The Oklahoma Miner (Krebs, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 27, 1921 Page: 3 of 8
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ROBBERY
S REGISTERED P3U0HES TAKEN
Put Dynamite Under Mail Car Door
Which Elew It Off and Gave
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Oklahoma City Six masked men
Iressed in black heavily armed.board-
"d Santa Fo train No. 5 three miles
louth ot Edmond early Thursday
iiioniing iorced the ongineor to stop
:ho train dynamited the door from
he mail car seized five bags of rogis-
iurod mail then disappeared in an au-
.omobile with a parting injunction to
.rainmon to "lieu it." Passengers of
.he train were not molested.
Train No. 5 was duo m Oklahoma
Uity at 12:01 a. in. It was running
oetween ono-half of an hoar lalo. The
heriff's lorce ot Oklahoma county
immediately sent out a foreo of depu-
ios to search lor tho robbers.
A robber got into tho engine cab
at Edmond and Ho other robbers got
on tho rods under the mail car ac-
cording to C. P. Johnson postoflico
inspector.' The lobber in tho cab held
ii gun on the engineer and when tho
train was three :iiles south of Ed-
mond seeing a campfire ho ordcied
tho engineer to itot). Just us tho
train stopped a cliarpe of dynamite
placed by them in under tho mail
uar blew tho door off that car. As
tho train stopped three other robbeis
tail up.
The mail cloiks In the car turned
off tho lights and hid in tho corner
tt tho car. Although they watched
for chances to firo at the robbers tho
latter wore carelul to keep out ql tho
clerk's sight. Tho lobbers called for
tho clerks who tailed to answer. Then
Ihoy found tho conductor had him
'call the clerks Irom the hiding places
and warned the whole group "it any-
thing happens wo won't torget It."
Five bags ono ol which was i
iransior bag of rojdsteiod mail and
lhe other iour of which contained let-
Ions weie taken accoiding to thoUn-
i lector. Johnson has no idea as to
r hat the bags contained and said a
ulieck ot tho loss would have to bo
made fiom the placet lroni which mail
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- .ie i .ul -car w;ts set off at Okla-
homa City and Johnson made tin ox-
.unination of it. v
Getting into an automobile the rob-
beri dashed away although nobody
on the train was able to determine
Lhe direction in which they went.
Declaring that he knows five of the
six men who held up Santa Fe pas-
senger train No. 5 three miles south
of -Edmond j.nd robbed tho railway
postoffico of ono pouch of rogiotered
mail and four sacks ol letter mail
an Oklahoma City officer who has
been in estimating the case expressed
ihf opinion that ar sts w'll be made.
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a'IIow Rates Increase
Thiitj-flvo percent advance in in-
tiastate freight rates in Oklahoma
will be ordered by the corporation
comvniston as a result of tho recent
hearing. The order Is yet to be made
t.nd the dnte on which it will become
effective has not been determined.
The commission announced its de-
termination to i an order rovok
ins its order No. 18M dated Juno 10
1921 wheieby the 35 percent increase
in rates made effective by tho car-
liors August 2G 1920 was eliminated.
Tho proposed action explained by the
members of tho commission as an cl-
lort to save jurisdiction of Oklahoma
ovor rates within Oklahoma and to
looiorato with tho interstate com-
mores commission is regarded in
traffic circles as-ono of tho most Im-
portant yet recorded in tho history
of the struggle of tho states to re-
tain control over passenger and
lreight rates within their holders.
Ta Decision Given
Many thousands of dollars in taxes
will bo saved to the counties of tho
stato as a result of an opinion handed
down by the supreme court recently
in which housn bill No. 2C5 oT the
session laws of 1919 t.'as held unebn-
Uitutlonal officials say. (
Several thou?uul iollars will be
savi'd in Oklahoma county on "uses
already handled b yihe dibtrlct ourt
according to Mhitiu R. Ryan ci-inty
treasurer.
