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VOL. XVI NO. 65.
SUNDAY ATTACKS
THEATER POLICY
flNSilNflAYSHnW
Would Close Them Up;
He Challenges Tulsa to
Take Up Issue
CROWD BRAVES STORM
Thousands Hear Evangelist
Rap Danqing and Bridge
Whist in Famous Sermon
HE CHAMPIONS BASEBALL
Hut Babe Ruth Ho Says De
manding $60000 Injures
Game; Defies Accusers
Sundayisms
Tho trouble with a lot of fel-
lows is thnt they're simply slot
machines; you enn Bhovo their
salaries Into 'om Saturday nlghf.
I'd llko to knock the teeth
down the throat of man who
sayi there la no hell. The low
down pup making Jesus out a
liar.
I expect to go to heaven some-
day although n man told mo the
other day to go to hell. I told
him nothln' doln'l I'd had my
back turned to that place for 31
years.
I notlco the guy who says I'm
a grafter wouldn't get closa
enough to me when ho says ltfor
mo to roach hlml
I hato n mugwump. I love to
see a man or woman who will
take an out and out stand for
Jesus Christ.
I want you to know that I am
not preaching for you to God. I
am preaching to you for God.
Not to walk in tlio utrnlght
and narrow way yourself Is to
give the devil tho biggest kind
of a chance lo get your children.
Illlly Sunday- challenged' Tulsa
Saturday night to a fight over Sun-
day closing of tho theaters. In the
course of his sermon on amusements
he (aid:
"I'm going to see whether tho
peoplo of Tulsa fltand for open or
cloned theaters on Sunday. I want
the theatrical crowd to know where
1 stand right now."
In his prayer following tho ser-
mon tho evangelist petitioned that
Tulea people bo strengthened to the
end that they do not palronlzo Sun-
day shows.
Ills Impersonations (.rent.
Several thousand peoplo slushed
through a forbidding combination of
rain snow sleet wind and cold to
hear tho heralded sermon on popu-
lar amusements of tho day. Those
thousands cordially agreed with
Sunday when ho mado tho remark
that possibly soma of them thought
that a good nctor was spoiled when
he brokij Into tho pulpit. That Is.
agreed with reservations tor that the
histrionic propensities of the famous
evangelist aro not dead only bIocP-
lng wiM abundantly provon by his
Impersonations last night. He lm
.'.personated tho old fiddler for the
Vountrv dance and lie Impersonated
the caller of thoso dances while his
hearers howMed with delight. Ho Im
personated a girl combing her hair
and tho fidelity of tho picture was
attested to by tho fact that tho
shrieks of laughter attending It
were nearly altogether soprano. The
bassos and tho tenors camo In
Etrom? when he wielded an lmag
Inary bat lefUhandod as ho used to
do when his batting avorago was
.275 one season It was 31" he told
ctald bassos ami tenors.
Hut while Sunday amused his
crowd his motto was by no means
wo ttrtvo to please." lie sparca
no one nor nothing from tho danco
and cards to tho Methodist churcn
and the Salvation Army. Tho Moth
odlst church organised to counter
aet tho evil -tendencies of tho day
uch as dancing was losing tt
orlRlnal grip and purpose because It
aped tho society churches ho said;
lh Salvation Army wed to hold
.."treot moetlncs In Us efforts to win
the souls of men but It doesn't do
that any more and the V. M C. A.
doesn't hold meetings any more
like It usod to when he was a
fed triangle secretary In Chicago
The church ho declared loses JO
times more men and women who
backslide because 6f dancing and
card playing that from any other
reason.
Ho Itnps Whist.
Hoys." he said "will flip pennies
and tho pollco will pinch 'em. Hut
they've got to keep out of the pri-
vate reserves of tho home where
bridge whist is played llrldge whist
Wfrlend la nothing but plain old
Poker under a new namo. Clo ahead
ou old pokor players! You think
that you can camouflage but wm
cn't fool me! And I've got a lot
Wore respect for tho poker player
than I've got for you!"
l. If there was no card playing In
T homes thcre'd bo no gambling hells.
ald. Tho evangelist was no
kinder to dancing. The dance ho
Jld Is the greatest recruiting ata-
'on for tho brothel this sldo of hell
Jne hotbed of Immorality one of
'he greatest evils of the day.
'I always thought It was a pleco
Jf foolishness" he said "for a man
gallop a mile or two to get a hug
r two. That's all a man nances
ror.anywVy tho hugal I don't see
why the women the good women of
today don't rally to tho honor of
inelr ex and drive thcau xhamcful
owicca out of society A dancing
CONTINUED ON FAQC FIFTEEN
Family Leaves
Village Shrinks
ToMereHamlet
LANCASTER Ohio Dec. J - -lOcorgo
Frnlure who moved his
wlfo and IK children from Hock-
ing county to North llcrno two
years ago thereby doubting the
population and causing the cen-
sus enumeration to change from
a hamlet to a village today lit-
erally wiped tho placo off tho
map again by moving away.
