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THE MORNING
VOL. XJ.V NO. 331
TULSA OKLAHOMA TUESDAY AUGUST &l 1920
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START PROBE OF
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Senate Committee Takes
Up Plans for Rigid
Investigation.
ASK COX FOR DETAILS
Democratic Nomiiee" Will Be
Given Chance to Provo
Slush Fund Charge. '
FEDERAL JOBS AS BAIT?
Alleged Offers of Federal
Positions Also to Be Taken
Up by the Committee.
CHICAGO Auk. U.t. Governor
Cox dcmocratli! presidential nomi
nee probably will bo siibpocimcil
and compelled to npcnr lieforo
trior kcimtri enmvnlgii committee
which ttT:ir mminmtil plans for
inwMIgiitlng tho irpuhllt-uii iiml
8 democratic national (iini.'il;nt mi-
lest ho oinict of his own free vttll.
n memlMr of the committee) told
tho A'tMK'lalcil l'ros tonight.
CHICAGO Aug. 23. Tho senate
committee Investigating campaign
expenditures today mado plans for
wlint. It was announced would ba
a "thorough and exhaustive Investi-
gation Into tho republican and de-
mocratic national campaigns." The'
investigation it was announced will
not only deal with methods of pro-
curing and expending money In the
campaigns but would cover reports
of alleged offer of federal positions
as an Inducement to political acti-
vity. Governor James M. Cox of Ohio
democratic nomlnco was sent a tele-
gram by tho committee 'requesting
him to appear before It next Mon-
day wlii' It will reconvene to pre-
sent any evidence 'he may havo to
substantiate his charges In campaign
speeches that tho republicans "wcro
raising a campaign fund of Jl5000-
000." i i
.In addition the comreltteo'ordered
leaders in each party to nppear llo-
fore It with all books papers nnd
information In their possesion con-
corning the campaign activities fin-
canclal or otherwise of their party.
Included In tho llt summoned were
"Will II. Hays chairman of tho re-
publican national committee: Georgo
White chairman of tho democratic
national committee; Fred fpham
and Wilbur Marsh treasurers re-
spectively of tho republican and
democratic national committees;
Homer Cummlngs former chairman
of tho democratic national commit-
tee; Senator Miles iknlndexter of
Washington chairman of tho repub-
lican senate campaign committee;
Tlepresentatlve Michael Phclan of
Massachusetts; Congresman himcon
Kess of Ohio and Guy Scott of West
Virginia members of tho rcpuhll-
can congressional campaign com-
mittee and Representative Frank
Dorepius of Michigan and W. A
Oldflcld ofArkansas at tho demo
cratic congressional campaign com
mittee
Several other witnesses will be
summoned bofnro tho committee
scpslons begin. Chairman Kenyon of
Iowa said. Kach witness summoned
today was instructed to. hring any
f' other person who might ho' able to
furnish Information concerning tho
campaign activities ot either party
England and France Send
Gold Shipments Here
WASHINGTON' Aug. 23. -Gold
Imports from England continued
heavy-during- the first 10 days this
month figures mado public tonight
by the federal reserve board showing
ImportB from mat 'source or -
G64 189 Franco the only omci
Kuropenn nation to export gold to
the rutted States sent if765nri in
the same period.
Total Imports of gold by the Un-
ited States from nil countries; be-
tween August 1 and August 10 ag-
greated I8.071.04C. (Exports during
tho samo period wcro $8430743.
l Silver Imports exceeded exports
in tho 10 dnys covered by tho fig-
ures. Imports of tho white metal
amounted to 11.441014 against ex-
parts' of IS54.86J.
i .
Police. Inspector Victim
of Shot in Irish Riots
:UnUN Aug. 23. With the
shooting of Police Inspector Hwanzy
at Usi'n It i calculated that only
one of the men hold responsible by
republicans for the shooting o; Lord
Mayor MvCurtaln of Cork now re-
mains alive. It Js true that It is
alleged 40 irlon participated In that
slaylngr but it 1h declared only tlw
leaders nro being hunted and the
man who is said to be .still allvo Is
hiding fn Klllarncy.
Official Information is that 40
houses wero burned at Llsburn as
a reprisal for tho killing of '-ani:y
and it Is feared tho disturbance will
spread to Belfast.
fnvf Modal Score
CHICAGO. Aug 23.- Mrs. Melvwr
Jones Chicago made tho low luednl
scorn in tho Qualifying round of tho
Women's Western Golf nssinelatbin
tod'iy shooting 4 4 In each half.
