleya and chady etreeu
f Oklahoma City waltlnf for prey, they
had better be careful when. they hold
up woman.
And they'd better h aparlally cam
fill If aha a rather tall, alender and a
trnof repher.
For Mine Mary llutrhlnaon. private
" retary In Myor Walton, aiya ah
going to apply (or prmlaalon to carry
a gun Hlie w dr,d up dur'ng t.'ie
city a nrini wave and rohlird of a
diamond ring, :t In money and
"couldn't do a thing lo protect iirr
arlf."
"Tha man Mid he'd ahoot my hralna
nut If I moved," aha Mid thla morn
ing, "but belley me th noit tlm I'll
hav anmothlng to y about It,"
1.1171 isre-Flected
PREMIER OF ITALY
nME, Monday, Not. IT franreoco
N It 11. th premier and th other cen
riidalea on hla Mat were elected alninat
unanimnualy In tha election qf Hunday
for atata In tha rhambar of " deuutti'.
I'remler Nlttl wag a candidal In the
provlnc of i'otrnta.
PATTERSON AT DAM
TO REPAIR DAMAGE
Jo Patteraon, rommealnnr f Pt
lie property, wa at tha municipal dam
all morning auperlntending the ron
atructton of tempoiary hrrakwKteia Jn
the !l haeln to keep the wnca froSi
ultlng Into th emhanliment ny far
ther II reported th Immediate dan
ger paat.
CARLES' WITNESSES
SUMMONED FOR TRIAL
Thirty dtnoa were summoned to
day to appear In th trial tomorrow of
Jaine and Lnwilen Carle, hrotbar.
it arged with killing Newell laaenger,
i heir friend, during a gunflght follow
!' the theft of arvaral ha belonging
10 the leaenger family. The trial la
bedulrtt to alart tomotrow lo dlatrirt
cuurU
TRAIN CANCELLATION
RUMORS ARE DENIED
A rumor that aeveral freight tralna
anrtpaaeeiignr train h been ordered
MiWlli-d brUM of th shortage of
coal wa denied by th Oklahoma'flty
offlc of th railroad odmlnlatratlnn.
(iffk'lala aald they had heard nothing
of any cancellation and did not ot
pact any. Horn of th train hnv
tartd ulng oil, however.
agreement reached.
irO OPEN MONTANA PIFLnS
BILLINQB, ,Mont., Nor. tl. Th
Montana Coal Operator' aeaoclotlon
and rprMntatlvee of th l!nltd Uln
Worker of dletrtct No. 17, embracing
th entlr ttt, reached n agreement
for resumption of work In Montana
mine, headquarter of th operator
announced today. It I aald th agree,
mant provide for adoption of th Mt
llmnt to b negotiated for th centra!
comptltlv ft Id.
GLASCO ANNOUNCES
FOR CONGRESS RACE
C R. niaaca. nf Pureell. VcPleln
Vounty member of th hot, of repre-
Mntative today entered tha rapidly In.
creating ring nf cntigraaelqnal aaplranta,
nd announced hi candidacy for tha
democrat In nomination for Fifth dis
trict representative In th primary
next Auguet.
Qlaacn ha erved veral term In
th leglilatnr and dlatlngulahed hlm
aelf a few years sgo by hla advocacy of
trlngent antl-uaury legislation.
II announced hla candidacy whll
on a vlett to th capltol tody.
Cummings Arrives '
At 3:45 Afternoon
Homer A. Cummlng. ohalrman of tha
dmncrtlo national campaign commit
tee, who la to b th guest of th demo
crat of Oklahoma at a banquet In tha
Bklnrln hotel tonight,, will arrlv In th
city al S.4I o'nlock thl afternoon, tt
wa announced today at democratic
lata headquarters.
Cummings will spend th afternoon at
demorratlo headquarter meeting party
men frnm all section nf th state, end
will apeak at th banquet tonight
Democrat from all over th state ar
her to meet rim. ,
Ixdle ar In b admitted to the
luncheon tonight.
