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Lo! The ?oor Chimpanzee
You'll See Ford Run
Best for Englishmen
You May Kill—If
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
'
Now will come a howl from the
antl-vivleectlonlBts and all friends
of "dumb brutes."
And as for William Jennings
Bryan, there is no knowing what
he will say about the Paris Pas-
teur Institute establishing a mon-
key reservation in the heart of
Africa to raise chimpanzees for sci-
entific experiment.
Certain human diseases can be
planted in no animal body except
our own or that of our little chim-
panzee brother—notice that hideous
fact, Mr. Bryan. When the natives
catch young chimpanzees they kill
its father and mother and those
"primates" are dying out. The
Paris Pasteur institute will breed
them on a big scale to enrich
science.
That announcement will shock
gentlemen owning mills that are
nothing but gigantic preserves in
which human beings are especially
bred to be used by dividend makers,
as the chimpanzees will be used by
the Pasteur institute.
The chimpanzee mother hates to
think that her child will go to Dr.
Voronoff, to have his little glands
sold to a Chicago millionaire. That
chimpanzee mother can sympathize
with American mothers that have
sent their children to the mills be-
fore daylight. The little chimpan-
zee's sufferings are soon over.
That's the difference.
One thing seems quite sure.
Henry Ford means to run for presi-
dent, next time, on the democratic
ticket. When asked about it he
says "that is in the lap of the
gods." With Ford running, with
his 15,000 agents, in every town
ready, with his hundred and fifty
millions a year also ready to do
whatever money can do, you will
see some activity among Wall
street gentlemen. With their lan-
terns out they will be earnestly
hunting for something that LOOKS
like a radical, but that hasn't any
teeth.
If they put up that kind of n rad-
ical, and if Mr. Ford's managers
have the intelligence of a micro-
cephalic prairie dog, Ford will be
elected and try to hand Wall street
"something Just as good" in place
of old-fashioned money.
Fine for the British empire, and
for common sense government in
Europe if Lloyd George should be
elected back to power. And it looks
now as if he might be, in spite of
the average longing for a change.
For Englishmen, just now, the
best possible thing might be Lloyd
George out of power. For out of
power the world would see Lloyd
Georgo as the out-and-out radical
that be is, not as hitherto, compro-
mising, conceding, driving the Tory
land owner tandein with British la-
bor.
H. G. Wells, in England, said the
other day "England needs a man
Ilk* W R. Hearst to stir up the
people and make them think."
Such a man England will have in
Lloyd George when the load of of-
fice is taken off his back. Every
nation needs a radical not afraid
of tradition, or of aristocratic or
financial power.
Ceorg? Hnrlow, finding his wife,
19 years of age, with another man,
beat her to death with a club. A
California jury says "justifiable
homicide."
Ladiec shoot husbands that mis-
behave and their incidental affini-
ties, and those wives are acquitted.
A young woman with a sad face,
and a very young baby, went to
her husband's office, killed him and
his stenographer. It was decided
that she might bring her baby into
court with her. That settles that
case probably. When the jury sees
the baby it will say "not guilty."
All this may seem too mild, too
much like setting the law aside in
honor of jealousy. But the laws
and juries don't rule or direct civ-
ilization, they reflect it. Consti-
tution, laws, newspapers, sermons,
crimes, philanthropy all make up
a complete mirror, reflecting man-
kind at the moment.
Somebody caught a young duck
at its breeding place in Maine, put
a band on its leg. That same bird
was found paddling around the
mouth of the Niger, in Africa.
Birds fly away thousands of miles
and return to the same state, the
same farm, the same field. How
do they do it? Scientists are try-
ing to find out.
It is interesting to know that be-
fore long the small boy will be
able to leave his "breeding ground"
in Maine, and also fly to the mouth
Of the Niger, or the Amazon, or to
the fair at Nojni Novogorod if he
chooses.
GERMAN STEEL PROFITS.