Mrs. n.ivld Gaut hf Memphh
Tenn. had a 97 which placed her In
.t to wlrh .Mrs. K G Rtarbuck of
Columbus. Ohio Miss Francos Had-
fleld of Milwaukee and several local
players for seventh position.
Girl Shocked When Finds
Father is Counterfeiter
E. Kentner 77 Years Old Placed in JaiJ at Enid
When Young Daughter Finds Moulds for Making
Silver Dollars While Cleaning House.
KANSAS CITY Aug. 23. Dlscov-
cry in her aged father's room of
moulds for making silver dollar
caused tho daughter of J. K. Kent
tier to bring about his arrest In Knld
Okla. accordltiR tu mi announce-
ment today by federal official".
Kentner who In 77 years old was
placed In jail In Oklahoma City to
day to await action of tlia grand
Jury It wan stated.
I Kentner was convicted of countor-
ffltlng silver dollars flvo yearn ago
uinl runic need to servo fcoven years
ALL ABOARD FOR
THE BAND WAGON
Mass Meeting Tonight to
Plan Trip to State
Convention.
BATTLE CALL ISSUED
Will Be no "Duds" j Coming
Campaign Says Chairman
of Republicans. -
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All aboard for tho republican state
convention in Oklahoma City Satur-
day August 28!
A mass meeting of Tulsa county
republicans will be held tonight In
tho district court room for tho pur-
pose of selecting dolomites to repre
sent- this county aX tho state conven
tion according to a call issued yes-
terday by' K. O. Lingo county chair-
man. The meeting will bo called to
order promptly at 7.30 o'clock.
W "Ths meeting Is erally tho oponlng
3 tin of the fall political campaign
nnd every republican interested In
tho'county atato and national tickets
should make it ft point to bo In at
tendance said Lingo last nimiti
"What tho republicans accomplished
In thu recent city election can be du-
plicated In November provided the
republicans pull together and overy-
ono work for the success of the coun-
ty ticket. Lot's pack the" district
courtfroom'' tonight."
SUFfiTfOllGHT
TO. BITTER END
Arguments Will Be Heard
Latter Part of Week
in
Tennessee. .
IH:CATI'H. Ala.. Aug. 23..
LcadeiN of Iho Ixiltcrs of thi; Ten-
iieswo IintiM of lvjirtwrntnllvcs
Mated today that Trimcco leg-
Motors now hem will po to Athens
Ala. on n sightseeing trip and re-
turn tu Deciitur tomorrow night.
VAOtrVTT.T.VT Tntin.. Allcr. 2.1.
Argument on tho order restricting
stato and legislative officials from
certifying TonnesEeo's ratlflcatun of
the federal suffraKO amendment may
be heard Wednesday or Thursday it
whs thought tonight thouglt no
agreement had been reached. The
order was extended today to Include
the chief clerkB of tho senate and
house and was amended to cover the
action of Iho house in transacting
business Katufdav when it "was not
at any time constitutionally organ-
ized. Meantime tho legislative machin-
ery of the Btato has come to a com-
plete standstill tho more than a
ncoro of anti-members who went to
Decatur Ala. icmalnlng out of
Jurisdiction. Somo of the suffra-
gists In the- houso today attempted
to dlspenso with a roll call and to
..... ihmI hltta 1nt n rnll-r.lll
was .demanded and a quorum being
found lacking adjournment was
tuken for the next few days at least.
n..n.. tnd.iv llint nn agreement
had beon reached between suffrage
Ihn tinltnra nt Tlpn.ltllr
ll'UUfin hum ....w -
to return to Nashville and proceed
with legislation under a pledge that
suffrage would not bo rcferrej by
cither faction wero ucniea m uu
quarters.
The suffragists still maintain their
action Saturday was legal In every
respect and regard tho temporary In
junction as mo oiy siumunuB ihuck
In tho way of certifying rutlflcrttlon
to Washington.
Tho opposition declaring tho suf-
fragists acted Illegally claims the
. ...... ..till V. thn nnAptlintlV in
Hllunu nm imn in" '(u uit .
sclnd ratification nnd is urgng man
meetings nftainsi ttuttruKu liiiuuKti-
out the stnje.
