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Oklahoma State Register
SLDK8T PAPER PITBLSSHED CONTINUOUSLY II* OKLAHOMA
TWENTY-NINTH YEAR. No. 28.
PLiri S SERVICE \RilVK PARTY POLITICS. FRIEM? F SCHOOL LAX!) LESSE&
, GUTHRIE. OK LA,. May 27 1920.
LOGAN COTNTY
TO BE THE CENTER
OF NEW OIL FOOL
$1.00 Per Year
American Submarines at Rest After Long Cruise
Big oil men all over the state are
promising thlt lx>gan is to be the
center of the next oil pool in Okla-
homa. A few years ago home men
went into the leasing of oil lands in
this county, but this time the leasing
is all being done by the big com-
panies of this state and outside. I.<o-
gan county is surrounded on every
side by producing fields, some right
up to the county line, and inside the
county there are at least ten derricks
up. or in the course of construction.
The big companies have had geologists
and lease buyers in the county for the
last four months, and have located
several anticlines and rounded out
several blocks of leases. Of course.
progress.
Three miles west of Cresc vit a
California company has leased o.uCO
acres and intends to drill as so'^i as
a rig can be put up.
Ten miles south of the city, on the
county line, Judge Dickinson he* a
rig up ready to begfn drilling.
The Priirle Oil Iris leases three
miles north of town, :n l/owrie town-
ship.
The Getty Oil Co. of California, has
a block of leases around Camp Rus-
sell. northwest of town and will drill.
The Empire well southwest of Lie
city is still the center of attention. It
is over 35 hundred feet down, and
rumor has it that oil sand has been
found. The company has bought
they do not make the movements
public, but to show the cumulative ef- ' many sections outright, since reach-
feet of their activity. The official oil- ing the present depth. The 13.000.000
reporter of Tulsa, had the following cubic feet gasser is only ten miles
a
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THAT'S HOW THLV
PULLED THE WOOL
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Washington. May 23.—
lark of Chicago, privat
to Representative Fred A
Illinois, saw her fiance.
Moore of Alexandria,, Va.,
The American
Woolen company of New York, the
American Woolen company of Massa-
chusetts and William M. Wood, pres-
ident of both companies, were charged
with profiteering in woolen cloth in
an indictment returned today by the
federal grand Jury.
The indictment contains fourteen
Britten of counts charging fourteen individual
Morgan violations of the I^ever act in the
shot down , sale of cloth at unjust and unreason-
Mi
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secretary
a negro footpad who stopped
heir car on the Alexandria Pike
early this morning. She was rescued
bv a party of motorists who heard
her screams.
Shortly after midnight, Moore uu
ale
Some of Uncle Sam's undersea craft tied up at an anchorage in the Hudson river. Thest
■the Atlantic fleet from Cuban waters.
in a syndicate letter in the news-
papers last Sunday:
"The State Center Oil company tea*
in 20-13-le, had 3,000,000 feet of gas
in its wildcat test five miles east of
Jones, in sand from 1.416-52 feet, and
drilling is continuing in the neighbor-
hood of 1,500 feet. This well is a
rank wildcat an dthe showing is con-
sidered of extreme importance.
"The counties of Oklahoma, Logan,
Payne, Garfield, Noble, Grant, and
Kay are deserving of far more wild-
catting than they are getting, and the
showing in the State Center well
proves this. In riding from Okla-
homa City to Ponca City last week,
the writer was especially impressed
with the territory around Mulhall.
STATEWIDE SO It MOW AT
>1 ItS. ( OTTEHAL'S DE ATH
II M.II S< il HOI. ENDS
W I I K W 111! <• li MM \l ION
A Series
f Class Programs Highly
I Meases Patrons.
The Guthrie high school ended its
eek of graduating program with the
south of the Empire. This may ha/e
an encouraging effect. It is again
drilling. |
There are ten or more rigs up, or Funeral Mas Attended Hy Pioneer
in the course of construction within J Settlers and Tribute Paid.
a radius of a few miles of Guthrie. I The funeral of Mrs. Lulu Evans
and big oil men see the continual j Cotteral, wife of Federal Judge. John
growing pressure of development in 1H. Cotteral, took place Saturday
this direction. It is this that makes | morning at 13 o'clock, from the fam- giving of diplomas and the graduating
them say that Guthrie will be the ! ily residence, and was attended by' address at the Methodist church
center of the next oil excitement. pioneer settlers of Guthrie now living . Thursday night. President J. W.