THE WBATHKR
L6CAL POatCAtT Pair wiathsr
tonight and Wdnday not much
chng In temperature.
I T ATI .POHBCAtT Tonight and
Wdnday flr flttls shang In torn
Mratura. ,
KANA Pslr tonight and Wdn.
dayt wrmr W1ndy and In north
wast portion tonight
HOUNLV tlMPINATUNIt.
19 k m II
!a. m
a. m
a. m
0. tn,.,..
li mlXnight''. it
l a, m
I a. m
10 a. m
11 a. tit
II noon
I a. m
n tr
n 41
4 n. m
Ham 41 IP.
i p. m..
I'terlnltallon tn data. 1(l ....II Tl
iPrKlplkatlou last 14 hours. .. 4ot
Asks $50,000 of Commissioners
PACKERIES MAY
HE BROUGHT IN
LIMITS OF CITY
Maypr Making Another At
tempt to Force Action,
SOLVE SEWA'gE PROBLEM
Donnflly Supgcsts Change in
Packers' "Methods,
Another attempt t'j InduHe the pack.
Ing houe within t):a city limits ol
Oklahoma Citv will t.e made by Mayor
Walton, lis annoum-ed today.
"I have the muni' Ipal attorneys at
Work ofl Ih question and lhare Is no
doubt In my mind that we ran (tet
them this lime sure," th mayor snid.
"All e have to do la tn itiing m
property on three sides of th parking
companies' .property and w will fori
them to rom In, too.
"If they d', b"t oune In a will ee
that they handle their ov.n tew.ige ''--luiaal
and do not ,uu.c us tioull with
Hi Stat depnitrnint on that o mt
They're not fMMng a rent to us ait'l
ought to help fuji in s'inie way."
AHk lioiiuell. coiiirii,e.i,,ner of fi
nance, eunseaird that tlm pa, king rom
l'eula alio only huuid niatter lo ent r
tlie river I net end of everything ' a la
now being done.
The question was raised by tfi or
dir of the statu department In reg,nd
tu th hanHliiK of '.'wage.
NEGRO POLICE
EXONERATED IN
FIRST HEARING
No County Charges to Be
i Made, Orgill Announces,
W. rt. Ytr. negru policeman, was
severely upbraided this morning by
O. A. '"nrgill. a'slatsnl rointv attor
ney, following the trial nf rellx Jack
son, mgro accuser of larker, In mu
nlrtpul court.
"I lie negro officer acted In W highly
Improper manner In making Ih vari
ous arrests nf Jarkno by using hi
bill!'," Cargllt M!d.
"aeiatlng" Chrg.
Jcrkaon was on trial charged with
resisting a policeman tha night of Oc.
toiler I, and had charged I'arker with
accepting bribes front negro "Joint"
keeper of the city for alleged prolac
tin from arte
Th testimony showed that when
Jackson ss brought Into the police
station early In the evening ha had
attempted lo keep I'arker from search
ing hla noeketa. whereupon Parker
truck him on the head. Jackson left
the station declaring he "would get
Parker's job." according to statements
of J. H. Harry, police cergeunt.
A ahurt time afterward I'arker nd
Deck ("Budd") Puller, th other negro
policeman, went to a rooming koua
on Rant Orand again and Parker, after
being "ruseed" by Jackson, b Mid,
(tmok him and arrested him.
N ProMcutlen.
Carglll uld h had been asked to
Prosecute ihe negro policeman on a
charge of israttlt with Intent to kill
hut did not consider th evidence strong
enouxh for such a case.
"Ho far as 1 am concerned ther will
ha no charges filed against the negro
policeman, though h acted vry lm
properly," Carglll snl.l
Msynr Wnlton said ha baa no mors
names en far for hla "undslrhl cltM
sens" deportstion llt hut will com
plete It within a week's time. Pope
peodlcr ar lo head the list, the mavur
said.
Th trial of Jackson wa not -peeled
to b completed until 1st this
afternoon.