Fralurn operated a general
store and was mayor and post-
master. Owing tot tho removal
of his big family North Herno
now loses Its pnstofflec and will
receive Its mall by rural deliv-
ery out of Ijincnstor.
Petitions are being filed for
Fraluro's return.
SPEEDSTER KILLS
RED FORK YOUTH
Tragedy Occured Within
Short Distance or
Home of Victim
SPEEDER GETS AWAV
Eye Witnesses Chase Death
Car Beyond Red Fork
But Arc Outdistanced
Tho speed demon broke out again
Saturday afternoon on tho West
Tulsa-Sapulpa road.
As u result 12-ycar-old James
Herbert I'eters of ltcd Fork Is dead"
and somewhere tho driver of tho
Bulck roadsterthat crushed out the
boy's llfo Is hiding) from the author-
ities now seeking to nrrcst him on a
charge of manslaughter.
Jloys Felt TliemscUes fin re.
The tragedy took placo about two
miles" west of Itcd Fork. The I'eters
lad and a companion had left their
home shortly aftor noon lit playing
"hunter" and were on tho extreme
south etdo of the road watching for
birds llcllcvlng ihemsclvcw safe
from passing cars tho boys paid no
attention to the rnschltiea.
Shortly after 2 o'clock a Itulok
roadster driven at a furious rate of
speed by a man who appeared to bo
Intoxicated dashed through Oak-
hilrst and on towards Hed Fork and
Tulsa. The machine swerved from
side to side according to witnesses
confirming the belief that tho driver
was drunk and according to a
Slick. Okla.. man who witnessed tho
tragedy tho Ilulck appeared to dash
directly at the boys hitting tho
i'eters laa. i no torce 01 mo crojin t n any wny n(toct tnP packers-
threw t.hj boys body ahead nnd tho n(mIon. Thc waR(. cut ngreed to
wnceis uf wie nviivy ruuusicr jiucovu
over It seemingly crushing every
bone. In tho body ucata woji instan
taneous.
Dcntli Car Spcodfl Awnr.
Tho speeding machine then took
the center of the road slowed up.
and tho driver looked back and
after observing the crumpled body
of the boy speeded up and disap
peared ahead although the hiick
man tried his best to overtake tho
speedster.
At lied Fork the man from tiiici;
turned In a. report of -tho tragedy
nnd tho Tulfa pollco were urged to
watch fpr the speeder anil while Ico
Irish traffic officer made a thor-
ough search he failed to dlscOVor the
Ilulck car or Us driver.
The body of tho Peters boy was
brought to TuUa to bo prepared for
burial.
Mrs. Schwab Christens
Now Freighter Bcthorc
HLTI.MOIIE. Md. Dec. 3. Mrs.
Charles M. Schwab wlfo of tho
chairman of the board of directors
of -the Hethlehcm Steel corporation
christened tho new 20. 000-ton
freighter Ilethore launched from
the Haltlmorenlant of thn Hcthlo-
hem Shipbuilding corporation to
day. Charles M. Schwab. Kugcno d
(Jrace. president and Qulncv Iicnt
vice president of tho Helhlehem
Steel corporation; K. 11. Hill presi-
dent of tho llethfehem Khlpbiilldlns
corporation nnd other officers at
tended the launching.
Search for Meanest
Man in Whole World
SAN ANTONIO Texas Dec. 3.
A cordon of pollco did guard duty
around the Alamo Friday night as
city detectives searched for "the
meanest man In tho world" who
s(ple tho key to tho hlMorla old
ounaing. tuoien irom ine purse oi
tho Alamo matron also from which
tho key wan taken was a gold
watch ono of the articles found -on
tho body of an American soldier-
who died In France which was sent
his mother as a keepsake.
Puzzlina Tax Forms
Thrown into Discard
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.--Taxpay-era
In thn United States aro to be
freed of puzsllng and complicated
lax forms. In their stead will be The price Is tho same. The man-
i4nhlished elmnliflud nrocedure and ugers ot the restaurants say they
new lax blanks which are moro
easily understood than forms now I
In use. Tho tax simplification
hoard provided for by tho revenue
net of 1321 is now reaay 10 procecu
With US JOD OUICiaiS aiu lUUjur.
