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VOL. XXXI. NO. 183.
TWKNTY-FOUK PAGfcS-OKLAHOMA CITY FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14. KH9
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Publlsha Kelly Csoept (node?
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1 CHARGES
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UP' ON
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NEBRO POLICE
Walton Defends Men Accused
of Bribery and Cruelty
NEW CHARGESARE MADE
Negro Minister Makes Com-
plaint to Commissioners
Charges of abuse Wed with the city
commissioners today sgalnst W. ft.
1'arksr snd trk ("IJudd") ruller
negro policemen by R. 0. Unlit negro
preacher living at "l Ktit Second
Street wsll m bribery ' 4prge
gainst Psrber yssterdey by Fell Jack-
on. negro were declared "frame up"
Indsy by Msfnr Walton.
"Psrker nd fuller have been very
efficient and th negroes sn trying to
tot lham out of ths department" thd
mayor laid. y
The letter sent ths onmmtsilonart by
light alao mada complaint sgslnst two
white policemen whose names ha laid
h dose not know.
Minister" Letter.
"Tueodey night between II o'clock
and midnight. Fuller Psrker and two
whits - pnltrsmrn ram to my house
waked ua up sbused my wlfs and my-
self tailing ua w were running a dis-
orderly house" Light (aid In tha let-
ter which waa turned over to Jcrrv
Hmlth chief of police laat night for
Investigation.
Mayor Walton firmly defended hie
rrgro policemen declaring that the
whole thing along with the charges of
brlliery maila ggalnit Parkar by Kellx
Jarkeon waa a frame-up or at leaat
looked Ilka one to get efficient police-
men out of tha department.
"Tha letter waa reeslvsd by tha com-
mtislnrvan from Light and haa been
turned oyer to the chief who will In-
veetlgats thoroughly' tha mayor aald.
Mayor'a Oaf ana.
"J am persuaded however that It
la an effmt of sums of tha negroes ta
g't rid of llieae two nigra) policemen
who have the good' on many of them
and ara pushing raids gainst bad
ph'i too frequently to suit them
'IJiat night a not her hell-hole Waa
nldd and It all sbow that Parker la
after them and they ara attar hits lor
hll good work. "
alike Donnelly. i iiarTiwlllglf Sf ft
I. ce. who haa oppasid fret. Ma fM
placing of negroeo on Mia Poms
nrce aald ha will not maka any tat
ntent until ha ha heard tha evidence
and knows tha altuatlon thoroughly
The Investigation of tha eoenmleaton-
era will ba dona by tha oommlttea of
tha whole Into whoaa hands tha mayor
placed fie matter after tha letter waa
read.
Tarter told ma that MM waa har-
boring criminal! and that ha want to
tha house at IM East Second etreet
-a l.r . ...nm" it. an.ync eahl
Jackson A meted .Again.
Jackson who In portca court accuaed
Parker of accepting IH a weel
from women proatltutea and gambling
flamea for alleged protection from
raldlnf ly tha police waa aj
reited again aarly this morning when
tha pollca raided a negro bouao at i:Vi
Beit Grand avenue.
Shortly afterward another raid waa
mada at 111 Raat flrand and twelve
negroes arreited. charged with loiter-
ing and bain In a place where gamb-
Ung la permitted
Arreatad Flue Times.
thninc tha peel week Jackaon haa
been a rraa ted four times. It was said
In polios enurt yeatarday H la because
ha hie "aomethlng on'' Parker. Tha
negro pot! reman waa not a member of
the raiding party.
Tha sensation iprung In police court
yesterday when Jackaoo on tha wit.
neaa stand charged with reeletlng ar-
rest by Parker mada charges of
bribery eaalnat tha policeman waa e-
peoted to continue tnls morning In the
new charge of loitering placed agalnat
tha negro following hie arrest In the
raid.
Ths police received a tip yesterday
afternoon that a gambling and drlnk-
laf orgy had been held In a rooming
house on Raat flnuid every night for
several weevia and planned their raid
for early thla morning.
Theee Arrestee.
U A Thnmae John Carnas. Walter
cott V. Weat Walter Moore Harry
Jenkins Oenrgs Brunlr Hallay Rogera
Spencer Garrett Hervy IHxon Henry
Campbell Retar Hmlth Mary Whlta
and Felix Jackson were arrested In ths
raids. e
An Investigation of the charges
sgiinst Parker will be mada by Mayor
Walton who appointed Parker and
eck Fuller also a negro pollrwmnn.
snout three months ago though he snd
tha chief of police were Inclined to
think the charges were not baaed on
facts.
County Information
Depends on Trial
Whether a county Information will ba
fi t agalnat W. It Parker negio Po-
llrcninn will depend on ths testimony
tntiuflui-eri In tha trial of Kellt Jack-
sou nVgro. In municipal court O A.
Cur (HI assistant county attorney said
today. An Information was prepared
at the request of Jackson who allegre
Parker atruck him over ths head with
a revolver hut Is not to be filed unless
fur.her tacts warrant-II..
