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Vol. 2—No. 281
Oklahoma Leader
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1922
i'KlCE 1'WO UlNISj
TEACHING CERTIFICATES ARE BARTERED
Li
HEARTENED BY
Attack Only Boyish
Prank" Girl States
Katy Asks Permission To Re-
duce Service On Wichita
Falls Road
Reports that several trains run-
ning into Oklahoma City would be
taken off within a few days and that
the Katy railroad had asked the cor-
poration commission for the right to
discontinue four trains running from
Wichita Falls to Woodward, brought
confidence to the striking shopmen
at their Saturday morning meeting.
Telegrams were received from
northern and eastern railroad cen-
ters declaring that many of the roads
were -being compelled to take off i much publicity already
trains in order to keep a limited j to tell where or how the two young
service in operation, according to the men got in touch with her and her
publicity committee. companion, but said that the two
J. F. Martin asserted that the roads young men were unknown to her
were finding it impossible to operate and that they had relieved her and
Declaring that'they would do noth-
ing more in the matter and that it
was "only a trick played on them by
some boys, ' Miss Frances R-tha, the
girl who, witfi Miss Hazel Housh,
said that the two girls were the vic-
tims of an attempted assault by two
young men at the end of the Las
Vegas car line Wednesday night, put
an end to the investigation of the un-
fortunate affair.
Miss Housh, the other girl, has left
for the home of her mother, who sent
for her as soon as she heard of the
experience that her daughter had
gone through.
Miss Rlha. when interviewed at her
home. 3U0 W. Pine street, said that
she had nothing to say about the
matter and that she had had too
She refused
Miss Housh of $7 and in the next
breath Miss Riha said that it was
only a trick played on her by the
boys. At first the comely little girl
was reluctanUto admit that she was
the one who went through the ex-
perience.
Miss Riha end Miss Housh were
lured to the end of the Las Vegas
car line by two young men who said
that Miss Housh's brother had been
hurt and was about a hftlf a mile
from the end pf the car line, they
said. The girls said that they boarded
a car and went to the end of the car
line and were met by the two boys
who said that they would take the
girls to the supposedly injured broth-
er. Fpon arriving at the designated
spot the girls, not seeing anything of
Miss Housh's brother, started back
toward the car line, voicing their
disbelief in the story told by fhe
boys, they declared. When they did
this the boys seized them, according
to the story told to the sheriff's of-
fice by Miss Housh. Miss Housh
managed to break away and run to
the road where she hailed a passing
car that took her to a filling station
on Pennsylvania avenue, and from
the filling station got in touch with
Special Deputy Sheriff Goodwin who
lived nearby. Goodwin got in his car
and drove to the place where the
girls had been attacked and found
Miss Riha bound with short pieces
of trunk rope. He cut her free and
sent the girls to town. He searched
the neighborhood but failed to find
any trace of the hoys.
trains without the experenced men to
keep them in fit condition. %
Strikebreakers Fail in Show I p.
Martin declared that so far, the 50
men reported as schooled to arrive
in Oklahoma City Saturday morning
to take the place ofk strikers, had
failed to show up. lie branded the
report as a scheme V affect the
morale of the strikers.
One man. an electrician, said to
have arrived in Oklahoma City to
work in the Frisco shops, after
working five hours, quit the job and
union men said nls application to
join the local union had been re-
reived. He charged that when he
accepted the job it had been repre-
sented to him that there was no
trouble here and that only a few,
men were out. ,
Other I nions Wtp Money.
Added strength to the men on1
strike came Saturday when other,
' railway unions made it known that1
they would contribute to the fin- j
ances of the shopmen.
According to the publicity commit- j
tee half of the local men on strike
are either^worklng at other jobs or |
are visiting. More men are getting ;
employment each^day. the chairman
of the publicity committee asserted.
Service Crippled In -
East; Engines Break.
By LAURENCE TODD.
Federated Press iStaff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 8.—From
Roanoke, Va.. the International As-
sociation of Machinists received a
telegram this morning announcing
that traffic northward over the Shen-
andoah linfes had been nearly.dis-
continued by the strike of ra lroad
workers, and that this road had been
handling nearly all of the coal used
by the Pennsylvania railroad.
"M<ye foremen and maintenance
men are joining our ranks." the gen-
eral chairman of the striking ma-
chinists *011 the Norfolk & Western
also wired. "Clerks are also joining
rapidly. All trains are late, and en- j
gines are breaking down all over the ,
road."
