The Kiowa Chronicle. (Kiowa, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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This Is a story of the European
war. It is a tale of spies—of
love and Intrigue among them;
of patriotism and sacrifice; of
war’s horrors and demands. It
Is not a plea for preparedness or
for anything else. The great con-
flict across the water will pro-
duce some great literature—such
as the American Civil war and
the Franco-Prus6lan war and the
Napoleonic wars produced—and
much trash. Metropolitan crit-
ics unite in saying that “Under
Fire" makes a bid for lasting
popularity. Read It and Judge
for yourself.
CHAPTER I.
Just a Hint of 8candal.
Georgy Wagstaff sauntered Into Miss
Ethel Willoughby’s sitting room, at-
tired In the daintiest and fluffiest of
summer costumes. Georgy was the
daughter of Sir George Wagstaff of
the British admiralty. She found the
room deserted, except for her father's
admirable butler, who was at the mo-
ment In the act of placing a tea-tray
upon Miss Willoughby’s table.
“Oh, Brewster—Is Miss Willoughby
In?” she inquired.
The correct Brewster Immediately
straightened himself up In his best
manner.
“No, miss! I think not.” he replied.
Georgy strolled to the window.
"I dare say Ethel’ll be here directly,"
she said—to herself as much as to the
butler. "I’ll wait.”
“Yes. miss,” Brewster acquiesced.
And with a bow of the utmost cor-
rectness he went out, closing the doors
softly behind him.
Georgy WagstafT stood Idly looking
•out of the window upon the view of
the Thames. It was an August after-
noon and the river shimmered allur-
ingly In the slanting sunlight. But
Ethel had asked her to meet a few
friends; and Georgy was fond enough
•of Miss Willoughby not to be repent-
ant for having foregone the delights
of a perfect summer evening out of
doors. As she stood there In the win-
dow her governess entered.
“Oh! Hello, Georgy! Am I late or
are you early?” Miss Willoughby called
as she saw that one of her guests was
already waiting.
“Both!” said Georgy with a smile.
“I did want two minutes with you be-
fore the others came. May I bother
you now?”
“Of course!” the older girl replied.
“But it’s no bother," she assured her.
She sat down on one end of a long
settee and begem to remove her gloves;
whereupon her younger charge perched
herself at the other end of the sent
and regarded her admiringly. Miss
Willoughby’s fair hair had Just the
hint of red In It that was at tbe same
time Georgy’s despair and delight.
And Ethel was far enough past the
schoolgirl age to have lost that angu-
larity which Georgy still possessed—
and loathed. As for coloring, they
both showed the henlthy glow which
Is the distinguishing mark of young
Englishwomen of the upper class.
“You see,” said Georgy, ‘T’ro afraid
T’m going to be awfully presumptu-
ous—”
“Nonsense!” Ethel Interrupted. “You
couldn’t be that when you and your
father hnvo been so very good to me.
. . . Come on! Out with It!”
It was true that Ethel Willoughby
felt that she was deeply in the debt
of the Wagstnffs—both father and
daughter. Before entering their house-
hold ns Georgy’s governess she had
known them upon a footing of social
equality. But fortune had frowned
upon her. And when circumstances
had become most pressing Sir George
had come to her relief with the pro-
posal that she undertake the guidance
of his somewhat difficult daughter. It
was not that Georgy was greatly dif-
ferent from other girls of the Impres-
sionable age. But Sir George's public
duties left him little time to devote to
the upbringing of his motherless child.
And It had struck him that Ethel
^Willoughby was a person who at the
same time would be able to sympathize
with Georgy's Impulses and direct
them Into the proper channels.
“What’s on your mind, Georgy?”
Miss Willoughby asked again, as the
girl still hesitated.
“It’s about your past,” Georgy be-
gan In deadly seriousness.
Ethel laughed at her tragic manner.
"Have I—a past?" she Inquired
lightly.
But the romantic Georgy was not
to be diverted from her mood.
“That’s Just the question,” she com-
mented. “You know I shouldn't mind
It In the least If you had. I believe
In people living their own lives. In
their own way.” Georgy prided her-
self that she was “advanced.” She
considered 4be ordinary Insular atti-
tude to ware what Is termed morality
to be stodgy and Victorian. Indeed,
she quite fanoled the more free-and-
easy continental view of life.
“What on earth are yon talking
about?" Ethel demanded. If the truth
were known, she felt the leant Mt un-
comfortable beneath the frank stare
of her young friend.
“You remember a month ago, when
you said you went to Brighton?"