Mexican Rebel Chief Is
Holding Mah for Ransom
""MKOICO CITV Aug 23. Pedro
Zamora has released six Americans
who wero kidnapped recently by him
in the stato of Jalisco. but la holding
dne. American W A. Oardlnor su-
perintendent of tho Fsperanzn Min-
ing company for 100000 pesos ran-
som und W 11. Johnson a Urltlsh
subject for 50000 pesos according
to advices received hero tpday.
I'rtiniliUHii Couple Married.
NASIIVILLU Tenn. Aug 23.
Major 13 II. Stabelman publisher of
tho Nashvlllo fianner and Mlts
Sarah Shelton wero married today at
the home of tno ormes urotnor-in
law Dr. John Overton-
tcsb
In tho federal prison nt McNeil's
Island Washington according to of-
ficials. Ho was released a few
months ago they ttuld after having
served flvo yeats of the seutenco
and went to thu homo of his daugh-
ter In Knld.
There according to tho story told
by tho daughter to thn secret servico
agents Kentner spent much of his
time In his room.
Whllo cleaning house she said
sho discovered tho moulds for mak-
ing' tho spurious coins.
GIRL CONFESSES ;
PLOT IN TRAGEDY
Mrfrie Harmon "Woman
in the Case" Reveals
Hold Up Scheme.
SLAYER IS IDENTIFIED
Homer Nida Points Out Man
Who iFred Fatal Sho
on Lonely Road. N
Tho mystery surrounding tho
shooting of llpmer Nlda.-u taxi
driver at a lonely stretch on tho
Tulsa-Sopulpa highway near Tho
Texas Company's tank farm on the
outskirts of West Tulsa Saturday
night was cleared up lato Monday
ovcnlng by Chief of Police Oustaf-
son when ho obtained a comploto
confession from Marie Harmon tho
"woman In tho case" giving full de-
tails of the plot that led to the trag-
edy and the wild midnight flight of
tho criminals in tho car taken from
tho victim.
Following Nlda's identification of
Owens nt. the Oklahoma hospital
Monday morning Marie Harmon
contradicted her former statement
Unit sho knew nothing of tho affair
and tola ncr version 10 umui uus
tafson nnd Assistant County Attor
ney Homer Montgomery from her
cell in the county jail Monday after-
noon. Sho said that Owens anil another
man camo to her rcsldenco at 1114
F.ast Admiral Saturday evening
proposed that they make a trip to
T.-na "n... ual1 ftfut tllfl Wn
would go to Sapulpa where he had
0 car which liewouid taKo fo ne
trip" she said. "Ho then stat'jd that
he 'had his eye' on a certain taxi
driver here that wo 'might use to
help our schemo along.' When wo
had gone drtwn town ho wanted mo
to go to Sapulpa on tho Intciurbun
saying he would meet me theiv but
1 refused so we took tho taxi.
"A llttlo way this side of Hcd
Kork the tw men with me started
the troublo 'with Nida to got con-
trol of tho car. After Nida had
obeyed Owens' order to get out of
tho car Owens shot him th'rew
him lo ono Isdo of tho road
and drovo off In tho car. Wo did
rot go tu Sapu'pa as ho had origi-
nally planned ut turned off on a
lonely road to avoid Doing crn.
About four miles northwest of Pa-
puipa tho car rafi into a oa.-DOti wiro
fence Jamming tho machine so tnat
it had to bo abandoned Owens fled
into tho woods: I walked to the
Tancha station and came back to
Tulsa on the tntci urban."
Following tho girl s suggestion tho
pollco wont to the place indicated
and recovered the car. Sapulpa po.
lice had received Information from
a farmer that the car had been
thero all day. bit the farmer had
not thought enough of the affair to
notify them before about 7 o'clock
last night.
Owens was again questioned ny
tho officers but refused to give any
Informatlorr-regardlng the caso. no
had answered all former querlos Jiy
wlerdly contradictory tales but pre
ferred lo say noinmg artcr aim
Harmon's confession
Homer Nida. th'o victim was -rest-.
lng easily at tno UKianoma nospitai
last night after ho had boon per
mitted in tno morning 10 answer
questions of tho offlcere swearing to
his IdenUflcatlnn of Owens as tho
one who shot him.
Car Shortngo Improve!
WASHINGTON Aug. 23. Tho
greatest Improvement In th car
shortago situation since January la
now being accompiiBnna by me rail-
roads of the country the railroad cor
eervico commission declared tonight.
THE WEATHER
TITs. Am :3 Stnlrn 7; mlntotum nil
OKMHftut- Tutvur ivi iumMf ru; rrir
ARKAS8A8- Ttirwlar and ttrin'wtar filr: vtrm.
