THE WEATHER
OKLAHOMA—*' a I r toulght
and tomorrow, with rising tem-
perature.
ARKANSAS —Fair toaight
and tomorrow; warmer tomor-
row.
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SUCCESSOR TO THE MUSKOG IE DAILY NEWS
     

 
 
VOL. XXIII. No. 296                                     MUSKOGEE, OKLA., FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1926 XX PRICE 2 CENTS  

MYSTERY WITNESS BEFORE GRAFT PROBE
 
TRAPPED AND FORCED TO KILL, HE SA YS
of anyone who

UNEXPECTED TURN IS
ASSASSINATION IS
v"
REPORTED IN ACTION
POTEAU TRIAL
TO FORCE AID
ALLEGES PLOT
OVER EXIE FIFE CASE
<i< is in A N atmosphere of tenseness and expectancy from which
htch ih developments might shoot, springing at an abrupt angle
FUEL SUPPLY
Time
DO YOU
week
KNOW?
o
jury, on<»
pared to drop their fight and unite '
behind the Haugen bill, which, it '
will .satisfy
corn
per-
1
have
His
fol-
Detrolt.                                                                                                     
Phillips
to
In
o
lotsy" now
in 6-14-19,
of Musko-
wiil stop
for other
man,
look*
, also
been con-
three Un-
it Is likely
of bogey
plow and
< andidal es.
RETAIL MERCHANTS WILL
HEAR OKLAHOMA CITY MAN
n*usi be
election
3.
u
assistant
! Shoot-
After a
counsel
had de-
tv as
that
before
In fed-

' Swears Brother-in-Law and
Woman Friend Decoyed Him
To Office for Murder
Triple Wages Are Offered
Experts, Once in Bad
Standing With Russia
general debate all
might be "talked
proponents of an
privately declared
VETERAN MEMBERS WILL
BE GIVEN ENTERTAINMENT
deadly fire took a toll of three
lives.
"Scarefarce’ Caponl. beer gang
leader. Is today the object of a
search.
Farm Relief Legislation Only
Subject That Remains
To Be Attended to
■V
ganize to Compel Ag-
ricultural Relief
The Wise
Householder
Hires Ample Help
Muskogee's available
is due for an unusual
production within the
or 10 days.
The Hale-Ford company's
in the Hale-Ford field, 10
Will Stick Together to Pre-
vent Adjournment Until
Plea Is Answered
BRADLEY’S WELL FLOWS
AT RATE OF 70 BARRELS                                                     
farmers Interested DeArgu
be prestoL         |iy and
On account
of onions in
farmers will have
by John
A. .Max-
the central
committee of the soviet
a speech to the workers
factory "Profintern," in
province of Briansk.
speech
music brought
during Music
sentiment apparently
bill by Representative
POTEAU. Ok , April 29.—Straw-
berries will begin moving from this
section May 1, according to Joe H
Burris, sabs manager for the Po-
teau Valley Marketlug agency, whe
announces that Indications pointed
to an unusually fine quality. The
agency was formed for the benefit
of the growers of this section and
will conform to standard regula-
tions In an effort to establish a
reputation and create a demand for
Poteau valley products.
have now reached 43 dead
wounded.                                                                                                                                                                 
were further dlsord< rs
when more than a thou-
Moslems advanced
Read and I'm* the Want Ads
Today
National Airo-
plloted
CALCUTTA, April 27. The to
tul casualties in the religious rlo‘-
ing here
ami 360
There
Tuesday
sand frenzied
upon the Hindu quarters.
One policeman w.,s killed and
one wounded.
The appearance of the military
was In response to insistent de-
mands of the population that the
most effective means at ham! I* ■
adopted to atop the terrorian whlch
lias disorganized the city.
Business still was paralyzed to-
day although 'he detail of troops
to patrol the city had relieved th*
frightened population. The lower
classes continued their evacuation
of t he elf y.
States
piloted by Lieut.
Ham A. Gray; aid,
Kb-burtz.
United States Army. Scott Field.
Ill. piloted by Capt. Hawthorne C.
Gray; aid. Lieut. Douglas Johnston.
United States Army, McCook
Field. Dayton. <>.. piloted by Capt.
laiwrence F. Stone; aid. Capt. Guy
R. Oatman.

