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TULSA OKLAHOMA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 1921
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finaledition
'FATTY' IS FREED
PENDING TRIAL
Kelease Film Comedian
on $5000 Cash Bail
After Decision
EVIDENCE IS WEAK
Judge Says Nothing Shown
to Warrant Murder Charge
Against Movie Star
HE GROWS MORE CHEERFUL
Arbuck'le Grins as Newspaper
Photographers Get Busy
When He Leaves Cell
SAN KRANCISCO Sept. 28. Ros-
tou iF'atty) Arbuckle held (or nun-
lUushter In connection with the
4jcah f Mis Virginia Kappe wan
tclf iri-d from the city prison tonight
on 11.000 cash ball.
h!' the formalities of baJl were
Wing arranged which called for a
superior court order transferring the
bail from one cuso to another Ar-
bucklo went back to the city prison
where ho has been held for the last
IS days.
Smiles Once More.
Coming out of his cell with an
rmful uf clothing his face took on
a more t hcerful look. After he had
piled the clothing Into a suitcase
newspaper photographers started to
make pictures of him and a smile
beran to creep over his counten-
ance As court ucljourned a dozen wo-
men rushed forward to shake Ar-
buckle's hand. Mrs. Mlnta Durfec
Arbuckle his wife collapsed and he
held her up and quieted her In an
affectionate manner. Her mother
Mrs. Flora Durfee. meanwhile
smoothed the hair from the comed-
ian's forehead.
Is CemKrntulatoel.
The well-known Arbucklo smile
dm not appear however and he
merely said 'Thank you" In re-
sponse to the handshakes and con-
gratulations. The assistant district attorneys
Milton and Theodore flnldcn. naked
Judge Lazarus If he placed no cred-
enre n .miss J'.appc g cries "he hurt
me or the screams heard by the I
hotel maid hut the court said they
were not tufficlent to Implicate
k Arcucme in me commnuon or a
' nme. j ne district attorney a
aldrs also "ontsndol that the court"
rouM only either hold the defendant
to answer for murder or dismiss tho
iae altogether but Judge Lazarus
aid ftiat was not his understanding
of the law v
BAN FRANCISCO Sept. 2S- The
murder complaint against Roscoe
J.ttyi Arhuckln was reduced to
manslaughter by Pollen Judge Dyl-
vain J Lazarus who held him to
answer to the superior court for
trial on the lesser charge growing
out of the death of Miss Virginia
Happe. following a drinking party
In Arbuckle's euiln lit tho hotel St.
Francis.
Hildcnee Insufficient.
Judge Lazarus held that tho evi-
dence introduced by the district at-
tornev during tho six-day hearing
did not warrant the comedian's
being held for murder. Miss nappe
a Los Angeles motion picture act-
ress died September four days aft-
er the affair In ArbiicUle's rooms.
The district attorney moved that
Arburklo be released on his own re-
cognizance In view of the ball of
J5.000 rash or 10000 bonds fixed
In the superior court charge of man-
la gh'er growing out of a grand
Jury Indictment
i Xo Attempt at Rape.
i have leclded to make a hold-
ing for manslaughter finding there
l enough In th- defendant's con-
duct to warrant his trial on that
charge vm judge Lazarus.
"I feel no ripe or attempted rape
was committed by the defendant on
lllsj nappe" he said. "I teel also
bound by tho grand Jury whose In-
Ji mem 'nr manslaughter was vot-
ja after hearing more evidence than
1 was permitted to hear."
Arbu.klo heard the decision with-
out movement or comment.
' In my opinion we nre not try-
ing if e-roe Arbucklo. but ourselves
and our present dav social cqndl-
Jlons are on trial" declared Frank
Domlnsuez chief counsel for Roscoe
Atuckle. In an Impassioned speech
this afternoon as. his closing argu-
ment before Judge Sylvaln Lazarus
who has presided at the film co-media-
a preliminary hearing.