Georgy continued relentlessly.
"When I said I went to Brighton?
When 1 went to Brighton," Miss Wil-
loughby corrected her coldly.
But the chill of her remark was lost
upon her patient cross-examiner.
Georgy was too Intent upon uncover-
ing the romance that she thought she
had stumbled upon to ho so easily
discouraged.
"Well, today at lunch Hugh Middle-
ton said you couldn't have been In
Brighton that week—” She paused
to watch the effect of her bombshell.
“Did he? lteally?” Miss Willough-
by replied with well-feigned Indiffer-
ence. But beneath her cold calm her
heart was beating furiously. She felt
for all the world like Borne wild thing,
trapped, at hay. And she turned away
to hide the alarm that she feared must
reveal Itself In her face.
“Yes! He was In Paris, and—"
“Paris!” Ethel echoed with a faint
start.
Youth Is ever cruel; and Georgy
had no thought of sparing hpr compan-
ion. Her sole Idea was that If Ethel
were hiding some secret liaison she
wanted to share the romance with her.
"Yes!” she went on relentlessly.
“And he saw you there twice that
week, and both times with Henry
Streetman."
"But that's Impossible!” Ethel pro-
tested.
"But Mr. Middleton seemed very
positive," the younger girl said some-
what doubtfully.
"It's too absurd!” Ethel cried, forc-
ing a laugh. "I was at Brighton, as I
can very easily prove.”
"Well—that's settled!” Georgy ex-
claimed, with an air of relief in spite
of her hopes. Her feelings had, as a
matter of fact, been somewhat com-
plex. “Of course I'd only admire you
for being brave enough to defy the
conventions. But father wouldn't—"
“But I haven't defied conventions,"
Ethel insisted, placing both her hands
over Georgy's as If to emphasize the
truth of her statement.
"Oh, I don't care If you have,” Sir
George’s daughter told her callously.
"But you ought to care,” Ethel pro-
tested. “And as your governess I can-
not condone such an attitude on your
part. Ileally, Georgy, stupid as con-
ventions may appear sometimes, nev-
ertheless there Is a bitter penalty ex-
acted from people who break them.”
Miss Wagstaff rose abruptly, as If
Impatient with the views of her gover-
ness; and. crossing the room, she seat-
ed herself nonchalantly upon tne arm
of a chair that was drawn up at oue
side of the tea table.
“Oh, pooh!” she exclaimed. "All
that narrow-mindedness la old-fash-
ioned.”
The older girl regarded her reprov-
ingly.
“Wbat silly book have yon been
reading?" she Inquired. After her ad-
vent Into the Wagstaff home It had not
taken her long to discover that
Georgy’s literary tastes had developed
along lines that would scarcely have
met with Sir George’s approval.
Miss Georgy did not even deign
to reply to Ethel’s question. They had
had numerous discussions—more or
less heated—upon the subject of her
reading, which Georgy regarded as
both footless and absurd. She had
openly rebelled at reading the books
that Ethel recommended to her. Jane
Austen and Mrs. Gaskell were, In her
opinion, hopelessly behind the times.
“I’m glad you haven't had an affair
with Henry Streetman,” the younger
girl remarked. “I don't like him.”
“Don't you?” said Ether, relieved
that Georgy was at last convinced that
her suspicions were groundless.
“No! Every time he conies Into the
room my back sort of goes up. Just
like Rowdy when he sees a cat.” Row-
dy was Georgy’s Scotch terrier, whose
antipathy to cats was proverbial.
“Mr. Streetman has been very kind
to me,” her governess observed.
“Oh, don't defend him!” Georgy
cried Impatiently. “I know Inside that
you agree with me.”
Miss Willoughby did not care to
continue the discussion. Abd with an
air of dismissing both Mr. Streetman
and her relations with him from her
own mind as well as Georgy’s, she
rose from the wide seat, and as she
glanced at her watch exclaimed with
surprise:
“Heavens! It’s after five. I must
fuss up a bit for the party."
But Georgy would not be put off
so easily.
“Well, forewarned Is forearmed,”
she said sententlonsly. It was clear
that she did not Intend to be squelched
like a child. If Henry Streetman
were still In her mind, she saw no
reason why she should dissemble in
order to please Ethel or anybody else.
“There's nothing to be forewarned
about,” Miss Willoughby observed, as
she paused at the door that opened
Into her bondolr. “Yon surely have no
right to pat such a construction upon
my acquaintance with Mr. Streetman.