A number of complaints are tali) to
hnva been made agalnat Parker by ne-
f rees In the city (rne eomplelnt muds
n ths county attorney's office was that
Pal her never bothered the negro dlvea
snd rooming houses but meddled In
ths affaire of the better class of ne-
gioes. ' .
INJUNCTION AGAINST
Dtne ta or aniinuT
nt.i0 iw gvuun i
WARIIINfJTON. Not. It Ths o-
srnment will seek Injunctions sgnlnet
igitatsi who attempt to prevenl -wai
miners from returning te thett work
In scordsnne with the orwer leased
by Judge Anderson In Indianapolis ths
departmonl of leillce snnounoed Ihfe
afternoon.
Attorney Oenernl Palmer thla after-
noon Inatrurted ell district altorneva to
tue every effort to secure Injun.:1 Inie
ssalnat any who preach defiance of the
eowt.
TMM
CLAIMANTS WILL
LEAVE THE CASE
TO U. S COURT
Deputies Have Been With-
drawn Fort Worth Hears
FORT WORTH Texas Noy 14
Teias rangers are In full control tnduy
of dlaputed nil lands In the Teiae-
(ililahomi border over which offlrert
from the two slatea threatened to
clean y eater day when the state rnurta
leetiM conflicting writs for poeacaelon
of tha land.
All claimants to the land have ar-ec.t
to mhmlt Die matter to the luii.l
Htates eupreme court snd hate with-
drawn their deputies
Oklahoma Deputies
Serve Court Notice
FREDRICK. Okla.. Not. 14 -(Spe.
rial Hherlff Auetln ferryman and
Iwputles John Houlhall snd Clifford
lloeeon retiimed hen today after serv.
Ing tha court order of aeliure of dla-
puted wells In the Ited river nil flelda.
hut with the disputed land atlll In Tel.
as' possession. '.
The order was served on A. W Oal-
breath George Hals and K. P. Hc'lee
oil men who with l simed gusrdi
defied ths sheriffs from thla city (lei-
breath Is said to have stated Hint "he
res crepered to hold the lend st sny
coat."
ferrymen will report to Judge Cham
Jones tomorrow after which s new
mo's Is sntlclpgted In the controverey
Judge Jones Comes
Here for Conference
IHstrlct Judge Thsm Jones of Wau-
rlka whnes receivership appointment
for the Kurk-Henator oil pmptrty In
the Med Itlver hed came slinoat pre.
clpltatlng a clash between armed forces
of Teaa and Oklahoma left hers to-
day on his way lo Oklahoma (Ity.t
It Is believed that Judge Jnnes will
confer with Governor Robertson snd
Attorney General Freellng over the
eteps he shall take from now on toward
enforcing tha claims of Oklshonuns to
ths properties In ths bed of the stream.
CITY COAL DEALERS .
EXPECT FUEL SOON
Oklahoma City coal dealers said today
lay eipect lo receive delated akin.
merits within a few daye snd win be
small etfeeei
"Taw twin nor haa srdsrsd the saJk-
""t to ths proper designation of seal
held by the rallroada" ono dealer aald
"and that la our only hope for relief."
Virtually none of ths dealers had i
any
cooi inis morning.
EIGHT WEST POINT
APPOINTMENTS WEN
Oklshoma hag eight Wsst Point Milt-
tarv anadam. cd.i.hin. orn Tfhllh
Henatnts Uor snd Owen are st liberty
o riu ny sppointment. Hegular an-
nual entrance ssamlnatlons will be
held Fehruery 17 l2 and successful
cendldatee will be sdmltted In June
lM. Ths course Is now ftsed st three
years with rsnk ss second lieutenant
In ths I'nlted 'teles army upon gradua-
tion Cadets receive ll.Mil 10 a yeer.
which begins with dsis of sdmlsalon
to tha academy.
FAMOUS RIVER BOAT
COMMANDER IS DEAD
K1WPORT
Kv. Nov 11 Cast.
Hsnry
Basrom Kenton. 71 yean old
known for more than a half-osntury
on ths Ohio snd Mlsalaalonl rlvera from
Pittsburgh to New Orleans vdled at his
home hers yesterday.
Captain Kenton served In both ths
union ermy snd navy during ths civil
wsr He commanded ths river steam-
boats L. J. Workum and Minnie No.
I for mora than thlrty-flve years.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE
TO LEAVELAVS ALONE
LONDON. Nov. 14-As a result of
ths conference held In London by
Htsphsn Plchon. French foreign min-
ister with members of tha Rrttlah gov.
ernneent FYsnes and Knglnnd have de-
cided not to make any further aacrlflces
In favor of the non-bolahevik forces In
Ituasla scconllnar to a Centrsl News
(llapati'h from PsHe lod.
M. Plchon accompanied President
Polnrsre to txndon.