STRIKERS READY
FOR BITTER WAR
WITHJIG FIVE'
Fight to Finish in Pros-
pect When Walkout Be-
gins on Monday
PACKERS CONFIDENT
Claim Labor Trouble Will Not
Affect Output That Only
Few Men Will Strike
WALTON BACK OF STRIKERS
!0kahoinn city's Mayor Snd
to Have Announced He Will
Back Meat Workers
CHICACiO Den. 3. A fight to tho
finish between the "big five" pack-
ers and tho Amalgamated Meal
Cutters and Ilutchcr Workmen of
North America wns In prospect to-
night an each sldo virtually finished
Its plans for the strike of union
pncklng hoi(so employes ordered to
begin Mondny.
Tho puckers today posted notr"
that employes who go out on strike
will lose their Jobs nnd also ndver-
tlsod for men to take tho places of
strikers. t'nlon officials were
equally firm and Indicated thntthoy
hnd no Intention whatever of reced-
ing from their stand when the ad-
vised parking houso workers In
Kansas City Kan. to disregard or-
ders of the Kansas court of indus-
trial relntlnns to nnpenr before It
snd to put tho strike Into effeot.
The court of Industrial relntlans Is-
sued later however an order re-
straining either sldo from taking
nnv action whatever.
Tho packers expressed confidence j
that the wniKOiit win not serioui.v
nffert prodiirtlnn asserting thnt feve
men win rouow mo union nrurrs
and thnt the union's strength Is not
sufficient to cripple the Industry.
The union has contended that a
innloTlty of the packing house ojn-
ploves nre unionized.
While union officials haw assort-
ed thnt peaceful picketing will lie
carried nut beginning Monday
morning at 0 o'clock more than
two hundred policemen were today
nslirned lo reserve dutv In the
dockyards by Chief of Police Flts-
morrls. who stated ho believed this
number of men will bo able- to deal
with any disorders that may arise.
CHIOAOO Dec. 3. Spokesmen
for the "hlg five" pncKers wiien in-
formed bv the Associated Press to-
night of tho restraining order Issued
U.. 1 l-.n..u nn.l.( nf I n illlut f 1 4 I
pnntclJ nut that contlnu-
tne .Tont status terms nnd
cffnjillon of employment" would
nlint awembllrs went Into eriect
last Mondny It was asserted nnd
tho spokesmen for the paok i con-
strued the order to mean that It wns
tn be conttnur-d although stating
that It would bo necewiary to rend
the order before expressing a defi-
nite opinion.
WALTON IIACK1NO
CAPITAL KTIUKKIIS
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dee. S.--Kverylhlng
Is ready for the walk-
out of about ono thousand men at
Wilson & Co and Morris & Co.
packing plants Monday at 6 a. ni.
Final arrangements were made
Friday night at a meeting of mem-
bers -of the meat cutters' union
whn 60 men wero asked to volun
leer tor picsoi amy.
Advices ns to how to carry on
tho rtrlke within the law and win
tho fight against wage reductions
was given by K. J. (llddlngs.
Clddlngs also announced that he
was authorized to say that Mayor
Walton was behind the strikers
heart nnd soul and would give them
every assistance pohhIIiIo.
"I talked to him Just before I
came out hero and lm told me to
tell you this" Cllddlngs wild. Old-
dings Is attorney for tho strikers.
CHICAGO Dee. 3. Strong police
detachments will be thrown around
packing plants here Mondny to
guard against disorder In connec-
tion with tho mrlke called by the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters nnd
Uutchur Workmens union Tne
gunrds wero requested by packing
plant executives.
Dennis Lane secretary of the
union today renewed his declara-
tion that nil union workers at the
plants hero and elsewhere through-
out the country will have to quit
work by noon Monday.
Officials of the packing com-
panies declared that operation will
not be hampered snd they will bo
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIFTKBN.
40 Cents linys All You
Can Eat at Dcs Moines
DKS MOINKS Iowa Dec. 3.
Tho Dcs Moines food hounds were
In their glory today. Two lending
cafeterias under tha samo manage-
mcnt. began sorvlng noondny
lunches for 35 cents and even In-
cluding meats for 10 cents. I'atrons
aro privileged to ple on their trayn
as much food an they can carry. If
they don't get enough In the first
round they may go back for moro.
I will make money on the increase of.
trade expected.
STni.i;v A M'Cl'.Ni:
r-unrral nlneioM. i0 n. iiouldir. rhons
U. inc." Amimtnii scrvic. Aim.
TULSA OKLAHOMA SUNDAY DECEMBER 4 1921
Hughes Program
Really Allows
U.S. More Ships
Sjrtlal to Thn World
WASHINGTON Dec. 3. In an
nrtlclo In the Army and Navy
Journal on "Tho Hffeet of Limi-
tation of Armaments Upon tho
I'nlled States Navy Personnel"
Capt. Dudley W. Knox says In
part:
"Tho ships which America la
scheduled to n-rap constitute nl-
must exclusively ships not yet
completed and rertaln of tho
older ships which are nearly nil
out of compilation.