KANltst OVrinnllr flr Tuodir n4 Hln(tir!
firmer Tuwur inn in mhmu ptruon neoneM.?.
T4ty'i IkiI linti.
fit eftmmlsrlon mecUDf. uunlrliiAl bullJlni 10
'' J dull mtrtttif Y. W. r. A. 1S:1S.
RrpubUciti ntM nMlrc district rourt room 730
p. n.
nl Cwiltloni.
OKUntlJH C1TT Aot :3. Cotiiinioru ot Oklf
hnmi litcfivlrl. u uiopunced bn IvStf br tM
blib'ir unct tt U) tUier bnrttu
AltiK w4d! A!t MUh mkMj In pUroj BlA-
II muiliir: llrldtnmrt UtMll tllitri pwll lVt.
pir mwl'lr! Ctilrtt.h4 uwMyi Cleveland m.fldjr; Clla.
tn Wvbij I'nuae iiif ntii r"iau. i'uihsii wy.ui
Piirant invt: Kit City niklily El Reno mull); Knld
Mu t-itril. r.ir rrMMh In nlip-a And diidri
l.f.rr routh muddr In plaerai HutlMi imkMiti
bin rniuldr Hdra'lUa muddr Ibdm trudi lliun
ffwi !.! two. rtinaiwiw Dnnioj i .i ura'jur
llflwiT foujDi aiiawi muaar neaira mun'iri new-
tog Kan rr.uddr; Oktalwna Cltf fair nuddy lov
plaeet! rtTT moddyi Tonea Cllr Bilddn foleail n-
rellenti r-jrrll nntl Ryan muddy Sapulpa muddy
Shawnm muddy. Talon tery muddy; Tulta Buddy;
t'nlon City rmiddr) HaurlU Itlr; Hldilla Ku.
KUdlll WUttt KMl.
HEAR ARGUMENTS
ON STATE RATES
Corporation Commission
Announces Decision
Coming Later.
DECISION INDEFINITE
Auorncy ucnerai a uiucc
kit - rtc' .
Asks Time Extension to
Examine Kates.
INCREASES NOT OPPOSED
Shippers Expressed Little Dis
position to Fight Grant
o'f Intrastate Rates.
OKLAHOMA CITY Aug 2.1 - Tho
stat" eorporatloTT" commission lato
today closed the hearing on tho
application or railroads nperntlng
In Oklahoma for Increased intra-
state freight rates Nto conform with
Increases on. interslato trafflce ro-
cently grantJdJ by tho Interstate
commerce commission nnd announ-
ced Its decision would ho made nt
a liter date
Intorstato nltn will bo Increased
3K per cent Thursday August 26 na
ordered by tho interstate commerce
commission.
Art L. AValker chalrpmn of tho
stato corporation commission ald
tonight he was undecided as to the
amount of thu Increase that should
bo granted to tho railroads operas
lng in Oklahoma nnd said ho dm
not know when the commission
would bo able to reach a decision on
the application.
"It is desirable of course that
wo settle the iii'fr ns quickly as
possible as It will" ho unfortunate
If wo cannot announce tho rates
for railroad service within the stato
bv tho time the now Interstate
rates becomo effective" Mr. Walker
said. "Tho commission Is heavily
lirmlened with important liusiness
however nnd It may he several days
before we can go ovrr nam pre
nnt.il nn the rate question as Ihor
oughly as It deserves. I am entirely
unable to say when we can announce
i doclston."
"It II. Echols a member nf tho
mmmlnliin exnressed n wlltln'gness
o grant Klmer L. Kultpn nsslstnnt
to tho atUrnoy general a. "reason
able" tlmo to exaintno tno uaia pre-
sented by tho railroads In support
of their nilpllcatlon.
"Mr Fulton's request for contin-
uance of tho cjiso until October ap-
pears unrensnnohlo but I om In fa-
vor of allowing him a shorter time
to go Into tho railroads' side of the
rose in order that all rights may ho
protected fully" Mr. Kchols said
Mr. Fulton put a motltTn for con-
tinuance of tho ease until October
at the ouisct of Oui hearing
"1 do not approve of Fulton's later
suggestion that wo grant a tempor-
nry Increaso of 25 per rent Imme-
diately and nllowtho mnttor of per-
manent Interstate rates to bo do-
layod" Mr. Kochola continued. "A
delay or a few days beyond August
2G wotild not work a great hnrdshlp
upon tho railroads and it would
onablo us to settle tho matter final-
ly. I am unablo to say however.