Mrs. I<amar Looney of Hollis,
first woman state senator and well
known In Muskogee, lias filed her
candidacy for the d< mocratlc nomi-
nation for United States senator.
Among her opponents will be Con-
go ssniaii Elmer Thomas of law-
ton. W. A. Ledbetter of Oklahoma
city and M. L Misenheimer of
Taxington. Judge E. A. Summers
of Wagoner yesterday filed his can-
didacy for the democratic nomina-
tion as district Judge of Wagoner
-■>d Muskogee counties.
The Watson Parker railroad la-
bor mediation bill and the Pepper-
MacFadden branch banking bill
will be passed by the senate before
May 10.
The $145,000.Dao public building^
bill ulso may squeeze through in
that time.
day before the
on the morning
which Thrasher
to come to see
he went with
an
that has long raged between two
rival factions seeking control of
the county's rum-running traffic.
These are the conclusion that
city, county and state officials
have reached following their in-
vestigation of M< Swiggin s assas-
sination at Cicero, a. suburb, on
Tuesday night. McSwiggin was
slain in a motor car in company
of James Dougherty and Thomas
Duffy. The two latter were mem-
bers of a beer running gang.
Aut liorities have convinced
themselves ihut the assassins only
intended killing Dougherty and
that they had no knowledge that
McSwiggin was one of Ills com-
panions. They turned a machine
gun into the motor car and the
'he tariff.
With the
slate
bate
to be
farm
Ward T.
W. .Mor- I
JAMESBURG, N. J . April 29 —
An airplane In which Lieut. Pon-
ton de Arg*. U. 8. army flyer, was
;• 'flOO feet caught fire.
1 the machine safe-
i.   ’<htd the flaiiliS.
For Car Owners
Will you furnish a car to take
musicians to homes of shut-ins
dining music week?
Mrs. M. F. Early, telephone
5525-W.
Many Wells Are Scheduled
For Completion Near City
Within Short
A committee of Tulsa county
democrats who hope to induce
.Mayor Herman Newbiock of Tulsa,
to become a candidate for the ,
democra'lc nomination for govern-
or. has bc <*n Increased to 100 mem-
bers. A meeting under the aus-
ptces of the committee will be held
Monday night at which time Mayor
Nowblock will be formally drafted
into the race. Whether he will ac-
cept Is not known.
gas supply
Increase in
next
Ham. I.os Angeles,
A. Ham; aid.
c'andid i‘<M for state offices may
obtain the necessary filing blanks
from Arch Sheets, secretary of the
Muskogee County Board of Elec-
tions. at the Butz-Barbre-Moffa't
Insurance Agency, 114
Four'h. The candidacies
forwarded to the state
board at Oklahoma City,
o----
NEWBLOCK’S DRAFTING
BOARD IS ENLARGED
 
olution that the ordinary work-
man could direct a factory, or plan
the building of one. as well as the
"bourgeoise" specialist.
"We had very negative ideas
about specialists five or six years
ago," said Kalinin. "We used to
say, 'Why do we need specialists?'
We could run the old works with
any skilled worker or
ac-
for
nu-
of $375,000,000
or two of th<*m get
quickly ami this Is
then they will be panned
adjournnu nt will be
For Musicians
Will you go to homes of shut-
ins during music week?
What can you do and when
can you go?
Mrs. M F. Early, telephone
1810.
John Pebsworth, his father Joe.
and Tom Wilson, all of Latthm r
county, each was sentenced to serve
six months In Jail for violation of
the prohibition laws following their
entering of picas of guilty
Judge Robert L. Williams
eral court here, Thursday.
John pebsworth, it was
had been out of th" penitentiary
but a short while, following his be-
ing sentenced to s**r»e seven years
on his conviction at Wilburton In
1931 for assault and Intent to kill
growing ou' of a shooting affair
staged with Sheriff John G. Shaw
.it Wilburton.
The shooting occurred Oct
1920 and was the outgrowth ot
raid conducted by Shaw.
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FINE QUALITY FOR
LEFLORE STRAWBERRIES
Henry-
Warner
Fifty are seeking
admittance and will receive their
recognition tonight when Installing
Officer T. H. Davidson delivers the
obligation. At the close of the
ceremonial, the Pythian Sisters
will Join them in an entertaining
program consisting of dam/-,
songs, and music from the Orient.
Miss Madeline Russ* II. mascot of
l he Zo liar temple, w ill dance Ori-
ental solos. The K. P. orchestra
will furnish music during the cere-
monial.
houses are eager for personal rea-
sons Io accede to the desire of the
Chief executive for early adjourn-
ment. 1 *>' , — — ...         . ..... n -.V.-.-. |------------- *’       *         •                                        "<*•_ J
for the primaries.                n the Exie Fife matter. The report was current that Shade
The only thing necessary now >" Wallen and Charles Hunt, temporarily deposed superin-
to grant the various furm relies'
measures an opportunity for con-
sideration. if it then develops
that debate over them will strag-
gle on into the summer a move,
ment then may be organized to
shunt them over until December.
...V j if one
Capitol in the through
For Shut-Ins
Are you shut-in?                                                                                                                                                                                      