WAVE OF CRIME
IS ENDED HERE
Police Say There Were No
Robberies Last Night,
A suddenly as It started, Oklahoma
City's crlms wave ended last nlgr.t
ecrnrdlng to Ihe reports of the police
this morning
Not a alnsl holdup or hnns burg
lary wa attempted last night. Captain
Jerkin Mid thl morning, and only
(our arrest on lolterlne- chirge were
mad frnm early In th svenlng lo th
end of th night shift.
Th round-tip of loiterer nd pollc
character n genernl la th cause of
th end nf th three days' storm, th
poll ca My,
MOSLEMS PROTESTING
BREAKING UP TURKEY
(By Th Aaaoctated Pr )
BOM BAT, Octolier 17. Mhrtmmdnn
coeamunltle In numerous centers
Ihrmighobt India nbaerved lodny for
prayer and fnstlttg n a protest ainlnat
th threatened dlatnembermmit of
Ttitkoy nd th removal nf the holy
Places nf Islam from th Khalifa's con
trol In Bombay bulnM Wa Virtual
ry at a giaaaatUa,
GREAT NEW YORK CROWD WELCOMES PRINCE
'--f-in
f : it ?' yl
-.mrA BaaaaVaaMw. ' . tga l
Albert Idwsrd
(rty Intiimntlrnal Kw Service)
NEW YORK, Nov. ll-Kdward.
I'rlncs of Wales, cenie to New Vork
loilay on the final l.ip of his first Amer
ican visit and received a welcome
which iwled e en tjie trrmendou ova
tion with which h waa arrlniined In
Canada. '
From the iw'tery where the royal
visitor' lofnled to .drum's Tomb, on
th upper stretches of Klvrrside prlve,
.New Yorkers t uned out to gtre Ihe
ycsiihful heir lo ItrMtaln's throne a
vneifcrou and wholly Amerlran greet
ing. Th royal phrty landed at th bat
tery after II o'rlock. oveidue, fp the
deep Broadway canon, lietween lower
Ing skyscrapers on eai h side, th party
drov to th rlty hall. Ttuuaiimls lined
the curb and fought with the pollc
to get better vantage points. Krom the
offlr window high bov th streets
ther wss a torrent nf ticker tape, torn
nwpaprs and confetti thrown down
on th slowly moving procession. When
th prince a car reached city hall It
looked Ilk It had hn through a snow
form.
Th nrlnce did not exactly under
lie nd It ill st first lie sat In his car
and viewed with atnaiemenl the flut
tering storm of papr . Then he seemed
Compromise Program
To Allow Final Vote
On Treaty Thursday
WASMINOTON, Nov. ll.-Tsklng Hal
first action of th day, ths nt voted
down a reservation precluding the
United States entirely from the labor
provision It had been offered by
Senator King, democrat, I'tah, a
aubetltut for .that of Senator Mr
Cumber. Th vots wa 41 to II. Nino demo
crats. llal, Oore, King, Mvr. Reed
Hhleld. Hnilth of Oeorgl. Thorn and
Walsh of Mnaarhuatta voted for It
adoption.
A rrarrvtlnn making th entrance of
the United Htnte Into the International
labor conference contingent upon action
by congress was adopted.
Dans shaped up In the senate t'ulsy
for a final vote on the treaty Thurs
day, under a compromise program
which many annator thought would re
sult In ratification. The group of mild
reservation republican Opened th way
by deciding In conference to ld in
bringing, about a second vot on ratifi
NEGRO IS DYING
AFTER BATTLE III
PACKING PLANT
Robert Hall Not Expected to
. Survive Wounds,-
Robert Ha 8. nero alashed across th
bdomen yesterday In a fight with
another negro, said to be Thomn Hoi.
hepok. In the killing room "t th Mor
rlsprklng plant wss dying this
morning, kecordlng to report made at
Ht. Anthony s hospital.