All Trains Lute. j
Forty thousand of the most im-
portant of the maintenance-of-way
employes, the machinists' officers de- j
clare, have already joined the strike.
The shopmen have never depended
upon a strike of the Brotherhood of ;
Maintenance-of-Way Employes, be-
cause the latter hava never before
gone in a body, and they have neither '
training nor financial resources suffl- I
cient to give them confidence in their
own ability to conduct a long strug-
gle. Those who have gone out thus
HH ^m
who wiU follow the lead of the shon [neighbor and shopmates register between July 12 and
linporUnca la attached, ver \ July 21, they and their wives and daughters, and when
to the Roanoke report, as it indicates j
that in the region controlling the de-
livery of non-union coal from the I
Pocahontas field of West Virginia j
the clerks and maintenance men av
assisting the shopmen in prompt and
.effective tying up of the hauling of
fuel. These men have set an ex - I
ample to otheit maintenance workers
and railway clerks and freight hand-
lers which may spread, quite regard
less of the action of the officers ot
'the unions concerned.
Harding Favors Scabbing.
President Harding's speech at Ma-
THERE'S WAR TO THE DEATH
There's merry hell popping in the camp of the
enemy.
Tom Owen, backed by most of the bankers and Stand-
ard Oil, are driving solar plexus blows into the body of
Hob Wilson, the Dutch-Schell, the Text Hook Trust and
certain bankers who are backing him. The latter are re-
turning blow for^blow. It's a big prize they are scrapping
for—rich and ragged Oklahoma—anil it is only a ques-
tion of time when one of them knocks the other out of
the water.
Remember, the Leader has told you alt the time that
J. C. Walton would have to beat one man for governor—
just one. It would be too good to be true—it would be
too much to hope—that both Wilson and Owen should re-
main in the race to the end. In that event Walton, the
man of the people, is already nominated. The war be-
tween the big thieves, and their puppets Owen and Wil-
son, will probably continue for some time, but eventually,
they will reach some sort of an agreement to share the
loot and the swag, and one of the puppets will quietly
slide out of the race.
Then ALL of the money—ALL of the plunderers—
will be thrown against Walton and the Reconstruction
League, and then will come the final test of whether the
people of this state are sovereign, or whether it is to
be ruled by the old gang, the gang now in control, who
have violated all the laws 'of society, all the rules of de-
cency and every trust which has been reposed in them.
This is a warning. We must be prepared for the
shock charge of a united enemy. Every farmer and work-
er in the state must get busy and work day and night,
every hour from this minute on, and up to the moment
the polls close August 1. Do not be satisfied that your
precinct will give Walton a majbrity, or that it will give
him a plurality over other candidates. Do not be sat-
isfied if it is 75 or 90 per cent in our favor. Figure NOW
that Walton is running against ONE man, not TWO, and
chat he must have a majority of ALL the votes to be cast
in the primary.
Get this idea in your head NOW and be sure your
rion, proclaiming the aright to ;
strike Ilea
'la-
bor" is interpreted in
quarters as a cautious incitement to
strike-breakers. Secretary of Laboi j
Davis has been privately voicing \<
similar sentiment, while predicting
the collapse of the shopmen's walk- ,
out. So far as known, the entire
cabinet is in sympathy with this j
means of "solution" of the probler/
of railroad wages. Johnsoiv of the ,
machinists, however, poipts to the
returns from the primary elections
in Pennsylvania, Iowa and North Da
kota as evidence that the shopmen
need not worry over Mr. Harding's .
di.sTaypr. They will proceed with
their strike, and they expect to so
cripple the operation of roads, by
. waiting for the locomotives, to stop
for lack of repairs, then the maq-
agenient will be ready to meet the
unions in joint conference on wages
nnh working conditions.
Non-Union Workers
Join In Sympathy.
By CARL HAESSLER
'Federated Press Staff Correspondent.
CHICAGO, July 8.—Non-union rail - j
primary day rolls around, vote and vote early, so that
your votei will be counted.
We are right in this contest. This state belongs to
the people who live in it. It ought to be governed by the
people who inhabit it and not by hand-picked jumping-
jacks representing foreign oil magnates, foreign book
publishers, foreign insurance companies and foreign in-
terests who dominate our banks, railroads, gas and elec-
tric companies and control our marjeets.
