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RELIABILITY CHARACTER ENTERPRISE fkM mi9M1Ur f! OKLAHOMA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
VOL. XIV NO. 327
TULSA OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY AUGUST 20 1920
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EE MAY NULLIFY RATIFICATION
COX REITERATES
CHARGE ON FUND
Avers Selfish Interests
Will Pool 15 Million
for Republicans.
AGAIN ASKS FOR PACT
il It Is Necessary. He Says to
.recp rami wwi uoys iw
pied in World War.
STARTS WEST ON SEPT. 1
Tour Calls for Speech in Each
State West of Mississippi;
Pat Harrison Talks.
i SOUTH HKND Ind. Aug. 19.
Charges that at least J15.000.000 U
being contributed to the republican
campaign fund by selfish Interests
were made today by Governor Co
democratic presidential candidate. In
the course of two addresses opening
the Indiana democratic campaign.
"That Is Its low mark" he said
"and the sky apparently Is tho limit.
In Ohio 1500000 was .raised In tho
twinkling of an eye: They havo sub-
divided America into seven districts
nr... Infln-ntl.1 ... n n rnnPA.Anttnff RPlf.
If ish and greedy interests are pausing
i tho hat. They are trying to buy a
governmental "underhold" It Is a
mere bagatelle with what the con-
tributors expect to get back."
pleads For League.
Pleaa for the league of nations
denunciations of what ho said was
tho republican plan for a separate
peacjo with Germany promises of Ux
reductions and problems of tho high
cost of living wero other featumr-of
"tlovcrnnr Cox's addresses. Ho
spoke to a crowd of several thou-
sand today on tho courthouse square
attended a banquet of tfhj Indiana
democratic editors' association and
addressed another large crowd to-
night In the coliseum.
With republican campaign funds
a special object of tho governor's
attack ha declared Wall street Inter-
ests wero planning to "cmanculate
the federal reserve act. In ovent of
a republican victory by providing
that bankers only shall bo eligible to
federal reserve board membership
to secure power ovor credits and in-
terest ratiH.
Governor Cox also urged federal
regulation of packers and other cold
storage concerns with time limits for
storage of foodstuffs.
Dlscukscs Pacr.
To the editors In his audience
compriblng about 500 Governor Cox
gave his views on the print paper
situation urging an "Independent
pres." GoXcrnor Cox Bald Senator
.V Harding's was a "dangerous pro-
i tuXposal" suggesting control of papers
IcouiW tno
"senate oligarchy.
nnessees ratification or me
suffrage amendment brought
the candidate in his advocacy
leacuc. tho statement that
'war Is more Impossible today than
li ""-.SBiTcnri
'If" Swoman
'in-onltfom
.li'ltlnf the
vf yesterday."
Ilccaiise. thank God" ho said
"tho mothers of America have a
voice now In saying when war shall
or shall-not be.
Praising women ns "progressive.
Intuitive and patriotic" Govornor
Cox continued!
"I think they aro going to help
things. Their mother lnstlnctis go-
ing to stay flie hand of war and that
In Itself Is sufficient to justify
the cauie of'woman suffrage."
The league Governor Cox de-
clared. Is necessary "to keep faith
with; tho boya. who died In France"
CONTINUED ON 1VMIH TWBI.VK
S. M. ROOSEVELT DEAD
ArtUt nnd Second Cousin of Famous
"Todd)" Taken Suddenly In Clubj
Wuh Decorated hy Trench.
NEW YORK Aug. 10. Samuel
Montgomery Roosevelt artist and
portrait painter and second cousin
of tho late Col. Theodore Roosevelt
dropped dead In tho Knickerbocker
dub tonight.
Mr. Roosevelt was horn In New
York July 20 1863 and studied In
Purls under Laurens and Constant.
His works were exhibited In flio
Paris salon In 1910 and he was dec-
orated by the French government In
1911.
'Somo of. his paintings nro "Medita-
tion." "Winter" 'Tho Kirefly." "A
Samoa Olrl" "Tho IUths of Diana
t Nlmes" and "The Anarchist."
New York Life
Insurance Co.