"Tho defense announce?! when the
.tJI ring opened that they would call
'' witnesses. They called attention
"ItAe fact that there wero several
w.ciimHcti including Fred Flsback
"d Ira Fortlouls present who had
not ben called by tho stale.
ran them If you want tholr tes-
timony " responded District Attor-
ney Brady
Cite Arhurklc'ii Ability.
oomingiiez then proceeded with
1" plea for his famous client.
called attention to the pleas-
ure that Arbucklo. through his film
appearances hnd accorded t h e
world and declared that tho world
-W.vriNCKD ON PAOK TIIHCI5
r.. ..Attention ('nntrectnrs.
tb.iu '"r '""J" fundny
hlu. " nan " ln'
iii kr."Du cn b n Thursday at Hun.
"trioetn aat . at Advt.
Sapulpa Given
Shock as Home
Brew Explodes
Special to Th WeirM
SAI'tlJ'A. Sept 28 Four
cases of rebellious unrecon-
structed ripening home brew
which had been held In duress
vile by the sheriff's forco for sev-
eral days went off with a bang;
this morning while? the office was
filled with deputies and casual
visitors.
The deputies donned their
hardest man-killing look and be-
gan a careful advance toward the
rear stairs from whence fearful
popping fizzing sounds wero
causing their hair to btand on
end. while the morning grist of
visitors began to crank up and
make for the front door.
Just as the fearless officers
tvero about to open up with their
unllmbered artillery and guest
were going "Into high" someone
discovered the causa of the
trouble and four case of perfect-
ly good homo brew were carried
to an obscure storeroom whero
Jt can sizzle puff and blow up
with Impunity.
The brew was raptured In a
raid several days ago and was
being hold for evidence when It
attained Iik majority and asserted
Itself.
REVISE OIL TAX
IN REVENUE BILL
Amendment Places Limit
on Deductions for
Depreciation
WILL ABOLISH ABUSES
Fair Market Value of Oil and
Gas Property Defined and
Depletion Measured
By B. N. TIMMONS.
World Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Sept. IS. The
senato today adopted a committee
amendment to the revenue bill au-
thorizing a reasonable deduction to
be mado In taxation on nil and gas
wells and mines for depletion and
for depreciation of Improvements
according to the peculiar conditions
ln each case hased upon cost. Includ
ing cost of development not other-
wise diductert. The amendment waa
designed. Senator Smoot explained
to place a limitation on the deduc-
tlon allowed unaer existing iw nnu
to clarify Just what tho depletion
charges shall be.
Senators Smoot and King of Utah
both declared that tho administra-
tion of tho present law had caused
more controversies than pronnmy
any other section of the existing
revenue law. Many abuses have
arisen under tno present law In
somo cases depiction charges having
been turned in amounting to morn
than the net Income of tho oil or
mining company concerned.
Sots I'ulr Market Value.
The amendment also provides that
In tho caso of such properties ac-
quired to March 1 1013 tho fair
market value for property on that
date shall be taken ln lieu of cost
up to thnt date. Tho amendment
provides further that In tho caso of
mines oil and gas wells discovered
by the taxpayer on or after Mnrch
1 1S13 and not acquired as tho re-
sult of purchase of a proven tract
where the market value of the prop-
erty Is materially disproportionate
to the cost tho depletion nllowance
shall be based upon the fair market
value of the property at the date
of the discovery or within thirty
days thereafter.
Depletion Not Hqual to Income.
Tho amendment also provides
that such depletion allowance based
on discovery value shall nut exceed
tho net Income computed without
allowanco for depletion from tho
property upon which the discovery
is made except where such net In-
come so computed Is lens than the
depletion allowance based on cost or
fair market ynluo as of March 1
1913. such regulations to bo pre-
scribed by the commissioner with
the approval of the secretary. In
the case of lease tho deductions al-
lowed by this paragraph shall ho
equitably apportioned between tho
lessor and lessee.
Crime Wave Reported
Among New York Bees;
Much Honey Is Taken
ROCHHSTKR. N Y. Sept. 28.