MANY BOYS FOUND
IN NEED OF HELP
During tha laat week four email hoys
have been found nearly froian on ths
streets.
Annthsr waa brought Into tha police
station this morning with his hsnda
cracked end-Meodlng. He had nnt eaten
elnca yesterday end said ha wouldn't go
''onto hscsiiss his father snd mother
'era gone and hs couldn't find anyone
to tske ears of him.
"Homebody's to hlsms for this eon-
dlllon" Captain Jerkins ssld. "snd ws
ire going lo bring proeecutlnn against
urns of these people who don't tsks
"moor rare of thejr children."
TWO WEEKS TO ADJUST
CITY BUSINESS AGAIN
II will lake the city commissioners
two weeks of continuous work to get
ths city's affairs In .business shape
following tha settlement of ths budget
fight Mike Donnelly commissioner of
flnsnce ssld todny.
"We have a small mounteln of bills
on ths desk of svsry commissioner snd
to check these up snd get ready for
their payment will mean day snd night
work." hs aald.
New York Judge
Upholds Dry Act
NHW TORK."Nov. 11-Fedsral
Judge turned lliud .refused tvdky to
grant Injunctions restraining enforce-
ment nf ths Volstead prohibition act.
I. W. W. Victims Buried;
Guard Shoots Millhand;
200 Reds Under Arrest
Charges That Soldiers Made
First Move Toward I. W
W Quarters at Centralia
Investigated
(Itv The Aaam-lnted f'r a
rKNTIIAI.LV Ween . Nov - C
Godfrey ho ilea r 1 1... I lilmarlf s
mill workrr waa ahol In the shoulder
early thla nioinuiK aa he wae driving
wirousn i nenaiia in an siilomohilr
A
inrmrr ecrUce nun a tlnx as a gurird
nriHi the ahol after l.1firv hail dla-
resaidrd the Mimmnud lo hall repeated
eieml llnica.
Kffnrla of offh era charged with the
duty of proevriitlng Hie Jf) alleged mem-
hereof tha ImluatilMl Wntkers of the
w orld held In Jail here and at Centralia
f four American l.ekloii memliera dur-
ing an Armleic iv parade Tueaday.
"re rentind todny on learning
wh'-iter former aoldlera In any deeree
provoked the ariack y leaving their
line of march force their way Into
the I. W. W. hall Teatlmony given lual
night at the Impieat over the four vie.
lima of the shooting differed on
point.
Juat after the patriotic parade wis
broken up by the . w. W. fualllndcs
rrporta wers current that several mem-
bers tf tre f.eglon hed atarted Inward
the hall iiaei) aa headriiarters by the
radicals before any ehota were fired.
Thla veralon later was denied and In-
veatisstors reported finding evidence
tending to ahow that the sttsck hy ths
I. W. W. aa pre-arranged
Dr. Prank lilclfnrd. hlmaeif a march-
er In the psnde testified at the In-
queat that eomenne near him In tre
line anseeated a raid on the I. W W.
ball aa the line came to a halt at the
inrner when the building atanda. (tev-er-il
took up II a.ifrgcatli.n. ha de-
clared; and one V an put bis foot
agalnat the door of the hall and fnr.-d
It open before s shoser of lesd poured
Into and over ths marchers.
In the opinion of Dr. Herbert Relt
another former soldier the firing of
the flret shots bnd ths movement of
'he lesion men toward ths I. W W
hall were "as nearly slmnltsneous si
sny human acts could bo."
Centralia Buries Veterans
Of World War Shot Down by
Radicals on Armistice Day
CKNTIULtA Waah.. Nov. 14-
All night long and today by trains
and automonllss members of the
American legion friends of thl
four murdered former service men.
snd loyal rltlsens generally wers
striving It Centralia to attend the
memortnt aea-vle In Ikt BMl.t..t...M
' I O'clock tnrtsir llurlal of the
iiiHitra of ths -Ictlms of ths I. W
W. did not take nlaea af nti llm.
however. At the request of rels-
lives this program waa changed and
't It) o'clock today the remains nf
Arthur H MrKlfrrah was burled
from ths Chrlstlnn church.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon from
the Preshyterlsn church ths funeral
of Lieut. W. O Orlmm took piece
At I o'clock the large sudltorlum
wse crowded with friends to psy
laat respects to ths memories of
Lieut W. ft Orlmm .Arthur ft
MsKlfresh. Dsle Hulibsrd snd Ben
Csasgranda. whose lives were
smiffed out by ths bullets of ths
band of criminals who hays In-
feeted this city the mining region
Salvation Army
May Feed Newsies
On Thanksgiving
But "Guverner" "Williams Is
to Get First Chance
If Judge R. L. Wllllsms of Muekoge
former governor doeini respond to the
letter lent lilm yesterday hy Oklahoma
City newsboys Inquiring If tha -guv.
f"""'" knows sny one here who can
take his nlsc aa host st the annual
Thanksgiving dinnsr. ths Mslvatmn
Army here will see thst sit ths Isds
fill up on turkey snd trimmings.