"Tliero have ben 'wenty five cases
passed upon in district court here
since the enactment of the law but
these have boom held up- because I
felt sure the supropfii court would not
uphold the law" Ityan said. "Had
It boon upheld there vould have boon
a tTPinenduous amount of such liqui-
dation through tl o courts with a loss
oi thousands of ."oilai in taxtJ."
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CHEAP FUEL FORCES GAS
RATE INCREASE
APPLICATION
Oklahoma City Get. Meet
ing the competition of fuel oil
as a motive power fuel for In
dustrial establishments has
ntvivnn !l aovinlta livnMctn fn
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(he gas comnanies ot Oklahoma
because of the cheapm-as of fuel
oil. The HcAlertcAso & Coke
nnmniimr nf TT7AloMnV Iimwotrov
in addition to meetinti the com-'
u; c ir. r n i
petition of cheaper fuel oil has
been conlrontcd with chean
coal and as a result has lost
POine of its industrial $ras bus
ness according to a petition for
increase in rates filed by that
company with the corporation
commission.
In order to forestall the loss
of all business f-om the Choc
taw Power & Light Comrmny
and the Oklahoma State Peni
tentiary the McAlester Gt.
"oke comnany reduced tht "'ice
:f its gas for industrial purpos
es in quantities of 2.000.000 CU
n rr .
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1 000 cubic feet. Even thn trie
'Company lost some of its inols
trial business and is now fur
' "ishing gas to the state peniten-
tiary only for puse in the iom
oua to S.T90JJJO pus soaoidiuo jo
prison.
This company also shows in
its petition that the price of
slack coal at the mines near Mc-
Alester is only $1.75 pu- ton.
and that -1 is impossible to fullv
compete with this price even
at the present rates for gas
charged by the McAlester 'i
& Coke company. The Coin oh v
.states that at HO time has it
ever earned more than a rea
onablerate and that its ree
nue now has been greatlv redt"
ed by loss of industrial buinr
'ntil it cannot realize a reas'u.
able return on the invest me nt
The comnany ao sats tha'
several million cubic fet a
month of gas is being taken
from the Quiaton ftpld fo- hv
manufacture of carbon black.
This field constitutes the on'v
accessible source of g?s sunnh
tor the McAlester Gas & (VIh
company and thp 1 fe of th-
field according io the comnav'
netition. is limitpd to from Hv
to seven years longer. No on
ir"s fields are aecsible to M-
A'ester. Pecau'e of the prbn'-
of the property beaming pr"
tically valueless within sevn
ears as a natural gas p'ani. th
company asks for a rate th-'
will allow reasonable funds f u
amortization and for deptpcla
tion and also enable it to make
a reasonable interest rate on the
investment.
The company cannot put in
Lforce higher industrial rates be
:ause of competition of coal and
fliel oil but asks permission to
increase the domestic rate i1
uch a.. OUllt as the commiss;on
mav considor lnst.ifmhlp. Tho
case is to be heard by the co ti
mission Monday October 24th.
WANTED Agents for Krobs and
vicinity. Good proposition. Previous
experience unnecessary. Free Sclioo
of Instruction. Addross Massnchu
-tofts Bonding and Insurance Company
ccldent and Health Department Sag
naw Michigan. Capital $1500000.
LOST ahd FOUND. Four-
i l)nof aiitomobiio tfin's Vw n-
'K'soribe the"b' and TooN. an
n ike p( i of im" ;nl mni
.mil get tin m. "I wm Paikt
Kichille Okhi.. 1v.
Assured Of PleVity Of Food
McAlester McAlester and south-
nastoin Oklahoma has nothing to fear
if a rail strike romis. according to
statements by wholesale grocers of
Ibis district. The "dealers say they
l.nve sufficient stores ol loods In thi
loi'ritor' to take care of the population
for at least ninety days. It is only in
the line of frttsh meats it is said that
Ihero might be a shortage and In an
Dmergeney the farmers and livestock
taisors could supply Uiat deficiency.
HEM'S K
OKLAHOMA
HAPPENINGS GATHERED FROM
ALL SECTIONS OF STATE
SANTA FE OPENS NEW LINE
Drumr"hl '" i""i T B' "-
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MHy Ue Moved.