I can’t l*t you say thing* of thla sort
to me Tt*s not fair to me. It's not
even fair to yourself."
While she was speaking the door
opened and Brewster, the butler,
stepped Into the room.
“Mr. Streetman Is calling," he an-
nounced In well-modulated tones.
“Oh. show him up!” Miss Willough-
by ordered. And as soon as Brewster
had vanished she shot a swift smile st
her companion. ’’Speak of the
devil—" she said good-naturedly.
"Oh, he Isn't the devil," Georgy re-
plied. “More of a snake, I think.”
There was certainly no reason to doubt
her extreme dislike of the gentleman
who was at that moment waiting be-
low.
Ethel's hand was on the doorknob;
but she hesitated long enough to say
to Georgy:
“I won't be five minutes. Stay and
amuse hint—there's a good girl!”
“Not I!" Miss Georgy declared. “If
he wants to be amused he can read
Punch." And as she spoke she slipped
off her perch on the chair-arm and
started for the door through which
Brewster had disappeared.
"Don't be rude to him, please,
Georgy!" Miss Willoughby entreated.
She knew that Georgy and Mr. Street-
man must meet; and she eould not re-
frain from trying to smooth the way
for her guest.
"Oh, I’ll be polite enough—In my
own way,” Georgy replied grimly.
She was well aware that she was an
enfant terrible; and she often took a
mischievous delight In shocking people
by some nnconventlonallty.
Ethel Willoughby had already closed
her boudoir door behind her; hut
Georgy had not yet reached the hall
before Brewster returned to usher In
tbe caller, who was close upon bis
heels.
Henry Streetman. handsome, well-
groomed. slightly foreign In appear-
ance, bowed with extreme affability as
he came face to face with Georgy
Wagstaff.
But Georgy was decidedly cold to
him. She could bo frigidly haughty
when she chose.
"How do you do!” she said, hardly
pausing lu her hasty exit from his dis-
tasteful presence. “Ethel’s dressing,”
she told him hurriedly. “She’ll he
In In a minute. Goodby!” And hold-
ing up her head lu undisguised scorn,
she promptly left Streetmun to his
own devices.
CHAPTER II.
For the Fatherland.
nenry Streetman turned ami stared
after Georgy with raised eyebrows.
A blind man could not have mistaken
the animosity that the girl felt toward
him. But that did not trouble Henry
Streetman. He was not n person
whose feelings were easily hurt.
He had hardly strolled to the center
of the room when the butler reap-
peared and paused Just Inside the
double doors that led Into the passage.
“Close those doors!" Streetman com-
manded, quite as If he, and not Sir
George Wagstaff. were Brewster's
master. And while Brewster promptly
“All That Narrow-Mindedness Is Old-
Fashioned.”
executed his order, Streetman himself
stole quickly to the door that led, as
he knew, to Miss Willoughby’s dress-
ing room. He stood there, silent for a
few moments, listening. And then he
returned to the waiting butler.
"What news, Herr Roeder?” he In-
quired.
“Nothing, mein Herr!" Under Street-
man’s brisk questioning the man had 1
suddenly become metamorphosed. His
manner of a most correct English but-
ler had fallen off him like a cloak.
And now he saluted his Interrogator In
a fashion unmistakably military—and
what gtoerafty. "But onmewhere hi
must have a ropy of the admiralty
Instructions to the fleet. These would
he In his department; and we must
kuow at once what orders have been
given to the ships st Spltliead—where
they are going when tills review li
over."
The spy, Roedor, saluted again.
"I have done my best," he said apol
ogetlcally.
“I am sure you have," Streetman re
plied. "We know the Wilhelmstrasse
does not lightly overlook stupidity In
one of its servants," he observed grim-
ly. And then lie motioned toward tlie
double doors that led Into the hall.
“See if anyone's coming," he said.
Roeder—or Brewster—opened th«
doors and peered down the length of
the passage.
“No one Is In sight, and I ’—sr noth-
Ing," he reported.
“Now lock that door!" Streetman
commanded, pointing toward the one
behind which he knew that Miss Wil-
loughby must he dressing.
The butler regarded him In alarm.
“Pardon, mein Herr—but la It
safe?" he ventured. “She Is a wom-
an—"
"Do not he alarmed," Streetman re-
assured him. "Miss Willoughby Is
easily handled. She believes that I
work for the French secret service.”
“Then she Is a fool," his subordinate
declared.
“No, no!” Streetman protested.
