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THE MAY BUGLE, MAY, OKLAHOMA
MADE HISTORY
IN VANCOUVER
Canadian People Give Presi-
dent Harding und Party an
Impressive Reception.
WELCOME LASTED ALL DAY
Executive Made Two Speeches and
Took Part in Parade at Van-
couvei—To Seattle Next.
Vancouver, li. C.—History was
tnade recently in Vancouver.
An American president for tho first
time stepped on Canadian soil and
spoke to a Canadian audience. Real-
izing the significance of the occasion,
the people of Vancouver gave him
a reception that was most impressive
in its enthusiasm.
The president himself frankly ad-
mitted that neither lie, Mrs. Harding
nor the members of his party were
prepared for such a reception as was
given them and declared lie regarded
it as "now assurance that the United
States and the Dominion of Canada
will go along hand in hand and side
by side toward fulfillment of the
destinies of the two great democ-
racies.”
Welcome Continues All Day.
The manifestation., of welcome
Were continuous, beginning in tho
morning when the naval transport
Henderson steamed into Buzzard in-
let, until 9:30 o'clock at night, when,
after attending a state dinner given
by the governments of the dominion
and of the province of British Colum-
bia, Mr. Harding returned to tho 'len-
derson for tiie overnight voyage to
Seattle.
Throughout it all ran the spirit of
neighborliness and it was this that
tlie president stressed in the two ad-
dresses lie made during the day, one
in Stanley park to a gathering esti-
mated by Vancouver newspapermen
to number 10,000, and to the five or
six hundred persons who attended a
luncheon given in his honor by the
city of Vancouver.
Premier Sends Greetings.
Premier MacKenzie King, unable
to come to Vancouver, sent his min-
ister of public,works, Dr. J. IT. King,
here to welcome the American chief
executive, and also a message of
greeting.
Mr. Ilarding, in addition to partici-
pating in tlie parade, making two ad-
dresses and attending tho state din-
ner and an afternoon reception, got
in 18 holes of golf, tlie first time he
had played in a month.
Ho was a member of a foursome
at the Sliaugnessy Golf club consist-
ing of Minister King, Frank Peters,
Western manager of tlie Canadian
Pacific railroad, and Chief Justice
MacDonald of British Columbia.
AGREE ON THE BRITISH NOTE
Belgian and French Governments
Reach an Understanding on Most
of Essential Points.
Paris.—The French and Belgian
governments have reached an entire
agreement on all tho essential points
respecting the British note, it was an-
nounced recently. It was not made
known whether there would be a
joint or separate reply.
The French reply will not be ready
until the beginning of next week, but
Premier Poincare is understood to
have in mind the fact that the British
parliament is to adjourn August 3,
and he is expected to submit his gov-1
ernment’s answer before that date.
While tho parliament lias nothing to
do directly with this stage of the
negotiations, yet it is thought here
that Premier Baldwin might like to
Bay something to the house of com-
mons on the subject before the sum-
mer recess.
MURDERED TO AVENGE DRAFT
Michigan Physician. Who Accepted I
Army Candidate Over Protest of
Disability, Pays With Life.
Battle Creek, Mich.—Revenge for
being drafted into the army in the
war was assigned as tlie motive for
the murder of Dr. W. H. Shipp, 47,
prominent physician here, by Morris
Werrin. ex-service man, in the doc-
tor’s office the other day.
Dr. Shipp was shot thirteen times |
with the two revolvers carried by j
Werrin.
After the murder Werrin leaped
through a window and fell six stories
to tlie pavement. Nearly every bone
in his body was broken.
Or. Sliipp was examining physician
for tho local draft hoard in the war |
and, in spite of Werrin’s protests, de-
clared the man physically fit to
serve in the arnn
'STAY OUT OF WORLD COURT'
DR. ALBERT CALMETTE
Dr. Albert Calmette is the new di-
rector of the Pasteur Institute of
Paris. In 1889 he headed an expedi-
tion for the French government to fight
rabies In Indo-China, where he estab-
lished the first Pasteur Institute of
Saigon. He discovered an antitoxin
after years of experimentation and is
also the discoverer of the new method
for extracting alcohol from rice, now
used extensively In medicine.