A crime wave has broken out
among bees. This became known
today when 11. L. Case' of Panan-
ilalgua an apiarist reported that
a horde of bees had flown into
Ills warehouse through a broken
wlndpw drained every drop of
honey out of his cumbs and es-
caped with two tons of the sweet
liquid
They Buffered heavy casualties
however for Case puked jp four
bushels of dead bees which had
fallen exhausted
CHAMBER'S DRIVE
SEEKS EXTENSION
Mass Meeting Will Plan
to Broaden Scope of
Tulsa Business
OTHER CITIES INVITED
Thriving Towns Near Tulsa
Sending Representatives
to Conference
CIVIC CLUBS BACK MOVE
Reorganization Meeting Cited
as Biggest Project Here
Since Early War Days
F.very civic organization tn the
city Is solidly behind the Chamber
of Commerce ln Its plans for re-
organization and Is boosting for the
mass meeting to bo held ut 8 o'clock
tonight In the high school audi- j
torlum. at which the. future of Tulsa 1
Is to be the paramount topic of ills- I
cusslon. According to Ira I. Hcevi'S
manager of the Chamber of Com- i
merce. those who wish tn be heard
will be given their share of time on
the floor and thow who wish to
listen will he given the oportunlty
to hear speakers that havo sMidlnd
Tulsa's needs and know how in pre-
sent them to an Interested jrowd of
patriotic fellow citizens.
Not since tho war has a meeting
been held here that la of such vital
concern to Tulsanu and to the tjon-
eral welfare of tho city as tho meet-
ing tonight. It Is not a mooting of
one man or a group of nvm Kecves
pointed out yesterday but a nice.-
lug of all citizens ln which every
person has the same invitation and
privileges to speak of thos tnlnjs
that to his mind nre most Important
on Tulsa' civic program.
Widen ScoH to DlMrtcl.
Because of the Chamber of Coin-
meruSa plans to widen the senpu
of Ita activities and extend Its op-
erations Into the surrounding coun-
try the meeting is regarded as Im-
portant by the various town our-
roundlng Tulsti most of whUh nro
to be represented by strong dele-
gations. Word wak received yester-
day that not less than 11 buinM
men from Colllnsvillo will attend.
Three automobile loads of Sklatook
business men will bt prennnt. It Is
probable the entlrf) Sand Springs
chamber of commerce will attend.
Broken Arrow. Coweta. I'awhuskil
nnd Sapulpa ull plan to bo repre-
sented nt tho meeting.
"The Importance of this meeting
and of tho membership campaign of
the Chamber of Commerce cannot
be overestimated" Albert C. Hunt
president of tho Klwanis club de-
clared yesterday. No truly great
city can bo built without teamwork
without the co-operation of every
citizen working toward a common
end. Tulsa In a inagiilflcleiil rlty
today but It so filled with poten-
tialities that one does not realize
unless hn takes time for reflcitlng
what a city Tulsa can bo In tho years
to come. There Is not another city
In tho United States that haH mure
natural advantage or a firmer
foundation than Tulsa. With three
or four thousand patriotic citizens
ns members of tho ChamhiT of
Commerce and giving it their un-
qualified co-operation TuIh.i will bo
tho city we all hope It will I".1 "
All Cities Invite!.
Ben Lancaster president of tho
Botary club was equally as em-
phatic In his remarks about the
meeting nnd thf reorganization
plans of tho chamber.
"It'M a good move and evtry man
should attend the meeting anil help
put thesr plans through" he de-
clared 'This will give i-itizi oj a
chance- to arc the w heels go around
and to better appreciate th work
the Chamber or Commerce Is trylag
to accomplish."
"It Is a progressive movement."
was the opinion of Mrs. Lllah D
Llndsey president of tho Civic
league. "It will help disseminate
Information about chamber of com-
merce; work; it will put pep Into the
people of Tulsa and create a new
Interest In civic conditions that will
cause Tulsa to grow moro rj-pnily.''
SupiMirt Senior Organization.
Tho Junlon Chamber of Com-
merce composed of young business
men under 35 years of age. Is un-
stinting In Its support of tho senior
organlaztlon's program for Tulsa.
"Kvery Tulsan should fc.-I It not
only a duty but a pleasure to gut
bohlnd a movement that meant m
much to TulKt" Henry Brandon
president of the Junior chamber
asserted. "Our organization Is do-
ing everything In Its power to co-
operate with the senior chamber In
Its efforts and we expocl 'to con-
tinue giving this co-yperatlon for
all time to come."
