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THE EL RENO DAILY
.
fcL RHINO. trtCliAHOMA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1922.
NUMBER 294
fHy tlnttel Premii
N St. Louis. Aug. 2.—With two-thirds
of the state reporting, Jas. A. Reed
is leading Breckenr'dge Long by 16,-
000 votes in the race for U. S. sen-
ator.
moil tils of the curren t year will am
ount to approximately $900,000, ac-
cording to figures made public by
the automobile division of the state
highway department
; WIRE BRIEFS *
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( By United Press)
Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 2.—
While many Missouri cities and
t heir industries are on the verge of
nn acute fuel shortage, due to the
'mine strike, most of the state's in-
ert tuitions aro In no immediate dan-
ger of having their coal supplies de-
pleted, according to state officials.
The penitentiary here has a lease
ion several tested coal mines in Cal-
laway county, three miles from the
prison, from which supplies for ail
state institutions could easily be se-
cured by utilization o* convict la
bor. The state prison is also equip-
ped for burning oil for operation of
its large plants.
Lighting and water companies in
Jefferson Oily have a considerable
supply of coal in storage, as well as
most large factories.
Information received at t!\p slate
departments, however. Ii'dicat es that
many utilities in the smaller cities
of the state Tire on the verge of ••
serious shortage and coal officials
view tifte future with alarm.
I By (tatted Press
Washington, Aitg. 5 - Returns
from the primaries In Ave states
yesterday snowed the following re-
sults at 9 o'clock this morning: 1"
We.st Virginia Senator Howard
Sutherland, Republican, has been re-
nominated with M. \T. Neely the D^
.'mOCVat choice. In Virginia Senator
Claude A. Swanson. Democrat, has
been nominated by SO.000 In Mis-
souri. James A. Reed is leading
Hreckenridge Long for the senator-
ial nomination with returns in from
two-thirds of the precincts. R. B.
Brewster has been chosen by til
Republicans.
In Kansas former governor, W. R.
Stnbba is leading for the Republican
wrbernatoral nomination by a small
margin. In Oklahoma, Walton, the
Farmer-Labor candidate, is leading
by 10.000 in the Democratic guber-
natorial contest; R. H. Wilson is sec
ond. Owen has conceded defeat
and is out of the race.
New York. Aug. 2.—Four men
are believed dead as the result of
the tug in East River at Brooklyn
Terrific blast shattered tug which
sank immediately. Four men who
were on the tug at the time aire -n-
occounted for.
TtlinvBs attempted to enter tin
residence lif W. M. Eagle, 401 Sort
Choctaw early" t'1'* morning, bu
wore frightene-l aw-iy by "r. I'-a-g''
who fired rir the iiitrurfc'ts,
| Washington. Aug. ^—Glenn
A. D. Leaton died early this morn PUIinb. aged 56. author of <W« tarn
Plumii) f n" for public control
A. D. LEATON
DIES SUDDENLY
Black Rock, Ark., Aug. 2.—An ef-
fort to induce officials of the Frisco
railroad to move its shops and
roundhouse from Thayer, Mo., to
Black Rock, is under way here.
Following a mass meeting, attend-
ed by more than 200 citizens, a com-
mittee was appointed and delegated
with authority to can on officers of
the road to ascertain what require
ments may be necessary to bring
about the change.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 2.—Hail,
the size of hen eggs fell here to he
depth of six incites causing a million
dollar damage in this section. Some
farmers lost their entire crop.
Baddeck, N. S., Aug, 2—-Alexander
Graham Bell, inventor of the tele-
phone and one of the most (listing
uisljed scientists Of fhti cotintry,
died here today. He was born In
Edinburgh, Scotland. Was a gradu-
ate of several Universities. He
came to C>da in 1870 and settle
in Boston oiie year later.
He concentrated his scientifii
wo-k rtn the development of the
tlcphone, getting his first patent in
1878. He also invented a phono
grai'h and was well known for hi
efforts to aid the deaf.
Okla. City. Aug. 2.—Twenty fairs
will be held in Oklahoma in the
months of September and October
this year, according to the local
Chamber of Commence. This in-
cludes the state fair and exposition
which will be held in Okla. City, Sen
tember 2:t-:i0, ulid )9 county fairs.