Senator Johnson of California, Just
From Europe, Warns America
Against Foreign Entanglements.
New York.—Senator Hiram John
son of California in his address here
declared America should stay out of
tho world court and tlie League of
Nations and insisted the nation’s for
eign policy should be decided at the
polls in 1924.
Senator Johnson, who has just re-
turned from Europe, where lie talked
witli leading statesmen of many couu
tries, expressed his views at a dinner
given in his honor by a committee
composed largely of men who sup
ported the late Theodore Roosevelt
in his third-party campaign for the
presidency in 1912.
Tlie chairman of the committee giv-
ing the dinner was Col. RhinelandeT
Waldo, while George Henry Payne,
active in state Republican politics and
a campaign manager for Roosevelt
was vice-chairman. Mayor Hylan oi
New York was among the guests.
it was noted with interest tlie
senator's views on America's entrance
into tlie world court directly clashed
with those set fortli by President
Harding.
‘‘Nobody in Europe cares a rap for
the international court," Senator
Johnson declared. “Many may care
very much whether we get into it.
Nobody expects the world court to
solve any provocative international
problems, but many expect If the
United States can be lured into it, the
United States is on the way not only
to the League of Nations, but to full
participation in European affairs.
“However well intended, it's a
dreadful thing to tell our people the
international court will stop war or
have the slightest effect upon wars.
“It is an utterly futile agency for
peace—it cannot and will not prevent
wars, and it does not pretend, either
in its organization or its operation,
to do so. It has jurisdiction over
nothing, except what countries may
choose to submit to it, and the four
great members, Great Britain, France,
Italy and Japan, have declined speci-
fically to submit to its compulsory
jurisdiction.
HOOVER WOULD SAVE FISH
Aboard U. S. Henderson.—Declar
ing “pious statements, scientific dis
cussion and political oratory will not
spawn salmon,” Secretary Hoover,
as head of the governmental depart-
ment having to do with Alaskan fish-
eries, asserted in a statement that
there must be a temporary reduction
in the number of fish taken from
Alaskan waters and at the same time
there must ho constructive measures
for enlarging propagation. Other-
wise, he said, salmon fishing, now
one of the largest of Alaska's indus-
tries, would be lost in a few years.
NEWS NOTES.
—Justice Stafford of Washington de-
clined to grant a motion of the de-
fense in the Morse case that tlie jury
be instructed to return a verdict of
“not guilty.” This ruling was in line
with ttiose made by the court on tho
motion to quash the indictments.
—After seven weeks of deliberating
by congress, Mexico at last lias a su-
preme court. Its eleven members took
the oath of office tho other morning
and then elected Modesto Ramirez as
chief lustice.
OIL REFINERS TO
CLOSE PLANTS
Conference at Chicago Agrees
to Keep Mid-Continent Field
Idle During August.
WOULD STABILIZE INDUSTRY
Action is Most Sweeping Yet Taken
to Combat the Over Production—
California Flooding Markets.
Chicago.—Plans for a complete
Shut-down of refineries in the Mid-
continent oil fields throughout Au-
gust were approved unanimously by
representatives of twenty-five of the
largest producing companies in the
territory, meeting here at tlie call of
the Western Petroleum Refiners’ As
sociation, the American Oil Men's As-
sociation and the National Petroleum
Marketers’ Association.
The refinery capacity of the terri-
tory is approximately % of a million
barrels of crude oil daily. Many of
the refineries have been partly in-
operative many weeks because of the
endless flood of California crude into
the normal markets of tlie Midconti-
nent producers.
Asks Public Support.
An explanation of the readjustment
in the American oil industry which
brought about the action was offered
by E. W. Marland, president of the
Marland Oil Company, who urged
public support of the move as one
necessary to conserve the nation’s
oid resources in the present period of
overproduction.
