The Hennessey Clipper (Hennessey, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1917 Page: 9 of 10
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THE CLIPPER. HBNNttttY, OKLAHOMA
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HEWS OF THE
STATE CAPITAL
ments Are Doing—ltsrr.3 of In-
terest AL" out the State
Government.
Attack On Qa« Companies
That the Oklahoma Gas and Elec-
tric Company and the Oklahoma Nat-
ural Gas Company should bp adjudged
in contempt of the state corporation
commission and the property and
| the property and management of the
nni-,.,,— _ _ . _ , two companies taken under the con-
PRISONERS AT M A LESTER 11: <>i of the commission i" assure ok-
PRODUCE SG'V.COO WORTH lahoma City receiving an adequate
PF nnnn<i im 1Q17 8upply of Ka9 are ,he cont'-'ntions
UUUUo IW |made in a new petition filed with the
state commission by Charles B. Selby,
NEWS FROM STATE OFFICES0kU,homa •■«" «>■
| The petition is a Sweeping W8 gn*
What ,he state Official! «n4 Depart-I :n,'nt cf ,he ,wo *a8 companies going
I exhaustively into the gas situation
and laying multitudinous charges at
the doors of the two pas concerns,
which are alleged to have "practical-
ly the same stockholders." It is **9'
serted that present conditions are not
due to lark of gas, as an ample supply
is available and facilities could bo pro-
vided.
The contempt proceedings are based
on a general order of the corporation
commission. No. 1028 of the 19^ 5-1G
reports, which applies to all public
service gas companies in the state and
which requires all companies "to s
construct and equip and maintain its
DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY HALIFAX SHIP EXPLOSION
Industries at the Oklahoma state
penitentiary have shown a net profit
of $04,444.20 in the last five months
over all operating costs, according to
& report made to Governor Williams
by Sam Morley, warden. The total
■earnings wore $272.«94.37 and the
costs $208,250.17. In addition $47,000
worth of products have not yet been
sold.
The largest earning was made by
the twine plant The cost of operat-
ing was $140,307.58 and the earnings, ] p|pe ]ines an(; ma|ns nnd distributing
$176,421.80, showing a net profit of | svstom8 as t0 be able at all times
more than $30,000. Another big source | tQ furnish an adequat0 sup,lly 0f gas
for public consumption and is he-eby
ordered to furnish and supply at all
times an adequate amount of the prop
er quality for heating, cooking and
of revenue was the prison farm. It
cost $12,470.55 to operate and the
earnings were $38,934.88, leaving a
profit of more than $26,000.
Approximate net profits shown by
other industries were: Wagon factory,!"®'1''11® *or domestic consump u
$1,500; tobacco factory, $500; tin shop,
$600; garment factory, $2,000; tailor
shop (female department), $2,000;
shoe and harness shop, $3,000; planing
mill, $1,100; mattress factory, $800;
canning factory, $1,500. Governor
Walliams says he believes the peni-
tentiary soon will be on a self-sup- j
porting basis.
To Utilize Confiscated Booze
The statehouse probably will be-
come the depository for hundreds of
[gallons of whisky confiscated in Okla-
noma as a result of the decision
Governor Williams to assist the war
Suit Against Archbold Estate.
Suit is to be brought by the state
to collect inheritance tax on more than
department in its plan to conserve al-
cohol by re-distilling whisky.
Governor Williams in a telegram to
the war department requested that he
be made a war agent to handle confis
$6,000,000 of the John D. Archbold es-|cated liquor in Oklahoma. If this is
tate, according to announcement made done some state officials, probably the
by Attorney General S. P. Freeling. adjutant general, will be directed to
An administrator probably will be|recejve thp ijqUOr, which would
asked by the state for the Archbold
estate in Oklahoma. Records of the
state corporation commission show
that Archbold owned 64,847 shares of
Magnolia Petroleum Company, which
has a great part of its interests in this
state. It is contended by the attorney
general's office that this stock should
pay inheritance tax.