Oklahoma is being tested as by fire. If it is to be
redeemed YOU must do it. The Leader is doing its best.
It could do more with 10,000 more subscribers. Send
them in.
CHARGE OFFICIALS OIL FIRM TESTS
OF DEFUNCT BANK REBATE ORDERS
BARTLESVILLE. July 8.—War-,
rants were issued for the arrest of
the formef mayor of the city and a
city commissioner along with b^ik
officials, following a probe by a
grand jury of the failure of the
Bartlesville State bank.
City Commissioner Cox and for-
wer Mayor McCaleb were indicted
on a charge of agreeing to receive
a bribe. Frank C. Raub, president
of the defunct baftk, was chaiged
with embezzlement, grand larceny,
making a fal.y entry in the bank
books with intent to deceive, per-
jury and making a false report of
the condition of the bank.
Charges were also made against
E. L Meng. vice president of tL«?
bank, 'and E. K. Boles, cashier, i
MADISON, July 8.— The first at-
tempt of the Standard Oil Company
to annul the recent decision of the
Wisconsin department of markets,
which ordered oil companies to de-
sist from the practice of giving re-
bates to certain dealefs in gasoline
and oils, will open July 10 when the
company will seek to have the entire
statute creating the marketing com-
mission declared unconi^!utional.
The Standard f)il will maKo its
fight upon the contention that it is
an interstate concern and cannot be
regulated by a state law. The order
against the oil companies arose over
the fact that they were selling gaso
line 1 cent a gallon'cheaper to cer-
tain dealers than to others.
Good by is u contraction of "Gcji
be with you."
PROFITS ASKED
BY EX-SOLDIERS
Free Speech amfcAnti-Militar-
ism Stressed In Vets'
Principles*
By 1-ederated Preen.
ST. PAUL, July 8.—Calling for'
lighters to struggle for freedom.
Jack Brandon, national chairman of1
the World War Veterans, sounded
the keynote of the third annual con-
vention of the service men's organi-
zation here. /
Co-ordination and centralization of
all the subdivisions of the World
War Veterans in order "to cope more
effectually with the forces.of reac-
tion which are striving to limit the
freedom of the people," was recom-
mended by Brandon.
"Throughout the ages mankind has
struggled against the forces of na-
ture and human greed, while the
former is being rapidly overcome and
saddled for human service, the prob-
lems of dealing with the ever in-
creasing manifestation of human
greed has become more and more in-
tense," Mr. Brandon said.
Human ti reed Is Problem,
j "We of the World War Veterans
must realize that the greatest stum-
bling block in the path of progress
is human greed. It is this power that
cultivates and perpetuates brutality
and darkness and has reached a
point now where it is impossible for
the average man or woman to t'unc-
i lion as a human being should.
"Like all fighters for freedom we
must adopt and employ timely,
1 practical and effective tactics, such
as adequately and firmly will meet
the onslaught of reaction, which at
J no time has been as bold, stubborn
I and brutal as it is today."
j A declaration of principles, includ-
ing new points which promise co-
operation with the farrtler as well as
labor in the economic fight, was pre-
j sented to the convention by Mr. Bra-
i ilon. Another section of the resolu-
S tion declared that the organization
j insists upon the right of unrestricted
freedom they may deem fit. Sym-
pathy for the people of India, Egypt,
j Ireland and Russia is expressed.
Oppose Militarism.
I The principles adopted virtually
place the World War Veterans be-
hind the farmer-labor political move-
ment and on the side of the useful
and productive masses as opposed to
j the exploiting interests, declares for
! economic, political and social free-
! dom, indorses organized labor, and
opposes compulsory military train-
: ing, the abridgement of free speech
; and assembly, child labor, the open
j shop and war profiteering. It favors
■ a referendum before war is declared
The declaration follows:
I "We stand with, and will a; all
I times support, the useful and pro-
! ductive population of our country,
1 whose interests and ours are identi-
cal.
Investigate Profiteers.
i "We demand an immediate investi-
gation by congress of all war profits
exceeding 25 per cent, the sum in ex-
I cess of the alloted 25 per cent to be
I "federalized" and as a bonus dis-
tributed by the government to the ex-
I service men and unemployed gener-
| ally.