Cosden & Co. of Tulsa, Ok., whose
daily capacity is approximatelp 35,-
000 barrels of crude oil, is the largest
operator in the list marked for clos-
ing.
Case of Overproduction.
The month of suspended operation
is looked to as the only means of
relief by the refiners of the Kansas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas oil
fields, in all of which storage stocks
of gasoline havebeen mounting rapid-
ly for months until “the point of
of gasoline have been mounting rapid-
word, according to E. W. Marland,
the situation is due to the tremend-
ous production in tlie California
fields, now turning out more than
800,000 barrels of crude oil daily
against approximately 300,000 at
about this period last year.
The nation's daily average crude
oil production for the week ending
July 21, 1923, was 2,255,000 barrels;
the figure for the corresponding per-
iod of last year was smaller by ap-
proximately one million barrels.
MILLION MARKS FOR DOLLAR
German Currency Has Reached Low-
est Value Ever Touched by
Money of Any Country.
London.—Germany's currency has
reached its lowest ebb—and probably
the lowest value ever touched by the
money of any country.
Today an American dollar will buy
approximately 1 million marks. Be-
fore the war a dollar was worth
slightly more than 4 marks. The quo-
tation in pounds sterling was 4f900,-
000 marks.
To financial authorities here and in
other countries the economic situa-
tion in Germany resulting from the
continued decline in currency values
presents an unsolved mystery.
In tlie face of its almost valueless
currency, Germany has purchased
more goods abroad than France.
What is it paying with? The mys-
tery deepens while the mark tum-
bles.
Today, a German who gave a prom-
issory note eight years ago for the
equivalent of $250,000, could pay it
off with a dollar bill. He might oven
have change left over.
FACING A HARD COAL STRIKE
Conference of Anthracite Miners and
Operators at Atlantic City
Fails to Agree.
Atlantic City.—The anthracite coal
conference broke up the other day,
leaving the country to face a coal
strike September 1.
The break came when operators re-
fused to concede complete recogni-
tion of the United Mine Workers of
America as a condition for further
negotiations.
Only one difference marks the pres-
ent controversy from that of last
year which ended in a strike. There
is the faint possibility that the fed-
eral coal commission, organized since
the 1922 trouble, might ask the
miners and operators to confer in-
formally with them in an effort to
devise a method for ending the pres-
ent deadlock.
WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS
Quotations of Prices of Farm Products
From Various Centers Gathered
by the Federal Bureau.
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: The following report Is dlstrlb- : I
: uted by the Bureau of Markets of :
: tlie United States Department of :
: Agriculture and is compiled from :
: 'telegraphic reports from ull sections :
: of the country. 5
Washington, D. C.—For the week end
ing July 27, 1923.
Livestock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices ranged from 15 to
50c higher for the week. Beef steers 10
to 35c up. Butcher cows and heifers
steady to 55c lower, feeder steers 35-40c
«»ff, and veal calves advanced 5uc. Fat
lambs declined 50 to 75c and yearlings
50c net. July 27 Chicago prices: hogs
top $7.75 bulk of sales $6.65(^7.65, me-
dium and good beef steers $7.75(Tr 10.90,
butcher cows and heifers. $3.40(&10, feed-
er steurs $4.15(^8.00, light and medium
weight veal calves $9(≪ fat lambs
$10.76ttl3, feeding lambs $10.75(7/12.75,
yearlings $7.75^/11.50, fat ewes $3.50Yu7.
Stocker and feeder shipments from 12
important inatakets during the week
ending July 20 were: Cattle and calves
47,205; hogs 6,867; sheep 32,087.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat mar-
kets beef firm to $1 higher; veal $2 lower
to $1 higher; lamb $1 lower to $i up;
mutton firm to $2 higher; light pork
loins weak to $1 lower; heavy loins $2 off
for the week. July 27 prices good grade
meats: Beef. $16.00 (Tt 17.50; veal, $16(^18;
lamb, $18^/24; mutton, $12(7/18; light pork
loins $17ru20; heavv loins $10(hl4.
Hay.