HEIDELBERG, Germany, Oct.
26.—The steel trust of Germany
profits even by the drop of the
mark, according to the Volkszeit-
ung of this city. When' tue mark
had sunk to the level of the pre-
war pfenning—in other words,
when its value was 1 per cent of
its 1914 value, the steel trust
screwed the price up to 130 times
that of pre-war years.
Oklahoma Leader
4TFEARLESS AND TRITE"
Full United I'rean and Exclutlie Federated I'ress Service.
Vol. 3—No. 62
OKLAHOMA CITY., OKLA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2<5, 1922
I'KICE TWO CENT3
LABORITES MAY CONTROL BRITAIN
New Proposals From
'Gentlemen* Spurned
In Walton's Answer
Again Takes Up Gauntlet
and Defies Scandal-Mong-
ers to Do Their Worst—
Repudiates Dishonorable
Proposals to Double-cross
Farmer-Labor.
A new attempt on the part of
vested money interests of Oklahoma
Walton Statement
Adulterated
Food For
Thought
Guaranteed by the
FIELDS
MACHINE
V'nder the Pure
Bunk Act of 1022.
TO BANKING AND OIL INTERESTS OF THE STATE:
On August 8th, I issued a statement saying in sub-
stance that 1 stood irrevocably for the farmer, the laborer
and the former service man.
r • mtn I further stated that legitimate business (which in-
botraying theOIfanner8 and Indus- eludes banking) had nothing to fear from me, so long as it
trial workers ot the etate has met retrained from ruthless exploitation, that 1 was the iriena
with a stinging rebuke, in a pub- 0f the independent oil, lead and zinc producing industries of
lie statement, issued Thursday, state.
rretagreement-ana ?"tem?ed'hu I still stand on my statement of August *th.
stand on the Shawnee platform for 1 he iarmer, the laborer and the lormer service man
the farmer, the laborer and the are satisfied with this statement—with a few honorable ex-
former service man.
Some weeks ago, while Walton
was in the midst of his campaign.
certain alleged supporters in the
Tulsa district phoned him to can-
cel his speaking dates and cam-
paign in and about Tulsa. Repre-
ceptions, you are not.
Secret Agreement.
You want a secret agreement or understanding as to
the allocation of state monies and the interest to be charged
farmers thereon; and you want a secret agreement and
understanding as to the 3 per cent gross production tax
t^UtLT3%"rrUor"ahHd been Vg" ™ oil, and a secret agreement and understanding as to the
lected by him and his presence ^oldier bonus bill.
would aid organization work there, j On August 16th, I reiterated my statement ot August
Simultaneously with this request an(j further stated that 1 could njt, and would not
an organization of bankers, 011 double-cross the farmer, the laborer and soldier groups. I
baierreque8t°toewaltonett>eagrce to 'Stand on that statement now and will stand on it forever,
lay down on certain of his cam-! Because I would not enter into secret or "Gentlemen's
puign promises in consideration for j Agreements," you have declared war upon me and the
financial backing. The mayor re- ;farmer labor, soldier cause which I represent.
fused. Immediately over 4U0 poi- , ... . .
son squads" were organized to de- j 1 ,lL riyni is un.
feat Mayor Walton. To accomplish | Your money is streaming into the cotters of the prosti-
this republicans, democrats and so- tute press—the Daily Oklahoman, the Oklahoma City Times,
cialists were hired for both an open jthe uk|ahoma city News, the Tulsa World, the Muskogee
and a gumshoe campaign Phoenix and some other papers of the state.
religion,Others slander about his I leSal and political henchmen, of all political
family life, others about his per-'parties, are speaking in the towns and your four hundred
sonal character and the character j"poison squads" are traversing the country roads, and the
of those who were his closest sup- (streets of the cities—all this because I refused to be your
porters. ( (subservient tool under secret agreements.
en emeu s - tp-eejnen . j jn pride of your wealth and power you have thrown
derou" attack, during "which lime 'down the gauntlet, and in the name and in behalf of the
Walton continued to gain strength farmer, labor, soldier groups, I accept the gage of battle,
throughout the state, a new einis- THE FIGHT IS ON!
sary was sent from Tulsa, this
time with a written agreement, a |
"gentlemen's agreement," it was j
called. The mayor was asked to
sign this agreement; while the op-
position held its latest and most
despicable slander in abeyance.