Holhrook wes arrested and ehsraed
n-l with the j-ultOig and Is in 4hs
alllalL Nof Information si to ho
flfht ttarted aaa ka ItanotV
with the ultUig and la in 4hs county
:
ELswwsa .i-;
Prlne of Wla.
to grri Ihe fart that It wa a carnival
affair and by tha time tl. party b d
reai-htd Wall street he wa on his feet.
saluting riuht snd I'-ft and smiling
and wnving to the thousands of girl
clerka who Jammed the windows, lie
apparently enjoyed It Immensely.
Th prince exchanged greetings will,
the croud until iIm lofty dome of the
Wonlwortli building broke Into view
nnd rtKht then and ther Kngland's
ftiturv king lost Interest In the crowd
nnd rarrd uoeant at th hug build
Irur It waa the tallest building he had
c,r eeeu and he had hard work tear
In Ins eyes from It the rest of the
ry to city hall. He was frank In h's
etnrlria and he even turned and stole
a couple more looks while going up
the steps of the rail.
Crowds were old stuff to Ihe Prince
nf Wales. He hsd been surfeited with
them for months-all his Ufa. But he
never had seen In all hla royal young
life a building th-1 went almost out M
tight Into the misty haie which bung
over 1-ower Manhattan today. He
saluted mechanically and kept hla eye
on (he glided tower.
The crowd applauded and laughed
with him while ho frantically gased.
The royal party we mt t Jerv
rity hy Msver llylan' enmmlttc
headed by Ttodmtr. Wanamaker.
cation after the resolution of th for
eign relatione committee, with Its re
ervatlvns, 'has beei voted down by the
democrats.
This decision wa communicated to
Republican Leader !odge who hid op
posed any reeonalderntlon At the
earn tlm democratic leader war In
formed that any further compromise
nrgotlnllona must be conducted with
Mr. lodgr.
A Ulk between Remocratle Idr
Hitchcxk and Mr. Iodge followed, at
which It was agreed not to enrtvene
th senat until noon tomorrow so the
democrat could mt nd drft their
plan of action beforehand Purlng the
day the ratification resolution was aa
peel erf o be put In form for a vol
on th following day.
Initial negotiation looking to a com
promise on th tiMty reservations war
opened bite todev between Republican
leader Ix-dge nntl Administration lead
er Itltchocock In Bnnator Lodge' of
fice. Rabbit's Foot Is
Used by Children
In Negro School
SuperstitiousSay It's "Un
lucky" to Be Without One,
That several pupils nf th Douglas
negro r'hool on Kast California vnue
ar wearing rabbit feet and milkweed
blossoms to protect them from the
"spooks" arising from th ground on
which the school Is built Waa learned
by th rlty health department today.
The echoed built on th stt nf ih
first cemetery In the city, according to
lei .Menten, Mcrelary of th health oil-ailment,
and though th hodlss wee
removed a long time ago to other burial
places, a lrg percent n( th pupil
or tn ornnoi insist It s not "lucky" to
aa Mufbt taara "unprotaotaa'1
Ja . s.aaali.V a. ar,adsl tK"
NATION-WIDE
FREIGHT BAN
CUD
Regional Directors See Forty
Percent Cut in Trains,
close downTndustries
Fifteen Million Workers May
Lose Employment.
CHTCAOO, Nov. It THractor Gen
eral of Railroads Walker D. Hinaa and
seven regional directors will meet here
late today to consider the neceeslly of
declaring a nttlnnwld freight tinna'g i
to conserve the country's rneeger a ip.
ply of coal. Mr. lllnes Is eiperled to
arrive In Chicago st t n m.
If I lire, tor ii.'Krral lllnes approves
tha recommendation of b.a region.,1
directors an order may b rsuil lm.
ini.diately hich will maen:
: "Nationwide embargo on fralgbt
"A 40 per. ant cut In passenger
train, service throughout th co. n.
try.
' Cleilng down of all non. essential
Industries.
, "Flftssn million workmsn will
be thrown Out of employment."