Adjitlsnt Ksts Wilson .of the Salva-
tion Army hers said today thnt she is
nsloiis to entertsln the newsboys at
their 'annual feast and Will do so unices
ths former governor wishes to ohsetvs
ths custom hs eatshllahel during; his
four years of office.
The dinner will be served st the Pal-'
vatlnn Army harrarka. 104 West Cal-
Ifernla. UCRDfl A at tbi a i nn
nuunu un iniHL. urn
CHARGE OF SHOOTING
Dick Sparks a negro who four
yean ego le sllcged to hsve shot Mlks
( on note policemen when Connote with
other policemen raided a house In the
negro district was placed on trial to-
rt'.y In district court on a charge of
assault with Intent to kill. A Jury waa
completed at noon.
Hpsrks wss srreitad In Kansas City
snd brought nark here a short lime
ago. o. A. Csrglll snd John F. Mar-
tin aaalatant county attorneys srs
prosecuting the esse.
FAMINE OF JURORS v
FELT AT WURTHOUSE
A serious shortage nf Juror de.
vcloped st the court house todsy. lie
came of e Isrgs number of challenges
In nns trial clerks In ths offices were
drafted after all ths "hsngars on" end
enectatnre In ths court rooms end cor-
ridors hsd been used. A deputy as-
sessor wes sinnns the first tu bo celled
by the court bailiff.
Raids on Radical Headquar
ters Made in Several Pa-
cific Coast Cities; News-
paper Men in Custody
HKATTI.K.
tvio hundr-d
Waah. Nov If Nearly
men. Ml" ette1 of bene
members f Ihi- Induetrial Workers of
the World were held In Jails In va-
iloua etilea snd tnv.ni In the nortbweir
tieluy. aa the reault nf ralila grniig
in oi i ne anooiing si ucniraiia waah
Armlat .e Lay.
In add llori laenty-sls slleged mem-
here of tin I. W. W were held In Js :1s
at Centralia and Chrhalla Waah in
inunction with the shooting
K. H Ault. editor and George P ;
Malrnan and Frank A. Itual. uieniliera .
of the hoard nf dliVtois of the Mrnttlr I
I 'nlnn-Record are at lllierty on ball to. I
nay irjvHing a ralfl by trdrral nfflren
uem Ioh newepaixr plant which la
uiin in iewapaH-r pinni wnicn IS
.md by the KeMitle Centrsl I .shot
Council. The three were rherged with
criminal libel In .onnectlon wltn editor -
lal comment upon the Centralis shoot-
log After laklrig ci.pl. of ppr. snd
records from the office of the Kecord.
the paper was permitted to reiuny; pub
iicaiion. v
Sixty-One sf Tstoms.
Wiry-one ellcgerl memlrs of the 1
V W were In jail st Tscoms Wsih
nineteen being taken Into cuatody by
s dctnll of police deputy sheriffs snd
American legion volunteers upon their
arrival from a logging osmp at Mln-
:r:il Waeh last night.
of eighty-nine arreeted at Spokane
Waah. following the Centralia ehool
Ing. flfty-elght were held as I. W. W.
members.
Three men held In Jail st (llyinpla.
V'aah.( In connection with the Cen-
tralis shooting were rushed last nutht
by officials to the stale reform school
nt Monroe following reports thnt nil
arme force of J W. W. plsnnnl an
attack on the Jail.
Antl-Hea Campaign Announced
Oovcrnor 1.. K. Ilsit annunnoed he
would InaOgurete a ststs-wtde cam-
paign to wipe out Industrial Workers
of ths World bolshsvlkl and other
(Continued on Pigs I. Column 1)
locslng csmps snd mills ever sines
ths I. W. W. cam Into being. The
services wers conducted by ths Rev.
R. W. Thompson retired I'reaby-
terlan minuter snd veteran of the
Civil wsr wno mid In pirt:
-"And what nun I lay nf theae
whom live hare men snstche.1
away from ones deoreet to them
nn earth In life we knew them la
honorable rltlieni. We knew them
aa kind and loving eoni some an
husbands and fathers. Hut ws
shell know them In life no more.
And )et ws shall know them m
spirit. As we know thst righteous
Nn serene whom our mortal eyea
newr have eeen but whose holy
deeds are In our memories dsy hr
day and hour by hour so will
we havs ever before Ua the bright
eiample nf these our friends who
for us faivd the bullets of a cruel
snsmy offering their lives thst we
snd our country might live. And
(ContlnusLon Page t. Column l.t
NEGRO IS HIDDEN
FROM LYNCHERS
Mangum Sheriff Secretes Al-
leged Slayer of White.
MANOCM. 01.1a. Nov. If -( Special )
-owing to the fact thst the sheriff of
lireer county hss so effectively liPblen
l5v Yount negro said to have con-
feeard to the killing of Tom Johnson
near Mangum Tuesday afternoon ths
high feeling snd continued talk of
lynching has come to nothing.