Farmer & Daran
SPKCIAh AttKNTS
203 Palace Mdg. Plume 151
Islaiids Swept
by Big Floods;
Residents Die
HONOLULU Aug. 19.--Tremendous
flooiln aro sweeping por-
Uorm of thn Islands of Kyushu
anil Hhlkoktl. southwest of Hon-
shu the principal island of thn
Jnpnneso group overwhelming
townw nnd villages with nn otior-
moiiH lofui of life reported ac-
cording to cnhlo advices to Nlppu
J1JI Japanceo languago newspa-
per here.
BRYAN'S. SUPPORT
IS N0TF0R COX
Denies He Is ConteniDlat-
ing Active Work for
Democrat Nominee.
WANTS LIQUOR VIEWS
Takes No Part in Campaign
Because Candidates' Stanl8
Are Not Favorable.
I OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 19.
William Jennings Hryan is not con-
templating actlvo support of Gov
ernor cox. democratic presidential
candidate. In tho coming campaign
according to lils statement to Jqseph
Pholan. oil examiner for tno United
States shlpplng.board who rode with
Mr. Hryan on the train from Pureed
Okla. and repeated tho statement
here tonight.
Mr. Hryan remained on tho train.
nfter speaking In Purcell today but
it was not Known wncro no was
coins.
Mr. I'helan declared Mr. Hryan
said ho would not tako a leading
part in tho campaign unless tne re-
publican tind- democratic candidates
expressed themselves "favorably" on
the prohibition question. Mr. JJrynn
said according to Mr. I'helan. that
prohibition was tne greatest (jura-
tion 1" be campaign and that wo-
men wero not satisfied with the
stand of the candidates
"Harding nnd Cox cannot lay
Just claim to the women's votes un-
lew) they tako a moro doftnlto stand
on prohibition' Mr. Phol.ui quoted
Mr. Itryan as saying. Mr. Hryan pre.
dieted tho democratic campaign
would force Senator Harding repub-
llean nominee to "take tho stump
in his own behalf Mr. rholan con
cluded.
Wire Flashes
I. A ni'.nO. Tint Auk. The rontonn
brldire ecroea the lllo Oranne here dm-
Ent Monday by hlsh wter. h been re-
paired. NIJW YOHK Au. ricke.1 up at
ea unconecioue In an open dory utter llv-
ln for If daya on aeaweed two fluher-
men were brought Into port today by the
American aleamer Maiama from London.
TOTRAU. Okla.. Aus. 13. Edward War-
rlnc waa found rullty of rnurderlns Mm
wife by the Jury Ihle raorntnif after belne;
out one hour and 60 mtnutea andlied the
penalty at life litiprtaonment.
lini.r.NA. Mont.. Aue. 19 Hrsnklln D.
nooierelt democralla tee-preelrlentUI
nominee today wound up hla whirlwind
tour of Montana and left for the Pacific
coaet.
I.OH ANOEI.ES Cal. Aue. U Ellen
llmch Taw. Californiaa famoua coloratura
eoprano who la known the -eorjd over ha
announced her engagement to Charlca
Cannon prominent New York rnuilclan.
WAHHINOTON Aur. II. There waa no
chanre In the seneral averace of prlcea
of 31 principal fond enmmodltlte from
June It to July It the bureau of labor
atatlitlca announced thle afternoon.
NEW TOrtK Aur. 1. Erwln II. Derg-
doll of Philadelphia hae been found guilty
of dcarrllon from the army by evading
the draft and eentrnccl to four yeara
hard labor at Fort Leavenworth. It waa
announced today at Oovernora laland.
MUHKEOO.V. Mich.. Aug. t four
more men Injured yeeterday In an ea-
ploalon In the rubber department of the
Ilrunewlck-Ilalka Collender company plant
died Oils morning bringing the number
of dead to aeven. Three other may die.