i nevery part of the state. It was an Cantwell, of the Agricultural and Me-
impressive service, more in the num- chanical college. Stillwater,, made a
ber of men and women who came to masterly address on the life and out
FOR SOUTHERN PASTURES I)ay their last respects to one they J look of the present hour and the part
Everyone who knows anything hftd known and paid tribute to so the graduates of schools and colleges
about American grasses knows the ! ,miny >'ears while living. Were were are* to play in it
< tllPET (iltlSS TO RIVAL
HUE (ilik.SS l> IMPORTANCE
value of blue grass. The "blue-glass ; banks of 'lowers as thw outer tribute
country" is famous for its pasture of their love and esteem. The long
Red Rock. Perry and Bliss. The few 4 and for the superior qualities of the Illness of Mrs. Cotteral, and the in-
dry holes drilled in these districts
have not condemned anything."
The Center gas well is just south
of the Logan county line. Here is
another quation, located northeast of
Logan county:
"The new pool northwest of Cush-
ing was extended a quarter miles
northwest of the discovery well, and
a half mile northeast of the discovery
by wells finding the sand at the cor-
rect depth and another well in 29-18-5
found the customary 1,500-foot gas, so
the sand is running regular in that
district and a pool of some conse-
animals which graze them. The fanm - evitable ending were ilicited the anx-
famed blue grass has a counterpart in ious questionings of her friends for
southern pastures, a plant known as many years. There is a family ln-
carpet grass. Expert who know both terest in people that have known each
' grasses say that the two are about other from the years of joyous youth
I equal in grazing value. In addition to into the serious years. The friendly
I its wholesome quality, carpet grass ) vision spans all of the life in a
will grow well even upon poor, sandy community. Mrs. Cotteral's life in
soils, if they are not too dry. | Guthrie was the symbolical life of
Bullentin 1130, form the Bureau of its whole existence, from the day,
Plant Industry, is devoted to the cul~ | when, as a bride she was brought
ture and utilization of carpet grass, i here in 1890.
Carpet grass has several names; ] The funeral services were conduct-
"Lousiana grass" and "petit gazon" i ed by Rev. A. B. Nicholas, assisted by
are among others. Unfortunately, 'a choir, with Mrs. E. J. Blackman as
many less valuable grasses are also ! soloist. The pall bearers were:
called carpet grass. The true carpet
quence will be developed. Many im
portant showings are recorded, which many less valuable grasses are also , soloist,
are of a more minor nature." 'called carpet grass. The true carpet F. W. Lintz, J. J. Hilldreth. C. H. Fil-
From the northwest, by way of grass is not a native growth, and son an<* Horner, of Guthrie, and
Marshall, is the extension of the Gar- seems to have been introduced from I)r- J' Q- Newe11 and Judge J. R. Kea
I the West Indies. It is a perennial pale
ton. of Oklahoma City. The interment
was at Summit View.
ber and Billings field.
Mulhall Oil Co.'s Rig Project, | green grass and spreads rapidly by
No wonder then that Col. Zack Mul-1 sending out creeping stems, which i
hall was able to interest parties t° , take root at every joint form a close, PROF. ('. N. PEAK RE-ELECTED
organize a company and drill on his , (.ompact tUrT The stems and sheaths! SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
farm south of Mulhall, only fourteen |of the gragR are copnjpressed and two!
The high school orchestra furnish-
ed a program of classic music, under
the direction of Prof. H. H. Ryan.
Supt. C. N. Peak presented the di-
plomas to some ninety graduates.
Corerine Elizabeth Dean was the vale-
dictorian of the class, and Geraldine
Suits the salutatorian, and acqurevou
themselves with great credit.
The "Class Night" program. Tues-
day night, at the high school auditor-
ium, was another high talent achieve-
ment. The orchestra was again in
its highest evidence. Other numers
on the proram were:
"The Royal Bluee" by the audience.
The Salutatory was given by Miss
-ANGSTON UNIVERSITY
\ fOMMKNI I >11 NT i:\EIUISE
prices.
It followed an investigation by the
department of justice made at the re-
quest of President Wood of the com-
pany, according to Herbert C. Smyth,
special assistant to the United States
s accompanied expert torpedo mechanic employed in i ,• . , .