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feapulpn Okla. The Santa Pe Kail-
n.fty comimny win n r 1(no fnjm
DmrnriKiit tinough Sapuipa lor an-
Dtuer southwestern outlet was lmit-
rHed in a letter received by the
Sapuipa chamber of commerce roni
l llRh Snlltii Fo 0lTlci!l1 wll woud
aot nllow hs nRno U80d-
it is iiuuuvuu iimi mo roau win
build a line from Diumright to Sapul-
pn then extend the Tulsa dhlsion to
liapulpa and wifh Unit as a division
point build south and west lor a con-
nection with the southern lines.
Chamber of commerce officials re-
fuso t0 'vo out funber information
ut statul' l'mt lno outlook tor an-
er Uroiul for Sapuipa w ex-
tremely bripht. They stated howeer.
tbttt lIlC Salltft Fe PlObilbly WOl'ld bl-
1Tn construction some time next
spring according to the letter
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fJOV FOR VfilED CROPS
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Intensive Campaign Against Doll
Veevil Is Urged In Proclamation
Oklahoma City Okla. Diversified
crops for next year and the waging
pf an Intensive campaign against boll
weevils lroni October 25 to Novem-
ber 15 Is urged in a proclamation by
Governor Robertson.
The proclamation follows the work-
ing out of a system at a convention
of farmers merchants bankers and
others held at the state capitol re-
ccntly upon call by J. A. Wliitehurst
president of the slate board pi agri-
culture whereby it is believed the
greatest good can be accomplished in
the elimination of the weevil.
Governor Robertson includes in his
proclamation the recommendations
made at the convention that cotton
Stalks be burned or uprooted and com-
pletely plowed under just as soon a
tho cotton is picked. Climate condi-
tions being favorable special effort is
fcsked to this end between October 23
and November 15. Chambers ol oom-
meice and all farmers land owneis
and others interested in the tollon in-
dustry are asked to co-operate in
ughting tiio weevil.
GRADY TEACHERS TO MEET
Prominent Speakers Arranged For
County Gathering
Chickasha. November 17 and IS aro
lhe dates set for the annual nicotine;
Df the Grady County Teachrrs' asso-
ciation according to an announce-.ic'nt
ust made by II. F. Allen ccunty su-
peiintendent.
Addresses by Robert II. Wilson
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion; John G. Mitchell president Cen-
lra'1 State Normal school Edmond; C.
M. Howell chief state liiuhschool in-
upoctor; Charles Evans ol the Okla-
lioma College for Women Chickasha
uml several Grady county school men
("" included on the tentative program
Every one of tho 319 teachers em-
plojed in tho Grady county schools
is expected to attend the meeting in
nccordnnco with their teachers' cm-
tracts the county superintendent says.
Jazz Hounds To See Game.
Norman. Forty-llvo Jazz Hounds
pop organization at tho University of
Oklahoma will accompany tho 'vars'ty
lootball team on Its trip to Lincoln
Neb. for tho Sooner-Cornhusker game.
A. special car will ho charteied for
tho .trip. This will bo tho fourth an-
nual trin by the Jazz Hounds. In lor-
iner yours they have put on rooting
stunts at games against Toxas Kan-
sas and Missouri. They make tlieh-
oxponses by selling eats at home
Bamos so that the expense of the trip
to each of them will be comparatively
low.
O. U. Offcres 415 Courses
Norman Four hundred and fifteen
courses aro 'offered this year at the
Univcrstiy of dklnhoma according to
lhe class schedule iBsued by tho reg
istrar. This number does no include
the separate sections of the various
courses. The d llpgo of Arts and
i.'Ciencos loads in lumber of courses
offered having 341 besldos four cquis-
es In physical education for" men and
live for women and six in military
peience. This doos not include Indi-
vidual classos and lessons in piano
voico violin violoncello harp and expression.