The "gentlemen's agreement" pro-
posed that the mayor guarantee im-
munity to great combines of wealth
in banking and refining circles,
from the effects of legislation
which would curb many practices
by which the burden of public tax-
ation is placed upon the consumer
and producer. The "gentlemen's
agreement" would in effect be an
assurance that the mayor's promise
of real relief for the farmers and
the workers would be broken.
The Fight Is Oil.
In repudiating the dishonorable
proposals the mayor accepted the
gauge of battle and declared: "The
tight is on."
Balked in their last attempt, the
opposition has opened the Hood-
gates of its inexhaustible reservoir
of slander and filth, which, by the
j lavish expenditure of untold re-
1 sources, it hopes to spread deep
and thick enough over the state to
turn the voters from Mayor Walton.
"in the pride of your wealth and'
power," Walton declares, "you have
thrown down the gauntlet, and in
■ the name and in behalf of the
farmer, labor, soldier groups, I ac-
I cept the gauge of battle. The fight
is on!"
GORE TO SPEAK
HERE WEDNESDAY
j Ex-senator Thomas P. Gore, Ok-
lahoma's blind stateman, will start
a speaking itinerary Friday at Alva
in behalf of the candidacy of Jack
j Walton, which will continue until
I election day, according to the
speakers' bureau at democratic
state headquarters, Thursday.
Gore speaks at Alva at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, and at Cherokee
in tho evening, on Friday, Oct. 27.
His itinerary follows:
Fairview and Enid, Oct. 28; Med-
J. C. WALTON.
ANSWER LEWIS CITY'S COLLEGE
Leader Article Brings Glad New Home To Be Complete
Tidings. i November 28.
CM SHORTAGE
TIES INDUSTRY
Elections Faced
With Confidence
Leader Declares
H. G. Wells Is Mentioned as Likely For Place in Cabinet
If Labor Party Wins—Bonar Law
Wants '"Normalcy."
The car situation which has all
but tied up a number of lndiHttries
in the state and seriously handi-
capped other?, is little or no better
than last week, according to Art
Walker, corporation commissioner,
Thursday.
"It appears that the order allow-
ing the use of box cars for cattle
shipments in short hauls, has not
relieved the situation much," Walk-
er declared. "We have a telegram
from Guymon that there are more
than 5,000 head of cattle waiting
there to be moved, with no cars to
move them."
Walker declared that another
telegiain from Ponca City, sent by
Herb Taylor, stated that the cattle
yards there are congested w ith cat-
tle and hogs and that the Santa Fe
railroad retired to furnish any cars
for shipments.
Walker declared that one of the
troubles in the car situation was
that the deferent road*; were re-
fusing to allow cars lo get off of
their own lines. The Katy. Walker
declared, permitted the use «i ">ox
cars for cattle shipments piovided
they* w r« used on any of their
line?. "This is causing roifusion,
«• > many ro.nls do not extend to the
llvor<>rk markets."
Nobody Took Bait From
Poison Squad At Lawton
By CHARLES McCANN.
United I'ress Stair CorreMitondent.
Copyright, 191:2. by United l'resH.
LONDON. Oct. 26.—"The labor
party is better prepared for the
general election than ever beforo
in its history. We have more rea-
sons than any other political group
lor facing the issue with confi-
dence."
Arthur Henderson, leader of th?
laborites, and their choice for pre-
mier, made this statement in an in-
terview given the United Prestos
the campaign got under way.