Rsti nslv mining pi open ice in Kan
sas tmlsy wvte in Ihe hands of re-c-liers
tu be operated by the state and
proceedings had been requeued' against
nhio mine that would bring th n un
der state contiol, along with th North
1 Nikola Inn. la iiiinea.
No Production Incraas. v
Eicept tor Nurlli I'akota. Wioinlng
snd suinu Alabama nnd Sist ugmia
mines, no tnurens In production was
nportad throughout the count, y. The
noi Keen gcnetaiiy were aula to be await.
Ing an Miecm, nl by the npi'iatiir' and
miners' lutders at Washington.
A general embargo I the onlr way to
handle the situation, said K. H. Alh.
ton, director of the north west railroad
region.
"We have had It under constant con
sideration. Immediate action Is nece
aary. ' he said. "The j-allroails w hli h
are vital lo the llftt of thn -istlon, must
b kept going.''
Central Vest Supply Low.
Only from tin to twelve gays' sup
ply of fuel today waa available lor
railroads of th central weeiern region,
according to K. K. clarity, aaalstlng di
rector of the area. ltKaiding the gi n
eisl embargo, lie said the final de-
lelnn probutily aould . e msile today
"It Is a revolutionary move." he said,
"but Is uei-essniy lo save the raliroods.
and wlih the rallnaids the ruuntry. It
has been under consideration ome
time."
Hesldc Mr. Alshlnn, the other dlrec
lora w ho were to meet Mr. Hint a upon
hla arrival here at I p. m , were:
Hale lloldrn, central western legion.
A. T. Hardin, eastern; L. W Itsldwln.
Allegheny; B. f. Ituah, southwestern,
R. L. Winhell, southern, and N. I.
Maher, Pocahontas. (
40 Pront ftsductlon.
' Should a general embargo b plaood
IIs would result In a large reduction
nf th preaect passenger service. Mid
Mr. Alshtnn. "I think It would b at
least 40 percent of train running Bow,"
bo added. "Th tremendous serlnusnM
of the situation cannot be mlnlmlaed.
Th effect of th embargo would be
s far-reaching a th fuelleM days of
the winter ol 1917-lt "
Meanwhile the situation ta th
Tenneeaee-Kenlurky -Una wber many
of th union workers had returned af.
tr th strlk formally wss called oft
wm further complicated by a new walk
out pending an agreement by tha min
ers' -operators' conference al Washing
ton. In Colorado, where the uaion miners
were among the flist to resume opera
tions a strike effective Kilday was
called unless sll striking miner were
reinstated Production In Colorado yea
terday waa reported aa n aily normal.
Of forty trains snnulled yesterday,
making the total taken ofl sines th na
(Contlnuod on Pag t, Column 4.)
LOCAL TRAINS
ARE CANCELED
Fort Smith Si Western Dis
continues Two Rlto Cjty.
niscnntlnnsnce k th Fort Smith A
Western railway of two trains runnln
Into Oklahoma City waa announced
early thla afternoon, the first result of
th coal shortage. Trains No I ano .
leaving Oklahoma City and rnrt Smith
at 11 30 O'clock at night ar affected
On th Bl Reno-Outhrle line, trains
will he run three days a week Instead
nf dally as at present.
Hone Begin Sec.
WAHHINOTON, Nov II. -Having
passed the Kerb railroad hill at It ses
sion last night, the house today virtual
ly began a receae to continued until
th npeitng of the regular seellon of
congtess In Pecember. v
BULLETIN
WAIHINSTON, Nv II. Ths
cling minister of foreign (fmtrs st
Meslcs City ha Informed in
American embassy thst tn atata
ulhorlll at Pusbl hid baan In
true t4 not lo mbt William O.
Jtnkina, th American nular
agent, who recently wa grrt4 t
nsegee of colluiien in aonntotlon
with hi kidnaping by bandits.
Jnklna wss rOlstMd aftsr hi ar
rsti but rotrlctd t Ma horns.
Austin Affidavit
Basis of Action
Of Tax Assessor
Attempt to Defame Charac
ter Alleged by Beaty, .