Western markets weak as a result of
inereasaed receipts and prices generally
lower. Eastern markets about un-
changed and offerings particularly top
grades well absorbed. Quoted July 27:
No. 1 timothy Memphis $23, Pittsburgh
$•23, Minneapolis $17, Cincinnati $20.50,
St. Bonis $lo. No. 1 alfalfa Memphis
$23, Kansas City $10. No. 1 prairie Min-
neapolis $15.50, St. Bonis $16.50.
Feed.
Mill feeds firm hut not quotably high-
er. September, October and November
shipment bran offered $1.50 under
prompt shipment prices. Hominy feed
easier and quoted about 50c lower.
Gluten feed unchanged. Oil meals in
good supply, demand very light. Quoted
July 27: Minneapolis bran $20, middlings
$24.75, flour middlings $29, Hye feed
$24.50, 36 per cent cotton seed meal
Memphis $35.50, Atlanta $36.50; white
hominy feed, St. IjouLs $.31, Chicago $32;
32 per cent linseed meal, I3uffalo $39.50,
Minneapolis $40.50.
Grain.
Wheat closed lower for the week in all
markets except Minneapolis. Corn closed
higher on drouth news mainly. For the
week Chicago September wheat declined
l%c; Chicago September corn advanced
V£>c. Wheat declined early on the 27th
with Biverpool and on weakness in corn
market hut advanced later on strength
in Minneapolis and closed firm. Export
demand slow with no sales reported up
to close. Corn averaged lower on well
scattered rainfall over corn belt.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar-
ket: No. 2 red winter wheat 98c;. No. 2
hard winter wheat 98c; No. 2 mixed coin
90c; No. 2 yellow coin 90c; No. .3 white
oats 42c. Average prices No. 2 mixed
>*.rn in central. Iowa 76c; No. 2 hard
winter wheat in central Kansas 78c.
Closing future prices Chicago September
wheat 97V|C,‘ Chicapo September corn
77%c. Minneapolis September wheat
$1.07; Kansas City September wheat
WILL DEFEND UNION LABOR
Attorney General Daugherty Plans to
Personally Prosecute Alleged Boy-
cotters on the Pacific Coast.
Chicago.—On the way to the Pacific
Coast to join President Harding, At-
torney General Daugherty planned to
appear personally in criminal actions
against San Francisco building ma-
terial dealers and trade associations |
charged with consuiracy to boycott |
union labor by refusing to furnish ma- |
terials to contractors employing or- |
ganized workers.
The attorney general declined to
reveal the names of those against I
whom court action might be taken in
San Francisco when he announced hi3
plans before leaving here for the
West recently. He said he had once j
advised civic and trade associations
of San Francisco “that a boycott
against labor is as indefensible as a
boycott against industry," and be
now stood ready to test that position
in the courts.
“The right of the worker to or-
ganize into trade unions for lawful
purposes is as fundamental in Ameri-
ca as the right to vote—and as well
supported in law," the attorney gen-
eral said. “Any attempt to infringe
on that right is illegal ”
PLEADS FOR REGULAR ARMY
Washington.—An appeal to the
American Legion for recruits to save
America’s rapidly dwindling army
from becoming a mere police corps
was being considered recently.
If new material cannot be found,
official figures of the army will fall
below seventy-five thousand before
January 1, It Is figured. This will
give the United States the smallest
army per capita of any nation In the
world.
War department officials are wor-
ried over the situation. They have
no hope of maintaining the author-
ized strength of 125,000 men, and will
be glad to retain the present 112,000,
with fifty thousand men being mus-
tered out by January 1, and a total of
seventy-four thousand by June 30,
1924.
Fire On U. S. Ship In China,
Ichang, Hupeh Province, China.—
Steamers arriving on the Yangsto
River from Chung-King report that
the American steamer Alice Dollar
and a British vessel, under escort of
the American gunboat Monocncy, were
fired on heavily near Chung-King,
iSTATE NEWSj
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\ NOTES FROM ALL SECTIONS J
; OF OKLAHOMA {
Henry Hunter of Elk City was elect-
ed president oi the Oklahoma Laundry
association at tlie Tri-State conven-
tion of laundrymen recently held at
Kansas City.