These fairs will be held to show
progress aiid create interest and en
courage work in the agricultural,
livestock and poultry industries of
(he state.
. .The following are listed as plan
ning fairs for tills fall:
Altus, Atoka, Bristow, Claremore,
Dewey. Enid. Oearv. Guthrie. C.uy-
WOit, Hugo, Muskogee, Nowata, Ok-
lahoma City (state and county). Ok
niulgee, Shawnee, Stigler, Tulsa, VI
nita, Woodward.
Pone a City, Aug. 2.—The plan o:
making business partners out
farm tenants by 1 altd owiitrs.
proving a success in this section of
Oklahoma, according to owners who
have tried the plan
"Farm tenants, so called, will end
virtually whe nthe land owner and
the tenant reach a 50-50 basis, on
wh'ch to be parteheirs and carry on
their business," accord ng to Georg<
! H. Brett, prominent local land owner
trying the 50-80 plan
The plan upon which the partner-
ship s formed, is Tor the land own-
er to furnish the land and his "part
ner" do the work, both receiving a
50-50 division of all profits.
Under this system, the tenant
makes a study of the market cond -
itions and takes over the entire work
.ing of the farm and marketing or
the crops.
The plan has proven profitable to
both parties, it was said.
Land owners of this section en-
dorsing the plan, include Brett, F.
lA. Hebej-IIng and AVIlliam E. Eng-
land.
Broken Arrow, Okla., Aug. 2.—
Mary Dill, aged 9, was killed and
four others probably fatally Injured
when a ste«m boiler in a local laun
dry exploded. The laundry and thf
Dill home next door were demolish
ed by the explosion.
ing at his home 401 South Roberts.
Funeral arrangements have not
been announced. Mr. fieatnp was
an engineer for the Rock Island and
had been in poor health for several
months. He is survived by his wife
and two daughters Misses Florence
and Dotolhr 1,eat on
LIVESTOCK MARKET^
Okla. City. Cattle receipts 3,000,
market slow; steer ton $6.50, cows
$4.25, heifers $4.75, calf receipts 200.
market steady; stockers and feeders
steady. Hog receipts 1800. top $9.80
bulk $9.(15 and up.
Kansas City: Cattle receipts 8
000, market 15c higher; steers $4.25
and $10.50. cows $2.35 and $7.00;
heifers $4.50 and $9.15. Hog receipts
6000, market strong: btilk $11.75 and
$10.10; heavies $9.35 and $9.85.
c us
of railroads, die 1 night from a
combination of heart trdtibltJ and
gangrene infection. He had been Hi
for seveYKI Months. Burial will take
place in ChlcftuN'.- Thursday.
London, Aug. 2.--GertiWi (narks
dropped to a new low level iQBtiy
w!t"n they were quoted at 3,400 to
the jtkniitd This is 765 to the dol-
lar.
V3LFS AHEAD AT 2 P. M,
liif IE
Despite tho t'.?tmmo boat, the eity
ball auditorium was thronged wltl)
people last niKbt lo pot fbo primary
INFORMATION J Mtfffls* n* fas.' they were rocaiv-
0 ed Over tht special United Prefix
Vnvone Wl«blng my money will'wire of the Democrat. In addition
fiie rir*t National tbe count yreturns urr* tabulator!
b*d- on the huge blackboard in tbe audi
jt;y t.OHnm. Just ;«s rapidly as the re.
have to go ttf
bank to pet it. instead ot irfv
room window.—W. M. Knplf.
Herman Youngbei'm who with
family is spending the summer
Germany, writes tbe Democrat
de • date of .Inly 12. that be Is eli
joying life :•> Beriiii. Air. Younp-
be'm is highly enthused with the art
and architecture of tbe German cap
ital. He sends regards to his El
Reno friends and especially to the
members of the Kiwnnis club.
Mr. ami Mrs. Emit Doeberitz re
I tiirue<l PUeselsy from Lawrence.
| Kan., where they hdV* b#«n visiting
his j for a mont hat the home of $( v. nn 1
l'1 Mow. Esser. Mrs. Esser is a datfgh
an-j ter of Mr. and Mrs. Doeberitz.