1 i., , , I district attorney. Smyth said the in-
i t e naval plant Alexandria was pass~
— . ing the national
grounds
the American
• I'uduntcs and Program Show The
lleM Year In llis|nry of I list It u -
t/on.
since captured and has
fe. ed leaped upon the running broad
of Moore's automobile.
j " Give me a dollar," he said' brand-
ishing a revolver.
langston Agricultural and Nor- , "I haven't any dollar,1" replied
mal University held its graduating , Moore, stopping the car to give Miss
exercises this week, beginnng Sun- Clark a chance to escape.
day and ending Wednesday night | As she leaped from the car the ne-
The school ends one of its best years gpo now identified us William II. Tur"
in its history. The University is do- (nor, an employe in the District of
ing a character of high grade work Columbia ran around the car to pur-
that none who do not visit the insti-^ue her. Frantically she tore off ber
tution can appreciate And this too Jewelry to pacify him.
under a poor equipment. is i Moore, getting a small calibre
largely done to the superior ability , pearlhandled revolver he carried In
of President Marquess, as well as to, the automobile, opened fire on the
the earnest team work of the stud- holdup man. lie fired two shots one
ents themselves. All who visit the taking the tip off the negro's thumb
institution a>/- astonished at the and the other lodging In his leg.
high grade of young women and I Turner turned and flred Just one
t vestigation showed
aptial hoise show Ny00jen rompany controls 21 percent
DKiiiK Miss Clark horns I of the output of woolen cloth in the
after a drive. The negro, who has . . .. . ..
, „ . , , country and that Its prices are fol-
been since captured and has ron- i , . . . .
I lowed virtually by the entire trade.
"Although Wood is in receipt of
enormous salaries from both the man-
ufacturing company the selling com-
pany of the same name and the con-
stituent mill companies," Smyth .add-
ed, "he received commissions from
the manufacturing and selling com-
panies which in 1919, amounted to
$51-5,482. This is calculated as part
of the manufacturing and selling ex-
pense."
It developed, also, he explained,
that the company was receiving 35
percent profit above cost although
Wood claimed the profit proposed by
the company for its 1920 business
j was 12% per cent. The amount ot
profits which the company was real-
izing. he said, exceeded "on an aver-
age from 300 to 400 percent those of
men it turns out in efficient trained shot. The bullet struct Moore In 1919.
professional work, that will make it head and he died almost instantly.
possibe for them to go out in th.* Miss Clark took flight and the negro . s,lid ,,ie romPany- after the
world and -make an honorable place pursued her. Tier jewelry found this Knt on R,ar,ed. changed its at-
. | titude, "and for the last few weeks,
for themselves. Nothing too good can morning in the grass alongside the
be said for the mental and Indus- . road told the story of her fight with
trial training of these young men , the negro from whom she was res"
and women. jcued by a second automobile party.
The baccalaureate sermon, was I By the time her rescuers reached
►iven Sunday jmoifning. followed , her side Turner had disappeared. A
Geraldine Suits. Miss Thelma Roe ^ Monday and Tuesday by class pro- posse formed by Sheriff A. C. Clem-
played a violin solo, and Moskowski grams. Wednesday night the cantata, ents of Alexandria captured him near
miles north of Guthrie. This is the '
Mulhall Oil Co.. $100,000 capital stock,
of which $62,000 was subscribed for j
by Wichita oil men. The derrick is
already up. half a mile south of the
Mulhall ranch house, and the ma-1
chinery is on the ground being put I
in place. The location is NE quarter I
of section 9, township 16, 2 west In- I
dian Meridian. The contract reads
j edged, and this peculiarity, consid-
Valse in E major, was played by Miss
Josephine Wyat.
The "Class Will" was read by Ver-
non Cook; flute duet, Mary Claire
Petty and T^ena Farquharson; read-
ing, Miss Gladys Blake; concert waltz,
the orchestra; class prophesy, Mar-
vin Suits; Ernestine Adams, Helen
Klink, Susie Keyser, Katherine
Hetsch. Presentation of class spade,
William Ross; Valedictory, Miss
Catherine Elizabeth Dean; class gifts,
Dorothy Hopkins and Roy Rector.
Prof. C. N. Peak was unanimously
ered with the blunt leaf tips, will re-elected superintendent of city
identify the true species. The seed (schools, receiving the vote of the
stems are slender, two or three join- whole board of education. This was 1
ted, and are from 12 to 24 inches a wise action. Prof. Peak has proved ST. MARY'S SCHOOL GIVES PLAY
high. Slender spikes of flowers appear himself a cultured active worker dur-
on these stems. Xny reader who may term school. Not only that,
be doubtful of his carpet grass can but lie is active in a11 civic matters
identify It absolutely by comparing as well.
that drilling is to go 4,500 feet if nec- ithe specimen with the illstrations pro-
duced in Bulletin 1130.
essary.
