The Supply Republican (Supply, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1924 Page: 2 of 8
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THE REPUBLICAN, SUPPLY, OKLAHOMA
WILL OPPOSE ANY
TAX COMPROMISE
President Coolidge Is Against
Any Deviation From Plan
Proposed by Mellon.
ANSWERS SURTAX QUERRY
White House Statement In 8harp
Contrast to Efforts of Congress
to Decide Matter.
Wasington.—No compromise!
Those two words, short but full of
meaning and determination, reflect
President Coolidge s attitude toward
the battle now on before congress
over the administration tax program.
Th« White House made known Its
view with the decisiveness and firm-
ness exhibited in the President's
message.
Not Giving Orders.
The President was not giving orders
or threatening congress. Hut in sharp
contrast to the squirming and twist-
ing on Capitol II111 as the members
there seek to find some easy way out
of the situation, from the administra-
tion came the clear reiterutlon the
full tax program, including the re-
duction of surtaxes, was sound and
should be taken as presented because
the country needed It.
The attitude of President Coolidge
on proposed compromises and changes
in the tax program became known
when the White House's view of a
suggested compromise of 35 per cent
as the maximum surtax rate instead
of 25 per cent, which Secretary Mel-
lon had proposed, was sought.
Approved In Entirety.
It was made known the President
approved the Mellon plan in its en-
tirety, and adhered firmly to that ap-
proval expressed In the message. He
is opposed to any compromise of the
principle staged in that bill. While
he recognizes slight changes in detail
may be shown to be advisable, any-
thing fundamental as to principle or
even as to the schedule of rates pro-
posed should not be changed, he be-
lieves.
The President Is quite aware that
once a course of coiripromiBes was be-
gun, there would be no end to it and
the result would be compromising the
bill nut of existence. Efforts of that
sort, he believes, might as well be
met and opposed at the beginning.
NICHOLAS LONGWORTH
BOK PRIZE PEACE
PLAN SELECTED
Participation in World Court
and League of Nations a
Main Feature,
Latest portrait of Representative
Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, the new
Republican floor leader In the
house.
MANY KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Corn Products Starch Plant at Pekin,
Illinois, Destroyed by Blast—
Scores Were Injured.
WAR TROPHIES A PROBLEM
Housing of Captured German Artillery
Becoming a Difficult Question
for the Government.
Washington.—Housing of captured
German artillery and other war wea-
pons is becoming a difficult question
for the government. The materials
occupy several warehouses and acres
of ground at the Newark, N. J., army
baae, and that project is to be sold
to private purchasers by the war de-
partment us soon as satisfactory of-
fers are received. Other parking
ground for the materials is unavail-
able.
Numerous requests for German ar-
tillery pieces being made of the war
department by American Legion
posts, patriotic societies and other or-
ganizations are being held up, due
to lack of congressional authority for
distribution Secretary Weeks said
that he gladly would comply with re-
quests and hoped congress would leg-
islate to make the distribution pos-
sible.
Peoria, 111.—Between twenty-five
and thirty-five are believed dead und
more than a hundred iujured in a
terrific dust explosloti at the starch
plant of the Corn Products Company
at Pekin. The explosion occurred at
3:45 o'clock a. in.
It was estimated It would be sev-
eral hours before the ruins could be
penetrated and the bodies removed.
Eighty injured, many of them se-
verely, had been removed from the
wreckage by 8 o'clock and taken to
hospitals in Pekin and Peoria.
Two hundred and fifty men were
working In the plant at the time of
the explosion.
Fire broke out after the explosion.
Rescuers could see the bodies of
twenty-five to thirty-five victims
lying in the ruins, hut the flames
prevented attempts to reach the
bodies.
Employees said the blaze followed
so closely after the explosion that the
entire structure was a mass of flames
almost instantly, and escape would
have been impossible for some of ths
men on the upper floors of the 4-
story structure.
Among those injured by the blast,
It is feared that many will die. Some
lost arms and legs in the blast and
others were burned severely.