What the commission's decision will
bo or when it will bo announced."
Shippers at Uio hearing today ex-
pressed llttlo (llspsoltlon to opposo
an Intrastate felght rate Increaso
stating that their prfllcy was to pay
for service hut that as soon as tho
Increased . rates wero In effect
should they bo grantedthey ex-
pected to demand insistently that
tho railroads Improve service to meet
present needs.
Clifford Thorne of Chicago at-
torney for oil and Uyn stock ship-
pers domanded the corporation com-
mission grant an incronno of only 26
per cent Instead of the 3G per cent
asked by the railroads. II. C. Mc-
Cord secretary ot tho Oklahoma
Stato Shipper association; Ijorset
Carter president ot tho Oklahoma
Craal Operators association wern
among thoso who declared they
would not opposo tho 30 pur cent In
crpae.
Tho stato corporation commls
slon's Jurisdiction in rate matters
was discussed at tho hearing. Tho
act returning tho railroads to prl
vato ownership provided that no
rntcH could bo reduced by a state
corporation commission until after
a six months' period under prlvato
ownership which will explro Septem-
ber 1. Some pf tho shippers con
tended tho commission had no right
to chango tho rates In any manner
until September 1. .
Discussion of methods of distrib-
uting cars for grain shipments also
scheduled to take placo today was
continued until rcptemer s.
Texas Police Capture
Suspect in Trunk Case
FOKT WOIITII Texas Aug. 23
said by tno ponce to ru tne uescrip-
tlon In many particulars of ISugcno
Loltoy wanted In connection with
the trunk murder mystery of Now
York nnd IJctrolt a. man was held
hero tonight as he stepped off ft
train from Mcrklo. Textm Ha ga'o
n name Mrnllar to that of tho Dotrolt
fugitive nnd admitted ho also went
under nn alias accord nc to offl-
clals. H gave hU rcsldenco among
other places as that of K'mporla
Kan. and Atlanta Ga. said police
Tho authorities here havo wired for
a more complete description of the
Leltoy sought by Detroit and New
. -1- 1 1 1
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Girl Reporter Takes Dizzij Climb;
Tries Out Structural' Steel Life
Vi ....
Lillian Collier reporter for a Chicago nuwsirUper. tried nut tho other
day as a structural Ironworker on tho 'steenth floor nf a Chicago building.
When thero was nothing but air botween hur and tho groiliid ho culled
lt a day.
Teachers Mag He Given
Temporary Ccrtif kales
I OKLAHOMA CITY Aug. 3. The
lencuer suoriagc in UKianoma uu
not Ion vied standard requirements
of teachers' ceitlricutts nccordlpg to
It. II Wilson stato superintendent of
schools. Temporary certificates havo
been granted In somo oases ho said
today to candidates who had ful-
filled requirements approximately
with the understanding that lacking
work would bo mado. up later
MAYOR OF CORK
BOUND TO SINK
Refuses Aid and Will Die
ior Cause of Freedom
of Emerald Isle.
MARTYR IS WEAKENING
Will Not Sacrifice Liberty of
Ireland Is Heroic Stand
of Patriot.
LONDON. Aug. 23. Lord Mayor
TcrenciMacHweney of Cork who Is
in Prlxton Jail luidon on a Hunger
strlko' was reported weaker today
but still determined not to abandon
tho strike
Answering those who tried to per
suade him to change hut mind Lord
Mayor MacSweney declared: .
"it Is useless to compare my caso
with that of others. I feel that an
lord mayor of Cork and their chief
magistrate my cuso Is different. If
1 i:lvn wav now. I shall itive away the
cause of IrMi liberty. I would rath
er die than do that
Archbishop Mnnnlx of Australia
with tho blnhops of Hallyftrd and Kll-
Ian visited the lord mayor In tne
prison this afternoon. When the
three departed a crowd whloh had
gathered Inquired iIh to the lord may-
or's condition. Tho bishop of Knilao
replied orieny "lie is very pros-
trate." VFAV YOKKintS KTAGF
lU'tii; nn.MONSTllATIO.V.
Ni:W YOltK. Au. 23. -A "dem
onstration" was staged today in front
of the Drltlsh consulato on White
hall street by a handful of women
who naraded uu nnd down the side
walk bearing signs protesting agalntt
imnrlRonmeni ot Tcrenco .Macawe-
ney. lord muyor of Cork who was
convicted of sedition oner a trial ny
court martial In Corktthls month.