This location was made after five
geologists had passed upon it and it
was approved by Prof. Haworth, Ifeo-
logist of the Kansas University. It
was Prof. Haworth upon whose rec-iway commissioner, expressed hope
ommendation the El Dorado and the jthat a substantial addition will be
Peabody, Kansas, pools were discov- j made to fiscal year beginning July 1
ered, that made fabulous millions for j 1920. Robert C. Terrell, state high-
the operators. way engineer, also stated that all
Col. Mulhall has also interested A. J Pending highway project agreeortents
Ti. Carlston. of. DeMolnes, Iowa, in will be approved in time to make all
organizing another company. Carls- federal aid funds available to Okla-
ton is worth four million dollars, but ( homa counties that have met the
states he wants the pleasure of de- conditions, before the appropriations
veloping an oil pool. Col. Mulhall expire June 30. Federal aid money
secured 1,600 acres southwest of Mul- available before July 1 totals $4,120-
The St. Mary's parochial school
had an extended program of grad-
uating /exercises Wednesday night.
The play given was "The Brownie
Band," and it was exquisitively done
by several score of very pretty
children—too many for special men*
tlon.
In the garduating clases those that
received the eighth grade diplomas
rof. W. A. Green has been again 1
secured as principal of the high
school. Here again is a popular su-
MORE ROAD MONEY EXPECTED pervisor an dteacher. The high school
Upon h'ie return from Washington , under his direction has reached an
last week iHenry Wood, state high-1 enthusiasm and efficiency superior to
that of many years.
The salary of all teachers being
raised, it is expected all subordinate i a, e:
places can also be well filled. | Milton i\ewman.- Robert Hollen
I back. Viola Knebel, Nellie Farr,
• DATES FOR IT. S. SENATOR (Liuclle Avery, (Mildred Arrowood,
j Edna fHall.
There are now nine Republican ! The f°"°wins received
candidates in the field for United P^mer penmanship awards: Milton
States Senator, as follows: | Newman, Mark Newman, James Ed-
hall and he will put up a rig on
pection 16, township lfi, 2 west. He
has put up $10,000 in the bank as
guaranty that he will drill.
Two miles north of Mulhall tho
Bertha Coon Oil Co. of Tulsa, have
made a location and will be ready
to drill in a short time.
West of Mulhall, Le Braun town-
ship being the center, the Carte* Oil
Co. has a block of leases and will
drill soon.
Near Marshall are three drilling-} in
000.00, and $2,230,000.00
for the year following.
A. A. Smjall, Tulsa; Ben Thompson,; ward Longson Alexander Nandet, Vi-
Sapulapa; Ed Clark. Pawnee; Cashj0^ Knebel, Nellie Farr, Mildred Ar-
is available Cade. Shawnee; Col Sam Bisbee,
(Oklahoma City; Judge Cullison,
Enid; Editor K D. Welty Bartles-
ville; Judge Byard D, Hainer and E.
FAVER HIGH SCHOOL COM-
ME\rE.HF>'T EERCTSFS K. Blake, Oklahoma City.
The Faver high school began its j These boys must have a notion
commencement exercises with the an- ^ that a Republican can be elected or
nual sermon Sunday, and the program | they wouldn't crowd the race track
continued with the final graduating so
j in the city hall Thursday night. This j
I school has achieved a high record Judge Swank will open district
this year, and the principal and court in this city June 1, which will
teachers deserve much praise. be motion day and to set cases.
rowood, Ljucile Avery. Sfary Coyle
C.^fiy, Alice ICatherine Fitzpatrick.
Margaret Gerhards, Thelma Scott Ed-
na Hall, Mary Mead T^angton. Pupils
receiving the Palmer progress pin:
Viola Knebel, Nellie Farr, Enda Hall,
Thelma Scott Pupils receiving cer-
tiflacte in penmanship: Viola Kne-
bel. Nellie Farr,
The Sisters that had cahrge of the
•school are ISfister Agnjes, miplrior.
"Ruth" was given by the trained ,the Arlington cemetery at 2:30 this
musical choruses of the Universitr. morning and rushed "him to jail un-
President John A. Whitehurst. of der a safe guard against any possiblu
the State iBoard of Agriculture and | lynching.