After the killing Tuesdsv. Toting fled
south through the flelda. slept In a hoi
car st Martha und waa seen vesterdsy
slinking thromth ths fields In the north
ern pert of Jackson county A posse
soon lisd blood hounds on his trail snd
sfter several hours be was raptured ai
Alius In the home of a negro preacher.
Ths preacher had given him clothes
food money s porket snlf.i and was
luat reedy to show him the wsy out of
town when he v. aa captured It Is snld
Toung hsd been disguised snd the
prescher his wife and another negro
hsva been placed snder smut charged
n n sniouring a mstttva from ths law
j
UftllT VCLl.lTUnS
TO 13 siTFznzns
Several smsll checks approximately
a doien offers to do sewing snd the
services of one church "eld" society
havs been offered Mr. Reusl Haeksll. of
the Horns Service section of the Red
Crne sines her appeal yesterdsy for
semen to sew on clothing for babies
ths msterlsl for which ths Red Cross
has on hand.
Ths clothing will hs given tn families
of former soldier who arc temporarily
In flnsnclsl straits but who are not
charity esses Mrs. Haskell laid. Hev-
srsl women offered to tske over tha
care of nns nf ths bahlea In ques-
tion misunderstanding tha nature of
ths cage.
Standard Declares Olvldend tonus.
CLEVELAND ll Nov I! -tnrsc
tors of the Standard till company of
Ohio declared ths regular quarterly
dividend of II 00 per ahsrs and sn astrs
dividend ol II per sr.sre pjyable
.ljn. I nest to stockholders of record
November It . .
WIDOW OF FAMOUS
! RUSSIAN KOVEUST
IS REPORTED DEAD
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Counteit Lto Tolstoi.
IiNI Nov. ll(-ounleaa
lej Tclitol widow of Hie famous
K'H.inn iK.v.llal died at Y nancy a
I'ollnna Nov 4 arcordlr.tr to a dis-
lattrh to He linlly Mall from del-
eirrrfors nuoilng the Kraanlaya
tiaiette.
founteeg Tclatol. hefore her mar-
riage was rVophle Jlehn. danshter
of a faahloiialile fntrnm phyrlrlnn.
vHhe win married to Count Tolstnl
In 1M2. The couple hsd suteen
children.
rmint Tolstoi's vsgnrlss In his
later life Which led lo Mi fame in
eenrch of s simple mode of living
were said to have been a great
strain upon his wife.
cetera
DEAD IN HOTEL
AT POND CREEK
Man and Woman Said to Be
Residents of Enid
POND CHEHK Okli . Nov. 14 -(Spc-lnl
I A man snd woman Identi-
fied ss J K. Kirkwood snd Frances
Jncolty of Knld. wers found deed In bed
In a room at the Clem hotel at I o'clock
.a murnuis e .Tupie woo " "
aKiairivu aa .ne. anu .virv. V- -w. now.
arrived here at II o'clock last night
snd ssld they were driving from Tuisa
to Enid. It Is believed thst ssyhyxla-
tlon caused the desths.
They hsd left s rill for S o'clock this
morning but upon falling tn receive s
response lo- the rsll a hotel employe
forced sn entrance Into the room to
find them lying on the bed fully
dressed but dead
Blind Cow Sold
To Blind Woman
Husband Charges
. .
"Moanest Man" Contest Be-
gun by County Attorney
The meanest men on earth la be-
lieved to live In this city If a com-
plnlnt msdo to the county attorney's
office today la true.
The man snld a blind cow to a blind
woman according tn tltn complaint.
The woman a husband wsnted to
know If there Is sny low undtar which
ths man ran be mdo to tike the oow
back. Ths cow Is e good milk cow
but wss represented ss "sound snd
whole when snld to ths blind womsn
her husbnnd said
STEAMERGOES DOWN
WITH ALL ON BOARD
STOCKHOLM Nov 14 -The Swedish
Steamer Peking. l.fOO tons fminilrre.1
In a typhoon In Ihs Pi.-ifm with the
hiss nf sll on beam whlls on her wny
to Oolhenburg from Kobe Japan an Id
a dlppstrh from Formosa toifsy. The
Peking left Kobe nn Octolier 1J.
METHODIST MINISTERS
- GET SALARY INCREASE
NEW YORK. Nlf-An sNrersgs
Increase of 4 percent In ths salaries of
Methodist ministers throughout the
country t meet ths mounting east ol
living and establishment of ' minimum
salaries" was announced today by the
Centenary reservation committee of
ths Methodist Kplsconnl church hers.
Tha new seals of pay will be In effect
generally by Jan. II waa elated.
Palea Sretne Case Heard Tsdsy.
Preliminary hearing for .Mrs. Nellie
Sullivan ch.-fged with ohtnlntng goods
under false pretenses will be held this
afternoon In Jostles J. T. Hlghley's
court. Mn. Sullivan Is said to have
ptirchiaed a pair of III shoes at Kerr's
lTveoods store and had thent charged
ta another woman's account.