"We most not criticize the tools that
serve us " And as he spoke he went
to the telephone In a corner of the
room. Picking up the Instrument, he
paused and turned to the butler with
a look of amusement. "Sir George
Wagstaff—Sir George of his majesty’s
navy—would be rather surprised If he
knew that from bis house we were
communicating with our friends, the
Germans,” he observed.
"Rather!" his henoliaian responded,
with a gleam of humor In his eyes.
"Now lock that tiior!” Streetman
ordered once more. 'And now to re-
port to headquarters again!” he ex-
claimed. when the butler bad turned
the key noiselessly In Miss Willough-
by’s door. “IleBo! City, 4225!” he
said In a low but distinct voice.
Meanwhile the butler hovered near
by.
"You think, mein Herr, there will he
war?” he asked respectfully.
“I do not know. But we are ready.
And If war does come, It will he Ger-
many's hour—the day at last!” He
turned to the telephone once more, and
began speaking Into the transmitter.
"Hello! City, 4225? Hello! Are you
there? Who Is speaking
Twenty-six fourteen? . . . nello! I
am thirteen seventeen," he said, giv-
ing the number by which he was
known In the German secret service.
"Yes! We have no news of the Eng-
lish fleet; we hnve tried everything.
. . . Very well! Goodby!"
no put down the Instrument, and
a look of annoyance as well as per-
plexity was upon Ills face as ha
wheeled about.
"What Is It, mein Herr?” his com-
panion asked In an anxious voice. “Is
It bad news?" He had long worked In
conjunction with Streetman, and ha
was quick to detect signs of trouble
upon him.
“They say they must know tonight
without fall, the destination of the
English fleet,” Streetman replied. . . . |
He cast a quick glance toward Ethel
Willoughby’s boudoir. “So, Miss WIN
loughby, you have some work to do!”
he muttered, to himself more than to
his confederate. "Now, unlock that
door!" he ordered. “Ah! that Is done,
and we were not Interrupted," he said
In a relieved voice, when the deft
Brewster had once more succeeded In
turning the key silently In the lock.
To expedite his prowllngs about the
house at all hours of the day or night.
Sir George's butler had seen to It that
such things as hinges and locks—
whether upon doors or desks—were
well oiled. It was his genius for de-
tails of that sort that had led to his
assignment to his present duty.
Henry Streetman dropped upon
Miss Willoughby’s settee In an atti-
tude of relaxation that revealed some-
what the marvelous strain which at-
tends the performance of exploits in-
separable from his profession.
"Dangerous work, eh, nerr Roeder?
And poor pay!” be vouchsafed In a
sudden burst of good-fellowship. Eor
the moment he seemed almost human.
Herr Roeder pulled himself together
stiffly.
“It Is not for the money that I am
here.” he answered proudly. “It is
for the Fatherland!” Despite the
guarded tones In which he spoke, there
was an earnestness born of sincere
patriotism that made his words ring
convincingly. One look at the man’s
face, aflame with an almost fanatic
zeal, showed him to be the sort to
whom a country may well trust her
secrets.
I ❖ STATEHOUSE BREVITIES ♦
i.™
More Militia Units Required.
According to advices from Wash-
Refund “Association” a Delusion.
No association formed for the pur-
Ington. Oklahoma will bo called upon pos„ of ;i88i8till(? 8,uppers to recover
to furnish, in addition to existing their shares of the $425,000 expresa
units at war strength, the following rH,„ refun(, wl„ sut any considers.
national guard troops;
Two regiments of infantry, one reg- m|S!q^n
Intent of field artillery, and one bat-
talion of engineers lless ana com-
pany!.
Before these units are to be re-
cruited. however, the war department
lion from the state corporation com-
This was the ultimatum of Jack Ej
Love, chairman of the commission yes-
terday when his attention was called
to a "traffic” organization In tbla
will make it irs business to see that city’ ,h" avowe'1 PurP',9B of wh*h
the existing units arc brought to full ,0 a9*,9‘ the »h,PP8r9 of‘hts 9tate ",0
war strength. With that accomplished '‘nabl° thBm t0 9BC,,re wha"‘ver money
may be due them by presenting their
claims in a proper manner.”
The organization proposed In a let-
ter sent to shippers, to charge a fea
in the war department’s of $3 for membership In the "associa-
tion/ In return for which the aesocla-
and the force drafted into federal
service, the new units are to he cre-
ated to complete the sixteen infantry
divisions of the national guard pro-
vided for
plans
Comparison of the organization Hon would conduct an "Investigation,
tables for the sixteen Infantry dlvls- as to what, is required to get that
Ions with the existing gourd estnh- various shares of the refund,
lishment shows that in the infantry,1 Commissioner Campbell Russell sug-1
the arm of service lu which the guard gested that the only purpose the or*
is strongest, thirty regiments in all
and six companies must be created to
provide the 144 regiments of divis-
ional structure.