It la n opportunity for the no-
called common man and woman tn
take his or her place In the ranks
of city builders James A. Veasey
president of the City club romarkod.
A healthy chamber of commerce
with a membership mado up of men
and women from every walk In life
miuns a healthy growing city he
added livery man no matter how
emull or how large his means In a
part of Tuba ' Veasey explained
and ho plays some part however
CONTINUtD ON PAOIS TJIULU
'Teddy' Roosevelt's Diary
1 Of Spanish-American War
Is Characteristic Record
Ex-Prcsidcnt Aimed Shafts at the "Stupidity of the Ord-
nance Department" and Displayed Wonted Lack of
Patience With Mismanagement in Terse Document.
Dy tht Attoelated rreoi
NEW YORK. Hept M - A terse
history of the S inlsh-Aniern-an
war as seen through the eves of
Its most famous partli Ipani. unin
to light today when Mrs Theodore
Roosevelt presented the former
president's war diary to tho Roose-
velt Memorial aesorlation. "
The hitherto Ih a small pocket
volume and contained notes in
pencil and Ink. No part of It has
over been published before.
Shafts of cliariu teristlc pointed-
ness were almd nt thf "stupidity
of thn ordnance department.'
while tho colonel recorded the be-
lief that In the war department
thorn was "no management ut all."
lA'ttrrn I'npuhllMHil.
The diary Is a small pocket vol-
lime and contained notes In pencil
and Ink. No part of It has ever
bei ti published liefciie
Snin nf th" mutt t hnrncte rlsti
entries) follow
May f Comiiilslonri as
lieutenant colonel L' H. vnlntfiry
i.ivalry. Wood ns colonel bv my
clinic
TRAIN HITS CAR
5 .PERSONS HURT
Joseph Smith Yardmaster
for Midland Loses
Leg in Crash
WHISTLE UNHEEDED
Train Crew Declares Engineer
Sounded Warning; Driver
Failed to Hear
Joseph B. Smith night yard-
master for the Midland Valley rail-
road suffered tho losa of a leg and
four others were less seriously In-
jured when a Midland Valley switch
engine crashed into ft llulck auto-
mobile driven by J. IV Quinn 22:12
Rast Eighth wtre-et at Thirteenth
street crossing early Wodnesday
morning.
Smith who was riding on th"
pilot of the engine when it hit the
back end of the auto was dragged
several feet before the train rou'd
bo stopped. He was crushed against
the pilot of tho engine and hta leg
almost severed by tho Impact.
nilliT'ei Tool CnishreV
C. O. Fuller 815 South Main
street a salesman for the rorcstar-
Davis company one of tho oc-
cupant! of the car had hlte font
badly crushed and his chin cut
when ho was thrown from the auto.
Quinn a mechanic and the driver
of the car together with Mrs. Laura
Call who resldo at 2232 Eaat
Klghth street were removed to the
Oklahoma hospital whore they are
being treated for severe bruises
sustained when tho llulck car wis
thrown against the errissliig signpost
and they wire pitched Into the air.
Mrs. Call suffered minor Injuries to
tho head add Khoulderte while
Qtllnn's back waa bruised.
W. U. nile. merchant policeman
und the fourth occupant of the auto
CONTINl'EI ON I'Aeill TllllKK
LATE BULLETINS
Kpeelit to The World i
WASHINGTON. Sept l!K -P.epre
senttttlve Chandler of Oklahoma. In-
iroeiuceo a nui in ine noum- iou
validating all i-onvoyane e s of al-
lotted or Inherited tribal lands exe-
cuted by any member of the five
elvitlzed tribes or his or her heirs
aitcr restrictions have been re-
moved from such Indians.
WASHINOTO.N Sept 28 A
movement has been started by a
number of republican senators of
Iho newer and younger group to
modify the present rlbture system
which rciiulres many preliminary
conditions.