NAM DIKOO. Cal. Aug. t. Capt. Leigh
t Palmer. V. S. N . chief of the bureau
of navigation during the world war. ten-
dered hla rcelgnatlon which has been ac-
cepted by Hecrctary Uanlela. It became
known hre today. No reaaon for hla action
waa announced
PES MOINES. Iowa. Aug. U. United
Stalee Senator A. It. Cummfni li aufferlng
from a mild attack of Influenia and while
hie phjydclan thaa ordered him to remain
In bed and that no vliltora be admitted
to hla room membera of the family aald
today hli rapid recovery ira eipected.
Al'STlN. Tel.. Aug II. C. W. Taylor
aaetatant attorney general of Teiaa will
leave tonight for Wichita Falli where on
Saturday taking of teallmony to be uaed
In tht preliminary hearing of the Teiaa.
Oklahoma boundary ca by tba United
Btaira lupremt court will be reaumcd.
. WASlilNOTON Aug. !. Deelelon on
She appllcallona of ( (treat Lakea coaat-
Viae and gulf ateamahlp line for In.
erened frelcht ratea.la expected to be
made by the hlpplnt board before the
advanced ratea granted by the 1. C. C
to coaiial llnea under lla Jurladlctlon be-
come effective a week from today.
LITTLE P.OCK Ark. Aug. With a
probable aaceptlon aa to ratea on. ruad
maierlala. the Arkaneaa corporllon com-
mlaalon at the conclualon of a hearing here
today announced that It would allow an
lucreaae In freight ratea to conform with
Internet ratea allowed by a reient order
ct the I. C li
ROLE OFFENSIVE
REPULSES SOVIET
Drive in Full" Swing;
10000 Men Are Taken
From Reds.
CLEAR WARSAW SECTOR
Bolshcviki Being Driven From
Before Capital ; Confusion
Created for Invaders.
POLES NEAR OBJECTIVE
Attainment of Course of Mid
dle Bug River May Result
in Surrounding Army.
WAItSAW Aug. 19. Tho Fnlleh
offensive Is now in full swing. Moro
than 10000 prisoners. .10 cannon 300
mnchlno puns and thousands of sup-
ply carts havo been captured from
tho bolshevikl.
Tho Pnlen have occupied l'loni"k
Pultusk and Wyskow through which
tho reds drove In their sweep to-
ward tho capital.
Owing to tho Polish pressure 'rora
the northeast It Is reported that the
bolshevlki nro withdrawing their
forces which reached the Vln ula
south of tho Prussian border and to
tho northwest of Warsaw.
Tho Warsaw sector Is rapidly be-
ing cleared of tho bolshlvlkl. North
and northeast of tho capital the red
aro -being shoved back by Him Poles
who aro following them up ull along
the -front using artillery In such
quantities ns to causo great contu-
sion among tho Invaders who arc
now on tho run.
To tho east the bolshevikl arc re-
ported to b making their way across
un It.- nl t-nrlniia nntntR.
ftledleco was taken by the Poles
early Wednesday.
n. Tit. AuAfl.tNl I'rNL
PAIUH Aug. 19. Polish forces
aro advancing witn iinmminisnca
speed along tho lino running north
of Warsaw to Wlodawa about 110
miles southeast of Warsaw. Prln
clpal Interest however attaches to
tho maneuvers of General Pllsudskl's
forccM. Massed reserves which ho
had concentrated nt Iviuigorod
southeast of the capital nave ad-
vanced Hixty miles In threo days and
affected a Junction with another
army operating from Cholmu. United
theso armies nre wiinin is muca ot
tho strongly fortified Hrest-I.ltovsk
120 mllOM east of Warsaw.
Tho Initial tactical aim of this
maneuver s.y military expert
Is already moro than attained
as the left wlngof tho bol-
shevlki army based on Hrest-Lltovsk
has become separated; tho red center
being brought beforo the forts of
Warsaw nnd on thn right they aro
reported In a critical condition.
.May Mock Ht-iU.
According to the latest news tho
Poles havo almost reached their next
objective tho course of tho mlddlo
Hug below Hrestl.ltovfik. Oncfr this
Is attained It Is lurfloved tho retreat
of tho bolshevlki concentrated in
the Kiedlero region will bo cut off
CONT1NU1U) ON l'AUK TWELVE
UNION DEPOT FOR 0. C.