Do you know
is?
Do you want
to your home
Week .May 2-8?
What hind do you prefer, vo-
cal or instrumental?                                                                                                                                                                             
Have you an ins'rument in
your home?
Telephone Mrs. O. it. Hls< I,                                                                                                       
2396 or Mrs. J. !•'. Bund, 4611.
been pledged to the
real estate board in
success of this city's

Killed Former and Shot Lat
ter in Self-Defense as Out-
come of Disagreement
 
were
Opinion prevails that
which has been e»|
Porter and is said to be the big-I tremely hard fought, w ill not be
gest gasser that has yet been , submitted to the jury's considera-
brought In in that section. It Is i’ion until tomorrow. Carmichael,
also the third well in the Sewell jat yesterday
pool.
R. L Moore, Nafziger bakery
salesman, who was held In Jail at ,
‘Boynton following his arr* st for |
selling bread without complying
with the Boynton ordinances pro-
viding payment of a license for
selling by outside firms, was ad-
mitted io $100 bull yesterday at
| his appearance la fore Judge Enloe
v. Vernor. Hearing of the habeas I
I corpus writ was set for May 6.
A temporary restraining order
| was filed yesterday pending the
hearing of the ease, upon the pre- ,
1 sentation of which the Boynton
authorities agreed not to enfore the
ordinance pending the hearing of
the writ of habeas corpus.
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SECRETARY SHEETS HAS
BLANKS FOR CANDIDATES
There wIII be a spe< lai meeting
of the Muskogee County Truck
Saturday at
the city court at lo o'clock. This
meeting is called to discuss and ,
work out plans for marketing the I
Bermuda onion crop,
of th* large acreage
the county the ---------
to get together at once to get the ] flying a'
b< st price. All
ar requested 10
Plans are being made by the
Retail Merchants uasoclatlon for
the entertaining of merchants from
| Haskell, Okmulgee and Wagoner
as guests of the ,local organization
at a special meeting May 19. At
this meeting the merchants will be
addressed by A. D. McMullen t>(
the Oklahoma City association. The
1 moral support of the local organi-
zation has
Muskogee
making a
part of the entertainment in the
post-convention tour of real estate
men from all parts of the country
following the close of their na-
tional convention In Tulsa In June.
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TRIO GIVEN JAIL TERMS

NINE BALLOONS TAKING
FART IN AMERICAN RAGE
MOSCOW. April 29. Triple
wages will be paid by the soviet
government to foreign engineers
and technical experts as soon as It
is abb* to embark on its program
of Industrial expansion unham-
pered by the financial difficulties
which now beset It. declared M I.
Kalinin, chairman of
executive
union. In
of the
Bezhitzt*.
Kalinin's speech summarized
clearly the change of attitude to-
ward "bourgeoise" experts, whose
services, once despised, are now
1 eagerly sought after and highly
paid. Addressed to a meeting of'
workers. the speech was intended1',
to do something toward reeducat-
ing the "proletariat." which was
■Everything is "hotsy
at Cass Bradley's well
three miles southeast
gee. The well Is flowing about                                                                                        
• very 12 minutes and is putting
from 65 to 70 barrels of high grav-
ity crude Into the Sinclair com-
pany's pipeline. Bradley is certain
that ’he production will hold up.
Metzger brothers are moving tn
their drilling outfit to start an off-
set for Bradley. They expect
spud In this week.
 