Sfieeul to The World
WASHINGTON. Kept. 28 The
operation of proponed Increased
rates on cotton weed products from
points In Texas Arkansas Louisiana
Missouri and Oklahoma to various
northern eastern and western
points. Including points In Canada
which were to havo become effec-
tive today were postponed until
January 2l. 1922. by order of tho
Interstate eommcrce commission Is-
sued today.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. Oollec.
tlon of the September 15th Install-
ment of ine nine and profits laxes
today reached Secretary's Mellon's
ItHllliaiu. iv.i. "i o '. I" iiiu.nuijr I c-
ports The amounl received to date
totuls 1526201.1138. Mr. Motion es-
timated the collections In round I
figures at (500000000.
Muv T The delay and stupidity
of thr ordname department sur-
paH belief. The quartermaster'
department Is better hut bad. The
commissary departuunt Is good.
There is no management whatever
In the war department. Against a
good nation we should be hclp-
lo. Ilar IV.iiiidcn.
May 21 The blunders nnd de-
lays of the ordnance bureau sur-
pass belief They nxpretut us stuff
we do not need and send us I hi'
rifles by slow freight. There is tin
head. no energy no Intelligence In
thn war department.
May 21 Quota nearly filled. It
Is astonishing hnw rapidly we
have armed mounted and drilled
these men. Wood's power of work
and executive capacity are won-
derful. May 30 Railway system tends
to break down. Interminable de-
lay: no proper facilities for un-
loading horses to rest water or
feed etc etc
CONTIM'KO ON PAOK TIlnKi;
SKIAT00K LEASE
SUICIDE'S SCENE
Lonso F. Shuler Sinclair
Employe Found With
Ilis Neck Broken
LEFT HOME TUESDAY
Took His Children to School
Before Selecting Lonely
Spot to End His Lifo
Spelal to Th World.
SKIATOOK Bept 2R .Motoring
to a secluded spot on an oil lease)
three miles south of here I-onno K.
Shuler 38 year eild took his own
life by hanging himself to h tree
about 12 o'clock Tuesday noun.
Relative's und frletuls of thu man
wern unable to nstilgn any cause or
reason for the suicide lie was found
by a pipe walker for the Sinclair
011 company whose pumping station
was only about n quarter of i mllo
from tho fatal spot about 1 o'clock
Tuettday afternoon.
Shuler who Is the father of five
small children left 1 io about S
o'clock Tuesday morning In his car
to take the children to Hrhnnl ac-
cording to hl8 wife-. He then Intend-
ed to visit a lease he owned before
returning home she said. It wus
upon this le-ase that he was found
hanging from the limb of a large
tree his neck broken.
Ilorrimiil PumiM'tV Ilnpc.
ICmployes eif the Sinclair pump
station sale! thev saw Shuler about
12 d'i tin k when he cutno to the
pump stutioti and borrowed a rope.
He seemed in good spirits at that
ttme they said.
When feiuiid hy the plpo line walk-
er Shuler was hanging from the
rope whieh was tied to the two ends
of an H.itnmobllo tire chain wrapped
about a large limb approximately
OONTINt'M) ON PAflK TIIMI'.i:
AUSTIN. Texas Sept 28. A. R.
JohnKon member of the board of
cuntrnl will leave for Gatesvllle to-
morrow to Investigate) the dcuth of
Dell Thames 15 vearte old. Inmate of
the Juvenile training school which
occurred last Sunday.
SIIAWNF.B Sept. 28 Commodore
White 10-year-old boy of Hhuwnee.
probnhly was fatally InJunil this
afternoon when n truck he was driv-
ing skidded and fell over a 25-foot
embankment two mile north of
Seminole.
KHAWNKK Sept. 28. A resolu-
tion deploring the conditions nxlt-
Inn In the state relative tn hospital
facilities and conditions in general
affoetng the ex-servlcn men were
passed by members of an organUa-
tlnn formed here tonight compose!
entirely of ex-service men.
WASHINGTON. Sept. J8 The
first of the senato night sessions In
the effort of republican leaders to
oxpedlto ratification of the peace
treaties with Germany. Austria and
Hungary was held tonight. It was
arranged solely for debate no action
being expecteel for severnl days.