"Statistics for the last four years
show that labor is much stronger
in Great Britain than at any other
time. Its electoriai machinery is
more efficient and its local organ-
izations have been greatly im-
proved.
"Henderson emphasized that the
labor party was not revolutionary
and that if it won the election, it
would establish a reasonable gov-
ernment.
"The party includes in its mem-
bership buslnesH men, doctors, law -
LAWTON, Oct. 26.—The "poi-
son squad" sent out from Okla-
homa City ostensibly for the
purpose of organizing a "Good
Government Club" in Lawton
met with a miserable failure
here Wednesday nftcrnoon,
when, with all plans set for the
organization of the club, not a
single Lawton woman appeared
to join.
The final meeting was called
following a week's hard work
by Mrs. Lillian Downs, secre-
tary of the club of Oklahoma
City. Mrs. s. c. Wheeler, an
organizer and Mrs. Edna Wat-
kins of Chickasha.
The meeting was advertised
for 2:30. At 2:45 nobody had
arrived and two of the party of
three announced that they were
going to try and catch a train
for Oklahoma City, leaving the
empty chairs with the organ-
izer.
It was found that the women
while working here during the
week's stay had attempted to
work upon the religious preju-
dices of the women visited.
Protestant were told that Wal-
ton favored the Catholics while
Catholics were Informed that
Walton was against tlxm.
Couldn't Bribe Boy To
Take Off Walton Button
Messages from more than fifty
crippled children from every local-
Executive board of Oklahoma
City college was meeting Thursday
lty in the suite have been received 1 to plan the program for the official
by Dr. A. U. Lewis, state health ' opening of the new administration
commissioner, in the last few days, j building on the evening of Novem-
in response to a request sent out | her 28, according to Dr. E. G.
through the Oklahoma Leader for'Green, president of the college.
names of children whose parents 11 iH IJ"s®lble son.ie of th.e
.rooms will be used for class work
are unable to pay for operations | previoiI}, to the official opening. Dr.
and treatment that may bring these i Green said. The event of Novem-
1 it tie sufferers back to health and her 28 will be partly in the nature
b- nnir > j of a public reception.
I Dedication will be some time in
Recently, according to Dr. Lewis, , the first week of December, the ex-
hls attention was brought to a j act date to be arranged between
number of pitiful cases of children Gren and Bishop Waldorf, Wichita,
hose parents were so poor that
they could not pay for a surgical
operation and attention. Taking
the matter up with Governor Rob-
ertson, the governor, agreed to is-
sue a deficiency appropriation to
cover the expense of such medical
care and hospital service.
Announcement through The
Leader that children, suffering
with deformed limbs, club-foot,
deafness, blindness and similar de-
fects, whose parents could not pay
of the Oklahoma conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
The administration building cost
$210,000 but the installation of $40,-
000 in equipment will bring the to-
tal cost to nearly $250,000. The
building Is located at the entrance
to th# college campus at Twenty-
fourth street and Blackwelder ave-
nue.
Dr. Green announced that Fred
M. Stephenson, who has held the
position of financial secretary of
It was a small boy who cllmbe.1
the stairs to the barber shop and
I rest room of the street car men in
the Terminal building Tuesday. The
i little fellow would have appeared to
! be shabbily dressed, too, but for the
! fac* that his scant clothing was
neatly repaired ami clean.
I He was a gentlemanly little boy
and approached the dozen or more
'men in a manner different from
that of the average news boy. The
first man approached sized the lad
, up and asked him why he was sell-
ing papers:
I "I have to sell papers and work
; to help mama make a living," the
iboy said.
"Why don't your father make a
hiving for you?" the street car man
I said.
"My papa is dead!" the little fel-
lovf replied and his big brown eyes
filled with tears.
| There was silence in the room.