The signs referring to MacSweney
whoS has bten on a hunger strike
Mtice bis conviction rend:
Shall two mii'on of Cork hn mur.
dered lo sustain Ilrltisll rulo?"
"Khill MacSweney die? Shall Mac
Sweney die?"
"Twenty minion irianrnen win
know tho reason why."
one of the women said sho was
fir. (lerlrudu- II. Kelly ftn officer of
tho Irish woman h council. Anted
what organlatlon they represented
iho women declared tliey reprcut-
cd "American women."
Tho police niado no attempt to In-
lerrcro wnn mo picKniing merely
oelng ttt it that the crowds did not
collect.
MacSweney who was deported to
Hncland on a deatroyor. Is now con
fined In prison In London where he Is
reported to lie in a critical ronuuu-n
nufforliig from starvation. Thn llrlt.
luh authorities havo refured to re'
lcnn hlin nnd Dlaco upon him tho en
tire responsibility of his ljunger
ttillte.
MucSwenoy was found guilty of
having under hta control tno secret
unlleo clnher. nf hnvlug in his PO-
session iirftumenU nlcdglne tho Cork
eorpniatlon allegiance to the Pall
Klreen or "Irlih republlcah parlla
tnont." and or having maun a seqi
tlous speech on the occasion of his
election.
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HARDING PLANS
CAMPAIGN TALKS
Popular Candidate Will
Take Counsel With
Party Leaders.
LEAGUE IS DISCUSSED
Col. Georgo Harvey Visits
Nominee .for Several
" Days' Conference.
f
INITIAL SPEECH .SATURDAY
i
Railway Labor Problems Will
lie Considered During
Planafor Campaign.
MAtION Ohio Aug.. 23. Coin-
ctdent with the preparation this
week of some of his most Import-
ant campaign iipecches Senator
Harding will tako counsel with a
number of mon prominent In na
tional affairs. Including Charges 15.
Hunhes who was tho republican
presidential nominee in 1914.
It Is understood that Mr Hughes
whojwfll see the nominee tomorrow
wlll'como ntSenator Harding's in
vitation to discus the league of na-
nuns ami various niuer issues along
with practical problems In the ftpn-
duct .of a presidential Campaign
Another on the list Is Henry P.
Davison head of tho American Hod
Cross and a partner of J. J' Mor-
gan. Mr. Davison's appointment Is
for Friday; and In addition to tho
league of which he has been a sup-
porter It Is expocted various finan-
cial Issues will be talked over at the
confoience.
former Senator Oeorxe Ruther-
land of Utah president of the Ameri-
can Ilur iisioclallon. will sea the
nomlnco Thurulay. As an eminent
lawor and student of International
relations his ndvlcb Is expected to
o sougiit by tne nsmlneo In connec-
tion with certain details ot the lea-
gue Issue.
Another cal or Krldav will bo Fred
D Underwood president ot tho Krle
railway who will kIvo Senator Hard
lng his views on transportation prob-
leins nnd related (uibjocts. On the
sumo day tho senator la to make a
Hpeechjn Gallon Ohio at a picnic of
Krle employes.
Colonel (loorgo Harvey. Now York
editor who spent the week-end ns
mo guest or tno nominee. Is expected
to remain several days nnd to seu
Senator Harding frequently It was
said nt Harding headquarters that
mo eoionors errand had to do with
the league Isiue hut no details have
neen uivuiged
Aside from the flnllnn sneeeh.
whic h' Is expected to touch on railway
moor prouierns me icaguo will oc-
cupy most of tho senator's working
time during tho week
Benaior Harding saw only a few
callers today and In tho afternoon
motored to Mansfield for a game of
golf. Among those with whom ho
conferred waa W. C. Cook national
commlttcemanVrom South Dakota.
Raiding Squad Gels liig
Haul at Officer's Home
QKLAIIOMA CITY Aug. 23.-Tho
entity attorney's raiding squad to.
day raided thn home of Vernon a
r.nlllter a mounted policeman of the
Oklahoma City forca and confiscated
between IE nnd 20 gallons of vhls-
wey according to O. A Curylll dis-
trict attorney.
CITY FIGHTS GERM SPREAD
COX SPARS FOR
TIME TOANSWER
No Response to Committee
for Particulars of
"Slush Fund."