WASHINGTON. Sept 2 The
Southern Railway umpuny applied
lo the intcr-stato commer e coininis
slon today for permission to issue
15655000 in Georgia Pacific bonds
HOWAT DEFEATED;
DEFIES VICTORS
Kansas Mine Head Ex-
pects to Start .Jail Term
Friday Morning
LOSES UNION BATTLE
Lewis Gets Decisive Majority
in Test of Strength on
"Insurgent" Strike
MINERS BACK THEIR CHIEF
Despite Repudiation Every
Man in His District Will
Quit if Ho "Does Time"
INDIANA POLLS ind.. Sept. 2s.
Alexander Howatt will depart for
Knnsas tonight with the expectation
nf starting pall nenlence Friday
morning for his defiance of the
Kansas Industrial cuiiit. The Kan-
sua miner leade r this afternoon reit-
erated his former declarations that
he will not glvo bond.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Sept. 2
John L Lewis today won his sec-
ond victory oyer tho Insurgent ele-
ment In the tanks of the United
Mlno Workers when a roll call vote
of the unburn national convention
on tho question of requiring striking
ir.iiw. mliitrs to return tn wor
gave tho International president a
convenient majority.
Vt Consider! Important.
President 1swls won a clea.mil
victory over Alexander Hnwat so-
called radical leader of the Kane;)
minors whose Mrlko activities wore
characterized ait "defiant of the In-
ternational organization."
Tho outcome of tho balloting Is
vitally Important In miners' clrclete
in an inn cn rut u arciueu iirrinueiy
whether Lowtn should remain In
control Tr whether the insur-
gents'" headed by Hownt and Frank
Karrlngton of Illinois should gain
the ascendancy
Lewis' first victory waj achieved
In a brush with Farrlngton.
Htmat Deflin International.
"Tim voto eif tho convention will
not nffert mo nor the Kansas ex-
ecutive board In thn least und I will
see tho coal operators luwnelutlon In
hell before 1 will advise the Kansas
minors to go bMCk to work under
new conditions" declared Hownt
after tho miners' delegate had
gone on record a opposing ills
stand.
"The convention may lake any
other action against me but we are
not going tei surrender to the oper-
ators" addeel Howat. "If the time
has enmo when the union wishes to
give iiwnv the rights of our men
und let tho operators Impose new
conditions wo In Kansas will take
our tne'dlclnn before wo do that."
Thn voto was: Lewis 2.037; How-
at 1773.
PITTSBURG. Kan . Sept. 28.
Kansas miners will eitand by Alex-
ander Hownt In wplle of his repud-
iation by tho miners' convention In
Indlanapolla today. Mine Workers'
Icadcra asserted hern this afternoon.
It was rumond that If H"wut do-
fjing the orders of tho convention
nnd refusing to give bond not to call
any further strikes In the Kansas
district Is fon ed to begin hit Jail
sentence of six months on IMturelay
night every miner In tho Chero'Aeo
district will quit woik.
PITTSBURG Kan Kept. 28. Ap-
plication' of attornnvs for Alexan-
der Hownt and AUirust DOrchy.
president and vice president of the
Kansas miners' union for nnolhcr
extension of time In which to pur-
'fect an appeal to the supreme court
from their conviction In the Chero-
kee comity district court In June
has been refumd by Judge Frank W.
Ross at Columbus. It became known
here today. How at and Dnrchy are
duo to appear In murt Friday
morning
Howat and Dorchy have an-
nounced a refusal to glvo bond not
tn call any Inure strikes pending
their appeal and II Is expected that
the two union officials will go to
tail to serve the six months' sen-
tence which Judge Ross Imposed
BOARD NAMES BREWER1
PrcMdcnl of HirhanBO Bank Here
Allele')! Wnr I'lnnnri' Hemni
lle-aelqiiartcrM at Kiillnnsj
WASHINGTON Kept. 28. The
. ee.nrrillnn t iltlttf ll a f 1 -
nounied that It V Brewer of Tu s.i.
I has been added to Gee Kansas ' Ity
headquarters of the war flname
I corporation to represent oklahi ma
1 In the msklng of agricultural loans
.under the recently enacted section
24 of the war finance i orporatlon
' . m l e tr llrt-w .
er completes the composition of the
Kansas lity headquarters.
In connection with the announce-
ment of Mi Brewer's appointment
It was also said that the Kunseis
(ity headquarters will make recom-
mendations for loins to Washington.