"As a matter of fact the pre-
scribed allowances of Mr. Hughes
for the United Stales aro actually
(renter In totnt tonnage than tho
ships now In rommlHslon. In tho
cruiser class for example wo nre
short nbout 00000 tons of our
allowance; In nlrcrnft carriers
about 40000 tons and In subma-
rines about (1000 tons. If these
nhortngts nre made good It would
reaulre approximately 8600 men
nnd 41 otrlcern to man tho new
ships alone on an ordinary pe.tco
basis complement
"nut It Is not only In ships yet
to be added to the nnvy that
thero exists a shortage of person-
nel. Acutn deficiency exists at
present. Our eighteen battleships
now In commission which Is tho
number allowed In the Hughes
proposals rcciulro 22380 tiWl as
a complement under ordinary
tieaco op orating conditions:
whereas at present they have only
about 10000 men on board."
REAL COLD WAVE
HITS SOUTHWEST
Temperature in Oklahoma
Drops Suddenly iielorc
Cold Northern Wind
SNOW FALLS IN TEXAS
Three-Month Drouth Broken
at Amarillo; Norther Strikes
in Stamford Section
The Weather Outlook
WASHINGTON Dec. 3. The
weather predictions for the week
beginning .Monday arc: Upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri
valley temperature near or
above normnl and generally fair
with a probability of rains In the
upper Mississippi valley Tuesday
or Wednesday.
Wi stern gulf stntct normal
temperature and generally fair.
Tulsa's first snow of tho winter
which began falling last night about
7 o'clock was short-lived although
It waa ushered In by what was with-
out n doubt thu coldest spell of
weather of the season. In this re-
spect however Tulsa's snow was no
exception to tho gennral rulo In
Oklahoma for tho flno flakes melt-
ed almost upon the 'Instant they
came In contact with tho warm
earth and pavement although there
wero smnll "drifts" to bo seeij for a
short tlmo on the tops of auto-
mobiles. Karly In tho evening a frigid galo
rnged but by midnight it had nl-
most entirely abated although tho
mnKrnturn continued to fall. He
ller at tne loeni weaincr nun ...
night was to thc effect that Tulsa
just barely o.icapcd her full share
ot ' tho extreme cold wave that
wept over the southwest.
Ily AwoltM I'rfU Slat Wlra.
OKLAHOMA CITV. Dec. 3 A
drop In temperature of 9 degrees
wai recorded by the United States
(CONTlNtM'.l- ON I'AOK TI3X.)
tTuTweatiier
TUIJA. De'. Msslmtim IC mini-
mum 111 nunh wlndi eliiu.ljri trellu-
""oKLAIIOJIAl Colder wllh cold wv
lniT-rtur. will be 12 to 2t drrt.
HuniUr flr.
Snow Punctuates City's Need
For Big Empty Stocking Fund
That one aim-
plu little word
snow wns
spelled two
different way
in Tulsa last
night.
When t h n
sno w f 1 a k e s
sifted d o w n
over tho exclu-
sive residential
districts of the
city a little
daughter o f
tho rich cried
out; "Oh!
Goody! Now Dnd will buy mo that
fur muffl" An nil king decided upon
Use only of his limousine and an-
other inclosed car during the Im-
mediate future n debutante let Iter
fancy lightly turn to thoughts at
npproachlhg yuletldc gayetles a
housekeeper for a family of wealth
sought her tried and true fruit enke
recipe a-matron was reminded that
Christmas Is lust nrntlnrl the corner
and that she cannot hesltato much
longer ueiween 11 jieari pennant or
a jeweiien waicn lor iieien s K'ii-
The first snowfall of the stason
Iqmpty
otockino
ARBUCLE'S JURY
STILL DEBATING :
COMEDIAN'S FATE
May Be Dismissed Today
if Five women ana 7
Men Fail to Agree
17 BALLOTSARE TAKEN
Corridor Gossip Reports All
Votes Taken as 11 to 1
Favoring Acquittal
STRAIN TELLS ON 'FATTY'
Attorneys Also Nervous as to
Outcome; Richly Gowned
Women Jam Courtroom
ncij.r.TiN
SAN I'llANCISt O. Iliv. 3. Tim
Jury In tho maiiMaugliU'r imiso of
Hiiwfir ('. (mil)) Arlmrklo
til km tn lln hotel nt 10137 n. in.
tiller Ml Louise I Wiiiterliiirn Is
reportm In linc suffered n flight at-
tach nf illiicys. Tho Jury Is to re-
turn to court nl 10 tt. in tomorrow.
The tut tore of Mlm WlntCTlmrii's 111-
tie hi twis not reenlel hut It was r
IKirtctl that It HUM slight.