------------o------------ 
MRS. LAMAR LOONEY IN
SENATORIAL CONTEST
| their company's employ. Thrasher
'refused, the witness said. He
said Miss Fries opened the shoot-
ing upon him on the day of the .
fatal affair.
To Jury hy Friday
The case has been on trial since
Monday.
The defense rested Its ease this
large number of
to be called in
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DEATH LIST IN CALCUTTA
RELIGIOUS RIOTS NOW 43

COUNTY TRUCK GROWERS
HOLD ONION MEETING
,;>o              2kL2, 13 miles
northwest is due to be brought in
Haney et a) have in-law
— who,
,.     less,
* Tli rash er.
WASHINGTON. April 29 The
N'ew York Mining company at
Phlicr, Ok., was adjudged the win-
ner for the underground metal
mining group In the national safety
competition held under th-j aus-
pices of the bureau of mines, it
will be awarded a bronze statue en-
titled "rentinela of Safety." do-
nated by the Explt «lves Engineer
magazine, to bo retained until next
year's competition.
Honorable mention was accord-
ed to the Beaver lead and zinc mine
of the Commerce Mining and Roy-
alty company at Cardin. Ok., to 'In
Goodwin lead and zinc mln* of the
Eagle Plc.hcr Lead company
if I’iclier, Ok., and to two n ines
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., April 29.—
Nine balloons will leave here to-
day In the national race to decide
America's entries in the Gordon
Bennett cup race to be held in
Belgium. The United States army
has four entries.
For the first time In nine years
Capt. H. E. Honeywell, veteran
American balloonist, will not par-
ticipate in the American trial,
entry was received too late.
The entries, pilots and aides
low:
Waiter
piloted by Walter
Robert I’. Lehr.
Akron Chapter,
nautic Association.
A. Buettner; aid. Herbert
son.
8. U. A. Rasmussen,
piloted by Svend A. I'. Rasmussen;
aid. Edward J. Hill.
Detroit Flying club and Detroit
Aviation Society, piloted by Her-
bert V. Thnden; aid. Charles David
Williams, jr.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber com-
pany, Akron, piloted by
Van Orman; aid. Walter
ton.
United States Army,
Field. Md., piloted by Lieut. Janies
F. Powell;
Early.
United
Field. Va..
afternoon's session, ,
| introduced 54 business and pro-
fessional men who testified the
defendant was of good character.
Most of them are residents of this
county. Some came from Arkan- ;
sas, who had known Carmichael
ns a boy in that state.
J. B. Russell, night police here,
testified late yesterday Thrasher
told him in July of last year that
| Carmichael was spreading gossip
'about him and Miss Fries. He
! said Carmichael was trying to ruin
him and that Miss Fries would
be justified In shooting Carmichael
to death.
Carricil Memages
Homer Brehm, lineman for the
telephone company, said he nad
taken a message from Thrasher to
Carmichael the
shooting and again
of the shooting, in
asked Carmichael
him. Brehm said
Carmichael, at his request, to the
office door, but Thrasher told him
"this doesn't concern you," ami he
st< pped back us the office door was
closed and locked.
He said he believed Thrasher
closed it. because he could see Car-
michael standing In the room, a
few* feet from the door, with his
back to it. After the shooting, he
said the desk had been moved a
foot or n foot and a half from Its
customary place in the middle of
the room.
On cross-examination. Brehm
detailed bls movements on that
morning, said he did not know
Carmichael was armed, and that
Carmichael had not come to the of-
fice for some weeks before the
tragedy. His work was usually
outside the office on construction
and repair, he said. When County
Attorney Babb asked if lie had not
refused on the day of the tragedy
to tell Clyde Bennett, i
county attorney about the
ing, Brehm said he had.
cross-fire of questions by
for both sides, he said he
clined to answer questions on ad-
! vice of Justice of the Peace Lafte,
but had told the assistant prosecu-
tor all he kn* w after he had been
adviseu to do eo by Attorney Rob-
ert Widte. who later became coun-
sel for Carmichael.
. Heart! Four Shots
The shots and screams were de-
scribed by several witnesses. W F
Graham said he heard one_shot,
'then after an interval two "more
shots rapidly, screams, then sev-
ieral other shots. He said the first
(SEE "A ' QN FACE TWO*
| Did age will bo honored on Frl-
I day evening when the Security
Benefit association plays host to all j
the oi l timers of the cl y who are
or have been membera of the or-
ganlzatlon in drfys gene by. Auto-
mobiles wIII be sent for them ar.d 1
they will occupy places of prom-
inence In all the deliberations dur-
ing the evening The home coming
will be held at *he K. I*, hall at S
o'clock.
Tables will bo arranged for cards
and games will be played, and an
entert'iinlng program will Inter-
sperse the games. A refreshment
ooard will be set for the old tim-
ers with cukes bearing candles
numbering the years of nv-nibei -
ships for the honored guests.
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JAILED SALESMAN IS
FREE ON HABEAS CORPUS
is believed,
belt.
Majority
perhaps |aV0|.ej (hc ..... -------------
with a specialist who sympathized [*jncjjeri republican, Kansas, which
with us. But now we must build
new mills, and we are |
spend on them hundreds of mil-
lions of rubles, and. excuse me for
saying so. but we can't intrust this
work to mediocre directors or spe-
cialists. We need special talents.'
 
