The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1924 Page: 2 of 6
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THE CARTER EXPRESS
U. S. FLIERS ARE
FORCED INTO SEA
LIEUT. WADE, SERGEANT
OGDEN ARE ABOARD
RICHMOND .
TWO PLANES ARE IN ICELAND
They Strove Desperately To Make Re-
pairs To Plane While 70 Mile*
From Land For Six Hours
In Mid-ocean.
Hoefn Hornafjoril. Mind.—Lieut.
Leigh Wnde and Sergr. Ogden, two of
the world lliers, who were forced down
on the hop fro ml he Orkney islands to
Hornufjnrd. Iceland, are safe aboard
the cruiser Richmond. Lieut. Lowell
11. Smith, (light commander, who, with
Wade, was forced to turn hack on first
attempt, completed the Might to Ice-
land successfully, joining Lieut, Erick
Nelson, who made the Might the day
before, despite heavy fogs.
Wade's plane was wrecked while be-
ing lifted aboard tlie Richmond, and
two weary, haggard men. who have
Mown HMXtO miles around the globe
stood on the deck of the cruiser and
saw their hopes for completing the
Might vanish.
Tried To Save It.
Wads and Ogden damaged the
wings of the plane in alighting, and the
cruft was tossed about two hours on
the rouglit, windy sea. A traveler pick-
ed them up and towed the plaue to the
destroyer Billingsley, which towed
them then, to the Richmond.
The cruiser, in trying to hoist the
plane, badly damaged It. A portion of
the lifting apparatus broke, sending
down n steel boom, weighing u ton.
winch broke the propeller and pierced
u pontoon.
Roth Wade and Ogden said they
strove desperately to make repairs to
their craft while lloatlng seventy
miles from the neurest port, cold and
battered by the wuves. They hud no
thought of quitting the Might until
an attack on the prune alongside the
Richmond, although the structure of
the plane had been weakened by the
two hours of towing. Both men were
In tlie plane six hours after alighting
on tlie water, working hard to make
the craft right to take the air again.
ONE DEAD AS TRAINS CRASH
Eighteen Others Injured As Motorman
Jumps andTrain Runs Wild.
New York. N. Y.—One person was
killed and eighteen injured, four crili-
cally. when a wooden train of the ele-
vated division of tlie Itrighton line of
llie Brooklyn Manhattan Transit com-
pany ran Into tlie rear end of a sleet
subway train at Ocean I’arway si a I ion.
Both of tlie trains were bound for
Coney Island. The‘steel subway train
was just pulling out of tlie station
as tlie wooden train, composed of six
cars, entered it. The motorman of
the wooden train, whose name was
given by tlie police as McNicholus,
slated, according to them, that his air-
brakes failed lo work and lie jumped
from his compartment to tlie station
platform, leaving Ids train running
wild.
JAP, COLONY TO MISSOURI
Agent Declares Many Japanese Seek
Land In Other States
Hollister. Mo.—Contemplating the
purchase of large traits of land hun-
dred of Japanese residents may estab-
lish a colony in the Missouri (Ir.arks,
according to Hiroshi Nakamura, a law-
yer of Lor angles, who has spent sev-
eral days in ililts section of ihe slate
inspecting land.
Oil Train Longest On Record.
Alexandria. Ln.--Wha! is believed to
have been ;> record for the longest
train in the history of American rail-
roading was made recently li.v the Mis-
souri I'aciHc into Alexandria it, con-
nection willi the present enormous
movement of crude oil from the Arkan-
sas Melds to tlie Standard Oil reHnery
nr Baton Rouge, and to Avondale and
Sabine Bass for exports. The single
train was In eight seel Ions of Hft.v cars
each, exceeding by Ilk) curs the record
breaking wheal train out of Newton,
Kan The movement of oil through
Alexandria since June 25 lias averaged
200 cars daily.
Nitje Hurt When Stopper Flies.
New York. N. Y.—Nine persons were
injured, three seriously, when a stop-
per Mew from a can of what with mark-
ed "denatured alcohol" in Ihe lap of a
subway patron on a train of the Inter-
horough Rapid Transit company. John
Christian was painfully burned on the
back and arms. Two others, badly
burned, were taken to hospitals. Six
others suffered from tlie escaping
fumes.
DR. GE'ORGE O. SMITH
Dr. George Otlt Smith, director of
the geological survey of the Depart
ment of the Interior, who went to Lon
don at the official representative of
the United States to the world power
conference.
DEBTS PARLEY GETS REPLY
EXPERTS ALREADY BELIEVE
SMOOTH PATH AHEAD
Germane Give Draft Of Their Views
To Conference, Sooner Than
Was Expected.