Several of the men moved their
chairs to make a noise and the man
who had been questioning the boy
|droppi <i ins feet from the table in
jlront of him to the floor. Ills hand
j sought his pocket and a quarlor
I appear
• "I want one of your papers, little
man," he said. "Here is a quarter
,—keep the change*"
Five other men present paid a
quarter for a paper—the boy had
but six to sell.
I As the lad turned to leave the
j room, one of the five who had given
| a quarter for a paper, said:
j "Hold on, sonnie; J notice that
I you are wearing a Walton button.
: 1 am a Fields man and don't pat-
j i onize Walton people. You will
j have to take that button off!"
j The boy squared his thin should-
! ers and his eyes blazed as he
| walked up to the man who had said
' he was a Fields man. He handed
out one of the pieces of money giv-
I en him for a paper a few minute
before, saying:
J "Here, Mister, is your quarter! I
can't take that button off! Ever
I since papa died Mr Walton has sent
mama and us children baskets of
things to eat!"
j The man, a partisan supporter of
I Walton himself, sprang to his feet
j and pushed the boy towards the
door, assuring him that he was only
joking, while his associates glare 1
j about for something to find fault
I with.
I GLOUCESTER, Mass., Oct. 26.—
Fresh northwest winds were fore-
east today for the third and final
Says Workers Showed Their
Good Sense.
"I understand that some people
calling themselves democrats are
complaining that the socialist party
of Oklahoma is supporting Wal-
ton," Senator ltobt. L. Owen said
in his address at the city auditori-
um Wednesday night. "I am not
surprised. The members of that
party have studied government to
some purpose. They certainly are
to be commended for their good
Judgment," he concluded.
Mrs. Fishwick, chairman of the
county democratic central commit-
tee, introduced the speaker to one
of the largest assemblies of voters
in Oklahoma City during the pres-
ent campaign, and the senator was
given an ovation.
The speaker divided his time
equally between national and state
issues and made it plain where ho
stood on all questions of the pres-
ent campaign. A Walton button
was conspicuous on the lapel of his
coat.
Owen explained the difference
between a reactionary and progres-
sive republican and said that
there was but little difference be-
tween a progressive republican and
a democrat. Here he remarked
that there appeared to be a fewi
"reactionary" democrats in Okla-
homa during this campaign, and
said that his advice to them was to
get out of the party and go to the
reactionary republicans and stay
there, where their advice would not
be unpleasant.
As an Instance that the "demo-
cratic party is progressive," he said
that just prior to the election of
delegates to the state constitutional
convention, farmers and laboring
men had met in Shawnee and
I adopted sixteen pledges for npprov-
I of prospective candidates that
anted their support. He said that
radically all the democratic can-
idates approved of the demands
for operations or medical care,°kl.^°™a c"y college, has left the
would be taken care of at the ex- '"8tl utlon f°r a /f'" «8t' <"><
pense of the state, brought many bhe.en >?>' Dr- Harry S.
letters from parties knowing of has been connected
. | with the business affairs of the
wn!u . - ■ . . . Oklahoma conference, and was
•The problem is much bigger once e , ,n
than one would expect, but we ex- |
pect to carry It through," Dr. Lewis
declared Thursday. "1 do not be-
lieve that the legislature wouldj
dare to turn down an appropriation] A report was received at the po-
used for this purpose so we areM'ce station Wednesday night to th'
ford and Blackwell, Oct. 30; Perry Koing to work in the hope of bring- effect that three men had been
and Cushing. Oct. 31; Coweta and |n(r joy and health back to these !he,<l UI} and robbed of $33 near the
Pryor, Nov. 1; Claremore and Vln- I nttle unforunates." Elmwood dance hall.
ita. N°v- 2; Okemah. Nov. 2: j parents will not be required to
Chandler and Bristow, Nov. 4; An-
adarko and Lawton, Nov. 6.
TO TURK PARLEY
between the G 1 o u
hooner, Henry Ford, and the Ca-
nndian defendant, Bluenose, to de-
ide the championship of the North
Atlantic fishing fleet.