Suricjorn nnd i:nginefrn Ilcgln To.
day on Plans for Iliinclng All
lUllronds to Central Terminal.
OKItAHOMA CITY Aug. 19.
Surveyors nnd engineers of rall-
roads entering Oklahoma City to-
morrow morning will begin prelim-
inary surveys and tho working qui
of tentatlvo plans for n union pas-
senger station In Oklahoma City.
Members of the city planning com-
mission nnd railroad officials con-
ferred today at tho offli'o of A. I
Thompson chief engineer for the
stata norporatinn commitaion nnd
agreed on a location for tho pro-
posed station.
Plans submitted by certain of the
railroads for a station wero opposed
In tho conferenco becauso they wero
said to not eliminate grade crossings
In tho city. Tho tentative plans pro
vide for merging of tho tracks of
different railroads sy that all may
enter tho pity over specified routes
ana in tome casr on viauucis.e
Tillman County Bonds
Approved at Capital
OKLAHOMA CITY. Aus. 1?.
Bonds totalling (125000 for tho
construction of a new Tillman coun
ty court house at Frederick woro
approved lato today by landell 8.
Cobb assistant to tho attorney gen-
eral. The bonds wero voted
April 7.
Standard Raises Price
of Export Petroleums
NUV YORK Aug. 19. The
Standard Oil company of Now York
.It... ....4 lh. nvtnn tit a.nnrt
.a. km! At 1 .. n naltnn innlrlnff
standard whito 24 V cents and wuttr
white 25 cents.
Plan of Peace
by Bolshcviki
Gets' Rejected
My The .Waorlatr.! rrr.
I)NUO.. Aug. 19. Tho Polish
delegates at the Minsk conference
have rcfusod to accept a peace
condition advanced by tho sovlot
for the disarmament of tho Polish
Army linle.H tho ltuxslans them-
selves disarm says a wlrnlesH
dispatch from Herlln quoting a
report received from Minsk.
WATSON CANCELS
SPEAKING DATES
Senate Aspirant Who Was
Jailed Wednesday to
Rest for Week.
IS RELEASED ON BOND
Puts Up .$500 and Departs for
Home; Issues Statement;
Makes an pology.
llin'ORD. On.. Aug 19. Thomas
K AVatson a cindldtto fo' thn dem-
ocratic nomination for th I'nited
StateH senate who spent last night
In Jail hero nfter being at rested fol-
lowing a disturbance In a local ho-
tel left for his home In Thomson to-
day. Hand of $500 for Wutnnn nnd of
11000 for U. H. Miller who was ar
rested with him was mndo today
and both wero rn'eased from Jail
which Watson had'refused to leave
last night. The wam.nts wero mado
returnahio In city .court hero Au
gust 26. 4
l iquor Pound.
Sheriff .1 II. Khadburn stated to-
nleht no formal chnmcM had bean
lodged ngalntt Watson as tho result
of the alleged flndli.g of n bottle
containing u small uuantlty of llqunr
in wntson s room Tho sheriff said
ho had the bottle In his possession
Ho did not say what step If any
would bo taken regarding this fea-
ture of tho case.
Watson cancelled his sptaklng en-
gagement for a week and was ex-
pected to reat dnrlnshat time. Ho
Issued n lengthy rtatemcnt today
aifulogliing for the use of "rough
language" in the presence of tho pro-
prletrcsH of tho h1'?! but asserted
thero was no cause f jr bis arrost.
MANY BODIES ARRIVE
Remains of 1(1 Soldier Who Hied
OttTNOiM Aro I (evolved nt
Camp l'lkc Ark.
LITTLn ROCK. Ark.. Aug. 19.
Slxten- bodies of soldiers who died
nversiiiH a- 'ved today at Camp Plko
from Hoboken N. J. Seven aro
bodies of Arkansas soldiers who
wero burled In Franco Their names
follow:
Pcto Alexander Company A 139th
Infantry Kort Hmlth- II. n. 'Ward
Company L 107th Infantry. Fayette
vllle; Cloy F. Hall company E
329th Infanthy Rlson; J. H. Ocorge
Company I. 330th Infantry nt
Francis; Charles F. McKlnney In-
fantry. I Newark) Charles K. Peak.