IS
rVvi Mil
30-Hour Week Impossible
Wilson I ells Coal Miners;
Oklahoma Mines
Miners Declare Rescinding
Order Does Not Say They
Must Resume Operation of i
Mines.
Dy Staff Correspondent.
McAI.KHTKR. Okla. Nrrv. 14 -Not a
union mine li working In nklnliorr.a
today despite the fact that union min-
ers have been notified for twenty-lour
hours of the cancellation of their a'rlke
nd from Indli stloni here t-day the
anq iron inni''auona nere .qay ii
I miners do not Intend to return to sol
t
f"L " ' "T'0"' .
...1 .'h I"". r"'urt n "
!"""" "nrk "n h'"'
1 That the order canoei ng the
nrk
strike s not signeil by John
l.ewia acting pieudent of the
I'nllc'l Mine Workers of America
I. That It bears the name of
W. M tlreen. secretary but that
lb signature Is typewritten.
1 That the seal of th T'nl'ed
Mine Workers of America la nut at-
tached to the order.
' 4 That the rrlr makes no ref-
erence to reluming to work but
thnt It I'Miply cancel the previous
order calling on a' rlka for No.
ember 1
Three non-union nil nee belonging to
the McAU'ter-Kdwsrill company at
I'lltabiirg wire being oprmtel today
with s force of 1 7u men ss well ss tbe
Oawle atr.p pit all miles south ol
McAlrster. With these two exception!
however no ronl wea being produced
Inlay In the ante rimvlcla have been
withdrawn by the state owing to the
fact that the union miners sild they
would not return to work until the
convicts quit.
Meantime all troops who hsve not
been previously prdered bonis will re-
main In the fields- Adjutant Oneral
Harrett will leave here tonight for Ok-
lahoma City and will hold a confer-
ence with Oovernor Itnhertimn t tomor-
row to report en ths condition n ihs
coal field" snd to decide on further
sctlon ss far a tha Oklahoma National
guard la cuneemed.
CMuttSZii ttID TO
EXPEL llS. C:."JIL
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14 -Presldenl
Carrnnsa has been petitioned by a small
group of Puebla clt liens to expel Wil-
liam O. Jenkins tha American con-
sulsr sgent nt Puebla who recently was
khtmped snd held by Mexican rebel
advices from Metlcn City todsy aald
The let ii cal is made iiinle ailiili'
thirty-three of the constitution which
permits the president to send out of
the country sny foreigner he chooses
without rourt proceedings.
Carrani. Is sake! In the petition to
ask the t'nltrd Htntea to withdraw the
comulsr conunlaaion from Jcnklna or
to cancel his exequatur before ripen-
ing him the advices assert
I Nn attention Is being paid to the
' petition either' by ntflrlili In Mexico
ity or In Washington. It was ssld tn-
i nay ny s slate department official ss
t Is r
regarded as the set of a small
Broup of radicals who seek to pro-
voke trouble between the two countries.
HARRELD'S PLURALITY
OVER WEAVER IS 708
Official vote In the Weaver-Herrald-Turner
consresalonal election was an-
nounced today hy ths state election
board ss follows:
llirrvld lt.7t: Weaver. 11074: Tur-
ner I to. Thli gives Harreld rongrees-men-elect
a plurality nf 7it over
Weaver.
jOMElODY WAKTEK KNOW
HOW COME. AH t0N' MAKl
a 'greement w1p de
boss t' work ci6ht
hours a pay but ah
AlN' HO F00LAM KMOWS
HE'D MAKE ME DO If!
LOCAL SOSICAgT-Piir and rsn.
tlnutd cold tonight with freexlng tern
psriturst fslr with rising tsmperotur
titurdiy.
TATS POMCAST.-Tonight fslr.
continued col with freetlrg tempers.
turti talurdsy fair with rising tsm-
pirsturt. SMtppaeie- ruca.r is t re
In northern in II ts II degree In
outturn Oklihom tonight.
MOUSLY TEMPERATURES
I p. m
II n in
ii
t a .m....... M
U m 11
I a. m ft
II midnight.
!.':
m
m
t a. m
10 a m
11 a m
It htxm.
1 p. m
17
.. 41
.. 41
.. 1(1
.. si
I s. m
4 s. m
I s. m
tmHttil sg sMssi SassasaW leka
let.
14 ill
i'rtclpliaUon laat
11 T
a M
lour.
MIIJCD0 Tfl I'll IT
MllitllO IU WAN
TILL CONFERENCE
ADJUSTS WAGES
Lone' Bitter Struggle at
Washington Forecast.
BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON Nov. 14. Dl-
wands of union mlntrs for s 30.
hour week snd s (0 percent Increais
In wiosi "srs impssiibllitlis snd
ought to bs sllminsted st tha very
beginning" Secretary WHien de-
clired today in opening the confer
sncs between union offlclsls snd
opsrston called by him Is settle
the differences existing In ths coil
Industry
"Ths itsnd.pit petition taken by
ths operators rerttofon slse Is sn
Impossibility" ssld lbs secrstsry
rapping ths table ts smpnsilxs hit
uttertneea. Admitting thst ths
W.ithlngttn wiai sgrssment still
wii In forte the sscrsMry da-
diced ths people wers net "shy.
locki" snd did not want to sxsct
"ths tschnlcsl prevision of a bond
when ths csndltlsn oneer which
ths bond wss msdo have changed."
Ceal miners snd operators meet-
Ing st ths behest of sererary -of
Labor Wilson In an endeavor to
reach g mr wags tg rosea sen and
wipe out the ilffarencea wbleh
csussd the nstlsn-wlde ttrlks wsre
cille te order at 19 fclsck by
ecrsury Wtlaen. .
WASHINGTON. No. If-lt will be
sisiy oars oeror aermal cool produc-
tion I resumed drsplts ths pear cen-
feranre wNlch the eeeirw e l.k.
hss celled Info seeeAon today. William
V' .arTrl': ecje'r-tfaurr sf ths
I'nlted Mmto Worker of Aminca de-
tiered when hs srrlvsd here.
The miners will nnt return to their
work until a new sgrecment Is nude
with the op-raton In ths confcr.no
Oreen predlrted. Hs declared that
any agreement mada In ths conference-
would have In be referred by s con-
vention of the miners.
"The government has hmw-beaten
the mlnere and now we are here to see
II they will get sfter the operators '
wrcrn sun
ireen declared that tha orlilnal de.
mandi of the miner a will be Itialn tl
upon lie prnpheaied s long snd hitter
trurgle In tne Conference.
Conl operators from the bltumlnrns
flelda arriving In Washington today
prefrulivl sn altitude of determination
aa they prepared to go Into conference
with the representatives of the United
Mine Workers not to yield at any point
to the demands concerning wsgea and
hours that are being urged upon th ru
8 tat titles snd flxurei concerning the
operating time of the mines l ill the
producing fields snd ths sverags work-
ing lime of the different men employed
tn them which wers gathered annually
bv the department of labor and other
lvtslons of the federsl government srs
being collected by s group of stall
tlclsn for presentation to the ronfnr.
encs by the operators aa a basis for
resisting ths demand! for greater wiges
snd shorter hours The claim la made
by the producer! that ths mtnsrs have
nnt taken advantage nf the oppor-
tunltlra that were cf feted them to In-
crease ihelr wages through mors work.
Little Gain in
Coal Production
CIHCAdO. Nov. 14. Slight Inrrssea
In the amount of hitumlnoui cosl pro-
ducer! fhmuithout ths country wss In
prospect today. The miners however
generally showed a disposition to await
developments of ths meeting todsy st
W'aahlnginn of miners snd operators
rstled by Secretsry of I-ilwr Wilson to
negotiate a new wage ecile.
In some states notably Illinois snd j
Welt Vlrglnli threatened trouble by
(Continued on Pago t. Column 4
RED CROSS GETS
152900 TO DATE
rfll But 13 Counties Extend
Drive Through Sunday
In sll but thirteen counties of th
1st the Ited Croat membership cam-
paign la being eontlsued with plana
tor Intensive word Huskily. Kuril dis-
trict! an still largely unreported In-
complete returns ptotc the state total
membership at lH.tOo u to this morn.
Ing
Yesterday's result Irom city work-
ers slumped sharply to IM Common!-
Ilea near" Oklahoma Otv are cam-
palgnlng at aoclal meetings with In-
creased success
BULLEJINO
In visw sf dsmsg t th self
by-psit dsm y wsvn result I no frtm
rscsnt high win Pstteeteei
city esmmlstiener f publl prop
sety ws prspirlng thl flmen v
ts Intro ue In th cmmitenr'
meeting s resolution stking thst
tns 177.000 svsllsbls fee the water
dspsrtmtnt be net trtntferred te
snot her fund. -
TSIEIT Nsv. 14.--A tSlSgeSlel to
the ttsck Mhng hr slsiee Met
Qsk mi d'AnnuiwI he Mt
i
Still M
Governor May Be Asked U
Demand No Negotiation
With Miners Until Thef
Return to Jobs .
i
Prmperls were today that ths Oklas
homo Cosl Operators' sssorlattnn wfl
send telrgrimi to the conference wet)
being held st Wishlngton hetsreii
npvrston snd miners protesting agMltll
any negotiation toward a now esl
until the miners nf Oklahoma lhO
mini ny returning to woia
Donet Carter president of ths
re-latlon. would neither slfflrm'
deny that such action la contemplnti
em rumors rroni reliable sour-ra
to the effect that the Integrants mi
be sent this ifternoon. and that On
crnor Hobrrtaon will be asked to a4l
hla weight to thl demand. .jT
ftaw.M la aila-t e
At nam todey the geveronr it Id
had not been aoked bv Crter to lal
inch sctlon. end dbl nnt lndR:il
wnetner he would J..n with the o
ion- in miking such a demind
R. L. Price nf Muskogee Is th fHss
lahoma operator at the conference a
Washington Curter said tndny. f
Dmernor . Robert nn d"cMred tlf
morning thM the attittnle of the r- jt
cri In iVHhoma and ele win rc tn f
the ndlin of their Widen In ob. si
the lixlrml court mandate ending Jf j
annate enotng f 1
a njt hix g est ' j
er strllts snd. flri
versy between g L'
the novamor 4X
inie forrinadows aiiolhcr gtpst
strisvi or cos) miners.