WILL THINK IT OVER
"I Shall f.lvo Out Information
ns 1 Sco Fit" Is His
Viikuo Dccisldm'
DAYTON Ohio Aug. 31. Devel.
cpnients In connection with III l
charge Hint a "slush fund" ot $16.
Ofil.iino whs bring inlsod for thn re-
publican campaign and "perianal -affairs
today engaged Governor Cox
democratic presidential candidate.
flovernnr Cox received a telegram
from Konntnr Kenyon republican of
lown chairman of thn sennto cam-
paign fund Investigating r.ommltteo
which resumed Its semlous today at
Chicago requesting Information.
No reply was mado by tho gover-
nor as ho had tent Senator Hood of-
Missouri ft democratic member of
Iho Kenyon committee ft telegram
last night promising to trnnsmlt in-
formation In Hie near future. '
Declaring he did not oxpect to ten.
tlfy before the somite committee
Qnvernor Cox mldt
"I shall send tho matter to the
committee lojer. All of tho Informa.
Hon I have wlM be given to tho pub
lic ami mcrciore i no noi sea any
use In going before tho committee.
I think also the cqmmlttso will roc-
ngnlto Hint as a cniidldata I should
glva It nut In such a munner ns I
ree fit but I have no disposition of
course. lo conceal anything from
them that I have myself
"I shall glvo nnt my Information
ns i minx tun pubiio intereit de-
mands nnd I think 1 should ba the
Judgo ns to when It Is to bo given."
Governor Cox added Hint no ro-
snonser had rnmo from Will II. llnvi.
i iiairmnn ol tne republican national
Aommlttet) .to Ills request yesterday
for information regarding alleged
mvision or tno country by the ronub-
Means into subdivisions nnd Imposi
tions oi comriiminn quotas.
POLES Witt NOT
GO INTO RUSSIA
Victorious Armies Will
Not Pursue Advance
Beyond Frontier.
SITUATION IS BETTER
American Government Sends
Note Favoring Preserva-
tion of Russia.
WASHINGTON Aug 23 Com-
plete assurance "will bo given tho
United States It was stated today in
I'otlsh official circles that Poland's
victorious armies will not pursue
their advance beyond tho natural
frontiers of tho reconstituted repub-
lic. An early communication from
Warsaw lo this effect waa expoctpd
by these officials
Ileptesentatlons witting forth the
views ot this government have been
made through the logatlon nt War-
naw the state department announced
today the communication reiterating
tho stund taKcn by Kiicratary Coiny
In his recent note to the Italian am-
bassador. Tho position of tho American gov-
ernment ns outlined then wui that
tho allied and associated iwwon
should unite In a declaration favor-
hie tlio preservation of the Integrity
of IluHsl.'i stich a declaration to be
iicromparrrtd "by tho announcement
that no transgroeslon by rotund whl
bo permitted."
Thu I'olinli reply legation officials
sifld would set at rest any susvlc-
Ions thai Poland was contemplating
tho prolongation ot hostilities Into
an effective war against Itussla
Assurances of this nature lt was
added already had been given the
soviet government envoys by the
Polish peace delegation at Minsk.
No formal representations havo
been exchanged with the allies by
the United States regarding the poa
sIMo transition ot tho Polish opera'
Hons from an offensive to a defen
slvo character The American gov
eminent Is understood to be satisfied
with tho situation us set forth In tti
note and representations mado to the
Polish government nave been oniy
nil elaboration of the principles
enunciated In that document.
Great Ilrltuln however through
Premier Lloyd Ocorge already has
unnouueed her opposition to any
truuflgioslon by Poland of Kunalun
territory. For the present It U bo-
I eved. tho llrltluli government will
rest on tho announcement of the
Ilrltlsh position by Uoyd CI cork In
the house ot commons before tallng
up a possible formal rejoinder to tho
American note to tho Italian am-
bassador In which the Invitation was
issued for a declaration by the allied
and asuoclatcd powers ot their atti-
tude toward Poland and Russia.
Negro Given Deuth Penalty.
KAN3AB CITV Aug 21. Tho
death penalty .was Imposed upon
Walker Lee negro by a Jury In
criminal court tonight which found
him guilty of having attacked Mrs.
.ICIlzabeth Dahni 6t years old a
wnita woman.
Two Small Dairies Arc
Ordered Closed in
Anthrax Scare.
INSPECT DAIRY 'HERDS
Health Authorities Say No
Immediate Danger From
Milk Supply.