BAN FRANCISCO Dee. 3. The
lurv In the lloscoe Arbuckle man
slaughter case must reucn a decision
or continue Its deliberations at least
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
Judge Harold Louderbnck the trial
juilgc nenied a request oi counsel
for both sides lato today that tho
Jury bo discharged.
Will roiiMiier it -nsiay
Thn ludco H.1I1I ho would consider
tomorrow morning. If no verdict had
been returned by Hint time whether
ho would hold the Jury longer. Tho
request for its dlsofiargo was madoj
on the ground that tho Jurors were
"tired out and that It would bo co-
ercion to keep them balloting fur-
iiirr " 1 11 miIk mucin nt niinroxl-i
beetuVor
eatforSSh:
Jury wns given tho reccsi or iwo
pours inr (linnrr hi o.ju ji 111. -
rldor gossip said 17 ballots hail becv
taken 11 to 1 In favor ot acquittal.
The restlessness of counsel court
attaches and spectators became
moro pronounced ns the hours
dragged on. At 5 o'clock tho Jury
had spent nine hours In uctuul de-
liberations s
Strain Told on "nuij."
Arbuckle. 'n mood changed
throughout tho day but It could bo
seen plainly that the strain was tell-
ing on hlin. He spent must of III"
time chatting with his counsel.
Uilcr In tho day Sioplicn I-:. Hop-
kins tho 13th. or .thermite Juror
who wa excused when tho Jury
retired to deliberate yesieruay
a
ppeaicd In the courtroom and was 1
reeled with handclupplng " I
a'
nallltf Jokingly announced III pres-
.Mirn in a louil voice. Hopkins and
Arbuckle shook hands nnd chatted a
few. minutes.
Defense counsel remained In the
courtroom throughout thu day and
Attorney McNabb expressed his Im-
patience on moro than one occa-
sion. Ho said ho had boon Informed
reliably that tho Jury stood 1 1 for
acquittal and one for conviction nnd
that tho Juror who was "holding
out" was .1 woman
Tho report that tho Jury stood
11 to 1 for acquittal persisted
throughout tho day although thero
wns .mother report that tho ballot
ing hud reached nine to three for
acquittal. The Jury caused u flurry
at tho noon recess wiien 11
turn 11 cod that It was ready for lunoh .ry this morning and after rocelv-
and then paused to tuke nnother (.i. fmttj Instructions retlr.'d to ton-
ballot. This ballot was as inoiicciiv"
as the Id which wero said In corri
dor gtiRflp to have preccuea 11.
Arhiickle Gels Nervous.
A pent-up nervousness which had
been apparent during tho final ap-
peals to the Jury burst forth In the
obeso defendant when the Jury re-
sumed Us deliberations In th
evening. H left the courtroom ni
idPdown
Mpllled the "makings" as he' tried to
troNTlNl'Wi ON I'Atir. ti:n )
struck terror Into the poorer dis-
tricts sinking llko a pall over the
spirits ot the dwellers In hovels S'ld
huts because It means thnt winter
Is hero at last gas must bo turned
hlnher In tho stoves warm clothes
nnd high -shoes will be needed for
Ihe children the mickery of the so.
railed happy Christmas time must
be undergone
11 l for thoso to whom laat
I night's cold brought fear and sorrow
Unit Tho World today Inaugurates m(n 1)0lh admitted ntlni.iti nso-
Itn annual F.mpty Stocking Fund. rites of Doctor N'xon. Involved the
Knrh year for a tiiimbfr of years 1 nnjdan In the triangle. They nP'
strctfhlrg far back ns lime goes In t tho trial the tale
mif i-iiv ol rii nil Kruvivii. . 11c 1 .iMlrl nreuaers lu 111 ...... . invpniiKii'"" .LV.
World has conducted this appeal. ' .-.l.timnny during grilling of Ihe general level 01 iransporiaiion
rnrh year Tutsans who consider the '"'rtcroM-Vxamlnatlon Wn '""rates Ip the United 'a'. Ili 1
happiness or others havo responded ' ''To the story that he hd been rl w(cx one! If the railroads are
mo- g-nerouslv and each year the j J"Vy N xor "hit I)""'" nwd h'nJ ''flP0. t0 .'Z 'he
Tulsa Countv Humane society '.vVJni a debt and Nixon on tli tary offer tho tarlfrs on the agr -transmitted
the funis so received ilanta wn murdered. Ii.td In- cultural products may be left to nd-
r.iri...nn. fri nni ciris foe thn night I'n"ta wn )(lfl udlp.t.on n Hint proceeding.
I nf&!'. wu ... Kmntv Stocking money! Wn"" '0ltnwJnfUJ'' his I Till'. Tnt TiTliltT TANCKU
Fund more sadly needed than this
year The iiumano society hcoj it
grc.itrst tnsk of Its existence m'.n5
f Its existence In the
taring for' famlJIe
Iness conditions. Hu-
problem or car
gtrictcn by nu"-r '"""-
tcoMTi.vuuD on Paok ten.)