More than a score of thoae believed
to have perished were trapped in the
basement of the plant when the blast
occurred, but rescue work was mado
impossible by the fire, which will
have to be brought under control be-
fore removal of these bodies is start-
ed.
Physicians estimated, that at least
twenty Injured would die before night
as a result of their horrible burns.
The plant employed about eight
hundred inen and, it was estimated,
that 250 were at work in the starch
house when the explosion occurred.
They were members of the night
shift which went on at 11 o'clock.
Among the victims also were workers
on the next shift, due to go on at 4
o’clock.
NAME OF WINNER WITHHELD
WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS
Quotations of Prlcaa of Farm Products
Frcm Various Canters Cathereo
by the Federal Bureau.
The following report Is distrib-
uted by the Bureau of Markets of
the t'nlted States Department of
Agriculture and Is compiled from
telegraphic reports from all section#
of the country.
Jury Unanimous in Picking Winning
Proposal From the 22,165 Plans
Submitted for Judgment.
New York.—Enter the permanent
court of International Justice and co-
operate with the league of Nations!
Such is the peace suggestion to the
United States selected by the Jury of
the American peace award as the best
practicable plan by which the United
States may co-operate with other na
tlons looking toward the prevention
of war, for which Edward W. Bok
offered $100,000.
Fifty thousand dollars is awarded
the winner Immediately. The rest of
the prize goes to him if the country
gives the plan its support.
The Jury Unanimous.
The jury of award, In a statement
accompanying the announcement of
the winning plan, said It “realizes
there is no one approach to world
peace” and the “only possible path-
way to international agretement • • •
is through mutual counsel and co-
operation which the plan selected
contemplates.”
It was added as the unanimous
hope of the Jury "that the first fruit
of the mutual counsel and co-opera-
tion among the nations which will re-
sult from the adoption of the plan se-
lected will be a general prohibition of
the manufacture and sale of ail ma-
teraiis of war.”
Root Heads Jury.
The jury is composed of Elihu
Root, chairman: James G. Harbord,
Edward M. House, Ellen Fitz Pendle-
ton, Ro8coe Pound, William Allen
White and Brand Whitlock.
The plan, identified simply as No.
1.4C9. is submitted to the people for
a referendum coincident with its pub-
lication In order the vote may be
taken solely upon the merits of the
plan, It was decided not to name the
author of the plan until after the
referendum, or early In February.
Bok. in presenting the plan for the
consideration and vote of the people,
explained the 22,165 plans submitted
and supplementary suggestions in
hundreds of thousands of letters
placed before the Jury an ‘‘index of
the true feelings and Judgment of
hundreds of thousands of American
citizens.
Waaliinxton. D. C.—For ttia week end-
| lng January 5. 1924.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices ranged from 10c to
20c higher than week ago, closing at
$7.35 for the top and $7,004* 7.30 for the
bulk. Medium and good beef steers 10c
higher to 25c lower at $8.15®11.35; butch-
er cows and heifers steady to 25c lower
at $3,754* 11.00; feeder steers steady at
$4.0007.70; light and medium weight
veals 25c lower to 50c higher at $1O.OU0
13.50; fat lambs 35c to 50c higher at
$11.75® 13.85; feeding lambs steady at
I11.00Q12.50; yearlings 50c net higher at
19.00® 12.00; fat ewes 25c to $1.00 higher
ut $5.0008 50. Stocker and feeder ship-
ments' from 12 Important markets during
the week ending December 28 were: cat-
tle and calves, 27,296, hogs, 4,&75; sheep,
22,272.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat mar-
kets beef and lamb firm to $1 higher:
veal and mutton firm to $3 higher ana
pork loins firm to $1.50 up. January 4
prices good grade meats: Beef, $ 154418:
veal, $19021; lamb. $21® 23; mutton, $13
®I6; light pork loins, $73® 16; heavy
loins. $10.50® 13.00.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets steady to firm during
the week. Trading quiet but of suffi-
cient volume to affect a close deaiance
of fancy butter* Latest reports on pro-
duction indicate slight Increase. Closing
prices 92 score butter today: New York,
54ttc, Chicago, 54Hc, Philadelphia 55l$c,
Boston 65c.