■111. 0. Mm erick who has been ill
ffi- some time at his bonio 539 South
lison. is reported sommvh.it
d. but is still bedfast.
The funeral of Mrs. Dan Murphy
•f Calumet was held Monday morn-| aml Mrii■ ^ No.il . w h,ls
•ng from the Catholic chtircli and in «* <*' " red Monday afternoon
terment took place In the Catholic S held from the family home, 1401
cemetery here: 1 Sl D1Ue>' at 2 °'clock TueH,,ny
... | noon. Services were conducted oy
Thos. Fahey is ill at his home 2X7 R|v Holnies Nichols. Interment
North Barker. "fk "'ace
turns w.*r« made to the election
board or were phoned in from the
various precinct#.
Both tbe state nnrf county re-
turns were slow iu coming In. du1*
tb« length of "the bnllot. which
ma lo cOubflng a slow task.
Up to midnight only about one
third of the 35 precinYf* In tho conn
ty had made complete or pAfttal re
turns. At 3 o'clock this afternoon
ill precincts were in with the excep
tiofl of West Yukon. In th?is precinct
j ! the election officials tailed to certl-
'Pi .• ,1 t iin Fr'nii.uify (o the *"«sul'ts and the county
.The tuneral ot uetlia rran
v. , 4, . i a 1 election board refused to accept tno
Noah, three month® old dang'bier « / '
returns. Tbe election ofticials of
West. Yukon wore forced to return
Okla. City. Aug. 2 The first com-
prehensive returns from yesterday's
orimary from Tulsa county, allegeil
political stronghold of the Ku Klux
Klan. created a surprise in political
circles bore, and caused increased
• vhuberance in the opposing camp,
seeking the gubernatorial nomina-
Mon. Official returns from 48 out of
Tulsa county's 107 precincts gave
Wilson, tbe klan candidate, a lead of
only 557 over .Tack Walton, the la-
bor candidate. Tho returns from
the 4$ precincts gave Walton 1,872.
Wilson 2.429. Returns at 2 o'clock
this afternoon from 1.585 precincts
ii of the state's total of 2,837 pre-
inefs gave Walton 76.117. Wilson
,').na. putting Walton in'tbe lend
"<y a'inosf 2R.OOO,
lm-|.
in the El Petui , emetery
I
' Hy tintted Pvohm)
Chicaigi), Aui;. 2. The striking
railroad shopmen will accept the pro
posal of President Harding for end
ing the rail strike It was announced
today. The Union sent a telegram
'o President Hard-tig accepting the
proposals.
| road executives planned attempts tc
| 'ely break the strike of tIn
I .-hopnu n. The executives are com
1'nitted to a policy at "no ivstoratlor.
• if seniority rights" if the men re
urn to work. Administra' ion lear
i^rs s«id they were perpiring tc
|'place all blame for inability to settle
'.he situation on the eyecutives whe
Washington. Aug. 2.—By strength
en ing the non-union forces, the rail
1 efuse to accept the
'President Harding.
proposals of
iocial World
*11*8 HfcLfeN ALL**, fcdltcr
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PHON& 491 H
Indianapolis, Ind.
iroo>ps moved today
Knox Kentucky into
diana to protect the
Aug. 2.—State
fron Camp
Southern In-
mines opening
under state supervision.
Washington. D. C.. Aug. 2.—A
searching investigation into the
soaring prices of gasoline, was <to
open in the Senate today. After
weeks of closed session* spent in
collecting and tabulating informa-
tion on all phases of 'the gasoline
and oil industry, the special com-
mittee was prepared to summon wit-
nesses in an endeavor to determine
the cause of "the boost in price.
Little Rock, Ark . Aug. 2. -Revenue
derived from automobile license
fees in Arkansas during the first six
London, Aug. 2—Great Britain has
put the question of international'
debts squarely on American should
ers. The government in identica'
notes to France, Belgium and Italy
announce that it could not cancel
their continental debts to Britain a*
long a sthe United States holds out
for the payment of British debts to
her.