I "We are opposed to any declara-
i tion of war by the officials resnoqsi-
I ble for government, unless tiie is-
sue be first sanptioned by a referen-
dum vote of the people.
j "We are unalterably opposed to
I any form of compulsory military
' training in America.
I "We are opposed to any interfer-
ence, official or unofficial, with any
right secured us by the first amend-
ment to the federal constitution.
"We indorse the right of collective
bargaining by all truly representa-
tive groups in productive Industry,
i "We condemn the exploitation of
I child labor.
Condemn Open Shop.
"The open shop, socalled, is an-
archic in principle, hypocrith
pretense, cowardly in action
j voices the language of slavery.
"We oppose the exploitation of the
patriotism of the ex-soldier by selfish
interests to keep down wages and to
lower the standards of living,
j "We recognize the right of the
Ifarmers as well as the workers of
'America to advocate and secure for
'themselves the full product of their
j labor.
i "We Insist upon the right of all
I peoples' unrestricted freedom to es-
tablish and uphold whatever form of
government they may deem fit. In
this connection we sympathize and
share the aspirations of the people of
India. Egypt, Ireland. Russia and
with all other people whose desire is
freedom.
"We stand for. and pledge our-
selves to, the achievement of an Am-
ericanism based upon economic, po-
litical and social freedom." /
PLAN WALTON PARADE
IN CITY FOR JULY 15
Walton followers from all over
the state will form a huge down
town parade on July 15 In honor
of J. c. Walton, candidate for gov-
ernor of Oklahoma, it was an-
nounced Saturday.
Ten thousand are expected to
participate in this demonstration
which it is declared will be the
biggest ever staged in the atate.
The parade will be led by the
women's division followed by the
ex-service men.
Labor and other civic Organi-
zations of Oklahoma City will
swell the tanks and representa-
tives from every precinct in Ok-
lahoma connty will march, it is
said.
There will ho a number of
bands in the parade and fireworks
will take a prominent part in the
celebration. The parade will be
separated Into two divisions, one
for automobiles and one for pe-
destrians.
Those on foot will form aouth
of Seventh street and norih of
Fifth street on Broadway, while
the automobiles will form north
of Seventh street on Broadway
The parade will start promptly
at 8 o'clock.
KflTY STRIKERS
i Guns Confiscated By Court;
Case Appealed By Rail-
road Attorneys.
Dodson Resigns Office;
Battle Between Wilsonl
and Owen Grows BitterI
Owen Headquarters Declare That Wilson Is Forestalling Ex-
posure From His Enemies—Clash Seen Between Dutch !
Schell and Standard Oil—McCloud Says Trail of Scan-1
dal Is Well Covered.
With the announcement Of the! the certificates on Clark's recom*
realfnatlop, under fire, of w. p. mendatlon but declared he had con- I
Dodson. secretary of the state board fidence in ( larks representation I
of education, announced Saturday that the two negroes were entitled
folios ini; til.- confession of W. If. to receive the certificates.
Clark, dealer in school equipment. What Owen's Backers Say.
to the effect tbAt he had procured Officials In charge of the campaign I
through Dodson, two teachers' cer- of Thomas Owen declared Saturday
Ufleatl and disposed Of than for that they were not In any way back
WOO to Doctor Wakefield, negro of the probe of Wilson's appointee. I
physician of Bristow, political Ob- Investigation Into the records of I
! servers were concerned Saturday the certificates issued showed that I
i Confiscation of their guns and
fines of $1!) and costs were the pen-
iallies assessed to the guards of the
rKaty railroad for attacking union
railroad workers.
P. P. Shannon and J. L. Jarmon,
guards for the Katy railroad, at-
tacked several striking shopmen Fri-
day afternoon at 300 South Robin-
son.
"The striking workers will not re-1 .. . ... _ . . . t --- -- -—. i
sort to rtolanc*. Thtrt will bp no " .,b." P« ">le eBect, tljj new Beveral certificates had been torn |
scandal uncovered in the office of from books without any proper ac-
R- H. Wilson, candidate for gov- j counting having been made officially. I
Some people seem to want ™ KT ,,"j? . . . ' 1
.A. „ | ernor. | E. N. < ollette, assistant superin-
Governor J. R. A. Roberson has tendent of public instruction, stated I
placed the whole matter In the hands that only four such certificates were I
FAIL 10 SETTLE:'
trouble as long as I have anything
to say
the shopmen to start trouble of some
sort to give the union men a black
eye, but this will not happen." was
the statement of J. F. Martin. "The
shopmen hold no bitterness In their
hearts and we do not want any
trouble. Some people have said that
we were looking for trouble, but that
Is untrue.