London, Eng.—The Germans dele-
gation to ttie Internalional confer-
ence which Is seeking to evolve plun9
for pulling tlie Dawes plan Into effect
cheered tlie wearied allied plenipoten-
tiaries who have been siruggliug with
tlie question three weeks by being
ready witli a memorandum outliniug
the German opinion of the program
which the conference has adopted for
launching a new reparation era.
Chancellor Marx and his collea-
guest evidently caught the fever for
holding all night sessions. Ttiese ses-
sions have been numerous among tlie
world diplomats gathered in London,
and (lie Germans worked throughout
the night and until 8 o'clock in the
morning lo complete the draft of their
views for presentation to ttie delegates
to tlie conference, held in the British
premier's official residence in Down-
ing street recently. •
Note Given To Experts.
After studying tlie German memor-
andum and a covering letter pre-
senied willi it, Ramsay MacDonald,
tlie British prime minister handed both
to the cninmieiee at seven experts, in-
cluding a German member, for sifting
out and cataloging, the German objec-
tions. Some points which are entirely
political will be passed upon by the
chief delegales. Other technical issues
will he reviewed by select committees
of the experts, which will include the
Germans.
3 WORKERS DIE IN BLAST
Steel Plant Explosion Causes Million
Dollar Loss In Indiana.
Chicago. III.—Three workmen are
known to have been killed, half a doz-
en Olliers seriously injured and proper-
ty valued at more than $1,000,000 de-
siroyed in an explosion at the plant of
the Illinois Steel company in Gary,
Iud., recently.
The blast, believed to have resulted
from a premature ignition of gas in
a newly repaired blast furnace, Hung
tons of steel and bricks hundreds of
feet mid practically demolished the
furnace valued at $1,000,000 and dam-
aged oilier property to the extent of
several thousand doflurs. The shock
of the explosion was felt for miles.
Rescuers worked for hours to re-
move tlie debris and reach the bodies
of those buried beneath the tons of
brick and steel.
At least three laborers are missing
nnd are believed to be burled under
Hie debris, and six men, bodly burned
and crushed, are in a Gary hospital
where it is said some of them ruuy die.
BRITISH FACE BIG REVOLT
Governor of Bengal Says Official* Will
Curb Menace In State.
Calcutta, India.—The Blrtish author-
ities will use every means In their pos-
session to defeat “the revolutionary
menace” in the Bengal, the-Earl of Lyt-
ton, governor of Bengul, declared In an
address at Deacca.
The governor said there was an ex-
ceptionally difficult and anxious time
ahead, adding:
HOWARD OVER 7,000 VOTES
BEHIND REFUSES TO
CONCEDE ELECTION
TRAPP TO SUPPORT WALTON
“Good Democrats Need Not go Fishing
Election Day To Avoid Voting For
Man They Would be Ashamed
Of In the U. 8. Senate,”
Russel Says.
Walton Is leading Howard by over
7,000 votes with nearly all preclnts un-
heard from. These preolucts are ex-
pected to swell Walton's total rather .
than to aid Howard In overcoming the I
former governor’s lead.
Russell It In Race.
‘‘It seems thut the accident I re-
ferred to when I filed as an indepen-
dent lias occurred,” Russell said. "It
will not be necessary for any good dem-
ocrat to go fishing election day to avoid
voting for a man lie would be ashamed
to have represent him in the United
States senate. 1 tiled in good faith.”
Reports that LaFollette leaders in
the state were bringing pressure’ to
bear on Wulton are prevalent. How-
ever, many of the party leaders scout- j
ed the idea that Walton would refuse
to support Davis and Bryan. The for- I
mer governor, who apparently lias been '
nominated by a safe margin, refused
to make any statement of any kind
either regarding LaFollette or any
other phase of the campaign.
Howard Won’t Concede.
"I will await the official count be-
fore conceding my defeat, as I believe
the official count will show me nomi-
nated,” Howard said. “I think there
are some of the returns which should
be investigated before the official
count by the state election board, and
I am taking tlie matter up with tny
attorneys. If they advise it, I will
ask for a recount. My only Interest in
asking a recount, in case I do, will be
to see that the people get an honest
election.”
Leaders In both the republican and
democratic parties are fearful that
party lines will .be obliterated in the
coming campaign, and that the Mglit
between Walton and W. B. Pine, re-
publican nominee, will degenerate into
klan and anti-klan light. Pine lias the
klan endorsement in the republican
primary and it is believed tills will be
the issue upon which Walton will at-
tack him.
Leaders were reluetnnt to express
opinions as to what effect Russell’s
entry into the light would have. Some j
predicted that much o{ the Howard
klan following would bolt to him, otli-1
ors doubted him being a real factor in
tlie case.