France and England Want
Uncle Sam at Table.
HI-JACKERS ROB THREE
U
By WEBB MILLER
Pri
Stal
make
CORRECTION
Railroad Strike
Not Settled Here
Yesterday the Leader said ed-
itorially that the railroad shop
strike was settled in this local-
ity. This was an error. Th<i
article in which the statement
was made was clipped from an-
other paper and was not cred-
ited to that paper. There has
been no settlement of the rall-
road strike in this state.
DEMANDS RESTORATION
OF PASSENGER TRAINS
Demand that the Wichita Falls &
Northwestern railroad restore pas-
senger trains No. 1 and No. 2,
which run from Elk City to Wichita
Falls and return, were received
from B. E. Davis, mayor of Man-
gum, according to Art Walker of
the corporation commission Thurs-
day.
Walker stated that the commis-
sion was taking the matter up with
the railroad at once. The trains
were taken off shortly after strike
of shopmen began
BULLETIN
pauper's oath, Lewis de-
clared, it only being necessary to
have some reliable party acquaint-
ed with the family to furnish the
health department with a state-
ment- I DALLAM, Tex- (let. HI!.—U nited
"A school teacher in Pushmataha Press>)__nith T,,x|I!l Neiiatorlul
county writes me that she has a ] raop n,(.HiILit l„ an enlaiuflei ieiit
little child attending school who („f litigation, it appeared today ilutt
is compelled to walk around an tIlls state'* inters would prdliabh
his hands and knees," Dr. I^ewis | have to choose their next I nlttMl
declared. "Think what it will ! stales senator iij writing ills name
mean to this child if it can be on the ballot.
cured of this defect." ltli less than two weeks re-
Dr. Lewis declared that he would maining before the election, it is
order a number of the first appli-inot believed probable that either of
rant« sent here sometime next j the candidates ill be able ty force
week and that care of the rest j his name on the ballot hi time,
would be riven attention as rapid- sliotfld there be a mistrial at l'or-
ly as possible | sienna.
PARIS, Oct. 26.—France and
England have agreed to Invite the
United States to participate in the
near eastern peaco parley to be
held at Lausanne on November 13,
it was authoritatively stated today.
The French government has
backed the suggestion of Lord Cur-
zon that Amerlea he Asked to take
part in the deliberations because
the Lausanne pact will be a modifi-
cation of the treaty of Sevres,
which was drawn up at the end of
the w orld war, with American col-
labc
atlc
The treaty of Sev
ished the Turks I
considered to have
by the victories o
Mustapha Kemal.
res. which ban-
fill Europe,
been nullified
the army of
Rents in Berlin were, until re-
cently. limited to 125 per cent more
than the pre-war figure; they have
now gone up to 350 per cent of that
amount.
REGISTER
EVERYBODY
IN
OKLAHOMA CITY
AND
CERTAIN PRECINCTS
IN
OKLAHOMA COUNTY
MUST
REGISTER
For information call
Maple 5287 or Maple 5189
WALTON
FOR
GOVERNOR
CLUB
102 '/j North Broadway
Rooms 224-226 Ba.ssett
Building
I lie speaker said the democratic
rty had "always favored the la-
j boring man and farmer"; that it
I was no new doctrine, and called at-
■ t ?ntlon to the farm and labor bu-
! reaus established under the admin-
istration of the party. The labor
I bureau hail been placed under the
management of Mr. Wilson, he said,
who was a "card man," and be-
longed to a union. He further said
that the farmers, laborers and so-
elalistfc had a right to meet at
1 Shawnee and demand that their
ights be
obse
;d by the part}
lie
Id th
asking for their
socialists ought to have particif
ed in that convention; that it >
their duty to do so; that they h.
rlnhts as citizens that ou^ht to
pr
the
found In the bill of
as a member of that convention, I
voted for it and am proud of it."
CU B FMJHTS KliAX.