Cheese markets unsettled during the
week. Very quiet trading, but this did
not materially influence the market as
this wns In line with expectations. Deal-
ers look for buying Interest after the
first of the year. Closing prices at Wis-
consin primary markets Jan 3rd, 1924:
Single daisies. 22c; double daisies. 2144c;
longhorns. 22'^c.
Grain.
Grain market advanced 2c to 3c dur-
ing current week. Foreign conditions un-
improved. but future markets strength-
ened by firm tone In cash market*.
Milling wheat in good demand but re-
ceipts light. Corn movement also light
with demand active. Okts steady.
Quoted January 4th: No. 1 dark northern
spring: Minneapolis $1.1401.24. No. 2
hard winter, Chicago $1.05>4. Kansas City
$1.07, St. Louis fl.07U@1.09. No. 2 red
winter, St. Ixiuis $1.1501.17. No. 2 yel-
low corn, Chicago 74V4c; No. 3 yellow,
St. Louis 73©74c. No. 3 white oats,
Chicago 44U045V4C. St. Louis 4604614c.
Hay.
Colder weather in west restricting
movement of hay to market and caus-
ing firmer prices. Demand shows some
improvement since first of year. Dairy
alfalfa In good demand but poorer grades
exceed demand and are dull. Prairie
market also firm. Quoted Jan. 4. 1924:
No. 1 timothy. Boston $30.50, New York
$30.50, Philadelphia $29, Pittsburgh
$26 50, Cincinnati $25.50. Chicago $28.
Minneapolis $20, St. Louts $25.50. No. 1
alfalfa. Kansas City $24.50. Minneapolis
$23. No. 1 prairie, Kansas City $16,
Minneapolis $17, St. Louis No. 19.
Minneapolis $17.
Feed.
Feed situation continues dull In most
sections. Western markets firmer than
eastern and southeastern markets. In
east Buffalo and Canadian mills offer
hran at $31.50 and $32 respectively, de-
livered Philadelphia rate points. Tran-
sit offerings light. Middlings and red
dog very quiet. Hominy easier and more
freely offered.
WANT RUM SHIP CREW FREED
Great Britain Also Would Like More
Information About Seizure of
the Schooner Tomoka.
London.—Great Britain has asked
(he United States for the release
from ball of the British and Canadian
members of the crew of the British
schooner Tomoka, alleged ruin run- gec0nd floor
ner. seized last November beyond the heroic efforts
3 mile limit off New York.
The request for the release of the
crew Is being made through Henry G.
Chilton, the charge d'affaires in
Washington, at the instance of the
Canadian government
Further information also is being
sought by the British government re-
specting the circumstances attending
the seizure of the Tomoka, beyond
the 3-mlle limit.
Investigation by the British au-
thorities, it was stated, showed the
Tomoka was of Canadian ownership,
seized well outside the 3-mile limit.
TEN DIE IN FARMHOUSE FIRE
Oil City, Pa.—Trapped in an up-
stairs room with escape cut off by
the burning of the stairs, James
Mentzer, 72. and eight of his grand-
children, ranging from 2 months to
14 years old, were burned to death
when fire destroyed a farmhouse at
Tylersburg. in a remote section of
Clarion County.
Seven of the victims were children
of Claud Emmlnger, who recently had
purchased the house destroyed. The
other was Michael McMantgle, 14,
who was visiting the Emmlnger chil-
dren.
Emmlnger carried his wife's moth-
er, Mrs. Mentzer. to safety from the
bedroom and made
to return for the aged
man and children He was driven
hack time after time by smoke and
flames until the stairs finally col-
lapsed.
NEWS NOTES
—The frozen body of Miss Lydia
McDonald of Lawrence. Has., was
found the other afternoon on the E.
T. Dunlap ranch, two miles east of
Aurora, a suburb of Denver. She was
clad in her nurse's uniform, just as
she was when site disappeared Christ
mas day.
BOOZE DIPLOMATS MAY GO
President Coolidge May Ask Recall of
Friends of Bootleggers, Secre-
tary Hughes Announces.