Comrany C 50th Infantry. Augusta
ltentnni L. E. Edwardi Company
R 329th infantry. Clarsvllle.
FEAR P0ST0FFICE LOCKOUT
Profldcnt Wlb-on Askod To Intervrno
In St. IoiiIn Trouble.
WASHINOTON. Aug. 19. An ap-
peal tj President Wilson to Inter-
vene and prevent a "threatened
lockout" of 300 employes of the St.
Louis postofflco was made In a tele-
gram received todayHt tho white
house from Thomas F. Flaherty secretary-treasurer
of tho national fed-
eration of postal clerks. The tele-
gram declared Postmaster Colin
Selph was attempting to dominate
elections of the St. Louis local and
asked that conciliators not connected
with tho postofflco department be
sent there to adjust tho differences.
THE WEATHER
TVUtA Auc 19 Milmum 03' minimum 63.
ruth; rrtlr rlondy
PKUIIOMt CrM.J pruMilr Ivtl ihnn
enoirr lo DerUiifet prtlea SAtttftUr preaeblf local
ihoefri. eeolfr H cut end null ptrtlotu
ADKA.MIA t'rtfir nd S.turdir robiblr til-
IwM shoetn.
Kansas- rridir veroint. prohibit fol
mi by tletrlmi cooler In em M Berth retiUel
portloM BtlurtU; fl lla mfrkriU ttmrfttijre.
Real Rfpert.
OKLAHOMt riTT Aui in - Altui. rn-Mt; Aire.
nwl.lr: BlirkerU. fe.tr. OirrrtM. mMt Cblrkiii.
miidh Ctevelend. ml. Kodie Our Kia. rrmMi.
Tort smlUi Ark. fair eiush In poU; Geirr ntuUn
HoUrt rmjttfy; llnlilnTllle. fair; rouxh la plirei:
lli'ie nnd. reuch In tltft; Hrare. nivVli Idahrl
food; Klnefliiher fond; Uvtent mud-lrt tlrAlreier
ennd thoncn duAr; okuhome Mtr ejjtri raoct otr.
reiilh MUml. rood; Nnklrk. co4i NUm Kan.
irrr cond; Vatrvl esrellrnt; hircetl food; knn.
muddr; Sapulpa. nreltrnti Taloca vtry innil; L'olna
ntr. miidtii tvaurlka muHj; Vrlfhlla Kan f.ri;
Wilier md. .
Tlday'l let 1 1 tiiatl.
tit; mmmllon mtnlrj lluiitrjptl baUtloc
10 a n
rhamtHf of tamatnt lonrbenA. Ktnnftlr re'-
taurant 19 13
prnwratle counlf rentral eoniiUtei Bitetlrr.
eupuU cwiruwoi tc twutjr mmbvut 3 p. a.
HARDING SPURNS
(J. S. AUTOCRACY
Demands End of Personal
Government Reared in
Democracy's Name. -
SUPPORTS THE SENATE
Prefers Senators' Counsel to
That of Political Bosses
Ho Says in Address
FOR GOVERNMENT BY LAW
Opposed to Operating Country
by Man's Authority; Pays
Tribute to House.
MARION. Ohio Aug. 19 Reaf-
firming his fnlth In "party sponsor-
ship In government" Senator Hard-
ing said In a speech hern today that
hit democratic critic were entirely
rorrect In supposing that If elected
president ho would "permit the sen-
nto to have somo say in determin-
ing thn policy of tho government."
"Tho senate saved American na-
tionality In 1919 and 1920" snld the
republican nominee "when the
executive proQosed to surrender It.
If a republican administration Is
chosen next November you can be
very eertnln that the scnalo will
have something to say nbout forejpn
relations as tho constitution con-
templated. I had rather havo the
counsel of the senntn than all tho
political bosses In any party.
To Untl Autocracy.
"I want to have done with
personal government In this
country. I wane to put an end
to autocracy which has been
reared In tho name of do-
morracy.