Ft. Smith, Ark., Aug. 2. -One man
was killed and another fatally injur-
ed in a riot i<n the Missouri Pacific
yards in Van Buren. Both were
strikebreakers.
Pittsburgh. Pa.. Aug. 2. Senator
William E. Crowe died today as the
result of a long illness. Crowe was
appointed to fill the unexpired term
of the late Senator Knox
Mrs. R. J. Dunlap was an Okla.
City visitor yesterday
♦ ♦
The second division of the Ladies
\.id of the Presbyterian church will
meet tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
in the parlors of the church.
<$-*-<£
Talk a Bit club is meeting tomor-
row night with Miss Marie West.
<8> -+- <&>
Mrs. R. L. Loy Jr. is spending a
;<\v days in Guthrie.
to their precinct and reassembl'
their board in order to certify tli
re;urns. The following totals for
the county are complete with the
exception of West Yukon. The fig
ures from West Yukon will not alter
the results:
Governor, Democratic:
Walton 1,834,
Wilson 622.
Owen r>«S8.
Governor. Republican:
Fields 1,285.
Healy 58.
n gross. Democrat:
Thomas 1,273.
Johnson 841,
Glover 582.
State Senators Democrat:
Barker 1,497
Hensley 1,131
Ttei resentative. Democrat:
Thompson 1,417
Siler 1,168.
01:1a. City. Aug. 2. -The lead of
Wilton for the gubernatorial nomi-
nal ion over Wilson, continued to
■grow as more precincts reportel
complete returns. With more than
bill' the state precincts in. Walton
> : ;• leading by approximately 20,00)
at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Return*
from 1,49t precincts of the state's
2,837, gave Walton fi5.fi37. and Wil-
son 45,672.
Court. Dcmocnr
Miss Gertrude Misener is having
•is dinner guests this evening Mis
Evelyn Burke, Miss Thelm t Phelps
'Miss Pauline Clute and Miss Eliza
beth Halbert.
• -t *
Uilph Wallace left Saturday for
Washington, D. C„ after "pending a
month's vacation with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wallace. II
w'll resume his work in It ■ tleoru
W uhlngfon I'lilyersity this fail.
Mrs. Henry Lyons and her guesi
Miss Laura McCall of Norman spent Mr
yesterday in Okla. City. Miss M
Call returned to Norman.
Mr. and Mrs. DeLana S . Mr.
Ml" John DeLana and children am
.1 L. Kunk all left this morn
for Colorado Springs where t:ie\
a ill spend the month of Attcust.
Dr. H T. Smith who has been III
for several days was reported much
Improved today.
Every member of the official
board of the First, Christian church
la urged to attend the regular month
ly meeting to be held at the church
this evening at 8 o'clock. Important
business is to come before us to-
night Do not fall to be present
Mrs. 'Rose Southwood of Marlow| Mrs II 'tirv Murdoch and
sp nt yesterday and last evening tit .Bristow le:.ve this eveniti"
guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Deck J home of or ponding two w
She left this morning for Oklahoma her parents Mr and Mrs W
City. , 1« p
bativ <.
the
ks wit
tor
Mrs. Uladnor Harnard and daugl
rer Virginia returned last eveniti:
from Tulsa where they visited for
several dtiys with relatives.
Miss Gertrude Misener will It;. ■
as her guest this evening Mies Pan
lltto Clute of Enid an 1 Miss Eli/.a
betdi Halbert of Norman.
Mr. a
and Mi
M< Di li'-'
ed a p:
■lull la.
d Mr- Henry Heme
I. It. Gephart. Mrs.
m and Mr McDougle
supper
•enlng.
at tin
.'diss Evolyn lturke bad as dlnn
gui sts Monday evening Mkss Oe
tru de Misener and Miss Mary Pat
Castile of Wagoner. Miss Castle left
last, evening for her home.
• *
111- and Mrs. It. A Deck are mo-
to *lrg to Duncan tomorrow wliei <, t inorn'n
th pv will spend tho week end served
The Presbyterian innual
School p rule will lie given
afternoon at 4 o'clock ti
l>ark. Everyone will me''
church at 1 o'clock and the
ears to take them out.