The principal shortage Is In artil-
lery. Each of the sixteen divisions
requires three full regiments of six
batteries each, or a totnl of 283 bat-
teries. There now exist in the guard
108 batteries.
Shortage of Engineers.
The shortage In engineers is almost
as great. Thero will be needed six-
teen regiments, or a total of ninety-
six companies, whereas there now are
only thirty companies.
Each division also will have an aero
squadron or balloon company, mak-
ing sixteen air service units
In addition to thse troops, Immedi-
ately after the existing state soldierB
have been drafted Into federal serv-
ice, there must be organized divis-
ional headquarters detachments, sup-
ply, ammunition and medical trains,
heavy field artillery a>'d signal bat-
teries, an aero service, two cavalry
divisions and many new coast artil-
lery units and reserves.
Good Showing by Prison Factories.
Excellent indeed Is the showing
i.iade by the twine factory at the
state prison at McAlcster. Governor
Williams says that all the first year’s
output of 500,000 pounds has been
sold. The sales were made direct to
the farmers at 15 cents a pound, while
twine made by the International Har-
vester Co., which controls the output,
sold to the farmer for 22 cents.
This year's output is about on'
sixth the capacity of the plant, but all
the raw sisal available was used. The
350,000 appropriation tor the purchase
of raw material was all used. The
factory made a profit, not deducting ex-
penses of operating, upkegp, etc., of
$25,000 over the cost of the material.
The plant when operated at capac-
ity will employ ninety men. Gover-
nor Williams expressed the belief that
the government with its proposed mer-
chant marine will be able to help the
state in the importation of sisal from
the Philippine islands for the next
year’s Bupply. The factory at the
state prison for the manufacture of
automobile license tags has done even
better than the twine factory this
year, as It paid for the 38,000 cost of
Installation. This tag factory, the
only prison tag factory In the United
States, manufactures this year 105,-
000 tags which will be distributed to
motor owners by the state highway de-
partment.
ganizer of tbe association could serve
would he to call a convention of the
shippers, making It a purely social
affair.
The commission necessarily will be
slow In getting the money to the ship,
pers. Commissioner Love explained,
owing to lack of funds to handle the
work. The contingent fund of the
commission may enable It to employ!
possibly two extra clerical assistants,!
hut in view of the fact that there are
about 3.000,000 Items to be checked. It
will take many months before the end!
Is reached. I
Prisoners to County Jails.
A number of jails in county seal
towns of the state stand an excellent
chance to be filled with guoata by
Jly 1.
Attorney General Freellng Informed
district Judges of tho state that until
July 1, all persons sentenced to penal
institutions of tho state should be coo-
flned in the Jails of the counties where
they were sentenced.
The Sixth legislature placed all au-
thority for transferring prisoners from
county Jails to state penal Institutional
In the hands of the wardens of thosoi
Institutions. Previous to this, county!
sheriffs had been attending to this. Ad
the warden of the state penitentiary'
Is now working under a deficiency, and
no money will be available tb pay fo*.
tbe transportation of prisoners u til
the new fiscal year begins, there la
nothing to do but wait for the money.
There are 13,500 gardens In Okla-
homa City at the present time, so-
cording to the committee on Inspec-
tion of the Chamber of Commerce
which made a tour of inspection.
Mountain View has voted a bond is-
sue of 35,000 to install heating plants
in their two school buildings.
The assessed valuation of the prop,
erties of the Oklahoma Railway Com*
pany which operates the Oklahoma
City lines was raised from (2.500,000,
(he figure last year, to $3,113,000, by
the state board of equalization.
Freeling’s New Powers.
A decision as to what the policy of
3. P. Ereeling, attorney general, will
bo with regard to the exercise of pow-
ers under the so-called "attorney gen-
eral’s bill” will be made in a few
days.
Since the enactment of the bill by
the Sixth legislature, Freeling has
been deluged with requests that he i by a proposed rule which will abso>
check up officials of all stations in the lutely compel compliance with all
Conservation Agents Appointed.
The first apponitments of deputy oil
and gas conservation agents for tha
bureau created by the sixth legisla-
ture, were made by the state corpora-
tion commission. The appointees ara
C. E. Brock of Cushing and W. C.1
Thorne of Blackwell.