"Thero Is not very much choice
netween venomous nssauu on tno
Integrity of the courts or the mono
tnry clamor -about eliminating the
senate rrom-tno responsininty in ten
oral government. I do not know
whethor thn Idea is one Imported
from tho pence council at Paris or
whether It Is a reflex of tho mob
mentality which has broken out In
revolution In various plnces In
Europe."
fiornnient by Laws
Explaining lit detail his concep-
tion of party sponsorship Senator
Harding said It meant a "govern-
ment of laws rather Imp of men"
In which tho executive leglalatlve
nnd Judicial branches should each
function within Its own ennstltutonal
limitations i In ths dlvlann of an-
thorty he declared tho sennto was
In "realHy tho security of stable
popular government."
Tho privilegn of extended debate
and 'tho rulo that two-thlrds are re-
quired to ratify a treaty wero (cited
as "senato safeguards against ill-
considered action "
Tho speech was delivered from
tho front porch nnd was cheered by
a delegation of members and for-
mer membors of tht Ohio legis-
lature. It wns tho second the sen-
ntor hnd delivered today a group
of civil war. veterans from Kenton
Ohio having induced him to malm n
brief talk when they paid him n
noonday visit In his speech to them
ho reiterated his belief that it was
for Amerlean rights that the nation
entered the world wnr and added a
promise hat 'f ho wero elected thero
would bo no surrender of American
nationality
In tho course of his discussion of
party government. Senator Harding
CONTINl'ICD ON PAOli TWKLVB
longshorImeFback
Coastwlso Workers Who Voto! To
Return to Work Aro SIohIv
Resuming Piwltlons in N. V.
NFAV YORK Aug. 19. Coastwlso
longshoremen who voted early this
week to end the strike which had
prevailed trtnee April are slowly re-
turning to their old positions.
Officials of tho Mallory and South-
cm Pacific steamship companies said
lodny tho labor situation was nor-
mal but according to officials of tho
International longshoremen's nsso.
elation It will bo several flays before
tho majority of tho strikers are back.
"Many of them will nover return
to coastwlso work" one of tho offi-
cials said "as they havo taken oyer
Jobs on the overseas docks. Tho
men voted to return without nn in-
crease In pay? believing tho matter;
would be adjusted In next year's con-
tract which begins In October."
. - - - -
Mountain Top Caves In
Town Buried 70 Killed
MANILA P. I Aug. 19. Collapse
of a mountain top on this Island In
a recent storm burled on entire
Iggorroto village undor hundreds of
feet of earth blotting out tho Uvea
of 70 natives according to offlclnl
advices received hero today. The
village was located In thn mountain
prnvlnco within 200 miles of tho city
of Manila. Tho top slid down upon
'ho vlllagu at midnight. No bodies
have bevn recovered.
Austria's Army Gets Flag
ri;m: ' usssisr" 1 t-ta:.' a.-i.ui:ju..:v:
A striking sceno In tho lliiiguiatz
entation of tho Austrian republic's
Sells of Austrlu is shown Mtandlng
ceremony was attended by tno Allied
NO MINE STRIKE
LEWIS DECLARES
President of Mine Work
ers Sees Settlement
With No Trouble.
MINERS GO BACK HOME
Will Meet Operators Sepa-
rately in Four States Cen-
tral Field About Wages.
CLEVELAND. Aug 19. Officials
of tho United Mine Workers of
America concluded their conferenco
hero today and departed for their
homes after having fnllod to reach
a wage agreement with thn bitumin-
ous coal operators of tho central
compotltlvo field.
No fitrilttv Lewi.
Thero will bo no general sunpen-
Ions of work John U I-ewls presi-
dent of tho inlnn workers declared
before boarding a train
"I nntlcljmte tho whole matter can
bo adjusted without fTTennvonlenoe
to the public" he said. "Thero may
ho sporadic strikes In fact somo lo-
cals wero out today when they heard
thn couferonco was not getting any-
where." At a policy meeting of tho miners
hero It was decided to meet tho
operators separately In thn four
states of tho central fie d. Oh o. In
dlana Illinois ami Western Pennyl.
vania ami mnko separate supple
mental wngo agreements.