■* <%
The Zada club met la t
I'heir club roams in ' 10 hot
| Ellen Rice, \fter a si
! liusini -s meeting w.i-
Snnday
imorrow
Legion
evening 11
no of Mlsi
1 hour tli
lei :. Till
i delicious break fa
the members.
Republican:
Harnard 679.
Jones
Judge Supreme
Matthew J. Rutin 1208,
Elmer Fulton S7tl
Rogers 382.
Crltn. Ct. Appeals. Demo rat
Thomas II. Doyle 1620.
('happen 67!)
Tillery 191.
State Superintendent
Hattenberg 1580.
Nash 1345.
Sheriff, Democrai
t hacklott 1.232.
Stevens 721.
Dagga 704.
Anderson 224.
Downey 213.
Sheriff. Republican:
Stanley 946.
Lively 512.
Treasurer. Democrat:
Mathews 1,915
Wagner 1.023.
I Treasurer, Republic n:
. Weber 1,078.
and | County Clerk, Democra:
Brass 2,330.
County Clerk, Republican
Dennis Murphy 1,091.
\sseissor, Democrat:
Morrison 947
Alexander 857.
Brown 637.
Brets! 569.
-sessor. Republican
Thompson 890.
Bolton 528.
oinmlsslonors
emocrat:
T henna son 453.
Mervldt tail,
Kennedy 332
Republican:
Lorenzen 196.
Winger 159.
Kehrer 77.
Pazourek 71.
iin-missioners 2nd
in out).. Democrat:
Dea rdorff 386
Snider 348.
Harris 125
i nublloan:
Little 242
Julian 125.
Engle 66
Okla City, Aug. 2. With the re-
turns In from one-third of the 2,837
.precincts of the state, Walton held
a lead of 10,000 with additional re-
turns piling up Ills lead. Wilson 1s
running second. Owen has already
conceoded his defeat and is out of
tin,' rnco entirely. Wilson headquar
ters ri Tused to concede victory to
the Walton faction, and aro holding
out for returns that would put them
nearer Walton which is possible ac-
cording to political observers.
The election officials all over the
state are reported to have been
swamped with the voting, and it wll'
t"pliably the end of the week be-
' re the final count Is made in man-v
pi fnets. In the Republican raice.
Fields Is safely nominated
The coligrc" ional leaders In or
der by dlstri' t are E. B. Howard,
Alice Robertson, Charles D. Carter.
Tom McKeown. F B. Swank, Elmer
Thomas Tames MeCUntic. Zack Har-
rl rn the state races, Darnell was
lent' >• for I'eutenant governor with
Trnpp close nil his heels. Attorney
General Short is leading Robert
Hums by a slight count. Frank Car
ter, slate auditor, is leading Echols
by about. 1,000 tor corporation com-
mlssioner. Shaw, secretary of the
'ahiol land commissioner, is leading
for state treasurer. Whitehurst Is
ifcly in the lead for president of
tile state board of agriculture. Nasn
leading In the r"ce for superin-
tendent of public instruction.
Oklahoma City. Oltla., Aug. 2.—
Lai or or non-Partisan question Is
tronger in ate than much herald-
ed Ku Klux Klan question according
to noon reports to the United Press
from all parts of the state. Jack
Walton In the lead since compreh n-
sive returns lirst compiled last night
held the lead and gained strength
as the day advanced Political ob-
ervers dd that ft il returns would
diov, a land llde to Walton. Wilson
lie "Klux" candidate is running
more than 13,000 behind at noon.
Returns from 1273 precincts out of
17 showed Walton 50,301, Wilson
l ie, Ov. en 30,12'i Judge Owen
Lceeded defeat at. noon.
Mr.
Lena
enjoy
Dubl n,
Ha
Boland.
Aug.
ov of the "Irish Republic"
I 1 states, <1 d .as the ra-
w inds received when he
rest b> Free State troops
1st. D
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thf Flmer
i the
Tho
be hostess
i who aided
aniipaigu In
Dlst (West Y'
I Leigh ton 179.
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