Suit for IM.OW) damages wa brought
sgalwt Pete N. Holme snd ften W.
Hlark county cnmmlrsloners. t y by
Jame Ileii count v tss aeeeasor as
a result of the publication of the O I,
Austin affidavit prior to tr?h recent
ouster trial.
Affidavit Is Basis.
The two commlaaioneri are charged
with m.ik.'tig public and eihlMUng lo
a reporter for an afternoon paper the
affidavit known as the Austin affi
davit, and with permitltig, directing
and Instructing him tn read th libelous
statement arid that the affidavit, along
with other alleged !lbloua and slander
ous srtlclis, waa published.
The petition says th. rtlrl was
libelous, fi l.e.' malicious snd defama-
"y ana mat it wis given out with
the Intention to Injure H.-uty in hla
SO, M, h.ma -,l , , .. , . I , . i.
non wiinding in inw
coinmonlty, and lo deprive him of pub.
... uon", inr maris, i is inaqe
thst the publication of the affblavlt
caused ihe public gene, ally throughout
Ihe state lo believe he was corrupt.
"f want Ihe two commlsloners to be
entirely satisfied u t lrie truth or
fahity of the sffhlavlt," tbaty sold In
commenting on the filing of the suit.
'"1'hey seem to be pretty well satis
fled with the ouat.-r trlnl hut maybe
t'isy would like further Information on
the affidavit," he Mid.
Affidavit Main Ivldsns.
The Austin affidavit waa th moat
sena.itlona evld rice Introduced b) th
tomnilsaioners in their charges sK'iiru.t
Ibaly. The affld'ivit charged Heaty
Kith SCCI Olltiv l,tf ....
reducing lax Vnluatlons for hua.neas
firm and corporaliona In the city.
Ileaty' lawyei sttfiiipied to Intro
due evidence during the trial tend
ing to abow Austin had been promised
Immunity from aentenc on forg-iry
charges against him If ha would make
the affidavit. The attorney general's
name aus mentioned In connection with
the case.
Minority Expects
Beaty to Reject Budget
mat the tai levy of Ihe city, re
reiiily voted by the majority faction
"t Ihe my commissioners. Kill not bo
spr.-ad on the tai roil by I lie county
""r""" wa tn opinion of th minor
ity members Of the rltv mmmlitl... in.
dsy.
I hey bsse their opinion on the rom
l,ions given the county assessor es
terday aflernmin by Ml,. o,,nniily.
couiuilss oner uf tinntn e. sIiowiuk i
a'lexed "inflation'' of the ii'im.nl
n venuea from city departments for tha
f .H. nl year. ,
"Miin I made mv original estimates
for forming the budget thought 1 wss
Kolng fmrh myself," Imnnelly aald, "but
what the majority dlaV-showed I waa a
"novice."
The majority contend Jhat they hlvi
baaed their estlmatee on actual receipt!
from the varloui department! for the
first four month of tht fiscal year A
comparison of the actual reoelpt for
August, July, September and October
with the es'lmsies for Ih year a mads
by ths majority Is: v
first Pur Months.
ttll-tlM
sjunaing DSpt ,.g ,7,
Pllc is.on.
Health Dept. .,. 14.13.
nglneerlng 10,714.
General 14, Mg.
Wtr Dept. .... 1M,M.
..I 10.41
.. 0 000
.. M.000
.. 02.000
.. 75,000
175,000
Th figure of bon nelly' et1mte
for th entire year re: Rulldthg, a 10.
000; police, lin.nofi; health. i 0i); en
gineering 7 OvO; general. ll.000 and
water. 1301.110.
"The mln p.trt of th water revenue
snd tha building department Income ha
Passed, becnuee the busy time of the
yer Is ended" Imnnelly say a "The
police had heavy fine In municipal
court to boost their receipts, hut tint
heavy fine ar a thing of th past."
Austin Preliminary
Put Off Two Weeks
Th preliminary hearing for O. I,.