Washington.—Formal requests to
foreign governments to recall their
diplomatic representatives in this
country who violate the national pro-
hibition act by dealing with American
bootleggers are being considered by
the state department, it was learned
recently.
President Coolidge has ample au-
thority, according to an announce
ment by Secretary Hughes, to take
such a step when there is evidence of
failure “to observe properly the
spirit of the laws of the United
States with respect to the sale or
transportation” of intoxicating
liquor.
Secretary Hughes's announcement
was made in a letter to Representa-
tive Edwin L. Davis. Democrat of
Tennessee, who has joined with Rep-
resentatives William D. Upshaw
Democrat of Georgia; Louis C. Cram
ton. Republican of Michigan, and
other prohibition leaders in congress
in clamping down the liquor lid on
official Washington.
DISTURB TOMB OF HARDING
Series of Incidents in Marion Ceme-
tery Result in Greater Vigilance
by Military Guard.
Marion. O.—Soldiers guarding the
vault where the body of President
Harding is entombed have been given
orders to shoot directly at persons
who have been causing disturbances
around the tomb- of the late Presi
dent at night. Lieut. R. H. Harriman.
in command of the soldier guard sta-
tion at the tomb, announced recently.
Lieutenant Harriman said that ever
since the guard has been stationed at
the tomb certain individuals have
been annoying the detachment. At
first it was thought It was small
boyp, but when the disturbances kept
up the guard took it seriously.
The disturbances have consisted of
throwing stones at two small guard-
houses on each side of the entrance
to the vault. At various times a
bugle lias been blown in remote parts
of the cemetery about the midnight
hour, and of late something has hap-
pened almost nightly.
Riot guns have been sent from Ft.
Hayes. Columbus headquarters for
the guard detachment hero, and these
loaded with bVuckshot will be used
if the disturbances continue. Lieuten-
ant Harriman said.
VENIZEL0S ILL IN ATHENS
Greek Statesman Stricken With
Heart Attack During Momentous
Session of National Assembly.
San Francisco.—School buildings
in San Francisco are being guarded
to prevent a possible attempt to burn
the structures, by a supposed incen-
—Earth shocks continue at Ancona.
Duly, and most of the houses of the
town are unsafe. The serious condi
diary, believed to have been respon- »“«■ are Aggravated by heavy rains.
Bible for the destruction of two Homeless people are suffering so-
school bulldingB In Oakland recently, verely.
A t h e n b.—Ex-Premier Venlzelos,
who was taken ill at a recent session
of the national assembly, of which
he was elected president, became
worse after rearhtng his home. A
consultation of four physicians, in-
cluding a heart specialist, was called
later.
The acting president announced
that the assembly would proceed with
the election of a permanent presi-
dent. The Liberals having an-
nounced that the nssemhly would
proceed with the election of a perma-
nent president, The Liberals having
announced the candidacy of Veni-
zelos, the leader of the republicans,
M. Papanastasion, arose and said
they would vote for Venlzelos owing
to his services for the country
NEW SHIPPING BOARD HEAD
Washington.—Leigh C. Palmer of
Missouri, retired rear admiral, has
been selected for the presidency of
the emergency fleet corporation.
The decision was reached at a ship-
ping conference at the White House.
It was decided also to place opera-
tion and control of government-
owned merchant tonnage in the hands
of the fleet corporation, making the
shipping board more of a regulatory
and advisory agency.
This step is in line with recom-
mendations made to President Cool-
idge by Senator Jones of Washing-
ton, chairman of the senate com-
merce committee, and was approved
by those attending the conference.
Springfield, 111.—Prohibition was
scored as ‘'bolshevism in beverages"
by Israel Zangwlil, noted Zionist lead-
er and English author, in the course
of an address recently.
It is estimated Mint approximately
JOO pertains nmde professions of con-
version at the union meeting held ut
Skiatook in a tabernacle by the Rev.
Hub DeLuy arm assistants. The free-
will offering for the evungelisllc party
was $1,870.