ENID FIRE TRUCK CRASH
Farmer May Die; CUy Official
Fireman In Hospital.
and
Knltl. II. II. ISdmondson farmci. G
juris olil was tin own clear ovi . i
street car trolley wire when a ear
U'lm llvtvlmr waa alfnr.lf liv a 1km.
iilO truck lit U dOWHtOWn Street llltc.
section recently. Eduiondaon Is in a
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sloner who was riding on the true
is in a hospital where It is repoi i 1
ho received a fractured foot and tutt
about i hi h"ad. Lee Church a tii-
man also is in a hospital 1ml his im-
ditlon 1.4 not believed seiious.
The crash came when Homer To')-
erta !lver of the firo truck .i
tempted to po behind the car and i il
mondsou it was Bald became exc
and locked his wlinrls. The fire ti c c
hit the car a slanting blow and tun.
ovor.
2 KILLED
AUTO CRASI
Automcblle Goes Into Ditch In A'
tempting To Pars Another Machine
Guthrie. Okla. Two men wore k .
ed and three otheis slightly injiu. 1
when 'an automobile in which t
were tiding rolled into a ditch in m i
1 Guthrie recently. The men In.! '
were Cyrus Ewlng and Robeit "
t McClain died an hour later 'n a Guth-
rie hosH'al from Jnternul injurif-
sustained. Names of thoso inju I
1 worp not given out.
The oar went into a ditch as p i
suit of attempving- to piss an th
automobile at a narrow place on
fair grounds road. The machine turn
ed completely over. '
Tax Levy Settled.
A half-mill levy for gonoral tax pui-
poso was adopted by the slate boaid
of equalization after more than an
hour's discussion. With tho Vi mill
lor road construction and the Vi mill
for schoolB preset ibed by law tho to-
tal stale levy is ono mill the lowest
sinco statehood.
Tho decision was reached by tho
board only alter an hour's argument
in -which members tried several 1lm
to reacli an agreement between a levy
of one half mill and no levy at all. J.
A. Whitehurst president of the st'il
hoard of agriculture hold out to tho
last thai a Iqvy was not needed. Orlv
live members were present Govemo
Robertson; A. N. Leecraft state tre
urer; Frank Carter state auditoi
Pwil Parkinson state examiner and
Whitehurst.
Farmers Can't Get Help
Farmers aie unable to receive th"
help required in the harvest of th' fi
trops In many sections of the slati.
recording to Claude E. Connallv s to
labor commissioner. This indicates
that acute conditions of unt'inplm
nent have been alleviated for tln
lime being lie said. A request fo
Ihenty-five general farm hands at
i Cheyenne published recently upon an
rouncement hi ought only two or thnn
ipquprfls for informulion1 concerning
the positions to his oflicc.
Dormitory at Blind School Rushed
Construction on tho new JoO.imiO
girls' dormitory at the Okluhona
school for blind at Muskogee is bo.p
pushed Tho building will bo co i
Rioted by January 1 accoiding to O.
F0CH TO SEE MOST OF U. S.
General's Trip Over Country May
Ccver 2000 Miles
Paris. Ma -slial Foch would bo
compelled to travel more than 2O0im
miles and vPlt nenny every state in
the Americai union If ho should ac
cept all the invitations he has re-
ceived from the United States slim
It was announ ed that ho would cio
the Atlantic this fall. Friends vm
call upon tho marshal are bhown a
stack of invitations more than a font
thick which ho has received. Thi r
are hundreds of them greetings fro n
governors of various states mayor -of
many cities public bodies of eveij
sort and privatf messages liom prom
luent lesldents of tho United State1-
Japanese Rush Great War Ships
Tokio. Fears that the double-eifht
battleship program of Japan woul 1
be seriously lieM up by the rccwit
dockyards striken of Kobe have bi l
dlspellod by a recent somi-offlt vl
statenunt of tiio government. Tok o
was warned wbwi thu strikes ve o
at tholi worst that the Mitsubishi rnd
Kawasaki dookymds whore wsr
building parts of tho great now Hum
could not bo hold responsible for tho
delay in the completion of the ves-
sels proved the s'vikos weie not eet-
iled Immediately.
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