Austin on a charge of forging mi check
on Jgmes Reaty, county asaeasor, Hhl b
was scheduled for thl afternoon In
.lust Ice T. K. fainnell i court, was con
tinued two weeks, because Austin Is o "
of th city plokln 'cotton. County At
torney Robert Hum uld todai
Burns Will Decide
Budget Legal Status
County Attorney Robert Jtnrns will
decide whether the city budget can,
legally, he spread no the tsi rolls,
James llestv tat sssseor said todav.
The budget will be presented to Itentv
tomotrow morning and be will give It
to the county attorney for Ivk. lie
said J
flurns la st present preparing? a brief
relative tn the Inlutirtlon against the
eotintv clee hoard Interferon" with
Ih city htidKet, preparatory to the su
preme court hearing on th matter, he
s.ill today.
9
ITALIAN FORCES DESERT
. TO POEPS STANDARD
fRy Th Associated I'res )
PIUMK, Sunday, Nov. Ig-peser-tlnna
from th regulsr Itnllnn forre
In Ih troop rnmmanded by ("apt tla.
hrll d'AnnUnslo apparently cannot he
prevented by Ihe Italian government,
and rerent events apnear to lustlfv the
belief that the regular forces will be
loyal tdthe poet If nccajeion demand.
Corps cnVimand guarding the armistice
line along the Jugo-Hlav frontier as
sert they will unable lo prevent a
break In their force and Should Cap.
tain d'Annunslo make a move into
Istrla It la claimed that whol divisions
will fnlrow him
Sverl merchant hlrs hav irrlved
hr during th last few dava, bringing
aaa uppua tram juiouna,
THIS
IN 24 HOURS
Threo Companies From Ok"
lahoma City Affected,
ROBERTSON QUITS FIGHT
Operators and Miners Left to
Settle Own Trouble, ,
Inimcdltn wltlHpawut of atl national
guardsmen, now on atriks duty In th
Oklahoma cool fields, was err), red thlg
morning by Cove, nor Robertson follow.
If.g a ronf-reni' wlih Aii,tmt Oeneral
Kirrett. lommauder of thn troops
Onneral lirett snd Co!. H. II. Maik.
ham. of Oklahoma. City, will lenvo fuf
th coal fildw this fteri,oon to com.
pl.-te arrangement for the demobilise,
lion. Hpeol. I traina were chartered thla
mntng, end by II o clock tomorrow
nusrnlna the homeward movement of
the tna ps will be well tinder wav. ac.
cording to p .ins brine perfected st th
adjulai.t gi n-rnl's department.
400 On Duty Now.
Ther r at piea.-nt approlmaiely
loo tris in thn mine territory In.
eluding I on, pony H, a supply company
and one mm rune gun cuinpany trum
vni'iliunill j f ,
This a. t,on waa taken hv the gov
ernor af'er thoi ouith sludv of every
lihnee of the siluali' ii. and aftnr it
was dectili-ii that (ur'her presence of
the lioops In the drills is uxelefis a
lo,,g ss tl'r :pt r.itors refuse lo op, tste
their mines on an open shop busts it
wss accepted a, the inpliol as Indient.
mg that Hi,, governor Ins about iilnni.
il'Ulcd hope to opera, th lull. is Willi
unskilled iicn-tinon l;,l,r
In announcing the ecti.in of the gov.
ernof. Uen, lal J'urrett ea.d'
Reasons Por Action.
"After ni'iful cco;itnralli,n of the
entire subject and In view of (he l.ict
that a spei ml i "mm, ",n Is to nmne.
oiaioiy t ie up ihe liiveiig.itlon of th
Irauea In the connov. re ami in vi. ws
of nei! jtlht.ons l ending at Washington,
II baa been decided to withdraw Ih
gu j Ir.iiiou.
"Ther la no consider bl surplus of
fr.- Isimr In work the mines, emypt
tni. rorvtct who are ututer the regular '
prison guard, and th mine operator
have sbnwi, no disposition to roe
operate In operating Un mines with
Don-union labor.