SPRINGFIELD, III., Oct. 2G —
The American Warmony f.oclety Is
the title of an organization formed
at a mass meeting recently held
here. The purpose of the new body
is war on the Ku Klux Klan.
yers, writers and professors, to
said, asking:
Rotables For Candidates.
"Is it not absurd to suggest that
men and women like these cherish
secret revolutionary designs? Tho
idea is grotesque."
The labor cabinet probably would
include:
Ramsay MacDonald, foreign of-
fice; (1. W. Bowerman, G. N. Harnett
and Colonel John Ward. Choice tor
the lord chancellorship is under-
stood to have fallen on Viscount
llaldane, former liberal lord chan-
cellor.
Patrick Hastings, one of tho
younger leaders of the bar appar-
ently has first choice for the at-
torney general's post. H. G. Wells,
the writer, is astrong candidate for
portfolio, the ministry of educa-
tion being mentioned. Lord Robert
Cecil, would doubtless be offered a
portfolio if he were willing to ac-
cept, for he has domoeratic view..
The labor party In a manifesto just
S'ee Number 1, Pii^e 7,
ALLEGED SLAYER
IDWIFE'SERAVE
Authorities Trying to Force
Confession.
PAINESVIU.E, Ohio, Oct. 26.—
(United Press.) — Henry Burns,
charged with murdering his wife,
will face the most strenuous ordeal
of his life today.
He will be taken to the rudely
constructed grave In a wild, lonely
spot five miles west of here, Into
which he is charged with having
placed the mutilated body of his
wife after murdering her.
The purpose of this procedure,
authorities say, is to break Burns'
'cool composure and learn if ho
knows anything of the slaying.
, From the time police found Burns
'at his popcorn stand in Cleveland,
.1 few hours after his wife's body
was found, until daybreak he was
subjected to an almost continuous
grilling.
REGISTRARS
MANDAMUSED
Peremptory Writ Granted by
Judge Wells.
At 2:110 o'clock Thursday
evening copies of the inanda-
inns had been served on all (he
j parties named in the writ ex-
cept Tom Heiiiy, county regis-
trar, and llrs. t liarles Ruth,
precinct registrar.
Ilelny was reported to have
gone to the country when a
deputy sheriff called to serve
him with a copy of the writ.
Mrs. Kutli oils not at home
i when the officer culled* and no
one could be found who knew
i of her whereabouts, it was
| said at the sheritY*s office.
A peremptory w rit of mandamus
was issued by Judge A. S. Wells,
Hi' Lawton, sitting in Judge Old-
, field's division of district court,
Thursday morning, directed to
I Thomas H. Heiny, county regis-
itrar; R. A. Mosey, register of pre-
joint K5A, ward 2. and Sammy Sam-
son and W. T. Hensley, claimed to
j be registrar of said precinct.
, In a second suit filed by Jam's
G. Sackett, republican candidate for
count., clerk, a similar writ wat di-
rected to Mrs. 11. V. Wood, G. II.
Johnson, M. V. Van Meter, Ira
Mitchell, Mrs. Charles II. Ruth an 1
Mrs. Gertrude Dlssing, each alleged
| to be a precinct registrar.
Allegations in the first case ol-
lege that voters are not being reg-
istered on the plea that the official
iias exhausted his supply of blanks
and In some instances it is alleged
that none but voters of u certain
political faith are registered. Ab-
sence from the place where the reg-
istrar is advertised to be found is
another claim of the petitioners. It
; is also alleged that there is a con-
spiracy between the officials namei
to prevent certain voters from reg-
' | lstering.
i In the Sackett petition negligence
I is alleged and non-attention to the
duties of the office of registrar. The
court acted upon both petition
early Thursday morning following
the filing of the petitions with the
clerk.
[ The writ of mandamus issued bjr
1 See Number i. Pagu 7.
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Ameringer, Oscar & Hogan, Dan. Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 62, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1922, newspaper, October 26, 1922; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc100161/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.