KITTY TWO r Af.ru
IN TlinBH HKtTlONs
Uncle Sam Aims to Annex
Entire Bed of Red River
Ignoring Oklahoma Claim
lty IIASCOM N. TIMMONH.
Wetlil Wanhlnnton Corrnpnnant.
WASHINGTON Dec. .1 -Tho
lied river case today no longer
an tho boundary dispute between
Texas and ukhihoma ns It has
comu to bo regarded. With the
remarkable hrlof filed by tho
United States government Friday
It became certain that the na-
tional govorntnent will go beforo
the supremo court on March as
anxious to defeat tho continuance
of Oklahoma ns of Texas and will
claim the entire river bed for It-
self. Thc federal government. Indica-
tions today were will make ono
of Us strongest arguments tho
contention that Oklahoma never
had nny proprietary Interest In
nny part of tho ltcd river bed. Tho
government Is willing to admit
on behalf of Its Indl'in wards Hint
ns riparian claimants they ate
entitled to land to tho middle of
the river but the United Slates
government Itself nnd only It Is
entitled to tho south half of tho
river bed.
Kuerrs ut Oklahoma
Tho government In Us brief
cnincn n nenr sneering ut the
act of the Oklahoma legislature
of March 28 1919 as It is possible
ft) do In n siipiemo brief. This
net of tho lcglslnturo gave tho
Oklahoma land office uuthorlty
of tho legislature to Icaso for oil
and gas purposes all lands be-
tween menu hlgl! water marks In
the river declailng It to be tho
property of Oklahoma.
"Now wo apprehepd that tho
Oklahoma legislature directing an
iintertulii eyo to certain Opinions
of this court acted upon tho
hypothesis thnt the title to tho
beds of nil streams and rivers
whether nnvlgublo or not de
- - - -
MIX AM OnMrIPTCn
IMI XI 1 1 JIM V II J I T U
I llJ I 1 VJUM VIUI U.L-'
GETS LIFE TERM
Doctor Takes Ver-
diet Calmly; Again De-
CJai'03 HinOCCnCC
JURY OUT FIVE HOURS
Had Testimony of Little Boy
Who Last Saw Lawyer
Ue-read Hoforc Verdict
OUBAT III1ND Knn. Dec J. A
verdict of guilty of first deeroo mur-
der was returned this nfUrnnon by
tho Jury In tho ease of Dr. W. A
Nixon on trial In coiincitlon with
1 Hi. Irltlln nf Artlxir ll.kitln n Vruinff
Mtormy
following denlnl by the rourt nf
a motion fur a new trial Dr. Nixon
was sentenced to llf.i Iniprmonmont.
Tho defenso nnnouicol an npnrnl
would be carried to jhe supreme
court. Judge Ilnrrls said bond would
be fixed nt 13M0O If the roAo was
taken to tho supreme court.
Doctor Nixon received tho Vrdlct
In tho niatler-nf-fact way ho viewed
tho entire court proe'dln.
TnkeN Verdict Calmly.
"I nm absolutely lnn'":0"t ot the
murder of Arthur Il-intn" said tho
convicted physician.
Tho attorney for -be defenso r.ald
he was greatly su.vrlsod and an-
nounced he would tlio n motion for
n new trial.
Tl. lurw rxnnrlixl to .IlMue HfirrlH
. ft verdict )UJt beforo noon
they returned to the ju.-y pox ami
requested thnt the inurt -stenographer
read the testimony of Arllo Wooda
the 13-year.old hoy who (rstllfed he
saw Arthur Itnntn sitting In his ?sr
In front of the doctor's office Just
... ....... - .
prior to nis ueatn wun am "
ulmm he described ns liJV.set. A
few minutes later he tld he saw
wciward 0 the fata.
trip.
Uist Seen nt F.Iks Club.
i.i-iv nn ihn mnrnlnir of July 7
last the body of Ilan'.n containing
half a doxen bullet wo'inda was
found besldo his nutnmobllo on n
l.nlu rnnil ft few miles UUt Of '.OWh.
A coroner's Jury decided ho hnd met
his death at the hands of person
or persons unknown snmatlme dur-
ing thc night before. Friends nnd
neighbors testified that Hintft was
Inst seen about 9 p. m. as he ep-
tere'd his car nnd drovo awnv from
the Kilts club following a toU'pliono
rail.
The Jury was out five hours
a.vrii weeks after the blll'ng.
A I. ICurlevl Wallace a local r"-
taiirnnt keeper and liny li.i.es.
fllllnn station employe were "rrJ
"11 mm .nn. --
Ilanta. In sworn statements
rVSTINtim. ON PAOK TEN.)