What exemptions may be claimed
by the Archbold heirs is not known
here, so the state cannot figure the
amount of tax that will be collected if
the suit is won, but it is certain to
run into big figures. The Magnolia
stock held by Archbold had a par val-
ue of $1 a share and was worth con-
siderably more than par value at the
time of his death.
Christmas Parole for Convicts.
Thirty convicts in the state peniten-
tiary will bo given Christmas vaca-
tions by Governor Williams. The men ] williams:
stored at the state capitol or in a
down town warehouse, until re-ship-
ped for distillation into alcohol to be
used for war purposes.
All sheriffs, police heads and other
peace enforcement officers would be
notified by Governor Williams to ship
all liquor seized from transporters and
bootleggers to Oklahoma City, instead
of destroying it as has been the prac-
tice in the past. If seizures continue
at the rate they ha"* in the past hun-
dreds of gallons of liquor would he
available each mouth to be turned
over to the war department.
Home Guard Leaders Named
The following home guard officers
for several counties <n which no home
guard organization has been effected
were given commissions by Governor
will be turned out of the penitentiary
December 20 and told to come back in
ten days.
The men released will be on their
honor to return to the prison to re-
sume serving their sentences when
their ten day reprieves expire. Those
Cotton county: Ross Way, captain,
Walter; Asa Wilson, first lieutenant,
Temple; J. A. Yount, second lieuten-
ant, Devol. Washita county: L. R.
Strong, captain, Cordell; Albert Eaton,
first lieutenant, Cordell; Charles R.
Lewis, second lieutenant, Cordell
who are to he released are men who|j|lja county. c. B. I.edy, captain, Ar-
have families and homes to visit. nett; John F. Rogers, first lieutenant,
In addition to the granting of the J ghattuck; C. T. James, second lieu-
Christmas vacations, the governor will tenan(i Gage.
sign orders on his birthday to release, jicjnt0gh countv: R. J. Mullins, cap-
all men In the state penitentiary; Ellfaula; G/n nenby, flrst lieu.
whose terms would expire later in
December or in January. By reason
of this about thirty more men will be
able to spend Christmas with their
families.
Paroles also are to be issued to a
number of prisoners. There are sev-
eral life termers who are on the list'
selocted for paroles.
tenant. Checotah; H. Irl Ellzey, first
lieutenant, Checotah. Kingfisher coun-
ty: J. T. Bradley, Jr., captain, King-
fisher; Noal Ray, first lieutenant,
Cashion; Dan Waters, second lieuten-
Canadian County La'nd Segregated.
The state school land commission
ant, Kingfisher. Atoka county: Sam
Downing first lieutenant, Atoka; J. B.
Earl, second lieutenant, Springtown.
Many Incendiary Fires.
A great increase in incendiary fires
last week took" cognizance of the I«« shown by the monthly report of
march of oil development toward Ok-1 State Fire Marshal C. C. Hammonds,
lahoma City by segregating all sch&ol There were twelve such fires in the
land in Canadian county for oil and November the reportshows.
gils purposes. This means that land | with a total loss of $27,592 The oss
within ton miles of Oklahoma City buildings "M" and the loss
will be set aside by the commission contents $10,981. The largest ,n-
and leased only for development of fendiary loss reported was the burn-
, . ing of the M„ O. & G. depot at Hen-
Its oil and gas resources. I *
The action of the commission was '
taken as a result of development The total fire loss for the month was
-work of the Yukon Co-operative Oil | $443.4:>2.84. Of this $178,571.64 was on
and Gas Company, which has struck a j buildings and $264,881.20 on contents,
s-ind near Yukon that yields more The heaviest loss is listed under the
than 10,000,000 cubic feet of gas a " "<• "> unknown," with $136.-
day Frank M. Gault made the mo- 01!<- The next greatest loss was caus-
tlon segregating the land and It was 0(1 lightning striking oil tanks, this
adopted unanimously.
An attempt by State Auditor E. B.