50 CANDIDATES BEFORE
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SOVIET PAYS BIG
TO FOREIGN HELP

--------- | WASHINGTON, April 29. Give
Eleven Western Solons Or- farm relief legislation a chance. I
clean up uncontroverted mino;-                          
measures and adjourn that Is the
                                                  program of republican leaders In |
both houses of congress wl
expected to ‘like form b< fore the
end of the week In formal i- t’on by
the house rules c_   —
                               senate steering committee.
With ndop'ion of the i
f'zecho-siovakian debt settlement l(> th(? Sam()C|iee Barnett case, was followed by two reports
program of major legWatton win that were given the credence ot being moie than mere
within a week.
spudded In their No. 1 in the same
field. Denton and Marshal in
same field are moving in and ex- i Thrasher to discharge her from
pact lo get started this week.
Jake Young-Mitchell Oil com-
pany has a well due in the Red
Hird field, 20 miles northwest of
the city the latter part of the week.
It is in proven territory.
The Sewell interests yesterday
shut In a 10 million foot gasser on
the I* McIntosh farm, SNL NW |
HE 26-17-16 In the southwestern ■ afternoon,
part of Wagoner county. It is . witnesses
•fcree and a half miles north and rebuttal.
. liree-quarters of a mile west of | the case.
(NEWS SfWIAI.)
POTEAU, April 29.—With the
; court room again thronged, L. E.
Carmichael, Poteau business man,
this morning related to a jury in
district court his defense to the
charge that he killed his brother-
in-law and business associate, L.
E. Thrasher, Sept. 8. 1925. In
brief, Carmichael asserted that he
■ma Aiwwwvvwm ,IU<* ,>ePn decoyed into Thrasher's
T\TTO FIlA nnllDT °fft^ Bt headquarters of the
I JI I 11 111 Illi I O k 1 a h o m a-Arkansas Telephone
Iv A**         .company here so that Thrasher
                                             and Miss Mamie Fries, chief op-
’ erator. could kill him.
■Without much emotion. Car-
michael asserted 'hat both Thrash-
I er and Miss Frits opened fire
                                           upon him. He said he shot back
In self-defense, killing Thrasher
and maiming Miss Fries for life.
Carmichael said that Thrasher,
with whom he long had had bus-
iness differences, sent for him to
I cotne to the office. A quarrel
and tlie shooting followed.
Carmichael admitted that some I
of his difficulties with his brother-
vvere due to Miss Fries,
according to previous wlt-
w«s closely attached *o I
He said he had asked ,
carries the Indorsement of Presl-
i,i°;d**nt Coolidge and Secretary of Ag-
riculture Jardine. it would aid
farmers' co-operatives with a $100,-
000,000 fund for the storing of sur-
plus crops.
Debate lo Cunlinuc lx mg
Au Influential minority was
lively campaigning for support
the Haug'*n bill which would
KNIGHTS OF KHORASSAN ib?',,
_____  crop prices. It provides that wlth-
The Dramatic Order of the j in two years an equalization fee be
Knights of Khoraasan are making assessed aguinst crop sales, to
ready to take their Tyros or candl- meet the cost of bolstering prices,
dates into the mysteries of the or- ; Frankly admitting It falls In the
der tonight at 8 o'clock when they , category of so-called "radical” leg-
hold their annual ceremonial at islation, many of its supporters de- ;
the K. I", hall. The local temple clan-d the Haugen bill would mere- i
Zo Har is in charge of the festival |y give the farmer the type of price i
with candidates and visitors from fixing relief afforded Industry by j
Okmulgee, Tulsa. Morris,
etla, Tahlequah, Haskell,
and Muskogee.
aid, Lieut. James F.
ISR TARM Icongress hears I
DUE TO BEER W^™?, ™ °F “
CHICAGO, April 29.—It
Cook county's beer war
caused the death of William H.
McSw iggin, brilliant young assist- , "eareh. Police raided an apart-
    ,   . ,           . - ment from which he fled a short
ant of States Attorney Hobertl             (he(r arrh-1 They
Crowe. McSwiggin, however, was arrested Dupont's brother and the
innocent victim of the feud latter's wife. In the apartment