INOIANAPOLIiS Aug. 19 Striken
by day men in many mines of the
Indiana coal fields today followed
tno raiiuro or the wage scale con-
ferenco nt Cleveland to reach an
agreement on wages.
Union Men Arc Against
Russian Intervention
SAN ritAVflSCO. Aug. 19.
"Amerloan intervention of any
character'' against Russia in tho
war with Poland wiih opposed by
omu i' nuicwcu lougo phi. si inter-
national Association of Machinists
In a resolution unanimously adopt-
ed. Tho resolution made public to-
day also binds the union members
to give no aid "In tho nnnufuctiire
or handling of materials Intended
for use against Riovla."
New Tulsa Oil Company
Is Chartered by Stale
OKLAHOMA ri'V. Aug. 1.
Charters Issued by Ioo H. Morris
secretary of state Includo one Is-
sued to the Oshkosh Oil company
of Tulsa capital i 120000. Tho In-
corporators aro J. P. Peterson.
Charles P. Vadon and I). I Doblo
nil of Tuls.t.
Trotsky to Negotiate
With Hun Staff Corps
LONDON Aug 19. Loon Trot
ky the bolshevlki mlnlsterof war
has arrived In Proskcn on the east
Prussian frontier about 10 miles
southeast of Lyck secretly to no-
gotluto political und strategic ques-
tions with Herman staff irTflcors
saya. a dispatch to the London Times
from Danzig.
:S ".V"'t!rll'JVV.?lRiUyil)ilWJlrlSX i' A
Vienna on the occasion of the pres
colors to thn new army. President
lit tho center (With hat raised) Tho
commission
STATE MAY GET
MORE OIL TAXES
Legal Department Files
Brief Asking for Ile-
f opening of Case.
OVER RESTRICTED LAND
Question Involves Collection
of Gross Production Tax
on Indian Extracts.
OKLAHOMA CITY Aug. 19. Tho I
state supremo court Into toilay
granted permission to C. W King
assistant to tho attorney general to
file briefs In a caso which will open
foi-lltlgatlort tho question of collec-
tion of gnws production tares by tho
stalo on oil and .minerals extracted
from restricted Indian lands.
In tho particular case now nt bar
tho stale seeks to collect gross pro-
duction taxes on zlno and load pro-
duced from the reatrlotod lands of
tho Qtiapaw Indians. Several simi-
lar cases are pending on the appeal
of tli" Hkelton Lead & Vdnc Co
Mr King said ho behoved a now
trial of thn cases would ullow til)
state to add soveral million dollars to
Us Income hy tho amended groBS
production tax law of 1918.
NO CLUES T0? ROBBERS
Poller nnd Poslofrico 'orflt-lals Will
lo f.'ct 'Irni'f of Men Who IVonlK'd
With KcglMcrrd .Mull Pouch.
ST LOItlB Aug. 19. After twenty
four hours of Investigation by police
postofflco Inspectors and special
railroad agents no additional cluee
were developed In tho robbery of
four registered mall pouches from a
mull car on Missouri Pacific train
No. S hero last night by two masked
bnndlts
William McMnrtln. chairman of
the federal reserve bsnk board to-
night said the postofflco department
had Informed him that a package
reglitered by tho bank had been
checked up and found to be In one
of the pouches stolen. The total
nmount will not exceed $2K000 ac-
cording to Deputy Governor Attor-
bUry. U. S. Trunk Railroads
Incur a Big Deficit
WASHINGTON Aug. 19 Trunk
lino railroads In the United States
Incurred n dsflclt of 1S13:S on
Juno operations according to a pre-
liminary report Issued today by tho
interstate commerce commission.
Knr the six months of 1920 includ-
ing June thn report fixed net rail-
way operating Incnmo at H30i!i120
against 11111930908 In 1919.
EAGLES " ELECT OFFICERS
All TIiono Nominated Aro Xnnml In
J Inal Vote At Meeting.