Howard to get the commission to re-
scind its action of two weeks ago,
when it voted not to award any more
oil and gas leases or to permit trans-
fers, met with defeat.
Howard presented the argument
loss being $129,091
Losses from fires in cotton was
heavy, the total being $122,499. More
than half of the loss for the month
was in cotton and oil.
Spontaneous combustion caused a
loss of $40,011. Trash and rubbish
fires cost $7(309 and defective wiring
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that leases should be made as a war f a.!>10. Children and matches added
measure. He said the government $.1,814 to the fire loss and defective
neoded all the oil it could obtain. ' stoves and furnaces cost $7,126.
State Meeting of Assessors Called-! Wants Higher Rates
A call for a meeting of the State Atj application for an increase in
Assessors' Association in Oklahoma electric power rates to mines In the
City January 2 and 3 was issued by Miami mining district was filed with
J. J. McCracken of Nowata, president the state corporation commission by
of the association, and Porter Spauld-lthe Empire District Electric Company
ing of Muskogee, secretary. Some j of Joplln, Mo. Many of the mines
time ago State Auditor E. B. Howard j in the Miami district now have con-
sent a letter to all county assessors centrating plants and pumps which
asking them to be In Oklahoma City are operated hy electric motors. Since
January 2 and 3 for a conference on j coal has been so difficult to obtain
tax matters before starting to take I and gas shortages, became frequent,
the 1918 assessment. The officers of | many mining companies have discard-
the state association made their call j pd steam plants and gas engines and
coincide with Mr. Howard's dates. | now depend wholly upon the Empire
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ver on the lookout fo.
Scene on the bridge of an American destroyer in -the « ast Atlantic, where the m< n
German submarines and other enemy craft. .Each man wears his life preserver and Is ready f r any emergencj
WOOLEN HELMET IS WARM
ENEMY ALIENS MUST WATCH THEIR
hoys
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STATE NEWS NOTES
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SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS.
>c. 27-119, Poultry show. Enid.
"Notice to Enemy Aliens" sign
along the waterfront In const cities warning against trespass. Our subject,
following the "get-put" order, must pick his steps while on u moving expedi-
tion to other quarters.
France who liavl
thoughtful friends at home are wear
Ing these wnrin woolen helmets which
protect the head and part of the face.
v are especially suitable for avia-
tors.
Glorified Junk.
l'he queerest thing about the war til
me," said n Junkman whose business
runs Into five figures annually, "Is the
fact that It has made even old tin cans
valuable. One Iowa Junkman who had
been holding his stock of scrap Iron,
en posted on streets and avenues j old brass, rags, rubber and paper for
Enid will have a community Christ-
mas tree this year.
Fire destroyed the large two-story
mining exchange building in Miami at
| an estimated loss of $100,00.
I Almost one-third of all resident stu-
j dents enrolled in the University of
Oklahoma this year are partly or whol-
ly self-supporting.
| Robbers broke into the postoffice at
I Tr Itiver in the zinc district and
jecured a little more than $300 in
money and stamps.
An hour after being elected captain
of the University of Chicago football
team, Charlie Higgins of Tulsa, was
ordered to report himself for military
service.
Jackson Barnett of Henryetta, Ok-
lahoma Indian Rockefeller, has dis-
carded the automobile he purchased
two months ago. He traded It for a
pair of ponies.
Horses and cattle have been dying
near Bristow from eating musty,
worm-eaten corn and Irom feeding
too heavily on corn stalks, which
caused acute indigestion.
The Ottawa county free fair has
been so successful during the past two
irs that the county commissioners
at their meeting last week voted to
xtend it for another two years.
Mrs. Sarah Reed, a pioneer resident
of Ponca City, was found dead at her
residence when friends called to in-
quire about her health. Death is sup-
posed to have been caused by asphyx-
iation.
The Rock Island railroad has begun
digging a large well just south of the
Canadian river at Shawnee in the
hope of securing a never-failing supply
of pure water for supplying the local
shops.
In the report Just issued by Deputy
Slate Examiner Jones, who has been
going over the books of Grady coun-
ty officials, It was shown that Grady
is in as good condition as any county
In the state.