they found an arms and ammuni-
tion house catalog describing ma-
chine guns and their operation.
The discovery Is considered highly
important.
TH Vi' A special train ief Musko-
gee Thursday morning on the
Frisco tracks for Norman, carry-
ing about 200 contestants who
will enter the interscholastic
meet held there.
THAT MusKogt-v will be eiVcred
in musical, literary and athletic
events.
THAT -The apeciul train
nt Okmulgee and Tulsa I
contestants.
THAT—It will return
night at 11 o'clock.
THAT Muskogee won
honors at the Tahlequah meet
and that these Norman contest-
ants will further add to the repu-
tation of Central High school.
THAT —Several teachers, parents,
and other interested individuals
are chaperoning the students.
THAT—As many studen's as wish
to may have reservations on the
special Pullmans for the 'hrec
days' stay.
THAT—Muskogee is expected to
uphold Its former championship
record.
“I hat
                                       pose adjournment until after
r< lief has been taken up
brought to a vote."
A new variety
standing lu-slde a
trig over a list of
loomed over the
shape of the American farmer as doubtful
pictured by an imposing group Of quickly and
representatives seeking to patch taken,
up their differences and unite be-
hind furm relief legislation before
ihe opening of the long deferred
{general debate n**xl Monday.
Three Bills Peialing
Confronting the members were
three separate relief bills reported
by the agricultural committee.
Representing varying shades of        
opinion, each professed to offer ■
a definite solution of the agrarian !
problem.
So concerned were many mem-
bers of the middle western farm
taught in the first years of the r>w-. |,|OI. over the possibility that in the j
such legislation
to death" that I
equalization fee
they were pre-
One was that a surprise, even to the investigators, was
ibout to be sprung in the expected arrival of an eleventh
Th. y want to g. t buck home wur witness who nnght open up a new lane of investigation
THINK HAUGEN MEASURE
HAS CHANGE FOR PASSAGE
WASHINGTON, April  29.—A
I new farm bloc was organized in
'the senate yesterday afternoon to
i oppose the adjournment of con- be fulfilled and members of botID'uniOl'S.
Igrtsg until farm relief legislation
has been enacted.
Eleven western republican s< nn-
j ters Joined the new bloc nt a
luncheon agreeing "unanimously,”
according to their announcement,
they would vigorously op-
farm
and
WASHINGTON. April 29. - Farm
leaders representing the Interests
of the middle west, today ex-
pressed the conviction the Haugen
farm relief bill will pass the lower
house If the administration main-
tains a "hands off" policy on agri- |
cultural legislation.
They admit, however, that
Army, I/ingley I President Coolidge sees fit to line j Missouri.
Wil- ' UP administration forces in behalf
Ueut. Roland
of the Tincher bill, the Haugen
measure will be defeated. That the
Tincher bill can be put through In
the senate, even with administra-
tion support, is not admitted by the
farm organization representatives.
Several members of the lower  
house who are following develop- Growers' association
inents closely, privately express the
i bell* f no comprehensive farm re-
OKI.AHOMA CITY, April 29.— lief bill will be passed by this ses-
C. D. Carter, for eight years sta- sion of congress.
iis’l. Ian in the state department of I ----------o-------------
agriculture, dud two hours after he I Bl.At hill.LL. Ok.. April -9 —
had fallen unconscious during 8 W F. Mulnix. 33, oil field worker.
tennis game. Physicians said a i fell 45 feet from the top of a gas
ruptured bloou v*-ss*l caused death. |ab»uiber aud was killed, jeslerdaj.
The average person, spe-
cializing in |i|h profession,
would be vastly better off
to hire competent help for
t h e numerous tasks
around the premises than
to take the time and spend
tIvo energy in doing them
himix'if.
There are many men who.
for a small sum. will han-
dle proficiently all these
tasks ami leave the home
manager free for bigger,
better things.
Often they advertise in