- nenr bpmi Ph""" J"' ;'
. mil" Th.r srj rt';Jfn0V we.ther
b ml. rrill" wcinr.
oto for l'hrl.1.
mm ran
Advtr-
:.mnU
tu.m.ni.
pends upon tho local raw of tho
state and thorn being nt this
time no state statue to serve tnn
purpose In view the legislature
proeeeded to establish a locnl law
to fit tho cr.se" said tho govern-
ment hi Iff filed by solicitor gen-
eral lleok. A state cannot acquire
the title of tho United fitnte lo
the bed of a stream not nnvlgublo
In fact by a legislative declara-
tion thnt It In navlgnble either tn
fact or In law or that It Is thu
property of a state Heck said and
thereto any lease tnndo by Ok-
lahoma Is lllegul.
The government In Its brief
says the big question lo be decided
la the question of where the
south bank really Is. The sec-
ond question Is whether tho river
was ever navlgnble. and the fed-
eral government contend that It
Is not.
OklnlKinm May !! All.
If thu supremo rourl decides
that the river was never navigable
In thc vicinity of tho rrelvorshlp
area then under tho law nf May
U 179 Oklahoma would have no
right lo any part of thn river bed.
Deck summed up the govern-
ment's contentions ns follows:
With respect tn all classes clnlm-
nnts. the government's contentions
In general nre: Thnt thn north
shore riparian owners hnve title
to the soil In the medial line of
tho sand bed of tho lied river and
no further that the government
itself In Its own right and beno-
flrlal Interest In the south half of
tlio rlver bed that Oklahoma
never had nny proprietary Inter-
est In nny pnrt of the river bed
and could mnke no valid leaea
thero on and that the milling
lnws never extendod to the lands
In cnnlroversy anad tho mining
clnlmants took no rights whatso-
ever by thclr locntlnns or other-
Wl.
I. C C. APPROVES
LOWERFREIGHTS
All Barriers Removed So
Railroads Can Experi-
ment for 6 Months
FARM RATES REDUCED
Voluntary Reduction Involves
Orchard Products Too Out-
side of' New England
WASHINGTON Dec. 3.-Vnlun-
il- t ..n..A.al. fft- InuiiiTiirB.
tary railroad proposals for Inaugura-
tluit of h lu por cent decrease n
freight rates on praciiuany uii larm.
range and orchard products In the
Unltod Stales outsiae 01 eiow
England were accepted today by the
Interstate commerce commission.
Orders wore Issued nllowlng tho rail-
roads to disregard all usual restric-
tions In making up tho now rate
schedules as woll as such violations
of tho long nnd short haul clause of
the Interstate commorco act 0.0
might bo brought about by per-
centage reductions The orders also
nermlt llwi rains tn ho t)llt Into lltftCt
on one day's notice "on ns early a
dnto and In as Inexpensive uMnanner
as possible" for a six months' ex-
nnMmnntAl nerlod.
At lha samo time the commission
left standing Its orner ot October
20 .requiring n npproxlmntu 10
per cent dccrfte on grain grain
products and' hay throughout the
entire traiis-Mlsslsslppl district
which thc railroads wero later in-
structed to put Into effect by De
cember 27. The ralirond executives
In applying to the commission last
week suggested that tho general 10
per tent decrease on agricultural
products which they contemplated
should apply to the western grains
and bay na woll as to the other com-
modules ana necomo a suuhiuuib
icir mil 1 u vi iiwr vum.
no mention
wu maile bjr tho com.
mission today oxcupi inui grain
grain products and hay in western
territory were oniiuc'i iruni m i'si-
rnutsory orders accoptlng the general
decreaso
Inductions In Now Kngianti terri-
tory where tho financial status of
th
lit curriers is neiu 1101 10 jusiuy
full 10 per cent decrease wero aleo
contemplated In thu voluntary up
plication last ween nnu in inu i.-"i-mission's
orders today tho roads
concerned were given permission to
make such decreases as they found
posslb.e effective nfter a flve-duy
notlco period.
.Mnr IK! rxime jcmj
.... Mimmljulnii swetlt aw&y
all administrative barriers lo tho 10 ntudo of their homo government to-
per cent decrease it was pointed out j vnr1 tne newest phaso ot the ngo-
that further steps would have to no . tlallnns as It shapes up from last
taken by tho railroad .nan'sn'-.i?. night's conference between tho
beforo the lower raj" b""lc'V"n . Ra ot Uiu American llrltlah nnd
comes Into effect. The commission japHn(.m) delegations
failure lo consider the 10 per cent 1 lu meantime what actually
'fiecrcw" im. .- --
on grains mm '-."-
hU for the groaiur iruwii
provlou y had ordeVed It wa said
l.rbrlng about proceedings and
wilnfwrence. i.i
At the same tinm um v.M.i.i.yv. -
a n. book slvlnir a mint comprtlnn-
lv eipUnsltnn of cnrr tnit III igo.
rmitul trrlment without Vn will ht
I int itf 10 anyone inivrriiru. ur. u. a.