A Blackwell real estate firm (luring
the month of November sold nine
quarter sections of land in the vicin-
ity of Blackwell. The highest price
paid for a quarter section farm was
$15,000 and tho lowest $7,500.
The Rev. George W. Beck of Sweet-
water, Texas, has accepted the call
to the pastorate of the First Presby-
terian church of Ada, and will begin
his duties the first of the year. The
former pastor, the Rev. Thomas Carey,
resigned on account of failing health
and moved to his farm in northern
Arkansas.
L. H. Starr, acting captain of the
Enid Salvation Army, 30 years old,
and Frances Ellis, cadet helper, 18
years old, were found dead in a room
at the Starr home, overcome by gas.
The girl was disrobed and in bed.
Starr was fully dressed and had evi-
dently fallen over while seated on
the side of the bed. Starr was mar-
ried and the father of a young baby.
Elvin Alvln York and Alvin Elvin
York, twin brothers, 24 years old, of
Guthrie, were enlisted by the United
States naval recruiting station at Ok-
lahoma City last week. Both came
within the next draft and they decided
to serve on the sea instaed of with the
land forces. The brothers are 68
inches tall. The recruiting officers
promised to assign them to the same
branch of the service and the same
boat so that they can serve their en-
listment together.
A marriage license has been Issued
at Frederick to John R. Abernathy
and Mrs. Angela Abernathy, divorced
several weeks ago after both Mr. and
Mrs. Abernathy had filed suit. Aber-
nathy is former United States mar-
shal, and a warm personal friend of
former President Roosevelt.
Senator Thomas P. Gore has left
his home for a hospital where he will
remain two or three weeks for treat-
ment for nervous trouble. The sen-
ator has never fully regained his
health since his severe. Illness a little
more than a year ago. At his home It
was said that Senator Gore expects
to be back in his office shortly after
the first of the year.
A call for volunteers over the draft
age who are willing to serve as mem-
bers of local exemption boards was
made by Major Eugene Kerr, national
army attache of the adjutant general's
office. The call followed filing of
claims for salaries by many local
board members throughout the state.
It is not the policy of the adjutant
general's office to allow these claims
and Major Kerr desires the names of
men willing to serve without pay so
changes may be made.
BRIEF AND BREEZY
The best isinglass comes from Rus-
sia. It is made from the giant stur-
geon, which abounds In tho Caspian
sen and other waters of that country.
For the use of bow-legged men «
light, flexible frame has been Invented
Addresses of manufacturers of tar
extracting machinery are wanted by
an Allendale, S. C., firm.
As Indicative of the present earn-
higher prices sold his hoarded Junk at
the end of the first year of war for
$100,000. Junk Is tremendously valu-
able. Now attempts are being made
to salvage the tin film on so-called
'tin cans' by melting them. Tin is
very valuable as a war metal and the
despised 'tin can' Is hecohilng an eco-
nomic asset where formerly it was a
Ing power of steamers, It Is reported ! liability. Itugs, tin and pattered old
that a vessel recently arrived In IJv- . copper boilers, brass candlesticks,
erpool with n cargo of 4.r>,000 enses | stove lids and old newspapers, rubber
of onions from Valencia, which earned j wires, aluminum and lead have dou-
t(T"be strapped to n leg by a garter to j more than $187,000 for the nine days' j bled and quadrupled In price since the
make trousers hang straight I vyage. J great war began."
Thousands of pounds of Oklahoma
lahoma mistletoe are being shipped to
Canada by Oklahoma City firms to ba
used in adding a bit of Christmas
gladness to the man Canadian homes
made sad by the loss of a father or son
in the great war overseas.
Augusta Choteau, a member of Com-
pany D, Pawhuska's cavalry troop,
died of pneumonia at Camp Bowie,
| Texas. Choteau was a member of the
I Osage tribe and a lineal descendent of
the famous Choteau family, whose hig.
| tory can be traced back 150 years.
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