Efforts were being made to keep
parly lines intact, and Governor
Trapp, titular head of the party, led
off by dechiring that he would sup-
port the ticket in November. Many
who had opposed Walton In the past
were swung Into line by party leaders
and were ready to “support the
ticket.” Among these were Tom Ang-
lin, president pro tempore of the sen-
ate, and Harry Cordell of FredeYlck,
a leader of the farm bloc in tlie state
senate.
Pine Is expected to dodge the klan
issue as much as possible and to make
Ids nice on national issues alone.
Capshaw Lead Increased.
As the returns slowly came In Fred
Capshaw increased his lead in tlie race,
for the democratic nomination for cor-
poration commission. Capshaw is lead-
ing Joe Cobh, Wulton appointee, by
over 10,000 votes.
R. B. Quinn won the republican nom-
ination for this office, defeating twelve
opponents.
In the Hrst Judicial district Charles
Mason was running neck and neck with
A. C. Iirester for the democratic nomi-
nation for the supreme bench, while
Bruce Keennn and Harold Seaton In
the same district were running a dead
heat for the republican nomination.
McNeil Gains Lead.
Nell McNeil of Pawnee, vice chief
Justice of the present court, who lias
been having a hard Mght for renonii-
natlon in the sixth district, slipped
into the lead over Albert Hunt.
M. C. Spradlin seemed assured of
the republican nomination in this dis-
trict.
James I. Phelps kept adding to his
lead over C. C. Smith for the demo-
cratic nomination in the third judicial
district and E. D. Oldfield was far out
in front of the Held for the republican
nomination in this district.
Wayne Bayless had distanced ail
opponents In his race for the demo-
cratic congressional nomination in the
first district, returns show.
S. J. Montgomery of Bartlesville
who took the lead away from Charles
O’Connor of Tulsa, for the republican
nomination in this district was one
of the surprises of the election as
The Winners
Further returns from Tuesday'# pri-
mary election changed tne elate of
winners In several offices. On the face
of the returns received the following
apparently have been nominated at
tlma of going to press.
U. 8. Senator
J. C. Walton, democrat; W. B. Pine,
republican.
Congressmen
Flret district, democratic—Wayna
Bayleee; republican, 8. J. Armstrong.
Second district, democratic—W. W.
Hastings; republican, P. E. Reed.
Third dlstrlpt, democratic—C. D.
Carter.
Fourth district, democratic—Tom
D. McKeown.
Fifth district, democratic—F. B.
Swank; republican, John Goloble.
Sixth district, democratic—Elmer
Thomas; republican—L. M. Gemmin.
Seventh district, democratic—J. V.
McClintlc.
Eighth district, democratic—V. P.
Crowe; republican, M. C. Garber.
Corporation Commissioner
Fred Capshaw, democratic—R. B.
* Quinn, republican.
Justice Supreme Court
Flret district, democratic—C. W.
Mason; republican, Harold Seaton.
Second district—E. F. Lester, dem-
ocrat.
Third district—James I. Pheps,
democrat; Edward D. Oldfield, repub-
lican.
Eighth dletrlct—Robert Wlndish,
democrat.
Ninth district—Fletcher Riley, dem-
ocrat; J. H. Cline, republican.
State Senator
W. C. Fldler, democrat; J. M. Sat-
terthwaite. republican.
Representative Diet. 1
John H. Turner, democrat; H. L.
Cloud, republican.
Representative Dletrlct 2
Anna Laskey, democrat; W. P. O’-
Neal, republican.
Representative, District 3
Allen Street, democrat; C. A. Stau-
ber, repub lean.
Representative, District 4
Roscoe Hadley, democrat; H. S.
Caldwell, republican.
Representative, District 6
Robert Graham, democrat; John
Neiewlnter, republican.
Representative at Large
R. A. Singletary, democrat; George
Long, republican.
c. D. BACKUS
C. D. Backus, examiner of applica-
tions for radio patents, hat one of tha
llveet Job* In the government and for
the paet years hat been swamped with
application* for radio device* and cir-
cuits. Thsre Is no decline In the num-
ber of patent* aeked, Mr. Backus says,
and he it now just seven months be-
hind In his work.
STATE WHEAT OUTPUT THIRD
most political wiseacres had picked
O’Coniior for the winner.
In tlie second district the republi-
cans apparently nominated P. E.
Reed to oppose W. W. Hastings, who
was without opposition for the demo-
cratic nomination. E. M. Frye of Sal-
llsaw, state senator for tlie past
four years was at first thought to
have been nominated by the republi-
cans in his district.
C. D. Carter continued to lead Wil-
burn Cartwright, in the second dis-
trict. Cartwright was reported to
have been indorsed by tlie klan in tills
district, but he deified having received
this indorsement.
Ttie republicans were having trouble
picking u nominee to oppose 1. D.