Both men are experienced in tha
oil and gas industry, according to Art
L. Walker, chief conservation agent]
The places pay $2,400 a year and trav«
ellng expenses. Tbe appointment*
were effective from date.
Following the formulation of rule*
for the bureau, which are expected
some time this week, the bureau wilt
be equipped to make thorough inspec-
tion of the oil and gas industries of
the state.
The extent that the commission will
tak* up conservation was Indicated
performance of their duties.
other rules. This rule would require
One request has been received that: operators applying for connection
Freeling attend to removal of a mem-|w*^ P'P® lines to show a "bill of
ber of the school hoard. Whether • health from the corporation commts*
Freeling will establish the policy of s'on certifying that all rules govern,
exercising authority given him under i drilling, reporting location, etc.,
the recent legislative act to proceed *lavB been complied with,
against minor officials or will desig- j Tbe e®ect of thia W>11 be to force
nate the classes he will proceed Bvery operator to live up to the con-
against for non-performance of duty °r_ fai‘_of «eUjlnK PiP*
is the question to be settled.
German, at that. It was as If the tel
low had two personalities.
Streetman came nearer to the fel-
low and bent hla cold eyes upon him.
“You have searched Sir George's
desk?” he demanded.
“I have searched everywhere,”
Brewster—or Roeder—declared, still
standing at attention. An onlooker
could not have mistaken the fact that
Streetman was the butler’s superior
In rank. "But I can find no trace of
any papers about the naTjr such as
yon described.”
“Have yon tried bis office?” his con-
federate ventured.
Henry Btrcetaaa nodded.
“Without roaultr he replied, eome-
There Is a hint that young
Georgy Wagstaff, hating the
sight of Streetman, suspects him
instinctively and has watched i* |
him and the butler. What do you
aay?
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
She Couldn’t Have It.
A small boy who was sitting next to
a very haughty woman In a crowded
car kept sniffing In a most annoying
manner. At last the lady could bear
It no longer and turned to the lad.
“Boy. have you got a handkerchief r
ahe demanded.
The email boy looked at her for •
few seconds, and then. In • dignified
tone, came the aaawer: "Yea, I 'aw*
but I don’t lend It to stranger*
Lcado* Chronic!*.
Trails Inspection Will Begin June 1.
Beginning June 1, officials of tho
Ozark Trails Association will go over
the competing routes, inspect and se-
lect the best one. the decision to be
made at the Amarillo convention June
27-28-29. Fully 4,000 miles will be
covered by the official judges in the
twenty-five days at their command.
The points to be considered are
grades, drainage, distance, width of
right-of-way, width of grade, concrete
culverts, curve turns, above high wa-
ter mark, hardness of surface and the
enterprise of the people.
Doctors Called to the Colors.
Orders were received by Dr. A. L.
Blesh and Dr. F. M. Sanger, both of
Oklahoma City, and first lieutenants
In the medical officers’ reserve corps,
assigning them to active duty and In-
structing them to report to the com-
manding general, southern depart-
ment. Like orders were sent to Dr.
L. C. Kuykendall of McAlegter, Dr.
R. V. Smith of Tulsa. Dr. L. S. Wlll-
our, McAlester, president of the Okla-
homa State eMdlcal Society .and Ur.
Walter B. Bisbee of Chandler, all first
lieutenants In medical officer! reserve.
line connection to dispose of his
and gas.
Buildings For Schools Stopped.
It is not likely that any work on
the two new buildings at the State
A. and M. college, authorized by tha
sixth legislature, will be done until
as late as August, according to Frank
M. Gault, president of the state board
of agriculture. Mr. Gault believes
that the present difficulty In getting
material will be somewhat relieved
by the time the architect’s plan for
the buildings are completed. Thera
is no chance that the buildings will
be ready for use until late in the nert
school term.
Midland Valuation Up.
The state board of equalization
raised the asssessment of the Midland
Valley railway from its assessed valu*
of $9,500 last year to $11,000 a mile for
the main line. Side tracks were left
at $3,500 a mile and the value of st^
tion property was fixed at $146,170.
Other valuations fixed wera tha Cen-
tral Light and Fuel company, of
pulps, $231,000; Okmulgee Oas cm*
pany, $180,000; Foster-Haris (Ha
company, $13,000; Sulphur Light **4
Power company $17^00.
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Dennis, J. J. The Kiowa Chronicle. (Kiowa, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1917, newspaper, June 7, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1136225/m1/3/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.