Eftorts will lie made when the leg-
islature convenes to have the free text-
book law, pussed by tiie ninth legisla-
ture, repealed, the state board of edu-
cation anticipates. If tlie law is re-
pealed $050,000 already appropriated,
will be saved tlie state.
In a tire that priictlcully destroyed
tiie power house at the 101 ranch re-
cently. Frank Overton tiie assistant
engineer, wus badly burned when tiie
explosion, w’liich reused (lie tire, threw
burning oil over him. He is in u
hnspllul in a critical condition. The
cause of tiie explosion is not known.
Southeastern Oklahoma Poultry as-
sociation lias issued an official prem-
ium list und program announcements
for the second annual poultry show v
to be held at Antlers January 10, 11,
12, witli Ohoctuw, McCurtuln and Bry-
an counties co-operuting, according to
Charles B. Caldwell, secretary of tiie
exhibit committee.
Nell Cooper, 30 years old, was burn-
ed to deatli recently when she fainted
and fell into an open fireplace at the
home of her parents, ten miles north
of Durant. She was working near the
iirc when she was seized witli the
fainting spell and fell into the blaze.
Stie was dead when tier mother dis-
covered the tragedy.
E. W. Hardin, state Insurance com-
missioner, resigned. An advantageous
business offer was given as ills reason.
The insurance department bus been
examined by tiie house Investigating
committee, und the probe had been
practically completed, it was said by
members and Ids assistant will ussume
liis duties indefinitely.
Many prison reforms are needed In
Oklahoma before the state can boast
of hutnanitariiinism, according to re-
ports Just compiled by tiie commission-
er of charities and corrections. It is
true, that many jails In the state
are sanitary, roomy, clean—In fact,
model, but in many others relics of
barbarism still exists.
The cotton report for 1923 for Paw-
nee and Osage counties has been re-
ceived by Jas. 11. Hale, cotton inspec-
tor, and shows that there has been
a gain in Pawnee county of 594 bales,
and a loss In Jlsage county of 1,021
bales. Pawnee county produced in
1922, 2,348 bales, and In 1023, 2,842
hales. Osage county produced in 1922,
2,341 bales and in 1923 1.320.
Coalgate County authorities say tiie*
death penalty will be asked when (7.
Dewey, 25-yenr-old tramp, goes to trial
at Atoka January 9 on u charge of
having criminally assaulted Jo Alta
Watson, 14 years old. The Watson
girl, accompanied hy Adam Rlechardy,
ran away from home and walked to
Atoka. Wlille there they met Dewey
who offered to assist them, it Is al-
leged. to tiiefr destination at Tulsa.
The girl told the Tulsa authorities
that Dewey hud criminally assaulted
tier.
Abolishment of the Darlington state
home for drug addicts will make It
impossible to carry on tiie hu-
manitarian work of redeeming dope
tormented human derelicts as it
should be carried on, tiie superinten-
dent of the institution, who has made
years of study of evil, declared re-
cently. Governor Trapp declared re-
cently that the home for which $210,-
0410 wns appropriated hy the state leg-
islature. will lie abolished, adding that
addicts cun be handled in other hospi-
tals.
First call in 1924 for former officers
of the United States army to affiliate
with the Officers Reserve corns has
been Issued. Commissions mny he
obtained without examination if the
application are placed before No-
and Information may be obtained by
writing Major William Noble, box
1213, Oklahoma City.
Cotton raising in Nowata county ns
a side line to fanning has received at-
tention this year to a limited extent
and the output will be about one-liun-
dred and thirty bales, according to A.
C. Lewis, manager of tiie Nowata Cot-
ton gin. Tills is the first year the
experiment has been tried, and It Is
roughly esthunted that the crop will
bring the farmers about $22,000.
Honorary title of Monslgnor was
conferred upon Father J. F. McGuire
hy tiie pope of Rome, December (!. The
letter of notification did not rear him
until January. Father McGuire is at
present chancellor of the diocese at
Oklahoma City. The honorary title
does not confer a new rink, except
In an honorary way. It permits him
to wear vestments similar to those of
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