While Washington's approval Is
neci cmi.iry the reiommendinions of
the Kansas City heudquarturs will
lie closelv followed
KTAM.KT M'l'l'M'
runersl dirsrinrs ") It Moulder phnne
bill !:: 1(00. AintulsDC srvtc. Advt
Stilhnan Seeks
Reconciliation
With Mrs. 'Fifi
NI'AV YORK Sept 118 - James
Millmati. multlmllllnMiiire
who sought to divorce his wife
iwoie he was nut the father of
IIHli (iny Stlllman. hopes (or R
ri on Illation with Mis. "Fill"
Sltllmiin It was reported rn-
ilabiy today.
While this astounding deve-
lopment was reached. It was
learned Mrs Hllllmnn would en-
tertain no overtures fnr rerun-
dilation mull her husband ad-
mitted the fatherhood of (iuy
Mr.inniillr. plans are proceed-
ing for further heiiiiiigs tn the
sensational divorce suit. At-
torneys for Mrs Sllltmnn will
ask supreme court Justice Mor-
achatiser to appoint a commis-
sion to take testimony of Canad-
ian wnnesscH In Montreal. Their
request will be entered when
referee hearings ure resumed In
tho caso October ll.
That Htlltman seriously hopes
however to "udjust the divorce
mess" was Indicated when Im
showed his daughter Anne
through his new apartment at
Madison Avenue nnd Forty-Second
street before she failed for
ICurope
According to a friend of Mrs.
Hllllmnn her husbund polutnl tn
one room after another sajing:
"This is mother's room tlml Is
Bud's that la Alexander's:"
CRUDE INDUSTRY
STAGES REVIVAL
Three Different Points
Announce Increases in
Price of Oil
SINCLAIR ENCOURAGED
Says Oil Business 'Has Turned
the Corner'; Others See
Prosperity's Return
The Prairie Oil A; Has Co of Tulsa
announced an advance nf 25 cents in
tho prlco of north and central Texas
oils today meeting the advance of
the Texas company. The new price
is I.:o per linrrel.
HOUSTON. Texas Sept. 28. The
Texas company effective today ad-
Vune'ei! the poieteil price eif north "Oil
north central Texas light crudo oil
25 cents tn 11.25 a barrel ut tho
wells acrorellng te advices reaching
the southwestern bureau nf the Nat
tlonal Petroleum News. Production
In Ihe Oeneral Ranger territory nnd
the Wichita Falls district were (ef-
fected. Prices In other flcldo remain
unchanged.
SHRKV13PORT. La. Hept. 22.
Tho prlcn of Hldorado crude oil was
raised today by the Standard Oil
company of Louisiana from 00 cents
to ii.oo per barrel jor .31 gravity
and SO cents to 00 cents for grades
under .34 gravity.
NHW YORK. ScpL 28 "In my
opinion the petroleum Industry has
turned tho corner' wild 11. r . Sin-
clair president of tho hoard of dt-
rectum of tho Sinclair Oil corpora
tion. In the annual report today. The
report revealed that tho Sinclair
company has arranged to sell tn the
stannnra on company of minima
one-half Interest In the Sinclair
line Line company for U7ooonoo
The gross earnings of the Sin
clair Interests for tho past year were
(59467530 und tho net varnlngs
IU.-U737.20.
tly Axnelated I'rrei Slate Wire.
nrir'.i e'rrv ami na - An.
nouncemetit waa made this morning
by R. It Mills now local superin-
tendent of the Umpire Refinery
la tn .llmmlnif (ilunl would hC
reopened here on October I giving
employment to iu men in hhuhh'o
to the SO now working Within 60
days the lubricating and wax plants
lire to renew operations making
another 40 men neeessafv
OKLAHOMA CITY Sept. ;
28. Six mnshed men drss- !
ed in black heavily armed
boarded Santa Fe train No.
6 three miles south of Ed-
mond Okla. at 12:20 o'clock
this morning forced the mail
:nr clerks to throw off four
pouches of mail and then
disappeared into the dark
with a parting injunction to
trainmen to "beat it." One
bag of the mail is said to
have been registered accord-
ing to Santa Fe officials
l Train No. 5 is due in Ok-
lahoma City at 12:01 o'clock
but was running one hour
late.