Johntnn Rulla 0T. till Mln St. Kaniu
1 city o. AuxriixiuiDb
PRICE 5 CENTS
IAD ANil BDITpM
TALK OF ENDING
THE1RALUANCE
Treaty That Bothers U. S.
May Be Abrogated "Up-
on Conditions"
NEW PACT NECESSARY
Only u Tripartite Agreement
Among Three Big Nations
Could Prompt a Change
CHINA AGAIN TO THE FRONT
Discussion About Her Leased
Territory Put Navy Ratio
Into the Background
Ily GKOItGK It. HOI.Ml'SL
1. N. 8. Stf( Curraipondrnl
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. UoncreU
proposals that tho Anglo-Jnpanese
alliance bo ubnltOied and that In Its
stead bo substituted a "gentleman's
agreement" tn govern tho futuro
policies of (irent llrltaln Japan nna
Hm United Stales In tho 1'ftclMo and
far east wero discussed at last
night's conference between Hecre
tniy of State Hughes A. J. Ualfour
and Ilaron Kato It va stated In
llrltlah quarters today.
Nothing Definite Done.
No definite agreement was
reached according to tho Informa-
tion avulloble today but substantial
proposals were made nnd there was
u full and frank discussion or tne
whole matter tho substunco of which
has been cabled to lxindon and
Toklo for review.
It W22 Indicated thc nature nf tho
proposals mndo will require consid-
erable study by the cabinets nt Lon-
don and Toklo nnd that ut least a
Week probebly two weeks will
elapse before (he governmenti con-
cerned can tako n definite position
Tho proposals thnt wero mado nt
last nlght'n sesrlop or thu "big
lliree' aro Understood to have been
advanced by Mr. liulfour on behalf
of Great Iirltalu
Puultciy nnd privately air. lialfour
and other spokesmen fin- th7 Uritlsh
have indicated their willingness' front
ihe start ut the uonfervnee to re-
nounce the alliance If there I &n
acceptable substltutn forthcoming In
the shape of 11 tripartite agreement
which would bring In tho United
Htates as a third party
I.'eiirn It May Ho "Scrnpiwl."
According to Jnpaitco source
Ilarun Kutii Indicated Jntian's com.
ulcto willingness to trade thu Anclo-
Jupnneso alliance fur such 11 pact 04
Mr lialfour proposed but ho Indi-
cated that Japan wanted Home
iiu.H.an(. ut ritti irnr lltiit n 'nrr-
mept" In other words n trenty or
llir"-'ri""u iiuiHiie mo is earn
o Jmyo roorroJ t() loiBlbty
mat succeeding Amurjc-111 naminis
nation might "scrap" tho agreement
in uiu manner 111 wnioh tho United
State "scrapped tho leuguu of na
tions."
There wns some discussion o- ex
tending the proposed "agreement" to
inciuao franco and pruuiiuiy iiaiy.
but neither Kronen nor Italian
spokesmen wero present nnd the
mutter was not gone Into at length
according In reports today
iiaron Kato said to nave furtnor
Indicated to Secretary Hughes that
unless tho united States is prepared
to go Into some aort ot a compact
as outlined Japan could not -accept
the naval ratio ot 0-5-3 laid down In
tho American naval program. Ho la
said to navu pointed out that the
ratio ot SO per cent Is cnnsldured bo-
low tne marx nt Japanese safety
unless It Is bulwarked by a treaty
which would commit the United
SI ales and Japan to peaceful opera-
tions In tho 1'acltlc
AVASHINCITON Dec. S. The
naal rutlo negotiations apparently
at their most favorable stage stneo
the nrm conference began waited
011 Toklo today while tho represen-
tatives of Orent llrltaln Japan nnd
Franco wero coming together In a
conditional agreement for with-
drawn! from portions of their leased
territory In China
Outvsurd developments contributed
nothing to the status of tho naval
discussions but the Impression grew
tn usually well Informed circles that
tho American nrltlsh and Japanese1
governments wero considering III
u 1 nrovisinnui orin. an agreement uiai
not only would Include accoplunce
of tho Amellcan flve-flve-three ratio
but would hnvo to do as well with
I'aclflc fortifications and some of
tho political problems of the far
east.
las "Feeling Out" Home.
Deflnito action however will have
to wait for several days while the
I Tm.nm.iHi delegates feel out thn ut.
occurred nl tne meeting ot the "big
threo' Is a closely guarded secret alt
uuthoratlvn spokesmen refusing to
take notlco of tho resulting crop of
guesses conjectures and surmlseM as
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