the Want Ada of THE
MUSKOGEE PRESS.
Again, they seek the Want
Ad columns to find offers
of employment. It pays to
use efficiency methods
about the home.
endent and assistant, respectively, who had been summoned
tnd who had been waiting in the witness room adjacent to
the grand jury room throughout the day would not be called
>efore the inquisitorial body in the Fife case at all.
♦ Though It could not be verified,
it Is understood that the decision
not to call Wallen and Hunt In the
Fife case was arrived at after the
hope for the "mystery witnesses"
had been born. Hunt, however,
entered the grand Jury room at 2
o’clock. He was before the jury
but a few moments.
With the wheels of the govern-
ment's special investigation ma-
chinery revolving smoothly, rapid
progress toward final results, what-
ever they may ultimately prove t<»
be, was noted In the federal probn
of Indian matters being conducted
; hero, Thursday.
Aa witness after witness filed
through the door leading into the
chambers of the grand
thing was learned.
The probe will have
eluded by Kalurday in
portunt matters and I
that the Jurors then will either be
discharged or excuaed for a recess
of several weeks.
With U. 8. District Attorney
Frank Ia*e alternating with As-
sistant Attorney General Charles
8>*!by and Edwin Brown, in con-
ducting witnesses before the probn
body, the government suddenly
switched its probe from that of ths
Exie Fife divorce settlement to the
Samochee Barnett tangle.
This was discerned in the
sonnel of the witnesses who
summoned before the Jurors.
Fife Probe blows Up
A total of seven, all said to
knowledge of the Exie Fife matter,
were questioned by the grand Jury
Wednesday, the first day of the
probe.
Thursday morning a possibie
recess of the investigation loomed
for a short while after the Jurors
reported, as it was stated, that
there was a scarcity of witnesses in
the Fife matter, but little delay
was noted as the probe was di-
rected into the Barnett case, grow-
ing out of the secret wedding of
Barnett last March 3; app<aranee
of a purported will, dated March
16. in which his five children by
a former marriage had been dlatn
herited and Barnett's death three
days later.
Mack Kelley, architect for the
tribal agency, was the fist witness
called. Kelley look Barnett to the
hospital. Ho was followed by
Pete Funk, tribal recorder: Col.
Hugh Scott, commanding officer of
veterans' hospital No. 90, where
Barnett was taken for a time dur-
ing his final Illness and where waa
solemnized the secret wedding, de-
tails of which leaked out several
•lays later. Colonel Scott was fol-
lowed, In the order given, by Drs.
Charles W. Hughes, R. A. Wilkins.
IH. C. Rogers and Dr. I’arker. all
of whom are attaches at the hoo-
pltal.
Minister Is Called
Shortly before noon Rev. C. M.
Wallace, pastor of Bethany Pres-
byterian church, who officiated at
the wedding, was called.
There are several witnesses yet
to be heard in the i'.xle I-Ife mat-
ter, it Is understood, and it Is the
plan of the probers to call those
in later.
Reverend Wallace was before
the grand jury but a few minute*
' and evidently had been finally dis-
charged when he left the room, a»
he left the building.
1 Just how many of 'ho different
.natters reported to be on th' prob-
, rs' schedule will have been dls-
' posed ot before the du> of closlnff.
' or r-ecssing, the investigation,,
could not be aacertained. However
ft was reported that when '.he Ufa
1 tin 1 Barnett matters had been dis-
posed of. there then would be tab-
1 en up information rdative to cer-
’ tain alleged business lran»*c‘.iO!M<
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   lo the probe plans, as mapped out, was noted about the cor-
'■oin'in'ittee* iin'i"the ridors of the federal building early Thursday afternoon.
The mysterious lull in the Exie Fife probe, noted during
minor -|le forenoon when the government agents suddenly switched
"urgent legislation"
practically wiped clean, de-,
on farm relief wus expected '•
allowed to run as long as the j
bloc desired.
OKLAHOMA MINE FIRM
WINS SAFETY CONTEST