VICTIM IS TREATED! HEflE
Collinsvlllo Farm. Lad
Has
Mllrf Attact of
tho Disease.
Drastic measures 1mvo beon adopt
ed by city health officials to prevent
Any possible spread ot anthrax tho
dread dlncnso In Tulsa It was an
notinced last night by Dr. C. L. Pr ca
non city superintendent ot health.
two small uairiea nave ocen ior-
hlddcn by tho city health department
to dnllvtr milk in Uio.clty and aim-
liar orders may bo Imued to other
dairies. It wan sold pending rigid In-
SDCctlon of dairy bonis for any. DOS-
llilo trace ot nuthrax germs.
"There is really no immedtato aan-
ger of the spread of this disease
through milk" Dr. Prosson stated
lust night "but wo are determined
to take every precaution to protect
tho publlo health and for this rea-
son strict supervision la being main-
tained over the dairymen who sup-
ply the clty'a milk." -
Anthrax made Its first nnoearanco
In Tulsa when George Hussy HT wan
nrougnt nure Monnny nignt from wn
father's farm t'lenr Collinsvlllo to bo
treated far a slight oaso ot maUdy.
After rutllo attempts to Dlaco mm in
a local hospital ho was taken to tho
hospital for contagious alaoases lo-
cated near tho fair wound.
The sudden appnarace of tho dis-
ease found local and stato authorities
unable to copo with it with neither
equipment nor serum to be found
anywhere In the stato. Doctors h .v
wlrd to Now York for; special or-
ii m which they expect to arrive In
two or tnraa a ays.
liujsey contracted tne. malady
whllo removing tho hide of & cow
that had died fm'm tho dUrAs. Tha
Infection was not noticeable until last
Wednesday n week after ho had
iuiiii.iiiii .tw na i-iui
small pimples appeared on hu arms.
ivoining was tnougnt or tno arcair
until tho marks began to cauro moro
than ordinary Itching. An elimina
tion by Doctors Hughes and Smith
of Collinsvlllo last Saturday rulto(p
In the conclusion that ths malady
was anthrax ana tho caso turned
over to Dr. Charles 3. Wood of Tul-
sa Tho Knoblock-W6od laborato
ries have carried on extensive invest
igations ending with tho promise of
rorilm through n. largo Kansas City
Tho spread of anthrax seema to
have )on checked at Collinsvlllo
where tha most serious cases have
boen reported. Two other men bo-
sldo Ilussey havo beon reported as
having symptoms ot tho disease.
County authorities are guarding cat-
tle carefully to prevent further dan-
ger from that source.
Stillwater J? arm Congrdsq
Ready Formal Opening
i 1
STILlAVATKIt. Oklo. Aug. it.
Preparations for tho Oklahoma Utats
Farm congress hero were nearly
completed tonlg-ht although rainy
weather nnd muddy roads fjad mado
difficult the transportation ot exhi-
bits Demonstrations will bogln torm-
ally Tuesay morning. County farm
ngontn will hold a meeting then.
Dr. H. J. Wators of Kansas' City
and n II. Wilson stato superintend
ent nt scnoois wcro principal speak-
ers nt the first session ot the con
gress today.
Army Slacker Assigned
lo Stone Gang Detail
LTCAVENWOHTH Kan. Aug. 53.
Ervln Itudolnh Tlergdnll. wealthy
army slacker was brought to the dis-
ciplinary barracks at Fort Leaven-
worth today to servo a four-year
term. Io Is to he put to work with
a stone gang tomorrow. Bergdoll
made no romnrks nnd was Indiffer
ent whllo undergoing dressing In.
Cotton Quarantine Modified.
ANSTIN1 Texas Aug. J3 Gov-
ernor W 1'. Hobby's secretary an-
nouncedHodiiy that all itatea except
Louisiana which have declared pink
boll worm qunrantlne against Texas
cotton havo either abandoned modi-
fied tu conform with federal quaran-
tine or agreed to modify their
quarantines.
Dunes Ilepudlato Itndlcnl
COPKNHAGKN Aug. 33 The
radical Jorgeniicn who represented
Denmark In the third International
at Moscow huh not bton allowed to
return to tho country. Ill was sent
back to llussla when he attempted to
re-enter Denmark from Germany.
NewYorkLife
Insurance Co.
Parmer & I) a ran 9
SPKCIAL AGHNTS H
SOS Palaco llhlg. Phono 1S1 I
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