BULLETINOF ROBBER GANG
Road Barricade Herded
Cars Into Brush at
End of Bridge
SIX BANDITS AWAITED
Victims Compollnd to Drive
Into Woods at Side of tho
Road; One Auto Takon
$1000' REWARD IS OFFERED
One Victim Willing to Pay for
Arrest and Conviction of
Any of Six Road Agents
Went motorists drove Into a trap
laid by hijackers on tho Heggii rood
three mile south of Kendall district
about t o'clock last night. As Hid
result one of tho victims Chester
Fleming of the Fleming Grocery
company lout a Nash car money and
Jewelry nnd about twenty members
of parties In the othor seven cars'
were deprived of about J600 and a
quantity of Jewelry. Six unmasked
men composed the band which
pereplrnted the wholesale robbery.
An old wagon placed across the
road at tho end of a small culvert '
served to glvo warning of a detour
and on Mtr in other the eight
cars went off the road at the end
nf the culvert and the occupant
found themselvee facing six men
with drawn revolvers. After helnc
deprived of valuables- the drivers
wero ordered to drive Into the brush
and remain quiet. While under
guard the first victims saw tho
robbery of thn oars which follqwed.
Victim Offer $1000 Hemarel
J. C. Vava secretary of the Auto-
mobile club of Oklahoma author
Ited n offer of J 1.000 for tho cap-
ture and conviction of any one of
the six highwaymen- The offer l
made by a member of the club who
was one of tho score of victims oC
thu holdups.
According to reports received hy
Vava last night the motorists when
they arrived near the culvert and
haw Ihe wagon across the road be-
hoved thn bridge defective and Im-
mediately took a plainly marked
detour. As thn cars reached tho
bottom of the dcproMrfon under tho
culvert tho robbers appeared startl
ing In the shadow and ilemnniiei
that the drivers mrlvo their cars
short ellstanro off the detour. Tho
driver and victims worn then robbed
and ordered to drive further Into
the brush whero they wero de-
tulned by guards.
After robbery or tho elgnt car-
loads of pas"enBrs tho -ribbera se-
lected tho cur ownod by Fiemlne
and drovo south with a warning
that they should not be followed.
Illinois Village Cops
to 'Catalog' Every Man
CHICAGO Hept. 28 Finger print"
of eivery man In tho village of
Olenvlow nre n be made by tho
police today In their search for the
slayer nf Fred Chrlstensen cashier
of thei Glenvlcw stato bank who was
found shot to death in front of the
door eif tho bank vault Saturday.
Finger print left by the slayer con-
stitute the chief dew to the murder
and Town Marshal Krnest Helm Its
Is convinced the murder was etom-
mltted by u resident of Olenvlew.
Six suspects are under surveillance.
MAY C0NS0lji5AfifR0ADS
Inlcpilalr. rniiinicmi Commission
Has Plan lo Form 10 Sjhtcnn
WASTINGTON Sept. 28 The
Interstate commerce commission an-
nounced loduy tentative plans for
ihe consolidation of nil major rail-
roads of tht 1'niicd States Into 1
systems and gave notice that hear-
ings would be called on the project
In the near future. The proposed
ionoiidatlon waa authorized by th
transportation act.
THE WEATHER
TfI.HA. Sept. J" Mlmum mini-
inuin en. smith wind cler.
OKLAHOMA Thursday Increnlog
rlnudlne-s. fftAler In nvrtnwest portion!
Frl'lny pmhably unii-ttlaa eooler
AIIKANHAH. OKI-AlluMAl Thursdsy
generally fair.
TewUr'n im-hI r.-rnts.
Maee meeting Clumber of Commerea.
hlsh echiml auditetrlitm S n'rlork
I.tons club luncheon llutet Tu'aa It
o'etoek-
tuata Nureaa' aeaociatlen illalrict No. I
V. YV CAS o clerk
pnaril of truateca at iho 1 r . enliy of
Tula.3 'clock
COME TO TULSA
OCTOBER GTH
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