Imported Scabs,
It is reported that thltly or forty
j men were Imported here from Ponca
ity to work on the Frisco. The
strikebreakers Imported all are car-
| rylng guns acording to several >abor
All Day Parley Brings Some leaders
Hope To Davis.
WASHINGTON, July S.—(inr-
eminent operation of the "key"
mines in order to guarantee a
supply of coal for winter fuel
had been decided upon by the
Harding administration, it was
announced today.
President Harding lias been
holding out for postponement of
(his action uniil all other efforts
to settle the strike had been ex-
hausted, it is said. •
of Attorney General George F. Short.
At the headquarters of R. H. Wil-
son Saturday morning no further
statements were given out other than
that the whole exposure of the al-
leged fraud is made by none other
than R. H. Wilson himself, who,
j though state superintendent of pub-
lic Instruction, turned over the
handling of certificates to Dodson.
According to Wilson managers, when
Wilson first heard rumors of the Ir-
regularities at Bristow, he. started
. I the inveatlgatlon and In a letter to
An attempt to discredit the lnlon j G0vernor Robertson written on July
was frustrated yesterday when sev-
eral union men discovered a sign
placed on the fence of the Frisco
yards stating "Remember the Illinois
miners and what they got," with a
tombstone and grave drawn on it, I
The workers tore down the sign.
4. asked the governor to probe the
Issuance of the two certificates.
See Conflict of oil Interests.
Others see In the whole scandal the
opening gun of a fight to the death
between the Standard Oil and Dutch
uiard for the Frisco railroad told I ScheU olF groups which are now
the union men who tore down the of- Owen and Wilson lespect-
ldent.
i fensive sign that he had seen it and
j wondered how long It would stay up.
•'Remember Illinois Hiners."
! "The guani making that statement
| showed that it was not disagreeable
I to the company to let the slv&n re-
j main, but wa will not let it remain
| as It looks as if the union men put
it up and were looking for trouble
By I^U'RENC^E TODD
KedernU-d Press Stafr CorreBjx
WASHINGTON, July 8.—With I But w*e did not put It up and as 1 velop into an unprecedented fury.
Ively. It is known that Owen's forces
have been on the trail of the teach-
ers' certificate scandal for some.
Whether Wilson's action is, as Owen
backers say, merely to forestall more
personal attacks against him, cannot
be learhed, but the conflict of inter-
ests back of thees two rival candi-
dates of big business Is likely to de-
j nothing accomplished in the parley j have said before, we will not toler
, between the anthracite miners and i hte any violence. Who put up the
operators, the session Friday was sign is a mystery; whoever It was
disbanded until .Monday. knew their business as the sign was
Secretary of Labor Davis, however, as good as any artist could paint,
said that a start had been mada He No matter how hard they try or
has been attending the conference as what tricks they resort to no one
a representative of the government, will be able to make us resort to
The long and heated session of violence," was the closing remark of
the coal barons with t{ie coal miners Martin.
spokesmen led to precisely nothing. According to several men the flgbt
lrom the operators' standpoint. But yesterday with guards of the Katy
from the standpoint of the miners it was a purely personal matter as It
Was valuable in showing to the coun- was not reported to the union head- I
try that organized labor is now ' quarters.
"coming back." | —
l abor Coming Hack.
So firm were the miners on their
demand for a national conference
i agreement and the maintenance of
j the old wage scale that the'adminis-
tration was compelled to toss into
I the midst of the Scuffle its plan for
, arbitration of the dispute.
The railroad workers recognize
that they are coming to the aid of
the coal strikers at the critical time, I ^,„r, . , „
and that the coal strikers have wo 1 OKMl IvGEh, July 8.
half the battle for the railroad men. attempt to get Ross
The railroads are, carrying non-union came to the defense
coal to market. A few weeks will Robe,.taon, whcn
, show that tUese roads cannot get . . . ^ i ^
! along without shop forces. Coal de- bi"e by E' J' Dlrk' d<'nK,<
I livery wilt fall; coal production m I «late for lieutenant governor, to de-
non-union mines will cease when bate the issues of the Robertson re-
rs cannot be promptly moved. j gjme, has been made by Dick in a
! second telegraph
day.