"It i also evident that In view of
additional regulations plucd Uxm conl
by tha V.lcriil gnye'iiimnt it is nppar.
ent tint the ntrilt situation It becom
ing nimi. and more a f dernl matter snd
In th Intetrat of re journ y suit In h
nope ot hi, inriy seCh inent the trcoiai
ar wijh lriv.il.''
No Mor Coal Distributed,
Tti additional f.dctal ngulntlon
refen, I to by iienei.,1 Hmrett ate con
talnrd In a li-l.-aii'.-iui received by tha
governor tlu nuu.Mig frnm the i, t;,.,i,l
,e dirii lor at St. Ixuila, sullnH that '
the p ilicf of leniency adopted by Ilia
governiio nt Hi tne dint lib i.ion ol cl
find bien ,-,iid nlf and Hie priority
list will be iidlier.-d to hetiaftri.
The tilcKr ini also asked tha governor
lo recall hla recent order lo th eo
pin of ihe state to follow the "first law
of nature," and sols coal whsnevs
nd wherever they ran get II, but tha
governor Mid he had no itatoroent ta
mak upon thl phaae of the mMugt
Report ta Oeneral Harrett thl morn
ing through Ih intelligence branch ot
the guarda stated that the tnln work
er ar My lag that the peace treaty will
soon b signed and that another gcu.
eral strlk will be called. They tuk
th poeltlon that Ih law under whi, ti
Ih lajunetlon wa granted la a war
tlm BMaaur and dlee autonwllral y
with tha ending nf the peace Begot !
Hons. By then they say winter will
b on tn full blast, and th cold snd at
tending suffering will force th opsra
tor to meet their demand.
LAST OFFICER UPON
tEE'S STAFF IS DEAD
I.ff.XINOT'l.V, Kv. Nov 14.-C.irt.
Roheit Hunter ritr.liiuli. iinthut, edtna
tor, nuaaloniiy, phili.tittiiopist snl th
In et HliniiliiK uietoli'r of the str.fl of
lien Itnbi'rt K. le, died at his luuiisj
here last night. He wss J years old.
MAN IS INJUREDWHEN
STREET CAR HITS AUTO
Leslie Williams waa bndly bruised la
an sccldcnt st KUthth and I ji Ire) street
this morning when n alieet cur rna
naltiat hla iiiitoinohlli. trucg snd threw
him to Ihe I'lVrnirnt
lie was taken lo Ht Anthony's hoae
ptl, but was reirted sufficiently ro
covered to go home at noon.
alva normaT wia
SEND ROOJERS HERE
Yhe Northwestern Normal at Alva
la taking no chances on being out
yelled In the fiHitlm'l battle with th
f'entral Normal at Ivlmond thl week.
More than I'H i Irked rooters will ar.
rive In Ok i hi, ma City tomorrow
morning on their wav to Rdmond. At
11 30 the part; will go lo th capltol,
Where an address by. Governor Hob.
ertson la to be riven In Ihe enal
rliemher. I'. II , Wilson stste super
Intendrni of acboola, will also iddraaa
Ih meeting
COURtls APPOINTED A
1 FOR SALARY HEARING!
flnvwmnr Ilobertaewi this inonilng p.
pointed a (Peclal supreme nurt of, flv
ileitux rls and four republican to hHf
thr arguments on the Involvin;
validity of tba act nf tha lat legist
lure, larreaamg sslsrles of the r-r ds
ear, ,
The sperlat )udga ar ft. H. ttof
botirrow, Onymoni J, A. Doff, tdsH
J. a McCoomh. Uniasw; llugn l.d
bettcr Of Ardsvir and, N. A. Hill, nf
MuaknsTM, atooorrala, and H, O Ms-
Keever, EnMl lUlph ramrhefl, Ttiksll
J. O Ralls, of Atoka and SgiNu Jons
of Wllnsietnn. set,i,MLalia.
AragoMnU aiU b kr1
bar i
Ofl Iiecesnx
SOLDIERS
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