Twenty-four students received the
degree of Bachelor of Science at tho
summer school graduation exercises
of the Oklahoma A. and M. College,
July 23. All enrollment records tor
the college summer school have been
broken with an attendance of 1330 as
compared with 1220 for tlie summer
of 1922.
War on the prairie dog in Cimarron
county has resulted in destruction of
colonies on 5,715 acres by federal
poisoner Ed Williams while one indi-
vidual farmer poisoned 3,330 acres
during June. Poisoned grain was
used which destroyed 90 to 95 per
cent of the prairie dogs the first ap-
plication.
That the small black field ant is an
aid to the cotton farmer, is the claim
of Jake Bodovitz of Ardmore, wild has
been studying tlie maneuvers of the
insect for some time. He maintains
that the ants are working a greater
hardship on the boll weevil than has
any exterminator ever been used in
the state.
Broom corn is selling at from $160
to $200 a ton for desirable brush, re-
ports received by statisticians with
the state department of agriculture In-
dicate. Lateness of the south Texas
crop, thus narrowing the time be-
tween the Texas and Lindsay move-
ments, has prevented the market
from going higher.
Complete shut down of mid conti-
nential refineries as a means of cop-
ing with the demoralized condition
now facing refineries as a direct af-
termath of over-production of oil was
requested by the Western Petroleum
Refineries association in a telegram
to members in Oklahoma, Kansas,
North Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
Mrs. George Short of Lawton, wife
of the state oil and gasoline inspector
for Comanche county, has been ap-
pointed to succeed her husbond as in-
spector, according to statement of Joe
B. Cobb, corporation commissioner,
The present inspector recently was
stricken with paralysis, Cobb stales,
and his wife lias been performing the
duties of the office satisfactorily.
The Extension Division of the Okla-
homa A. and M. College, Stillwater,
Oklahoma, lias published a circular on
the saving of your own garden seed.
A copy of this circular can be secur-
ed, free, upon request. Do not over-
look the saving of such available gar-
den seed as you have, especially from
prolific varieties where they are not
affected by disease.
Irish potatoes are rapidly becoming
one of the leading farm crops In Le-
Flore county. Ninety-seven cars had
been shipped by the end of June with
about half tlie crop yet to move. One
Poteau farmer received $100 for tho
salable potatoes from one acre of
land. Careful grading is reported to
be the most important factor in suc-
cessful potato growing.
Pastures were better during June,
bring a general improvement to
cattle, according to the monthly live-
stock and pasture report of the state
board of agriculture. In the Osage
and nearby territory, tlie report says
the conditions of pasture is almost up
to normal and conditions across the
entire northern third of the state
average about 95 per cent of normal.
Ed Pilgrim, a farmer at Pauls Val-
ley, was granted an award of $3,500
by the state industrial commission for
injuries sustained when he was struck
by a state truck driven by a convict
from the state penitentiary. The
Ninth legislature passed an act mak-
ing an appropriation for Pilgrim's
benefit but leaving the amount of his
compensation to be fixed by the in-
dustrial commission.
Joe B. Cobb, corporotion commis-
sioner, believes there will be much
less trouble in obtaining cars for
movement of the 1923 wheat crop
titan heretofore. There will be 44,-
000,000 bushels of wheat for move-
ment, according to Cobb, this year's
crop being estimated at 42,000,000
bushels and there being 2,000,000
bushels stil' In elevators which have
hold It since the 1922 harvest.
The annual report of A. S. J. Shaw,
state treasurer, filed with Governor
state treasurer, filed mith Governor
Walton, shows the balance on hand in
the general revenue fund or the state
July 1, was $5,023,760.19. In addition
to this amount, the state treasurer has
on deposit, In his official depository
account, $5,849,201.61. and school land
funds totaling $1,003,101.79. The state
treasurer believes the $2,150,000 ad
valorem tax refund can be made.
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