Backers of each of these two op-
posing candidates feel that their
Interests will be shown no quarter
by the other. . They each fear the
Reconstruction League and J. C.
Walton, but they fear their great
commercial rival even more.
Dodson's resignation followed the
affidavit of W. R. Clark of Norman,
former county superintendent of
Cleveland county. Clark admitted
obtaining the certificates from Dod
son. Dodson then admitted getting 1 Wilson backers.
missing from certificate books but I
that it was possible that whole |
hooks of certificates had been taken,
as the vault where they were kept |
had been open for some time.
It Is necessary that the certifl- I
cates be signed by the superintend- I
ent "t public instruction. R. H. Wil- I
son. and also by the secretary of I
the board, but these might be forged, |
according to Collette.
Wilson headquarters declared that I
they had dete< lives working on the I
case at Bristow, while the governor |
has assigned Charles McCloud
work on the case there. McCloud I
declares that the persons accused of I
purchasing the certificates have left I
the state apparently and their tracks I
are well covered. On every band in
his investigation McCloud seema to |
meet carefully hiddei^ trails.
No charges havfe been tiled to date
though it is possible that startling I
developments may occur in the near |
future.
A. A. McDonald, one of Owen's '
managers, in the absence of Eugene
Kerr, declared that he believed the
whole matter was en attempt on the
patr of R. H. Wilson to allay reports
of a widespread scandal regarding
the bartering of school certificates,
by taking vigorous action against
Dodson. his lieutenant, in these two
cases. McDonald declared that Wil-
son had launched the probe into but
two cases, the evidence in regard to
which was such that it could not be
traced directly to Wilson himself.
But reports from the attorney gen-
eral's office that the end haB not yet
come and that much more remains
to be uncovered indicate that the
probe may not stop at the point
w hich it is said was intended by the
DICK ATTACKS
ROSS LILLARD
Challenges Lawyer To Debate |y|any ^0( |\jeed Money
On Governor.
The secoiio
Lillard, who
of Governor
Investigators Find.
al In
and I
\id Indirect.
! Aid from the coal miners to the
i railroad strikers, indirect thus far,
i will be more effective when coal
mining is resumed after the surren-
; der of the operators or the govern-
ment's taking over of thymines—the
two possible means of ufctting the
! miners back underground.
When the miners resume digging
they will insist on a prompt supply
of coal cars. If the rail strike is as
effective as now seems certain, the
! miners will be unable to get cars in
I sufficient number.
CERMANS CAN'T
MAKE PAYMENT
' ' TESTED
Validity of Agreement of As-
sociation at Stake.
WICHITA, Kans., July 8.—The
first attempt to teat the contract of
the Kansas Wheat Growers' associa-
tion and determine whether it is
binding upon the members who agree
to sell their wheat through the or-
ganization, is to be threshed out in
the district court here.
Action was brought Friday by the I
wheat growers' association against
Frank Schultz, extensive wheat
grower, who signed a contract with
the association for the years 1921 to J
11*25. The petition declares that
OTTAWA, Canada. July 8.—After
much serious consideration of the
grievances of war veterans who have
hallenged to a de- j not been successful in finding for
:andi- j themselves place of permanence In
civil life, either because they are
medically unfit or because of indus-
trial depression, a special parlia-
mentary committee has finally re-
nt to Lillard Fri- ported against the granting of a
,„„j. bonus to all ex-service men. paying
j Following his first reply to Lillard. regard to the length and place of
j in which l.e defined his acceptance ot service.
I a debate, provided Lillard would de Hundreds of millions have already
fend "Robertjionlan,, to which, it wa: speIU th, government In | ^i,. baa, ^ninrr to"hi.contract. |
declined Li 1 laid had not replied, tjl0 carrying out of plans for the
Dick sent the following telegram: ; ,..irp of tll(, untjt antj for the re-
"Hon. Ross Lillard, ; establishment of returned men who
| "Oklahoma City, Okla. | are physically and mentally able to
take part in the industrial life of|
the country.
With these expenditures
continued for some time, together j
with the annual pension bill amount-
ing to many millions of dollars, it
is hoped that a number of recom-
mendations by the committee Injieui
of a general bonus will be accept-'
able to the soldiers.