Anticipating c not her
pewal of ths control
erelort snd mlnera I
this morning thrt hs will proceed g
medkatety with the anpntntment f -k
epsclnl roenmlsslon of three to bene J I
side of the list'ti Involved. The f i
rrnor ennoun -et some time sso 1 f
hs wnOld sptmlnt inch s rominlt I
bin h's pltna In this connection
lempcreiiiy hcltnd when Ilia Ma H
i ..... v . -r
' Apeolntmsnt gem. i
"I will apievlnt the romm'anlon Itatt
at enonei I cm fed men tu.lsblti hS
ths work." rtld the governor. -1f
It is the pin of lias governor le el
Tmor io pwes
lelr h
dntnicnr . ?k
nie. Itiurl
me rstnmise.sn 10 MCAleyler
meoistnty after 111 appol
atiidv conditions st rlooe ra
lavestlsats wages snd working cop
Cons of miners snd nil nthsr rh-s
besrlne upon the demand fur more'
Then the comm'selon wilt msks lt
port summing up Its findings lev Ilk
"'.'.if. t .iV
Is controversy has renrhel.ti
where the public Is entitled )
the full futa and 1 Iio li In laf
It lie
knew
I'll rnmmi'iaion at work within a aheil
time" mid the governor. w
The yoiernor this morning dlrereg)
e roiernor mis morning oirsrreg
tsnt Onersl liarretl tn remain da
bills with a smnli 1elrrhmr II
until further onlcttyti keep II
touch with the sltua.on and el
Aujuiani i.rneral liarretl tn remaia
ine in
men
close
Vise him Immediately when Ihs mlar I
. w main VJ wore. r. ass
Book Profiteers
To Be Prosecuti
i
Following receipt nf numerous ewnC
plaints to the effect thst dealers art
charging a higher rats for school bookg
in many sections of the stats thsn ws)
greed upon In contracts In ths renrttj
scbooi book adoption a statement ws
issuer; by the state department of "
est Ion this morning calling sllentl
his morning calling sttentlds)
ehalty provided in such cgsu
it hook Isw makes It a nna
r for g dealer to charge a rata
I nf the con'ract price snd fix lal
Ity st a fine of not I'-n thsti
io in penalty provided in such cs
Tne text
demesnor
In excels i
the penslty
e nor more than ii"l ('omululntp
hould be mule lo the cmnlv sttorney
who Is charged with the d ilv of r"e
ducting the prosecution. It It point!
nut
'PUBLIC HEALTH' WEEK
HERE NEXT SEVEN DAY
N.-t week might W"11 he de-lunati
"Public lunlth week'' In Okhhoo
t'llv for the puhl'c lietlth commlttel
of the Cliaml'ir cf f nmmercs will
gin Its ictlvo fnll work Mondy an I
vnni.ua suti-commlttee will hold mJ
lets iverv tin
On Monday the water supply gtlP
committee will meet followed TuegoV
ny the publlcitv committee. Th p
nnd food comrnitlee will meat Wed
day and ths school sanitation eoter.
tee rrlday. The two open dataa
h filled early next wash wftg 4
uh-rnmsilitee meetings.
0FE8 CltSir FC3 K
CHICAOO Mov. 14 Tou htndrW
fearirsliovi A downtown eafoe he
teeny ) anticipation
ofthe leeuaaos of sn Injunction
ttveaenow bp rVderel Jtidae! CsrperW
t and rttshenry to prevsnt
feMament of the wir-tfme prehlr-
tlpa hs. Stock of bended whlf
wee at the aentucky Hue aemlf
tavavakl adlen here. It we
esal H M gallon of llUf Wv
avallaM In Chicago m
Mem aid tloAier T
muM be reagmetT wlthls an h.
should Ike reseralafwg order agnfv
eni be leaned. M--stfg
t obtain ik
ive tsksn
Th Who ope their bar'
the. eery dotjhtful event of a
decMaS win go sn it great rt
UMrvag Attorney ttyn ssui. "f '
rgen-SMMr psnnot prssajeM If
eeeri ana allow the sale as Ssa
i Chlesgo. Ileoetnt gf erase i
such llnuor I a vlolaMen of tow
wU b puntehad ss uch." V
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