SYRACt.'HK. N Y.. Aug. 19. Tho
Nfraturnlil order of Hughs today
elected without opposition grand of-
ficers whp were nominated. They
uro:
Hlbcrt I) Woed grand worthy
president. Oshkosh. Wis.: J M
Morn grand worthy vlco president:
Pittsburgh Pa.; William O. Dohorty
gramLworthy chaplain New Haven
Conn. I J. S. Parry grand secrotary
Kansas i lly 11 o. Joseph it liowl
ling grand treasurer Dayton Ohio.
REVERSE ACTION
SEEN BYWALKER
Tells Mass Meeting Ho
Has Reconsideration
Pledges of 47.
JURY PROBE PROCEEDS
Investigation of Charges of
Improper Influences la
Center of Interest.
INDICTMENTS ARE ORDERED
Judpro Requests True BilJs If
Laws Havo Been Violated ;
Bribery Is Charged.
NAflHVIIXK. Tenn. Aug. 19.
Tho Tennessee noma hVA rescind lt
federal suffrage amendment speaker
Beth Walker leader of tho opposl.
(Ion declared tonight at a masi
meeting of Nashville cltliena opposed
to. suffrage.
Mr Walker declarod forty-seven
members of the houss already had
slgnod a pledge to re-ronslder that
thren moro would sign tonight and
that soveral others wero expected to
Join them beforo tho bouso moeti
tomorrow.
The vote In the house when It
concurred in ths action of tha senate
mil completed ratification was 49
to 47 Mr. Walker In order to re.
servo to himself alono the urivllegi
of moving for ro-conslderntlon dur.
lug thn two leglslatlvo days changed
his vote rrom "nay to "ayo- ana
tho roll cull was recorded an E0 to
1.
The speaker did not attompt to.
day to mova for ro-cnnslderatton but
must do so before adjournment to.
morrow If he would rixiorvo-the soli
right of taking nuoh action. Aft?
that time any member of the house
may offer such n motion.
Ono .Majority.
Tha hoiisu has a memberslhn of
99 and thy voto of the 98 present
yesterday gave the suffragists a
majority of only two They claimed
however that two ot the absent
anions wero suffrago advocates and
their presence tomorrow it tne op-
position failed to add to their
strength would afford them n ma-
jority of four.
If as Mr. Walker declarod three
additional members were to Join the
47 pledged (o reeiclnd ratification
the opposition would havo a safo
majority and tno upsetting of rati-
fication would be Impossible to head
off.
NASHVlLt.K Tenn. Aug 19.
Failure of antl-uffrago leaders to-
day to' attempt to force tho lower
h 6u bo of the leglslaturo to re-con-
elder Its action ot yesterday in rati
fying the woman suffrago amend-
ment was overHhadnwod In tho in-
terest by the launching of a county
grand Jury Investigation Into charge!
that improper influences naa Deen
brought to bear on member of the
leglslaturo In thotr consideration of
the measure.
Publication by the Naahvllle Ten-
nessean and the Nashville Banner
of two affidavits attributed to C C.
Wallace judge of the city court of
Lowlxburg. Tonn. and Ennla B.
Murray ot Nasnvilin general agent
for thn federal land bank ot Louis
villa Ky alleging Uiat an 'attempt
hnd been mado by a suffrago leader
to bribo Representative Harry T
Rurn. renubllcan of McMann county.
nlso was a feature of the day's de
velopments.
Thn grand Jury charged by Judge
CONTINUED ON I'AOM TWKl.VK
REPUBLICANS TO MEET
Committeemen of Oklahoma and
Middle Western Slates to outlays
Who Is to Sen Holes Penrose.
NHW TOKK Aug. 19. Repub-
lican stato chairmen from Okla-
homa Texas Mississippi ArkanHitri
Tennesseo and middle westorn states
will confer with Will II. Hays chair-
man of the republican committee
nnd his assistants in Chicago on
Sept. 1.
Tho purposo of the conference
Mr. Hays says. Is to "review and
pass upon stato campaigns and por-
ted unification of stato and national
efforts."
Mr Hays will go to Phllndtephla
today to confer with Holes Penrose
who deslrts to have Honutor Harding
makn an cxtonded speaking trip In
tho Keystone fctntclj
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