In Japan it is always the rule of
politeness to pay a trifle more than
the sura mentioned on your hotel bill.
To settle the account net would be
considered an insult, or at least a
mark of great dissatisfaction.
Some of the students in Paris,
when perusing ancient books in the
National library, protect themselves
with gas-masks. This is done to pre-
vent the inhalation of dangerous mi-
crobes said to infest old volumes.
HKRUN. July S.—The (.erman
government faced a crisis today
when a moratorium wan asked of
the reparations commission on
the grounds that the July K> pay-
ment could not be met. The city
was seething with rumors and
complete political collapse i*
feared. Kit her return to a mon-
archy or a communistic revolu-
tion is predicted.
HOOTCH ARTISTS
USE STRAW STACK
WICHITA, July 8.—Whnt is said j
by prohibition officers to be a "new |
one" in the art of secreting illicit i
whisky stills w as found on a farm '
six miles north of this city.
The still, estimated at a 30-gallon
capacity, was found in a cavern [
eight feet square carved out of the ;
center of an old straw stack in thej
centei of a wheat ti'-M. a pipe wellI
had been driven; a lantern furnished |
light and passage was obtained,
through a long tunnel. Right bar-
rels of mash were found, but no|
[ whisky.
j "I presume from Governor Rob-
I ertson's silence he does not desire to
; discuss his record" with me. If you
were serious in rushing to his de-
fense and demanding a Joint debate I
j will agree to meet you In as many
! debates as you desire to discus:
[ Robertsonism In Oklahoma, and
I whether the democratic party should
j indorse or condemn him as governor
There are no conditions attached to
this answer. If vou are for Robert-
! son, defend him. Wire answer
"Eldon J. Dick."
CUT IN DIVIDENDS
SUGGESTED TO PAY
MERE LIVING WAGE!
HATTERS THREATEN
TO GO ON STRIKE
OTTAWA. ( anarla, July V "I
have consistently, and I think
irrefutably, taken the position
that in periods of depression,
such as we ie unfortunately ex-
periencing, dividends should he
sacrificed before the worker
should be compelled to accept
less than a living wage," declared
Mr. McDougill, m}ne workers'
representative on the govern-
ment conciliation board consid-
ering the demands of the Nova
Scotia mine owners for a drastic
wage cut.
The government and employer
member* of the board, constitut-
ing the majority, disagreed with
McDougall and approved the
wage cut on the ground that th*
present market price of coal
"does r.'/)t give the mine owners
a profit,"
r.—Five thou-1
Lip makers of i
within a few
to
By Federate*
1 NEW YORK, July
sand cloth hat and
this city will strike
days unless the Cloth Hat and Cat
Manufacturers' association agteei
demands of the Cloth Hat and
.Makers' union for a new conti
embodying reforms, chief of whlcl
; the eradication of the so-called '
dal shop."
I'nlon officials declare the rec
, rapid development of this "so
I shop" system here has becom
menace to union standards, "to
ilready sold 1,000 bushels of wheat
itslde the organization and asks !
that he pay the 25 cents a bushel |
penalty which is provided for in the i
>n tract.
The petition alleges that Schulte,
i a member, has broken his con-
tract and that in so doing, is en-
coring the existence of the or-
lization by setting a precedent .'or
other members to follow.
Attorneys discussing the matter
issert that the final decision will
have a great deal to do with the suc-
cess of the organization, holding that
if thi! court should decide the con-
tract not binding, the association
would be unable to function sue • ss-
fully.
DISH HOPE TO
LS
Insurgents Driven Farther
Back In Hill Country.
anc
standard of living for the
and threatens to undermin
| in general and to reduce
; position of
er demands
for enforcen
| holidays; strict observance of prin
ipie of equal division of work,
idards, "to the DUBLIN, July 8.- Rebels are . a-
unable human seating before the advance >f the
?rs. Free state troops, reports lea. hinK
try here state. A number of small bands
the of the insurgent republicans nave
'th- been captured.
ion The Free State advance tak^s tiie
gal form of a long line, the opposite t-is
onverging. It is hoped to trap *>>9
rebels within the circle of troops.
shop trad<
ffective pr
payment for
' that the employers'organization shall capture of the men, and Ea:
[assume full responsibility for con- DeValera, their leader, within a i
Itract observance by its members. I time,predicted*
i ■ • «"
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