Mrs. E, V. Hunter, 'ditsrict agent of | Moore was dead when the rescuing
demonstration work for negro women party reached him. Miss Clark in a
Texas, were principal speakera , state of nervous collapse was brought
at the Farmers meeting Wednesday
afternoon
REPI ItljCAY STATE IONTEST
to her home here. She told her story
this -afternoon^
" Moore came over to take ttnle for
a drive early in the evening as he
COMES UP AT CHICAGO MAY' 80 often did, we had driven around the
I speedway and were on our way to
Pontes! of Hamon. and Embry, (Washington at the time," she rela-
delegates to the republican national (ted. "Just as we were passing the
convention at Chicago, will be heard horse show grounds on the Alexan-
by the national committee on May 30, drla Pike this negro leaped on the
according to information received running board of the machine wilh
here yesterday. Only those from the
foui/th >and fifth congressional dis-
tricts have been filed with the com-
mittee, it was learned
a gun in hi« hand.
" He demanded money and Mr.
Moore replied that he had none,
meantime whispering to me to get
Seats of Fred Reed of Norman and away.
Seymour Price of Oklahoma City will j "As I tsarted to get out of the car,
be contested by the four Embry dele- .the negro evidenty seeing my Jew-
gates elected with a half vote each, lelry, started after me. Then I heard
Mrs. Ix*la Pearson of Marshall, I the shot. Mr. Moore had run around
Chris Madsen of Guthrie, W. H. P. j the car with his gun and he shot at
Trudgen and Mrs. Frank Northru') i the negro.
of Oklahoma City. | "The demon turned. I heard the
In the Fourth district contests have shot and saw Mr. Moore fall. T
been filed by Rmlbry delegates to i screamed and ran. Then these men
outs Hugh Scott of Oklahoma City
and Tom Kelly of Britow as Hamon
we have been met with nothing but
refusal to allow us to inquire into
the records of the company."
President Wood in a statement
made in Boston April 28, declared:
"There is absolutely no just ground
for the suggestion that this company
has charged excessive prices for its
cloth or has gained an unreasonable
or excessive'profit."
"The American Woolen company,"
Smy{h said, "being the largest manu-
facturer of woolen cloth in the United
States and to a large extent, domina£*
ing trade, the department feels that
it has unearthed one of the most ii*
portant cases of profiteering known
since the amendment to the I^ever act
went into effect."
The investigation disclosed "a most
astounding condition of affairs with
regard to these companies and thslr
president," he added.
"The cost-plus system of fixing
prices, apparently was adopted by the
company for the first time this year,
he said. Profits increased on an
average of 300 percent, as a result,
he asserted.
Charles Evans Hughes has been re-5*
tained as counsel for the defendants.
PAFL VAN HOOZER'S
UNTIMELY DEATH
delegates.
It is believed that no oral ar-
gument will bp made before the re-
publican national committee, 'but
that merits of each case will be de-
Paul Van lloozer, son of Mr. and
Mrs J. D. Van Hoozer, died Tuesday,
after an illness of nearly a year of
heart trouble, and was buried Thurs-
came to my rescue. If Morgan had ' day morning at Summit View. The
not had that gun he might be alive," impressive Scottish Rite services
cided from credentials
submitted.
she sobbed..
Miss Clark, an attractive girl, 26
years old has been Representative
Britten's secretary for two years.
Her fiance, Moore was a widower,
and briefs about 35 year old. His daughter. 9
were held at 12 o'clock Wednesday
night, the deceased being a member
of the Masonic order.
Paul Van Hoozer, only twenty-
three years old, was a young man of
wonderful and wholesome enthusiasm,
Dr. J. L. Melvin. the public health
officer, made a report of examination
of 1,578 children in the city schools.
TThe per cent of defectives is 7
chiefly of a minor character, such as
enlarged tonsils, defective vision.
years of age, lived with him in the'^,at warm heart and spontani-
Alexandria home.
YOU WILL LIKE IT.
ous joyousness that makes friends
with everyone in touch. No young
man was more loved in Guthrie than
You must not forget to see "As t Paul Van Hoozer, and all, young and
| You Like It," to be given on the cam-j °id, will miss him in all the years
pus of St. Josephy Academy Friday 110 come and grieve that one so young,
night, by the students. It will be in | whose path seemed boundless, should
Sister Alberta, Sister Salnislaus and ' nasal" obstruction cervical \dentltis ',ul1 historlc CORhlmfi' Kiv<>n under |have been cut down in the very flow-
Sister Evansillsta I had teeth and malnutrition. 'thc bew ebinK moonlight, In the en-|er nf >"iutl1-
chanting garden.
Market Bulletin: No. 1 Wheat, $2.70, f. o. b. mill. GUTHRIE MILL & ELEVATOR CO.
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