McKeown, re-nominated by the dem-
ocrats. LeRoy J. Burt and B. F.
Davis were tied for the nomination.
F. B. Swank and John Oolohle con-
tinued to lead their opponents for tlie
democratic and republican nomina-
tions in tlie fifth district. In tlie
sixth the republicans chose L. N.
Gensmnn who defeated Elmer Thomas,
insumhent, four years ago in the Bfepub-
iicun landslide to uguin oppose
Thomas.
J. V. McClintlc was re-nominated
by tlie democrats In tlie seventh dis-
trict, while in tlie eight district V. I*.
Crowe was chosen to contest M. C.
Garber the republican nominee.
W. B. Pine
Uncertainty Exists Whether Two Foi
Re-nomination Will Get Across.
Of tlie six state senators who asked
their constituents to return them,
four have been renominated incom-
plete returns Indicate and the other
two have a fighting chance.
Half of the state senators are
elected every two years but sixteen
of the twenty-two whose terms expired
tills year did not seek to return.
Those who have been renominated
ore: Tom Anglin of Iloldenville, rep-
resenting the twenty-second district
composed of Hughes and Okfuskee
counties; Jed Johnson of Walters,
representing Comanche, Cotton, Jef-
ferson nnd Stephens counties; Qlen
R. Horner, of Okmulgee, representing
Okmulgee and Wagoner counties, and
W. J. Holloway of Hugo, representing
Choctaw, McCurtaln and Pushmataha
counties. Horner was without oppo-
sition.
Mrs. Lamar Looney of Hollis, who
represented Greer and Harmon coun-
ties, and Joe E. Ratliff of Tlshomin£6,
who represented Johnston and Mar-
shall counties have a fighting chance
to come back.
82 MILLION BUSHELS MORE
THAN LAST YEAR
United States Corn Crop Will Be 470
Million Bushels Under Last Year
According To Estimate.
Washington, D. C.—Oklahoma’s win-
ter wheat crop Mils year will rank
third In tlie United States, tlie state’s
output being forecast nt 51,258,000 bu-
shels. the department of agriculture-
announced, Knnsas conies first with
154,258,000 bushels, and Nebraska sec-
ond with 55.884.000 bushels.
Oklahoma's corn crop, with a con-
dition of 80 percent of normal, shares
first honors with Nebraska, which also
shows a condition of 80 percent. Ok-
lahoma's corn production is forecast
at 74,410,000 bushels.
Most Crops Improve.
Most hf tlie country’s crops im-
proved substantially during July, and
production prospects at tlie beginning
of this month were considerably bet-
ter thun a month ago. Wheat, corn,
oats, barley, potatoes, and rye ull
showed increased prospects over last
month hut sweet potatoes, tobacco,
rice, hay, apples and peanuts register-
ed declines.
A wheat crop of 814.1)7,000 bushels
is indicated for this year. Winter
wheat harvests are considerably great-
er than expected and 580,850.000 bush-
els are estimated in tlie preliminary
estimate. The unusually favorable
went Iter resulted in exceptionally
plump, heavy kernels of higli quality
and an average of sixteen bushels per
acre for tlie country. July weal her
resulted in an Increase of 40.000.000
bushels of winter wheat over the fore-
cast made a month ago. the major
part of the Increase being In Kansas
and Nebraska.
THINKS TRAIN HOODOOED
Express Refuses to Pass Stiff Grade;
Cause Puzzles Experts.
Vienna.—Tlie crew of tlie Innahruck-
Bllidenz express refused lo lake out
tlie train, declaring It was hoodooed.
For ten successive days the express,
the tralnment said. Itad stopped dead
after passing a stiff grade at tlie Are-
lerg tunnel, although police stationed
at tlie place hnve been tumble to see
anyone manipulating the brakes The
last time 'lie tralu stopped three limes,
although engineering experts were
watching carefully to discover tlie
cause of ttie phenomenon.
Shenandoah To Tour West.
Washington. D. G.—Tlie naval air
cruiser Shenandoah wjll he sent In an
extended tour of (lie west, beginning
about August 2d, Secretary Wilbur an
nounced. The cruiser will he at lie*
Moines on the occasion of tlie stale
fair, and her trip will take her as far
us Denver. 1
Employe Starts Theft Alarm.
Washington, -D. C.—For a few mom-
ents bedlam held the United States
treasury building. An employee work-
ing In the electrically guarded cash
vaults uccldently stepped on a burglar
alarm. An uutomobile siren promptly
turned loose at full blast on ihe main
Moor and bells In the guardrooms over
the hig building set up a clanging ae-
•cnnipanlinent. It was several minutes
before the Mechanism was quieted and
the treasury halls had emptied them-
selves of the excited crowds.
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